Town of North Reading Annual Report of the Town Officers 1874, Part 1

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Gift of Mrs. Harocd F. Upton ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Coton Officers


OF


NORTH READING,


FOR THE


Year Ending March, 1874.


AND


REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


AND ALSO OF


Trustees of the Flint Library,


ASSESSORS' STATEMENTS, RETURNS, &C.


.


1


.


SALEM: T. J. HUTCHINSON, . . PRINTER, 1874.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Colon Officers


OF


NORTH READING,


FOR THE


Year Ending March, 1874.


AND


REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


AND ALSO OF


Trustees of the Flint Library,


ASSESSORS' STATEMENTS, RETURNS, &C.


SALEM: T. J. HUTCHINSON, . . . PRINTER, 1874.


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REPORT.


Selectmen's Report.


SCHOOLS.


Orders Drawn for teaching High School $350 00


Fuel and care of rooms.


49 43


Teaching Centre School


280 00


Fuel and care of rooms


52 60


Teaching Franklin School.


280 00


Fuel and care of rooms.


47 97


Teaching West School


280 00


Fuel and care of rooms


35 12


Teaching North School


285 00


Fuel and care of rooms


51 25


Teaching East School


262 50


Fuel and care of rooms


53 20


Amount of orders for schools.


$2027 07


Amount of orders for school house repairs and furniture 248 40


$2275 47


Appropriation for Schools.


$1500 00


Donation of Mrs. Charles F. Flint


500 00


Mass. School Fund


130 01


RIVERSIDE CEMETERY.


Orders drawn for John B Campbell, Committee's bill $198 68


George K. Parker,


17 00


Dennis Batchelder,


9 50


Cap Stone.


173 00


Trees and setting out the same.


30 90


8429 08


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FOR SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.


Charles P. Howard, for services as Town Clerk ...... $ 15 00 66 " Indexing and Recording Birtus. Marriages and Deaths, and other services . . 37 55 Charles P. Howard, for services as Trustee of Riverside Cemetery, making and recording decds for the same 10 00


Joseph D. Gowing, for services as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor 95 60


J. D. Gowing, for journeys out of town 26.50


:، " services as Treasurer and Collector, 100 00


66 " Extra services and expenses, . 20 00 Augustine P Cook, for services as Selectman. Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor 38 00


A. P. Cook, for journeys out of town. 4 00


Appleton P. Eaton, for services as Selectman, Assessor. and Overseer of the Poor. . 40 75


A. P. Eaton, for journeys out of town 5 00


J. W. Kingsbury, for services as School Committee 31 50


George Ober, .. 66


15 00


Augustine P. Cook "


.. 21 00 ·


George A. Flint, .. Constable 12 95


Sylvester Eaton,


13 00


Amount of Orders drawn for Town Officers $485 85


MISCELLANEOUS.


Paid Timothy Dame, for ringing bell and care of Town Hall, to March 1st, 1874. $ 65 50


for printing Town and School Reports, and other Notices 80 59


.. for Insurance on Franklin School House 40 00


" East 20 00


J. D. Gowing, for Settling State Aid from 1869 to 1873. 10 00


.. Silas G. Emerson, for Road Damage . 21 00


for Stone Monuments, erecting the same and running town lines. 29 50


Amount carried forward, $266 59


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Amount brought forward, $266 59


Paid for Painting Liberty Pole in 1872 & 1873, New Ropes and Fixings 35 35


to Town of Lynnfield for schooling Children .. 40 00


to Tomb Committee for Receiving Tomb 120 61


State Tax. 922 50


66 County Tax 525 54


for repairs and fixtures for Town Hall 9 65


Pumps 9 75


66 66 C H. Carleton, for return of Deaths 2 10


for services of Special Police


3 00


"' Interest on Hired Money .


1359 61


66 George B. Parker, Treasurer of Flint Library .. 50 00


66 Dog Fund 100 45


John B. Campbell (& Co., for cleaning and re- pairing Clocks 1 00


" for Hearse repairs and fixtures 11 75


". Postage, Books, Stationery and express for committees and town officers 23 28


" for overtaxation and abatements from 1869 to 1873 124 19


". for Book case for town Clerk 21 00


Rob't M. Campbell, for keeping traveling paupers 150 00


" to J. D. Gowing, for discount on taxes 368 43


$4114 83


STATE AID.


Paid Family of Charles B Abbott. $120 00


.. Julia A. Abbott 52 00


" Elizabeth C. Ball. 104 00


" Charles J. Burditt. 78 00


" Emily Bean. 16 00


" Sarah J. Coney 104 00


Mrs. H. E. Flint . 104 00


" Mrs. Tryphena Harris 104 00


". Samuel W. Holt, Guar 52 00


Rebecca J. McIntire 52 00


Amount carried forward, 786 00


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Amount brought forward. 786 00


Paid Louisa A. Swan 8 00


Robert B. Walsh 78 00


Total for Thirteen Months $872 00


State Aid due for 1873. $806 00


Due for Jan. and Feb 1874. 136 00


Orders drawn for Schools. $2275 47


..


" Cemetery . 429 08


..


·· Town Officers 485 85


·· Road Commissioners 1841 62


. . " Overseers of the Poor 2084 16


.. State Aid 872 00


" Miscellaneous 1144 83


Total amount of Orders .$12133 01


JOSEPH D. GOWING, Selectmen AUGUSTINE P. COOK. oť


APPLETON P. EATON, ! North Reading.


North Reading, March 10th. 1874.


Overseers of the Poor.


NAMES AND AGES OF THE INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Lois McIntire . 81 years'


Rebecca Floyd. 66


Nathaniel McIntire 59


Augusta McIntire 11


Joseph Sawyer 64 ..


Jane Sawyer. 12 ..


Emily A. Buxton


29


Esther Harnden 75


Whole Number, 8


Present


8 Average 7 12.


Two hundred and forty Tramps have been assisted.


INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THE ALMSHOUSE, MARCH, 1874.


2 Oxen. $225 00


6 Cows 300 00


2 Swine 32 50


25 Fowls.


20 00


English Hay, Grain and Meal 310 00


Manure


130 00


Provisions 311 33


Farming Utensils 328 22


Lumber.


428 17


Wood and Fuel. 231 00


Household Furniture


541 00


$2857 22


EXPENSES OF THE POOR AT THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid for W. I. Goods and Groceries $256 32


Flour and Bread. 129 39


Hay, Grain and Meal. 492 33


Meat and Fish. 140 29


.. Clothing. Bedding and Shoes. 155 61


Household Furniture. 105 14


Farming Utensils and Seeds 79 93


.. Stock and Swine. 237 90


Hired Labor. 252 55


Repairs on Buildings


367 13


16 Physician's Bill.


15 39


Blacksmith's " 29 02


$6 Butter and Cheese 116 99


.6 Sawing Lumber 2 34


Coal Freight and Express 60 45


.6 Salary of Keeper 359 73


.6 Miscellaneous . 51 26


$2852 27


RECEIPTS.


Last year's bills collected 67 25


Wood and Lumber 163 03


Produce sold. 51 38


Stock and Swine 254 07


Milk sold 557 05


Labor done off the farm 133 53


Persons lodged. 150 00


Miscellaneous 8 00


Cash received per orders of Selectmen 1467 96


82852 27


EXPENSES OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE


Supplies furnished James B. Flint. $ 88 00


Henry MeIntire. 101 62


Charles B. Abbott 163 47


Henry Jenkins


15 50


Charles Brown. 24 50


Caroline Kelley 6 00


66


Mrs. J. W. Roberts. 40 70


66 Elisha MeIntire 4 00


Paid Town of Middleton for supplies for Eliza Bird. . 42 00


16 " for Mrs. Stephen McIntire 66 08


Paid Town of Wakefield for supplies for Mrs. Eliza Bird ... 9 36


Paid Town of Natick for W. A. Nichols. 13 60


Paid City of Charlestown for supplies for Nancy Moore 11 37


Expense of Poor out of Almshouse


$ 616 20


Expense of Poor at Almshouse 1467 96


Total in and out of Almshouse


$2084 16


Received from Selectmen's account $2084 16


JOSEPH D. GOWING, Overseers AUGUSTINE P. COOK of the Poor APPLETON P. EATON, of North Reading. North Reading, March 10th, 1874.


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Report of Road Commissioners.


MONEY PAID OUT.


For Labor on Willow Street $ 43 02


Washington street 45 00


Chestnut street 65 00


Concord street 17 90


Park street


200 00


: :


Main street.


130 00


66 Haverhill street 309 00


Marblehead street 18 00


Centre street . 8 00


..


North street. 87 00


Elm street 103 42


$1026 32


BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.


Repairs on Bridges. $ 99 85


Labor and Material on Culverts 117 92


Repairs on Sidewalks and Railings 11 48 Widening at corner of Elm, Washington and Willow streets .. 14 75


Widening Elm street at Cemetery 72 85


Blacksmith's bill. 14 48


Rebuilding bridge on Mill street 127 20


L'and damage on Elm street 50 00


$508 53


REMOVING SNOW.


Paid A. A. Upton 1873 $ 44 00


66 66 187-4 13 00


.. A. V. Holt, 1873 53 00


1874 13 00


C. A. Upton, 1874. 5 00


Amount carried forward,


128 00


10


Amount brought forward, 128 00


Paid Henry Towle, 1873 7 64


1874. 2 79


Dennis Batchelder, 1873 66 1874 5 95


58 84


E. U. Flint, 1973


32 35


1874.


3 50


Levi Blake, 1873


8 90


Isaac Flint, 1873


16 00


" Samuel Batchelder, 1873. 14 00


" S. S. Abbott 1873 12 00


" David Batchelder, 1873 13 60


66 1874 2 60


$306 67


Paid for labor on roads. $1026 32


Paid for labor and material on Bridges and Culverts $ 508 53


Paid for Removing Snow $ 306 77


$1841 62


Orders received of Selectmen .$1811 62


DENNIS BATCHELDER, HENRY TOWLE.


Road


Commissioners.


ELIAB U. FLINT,


Treasurer's Report.


Received of Benjamin Eames, Taxes from 1869 to 1873 .. $ 974 96 Taxes collected 1873. 6858 45


Received of Town of Reading for Bridge on Main street. . 19 17 16 for supplies for Henry Jenkins 45 50


16 for Freeman's family 8 00


66 for House Rent. 36 00


66


for Bound Stone 2 00


of Andover for Burial of Charles Brown 24 50


for Schooling Children. . .


43 34


Amount carried forward, 7811 92


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Amount brought forward, 7811 92


Received of town of Andover for Bound Stone. 2 00


of Wilmington for Bound Stone 7 00


of Topsfield for supplies for Mrs Roberts 40 70


66 of Dracut " Caroline Kelley


6 00


.. of Lynn .. ·: C. B. Abbott. . 139 47


Received of Mrs. Charles F. Flint for Schools. 500 00


.. Selectmen by settlement of State Aid from 1869 to 1873. 40 00


Received of Dorchester Insurance Company, Dividend ...


9 00


.. F. H. Mosman 21 00


Collector for land sold for Taxes 287 62


Received for State Aid. 812 00


Corporation Tax. 58 03


National Bank Tax. 94 63


Massachusetts Schoo! Fund. 130 01


Dog Fund. 100 45


Town Notes. 11100 00


.. Interest on Taxes from 1869 to 1874 51 08


1. Old Iron 1 14


Use of Hearse 9 00


School Books 5 40


Lots sold in Riverside Cemetery 112 00


Total amount received $21538 45


Paid out for Order of Selectmen .$12133 01


Paid out on Town Notes 9400 00


Total amount paid out. $21533 01


Balance in the Treasury 5 44


Tax list committed to collect $ 7500 88


Taxes remaining uncollected 642 43


Taxes collected . 6858 45


$7500 88


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226 persons paid Taxes amounting to $5380 40, and received 6 per cent discount. $ 322 x2 61 persons paid Taxes amounting to $1140 30, and re- ceived 4 per cent. discount. 45 61


$368 43


We have examined the Treasurer's account and find it correct, and properly vouched for.


A. P. COOK,


Selectmen of


A. P. EATON, ) North Reading.


THE TOWN OWES THE FOLLOWING NOTES.


Interest due


Rate of Interest.


February 24th.


Elizabeth U. King


$1500


7 per cent.


March 15th.


Arthur Eames


1000 7


March 19th.


Andover Bank.


4000


6 1-2 "


April 1st.


Maria Emmons


500


Clarrissa Damor


500


Susan Bancroft


500


Harriet Gould


500


Sally Gould.


300


.. ..


Elizabeth U. King


3500


7 3-10"


66


Herrick Batchelder


1000


6 1-2 "


Myra Batchelder


1000


6


יל


Asseneth Nichols


700


6


April 6th.


Jonathan King


4900


May 12th.


J. D. Gowing.


500


1


June 28th.


Benjamin Taylor


1000


6


$20,700


66


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Statistics from Town Clerk's Records. For the Year 1873. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Whole number of Births 18


Males.


9


Females


9


Whole number of Intentions of Marriages


11


Marriages recorded . 14


. . Deaths 17


AGE.


DATE.


NAME OF DECEASED.


V. 'm. Id.


DISEASE OR CAUSE OF DEATH


Feb. 10,Justin M. Weston,


43 18


Consumption.


Feb. 11 Irene M. Emerson,


3 4 4 Diphtheria.


Feb. 12 Jonathan G. Kidder,


23 6 19 Consumption.


Feb. 17 Charles Tidd Burditt,


11


Scrofula


Mch. 31 Harriet W. Nichols,


4210


Liver Complaint.


Mch. 31 Sally Jeffry,


64 10 4 Rheumatism, Convuls'ns


April 5 Mary Graves,


88|11 5 Old Age.


Apr. 11 Abigail Marshal,


74 11 19 Paralysis.


May 17 Charles Brown,


58


Rupture.


May 25 Dorcas Maria Tarbox,


29 6 2 Consumption.


June 5 Sally Batchelder,


83 3.27 Bright's Disease.


Aug. 17 Delia F. Morse,


4 3. Cholera Infantum. 1


Aug. 27 Roxana S. Campbell,


16 11 25 Typhoid Fever.


Sept 12 William M. Nichols,


22 1 4 Typhoid Fever.


Sept 14 Alice M. Morse,


3 14 Whooping Cough.


Nov. ] Sarab N. Eames.


65 3.22 Debility.


Nov. S Joab A. Jones,


42,11 27 Spasmodic Colic.


CHARLES P. HOWARD, Town Clerk.


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Inventory and Valuation of the Town of North Reading- AS ASSESSED MAY 1st, 1873


No.


No.


Value.


Horses,


143


Value. $10,605


Carriages. 37


$2,935


Oxen.


30


2,475


Swine,


G1


639


Cows,


272


10,120


Money at Interest.


20,800


Yearlings.


15


225


Stock in Trade


17,860


Bulls,


3


90


Sheep.


3


15 Total Personal Estate, $62,764


Number of Dwelling Houses, 200 3-4. . Value


$122,100


Barns ...... .. 122 .


66


30,260


Shops and Sheds, 179. .


10,250


Grist Mills, .. 2 .....


. . 2,300


Saw Mills, . ..


2 ..... .6


3,900


Slaughter Houses, 4 ..


2,950


Total


$171.760


Number of Acres of Field Land. . 1,447. . Value $64,868


Orcharding. . 58 .. 66


3,800


Meadow .... 598 ..


13,250


..


.. Pasturing . . . 1,196. .


26.300


Wood Land. 4,212 ..


115,750


Cedar Swamp. 103 .. 6.


2,700


$226 668


Total Real Estate $398.428


Total Personal Estate 65.764


$464,764


Tax on Real and Personal Estate 1 1.2 per cent. . .$6,962 88 Number of Polls 269 at $2 00 each. 538 00


Tax list committed to Collector $7500 88


.


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Amount raised by Town for Ordinary Expenses .$3500 00


66


Schools. 1500


Highways. 800


66 Burial Grounds 50


68


State Tax.


922 50


66 County Tax. 525 54


16


.. Surplusage 202 84


$7500 88


RETURNS.


Residents paying less than $2 00 tax. 4


$2 00 90


from $ 2 00 to $ 10 00 tax 75


66


66 10 00 “ 25 00 ' 68


66 25 00 “ 50 00 “ 47


50 00 “ 100 00 “ 25


100 00 “ 300 00 "


S


300 00 “ 1000 00 “ 1


318


NON RESIDENTS.


Persons paying less than $10 00 tax .. 87


from $10 00 to $100 00 tax 18


more than $100 00 tax 1


Number of Resident Tax payers 318


66 Non-resident Tax payers 106


Whole Number 424


Amount of Taxes paid by residents of town


$6508 00


66 non residents .992 88


87500 88


Number of voters in town. .219


Amount of property exempt from taxation 4225 00


No. of Female Tax-payers, 37, Amount of property taxed 60,663


No. of scholars from five to fifteen yrs 181 No of Militia. 153


No. of Dogs taken by the Assessors, May 1st, males 51; fe- males, 5; total 56.


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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN, AUG. 1st. 1873.


Town House and Furniture


$4000


Hearse House and Fixtures


200


Almshouse property, real and personal 8600


Freeman Place.


50


Gravel Pits


400


School Houses and Fixtures


8500


Flint Library and fund


3000


Cemeteries .


1300


Liberty Pole .


250


LIABILITIES.


War debt


$14000


Town Hall debt


3000


Almshouse property debt


2000


JOSEPH D. GOWING, Assessors of


AUGUSTINE P. COOK,


APPLETON P. EATON,


North Reading.


North Reading, Aug 1st, 1873.


REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE,


FOR THE


Year 1873 and "74.


A Report profiteth nothing unless it be read. Your Committee, by omitting much they would gladly say, have so condensed their annual statement of the condition and progress of the schools under their care that they trust the brevity as well as the matter of their Report will in- vite perusal.


The statistics of the several schools will be found grouped together in the table below. The schools have been generally prosperous. Attendance upon the Centre School during the Spring term was considerably affected by the whooping cough. Some of the other schools suf- fered in less degree from the same cause. The changes in the list of teachers have been few, so that we have had but eight different teachers for the six schools during the year.


The teachers without exception have shown interest and faithfulness in their work, and your Committee are happy to speak in high praise of the manner and success with which they have performed their duties.


The High School throughout the year has afforded to its pupils opportunities of the highest order, and pleasing evidence that these opportunities were appreciated and improved has been given during the several terms and at the annual examination. We are happy to announce that this school is still to enjoy the excellent management and able instruction of Miss Abbott.


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The Centre School during the Fall and Winter terms was under the care of Miss Howlitt, who had previously taught with great acceptance in the North Ward. Though coming to a more difficult school her success here was equally marked. We greatly regret to lose her from our list of teachers.


The Franklin School has had the same teacher through- out the year. The order has been excellent, and Miss Emerson, has diligently labored, not in vain, that the pro- gress made should be thorough.


The School in the East Ward numbered 18 scholars on its register for the Spring term. Its average attendance for the year was 10 1-3. The scholars are mostly small and the teacher's work has been found easy and pleasant.


In the West Ward there has been a change of teachers for each term. There are some scholars here as in the other schools prepared to enter the High School.


The School in the North Ward is the largest in town and excluding the High School, ranks first in scholarship, and enthusiam. Miss Manning has labored here the past two terms with great earnestness and success, and by the time this meets the public eye, will probalby have entered upon her third term.


In all the schools Calisthenics have found a welcome place. More or less attention has been given to music.


The work, begun by the Committee of last year, of sub- stituting a single series of Readers for a confusing miscel- lany from different series, has been carried on as fast as new books were demanded.


Nearly one hundred visits have been made by the mem- bers of the Committee during the year and the suggestions and criticisms by them frankly made have been as kindly received. Earnest and in many cases enthusiastic efforts have been made by the scholars, encouraged by their teachers, to have as few absent and tardy marks as possible on the register, and the result is very gratifying and will compare favorably with the record of other years.


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As respects attendance for the year the High School ranks first, the North Ward almost as high, then after an interval the Centre, East Ward and West Ward Schools rank together, while after another interval the Franklin closes the list. As respects punctuality the North Ward leads, closely followed by the High School, while the East Ward School is found at the foot of the list.


We are pleased to make honorable mention, as follows, of scholars that have been


NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY.


HIGH SCHOOL .- Miss Minnie Fowle, for the year. Miss Emily Bachelder, I term. Miss Hattie Bachelder, I term. Ernest Rhodes, I term. Perley Whitcomb, I term. Levi Parker, 2 terms.


CENTRE SCHOOL .- Jimmie Holt, 2 term3. Miss Annie Holt, I term. Miss Nellie West, I term.


FRANKLIN SCHOOL .- Miss Emma W. Dudley, 2 terms. Miss Mary L. Bachelder, I term.


EAST WARD .- Miss Ida Dixon, I term.


NORTH WARD .- Miss Mary Allen, for the year except one half day.


Eddie Emerson, for the year, except one half day. Miss Annie Bachelder, 2 terms.


Miss Hattie Bachelder, 2 terms.


Miss Mary Buxton, I term.


Miss Jennie Frye, I term.


Willie Emerson, I term. Irving Bachelder, I term. Respectfully submitted.


J. W. KINGSBURY, School GEORGE OBER, AUGUSTINE P. CCOK, Committe.


STATISTICAL TABLE,


EXHIBITING NUMBER OF SCHOLARS, AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, &c.


SCHOOLS.


Number of


Schola's.


Between


5 and 15 years.


Ui der 5 years.


Over 15 years.


Average


Attendance.


Per cent.


Attendance.


Scholars


not Absent


Scholars


not Tardy.


Whole No.


Tardiness.


Wages


per Week.


High.


Spring Fall. Winter


C


11


8


17


90


C


30


22


U


7


17


.77


3


14


33


$10 03


20


13


7


17


.85


10


41


Centre.


Spring Fall.


38


38


O


()


28


.74


3


80


8 00


Winter


31


31


C


27


.87


.6831


12


II


52


Franklin.


Spring. Fall. Winter


34


33


O


-


27


.80


2


15


CO I


Spring. Fall.


18


18


O


10C


2


22


.81 .80


OAw


4


50


West.


Winter.


25


22


O


3


21


.84


7


32


22


North.


Spring Fall § Winter.


42


41


0


I


313|


.83 .752 .74


5


26


53


S co


34


33


0


I


25 |


2


23


42


-


-


OC


.89


I


C


44


Spring


27


20


19


O


I


16


7


38


8 00


~


1


4 1


:6


4


T


:4


.69 .85


2


3


2S


East.


Winter


6


34


1


O


-


I


26


76%


3


1


C


is


7 50


13


13


0


28


.85


+ 90


9


14.3


70


8 00


34


32


0


25


O


4


94


33


33


5


35


24


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--


FIRST ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Trustees of the Flint Library,


Of North Reading,


ENDING MARCHI 7th, 1874.


The Library put into the hands of your Trustees one year ago has met with much better success than we had reason to anticipate at the commencement. It contained 419 vols. to which 166 have been added during the year. 8201 vols. have been issued to 333 persons and none have been lost and but one materially injured. We hope not to be obliged to cut off any one from the use of the books on account of their misuse. We have been very fortunate in the selection of Librarians both of whom have been efficient and obliging. Fines collected will about pay for fucl, lights, and stationery. The gift of this Library to our Town, the value of which with $500 in money amounted to $1090, by Mrs. Harriet N. Flint, together with the Flint Memorial Fund of $2000, which was given in honor of her late husband Charles F. Flint Esq., as a permanent fund for the replenishment of our Library, is very highly appre- ciated by our citizens and considered as a great public


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benefaction. In closing we can but express the deep debt of gratitude we all as citizens of North Reading are under to our much esteemed friend and former resident for this valuable gift to our Town.


Respectfully submitted.


HENRY TOWLE, JOHN B. CAMPBELL, GEORGE B. PARKER, Trustees, DENNIS BATCHELDER, ALBERT W. HOLT,


Treasurer's Report.


RECEIPTS.


Balance on hand March 3d. 1873. .$ 11 57


Received of Town Appropriation of 1872 50 00


Received from Licenses on Dogs. 100 45


Received from Mrs, Harriet N. Flint 500 00


$662 02


PAYMENTS.


Butler & Fleetwood, books $ 35 00


II. K. Darling, books. 6 70


Noyes, Holmes & Co .. books 175 65


66 binding books 3 90


G. W. B. Taylor, paper


5 00


Stove and Funnel.


9 26


Rent


20 00


Wood


2 50


Express


1 20


Insurance


11 25


Librarian, 18 months


75 00


$345 46


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Balance. .$316 56 The above balance consists of cash on hand $ 16 50


Deposit in Savings Bank. . 300 00


GEORGE B. PARKER,


Treasurer of Flint Library.


North Reading, March 5th, 1874.


24 TOWN MEETING.


MIDDLESEX, SS


To either of the Constables of North Reading, in the County of Middlesex, Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 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 MON- DAY, the sixth day of April 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 to preside in said meeting.


Art. 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing


Art 3. To licar reports of Selectmen, Assessors, and Over- seers of the Poor, and act thercon.


Art. 4. To hear report of Roa.l Commissioners, and act thereon


Art. 5. To hear report of Treasurer, and act thereon.


Art. 6. To hear report of School Committee, and act thercon.


Art. 7. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for necessary Town expenses for the ensuing year, to wit : School-, School Houses, Highways, Sidewalks and Bridges, Removing Snow Town Officers, Overtavation, Abate- ments and Discount on Taxes Interest on notes State Tax County Tax. Repairs and Expenses at Alinshouse, Burial Grounds, and Miscellaneous Expenses.


Art. 8. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate to purchase a fire engine, or what they will do in relation to the same.


Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to buy a new Hearse, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose.


Art 10. To see if the Town will revoke the acceptance of the act creating a board of Road Commissioners, and abolish said Board, also to see if they will establish Highway Districts.


Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to change the time of


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holding their Annual Town Meeting from April to March, or what they will do in relation thereto.


Art. 12. To see what method the Town will adopt in regard to the repairs of Highways


Art. 13. To see if the Town will instruct the Trustees of the Cemeteries to cement the walls bordering on the Highway and how much money they will appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in regard to it.


Art. 14 To see if the Town will give the Trustees of Riverside Cemetery any instructions in regard to collecting pay for lots.


Art. 15. To see if the Town will adopt the rules and regula. tions drawn up by the Trustees of Riverside Cemetery, or what they will do in relation thereto.


Art 16. To see if the Town will vote to erect Lamp Posts anl Fixtures on the common for the purpose of lighting the driveway from the Hall to the street on either side of the common.


Art. 17. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money or take any action to encourage the building of a new railroad that shall make a direct route to Boston, or take any other a tion to devise means to promote the interests of the Town, or encourage business within its borders.


Art 18. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the payment of the Town debt.


Art. 19. To see if the Town will give Lilley E. Hayward liberty to work out his proportion of the Highway money raised on the road leading to his house, or what they will do in regard to the same.


Art. 20. To see if the Town will instruct the selectmen to buy a Piano for the Town Hall or what they will do about it


Art. 21. To see if the Town will widen Chestnut Street where needed or what they will do in relation to the same


Art. 22 To see if the Town will petition the County Con- missioners to define the bounds of Haverhill Street, or what they will dom regard to the same


Art 23. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for repairs of the sidewalk from Park to Chestnut Street on Haverhill Street, and to remove all obstructions, or what they willl do in relation to the same.


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Art. 24. To see if the Town will accept of the provisions of chap. 382, Act of 1871, relating to Betterments, or what they will do about it.


Art 25. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue a por- tion of the Town way known as Central Street from North to Park Street, or to determine how much of said way shall be dis- continued or what action they will take in regard to the same.


Art. 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to crect a Monument or Grave Stones to the memory of Deceased Soldiers of the late war, or to any action in regard to the same that they may deem expedient.


Art 27. To see what instructions the Town will give the Collector in relation to collecting taxes


Art 28. To see if the Town wlil give their Treasurer au- thority to hire money or what they will do about it.


Art. 29 To see if the Town will instruct their Selectmen to remove the remains of the persons buried in the field near the Almshouse to one of the Cemeteries, or what they will do about it.


Art. 30. To see if the Town will instruct their Road Com. missioners or Selectmen to widen Elm Street near the house of Russell Rogers, or what they will do about it.


Art. 31. To see if the Town will widen Park Street near the house of Sylvester Eaton, or what they will do about it.


Art. 32 To see if the Town will take some action to im- prove the corner in the road at the junction of Park and Main Streets and at such other corners as they may deem necessary.


Art. 33. To see if the Town will erect a railing for the sidewalk on Haverhill Street near the house of William I. Nichols, or what they will do about it.


Art 34 To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the High School, or what they will do in regard to the same.


Art. 35. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for extra expenses for the coming year


Art. 36. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the money received on account of Dog Licenses.


Art. 37. To hear report of Road Commissioners on Guide Boards


Art. 38. To see if the Town will accept of the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.


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Art. 39. To hear reports of Committees and act thereon.


Art. 40. To hear report of Trustees of Flint Library and act thereon.


Art. 41. To hear report of Riverside Cemetery Trustees and act thereon.


Art. 42. To see if the Town will instruct their board of health to make By Laws or rule and regulations in regard to the Receiving Tomb, or what they will do in regard to the same.


Art. 43. To see if the Town will instruct their officers to have their reports printed and distributed three days previous to the annual meeting.


Art. 44. To act on any other business that may legally come before the meeting.


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


Given under our hands, this twenty-seventh day of March, A.D .. eighteen hundred and seventy-four.


JOSEPH D GOWING. Selectmen AUGUSTINE P COOK, of APPLETON P. EATON, ) North Reading.


A true copy copy. Attest,


SYLVESTER EATON, Constable.





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