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ANNUAL REPORT --- OF-
THE TOWN OFFICERS
-OF-
HAMILTON, MASS.
INCORPORATED 1793.
-WITH THE
Reports of the School Committee and Trustees of the Public Library
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 22, 1901
BEING THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH YEAR OF THE TOWN'S INCORPORATION.
BEVERLY THE FROST & WOOD PRESS 1901
ANNUAL REPORT -OF-
THE TOWN OFFICERS -OF ----
HAMILTON, MASS.
INCORPORATED 1793.
-WITH THE-
Reports of the School Committee and Trustees of the Public Library
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 22, 1901
BEING THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH YEAR OF THE TOWN'S INCORPORATION.
BEVERLY THE FROST & WOOD PRESS 1901
Town Clerk-OTIS F. BROWN. Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor, Board of Health. _
ISAAC KNOWLTON GEO. H. GIBNEY GEO. E. SAFFORD Treasurer-DANIEL E. SAFFORD School Committee ---
GEO. K. KNOWLTON JESSE G. NICHOLS
ALBERT L. WHIPPLE Collector of Taxes-CHAS. W. APPLETON Auditor -- ALBERT D. FOSTER Constables --- DANIEL D. STONE
CHAS. E. WHIPPLE CHAS. H. SMITH
ALDEN J. CHANDLER
WILLIAM C. WALLACE Tree Warnde-OTIS F. BROWN Keeper of Lockup-EDWIN L. MORSE Trustees of Public Library- AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER
JESSE G. NICHOLS
GEO. v L. MEYER
ANNUAL REPORT.
TREASURER'S REPORT. RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury March 14, 1900 $5,521 19
Receipts from Commonwealth of Mass., Cor-
porarion Tax 5,679 64
National Bank Tax 756 56
State Aid reimbursed
382 50
Military Aid reimbursed
18 00
Street Railray tax
791 51
Mass. School fund
328 58
State Highway Loan fund
5,090 96
Loans from Ipswich Savings Band, in antici- pation of taxes 9000 00
Liquor license fee
1000 00
Rent for Town Hall
77 00
Dog licenses returned
238 74
Sale of school books, etc.
2 40
Collector of Taxes, for 1899
226 85
1900
16,399 66
Hay scales, Central District 4 25
Damage to windows, etc.
3 69
Sale of burial lots
20 00
Druggist's license
1 00
Rebate from Boston & Maine R. R. on
scholars tickets 7 32
Received from Chas. L. Gwinn, for use of steam roller 20 00
Victualler's license 7 00
$45,576 85
PAYMENTS. Paid on principal of Town Hall and School- house loan $2,150 00
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Paid on interest on said loan
1,C45 00
loan in anticipation of taxes
9,000 00
interest on said loan
186 46
commonwealth on account error in
Corporation Tax
116 58
1-4 druggist's license fee
27
1-4 liquor 66 66
250 00
County tax
1,569 13
State
975 00
charge for back returns
7 00
constable's fees
13 46
public library appropriation
400 00
school warrants
5,779 20
State Aid
398 00
Military Aid
72 00
orders of selectmen
15,689 43
$37,651 53
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
CHARLES E. WHIPPLE, SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Paid Charles E. Whipple
$1,331 70
Edward Comeau
102 20
Adrian Therieau
35 10
Jerry Hawkins
3 6C
Tennie Robichau
45 00
Forest L. Knowlton
77 40
Edward Robichau
9 90
O. F. Brown
63 90
Geo. D. Babcock
83 80
B. Tebeau
46 80
Phillip Melanson
12 60
J. McGassie
59 40
G. H. Gibney
32 40
Frank Grant
31 50
Amount carried forward
$1,935 30
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Amount brought forward
$1,935 30
O. F. Whipple
43 85
Fred Goochee
52 20
John Hines
48 60
FB. Garland
10 80
Wm. Taylor
36 25
Penvy Benvee
86 00
J. C. Underhill
86 40
Fred Berry
48 60
A. D. Wallace
110 80
Patrick Curran
79 40
Joseph Shoop
9 00
Chas. Manning
5 40
A. E. Whipple
22 00
J. A. Whipple
152 10
Patrick O'Donnell
21 60
J. Murier
13 00
C. S. Gwinn
61 20
J. Donnelly
9 90
Fred Barnes
20 00
Wm. Channell
16 20
Emery Lawrence
50 80
E. A. Whipple
147 20
L. Russell
5 40
C. Loadrin
8 10
J. Doyle
5 40
D. Allen
10 80
Joseph Knowlton
5 60
A. Seeley
31 60
T. McMahon
18 00
C. W. Ingalls
38 80
H. Randall
9 00
James Pitman
38 80
H. Morgan,
10 80
Amount carried forward
$3,248 90
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Amount brought forward
3,248 90
P. Therieau
47 80
Isaac F. Knowlton
94 50
Geo. Chase
39 60:
E. D. Lovett
62 00
J. Lamson
62 00
Charles Rogers
16 20
James A. Tucker
11 60
G. M. Adams
43 20
Wm. Messervy
24 00
Wm. H. Dodge
48 70
Foster Tappan
17 00
Henry A. Carey
10 80
Alvin Smith
46 40
B. E. Dodge
15 00
H E. Dodge
6 60
Francis Dodge
6 60
Charles Perkins
13 CO
Wm. Smith
6 24
J. A. Tucker
27 70
A. A. Whipple
12 50
I. D. Patch
7 00
D. D. Stone
2 CO
J. C. Underhill
25 CO
S. E. McGlauflin 23 00
A. E. Potter
16 33
S. E. McGlauflin, coal 5 95
Thecdore Cogswell, drain pipe
9 82.
Hamilton Hardware Co., supplies
4 10
Geo. Brown 5 00
$3,957 54
Less 10c error on Order No. 57 10
$3,957 44:
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EXTRA APPROPRIATION ON HIGHWAYS AND SIDE- WALKS.
SAGAMORE STREET.
Paid Chas. E. Whipple, contract
$670 00
extra labor 28 80
Metcalf & Ashland, engineering 13 70
$712 50
Sidewalk, Main street : -
Paid Chas. E. Whipple
$298 20
Patrick Curran
16 00
James Pitman
12 60
Thomas McMahon
5 40
Phillip Theireau
12 60
Forest L. Knowlton
9 00
Edward Comeau
7 20
Penvy Benvee
7 20
Chas. W. Ingalls
3 60
George D. Babcock
6 30
Alfred G. Melanson
1 80
Allen R. Seeley
6 20
Austin A. Whipple
8 60
Otis F. Brown
3 10
$397 80
Drain on Railroad avenue ;-
Paid G.H. Gibney
$57 60
Geo. Hopkins
19 20
F. Terrio
18 00
Daniel Sheehan
16 20
Peter Garrett
12 60
Arthur Bishop
12 60
Augustus Ingalls
10 00
James Dunn
7 20
Amount carried forward
$153 40
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Amount brought forward
$153 40
John Golden
1 50
Wm. McGuire
7 80
Samuel E. McGlauflin, stock and labor
169 83
John Brown, bricks
7 00
J. C. Underhill, cement
9 30
Barbour, Stockwell & Co., catch basin covers
38 25
$387[08
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Paid C. E. Whipple
$47 80
J. F. Pope & Son, lumber 81 52
$129.32.
REMOVING SNOW.
CHAS. E. WHIPPLE, SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
Paid Chas. E. Whipple
$129 40
A. A. Dunnells
1 20:
Alvin Smith
14 80
A. Anderson
11 10
Wendall Dodge
4 20
Lakeman Southwick
1 00
H. E. Dodge
6 20
B. E. Dodge
2 00
A. D. Wallace
10 60
John F. Tucker
11 30
Forest E. Tappan
8 60
Samuel Goodhue
8 70
C. J. Kempt
2 40
Geo. Holmes
6 80
Geo. H. Gibney
15 25
Samuel Hollingshead
1 60
Fred Fisher
2 60
Amount carried forward.
$236 30
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·
Amount brought forward
$237 75
Paid Elmer Dodge
80
P. E. Saulnier
1 60
James Fisher
80
David Fisher
1 00
Fred Berry
3 60
Geo. Tewksbury
1 00
John Cox
7 20
E. Berry
90
Newell Burnham
3 00
Joseph Knowlton
1 60
Frank Marshall
1 80
G. E. Knowlton
1 80
Emery Lawrence
16 00
A. F. Lougee
9 40
Isaac F. Knowlton
11 20
Arthur Bishop
5 70
D. Bordeau
2 40
John Wright
6 80
John Melanson
2 60
Joseph F. Lynch
80
Leonard Fisher
30
Chas. S. Gwinn
68 60
Chas. Rogers
10 60
Wm. C. Wallace
3 50
J. Broghel
2 40
Leroy Dodge
10 15
E. D. Lovett
26 20
C. A. Hobbs
80
Fred Carroll
4 60
Wm. Smith
7.90
Arthur Southwick
3 20
C. A. Kinsman
2 80
.A. Seeley
2 80
Amount carried forward
$461 60
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.
Amount brought forward
$461 60
Paid Edgar Pitman
35
Ephraim Pitman
1 30
Ernest Pitman
1 80
Jas. Pitman
2 60
Jos. Pitman
5 20
Joseph Pitman. Jr.
2 40
Albert Pitman
2 00
Joseph A. Tucker
4 20
John Burchstead
3 70
Edward Stone
1 60
Orrin P. Thompson
1 20
Lyman Poor
2 80
James Morgan
2 60
Jas. Westerland
2 60
Wm. C. Jameson
1 80
Frank Whipple
4 00
Geo. Webber
4 00
Wallace Knowlton
1 05
Douglas Knowlton
1 05
Mrs. J. H. Knowlton
1 60
Chas. Ingalls
1 60
Emerson A. Whipple
6 20
Jerry Hawkins
5 40
Patrick Curran
5 40
Charles Morgan
5 40
Harry Morgan
5 40
Forest L. Knowlton
5 40
Philip Melanson
5 40
Allen Seeley
5 40
Samuel E. McGlauflin
6 20
Peter Garrett
1 60
Michael Poland
1 60
Chas. H. Smith
7 00
Amount carried forward
$571 45
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Amount brought forward
$571 45
Paid Frank Dane
26 30
Wm. Tuttle
9 40
George Bridges
2 70
Leverett Durkee
1 20
Wm. J. Cummings
1 40
Benj. J. Smith
7 15
Fred P. Kilham
7 00
Frank McGregor
5 40
Henry Carey
5 40
B. B. Emerson
40
Jona Lamson
9 50
J. C. Underhill
3 20
Francis C. Dodge
5 00
Chas. S. Smith
4 00
Cornelius Mullen
60
Thos. Burns
60
Edward McGregor
5 10
Robert G. Sawyer
9 10
Henry Rogers
3 80
$678 70
STATE HIGHWAY.
Layout of 1899 :-
Paid Geo. H. Gibney, pay roll
$324 97
S. E. McGlauflin, balance on stone 122 97
City of Beverly, iron pipe 45 00
$492 94
Layout of 1800 :- Paid S. E. McGlauflin, as per contract $4,854 06
SOLDIER'S RELIEF.
Paid City of Beverly, aid Kate Andrews $114 46
Dr. S. E. Thayer, medical attendance to Richard Bridges 9 00
$123 46
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LIQUOR COMMITTEE.
Paid Daniel D. Stone $10 00
Chas. E. Whipple 10 00
Chas. H. Smith 10 00
$30.00;
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Paid Caleb W. Dodge, board of Porter chil-
dren $208 00
Caleb W. Dodge, board of Joseph
Bridge's children 208 00
Caleb W. Dodge, extra care of Bridges children 6 00
Chas. A. Hobbs, board of E. Trussell 182 00
Wm. Crosby, clothing for Poor Dept. 13 37
F. A. Smith, 96 50
Frank Dane, board of Alvin Jowder
50 00
S. C. Gould, groceries Dow family B. Emerson 3 00
4 29:
Harry K. Dodge, groceries for Almond Bridges 20 48
Henry P. Boynton, rent for Almond Bridges 10 00
J. W. Brown, groceries for Joseph Bridges 8 00
Dr. Geo. E. McArthur, medical atten-
dance Almond Bridges family 19 00
T. B. Fall & Son, coal for J. Bridges family 4.20
Geo. E. Safford, wood for J. & A. Bridges 2 00
John Sauer, coal for B. Emerson 3 50
Sarah B. Dodge, assistance
7.6 00
Dr. S. E. Thayer, medical attendance to traveller 3 00
Emerson A. Whipple, care of tramps 90 00
$1,007"34
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STEAM ROLLER HOUSE.
Paid C. E. Peterson, on account contract $300 00
S. E. McGlauflin, as per contract 74 00
E. B. Balcomb, architect 10 00
$384 00
FIGHTING FIRES.
Paid S. E. McGlauflin
$8 20
Fred Berry
4 60
Albert Allen
60
Harold Dodge
60
John Hinkley
1 20
Joseph A. Tucker
60
Chas. Ingalls
1 10
F. C. Norton, supplies
15 00
Allen Dickson
1 20
Asa H. Jewett
80
Chas. Dickson
1
Roy Whipple
60
Oscar F. Whipple
60
Chas. A. Hill
1 20
E. P. Dodge
1 20
Fred Kilham
1 00
Chas. E. Whipple
5 00
Geo. K. Knowlton
1 60
Albert Dodge
2 00
Enoch Knowlton
1 50
J. A. Haraden
1 20
Chas. S. Gwinn
7 50
Geo. H. Gibney
4 70
Joseph Pitman
80
$64 00
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PAINTING TOWN HALL.
Paid Albert T. Pool, on acct.
$70 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid H. E. Andrews, chemicals $32 10
J. C. Underhill, coal
18 25
A. C. Cummings, teams
22 50
S. C. Gould, supplies
2 05
Chas. R. Holmes, painting
1 90
C. A. Hills, painting 7 15
Owen E. McQueeney, supplies
2 50
Cornelius Callahan, repairing extinguishers 2 75
Hamilton Hardware Co., supplies 7 25
T. E. McGlauflin, janitor
25 00
$121 45
TOWN HALL EXPENSES.
Paid Edward L. Morse, janitor
$265 00
J. C. Underhill, coal
126 77
The Pickett Coal Co., coal
66 76
F. C. Norton, supplies
33 19
Frank P. Trussell, labor
6 55
Isaac F. Knowlton, wood
6 00
fertilizer
10 CO
C. E. Whipple, manure
21 00
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid E. C. Tibbetts, care of cemetery
$48 05
Chas. R. Holmes, services as teller 2 50
Alden J. Chandler, constable 19 00
Daniel D. Stone,
38 CO
election
officer 5 CO
$535 27
Amount carried forward
$112 55
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Amount brought forward $112 55
Paid Daniel D. Stone, services as dog constable 25 00
Chas. E. Whipple, 16 00
election
officer 5 00
Chas. H. Smith, services as constable 5 00
C. A. Smerage,
" police officer 23 50
Geo. R. Dodge, " inspector
animals and provisions 13 90
Chas. A. Hills, services as election officer 5 00
Addison B. Towle,
5 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, “ " selectman
50 00
assessor 60 00
overseer of poor 25 00
com. on streets 25 00
board of health 15 00
registrar of
voters
12 50
Isaac F. Knowlton, services as election
officer
5 00
Geo. E. Safford, services as selectman
50 00
assessor 60 00
overseer of
poor 25 00
Geo. E. Safford, services as com. on streets 25 00
Geo. E. Safford, services as board of health 15 00
Geo. E. Safford, services as registrar of voters
12 50
Geo. E. Safford, services as election officer
5 00
Geo. H. Gibney, services as selectman
50 00
assessor 60 CO
overseer of
poor 25 00
Amount carried forward
$730 95
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Amount brought forward $730 95 Paid Geo. H. Gibney, services as com. on streets 25 00
Geo. H. Gibney, services as board of health 15 00
Geo. H. Gibney, services as registrar of voters 12 50
Geo. H. Gibney, services as election officer 5 00
Daniel E. Safford, services as treasurer
100 00
Chas. W. Appleton, services as election officer 5 00
Otis F. Brown, services as town clerk 25 00
registrar of
voters 12 50
Otis F. Brown, services as tree warden 9 00
Geo. K. Knowlton, services as school committee 75 00
Albert L. Whipple, services as school committee 50 00
Jesse G. Nichols, services as school . committee 50 00
Andrew Haraden, services as auditor, pro tem 10 00
Chas. W. Appleton, balance of salary for 1899 3 40
$1,128 35
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Forest L. Evans, counsel $10 00
E. W. Reynolds, printing 1 25
Frost & Wood, printing town reports 34 72
Jchn L. Woodbury, Memorial Day ap- propriation 15 00
Amount carried forward
$60 97
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Amount carried forward
$60 97
American Express 6 05
Angie M. Adams, rent for hook & ladder house lot 15 00
Harris M. Dolbeare, printing.
76
Henry Troemner, weights and measures
44 35
Hermon Stratter & Son, weights & measures 20 00
Priest, Page & Co., weights and measures 12 50
Robert Robertson, plumbing 2 65
M. R. Warren & Co., collector's book 1 00
Grace C. Stone, services on town books 15 00
Burnham Job Print, printing 10 00
A. C. Cummings, carriage hire 5 75
Alden J. Chandler, posting warrant 1 00
A. C. Lunt, oil stove 13 00
Patrick Breshnehan, labor
1 00
J. Martin Striley, painting signs 6 00
Dr. S. E. Thayer, return of births
7 75
vaccinations 17 00
Annie L. Woodbury, P. O. box rent and stamp 50
Wm. D. Chandler, care of clock
20 00
Chas. W. Appleton, stock and labor on clock 12 40
Chas. W. Appleton, printing tax bills 5 00
John F. Smith, return of deaths
3 75
Buffalo Pitts & Co., labor on roller
24 09
Chas. A. Claflin & Co., supplies for roller
9 52
Fred Fisher, labor on roller
3 60
Daniel E. Safford, postage
3 37
Ryder, Erickson Eng. Co., repairs on pump
3 50
Chas. E. Whipple, unloading roller
6 00
freight on roller 14 00
posting warrant 2 00
Amount carried forward
$347 51
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Amount brought forward $347 51
Daniel D. Stone, telegraph and telephone 3 00
Geo. H. Gibney, loading roller 6 00
seven journeys to Bos-
ton, acct. state highway 21 00
Geo. H. Gibney, three journeys to Bos-
ton, legislative hearings 9 00
Geo. H. Gibney, three journeys to
Salem, acct. counsel 6 00
Geo. H. Gibney, journey to Cohassett, acct. water com. 3 00
Geo. H. Gibney, journey to Needham,
acct. water com. 3 00
Geo. H. Gibney, journey to Manchester,
acct. street lights 3 00
Geo. H. Gibney, journey to Lynn, acct. pauper 3 00
Geo. H. Gibney, perambulating town lines 7 50
Geo. H. Gibney, freight on bound stones 15 24
Geo. H. Gibney, copying town records 10 00
telegraph, telephone
and postage 4 80
Isaac F. Knowlton, six journeys to Bos-
ton, acct. state highway 18 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Lynn, acct. pauper 3 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Newbury- port, acct. pauper 3 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Haverhill, acct. pauper 3 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Ames- bury, acct. pauper 3 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, perambulating town lines 7 50
Amount carried forward
$479 55
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Amount brought forward $479 55
Isaac F. Knowlton, journey to Man-
chester, acct. street lights 3 00
Isaac F. Knowlton, paid postage 1 00
Geo. E. Safford, six journeys to Bos- ton, acct. state highway 18 00
Geo. E. Safford, journey to Haverhill, acct. pauper 3 00
Geo. E. Safford, journey to Amesbury, acct. pauper 3 00
Geo. E. Safford, journey to Newbury-
port, acct. pauper 3 00
Geo. E. Safford, journey to Manchester, acct. street lights 3 00
Geo. E. Safford, perambulating town lines
7 50
postage and express 1 50
Geo. K. Knowlton, journey to Needham,
acct. water com.
3 00
Geo. K. Knowlton, journey to Cohassett, acct. water com. 3 00
Otis F. Brown, return of Rep. vote
2 00
return of dog license
2 00
recording marriages
2 40
recording births
17 00
recording deaths 3 40
administering oaths 1 50
paid express 1 40
stationery and postage 2 00
$560 25
ABATEMENTS.
To CHAS. W. APPLETON, COLLECTOR 1899.
Amedia Perron, poll $2 00
Charles Mason, “ 2 00
Amount carried forward
$4 00
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Amount brought forward
$4 00
Heirs of Augustus Dodge, real
2 45
Addison P. Davis
1 54
E. W. Getchell, personal
77
William Kelley,
1
16
M. J. Marston
1
54
$11 46,
To CHAS. W. APPLETON, COLLECTOR 1900.
Leon Arseno, poll
$2 00
William J. Channell, poll
2.00
S. Horace Dane
2 00
L. Harry Davis .€
2 00
Warren B. Foster
2 00
Frank Lord
2 00
Michael Murphy
2 00
Cyrus L. Nutter
2 00
Amedia Perron
2 00
William Rogers
2 00
John Spittal
2 00
B. B. Emerson
2 00
Angeline A. Chadwick, personal
3 35
Ellis L. Duset
1 39
Geo. K. Dodge, real
33
William Berry, personal
67
Addison P. Davis, real
1
34
E. W. Getchell, personal
67
William Kelley,
67
M. J. Marston,
1
34
Mrs. J. Mansfield, “
1 01
E. W. Sprague,
54
Mrs. Wood
2 35
J. P. Martin, real
34
E. H. Paine, personal
1 07
C. A. Leonard, “
1
16
S. H. Stilman
1 16
S. A. Cassidy
2 68
$44 0L
21
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RECAPITULATION.
Paid Town Hall and Schoolhouse loan $2,150 00
interest on said loan
1,045 00
loan anticipation taxes
9,000 00
interest on said loan
186 46
Commonwealth on acct. of over pay- ment tax 116 58
Commonwealth 1-4 druggist license fee
27
liquor license fee
250 00
County tax
1,569 13
State tax
975 00
Commonwealth charges back returns
7 00
constable fees
13 46
Public Library appropriation
400 00
school warrants
5,779 20
State Aid
398 00
Military Aid
72 00
Highway Dept.
3,957 44
roads and bridges
129 32
removing snow
678 70
extra appropriations
1,951 38
state highway contract, 1899
492 94
1900
4,854 06
Poor Dept.
1,007 34
Soldiers' Relief
123 46
Fire Dept.
121 45
Town Hall expenses
535 27
liquor committee
30 00
fighiing fires
64 00
miscellaneous
560 25
salaries and fees
1,128 35
abatements
55 47
$37,651 53
Treasurer's receipts
$45,576 85
payments
37,651 53
Balance in treasury
$7,925 32
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TOWN REPORT
Due from collector of taxes for 1900 $650 79
Total balance in favor of town $8,576 11
Town debt $25,050 00
The foregoing accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer have this day been examined by me and all accounts found correct and vouched for.
ANDREW HARADEN, Auditor pro tem. ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, ) Selectmen GEORGE H. GIBNEY, of GEORGE E. SAFFORD, ) Hamilton.
Hamilton, Feb. 26, 1901.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK FOR 1900.
Received and paid the Town Treasurer for
sale of burial lots $20 00
Received and paid Town Treasurer for drug- gist's license 1 00
Received for dog licenses to December 1, 1900, and paid the County Treasurer 282 00
Recorded 16 marriages.
Recorded 33 births.
Recorded 17 deaths.
Hamilton, Feb. 22, 1901 OTIS F. BROWN, Town Clerk.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Number of polls, 342 Tax on each poll. $2.00
Value of personal estate buildings land
$1,053,855 00 758,940 00 490,625 00
Total value of assessed estate
Street railway exercise tax Total tax Rate per thousand, $6.70
$2,303,420 00
913 25 17,050 45
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TOWN REPORT
Number of horses
418
COWS
320
neat cattle, other than cows
28
sheep
150
swine
80
fowls
3700
dwelling houses
775
acres of land
9,465
tax payers
1,031
on property
89
poll only
140
GEORGE E. SAFFORD, ) Assessors GEORGE H. GIBNEY, of ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, Hamilton
List of urors
PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN.
Fred Berry,
A. D. Wallace,
A. A. Whipple, Caleb W. Dodge,
J. C. Underhill,
Frank R. Shaller,
Isaac F. Knowlton,
John L. Woodbury,
Alvin Smith,
Frank Marshall,
Chas. H. Smith,
C. P. Roberts,
Chas. S. Gwinn,
Chas. W. Appleton,
Geo. R. Dodge, Saml E. McGlauflin.
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, ) Selectmen CEO. H. GIBNEY, of GEO. E. SAFFORD, Hamilton.
TOWN WARRANT.
Essex ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Hamilton. 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 the elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town on Tuesday, the twelfth day of March 1901, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
Art. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.
Art 3. To hear the report of the Town officers and act there- on.
Art. 4. ' Shall license be granted in the Town of Hamilton for the sale of intoxicating liquors for the year ensuing.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for the purpose of observing Decoration Day by the soldiers of the rebellion.
Art. 6. To see what action the Town will take toward building a sidewalk on Railroad Ave., from Gould's store to Home street and about seventy feet on Home street, and appropriate money for the same as petioned for by S. E. McGlauflin and others.
Art. 7. To see what action the Town will take toward build- ing a sidewalk on Willow street, from the corner of Pleasant street to Linden street, and appropriate a sum of money for the same as petitioned for by A. L. Perley and others.
Art. 8. To see what action the Town will take to purchase two snow plows for clearing snow from the sidewalks and appropriate a sum of money for the same as petitioned for by S. E. Thayer and others.
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Art. 9. To see what action the Town will take toward build- ing a sidewalk on Asbury street from the front entrance of Asbury Grove, to the side entrance on the same street, as petitioned for by Geo. R. Dodge and others.
Art. 10. To see what action the Town will take toward water- ing the State highway during the dry weather, as petitioned for by F. C. Norton and others.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money under direction of the selectmen in anticipation of taxes.
Art. 12. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year.
Art. 13. To appropriate money for repairs of highways, Town- ways and bridges and all other Town expenses, and to determine the manner of expending the same.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will authorize its Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer when ap- pointed a Collector, may use, agreeable to Chapter 18, Section 73 of the Public Statutes.
Art. 15. To determine what time tax bills shall be issued and taxes become due,
Art. 16. To see if the Town will accept the list of jurors as proposed and posted by the selectmen.
Art. 17. To act on any other matter that may come legally before said meeting.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies therof, one at the Meeting House and one at the Town Hall and one at the store of L. E. Libby, in said town seven days at least before the time 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 holding said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-sixth day of February 1901, A. D.
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON, ) Selectmen GEORCE H. GIBNEY, of GEORGE E. SAFFORD. ) Hamilton.
Library Report.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND LIBRARIAN OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton :
The Trustees are glad to report that all departments of the Public Library have grown steadily during the past year. More bound volumes and magazines have been issued than in any previous year ; and the reading-room has attracted many patrons, so that sometimes it has been greatly overcrowded. In the near future the question will arise as to a larger reading-room : Harper's Weekly, Harper's Monthly, The Century, Scribner's, The Youth's Companion, The New England Magazine, The Review of Reviews, The Atlantic, McClure's, Munsey's, St. Nicholas, The Forester, Bird-Lore and Education have appeared on the reading-room tables, besides nu- merous other magazines and periodicals which have come as gifts. Several books of reference have been added, of general interest and have been used extensively by pupils and teachers of the public schools.
In buying new books great care has been excercised to select only such books as are well worth reading. The object has been. not to buy as many books as possible, but as good as possible. The Trustees have tried to satisfy the tastes of all classes of readers, and. have provided books on a large variety of subjects. They have furnished a considerable number of volumes on matters of current interest, such as The Philippines, China, South Africa, Cuba, Ex- pansion, Military and Naval affairs, Nature study, etc. These books have been placed upon the shelves of the reading room.
It is a matter of regret that nearly seven-eighths of the books issued have been fiction, notwithstanding the fact that almost all the fiction is first class. The books on general literature, poetry, his- tory, economics, biography, travel, science and religion remain on the shelves unused. The Librarian has created a demand for such books, as well as for the older standard fiction, by placing them in a conspicuous place in the delivery-room, where they may be ex- amined. The best part of the Library is still unused to a consider- able extent.
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The Librarian has continued the work on the card-catalogue ; and as soon as practicable will issue a bulletin of all the latest ac- cessions.
The delivery station at the store of Mr. H. E. Andrews at South Hamilton, continues to be an important feature in the work of the Library, about fifty per cent. of the books issued going to that branch. The Trustees and the general public are greatly indebted to Mr. Andrews for his courtesy in this matter.
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