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TOWN OF ANDOVER.
ANNUAL REPORT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR, ENDING
FEBRUARY 3, 1879.
ANDOVER : PRINTED BY WARREN F. DRAPER. 1879.
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THE
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF ANDOVER.
For the Financial Year ending February 3rd, 1879.
Andober : WARREN F. DRAPER, PRINTER, MAIN STREET. 1879.
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REPORT.
Selectmen's Account.
SCHOOLS.
Appropriation by Town, March 5th, $9500 00
State School Fund, 199 00
$9699 00
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS.
Grammar School.
M. A. Whitehouse, teaching, $844 44
L. F. Pasho, teaching, 380 00
Susie M. Wilbur, teaching, 316 66
J. R. Murray, teaching music, 109 50
Edward Carter, tuning piano,
1 50
Dennis Harrigan, janitor,
56 00
C. M. Baldwin, janitor,
69 75
D. Appleton, and Co., supplies,
21 60
S. K. Johnson's express, 25
John Chandler, coal,
14 63
John Cornell, coal,
165 75
E. J. Day, supplies, 1 50
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies, 25 76
$2007 34
South Centre District.
A. A. Richardson, teaching, $380 00
E. L. Parker, teaching, 260 00
S. F. Jones, teaching, 380 00
A. L. Locke, teaching, 120 00
Amount carried forward, $1140 00 $2007 34
4
Appropriation,
$9699 00
Amount brought forward, $1140 00 $2007 34
Ada A. Buchan, teaching, 100 00
Joshua Blanchard, janitor, 76 25
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies, 3 43
George F. Baker, wood, 5-06
- $1324 74
Abbott Village District.
E. F. Merrill, teaching, $320 00
A. L. Locke, teaching, 260 00
M. F. Brown, teaching, 240 00
John Collins, janitor,
17 50
James Mckenzie, janitor,
15 00
George Mckenzie, janitor,
10 00
John Chandler, coal,
26 00
John Cornell, coal,
51 00
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies, 10
$939 60
Ballard Vale District.
E. M. Clark, teaching, $456 00
L. A. Pasho, teaching, 380 00
S. F. Holmes, teaching, 380 00
M. F. Brown, teaching, 140 00
David Shaw, janitor, 23 20
H. S. Greene, janitor,
8 00
Simpson, Oswald, & Co., supplies, 87
Annie Jones, janitor, 19 50
C. H. Marland, coal, 34 07
J. P. Bradlee, coal, 37 14
David Shaw, cutting wood, 2 00
$1480 78 -
Amount carried forward,
$5752 46
5
Appropriation,
$9699 00
Amount brought forward, $5752 46
Frye Village District.
C. B. Smith, teaching, $260 00
M. E. Jones, teaching,
380 00
J. H. Greaves, teaching, 120 00
Frank Donahue, janitor,
22 00
John Cornell, coal,
6 50
Joel Barnes, supplies,
2 15
James McCarty, janitor,
5 60
Charles Dobson, janitor,
4 00
J. H. Chandler, wood, 8 00
$808 25
West Centre District.
· L. G. Merrill, teaching,
$380 00
G. K. Cutler, janitor, 21 40
J. H. Chandler, wood, 38 08
$439 48
Osgood District.
A. F. C. Burtt, teaching, $380 00
F. N. Chase, janitor,
16 60
-
Isaac Carruth, wood, 3 00
$399 60
Bailey District.
F. A. Hardy, teaching, $380 00
F. L. Hardy, janitor, 7 00
E. L. Hardy, janitor, 9 60
George Boutwell, wood,
8 50
John Webster, wood, 22 00
$427 10
Amount carried forward, $7826 89
-
6
Appropriation,
$9699 00
Amount brought forward, $7826 89
North District.
H. M. Bixby, teaching,
$260 00
M. E. Bixby, teaching,
120 00
W. E. Toye, janitor, 10 00
Shattuck Brothers, wood,
15 00
$405 00
Abbott District.
M. E. Bixby, teaching, - $216 67
H. M. Bixby, teaching,
100 00
Frank R. Runnels, janitor,
7 00
Harry P. Abbott, janitor, 4 80
Rufus Bailey, wood,
14 00
$342 47
Phillips District.
Kate Trehune, teaching, $380 00
E. B. Willey, teaching, 53 00
James Sweeney, janitor, 12 50
Hugh Cunningham, janitor, 5 00
A. A. Abbott, wood, 33 81
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies, 1 38
G. F. Baker, wood, 5 90
$491 59
Scotland District.
M. A. Manning, teaching,
$340 00
F. H. Jones, janitor, 15 00
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies,
50
$355 50
Holt District.
A. M. Stoodley, teaching,
$260 00
A. A. Buchan, teaching,
120 00
H. C. Harnden, janitor and wood, 48 25
$428 25
Total expenditure,
$9849 70
Balance unexpended, $150 70
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SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Appropriation, March 4th, $1000 00
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOL -HOUSES.
Grammar School.
Wm. Barnett, supplies and labor, $20 85
E. Pike, supplies and labor, 5 15
J. A. Smart, insurance, 200 00
Thomas Howell, supplies, 90
C. M. Baldwin, cleaning,
10 03
E. J. Day, furniture,
10 00
J. G. Greive, repairs, 34 00
Joseph Abbott, furniture, 85 00
J. E. Whiting, new clocks, 22 75
Abbott and Jenkins, repairs and materials, 26 43
Edward Carter, tuning piano,
1. 50
C. L. Carter, supplies, 2 06
E. Gile and Son, labor and materials, 4 25
Geo. H. Parker, supplies, 2 50
$425 42.
South Centre District.
Wm. Barnett, supplies and labor, $28 53
Bridget Abercrombie, cleaning, 8 88
R. M. Abbott, repairs, 2 00
Wm. Wood, repairs, 13 00
E. H. Barnard, repairs, 68
Abbott and Jenkins, repairs, 67
$53 76
Amount carried forward,
$479 18
8
Appropriation, $1000 00
Amount brought forward, $479 18
Abbott Village District.
Wm. Barnett, supplies and labor, $38 40
E. H. Barnard, repairs,
11 07
J. G. Greive, repairs, 95
Bridget Abercrombie, cleaning,
8 50
Abbott and Jenkins, repairs and material, 20 65
Smith, Manning, & Co., supplies, 2 95 $82 52
Frye Village District.
Wm. Barnett, repairs and ma- terial, $10 69
J. H. Chandler, repairs, 2 50
J. J. Brown, repairs on clock,
1 25
Smith and Manning, supplies,
1 20
$15 64
Phillips District.
E. Pike, supplies,
$2 00
Abbott and Jenkins, supplies and repairs, 3 45
E. H. Barnard, repairs, 3 45
E. Gile and Son, repairs, 2 70
$11 60
Scotland District.
E. J. Day, furniture, $3 50
J. A. Smart, insurance,
3 75
S. K. Johnson's Express,
50
J. L. Hammett, furniture,
9 00
Mrs. J. Russell, cleaning,
7 35
Wm. Barnett, repairs, 2 30
$26 40
Amount carried forward,
$615 34
9
Appropriation,
Amount brought forward, Ballard Vale District.
H. S. Greene, supplies,
$2 00
Mrs. Caffrey, cleaning, 13 60
Annie Jones, cleaning,
7 00
E. H. Barnard, repairs, 2 10
J. S. Dearborn, repairs, 33 26
David Shaw, cleaning,
8 13
E. Pike, repairs, 11 93
Abbott and Jenkins, repairs, 2 00
Mrs. W. Russell, cleaning,
1 50
C. L. Carter, bell, 80.
Wm. Barnett, supplies and labor, 41 75
Smith and Manning, supplies,
2 00
$126 07
West Centre District.
J. H. Chandler, repairs,
$6 95
A. J. Whitcomb, furniture,
10 80
Mary Murphy, cleaning, 1 00
Josiah M. Shaw, repairs,
2 25
Smith, Manning, & Co., supplies,
40
$21 40
Osgood District.
A. P. Abbott, repairs, painting,
$6 50
S. G. Bailey, repairs, 5 50
Josiah M. Shaw, posts and fence, 37 07
J. A. Treat, supplies,
5 78
Thomas Howell, repairs,
85
$55 70
Bailey District.
A. P. Abbott, painting,
$6 50
F. A. Hardy, cleaning, 5 00
A. J. Whitcomb, furniture, 15 00
Hardy and Cole, repairs,
2 40
S. F. Boutwell, cleaning,
4 00
$32 90
$851 41
Amount carried forward,
$1000 00
$615 34
10
Appropriation,
$1000 00
Amount brought forward,
$851 41
Abbott District.
Mary E. Bixby, cleaning, $2 00
Hardy and Cole, repairing, 38 20
A. J. Whitcomb, furniture, 18 86
$59 06
North District.
Mrs. T. Crowley, cleaning, $2 00
Hardy and Cole, repairing, 36 74
$38 74
Total expenditure, - $949 21.
Balance unexpended,
$50 79
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NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL -HOUSE.
Appropriation, March 5th, 1877,
$18000 00
H. C. & J. F. Howe, on acct. of contract, $6401 73
Crowley and Coughland, supplies, 91 00
J. and H. Kohles, furnaces, 936 95
J. P. Driscoll, labor, 20 85
D. P. Driscoll, labor,
3 25
John Coneley, labor,
25 40
Frank Williamson, labor,
18 15
John Abbott, gravel,
3 24
James H. Smith, grading,
54 16
Daniel Daley, labor,
1 50
Jerry Leary, labor,
24 03
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies,
1 05
Joseph L. Ross, furniture,
858 10
E. Gile and son, labor and supplies, 142 80
Caldwell and Brothers, labor and supplies, 35 51 Baldwin and Emerson, tile, 28 00
Levi Chubbuck, ventilators,
371 00
C. C. Holt, pump and repairs, 6 00
Geo. A. Clough, architect,
223 61
Geo. W. Chandler, gravel for walks,
5 00
Abbott and Jenkins, lumber and labor,
270 10
Otis Merrill, preliminary plan, 16 00
Total expenditure for 1878-79, $9537 43 Amount expended up to Feb. 4,1878, 7408 73
$16946 16
Balance unexpended,
$1053 84
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HIGHWAYS.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$6500 00
J. H. Chandler, labor,
$83 30
J. H. Cochrane, iron-work,
29 81
Omar Jenkins, labor,
94 25
James Toye, labor,
115 50
Lawrence Lumber Co., lumber,
14 35
J. S. Stark, labor,
149 75
Geo. Goodwin, labor,
60 63
G. W. Chandler, labor,
561 48
Joseph Kimball, plans,
10 00
Joshua Phelps, labor,
22 39
Geo. F. Baker, labor,
227 05
Abbott and Jenkins, lumber and labor,
535 29
John Webster, labor,
10 00
Geo. Goldsmith, labor,
56 87
S. Bardwell, labor,
63 25
Anthony Ward, labor,
34 25
Frank R. Hatch, labor,
65 00
J. B. Abbott, labor,
296 56
Patrick Donovan, labor,
38 49
Michael Dowd, labor,
85 31
William White, labor,
64 25
Charles O'Hara, labor,
63 25
Patrick Leary, labor,
1 25
Patrick Murphy, labor,
52 12
Timothy Abbott, labor,
189 12
Daniel Murphy, labor,
115 92
Timothy C. Sullivan,
51 87
Luviel J. Poor, labor,
6 25
Warren A. Bailey,
32 50
Cornelius Collins, labor,
2 50
David G. Higgins, labor,
106 75
David Burns, labor,
- 3 75
Amount carried forward,
$3243 05
13
Appropriation,
$6500 00
Amount brought forward,
$3243 05
S. Milton Jones, labor,
88 01
Michael Sullivan, labor,
5 00
James O'Keefe, labor,
65 31
Owen Burns, labor,
24 75
John Chandler, labor,
67 62
H. L. Ferring and Co., coil chain,
4 80
Maurice Maloney, labor,
59 87
John Barry, labor,
43 00
M. M. Holt, labor,
7 00
Joseph J. Pearsons, labor,
22 00
Henry E. Gould, labor,
192 91
Dennis Sweeney, labor,
5 63
John P. Driscoll, labor,
32 75
J. C. Hovey, labor,
69 75
Elijah Buxton, labor,
9 62
Parsons Hatch, labor,
12 00
Albert Bancroft, labor,
39 10
Jerry Leary, labor,
24 75
D. J. Buckley, labor,
4 38
John Collins, labor,
31 50
J. C. Goldsmith, labor,
35 38
J. H. Goldsmith, labor,
4 37
John Coneley, labor,
20 00
S. O. Cheever, labor,
20 50
Dennis P. Driscoll, labor,
78 99
John Flynn, labor,
7 50
Daniel Daley, labor,
67 13
John Sweeney, labor,
34 75
Frank Williamson, labor,
30 88
Daniel Sullivan, labor,
33 88
John Coyle, labor,
53 75
Geo. Dane, labor,
108 98
John Hayes, labor,
58 52
Amount carried forward, $4607 43
-
14
Appropriation,
$6500 00
Amount brought forward,
$4607 43
Michael Conners, labor,
11 25
William Hackett, labor,
46 50
Thomas Murphy, labor,
125 91
Michael Maroney, labor,
2 50
Robert Howe, blocks,
3 25
C. M. Abbott, gravel,
17 00
Patrick Barrett, labor,
74 75
Isaac Carruth, labor,
5 00
Henry Brownell, labor,
36 50
H. W. Symonds, labor,
18 37
John Folansbee, labor,
24 00
Adam R. Frame, iron-work,
4 90
J. L. Maddox, labor,
4 50
James Cottar, labor,
17 00
Jesse Harnden, labor,
71 74
Wm. P. Holt, labor,
6 00
H. C. Harnden, labor,
32 29
John Donovan, labor,
18 00
John Lynch, labor,
9 00
James Martin, labor,
6 75
Joseph C. Dole, labor,
3 50
Thomas O'Hara, labor,
19 50
Phillip Caffrey, labor,
39 75
James Callahan, labor,
15 03
Ezra Farnham, labor,
18 00
Dennis O'Brien, labor,
27 00
Joseph Perry, labor,
9 00
James Donovan, labor,
39 75
J. B. F. McGinley, labor,
6 00
Sleigh Rowland, labor,
3 75
B. F. McEnroe, labor,
8 63
E. W. Burtt, labor,
20 00
W. W. Lovejoy, labor,
8 25
Amount carried forward,
$5360 80
15
Appropriation, March 4th,
$6500 00
Amount brought forward,
$5360 80
R. M. Pulsifer, advertising,
3 00
Thomas H. McGovern, labor,
4 50
A. A. Upton, labor,
9 00
Warren Mears, labor,
3 00
James H. Smith, labor,
35 00
Edward Jones, labor,
1 50
A. C. Carver, labor,
5 25
James Davey, labor,
12 50
James O. Regan, labor,
49 88
Charles Clark, labor,
1 50
C. Crowning, labor,
15 00
Moses B. Abbott, labor,
23 00
Charles O. Stickney, labor,
1 12
P. D. Morgan, labor,
62 47
Four Tramps, labor,
2 80
Frank McAvoy, labor,
10 13
Joseph T. Lovejoy, labor,
22 00
Smith and Manning, supplies,
39 87
John Clark, labor,
1 50
John Maddox, labor,
100 00
John O'Connell, labor,
2 00
Patrick Leary, labor,
19 87
B. F. Flinn, labor,
6 75
F. M. Abbott, agent, supplies,
1 91
John Davy, labor,
11 82
S. D. Abbott, labor,
20 75
Frank Goodwin, labor,
75
Patrick Lahee, labor,
4 50
Timothy McCarty, 1st, labor,
27 50
Geo. S. Cole, labor,
1 62
P. B. Folansbee, labor,
23 00
Regan and Howard, labor,
18 75
Charles H. Flint, drain-pipe,
97 90
Amount carried forward,
$6000 94
-
16
Appropriation,
$6500 00
Amount brought forward,
$6000 94
Joseph Gradey, labor,
6 75
David Morgan, Estate of, stone,
8 10
Lawrence Bird, labor,
6 75
Samuel Cogswell, labor,
1 80
John Scofield, labor,
37 50
George F. Mason, labor,
10 10
D. J. Buckley, labor,
10 50
Timothy McCarty, 2d, labor,
9 00
Patrick O'Brien, labor,
3 00
John Sullivan, labor,
2 25
Willard Jones, labor,
16 71
Frank T. Williamson, labor,
15 37
Green and Woodlin, supplies,
1 45
John D. Collins, labor,
7 50
Wm. G. Goldsmith, labor,
5 20
T. R. Butler, labor,
14 25
James Caffrey, labor,
9 00
John Tuck, labor,
8 25
George Swift, labor,
3 50
A. E. Clemens, labor,
19 04
John S. Dearborn, lighting lamps,
2 00
David Baker, lumber,
8 80
D. I. C. Hidden, labor,
1 10
H. A. Hayward, labor,
34 87
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies,
34
M. E. White, trucking,
2 25
B. and M. Railroad, freight-bill,
4 31
Peter Shevlin, labor,
13 00
Herman Phelps, stone,
25 00
Justin Carter, labor,
3 25
John C. Hovey, labor,
3 25
F. P. Shattuck, labor,
8 25
Henry Burtt, horse-hire,
1 00
Amount carried forward,
$6304 38
17
Appropriation,
$6500 00
Amount brought forward,
$3604 38
John H. Chandler, stone,
5 00
C. H. Rea, stone,
2 00
M. C. Andrews, stone,
3 50
Eddie F. Jameson, labor,
3 00
Robert Bell, labor,
3 75
C. C. Blunt, labor,
19 00
Wm. Allen, labor,
14 00
Goodrich Drain Pipe Co., drain-pipe,
15 75
Parker and Gannett, labor,
1 40
J. W. Faulkner, iron-work,
14 60
Luther Twiss, gravel,
9 00
Thomas Daley, labor,
4 50
Hardy and Cole, material and labor,
3 61
Wm. Hardy, gravel,
1 17
C. L. Carter, supplies,
1 55
Patrick Donovan, labor,
88
David Goodwin, labor,
1 25
James Martin, labor,
88
F. G. Haynes, supplies,
82
Wm. Barnett, supplies,
1 50
James H. Cochrane, iron-work,
12 93
Holbrook Chandler, labor,
9 22
Wm. P. Jenkins, labor,
5 00
C. H. Kibbey, labor,
3 25
Joseph Lovley, labor,
1 50
Wm. Poor, iron-work,
6 06
H. B. Abbott, gravel,
40 00
Dodge, Gilbert, and Co., supplies,
9 37
E. Pike, supplies,
75
Total expenditure,
$6499 62
Balance unexpended,
38
3
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ABBOTT, PHILLIPS, AND WOBURN STREETS.
Appropriation, June 17th,
$400 00
Owen Burns, labor,
20 31
Dennis Driscoll, labor,
40 62
David Burns, labor,
20 31
Eddie F. Jameson, labor,
2 00
John Sullivan, labor,
20 31
Timothy Abbott, labor,
63 00
John Collins, labor,
40 62
Michael Dowd, labor,
20 31
John Barrett, labor,
17 81
Ezra Farnham, labor,
1 25
John P. Driscoll, labor,
20 31
Thomas Murphy, labor,
17 50
George F. Baker, labor,
29 00
Timothy Callahan, labor,
9 06
Daniel Daley, labor,
20 31
Timothy C. Sullivan, labor,
16 56
Charles O'Hara, labor,
20 31
William White, labor,
20 31
Total expenditure,
$399 90
Balance unexpended,
10
NEW STREET.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$1175 00
John Kimball, plans,
$6 50
A. R. Frame, moving shop,
80 00
Mrs. Hannah Shedd, land damage,
14 00
J. H. Smith, land damage and fencing,
248 00
James O'Keefe, labor,
20 50
Thomas Murphy, labor,
65 60
John Driscoll, labor,
3 75
Geo. W. Chandler, labor,
140 76
Amount carried forward, $579 11
-
19
Appropriation,
$1175 00
Amount brought forward,
$579 11
John Scofield, labor,
9 38
Michael Dowd, labor,
10 12
George Goodwin, labor,
23 64
D. G. Higgins, labor,
24 12
Patrick O'Brine,
17 18
Maurice Maloney, labor,
25 93
Cornelius Crowning, labor,
10 63
David Goodwin, labor,
23 43
Patrick Donovan, labor,
25 31
Goodrich Drain Pipe Co., drain-pipe,
7 75
Jerry Leary, labor,
36 88
Patrick Barrett, labor,
8 44
Frank Williamson, labor,
19 06
Nathan F. Abbott, culvert,
170 00
Geo. F. Baker, labor,
3 25
J. W. Faulkner, iron-work,
3 96
Total expenditure,
$998 19
Balance unexpended,
$176 81
STONE BRIDGE.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$3500 00
R. M. Pulsifer, advertising,
$12 00
Geo. S. Cole, supplies,
1 00
C. M. Abbott, gravel,
8 00
Bonney and Wait, contractors,
2646 00
G. W. Gavett, river wall near bridge,
130 00
Timothy McCarty, labor,
1 25
Joel Barnes, supplies,
1 25
H. W. Blaisdell, architect,
450 00
Geo. W. Chandler, labor,
35 00
Patrick Barrett, labor,
1 88
Amount carried forward,
$3286 38
20
Appropriation,
$3500 00
Amount brought forward,
$3286 38
Wm. White, labor,
1 38
Frank Williamson, labor,
8 13
James O'Keefe, labor,
12 19
Patrick Donovan, labor,
12 19
James Martin, labor,
6 25
Maurice Maloney, labor,
7 19
David Goodwin, labor,
6 88
Patrick Lahee, labor,
16 82
John Hayes, labor,
11 56
Charles O'Hara, labor,
13 12
John Ryan, labor,
1 50
John Randall, labor,
5 00
Dennis Driscoll, labor,
14 63
Daniel Daley, labor,
3 13
John Chandler, labor,
19 43
Geo. Goodwin, labor,
16 50
D. G. Higgins,
17 42
David Burns,
2 81
John Driscoll, labor,
5 12
John Scofield, labor,
8 00
Thomas Murphy, labor,
24 37
Total expenditure,
-
$3500 00
ROAD NEAR WILLIAM HARDY'S.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$125 00
Unexpended,
.
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REMOVING SNOW.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$1000 00
Mike Sullivan,
$ 60
Daniel Daley,
60
Michael Dowd,
1 50
John C. Morse,
4 05
George Gutterson,
3 75
Omar Jenkins,
4 25
Charles C. Blunt,
20 45
John B. Abbott,
20 50
Sylvester Lovejoy,
8 00
Henry Goff,
5 25
George W. Chandler,
11 00
Owen Burns,
60
Patrick Barrett,
1 50
George Goodwin,
8 63
David Goodwin,
1 15
A. A. Upton,
15 03
Moses B. Abbott,
4 00
Patrick Lathe,
'1 13
Henry Brownell,
13 33
Timothy H. Haggerty,
1 65
John Follansbee,
5 80
George Goldsmith,
17 60
Thomas Fitzgerald,
3 00
Willard Durant,
6 75
John Webster,
5 00
J. T. Lovejoy,
4 80
S. Bardwell,
15 75
E. W. Burtt,
35 40
William Allen,
7 60
S. D. Abbott,
5 20
Jerry Leary,
90
John Barry,
90
Amount carried forward,
$235 67
22.
Appropriation,
$1000 00
Amount brought forward,
$235 67
1
George Boutwell,
10 00
H. E. Gould,
24 38
J. B. Abbott,
21 28
Timothy Sullivan,
2 25
George Dane,
5 15
Daniel Murphy,
30
Nathan K. Holt,
4 00
James McFarden,
1 05
Patrick Murphy,
2 85
Timothy Abbott,
11 40
Nathan Moore,
60
P. D. Morgan,
8 00
John S. Stark,
20 00
Aaron N. Luscomb,
4 00
M. E. Holt,
7. 80
Robert Callahan,
3 75
Shattuck Brothers,
6 00
George F. Baker,
9 60
J. H. Chandler,
4 35
Jesse Harnden,
2 67
Patrick Leary,
75
Patrick Leahey,
1 13
John Cornell,
22 50
David Jameson,
3 80
Timothy Haggerty,
75
John Morton,
15 00
John Webster,
7 00
James Flint,
6 00
John M. Bailey,
6 50
J. Phelps,
10 50
Nathan F. Abbott,
20 00
Harrison Hardy,
3 60
tephen Lovejoy,
5 00
Amount carried forward,
$487 63
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$1000 00
Appropriation,
Amount brought forward,
$487 63
Charles G. Hussey,
1 50
Charles O. Cummings,
5 00
Henry Hardy,
5 71
Simeon Flint,
7 50
Jesse Harnden,
16 36
Henry Brownell,
13 25
George Dane,
4 08
E. W. Burtt,
19 20
George Goodwin,
9 45
George W. Chandler,
13 50
John Hayes,
1 63
Patrick Leahey,
75
Patrick Donovan,
1 88
David Goodwin,
1 38
John Flynn,
1 05
J. T. Lovejoy,
3 75
Daniel Daley,
38
John S. Stark,
19 25
Total expenditure,
$613 25
Balance unexpended,
$386 75
STREET LAMPS.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$700 00
Thomas Murphy, lighting lamps,
$138.60
John S. Dearborn, lighting lamps,
450 35
Warren F. Draper, lamps and lanterns, 47 02
E. H. Barnard, glass and labor,
50
William Barnett, repairs on lamps,
30
Total expenditure,
$637 77
Balance unexpended,
$63 23
RESERVOIRS.
Appropriation, March 4th, $500 00
Balance unexpended, $500 00
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FIRE DEPARTMENT. 1
Appropriation, March 4th,
$1400 00
Andover Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1.
Joseph W. Poor, chief engineer, $50 00
Ballard Holt, assistant engineer, 30 00
Warren Mears, Jr., assistant engineer,
30 00
John R. Loring, treasurer, pay of members, 69 99 John R. Loring, engineer, 150 00
John R. Loring, steward,
57 50
Charles Mayer, oiling harnesses,
4 50
Thomas Howell, supplies,
1 50
Charles Mayer, steward,
3 15
George H. Bean, refreshments,
2 00
S. G. Bean, horse and carriage,
2 50
John Cornell, horses and coal,
38 25
Geo. H. Poor, legal services,
5 00
Joseph F. Cole, supplies,
.
3 25
John Pray, horses and carriages,
4 00
Smith, Manning, and Co., supplies,
4 64
Thomas Howell, repairs,
30 40
Charles P. Rea, engineer,
112 50
Charles Mayer, repairs on engineer's hat,
2 25
A. R. Frame, supplies,
3 75
E. D. Hatch, assistant engineer,
75 26
Geo. O. Hill, paint and labor,
7 50
Charles Mayer, repairs,
4 50
W. F. Draper, journal,
42
James H. Smith, teaming and labor,
6 00
Thomas Howell, stock and labor,
1 70
E. Pike, stock and labor,
4 25
$594 81
25
Appropriation,
$1400 00
Shawshin Engine Company No. 2.
M. M. Chase, treasurer, pay of members, $146 00
Charles Mayer, pole-straps, 3 00
Warren Mears, repairs and cleaning house, 20 75 Patrick Horan, steward, 30 45
John S. Stark, use of horses,
3 50
Edmund S. Perry, repairs,
6 00
Greene and Woodlin, supplies,
16 40
Hunneman and Co, repairing hose, 2 00
W. F. Draper, blank-book,
25
Charles H. Marland, freight on hose,
25
Warren Mears, Jr., labor on engine, and whitening hall, 12 00
Geo. O. Hill, painting and papering engine- house, 35 00
$275 60
Acct. for S. F. E. Co., as above,
594 81
Total expenditure,
$980 41
Balance unexpended,
419 59
DECORATION DAY.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$150 00
Mrs. Ann Bingham, bouquets,
$11 00
Andover Brass Band,
60 00
Geo. H. Bean, collation,
25 00
Mrs. Geo. R. Waterman, bouquets,
12 50
Smith, Manning, and Co., groceries,
3 40
M. Welsh, sheet music,
5 00
W. F. Draper, posters,
4 50
S. K. Goldsmith, railway tickets,
4 60
Post 39 G. A. R., flags,
4 00
John Pray, carriages,
20 00
Total expenditure, $150 00
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SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation, March 4th, 1878, $2100 00
E. K. Jenkins, Treasurer and Collector, $430 00
Charles S. Parker, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 300 00
Simeon Bardwell, Selectman, Assessor,
and Overseer of the Poor, 250 00
Charles Greene, Selectman, Assessor, and
Overseer of the Poor, 250 00
Charles S. Parker, assessing Bank Tax,
15 00
Samuel H. Boutwell, School Committee, 175 00
George Foster, School Committee, 125 00
H. R. Wilbur, School Committee, 150 00
John Clark, chief of police and constable, 52 15 John Davey, police, 24 25
R. M. Abbott, police, 35 00
J. T. Lovejoy, police,
7 00
M. E. White, police and constable,
15 75
George F. Baker, constable,
19 00
O. B. Howarth, chief of police,
21 75
Warren Mears, jr., police,
30 00
George W. Chandler, constable,
15 00
John A. Symonds, police,
10 00
Joshua H. Chandler, police, 17 75
John W. Tough, police,
8 50
James Nolan, police,
21 00
James Muldowney, police,
13 00
A. E. Clemons, police,
10 50
$1995 65
Balance unexpended,
$104 35
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TOWN HOUSE.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$1300 00
Samuel K. Johnson, janitor, $80 75
Geo. L. Abbott, assessing damage by fire, 5 00
M. V. Gleason, stock and labor, 3 00
Albert Smith, cleaning out hall and well,
5 25
Mary Cary, cleaning,
2 00
Sarah Daley, cleaning,
1 50
E. Gile and Son, stock and labor,
152 89
Abbott and Jenkins, stock and labor,
164 67
A. R. Frame, iron brace, 1 00
E. H. Barnard, stock and labor,
4 14
Geo. Bushfield, sawing wood,
2 50
Geo. O. Hill, stock and labor,
200 75
R. M. Abbott, stock and labor,
26 42
Smith, Manning, and Co., supplies,
13 02
Walter B. Allen, stock and labor,
65 75
Charles P. Rea, stock and labor,
47 08
J. M. Bean, janitor, 92 60
J. W. Wardwell, labor, 3 75
Thomas Howell, stock and labor, 19 20
T. A. Holt and Co., supplies, 2 16
E. Pike, furnaces, stove, stock, and labor, 342 42 J. A. Smart, insurance, 24 50
William Barnett, stock and labor,
7 50 -
Total expenditure,
-
$1300 35
Overdrawn, 35
HAY SCALES.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$100 00
Geo. H. Bean, weigher,
$6 25
S. K. Johnson, weigher,
12 50
Abbott and Jenkins, stock and labor,
1 20
Thomas E. Mayberry, stock and labor, 2 00
J. M. Bean, weigher, 20 84
Total expenditure,
$42 79
Balance unexpended,
$57 21
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STATE AID.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$1500 00
E. K. Jenkins, Treasurer, Overdrawn,
$1515 85
$15 85
ADDITIONAL PAY TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Benjamin Cheever,
$50 00
Elijah Buxton, 42 00
J. W. Wardwell, 35 00
George W. Parker,
35 00
William Murray,
35 00
T. A. Gibbs,
35 00
Elisha Pasho,
35 00
John C. Hovey,
35 00
Samuel Cheever,
30 00
William Trulan,
42 00
E. D. Pearson,
35 00
J. C. Goldsmith,
35 00
Winslow Russell,
35 00
George Craig,
42 00
Henry W. Stiles, Total,
35 00
$556 00
The above amount of money was paid out under an Act of the State Legislature, approved May 17th, 1878, and will be reimbursed by the Commonwealth. The Law has been re- pealed, and no money paid out since Jan. 1, 1879.
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation, March 4th, $300 00
E. K. Jenkins, Treasurer and Collector, $300 00
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STATE TAX.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$5000 00
Charles Endicott, State Treasurer, Balance unexpended,
$2150 00
$2850 00
COUNTY TAX.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$4000 00
E. K. Jenkins, Treasurer,
$3882 90
Balance unexpended,
$117 10
NOTES DISCOUNTED.
Amount hired during the year,
$28500 00
INTEREST.
Appropriation, March 4th, $2000 00
John Abbott, treasurer, $96 00
Moses Foster, cashier Andover National Bank, 661 25
Samuel Raymond, treasurer, Memorial
Hall, 1200 00
$1957 25
Balance unexpended,
$42 75
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
Appropriation, March 4th
$300 00
Ward and Gay, printing, $15 60
W. F. Draper, printing and stationery, 287 40
$303 00
Overdrawn, $3 00
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY.
Appropriation, March 4th, $500 00
Samuel Raymond, $500 00
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RECEIVING TOMB.
Appropriation, March 4th,
$1000 00
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