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16 00
34 00
Moth (Town)
2,000 00
1,999 29
71
Moth (New Sprayer )
300 00
300 00
0 00
Moth (Unemployment Acct.)
1,000 00
1,000 00
0 00
Moth (Repairs Power Sprayer)
204 35
92 67
111 68
Moth (Private Property)
2.000 00
1,761 96
238 04
Tree Warden
1.000 00
999 81
19
Forest Warden :
Appropriation $150 00
From Reserve 40 28
190 28
190 28
0 00
Game Warden
15 00
10 00
5 00
Health
2,600 00
1,939 81
660 19
Inspector of Animals
75 00
40 39
34 61
Highway :
Appropriation $17.000 00
Overdraft
956 75
17,956 75 17.956 75
0 00
Highland Street :
Appropriation
$12,000 00
From State
12.000 00
From County
12,000 00
From Reserve
255 38
Overdraft
187 06
36,442 44 36,442 44
0 00
Bridge Street
12.000 00
11,491 43
508 57
Hamilton Avenue Drainage
500 00
431 15
68 25
Lorenzo Street
1.800 00
1,797 45
2 55
Peterson Land
50 00
50 00
0 00
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Appropriation
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Knowlton Street
2,000 00
1,997 48
2 52
Pine Street
1,800 00
1,725 40
74 60
Maple Street
100 00
100 00
0 00
Cottage Street
250 00
242 13
7 87
Snow :
Appropriation
$8,000 00 898 66
Street Lighting
Public Welfare :
Appropriation
$6,500 00
From Reserve
360 57
6,860 57
6,860 57
0 00
State Aid
Soldiers' Relief :
Appropriation
$1,000 00
From Reserve
169 32
1,169 32
1,169 32
0 00
Schools :
Appropriation
$45,517 07
Dog Tax
362 93
45,880 00 44,114 99
1,765 01
Schools (Special)
600 00
566 18
33 82
New School Building :
Appropriation $ 2,000 00
From Loan
110,000 00
Norman Fund
11,292 50
Refund
9 00
123,301 50 76,823 21 46,478 29
Public Library
2,500 00
2,491 43
8 57
Parks
400 00
399 72
28
Memorial Day
300 00
239 14 60 86
Overdraft
8,898 66
8,898 66
0 00
8,200 00
8,151 98
48 02
400 00
360 00
40 00
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Appropriation
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Town Reports
425 00
413 18
11 82
Town Clock
50 00
25 00
25 00
American Legion
250 00
246 00
4 00
Boiler Insurance
125 00
106 25
18 75
Reserve Fund
3,000 00
2,285 36
/14 64
Cemetery
900 00
891 39
8 61
Cemetery (Special Acct.) :
From Trust Funds
652 00
652 00
0 00
Interest :
Appropriation
$3,000 00
From Reserve
587 70
3,587 70
3,587 70
0 00
Balance of Appropriations Unexpended
$4,815 66
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
December 31, 1931
Endowment
Balance Jan. 1, 1931
Receipts 1931
1931
Payments Balance Dec. 31, 1931
Abbott, M. K.
$200 00
$293 12
$14 83
$6 00
$301 95
Allen, Albert F.
100 00
107 62
5 43
3 50
109 55
Allen, Dr. D. S.
300 00
478 97
24 20
18 00
485 17
Allen, Dr. Justin
100 00
107 83
5 43
3 50
109 76
Andrews, Horace E.
100 00
117 00
5 83
3 50
119 33
Austin, Delia
100 00
116 73
5 88
3 50
119 11
Ayers Fund
150 00
ยท 186 04
9 40
7 00
188 44
Ayers, Frederick H.
100
00
105 32
5 31
2 75
107 88
Bean, Ellen A.
100 00
120 72
6 08
3 50
123 30
Bradstreet, John
200 00
227 14
11 49
4 50
234 13
Brewer, Alice
100 00
105 32
5 31
3 00
107 63
Brown, Elizabeth
100 00
111 95
5 63
3 50
114 08
Burnham, Amos A.
100 00
112 99
5 68
5 00
113 67
Burnham, Choate
175 00
194 53
9 83
6 00
198 36
Butler, Nathaniel
100 00
108 54
5 38
4 00
109 92
Burton, F. J. and P. W.
100 00
108 83
5 40
3 50
110 73
Chadwick, Alden
100 00
109 40
5 52
3 50
111 42
Chandler, William
100 00
106 66
5 36
4 00
108 02
Colwell, Ernest G.
100 00
104 47
5 26
3 00
106 73
Cutler, Temple (new)
75 00
80 67
3 98
3 50
81 15
Cutler, Temple (old)
75 00
82 72
4 08
3 50
83 30
Dane, Ephraim A.
108 00
109 24
5 38
5 00
109 6
Dane, Francis
1,000 00
1,207 73
56 96
186 16
1,078 53
Dane, Joseph F.
100 00
108 88
5 38
4 00
110 26
Dane, Luther
100 00
119 31
6 03
3 50
121 84
Davenport, Joseph T.
100 00
107 08
5 41
4 00
108 49
Dodge, Edward W.
100 00
114 55
5 68
3 50
116 73
Dodge, H. Augusta
200 00
327 03
16 56
6 00
337 59
Endowment
Balance Jan. 1, 1931
Receipts 1931
Payments 1931
Balance Dec. 31, 1931
Dodge, James E.
100 00
121 86
6 06
3 50
124 42
Dodge, Joseph T.
100 00
112 81
20
68
4 50
113 99
Dufton, Joseph W.
100 00
111 16
5 53
50
113 19
Ellis, Emily
00
113 05
5 69
3 50
115 24
Elwell, J. E. and Gertrude
100 00
114 78
5 79
3 00
117 57
Fillebrown, H. R.
50 00
53 68
2 63
2 25
54 06
Gamboa, Joseph
100 00
0 00
101 67
0 00
101 67
Gleason, William T.
100 00
110 02
5 55
4 00
111 57
Goodhue, Samuel G.
100 00
102 39
05
4 50
102 94
Graham, Charles E.
50 00
53 68
2 63
2 25
54 06
Hayes, Olivia
100 00
109 67
5 53
3 00
112 20
Haynes, George T.
100 00
111 20
5 61
4 50
112 31
Henry, Mary R.
75 00
83 84
4 13
3 00
84 97
Hobbs, Franklin
100 00
101 65
5 12
3 00
103 77
Horne, Thomas
100 00
120 12
5 98
3 50
122 60
Kimball, Susan
150 00
163 95
8 13
8 00
164 08
Kinsman, Jacob
100
00
121 12
6 13
4 00
123 25
Knowlton, George K.
100 00
121 71
6 06
3 50
124 27
Knowlton, Isaac F.
200 00
253 50
12 66
6 50
259 66
Knowlton, John H.
100 00
106 02
5 36
3 00
108 38
Knowlton, Joseph
100 00
105 66
30
4 00
106 96
Lovering, Joseph P.
100 00
114 08
5 65
4 00
115 73
Mason, Arthur
100 00
120 64
6 00
3 50
123 14
Macdonald, Robert
100 00
106 38
5 37
3 00
108 75
McNeill, Hattie
100 00
116 93
5 80
3 50
119 23
Neal, George A.
50 00
50 93
2 55
2 25
51 23
Neal, Nirum
50 00
50 93
2 55
2 25
51 23
Patch, Laura
100 00
111 63
5 51
4 50
112 64
Patch, Emelia
100 00
112 62
5 58
3 50
114 70
Peterson, George A.
100 00
111 17
5 51
: 00
112 68
Porter, Benjamin
100 00
105 89
5 33
3 00
108 22
Preston, Thomas A.
100 00
103 84
5 11
4 50
104 45
Endowment
Balance Jan. 1, 1931
Receipts 1931
Payments Balance 1931 Dec. 31, 1931
Procter, Thomas
300 00
416 47
21 19
0 00
437 66
Roberts, Daniel E.
100 00
114 59
78
4 00
116 37
Safford, Daniel E.
100 00
109 58
5 53
4 00
111 11
Stone, Daniel D.
100 00
46
5 36
4 00
107 82
Thayer, Samuel E.
100 00
107 49
5 41
4
00
108 90
Thompson, Mary E.
150 00
152 56
7 71
4 00
156 27
Townsend, William E.
100 00
108 50
5 48
4 00
109 98
Trussell, Frank P.
150 00
165 19
35
3 50
170 04
Tuttle, John
100 00
110 01
5 45
4 00
111 46
Whipple, Albert M.
100 00
105 30
21
4 00
106 51
Whipple, L. D.
100 00
111 89
5 63
4 00
113 52
Whipple, Hannah M.
100 00
112 81
5 68
4 00
114 49
Whipple, Emerson A.
100 00
103 55
5 21
4 00
104 76
Whittredge, John
100 00
107 38
5 42
3 00
109 80
Wilson, James
100 00
108 98
5 48
3 50
110 96
Woodbury, John L.
100 00
105 19
5 29
3 50
106 98
Woodbury, John T.
100 00
107 38
5 42
3 00
109 80
$9,408 00
$10,830 63
$641 56
$485 91
$10,986 28
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year ..
$10,830 63 10,986 28
Savings Bank Deposits at end of year ..
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Deposits for endowment
$100 00
Care of lots $485 91 Deposited in Savings Bank 155 65
Income
541 56
$641 56
$641 56
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INVESTMENT FUNDS SPECIAL CEMETERY FUND
Principal
Interest
Total
Savings Bank Deposit at
beginning of year $1,925 00
$485 84 $2,410 84
Deposited in Savings Bank in 1931 220 00
114 33
334 33
$2,145 00
$600 17
$2,745 17
Withdrawn for general
cemetery improvements
485 84
Savings Bank Deposit at end of year
$2,145 00
$114 33
$2,259 33
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings Bank Deposit at beginning of year
$11,292 50
Savings Bank Deposit at end of year 289 35
RECEIPTS
Withdrawn for
new school $11,292 50
Transferred to New High School Ap - priation
$11,292 50
Income in 1931 289 35
Deposited in Savings Bk. 289 35
$11,581 85
$11.581 85 &
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS H. AUGUSTA DODGE FUND
Savings Bank Deposit at beginning of year $1,000 00
Savings Bank Deposit at end of year 1,050 63
RECEIPTS Deposited in Sav-
Income in 1931 $50 63 ings Bank $50 63
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DR. JUSTIN ALLEN FUND
Savings Bank Deposit at beginning of year
$500 00
Savings Bank Deposit at end of year 525 46
RECEIPTS
1 Deposited in Sav-
Income in 1931 $25 46 ings Bank $25 46
Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON
Town Accountant
TREASURER'S CASH
Cash on hand January 1, 1931 $ 7,935 89 409,391 74
Receipts in 1931
$417,327 63
Payments in 1931
$358,650 03
Cash December 31, 1931
58,677 60
417,327 63
Merchants Nat. Bank, Salem, Mass. (Check book balance Dec. 31, 1931) $17,446 32
Certificates of Deposit 40,000 00 1,231 28
Cash in office
$58,677 60
General cash
$12,199 31
Balance of High School Loan
46,478 29
$58,677 60
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Merchants National Bank (Check
book balance Dec. 31, 1931) $17,446 32
Otustanding checks Dec. 31, 1931 as per list
24,866 16
$42,312 48
Bank balance Dec. 31, 1931 $42,312 48
$42,312 48
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 Fiscal Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1931
Made in Accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws
January 20, 1932
REPORT OF AN AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON
January 20, 1932
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Jonathan Lamson, Chairman Hamilton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Hamilton for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1931, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Accountant of this Division.
Very truly yours,
TNW : GY
THEODORE N. WADDELL
Director of Accounts
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REPORT OF 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 books and accounts of the town of Hamilton for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1931, and submit the following report thereon :
The financial transactions of the town as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town were examined and checked.
The books and accounts of the town accountant were exam- ined, the recorded receipts being compared with the town treasurer's books and with the records of all other depart- ments collecting money for the town, while the payments were checked with the treasury warrants and with the disburse- ments as shown by the treasurer's books.
The appropriations, loan orders, and transfers voted by the town, as shown on the town clerk's records, were checked to the accountant's ledger accounts.
The ledger was analyzed, and after making the necessary adjusting entries, a balance sheet, showing the financial con- dition of the town on December 31, 1931, was prepared and is appended to this report.
It was noted that the income from the Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund was used for cemetery purposes without authoriza- tion from the town. Interest on this fund should be with- drawn from the savings bank and paid into the general treasury, and should not be used for cemetery purposes with- out a specific vote of the town, as provided by Section 53, Chapter 44, General Laws.
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The books and accounts of the town treasurer were exam- ined and checked, the recorded receipts being compared with the records of departmental payments to the treasurer, with other sources from which money is paid into the town treasury, and with the accountant's books; and the disbursements were checked with the warrants issued by the selectmen.
The outstanding debt was verified, and the debt and interest payments were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The cash balance as of December 31, 1931, was verified by a reconciliation of the bank account with a statement received from the bank in which town funds are deposited.
The savings bank books representing the investments of trust funds in custody of the treasurer were examined, the income and expenditures being verified and found to be properly recorded.
The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were exam- ined and checked. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer as recorded on the treas- urer's and the accountant's books, the abatements were com- pared with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved to the account- ant's ledger. Verification notices were mailed to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The town clerk's records of sporting and dog licenses issued examined, the payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game and to the county, respectively, being verified.
In addition to the departments and accounts mentioned, the records of all other departments collecting money for the town were examined.
The surety bonds furnished by the several officials for the
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faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax and departmental accounts, together with tables showing the transactions and conditions of the trust funds.
For the co-operation and courtesy shown by the several officials during the course of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
EDW. H. FENTON
EHF : GY
Chief Accountant
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1931, $ 7,935 89 409,391 74
Receipts 1931,
$417,327 63
Payments 1931, $358,650 03
Balance December 31, 1931, and
January 5, 1932, 58,677 60
$417,327 63
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
SALEM, MASS.
Balance January 5, 1932, per cash book, $58,677 60
Outstanding checks September 5, 1932, per list, 2,604 68
$61,282 28
Balance Merchants National Bank of Salem January 5, 1932, per statements :
Commercial department,
$21,282 28
Certificates of deposit, 40,000 00
$61,282 28
TAXES-1929
Outstanding January 1, 1931, $1,743 05 Payments to treasurer, $1,664 09
78 96
Abatements,
$1,743 05
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TAXES-1930
Outstanding January 1, 1931, $22,245 39
Abatement after payment, adjusted, 2 00
Moth 1930 entered as taxes 1930, 4 33
Moth abatement reported as taxes 1930, 1 74 32
Interest entered as Taxes 1930
$22,253 78
Payments to treasurer, $21,887 64 366 14
Abatements,
$22,253 78
TAXES-1931
Commitment per warrant, $144,253 54
Additional commitment, 544 03
Abatement and payment, refunded, 2 47
$144,800 04
Payments to treasurer, $120,540 42
Abatements, 600 70
Taxes entered as moth 1931, 2 47
Outstanding December 31, 1931, 23,656 45
$144,800 04
$23,656 45
Outstanding January 1, 1932, Outstanding January 2, 1932, per list, $23,551 65
Cash on hand January 2, 1932, verified, 104 80
$23,656 45
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAXES-1931
Commitment per warrant,
$643 00
Payments to treasurer, $594 00
Outstanding December 31, 1931, 49 00
$643 00
Outstanding January 1, 1932,
$49 00
Outstanding January 2, 1932, $46 00
Cash on hand January 2, 1932, verified, 3 00
$49 00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1929
Outstanding January 1, 1931, $11 72
Abatements, $11 72
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1930
Outstanding January 1, 1931, $402 91
Additional commitment, 4 00
Abatements and payments, refunded, 1 25
Interest reported as motor vehicle
excise taxes, 02
Collector's overpayment to treas-
urer, to be refunded, 86
$409 04
Payments to treasurer, $329 11
Abatements, 75 93
Outstanding December 31, 1931, per list, 4 00
$409 04
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1931
Commitment per warrant, $8,430 83
Payments and abatements, refunded, 165 26
Overabatement, adjusted, 01
Payments and abatements, to be refunded, 8 91
$8,605 01
Payments to treasurer,
$7,816 58
Abatements,
529 13
Outstanding December 31, 1931,
per list, 259 30
$8,605 01
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1929
Outstanding January 1, 1931, $11 40 Payments to treasurer, $8 59
Abatements, 2 81
$11 40
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1930
Outstanding January 1, 1931,
$228 06
Payments to treasurer, $221 14
Abatements, 85
Moth 1930 entered as taxes 1930, 4 33
Moth abatement reported as taxes 1930, 1 74
$228 06
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1931
Commitment per warrant,
$1,519 09 2 47
Taxes entered as moth 1931,
$1,521 56
Payments to treasurer,
$1,224 66
Abatements,
41 10
Outstanding December 31, 1931,
per list, 255 80
$1,521 56
SELECTMEN'S LICENSES
Licenses granted 1931:
Agents', 1st class,
$21 00
Alcohol,
3 00
Dance,
2 00
Junk,
50 00
Oleomargarine,
1 00
Pool,
4 00
Sunday,
6 00
Victuallers',
38 00
$125 00
Payments to treasurer,
$113 00
Cash on hand December 31, 1931, and January 9, 1932, verified, 12 00
$125 00
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TOWN CLERK DOG LICENSES
Cash on hand January 1, 1931, $37 80
Licenses issued 1931 :
Males and spayed fe-
males, 131 @ $2.00, $262 00
Females, 41 5.00, 205 00
Breeders', 2 @ 25.00, 50 00
Breeder's, 1 @
50.00,
50 00
567 00
$604 80
Payments to county treasurer :
May 20, 1931, $159 60
November 18, 1931, 410 20
$569 80
Fees retained by town clerk,
175 @ 20c, 35 00
$604 80
Licenses issued January 1 to 8, 1932 : Male, 1 @ $2.00, $2 00
Fees retained by town clerk Jan- uary 1 to 8, 1932, 1 @ 20c, $ 20
Cash on hand January 8, 1932, verified, 1 80
$2 00
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
TOWN CLERK
HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
Licenses issued 1931 :
Resident citizens' sporting,
96 @ $2.75, $264 00
Resident citizens' trapping, 2 @ $5.25, 10 50
Minor trapping, 2 @ $1.25,
2 50
Minor sporting, 1 @ $1.25, 1 25
Duplicate, 1 @ $.50,
50
$278 75
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game, $253 50
Fees retained by town clerk,
101 @ 25c, 25 25
$278 75
Licenses issued January 1 to 8, 1932 :
Resident citizens' sporting, 11 @ $2.75, Cash on hand January 8, 1932, verified,
$30 25
$30 25
TOWN HALL RENTALS
Rentals 1931,
$70 00
Payments to treasurer,
$70 00
Rentals January 1 to 11, 1932,
$4 00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 11, 1932, $4 00
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Receipts 1931 :
Fees,
$36 89
Sale of old scales,
10 00
$46 89
Payments to treasurer,
$46 89
HAY SCALES
Fees 1931, $7 75
Payments to treasurer,
$7 75
BOARD OF HEALTH
Outstanding January 1, 1931,
$230 90
Abatements, $230 90
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Outstanding January 1, 1931:
Temporary aid, $805 50
Mothers' aid, 497 55
$1,303 05
Charges 1931:
Temporary aid, $1,020 83
Mothers' aid, 674 09
1,694 92
$2,997 97
Payments to treasurer :
Temporary aid, $953 20
Mothers' aid, 497 55
$1,450 75
Outstanding December 31, 1931,
and January 11, 1932, 1,547 22
$2,997 97
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
SCHOOLS
Receipts 1931 : Sale of stencils,
$ 7 02
Sale of manual training supplies, 30 69
$37 71 $37 71
Payments to treasurer,
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Receipts 1931: Fines,
$30 03
Sale of junk,
2 80
$32 83
$32 83
Payment to treasurer,
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1931,
$500 00 $500 00
On hand at end of year 1931, $525 46 $525 46
Receipts Payments
Income, $25 46 Added to deposits, $25 46
H. AUGUSTA DODGE LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1931, $1,000 00 $1,000 00
On hand at end of year 1931, $1,050 63 $1,050 63
Receipts Payments
Income, $50 63 Added to deposits, $50 63
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1931, $10,830 63 $10,830 63
On hand at end of year 1931, $10,986 28 $10,986 28
Receipts
Payments
Bequests.
$100 00 Added to deposits, $155 65
Income, 541 56 Transferred to town for care of lots, 485 91
$641 56
$641 56
CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1931,
$2,410 84 $2,410 84
On hand at end of year 1931, $2,259 33 $2,259 33
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from sav-
ings bank, $151 51
Sale of lots, 220 00
Income, 114 33
$485 84
Transferred to town
for cemetery: $485 84
$485 84
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1931, $11,292 50
$11,292 50
On hand at end of year 1931, $ 289 35 $ 289 35
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from
savings deposits, $11,003 15
Income, 289 35
Transferred to town for new high school building, $11,292 50
$11,292 50
$11,292 50
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TOWN OF HAMILTON BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1931 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Cash :
In Bank, $58,677 60
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1931, 23,656 45
Old Age Assistance Taxes :
Levy of 1931, 49 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1930, $ 3 14
Levy of 1931,
250 39
253 53
Special Assessments : Moth 1931, 255 80
Departmental :
Public Welfare,
$1,547 22
State Aid,
360 00
1,907 22
Overdrawn Accounts :
Highways, $956 75
Highland Street (Due from State and County), 187 06
Snow Removal, 898 66
2,042 47
$86,842 07
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Tailings,
$115 52
Trust Fund Income :
Allen Library Fund,
$10 66
Dodge Library Fund, 11 13
21 79
Surplus War Bonus Fund,
965 37
Special State Tax-Old Age Assistance,
11 00
Premium on Bonds,
1,499 40
Appropriation Balance :
High School Building,
46,478 29
Overlay Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1931, 1,282 27
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
9,004 08
Revenue-Reserved until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, $ 253 53
Special Assessment, 255 80
Departmental,
1,907 22
2,416 55
Surplus Revenue,
25,047 80
$86,842 07
DEBT ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt, $126,000 00
$126,000 00
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LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
East Schoolhouse Loan,
$
4,000 00
High School Building Loan,
110,000 00
Essex County Hospital Loan,
12,000 00
$126,000 00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Trust and Investment Funds :
Cash and Securities,
$15,111 05
$15,111 05
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Allen Library Fund,
$ 525 46
Dodge Library Fund,
1,050 63
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
10,986 28
Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund,
2,259 33
Maxwell Norman Fund,
289 35
$15,111 05
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 1931
Adjusted
Sealed
Non- Con- sealed demned
Scales :
Platform over 5000 lbs
. .
3
. .
. .
Platform 100 to 5000 lbs.
. .
13
Counter 100 to 5000 lbs.
. .
11
. .
. .
Spring 100 to 5000 lbs.
. .
3
. .
. .
Spring under 100 lbs.
. .
14
. .
. .
Computing under 100 lbs.
. .
12
. .
. .
Prescription
. .
1
. .
. .
Personal weighing (slot)
. .
1
. .
1
Weights :
Avoirdupois
. .
112
. .
. .
Apothecary
. .
26
. .
. .
Metric
. .
5
. .
. .
Volumetric measures :
Liquid measures
85
.
.
Automatic liquid-measuring devices :
Gasoline pumps
. . 20
. .
. .
Kerosene pumps
. .
7
. .
. .
Oil pumps
. .
.
. .
Stops on pumps
. .
124
. .
. .
73
. . . .
Counter under 100 lbs.
. .
2
. . . .
.
19
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Linear measures : Yardsticks
Trial Weighings and Inspections Required by Law
Commodity
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Bread
116
65
3
48
Dry Commodities
143
142
. .
1
Fruits and Vegetables
20
20
. .
. .
Total
279
227
3
49
Inspections made :
Pedler's licenses
7
Markings of food packages
140
Labels on bread
116
Clinical thermometers
43
Permanent records are kept at the Town Hall, showing indi- vidual tests and inspections, as well as all sealings, together with fees.
Respectfully submitted,
MERRILL S. LOVERING
Sealer
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
BIRTHS RECORDED
1931
Jan. 29, Nancy Jane, daughter of Harry H. and Jessie (Stover) Haley
Feb. 10, Mary Theresa, daughter of
George E. and Helen (Warde) Anderson
Feb. 12, Theodore Lincoln, son of
Theodore and Mary (Trabucco) Maione
Feb. 15, Marilyn, daughter of Roland P. and Lorena M. (Case) Berry Feb. 27, Henry Elmer Jr., son of
Henry E. and Mildred (Kneeland) Tobyne
Mar. 6, Sarah Derby, daughter of
Cornelius and Margaret T. (Derby) Cunningham
Mar. 6, Frank William, son of Frank and Jessie (McGovern) Edmondson Mar. 10, Shirley Adair, daughter of Edward and Evelyn (Allen) Sargeant
Mar. 23, Rosie Irene, daughter of Frank and Irene (Mucci) Dagresta
April 16, Eily Mary, daughter of William W. and Carolyn (Browne) Kinsella
May 3, Janet Elizabeth, daughter of Albert S. and Mae T. (Brock) Anderson May 17, Harold, son of Max and Anna (Cain) Bookstein
May 26, Barbara Alice, daughter of
Reginald M. and Dorothy (Conant) MacKay
June 12, Wallace Kimball, son of Jerome F. and Frances D. (McDonah) Flynn
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June 17,
James Clifton, son of
Clifton E. and Gladys E. (Moran) Hook
June 18, Jean Towne, daughter of Joseph E. and Oceana A. (Gould) Austin
William Francis Adair Jr., son of
June 22, William F. A. and Katharine (Pollard) Stride
July 9, Norman George, son of Charles G. and Lucy B. (Saunders) Pfaff Ruth Abbott, daughter of Leland D. and Marion (Crowley) Thompson
July 25,
July 29, Robert Oscar, son of George A. and Sarah F. (Hill) Schneider
Aug. 1, Barbara Clark, daughter of Everett F. and Doris (Clark) Haley
Aug. 3, Roger Jr., son of Roger and Grace (Sjolund) Taylor
Aug. 13, Priscilla Kathleen, daughter of Talmage and Hilda (Barnes) Marshall
Aug. 23, Marlene Jessie, daughter of Robert L. and Jessie (Allen) Wilson
Aug. 30, Alberto Agostino, son of Augustine and Antoinette (Stilline) Mazzetta
Sept. 6, Virginia, daughter of Antonio and Marion (DiProfio) Stilline)
Sept. 6, John, son of Antonio and Marion (DiProfio) Stilline)
Sept. 21, Alan Edward, son of Edward A. and Ione A. (Costello) DeWitt
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