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TOWN OF ANDOVER, MASS. -
1900
ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN OFFICERS, Including Report of
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
ANDOVER THEOL SEMI
MAR 5 1900
LIBRARY
TOWN OF ANDOVER
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR
ENDING JANUARY 10, 1900
OF
INCORPORATED
MAY -
1646.
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ANDOVER, MASS. THE ANDOVER PRESS 1900
ANDUY
MAR 5 1900
LIBRARY
CONTENTS.
Abatement of Taxes, Almshouse,
68
Memorial Day, 66
85
Military Aid, 72
Expenses,
78
Miscellaneous, 73
Personal Property at,
86
New Fire Alarm Box,
66
Relief out of,
81
New Street, Summer to Chestnut, 66
Remaining in, Repairs on,
80
Notes given,
69
Assessors' Report,
Assets,
97
Overseers of Poor,
78
Auditors' Certificate,
105
Park Commission, 61
Barnard Road,
65
Printing and Stationery, 63
Board of Public Works, maintenance.
67
Public Park (Richardson Field) 67
Bonds, Redemption of,
67
Punchard Free School, 108
Cemetery Com., Report of,
91
Schedule of Town Property, 75
Chief Engineer's Report,
87 School-houses, 30
Chief of Police, Report,
89
Schools, 27
Cities and Towns,
83
School Books and Supplies, 32
Collector's Account,
95
Selectmen's Account, 27
Commonwealth,
83
Sewer Department,
101
Cornell Fund,
94
Sidewalks,
48
County Tax,
68
Sinkin : Funds,
102
Dump, Care of,
63
Snow, Removal of,
39
Dep't Recommendations, 110
Soldier's Relief,
82
Dog Tax, 68
Spring Grove Cemetery, 62
70
Fire Alarm,
60
State Aid .- War with Spain, 72
Fire Department,
58
State Highway, 64
Hay Scales, 62
State Tax,
68
Highways and Bridges,
34
Storage Yard,
67
Highway Surveyor,
50
Street Lighting,
63
Horses and Drivers,
37
Summary of Appropriations and Receipts, 76
Insurance, 66
68
Summary of Selectmen's Orders, 77
Liabilities,
97
Librarian's Report,
123
Town Meetings, 5
Lunatic Hospitals,
84
Town Officers, 54
Macadam Roads,
45
Town Warrant, 113
Memorial Hall Trustees'
Treasurer's Account, 97
Report,
118 Waterworks maintenance, 100
50,750
Town House, 57
Interest on Notes and Funds,
State Aid
Engine House, No. 1, Extension, 67
Park Commissioners' Report, 106
96
Notes paid, . 69
85
TOWN OFFICERS, 1899.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor.
WILLIAM G. GOLDSMITH,
Term expires March, 1900
SAMUEL H. BOUTWELL,
66
66 1900
JOHN S. STARK, Secretary,
66
66 66 1900
Town Clerk and Tax Collector. ABRAHAM MARLAND.
Town Treasurer. GEORGE A. PARKER. School Committee.
J. NEWTON COLE, Chairman,
Term expires 1900
MRS. LIZZIE A. WILSON,
66
66 1901
MRS. ELLA S. MORRILL,
66
66 1901
JOHN L. BREWSTER,
66 1901
GEORGE D. PETTEE,
66
66 1900
WILLIAM SHAW, JOHN ALDEN,
66
1902
JOHN N. COLE,
66
1902
THOMAS DAVID,
66
66
1902
Superintendent of Schools. G E. JOHNSON.
Board of Public Works.
JOHN H. FLINT, Chairman,
Term expires March, 1902
66
66
1902
FELIX G. HAYNES, Secretary,
JAMES P. BUTTERFIELD,
66
66
66 1901
JOHN L. SMITH,
66
66
66 1900
Superintendent of Public Works. JOHN E. SMITH.
Engineers of Fire Department.
LEWIS T. HARDY, Chief, GEORGE D. LAWSON, Clerk
ANDREW McTERNEN, LOUIS A. DANE, ALLEN SIMPSON.
66
66 1901
WILLIAM S. JENKINS,
66
1900
Park Commissioners.
ALBERT POOR, Chairman, ARTHUR BLISS, CHARLES L. CARTER,
Term expires March, 1900 66
1901
66
66 1902
Highway Surveyor.
JOSEPH T. LOVEJOY, Term expires 1900
Board of Health.
CHARLES E. ABBOTT, M. D., Chairman, J. A. LEITCH, M. D.,
Term expires 1901
66
1900
HOWELL F. WILSON,
66 1902
Chief of Police. ]
GEORGE W. MEARS. Appointed.
Constables.
GEO. W. MEARS, WILLIAM L. FRYE,
ELMER H. SHATTUCK. Trustees of Memorial Hall!"
C. C. CARPENTER,
Term expires 1900
JOSEPH W. SMITH,
66 1901
FRANCIS H. JOHNSON,
1902
JOSEPH A. SMART,
66
66
1903
E. KENDALL JENKINS,
06
1904
GEORGE W. FOSTER,
66
66
1905
FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL,
66
66
1906
Trustees of Punchard Free School .- Terms expire 1901.
GEORGE H. POOR, SAMUEL H. BOUTWELL,
HORACE H. TYER, MYRON E. GUTTERSON, GEORGE A. PARKER.
Auditors.
CHARLES B. JENKINS, GEORGE A. HIGGINS, W. BYRON MORSE.
TOWN MEETINGS.
- Annual Town Meeting, March 6, 1899.
WARRANT.
ESSEX, SS: To either 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 town affairs, to meet and assemble in the Town House, in said Andover, on Monday, the sixth day of March, 1899, at eight o'clock, A.M., to act on the following articles :
Article 1st. - To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2nd .- To choose Town Clerk. Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, two members of the Board of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor for one year, one member of the Board of Health for three years, three members of the School Committee for three years, one Trustee of the Memo- rial Hall for seven years, one Trustee of the Cornell Fund for three years, one Park Commissioner for three years, Highway Surveyor, one Water Commissioner for three years, one Sewer Commissioner for three years, or, if the meeting so decide, five members of a Board of Public Works, one member of said Board of Public Works for one year, two members of said Board for two years, and two members of said Board for three years, one or more Auditors of Accounts,
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Constables, Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, Surveyors of Lumber, a pound keeper, Fire Wards, and any other officers the town may determine to choose.
Article 3rd .- To take action on the following question : " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of Intoxicating Liquors in this town ?".
Article 4th .- 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, Memorial Day, State and Military Aid, Water Works, Sewers, Interest on Bonds, Funds and Notes, State and County Taxes, Abatement of Taxes, Almshouse Expenses, Relief out of Almshouse, Repairs on Almshouse, and other town charges and expenses.
Article 5th .- To see if the Town will vote to purchase the land known as " Richardson Lot" for use as a public park, and arrange for the payment of the same, on petition of John N. Cole and others.
Article 6th .- To see if the Town will accept the street as laid out by the Selectmen from Main Street next south of the Town House to Bartlet Street, and, if necessary, appro- priate a sum of money for its construction, on petition of J. P. Wakefield and others.
Article 7th .- To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money sufficient to widen Chester Street in Ballardvale, beginning at a point on Lowell Street and running south- westerly about six hundred feet, on petition of William Galvin and others.
Article 8th .- To see if the Town will accept the street as laid out by the Selectmen from a point on Summer Street near the house of Mrs. Burns to a point on East Chestnut
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Street, near the house of Mrs. May, and, if necessary, appro- priate a sum of money for its construction, on petition of J. Warren Berry and others.
Article 9th .- To see if the Town will adopt the provisions of Chapter 83 of the Acts of 1899 to consolidate its Board of Water Commissioners and Board of Sewer Commissioners in a Board of Public Works to consist of five members, and if so, to elect one member of said Board of Public Works for one year, two members of said Board for two years and two members of said Board for three years.
Article 10th .- To see if the Town will elect Commissioners of its Sinking Funds.
Article 11th .- To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for an addition to Engine House No. 1, for a stable on petition of the Engineers.
Article 12th .- To see if the Town will appropriate Five Hundred Dollars for the general use of the Park Commis- sioners for the ensuing year.
Article 13th .- To see if the Town will appropriate One Thousand Dollars to purchase of John H. Flint a new en- trance to Carmel Woods from Walnut Avenue, as recom- mended by the Park Commissioners.
Article 14th .- To see if the Town will establish and locate a box of the Fire Alarm at the corner of Main Street and Punchard Avenue in said Town and appropriate One Hun- dred Dollars therefor, on petition of William Odlin and others.
Article 15th .- To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the care of the Public Dump.
Article 16th .- To see if the Town will authorize the mov- ing of the North Schoolhouse to some point on the River Road near the Shattuck Farm in order that the North and
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Abbott Schools may be consolidated, and appropriate a sum of money necessary therefor, as recommended by the School Committee.
Article 17th .- To see if the Town will authorize the issue of Thirty Thousand Dollars of Sewer Bonds for construction purposes, on petition of the Sewer Commissioners.
Article 18th .- To see if the Town will vote to purchase a roller to use on the roads, and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
Article 19th .- To act on the reports of Town Officers.
Article 20th .- To see if the Town will revise and accept the list of names of Jurors prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
Article 21st .- To fix the pay of the Firemen for the ensu- ing year.
Article 22nd .- To determine the method of collecting the taxes for the ensuing year.
Article 23rd. - To determine the disposition of unex- pended appropriations.
Article 24th .- To authorize the Treasurer to hire money for the use of the Town in anticipation of Taxes, upon the approval of the Selectmen.
Article 25th .- To determine the amount of money to be raised by taxation the ensuing year.
Article 26th .- To transact any other business that may legally come before the 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.
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Given under our hands at Andover, this eighteenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
WM. G. GOLDSMITH, SAMUEL H. BOUTWELL, JOHN S. STARK, Andover.
Selectmen of
Officer's Return.
ANDOVER, March 7, 1899.
ESSEX, SS :
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants of said town to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes stated in said Warrant by posting a true and attested copy of the same on the Town House, on each School house, and no less than five other public places, where bills and notices are usually posted, said Warrants have been posted two Sundays.
GEO. W. MEARS,
Constable of Andover.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of All- dover qualified to vote in town affairs, convened at the Town House in said Andover on the 6th day of March, 1899, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing Warrant, and after reading part of the same by the Clerk it was
Voted, to dispense with the further reading of the War- rant.
Took up Article 1st.
Chose George H. Poor Moderator, by ballot, he receiving all of the four ballots cast.
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Voted, To elect three Auditors.
Voted, To elect three Constables.
Voted, That the polls be closed at two o'clock P. M., and the polls were closed at that hour.
Voted, To lay Article 2d on the table and take up Article 9th.
Voted, To adopt the provisions of Chapter 83 Acts of 1899, to consolidate the Board of Water Commissioners and the Board of Sewer Commissioners in a Board of Public Works consisting of five members, and to elect one member of said board for one year, two members for two years, and two members for three years.
Voted, To take Article 2d from the table.
The Moderator appointed George W. Foster, Howell F. Wilson, Edgecomb J. Rowe. John W. Bell, and William Shaw a committee to sort and count ballots for Town Offi- cers and Barnett Rogers to count the Liquor License votes, and they were all duly sworn by him to the faithful per- formance of their duty.
The Standard Ballot Box failed to work properly and was laid aside, an open box being substituted therefor in taking the vote on the Liquor License question.
At ten minutes past eight the polls were opened and the meeting proceeded to vote for town officers and to vote on the Liquor License questions.
Whole number of votes cast 894
Necessary for a choice where there were two or more candidates for the same office, 448
FOR TOWN CLERK AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES :
Abraham Marland had 894
FOR TOWN TREASURER :
George A. Parker had
893
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FOR SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND OVERSEERS OF POOR :
Wm. G. Goldsmith had 545
John S. Stark had 475
Charles Greene had 411
William H. Higgins had 345
George E. Pike had 1
T. Dennie Thomson had 1
FOR BOARD OF HEALTH,-3 years :
Howell F. Wilson had 890
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE,-3 years :
John Alden had 892
John N. Cole had 889
Thomas David had
887
William Odlin had 1
FOR TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL,-7 years :
Frederic S. Boutwell had 892
Charles H. Gilbert had 1
FOR AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS :
Charles B. Jenkins had 893
George A. Higgins had 890
W. Byron Morse had 890
FOR PARK COMMISSIONER,-3 years :
Charles L. Carter had 894
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,-3 years :
Felix G. Haynes had 892
John H. Flint had 891
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, -- 2 years : James P. Butterfield had 892
William S. Jenkins had
891
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FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,-1 year : John L. Smith had 890
FOR CONSTABLES :
William L. Frye had 891
George W. Mears had
888
Elmer H. Shattuck had 888
FOR FENCE VIEWERS :
William H. Carter had 893
George Buchan had
8922
Michael T. Welch had
889
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR:
Joseph T. Lovejoy had 483
George W. Chandler had 403
Charles L. Carter had
1
George H. Chandler had
1
All the foregoing officers elected were chosen by ballot, the check list being used.
And the Moderator declared -
Abraham Marland elected Town Clerk and Collecter of Taxes.
George A. Parker elected Town Treasurer.
William G. Goldsmith elected Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for one year.
John S. Stark elected Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for one year.
Howell F. Wilson elected Board of Health for three years.
John Alden, John N. Cole, Thomas David, elected School Committee for three years.
Frederick S. Boutwell elected Trustee of Memorial Hall for seven years.
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Charles B. Jenkins, George A. Higgins, W. Byron Morse elected Auditors of Accounts.
Charles L. Carter elected Park Commissioner for three years.
Felix G. Haynes, John H. Flint, elected Board of Public Works for three years.
James P. Butterfield, William S. Jenkins, elected Board of Public Works for two years.
John L. Smith elected Board of Public Works for one year.
William L. Frye, George W. Mears, Elmer H. Shattuck, elected Constables.
William H. Carter, George Buchan, Michael T. Welch, elected Fence Viewers.
Joseph T. Lovejoy elected Highway Surveyor.
The result of the vote on the Liquor License question was declared by the Moderater to be as follows:
" Yes," 92. " No," 535. Total, 627.
Voted, to proceed to vote for Park Commissioner in place of Frank S. Mills. resigned,
Whole number of votes cast,
46
Arthur Bliss had 28
Walter Buck had 17
Warren L. Johnson had 1
And the Moderator declared Arthur Bliss elected to serve the unexpired term of two years.
Chose Field Drivers : J. Warren Mooar, George W. Mears.
Chose Surveyors of Lumber : Charles Torrey, William H. Carter, Albert A. Hardy, Lewis T. Hardy, Charles H. Mar- land, Salmond C. Walker, Charles G. Hussey, Frank E. Gleason, Henry Boynton, Edward S. Hardy.
Chose Pound Keeper : George L. Burnham.
Voted, that the Town barn and barn yard be the Pound.
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Chose Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years : Joseph A. Smart.
Chose Fire Wards : Anthony Ward, William H. Tucker.
Took up Article 4th.
Voted, To appropriate the following stated sums of money :
Schools, $21,000 00
School-houses, 2,500 00
School Books and Supplies,
1,600 00
Repairs on Highways and Bridges,
4,000 00
Macadamized Roads,
4,000 00
Sidewalks (1-2 to be expended under the better- ment law) 1,500 00
Removing Snow,
3,500 00
Town Officers,
5,000 00
Town House,
1,500 00
Public Works, (maintenance),
5,000 00
Sinking Fund,
1,050 00
Fire Department,
2,500 00
Stable and repairs on Engine House,
5,000 00
Fire alarm (maintenance,)
300 00
Horses and Drivers,
3,000 00
Street Lighting,
4,150 00
Printing and Stationery,
1,000 00
Spring Grove Cemetery, and proceeds of sale of lots,
300 00
Park Commission,
500 00
Memorial Day,
200 00
State Aid,
1,600 00
Military Aid,
300 00
State Aid, War with Spain,
600 00
Expense of Almshouse,
4,000 00
Relief out of Almshouse,
6,000 00
Repairs on Almshouse,
300 00
State Tax,
4,000 00
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County Tax, 5,000 00
Abatement of Taxes,
2,000 00
Interest on Notes, Funds, and Bonds,
10,000 00 600 00
Insurance,
Hay Scales,
50 00
Miscellaneous, 1,500 00
Redemption of Bonds (Vote of 1889), 5,000 00
New Street from Summer St. to Chestnut St., 800 00 Fire Alarm box, cor. Main St. and Punchard Av., 140 00 Public Dump, (and amount unexpended last year, $34.50), 50 00
Public Park, (Richardson and Berry lots), 1000 00
Voted, To take up the matter of appropriation for stable for town horses with Article 11.
Voted, That the Overseers of the Poor be requested to employ visitors of Andover Guild to investigate and recom- mend assistance where aid is required.
Voted, To appropriate two thousand dollars, for abate- ment of taxes. The vote stood 78 yes, 69 no.
Took up Article 5.
Voted, That the Town hereby instructs its Park Commis- sioners to take for park purposes the land known as the Richardson field and the lot between it and Whittier street owned by J. Warren Berry. That the Town authorize its Commissioners to pay for the same, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. For payment of this the Town hereby votes to appropriate one thousand dollars, the balance to be paid by five (5) notes of the town to mature one year apart. The vote stood 249 yes, 12 no.
Took up Article 6.
. Moved, To indefinitely postpone, this motion was not carried.
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Voted, To accept the street as laid out by the Selectmen from Main street next south of the Town House to Bartlet street, as presented by the Chairman of the Selectmen. For particulars see Record of Lay out and Conditions in book of "Records of Town Roads. The vote stood 151 yes, 126 no.
Took up Article 7.
Moved, To indefinitely postpone, motion not carried.
Voted, That the matter of widening Chester street, Bal- lardvale, be left with the Selectmen to report at next Town Meeting.
Took up Article 8.
Voted, To accept the street as laid out by the Selectmen from a point on Summer street near the house of Mrs. Burns to a point on East Chestnut street near house of Mrs. May, and that eight hundred dollars be appropriated therefor, for particulars see Record of Lay out and Conditions in book of Records of Town Roads.
Article 9 has already been acted upon.
Took up Article 10.
Voted, That the Board of Public Works act as Commis- sioners of Sinking Fund.
Took up Article 11.
Voted, That the town appropriate five thousand dollars, for an addition to Engine House No. 1, for a stable, and that the matter be in charge of a Committee of five to consist of one member of the Board of Engineers, one Selectmen, the Road Surveyor, and two other citizens, to be appointed by the Moderator.
The Moderator appointed the following as that Committee : Andrew McTurnen, William G. Goldsmith, Joseph T. Love- joy, John L. Smith, William S. Jenkins.
Article 12 has been acted upon.
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Took up Article 13. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
Took up Article 14.
Voted, To appropriate one hundred and forty dollars to establish and locate a box of the Fire Alarm at the corner of Main street and Punchard avenue.
Took up Article 15.
Voted, To appropriate fifty dollars, for the care of the Public Dump.
Took up Article 16.
Moved, That the Town authorize the School Committee to move the North School House to some point near the Shattuck Farm and consolidate the North and Abbott schools and appropriate five hundred dollars therefor. The motion was not carried.
Took up Article 17.
Voted, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to issue the bonds of the town to be designated on their face as the Andover Sewer Loan to the amount of thirty (30) thousand dollars in addition to those already issued, the proceeds to be used for the purpose of constructing a sys- tem of sewers for the Town as authorized by Chap. 386, Acts of 1895, and Chap. 139 Acts of 1897. The bonds hereby authorized shall be thirty (30) in number and shall be of the denomination of one thousand (1000) dollars each. They shall be numbered from (81) to one hundred and ten (110) both numbers inclusive, they shall bear date of April 1st., 1899, and shall mature and be paid, April Ist., 1904. They shall bear interest at the rate of three and one half (3 1-2) per centum per annum and the interest shall be pay- able semi-annually on the first day of April and October of each year.
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They shall have coupons attached to them providing for the payment of said interest at the times mentioned. The principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable at some convenient bank or office in the City of Boston.
Said bonds shall be signed by the Town Treasurer and countersigned by the Board of Public Works as required by law and shall be sold by the Treasurer to the highest bidder therefor in proposals to be solicited by him from bankers and others.
For the purpose of paying the principle of said bonds at their maturity, a sinking fund is hereby established in ac- cordance with the provision of law in this behalf, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay into said sinking fund whatever premium may be received from the sale of said bonds in excess of their face value and there shall be raised by taxation and contributed annually such sums as shall be sufficient with the excess from receipts from assessments and payments, together with the accumu- lations thereof, to pay the principle of said bonds at their maturity, but said sinking fund shall remain inviolate and pledged to the payment of said bond and not to be used for any other purpose.
The vote stood seventy (70) yes, and (2) no.
Took up Article 18.
" To see if the Town will vote to purchase a roller for use . on the roads, and appropriate a sum of money therefor."
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
Took up Article 19.
Voted, To accept the reports of the Town Officers.
Took up Article 20.
Voted, To strike the name of James F. Scott from the Jury List, as requested by him.
Voted, To accept the Jury List as revised here following.
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List of Jurors-1899.
Abbott, Allen F.
Carpenter
Abbott, Edward F.
Carpenter
Anderson, Frank H.
Clerk
Anderson, James
Hackle maker
Averill, George L.
Farmer
Bailey, Samuel H.
Farmer
Bailey, Frank E.
Farmer
Bailey, Nathan R.
Farmer
Billington, Charles F.
Wool sorter
Boutwell, Edward W.
Farmer
Boutwell, Samuel H.
Farmer
Boynton, Henry
Farmer
Brown, George A.
Clerk
Burns, William J.
Clerk
Burnham, George L
Farmer
Carter, William H.
Farmer
Chandler, Joshua H.
Farmer
Cole, Joseph F.
Contractor
Cole, Roscoe K
Carpenter
Collins, Daniel A
Rubber worker
Daley, James E.
Rubber worker
Daley, Patrick J.
Merchant
Dane, Louis A.
Printer
Davey, John.
Engineer
Dear, Alexander
Farmer
Dodson, Richard J.
Farmer
Dodge, George K.
Photographer
Doherty, William A.
Carpenter
Donald, Walter S.
Manufacturer
Downing, Emanuel
Farmer
Erving, Abbott
Farmer
Farnham, Moses L.
Clerk
Flint, James S.
Farmer
Foster, Frank M.
Carpenter
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Gould, Henry E. Grosvenor, James
Hackett, William H. Hardy, Fred. S.
Hardy, Albert A.
Farmer
Haynes, Bancroft T.
Hayward, Henry A.
Farmer
Watch maker
Stone mason
Overseer
Carpenter
Clerk
Clerk
Kibbee, Charles H.
Livingston, William
Lovejoy, Stephen A.
Lowd, Joseph H.
McDermitt, Charles
Mooar, J. Warren
Moody, A. Herbert
Mears. Nathan E.
Neal, Horace S.
O'Connell, Arthur F.
Pearson, George H.
Phelps, Frank C.
Poor, Daniel H.
Riley, Lawrence F.
Robinson, Charles W.
Schneider, Louis H.
Shaw, Benjamin Stack, John, Jr.
Stark, John S.
Scott. James F.
Stott, Thomas E.
Tuck, M. Warren
Farmer Clerk Farmer
Farmer
Merchant
Herrick, George W
Holt, John M Howarth, Edward Hurley, John F.
Hussey, George E.
Jenkins, Charles B.
Farmer
Farmer
Farmer
Clerk
Flax dresser
Painter
Carpenter
Overseer
Wool sorter
Carpenter
Farmer
Farmer
Wool sorter
Wool sorter
Machinist
Moulder
Spinner Janitor
Provision dealer
Overseer
Wool sorter
Shoe maker
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Ward, Wilbur F.
Overseer
White, Herbert L.
Salesman
WILLIAM G. GOLDSMITH, Selectmen SAMUEL H. BOUTWELL, of
JOHN S. STARK, Andover.
Took up Article 21.
Voted, That the pay of the Firemen be the same as last year. Twenty five dollars per year.
Took up Article 22.
Voted, That the Tax Collector be paid a salary of one thousand dollars as Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Clerk of the Board of Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor, and all fees collected be turned in to the Town Treasury.
Took up Article 23.
Voted, That all unexpended appropriations be turned into the Treasury, except that of the Public Dump.
Took up Article 24.
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to hire money for the use of the town in anticipation of taxes, upon the ap- proval of the Selectmen.
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