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Fees retained December 3 to 31, 1932, 31 @ 20c, 6 20
$109 60
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
TOWN CLERK SPORTING LICENSES CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Clerk
Licenses issued 1932 :
Resident citizens' sporting, 89 @ $2.75, $244 75
Resident citizens' trapping, 2 @ $5.25, 10 50
Minor trapper's, 1 @ $1.25, 1 25
Minor fishing, 2 @ $1.25, 2 50
Duplicate, 1 @ $.50, 50
$259 50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game, $225 00
Fees retained, 89 @ 25c, 22 25
Cash balance December 31, 1932 :
Due Division of Fisheries and Game, $11 00
Fees, 5 @ 25c, 1 25
12 25
$259 50
TOWN HALL RENTALS
Rentals 1932, $126 00
Payments to treasurer,
$126 00
REVOLVER PERMITS
Cash on hand January 1, 1932, $14 00
Permits issued 1932, 18 @ $1.00, 18 00
$32 00
Due from chief of police December 31, 1932, $32 00
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
Due from chief of police January 1, 1933, $32 00 Permits issued January 1 to 16, 1933, 10 00
$42 00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16, 1933, $21 00 Due from chief of police January 16, 1933, 21 00
$42 00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Receipts 1932 :
$33 21
Sealing, Adjusting,
55
Payments to treasurer,
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1932, $1,547 22
Charges 1932 :
Temporary aid,
$888 75
Mothers' aid,
708 61
1,597 36
$3,144 58
Payments to treasurer :
Temporary aid,
$873 13
Mothers' aid,
7777 75
$1,650 88
Outstanding December 31, 1932, per list :
Temporary aid, $888 75
Mothers' aid,
604 95
1,493 70
$3,144 58
$33 76 $33 76
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Accounts Receivable
Charges 1932, $1,359 00
Payments to treasurer,
$1,233 00
Outstanding December 31, 1932, per list, 126 00
$1,359 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Receipts 1932 :
Telephone tolls,
$16 57
Rent of hall,
15 00
Sale of fence posts,
5 00
$36 57
Payments to treasurer,
$36 57
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Receipts 1932 :
Fines,
Payments to treasurer,
$17 45 $17 45
Receipts January 1 to 16, 1933,
$
32
Cash on hand January 16, 1933, verified,
$ 32
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Charges 1932 :
Care of lots and miscellaneous charges, $1,204 00
138 00
Interments, Sale of lots,
250 00
$1,592 00
Payments to treasurer,
$843 00
Transferred from trust fund income,
483 50
Outstanding December 31, 1932, per list,
265 25
Cash balance December 31, 1932, 25
$1,592 00
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932,
$525 46
$525 46
On hand at end of year 1932,
$539 53
$539 53
Receipts
Payments
Income, $26 07
Added to savings depos- its,
$14 07
Transferred to town, 12 00
$26 07
$26 07
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N. AUGUSTA DODGE LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932,
$1,050 63 $1,050 63
On hand at end of year 1932,
$1,039 09 $1,039 09
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from savings
Transferred to town, $62 00
deposits, $11 54
Income, 50 46
$62 00
$62 00
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932,
$10,986 28 $10,986 28
On hand at end of year 1932,
$11,729 25 $11,729 25
Receipts
Payments
Bequests,
$700 00
Income, 526 47
Added to savings depos- its, $742 97
Transferred to town for care of lots, 483 50
$1,226 47
$1,226 47
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932,
$2,259 33 $2,259 33
On hand at end of year 1932,
$2,622 95
$2,622 95
Receipts
Payments
Income,
$113 62
Sale of lots,
250 00
Added to savings depos- sits,
$363 62
$363 62
$363 62
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1932,
$289 35
$289 35
On hand at end of year 1932, Receipts
$303 24
$303 24
Payments
Added to savings depos-
Income, $13 89 its, $13 89
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
TOWN OF HAMILTON BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1932 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Cash :
In Banks and Office,
$11,887 27
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1931,
$ 734 87
Levy of 1932,
27,608 04
28.342 91
Old Age Assistance Taxes :
Levy of 1932, 3 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1931,
$ 2 06
Levy of 1932,
231 23
233 29
Special Assessments :
Moth 1931,
$ 93
Moth 1932,
153 80
154 73
Departmental :
Public Welfare,
$1,493 70
Old Age Assistance,
126 00
State Aid,
260 00
1,879 70
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
Overdrawn Accounts :
Soldier's Exemptions,
$ 1 94
Police,
242 93
Public Welfare,
2,453 42
Soldiers' Relief,
483 50
3,181 79
$45,682 69
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Tailings,
$111 52
Trust Fund Income :
Allen Library Fund,
$10 66
Dodge Library Fund,
11 13
21 79
Dog Licenses,
2 00
Surplus War Bonus Fund,
965 37
Special State Tax-Old Age Assistance,
13 00
Appropriation Balances,
337 59
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
9,004 08
Overlays Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1931,
$889 58
Levy of 1932,
1,306 46
2,196 04
Revenue-Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax,
$233 29
Special Assessment,
154 73
Departmental,
1,879 70
2,267 72
Surplus Revenue,
30,763 58
$45,682 69
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DEBT ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt, $118,000 00
$118,000 00
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
East Schoolhouse Loan, $3,000 00
High School Building Loan,
104,000 00
Essex County Hospital Loan,
11,000 00
$118,000 00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Trust and Investment Funds :
Cash and Securities, $16,234 06
$16,234 06
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Allen Library Fund, $539 53
Dodge Library Fund,
1,039 09
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
11,729 25
Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund,
2,622 95
Maxwell Norman Fund, 303 24
$16,234 06
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 department for the year 1932.
Adjusted
Sealed
Non- Con- sealed demned
Scales :
Platform over 5000 lbs.
. .
3
. .
. .
Platform 100 to 5000 lbs.
10
. .
. .
Counter under 100 lbs.
. .
13
. .
. .
Spring 100 to 5000 lbs.
2
· ·
. .
Spring under 100 lbs.
. .
. .
. .
Computing under 100 lbs.
1
14
. .
. .
Personal weigher (slot)
. .
2
. .
. .
Prescription
. .
1
. .
. .
Weights :
Avoirdupois
. .
101
. .
. .
Apothecary
. .
22
..
. .
Metric
. .
11
. .
. .
Volumetric measures :
Liquid measures
59
·
Automatic measuring devices :
Gasoline pumps
. .
21
3
. .
Kerosene pumps
. .
5
1
. .
. .
. .
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Oil pumps
. .
. .
32
. .
Meters
. .
5
. .
. .
Quantity stops on pumps
. .
123
. .
. .
Linear measures :
Yard sticks
4
Trial Weighings and Inspections Required by Law
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Bread
92
60
5
27
Dry Commodities
81
75
1
5
Fruits and Vegetables
31
26
3
2
Kindling Wood
1
1
. .
· ·
Pedlers' Licenses
12
. .
. .
. .
Bread Labels
92
. .
. .
. .
Pedlers' Scales
2
. .
. .
. .
Ice Scales
3
. .
. .
. ..
Junk Scales
2
. .
. .
. .
Oil Jars
24
· ·
.
. .
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.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK BIRTHS RECORDED
1932
Jan. 11
Carolyn Ruth, daughter of
Arthur R. and Ruth C. (Sprague) Buckley.
Jan 30 Richard Wendall, son of Benjamin A. and Ruth F. (Linehan) Dodge.
Feb. 1 Charles Christopher, son of Charles and Lillian (Page) Fellows.
Feb. 1 Mary Louise, daughter of Warren and Charlotte (Cruise) Deshon.
Feb. 8 Ann Elizabeth, daughter of John James and Ann Helena Cullity.
Feb. 14 Marianne, daughter of Walter E. and Hazel E. (Landers) Dodge.
Feb. 16 Paul David, son of Frederick M. and Grace E. (Millar) Marks.
Feb. 17 John Aldo, son of John M. and Lora (Hakanson) Peterson.
Feb. 22 Daughter to William W. and Carolyn (Brown) Kinsella.
Feb. 24 Norman Arnold, son of Harold Arthur and Dorothy (Whitehead) Leathe Mar. 3 Gerald Robert, son of Fred A. and Mildred A. (Hills) Saunders.
Mar. 9 Robert Arthur, son of Stephen and Grace (Hooper) Cross. Mar. 16 Robert Hammond, son of Donald F. and Sarah L. (Hammond) Trussell
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Mar. 29 Jean, daughter of Frederick and Matilda (Wells) Rauscher.
Apr. 19 Constance Ann, daughter of Joseph T. and Katherine T. (Hastings) Hopkins.
Apr. 24 Theresa Marie, daughter of Theodore and Mary (Trabucco) Maione.
May 18 Dorothy Amory, daughter of Standish and Dorothy (Winthrop) Bradford.
May 24 Marion Katherine, daughter of William and Nora (King) O'Brien.
June 3 Frances Goodwin, daughter of Joseph W. and Elizabeth (Barrell) Woods.
June 17 Ann Marie, daughter of John T. and Elizabeth J. (Fraser) Walke
June 28 Daughter to Malcolm and Nathalie (Lovering) Brown.
July 13 Bayard Thayer, son of Richard C. and Mabel B. (Thayer) Storey.
Aug. 19 Eric Alton, Jr., son of Eric A. and Dorothy (Williams) Ayer.
Aug. 20 Ann, daughter of Frank and Jessie W. (McGovern) Edmondson.
Sept. 6 Donald Franklin, son of Stanley E. and Gertrude (Hitchings) Allen.
Sept. 7 Thomas Clyde, son of Jeremiah F. and Ferne G. (Frost) Brown.
Sept. 28 Paul, son of Edward and Mary A. (Maloney) Wallace.
Sept. 29 Peter Laurence, son of Laurence and Bertha (Anderson) Peterson.
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Oct. 2 Peter Caldwell, son of Sidney W. and Claire H. (Caldwell) Tappan.
Oct. Jean, daughter of Alexander and Constance (Hotchkiss) Begg.
Oct. 11 Richard Henry, son of William C. and Ethel C. (Boynton) Peck.
Nov. 10 Peter, son of Harold M. and Maude L. (Walsh) Nielsen.
Dec. 14 Beatrice Arvie, daughter of Lloyd E. and Marion (Larkin) Ricker.
MARRIAGES RECORDED
1932
Frank Sanford Melanson of Hamilton
Annie Theresa McGrath of Salem
Roland E. Como of Hamilton Rose Rathe of Ipswich
Joseph J. Diab of Boston Dorothy H. Bancroft of Hamilton
William J. O'Brien of Hamilton Nora King of Beverly Farms
John Walsh of Hamilton Nora Ford of Boston (Brighton)
Jacob Leyendecker of Beverly Everita Rhodes of Hamilton
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William E. Allen of Hamilton H. Ernestine Berry of Hamilton
Chester A. Davis of Hamilton Edith M. Fosdick of Hamilton
Roderick Mosses Hoak of Beverly Evelyn Frances Dodge of Beverly
Joseph E. Shadbolt of Hamilton Agnes Susan (Davison) Wilson of Hamilton
Roger Elmer Moore of Salem Vivian E. Dodge of Hamilton
George A. Harrison of Salem Clara M. Schaible of Hamilton
George Elmer Thibodeault of Wenham Annabelle Margery Foss of Hamilton
Norman Horace Broughton of Marblehead Eloise McRae of Hamilton
James M. Donlon of Hamilton Winnifred L. Morse of Beverly
David Edward Kinsella of Wenham Catherine Margaret Wetson of Hamilton
Harold Brigham Roper of Hamilton Beatrice Elizabeth Burton of Andover
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Walter George Hilliard of Belmont Dorothy Sveger Phillips of Watertown
Leo Pariseau of Beverly Gracie Melanson of Hamilton
Lawrence R. Stone of Hamilton Clara M. Powers of Wenham
Frank Leonard Tree of Hamilton Alice Marion Bancroft of Hamilton
Charles J. Bouchard of Salem Grace G. (La Forme) Pead of Hamilton
Adolf W. Adelhelm of Ipswich Alithea E. Howe of Ipswich
William Francis Walsh of Hamilton Bridget Thresa Donelan of Wenham
Robert W. Atherley of Ipswich Elizabeth R. Ross of Hamilton
Gordon A. Hitchings of Hamilton Elizabeth Fox of Beverly
Richard Carlton Flynn of Wenham Doris P. Humphrey of Winchester
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DEATHS RECORDED
1932
Date of Death 1932
Years Mos. Days
Jan. 18
Ralph S. Hayes
36
9
15
Jan. 23 Arthur Raymond Melvin
37
0
0
Jan. 24 Laura A. Knowles
53
4
10
Jan. 27 John W. Kirby
86
5
. .
Feb. 3 Almira M. Barker
85
3
. .
Feb. 4 Azilla M. Hills
81
6
5
Feb. 22
Kinsella
Feb. 24
Ella Rankins
2
19
Mar. 4
Marie Louise Jodoin
70
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. .
Mar. 10
Catherine J. Haskell
45
9
29
Mar. 12
Joseph E. Allen
61
5
17
Mar. 13
Maude H. Forbes
55
3
· ·
May 26
Sarah R. Safford
76
4
17
June 28
Brown
Aug. 9
Ambrose E. Peatfield
71
3
Aug. 14
Albert N. Hawes
70
9
27
Aug. 15
Cordelia Newman
87
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. .
Sept. 14
Charles W. Knowles
86
6
5
Sept. 22
Irene Blanche Lanctot
26
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. .
Sept. 23
Blanche M. Smerage
51
11
24
Sept. 24
Leon Gordon
64
10
14
Oct. 24
Mary E. Rowe
78
3
29
Nov. 18
Margaret Hurd
62
10
13
.
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Nov. 21 Lydia L. Bradeen
87
6
ry
Nov. 24 Annie J. West
67
8
30
Nov. 27 Elizabeth Warner
81
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. .
Dec. 20 John G. Simpson
60
. .
8
Dec. 22 James H. Broughal
85
. .
. .
Dec. 24 Clarence S. Knowlton
60
4
22
Dec. 29 Alfred S. Shadbolt
86
4
20
BROUGHT INTO TOWN
1932
Years Mos. Days
Jan. 7 Pauline F. Pitman
37
5
. .
June 2 Sarah Jane Norton
93
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. .
June 20 Cleveland Perkins
38
. . . .
July 11 Caroline A. Curtis
73
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. .
July 26 Cornelia E. Turpin
78
4
9
Aug. 16 Henry William Norton
48
8
24
Aug. 18 Charles R. Tuck
85
1 23
Nov. 3 Orrin Thompson
64
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Nov. 4 Howard O. Hatt
50
11
28
Nov. 15 Ernest Franklin Cummings
. .
5
13
Nov. 21 Charles B. Carly
60
3
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DOG LICENSES
CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Clerk
Licenses issued Jan.1 to Dec. 2, 1932 :
Males and spayed females
110 @ $2 00
$220 00
Females
31 @ 5 00
155 00
Breeder's
1 @ 25 00
25 00
Breeder's
1 @ 50 00 50 00
$450 00
Payments to County Treasurer, Jan. 1 to Dec. 2, 1932
$411 20
Payments to Town Treasurer, Jan. 1 to Dec. 2, 1932 10 20
Fees retained, Jan. 1 to Dec. 2, 1932, 143 @ 20c 28 60
$450 00
WILLIAM H. WOODASON, Clerk
Licenses issued Dec. 3 to 31, 1932 :
Males and spayed females
22 @ $2 00
$44 00
Females
8 @ 5 00
40 00
Breeder's
1 @ 25 00 25 00
Overpayment to Town Treasurer
60
109 60
Payments to Town Treasurer Dec. 3 to 31, 1932
$103 40
Fees retained Dec. 3 to 31, 1932
6 20
109 60
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
SPORTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES CLARENCE S. KNOWLTON, Clerk
Licenses issued 1932 :
Resident citizen's sporting
89 @ $2 75
$244 75
Resident citizen's trapping
2 @ 5 25
10 50
Minor trapper's
1 @ 1 25
1 25
Minor fishing
2 @
1 25
2 50
Duplicate
1 @
50
50
$259 50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game
$225 00
Fees retained, 89 @ 25c
22 25
Cash balance, Dec. 31, 1932.
Due Division of Fisheries and Game
$11 00
Fees, 5 @ 25c
1 25
12 25
$259 50
OTHER LICENSES
Junk
$20 00
Common Victuallers
30 00
Hawkers' Licenses
16 00
Oleomargarine
1 00
Public Dance
2 00
Auto Dealers' License
12 00
Pool and Bowling
4 00
Alcohol
1 00
Milk
6 50
Paid Town Treasurer 1
$92 50
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
REGISTRATION
The Registrars of Voters met for registration of voters in 1932 as follows: Three times at the Engine House, South Hamilton, and three times at the Town Hall.
At these meetings 98 men and 87 women were registered. Total registration at close of these meetings :
Men
598
Women
546
Total
1,144
TOWN MEETINGS
1932
A Special Town Meeting was held January 20, 1932, at 7.30 o'clock P. M. At this meeting the appropriations were from Revenue, $4,500.00
The Annual Town Meeting was held March 8, 1932. At this meeting the appropriations were as follows :
From Revenue $141,771 04
From Surplus 1,855 41
A Special Town Meeting was held June 24, 1932. At this meeting the appropriations were from Revenue, $6,550.00.
A Presidential Primary was held April 26, 1932, at 2 o'clock P. M.
A State Primary was held September 20, 1932, at 1 o'clock P. M.
A State Election was held November 8, 1932, at 12 o'clock noon.
Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM H. WOODASON,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hamilton, Mass., January, 1933.
To the Board of Selectmen of Hamilton:
Gentlemen: I wish to submit my annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1932.
The Town of Hamilton appropriates for the year 1932 two thou- sand dollars ($2,000.00) for the running of the Department, as follows :
Chief of Police
$646 20
Police Officers
1,074 30
Office Rent
120 00
Office Light and Walnut Road Light
23 21
Telephone, Office and Home
144 31
Paint for Traffic Lines
19 80
Auto Hire
61 30
Collecting Dog Tax
30 00
Typing Warrant and Letters
9 00
Batteries, Bulbs and Flashlights
7 75
Making over Police Coat
7 00
Dr. Corcoran
3 00
Iver Johnson
24 96
Law Books
3 50
Time Books
3 50
Two Emergency Bandages
1 50
McSweeney & McSweeney, Assistance in Court
65 00
$2,244 33
Less Court Fees returned to Town
150 00
Actual Cost of Police Department for Year 1932 $2,094 33
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Whole number of arrests made during the year, 44; divided as follows :
Male
44
Female
0
Adults
34
Minors
10
Native born
32
Foreign born
12
Residents
3
Non-residents
41
OFFENSES
Drunk
12
Assault
6
Breaking and entering in night time
2
Driving under influence
5
Larceny of automobile and number plates
3
Larceny
2
Disturbing the peace
13
Assault on officer
1
Total attendance in Police and Superior Courts by Hamilton Officers 61
Total number of complaints investigated by Hamilton Police 283
Automobile licenses and registrations revoked or suspended during the year 1932 in Hamilton by Morgan J. Ryan, Registrar of Motor Vehicles :
Licenses revoked 16
Licenses suspended 24
Registrations revoked
10
Registrations suspended 19
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Number of Revolver licenses issued by the Chief of Police to carry a pistol or revolver in the State of Massachu- setts during the year 1932
28
Number of notices of intended transfer or sale of Motor Vehicles issued by the Chief of Police during the year 1932, on forms supplied by Morgan J. Ryan 186
MISCELLANEOUS
Automobiles reported stolen
32
Automobiles stolen in town
2
Automobiles recovered
Property reported stolen or lost
$360
Property recovered
$220
Complaints received
300
Complaints investigated
283
Dogs lost or stolen
19
Dogs found and recovered
6
Dogs killed
5
Summonses served for out-of-town officers
32
Accidents reported
31
Police assistance to out-of-town officers
26
Police assistance by out-of-town officers
6
Report Commissioner of Correction
1
Report to Morgan J. Ryan
16
Report to Beverly Electric Light plant of street lights out
23
Doors found open
6
Letters and post-cards sent out, about
110
Persons saved from drowning
2
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR SOUTHWICK,
Chief of Police.
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Hamilton, Mass., January 1, 1933.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: The Engineers of the Fire Department herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1932.
During the year the department has responded to 61 alarms, as follows : 3 false, 14 still, 2 inhalator calls, 41 bell alarms in Hamil- ton, and 1 call for assistance from Ipswich. Total amount of hose laid, 10,650 feet of 21/2-inch, 4,800 feet of 11/2 -- inch, and 2,460 feet of 3/4-inch. 995 gallons of chemical has been used.
A Booster brake system, to increase the brake power, has been installed on the Seagrave. Two additional radiators and pressure tank have been installed for the heating plant. An Inhalator and Resuscitator has been purchased with a donation of $170.00 from the Company fund. It is the latest development in equipment for this kind of work.
With the assistance of the Unemployed Committee a reservoir connecting with Cutler's Pond was completed, with an unlimited supply of water for Fire Protection. Knowlton's Brook on Bridge Street and a brook on Sagamore Street was widened and made deeper for fire purposes. Both are an abundant supply of water for fires in this vicinity.
To prevent delays in responding to alarms, it is important that the calls be made in the proper manner.
In case of Fire call Fire Alarm Emergency on the telephone, then give your name and exact location of fire to the operator.
For Inhalator call telephone operator, give your name and location where equipment is needed.
We wish to thank the Wenham Fire Department for their assistance during the past year.
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
We wish to express our appreciation for the co-operation of all who have helped to maintain the efficiency of the department.
ALARMS FOR 1932
Date District Description Owner Location
Jan. 1 31 4 cottages, H. Dodge, I. S. Sweet, B. F. Copeland, W. E. Downer, Asbury Grove.
3 21 Barn, T. A. Moynihan, Willow St.
12 Still Chimney, Mrs. H. C. Frick, Woodbury St.
30 21 House, Harry Wetson, Railroad Ave.
Feb. 18 24 Hen coop, George Vaughn, Gardner St.
18 21 False Alarms.
21 31 Garage, Asbury Grove Corp., Highland St.
Mar. 9 21 House, John Melanson, Linden St.
15
14 Grass and bush, L. Scheluzmeyer, Chebbacco Shore Road.
29 3-3-3 Call for assistance to Ipswich.
Apr. 3 21 Grass and brush, R. H. Chittick, Lorenzo Ave.
6 Still Grass and brush, Myopia Club, off Main St.
13 21 Grass, Myopia Club, Main St.
14 24 House, Charles Appleton, Main St.
16 25 Grass and brush, Mrs. G. L. Myer, Farms Rd.
15 Still Grass and brush, Myopia Club, Main St.
19 25 Grass, Charles Walker, Farms Rd.
22 34 House, Mrs. G. T. Davidson, Highland St.
23 14 Dump, George Kane, Sagamore St.
24 24 Dump, R. A. Whipple, Moulton St.
24 31 False Alarm.
28 32 Grass and brush, F. A. Alley, Winthrop St.
29 Still Brush and trees, Town of Hamilton, Moulton St.
30 Still Meadow, James Callahan, off Walnut Rd.
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Date District Description Owner Location
May 5 Still Brush, Town of Hamilton, Moulton St.
12 31 Brush, Estate of Wm. Stopford, Highland St.
16 15 Automobile, John Knowlton, Essex St.
19 21 House, Earl Johnson, Linden St.
20 24 Grass and brush, L. E. Libby, Moulton St.
20 Still Grass and brush, L. E. Libby, Moulton St.
22 Still Dump, R. A. Whipple, Moulton St.
23 31 Leaves and grass, John Mann, Asbury St. 23 Still Pile of sleepers, B. & M. R. R., off Main St.
23 14 False Alarm.
June 1
24 21 Grass and brush, Town of Hamilton, off Union St. Still Automobile, Max Bookstein, Lorenzo Ave.
July 5 Still Dump, George Harrigan, off Main St.
5 21 House, Mrs. Mary Jeddrie, Park St.
19 41 Woods and brush, Emerson Proctor, off Highland.
19 Still Brush, John Walsh, Maple St. Inhalator Call.
24
26 Still Pump, R. A. Whipple, Moulton St.
26 31 Grass and brush, Mrs. F. Benjamin, Central Ave.
Aug. 1 21 Oil stove, John Powers, Linden St.
5 21 House, Charles Jopp, Asbury St.
10
23 Auto and barn, Wm. J. Daley, Main St.
11 Still Wires in street, Town of Hamilton, Rust St.
14 41 Building, Charles Perkins, off Highland St.
Sept. 2 14 Building, Jerome Crabee, Echo Cove Rd. 3 13 Building, Raymond Tucker, Prospect St. 17 21 Automobile, Robert Caverly, Mill St.
28 23 Automobile, Lewis Norton, Main St.
Oct. 14 24 Automobile, A. F. Goodwin. Main St.
133
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Date District Description Owner Location
Nov. 12 13 Automobile, Leslie Whipple, Essex St.
19 24 Automobile, Harry Levin, Moulton St.
26 8-8-8 Police Call for assistance.
Dec. 1 Inhalator Call.
3 21 Grass and brush, J. Brown, off Main St.
3 32 House, F. J. Alley, Highland St.
16 31 Chimney, B. Tuckerman, off Highland St.
16 31 Chimney, Arthur Day, Asbury St.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR 1933
Salaries and Wages
Firemen
$1,450 00
Clerk
50 00
Equipment and Repairs
500 00
Fuel and Light
Fuel
115 00
Light
60 00
Building and Grounds
Janitor
200 00
Repairs
75 00
Janitor Supplies
25 00
Other Expenses
Insurance
45 00
Telephone
85 00
Power for Fire Alarm
75 00
Acid and Soda
50 00
Gasoline and Oil
35 00
Printing
25 00
Medical Aid
10 00
- $2,800 00
134
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
FIRE SPECIAL
Pump for water system
50 00
$2,850 00
Respectfully submitted,
A. MERRILL CUMMINGS EARL E. JOHNSON DOUGLAS H. KNOWLTON RUDOLPH H. HARADEN JOHN E. CROSS
Board of Engineers.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
Value of buildings
$3,698,225 00
Value of land
1,509,880 00
Value of real estate
$5,208,105 00
Value of personal estate Total Valuation
$5,852,447 00
Tax on real estate
$123,432 59
Tax on personal estate
15,271 00
Tax on polls
1,378 00
Total tax levy
140,081 59
Old age assistance tax
700 00
Moth assessment
1,281 54
Total Commitment
142,063 13
Rate per thousand
$23 70
Number of horses 252
Number of cows
79
Number of neat cattle
2
Number of swine
34
Number of fowls
1,740
Number of acres of land
8,760
Number of dwellings
827
Number of persons and
corporations assessed 1,400
644,342 00
136
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
EXPENDITURES
Town Appropriations
$152,821 04
State Tax
7,410 00 7 73
State Parks
State Audit
452 97
Old Age Assistance
700 00
County Tax
7,058 44
Overlay 1932
2,326 16
Total Expenditures
$170,776 34
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$11,677 48
Motor Vehicle Excise
6,000 00 V
Corporation Taxes
1,154 68
Bank Tax
204 30
Licenses
69 00
Fines
100 00
Special Assessments (Moth)
1,250 00 ¥
General Government
100 00
Protection of Persons and Property
50 00
Charities
1,800 00 V
Old Age Assistance, July 1, 1931 .
to April 1, 1932
1,233 00
V
Soldiers' Benefits
360 00
Schools
200 00
Libraries
25 00
Cemeteries (other than from trust funds and sale of lots) 600 00
Interest on deposits
400 00
Interest on taxes
400 00
Gasoline Tax, Highway offset
4,371 29 V
137
REPORT OF ASSESSORS
SUMMARY
Total amount to be raised
$170,776 34
$170,776 34
$29,994 75
Estimated receipts 689 Polls Old Age Assistance Tax
1,378 00
700 00
32,072 75
Balance Tax on Property
138,703 59
Special Moth Assessment
1,281 54
Tax on Polls
1,378 00
Old Age Assistance Tax
700 00
Total Commitment
$142,063 13
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX
Total Number of Cars assessed
969
Valuation of Cars assessed
$238,810 00
Total Excise Tax levy
$6,274 90
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF HAMILTON
The Assessors wish to impress on the voters the necessity of strict economy in Town expenditures, for the coming year especi- ally. The only way to reduce taxes is to reduce expense, which helps everyone. The State income and corporation taxes will be lower this year and also a loss on real and personal property valuation. Our one aim is to reduce taxes this year, which can be done only with your help.
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