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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1863, TO MARCH, 1864.
SALEM : PRINTED AT THE OBSERVER OFFICE. 1864.
REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Rec'd of George Appleton, former Treasurer. $46 28
J. R. Davenport, Collector for 1862. 155 44
George B. Dodge, 1863 4,441 73 State aid of 1862 reimbursed 1,507 28
Bounty reimbursed by State 3,400 00
Mass. School Fund. .33 00
Dog Licenses. .26 50
Town of Gloucester. 4 75
N. B. Butler, collector of 1860 10 00
B. W. Patch, error in bill 1862 .2 67
Money hired.
14,612 00
$24,239 65
EXPENDITURES.
Paid outstanding orders of 1862-3 $100 12
Orders of present year .2165 89
State aid from March, 1863, to Jan'y 1, 1864 .1526 00
County Tax. 539 19
State Tax. 1,296 00
State Bounty Tax 1,846 07
Notes and Interest 15,071 48
Snow bills®
123 28
$22,668 03
4
SCHOOLS.
North District.
Paid Ellen S. Cook, teaching 12 weeks, summer term. $50 00
Chas E. Harrington, teacher, 12 weeks, winter term 92 00
William Brown, wood for school. 11 00
Oliver H. & Willie D. Saunders, cutting wood & building fire. . 5 50 East District.
Paid Mary Low, teaching 14} weeks, winter term of 1862-3 .... 90 00 66 123 weeks, summer term 1863. .. ... 59 25
66 123 weeks, winter term of 1863-4 ... 86 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, wood for school. 10 00
Chas F. Hawkins, making fire 1862-63 3 00
Francis R. Allen, making fire 1863-4. 3 00
South District.
Paid Sarah E. Webster, teaching 16 weeks summer term. 65 00
Chas A. Sayward, teaching, winter term 63 25
Samuel Dodge, wood for school. 22 00
Renj. Simonds, cutting and housing wood. 5 00
Lewis C. Tibbetts, making fire 3 00
West District.
Paid A.B. Chadwick, teaching 12 weeks, winter term 1862-3 .... 90 00 Sarah W. Dodge, teaching 18 weeks, summer term 1863 .... 65 00 Jarvis Lamson, wood for school and making fire. 15 25 Wm H. and Geo. A. Dodge, wood & making fire 1862-3. . .. 11 00
$749 25
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
Paid for
Asa Brown to Mary Rowe, for board to April 8, 1863. $79 00
60 .. 25 00
to S. N. Baker, for clothing. 10 00
Joanna Kent to James M. Woodman, house rent 15 00
66 to E. P. Dodge, goods from store .84 00
66 to Alvin Smith, wood 4 cords. 31 50
Eunice Lefavour to Aaron Goodhue, board for one year 104 00
66 to clothing 1 00
E. E. Meady
to city of Salem for supplies
90 00
Amount carried up. . $439 50
5
Amount bro't up .. $439 50
Robert F. Dodge to A. L. Meacom for house rent .50 00
to Sylvester Dane, meat furnished. 70 60
to R. & J. Pickett, wood and coal 40 44
66 to George B. Dodge, wood. 8 00
66 to Dr. O. F. Swasey, medical attendance. 3 00
to B. S. Lunt, for cook stove furnished 1857.
.7 00
Eliza Annable to city of Boston for assistance furnished 1862. .. 8 00
Kendal Dodge to county of Essex, board from July 1, 1863. . .. 58 82
to
clothing.
20 00
George Barker to E. Cogswell & Son, for goods from store.
12 0.0
to WV. A. Brown, assistance to poor travellers.
.3 30
$720 66
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
Joseph P. Lovering, services on school committee
$8 00
.
town clerk ..
10 00
J. K. Davenport,
collector 1862.
25 00
Benj. W. Patch,
school committee two years
16 00
Daniel E. Safford,
66
one year
10 00
66 66 town treasurer 20 00
Wm. A. Brown, John Whipple and Alvin Smith, services as
selectmen, &c. §
66
66 making an'l report 4 50
66
66 census of children ... 3 00
$156 50
ROADS.
Paid
Oliver Porter, for working non resident highway tax 1862 .4 50
N. B. Butler, for working highway tax 1863. 7 20
Charles E. Woodbury, working highway tax 1863 7 20
David Giddings, 66
1863 7 20
Jona. P. Lovering, working highway tax 7 20
7 20 John Whipple 2d 66 16
John E. Herrick 66 66
7 20
gravel bought of Anna Brown 5 00
Winthrop I .. Dodge, working non-resident highway tax 7 20
66 Abel Baker's highway tax 15 33
Amount carried over $75 23
60 00
6
Amount bro't up. . $75 23 Benja. Porter, one day's work on railing 2 50 ; John Whip-
ple 2d, 1} day $3 00. .5 50
Sylvanus Caldwell, for plank and joist for railing.
16 84
Alvin Smith, labor on railing five days.
10 00
W. A. Brown, drawing lumber for railing and labor on same.
.4 50
$112 07
ABATEMENTS.
Of year 1862, J. K. Davenport, Collector .26 46
1863, George B. Dodge, 44 54
$71 00
INCIDENTAL.
Paid First Cong. Parish for use of Vestry for town meeting,
and room for selectmen's office, two years
$50 00
Joseph C. Conant, bounty voted in 1861
20 00
Jos. P. Lovering, cash paid for express
.2 17
.6 journey to Ipswich with return of votes 1 50
66
recording births and deaths.
8 00
cash pd for printing school reports.
8 50
66
for record book.
5 67
David M. Hoyt,
making return of deaths.
3 40
postage 98 cts, nails 12 cts
1 10
10 00
Geo. W. Pease, printing town reports.
66
tax bills.
.3 50
F. R. Allen, notifying town officers $1; do. town meetings $5 .. 6 00 services under the dog law 7 00
D. E. Safford, postage and express
92
journey to pay notes & settle acc'ts with State 5 50
66
professional service.
5 00
60
cash revenue stamps on notes
7 20
John Whipple 2d, postage, &c. .30
Alvin Smith, journey to Ipswich & Salem on acc't of pauper
3 50
tax book and express 86
George Appleton, nails for railing. 75
W. A. Brown, journey to Boston to carry state return
3 00
66 express, postage and revenue stamps. 2 50
by vote of town for extra recruit'g services, '62. . 20 00
George B. Dodge, notifying town officers .2 00
$178 37
7
DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Allowed George B. Dodge, collector for discount at 5 per cent. on taxes paid before October 1st, 1863 · $118 04
RECRUITING SERVICE
Paid Wm. A. Brown, for recruiting service from Oct. 17, 1863, to March 1, 1864, twenty days time and expenses. ..... $60 00
LIQUOR AGENCY.
Dr.
Stock on hand, March 1st, 1863,
$135 68
Liquor purchased 66 406 64
Paid agent's salary to March 1st, 1864
45 00
" License to May 1st, 1864
28 33
$615 65
Cr.
By amount of liquor sold
615 56
By barrels sold
9 75
$625 31
Net gain.
$9 66
Stock on hand, March 1st, 1864
71 56
Cash in agent's hand.
61 22
Amount of stock and cash in agent's hand
$142 44
RECAPITULATION.
Amount charged to Treasurer on Ist page
$24,239 65
Cr.
Expense of Schools $749 25
Poor .. 720 66
Salaries and Fees 156 50
Roads
112 07
Snow bills.
.123 28
Abatements' 71 00
Incidental. 178 37
Recruiting Service. ,60 00
Discount on Taxes. 118 04
Outstanding Order of 1862.
100 12
Amount carried over
$2,389 29
8
DR. Am't charged to Treasurer on Ist page bro't over $24,239 65
CR. Amount bro't over. .$2,389 29 State Aid paid from March, 1863, to Jan'y Ist, 1864. 1,526 00
Paid County Tax.
.539 19
State Tax.
.1,296 00
66 State Bounty Tax. .1,846 07
Notes and Interest. 15,071 48
$22,668 03
Cash in Treasury. . $1,571 62
Due from George B. Dodge, Collector 88 13
1,659 75
The town is liable for Outstanding Orders of 1863
9 58
Cash Balance in favor of town $1,650 17
THE DEBT OF THE TOWN IS AS FOLLOWS :
Notes-Payable in 1866 at 5 per cent. interest $7,642 00
66
1868 66
66 66 5,500 00
66 1867 66 420 00 66
66
1865 66 66
1,260 00
Note on demand at 5 per cent. interest 600 00
Note on demand at 6 per cent interest
350 00
Amount of Notes $15,772 00
Deduct amount of balance in Treasury. $1,650 17
66 amount due for State Aid of 1863. .1,862 00
· amount from State for recruiting service ... 60 00
66 amount of stock and cash in liquor
agent's hands. 142 44
$3,714 61
Town Debt.
$12,057 39
W. A. BROWN. Selectmen JOHN WHIPPLE 2d, of ALVIN SMITH, Hamilton.
HAMILTON, March 1st, 1864.
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