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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1877, TO MARCH 1, 1878.
SALEM, MASS. SALEM PRESS, CORNER OF LIBERTY AND DERBY STREETS. 1878.
REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1877
. $3,745 97
Received of D. D. Stone, Collector, 1877
6,138 26
60 from school fund
216 07
66
bank tax
430 76
66
corporation tax
97 79
66
66 dog tax
85 24
100 00
66
66 hay scales
20 50
sale of burial lots
40 00
66
66 Ira P. Knowlton, error in acct. 3 00
sale of stove 50
$11,125 83
EXPENDITURES.
Paid
County tax
446 20
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Paid
State tax
$450 00
State aid
192 00
Notes
546 00
Interest on notes
1,066 91
State share of license fee
25 00
Outstanding order of 1876
1 50
Orders of the present year
4,488 33
$6,769 74
State aid reimbursed
207 00
liquor license fee
sale of school books
40 74
4
. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOLS.
NORTH.
Paid
Lucy A. Tuttle, teaching summer term
$121 25
Charles H. Pettibone, winter term
165 00
Dudley H. Porter, wood
17 00
Washington A. Patch, building fire
5 00
308 25
SOUTH.
Paid
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching summer term
$123 50
F. S. Rogers, teaching winter term
165 00
Emery Lawrence, wood
16 50
Alden J. Chandler, building fire
·
5 00
$310 00
EAST.
Paid
Laura L. Woodbury, teaching summer term
$123 50
W. H. Jewell, teaching winter term
165 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, wood
16 50
Arthur Rowe, building fire
5 00
$310 00
WEST.
Paid
Nellie A. Knowlton, teaching summer term
$118 75
Edwin W. Sanborn, teaching winter term
165 00
Geo. B. Dodge, wood
16 50
Elmer Dodge, building fire
5 00
$305 25
5
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid
Joseph P. Lovering, labor on West School House,
1876 $1 50
Ira A. Dunnels, labor on North School House 5 40
Charles W. Appleton, labor on North School House 4 00
Oscar F. Whipple, labor on South School House 1 85
J. L. Hemmett, desk, castings, etc., for school house 2 90
W. C. Packard, chair for school house 1 75
Henry Dunkason, whitewashing . 18 50
Sarah Hollingshead, cleaning South School House 2 50
George Norris, painting black-board, etc., East School House 6 25
J. Choate, setting glass, South School House 1 90
Ruth A. Curtis, cleaning North School House 2 50
John L. Woodbury, labor on South School House 50 Benjamin Porter, stock and labor on North and South School Houses 16 55
Daniel E. Safford, cash paid for freight, for school house 61
$66 71
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid
Charles Porter, providing for tramps, 1876 $75 00
Nancy Annable, board of Alvin Jowder 96 00
Betsey Roberts, board of Perley Jowder 56 00
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board of John H. Ingalls, from May 25th to Dec. 31st ·
110 50
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, clothing for John H. Ingalls . 14 21
Mrs. R. F. Dodge, partial assistance
120 00
$471 71
6
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid
Joseph P. Lovering
$3 50
William D. Chandler
2 02
Arthur J. Chandler
1 35
Geo. E. Roberts
2 55
John Tuttle
3 45
Waldo Trussell
2 02
C. P. Roberts
3 15
Joseph L. Fitz
1 20
William Cannon, 2d
1 35
William Smith
1 35
Joseph D. Abbott
2 47
A. W. Chandler
2 02
A. Strangman
2 40
John S. Webber
2 10
Benj. Porter
1 43
J. D. Patch
3 45
James McGregor
90
George Brown
3 75
Daniel Roberts
6 00
Niram Neal
2 28
Oliver Porter
4 00
F. W. Brown
2 32
Isaac Knowlton
2 10
J. F. Knowlton
2 32
John H. Knowlton
2 33
G. N. Andrews
2 47
E. B. Tucker
2 47
J. F. Rowe
2 02
Arthur Rowe
98
Nelson Butler
2 40
Amount carried forward
$74 10
Geo. T. Haynes
1 95
7
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$74 10
Thomas Watson
2 40
William K. Patch
2 10
Mrs. E. Ingalls
3 60
Malacho Mulligan
1 50
John Foster
1 95
Luke Dodge, 2d
1 95
John L. Woodbury
1 35
Wm. Cannon
2 25
Joshua Appleton
1 50
O. F. Whipple
1 35
Edward Tibbetts
75
Emery Lawrence
4 20
John Brown
2 10
Ira P. Knowlton
2 25
B. W. Adams
1 50
Geo. C. Foster
2 25
Geo. W. Hubbard
1 50
E. M. Towle
2 70
O. L. Ingalls
2 10
D. D. Stone
1 27
George Porter
3 00
William Morgan
4 50
James W. Morgan
2 40
John W. Morgan
2 32
E. C. & G. C. Rankins
12 15
John T. Dodge
3 45
Caleb W. Dodge
4 50
Lewis Bradstreet
2 25
Walter Porter
2 55
Luke Dodge
2 70
James Saunders
2 85
Levi W. Hobbs
2 40
Alfred Wise
3 30
Charles Harvey
2 40
Amount carried forward .
$165 44
8
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward
$165 44
Geo. B. Dodge
3 00
Caleb W. Dodge
2 02
Fred A. Nason
3 00
Charles Tuck
2 33
William A. Smith
9 60
Jarvis Lamson
4 80
Alvin Smith
10 95
George Lovering
1 12
Charles Patch
14 55
James McLaughlin
3 90
B. Mulligan .
4 20
A. B. Holmes
1 05
E. F. Dodge
3 30
Wm. H. Dodge
8 85
Henry Dodge, 2d
5 25
S. F. G. Newton
75
James E. Gwinn
4 20
Benj. Greenleaf
1 35
E. A. Dane
10 55
Bennie W. Smith
2 78
Nicholas Mckay
2 25
Charles A. Appleton
4 05
Daniel W. Kimball
37
P. A. Andrews
4 05
Winthrop Appleton
3 60
Arthur Royce
2 10
Edward Winslow
2 78
Aaron Winslow
2 78
Frank C. Appleton
4 05
Alvin Jowder
39
McGregor
1 50
Peter Winslow
2 78
Amount carried forward
$297 29
Charles S. Gwinn
1 50
Geo. M. Adams
2 10
9
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$297 29
J. Webster Dane
1 12
A. J. Bixby
1 50
Wm. A. Dane
4 05
George Dane
2 70
Howard Phillibrown
2 70
Peter Haskell
2 25
Aaron Haskell
2 00
William Haskell
2 85
Fred Nutting
2 40
Otis Appleton
1 35
John Dane
1 95
Herbert Knowlton
1 50
Isaac F. Knowlton
13 50
F. R. Allen
90
George Norris
3 45
Benj. W. Patch
1 35
Albert F. Allen
2 62
John Whipple
1 05
Samuel Doty
3 45
Alonzo L. Whipple
2 70
Sylvester Day
3 45
Elam Burnham
3 45
Newell Burnham
2 40
John T. Folsom
3 98
Charles E. Woodbury
2 93
A. W. Trout
5 18
Wm. M. Ballard
3 23
Samuel Ayers
1 50
Charles N. Hawkins
3 23
J. A. Trout
3 52
James H. Woodman
3 15
W. G. McKay
1 20
Patrick Kiley
1 20
O. F. Brown
3 60
Charles W. Dodge
1 35
$396 05
10
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid
Dodge & Hill for use of derrick, Warner's bridge,
1875
$34 00
George C. Rankins, plank for culvert
2 22
$36 22
EXTRA APPROPRIATION.
Paid
Emerson A. Whipple, drawing gravel on main road
$122 56
Emerson A. Whipple, plowing main road
7 00
Prince A. Andrews, labor on main road
15 15
Geo. T. Haynes,
66 66
12 45
Frank Lord,
66 66
13 95
Winthrop Appleton, 66 66 66
2 25
Mrs. John Whipple, gravel furnished main road 39 05
Austin A. Whipple, drawing gravel 66 66
68 20
George C. Foster, labor on main road
5 40
Emery Lawrence, drawing gravel on main road
36 00
Emery Lawrence, plowing, etc.
3 00
Otis F. Brown, gravel furnished main road
8 35
O. F. Whipple, labor on main road .
2 10
Niram Neal, 66 66 66 66
.
1 35
Otis L. Ingalls, 66 66 66 66
.
3 45
Wm. A. Brown, 66 66 66
27 00
John L. Woodbury, " 66 66 66
15 00
Ebenezer P. Robinson, gravel furnished main road 11 25
$393 51
WEST PART.
Paid
J. E. Andrews, rebuilding bridge
40 00
Geo. M. Adams, labor on road
19 20
E. C. Rankins, drawing gravel
42 90
E. C. Rankins, gravel furnished
11 30
Amount carried forward
$113 40
11
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$113 40
E. C. Rankins, labor on bridge
1 50
James F. Gwinn, labor on road
22 50
Henry Dodge, 2d, 66
66
4 95
George B. Dodge, 66. 66
18 00
Edward W. Dodge, .6 . 66
6 75
Albert W. Dodge, 66 66
.
3 15
George R. Dodge, 66 66 66
7 72
Jesse F. Dodge, 66
66 66
5 10
Jarvis Lamson, 66
66 66
4 05
$187 12
EAST PART.
Paid
William K. Patch, labor on road
13 50
Grover Dodge, gravel furnished
26 80
William A. Brown, labor on bridge
1 50
John L. Woodbury,
" road
4 50
F. W. Brown,
66
" bridge 66
3 00
William K. Patch,
1 50
George B. Knowlton, " " road
4 50
Isaac F. Knowlton, drawing gravel
91 12
Isaac F. Knowlton, plowing
3 00
James A. Trowt, labor on road
75
Wm. A Haskell, " bridge
3 00
Elias Haskell, 66 66
1 50
Albert F. Allen, 66 " road
13 50
$168 17
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
Paid
A. W. Trout
$63 25
A. W. Trout, gravel
8 00
James A. Trout
4 50
John F. Folsom
12 00
W. M. Ballard
6 00
C. F. Hawkins
3 00
Willis Kent
3 00
$99 75
12
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
Paid
Frank W. Brown
$31 40
Isaac Knowlton
13 60
John H. Knowlton
16 20
A. Woodbury
7 65
Wm. K. Patch
6 75
Thomas Watson
6 55
Nelson Butler
4 05
Joseph Tucker
1 80
J. F. Knowlton
8 10
Joseph Knowlton
4 05
$100 15
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
Paid
Joshua Appleton
$3 00
Ira P. Knowlton
8 85
Luke Dodge, 2nd
3 15
O. L. Ingalls
5 25
E. A. Trussell
3 00
O. F. Brown
20 30
Niram Neal
3 75
O. F. Whipple
3 90
C. W. Foster
3 00
George Porter
2 25
Thomas Robinson
7 50
Emery Lawrence
28 00
John Foster
5 25
George C. Foster
5 85
$103 05
13
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Paid
E. A. Dane
$54 25
Charles Appleton
12 00
Frank Appleton
12 00
William Haskell
7 50
Emery Lawrence
4 50
Peter Haskell
6 00
Winthrop Appleton
3 75
$100 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
Paid
William H. Dodge
$48 00
Charles Patch
39 75
Charles Rogers
7 50
E. F. Dodge
2 25
Charles S. Gwinn
3 00
Henry Dodge, 2nd
1 50
$102 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
Paid
George C. Rankins
.
$24 02
Albert W. Dodge
12 90
George B. Dodge
4 95
E. W. Dodge
9 90
E. C. Rankins
19 05
Alvin Smith
29 18
$100 00
14
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Paid
Daniel Roberts
$21 50
George Brown
24 00
J. D. Patch
9 00
John Tuttle
6 00
George T. Haynes
3 00
John S. Webber
4 05
C. P. Roberts
11 45
William D. Chandler
9 00
A. A. Whipple
3 00
O. F. Whipple
5 10
J. D. Abbott
2 70
Prince A. Andrews
1 20
$100 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT.
Paid
Isaac F. Knowlton
$57 50
Elam Burnham
8 25
Benj. W. Patch
9 00
Albert F. Allen
7 20
Alonzo L. Whipple
19 80
George A. Dodge
10 65
Francis R. Allen
10 65
$123 05
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
Joseph P. Lovering, services as school committee 1876
15 00
Dan'l E. Safford, services as school committee, 1877
15 00
George Norris,
66 66 66
15 00
O. F. Whipple,
66 66 66
15 00
Amount carried forward
$60 00
.
15
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward
$60 00
James F. Gwinn,
66
" assessor
20 00
66
66 66
" overseer of poor
5 00
William A. Brown, “
" selectman
27 00
" assessor
20 00
" overseer of poor
5 00
John L. Woodbury, "
" selectman
27 00
66
66
" assessor
22 50
Dan'l E. Safford,
" treasurer
30 00
Dan'l D. Stone, 66
" collector ·
32 92
66
66
" notifying town officer 3 00
Otis F. Brown,
" town clerk 10 00
Austin A. Whipple,
" auditor 5 00
$302 42
CEMETERY.
Paid
Edwin T. Pike, building receiving tomb
$141 00
rebuilding Wigglesworth monument 3 50
12 00
Otis F. Brown, foundation of receiving tomb John Tibbetts, labor on tomb
5 70
Ira A. Dunnells, painting tomb .
4 90
William A. Brown, labor on tomb
6 00
John L. Woodbury, labor on tomb
1 50
$174 60
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
Salem Press, printing Annual Report, 1876
$28 00
E. D. Merriam, Collector's book, etc. 3 25
John H. Knowlton, treasurer of H. V. A. 47 60 Congregational parish, rent of selectmen's room 50 00
Salem Press, printing tax bills
3 75
Amount carried forward
$132 60
" selectman
24 00
¢
66 66
66
" overseer of poor
5 00
" constable 6 00
16
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Amount brought forward $132 60
, Henry P. Ives, stationery 2 10
Norton & Patch, stationery, brooms, etc. 2 21
John Tibbetts, return of deaths
3 00
Daniel D. Stone, on account of dog tax 3 00
Sylvester Day, watching fire, Aug. 29th
2 00
Foote & Horton, printing school reports
11 37
Otis F. Brown, recording births, marriages and deaths 7 95
Otis F. Brown, journey to Essex, to return repre- sentative vote ·
1 50
Otis F. Brown, Postage ·
40
James F. Gwinn, making and distributing Annual Report
5 00
William A. Brown, making and distributing Annual Report
5 00
John L. Woodbury, making and distributing An- nual Report 5 00
John L. Woodbury, Postage
36
Commonwealth of Mass., book for registry of voters
80
Wallis & Young, school books
58 31
John P. Tilton . .
2 84
Daniel E. Safford, Postage
.
78
$244 22
ABATEMENTS.
T. S. Huckings ·
$20 60
A. W. Trout, error in tax
4 00
B. W. Adams, poll «
2 00
C. F. Hawkins,
.
2 00
Collins I. Andrews, " 66
.
2 00
Edward Ingalls, 66
.
2 00
George Rowe, 66 66
2 00
·
.
.
34 60
17
TOWN OF HAMILTON.
RECAPITULATION.
Paid County tax
$446 20
Notes
546 00
Interest on notes
1066 91
State aid
192 00
State tax .
450 00
State share of license fee
25 00
Outstanding order of 1876
1 50
Schools
1233 50
Expense and repairs of school houses
66 71
Removing snow
396 05
Roads and Bridges
1613 02
Poor department
471 71
Salaries and fees
302 42
Cemetery .
174 60
Miscellaneous
244 22
Abatements
34 60
$6,818 24
Total amount of orders drawn during the year
. $4,536 83
Total amount of orders paid during the year . 4,488 33
Outstanding orders
$48 50
Treasurer's receipts for the year
. $11,125 83
Expenses of Treasurer
. 6769 74
Balance in Cash, March 1st, 1878
$4356 09
TOWN DEBT.
Note due State of Mass. $3,000 00 Interest 7 per ct.
66 State of Mass. 5,000 00
6
66
66 John Smith
1,200 00 66 66 6
66 « J. B. Dodge
1,000 00
6 66
Amount carried forward $10,200 00
18
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON.
Amount brought forward $10,200 00
Note due M. A. Neal 271 00 Interest 6 per ct.
Mary A. Dane 350 00
6
Martha Dane . 200 00
6
66 Samuel Day .
500 00
150 00 66
6
" Five cent Savings
Bank, Salem . 5,000 00
6 66
$16,671 00
Deduct balance in favor of town 4,356 09
Town debt
$12,314 91
Town debt, March 1, 1877
$13,471 03
Town debt, March 1, 1878 12,314 91
Decrease since last year
$1,156 12
The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined, and the accounts all satisfactorily vouched for.
AUSTIN A. WHIPPLE, Auditor.
HAMILTON, Feb. 27, 1878.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES F. GWINN, WILLIAM A. BROWN,
Selectmen of Hamilton.
JOHN L. WOODBURY, S
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Nathan Jewett
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