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109 42
5 23
3 50
111 15
Chadwick Fund
100 00
105 43
5 09
6 00
104 52
Cutler, Temple (old lot)
75 00
79 99
3 81
3 00
80 80
Cutler, Temple (new lot)
75 00
77 30
3 81
3 00
78 11
Dane, Ephraim A.
108 00
108 28
5 18
4 75
108 71
Dane, Francis
1,000 00
1,128 02
51 32
10 00
1,169 34
Dane, Jos. F.
100 00
102 69
4 90
4 00
103 59
Dane, Luther
100 00
109 78
4 97
4 00
110 75
Davenport, J. K.
100 00
103 14
4 68
4 00
103 82
Dodge Edward W.
100 00
109 20
5 23
8 00
106 43
Dodge, II. Augusta
200 00
277 32
12 60
5 00
284 92
Dodge, James E.
100 00
112 99
5 40
3 50
114 89
Dodge, Jos. T.
100 00
107 25
4 86
4 50
107 61
Duiton, Jo .. W
100 00
106 01
5 09
3 50
107 63
Elli, Emily
100 00
103 51
5 01
3 50
105 05
MIwell, J. E. and Gertrude
100 00
100 12
. . . .
. . . .
100 42
Fillebrown, II. K.
50 00
51 86
2 18
2 25
52 09
Gleason, Wm. T.
100 00
101 83
1 75
4 50
105 08
Goodhne, Samuel
100 00
100 61
4 80
1
50
100 91
Graham, Chas F.
50 00
51 86
2 48
25
52 09
Hayes, Olivia E.
100 00
101 81
5 07
1 00
105 91
Haynes, George T.
100 00
101 23
1 73
1
104 96
Henry, Mary R.
75 00
78 76
76
3
79 52
Horne, Thomas
100 00
111 32
5 33
4 00
112 65
Kimball, Susan 1.
150 00
151 87
42
6 50
155 79
Knowlton George K.
100 00
109 61
5 25
3 00
111 89
Kinsman, Jacob
100 00
111 16
5 01
1 00
112 20
Knowlton, Isaac F.
200 00
223 86
10 72
5 00
229 58
Lovering, Jos. P.
100 00
106 71
5 12
1 00
107 86
Mason, Arthur
100 00
109 72
5 25
3
50
111 47
McNeill, Hattie
100 00
106 79
5 12
3 50
108 41
Patch, Emeline
100 00
106 60
5 09
3 50
108 19
Patch, Laura
100 00
106 99
5 12
1 50
107 61
Peterson, Chas.
100 00
105 92
5 06
5 50
105 48
Preston, Thes. A.
100 00
100 88
1 83
1 50
101 21
Proctor, Thomas
300 00
323 90
. ..
. . .
323 90
Roberts, Daniel
100 00
106 09
4 82
4 00
106 91
Safford, Daniel E.
100 00
102 23
1 61
1 00
102 87
Stone, Daniel D.
100 00
101 18
1 89
1 00
102 37
Thayer, Sammel E.
100 00
105 36
5 09
9 00
101 45
Townsend, William E.
100 00
105 03
77
3 50
106 30
Tuttle, John
100 00
103 56
4
95
00
104 51
Whipple, Albert W.
100 00
101 54
1 85
1
00
102 39
Whipple Emerson A.
100 00
101 09
1 89
4
00
101 98
Whipple, Hannah M.
100 00
101 73
1 75
1 00
105 48
Whipple, L. D.
100 00
109 56
4 97
8 00
106 53
Wilson, James
100 00
100 00
85
3 50
101 35
.1.
1
1
Added in-
Bradstreet, John
200 00
200 00
200 00
Chandler, William
100 00
100 00
100 00
Knowlton, Joseph 100 00
102 40
2 00
100 40
Whittredge, John
100 00
100 00
100 00
Woodbury, John L.
100 00
100 00
100 00
Woodbury, John T.
100 00
100 00
100 00
$8,208 00
$8.260 18
$1,067 66
$272 25
$9,055 59
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year Savings Bank Deposits at end of year
$8,280 18
9,055 59
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Deposits for care
$700 00
Care of Lots
$272 25
Interest
367 66
Deposited in Savings Banks
795 41
$1,067 66
$1,067 66
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HAMILTON TOWN RETORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
December 31, 1926
H. AUGUSTA DODGE FUND
Cash
Saving Deposit
Total
On hand at beginning
of year
$146 74
$1,000 00
$1,146 74
On hand at end of year
194 79
1,000 00
1,194 79
Receipts
Payments
Cash on hand at be- ginning of year (In general cash)
$146 74
of year (in general cash)
$194 79
Income
48 05
$194 79
$194 79
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN FUND
On hand at beginning
of year
$56 46 $500 00
$556 46
On hand at end of year Receipts
58 69
500 00
558 69
Payments
Cash on hand at be-
Paid for books
$22 06
ginning of year (in general cash) $56 46
Cash on hand at end
of year (in general
Income
24 29
cash)
58 69
$80 75
$80 75
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Town Accountant.
Cash on hand at end
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FINANCIAL REPORT
TREASURER'S CASH
Cash on hand January 1, 1926 Receipts in 1926
$22,876 60 268,477 64
$291,354 24
Payments in 1926 (per warrants) $270,147 88
Cash on hand December 31, 1926
21,206 36
$291,354 24
Cash on hand December 31, 1926
$21,206 36
$21,206 36
Merchants National Bank (deposit) $14,899 58
Cash in Office
6,306 78
$21,206 36
Merchants National Bank, balance Dec.
31, 1926 $21,839 65
$21,839 65
Yours respectfully,
ANNIE E. WOODBURY,
Treasurer.
Merchants National Bank (check book) $14,899 58 Checks Outstanding 6,940 07
$21,839 65
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
BIRTHS RECORDED
1925
Aug. 8 Patricia Wilder, daughter of William F. A. and Katherine (Pollard) Stride.
Oct. 19 Lyman, son of Thomas E. P. and Elisabeth (Lyman) Rice.
Dec. 31 Mabel Clare, daughter of Marcius N. and V. Doris (Rutledge) Babcock.
1926
Jan. 9
Augusta Peabody, daughter of Oliver and Sybil (Appleton) Wolcott.
Jan. 13 Joseph Albert, son of Emile O. and Bella (Koloski) Banville.
Jan. 13 Florence Frances, daughter of Felix and Henrietta (Wieczorek) Baker.
Jan. 22 Virginia Marie, daughter of Frederick and Grace (Miller) Marks.
Feb.
4 William Dickinson, son of Thomas E. and Bella (Alden) Beales.
Feb. 4 Constance Audrey, daughter of Thomas E. and Bella (Alden) Beales.
Mar. 17 Roger Willard, son of Robert G. and Minnie F. (Sewell) Martin.
Apr. 19 John Edward, Jr., son of John E. and Mary E. (Perry) Cox.
May 28 Ruth Bell, daughter of Bryce E. and Eleanor B. (Eastman) Glover.
May 31 Charles Edward, son of
Charles E. and Catherine (Campbell) Clay.
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June 8 Joan Marylyn, daughter of Randall Erman and Harriett N. (Fuller) Adams.
July 1 Raymond Haynes, son of Roy and Mary (Gemmell) Varnum.
July 21 Robert, son of Benjamin Harrison and Mary (Flanagan) Greeley. July 21 Benjamin Arthur, Jr., son of Benjamin A. and Ruth (Linihan) Dodge. Aug. . 2 Patricia Ann, daughter of Patrick J. and Annie M. (Walsh) McCarthy.
Aug. 5 Mary Louise, daughter of John J. and Helena B. (Murray) Cullity.
Aug. 8 Mildred Fredrica, daughter of Fred and Gertrude C. (Sponberg) Kelly.
Aug. 10 John Cooper, son of John and Christian (Cooper) Dunn.
Sept. 21 Virginia, daughter of Thomas and Julia (Burke) Sargent.
Sept. 28 Robert Gordon, son of Roland and Helen (Chase) Fletcher.
Oct. 21 Lucy Marion, daughter of William E. and Lucy M. (Osborn) Cottle.
Nov. 6 Theodore Bernard, son of Carl H. and Ruth B. (Leet) Fryberg.
Nov. 10 Martin Robert, son of Andrew and Signa (Peterson) Dunn.
Nov. 26 Edward Arthur, son of Edward H. and Myrtle (Southwick) Frederick.
Dec.
15
Donald Chandler, son of
Elmer R. and Ella (Chandler) Pope.
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MARRIAGES RECORDED
Benjamin A. Dodge of Hamilton,
Ruth F. (Linehan) Phaneuf of Hamilton.
Herbert A. Towne of Topsfield, Marjorie L. Sears of Hamilton.
Charles R. Appleton of Hamilton, Beatrice Mildred Paul of Salem.
Cornelius C. Felton of Hamilton, Hope Gaston of Boston.
Leroy S. Dodge of Hamilton, Gertrude L. (Smith) Hanna of Hamilton.
Lawrence C. Caverly of Hamilton, Mary Anna Proulx of Beverly.
Augustus Morehouse Shattuck of Marblehead, Dorothy Bouve of Salem.
Charles E. Clay of Danvers, Catherine Ruth Campbell of Danvers.
Elmer Roy Pope of Hamilton, Ella Whipple Chandler of Hamilton.
Stephen I. Cross of Hamilton, Grace M. Hooper of Hamilton.
Patrick Garrity of Hamilton, Johnnie Fondren of Hamilton.
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John Louis Mckeon of Newton, Dorothy Meserve Connors of Hamilton.
James P. Saulnier of Hamilton, Ida M. Wilson of Beverly.
George Chipman Feindle of Danvers, Ethel Mosher Sprott of Cambridge.
David Yule Edgar of Hamilton, Maggie Jean Smith of Lynn.
Revere W. Brooks of Manchester, Mass .. Doris May Stone of Hamilton.
Francis N. Shields of Hamilton, Kathleen Ruth Cousins of Washington, D. C.
Arthur F. MacGregor of Hamilton, M. Louise Dunn of Peabody.
Ernest G. Colwell of Hamilton, Marion E. Perley of Hamilton.
Theodore Albert Holland of Hamilton. Fannie Ella Foster of Hamilton.
Charles William Skinner of Hamilton, Dorothy Priscilla Hall of Greenwich Village, Mass.
John Alfred Foster of Hamilton. Francella K. Smith of Lynn.
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John McGowan of Brookline, Annie McEnroy of Brookline.
MI. Edward Hall of Hamilton, Mabel M. Hudder of Gloucester.
Charles H. Harding of Beverly, Helen M. Chisholm of Hamilton.
John C. Cunningham of Boston, Annie M. Saulnier of Hamilton.
Horace M. Smith of Hamilton, Dorothy Isabelle Lufkin of Gloucester.
Armand J. Longval of Salem, Doris Brumby of Hamilton.
Merton F. Gray of Hamilton, Carrie Augusta Courtis of Hamilton.
DEATHS RECORDED
1926
Yrs. Mos.
Days
Jan.
Wilhelmina W. Dodge
74
3
1
Feb. 17 Walter H. Seavey
55
Feb. 18 Susan Howard
81
11
27
Mar. 1 Alice L. Vickery
63
8
21
Mar. 10 Cornelius Mullins
44
Mar. 12 Arthur E. Whipple
53
3
13
Mar.
15 Sadie Manola Kenney
26
11 25
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Mar. 28 Maude M. Durham
63
Mar. 31 Valmore Storer Cole
1
11 16
Apr. 2 Hattie F. Clark
49
6
17
Apr. 26 Isaac F. Day
84
0
15
May 2 George P. Ayers
69
May 8 Frank Jones
50
11
June
3
Edward Lester McGarry
58
6
5
June 5 Mary A. Cross
93
3
12
June
15 Hattie S. Dodge
5-1
2
16
June
28 Daniel W. Kimball
63
4
29
Aug.
2 Louisa J. Abbott
63
Aug.
12 Martha F. Warner
55
2
0
Sept.
8 Mary A. Smith
71
9
4
Sept.
22 Agnes Mary Back
52
Oct.
2
Adelaide D. Walsh
64
3
10
Oct.
14 Katherine Julia Brumby
50
8
2
Nov. 17 Susan L. Burnham
87
8
24
Nov. 22 Louis W. Tarr
31
2
0
Nov. 22 Eugene Howard Guild
45
6
26
BROUGHT INTO TOWN
Died
1926
Henry Cleveland Perkins
May 30 Georgianna A. Gwinn
56
8
Aug. 13 Charles S. Peabody
29
3
14
Sept. 12 Walter P. Taylor
67
Dec.
8 S. Anna Holden
74
10
14
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REGISTRATION
The Registrars of Voters met as follows in year 1926: Three times at Engine House, South Hamilton, and three times at the Town Hall.
At these meetings the registration was as follows :
Men 60
Women 44
Total 104
The total number of voters at the close of registration was as follows :
Men
491
Women 396
Total
889
DOG LICENSES
Male
128
$2.00
$256 00
Female
42
5.00
210 00
Breeder's
2
a 50.00
100 00
Breeder's
3
25.00
75 00
Total receipts
$641 00
Less fees
35 00
Paid Essex County
$606 00
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HUNTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES
Sporting licenses 85 @ $2.25
$191 25
Trapping licenses
1 @ 2.25
2 25
Minors' trapping licenses 2 @ 0.75
1 50
Duplicate licenses
1
@ 0.50
50
Total receipts Less fees
$195 50
22 00
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$173 50
OTHER LICENSES
Junk licenses
$50 00
Auto (second hand dealer)
19 00
Denatured Alcohol
3 00
Pool and Bowling
2 00
Auctioneer's
2 00
Oleomargarine
1 50
Paid Town Treasurer . $77 50
TOWN MEETINGS
Town meetings in 1926 were as follows:
Annual, March 9, 1926. Special, August 30, 1926.
Appropriations at above meetings were as follows : At Annual Town Meeting :
From Revenue $136,162.33
From Surplus 5,500.00
At Special Town Meeting : From Surplus 500.00
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
$4,668,710 00 701,361 00
Total valuation
$5,370,071 00
Tax on real estate
$112,982 87
Tax on personal estate
16,974 14
Tax on polls
1,250 00
Total tax levy
$131,207 01
Moth assessment
1,217 70
Total commitment
$132,424 71
Rate per thousand
$24 20
Number of horses
168
66 " swine
1
66
fowl
1950
66
66
dwellings
899
66 66
acres of land
883314
66
residents assessed on property
793
66
66 residents all other
75
" non-residents on property 435
66
66 non-residents all other
67
66
66 polls only
35
Total number assessed
1,405
" COWS
110
10
" neat cattle
$3,153,750 00 1,514,960 00
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS
EXPENDITURES
Town appropriations
$136,162 33
Overlay deficit
200 00
State Tax
8,040 00
State Highway Tax
1,203 70
State Audit Tax
198 46
County Tax
7,134 72
Tuberculosis Hospital Maintenance
972 32
Overlay
1,700 04
Total expenditures
$155,611 57
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$17,128 56
Corporation Tax
3,200 00
Bank Tax
500 00
Licenses
75 00
Fines
10 00
Special Assessment (Moth)
1,170 00
General Government
40 00
Protection of Persons and Property
120 00
Health and Sanitation
113 00
Charities
900 00
Soldiers' Benefits
228 00
Libraries
20 00
Interest on Deposits
250 00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
600 00
All Other
50 00
Total Estimated Receipts
$24.404 56:
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SUMMARY
Total amount to be raised
$155,611 57
Estimated Receipts
$24,404 56
625 Polls
1,250 00
25,654 56
Tax on Property
$129,957 01
625 Polls
1,250 00
Total Taxes
$131,207 01
Special Moth Assessment
1,217 70
Total Commitment
$132,424 71
ABATEMENTS ON REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Levy of 1926
$424 5%
Levy of 1925
260 45
Levy of 1924
1 05
PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
Agreeable to Section 5, Clause 12, of the Revised Laws : Church Property
$38,600 00
Agreeable to Section 5, Clause 3, of the Revised Laws: Hamillon Housing Personal Real
Total
Incorporated
$2,100 00
$59,500 00
$61.600 00
Town Property :
Town Hall
5,000 00
68,000 00
73,000 00
Schools
7,000 00
100,000 00
107.000 00
Fire Department
8.000 00
7,600 00
15.600 00
Highway
6,000 00
6.000 00
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Libraries
3,000 00
3,000 00
Moth Department
1,200 00
1,200 00
Weights and Measures
1,000 00
1,000 00
Parks
3,000 00
3,000 00
Clause 12, Section 5, Chapter 59 : Cemetery
$7,200 00 $7,200 00
Clause 15, Section 5, Chapter 59 :
Property held for care of cemetery :
Perpetual Care Fund
$9,055 59
Special Cemetery Fund
1,196 53
The Board of Assessors in making the report for the year 1926 call attention to an increase in valuation on real estate of $193.315.00 and on personal $9,858.00, total $203,173.00.
Notwithstanding this increase in valuations, the tax rate had to be increased for the following reason,-the expenditures were increased $4,904.26 and the receipts decreased $2,074.61.
We wish at this time to call attention to the law requiring all taxpayers to file a list of all property owned on April 1st on or before May 15th, particularly in regard to personal property. Failing to do so you are liable to an increase in valuation, as the Assessors have in many instances to guess and if their guess is too high, you may file a list before April 1st after receipt of tax bill and if an abatement is made you are subjected to a 50% penalty for failure to file the original list.
We recommend an appropriation of $2,500 for the year 1927 ..
Very truly yours. GEORGE H. GIBNEY GEORGE E. SAFFORD JESSE S. MANN
Board of Assessors ..
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Hamilton. Mass .. January 2. 192 :.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: The Board of Engineers of the Fire Department herewith submit the following as the twelfth annual report of the department.
Alterations have been made at the Engine House during the past year. which allow for proper housing of the apparatus. with good working conditions on the apparatus floor. There have been two cisterns constructed. one located on Maple near Asbury Street. and the other at the junction of School and Essex Streets. Two more should be built this year: one located near Asbury Grove, the other at Hamilton Center. We recommend their construction. We recommend in the budget the repainting of the Company Room.
The building of a department with modern equipment and a trained personnel should be and always is the aim of fire depart- ment oficials. but we are all inclined to neglect bringing to the attention of our citizens their duty in relating to fire prevention. The slogan of the Fire Chiefs of America for 192: is. PREVENT FIRES. We pass it on to the citizens of the country. Careless- iless is responsible for a large number of fires and if we desire to Sive money in the department it will be necessary to reduce the number of alarms answered. This can only by accomplished by each of us being a little more careful.
The department has responded to seven still and twenty-six bell alarms during 1926. appended report of which follows.
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1
17
21 9.30- 9.37 A. M. J. G. Corcoran W. G. Mitchell
Bridge
Grass
17
23 4.08- 4.55 P. M.
10.38-10.54 A. M. F. Kolaski
Hamilton Grass and rubbish
19 21 21 11.37-11.44 A. M. D. Morneau
Cottage Stove
20
21 7.25- 7.55 A. M. L. E. McGarry
Walnut
Roof
21 21 2.48- 3.10 P. M. 23 10.58-11.12 A. M.
G. S. Mandell
Bridge
Grass
30 12 4.55- 5.13 P. M.
G. K. Knowlton
School
Grass
May 6 12 3.50- 4.55 P. M.
C. S. Knowlton
School
Grass
10
12 3.20- 4.08 P. M. C. S. Knowlton
School
Grass
12
23 6.32- 7.05 P. M. Myopia Club
Off Main
Grass and rubbish
15 14 1.30- 4.15 P. M.
L. B. Bailey W. Patch
Sagamore
Empty house
25 13 2.00- 2.18 P. M.
School
Woods
June 29 31 10.45- 2.15 P. M. G. W. Nichols
Asbury Grove
House
29 S 9.50-12.45 P. M. G. W. Nichols
Asbury Grove
July 5 21 10.40-10.45 P. M. J. D. MacDonald
Rust
Roof
H. O. Phippen
Walnut House Garfield No fire
28 31 12.10-12.25 P. M. A. W. Jaquith
Mar. 11 21 4.05- 5.20 A. M. B. & A. R.R. B. & M. R.R.
Potato car
Apr. 10 21 3.10- 3.33 P. M. R. Robertson, Jr.
Asbury Grass
14 25 11.34-12.37 A. M.
F. Appleton
Farms Rd.
Woods
Main
Rubbish
19
J. R. Morphew
Lois
Grass
23
Date Dist. In Out
Owner
Street Description
Jan. 10 S 6.25- 6.35 P. M.
Date Dist.
In Out
Owner
Street Description
31 7.00- 7.55 P. M. G. S. Adams
Highland Chimney
2.00- 2.15 P. M. B. & M. R.R.
Near Asbury Ties Off Lakeeroft Auto
Ang. 11 S
2.50- 3.30 A. M. 1. Fisher
Sept. 21 9.05- 9.35 P. M. J. Brown, Jr.
Main Rubbish
11
8.00- 8.30 P. M.
Unknow ..
Farms Rd. Auto
19
12.15- 1.15 P. M.
1. E. Libby
Monlton Grass
Oct. 12 18
S 23 8.30- 9.07 P. M.
Wenham A. Cochrane Est.
Main
Chimney
Nov. 1 13 5.20- 5.15 P. M. R. Caverley
School
Auto
2 21
5.15- 7.00 A. M. L. M. Whipple
Linden
Honse
Dec. 18
4.05- 9.00 P. M. H. P. MeKean
Wenham House
19
9.00- 3.00 P. M. HI. P. Mckean
Wenham
House
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER H. KNOWLES. HARRY R. MACGREGOR, LESTER M. WHIPPLE, FRANK DANE, RODNEY H. ADAMS.
REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSION
Hamilton, Mass., January 29, 1927.
The lot of land which was turned over to the town by Mr. Frederick H. Prince, in connection with the re-location of the road in the vicinity of the old Chebacco House, was given into our custody last summer. Through the generosity of Mr. Prince, the underbrush was cleared and a roadway built from the main high- way down to the shore of the lake. We have cleared the land still further. making it suitable for the use of the public, and a sign bearing the name "CHEBACCO PARK" has been placed on the grounds in a conspicuous place. The park affords the only public means of access in Hamilton to the lake. It is an ideal spot for picnics and has proved very popular with campers.
It was brought to our attention by Mr. Nathan Matthews and Col. J. C. R. Peabody that the evergreen trees around the Sol- diers' Memorial would soon grow so large as to dwarf the remain- der of the shrubbery and also the boulder. Mr. Matthews very kindly offered to replace these trees with arbor vitaes at his own expense, prior to next Memorial Day, and we have accepted his offer.
It is our opinion that a curbstone should be placed around Soldiers' Green at the earliest opportunity.
Another plot of land which has come under our jurisdiction this year is the Dorothy Winthrop Memorial Lot, located on Union Street. From the time this land was acquired by the town up to the beginning of this year, no attempt had been made to keep it in proper condition. As a result, we found this property in a deplorable state. It had been used as a dumping ground, a por- tion of the soil had been removed, and a private road had been established over a part of the land. At our request the Board of
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Health placed "No Dumping" signs in suitable places on the lot. The money appropriated at the last Annual Town Meeting was used to construct a fence along the side facing Linden Street extension. We think this will help to prevent improper use of the grounds, but it is our firm belief that this fence should be continued around the remainder of the lot, and with this end in view we have asked for a special appropriation to cover extending it along the Union Street side. Until the fence is completed, we feel that it is not advisable to spend very much money for upkeep of this property.
Various plans have been considered for beautifying Central Park. As mentioned in a previous report, it is our opinion that steps should be taken to establish a suitable approach to Cutler's Pond from the Park. Mr. Nathan Matthews has offered to fur- nish, without expense to the town, all the trees and shrubs needed to make Central Park attractive as a pleasure ground, provided the town will appropriate enough money to cover the actual ex- pense of digging and planting.
We believe that it is especially fitting that Central Park, on account of its location on the main highway in the immediate vicinity of the Town Hall and Soldiers' Green and places of his- torical interest, be made as beautiful and attractive as possible ; consequently we urge that Mr. Matthews' generous offer be ac- cepted, and we have inserted an article in the warrant to cover this project.
PERCIVAL D. WHIPPLE, GEORGE G. HARADEN, LAWRENCE R. STONE.
LIST OF JURORS 1927
Frank Dane, Union Street, foreman. Charles A. Smerage, Rust Street, R.R. conductor. John E. Cox, Main Street, foreman. William A. Brumby, Main Street, chauffeur. Fred A. Saunders, Railroad Avenue, clerk. Oscar A. Wood, Bridge Street, carpenter. Daniel P. McGinley, Park Street, machinist. Otho L. Charles, Plum Street, chauffeur. Finlay D. MacDonald, Union Street, carpenter. Frank L. Bailey, Highland Street, electrician. George F. Cross, Walnut Street, carpenter. Robert H. Chittick, Jr., Asbury Street, machinist. Samuel G. Goodhue, Asbury Street, real estate. Edward A. DeWitt, Rust Street, carpenter. Foster E. Tappan, Goodhue Street, farmer. Walter E. Cheever, Knowlton Street, farmer. Earl E. Johnson, Main Street, news agent. George M. Adams, Highland Street, farmer. Edward A. Underhill, Main Street, forester. John J. Crosby, Railroad Avenue, retired. George H. Sprague, off Bridge Street, farmer. Hamilton, Mass., January 31,, 1927.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER ADVISABILITY OF SELLING CERTAIN SCHOOL HOUSES
Hamilton. Mass., February 2, 1927.
To the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Jonathan Lamson, Chairman, Hamilton, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :
In compliance with the vote at the Annual Town Meeting held March 9, 1926.
We, the committee appointed to consider the advisability of selling and removing from the premises the North, Center and West School houses, recommend that the buildings be sold and the Selectmen be authorized to dispose of same.
Very respectfully,
FRANK P. TRUSSELL L. M. WHIPPLE GEORGE H. SPRAGUE
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hamilton, Mass., February, 1927.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I wish to submit my annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Whole number of arrests during the year, thirty-eight, divided as follows :
Male 36
Female
2
Adults
25
Minors
13
Native Born
14
Foreign Born
24
Residents
5
Non-residents
33
OFFENSES
Drunkenness and disturbing peace
2
Disturbing peace
1
Drunk and assault
1
Breaking and entering and larceny
1
Driving under influence of liquor
Gaming on Lord's day
14
Larceny
3
Accessory before facts
1
Forgery
1
Automobile speeding
1
Keeping disorderly house
1
Violation of liquor law
Violation of automobile law
Drunk
223 2 3
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
DISPOSITION
Fined and paid
Arrested for Ipswich police
1
Cases filed
3
Case dismissed
1
Sherburn six months
1
Salem jail one year
1
One year in House of Correction
1
Appealed cases
3
Drunk and released
2
Drunk, three months' suspended sentence, probation one year
1
SUPERIOR COURT
Cases on docket
4
ARRESTS MADE BY OFFICERS
Arthur Southwick
20
Fred F. Stillings 2
Alvin L. Perley 5
Roland W. A. Fletcher
3
Benjamin Dodge
1
Frank Dever
1
Fred A. Saunders
1
OFFICERS' ATTENDANCE AT COURT
Arthur Southwick
42
Fred F. Stillings
14
Alvin L. Perley
11
Roland W. A. Fletcher
9
Fred A. Saunders
4
Benjamin Dodge
1
Oscar A. Wood
2
Frank Dever
4
22
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED
Arthur Southwick 139
Fred F. Stillings 21
Alvin L. Perley 48
Frank Dever 25
Roland W. A. Fletcher
21
Fred A. Saunders
12
Oscar A. Wood
5
Automobile licenses and registrations revoked or suspended during year 1926 in Hamilton by Frank A. Goodwin, Registrar of Motor Vehicles :
License revoked 4
Licenses suspended 5
Registrations revoked 4
2
Number of motor vehicle accidents in Hamilton, where per- sons were injured, during the year 1926, reported to police Number of motor vehicle accidents in Hamilton during the year 1926, property damage only, reported to police 41
HOURS OF DUTY PERFORMED BY OFFICERS
Southwick
1,272
Stillings
501
Perley
432
Dever
332
Haraden
83
Fletcher
2351/2
Saunders
175
Wood
92
B. Dodge
63
W. Dodge
271/2
J. Keefe
81/2
Special Officers
34
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
MISCELLANEOUS
Automobiles reported stolen
18
Automobiles stolen in town
5
Automobiles recovered
Automobile tires stolen
11
Automobile tires recovered
5
Other property reported lost or stolen, value about
$800
Other property found and recovered. value about $425
Complaints received
340
Complaints investigated
308
Fires extinguished
3
Disturbances
24
Dogs reported lost or stolen
15
Dogs found and returned
8
Dogs killed
11
Itinerant persons ordered to leave town
22
Lights reported out
94
Summons served for out-of-town officers
16
Dangerous wires reported or removed
3
Accidents reported
48
Accidents resulting in death
·2
Persons received assistance
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