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FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH, 18577.
The TREASURER is charged with the following RECEIPTS:
Received funds in Treasury, March, 1856, $1473 61; from School Fund 31 31; from State for taking Census $30 ; from County 500 ; from town of Gloucester 198 90 $2233 82
= from City of Salem $8 00; from Town of Beverly 28 39; Town Grant 25 00 ; County Tax 7 70 ; State do. 462 00 ; Overlaying 168 75 3937 14
from unworked Highway Tax 1 90 ; do. non-residents highway tax 66 45 ; Money hired during the year to meet Town liabilities 2650 00 2718 35
Amount of Receipts charged to the Treasurer $8889 31
The Treasurer is credited with the following DISBURSEMENTS and ALLOWANCES :
ON ACCOUNT OF
TAXES-paid County Tax $770 00; State do. 462 00
1232 00 439 34
SCHOOLS-paid District No 1, $157 25; Dist No 2, 66 87; No 3, 57 40; No 4, 157 82
SUPPORT OF POOR-paid for R. F. Dodge $108 75; for John C. Palfrey of Salem, 8 00; Mary Brown, 108 08; Lydia Annable 58 50; Asa Brown 75. 80 : paid for George Barker $1 35 ; J. Yonger 11 50 ; Chas H. Dodge, at Worcester Lunatic Asylum, paid by Salem 54 22 67 07
$426 20
HIIGHWAY EXPENSES-paid for working non-resident's taxes $71 81; Labor on Bridges 42 92 : 114 10
clearing snow from roads for the year ending March, 1856, 317 90; do. for 1857, 718 36 1036 26
$1150 36
REPAIRS ON ROADS-paid Paul D. Patch $340 88 ; John Whipple 755 00 ; Geo Warner for building Bridge 1825 50 2921 38
". Wm A. Dane for road in East part of town $163 78 163 78
3085 16
ABATEMENTS-$5. 69 allowance to Geo Appleton jr for taxes not collected by him 19.97
25 66
INTEREST MONEY-paid interest on sundry Notes
344 96
SALARIES AND FEES-paid Joseph P. Lovering for services as Town Clerk $18 42 ; Geo Appleton services as Treasurer 10 00 ; " D E. Safford services as Selectman 20 00 ; Samuel Adams do 20 00; B W. Patch do 20 00 60 00
28 42
George Appleton jr Collector for 1855 84 68
173 10
MISCELLANEOUS DEMANDS-paid Joseph Knowlton, Auditor for 1855, $5 00; Huse & Co printing Auditor's Report 6 00 11 00
C. Burnham taking Census 30 00 ; paint for guide board's 5 75; stationary 4 50 40 25
David M. Hoyt for services in removing Molly Brown to Ipswich, funeral expenses and returning deaths to Town Clerk 7 80
First Cong. Parish rent for selectmens's office, fuel and light 20 00
Samuel Adams for perambulating town lines 3 00 ; B. W. Patch $3 00 :
6 00
F R. Allen service as Auditor 5 00-as Constable 3 00 ; small bills 9 30
17 30
Committee services on road in west part of town 91 00 91 00
193 35
" Outstanding Orders 341 91 ; allowance to Geo Appleton jr for error by excess of tax list of 1855, $54 41 -
406 32
Amount not paid over by Collcetor
1148 73
$8615 18
Deduct Outstanding Orders of 1856
233 75
$8381 43
$8381 43
Leaving eash balanee in treasury
$507 88
The state of the Treasury is as follows :
Town Treasurer in Account with the Town of Hamilton :
Cr.
To Cash received of Collcetor for 1856 $2820 17
By Cash paid out as above By balance in favor of Treasury
$8381 43 507 88
To Cash received from other sources as above 4920 21
$8889 31
$8889 31
The indebtedness of the Town is as follows, viz :- Notes due from the town $7385 00
Outstanding orders unpaid at date 233 75
$7618 75
Cash balance in treasury $507 88 ; duo from Collector 1148 73
1656 61
Leaving debt $5962 14
F. R. ALLEN, Auditor.
SALEM OBSERVER PRESS,
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Dr.
To Amount now due from do. - 1148 93
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359 13
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITOR
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 3. 1858.
Receipts.
Balance in 'Treasury March 3d, 1857, as Une from I'reasuper and Cullectur
$1166 61
Cash Lived of James D. Dulge 100 DI
500 On
Diatot Nation, bailling tusd, C Lage Hill
Juhn Whipple, builling road in west part of the Towa 292 19
Jecuh DoIgn 11
121 00
wohnung nutie ident wasps 3 Th
Jusialı C. Wundbury, working non-icinlent taxes Sylvanus Callwull, posts, &c., 18 21 ; Benjamin W. Patch, repairs and inwieriats on C. h. Hdl Raad, 18 80 37 01
Sungol Adamo fur labor and cash paid for porte, &c., on West Road 10 5
Joshua Didge, repairing bridge near his house $ on
Jushua Dinge, working nun resident taxes 0 51
Jarvis Lansun, 1shur on highway 20 00
Oliver Thayer, spruce thaber for C. L. Hol Road 7 35
Willissn Gonline,
10 00
lesac Knowlton, enrveying C. L. Hill Road 7 30
services as cummilleo nu said rond 15 00
wutking Bon-Testdeyl I've!
John Tuttle,
Chuste Burnham, services sa committee on C. L. Hill Road, juviney to> Ipswich, sod cash poid, &c. 19 31
Ara Biuwn, working min. resideut laxis 17 -10
Withop L. Dudge, working non-resident loscs
Kibridge Didge, 0 52
$1010 TT
Orders given for Incidental Expenses,
D. S. Allen, medical aurinlance hi poor 1 50
S. G. Danfurtb, hook case for Selectturn's room
Dr FIuner, andiral encudance, Lydia Anunble 30 00
Win. Jvcs & Co,, printing tax bills, shund reparta, &c , 1655-6 30 00 Juliu F. Wildler & Cin, for enfu $100 , carling do. from Boston to Ifamilien, 3 00 103 00
J. K. Davenport, services ss committee on C. I .. Ilill road 11 00
Jus. P. Luvoring, for meeting Town Clerk at Ipswich 1 00
services under tho late act of the Legislature 6 03 canlı paid out 1 30
6 00
Town of Ruckpurt, for assistance tendered Charles S. Dodge, an insane person, in 1851
6 25
D. S. Allen, chatiman School Committee
David Hoyt, funcial expenses uf Palfrey ITaskell, 1656
3 00
Itaking return of 6 deaths
1.00.
Tita Cony P'arial, for use of vestty, for Selectnien's office Samuel Adams, removing hook case from Salem 1 50
porainbulating 'T'own lines 1 50
luking consus of children between five and fifteen 1 00 journey to Boston to purchase safe 3 00
repairing bridge, near Manning's Mills 1 00
George Appleton, psying Stale lax 2 00
fur postage, hlo. ; getting School Fund, 25c.
Benj. W. Patch, journey to Ipswich, 1 25 ; noits for ratling, 75c. 0 00
juviney lo Bostun in purchase safe 3 00
priambulating Town Ines 1 00
lakinz census al children 1 00
= elatiunery
Daniel E. Ssffnid, slatunery, &c. 2 38
= taking census uf children 1 00
$022 06
Recapitulation. Town Treasurer in account with the Town of Hamilton,
De.
To balance in Treasury, March, 1657 1656 01
Muney hired 1800 00
Cash received of Massachusetts School Fund 31 21
Cuflector's list fur 1857 4133 80
$7,021 02
By Stato tax piùil 603 00
" County tax and interest 773 15
Three notes, onionting 10 1351 75
170 08
Schunls
1030 07
-
- Salaries of Officers
111 70
= Abatements, 1856-7 -
68 23
=
11
Ruadg and Bulges
1040 TT
=
11 Incidemal Expouses
022 06
= Interest on Nules 342 73
$0305 70
Liabilities of the Treasurer, March 3, 1859 1318 80
7,621 62
Amount of Cullector's list, 1857
1133 80
Collectors receipis
3025 19
Amount now due from Culleetnt
$208 38
Balance in Treasurer's hands
1110 48
Two outstanding orders, amounting to 10 95
Actual liability of tho Treasurer, so far as known $1004 23
Whole binount of ordere paid iluring the year 3671 56
Town gisat
2000 00
Overlay, 21 75 ; Highway deficiencies, 15 76
37 51
Nun- irsident Highway lax 33 30
Massachuscola Schuut Fund
3-1 21
Orders given for Abatements.
Asa Smith, (1854) 1 50 ; Daniel Roberta, (1856) 1 18 N. B. butler, fur taxes nut collectable (1856) (1857)
2 68
36 18
28 70
Josbua Dodge, 63
$08 25
Roads and Bridges.
Elbridge Dulge, minking ovi non- teeideal Isxes 0 11
Silabeo Adams, tur butlding ruad 115 00
Samuel Ademe, for mepairing read new Smith's Mills 12 00
James A Dudgo
100 04
Samuel Procter
1000 01
Sunurl Adime L
ʻ
Collectors List ss committed
Disbursements.
Paid State Tax, 693 00 : County Tax, 170 00 $1403 00
" Juteical un County Tax. 3 45 ; J. P. Lovering's Nuto
and Interest, 101 73
11 9, Progier's Nie, 1000 00 ; Janice .1. Dodge's Note, 250 00
1250 00
$2821 20
Orders given for Schooling.
William A. Dane, Inr wood and making fire in Nurth Dist. 1 75
Jos. 1. Inering, for teaching South Dist,
Mary L. Tror, 11
West Dist., winter
08 07
Summer schnul, South Dist. 52 50
Abhie J. Richardson,'
East Dist. Winter, 1956-7 98 00
Sophia F. Levering, ' West- 11
15 00
Martha IIale, South " Summer GO 00
Sophis F. Lovering, West Diet, 30 00 ; Mary L. Truw, 36 00 Angusla Bule, East Dint., Somnier
72 00
Jos. P. Luvering. furI furnished school in South Dint.
01 29
Nathaniel Whipple, Wild and cutting, North Dint, 1 50 Geo. Patch, wund furnished North Diel. 7 50
Ilemy G. Rullins, teaching schuol in Kant Dist,, winter 00 50
Wm. A Brown, 111 05
North "
Enneh Y. Dudge, w ne, wuod for school in West !! 21 50
Charles Marshall, " furnished East Dist, 12 00
Mary L. Trow, teaching winter schuof in South Dist. 70 00
Martha Hale, teaching in Weel Dist. 81 00
$1036 07
Orders given for Support of Poor.
S. II. Towne, hnose rent for R. F. Dodge 41 00
5 00
David Duw, fur bosiding Lydia Anoshle
22 75
Shelden & Lord, for supplies furnishril R. F. Dodge 6 00
Ilenty Batehelder, Imuse rent fni R F. Dudgo 17 50
B. W. Patch, clothing furnished Aea Brown 5 00
Shelden & Lord, supplies furnished R. F. Doilgo 19 00
11 Aaron Caswell
Natt'l B. Butler, ginceries 11 47
Juba Smith, wood Tornished R. F. Dudge
8 00
Elias Haskell, boarding Phehe Haskell six weeks
12 00
Esther Woodbury, wniul for naron Conwell 3. 00
Mary Ruwe, boarding Arn Brown 02 00
$170 08
Orders given for Salaries and Fees.
John 1I. Murdungh, as Chairman of Sehenl Cuminitice 20 00
Juns. P. Lovering, sriviers as Cunerable, 1650 4 00
N. B. Butler, serviera ne collentui, (1-56) $5 00
Jus. P. Luveriog, services as Town clerh, recording birthe &c Francis R. Allen, services as constable 1 50
14 20
1
Sunnel Adams, services as Seleclmao
20 00
Geo. Appletun, services as 'Treasurer
10 00
llenj. W. Parch. ' Selectman
20 00
Dan'l E. Safford, =
20 00
$111 70
Orders given for Interest Money.
Ruth T'utile, 1 80 : Jnna S. Dodge, 24 00
Oliver Whipple, 22 20 ; John Smith, $8 00 ; J. P. Lovering. 6 00
Geo. B, Dudge, 45 00 ; Tsiac B. Dodge, 18 00 : Maria Whip plc, 16 80 79 80
Jona S. Dodge, 36 00; John Dane, 6 00; N. B. Butler, 3 60 Julu Buiter, 3 00
40 00
Hoirs Nehemiah Wondhury, 18 00 ; Wm. A. Dane, 21 00
30 00
Ruth 'Tottle, 1 80; Mary A. Dane, 6 00; Jno. Dane, 0 00 Mary Lanismo, 9 00
22 80
Lydia A. Paich, 18 00
18 00
George Appleton, Interest on Note nf 1000 00 (hired oI S. Proctol )
00 00
James A. Dudge, 21 03
$302 73
$2705 02
Excess of bills paid above the regular appropriations COD 54
The Aminor is obliged to omil giving s statement of the Town Deli, hum ibe fact that thu number ond amount of notes agarost the Town could not be secertained with occulacy.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
HAMILTON, March 4, 1858,
NATHANIEL B. BUTLER, Auditor.
Salem Observer Press.
352 53
Chnate Burnham, services as chairman of School Committee
Gruige Applewn, Gin snow bille of last year, received by him
8 00
20 00
=
Bonj W Patch, 8 26
65 00
Mary Ruwe, extra notring fur Asa Brown
100 49
Betsey Adams
1133 8)
109 20
By onlers paid foi suppmi of Poor
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