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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Town Officers of Hamilton, Mass.
WITH REPORTS OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1911.
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SALEM, MASS. : BARRY PRINTING COMPANY, 1912.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Town Officers of Hamilton, Mass.
WITH REPORTS OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1911.
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LIST OF OFFICERS.
Superintendent of Streets, CHARLES E. WHIPPLE.
Local Superintendent Gipsy and Brown-Tail Moth, ERLE G. BREWER.
Selectmen,
GEORGE H. GIBNEY, Chairman,
GEORGE W. FITZ, Clerk,
CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON,
Term expires 1914. Term expires 1912. Term expires 1913.
Overseers of Poor, GEORGE W. FITZ, Chairman. GEORGE H. GIBNEY, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON.
Board of Health, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Chairman, . GEORGE H. GIBNEY, GEORGE W. FITZ.
Assessors, GEORGE H. GIBNEY, Chairman, GEORGE W. FITZ, Clerk, ISAAC F. KNOWLTON.
Treasurer, JOHN L. WOODBURY. (3)
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TOWN REPORT.
Town Clerk, S. A. F. WHIPPLE.
Tax Collector, CHARLES W. APPLETON.
Auditor, ANDREW HARADEN.
Tree Warden, ERLE G. BREWER.
Trustees of Public Library, AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER, LESTER E. LIBBY, FRANCIS C. NORTON.
School Committee,
GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, Term expires 1913.
EDWIN A. BLAKE, D. D., Term expires 1912.
. C. AUGUSTUS NORWOOD, Term expires 1914.
Cemetery Commissioners, GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, GEORGE H. GIBNEY, FRANCIS C. NORTON.
Park Commissioners, GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, FRANCIS C. NORTON, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON.
Registrars of Voters, ADDISON B. TOWLE, SAMUEL A. MALONE, S. A. F. WHIPPLE, MELLVILLE S. DAY, (resigned) LESTER E. WHIPPLE.
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TOWN REPORT.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions, GEORGE R. DODGE.
Keeper of Lockup, S. A. F. WHIPPLE.
Constables,
SAMUEL E. McGLAUFLIN,
ALFRED T. POOLE,
HARRISON E. CROCKER, CHARLES H. SMITH,
OSCAR A. WOODS, ROY S. DODGE.
Sealers of Leather,
ASA H. JEWETT, ARTHUR F. WHIPPLE, FRANK C. NORTON.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Bark and Wood, TIMOTHY A. MOYNIHAN, CHARLES E. WHIPPLE, JONATHAN LAMSON, JR., FRANK DAY.
Field Drivers,
FRED. BERRY, SAMUEL G. GOODHUE,
FRED. KILHAM, JERRY F. HAWKINS, JONATHAN LAMSON, JR.
Pound Keeper, GEORGE H. HARADEN.
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ANNUAL REPORT.
Treasurer's Report.
JOHN L. WOODBURY, Treasurer.
RECEIPTS.
Balance Jan. 1, 1911,
$1,431 45
From Collector of Taxes,
48,525 79
State, account of Gypsy and
Brown Tail Moth suppres- sion, 1,119 17
Account of Gypsy Moth High- way Commission,
114 20
On Corporation Tax,
7,824 46
National Bank Tax,
959 70
State Aid,
970 00
Street Railway Tax,
1,303 17
Loan in anticipation of taxes,
30,000 00
School house loan,
2,500 00
Town of Essex, oil,
288 00
Hay Scales, Centre District, 1910, 5 00
Contribution from Maxwell Norman, 200 00
Two express licenses,
2 00
Two druggists' licenses,
2 00
(7)
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TOWN REPORT.
Sale of cemetery lots, $90 00
From estate of Justin Allen, 500 00
Perpetual Care funds :
Ellen A. Roberts, addition
to J. Kinsman fund, 50 00
Clarence S. Knowlton, Adm.
Est. Ellen A. Bean, 100 00
Houston A. Thomas, check to
Cemetery Commissioners, 15 00
From County Treasurer, ac- count of dog taxes, 374 77
County Treasurer, account of killing dogs, 10 00
Sheriff Johnson, account of prisoner, 15 00
Fines, less fees,
22 30
Use of steam roller,
116 50
Town of Needham, account of aid, 70 00
Rent of Town Hall,
32 00
City of Boston, account tui- tion of scholars, 76 00
Stamps and telephone service,
9 11
Overpayment of Order No. 353,
08
Appropriation for Memorial Day, 20 00
Merchants Bank, credit,
39 26
G. K. Knowlton, account of scholars' tickets, 6 00
Interest on deposit, 115 48
$96,906 44
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TOWN REPORT.
PAYMENTS.
Paid Selectmen's orders, $35,903 08
School warrants, 12,855 56
Soldiers' relief,
96 00
State aid,
842 00
Trustees Public Library,
400 00
Allen Fund, deposit Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, 500 00
Perpetual Care Fund, to Ips- wich Savings Bank :
Ellen A. Bean,
100 00
Jacob Kinsman,
50 00
Town Hall bond, No. 14 and interest, 1,140 00
School house bond, No. 5 and interest, 1,097 60
Interest on registered bonds, 98 00
County tax,
6,070 25
Bureau of Statistics, 9 00
State tax,
5,775 00
Repairs on State Highway,
133 00
Notes, Merchants Nat'l Bank and interest, 20,905 03
Officers' fees, by order of Court, 125 33
Hamilton Veteran Association,
20 00
Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, Town Hall and School-
house bonds and interest :
Interest on School bonds, 196 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Interest on Town Hall bonds, $120 00 One-fourth of two druggists' licenses, 50
$86,436 35
Treasurer's receipts, $96,906 44
Treasurer's payments, 86,436 35
Balance,
$10,470 09
TOWN DEBT.
6 Town Hall bonds of $1,000.00 each, $6,000 00
10 Schoolhouse bonds of $980.00 each, 9,800 00
1 Town note, $2,500.00, 2,500 00
1 Town note, $1,500.00, 1,500 00
$33,300 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Highway Department.
CHARLES E. WHIPPLE, Superintendent.
Appropriation,
$5000 00
Street Railway Excise tax,
699 56
$5699 56
Paid Adams, G. W., labor and
teams,
$351 66
Alden Speares Sons & Co., supplies,
10 00
Ayers, Perley, team,
55 80
Berry, Fred, team,
56 70
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
24 36
Boston & Maine R. R., car ser- vice, 64 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight,
148 06
Cummings, A. C., team,
178 20
Dodge, Benjamen B., team,
21 60
Dodge, George R., gravel,
6 25
Dyar Supply Co., snow-plow,
60 00
Fitz, George W., gravel,
144 45
Frear, E. A., labor, Depot Square,
132 00
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup-
plies,
16 47
Hobbs, C. A., labor, gravel,
45 00
Hobbs, C. A., snow bill, 5 00
Knowlton, Isaac F., team,
317 70
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TOWN REPORT.
Knowlton, Joseph, gravel and sand,
$ 22 40
Knowlton, Willis, gravel, 17 20
Lamson, John, teams, 21 20
Lawrence, Emery, teams,
188 10
McGlauflin, S. E., catch-basin,
13 05
Moynihan, T. A., teams and supplies, 249 41
Perkins, Charles W., gravel, 24 75
Perley, A. L., gravel,
Prescott & Co., supplies,
11 58
Puritan Iron Co., 66
63 00
Robert Robertson Co., sup- plies, 5 33
Smith, Thayer & Co., supplies, 8 75
Stone, D. D., labor,
15 00
Symonds, A. G., teams,
202 80
Whipple, C. E. and men, teams and labor, 5,326 46
Whipple, C. E., gravel, sand,
gasolene, W. stone, 152 60
Whipple, E. A., teams,
344 70
Total, $8,303 98
STATE HIGHWAY.
Fitz, George W., gravel (1910), $ 11 30
Moynihan, T. A., account of 1909 contract, 534 06
$545 36
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TOWN REPORT.
ASBURY STREET.
Appropriation, $1,000 00
Paid Adams, G. M., teams and
labor, $ 79 80
Adams, G. M., teams and labor, 32 40
Cummings, A. C., teams, 10 80
Dodge, George R., gravel,
21 93
Massachusetts Broken Stone Co., stone, 215 29
Metcalf, Charles A., surveys, car fares and labor, 28 04
McGlauflin, S. E., expense,
9 88
Channell, Frank, flagman R.R.,
52 44
Channell, William, engineer
R. R., 123 00
Perkins, C. W., gravel,
3 20
Whipple, C. E., teams and labor, 598 34
Total, $1,175 12
GUARD RAIL.
Appropriation, $200 00
Paid Pope & Sons, J. F., lumber, $43 55
Tower, A. B., labor, 36 00
Total, $79 55
ROAD ROLLER.
Appropriation, $4,000 00
Paid Buffalo Steam Roller Co., steam roller, $3152 30
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TOWN REPORT.
Bushek, Henry, inspection of roller,
$ 5 00
Channell, William, engineer, 596 82
Gould, S. C., oil,
14 66
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup-
plies, 1 65
Malone, S. A., supplies and repairs, 17 15
Moynihan, T. A., coal, 83 38
Robert Robertson Co., supplies, 4 85
Standard Oil Co., gasolene,
6 05
Total, $3,881 86
STREET WATERING AND OILING. --
Appropriation, $1,500 00
Paid Gulf Refining Co., oil, 30 00
Smith & Thayer Co., supplies, 15 69
Standard Oil Co., road oil, 732 81
$778 50
STREET LIGHTING.
Appropriation,
$3,000 00
Paid Globe Gas Light Co.,
3,232 02
SNOW REMOVAL.
Appropriation, $2,000 00
Paid Adams, G. M., labor, $29 75
Ash, George E.,
1 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Bunce, George,
labor,
$ 1 75
Burchsted, John,
2 00
Cook, Horace,
80
Cummings, A. C., teams,
10 80
Curran, Daniel,
labor,
38
Dane, Frank,
2 75
Day, A. W.,
10 75
Fisher, L. S.
3 75
French, William
1 25
Goodhue, William,
1 00
Hobbs, C. A. .
1 50
Kinsman, Charles,
2 75
Knowlton, Wallace, "
1 00
Lawrence, Emery, snow bill, 1910,
174 50
Lovering, Merrill, S., labor,
75
McGlauflin, S. E.,
4 00
McGregor, Frank, 66
1 00
McGregor, Harry,
1 00
Morgan, James,
1 87
Morse, William,
66
3 01
Moynihan, T. A., removing
126 25
snow,
Sargent, Lawrence,
labor,
50
Stone, D. D.,
1 00
Tucker, Joseph,
1 60
Whipple, E. A.,
9 27
Whipple, Frank M.,
66
1 88
Whipple, Lester,
50
Whipple, R. W.,
1 00
Total, $399 36
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TOWN REPORT.
SIDEWALKS.
Appropriation,
$400 00
Paid Fitz, George W., gravel, $9 15
Mann, J., 2 85
Perkins, Charles W., " 8 80
McGlauflin, S. E., Appleton & Kilham, 64 51
Perley, A. L., gravel,
2 25
Whipple, C. E., teams and labor, 374 44
Total, $462 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$400 00
Paid Andrews, H. E., supplies, $14 28
Back, H. S., fighting fire,
1 00
Berry, Fred, Forest Fire War- den,
5 00
Berry, Fred, fighting fire, 23 75
Bunce, George,
2 50
Chandler, R.,
1 00
Chandler, W. R.,
3 00
Chandler, F. 66
50
Channell, William,
50
Cummings, A. C., teams,
59 50
Fisher, David, fighting fire, 3 00
Foy, B.,
1 00
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup-
plies, 22 50
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TOWN REPORT.
Howard, C., fighting fire,
$ 1 00
Knowlton, Harold, "
50
Knowlton, Wallace, " 66
50
Lefavour, E.,
1 00
Lovering, Merrill S., " 66
2 00
McGlauflin, S. E., team,
50
McGlauflin, S. E., labor,
37 90
Moynihan, T. A., coal and wood,
5 75
Perley, A. L., fighting fire and supplies,
30 50
Standard Ext. Co., supplies,
108 00
Stone, D. D., watching fire, 1 00
Sweeney, Thomas, fighting
fire, 1 00
Total, $327 18
RELOCATION OF RAILROAD AVE.
Appropriation, $700 00
Paid McGlauflin, S. E., labor, $81 36
Whipple, C. E., teams and labor, 326 03
Total, $407 39
TREE WARDEN.
ERLE G. BREWER, Supt.
Appropriation, $150 00
Paid Brewer, Erle G., labor,
$33 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Cummings, A. C., teams, $20 00
Dodge, Emerson P., labor,
3 00
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup- plies, 1910, 2 71
Hayes, Charles, labor, 36 00
McGregor, Harry, labor, 3 00
Scully, Philip, bolt rods,
40
Taylor, Harry, labor,
1 00
Underhill, E. A., labor,
51 00
Total, $150 11
GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH.
ERLE G. BREWER, Supt.
Appropriation,
$2500 00
Allowed by the State,
1119 17
Private property,
954 50
State Highway,
114 20
$4,687 87
Paid Blaisdell, Charles M., labor, $153 00
Brewer, Erle G., labor, 851 97
Brewer, Erle G., express and freight, 20 06
Chickets Garage, supplies,
1 50
Cummings, A. C., teams, gas- olene and oil, 353 18
Dodge, Emerson P., labor,
481 76
Dodge, George I., labor,
50 62
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TOWN REPORT.
Dunnells, Albert, labor,
$ 6 00
Durkee, Leverett H., labor,
48 00
Edwards, Harry, team and labor,
120 63
Fredericks, George, labor,
13 88
French, Harry, labor,
31 50
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup- plies,
18 80
Hayes, Charles, labor,
2 00
Hayes, George W. H., account
gypsy moth work,
24 37
Hayes, George W. H., account gypsy moth work,
31 62
Malone, S. A., supplies and repairs,
12 70
McGraw, Fred, labor,
24 76
McGregor, Harry, labor,
503 51
Moynihan, T. A., cement,
60
Sawyer, Warren M., labor on sprayer,
4 80
Scully, Philip, repairs,
1 60
Standley, Lester W., labor,
2 00
Stewart, Thomas,
248 89
Taylor, Harry,
194 00
Tinkham, Archie, 66
82 00
Tinkham, Smith,
53 00
Underhill, Ed. A.,
419 72
Whipple, A. E., team and labor,
328 75
Whipple, A. E., express, 25
Total, $4,085 47
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TOWN REPORT.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00
Paid Andrews, H. E., supplies, $ 6 94
Back, H. S., board, 56 00
Beverly, City of, aid
35 55
Channell, Mrs. Lucy, rent,
23 50
Churchill, Mrs. Nelson, rent,
110 00
Corcoran, J. G., M. D., profes- sional services and medicine,
32 00
Dane, Frank, board,
50 00
Dodge, Sarah B., assistance,
104 00
Fitz, George W., milk,
20 29
Georgetown, Town of, rent, supplies, etc., 144 74
Hale Hospital, board,
37 20
Hobbs, C. A., board,
364 00
Lynn, City of, aid and rent,
61 45
McGinley, A. J., supplies,
25 29
Moynihan, T. A., coal,
3 75
Noble, Mrs. I. A., board,
308 60
Reed & Costolo, rent,
10 00
Smith, Richard H., rent,
72 00
Steeves, E. C., M. D., medical services, 10 00
Stone, A. W., supplies,
18 02
Whipple, John H., rent,
35 00
Total, $1,528 33
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TOWN REPORT.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation,
$150 00
Paid Corcoran, J. G., M. D., profes-
sional services and medicine,
$184 00
Gould, S. C., supplies, 3 50
Kimball, D. W., supplies,
88 46
McGinley, M. C., M. D., pro- fessional services and med- icine,
4 25
Moynihan, T. A., coal,
15 00
Total, $295 21
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation,
$500 00
Paid Adams, G. M., services, 1910,
$22 60
Crocker, H. E., services, 1910,
28 80
Cummings, A. C., teams,
21 50
Dodge, Harold M., services,
12 20
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup- plies, 1 00
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., supplies, 16
McGlauflin, S. E., services,
131 28
Smith, Charles H., services,
21 00
Poole, A. T., services,
65 60
Wood, O. A.,
38 32
Total, $358 30
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TOWN REPORT.
TOWN HALL.
Appropriation, $1,500 00
Paid Beverly Gas & Electric Co., lighting, $49 71
Checkets Garage, labor and supplies, 1 60
Crocker, H. E., labor and sup- plies, 27 80
Daley, William J., supplies, 16 52
Goodell, Zina, supplies, 5 98
Hamilton Hardware Co., sup- plies, 13 27
Jones, William, pruning trees, 5 00
Lee, J. W., supplies, 7 35
Malone, S. A., repairs,
6 50
McGinley, A. J., supplies,
5 55
Moynihan, T. A., coal,
233 69
Norton, F. C., water supply, 25 00
Robert Robertson Co., supplies, 1 13
Sawyer, Warren M., labor, 1 20
Schaller, Frank R., tuning piano, 7 00
Stone, A. W., supplies,
1 75
Trussell, F. P., labor and sup- plies, 40 81
Whipple, S. A. F., janitor,
350 00
Total, $799 86
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TOWN REPORT.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Appropriation, $500 00
Paid Andrews, H. E., supplies, $ 8 12
Gibney, George H., three fumi- gations, 15 00
Horgan, J., expense account of quarantine, 72 00
Total,
$95 12
DECORATION DAY.
Appropriation, $50 00
Paid Hamilton Veteran Associa-
tion,
$20 00
IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Received from Maxwell Norman,
$200 00
Paid Ayers, Perley, team, $ 8 10
Berry, Fred,
5 40
Cummings, A. C., 66
27 00
Knowlton, I. F.,
8 10
Whipple, C. E.,
162 15
Total, $210 75
CEMETERY COMMISSION.
Appropriation, $300 00
Paid Gibney, George H., salary, $15 00
Knowlton, George K., salary, 15 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Moynihan, T. A., account of
contract, $29 00
Norton, F. C., salary, 15 00
Roberts, George E., cemetery work, 45 50
Total, $119 50
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, $500 00
Paid Burroughs Adding Machine
Co., adding machine, $367 50
Cummings, A. C., teams, 23 50
Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., atlas,
30 00
Fitz, George W., services with R. of V., 7 00
Total, $428 00
BONDING OFFICERS.
Appropriation, $125 00
Paid American Security Co.,
Treasurer's bond,
$50 00
Town Clerk's bond, 5 00
Collector's bond,
75 00
Total, $130 00
SOUTH SCHOOL ANNEX.
Appropriation, $2500 00
Paid Balcomb, Edwin B., services and expense, $143 11
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TOWN REPORT.
Bancroft, W. W., contract
account,
$2287 59
Knowlton, G. K., journeys, 3 00
McGlauflin, S. E., labor and supplies, 27 71
Poole, A. T., extra work, 14 50
Total,
$2475 91
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Paid, Knowlton, G. K., supplies,
$7 56
Lee, J. W., supplies, 13 04
Bancroft, W.W., repairs, South School, 416 37
Gibney, G. H., insurance, 120 00
$556 97
SALARIES AND FEES.
Appropriation, $3000 00
Paid, Appleton, C. W., balance due, $700 96
Appleton, C. W., account
salary, 1911, 450 00
Dodge, George H., election officer, 5 00
Dodge, George R., cattle inspector,
58 57
Fitz, George W.,
66 Selectman, 208 33
Assessor, 80 75
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TOWN REPORT.
Fitz, George W.,
66 journeys, $ 52
66 Board of Health, 8 34
66
perambulating lines, 15 00
66 Election Officer, 10 00
Gibney, George H., Selectman,
300 00
Assessor,
282 00
" journeys,
11 00
66
Board of Health, 50 00
perambulating lines, 15 00
66 " Election Officer, 10 00
" Overseer of Poor, 50 00
Goodhue, Samuel G., Teller, 10 00
Gould, Raymond C., Election Officer,
5 00
Haraden, Andrew, Auditor, 55 00
66 balance salary, 1910,
66 66 Auditor, 1911, 142 00
Haraden, George H., Election Officer, 5 00
Kilham, Fred P., Election Officer,
15 00
Knowlton, Clarence S.,
Selectman, 200 00
66 " Overseer of
Poor, 50 00
66 " perambulating lines, 15 00
66
" Election Officer, 10 00
66 " Board of Health, 50 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Lamson, John, Election Officer, $ 10 00 McDonald, James D., Election
Officer, 5 00
Norwood, C. Augustus, Moderator, 5 00
Poole, A. T., Election Officer, 10 00
Scully, Philip, Election Officer, 1910-1911, 15 00
Smith, Charles H., Election Officer, 10 00
Southwick, Arthur, Election
Officer, 5 00
Towle, A. B., Registrar of Voters, 25 00
Whipple, Lester, Election Officer, 5 00
Whipple, S. A. F.,
" Town Clerk, 180 00
" recording mar-
riages, 3 20
" recording births, 8 60
deaths, 5 80
66
66 deeds, 3 00
" Registrar o f
Voters, 20 00
66
" Election Officer, 10 00
" administering oaths, 28 00
66
" return of Rep. vote, 3 00
66 " return of dog
licenses, 6 00
" miscellaneous, 9 85
" oaths on Town notes, 50
Woodbury, J. L., Treasurer, 500 00
Total, $3680 42
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TOWN REPORT.
WIGGLESWORTH PARK.
Appropriation, $400 00
Paid, Berry, Fred, team and labor, $57 80
Knowlton, George K., service on title and records 1909-10, 20 84
Moynihan, T. A., cement,
60
Roberts, George E., services,
41 50
Salem Evening News, paper notice,
3 88
Total,
$124 62
MISCELLANEOUS.
Appropriation,
$1,500 00
Paid Adams, A. M., rent of land, 15 00
Anderson, P. G., supplies, 5 75
Appleton, C. W., abatements, 283 33
Barry Printing Co., supplies,
344 80
Boston N. P. Co., supplies,
5 95
Burnham Job Print, printing,
3 75
Burns, Fred E., accident claim,
150.00
Conrad, N. J., supplies,
6 80
Corcoran, J. G., M. D., return of births, 3 00
Davis, Charles H., M. D., re- turn of births, 6 50
Dodge, George R. relocating lamp posts, 3 00
Gentlee & Son, S. A., burial, 15 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Gibney, G. H., postage, ex-
press, box rent, $15 41
Haraden, A., various, 17 40
Haraden, George H., care of clock, 25 00
Hobbs, Warren Co., supplies,
92 47
Howard Clock Co., E. labor and repairs, 17 50
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., postage, 02
Jones, William, supplies and pruning trees, 10 80
Larcom & Co., Benj., flowers,
10 00
McGlaughlin, S. E., edgestones and corner blocks, 77 62
Henry Meek Publishing Co., directory, 4 00
Miller, Mrs. L. A., sten- ographer,
10 00
Moynihan, T. A., freight,
60
N. Tel. & Tel. Co., service,
97 83
Perley, A. L., express,
1 00
Poole, A. T., posting warrant,
3 00
Porter, Mrs. E. M., care of minor child, 6 50
Rankins, Carrie D., postage, 18 71
Roberts, George E., -labor at church green, 10 20
Shaller, Florence, R., type- writing, 2 25
Shaller, Fred C., printing bill heads, 1 50
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TOWN REPORT. .
Schofield, George R., supplies, $12 50 Smith, W. L., balance due bill of 1910, 13 71
Sohier, W. D., gravel and oil- ing, 122 50
Stott, Lilla D., probate and deeds, 19 50
Topsfield, Town of, Hamilton's share of bound stones, 13 00
Wakefield Daily Item, print- ing, 6 50
Woodbury, J. L., account of
Allen fund and various, 508 39
Young, B. F., return of deaths, 1 50
Total, $1,962 29
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TOWN REPORT.
RECAPITULATION.
Paid Highway
$8,303 98
State Highway
545 36
Asbury Street
1,175 12
Guard rail
79 55
Road Roller
3,881 86
Street Watering and Oiling
778 50
Street Lighting
3,232 02
Snow
399 36
Sidewalks
462 00
Fire Department
327 18
Re-location of Railroad Avenue
407 39
Tree Warden
150 11
Gypsy and Brown-tail Moth
4,085 47
Poor Department
1,528 33
Soldiers' Relief
295 21
Police Department
358 30
Town Hall
799 86
Board of Health
95 12
Improvement Fund
210 75
Decoration Day
20 00
Cemetery Commissioners
119 50
Assessors' Department
428 00
Bonding Officers
130 00
South School Annex
2,475 91
School Department
556 97
Salaries and Fees
3,680 42
Wigglesworth Park
124 62
Miscellaneous
1,962 29
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TOWN REPORT.
Auditor's Report.
I have examined the accounts of the Town of Hamilton and find them correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
ANDREW HARADEN, Auditor.
GEORGE H. GIBNEY,
GEORGE W. FITZ, Selectmen of Hamilton.
CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON,
RESOURCES.
Due from Town of Wenham, one-
half bill for surveying Town lines, $10 46
John Jones, one-half sidewalk assessments, 197 68
F. A. Smith, one-half sidewalk assessments, 46 00
T. A. Moynihan, use of steam roller, 600 00
G. von L. Meyer, work on avenue, 402 10
John Martell, Town expense in Mrs. Badger's case, Town of Needham, 19 93
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TOWN REPORT.
Tax Collector's Report.
Account of Taxes with the Town of Hamilton, December 31, 1911.
Due the Town for 1910, $ 6,581 55
Due the Town for 1911,
50,807 09
$57,388 64
Paid Treasurer,
48,688 64
$8,700 00
Dec. 31, 1911, due on unpaid taxes for 1909-10-11, $8,700 00
CHARLES W. APPLETON,
Collector.
Assessors' Report, 1.912.
Value of buildings,
$1,380,700 00 875,515 00
Value of land,
Value of real estate,
Value of personal estate,
$2,256,215 00 2,064,745 00
Total valuation,
$4,320,960 00
Exemptions,
12,000 00
Tax on real estate,
22,562 15
Tax on personal estate,
20,647 45
Tax on polls,
918 00
$44,127 60
.
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TOWN REPORT.
Corporation, tax,
$7824 46
National Bank tax,
959 70
Street Railway excise tax,
699 56
Street Railway franchise tax,
1303 17
Gypsy moth assessment,
954 50
Tax on each poll,
2 00
Rate per 1000,
10 00
Number of horses,
356
Number of cows,
263
Number of swine,
281
Number of fowl,
2950
Number of dwellings,
794
Number of residents assessed on property,
391
Number of non-residents assessed on property,
297
Number of persons assessed on polls only,
261
Total number of persons assessed,
948
Special Assessment, December 20,
$501,543 00
GEORGE H. GIBNEY,
ISAAC F. KNOWLTON,
GEORGE W. FITZ,
Assessors of Hamilton.
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TOWN REPORT.
Town Clerk's Report.
SAMUEL A. F. WHIPPLE, Town Clerk.
There have been four Special Town Meetings held during the year.
There has been ten petitions received for the location of poles and fixtures of which four were from the Beverly Gas and Electric Co. of Beverly, and six from the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. of Salem.
Hearings held and petitions granted.
There were twenty-six names added to the male voting list dur- ing the year.
DOG LICENSES.
There were one hundred and five licenses issued during the year of which two were breeders, three kennels ; eighty male dogs and twenty female.
Total amount received $458.00 and paid over to the County Treasurer, less fees.
MARRIAGES RECORDED, 1911.
Jan. 23. Harry W. Pentz, Boston, Florence L. McGregor, Hamilton.
Jan. 24. Austin B. Henderson, Beverly, Elizabeth B. Conant, Beverly.
Mar. 11. Frank G. Sargent, Wenham, Mary Foss, Beverly.
Apr. 12. William A. Caldwell, Beverly, Irene P. Jacobs, Beverly.
Apr. 22. Winthrop F. Dodge, Hamilton, Mrs. Lorena M. Palm, North Beverly.
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TOWN REPORT. .
May 18. Joseph McDonald, Hamilton, Mary K. Canlon, Hamilton.
June 17. Erle G. Brewer, Hamilton, Marion Cotesworth, Hamilton.
June 21. Harold C. Ormsby, Wakefield, Ida M. Ingalls, Hamilton.
July 12. Frederic Winthrop, Hamilton, Sarah B. Thayer, Lancaster.
Aug. 20. Reginald Nickerson, South Hamilton, Jessie Nickerson, South Hamilton.
Sept. 7. Arthur P. Larrabee, Beverly, Martha W. Dodge, Hamilton.
Nov. 15. Louis Saulnier, South Hamilton. Bess Read, North Beverly.
Nov. 26. Antone Chludzrenski, South Hamilton, Aleksandra Wtodkowska, Lynn.
Nov. 27. James D. McDonald, South Hamilton, Alice M. Meggitt, Beverly.
Nov. 30. Thomas S. Dean, South Hamilton, Katherine M. Kelley, South Hamilton.
Nov. 30. Walter E. Newhall, South Hamilton, Marion A. Day, Asbury Grove.
BIRTHS RECORDED 1911.
Jan. 8. Albert Gardner, son to Herman and Dollie Stanchfield. Jan. 14. Helen Woodbury, daughter to George and Lydia Haraden.
Jan. 23. John Richard, son to James and Mary Saunders.
Jan. 25. Josephine, daughter to Frank and Josie Loski.
Jan. 28. Michael, son to Michael and Sarah M. DeLucca.
Feb. 5. Mildred Eleanor, daughter to Charles S. and Alice Kerr. Feb. 24. Evan, son to Odile and Ida Trombly.
Mar. 11. Ralph Osgood, son to Albert and Addie G. Palmer.
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TOWN REPORT.
Mar. 19. Chester Milton, son to Clarence M. and Clara L. Berry. Apr. 12. Barbara Asenath, daughter to John G. and Anna A. Corcoran.
Apr. 26. Albert Cornelius, son to Samuel A. and Catherine Malone.
June 22. Edith Blanch, daughter to Clarence and Mabel Boyden.
June 29. John Allen, son to John J. and Ellen F. Burke.
June 30. Florence Muriel, daughter to Harry and Florence L. Pentz.
Aug. 4. Ernest Leslie, son to Ernest R. and Annie T. Falkner. Aug. '7. Sarah Sutton, daughter to Frederick H. and Elizabeth J. Ayers.
Sept. 6. Helen Dorothy, daughter to Hiram and and Siama Pitman.
Sept. 28.
Sept. 27. Frank Edward, son to George H. and Helen Frederick. William Richard, son to William W. and Bessie E. Bancroft.
Oct. 1. Walter Emmons, son to Harrison and Mary Crocker. Oct. 23. Marjorie Ellsworth, daughter to Wallace and Bessie Day.
Nov. 13. Dorothy Augusta, daughter to Morris G. and Helen W. Hatt.
Dec. 4. Ellen Barbara, daughter to Jeremiah and Nora J. Horgan.
DEATHS RECORDED, 1911.
Yrs.
Mos.
Dys.
Jan. 3. Jonathan Lamson
54
2
25
Jan. 9. Frederick H. Stone
3
14
Jan. 14. Ellen A. Bean
51
11
1
Jan. 29. Franceska May
50
9
Feb. 8. Eunice A. Smith
26
11
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TOWN REPORT.
Yrs.
Mos.
Dys.
Feb. 12. Thomas F. Wright
4 16
Feb. 17. Caroline M. Haraden
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