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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1880, TO MARCH 1, 1881.
SALEM: T. J. HUTCHINSON & SON, STEAM PRINTERS. I 88 1.
REPORT
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury March Ist, 1880, $4,237 38
Rec'd of Geo. C. Rankins, Collector for 1880, . 4,137 30
" from corporation tax, 122 18
National Bank tax, ·
379 62
State aid reimbursed,
105 00
aid to Soldiers,
20 00
dog tax, ·
66 99
66 Mass. School Fund, 210 34
O. F. Whipple for School Books, 5 00
sale of burial lots,
20 00
hay scales, 17 61 .
66 Liquor license, 100 00
$9,421 42
EXPENDITURES.
Paid
County tax,
$489 84 ·
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Paid
State share liquor license,
· $25 00
State tax, ·
450 00
State aid, ·
180 00
Aid to indigent soldiers, 30 00
Interest on Notes, ·
810 40
Note Paid,
. 1,000 00
Orders of the present year,
. £ 4,233 49
·
$6,728 89
4
SCHOOLS.
NORTH.
Paid
Jennie A. Brown, teaching summer term,
$130 00
winter term,
117 00
Austin A. Whipple, wood,
·
.
18 00
Frank Dane, building fire,
·
,
5 00
$270 00
SOUTH.
Paid
Sophia F. Lovering, teaching summer term,
$130 00
winter .
117 00
Emery Lawrence, wood, .
18 00
Chas. Holmes, building fire 1879, ·
5 00
66 " 1880,
5 00
$275 00
EAST.
Paid
Laura S. Woodbury, teaching summer term, «
$130 00
winter
117 00
Clayton Butler, building fire,
5 00
$252 00
WEST.
Paid
Addie Dodge, teaching summer term
$130 00
winter ·
117 00
Geo. M. Adams, wood, . ·
13 50
Frank Brewer, building fire 1879, ·
5 00
Jos. W. Fields, " 1880, ·
5 00
$270 50
5
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid
R. P. Speller, labor on West School House, $1 25
J. Choate, jr., setting glass, South “ 90
Elbridge F. Dodge, labor, West I 00
Chas. W. Appleton, labor and material, North School House, ·
9 78
Sylvester Day, repairs and cleaning East School House, . ·
3 75
F. C. Norton, brooms, pails and mug, .
2 75
$19 43
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board and cloth- ing for John H. Ingalls, ·
$205 86
Nancy Annable, board of Alvin Jowders, 104 00
Sarah B. Dodge, assistance, .
120 00
Mary A. Dodge,
130 00
City of Newburyport, 56 James C. Nutting, 8 85
James F. Gwinn,
3 35
journeys to Ipswich, and New- buryport on account, George Barker, 3 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, journeys to Ipswich and Newburyport on account of Geo. Barker, 5 00 Isaac F. Knowlton, Assistance 3 00
Town of Beverly, Assistance to Emily F. Haw- kins and family, . 18 50
Frank C. Norton, supplies to David R. Cross, 9 00
Austin A. Whipple, “ I 20 " boots & shoes to A. Jowders, 4 00
$615 76
6
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid
John H. Whipple, building Moulton road, 125 00
John H. Whipple, graveling Moulton road, 13 00
William Morgan, relaying bridge near Gwinn's, 12 00
Woodbury & Patch, guide boards and nails, 7 25
Alvin Smith, labor on bridge,
I 00
$158 25
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. ONE.
Paid
Chas. E. Woodbury, labor on highway,
21 80
Frank W. Brown, labor on highway,
50 56
John H. Knowlton, labor on highway,
3 00
Gravel,
6 00
$81 36
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. TWO.
Paid
Emerson A. Whipple, labor on highway,
$60 32
William Morgan,
8 00
John W. Morgan,
66 66
3 00
James W. Morgan,
16 66
3 00
Gravel for
66
5 00
$79 32
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. THREE.
Paid
Emery Lawrence, labor on highway,
58 50
O. F. Whipple,
6 00
William Cannon,
66
·
8 25
John Foster,
66
8 25
Geo. W. Hubbard,
66
3 75
Frank Whipple,
66
7 50
East. Abbot,
66
8 25
Gravel,
10 00
.
8 25
Ira P. Knowlton,
$118 75
7
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. FOUR.
Paid
John H. Whipple,
labor on highway,
45 60
A. L. Whipple,
..
·
II 40
C. E. Whipple,
II 40
J. A. Whipple,
.
10 00
Oliver A. Whipple,
3 50
William Cannon, 2d,
2 00
William Smith,
"
"
2 00
$85 90
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. FIVE.
Paid
Geo. M. Adams, labor on highway,
36 75
Benj. F. Tappan,
7 50
Charles Rogers,
6 00
$50 25
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. SIX.
Paid
Geo. C. Rankins, labor on highway,
80 03
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. SEVEN.
Clarence P. Roberts, labor on highway,
12 65
Daniel Roberts,
54 40
Austin A. Whipple,
36 20
O. F. Whipple, 66
I 50
Wm. D. Chandler,
2 25
Gravel,
·
13 00
.
·
.
.
·
$120 00
8
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. EIGHT.
Paid
Albert F. Allen, labor on highway,
2 00
Isaac F. Knowlton,
"
·
3 00
Elam Burnham, 6€
.
2 40
Francis R. Allen, ..
60
Newell Burnham, "
50
Samuel Doty,
60
Sylvester Day,
70
$9 80
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. NINE.
Paid
Luke Dodge, labor on highway,
17 97
Geo. B. Dodge,
7 00
George M. Adams,
48 47
Gravel,
.
6 56
$80 00
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid
Henry Dodge,
16 40 |J. S. Miles, 8 80
J. H. Foss,
4 20 J. F. Dodge, 2 90
Jos. C. Conant, 20 80
James F. Gwinn, 6 30
D. Bryant,
50 Wm. H. Dodge,
3 00
B. F. Tappan,
50 S. A. Wait, 14 50
A. H. Speller, 13 90 Geo. B. Dodge, 9 40
Jarvis Lamson,
12 00 Caleb W. Dodge, 7 50
Chas. Patch,
44 60 Ed. Brewer, 5 00
J. Goodhue,
50 Emery Lawrence, 34 00
Geo. M. Adams,
26 40 Pat. Connors,
2 00
Luke Dodge,
18 00 J. Robinson, 2 00
Wm. A. Smith,
12 50
Eli. Fletcher,
3 20
Geo. Dodge,
80 Pat. Kiely, 1 00
Ed. W. Dodge,
IO 90 Ed. C Tibbetts,
5 30
9
Joshua Appleton,
7 00 Daniel Roberts, 13 90
Geo. Robinson,
2 00 Benj. Porter, 6 00
Chas. W. Foster,
3 00 Wm. D. Chandler, I 60
J. Keone,
6 80 Daniel W. Kimball, 7 30
East Abbott, 12 50 John S. Webber,
3 40
John L. Woodbury, 3 40 Chas. McGeegor,
2 10
J. S. Elliott,
3 20 W. A. Patch,
7 40
Wm. Cannon,
9 90 Alden J. Chandler,
12 10
Otis F. Brown,
5 80 Josiah Woodbury,
8 30
Luke Dodge, 2d,
7 20 Sam'l Ayers,
6 75
O. F. Whipple,
2 40 Sylvester Kent, 6 40
3 50 Chas. N. Hawkins, 9 10
Ira P. Knowlton,
Herbert T. Dodge,
6 00
Emerson A. Whipple, 17 00 Arthur Rowe, 9 20 Ralph Ayers, 50
John H. Knowlton,
II 90 Willis E. Kent, 3 20
Wm. Morgan,
2 70 Chas. E. Woodbury, 14 90
Isaac Knowlton,
I 20 Wm. Fletcher. I 20
James E. Woodman,
I 70 Wm. M. Ballard,
7 30
Walter Ingalls, 5 20
I 80 Allen Fletcher,
5 80
James H. Woodman,
5 60 Samuel Doty,
4 00
Frank Whipple,
12 30 Francis R. Allen,
2 40
Geo. N. Andrews,
So Alonzo I .. Whipple,
I 5.0
S. A. Ingalls,
II 70 Sylvester Day,
3 80
Clayton Butler,
4 70 Newell Burnham, 7 85
James W. Morgan,
13 90 A. F. Allen, 8 90
4 70
Wm. K. Patch,
8 70 Geo. D. Babcock,
I. 60
Nelson Butler,
IO 70 W. P. Burnham,
6 50
Frank Knowlton,
9 20 Isaac F. Knowlton, 18 40
Clarence P. Roberts,
17 00 Geo. C. Rankins, 27 50
A. S. Garland,
7 35
L. Bradstreet,
3 00
Geo. Porter, IO 50 J. P Lovering,
90
Abraham Eaton,
7, 40 Fred. A. Nason,
8 80
Wm. Cannon, 2d,
9 70 P. F. Ober,
II OO
I. D. Patch,
12 80 David B. Tucker,
IO. 80
Ed. A. Whipple,
10 00 H. R Fillebrown, 9 20
Austin A. Whipple,
44 30 Benj. W. Adams, 12 90
()liver A. Whipple,
7 90 John T. Dodge,
3 00
6 40 Frank W. Brown, IO 60
R. K. Patch,
E. M. Towle,
6 60 Forest L. Knowlton, 4 80
Jos. Knowlton, 2d, 9 80
Augustus Adams,
Moses J. Channel,
8 40 Ed. N. Babcock,
IO
Geo. Rogers,
3 90 |Fred. Nutting, 7 20
Geo. A. Lovering,
13 IO Frank Dane, 3 75
Alvin Smith,
17 20 Winthrop Appleton, 7 50
A. D. Wallis,
IO 40 Otis Appleton,
8 20
W. E. Barker,
14 00 John A. Whipple,
60
O. Bridges,
3 00
Joseph Mears,
3 40
Frank Bridges,
6 30
Elias Mitchell,
I 20
Chas. W. Appleton,
7 00 Sylvester Dane,
50
Reuben Andrews,
5 60 E. A. Wright,
I 60
Harrison Williams,
I 20 J. Wright,
I 05
F. C. Appleton,
8 60 Luther T. Dane, I 30
Chas. E. Whipple,
6 60 P. F. Fields,
3 60
Chas. A. Appleton,
8 00 Warren Conant,
2 70
Lawrence McKay,
18 80
John Dane, Jr.,
8 50
P. A. Andrews,
I 70
Alvin Jowder,
2 70
Winfield Winslow,
2 00
John H. Whipple,
27 40
$1,134 05
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
Daniel E. Safford, services as Treasurer,
$30 00
James F. Gwinn,
" Selectman, 24 00
66
" Assessor,
22 00
" Overseer Poor,
5 00
Isaac F. Knowlton,
" Selectman,
24 00
" Assessor,
22 00
" Overseer Poor,
5 00
Austin A. Whipple
"
" Assessor,
22 00
George C. Rankins,
" Col. of Taxes, 46 27
" School Com'tee, 15 00
«
15 00
Jno. Lamson,
15 00
Otis F. Brown,
" Town Clerk,
10 00
John H. Knowlton,
" Constable,
5 00
A. S. Garland,
‹ .
2 00
Reuben K. Patch,
" Auditor
5 00
.
«
" Selectman,
24 00
" Overseer Poor, 5 00
Jos. P. Lovering,
Otis F. Brown,
.
$296 27
II
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
T. J. Hutchinson & Son, printing Annual Report 1879, ·
22 75
Merrill & Mackintire, stationery, ·
3 70
E. D. Merriam, collector's book. I 00
Daniel E. Safford, professional services before the Supreme Court 1878-9, 30 00
Congregational parish rent of office and vestry, 50 00
Estate of C. H. Flint, drain pipe, 3 30
Foote & Horton, printing School Report, 9 25
T. J. Hutchinson & Son, printing Tax Bills, 3 00
Wm. A. Brown, surveying Moulton Road, I 50
" setting guide post, 1 00
James F. Gwinn, table for Selectmen's office,
5 25
copying valuation book, ·
10 00
" committee of Moulton Road, 3 00
perambulating line between
Hamilton and Ipswich, 2 50
James F. Gwinn, perambulating line between Hamilton and Essex, .
2 50
James F. Gwinn, perambulating line between Hamilton and Topsfield, ·
2 50
James F. Gwinn, journeys to Salem on account of Flagman, 2 00
James F. Gwinn, making and distributing An- nual Report, ·
5 00
· John Tibbets, return of deaths, · « repairing cemetery wall, I 25
3 50
Isaac F. Knowlton, copying valuation book,
10 00
perambulating lines be-
tween Hamilton and Ipswich, 2 50
Isaac F. Knowlton, perambulating lines be- tween Hamilton and Essex, ·
2 50
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Isaac F. Knowlton, perambulating lines be- tween Hamilton and Topsfield, . 2 50 . Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Boston on ac- count of Flagman, 3 00 .
Isaac F. Knowlton, making and distributing Annual Report, . ·
5 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, com. on Moulton Road, 3 00
postage, 90
Austin A. Whipple, perambulating lines be- tween Hamilton and Ipswich, 2 50
Austin A. Whipple, perambulating lines be- tween Hamilton and Essex, ·
2 50
Austin A. Whipple, perambulating lines be- tween Hamilton and Topsfield, ·
2 50
Austin A. Whipple, com. on Moulton Road,
3 00
Austin A. Whipple, making and distributing annual report, 5 00
James S. Gwinn, postage,
Daniel E, Safford, I5
I II
A. S. Garland, on account of Dog Tax, 4 00
Otis F. Brown, record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 13 00
Otis F. Brown, journey to Essex to return Representative vote, I 50
Otis F. Brown, journey to Salem to return Dog Tax, I 60
Otis F. Brown, express and postage, 2 30
$231 06
ABATEMENTS.
Allowed Geo. C. Rankins, Collector,
·
Fred Wise, poll tax, - 2 00
John Tibbetts, poll tax, -
-
2 00
John Tuttle Real Estate -
-
40
Obed Burnham Real Estate - - -
I 36
I3
RECAPITULATION.
Paid
County Tax, -
$489 84
Paid
State share of liquor license,
- 25 00
State Tax, - - -
-
- 450 00
State Aid, - -
-
- 180 00
Interest on notes,
-
-
- 810 40
Aid to indigent soldier,
-
-
-
30 00
Note, - -
-
-
-
1000 00
Schools, -
-
-
- 1067 50
Expenses and repairs on school houses,
19 43
Roads and bridges, -
863 66
Removing snow, -
1134 05
Poor Deparment,
615 76
Salaries and fees,
296 27
Miscellaneous, .
231 06
Abatements,
5 76
$6728 89
Orders drawn during the year,
· $423.3 49
Orders paid during the year,
4233 49
Treasurer's Receipts for the year, $9421 42
Expenses of Treasurer for the year,
· 6728 89
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-
-
-
-
-
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·
-
-
Balance in Treasury, March, 1881, $2692 53
14 TOWN DEBT.
Note due State of Mass.,
$3000 00 Interest 7 per ct.
State of Mass., 5000 00
" A. L. Smith,
" John Smith,
" Mary A. Dane,
Martha Dane,
200 00
5
$14,750 00
Deduct bal. in favor of Town 2,692 53
Town debt,
$ 12,057 47
Town debt, March 1, 1880,
11,512 62
Town debt, March 1, 1881,
12,057 47
Increase since last year, $544 85
The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined, and the accounts all satisfac- torily vouched for.
REUBEN K. PATCH, Auditor.
HAMILTON, FEB. 23, 1881.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES F. GWINN, Selectmen ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, of
AUSTIN A. WHIPPLE, Hamilton .
"
5000 00 4₺
I200 00
5
350 00 ·
5
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 notity 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 eighth day of March, 1881, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to. act on the following articles : viz.
Ist. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
2d. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensu- ing.
3d. To hear the annual report of the Selectmen, and act thereon.
4th. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the year ensuing, and make appropri- ations for the same.
5th. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways and bridges the ensuing year, and make appropriation 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.
7th. To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors, as pro- posed by the Selectmen.
8th. To see at what time tax bills shall be made out, and issued, and 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 Committee of the last year. Ioth. To choose all necessary Committees.
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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 authorize their Treasurer to re- new any Notes that may become due during the year or hire money to pay the same.
13th. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of a proper observance of decoration day, by the soldiers of the late rebellion.
14th. To see if the Town will place a drain across the high- way near Woodbury and Patch's shop.
15th. To act on any other matter that may come legally be- fore said meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, one at the Meeting House, and one at some other public place, in said Town, seven days at least, before, the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and the place of meeting, as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-second day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
JAMES F. GWINN, Selectmen
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, of
AUSTIN A. WHIPPLE. Hamilton.
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