Town of Hamilton Annual Report 1877-1878, Part 1

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Publication date: 1877
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Part 1


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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