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103 96
Cutler, Temple (new lot)
75 00
78 83
3 56
3 00
79 39
Cutler, Temple (old lot)
75 00
78 83
3 46
5 00
77 29
Dane, Ephraim A.
108 00
107 98
4 89
4 75
108 12
Dane, Francis
1,000 00
1,165 82
47 08
12 00
1,200 90
Dane, Jos. F.
100 00
101 46
4 59
4 00
102 05
Dane, Luther
100 00
108 24
4 36
3 50
109 10
100 00
102 64
2 1
4 00
100 76
Dodge, Edward W.
100 00
107 39
4
3 00
109 25
Dodge, H. Augusta
200 00
266 91
10 76
6 00
271 67
Dodge, James E.
100 00
109 98
4 97
3 50
111 45
Dodge, Joseph T.
100 00
106 38
4 28
3 50
107 16
Dufton, Jos. W.
100 00
106 81
4 84
4 00
107 65
Ellis, Emily
100 00
101 55
4159
4 00
102 14
Fillebrown, H. K.
50 00
51 72
2 32
2 25
51 79
Gleason, William T.
100 00
111 54
4 48
3 50
112 52
Goodhue, Samuel G.
100 00
103 68
4 71
3 50
104 89
Davenport, J. K.
Graham, Charles E.
50 00
51 72
, 32
2 25
51 79
Hayes, Olivia E.
100 00
102 71
4 66
3 50
103 87
Haynes, George T.
100 00
103 60
4 16
3 50
104 26
Henry, Henry R.
75 00
77 71
3 51
3 00
78 22
Horne, Thomas
100 00
108 41
4 91
3 00
110 32
Kimball, Susan A.
150 00
157 79
7 15
12 00
94
Kinsman, Jacob
100 00
109 04
4 40
3 00
110 44
Knowlton, George K.
100 00
105 96
4 79
3 00
107 75
Knowlton, Isaac F.
200 00
214 18
9 75
5 00
218 93
Lovering, Jos. P.
100
00
104 70
4 75
3 50
105 95
Mason, Arthur
100 00
106 97
4 84
50
108 31
McNeil, Hattie
100 00
103 81
4 71
3 00
105 52
Patch, Emeline
100 00
106 83
4 84
3 00
108 67
Patch, Laura
100 00
104 90
4 75
3 00
106 65
Peterson, Charles A.
100 00
103 96
4 71
4 00
104 67
Preston, Thomas
100 00
101 22
4 59
5 00
100 81
Proctor, James
300 00
300 00
0 00
0 00
300 00
Roberts, Daniel
100 00
105 34
4 24
4 00
105 58
Safford, Daniel
100
00
101 31
4 08
3 50
101 89
Thayer, Samuel E.
100 00
102 71
4 66
3 00
104 37
Townsend, William E.
100 00
103 90
4 16
4 00
104 06
Tuttle, John
100 00
104 06
4 73
3 50
105 29
Whipple, Albert M.
100 00
101 38
4 59
5 00
100 97
Whipple, Emerson A.
100 00
101 55
4 59
3 00
103 14
Whipple, Hannah M.
100 00
104 06
4 20
4 00
104 26
Whipple, L. D.
100 00
107 58
4 32
3 00
108 90
Stone, D. D.
100 00
100 00
100 00
$7,308 00
$7,896 21
$422 31
$227 75
$8,090 77
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year Savings Bank Deposits at end of year
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Deposits for care Interest
$100 00
Care of Lots Deposited in Savings Banks
$227 75
322 31
194 56
$422 31
$422 31
.
$7,896 21
8,090 77
Added in 1924
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
INVESTMENT FUNDS
SPECIAL CEMETERY FUND
Principal
Interest
Total
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year
$680 00
$7 95
$687 95
Deposited in Savings Bank in 1924 Interest in 1924
160 00
160 00
22 58
22 58
$840 00
$30 53
$870 53
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FINANCIAL REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS December 31, 1924.
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN FUND
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year
$500 00
Savings Bank Deposits at end of year $500 00
ALLEN FUND INCOME
INCOME
PAYMENTS
Cash on hand Jan. 1,
Payments for books $58 74
1924 (in gen. cash) $68 42 Cash Dec. 31, 1924
Interest 22 75 (in general cash) 32 43
$91 17
$91 17
H. AUGUSTA DODGE FUND
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year
$1,000 00
Savings Bank Deposits at end of year $1,000 00
DODGE FUND INCOME
INCOME
PAYMENTS
Cash on hand Jan. 1,
Payments for periodicals $70 00
1924 (in gen. cash)
$125 74
Cash on hand Dec. 31,
Interest 45 50 1924 (in gen. cash) 101 24
$171 24
$171 24
Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Town Accountant.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
TREASURER'S CASH
December 31, 1924
Cash on hand January 1, 1924
$30,764 79
Receipts in 1924
271.242 39
$302.007 18
Payments in 1924 (per warrants)
$279,542 99
Cash December 31, 1924
22,464 19
$302,007 18
Cash on hand December 31, 1924
$22,464 19
Merchants National Bank, deposit
$21,217 60
Cash in office
1,246 59
$22,464 19
Merchants National Bank (check book) $21,217 60
Outstanding checks (per list)
3.393 49
$24,611 09
Merchants National Bank, balance Dec. 31, 1924, statement
$24,611 09
Yours respectfully.
ANNIE E. WOODBURY,
Treasurer.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
REPORT OF AN AUDIT
OF
THE ACCOUNTS
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON
FOR
The Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1924
Made in accordance with the provisions of Section 35, Chapter 44 General Laws
January 31, 1925
REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON
January 27, 1925.
To the Board of Selectmen,
MR. JONATHAN LAMSON, Chairman, Hamilton, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :-
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the accounts of the Town of Hamilton for the year ending December 31, 1924, made in accordance with the provisions of Section 35, Chapter 44, of the General Laws. This report is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Examiner of this Division, who was placed in charge of the work.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
TNW /JMC
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REPORT OF CHIEF EXAMINER
MR. THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation,
State House, Boston.
Sir :-
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the accounts of the Town of Hamilton for the year ending December 31, 1924, and submit the following report thereon :
The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on the books of the several departments, were checked and compared with the records in the accountant's office.
The surety bonds furnished by the department officials for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The books and accounts of the Town Accountant were exam- ined and checked. The records of receipts were compared with the Treasurer's books and with the records in the several depart- ments collecting money for the town. The reported disbursements were checked with the treasury warrants authorizing the payments of money and with the Treasurer's cash book.
The appropriation accounts were examined and all appropri- ations, transfers, and loans authorized were checked to the Town Clerk's records.
The classification book was examined and checked with the payments on the appropriation accounts and with the record of receipts.
The ledger postings were checked and an analysis of the ledger was made. A balance sheet, which is appended to this re- port, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1924.
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
The books and accounts of the Treasurer were examined and checked, the cash balance being verified by a reconciliation of the bank account with the statement furnished by the bank and by a count of the cash on hand. The receipts and payments were checked to the Accountant's books, and all footings were proved.
The trust funds in the custody of the Treasurer were examined, the income being proved and found to be recorded properly on the Accountant's books.
Tables showing a reconciliation of the cash and of the trust fund transactions are appended to this report.
The accounts of the Tax Collector were examined and checked. The collections were checked in detail to the commitment books and were compared with the payments as recorded in the Treas- urer's books; the abatements were checked with the records of abatements granted by the Assessors; and the commitments were proved with the warrants. The outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger. Verification notices were mailed to persons whose accounts appeared as unpaid on the collector's books, and from the replies received I believe that the accounts are correct.
Interest on taxes should be charged on collections made after November 1 of the year of the assessment, as required by Chap- ter 59, Section 57, General Laws.
Summary tables of the tax and assessment accounts are appended to this report.
The Town Clerk's record of dog and of fishing and hunting licenses issued were examined, and the payments to the State and the County were verified.
The records of receipts from licenses, library fines, hay scales, and from the Sealer of Weights and Measures were examined, and the reported payments to the Treasurer were checked with the Treasurer's and the Accountant's books.
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It is recommended that the town officials notify the Account- ant of any departmental bills sent out by them so as to have a record of the accounts receivable.
The balance sheet shows the town to be in good financial condition, but the surplus revenue is made up of uncollected taxes and does not represent unappropriated cash in the hands of the Treasurer. In order, therefore, for the town to take advantage of this surplus, it will be necessary to reduce the amount of out- standing taxes as shown by the books.
The reserve fund (overlay surplus) is a substantial amount and may be appropriated for an extraordinary purpose.
While engaged in making the audit, I received the usual co-operation from the several town officials, and on behalf of my assistants and for myself I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
EDW. H. FENTON, Chief Examiner.
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Cash balance January 1, 1924
$30,764 79
Receipts 1924 271,242 39
$302,007 18
Payments 1924
$279,542 99
Cash balance December 31, 1924
22,464 19
Cash balance December 31, 1924
Cash on hand December 31, 1924 : In office (verified)
$1,246 59
In bank :
Merchants National Bank (Salem) 21,217 60
$22,464 19
Merchants National Bank, balance De-
cember 31, 1924, per check book $21,217 60
Outstanding checks per list 3,393 49
$24,611 09
Bank balance December 31, 1924, per bank statement
$24,611 09
TAXES-1920
Outstanding January 1, 1924
$63 60
Payments to Treasurer
$38 40
Abatements
80
Outstandng December 31, 1924, per list
24 40
$63 60
TAXES-1921
Outstanding January 1, 1924
$181 82
Payments to Treasurer
$85 82
Abatements
40 00
Outstanding December 31, 1924, per list
56 00
$181 82
$302,007 18 $22,464 19
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
TAXES-1922
Outstanding January 1, 1924
$445 71
Abatement rescinded 85
$446 56
Payments to Treasurer $257 96
Abatements 89 75
Outstanding December 31, 1924, per list 98 85
$446 56
TAXES -- 1923
Outstanding January 1, 1924
$17,951 29
Overpayment to Treasurer
2 10
$17,953 39
Payments to Treasurer $13,301 12
Abatements
196 88
Transferred to Tax Title account
18 90
Outstanding December 31, 1924, per list
4,436 49
$17,953 39
TAXES-1924
Commitment
$107,215 36
Additional commitment
22 05
Excess abatement
1 05
$107,238 46
Payments to Treasurer
$88,290 91
Abatements 1,360 54
Outstanding December 31, 1924, per list 17,587 01
$107,238 46
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1922
Outstanding January 1, 1924 $17 40
Payments to Treasurer $17 40
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FINANCIAL REPORT
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1923
Outstanding January 1, 1924
$345 41
Payments to Treasurer
$270 65
Outstanding December 31, 1924, per list
74 76
$345 41
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1924
Commitment $1,289 53
Payments to Treasurer
$1,004 96
Outstanding December 31, 1924, per list
284 57
$1,289 53
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN-LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Cash Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year
*$68 42
$500 00
$568 42
On hand at end of year *$32 43
$500 00
$532 43
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income
$22 75 Transferred to library $58 74
Cash on hand at be-
ginning of year *$68 42
Cash on hand at end of year
*32 43
Total
$91 17
Total
$91 17
*In general cash
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
H. A. DODGE LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Cash Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year *$125 74 $1,000 00 $1,125 74
On hand at end of year *$101 24 $1,000 00 $1,101 24
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income $45 50
Transferred to library $70 00
Cash on hand at be-
Cash on hand at end
ginning of year *125 74
of year
*101 24
Total $171 24
Total $171 24
*In general cash.
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year
$7,896 21
$7,896 21
On hand at end of year
$8,090 77 $8,090 77
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income
$322 31
Deposited in savings
Bequest
100 00
bank
$194 56
Total
$422 31
Expended for care of
lots 227 75
Total
$122 31
CEMETERY SPECIAL FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year
$687 95
$687 95
On hand at end of year RECEIPTS
$870 53
$870 53
PAYMENTS
Income
$22 58
Deposited in savings
Sale of lots
160 00
bank
$182 58
Total
$182 58
Total
$182 58
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
TOWN OF HAMILTON
BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1924 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash :
In bank and office
$22,464 19
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1920
$24 40
Levy of 1921
56 00
Levy of 1922
98 85
Levy of 1923
4,436 49
Levy of 1924
17,587 01
Tax Titles
22,202 75 417 11
Special Assessments :
Moth 1923
$74 76
Moth 1924
284 57
359 33
Due from State :
State Aid
156 00
Overdrawn Account :
Highway
806 18
Loans authorized
8,000 00
$54,405 56
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Liabilities
Temporary Loans :
In anticipation of revenue
$20,000 00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
8,000 00
Tailings Account 42 81
Dodge Library Fund Income
101 24
Allen Library Fund Income
32 43
Surplus War Bonus Fund
965 37
Unexpended Balances :
Special Highway
$488 26
Reading Room at Town Hall
164 20
Interest
354 01
1,006 47
Overlays (reserved for abatements) :
Levy of 1920
$24 40
Levy of 1921
5 06
Levy of 1922
98 85
Levy of 1923
1,426 72
Levy of 1924
1 05
1.556 08
Reserve Fund (Overlay Surplus)
4,914 28
Special Assessment Revenus
359 33
Surplus Revenue
17,427 55
$54.405 56
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$30,000 00
$30,000 00
East Schoolhouse Loan
$11,000 00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital Loan
19,000 00
$30,000 00
TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS
Cash and Securities :
Trust Funds
$9,590 77
Investment Fund
870 53
$10,461 30
Dr. Justin Allen Library Fund
$500 00
H. A. Dodge Library Fund 1,000 00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
8,090 77
$9,590 77
Cemetery Special Funds
870 53
$10,461 30
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
BIRTHS RECORDED
1924
Jan. 11 Ernest Bradstreet, son of Melville S. and Lilla (Bradstreet) Day.
Jan. 14 Oliver Fred, son of Oliver W. and Gertrude (Haskell) Anderson.
Jan. 27 Ida Betty, daughter of Winslow B. and Maude (Mugridge) Dodge.
Feb. 9 Madeline Emma, daughter of Charles R. and Helen (Remon) Appleton.
Mar. 17 John, son of John F. and Agnes (Kirby) Turner.
Apr. 28 Amelia May Louise, daughter of Edward H. and Myrtle (Southwick) Frederick.
Apr. 30 Charlotte Mabel, daughter of Lester F. and L. Hazel (Berry) Stanley.
May 25 Florence May, daughter of George A. and Sarah (Hill) Schneider.
June 5 Barbara, daughter of Frederick M. and Grace (Miller) Marks.
July 9 Robert Gordon, Jr., son of Robert G. and Minnie (Sewell) Martin.
July 13 Thomas Patrick, son of Thomas William and Katherine (Duffy) Adams.
July 19 John Vincent, son of Isaac John and Katherine (Madigan) McParland.
Aug. 3 Carl Hilding, son of Carl H. and Ruth (Leet) Fyrberg.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Aug. 4 John Joseph, Jr., son of John J. and Helen B. (Murray) Cullity.
Aug. 19 Ralph Lawrence, son of Roy E. and May (Gemmell) Varnum.
Aug. 23 Luigi Attilio, son of Angelo and Luigia (Moretto) DePiero.
Aug. 25 David Quinton, son of B. Harrison and Mary T. (Flanagan) Greely.
Sept. 13 Sally, daughter of Harold and Lydia (Preston) Porter.
Sept. 21 Robert Stewart, son of Arthur E. and Bertha E. (Lord) Morrow.
Sept. 25 - -, daughter of Robert R. and Feroline (Perkins) Wallack.
Sept. 25 Barbara Edith, daughter of Leonard and Florence (Mortimer) Davison.
Sept. 28 Betsy, daughter of Thomas and Tirzah (Handy) Walton.
Oct. 18 Edward Albert, son of Lester T. and Marion (Gates) Tompkins.
Oct. 31 Milton Howard, son of Howard and M. Esther (Pierce) Lougee.
Nov. 4 Doris Eva, daughter of Harold and Myrtle (Ruce) Johnson.
Nov. 6 Edward Osgood, son of Frank E. and Adelaide O. (Courtis) Manthorn.
Nov. 20 Harcourt 3rd, son of Harcourt and Susannah S. (Wood) Amory.
Dec. 10 Dana Proctor, son of Leon Smith and Florence (Schaller) Perkins. Dec. 30 Robert Henry 2nd, son of Robert H., Jr., and Mabel (Batchelder) Chittick.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED
Alexander M. MacDonald, Jr., of Hamilton, Mamie Granger of Boston.
Lester Foster Stanley of Beverly, Lottie Hazel Berry of Hamilton.
Timothy Kelliher of Hamilton, Margaret Sullivan of Boston.
Raymond E. Hamlin of Rowley, Annie S. Kinsella of Rowley.
-
Charles H. Berry of Hamilton, Abbie M. Caverly of Hamilton.
Gordon C. Prince of Boston, Anna Agassiz of Boston.
Hugh E. Duran of Hamilton, Catherine L. Egan of Beverly.
Leverett W. Campbell of Hamilton, Helen F. Brumby of Hamilton.
Francis H. Sweeney of Lowell, Ada M. Hathaway of Hamilton.
Ernest P. Tuck of Hamilton, Laurette LeBlanc of Lac Frontier, P. Q., Canada.
Harold F. Heald of Somerville, Ruth A. Skinner of Hamilton.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Arthur A. Kelly of Lowell, Florence E. Hathaway of Hamilton.
Jerome F. Flynn of Wenham, Frances D. McDonah of Hamilton.
Emile O. Banville of Salem, Isabelle Chludzenski of Hamilton.
Marcius N. Babcock of Hamilton, Vernetta Doris Rutledge of Hamilton.
Norman L. Day of Hamilton, Josephine Burnham of Essex.
Harold W. Fowler of Hamilton, Adelaide Norton of Salem.
Marshall Woodberry of Beverly, Anna Christina Connaughton of Beverly.
Thomas Stephen Coughlan of Lynnfield, Eily M. Kinsella of Wenham.
Clarence Ellis Albert of Medford, Doris Drake of Medford.
Russell B. Grant of Hamilton, Dorothy F. Kelley of Hamilton.
John R. Chisholm of Hamilton, Mary L. Duran of Wenham.
Edward P. Barrett of Wolfeboro, N. H., Pearl M. McGlauflin of Hamilton.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
DEATHS RECORDED
1924
Yrs.
Mos. Days
Jan .. 9 Sarah M. Gorham
85
11
Jan. 20 Hannah J. Kinsman
75
11 29
Feb. 21 Edward Russell
66
0
4
Mar. 9 Chester H. Kirby
4
5
14
Mar. 10
John W. Ramsdell
2
13
Apr. 12
Ellen McDonnell
Apr. 12 Charles Smith
50
Apr. 16
Alfred Clemeno
0
9
Apr. 17 Albert E. Potter
59
2
July 2 Otis N. Chase
91
8
11
July
9 Joseph E. B. Lovering
66
20
July 25 Delia Smith
56
Aug. 16
Adelbert H. Ward
76
29
Sept. 10 Sarah M. Davis
87
6
22
Sept. 17
Theodore S. Bumbus
2
6
1
Oct. 10
John Doherty
17
5
4
Oct. 20
Mary E. Murray
69
10
Nov. 2 Mary E. Fielding
42
5
13
Nov. 22
Ella F. Day
67
0
16
Dec. 6
Willard C. Ware
74
1
21
Dec. 8 Doris Eva Johnson
0
1
4
Dec. 9 Allan B. Adams
69
2
12
Dec. 29 Frederick Kilham
55
2
9
BROUGHT INTO TOWN
Died
1924
May
2 Walter F. Witherill
June 29 Gertrude I. Trainor
Sept. 16
Caroline Missler
Dec. 28
Robert Foss
Sept. 21
Philip E. Haskell
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS
REGISTRATION
The Registers of Voters met for registration of voters as follows :
Three meetings at Engine House, South Hamilton.
Four meetings at the Town Hall.
At these meetings the registration was as follows :
Male 75 Female 60
Total 135
Total number of voters at close of registration as follows :
Men 482
Women 401
883
DOG LICENSES
Male
100 @ $2.00
$200 00
Female
29 @ 5.00
145 00
Breeder's 2 @ 50.00
100 00
Total receipts
$145 00
Less fees
26 20
Paid Essex County
$418 80
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HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING LICENSES
Combination
39
@
$2.00
$78 00
Hunting
48
@
1.50
72 00
Fishing
10
@
1.00
10 00
Trapping
4
@
.25
1 00
Total receipts
$161 00
Less fees
20 15
Paid Commonwealth
$140 85
OTHER LICENSES
Junk
2 @ $50.00
$100 00
Motor Vehicle (agency) 2 @ 12.00
24 00
Oleo
3 @
.50
1 50
Paid Town Treasurer
$75 50
TOWN MEETINGS
There were two town meetings in 1924 as follows: Annual Town Meeting, March 11, 1924. Special Town Meeting, August 11, 1924. Appropriations were as follows : At Annual Town Meeting : From Revenue $124,152.51
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Town Clerk.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
Value of buildings
Value of land
Value of real estate
Value of personal estate
$4,368,175 00 679,895 00
Total valuation
$5,048,070 00
Tax on real estate
$91,731 72
Tax on personal estate
14,277 64
Tax on polls
1,206 00
Total tax levy
$107,215 36
Moth assessment
1,289 53
Total commitment
$108,504 89
Rate per thousand
$21 00
Number of horses
217
157
" neat cattle
18
" swine
16
66
" fowl
3,075
66
"' dwellings
871
66
" acres of land
8,781
66
" residents on property
759
all others
61
" residents assessed
820
66
" non-residents assessed
450
66
" all other
65
66
" non-residents (total)
515
" polls only
35
Total number assessed
1,370
COWS
$1,477,475 00 2,890,700 00
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
EXPENDITURES
Town appropriations, 1924
$124,152 51
State tax
7,700 00
State Highway Tax
1,375 84
State Audit
153 33
County Tax
7,132 36
Tuberculosis Hospital Maintenance
1,109 59
Overlay
1,359 95
Total Expenditures
$142,983 58
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax, 1924
$22,870 22
Income Tax, Prior Years
700 00
Corporation Tax
8,000 00
National Bank Tax
150 00
Street Railway Tax
140 00
Licenses
50 00
Special Assessment (Moth)
1,200 00
General Government
100 00
Protection of Life and Property
100 00
Charities
250 00
Soldiers' Benefits
198 00
Public Library
1,510 00
Interest Deposits
300 00
Interest Taxes
200 00
Total Estimated Receipts
$35,768 22
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS
SUMMARY
Total Amount to be raised
$142,983 58
Total Estimated Receipts
$35,762 22
603 Polls @ $2.00
1,206 00
$36,974 22
Assessed Valuation $5,048,070.00 @ $21
$106,009 36
603 Polls @ $2.00
1,206 00
Total Taxes
$107,215 36
Moth Assessment
1,289 53
Total Commitment
$108,504 89
GEORGE H. GIBNEY, GEORGE E. SAFFORD, JESSE S. MANN,
Assessors.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Hamilton. Mass., Jan. 1. 1925.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen: We wish to submit the tenth annual report of the Board of Engineers of the Fire Department, for the year ending December 31, 1924.
The past year has been one of notable changes. There has been added to the department a Seagrave 350-gal. Pumping En- gine with necessary equipment, including 1000 feet of hose. It has been necessary to use this only twice, but both times. once in Hamilton and again in Wenham, it has proven its value should the occasion require the use of a pumping engine.
Water Protection : We recommend the appointment of a com- mittee of three: the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and the third to be named by the Moderator. to consider the question of Water Protection, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for their use in carrying on their investigation. Real fire protection means first, water protection. The Grading Schedule assigns 1,200 points or 34 per cent, to the water system. Without water a fire having a good start is unconquerable as long as there is material to burn. The supply must be unfailing, in sufficient volume to subdue a minor conflagration and it must have sufficient pressure to reach the fire effectively. The only system which received credit with the underwriters is a hydrant system.
The first thing to look into is the need of the Town. A preliminary rough survey should consider the following points: (a) domestic consumption ; (b) fire protection ; what sources are available, what kind of water, and what will be the future demand and how will it be met? A standard fire system is one throwing
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250 gallons per minute through a one and one-eighth inch nozzle, and a right system should have a fire flow of 1000 gallons per minute over the regular average consumption use.
We recommend the purchase of 1000 feet of hose, same type as purchased in 1924, and have added the sum of $1,250.00 to the regular appropriation to cover this item. The value of wax and gum treated hose has been proven; other types must be hung in towers to thaw and dry out in cold weather.
We find that total insurance carried is only $7,500.00 : build- ing $6,000; contents, $1,500. We recommend a total of $16,500 : building, $10,000; contents, $6,000, and so include in budget $700 for premiums.
Our budget asked for totals as follows :
Regular expenses
$2,500
Insurance premiums
700
Repairs apparatus
600
New hose
1,250
Expenses contingent to accident 4,000
Total
$9,050
The Hamilton-Wenham Branch of the Red Cross have pre- sented to the department a stretcher and first-aid emergency kit, for which the thanks of the town and department are extended.
Records of fires for 1924 are herewith appended.
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ALARMS, 1924
Date Dist.
In Out
Owner
Street Description
Jan. 22
23
9.50-10.00 A. M. Maxwell Norman
Main Grass
22
21
11.25-11.45 A. M.
A. C. Burrage, Jr. (Thos. Baldwin)
Jonathan Brown
Main
Roof
Feb. 13
3-3 9.10- 9.50 P. M.
Wenham
Mar. 13
21 5.25-11.05 A. M.
H. & W. Grange
R. R. Ave.
2-story building, total loss
14
21
12.20-12.35 A. M. H. & W. Grange
R. R. Ave.
Ruins smouldering
16
21
6.50- 7.10 P. M.
Asbury Ford coupe, damage slight
23
25
4.55- 5.30 P. M.
Farms Road
Brush
29
15
12.07- 1.20 P. M.
Echo Cove
Old building destroyed
Apr. 5
21
9.22- 9.32 A. M.
Elmer Pope
Walnut
Grass
2
13 8.22- 8.47 A. M.
Gertrude Knowlton Hearn
Essex
Electric wires
12
14 4.30- 5.03 P. M.
Essex
Grass
14
24
3.00- 5.30 P. M.
Gardner
Brush
14
34 3.05- 5.30 P. M.
Highland
Grass and brush
13
S
3.50- 4.00 P. M.
Gardner estate Frederick Winthrop A. C. Burrage, Jr. (Thos. Baldwin)
Main
Grass, locomotive
17
25
11.53-12.53 Noon
Francis Appleton
Farms Road
Grass
17
13
3.33- 4.22 P. M.
Mears ( ?)
School
Grass
24
21 2.35- 3.30 P. M.
L. H. Malcolm (Danvers) Nathan Mathews F. R. Denis
Main
Chimney
Date Dist. In Out
Owner
Street
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