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OF NORTH ANDOVER,
,FINANCIAl. YEAR. ENDING JANUARY 7,
IqEPORT OF. THE SCI~OOL COMMITTEE.
I)^~[V AM~mC^~' JOB PmtYr.
~885.
THIRTIETH
ANNUAL REPORT
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COMMITTEE,,
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
FOR YEAR i884.
I)AtLY AMEglCAN Joa PRINI',
~885.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
To the [nhabilants of the .Tower af !Vorth A~dover ·
The School Committee herewith submit their thirtieth an-
nual report of the pnblic schools.
~CHOOL BUILDINGS.
NO extensive repairs have been made the past year, and
with the exception of the house at the Centre, the buildings are
in a fair state of prcservation The basement of the Union
school has been cemented to fnrnish a su table play-room for
the pupils in stormy weather. The Centre building still defies
all attempts to pat it into good condition The furnaces have
been repaired and changed, 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 School-house will soon need relaying
unless an addition be bulk on that end to give the necessary
support.
COtU~SE OF sa'uu¥.
A new course of study was adopted May 29, 1884. The old
course, made before there were so many sch~ols as at present,
had been found inadeqnate to 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
· vere eighteen classes in the Merrimack building, each class
supposed to represent a year's work. These classes have been
combined into ten grades, 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 c~mmittees, and the change recommended in the report of
last year was made this year. Hereafter, a course of four years
will be required for a diploma. It was found impossible with
the present number of teacbers 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, and to carry such along
with .the Euglish would require at least o,e more teacher, which
for a school of this size, would be considered unwise. .As the
school increases ia 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 thoro'ughly mastered
are of more permanent advantage than many superficially
learned. The English language and literature have 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.
SCIIOOL IIEPORT. ~
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 in aiding the Committee
to carry into effect the new course of study have justified the
appointment.
Frilly 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 required without pay. The ap-
pointments to fill vacancies are made from the number who
have thus studied, zf they show sujficient ability and aptitude.
The Committee have every reason to feel satisfied with the suc-
cess of this new regulation.
DISCIPLINE.
Our ideas on the subject 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 our
modern ideas there is danger of too much laxity in the manage-
ment of pupil.s. Discipline should always be mild, but firm and
decided. Attention must be the first point in order to good
teaching, and without a perfect control on the part of the
teacher 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
6 SCHOOL REPORT.
been seconded by the parents. Whenever a parent wishes to
criticise the teacher of his child, he should consider how much
more difficult be 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.
FREE TEXT-BOOKS.
Since the annual Town Meeting }asr March the following law
has been enacted by the Legislature and approved by the
Governor:
SECTION t. The School Committee of every city and town
shall purchase, at the expense of said city or town, 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.
S~CTtON 2. Pupils supplied with text-books at the time of
the passage of 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 ]aw $t336.~3 have been ex-
pended for books, slates, pencilsl etc The number of hooks
purchased is 2482, at an average cost of .~2.~0 per pupil. Those
who had books of their own were not supplied with new ones,
and the expense of these supplies to the town next year wilt
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 Iast
longer. The books are delivered to the teachers, and an
count kept of all supplies furnished each. At the beginning
of the term the teacher opens an acco'unt with each pupil,
$CIIOOL REPOI{T*
charging him with the books and supplies loaned. At the end
of the term the books are colledted and examined. If any book
be unnecessarily injured or destroyed, the pupil must pay the
cost of the book.
A parent still has the opportunity to purchase the books [or
his chi:ld, if he wish. One result of the free text-book law
seems to have ~been to increase the attendance in the higher
gra:des.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The whole amount received for schools during the year has
been ~0,725-59 as follows:
Support of schools, $9.o0o oo
Repairs and .supplies, 80o oo
Services of school officers, 400 oo
Supplies, i 6~
Johnson High School laboratory breakage, 6 80
State School Fund, 2t8 06
Dog Tax. 299 ~2
Total received. $to;725 59
T~,tal amount expended, not including free text books.
602.70. Had it not been for the text-book law which was ap-
proved March 22; I88z~, the amour't received would have been
ample and there would have been a small surplus in favor of
~the schools.
More teachers will Be employed the coming year. and, as the
dog tax is not available, it will be necessary to increase the ap-
propriation for the support of schools, and likewise make a
special one for the purchase of books.
SUPERINTENDENT.
The State Board o[ Education in its last annual report say's:
"If the schools are uniformly to attain to the highest excel-
lence, the off~ce of school committee must be supplemented by
8 SCtlOOL REPOllT.
a skilled educator who shall act as superintendent. Where-
ever the schools have been entrusted, without reserve, to well
qualified superintendents, whose tenure of office has been well
assured, and who have had prudent, progressive school com-
mittee to give them supr)ort and counsel, the results of their
labors have been highly favorable to the schools. All the de-
fects which we find in the schools are due directly or indirectly
to imperfect supervision. School committees are almost
unanimous 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 the Legislature recommends the same
plan as follows :--" Intelligent and thorough supervision contri-
butes to the excellence of the schools. The advanced condi-
tion of the public schools in the cities and large towns afford
the best proof of this fact. * * * * * fi, ny practicable meas-
nre lookiog to and encouraging the adoption of the system
generally thoroughout the State should receive your earnest
support."
Your Committee would recommend 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 towu need be nothing, for, by combining the office of super-
intendent with that of principal of the High School, a man of
broad traiuing in educational affairs could be secured. Of
course it would be necessary to employ another female assist*
ant at the High School, but there would then be no need of a
master's assistant at the Merrimack, for the master's work that
renders such an assistant necessary would fall 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 Higb School.
SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL.
This school has had a change of principal the past year. At
the end of the spring term, Mr. ?atmer, 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 greatcr
simplicity than those of previous years, and bore evidence of
good taste and judgment. Exhaustive preparations for an
elgborate display on such occasions should be discouraged.
The last class added to their laurels, won by careful study, in
making no s/wzo in their exercises, but depending on merit only.
We hope all succeeding classes will exhibit similar wisdom.
The following Were graduated in the class of ~884: Mary E.
Davis, Harriet A. McKone, Helen E. Roache, Annie E. San-
horn, Bessie M. Shepard. Beside these, two others received
certificates for a partial course.
Nineteen candidates, all from the Merrimack Schooll pre-
sented themselves for admission on June 28, of: whom sixteen
were admitted. On account of the change i~ the course of
study from three years to ~our, 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.
MERRIMACK SCHOOLS,
These schools have labored 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 one room with safety
to health, and more than can be properly taught by one teacher.
The other, rooms have also more than their usual number.
10 SCUOOL REPORT.
Temporary rooms must be provided this spring till more can be
built. The south basement has been partly floored over, and
one class is {aught there. This room cannot be used after the
fires are discontinued., owing to the dampness.
Miss M. A. Blanchard of the training class has charge of this
class. The pupils sit in Rooms 4 and 5, though all belong to
the grade of No. 5. Rooms 7"nd 8 each need an assistant.
and ~t is hoped some means will be devised 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 preferable tn a separate building. It can be heated from the
boiler now in use with little additional expense, and it is ad-
visable to have all the children as far as possible under thc
charge of the master. It will be observed that the cost per
pupil is lower than m any other school in town. being only
$1o.7o.
The written examinations for promotion which were estab-
lished last June should be continued as they arouse more ambi-
tior~ in the children, and incite them to greater effort than the
practice of all6wing them to advance from grade to grade each
year, prepared or not.
lieading, with the exception of one grade. ~s good. Silent
and sigkt 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.
The results of Drawing are not what had been expected, but
possibly this is dne to the recent introduction: of the present
system. We trust the coming year will witness much improve-
merit in these branches by the introduction of more moderu
methods. Technical grammar is well taught, but practical
grammar is neglected. The writing of letters and composi-
tions is now required in all grades but No. 8, and in most cases
good results have been ohtained. Book-keeping has been in-
troduced into NO. t The plan is to have this subject studied
two years before entering the High School. It is hoped this
may supply a long-felt want.
Several changes of teachers have been made. Miss Pollard,
of No 2, resigned on account of ill health at the end of the
winter te~m and was socceeded by Miss Berry, of the Farnham'.
At the end of the spring term Miss Berrv resigned and Miss
1t. C. Carleton, of No. 3, and Miss Quealy of No. 4, were each
promoted a grade and Miss Cross assistant m No. t, was ap-
pointed to No. 4 Miss Tucker of the training class, was elected
to the vacancy in No ~.
These schools have re~ained, the same corps of teachers as
last )'ear. There are now three classes in each room o1' this
building. Promotio~]s are made from No. ~ to Merrimack No.
2. Both rooms have fair-sized schools, and as each class is
small, the teachers are able to follow the same course of study
as pursued at the Merrimack. Room No. 2 'takes the course of
the first three years of the p~imary grades; No. ~ the fourth
year prm~ary and the first and second ),ears of the grammar
grades.
With the exception of Reading and Geography, the work
accomplished has been very satisfactory. Drawing ~s especi-
ally good.
These ~chools are not so carefully graded as theother schools.
No. t pnrsttes the course of stt~dy 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.
SCHO015 IlEPORT.
The studies are in a fair condition, save Geography and.
Drawing. The Reading in No. 2 is exceptionally good.
Miss Blake resigned her position at the end of the sp[ing
term and was succeeded by Miss Waters who has fully carried
out Miss Blake's excellent methods.
UNGRADED SCHOOLS.
Two of these schools, the Farnham and the Kimball, have
been maintained the entire year of thirty-eight weeks, and the
Pond school only twenty-four weeks. In the last named, the
number of pupils had dwindled to six, two of whom could at-
tend the Centre as conveniently. Permission was obtained for
the other four to attend school in Boxford at the expense of the
town, and the school was closed for the spring term Only one
pupil availed himself of the permission to attend the Box[ord
school; the others remained at home. Yielding 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 only one
pupil in a class is necessarily not so good as in the larger
schools where there is the competing with others to stimulate
ambition.
The Farnham and the Kimball. schools have both made satis-
t:actory progress. Grammar at the Farnham, and Geography at
the Kimball are especially good.
Miss Berry was transferred to the Merrimack schools at the
beginning of the spring term and Miss H. F. Carletoa was ap-
pointed to the Farnham. Miss Ingalls had charge of the Pond
school till is was discontinued. At the beginning of the fall
term Miss Pollard was appointed to the place.
CHAPTER L
SECTiOnal. The school-year for all schools shall begin tim first Monday in Sep-
tember, and shall continue 38 weeks, (except the High School), with vacations as
follows; Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks, the week of the annual Fast and the
wee. k preceding.
The High School year sl~all continue 4o weeks, and shall be considered as having
two terms, the first ending With the public examination on the first Friday in Feb-
ruary; the second beginning on the Monday following the first Friday in February
and coml~leting the year. The vacations shall be as for the other schools, except
that the ~prlng vacation shall include only the week of the annual Fast.
Sac'croN 2. There shall be no session of the schools on $ ~turday, nor Memorial
Day. 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 intent;ion.
SI~(JTION 3. There shall be two sessions d~ily of the schools (except the High
School), a morning session frmn 9 ro la, and an atternoon session from L3o to 4.3°
from April ~ to ~h'ovember ~, and from t. t 5 to 4 the rest of the year. Ungraded schools
shall have an after~oon session from I to 4 throughout the year. The afternoon
session of Primary Schools shall close at 4 throughout the year. The High School
shall l~ave but one session daily, kom 3.30 to L3o.
No teacher shall close his session before the hour fixed for closing, except in case
of sickness or with the consent of the Cmumlttee.
. CHAPTER IlL
S~;crlO~ t. All teachers are required to acquaint themselves wlth these regula-
tions~ and to see that they are faithfully observed:
SEurm~q 2. Teachers shall be present in their respective rooms at least to min-
utes before the hour of opening each session.
SI;CT~ON 3. There shall be a r. ecess of ~5 minutes in each session. The kIigh
School. may give an additional one of IO minutes.
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~RULYSS AND REGULATIONS.
SeCTiON 4. No teacher sha]I be absent from his school and no snbstltute shall be
en~ployed without pcrnfisslon from the Committee.
~,ECTION 5' NO person unanthorized by the Committee shal~ be employed as a
substitute.
SEc'rloN 6. The teachers shall maintain good order ht their rooms, employing
for this purpose whatever means their best judgment may suggest.
SECTION 7' [ll case corpora! puuishment is resorted to, at least uae hour must
elapse between the commission of the offence and the infliction of the penalty.
SECT[O.N 8, Whenever the example ufa pupil is injurious to the welfare of the
~ch0ol, the teacher may suspend such pupil from the school; and any one Ihus sus-
pended shall not be restored to his place except by a cm~current vote of the
mittee, and after satlsfactor~' evidence has been presented them that there will be a
reformation ii~ his conduct.
SECTION 9. Teachers of all grades (except of the lowest primary) shall exami~te
their classes at least six times a year by ~rltten questions.
SECT[ON IO. Teachers may send down to a]owcr class such pupils as from re-
peated absences~ or trom any other cause, are unable to sustain the average stamllng
of the class; and, when sufficiently prepared, pupils may be promoted to blgher
classes; but in either case ,inly after consultation with the Cotnmittee.
SECTIO.'q II. '['lie Committee shall make promotions by clas.~es at the end of
the spring term, by written examinations.
SECTION 12. Where tile d/vision of a class is necessitated by its size, such
dl. vision shall be made without regard to rank.
SECTtON X3' The principal of the Merri~nack schools shall hear the recitations
in all the rooms under his charge at least once a month.
8ECT1ON ~4. NO teacher shall dismiss a pupil befl)re the close of a session, ex-
cept in case of sickness, or pressing emergency, or a written request signed bff the
parent or guardian of such pupil.
SECTION £5' No person shall be.permitted to enter a school for the purpose of
promotit~g the sale of any artlcle whatever; nor shall teachers allow notices to be
given, advertisements, circulars, or other printed matter to' bc distributed,.or any'
like interference with the o~dinary ~nd regular course o~ school wo?k.
S~:CTiON ~6. Teachers are required to attend to the proper eeutilation
their rooms, ch¢,nging the alr 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 unnecessary draughts of alt frost opes windows.
SECTION 17. Teachers shall require pupils to pay particular attention to per-
sonal cleanliness~[and to present at all times a neat and orderly appearance.
SECTrON ~$. Teachers shall keep at their desk a programme of their dali7
exercises.
SXCTtO.W t9. Teachers shall read aloud to th. tlr pupils the Rules and Regula-
tions, once each term.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
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C ~{APTER III.
SEc'rION L Every pupil slfall he reqtiifed to attend scimol as ~onstantl¥ as pos~
sible, ancl in case of abscnce or tardiness, to furnish satisfactory evidence to the
teacher; that such absence or tardiness was uuavoidab]e. Prompt obedience to the
teacher is required from every pupi!,
SECTION 2. NO pupil shall leave the school-yarc! during recess.
SECTION 3' ~V'hcn the schools are dismissed the pupils must depart immediately
from the school-grhunds; and they are not to make use of tile same for a play-
ground at any time except during recess.
SECTIQN 4. ~1'O pupil in one section of the town shall be allowed to attend
school in any other, except hy vote of the Cornmittee.
~b]CTION 5' Any pupil who is guilty of marking, cutting, defaciog, or in any way
injuring any of ~he school-houses, out.buildings trees, books, or any other school
property, shall subject his parent or guardian to the payment of all such damage
done, and shall also be liable to such 0ther punishment as the circumstances of the
case shall demand.
SECTION 6. Ali pupils are fl.:hidden to climb ou any tree, fence, or railing, etc.,
about the school-hbusc; or to leave whittlings or other rubbish in the play-ground;
or to throw stones, snow-balls, or other missiles about the neighborhood of the
school-house; or to us.e any profane or indelicate language.
SECTION'7. Books are loaned to pupils on the following condition~:
n They are to be used carefully, and not to b~ marked or defaced.
a. They are not to be taken from the school-room without the consent of the
teacher.
3. If lost or injurdd, they are to be paid for by the pupil using them.
CHAPTER IV.
JANITORS.
SECTION I. The duties of each janitor shall he as follows: To sweep anti care-
6~]ly to dust all the rooms twice e~,ery ~¥eek; p? ~¥ash v/ad clean the outbuildings as
often as necessary; to shovel the snow, and keep tile paths open in winter; to re-
port to the teachers and Committee a,y injuries done to the school-house; out-build-
ings, trees, or fences; to kindle the fires and to see that the rooms are properly
heated; to take the general care a(~d superintendence of the school-house to the
satisfaction of the Commi'ttee.
PUBLIC
COURSE OF STUDY
OF THE
SCHOOLS OF NORTH
ANI)OVER.
PRIMARY'.
?eadina~. Fan~iliar words and simple sentences from black-board and charts, with
lessons carried forward through Barnes's Primer. Give special attention
to articulation and pronunciation. T~vo lessbns, at least, each day. Ex-
ercises in elementary sounds.
Spelling. All words in the reading lessons to be spelled by ~ounds.
Zall~Ot~e. Correct COmlllOll errors in the use of language.
kFriti~c'. Letters and simple words from, reading lessons to be written on ruled
slates, and results examined by the teacher.
2Vumarrs. Deve}op the idea of number, by the use of objects, as far as twenty.
Numeration and notation m twenty'. Add, subtractt and multiply to
twenty. Count to one hundred, using the numeral frame,
~fuslc. Easy songs by rote.
Drawing. Elementary instruction.
Or,zl[nstruclion. Simple object lessons.
t>hysica~ Exercise. Singing and gymnastic exercises, at intervals~ each half-day`.
SECOND YEAR,
~?~ding'. Read through Barnes's First .Reader. Teach names of pnnctuatiot~
marks as they occur in the reader. Two lessons each day. Practise sight
reading from Supplementary Readers.
,.gfid[i~£; Oral and written lessoos from lhe Reader.
Zb~r.~rt~e. Correct common errors in use of language, and encourage the pupil to
give 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.
CCURS~ OF STUDY.
Writing. Instruction in writing to be given by means of the slate~ black-board,
paper. Use primary copy-hook No. r, ~vlth a pencil.
2Vt, mbers. Bradbury's Eatou's Elementary Arithmetic to Multiplication, or equiva-
lent wark. Numeration and notation to one hundred. Dictate mental ex-
ercises daily in addition and subtraction of .~mall numbers. Count to
fifty by twos, threes, and fours.
A/'u~[r. ~Easy songs by rote. G- clef, notes, and rests.
~Drawinff. Progressive exercises in straight lines on slate and black-board.
Oral Instruction. Object lessons.
Physical Exercise. Siuging and gymnastic exercises, at intervals, each half-d:iy.
THIRD YEAR.
1evading. Baraes's Second Reader. Cultivate distinctness of articu]atlon, and
avoiclimproperclippingof terminatious. Two lessons each day. ~Prac-
rise sight reading £rom Supplementary Readers.
Spelling. Oral and written less~ns from reading lesson, and from Speller to Les~
son 38. Give special attention to spelling common x~ords, such' as~lhere
their, which, etc.
Z~tuguage. Work of prec!eding year continued.
14'riting. Instruction iu writing to be given by means of slate, black-board, and
paper. Use prhnary copy-book No. ~, with a pencil, requiring the pencil
to be hem correctly.
IVumbers. Bradbury's Eatou's Elementary Arithmetic to Part I1. Numeration
and notation to one thousand. Require pupils to write the multiplication
tables from memory. Dictate mental exercises in the four rules. Count
by twos, threes, fours, c~.c.
~e~ffrttfiky. Oral instruction in Geography.
2~£~l$t¢. Keys of C. G, F. D. from chart.
Drawing. Progressive exercises in straight and curved lines~ and simple geometric
figures on slate and black-hoard.
Oral~tstrucliam Object lessons continued.
]Jhy$g£a[ Exercise. Same as p~eceding year.
FOUR'[ H YEAR;
]~'eadbtg. ButleUs Second Reader. Encouragpe thc pupils to define words in their
own language, as they occur m the lesson. Explain wo~ds not tully
understood. Two ]cssous each ~day. Supplementary readit~g at s~ght
and silent reading.
Spdlin, q. Oral and written lessons from reading lesson and from Speller t9 .Les-
son 59. Continue the pmctlce of spelling common words.
Zanffuaffe. Lead the pupils to make several statements about the same object, then,
unite them by using proper :onnecting words, and omitting all unnec-
essary words. Letter writing commenced. Reqniee the p~pils to commit
to memory a short poem, once during the term, and recite together or
singly. Correct common eh'ors.
18 COURSE OF STU'DY.
14/r#ing. Primary copy-book No. $, with pencil. Much attention should be given
to correct position, and the proper manner of holding the pencil.
Arithme¢ic. Bradbury's Eaton's Elementary Arithmetic, Part II, to Multiplication.
Numeration and notation to one million. Mental exercises as in the
preceding year. Require pupils to write multiplication and division tables
from memory~ Count by t~vos, threes, fours, fives, etc.
r.,*eograflhy. Warren's Prilnary Geography to the New England States.
A&~slc. Finish keys from chart.
])raTw'n~. Primary Course. ~.\'hite's Industrial Serie% No. L
OraJ £~t$lrt~ctia~. Hooker's Child's Book of Nature, Part I,
]>hysical ExerciSe. Same as preceding years.
GRAMMAR.
F£RSI' YEAR,
A'eadi~tg-. Batnes's Third Reader. Endeavor to teach the pupils to read with
fluency, and with a natural and easy expression. Sight reading from Sup-
plementary Readers, and easy stories for sileut reading.
Spoilings. Oral and written lessons from Reader, and from Speller to Lesson i ~4.
Continue the drill of common words.
]~ang, tl~ffe. Correct common errors. Read short stories, and require the pupils to
write them in their own language. Pupils to write, fortnightly, a letter or
short composition, upon slate or paper. Once during the term require the
papiI to commit to memory a short poem.
t~enman~/~ifl. Primary copy-book, No. 4, with pen. gusts! on correct position and
cnrrect use of pen.
~4rith#tetir. Bradbury's ]Eattm's Practical Arithmetic to Division, or equivalent
work. Eaton's Intellectual Arithmetic to Lesson 5, Section III. Fre-
quent exercises in the tables and ready reckoning. Continue the practice
of counting b7 twos, threes, etc.
Geography. Warren's Prbnary Geography finished.
J~usic. Two part songs. Keys of C. G. D.A. Second Music Reader.
Drawing. Primary Course, White's Industrial Series, No. 2.
Oral fnslruettg~i. Hooker's Child's Book of Nature, Part II.
I?eading. Butler's Third Re~der. Observe all previous directions. Sight read-
ing from Supplementary Readers, and silent reading.
S23ellt~tg. Oral and written lessons from Reader, and from Speller to Part II.
Continue.the drill of common words.
d~ar~ffttag~e. Critlcise ungrammatical expressions. Oral lessoas on the parts of
speech, beginning with the noun. Pupils to point out the different parts
of speech in the readit~g lessons. Teach the properties of nouns, com-
parison of adjectives, etc. Composition or letter w~iting fortnightly.
Poetical recitations twice each term.
]~enmanldp. Copy-book, No. t. Business Standard.
.4rilhmetic. Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetlc to Mulliig/iea/ion of i%'actions.
Eaton's ]oteI]ectual Arilhmetlc to Section V. Continue the exercises in
ready reckoning.
Gcvgrafihy. Warren's Common School Geography to Southern States.
~r£is/ary. Readings by the teacher.
A&tsic. Two part songs. Second Music Reader finished.
~)ragYt'glff. White's Industrial Series No. J.
Oral/m/ruction. Gray's "How Plants Grow." Teach the ergans of the plant
and of the flower; the seed, and how plants grow from the Seed; the
arrangement of buds and branches, and how plants store up their'food,
Reading. 'Barnes's Fourth Reader. Observe directions previously glven, par-
ticularly as regards expression and fluency. Sight and silent reading
from supplementary books.
Oral and written exercises from Reader, and from Speller to Lesson
Part II,
Grammar. Wells's Shorter Course in English Grammar to VeJbs, with parsing
from the Grammar. Compositions once a month. Poetical recitationa
twice each term.
]'enmansMp. Copy-book No. 2, Business Standard.
~lrPhmetic. tlradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic, to Compound
huron's Intellectual Arithmetic to Lesson 7, See/ion VI. Frequent ex-
ercises in ready reckoning.
Geography. Warren's Common School Geography, to Western Europe.
H/s/ory. Goodrich's Child's History of the United States, through the war of
the Revolution.
ld:usic. Three-part songs. Third Music Reader.
Drawi~tg, White's Industrial Series. No. 2.
Ora]/ns/~'uclivn. Gray's "How Plants Grow." Teach form of roots, stems, and
Readittg. Butler'S Fourth F. eader. Sight and silent reading.
~'i~e//inff. Oral and written exercises from Reader, and from Speller to Lesson
134, Part II.
Grammar. Wells's Shorter Course, to Syntax, with parsing from the reading
book. Compositions once a month. Poetical recitations twice eacl3
]'eno/ohs~dp. Copy-book, No. 3, Bnsiness Standard.
.4rRhme//c Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic to £~derest. Eaton's Intel,
lectual Arithmetic, to Section VIII.
~0 COURSE OF STUDY.
Geos, ra~hy. Warren's Common School Geography finished.
History. Goodrich's Child's llistorv of the United States, completed and
xevq. ewed.
,~[ltslc.: : Three-part songs. Third Music Reader.
Drawin~~. Wh[te's industrial Series, No. 3.
Or,:[ fns'~rurtian. Gray's "How Plants' Grow." Flowers, their forms and kinds.
FIFTH YEAR,
]?eadin~', 'Barnes's Fifth Reader. Sight and silent reading.
~6~[]t'!t,¥. ' Oral and written exercises from Reader, and from Speller to Lesson
; 205, Part II.
Grammar. Wells's Shorter Course, cmnpleted. Parsing from the Reader.
]~enmanship. Copy-book, No. 4, Business Standard.
Arit,Smeti¢. Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic, to Cube ]qaog, Frequent
drill in questions selected by thc teacher from Colburn's Mental Arithmetic.
Barnes's Brief Itistory of the Utdted States to Epoch I~V,
27oak-heeflt~A~. Single Entry, one lesso~ each week.
Three-part songs. Fourth Music Reader.
Whitens Industrial Series; No. 4.
Oral ~rt}sgrurtioJt. Gray's "Itow Plants Grow." Fruit and seed, and the es~entlal
part of Chapters III and IV.
])~c[amatWns and A'edtatio~s. Twice each term.
SIXTH YEAR.
Butler's Filth Reader. Read selections from other books and from
daily papersY Silent a~,d sight reading.
Spe/linff. Speller finished, and words as they occur in other lessons.
Grammar. Wells's Shorter Course ~eviewed. Parsing and analysis from Reader
and other books.
2:>t-~wnan~,~ip. Copy:book, Nm 5, Business Standard.
Arithmettc. Bradhury's Eaton'~ Practical Arithmetic, finished and review'ed. Con-
tinue thc drill in Colburn's Mental Arithmetic.
Gea~r~t,~hy. Warren's Common School Geography, thoroughly reviewed,
Histo~7. Barnes's Brief Ilistory of the United States, finished and reviewed.
Book.keepln~' Single 'Entry, one lesson e&ch week.
Three-part songs. Fourth Music Reader.
'While's Industrial S~ries, No. 5.
Oral Znstruclion. Review of Gray's "How Plants Grow," and analysis of simple
flowers.
Declamatian~ and A'ecilaliotts. Twice each term.
COURSE OI" STUDY.
91
½]istory.'
HIGH SCHOOL.
FIRST YEAR.
'Wentworth's. Four times a week through the year.
Berard's ftistory of England, with collateral readings itl ~nglish and
in contemporaneous generM history. Four thnes a week through the
year.
P'rench. Bgcher's Otto's French Grammar. Easy translations, and the com-
mlting to memt~ry of short poems and other easy French. Five tim~s.a
week through the year.
~Can¢~silion. Instruction in English Composition, once each week, and six essays
to r~e written during the year.
.x%ok-kee~ing,. Single Entry reviewed anfl Double Entry studied. Pr~.ctical ~xer-
cises ill the drawing of checks, drafts, etc.; two thnes each week.
agrawin3~. Wifite's Industrial Series, No. 6 and Projections,
SECOND YEAR~
,Geometry. Wentworth's Plane Gemnetry, Four times a week through the year.
]~y*'~logy. "'['he ifuman Body," Martin, with hr~ef lectures on comparative
anatmny. Four times a week, first half-year.
glotany. Gray's School and Field Book. Exercises in the fields; drawing
diagrams of flowers; analysis of fifty specimens; iflustrations by the
solar microscope, Four times a week, second half-year.
~?enc]~. Translation of French plays and novels. Sight ~ranslations and cxer.
cises English into French. Five times a week first half-year. Sight trans-
lations once a week second half.ydar.
Zali~. Com~tock's Latin Lessons. Five times a week, s~cond half-year.
Cvm~*asitian. Progressive les~ons il~ Englis'h cmnpositimi once each week. Six
essays.
Boak-keel~in~. Review of Single aadl)ouhle Entry; Commercial Arithmetic. Once
a week daring the year.
])razvittg. White's Geometrical Drawing, Nos. 7 and 8.
· 1 kll ED YEAR.
]q~eloric. The principles of Rhetoric attrt ~/~eir afipl[calian. Pay particular at.
tention to solecisms, improprieties, the choice and use of words, and to
pnnctuation. Four times a week, first half-year.
Ztte~'alure. The history and development of the English language and literature~
with a special stndy of Chaucer, (Prolog~te lo the Canterb~J~ ~ley,) Spenser,
([~'aery Qne~nt, ]3ook f,) and Bacon, (s~x essays.) Four times a week, second
half-year.
French. Sight translations once each week.
Latin~ Caesar and Virgil, Translations at sight. Five times a week through.
the year.
course OF STUDY.
The study of Botany ,aill be continued for ~mr weeks at the opening
o£ thc school year for the special study of £ruits. Four times a week.
~hemistry. Tc be begun after the completion of the Botany. I.ahoratory practice-
with Appleton's Young Chemist as a guide. The outlines of qualitative
analysis. Recitations and lectures in ge,eral chemistry, with Youmans's,
' Chemistry as a basis. Four times a week through the year.
Compvsitien. Progressive instruction once each week. Six essays.
~rawhtg. gVhite's Perspective Draw]ag, Nos. 9 and to.
g, it~rature. HistoD~ of Ex~gl~sh Literature continued, with special study cf Shakes-
peare, (three filays) Millon (?aradise Zosl, one book and C'ontus or £ycldas.~
Selections /rom Pope, Addison, Burns, Scott, Wordsv,-orth, Irving, and
modern English and American authors. Three times a week through the
year.
£a~b~. Virgil aud Cicero. Sight translat~cms. Four times a week througtr
the year.
2'h),sics. Gage's Physics with exercises in the laboratory. Four times a week
first half-year.
Civil GovernmenL Young's Gox,ernment Class Book. The Constitution of Massa-
chusetts and the provisions o[ the Public Statutes regarding state, cou~$y,
and town affairs, public officers, instit~tions, etc. Four times a week~
secoud half. year.
Cant~ositlm~. .~. continuance of the wt~rk of preceding years, once each week.
Six essays.
~evle-ws. English Grammar and Analysis, and Geography; second half-year.
Drawing. Whlte's Mode] and Object Drawling, A a~d B.
Oral fnst~uc~io~. In Physical Geography, ZoSIogy, Astronomy and Politica~
Economy, one subject being selected each year, so that during the course,
the four subiects may be included. Instruction should be partly by
lectures and partly by essay writing. Or, ce each week.
aDecfamafiv~ts: Once a month.
~eading. Once a week- During the first and second years the following are to
be read :--Selections from Longfellow, Goldsmith, Tennyson, Irving's
Sketch Book, and Thackeray's Henry Esmond. During ti~e third and
fourth, years the foll~,wing: Scott's lvanhoe and Lady t)f the Lake,
Shakespeare's ggerchant of Ve~ice, yttl£,s Ccesar, and iYenry Vf£f.
Afudc. Progressl_ve lesson, s in music uuder the direction o£ the music-teacher.
SCIIOOL ~EPORT. 2~
TRUANTS.
In accordance with the requirements of the Public Statutes,
'Chapter 48, Section To--that towns shall provide suitable places
for the confinemeut, discipline, and instruction of truant chil-
dren--the Committee have made arrangements with the Df-
:rectors of the Lawrence industrial School to receive those
convicted of habitual truancy. Happily there have been no
commitments during the year.
The Trnant Officers, Messrs. Trombly and Rouudy, report aa
follows:
Whole number of absences investigated, 5
" " " truants reported, 17
Number of truants, one offence, 12
" " " two offences,
" " " three " I
STATISTICS.
Number of children between 5 and
age, Ma),. I884, 702
Number of children between 5 and
age, May, ~879, 548
Increase in five years, ~54
The following shows the cost per pupil in the various schools
of the town.
Merrimack, $ ~o. 7o
Union t3.42
Center, ~ 3- 77
Kimball, ~7.63
Farnham, 2 ~.47
High, 62.79
Pond, ($6.73 per month,) 63.94
SCHOOL REPORT.
TABULAR.STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS
High
Merrimack, No. 1
Union, No. I
Center, " I
Farnham,
Kimball,
Pond,
Term [ Term. [ T ..... ]Te ..... Term. T ...... ] [orthey ....
~ 28
~4 30 35
28 25 39
~.2
42
44
49
49 60
54 72
63 269
23 25
42 4I
31 29
38 5I
~4 ' ~9
II
32 28
3 ~.3
25.4
43 37.9
54 34.4
58 142.9
48 [ 42 I
63 i4115
58 45.8
34 ~5.6
28 33-7
28 26
29.3
52
x7 9.7
2I II
6 8.4
26.7
27.8
22.i
37.4
44'7
55.7
62.6
54.6
I9~
35.6
23.6
42.5
2r .9
29.4
32.7
34.9
37'9
47.2
543
41.7
55
47
28
22.9
23.2
44.9
7L5
5.5
6t
86
35
34
25
I9
33
102
39
32
25
36
,23
37
24
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD W. GREENE} Scnoor.
CHARLES It. MORSS,
MARY G. CARLETON, COmm'rTEE.
AUDITORS'
.i~ECEiPTS AND
REPORT
EXPENDITiIBES
TOWN 0F NORTH
ANDOVER,
INANCIAL YEAR, ENDING JANUARY 8, 1885,
REPORT 0F THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
AUDITORS' REPORT,
JANUARY 7TH, ~885.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOl. DEPARTMENT.
To tile l[ot~orable, tloard qt' ,l,tdito~',~ ql' tt~e 7bw~. qf z~h)rth ~lndocer :
The Sehool committee herewith submit a.n account of the expenses
of the School Department for tile year ending Jammry 7th, 1885 ~
High SchoOl.
Paid Charles S. I?~[bner, teaehin~ 2~ weeks .... ~80 00
Da. vid Kinley, teaehin~ 15 weeks ........ ~75 0¢
Amde L. Sargent, reaching ;lt} weeks .... 390 00
Spofford, janitor ........ ltl0 00
E. McKonc, e(:al, 31 tons .............. 203 50
E. Adams, wood ...................... 11 00
$1~$!)~ O0
E. Butterworth, tuning piano ........... , 3 00
W. F. Rutter & Co.. steam fitting ....... 26 45
$364 ,50
$.'29
A~,o~t carried fi~r~co,rd, $1 ~788
AUDITORS~ 1~: EPORT.
Paid Chm'les S. Palmer, books and s~ationery.. 4 80
(!. C. Tompkins, chemicals ............. 18 23
Cupples, Upham & Co., book ........... 2 2~
G. C. £',a.nnon, filling out diplomas ...... 3 50
Knight, Adams & ('o., furni~nre ........ .3 24
$1~788 95
$31 82
Merrimac School.
Paid A. L. Smit;h, for tea. citing 38 weeks ..... $902 50
3ii. Alice Pollard~ " 1l " ..... 115 50
M. Nettic Berry, " 12 '; ..... 1~6 00
lla.n]mh (!. (!arleton, ~' 38 '. , .... 4'21 50
Mary E. (luealy, " 38 " . .... d06 50
Mary 1". Cross, " 27 " ..... 174 O0
].aura ~.. Bailey. '; 38 " , .... 380 00
Annie (4 Card, " 38 " . .... 380 00
Annie 5I. Osgood " .3~ " ..... 380 00
Lizzie A. Kelley. " 38 " ..... 322 O0
~.nna ~I. ]ueker~ '~ 15 ~' . .... 63 00
Mar) A. l,lam~hm'd. ;' ') " 5 00
$1,820 77
$31376 00
Joseph Trembly, janitor ............... 288 55
E. McKone. coM. 70~ tons ............. ,t73 02
Joseph Trombly, cleaning and repairs .... 32 O0
Davis & Furher. repairs ............... 3 37
W. F. llu;ter & Co., stea.m fitting ....... 33 61
E. Butter~;:orth, tuning piano .......... 2 75
$833 30
carrled.forw, rd, $4~509 30
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amom~t brought forward,
Paid W. H. Rea, repairing chinmey.., ....... 5 00
J. Jacobs, /Ir:, lumber ................. 3 83
Boynton & Co., leek .................. 40
L. Huntoon & Son, repairing clocks ..... 4 00
J. II. Reft, repairs .................... 3 01
Tompkins & Mann, glass .............. 3 00
Carroll W. Clark, desks ................ 1'2 00
J. T. Griffin, moving desks and radiators, 1 00
$4,509 30
$32 '24
Boynton & Co, ha.rdware .............. '2 22
Pedrick & C, losson, chairs .............. 1 70
Dyer & Co., pi'Rue stool ................ '2 00
J. L. Ilammett, numeral frame ......... 68
C. C. Tompkins~ ink filler. ............. 2 15
,]. (:;. Brown~ books ................... 5 09
Tompkins & Mann, brush .............. 1 75
J. W. Richardson, rake, brooms, ere ..... 1 77
E. W. Green, express ................. '25
$17 61
Union School.
Paid Jessie F. Greene, for teaching 38 weeks.. $399 00
(!arrie W. Needhttm, " 38 ~ .. 380 00
$4,559 15
· loseph Troml~l.v, Janitor. .............. 69 50
E. McKone, coal, 8~0 tons .............. 55 55
Vtdham Greene, wood ................. 6 25
$779 00
$131 30
~:t.mownt c(~rried./brw(o'd~ $910 80
Paid Joseph Trc, mbly, repairs ............... ~fl 83
James A. Trea~ & C0.~ pipe, e~c ........ ~ 40
O. E. R.eynolds, cemen~ ................ 18 70
Kn~ghL Adams & Co., slafin~ .......... 4 50
J. T. Gri~m stones and sam] ........... 6 00
Joseph Trombly, repairs ............... 10
3. G. Brown. books ................... 5 al
Winkley, i)rcsser & Co., books ......... 3 20
J. W. Richm'dson, broom and nails ...... 58
A. D. Swan. insurance ................ 40 00
Center 'School,
Paid T. B. Pollard, for teaching 38 weeks ..... 8475 00
~fabel E. Blake. " 23 " , .... 230 00
S. Jessie ~Vaters, " 15 " ..... 1;30 00
G. A. To;vne~ janitor .................. 119 80
E..MeKone, coal, 15 ~ons .............. [)8 25
Mat'y Towne, cleaning ................. 6 00
G. A. Tow~e, repairs ................. 14 94
C. ~}t'~. Emerson, repairing clock ......... I 00
$910 30'
859 93
849 69
$1,018 92
8855 O0
8218 05
$21 94
Amou,tcorriedJbrward, $1,094 9!)
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amot~.n! bro'ught forward,
Edward~ & I,innell, brooms~, pails, etc,..
d. L. Hammett, books .................
d. G. Brown, books ...................
J. F. Osgood, books ...... . .............
7 72
7 38
2 47
3 23
Farnham School.
Paid M. Nef;~ie Bern:y, for ;eaching 11 weeks, o 99 00
ltannah F. Caxleton " 28 " .. 234 00
l). A. (larleton, [)aid janitor ............ 8 2.5
A. Milbury, janitor. .................. ~; ;50
D. A. (~arleton, wood .................. 27 92
Maria ;Vt~rdwell, cleaning .............. 2 00
B. B. Lueas, repairs ................... 3 20
Dyer & Dom}van. repairs .............. 18 84
J. tt. Rea, stock and. labor ............. g ;50
D. A. (!arlcton. s~ove lifter ............ 10
J. L. Itammet~, books ................. I 411
A. Milbury, broom and repairs .......... 1 10
1. F. Osgood~ books ................... 2 28
$1,094 99
$20 80
$1,115 79
$333 O0
$42 67
$o. 42
$408 09
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Kimball School.
Paid Ilelen C. Sargent, for teaching ;/8 weeks~ $380 O0
D.A. Cadcton, paid janitor. ........... 4 25
John A. Bencker, janitor ............... 8 00
Lawrence G. Lr~cy, wood .............. 27 25
John A. Bencker: cleaning and repairs... I 55
D. A. Carleton, hitchiRg rings .......... ~0
I. F. Osgood, books ................... 2 04
Pond School.
Paid Lizzie F. Ingalls, for teaching 11 weeks.. $88 0O
31. Alice Pollard " 15 " 120 00
D. A. Carleton, paid janitor ............ 8 00
Harley Mead, janitor .................. 5 00
J. G. Brown, books ................... 1 16
/). X. & C. 3[. Marlin, duster .......... 1 10
Colburn Brothers, bible ................ 25
J. P. Foster, wood .................... 4 00
I. F. Osgood, books ................... ~ 54
('onveyance of Alice M. Bm'ker ......... 16 95
$380 00
$89 50
$3 79
$493 29
$2£'8 O0
$38 30
$246 $0
Music.
Paid E. Butterworth for teaching 38 weeks .... $380 00
Ginn, Heath & Co., Music readers ...... '3 85
Incidental Expenses.
Paid l'ulsifer, Jordan & Wilson, s~ationery .... $34 50
[vison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., slates... I 0!
J. L. Hammett~ ink, ink wells and pointers. ~ 43
J. L. Hammeft, drawing pencils ......... 2 40
Josselyn's express ..................... i9 05
Boston and Maine Railroad, freight ...... ~ 20
George S. Merrill & ('o., printing ....... 43 50
J. G. Brown, books ................... 7 45
C. ti. Morss, statim~ery aud postage ..... 4 00
C.. It. Morss, express .................. 30
C. It. Morss. fares to Boston and Return. 5 20
E. W. Greene. fares to Bost(,n and return. 3 7,)
Officers' Services,
Paid I)aniel A. Carleton. School Uommittee .... 815 00
Charles P. Morrill. Scoool Committee .... 100 00
Edward 'W. (;reene. School Committee... 135 00
Charles H. Morss. School Committee .... 91 50
Mar5' G. ('arleton. School Committee .... 98 00
Thomas H. Kelley. taking census ........ '25 00
George L. Harris. wnan; officer ......... 10 00
Joseph Trombly. u'uan~ officer .......... 11 25
William Ronndy. n'uan; oil%er .......... 7 50
$389 85
$131 79
$493 25
10
AUD1TORS~ R:EPORTo
Eeceived for ~chools.
For Support of Schools .................... $~.~,000 00
repairs and supplies ................... 800 00
services of school oflicers .............. 400 00
From Johnson tligh School, breakage ........ (; 80
supplies sold ........................ 1 61
Massachusetts School Fund ............ 218 06
Dog ta.x ............................. 299 12
Total amount received ..................... $10,725 59
Ameunt expended (except for free text books)..
Balance for purchase of text hooks ............
$I0~607 80
117 79
$10~725 49
Since the appropria.tions for schools were made a law ha.s been en-
acted, taking effect August l, 1884, requiring towus to furnish free
text books. This law has necessitated the following additional ex-
penditures.; for whieh uo appropriation! w:~s made:
Free Text Book Account,
Paid l(night, Adams & ('o .................. $t89 ~;7
Lee & Shephard ..................... 25 78
(;inn, Heath & £'e ............... ~... 130 16
D. Appleton & (!o ................... 30 02
l~larp6r & Ih'other. ................... 12 75
E. H. Butler & (!o ................... 80 42
'Thoinpsen, Brown & Co: ............. 169 88
Charles If. Whiting & Co,, ........... 217 61
Ivison, Blakcman T,'tylor, & Co ........ 67 02
Boston School Supply Co .............. '~ 174 54
$1,097 85
Amovtnt carried.fo~'ward, $1,097 85
AUDITORS' REPORT. 11
Amount bro'ught fi~rwqi'd, $1,097 85
Paid Pulsifer~ Jordan &Wilson ............. $16 20
T. W. Gilson ........................ 56 25
Carl Schocnh0f ....................... 20 52
Houghton, Mifflin & Co ............... 19 25
Gcorge F. King& Merrill ............. 52 21
~Villard Small ....................... 30 50
J. G. Brown ......................... 18 35
M. G. Carlcton, covering, labeling, ek... 25 00
Tot:d amount for text hooks ................ $1,836 13
Surplus of m'dinary expense ................ 1i7 79
Balance in excess of ri?ccipts ............... $1,218 34
Received for schools ................ , ..... 10, 2a 59
Total mnonnt, expended .......... $tl,943 93
NOTn :--The Auditors fom~d a bill of $5.95 for repairs a.t the
Town ttouse, cha.rged to the Sehoo[ Department, which should have
been charged to Town thmse Aceount; and also a hill of $1.50 for
freight, which should have been charged to General Expenses in
Seleetmen's Report. This amount of $7.45 would 1ns.kc the expeu-
ditures of the School Committee so much less.
The following is s schedule of the town property in charge of the
Schoul 1)epartment:
IIIGII $CIlO01,.
Books.in'seh0ol room .................... $100 00
Book case .............................. 20 00
Mineral ct;se ............................ 8 00
Collection of miner:ds .................... l~ O0
Pictures ................................ 80 00
Rogers s[atua.ry ......................... 10 00
Amou~t cam'led .forward~
$180 00
$180 O0
AUDITORS' R E POI~.T.
Amount brought .tbrward,
Two clocks ............................. $7 00
Maps .................................. 10 00
Desk ................................... 8 00
One piano .............................. 75 00
One globe .............................. 5 00
('heroical and physical apparatus, with chemi-
cals ........................... 450 00
Twenty-five tons coal ..................... 140 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 25 00
8180 O0
$900 00
School house, fixtm'cs and land ............ $24,000 00
Thirty-three tons coal .................... 231 00
Pine wood ..... ' ......................... 7 50
Twenty-four settees ...................... 48 00
llnatt:~ched seats and desks ............... :~2 00
Nine clocks .... ; ........................ 17 00
One piano .............................. 50 00
Eight tables ............................. 40 00
Eight waste lmskcts ...................... 8 00
Thrcc charts ............................ 12 00
Font (;lobes ............................ 15 00
Ei,_o'ht arm chairs ......................... 12 00
Sixteen chairs ........................... 9 60
Maps .................................. ~; l)l)
Books and supplies ............. ......... 25 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 40 00
$24,553 10
AUDITORS' REPORT.
13
School house and land .................... $2.500 00
Two stoves and fixtures ............ . ...... 50 00
Two tables .............................. 14 00
Two waste baskets ....................... 2 00
Two ann chairs ..... ' ..................... 3 00
Four chairs ............................. 3 00
Two clocks ............................. :2 00
Two charts ............................. a 00
Maps .................................. {; 00
Coal ................................... 24 50
Wood .................................. I 00
Books ami supplies ...................... ~; 0O
Miscellaneous ........................... 5 011
CE .NTHE S(qIOOL.
School house, fixtures and land ............ $10.000 00
Ten tons coal ........................... 70 00
Pine wood .............................. 3 00
Unattached seats and desks ............... 30 00
Settees ................................. 8 00
Eleven ehairs ........................... 10 00
One table .............................. 5 00
()ne desk ................ ' ............ :.. 5 00
Two clocks ....... -. ..................... ~; 00
(lne globe .............................. 2 00
Two waste baskets ....................... ~2 00
Three charts ............................ I; 00
Two maps .............................. 2 00
Books and supplies ...................... 5 00
Miscelhmeous ........................... '20 00
$2.624 50
$10,174 00
School house and brad .................... $800 00
One desk ............................... 3 00
Three elmira ............................ 3 00
Two charts .............................. 4 00
,Stove and fixtures ........................ 7 00
Two settees ............................. 2 00
One clock ............................... 2; 00
Books and supplies ...................... 3 00
/)ne tromp .............................. 5 00
Wood .................................. 5 O0
Misedhmeous ........................... 5 O0
8t'hool house and hind .................... $600 O0
One ~tove and fixtures .................... 10 O0
One tnble ............................... 4 00
One globe .............................. 2 00
()lie waste btmke~ ........................ I 00
Two charts .............................. 5
()lie clock .............................. 3 00
Two clmips ...................... ; ....... 2 00
Books and supplies ....................... 3 00
V¢ood .................................. ~ O0
Miscellaneous ........................... 5 O0
School house and land .................... 8400 O0
Stove and funnel ........................ 7 O0
864g O0
$407 Off
Jmom~t c¢trried forward~ $407 00
AUDITORS' REPORT,
15
21¢aom~t bro'i~ght forwqxd.
Oue table ............................... $5 00
One clock ............................... 1 50
Two ma[)s .............................. '2 00
One chart ............................... 2 O0
Chair~ .................................. 3 O0
Wood .................................. 8 O0
Books and supplies ..................... , 3 00
Pump .................................. 8 00
M iscellfmeous ........................... 3 00
School house aud land .................... $1,000 O0
Stove and funnel ........................ 7 00
Two mai)s .............................. 2 00
One eh:dr ............................... 2 00
()ha Jul)h* ............................... 5 00
Books and supplies ...................... 2 00
Pump .................................. 3 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 3 00
;.%applies :Ir house of Mary ii. ()arleton :.
Paper. ................................ ~1 ~',~ 00
Pencils ................................. 10 00
Pens ................................... '2 00
l~;rasures ................................ 2 00
])l'tlWillg BoOks .......................... 10 00
Writing books ........................... lq 00
Other books ............................. 1;5 00
Slates .................................. ~ 00
$407 O0
$442 ~0
$1,0~4 O0
$60 O0
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Supphes at house of E. W. (h'eene:
Crayons ................................ $2 80
Paper. ................ ................. 8 40
$11 .:20
last of text hooks purchased during the past year. ~s required
uniler thc "Free Text-Book" law, and distributed among the schools..
1 set lludson's Shakespeare,
18 volmnes Algebras,
!~ " (;eometry,
27 '~ English Ilistory,
18 " French (4fa.romar,
15 " French Dictionary,
15 '~ " Plays,
I volmne .' Literature,
1 ~' " Novels,
9 volmncs Ca~sar,
105 volumes Barnes' 1st Reader.
tOO " Butler's tst
" Spellers,
106 volumes EaWn's Elemeneary
Arithmetic, Part lsd,
7 volmnes ('ice:'(>,
20 " Book-keeping,
8 -' Yonman's Chemistry,
8 '~ Yom,g Chemist.
8 " t~hcto,'ic.
33 " Drawing Books.
8 " Ivanhoc.
2(; -' Evangeline.
I 1 " Longfellow's Poems,
10 vols. ]t'awthorne's Biography
S[orics.
fi7 volumes Eaton's Prac~ieal
Arithmetic,
38 volumes Colburn's intellectual
Arithmetic;
90 volomes Primary Geography,
58 " ( ommon School (,eog'-
raph.y,
41 volumes Primary llistm'y,
85 '~ U.S. Itistory:
~8 :; Grammar,
3~; ~; Book-keeping,
75 ~' Dictionaries,
47 Music books,
AUDITORS' REPORT. 17
50 volumes Eatmfs Elementary 447 Writing books.
Arithmetic. Part 2d. 864 Drawing books.
13'2 volumes Eaton's Intelh~ctual 122 Slate's.
Arithmetic. 25 volmnes American Educational
Reader.
CENTER SCIIOOL. NO. I.
6 volumes Barnes' 3d Reader. 15 volumes Primary IIistory,
9 " " 4th " 3 " U.S. -History,
8 volumes Butler's 3d 8 Gram~nar,
5 .- ' ' 5th 4 " Book-keeping,
18 volmues Eaton's Intellectual 10 Dic;ion~y,
Arithmetic. 4 " Primativc Geography,
7 volumes Eaton's P~actical 57 Drawing books,
Arithmetic, ~ slate.
8 volumes Common School Geog-
raphy,
UENTE~ SO'mOL ~O. ?2
8 volumes Barnes' 1st Reader. 27 Slates.
12 2d -. 35 Writing books.
15 " Butler's 2d ~' 16 supplementary Readers.
7 " Primitive Geography,
UNION SCHOOI~ NO. I.
14 volumes Barnes' 3d Reader. I0 vols. Elementary Arithmetic.
12 .. Butler's 2d -' Pat% 2.
10 '. 3d -' 4 volumes Spellers.
9 vole mesCommon SchoolGcog- 2 Slates.
raphy, 35 l)ra ~ing books.
16 volumes Primitive Geography, 35 Writing books,
" Practical Arithmetic. 6 Music Readers.
UNION $CIIOOL. NO. ~.
12 volumes Barnes' is; Reader. 12 Writing books.
1,5 -- '2d 12 Slates.
12 '~ Spellers~ 1 Abacus.
12 vols. Elementary Armithetic,
Part 1:
18
:3 volumes Barnes 1st Reader.
3 " " 2d *
2 " " 3d
'2 '~ Bu~;ler's 2d
2 vols. Elementary Arithmetic,
Part ~.
1 Elementary Arithmetic, Part 1
1 Practical Armithetic, Part 1
I Common School Geography,
2 vols. Intellectual Arithmetic,
4 Writing books,
'2 Ih'awing books.
~.1 vo[mnes Barnes' 1st Reader.
5 " 3d
4 5th ':
7 .- Butler's lth "
2 vols. Practical Arithmetic.
il vols. [n~,elleet.ual Arithmetic,
I vol. Colburn's Ariflmmt, ic.
1. vol. Prinmry History,
15 Writing books,
4 l)rawiug books,
1 Npcllcr.
i ('ommon School Geogr,%phy,
1 Grammar,
· ~4 Book-keeping,
2 vols. Elementary Armit, hetic.
volumes Bm'nos' 1st Reader, $ vols. [listorv.
" 2d 1.1 Writing books,
8d " 3 Drawing books,
" 4th " 2 Slates.
" Butler's 5th " 2 vols. Prim:u? Geography';
w~ls. Primary Arithmetic. I Npcller,
· - lntulh~ctua[ Arithmetic. l Gramm:u',
-- Elementarr Arithmetic. 1 Book-keeping.
Tot~al estium~.~d prol>t~rty m School I)epa. rtment,
Respeetfull3~ snb~nitted.
E. W. GREENE,
CHARLES I1. MORSS.
MARY G. CARI,ETON.
In each school will be found a few new volumes on leather's desk
addition lo Lhe foregoing list, a,II of which cost lJm Town $1850.
$41.376 30
SELEOTMEN'S REPORT.
the Honorable Bott, rd q/' A'~tditors of the tow~* qf 2gorth Andovcr :
'We herewith submit our annual report, with the itemized reports' of
the several dcpttrtments.
OFFICERS' SERVICES,
Paid W. J. Dale, Jr.. ~elee~man ........... $25 00
N. P. Frye~ selectumn ............... ~5 00
Loring B. Rea, selectman ............ ' ~5 00
M. S.,]enkius. auditor ............... 75 00
M. S. Jenkins, checking ............. 3 00
J. G. Chadwick. aaditor ............. 18 00
Nathaniel Peters~ auditor ............. 8 00
Robert E[liott, fish w*lrden ............ 5 00
W. J. Dale, Jr.. selecunan ........... 150 00
N. P. Frye, selectman ............... l~/'l 00
Calvin Rca ................ I'25 00
W. J. Dale. Jr., assessor ............. 90 00
N. P. Frye, . ............ 75 00
CtQviu Rca ............... 75 (10
W. J. Dale. ,h'.. board of health ...... 20 O0
N. P. Ih'ye, " . ..... :25 00
Calvin Rea. " . ..... 5 00
J. F. Osgood, ;owa clerk ............. 75 00
James T..Johnson. rl'easarel'. ......... 150 00
,I. F. Allen. collector ................ 277'11
C. C. Barker. regish':ltor.; ........... 17 00
,lefh'ey Kelley, ............. 15 50
T. K. Gihnan. " . ........... 15 50
I. F. Osgood, -' . ............ 34 25
$1~458 36
20
A U1)ITORS) REPORT,
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Paid A, I'. Fuller, roads .................. 81,760 76
" pathing snow .......... 155 37
Paid Wm. B. Chadwick, roads ............. $2~449 65
" pathing snow ...... 114 85
" railing ............ 4~; 61
Marl,lehead street... 199 00
Paid F. E. Nason, roads .................. $1,799 45
" pathing snow ............ 112 60
railings ................ 120 77
" Pond hill ............... 346 60
Paid police department ................... $381 79
Paid fire department .................... $2,265 53
STATE AID.
Paid Patrick McCarty .................... $00 00
Thomas 1). Black .................... 60 00
Ann Wood ......................... 48 00
Martha D. Blood .................... 8 00
$1,916 13
$2,740 11
$2~379 42
$7,035 66
$331 79
$2,265 53
$176 O0
AUDITORS' I;I~EPORT.
TAXES.
State ~;~x ............................... $2,940 00
County t~x .............................. 2,973 10
Tax remitted for 1882..'. ................. 75 78
'~ " "1883 .................... 394 26
"abated '; 1884 .................... 50 49
'; remitted ~' 1880 alld 1881 ............ 25 2~
Paid
TOWN RALL.
L. Huntoon, clock .................. $15 25
H. Kcniston, mason work ............ 2 00
Il. Reilly, teaming .................. 2 25
S:;mael Moore, repairs .............. 100 38
b;dward Adams, teaming ............. 1 50
Dyer & Donovan, painting ........... ~00 25
John S. Graham, slating ............. 193 60
P. P. Daw, repairs .................. 250 00
O. F. Spofford, janitor .............. 100 00
" repairs a,nd incidentals 25 50
Paid Board of heMth ..................... $10 80
Pa,id Decoration day committee ............ $i00 O0
21
$6;458 85
$890 73
$10 80
$100 00
22
P~.id
AUDITORS' REPORT.
LIBRARY.
Joseph Jacob% ~ ton coal ........... $ 4 00
Hmmnh Qtmely, libmri:m ............ 50 00
Geo. S. Merrill, printing supplements. 189 Oil
J. W. Richardson~ supplies .......... 5 20
£1mrlcs MoulCon, cleaniug ........... 21 17
lt0raee C. Osgood, cleaning .......... 41 62
Lang & IIolroyd, painting ............ 9 55
Joseph J~';cobs, lumber, Jr ........... 13 76
E. A. Fiske, paper and hanging ...... 28 51
D. N. & C. M. Martin, stove ........ 2~) 00
Fred L. Sargent, conveying books .... lb 60
Eben Sutton, Treasurer ............. (;87 67
Insurance ......................... 52 5O
INCIDENTALS.
['aid G. S. Merrill, printingAuditors' Report.
" " license notices ......... .
" " Assessors' c&rds ........
" " pond notices ...........
" '~ highwa.y bills ...........
" ' ' fishing permi;s ..........
.... tax bills, Col. Dept ......
'~ " btanks~ Fire l)ept .......
" " Registers l)ept ..........
N. P. Frye, stationery and postage ....
;' Assessors' tax books .....
" expense lcase of pond ....
Sec. Hem:y B. Pierce, ¥oting Register,
$170 00
2 50
2 00
3 00
1 75
10 50
8 50
6 50
27 ,50
10 65
5 4(I
33 99
I 00
$1,185 50
8283
', :lmo'unt car.ried forward, 828;;
AUDITORS' REPORT, ;23
A~r~om~t brought for~vard, $283 ;2 9
W. E. Rice, stationery .............. 8 80
" Roa.d Commissioners'books 4 45
'~ Assessors' books ........ 2l 13
M. R. Warren, document bo~cs ...... 10 13
,1. W. Bowdoin, pro~ecting trees on
common ........................ 75 00
John E. ingalls, bnih/ing cemetery fence 85 00
Geo. (lonld~ whitewashing '; ~' 4 50
W. E. Jones~ watering trough, Centre, 40 00
,I. E. Ingalls, platform trough. Centre, 1 50
C. H. Litflefield, surveying fl>r sewer.. 40 00
John W. Barry, esfi~nate for sewer .... 10 00
M. 8. Jenkins, legal services, Long-
Tricker ca.se ..................... 10 00
I F. Osa'ood. stationery and express. 6 ~5
,la.mos lIowarfl~, land dama~ges ...... 25 00
1 F. Osgood. stamp~ and stationery.
Re~istcrs' 1)epar;ment ............ 12 ~7
C. P. Morrill. M. 1).. returning births. 24 75
,I. F. Allen. rctmq~ing deaths ......... 11 75
,, ohn T. M~honev. returnin~ dentils and
mr[rrlages ...................... I 00
I. F. Osgood. recording births, dearies
and marriages ................... 47 85
J. 'F. Johnson~ s[tttnps, Treas. 1)ep;.. 2 50
I{ECAIHTULATIO-N.
Olticm's' services ........................ $1.458 36
[{oad Commissioners ......... , ............ 7.035 /;5
Firc l)cparunen; ......................... 2.265 53
Police .................................. 331 79
$675 17
$t1.09l 33
Amount carried forward. $11,091 33
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $11,091 3:~
State aid. .............................. 176 0It
Taxes ................................. 6,458 85
Town I/all .............................. 890 73
Board of Health ......................... 10 80
Decoratkm Day ......................... 100 00
Library ................................ 1,138 58
Incidentals ............................. 675 t 7
Sckools ................................ $11,943
Overseers of l~oor ....................... 5/)47
$20,541 4~;
30
Total of orders drawn by Selectmen ....
$37,532 0(7
SCHEDULE
TO%~N HOUSE.
Town house, fixtures and land ............. $20,000
One safe ................................ 175
Thirty-five settees ....................... 70
OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Eight chairs .............................
One chandelier .......................... 50
Eleven lamps ............................ 1
Stage scenery ............ ; .............. ,50
Table ..................................
One c!ock ..............................
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
SELECTMI, IN~S O}~FICE,
Library ................................ $~00 00
One table ............................... 15 00
One letter press ......................... 6 00
$20,882 00
$421 00
Amount caxriedforu, ard~ $421 00
AUDITORS' REPORT.
25
Amount car?qed forwa~-d,
One 6handclier .......................... $5 00
One stove .............................. I 00
One waste basket ........................ 1 00
Ten chairs and four cnrta,fns .............. 9 00
Fittings to vault ......................... 100 00
$421 00
$537 00
Standard weights aRd measures (2 sets) .... $280 00
Pump and trough on High street ........... 25 00
Pump an/d trough on Centre ............... 30 00
Common at Centre ....................... 500 00
$835 O0
Total .......................... $217754 00
The Board of SelectiRen in presenting thcir repm~t for the financial
year ending January 7tll~ 1885, desire to call the attention of the
Town to the fact that this report covers an entire financial year, ac-
cording to the By-Laws of the Town, v/z.--l?rom January 2, 1884, to
danaarv 7, 1885; whereas last year's report covered only ten months
of expenditures--for last year was the first year of auditing under the
new system, and covered frown March 1, 1888 to Jauuary 2, 1884,
only, not a comptete year, but hereafter the financial year will cover
twelve consecutive mouths. The Town will also notice that the
amoRRt of IRouey expended exceeds the a~nounts appropriated at thb
last annual meeting of the Town, and this is owing to several
reasons. A considerable amount was expended under approprpria-
tions made for l~st 5'ear, and to pay for actually necessary work be-
longing to last year, which for the reason stated above~ did not
appear in the qast report of receipts and expenditures, and as the
appropriations for this .;'ear were not ~nadc until March 8, 1884, they
consequently were not applied to the months of January and Feb~
ruary of 1884~ but ail of which should appear in this repor~ with the
rest of the year, and have been placed here in detM1.
A UDITOUS' 'REPORT.
The town at its last annual meeth~g made appropriations for thc
usual items of yearly expeuditure, as for insta.nce:
Schools~ repairs and School Committee .... 810,200 00
Highways~ bridges and sidewalks .......... 5,900 00
RallYings for highways .................... 300 00
Support of Poor ......................... 2,500 00
Town l?arm House extensiun .............. 1~.200 00
Furniture exteusiou ...................... 300 00
Librayy ................................ 500 00
100 00
Soldiers' graves .........................
Pond hill rbad .......................... 400 00
Marblehead street ....................... 150 00
Total .............................. $21,550 00
But the Towu voted do do many 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 thc Fire Department,
to build a. reservoir at coruer of Main and Railroad Streets, t~) pro-
teet thc shade trees on the common, to pay the engine companies,
collector of taxes, etc. By Chapter 103 of the Acts of 18S4.: the
Town was obliged tu foruish free ~ext books for all the school chil-
dren, this was a matter of considerable expense as will be seen by refer-
encc to the school report; and by Chapter 298 of the Acts of 1884,
a Board of Registrars of Voters was created which added to the ex-
pense of the year. Again on Augost 25th last past,, the Town voted
to lease the Great Pond from the Commonwealth for a term of years,
and instructed the Board to do it without delay. This has been done,
according to the vote of the Town, and tbe Town is now lessee for
the term of fifteen years, frown Septemher b, 188.1. This also was
some' expeusc, though nbt ~ btrge amount, only the actual expenses
were paid, and these werc paid by Mr. N. P. Frye acting for the
Board, and include the amount of $12.50 paid the State, and also thc
expenses of recording the necessary papers, no attorney fee at ali was
paid or ehargt;d. Another c0nsiderahle item of expense was the re-
A. UDITORS' REPORT.
pa~rs made upon the Town Hall building. This work should have
been (lone stone years ago, but was not for some reason attended to.
and this year it had ;o be done, as the roof was leaking badly, so
much so that it had to be entirely re-slated, and the entire wood work.
including the gutters, was very much au; of repair, and in some
places quite rotten. No substantial outside repairs have been done
on the building since its erection in 1867. but the Board have
thoroughly repaired it. and the fences enclosing it. and it will last for
some ?'ears 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, vi~:
Paid Joseph Jacobs, Jr.. ½ ;on coal ........ $ 4 00
Miss Haunah qtwaley, for services as
Librarian for 1883 ............... 50 00
Geo. S. Merrill. printing catalogue sup-
plcmcnl; ........................ 189 00
J. W Richardson. kerosene oil and
chimneys ....................... 5 20
$248 2(~
The above amount was dne for the year 1883, before the present.
Library Committee was created, but was not paid until the presen~
year. The bills, however, were correct and propeT/y paid. All this
work, except thc paying 'of thc Tucker claim, which the Board have
not paid because they doubted their legal right ~o do so. and mneh
more iu some of the other departments, the Board have done because
it was quite apparent that they must do it, and it will at once be seen
that the amounts appropriated were totally inadequate to meet tho
expenses.
However, although the sum expended exceeds the amount appro-
priated~ yet thc Town is out of debt, and if the taxes were all col-
leered there would be a handsome surplus in the treasury.
In conclusion, the Board recommend that the Town in all cases
propriate sufficient fands to carry ou~ every vote it may take, as it ia
decidedly the best policy.
FIRE DEPARTMENT,
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen q/' the 'lbwn of ZYorth Ande~ver .'
Thc Board of Engineers respectfully submit thc folk, wing report
roi' the fiuancial yem' ending January 7, 1885 :--
Gemgc Kcxstraw, rcpatrs .................. $2 50
Williarm E. Forbes & Son, repairing furnace 8 89
William E. Dyer, services as steward~ ]No. l ll 00
Edwa.rd McKone, 2 tons co~l .............. 14 00
George Rexstraw, services as steward, ~N'o. 1 14, 50
Edward McKone, 2 tons coal .............. 14 00
Davis & Fro'her Machine Co., 4 lbs. tallow.. 40
J. A. Ellison, services as en,~inecr 5 00
Robert Ellictt. " ......... 5 00
F. P. Hanaford, " ......... 5 00
Pay roll, Eughle Co. No. I ............... 1il 75
Davis & Furher Machine Co., oil .......... 60
Henry Reiley, hauling ste,~met'. ............ 4 50
Townes & Fnller~ supplies ................ 5 46
P&y roll Engine Co. No. 1 ................ 65 00
· Davis & Furber 5 ach]ne £ o., hauling stea~ner 8 00
" " " " " " 5 00
" '; " '; wrench for fllrnac£, 40
J. A, Ellison, services as engineer . ........ 7 50
Robert Elliott, " . ........ 7 50
F. P. Ha.n~ford, " . ........ 7 50
Stephen Hughes, driving steamer. ......... 6 00
A. P. Chcney, drawing hose carriage ....... 3 00
Towne & Fuller, supplies. 1 75
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 1 ................ 105 50
Jotm bleserve, hauling hose carriage ....... 3 00
l)avis & Furber Machine Co., hauling steamer 7 50
$430 25
Amount carried forward, $430 25
Amount brought.forward~
Thompson & Coombs, 4 lamps for steamer..
Davis & Furber, s~>ek and labor for steamer
Joseph Jacobs, 4 tons coal ................
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 2 ................
John E. lngalls~ stock and hthor on reservoir
at Centre .......................
Edwards & l.innell, supplies ..............
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 2 ................
George Turtle, hmfiing engine .............
Edwards & Linnell, supplies ..............
Edward Ad,ms, hauling engine ............
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 2 ................
BosUn Woven ttose Co, 800 feet hose .....
Freight on the 800 feet hose ...............
.A.J. Morse & Son, 2 cnnnections .........
Josslyn's express ........................
J. A. Ellison, services in buying hose .......
Rober~ Etliott, ~' " " ', .......
A. P. Cheney, lmaling hose ...............
James l)orman~ building reservoir .........
Hem'y Reiley~ furnishing stone for wails ....
Bri~'s & Allvn~ making form for arch.
Davis & Furber 3'laclfine Co., iron cover for
I ay s & ~ u berMachme Co., forging tim cover
WilSam B. Chadwick, for grading ..........
J. A. Ellison, services in building res~rvoir..
AUDITORS' REPORT.
$430
$2 65
I 96
28 O0
177 50
25 34
l! 86
112 00
6 00
5 8'2
7 00
~30 50
600 00
70
5 00
55
5 00
5 00
3 00
478 O0
1`21 67
45 O0
4 48
26
48 00
10 O0
To[al .... , .......................... $2,`265 53
By sale of old hose July `2`2, 1884 .......... 222 27
$222 27
Balance. ............................... $2,043 26
30 ~UD~ORS' RgPORT.
SCHEDULE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.
VALUATIO-N.
Steamer, engine house and land ........... $2,300 00
" Eben Sutton ..................... 3,000 00
'~ hose carriage (small) ............. 175 00
" ', " (large) ............. 400 O0
1000 feet jacket hose ..................... 300 00
200" rubber hose ..................... 120 00
Rubber cover for steamer ................. 10 00
Portable bench and vise .................. l0 00
One pair double harness ................ 60 00
One single harness ...................... 25 00
Fifteen overcoats and hats ................ 15 00
Three horse blaukets ..................... 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 coat ................... 7 00
Kindling wood .......................... 6 00
1200 feet rope'. .......................... 3 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 25 00
Merrimac hand engine ................... 400 00
Truck, ladders, ere ....................... ' 75 00
200 feet old leather hose .................. 20 00
Cochiehewick 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
Eight dmirs ............................ 8 00
$8~950 00
Amount carried forward, $8,950 0O
AUDITORS' REPORT, ~1
Amount brought forward. $8,950 00
()ne table ............................... 2 00
One lamp ............................... 2 00
Three lanterns .......................... 4 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 15 00
Totrd appraisal of property ...........
$8,973 00
There are nine reservoirs in ;own of which no appraisM was made.
FIRES DURING THE PAST YEAR.
JtSL~ 22. House and barn belonging to John Mauion.
A~n. 23 Picker room at ,Stevens' Mill.
Oc~. 27. Blacksmith shop behmging ~o estate of Theron Johnson.
Nov. 13. House belonging ;o Ablel Wilson.
Thc apparatus is in f~;ir condition. A lung felt want has been
supplied in District No. 1. during the pas; year. by the completion
of the reservoir in Raih'oad Square. dimensions of thc same.
~wellt~ feet deep by ~wenty feet inside thc walls~ with a well in the
centre, at thc bottom ;hree feet deep by ;wo 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 years. We wuuld recommend the building of one reservoir a
year for a few years to ~:ome, m locations where there is much prop-
erty, not protected by a supply of water. We think the town has
made good progress in this matter during the last ten years. The
hose now in usc is of uniform size, and is the s:;me as that in the
Mills audMachine Shop, and we feel secure in this part of thc ser-
vice. Engiue No. i and engine house well need to be repaired this
year. We recommend the purchase of a pair of horses and ncccs-
sa. ry equipments for road work~ &nd the stabling of the same at
engiue house No. 1. ()ur reasons, we hope, will be found practical,
and we believe it would be economy fro' the town as a whole to adopt
~uch a plan.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
J. A. ELLISON, ) E~¢n~zr~s
F. P. HANAFORD,~ or
ROBERT ELLIOT. ) NORTH A~DOVER.
32 AUDITORS' REPORT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
T~ the lto~,orable Board oj' Setectm¢,~, qf the Town qf ~rorth A~do,ver :
I h~ve thc honor to suDmit the sec(md annual report of the Pc;lice
Department.
On the first of September, 1884, I was al)pointed to fill thc v'.:cancy
c~tused 1)y the resignation of Chief E, S. Rot)i~soa. I)',~ring the past
yc~r a great nniount of work h~s bern done by the force as the quiet-
ness of the town during the camp&ign has shown. Since the town
secured a lease of Great Pond thc Fish Law has been strictly Ogre-
plied with. The following ~;ablc will show the ha,roes of the force
and the amonnt of w&;ges drawn by them.
AUDITORS'
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Whole number arrests .....................
Males .............................. 24
Females .............................
Offences for which arrests were iRade:
Drunkenness, simple ......................
Murder, ................................
At, tempted rape .......................... 1
Assault .................................. 1
" with dan~gerous weapon ............. 1
Insane ..................................
Neglected children ........................ 2
Selliug liquor without licensc ...............
Larceny, simple ..........................
Vagrant ...... ; .......................... 1
.Illegal fishing ............................ 5
Safe keeping ............................ 1
mSCEL~AS~;OUS mJS~NESS.
Buildings found'opcn and secured .......... 5
Defective places in streets reported ......... 4
Disturbance suppressed without arrest ....... 15
Intoxicated persons cared for .............. 20
Larceny repotq:,ed ......................... 2
Gaming on SuRday broken up ............. 7
Stolen teams found and returned ........... 1
Complaints inyestiga~ed .................... 12
STOLEN PROPE1Cr¥*
Va~ue of st~)leu property recovered ........ ...........
26
'26
66
$153 ¢0
A. P. Cheney. :cauls ................................ $17 25
Fred Sargent. -- . .............................. 2 00
S. M. Greenwood, boats ........................... 3 55
Geo. S. Merrill, printing ........................... 1 25
Notifying Town officers ............................ 2 00
Josepli Jacobs, lmnber. ............................ 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 ................. t5 25
$79 67
ScheduIe of proper~y belonging to the Police Department and
charged to the oflicers:
13 pairs of h~ndcuffs, at $4.25 ...................... $55 25
15 badg~s~ at'$.75 ................................ 1~ 00
All of Wll[¢ll is respectfully submitted~
GEORGE I. SMITH,
$67 25
Cqtie)~ of Police.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN
LIAnlLITIKS.
Note ................................... $6,500 00'
Charles Wilcox, grass on common ......... $ 7 00
Estateof t~ebeccaBarker~forrentof common, ] 00
Taxes due for 1882 ...................... '277 97
" " 1883 ...................... '716 37
'~ '~ 1884 ...................... 4,922 79
Due from State ......................... 95 11
Cash in Treasurer's hands ................ 6,596 90
*$6,500 00
Balance in favor of the town ......... $6,117 14
* This note was paid January 22, 1885~ and there are no outstand-
ing ROtCS against thc town.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
W.J. DALE, JR., ')
NEWTON P. FRYE, ~:
CALVIN REA. )
January 7, 1885.
S EL ECTM EN
OF
N ORTIt ANDOVER.
$12,617 14
AUDITORS"REPORT. ~7
ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT,
To the Hoaorable Boco'd of Auditors qf the ~lbw~ of zVortk A~dover :
The Road Commissioners herewith submit to you their annual re-
pOl~5 for the year eading Jannarv 7. 1885:
Paid A. 17. Fuller, labor of self. man and
te~m ........................... $563 56
Alberi Berry, labor and gravel ........ 139 2(;
John B. Jenkins ....................
John Kendall, labor .................
George Wardwell, labor .............
George A. Rea, " . ...........
Edward Adams. " . ............
Levi Goodhue, " . ............
Moses Goodhue, labor and gravel .....
John I. Farnham, labor .............
H. E. Mead, " . ............
C. Wilcox, " . ............
,Joseph Averill. " . ............
D. G. Berry, ', . ............
S. C: Rea, ,' . ............
}J[OS e s Towne. '; .............
G. H. Goodhue~ " .............
l'eter Holt, '. . ............
II. H. Farnum, -, .............
William Evans, " . ............
James A. l)ame. " . ............
S. W. Knapp, labor and gravel ......
W. J. Dale, ,Ir., gravel .............
3. l.. Killam, labor and gravel ........
109 50
127 70
155 40
47 50
45 O0
42 35
43 87
46 40
36 60
35 70
32 75
25 00
21 00
20 O0
30 90
21 O0
22 O0
24 50
19 O0
19 O0
19 40
18 35
$1,668 74
~mouatc&rriedJbrwr~rd, $1,668 74
Paid
Paid
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
Jmnes A. Treat, drain pipe ..........
S. Evans~ labor ....................
Seth T. Farnam~ labor ..............
Morris C01e, labor ..................
G. ~,V. Bem'ian, gravel ...............
H. Brennan, l~bor ..................
S. D. Hin×man~ iron work ...........
B. F. Jenkins, labor ................
[ Ih Vel', ~ ................
W. Symonds, " · ............ '...
llenry Long, " · ...............
S~ W. Ingalls, " · ...............
J. E. Ingalls, " · ...............
I. F. Osgood, powder and brimstone. ·
C. A. Metcalf, handles ..............
Edward Evans, labor ................
A. R. Durgin, labor ................
L. G. Lacy, gravel ..................
815
15
16
13
12
$1,668 74
40
50
00
00
00
8 00
7 05
4 00
4 60
2 80
2 20
2 09
1 00
1145
50
50
18 O0
8 O0
SNOW.
A. P. Fuller, for pathing snow ....... $11 40
Frederick Symonds," - ....... 25 37
Nathan Foster, ', ,' ....... 19 34
George A. Rea, ,, ,, ....... 16 05
Albert Berry, " " ....... 9 50
Moses Goodhae, " ,' ....... 11 10
Calvin Rea, ~' " ....... 7 00
Joseph Averill, '~ ~ ....... 9 8'2
Edward Ada~ns, '~ " ....... 4 '20
$1,760 7g
$113 78
Amol~ntcarriedforward, $113 78
AUDITORS' REPORT.
39
Amount brought forward,
Paid Julius Bode, " " . ......
Orrin N. Foster, " " .......
John I. Farnham, " " . ......
Daniel Carlcton, " " .......
Geo. H. Goodhuc, " " . ......
iLevi Goodhuc, " " . ......
Ncwcll Atkins, " " . ......
B. H. Farnum, " " .......
J. L. Farnum, ;' " .......
Daniel P. Stiles, " "' .......
souTn D~STR~c'r.
Paid William B. Chadwick, self and
'team ...........................
Henry Riley, self and team ..........
A. P, Chcncy, man and team .........
Davis & Furbcr Machine Co., stock and
labor .o...... .................
Thomas Murphy, labor ..............
Daniel Donovan, " ..............
Patrick Kdlcy " ..............
CharleS McCarthy" . .............
James A. Dame, " .... . .... . ....
Thomas Carroll, " ..............
Frank O. Sargent, '' ..............
John Sweency, " ..............
Dennis Curtain, " . .............
Patrick McCarthy"
James l~furphy, " ..............
$8 77
3 20
4 61
3 00
97
68
7 50
9 40
2 40
1 05
$760 50
487 O0
172 50
87 41
245 O0
228 O0
170 O0
93 50
36 O0
18 5O
6 O0
3 O0
2 O0
2 O0
1 O0
$113 78
$155 86
$2,312 41
Amount carriedjb~eard, : $2,312 41
40 AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
Paid James A.-Treat & Co., drain pipe ..... $33 79
Arno P. Ellis, repairing tools ......... 16 69
Sanborn, Austin & Robinson, tools... 10 51
Davis & Wiley, gravel .............. 20 80
George Swift, " 24 00
Pcdrick & Closson, gravel ........... 7 70
North Andover Mills, cinders ........ 16 00
Charles Wilcox, repairing roller ...... 7 00'
George Sargent, painting signboards.. 75
Paid Wm. B. Clmdwick, self ~nd team ..... $36 00
Henry Riley, self and team .......... 36 00
Patrick Kelley, labor ................ 14 00
Thomas Murphy, labor .............. 12 00
Daniel Donovan, labor .............. 12 00
Frank O. Sargent, labor ............. ' 10 00
John Sweeney~ labor ................ 9 00
$2,449 65.
$129 O~
RAILING.
Paid Wm. B. Chadwick, stock and labor .... $20 00
Joseph Jacobs, hlmber .............. 15 24
Daniel Donovan, labor .............. 6 00
Henry Riley, labor .................. 4 00
ja~es Briefly, labor ................ 63
· S. D. Hinxman, spikes .............. 7~
$46 61
AUDITORS' REPORT,
PAIHIN$ SNOW.
Paid Wm. Il. Chadwick .................. $24 00
Henry I/iley ....................... 39 7,5
Davis & Furber 3[achinc Co ......... 113 130
Thomas Murphy .................... 27 76
l)ennis Curtain..: .................. ,5 00
Thomas P. Rich .................... I 00
Patrick Kelley ...................... 75
41
Paid F. E. Nason for labor with self, man
and team ....................... $5,55
Charles Wilcox, labor with self, ntan
and team ....................... 196
Edward Adams~ labor with self, man
and team ......... ; ............ 128
Jacob Brklges, labor ................ 127
()liver Stevens, labor, man and team.. 119
10
$114 85
35
7O
10
10
Edmond Rcai'don, labor .............. (;1 ~0
Peter Holt, Jr., labor, man :md tcam,.. 87 30
William J, Dale, Jr., gravel .......... 58 10
Patrick Dillon, labor ................ 43 50
John Finn, I:dmr . .................. 43 40
George Tnttlc, la. bot. m:m aml tca,m .. 42 00
John Davis, hd~or ................... 34 10
,lohn Flynn, labor .................. 34 00
Boynton & Co, drain pipe and 1 shovel 31 88
S. M. Greenwood, labor, man and team 29 20
Timothy O'Brien, labor. ............. 96 80
Charles MeCarty, labor. ............. 23 10
$1,636 03
A,mow~t carried focward~
4~
Amount bro~¢ght jbrward~
Paid Edwsrd Clarke, labor ..... . .......... $19
Edward Garvin, labor ............... 18
AUDITORS' REPORT.
$1,636 03
90
50
T. O. WardwelL labor, man aml team. 17 40
.lohn Barker, labor, man and team .... 15 00
Fred. Symonds~ labor~ nmn and team., 12 00
Michael Brenaan. la. hot .............. 1 ! 30
John Sullivan. labor. ............... 9 30
John P. Foster, labor, man and team.. 9 20
~cott Nelsmh labor. ................ 8 00
William E. Town% labor ............ 6 00
Orriu N. Foster, posts ............... I; 75
Frank O. Sargent. labor ............. 5 80
James Foley, labm .................. 10 80
I)avis & Father, labi~r and pipe ...... 5 47
Charles A. Buttcrfield, gravel ........ '2 50
Johu S,ullivan~ labor ................ 2 00
Cornelius Mahoucy, labor ........... :4 00
$1,797 95
RAILING.
Da.id P. P. Daw, Iai)or :md m,qterial ........ $64 65
Joseph Jacobs. ,Ir.. lumber ........... 37 76
F. E. Nason. labor .................. 7 00
Jacob Bridges. labor ................ 4 00
Boynton & Co.. nails.. .............. 3 61
Orrin N. Foster. posts .............. 3 O0
Towne & Fuller. nails ............... 75
$120 77
AUDITORS' IIEPORT.
SNOW,
Paid F. E. Nason labor, self. m:m and ~eam $6 40
M. T. Stevens ...................... i0 55
S. 3I. Greenwood ................... s '35
J. G. Chadwick ................... 4 95
L. B. and F. H. Rca ................ 1
Oliver btevens ...................... 9
Edward Adams ..................... 53 50
John P. Foster . .................... 5 10
ton Geo. L. Barker's account for snow
pathed previous ~.o March 1st ...... 31 05
43
$182 60
['OtX D HILL ·
Paid F. E. Nason. labor, self. man and team
L. B. Rea. -. "
8. ~I. Greenwood. labor, man and team
Jo]In Barker? "
John Sulliv:m, l,';bor .................
Edmond Reardon, labor .............
Jacob Bridges~ labor.' ...............
Timothy O'Bri,.m, labor ..............
Edward Adams, labor, man and team.
Frank Davis, labor ..... . .............
Edward Garvin. Iai)or ...............
F. H. Rea;: ]fihor, l/lall and team ......
Nathan Barkcr. labor, man and ~eam..
John. Flynn, labor. .................
$50 80
57 00
51 00
70 00
20 00
19 00
18 00
17 00
9 00
15 00
7 00
4 00
1 60
7 20
$346 60
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
SCHEDULE Of PROPERTY IN ROAD COMMISSIONERS
DEPARTMENT.
$OUTII DISTRICT,
()ne road scraper ........................ $40 00
Five shovels ............................ 2 50
Three picks ............................. 3 00
One stone hanmler ....................... 1 00
Two drills .............................. I 00
Two forks .............................. 1 00
One screen .............................. 8 00
Three lbs. powder ....................... 60
('}ne ox shovel ........................... $5 00
Eight shovels ........................... '. 5 00
Two picks .............................. 2 00
One iron bar ............................ 1 00
l)ne ox shovel ........................... 84 00
One chain .............................. ! 50
.Four shovels ............................. I ,50
Three rnkes ............................. 7,5
Total anrouu; of property .............
$52 10
$13 00
$7 75
$72 85
AIIDITORS' ~EPORT. 45
Thc Road Commissioners of ~N'orth Andovcr submit the following
sta.tements and suggestion~:
1 ht~ approprn[t.m for general repairs has been overworked $108.35
as follows:
South District. nnexpended ............................. $5 99
Middle District. overworked ....................... · ..... 31 35
North I)istrie~, " . ........................... ~ 99
From the al)propriatio, of 8400.00 for the repairs of Pond Hill,
834(L60 has been expend,d, leaving a babmce of $53.4ti unexpcndcd.
Of Mtu'l lehead street. The appropriation of $150.00 for the grad-
ing of Marblehc&d street, $129.00 has been expended, leaving a.
bahmce of $21..00 unexpcnded.
Of Railing. Thc appropriation of $300.00 for RMling, $167.38
has been expended, leaving a balanee of $132.62 uncxpended.
We recommend raising for highw&ys, sidewalks, railings and
bridges, $5,400 00, divided as follows:
South l)istriet ...................................... $1~600 00
Middle " , ..................................... 1.600 00
North " . ..................................... 2.200 00
Respectfully sub~nittcd.
W31]. B. CIIADWI( lCk o~
F. E. NAS(}N. ~ NoR'rtl A~DO~EI:.
· 4~ AUDITORS' REPORT.
OVERSEERS' REPORT,
lo~m q~ ~rth Aadover:
7'0 the IIo~orable Board of A~d(tm's qf the ~' ,
Wc herewith submit to you our at~nual rel)ort.
The town at its last annual meeting appropriated--
For thc sRpport Of the Poor ...... ......... $2,500 00
For Building thc Farm House extension .... 1,200 00
For fm'nishing " " " · .... }00 O0
Total ................... , ..........
S4,000 O0
AMOUNT EXPENDED.
Support of thc.poor ................... ;. $2,312 74
Extension of building ................... 1,149 12
Extension furnishing ..................... 276 85
,~ OFFICERS' SERVICES.
Paid William d. Dale, Jr., Overseer of Poor, $ 95 00
N. P. Frye, Overseer of Poor.., ..... 80 00
L. B. Rea, Overseer of Poor (to Mar. 3) 5 00
Calviu Rea, Ovcrseer of Poor ......... 60 00
Jacob L. F:u'nham, SupS;. Town Farm, 500 0(!
$g,738 71
$74O 00
~kUDITORS' REPORT.
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Paid Wm. W. Colby~ for coffin and robe
for bui'ial of Elijah I, ong .........
Joseph F. Allen. services at burial .....
Paid A. I{. ])argin, for care and narsing
'Elijah Long ....................
~; 21 00
6 00
$ 22 60
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Paid City of Lawrence.-for .'rid rendered
Mary A. Bn~;erword~ ............ $237 98
Ci*y of Haverhill for .~fid to J.
Woodbury ...................... 4 04
City of Boston. for aid to Lucy Brown. (;1 00
City of Boston. for :,id to Mrs. M,
llyan .......................... 88 00
Cikv of Boston. for aid to Abbie E.
Tyler . ........................ 85 00
Town of Andover. for aid ;o John
Wags~,aff ....................... ~" 28 75
City of Lawrence. for aid to Grace But-
;crwor;h ....................... 12 48,
Ci~:y of Lawrence. for aid ~o May E.
Bu~lerworth .................... 1'2 48
$ 97 00
$ 22 60
$524 71
AUDITORS' RF. PORT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Paid State lleform School, for boa, rd of Fred '
Long .......................... 45 28
1)anvers Lmmtic Hospital, for board of
Frank and Albert Long ........... ] 9:} 79
Mass. School for Feeble Minded Youth,
for board of Charles F. Barker .... 182 00
$4Ol 07
COUNTY OF ESSEX,
laid For board of Edmund and Susan
Briefly ......................... $25 68
For board of Thomas Carroll ........ 10
For Board of George .-5. Tucker ...... g6 00
RELIEF OUT OF HOUSE.
Paid supplies furnished Yb;lijah Long ....... $ 5 00
" " Mrs. Thomas ...... 29 92
'~ '; Mrs. 1)onovan ..... 170 1,5
'. " John Rapson ...... 41 00
" " Hulda Stevens ..... 52 00
" " Mrs. Towne ....... 52 68
" " .Mrs. Turner . ..... 9 50
" " F. ];ambert ....... 20 98
" " Mrs. Timm~ns ..... 33 6a
" " Florence Marsh .... 39 O0
" " Mary Emerson ..... '3 O0
8(; I 82
$156
~ [bDITORS~ BI;pORT.
49
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.
Paid Dr. C. P. ,Morrill, medical attendance
to 5ir. and Mrs. J. Lord ......... $6 50
Attendance to Mrs. H. Towne ......... 3 00
" '4 S. F~ster .............. 1 50
" " HattieTowne ........... S 55
" " Mrs. Towne's boy ....... 1 00
" " Mr. Fuller ............. 2 50
" " Mrs. Timmens .......... 5 00
Paid Dr. F. E. Weft, medical attendance to
Mrs. S. Briefly .................. $1 50
Attendance to Elizabeth Long ......... 45
" " Elijah Long ............ 13 68
" " Dennis Teehan ......... 1 50
,, " HattieTowne ........... 9 00
" " Mrs. S. J. Townc ....... 4 50
$28 05
$30 68
In the matter of out door relief, the amount paid to John Rapson
and F, Lambert is charged to thc state; and thc amount paid for
Mary Emerson was charged to the town of Methucn~ which said
counts have all been allowed.
FARM HOUSE ADDITION.
Amount appropriated .....................
Paid G. G. Adams, plans ................ $12 00
N. Foster, h~uling lomber ........... 20 00
ti. Keniston, stone mason ........... 125 00
P. P. Daw, labor and ~nat(-rials (under
an entire contract) ............... 992 12
$1,200 O0
$1,149 12
· Balance ............................ $50'
&UDITOR~' ~PORT.
FURNISHING NEW ADDITION.
Amoua~ appropriated ....................
Paid Lawrence V;ihle & Co., for fnrlfittu'e.. $268 95
Dover Stamping Co., " .. 7 90
$300 00
$276 85
$23 15
REPAIRS ON OLD FARM BUILDINGS.
Paid 1~. A. Fiske, 4 curtains .............. $4 60
B. B. Lucas, mason ................. 11 37
Dyer & Donovan, whitening .......... 18 50
It. Keniston, mason ................. 7f; 78
P. P. Daw, carpenter ............... 74 65
C. Wilcox, lmnber. ................. 4 05
J. Jacobs, Jr., lmnber. .............. 12 34
C. A. Butterfield, sand .............. 7 00
Briggs & Allyn Manuf'g Co., skylighL 2 50
J. E. Ingatls, carpenter ............. 14 60
FURNISHINGS FOR OLD PART.
Paid T. Kelley & Co., blankets ............ $9 98
Exeter Manufacturing Co., sbeeting... 1l 98
D. N. & C. M. Martin~ 1 stove ....... 20 15
$22(; 39
$42 11
AUDITORS~ REPORT,
51
WATER RESERVOIR.
Paid B. F. Mitchell, 1,993 lbs. of pipe and
labor ........................... $144 40
Eastern R. R., freight ............... 1 94
Boynton & Co., 100 feet drain pipe .... 11 00
C. H. Littlefield, surveyor ............ 5 00
Dennis O'Brien, labor ............... 342 40
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid A. D. Swan, insurance .............. $42 87
Eastern, R. R.., freight .............. 6 30
Josselyus' Express .................. 1 10
John Dane, wagon top .............. 27 00
MeLaughlin & Baker, horse-rake ...... 28 00
C. Wilcox, farm wagon ..... , ......... 80 00
J. L. Farnham, use on farm .......... 130' 00
" help in house ......... 50 00
B. K. Fa.rnham, labm' on farm ........ 160 00
T. J. O'Brien, " ........ 10 50
RECAPITULATION--SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Officer's services .................... $740 00
Funeral expenses .................. 27 00
Nnrsing ........................... 22 60
Cities and towns .................... 524 71
Commonwealth ..................... 421 07
County of Essex .................... 61 82
Out door relief ..................... 456 86
Medical attendance ................. 58 68
$504 74
$535 27
$2,312 74
.52 AUDITORS~ REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Farm house addition ..................... $1A49 12
Furnishing house ,%dclition ................. 276 85
Repairs old part ......................... 226 39
Furnishing old part ...................... 4.2 11
Water Reservoir ......................... ,504 74
Incidental expenses ...................... ,535 27
Total amount expended ...............
$2,734 48
85,047 22
To the Overseers qf the Poor of Nortl~ Andover :
(':~I,~NTLE3IEN ;--I have the honor to submit my annual report:
DR.
By cash received for
Meat ................................... $28 98
Eggs .................................. 24 42
Butter .................................. 26 44
3lilk ................................... 529 44
Board .................................. 73 30
VegetMfles .............................. 57 24
Seeds .................................. 14 00
Apples ................................. 99 P4
Straw .................................. 9 00
Wood .................................. 289 75
Cows .................................. ' 1~.504 05
Calves ................................. 41 40
Oxen ................................... 1(;5 00
Swine .................................. 164 90
Labor .................................. 10 40
Treasurer .................... ; .......... 130 00
$3,168 26
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
53
CR.
To cash paid for
'Groceries ........ · ....................... $358 85
Meat ................................... 149 13
Fish ................................... 17 04
Clothing ....... : ........................ 75 80
Furniture ............................... 18 97
Medicine ............................... 15 66
Repai~ ................................. 46 63
Butter .................................. 17 38
,Grain .................................. 413 30
Seeds .................................. '29 05
OxeR .................................. 177 50
Cows .................................. 1,345 50
Calves ................................. 9 50
S wi~e .................................. Ill 00
Labor ............................... '.., 100 50
CuttiRg wood ............................ 67 75
Blacksmith and wheelwright ............... 58 32
Tools .................................. ~0 21
Incidcntals .............................. 118 ~8
Expcnsc on well ......................... 8 07
Cash on hand ........................... 9 82
$3~158 44
9 82
$3,168 26
No. of inmates during the year ............ 14
No. discharged .......................... 4
Admitted durh~g the year ................. 3
Present number at honse .................. 9
No. of tr~mps c~red for ................... 118
Respectfully submitted,
JACOB L. FARNUSI,
Jammry 7~ 1885.
S~t]~e~'&tendent of zltmshouse.
AU1)ITOII$' REPORT.
Under the following vote, passed by the town at its last annua]~
meeting, viz :--
"Voted--That ail bills presented to the town shall give items and
specify quantity and price, to be printed in the Auditors' Report?
The bills, for supplics are itemized as follows:
The supplies furnished Elijah Long's family
was 1 curd of wood at ................ $5 00
Supplies furnished Mrs. Tt~omas:
One-half bbl. flour ....................... 4 20
One-half bushel potatoes .................. 35
One pound te,~ ........................... 65
Three quarts beans ....................... 33
One peck potatoes ....................... 14
Four pounds sugar ....................... 32
'One-half pound tea ...................... 33
Four pounds oatmeal ..................... 20
Two pouuds bread ....................... 24
Flour~ $2.00; 2 quarts beans .2'2 ........... 2 2'2
One-half pound ~ea~ .33, 6.~ sugar, .50 ...... 83
One-half bush. potatoes, .35, 2 lbs. rice, .20, 55
4~ fish, .34; i lb. butter, .30 .............. 64
One pound tea, .;50; 7~; lbs. sugar~ .50 ...... i 00
One bush. potatoes~ .70; 6]~ fish~ .47 ....... 1 17
One-half ton coal, $4.00; :2 ft. wood, $1.50.. 5 50
One-half ~on coal ........................ 4 00
One ton coal ............................ 7 25
Tim supplies furnished Mrs. Donovan were
groceries from John W. Richardsom
from Dec. 1~ 1883~ to Jan. 1, 1885, ou
a weakly allowance, and equal .........
$170 15
$29 92
$170 15
&UDITORS~ REPORT.
55
John Rapson's account was for cash paid for
temporary aid and has been allowed by
the State ...........................
Hulda Stevens, all cash ...................
5frs. Towne: Groceries :furnished by Ed-
wards & Linnell. I bbl. flour, $8.00, 1
pk. beans, .80, 1 bush. meal, .70 ......
One bbl flour, $7.75, 1 bush. meal .68, 1 pk.
beans, .95 ..........................
One bbl. flo~Jr, $7.50~. 1 bush. meal, .80, 1 pk.
beans, .70 ..........................
One bbl. flour, $7.50, 1 bush. meal, .70, 1 pk.
beans, .80 ..........................
One bbl. flour~ $6.75, 1 bush. meal, .70, 1 pk.
beans, .95 ..........................
One bbl. flour, $6.00, 1 bush. meal, .60, 1 pk.
beans, .80 ..........................
Mrs. Turner: Groceries furnished by Ed-
wards & Linnell. One bbl. flour .......
()ne busl~, meal ..........................
One pk. beans ...........................
F. Lambert: Groceries fnrnished by Ed-
wards & Linnell. Flour ..............
One pk. beans, .80, pork, $1.00 ............
$41 00
52 0O
$9 50
9 38
9 00
9 00
8 40
7 40
$8 00
7O
8O
$3 00
1 80
· $41 00
$52 00
$52 68
$9 5O
$4 80
Amou,tcar~qedforwavd, $4 80
A~mt,~.t brought forward, .
Flour, $2.00, pork, $1.00 ................. $3 00
Beans, .80, Flour, $`2.00 .................. 2 80
Furnished by Towne & Fuller: Flour, $2.00,
½ pk. beans, .48 ..................... .9 48
7~ lbs. pork, $1.00, flour, $2.00 ............ 3 00
One pk. beans~ .90, 7~¢ lbs. pork, $1.00 ..... 1 90
Furnished by Smith & Manning: Flour ..... 2 00
Meat furnished by Rea. & Abbott .......... 1 00
Nine dollars aud twenty-four cents of the F.
Lambert bill has been .allowed by the
State, which reduces the amount to $11.74
Mrs. Timmens: Fuel furnished by Edward
MeKone. ~ ton coal, $1.00, 2 ft. wood,
$1.50 .............................. $5 50
One-half ton coal ........................ 4 00
One-half cord wood ...................... 2 00
One ton coal ............................ 7 ~5
One-half ton eom ........................ 3 63
Two fee~ wood .......................... I 50
One-half cord wood ...................... 2 50
()ne ~on eom ............................ 7 '25
Florence Marsh, all cash .................. $39 00
Mm,y Emerson, repayed by the town of
Methuen ...........................
$8 00
$4 8O
$20 98
$33 63
$39 00
$3 O0
AUDITORS' REPORT. 57
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY IN OVERSEER'S DEPARTMENT,
Town farm and bRildings ................. 89d)00 00
Furniture ............................... 500 00
S!I'O! K A_ND IMPLEMENTS,
One horse .......................... ~... $100
One pair oxen ........................... 170
00
O0
Three fa,t cows .......................... 120 00
Ooe farrow cow .......................... 25 00
Six milch cows..; ........................ 300 00
Three calves ............................ 15 00
Five swine .............................. 25 00
Forty fowls at 60 cents ................... 2't 00
Farm implemeDts ........................ 570 00
Sixteen cords oak wood .................. $45 00
Eighteen tons English hay ................ 308 00
Five tons swale hay ...................... 60 00
Coru fodder. ............................ 15 00
Oue-half ton shorts ....................... 0 00
Six barrels cob meal and oats .............. 7 00
()nc quarter ton coal ...................... 2 00
Twenty cords prepared wood .............. 100 00
One hnndred and fifty bushels corn ......... 45 00
One lmndred bushels oats ................ 60 00
One hundred lbs. lard .................... 10 00
Eighty lbs. h'esh pork .................... 8 00
$9,500 O0
$1,349 OO
$668 O0
:lmou*l,t carried,£or~card, $668 O0
AUDITORS' REPORT,
Amongst brought forward,
Forty-five lbs. sausage .................... 4 50
· Two hundrcdolbs, ham .................... 20 00
Three hundrcd lbs. sugar .................. 20 00
Twenty lbs. butter ....................... 6 00
Soap ................................... 3 00
Eight lbs. coffee ......................... 1 00
Two bbls. flour ......................... ] 2 00
Thirty lbs. ten ........................... 9 60
Two hundred gals. vinegar ................ 30 00
Four hundred and fifty gals. cider .......... 54 00
Seventy-five bushels potatoes .............. 45 00
Ten bbls. apples ......................... 15 00
Three bbls. turnips ....................... 3 O0
Three hundred lbs. salt pork .............. 3(1 00
Twenty-five gals. molasses ................ 12 00
Fifty flour bbls .......................... 7 50
Twenty cider bbls ........................ 10 00
Sundry vegetables ....................... 10 O0
$668 O0
$952 60
Total ............................... $11,801 60
It will be seen that the Board kept within the appropriations made
by thc town, so far as those appropriatious applied, but after the
new extensioll was (~oulnleneed there was llUlf'h fmmd that was al)so-
lutely necessary to be done, and for which no appropriation at all
was made. For instaucc, heretofore it has always been the custom
for the Superintendent to hire several necessary fanning tools when
needed, a farm wagon and other tools being among the number, tile
town never having owned such tools, but the Board were of tile
opinion that it would be cheaper in the end to own such things, and
decidedly more convenient than it was to hire each year, and conse-
quently bought a farm wagou, horse rake and wagon top, and in this
way stop one annual item of expense.
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
At the time of excavatiug for the cellar of the newaddition, it was
found that nearly the whole of the easterly cellar wall of the main
house had to be rebuilt, aud upon further examination it was fonnd
that quite a portion of the north wall of the barn cellar had settled
and become unsafe, and had to be rebuilt, and other necessary repairs
and furnishings in the old part of the bni]dlngs added to the expense.
[['he extra item of insurance arose from the fact that wlmn building
operations were commenced, it bees.me necessary to place a builders'
risk upon the buildings while the carpenters were at work, and to
readjust tile whole insurance after the eomple~;iou of the work.
Another matter of importance which the Board desire to call the
attention of ;he town to, is the water reservoir built during the past
year.
On the east side of ;he main house on the side hill which had to be
removed when the ad'litton was built, was a well of water which sup-
plied the house for domestic pm'poses. This well, on account of its
proxi~nity to the sink drainage aud privies, was liable to become in-
fected, and the use of the water eudanger the health of the imnates.
The situation of this well has, in years past, been commented upon
by the agent of the State Board of health, Lunacy and Charity, upon
his oceasionM visits, and its disuse suggested; however, when exca-
vating for the cellar of tile new wing, it was found that this well
would of necessity be destroyed, and that some other source of wa;er
supply nmst be sought.
After investigation, as it was necessm2v to dig a well somewhere, it
was decided to dig ol~e on some spot where it would be impos.sible for
the water in auy way, to become impreguatcd with deliterious matter,
and the side hill, across the road, opposite the farm buildings was se-
lected, and a well dug there at a proper height to syphon the water
into both house and btmt. This has been accomplished with most
grati£ying resuRs, and a; a cos~: less than what is usually paid for
bui/diug reservoirs for fire purposes, of which there are several in
town, and we uow have, what promises to be, a never failing supply
of-pure water, flowing freely into the baiidiugs without the wear and
tear of Immps and the expense of maintaiaing them.
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
After the new wing was completed, the old wood-shed mid out-
buildiugs were removed, the grounds graded off and and the wall
swuug around to the corner of the addition, which not only gives ad-
ditionM yard room for wood, but decidedly improves the general
pearanee of the grounds fronting the road.
The items of expense nmy be smnmarized thus:
~upportof poor .......................... 82,312 75
New addition ............................ 1,149 1'2
New addition furnishings ................. 27~; 85
Snrplus ................................. 261 29
Extra expense ........................... 1~0-!7 ~2
$5~047 22
The ;own ponnd hereafter will be found at the town farm, as bythe
vote of the town, at ~ts last annual meeting, the Selectmen were in-
structed to sell the old pound, and in accordance with that vote they
have done so.
In conclusion, Cite Board have to say that the town farm and
buildings are in better condition thaa ever before. The land is iR an
exeelleut state of eultivatiou, and well fenced; the crops did well the
past season and were excellently harvested, and the live stock is in
good condition, and tha~ no suhstmgial repairs will be ueeded the
coming 3, eat' unless it be to shingle a portiou of the barn. in the
house ninny of the fm'lfishings are new, aud all are clean and healthy,
and each pauper inmate is furuished with everything needful for his
support and comfort. By the new wing, n 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 could be
granted on account of lack of room. The privies have also been
changed, so that those for both sexes are not only separate, but both
are reached without going out of doors, and are so arranged that no
foul odors can enter the buildings. The general health of the in-
mates is good, and flmy are cheerful and contented. No case of in-
AUDITORS' REPORT.
subordination has occurred the past year, and no serious case of sick-
ness. The Board take pleasure in commending the good mid efficient
managenmnt of Mr. and 5{rs. J. L. Farnham, thc superintendent aRd
matron, for the past year has been a busy one? and a great amount of
work has been accomplished that will show a pcrmaneut improve-
xnent iu many ways.
Respectfully submitted,
W. J. DALE, JR., OVERSEERS
~EWTON P. FRYE, o~~
CALVIN REA.
NORTH ANDOVER LIBRARY.
March 15. Paid Estes & Lauriat, for books, $34 00
" 19. Denuison Mfg. Co., labels, 21 00
April 24. Estes & Lauriat, books ... 44 65
" 29. Joseph Jacobs, Jr., coal... 4 00
July 11. Estes & Lauriat, books... ~2 77
" 17. Mr's. ~Moulton, janitrix... 25 00
~' '~ Geo. S. Monlton, Asst. Lib. 1'2 50
" 18. ttanntd~ J. (guealy, Lib .... 75 00
Aug. 5. Estes & Lauriat, books .... 16 50
'~ 12. Geo. S. Merrffi, priuting.. 1 80
:Sept. 22. L.E. Osgood, Asst. Lib.. 33 80
" 27. F, stcs & Lauriat, books... 19 16
Sept. " ~, - - 17 7l
Oct. 22. Jossclyn's express ........ '2 30
Nov. 1. Estes & Lauriat~ books .... 11 27
" 25. ,, ,' " 34 55
$375 51
Amount carried .fomco~'d, $375 51
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amom~t bvo~ght forward,
Dec. 3. D.N. &C.'5[.Martin ..... ~ 17
" 5. PremimnMcrrimackIns. Co. 52 50
" 15. Estes & Lam'iat~ books .... 18 67
'; 26. Mrs. 5[onltom janitrix to
January 1 .............. 25 00
'; 26. Geo. II. Moulton, assistant
librarian to Jau,ary 1... 12 50
" 31. Hannah J. quealy, assistant
librarian to January 1... 75 00
" 31. Hannah J. Quealy, suudries, 4 38
" 31. Joseph Jacobs, Jr., coal... 3 50
" 31. L. Edgar Osgood~ assistant
librarian to January 1... 10 42
'~ 31. Fred L. Sa.rgent~ assistant
librarian to January 1... 12 50
$375 51
$598 15
$I97 5~
Marcll 11.
Junc 6.
]])cc. 31.
'~' 31.
" 31.
Rec'd town of North Andover
dog tax ..............
Town of North Andover,
dog tax ..............
Hannah J. Queal.v, cata-
logues ..............
Handah J. quealy, fines,
Town of North Andover,
illsHrance prcmimn ....
By balauc% January 1, 1885 ..............
$795 67
$187 67
500 00
35 50
20 O0
52 50
$795 67
$186 52
EBEN SUTTON, Treasurer.
AUDITORS: REPORT.
63
2¥umber of volumes .st the co]nmenee]nent of
thc year ............................ 5482
Number of valmnes added during the yea]'... 219
~N'umber of borrowers during thc year ....... 1175
Circulation of books during the year ........ 197850
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY PROPERTY.
Library building ....................... ;. $500 O0
Public ]ibrakv (6,300 volmnes) ............ 4,000 00
One desk ............................... 10 00
Two tables .............................. 10100
Six chairs ............................... 6 00
Stove and fixtures ........................ 2,5 00
Two chandeliers ......................... 10 00
Portable book case ....................... l0 00
Miscellaneous ............................ 25 00
$4~596 00
Respectfully submitted;
5V. J. DALE, .IR, ] LnmA~:Y
NEWTON P. FRYE,
CALVIN REA,
i COMMITTEE.
EBEN SUTTON,
Jam]ary 7~ 1885.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
To the Ilonm'able Boa~'d q!~ Avditors oj the 7b~c~z q£ 5~orth At,dover:
Gz~.~:-~']z~ :--The Board of Assessors for 'she year 1884, offer the
following as their report:
Whole number polls, 917~ being 90 less than the nmnber in 1883.
Aggregate of persona.l estite ........... $452~10'2 00
" "real estate ............... 1,704~345 00
Total valuation .................... $2,15~,44 700
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amonnt of State tax ...................... $2,940 00
County tax .................... 2~973 10
Town grant ................... 21~550 00
overlay ....................... 2~8 24;
Total ...............................
Poll tax ................................. $1,834 00
Tax on personal estate .................... 5,425 22
" "real estate ....................... 20,452 14
Total ...............................
Rate of taxation per $1~000 ............... $12 00
Total number of dwelling houses ........... 702
,, " '; horses ................... 350
~; ;; '; COWS.. .................. 780
" '; "sheep ................... 44
" " "acres of land taxed ........ 15,365~
Taxes abated on property for the year 1884:
Edward II. Carpenter .................... $00 48
Thomas It. Kelley ....................... 1 20
Wm. B. Chadwick ....................... 3 60
A. A. Currier ........................... ~ 44)
Edward quealy ......................... 90
A. G. Rea .............................. 2 40
G. A. Rea .............................. 12 00
Michael Turner, estate of ................. 7 40
Thomas P. Wills ......................... 48
Mary A. Love joy ........................ 5 8;~
~[rs. J. B. Swan .................. - ...... ~; 00
Mrs. Maria ,Jordan ....................... I 80
$27~711 36
$271711 36
$50 19
AUDITORS' I~EPORT,
Taxes aba[ed on property fro' tile year 1883:
James Brierly~ 1st ....................... $ 38
Dennis Cnrtin ........................... 17
Wm. Ha,lliday ........................... 6.>
Edward 3~eKone. ........................ 2 00
3h's. Lyman l~amsdell .................... I 28
3litchelt Robinson ........................ 2 55
$7 oo
Poll taxes remitted for the year 1883. Owing
to tile parties having permmmntly re-
moved fron~ town ....................
$387 26 ~
$387 2~;
Taxes abated on property for the year 1882:
Samuel F. ttolt .......................... $3 66
Henry Lambert .......................... 5 31
Clarissa and Sally Morse ................ ;. 1 93
3[rs. Patrick £!ostell, o .................... I 05
John Murphy ............................ 2 83
Poll taxes remitted f,r the year 1882 .......
l{espec'tfully submittcd~
$17 78
$58 O0
$58 00
W. 3. /)ALE, Jll., ~ Ass~s,-'otls
NEWTON P. FRYE, m,'
CALVIN IIEA, ~ NO~TH AN~OVFA~.
AUD[TORS' REPORT ~
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
To the I£onorable Board of A',~ditors o[' the Tow~ qf Worth A~dover :
The Board of tfealfl~ herewith submit their annual report.
As the town at its hast annual meeting elected no Board of Itealtb~
the Board of Selectmen were obliged to. and did act as such, under
Pnb[ic Statutes, Chapter 80, Seefim~ 3.
Although the town iu many respects eo~npares favorably with many
others of similar size in its sanitary condition, yet the Board have
grave apprehensions of whgt the results may be, if the present system
of sink cesspool drainage, and privy vaults, iu the more thickly set-
tled portious of the town, are not improved. The towu covers a large
territory~ nmeh of it being devoted to agriculture, and in the farming
districts is sparsely settled. In such localities bad drailmge does not
seem to he so detrimental ~o public health, but in communities thickly
populated, as iu the lower village, where some two thousand of our
townspeople live, being about two thirds of the entire population of
the town, thc bad results of insafllcient and improper drainage are at
once apparent, and each year the Board are reminded of tl)is fact by
their own observation and official action~ :iud from complaints comiag
:from persons living in iufceted localities.
The locality lying on each side of Main street from Ehn to Sutton
street, needs immediate attention, the houses nearly M1 of ~l~e way
are built quite close to each o~her~ the sink drains with few excep-
tions, empty into cesspools made of barrels sunk in the ground but a
few feet from the building, the win/ts generally are not tight, and in
many instances not properly cared for, but infect [he ah'~ and poisou
the wells of water, and that with the often overflowing cesspools~
ramses sickness and death needlessly.
I low to solve this problem of bad drainage in this locality especially
has been a serious question with fl~e present Board, for such matters
come peculiarly within the province of all Boards of ttealth. The lay
of the land in the vicinity before mentioned is good for a complete
AUDITORS' REPORT.
system of sewerage, as the land is descending from Ehn street through
Main~ to the Merrimae rivet' which would nmke a grand outlet for tile
sewage; and the board are of the opinion l~lmt it would be wise to
build a sewer from, at least, Third s~ree[ along MMn street to the
river, theu the ways could not only he properly drained~ which is not
the case now, but tim obnoxious sink bah'el cesspool system could
be done away with~ as all house drains could.enter the sewer and the
filth pass off.
And fm'ther, each real estate owner should have the privy vaul~ on
his premises built of brick, laid in cement, at the bottom and sides,
and so made dght~ and then if properly cleaned another nuisance
would be abated. It is mm that many of the vaults in the village are
built tight and propetqy eared for, but there t~re very many that are
no~ so~ and ~he Board very much wish that all 0roperty owners, es-
pecially in the villages, where vaults are left open, or laid wig stone,
would build new tight ones without a~kv unnecessary delay.
The Board has had its attention particularly called by complaints
made at different thnes during the year, to two localities in the luwer
village, one being the otd "Union Hall" property, so ealled~ owned
by Mr. Henry Keniston, and occupied by four or five families~ where
the vaults being open the well had become infected. The condition
of things on this place had become bad, and upoi~ ~ofifiea~iou by the
Board, Mr. Kenistou at once tlc:ned the well, guarded the openh/g by
proper grading, and has agreed to rebuild ~he vaults and make them
tight. When this is doee the location will be greatly improved. The
o~her ease fs on the premises belonging to Mr. 1I. B. Ellis, situated
on MMn street, on land adjoining Mr. E. Cooper, where the ~rouble
consisted of au often overflowing sunken hogshead sink cesspool,
which gave rise to many unpleasant odors, and an hones~ apprehen-
sion of disease. After several complaints had been made d~e Board
ordered a public hearing iu the matter~ adjudged the sink cesspool iu
question to be a nuisance, and ordered [he owner of the premises ~o
a. ba~e the same, by removing his sunken hogshead and draining the
sinks belonging to lfis tenements direc~ iuto ~he drain upon the side of
~he s~reet. This has been done, and i~ will be found ~ be a decided
improvement over ~he old method.
AUDITORS' 1~ EPORT,
it is hOllcd that the public will kindly heed thc suggestions of the
Board, and aid them ill removing much that is now infections and
dangerous to tile public healflh that the sanitary condition of thc
lown may be improved.
The spedal expense inenrred is ~s follows, viz, :~
Paid Dr, H. L. Bskcr & Co, for anslysis of
water ........................ 85 30
Alansou Briggs, l)epuW Sheriff* ...... 5 50
Respectfully snbnlittcd,
W. J. I)ALE,
NEWTON P. FRYE,
CALVIN REA.
l)e('cm},cv 2,1. 1884.
$10 80
MEMORIAL DAY.
Amount appropriated March 3, 1884 .......
Paid (-leo. S. Merrill, printing ............. $3 00
,h>hn ('. I)ow, IlSe nf lnllgs ............ 2 00
John N. Meserve~ meat .............. t; ~(;
Charles A. Pilling, flowers ........... 17
Alfred ChnrehilL bnrg'es ............. 15 00
Edward Bntterworth. musk'. ......... 3 00
Kent & Brn(e~ crackers .............. 5
G. A. R., drmn corps ...............
Towne & Ful/er~ coffee 81.40, Sugar
$1.00~ mustard .12 ............. 2 52
J. G. Brown, team .................. 50
P. M. ~ inton, oration ............... 10 00
$100 00
$84 1 t
Av'~o~,~! ce~rried j'brward. $84 14
AUDI'FOR~~ REPORT.
Paid J. A. Dame, cigars 83.30, Oranges $1.25
freio'ht 81.0(h help ~'2~50~ coffee
bags .10, serriees $2.37~ milk .50
.Iames T. ,lohnsom invitations and post-
A. 1/. Dm'gin. services ..............
11 0~
· 2 00
9 00
$$4 14
$t~9 16
Bal,'mee due the town ................. $ .84
A. R. I)UIiGIN~ Cim_~nrrFm.
E. C. IIUZZI~;LL~ .
70 AUDITORS' REPORT,
JAMES T.
To cash received--
From old account ...................... $1,595 08
E. K. Jenkius, dog liceuses, 1883... 299 12
Selectmen, library acconut ......... 31 40
Amount overdrawn? old acc()unt .... 17 ;51
Daniel A. Gleason, treasurer, corpo-
ration tax? 1883 ............. 58 75
l)a]fiel A. Oleason, n'casm'cr, ~ehool
fnnd ....................... 218 06
Miss R. Barker, rent of cmnmon, 1883 1 00
Decoration (!ommittee, 1883, ba] .... 3 99
Selectmen, sale of pound .......... 55 00
C. Wilcox, grass on common, 1883 . 10 00
O. F. Spofford, rent of Town ttall.. 10,1 00
Johuson High School, breakage in
Laboratory .................. {; 80
School Comlnit~e% old paper. ...... 1 61
J. F. Alleu, auctioneer's license.;. 2 00
Seleetmeu, old hose ............... '22'2 27
Bay State Natioual Bank, notes .... 31,475 00
/lamesT. Johuson, collector, 1882,
taxes ....................... 75 25
Joseph F. Allen, collector taxes, 'Sl,
'83, '84 ..................... 25~889 77
Town of Methuen, pauper acco,mt.. 3 O0
Ebeu Sutton, treasurer~ library~ Sar-
gent's bill ................... 12 50
])auiel A. Gleasml~ treasurer, Corpo-
ration tax ................... 5,891; 98
l)auiel A. (lleason~ treasurer? bank
tax ........................ 3,~15 45
Daniel A. Gleason, treasurer, state
aid ......................... 93 00
JOHNSON, Treasurer, in account
No. Andover, dauuttry 7, 1885.
~69,187 54
AUDfTORS' REPORT,
71
with the Town of North Andover.
By cash paid--
l]ay State National Bank, discount...
" ~ notes ..... ;
Selectmen's orders for general expcn-
Selectmen's orders for school expenses
By cash. go batance .................
$371 16
24,975 00
20,553 96
11,943 30
5,017 92
(1,596 90
$69,487 54
:lAMES T. JOHNSON, T~'eamtrer.
7L) AUDITORS' REPORT.
Dr. JAMES T. JOHNSON, Collector, I882, in
To taxes due and uncollected 1882 .......... $42P 00
Dr.
To taxes due and micollectcd, 1882 ........ $24 07
" " " ~' " 1883 ........ 4~238 g5
"' Assessors' warrant, 1884 ............... 27,711 3(1
JOSEPH F. ALLEN, Collector, in acco,mt
No. Andover, Mass.? J~m, ary 7, 1885.
$31,973 68
AUDITORS'
73
account with Tow,~ of North Andover
By caslz collected :md paid ................ $7,5 2,;5
amount render:ed b.,,r Assessor's .......... 7.5 78
amount; due and uncoilec~,ed ............ 2.77 97
Er.
$429 O0
with JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer.
By cash for kzxes, 1881 .................. $2,4 07 ·
" " 18~3 .................. 3~12,7 62
" ~' 1884 .................. 22.738 08
amount remitted by Assessor's, 1883 .... 394 26
" " '~ " 1884 .... 50 i9
" due and uncollected 1883.,,, .... 716 37
" ~' ~' " 1884 ........ 4~922 7~
Ct-.
$31~973 68
JOSEPH F. ALLEN, C'ottector.
,[AMES T. JOHNSON, ?5,er~.~.urer.
74 MJm'roEs'
Report of Notes.
No, DATE. TO ~I, rHOM PAYABLE.
.31 Ihpril
32 Ma~ 5 ·
33 tJune z
3t "3
35 "26
I
36 I JulY 7
37 }"8
38 { A t~g. 4
39 Sept· z
4t IOct- 7
42 !Dec. 8
43 ~Jan. ~,
TIME.
· , months
RAT,E
PEr{ C~T Iht. Payable.
4 Discounted.
Bay State Nat. Bank
Error in uriting..
· Bay State NaL Bank
months
weeks ,
months
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
not used.
Discounted,
AUDITOR$' REPORT. 75
~oiven by Town, 1884.
WHEN DUE. AMOUNT,' ~VHEN PAID. I~.EMARK$.
Oct. t7, 1884. ·
Nov. ]o, ]884.
Nov. ]3, ]884. 50o oo
Dec. 8, ]884. · 3,000 oo
Nov. $, i884. . 3,300 co
Dec. 6, ]$84. . ],zoo oo
Oct. 29, i884. . 875 oo
Nov. ]o, ~$84 . LOOO oo
NOV. II, ]$84 · 8oc oo
Dec. 7, ]884 · · ],Soo oo
October ]6, ~884 ....
November m, 1884 . .
Cancelled April m, ]884 [ Total amount hired dur-
ing year.. ~31~475 oo
November ~3, 1884.. ' i Am't paid. 24,975 oo
No~'ember-m 4, r884 Now outst'd'g $6,5oo
~De e berS,]$$4 .... Total int. p'd ~37~
December 5, ]884...
Octobe~ 29, ~$84 ....
November ]o, ]884...
November m, ]$$4...
December 5, ~$84 ......
Cancelled Sept. 2, ~854. ,
Dec. 3, I$84.; L4oo oo December 3, I$84 ......
Dec. to, ~884 · 3,1oo oo [December 8, ]884 .....
Jan. ], ]885. . I 6,ooo eo iJanuary h ]885 ....
Mar. 4, ]885. · ' 6,500 oo !*Novr entstandhlg ......
· Since the close of the year this note has been paid, and there is now no note
against the town outstanding.
W. J. DALE, JE,
N. p. FRYE,
CALVIN REA,
JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer.
TAYLOR FUND.
.Fund ................... : .............. $100 00
Former income repmted ................... 91 13
lnemne for 1884 .......................... 9 64
$200 77
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY IN TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer's cash book ....................
Cheek book, part3yused, cost .............. $18 00
Two bundretl letter heads, cost ...... ; ..... l 50
Five receipt books, cost .................. l 75
Standard weights and measm'es, cost ....... 200 00
Duplicate set for dealers' use~ cost ......... 9'2 50
FINANCIAL CONDI-FION OF THE TOWN.
Amount due from state .................... $ 9;5 11
Amom~t due from estate of Rebecca B~n'ker~
for rent of common, 1884 ............. 1 00
Amom~t due from C. Wilcox, grass on com-
mon for 1884 ....................... 7 00
Amount duc mt taxes unpaid .............. 5,917 13
()ash on hand ......... ; ................. 6,596 90
$313 75
$12,617 14
Not(, *43 ............................... 86,500 00
Balam. e in favor of the town .......... $6,117 14
* Since the close of the year thc note has been paid, and there are
now no liabilities except such as have been con,ratted for the orflin-
ary tutoring expenses since January 7th.
AUDITOR$~ REPORT.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
To the Hoi~urable Board of Auditors q£ the Tmtv~ of ~q~rth A~dover :
The Finance Committee would recommend the followiug appropri-
ations for the ensuing year.
For Schools ....................... · .... : $9,800 00
Repairs and supplies for schools ....... 800 00
Textbooks .......................... 700 00
Services of school oSicers ............. 400 00
Highways, bridges and sidewalks ......
South District ................... 1,600 00
Middle District .................. 1,600 00
North Dish'ict ................... '2,200 00
$11~200 O0
$5,400 00
Support of l)oor ..................... $2,500 00
$2,500 ~0
Total amount recommended ............... $19,100 ¢0
W, J. DALE, An.,
E. W. &REENE
M.A' P.S. FUI,LER,JENKiNS,
78 AUD1TOR$~ REPORT.
VITAL STATISTICS,
The vital s~atisties as recorded for the year 1884, are as follows.
3larriages~ whole number .................
Oldest groom ........................
Oldest bi. ide.' ........................ 48
Youngest g~om ..................... 19
Youngest bride ........... i ......... 18
Births, whole nmnber .................... 87
Irish parentage ...................... 14
English parentage .................... 17
Scotch pare,rage ....................
Dea~hs~ whole number ....................
Foreign parentage ................... 14
Oldest persm) .......................
Over'70 years of age .................
I. F. OSGOOI),
AUDITORS' REPORT. ~.~
"lb tl~e Inhabitants of the Tow'a of zVorth Ando~er :
IR accordance with the By-Laws of the town, the several depart-
merits are required to make a report of their doings to the tuwn at ~he
elose of each financial year, and this year they have complied with the
By-Laws and inaugurated tl~e method of reporting to the Board of
Auditors, as heing the representatives of the town for *his purpose,
which several repro:ts the Auditors have verified by a careful exam-
ination of al/ bills, vouchers, orders and books connected with tl:e
several departments, and by verifying the amount of cash in the
Treasurer's hands, all of which were found to be eorrect,'and the
Auditors herewiflt present to thc inhfbitan~s of ~hc town the fore-
going reports as their de~ailed report of the findings for the fina~cial
year ending January 7, 1885~ and they respectfully ask the town to
accept the same ss being correct and properly vouched for. The
auditors have spent a large amount of time in verifying thc several
accounts, but no more titan 0~ey considered necessary to properly dis-
charge their dnfies~ and 1)e able ~o subscribe their names to what they
believe to be a correct report, typographical errors excepted. The
past experkence of our town would seem to be a sufficient admonition
of great dangers, and the real safeg(mrd to thc town seems to be
pectfliarly within the province of the Auditors, and this Board, being
strongly of that impression, have acted accordingly~ and they trust it
will meet ~he approval of [he town, and the larger expense incurred,
by a searching investigation, not considered a wasteful expenditure.
The Auditors found thc amount of $3.42 had been overdrawn in the
Road Commissioners' Dep~rtmcnt~ ami that amonnt has been paid
info the Treasurer and will appear to ~e credi[ of thc town DeXt year.
The vote of the tOWR~" That ali bills presented to the town shall
give items and specify quantity and price, to be priDted in thc
Auditors' Report,"~was recognized by the Board of Auditors to the
extent that seemed reasonable and necessary to them. Altlm~h they
are of the opbfion that they could justifiably ignore the vote as
passed~ from the fact th~t~ the town has accepted an approved code
By-Ltlws, ht which the duties of the Auditors t~re deflated, ami those
duties eau only be modified by an amendment to the By-Laws~ and
the town desire the foregoing vote to be of commandh~g force,
should be incorporated in the code of By-Laws as an amendment.
All bills paid hy ~he tow~ were itemized and are on file at the Select-
men's office, of which the more hnportant ones appear in the Report,
itemized, but the others are not, for ~he reason that the Board of
Auditors did not deem it of sufficient importance to justify the
creased ~xpmme that would be incurred.
Tim Auditors in eer[ifying' to this Report as Being correct, do not
include the inventory and appraisal of the property in ebro'ge of the
several deptzrtments, as that was taken exclusively by the varkms
par~menis, which course met the approval of the Auditors and doubt-
less will of the town.
The Auditors desire to eM1 the special a[tention of the ~own to the
fiuanehl exhibit which ~ppears in this Report~ the town being entirely
free from debt, which, after the large expenditures for valuable im-
provements, bespeaks much prafse in behalf of the efficient manage-
men~ of tIie various ~wn officers who have ~he expenditure of the
money belonging to the towu. Economical progress is always de-
sirable, and the Audi;ors are of the opinion that such was the pre-
vailing sen~hnent with the town officers the present year.
The foregoing Report with these commen~s and suggestions we pre-
sent to the town as the Auditors' Repro% and ask that it may be
accepted.
Respectfully submitted,
M. S. JENKINS, ) Ac'm'rm~s
d. GILBERT CIIADWICK,} or
DANIEL A. CARLETON. No~
AUD1TOR$~ REPORT. 81
JURY LIST.
The following is a Iisi of Jurors, as prepared by t,he seleemmn,
and presented to the Town for its aceepttmce:
Joseph P. Blake,
Andrew D. Blanchard, Jr.,
Calvin Rea,
Patrick P. Daw,
S. Wm. Ingalls,
Jeffrey Kelley,
Frank E. Nason,
Abijah P. Fuller,
Isaac L. Farnham,
William B. Parkhurs~,
Wm. J. Dale, Jr.,
Edward W. Green,
Willitun F. Kelley,
James A. Ellison,
John Bolton,
Ariel P. Chene5,
Oliver P. Gile,
George G. Chadwick.
M~rtin lt. Palsifer,
Jndson E. Reynolds,
Herber; W. Field~
Nathan Foster,
J~muary ~4~ 1885.
Chas. F. Bisbce,
Bradford H. Barden,
William A. Johns. on,
Frank D. Foster,
George A. Ke~fiston,
James C. Poor,
John Barker,
James H, Davis,
Albert W. Brainard,
John G. Brown,
George W. Edwards,
Daniel F. lngaHs~
Michael E. Bol~n~
Albert Mcl)omda,
Amos E. Hascltine,
J. Fr~mk Fos;er,
Clinton C. Bm'kcr~
Winfield S. llughes,
Albert Berry,
Amos D. Carleton,
William W. Chickering.
TOWN WAC, RANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massschusetts~ yon are here-
by directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said North
dover, quMified by law to vote in elections of Town Officers~ to meet
in the Town Hall, in said town, on Monday~ the second day of
M~rch next coming~ at twelve o'clock, noon, then and there to act on
the following articles, viz:
Am'? 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
A~¢T. 2. To choose Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor,
Board of Hca[th, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, one School Com-
mlttce for three years, one Iload Comm[ssloner for three years, Col-
lector of Taxes~ Constables~ and all other Town Officers. All of Hcers
that are elected by ballot~ except Moderat~r. are to he voted for o~
one ballot,
A~'r. ;3. Shah licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in this town ?
A~r. 4. To hear and act upon the Auditors' Report.
Alr~. 5. To see wh~*t action Qm town willtake in regard to unex-
pended appropriations.
A~t'r. 6. To see what sums of money the town will raise and
propriate for the use of the several departments for the current yem',
to wit: Schools, School-honses~ ttighways~ Bridges, and Sidewalks,
Support of Poor, and all other neeessm'y and proper expenses arising
iu said town for the current year.
A r. JD~TOI~S' R EPOI~To
Au~. 7. To see if ~he town. will authorize the Selectmen and
'Tre,';surer, jointly to hire money temporarily, for the nsc of the town,
in anticipation of the taxes of 1885.
Am,. 8. To see what compensation the ~own will pay the Col
lector of Taxes, and the members o~ the fire engine companies for their
services for the year ensuing'.
A~:r. ~. To determine wha~ method ;he town will adopt to repnh'
~he tfighways, and what compensation it will pay for IM)or on thc
Itighways for the year ensuing.
Amt. 10. To see if tim town will accept [l~e lis~ of .names for
jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
ALIT. Il. "To see if the ~owll will anthorize a petition to the
General Court of Massachusetts, praying that a special act may be
framed by that body, authorizing ~he ~own to pay through its Treas-
re'or, to the parties holding the same, ;he amounts on various notes
giTen in the name of the town, signed by Andrew Snfith, Treas-
urer,'' upon petition of John G. Brown and others.
Am'. 1~. To see if the ;ow~ will vote f~o build an addition to tile
Merrimae School-house, and pro¥ide for the payment therefor, llpon
peri;don of the School Committee.
Ai{T. la. To see if the town will antl~orize the School Commi;tee
to appoin~ a Superintendent of Schools, upon pe0fion of ;he School
Commit*es.
A~'r. 14. To see if the towa~ will purchase a pair of horses and
necessary equipments, tile sa.me to be kept at Engine House No. 1,
upon petition of the Board of Engineers.
Al;q'. 1.5, To see if the I~own will appropriate a sntlieient sam to
put in proper repair, the road running from Ferry street.~ easterly to
residence of S. Holroyd, upon petition of Samuel Holroyd and
another.
AnT. 16. To see if the town will appropriate five hm~dred dollars
for the support of, and purchase of books for the Library; and also
~o see il the tow~ will direee that the money received from th,'~ County
Treasurer for the dog licenses be paid for ~he suppor~ of the Library,
or apply the same for other purposes.
AUDITORS' REPORT,
A~'r. 17. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one
hundred dollaxs to defray the expenses of decorating the soldiers'
graves on the BOth day of 3Iay next~ and appoint a committee to
n~ke ebro'ge of the same.
AR'r. 18. To see if ~he town willl charge interest on taxes not
paid before November firs~ in each year.~
A~re. 19. To act upon any ~ther business that may legally come
before Said meeting.
And you are directed to'serve fids warrant by posting trne and
:tt~ested copies thereof in each of file Post O~ces, and also in the
porches or vestibules of the se;eral churches within said Town, two
Sundays or fore,teen days hefm'e the t~me of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Wt~v~nt wifh yom'
doings fllereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding
said meeting.
Given under our hands in said Nm'th Andover~ this tenth day of
February h~ the ?ar one thousm~d eight ]nmdred and eighty-five.
SeIectnte, ( /. W. J. DALE~
qf ~ 2. NEWqON P. FRYE~
3~o~'ttt A~(t(,~(~'. .3. CALVIN REA.
A TI~UE (~OPY~ATTE~T: