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66 City of Boston, 33 67
City of Gloucester, " 16 00
City of Fitchburg,
78 50
Town of Hamilton, "
7 00
Town of Rowley,
113 08
66
Town of Sherbourne"
6 06
Town of Lynnfield, "
23 00
R. Stone,
22 75
$ 455 20
The following bills are due the Poor Dept. for former years.
From Town of Needham, 1899 28 90
City of Salem, 1899 29 43
יו Town of Hamilton, 1899 3 02
Town of Newbury, 1899 7 69
Town of Topsfield, 1897 and 1898 95 00
164 04
It will be seen by referring to the Town Treasurer's report, that he has received from Towns and Cities, and from the Common- wealth, a total of $1560.47, while in the summary of the receipts for the Poor Dept. we have credited the Dept. with only $1105.27. The reason for this is that the difference, $455.20, was received for bills due the town for 1899. The department has already had credit for that amount last year, and it would be manifestly unfair for us to take credit again for that amount, so we publish the above table as separate from the 1900 account. The publishing of this table, is a new feature in the town report and it is done in order that the voters can keep track of bills due the Town.
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT.
The department of outside poor, for which an appropriation of $2500.00 is made, has been run very close to the appropriation. As stated last year, this is a department in which itis almost impossible to state with any degree of accuracy, just what the appropriation should be, for the unfortunate and the poor must be looked after, and it is uncertain how many calls there will be for assistance. We believe, however, that the same appropriation will be sufficient for all ordinary expenses for 1901. Ipswich is quite fortunate in having a large number of churches and socie- ties which help greatly in the care and support of its poor. The Overseers have good reason to know, that were it not for the work of these churches and benevolent societies, the Town would be at a far greater expense in this department, and in be- half of the Town, we extend thanks, not only to them, but also to a number of individuals, who have assisted us in our work during the past year.
In regard to the amount paid for Physicians, we would state that the Overseers contracted with Dr. MacArthur, for $200.00, to attend the poor cases. This contract was not to cover cases of child birth or surgical cases. The $99.61 paid Dr. MacArthur over the contract, was for such cases, and for additional fee for attending cases at Linebrook, the additional fee being paid by the Town of Lynnfield. The sums paid the other physicians were for cases not included in Dr. MacArthur's contract, except that paid to Dr. Ames, which sum was paid by the Town of Rowley, for a case where a homopathic physician was request- ed. The total number of visits made by Dr. MacArthur for 1900, under his contract, was 407, and a large part of the med- cine was supplied free of charge in these cases by Dr. MacArthur. Of the $200.00 paid him under the contract, $161.00 was paid for patients belonging to other places, and the total expense to the Town of Ipswich was only $39.00, for the $161.00 has been paid to the Town.
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The Overseers are greatly pleased at the remarkably good showing made at the Town Farm this year. The total sales from the Farm for the year, amounted to $3468.41, as compared with $2211.26 last year, and an average of about $1600 for the three years previous to that. This increase in the income has made a great reduction in the total expense to the town, and has left a balance of $758.83 from the $1500 appropriated for the farm. It is a number of years since there has been any part of the appro- priation left in the treasury, and it brings to mind the old days when good prices for farm products was the rule, and when the farm was almost self-supporting. In getting the average cost of maintaining each inmate, the Overseers have adhered to the plan adopted last year, and have not taken into consideration the in- crease or decrease of the farm property, and the result is that the average cost is only 80 cents per week for each inmate. Had the old custom been adopted of charging the inmates with decrease in value of farm property, the result would be a cost of $1.67 per week, which would have been a very material reduction from the figures of last year, $2.04 per week. Under either plan of figur- ing, the Farm has made a remarkably good showing, and should be credited with so doing.
Respectfully submitted,
George A. Schofield, Overseers of the Poor.
Chas. S. Cummings, Daniel S. Appleton,
Ipswich, Jan. 1, 1901.
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CURRENT EXPENSES.
TOWN HALL.
Paid.
J Howard Lakeman, painting hall . $185 00
T B Fall & Son, coal 52 27
Foster Russell, carpentering 22 50
Roy Brocklebank, labor at hall . 4 00
Wm H Brocklebank, janitor 287 03
care of tramps 65 00
Charles S Tyler, repairing clock 1 25
Paul R Eames, coal and wood 25 44
John W Goodhue, supplies . 33 87
Austin Lord, labor 25 22
J M Caldwell & Son, coal 65 80
Ipswich Gas Co., gas 181 60
Charles W Brown, mantles, chimneys, etc
18 00
AH Plouff, supplies and repairs
19 37
A W Gordon, sharpening lawn mower
T E Condon, supplies 50
6 40
A S Garland, janitor 162 85
66 care of tramps 35 00
Nathaniel Archer, labor . 1 25
John B Mitchell, cleaning vaults 2 00
J R Richards, supplies . 1 00
John S Glover, coal . 15 57
James W Bond, washing blankets 3 00
A H Plouff, radiator and fixtures 58 83
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A S Garland, expenses . 60
meals for prisoners
10 50
S F. Canney, lumber . 25 91
Henry F Tonge, labor
6 25
A C Damon, supplies
7 05
C Damon & Co., supplies .
2 95
John M Dunnels, repairs and supplies .
46 14
$ 1372 15
TREE WARDEN. Amounts paid by order of James Griffing.
Paid
James Griffing, labor $ 21 60
Edmund Ready, labor 11 00
David Low, labor . 4 50
John W Goodhue, supplies 1 00
Walter Gould, labor .
1 00
Chronicle Publishing Co., printing .
5 75
Dennis Minnehan, labor .
7 50 -
$
52 35
INSURANCE.
Paid
Worcester Ins Co., H K Dodge, agent . . $ 39 75
Westchester Ins Co., G A Schofield, agent 77 00
Etna Ins Co., T F Cogswell, agent . 25 00
Cambridge Ins Co., E F Brown, agent 18 40
J A Blake, Insurance agent . 25 00
$ 185 15
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Paid
Water Commissioners, Department approp- riation $3646 65
$3646 65
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PRINTING BILLS.
Paid.
Chronicle Pub. Co., town reports $ 159 50
ballots for town clerk . 33 00
" pub. notices for town clerk 17 25 Chronicle Pub. Co,, miscellaneous printing 19 20
Chronicle Pub. Co., printing for chief police
5 00
"
weigh books for scales
8 80
רי assessors notices and lists
36 25
Chronicle Pub. Co., tax bills for treasurer
10 00
Independent Press, posters for registrars . 2 50
pub. notices town clerk 10 00
E W Reynolds Co., blanks of Assessors . . 4 00
E W Reynolds Co., envelopes for treasurer 10 15
Fred R Hull, envelopes, selectmen and clerk 4 50
Fred R Hull, blanks for treasurer 1 50
Salem Gazette, advertising 75
322 40 $
In the printing department the orders for printing are given out by the officers of the various departments. By reference to the School Department and the Water Department it will be seen that E W Reynolds Co., received $58.35 and $61.35, a total of $119.70, for School Report and Water Report, as their share of the reports to offset the Selectmen's report printed by the Chronicle Pub. Co.
PARKS.
Bills paid by order of Park Commissioners:
Benj Fewkes, labor and plants 73 40
Smith E Hayes, labor
54 60
Herbert Witham, labor .
3 60
John W Goodhue, supplies 6 85
21 00
J A Blake, books
1 25
Edmund Ready, labor 3 00
John G Sperling, labor
10 00
Frank T Goodhue, supplies .
7 30
J Stackpole & Son, fertilzer
1 50
A D Mallard, teaming
1 85
184 35
David Low, labor
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
Paid
Mrs H D Picard, rent $ 3 75
A D Mallard, express . 70
Geo W Smith, stamps 2 18
Mrs E Morine, nursing . 10 00
Chronicle Pub Co., printing notices and cards 23 50
Geo G Bailey, M D., care McCuspic 5 00
Charles W Brown, medicine 3 50
David A Grady, teams 4 00
John B Merro, burying dog 1 00
53 63
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Your committee would most respectfully submit the following report. Appropriation for 1900, . $ 1000 00
We have expended in Highland cemetery for shrubs, trees, setting out, care of same, repairing walls and fenees, roads, paths and general care of grounds . 274 55
For the old North cemetery we have ex- pended for granite steps, painting fence upper end of cemetery. Negatives of the oldest stones for preservation and general care of grounds . 408 91
For the South cemetery, shrubs, filling in of back land and general care of grounds 91 50 For the two Linebrook cemeteries, a cement capping on the wall, resetting old stones, cement and sand and general care of grounds . 148 00
Miscellaneous expenses for the several yards 40 00
$ 962 96
Unexpended balance, $37 04
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HIGHLAND CEMETERY.
Paid.
Luther Lord. labor and teaming $74 15
Luther A Lord, labor . 51 80
G A Pickard, labor . 56 60
John H Baker, labor . 13 00
Oscar A Pickard, labor
2 00
W P Pickard, labor
2 00
W B Richards, loam .
4 00
R & J Farquhar, ivas .
4 00
T C Thurlow, shrubs
50 00
Wm P Ross, labor and team
17 00
$274 55
OLD NORTH CEMETERY.
Paid.
John R Patch, labor
$18 60
Wm H Kirk, labor . 7 00
John H Baker, labor
23 60
A H Plouff, lawn mower and supplies 14 70
S F Canney, lumber 76
Geo G Dexter, photographs
13 00
Erastus Clark, labor and team
33 25
Barton & Williams, granite work 295 70
John W Goodhue, supplies . 2 30 $ 408 91
SOUTH CEMETERY.
Paid
Wm H Kirk, labor . $ 10 55
Greenleaf A Pickard, labor 20 20
Jere. Sullivan, labor 30 00
Edmund Ready, labor 4 00
Luther Lord, labor and teaming 26 30
F T Goodhue, grass cutter 45
$91 50
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LINEBROOK CEMETERIES.
Paid.
A G Lauer, labor . 2 00
Orrie M Hills, labor 24 50
James Kinnear, sand and teaming 15 50
James Griffing, labor . 33 00
John S Glover, cement 62 00
Erastus Clark, team 11 00
$148 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid
S N Baker, clerk . . 25 00
J Stackpole & Son, fertilizer 15 00
$40 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Paid.
A H Peatfield, coal and wood . $38 66
Geo E MacArthur, M. D., attending Leno
and Andrews
16 00
Geo W Tozer, meat and groceries
3 90
Wm B Richards, groceries and meat
88 00
Lewis E Willcomb, groceries .
106 57
Thos L Jewett, allowance .
36 00
Geo Bowen, " 25 00
Walter Patterson, 31 00
Martha Clark, allowance . 48 00
Harry F Fall, groceries
75 00
City of Beverly, allowance, Mrs Goodwin . 96 00
PE Clark, burials . 140 00
Town of Andover, allowance, Mrs Wm Lord 156 50
F T Goodhue, groceries . 36 00
S A Pedrick, M D., attending Kent . 13 25
Laurretta Fowler, nursing Chas. Sweetser . 77 73
Geo G Bailey, M D., attending Chas Sweetser 105 00
$1128 61
There is due this department from the Town of Newbury $28.35, for assistance to J. Kent.
36 00
E R Smith, medicine .
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INCIDENTALS.
Paid.
G H W Hayes, legal advice .. 4 00
A Storrs & Bement Co, cover for report . 8 85
Concord Foundry Co, repairs fountain . 2 00 Chas W Bamford, expenses to Boston . 3 25
M R Warren, blanks . 13 65
Geo P Smith, P M, stamps 12 00
E R Smith, supplies . 21 58
American express co, express 3 10
Walter Sheppard, ringing bell 49 92
A D Mallard, teaming 75
J W Goodhue, supplies . 87
H A Brooks, binding reports . 30 75
Jackson express co, express . 5 90
Howard Foss, delivering reports . 3 00
Thos Atherley, Jr., delivering reports 3 00
Eugene M Girard, delivering reports. 3 00
Harry Bowen, delivering reports . 3 00
Ned L Harris, express . . 25
Geo L Woodbury, clam police . 23 50
C O Olson, meals for election officers 24 75
Geo A Schofield, expenses to Boston, five days on the Mills clam bill and Geo P Smith bill 14 15
J A Blake, book for clerk . 3 00
David A Grady, horse hire . 11 50
W W Davis & Co, meals for election officers 11 00
James Scott, by vote of town . 20 00
B P Murphy, dog book and blanks . 3 50
John Doyle, witness fee Glover scale case 4 00
Edward W Choate, "
4 00
John W Nourse,
4 00
T Frank Waters, 66
66
2 50
Thos L Jewett, 66
66 66
4 00
E Herman Crane, 66
4 00
Wm L Stone,
4 00
Frederic Willcomb " 66 66 2 50
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Paid
Nath'l Rust, witness fee Glover scale case 2 50
Chas W Bamford, " 4 00
Geo A Schofield,
66 4 00
Chas E Goodhue, 66 4 00
Geo Fall,
2 50
G II W Hayes, officers fee Glovers scale case 4 10
Walter E Lord, dry goods . 75
J. Howard Lakeman, painting clock . 23 91
Chas Palmer, M D, care of prisoner 5 00
T E Condon, stamps and pens, etc . 33 85
9 88
Chas W Bamford, stamps, etc . J Howard Lakeman, painting sign boards . 21 35 John E Dodge, 66 56 25
Foster Russell, making sign boards . 22 40
B & MR R Co., mileage book . 20 00
( F Chapman, saddles for police dept . 10 40
HI M Meek, Pub Co., blanks for assessors . 5 75 Reuben Andrews, painting bath house . 2 50
A S Garland, burying dogs 2 00
G A Schofield, perambulating line 15 00
Chas E Goodhue, 15 00
Alden P White, expense Kenney case 5 20
Alden P White, defendidg clammers . 25 00
AAlden P White, opinion school contract . 25 00
G HI W Hayes, defending clammers 25 00
T F Cogswell, paint etc., 3 19
John A Brown, lumber for scales 3 50
Win L Stone, witness clam cases 1 70
John B Stone
1 70
E H Crane ..
1 70
Denison Rust 1 70
Warren Boynton
1 70
James A Lord 1 70
T C Wilson, steamer perambulating line . 10 00
Agawam Stable, team for police dept 6 50
A W Conant, labor on scales 6 50
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Paid.
S F Canney, lumber for buoys $ 1 44
Paul R Eames, use of team and wharf . 10 30
John F Wippich, care of Town clock 22 00
John F Dodge, gilding town clock 23 60
D S Appleton, travelling expenses 5 05
John T Harris, care of buoys . 20 00
Gen James Appleton Post 128, for Memorial
Day . 150 00
The Mitchie Co., Town Law Book 10 00
Agawam Stable . 28 10
Edmund Ready, work on common
2 00
Albert S Brown, loam on common 8 50
Wm Reed & Sons, handcuffs and twisters 12 94
Chas E Goodhue, taking census 20 00
Geo A Schofield, taking census 20 00
D S Appleton, taking census .
20 00
John Long, work on common .
2 00
John W Goodhue, supplies for buoys 5 25
J A Blake, telephoning for police dept '98 and '99 8 93
G A Schofield, expense Glover scale case . 15 00
expense to. East Cambridge
Library Case 2 25
Clerk of Courts, papers in bicycle accident case 27 50
Jere Sullivan, labor on bank, Historical house 2 00
W W. Davis & Co three dinners 1 50
A H Bartlett, book for clerk . 2 95
Robert L Gove, clam police 7 00
S F Canney, lumber for Underhill dump . 2 98
J W Goodhue, wire 1 51
Howard N Jewett, labor
2 00
Eben Lord, labor 66
.
1 00
Thomas R Lord, labor 66
75
John Cronin, painting posts 3 63
S H Thurston, boxes . .
45
Foster Russell, labor, scales and fence 10 75
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Paid.
John W Nourse, engineering, plans, etc . . $ 44 20
John W Goodhue, police supplies 4 32
Geo A Schofield, traveling expenses, dinners 16 35
Telephone service 8 55
W H Brocklebank, meals for prisoners . .
18 90
A H Plouff, hood for fountain and repairs . 25 34
C W Brown, rubber bands 1 00
$ 1264 04
DR. SUMMARY. CR.
To appropriations.
By bills paid.
Current expenses, . $3000 00
Town House .
$1372 15
Memorial Day, . . .
150 00
Tree Warden
52 35
Sinking fund, water,
2138 65
Insurance
185 15
Hydrant, service, .
1508 00
Sinking Fund
2138 65
Cemeteries,
1000 00
Hydrant service
1508 00
Parks .
150 00
Parks .
184 35
Care Clam Flats,
150 00
Printing
322 40
Guide boards,
100 00
Cemeteries .
962 96
Tree Warden
50 00
Board of Health
53 63
Repairs of Records .
100 00
Soldiers' Relief .
1128 61
Incidentals .
1264 04
$8346 65
Amt transferred from receipts .
825 64
$9172 29
$9172 29
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STATE AND MILITARY AID.
COMMONWEALTH.
DR.
To amt due for state aid, Jan, 1, 1900, . . $3111 00
To amt due for military aid, Jan. 1900, . 183 00 To amt pd for state aid, Jan. 1, 1901, . 3204 00
To amt pd for military aid, Jan. 1, 1901 60 00
$ 6558 00
CR.
By cash received for state aid $3077 00
By cash received for military aid . 133 00
By amt due for state aid 3204 00
By amt due for military aid . 110 00
Disallowed state aid
34 00
$ 6558 00
DEBT STATEMENT.
TOWN OF IPSWICH.
DR.
To notes payable .
$24590 00
To orders drawn and not paid . 561 12
-$ 25151 12
CR.
By cash in treasurer's hands. $4222 07
Bill dne Farm in treasurer's hands 564 40
Uncollected taxes 511 07
Amount due the town for State aid
3204 00
66 the town for Military aid . . 110 00
66
רי the town for burial of Soldiers
140 00
66 for concrete work
105 10
60
66 on Poor account 1900
638 03
66
66 old bills
164 04
66 corporation tax, 1900 . 416 00
St R R tax, 1900 257 42
$10332 13
Total town debt exclusive of Water Bonds
$14818 99
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The Town Debt as compared with last year is as follows:
Total debt Jan. 1, 1900 $21487 20
Total debt Jan 1, 1901 14818 99
Total reduction in town debt $ 6668 21
The financial condition of the Treasury Jan 1, 1901 was as follows:
Cash on hand Jan 1, 1901 . 4222 07
Bills due town exclusive of State and Mili-
2796 06 tary aid
$ 7018 13
561 12
Less undrawn orders
Balance in favor of town $ 6457 01
In addition to the above balance the Selectmen have paid $760.00 for which no appropriation was made last year. The town appropriated for the High School only enough to pay bills to July 1st, and the bills for Sept. Oct. Nov. and Dec. amount- ing to $760.00 have been paid from the treasury, otherwise our balance on hand would have been $7,217.01 for the year instead of $6,457.01.
The bills for the police department have been somewhat larger than last year, but they are not above the average, and it is only fair to the police department to say that there have been extra calls for service, such as the stationing of an officer at the High Street Crossing; the necessity of an extra man for day services on account of the illness of Officer Brocklebank; political parades, etc, which has caused the increased expense.
The highway department shows a large unexpended balance. The good fortune of the Town in not having any snow bills in December, and the amount received from the St R R Co's for ex- cise taxes in December, account for the large balance. While looking up old records, we have found plenty of proof that the way along the river, from Green St. Bridge to East Street, is a
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town way. Our proof was submitted to the Land and Harbor Commissioners, who visited Ipswich, and after a hearing accep- ted our view of it and granted us a license to put up a retaining wall opposite the land of Daniel Stone. At the last annual meeting, we stated that if the Town would vote $100., that with the $100., which had already been appropriated for a new dump, we would be able to put up the wall and furnish a dump, and at the same time do a much needed work in building Water St. The Town voted the money and the work has been done. The parties who have made the statement that this work has been done in opposition to the vote of the Town are, to say the least, mistaken. Every move has been open and fair, and the cost of the wall is some $28.00 less than the amount voted by the Town. It is with considerable satisfaction that we say that even those who at first opposed our plan, seeing the good which has been accomplished, now warmly commend it. We invite inspection of the work and the cost, and are confident that the verdict will be, that a great deal of good has been done at a very small expense. Recent discoveries in the records give additional proof that East St., runs across Eagle Hill to where the old pound formerly was located at Jeffries Neck, and we call your attention to the necessity of repairing the lower end of that street, as there has recently been a large amount of heavy teaming which has left the road in a poor condition.
Following is the report of the work of the Town team as made by Surveyor Conant.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN,
Gentlemen:
Following is the number of hours the Town Team has worked in my district during the year 1900:
January, 6 hours. July, 201 hours.
February, 63 hours. August, 155 hours.
March, 110 hours. September, 203 hours.
April, 186 hours. October, 219 hours.
May, 245 hours. November, 179 hours.
June, 250 hours. December, 153 hours.
Total, 2028 hours.
A. W. Conant, Surveyor.
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At the price paid for teams by the Town, this would repre- sent $1014.00. In addition to this, the Town has had the use of the team for the Fire Department. Surveyor Conant also re- ports that the team did 97 hours work on Water street improve- ments.
The Fire Department never was in a better condition than it is today, and during the past year an improved and up to date fire alarm system has been put in which gives general satisfaction.
The case of Kenney vs. the Town, for damages for bicycle ac- cident, has been argued before the Supreme Court this year, but the decision has not yet been handed down. We believe that the Town has good prospects of securing a new trial. Nothing has been heard from the Garrette case this year. The case of Glover vs. the Town was tried last May, and the Town won the case. Following the instructions of the Town, the Selectmen have re- moved the scales from the landing.
At the last town meeting the following motions were passed :
"Voted-That the Selectmen be instructed to enforce all the provisions of law, against the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors and cause all persons violating the same to be prosecuted whether it be a person selling without, or a person violating his license and that they be instructed to revoke the license of any person violating the same, or any provisions thereof ; and report to the town at the next annual town meeting what they have done to carry out these instructions."
"Voted-That the persons making complaints against the sel- lers of intoxicating liquors for violation of the laws relating to the sale of said liquors be summoned as witnesses in behalf of the town."
In accordance with your instructions, we submit the following report. After granting the licenses in May last, the following letter was sent to those who had received a license :
To the Licensed Liquor Dealers of Ipswich, Mass. Gentlemen :
At the annual Town Meeting held last month, resolutions were adopted, without a dissenting vote, asking the Selectmen to see that the License Law was lived up to, and instructing us to make
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a report at the end of the year, as to what we have done in that direction.
We have given you the license for which you have applied, and which you agree to live up to, and we expect that you will see to it that neither the public nor the officials, have just cause for complaint against you.
We would request that you instruct your employees to see to: it that the laws relating to minors, and men who are known to have been convicted for drunkenness, are carried out, and that especial attention and care is taken on the Lord's Day, to give no cause for complaint.
A proper conception on your part of what is right, will. do away with cause for action which otherwise we will be compelled to take.
The Chief of Police has been furnished with copies of this let- ter, and he and his assistants will be expected to see that the laws are obeyed.
Very truly yours, Geo. A. Schofield, Selectmen John A. Brown, of
Chas. E. Goodhue, S Ipswich.
The chief of police was notified of our action, and assured us that he would carry out his instructions. In June a Sunday dis- turbance caused us to send the following letter :
Frank C. Hull, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir :
I am instructed by vote of the Selectmen to call your attention to our order of an earlier date, in regard to a careful inspection of the Sunday liquor traffic. Recent occurrances on the Sabbath, lead us to believe that there is some cause for complaint. You are requested to direct your officers to find out how the business is being done, and if the law is being violated, to put an end to it, and to report to us what you have done in regard to the matter.
Very truly yours,
June 22, 1900.
Geo. A. Schofield, For the Board of Selectmen.
Chief of Police Hull reports to us that he carried out his orders, and that since that time he has had no cause for com- plaint, and that no complaints have been made to him. The Selectmen have not received a complaint during the year, and while there has been, and always will be, some objectionable feat- ures connected with the sale of liquor, either under license or
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under no license, we feel that on the whole, the past year has been more free from those features than is usually the case.
In regard to appropriations for 1901, we feel that we can best make our recommendations at the annual meeting while the va- rious articles are being discussed. At present we will say this. We recommend a conservative, but not a niggardly policy, and we agree with the Assessors, that with the present balance in the Treasury, and good judgement in making appropriations, a re- duction from $13.00 to $11.00 in the tax rate is possible.
During the past year the Town has been called upon to mourn the loss of two of its tried and true public servents. Engineer John M Caldwell and Police Officer Wm H Brocklebank, were men who had won the regard and love of their fellow citizens by their upright character; their manly qualities and their careful attention to duty. In their death Ipswich met a great loss, and they will always be rembered as types of true Ipswich men.
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