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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1875, TO MARCH 1, 1876.
SALEM, MASS. SALEM PRESS, CORNER OF LIBERTY AND DERBY STREETS. 1876.
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REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1875
. $4,591 09
Received, D. D. Stone, Collector, 1875
7,020 94
Money hired
3,000 00
Received from school fund
227 46
bank tax
390 28
State aid reimbursed
240 00
liquor license fees
100 00
66
66 dog tax
80 85
66
66 sale of school books
46 70
66
66 corporation tax
42 98
66
sale of burial lots
10 00
66
sale of old seats East School House 4 52
$15,783 31
EXPENDITURES.
Paid
County tax
$522 10
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Paid
State tax
$760 00
State aid
199 20
Notes paid .
3,220 00
Interest on notes .
1,228 09
State share of license fee
25 00
Orders paid the present year
6,307 87
$11,740 16
66
hay scales
28 49
4
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOLS.
NORTH.
Paid
Albert L. Whipple for building fire, 1874-5 $3 50
Washington A. Patch for building fire, 1874 2 50
Washington A. Patch for building fire, 1875-6 5 00
I. F. Knowlton, wood 20 00
Susan M. Kimball, teaching summer and fall terms 123 50
R. M. Cramer, teaching winter term 165 00
$319 50
SOUTH.
Paid
J. P. Lovering, wood
$4 12
A. W. Chandler, building fire, 1874
5 50
I. F. Knowlton, wood 25 00
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching summer and fall terms 142 50
$177 12
EAST.
Paid
Sarah A. Norris, teaching summer term
$58 50
I. F. Knowlton, wood 20 00
Addie H. Wilkins, teaching fall term
65 00
E. M. Hunt, teaching winter term
178 75
Walter W. Ingalls, building fire .
5 00
$327 25
WEST.
Paid
Albert W. Dodge, building fire, 1874
$5 10
I. F. Knowlton, wood 20 00
Sarah R. Safford, teaching summer and fall terms 118 75
Jonathan Lamson, teaching winter term 162 50
James E. Gwinn, building fire, 1875-6 5 00
$311 35
5
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid
Ira A. Dunnels, labor and stock on North School
House .
$4 80
George Kimball, pails, brooms, etc. 3 09
Asa F. Perking, hauling lumber for East School House 3 00
James E. Woodman, labor and material for East School House 52 77
Wiggin & Pitts, lumber for East School House 27 69
Rufus Burnham, painting East School House 26 68
J. Choate, painting South School House 79 75
Albert B. Robinson, labor at South School House 11 00
Mrs. L. Smith, cleaning North School House ·
3 00
Joseph P. Lovering, labor and material at South School House 9 05
C. A. Appleton, cleaning stove pipe, North School House 1 50
M. Newman, stove pipe for North School House
2 75
Benj. D. Grant, mason work at West 66 ·
10 35
W. G. Shattuck, furniture for East 66 66
.
129 86
Benj. Porter, labor and material on School Houses James F. Gwinn, labor and material, West School
59 09
House
4 95
Lewis & Johnson, school books, brooms, etc., 1874 10 09
Joshua Appleton, labor at South School House 4 33
$443 75
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid
D. H. Porter
$0 87
Benj. Porter
1 50
George Brown
6 00
A. W. Chandler
3 50
W. D. Chandler
3 50
Amount carried forward
$15 37
·
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward
$15 37
G. T. Haynes
6 25
A. C. Dane
4 00
Robert Bowles
2 25
Joseph Willson
5 24
John A. Whipple
6 00
Samuel Dane
6 50
Ira A. Dunnels
6 38
C. W. Appleton
3 50
Leverett Dane
2 75
Edward Abbott
1 30
E. R. Stone
5 50
John H. Whipple
12 50
C. O. Whidden
5 25
Edgar Andrews
3 88
R. A. Bridges
4 48
F. C. Nutting
75
Otis E. Appleton
1 57
I. F. Knowlton
24 75
John Whipple, 2nd
6 00
F. R. Allen
13 25
Elbridge Dodge
2 00
J. P. Lovering
1 00
Levi Hobbs
6 25
E. C. Rankins
1 50
E. W. Dodge
3 25
John T. Dodge
1 75
Edward Tibbits
3 50
A. J. Dunn
1 75
John Brown
5 00
Charles Porter
3 75
Emery Lawrence
32 35
Augustus Woodbury
2 00
Clarence Roberts
3 50
David Giddings
3 50
Amount carried forward
$208 57
7
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$208 57
Nathaniel Wright
55
Newel Burnham .
1 42
L. W. Hobbs
1 75
Samuel Dodge 5 37
G. B. Knowlton
2 75
C. F. Hawkins
2 00
Joseph Knowlton, 2nd
5 50
F. W. Brown
14 12
J. A. Trout
4 00
John F. Rowe
3 62
George W. Ingalls
3 75
Isaac Knowlton
5 37
George N. Andrews
5 68
R. K. Patch
4 50
N. P. Doliber
10 50
Charles Patch
35 00
J. F. Gwinn
3 50
James E. Woodman
3 00
I. W. Kimball
8 60
O. F. Whipple
6 25
Edwin A. Whipple
12 00
A. A. Whipple
2 00
Daniel Roberts
7 00
G. B. Dodge
18 75
Jarvis Lamson
21 00
Alvin Smith
19 50
O. F. Brown
5 36
John Tibbits
5 50
J. P. Knowlton
8 87
C. W. Foster
2 37
S. Blatchford
5 62
George C. Foster
8 00
D. D. Stone
10 75
Amount carried forward
$471 52
Oliver Whipple
9 00
8
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward
$471 52
Nirum Neal
4 75
James E. Palmer
4 00
Nathaniel Appleton
10 61
George F. Barker
11 61
Henry Parker
3 94
G. E. Sweet
10 19
L. W. Dane
3 94
William Clark
9 61
C. W. Hutchins
5 06
F. C. Appleton
5 62
C. A. Appleton
4 12
W. F. Bridges
8 89
William Haskell
7 75
J. B. Stone
6 25
E. A. Dane
38 05
P. A. Andrews®
10 94
Winthrop Appleton
8 75
Sylvester Dane
24 62
J. C. Conant
9 50
Samuel Doty
4 25
Elam Burnham
9 36
Sylvester Day
4 50
Benjamin W. Patch
4 19
Luke Dodge
9 62
Caleb W. Dodge
7 87
William A. Smith
16 62
B. Milligan
9 50
Oliver Porter
6 75
A. W. Trout
16 37
Charles E. Woodbury
5 50
William M. Ballard
3 37
Josiah Woodbury
5 37
James McLaughlin
9 00
Henry Dodge, 2nd
5 50
Amount carried forward
$777 49
9
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$777 49
Thomas Watson
9 75
George M. Adams
13 50
John B. Goodhue
7 00
Charles Rogers
4 25
William H. Dodge
6 75
W. L. Dodge
21 00
S. A. Ingalls
7 25
J. H. Ingalls
2 00
Nelson Butler
7 24
Joseph Knowlton
4 99
Frank Knowlton
10 73
William K. Patch
7 26
John H. Knowlton
13 86
P. L. Ingall's
6 87
William Morgan
14 50
Andrew Woodbury
6 48
John L. Woodbury
6 67
James H. Woodman
6 75
David B. Tucker
8 68
William Cameron
7 63
Emerson A. Whipple
11 00
$961 65
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid
Emerson A. Whipple, assistance to travellers from February 22 to March 9, 1875 $33 60
Betsey Roberts, board of Perley Jowder from March 27, 1874, to January 8, 1876
93 00
Betsey Roberts, clothing for Perley Jowder
10 00
162 00
William E. Manning, board of Thomas Manning William E. Manning, nursing of Thomas Manning Estate of Dr. Flitner, medicine for Thomas Man- ning, 1874-5 18 85
10 00
S. N. Baker, clothing for Thomas Manning
10 00
Amount carried forward
$337 45
10
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward $337 45
Drs. Hurd & Tucker, medical attendance, Thomas Manning 24 00
E. Cogswell & Son, clothing for Thomas Manning 1 44
E. Cogswell & Son, boots for Alvin Jowder 3 75 P. A. Andrews, repairing shoes for Alvin Jowder 1 00
Nancy Annable, board for Alvin Jowder 104 00
House of Correction, Middlesex Co., board of Terrance O'Laughlin 12 86
Emerson A. Whipple, assistance to travellers, one year
199 00
Mrs. R. F. Dodge, partial assistance
120 00
$803 50
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid
William Morgan, labor at Warner's bridge
$237 50
O. F. Whipple,
66 66
18 00
Emery Lawrence, 66 66
108 00
P. A. Andrews,
66
·
8 00
William Haskell, 66
66
.
4 00
J. D. Abbott, 66 66 2 00
William F. Warner, furnishing oil and tending light at Warner's bridge 16 40
Edward W. Dodge, labor railing Turkey bridge 2 00
J. H. Cogswell, lumber for railing 10 32
O. F. Brown, posts for railing
50
James F. Gwinn, labor and nails at Turkey bridge 4 35 J. F. Gwinn, labor and railing at Warner's bridge 2 00 James F. Gwinn, labor and care of repairs at War- ner's bridge 6 25
J. F. Gwinn, stone furnished for Warner's bridge 20 00 John L. Woodbury, labor, railing Warner's bridge John L. Woodbury, labor, railing S. Dodge's road 1 00 William A. Brown, drawing lumber and labor on Warner's bridge 4 50
2 00
$446 82
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11
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
REPAIRS ON ROAD FROM CROOKED LANE HILL TO IPSWICH LINE.
Paid
George Dane
.
$149 50
Sylvester Dane
185 00
E. Lawrence
147 00
William Haskell
67 00
Mr. Wright
55 50
P. A. Andrews
47 00
Frank Bridges
28 12
S. Blatchford
8 00
Richard Bridges
30 00
John H. Whipple
12 25
Elias Haskell
14 00
James Nutting
31 00
Albert Wormwood
38 00
George F. Barker
42 00
George E. Sweet
6 00
Lewis Appleton
18 00
O. F. Whipple
5 00
J. Wilson
2 00
J. B. Stone
16 00
F. R. Allen
13 50
William Morgan
71 87
Joshua Appleton
1 47
$988 21
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
Paid
A. W. Trout
$37 12
Josiah Woodbury
12 00
Wm. Lovering
8 00
Samuel Doty
4 00
Samuel Ayers
14 00
Wm. M. Ballard
12 00
Amount carried forward
$87 12
12
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward
$87 12
C. E. Woodbury
.
4 00
Charles Hawkins
4 00
J. A. Trout
5 00
G. B. Knowlton
2 00
$102 12
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
Paid
F. W. Brown
$28 62
Frank Knowlton .
4 00
Joseph Knowlton
8 66
J. E. Woodman
4 00
Wm. K. Patch
4 00
J. H. Knowlton
4 00
J. L. Woodbury
4 00
M. Channel
3 00
A. Woodbury
12 06
S. A. Ingalls
4 00
P. L. Ingalls
4 00
G. N. Andrews
2 00
Isaac Knowlton
13 66
Mrs. Butler, Gravel
4 00
$100 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
Paid
I. P. Knowlton
$19 48
F. C. Norton
17 28
O. F. Brown
17 80
D. H. Porter
12 96
D. D. Stone
8 00
O. F. Whipple
7 00
John Tibbetts
10 00
John Brown
4 00
S. Blatchford
4 00
$100 52
13
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Paid
E. A. Dane
$45 00
Solomon Mears
24 25
Wm. Morgan
9 75
J. W. Dane
11 50
Mrs. Wm. Whipple
1 00
S. Dane
4 50
Wm. A. Dane
2 00
E. Haskell
2 00
$100 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
Paid
Winthrop L. Dodge
$47 84
Charles Rogers Jr.
22 82
N. P. Dolibor
4 40
J. F. Gwinn
12 00
Henry Dodge 2d,
3 20
George Dodge
6 73
George M. Adams
4 73
James McLaughlin
1 20
$102 92
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
Paid
William A. Smith
$95 00
J. P. Lovering, gravel
5 00
$100 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Paid
L. W. Dane
$25 75
A. C. Dane
10 00
P. A. Andrews
6 25
Amount carried forward
$42 00
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward
$42 00
George Adams
5 00
S. Blatchford
5 85
A. C. Chandler
3 80
Richard Bridges
7 35
Henry Nutting
2 50
William D. Chandler
5 00
Sylvester Dane
5 00
John Murphy
4 00
Edward Nutting
2 25
Parker Nutting
9 00
Samuel Dane
10 00
$101 75
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT.
Paid
Elam Burnham
$24 50
I. F. Knowlton
52 00
Benj. W. Patch
6 60
Sylvester Day
4 00
F. R. Allen
6 60
Samuel Doty
4 00
$97 70
Total amount of Roads and Bridges 2240 04
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
J. P. Lovering, services as school committee
$15 00
" town clerk 10 00
D. D. Stone,
" collector 75 43
E. Lawrence,
" constable 6 00
notifying town officers
3 00
Amount carried forward
$109 43
15
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$109 43
James F. Gwinn, services as selectman
27 50
" assessor 21 25
66
" overseer of poor 5 00
James F. Gwinn, making and distributing annual report .
6 00
John L. Woodbury, services as selectman
25 00
" assessor 21 25
46
" overseer of poor . 5 00
John L. Woodbury, making and distributing annual report
6 00
Wm. A. Brown, services as selectman
25 00
" assessor 21 25
66
" overseer of poor 5 00
Wm. A. Brown, making and distributing annual report 6 00
Danl. E. Safford, services as treasurer 30 00
66 66 " school committee 15 00
Geo. K. Knowlton,
15 00
$343 68
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
F. W. Putnam & Co., printing annual report 1874 $24 90
H. P. Ives, for stationery 3 24
Chas. A. Putnam, laying out road, crooked lane hill 15 00
F. W. Putnam & Co., printing tax bills 3 75
Congregational Parish, rent of selectmen's office . 50 00
J. P. Lovering, recording births, marriages and deaths 12 85
J. P. Lovering, journey to Beverly to return repre- sentative vote 1 50
Amount carried forward
$111 24
16
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward
$111 24
Brewer & Tileston, school books 56 71 Norton & Patch, school books, brooms, etc. 5 12
E. Lawrence, on account of dog tax .
3 00
James F. Gwinn, preambulating H & I town line
2 50
H & T 66
2. 50
66
H & E 66 66
2 50
66 66 one half of bound stone erected
between H & I
5 00
James F. Gwinn, journey to Gloucester 2 00
John L. Woodbury, preambulating H & T town line
2 50
H & E “ 66
2 50
66 66 66 telegram
1 62
John L. Woodbury, making and painting 14 guide boards
14 00
John L. Woodbury, postage
49
Wm. A. Brown, preambulating H & I town line . 3 00
2 50
.. ... 66 H & T " ·
2 50
66 66 postage and stationery
75
John Tibbetts, return of deaths 2 50
Danl. E. Safford, postage, etc.
1 35
Wallis & Young, for school books
99 10
Geo. K. Knowlton, crayons, lock and bells for School House 3 30
Geo. K. Knowlton, zinc and funnel for East School House 4 48
Geo. K. Knowlton, freight on school furniture 2 80
Foote & Horton, printing school report 13 75
Joshua Appleton, receipt book for hay scales 4 00
$354 21
John L. Woodbury, stock and labor at selectmen's office
H & E « 66 2 50
·
17
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
ABATEMENTS.
Allowed D. D. Stone, collector :
Thomas Watson
$6 22
John Woods, Jr.
10 88
F. Wilcomb
68
John H. Harvey
68
Mrs. J. Pierce
1 02
Abram Patch
34
Willie Dane, poll tax
2 00
John T. Woodbury, " « .
2 00
James N. Nutting
.
2 00
$25 82
RECAPITULATION.
Paid County tax
$522 10
Notes paid
3,220 00
Interest on notes
1,228 09
State aid
199 20
State tax
760 00
State share of license fee
25 00
Schools
1,135 22
Expense and repairs of school houses
443 75
Removing snow
961 65
Poor department
803 50
Roads and bridges
2,240 04
Salaries and fees
343 68
Miscellaneous
354 21
Abatements
25 82
·
$11,740 16
18
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Total amount of orders drawn during the year . $6,307 87 66 paid 66
· 6,307 87
Treasurer's receipts for the year . 15,783 31
Expenses of Treasurer
.
. 11,740 16
Balance in cash March 1, 1876
. $4,043 15
TOWN DEBT.
Amount of notes against the town
. 17,772 00
Deduct balance in favor of town
· 4,043 15
Town debt
. $13,728 85
Town debt, March, 1875
$13,400 91
Town debt, March, 1876
13,728 85
Increase since last year
$327 94
HAMILTON, March 1, 1876.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES F. GWINN, WILLIAM A. BROWN,
Selectmen of JOHN L. WOODBURY, Hamilton.
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