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THE
AUDITORS' REPORT
OF
Receipts and Gruenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF ANDOVER,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 13, 1864.
ANDOVER: PRINTED BY WARREN F. DRAPER. 1864.
THE
AUDITORS' REPORT
OF
Receipts and Cruruditures
OF THE
TOWN OF ANDOVER,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 13, 1864.
-
ANDOVER: PRINTED BY WARREN F. DRAPER. 1864.
REPORT.
SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT.
SCHOOLS.
APPROPRIATION for the year 1863,
$3,680 00
Balance due the several Districts, Feb. 11th, 1863,
1,606 77
$5,286 77
1863.
1864.
DISTRICTS.
Feb. 11. Cr.
Appropria- tion.
Credit.
Paid.
Feb. 13. Cr.
Centre South
191.05
$ 600.00
791.05
$ 526.00
$ 265.05
Phillips
127.27
325.00
452.27
314.37
137.90
Village
199.58
490.00
689.58
540.97
148.61
Ballard Vale
204.34
483.00
687.34
531.13
156.21
Scotland
90.71
235.00
325.71
222.75
102.96
Holt
96.79
215.00
311.79
213.87
97.92
Centre West
130.29
240.00
370.29
252.65
117.64
Frye
203.88
394.00
597.88
442.06
155.82
North
75.90
145.00
220.90
145.00
75.90
Abbott
81.58
158.00
239.58
165.37
74.21
Bailey
94.88
205.00
299.88
196.25
103.63
Osgood
110.50
190.00
300.50
194.30
106.20
1606.77
3680.00
5286.77
3744.72
1542.05
Whole amount due the Districts,
$5,286 77 Orders paid to Feb. 13, 1864, $3,744 72 )
5,286 77
Balance due Districts, Feb. 13, 1864, 1,542 05 S
$
$
4
SCHOOLHOUSES.
1863.
1864.
DISTRICTS.
February 11. Dr. Cr.
Tax.
Credit.
Paid.
February 13. Dr. Cr.
Centre, S.
59.08
59.08
18.36
Phillips
10.84
10.84
10.84
Village
11.38
260.88 442.34
755.48
459.02
296.46
Scotland . .
Holt .
5.22
5.22
2.78
2.44
Centre, W.
.14
.14
Frye .
2.76
2.76
2.76
North
2.17
2.17
2.17
Abbott .
7.40
7.40
7.40
Bailey
45.02
45.02
34.91
10.11
Osgood
.26
.26
.26
.14
412.25
748.24
1160.49
829.14
18.50 349.71
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
STATE AID TO THE FAMILIES OF VOLUNTEERS.
Paid by George Foster,
$4,883 86
66
66 Benjamin Boynton,
4,674 00
66 " John B. Abbott,
2,944 05
$12,501 91
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
T. E. Mayberry & Co., wood, engine-house, $2 00
98 80
Shawshine Engine Co., pay of members, 6 remittance of taxes,
50 00
John C. Morse, janitor,
9 35
James H. Smith, labor, Abbott & Holt, supplies,
1 25
15 14
$
$
$
$ 77.44
$
$
272.26
247.59
24.67
Ballard Vale
313.14
$176 54
5
LIQUOR AGENCY.
Paid Edward F. Porter, for liquors, $1070 31
66 Henry W. Abbott, Agent 16 months,
200 31
66 George Cogswell, U. S. Liquor License, 13 33
$1283 64
SERVICES OF OFFICERS.
A. J. Gould, School Committee,
$61 50
Charles Smith, 66
45 50
Henry S. Green,
50 00
John T. Bailey, notifying officers,
4 00
J. W. Dearborn, police,
10 00
Edward Taylor, Treasurer,
50 00
" collecting taxes,
310 45
recording births, deaths, etc., for 1863,
44 00
George Foster, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer,
225 00
Benjamin Boynton, "
66
200 00
John B. Abbott,
175 00
$1175 45
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
OVERWORK.
Dist. No. 19, Wm. Perrin,
3 35
27, John Marland,
10 00
1, Samuel G. Valpey,
10 44
66 8, William H. Putnam,
7 21
24, Stephen Lovejoy,
4 29
20, Nathan C. Abbott,
10 00
66
17, Jedediah Burtt,
5 00
14, Charles Shattuck,
11 25
66
17, Simeon Bardwell,
6 00
3, John B. Abbott,
10 00
2, James H. Smith,
7 84
13, J. H. Chandler,
7 81
4, Eaton Green,
2 50
$95 69
6
EXPENSES OF REMOVING SNOW.
Dist. No. 10, Henry F. Pasho,
$1 50
20, Nathan C. Abbott,
4 00
66
19, William Perrin, 5 00
3, Sylvester Abbott,
3 25
5, John B. Abbott,
3 12
22, George F. Baker,
2 87
22, Henry Dane,
1 25
66
28, William Allen,
2 00
27, Peter Temple,
1 25
1, Samuel G. Valpey,
3 00
$27 24
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
John Marland, District No. 27,
$10 00
Samuel G. Valpey, 1,
12 05
Samuel G. Bailey, 66 21,
65 00
Moody B. Abbott, 66 12,
157 95
Moody B. Abbott, railing and stones,
11 00
William Callahan, District No. 2,
36 40
John O. Ragan, culvert, District No. 1,
60 00
William Chickering, 66 26,
2 06
John B. Abbott,
66 " 28,
11 50
Paul B. Follansbee.
66 " 16.
25 25
John B. Abbott, labor on Chandler's Bridge,
7 00
Charles Cummings, District, No. 26,
9 00
Charles Cummings, 66 66 25,
8 75
Abbott & Clement,
66 4, lumber,
14 60
$430 56
TAXES.
HIGHWAY TAXES WORKED AND REASSESSED.
Dist. No. 19, William Perrin,
$37 88
"
28, William Allen,
26 01
66
11, Elijah Hussey,
8 92
5, John B. Abbott,
10 27
Amount carried forward,
$83 08
7
Amount brought forward, Dist. No. 7, H. A. Gould,
18 48
66 3, H. E. Hayward,
97 12
66
27, John Marland,
34 02
9, Henry J. Gray,
26 72
6, Albert Bancroft,
8 55
25, Willard Jones,
34 70
22, George F. Baker,
22 76
66
26, Willard Pike,
202 42
66
1, Samuel G. Valpey,
147 84
66
8, William H. Putnam,
4 95
2, William P. Foster,
77 05
21, Sameul G. Bailey,
53 99
12, Moody B. Abbott,
37 49
4, Nathan B. Abbott,
1 57
20, Nathan C. Abbott,
41 27 .
15, Isaac Carruth,
20 50
66
13, Joshua H. Chandler,
82 35
66
17, Jedediah Burtt,
26 91
66
14, Charles Shattuck,
31 67
24, Stephen Lovejoy,
21 71
10, Benjamin F. Wardwell,
30 53
66
16, Paul B. Follansbee,
28 00
66
18, Joshua Phelps,
16 44
$1222 73
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Edward Taylor, 1863,
$122 18
REMITTANCE OF TAXES.
Edward Taylor, 1862,
$15 29
1863,
326 55
$341 84
EXPENSES OF HAYSCALES.
Eben P. Higgins, repairs, " 66 for services,
$1 50
20 00
$21 50
$83 08
23, Jacob Dascomb,
72 61
8
MISCELLANEOUS.
Henry Burtt, damage horse and carriage,
$21 50
Jenkins & Thompson, freight bill, 3 15
Robert Callahan, janitor,
111 08
Charles O. Cummings, teaming plank,
5 50
Samuel Raymond, postage,
12 27
William Barnett, labor, Town House,
6 30
Thomas Groom, books and stationery,
6 45
Edward Taylor, record books (soldier's),
12 67
Sands & Byers, stationery,
15 27
North Reading, for schools,
19 12
Bates & Goldthwait, matting for Post-office,
5 83
Peter French, labor, Town House,
7 75
Charles Pray, notifying meetings,
8 87
Hermon Abbott, repairing camp stools,
6 43
William G. Noyes, removing wall,
58 44
Samuel G. Bean, notifying officers,
10 42
H. F. Chandler, police badges,
14 00
Washington Glass Works,
8 92
J. Bradley, stovepipe, etc.,
8 40
Fairbanks & Brown, repairing hayscales,
6 93
Nathaniel Wilson, town tax,
19 60
John O. Ragan, labor, Town House,
18 00
Jedediah Burtt, land damage,
2 75
John C. Morse, labor, Town House,
3 12
William Chickering, labor on privy,
83 38
H. G. Chandler, land damage,
7 70
Gleason & Morse, labor on privy,
159 38
Horace Bodwell, labor on Town House,
2 00
Walter B. Allen,
66
3 50
Edward H. Barnard, «
13 78
James H. Smith, 66 66
90
Jonas Holt, for distributing envelopes,
1 50
Nathaniel Swift, town bell,
65 00
William Barnett, for Town House and privy,
17 30
Robert Callahan, for returning 55 deaths,
5 50
Hermon Phelps, 66 31 66
3 10
Andrew Thompson, 66 17 66
1 70
Robert J. Galen, 31 66
3 10
William P. Millett, express,
5 25
Abbott & Clement, labor, Town House,
4 80
Robert Callahan,
66
1 50
Amount carried forward,
$772 16
9
Amount brought forward, Dodge & Beard, supplies, Edward Taylor, railroad fares, D. Howarth, pump and lead pipe, stationery, school books,
$772 16
31 06
2 80
11 09
5 25
5 93
George Foster, telegraphing Wm. H. Wardwell,
1 50
Police officers,
34 00
$863 79
SUMMARY.
Whole amount of Selectmen's orders,
$18,263 07
Services of officers,
1,175 45
Liquor,
1,283 64
State aid to families of volunteers,
12,501 91
Fire Department,
176 54
Overwork on roads,
95 69
Highways and bridges,
430 56
Snow bills,
27 24
Highways,
1,222 73
Abatement of taxes,
122 18
Remittance of taxes,
341 84
Hayscales,
21 50
Miscellaneous,
863 79
$18,263 07
2
10
OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT.
RELIEF OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.
Lucy Gray,
$37 75
Leonard Bean's family,
74 00
Isaac O. Holt,
7 00
Mary Mahony,
2 00
Samuel A. Goldsmith,
26 00
Dorcas B. Chandler,
34 78
Phebe A. Johnson and family,
39 00
Dolly Shedd's child,
47 00
Serena Abbott,
26 00
Joseph V. Allen,
28 00
Mary Hutchinson,
8 00
Jacob Brown's child,
24 00
Josiah Mason's family, repaid,
50 34
Judith Wardwell,
26 00
Harriet B. Gile and family,
45 00
Mrs. Stickney, coffin and burial,
9 50
Charles B. Abbott,
3 00
Daniel Hanegan,
3 00
Anna Jones,
21 50
Tryphena Beverly,
3 50
Ellen Butler,
20 00
Hugh Cunningham,
6 00
Mrs. Farrington,
36 72
Mrs. Wiley,
16 00
Mrs. T. C. Mason,
25 00
Mrs. Bennet, coffin and burial,
6 00
Clifton Barrows,
10 00
Benjamin Cameron, medical attendance,
7 00
Samuel Aikin,
66
13 00
David Goodwin,
66
5 75
John Donnally, burial expenses,
15 75
$676 59
11
PAID TO CITIES AND TOWNS.
State Lunatic Hospital, Lydia B. Frye, $149 31 Industrial School, Julia F. Wiley, 9 00
57 01
North Andover, Mrs. William Kimball, 66 66 Tryphena Beverly,
50 98
Ipswich, Jonathan Holt,
7 00
Asa Lord,
17 70
$291 00
DUE FROM CITIES AND TOWNS.
Newburyport, Rebecca Merrill,
$26 00
Salem, Thomas C. Clement,
65 00
Lawrence, John K. Shattuck,
2 75
North Andover, James Nichols,
11 00
$104 75
COMMITMENTS.
Samuel G. Bean,
$16 73
Henry F. Chandler,
1 00
$17 63
ALMSHOUSE.
EXPENSES OF ALMSHOUSE.
Charles O. Cummings, salary,
$275 00
Lydia A. Gilchrease, labor,
45 50
W. H. Kimball, medical attendance,
15 00
David Jameson, meat,
30 41
G. H. Churchill, flour and grain,
56 80
Abbott & Holt, supplies,
376 12
Amount carried forward,
$798 83
12
Amount brought forward,
$798 83
Dodge & Beard, supplies,
283 62
Nelson & Son, 304 59
B. F. Holt, ice,
10 00
J. H. Rea, meat,
66 11
T. E. Mayberry & Co., coal,
95 00
D. Howarth, medical supplies,
14 86
J. W. Barnard, supplies,
22 59
James H. Smith, labor,
55 39
William Corse, supplies,
2 20
William Poor, labor,
36 36
P. M. Jefferson, supplies,
28 62
Estate of S. G. Valpey, meat,
144 49
$1,862 66
ALMSHOUSE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
William Barnett, repairs,
$53 64
Jenkins & Thompson, repairs,
41 95
J. Bradley, drain tile,
17 50
$113 09
PAUPERS IN ALMSHOUSE.
Whole number of paupers in the Almshouse during the year, 28 Whole number weeks' board, 1268
Whole number foreign paupers entertained, 130
weeks' board, 43
Whole number prisoners held in custody awaiting trial, 44
14
REMAINING IN ALMSHOUSE.
Over eighty years of age, Between seventy and eighty,
2
sixty and seventy,
1
fifty and sixty,
2
forty and fifty,
3
66 thirty and forty,
1
twenty and thirty,
1
ten and twenty,
4
66 one and ten,
3
Under one year,
1
Whole number weeks' board,
5
23
13
DEATHS IN THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR. Betsey Stickney, aged 72 years.
BIRTHS IN THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR.
Caroline L. Shattuck.
INVENTORY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND WARES.
Three trundle and 2 cot beds,
$1 50
Twenty-one bedsteads, 19 bedcords, 6 00
Twenty-three straw beds, 21 feather beds, 70 00
Thirty-six pillows, 8.00 ; 18 bolsters, 6.00,
14 00
Twenty-one quilts, 10.50 ; 33 comforters, 34.50,
45 00
Sixty-two sheets, 31.00; 34 pillow-cases, 3.40,
34 40
One Magee stove,
12 00
Six air-tight stoves,
5 00
Two cylinder stoves,
15 50
One corn-popper, .25; 2 clocks, 2.50,
2 75
Three clotheshorses,
2 00
Tin ware,
9 54
One tin boiler,
1 50
One britannia tea-pot,
1 50
Two syringes, 2.00 ; earthen pots, 1.20,
3 20
One stone jug and 6 jars,
4 50
Two bean-pots,
20
Fourteen chambers,
4 00
Two sieves, .40; 1 shade, .25,
65
Two dining-bells,
50
Three sad and one coal iron,
2 00
One long-handle brush,
50
Two demijohns,
1 00
One knife and 1 chopping-tray,
50
One bread-trough,
40
One mortar, 1 churn,
2 50
One ice-chest,
5 00
Three mop-handles,
50
One writing-desk,
3 00
One medicine-chest,
5 00
Eight tables,
4 00
Sixty chairs,
15 00
One rocking-chair,
1 00
Amount carried forward,
$274 24
14
Amount brought forward,
$274 24
Twelve pails and 5 tubs,
2 50
One meal-chest and meal, 4 00
Four firkins and five butter-tubs,
1 50
Three moulding-boards and 2 rolling-pins,
1 00
Boxes, .50 ; book-case, 1.00 ; brooms, 1.12,
2 62
One lantern,
50
Crockery ware,
6 60
Four earthen dishes,
80
One dining-set and 10 tumblers,
8 50
Five glass lamps, 2.50; 6 japan do., .50,
3 00
One castor, 1.00; 12 teaspoons,
1 80
Twenty-eight iron spoons, .40 ; 42 knives and forks, 4.00,
4 40
Five butcher-knives, 1.00; 2 chopping-knives, .25,
1 25
One carving-knife and fork,
75
One apple-paring machine,
75
Two brass and 1 porcelain kettle,
3 00
Six baking, and 44 milk-pans,
10 00
One valise and 1 carpet-bag,
2 00
One office-chair,
2 50
Nine long benches,
9 00
One covered table,
2 50
Two pails,
1 00
One cider-tunnel,
75
$344 86
CLOTHS AND CLOTHING.
Two cloth caps, 1.00; 1 straw hat, .17,
$1 17
Four pr. socks, 2.00 ; 1 pr. shoes, 1.00,
3 00
Two " cotton stockings,
50
One " pants,
2 50
One half doz. cotton handkerchiefs,
1 50
Four and one half yds. print, cotton cloth, and cloth for pants, 4 25 Woollen yarn, 1 50
Two pr. gloves,
3 00
Curtains,
2 50
Batting,
1 00
One yardstick, .10 ; 4 fans, 25,
35
Five table-cloths,
5 00
Cup and hand towels,
3 50
$29 77
15
FARM STOCK.
One horse,
$150 00
Two yoke oxen,
270 00
Six cows, 175.00 ; 1 bull, 15.00,
190 00
Five swine, 110.00 ; 26 fowls, 13.00,
123 00
$733 00
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Eight scythes and snaths,
$8 00
Two flails, .50 ; 1 pr. ox-ties, 1.00,
1 50
One set measures, .75; 1 horse-rake, 24.00,
24 75
Four hand-rakes, .50 ; 7 hay-forks, 3.50,
4 00
Hay-rope, .25 ; 2 sickles, .50,
75
Two grain-chests, 10.00 ; hay-cutter, 2.50,
12 50
Blocks and rope, 5.00 ; 4 ladders, 5.00,
10 00
Three ox-yokes,
3 75
Feed-trough,
1 50
Five shovels and spades,
2 50
Four manure-forks, 1 manure-hook,
3 00
Three iron bars,
2 75
Ten draft-chains, 5 stake-chains,
7 00
Three whiffletrees and chains,
2 00
Five hoes, 1 grub-hoe and garden-rake,
3 00
Five ploughs and lot of old ploughs,
35 00
One ox-scraper,
3 00
One cultivator,
4 00
One harrow,
5 00
Three pick-axes and stone-hammer,
2 00
Two peat-knives, and 4 spread-forks,
3 00
One stone-drag and spire,
7 00
Two pr. steelyards,
3 00
Ox-muzzles, .25; 1 scald-tub, .75,
1 00
Four baskets, 1.50; grain-cradle, 2.50,
4 00
One deck-scraper,
25
Two ox-carts,
35 00
One ox-wagon,
45 00
Two horse-wagons and 1 wagon-top,
85 00
One ox-sled, pung, and sleigh,
50 00
One wagon-harness,
15 00
Work harness, breastplate, and tugs,
7 00
Two horse-blankets,
1 50
Buffalo robe,
5 00
Amount carried forward,
$397 75
16
Amount brought forward,
$397 75
Carpenter's tools,
4 00
One wrench and blasting-tools,
2 00
Grindstone,
8 00
Beetle and wedges,
2 00
Four axes, 3.00; 1 iron vice, 4.00,
7 00
Wheelbarrow,
2 50
Three woodsaws,
2 25
Hand-rake, 1.00 ; 6 feed-boxes, 1.50,
2 50
Eleven meal-bags,
3 30
Fifty flour-barrels, 5.00; leather, .50,
5 50
$436 80
FARM PRODUCE.
Sixty bushels corn,
$84 00
Seven bushels barley,
8 75
Eight bushels wheat,
20 00
Fourteen bushels rye,
17 50
Seven bushels oats,
5 25
One half bushel peas,
62
Hay and corn-fodder,
323 00
Seeds and seed-corn,
6 00
Manure,
200 00
Eight hundred feet sawed lumber,
12 80
Five thousand feet unsawed lumber,
60 00
Ten cart-spires,
10 00
Nine gate-posts,
4 50
Five cart-axles, lot shingles,
6 75
Lot of brick, and drain tile,
3 12
Lot of old brick, 2.50; old iron, 2.00,
4 50
Lot of window-glass,
50
$767 29
PROVISIONS.
Three and one half barrels flour,
$31 50
One half barrel crackers,
2 00
Eighty-three pounds butter,
24 90
Ninety-five pounds lard,
14 25
Eighteen and one half pounds candles,
2 96
Preserves,
3 00
Eighty pounds dried apples,
8 00
Amount carried forward,
$86 61
17
Amount brought forward,
$86 61
Ten barrels apples,
20 00
Five gallons molasses,
3 00
Twelve pounds tea,
10 80
Twenty-five pounds saleratus,
2 25
One hundred pounds coffee,
12 00
Eighty-seven pounds sugar,
13 92
Three barrels cider, 12.00 ; 2 barrels vinegar, 10.00,
22 00
Thirty-three pounds tobacco, 26.40 ; snuff, 1.80,
28 20
Pickles,
3 00
Four and one half barrels pork,
112 00
One barrel beef,
16 00
Fourteen hams,
28 00
Seventy bushels potatoes,
52 50
Beets, 2.50 ; carrots, 2.40,
4 90
Turnips,
5 00
Ten bushels white beans,
30 00
Three bushels colored beans,
7 60
Salt, .80 ; boiled cider, 4.00,
4 80
Ninety-four pounds hard soap,
9 40
Four barrels soft soap,
14 00
Eight cider-barrels, 8.00 ; 8 meat-barrels, 4.00,
12 00
$496 38
FUEL.
Twenty-six and one half cords market wood,
$172 25
Forty-six cords firewood,
161 00
Five and three fourths cords hard pine, dry,
34 50
Ten cords white pine, in woods,
25 00
Eight cords peat,
35 00
Fourteen tons coal,
182 00
Eight cords hard pine, in woods,
25 00
$634 75
Whole amount of Inventory,
$3,361 88
3
18
SUPERINTENDENT'S ACCOUNT.
DR.
To balance from last account,
$94 59
cash for service of bull,
66
66
milk,
28 01
white beans,
26 00
66
66
straw and grass,
9 58
66
labor,
-
186 57
66 66 vegetables,
58 75
barley,
6 65
66 66 pork,
36 48
66
flour-barrels, plank, and brick,
8 95
66 66
butter,
12 88
66
66
peas,
18 73
66
66
calves,
34 51
horse-rake, "
4 00
66
"
oxen,
181 00
66
use of horse,
50
"
hides,
13 58
66
cart-spire,
1 00
$796 83
CR.
By cash paid for grindmg grain,
$14 43
toll to Lawrence,
2 70
D. Worthen, labor,
43 35
snuff,
4 20
66
66 66 fresh fish,
32 97
66
express to Amesbury, Mrs. Johnson,
2 45
66
66
alcohol,
2 48
66
66
66 hardware and tools,
27 20
66
66
grindstone and fixtures,
8 19
66
66 garden-seeds,
1 34
repairing harness,
2 00
66
soap and lime,
6 46
66
66
" meal,
37 45
" cow and calf,
40 00
Amount carried forward,
$225 22
66
pigs,
53 75
66
"
66
66
66
21 30
66
19
Amount brought forward,
$225 22
By cash paid for clothing,
18 20
school books and stationery,
5 14
" F. P. Brill, labor,
171 00
crackers,
7 25
66
horse-rake,
24 00
66
express and freight,
2 15
Jerry Abbott,
4 00
Lydia A. Gilcreast, labor,
38 50
oxen,
125 00
66
E. Hussey, washing, and sawing logs,
18 31
Margaret T. Sweeney, labor,
17 50
66
pasturing cow,
5 00
bull,
13 00
railroad fare for paupers,
2 30
..
"
" I. H. Rea, for meat,
10 30
66
66
Frank E. Mitchel, labor,
9 25
1 40
Balance due the town,
$796 83
C. O. CUMMINGS, Sup't.
HAYSCALES ACCOUNT.
Received for fees during the year, $52 78
Paid services of Weigher, 20 00
LIQUOR AGENCY.
Town of Andover in account with H. W. Abbott, Town Agent.
DR.
To paid Town Treasurer for liquors sold, $1,338 87
" barrels and casks sold, 33 21
" stock of liquors on hand Feb. 13, 1864, 159 93
" cash on hand, 35 92
$1,567 99
66
" making cider,
94 56
66 66 66
T. E. Mayberry, mowing, use of trucks,
4 75
66
20
CR.
By stock of liquors, etc., on hand Feb. 11, 1863, $136 78 cash received of Treasurer to pay bills of liquor, 1,070 31
freight bill, etc., 28 43
66 66
U. S. license 8 mos.,
to May, 1864,
13 33
bills due E. F. Porter, State Commissioner, 95 45
Agent's salary one year, 150 00
Net profit, 73 63
$1,567 93
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Town of Andover in account current with Edward Taylor, Town Treasurer.
DR.
To paid County Tax for 1863,
$2,765 85
66 State tax for 1863,
6,648 00
66
66 State bounty Tax, 9,469 63
66 interest on town debt, 2,649 52
66
66 on account of town debt, 9,850 00
66
U. S. revenue stamps and postoffice stamps,
4 96
66
66 discount on taxes at 6 per cent., 1,418 89
1,515 34
66
66 discount on taxes at 4 per cent., 96 45 1
18,263 07
66 schools,
3,744 72
schoolhouses,
829 14
3,065 82
66 Overseers of the Poor, orders, Selectmen and Auditors,
22 00
Balance of taxes unpaid, 426 40
66 Cash on hand to balance,
2,045 90
$61,300 35
66 Selectmen's orders, current expenses,
21
CR.
By balance of taxes unpaid, Feb. 11, 1863,
$294 68
66 Cash on hand, Feb. 11, 1863,
267 28
for additional taxes, 1862, 25 10
" old ventilator, 4 00
66
66
map of the town, 1 25
66 66
from Salem, pauper account, 51 75
66
66
66 North Andover, pauper account,
32 13
State School Fund,
181 22
66
66 66 County Treasurer, discount of interest,
34 57
66
66 66 John Webster, surveyor, balance of 1862, 10 00
66
Josiah Mason, aid refunded, 50 34
66
66
sundry persons, borrowed, 6,300 00
State Treasurer, bounty money, 11,000 00
State Treasurer, soldier's aid, 9,402 26
1,338 87
66
rent of Town House,
316 70
66
66
66 dog licenses, 72 90
66
66 66 hayscale fees, 52 78
66
66 County Treasurer, for commitments, 3 00
Willard Pike, surveyor, balance of 1863, 60 00
By Assessors warrant for tax lists 1863, 31,797 02
E. E. $61,300 35
EDWARD TAYLOR, Treasurer.
ANDOVER, FEB. 16, 1864.
Town Treasurer in account with Notes Payable.
DR.
CR.
1863.
Feb. 11, To balance due this date, $43,360 00 Paid during the year, $9,850 00
66 hired during the year, 6,300 00 Bal., Feb. 16, 1864, 39,810 00
$49,660 00
$49,660 00
1864.
Feb. 16. Balance of notes due by the Town, $39,810 00 E. E.
EDWARD TAYLOR, Treasurer.
ANDOVER, FEB. 16, 1864.
66
66 Lawrence, pauper account,
4 50
66
66
66
66
Liquor Agent,
22
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS. LIABILITIES.
Notes payable,
$39,810 00
Due School Districts, 66
1,542 05
66
(Schoolhouses,)
331 21
66 Liquor Agent, balance of salary,
12 50
66 for interest not called for,
191 00
$41,886 76
ASSETS.
Cash on hand,
2,045 90
Taxes unpaid,
426 40
Cash in superintendent's hands,
94 56
Cash and stock in Liquor Agency,
240 41
Due from Salem,
79 75
66
66
Lawrence,
2 75
66
State soldier's aid, viz.,
since Jan. 1, 1864, 1,449 50
15,468 86
Balance against the Town,
$26,417 90
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Town House and fixtures,
$15,000 00
Land under and adjoining,
2,000 00
Weights and measures,
200 00
Town maps,
25 00
Drum,
5 00
Wash-boiler,
2 50
$17,232 50
Iron safe in Clerk's office,
$166 00)
466 00
Hayscales,
300 00 S
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Engine-house and land, $900 00
1,900 00
Engine and apparatus, 1,000 00
PAUPER DEPARTMENT.
Farm and buildings, $7,330 00
10,691 88
Personal property, as per inventory, 3,361 88 $
Whole amount of Town property,
$30,290 38
Newburyport,
26 00
for 1863, $11,133 59 12,583 09
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MEMORANDUM OF ASSESSMENTS, 1863.
.
State tax,
$6,648 00
County tax,
2,765 85
Vote of Town for Schools,
3,500 00
Vote of Town for current expenses and debt,
15,000 00
Overlay,
1,720 81
Highway, reassessed,
1,204 49
Additional taxes,
211 02
Ballard Vale District tax,
441 34
Village District tax,
260 49
Bailey District tax,
$45 02
$31,797 02
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Whole amount of orders drawn for Schools, $3,744 72
66 66 for Schoolhouses, 829 14
66 66 66 by Overseers of Poor, 3,065 82
66
66 66
by Selectmen, 18,263, 07
$25,902 75
State aid,
1,2501 91
Amount for current expenses,
$13,400 84
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PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL.
The undersigned, Trustees of the Punchard Free School, here- with render to the Town their Annual Account of the condition of the Fund, and of the Receipts and Expenditures for the year ending Feb. 1, 1863.
The permanent Fund of Forty Thousand dollars is invested in valid Notes and Real Estate Securities, $40,000 00
RECEIPTS.
Balance of Cash on hand, as per last Report, $756 83
Interest received since said Report, 2,276 56
Cash received of T. E. Mayberry and Co., land rent, 25 00
$3,058 39
EXPENDITURES.
Cash paid W. G. Goldsmith, Principal,
$1,000 00
66
Sarah S. Richardson, Assistant,
400 00
66
Mary S. Nourse,
184 00
66
" Abby B. Carter, Music Teacher,
21 50
66
Henry Abbott, Janitor,
62 50
66
66 Henry Abbot, labor,
6 58
66
W. G. Goldsmith, sundries,
13 67
66
Marland Manufacturing Co., coal,
193 62
66
66 Insurance on building,
130 50
66
66 Hermon Abbott, carpeting, etc.,
24 18
66
66
Jenkins & Thompson, labor and stock,
12 49
66
66
John O'Ragan, building culvert,
20 00
66
66 T. E. Mayberry & Co., wood,
6 00
John Sullivan, et al., labor,
2 50
66
Margaret Barry, cleaning rooms,
3 00
66
66 J. H. Merrill, examination questions,
4 70
Amount carried forward,
$2,283 24
66
H. A. Barrows,
98 00
M. Foster, jr., Treasurer,
100 00
25
Amount brought forward, Cash paid N. D. Gould, diplomas, 14 00
$2,283 24
W. F. Draper, printing, 6 50
Sands and Byers, stationery, 6 31
C. Meyers, repairing slate-brushes,
3 50
1 00
Edward Carter, tuning piano,
H. F. Pasho, labor,
1 00
$2,315 55
Cash deposited in Andover Bank, to balance,
742 84
$3,058 39
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. MERRILL, CHARLES SMITH, BENJAMIN B. BABBITT, NATHAN FRYE, MOSES FOSTER, JR.,
EDWARD TAYLOR,
JOHN ABBOTT, JOSEPH SHATTUCK.
ANDOVER, Feb. 1, 1864.
The foregoing accounts have been carefully examined by the undersigned, and found to be correctly kept and very satisfacto- rily vouched. They therefore respectfully present their Report to the Town for its acceptance.
W. S. KIMBALL, Auditors. NATHAN F. ABBOTT, S
ANDOVER, Feb. 17, 1864.
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TOWN WARRANT.
ESSEX, SS. To Samuel G. Bean, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town House, in said Ando- ver, on Monday, the 7th day of March next, at twelve o'clock at noon, to act on the following articles, namely :
1st. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
2d. To choose a Town Clerk for the year ensuing.
3d. To hear and act on the Report of the Auditors.
4th. To choose Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Town Treasurer, one member of the School Committee for one year and one member for three years, Constables, and all other usual and necessary town officers.
5th. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the repairs of the Highways the ensuing year.
6th. To see what methods the Town will adopt for the re- pairs of the Highways.
7th. To see if the Town will authorize the Prudential Com- mittees of the several school districts to select and contract with teachers for the several school districts.
8th. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the maintenance of their public schools for the year ensuing.
9th. To see what method the Town will adopt to apportion the school money among the school districts.
10th. To see what sum of money the town will raise to de- fray the necessary expenses accruing the year ensuing.
11th. To see what method the Town will adopt for the col- lection of the public Taxes the ensuing year.
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12th. £ To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treas- urer to hire money for the use of the Town when necessary.
13th. To determine what compensation the Town will pay to Firemen for their services the ensuing year.
14th. To see if the Town will accept and revise the list of Jurors prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
15th. To see if the Town will refund to Henry A. Gould certain damages paid by him, in consequence of impounding cattle illegally ; the Town at the time having no legal Pound Keeper.
16th. To see if the Town will continue to pay State aid to the families of volunteers as provided for by the laws of this Commonwealth relating thereto.
17th. To see what action the Town will take in reference to suppressing the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors in the town the ensuing year, on petition of W. F. Draper and others.
18th. To act on any other business that may legally come before 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 meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Andover, this nineteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
GEORGE FOSTER, Selectmen
BENJAMIN BOYNTON, of
JOHN B. ABBOTT, Andover.
A true copy .- Attest,
SAMUEL G. BEAN,
Constable of Andover.
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