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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
From March 1864 to March, 1865.
SALEM : PRINTED AT THE OBSERVER OFFICE. 1865.
REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury, March 1864.
$1,571 62
Received of George B. Dodge, Collector for 1863
83 13
Francis R. Allen,
1864 4,533 00
Dog tax of 1863.
5 40
Massachusetts school fund.
35 19
Expenses recruiting, 1863, reimbursed by state
70 00
State aid
1,800 00
From Corporation tax.
228 99
Town of Gloucester for supplies to paupers .
79 07
Money hired.
3,650 00
$12,056 40
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Outstanding order of 1863 7 20
Orders of present year.
6,026 63
Interest on notes 753 50
State aid.
1,908 00
State tax ..
1,296 00
County tax.
539 04
Deposited with state treasurer for recruiting
500 00
Snow bills of 1863 1 92
$11,032 29
3
SCHOOLS.
North District.
Paid Sophia F. Lovering, teaching 12 weeks summer term .. $60 00
Chas. E. Harrington, teaching winter term 102 00 George Dane, for wood and building fire. 20 00 South District.
Paid Sarah E. Webster, teaching 12 weeks, summer term .. 60 00
Charles A. Sayward, winter term 100 00 Joshua Appleton, wood and building fire 16 00 East District.
Paid P. B. Adams, teaching summer term, 12 weeks 60 00
Harriet E. Dodge, winter term 75 00
F. R. Allen, wood and making fire. 21 33 West District.
Paid Joseph F. Kent, teaching winter term, 1863-4, 24 mo 59 00
Lydia B. Wilson summer term 12 weeks 60 00
George H. Stevens winter term 114 00
Alvin Smith, wood and building fire 26 00
$773 33
OVERSEERS OF POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid for
Asa Brown, to Mary Rowe, for board to April, 8th 1864 $92 00
from April 8 to August 15. 55 71
D. M. Hoyt, cloth. 1 76
funeral expenses. 20 00
Joanna Kent, house rent, to James M. Woodman 22 50
E. P. Dodge, groceries. 86 50
66 George B. Dodge, 3 cords of wood. 30 00
Jarvis Lamson, 1 cord of wood 12 00
Jonathan P. Lovering, 1 do 10 00
66 Alvin Smith, ¿ do. 4 00
Eunice Lefavour, to Aaron Goodhue, for board 1 yr. clothing. 4 86
130 00
E. E. Meady, to city of Salem, supplies and coal. 72 50
for house rent. 17 00
J. M. Prime, groceries 45 00
4
Paid for
Robert Dodge, to estate of E Meacom, house rent 1 yr 50 00
R. & J. Pickett, wood and coal. 34 00
Robert Whipple, groceries 87 00
F. R. Allen, wood 5 cords.
49 00
Silvester Dane, meat. 3 97
O. F. Swasey, medical attendance 3 00
Kendal Dodge, to County of Essex, board 1 yr 124 21
clothing.
30 00
George Barker, to E. Haskell, care of family 2 weeks 5 00
E. Cogswell & Son, groceries 20 00
Sarah Manning, care of family 10 weeks. 10 00
D. M. Hoyt, groceries delivered 29 22
20 00
66
W. A. Brown, clothing and boots 25 00
Shackley family, to town of Beverly, groceries 10 00
21 00
Dr. J. S. Bomer, Medical attendance on Poor, J. L. Robinson 37 50
Elias Haskell, to D. M. Hoyt, groceries for family 37 08
Mary Howe, to D. M. Hoyt, 5 00
to George E. F. Dane, beef. 10 00
to F. R. Allen, ¿ cord of wood. 4 00
to Wm. G. Brown, coal, 2620 1bs 20 96
George Dane, supplies to poor travellers
7 00
Amount
1,247 52
Deduct-am't received from Gloucester
79 07
Expense of poor $1168 45
GEORGE DANE,
JOHN WHITTREDGE,
Overseers of
F. R. ALLEN,
Poor.
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid Joseph P. Lovering, services as school committee 2 yrs. . $16 00
town clerk 10 00
George R. Dodge, collector 1863 25 00
George Dane, services as overseer of poor 5 00
D. M. Hoyt, funeral expenses of Mrs. Barker Mrs. Curtis, care of family 1 week. 75
9
5
Paid John Whittredge, services as overseer of poor 5 00
F. R. Allen 66 5 00
collector 1864. 44 00
"' constable. 6 00
John Whipple 2d, selectman and assessor
16 00
making annual report 3 00
census of children. 1 00
W. A. Brown, selectman and assessor 18 00
making annual report. 3 00
66 census of children. 1 00
Alvin Smith, selectman and assessor 16 00
making annual report 3 00
66 census of children. . 1 00
Daniel E. Safford, town treasurer 20 00
school committee- 10 00
$208 00
ROADS.
Paid
Robert Stone, railing and material. $1 50
Alvin Smith, labor on road near Riggs' 140 00
I. D. Brown, gravel. 5 00
Mrs. Anna Brown do. 5 00
Isaac Knowlton, working non-resident tax 6 98
" clearing snow.
9 20
Joseph Knowlton, working non-resident tax
6 98
working unpaid taxes
11 68
clearing snow 6 98
8 65
Winthrop L. Dodge, working non-resident tax
11 24
" clearing snow
32 70
George B. Dodge, working non-resident tax.
6 98
working tax of heirs of A. Dodge
55
" clearing snow
14 70
George Appleton working non-resident tax
6 93
Daniel Roberts 66 6 98
" clearing snow 23 35
George E. F. Dane, working non-resident tax 6 98
clearing snow. 16 50
F. R. Allen, collector for snow bills rec'd for taxes . .. 14 37
$343 30
·
working A. Baker's tax
6
ABATEMENTS,
Of 1863 George B. Dodge, Collector $1 26
" 1864 Francis R. Allen, . 23 25
$24 51
DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Allowed F. R. Allen, Collector for 5 per cent. discount on Taxes paid before Nov. 1, 1864 167 92
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid
Charles E. River, bounty voted 1861. 20 00
Joseph P. Lovering, recording soldiers names, &c. 17=75
Conrad H. Brooks, am't of Estate of Capt. Linbery 1,000 00
D. P. Dodge, for express 2 68
George W. Pease, printing.
25 87
Joseph P. Lovering, recording births, deaths and marriages
6 90
H P. Ives, record books. 2 50
Benjamin Porter, repairs on Pound .. 4 75
First Cong. Parish, rent of selectmen's office & use of vestry
30 00
D. M. Hoyt, postage and making return of deaths. 3 35
Salem Gazette office, printing notice of reward, &c. 1861. ...
4 75
Stephen B. Ives, jr, services in the Linbery case.
50 00
D. E. Safford
£0 00
Overseers of Poor, for services out of town on ac't of paupers F. R. Allen, postage and stationery.
13 50 50
John Whipple 2d, meeting with County Com. .copying town valuation of 1863-4
2 00
W. A. Brown, meeting with County Com. making return of Men in Navy
2 00
copying valuation of 1863 and 4.
10 00
journey to Gloucester to pay bounties. 3 50
2 50
66
' to Salem to get receipts for enlisted men making out state aid return and carrying the same to Boston. 5 00
stationery, express and postage. 4 00
7 50
2 00
7
Alvin Smith, copying valuation books of 1863 and 4 10 00
16 making out state aid return. 1 50
journey to Topsfield 1 50-postage 50 cts 2 00
D. E. Safford, revenue stamps. travelling expenses 3 00-postage 57 cts 3 57
2 43
$1,262 05
BOUNTIES.
Paid to
Edward Hill
$125 : Moses D. Wilkins $125. 250 00
Joseph C. Conant 125 ; Thomas Manning 125 .. ... 250 00
John Taxbury 125 ; Ralph H. Goodhue 125 .... 250 00
John Marshall 125 ;- all entered August, 1864 .... 125 00
Tristram Appleton 125;
Nath'l Appleton 125 ....
250 00
Daniel Trow 125 ;
Lemuel Riggs 125 .... 250 00
Abbot Johnson 125 ; George Smith 125 .... 250 00
John H. Knowlton 125 ; Henry P. Brewer 125 .... 250 00
Chas F. Hawkins
125 ; - Enlisted Nov. 16, 1864.
125 00
$2,000 00
LIQUOR AGENCY.
David M. Hoyt, Agent, Dr.
By profits of Agency to March, 1865
47 39
" stock on hand 133 27
$180 66
RECAPITULATION.
Amount charged to Treasurer on first page. 12,056 40
Cr.
Expense of Schools 773 33
" Poor 1,247 52
Salaries and Fees .208 00
Roads. .343 80
Abatements 24 5L
Discount on Taxes 167 92
Incidental Expenses 1,262 05
Bounties
2,000 00
8
State Aid to Jan'y, 1865 1,908 00
State Tax 1,296 00
County Tax.
539 04
Deposited with State for security.
500 00
Outstanding order of 1863
7 20
Snow bills of 1863
1 92
Interest on Notes
753 50
Due from George B. Dodge. Collector, 1863. 5 00
F. R. Allen,
1864 94 09
66 D. M. Hoyt, liquor agent,. 180 66
$1,303 86
The Town is liable for Outstanding Orders
17 50
Cash Balance in favor of Town
$,1285 86
TOWN DEBT.
Notes for Money hired previous to March, 1864
815,772 00
the present year. .3,650 00
$19,422 00
Deduct amount of balance in Treasury
1,286 36
" State aid, due from State 1,908 00
3,194 36
Town Debt
$16,227 64
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W. A. BROWN,
SELECTMEN JOHN WHIPPLE 2d, OF
ALVIN SMITH, HAMILTON.
HAMILTON, March 6th, 1865.
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