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REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH, 1867,
TO MARCH 1868.
SALEM: GEORGE W. [PEASE & CO., [PRINTERS. Observer Caloric Printing Rooms. 1868.
REPORT.
Receipts. 0
Cash in Treasury, March 1867 1,480 95
Received of F. R. Allen, Collector 1866
449 00
66 guardian of Kendall Dodge 26 40
State Aid reimbursed
800 00
Corporation Tax
115 09
66
Massachusetts School Fund
108 69
Liquor Agent in cash 50 00
N. B. Butler, Collector, for taxes
6,035 41
interest on taxes not paid Jan. 1st 13 14
-
$13,236 68
Expenditures.
Paid County tax ..
$629 90
interest on County tax 6 00
$635 90
Treasurer's Account.
Notes paid ..
$4,010 00
Interest on notes. 1,139 54
State Aid to Feb. 1.
464 00
Recruiting money reimbursed.
5 00
State Tax.
2,500 00
Orders drawn the present year ,3398 52
$11,517 06
3
Schools. NORTH DISTRICT.
E. S. Cook, teaching, summer term $90 00
-
J. H. Dixon, teaching, winter term, 110 00
Samuel Patch, wood, cutting the same, and building fire, 20 37
220 37
WEST DISTRICT.
Lucie A. Lamson, teaching, summer term,
85 00
Lucie A. Lamson, teaching, winter term, 90 00
George Dodge and Jarvis Lamson, wood, cutting the same and building fire, 20 50
Charlotte Leach, teaching, winter term, 105 00
300 50
EAST DISTRICT.
G. W. Adams, building fire, in 1866-67, 3 00
Wmn. B. Smith, teaching, winter term, 1866-67, 139 00
Charlotte E. Patch, teaching, summer term, 100 00
Robert F. Dodge, teaching, winter term,
101 25
Isaac Knowlton, wood,
21 50
Joseph Knowlton, 2d, building fire, 3 00
367 75
SOUTH DISTRICT.
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching, summer term
96 00
winter 66
96 00
H. W. Rust wood,
8 00
Joseph P. Lovering, wood,
5 00
Daniel E. Safford, paid for building fire,
4 00
George Brown, wood,
7 00
216 00
$1,104 62
Poor Department.
Paid E. P. Dodge & Co., goods delivered Joanna Kent, $57 25
66 James M. Woodman, house rent for Joanna Kent, 30 00
66 John Pickett, coal for Robert F. Dodge, 10 30
" Est. of Geo. Meacom, house rent for R. F. Dodge, 50 00
66 Benjamin W. Patch, wood for R. F. Dodge, 38 50
4
Paid Josiah Woodbury, wood for R. F. Dodge,
10 00
66 Samuel Ayres 66
66 10 00
66 County of Essex board and clothing for Kendall Dodge, 163 38
66 E. P. Dodge & Co., goods delivered James M. Woodman, on account of George Woodman, 42 00
66 John Trefry, assistance to travellers, 66
66 David B. Wallis, 3 00
66 David B. Wallis, wood for Joanna Kent, 23 00
66 Hannah E. Brown, assistance to travellers,
17 75
George W. Hubbard, goods delivered James M. Woodman, on account of George Woodman 24 00
66 George W. Hubbard, goods delivered Joanna Kent, 12 00
66 Paul D. Patch, S2 feet of wood delivered R. F. Dodge in 1865, with interest on the same 13 08
" Nathaniel B. Butler, aid to travellers 2.75
66 Robert Whipple, groceries for Robert F. Dodge, 147 00
Winthrop L. Dodge, wood for Joanna Kent, 8 00
66 City of Lynn for assistance furnished Wm. A. Haskell, and funeral expenses of his wife paid March, 1867, 27 25
$711 51
Removing Snow.
March, 1867. Highway District No. 2,
20 80
66
66
66 No. 4,
29 80
66 66
66
No. 3,
20 60
66
66
No. 8,
21 50
66
66
66
No. 6, 27 30
66
66
No. 5, 27 60
66
66
66
66
No. 7, 13 60
168 00
For 1867 and '68.
Highway Dist. No. 3, Ira P. Knowiton, Surveyor 90 33
66
No, 2, Wm. H. Patch, . 66 131 80
66
No. 4, Isaac W. Kimball 66 97 30
66
66 No. 7, Edwin A. Whipple, 77 20
66
66 No. 1, Jos. Knowlton, 2d, 42 65
66
No. 6, Jarvis Lamson, 59.50
66
No. 5, Charles Patch 75 80
No. 8, Francis M. Brown, 68 55
643 13
$811 13
No. 1, 6 80
22 25
5
Roads and Bridges.
Paid Benj. W. Patch and Francis M. Brown for widening a piece of road near Deacon Whipple's 98 00
Samuel Dane, for Land, setting wall and railing near his house
33 00
66 Francis M. Brown, working non resident tax, 66 66 extra labor on road 3 70
10 54
66 Daniel L. Hodgkins, stringers and plank for Factory Bridge,
131 49
66 Ira P. Knowlton, working non resident tax,
10 53
66 William K. Patch,
10 54
Isaac W. Kimball, 66
10 54
Edwin A. Whipple, 66
66
10 54
66 Jos. Knowlton, 2d, 66 66
66
10 54
Jarvis Lamson 66 66
60
10 54
66 Charles Patch 66
10 54
66 66 teaming lumber for Factory Bridge David B. Wallis, journey to factory and to Ipswich, for lumber for Factory Bridge,
2 00
66
Joseph P. Lovering, gravel for highway,
2 25
$366 75
Salaries and Fees.
Paid Nathaniel B. Butler, services as assessor,
25 45
66
66 making out State aid report 3 times, 3 00
66 66 examining, superintending, and letting out road near Deacon Whipple's 4 00
66 services as overseer of poor 5 00
66
66
66 as Selectman,
8 25
66
66 journey to factory to examine
bridge with team, 2 00
66 John Trefry, notifying town officers,
2 50
66
making State aid report, 2 00
66
66 services on Whipple's road, 4 00
66
66 services as constable concerning dogs, 4 50
66
66 as constable, 4 00
66 66 as Overseer of Poor, 5 00
66
66
66 Assessor, 20 30
66
12 00
6
Paid David B. Wallis services as Assessor,
18 00
Overseer of Poor, 5 00
Joseph P. Lovering, for recording and indexing births, marriages and deaths,
9 00
“ Joseph P. Lovering, making return of votes for representatives and certificates of the same, 1 50
Joseph P. Lovering, services as Town Clerk, 10 00
6
" as School Committee, 8 00
Daniel E. Safford, services as Treasurer,
20 00
66 extra services in regard to State Aid 6 00
66
66
as School Committee 10 00
66 66
10 00
$187 50
Miscellaneous.
Paid N. B. Butler, stationery $3 48
John H. Gregory, school books for Charlotte Leach 3 06
John G. Felt, painting and lettering guide-boards ..
2 00
66 John L. Woodbury, making two guide-boards.
75
Salem Gazette Office, printing tax bills. 66 school reports 13 06
3 50
Wm. H. Bryant, horse and buggy 3 journeys. 4 50
". Nath'l B. Butler, journey to Charlestown on account of Mary Richardson, expenses.
3 50
D. B. Brooks & Bro., school books delivered School Committee . 80 92
John Tibbets, making return of deaths 1 20
.. wash-leather for hearse. 1 00
Nathaniel B. Butler, taking census of children. . 1 50
66 journey to factory $1, postage 60c 1 60 33
crecting guide-boards.
dog warrant and certificate. 1 25
66 John Trefry, taking census of children 1 50
postage . . .
15
George Nutter, for express 1866 and '67. 2 00
David B. Wallis, taking census of children 1 50
66 Elias Haskell, for removing foundation of old cemetery wall 1865 by order of committee 2 00
David M. Hoyt, postage. 1 21
S. Franklin French
7
Paid First Congregational Parish, for use of vestry for town meetings, selectmen's office 50 00
66 Daniel E. Safford, postage. 50
Wm. A. Brown, timber' for stakes for new burying ground, numbering and setting the same. 20 50
66 George B. Dodge, setting stakes for bounds for the grave lots. 1 50
66 Benj. W. Patch, setting stakes for bounds to grave lots 1 50
$204 01
Abatements.
Allowed N. B. Butler, Collector for 1867.
Estate of Timothy Marshall 63 cts, Tristam Appleton, poll tax, $2 00 .. $2 63
James Webber, poll $2 00, Nath'l Foss jr, poll $2 00,
4 00
Richard Foss, poll $2 00, David Tucker, poll $2 00. 4 00
Estate of Ezekiel Allen 2 37
$13 00
Liquor Agency.
Amount of stock on hand and paid for Feb. 1867
$20 19
" sales to Feb. 15th, 1868.
2,187 31
66
" purchases 2,033 59
153 72
Deduct Agent's salary $48, freight $20 82
68 82
84 90
Amount of stock Feb. 15th, 1868, paid for
40 38
125 28
Deduct capital
20 19
Profit to Feb. 15th, 1868
105 09
Received in cash.
50 00
In favor of the town in cash and stock.
$55 09
8
Recapitulation.
Paid County taxes and interest.
$635 90
Notes paid ..
4,010 00
Interest on notes.
1,139 54
State Aid. .
464 00
Recruiting money reimbursed. 5 00
State Tax
2,500 00
Schools
1,104 62
Salaries
187 50
Poor.
711 51
Miscellaneous expenses.
204 01
Removing Snow
811 13
Roads and Bridges
366 75
Abatements.
13 00
Expenses of Treasurer
11,517 06
Treasurer's receipts for the year
13,236 68
Balance in cash.
1,719 62
Due from Collector 1866.
252 25
1867
S10 00
In favor of the town
$2.781 87
Town Debt ;.
Amount of Notes against the town
$19,811 00
Deduct balance in favor of treasury . 2,781 87
Town Debt $17,029 13
The Treasury is subject to certain unpaid bills. ] amounting as near as can be judged to about $100; and bills have been paid by the town for State Aid and assistance to State Paupers which will be reimbursed by the State. The amount of the town debt will not be materially altered on this account. We cannot report the exact amount of these bills on either side; but the amount of the town debt would be lessened rather than increased.
NATHANIEL B. BUTLER,
For the Selectmen of Hamilton,
HAMILTON, March 4th, 1868.
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