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W. & S. B. Ives, black book, lowo officer, & stationery 2 74
= 11 stationery for 1848 3 15
Wm. Ives & Co., for printing 400 tax bills for IS18 2 00
= = 412 auditor's reports 18-11-8 9 50
11 50
Joseph Lovering, cash paid for sending doenment to the See'y of State, and bringing books fui indexes from Boston 05 Oliver Patch for putting up town standards 50
$85 12
13 90
0 00
$1559 25
$2011 96
3439 05
$2771 90
$3572 00
$3580 45
=
1500 00
Non-torh + County tax
IST3 73 1 42
700 00
$2785 45 1005 00
83885 45
10 34
* 9542 36 - 3 day work with team 8 50
251 95
5 00
65 30
Asabel Huntingion for advice
5 59
Salem Observer Press,
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 11, 1851.
Receipts.
Received from George Appleton, treasurer for 1849, balanco duo tho town on settlemont, viz : Cash $526 70-Due from Collector for 1849 $7 55 $534 25
Received from Collector for 1850, viz :- Amount of town grant $1500 00-Over- lays 55 88-Highway deficiences 3 84-for repairing highways 300 00- of County tax 251 95 . -
Received of stats treasurer, the town's proportion of Mass, school fund 35 11- of the selectmen for boarding n pauper 4 50 39,61
$2,685 53
Expenses.
County Tax - $251 95 For Support of Schools.
Orders given to
To Isaac A. Dodgs for $133 78-Dennison Wallis 133 77-Niram Neal 133 78 Arza Brown 133 78 -
$535 11
For Support of Poor.
Orders given to
John Barker for boarding Jeremiah Barksr 52 weeks at 1 58 per week 82 16
Francis E. Andrews for boarding Aaron Riggs 52 weeks at 1 50 per wk 78 00
John Trow for boarding Hannah Brewer 52 weeks at 1 75 per week 91 00
Enoch Brewer for boarding Ennics Brown 44 weeks at 2 00 88 00
City of Boston for wood furnisbed Rebecca Baker 3 50
Dr O. S. Cressy for medical attendance on town poor 15 93
Oliver Patch for cash paid to aid travellers 50
For clothing, nursing and medicine furnished town poor (as per bills) 52 81
$411 90
Roads and Bridges.
Orders given to
Isaac A. Dodge (as surveyor) for labor on the highway
$53 40
Niram Neal =
Jarvis Lamson 56 20-for clearing snow frem do 13 43
69 63
J. K. Davenport 41 00-lor do do 16 00
57 00
Rufas A Annablo 51 40-for do do 10 00
61 40
Joslma Dodge 12 00-for do.
do 15 -10
27 40
To Ammi Smith for taking up and rebuilding n bridge across pumpkin meadow
20 00
Winthrop L. Dodgs for 200 ft. of plank for Warner's bridge ot $15 per M. 3 00 Sylvanus Caldwell for 14 cedar posts at 14 cents 1 96
Calvin Putnam & Co. for 219 feet spruco joist at $13 per M. 2 85
27 81
George B. Dodge for cash paid to John Warner (as surveyor) 17 cts-Cash paid for whito oak posts 60 cts-2 1-2 days building guard at Nathan Dodgs's corner 2 50-hauling posts for same from Ipswich 50 cts-Nails 27 cts .- hauling joist from Danvers 33 cts-6 hours work on Warner's bridgs 75 cts 5 12
F. Dawson for balance dae for building 162 roda of road from Samuel Dodge's to Arza Brown's
137 40
Edmund Knowlton for labor and materials for repairing bridge near his honse Wm A. Brown for fixing railing on Moulton's bridge
75
$484 26
Interest on Notes.
Orders given to
$7 50
James A. Dodge 18 00
Thomas Preston
3 00
Nehemiah Woodbury 18 00
Ruth Tuttle
4 63
Mary Lamson 9 00
John Dans
6 00
Lucy Burnbam 3 60
Lydia A. Patch
18 00
Hannah D. Smith 60 00
John Butler
3 60
Oliver Whipple 10 20
Nath'l B. Butler
3 60
Anna Stacy
16 80
46 33
135 60
$181 93
Abatements.
Orders given to
Francis R. Allen John Smith
1 44
Fanny Dane (an error)
96
Wm. H. Rappell 2 07 For 4 Poll Taxes at ?: 6 00
Wm. Kinsman jr
14
1 50 each
4 86 $10 86
Salaries and Fees.
Orders given to
Oliver Patch 9 00-Geo. B. Dodge 9 00-Nath'l. B. Butler 9 00-for services as selectmen, assessors and overseers of poor 27 00
1 00
Georgs Appleton for services as treasurer 10 00
Wm B. Jackson for recording 10 deaths
1 00
Josepb Lovering for services as Clerk
4 00
1 25
for cash paid for blank book 37 " for sending returns to sercretary's office for recording birtbs, marriages and deaths, and obtaining in- formation concerning the same, and transmitting copies of town record to the Secretary of State 6 05
Georgs Norris, jr., for auditing town accounts 3 00
Joseph Knowlton, 2d for notifying town meetings 2 00
Jarvis Lamson for collecting town taxes 42 23
T $97 90
Miscellaneous.
Orders given to
Oliver Patch for services laying out a road over land of Luke Dodge 1 50-for 1 day taking census 1 25-for 2 1-2 days pcrambulating town lines 2 50-for cash paid for sending returns to Boston 12 1-2- for oil 12 1-2-for services taking valuation 15 00 20 50
21 70
Nath'l B. Butler for putting up guide boards 0 25-for 2 1-2 days perambulating . town lines 2 50-for one day taking census 1 25-for services taking valna- tion 15 62 19 62
Win. A. Brown for running out a picce of new road over land of Luke Dodge 1 25-for running out a line between Ipswich and Hamilton 0 50
1 75
A. G. Wrigbt for printing 300 copies of the report of school committee, for 1849 & 50, 16 50-for freight on the same 0 12
16 62
Geo W. Kelly for 6 chairs and a table for Selectmen's office 2 89
Wm. Ives & Co. for printing 225 Auditors report 7 00-for printing 800 tax bills for 1849 & 50 4 75 11 75 17 00
Geo. Woodbury for labor, freight, and trees furnished for the burying ground (a8 per bills) 27 75
1st Cong. Parish for use of small vestry for 1 year 8 00-for use of vestry for holding town meetings, finding wood and taking care of house 8 00 16 00
George Appleton for postage on letters and pampblets 1 99
Georgs Norris jr. for painting 4 guido boards 2 00-for painting hearso house(ono coat) 1 50-for varnishing hearso (1 coat) 1 50 5 00
W. & S. B. Ives, Stationary 1 26
$163 83
Amount of Notes against the Town
as principal
3360 00
as interest, due
30 00
$3390 00
Recapitulation.
Receipts.
Cash received
From Treasurer for 1849 .
$526 70
Support of Poor
411 90
Roads and Bridges
484 26
Interest on Notes
181 93
Abatements
10 86
Salaries and Fees
97 90
State Treasurer
35 11
the Selectmen
4 50
Whole amount of cash receipts
$2673 73
Paid order No. 86 drawn 1849
92 85
now due from Collector for 1849
4 15
County tax for 1850
251 95
John Smith's note and interest
125 8S
Whole amount paid during the year $2356 47
3360 00
interest due on same
30 00
Deduct amount due from Collectors of 1849 and 1850
11 80
Liability of the Treasury
$5746 47
Receipts in do,
2685 53
Cash in the treasury
$317 26
Actual Town Debt
$3060 94
GEORGE NORRIS, jr., Auditor.
Hamilton, March 5, 1851.
Salem Observer Press.
Expenses.
Paid for
Support of Schools
$535 11
Collector of taxes for 1849
3 40
530 10
From do. for 1850
2104 02
Miscellaneous Expenses
163 83
Whole amount of orders drawn 1885 79
-
do
do for 1850
7 65
$2685 53
2356 47
of notes against the town
Balance in favor of the treasury
329 0G
.
George B. Dodge for services laying out a road over land of Luke Dodgs 1 00-for 1 day taking census 1 25-for journey to Salem and cash paid to Register of Deeds 1 75-for 2 1-2 days perambulating town liues 2 50-for casb paid for oil in 1849 20-for services taking valuatton -
Town School Committee of monsy deposited in the town treasury
- 2 25
John Smith
42 10
John Whittredge for notifying town officers
25
2,111 67
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE Town of Hamilton for the Year end's Mar. 9, 1852.
Receipts.
By balance due the Town on settlement, viz :
CR
From George Appleton, Treasurer for 1850, caslı,
8317 26
Due from Jarvis Lamson, Collector for 1849 and 1850 11 80
Town's proportion of Massachusetts School Fund 29 24
Money bired in tehalf of the rown
500 00
Tax list committed to the Collector for 1851, vix :- County Tax $431 91, Town grant $1600 00 2031 91
Overlayings $99 32, non-resident bighway tax for 1851, 35 55 134 87
$3025 08
Expenses.
County Tax,-Dr
8431 91
Roads and Bridges-Dr.
To Niram Neal for balance of his town iax, 1850
$25 90
Joshua Dodge 18 00
129 00
Frederick Dawson repairing bridge at Manning's Mills Jarvis Lamson for repairtog bridge near Ammi Smith's Charles A. Appleton for labor putting up railing on
35 00
tbe road frm Herbert Dodge's corner to main road $16 50 David Covert, for work on railing 5 00
17 00 Samuel Adams, (Beverly) for 105 poats for railiog John P. Rust, for nails 08
Nehemiah Woodbury for labor on railing road from Herbert Dodge's corner to the main road 6 00
Arza Brown. hoop iron lor railing 1 44
Benjamin W. Patch, labor on railing 5 00
Winthrop L. Dodge, hauliog posts for railing 3 50
George Appleton clasp for bridge 20
Calvin Putnam for joists
36 46
Daniel Roberts hauling joists from Danvers 3 00
74 90
John Whittredge, services repair'g bridge at Manning's Mills as eominittee on railing road from : = = Samuel Dodge's to main road 2 50
2 00
=
repairing bridge at Smith's Mills distrieting highways
625
Abatements-Dr.
Josephi Knowlton, 2d, 0 90; Jamies Woodbury, 0 45 $1 35
Abraham Dodge, 3d, 0 45; Jolin Lull, (poll tax) 1 50 1 95
John Whipple, 0 40; Joho Boothby. 2 40 2 80
W. P. Meady, (poll tax) 1 50; Josiah Dudley,(poll tax) 1 50 3 00
9 10
Working Non-Resident Highway Taxes-Dr.
George B. Dudge, (surveyor) 7 00; Jos. Patch, (surv'r) 7 00 14 00
Silsbee Adams, 7 00 ; C. A. Appletou " 7 00
14 00
Israel D. Brown 7 00: [ra P. Knowlton " 7 00
14 00
12 00
Clearing Snow from the Highway in March 1851.
Niram Neal, 30 90 ; Joshua Dodge, 9 58 -
$40 48
Rufus A. Annable, 17 99 ; Isaac A. Dodge, 25 36 43 35
J. K. Davenport, 17 50; Jarvis Lamson, 23 07 40 57
Niram Neal, 16 11
140 81
Miscellaneous.
Town of Essex, Jor'setting a boundary stone $1 00
Joseph Whittredge, repairing guide-board 1850 2 00
John P. Rust, Stationery. 2 20 ; Lamp, 0 50 2 70
William B. Jackson, recording 23 deatlis 2 30
Joshua Porter, making return of 6 deaths 60
N. B. Butler, erecting bounds between Essex & Hamilton, 1850 33
1 50
Ist Cong. Society for use of room for town business
8 00
. = taking care of house l'or S town meetings 1 00
1 00
8 00
1 19
Benj. W. Patch,
=
2 00
=
14 cashı paid for stationery 374
letters 0 284 ; painting guide board 50 78.
John Dane,
6 00 Nath !. B. Butler> 3 60
9 60
Nehemiah Woodbury
18 00 Lydia A. Paieh 18 00
36 00
James B. Dodge,
38 90 Oliver Whipple 18 60 57 50
James A. Dodge,
18 00 Hannah D. Smith 60 00 78 00
Mary Lamson
9 00
9 00
--
$217 70
Amount of orders paid during the year
$1916 97
Recapitulation.
Receipts.
Balance due the town on settlemeot, March 1851, viz:
For roads and bridges
320 3-L
Support of Poor
443 65
Interest on Noles
217.70
Safaries and Fees
99 02
Support of Schools A bateme ots
9 10
Working non-resident Highway taxes Removing Soow
140 81
Miscellaneous
-15 11
Amount of orders paid during the year
1946 97
Paid Anoa Stacey's vote and interest Lucy Buroham's "
61 35
Amount of expenses paid during the year
2724 23 $3025 08 2721 23
in favor of the Treasury
$300 85
Deduct amount due from Collector for 1819-50
11 80
Whole amount reniainiog in the Treasury
289 05
of notes against the Town
$3520 00
interest due
4 80
One outstanding Order
4 23
Dedust Enlance in favor of the Treasury
300 85
Amount of town debt .
$3229 18
NATHANIEL B. BUTLER, Auditor.
Hamilton, March 1, 1853.
Salaries and Fees-Dr.
John Whiltredge, 89; Geo. Norris, jr., 80, and Benj. W. Patch, 89, for services as Selecinen, Assessors and Overseers of' Poor,
$27 00
Nathl. B. Butler, auditing Town Accounts 3 00
George Appleton, services as Treasurer 10 00
David Tibbets, Collector tra P. Knowlton, notifyiog Town Officers # Meetings
1 00
Joseph Lovering, services as Clerk 4 00
information concerning Births, Marriages
and Deaths 6 20
Juseph Lovering, Cash paid for conveying General Laws, School books, &c .. 1 23
transcribing town records of births, marriag- os and deaths, and transmitting copies to the Secretary of State,
$09 02
For Support of Schools.
Alby A. Young for teach's School in Dist. No. 1, S. Terni $50 00
Sarah A. Ellsworth,
-
50 00
Lucy Aon l'orter,
50 00
Sophia C. Appleton,
2
50 00
Win. A. Brown,
3 W. Term
90 00
Sophia C. Appleton,
..
9.1 31
Justin Allen 90 68 4
1 Temple Cutler, jr. .. 90 00
Temple Cutler ior wood and building lire in Dis :. No. 1
17 3L
Isaac Knowlton, for Dısı, No. 1 -
14 63
Elam Burnham for building fire in Dist, No. 4 2 00
Samuel Adams for woud and building lire in Dist. No. 2 13 00
James Haynes, for " 17 3L 1
SG29 24
..
= cash paid committee on settling with F. Daw- son for repairing bridge at Manning's Mills
2 00
Benj. W. Pateb, services as committee on repairing bridge at Manning's Mills 5 624
= services as committee on railing road from Samuel Dodge's to main road
3 75
= =
repairing bridge at Smith's Mills 1 25
-
George Norris, jr., services as committee on repairing bridge at Manning's Mills
5 62A
for specifications and contract
1 00
services as committee on road from Samuel Dodge's to main road
3 75
cash paid for the same 54
= services repairing bridge near Smith's Mills 2 00
distrieting highways 62
$320 34
For Support of Poor-Dr.
John A. Barker, for boarding Jeremiahı Barker
=
making clothing SI, extra attendance and medicine $15
16 00
4 50
Josbua Porter, coffin for
4 50
John Trow, for boarding Mrs Hannah Brewer, 19 weeks at $2 25 per week -
42 75
2 43
Jobn Trow, cash paid for robe, &c. nursing, in her last sickness
5 00
Francis E. Andrews, for boarding Aaron Riggs 42 and 6-7 weeks at $1 75 per week
75 00 1
Tnek & Appleton, cambric, &e. for J. Barker
1 18
Wm. B. Jackson, attending funeral of J. Barker 3 50 easb paid for robe 30
11 50
Mary Rowe, for boarding Asa Brown 28 weeks, at $1 75 p. w. 49 00
& cord wood
Daniel E. Safford, serviees as Chairman of School Committee Geo. Appleton, postage on letters and pamphleis Jolan Whittredge, services peranibutating lines two day's =
2 00
Enoch F. Brewer,for board'g E.Browo 52 weeks, al $2 25 p. w. 117 00 Extra attendance and medicino $10, makiog clothes $2 14 00
$443 65
Interest on Notes.
Jonathan S. Dodge,
$24 00 John Butler, $3 60
27 60
George Appleton, Treasurer, casb
$317 26
Collector of taxea for 1849 & '50
11 80
329 06
From Treasurer for 1651
$2160 78 4
State Treasurer
29 24
Money hired in behalf of the town
500 00
3025 08
Expenses.
County tax
$431 91
45 11
Amount ol orders drawn during the year
1951 20
Deduct one outstanding order
4 23
O. S. Cresay, medical attendaoce rendered town poor 15 71
E. Cogswell, clothing for Eunice Brown, 1850-51 5 05
2 00
Geo. Norris, jr.,
= as com. on sand banks and cash p'd for the same 1 83 cash paid lor reports 50
G29 2-1
42 00
281 00
Whole amount of Cash Receipts ol Expenses
Benj. Woodbury, services as Committee on Sand Banks
Samuel N. Baker, clothing for J. Barker
$69 23
John P. Rust, clothing for J. Barker =
625
= services districting highways .
5 625
43 32
2 00
-
Balem Observer Press.
$3529 03
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON, For the Year Ending March, 1853.
RECEIPTS.
Received from Town Treasurer of 1851
Collector 1852, viz :
$300 85
2500 00
Overlayings 39 03
County Tax 431 91
School District Tax 700 00
3670 94
Massachusetts School Fund
36 00
State Treasurer on account of twn state paupers 17 39
for sale of clothing, &c .
3 94
$4029 12
EXPENSES.
Paid-County Tax
$431 91
For Support of Schools.
District No 1 - $159 00 |
District No 3 - 151 00
2
- 159 00 4 . 152 25
621 25
Support of Poor.
Paid- for Rebecca Baker the city of Boston for wood 1 75
for Eunice Brown
Enocb F. Brewer for 5 weeks board 10 62
7 00
Oliver S. Cressy for medical attendance 9 25
Wm B. Jackson for coffin and funeral expenses 10 75
37 62
for Asa Brown-
Mary Rowe for 52 weeks board
83 20
S N Baker for clothing
5 12
N B Butler for one pair shoes
1 40
89 72
for Aaron Riggs-
Francis E Andrews balance due in 1851 for board
21 16
52 weeks board
91 00
=
for clothing
2 25
123 41
for Sarah Morris-
Enoch F Brewer l'or 13 weeks board
30 00
Peter Jowder for 11
. 19 25
Nancy Annable for 3 =
5 00
54 25
for Benjamin Robinson and family ---
Joseph Whittredge for board 30 00
services of sexton at five town meetings
2 50 14 50
Overseers of Ipswich for supplies furnished 47 00
Oliver S. Cressy for medical attendance 7 50
W B Jackson for cotfin & funeral exp. of B. Robinson 11 50
Jnbn D Cross (sheriff) bal. due J Whittredge for board 2 25 98 25
Daniel Cogswell for groceries furnished R F Dodge in sickness 8 00
5 25
$418 25
Salaries and Fees.
Josepb Lovering services as Town Clerk 4 00
do
do for obtaining information of births, deaths and marriages-recording, indexing &
transcribing the same; and sending them to the Secretary nf State
8 12} 12 12.
Enoch F Dodge, services as selectman, assessor and overseer
9 00
of poor
Nath'l B Butler dn
do
dn
do
9 00
Niram Neal do
do
dn
dn
9 00
27 00
Notes against town
3520 00
Israel D Brown
dn
do Treasurer, .
8 00
$7058 77
=
=
Receipts
4029 12
=
Town Debt
$3029 65
RECAPITULATION. Town Treasurer in Account with Selectmen of Hamilton.
Cr. by Cash. $431 91
County Tax
Orders drown for
Support of Schools $621 25; do do Poor 418 25
1039 50
Rec'd from Collector of '52
3080 01
Highway Expenses 446 25 ; Roads and Bridges 393 26
839 51
Now due from do of do
590 93
3670 94
Salaries and Fees 60 02; Interest on Notes 223 52
283 54
Abatements 144 36 ; Miscellaneous Expenses 85 22 Building school house in district 2
710 50
One outstanding order of last year
4 23
State Treasuror on account of two state paupers- from sale of clothing, &c
3 94
3538 77
Balance in favor of Treasury
490 35
$4029 12
Highway Expences.
For clearing snow in '51, '52 & '53 as per 18 orders drawn repairing highways in '52 63 do do 276 36
169 89
$46 25
Roads and Bridges.
Paid-
Jacob Dodge balance due for building road near Samuel ? Dodge's house
$15 00
Joseph: Patch, services as committee on said road 10 00
Aaron Dodge, do
dn do and cash paid 12 56
Isanc Kuowlton, do do
do
do
12 00
49 56
Paul D Patch for repairing bridge near Manning's Mills Enoch F Dodge for do
308 00
da do superintending repairs of said bridge 6 00
Nath'1 B Butler do
do
do
3 50
Henry Buckley for services in do
do 1851
6 00
325 50
10 00 Heirs of Samuel Story for land taken to widen road near ? C Lane Hill, as allowed by Selectmen in 1848 Andrew Woodbury for repairing bridge near C Lane Hill 1 62
do
do for do do near J Knowlton's bouse 6 5S
$393 26
Interest on Notes.
Jonathan S. Dodge
$29 00
Nehemiah Woodbury $18 00
James B Dodge
24 00
James A. Dodge 18 00
Nath'l B Butler 3 60 John Butler
3 60
Mary Lamson 9 00 Ruth Tuttle
3 60
Lydia A Patch 18 00 Oliver Whipple
22 20
Hannah D Smith
60 00
John Dane 6 00
Enoch F Dodge 8 59
$223 50
Abatements.
Daniel E Safford $7 00; Joseph Andrews 123 45 132 45
AbramDodge 2d 00 68 ; James Woodbury 00 68 1 36
Levi D Sheldon 00 55 ; eight poll taxes 12 00 12 55 $144 36
School District No. 2
.
Dr.
To eight nrders drawn in favor of building committee on school house $710 50
Miscellaneous.
H Whipple & Son for town record boole
$3 50 Wm Ives & Co for printing town orders, reports and tax bills, '51 & '52 17 75
Jervis Lamson for cash paid by him in the suit of John Stone against lien as Collector in 1849 22 63
Nath'l J Lord for advice concerning validity of taxes
10 00
George Appleton postage on letters and pamphlets
1 67
8 00 First Cong'l Parish l'or use of room for selectmen = 1.2 cord wood 4 00
Nalb'l B Butler for services and cash paid in running ont the line ـبب between Manchester and Hamilton and setting boundary stones Francis E Andrews for erecting guide boards 3S
9 75
Jos Lovering for cash paid for conveying documentary packages
87
David Hoyt for distributing envelopes at three town meetings 1 50
N B Butler for stationary $1 42; Do. Journey to Boston 1 25
2 67
$85 22
Whole amount Orders drawn
$2392 13 4 23
One outstanding order, last year
Whole am't of liabilities as approved by the selectmen 148 orders paid
$2258 46
11 do unpaid 133 17
outstanding order of last year paid 4 23
2396 36
8 orders drawn in favor of school district No 2 County Tax
710 50
431 91
Whole amount of Expenses allowed
3533 77
. 10 00
Daniel E Safford do as Chairman of School Committee
2 90
Wm B Jackson for recording 29 deatbs
$60 025
Dr. to Cash.
Received from the Treasurer in 1851, cash Now due from Collector nf '49 and '50
$289 05 11 80
300 $5
229 58
Rec'd Mass. School Fund
36 00
17 39
$4029 12
GEO. NORRIS, jun., Auditor.
HAMILTON, March 2, 1853. Salem Observer Press.
$2396 36
Oliver S Cressy for medical attendance on A Hillman
OKIra nursing in 8 weeks sickness 9 00
extra attendance in sickness
da do April, $52 2 00
amount of Town Grant
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITOR
OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH, 1854.
RECEIPTS.
Highway Expenses.
Paid-
I. D. Brown, for gravel to put on the road $2 82
Calvin Putnam, 1568 feet joist - 23 52
John Whittredge, I day's work on bridge 1 50
Jarvis Lamson, for teaming plank for bridges and labor ou same 4 00 7 orders to Surveyors for working non-resident taxes at 4 42 cach - 30 94
108 “ for clearing snow from highway in '53 and '54 466 78
Abatements.
Paid-
Anna Annable, tax of 1852 2 71
Benj. W. Patch 4 56
Heirs of John 'T. Dodge - 1 38
James Woodbury 57
Michael Patch, tax of 1849
2 73
County Tax
231 00
State
662 91
FOR SCHOOLS.
Paid-
I57 1S
District No. 3, 141 00
District No. 1,
2,
- 45 00
4, 162 50
505 68
SALARIES AND FEES.
Paid-
F. R. Allen, services as selectman, assessor and oversecr of poor Wm A. Brown 20 00-J. Lamson 20 00
40 00
I. D. Brown, treasurer 10 00-Jos. Lovering, town clerk 4 00
14 00
Jos. Lovering, for recording birthis, deaths and marriages 7 40
$208 20
Miscellaneous.
Paid
David Hoyt, for distributing envelopes, 75
Repairs on hcarse
33
Ira A. Dnnnels, distributing envelopes 1 50
- 1 50
Stephen Blatchford, do. in 1851, 1 00-John Foster, do. 50 cts. Jos. Lovering; easlı paid express men
62
Arza Brown, services as Chairman of the School Committee
8 00
Wm. Ives & Co., printing reports, tax bills, and for tax books
17 00
First Cong'i Parish, use of room for Selectmen, taking care of house and for wood 15 50
11 25
Estate of O. S. Cressy for medical attendance 10 50
Danicl Cogswell for supplies 12 00
30 40
= for advise and medicine from Dr Peirson
2 65
for moving him into town
2 00
N. B. Butler for supplies
42 36
I. Knowlton do. and moving goods 51 65
I. D. Brown, journey to Boston 10 pay State tax
2 00
Dr D. S. Allen for medical attendance 10 50
1 25
201 31
187 orders drawn on Treasurer for 1931 96
11 unpaid orders last year 133 17
Whole amount of town liabilities approved
2065 13
174 orders paid 1809 64
13 unpaid
122 32
11 =
of las; ycar
133 17
2065 13
I. A. Dodge and nursing Mary Brown 15 weeks
45 00
Paid State 'l'ax 231 00
" County
431 91
662 91
Jos. Whittredge extra attendance to B. Robinson in 1852
10 00
Amount of Expense allowed 82728 01
3520 00
Wm B. Jackson, funcral expenses of child of J. Barker
5 00
Estate of O. S. Cressy, medical attendance on A. Hillman
11 25
62448 04
David Hoyt, burying Mariah Kelly
3 00
Receipts
3023 28
$462 97
Town Debt
$3224 76
RECAPITULATION. Town Treasurer in Account with the Selectmen of Hamilton.
Dr. to Cash.
Cr. by Cash
Received from Treasurer of 1852
$20 79
For State Tax
$231 00
Collector of 1849 and 1850
11 80
County
431 91
1852
383 27
Orders drawn for Schools
505 68
1853
2509 44
Salarics and Fees
127 70
Support of Poor
462 97
Highway Expenses
529 56
Abatements
29 95
Interest on Notcs
208 20
Miscellaneous . 67 90
Eleven orders cf last year 133 17
$2,728 04
In favor of Treasury
502 90
$3230 94
$3230 91
=
J. Lamson, Collector for 1849 & 1850 11 80
I. P. Knowlton do. for 1852 383 27
423 82
93023 28
EXPENSES.
Paid-
$431 91
3 poll taxes of 1850 - 2 = 4. 1852
3 00
7
" 1853
10 50
29 95
Interest Money.
Paid
Nehemiah Woodbury 18 00
Jonathan S. Dodge 2.1 00
James B. Dodge 24 00
Jolın Dane 6 00
James A. Dodge 18 00 Nath'1. B. Butler 3 60
Ruth Tuttle 1 SU John Buttler 3 60
Lydia A. Patch 18 00 Oliver Whipple 22 20
Mary Lamson
9 00 Hannah D). Smith 60 00
= sending copies of same to scerctary of state
1 00
J. Kinsman, services as collector
35 00
notifying town officers and town meetings
5 00
in 1852
3 00
David Hoyt, for returning births and deaths to clerk
1 50
Wm B. Jackson,
=
SU
$127 70
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid for R. F. Dodge-
To town of Ipswich for supplies furnished in '52 & '53 38 00
Geo. Appleton & Son, springs and chain for hearse 66 postage on letters
1 37
Wm. B. Jackson, repairs on hearse
3 00
Jarvis Lamson, services as Committee to oppose road = journey to Danvers
1 15
F. R. Allen, do. 1 00; stationery, 1 93 2 93
$67 90
For Aaron Riggs-
F. E. Andrews for extra nursing 6 weeks in 1853 8 00
Levi Riggs for board 52 weeks 91 00
for clothing 7 35
106 35
Mary Rowe for boarding Asa Brown 52 weeks
66 56
Town of Ipswich for supplies and physician's fees, to G. W. Bar- ker 1852
12 50
J. W. Dodge, taking care of S. Morris in 1853
2 00
Now due from Collector of 1853
69 23
=
1852
207 66
Massachusetts School Fund
26 75
HAMILTON, March 8, 1854.
.
$20 79
Received from Town Treasurer of 1852
Collector of 1853, viz :
amount of 'Town Grant
State Tax
231 00
+
431 91
115 76
2578 67
28 75
=
from Mass. School Fund
$529 56
=
County "
Overlayings
$1800 00
Salem Observer Press.
GEORGE NORRIS, jr., Auditor.
1 00
F. R. Allen for do.
$20 00
I. P. Knowlton
N. Scott for 2 feet of wood -
Notes against the town
4 50
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE TOWN OF HAMILTON,
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