Town of Hamilton Annual Report 1847-1858, Part 2

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Publication date: 1847
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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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