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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1879, TO MARCH 1, 1880.
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SALEM: T. J HUTCHINSON & SON, STEAM PRINTERS. 1880.
REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury March Ist, 1879, $3,830 89
Rec'd of Daniel D. Stone, Collector for 1878, 33 60
" " George C. Rankins, 1879, 3,902 00
" from sale of M. Patch wood lot, 40 00 ·
liquor license fee, 100 00
" · corporation tax of 1878, . 5 05
1879, .
92 57
National bank tax,
310 61
State aid reimbursed, 195 00
aid to Soldiers, ·
18 00
dog tax, .
72 15
66
Mass. School Fund, 214 36
school committee for sale of books, 41 36
" income of hay scales, 22 49
" sale of old railing, 1 00
$8,879 08
EXPENDITURES.
Paid
County tax,.
$489 84
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Paid
State share of liquor license,
$ 25 00
State tax, ·
150 CO
State aid, ·
192 00
Interest on notes, . .
831 00
Orders of the present year,
3,443 70
$4,641 70
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SCHOOLS.
NORTH.
Paid
Jennie A. Brown, teaching summer term,
$131 25
George T. Swasey, winter term, .
146 25
Austin A. Whipple, for wood, 1878,
16 50
1879, .
13 50
Joseph Andrews, building fire and care of house,
5 00
$312 50
SOUTH.
Paid
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching summer term, . $125 00
" winter ·
113 75
Emery Lawrence, for wood,
15 00
$253 75
EAST.
Paid
Lauria S. Woodbury, teaching summer term, $131 25
winter 113 75
Isaac F. Knowlton, for wood, . 13 50
Forest L. Knowlton, building fire and care of house, 5 00
$263 50
WEST.
Paid
Addie Dodge, teaching summer term, $131 25
winter
97 50
Oliver Porter, for wood,
12 00
Frank C. Brewer, building fire, 1878, .
2 00
$242 75
5
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid
Geo. H. Woodbury, stock and labor on school houses, 7 75 Geo. Porter, labor on South School House, 4 80 Sarah Hollingshead, clearing South School House, 2 50
Joseph P. Lovering, labor and expenses on South School House, . 30 20
O. F. Whipple, labor on North School House,
6 00
Chas. W. Appleton, labor and material on North School House. 19 00
Norton & Patch, pails and brooms, . ·
3 79
O. F. Brown, repairing blackboards, 3 15 ·
O. F. Whipple, cash paid for castings, 75
Mooney, Wadleigh & Co., stove, West School, 16 85
$94 79
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid
Austin A. Whipple, care of tramps, 1878, $97 00
The Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board of, and clothing for John H. Ingalls, 203 24
Sylvester Day, to Board of Daniel Garrett, 5 00
Mary A. Dodge, partial support, 135 00 .
Nancy Annable, board of Alvin Jowder, 112 00
Lydia A. Dodge, house rent for E. Ingalls, 19 00
Phillip E. Clark, coffin, etc., for Elizabeth Mitchell, 26 00 Essex County for board of James C. Nutting, 4 28
Town of Essex, supplies for E. Ingalls, 1878,
8 78
John Tibbetts, for burial of Elizabeth Mitchell, 5 00
Sarah B. Dodge, partial support, 120 00 .
Austin A. Whipple, care of tramps, 1879, ·
64 00
Philip E. Clark, coffin for A. Strangman's child 5 00
6
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Lynn and Ipswich, on account of paupers -
3 00 Wm. A. Brown. journey to Lynn and Ipswich, on account of paupers. - -
3 00
$810 30
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid
Emery Lawrence, extra labor on highway, - 3 00
George Roundy, lumber, railway factory bridge 19 51
Henry Hale, bolts and nails -
I 69
Charles H. Flint, drain pipe - - -
18 56
James F. Gwinn, labor on factory bridge -
3 00
George Dodge, relaying bridge - .
6 00
George A. Dodge, guide-board posts - -
3 50
George A. Dodge, railing posts
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23 10
George A. Dodge, railing and setting posts
3 50
George Babcock, labor on railing .
3 60
George B. Knowlton, labor on railing - -
3 60
Alvin Smith, teaming drain pipe
John L. Woodbury, labor on factory bridge -
! 75
J. P. Langmaid & Sons, lumber and nails -
17 68
John H Whipple, material and labor on bridges 7 35
John H. Knowlton, extra labor on highway -
3 00
Charles E. Woodbury, extra labor on highway 2. IO
Charles E. Woodbury, labor on railing - 2 00 -
George M. Adams, teaming lumber -
I 50
George M. Adams, teaming drain pipe - I 50
George M. Adams, labor laying drain pipe -
I 00
James F. Gwinn,
3 00
Samuel D. Wallis ..
I 50
Benj F. Tappan
..
-
I 50
Henry Dodge 2d, .6
..
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I 50
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5 50
I 50
Alvin Smith, labor on road and bridges
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7
Isaac F. Knowlton, teaming lumber and labor on railing - -
- 7 60
- - Wm. A. Brown, erecting guide-boards - 3 00
Joshua Appleton, nails and staples -
- I 72
$161 85
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. ONE.
Paid
Charles E. Woodbury, labor on highway
- 8 50
Samuel Ayers
8 00
Wm. M. Ballard
4 00
Herbert T. Dodge
3 00
Willis E. Kent
2 00
Isaac F. Knowlton
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2 00
F. W. Brown
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10 00
Josiah Wooodbury
5 50
A. J. Trowt
2 00
Joseph Knowlton
3 00
C. N. Hawkins
2 00
Grover Dodge, gravel
4 00
.
$54 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. TWO.
Paid
John H. Knowlton, labor on highway, -
- $19 60
Isaac Knowlton, labor, -
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-
- 8 00
J. H. Woodman, labor, -
6 80
Wm K. Patch, labor, -
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3 00
Em. A. Whipple, labor,
3 70
Nelson Butler, labor, - - -
2 00
Frank Morgan, labor, -
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4 70
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-
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8
Walter Ingalls, labor, -
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2 35
Augustus Ingalls, labor, -
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4 35
James W. Morgan, labor, -
2 00
$56 50
HIGHWAY DISTRICT, NO. THREE.
Paid
Emery Lawrence, labor on highway, ·
$34 00
O. F. Whipple, labor, ·
4 00
Nirum Neal. labor,
7 00
John Foster, labor, .
7 00
Chas. W. Dodge, labor,
1 00
Geo. Robinson, labor,
2 00
John Brown, labor,
I OO
Gravel, . ·
4 00
$60 00
HIGHWAY DISTRICT, NO. FOUR.
Paid
John H. Whipple, labor on highway, 21 20
Otis E. Appleton, labor, .
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.
4 00
P. A. Andrews, labor, .
2 00
George W. Channell, labor, ·
6 00
J. A. Whipple, labor, 2 00
F. S. Whipple, labor,
6 00
C. E. Whipple, labor,
6 00
Winthrop Appleton, labor,
·
4 CO
$51 20
HIGHWAY DISTRICT, NO. FIVE.
Paid
James F. Gwinn, labor on highway, .
9 00
George M. Adams, labor, 22 50
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·
9
Elbridge F. Dodge, labor,
·
4 50
Henry Dodge, 2d, labor,
.
3 75
W. L. Dodge,
3 00
Charles Rogers,
I 50
Benj. F. Tappan,
3 OC
Charles Knipe,
I 50
Gravel, .
.
I 80
$50 55
HIGHWAY DISTRICT, NO. SIX
Paid
Geo C. Rankins, labor on highway,
34 75
Geo. B. Dodge, labor, 3 50
F. A. Nason, labor,
. 70
Sam'l A. Wait, labor, .
5 50
Peter F. Ober,
3 00
Alvin Smith,
5 00
$52 45
HIGHWAY DISTRICT, NO. SEVEN.
Paid
Daniel Roberts, labor on highway,
$15 00
George Brown, labor, 13 90 ·
Edwin A. Whipple, labor, .
6 00
Isaac D. Patch, labor,
6 50
Wm. D. Chandler, labor,
2 60
Austin A. Whipple, 2 70
Prince Andrews, labor,
2 00
Richard Bridges, labor,
3 20
Clarence P. Roberts, labor,
6 80
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$58 70 .
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HIGHWAY DISTRICT, NO. EIGHT.
Paid
Albert F. Allen, labor on highway,
- 15 00
B. W. Patch, labor,
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-
- 4 00
Elam Burnham, labor, -
-
- 2 00
Newell Burnham, labor, -
2 00
Augustus Adams, labor, - -
-
-
2 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, labor, -
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-
17 00
F. R. Allen, labor, -
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4 00
George Babcock, labor,
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-
-
2 00
Samuel Doty, labor,
- 2 00
$50 00
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid ·
John H. Whipple,
- $10 50
Wm. Haskell,
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.
I 60
F. L. Whipple
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-
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4 40
Geo. W. Channell, - -
3 50
Willy Haskell,
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-
I 60
Charles Whipple, -
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.
3 50
John W. Morgan, -
2 30
James W. Morgan
I 40
P. F. Morgan,
90
John H. Knowlton,
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-
-
3 00
Isaac Knowlton,
I 60
Wm. K. Patch,
I 40
Wm. Morgan,
-
-
-
-
I 40
Nelson Butler,
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-
-
I 50
Arthur Rowe,
80
Geo. N. Andrews, -
-
-
I 50
Charles Patch,
8 50
Amount carried forward,
$49 40
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-
4
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-
-
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-
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.
-
+
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-
-
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-
II
Amount brought forward,
$49 40
James F. Gwinn, -
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-
4 60
Benj. F. Tappen, -
-
-
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-
3 40
F. W. Brown,
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-
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3 60
Henry Dodge, 2d,
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-
-
2 60
Charles Knipe,
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-
-
2 40
Charles E. Woodbury, -
2 90
J. T. Folsom,
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-
-
-
30
Wm. M. Ballad, -
-
-
-
-
6c
Herbert T. Dodge,
-
-
-
I 70
C. N. Hawkins, -
-
-
-
-
I 30
Isaac F. Knowlton,
-
-
-
-
7 50
Albert F. Allen, -
-
-
.
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3 00
Benj. W. Patch, -
-
-
-
-
60
Augustus Adams,
30
Geo. B. Dodge, -
-
-
-
2. 60
Samuel A. Wait, -
.
-
-
-
5 60
John L. Woodbury,
-
-
I 25
Austin A. Whipple,
3 50
A. J. Chandler,
-
-
-
2 10
Geo. E. Roberts, -
-
-
-
4 20
I. D. Patch, -
-
-
-
2 20
George Brown, -
2 20
Emerson A. Whipple,
2 IO
Daniel Roberts, -
4 40
Clarence P. Roberts,
4 20
Edwin A. Whipple,
-
-
-
-
5 30
James McGregor, -
-
-
-
1 IC
Emery Lawrence,
-
-
7 70
Charles R. Tuck,
-
-
-
-
90
Rufus P. Tuck, -
-
-
-
-
60
Caleb W. Dodge, -
-
-
-
Amount carried forward,
$136 95
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-
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-
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2 80
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.
1 2
Amount brought forwrrd,
$136 95
Geo. C. Rankins, -
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-
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-
12 00
Geo. W. Hubbard, -
-
-
-
[ 20
Albert Dodge, -
70
Edward W. Dodge, -
-
-
-
I 20
Reuben K. Patch,
-
-
-
-
I 00
Alvin Smith, -
-
-
4 80
Lewis Bradstreet,
-
-
-
I 20
Nirum Neal,
.
-
-
-
60
Chas. W. Foster -
-
-
60
Fred. A. Nason, -
-
-
-
-
I 60
Wm. A. Smith,
-
-
-
I 40
O. F. Whipple,
-
-
-
-
60
Daniel D. Stone, -
-
-
-
60
Wm. Cannon,
-
-
-
-
60
Edward Tibbetts, -
60
A. B. Towle,
-
-
-
60
Luke Dodge, 2d,
60
O. F. Brown,
40
Sylvester Day,
60
H. R. Phillebrown, -
I 40
Luther F. Dane, -
.
-
I 20
Chas. A. Appleton,
1
-
-
I 40
Daniel W. Kimball,
60
Arthur B. Royce,
I 50
Arthur A. Dunnells,
-
-
-
I 40
C. F. Nutting, -.
.
-
I 40
Frank C. Appleton,
I 40
S. A. Ingalls,
50
David B. Tucker,
60
James E. Woodman,
50
James H. Woodman,
50
Frank Knowlton,
50
Amount carried forward,
$180 75
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-
7
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4
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.
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4
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-
.
13
Amount brought forward.
$180 75
A. S. Garland, I 30
Wm. D. Chandler,
I 30
George Safford, I 40
George Porter,
I 30
Josiah Woodbury,
I 40
Allen B. Holmes,
75
Wm. H. Dodge,
1 40
Geo. M. Adams,
3 60
A. D. Wallis,
I 60
John Dane, Jr.,
I 40
Winthrop Appleton,
I 40
$197 60
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid.
Wm. A. Brown, Services as Assessor, $20 00
" Selectman, 20 00
" Overseer of Poor, . 5 00
James F. Gwinn, Services as Assessor, 20 00
" Selectman, , 24 00
66
" Overseer of Poor, 5 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, Services as Assessor, 20 00
" Selectman, . 24 00
" Overseer of Poor, 5 00
Daniel E. Safford, Services as Treasurer, . 30 00 ·
O. F. Whipple,
" School Committee, 15 00
15 00
Otis F. Brown,
15 00
Geo. C. Rankins,
‹‹
" Collector of Taxes, 35 14
Daniel D. Stone, .
" Constable, 6 00
Otis F. Brown,
" Town Clerk, . 10 00
Reuben K. Patch,
" Auditor, 5 00
·
Jos. P. Lovering,
Notifying Town Officers, 3 00
$277 14
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid.
Wallis & Young, for school Books, Balance, 1878, $10 80 Town of Wenham Tuition for Florence Ballard, 6 00 Salem Observer Press, Printing Town Reports, - 22 00 Isaac F. Knowlton, for collector Book and Scale, I 75 H. P. Ives, Stationery, -
95
T. J. Hutchinson, Printing Tax Bills, - -
2 50 Geo. Norris, services before County Commissioners, 3 00 Wm. H. Brown, services before County Commission- ers and Railroad Co. -
7 00
James F. Gwinn, services before County Commission- ers and Railroad Co., 8 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, services before County Commis- sioners and Railroad Co., 10 00
New England School Furnishing Co., Maps for Schools, 1 -
36 00
John L. Woodbury, Expenses of Decoration Day, 41 12 Wallis & Young, School Books, 78 84 Cong'l Parish for use of Vestry and Rent of Office, 50 00 Daniel E. Safford, Council before County Commis- sioners, 15 00
H. P. Wilcomb, Expressing, I 85 -
John Tibbetts, Return of Deaths, - 2 50
Repairs on Cemetery Wall, -
I 25
Foot & Horton, Printing School Reports, II 32
Otis F. Brown, Notifying Constables and Return of Representative Vote, 3.00
Otis F. Brown, for Recording Births, Marriages and Deaths, -
15 35
Otis F. Brown, Express and Postage, - 40
Daniel D Stone, services on account of Dog Tax, 3 00
notifying Representative to General Court, - - 2 00
Amount carried forward, $333 63
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Amount brought forward, $333 63 Wm. A. Brown, Journey to Ipswich and Cash paid in account of M. Patch Wood Lot, 2 00
Wm. A Brown, making Annual Report, -
5 00
James F. Gwinn, making Annual Report, 5 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, “ “
5 00
Daniel E Safford, preparing Deed of M. Patch Wood Lot, - - - -
2 00
Daniel E. Safford, Postage,
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-
$353 44
ABATEMENTS.
Paid.
Geo. W. Dodge,
-
-
$1. 45
Joseph W. Holland, - - -
2 73
Thomas Holland, poll tax, -
-
1 00
Alexander McPherson, " " .
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-
1 00
Richard P. Spillar, poll tax, -
-
-
1 00
Daniel Webster.
“
- 1 00
Willow Dale Manufacturing Co.,
34 50
$42 68
RECAPITULATION.
Paid.
County Tax,
$489 84
Paid.
State Share of Liquor License, - 25 00 -
State Tax, -
150 00
State Aid,
-
-
-
-
192 00
Interest on Notes,
- 831 CO
Schools, - - - - - 1072 50
Amount carried forward,
$2,270 50
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-
-
-
-
81
16
Amount brought forward,
$2,270 50
Expenses and Repairs of School Houses,
-
94 79
Road and Bridges,
- .595 25
Removing Snow, -
I 97 60
Poor Department, .
810 30
Salaries and fees,
-
-
-
277 14
Miscellaneous, -
-
.
-
353 44
Abatements, -
-
-
-
42 58
$4,641 70
Total amount of Orders drawn during the year, $3,443 70 Total amount of Orders paid during the year, 3,443 70
Treasurer's Receipts for the year -
$8,879 08
Expenses of Treasurer for the year, - - 4,641 70
Balance in Cash in Treasury March 1880,
$4,237 38
TOWN DEBT.
Note due State of Mass. - $3,000 00 Interest 7 per ct.
State of Mass. - 5,000 00
4&
A L. Smith, -
5,000 00
42
J. B. Dodge, John Smith,
1,200 00
5
Mary A. Dane, -
350 00
5
Martha Dane,
200 00
5
$15,750 00
Deduct balance in favor of town 4,237 38
Town debt
$11,512 62
Town debt, March 1, 1879, $11.919 10
Town debt, March 1, 1880, 11,512 62
Decrease since last year, 406 48
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5
1,000 00
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66
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The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined, and the accounts all satis- factorily vouched for.
REUBEN K. PATCH, Auditor.
HAMILTON, Feb. 26, 1880.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. A. BROWN, Selectmen
JAMES F. GWINN, of Hamilton.
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON.
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
ESSEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the town of Hamilton, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Hamilton, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the vestry in said town on Tuesday, the ninth day of March, 1880, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles : viz.
Ist. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
2nd. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensu- ing.
3d. To hear the annual report of the Selectmen, and to act thereon.
4th. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the year ensuing, and make appropria- tions of the same.
5th. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways and bridges, the ensuing year and make appropria- tion for the same.
6th. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to use all means for collecting the taxes which a town Treasurer, when appointed Collector may, agreeably to Chap. 18 Sect. 73 of the General Statutes.
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7th. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors as pro- posed and posted by the Selectmen.
8th. To see at what time tax bills shall be issued and taxes made due, and what rate of interest shall be collected on taxes not paid when due, and also what discount shall be allowed on all taxes paid within a specified time.
9th. To hear the report of Committees of the last year.
Ioth. To choose all necessary Committees.
IIth. To see if the town will authorize their Treasurer to hire money under the direction of the Selectmen in anticipation of taxes.
12th. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money, not to exceed seventy five dollars, for the purpose of a proper observance of Decoration day by the soldiers of the late Rebel- lion, said sum to be subject to their order.
13th. To see if the town will choose a committee to rebuild the Moulton Road according to the order of the County Com- missioners.
14th. To see if the town will re-district the highway in the west part of the town and make three highway districts instead of two as at present.
15th. To hear the report of the Selectmen on the condition of the Guideboards.
16th. To act on any other matters that may come legally before said meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof-one at the public meeting house and one at some other public place in said town-seven days, at least, be- fore the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this Twenty-fifth day of February in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty.
WM. A. BROWN, Selectmen JAMES F. GWINN, of ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, Hamilton.
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