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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON, ..
FROM MARCH, 1862, TO MARCH, 1863.
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SALEM : PRINTED AT THE OBSERVER OFFICE. 1863.
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REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury, March 1862. $974 82
Amount received from Mass. School Fund. .32 28
66 of State Aid reimbursed.
received of N. B. Butler, collector for 1861. 352 89
300 00
66 from tax on dogs.
.31 90
from collector of 1862 3,490 52
Money hired, 1862. 10,084 71
$15,267 12
EXPENDITURES.
Paid State Tax. $972 00
66 County Tax .. .539 19
Outstanding orders of last year. .248 56
Orders of present year . 11,144 41
Notesand interest. 2,157 02
$15,061 18
SCHOOLS.
North District, paid C. A. Appleton, wood 1861-2 $2 00
W. A. Brown for wood. . 1 50
Ellen S. Cook, teaching 17} weeks. 70 00 D. A. Caldwell, teaching 12 weeks. 89 28
I. D. Patch, for wood .. .5 00
East District, paid Mary Low, teaching 14} weeks. 57 00 Isaac Knowlton, for wood furnished .6 75
South District, paid Z. A. Appleton, teaching 34 mo. 1861-2. .. 113 75 I. P. Knowlton, for wood, 1861-2. 21 00
building fires. .3 00
Amount carried over
$369 28
4
Amount brought over. $369 28
Esther A. Patch, teaching summer term. .. 52 50 Charles Caldwell, teaching winter term. .84 00 Joseph P. Lovering, wood. 14 00
John Foster, cutting wood and housing. .4 50
building fires 3 00
West District, paid I. F. Porter, for teaching 14 weeks 1861-2 105 00 Charles R. Tuck, building fire. .3 25
S. W. Dodge, teaching 18 wks. summer term 65 00
$700 53
Support of Poor.
Paid for Robert F. Dodge, to S. Dane, meat supplied 1861-2 72 00
66 Caleb Wallis for supplies, 1861-2 11 00 George Meacom, house rent 1862 30 00
66 R. & J. Picket, coal & wood '61-62 34 16
66 66 for moving wood '61 1 75
Est. of George Meacomb, house rent 25 00 66
67 20 66 S. Dane for meat supplied 1862-3 R. & J. Picket, coal & wood furnished 38 02
For Eunice Riggs to F. E. Andrews, board and nursing 1861-62 133 03 66 66 1862-63 127 50
66 66
extra attendance and medicine 5 00 coffin and grave clothes 11 50
66 to D. M. Hoyt, funeral expenses .4 50
For Asa Brown to Mary Rowe for board 1861-2. 104 00
for pair of shoes. 1 37
to S. N. Baker, for clothing 1861-62 4 58
66 to J. E. Bomer, medical attendance 1861-2. 10 00
to Mary Rowe, boarding 1862. 25 00
For Joanna Kent to D. M. Hoyt, supplies in 1861-2. 21 96
Dr. J. L. Robinson, medical attendance 1861. . 5 00
B. W. Patch, wood furnished. .3 37
Samuel Adams, moving.
3 00
66 T. Frothingham, stove. .6 72
66 James M. Woodman, wood furnished .4 50
house rent. .7 50
66 George B. Dodge, wood. 3 00
John Smith, wood. 13 50
66 W. H. Dodge, peat. 2 50
66 E. P. Dodge, supplies to April 21, 1863. 91 00
Amount carried over. $868 46
66
5
Amount brought over. $868 46 For family of G. Barker to D. M. Hoyt, supplies 1861-2 27 92
66 66 to R. D. Knowlton, for moving .3 00
For E. E. Meady to city of Salem for supplies. . 59 62
For Eunice Lefavour to Town of Ipswich for boarding.
104 00
For Eliza Webber, to town of Wenham for wood furnished '61-2 6 00
66 66 66 house rent 9 mo. " 30 00
66 66 cord of wood. .. 5 00 66 A. F. Hobbs house rent. . 35 00
For Elias Haskell to John Whipple, 2d, wood furnished .4 75
$1,143 80
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
W. A. Brown, for services on school committee, 1861-2. $8 00
N. B. Butler, ." as collector of taxes, 35 00
Jos. P. Lovering, recording births, deaths, marriages, and making return 9 60
two journeys to Ipswich to return votes for Rep. 2 50 services as town clerk. 10 00
Estate of George Appleton, services as town treasurer. 10 00
paying state tax, collecting state aid and school fund .. .3 00
W. A. Brown and John Whipple, 2d, services as selectmen,
assessors and overseers of poor. 35 00
making annual report .. .3 00
taking census of children 2 00
$118 10
Interest Money.
Paid
Elizabeth A. Whipple
$6 00
Paid Nath'l B. Butler $3 60
John Smith 114 00
John Butler 3 60
James B. Dodge 74 33
Lydia A. Patch 10 00
Isaac B. Dodge
ยท 18 00
Mary Lamson 9 00
William A. Dane
21 00
Sam'l Proctor 60 00
Mary A. Dane
12 00
Joseph T. Dodge 12 00
James A. Dodge
15 00
Zeno Appleton 1 00
Hannah M. Whipple 9 90
Samuel Adams 6 00
$383 43
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Roads.
Paid to
Geo Appleton, Treas'r, for snow bills of 1861, rec'd by him. .44 66
for snow bills of 1862, 66 367 02
George Dane for gravel 1861. 5 00
B. W. Patch for working non-resident highway tax
4 50
Joseph Knowlton
66
66
4 50
Winthrop L Dodge
66
4 50
John Whipple 2d
66
4 50
4 50
Mrs Anna Brown for gravel taken, 1861
5 00
$444 18
State Aid Granted to Families of Volunteers.
Paid to
Susan P. Jowder $156 00
Mary A. Brewer.
156 00
Lucy J. Oliver. 112 00
Nath'l W. Saunders
112 00
Mary A. Hood.
66 00
Louisa Chase
120 00
Lucy J. Patch.
46 00
Eliza Barker 148 00
Mary E. Dodge
148 00
Lucy A. Dodge.
112 00
Nath'l Foss.
120 00
Elizabeth Wallis.
52 00
Susan W. Brown
52 00
$1745 00
Bounties to Three Years' Volunteers.
Paid to
Ira P Knowlton
$150 00
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Richard Hargrave.
.150 00
Andrew J Crowell.
150 00
Wm H Dodge. . 150 00
Moses P Quimby.
150 00
Osmand W Mathews.
150 00
Alex Von Palen.
150 00
Cassius M Flagg
150 00
Manning C Davey ..
150 00
Paid to
Levi C Hutchinson
150 00
Charles H Henderson.
150 00
Owen Short ..
150 00
James E Gowen. .
150 00
George H Henshaw
150 00
$2100 00
Charlotte Dodge.
23 00
| Abbie M. Whipple
47 00
Martha F. Bowen.
12 00
Esther Woodbury
15 00
Abagail Conant.
$52 00
Paid to
Lydia A. Dodge.
.68 00
Esther L. Knowlton.
80 00
Mary A. Henderson.
48 00
Jacob Kinsman
66
Bounty to Nine Months' Volunteers.
Paid to
Alonzo L. Whipple. . . $200 90
Alphonso M. Dodge .. 200 00
Samuel A. F. Whipple .... 200 00
Arthur B. Trussel. .200 00
George W. Bowen 200 00
Augustus H. Andrews. .200 00
Hiram D. Hood. 200 00
Austin S. Kinsman 200 00
John C. Mordough 200 00
Edward Lane. 200 00
James W. Patch 200 00
Reuben Morris.
200 00
A. Webster Dodge. 200 00
Elam W. Burnham 200 00
John Weeks. 200 00
Henry Brewer
200 00
$4000 00
Abatements allowed to Collectors.
Of Year 1862-Oliver Whipple, $4 56; Wm. Ford, $14 44. ... 19 10 Fanny Dodge 2 55; D S Henderson 4 28 ... . .
6 83 Zeno A Appleton 1 00 ; D C Brown 3 52 ... . .. 4 52
H Brewer 2 00; A J Crowell $2; W H Dodge $2 6 00
A W Dodge $2; J Hawkins $2; R Morris $2 .. 6 00
Miles Mayall 2 95; James W Patch 2 00. ..... 4 95
Alonzo L Whipple 2 00; S A F Whipple 2 00. . 4 00
John Harris 44c .; Heirs of David Preston 53c. . . 97
$52 27
Liquor Agency.
Paid by David M. Hoyt, Agent, for Liquor purchased for town, Jan. 19th, 1863 ...... $132 78
Incidental.
Paid to
Wm. Ives & Co., for printing 1861-2 $43 00
Town of Wenham, bound stone $1, do. order of school com. 2 40, 3 40
John Foster, care of Selectmen's office, 1860-1-2 3 00
School committee for books furnished schools 14 22
N. B. Butler, Express, 50, do. errors in tax list of 1861, $22 93 23 43
D. M. Hoyt return of deaths $3 repairs on hearse, 75, pass books 32 4 07
J. K. Davenport notifying town officers 2 00 do. dog owners 2 50 4 50
1
Dr. J. E. Bomer for exemption of militia men 28 00
William G. Pingree services as recruiting officer 25 00
William C. Patch services as constable 1861-2 2 00
F. R. Allen notifying town meetings 6 00, do, dog owners 2 00 8 00
Amount carried over
$158 62
George Parkhurst 200 00
Zeno A. Appleton 200 00
Michael Joyce. . 200 00
John L. Woodbury
200 00
Paid to
8
Amount carried over $158 62 Joseph Knowlton 2d working highway tax of A. Andrews 7 50
J. K. Davenport collector discount on taxes 113 40
Joseph P. Lovering for Express
1 03
Estate of George Appleton, pastage, express & stamps << Journey to Lynnfield to pay volunteers 2 00
50
journey to Essex and Ipswich on account of paupers 2 00
2 26
time and expense for the three years volunteers
5 50
time and expense for nine months volunteers
10 50
time and expense on account of exempts making return of State aid to Boston
2 50
3 00
John Whipple, 2d, two journeys to Ipswich on account of paupers for one journey to Ipswich with exempts
1 50
cash paid for tax book
30
for express and postage
25
$324 32
RECAPITULATION.
Amount charged to Treasurer on third page
$15,267 12
Credited by expense for schools
$700 53
expense for poor
1,143 80
expense for salaries and fees
118 10
interest money paid
383 43
expense of roads
444 18
State aid granted families of volunteers
1,745 00
bounty to three years volunteers
2,100 00
bounty to nine months volunteers
4,000 00
abatement of taxes
52 27
amount paid for liquor by agent
132 78
incidental expenses
324 32
outstanding order of last year
248 56
State and County taxes
1,511 19
notes paid
2,157 02
15,061 18
Balance
205 94
The Treasury is liable for outstanding orders
100 12
which will reduce the amount in Treasury to
105 82
W. A. BROWN, - Selectmen JOHN WHIPPLE, of
ALVIN SMITH, Hamilton.
HAMILTON, March, 1863.
1 88
W. A. Brown for assistance to poor travellers
stationery and postage
50
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