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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, 1917. TOGETHER WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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SALEM, MASS. : BARRY PRINTING COMPANY, 1918.
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, 1917. TOGETHER WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MA S
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ALEX
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TTS.
· INCORP.
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SALEM, MASS. : BARRY PRINTING COMPANY, 1918.
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LIST OF OFFICERS.
MODERATOR AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER (Deceased)
TOWN CLERK SAMUEL A. F. WHIPPLE (Deceased)
TREASURER JOHN L. WOODBURY
SELECTMEN GEORGE H. GIBNEY, Chairman CHESTER A. FOSTER ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS
OVERSEERS OF POOR ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS, Chairman GEORGE H. GIBNEY CHESTER A. FOSTER
BOARD OF HEALTH CHESTER A. FOSTER, Chairman GEORGE H. GIBNEY A. C. CUMMINGS
ASSESSORS GEORGE H. GIBNEY, Chairman DANIEL D. STONE SAMUEL G. GOODHUE
Term expires 1920 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1918
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TOWN REPORT.
TREE WARDEN ERLE G. BREWER
TRUSTEES PUBLIC LIBRARY
REGINALD C. ROBBINS, Chairman and Treasurer (Resigned)
Term expires 1918
FRANCIS C. NORTON Term expires 1920
ARTHUR W. CHANDLER
Term expires 1919
FENCE VIEWERS
GEORGE H. GIBNEY ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS CHESTER A. FOSTER
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MERRILL S. LOVERING. Chairman Term expires 1918
MRS. ADELAIDE D. WALSH Term expires 1920
MISS FLORENCE M. LULL Term expires 1919
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, Chairman
FRANCIS C. NORTON
GEORGE H. GIBNEY
Term expires 1920 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1918
PARK COMMISSIONERS
GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, Chairman Term expires 1919 FRANCIS C. NORTON Term expires 1918 CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON Term expires 1920
TAX COLLECTOR CHARLES W. APPLETON
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TOWN REPORT.
CONSTABLES ALFRED T. POOLE, Chief of Police CHARLES H. SMITH LEROY S. DODGE
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS CHARLES E. WHIPPLE
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT ERLE G. BREWER
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
ADDISON B. TOWLE, Chairman
SAMUEL A. F. WHIPPLE
LESTER M. WHIPPLE
JONATHAN LAMSON
Term expires 1918 (Deceased) Term expires 1919 Term expired 1917
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES RANDALL E. ADAMS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT ANDREW HARADEN (Deceased)
FIRE ENGINEERS ERLE G. BREWER, Chief GEORGE F. PENDEXTER, Clerk LESTER M. WHIPPLE RODNEY H. ADAMS FRANK DANE
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS GEORGE R. DODGE
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TOWN REPORT.
KEEPER OF LOCKUP SAMUEL A. F. WHIPPLE
FIELD DRIVERS
FRED BERRY
FRED P. KILHAM
MERRILL S. LOVERING ERNEST M. BARKER JONATHAN LAMSON
POUND KEEPER GEORGE H. HARADEN
FOREST FIRE WARDEN FRED BERRY
MEASURERS OF WOOD, BARK AND LUMBER JESSE S. MANN JONATHAN LAMSON
RALPH BERRY TIMOTHY MOYNIHAN
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
RECEIPTS.
-
TAXES.
Current year.
Property,
$5694 00
Poll,
756 00
Previous years.
Property,
7510 97
Poll,
150 00
From State.
Corporation,
5141 58
National Bank,
1104 31
Income,
41,163 41
$61,520 27
LICENSES AND PERMITS.
Licenses.
Liquor,
$1351 50
Peddler,
6 00
Auctioneer, 2 00 $1359 50
FINES AND FORFEITS.
Fines.
Court,
$15.00 $15 00
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TOWN REPORT.
GRANTS AND GIFTS.
From County.
Dog licenses, $274 45
From Individuals.
Norman Fund, 200 00 $474 45
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Moth,
$1154 25
Sidewalk, 172 70 $1326 95
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Town Clerk.
Use of telephone,
$1 00
Town Hall,
Rent,
42 00
$43 00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Inspection.
Sealer's fees, $25 20
Forestry.
Gypsy Moth reimburse-
ment from State,
43 13
$68 33
HIGHWAYS AND
BRIDGES.
Use of Road roller,
$205 00
$205 00
CHARITIES.
Reimbursement for Re-
lief from State,
$747 41
Reimbursement
for
Mothers'
Aid
from
State,
$185 00
$932 41
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TOWN REPORT.
State Aid,
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS. $492 00
$492 00
SCHOOLS.
Tuition,
$184 00
Sales of garden products,
47 08
$231 08
LIBRARIES.
Fines,
$4 00
$4 00
PARKS.
Sale of grass,
$3 00
$3 00
ENTERPRISES.
Public Scales. .
Fees,
$9 35
$9 35
CEMETERIES.
Sale of lots, $35 00
Care of endowed lots, 76 50
$111 50
INTEREST.
On deposits, $423 05
On deferred taxes, 279 84
On Allen fund, 20 41
On Dodge fund,
48 96 $772 26
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Revenue Loans,
$40,000 00
$40,000 00
Agency.
AGENCY AND TRUST.
State Tax,
$13,750 00
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TOWN REPORT.
County Tax,
$9,770 22
Soldiers Exemption
Tax,
87 38
Liquor licenses col-
lected for State,
450 50
24,058 10
Trust.
Perpetual care funds, 200 00 200 00
$24,258 10
REFUNDS.
Bank Tax,
$77 30
Departmental,
7 41
$84 71
BALANCES.
General, Allen fund,
$19,517 20
41
Dodge fund,
53 47 $19,571 08
$151,481 99
PAYMENTS.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
LEGISLATIVE.
Expenses (Legislative
Committee)
$40 00
$40 00
SELECTMEN.
Salaries, $675 00
Other expenses, 96 44 771 44
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.
Salaries,
$660 22
State audit, 72 09
Other expenses, 42 22 774 53
TREASURER.
Salary,
$400 00
Other expenses,
121 41 521 41
COLLECTOR.
Salary,
$400 00
Other expenses, 281 74 681 74
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TOWN REPORT.
ASSESSORS. $650 00
Salaries,
Other expenses, 298 60 $948 60
OTHER FINANCE ACCOUNTS.
Certification of Notes, $6 00 6 00
LAW.
Salary,
$100 00 100 00
CLERK. $200 00
Salary,
Other expenses, 48 12 248 12
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION.
Salaries and wages, $205 00
Other expenses, 397 58 602 58
TOWN HALL.
Salary,
$480 47
Other expenses,
907 25
1387 72
$6082 14
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
POLICE.
Salaries and wages, $1452 95
Equipment, 104 30
Other expenses, 114 86 1672 11
FIRE.
Salaries and wages, $467 20
Equipment and re- pairs, 219 50
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TOWN REPORT.
Fuel and light, $114 06
Maintenance of build-
ings and grounds, 73 70
Other expenses,
109 69 $984 15
SEALER.
Salary,
$50 00
Other expenses,
54 45 104 45
FORESTRY.
Insect pest extermination.
Salaries.
Superintendent, : $ 851 68
Labor, 2715 40
Other expenses.
Teams, 311 05
Equipment, 230 87
All other, 795 58
New automobile truck, 493 26
Tree Warden.
Labor,
252 15
Equipment, 45 30
All other, 1 00 5696 29 $8457 00
. HEALTH AND SANITATION.
General administration, $100 00
Contagious Diseases, 67 53
Tuberculosis, 135 43
Vital Statistics, 6 50
Other expenses.
Fumigation, 5 10
All other, 27 48
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TOWN REPORT.
Inspection.
Animals,
$29 00
Meat,
5 50
Milk,
60 00
School children,
29 50
Sanitation.
Care of dump,
30 79
Refuse removal,
36 00 $532 83
$532 83
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
General highway expenditures.
Labor,
$2828 67
Teams,
2377 50
Gravel and stone, 312 00
Equipment and re-
pairs,
334 72
Road roller,
1036 35
State assessment,
1330 00
Norman Fund,
93 78
All other,
107 52
8420 54
Construction.
Macadam,
1533 93
Rust street,
697 00
Arlington street,
349 00
Maple street,
198 20
Willow street,
101 40
2879 53
Sidewalk Maintenance.
Labor,
354 00
Teams,
391 00
Gravel, etc.
94 65
Surveying,
11 00
850 65
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TOWN REPORT.
Snow Removal.
Labor,
$597 33
Teams,
488 25
All other,
149 48
$1235 06
Sprinkling.
Oil,
2887 35
2887 35
Street Lighting,
4765 41
4765 41
Street signs,
4 50
4 50
Guard Rail,
152 57
152 57
$21,195 61
CHARITIES.
General administration.
Salaries,
$100 00
Other expenses,
12 26
112 26
Outside relief by town.
Groceries and provis-
ions,
1083 53
Coal and wood,
192 15
Board and care,
614 62
Medical expense,
351 25
Cash aid,
518 00
Rent,
332 45
All other,
165 66
3257 66
Relief given by other
cities and towns,
446 06
446 06
Mothers' Aid,
360 00
360 00
$4175 98
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.
State Aid, ·
$414 00 414 00
Soldiers' Relief.
Cash, 292 00
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TOWN REPORT.
Medical attention,
$283 09
Fuel,
28 50
All other,
2 75
$606 34 $1020 34
SCHOOLS.
General expenses.
Superintendent,
$630 00
Secretary,
25 00
Truant Officer, 75 55
Printing, etc.,
74 18
Telephone,
51 04
Purchasing Agent,
75 00
930 77
Teachers' Salaries.
High,
4127 63
Elementary,
6072 80
Music,
256 25
Drawing,
195 00
School Gardens, 232 00
Agricultural instructor, 30 00
Retirement Fund, 274 50
11,188 18
Text-books and supplies.
High,
473 68
Elementary,
819 85
1293 53
Tuition, Evening In- dustrial School,
20 11
20 11
Transportation,
643 28
643 28
Janitors' services.
High,
317 50
Elementary,
826 75
1144 25
e
Fuel and Light. High,
.628 06
Elementary,
639 75
1267 81
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TOWN REPORT.
Maintenance of build-
ings and grounds, $1697 76 $1697 76
Furniture and furnish-
ings,
270 77
270 77
All other,
102 93
102 93 $18,559 39
LIBRARIES.
Salaries and wages, $215 00
Books and periodicals,
240 59
Buildings, Rent,
175 00
Furniture,
14 70
All other, 28 77 674 06 $674 06
RECREATION.
Park.
Labor,
$19 39
All other,
3 00 22 39 $22 39
UNCLASSIFIED.
Memorial Day, $21 51
Care of Town clock, 41 37
Printing Town Reports, 178 64
Boiler Insurance, 45 21 286 73 $286 73
CEMETERIES.
Salaries,
$45 00
Labor, 261 53
All other, 28 76
335 29 $335 29
INTEREST.
On loans in anticipation of revenue, $881 08
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TOWN REPORT.
On loans for general
purposes, $196 40 $1077 48 81077 48
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Loans in anticipation of
revenue, $20,000 00
Town Hall bond, 1000 00
School bond, 980 00 21,980 00 $21,980 00
AGENCY AND TRUST.
State Tax,
$13.750 00
County Tax, 9.770 22
Soldiers' Exemption Tax. 87 38
Liquor licenses collected
for State, 450 50 24,058 10
Trust.
Perpetual Care Funds.
200 00
$24,258 10
REFUNDS.
Taxes,
Departmental,
877 30
7 41
84 71
$84 71
BALANCES.
General,
$42,668 89
Allen Fund, 20 82
Dodge Fund,
50 23
42,739 94
842.739 94
Total Payments, $151,481 99
TOWN OF HAMILTON. BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1917. REVENUE ACCOUNTS.
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
Cash (in banks and office)
$42,739 94
Revenue Loans
$30,000 00
Accounts Receivable. Taxes 1912
17 00
1916 1,165 79
1913
18 00
1917 2,131 22
3,363 11
1914
72 29
Appropriation balances
Legislative Committee 210 00
Forest Fire Warden 10 00
Willow Street 98 60
Moth Assessments 1915
12 36
Town Valuation Book
275 00
1916
44 25
State Guard Fund 300 00
1917
330 49 387 10
Reserve Fund 1,453 78
2,347 38
Norman Fund
217 86
467 00
H. A. Dodge Fund
Overdrawn appropriations Assessors
48 60
Dr. Justin Allen Fund
Election and Regis- tration
17 58
Gypsy Moth
4 58
Road Roller
36 35
Poor Department
180 98
Soldiers' Relief
3 59
291 68
{ $54,148 34
$54,148 34
1915
658 63
1916
2,497 75
1917
6,998 95
10,262 62
Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, State Aid
income 50 23
income
20 82
Surplus 18,148 94
Overlay 1915 and prior 66 10
TRUST ACCOUNTS.
Cash and Securities
$6,710 44
Perpetual Care Fund .
$5,173 57
HI. A. Dodge Fund . .
1,036 87
Dr. Justin Allen Fund
0 00
$6,710 44
$6,710 44
DEBT ACCOUNTS.
Net Bonded Debt $3,920 00
School Bonds
$3,920 00
Statement of Trust Funds.
PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS.
Savings bank deposits beginning of year,
$4852 63
Savings bank deposits end of year,
5173 57
RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS.
Deposits for Care, $200 00
Care of lots, $76 50
Interest, 197 44 Deposited in bank, 320 94
$397 44
$397 44
NAME OF FUND.
BALANCE JAN. 1, 1917.
RECEIPTS.
PAYMENTS.
BALANCE DEC. 31, 1917.
Albert R. Allen
$104 30
$4 20
$2 00
$106 50
D. S. Allen
434 19
17 52
7 00
444 71
Dr. Justin Allen
105 28
4 24
2 00
107 52
Horace E. Andrews
104 04
4 08
3 00
105 12
M. K. Abbott
226 60
9 14
5 00
230 74
Ayers Fund
162 16
6 54
2 00
166 70
Ellen A. Bean
107 60
4 32
3 00
108 92
Elizabeth A. Brown
109 14
4 40
2 00
111 54
Amos Burnham
113 72
4 56
2 00
116 28
Choate Burnham
188 74
7 60
5 00
191 34
N. B. Butter
100 00
7 18
107 18
Frances Dane
1205 62
48 68
7 00
1247 30
Luther Dane
111 30
4 48
3 00
112 78
J. K. Davenport
103 16
4 16
2 00
105 32
J. E. Dodge
100 00
4 04
104 04
Joseph I. Dodge
106 70
4 28
2 00
108 98
H. Augusta Dodge
248 80
10 02
4 00
254 82
Howard K. Fillebrown
51 50
2 02
1 50
52 02
William H. Gleason
103 16
4 16
2 00
105 32
Geo. T. Haynes
114 44
4 60
3 00
116 04
Thomas Horne
100 00
100 00
Jacob Kinsman
107 80
4 32
2 00
110 12
Arthur Mason
100 00
3 02
103 02
Laura Patch
100 00
4 04
104 04
Charles A. Peterson
104 04
4 08
3 00
105 12
Daniel Roberts
104 58
4 20
3 00
105 78
Daniel E. Safford
115 24
4 64
3 00
116 88
W. E. Townsend
104 28
4 20
3 00
105 48
Albert M. Whipple
100 00
100 00
Hannah M. Whipple
102 08
4 12
3 00
103 20
L. D. Whipple
114 16
4 60
2 00
116 76
$4852 63
$397 44
$76 50
$5173 57
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TOWN REPORT.
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN LIBRARY FUND (EXHIBIT)
Savings banks deposits at beginning of year, $500 00
Savings banks deposits at end of year, . 500 00
RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS.
Interest, $20 41
Cash at end,
20 82
Cash to begin, 41
$20 82
$20 82
H. A. DODGE LIBRARY FUND (EXHIBIT)
United Fruit Co. Bond (par value), $1000 00
Deposit in Merchants National Bank, 36 87
Total cash and securities belonging to the principal of the fund at the beginning and end of the year, .
$1036 87
RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS.
Interest, $48 96
Books, $52 20
Cash to begin, 53 47
Cash at end,
50 23
$102 43
$102 43
Report of Treasurer's Cash.
Total receipts for the year end-
ing December 31, 1917, ฿151,481 99
Total payments for year end- ing December 31, 1917, 108,742 05
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1917, $42,739 94
Bank balances, Merchants National Bank.
General account, $42,668 89
General account Dodge Library fund, 46 27
General account Allen
Library fund, 41
Library account, Dodge Library fund, 3 96
Library account, Allen
Library fund, 10 41
Savings Bank, Allen
Library fund,
10 00
$42,739 94
JOHN L. WOODBURY,
Town Treasurer.
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Assessors' Report.
APRIL ASSESSMENT.
Value of buildings,
$1,923,297
Value of land, 1,156,568
Value of real estate,
$3,079,865 00 595,470 00
Value tangible personal,
Total Valuation,
$3,675,335 00
Tax on real estate,
$29,258 88
Tax on tangible personal,
5,657 83
Tax on polls, 1,074 00
Total tax,
$35,990 71
Gypsy moth assessment,
1,407 17
Rate per $1,000,
9 50
Number of horses,
315
Number of cows,
234
Number of neat cattle other than cows,
54
Number of sheep,
62
Number of swine,
101
Number of dwellings,
850
Number of acres of land,
854712
387
Number of residents assessed on property, All others,
51
Number of non-residents assessed on property,
231
All others, 55
Number of polls assessed, 537
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TOWN REPORT.
Number of polls only, 280
Number of persons assessed, 1004
DECEMBER ASSESSMENT.
Value of land,
$ 100 00
Value of personal, 3400 00
Total valuation, $3,500 00
Tax on real estate, $ 95
Tax on personal, 32 40
Total tax,
$33 35
Appropriated for
General Town expenses,
$60,760 00
State tax,
13,750 00
State highway tax,
1,330 00
State audit tax,
72 09
County Tax,
9,770 22
Overlay,
2,355 87
$88,038 18
Less estimated revenue, $51,975 62
Less polls, 1,074 00
$53,049 62
Amount to be raised by tax levy,
$35,988 56
GEORGE H. GIBNEY, SAMUEL G. GOODHUE, -
DANIEL D. STONE,
Assessors.
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TOWN REPORT.
Police Department.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- I wish to submit my annual report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Whole number of arrests during the year, 6; divided as follows :
Males, 6
Native born,
4
Foreigh born, 2
Adults, 6
Residents, 2
RECAPITULATION.
Crimes against the person, 0
Crimes against property,
0
Crimes against public order,
6
OFFENCES.
Drunkenness, 5
Vagrant, 1
DISPOSITION.
Salem Jail,
2
Fined,
1
Released 3
MISCELLANEOUS.
Automobiles reported stolen,
1
Automobiles found and recovered, 1
27
TOWN REPORT.
Bicycles reported lost or stolen,
7
Bicycles found and recovered,
5
Buildings found open,
1
Complaints received,
110
Complaints investigated,
103
Street obstructions removed,
2
Dogs killed,
3
Broken wires,
2
Persons assisted,
6
Persons held for investigation,
1
Disturbances,
3
Fires extinguished,
1
Itinerant persons ordered to leave town,
6
Lights furnished for dangerous places,
4
Letters. postal cards and circulars received,
110
Letters, postal cards and notices sent out, 120
Officers attendance at court,
6
Property reported lost or stolen not recovered, value,
$300
Police assistance from out of town officers,
5
Police assisting out of town officers,
15
Reports to Highway Commission,
3
Report to Prison Commission,
1
Committed to State Hospital, Danvers,
1
Patients escaped and returned to State Hospital, Danvers, 2
Summonses served for out of town officers, 12
1
OFFICERS ATTENDANCE AT COURT.
Poole, 6
ARRESTS MADE BY OFFICERS
Poole, 6
Accidents resulting in death,
28
TOWN REPORT.
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED AND INVESTIGATED BY OFFICERS.
Poole,
82
Dodge,
3
Smith,
12
Hoy,
1
Wood,
5
OFFICERS HOURS OF DUTY PERFORMED.
Smith,
449
Deneen, 13
Dodge,
208
Dever, 30
Hoy,
16
Haraden,
69
Wood,
50
Saunders, 10
I wish to thank all who have in any way assisted me or any member of this department.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED T. POOLE,
Chief of Police.
Report of Park Commissioners.
The Park Commission has to report only the general care of the park during the present year, and for which a little more than one-half of the appropriation of fifty dollars was expended.
As there will probably be no need of any extra work the coming year, we ask for an appropriation of twenty-five dollars.
GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, FRANCIS C. NORTON, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Park Commissioners.
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Report of Cemetery Commissioners.
In presenting our report this year we would say that while we have not accomplished all that we would like to have done, we have expended a large part of the appropria- tion in the general care of the grounds.
But in order to do that which should be done the com- ing year, we need a larger appropriation than we have had in several years.
We have not asked for an increased appropriation before on account of the possible call for a large expenditure of money either for the introduction of water into the town, or for the erection of a High School building, one or both.
But as a decision on these matters seems to be quite uncertain for the present, we now ask for an appropriation sufficient for the extension of several avenues in the new part of the cemetery ; for the rebuilding of a boundary line wall or fence on Greenwood avenue; for straightening Main avenue on the side of the old tombs, and other matters of importance for the improvement and care of the cemetery.
To complete the work the Commissioners would like to do, we ask for an appropriation of five hundred dollars.
GEORGE K. KNOWLTON, FRANCIS C. NORTON, GEORGE H. GIBNEY, Cemetery Commissioners.
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Town Clerk's Report.
There was one hearing the past year, Petition of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to lay under- ground conduits with manholes, with wires and cables. Granted.
REGISTRATION.
There were ten meetings of the Board of Registrars the past year at which twenty-eight (28) males were added to the voting list and eight (8) females were added to the list of female voters. Whole number of male voters, 377. Female voters, 87.
DOG LICENSES.
There were four kennel and one breeder's licenses issued. Of the eighty-seven individual licenses taken, sixty- four were for males and twenty-three were females.
MARRIAGES RECORDED.
Charles L. Andrews, Jr., Lynn,
Helen Chipman, Asbury Grove.
Edmund K. Brown, Flushing, N. Y., Elizabeth P. Gentlee, Hamilton.
Albert C. Hill, South Hamilton, Sarah J. Fox, Wenham.
Arthur F. Haynes, Hamilton,
Minnie C. List, Hamilton.
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TOWN REPORT.
Winslow B. Dodge, South Hamilton,
Maud E. Mugridge, Danvers.
Arthur W. Day, South Hamilton,
Clara D. Haraden, Hamilton. Earle E. Johnson, Beverly, Florence W. Goodridge, South Hamilton.
Arthur F. Richardson, South Hamilton,
Marion B. Osborn, Middleton.
Howard B. Lougee, South Hamilton, Mary E. Pierce, Cambridge.
Russell C. Tirrell, Beverly,
Martha M. Berry, Hamilton.
Neil W. Rice, Boston,
Emma H. Mandell, Hamilton.
Nelson S. Mitchell, South Hamilton,
Mary W. Frear, South Hamilton. Frank Channel, Hamilton,
Wilhemina MacKeen, Newton.
Arthur T. Trask, South Hamilton, Anna E. Johnson, Hamilton. Charles F. Cuddy, Somerville,
Marion E. Dennis, Somerville.
George M. Bailey, North Beverly,
Rebecca M. Jeddrie, South Hamilton. Willard S. Simpkins, Hamilton, Augusta P. Prescott, Boston. Gruseppe Brambilla, Washington, D. C., Julia A. Meyer, Hamilton. Walter J. Cole, South Hamilton, May F. Sanborn, Salem. Reginald Toner, Hamilton,
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Marguerite Menini, Hamilton.
Cornelius J. Mullin, South Hamilton,
Mary F. Byrnes, Wenham.
Harry R. MacGregor, Hamilton,
Madeline Scahill, Ipswich.
George V. Carleman, Salem,
Lottie S. Hammond, Beverly.
Alonzo E. Flower, Hamilton,
Anna F. Cummings, Hamilton.
BIRTHS RECORDED.
Jan.
1. Edna Angie, daughter of George and Ethel M. Sprague.
Jan. 10. Leslie Samuel, son of Samuel and Mary E. Clews.
Jan. 24. Dorothy Gertrude, daughter of Carl and Bertha F. Miller.
Jan. 25. Reginald Joseph, son of Peter and Grace Fraser. Feb. 3. Ronald Converse, son of Gustave and Lona A. Miller.
Feb. 4. Rocco, son of Rafael and Olympia De Lucca.
Feb. 19. Kenneth, son of Charles and Blanche McRae.
Mar. 25. Wayne Earl, son of Wallace H. and Bessie M. Day.
Mar. 28. - -, son of William and Mary M. Luscomb.
Mar. 30. Mary Louise, daughter of John A. and Lillian A. O'Leary.
Apr. 1. Catherine Madeline, daughter of Peter and Mary E. Duran.
Apr. 29. Marcy Louise, daughter of John and Louise Mauchielli.
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May 12. -, son of Walter and Gladdis Lielinski.
May 14. Susan Frances, daughter of William F. and Mar- garet M. Green.
May 18. Edward, son of Frank and Petronella Laski.
May 22. Martha Elizabeth,
May 23. John Prescott, son of Rodney H. and Elois A. Adams.
May 25. Dorothy June, daughter of Lester M. and Gladdis M. Whipple.
July 1. Edwin Frederick, son of James and Mary Sanders.
July 7. Cora Elizabeth, daughter of William and Cora Tuttle.
July 11. Stillborn.
July 17. Chester Hawthorne, son of Frank P. and Nellie M. Landers.
July 25.
Marjorie, daughter of Winslow B. and Maud Dodge.
July 28. Alida Borland, daughter of Frederick S. H. and Julia B. Goodwin.
July 29. Arthur Merrill, son of Archie and Sarah Moore.
July 30. Stillborn.
Aug. 1. Freda Grace, daughter of William F. and Lulu G. Tuttle.
Aug. 15. Norman James, Jr., son of Norman J. and Carrie B. Conrad.
Aug. 18. John Joseph, son of Michael and Kate Darcy.
Sept. 12. William Anthony, son of Joseph and Katherine McDonald.
Sept. 20. Mary Hannah, daughter of William W. and Bessie Bancroft.
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Oct. 12. David Edward, son of David H. and Mary E. Sands.
Oct. 21. Marshall, son of Robert R. and Freolene Wal- lach.
Nov. 3. Raymond Lester, son of Edward L. and Mary F. Barker.
Nov. 4. -, son of George and Mathilde Pitts.
Nov. 11. William Galbrathe, son of William G. and Bea- trice Mitchell.
Nov. 15. Earle Callahan, son of Ernest and Anne Faulk- ner.
Nov. 18. Alice Shaukle,
Nov. 19. Miller C., son of Eddie and Minnie Parker.
Nov. 24. Eliza, daughter of January and Corina Wabuco.
Nov. 27. Nellie Appleton, daughter of Walter J. and Martha Emeney.
Dec. 13. Charles Hamilton, son of William E. and Gladys E. Choate.
Dec. 17. , daughter of Acjoinder and Josephine Chorzenski.
DEATHS RECORDED.
Yrs.
Mos.
Days
Jan. 6. Mary E. Dodge,
90
9
Jan. 10. Mary Letart,
63
Jan. 28. Isaac F. Knowlton,
77
11
15
Feb. 24. Joseph B. Maguire,
67
10
26
Mar. 3. Ebenezer S. Tinkham,
85
May 9. Mary A. Pace,
66
2
13
June 1. George E. Rodd,
46
2
27
June 17.
Bertha Hobbs,
74
8
26
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Yrs.
Mos.
Days
June 26.
Olinda M. Dane,
73
10
28
July 2. Still born.
July 11. Still born.
July 30. Still born.
Sept. 23.
Caroline S. Dane,
76
6
Oct. 19.
Joseph R. Fraser,
9
Oct. 24.
Helen C. Andrews,
23
1
6
Oct. 31.
William Gould,
73
5
23
Nov. 19.
Percy H. Roberts,
50
6
1
Nov. 19.
Albert F. Lougee,
67
1
2
Dec. 1.
Lorenzo Marshall,
38
10
5
Dec. 6.
Nathaniel Appleton,
73
1
12
Dec. 12. Edward R. Horne,
47
8
2
Dec. 14.
Rocco De Lucca,
1
10
10
Dec. 21.
Samuel A. F. Whipple,
79
1
12
BROUGHT INTO TOWN.
Yrs.
Mos.
Days
Feb. 21.
Helen Brook.
30
May 10. Catherine I. Willard,
49
6
5
May 19. Ellen Davies,
47
11
21
July 18. William W. Trow.
68
10
19
Oct.
2. Charles Patch,
73
2
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Report of the Trustees of the Public Library, 1917.
We are very sorry to report the resignation of Mr. Reg- inald C. Robbins from the Board of Trustees as he has been a very efficient Chairman and Treasurer. Mr. Robbins is not only a writer himself but has a wide knowledge of books. He is now in France.
The work of the Library during the year 1917 has given perfect satisfaction to the Trustees and to the public.
Respectfully, FRANCIS C. NORTON, ARTHUR W. CHANDLER.
Librarian's Report.
'To the Trustees of the Public Library.
Gentlemen :- My second annual report is herewith sub- mitted.
The record of 1917 shows a decided increase in the cir- culation of books, as sixty new names have been added to those already enjoying the privileges of the Library.
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We have bought two hundred new books, most of them issued in 1917 and also have received gifts of books from
Mrs. John G. Walker.
Mrs. Walter F. Seavey. Mrs. George Von L. Meyer, Mrs. C. F. Ayer and Miss Annie Lyons.
We wish to thank these friends for their kindness and assure them that their gifts are fully appreciated. These books are now being catalogued.
The Gail Hamilton reading table is thoroughly enjoyed by the young people and we have added two new magazines this year, Popular Mechanics, which the boys especially like, and The Country Gentleman. We hope to add still more during the coming year. This table is no expense to the Town but all the magazines are paid for from the Dodge En- (lowment Fund.
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