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100 00
100 00
02
3 00
101 02
Cutler, Temple (old lot)
75 00
81 96
4 11
3 50
82 57
Cutler, Temple (new lot)
75 00
80 07
4 05
3 50
80 62
Dane, Ephraim A.
108 00
109 70
5 53
6 00
109 23
Dane, Francis
1,000 00
1,099 70
78 23
15 00
1,162 93
Dane, Joseph F.
100 00
106 10
5 35
4 00
107 45
Dane, Luther
100 00
112 84
7 98
4 00
116 82
Devenport, J. K.
100 00
105 26
46
7 50
105 22
Dodge, Edward W.
100 00
110 29
58
50
112 37
Dodge, H. Augustą
200 00
300 12
21 33
6 00
315 45
Balance
Receipts 1929
Payments
Balance
Endowment
Jan. 1, 1929
1929 Dec. 31, 1929
Dodge, James E.
100 00
116 95
5 88
3 50
119 33
Dodge, Joseph T.
100 00
108 41
70
4 50
111 61
Dufton, Joseph W.
100 00
110 57
5 58
7 00
109 15
Ellis, Emily
100 00
108 30
5 23
3 50
110 03
Elwell, J. E. and Gertrude
100 00
108 49
5 25
3 00
110 74
Fillebrown, H. R.
50 00
52 85
2 65
2 25
53 25
Gleason, William T.
100 00
. 60
7 42
4 00
108 02
Goodhue, Samuel G.
100 00
101 13
11
4 00
102 24
Graham, Charles E.
50 00
52 85
2 65
2 25
53 25
Hayes, Olivia
100 00
108 21
23
7 50
105 94
Haynes, George T.
100 00
106 50
7 56
4 00
110 06
Henry, Mary R.
75 00
81 58
4 11
3 00
82 69
Horan, Thomas
100 00
117 11
5 93
3 00
120 04
Kimball, Susan
150 00
160 65
8 10
6 00
162 75
Kinsman, Jacob
100 00
114 42
8 12
4 00
118 54
Knowlton, George K.
100 00
116 80
5 88
3 50
119 18
Knowlton, Isaac F.
200 00
242 64
12 25
5 50
249 39
Knowlton, John H.
100 00
100 62
4 87
3 00
102 49
Knowlton, Joseph
100 00
102 14
4 95
4 00
103 09
Lovering, Joseph P.
100 00
110 82
5 58
4 00
112 40
Mason, Arthur
100 00
115 83
5 83
3 50
118 16
McNeil, Hattie
100 00
112 47
5 68
3 50
114 65
Patch, Laura
100
00
109 52
53
4 50
110 55
Patch, Emeline
100 00
112 19
5 65
3 50
114 34
Peterson, Charles A.
100 00
108 19
5 45
4 00
109 64
Porter, Benjamin
100 00
100 52
4 85
3 00
, 37
Preston, Thomas A.
100 00
102 45
5 18
4 50
103 13
Proctor, Thomas
300 00
373 34
18 12
0. 00
391 46
Roberts, Daniel
100 00
108 64
7 70
4 00
112 34
Safford, Daniel E.
100 00
104 21
7 39
00 4
107 60
Stone, Daniel D.
100 00
103 81
5 01
50
104 32
Thayer, Samuel E.
100 00
103 81
5 01
4 00
104 82
Townsend, William E.
100 00
103 26
7 32
4 00
106 58
Trussell, Frank P. Tuttle, John
150 00
154 05
7 47
2 50
159 02
100 00
107 12
5 41
4 00
108 53
Whipple, Albert M.
100 00
104 77
5 28
6 00
104 05
Whipple, Hannah M.
100
00
107 07
7 60
4
00
110 67
Whipple, Emerson A.
100 00
103 87
5 01
: 00
104 88
Whipple, L. D.
100
00
109 76
7 77
3 50
114 03
Whittredge, John
100 00
101 85
4 92
3 00
103 77
Wilson, James
100
00
104 21
5 04
3 50
105 75
Woodbury, John L.
100 00
100 85
4 87
4 00
101 72
Woodbury, John T.
100 00
101 85
4 92
3 00
103 77
Added in 1929
Hobbs, Franklin
100 00
100 00
100 00
Macdonald, Robert
100 00
100 00
100 00
Neal, George
50 00
50 40
0 40
50 00
Neal, Nirum
50 00
50 40
0 40
50 00
Thompson, Mary E.
150 00
150 00
150 00
$9,308 00
$9,881 33
$1,030 75
$316 30
$10,595 78
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year $9,881 33
Savings Bank Deposits at end of year 10,595 78
Receipts
Payments
Deposits for care
$450 00
Care of lots $316 30
Interest 580 75
Deposited in Sav-
ings Bank 714 45
$1,030 75
$1,030 75
INVESTMENT FUNDS
SPECIAL CEMETERY FUND
Principal
Interest
Total
Savings Bank Deposit
at beginning of year
$1,605 00
$253 69
$1,858 69
Deposited in Savings Bank in 1929
310 00
41 39
351 39
Savings Bank Deposit
at end of year
$1,915 00
$295 08
$2,210 08
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Special Deposit at beginning of year
$10,330 00
Interest in 1929
418 37
Savings Bank Deposit at end of year
$10,748 37
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FINANCIAL REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
H. AUGUSTA DODGE FUND
Cash Sav. Bank Total
On hand at beginning of year
$9 87 $1,000 00 $1,009 87
On hand at end of year
60 50 1,000 00 1,060 50
Receipts
Payments
Cash on hand at be-
ginning of year
(in general cash) $9 87
Cash on hand at end of year (in general cash) $60 50
Income 1929 50 63
$60 50
$60 50
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN FUND
Cash Sav. Bank Total
On hand at beginning of year $107 27
$500 00
$607 27
On hand at end of year 74 28 500 00 574 28
Receipts
Payments
Cash on hand at be-
Paid for books
$57 28
ginning of year (in general cash) $107 27
Cash on hand at
Income 1929
24 29
end of year (in general cash) 74 28
$131 56
$131 56
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON,
Town Accountant.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
TREASURER'S CASH
Cash on hand January 1, 1929
Receipts in 1929
$ 14,021 06 289,347 27
$303,368 33
Payments in 1929 $287,758 92
Cash December 31, 1929
15,609 41
303,368 33
Cash on hand December 31, 1929 $15,609 41
$15,609 41
Merchants National Bank (checking account) $15,403 92
Deposit late in day Dec. 31, 1929 credited by bank as of January 1, 1930 185 30
Cash in office
20 19
15,609 41
Merchants National Bank (check book
$15,403 92
Checks outstanding Dec. 31, 1929 5,116 97
$20,520 89
Merchants National Bank,
Balance Dec. 31, 1929 $20,520 89
20,520 89
Yours respectfully, ANNIE E. WOODBURY, Treasurer.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
BIRTHS RECORDED
1929
Mar. 17 Caroline, daughter of Stewart C. and Mary E. (Mclaughlin) Dove
Mar. 29 Virginia Ruth, daughter of George A. and Sarah F. (Hill) Schneider
Apr. 8 Peter Patrick, son of John Roderick and Mary Louise (Duran) Chisholm Apr. 27 Thomas William, son of Francis E. and Doris E. (Conant) Kent
May 8 Richard Joseph, son of John Edward, Jr., and Mary (Perry) Cox
May 12 William Brumby, son of Leverett W. and Helen F. (Brumby) Campbell May 15 Lois, daughter of Harold A. and Myrtis A. (Rue) Johnson June 15 Raymond Edward, son of Dene C. and Hilda M. (Pitt) Moulton
June 17 Patricia Ann, daughter of John and Agnes (Kirby) Turner
June 27 Annette Marie, daughter of Lawrence G. and Elizabeth (Horan) Bush
Aug. 1 Richard Lawrence, son of Lawrence Chester and Doris (Woodsum) Foster
Aug. 12 Geraldine, daughter of Edward H. and Evelyn M. (Allen) Sargeant
Aug. 14 Donald Henry, son of John Alfred and Frances (Smith) Foster
Sept. 10 George Harold, son of Lloyd E. and Marion G. (Larkin) Ricker
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Sept. 24
William Brumby, son of
Armand Joseph and Doris (Brumby) Longval
Sept. 27 Betty Ann, daughter of Arthur Raymond and Blanche (Callahan) Melvin
Sept. 30 Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Elmer Roy and Ella (Chandler) Pope
Oct. 8 Edith Harriet, daughter of
Oct. 25
Otto Paul Oswold and Laura (Whittaker) Schulz Barbara Marie, daughter of Leland Dodge and Marion (Crowley) Thompson
Nov. 12 Victor Lionel, son of Walter J. and Beatrice (Gray) Emeney Nov. 18 Maurice Glenburne, Jr., son of Maurice G. and Helene W. (Frear) Hatt
Dec. 13 Helen Ida, daughter of Herbert and Bessie (Foss) Ross
Dec. 25 Virginia May, daughter of Benjamin A. and Ruth (Linihan) Dodge
MARRIAGES RECORDED
Herbert Sellman of Hamilton Ethel M. (Giles) Beliveau of Peabody
Harold A. Daley of Hamilton Alice Flynn of Peabody
Walter J. Emeney of Hamilton Beatrice Gray of Hamilton
Lucien J. Fraser of Hamilton Blanche Pinault of Salem
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
John S. Jasper of Hamilton Chrissie Leighton Maver of Beverly
Arthur H. Hall, Jr., of McDonogh, Md. Barbara Forbes of Hamilton
Francis C. Moynihan of Hamilton Edna F. Wentworth of Beverly
George D. Grant, Jr., of Hamilton Evelyn M. Hatt of Hamilton
Philip S. Plummer of Beverly Irene (Toner) Ledford of Hamilton
Chester A. Whipple of Hamilton Hope Buzzell of Hamilton
Francis Thomas Malloy of Portsmouth, N. H. Beatrice Marjorie Daley of Wenham
Arthur Mason, Jr., of Hamilton Blanche McKeen of Peabody
Harold G. Roper of Hamilton Louise C. Norcross of Ipswich
Harold G. Dodd of Hamilton Nellie C. Goodridge of Hamilton
Richard Hubbard of Hamilton Elizabeth Willard Moulton of Hamilton
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Edwin S. Weaver of Topsfield Sarah M. Guild of Hamilton
Allston P. Thompson of Hamilton Estella C. Carpenter of Wenham
Alexander J. Maclean of Hamilton Rodenia MacLennen of Nova Scotia
Halmer C. L. Frederickson of Norfolk, Mass. Helen Louise Smith of Norfolk, Mass.
Luigi DiFrancesco of Topsfield Eunice E. Dodge of Hamilton
Robert Caverly of Hamilton
Ruth Frances Murphy of Marblehead
Horace Guy Lyman of Hamilton
Bessie T. (Grant) Genova of Hamilton
Harold G. Como of Hamilton Arline May Rathe of Ipswich
Alden L. Southwick of Hamilton
Abbie R. McGlauflin of Hamilton
James J. McGuire of N. Attleboro
Bertha T. LeTarte of N. Attleboro
DEATHS RECORDED
1928
Yrs.
Mos. Days
Jan. 20 Harriett B. Corcoran
83
11
26
Jan. 24
Thomas L. Coyne
46
11
3
Jan. 25
Abbie L. C. Babcock
70
9
8.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1928
Yrs.
Mos. Days
Jan. 29
Stella Charles
38
8
25
Feb. 2 James J. Hughes, Jr.
32
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Feb. 5 Alexander Crowley
68
2
6
Feb.
7 Ida T. Doyle
45
10
23
Feb. 15 Eugene H. G. Humphrey
2
1
5
Feb. 20
Mary S. Tyack
3
9
9
Mar. 10
Isaac A. Burnham
69
3
10
Mar. 13
George M. Adams
76
9
29
Mar. 19
Jeremiah Norris
87
9
1
Mar. 19
Charles H. Baker
70
7
4
Apr. 30
James Whittier
65
1
24
May
4 Harry R. MacGregor
36
3
0
May 5 Bessie MacGregor
29
3
0
May 10 James W. Morgan
85
5
29
June 11
Annie Macdonald
65
1
8
June 12
Jennie Cromie
68
June 22
Marthea Johansen
56
8
2
June 26
Elizabeth E. Wiesman
62
10
0
June 27
Mary A. Bradstreet
72
7
16
July 1 Benjamin A. Melvin
62
July 11
Robert B. Trussell
27
2
21
July 16
Richard L. Johnson
2
4
12
July 24
James Proctor Mandell
23
5
19
July 26
Robert A. Hammond
3
3
17
July 27
LeRoy E. Hammond
5
4
16
Aug. 9 Esther Gillen
53
3
17
Aug. 15
Frederick F. Abbott
60
9
0
Aug. 14
Jane S. Hay
47
Aug. 19
Thomasena S. Thornberry
73
6
16
Aug. 31
Hattie M. Foster
81
2
15
Sept. 21
Benjamin H. Greeley
40
10
5
Oct. 21
Priscilla I. Dodge
1
4
21
Dec. 15
Benjamin McLoughlin
25
4
1
Dec. 18
Francis Forniss
86
10
23
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
BROUGHT INTO TOWN
1929
Yrs.
Mos. Days
Jan. 19 Dorothy E. Dodge
5
1
17
Jan. 27 Martha E. Preston
83
3
12
Apr. 21 Arthur C. Dane
78
May 12 Jennie P. Davenport
63
9
20
May 14 William J. Channel
57
11
28
May 28
Abbie Mitchell
31
4
8
June 10
Olive Dodge
31
June 26
Elizabeth Neal
43
7
13
July 26
Catherine Flanagan
81
8
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REGISTRATION
The Registrars of Voters met for registration of voters last year once at the Town Hall and once at the Engine House, South Hamilton. At these meetings there were registered 10 men and 6 women.
Total number of voters at close of registration as follows:
Men
552
Women
491
Total
1,043
DOG LICENSES
Male
132
@
$2.00
$264 00
Female
39
@
5.00
195 00
Breeders'
2
@
50.00
100 00
Breeders'
3
@
25.00
75 00
Total receipts
$634 00
Less fees
35 20
Paid Essex County
$598 80
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
SPORTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES
Sporting Licenses (Resident)
110
@
$2.25
$247 50
Trapping Licenses (Resident)
8
@
2.25
18 00
Minors' Trapping Licenses
18
@
.75
13 50
Duplicate Licenses
2
@
.50
1 00
Total receipts
$280 00
Less fees
34 00
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$246 00
OTHER LICENSES
Junk Licenses
$50 00
Common Victuallers'
36 00
Pool and Bowling
6 00
Denatured Alcohol
4 00
Public Dancing
2 00
Oleomargarine
1 00
Paid Town Treasurer
$99 00
TOWN MEETINGS
Town Meetings in 1929 were as follows: Annual Town Meeting March 12, 1929. Appropriations at above meeting : From Revenue $140,120 00 5,780 18
From Surplus
Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON,
Town Clerk.
DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Board of Selectmen of Hamilton:
Gentlemen-In compliance with General Laws, Chapter 98, Sec. 34, I herewith submit the annual report of this depart- ment for the year 1929.
Adjusted Sealed
Non- Con- Sealed demned
Scales :
Platform over 5000 lbs
5
Platform 100 to 5000 lbs.
13
Counter under 100 lbs.
12
Beam under 100 lbs.
1
Spring 100 to 5000 lbs.
2
Spring under 100 lbs.
11
Computing 100 to 5000 lbs.
1
Computing under 100 lbs.
12
Personal weighing (slot)
1
3
Prescription
1
Weights :
Avoirdupois
5 125
Apothecary
24
Metric
16
Capacity Measures :
Vehicle Tanks (compartments)
3
Liquid 51
Automatic Measuring Devices :
Gasoline Pumps
20
1
Kerosene Pumps
8
Oil Pumps
6
23
Quantity Stops on Pumps
143
Yard Sticks
18
56
57
DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
TRIAL WEIGHINGS AND INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY LAW
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Bread
83
53
3
27
Butter
17
17
Dry Commodities
92
92
Coal (in transit)
2
2
Fruits and Vegetables
33
33
Bread Labels
83
Pedlers' Licenses
12
Permanent records are kept at the Town Hall, showing individual tests and inspections, as well as all sealings, to- gether with fees. Two hundred eighty hours were devoted to the duties of the department, and over 340 miles were traveled.
Respectfully submitted,
MERRILL S. LOVERING,
Sealer.
HARRY R. MCGREGOR
IN MEMORIAM
On May 4, 1929, HARRY R. MCGREGOR, a valued citizen and faithful public servant, passed to the great beyond.
He was born in Hamilton on January 11, 1893, the son of Quinn and Alice (Purdy) McGregor, was educated in the public schools of his native town and lived here during his entire life.
Mr. McGregor was an overseas veteran, serving his country during the World War in Battery F, 301st Field Artillery, A. E. F. He enlisted September 20, 1917, at Beverly, and was discharged with the rank of Sergeant at Camp Devens on June 18, 1919. He was a valued member of Augustus P. Gardner Post 194, American Legion.
He served his Town as Tree Warden and Mothe Superinten- dent for a period of ten years. He was a member of the Fire Department, serving on the Board of Engineers for eight years. He was an efficient and faithful servant of the Town in every office entrusted to his care.
GEORGE M. ADAMS
IN MEMORIAM
By the death of GEORGE M. ADAMS on March 13, 1929, the Town has lost a respected and honored townsman. He was the son of Silsbee and Emeline Adams and was born in the West part of the Town, where he lived all his life.
He was always much interested in the current events of the day, and especially in Town affairs. He served the Town faithfully in various offices for over fifty years. During later life he served as an Assessor for a period of ten years.
His advice and assistance, freely given, were valued and sought after by his fellow townsmen. He was devoted to his family and enjoyed a wide circle of friends who mourn his passing.
We shall remember him as one of the genuine old New Eng- land stock whose ranks are fast being thinned by the hand of time.
The people of the East Hamilton Methodist Episcopal Church gratefully acknowledge the gift to the Church of the Old East School building, and wish to thank the Town of Hamilton for this generosity, and the Selectmen for their kind consideration in making this transaction.
THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHURCH, By EARL S. SCOTT, Secretary, MRS. BELLE VARNUM, Secretary.
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LIST OF JURORS, 1930
Frank Dane, Union Street, foreman.
John E. Cox, Main Street, foreman. Fred A. Saunders, Railroad Avenue, clerk. Daniel P. McGinley, Park Street, machinist. Frank L. Bailey, Highland Street, electrician. Foster E. Tappan, Goodhue Street, farmer.
Earl E. Johnson, Linden Street, news agent. Edward A. Underhill, Main Street, forester. John J. Crosby, Railroad Avenue, retired. Jerry F. Hawkins, School Street, foreman. Raymond C. Gould, Home Street, grocer. Francis C. Moynihan, Main Street, contractor. Jonathan Lamson, Highland Street, farmer. Elmo O. Adams, Plum Street, bank clerk. George E. Smith, Rust Street, clerk.
A. Merrill Cummings, Mill Street, mechanic. Rodney H. Adams, Highland Street, farmer. Arthur C. Kirby, Main Street, chaffeur.
Clarence H. Fisher, Cummings Street, machinist. Ernest M. Haraden, Bridge Street, machinist.
Leland D. Thompson, Prospect Street, machinist.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
After five years of help by the State and County in road building, we were unable to obtain their assistance during the past year. The Town began the building of Bridge Street, which is the connecting link between two through routes. The portion built last year comprised two steep hills which were difficult and expensive to maintain, and in line with this policy the Board of Selectmen recommend that the Town continue building this type of road on Bridge Street to Essex Street.
The Town is fortunate this year in that we have been allotted by the Department of Public Works and the County of Essex the sum of $10,000 each to build approximately a mile of road on Highland Street provided the Town votes a like amount. Your Board feels strongly that the Town should take advan- tage of this offer, as it is apparent that this is the most econom- ical way for the Town to construct permanent highway. This will be built under Chapter 90, which allows the State to assist the Town only on through routes connecting two towns, as does Essex Street. The only remaining road that we have of this nature is Highland Street.
We recommend that the Town start the construction of side- walks of a permanent nature in South Hamilton during the coming year.
The year 1930 is the Tercentenary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In connection with the towns formerly a part of Ipswich, we have been invited to participate in their celebra- tion next Summer. We feel that the Town of Hamilton should fittingly observe this historical event.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
During the past year the Town has lost the services of three prominent citizens. Years of unselfish public service stand as a monument to their interest in the Town and the respect and esteem in which they were held by their fellow citizens. George M. Adams and Harry R. MacGregor passed on to the larger life, and the tributes of a grateful community are re- corded on the preceding pages of this report. Charles W. Appleton, because of advancing years and increased burdens of his office, was obliged to relinquish the position of Tax Col- lector which he had held for many years. During his term of office he saw the Town's business grow from a modest affair conducted in the vestry of the Old Church to a modern busi- ness corporation with the complicated system of accounting now required by the Commonwealth. The citizens share with him in his on eregret that he is unable to round out a full thirty years of service to his native town.
.
The years slip by uneventfully and we are apt to forget the changing order of life. At such a time as this we are forcibly reminded that we are fast losing those pioneers in New Eng- land town government whose loyal services have made possible the many advantages we enjoy today. The Town has lost the value of their knowledge and experience, and to those who have and sad year, particularly to this Board, on whom the burden has fallen of replacing a Tree Warden, Moth Superintendent, Fire Engineer, Tax Collector, and a member of the School Committee.
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Yours respectfully,
JONATHAN LAMSON ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS GEORGE E. SMITH
Selectmen of Hamilton.
GEORGE H. GIBNEY
IN MEMORIAM
One of the most faithful and capable public servants that the Town has ever had is gone. By the death of GEORGE H. GIBNEY on February 12th, the Town sustained as great a loss as may ever come to it. In a year replete with losses of this nature his death came as an overwhelming blow to the citizens and members of the Town Government who fre- quently came to him for counsel.
Born in Salem in the year 1858, the son of John and Mary A. (Brown) Gibney, he came to Hamilton in young manhood, his father having purchased the property now the Myopia Hunt Club.
The citizens were quick to recognize his capabilities and proceeded to elect him to public office. He served the Town as a member of the Board of Selectmen for 25 years and for 32 years as an Assessor, and at various times filled other offices and was often a member of important town committees.
Notwithstanding his devotion to the affairs of the Town as its foremost citizen, he found time to make his influence felt in the County and State government.
He served on the Republican Town Committee for 30 years, the greater part of the time as Chairman. In 1902 he was elected to the Legislature, serving on the important Committee of Taxation.
He will be sorely missed and his place will be hard to fill.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
Value of buildings
Value of land
Value of real estate
Value of personal estate
$3,473,734 00 1,515,500 00
$4,989,234 00 722,148 00
Total valuation
$5,711,382 00
Tax on real estate
$113,255 80
Tax on personal estate
16,393 74
Tax on polls
1,330 00
Total tax levy
Moth Assessment
$130,979 54 956 39
Total Commitment
$131,935 93
Rate per thousand
$22.70
Number of horses
224
cows
121
neat cattle
9
swine
13
fowls
1,827
" acres of land
8,859
residents assessed
865
non-residents assessed
416
2 polls only
40
Total number assessed
1,321
EXPENDITURES
Town appropriations
State Tax
$140,120 00 6,205 00
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS
State Highway Tax
1,153 16
State Audit
958 38
County Tax
9,417 73
Tuberculosis Hospital Maintenance
1,271 35
Tuberculosis Hospital
Chapter 66, 1929
1,016 67
State Highway
Snow Removal Tax
112 91
Overlay
2,146 97
$162,402 17
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$15,910 00
Corporation Tax
2,800 00
Bank Tax
357 00
Fines
35 00
Licenses
100 00
Special Assessment
950 00
Protection Persons and Property
75 00
Health and Sanitation
200 00
Highways
185 00
Charities
800 00
Soldiers' Benefits
310 00
Libraries
20 00
Interest on Deposits
100 00
Interest on Taxes
300 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
9,286 63
Total Estimated Receipts
$31,428 63
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
SUMMARY
Total amount to be raised
$162,402 17
Estimated' Receipts
$31,428 63
665 Polls
1,330 00
32,758 63
Balance, Tax on Property
$129,643 54
956 39
Special Moth Assessment 665 Polls
1,330 00
Total Commitment
$131,929 93
The Excise Tax has been rather difficult in 1929 being new to the Assessors and the owners of cars, especially in the matter of abatements. If the owners of cars when they change would be more careful to get the certificate from the dealers and file it with their application for abatement, it would simplify matters for all concerned.
Cars registered before July 1st
Value
796 $311,770 00 $9,286 63 101
Tax
Cars registered July 1st to Sept. 30th Value
$40,130 00
Tax
$595 09 49
Cars registered Oct. 1st to Dec. 31st Value
Tax
$2,470 00 $183 24
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. GIBNEY, GEORGE E. SAFFORD, JESSE S. MANN,
Board of Assessors.
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Jan. 1, 1930.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :- The Engineers of the Fire Department here- with submit their report for the year ending December 31st, 1929.
During this period the department has responded to 38 alarms: 1 false, 7 still, and 25 alarms in Hamilton; 2 calls for assistance from Ipswich, 2 from Essex, and 1 from Tops- field. Total amount of hose laid, 11,950 feet.
Due to the long lines of hose which it is necessary to use, breaks in the outer fabric have now begun to occur; the cause is chaffing as the hose is pulled along the ground. We are fortunate that thus far we have had only to replace the outer jacket, but we believe that we should now begin to purchase replacements of small amount from time to time, that we may be prepared for any serious loss of hose which might occur. We therefore recommend the purchase of 200 feet of 21/2-inch hose for the year 1930, and have included two hundred and sixty dollars in our budget to cover this item. We also recom- mend the purchase of 200 feet of 11/2-inch hose, with necessary size nozzle and tips. The sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars is included in the budget for this item. This type of hose allows for proper fighting of fire inside of buildings, with- out excessive damage by water.
We understand that a petition for a Fire Cistern at East Hamilton is to be placed before you for consideration. We recommend it, the same to be placed in the vicinity of Bridge and Sagamore Streets.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
ALARMS, 1929
Date Dist. Description Owner Location
Jan. 15 31 Chimney fire, W. F. Dodge, Asbury St.
22
Call for assistance from Ipswich, hose laid 400 feet.
Feb.
4 24 Automobile, Paul Brumby, Main St. 6 Still, automobile, Pickering Coal Co., Main St. Call for assistance from Essex, hose laid 900 ft.
13
14
31 Garage and shed, W. F. Dodge, Asbury St., hose laid 1000 ft.
Mar. 18
Still, grass fire, Tuckerman Estate, off High- land St.
29
Still, grass fire, W. E. Tuck, Main St.
31
14
Still, chimney fire, A. E. Poole, Railroad Ave. Cottage, Stanley Berry, Echo Cove Rd., hose laid 700 ft.
Apr.
2
25 Grass fire, Mrs. G. von L. Meyer, off Farms Rd. Grass fire, C. E. McDonah, Maple St.
7 21
9
21 Grass fire, Jonathan Brown, Jr., Main St. Still, chimney fire, B. Dodge, Asbury St.
23
27 13 Grass fire, B. & M. R.R., near School St.
28
21 Grass fire, C. H. Davis, Willow St.
May
2 12 Farm building, Mrs. G. S. Mandell, Bridge St., hose laid 950 ft.
4
15 Grass fire, near Round Pond.
5
Call for assistance from Topsfield, hose laid 1600 ft.
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13
21 Grass fire, John Crosby, Rust St.
29
16 Pump house, J. C. R. Peabody, Miles River Rd., hose laid 2000 ft.
30
14 Grass fire, Clarebelle Mears, Essex St.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
June 1 16 Dump fire, Est. H. C. Perkins, Miles River Rd., hose laid 600 ft.
6 15
5 25 Grass fire, Harvard College, Farms Rd. Call for assistance from Ipswich, hose laid 1000 ft.
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