Town of North Reading Annual Report of the Town Officers 1873, Part 1

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1478


Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


Town of No. Reading,


FOR THE


Year Ending Feb. 22, 1873,


AND ALSO


ASSESSORS' STATEMENT


OF


Inventory Valuation and Returns.


TH READING


SALEM : PRINTED AT THE SALEM GAZETTE OFFICE. 1873.


Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


Town of No. Reading,


FOR THE


Year Ending Feb. 22, 1873,


AND ALSO


ASSESSORS' STATEMENT


OF


Inventory Valuation and Returns.


SALEM : PRINTED AT THE SALEM GAZETTE OFFICE. 1873.


REPORT.


Selectmen's Report.


SCHOOLS.


Orders Drawn for teaching High School $260 00


Fuel and care of rooms


28 50


Teaching Centre School


264 00


Fuel and care of rooms


31 50


Teaching West School 253 00


Fuel and care of rooms 51 32


Teaching North School 260 00


Fuel and care of rooms


32 25


Teaching Franklin School


258 00


Fuel and care of rooms 42 50


Teaching East School


235 00


Fuel and care of rooms


26 70


Amount of orders for schools .


$1743 27


Amount of orders for school house repairs and furniture 241 73


Appropriation for Schools


$1500 00


Donation of Mrs. Charles F. Flint


500 00


Mass. School Fund.


131 28


NEW CEMETERY.


Orders drawn for Jacob S. Rayner, for land.


.$355 00


James A. Bancroft, surveying and


plans.


60 00


J. T. Eames, building wall


446 00


John B. Campbell, Committee's bill.


58 95


George K. Parker,


66


25 50


Dennis Batchelder,


32 00


Recording Deed and Stamp.


1 50


$978 95


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FOR SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS. Charles P. Howard, for services as Town Clerk. .... $ 15 00 Charles P. Howard, for Indexing and Recording Births, Marriages, and Deaths, and other services. 32 95


Charles P. Howard, for postage and express on books 3 21


Joseph D. Gowing, for services as Selectman, Asses- sor, and Overseer of the Poor 121 50 Henry Towle, for services as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor 95 50


Augustine P. Cook, for services as Selectman, Asses- sor, and Overseer of the Poor 55 00


J. D. Gowing, for journeys out of town 16 75


Henry Towle, for journeys out of town 16 25


A. P. Cook, for journeys out of town. 19 50


J. D. Gowing, perambulating town lines 3 75


Henry Towle, perambulating town lines 3 25


A. P. Cook, perambulating town lines 4 25


Benjamin Eames, for services as Treasurer and Col- lector . 100 00


Benjamin Eames, for extra services and expenses 17 50


Benjamin Eames, for printing and postage . 6 75


Isaac Flint, for services as School Committee. 16 00


Elias Chapman, for services as School Committee. . . 20 00


George Ober, for services as School Committee


24 40


George W. Eaton, for services as Constable, in '72. . . 66


7 50


George A. Flint, for


. .. 17 65


Sylvester Eaton, for


. . . 6 00


$602 71


Orders drawn for expenses of the poor


$1636 49


Roads and Bridges . 1264 44


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid H. H. Dame, for ringing bell and care of Town Hall, to Feb. 19th, 1873 $ 68 25


For printing Town Reports, Check Lists, &c .. 65 50


Quincy Fire Ins. Co., for insurance on Centre School House. 19 25


Amount carried forward, $153 00


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Amount brought forward, $153 00


Quincy Fire Ins. Co., for insurance on High


School House .. 30 00


Quincy Fire Ins. Co., for insurance on West Ward School House 30 00


Quincy Fire Ins. Co., for insurance on Alms house Buildings 45 00


Royal Fire Ins. Co., for insurance on Town House 90 00


For Liberty Pole. 247 58


For Flag and Fixings


50 50


Building wall, &c., to enclose land of Daniel Putnam. 57 60


Richard Nichols, for injuries received on highway 100 00


State Tax . 820 00


County Tax. 475 49


For repairs and fixtures for Town Hall . 11 24


For repairs on Town Pumps 16 50


S. S. Abbott, for return of deaths 2 55


For services of Special Police


5 50


For interest on hired money


1237 12


For Assessments on School Houses Alms-


house Buildings 194 21


James Damon, for Tomb near Almshouse 125 00


Physicians' Bill and Medicine for Wm. H. West. 56 64


For care and attendance for Wm. H. West .. . 40 50


For clothing destroyed for


63 00


For burial expenses of 66


15 50


For expenses insane vagrants, and removing same 9 50


For postage, books, stationery, and express .... 8 85


Wm. P. Davis, for extra medical services


15 00


For overtaxation 25 97


For abatement of taxes for 1868


3 31


For


1870


2 50


For


1871 12 65


Robert Goodnow, for keeping travelling paupers 23 50


For attending check lists 1 50


For discount on taxes 411 13


$4430 84


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STATE AID.


Paid Abbott, Charles B. $120 00


Abbott, Julia A. 48 00


Ball, Elizabeth C 64 00


Burditt, Charles J 72 00


Burditt, John N 12 00


Coney, Sarah J 96 00


Flint, Mrs. H. E. 96 00


Harris, Mrs. 96 00


McIntire, Rebecca J 48 00


Swan, Louisa A. 96 00


Walsh, Robert B 72 00


$820 00


Whole amount of orders drawn


$11,718 43


State Aid due from State for 1872


812 00


State Aid due for January, 1873 . 70 00


JOSEPH D. GOWING, Selectmen HENRY TOWLE, of AUGUSTINE P. COOK, ) North Reading.


North Reading, Feb. 22d, 1873.


Overseers of the Poor.


NAMES AND AGES OF THE INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Lois McIntire 80 years.


Rebecca Floyd


65


Nathaniel McIntire 58 60


John Banker 71 66


Elizabeth Banker 49


66


Sarah Banker 23 66


Joseph Sawyer 63


66


Jane Sawyer 41


28 66


Esther Harnden .74


Whole number, 10,


Present £ 9.


Average


9 3-4.


Emily A. Buxton


Forty-seven travelling paupers have been assisted. - #Died Nov. 3d, 1872.


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INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMS- HOUSE, FEBRUARY, 1873.


2 Oxen $200 00


6 Cows 275 00


3 Swine 55 00


35 Fowls


27 00


English Hay, Grain and Meal 485 00


Manure 200 00


Provisions 260 75


Farming Utensils 306 62


Lumber.


189 00


Wood and Fuel 148 00


Household Furniture 483 82


$2630 19


EXPENSES OF THE POOR AT THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid for W. I. Goods and Groceries . $188 29


Flour and Bread . 127 25


Hay, Grain and Meal 446 84


Meat and Fish


167 32


Clothing, Bedding and Shoes


198 44


Household Furniture


96 67


Stock and Swine 75 00


Funeral expenses of John Banker


29 50


Farming Utensils and Seeds 42 39


Hired Labor . 161 17


Repairs on Buildings


28 59


Physician's Bill . 37 24


Lumber for Roads and Bridges


34 37


Blacksmith's Bill 19 78


Butter and' Cheese 83 31


Sawing Lumber 18 86


Coal, freight and express 45 50


Salary of Keeper 351 23


Miscellaneous


41 97


$2193 72


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RECEIPTS.


Last year's bills collected $ 16 45


Wood and Lumber 10 50


Produce sold. 106 19


Stock and Swine 206 98


Milk sold 346 66


Labor done off the farm 186 56


Persons lodged 23 50


Miscellaneous 9 75


$906 59


Balance against the Almshouse


$1287 13


Bills uncollected 103 66


EXPENSES OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.


Supplies furnished James B. Flint $96 00


Supplies furnished Henry McIntire 20 40


Supplies furnished Charles B. Abbott. 42 00


Supplies furnished the Freeman Family 8 00


Paid City of Salem for house rent for Mrs. Nathaniel McIntire 32 00


Paid City of Salem for supplies for Mrs. George E. McIntire . 12 00


Paid City of Springfield, supplies for Wm. Powers 4 25


Paid City of Charlestown, for supplies for Nancy Moore 11 50


Paid Town of Natick, for Wm. A. Nichols' supplies 68 21


Paid for sickness of George Smith 19 50


Paid Town of Salisbury, for supplies furnished John Banker. 35 50


$349 36


Expenses of poor in and out of Almshouse


$1636 49


Orders received from Selectmen's account. 1636 49


JOSEPH D. GOWING,


Overseers HENRY TOWLE, AUGUSTINE P. COOK,


of the Poor.


North Reading, Feb. 22d, 1873.


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Report of Road Commissioners.


MONEY PAID OUT.


For labor on Park street. $195 00


Marblehead street 20 00


Haverhill street, north 230 00


Haverhill street. south. 95 00


North street 35 00


Winter street 25 00


Elm street .


20 00


Willow street


15 00


Washington street


10 00


Main street. 175 00


Bow street .


10 00


Chestnut street .


60 00


Mill street


15 00


Scraper on Roads 24 00


$929 00


BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.


Repairs on Bridges . $25 00


Repairs on Sidewalk and Railing 10 25


Labor and Material for Culverts. 211 99


$247 24


REMOVING SNOW.


Dennis Batchelder $11 00


A. H. Holt


11 40


David Batchelder


9 50


E. U. Flint.


14 50


Henry Towle 2 25


5 30


Timothy Dame


A. A. Upton 9 75


Isaac Flint


12 00


$75 70


John B. Campbell for land corner Elm and Willow Sts. 5 00


Joseph H. Eaton 66


Washington sts. 7 50


$12 50


10


Paid for Roads, Bridges, &c $1176 24


Paid for removing snow 75 70


Paid for land for roads 12 50


$1264 44


Received by orders from Selectmen


1264 44


DENNIS BATCHELDER,


HENRY TOWLE, Road Commissioners ELIAB U. FLINT,


North Reading, Feb. 22d, 1873.


Treasurer's Report.


Balance from last year $1043 40


Taxes collected, 1872.


8100 17


Taxes collected, 1871


959 55


Taxes collected, 1870


23 11


Taxes collected, 1869


4 14


Taxes collected, 1868 .


25 14


Received of City of Lynn.


23 00


Mrs. Charles F. Flint.


500 00


City of Lynn


22 00


State Aid.


700 00


Corporation tax


65 74


Massachusetts School Fund.


131 28


Dog Licenses, 1872 101 57


Rent Town Hall


15 00


Use of Hearse.


7 50


State Paupers. 10 00


Interest on Taxes


50 51


Interest on Money


28 08


$11,818 69


Paid to order of Selectmen 11,718 43


February 22d, 1873, Balance in Treasurer's hands. . $100 26


Taxes uncollected, 1872. $656 43


Taxes uncollected, 1871 .


189 30


Taxes uncollected, 1870.


5 62


Taxes uncollected, 1869. . 23 35


Tax List committed to collect in 1872 8756 60


Town of Andover


8 50


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THE TOWN OWES THE FOLLOWING NOTES, FEB- RUARY 22d, 1873.


Herrick Batchelder $1000 00


Arthur A. Eames


1000 00


Jonathan King


3500 00


Elizabeth U. King


3500 00


David Batchelder


3300 00


Myra Batchelder


1000 00


Aseneth Nichols


700 00


Benjamin Taylor


1000 00


Andover Savings Bank


4000 00


$19,000 00


BENJAMIN EAMES, Treasurer.


February 22d, 1873.


Statistics from Town Clerk's Records, For the Year 1872. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Whole number of Births.


23


66


Intentions of Marriages 12


66


Marriages recorded 13


66


66 Deaths 18


DATE.


NAME OF DECEASED.


AGE.


DISEASE OR CAUSE OF DEATH.


y.


m.


d.


Jan. 2 Ebenezer Graves,


72


19


Apoplexy.


Jan.


3 Justin Willis Weston,


21


Consumption.


Feb. 13 Eliza C. Hayward,


21


Weakness.


Mar. 15 Emilie C. McIntire,


24


S


15


Spinal Disease.


Mar. 16 Harrison B. Hammond,


27


Con. of Lungs.


April 1 Judith Kelly,


64


Cancer.


April 19 John R. Trask,


22


9


19


Consumption.


June 21 Esther Eaton,


71


10


Consumption.


June 30 David Bachelder,


84


4


Bright's Disease.


Aug.


2 John N. Burditt,


28


5


4


Chronic.


Aug.


5 Ruth Buxton,


45


1


5


Gastritis Acute.


Oct.


5 Jerusha Flint,


85


6


Old Age.


Oct. 7 Lydia Pike,


83


9


Old Age.


Oct.


10 Ebenezer Damon,


74


7


4


Erysipelas.


Nov.


1 Lizzie McCrillis,


45


9


Apoplexy.


Nov. 3 John Banker,


73


Soft'n'g of Brain.


Dec. 5 Luella M. Abbott,


20


11


5


H'rt Dis. Dropsy. Small Pox.


Dec.


William Henry West.


22


CHAS. P. HOWARD, Town Clerk.


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Inventory and Valuation of the Town of North Reading,


AS ASSESSED MAY 1st, 1872.


No.


Value.


No.


Value.


Horses,


130


$9,620


Swine, 118


$1,121


Oxen,


28


2,128


Carriages, 24


1,800


Cows,


270


9.450


Money at Interest.


66,150


Bulls,


3


90


Stock in Trade,


24,545


Yearlings,


40


950


Sheep,


3


10


Total, $115,864


Number of Dwelling Houses, 199 3-4. . Value


$120,700


Barns, . .... 121


30,060


Shops and Sheds .. 175


9,580


Grist Mills 2


2,300


Saw Mills


2


66


3,900


Slaughter Houses .. 4


2,950


Total, $169,490


No. of Acres of Field Land . 1,450. Value .. .$65.000


Orcharding 58


3,800


Meadow. 601


13.300


Pasturing. 1201


26,410


Wood Land ... 4214.


118,200


Cedar Swamp. 103. ..


2,700


$229,410


$398,900


Real and Personal Estate.


$514,764 00


Number of Polls. .260


Tax at $1 60 per hundred. 8,236 60


Polls at 2.00 each


520 00


$8,756 60


AMOUNT VOTED TO BE RAISED BY TOWN.


For Ordinary Expenses $3,500 Schools . 1,500


Highways.


800


Burial Grounds


1,200-$7,000 00


66


Total Real Estate


14


For State Tax.


820 00


County Tax


475 49


Surplusage *461 11- 1,756 60


$8,756 60 . * The surplusage exceeds five per cent. a trifle, in conse- quence of receiving additional returns of property, after the taxes were made.


Miscellaneous.


RESIDENTS.


Persons paying less than $2.00 tax 1


66 $2.00


82


from 2.00 to 10.00 74


10.00 « 25.00 64


25.00 “ 50.00 48


66


66 50.00 “ 100.00 29


" 100.00 " 300.00 10


66


" 300.00 " 1000.00 2


NON-RESIDENTS. 310


Persons paying less than $10.00 tax


93


from 10.00 to 100.00 18


more than 100.00 1


No of Resident Tax-payers


310


" Non-resident Tax-payers 112


Total 422


No. of voters in town


.218


Amount of taxes paid by residents of town


7,696.60


66 non ٠٢٠٠ 1,060.00


8,756.60


Amount of property exempt from taxation


$4,425.00


No. of Female tax-payers, 40, Amount of property taxed. $57,012


No. of scholars from five to fifteen


163


No. of Militia 154


Dogs taken by the Assessors, May 1st, Males 45; Females 5; Total 50.8


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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN AUG. 1st, 1872.


ASSETS.


Town House and Furniture .


$4,000


Hearse 66 Fixtures 200


Almshouse property, real and personal


8,500


Freeman place 50


Gravel Pits 400


School Houses


8,200


Cemeteries


1,200


Liberty Pole


250


LIABILITIES.


War Debt.


$14,000


Town Hall Debt


3,000


Almshouse property debt


2,000


JOSEPH D. GOWING, Assessors


HENRY TOWLE, of


AUGUSTINE P. COOK, North Reading.


North Reading, Feb. 22, 1873.


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Town Meeting.


MIDDLESEX, SS.


To either of the Constables of North County of Middlesex,


Reading, in the Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu. setts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the TOWN OF NORTH READING, qualified to vote in Elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the TOWN HALL, in said Town, on MONDAY, the third day of March next, at 8 o'clock, A. M., then and there to act on the following Articles, viz. :-


POLLS OPEN AT NINE O'CLOCK.


ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator.


ART. 2. To hear reports of Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, and Road Commissioners. and act thereon.


ART. 3. To hear report of Treasurer, and act there- on.


ART. 4. To hear report of School Committee, and act thereon.


ART. 5. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.


ART. 6. To see how much money the Town will raise for Ordinary Expenses for the year ensuing.


ART. 7. To determine how much money the Town will raise for the Support of Schools.


ART. 8. To determine how much money the Town will raise for Repairs of Highways and Townways,and the manner in which it shall be expended.


ART. 9. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the payment of the Town Debt.


ART. 10. To see how much money the Town will raise for Repairs on Burial Grounds, and how they will expend the same.


ART. 11. To see if the Town will instruct the Road Commissioners to widen Elm Street, near the new Cemetery, or what they will do about it.


ART. 12. To see if the Town will instruct the Trustees of the nev Cemetery to set out shade and or-


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namental trees on the same, or what they will do in regard to the same.


ART. 13. To see if the Town will accept the do- nation of Mrs. Charles F. Flint in regard to the Library, or what they will do in relation to the same.


ART. 14. To see if the Town will petition the Leg- islature for a change of name, and to take any other action in regard to the same that they may deem nec- essary.


ART. 15. To see if the Town will change the time of holding their Annual Meeting from March to April, or what they will do in regard to the same.


ART. 16. To see if the Town will vote to discon- tinue the School in the East District, or what they will do in regard to the same.


ART. 17. To see what instructions the Town will give their Collector in relation to collecting taxes.


ART. 18. To see if the Town will give their Treasurer authority to hire money, or what they will do in relation to the same.


ART. 19. To see if the Town will instruct their Selectmen to sell the property known as the Freeman Place, or what they will do about it.


ART. 20. To see if the Town will accept the List of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.


ART. 21. To hear report of Selectmen on Guide. boards.


ART. 22. To hear reports of Committees, and act thereon.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.


Given under our hands, this twenty-second day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-three.


JOSEPH D. GOWING, ) Selectmen.


HENRY TOWLE, of


A. P. COOK, North Reading.


A true copy. Attest,


SYLVESTER EATON, Constable.





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