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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH, 1861, TO MARCH, 1862.
SALEM : PRINTED AT THE OBSERVER OFFICE, 1862.
REPORT.
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Receipts.
Balance in Treasury, March 5, 1861. $1484 24 Amount received from Massachusetts School Fund. .30 81
of Collector's list. .3297 03
Money hired of Jos. T. Dodge, Guardian 200 00
" of Ladies Fair Association
85 00
$5097 08
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Expenditures.
State Tax and Interest. .$162 81
County Tax. 647 03
Outstanding Orders of last year 149 25
Orders of present year paid .. 2948 17
Paid Oliver Whipple's Note and Interest .215 00
$4122 26
Schools.
North District-paid E. A. Andrews, teaching 1860-61.
.$131 00
Ellen S. Cook, teaching 15 weeks.
75 00
Charles A. Sayward, teach'g 11 weeks,
.96 25
Sam'l Patch for wood.
.9 37
Alden Patch, cutting wood 1860-61
.3 50
Amount carried over
$315 12
1
Amount brought over $315 12 East District-paid 'Z A. Appleton, teach'g 4 mos 1860-61. . 140 00 Sarah E. Webster, teach'g 15 weeks. 75 00
South District-paid Sophia F. Lovering, teach'g 14 weeks
.70 00
West District-paid Sarah W. Dodge, teach'g 20 weeks.
70 00
Geo. A. Dodge, building fire 1860-61
3 25
Geo. B. Dodge, for wood furnished.
14 50
$687 87
Support of the Poor.
Paid
For George Barker, to William Haskell for care $10 00
to Elias Haskell for services of daughters.
.9 25
for wood furnished by B. W. Patch .7 50
for «
by I. Knowlton
7 00
to N. B. Butler, for shoes 2 00
to David Hoyt, for supplies
59 88
to D. S. Allen, for medical attendance 9 00
For R. F. Dodge to Shelden & Lord, for supplies .6 00
to Pickett & Co, wood bill to March, 1861 .. 37 79
to F. E. Porter, for house rent
32 50
to George Meacom for house rent.
30 00
to Ex'rs of N. Jones for medical attendance. . 15 07 For family of S. C. Kent to D. Hoyt, coffin, funeral expenses, &c. 15 00
to 66 for supplies 67 00
66 66 to Sarah Staten, for nursing. 5 00
For Asa Brown, to Mary Rowe, for board. 84 00
66 to S. N. Baker, for clothing. 3 10
For Eunice Riggs, to F. E. Andrews, for board and nursing
50 00
Paid to Dan'l Clarke, for coffin, &c for Relief Merrill
.10 25
$460 34
5
Salaries and Fees.
Paid
Jos. P. Lovering, for services on School Committee 1860-61. .8 00
making record of deaths and marriages, &c. .4 70 journey to Town Clerk's office, Ipswich 1 50
services as Town Clerk.
10 00
on School Committee
8 00
Nath'l B. Butler, services as Collector 1860-61. 35 50
notifying Town Officers 2 00
George Appleton, services as Town Treasurer
10 00
paying State Tax. 3 00
collecting Mass'tts School Fund.
25
D. E. Safford, S. Adams & Benj. W. Patch, for their services
as Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor
.75 00
for making Annual Report
4 50
for making census of children. 3 00
Benj. W. Patch, for service on School Committee
8 00
$173 45
Interest Money.
Paid
Isaac B. Dodge. $18 00
William Dodge, Ex'r. . . 45 00 Jona. S. Dodge .. 32 16 M. Whipple .. 9 90
James B. Dodge. 24 00 John Smith. 18 00
Paid
Samuel Proctor
120 00
John Butler
3 60
N. B. Butler. .
3 60
Samuel Adams
12 00
L. A. Patch.
18 00
Mary Lamson
9 00
W. A. Dane. 21 00
John Dane .. 6 00
James A. Dodge
66 00
$406 26
6
Assistance to Families of Volunteers.
Paid to
Paid to
L. Chase
62 00
Mary A. Brewer 51 20
Lucy J. Oliver 54 30
Lucy A. Dodge. 31 43
N. Sanders 58 74
Susan W. Brown. 31 00
Nath'l Foss. 37 74
Susan P. Jowder
22 64
E. Wallis. 10 42
Mary A. Dodge.
12 00
$402 47
Roads.
Paid to
George Roundy, for lumber for railing at Crooked Lane Hill .. $15 73 Benj. W. Patch, work on railing. 1 92
66 " on Camp Ground Road 1 28
John Whittredge, labor on bridge : 7 00
George Brown, labor on Camp Ground Road 10 25
66 " on new Road. 4 50
Samuel Adams, " on Camp Ground Road
23 63
Jarvis Lamson, " on same
10 89
Alphonzo Dodge, " on same.
1 28
John L. Woodbury, labor on same
1 33
John Whipple 2d, for work on railing at A. Brown's 4 50
Oliver Porter, working out non-resident tax 1860 6 00
for cash paid for gravel. 5 00
for taking obstruction from road. 50
Geo. Appleton, Treas'r, for snow bills rec'd by him of Collector 581 31
$675 12
A. Conant. 31 00
Abatements allowed to Collector.
Of Year 1860-David Brewer, $1 50 ; SC Kent, 1 50. 3 00
Ileirs of Benj Edwards 1 00 ; C Burnham 00 94. . 1 94 Of Year 1861-D C Brown 2 86 ; Benj Preston, Adm'r, 10 20 .. 13 06 David B Trask 1 50; Albert M Whipple 1 50. ... 3 00
A F Bagley 1 12 ; Manasseh Brown 00 15. 1 27
John Harris 00 41 ; Amos Gould 00 58. 99
Heirs of David Preston 00 49; Jacob Kinsman 2 04 2 53
Francis Edwards. 60
O. Norton, for highway tax paid. 2 18
Charles A. Nason, highway tax paid 2 86
$31 43
Incidental.
Paid to
Wm. Ives & Co , for printing. $25 00
Phillips & Sampson, school books. 38 50
D L Hodgkins, joist 4 29 ; Sylvanus Caldwell for same 1 55. . .
5 84
Alfred A Abbott for retainer in Prescott's suit 25 00 John Gentlee, for setting town bounds. 2 00
N B Butler, on account of error in tax list.
16 54
discount on $2150 98 tax paid before Dec 1st 86 03
Jos P Lovering for express. 1 53
Cong'l Parish for use of Vestry and Selectmen's office 20 00
George Appleton jr, for posts on bridge. 3 12
for postage. 45
Dan'l E Safford, for assistance to poor travellers. 5 38
stationary 1 16; postage & express 1 43. . 2 59
Sam'l Adams, assistance to poor travellers 1 00
" perambulating town lines 4 00
Benj W Patch, " journey to Camp Road. 75
66
" two journeys to Essex on acc't of pauper .. . 2 00
" assistance to poor traveller 1 25
66 " perambulating town lines 4 00
Francis Brown " for bounty, 20 00
$264 98
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Recapitulation.
Amount charged to Treasurer on third page $5097 08
Credited by Expenses for Schools $687 87
66 for Poor 460 34
66 66 66 for Salaries and Fees 173 45
66 60 Interest money paid. 406 26
66 Assistance to Families of Volunteers. 402 47
66 66 Expense of Roads 675 12
66 66 Abatements. 31 43
66
Incidental Expences. 264 98
66
66 State and County Taxes 809 84
66 Notes paid. 215 00
4126 76
Balance
970 32
To be increased by error in this account. 4 50
Leaving balance against the Treasurer. 974 82
The Treasury is liable for outstanding Orders. 221 12
which will reduce the amount in Treasury to
$753 70
DANIEL E. SAFFORD,
Selectmen SAMUEL ADAMS, of
BENJ. W. PATCH, Hamilton.
HAMILTON, March, 1862.
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