Town annual report of Andover 1895, Part 1

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: The Town
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TOWN OF ANDOVER


ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING JANUARY 15, 1895


ANDOVER THEOL, SE


MAR 2 1895


LIBRARY.


47.096


CONTENTS.


Abatement of Taxes,


48


Military Aid,


51


Abbott Village Schoolhouse,


46


Miscellaneous,


52


Almshouse, 59-65


New Hose Carriage,


47


Personal Property at,


65


Notes discounted,


48


Relief out of,


59


Notes paid,


49


Remaining in,


64


Overseers of Poor,


57-63


Repairs at,


59


Printing and Stationery, 45


Appropriations recommended,


88


Punchard Free School, 84


Assets,


Auditors' Certificate,


79 Schedule of Town Property,


56


Cemetery Com., Report of,


70


School-houses,


22


Chief Engineer's Report,


66


School Books and Supplies,


27


Chief of Police, Report,


68


Selectmen's Account,


18-56


Cities and Towns,


62 Sewerage and Park,


47


Collector's Account,


72


Sidewalks,


31


Commonwealth,


61


Silas Buck's Horse,


47


Cornell Fund,


87


Sinking Fund,


50


County Tax,


49


Snow, Removal of,


31


Dog Tax,


49


Spring Grove Cemetery,


46


Finance Committee,


88


State Aid,


50


Fire Department,


43


State Tax,


50


Grammar School Building,


26


Street lighting,


46


Hay Scales,


47


Streets, Superintendent of,


33


Highways and Bridges,


28


Horses and Drivers,


38


Summary of Appropriations and Receipts, 54


Insurance,


47 Superintendent's Account, 65


Interest on Notes and Funds,


48


Town House, 44


Liabilities,


74


Town Meetings, 3-17


Librarian's Report,


93


Town Officers,


40


Lunatic Hospitals,


62


Town Warrant, 90


Memorial Hall Trustees'


Treasurer's Account, 74-78


Report,


80 Water Bonds, 49


47 Waterworks maintenance, 46


Memorial Day,


38 Summary of Selectmen's Orders, 55


Horses and Drivers, Earnings,


Schools,


18


74 Representative Fund, 63


THE


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


TOWN OF ANDOVER


FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 15, 1895.


ANDOVER, MASS : THE ANDOVER PRESS PRINTERS, 1895


ANDOVER THEOL, SEMII ARY


MAR 2 1895


LIBRARY.


47,096


Town Meetings.


Monday, March 6th, 1894.


WARRANT.


ARTICLE 1st .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Article 2d. - To choose Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, One member of the Board of Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor for three years, One member of the School Committee for one year and Three for three years, One Water Commissioner for three years, One Trustee of the Memorial Hall for seven years, one or more Auditors of Accounts, Constables, Fence Viewers, Field Drivers. Sur- veyors of Lumber, a Pound Keeper, and any other officers the town may determine to choose.


Article 3d. - To take action on the following question : " Shall Licenses be granted for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this Town ?"


Article 4th. - To determine the disposition of unex- pended appropriations.


Article 5th. - To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for Schools, School-houses, School Books and Supplies, Highways and Bridges, Sidewalks, Removing Snow, Horses and Drivers, Town Officers, Town House, Hay Scales, Fire Department, Insurance, Street Lighting, Printing and Stationery, Spring Grove Cemetery, MemorialDay, State Aid, Military Aid, Waterworks, Interest on Bonds, Funds, and


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Notes, State Tax, County Tax, Discount on Taxes, Abate- ment of Taxes, Almshouse Expenses, Relief out of Alms- house, Repairs on Almshouse, and other town charges and expenses.


Article 6th. - To hear the report of the Sewerage Com- missioners and act thereon.


Article 7th. - To see what sum of money the town will appropriate for the construction of a system of sewerage, on a petition of the Sewerage Commissioners.


Article 8th. - To see if the Town will adopt the Austra- lian Ballot for use in the election of Town Officers on petition of John N. Cole and others.


Article 9th. - To see if the Town will appropriate two hundred and ninety-eight dollars and fifty-six cents ($298.56) the unexpended balance from last year, to complete Morton Street extension as per plans of Engineer Hale.


Article 10th. - To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of nine hundred dollars ($900) to settle unpaid bills against Abbott Village school house.


Articl 11th. - To determine the method of collecting the Taxes the ensuing year.


Article 12th. - To fix the pay of the Firemen for the ensuing year.


Article 13th. - To see if the Town will revise and accept the List of names for Jurors, prepared and posted by the Selectmen.


Article 14th. - To hear and act on the Reports of the Selectmen and other Town Officers.


Article 15th. - To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) to reimburse Silas Buck for a horse, killed in the service of the Fire De- partment, on petition of Charles Greene and others.


Article 16th. - To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1200) for a system of Fire Alarm, on petition of the Engineers of the Fire Department.


Article 17th. - To see if the Town will vote to sell one


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of the Steam Fire Engines on petition of Lewis T. Hardy and others.


Article 18th. - To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to purchase a Hose Carriage for Ballard Vale, on petition of Chief Engineer.


Article 19th. - To see if the Town will take some action in regard to a proper observance of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversay of the incorporation of Andover as a town, which will occur in May, 1896.


Article 20th. - To see if the Town will vote to discon- tinue the Holt District School and appropriate a sum of money to transfer the scholars to the Centre schools on peti- tion of the School Committee.


Article 21st. - To see if the Town will vote to petition the State Highway Commission to have the Turnpike, which leads from the Lawrence line to North Reading line, laid out as a State Highway at the expense of the Commonwealth, with the understanding that the Town retain control of the same, according to Chapter 476, Acts of 1893.


Article 22nd. - To authorize the Treasurer to hire money for the use of the Town when necessary, upon the approval of the Selectmen.


Article 23rd. - To determine the amount of money to be raised by taxation the ensuing year.


Article 24th. - To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.


Took up Article 1st.


George H. Poor was elected Moderator.


Voted, To take up and act upon Articles 2nd and 3rd to- gether.


Voted, To close the polls at two o'clock P. M.


Voted, That the Town do not elect a board of health.


Voted, To choose three Field Drivers.


Voted, To choose three Fence Viewers.


Voted, At ten minutes before two o'clock that the polls be


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closed in five minutes, and they were closed at five minutes before two.


At five minutes past ten o'clock A.M., the polls were opened and the meeting proceeded to ballot for Town Officers and to vote on the Liquor License question, two voting lists for each voting precinct being required.


The Standard cancelling ballot box failed to work properly and it was set aside, an open box being substituted therefor in taking the vote on the Liquor License question.


The Moderator appointed Arthur Bliss, Samuel H. Bout- well, John S. Stark, J. Warren Berry, Newton Jaquith, Jr., and Walter D. Pearson, as tellers of votes for Town Officers, and Barnett Rogers as teller for the License Vote, and they were duly sworn by him to the faithful performance of their duty, and the tellers reported as follows :-


Whole number of votes cast, 641


Necessary to a choice where there were two candidates for the same office, 322


FOR TOWN CLERK :


Abraham Marland, 435


George A. Higgins, 205


FOR SELECTMAN, ASSESSOR, AND OVERSEER OF POOR,-3 years : Samuel H. Boutwell, 635


FOR TOWN TREASURER :


George A. Parker, 639


FOR COLLECTOR OF TAXES :


Abraham Marland, 435


George A. Higgins, 206


FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE,-1 year :


Harry Ramsdell, 76


Miss Clara Putnam, 282


FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE,-3 years :


Charles H. Shattuck, Jr., 76


J. Newton Cole, 402


William Shaw, 402


George D. Pettee, 539


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FOR WATER COMMISSIONER,-3 years : Felix G. Haynes, 537


FOR TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL,-7 years :


Joseph W. Smith, 536


FOR TRUSTEE OF JOHN CORNELL FUND,-3 years : Frank E. Gleason, 641


FOR AUDITORS :


Lewis T. Hardy, 640


Louis A. Dane, 403


Joseph M. Bradley,


388


Marcus M. Hill,


239


W. Byron Morse,


242


FOR CONSTABLES :


George F. Cheever,


392


Barnett Rogers,


534


John H. Clinton,


402


FOR FENCE VIEWERS :


George Buchan, 641


Michael T. Welch,


641


William H. Carter,


641


All the foregoing officers declared elected were chosen by ballot.


And the Moderator declared Abraham Marland elected Town Clerk; Samuel H. Boutwell elected Selectman, Asses- sor, and Overseer of the Poor for three years; George A. Parker elected Town Treasurer ; Abraham Marland elected Collector of Taxes ; Clara Putnam elected School Committee for one year ; George D. Pettee elected School Committee for three years ; Felix G. Haynes elected Water Commissioner for three years ; Joseph W. Smith elected Trustee of Memo- rial Hall for seven years ; Frank E. Gleason elected Trustee of John Cornell Fund for three years ; Lewis T. Hardy, Louis A. Dane, and Joseph M. Bradley elected Auditors of Accounts; George F. Cheever, Barnett Rogers, and John H. Clinton elected Constables ; George Buchan, Michael T. Welch, and William H. Carter, elected Fence Viewers,


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The result of the vote on Liquor License question was de- clared as follows :


"Yes," 64.


"No," 348.


Chose Field Drivers : Porter Livingstone, John S. Dear- born, Alvin Jenkins.


Chose Surveyors of Lumber : William H. Carter, Joshua H. Chandler, Henry Gray, H. P. Ladd, Charles H. Marland, Charles G. Hussey, Joseph F. Cole, Herbert A. Moody, and Frank E. Gleason.


Chose Pound Keeper: Superintendent of Town Farm, Town barn and barn yard to be the pound.


Took up Article 4th.


Voted, That all unexpended balances of Appropriations, except so far as used and expended at the February pay day, be covered into the Treasury.


Took up Article 20th.


Voted, That this article be indefinitely postponed.


Took up Article 5th.


Voted, To appropriate the following stated amounts of money :


For Schools,


$17,000


School-houses,


3,000


New Grammar School (including $15,000 in- surance) 20,000


School Books and Supplies,


1,800


Highways and Bridges,


5,000


Sidewalks,


500


Removing Snow,


500


Town Officers,


5,000


Town House,


1,500


Water-works,


4,800


Fire Department,


2,000


Horses and Drivers,


3,000


Street Lighting,


4,500


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For Printing and Stationery,


700


Spring Grove Cemetery,


00


Memorial Day,


200


State Aid,


1,600


Military Aid,


300


Almshouse Expenses,


4,000


Relief out of Almshouse,


5,000


Repairs on Almshouse,


300


State Tax,


6,000


County Tax,


6,000


Abatement of Taxes,


300


Interest on Notes, Funds, and Bonds,


10,000


Insurance,


300


Hay Scales,


50


Morton Street Extension,


298.56


Sewerage and Park Bill, (contracted,)


1000


Miscellaneous,


1,500


Sinking Fund,


450


Abbott Village Schoolhouse,


852.22


Silas Buck's Horse,


150


Hose Carriage for Ballardvale,


300


The Moderator appointed John Alden, Joseph M. Bradley, and George D. Pettee, a committee to rebuild the Central Grammar School Building.


Voted, To instruct the Building Committee on Central Grammar School, to rebuild according to the original plans, as far as outside architecture is concerned, and that the Com. mittee shall not exceed the appropriation for this purpose.


Voted, That the Moderator be instructed to appoint a com- mittee of five to consider the matter of salaries of Town Of- cers.


The Moderator appointed William S. Jenkins, Howell F. Wilson, Joseph M. Bradley, John N. Cole and Charles Greene as that committee.


The Committee made the following report :


For Salary of Moderator, $ 10


10


For Chairman of Selectmen,


400


Two Selectmen (each) 300


Town Treasurer, 300


Town Clerk, Collector of Taxes, Clerk of Board of Selectmen, Clerk of Board of Registrars of Voters, all fees collected to be turned into Town Treasury, 1000


Suggest-Office hours of Town Clerk and Collector 9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 5 P. M., 7 to 8 three evenings each week. .


Town Counsel, 75


Water Commissioners, Chairman, 40


Water Commissioners, others, 30


Engineers, Chief, 50


Engineers, Assistants, 30


Auditors, 5


Voted, To accept the report of the Committee on Salaries.


Voted, That forty-five hundred dollars be appropriated for Street Lighting, and that the Selectmen be instructed to make such contract as they can for lighting the streets from expira- tion of present contract until April 1st, 1895.


Voted, That the matter of discount on taxes be laid on the table until Article 11th is considered.


Took up Article 6th.


Mr. W. S. Jenkins made a verbal report on Sewerage and Public Park, (see printed report).


Voted, That the matter of sewerage be referred back to the Commissioners, and that they report at the next annual town meeting.


Voted, That the matter and care of Public Park be com- mitted to the Superintendent of Almshouse, Chairman of Se- lectmen, and M. C. Andrews.


Took up Article 7th.


Voted, To indefinitely postpone the same.


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Took up Article 8th.


Voted, That ballots for town officers shall be provided here after at the expense of the Town under the Australian Ballot system, so-called.


Took up Article 9th.


Voted, To appropriate two hundred and ninety-eight and 56-100 dollars to complete Morton Street.


Took up Article 10th.


Voted, To appropriate eight hundred and fifty-two and 22-100 dollars to settle unpaid bills against Abbott Village Schoolhouse.


Took up Article 11th.


Voted, That no discount be allowed on taxes.


Voted, That interest be charged at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on all taxes unpaid after October 1st.


Took up Article 12th.


Voted, To pay firemen twenty-five dollars per year for the coming year.


Took up Article 13th.


Voted, To strike the following names from the Jury List at the request of the persons : Herbert F. Chase, John Alden, Albert A. Hardy, Benjamin Brown, John H. Flint, and to ac- cept the List of Jurors as amended here following :


Abbott, Almon P.


Burtt, Edward W.


Abbott, Warren G.


Bailey, Nathan R. .


Abbott, Edward F.


Boutwell, Edward W.


Abbott, James J.


Billington, Charles F.


Abbott, Stephen E. Blunt, Charles C.


Baker, George F. Caldwell, Albert W.


Bowman. Charles.


Chandler, George W.


Bailey, Charles L.


Chapman, Ovid


Boutwell, Samuel H. Craik, James.


Boynton, Henry.


Cummings, Brainard.


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Cheever, William B.


Livingston, William.


Chandler, Joshua H,


Murray, John W.


Mooar, J. Warren.


Moody, A. Herbert.


Daley, James E.


Moulton, Charles N.


Dodson, Richard J.


Matthews, Thomas A.


Dane, Louis A.


Newton, Charles H.


Daley, Patrick.


Neal, Horace F.


Dear, Alexander.


Phelps, Frank C.


Davey, John.


Pearson, Walter B.


Erving, Abbott.


Poor, Daniel H.


Flint, Henry K.


Russell, Henry A.


Flint, James S.


Riley, Lawrence F.


Grosvenor, James.


Shapleigh, William P.


Holt, Ballard.


Spence. James.


Hanson, Eugene A.


Swift, George F.


Hardy, Harrison H.


Smith, Peter D.


Hardy, Fred. S.


Stott, Joshua H.


Haynes, Bancroft T.


Stark, John S.


Hayward, Henry M.


Stott, Thomas E.


Hayward, Henry A.


Scott, John W.


Jenkins, Alvin.


Tuck, M. Warren.


Jaquith, Newton, Jr.


Weeks, John


Joyce, Patrick V.


Ward, Wilber F.


Keeland, John E.


Welch, Michael T.


Lowd, Joseph H.


Ward, George D.


Lovejoy, Stephen A.


Took up Article 14th.


Voted, To accept the Report of the Selectmen and other Town Officers.


Took up Article 15th.


Voted, To appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars to re- imburse Silas Buck for a horse killed in service of the Fire Department.


Took up Article 16th. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


Caffrey, Owen F. Claflin, John M.


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Took up Article 17th.


Voted, To instruct the Engineers to sell the steam fire en- gine at Ballard Vale, and reorganize the Fire Department in such manner as they think for the best interest of the Depart- ment.


Took up Article 18th.


Voted, To appropriate three hundred dollars for a hose carriage for Ballard Vale.


Took up Article 19th.


Voted, That a committee of fifteen, of which the Modera- tor shall be one, be appointed to formulate a plan for the proper observance of the 250th anniversary of Andover, said committee to report plan and recommend sub-committees at the next annual town meeting.


The following persons were appointed as that committee :


C. F. P. Bancroft, Frederick W. Greene,


John N. Cole,


Ballard Holt,


John P. Taylor,


George Gould,


George W. Foster,


Joseph M. Bradley,


William Marland,


William C. Donald,


Joseph W. Smith,


Alfred Ripley,


Howell F. Wilson,


George H. Poor.


Samuel H. Boutwell,


Article 20th was acted upon after Article 4th.


Took up Article 21st.


Voted. That the Town petition the State Highway Com- mission to have the Turnpike which leads from the Lawrence line to the North Reading line, laid out as a State Highway, at the expense of the Commonwealth, with the understand- ing that the Town retain control of the same, according to Chapter 476, Acts of 1893.


Took up Article 22d.


Voted, To authorize the Treasurer to hire money for the use of the Town, when necessary, upon approval of the Se-


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lectmen, in anticipation of taxes of the current year, to be paid therefrom.


Took up Article 23d.


Voted, To raise seventy-nine thousand dollars by taxation.


Took up Article 24th.


Voted, That a Finance Committee shall be appointed at this meeting, to consist of the three Selectmen, chairman of the boards of Water Commissioners, School Committee, and Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and five other citi- izens, appointed by the Moderator, they to consider town mat- ters and make recommendations in 1895, same to be printed in next annual report.


The Moderator appointed Joseph A. Smart, Horace H. Tyer, Henry M. Hayward, Jolın N. Cole, and Jacob W. Bar- nard as the committee of five citizens to act with the Select- men and others.


Voted, To ask the Selectmen to open the polls in State Elections at seven o'clock A.M.


Voted, That the Trustees of the Free Schools in the South Parish in Andover be instructed to petition the General Court for leave to turn over the funds and property in their hands to the Town of Andover, and for the dissolution of their cor- poration.


Meeting dissolved at six o'clock P. M.


Attest :


ABRAHAM MARLAND,


Town Clerk.


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Tuesday, Oct. 2d, 1894. WARRANT.


Article 1st .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Article 2d .- To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to contract with the Massachusetts Highway Commission for the construction of such highway or highways laid out or taken charge of or hereafter to be laid out or taken charge of by said Commission within the town, in accordance with the provisions of law in this behalf.


Article 3d .- To see if the Town will adopt by-laws required by the provisions of Section 7 (seven) of Chapter 455 of the Acts of 1894.


Article 4th .- To see if the Town will adopt the provisions of the law in relation to the construction and inspection of buildings.


Article 6th .- To see if the Town will revoke its adoption of the Australian Ballot for use in the election of town officers.


Article 6th .- To see if the Town will appropriate two hun- dred and fifty dollars ($250) for the numbering of the streets of Andover.


Took up Article 1st.


Chose George H. Poor Moderator.


Took up Article 2d.


Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to contract with the Massachusetts Highway Commission for the construction of such highway or highways laid out or taken charge of or hereafter to be laid out or taken charge of by said Commis- sion within the town, in accordance with the provisions of law in this behalf.


Took up Article 3d.


Voted, To adopt by-laws relating to plumping and house draining, the same as now in use in the city of Haverhill.


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Took up Article 4th.


Voted, That the Town adopt Section 11, Chapter 481, of the Acts of 1894, and that an inspector of buildings be ap- pointed by the Selectmen to enforce all by-laws that are or may be established to regulate the inspection, materials, con- struction, alteration and use of buildings and other structures, the compensation of such inspector to be determined by the Selectmen.


Took up Article 5th.


Voted, To revoke the action of the Annual Town Meeting, held March 4th, 1894, so far as it relates to the providing of ballots at the expense of the town, or the Australian Ballot so called.


Sixty-eight voted yea, and three nay.


Took up Article 6th.


Voted, That the Selectmen be directed to number build- ings in the streets of the town so far as may be necessary to secure free delivery of the United States Mails, and that the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) be appropriated therefor, to be taken from any appropriations that may show unexpended balances to that amount at the end of the fiscal year.


Voted, That the Selectmen be a committee to revise the By-Laws and present at the next annual meeting.


Voted, That the meeting be dissolved.


Attest,


ABRAHAM MARLAND,


Town Clerk.


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Special Town Meeting, January 21st, 1895.


WARRANT.


Article 1st .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.


Article 2nd .- To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to enlarge or make such changes and additions to the present Post-Office to meet the requirements of the Govern- ment, and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on a petition of ten legal voters of the town.


Took up Article 1st.


Chose George H. Poor Moderator.


Took up Article 2d.


Moved, That the Selectmen of the town of Andover be instructed to bid for the location of the Post-Office in the Town Hall, and if their bid is accepted, that the Selectmen be authorized to spend a sum of money not to exceed twenty five hundred dollars in making necessary repairs to put the office in conformity with government requirements.


The motion was lost, sixty voting yea and seventy nay.


Voted, That the meeting be dissolved.


The foregoing is a true copy of the Warrant, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.


Attest,


ABRAHAM MARLAND, Town Clerk.


Selectmen's Account.


SCHOOLS.


Appropriation March 5th, $17,000 00


Central Grammar.


S. M. Wilbur, teaching, $593 70


D. M. Farnum, teaching, 256 30


F. W. Meldrum, teaching, 423 16


A. E. Chase, teaching, 423 16


L. B. Robinson, teaching, 134 16


Clara A. Putnam, teaching, 167 70


A. A. Richardson, teaching, 3 36


F. E. Gleason, coal, 334 31


Abbott Erving, janitor, 177 57


Robert Bell, janitor, 60 00


J. T. Lovejoy, Supt., labor, re- moving coal, 25 48


$2598 90


South Centre.


E. A. McLawlin, teaching,


$497 13


C. B. Deane, teaching, 424 84


L. A. Roach, teaching, 421 49


A. O. S. Clemons, teaching, 395 49


J. S. Abbott, teaching, 424 84


L. F. Farnum, teaching, 424 00


Amount carried forward, $2587 79 $2598 90


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Appropriation, $17000 00


Amount brought forward, $2587 79 $2598 90


A. A. Richardson, teaching, 34 81


Abbott Erving, janitor, 244 87


F. E. Gleason, coal, 187 25


$3054 72


Ballard Vale.


S. N. Molther, teaching, $498 10


C. A. Deane, teaching,


424 84


I. G. Goldthwaite, teaching, 257 14


M. F. Brown, teaching,


424 84


R. S. Copeland, teaching, 424 84


F. I. Abbott, teaching, 399 70


S. G. Meldrum, teaching,


135 41


Orrell Ashton, janitor,


228 00


H. M. Hayward, coal, 253 61


Greene & Woodlin, wood,


10 00 .


$3056 48


Abbott Village.


M. C. Donovan, teaching, $475 00


J. F. Greene, teaching, 420 64


J. A. Birnie, teaching, 423 16


M. D. McLeod, teaching,


424 84


A. A. Richardson, teaching,


84


James Scott, janitor, 175 00


F. E. Gleason, coal,


140 25 - $2059 73


Scotland.


H. W. Ryder, teaching,


$211 83


I. G. Goldthwaite, teaching, 142 05


Mary McIntire, janitor, 14 00


$367 88


Amount carried forward,


$$11137 71


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Appropriation,


$17000 00


Amount brought forward,


$11137 71


Holt.


S. G. Meldrum, teaching, $181 64


H. Stefan, teaching, 30 19


Albert Flint, janitor, 14 00


$225 83


Frye Village.


A. C. Morrison, teaching, $287 50


L. A. Abbott, teaching. 444 64


H. W. Battles, teaching, 424 84


F. D. Hayes, teaching,


157 80


Charles A. Craig, janitor, 95 00


Frank E. Gleason, wood and coal, 77 75


$1487 53


West Centre.


H. R. Bailey, teaching, $272 32


M. B. Hardy, teaching, 125 19


M. A. Wilson, 157 80


F. E. Gleason, wood and coal, 33 98


F. H. Hardy, janitor,


23 00


$612 29


Osgood.


Julia Driscoll, teaching, $27 63


Kate Ticknor, teaching. 208 04


Lillian R. Edmonds, teaching, 135 00


Henry K. Flint, wood, 8 00


Alma Bourdelais, janitor,


11 50


C. L. Bailey, preparing wood, 2 25


$392 42


Amount carried forward,


$13855 78


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Appropriation,


Amount brought forward,


$17000 00


$13855 78


Bailey.


Eva Hardy, teaching,


$241 96


Gertrude E. Holt, teaching,


135 00


James S. Flint, wood,


28 00


Newton & Flint, janitors,


14 00


$418 96


Abbott.


L. O. Twombly, teaching, $136 76


S. A. Thorne, teaching, 90 00


Anna M. Boutwell, teaching,


135 00


A. A. Hardy wood, 7 50


Fred Hanson janitor,


14 00


$383 26


North.


Ida J. Holt, teaching,


$241 96


M. W. Munroe, teaching,


135 00


A. A. Hardy, wood,


7 50


F. J. Noyes, janitor,


14 00


$398 46


W. A. Baldwin, Superintendent of Schools, $1026 18


E. B. Stefan, teaching drawing, 495 00


Edward Butterworth, teaching music, 399 76


F. F. Murdock, lecture, 8 55


John S Dearborn, truant officer, 10 00


W. A. Baldwin, travelling ex- penses for lectures, 4 05


- $1943 54


Total expenditure, $17000 00


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SCHOOL-HOUSES.


Appropriation, March 5th, $3000 00


Grammar School-house.


Henry P. Noyes, supplies, $26 55


Boston & Maine R.R., freight, 30 25




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