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ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,
-: OF THE:
TOWN OF HAMILTON
FROM MARCH 1, 1883, TO MARCH 1, 1884.
SALEM:
T. J. HUTCHINSON & SON, - STEAM PRINTERS. 1884.
REPORT.
Receipts.
Cash in Treasury March 1, 1883, $3598 94
Received from John T. Dodge, Collector for 1883, 5186 32
National Bank tax, 384 97
Mass. School fund, 208 87
Corporation tax, 94 31
State aid reimbursed,
180 00
Dog licenses, IO7 25
Liquor license fee,
125 00
Indegent Soldiers aid,
36 00
Refunded of board of John H. Ingalls, 31 57
Sale of burial lots,
25 00
Hay scales, 17 35
Willowdale Mills on ac't of tuition of
school children, 104 20
Sale of bridge plank. 3 50
$10103 28
Expenditures.
Paid
County tax,
751 66
Treasurer's Account.
Paid
State share of liquor license,
31 25
Soldiers aid,
72 00
State aid,
237 00
State tax,
555 00
Interest on notes,
795 68
Notes,
550 00
Orders for present year,
3820 77
$6061 70
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Schools. NORTH.
Paid $ 16 25
Jennie A. Brown, teaching, summer term,
113 IO
66 winter 108 00
Charles Patch, wood, 20 00
Joseph Dane, building fire, '82, & '83,
12 00
$269 35
SOUTH.
Paid
Sarah R. Safford, teaching summer term,
130 00
winter 108 10
Chas. Patch, wood,
24 00
Frank I. Trussell, building fire,
6 00
$268 10
EAST.
Paid
Grace A. McKay,, teaching summer term,
65 00
Carrie L. Lakeman,
fall "
65 00
،، 66
winter 66
108 00
Newell Burnham, wood '82, 15 00
Emerson A. Whipple, wood, '83,
17 00
W. F. Colesworthy, building fire,
5 00
$275 00
WEST.
Paid
Addie Dodge. teaching summer term.
58 50
Emily A. Dodge, fall
65 00
winter 108 00
Chas. Patch, wood,
17 00
$248 50
.
Nellie A. Knowlton, teaching,
.
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EXPENSES AND REPAIRS ON SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Paid.
Town of Ipswich for tuition of pupils at Willowdale,
'82 & '83, 208 40
Paid
John Dame jr., cleaning stove pipe North school I 50 J. P. Lovering, repairs on south and west school houses 4 60 O. F. Brown, repairs on N., S. and E. school houses 2 50
I. D. Patch, labor on N. school fence 5 50
$14 IO
Poor Department.
Paid
A. A. Whipple, board, clothing and noursing Alvin Jowder for 1882 150 00
A. A. Whipple, care of tramps, 1882 10 00
29 55
A. A. Whipple, board of Alvin Jowder on acc't 1883 Worcester Lunatic Hospital, board and clothing for John H. Ingalls 108 47
Sarah B. Dodge, assistance
I20 00
Mary A. Dodge, assistance
130 00
Town of Ipswich, for assistance furnished Edward Ingalls 28 43
576 45
Removing Snow.
Paid
John Dane jr.
8 70
J. McCarty 40
Charles Rogers
I 90
George C. Rankins 3 00
C. P. Roberts
6 40
Alvin Smith 8 40
Daniel Roberts
4 20
Edward W. Dodge
60
George Brown
6 80
John H. Knowlton
9 20
Edwin A Whipple 4 80
Arthur Row
I 80
A. A. Whipple I 20
R. D. Knowlton
2 60
W. H. Harvey
70
R. K. Patch
40
Oliver Whipple
60
James W. Morgan 60
Thomas Robinson
5 60
J. H. Woodman 2 80
W. A. Patch
60
John F. Row 40
6
Frank Knowlton
40
J. Knowlton 2d 2 90
Sylvester Day
40
F. L. Knowlton 90
Emerson A. Whipple 2 40
Charles E Woodbury 60
Frank M. Whipple I 40
G. B. Knowlton 60
George W. Ingalls 70
H. Carey 1.60
L. L. McKay 19 80
A. J. Dunn
3 40
Winfield Winslow
3 70
B. W. Patch
3 20
Chas. A. Appleton
2 20 A. F. Allen
2 40
F. C. Appleton
2 20
G. A. Dodge
6 00
Winthrop Appleton 80
Jona. Lamson 3 00
Emery Lawrence 8 80
Jarvis Lamson 3 00
Lewis Bradstreet
6 00
Luke Dodge
2 80
E. M. Towle
I 50
W. H. Dodge
2 00
A. B. Towle
3 90
J. C. Conant
I 50
I. P. Knowlton
1 00
George B. Dodge
60
Wm. Cannon
I 60
Charles Patch
3 60
O. F. Whipple
40
Geo. M. Adams
7 20
O. F. Brown
60
R. E. Perkins
3 60
J. W. Morgan
I 60
Wm. Morgan
40
$180 80
A. Adams
40
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ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid
J. H. Knowlton, labor on bridge, 7 50
S. W. Howe, plank for Factory bridge 54 60
S. G. Goodhue, labor on Factory bridge, I 50
O. F. Whipple, labor on railing Folsom road, 24 00
J. C. Folsom 50 00
Emerson A. Whipple, stock and labor on railing, 9 05
David B. Tucker, labor on railing, 19 50
J. P. Langmaid & Son, lumber for railing 160 74
I. F. Knowlton, teaming lumber for railing, 16 00
Joseph Knowlton 2d, trimming trees in highway, 1 00
1 00
Albert L. Whipple, stock and labor on bridge,
James F. Gwinn, labor on Factory bridge,
James F. Gwinn, labor on railing, 2 00
I. F. Knowlton, labor on railing,
2 00
J. L. Woodbury, “ 1 00
J. M. Parsons, drain pipe, 20 80
$376 44
HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. ONE.
Paid
Joseph Knowlton, 2d. IO 70
Josiah Woodbury, IO 40
J. H Folsom, 12 40
II 60
Chas. E. Woodbury,
IO 40
Forest L. Knowlton,
6 00
A. J. Dunn,
12 50
Gravel, 6 00 -
$80 00
Henry Carey,
4 50
Chas. E. Woodbury I 25
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DISTRICT NO. TWO
Paid
John H. Knowlton,
44 25
James H. Woodman,
12 00
Wm. K Patch,
5 70
Moses J. Channel,
4 50
Frank Knowlton,
3 00
Richard D. Knowlton,
2 70
Reuben K. Patch,
60
Nelson Butler,
5 85
Wm. Morgan,
3 00
J. W. Morgan,
75
James W. Morgan,
75
Frank M. Whipple,
5 40
Sylvester Day,
I 50
$90 00
DISTRICT NO. THREE.
Paid
E. Lawrence,
60 75
Elias M. Towle,
6 00
A. B Towle,
6 00
Ira P. Knowlton,
10 00
Wm. Cannon,
9 75
Luke Dodge 2d,
9 75
O. F. Whipple,
4 50
James McCarty,
5 25
George Porter,
3 75
Frank Bridges,
3 75
Gravel,
10 00
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DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Paid L. L. McKay, Geo. W. Winslow,
$129 50
56 10
6 00
9
Winthrop Appleton,
6 25
Joseph Dane,
2 00
Frank C. Appleton,
8 50
Chas. A. Appleton,
7 50
John Dane Jr.
12 00
Wm. A. Brown,
5 65
Luther F. Dane,
7 50
Gravel,
8 50
[20 00
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Paid
Charles Patch
76 80
B. F. Tappan
8 00
Rufus E. Perkins
2 00
Charles Rogers
3 20
$90 00
DISTRICT NO. 6.
Paid
George C. Rankins
32 63
John T. Dodge
20 25
George Porter
6 75
Charles Harvey
6 75
William Harvey
I 12
Alvin Smith
22 50
$90 00
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Paid
Clarence P. Roberts,
I7 92.
George Brown,
33 00
W. A. Patch,
15 75
IO
Wm. I). Chandler, 8 25 John Tuttle, 4 00
Frank C. Appleton,
I 50
Oliver Whipple, Daniel Roberts.
38 00
$119 92
DISTRICT NO. EIGHT.
Paid
Benj. W. Patch,
27 80
Geo. A. Dodge,
13 60
A. L. Whipple,
IO CO
A. F. Allen,
8 60
Newell Burnham,
7 00
Geo. N. Babcock,
1 00
Edward Cheaver,
3 60
Nelson Babcock,
1 60
Sam'l Doty,
3 60
Wm, K. Patch,
1 00
R. D. Knowlton,
3 40
Elam Burnham,
4 00
Geo. Ingalls,
1 00
N. Andrews,
2 00
C. Kinsman,
8c
Gravel,
· 1 00
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$90 00
DISTRICT NO. NINE.
Paid
Jona Lamson,
14 00
Jarvis Lamson,
36 00
Wm. H. Dodge,
8 00
E. F. Dodge,
2 00
Wm. A. Smith,
8 00
Luke Dodge,
8 00
I 50
II
Geo. B. Dodge, Albert W. Dodge,
4 00
8 09
James F. Gwinn, for gravel
2 00
$90 00
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid
Daniel E. Safford, services as Treasurer, 30 00
James F. Gwinn.
Assessor. 25 00
" Selectman & Overseer of Poor 30 00
John L. Woodbury, : 6 Assessor, 25 00
66
Isaac F. Knowlton
60
Selectman & Overseer of Poor, 30 00
John T. Dodge,
Collector of Taxes, 59 38
O. F. Brown,
School Committee. 15 00
Town Clerk, 10 00
J. P. Lovering,
School Committee, 15 00
John F. Dodge, 65
Constable,
I 50
$295 88
Miscellaneous.
Paid
.
T. J. Hutchinson & Son, printing annual report, '82,
18 00
town orders and tax bills, 5 25
Coperthwait & Co., for exchange of school books, 30 53
A. J. Bixby, on acc't of fire in meadow,
6 40
F. M. Whipple,
8 00
Wm. A. Brown, 60
75
Chas. A. Appleton
75
Daniel E. Safford, advice and administering oaths,
5 00
‹. postage &c. 72
Emery Lawrence, on acc't of dog tax, '82,
3 00
James F. Gwinn, copying valuation book, 6 67
journey to Boxford for lumber for
bridge, 2 00
Selectman & Overseer of Poor, 30 00 Assessor, 25 00
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James F. Gwinn, postage and expressing. 67 John L. Woodbury, copying valuation book, 6 67
postage and expressing, 75
Isaac F. Knowlton, copying valuation book, 6 67
Cong'l Parish, rent of office, 50 00
Foote & Horton, printing school reports,
6 00
Whitcomb & Carter, nails,
6 50
F. C. Norton, brooms, pails, &c. 2 85
J. P. Lovering, expense on acc't of pupils at Willowdale, 1 00 E. C. Tibbetts, making return of deaths, 4 00
repairing cemetery wall, 2 00
Otis F. Brown, return of report vote to Essex. 1 60
= Proctor & Trask's express. 2 80
66
66 recording births, marriages and deaths, II 15
Chas. W. Foster, painting cemetery fence, 6 25
John T. Dodge, on acc't of dog tax, 5 00
Merrill & Mackintire, stationery, 1 35
$202 33
Abatements.
Allowed John T. Dodge, collector, 1883,
Chas. B. Dodge, poll tax,
2 00
L. E. Libby,
2 00
Frank Williams. 2 00
$6 00
Recapitulation.
Paid
County tax,
751 66
State share of liquor license,
31 25
Soldiers' aid,
72 00
State aid,
237 00
State tax,
555 00
Interest on notes,
795 68
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Notes, 550 00
Schools,
1269 35
Expense and repairs on school-houses,
14 10
Poor department,
576 45
Removing snow,
180 80
Roads and bridges,
1275 86
Salaries and Fees,
295 88
Miscellaneous,
202 33
Abatements,
6 00
$6061 70
Orders drawn during the year,
3820 77
Orders paid during the year,
3820 77
Treasurer's receipts for the year,
10103 28
Expenses of the Treasurer for the year,
6061 70
Balance in treasury March 1, 1884, Town Debt.
$4041 58
Note due State of Mass.,
8000 00
Interest 4 per cent.
A. L. Smith,
5000 00
66 4 I-2. "
Mary Smith, I200 00
5
$14200 00
Deduct bal. in favor of Town, 4041 58
Town debt,
$10158 42
Town debt March 1, 1883, 11151 06
Town debt March I, 1884,
10158 42
Decrease since last year, $ 992 64
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Respectfully submitted, JAMES F. GWINN, JOHN L. WOODBURY ISAAC F. KNOWLTON.
Selectmen
of Hamilton.
Hamilton, February 28, 1884.
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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 eleventh day of March 1884, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following article, viz :
Ist. To choose a Moderator to preside at 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 appro- pritions for the same.
6th. To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways and bridges the ensuing year, and make appropria- tions for the same
7th. To see if the town will authorize their Collector to use all means of collecting the taxes which a town Treas- urer when appointed collector may use, agreeable 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.
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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.
Ioth. To see if the town will except 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 observation of Decoration Day, by the soldiers of the late rebellion.
F3th. To see if the town will widen the road and erect a suitable fence from the house of Elias M. Towle to the house of Ira P. Knowlton.
14th. To see if the town will build a sidewalk from the Meeting house to Wenham Depot.
15th. To see what action the town will take in regard to the suit for damages by Stone and Patterson.
16th. To see what action the town will take in regard to making improvements in the Cemetery.
17th. 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 for holding said meeting.
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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 said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-eighth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty four.
JAMES F. GWINN, Selectmen JOHN L. WOODBURY, of
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, ) Hamilton.
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