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REPORT
OF THE
receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH, 1865, TO MARCH, 1866.
Receipts.
Cash in Treasury, March, 1865,. $1024 11
Received of George B. Dodge, Collector for 1863,. . 5 00
" N. B. Butler,
1865,. . 7421 48
66
Interest on County Tax,
74
66 State Aid, reimbursed,
1965 20
Corporation Tax, .
68 18
Massachusetts School Fund, 35 42
Recruiting Money returned from State, 300 00
66 from Town of Gloucester, 5 00
Cash hired,. 2800 00
$13,627 13
Expenditures.
Outstanding orders, 1863 and 1864, $19 88
Notes Paid, .. . . 3356 91
Interest on Netes, . 919 10
State Tax,
2350 00
2
County Tax,. 524 90 Recruiting Money reimbursed, in accordance with the vote of the Town, 1634 00
Orders drawn the present year, 2489 87
State Aid, 1140 50
$12,435 16
Schools.
NORTH DISTRICT.
Paid Isaac D. Patch, wood and building fire, ...... $20 00
Hattie M. Brown, teaching 12 weeks, Summer term, .. 62 90
" Mr. Perkins, teaching, Winter term,
100 00
EAST DISTRICT.
Paid F. R. Allen, wood and building fire, . $27 75 Lizzie M. Sayward, teaching 12 weeks, Summer term, .. 59 75
Martha E. Whittredge, teaching 12 weeks,
Winter term,. 90 00
SOUTH DISTRICT.
Paid Joshua Appleton, wood and building fire, ..... $27 75 S. A. M. Billings, teaching 12 weeks, Summer term, 61 75
'' Charlotte Leach, teaching 12 weeks, Winter term, 90 00
WEST DISTRICT.
Paid Helen A. Leach, teaching 12 weeks, Summer term, .
60 00
66 66 66 Winter
term,
90 00
$689 90
3
Poor Department.
FOR JOANNA KENT.
Paid George B. Dodge, 1 cord wood, $9 00
66 supplies,. 7 00
" E. P. Dodge, groceries, 87 50
" Elbridge Dodge, 1 cord wood, 9 00
" George Dodge, 1-2 cord wood, 4 50
" James M. Woodman, house rent,. 30 00
FOR ROBERT F. DODGE.
Paid Estate of George Meacom, house rent, $50 00
John Pickett, wood and coal,. 52 50
" Robert Whipple, groceries, 135 50
" Israel F. Lee, bill for funeral charges for R. F. Dodge's daughter,. 15 50
FOR EUNICE LEFAVOUR.
Paid board to Aaron Goodhue, 1 year, $130 00
" Clothing , 3 55
FOR KENDALL DODGE.
Paid County of Essex, board 1 year, $130 36
" Clothing, 30 00
FOR E. E. MEADY.
Paid City of Salem, 1 ton coal, $13 00
" T. M. Prime, groceries, 16 00
FOR ELIZA ANNABLE.
Paid City of Boston, assistance in 1863 and 1864, ... $12 50
Paid Dr. Flitner, medical attendance to E. Haskell's daughter, 1864,. $5 00
" D. M. Hoyt, coffin and funeral charges for John Andrews,. . 16 00
" George B. Dodge, journeys out of town,. 3 25
$760 16
Abatements.
Allowed N. B. Butler, Collector, 1865. $21 17
F
4
Discount on Taxes.
Allowed N. B Butler, 5 per cent deduction on Taxes paid before Nov. 15, 1865,. $343 41
Salaries and Fees.
G. B. Dodge, services as Assessor, . . $22 50
66
" Overseer of Poor 5 00
" Constable, 4 00
" Selectman,. 6 00
N. B. Butler, 66
66
" Overseer of Poor, 5 00
66
66 66
" Assessor, 26 25
S. G. Hiler, 66
66
66 66
" Selectman, 5 00
D. E. Safford, 66
" Treasurer, . 20 00
.. ..
66
" School Committee, 10 00
J. P. Lovering, "
" Clerk, 10 00
$193 25
Roads and Bridges.
Paid Isaac W. Kimball, labor on bridge, ... $5 25
" 66 66 working non-resident tax, 3 58
66 Richard D. Knowlton, “ 66 3 58
66 labor on road, 2 17
" E. A. Whipple, working non-resident tax, 3 57
" Joseph Knowlton, 3 57 66
66 66
T. Patch's 1 72
66 66 66 C. A. Nason's " 58
66 extra labor on road, . 4 20
66 Geo. Brown, working non-resident tax, 3 58
66
66 extra labor on bridge, 4 00
66 66
" Collector 48 00
" Selectman, 6 50
60 20 00
" Overseer of Poor 5 00
5
Paid Samuel Dodge, working non-resident tax, 1864,. .. 6 98
" Asa WV. Trowt, 66 3 57
" Anna Brown for gravel, 5 00
" John H. Cogswell, plank and teaming the same for Manning's bridge, 16 75
" Geo. B. Dodge, labor and material for bridge, . 10 75
" Jarvis Lamson, working non-resident tax, 3 58
" Charles Patch, 66 66 3 57
$85 95
Clearing Snow.
Paid Samuel Dodge, clearing snow, 1864,. $5 10
66 T. W. Kimball, 66 66
7 80
66 Rich'd D. Knowlton, 7 20
66 R. K. Patch, 66
1863, 96
E. A. Whipple, 66
3 44
66 Jos. Knowlton, 66 66
17 40
66 F. R. Allen, 66 66
1 60
66 George Brown, 66
2 80
66 Jarvis Lamson, 66 66
6 20
George Appleton, « 1864,. 2 80
$55 30
Incidental Expenses.
Paid Wm. Lakeman, stock and making 7 guide boards, $4 37
" G. B. Dodge, journey to Boston, 3 60
" S. G. Hiler, 66 3 60 66
" Perambulating lines, . 4 00
" John Foster, care of Selectmen's room 2 years, . . 4 00
66 66 66 lodging poor traveller, 50
" J. P. Lovering for recording soldiers' names and obtaining intelligence about soldiers, 6 80
" J. P. Lovering, journey to Ipswich, 1 50
" Isaac F. Knowlton, 2 guide posts,. 1 50
6
Paid N. B. Butler, journey to Boston, pay State tax, &c,. 3 60
.6
cash for warrant in relation to dogs and certifying same to Dist. Att'y, repairing Cemetery wall. 75 services rendered and cash for ob- taining information for Pro't Mars'l, 1 75
1 05
66
66
procuring and erecting guide boards 3 25 stationery $1 30 ; aid to poor trav- ellers $3 75, 5 05
.6
66 surveying lines between Topsfield and Hamilton, 3 00
Postage and Stationery, 66
66 services rendered and cash, for pre- paring Statistics, State Aid, . 2 50
making annual report, 3 00
66
66 66 for obtaining military statistics for Tappan Wentworth, 1 00
66
cash sundry persons for services ren - dered at fire in Wenham swamp ... 137 00
2 00
66 66 perambulating lines, 6 00
" John G. Felt, painting and lettering guide boards, 9 75
" Daniel E. Safford, Postage Stamps, . 50 66 appearance Legislative Com- mittee, 5 00
" George Appleton, nails for guide board, 40
" G. B. Dodge, notifying Town Officers,. 2 50
" H. P. Ives, stationery, 5 08
" Salem Obs'r Office, print'g Auditor's Reports, '64, 12 00
66 66 66 School 66
7 00
66 66 66 Tax Bills,. . .
3 37
" Jos. P. Lovering, recording births, marriages and deaths, . 4 80
" D. M. Hoyt, School, North District, 1 38
66 66 66
66 West 92
66 66 Mrs. Kent, . 65
6.6 66 labor on Cemetery, . 28 00
66 Postage, 1 40, return of deaths, 2 50, 3 90
66
66 66
one day service at the factory .. . ..
66
7
Paid S. G. Hiler, aid to poor travellers, 7 00
66 6: making Annual Report, 3 00
G. B. Dodge, perambulating lines, 6 00
66 66 making out State Aid, 1 00
.
surveying lines between Topsfield
and Hamilton, . 2 00
66 making Annual Report, . 3 00
" Congregational Parish for use of vestry and room for Selectmen's Office, 30 00
" F. R. Allen, journey to Boston, 3 00
$340 73
Liquor Agency.
D. M. HOYT. DR.
To amount stock on hand, . $182 47
Profits for three years in cash,. 58 63
241 10
Amount capital invested, .
132 78
Net profits 3 years, in cash and stock, $108 32
Recapitulation.
Expenses of Schools,. $689 90
" Poor, 760 16
Abatements, .
21 17
Discount on Taxes,
343 41
Salaries and Fees,.
193 25
Roads and Bridges,
85 95
Snow Bills, .
55 30
Incidental Expenses,. 340 73
State Aid, to January, 1866,
1140 60
State Tax, 2350 00
County Tax, 524 90
8
Outstanding Orders, 19 88
Interest on Notes,
919 10
Notes paid, . 3356 91
Recruiting money reimbursed,
1634 00
$12,435 16
Amount of cash in Treasury, .. 1717 47
due from D. M. Hoyt, Liquor Agent, 241 10
66
F. R. Allen, Collector, 1864,. 94 09
66 66 N. B. Butler, 138 97
State Aid, .
1140 50
$3,332 13
Outstanding order,
50
$3,331 63
Town Debt.
Amount of Notes against the town, $19,062 00
Deduct balance in favor Treasury 3,331 63
Town debt, $15,730 37
NATHANIEL B. BUTLER, Selectmen STEPHEN G. HILER, of
GEORGE B. DODGE, Hamilton.
HAMILTON, MARCH, 1866.
SALEM GAZETTE TRESS.
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