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REPORT
OF THK
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
FROM MARCH, 1858,
TO MARCH, 1859.
SALEM: WILLIAM IVES AND GEORGE W. PHASE, PRINTERS. OBSERVER OFFICH. 1859
REPORT.
Receipts.
Balance in treasury, March 3d, 1858, 1,240 59
Amount received as school fund 32 86
Amount of Collector's list,
3,475 98
Money hired of John Smith, Elizabeth Whipple, 100 00
250 00
$5099 43
Expenses.
Paid State tax 277 00, County tax and interest, 627 48, 904 48
Note of Nehemiah Woodberry and interest, 312 40
Thomas Preston and interest, 58 25
$1,275 13
Schools.
East District, paid Rebecca Manning, for teaching 9 weeks, 45 00
$6 Mary J. Goodhue, 21 105 00
" Sam'l Dodge for wood, building fire, &c., 17 32 West District, paid Sarah M. Foster, for teaching 30 weeks, 150 00 George B. Dodge for wood, 17 75
North District, paid E. C. Sawyer for teaching 10 weeks, 50 00
" L. Soule for teaching 20 weeks, 100 00
" S. Patch for wood, 10 25; cutting &c 5 00, 15 25 South District, paid Martha A. Gould, for teaching 10 weeks 50 00
" Mary Colesworthy 66 19 95 00
" Jacob Kinsman for wood cutting, &c. 26 00
$671 32
4
For Support of Poor.
Paid Ira Worcester for boarding John Davis, 4 18
Mary Rowe, for boarding Asa Brown, - 100 24
R. & J Picket, for fuel furnished B. F. Dodge, - 72 48
Israel Wallis for five months house rent for R. F. Dodge, 25 00
Shelden & Lord for supplies furnished R. F. Dodge 58 50
Elias Haskell, for boarding Phebe Haskell six weeks, 12 00
Samuel Smith, for boarding and nursing E. D. Lovering 15 00
Henry Batchelder, for house rent 9 months for R. F. Dodge 45 00 Kinsman & Hoyt for supplies furnished A. Caswell, 20 00
Andrew Woodberry for wood furnished A. Caswell, 4 01
Joseph Patch, for wood furnished A. Caswell, 2 00
Benj. W. Patch, for clothing furnished Asa Brown 8 25
Kinsman & Hoyt, for supplies furnished A. Caswell, 5 00
Esther Woodberry, for wood furnished A. Caswell, 3 75
David Giddings, for boarding Edward Whipple 8 weeks, 20 00
Isaac Knowlion, for one cord wood furnished R. F. Dodge, 7 00
Daniel E. Safford, for assistance to poor travellers, 2 46
John Whipple, for attendance and boarding John Kelly, 7 00
$411 87
Salaries and Fees.
Paid David M. Hoyt for returning 22 deaths. 2 75
N. B. Butler, Col., 35 00 ; auditing town acc. 1857, 2 00, 37 00
D. S. Allen, services as school committee, 8 00
Joseph P. Lovering services as town clerk, 10 00 ; reg-
ister'g deaths, births, marriages, & sundry charges, 8 93, 18 93 George Appleton, treasurer, 10 00
S. Adams, services as selectman, 20 00
census of children, 1 00, audit'g town report, 1 50, 2 50 D. E. Safford, services as selectman, &c. 20 00
census of child'n, 1 00; audit'g town rep't 1 50, 2 50
B. W. Patch, services as selectman, &c. 20 00
66 census of child'n, 1 00; audit'g town rep't 1 50 2 50
Daniel E. Safford, as school committee 8 00
$152 18
5
Interest Money.
Paid T. Stanwood Dodge, 24 00; James B. Dodge, 48 00 72 00
65 George B. Dodge, 45 00 ; J. S. Dodge, 24 00 69 00
66 Isaac B. Dodge, 18; M. Whipple, 9 90 27 90
" James B. Dodge, 18 00; N. B Butler, 3 60 21 60
John Butler, 3 60; John Dane, 6 00 9 60
' William A. Dane, 21 00 ; Mary A. Dane, 6 00 27 00
" Lydia A. Patch, 18 00; Mary Lamson, 9 00 27 00
" Samuel Adams, 6 00; John Smith, 48 00 54 00
" James A. Dodge, 18 00; James B. Dodge, 24 00 42 00
$350 10
Abatements,
1857 tax, George Moore, ,84, Joseph C. Conant, 4 02 4 86
1858 tax, Joseph C. Conant, 383, Joseph Channel, 1 73 5 56
66 Moses Channel, 1 73, Levi Hobbs, ,10 1 83
Peter H. Jowder, 1 73, George B. Moore, ,70
2 43
Benj. R. Prince, 2 43, Joshua Porter, 1 73 4 16
66 Albert Simonds, ,70, Rufus Tuck, 5 23 5 93
John Harris, ,41, Augustus Smith, ,12 53
Willard Smith, ,36, M. Ames, ,10 46
66 Heirs of D. Preston, ,50, I. Knowlton, poll tax, 1 73, 2 23
$27 99
Roads.
Paid John Whipple, for work done on road near depot $127 78
Benj. W. Patch,
$6 30 00
Charles F. Appleton, 66 66
1 50
Ira P. Knowlton, 66 1 00
66 William R. Hubbard, 65 9 00
Epps Patch, for gravel,
66
5 22
Geo Smith, non resident tax, 7 80, labor &c. on hill, 9 4Q 17 20
Carried up
$191 70
6
Amount brought up
$191 70
Joseph Knowlton, snow bills
24 60
working out non resident tax 6 60
balance of A. Woodbury's tax 3 18
" Channel tax 1 00
" labor on road 3 78
‹‹ Winthrop L. Dodge, for snow bills
28 36
non resident tax 7 80
66 snow bills of March, 1858 2 68
Joseph C. Conant, tax 86
Geo. B. Dodge, snow bills, 32 01, non resident tax, 7 80 39 81
Geo. Appleton, snow bill, 4 05, non resident tax, 7 80 11 85
Samuel Adams, services on road at depot 2 00
George Patch, jr. snow bills, 24 60, non resident tax, 7 80 32 40
Isaac Knowlton, snow bills, 11 25, non resident tax, 5 00 16 25
" George Appleton, snow bills 15 72
Samuel O. Dodge, snow bills, 5 60, non resident tax, 6 55 12 15
$400 74
Incidental·
Paid N. B. Butler, stationery, express and interest on County tax, 1857, 1
$3 82
O. Norton, error in tax, 2 87 ; A. Woodbury, snow bill, 1 27, 4 14
Ives & Co., for printing 400 tax bills, Sept. 26, '57, 2 50
250 town auditor's report, 7 00
66 450 tax bills, 2 50
D. B. Brooks, for books furnished town, a part of which have not been paid for by parents and a part are still in hands of committee,
50 90
George Appleton, for postage, 30
Cong. parish, for rent of office of selectmen, 20 00
Samuel Adams, journey to Ipswich, 2 00 ; guide boards, 2 00 4 00
Benj. W. Patch, journey to Ipswich, 1 00, 1 00
Daniel E. Safford, stationery, postage, &c., 3 34
George Appleton, for loss on coin and bad bill, 2 65
102 15
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Recapitulation,
Expenditures.
Receipts.
Schools $671 32
Support of Poor 411 87
Salaries and Fees 152 18
Money hired
350 00
Amount of School fund 32 86
Collector's list for 1858
3475 98
Incidental Expenses
102 15
County tax and interest
627 48
State tax 277 00
Notes paid
370 65
Expenditures
3437 73
Outstanding orders, last year 46 25
Balance in Treasury
1668 70
$3437 73
The amount of notes now held against the town, are
$7,285 00
The amount in Treasury, and due from Collector 1,661 70
Leaving balance against the Town,
$5,623 30
Balance in Treasury Mch 1858
$1240 59
Interest on Notes
350 10
Abatements
27 99
Roads
400 74
5099 43
DANIEL E. SAFFORD, Selectmen SAMUEL ADAMS, of BENJ. W. PATCH, Hamilton.
Hamilton, March 1, 1859.
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