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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
ECEIPTS *AND EXPENDITURES
THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1882 TO MARCH 1, 1883.
SALEM: T. J. HUTCHINSON & SON, STEAM PRINTERS. 1883.
REPORT.
Receipts.
Cash in Treasury, March Ist, 1883, $2584 92
Rec'd of I. F. Knowlton, Collector for 1882,
4816 31
from National Bank tax Mass. School fund
391 95
211 70
Corporation tax
112 76
State aid re-imbursed
180 00
Dog licenses
83 01
Liquor license fee
125 00
Indigent soldiers' aid
36 00
State for State pauper 40 20
Town of Blackstone on acc't of pauper
21 20
Sale of burial lots
10 00
Interest on taxes
16 65
Hay scales
24 43
$8654 13
Expenditures,
Paid County tax 489 84
Treasurer's Account.
Paid State share of liquor licenses
31 25
Soldier's aid
72 00
State aid
180 00
State tax.
600 00
Orders for present year
3406 94
Interest on notes
765 00
$5055 19
4
Schools.
NORTH.
Nellie A. Knowlton, teaching summer term 130 00
..
winter term 108 00
E. Lawrence, wood 18 00
256 00
SOUTH.
S. F. Lovering, teaching summer term 130 00
Laura S. Woodbury, teaching winter term 108 00
E. Lawrence, wood, 20 00
258 00
EAST
Laura S. Woodbury, teaching summer term
65 00
Grace A. McKay teaching fall term 65 00
teaching winter term 108 00
Everett Knowlton, building fire
5 50
243 50
WEST.
Addie Dodge, teaching summer term 130 00
teaching winter term 108 00
Charles Patch, wood 17 00
James Dodge, building fire 6 00
261 00
5
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid
John Dane jr., cleaning stove pipe N. school 3 00
Woodbury & Patch, paint for E. school house 15 35
Henry Noyes, whitewashing school rooms 20 00
Mary W. Andrews, cleaning N. school 1 50
Charles W. Foster, painting school houses 61 00
F. Plouff & Son, funnel for W. school house 4 33
Poor, Towne & Co,, paint, oil and glass for sch. houses 38 16 Cutter & Parker, blinds for school houses 2 95
Joseph P. Lovering, labor and material on sch'l houses 24 68
Whitcomb & Carter, hardware for 2 45
E. M. Towle, labor and material on
31 26
Putnam & Pope, lumber for 48 63
Otis F. Brown, labor and material for 6 chairs furnished 6 00
6 10
Mrs. A. Day, cleaning E. school room I 00
F. C. Norton, brooms, pails, etc. 3 95
Mrs. John Crowell, cleaning W. school room [ 50
271 86
Poor Department.
Paid
George W. Winslow, board Alvan Jowder, to Apr 1,'82, 20 00 City of Newburyport, assistance to J. P. Nutting 17 09
Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board and clothes for J. H. Ingalls, 195 39
Hannah M. Whipple, board and nursing Hugh Lar- kin, State pauper 42 00
Dr. S. E. Thayer, medical attendance to Alvan Jowder 31 00
Sarah B. Dodge, assistance
120 00
Amount carried forward, 425 48
6
Amount brought forward, 425 48
Mary A. Dodge, assistance 132 50
A. C. Dane, assistance to H. M. Wilson of Black - stone I 17
F. C. Norton, assistance to H. M. Wilson of Black- stone 20 03
F. C. Norton, assistance to Collins' children 8 co
587 18
Removing Snow.
Paid
A. C. Dane,
$7 20 [A. J. Bixby, 70
Sam'l Dane,
2 40
L. L. McKay, 9 00
L. F. Dane, **
I 40
Winthrop Appleton, I 50
A. J Chandler,
2 00
F. C. Appleton, I 20
Chas. McGregor,
2 20
I. A. Dunnells, I IO
Reuben Andrews,
1.40
D. W. Kimball, 75
Geo. Porter,
80
I. W. Kimball, I
00
J. H. Whipple, 2 40
E. A. Dane
I IO
I. D. Patch,
80
C. A. Appleton,
I OO
Edwin A. Whipple,
3 40
Edgar Andrews,
1 00
A. A. Whipple,
40
O. E. Appleton,
I 50 .
Emerson A. Whipple,
7 70
F. W. Brown,
I 80
Wm. K. Patch,
I 40
Wm. Cary,
80
N. Butler,
2
50
Josiah Woodbury,
2 60
F. M. Whipple,
3
A. J. Dunn,
4 20
F. Knowlton,
3 IO
J. H. Folsom, 3 00
J. H. Knowlton,
6 40 C. E. Woodbury,
I 30
S. A. Ingalls,
2 50
F. L. Knowlton,
60
James W. Morgan,
I 70
J. Knowlton, 2d,
I 70
I, F. Trask,
I 30
F. R. Allen,
2 00
John Dane, Jr.,
6 00 E Burnham,
2 30
Francis Dane,
I 35
J. G. Allen,
40
Chas. W. Appleton,
1 00 N. Burnham,
3 20
Chas. Kent
I 30
N. Babcock,
2 00
E. R. Stone
70 S. Day,
£4 20
D. R. Coss,
I 00
J. Hawkins,
I 60
C. A. Andrews,
60
W. Patch,
I 40
IO
7
A. L. Whipple,
2 40| P. P. Winslow, I 60
I. F. Knowlton,
7 20
Sam'l Ayers,
2 05
G. C. Rankins, 5 60 E. Lawrence,
5 60
B. W. Adams, 1 00 Wm. Cannon,
80
J. F. Miles, I 40
A. Towle,
1 00
E. W. Dodge,
I 80 C. P Roberts,
3 20
S. A. Waite,
I 00
Geo. Brown,
3 20
E. A. Trussell,
I 20 Dan'l Roberts,
3 20
L. Bradstreet,
I IO
Thomas Robinson,
3 20
A. Smith,
4 60
M. J. Channell,
I 50
O. F. Brown,
5 40
J. H. Woodman, 3 60
C. Rogers,
I 40
W. W. Ingalls,
60
H. J. Hart,
1 40
C. A. Rowe,
70
Chas. Patch,
2 80
G. W. Ingalls,
60
J. C. Conant,
70
Frank Kinsman,
55
A. G. Pingree,
I OO
A. F. Allen,
80
G. B. Dodge,
60
B. W. Patch,
40
N. Wright,
I 60
Joseph Andrews,
20
$196 60
Winfield Winslow,
I 6c
Roads and Bridges.
Paid
J. P. Langmaid & Sons, lumber for Whipple's bridge, $11 74
Geo. B. Knowlton labor on railing, I 40
Joseph Knowlton, 2d, labor on railing, 2 50
Chas. Patch care of Farms road on account of Bridge, 4 00
Geo. Brown " "
4 00
Israel Norwood labor on railing near Camp Ground, 2 00
J. P. Langmaid & Sons lumber for railing, 8 55
I. F. Knowlton nails and teaming lumber from Salem, 2 00
$36 19
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HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. I.
Paid
Joseph Knowlton, 2d,
$12 60
Sam'l Ayers,
12 00
Josiah Woodbury,
8 00
F. W. Brown,
8 00
Chas. E. Woodbury,
7 00
F. L. Knowlton,
9 00
John H. Folsom,
8 40
Geo. Cary,
8 00
Gravel,
7 00
$80 00
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Paid
Emerson A. Whipple,
$29 07
Frank M. Whipple,
10 00
Edward Cheaver,
6 00
J. H. Knowlton,
3 50
M. J. Channel,
6 00
Harrison Williams,
7 50
J. C. Butler,
7 13
Nelson Butler,
7 80
D. B. Tucker,
3 00
$80 00
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Paid
Emery Lawrence,
52 00
E. Abbott,
13 75
Frank Bridges,
8 25
Wm. Cannon,
9 75
Amount carried forward, 83 75
9
Amount brought forward,
83 75
Luke Dodge.
9 75
Niram Neal,
9 75
A. Towle,
I 50
O. F. Whipple,
5 25
Gravel,
10 00
$120 00
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Paid
L. L. McKay,
37 75
John Dane, Jr.,
7 50
G W. Winslow,
7 50
P. P. Winslow,
4 50
I. D. Patch,
I 75
W. Appleton,
3 00
F. C. Appleton,
3 75
Chas. A. Appleton,
3 75
Gravel,
IO 26
$79 76
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Charles Rogers
15 05
Charles Patch
18 60
Samuel G. Goodhue
12 00
George M. Adams
8 00
Benjamin F. Tappan
8 00
H. J. Hart
8 00
A. D. Wallace
3 60
John H. Foss
2 75
Charles Rogers jr
2 00
Gravel
2 00
80 00
IO
DISTRICT NO. 6.
George C. Rankins, 53 1-2 days labor . 80 25
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Clarence P. Roberts
12 00
George Brown
15 50
Charles McGregor
3 00
Alden J. Chandler
4 50
William D. Chandler
7 13
George G. Creamer
12 70
George Porter
6 75
P. Roberts
5 00
I. D. Patch
7 00
Daniel Roberts
30 00
Edwin A. Whipple
5 00
A. A. Whipple
IO 63
L. L. McKay
75
119 96
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Benjamin W. Patch
15 70
I. F. Knowlton
16 50
John Whipple
10 00
Elam Burnham
8 80
Newell Burnham
4 00
G. N. Babcock
4 00
Nelson Babcock
2 00
F. R. Allen
4 00
A. F. Allen
6 00
Samuel Doty
2 00
Sylvester Day
7 00
80 00
11
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Edward Brewer
20 40
Samuel G. Goodhue
8 32
William E. Goodhue
8 55
Benjamin F. Tappan
I 80
James F. Gwinn
8 78
Henry Dodge
7 20
E. F. Dodge
6 00
Luke Dodge
II 00
Jarvis Lamson
4 00
Patrick Cochran
I 95
Gravel
2 00
80 00
Salaries and Fees.
Paid
Daniel E. Safford, services as Treasurer 30 00
James F. Gwinn, Selectman and Overseer of Poor 30 00
James F. Gwinn, Assessor 25 00
John L Woodbury, Selectman and Overseer of Poor 30 00
John L. Woodbury, Assessor
25 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, Selectman and Overseer of Poor 30 00
25 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, Collector of Taxes
66 25
Samuel E. Thayer, School Committee
15 00
Joseph P. Lovering, ¥
15 00
Otis F. Brown
15 00
Otis F. Brown, Town Clerk
10 00
Emery Lawrence, Constable
6 00
Reuben K. Patch, Auditor
5 00
327 25
Isaac F. Knowlton, Assessor
I2
Miscellaneous.
Paid
T. J. Hutchinson & Son, printing annual report 1881 18 00
Tax bills 2 50
I. J. Potter, printing Assessors' blanks
4 00
E. H. Pratt, printing notices I 25
Foot & Horton, printing school report
9 25
Merrill & Mackintire, Collector's book and stationery
4 57
George B. Robinson, watching fire 4 20
Frank Bridges I 60
Woodbury & Patch, Repairs and painting Hearse 22 00
· Congregational Parish, rent for office 50 00
E. C. Tebbetts, return of deaths 3 00 ¥ repairing Cemetery wall 2 00
Daniel E. Safford, postage I 20
Otis F. Brown, recording, births, marriages and deaths 14 85 66 return of rep't vote to Essex 2 30
postage and stationery 70
2 90
66
journey to Salem on account of dog tax I 60
J. L. Woodbury, postage and stationery I 57
$147 49
Abatements.
Allowed I. F. Knowlton, Collector,
Frank L. Whipple, poll,
$2 00
George M. Cary, poll,
2 00
J. Willie Dane, poll,
2 00
Henry P. Lovering, Jr., poll,
2 00
W. E. Goodhue, poll,
2 00
George B. Robinson, poll,
2 00
Leverett W. Dane, poll,
2 00
John W. Goodhue, poll,
2 00
George F. Rogers, poll,
2 00
George G. Creemer, personal,
3 90
$21 90
paid expressing
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Recapitulation.
Paid
County tax,
$489 84
State share of liquor license,
31 25 .
Soldiers' aid,
72 00
State aid,
180 00
State tax,
600 00
Interest on notes,
765 00
Schools,
1018 50
Expenses and Repairs on School houses,
271 49
Poor department,
587 18
Removing snow,
196 60
Roads and Bridges
836 16
Salaries and Fees.
327 25
Miscellaneous,
147 86
Abatements,
21 90
$5055 19
Orders drawn during the year.
3406 94
Orders paid during the year, 3406 94
Treasurer's Receipts for the year,
8654 13
Expenses of the Treasurer for the year, 5055 19
Balance in treasury, March Ist, 1881,
$3598 94
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Town Debt.
Notes due State of Mass., «
3000 00 Interest 7 per cent.
5000 00
4 3-4
" A. L. Smith,
5000 00
4 1-2
Mary Smith,
I200 00
5
Mary A. Dane,
350 00
Martha Dane,
200 00
5
$14750 00 Deduct bal. in favor of Town, 3598 94
Town debt,
11151 06
Town debt March 1, 1882,
12165 08
Town debt, March 1, 1883, 11151 06
Decrease since last year,
$1014 02
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5 .
The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined, and the accounts all satisfacto- rily vouched for.
R. K. PATCH, Auditor.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES F. GWINN, Selectmen JOHN L. WOODBURY, of ISAAC F. KNOWLTON. Hamilton.
HAMILTON, FEB. 28, 1883.
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 af- fairs, to meet at the Vestry in said town, on Tuesday, the thirteenth day of March, 1883, 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 en- suing.
3d. To hear the annual report of the Selectmen and act thereon.
4th. Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town.
5th. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the town charges for the year ensuing and make appropriation for the same.
6th. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways and bridges the ensuing year and make appropria- tion for the same.
7th. To see if the town will authorize their Collector to use all means of collecting the taxes which a town Treasurer when appointed Collector may use, agreeably to Chapter 18, Section 73 of the General Statutes.
8th. To see if the town will authorize their Treasurer to hire money under the direction of the Selectmen in anticipa- tion of taxes.
9th. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to renew notes already due, or to hire money to replace or pay the same.
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Ioth. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors as proposed by the Selectmen.
IIth. To see at what time tax bills shall be issued and taxes 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.
12th. 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.
13. To act on any other matter that may legally come before 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 said meeting.
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-eight day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.
JAMES F. GWINN, Selectmen
JOHN L. WOODBURY, of
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON. Hamilton.
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