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Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. MERRILL,
MOSES FOSTER,
MALCOLM DOUGLASS,
EDWARD TAYLOR,
NATHAN FRYE,
BENJ'N BOYNTON.
JOHN ABBOTT,
ANDOVER, February 5, 1877.
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Report of Cemetery Committee.
The Cemetery Committee, in compliance with the By-Laws of the Town in relation thereto, herewith submit their Annual Report, together with the Receipts and Expenditures for the year ending February 12th, 1877.
During the past year about one hundred and fifty feet of face wall has been built, and between three and four hundred feet of face wall built in previous years has been banked and sodded, and the road-side in front of the same has been graded and set with trees. The wall across the ravine has been banked. Twenty-six new lots have been laid out, and about three hundred and eighty feet of new paths made. Individual owners of lots have erected several monuments and otherwise appropriately adorned and beautified their grounds which greatly improve the general aspect of the Cemetery ; and, no doubt, annual improvements of this nature will continue to be made.
The Committee respectfully ask the Town for the usual appropriation of $500 for the ensuing year.
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Town of Andover in account with the Cemetery Committee, A. D. 1876.
DR.
Cash paid
Balance last year's account,
$63 08
John Regan, wall, 165 33
George S. Cole, lumber and labor,
95 00
G. H. Harrington, labor,
51 25
Michael Dowd, labor,
31 87
Patrick Leahy, labor,
14 38
John Collins, labor,
16 87
Patrick Leary, labor,
16 87
Jerry Conners, labor,
4 38
· John Conley, labor,
4 38
William White, labor,
4 38
Daniel Daily, labor,
4 38
S. Raymond, services rate of commission,
60 00
John Chandler, teaming,
16 25
Burnham S. White, teaming,
2 75
John Pray, 1875 and 1876,
14 75
S. Raymond, sundries,
1 92
Town Treasurer, for lots and wood,
136 38
$704 22
Jan. 20, 1877, Balance brought forward, 67 84
CR.
Cash received
Town Treasurer,
$500 00
On account of lots sold,
132 00
On account of wood sold,
4 38
Balance new account,
67 84
$704 22
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Received from the Town as per last Report,
$5339 37
Received from the Town this year, $500 00
Less amount paid the Town, 136 38
363 62
Sales wood, lots, etc,
1239 30
$6942 29
Paid for land,
$3000 00
Cost of improvements last
Report,
$3442 29
Cost of improvements this year, 500 00
3942 29
$6942 29
Total cost of improvements,
$3942 29
Deduct sales wood, lots, etc.,
1239 30
$2702 99
Lots sold last Report,
41
Lots sold this year,
8
49
Interments last Report,
57
Interments this year,
13
70
Removed from cemetery,
1
69 ..
Respectfully submitted for the Committee,
GEORGE FOSTER, CLERK AND TREASURER.
ANDOVER, Feb. 12, 1877.
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Trustees of Memorial Hall.
Town of Andover in account with the Trustees of the Memorial Hall.
DR.
For Cash paid
Ballard Holt 2d, salary as librarian, . $700 00
W. B. Clarke, books, 548 13
J. G. Rodemeyer, binding, 174 20
Merrill and Crocker, printing supplement,
80 00
Merrill and Crocker, printing 73 70
John H. Chandler, newspapers,
71 00
Warren F. Draper, periodicals, 70 08
E. J. Bean, preparing supplement,
70 00
Ballard Holt 2d, for assistant librarian,
59 00
Abbott and Jenkins, sundries, 52 88
B. F. Watson, file Boston Daily Journal, 49 75
Little and Brown, books, 33 00
James A. Treat and Co., oil,
24 50
W. and E. Howe, printing,
16 00
B. Abercrombie, cleaning hall,
15 12
Gile and Gleason, sundries,
14 60
Johnson's Express,
13 50
Barker and Mason, paper, etc.,
12 63
Thomas Smith, services in vacation,
9 00
E. H. Barnard,
5 20
Thomas Groom, paper,
3 60
Patrick Hannon, labor,
1 25
Boston and Maine Railroad, freight,
1 06
Ballard Holt 2d, sundries,
21 70
Balance to new account,
1183 40
$3303 30
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CR.
Balance on hand Jan. 1st, 1876, $670 41
By Cash received,
Town of Andover, interest on Fund, $1400 00
Town of Andover, balance of Smith book fund, 733 35 Town of Andover, dog license, 389 62
Ballard Holt 2d, librarian, fines and rents, 73 52
Ballard Holt 2d, sale thirty catalogues, 15 00
Ballard Holt 2d, sale fourteen supplements, 1 40
Mrs. F. Barnard and Mrs. Hall, donation,
20 00
$3303 30
Jan. 1, 1877, balance on hand, $1183 40
SAMUEL RAYMOND, TREASURER.
ANDOVER, Jan. 9, 1877.
This certifies that we have examined the foregoing account, and find it properly vouched and correct.
E. K. JENKINS,
COMMITTEE JOHN MORRISON, ON
HENRY BOYNTON, ACCOUNTS.
ANDOVER, JAN. 9, 1877.
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Fifth Annual Report
OF THE
Trustees of the Memorial Hall.
The past year has been one of quiet prosperity in the affairs of Memorial Hall. The committee on the selection of books have added to the Library three hundred and sixty-five volumes -just one short of a volume a day. Nearly all these books, which consist mainly of travels, biography, and fiction, with some works on popular science and history, are current publications. ,
It is the constant aim of the Committee to provide reading which shall meet the wants of all those who use the Library, and, in making a selection, to proportion the books of different classes according to the demand made for them. At the same time, they cannot be guided wholly by this demand · without suffering the quality of the Library, in point of usefulness, to deteriorate. They try not to let any work of fiction of respectability escape them, and furnish duplicates of those much called for. Occasionally books will pass the Committee, and go into circulation, which are not good food for young minds. In such cases, it is the manifest duty of those dis- covering material which seems to them objectionable to report the fact to the Librarian or to one of the Committee. To meet the demand for fiction we must necessarily have a large number of novels which are not of a high order. The world does not contain enough of first, second, or third class fiction to begin to meet the wants of our readers. But it is the earnest desire of the Committee to exclude from the Library everything that is immora .. And for the accomplishment of this end they would solicit the co-operation of fathers, mothers, and all others who are interested in the welfare of the rising generation.
The Trustees would congratulate the Town on the acquisition of the lot of land, formerly belonging to Mr. E. P. Higgins, situated on the north side of Memorial Hall. This lot, varying in depth from 85 to 98 feet, and embracing 3733 square feet, carries the boundary of the Memorial Hall land 40 feet farther toward the north. This land was purchased for the sum of $1100.00.
As the whole of the original fund at the disposal of the Trustees for the
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purchase of books has now been spent, they are wholly dependent on the Town and the farther generosity of individuals for the means of keeping up the Library and Reading-room. The sum accruing from the dog-tax is enough to secure us from stagnation. It will keep the Library and Reading-room indifferently well supplied with current literature. But it will not enable us to keep up with the times, or to compare favorably with the free libraries of other towns of the size of Andover. As evidence of the extent to which the Library is used, we would call attention to the comparative statistics appended to this Report. If it is worth while to foster the growing taste for reading which these figures indicate, it is matter of importance that an increased appropriation for the purchase of books should be made as soon as the condition of the times will allow.
Two new members of the Board have been chosen to fill vacancies - . Mr. John Morrison, in the place of Mr. W. H. B. Woodlin, deceased, and Mr. W. F. Draper, in the place of Rev. W. L. Ropes, resigned.
The yearly examination of the property has shown the building and Library to be in good condition. None of the books have been lost, and two that were accidentally injured were replaced by the borrowers. Two magazines that have disappeared from the Reading-room constitute the sum total of our losses for the year.
Comparative Statistics for the Years 1875 and 1876.
1875.
1876.
Number of volumes added by purchase,
270
365
Number of volumes presented,
113
91
Volumes of periodicals bound,
38
43
Whole number of volumes in the Library,
4,674
5,173
Pamphlets presented during the year,
154
470
Whole number of pamphlets in the Library,
1,096
1,566
Number of volumes delivered,
20,715
23,697
Largest daily issue,
232
267
Largest weekly issue,
587
646
Average daily issue,
87号
943
Per-centage of fiction circulated,
734
722
Notices to delinquent borrowers,
1,078
1,205
New names registered,
375
288
Whole number of names registered,
1,716
2,004
Number of volumes covered anew,
1,704
1,974
Number of volumes rebound,
352
288
Average daily attendance in Reading-room,
43
46
Volumes delivered for use in Reading-room,
286
266
Amount of fines collected,
$57 90
$61 16
Amount received for use of books,
22 34
12 36
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1875. 1876.
Amount received from sale of Catalogues,
$34 50 $15 30
Amount received from sale of Supplements, 1 40
A list of donors is appended, with the number of volumes, pamphlets, papers, and other articles presented by each.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH W. SMITH,
FRANCIS H. JOHNSON, JOHN MORRISON,
E. KENDALL JENKINS, HENRY BOYNTON,
SAMUEL RAYMOND,
WARREN F. DRAPER,
TRUSTEES.
Donors of Books and Pamphlets.
Pam. or Vol. Papers.
Pam. or Vol. Papers.
Andover, Town of,
12 35
Methuen Public Library,
1
Anthony, H. B.,
1
Middleton, D.,
1
Abbott, Miss C. H.,
60
North Andover Pub. Lib.,
2
Bancroft, C. F. P.,
12
Parker, G. A.,
1
Boston Public Library,
5
Peabody, C. A.,
2
Brazilian Centen. Commis.,
4
Peabody Institute,
1
Brookline Public Library,
1
Putnam, Mrs. C. E., 1
Cameron, W. G.,
48
1 Quincy Public Library, Raymond, S., 12
Cogswell, F.,
1
Sanborn, F. G.,
73
Concord Public Library,
1
Smith, Andrew, 5
Cummings, D.,
3
3 Smith, Peter, 2
2
Dove, Miss H. C.,
45
State Library,
1
Downs, Mrs. E. K.,
40
Storer, F. H.,
1
East St. Louis Pub. Lib.,
1
Taylor, E.,
3
Fall River Public Library,
1
Tarbox, J. K., 6
62
Griffin, H.,
3
Wakefield Town Library,
1
Hazen, N. W.,
2
Willey, W., 1
Jackson, Mrs. C. R.,
10
Worcester Free Institute, 1
Johnson, F. H., 1
114
Lawrence Public Library,
5
Lindsley, D. P., · 7 276
Total, 91 873
Marland, Mrs. Wmn.
12
Other Donations.
Putnam, George A.,
Slave-shackle.
Brown, G., 3
Prime, S. R., and Co., 39
Carter, J. H.,
1
Dove, G. W. W.,
27
State Board of Health,
Fletcher Lib., Burlington, Vt.,
1 United States Government 9
Worcester Public Library,
1
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We hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing accounts and find them all correct, with proper vouchers for all payments.
JOHN H. FLINT, } AUDITORS HENRY BOYNTON,
ANDOVER, Feb. 14, 1877.
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Appropriations.
The following appropriations are recommended for the coming year :
Schools,
$9500 00
School-houses,
1350 00
Town Officers,
2100 00
Highways and Bridges,
6000 00
Hardy Road,
350 00
Street Lamps,
700 00
Removing Snow,
1200 00
Reservoirs,
500 00
Fire Department,
3900 00
Printing and Stationery,
400 00
Cemetery,
500 00.
Notes,
1600 00
Interest,
1800 00
Abatement of Taxes
300 00
Discount on Taxes,
2000 00
County Tax,
3200 00
State Tax,
5000 00
Decoration Day,
150 00
State Aid,
1500 00
Expenses of Almshouse,
5000 00
Relief out of Almshouse,
2500 00
Repairs on Almshouse,
200 00
Hay Scales,
300 00
Town House,
600 00
Miscellaneous,
700 00
Total,
$51,350 00
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Town 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, and No. Andover, so far as relates to the election of a Board of Five Trustees for the Punchard Free School, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town House in said Andover, on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1877, at 12} o'clock, P. M., to act on the following Articles, namely :
Article Ist. - To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2d. - To hear and act on the Report of the Selectmen.
Article 3d. - To choose Town Clerk and Treasurer, Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor, One School Committee-man for Three Years, Con- stables, One Road Commissioner for Three Years, Fence Viewers, One Trustee for Memorial Hall for seven years, Board of Five Trustees for Punchard Free School, and all other necessary and usual Town Officers.
Article 4th. - To see what action the Town will take in regard to unexpended appropriations.
Article 5th. - To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate for the use of the several departments the current year ; to wit : Schools, School-houses, Highways, Removing Snow, Town Officers, Fire Department, Miscellaneous, Abatement of Taxes, Printing and Stationery, Cemetery, Interest on Notes, Notes, County Taxes, State Taxes, Discount on Taxes, Street Lamps, Deco- ration Day, State Aid, Town House, Hay Scales, Expenses of Almshouse, Relief out of Almshouse, Repairs on Almshouse, Reservoirs.
Article 6th. - To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer to hire money for the use of the Town when necessary, upon approval of the Selectmen.
Article 7th. - To see what method the Town will adopt for the collection of Taxes the current year.
Article 8th. - To see what compensation the Town will pay the Firemen for their services the current year.
Article 9th. - To see if the Town will pay to the Treasurer of the Memorial Hall the money received from the County Treasurer, for Dog-licenses, to aid in the support of the Library and Reading-room.
Article 10th. - To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate to reinsure the Memorial Hall Building.
Article 11th. - To see what action the Town will take, on the petition of James Shaw and others, for the construction of an Iron Bridge crossing the Shawshin River at Ballard Vale, and what sum of money the Town will appropriate therefor.
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Article 12th. - To see if the Town will adopt some other method for heating the Almshouse.
Article 13th. - To see if the Town will build a Reservoir near the house of John Abbott, on Central Street, and what sum of money they will appropriate therefor.
Article 14th. - To see if the Town will appropriate three hundred and fifty dollars of the unexpended appropriation for Road near William Hardy's.
Article 15th. - To see what action the Town will take in reference to damage by water to goods of Joel Barnes.
Article 16th. - To hear and act on the Report of the Committee appointed at the last Annual Meeting to select a location for a School-house, obtain plans and estimate for the erection of a suitable building, and see what sum of money the Town will appropriate therefor.
Article 17th. - To see if the Town will accept and revise the list of names for Jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
Article 18th. - To see what action the Town will take in regard to copying the ancient records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, and what sum of money they will appropriate therefor.
Article 19th. - To see if the Town will vote to remove the Hay Scales to the Town House, and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
Article 20th. - To see what sum of money the Town will raise by taxation to defray the necessary Expenses the current year.
Article 21st. - 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 thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting.
Given under our hands, at Andover, this sixteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
WM. S. JENKINS, Selectmen SIMEON BARDWELL, of
CHARLES GREENE, Andover.
A true Copy. - Attest :
GEORGE F. BAKER, 1
Constable of Andover.
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CONTENTS.
Abatement of Taxes, 24, 31
Overseers' Report, 38-40
Printing and Stationery, 25,31
Personal Property at,
40
Punchard Free School, 53, 54
Relief out of,
33
Remittance of Taxes, 24
Repairs at, 37
Appropriations recommended, 64
Appropriations, special,
32
Road Commissioners'
Report, 47, 48
Road near Hardy's, 18
Schedule of Town Property, 52
Schools, 3, 29
School-houses,
8,29
Discount on Taxes,
24, 30
Decoration Day,
22, 30
Donors, 62
Engineer's Report,
42-46
Fire Department,
21, 30
Haggett's Pond,
31
Hay Scales,
25, 29
Highways,
13, 30
House of Correction,
34
Interest on Notes,
25, 30
Land next Memorial Hall,
26
Liabilities, 31, 52
34
Memorial Hall, Trustees' Account, 58, 59
Memorial Hall, Trustees' Report,
60-62
Miscellaneous,
26, 30
Notes,
24,30
Treasurer's Account,
50-52
Overseers' Account,
33-37
Representative Fund, 37
Reservoirs, Repairing, 20, 48
Assets, 31, 52
Cemetery Committee, Report of, 55-57
Cities and Towns, 33, 35
County Tax,
24, 31
Selectmens' Account, 3-28
Selectmens' Report, 29-32
Snow, Removal of, 18
Soldier's Cemetery Lot, 26
Spring Grove Cemetery, 25
State Aid, 23, 29
State Reform School, 35
State Tax, 24, 31
Street Lamps, 20
Street at Depot, 18
Summary of Overseers' Orders, 37 Summary of Selectmens' Orders, 28 Superintendent's Account, 41
Town Debt, 31
Town House, 23, 29
Town Officers, 12, 29
Town Warrant, 65
Lunatic Hospital,
Vital Statistics, 49
Almshouse, 35, 39
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