Town of Hamilton Annual Report 1862-1863, Part 1

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Publication date: 1862
Publisher: The Town
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Part 1


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


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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


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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


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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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