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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1890 TO MARCH 1, 1891.
ESSEX : BURNHAM'S JOB PRINT. 1891.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON,
FROM MARCH 1, 1890 TO MARCH 1, 1891.
ESSEX : BURNHAM'S JOB PRINT. 1891.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Receipts.
Cash in Treasury, March 1, 1890, $2,353 08
from Corporation tax,
1,914 26
Bank tax,
621 56
State aid re-imbursed.
120 00
Military aid,
36 00
Mass., School fund,
206 90
Liquor license fee,
1.000 00
Pedler's license,
3 00
Discount on County tax,
3 87
Money hired in anticipation of taxes. 3,000 00
Money hired for School house exp., 1,200 00 Dog Licenses, 138 15
Sale of Burial lots, 25 00
Hay scales W. District, 4 57
66 " Central District. 9 34
Daniel Safford, collector of taxes, 7,239 82
$17,875 55
Treasurer's Report.
Paid Notes for money hired in anticipation of taxes, $3,000 00
State of Mass., 2,000 00
Interest on Notes, 313 67
Į Liquor license to State,
250 00
County tax,
874 14
State tax,
770 00
State aid,
120 00
Military aid,
72 00
Orders present year,
8,024 94
$15,424 75
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Sidewalks.
Paid D. C. Smith, labor, Grove and Willow Streets, $150 00 66 lumber for railing, 17 77
E. Lawrence. labor on E. Wright's sidewalk, 142 57
$310 34
Schools.
NORTH.
Paid Fred A. Nason, labor and material. $16 97
D. C. Smith, material, 15 76
Grace C. Dane, teaching Summer term,
88 00
Fall 104 00
66 66 Winter .. 108 00
66 care of School house, 6 00
A. B. Chadwick, labor, 1 00
Mrs. Lane, cleaning School room. 1 00
D. Safford, cash paid I. A. Dunnels, setting glass, 60 D. D. Stone. wood furnished. 22 00
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$363 33
C'ENTRAL.
Paid Charles E. Whiting, building fire 1889. $6 00
Roland K. Smith, care of house to July 1, 1890, 1 50
Belle Dodge, teaching Summer term, 104 00
L. P. Kimball, Fall 88 00 . .
Maria Tyler, Winter .6
108 00
George Porter, care of house and cleaning pipe, 7 50
A. B. Chadwick, labor, 4 50
Alvin Smith, wood furnished. 22 00
$341 50
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ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH.
Paid George E. Porter, land.
$250 00
Fred A. Nason, labor and material,
1,343 49
George C. Ryerson, stock and labor.
78 00
Winchester Furniture Co., furniture,
105 30
Paine
11 25
Barstow Stove Co., stove.
63 52
A. B. Chadwick. labor and material.
13 00
D. C. Smith, material,
2 94
66
fuel.
15 63
J. P. Lovering, fuel.
7 00
R. K. Smith, building fire,
5 00
Mabel A. Gordon, teaching Fall term,
80 00
Winter term, 108 00
---- $2,083 13
EAST.
Paid C. Barton, teaching Summer term,
$88 00
60
.. . 6 Fall
104 00
Mary E. Thompson, teaching Winter term.
108 00
John H. Knowlton. wood furnished,
22 00
A. B. Chadwick, labor,
1 00
George E. Day, cleaning school room.
75
Daniel Safford, cash paid for basin,
25
$324 00
WEST.
Paid E. B. Stevens, teaching Summer term,
$104 00
E. A. Smith. 66 Fall
88 00
Winter
108 00
F. A. Nason, labor,
38 56
D. C. Smith. material,
38 13
C. A. Hills & Co., supplies,
1 05
George C. Ryerson, stock and labor,
11 32
A. B. Chadwick, labor,
1 75
A. H. Plouff, stove pipe,
4 25
Jarvis Lamson, wood furnished,
22 00
$417 06
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ANNUAL REPORT.
EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid F. E. Burnham, labor and material. $20 98
Geo. F. King & Merrill, stationery for schools. 17 75
Boston School Supply Co., supplies, 61 41
D. C. Smith, supplies, 1 85
F. C. Norton, " 4 75
J. P. Lovering, labor. 7 83
I. D. Patch, land. 65 10
$179 67
Salaries and Fees.
Paid Cyrus L. Nutter. services as Constable, $4 50
expenses of arresting 2 prisoners, 8 72
J. P. Lovering, services as School Committee, 15 00
E. Lawrence, serving dog warrant,
5 00
at Camp ground,
2 00
D. E. Safford, « as Town Treasurer,
36 00
Jonathan Lamson, Inspector.
2 50
C. A. Hills, Deputy Inspector.
2 50
D. D. Stone. services as Constable.
13 00
F. A. Nason, Deputy Inspector, 2 50
Otis F. Brown, Town Clerk,
10 00
Registrar of voters. 5 00
66
return of Representative vote. 2 00
.. settling with County Treasurer, dog tax, 2 00
.6 66 recording marriages,
1 80
66
66 births, 5 50
66
deaths, 3 80
66 obtaining record of death, 30
R. K. Patch. Auditor, 5 00
Daniel Safford, services as School Committee.
15 00
.6 as tax Collector, 110 01
A. B. Chadwick, services as School Committee, 25 00
Amount carried forward, $277 13
ANNUAL REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $277 13 Paid D. C. Smith, services as Selectman and Overseer of Poor, 30 00
66
66 Assessor. 25 00
66
66
Registrar, 6 00
66 6 6 66
Health officer, 2 00
66
Fire Warden,
1 50
66
66 66
perambulating I. & H.
2 50
T. & H.
2 50
66
.،
66
66
E. & H. 2 50
George T. Litchfield, Selectman and Overseer of Poor, 30 00
66
Assessor,
25 00
.6
Registrar,
6 00
66
Board of health,
2 00
66
perambulating I. & H.
2 50
E. & H. 2 50
John L. Woodbury, Selectman and Overseer of Poor,
30 00
. 6
Assessor,
25 00
Registrar.
6 00
66
Health officer,
1 00
66
66
Fire Warden.
1 50
66
perambulating I. & H.
2 50
66
T. & H. 2 50
$485 63
Repairs of Highway. EMERY LAWRENCE, ROAD COMMISSIONER.
Paid Emery Lawrence,
$772 33
James II. Woodman,
1 00
Henry Carey.
39 90
Samuel Doty,
9 65
Charles Patch,
30 75
C. S. Gwinn,
25 00
Amount carried forward,
$878 63
ANNUAL REPORT.
Amount brought forward.
$878 63
Paid Amos Sampson,
5 25
Alvin Smith, 20 00
Isaac F. Knowlton,
64 65
N. P. Sanborn,
8 15
Otis F. Brown, labor and material.
12 15
J. P. Lovering, gravel, 19 70
D. C. Smith, lumber for drain.
1 44
6. labor,
6 00
Cash paid C. Abbott, 1 50
4 00
John L. Woodbury, making box for drain, 75
4 00
Geo. T. Litchfield. 4 00
-$1,030 22
Extra Appropriations on Roads.
Paid Emery Lawrence, S. A. Wait road, $37 00
D. C. Smith, pipe and labor on Gail Avenue, 37 20
66 labor Maple St., 97 50
committee on Maple St .. 2 50
G. T. Litchfield,
.6
2 50
J. L. Woodbury. " 66 . .
2 00
E. Lawrence. labor on Dodge's causeway,
194 50
66 pipe and labor on Perkins' causeway, 88 52
$461 72
Repairing Willowdale Bridge.
Paid Boston & Maine R. R., freight, $9 70
D. C. Smith, labor and material, 146 07
E. Lawrence, .' teaming, 28 24
$184 01
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Snow Bills.
Paid Geo. E. Whipple, removing snow.
$1 40
James H. Woodman,
1 80
C. S. Knowlton, . 6
1 70
(. S. Gwinn. . . . .
5 00
J. Knowlton,
3 00
G. B. Knowlton, . .
60
N. P. Sanborn, . .
2 40
Henry Carey,
8 70
D. C. Smith,
11 80
E. Lawrence,
34 16
O. E. Appleton,
2 00
A. E. Whipple,
8 80
L. A. Whipple, 66
1 80
S. Dane, 6 6
90
D. McGregor,
2 15
L. Dane.
2 30
Frank Downs.
2 20
A. J. Bixby.
..
66
1 80
Geo. E. F. Dane.
40
Charles H. Smith.
.6
2 00
O. F. Whipple,
،،
1 60
I. A. Lamson,
. 6
1 00
Jonathan Lamson.
. .
.6
4 00
Geo. B. Dodge,
60
Frank Dane,
66
1 00
John Dane, Jr ..
. .
. 6
5 90
Alvin Smith.
. 6
6 20
Isaac F. Knowlton,
7 40
(). F. Brown.
..
. 6
80
Chas. Patch.
6 80
Chas. Steel,
66
80
John Ramsdell.
..
80
..
$131 81
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Miscellaneous.
Paid George A. Fuller. lamp.
$2 25
A. C. Libby, stationery. 5 72
E. S. Burnham. printing 500 town reports. . . tax bills. 3 00
20 00
George T. Litchfield. expressing and blanks.
16 35
Hamilton Veteran Association,
30 00
E. C. Tibbetts. return of deaths,
2 60
labor in cemetery.
31 55
N. A. Horton & Son, printing school reports,
14 25
James E. Giddings, repairing tomb,
2 50
Cong'l Parish, use of Selectmen's room.
50 00
S. E. Thayer. return of births. 1 75
25
D. E. Safford, postage.
(). F. Brown, stationery and stamps.
1 60
D. C. Smith, lumber for cemetery,
9 74
..
.. extra labor on acct. U. S. Census,
7 50
.. 66 meetings,
5 00
3 journeys to Ipswich on acct. town line. 4 00
3 50
George T. Litchfield, labor on voting booths,
extra labor U. S. Census.
7 50
5 00
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3 journeys to Ipswich acct. town line. 4 00
66 care of town clock,
20 00
.. cash paid H. M. Meeks,
1 00
Wm. D. Chandler, care of Selectmen's room.
John L. Woodbury, labor on voting booths,
.' extra labor on U. S. Census,
7 50
extra meetings,
5 00
6 6 66
3 journeys to Ipswich acct. town line. 4 00
labor on town clock. 1 00
. . postage, 36
$275 88
. 6 labor on voting booths,
2 00
66 cash paid printing, telephone and car fares,
2 00
extra meetings,
2 00
2 00
Thomas Kittredge, return of births,
96
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Poor Department.
Paid S. E. Thayer, medical attendance Bridge family, $26 00
Tucker family, 45 00
.. ..
J. Barrett, 2 00
Dr. Towne, Ruth Tucker, 50 00
Kate Andrews, board and care of
245 00
Town of Beverly, supplies and medical attendance, Ingalls family, 154 47
Geo. Roundy, rent for Ingalls family, 96 00
104 00
Mary A. Dodge, 104 00
A. E. Petefield, supplies furnished JJ. Barrett,
3 88
D. D. Stone. . . 18 12
D. C. Smith. 66 66
33 75
C. A. Hills & Co ..
6 6
61 05
Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of Wm. Hubbard, 169 46
Mrs. P. A. Carroll, board of Henry Dodge, 182 00
D. C. Smith, clothing furnished 4 80
Emerson A. Whipple, care of tramps, 35 85
John R. Sargent,
part of 1889, 5 00
board of Alvin Jowder. 1890, 40 00
C. A. Sayward, case of Wright & Stewart, 1888, 40 00
('. A. Hills & Co., supplies furnished Tucker family, 7 47
$1,427 85
Abatements.
Josiah Converse, poll and personal. $2 41
W. G. Wedlock, “ 2 00
Chas. Hart, 6.
2 00
S. A. Waitt, real . 6 . .
1 15
Mrs. Richardson, real,
1 23
$8 79
Sarah B. Dodge, assistance,
12
ANNUAL REPORT.
Recapitulation.
Note for money hired in anticipation taxes,
$3,000 00
Note, State of Massachusetts, 2,000 00
Interest on notes.
313 67
State & of liquor license,
250 00
County tax,
874 14
State tax,
770 00
State aid,
120 00
Military aid.
72 00
Sidewalks.
310 34
Schools.
3,529 02
Expenses and Repairs of School Houses,
179 67
Poor Department,
1,427 85
Repair of Highway,
1,030 22
Extra Appropriation on roads.
461 72
Repairing Willowdale bridge.
184 01
Abatements.
8 79
Snow bills.
131 81
Salaries and Fees,
485 63
Miscellaneous,
275 88
$15,424 75
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Orders drawn and paid during the year,
$8,024 94 Treasurer's receipts. $17,875 55
Treasurer's expenses, 15,424 75
Balance in the treasury, March 1. 1891, --- $2,450 80
Town Debt.
Notes due the State of Mass., @@ 4% $4,000 00
. Salem Savings Bank,
1,200 00
$5,200 00
Deduct balance in favor of the town.
2,450 80
Town Debt. -- $2,749 20
$3,646 92
Town Debt March 1, 1890. 66 . 1,1891.
2,749 20
Decrease since last year. $897 72
The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined and the accounts all satisfactorily vouched for.
REUBEN K. PATCH,
HAMILTON, Feb. 28, 1891. Auditor.
Selectmen
JOHN L. WOODBURY, of
GEORGE T. LITCHFIELD, ) Hamilton.
List of Jurors as proposed by the Selectmen, Feb. 28, 1891.
Joseph Knowlton. Wm. A. Brown.
George W. Ellis.
George M. Adams.
James H. Woodman.
Henry Carey.
Franklin Knowlton.
Ephraim A. Dane.
Emery Lawrence.
C. Jerome Norwood. Caleb W. Dodge.
Lewis W. Dane.
Arthur W. Chandler.
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 di- rected 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 TENTH DAY OF MARCH. 1891. at ten o'clock in the forenoon. then and there to act on the following articles. viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensu- ingr.
ART. 3. To hear the annual report of the Selectmen and act thereon.
ART. 4. To hear the report of Committees and act thereon.
ART. 5. Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating Liquors in this Town the year ensuing.
ART. 6. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the removal of the School house in the South district to a more Central location, and to appropriate money for the same. and purchase of location as petitioned for by A. L. Whipple and others.
ART. 7. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the acceptance of the act of the Legislature in regard to Public Libraries in towns where there are no Public Libraries. and if accepted. to ap- propriate the amount of money required by the State. as petitioned for by Otis F. Brown. and others.
ART. S. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed One hundred and fifty dollars ($150.) to build a fence and grade round the new School house. as petitioned for by A. B. Chadwick. and others.
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TOWN WARRANT.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will accept and lay out as a Public highway :- to wit, -- making a continuance of the Town road from its present terminus. at the bridge near the Chebacco House to Woods Bars, (so called) near the Winepoyken House, and that the sum of Three hundred dollars ($300) be appropriated for the grad- ing and widening of the said continuance, as petitioned for by T. W. Brown, JJr., and others.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will widen the road between Henry Carey's and the Wenham line and appropriate money for the same. as petitioned for by Henry Carey, and others.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will accept the provisions of C'hap- ter 158 of the acts of the year 1871, in regard to Road Commissioners, as petitioned for by JJ. F. Gwinn, and others.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will vote to build a sidewalk from Tuttle's Corner to Austin .Brown's bars, as petitioned for by John Dane, Jr .. and others.
ART. 13. To see what action will be taken in regard to naming streets, as requested by Daniel E. Safford.
ART. 14. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the Town charges for the year ensuing.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money, under the direction of the Selectmen, in anticipation of taxes.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will authorize their Collector to use all means of collecting the taxes which a Town Treasurer, when ap- pointed a Collector, may use agreeably to Chap. 18. Sec. 73 of the Public Statutes.
ART. 17. To see what action the Town will take in regard to hav- ing all the Rail Road crossings in town protected.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to re- new notes already due, or may become due, or hire money to replace or pay the same.
ART. 19. To see at what time tax bills shall be issued and taxes become due, and what rate of interest shall be charged on taxes not paid when due, and also what discount shall be allowed on all taxes paid within a specified time.
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TOWN WARRANT.
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ART. 20. To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors as pro- posed by the Selectmen, and posted.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not to exceed Fifty dollars ($50 00) for the proper observance of Decoration Day, by the Soldiers of the late Rebellion.
ART. 22. To raise money for the repairs of Highways and Bridges and determine the manner of appropriating the same.
ART. 23. To act on any other matter that may legally come be- fore said meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested cop- ies thereof, one at the Meeting House and one at some other public place in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding 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 holding said meeting.
Given under our hands, this twenty-eighth day of February, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
Selectmen
JOHN L. WOODBURY, of
GEORGE T. LITCHFIELD, Hamilton.
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