Town of Hamilton Annual Report 1890-1891, Part 1

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Part 1


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF HAMILTON,


FROM MARCH 1, 1889 TO MARCH 1, 1890.


ESSEX: BURNHAM'S JOB PRINT. 1890.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF HAMILTON,


FROM MARCH 1, 1889 TO MARCH 1, 1890.


ESSEX: BURNHAM'S JOB PRINT. 1890.


ANNUAL REPORT.


Receipts.


Cash in Treasury, March 1, 1889, $2,981 99


from Pedler's license, 3 00


Town of Ipswich, 100 00


Salem Savings Bank,


2,500 00


Corporation tax, 2,118 37


National Bank tax, 610 43


State aid re-embursed,


144 00


Military aid, “


36 00


Dog licenses,


130 25


Income of School fund,


205 08


Town of N. Reading,


60 50


Sale of old lumber,


5 00


Sale of Burial lots,


130 00


Income of hay scales W. D.


4 05


. 6 Central Dis. 9 58


Amount re-embursed on orders overdrawn, 1 59 E. A. Dane, collector of taxes 1889, 6,752 65 Sale of old hearse, 10 00


$15,802 49


Treasurer's Report.


Paid State Aid,


$120 00


Military Aid,


72 00


Interest on Note,


383 38


Note,


2,000 00


Salem Savings Bank,


2,500 00


County tax,


870 14


State tax,


880 00


Orders present year,


6,623 89


$13,449 41


1


ANNUAL REPORT.


Schools. NORTH.


Paid D. D. Stone, wood furnished,


$22 00


Grace C. Dane, teaching Summer term, 90 00


Fall term, 82 50


Winter term, 108 00


$302 50


SOUTH.


Paid Alvin Smith, wood furnished,


$22 00


Belle Dodge, teaching Summer term,


102 00


66


Fall term,


93 50


66


Winter term,


108 00


$325 50


EAST.


Paid John H. Knowlton, wood furnished,


$22 00


Hattie A. Allen, teaching Summer term, 90 00


Catherine Barton,


Fall term, 82 50


N. Lizzie Kennedy, “


Winter term,


108 00


Mrs. L. Day, building fire,


6 00


$308 50


WEST.


Paid Jarvis Lamson, wood furnished,


$22 00


Jona Lamson, cash paid for building fire,


6 00


Alice Weare, teaching Summer term, .6 Fall term,


82 50


Geo. R. Dodge, " Winter term,


108 00


$308 50


EXPENSES AND REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES. Paid Geo. H. Woodbury, labor and material on West District, $28 00


90 00


F. A. Nason, labor and material on West District, 47 96


Amount carried forward, $75 96


5


ANNUAL REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $75 96


Paid C. W. Clark, desks West District,


88 40


D. C. Smith, lumber “


75 11


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight,


91


Jona Lamson, labor,


13 65


$254 03


SOUTH SCHOOL HOUSE.


Paid Geo. C. Ryerson, labor and material,


$11 58


. F. E. Burnham, 66


14 11


P. Kiley, cleaning vault,


4.00


J. P. Lovering, labor and material,


6 00


$35 69


NORTH SCHOOL HOUSE.


Paid R. K Patch, labor,


$21 45


Geo. E. Roberts, labor,


4 00


D. C. Smith, lumber,


60 64


Mrs. Kate Andrews, cleaning,


5 00


Mrs. Thomas Lane,


50


J. A. Dunnels, labor,


70


W. C. Packard, supplies furnished,


8 00


$100 29


EAST SCHOOL HOUSE.


Paid R. K. Patch, labor,


$3 75


D. C. Smith, lumber,


6 67


F. C. Norton, supplies,


2 86


E. F. Dodge, labor,


2 50


D. Safford, expenses,


2 20


$17 98


SCHOOL BOOKS FURNISHED.


Paid Wm. Ware & Co., $17 88


Boston School Supply Co., 51 09


$68 97


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Fire Department.


Paid D. C. Smith, lumber for ladder house, $115 26


S. Cross, labor on ladder house, 46 14


C. W. Moulton & Co., hooks and ladders.


64 48


John L. Woodbury, stock and labor,


1 00


C. A. Dixon, watching Porter's fire,


2 00


D. C. Smith, on account fire, (Day's)


2 00


James W. Morgan,


1 37


John W. Morgan,


1 37


S. S. Nickerson, . 6 66


1 37


Israel Norwood.


1 37


Wm. Norwood.


1 37


E. R. Abbott, 66


1 37


A. B. Richardson, ..


1 37


Geo. A. Lovering, 66 66


1 37


Wm. A. Brown, fire warden,


1 00


$242 84


Horton Case.


Paid J. Horton, judgment against town,


$454 33


C. A. Sayward, fees and cash paid,


66 60


D. E. Safford, 66 59 40


D. D. Stone, serving summons,


3 44


W. A. Brown, cash paid and attendance,


10 60


Daniel Roberts,


3 80


Geo. Brown,


3 80


C. P. Roberts,


3 80


W. D. Chandler,


3 80


$609 57


ANNUAL REPORT.


Poor Department.


Paid John R. Sargent, care of tramps, 1888-89, $15 00


John Dane, Jr., board of Alvin Jowder, 1889, 25 00


Danvers Lunatic Hospital, board of Wm. R. Hubbard, 170 46


C. A. Hobbs, board of Henry Dodge, 52 00


Mrs. P. A. Carroll, board of Henry Dodge, 136 50 °


S. N. Baker, clothing .6 9 00


W. A. Brown, cash paid for clothing Henry Dodge, 1 00


Sarah B. Dodge, assistance. 108 00


Mary A. Dodge, 108 00


Town of Beverly, 66 Ingalls family, 182 61


Geo. Roundy, house rent for


96 00


S. E. Thayer, medical attendance D. B. Tucker, 15 50 6. James Barrett, 4 00


C. A. Hills & Co., assistance to D. B. Tucker, 19 50


66 James Barrett, 45 89


D. D. Stone, supplies furnished 7 31


D. C. Smith, wood .. ،،


18 75


Emerson A. Whipple, care of tramps, 22 80


D. E. Safford, settlement of claim with N. Reading, 6 30


Kate Andrews, care of Tucker family, 12 00


Mrs. M. J. Mears, washing for Tucker family, 2 25


W. A. Brown, journey to Lynn on acc't paupers, "two " Ipswich . 6


2 50


2 00


D. C. Smith, journey to Lynn 2 50 6.


66 " Beverly . 6 1 00


D. Safford, horse and carriage to Lynn. 3 00


$1,068 87


8


ANNUAL REPORT.


Repairs of Highways. EMERY LAWRENCE, ROAD COMMISSIONER.


Paid Emery Lawrence,


$679 29


James Woodman, 49 57


W. F. Colesworthy,


9 00


James Harrington,


7 50


Chas. Morgan,


2 50


Emerson A. Whipple,


7 95


Joseph Tucker,


3 00


John H. Knowlton,


10 50


gravel,


6 00


Henry Carey,


46 50


N. P. Sanborn,


18 00


Samuel Doty,


5 25


יי gravel,


5 00


D. C. Smith, pipe and teaming,


46 03


E. A. Dane, labor 1888,


16 10


Alvin Smith,


26 25


W. A. Brown,


4 00


John L. Woodbury,


4 00


D. C. Smith, 4 00


$950 44


Extra Appropriations on Roads.


Paid Emery Lawrence, labor Asbury st., $199 50


labor Stone's corner to


Hamilton Depot, 50 00


grading at Wenham and Hamilton Depot, 186 24


66 Brown's Hill,


76 55


D. C. Smith, drain pipe,


52 44


Amount carried forward, $564 73


9


ANNUAL REPORT.


Amount brought forward, $564 73


Paid C. W. Dodge, labor on Gail avenue,


10 00


C. A. Hobbs, “


20 00


W. H. Dodge, “


66


20 00


W. A. Brown, Committee on road D. D. Stone's, 2 50


Brown's Hill, 2 50


Asbury st.,


5 00


J. L. Woodbury,


5 00


66 D. D. Stone's, 2 50


66


" Brown's Hill, 2 50


D. C. Smith,


Asbury st., 5 00


$639 73


Sidewalks.


Paid Alvin Tuttle, $30 80


John H. Whipple,


38 00


John R. Sargent,


71 00


Frank G. Wentworth,


24 87


$164 67


Salaries and Fees,


Paid Jona Lamson, services as School Committee,


$15 00


Inspector of Fall election, 2 50


Geo. T. Litchfield, Deputy Inspector of Fall election, 2 50


Frank G. Wentworth, Inspector of Fall election,


2 50


Daniel Safford, Deputy " 66


2 50


services as School Committee,


15 00


J. P. Lovering,


30 00


Otis F. Brown, Town Clerk,


10 00


Registrar of Voters,


2 50


D. D. Stone, services as Constable,


12 50


R. K. Patch,


4 50


L. H. Bradstreet,“


14 50


J. T. Dodge, 66


1888,


1 00


Amount carried forward, $115 00


10


ANNUAL REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$115 00


Paid D. E. Safford, Treasurer,


30 00


W. A. Brown, Selectman and Overseer of Poor, 30 00


Assessor,


25 00


Registrar of Voters,


6 00


John L. Woodbury, Selectman and Overseer of Poor, 30 00


66


Assessor, 25 00


66


Registrar of Voters, 6 00


D. C. Smith, Selectman and Overseer of Poor,


30 00


66


Assessor,


25 00


Registrar of Voters,


6 00


Ephraim A. Dane, Collector of taxes,


Geo. K. Knowlton, distributing votes special election, 1 50


Geo. T. Litchfield, Auditor,


5 00


$435 79


Miscellaneous,


Paid T. J. Hutchinson & Son, printing 350 town reports, $25 75


Foote & Horton, printing school reports, 14 25


F. F. French & Co. Hearse, 225 00


C. W. Appleton, labor and material on town clock, '88, 139 37


Everett Bros., labor and material painting clock, '88, 17 20


G. L. Merchant & Co., trees for Cemetery, 16 20


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight on Hearse, 4 32


H. H. Pillsbury, painting and trimming Hearse, 67 74


E. S. Burnham, printing,


3 75


D. C. Smith, lumber for voting booths, 7 58


E. C. Tibbetts, labor in Cemetery, 47 50


Cong'l Parish, rent of Selectmen's room, 50 00


F. F. French, covering for Hearse, 3 00


Procter's Express, expressing, 1 05


3 00


E. C. Tibbetts, return of deaths,


20 00


Geo. T. Litchfield, care of town clock one year,


expressing, 7 55


Amount carried forward, $653 26


101 29


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ANNUAL REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$653 26


Paid Otis F. Brown, return of representative vote,


2 00


settling dog tax with County Treasurer, 2 00


recording births, marriages and deaths, 13 30


66 postage and stationery, 1 00


W. D. Chandler, care of Selectmen's room,


2 00


Daniel E. Safford, postage,


74


W. A. Brown, health officer,


1 00


labor on voting booths and railing, 6 00


copying valuation book, 5 00


5 00


66


health officer, 1 00


labor on voting booths and railing, 6 00


66 66


town clock,


75


postage,


34


66 journey to Danvers, account Hearse, 1 50


Daniel C. Smith, two “


3 00


copying valuation book,


5 00


66


health officer,


1 00


66 transporting Hearse to and from Danvers 4 00


66 journey with cattle inspector,


3 00


J. P. Lovering, taking census of School Children, 5 00


Hamilton Veteran Association,


24 50


Dr. S. E. Thayer, return of births, 2 50


$748 89


Abatements, JAMES F. GWINN, COLLECTOR 1888.


Elias Haskell, real estate,


$3 89


J. Watts, poll,


2 00


C. H. Harvey, poll, 2 00


E. A. DANE, COLLECTOR 1889.


Levi Carroll, poll,


2 00


Patrick Kiley, 2 00


Amount carried forward, $11 89


John L. Woodbury, "


12


ANNUAL REPORT.


Amount brought forward,


$11 89


Charles Porter, poll,


2 00


F. Trussell, 66


2 00


Geo. Ingalls,


2 00


E. Stillman,


2 00


J. Bradstreet. 66


2 00


W. L. Sargent,


2 00


E. N. Babcock.


2 00


F. Heath,


2 00


R. Allen,


2 00


W. B. Foster, poll and real estate,


2 24


Jona Dodge, 66


32


Josiah Dodge,


32


Est. Samuel Dodge, 66


1 04


Camp Meeting Assoc'n.


7 32


$41 13


Recapitulation,


Paid State Tax,


$880 00


County Tax,


870 14


Note,


2,000 00


Salem Savings Bank,


2,500 00


Interest on Note,


383 38


Military Aid,


72 00


State Aid,


120 00


Schools,


1,245 00


Expenses and Repairs on School Houses,


407 99


School Books,


68 97


Fire Department,


242 84


Horton Case,


609 57


Poor Department,


1,068 87


Repair of Highways,


950 44


Extra Approprition,


639 73


Sidewalk,


164 67


Salaries and Fees,


435 79


Miscellaneous,


748 89


Abatements,


41 13


$13,449 41


13


ANNUAL REPORT.


Orders drawn and paid during the year,


$6,623 89


Treasurer's receipts, $15,802 49


Treasurer's expenses, 13,449 41


Balance in the treasury, March 1, 1890, -- $2,353 08


Town Debt.


Notes due the State of Mass., @ 4% $6,000 00


Deduct balance in favor of the town, 2,353 08


Town Debt, -$3,646 92


Town Debt March 1, 1889, $5,018 01


1890, 3,646 92


Decrease since last year, -- $1,371 09


The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined and the accounts all satisfactorily vouched for.


GEORGE T. LITCHFIELD,


HAMILTON, March 1, 1890. Auditor.


WILLIAM A. BROWN, - Selectmen JOHN L. WOODBURY, of


DANIEL C. SMITH, Hamilton.


List of jurors as proposed by the Selectmen, Feb. 27, 1890,


Joseph Knowlton. Wm. A. Brown.


Geo. W. Ellis. Geo. M. Adams.


James H. Woodman. Henry Cary.


Franklin Knowlton.


Ephraim A. Dane.


Emery Lawrence. Joseph P. Lovering.


C. Jerome Norwood. Lewis W. Dane.


Caleb W. Dodge.


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 ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1890, 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 en- suing.


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 if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding fifty dollars($50.00)to repair the highway leading from Topsfield road to Ipswich road by the residence of S. Augustus Waitt, as petitioned for by S. A. Waitt and others.


ART. 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars, ($150.00) to build a side- walk from the Depot Square-so called-to Asbury Street, through Grove and Willow, as petitioned for by Geo. G. Creamer and others.


ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to take up or rebuild the bridge on Gail Avenue, near the house of Geo. B. Dodge, and make such other repairs on Westerly end of said Avenue as may to them seem necessary, the expense for the same not to ex- ceed fifty dollars, ($50.00) as petitioned for by Alvin Smith and others.


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TOWN WARRANT.


ART. 9. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of two hun- dred dollars ($200.00) to widen the road between the Riggs place and Sand hill, near the Camp ground, as petitioned for by Geo. B. Dodge and others.


ART. 10. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars, ($150.00) for the purpose of finishing the Sidewalk from Tuttle's corner to the end of Edward Whight's fence, as petitioned for by G. E. F. Dane and others.


ART. 11. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to build a School House near the Wenham and Hamilton Depot as pe- titioned for by Charles E. Dodge and others.


ART. 12. To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to purchase a parcel of land to enlarge the yard at the North School House, and make an appropriation for the same, per request of School Committee.


ART. 13. To see what action the Town will take towards estab- lishing a Public Library, and make appropriations for the same.


ART. 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to build a Hearse House to be located in the Cemetery, and make appropria- tions for the same.


ART. 15. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the town charges for the year ensuing.


ART. 16. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire an amount not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) in an- ticipation of taxes the current year, or the year next ensuing, and to be made payable therefrom.


ART. 17. 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. 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to renew 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


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TOWN WARRANT.


not paid when due, and also what discount shall be allowed on all taxes paid within a specified time.


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 of money for the proper observance of Decoration Day, by the Soldiers of the late Rebellion.


ART. 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept and build the street known as Maple street, thence through the land owned by Wm. Hollingshead to Asbury street, near the house of Wm. Hollingshead, and raise and appropriate money for the same, as petitioned for by Geo. G. Creamer and others.


ART. 23. To see what action the Town will take in regard to plac- ing street lights from Wenham line to Ipswich line, on the main st., as petitioned for by Thomas Robinson and others. .


ART. 24. To raise money for the repair of Highways and Bridges and determine the manner of appropriating the same.


ART. 25. To act on any other matters 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 do- ings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meet- ing.


Given under our hands, this twenty-seventh day of February, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety.


WILLIAM A. BROWN,


DANIEL C. SMITH, } Selectmen JOHN L. WOODBURY, of Hamilton.





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