USA > Massachusetts > Essex County > Hamilton > Town of Hamilton Annual Report 1874-1875 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1874, TO MARCH 1, 1875.
SALEM, MASS. SALEM PRESS, CORNER OF LIBERTY AND DERBY STREETS. 1875.
REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury March, 1874
$1,652 57
Received on tax of 1872, of N. B. Butler
124 14
66
1873, 66 1,421 12
1873, of S. E. Butler, Admin-
istratrix 248 13
Received on tax of 1873, of Emery Lawrence 553 54
of Emery Lawrence, Collector, 1874 7,988 80
interest on tax of 1873 16 81
66
1874 7 39
on County tax 2 61
66 from sale of burial lot 10 00
66 dog tax 68 36
State aid reimbursed
240 00
corporation tax 27 92
66 bank tax 342 91
income of school fund
233 23
city of Lynn 17 50
66
sale of school books 122 17
income of hay scales 26 75
-
$13,103 95
4
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
EXPENDITURES.
Paid
County tax
$522 10
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Paid
State tax
$760 00
State aid
240 00
Notes paid
1,500 00
Interest on notes
1,298 32
Orders paid present year
4,714 54
$8,512 86
SCHOOLS.
NORTH.
Paid
Waldo Trussel for building fire, 1873 $4 50
Isaac F. Knowlton for wood, 26 00
Lydia C. Dane, teaching summer term
106 25
Otis Appleton, building fire, fall term,
1 00
Francis Dane, wood
2 50
Everett H. Hale, teaching winter term
172 25
$312 50
SOUTH.
Paid
Arthur W. Chandler, building fire, 1873 $5 50
Joseph P. Lovering, for wood 32 00
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching summer term 142 50
Sophia F. Lovering, winter term 145 50
$325 50
5
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
EAST.
Paid
Willis Kent, building fire, 1873 .
$4 00
Geo. K. Knowlton, building fire, 1874 4 10
Isaac F. Knowlton, for wood . 21 00
Laury L. Woodbury, teaching summer terin 106 25
Pitt F. Holden, teaching winter term. 172 25
$307 60
WEST.
Paid
Isaac F. Knowlton, for wood ·
$24 00
James E. Gwinn, building fire, 1873 5 00
Wm. A. Smith, for wood, 1873
20 00
Charles Patch, for wood, 1873
5 00
Susan M. Kimball, teaching summer term 106 25
George R. Dodge, teaching winter term
162 50
$322 75
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid
Asahel H. Patch, for chairs, hooks, and key for West School House $2 95
Hubbard and Kimball, cleaning stove pipe West School 1 50
Neal and Porter, cleaning stove pipe South School 3 00
Ira A. Dunnels, labor on North School House . . 3 50 Wendall P. Burnham, labor and stock on East School 3 00 James E. Woodman, labor on East and West School Houses . 4 47
Amount carried forward
$18 42
6
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward $18 42
Joseph L. Ross, chairs for North School . 10 00
M. Newman, labor and material for South and West Schools 12 98
Benjamin Porter, repairs on North and South
School Houses 16 45
Geo. K. Knowlton, furniture and crayons for East School 3 95
Geo. K. Knowlton, broom and door hooks East School 88
$62 68
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid
George B. Dodge, 1874 $ 2 00
Benjamin W. Patch, 66
4 62
Isaac Knowlton, 66
3 50
Andrew Woodbury, 3 75
Frank W. Brown, 66
1 25
Frank Knowlton, 66
1 25
Edwin A. Whipple, 66
5 00
Oscar F. Whipple,
1 00
George T. Haynes,
1 00
Emery Lawrence,
14 25
Isaac W. Kimball,
8 55
John Brown,
1 50
Lewis C. Appleton, 66
50
Edwin A. Whipple, 1875 4 00
Oscar F. Whipple,
2 25
George T. Haynes, 66 1 25
1 25
George Swett,
.
$56 92
7
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid
Betsey Roberts, for board of Perley Jowder . $ 25 00
S. N. Baker, clothing for Thomas Manning 7 35
Hannah E. Brown, assistance to travellers 151 50
Susan M. Kimball, schooling for Alvin Jowder 1 00
Dr. J. L. Robinson, medical attendance rendered Alexander Hillman 5 00
William Manning, for board and nursing Thomas
Manning 168 29
David Tucker, assistance to travellers 1 10
City of Salem, coal furnished Mrs. P. Jowder 4 50
John Trefry, tickets for poor travellers 1 48
Nancy Annable, board for Alvin Jowder 102 00
Elias Haskell, for board and nursing Henrietta Brown 17 50 George W. Ellis, shoes and clothing for A. Jowder 2 55
Dr. E. C. Tucker, medical attendance rendered Thomas Manning 20 00
Town of Ipswich, for board of Oliver Appleton 136 00
Town of Ipswich, assistance to family of Robert F. Dodge 120 00
Emerson A. Whipple, assistance to travellers from
March 25, 1874, to February 22, 1875 308 40
$1,071 67
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid
Town of Ipswich, for railing Warner's bridge . $40 23
Amount carried forward $40 23
8
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward $40 23
Wm. Haskell, labor on bridge 2 50
Jerry Kavanagh, balance due on road 32 25
Jerry Kavanagh, building culverts 17 00
George Roundy, lumber for bridges 15 27
Richardson & Waters, spikes for Factory bridge 4 50
Daniel L. Hodgkins, lumber for Factory bridge 45 00
Jarvis Lamson, labor on bridge near E. Dodge's . 18 00
Henry Dodge, 2d, “
·
4 00
Wm. A. Smith,
.
12 00
Elbridge F. Dodge, " 66 12 00
James F. Gwinn, “ 66 66 9 00
Thomas Watson, balance due on road 10 00
N. B. Butler, labor on Turkey bridge. 2 00
W. A. Brown, plank for culvert 2 80
Benjamin Woodberry, labor on Factory bridge 2 50
George Brown, labor on Turkey bridge 2 50
George Brown, “ " Factory bridge 2 00
James F. Gwinn, “
" Turkey bridge 5 00
James F. Gwinn, “
" Factory bridge 4 00
1 $242 55
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
Paid
Asa W. Trowt 28 00
Samuel Ayers . 12 00
Josiah Woodbury 16 75
Samuel Dodge 8 00
Wm. Ballard . 4 00
Charles E. Woodbury 7 00
Willis Kent
7 00
Amount carried forward
$82 75
9
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$82 75
James A. Trowt . 7 00
Andrew D. Trowt
4 00
Grover Dodge
6 50
Isaac F. Knowlton
50
$100 75
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
Paid
Francis W. Brown
29 52
Isaac Knowlton 16 50
John T. Ingalls 16 00
Andrew Woodberry
12 50
John F. Rowe
8 00
Wm. K. Patch
3 75
Joseph Knowlton
3 40
Frank Knowlton 3 40
Geo. W. Ingalls
2 00
N. B. Butler
4 00
$99 07
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
Paid
Emery Lawrence .
$59 75
John Brown 9 00
John Tibbetts 9 00
Ira P. Knowlton 9 00
John Foster
5 00
William Chandler
3 00
Gravel
5 00
$99 75
10
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Paid
Sylvester Dane
$45 25
William Devine 12 37
William A. Dane
3 60
Prince Andrews
11 25
Richard Bridges
7 50
Ira Dunnels
1 50
William Haskell
10 00
Leverett Dane
2 00
Elias Haskell .
5 00
William A. Brown
1 50
$99 97
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
Paid
Charles Patch
$39 50
Sillsbee Adams
20 00
William H. Dodge
7 50
Henry Dodge, 2d
5 00
$72 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
Paid
Alvin Smith
$69 50
Luke. Dodge
8 75
Levi Hobbs
3 75
Caleb W. Dodge
3 75
George B. Dodge
11 75
William A. Smith
2 50
$100 00
11
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Paid
Edwin A. Whipple
$22 86
George Brown
16 74
Daniel Roberts
16 74
Oliver Whipple
16 66
Oscar F. Whipple 7 00
George T. Haynes
7 00
William D. Chandler
7 00
David Giddings
6 00
$100 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT.
Paid
Isaac F. Knowlton
$43 70
F. R. Allen 15 50
Elam Burnham 14 00
Samuel Doty 6 00
John Whipple, 2d
16 80
Benjamin W. Patch
4 00
$100 00
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
A. H. Patch, services as school committee, 1873 $13 75
Geo. K. Knowlton, 66 66 13 75
N. B. Butler, services as collector, 1873
69 00
66
" assessor, 1874 31 60
66 66 " selectman, " 2 75
Amount carried forward
$130 25
·
12
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward $130 25
Emery Lawrence, services as collector, 1874 135 90
" constable 6 00
66 notifying town officers " 3 00
G. K. Knowlton, services as school committee 1874 15 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, “ " town clerk 66. 10 00
Daniel E. Safford,
" treasurer 66. 30 00
" school committee 66
·
15 00
Calvin G. Hill,
60 15 00
Geo. Brown,
assessor .
25 00
66 66
selectman 66 27 50
.
.
" overseer of poor .
5 00
making and distributing annual report 6 00
James F. Gwinn, services as assessor 25 00
5
" selectman 27 50
66 " overseer of poor, . 5 00
66 making and distributing annual
report 6 00
Wm. A. Brown, services as auditor, 5 00
$492 75
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
F. W. Putnam & Co., printing annual report, 1873 $24 25
D. P. Dodge, expressing, 1873 and 1874 . 10 95
Ginn Brothers, school books . 51 22
A. C. Stockin for school books 14 85
Henry P. Ives for stationery . 5 35
N. B. Butler, Geo. Brown and James F. Gwinn, ser- vices as committee on road near camp ground 60 00
Amount carried forward $166 62
13
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$166 62
George Brown, use of horse 10 00
Congregational Parish, for rent of vestry and se- lectmen's office . 50 00
Edward Tibbetts, labor in cemetery
3 00
John Tibbetts, 66 66 66
19 00
Charles Foster, 66 19 00
Wallis & Young, for school books 41 39
Foote & Horton, for printing school reports 16 52
Mrs. Curtis, for cleaning North school room 1 00
Thomson, Brown & Co., for school books 35 89
Geo. Brown and James F. Gwinn, copying valua- tion book 20 00
Salem Observer Office, for printing tax bills 4 50
John Tibbetts, making return of deaths 4 25
N. B. Butler, census of children 1 50
N. B. Butler, journey to Ipswich 2 50
N. B. Butler, postage
32
F. W. Putnam & Co., for printing town orders . 2 25
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Beverly on account of representative vote, 1873 and 1874 4 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, for stationery and postage
.
3 10
66 recording births, marriages and
deaths 16 15
George Kimball, for school books, stationery, etc. 4 57
George K. Knowlton, horse hire 2 80
Mrs. Cannon, cleaning South school room 3 25
Daniel E. Safford, advice 3 00
freight on chairs 45
66
66 postage 93
Amount carried forward $435 99
14
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward $435 99
George Brown, census of children
1 50
journey to Ipswich 1 50
use of oxen in cemetery 2 00
66 66 extra service as overseer 10 00
66 66 postage 30
James F. Gwinn, census of children 1 50
$452 79
DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Allowed Emery Lawrence, collector for 1874 266 39
ABATEMENTS.
Allowed Emery Lawrence, Collector :
Estate of Abel Brown
$7 90
Francis Goodhue 7 91
Sillsbee Adams
3 95
P. M. Sanborn
41
I. B. Nichols
2 37
Mrs. Pierce 2 41
John Weeks, poll tax for 1873 2 00
Oliver Appleton, poll tax for 1873 2 00
$28 95
RECAPITULATION.
Paid County Tax
$522 10
Notes paid .
1,500 00
Interest on notes
1,298 32
State Aid
240 00
Amount carried forward . $3,560 42
15
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward . $3,560 42
Paid State Tax
760 00
Schools
1,268 35
Expense and repairs of school houses
62 68
Removing snow
56 92
Poor department . 1,071 67
Roads and bridges
1,014 09
Salaries and Fees 492 75
Miscellaneous . 452 79
Discount on taxes
266 39
Abatements
28 95
$9,035 01
Total amount of orders drawn during the year . . $4,714 59
paid
4,714 59
Treasurer's receipts for the year . $13,103 95
Expenses of Treasurer 8,512 86
Balance in cash, March 1, 1875 . $4,591 09
TOWN DEBT.
Amount of notes against the town
17,992 00
Deduct balance in favor of treasury, as above 4,591 09
Town debt
. $13,400 91
Town debt, March, 1874
. $15,440 71
66 66 1875 . 13,400 91
Decrease since last year $2,039 80
The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen have this day been examined, and the orders compared with the vouchers, and I find the amount of claims against the town, which have been settled by orders on the treasury, to be $4,714 59, all of which have been satisfactorily vouched for.
2
16
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON.
The accounts of the Treasurer have also been examined and found to be correct, and I find the balance remaining in the treasury to be $4,591 09.
WM. A. BROWN, Auditor.
HAMILTON, Feb. 24, 1875.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE BROWN, Selectmen of JAMES F. GWINN. Hamilton.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.