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THE
AUDITORS' REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF ANDOVER,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 17, 1858.
ANDOVER: PRINTED BY WARREN F. DRAPER. 1858.
REPORT.
SCHOOLS.
SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT.
WHOLE number of Orders drawn by the Selectmen, 170 ; Amount,
$8,375 86
$3,538 58
Number of Orders drawn, for schools, 67 ; Amount, 66 School Houses, 11;
609 16
Balance due the Districts Feb. 19, 1857,
1191 43
Amount voted by the Town for 1857,
66
3500 00
Amount of State School Fund received,
66
196,78
$4,888 21
Less unappropriated in 1857,
46 78
$4,841 43
Balances. Feb. 19,1857.[ Appropria-)
Credit.
Paid.
Balances.
Feb.11, 1858.
Dr.
Cr.
1857
1857
1857
Dr.
Cr.
Centre South
66
227,57
570,00
797,57 575,44
222,13
Phillips
148,97
250,00
398,97 306,94
92,03
Village
188,29
460,00 648,29 461,65
186,64
Ballard Vale
19,51
490,00 509,51 319,50
190,01
Scotland
41,82
230,00 271,82 229,87
41,95
Holt
131,28
225,00 356,28 224,34
131,94
Centre West
119,10
250,00 369,10,369,10
Fryc
86,95
410,00
496,95 336,49
160,46
North
81
160,00
159,19, 88,00
71,19
Abbott
5,68
190,00
195,68 91,93
103,75
Bailey
92,50
215 00 307,50 204,75
102,75
Osgood
130,57
200,00 330,57 330,57
81 1192 24 3650,00 4841,43 3538,58 81
1302,85
1191,43
Whole amount due the Districts 4,541,43
Orders paid to Feb. 11, 1858,
3,538 58
Balance due the Districts Feb. 11, 1858,
1,302 85 S $1,541,43
tions.
4
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Feb. 19, 1857. Tax 1857 Credit 1857 Paid 1857 Balance credit, Feb. 11, 1858
Credit
Centre South
14,72
14,72
14,72
Phillips
7,63
7,63
7,63
Ballard Vale
512,48
512,48 58,07
503,25
9,23
Holt
6,95
51,12
20,56
37,51
Frye
1,50
1,50
1,50
Abbott
,36
,36
,36
Village
104,74
104,74
35,00
69,74
Centre West
53,07
53,07
28,00
25,07
543,64 208,93 752,57 609,16
143,41
Whole amount due the Districts
$752,57
Amount drawn by the Districts
609,16 }
752,57
Balance due the Districts, Feb. 11, 1858, 143,41
EXPENSE OF REMOVING SNOW.
Dist. No. 1, Timothy P. Holt,
$15 56
66 9, George A. Abbott,
35 49
2, John L. Abbott,
8 00
10, George Smith,
26 08
7, Henry A. Gould,
17 25
14, Artemas Brown,
15 27
66 17, Simeon Hardy,
37 17
66
23, P. P. Pillsbury,
28 50
66 16, Elmore Farmer,
24 50
28, William Allen,
23 50
11, William Abbott,
13 10
27, E. P. Higgins,
9 25
66
18, Joseph Chandler,
41 61
6, George Worcester,
27 44
5, Reuben Jones,
21 79
66
15, Ezra Abbott,
18 67
66
19, Alfred Hardy,
19 57
66
24, John Webster,
14 77
66
4, S. D. Abbott,
25.31
66
13, Robert Winning,
11 75
66
20, Tristam B. Bailey,
32 37
Amount carried forward,
$466 95
5
Amount brought forward,
$166 95
25, George F. Hammond,
41 93
21, James H. Grant, 56 82
66
12, Andrew L. Frye,
8 75
66
3, Sylvester Abbott,
22 75
66
22, Franklin Heald,
29 92
8, William Jenkins,
4 87
66
6, William Smart,
75
66
10, Benjamin Rogers,
4 89
$637,63
HIGHWAY TAX WORKED AND REASSESSED.
Dist. No. 17, Simeon Hardy,
$2 21
66
7, H. A. Gould,
4 93
26, Nath'l Swift,
168 37
2, John Abbott,
93 39
‹:
28, William Allen,
21 60
13, Amos Abbott, 2d,
131 85
12, John Dove,
16 05
48 78
6
3, Charles Abbott,
95 32
66
28, Daniel C. Stevens,
28 01
66
16, Elmore Farmer,
6 21
66
15, Henry Boynton,
6 60
19, Alfred Hardy,
20 32
17, Jedediah Burtt,
38 89
"
9, Henry J. Gray,
8 80
10, Daniel Shannon,
31 47
22, Timothy Abbott,
15 43
14, Hermon Phelps,
16 89
"
21, James H. Grant,
29 15
60
20, Tristam B. Bailey,
63 10
8, William Jenkins,
5 35
66
6, Henry Brownell,
6 79
60
1, George N. White,
93 74
11, Ephraim Everson,
11 66
23, P. P. Pillsbury,
50 71
4, S. D. Abbott,
3 75
66
5, George Pearson,
6 45
66
18, Joseph Chandler,
18 05
1*
$1054 59
25, Ballard Holt,
24, George Boutwell,
10 72
6
Highway Surveyors' Overwork.
Dist. No. 7, Henry A. Gould,
$3 00
66 17, Simeon F. Flint,
2 50
28, William Allen,
12 48
27, Daniel C. Stevens,
1 73
16, Elmore Farmer,
4 41
66
15, Henry Boynton,
4 56
10, Daniel Shannon,
4 03
66
14, Hermon Phelps,
3 00
66
21, J. H. Grant,
4 73
66
6, Henry Brownell,
15 57
4, S. D. Abbott,
1 50
66
3, Henry J. Gray,
3 62
$61 13
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Dist. No. 2, John Abbott,
$15 05
66
3, Charles Abbott,
38 33
66
18, Hermon Phelps,
19 75
66
26, 66 66
36 58
66
2,
26, Nathaniel Swift,
131 39
66
10, Daniel Shannon,
16 91
19, Alfred Hardy,
45 28
27, Daniel C. Stevens,
17 49
21, James H. Grant,
43 12
18, Joseph Chandler,
7 90
66
11, Moody B. Abbott,
4 75
T. E. Mayberry & Co. Building Bridge near Mrs. Shedd's, 25 00
William Callahan, Labor near Green St. 22 86
John B. Jenkins, Labor on Bridge near J. K. Shattuck's, 66 00
Setting Guide Post, 2 00
66
On road at Chandler's Bridge, 58 87
William S. Jenkins,
94 66
66
43 00
Near Hay Scales,
268 33
66
2,
66
Making Bridge,
166 89
1, George N. White,
163 94
2,
$1288 10 Amount carried forward,
1502 5 57519
7
Amount brought forward, $1288 10
Horace Wilson, on Bridge at Frye Village,
117 51
Smith, Dove & Co., for Bolts 6 52
Joshua Ballard, for Posts,
12 60
Willard Durant, for Straightening Road near his house,
5 00
John Chandler, Labor on Road near Green Street,
18 75
Charles C. Grant, 13 62
Robert Bell, 2 50
Jolın Ragan, Labor near Depot, and near Stone Acad- emy, 155 00
Amos Abbott, Railing near L. Cunningham's, 4 85
8 00
$1632 45
NEW ROADS.
Eaton Green, making Old Rail Road $257 92
William Sullivan,
475 00
Daniel C. Stevens, 66 6
30 45
William S. Jenkins for Railing,
263 95
Samuel Bailey 2d, for Land and fence, near Bailey Dist. School House,
20 63
Luther Twist,
6
28 14
Nicholas Howe, for Land, Fence, and Moving Shop on Summer Street,
83 25
Daniel Abbott,
79 50
John Mc Carty, Making Frye Road,
109 09
Bancroft and Callahan for Building Culvert on Punchard Road, 175 00
Joseph Richardson for fence,
73 03
William Foster for Land in North Andover,
8 76
$1604 77
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Roulston and Jefferson for three Oil Suits and Hose, $22 50
Annual Pay of Members, 200 90
John C. Morse for Labor, 11 22
Nathan Ellis for Painting Engine House,
34 00
E. P. Higgins for Badge,
62
William Chickering for Hose,
3 31
$272 55
During the year there has been but one fire, and one false alarm.
D. I. C. Hidden, for stone,
8
LIQUOR AGENCY.
A. S. Mansfield for Liquor, $762 25
Henry W. Abbott for services,
150 00
freight &c.,
22 89
$935 14
-
SERVICES OF OFFICERS.
H. S. Greene, School Committee, $60 00
Samuel Fuller, 66 66
23 00
George Moore, 66
12 00
Andrew L. Frye, Police,
1 60
Henry Abbott 2d, 66
3 00
Silas Richardson Jr., distributing envelops,
1 50
Charles Pray, Constable,
25 32
George Foster, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 98 25
Charles Shattuck, 66
66 128 50
John B. Jenkins,
66
66
91 18
Edward Taylor, Town Clerk, 66 66 Treasurer,
50 00
66 In compliance with the Marriage Act of
the Legislature of 1857, 55 00
$599 35
Asa H. Brown for Collecting Tax,
237 82
$837 17
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
H. F. Barnard, room for Town Meeting, $100 00
Isaac Blunt for returning 8 deaths, 80
H. Clark for Postage, 4 78
Sanborn, Carter and Bazin, Blank Books,
2 50
Varnum Lincoln for Transcribing Records,
283 77
W. F. Draper for Printing, Auditors' Report, School Reports, etc. 182 19
John E. Wilder for Safe, 166 25
Nathan'l Wilson for Tax in Lawrence,
28 70
Amount carried forward,
$768 99
50 00
9
Amount brought forward, $768 99
Thomas Groom & Co., for Books and Stationery, 16 62
E. P. Higgins for Painting Guide Boards, 5 00
Paid Special Committee for Prosecuting Violators of the Liquor Law,
100 00
Boston & Maine R. R. for freight of Safe,
2 55
T. E Mayberry & Co.,
3 00
E. N. Nickerson for Dinners for Selectmen and Checkers at November Meeting,
3 00
Hermon Phelps for returning 15 deaths,
1 50
H. S. Greene for Text Book for Teacher,
90
Henry Abbott 2d, for returning 56 deaths,
5 60
A. A. Abbott, surveying,
10 00
Edward Taylor for fares,
1 80
Samuel Fuller for School Books,
32 79
$951 75
TAXES REMITTED.
Asa H. Brown, Collector, 1857,
$224 18
Jonas Holt, Taxes for 1856,
11 02
$235 20
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Alfred Kittredge,
$109 06
Miss Phebe Atkinson,
34
Samuel S. Richardson,
1 17
Wyman Gleason,
1 76
Rogers Sweney,
98
Edward C. Upton,
1 17
John Dove,
31 08
John Hardy,
1 76
Jacob Barnard,
4 40
Isaac Abbott,
1 76
$153 48
10
OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT. Number of Orders drawn, 79; amount, $2,976 83 EXPENSE OF ALMSHOUSE.
Earl & Worcester, for flour and grain,
$22 50
R. A. Vinal & Brother, for grain, 217 11
Cummings & Robinson, for goods,
20 50
French, Fuller & Fogg, goods,
131 23
Bugbee, Hidden & Co., goods,
15 85
J. H. Shattuck & Co., hardware,
7 50
Dodge & Beard, goods,
186 10
Higgins & Abbott, goods,
260 68
Little, Chamberlin & Co., goods,
11 27
Taylor & Carter, flour and grain,
76 50
S. G. Valpey, meat,
170 19
J. H. Chandler, meat,
17 28 .
Robinson, Holbrook & Co., tea,
6 84
T. E. Mayberry & Co., coal,
89 25
P. M. Jefferson, soap,
34 45
Doty, Draper & Co., flour,
23 62
Arno Ellis, soap,
11 61
Samuel C. Frye, boots and shoes,
9 32
William Barnett, tin ware,
14 46
James H. Cochran, blacksmithing,
24 96
Stephen Tracy, medical attendance,
20 00
Mary McCusker, labor,
46 00
Warren E. Holt, labor,
128 00
Charles C. Grant, services,
300 00
supplies,
125 00
$1,970 22
Whole number in Almshouse, 29.
Average number for the year, 23.
Cost of each for the year, $85 66
RELIEF OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Benjamin Cheever, Mrs. S. F. Tuck, 35 00
$5 00
Amount carried forward, $40 00
11
Amount brought forward,
40 00
Mrs. Polly Abbott,
33 00
E. G. Wardwell,
15 75
Osgood Woodbridge,
2 00
Asa Bailey,
6 96
Mrs. M. Hovey, (burial,)
3 00
Serrena Abbott,
7 50
Henry M. Hovey,
26 00
Mrs. Willard Robbins, (burial),
3 00
Rebecca Shattuck,
26 00
Mrs. Judith Wardwell,
13 25
Mrs. A. Tuck,
18 00
Dianna Russell,
26 00
Warren Mason,
6 50
Joseph V. Allen,
2 50
Louisa Roberts,
9 50
Mary Ann Wiley,
10 18
Mrs. Ellen Higgins,
8 00
S. E. Wardwell,
3 00
Dorcas Jones,
20 00
$280 14
PAID TO CITIES AND TOWNS.
State Lunatic Hospital, for sundry persons,
$352 74
Paid House of Correction, Lawrence.
Jeremiah Abbott,
$31 41
Hugh Trulan,
15 00
Henry Jaquith,
13 14
Asa A. Bailey,
25 98
Israel A. Berry,
13 14
James Bailey,
8 70
William Nichols,
12 84
William Trulan,
13 70
Benjamin Stevens,
8 56
Samuel W. Abbott,
4 28
146 75
12
PAID HOUSE OF CORRECTION, IPSWICH.
Jonathan Holt,
$8 57
Francis Holt,
13 28
William Holt,
4 43
$26 28
Reading, Charles Abbott,
70 85
West Newbury, Mrs. Shattuck and family,
3 00
$100 13
Due from Towns.
North Andover, S. Evans,
$10 00
Lawrence, J. K. Shattuck,
10 00
$20 00
State Paupers.
Dennis Higgins, ( State),
$5 50
James Duncan, ( State),
29 20
$34 70
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Clement & Abbott, shingles,
$20 00
Thomas Clark, painting,
49 15
A. N. Bean, commitment,
2 00
$71 15
13
SUPERINTENDENT'S ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To Cash received on settlement, 1857,
$157 67
For Vegetables,
108 42
66
66
66
Pigs,
108 73
66
66
" Peas,
75 46
66
Hay and Straw,
70 28
Milk,
31 30
66
66
66
Lodging Prisoners,
9 00
66
Wife of Asa Bailey,
3 96
66
66
"
Eggs, Muck, &c.,
8 68
66
66
66
66 Calves,
39 15
66
66
66
" Hides,
4 74
66
66
" Charles Hagemand's Bill,
13 00
66
Of Town Treasurer,
125 00
$1,095 95
Cr.
Paid for grain and flour, $79 11; medicine, 11 38, $93 49
Cloth and cloth'g., 73 34; b'ts and shoes, 38 45,
111 79
" Fish, 30 34; bread, 16 86,
47 20
66 Meat, 21 24; groceries, 27 29,
48 53
66 Oxen, 295 00; cows, 158 00,
453 00
66 Hard and tin ware, 5 76; ice, 5 93,
11 69
Labor, 74 49; sundries, 27 37, 98 86
37 51
66 Removing paupers, 9 95; potatoes, 3 60,
13 55
66 Lime and cement,
2 85
66 School books, 3 59; commitments, 3 00,
6 59
Lumber, 10 35; pumps, 9 30,
9 50
6 : Conveying James Duncan to Worcester Hospital, 7 60
66 E. Hussey, bill, 21 56; Fiske Abbott, 28 75, 50 31
Amount carried forward,
$1,012 12
66
Labor,
67 40
Supplies furnished,
75
Maps,
66
Oxen and Cows,
272 41
66 Freight and car fare, 29 99; seeds, 7 52,
19 65
66 Pasturing cow, 4 50; cheese, 5 00,
2
14
Amount brought forward, 1012 12
Paid D. L. Trow, 9 87; N. C. Abbott, 7 50,
17 37
M. Townsend, 13 87; H. Roberts, 7 12, 20 99
66 J. Hardy, 15 00; H. Burtt, 2 25, 17 25
Wm. Poor, 12 45; Tozier & Matchett, 8 86, 21 31
Farnam & Gile, 6 75; Cash to balance, 00 16, 6 91
$1,095 95
LIQUOR AGENCY.
Town of Andover in account with H. W. Abbott, Town Agent.
Dr.
To cash paid Town Treasurer, for sales of liquors,
$1,049 69
in eleven months, to Jan. 7, 1858,
One month's sales, to Feb. 7, 76 12
Liquors, &c., stock on hand, Feb. 8, 1858, 349 48
Cash on hand, 24 00
$1,499 29
Cr.
By liquors, &c., stock on hand, Feb. 17, 1857,
$390 72
Cash 32 85
Received of the Town, to pay for liquors -
680 77
bought at sundry times, as per bills rendered,
" Amount of bills due A. S. Mansfield,
159 89
$1,264 23
Agent's Salary,
$150 00
Nett Profit,
85 06
235 06
$1,499 29
15
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Town of Andover in Cash account with Edward Taylor, Treasurer.
Dr.
To Cash paid State Tax,
$4833 00
66 66
Andover Bank, money hired, 7350 00
66 interest, 134 22
4,200 00
66 66 66 Sundry individuals, money hired, 66 66 interest,
740 03
66 66
on Selectmen's orders,
12,523 60
66
" Overseers of the Poor's orders, 2,976 83
66
66
66 Auditors and Selectmen, 18 00
" Balance due from Asa H. Brown, Collector, 2,327 86
" Cash in Treasurer's hands to balance, 1,830 20
$36,933 74
Cr
By Cash on hand, Feb. 19, 1857, $5,587 19
" Balance due from R. S. Morton, Collector, 1855, 280 52
66 66 66 J. Holt,
66 1856, 1,301 29
66 Cash of Wm. Woodbridge, Surveyor, 1855, unexpended balance,
5 19
66
66 North Andover, State and County Tax, 3,981 77
66 66
66 interest on 10 07
43 80
66
66 School Fund,
196 78
26 00
30 00
Hired of Andover Bank,
7,350 00
66
66
" Sundry Individuals,
1,900 00
" Liquor Agent, 1,049 69
66
66 of Prosecuting Committee, unexpended bal., 32 51
66 ' of Ballard Vale Co., for work at Chandler's Bridge, 25 00
Assessors' order to Asa H. Brown, for tax lists, 15,113 93
$36,933 74
E. E.
Andover. Feb. 16, 1858. EDWARD TAYLOR, TREASURER.
66 66 " Peter Temple, House rent, 66 66 B. & M. R. R., for improvement near depot,
66 60 " State Treasurer, Pauper account,
16
Dr. Town Treasurer in Account with Notes Payable. Cr.
1857.
Feb. 19, To balance due, $13,650 00
To hired of sundry persons, 1,900 00
By paid sundry persons, $4,200 00 By balance of notes out- standing, 11,350 00
$15,550 00
$15,550 00
1858.
Feb. 16, To balance,
$11,350 00
E. E.
Andover, Feb. 16, 1858.
EDWARD TAYLOR, TREASURER.
17
PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL.
The undersigned, Trustees of the Punchard Free School, pur- suant to the requirement contained in the fifth Section of their Act of Incorporation, herewith render their annual account of the condition of the Fund, and of the Receipts and Expenditures for the year, ending Feb. 1, 1858.
The permanent Fund of Forty Thousand Dollars, is invested in mortgages on Real Estate and other valid securities, as per last Report.
Receipts.
Cash on hand at date of last Report,
$10 30
Interest received since last Report,
2,232 33
Proceeds of grass sold and pasturage,
45 00
Proceeds of stone sold, 20 00
Balance due Andover Bank on account overdrawn,
389 19
$2,696 82
Expenditures.
Cash paid Ide & Dutton, Stationery,
$1 63
C. Pray, posting notices,
1 50
66 T. E. Mayberry, teaming, 7 00
60 Allen & Noble, Door Springs,
2 00
David Baker, labor,
1 00
66
M. Sands, Stationery,
1 50
Choate and Bell, counsel fees, in case of ) John Stevens,
50 00
H. F. Barnard, Furniture,
4 77
66
T. E. Mayberry & Co., Coal,
140 00
J. F. C. Hayes, Printing,
2 25
66
D. Pratt, Clocks,
21 00
"
W. F. Draper, Printing,
82 29
Wm. Barnett, Stove, &c.,
9 05
.€ Farnham & Gile, Labor and Stock,
44 25
Amount carried forward, $371 24
18
Amount brought forward,
371 24
Cash paid T. Brady, Repairing Roof,
5 28
66
66 F. W. Rogers, Building Fence,
40 30
J. H. Severance, Witness Fee,
3 70
66
66 Teachers' Salaries, viz : -
N. M. Belden,
400 00
C. H. Seymour,
800 00
S. L. Bailey,
499 98
66 C. H. Seymour, for Chorister,
20 00
66 H. Abbott, Janitor, 50 00
66
Account for Sundries, 6 40
.6
Treasurer's Salary, 100 00
66
6: Abbott & Clement, balance due on contract, 399 92
$2,696 82
Andover; February, 1858.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL FULLER,
JACOB CHICKERING, NATHAN FRYE,
MOSES FOSTER, JR.,
JAMES H. MERRILL,
GEORGE MOORE,
JOSEPH SHATTUCK.
19
LIABILITIES.
Notes due sundry persons, &c.,
$11,350 00
Balance due school districts,
1,302 85
" school house account,
143 41
Due A. S. Mansfield,
159 89
$12,956 15
ASSETS.
Due from A. H. Brown, Collector,
$2,327 86
66 66 other Towns,
34 62
Balance in Liquor Agency,
177 21
Cash in Treasurer s hands,
1,830 20
4,369 89
Balance against the Town,
$8,586 26
Whole amount of lists committed to Collector,
$20,483 93
Paid County Treasurer by the Collector, $5,370 00
Balance payable to Treasurer, 15,113 93 $20,483 93
Andover.
No. Andover.
State Tax,
$4,833 00
$2,946 90
$1,886 10
County Tax,
5,370 00
3,274 33
2,095 67
$10,203 00
$6,221 23
$3,981 77
The above accounts have been examined with care by the undersigned, and found to have been kept with a remarkable de- gree of accuracy, and well vouched. In justice to the officers of the town, we take pleasure in saying that not an error was discovered on any of their books. A. J. GOULD, JOHN FLINT, Auditors.
WILLIAM CHICKERING,
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