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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH, 1866, TO MARCH, 1867.
Receipts.
Cash in Treasury, March 1866.
$1,717 37
Received of F. R. Allen, Collector 1864.
94 09
66
N. B. Butler,
1865. 265 35
Massachusetts School Fund.
100 50
Collector of 1867
4,926 85
burial of State pauper ..
5 00
profit of Liquor Agency in cash
51 91
66
State Aid reimbursed for 1865.
1,050 00
Corporation Tax
104 46
66
Sale of hearse
10 00
Money hired,
5,935 00
$14,260 52
Expenditures.
Outstanding order of 1865.
50
Notes paid.
5,292 00
Interest on notes.
1,035 18
State tax.
1,500 00
State aid for 1866, paid to February 1, 1867.
908 00
Recruiting money reimbursed. 127 00
County tax ..
524 90
Orders drawn the present year.
3,915 83
$13,303 41
2
Schools.
NORTH DISTRICT.
Lizzie M. Sayward, teaching, summer term $60 00
Lucie A. Lamson, teaching, summer term 35 00
Freeman Putney, teaching, winter term. 120 00
Geo. Brown, wood, cutting same, and building fire 18 50
233 50
WEST DISTRICT.
Margaret Wilson, teaching, summer term. 43 00
Martha E. Whittredge, teaching, summer term. 50 00
Wm. H. Dodge, wood and building fire, 1865 ..... 27 00
Geo. B. Dodge, wood, cutting same and building fire
20 50
140 50
SOUTH DISTRICT.
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching, summer term. 85 0C
John F. Whipple, teaching, winter term.
120 00
Geo. Brown, wood, cutting same and building fire
33 00
238 00
EAST DISTRICT.
Charlotte E. Patch, teaching, summer term. $92 00
Isaac Knowlton, wood. 15 00
107 00
$719 00
Poor Department.
Paid James M. Woodman, house-rent for Joanna Kent. 30 00
" estate of George Meacomb " Robert F. Dodge 50 00
" City of Salem for board for E. A. Meady at Reform School, Lancaster.
40 00
" superintendent of Insane Asylum at Ipswich, for board of Kendall Dodge. 143 38
30 00
Aaron Goodhue, board and clothing for Eunice Lefavour
247 00
extra attendance and nursing
55 00
Emerson P. Dodge, goods for Joanna Kent
77 00
John Trefry, assistance to travellers.
21 50
66 David B. Wallis, wood for Joanna Kent.
14 00
John Pickett, wood and coal for R. F. Dodge, 1865 8 72
coal 66
1866. ...
10 00
Josiah Woodbury, wood
24 00
" clothing 66
3
Paid George B. Dodge, aid to traveller. 1 00
" Nathaniel B. Butler, cash paid for board and nursing Henry Johnson and conveying him to S. Almshouse 8 00
66 Samuel Ayres, wood for R. F. Dodge 24 00
Andrew Woodbury, wood for R. F. Dodge 11 63
Nathaniel B. Butler, assistance to travellers 6 75
journey to Gloucester on account of Mary A. Merrill and expenses. 2 40
Francis R. Allen, wood for R. F. Dodge. 20 00
William T. Averill for the burial of Eunice Lefavour ...
5 00
Daniel Clarke, for removal of the body of Eunice Lefavor, and for coffin and grave clothes 13 50
Robert Whipple, groceries for R. F. Dodge. 130 00
David B. Wallis, wood for Joanna Kent. 15 50
66 66 journey to Gloucester on acccount of
Mary A. Merrill and expenses. 4 75
" William Haskell, for assistance 10 00
$1,003 13
Abatements.
Paid Francis R. Allen, additional discount on taxes for 1864 10 15
abatements for 1866. 15 95
$26 10
Removing Snow.
Paid Alvin Smith, for removing snow 1865.
4 60
dist. No. 3, Ira P. Knowlton, surveyor.
75 51
66 7, Edwin Whipple, surveyor
99 10
8, Richard D. Knowlton, surveyor.
69 90
4, Isaac W. Kimball,
99 50
66
2, William K. Patch,
94 65
1, Asa W. Trowt, ·
30 20
66
6, George B. Dodge,
115 60
66
5, David B. Wallis,
... . . . 124 30
$713 36
4
Roads and Bridges
Paid Isaac W. Kimball, for lumber, nails, iron, teaming and labor, railing on Moulton's Road. 38 78
William K. Patch, labor on Maxcy's Road. 3 00
railing. 3 00
John H. Cogswell, materials for railing.
17 50
66 Richard D. Knowlton, working non-resident tax 6 35
Asa W. Trowt, 66
6 34
labor and materials railing on Maxcy's road 17 98
Richard D Knowlton, labor and materials repairing
bridge near Deacon Whipple's house ... 12 00
66 John Whipple, 2d, 3 days work on bridge near his house 6 00
William K. Patch, working non-resident tax. 6 34
George B. Dodge 6 35
66 working taxes of James Corcoran 67c., est. of Andrew Dodge 50c., S. A. Wait 37c., E. W. Dodge 37c.,. 1 91
66 13 20 Geo. Roundy, plank for bridge near Deacon Whipple's 66 George B. Dodge, extra work on road near John Trow's 4 00
6 35
David B. Wallis, working non resident tax. 66 extra labor on highway.
5 25
66
3 00 Sam'l Dodge, labor done on highway by surveyor's order Nath'l B. Butler, teaming posts and joists from Ipswich for railing. 3 00
Nathaniel B. Butler, putting up railing.
3 00
Ira P. Knowlton, gravel purchased of Mrs. Anna Brown
5 00
66 working non-resident tax.
6 35
66
66 repairing road near Mrs. Porter's house
21 65
George Dane, for gravel, 1865.
3 00
1866. 4 00
66
66 for dist. No. 7 4 00
Edwin A. Whipple, working non resident tax. 66 labor on new road. 2 70
6 34
Richard D. Knowlton, labor on bridge on Whipple's Road
1 75
Isaac W. Kimball, working non-resident tax.
6 34
Joseph P. Lovering, gravel.
2 00
66 John Whipple, 2d, labor repairing bridge. 70
$227 18
5
Salaries and Fees.
Paid Joseph P. Lovering, services as school committee for 1865
8 00
Nath'l B. Butler,
as overseer of poor. 5 00
66
" as selectman under S. aid law 6 00
66
as assessor.
25 10
" as selectman
8 00
making annual report 6 00
66 John Trefry, notifying town officers.
2 50
services as assessor
16 75
66 overseer of poor
5 00
constable. 4 00
66
66 services as selectman under state aid law 6 00
7 00
66
notifying owners of dogs
7 00
Stephen G. Hiller, services as school committee, 2 years Joseph P. Lovering, for recording, indexing, copying births, marriages and deaths.
8 35
66
10 00 Joseph P. Lovering, services as town clerk. . . יי as school committee. 8 00
66
Daniel E. Safford, services as school committee.
10 00
as treasurer. 20 00
6 00
66 legal advice. 3 00
David B. Wallis, services as selectman 7 00, assessor 16 75 . . . as selectman under state aid law 6 00
23 75
66
overseer of poor 5 00
Francis R. Allen, services as collector 44 00
$262 45
Miscellaneous.
Paid Daniel Roberts, one acre of land purchased of him for cemetery ...
200 00
66 D. E. Safford, for services and expenses in suit of Simon Mears and Jacob Brown and town of Hamilton (trustees) and Simon Mears and town of Hamilton scire facias. 20 00
D. B. Brooks and Bro., new record book and journal. ... 14 62 D. Pulsifer & Co .. for painting and lettering guide board 2 25 Salem Gazette Office, printing selectmen's report, 1865 14 58
N B. Butler, stationery purchased of D. B. Brooks. . .. .
3 47
E. H. Brainard & Co., building one funeral car. . . 400 00
services as selectman.
12 00
extra services in payment of state aid
66
6
Paid David M. Hoyt, building wall around cemetery.
.. Salem Gazette Office, printing School Report and tax bills 13 50
" Allen W. Dodge, stone for cemetery wall. 25 00
" Nathaniel B. Butler, covering for hearse.
Geo. B. Dodge, perambulating Wenham line, substitute
D. M. Hoyt, school books for S. Dist.
66
for N. Dist.
3 25
87
66 labor on burying ground.
6 87
expense of purchasing hearse. 5 00
60
66 freight on hearse 1 90
66 making return of deaths 1 67
1 00
.. 66 procuring and erecting guide post & boards
1 00
66
66 dog warrant.
75
66
padlock for hearse house.
45
66
postage
21
66
66 perambulating Manchester line
1 00
Wenham line. 2 00
66 Wm. A. Brown, one day's work with team filling trench, &c., under old cemetery wall. 5 00
" Wm. A. Brown, superintendence of wall around cem- etery and surveying land. 5 00
1 50
" First Cong. Parish, for use of vestry for town meetings and selectmen's office
50 00
town of Essex, for half the expense of erecting boundary stones between Hamilton and Essex. 6 25
12 00
66
Geo. A. Oakes, services as liquor agent, 3 months 6 6 measures, &c.
· 1 25
66 State sealer, for adjusting standard weights and measures 7 50
D. P. Dodge, for express 1865, $3 10, 1866, $2 25 .... 5 35
Daniel E. Safford, for record of deed, 50c., postage 24c.,
74
66 David B. Wallis, taking census of children.
1 00
one half day factory. 1 00
$964 61
66
N. B. Butler, taking census of children.
1 75
one half day factory
settlement with liquor agent
50
John Trefry, taking census of children
1 00
" Joseph P. Lovering, journey to Beverly
132 50
5 00
2 00
5 88
postage.
7
7
Liquor Agency.
Received of D. M. Hoyt, on settlement, stock $15, cash $51 90 profit for 3 years 8 months. 66 15 Mr. Oakes received and purchased. 126 02
transferred to Mr. Tibbets, cash, $11 21 66 66
66 stock, 112 83 124 04
Mr. Tibbetts, stock purchased. 121 61
Amount on hand in stock and cash.
252 82
Deduct amount purchased by Mr. Oakes, and Mr. Tibbets. . .. 232 63
$20 19
Add profit in cash received of Mr. Hoyt.
51 90
72 09
Deduct Mr. Oakes' salary for 3 months.
12 00
Profit for four years. $60 09
Recapitulation.
Outstanding order of 1865
50
Notes paid.
5,292 00
Interest on notes
1,035 18
State Tax
1,500 00
State Aid.
908 00
Recruiting Money Reimbursed
127 00
Schools.
719 00
Salaries
262 45
Poor ... ,
1,003 13
Miscellaneous.
964 61
Removing Snow
713 36
Roads and Bridges
227 18
Abatements.
26 10
County Tax.
524 90
$13,303 41
Amount of Receipts.
14,260 52
Balance in cash.
$957 11
Add amount now due from Collector
701 25
In favor of the Town
$1,658 36
8
Town Debt.
Amount of Notes against the Town
$19,705 00
Deduct balance in favor of Treasury. 1,658 36
$18,046 64
Add two School Orders not paid, about.
240 00
$18,286 64
Deduct S. Aid to be reimbursed by the State.
908 00
Actual Town Debt.
$17,378 64
It will be thought that the quantity of fuel furnished Robert F. Dodge is uncommonly large. We offer in explanation that he was acci- dentally supplied with one cord of wood more than was intended-which will not be consumed this year ; and further the large amount of care and labor occasioned by his invalid and idotic child, requires more fuel than a family would under ordinary circumstances, as seen by ourselves.
NATHANIEL B. BUTLER,
For the Selectmen of Hamilton.
HAMILTON, March 5, 1857.
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