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THE SELECTMEN'S
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF ANDOVER,
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 7, 1876.
BOSTON:
PRESS OF COCHRANE & SAMPSON,
No. 9 BROMFIELD STREET.
1876.
THE SELECTMEN'S
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF ANDOVER,
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 7 1876.
BOSTON: PRESS OF COCHRANE & SAMPSON, No. 9 BROMFIELD STREET. 1876.
REPORT.
SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT.
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation by Town, State School Fund,
$9500 00
316 83
$9816 83
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
M. A. Whitehouse, teaching, $844 43
K. W. Cook, teaching,
380 00
L. F. Pasho, teaching,
316 67
J. R. Murray, teaching music,
108 00
E. Carter, tuning piano,
3 00
G. E, Morse, janitor,
28 00
Holt & Higgins, supplies, 5 06
John Cornell, coal, 12 75
John Chandler, coal,
84 00
George F. Baker, wood,
IO 22
Dennis Harrigan, janitor,
51 00
$1843 13
SOUTH CENTRE DISTRICT.
S. F. Jones, teaching, $290 30
E. L. Parker, teaching,
386 00
F. E. Chandler, teaching, 384 00
Amounts carried forward, $1060 30 $1843 13
4
Appropriation,
$9816 83
Amounts brought forward, $1060 30 $1843 13
James Bradshaw, janitor, $21 00
James Bradshaw, cutting wood, 8 00
Holt & Higgins, supplies,
9 44
John Chandler, coal and wood,
65 25
George F. Baker, wood,
5 06
John G. Brown, janitor,
15 00
John Collins, janitor,
3 50
John Donovan, janitor,
3 00
W. F. Draper, supplies,
9 70
$1200 25
VILLAGE DISTRICT.
M. F. Merrill, teaching,
$380 00
E. T. Merrill, teaching,
130 00
A. L. Locke, teaching,
310 00
D. O'Connell, janitor,
II 50
A. F. O'Connell, janitor,
16 50
John Daley, janitor,
3 50
M. F. Pasho, janitor,
3 00
James Gibson, janitor,
15 00
Holt & Higgins, supplies,
8 56
John Chandler, coal,
93 75
L. R. Hammond, teaching,
60 00
W. F. Draper, supplies,
8 05
$1039 86
BALLARD VALE DISTRICT.
H. M. Richardson, teaching, $380 00
M. F. Brown, teaching, 380 00
J. M. Brown, teaching, 380 00
H. S. Green, supplies, 49 91
P. P. Pilsbury, wood, 8 75
$1198 66
Amount carried forward, $5281 90
5
Appropriation,
$9816 83
Amount brought forward, $5281 90
SCOTLAND DISTRICT.
M. Lizzie Upton, teaching, $126 00
M. A. Manning, teaching,
240 00
George E. Holt, janitor,
19 00
J. B. Abbott, wood,
39 68
H. S. Green, supplies,
13 35
W. F. Draper, supplies,
6 06
$444 09
PHILLIPS DISTRICT.
G. S. Tenney, teaching,
$190 00
L. B. Abbott, teaching,
380 00
William Higgins, janitor,
7 00
H. S. Green, supplies,
3 92
Fred. Connell, janitor,
3 60
Sylvester Abbott, wood,
73 29
A. Palmer, janitor,
3 60
W. F. Draper, supplies,
2 22
$663 63
HOLT DISTRICT.
A. M. Stoodley, teaching,
$380 00
H. C. Harnden, wood and jan- itor,
56 07
W. F. Draper, supplies,
I 30
$437 37
WEST CENTRE DISTRICT.
E. M. Goodrich, teaching. $380 00
George McCollum. janitor,
7 00
F. B. Holt, janitor, 3 00
N. B. Russell, janitor,
12 00
J. H. Chandler, wood, 33 38
W. F. Draper, supplies, 3 97
$439 35
Amount carried forward, $7266 34
6
Appropriation, $9816 83
Amount brought forward, $7266 34
OSGOOD DISTRICT.
A. F. C. Burtt, teaching, $380 00
Fred. E. Batchelor, janitor, 12 00
S. Bardwell, wood and cutting same,
43 87
C. S. & L. E. Bailey, janitors, 8 50
W. F. Draper, supplies, 4 66
$449 03
BAILEY DISTRICT.
L. R. Hammond, teaching, $260 00
F. A. Hardy, teaching,
I20 00
Bailey & Perrin, wood,
27 50
George Boutwell, cutting wood,
6 00
E. S. Hardy, janitor,
13 50
W. F. Draper, supplies,
6 72
L. Boutwell, cutting wood, 3 00
$436 72
FRYE DISTRICT.
C. B. Holt, teaching, $260 00
M. E. Jones, teaching,
380 00
E. F. Merrill, teaching,
120 00
C. W. Brown, cutting wood and janitor, 35 75
Holt & Higgins, supplies,
90
John Chandler, coal,
9 00
John Cornell, coal,
52 00
Joel Barnes, supplies,
I 20
W. F. Draper, supplies,
8 19
J. H. Chandler, wood,
5 62
$872 66
Amount carried forward,
$9024 75
7
Appropriation, $9816 83
Amount brought forward, $9024 75
ABBOTT DISTRICT.
G. F. Wardwell, teaching,
$316 67
Bailey & Perrin, wood,
33 00
A. A. Bailey, cutting wood,
6 25
W. F. Barker, cutting wood,
6 00
W. F. Barker, janitor,
2 50
Frank Runals, janitor,
7 25
W. F. Draper, supplies,
4 17
$375 84
NORTH DISTRICT.
H. M. Bibxy, teaching,
$344 67
Eddie F. Toye, janitor, 7 00
Eddie F. Toye, cutting wood, 7 50
Bailey & Perrin, wood,
21 00
J. W. Farnham, supplies,
28 00
W. F. Draper, supplies,
35
$408 52
Total expenditure, $9809 II
Unexpended appropriation,
$7 72
SCHOOL READERS.
Appropriation, $253 16
Brewer & Tileson,
$253 16
8
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Appropriation,
$1500 00
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Day & Jenkins, furniture, $3 60
B. Abercrombie, cleaning,
12 24
- $15 84
SOUTH CENTRE DISTRICT.
William O. Haskell, settees &c., $31 34
B. Abercrombie, cleaning,
$9 90
J. L. Hammett, furniture, 3 50
$44 74
PHILLIPS DISTRICT.
Mrs. Cunningham, cleaning,
$I 56
VILLAGE DISTRICT.
Holt & Higgins, supplies. $2 34
Cole & Hardy, repairs, I3 61
B. Abercrombie, cleaning, 7 92
$23 87
FRYE VILLAGE DISTRICT.
Cole & Hardy, repairs,
$5 43
J. H. Chandler, repairs,
4 94
- $10 37
WEST CENTRE DISTRICT.
J. H. Chandler, repairs,
$2 55
P. Murphy, cleaning,
I 50
$4 05
Amount carried forward, $100 43
9
Appropriation,
$1500 00
Amount brought forward, $100 43
HOLT DISTRICT.
H. C. Harnden, stove, $18 37
H. C. Harnden, repairs, 16 39
H. C. Harnden, grading, 8 70
$43 46
OSGOOD DISTRICT.
A. P. Abbott, painting and re- pairs, $39 00
H. Barton & Co., paint and oil,
26 35
$65 35
ABBOTT DISTRICT.
F, R. Runals, repairs,
$1 50
BAILEY DISTRICT.
A. P. Abbott, painting and re- pairing, $43 85
H. Barton & Co., paint and oil,
26 36
Mrs. C. Flint, cleaning 4 00
$74 21
NORTH DISTRICT,
James Toye, digging well and grading,
$88 60
BALLARD VALE DISTRICT.
William D. Stark, repairs, $25 00
H. S. Green, repairs, 15 63
Cole & Hardy, labor and mate- rial, 934 67
J. S. Stark, grading, 125 20
John Dearborn, supplies, 14 50 - $1115 00
Amount carried forward $1488 55
2
IO
Appropriation,
$1500 00
Amount brought forward, $1488 55
SCOTLAND DISTRICT,
Mrs. E. Russell, cleaning, $7 90
J. B. Abbott, repairing, 2 84
- $IO 74
Total expenditure, $1499 29
Unexpended appropriation,
7I
II
SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation, March I, 1875, $2000 00
E. Kendall Jenkins, Collector, $340 00
John H. Flint, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 300 00
Simeon Bardwell, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 250 00
W. H. B. Woodlin, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 190 00
John H. Flint, taking school children's names, by order of School Commit- tee, and assessing bank tax, 30 00
W. H. B. Woodlin, taking school children's names, 10 00
Simeon Bardwell, taking school children's names, 10 00
Samuel H. Boutwell, School Committee, 175 00
Francis H. Johnson, School Committee, 125 00
Henry S. Greene, School Committee, 100 00
Joseph W. Poor, engineer fire department, 30 00
Charles O. Cummings, engineer fire de- partment, 25 00
James H. Smith, engineer fire department, 25 00
Warren Mears, Jr., engineer fire depart- ment, 20 00
Richard M. Abbott, police, 47 50
Walter S. Donald, police, 37 75
John Clark, police, 37 50
George W. Chandler, police, 37 00
Peter McEnroe, police,
20 00
Amount carried forward, $1809 75
I2
Appropriation,
$2000 00
Amount brought forward,
$1809 75
John A. Symonds, police,
17 00
Thomas Smith, police,
14 00
Charles W. Thwing, police,
15 00
Joshua H. Chandler, police,
13 00
Joseph Mears, police,
II 5I
Abel B. Walker, police,
10 00
Warren Mears, Jr., police,
10 00
Joseph R. Parlin, police,
10 00
Oscar B. Phelps, police,
9 75
Henry Dane, police,
7 00
George F. Baker, police,
7 00
Charles Greene, police,
5 00
Total expenditure for the year,
-
-
$1939 0I
Balance unexpended,
$60 99
STATE AID.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$1600 00
Augustine K. Russell,
$164 00
Charles H. Bell,
I20 00
Mrs. Isaphene S. Bryant,
96 00
Mrs. Lizzie A. Johnson,
96 00
Mrs. B. McCollough,
96 00
Henry C. Higgins,
72 00
John S. Dearborn,
72 00
Charles Mears,
76 00
George N. Jones,
52 00
Charles O. Shedd,
54 00
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard,
48 00
Mrs. Lucy Bailey,
48 00
Mrs. Susan B. Farnum,
48 00
Angie M. Getchell,
48 00
Amount carried forward,
$1090 00
I3
Appropriation,
$1600 00
Amount brought forward,
$1090 00
Ella L. Kendall,
48 00
Mrs. Sarah J. Mason,
48 00
Mrs. Susan G. Merrill,
48 00
Mrs. Jane Proctor,
48 00
William G. Wardwell,
48 00
Mrs. Sophia Wardman,
48 00
Charles E. Jones,
36 00
Mrs. Elsy Kittredge,
16 00
Total expenditure for the year,
- - $1430 00
Balance unexpended,
$170 00
STATE TAX.
Appropriation,
$5000 00
Charles Adams, Jr., Treasurer,
4620 00
Balance unexpended,
$380 00
COUNTY TAX.
Appropriation, $3200 00
Allen W. Dodge, Treasurer,
3173 70
Balance unexpended,
$26 30
CEMETERY.
Appropriation, $500 00
Samuel Raymond, Treasurer,
John O. Ragan, labor, Total expenditure for the year,
$300 00
200 00
$500 00
14
HAGGETT'S POND.
Appropriation, June,
$300 00
Asa French, lease, 10 00
Balance unexpended,
$290 00
NOTES.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$5400 00
Amount hired during the year,
13,500 00
$18,900 00
Andover National Bank,
$13,500 00
C. E. Putnam,
1600 00
Sally Flint,
1000 00
Sarah Abbott,
1000 00
Theron Johnson,
1000 00
Enoch Frye,
800 00
-- $18,900 00
INTEREST.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$2800 00
Samel Raymond, Treasurer,
$1400 00
Moses Foster, Treasurer, two years,
720 00
· Andover National Bank, John Abbott, Treasurer,
96 00
C. E. Putnam,
92 06
Theron Johnson,
36 00
Sarah Abbott,
32 00
Sally Flint,
20 61
Enoch Frye,
14 40
Total expenditure for the year,
$2653 62
Balance unexpended, $146 38
242 55
I5
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$2000 00
ANDOVER S. F. E. CO. NO. I.
Pay of members, $219 50
Remittance of taxes,
28 00
John R. Loring, engineer,
150 00
John Cornell, horses and coal,
140 13
Josiah Gates & Sons, new hose,
125 00
Adam Frame, labor,
95 95
William M. Coulie, engineer,
62 50
R. E. Flanders, repairs,
59 45
Abbott & Jenkins, repairs on house,
54 8.1
William Poor, repairs,
38 50
Thomas Howell, labor, 35 29
Josiah L. Gates & Sons, repairing hose,
25 00
Cole & Hardy, repairing house,
24 54
Smith, Manning & Co., supplies,
20 30
Joseph W. Poor, supplies, 18 85
Hunneman & Co., supplies, 16 00
John R. Loring, repairs, II IO
William Barnett, repairs,
5 50
James H. Smith, labor,
4 50
Mayer & Smith, repairing and cleaning har- nesses, 3 65
Charles Mayer, repairing and cleaning har- nesses, 2 50
James W. Harris, labor,
I 50
T. A. Holt & Co., axe, I 40
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
I 25
Walter S. Donald, supplies, I 05
E. Pike, repairs on pump,
75
J. E. Whiting, supplies,
65
George .H. Parker, supplies,
55
Amount carried forward, $1148 22
1
I6
Appropriation,
$2000 00
Amount brought forward,
$1148 22
SHAWSHIN ENGINE CO. NO. 2.
Pay of members, $513 75
Remmittance of taxes, 62 00
Hunneman & Co., repairs on hose, &c., 83 13
William Barnett, repairs on stove,
24 65
Joseph W. Poor, supplies, 22 25
Patrick Horan, labor,
45 00
Greene & Woodlin, supplies,
17 24
Abbott & Jenkins, repairs,
15 35
William Raynor, use of horses,
10 00
O. B. Phelps, labor,
6 50
John S. Stark, labor,
4 00
Felix G. Haynes & Co., supplies,
2 20
James H. Smith, labor,
2 00
Josiah Gates and Sons, repairs on hose,
2 00
Warren Mears, Jr., supplies,
I OO
Charles Mayer, supplies,
75
$811 82
George H. Bean, refreshments,
29 50
Warren F. Draper, book,
I 00
Total amt. for S. F. E. Co., as above, 1148 22
Total expenditure for the year,
-
$1990 54
Balance unexpended,
$9 46
STREET LAMPS.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$700 00
Thomas Murphy, lighting lamps,
$592 60
Warren F. Draper, repairs,
IO IO
602 70
Balance unexpended,
$97 30
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TOWN HOUSE.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Thomas Smith, janitor,
$125 75
Joseph A. Smart, agent, insurance,
100 00
Cole & Hardy, repairs and making fence, IOI 38
John J. Clark, repairs,
71 40
A. C. Chadwick, agent, insurance,
35 00
J. S. Paine & Co., furniture,
25 50
Smith, Manning & Co., supplies,
18 91
Charles S. Parker, repairs,
5 46
John Chandler, wood,
5 25
William Barnett, repairs,
4 25
David Goodwin, labor,
-
$493 90
Balance unexpended,
$6 10
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
Appropriation, March I, 1875,
$400 00
Warren F. Draper, printing and stationery, $355 76
Whitford & Rice, books,
16 75
Thomas Groom & Co., tax sheets,
7 75
Abiel Morrison, books,
4 00
George S. Merrill, advertising,
3 00
George Otis, printing,
I 50
$388 76
Balance unexpended,
$II 24
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875. $500 00
E. Kendall Jenkins, Collector, 245 69
Balance unexpended, $254 31
3
I 00
18
DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Appropriation, March 1, 1876, $2300 00
E. Kendall Jenkins, Collector, 1957 56
Balance unexpended, $342 44
MISCELLANEOUS.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875, $750 00
Sophia Tufts, draining and drain pipe, $75 00
Peter Fergerson, damage on highway, 50 00
E. Kendall Jenkins, obtaining, recording and returning births, marriages and deaths, 71 20 E. Kendall Jenkins, copying by-laws and railroad fares and postage, 22 50
Charles S. Parker, painting fence, 48 50
H. A. Winship & Co., police equipments, 45 00
Charles West, police badges, 30 00
John H. Flint, railroad fares and perambu- lating town lines, 28 70
Simeon Bardwell, railroad fares and peram-
bulating town lines, 20 05
Frederick L. Church, land damage, 1874, 25 00
William Marland, postage and envelopes, 18 50
Alfred A. Abbott, copying By-Laws, 8 55
Johnson's Express, 13 85
George H. Bean, dinners, Selectmen and checkers, 1874-5, 12 95
George H. Poor, professional services, 8 00
Moody B. Abbott, setting guide-boards, 3 50
Rodolphus Nichols, repairing pump,
3 00
Osgood Barnard, repairing pump,
I 16
William Harrison, distributing envelopes, 2 00
Robert Callahan, distributing envelopes, 2 00
Amount carried forward, $489 46
19
Appropriation, $750 00
Amount brought forward, $489 46
W. F. Rutter & Co., iron pipe, I 98
W. H. B. Woodlin, perambulating town lines, 6 00
George N. Pasho, returning deaths, 7 75
Daniel L. Trow, returning deaths, 5 00
Michael Nolan, returning deaths,
4 25
James M. Crabtree, returning deaths,
4 25
Henry Dane, returning deaths,
75
Total expenditures for the year,
$519 44
Balance unexpended,
$230 56
HAY SCALES.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$40 00
Charles S. Parker, painting,
$8 76
John H. Flint, repairs,
2 50
Cole & Hardy, repairs,
I 62
Total expenditure for the year,
$12 88
Balance unexpended,
$27 12
RESERVOIR ON SUMMER STREET.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$500 00
Howard & Stack, labor,
$453 00
James H. Smith, labor,
37 69 .
Davis & Furber, iron pipe,
6 45
Morris Maloney, labor, 2 25
Total expenditure for the year,
$449 39
Balance unexpended, 61
20
DECORATION DAY.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$150 00
Andover Brass Band,
$67 80
John Pray, teams,
15 75
George H. Bean, refreshments,
II 50
Warren F. Draper, printing,
IO 60
Thomas D. Christie, oration,
10 00
Henry Bingham, flowers,
9 00
Oliver Ditson & Co., sheet music,
7 20
Post 39, G. A. R., flags,
7 20
Smith, Manning & Co., supplies,
3 15
Lamprell & Marble, flags,
3 00
E. Kendall Jenkins, supplies,
3 80
Total expenditures,
$149 00
Balance unexpended,
$1 00
FLAG, HALYARDS AND PAINTING.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$75 00
Hinckley Bros. & Co., flag,
$48 00
C. S. Parker, painting,
25 00
$73 00
Balance unexpended
$2 00
MEMORIAL HALL.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875, $1000 00
Samuel Raymond, Treasurer, 933 35
Balance unexpended, $66 65
2I
HIGHWAYS.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$6000 00
John B. Abbott, labor,
$398 94
Timothy Abbott, labor,
182 50
Moody B. Abbott, labor,
149 62
Charles M. Abbott, labor,
46 50
Ames Plow Co., tools,
35 51
Charles Abbott, labor,
18 26
Abbott & Jenkins, labor,
17 79
Timothy P. Allen, labor,
5 25
Nathan B. Abbott, labor,
2 00
George F. Baker, labor,
226 06
James F. Brooks, road scraper,
140 00
David Baker, lumber,
107 95
Albert Bancroft, labor,
106 25
Warren A. Bailey, labor,
102 75
John T. Bailey, labor,
42 II
Clarles C. Blunt, labor,
34 74
John M. Bailey, labor,
33 74
John Berry, labor,
22 37
George W. Blood, labor,
IO 69
Boston & Maine Railroad, freight,
9 64
Patrick Barrett, labor,
9 38
George W. Chandler, labor,
607 84
John Cornell, labor,
151 93
Luke Cunningham, labor,
91 58
Hugh Cunningham, labor,
49 75
William Cutler, labor,
49 10
James H. Cochrane, repairs on tools,
31 92
Cole & Hardy, lumber and labor, 26 08
John Collins, labor, 17 00
Samuel Cheever, labor,
13 25
Charles O. Cummings, Supt., labor,
13 00
Phillip Caffrey, labor,
8 33
Justin Carter, labor,«
7 66
Amount carried forward,
$2778 49
22
Appropriation,
$6000 00
Amount brought forward, $2778 49
Joshua H. Chandler, labor,
6 15
John Chandler, labor,
6 00
John Campbell, labor,
6 00
John Coyle, labor,
5 00
James Callahan, labor,
I 12
Daniel Daley, labor,
68 59
Patrick Donavan, labor,
60 83
James Davey, labor,
50 83
Michael Dowd, labor,
48 83
George C. Dunne, Agent, drain pipe,
35 77
George Dane, labor,
32 00
Chandler Dane, labor,
5 25
John Driscoll, labor,
3 33
Willard Durant, labor,
3 00
Dodge, Gilbert & Co., tools,
3 00
James Devine, labor,
2 40
John H. Flint, labor,
73 86
Paul B. Follansbee, labor,
66 00
Ezra Farnham, labor,
37 49
John W. Faulkner, labor,
IO 95
John Flynn, labor,
3 20
Simeon F. Flint, labor,
2 00
Henry E. Gould, labor,
298 53
Joseph C. Goldsmith, labor,
15 15
E. H. Goodwin & Co., tools,
4 12
Henry Goff, labor,
3 83
Henry J. Gray, labor,
I 72
John H. Gould, labor,
I 60
David Goodwin, labor,
I 50
Jesse Harnden, labor,
108 06
Charles W. Hayward, labor,
67 54
James Haggerty, labor,
46 26
William P. Holt, labor,
36 46
Brooks F. Holt, labor,
36 21
Amount carried forward,
$3931 07
23
Appropriation,
$6000 00
Amount brought forward,
$3931 07
Henry C. Harnden, labor,
33 94
Timothy Haggerty, labor,
32 19
Nathan K. Holt, labor,
28 24
Robert Holt, labor,
14 58
Dean & Ballard Holt, labor,
13 14
William Hardy, labor,
IO 80
Howard & Stack, labor,
4 57
C. P. Hatch, labor,
2 25
Holt & Higgins, tools,
I 40
Hezekiah Jones, for covering stone,
20 00
Samuel M. Jones, labor,
9 80
Willard Jones, labor,
9 19
John B. Jenkins, labor,
6 87
David Johnson, labor,
5 62
Joseph Kimball, surveying,
15 00
Stephen Lovejoy, labor,
76 00
Aaron N. Luscomb, labor,
25 00
John Lynch, labor,
18 23
Patrick Lahee, labor,
15 IO
Sylvester Lovejoy, labor,
15 00
John D. Lynch, labor,
6 60
Jeremiah Leary, labor,
6 50
Jeremiah L. Maddox, labor,
250 20
Thomas Murphy, labor,
227 52
Morris Maloney, labor,
118 56
John McCarty, labor,
38 23
Michael, McLaughlin, labor,
36 73
Dennis J. Murphy, labor,
33 54
Daniel Murphy, labor,
9 45
John McGinley, labor,
7 50
Minot & Co., tools,
3 90
Patrick Murphy, labor,
I 67
Merrimac Iron Foundry, iron,
I 00
Mark Newman, labor,
I 50
Amount carried forward,
$5030 89
24
Appropriation,
$6000 00
Amount brought forward,
$5030 89
Rodolphus Nichols, labor, I 00
Charles O'Hara, labor, 88 15
Patrick O'Brine, labor,
II 25
Portland Stone Ware Co., drain pipe,
19 58
William Poor, repairing tools,
II 50
Willard Pike, stone,
50
John O. Ragan, labor,
5 25
Jasper Rea, labor,
4 06
Charles P. Rea, labor,
3 75
James H. Smith, labor,
376 86
Wm. D. Stark, labor,
146 55
Michael Sullivan, labor,
81 76
Thomas Sanders, labor,
15 75
James Smith, labor,
13 20
Frederick Symonds, labor,
10 00
Charles Shedd, labor,
9 00
Henry Smith, Jr., labor,
8 25
Thomas Smith, labor,
6 00
Simeon Shattuck, labor,
5 50
Dennis Sheehan, labor,
2 17
Smith, Manning & Co., tools,
I 75
John Tuck, 2d, labor,
40 00
Jonathan Towle, labor,
4 87
George Upton, labor,
10 00
Marcellus Weld, labor,
89 88
Total expenditure for the year,
-
$5997 47
Balance unexpended,
$2 53
25
VILLAGE STREET.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$500 00
Ezra Farnham, labor,
$79 00
Timothy Abbott, labor,
70 00
James H. Smith, labor,
55 25
George F. Baker, labor,
52 50
George W. Chandler, labor,
41 25
Michael Dowd, labor,
33 37
John Barry, labor,
25 50
John Collins, labor,
24 00
Patrick Donavan, labor,
24 00
Patrick Leary, labor,
22 50
Phillip Caffrey, labor,
17 70
Morris Maloney, labor,
14 25
Patrick Lahee, labor,
II 00
John F. McGinley, labor,
9 00
John McCollum, labor,
8 25
James Donavan, labor,
6 00
John W. Faulkner, labor,
4 20
Smith, Manning & Co., tools,
1 00
T. A. Holt & Co., tools,
88
$499 65
Balance unexpended,
35
REMOVING SNOW.
Appropriation, March 1, 1875,
$1000 00
M. A. Bailey,
$38 00
John Cornell,
37 75
Charles C. Blunt,
34 60
John B. Abbott,
26 40
Moody B. Abbott,
24 05
James H. Smith,
24 00
Amount carried forward, $184 80
4
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Appropriation,
$1000 00
Amount brought forward,
$184 80
William H. Burtt,
23 40
Stephen D. Abbott,
23 10
Joshua H. Chandler,
22 05
George F. Baker,
20 50
Jesse Harnden,
19 60
Nathan F. Abbott,
20 12
Charles O. Cummings,
19 50
Warren A. Bailey,
16 50
John Follansbee,
16 60
Henry E. Gould,
14 25
Joshua Phelps,
13 80
William D. Stark,
12 00
John H. Flint,
II 50
Joseph T. Lovejoy,
IO 80
Simeon Bardwell,
IO 20
Timothy Abbott,
13 20
Henry Brownell,
10 15
Stephen Hardy,
10 00
Aaron N. Luscomb,
8 50
Patrick Murphy,
7 08
Alfred Hardy,
7 00
George Flint,
5 50
William Allen,
5 50
Rufus Bailey,
5 50
Sylvester W. Hanson,
5 00
George Dane,
5 80
William Hardy,
5 20
James Toye,
5 00
George Upton,
5 00
David Jameson,
4 95
Timothy C. Sullivan,
4 00
Omar Jenkins,
4 00
John M. Bailey,
4 20
Amount carried forward,
$554 30
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Appropriation,
$1000 00
Amount brought forward,
$554 30
H. & G. A. Hardy,
4 00
Stephen Lovejoy,
4 00
Daniel Murphy,
3 08
David Goodwin,
3 05
Daniel Dailey,
2 67
Robert W. Holt,
2 4I
E. B. Merrill,
2 27
John Ashworth,
2 00
Patrick Leary,
I 67
Thomas Fitzgerald,
I 60
Patrick Donavan,
I 83
Michael Dowd,
80
Morris Maloney,
67
Charles M. Abbott,
65
Charles P. Rea,
50
George Goodwin,
42
$585 92
Balance unexpended,
$414 08
28
SUMMARY OF SELECTMEN'S ORDERS.
Total appropriations and receipts,
$62,284 99
School Readers,
$253 16
Schools,
9809 II
School Houses,
1499 29
Services of Town Officers,
1939 OI
Fire Department,
1990 54
Town House,
493 90
Highways,
5997 47
Village Street,
499 65
Removing Snow,
585 92
Miscellaneous,
519 44
Abatement of Taxes,
245 69
Printing and Stationery,
388 76
Cemetery,
500 00
Interest,
2653 62
County Tax,
3173 70
State Tax,
4620 00
Discount of Taxes,
1957 56
Street Lamps,
602 70
Decoration Day,
149 00
State Aid,
1430 00
Hay Scales,
12 88
Memorial Hall,
933 35
Notes,
18,900 00
Reservoir on Summer Street,
499 39
Flag, Halyards and Panting,
73 00
Haggett's Pond,
10 00
Total amount expended,
$59,737 14
Balance unexpended,
$2547 85
REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS FOR THE YEAR 1875,
BILLS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS.
Centre District,
$1597 21
South District,
1530 98
West District, 2387 52
For lumber and repairing bridges,
146 82
For tools and repairing bridges, drain pipe, surveying and freight on Railroad, 334 94
$5997 47
Removing snow,
585 92
Bills approved by Commissioners for Village St.,
499 65
TOOLS AND MATERIALS ON HAND BELONG- ING TO THE TOWN.
2 Road Scrapers,
$250 00
I Plow,
19 00
I Ox Shovel, 3 00
22 Shovels, at 60 cents each,
13 20
15 Picks, at $1.25 each,
18 75
6 Hoes, at 50 cents each,
3 00
5 Rakes, at 50 cents each,
-2 50
5 Tined Hoes, at 50 cents each,
2 50
2 Stone Hammers, at $1.25 each, 2 50
I Spade, 1 00
I Axe, 50 cts, I Tool Box and Lock, $6.00, 6 50
I Can, 1 00
I Bush Scythe, I 25
2500 feet 4-inch Bridge Plank,
62 50
$386 70
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The Road Commissioners would recommend to the Town that the sum of $6000 be appropriated for the repairs of highways for the year ensuing.
At the annual Town Meeting of 1875 there was the sum of $500 appropriated, to be expended by the Road Commis- sioners for the purposes of constructing a Reservoir on Summer Street, to be used in case of fire. The Commission- ers let the job out by contract to the firm of Howard & Stack, they being the lowest bidders. After excavating seven feet they struck a ledge and water. They soon found it necessary to keep a pump in operation day and night. The depth is sixteen feet from the covering stone and sixteen feet in diam- eter. Aside from there being a number of springs running into it, there is a cast-iron pipe laid leading from a brook near by, that also runs in. After its completion the Engineers of the Fire Department tested its capacity, and found that after using water from it nearly two hours, there was over three feet of water left.
The whole expense being $499.39.
JAMES H. SMITH, JOHN B. ABBOTT, GEORGE F. BAKER,
February 7th, 1876.
Road Commissioners.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
Gentlemen, - In compliance with Article IX. of the Rules and Regulations of the Fire Department, I would respectfully submit this, my first annual report.
FORCE OF DEPARTMENT.
The entire force of this Department consists of one Chief and four Assistant Engineers, sixteen members for the steamer company, with one engineman, and thirty-eight mem- bers for the hand-engine company. Total, sixty men.
APPARATUS.
Is in good condition, and comprises one third-class steamer, single engine, and one hand engine, with a two-wheel hose- carriage attached to each engine. There are hooks and ladders at the steamer's house, also ladders at Shawshin's house at Ballard Vale.
HOSE.
There are eleven hundred feet of two and one-half inch hose belonging to the steamer, in good condition ; one hundred feet of this is new rubber hose, bought last November. There are two hundred feet of two and one-fourth inch hose which is not reliable, and ought to be sent to No. 2's house for their use. The hand engine has four hundred and fifty feet of two and one-fourth inch hose, which is good and reliable, and three hundred feet of old hose not very valuable ; two hun- dred and fifty feet of this is two-inch, and would recommend this to be sold.
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