The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1912 Annual Town Report TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER O~FF1C I912 ERS' REPORT OF THE Receipts and Expenditures AS PIU:,SENTED BY ~PIIE AUI)ITO[~ FOIl TttE Financial Year Ending- December 3~st, ~9~2 INCLUDING Report of School Committee and XA;ater Commissioners ri'nE C. H. Dmv~:R Co. 1913 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1912 Town Clerk JOSEPH A, DUNCAN. Town Treasurer GEORGE H. PERKINS. Selectmen FRA~V. FRISBEE, PETER BARRINGTON, JOHN T. CAMPBELL. Overseers of the Poor PETER HOLT, FRANK W. FRISBEE, JOItN T. CAMPBELL. Board of Health THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Assessors PATRICK P. DAW, Term expires 1913 FRANK W. FRISBEE, Term expires 1914 PETER HOLT, Term expires 1915 Schoc~ Committee ALt~ERT F. KING, Jr. Term expires 1913 CHARLES A. APPLETON, Term expires 1914 DR. FRED S. SMITH, Term expires 1915 Chief of Police JOSEPH L. LEIGHTON Constables JOSEPI~ L. LEIGH~[ON, 50HN II. CAMPBELL, GEORGE J. VAN BUsKIRK, JAMES GOFF, JOSEPH BUMYEA Police C~ffi, ce rs WILLIAM P. DOWNES, ALBERT R. BARRINGTON, GEORGI~ E. W. KERSHAW, JOHN J. McDUFFIE, JAMES J. SMITH; MAURICE GUINEY, W1LLIAM FITZGERALD, GEORGE W. CLAY, HUBERT M. WHITTIER, GEORGE H. MIZEN, ARTHUR H. FARNUM, JOHN P. WALSH, FREDERICK RAB8, FRED L. SARGENT, OTTO RUHLIN, GEORGE NE.,SON, JOHN R. McEVOY, HENRY R. SMITH, WALTER H. PAUL, WILL/AM P. WHITTAKER, PATRICK J. ~LEY, SAMUEL ~OOD. Kee~er of Locku~ and Agent Boa:d of Health HENRY R. SMITH Board cf Pub!ir Works WILLIAM H. SOMERVILLE, Term expires 1913 ISAAC OSGOOD, Term expires 1914 JOHN F. BANNAN, Term expires 1915 Surerintendent of Public Works CHARLES E. JOHNSON , Registrars of Voters HERBERT E. McQUESTEN, Term expires 1913 JOHN M. GARVEY, Te~'m expires 1914 F. ORRIS REA, Term expires 1915 JOSEPH A. DUNCAN. Highway Surveyor WILLARD H. POOR. Tree Warden FRED PItELAN. Engineers of Fire Department CHARLES A. DAME, JOHN F. DAVIS, WALTER E. ROBERTS. lnspectoi· of Animals ]DR. GEORGE S. FULLER. Sul~erintendent of Town Farm DAVID W. WEBB. Public Weighers JOSEPtt A. DUNCAN, JOHN O'BRIEN, JOSEPH TROMBLY, WILLIAM FITZGERALD. ADDISON M. ROBINS(~N, THOMAS E. BOWKER, WILLIAM S. ROUNDY, JOSEPH JACOBS. WILLIAM tlALLIDAY. Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber DENN~ J. COSTELLO, ARCHIE EOSTER. EDV~t~ W. MOODY, ROBERT ttANSON, BENJAMIN W. FARNUM, F. ORRIS REA. JABEZ WAGNER Fence Viewers JOHN BAKER, ARTHUt~ It, FARNI4AM, WALTER H. HAYES. Field Drivers FREI) M. HILL, MARCUS L.'CAREY, WALTER H. HAYES. F~rest Fire Ward GEORGE A. REA. Fish Warden ROBERT ELLIOTT. Sealer~f Weights and Measures LEON tL BASSETT. Supervisor of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths JOSEPH W. CROCKET. Collector of Taxes CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY Town Auditor JAMES W. ELLIOTT. SYNOPSIS OF THE Town Clerk's Record of Town Meefin[ blarch 4, 1912 AND ADJOURNED TO rtAi~Gn 9, 19E2 Art. I. To choose a moderator to preside ar said meeting. Arthur P. Chickering elected. Art. 2. To elec~ Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen. three Overseers of the Poor for one }real', one Assessor of taxes for three years, one member of School Committee for three years, one Water Commissioner for three years, one Park Commissioner, Jlighway Surveyor, · Collector of Taxes, Auditor, five Constables, and one Tree Warden for one year, and all other Town officials required b? law to be elected by ballot. Also to yore on the ques- non "Shall license be granted for tile sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" Ali of the above except Moderator to be voted for on oae ballot. The polls shall be opened at 6 o'clock A. M. and may be closed at 2 o'clock P. M. Voted to dose the polls at 4.g0 o'clock. Advisory Board appointed by the Moderator to consi- der all other articles in the Warrant and to report at ad- journed meeting Saturday March 0th. Samuel D. Stev- ens, Harry R. Dow, i'var L. Sjostrom, Dennis J. Costello sad Alphonso Br. Badger. The result of the balloting was made known at ? o'clock. Nmnber of ballots cast eight hundred sixLy-four. Voted to adjourn the meeting until Saturday, March ~th at 1.a0 o'clock. Art. 3- To, elect all other officers not required to be elected by ballot. Voted that the Selectmen appoint all Town Officers not required to be 9iected'Dy ballot. Art. 4. To see if the Town will vote to accpt the re- port t3f the receipts and expenditures as reported by the Selectmen and Auditor. Voted to accept. Art. 5- To see what action the Town will take i~ re- gard to unexpended appropriations. Voted; That all unexpendcd balances be turned into the Treasury excepting money appropriated for publish- ing valuation report and clerk hire for the Assessors; also balance in hands of the Memorial Day Committee. Art. 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the recommendation of the Finance Committee. That each item be considered separately. Department~ Amounts Assessors $900 00 Auditor 300 00 Clerk of Town 200 00 Collector 1000 00 I per cent on collections & premium on bond. (Postage $100.0% Fish Warden 5 00 Forest Fire 'Ward 50 00 Forest Fire expenses (from Bal. in Treas.) Animal Inspector 100 Selectmen 475 Treas. premium on bond and 550 Janitor Town Hall 250 Board of Health 150 Board of Health expenses 600 Fire Dept. (support of horses and pay of drivers) 6000 Fire Engineers 300 State and County taxes Contingent Fund Discount on Notes Election Expenses Lighting Streets Registrars of Voters State and Military Aid Library Trustees, Dog tax and Memorial Day Fund Moderator 15000 5000 1200 325 4300 150 1400 2250 25O 25 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 Poor, Overseers of 225 Poor, Sup't. of farm 600 Poor, SuPt:ort receipts and 6000 Police Dept. 1200 Engine House (int. and retirement of 10 bonds) 1800 School Supt. and expenses 33,000 School Physician 150 Highway Surveyor 1200 Sidewa.]ks, (1000.00 from St. Ry. Tax.) S?s. highways & bridges (Entire St. Ry. excise tax and $500.00 from St. Ry. tax) M:madam 4000 O0 M-~eadam repairs 4000 00 Snow, Bal. St. Ry. tax Surveying 100 00 Water Commissioners 300 00 ~n~erest cn Wa[er Loan Bonds 5860 00 Sinking Fund Water Loan Bonds 2000 00 Maint. & Const. water works ($9000.00 from receipts) Redeeming bonds No. 8 of 04 & Nos. 13 & 14 of 05 3000 00 Sewers, Interest and Retirement of bonds No~ 5 and No.6 O0 O0 O0 Og O0 O0 O0 O0 $2500.00 from Sewer assessments and 1300 00 Sewer Maint. ($600.00 from sewer assessments) Tree Warden 150 00 Tree Warden expenses 400 00 Suppression o1' Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths 2300 00 N. A. Improvement Soc. ' 400 00 Bradstreet School House loan Interest and re- tirement two bonds 3040 00 $111,805 O0 Art. 7. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the several departments 5or the current year, to wit: Schools, School- houses, Highways and Bridges, support o5 Poor and all other necessary aud proper expenses arising during said ,year. Passed. Art. 8. To see what compensation the Town will pay for labor on highways for the ensuing year. Voted: To pay labor on highways $2.00 per d¢.y and 22 e~nts leer hour for broken time. Art. 9. To see xvhat compensation the Town will pay members of the Fire Department for the ensuing year . Passed. Art. ~o. To see wtmt action the Town will take to induce the prompt payment of taxes. Voted that interest at the rate of six per can~ per an- num be charged en taxes not paid before November isi, 1912. Art. ~, To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval o5 a majority of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time during the municipal year beginning March 9th, I9t2, in anticipa- tion of taxes of the said municipal year to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate eighty-five thonsand ($85,ooo) dollars, and to issue a note or notes thereof payable within one year 5rom their dates, any debt or debts incurred under this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the presnt munici~ pal year. -Voted: That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the majority of the Selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time during the municipal year beginning March 9th, 1912, in anticipation of taxes of the said municipal year to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate eighty-five thousand ($85,000.00) dollars, and to issue a note or notes of the Town therefor, pay- able within one year from their dates: any debts incurred under this vote shall be paid ~'rom the taxes of the pres- ent municipal year. The above was unanimously voted. Art. 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sec- tion 38~ of Chapter 560 of the Acts of Massachusetts for ~9o7, relative to voting by precincts in the election of Town officers. So voted. Art. t3. To see if the Town will adopt the precincts as now established for state elections, for voting in the election of Town officers. So voted. ,' Art. ~4. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by striking out Section 4 of Article ~, and insert- lng in place thereof any or all of the following sections Voted: That the Town amend its By-Laws by strik- ing out Section 4 of Article 1 and inserting in place there- of the following: "Art. 1.--See. 4. After the eleetion of Town officers whose names al~13ear on the official ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting licenses for~the sale of in-~ toxics'ting l~quors, the An,mol Meeting in ~ach year sha~ stand adjourned for the consideration of all other matters in the Warrant to 1.30 o'clock in the a'fternoon of the Sat- urday next following, at a place to be designated by the Selectmen in the Warrant for said meeting. The Warrant shall also state the date and hour of said adjournment. "Art. 1.--Sec.5. The Town at said adjourned meet- lng shall choose by ballot a Moderator to preside thereat, and to hold of~ce for the term of one year thereafter, and until his successor is chosen. "Art. 6.--See. 6 At said adjourned meeting the Mod- erator shall al~point an Advisory Committee of five, who shall serve from the dissolution of said meeting until the dissolution of the Annual Meeting next following. They shall consider the reports of the Town officers, the recom- mendations of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual meeting next following, and any and all other municipal questions." The committee shall give at least one public hearing within ten days preceding the date of the adjourned An- TOWN CL]~:RK~S RECORD QF TO]¥N ~[EETING nual Meeting, upon, ail matters to be considered by them. They shall prepare and distribute among voters,prior to said adjourned meeting, printed copies of such findings and recommendations as they see fit to make, and shall report the same to said meeting. For this purpose and for the performance o£ their other duties hereunder, thzy may incur such reas~nab]e expense as may be Art.~ 5. To see if the Town in case Article ~4 of this 'Warrant is rejected, will vote to amend Section 4 of Art. of its By-Laws as proposed in oa~d Art. ~4, with the ex- ception that the proposed amendment shall provide for the appointment of the Advisory Committee at the Annual Meeting instead of at Adjourned Annual Meeting Stricken from the Warrant. Art. [ 6. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to secure the approval o~ the Attorney General of the Coln- monwealth of such By-La~vs or amendments thereof as !nay be adopted at this meeting, and to publish the same ~p accordance with the provisions of law. ~ Voted: To instruct the Selectmen to secure the proval of the Attorney General of the Commonxwalth of such By-Laws or amenc~ments ~hereof as h'.~ve been s ~opt- ed at this meeting, and to publish the s?~me in aecordane'~ With the provisions of law. Art. ~7. To hear the report of the cornmlttee on Sol~ diers' and Sailors' Memorial, and to see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for such Memorial. Report of the Committee on Soldier's 3~cmorial. In the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting il~ March 1911, the following article appeared. Article 30. To see what action the Town will take in regard to a Soldier's Monument, on petition of John H. Campbell and others. At that meeting it was voted: Thai a committee be appointed by the Moderator, who shall report at the next annual town meeting. In accordance with the above vote, the Moderator ap- pointed the following persons on this committee. 18 o,n,~,A"~- ~"- D. S~evens., Henry A, Webster,, Ecnj~:nh~ W, F..rm'm, Palrick H~. f~ :l, ?7~witn P. Frye, Willi.,.m W. Chick~'r'~g, Peter Holt, Ch:~rles A. A~pleton, James i '~mr and i* rzmk W. Th~ Committee e~anized wi h Samuel O. Stevens as chaiimnn, Frank W. Eaton as Sezretary and Henry A. W:Bsier ~.s D'e~tsm-er. A s~:b-ccmmittce on design was ~ehosen as follows: Messrs. Frye, Poor and Eaton. This committee have ed at Soldier's Memorials that have been erected in ~tl lcw_.s fix the State, and have given the subject th;i/ c.,~re[ul s',~dy, and haw at several times reported back to lhe full cammittee with various suggestions. A sub-commRtce on l¢cation was chosen, c~naisti~-~g of 3(essrs Stevens, Hog,n, Webster, Chickering, Holt, and Appleton.~rhay have examined and carefully considered lhe ~ossibte locations" '~ in town for a memorial and hxva ported back to the gcnc~'xl 3ommitlee. The whole committee after a carefl~ consideration of the subject, have come to ihs following conclusions: lsl. The best location in town for a Soldier's Mem- orial is in front of the Stevens' Memorial Library, near the .iunction of Green and Main Streets. ~nd. Having chosen the above location, the problem calls for carefaI and special treatment in order to preserve the beauty of the sl~rrcundings of the library building and not detract in any w~.y from its dignity and character when approached from any direction. Without knowing how much money the town is will- ing to appropriate for this object , and without knowing how much may be raised by private subscription,~if this method is undertaken of raising money--it is diffmult for the committee to recommend any particular design, there- fore the committee would recommend the following action: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of five ~housand dollars for the purpose of erecting a Soldier's and Sailor's Memorial. That the whole matter of desi~ and location be referred back to the committee appointed at the'Annual Town Meeting in March 1911, with full pow- 'er to erect a suitable memorial. Samuel D. Stevens Benjamin W. Farnum Newton P. Frye Peter Holt James C. Poor " Henry A. Webster Patrick Hogan William W. Chickerhlg Charles A. Appleton Frank W. Eaton Committee on Soldier's and Sailor's Memorial Voted: That the report of the committee on Soldier's Memorial be accepted as progressive. That the Town raise and approl~riate the five thousand dollars fol' the purpose of erecting a Soldier's and Sailor's Memorial, and that the whole matter of design and location be referred back to the committee appointed at the Annual Town Meeting in March 1911, with full power to erect a suitable memorial. Art. ~8. To see if the Town will vote to purchase an Auto Combination Fire Truck at a cost not to exceed six thousand (6,00o.o0) dollars and provide for payment of same, upon petition of Committee. Postponed indefinitely. Art. ~9- To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of three hundred and fifty ($350.00) dollars for the purchase of fire hose for the Fire Depart- merit. Voted. Art. 2o. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to equip the fire alarm system with a whistle signal to replace the signal system now in vogue. Upon petition of N. P. Frye and others. Voted: To raise and appropriate eighteen hundred dol- lars for the purpose of this article and that a committee be appointed by the Moderator to take charge: Committee appointed: Chairman Board of Select~nen, Chief Engineer of the Fire Dept., Alphonso W. Badger Sr., D. J. Costello and James C. Poor. Art. 2I. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriatc a sufficient sum of money to pay the firemen $5o/ per year, also 5° cents per hour when on duty at grass or l'orest fires. Upon petition of Charles A. Dame and others. Voted: To raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay the firemen fifty dollars per year, also fifty~ cems per hour when on duty at grass or foresee fires. Art. 22. To see if the Town will appropriate a su sufficient to establish and maintain an extension of the fire alarm systexn at Wilson's corner, junction of Andover Street and Turnpike Road. Upon petition of James Ewart and others. So voted. cot- Art. 23. To see ii the Town will vote to build a rage for tine use of the Engineer at Pumping Station a rase and appropriate tlnree thonsand (S3,ooo.oo) dollars pay ior [he' same. Upon petition of Board of Public Works. Voted to ao so. Art. 24. To see if the Town will vote to macadamize Essex Street from the point in said street where the mac- adam now' ends, near the Charlotte Home, easterly towardt~ Bradford Street, and raise and appropriate or appropriate from any source money for the purpose. Upon petition of Hubert M. Whittier and others. Voted to expend $2500.00 from appropriation made for m~cadxm. Art. 25. To see if the Town will vote to macadamize Johnson Street from the point where the macadam now ends, near the residence of John H. Morse, southerly past the residence of Roland W. Harris, and raise and appropri- ate or appropriate from any source money for that pur- pose. Upon petition of Roland W. Ilarris and others. Voted $?~50.00 from appropriation made for macadam. Art. 26. To see if the Town wili vote to macadamize Clmrch Street from Main Street to a point opposite the residence of the late Mrs. Perkins, and raise and appropri- ate money for that purpose. Upon petition of Alphonso W. Badger and others. Voted $750.00 from appropriation made for macadam. Art. 27. To see i~ the Town will raise and appropriate a sum sufficient to macadamize Milk Street from Johnson Street to the house of' George O. Adams. The cost thereof not to exfeed ten hundred dollars, for a macadam surface in macadam six inches thick ~ twelve feet to width, said be ~at the centre. Upon petition of Edward Adams and others. F'OStlaoned indefinitely. Art. 28. 'Fo see if the 'Fown will vote to grade, mac- [adamize and build gutters in Beverly Street, also build [new sidewalks, and raise and appropriate money for that purpose. Upon petition of Edward F. Weeks and others. Voted: To raise and apbrol:,riate $~00.00 for the pur- kc:scs of this article. Art. 29. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two hundred ($200.0o) dollars to re- ,[lair and improve the street and sidewalk on Columbia ~oad. Upon petition of Fred A. Cart. ~opVoted:foTOSI0endthel~r riated rsidewalks sum of $200.00 from sum ap- I Art. 3°. To see if the Town will vo.te to rMse and ap- "~ pr0priate'the sum of one thousand ($~,ooo.oo) dollars for * the construction of surface drain on Main Street, to replace ~[~ ~' !01d stone drain. Upon petition of Highway Surveyor and li::7 ~ ' others. ~ · ~') ~ . Voted: That one thousand dollars be raised and ap- · ; ? propriated to construct a surface drain on Main Street be- I *~ tween Elm Street and Jefferson Square, but that no par~ ~ ~ of this sum be expended until the street bounds on said Ii.'~' portion of Main Street are relocated. i~} Art. 3L To see if the Town will vote to accept as a I1~'~ public higt~way what is known as Whittier Court; same being an extension of Bixby Avenue, running toward Water Street in a northeasterly direction, as per plan filed with the Selectmen. Upon petition of George L. Wright and others. Voted to accept. Art. 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept Beech- ~vood Street as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance ~vith a plan filed ~vith the Town Clerk, and appropriate one NO~TH ANDOVER 1~ hundred dollars for the same. Upon petition of Peter Bar- rington and others. Voted to accept; als() to expend one hundred dollars /rom appropriation made i'or street and highw,ys. Art. 33. To see if the Town will vote to construct a concrete sidewalk o.n the southerly side of Belmont Street, frown Hodges Street, and raise and appropriate money for' the sa~ne. Upon petition of John A, SuN/van and others. Voted to use $18,.5.00 from sidewalk appropriation. Art. 34. To see if the Town w/Il raise and appro.priate~ a sufficient sum of money to lay a concrete sidewalk on/, the east side of Beverly Street from the Union School lot, to Middlesex Street. Upon petition of James Paisley and others. Voted to use $150.00 £rom sidewalk appropriation, Art. 35- To see if the Town will vote to build a con- crete sidewalk on Saunders Street, commencing at the cor~' ncr of Cleveland Street, and runniug on the west side c~i the Street in front of the Bradstreet School contimdng to~ Main Street. On petition of George A. Smith and others. Voted an appropriation of $250.00 to be taken from~ the amount laid aside for sidewalks. Art. 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriat~ a sum sufficient to establish and maintain an electric arch4 light at Wilson's corner, junction of Andover Street and Turnpike Road. Upon petition of James B. Ewart and others. Voted: To raise and appropriate $250.00 for lights to be located in aee0rdanee with vote taken under Art. 40. Art. 37. To see if the Town will vote to erect and maintain two gas lights on Milton Street and raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money for the same. Upon petition of John X. Healey and others. The same. Art. 38. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars to improve the lighting of Water Street between its junction ~vith Main Street and Elm Street together with Merrimac Street, and with authority to remove light at corner of Water and Merrimac Streets if deemed best. Upon petition of George H. Perkins and others. The same. Art. 39. To see if the Town will vote to install three gas lights at places to be fixed by the Selectmen, near the ,junction of Elm, High and Prescott Streets. Upon peti- tion of S. A. Jenkins and others. Th~ Art. 4o. To see if the Town wili instruct the Select- men to investigate our system of street llghting with au- '.thority to make changes where deemed best, and to. report · at our next Annual Town Meeting, any recommendations they may find. Upon petition of George 3t. Perkins and others. ' Voted: To instruct the Board of Selectmen to inw_z- 'f~ figate our system of street lighting with authority to make changes where deemed best, and to report at the · next Annual Meeting of the Town any recommendation }ey m~y find. Also that the Board of Selectmen have thority to install lights called for under Articles 36, 37, ,&39. Art. 4L To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate three hundred and fifty (S35o.oo) dollars for repairs on Town shed and fence. Upon recommendation ~ 9f the Highway Surveyor. t Voted as called for. Art. 42. To see if the Town wall vote to budd a fence on the southerly side of the Bradstreet School from Main Street to Saunders Street, and raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient for the same. Upon petition of Joseph B. Dnfresne and others. Voted: That $1,000.00 be taken from the school building fund and arlarOlari~ti0n made for school expenses. Art. 43- To see if the Town will elect a separate' Board of Health· Upon petition of John L. Keedy and others. Voted: That a board of Health be created, to con- sist of three members, one of whom at least shall be a phy- sician; that at the annual town election in March 1913 one member be chosen for a term of one year, one member for a ten~q of two years, and one member for a term of three 19 years,that thereafter one member be chosen each year for a term of three years, and that the salary of each member be fifty dollars a yeax. Voted: That the Board of Health be included in the list of Town Officials to be placed upon the official ballot be voted for at the Annual Town Election. Art. 44. To see ii the Town will vote to pay the' Sealer of Weights and Measures a salary. Voted: To pay $75.00 from unexpended balance in the Treasury. Art. 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriatc the sum of five hundred ($5oo.oo) dollars to be expended for the continued improvement of Boxford Street under the "Small Town Act." Voted as called for. Art. 46. To see if the Town will vote not to receive the series known as the Public Documents. Upon recorl~ mendation of the Town Clerk. Voted as called for. Art. 47. To act on any other business which may legally come before said meeting. The Moderator appointed the following persons serve on the Memorial Day Committee. Patrick Hogan, Joseph Trombly, George D. George I. Smith, John Morton. Voted: That the Advisory Board hold over one year. Meeting adjourned at four o'clock. Duration of meeting two and one-half hours. A true record of the Annual Meeting' held March 4th. and adjourned meeting held March 9th, 1912. Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE .~k ( .'T*o the Taxpayers of North Andover: I have examined the accounts of the Town Officers for the year ending December 31, 1912, and have found them eor- '~it with satisfactory vouchers for all payment; have also tried the Treasurer's report relative to Trust Funds and h on deposit in various banks, and herewith present" the 'annual report of Receipts and Exi~enditures classified under ¢;'the headings of the several departments with a statement of *(he Town indebtedness at the above date and a schedule of ~own Property as valued by the heads of departments hay- . charge of same. Persons having bills against the Town are requested to present the same to the heads of departments ordering the articles as soon as possible, charges to the several depart- ments to be made out on separate bills. Respectfully, J. W. Elliott, Auditor. TOWi~ OF !~OR~H AI~DOV~P~ MASS. SELECTMEN'S REPORT To the Auditor: We herewith submit the Annual Report of ~he Selectmen the year 1912. APPOINTED OFFICERS. · ~ ,: Total ease S Fuller, $~ ~ ~ $~ o, ~be~ Elliott, $5 oo S o, ~eorgc A R~ 5o oo 5o ~ [oseph A, Dunc~ 837 5© 37 S' 10hn F. B~n~ 6 2~6 o, F O~fin R~ 37 5© 37 5' ~n M. ~rvey 37 5© 37 o~ ~er~n McQueston 3~ z5 3~ ~ ~rlesDame $Ioo oo ~oo o, l~n F. Davis ~oo ~ mo o~ D. W. Wallwork 33 33 33 3 W~ter Ro~66 67 66 6 ,~ Total, $1oo ~ $5 oo ~5o oo ~15o ~ 0300 oo ~5 o &~propfia~n, i~ ~ 5 oo 5o oo tSo ~ 3oo oo ~5 o. gn~p~ded TO WN OFFICERS' SALARIES NAMES. Peter [larrington John T. Campbell Frank W. Frisbee Peter Holt P. P. Daw Total Appropriation S~58 34 I58 33 33 33 $475 oo 475 oo $300 oo 300 oo 300 oo ~1000 O0 I000 O0 56 25 75 oo 75 oo Sz~5 oo 42 50 7 $o ~I5o oo 15o oo 5~3 33 , 415 83/ 300 oo- $~75o o~ i75o oo l'~!o& oOg a/[qnd xolaal[OD 0 0 00~ 0 0 e%0 0 0 ~ o ~ 0 o 0 0 o 0 o o oo o o o o o ~ ~ o o o o oo ANNUAL ~EPORT ~ Selectmen's .Report ~ ,~ State and Military Aid Appropriation ~ Barker, Andrew J. Blanchard, Ann But~erworth, Ellen Chase, Parker Car]eton. Melvina L. Evans, Samuel A. Evans, Wm. A. Hogan, Patrick MilIs, Emma A. Mitchell, Susan Murphy, Magaret Mahoney, Margaret PickIes, Mary A. Poor, Chas. H. Roundy, Wm. H. Roundy, Hannah Sanborn, Margaret Wallwork, Ellen Webster, Henry A. Wood, Ann Wild, Walter Hogan, Patrick, Agent Colby, W. W., Burial 72 00 48 00 48 00 72 00 48 00 42 00 72 00 30 00 48 00 48 00 40 00 4 00 48 00 42 00 72 00 24 00 48 00 48 O0 48 O0 36 00 72 00 2 00 35 00 Uuexpended Discount and Interest Appropriation Winthrope National Bank $1,045 42 $1,400 O0 $1,047 00 $353 oo $1,200 00 1,045 42 Unexpended Interest on Water Loan Appropriation Expended $5,860 00 $154 58 $5,860 00 5,860 00 Water Loan Sinking Fund Appropgiatiov $2,000 Expended $2,000 00 2,000 Sewer Interest and Retirement of Bond Nos. 5 and 6 and $2,500 00 from Sewer Assessment Appropriation $1,300 2,500 O0 O0 O0 Expended $3,800 00 3,800 Engine House Loan and Retirement of Ten Bonds Appropriation, $1,800 00 Expended $1,680 00-- 1,680 Unexpended $120 O0 Bradstreet Schoolhouse Loan Interest and Retirement Two Bonds Appropriation $3,040 Expended $3,000 00-- 3,000. Unexpended Appropriation State Tax County Tax Highway Tax State and County Tax $8,250 O0 7,190 86 169 O0 $40 $15,000 O0 $15,609 86 Overdrawn Appropriation Expended Memorial Day Fund $184 80-- $609 86 $250 O0 184 8b Unexpended $65 20 North Andover Improvement Society Appropriatior~ $400 O0 Expended $396 98-- 396 98 ,Unexpended $3 0g Janitor Town Hall Appropriation $250 00 Expended $2~50 00-- 250 00 ~. Street Lighting Appropriation Expended, electric light E~pended, gas light Unexpended ~propriation ~pended ' O~erdrawn Appropriation Bassett, Leon Bickell, Joseph Costello, John J. Coppinger Frank 3rockett, Joseph 3urrier, Dana Board of Health Election Expenses MARCH 4, 1912 $2,863 72 1,477 86 $1,763 71~ 6 50 4 50 4 50 4 50 4 50 4 50 ~4mount carried forward, $29 O0 $4,550 O0 4,341 58 $209 42 $600 O0 1,763 71 $1,163 71 $325 O0 /Imou~t brought foru, a~'d $29 Daw, James 6 Dillon, James 4 Donovan, Daniel J. 6 Fadden, William Foster, Herbert 4 Garneau, Fred 4 3off, Fred 4 Gaurd Wm. 4 lensen, Afred Kennedy, John Lawlor, Martin 4 Leitch, Fred 4 Mackie, Frank 4 Mitchell, Thos. 4 YIcCarthy, Daniel ~ 4 Pfrefer, Richard 4 Perry, Charles 4 Putnam, Walter 6 Roberts, Walter 4 Stone, Fred -- 4 ]~owne, Wallace 4 Winning, James 4 Whittaker, Wm. 4 Willis, John J. 5 Healy, P.J. 5 Bu myea, Joseph 3 O0 50 50 50 50 50 O0 ~ 50 50 50 50 5O 50 50 50 50 50 50 5O O0 O0 25 State Election Primary, April 30th. 6 50 4 00 6 50 4 00 4 00 Broderick, Thos. H. Cunningham, Harry F. Driver, Chas. H. Garneau, Alfred lensen, Alfred C. 25 O0 .4mount carried forward, 152 25 ANNUAL REPORT .4mo~tt bro~tght fora'ard ~ Lawlor, Martin Lewis, John B. McCarthy, Daniel MeGrael, Thomas J. Idahoney, Jeremiah F. ~utnam, Waiter T. gaunders, Frank H. ~argent, Fred L. Willis, John J. ~ d Incidenta[ Bunyea, Joseph 4 O0 ffealey, Patrick J. 5 00 Primary Expenses, Sept. 24, 1012 BrOderiek Thos. H. $ 50 25 oo 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 6 50 6 50 6 50 4 00 6 5O Harry F. 5 50 Chas. H~ 5 50 Philip 3 00 Chas. 3 00 I~nson, Geo. H. 5 50 Kennedy, John 3 00 Morrissey, John 5 50 Saunders, Frank H. 5 50 Sheenhan, Harry W. 3 00 State Election, Nov. 5, 1912 Badger, Alfonso W. 8 00 Carr, Fred A. I 00 Chickering, A.W. 8 00' Coste]lo, Edw. A. 2 50 .4mo~l;~ ~'a;:'rivd forwa~'d , 19 50 80 O0 $45 O0 ~0'WI~ OF NORTH ANDOVER~ MASS, ~9 Amouvt brought for~vard. Donovan, Daniel A. Gillespie, James E. Goff, Fred Hamilton, Philip M. IIinxman, Chas. W. Lewis, John B. Jensen, Albert Morrissey, John McA]oon, Louis A. Robertson, Joseph Robertson, Geo. A. Saunders, Frank II. Willis, John J. Leitch, J. W. & Son Bunyea, Joseph Daw, P. P. Matherson, Geo Hughes, Thos. T. Walsh, John Healey, P. J. Incidental Precinct 2 Bassett, Leon II. Broderick, Thos. H. Chadwick, Geo. G. Cunningham, IIarry F. Dillon, James J. Davis, John F. Amou~t carried forward, 19 50 2 50 1 00 8 00 6 00 2 5O 7 00 2 50 6 oo I O0 4 50 8 00 8 O0 8 O0 $84 2 O7 4 00 16 00 4 00 2 00 3 75 6 00 7 50 i O0 ~ 7 50 7 50 I O0 7 50 Assessors New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Daw New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Holt N. P. Frye Fremont R. Ford A. W. Brownell 1'he C. H. Driver Co. Alice Gray IJ T. Mahoney J. T. Mahoney The C. H. Driver Co. ~ben Sutton Engine Co., Poll Taxes '~chichewick Engine Co., Poll Taxes .:later H01t, Clerk Peter IIolt, Postage Stamps ? Town Clerk A W Brownell ~nr; M. Meek Publishing Co. $22 62 .£8 48 12 96 3 15 3 00 99 60 3 22 55 00 1 00 6 85 30 00 '30 O0 25 00 I 00 '9 90 2 50 E?S. Colby 5 00 the C. II. Driver Co. ~4 65 ]osselyn's Express 25 · . L. Cole i 50 Library Bureau 22 33 Ioseph A. Duncan, Postage Stamps 15 62 the C. II. Driver Co., Ballots 19 00 the C. H. Driver Co., Tally Sheets 8 70 Registrars of Voters ]~he C. II. Driver Co. $20 80 ]~he C. II. Driver Co. 10 40 $321 88 $129 05 $31 20 Donovan, Daniel A. Gillespie, James E. Goff, Fred Hamilton, Philip M. Hinxman, Chas. W. Lewis, John B. Jensen, Albert Morrissey, John McAloon, Louis A. Robertson, Joseph Robertson, Geo. A. Saunders, Frank H. Willis, John J. 19 2 1 6 2 7 2 1 4 8 Leitch, J. W. & Son Bunyea, Joseph Daw, P. P. Matherson, Geo Hughes, Thos. T. Walsh, John Healey, P. J. Incidental Precinct 2 Bassett, Leon H. Broderick, Thos. H. Chadwick, Geo. G. Cunningham, Harry F. Dillon, James J. Davis, John F. /1mount carried [orword, 2 O7 4 00 16 00 4 00 2 00 3 75 6 00 7 50 1 00 7 50 7 50 1 00 7 50 50 OO O0 oo 50 O0 oo 50 oo 8 O0 8 O0 $37 s2 32 oo A~NUAL R~PORT ztmo~tnt brought forward. ~Driver, Chas. H, Healey, P. J. Wilton, Geo. H. Total, Overdrawn ~ Contingent Selectmen The C. H. Driver Co., Town Reports The C. H. Driver Co., Advisory Reports NeW England TeL & Tel. Co., Office !~ew England Tel. & Tel. Co., Frisbee ]~seph Jacobs, Coal H. B. McArdle JOseph A. Duncan, Janitor ~(~E. S. Colby, Insurance Engine Houses '~, S. Colby, Insurance School Houses ~'~--~Burroughs Adding Machine Co. ~'~N°ah Hammel, Moving Sa£e 'GeOrge W. De Mars I{e~ry R. Smith, Keeper pi Lockup Lawrence Gas Co. E. S. Colby, Insurance Office contents Philip J. Costello, Posting Warrant J. J. Murray, Postage Josselyn's Express North Andover Coal Co., Coal John P. Murphy, Supplies J. 1~. Mahoney, Handley Claim D. J. Costello, Repairing Scales Bucktey & Sullivan, Chairs State Treasurer, 1-4 .Liquor License D. J. Costel]o, Repairing Town Hall ,4montest carried lo.yard, 32 00 7 50 7 50 1 00 476 00 20 50 94 86 22 00 41 00 5 30 100 08 182 00 90 00 367 50 15 00 5 00 93 50 16 83 8 2O 3 00 6 00 I 10 33 25 8 22 30 00 44 50 15 O0 50 169 25 1678 90 $48 00 $447 57 $122 57 TOWN 01v NORTH ANDOVER~ Amo~tnt brm~ght /onward. 1678 I-Iobbs & Warren Co., Blanks E. S. Colby, Liability Insurance 385 Otto Ruhlin, Serving Dog Warrant 42 Arthur L. Cole, Supplies Joseph Bunyea, Posting Warrants 6 D. J. Costello Co. 12 Boston & Maine Railroad 1 Ridgewood Cemetery Asso. 8 John J. McDuffie 2 John P. Walsh, Keeper of Lockup 8 ~rhe C. H. Driver Co., Printing 53 Joseph A. Duncan 4 J. W. Leitch & Son, Supplies 18 The C. H. Driver' Co., Town Warrants 24 59 5O 50 , O0 - ,~ 5O 19 Bureau of Statistics Merchants Trust Co. J. J. Murray Yhe C. H. Driver Co. George H. Perkins E. S. Colby Stewart & Warren Treasurer O0 25 75 55 25 35 70 The C. H. Driver Co. Arthur L. Cole Auditor $18 00 3 00 42 00 4 75 16 60 40 00 19 75 The C. H. Driver Co. J. L. Fairbanks E. S. Arundel Collector $27 65 85 76 60 2 75 40 00 $144 10 $28 50 \ Assessors New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Daw New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Holt N. P. Frye Fremont R. Ford A. W. Browne]l l~he C. H. Driver Co. Alice Gray JJ T. Mahoney J. T. Mahoney The C. H. Driver Co. V~ben Sutton Engine Co., Poll Taxes 32chichewick Engine Co., Poll Taxes ~ter H01t, Clerk Peter Holt, Postage Stamps Town Clerk &. W. Brownell Merry M. Meek Publishing Co. E, S. Colby l~he C. H. Driver Co. losselyn's Express ~_. L. Cole Library Bureau loseph A. Duncan, Postage Stamps ]The C. H. Driver Co., Ballots ]~he C. H. Driver Co., Tally Sheets $22 62 £8 48 12 96 3 15 3 00 99 60 3 22 55 00 1 00 6 85 30 00 '30 00 25 O0 1 O0 $321 88 9 90 2 50 5 00 44 65 25 1 50 22 33 15 62 19 00 8 70 Registrars of Voters l~he C. H. Driver Co. $20 80 l~he C. H. Driver Co. 10 40 $129 05 $31 20 8~ Sealer of Weights and Measures W. L. E. Gurley $16 15 Leon H. Bassett 56 25 Boston Nickle Plating Co. I 85 games W. Leitch & Son 1 85 Joseph A. Duncan, Returning Deaths, Births & Man'iages G. S. Allen, M. D., Returning Births J. J. Daly, M. D. Fred S. Smith, M. D. ti. II. Nevens, M. D. E. W. A. IIolt, M. D. R. M. Burmingham, M. John P. Towey, M. D. G. E. Kurth, M. D. Chas. E. Abbott, M. D. C. R. Mockel, M. D. Victor A. Reed, M. D. Francis A. Craig, M. D. R. W. Foster, M. Joseph Sinclitico, A. E. Chesley, M. D. Thomas T. Joyce, M. D. W. B. Grant, M. D. A, P. Riopelle, M. Florence M, Robinson Mrs. H. Himmer 81 00 5O 5 75 8 00 25 6 25 5O 1 00 25 25 25 5O 5O 75 5O 25 25 i 25 25 25 25 Tuition Lawrence Evening High School William J. Thompson $5 00 Miss M. Warwick 5 00 Thomas Peel 5 00 Joseph Taylor 5 00 Ernest Wainwright 5 00 ~4mount carried forwavd. 25 00 $76 10 $108 75 ANNU,kL REPOR I' zDno~t broz~g]~! forward ~ 25 00 Helen Rextrow 5 00 ~ Fred Dunn 5 00 Mrs. Mary Ward 10 00 Harry Brown 5 00 ~sther Butterfield 5 00 Charles Sheaver Karl Albrecht 5 00 Beatrice Mylot~ 5 O0 Patrick Walsh 5 00 ~ Wallace McLaren 5 00 JOhn T. Gtines 5 00 Lillian Barrett 2 00 Fred Clark 5 00 Patrick Rem'don 5 00 Thomas Finn 10 00 Lawrence Industrial School 744 15 Elm Beetle (~ Joseph W. Crocket $6 25 William Gile 5 00 ~aWrence BarwelI 5 00 Charles Winning 5 00 James Daw 5 63 Jo~n Sullivan 5 00 I'~, ~rlohnJ. McDu~e~ 750 :~:~ Overseers of the Poor Dumas & Co, Ledger $16 00 J. L. ~airbanks, Register g 50 Forest Fires Coch~chewick Fire Engine ~ompany $141 00 Eben Sutton Fire Engine Company 110 00 Beneker, E.J. 1 00 Bernhardt, Lena . 1 00 Amownt carried [orward 253 00 $851 15 $39 38 $19 50 35 Amount brought forward. Bode, W. J. Cole, Harry L. Collier, Melville Dolan, John Evans, B. T. Evans, Otis Farnham, B. W. Farnham, A. H. Farnham, Seth Foster, A. L. Foster, Harry Foster, A. O. Foster, O. N. Greenwood, Sarah Houghton, Chester Juenger, Geo. Kober, Herman Lane, Francis McCloy, Jas. Roache, Geo. Perkins, Geo. H. Towne, M. P. 258 O0 3 O0 19 50 I 00 2 00 3 00 11 00 2 5O 3 00 I 00 19 00 1 00 ~. 00 5 00 3 00 5 75 4 00 1 00 i 00 I 00 3 00 3 40 i 75 Total Expended Appropriation Receipt Expended Balance $4,685 64 $5,000 00 47O 66 $5,470 66 ~ $4,635 64 ~ $835 02 FRANK W. FRISBEE, PETER BARRINGTON, JOHN T. CAMPBELL, Selectmen of North Andover. ASSESSORS' REPOI T To James ~/. Elliott, Auditor :- North Andover, Jan. 1, 1913. To James W. Elliott, Auditor of the Town of North Andover: (' The Assessors of the Town of North Andover herewith present their report for the year ending Dee. 31, 1912: TO~V~ OF ~ORTH A~DOVEI~ MASS, ASSESSORS' REPORT Aggregate value of real estate Aggregate value of persona] estate Tax Assessed State Tax County Tax Highway Tax Town Tax Overlayings Poll Tax Assessed Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Assessment Assessment Required by Assessors' Warrant Abatements and Exemptions Authorized ACres of Land Assessed Dwellings Assessed Horses Assessed Cows Assessed Other Neat Cattle Assessed Value of Fowl Assessed Persons Liable to Military Duty Dogs (male) Dogs (female) Recapitulation Total value of real estate Total value of personal estate Total value of real and personal estate Taxes assessed on real estate Taxes assessed o£ personal estate Taxes assessed of polls Bay State Street Railroad Tax PETER HOLT, $4,130,963 1,398,5~, 8,250.00 7,190.1~6 169.(~0 88,264.02 3,500.00 2,950.00 600.00 110,233.88 15,137 877 675 $1,300: 860 255 5,529,521 8o, 41.2o 27,132.o2 2,960.00 3,614.03 PATRICK P. DAW, FRANK W. FRISBIE, Assessors of North Andover. 40 ANNUAL REPORT Town Farm Repairs and Labor Mr. and Mrs. Hart Henry Smith Mrs. Bowley ~aggie Walch John Deman ~. L. Paine ~D. Hinxman ~.~erican Sun Pub. 'i H§rbert M. Whittier Bean & Poor Patrick P. Daw Emiley Hagel Barnard Bougart M~s. Bougart Peter Holt Jc~hn Olszewsky E~in O. Reynolds Robinson Hardware Co. McDonald & Hannaford ~n~e Meehan F~o~t Inaeetieide (3o. Walsh Meniek Leavins Treat Hardware Co. Oran Moor Harry A. Prescott Charles Wilcox Paul E. Brail Benj. W. Farnum Wfliam Kesling Mrs. John Olszewsky O. F. Kress & Son Leslie Frisbie ~4mount carried forward, $15.25 11.50 1.50 4.00 54.00 2.30 27.90 3.00 25.00 22.04 204.37 24.00 152.00 8.00 42.75 19.80 7.50 21.40 52.30 80.00 25.00 8.00 6.80 2.44 50.00 70.00 39.45 68.90 100.00 15.24 73.00 60.00 .85 10.00 1,288.91 ASSESSORS' REPORT Aggregate value of real estate Aggregate value of personal estate Tax Assessed State Tax County Tax Highway Tax Town Tax Overlayings Poll Tax Assessed Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Assessment Assessment Required by Assessors' Warrant Abatements and Exemptions Authorized Acres of Land Assessed Dwellings Assessed ttorses Assessed Cows Assessed Other Neat Cattle Assessed Value of Fowl Assessed Persons Liable to Milita?y Duty Dogs (male) Dogs (female) Recapitulation Total value of real estate Total value of personal estate Total value of real and personal estate Taxes assessed on real estate Taxes assessed of personal estate Taxes assessed of polls Bay State Street Railroad Tax PETER HOLT, PATRICK P. DAW, FRANK W. FRISBIE, Assessors of North Andover. $4,130,963 1,398,558 8,250.00 7,190.86 169.00 88,264.02 3,500.00 2,950.00 600.00 110,233.88 944.67 15,137 877 .q95 675 105 $1,300. 86O 255 $4,130,963 1,398,55S 5,529,521 80,141.20 27,132.02 2,960.00 3,614.03 -%. OVERSEERS' REPORT To James W. Elliott, Auditor: Herewith presented is an account of receipts and expen- dltures in the Department of the Overseers of the Poor £or tim year ending Dec. 31, 1912: FRANK W. FRISBIE, PETER HOLT, JOHN T. CAMPBELL, Overseers of Poor. TO'WIll ~)F KOR~H AI~DOVER~ MASS. Town Farm Supplies and Prowisions John Shea $190.00 Bury-Putnam Grain Co, 416.8~, Bicknell Bros. 14.26' Thomas Tattersall t05.0~( John Pitter 75.0~.: William B. Robinson 381.51 George C. Dunnells George II. Woodman Lawrence Market Co. 137.~9 La~vrence Gas Co. 33.45 New England Tel, & Tel. Co. 44.85 George A. Lannon t57.57 Charles H. Driver Co. 8.87 Joseph Trombly & Son 140.75 Lawrence Supply Co. 7.38 Henry Furneux 2,20 Josselyn's Express ~50 Frederick C. Small Co. 2~.13 Fuller Brothers 3.00 Board of Public Works 28.~6 George L. Martin 115.00 N. R. Bailey 20.00 Fuller Fisl~ Rawson Co. 19.$0 John F. Bennett 36.11 Reid & Hughes 24.62 Kennedy Co. 48.34 J. F. Winchester 3.00 Center Grain Store 2.00 Gingrass & Kennedy 2.40 David Webb 11.00 North Andover Coal Co. 172.59 George S. Fuller 28.75 Wiley Soap Co. 15.25 Dr. Fred S. Smith 76.00 $2,4!1.86 4O Town Farm Repairs and Labor Mr. and Mrs. Hart Henry Smith Mrs. Bowley ~Iaggie Walch john Derman J. L. Paine ~D. Hinxman '..~kmerican Sun Pub. Herbert M. Whittier Bean & Poor Patrick P. Daw Emiley Itagel Barnard Bougart Mrs. Bougart Peter Holt Jqhn Olszewsky Edwin 0. Reynolds Rol~inson Hardwsre Co. McDonald & Hannaford A~lnfe Meehan Frost Insecticide Co. Walsh Menick Leavins Treat Hardware Co. Oran Moor Harry A. Prescott Charles Wilcox Paul E. Brail Benj. W. Farnum Wiliam Kesling Mrs. John Olszewsky O. F. Kress & Son Leslie Frisbie Amount carried forward, $15.25 11.50 1.50 4.00 54.00 2.30 27.90 $.00 25.00 22.04 204.37 24.00 152.00 8.00 42.75 19.80 7.50 21.40 52.30 80.00 25.00 8.00 6.80 2.44 50.00 70.00 39.45 68.90 100.00 15.24 73.00 60.00 .85 10.00 1,288.91 TOWN OlV NORTH ANDOVEI~ MASS. Amount brought, fmnvard. ' Mrs. Halbert R. W. Lo/tus D. J. Costello James W. Leitch & Son Paid on Account of Cities and Towns City of Lawrence Order 55 John F. Bennett A. P. Currier Dr. F. S. Smith Dr. C. M. Saville George H. Perkins City of Lowell 1,288.29 40.00 35.00 205.09 135.5~ $1,723.91 49.1'/ 20.50 9~00 1.8~ $15%~4 Order 56 John F. Bennett A, P. Currier Dr. F. Smith Total Order No. 77 Order No. 54 Paid to Commonwealth $82.3( $242.00 83.50 5.00 $88.50 Paid Public Institutions Order No. 58 Foxborough State Hospital 43.18 $43.18 Relief out of House Order No. 16 John F. Bennett Alice MeKone Joseph Jacobs Town Farm Dr. Fred S. Smith George H. Perkins Joseph Trembly & Son Order 38 Waverly Park Marke~ Dr. Fred S. Smith Abram Maslin Lewis Greenwood North Andover CoaI Co. Joseph Trembly & Son Town Farm 23 James P. McArdle ~ Market Co. Luther N. Hall Dr. J. J. Daley Order 198 Waverly Park Market Order 78 D. J. Costello & Co. Joseph Jacobs George A. Lannan North Andover Coal Co. Joseph Trembly & Son $179.41 34.50 8.40 3.50 25.50 .50 9.50 $311.31 $161.40 9.00 55.10 77.50 4.75 11.50 3.50 $322.75 $104.00 70.88 188.34 39.00 $402.22 $159.18 $36.00 4.00 130.90 4.75 6.75 182.40 Order 22 John Carney A. P. Currier Order 34 Cash Order 29 Luther N. Hall Order 41 Luther N. Hall Order 11 Joseph Jacobs George A. Lanan Henry Kenniston Town Farm Order 79 Dr. Fred S. smith George H. Perkins $93.69 43 $90.00 3.69 $120.0~ $144.2~' ;116.ds $11.90 214.83 70.00 8.50 Order 44 Albert Demars Order 45 Waverly Park Market Edmund Lane Harry Watnik A. J. and N. E. Collins F. A. Warren Joseph Trombly & Son Town Farm Dr. Fred S. Smith George H. Perkins $309 92 24 50 I 80 2 50 12 75 3 50 10 50 I 35 $459 01 44 ANNUAL REPOR~ Order 69 A. P. Currier Dr. Fred S. Smith James Walch Town Farm ~rder 80 Sisters of Charity Order 52 W. H. Hane Mr. John Edwards Order 8 Funderman Dion Town Farm Joseph Trombly & Son 81 82 Ladies' Union Charity Society Ladies' Union Charity Society M. T. Stevens and Sons Co. Market Co. Trombly & Son Order 83 Dr. Fred S. Smith George H. Perkins Order 84 Dr. Fred S. Smith Total 65 26 29 50 44 00 7 00 $145 76 $90 00 $46 00 22 00 $68 00 84 71 7 00 9 75 $101 46 $6 00 $3 oo $20 O0 63 75 9 50 $93 25 $18 00 I 05 $19 05 $25 00 $3,311 44 TOWN ~)F NORTB A. NDOVER~ Order No. 45 Order No. 57 " 60 " 59 Order No. 61 " " 63 Order No. 52 " " 75 " " 62 " " 76 · Order No. 64 PAID CITIES AND TOWNS Town of Boxford City of Boston City of Lynn City of Lawrence Town of North Reading Total $22 ~ ' 40 0~ 57 ~7 94 48 $68 O0 9~00 72 ~0 70 00 ~500 $699 Summary of the Poor Dept. ~ ~ppropriation $6,000 O0 Superintendent 600 06 i~ Total $6~600 Receipt 'l';~m H0me $1,150 77 C~ of LowelI acc~. of Poor 128 44 Ci~'~ of Lawrence acct. of Poor 295 21 Chu*rcb House Providence 20 00 Jesse F. Brown, Master 29 00 Total $8,218 42 S _u~exintendent La'or: and Repairs Sui~lies and Provisions Reli,ef out of house on account of Commonwealth on account of Cities and Towns Cities and Towns Overdrawn 902 40 $600 O0 1,723 91 2,411 86 8,311 44 88 50 242 O0 699 93 $9,120 82 $9,120 82 SUPEPJNTENDENT'$ REPOR North Andover, Mass.,Dec. 31, 19i2. 'Gent]emen:--I submit the £ollowing as my annual re- port us Superintendent of the Almshouse for the year lng Dec. 31st, 1912. To Cash Received: ~.~ · ~e'. Milk sold $45~)0 Miscellaneous receipts 1~~ 0O Wood sold ss o,o Pigs sold ~6 4)0 Hay sold 2~. 77 Vegetables sold 183~ ~0~. ~, Apples sold 00,~ Bee~ and Veal sold 265 Total $1,200 76 By cash paid Treasurer $1,150 00 Cash on Hand 50 76 $1,200 76 Number of inmates Jan. 1st, 1912 Admitted during year Discharged Died ~resent number Dec. 31st, 1912 les B~tween the years 80-90 tween the years 70-80 eeeenn the year~ 60-70 the years 50-60 Between the years 40-50 l~et~een the years 30-40 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 Respectfully submitted DAVID D. WEBB, Superintendent. TREASURER'S REPORT George H. Perkins, Treasurer, in account with the Town of North Andover, Mass.: DR. Town of Boxford, reimbursement acc't of Poor Dept. $35 9 Essex, ss. Dog Tax 1911 473 78 Boston & Maine R. R. 1/2 expense electric light 32 Bay State National Bank, allowance on Check Books 102, Patrick J. Haley, Town Hall rental 7~0 Patrick J. Haley, rental piano acc't school 3 00 John P. Murphy, druggist's license I 00 George H. Perkins, druggist's license i 00 Jacob Spector, junk dealer's license 25 ~00 Graichen Bros., junk dealer's license 25 Morris Black, junk dealer's license 25 00 James J. Smith, junk dealer'~ license 25 00 Sam Black, junk dealer's license 25 '00 Sam D. Berry, School tuition 25 -00 John Shea, reimbursement acc't street "20 A. E. Mack, insurance Town Hall 8ff E. S. Colby, inshrance Town Hall 86 Chas. A. Dame, fireworks permit 2 Board of Fire Engineers, sale of motor 18 Com. of Mass., acc't Independent Industrial School 305 Geo. B. Loring, acc't Street Dept. , 20 Church House, Providence, R. I., acc't poor Dept. 20 School Dept. ac~'t Street Dept. 8 Davis and Feuber Machine Co., acc't Street Dept. 94 James J.'Dooley, acc't Street Dept. 7 James E. Allen, reimbursement acc't Bradstreet school 106 12 Robinson Hardware Co., reimbursement acc't Brad- street school 21 65 carried forward, $1,483 Ot 25 00 75 : 50 ~ 50 5O ,.'~'mot~t b~om.!ht foru,~rd $1,483 84 John W. Richardson acc't Street Dept. 4 38 James C. Poor, acc't Fire Dept. 20 00 William J. Toohey, acc't Street Dept. 3 50 John O. Loring, acc't Fire Dept. 10 00 -~'-~Jesse F Brown, Master, acc't Poor Dept. 24 00 Jesse F. Brown, Master, acc't Police Dept. 5 00 ~Iichael McDermott, acc't Street Dept. 3 50 Edward Adams, acc't Street Dept. 39 70 ]~. W. Greene, gravel 14 00 B~,y State National Bank, interest 256 57 ~[~y of Lowell, reimbursement acc t Poor Dept. 123 44 City of Lawrence, reimbursement acc't Poor Dept. 295 26 Dana P. Dame, Supt. acc't School Dept. 57 74 Hon. N. P. Frye, Trial Justice, Court Fines 114 00 Comm. of Mass., acc't Moth Dept. 496 38 C~orge H. Perkins, moth work 98 l~es. F. Ingrain, moth work 14 State Highway Commission,moth work 150 60 R, C. Shellunt, moth work 88 W~ D. Rundlett, moth work 72 S. ,Wigley, moth work 60 qohn Bedell, moth work 60 Bel~. Duce, moth work 62 An~ia M. 'Stoodley, moth work 98 .v~rge E. Wilson, moth ~vork ' 2 24 .~,',~]ssex~ Savings Bank, interest Moses Town Fund 45 00 ~' -Andover Savings Bank interest Moses Town Fund 40 40 Lawrence Savings Bank, interest on Moses Town Fund 40 40 Broadway Savings Bank, interest on Moses Town Fund 40 00 Comm. of Mass., Corporation Tax, Public Service 5,239 45 Comm. of Mass., Corporation Tax, Business 2,343 14 $10,858 06 dmount carried forward, Amount brought forward Comm. of Mass., National Bank Tax Comm. of Mass., State Aid Comm. of Mass., St. R. R. Tax Comm. of Mass., aee't State Highways Transfer from Sewer Collections, applied to pay- ment of Bonds 5-6 Transfer from Sewer Collections, applied to inter- est on Bonds Board of Public Works, water rates Board of Public Works. water construction Daniel Webb, Supt. Town House, Receipts C. $. Mahoney, Esq., taxes Total income Bond and Goodwin, Boston, Tax Note No. 7 Bond and Goodwin, Boston, Tax Note No. 9 First National Bank, Boston, Tax Note No. 10 First National Bank, Boston, Tax Note No. 11 First National Bank, Boston, Tax Note No. 12 First National Bank, Boston, Tax Note No. 13 $10,00000 10,000 O0 10,000 O0 10,000 O0 10,000 O0 10,000 00 Amount of Notes given in anticipation of taxes Cash on hand J~n. llth, 1912 51 10,858 06 3,791 66 1,184 O0 4,069 12 1,000 O0 2,000 09 5oo 11,406 ~ 1,696~ 1,150 77 108,406 94 $146 063.~-q0 '~ :' 60,000 O0 26,602 48 Total Receipts $232,665 48 52 Ai~.(TAL REPORT CR. Moneys expended on account o£ Overseers of the Poor expenses Moneys expended on account of 'General Ex- penses ~.~Moneys expended on account of School Expenses ~Vloneys expended on account of Water Expenses Moneys expended on account Pumping Station Cottage $9,120 82 98,675 96 32,567 41 9,750 88 3,000 00 $153,115 07 ~f~inthrop National Bank, Water Bond $1,000 00 Lawrence Savings Bank, two Water Bonds 2,000 00 Winthrop National Bank, two Bradstreet School Bonds 2,000 00 Winthrop National Bank, two ~ Sewer Bonds 2,000 00 Winthrop NationaI Bank, ten - Engine House Bonds 1,000 00 Winthrop NationaI Bank, six Tax Notes 60,000 00 Total amount Tax Notes and Bonds paid 68,000 00 ?~ in Bay State National Bank, Jan'y 14,191B 11,550 41 TOXVN OF ~ORTH ~X~DOVER~ I~AS8, Board of Public Works Account (Sewers) DR. Jan'y 12, 1912, Cash on hand Winthrop National Bank, interest on deposit Received from Board of Public Works, Sewer Construction Received from Sewer Collections Received from interest on Sewer Collection $4,69260 ' 10072 93611 2,32269 8~ CR. Transfer to General Account for payment of Bonds and interest as per vote Money expended per order Jan'y 14, 1913, Cash in Winthrop National Bank acc't Sewer $8,12L4~ 2,500 00 ~ 2,174 06 3,447 48 $8,121 45 Water Received from Board of Pubic Works, Water rate $11,40.613 Received from Board of Pubic Works, Water construction 1,691 Transferred to General Account $13,102 5~ SEWER COLLECTION' Lo~atim~ .~M~trVerly St. blehead St Mass, Ave. M[~ldlesex St. Ferry Suffolk Union St. Thoi'ndike St. High St. }/~y Si. l~lilton St. Prescott St, ~0xold St. T~y Road Cdhxmbia Road Dudley St. Corem Ave. Amount ~ncolle~ed lan. 11, '12 $60 00 58 5O 802 84 182 g6 161 24 45 90 71 91 66 129 26 127 87 $1159 84 interest ;/ TotM Collection Added Ass'hi $40 20 46 50 26 73 219 24 g 81 24 40 436 247 205 lB7 115 134 $1676 1t O0 15 72 5O 29 14 16 115 25 69 Abat Amount Amoun~ men ~ Collect'd collectef~ $98 70 105 00 58 270 57 47 354 20 ~5 3O $9 7b 23 I0 42 71 86 66 71 04 80 8~ 40 15 422 62 14 1.0 202 ~0 45 00 90 84 114 4b 92 14 45 06 82 $2392 02 L, 'TOWN OF NORTtl SEWEI~ COLLECTIONS Oscar M. Godfrey, Middesex St., sewer Wallace W. Chickering, Prescott St., sewer Maxine LaFountain, Middlesex St., sewer John J. Conners, Milton St., sewer M. T. Steven's Sons Co., Prescott St., sewer Davis Furber Machine Co~, Prescott St., sewer Peter Barrington, Union St., sewer Joseph H. Stone, Milton Si., sewer Joseph II. Stone, Middlesex St., sewer Estate, Charles Batchelder, Perry St., sewer Peter Lefebom, IIarold St., sewer George H. Mefflin, Middlesex St., sewer James B. Miller, Mass. Ave., sewer Mrs. J. B. Marston, Prescott St., sewer Charles R. Carter, IIgh St., sewer William M. Ferna]d, Prescott St., sewer John Boynes, Thorndike St., sewer Benj. R. Bradley, Middlesex St., sewer Miles Longbotton, Perry St., sewer William L. Barrel, Suffolk St., sewer Etate, J. W. France, Beverly St., sewer Thomas Curtis, Perry St., sewer George A. Longworthy, Beverly St., sewer Hugh Shearer, Mass. Ave., sewer Bevington & Tongue, Beverly St., sewer Bevington &Tongue Mass. Ave., sewer Bevington & Tongue, Middlesex St., sewer Bevington & Tongue, Harold St., sewer Bevington & Tongue, Marblehead St., sewer John Whitehead, Mass. Ave., sewer George A. Lannon, Marblehead St., sewer Lewis Greenwood, Mass. Ave., sewer Annie Hendrickson, Perry St., sewer 25 05 14 34 ~ 2 69,':' 30 13j~ 118 ~.~:- 25 ~' lg 90 108 O0 33 57 30 ~ 30 13 ~9 g~ 27 ~8 36 83 23 ~'10 80 00 00 50 ,. oo flO 00, ~ ~ O0 ' O0 O0 5O .4mount carried forward, 1.~00 86 ·--,~ ~NNUA~ ~EPORT Amount brought f oru,ard. 1,200 86 Mary Wyatt, Middlesex St., sewer 14 25 Chas. D. Glennie. Mass. Ave., sewer 26 40 Sam'l Bottomly, Marblehead St., sewer 15 00 Estate, William Marsden,Marblehead St.. sewer 15 00 Henry D. Rockwell, Prescott St., sewer 3 90 "~Uharles Stewart, Perry St., sewer 15 00 l~rank M. Greenwood, High St., sewer 25 73 .yincenzo Nastazna, Thorndike, sewer 41 86 J: F. Mahoney, Esq.,Prescott St., sewer 83 50 ]gargaret Barwell, May St., sewer 12 00 '~ob'~ "t Volkmer, Marblehead St., sewer 30 00 Sarah Meats, May St., sewer 11 04 Dominic Caisella, Thorndike, sewer 30 00 'John Boardman, Comm. Ave., sewer 12 00 Jgseph Tinton. Comm. Ave., sewer 28 20 John W. Sullivan. Prescott St., sewer 30 13 Anson L. Griffin, May St., sewer 24 00 William G. Glennie, Commonwealth Ave., sewer 48 60 Charles Theil, Prescott St., sewer 70 95 Archibald Stewart, Commonwealth Ave., sewer 13 05 William Clemens. Middlesex St., sewer 20 70 William Clemens. Perry St., sewer 12 87 Katll(..'erine Hyde. Middlesex St., sewer 31 20 Charles Ashford, Perry St., sewer 21 30 ~ta~te, Joseph Sanborn, Dudley St., sewer 15 15 S. '~John Smith, May St., sewer 12 00 Ernest Smith, May St., sewer 12 00 Estate, Charles E. Stillings, Dudley St., sewer 13 64 Carl Albrecht, Columbia Road, sewer 30 00 M. Will,am Moulton, Dudley St., sewer 51 00 James Nelson, Columbia Read, sewer 7 50 James Briefly, Columbia Road, sewer 8 40 Mary A, lbucht, Troy Road, sewer 30 84 George E. Sanford, Columbia Road, sewer 15 62 ~4mouut carried forward, 2,033 69 Amount brought forward. George Brightman, Columbia Road, sewer George Brightman, Troy l~oad, sewer Estate, S. D. Andrews, Perry St., sewer Brooks Hurst, Middlesex St., sewer Mrs. Mary E. Damm, Troy Road, sewer Mrs Mary Bedell, Columbia Road, sewer Mrs. Eliza Hayes, Troy Road, sewer Edmund M. Warren Land Trust, High St., sewer Mrs. Ada L. Currier, High St., sewer Mrs. Lillian Sargent, Harold St., sewer Joseph H. Stone, Dudley St., sewer George E. Hathorne, Dudley St., sewer IntereSt Public Library Account DR. Cash on hand Jan'y llth, 1912 Received from town of North Andover, appro- priation Received from town of North Andover, Dog Tax 1911 · Received from Library Trustees, fines etc. Received from Merchants' Trust Co., interest on deposits Total 2,033 69 15 62 ~ 15 O0 27 30 .. 41 40 ~ 15 O0~' 15 O~~ 30 00 35 77 25 O5 33 ~ ' 27 7 71 $2,322 29 $2.392 0~2 $11 77 2,~50 O0, 72 67 '~t 11 11 ~ '2,819 28 58 A~UAL R~PORT Money expended per order Trustees Cash on hand Jan'y 14, 1913 Public Library Taylor Fund '~mount of Fund in Essex Savings Bank, Law- ¢~ fence at last annual report ~nnual interest to Oct. 16th, 1912 $2,702 37 116 9i $2,819 28 $529 90 24 08 $553 98 This fund was left by the donor for the purpose of pur- chasing fuel for needy people. It has now reached a sum where the yearly income may be a benefit and your treasurer recommends that it be cal- led for by some charitable organization for that use. Moses Towne School Fund Andover Savings Bank Essex Savings Bank ~a'~'ence Savings Bank ~Broadway Savings Bank $1,000 O0 1,000 O0 1,000 O0 1,000 O0 $4,000 O0 The annual interest amounting to $165.80 has been drawn and placed at the disposal of the school committee. Interest on Water Bonds 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80 Amount at last annual report $1,583 60.- Deposited in Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence Annual interest on Essex Savings Bank Deposited in Lawrence Savings Bank, Lawrence Annual interest at Lawrence Savings Bank, Lawrence $1,855'~$ Respectfully submitted, GEORGE HENRY PERKINS, Treasurer. ~ L O0 O0 8888 8. § AUDITOR'S REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS t Liabilities Engine House Bond 1908 Water Bond of 1898 Water Bond of 1899 Water Boad of 1904 Water Bond of 1905 Sewer Bond of 1909 Bradstreet School Bond of 1911 Assets Cash in Treasurer's hand Cazh in Treasurer's hand (Water Dept.) Uncollected taxes Due from State and Military Aid Due from Cities and Towns Water Bond Sinking Fund Net Indebtednes~ of the Town 16,000 O0 80,000 O0 40,000 O0 19,000 O0 6,000 O0 44,000 O0 2~000 O0 $11,550 41 3,447 43 14,047 27 1,047 00 72 15 60,346 56 138,489 18 , .29,ooo oo ,2 9,ooo oo Respectfully, J. W. Elliott, Auditor. TAX GOLLE~;TOR'$ REPOR~i' James W. Elliott, Auditor, Dear Sir: Herewith I submit the report o£ Collector of Taxes for the year ending December 31, 1912. 66 ANNUAL REPORT 1906 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1912 Interest .Collected warrants . ~.~llected interest ~tbated ' 1907 Warrant Interest q~lected Warrant Collected interest $14 oo 62 $200 62 12 O0 $14 62 $14 62 $4 00 i 52 4 00 I 52 $5 52 $5 52 1908 l~ncollected Jan. 1, 1912 Iflterest Collected warrant Ill. Co,Coted interest Aba~ed , ~f1909 ",~ UncolleetedJan. l, 1912 ~Interest /Col]ectedwarrant Collected interest Abated Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913 $114 O0 10 70 53 50 10 70 60 50 $124 70 $124 70 $721 80 40 32 304 50 40 32 43 45 373 85 $762 12 $762 12 1910 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1912 Interest $1,606 91 71 72 Collected warrant Collected interest Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913 1911 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1912 Interest Collected warrant Collected interest Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913 $1,678 63 $6,266 16 155 68 774 07 .~- 71 72/ · 832 ~ $6,105 68 155'168 160~48 $6,421 84 $6,42i 84~.~ 1912 Assessors warrant $110,233 22 Additional warrant 28 00 Gypsy Moth Assessment 600 00 Bay State St. Ry., Excise tax 3,614 03 Interest 32 15 Collected warrant Collected interest $97,236 45 32 15 Coll. Bay State St. Ry., Excise tax Abated Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913 $114,507 4O 12,680 10 ~. REPORT' Boxford Street Improvement l~epot[ of' Boxford Street Improvement Under the Small Town Account. Appr~priat~o~ · Receipt Edward Adams Peter' I~t / Overdrawr~ $500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 $1,408.07 162.00 1,570.07 $70.07 "ivO'lV]~' ~(YF I~Oi~VFH AI~DO$'EI~ '71 Tree Warden's Report North AndoYer, Jan. 1, 191~. To ~he Ytud~tor of the To~cn of N~rth .4ndover :--- I he'rewith submi~ my first annual report ~ Warden for the year ending December 31, 1912, i Seventy-five trees have been planted tm our streets. This is the largest number of trees ever planted in the history of North Andover in one year. They were set by Tree'Warden Fred W. Phelan on the following streets: Beachwood Street, 5; Belmont Street, 5; Beverly Street, 1 Chadwick Street, 8: First Street, 2; Hodge Street,~; High Street, 3; Milton Street, 12; Morton Street, 3; Mai~ S~reet, 2; May Street, 2 ;Middlesex Street, 7; Marblehead Street, 5; Maple Avenue, 1; Massachusetts Avenue, 1; Pleasant Street, 5; Perry Street, 3; Railroad Avenue, 6; Stevens Street, and Thorndike Road, 2. Sargent Sfreet, 2; By petition to the Tree Warden live trees were taken down in front of the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Reid and N~ Mr. Patrick Collins. Owing to the building of the state highway in front of the residence of Arthur F. Chadwick it was necessary tO move back six trees so they would not be on the street bound and by request one in front of the M. E. parsonag~ on Third Street. ANNUAL Thirty-six new guards have been purchased and put on young trees on different streets, that needed to be protected most. A large amount of roadside cutting has been done on the following streets: Beverly Street, Court Street, Harold Street, Railroad Avenue, Sutton Street, and Salem Street. '~: Owing to a number of severe storms two large willow trees fell One on Salem Street, and on the triangle corner of Chestnut and Andover Streets. These trees were old landmarks of the town. Many trees have been trimmed and dead trees have been removed on Beverly Street, Salem Street, Sargent street, Second Street, Essex Street, First Street, Third and Middlesex Street. - ~ Chairman-~' Carl Vetter and Tree Warden Fred W. Phelan of the Arbor Day Committee, selected Milton Street for the exercises, where twelve handsome maples were planted. As the town is bu}Iding rapidly and new streets are being accepted, I would recommend that a larger sum of money be appropriated so as to give the Tree Warden a chance, to purchase a larger amount of trees, 'as I find there are a number of streets that have no trees on. ~ Dur, ing the months of January and February the previ- ous Tre~ Warden ppent $36.45. ., In closing I wish to thank all persons who have in any w~ assisted me during my term of ~ffice.. /~ "The following bills have been approved: ii~oston & Maine freight Harry Charlesworth, labor Daniel Smith, labor Joseph Campbell, labor James Smith, labor Frank Coppinger, labor Charles Driver, supplies Frank Smith, labor Frank Green, labor George Greenwood, labor Mathew Hughes, labor William Smith, labor J. W. Leitch & Sen, supplies Smith's Express Martin McDonough, labor Daniel McCarthy, labor Robinson Hardware Supplies James MeMannon, 75 trees John Smith, labor Lawrence Walsh, labor John Morrissey, labor John Sullivan, labor Fred Phelan, expenses TO~VN Or ~N-OI~TIt A~DO¥~R~ MASS, For Tree Warden's Expenses. Appropriation Balance 73 $1.04 9.00 18.00 17.00 1.00 2.50 8.00 5.00 1.00 10~50 33.00 2.25 18.25 75.00 89.25 i.0o Under Ralph Robinson, January and February: John Smith Frank Smith William Smith Smith Bros., labor and horse ~ David Roach John Kennedy Ralph Robinson Edward Dudley ,lm~nes W. Leiteh & Son lJ~er Fred W. Phelan, 10 months Under Ralph Robinson, 2 months Total Appropriation Overdrawn 12. 1.89 5.10 1.20 6.30 .50 .50 2.15 $36.45 $398.34 36.45 $434.79 $400.00 $34.79 Yours respectfully, FRED W. PHELAI~, Tree Warden. Animal Inspector's Report '~ · To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover :-- I hereby submit to you my annual report of cattle inspected by me for the year 1912. Number of cattle inspected was eight hundred and forty-nine. There were some cases of rabies in town during the gear, also some hog cholera. Expenses $~100.00~ Respectfully submitted, DR. GEO. S. FULLER, . - Inspector. 76 ANNUAL RRPORT North Andover Improvement Society North Andover, Mass., Jan. 11, 1913. To the Auditor o£ the Town of North Andover:-- Dear Sir:-- · Herewith is appended the report of the North Andover Lmprovement Society for the year of 1912. Appropriation $400.00 Expended, work on Common and Triangles, Oct. 14, 1911, to Sept. 7, 1912 $326.25 Charles Wilcox, repairing in 1911. 2.00 March 25, 1912, Peter Holt, labor and materials 36.50 March 25, 1912, John A. Bedell, labor on Triangle, 1911 6.00 March 25, 1912, Fred L, Sargent, use o£ horses on Common 5.00 qJt~n~ ~7, 1912, RobinSon Hardware Co., wheelbarrow 4.00 ~ 17, 1912, ]~rightwood Mfg. Co., padlock and key 1.00 ~J~uly 6, 1912, Davis & Furber Machine Co., repairs 9.95 ? July 6, 1912, W. B. Robinson, supplies 1.00 August 30, 1912, John A. Bedell, labor on triangle, 1912 5.28 Unexpended balance Jan. 12, 19] 2 $396.98 $3.02 $400.00 TOWN OF NORTH Alt-DOVER~ MASS. 77 All according to detailed bills furnished the Selectmen and approved by the Tree Warden. Respectfully submitted, HERBERT S. STILLINGS, Treasurer. ANNUAL Memorial Fund North Andover, Jan. t, 1913. To~,James W. Elliott, Auditor :- The trustees of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund submit their report, Amount last report From Town Grant From Arthur P. Chickering From Rev. John M. Galagher Interest to Oct. 16, 1912 Total $789.55 79.03 25.00 10.00 38.63 $942.21 HENRY A. WEBSTER, JAMES C. POOR, FRANK W. EATON, Trustees. Memorial Day Committee North Andover, Mass, 'To James W. Elliott, Auditor :-- The Memorial Day Conmaittee make the follow{ng report for year 1912: Appropriation C. II. Driver Co., Printing $8.25 Geo. D. Gile, stationery and service 12.30 Father Gallagher, rent of hall and piano 13.50 P. Hogan, special car and sundries 15.95 P. J. Healey, services 6.00 Geo. A. Lannan, refreshments 46.50 J. W. Leitch & Son, paint and brush .80 John P. Murphy, cigars 15.00 Geo. H. Perkins, napkins 1.50 Annie L. Stevens, flowers 45.00 F. L. Sargent, teams 20.00 Balance $250.00 $184.80 $65.20 GEORGE D. GILE, Secretary. GEORGE I. SMITH, PATRICK HOGAN, JOHN MORTON. 8O AN~NUA L REPORT Moth Department ' Report of Local Supt. of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Dept. Brush Cutting. The following road-side cutting was completed under the supervision of the Moth Supt.: On Willow Street, from Talbot Place to Turnpike Street, from Chestnut Street, to Tucker Place on.Mill Street, from Sutton Street to Fieldhouse Place on Clark Street, about 250 feet on Sutton Street, near Finnigan Place, trom ][ce Houses to a distance of 800 feet on Pond Street, from Ward Hill line to top of hill near Chadwick Place, on Tucker Street, one side of road to Turnpike Street, from Charlotte Home to Country Club on Essex Street, on Towne Street, ~rom Benj. Farnum's to Turnpike Street, on Farnum Street, from Summer Street, to Benj. Farnum's from Ingalls Crossing Station to Ash Street, on Farnum ~Street; Disease Work. Brown Tail Fungus and Wilt Disease of Gypsy Moth were placed in different parts of the heavily wooded districts of the town, the Fungus doing good work in places but the Wilt of the Gypsy 3/Ioth doing little or nothing. The success of these two diseases cannot be assured un- less under favorable climatic conditions. About 80 per cent. of the diseased eggs of the Gypsy Moth, sent us from the state laboratories failed to hatch, but we can expect greater results by local propagation in another year. 81 Elm Tree Beetle. A special appropriation must be raised for this destructive insect as the state does not appropriate any money for the work, and claim it a local pest. The best method of fight against this pest is spraying and the work can be done and done well for 300.00. It will be necessary to appropriate this sum early for the work can be done mos{~ effectively as soon as the leaves are large enough to hold poi: son. After the larva of the beetle starts to feed it is next to~ impossible to do them harm by spraying. ~ Street Work. The work against the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth on our street trees showed excellent results. Much critiei~m was given the Moth Department for devoting their time ~%0 pr/yarc work but two great results were shown from this work. The absence of Gypsy Moths on our stree~ trees and the ability of the Departmer_t to get along without a large over draught. We completed $1,643.45 worth of private work in 1912, and received but $200.00 for the work from the State Department. JOSEPH W. CROCKET. Local Supt. Total pay rolls, bills from Jan. 1, 1912, to Jan. 4, 1913: Joseph W. Crocker $670.21 Guy S. Greenwood 254.52 William Gile 427.03 George Johnson 211.95 Lawrence Barwell 491.13 ~'~eo. E. Knowles 148.86 ~Ohn Sullivan 482.96 dm ed Phelan 136.13 es Daw 187.45 ward Gile 22.00 Chas. Bryson 18.88 David Crocker 14.25 .~ as. Winning 229.66 · Bertram Wrigley 14.25 .John Smith 12.00 Dan. Gile 112.50 Dan. McCarthy 132.79 Frank Curley 163.41 Melbourne Collier 34.16 John Davis 33.00 Patrick Driscoll 39.10 Lawrence Carey 22.51 ]~rtin Lawler 6.75 P. P. Daw 64.55 $ohfi Sullivan 8.25 Jolyn J. McDuffie 133.02 J~hn Milles 12.00 /'Frank Smith 12.75 John Meserve 4.00 Boston & Maine R.R. 1.84 J. W. Leitch & Co. 9.44 Robinson Hardware Co. 6.16 Lawrence Duck Co. 7.50 ~mo~t~t carried forward, 4,175.01 88 ~mount brought forward, Davis & Furber Machine Co. A. L. Cole C. H. Driver Co. American Express Co. Josselyns Express Co. J. W. Crocker, express, postage and freight Guy Greenwood, express I-I. J. Stanchfield Co. Lawrence Rubber Co. Robinson W. B. & Co. S. D. Hinxman Chas. Wilcox Atkinson Craig Co. New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Geo. H. Perkins 4.175.01 1.50 1.30 2.05 .25 2.90 .20 1.40 1.90 1. 26.~ 2.00 Totals Appropriation State Allotment Private work $4,183.08 $2,300.00 200.00 1,66L43 Total available Total expenditure Total amount avaiIable Overdrawn Amount due from State $4,161j~. $4,183.03 $4,161.48 $21,80 $21.60 $4,161.43 $4,188.03 4,183.08 $221.60 J. W. CROCKET, Local Supt. ANNUAL REPORT Forest Warden's P eport To the Auditor of the Town of No. Andover :-- ~ I herewith submit the annual report of forest fires for the year ending Jan. 1, 1913. ,~. There have been 12 grass fires, 3 dump fires and 6 brush ~res. The total cost of the fires was $349.90, the engine companies drawing $251. Brush fires burned over 21 acres, causing a damage of about $235. Twenty-four permits have been issued. Following is the report of each fire: Jan. 8. grass fire on Dec. 1912 account. Extinguished by Cochichewick. Cost $17. l~r. 31. grass fire at corner of Union and Marblehead Sts. Put out by bo~h companies. Cost $15.50. Apr. 7, grass fire on land of John Driscoll on Railroad Ave. Cost $15. Ap~. 26, grass fire on land of Davis & Furber Co., on Union / St. Cost $7.50. May 5, small brush fire on land of E. Adams. Put out by Cochichewlck. Cost $22.50. July 2, dump fire in rear of P. C. Ward's. Extinguished by both companies. Cost $23.00. July 4, grass fire on land of Lois Blunt. Cost $8.50 July 5, dump fire. Cost $8.00. July 5. small fire on land of Stevens. Burned over 2 acres. Cause: Engine on B. & M. Cost $4.25. TOWN OF ~ORTH AN1)OVER~ ~,IASS. $5 July 8, dump fire. Cost $15. Sept. 26, dump fire. Cost $13.50. Oct. 1, brush fire on land o£ Annette Berry. Burned over 1/2 acre. Cause unknown. Cost $6.75. Oct. 6, Brush fire on 'land of Hainsworth in the Kimball District. Cause: Carelessness. Cost $49.50. Oct. 20, grass fire in Grogan's pasture. Put out by both~ companies. Cost $14. fire on land of Frank Chase of Reading, n~ar~ Oct. 22, brush the No. Andover--No. Reading line. Cause Unknown.j Cgst $14. Oct. 31, brush and wood fire on land of B. W. Farnum, Cause unknown. Damage: $75. Cost $66. Nov. 21, grass fire side of B. & M. Eastern Div. Cause: Et; gine. Cost $4. Nov. 23, grass fire side of B. & M. near Fuller's Crossingi Cause: Engine. Cost $2. Dec. 2, Grass fire near corner of Middlesex' and Railroad; Ave. Cost $14.50. Dec. 12, grass fire near corner of Osgood and Prescott StsJ Cost $14. Dec. 13, grass fire on land of Mrs. A. P. Currier on Prescott St. Cost $7. Dec. 14, small brush fire on land of O. N. Foster. Cause: Believed to be someone smoking. Cost $4. ]~ec. 10, grass fire near Ingall's Crossing on land of Wm. Bode. Damage: $5. Cost $1. Respectfully submitted, " GEO. A. REA, Forest Warden. Police Department To the Auditor of the Town of North Andover:-- I herewith submit the annua! report of the Police Depar~- m~t for the year ending January l, 1918. TOWN OIY NORTH ANDOVI~I~ AppropriatiOn John Walsh George Nelson John H. Campbell Albert Barrington James Goff Joseph Bumyea Joseph L. Leighton Geo. J. VanBuskick Patrick J. Haley John McEvoy Otto Ruhlin Wm. Fitzgerald Henry R. Smith George E. Kershaw Nelson Berry William Callahan Charles Banchman Maurice L. Guiney Fred Rabs Walter Paul Selnyn O. Wagner Arthur Farnham Hugh Costello Herbert M. Whittier John J. M. Duffee David Webb Fred S. Sargent James J. Smith POLICE DEPARTMENT Pay Roll of the Officers $87.00 67 25 94 25 78 50 24 75 124 25 425 25 50 25 46 25 10 25 2 75 51 25 2 75 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 50 2 5O 2 50 2 5O 10 25 2 50 10 50 2 50 2 50 2 25 6 75 $1,200 00 $1,123 50 Incidental EXpenses and Supplies New England Tel. & Tel. Co. $19 38 Otto Ruhlin 2 00 Joseph L. Leighton 13 33 Chas. H. Driver Co. 5 75 Wm. Dryden 9 82 Fuller Bros. 3 00 James W. Leitch 57 iDr. H01t 3 00 Dr. Fred S. Smith 3 00 Fred S. Sargent 8 75 Police Court Fee Total expended Appropriation Received from Judge Frye $1,200 00 114 00 $1,314 00 Overdrawn 24 43 68 6O 146 33 $1,338 43 $1,338 43 $1,338 43 The following arrests have been made Males F~males Bastardy Drunks Breaking, entering and larceny Assault Runaway boy cared for Non-support Disturbance on the Lord's day Collecting junk without license 74 4 16 7 10 1 3 15 3 Violation of Public Statute Malicious mischie£ Trespassing Keeping unlicensed dogs Idle and disorderly Attempt to rape Cruelty to animals Manslaughter Arrests made ~or out of town officers Number of complaints Number of doors found open Larceny of property Property recovered, value 89 1 2 1 8 2 1 2 1 Cs]" 4gO $400 00. $300 O0 In submittng my annual report of receipts and expend- itures to the Town Auditor, I desire again ;o call the atten- tion of the voters to the needs of the Police Department. Our town is rapidly growing each year, and in order to properly police it, we should have more money. Other towns of about the population of No. Andover are spending from $4,000.00 to $6,000.00 yearly. I think we should have at least half as much to expend as these towns have. There should be two night patrolmen at least, and niore day work done by the police, but this cannot be done with~N~ out more money for the department, hence we ask for an" appropriation of $2,500.00 and assure the town it Will be wisely expended. Respectfully, JOSEPH L. LEIGHTON, Chief of Police. .Stevens Flemorial Library To the Auditor of the Town of North Andover:-- The Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library herewith sub- mit to you their Annual Report, stating how the money appropriated by the town for their use has been expended, and what the condition of the library is at the present time. STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY FINANCIAL REPORT Receipts Balance from 1911 $ 11 77 Dog Tax 473 73 Town Appropriation 2,250 00 Interest 11 11 Fines 66 42 Sales of old papers 4 06 Telephone Tolls 2 19 Total Receipts Expenditures Salaries Elizabeth M. Pond $700 00 Cora C. Holt 199 00 Margaret Marston 159 75 John H. Fuller 608 40 Lighting Lawrence Gas Company $119 O8 Heat Cross Coa] Company $216 85 Lawrence Gas Company 36 Water North Andover Board of Public Works $14 44 .4mount carried forward, 91 $2,819 2~ $1,667 15 $119 08 $217 21 $14 44 2,017 88 92 ,61mount brought forward Telephone New England Telephone and Tele- graph Company $27 69 Express American Express Company $6 80 · Josselyn's Express 6 10 Books, Magazines, Papers DeWolf & Fiske Company $168 68 ~ Houghton Mifflin Company 9 41 %H. R. Huntting Company 54 11 Review of Reviews Company 32 30 Journal of American History 7 00 The H. W. Wilson Company 12 00 T. S. Rorke I 00 H. L. Baldwin Publishing Company 1 25 Andover Press 2 00 William H. Gould & Co. 74 70 Kelly Bros. 28 32 Library Art Club 6 00 F. J. Barnard & Co. 116 89 Supplies, Repairs Elizabeth M. Pond ~ibrary Bureau /Robinson Hardware Co. W, S. Greenough & Co. The C. H. Driver Company J, W. Leitch ~ Son Carter, Rice, & Co. 8 36 9 60 I 52 42 2 25 10 20 2 16 2,017 88 $27 69 $12 90 $5] 3 66 ~lmount carry'ed forward, 34 51 2,57'2 11~ Amount brought forwa~'d. Arthur L. Cole Dennison Manufacturing Co. George D. Fitts W. S. Wright & Co. G. A. Smith Henry Bushek Johnson Service Company A. L. Sargent Total Expenditures Cash on hand to balance 34 ~! 1 35 i 27 20 32 4 35 56 50 2 O0 7 64 2 3O ~572 13 $2,702 37/~ 116 91 $2,819 28 ~ The Treasurer of the Trustees presents the following re- port of the two Phillips Funds. Religious Fund $42 59 70 25 46 40 Cash on hand January 8, 1912 Received from J. C. Sawyer Interest on P~rmanent Fund Total Receipts Expended for books Cash on hand for 1913 $159 24 32 '98 $126 26~'~,~ ANNUAL REPORT EDUt;ATION AL I~UND Cash on hand January 8, 1912 $221 58 Interest on Permanent Fund 50 50 Total Receipts Expended for books Cash on hand for 1913 Available for 1913 :- Religious Fund Educational Fund $126 26 146 88 $273 14 This sum is now placed as follows :-- Andover Savings Bank $100 96 Essex Savings Bank 66 40 Andover National Bank 105 78 $273 14 $272 08 125 20 $146 88 The two permanent funds, Educational $1,200. and Re- ligious $1,000, are on deposit as at the beginning of the year; the former in the Andover Savings Bank and the latter in the Essex Savings Bank of Lawrence. We cannot better present to you the statistics of circula- ~tion the number of books, and the use o£ the library than by giving you the report which the librarian has made to us. The report follows. Librarian's Report To the Trustees of the Stevens Memorial Library :-- I have the honor of submitting to you the fifth annual report of the Stevens Memorial Library. The little children have shown a lively appreciation of the new books purchased for their special benefit, but our older members have not been satisfied with the small hum-~ bet of books added. We have purchased with the Town~ money only 202 books and it is apparent from the figures given below that the decrease in circulation may be due to this lack of new books of a popular kind. Last year we bought nearly twice as many books. Number of books in the Library Jan. 1, 1912 12,693 Added by purchase 240 Added by gift 71 Added by bindingperiodicals 35 Total accessions 346 Number of bpoks worn out Number of books lost Number of books stolen 35 2 1 Total number to "count out" 38 The actual gain is 346 less 38, or 308. which added to the number above, 12,693, makes the present number in the Library, 13,001. We have sent 183 books to Boston to be rebound, and have repaired at the Library 2,247 books. By improved methods of repairing we hope to save a part of the increasing expense of rebinding. But many of the old favorite books which the children love have been in the library a long time and are fast wearing beyond repair. Gifts of 71 books and many documents and pamphlets have been received from the national and state govern- ments and also from the following named individuals. Bishop A. R. Graves Thomas R. Sullivan Mrs. John F. Tyler John F. Tyler Nathaniel Stevens 1 1 2O 2 35 Mr. Stevens's gift was welcomed by the little children last June and many of the fairy stories are now already worn out. Mrs. Tyler gave a set of encyclopedia for the children called "The Book of Knowledge." The new books were classified as follows: Fiction Philosophy and Religion Sociology, including folk-lore Natural Science IndustriaI Arts Fine Arts, including sports General Literature and Periodicals : Travel and Description Biography History ' 123 18 81 13 22 9 55 16 15 44 346 Of these 346 books 104 were chosen especially for younger patrons. They have been read constantly and many have been sent to schools. From the Phillips fund for religious books we have purchased only 13, and from the Phillips fund for educational books we have obtained 22 volumes. The following table shows the number of books circulated, 97 the total is a little less than during 1911 which was our "record year." Fiction 14,142 Philosophy 272 Sociology 684 Natural Science 287 Industrial Arts 556 Fine Arts 378 General Literature and Periodicals 2,385 Travel and Description 667 Biography 430 History 742 20,543 Of this number there were taken from the Children's Room 5,908 books and from the schools there were circulated 1,182 more books. New names of persons registering in order to use the Library numbered 216. The Library and its patrons met with a serious loss when Miss Cora C. Ho]t, the first assistant, resigned the place she had efficiently filled for many years. Her wide knowledge of books, her unfaiJing courtesy, justice, and firmness made her a valuable assistant and her services were appreciated by the public and by those who worked with her. In conclusion the Librarian thanks the trustees for their constant support when difficulties have arisen and for their~ encouragement when new methods of work have been on trial. Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH MALTBY POND, Librarian. On February 25, 1912, one of our number, Mr. George Edmund Davis, died at his winter home in DeLand, Florida. The Trustees wish to present to the town in this report the same Memorial which they have spread on their records. By the death of Mr. George Edmund Davis, which occur- red February 25, 1912, Stevens Memorial Library of North Andover Iost one o£ its trustees. When the late HonorabIe Moses T. Stevens made his gift of a memoriaI Iibrary to his native town he asked the town · to accept his selection of trustees. Among the number 4 chosen was Mr. Davis, a well kno~q~ citizen of North Andover and a lifelong friend of Mr. Stevens's. The remaining members of the Board of Trustees regret that a break has come in their original number. In all the years since our appointment, not onIy in the choice of the location and plans for the building but later in the management of the library, Mr. Davis has shown interest, attending our meetings when ever he could and wishing that notices of all meetings be sent him when he away. We shall miss the sound advice and generous sym- pathy which he was always so willing to give. In token of our appreciation of Mr. Davis's worth as a man, a citizen, and a trustee of Stevens Memorial Library, and in recognition of our loss, we, the Trustees, have voted to place this expression of our feelings upon our records and to send a copy to Mrs. Davis. TRUSTEES OF STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY, By Nathaniel Stevens, President, Annie L. Sargent, Secretary. North Andover, Mass., May 6, 1912. On November 11, 1912, our Board filled the vacancy, thus caused, by choosing Mr. Charles Adams Appleton, a man who we fee] is well fitted to serve the town as a trustee of its library. In November. too, Miss Cnra C. Holt, who has been first assistant at our library and for many years before in the old library, resigned to accept a' better position in the library at Newton, Massachusetts. Miss Holt was very valuable to us and it w~s w;,th regret lhat we were obliged to let her go from us. Miss Marston has been promoted to fill the position of first assistant, and Miss Mabel Wilson of Wal- tham has been engaged as second assistant. Miss Ponce, who has been librarian for five years, is tak- ing a much needed vacation, and Mrs. Nellie F. Smith is Acting-Librarian during her absence. Mrs. Smith comes to us well trained for her position and the trustees fee] that the town is fortunate to secure such a woman as a substitute. In closing our report we want to assure our townspeople of our determination to serve their interests in all ways that we possibly can. We feel that all who wish to read and study should have quiet rooms in which to do it, and. there- fore, we are insisting thai all who frequent the library shall observe our demands for this. In the matter of books, we wish that we could purchase more books and get them oftener, but our appropriation does not warrant it. In so far as we can do it, we shall be glad~ to purchase books that you wish if you will only let us know about them. We have found it necessary to raise salaries this year, and this will mean that if we are to have our library kept abreast of the times and furnish our pairons the books that are really valuable on all subjects as they are published we shall require a larger appropriation. ~00 We now close our library every Tuseday and Thursday afternoon and from five o'clock to seven on the others. The advisability of keeping open continuously from two to nine every afternoon except Sunday, and of having a brancl~ station for exchanging books at each of the villages ~nost re- mote from the library, as some of the patrons wish, has been discussed, and all that keeps us from taking some of these forward steps is the [ack of funds. As time goes on we hope to be able to advance in many ways. We here wish to thank our librarians for their faithful. loyal service and for their devotion to our library; also, all others who by their constant and right use of the library inspire us to greater efforts in their behalf. Respectfully submitted. NATHANIEL STEVENS ANNIE L. SARGENT CHARLES A. APPLETON CHARLES P. MORRILL JAMES C. POOR SAMUEL D, STEVENS MARY O. TYLER Trustees ~.~'orth Andover, Mass., January 15, 1913. lqOl~H A NlOo'V lgl~ 101 BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN NOI TH ANDOVEI . ES$1~X GOUNTY, MASS, Article L Section L The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first Monday in March, Section e. The warrants for all Town Meetings shall be directed to either of the constables, who shall serve the same by posting a true and attested copy thereof at the ;Pown Hall and at five or more public places in each precinct of the Town, not more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holding said Meetings. Section 3. When a Town Meeting shall be adjourned to a time certain that is more than fourteen days from the time of adjournment, the Town Clerk shall cause notice of the time and place of such adjourned meeting to be duly posted in three or more public places in each precinct in the Town two days at least before the time of holding said adjourned meet- ing, which notice shall also briefly state the business to come before such meeting. Section 4. After the eleetion of the Town Officers whose names appear on the official ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand adjourned for the consideration of all other ma;rets in the warrant to 1:80 o'clock in the afternoon of the Saturday next following, at a place to be designated by the Selectmen in the Warrant for said Meeting. The Warrant shall also state the date and hour of said adjournment. Section 5. At said adjourned meeting the Moderator shall appoint an Advisory Committee of five, who shall ~;~rve from the dissolution of said meeting until the dissolu- tion of the Annual Meeting next following. They shall ~ consider the reports of the Town Officers, the recommenda- tions of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting ' next foIlowing, and any and ali other municipal questions. The Cemmittee shaII give at least one public hearing t~'i.h;n ~en days preceding the date of the Adjourned ~ Annual Meeting, upon all matters to be considered by them. They shall prepare and distribute among voters, prior to said adjourned meeting, printed copies of such findings and recommendations as they see fit to make, and shall report the same to said meeting. For this purpose and for · the performance of their other duties hereunder, they may incur such reasonable expense as may be necessary. Article II. Section ~. The Selectmen in addition to their general * duties, shall have authority to defend suits brought against ~ the Town, unless otherwise ordered by a vote o~ the Town. ~ ~ Section 2; The Selectmen shall annually cause a report · .~ be printed which shall contain a statement of their doings during the preceding financial year; the report of the School .' COmmittee and of such other offiders, boards and committees /~s are required to make reports; the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen; a report of all Town Meetings held since the publication of the last Annual Town Report; the regula- tions of the Board of Health and of the Board of Water Com- missioners; the By-Laws of the Town; and such other mat- ters as they deem expedient or as the Town votes to insert. Said report shall be bound in pamphlet form, and shall be ready for distribution among the taxpayers at least seven days before the Annual To~vn Meeting. Article III. Section ~. The Selectmen shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at least five police officers, and a Chief of Police. The latter shall have general supervision and direction of the constables and police officers of the Town. Section 2. The Selectmen may make such rules and reg- ulations as they deem necessary, under the Revised Laws. in relation to the passage o£ carriages, sleighs, street cars or other vehicles through the streets and ways of the Town, or the use of sleds or other vehicles for coasting therein. Any violation of said rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not less tban one dollar or more than twenty dollars. Section 3- No person shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale .or barter of junk, old metal or second-hand articles, or shall g~ from house to house collecting or procuring by pur- chase or barter any such articles, without a written license from the Board oJ: Selectmen. The fee for such Ifdense shall be one dollar. Each license shall continue in force until the first day of May next ensuing unless sooner revoked by the Selectmen. Section 4. No person shall behave in a rude or disorderly manner, nor use loud, profane or indecent language, nor throw stones, snow balls or other missiles in any street or. other public place. Section 5. No person shall loiter upon any sidewa~,~ street or way of the Town, or upon private property there~. adjoining without the consent of the owner thereof, after he has be, eh requested by a constable or police officer to depart. Section 6. No person shall pa.sture cattle or other reals either with or without a keeper, upon any of the streets or ways of the Town, provided that this By-Law shall not effect the rights of any person to the use of the land within the limits of such street or way adjoining his own premises. Article IV. Section ~. The financial year of the Town shall begin with the first day of January and end with the 3~st day of De- cember and for the payment of bills contracted by the several departments for ordinary expenses, during the interval be- tween the close of the financial year and the time of making the next annual appropriations, the Selectmen shall have auth- ority to draw {rom any available funds in the hands of the Treasurer. and the amount so drawn shall be charged against the said next annual appropriation for the department for which such draft shall have been made: but in no case shall such expenditure for any purpose exceed one-sixth of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Annual Town Meeting in the preceding year. Section 2. No money shall be paid from the Town Treas- ury, except the stare and county taxes and bank discount, without a warrant therefor signed by the Selectmen. Section 3. Al1 promissory notes of the Town shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen. Section 4. Ail Town officers, boards and committees, who in any way receive or expend money belonging 'to the Town, shall keep a record of their official acts, and an account of their receipts and expenditures; they shall make an annual l~eport to the Town in season to be audited and incorporated ~Linto the Annual Town Report. ,.~,:. Section 5. All Town officers, boards and committees, ~ho shall receive money in behalf of the Town, shall pay to the Treasurer monthly, and oftener if so requested by the Se- lectmen, all money so received. All other persons who shall t'f~ave in their possession money belonging to the Town shall pay the same forthwith to the Town Treasurer. Section 6. The Superintendent or other official charged by'the Board of Water Commissioners with the duty of col- lecting and receiving money due the Town, shall give a bond in a penal'sum and with sureties approved by the Board of Selectmen. ~OETH ANDOV~g 105 Section 7. The Selectmen and the Auditor shall consti- tute a committee to be known as the Finance Committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare a table of estimates of ex- penses for which appropriations are to be made at the next annual Town Meeting, and to report the same in writing on or before the first day of February in each year to the Select- men, who shall incorporate said report in the Annual Town Report. Section 8. it shall be the duty of the Auditor to inspect all bills presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of the officer, board or committee contracting the same, and are in proper form; to indicate the account to which they are chargeable; and, if there are funds, to trans- mit said bills with his certificate to the Selectmen, who shall draw their warrant on the Town Treasurer authorizing pay- ment thereof; to examine the books and accounts of all town officers, boards and committees receiving and expending money; to investigate the condition of all funds and trust funds held for the be~efit of the Town. He shall verify the amount o[ funds in the hands of the town officers, boards and committees by actually counting the cash in their possession/~` and by personal application at banks o[ deposit, shall ascer- tain the amounts held therein to the credit of the Town. lie shall report to the Town in detail under each department receipts and expenditures by the Town for the previott~ financial year. - Section 9. No office, board or committee of the Town shall~., have any pecuniary interest, either direct or indirect, person- ally or through another person, in any loan, contract or em- ployment of any sort made by, with or for that department to which his or its duties appertain. All contracts or employ- ments made in violation of this By-Law shall be void as to the Town, and no bills therefor shall be approved, audited or paid. 106 BY-q~AWS Article V. Section ~. The assessment of taxes shall be completed and the tax list and xvarrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes on or before the fifteenth day of August, and the tax bills shall be distributed on or before the second day of Sep- tember in each year. Section 2. The Collector of Taxes shall use all means and processes provided by law for the collection of taxes re- maining unpaid after the first day of January in each year. Section 3. The compensation of the Collector of Taxes shall be fixed annually by vote of the Town. Article VI. Section ~. The Board of Selectmen may declare any sewer laid in any land, street or way, public or private, opened or proposed to be opened for public travel, to be a common sewer; and the same shall not be laid or connected with any ~xisting' common sewer except by the board of officers au- ~thorized by law to lay and maintain common sewers. :-~ Section 2. The Board of Health may make and enforce ~regulat~ons for the pubhc health and safety relative to house drainage and its connection with public sexvers, if a pub- lic server abuts the estate to be drained. Section 3. No person shall enter his drain into any eom- mort sewer without a written license from the Board of Se- lectmen, and any person entering under such license shall comply with such rules and regulations as to material and construction as the Board of Selectmen may prescribe. Said Board may close any drain entering a common sewer for fail- ure to comply with the provisions of this By-Law. NORTII ANDOVER J-0'7 No excavation shall be made within a public way in con- necting such private drains with a common sewer except un- der the direction of the Highway Survey, or or other persons having charge of the streets of the Town. Article Vii. Section L No person shall open any hydrant of the wa- ter-works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Commission- ers; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. Article VIII. Section x. The following shall be the device of the Town seal: In thc center of a double circle the inscription. "Incor- porated April 7th, ~855 :" in the margin without the inner cir- cle the legend, "Town of North Andover, Massachusetts.' Article IX. Section ~. The violation of these By-Laws, except su~ as by their terms prov!de a penalty for the breach thereof, shall be punished by x fine of not more than twenty dollars. Section 2. These By-Laws may be amended or repeated at any Town Meeting, provided an article or articles for that purpose have been inserted in the warrant of said meeting. Section 3. All By-Laws heretofore made and adopted are hereby repealed 108 BV-~,AWS North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1913. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a.true copy of the By-Laws of the Town of North Andover, as accepted by the Town at the Annual Meeting held in March 1903 and the amendment to Section 4, Article 1, as voted at the An- nual Meeting March 9th, 1912, and approved by the Attor- ney General December 30th, 1912. Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TO3VN OF NORTH AI~DOVER~ MASS. Town Clerk's Statement 109 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen acting as Board of Health: Gentlemen :--I herewith submit the following report of deaths recorded during the year 1912. Whole number of deaths, 92; Male 46; Female 46, The folowing is a list of persons who died being 60 years old and over; Mrs. Ann Morton Thos. K. Gilman Sarah E. Way Franklin Wardwel! Stephen Hughes Patrick Collins David Mackie Alijah P. Fuller George E. Davis Dante] McDuffy John A. Bencker Samuel R. Goff Emma Harris James Paterson Susan C. Morrison Mary W. Whitney J; ' ~ E. Reynolds 93 years 5 months. 69 years 5 months.. 75 years. 65 years. 63 years. 77 years. 77 years 8 months. 83 years 1 month. ": 84 years 6 mon~hz~]~ 78 years. 74 years 5 months. 79 years 9 months. 64 years 11 months.-~ 82 years 9 months. 72 years. 73 years 9 months. 75 years. James Walton Charles B. Adams Charles H. Poor Hezekiah Jewett Samuel Evans Jennie O'DonnelI Catherine Johnson Louisa Savage Mary H. Lacy Charles Savage Susan Shearer ,John D. Preston Ephraim Thompson Horace B. Fester Margaret Taylor Lucie grousseau Patrick Gillespie Henrietta W. Tozier Eliza Hayes 61 years 3 months. 62 years 3 months. 80 years 2 months. 69 years 9 months. 90 years 4 months. 61 years. 69 years 5 months. 85 years 7 months. 93 years 6 months. 85 years 7 months. 74 years 1 month. 60 years 4 months. 70 years 10months. 64 years 6 months. 69 years I month. 81 years 11months. 71 years. 92 years 10months. 65 years 5 months. The diseases or causes of death were as folows: Tuberculosis 6 Thrombus 1 ~Premature Birth I Apoplexy 5 Pneumonia 9 Peritonitis 3 Heart Disease 14 Empyemia of lungs 1 ~trangulated hernia 1 Exhaustion 2 l'~hOlecystitis taxaemia 1 Drowning 2 Hemorrhage 5 Softening of brain 2 Epilepsy 1 Volvulus 1 Cancer 8 Cholera infantum 2 Still Born 2 Spina bifidow 1 Nephritis 5 Accidental 3 9edema of lungs 2 Marasmus 3 Pulmonary Actelectoris 1 Convulsions 2 Paralysis I Sclerosis 1 Septicemia 2 Anaemia 1 Enteritis 2 Gangrene I 1ll Vital Statistics Whole number o£ marriages Oldest groom Oldest bride Youngest groom Youngest bride Whole number o£ deaths Between 60 and 70 years old Between 70 and 80 years old Between 80 and 90 years old Between 90 and 100 years old Whole number of births Male Female Foreign parentage Respectfully submitted. JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, 58 62 55 18 16 92 13 12 7 4 119 52 61 68 Town Clerl~ ~NUAL HEPORT Dog Licenses During the year ending December 31, 1912, 295 dogs were licensed as follows: 265 males @ $2.00 each $530 O0 30 females @ $5.00 each 150 09 $68o oo ~ After deducting Clerk's fees, paid the County Treas. $621 00 HUNTER'S LICENSES During the year 1912 87 Resident Hunter's Licenses were issued. 113 Highway Surveyor's Report No. Andover Mass., Jan. 1, 1913, To James W. Elliott, Auditor. Dear Sir: Herewith submitted is my third annual re~ port as Highway Surveyor for the year ending Dec. 31, 1912. Respectfully, WILLARD H. POOR, Highway Surveyor. HIGHWAY SURVEYOR'S REPORT To the Citizens o£ the Town of No. Andover: The outlying streets were taken care of in the usual way, by scraping, and shaping up, cleaning ~he gutters and cul- verts. A great amount of work has been done in this line, but there should be more done every year to get them in firsv- class shape. Railroad Ave. Two bridges on this street have been re- planked making them sound and safe. Two stone culverts have been replaced by 15 inch Akron pipe, near the rest--' <lence of Ivan L. Sjostrum. A stone culvert near Andover line has been rebuilt. Stone culvert on Johnston St., near residence of Charles Newhall has been replaced by 12 inch Akron pipe. Stone culvert on Johnson St. by Farnum School h~-~s been replaced by one 30 inch, one 12 inch corrugated metal pipe. Stone culvert on Boston St. has been replaced by 12 inch corrugated metal pipe. Stone culve~'t on Sumner, nea~' the Carleton residence, has been replaced by 12 inch corrugated metal pipe. Pipe crossing on Greene St. near the Lawrence line has been replaced by 20 inch Akron pipe. Stone culvert on Essex St. 500 feet easterly from the Country Club has been replaced by 15 inch Akron pipe. Two hundred and fifty feet of 10 inch Akron pipe and two hundred and fifty feet of 8 inch Akron pipe were laid on Saunders St. with five catch basins to care for water on this street. One hundred and fifty feet of 12 inch Akron pipe and one hundred and fi£ty feet o£ 10 inch Akron pipe were laid on Beverly, with four catch basins to care for surface water. One hundred ten feet of 8 inch Akron pipe ~vere laid on Middlesex St. near Massachusetts Ave. and one catch basin constructed to care for surface water. Two catch basins were built on Sutton St. to care for sur- face water. Two catch bas~ns were built on Perry St. to care for surface water at that point. Macadam Repairs Three thousand dollars (3,000) appropriated for this.work. Main Street The greater part of this street from Davis St. to Osgood St. being springy and wet in the spring of the year, 2,500 feet of cobble drain was put in for good drainage. 3,000 feet of resur£acing has been done from Elm St. to Osgood St. Macadam Repair Oiling One thousand ($1,000) dollars appropriated for this work. Tarvia B., a heavy oil. was used on the following streets with good results. Andover St. from Andover line to Phillips Sq.; Osgood St. from Andover St. to Main St.; Middlesex St. from Railroad Ave. to Massachusetts Ave.; Sutton St. from Lawrence line to Sutton's Corner. Macadam Church Street Seven hundred and fifty ($750.) dollars appropriated for this street. 750 feet of new macadam, 150 feet of resurfacing has been constructed on this street and 200 feet on CroSs St. has been constructed. Johnson Street Seven hundred fifty ($750.) dollars appropriated for this street. Starting near the residence of Rolland S. Harris and going southerly, 1,100 feet of new macadam has been constructed. E.qsex Street Twenty-fivehundred ($2,500) dollars appropriated for:. this street. Starting at a point near Charlotte Home, going easterly by CountLw Club, two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars of this appropriation was used in changing grade on hill and cutting back ledge on curve. 2,500 feet of new macadam was con- structed and 250 feet of new guard rail built near the Coun- try Club. Main Street Surface Drain One thbusand (1,00~) dollars appropriated for ;his work. Six hundred fifty feet (650) of 12 inch Akron pipe was laid to take place of stone drain, and eight catch basins built to care for surface water. Sidewalks Concrete walks were built by Frank Bingham as follows: Saunders St. to Saunders Ct. 628 8-9 sq. yds. common 59 4-9 sq. yds. hard top. Beverly St. from Middlesex St. by Union School. 202 7-9 sq. yds. common. 30 6-9 sq. yds. hard top. ANNUAL EEPORT Belmont St. 258 sq. yds. common. 30 sq. yds. hard top. Cleveland St. 167 sq. yds. common. Repairs on Concrete Walks Main St. by Town Office. 44 sq. yds. asphalt crossing. Corner of Elm and Water Sts. 32 2-3 sq. yds. hard top. Perry S~ 53 3-9 sq. yds. common. Middlesex St. 20 sq. yds. common. 20 sq. yds. top dressing. Cinder Walks After having the buildings belonging to the Sutton estate, near the corner of Sutton and Maine Streets moved back from town line, and poles and gate set on proper line, a cinder walk was constructed on easterly side of Main St. from Sutton St. to the Railroad crossing. The need of this sidewalk has been keenly felt for many years, and now that it is a reality it is highly appreciated by the great num- ber of people who travel in that direction. Dust Laying Six thousand seventy-five gallons of Tasca Oil were used with very good results on the following streets: Salem from Depot Street to the residence of Mrs. Chever; Third St. from Main to Middlesex St. to Railroad Ave. to Railroad · Square; Portions of Water, Elm and Main streets were oiled, the cost being defrayed by Davis & Furber Co. TOWlq OF NOI~TH ANDO¥~R~ MASS. 128 Recommendations That the greater per cent. o£ the money appropriated £or macadam should be spent in resurfacing some o£ our badly worn out macadam streets. All o£ our macadam streets should receive an application o£ some heavy oil to protect them from the wear and tear of automobiles. Respectfully submitted, WILLARD H. POOR, Highway Surveyor. Highway Surveyor's Report Columbia Road Appropriation $200. for street and sidewalk, to be taken from sidewalk appropriation. By shaping and giving this street a good top dressing of cinders, well rolled, it is now in first class shape. A cinder walk was constructed from Troy Road to Perley Road. Brien, Michael $10 00 Frost, Charles 20 00 Holmes, Ruben ~ 14 00 Kelly, Charles 18 00 Lambert, Henw 18 00 · McDonough, John 8 00 McDonough, Martin 12 00 McDuffee, John 48 00 Poor. James C. 32 00 Welch, Patrick 18 00 Total $198 00 Town Shed Appropriation $350 00 Sheds have been repaired and painted and new fence built around yard. Davis, John $26 88 Daw, P.P. 94 57 Hohnes, Ruben 12 88 Lawrence Lumber Co. 106 55 Leitch, J. W. & Son 18 95 McD:Jnough, John 18 00 McDonough, Martin 2 00 Morrisey, John 8 00 .4mount carried forward, 287 88 Amount brot~ght farwa~'d. "287 83 Shea, John 3. O0 Smith, G.A. 39 83 Wagner, J.N. 3 50 No. Andover Coal Co. 13 39 Total $347 55 Beachwood Street Appropriation, $100. to be taken from Streets, Highways and Bridges Appropriation. Two catch basins were constructed on this street to care £or surface water. By grading and shaping and giving a good coat o~f cinders well rolled, this street is now in fi~st class condition. Brien, Michael 6 0O Davis, John 6 00 Frost, Charles 15 00 Hogan, Patrick 6 77' Holmes, Ruben $ O0 Kelly, Charles 6 O0 Lambert, Henry 6 00 McDonough, John 6 00 McDonough, Martin 6 00 McDuffee, John 15 00 0. Mahoney, Estate 10 00 Poor, James C. 9 Robinson, Ralph 5 10 'Welch, Patrick 6 00 Total $108 87 Beverly Street Appropriation $800. for macadam and concrete walk. Eight hundred feet of macadam road was constructed and a concrete walk from Suffolk Street to Union Street. 46 1-2 sq. yds. hard top $ 46 50 422 7-9 sq. yds. common 211 38 Bingham, Frank $257 88 Brien, Michael 10 00 Boston & Maine R.R. 181 52 Frost, Charles 25 00 Holmes, Ruben 10 00 Kelly, Charles 10 00 Lambert, Henry 10 00 Mass. Broken Stone Co. 223 54 McDonough, John 10 00 McDonough, Martin 10 00 McDuffee, John 25 00 Poor, James C. 15 00 Wagner, J.N. 21 00 Welch, Patrick 10 00 Total $818 94 SCHEDULE A1VD VALUATION OF TOWN PROPERTY School Property · Centre School $5,000 00 Lot 21/~ acres 700 00 Merrimac School 12,000 00 46282 £eet 3,240 00 Union School 6,000 00 Lot 4000 £eet 1,600 00 Bradstreet School, Wood 6,000 00 Bradstreet School Brick 26,000 00 Lot 2,875 00 Frank]in School 2,000 00 Lot 2400 £eet 1,000 00 River School 500 00 Lot ~ acre 75 00 Pond School 800 00 Lot 1/2 acre 50 00 Kimball School 500 00 Lot 1/,2 acre 50 00 Farnum School 500 00 Lot 40 00 Johnson High School and Stevens Hall 15,000 00 Lot 2 acres 700 00 Total $84,630 00 A~UAL ggPOgT FIRE DEPARTFIENT No. 1 Eben Sutton engine house and fixtm'es Eben Sutton steamer One combination wagon Furnishings FoLW horses Two carts · One hose wagon One relief valve Two Eastman sets 'Three hydrant gates (singlel, One hydrant gate (double) One reducing V g2 sets hanging harness Two sets working harness Collars. chains and blanket~ One two-horse sled One two-horse pung Ohe water meter · Four ladders One fire net Twenty overcoats ,Five shut-off nozzles and pipes O~e New York nozzle Two Star extinguishers T~o Hilton couplings .Three thousand feet good hose /:Wood and Coal .~ Hay and grain $20,000 06 4,000 00 1,575 00 375 00 1,000 00 200 00 100 00 50 00 125 00 30 O0 2o 10 O0 5 O0 150 00 125 09 40 00 40 00 100 00 10 00 10 00 100 00 40 00 128 00 10 00 40 00 16 00 1,500 00 25 O0 50 O0 29,874 00 129 No. 2 Cochichewick engine house and land Gas fixtures Electric light fixtures Heater and fixtures Water heater and fixtures Cochichewick steamer and jumi)er Two shut-off nozzles and pipes Two hydrant gates (single) Two Star extinguishers Two Babcock extinguishers Sixteen coats House furnishings Two horses Harness, hanging and working Six horse blankets One cart Two Hilton couplings One hose wagon Wood and coal Hay and grain Two thousand feet (ff hose One t~vo horse pung Fire Alarm Fire alarm system as installed Fire alarm boxes Tapper lines and tappers Storage battery One generator Wire and supplies Two Gamewell fire alarm registers $5,218 00 45 00 15 00 1,060 00 20 00 3,500 00 52 00 20 00 40 O0 ~ 40 O0 32 00,,~ 50 O0 ~ 500 O0 2OO O0 30 O0 lOO 16 00" 800 O0 25 O0 40 O0 1,000 O0 30 O0 $12,833 00 $1,975 O0 1,617 O0 800 O0 750 O0 11 50 20 O0 200 O0 ~qmount carried forward, 5,398 50 A~U~L ~EPORT Amount brought forward, 5,398 50 Three telephones 25 00 Five strikers 80 00 Five gongs 100 00 One Stewart and Powell automatic light switch 20 00 One wagon $5 O0 One fire alarm whistle 1,745 90 $7,429 40' 1 Road grader 3 Screens 2 Hand rollers 1 Steam road roller I Crusher and bins '1 Boiler and engine, condemned. 3 T0ol boxes 6 Road horses 1 :'Spike plow 1-Land side plow I Trypod derrick 11~ doz. No. 6 snow shovels ;1:6 Stone forks i~ ~ 1 doz. No, 3 sq. point, S. handle 1/~ doz. No. 3 sq. point,L, handle I doz. No. 3 round point, S. handle Inventory of Town Property, Street Department Wing snow plows $200 00 A. plows 60 00 Gutter plows 15 00 Sled 40 00 Pung 25 00 Water carts 500 00 Road machine 100 00 100 00 15 00 20 00 2,500 00 200 00 10 00 12 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 14 00 5 00 8 00 6 00 8 00 ~1mount carried forward, 8,708 00 131 Mmount brought for~,ard. 1/2 doz. No. 3 round point, L. handle 1/2 doz. Road rakes 3 Long handle S. scoops 3 Chains ll/~2 doz. picks 6 Grub hoes 5 Crowbars 1 Douglass force pump 1 Diaphram pump, one length hose 2 Tampers and I rammer 1 doz. Lanterns 50 feet hose 5 Storm hammers, 2 striking hammers 6 Street hoes I Wheelbarrow Three horses Three cows Three heifers Five swine Fifty foul Stock at Town Farm Farm Implements Farm wagon Square wagon Two-horse wagon Democrat wagon ,dmom~t carried forward, 8,708 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 12 00 5 00 5 00 25 00 15 00 2 O0 3 O0 3 O0 · 6 O0 2 5~ 805 00 $600 O0 150 00 oo 75 00 975 00 r O0 $90 80 O0 '~ 75 00 60 00 .dmovnt broucjhz, forward. Dump cart Two-horse sled Double runner pung Sleigh Mowing machine Hay redder and rake Cultivator Root cutter Grind stone Platform scale Two single harness Market harness Double harness Blankets and robes :Bulky plow Sawing outfit *~Bpraying outfit Supplies on Hand 18 Tons hay 15 Cords prepared wood 30 Cords green wood 10 Tons coal Canned fruit &e. Supplies and provisions House sprinklers ~ .I4ouse furnishings ';i~g5 Bushels potatoes Apples and vegetables 805 O0 75 O0 40 O0 85 O0 15 O0 25 O0 2O O0 5 O0 2 O0 2 O0 10 O0 20 O0 40 O0 60 O0 20 O0 40 O0 20 O0 25 O0 759 O0 $350 O0 80 O0 90 O0 80 O0 50 O0 50 O0 250 O0 1,500 O0 45 O0 3O O0 2~525 O0 Math Department 1 Power sprayer, top and motor cora- plete $800 00 2 Barrel sprayers, Pomona pump 30 00 i Oil burner with hose and pump 7 50 600 ft. 1 in, heavy tarred hose @ 35c ft. 210 00 400 ft, l~/~in, heavy tarred hose @ 45c ft. 180 00 400 ft, ~zin. cotton hose @ 7c £t. 28 00 50 ft. 2~/2in. suction wire bound hose @ 90c ft. 12 Cutter poles and cutters complete @ 90c Swabs @ 40c 45 gals. Creasote @ 15c gal. pr. Climbing irons @ $2.00 pr. I Extension ladder 15 ft. I Hand cart 4 Saws @ $1.00 each 3 Axes, handled @ $1.45 3 Brush cutters @ 75¢ 6 Bush scythes @ $1.00 I pr. Clyde cutters 7 Kegs Arsenate lead @ $6.00 I Large tool box valued @ I Brass Wortheley nozzle 5 Rod nozzles @ $1.25 each I Grindstone (pedal and ball bearing) 1 Old grindstone 6 3-tine forks @ 65c each 2 Long shank fire rakes @ $1.50 i Lot small tools, wrenches, hammers, chisels, mallets, etc. value 45 O0 10 80 2 40 6 75 12 00 3 00 12 50 4 00 4 35 2 25 6 00 2 25 42 00 9 0O 7 50 6 25 6 0O 1 50 3 90 3 00 10 00 Total value of material $1,455 95 Total Value Town Property, gl48,475 85 Appropriations Recommended by the · Finance Committee. Assessor~ $900 0O Clerk of Town~ iCollector of Taxes, { 1% on collections and premium on bond. For postage $100.00 '~Fish Warden, Forest Fire Warden, Forest Fire Expenses to be taken from contingent Animal Inspee~tor, Selectmen, Trqasurec, pre,~iam oa bond and Janitor Town Hal~ Bo~3of Health O~cers, Fi~e Departmen* { including suppo~ of horses and pay of drivers, Fke Engineer, ~e Sta~ and County Taxes, Con6ngent Fund~ Discount on No~es, ',: Election Expenses, ~: Lighting S~ee~, ::'~'~strars of Vote~, s~,e ann Military Ai6~ LibraW Trustees~Dog tax, and Memorial Day Fund, Moderator 800 00 200 0O Loo0 oo b O0 50 00 100 00 600 O0 550 O0 251) O0 150 O0 700 00 6,500 O0 300 O0 3bO 00 16,000 O0 5,000 00 1,200 00 500 O0 4,400 00 150 00 1~200 00 2,250 O0 g50 O0 25 oo carried forward, 42,930 00 1,% .4too.n! bro~ght forward. Poor, Overseers of~ " Superintendent of Farm, " Support, Receipts and Police Department~ Engine House, (Interes~ anti retirement; of 10 Bonds) School, Supt. and Expenses including School Physiciaa, Highway Surveyor Streets, Highways ), Entire St. Ry. excise tax and and Bridges, i from St~ Ry. Tax Macadam, Snow, Bal. St Ry. Tax, Surveying~ Sidewalks, [81,000.00 from Street Railway Tax.] ;.Vater Commissioners Interest on Water Loan Bonds Maintenance and Construction Water ;Vorks from receipts Redeeming Bond No. 9 o~ 1904, No: t6 and 17 of 1905, Sinking Fund Water Loan Bond, Sewers J Interest and retirement of Bonds No. 7 [ and No. 8 Tree Warden, " " Expenses, Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths ) $1~0 to be taken from Elm Beetle Nm'th Andover Improvement SocieD- Bradstreet Schoot House Loan Interest and 42,93O 00 '225 00 600 00 ~,~00 00 1,200 00 1,600 O0 34,000 0O 1¢200 OO 5,000 0O 100 O0 i 300 O0 5,860 O0 3,000 00 2,000 00~ 8,800 00 150 00~''~ 400 00 2~800 O0 400 .O0 retire two Bonds 3,000 00 ~ FI~ANK W. FRISBEE q 114,56~ O0 ~ PETER BARRIN~TON [_ ~)'nance JOHN T. CAMPBELL ~ 6~mmittee JAMES ;V. ELL[OT J ACTS 1912, CHAP. 387 An Act relative to sending ~Notices to City and Town Auditors of payment~ of money~ Be it enacted as follows: YVhenever any state, e~unty, city or ~:own o~eer of this CoqnmonweaIth ma!~es a payment of public money *o a city or town trsasurer of this Commonwealth, he shall furnish at the same time the auditor of the city or town to which the payment is made an accurate statemenh in writing, of the amount of the paymen* ~oge- ther with the date and purpose thereof Approved April 3, 1912~ 137 Engineer's l eport To the Auditor of the Town of North Andover: We hereby submit our report of the Fire Department of the Town of North Andover, for the year ending December 31, 1912. C. A. DAME, JOHN F. DAVIS, WALTER E. ROBERTS, Engineers. NORTH ANDOVER FIRE ALARM Running Card Engineers' Signals 4 Blows calls Hose 2. 5 Blows calls Steamer 2. 6 Blows calls Steamer 1. 7 Blows calls Hose 1. (On one of these calls the piece of apparatus called will go to the box previously rung) Special Signals Two blows for test at 7:45 P. M., Two blows fire under control, all apparatus under way return to quarters. Second Alarm Three blows followed by box number. All special signals to be given by one of the Board of Engineers. No School Signals Three blasts of Fire Alarm Whistle with five second intervals. 7:30 No Morning Session for any School 7:45 No Morning Session below High 8:00 No Morning Session for Grades 1-2-8-4 12:30 No Afternoon Session for any School Tel. No. 321 Eben Sutton Engine House. Tel. No. 327 Cochichewick Engine House. 139 RUNNING CARD LOCATION COMB, HOS£ HOS£ 25 Water cor. Merrimack ................... 1 ..... 1 ..... 2 .............. 26 Prescott cor. High ...................... 1 ..... 1 .................... 27 Prescott cor. Osgood .................... ] ........... 2 .... 1 ......... '29 Osgood cot. Pond ....................... 1 ........... 2 .... 1 ......... 31 Osgoo:l Tlear Resid3Llce of L. H. Bas~ett..1 ..... 1 .................... 35 Sutton cot. High ........................ 1 ..... 1 .................... 36 Main cot. Sutton ........................ 1 ..... 1, .2 .............. 37 Brightwood Mills ....................... 1~ ..... 1 ..... 2 .............. 39 M~rblehead cot. Union ......................., 1 ......... 41 Middlesex cor. Mass. Ave ............... 1 ..... 1 .................... 42 Middlesex cor. I~ailroad Av.'~ ............. 1 ..... 1 ............ :. ...... 43 Main cot. Railroad Ave ................. 1 ..... 1 .................... 44: Eben Sutton Engine iIouse .............. 1 ..... 1 .................... 45 Maple Ave. cot. Second ...... - ........... 1 ..... 1 .................... 48 Main cot. Elm .......................... l ..... 1 .................... 54 Pleasant eot. Clarendon ................. 1 ..... 1 .................... 5(; ]'lea~ant cor. 0sgood .................... 1 ..... 1 ..... 2 .............. 57 Stevens Mills ........................... 1 ........... 2 .... 1 ......... 58 Depot cot. Essex ............................. 1 ..... 2 .............. ~9 Depot cot. S~lem ............................. 1 ..... ~ .............. 61 Essex cor. South Br~lford .................... 1 ..... ~ .............. 62 Dale cor. Winter .............................. 1 ..... 2 .............. 63 Johuson eot. Rea ............................. 1 ................. 2.. 64 Chestnut cot. Mill .................... 1 ................. ~.. 65 Cochichewick Engine House ................... 1 ..... 2 .............. 67 Audover cot, Wood Lane ...................... 1 ..... 2 ............. 68 Osgood cot. Academy Road ................... 1 ..... `2 .............. ' 71 Wilson'~ Corner .............................. 1~....2 ............. 361 Sutton's Mills ................................ 1 .......... 1 ...... ~.. Z m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~O, oo o o°® ooo .... o =a~86 0 d~ ooo o o o r~o o© o c ~°°o The Horses o£ the department including drivers have been employed upon the streets of the town from Jan. 1st 1912 to Jan. 1st 1913 as follows: Combination No. 1. No. 2. Days Days Days January 8 8 11 February 8 8 9 March 11 11 8 April 20 20 17 May 20 22 21 June 22 24 25 , J~lly 20 22 26 A'ugus~ 21 23 24 September 21 23 25 October 21 23 25 ~November 21 25 25 December 17 19 18 210 224 234 210:days at $4.75 per day 2?_gi days at $4.75 per day 234days at $4.75 per day Expense of Fire Alarm ~C~eo. D. Fitts stock and labor Martin J. Lawlor, labor Sm{th's Express ~i~red W. Phelan, labor James Daw, labor P. P. Daw, horse and team ~ A. Lea & Co., supplies Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., box 71 $997 50 1,064 00 1,111 50 $3,173 00 $356 62 3 45 4 50 18 75 18 75 6 00 7 22 50 00 $465 29 Engineers Appropriation David W. Wallwork $33 33 Chas..A. Dame 100 00 John F. Davis 100 00 Walter E. Roberts 66 67 Expense of Department No. 1 Expense of horses Geo. Matherson T. J. Hughes A. S. San£ord Alex Mason Stanley Cross John McDonough James C. Poor, hay ]~erry, Putnam Grain Co, W. B. Robinson S. D. Hinxman & Son Chas. Wilcox McDonald & Hannaford Calvin Rea Hiram Smith Mrs. F. E. Clark Geo. H. Simonds Joseph Hanson Geo. S. Fuller, M. D. V. J. F. Winchester, M. D. V. $300 00 $300 00 767 00 727 42 ,'~ 181 06'~ 554 00~ ~ 84 00'~ 10 00 240 63 428 20 210 05 15~090 54 95 4~ 55 41 62 6 0O 113 3~ 117 3~ 4'50~ 2 00 $3,733 75 ~ Expense of Department No. 2 Cochichewick pay roll Joseph Jacobs, for coal North Andover Coal Co., for coal Lawrence Gas Co., for gas Lawrence Gas Co., electric New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone David Crochet, engineman Board of Public Works, water Martin J. Lawlor, supplies Robinson Hardware Co., supplies ~uckley & Sullivan,supplies Davis & Furber Mach. Co., supplies Mrs. J. F. Davis, repairing coats John J. Cronin, for wood Mrs. Fred Sanford, laundry C. H. Driver Co., printing Geo. A. Smith, stock and labor Fire Hose A~opropriation Boiton Woven Hose, 600 feet $341 04 Unexpended 8 96 $718 40 49 00 76 00 27 63 7 30 30 85 60 00 7 4O 10 00 4 8O 6 5O 30 12 00 2 50 5 85 16 15 i 75 $1,036 43 $350 00 $350 00 Appropriation and Receipts for 1912 ' ~Appropriation $6,000 O0 Received for sale of motor 18 00 Received for sale of manure 30 00 Received for sale of permits to sell fireworks 2 00 $6,050 O0 TOWIq OF ~O]~TII ANDOYER~ blASIS. 145 Expense of Department No. 1 ~ben Sutton pay roll $660 73 Joseph Trombly & Son, for coal 99 04 H. Bushek, inspector 9 Crandal Packing Co., supplies 2 Geo. H. Perkins supplies Mrs. Geo. Matherson, laundry 8 J. W. Leitch & Son, supplies 42 North Andover Coal Co., for coal 113 Lawrence Gas Co., for gas 27 Lawrence Gas Co., for electric 54 Somerville Brush Co., supplies 2 Lawrence Window Cleaning Co., washing windows 10 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone 36 L. S. Ellis, engineman 72 Board of Public Works 17 0. F. Kress & Son, supplies ~nd labor 12 Boston & Maine Railroad 67 Geo. A. Lanning, supplies 10 Walter E. Roberts, postage 1 00 Josselyn's Express 45 E. McCabe & Co., stock and labor 2 10 L. II. McA]oon, stock and labor 62 98 J. P. Murphy, supplies 11 ~10 Geo. A. Smith, stock and labor 1 '~$5 C. H. Driver & Co., printing 12 60 Alford Garneau, stock and labor Recapitulation $1,271 50 Appropriation $6,000 00 Receipts 50 00 · $6,050 00 00 07 35 48 50 18 , 45 00 92 75 146 ANNUAL REPORT Department No. 1 Department No. 2 Expense of horses Expense of fire alarm Expenditures $1,271 50 1,036 43 3,733 75 465 29 $6,506 97! Overdraft $456 97 To the Auditor of the Town of North Andover: We hereby submit our report of the~ Fire Department for the year ending Jan. 1st, 191g. We report, the apparatus is in good condition, but the department is handicapped by the need of a few good ladders. ~. It does not seem to us advisable to advocate the purehase of a horse drawn hook and ladder truck, beeause, auto- mobile apparatus, is quicker, better and cheaper in the end. We would recommend that the To~vn purchase an auto- mobile combination hose, ladders and chemical truck. We are confident that this would be for the best interest of the Town and the greatest need of the department. The new fire alarm whistle is giving good satisfaction. ~{elieving that it will be of interest to the Citizens, we have printed in this report, the numbers of all the boxes, and signals, also the no school signals and the telephone num- bers of the fire stations. There has been thirty-one alarms and telephone calls for fire this year. The value of the property involved was $96,000 00 The insurance on this property was $107,033 00 The damage was $910 00 TOWN O}v ]qORTH A~]~O'V~R~ MA$~. 147 The overdraft was caused by the increase in the fire- men's pay and the new fire alarm box at Wilson's Corner, £or which-there was no appropriation. We recommend a larger appropriation in order to meet the increased expense. We shall ask for an appropriation o£ $350.00 for new fire hose, C. A.~ DAME, JOHN F. DAVIS, WALTER E. ROBERTS. Board of Engineers. ANNUAL REPORT To the Citizens of the Town of North Andover: Gentlemen: Your Committee on compressed air whistle for fire alarm, make the following report. The Committee consisting of Frank W. Frisbee, James C. Poor, Denis Costello, A. W. Badger and C. A. Dame, met at the Eben Sutton Engine House, March 22nd, 1912, and organized with Frank W. Frisbee as chairman, and C. H. Dame as clerk. Between the dates of March 22nd, and May 2nd, several meetings were held and towns that had air whistles were written to for information. On May 2nd bids were opened 2rom the Loper Fire Alarm Co. which was $1,575.00, and from R. W. LeBaron (the Gamewell system) which was $1,625.00. After some discussion it was voted to give the contract to R. W. LeBaron. At a meeting held July 26, it was voted to accept the whistle as installed by · Mr. LeBaron, and the bill for the same was approved. '~ppropriation for whistle Paid W. R. LeBaron Paid L. H. McAloon for board parti- tion around air tanks Paid J. R. Briefly for painting .Paid Geo. D. Fitts $1,800 O0 $L625 00 100 85 16 O0 4 05 Unexpended FRANK W. FRISBEE, C. A. DAME, D. J. COSTELLO, JAMES C. POOR, A. W. BADGER. $1,745 90t $ 54 10 149 REPORT OF Board of Public Works qTo the citizens of North Andover :- The Board of Pnb]ic Works herewith presents its fifth annual report containing the fi£teenth annual report of the Water System and the sixth annual repo~ of the Sewer Sys- tem for the year ending December 31, 1912. WILLIAM H. SOMERVILLE, ISAAC 0SG00D, JOHN F. BANNAN, Board of Public Works, · 150 A~UAL REP©RT REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Water Department. The year ~912 shows an increase o£ $581.34 in the receipts /or water rates. Main Pipe. During the year 606 £eet have been laid as detailed in the Superintendent's report. Hydrants. Hydrants set to ~an, 1~ 1912 · Hydrants set during the year 214 1 Total 215 Service Piping. e~vice pipe ]aid on private property 1,771.7 £eet ~eiviee pipe laid on town land 831.2 " Total 2,602.9 " The town has received during the year on account of ser- vice piping and meters sold $736.79 Services. ~mber o£ water services Jan. 1, 1912 896 Number added during the year 26 TOtal 922 Meters. Meters set to lan. 1, 1912 Added during the year 777 32 Total 809 Total meters sold 762 Meters rented 47 Total 809 The total amount of bonds outstanding against the Town for Water System amounts to $145,000.00 as follows: -- $80,000 00 due in 1923 40,000 00 due in 1929 19,000 00 due from 1913 to 1934, $1,000 due each year 6,000 00 due from 1913 to 1915, $2,000 due each year We herewith submit a brief statement of the amount to be raised this year on account of the Water Debt already in- curred. For Interest $ 5.740 00 For Sinking Fund 3,000 00 For Retiring Bonds 3,000 00 Total $11,740 ~)0 The total amount of bonds outstanding against the Town lor Sewer System amounts to $44,000.00, $2,000.00 due each year from 1913 to 1934. We herewith submit a brief statement of the amounts to be raised this year on account of the Sewer Debt already in; curred. For Interest For Retiring Bonds Total $1,720 00, 2,000 O0 ~ $~,720 O0 Sinking Fund. The Sinking Fund Commission presents the £olowing re- port: Bond Issue 1898. To redeem bonds Nos. 1 to 80 inclusive. Balance on hand January 1, 1912 $41,064 Received from Jan. and July coupons on North Andover Bonds 840 00 Received from May and Nov. coupons on North Andover Bonds 520 00 Received from June and Dec. coupons on North Andover Bonds 120 09 Received from Town of Falmouth, Coupons on Bonds 140 00 Received from Andover Savings Bank, interest 37 05 .Received from Broadway Savings Bank, interest 45 40 Received from Town of North Andover, appro- -priation 1500 00 $44,266 66 Invested as follows: Town of North Andover Water Bonds, issue of ~899 ~O.wn of North Andover Water Bonds, issue of ' 1904 Town of North Andover Water Bonds, issue of 1905 ..:~'Town of North Andover Water Bonds, issue of 18981 Town of Falmouth Bonds $17,000 00 13,000 00 3,000 00 6,000 00 4,000 00 ,qmount carried forward, ' 43,000 00 153 .4~o.~t bro.ght forward. Broadway Savings Bank Andover Savings Bank 43, 000 172 976 Total amount of Sinking Fund $44,148 Paid Premiums on purchase of four Water Bonds 40 Paid Accrued Interest on purchase of four Water Bonds 77 $44,266 00 05 83 Bond Issue o[ 1899. To redeem Bonds Nos. 1 to 40 inclusive. Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1912. $14,966 19 Received from Jan. and July Coupons on North Andover Bonds 880 00 Received from May and Nov. Coupons on North Cndover Bonds 120 00{ Received from June and December Coupons on North Andover Bonds 40 ~00 Receive from Town of Falmouth Coupons on Bonds 35;00 Receive from Lawrence Savings Bank, interest 35 22 Received from Essex Savings Bank, interest 3 Received from Town of North Andover, appro- priation 88 ~ 00 : 78 66 ~- 500 O0 $16,079 9'0' 15~[ ANNUAL REPORT Invested as follows: Town v£ North Andvver Water Bonds, issue of 18!~9 $ 9.000 0o Town o£ North Andover Water Bonds, issue o£ 1904 3,000 00 Town of North Andover Water Bonds, issue of 1905 1,000 00 Town o£ North Andover Water Bonds, issue of 1898 1,000 00 Town oI' Fa]mouth Bond 1,000 00 Lawrence Savings Bank 907 76 Essex Savings Bank 142 70 Total amount of Sinking Fund $16,050 46 Paid Premium on purchase of one Water Bond 10 00 Paid Accrued Interest on purchase of Water Bond 19 44 $16,079 George Henry Perkins, Treasurer. William H. Somerville, Isaac Osgood, John F. Bannon, Sinking Fund Comnfission. 9O 155 Pumping Station At the annual town meeting in March 1912 it was voted to appropriate 3,000.00 for the construction of a cottage at the Pumping Station for the use of the enginer of the plant. Leonard P. Johnson was chosen as architect. The following bids on construction were received :-- D. J. Costello $3,234.00 P. P. Daw 3,175.00 L. H. McAloon 3,083.00 The contract was awarded to Mr. L. H. McAloon after a revision of the plans and specifications for $2.875.00. The grading, drains and the cement floor in the cellar were done by the employees of the department and charged to General Maintenance. The following is a list of expenditures on cottage :-- L. P. Johnson, Architect, L. H. McAloon, Construction, J. R. Briefly, Painting and Papering, Extra, G. D..FittS, Electric Wiring, Overdrawn, (Overdraft taken from general maintenance funds.) $100.00 2.875.00 ~* 37.61 45.(~9 $3,057~q0 57,q0 A)[/~ U~.L RI~PORT Financial Statement. DR. Appropriation for Maintenance of sewers 600 00 Interest & retirement of bonds 5 & 6 1909 issue 2,500 00 Balance bond issue 1,592 60 Receipts from sewer construction 936 11 Receipts from water construction 1,696 42 Water rates 11,406 13 Appropriation ~or maintenance & Const. of water 9,000 00 Interest & sewer assessment receipts 2,492 74 Total $30,224 00 CF,. Maintenance of sewers 645 98 ?Construction of servers 1,528 04 Maintenance of water system 7,424 03 New Constructio~i on water system 2,326 $5 Paid Treasurer receipts from water rates 11,406 13 Interest & retirement of sewer bonds Nos. 5 & 6 , of 1909 issue 2,500 00 Balance from sewer account 3,447 43 Balance from water account 945 54 Total $30,224 00 RECEIPTS--WATER Name I Total Service Dist. Pump, General Pipe Pipe Plant ~ndover BoardPub Wks 8 (10 8 00 3rs nard, A.W 60 ~0 goardnmnd, James galley, heirs 50 50 3rown, Rurtis S 49 43 49 43 Brlerly, John R Brlghtwood Mfg Co 12 28 1'2 28 2ostello, p heirs 52 2ostello, Michael 88 2ostello, Dennis J 3 10 3 l0 Dagenhardt. Alien G 50 50 Daley, Ellen Mrs Dav~a&FurberMachCo 1~ 21 5 00 127 21 Davis, George C- Drew, Alice M 1 60 1 00 2 60 Dufresne, Joseph .57 57 g r tingshausen, Fred .50 fi0 French, Cornelia A 60 60 3illespie, William 50 .50 C*reenwood, Lewis 50 50 ~-ould, Asa T 60 60 grange Hall 50 50 Holt, Peter 1 58 1 Hyde, Katherine 1 50 1 lredale, Richard 1 35, 1 Kunhardt, George E 502 00 .502 ~0 Kunhardb Est G O 50 Kress, Harold 50 ~0 Lane, Edmund P 75 Lannan, George A 65 Leltch, James W & Son 1~, 18 50 14 63 McCarthy, D F, Heirs 2 Medonsa, Manuel 50 ~0 I~fethuen Water Works 12 00 12 00 Montgpmery, Peter Moulton, M William 85 85 Mueller, H, Mnfg Co 13 25 13'~25 Murphy, John L 50 6 60 North Andover. St Dept O'Leary, Hanm-a Mrs 50 50 Perry, John Mrs 30 Poor, James C 30 Piper, William T 5 Reynolds, Edwin O Rnxtrow, George Mrs i 25 I Carried fareoard RECEIPT$--WATEI~ Brott~k! f~rward Sr. Michael's Paro¢lfia] S¢oville, John H Sheehan & Ruurke Const Co Sheridar~, Edward Silsbee, Franci~ Smith, James J Strain, N E & E Stevens. M T& Sons Co Stone, William J Thompson Wm J Construction Service Dist. Pipe Pipe 592 41 140 81 17 O0 99 1 60 1 57 ! O0 9 39 27 O0 86 1 19 Maintenance Pump. General Plant 5 8g 82 96 84 2 4O 2 85 21 71 50 1 5O 10 58 56 17 66 1 54 5O 1 O0 50 6 5O 71 1 25 i 25 Total $609 01 4 50 189 31 5 83 155 48 Total 822 01 84 17 O0 ~ 40 99 1 6O ] 57 21 71 5O 1 oo 1 50 10 58 56 54 05 1 54 I 17 50 i 00 5O 7 36 71 1 25 I 19 4 50 959 63 EXPENDITURES---WATER Namc~ Adams, Edward~ hay American Oil Co, cfi American Ex Co, express Bay Stale St R~y Co, tickets Collkas, Daniel, sen, ices Dolan, James, labor Carrltd forward 4 00 11 '257 60 55 '21 9z 4 00 11 55 11 27 5L' 72 10 5 00 36 67 35] 88 48 8~ ~4 417 7 7~ 7 1 1115 56 :J9 80 1 11 77~ 22 5C 15 15 56 00 51 48 21 60 Total 25 72 ~. 35 97 10 20 159 89 11 55 1_49 71 or 08 355 82 58 92 11 or5 11 88 24'2 48 5 00 120 45~. 161 31~ 75 12 218 ~0 , 15 ~1_, ~ ~'~o ~ 00 417 11 357,~ ~. 3 00~ ~- fi 00 2~ 25 15 56 13 O0 250 O0 ,$464 701 701 801 i77 77i `2002 65 964:6 92 Name Gage, Goo L Co, b~icks Garlock Packing Co, packing Gile, William, ]ab~r Grgene, Edward W, hay H~tford S. Boiler fnsp & H~ley, Timothy, labor Horsey Mufg Co, supplle&~ Hinxman, S ~, repairs Jacobs, Joseph, coal Keeble, Alex K~ brass tips Kress, O F & Son, services Laldlaw-Dunn - Gordon Co, ~M~h*e, Paul, labor ~ce, Job% labor -~hy. Jo.y, labor ~t~l Mete~ ~,~une Meter Co, meters ~d repairs r~ord~g EXPEN DITUI~E.5--~WATER Construction 5 i1 14 56 13 50l 5;78 O1! Maintenance Total Pump Plant Geaera] 3646 92 19 50 3 O0 20 22 18 86 100 O0 2 2~ 40 11 15 226 17 12 16 1204 80 3 55 6 00 46 00 I 19 504 26 35 62 84 3 00 20 35 9 45 77 34 74 73 60 51 65 15 99 10 67 8 O0 55 38 52O 68 5 60 254 35 226 28 59 76 5 33 592 58 1321 85] 4453 88] 7881 77 EXPENDITURES---WATER Name Peabody }g A & Son, services PerrM, Seamans & Co, fur- plies Piper, William T, se~vi~s Pratt & Cady Co, repairs Pulvincenti, Nuncio hbor Ri~ards & Co, lead Richa~son, John W, sleigh Robfl~son Hdw Co, supplies SamCsun, Geo ~ dynamite Sheppe~ Frederick W (Fire ~nd Water) Signorelll, Tony, labor $~th~ Horace Hale, blue Stevens~ M T & Sons coal Walwo~b Mfg C% comus Wilcox~ Charles, ~oeiag Winslo% Geo E, cha~s and Totals Service I Dist. Pi~pe [ Pipe 1866 75[ 789 1 71 bia/n tenance Pum[ Plant Gener 1821 4453 2 J 5 5 98~ 89 10 10 1 5 8 18 Total 7881 77 0 28 so (?i 982 68 26 75 5 50 89 O0 70 o7 127 74 10 O0 200 .5 11 8 50 o.0 11 9 '~0 10 O0 9700 ii~i~', Cost of Construction. [ Jan. 1, 1913. Distributing Piping $148,259 04 Suction Main Reservoir Pumping Station ~umping Plant ~rvice Piping and Meters II~cidental Construction Expenses L~d and Right of Way T(]o] Account Fountains 1,943 61 6,389 65 10,039 74 14,222 02 18,832 36 5,471 38 499 7O 422 39 565 31 206,645 2O Board of Public Works, North Andover, Mass. Office, Odd Fellows Building, 114 Main Street. Office hour: Daily, 8-12 and 1-5. Saturday evening 7 to 9. During the first ten days of January, April, July and October, every evening, 7-9. Rules and Regulations. All meters shall be computed quarterly; in case of a meter stopping or failing to register, the quantity of water used shall be estimated as the amount which ordinarily passes through the meter when in operation. Bills for metered water shall be rendered quarterly on the first day of Januar~ April, July and October for the amount of water used durill~ the previous quarter, based on the following sliding scale: For first 2000 cubic ft. 20 cts. Cost summ~y per 100 cubic ft., $4.00 2,000 cu. ft. $4.00 From 2,000 to 10,000 cubic ft. 12 cts. per 100 cubic ft., $9.60 10,000 cu. ft. $13. All meters read in cubic feet. A cubic foot is computed a; seven and one-half gallons. No service shall pay less $1.50 per quarter. Regulations. The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who uses[ water. 1. All applications for the use of water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners, and state fully the purpose for which it is intended to be used. The Town will 164 ~N~U~L R~PORT in all cases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main and through the cellar wall, and provide on the end thereof a stop and waste valve. And the owner of the premises shall in all cases pay for such service pipe as may be laid within his premises together with the stop and waste valves, at such rates as may be fixed by the Water Commis- sioners. 2. The Town will set meters on all services and charge a rental of two dollars per year. Consumers at their option may purchase said meters when they will be marked on the books as private and no rental will be charged. All meters will be kept in repair by the Town and no charge made therefor, except in case of freezing or negligence. That in no instance shall more than one set of buildings be supplied through one meter, and a separate meter shall be required for each building from which the owner receives revenue. 3. All persons using water must furnish internal pipes, [~nnections and fixtures and keep them and all pipes to the .~,reet line in good repair and protected from frost at their ~ expense, and the Town will not be liable for any damage ~ro~lting from a failure to do so. No person shall be per- m~ted to connect to any water pipes on the inlet side of the meter in any way or manner without a written permit from the Water Commissioners. 4. Water rates shall be payable at the office of the Water Commissioners quarterly. No abatement of water rates shall be made except when the entire premises are shut off for a p0?~d of at least three months. In all cases of non-payment o1' Water rates within thirty days after the same are due as ~rell as for any violation of these rules and regulations, the supply of water may be shut off and water will not again be let on except upon payment of the amount due and the sum of one dollar for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for repairs, testing the pipes or any other purpose the sum of one dollar will be charged. 165 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or lessee of the whole premises and the owner shall in all eases be respon- sible for the water rates of his tenants. 6. No water takei- shall supply water to parties not en- titled to its use, except on written permit. 7. All apparatus and pIaces supplied with water must be accessible at all times to the inspection of the Water Commis- sioners or their agents to examine the pipes and fixtures and ascertain the quality of water used and the manner of its use, and all pipes and lixtures sh211 be subject to rejection by said Commissioners if considered unsuitable for the purpose. 8. Art. 7, Section 1. Town By-Laws. No person shall open any hydrant of the water works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Commissioners. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Depart- merit or the person acting in his stead, in,case of fire. ~ The Commissioners reserve the rights to restrict t~ 9. use of hose or fountains or to shut off the water when it.l~:'~" comes necessary to make extensions or repairs or for vi~la~, tion of the regulations. ~ Water XVaste at I00 Lbs. Pressure. Size 1-64 1-32 1'244 .832 7.07 11,.54 Sewer Department. '. 'qonnections made between houses and Main Sewer during tI~4 year, 33. · Main Sewer laid, 939.8 feet. SEWER$--REOEIPT$ Const ruction Maintenance Name Total Part Main Part Main All~n, James E Bonney, Henry L 16 00 16 00 Bottomley, Sam 14 Barrlngton, Peter 19 13 19 18 Brown, Burtis S 6 01 6 01 Coco, Antonio 17 00 17 00 Coppinger, Thomas I 00 I 00 Curtis. Thomas 14 Collins, M & A 6 00 6 0~1 Costello, D J 38 41 38 41 Christenseu, Hans 18 449 18 Daviis & Furber Math. Co 206 41 4, 95 68 46 279 82 Dooley, James J 20 64 20 64 Emmett, Joseph W 20 22 Fogarty, John 10 10 Gill, J.seph 32 11 32 11 Glennie, Charle~ 13 Glenuie, William G 16 89 16 I{endriekson, Annie 17 03 17 Lawless, Thmnas J Leitch, James W 2 O0 Longhoatom, Miles 23 82 Marvin, Mary ~1 ~ ' Moukon, M William Methodist Chtlrch Society 13 98'&~j~ Mahoney, J F 28 88 Nelson, James 16 06 Nelb, Margaret 17 14 17~ Osgood Isaac O 60 $ '~( O'Brien, Sarah F I 11 Peter$on, Maria D 15 24 11~ Sanford & Brightma 17 Saville, Carleton M 17 62 Sheehan & Eourke Cons Cc Stott, Edwin 21 08 Sullivan, E W Sutto~ Mill~ Co Weeks, Edward Wilde, Charles T 10 Wright, Georg~ L' Totals, ~828 28 17 00 22 37 68 46 936 1] 7~ "Wat~ Rat~ 11~06 Total Receipts 144088 Bonffell, Sam, labor 'Bride, Grimes & Co, soil pipe Damori, Jolm, ]abm De Salvos, A]ford, I~bor Btiscoll & O~Brien, services Fontano. Phfllip, labor -<~J~yn Express Km~ O F & Son, wagon ~cOe~, William, labor ~hy, Je~ry, labor ~0, Jose, labor N~ Andovm Coal Co, ~..O'ConnMI J P & Co, corms EXPENDITUI~ES SEWERS Part 15 45 50 Construction Main 4 00 ~7 00 39 09 7 78 14 45 15 00: 2 001 44 ~ 38 33 88 30 45, 1 78~ 16 9 7 10 1 38 6 18 2 45[ 9 8 38 2 80 881 50 19 50 15 24 62 26 871 657 · M ai~ntenanc_e~ Total Part Main 4 O0 17 O0 55 80 7 78 15 30 14 45 15 O0 11 3,': 111 57 2 O0 16 44 98 78 34 4( 120 91 33 88 89 80 45 18 45 63 68 O0 89 19 11 12 225 70 22 89 17 78 2 2 20 300 300 O0 2 5O 125 125 O0 ~8 87 13 13 4 60 88 0 19 78 2 51 34 178 24 34 90 67 50 80 32 67 5. 38 38 66 67 615 1800 75 Broug'td larboard Smlth~s Express. teaming Total EXPEN DITU RE S--SEW EI~,5 Construction Part Main" , 28 89 44, 11 ,q9 8 $ 11 ~t; '26 ~ 561 30 4801 412,0 ii 6 25] 1~ Maintenanc~ Total Fart Main 24 79[ 615 8~ 1800 75 / 2 00] 75 56 19 85 28 67 26 67 3 33 ~ 38 89 12 22 30 67 41 05 77 34 22 35 2174 Og TOW~T O1r NOETH ANDOYE~ MA~S. 171 Superintendent's Report. To the Board of Public Works :- There have been/aid during the past year 606 feet of six- inch pipe, three six inch gates and one hydrant have been set, making a total of 33.7 miles of main pipe, one twelve-inch check valve and one fourteen inch gate, eighteen t~velve inch gates, twelve ten inch gates, forty-three eight inch gates, one hundred and sixty six-inch gates andtwo hundred and fifteen hydrants. The main pipe was laid as follows :-- Tolland Road from Turnpike Street north-easterly tp a point on Tolland Road 160 £eet north-easterly from Tdrn- pike street, 185 feet of six inch pipe, and one six inch gate: Harold Street from a point 200 feet easterly of Marblehead~ Street to Railroad Avenue, 320 feet six inch pipe and one gate. Harold Street from Marblehead Street to a point 30 fee~t westerly o£ Marblehead Street, 65 feet six inch pipe and ~ six inch gate. '~' Columbia Road from a point 200 feet southerly of Troy Road 36 feet six inch pipe and one hydrant. 172 Thirty-two meters have been Added during the year making total of 809 meters in use. No. KIND 7 Crown 1 Gem 286 Empire 81 Nash 396 Trident 9 Columbia 23 Hersey 3 Worthington I Keystone 2 King SIZES 2 in. l~in. lin. 1 in. ~ in. 1 1 3 270 4 77 11 381 9 3 ~ 1 2 1 5 3 I 14 19 767 ' I There are 896 service connections which are at present supply- in~. 1065 families 140 stables 27 stores 8 schools 5 churches 10 manufactories $ drinking fountains 2 barber shops 1 cemetery 10 hoarding houses 3 laundries 4 railroad stations 5 greenhouses 15 buildings 1 sewer flush 9 standpipes for watering carts 4 blow-offs 17 fire services Saraples of wa~er from Great Pond have been sene to the Sta~e ~oard of Health, and the ehemical analysis of the atone retur~rd as ~ollow~: I74 uot~dmnsuo:3 Ieoo sq-I ooi xod sq'] '~d '-~m CI uo!~Lq podmud sUO[l~o O000C 0000000 o°o°°°~88~°°o°o°o o o o uo!lonS ptm ~u}pn[aul IJ!'l °roLL ~ 177 Loes. Zion -academy Road at J. It. D. Smith's at Lorings at Kittredge's at Cemetery at Osgood S~ Andover Street at Common 600 ft XV ~gooa s~ 200 ~ w Ch~tnut S~ ~10 ft W Ch~tnut St. 1400 ft W Ch~mut SL 1960 ft W Ch~tnut St. at Peters 450 ft N Tarnpike St at Turnpike St. Appleton Street at Dale St. Ashland Street cor. North Main Bay State Road 560 ft W Osg~d S~ Belmont Street at End of St. Beverly Street at Perry St. 420 ft N Second Bradford Stree~ at Osgood St. at G. E. Davis' at N. A. Gage's at Salisbury's at Es,::: St at Nason~s Corner at Short St Nozzles Date Kind Pressure Hose Steamer Set (~apman 65 2 ]898 Chapman 5.5 2 1898 Chapman .62 2 1898 Chapman. 68 2 1898 Chapman 69 2 t 898 Chapman 66 2 1898 (;hapman 64 2 1898 Chapman 60 2 1898 Chapman 60 2 1898 Chapman 60 2 1898 Chapman 60 2 1898 Chapman 60 .9 I 1898 Chapman 61 2 I 1901 Chapman 61 ' 2 190~ Ludlow ~0 2 l 19,04 Ludlow 137 2 1891} Pratt & Cady 73 2 t Chapman 127 Ludlow 141 2 189~:~ ~ ~ 1898 Chapma~ 127 Chapman 140 '2 1 1905 - Walker 70 2 1905 Walke~ 6,5 2 1905 Walker 78 2 1905 5,Valker 97 '2 1905 Chapman 76 '2 1 1903 Chapman 75 2 1 1903 178 A~NUAL REPORT Location Kind Brightwood Ave. 500 ft W Chadwick St. Chap~nan Chestnut Street 450 ft S Andover St. at Milk St. at H. W. Clark's at Geo. Rea's at Mill St. Church Street at Cress Clarendon Street at Water St. Cleveland Street at Sannders St. Columbia Road 250 ft S Troy Commonwealth Ave~ ~t End of St. ~'~grt Street fts S~reet }~t Pool' lq arm at Jenk~'s Place ~7-i, a~ N. Foster's Davis Stree~ 500 ft E Main St. Dopo~ Street at Berry-Putnam's at E. M.ody's East Water Street at End of St. Elm Street at Pleasant St at Main St. Chapman Chapman Chapman Pratt & Cady Pratt & Cady Chapman ChapTnan Chapman Ludlow Ludlow Ludlow Pratt & (-lady Chapman Ludlow Ludlow Ludlow Chapman Chapman Chapman Nozzles Date Pressure Hose Steamer Set 98 2 1909 57 '2 1898 53 2' 1898 26 2 1898 32 2 1 1905 35 '2 1 1905 100 2 1898 107 2 1898 120 ~ 1899 109 2 1912 141 '2 1908 95 . o 1899 83 2 1904 96 3 1 1910 93 2 IglO 102 2 1899 78 2 1901 73 2 1901 107 2 1898 100 2 1898 89 2 1 1898 179 ~N'ozzlcs I'}ate Location Kind Pressure Hose Steamer Set :Essex Street at Charlotte Itmne Chapman 80 2 1898 at Leland's Chapman 87 2 1898 600 ft E Stevens Ludlow 70 '2 1900 at Foss' Ludlow 70 2 1905 at Wm. Sutton's Chapman 80 2 1904 at Country Clnb Chapman 100 2 1904 at IIughes' Chapman 85 2 i 1904 at E. R. Tucker's Chapman 95 2 1 1904 at M. A. Bigelow's Chapman 94 2 I 1904 at J. F. Foster's Chapman 97 2 1 1904 at H. M. Whittier~s Chapman 95 '2 1 1904 Fh-st Street 400 it W Main Chapman 120 2 I898 Green Street at Middlesex St. Walker 89 2 1904 at Parker St. Chapmnn 85 2 I 1904 at Massachusetts Ave. Walker 100 '2 190~ at Ed. Green's ~Valker 115 2 1905 at Sjostom'sF'm House Walker 132 2 1905[~' Harkaway Road at 5X'ew St. Chapman 106 2 at Stevens Mill Chapman 105 2 ----f89~f' Harold Street 200 ft W Marblehead St. P. & C. 19,4 '2 1 190'5 High Street a~ Sutton St Chapman 105 2 1 1898 480 ft S Sutton St. Chap~nan 108 2 1898 940 ft S Sutton St. Chapman 111 2 1898 1400 it S Sutton St. Chapman 114 2 1 1898 at Mach. Shop Station Chapman 117 2 1898 at D. & F. Foundry Chapman 116 2 1898 Hedges Street at May St. Ludlow 129 2 1899 Irving Road 260 ft S Troy Road Ludlow 115 2 1902 Johnson. Street at Cochichewick E, a~ Milk St. at F, E, Clarke's at John Sutton'~ at J. H, Morse's at R. W. Harris' StabIe at R. W. H~rris' House at Blauchard's at C. A. Newhall'~ at Depot St, at F. Fo~in's at Goodhue's at Reynold's Longwood Ave. 550 ft W Chestnu; Main Street, at School St, Chapman at Bradstreet School Chapman at Morton St, Chapman ~¢-,~ st H, W, Field's Chapman · ' at Green St, Chapman at Water St, Chaptnan ! ...~at Catholic Church Chapmsm at Third St. Chapman ar Davis St. Ludlow 700 S Davis St. Ludlow at P. Henley's Ludlow at J, Ryan's Ludlow Maple Ave. at Second St, at Stonnington St. Marblehead Street at Suffolk St. 460 ft N Second St. at Union St. ~c zzlcs Date Pressmce Hose Steamer Se; Chapman 75 2 189~ Chapman 64 2 1898. Chapman 51 2 I 1898 Ludlow 36 fi 1899 Ludlow 34 2 I 1899 Chapman 48, 2 1905 Walker $2 2 1905 Walker ~0 2 1905 Chapman 48 2 1905 Pratt & Cady ~0 2 1 1905 Pratt 35 Cady 51 '2 1 1905 Pratt 35 Cady 50 2 I 1905 Pratt & Cad), 60 2 1 1905 Pratt & Cady 54 '2 1 1910 112 2 1898 121 2 1 1898 125 2 1898 93 2 1898 89 2 1898 109 2 1 1898 100 2 1898 98 2 1898 90 2 1899 90 2 1899 86 2 1899 83 2 1899 Chapman 105 2 1898 Chapman 103 2 1898 Chapman 141 2 1898 Chap an 125 2 1898 Ctmp~nan 119 '2 1 1898 TOWN OF NORTH A_NI)OVER~ MASS. 181 Location Massachusetts Ave. '200 ft W Perry St. at Danvers St. at Fernwood St. May Street at End of Street Merrimack Street at Reagan's Middlesex Street at Marblehead St` at Beverly St. at Pelham St. at Mass. Ave. at Raih'oad St, at Stonington St. 350 ft S Third St. Milk Street at E. Adam's at Bishop's Milton Street 500 ft S Third St. Osgood Street at Andover St. at L. M. Osgood's at Mass. Ave. at M. Carney's 500 ft N Aead'mey Rd. at Main St. at Pleasant St. 270 ft E New St. at Harkaway Road 500 ft E Harkaway Rd. at Stevens St. at Stevens Farm at Davis' Nozzles D~[e Kind Pressure Hose Steamer Set Chap~nan 114 2 1898 Pratt & Cady 138 'g 1 1899 Pratt & Cady 135 2 l · 1906 Ludlow l'29 '2 1899 Ludlow 105 2 Chapman 124 2 Chapman 132 2 Chapman 140 2 Chapman 141 2 Ludlow 116 2 Ludlow~ 107 2 Ludlow 98 2 1904 1898 1898 1898 1898 189D 1899~ 190~ Walker 59 2 21}05 Wa]kef 55 2 1906~ Pratt & Cady 95 '2 ! Chapman 66 Chapman 66 Chapman 69 2 1898,~-. Chapman 69 2 1898' Chapman 69 Chapman 78 2 1 1898 Chapman 98 2 18g~ Chapman 106 2 1898 Chapman 112 2 I 1898 Ludlow 105 2 1899 Ludlow 98 2 i 1899 Ludlow 93 2 1899 Ludlow 85 2 1899 182 A~NUAL REPORT Loeatlon Kind Osgood S~reet Coufinued at Rockwell's Ludlow at Prescott St. Chapman 750 ft E Sutton St. Chapman at Pond St. Chapman at F. rench's Chapman at J. Barker's Chapman at Bassett's Chapman at J. Glennie's Chapman at J. G. Chadwick's Chapman at A. Chadwick's Chapman Park Street at Franklin School Ludlow Parker Street 600 ft E Greene St. Chapman Perry Street 330 ft E Mass. Ave. Chapman Pe;ers Street ag Driscoll's Chapman *q~leasant Street Nozzles Date Pressure Hose Steamer Set 81 2 1999 82 2 1899 92- 2 1 1902 105 2 l 1902 90 2 1 1902 76 '2 I 1902 83 2 1 ~902 132 2 1902 133 2 I 1902 188 2 1 1902 95 2 1 1904 85 2 1909 140 2 1898 65 2 1904 , a; ])avis St. Pratt & Cady 104 2 1 1898 at Clarendon St. . Chapm~n 103 2 1898 510 ft P,~ Clarendon St. Chapman 10'2 2 1898 600 ft E Osgood St. Pratt & Cady 95 2 1 19t)6 , at Stevens Social Club P. & C. 94 2 1 1906 at, ~tevens St. P. & C. 100 2 1 1906 Pond Street a; Greenwood's B.H. Chapman 110 2 1903 · -- at Kunhardt's Gate Chapman 82 2 l 1903 at Knnhardt's Chapman 79 2 1 1903 at Kunhardt's Stable Chapman 79 2 1 1903 at Byer's Ludlow 75 2 1 1903 Prescott Street at Currier's Ludlow 91 2 1899 at Tucker's Ludlow 98 2 1899 at Marsron's Ludlow 105 2 1899 TOWN OF SORTH ANDOVEIq MASS. 183 Location Railroad Street at Sargent St. at Maple Ave. 780 ft S Greene St. Rea Street at lq'. O. Rea's Salem Street at Ward's at Dale St. at Depot St. at Appleton St. Sargent Street at End St. Saunders Street 500 it N Cleveland St. at Vet. Firemen's ttall Second Street 400 ft W Main St. at Railroad St,. South Bradford Street at J. F. Foster's at Pond School at J. Glennie's Stevens Street at Essex at Salem St. at Pleasnn St. at Heywood's 900 ft N Essex St Stonlngton Street 400 ft S Maple Ave. Suffolk Street at Beverly St. Nozzles Date Kind Pressure Ilose Steamer Set Chapman 125 2 1898 Chapman 120 2 1898 P. & C. 128 '2 t 1907 P. & C. 4'2 2 1 1905 Ludlow 60 2 1901 Ludlow 75 2 1901 Ludlow 70 2 1901 Ludlow ;9 '2 i 1.904 Chapman 124 2 1898 Ludlow 127 P. & C. 118 Chapman 115 Chap~nan 1'25 Pratt & Czdy 88 " " 75 " " 93 1903 1907 1898 1905 Chapman 78 2 1898 " 68 2 1898. Pratt & Cady 97 2 i 1906 " " 105 '2 1 1906 ~,~-~. · " " 95 2 1 1906 ':' Ludlow 104 2 1899 Chapman 141 2 1898 A~ UAL I~EPO,~T Location Kind Sutton Street at Main St Chapman at Ashland St' " 800 f; E Marblehead St. 400 ft E Marblehead St. at Marblehead St. at Suttou's Mill Office " 900 ft W High St. 400 ft W High St' " 500 it E Iligh St~ Ludlow at Finnegans Chapma Third Street au Maple Ave. " at Middtesex St. " Thorndik¢ Street a~ Montgomery's " Turnpike Street a; Jere Driscoll's " a, John Driscoll's Ludlow ~ 900 ft S Andover St. Chapman a~ N. Atkins Pratt & Cady ~12 nion Stree; 380 ft W Railroad St. Chapman at Beverly " Street 400 ft tN Preseo[t St. Pratt & Cady · Water Street 4~0 ft N Clarendon St. Chapman ,, a; Ehn Street at Church St. " 200 ft N Merrimack St. Wilson Road at A. E. Sterne's " Winter Street at Foster's Pratt & Cady at Calvin Rea's " Pumping Station Chapman Resevoir Pratt & Cady Nozzles Date }q'essure . Hosc Stesmer Set 134 2 1 1898 135 2 1898 137 2 1898 138 2 1898 139 2 1898 137 2 1898 125 2 1898 110 2 1898 94 2 1899 84 2 i 1902 96 2 1898 99 2 1898 123 2 1907 72 2 1904 90 2 I 1904 52 2 1910 45 2 I 1905 125 2 1898 126 2 1898 99 2 1 1907 108 2 1898 110 2 l 1898 110 4 1898 111 2 1898 58 2 1911 97 2 1 1905 9O 2 I ~905 108 2 1898 7 2 1 1906 Leaks. April 6, Corner of Main Street and Park Street, 5oint Leak. J'~ly 31, Sutton Street, Service 493, Electrolysis. Sept. 5, Essex S~reet, Joint Leak Sept. 28. Sutton Street, Service 227, Electrolysis. Dec. 6, May Street, Service 291, Split Pipe. Repairs. On the 17th of July, 1912, the reservoir was run off and cleaned. The paving of the sides and the cement bottom was found to be in good condition. Pressure was supplied to the Town by the pumps at the Pumping Station while the voit was shut off from the system. Hydrant at Corner of Suffolk Street and Beverly Street brought to grade. Watering Trough, Osgood Street, relocated on account of State Highway construction. Defective hydrant replaced at Corner of Osgood Street Prescott Str.eet. Hydrant at Corner of Ha~'kaway Road and Osgood Street, brought to grade. Below are elevations showing height of water in lake from January1, 1912 to January 1, 1913. H'igh Water in Great Pond Height of Water, Jan. 2, 1912 Height Height ~ht {eight eight 'eight might Height Heigh~ Height Height Height Height Height Height Height Height Height Height Height ~[eight Height Height of Water, Jan. 23, 1912 of Water, Feb. 5, 1912 of Water, Feb. 24, 1912 of Water, Mar. 14, 1912 of Water, Mar. 28, 1912 of Water, Apr. 11, 1912 of Water, Apr. 25, 1912 o~~ Water, May 11, 1912 of Water, May 22, 1912 of Water, June 4, 1912 of Water, June 21, 1912 o~' Water, July 8, 1912 of Water, July 25, 1912 of Water, Aug. 12, 1912 of Water, Aug. 27, 1912 of Water, Sept. 9, 1912 of Water, Sept. 29, 1912 of Water, Oct. 3, 1912 of Water, Oct. 18, 1912 o~' Water, Nov. 8, 1912 of Water, Nov. 26, 1912 of Water, Dec. 14, 1912 of Water, Dec. 30, 1912 Elev. 101.40 95.22 95.52 95.68 96.00 97.20 98.04 98.90 99.76 99.79 100.08 100.15 99.44 98.74 98.33 97.80 97.33 96.98 96.40 96.28 95.77 95.62 95.42 95.23 95.57 Respectfully Submitted Charles E. Johnson, Superintendent. North Andover, Mass., December 31, 1912. ANNUAL REPORT of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools .~il of the Town of North Andover, ~ For the Year Ending December 31, 19 i 2. · COMMITTEE Albert F. King, Jr., Esq., Chairman, Mr. Charles A. Appleton, Dr. Fred S. Smith, 44 Marblehead St. Dale St. 5 Third St., Regular meeting the first Tuesday of each month at the Committee ~ooms. SUPERINTENDENT Dana P. Dame, Residence, 15 Pleasant St. Tel. Lawrence 2169 Office, 116 Main St. Tel. Lawrence 35 OFFICE HOURS.--3.30 to 5.00 p. m., Tuesdays and Thurs- days during term time. May generally be seen at residence between 7 and 8 p. m. of school days. Report of the School Committee To the Citizens of the Town of North Andover :- At a meeting of the School Committee held Feb. 4, 1913, it was voted ~o accept the report of the Superintendent and to adopt it as the report of the Committee. Incorporated in his report will be found the report of the Bradstreet School Building Committee, in which capacity in addition to its usual duties the School Committee has served. ALBERT F. KING, JR. ) CHARLES A. APPLETON, Uommittee FRED S. SMITH, ) 189 Superintendent's Report To the School Committee of North Andover: In accordance with the Rules o£ the School Committee, I have the honor to submit the following as my report of the public schools for the year ending December 31, 1912. Repairs and Furniture To accommodate 913 pupils (average attendance 867), North Andover has ten school buildings which are occupied for school purposes and one, the River school, which is vented at $18 a year. In the nine buildings, which are occupied by the elementary schools, there are twenty-eight classrooms. only one of which is vacant at the present time. A glance au the Rerairs and Furniture accounts shows that in the aggregate we have spent a considerable sum al- though there are no very large items, the largest being: Re-shingling a part of the Union school roof; A new flag-pole for the Union school; Painting the Pond school; Drinking fountains in several schools and an automatic flushing' tank in the new Bradstreet building. '"~' Besides ocher repairs which sheuld be made this year, the Kimball. Farnham, and Franklin schools need to be painted; at least two rooms in the old Bradstreet building should have ceilings whitened and walls painted. The tubes of the Mer- rimack and old Bradstreet boilers will have to be replaced at an approximate expense of three hundred dollars. Some of the return pipes in the Merrimack will also have to be re- placed at an expense of forty or fifty dollars. In the elementary schools there are 1003 pupils' desks and seats. Of this number 718 are adjustable and of the re- mainder 207 are unsatisfactory. It will not be best this year to replace all the non-adjustable with adjustable furniture; but in each schoolroom there should be at least five or six 190 ANNUAL REPORT adjustable chairs and desks and it should be our policy to replace some of the old furniture with new each year until all of the chairs and desks are such as to promote the com- fort and meet the physical requirements of the children. At the Centre school there is great need of water closets to replace the unsanitary outhouse. The cost of installing twelve closets and a slate urinal and of constructing two cess- pools would approximate. $1,500. It is hereby recommended that money be appropriated for the purpose at the coming Town meeting. Changes of Teachers During the summer and in the early part of the fall term, ten grade teachers and one high school teacher resigned; two, Miss Helen W. Emerson and Miss Fannie I. Goodhue, to be married, the others to teach elsewhere at higher salaries as follows: Miss M. Elizabeth Yeates, Westfield high school; Miss Adele Preb]e, New Britain, Conn.; Miss Marion A. Butterfield, Ma]den; Miss Ruby Gould, Taunton; Miss Allison I. Kirk, Portsmouth, N. H.; Miss Alice A. Jones, Salem; Miss Sybil K. Collins, New Bedford~ Miss Maud D. Kendall, Leominster; ] Miss Amy F. Ramsdell, Beverly. Three of these teachers resigned just l~efore or soon after the opening of the fall term, usually an inopportune time for finding suitable teachers. But we were so fortunate as to 'secure the services of three experienced teachers, residents of Lawrence and graduates of the Lowell Normal School, who, while awaiting appointments to positions in the Law- rence schools, were ready to act as substitutes during the year or until they received appointments in their home city. It will be seen that of the eleven teachers who resigned, nine out of thirty-two, or nearly thirty per cent. of the teaching 191 force, left us to teach elsewhere, one inducement at least being that they were to receive a higher salary in their new fields of labor. Only by the payment of adequate salaries and by the maintenance of favorable conditions for teaching can the general efficiency and reasonable permanency of our corps of teachers be preserved. It is much better for the schools, as it is for any business enterprise, to maintain as great stability as possible among its faithful and efficient employes. Few towns in the Commonwealth have adhered in the past more closely to these principles and have con- tributed more generously than has North Andover to the support of their schools. And in considering the amount which should be raised for teachers' salaries, let us keep in mind the kind of person society wants in the teacher's place. Today the teacher must stand not only in loco parentis but she must stand in the place of many wise parents, for society at the present time is turning to the teachers to remedy many evils which beset it and to prevent many which it fears. This new attitude on the part of society imposes new responsibilities on the teachers for the schools can do no more than the teachers are able to give in response to the demands made upon them. To secure what we would have the schools accomplish, we must attract teachers of the right personality and attainments into our service and,~ if we are to attract them, we must offer salaries that will enable them to meet the demands of life under modern con- ditions of increased cost of living. We cannot afford to reduce the quality of the service which we require for the benefit of the children. We cannot of course secure and hold a permanent corps of teachers whose average effi- ciency is as great as it is in towns and cities of much larger resources. But we can and should pay more than we are now paying and I trust that in the near future we shall reward and encourage the teachers by increasing their sal- aries so that they may be more nearly commensurate with the services which they render and may be sufficient to 19'2 safeguard them in some considerable measure from anxiety and future want. School Work it wound be desirable (i£ it were possible) to give in defi- nite units the measure of the work accomplished and the degree of efficiency attained by the schools during the past year. Nothing "different" and nothing unusual or spec- tacular has been attempted. Steady and persistent ef- forts have been made by the teachers to attain the good of the children under their charge. There have been very few interruptions in the school work, nearly every day, which appears in the school calendar as a working day, being so in fact. Some minor changes in the courses of study and text-books have been made in order that we may carry out previous plans or meet new conditions. No backward step has been taken, I trust, and I am confident that some progress has been made. some new possibilities discovered, and foundations laid for future successes. In laying claim to some measure of progress during the year, there is no reflection on the past; for however much ~ve may be satisfied at any given time, we cannot simply hold our own, We must advance or go backward. As regards our teachers during the past year, it is but justice to say that we have had as small a percent- age of poor teachers and as large a percentage of good ones as can be found anywhere. There have been so little appar- ent lack of interest and effort, and so many strong evidences of faithfulness, enthusiasm, and desire to attain the highest possible standard of excellence, that we have felt that they are not simply looking for an easy opportunity to earn a com- fortable salary, but that most of them are devoted to their calling, and that their ideal is consecrated service to the boys and girls under their care. 193 High School The principals of Johnson High School in reviewing the year and in considering their work both in retrospect and in prospect find several things that seem worthy of notice. The school has been favored in having an efficient and loyal corps of teachers, interested in the welfare of the pupils. On June 27, 1912, a class of ten was graduated, presenting at its graduation the program found on another page. These graduates are now pursuing studies in higher schoo!s and colleges: Miss Berry at Miss Pierce's Commercial School in Boston; Miss Batson, Miss Dooley, and Miss Taylor at the State Normal School at Lowell; Miss Bixby at Jackson Col- lege; Miss McGrail and Timothy Driscoll at the State Normal School at Salem; Franklyn King at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, New York; John Leecock at the University of Maine; and Miss Moody at the State Nm-mai School at Bridgewater. Also, these post-graduates of last year are now located as follows: Miss Muriel Rundlett and Miss Agnes Godfrey at the State Normal School at Framingham; Ralph S. Farnum at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Most ports thus far received from these pupils have been satisfac- tory and in some cases excellent. in this connection we would like to remind parents and those interested in our pupils to urge upon them that, in these days when so much stress in the world is being laid upon training for efficiency, they should make up their minds as early as possible what their business in life is to be and then devote their best efforts to train for it, fitting them- selves in high school, as best they can, for the higher schools. Too often, boys and girls are inclined to be satisfied with simply "passing" in high school, and then they find them- selves seriously handicapped when in senior year they try to obtain admission to some higher school. Parents would do well to watch the reports more carefully and confer with the principals if marks are lower than B. It also seems to us that with the courses now offered in 194 our school which can fit pupils well for higher schools of all kinds, and our commercial course that is adequate to. fit for off]ce work, more of the grammar graduates ought to enter our school. Does not every far-sighted parent agree with us that, even if it be at some sacrifice to himself, at least a high school education is necessary in these days for his child's ~uccess. We feel that one of the important factors in education is the habits that are formed, and a very useful habit for suc- cess in future life is punctuality and promptness, There are good reasons for a pupil's being tardy sometimes. When a parent needs his services for a time or when the pupil him- self is ill and then later in the day feels better, we are glad to excuse the tardiness c. nd to have the pupil come to school. That to us is the proper spirit towards business. But when a pupil is late because he started too late from home it seems to us inexcusable, and, worse than that, we ~eel that the pupil is forming a habit which will make him suffer later on. We ask for the hearty co-operation of the parents in having all our pupils present at every session punctually. Every pupil ought to plan for a little margin of' time, not simply to arrive at half-past eight o'clock. tn athletics we cannot compete with the larger high schools, but if we lose here because of our small numbers we gain much from being able not to have large classes. Most of our classes number from ten to twenty-five. This is the best number for really efficier~t wc, rk. The teaching comes in this way more nearly individual. We are sure that Johnson High school can still serve the boys and girls of North Andover, helping them, if they are willing to do their part, to attain as high places as those who have graduated" in former years. Athletic Meet Last May there was an athletic meet on the Common, the contestants being pupils of the elementary schools. TOV~'N 0lc NORTI{ ANI)0V.ER: MASS. The teachers and pupils showed great interest in prepar- ing for the event and it was a success although the large number of contests and'the large number of would-be specta- tors made it impossible for many to witness most of the games inasmuch as we lacked facilities for handling and con- trolling a crowd. All healthful out-door games and sports should be en- couraged even among grammar school children. In order that they may be of greatest benefit, they must be so con- ducted that not merely a few but that all may engage in them and thereby be benefited. The making of champions is of little consequence compared with the healthful exercise and physical development of all. And these out-door games and spot'ts are not designed to take the place of gymnastics which besides doing other things correct bad physical habits and aim at discipli'ne and at developing the strength of the muscles and promoting the functions of the body. The aim of out-door athletics, however, if rightly conducted, is pleas- urable activity for the sake of recreation or rivalry, and such sports are of inestimable benefit to many by creating a deep and lasting interest in their physical welfare and an abun- dance of personal pride in promoting it. In the case of boys, athletics mean more than physical development and more than pleasurable activity and healthful rivalry. They learn unconsciously many valuable lessons since well conducted. sports call for self-subordination, public spirit, and cooper,. ative effort, and in many cases serve to reveal the dominant characteristics and tendencies of temper, disposition, and force of will. And all these are really potent reasons for pro- rooting athletics among boys. Their minds if occupied by the~ughts of things worth while will have little time to give to things which are harmful and degrading. Medical Inspection In making courses of study and in laying out and inspect- ing the work of teachers, we are too apt to lose sight of the 196 ANNUAL REPORT physical well-being of the children. In our efforts to attain the highest possibilities of intellectual development, physical comfo~ and bodily health~ though conditions of that which we are striving to attain, are too often disregard- ed. The objects of medical inspection are to detect symptoms of contagious diseases and prevent their spreading, to dis- cover physical defects and to take measure to have them remedied; and to safeguard and promote health by means of hygienic conditions and living. During the fall term, the school physician examined758childrenwithspecialreference to the condition of their teeth and of this number 618, or 82 per cent., had defective teeth. Parents of these children have been informed of this and have been asked to send their children to a dentist for further examination and for treat- ment. The sight and hearing tests were made in December by · the teachers. The tabulated results are as follows: High School Number of chil- dren examined 75 Number found defective i n eyesight 13 ~,Number found defective i n hearing 0 Number of par- ents or guard- dians notified 2 Elementary Schools Total 889 964 135 148 6 6 76 78 In some cases, physical defects, though easily remedied and though parents are informed that they exist, are not at- tended to because the parents only partly realize or not at all that their children are physically defective. And we should TOWN Or ~O~Tn AI~DOVEI~ MASS. 197 ~not as, a Town and a community forget that there are some children with defective teeth and eyes whose parents are not able to meet the expense of treatment. We provide free schools, free books, free supplies, free transportation. Should we not then provide free treatment, if otherwise a child would be retarded in his school work because of some physi- cal weakness or defect? School Savings Banks The School Savings banks have been in operation one year. The results thus far have been very gratifying and there is little doubt that many children by their small and continued savings are forming habits of thrift and eeonony which will be of inestimable value to them in after years. The money collected from the children is deposited in the Lawrence Savings Bank,and, when his savings, amount to ~ dollar, ~ne pupil receives a bank book which is a Strong incentive to fur- ther savings. The Lawrence Savings Bank supplies without expense to the schools all printed forms neee;~sary for conducting the school banks and to Mr. Louis A. Foye, Treasurer of this bank, we are greatly in- debted for our excellent showing during the first year for, besides much help in other ways, he has addressed the teachers on "How to Conduct School Banks," and some of the schools on "Economy, Saving, and Thrl/t." ' The following data were sent to the Bank Commissioner' November 1, 1912: Number of pupils who have deposited money with teachers 486 Number of deposits made with teachers - 4568 Amount of these deposits ~ $1,258.51 Number of accounts opened in Lawrence Savings Bank 255 New Bradstreet Building The new Bradstreet building was first occupied for school purposes on March 10, 1912. ]98 ANNUAL R]~PORT The building is well constructed and besides a teachers' room and a supply room contains four large, well-lighted and well-ventilated classrooms, each furnished with forty-two ad- justable chairs and desks. The corridors are spacious, ex- tending the entire length of the building, the basements, high and well-lighted, and the furniture and furnishings, the most modern. It is a model of convenience, a beautiful and attrac- tive building, and a credit to the Town. As a matter of rec- ord, it may be well to mention the names of the teachers and the grades first occupying it. Mrs. Florence A. Rafferty, Principal, Grade VII. Miss Mary A. Taylor, Grade VI. Miss Marion A. Butterfield, Grade V. Miss Allison I. Kirk, Grade IV. School Accommodations Even though the new Bradstreet building has been occu- pied less than a year, this fact alone should not shut our eyes to our present and growing needs in the way of school ac- commodations. At the opening of the fall term, the number of pupils in the Union school was so large that the pupils of the seventh grade, the highest grade in that school the previous year, had to be transferred to the Bradstreet and Merrimack schools. And even after this transfer had been made, the first grade room contained 44 pupils, considerably more be- ginners than one teacher should have if good progress is to be made. At the present time, therefore, in the Union dis- trict there are more children than can be well accommodated in the Union schooI, for instead of seven grades which were in attendance last year, there are six grades and the first grade room has more pupils than a teacher of this grade should have. The school population at the present time is receiving its greatest increase from the Union district and if present in- dications are to be our guide, the Town should purchase with- out delay a suitable site for another school building. Such a 199 site should be at a point where some of the small children of the present Union district could attend and not too far dis- tant for an overflow of the higher grades of the Merrimack and Bradstreet schools to attend. The large number in the intermediate department of the Centre school in September necessitated the opening of the room which had been unoccupied for some years and at the present time the only unoccupied school-room is one in the old Bradstreet building. Inasmuch as present conditions indicate that we shall soon require additional school accommodations, it is hereby recommended that a committee be appointed ~..t the coming Town meeting to ascertain prices of land suitable in area and location for school buildings. In view of the rapid increase in real estate values, it would seem to be sound business policy for the Town to acquire title to a tract without further delay. Home Gardens The Garden Committee o£ the North Andover Improve- ment Society inspected the home gardens, as they have done for several years past, and awarded first, second, and third prizes. The varieties of seeds chosen were sweet alyssum, calendula, castor bean, morning glory, nasturtium, zinnia, ~ and marigold. The amount of seeds ordered by the children this year was 3405 packages, The list o£ prizes awarded will be found on another page of this report. The making o£ home gardens is to be encouraged as the children learn many valuable lessons in making them and caring for them. But the school garden is even of greater educational value, for with a competent teacher in charge directing and supervising the work, it can do much by devel- oping in children a love of nature, by teaching beauty and good order, and by showing them the advantage o£ a produ¢- tive life. Though not taken quite seriously by many, and 200 ANNUAL REPORT though looked upon as a sort of annex to the school rather that as an integral part of it, the school garden has become a very important factor in the educational work of many towns throughout the country, anl doubtless each succeeding year will see more and more towns adopting it and using it for the purposes of education. Topsfield Fair Exhibit In September, North Andover children again entered for competition at the Essex Agricultural Society's Fair, gar- den and farm produce of their own raising and specimens of their handiwork in domestic and manual arts. Besides about seventy dollars awarded to the children in prizes, we, as a Town, again won the cup by scoring the largest number of points. This cup thus becomes the property of the Town and when fittingly engraved will be placed in Stevens Mem- orial Library. It is also worthy of mention that Miss Evelyn Gibson and Ralph Foster, members of the £reshman class in the high school, won the silver cups, offered to the girl and boy respectively scoring the largest number of points on their exhibits. Special Reports Particular attention is called to the reports of the Super- visors, of the school physician, and of the truant officer. They ~'-~ontain information of interest and value to all who have children in the schools. They merit, and, I trust, will receive careful reading. Feb. 4,1913. Respectfully submitted, D. P. DAME, Superintendent of Schools. '201 Report of the Supervisor of Music Mr. D. P. Dame, Supt. of Schools, North Andover, Mass., Dear Sir :--Complying with your request. I hereby submit the following report of the year's work in music in North Andover. In my report of last year I so fully described the work as carried on that it leaves me little of detail to add at the present time. The year has been marked by no changes, although we hope that the progress made is greater- each year. In the grades the text-books are the same; and the same attention is paid to individual singing from Weaver · · e Charts, ear-training and special choirs ~n each room. Th equipment for the music work is satisfactory, the teachers are working faithfully and well, and the pupils respond with an enthusiasm which the Supervisor cert,;nly appreciates. In the High School this year we are cng, together with coda music, the School Song ~- .olished by. C. C. Birehard and Co., an importap~ ,hich has alrea~l~Y justified the purpose for which il .Odueed, namely the securing in greater degree of spu ~neous singing by the chorus. The influence of the Victor Machine is making it- self felt. The statement has been made that the Victor can afford very nearly a liberal education in music appreciation in the course of four years; this statement seems likely to be borne out in our North Andover experience. The class of 1913 has recently presented the school with the record of Tetrazzini's solo in the Mad Scene from "Lucia"; we hope that in some way this year we may find means for obtaining other records. The Girls' Glee Club, beginning Dec. 1, meets once each week to study the cantata, "The Silver Cloud" by Franz Abt. In conclusion, I wish to thank you for your kindly interest, and to express my appreciation to the teachers in the grades and to Miss Sargent at the High School for all their helpful- ness and co-operation. Respectfully submitted, FLORA L. RICHMOND. January 20, 1913. ~'O~VN OF NORTH ANDOYE~ MASS. 203 Report of the Supervisor of Drawing and Manual Training MR. D. P. DAME Superintendent of Schools, North Andover, Mass. Dear Sir:--In submitting my second annual report for drawing and manual training, I wish to say that we have progressed along the lines indicated in the report for last year. In that report I gave a general outline of the work as we are taking it up. The equipment in the High School has been very much im- proved. The large old fashioned tables, badly worn awkward, have been taken out of the hall; they are replaced by individual .desks having adjustable tops. desks are light enough to be moved easily and they can be folded up and packed away into a small space, when hall is needed for town purposes. Pupils in the who elect manual training, woodwork or metal craft, to the room set aside for this purpose at the school building where they have the use of work benches and excellent tools. Early in September an exhibition of manual training and drawing, together with domestic science and agriculture, was sent to the Essex Agricultural Society's Fair at Tops- field. The work received unexpected recognition. Our schools were awarded the champion cup and two cups were given to individuals. All pupils under seventeen years of age were encouraged to send work. ~NNUAL ~EPORT It is not worth while to do merely show work in our schools, or push a few children in order to represent a higher average than is true, but there is a pleasure in ex- hibiting work when it stands for good honest effort. A large per cent of the children do creditable work in draw- ing and manual training. The teachers enjoy .having the parents show their interest by visiting the class rooms. A special e×hibition is arranged by the teachers in each school building at least once during the year, to which parents and the public are invited. These exhibitions have been cordially received by the public and they have been largely attended. The Supervisor of Drawing visits each school about once a week to give lessons and plan the work in general. The grade teacher in each school-room carries on the work, and if she shows a sympathetic interest, the children are en- Couraged to make their best efforts. A large per cent of the progress and success of this work is due to the constant of the teachers in North Andover; they are al- ways ready and willing to do their share. In closing I wish to thank the Superintendent of Schools the School Committee for their continued interest and the good supplies furnished. A part of the work in- cluded in drawing and manual training is to teach children to appreciate and take proper care of the equipment, and tools belonging to the public. Respect£ul]y submitted,' ANNE M. PIERCE. January 27th, 1913. Report of the Supervisor of Domestic Science To the Superintendent of Schools:- Much has been done during the past year by the School Com~nittee and the Superintendent to facilitate the work in this department. In September, the beginning of the pres- ent school year, the time devoted to both branches was in- creased, so that now cooking is begun in the eighth grade, and a half-year, each, of sewing and cooking is open to the girls in the first three years in high school. Increased time has also been given in sewing in the seventh and eighth grades. A sewing machine was purchased in the fall for the Centre school, thus making it possible for the girls in this school to have their sewing lessons at their own build- lng instead of at the Merrimack building. The girls rallied loyally to help to defend the cup which was taken at the Topsfield Fair in 1912, winning again this year many prizes in sewing and cooking. The individual cup offered to the girl securing the greatest number of points in these two departments was won by Evelyn S. Gib- son of the Freshman Class of Johnson High School. In closing, I wish to express my appreciation of hearty co-operation of teachers and pupils in all the work attempted in this department; also, of the loyal support of the parents as shown by many expressions of kindly inter- est in the work. I feel that much of the success is due to these very essential factors. Respectfully submitted, HELEN CLEMENT SARGENT, Supervisor of Domestic Science. '206 A~N~AL REPORT Report of School Physician To the Superintendent of Schools:- Since October I have visited all the schools, except the High School, and have found the buildings in good condition. The Union and New l]radstreet Schools are models of excel- lence. Of course our older buildings a~'e more di/~cult to keep clean and free from dust. We had a few cases of mumps in the Union School, which interfered with the attendance for a couple of weeks. I think we have been remarkably fortunate considering the fact that so much scarlet fever has been prevalent in neigh- boring towns. I have signed thirteen certificates permitting children to go to work. During the past term, I examined 758 children, espec- ially their teeth, and found 618 defective. The notifica- tion to parents will be completed as soon as possible. It is well to remember that while dental decay afflicts ages, it is most common between the ages of six and Major Owen, Surgeon, U. S. A. says, "Proper care of the mouth and teeth is one of the most important of all meas- ures taken for the protection of the human body and failure to give these care is in my judgment the direct cause of more disease in the human family than any other single cause." An unsound child~cannot do its work properly, and an observant teacher will quickly detect among the pu- p/Is lapses from the normal health standard in appearance and action. 207 I think it is true that almost every movement for im- provement in the public schools proceeds, consciously or un- consciously, from this central thought that all sound train- ing must go along the great highways of health. All we can do however, is to make suggestions and en- deavor to have parents see that their children have every possible advantage in this direction. CHARLES P. MORRILL, School Physician. 208 ANNUAL REPORT Truant Officer's Report To the Superintendent o£ Schools: The following is my report as Truant Officer £or the whole town £or last year--Sept. 4th, 1911, to June 21st, 1912: Number of absentees reported by teachers 397 Number of absentees without permission of parents, 49 Number of absentees, second offences, 15 Number of cases of sickness, 112 Number of absentees, thffd offences, 14 Number of parents or guardians notified, 98 Number of pupils returned to school from street, 36 Number of arrests, 0 Number of prosecutions, 2 Cases of tardiness investigated, 47 Cases contagious diseases reported, 5 The attention of parents and guardians is called to ~ · .~Chapter 383 o£ the Laws of 1906. "Every person having under his control a child between seven and fourteen years of age shall cause him or her to attend school during the entire time the public schools are in session, and if he or she fails for five day sessions within any period of six months while under such control to attend ~Jnool he or she shall upon complaint by a truant officer and conviction thereo£, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars." "Whoever induces or attempts to induce a child to ab- .~ sent himself or hersel£ unlawfully from school, or employs or harbors a child, who, whil~ school is in session, is absent ~ unlawfully from school, shall be punished by a fine of not ° more than fifty dollars." Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. CRAIG. ! aa, u~pual~¥ Laws Relating to School Attendance and Employment of Children No unvaccinated child shall attend school except upon pre- sentation of a certificate signed by a regular practising physician that he is not a fit subject for vaccination. A child who is a member of a household in which a per- son is il/with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles or any other infectious or contagious disease, or of a household · exposed to such contagion from another - household shall not attend any public school during such illness until the teacher of the school has been fur- nished with a certificate from the Board of Health or from · the attending physician of such person, stating that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed. Every child between 7 and 14 years of age, and every child between 14 and 16 years of age who cannot read at ~ sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English lan- ',~guage shall attend school during the entire time the day schools are in session, (subject to such exceptions as the law provides). Failure on part of parents or guardian to comply ~ with such requirement of the law is punishable by fine. No child under 14 years of age shall be employed in any factory, workshop, or mercantile establishment. No child under 14 years of age shall be employed at work performed for wages before 6 A. M. or after 7 P. M. Children otherwise prohibited from working shall be per- mitted to work on Saturdays between the hours of 6 A. M. and 7 P. M. in mercantile establishments. '213 No child under 16 years of age shall be employed in a fac- tory, workshop or mercantile establishment unless his em- ployer procures and keeps on file an age and schooling certificate. The following directions will show how the certificates for employment may be obtained: (a) The person intending to employ a child under 16 years of age must fill out an employment ticket for the child. (b) The child, his parent or guardian, must procure a cer- tificate signed by the school physician or some other regular practising physician, stating that the child has been examined by him, and in his opinion he is in sufficiently sound health and physically able to perform the work which · the child intends to do. (c) The parent or guardian must fumfish a certificate of birth or baptism, or other evidence of the child's age. (d) The child to be employed, provided with the employ-~ merit ticket, the physician's certificate, the certificate of birth or baptism, and accompanied by his father, mother, or guardian, must procure a certificate from the Superin- tendent of schools. Certificates will be issued at his office.. between 3.30 and 5 P. M. Tuesdays and Thursdays during term time; at his residence between 7 and 8 P. M. 214 Janitors James M. Craig and Mrs. Mabel MacArthur, Merrimack and Bradstreet Henry A. Webster, William A. Evans, Patrick J. Healey, Ernest Bencker, Mrs. Herbert Smith George W. Glennie, Union Centre High and Franklin Kimball Farnham Pond School Calendar for 1912-'13 Sept. 4, Nov. 27, Dec. 20, Dec. 30, Jan. 6, Feb. 21, Apr. 25, May 5, June 20, June 27, ~Sept. 3, All schools begin (noon) Thanksgiving Recess All schools close High school begins, 8 weeks' term Elementary schools begin, 7 weeks' term All schools close, i week's vacation All schools begin, 8 weeks' term All schools close, 1 week's vacation All schools begin Elementary schools close High school closes All schools begin No School Signals Three blasts of the Fire Signal and three strokes of the Unitarian church bell with an interval of 5 seconds between successive blasts of the Fire Signal and successive strokes 'of the bell. 7:30 7:45 8:00 12:30 No morning session for any school No morning session below High No morning session Grades 1-2-3-4 No afternoon session for any school. Statistical Summary Population 5529 No. of persons between 5 and 15 years of age, Sept. 1912, 947 No. o£ boys between 5 and 15 years o£ age, Sept. 1912, 478 No. of gir]s between 5 and 15 years o£ age, Sept. 1912, 469 No. of persons between 7 and 14 years of age, Sept. 1912 699 No. of boys between 7 and 14 years of age, Sept. 1912, 328 No. of girls between 7 and 14 years of age, Sept. 1912, 371 No. of male illiterate minors over 14 years of age, 2 No. of female illiterate minors over 14 years o£ age, 2 No. of illiterate minors over 14 years of age, 4 No. of boys enrolled in public schools, 1911-12, 480 No. of girls enrolled in public schools, 1911-12, 501 Membership registered, 1911-12, 981 Average number belonging in public schools, 1911-12, 913.4 Average daily attendance in public schools, 1911-12, 867.5 No. of pupils attending school between 7 and 14 years of age, per enrollment, 1911-12, 692 No. of pupils attending between 5 and 15 years of age, 911 No. of persons attending school over 15 years of age, 67 Per cent. of attendance for school year, 1911-12, 95 No. of schools at present time, Jan. 1, 1913, 27 No. of school buildings at present time, Jan. 1, 1913, No. of school buildings occupied, 10 Schedule of Supervisor of Music Tuesday a.m. Farnham School (alternate weeks), Unio~ School. Tuesday p.m. Merrimack School IX (alternate weeks), Bradstreet Sehool. Wednesday a.m. High School, Franklin School (alter- nate weeks), Centre School. Wednesday p. m. Merrimac} School I-V-VIII (alternate weeks), Bradstreet School I-III (alternate weeks), Thursday a. m. & p.m. Merrimack (alternate weeks). District Schools every third week. School all grades Schedule of Supervisor of Drawing and Manual Training Monday a.m. Bradstreet School, Drawing. Monday p.m. Union School, Drawing. Tuesday a.m. High School, Drawing. Tuesday p.m. Merrimack School, Drawing. Wednesday a.m. Franklin, High and Centre Schools, Drawing. Wednesdayp. m. Merrimack School IX, Centre School VIIi and IX, Manual Training. Thursday a.m. High School 1st year, Bradstreet School VII, Manual Trah-~ing. Thursday p.m. Merrimack School VII, Centre School VII and Farnham School, Manual Training. Friday a. m. High School 2nd year, Manual Training; Farnham School, Drawing (alternate weeks). Friday p. m. Merrimack I-II-III Drawing, Merrimack VIII Manual Training. Schedule Monday a.m. "'Monday p.m. lng. Tuesday a.m. Tuesday p.m. of Supervisor of Domestic Science Centre School VI-VII-VIII-IX, Sewing. Merrimack and Centre Schools VIII, Cook- Centre School IX, Cooking. High School Freshmen, Cooking. Wednesday a.m. Merrimack School VIII, Bradstreet and Union Schools VI, Sewing. Wednesday p.m. Merrimack School IX Sewing (Cooking after Dec. 1.) Thursday a.m. Bradstreet School VI-VII, Sewing. Thursday p.m. Merrimack School VII, Sewing. Friday a.m. High School Sophomores, Sewing. Friday p.m. High School Juniors and Seniors Cooking. 217 Graduation Exercises JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL North Andover, Mass. Stevens Hall, June 27, 1912 Program March Banner of Glory Prayer Unfold, Ye Portals Salutatory Class Prophecy Love's Old Sweet Song Daisy B. Driver Mabel G. Fish Address Life of Youth Valedictory Presentation of Diplomas School Orchestra Rev. William S. Nichols Gounod's Redemption Chorus Albert Frank]yn King, 3d John Thomas Leecock J. L. Molloy Pauline Fernald Pearl Miller and Chorus Dr. A. E. Winship Chorus Phoebe Anne Berry Albert F. King, Jr., Chairman of School Committee Good-night, Farewell Elsa L. Bassett Daisy B. Driver March Arr. from Garre~t Sarah B. Greenwood M. Pauline Fernald and Chorus '218 ANNUAL EEPORT CLASS MOTTO--NOT LUCK, BUT PLUCK Class Poem The weeks and months have all passed by Till four long years are o'er. As pupils of dear Johnson High We'll meet again no more. To us its grand old portals close; For us its pleasures cease; But to us widely open those Where joy will still increase. Those who have labored for us here, Throughout the long, bright days, And helped us, too, with best of cheer O'er all the stony ways, We deeply and sincerely thank; And in the days to be, We trust our deeds may be of rank To prove sincerity. Our path may not be always bright; But, guarding well our "pluck", We'll all plow on through storms and night And trust no thing to "luck". For only thus will our lives grow And only thus unfold; Too, in this way, our seeds we sow To bring forth fruits o£ gold. Among the joys of future life, One precious we'll possess; 'Twill be the mem'ries, free from strife, Of dear old J. H. S. And now, old Johnson dear, thy fame E'er greater may it be! With ali good wishes for thy name, We bid farewell to thee. Olive Ford Moody TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVEI~ MASS. GRADUATES Mary Agnes Batson Phoebe Anna Berry Madeleine Bixby Helena Frances Dooley Timothy John Driscoll Albert Franklyn King, 3d John Thomas Leecock Mary Theresa McGrai] Olive Ford Moody Ruth Winifred Taylor Graduation Exercises of the Grammar SchooIs of North Andover, at Stevens Hall, Thursday Evening, June Twentieth 1912 Program March Music, March of Progress Chorus Prayer, Rev. Putnam Webber Music, WiegenIied, Frank Chorus Recitation, Abou Ben Adhere L. Hunt Madeline Stone, Centre School Recitation, Opportunity, Sill Girls of Merrimack School Music, Water Lilies, Lind'ers Chorus Recitation, The House by the Side o£ the Road, Sam W. Foss ., Harriet Marston, Merrimack School Recitation, The Fountain of Youth, Edith Cormey, Centre School Music, The Armorer, Nevin Meyerbeer Chorus Story, The Little "Shet up" Posy, Annie T. SIosson Evelyn Gibson Merrimack School ~Recitation, To the Boys of America, Roosevelt The Boys Music, New Life, Geibel Chorus Presentation of Diplomas, - Albert F. King, Jr., Chairman of School Committee TOWN OF NORTH AZ~'DOVEPq MA$~ GRADUATES Merrimack School Evelyn Stone Gibson .~Abert John Burke Charles Samuel Greenwood Marion Ellen Knightly Howard Anthony Doherty Christine Priscilla Rundlet% · Francis Leo Sullivan Warren Lesure Henry Norman Brightman Cornelius Francis Hegarty Lillian Pearl Lake Lawrence Oscar Soucy Mary Dalton Lawlor Ruth Ellen Maslen Sarah Gray Doyle Mary Ellen Driscoll Elinor Mary Sowerbutts Alice Lucretia Hinxman Adeline Louise Stewart William Adam Bertha Louise Carr Norman Simon Harold Everett Towne Henry Ogley Forrest Harriet Frances Marston Winfred Charles Wild Jennie Amelia Elmira Dudley Fernley Robert Wilcox Ruth F. Clark Madeline M. Stone Edith M. Cormey A, Mabel Sanford Ralph Sargent Foster Centre School Thomas II. Broderick Charles F. McKinnon Howard P. Rostron Pond School Eva May Arel Farnham School IIerbert Richard Smith ANNUAL R~PO~T Program for Arbor Day Exercises Reading of Arbor Day Proclamation Mr. C. A. Appleton Song "Arbor Day," Pupils of Grade 7, Bradstreet School Recitations, Pupils of 8th and 9th Grades, Merrimack School "Arbor Day" "The Maple Tree" "Plant a Tree,' "Beautiful Trees" PLanting of the Tree S0lqg "Our Arbor Tree," Arbor Day Address, Salute the Flag, Singing of "America". Henry Forrest PIarlan Knightly William Mille4 Evelyn Gibson Pupils of Grade 7, Bradstreet School Albert F. King, Jr., Esq. Boy Scouts TOWN 0~' NORTH iNDOVEII~ ~A~$. ~ PRIZES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR HOME GARDENS awarded by the NORTH ANDOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY First Prize, 50 cents each Irene Richardson, Merrimack School Corey Batson, Merrimack School Margaret McCallion, Merrimack School. Vera Rhodes, Bradstreet School George Glennie, Pond School Albert Johnson, Merrimack School May McEvoy, Center School Robert Montgomery, Bradstreet School Edith Anderson, Merrimack School Annabel, John, Joseph and Sarah Campbell, Brad- street School Second Prize, 25 cents each Katherine Ward, Bradstreet School Evelyn Beattie, Union School Henrietta Hotchkiss, Union School Annie Forest, Merrimack School Elizabeth Pickles, Bradstreet School Madeline Hanson, Merrimack School Annie Slipkowskas, Merrimack School Edmund Thompson, Franklin School Wilfred Muldoon, Center School Louis Fountain, Bradstreet School At the annual Flower and Vegetable Show held on Friday, September 6, 1912, at the North Andover Club House, prizes were awarded to school children as follow~-- first prize, fifty cents; second prize, twenty-five cents. ANNUAL Nasturtiums: First prize, Blanche Shearer, Union School Second prize, Annie Brightman, Frye Block School Marigolds: First prize, Cecil Rhodes, Bradstreet School Second prize, Blanche Shearer, Union School Zirmias: First prize, Margaret Clark, Center School Second prize, Albert Johnson, Merrimack School Calendulas: First prize, Margaret Clark, Center School Second prize, Marion Winning, Center School Mixed Bouquets: First prize, Blanche Shearer, Union School Second prize, Albert Johnson, Merrimack School North Andover Grange offered prizes for the best veg- etables grown by the school children. The prizes' were awarded as follows: Best 6 Beets: 25 cents, Susan Shearer, Merrimack School Best Cabbage: 25 cents, James Ford, Union School Largest potato: 1st prize, 25.cents, Erwin Espig, Union School 2nd prize, 15 cents, Arthur Greenwood, Union School Gratuity, 15 cents, Ruth Talbot, Center School Gratuity, 15 cents, J. Edmund Bedell, Merrimack School Be~t Plate 7 potatoes: 1st prize, 25 cents, Carmen Long, Center School 2nd prize, 15 cents, Arthur Greenwood, Union School TO'tN OF NORTH ANDOVB~ MASS. Largest yield of Potatoes: 1st prize, 25 cents, Char]lc Wilton, Center School 2nd prize, 15 cents, Ellen Martin, Merrimack School Gratuity, 15 cents, Dorothy Paine, Merrimack School Gratuity, 15 cents, Walter Kent, Farnham School Largest Squash: 1st prize, 25 cents, M. Longbottom, Merrimack School 2nd prize, 15 cents, John Stuart, Merrimack School Best plate of 12 tomatoes: 1st prize, 25 cents, Arthur Greenwood, Union School 2nd prize, 15 cents, Carmen Long, Center School A prize of one dollar was awarded to the Merrimack School Improvement Society for an exhibition of asters. This is a society that was started by the children them- selves and they deserve a great deal of credit for the work they have done. Such societies should be encouraged in all the schools. 226 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOLS Teachers' Salaries Dana P. Dame Annie L. Sargent M. Elizabeth Yeates Hannah H. Hersey Mary E. Wood Frances G. Allison Annie L. Stevens Miss Harriet P. Ryder Adele Preble Elsie Libby Mary E. Quealey Helena G. Keefe Grace B. Osgood :Martha E. Keating Helen E. Roache Louise D. Hall Florence Rafferty Mary Taylor Allison I. Kirk Alice Todd Marion Butterfield Mary Hennessey Alice A. Jones Mary G. O'Brien Sybil Collins Maude D. Kendall Wilhelmina T. Leveau Florence McReavey Grace Allen Clara E. Bryer .4moTtnt carried forward, $1,200 00 1,000 00 420 00 260 00 650 00 700 00 620 00 966 21 317 77 221 04 565 50 565 50 565 50 565 50 565 50 484 00 776 84 565 50 ~99 00 160 00 276 00 128 00 833 50 926 00 387 60 310 50 210 52 708 72 542 50 348 00 15,089 20 TOWH O~' lqORTH A/fDOVEI~ MASS, 227 /1mo~t brought forward, Margaret Haley Mary Morrissey Helen Emerson greta Haskell Ruby K. Gould Zetta Dunn Fannie Goodhue Lucretia Flint Harriot M. Waldron Charlotte Batson Laura Gumb Amy Ramsdell Amy Smith Annie L. Sheehy Town of Middleton, tuition Total Teachers' Salaries Supervisors Helen C. Sargent Flora L. Richmond Anne M. Pierce Total Superintendent Dana P. Dame Truant Officer James M. Craig School Physician Dr. Charles P. Morrill 15,039 20 529 20 445 00 363 15 252 64 302 64 216 00 333 50 210 52 523 O0 422 O0 523 O0 276 00 160 00 100 O0 50 $19,733 35 $470 00: 500 00 900 O0 $1,870 O0 $828 62 -~ ~ $1oo oo $150 00 228 James M. Craig Henry A. Webster William A. Evans Patrick J. Healey Mabel MacArthur Anna Anderson Mrs. Herbert Smith Ralph Foster Ernest Bencker John A. Bencker George Glennie Total Janitors Fuel and Care of Buildings J. W. Leiteh & Son A. P. Fuller Masury, Young Company Ralph Foster Anna Anderson Joseph Trombly Mrs. Herbert Smith John Bencker Benjamin Farnum Somerville Brush Company Nathan Foster Henry Bushek ' ~ James Craig North Andover Cash Store James H. Goff North Andover Coal Company W. B. Robinson $836 57 426 28 337 00 500 00 277 50 18 00 32 50 26 00 14 00 5 00 10 00 $2,482 85 $15 85 54 25 1 50 22 75 5 35 634 13 11 75 26 00 55 07 6 51 14 00 8 00 8 25 5 00 2 00 1,763 75 3O8 .4rno,~nt carried [orward, 2,637 '24 Amount brough! forward. A. P. Currier H. A. Webster A. ti. Farnum North Andover IIay Scales ti. I. Dallman Joseph Duncan Total Books and Supplies E. E. Babb & Company Michelson Brothers C. F. Winchester J. L. IIammett Company C. Howard Hunt Pen Company Davis & Furber Machine Company Cross Dry Goods Company Ginn and Company Silver, Burdett Company Robinson IIardware Company D. C. Heath and Company Kenny Brothers and Wolkins Estabrook Press Charles Scribner's Sons American Book Company L. E. Knott Apparatus Company Smith Premier Typewriter Company J. W. Leitch and Son Charles E. Merrill Company Parker Simmons D. Appleton and Company Monarch Typewriter Company C. II. Driver Printing Company Amount carried forward, 2,637 24 3 94 4 70 10 00 2 55 18 30 4 20 $2,680 93 $461 11 3 84 83 85 67 70 15 00 20 80 12 35 55 69 38 63 8 00 49 00 66 06 2 50 47 82 131 59 48 32 28 80 24 25 27 68 16 18 5 O0 8 75 161 54 1,384 46 .4mo,~t bro,f,,ht forwa AtkinSon Mentzner Company Neostyle Company Houghton Mifflin Company Milton Bradley Company Kneupfer and Dimmock Herman Goldberger Oliver Ditson Company Boston Music Company Thorp and Martin Russell Sage Foundation A. N. Palmer Company C, A. Nichols Taylor Instrument Company G. A. Smith J. J. Collins Cannon's CommerciaI SchooI White Smith Music Company D. A. Frazer ~ambridge Botanical SuppIy Company NOrth Andover Greenhouses ~°bertson 8utherland Company Remington Typewriter Company Helen C. Sargent ' C. B. Botsford Company COurtis Standard Tests Reid and Hughes Company American Writing Machine Company David Farquhar Library Bureau Benjamin Sanborn Henry Holt Allyn and Bacon Smith Company dtrnom, t carried forward, 1,384 46 18 O0 4 65 6 66 96 68 9 15 17 00' 1 35 3 O0 1 75 2 10 6 56 12 O0 9 O0 3 3O 3 O0 6 10 10 80 1 50 1 O0 1 O0 2 50 2 O0 10 85 9 O0 1 48 5 84 21 65 18 O0 11 76 6 75 8 73 63 16 8 64 1,769 42 (231 Amount bro*,jht forward 1,769 42 F. J. Barnard 35 10 Holden Patent Book Cover Company 4 10 $. B. Hebblethwaite Company 25 00 A. P. Currier 33 81 H. A. Webster 2 58 C. C. Birchard and Company 18 80 Funk and Wagnalls 7 60 L. N. Hall 68 D. P. Dame 2 71 A. W. Shaw 2 00 S. D. Hinxman 1 00 L. S. Cox, Postmaster 10 62 G. H. Perkins 3 36 W. B. Robinson 8 13 N. A. Cash Store ~ 2 30. · J. P. Murphy 4 38 William Dryden 4 75 Lawrence Gas Cmnpany 71 92 Total $2008 26 Sanitary Supplies J. P. Murphy, toilet paper Geo. H. Perkins, toilet paper Edw. E. Babb & Co., paper towels Milton Bradley Co., paper towels No. Andover Bd. Public Works, water National Insecticide Co.. disinfectants National Insecticide Co.. liquid soap West Disinfecting Co., disinfectants West Disinfecting Co., liquid soap Total 19'50 86 59 27 00 242 76 8 40 4 40 6 25 40 00 $458 00 Furniture Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co. Milton BradIey Company American Seating Company Robertson~ Sutherland Company Tota£ $103 60 50 70 48 10 11 34 213 74 Ordinary Reoairs 2. W. Leltch a/id Son L. H, McAloon l~ugo Biel P. J. Healey George De Mar~ D. J. Costello G. A. Smith l~0bertson Sutherland Company G: R. Brlerly J: A. Bencker William Evans YI, A. Webster Charles H Robinson Robinson Hardware Company W. H. Sylvester Hall Pain~ and Hardware Co, Henry Bushek P. Hogan E. McCabe and Company James Joyce and Co, Peter Holt Street Department, North Andover Wright Stafford Company Total $513 67 297 74 7 50 3 15 5 00 321 51 133 19 11 62 13 45 $ 00 2 45 2 43 13 60 14 03 4 00 1 00 21 00 19 05 36 55 6 38 4 00 8 75 6 20 $1454 27 Tow~ or ~o~t~H ~svovrR, ~ASS. 233 Incidentals American Express Co. $ 6 05 New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. 26 97 A. M. Pierce 5 82 Fred L. Sargent 69 25 James M. Craig 3 60 Dana P. Dame 28 49 A. E. Winship 25 00 Albert F. King, 3d 35 00 Herbert L. Foster 10 00 Smith Express 15 75 Boston & Maine Railroad Co. 2 70 George C. Josse]yn 61 10 Total $289 Transportation - Bay State St. Railway Co. C. S. Moxley Total $200 00 76 00 276 00 N. P. Frye $21 66 Financial Summary Receipts General appropriation, 1912 $33,000 00 Appropriation for school physician 150 00 Amount received for tuition 50 00 Amount received for rent of River School 18 00 Amount received from D. P. Dame for sundries 17 74 Expenditures Salaries of teachers $19,733 35 .... supervisors 1,870 00 .... superintendent 828 62 .... janitors 2,482 85 .... truant officer 100 00 Salaries of school physician 150 00 $33,235 74 Fuel, care of buildings (not including janitors' salaries) Books and supplies $2,008 26 Sanitary supplies 458 00 Furniture 213 74 $25,164 82 $2680 93 Ordinary repairs Transportation Incidentals Rent Unexpended balance $2,680 00 1,454 27 276 00 289 73 21 66 668 33 $83,235 74 Moses Towne Fund Income Balance unexpended from 1911 Interest for 1912 Expenditures Balance unexpended $145 $1 165 80 $811 11 $311 11 296 REPORT OF Bradstreet School Building Committee. Receipts Bonds issued and sold $26,000 00 Premium on bonds 452 40 Accrued interest on bonds 260 00 $26,712 40 Expenditures Contract price Extra work authorized Allowances by saving on hardware, lighting fixtures etc. Architect's fee Furnishings, concrete walk, etc. Certifying bond Interesi on bond E. A. Peabody G. G. Adams Ashton & Huntress Part payment on fence ALBERT F. KING, JR. CHAS. A. APPLETON, F. S. SMITH, $22,297 73 500 50 $22,798 23 75 60 $22,722 63 $1,195 85 1,734 93 110 00 520 00 10 00 25 00 25 00 368 99 $26,712 40 School Committee Town V arrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover, Greeting.- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, to meet in the Engine House in voting Precinct One and in the Town Hall in voting Precinct Two, in said North Andover, on Monday the third day of March next, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the follow- ing articles :- Article 1. To elect a Town Clerk. a Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor for one year; one Assessor of Taxes, one member of School Committee, one Water Commissioner, one Park Commissioner for three years; a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes. an Audi- tor, five Constables, a Tree Warden. one member of the Board of Health for one year; one member of the Board of Health for two years and one member of the Board of Health for three years, and all other Town Officers required by law to be elected by ballot. Also to vote on the ques- tions "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating ' liquors in this town ?" and "Shall the Town accept the pro- visions of Section 42, Chapter 514 of the Acts of 1909. rel- ative to constituting eight hours a day's work for all lab- orers, workmen and mechanics employed by the Town?" All of the above to be voted 7or on one ballot. The polls shall be opened at six o'clock A. M. and may be dosed at two o'clock P. M. After final action on the preceding Article 1, the said meeting shall stand adjourned, by virtue of Section 4. of Art- icle I of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 8, at 1:30 o'clock P. M., at the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely:-- Article 2. To choose a Moderator. Article 3. TV elect all other o£ficers not required to be elected by ballot. Article 4, To see ff the Town will vote to accept the report of the receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Article 5. To see what action the town will take in regard to unexpended appropriations. Article 6. To see what action the Town wilI take as to the recommendations of the Finance Committee. Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the several de- partments for the current year; to wit: Schools, School- houses, Highways and Bridges, support of Poor and all other necessary and proper expenses arising during said year. Article 8, To see what compensation the Town will pay for labor on highways for the ensuing year. Article 9. To see what action the Town will take to induce the prompt payment of taxes. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of a majority of the Selectmen, to'borrow money from time to time during the municipal year beginning March 8th, 1913, in anticipation of taxes of the said municipal year to an amount not exceed- ing in the aggregate eighty-five thousand ($85,000.00) dol- lars, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year from their dates, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year. Article 11. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen concerning a possible change of the Street Light- ing system. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws. by striking out the words, "be one dollar", in Sec- tion 3, Article three and inserting in place thereof the words, "not less than two dollars", so as to read; "The fee for such license shall not be less than two dollars"; and further to instruct the Selectmen to secure the approval of the Attor- ney General of the Commomvealth, of the same. Upon petition of the Selectmen. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to install a fire alarm box at a point near the Town Farm buildings, and raise and appropriate two hundred dollars for the same. Upon petition of the Selectmen. Artlele 14. To see if the Town will instruct its Select- men to sign an agreement to indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against damages which may be caused by the laying out and construction of a section of State Highway by the Massachusetts Highway Commission. IJpon petition of the Selectmen. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to install water clos- ets and a urinal in the Centre School. Upon petition of the School Committee. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to look up suitable sites for school buildings, in anticipation of the growing needs of the Town and to see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appro- prime to meet the expenses of such a committee. Upon petition of the School Commmittee. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to sell the nar- row strip of land lying south of the southerly line of the Bradstreet School fence and fronting on Main Street to the holder of the record title to the land adjoining the same on the south side thereof, for twenty cents per square foot, and authorize the Town Treasurer and the Board of Select- men to act jointly and execute and delta'er in the name of the Town an ordinary quit claim or warranty deed of the same. Upon petition of the School Committee. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars to macadamize Salem Street, from a point at the foot of Ceme- tery Hill, where the macadam now ends, in a southerly di- rection, on the thoroughfare named, as far as the appropria- tion will l~rovide for. Upon petition of George Juenger and others. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ize Clarendon Street, from Water Street to Pleasant Street, and raise and appropriate money for the same. Upon peti- tion of Peter McGrait and others. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum sufficient to macadamize Milk Street, i'rom Johnson Street to Chestnut Street. Upon petition of Edward Adams and others. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ize Milton Street, and raise and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition of Edward E. Curley and others. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ize Pleasant Street from Davis Street to Stevens' Corner, the necessary expense,approximately $1,500.00, to be taken from the Street Railway Excise Tax, expenditure author- ized by Section 137, of Chapter 318, of the Acts of the Com- monwealth for the year 1907. Upon petition of Thomas Coppinger and others. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, to macadamize Johnson Street from a point near the resi- dence of Denman Blanchard, where the macadam now ends, running southerly as far as the appropriation will extend. Upon petition of Edwin O. Reynolds and others. Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the purpose of continuing the mac- adamizing of Essex Street, from the point where the mac- adam now ends near the Huse residence, easterly toward Bradford Street. Upon petition of Edgar R. Tucker and others. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars for the purpose of repairing the surface of Pond Street from the junction of Pond and Osgood Streets, easterly to the junction of Pond and Bradford Streets, upon the offer of residents of the neighborhood to permit the Town to take stone for the purpose without charge from ledges of said residents. Upon petition of George E. Kunhardt and others. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ize Railroad Avenue beginning at a point where the macad- am now ends, and continuing in a southerly direction for a distance of one thousand feet, and raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to pay for the same. Upon peti- tion of W. L. Sjostrom and others. Article 27. To see if the Town will raise ~,nd appro- priate a sum sufficient to macadamize Commonwealth Ave- nue from Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of 305 feet; said macada~n to be six inches thick at the centre. Upon petition o£ John McAllister and others. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ~ze the Square at the Centre and raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for this purpose. .Upon petition of Peter Holt and others. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ize Maple Avenue from junction of First Street to Third Street and raise and appropriate a.sufficient sum to pay for the same. Upon petition of Arthur B. Keefe and others. Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to construct a sewer through Maple Avenue from Third Street to l~ailroad Avenue, or any part of said way, and to macadamize all or a part of said Maple Avenue. Upon petition of Hans Christensen and others. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars to build a cinder road on Chestnut Street from a point where the macadam now ends. Upon petition of George A. Rea and others. Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to macadam- ize Cleveland Street from Main Street to Saunders Street about three hundred feet, and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition of John F. Fogarty and others. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of sixteen hundred ($1,600.00) dollars to grade and macadamize Pleasant Street from Stevens' Corner to the junction of Stevens Street. Upon petition of Harry F. Cunningham and others. Article 34 To see if the Town will vote to rinse and appropriate the sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for the improvement of Irving Road and sidewalk on Irving Road. Upon petition of William J. Stone and others, Article 35. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars for the purpose of repairing and improwng Court Street. Upon petition of John F. Barman and others. Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars for the improvement of Boxford and Salem Streets under the provisions of the "Small Town Act." Upon petition of the Selectmen. Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to build a guard rail. at the dangerous places on Boxford street and raise and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition of the Selectmen. Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept a way known as Highland Terrace running to a distance of four hundred feet southerly from Andover street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and in accordance with a plan filed in the office of the Town Clerk. Upon petition of Kath- erine W. Toll by James B. Ewart, Att'y. Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept Furber Avenue 600 feet easterly from High street and vote to raise and appropriate two hundred ($200.00) dollars to make same passable. Upon petition of Albert Currier and others. Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars to purchase oil for the maintenance of macadam roads. Upon petition of Willard H. Poor and others. Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars for the salary of the Superintendent of Streets and the sup- port of his team. Upon petition of Jeremiah F. Mahoney and others. Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to build a cinder sidewalk on the northerly side of Andover Street from its present terminus to Wilson's Corner and raise and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition o£ Edward F. Gilman and others. Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to construct a concrete sidewalk on the north side of Belmont Street, from Hodges Street and raise and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition o£ John E. Lavin and others. Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to build ~oncrete sidewalks on Milton Street, and raise and appropri- ate money for the same. Upon petition of Edward E. Curley and others. Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to build a tar sidewalk on the south side of Union Street from Rail- road Avenue to Beverly Street. Upon petition of Sidney S. Chapman and others. Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to build a concrete sidewalk on the south side of Commonwealth Ave- nue 305 feet, and raise and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition of William L. Smith and others. Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00') dollars for the building of surface drains. Upon petition of Wil- lard It. Poor and others. Article 48. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for putting in sur- face drain on Park Street. Upon petition of Patrick J. Healey and others. Article 49. To see Jf the Town will vote te install three lights, an arc light at the corner of Massachusetts and Commonwealth Avenues, a gas light midway on Common- xvealth Avenue, and a gas light at the extreme end of Com- monwealth Avenue, and raise and appropriate a sum suffi-' cient to pay for the same. Upon petition of William Towne and others. Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain three gas lights on Dudley Street and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the same. Upon petition of M. W. Moulton and others. Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to install a gas light on Chadwick Street at the corner of Brightwood Avenue and raise and appropriate an amount sufficient to pay for the same. Upon petition of Richard R. MacDonnell and others. Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to erect an arc light on Union Street in front of the residence of Joseph W. Emmett, and appropriate money for the same. Upon peti- tion of Joseph W. Emmett and others. Article 53. To see what action the Town will take towards providing lights on the Centre Common. Upon petition of Isaac Osgood and others. Article 54. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the enforcement of the Rules and Regulations' · adopted for the protection of the waters of Great Pond, or Lake Cochichewick, so called. Upon petition of Arthur P. Chickering and others. Article 55. To see if the Town will direct the Board of Public Works to ascertain what buildings upon land abutting upon public ways in which there are public sewers~ are not connected with such sewers by sufficient drains, and report the result of such investigations to the Board of Health; also direct the Board of Ilealth to require the owners of buildings upon said public ways which are found not to be so connected with said sewers to connect the same therewith, and in case of failure on the part of such owners to comply with said requirement to make such connection in accordance with the provisions of laws in that respect made and provided, and raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hund~'ed ($1,500.00) dollars to defray the expense of said work. Upon petition of Henry D. Rockwell and others. Article 56. To see if the T(~wn will vote to extend its wa~rer system from a point on Salem Street near Appleton ,Street to the residence of the late A. P. Fuller and authorize its Water Commissioners to sell bonds of the Town of North Andover Water Loan bond issue of 1905 to an amount not exceeding six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars. Upon petition o~f Fred M. Hill and others. Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to purchase s hook and ladder truck for the use of the fire department to be horse drawn, and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition of Arthur O. Gile and others. Article 58. To see if the Town will appoint a com- mittee to consider the erection of an office building for the use of its several departments and appropriate one hundred ($11)0.013) dollars to secure plans and report at the Annual Town Meeting in 1914 or sooner if possible. Upon petition of P. P. Daw and others. Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 635. Acts of Massachusetts lbr 1912, relative to "Tenement Houses in Towns." Upon petition of William S. Nichols and others. Article 60. To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate the sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars to be spent under the direction of the chief of police for the pur- pose of enforcing the regulations in regard to speed, etc. of automobiles. Upon petition of Henry D. Rockwell and others. Art/cie 6I. To act on any other business ~vhich may legally come before said meeting. And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting a true and at;ested copy thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting place; said copies to be posted not more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant With your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands a~ said North Andover this 12th day of February, 1913. FRANK W. FRISBEE, PETER BARRINGTON, JOHN T. CAMPBELL, Selectmen of North Andover. Massachusetts. CONTENTS. Appropriations Recommended ............................ 184 Act of 191'2 ........................................... 136 Assessor's Report ........................................ 36 · Auditor's Certificate ..................................... 20 Animal Inspector's Report ................................ 75 ~oxford Street Improvement .............................. 70 Board of Pu,b?c Works Report ............................ 149 Water l~p't ......................................... 150 Sewer " . ....................................... 166 Board of Health-Report .................................. 69 Engineer's Report ....................................... 137 Engineers ......................................... 143 Fire Alarm Expense ................................. 142 Horse Expenses ..................................... 142 Records of Alarms and Fires .......................... 140 Running Card ...................................... 139 Financial Statement ...................................... 144 Forest Fire Warden's Report .............................. 84 Highway- Surveyor's Report .............................. 131 Memorial Day Com~nittee Report ......................... 79 North Andover hnprovement Society Report .............. ~..76 Overseers of Poor Report ................................ 38 Almshouse Expenses ................................. 39 Out of House Expenses ............................. Paid Cities and Towns ................................ 45 Paid Public Institutions .............................. 41 Paid on Account of Cities and Towns .................. 41 Superintendent's Report .............................. 47 P~lice Department Report ................................ 86 .- School Co~nmittee's Report ............................... 187 Expenditures ........................................ 234 Itemized Account Teachers, Janitors and Fuel ............ 226 Itemized Account Repairs and Supplies ................. 226 School Calendur ..................................... 214 Superintendent's Report .......................... · .,... 189 21 Selectmen's Report ..................................... 69 Board of Health Expenses ........................... Contingent Fund ................................... 30 '26 Election Expenses ............................... 64 Finances ........................................... Discount and Interest ................................ 9,4 Interest on Water Loan Bonds ...................... 25 Janitor of Town Hall ................................ 9.6 79 Memorial Day Expenses .............................. · ~ ~ s 76'~ North Andover Improvement SocmtV Expense .......... Salaries Town Officers ............................... State and County Taxes .................... k,: ...... 24 State Aid ........................................... 26 Street Lighting ................ 61 Tabular Statement ....................... ' .......... Tree Warden Expenses ................ ~25 Water Loan Sinking Fund ............................ Schedule and valuation o~ Town Property ................... 1~7 101 Town By-Laws ........................................ ·. 237 Town Warrant ...................................... 7 Town Clerk's Repor~ ..................................... .................. 109 · Town Clerk's Statement .............. 8 Town Officers ........................................... 65 Tax Collector's Reports ................................... Town Notes ............................................ 60 Treasurer's Report ....................................... 49 Moses Town School Fund ............................. 58, 90 Stevens Memorial Library Account ....................·58 Taylor Fund ....................................... Board of Public Works. . ............... 58 Tree Warden's Report ............... 91 Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library Report ............. Moth Department ....................................... 133 .... ,148 Whistle Signal Report .......................... .. '236,. Bradstreet School Houre Report ........................