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ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt, $110,000 00
$110,000 00
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
East School Loan, $ 2,000 00
High School Building Loan, 98,000 00
Essex County Hospital Loan,
10,000 00
$110,000 00
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TRUST ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Trust and Investment Funds :
Cash and Securities,
$16.713 3%
$16,713 37
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Dr. Justin Allen Library Fund, $ 526 71
H. Augusta Dodge Library Fund. 1,075 77
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds.
12,023 65
Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund, 2,773 31
Maxwell Norman Fund, 313 93
$16,713 31
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 1933.
Adjusted
Sealed
Non- Con- sealed demned
Scales :
Platform over 5000 lbs.
. .
1
1
. .
Platform 100 to 5000 lbs.
1
15
. .
. .
Counter under 100 lbs.
10
. .
. .
Beam under 100 lbs.
1
8
. .
. .
Spring over 100 lbs.
· .
4
. .
. .
Spring under 100 lbs.
1
30
. .
4
Computing under 100 lbs.
1
14
1
Personal weigher (slot)
1
. .
1
Prescription
. .
1
. .
. .
Weights :
Avoirdupois
3
120
. .
. .
Apothecary
. .
36
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Metric
. .
12
. .
. .
Volumetric measures :
Liquid measures
40
. .
10
Automatic measuring devices :
Gasoline pumps
18
. .
. .
Kerosene
. .
4
2
. .
Quantity stops on pumps
79
. .
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Gasoline Meters
. .
8
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.
. .
. .
. .
. .
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Linear measures : Yard Sticks
Vehicle tanks
1
. . .
Trial Weighings and Inspections Required by Law.
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Bread*
90
36
14
40
Dry Commodities
34
23
11
Fruits and Vegetables
25
11
1
13
Kindling Wood
. .
. .
.
.
. .
Pedler's Licenses
9
. .
. .
. .
Bread Labels
65
. .
. .
. .
Pedler's Scales
2
1
. .
1
Ice Scales
4
4
. .
. .
Junk Scales
1
. .
. .
1
Oil Jars
. .
. .
. .
. .
Coal certificates reweighing
·4
3
. .
1
Clinical Thermometers
59
·
. .
. .
. .
* One hearing was held on short weight of bread.
Permanent records are kept at the Town Hall, showing indi- vidual tests and inspections, as well as all sealings, together with fees.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK B. CROWELL,
Sealer
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
Greetings: The report of the Town Clerk's office for the Town of Hamilton for the year of 1933 is herewith submitted.
VITAL STATISTICS
During the year 1933 the births numbered 35; this is 2 more than the previous year.
BIRTHS RECORDED
1933
David Lindsay, son of William and Margaret (Mackey) Wilson.
Beverly Eunice Loraine, daughter of Hugh C. and Mildred F. (Hitchings ) Wentworth.
Gaetano Alberghini, son of Louis and Anne (Nimechiek) Alberghini.
Daniel James, son of John F. and Mary E. (Burns) Counihan.
Grace Sylvia, daughter of Hovey Francis and Grace Sylvia (Ingalls) Humphrey.
Barbara Ann, daughter of Leo and Esther Margaret (Sullivan) Elario.
Ruth Edna, daughter of Marcius and Vennetta (Rutledge) Babcock.
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Eileen Philomena, daughter of Michael and Mary (Hurley) Halleran.
Joan Marion, daughter of John and Marion (Meuse) Dixon.
Marion Jean, daughter of John Richard and Marjorie Evelyn (Thorton) Saunders.
Wayne Abbott, son of Wallace R. and Ethel (Gilleatte) Mann.
Betty Jean, daughter of James Warren and Florence Hazel (Marshall) Day
Charles Herbert. Jr., son of Charles H. and Helen M. (Chisholm) Harding.
David Edward, Jr., son of David E. and Catherine M. (Wetson) Kinsella.
Dorothy Annie, daughter of George D., Jr., and Evelyn M. (Hatt) Grant.
John Randolph, son of Sumner and Mary (Weld) Pingree.
Marilyn Elizabeth, daughter of Arthur A. and Ruth C. (Sprague) Buckley.
Paul Wentworth, son of Harold A. and Dorothy (Whitehead) Leathe.
Nancy Jane, daughter of James S. and Barbara C. (Williard) Lewis.
Frederick Joseph, son of Lawrence Edward and Viola (Lapointe ) Dodge.
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Robert Joseph, son of John and Katherine A. (Madigan) McParland.
Jeanett Marie, daughter of John H. and Margaret M. (Millett) Ostrom. Regina Dolores, daughter of Ralph H. and Elizabeth A. (Tully) Swenson.
Eleanor Marilyn, daughter of Hollis and Marguerite (Seaver) Hitchings.
John Byers, son of Walter J. and Beatrice (Gray) Emeney.
Sally Ann, daughter of Henry A. and Muriel (Gould) Tarr.
Priscilla Ann, daughter of Lewis F. and Helen K. (Kerrigan) Day.
Alexander C., Jr., son of Alexander C. and Constance (Hotchkiss) Begg.
Elda Mary, daughter of Charles and Rosie (Bombardary) Lamberti.
Richard Edward, son of Clifton Edward and Gladys Elizabeth (Morrow) Hook.
David Dean, son of Walter E. and Hazel E. (Landers) Dodge.
Lucy Ann, daughter of M. Keith and Carolyn (Wyman) Lander.
Raymond Joseph Lucien, son of Lucien and Blanche (Pinault) Fraser.
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Mary Susan, daughter of Edgar and Margaret (Nichols) Andrews.
Nancy Mae, daughter of Everett G. and Winnifred N. (Wilkinson) Stanley.
MARRIAGES RECORDED
1933
Carson Joseph Coleman of Hamilton, Mass. Sarah McClelland of Danvers, Mass.
James Wilson of Hamilton, Mass. Martha Edge of Hamilton, Mass.
Laurence Mills of Hamilton, Mass. Nora Crowell of Beverly, Mass.
Charles Wellington Bryant of Beverly, Mass. Caroline Mae Alexander of Hamilton, Mass.
Lewis F. Day of Hamilton, Mass. Helen C. Kerrigan of Wenham, Mass.
Allen MacCurrach of Hamilton. Mass. Anna F. Poole of Hamilton, Mass.
Edward Hart of North Andover, Mass. Helen R. MacGregor of Hamilton, Mass.
William W. Dodge of Hamilton, Mass. Ella F. Flanders of Hamilton, Mass.
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Alfred H. Nickerson of Hamilton, Mass. Kathryn L. Lamson of Hamilton, Mass.
Donald J. Kilham of Wenham, Mass. F. Muriel Pentz of Hamilton, Mass.
Arthur William MacLean of Brattleboro, Vt. Elsa L. Caldwell of Middleton, Mass.
Everett A. Hurd of Hamilton. Mass. Julia Goggin of Melrose, Mass.
John B. Swann of Boston. Mass. Mary F. Potter of Boston, Mass.
Willis P. Beal of Boston, Mass. Cecily D. Livermore of Boston, Mass.
Albert E. Smith, Jr., of Beverly, Mass. Mary Elizabeth Gibbons of Wenham, Mass.
Albert C. Malone of Hamilton. Mass. Lillian A. Wetson of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert Shaw Eastman of Medford, Mass. May Elizabeth Dodge of Hamilton, Mass.
Joseph W. Woodman of Danvers Margaret F. Gildart of Hamilton
Calvin Melvin Watson of Topsfield Estelle M. Melanson of Hamilton
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Arthur B. Perkins of Hamilton Phyllis C. Lester of Beverly Farms
Alfred Walter Singer of Essex Agnes Mary MacGregor of Beverly
Herman Clifford Johnson of Beverly Gladys Louise Mann of Hamilton
Horace Edison Dodge of Hamilton Rosalie Aldrich of Jasksonville, Florida
David D. Hemeon of Georgetown, Mass. Marion P. Colwell of Hamilton, Mass.
William Cunningham of Salem, Mass. Vincenzo Cusumano of Boston, Mass.
DEATHS RECORDED
1933
Years Mos. Days
Jan. 16 Clara L. Cushman
65
8
27
Jan. 20 Francis C. Norton
86
7
22
Jan. 22 Fred P. Kilham
56
11
19
Feb. 4
John Horan
. .
. .
Feb. 16
Eva H. Goodhue
69
10
14
Mar. 11
Margaret Dodge
75
11
23
Mar. 16
Annie M. Smith
61
5
17
Apr. 7 Mary Brown Hobbs
56
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. .
Apr. 13 Katherine M. Powers
51
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May 19
Emma S. Rahm
62
9
26
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Years Mos. Days
May 23 Albert J. Beake
70
6
13
June 16 Rose Tinkham
73
2
. .
June 29 Sarah A. Haraden
83
8
2
July 1 Luther Williams Adams
75
5
. .
July 11
Herbert W. Day
61
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. .
Aug. 12
Annie B. Dolliver
41
1 23
Sept. 1 Adeline A. Alexander
73
9
24
Sept. 4 Houston A. Thomas
61
. .
23
Sept. 16 Anna V. Readmon
82
8
1
Sept. 26
Mary E. Morgan
71
10
. .
Oct. 3 Estelle H. Humphrey
63
3
27
Oct. 27
Francis LeFavour
83
0
17
Nov. 7
Willard O. J. Martin
73
8
22
Nov. 18
Annie E. Woodbury
63
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. .
Dec. 10
Richard H. Smith
66
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. .
Dec. 15 Viola F. Lefavour
79
2
14.
Dec. 28
Cornelius Cleary
56
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. .
Dec. 22 Jacob Edward Lufkin
69
8
20
BROUGHT INTO TOWN
1933
Years Mos. Days
Jan. 2 Otis M. Wilcox
60
6
14
Mar. 15 James A. Webb
51
ry
5
May 9 Fred W. Smith
72
2
Aug. 9
Georgianna Arrington Tuck
54
·
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Dec. 20 Sarah A. Tibbetts
76
10
25
. . . .
July 15 Michael Nahormy
37
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REGISTRATIONS
During the past year the Board of Registrars held four meetings, one at the Engine House and three at the Town Hall. The total number registered at these meetings is as follows:
Men 48
Women 36
84
The total number of voters dropped from the voting list during the past year is as follows :
Men
27
Women 27
-
54
The total number of voters eligible to vote in the Town of Hamilton, Dec. 31, 1933, is as follows :
Men
612
Women
551
Total
1,163
All money due the State and County for sporting and dog licenses has been turned over to the proper authorities and certi- fied to by the accountants.
TOWN MEETINGS, 1933
A Special Town Meeting was held January 6, 1933, at seven- thirty o'clock P. M. At this meeting the sum of $8,000.00 was appropriated from Revenue for special work to be done by the unemployed under the direction of the Selectmen.
The Annual Town Meeting was held March 14. 1933. At this
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meeting the sum of $133,961.79 was appropriated to meet the expenses of the Town for the current year.
A Special State Election was held June 13, 1933. The polls opened at 12 o'clock noon and closed at 8 o'clock in the evening. This election was for the purpose of ratifying or rejecting the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution. The vote was as follows :
Votes by Men 240
Votes by Women 121
Total votes cast 361
Delegates opposed to ratification 67
Delegates favoring ratification 279
Blanks 15
361
Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the sale therein of Wines and Malt Beverages ?
Yes 264
No 88
A Special Town Meeting was held on August 15, 1933. At this meeting it was voted to appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for Unemployment Relief, the money to be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Fund.
Respecfully submitted,
GEORGE GIBNEY HARADEN,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
1933
Value of Buildings $3,754,275 00
Value of Land 1,489,065 00
Value of Real Esate
$5,243,340 00
Value of Personal Estate
653,103 00
Total Valuation of Town
$5,896,443 00
Tax on Real Estate $116,926 48
Tax on Personal Estate
14,564 20
Tax on Polls 1,376 00
Total Tax Levy
$132.866 68
Old Age Assistance Tax
102 00
Moth Assessment
1.016 71
Total Committment
$134.585 39
Rate per thousand
$22 30
Number of horses
196
Number of cows
13
Number of neat cattle
10
Number of swine
43
Number of fowl
2.755
Number of sheep
17
Number of acres of land
8,760
Number of dwellings
830
Number of persons and corporations assessed
1.695
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EXPENDITURES
Town Appropriations
$141,961 29
Voted from Excess and Deficiency
8,000 00
State Tax
6,840 00
State Parks
10 55
State Audit
397 49
Old Age Assistance
702 00
County Tax
6,274 94
Tuberculosis Hospital
1,372 03
Overlay, 1933
2,577 94
Total Expenditures
$168,136 74
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$7,908 36
Corporation Taxes
622 80
Bank Tax
398 26
Motor Vehicle Excise
5,500 00
Licenses
600 00
Fines
100 00
Special Assessments (Moth)
1,000 00
General Government
50 00
Protection of Person and Property
100 00
Highways
30 12
Charities
2,300 00
Old Age Assistance (from State)
624 00
Soldiers' Benefits
250 00
Schools
230 00
Libraries
25 00.
Cemeteries (other than Trust Fund or Sale of Lots) 500 00
Interest on Deposits
50 00
Interest on Taxes
1,500 00
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Emergency Acts, Chap. 49, of 1933 :
First Quarter
2,641 37
Second Quarter
2,13 46
Total Estimated Receipts
$26,567 37
SUMMARY
Total Amount to be Raised $168,136 74
$168,136 74
Estimated Receipts
26,567 37
688 Polls at $2.00
1,376 00
702 Old Age Assistance at $1.00
202.00
Taken from Excess and Deficiency
8,000 00
Gain or Loss account of fractions
69
36,646 06
Balance Tax on Property
131,490 68
Special Assessment (Moth)
1,016 :1
Tax on Polls
1,376 00
Old Age Assistance
102 00
Gain or Loss account of fractions
69
Total Committments
$134,586 08
Total Number of Cars Assessed
991
Valuation of Cars Assessed
$212 240 00
Total Excise Tax Levy
$5,573 99
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF HAMILTON
As far as we can see ahead at the present time, the estimated receipts for the year 1934 should be about the same as those shown in our report this year, so if the expenditures are made
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smaller for the coming year there would be a small reduction in the 1934 tax rate.
There have been so many changes and new laws in regard to local taxation by the State Legislature, that it is hard for everyone to keep track of them. The most important ones are: that all personal statements should be in the hands of the assessors on or before May 15th, all applications for abatements or errors should be reported at once, on real or personal before December 31st of the year of the tax.
Any person changing number plates on cars on account of changes in insurance, etc., should notify the assessors at once, so that they will not get two tax bills on the same car.
The Excise Tax for 1934 on cars is $32.14 per thousand valua- tion, an increase of 59 cents per thousand over last year. This rate is made from an average of the tax rates on all cities and towns in Massachusetts.
We have had many complaints in regard to the high valuations of old cars. These valuations are set by the State Department and after a car is five years old there is no further reduction in valuation.
The Board of Assessors does not intend, nor would it be justified, in making any drastic reductions in real estate throughout the town as a whole. This would immediately cause a higher tax rate, which would cause the town great trouble in negotiating loans or procuring money to conduct the town's business.
Respectfully,
GEORGE E. SAFFORD, JESSE S. MANN ROBERT H. CHITTICK
Board of Assessors.
JURY LIST FOR 1934
Edward J. Ready, Asbury Street, Salesman William A. Brumby, Arlington Street, Retired Harold A. Daley, Main Street, Grocer George F. Cross, Walnut Street, Carpenter Edward A. Dewitt, Railroad Avenue, Carpenter Walter E. Cheever, Knowlton Street, Laborer Stanley R. Berry, Essex Street, Chauffeur Wallace H. Knowlton, Bridge Street, Carpenter William W. Bancroft, Gardner Street, Contractor James L. Danforth, Union Street, Retired John J. Corcoran, Highland Street, Foreman Tallmadge B. Johnson, Asbury Street, Banking George H. Bisson, Winthrop Street, Carpenter Carl G. Ricker, Hamilton Avenue, Electrician Lawrence R. Stone, Asbury Street, Superintendent Frank B. Crowell, Hamilton Avenue, Painter Levi E. Alexander, Main Street, Chauffeur Frederick C. Holland, Railroad Avenue, Real Estate Henry T. Rogers, Arlington Street, Machinist Harold G. Dodd, Walnut Street, Master Plumber Merrill S. Lovering, Lincoln Avenue, Carpenter
REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hamilton, Mass., January 27, 1934.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hamilton.
Gentlemen: I wish to submit my first annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1933.
Total number of arrests during the year, 44; divided as follows :
Male
42
Female
2
Adults
43
Minors
1
Native born
30
Foreign born
14
Residents
14
Non-residents
30
OFFENSES
Breaking, entering and larceny
Vagrancy
3
Operating under influence of liquor and drunk
4
Operating without a license
1
Non-support
2
Larceny
1
Operating to endanger
1
Assault
3
Assault on an Officer
2
Interfering with an Officer
1
Drunk
3
Bastardy
1
Insane
3
Maintaining gaming nuisance
1
Being present where gaming implements were found
10
Disturbing the peace
1
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DISPOSITION IN DISTRICT COURT
Fined and paid, Probated 1 year
8 13
Fined and paid
Fined and appealed
9
Filed
2
Found Not Guilty
4
Suspended sentence to House of Correction
1
Committed to Monson State Hospital
1
Released without arraignment
1
Turned over to out-of-town police
3
Temporary committment to Danvers State Hospital
2
Total 44
DISPOSITION IN SUPERIOR COURT
Pleaded Guilty-Fined and paid
1
Pleaded Nolo-Filed
4
Withdrew Appeal-Fined and paid
1
Nol Prossed
1
Not Guilty
1
Pending
1
OFFICERS' ATTENDANCE AT COURT
Dodge
14 Southwick
12
Perley
4 Frederick 22
Sargent
5
38
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ARRESTS MADE BY OFFICERS
Dodge
8
Southwick . 10
Perley
1 Frederick 10
Sargent 4 State and Local 11
Report to Commissioner of Correction
1
Report to Special Crime Commission
1
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
By Automobile 1 By Alcoholism 1
AUTOMOBILE TRANSFERS
By individuals 43 By Class 1 Dealers 20
SUMMONS SERVED BY LOCAL POLICE
On local complaint 4 For other police 20
SUMMONS SERVED BY OTHER POLICE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT
Ipswich Police 1 State Police 1
Registrations revoked in Town by Registrar of Motor Vehicles ry
Licenses suspended by Registrar in Town
8
Licenses suspended by Registrar on recommendation of this Department 5
Letters, postcards, circulars, etc., received 50
Letters, postcards, circulars, etc., sent out 4.4
Accidents reported in town
23
I wish to take this opportunity to thank all who have assisted this department during the past year, and especially the Board of Selectmen, who have co-operated at all times. and the Town Clerk, who has done clerical work and used his car for police work on many occasions at no expense to the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN A. DODGE,
Chief of Police.
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton.
GREETINGS :
The Cemetery Commissioners submit herewith their report for the year ending December 31, 1933. 1 number of improvements were accomplished in the past year in our cemetery.
We wish to thank Miss Mary Curtis for her gift to the Cemetery Department of 1,000 gallons of Tarvia. It was through this gen- erous gift that we were able to resurface and oil the Main Avenue. It has been necesary in past years to close this avenue in the spring of the year because of its condition. We believe that this condition is a thing of the past in the Hamilton Cemetery.
Not only has Main Avenue received attention, but all the rest of the avenues have been improved by covering with a light coat of gravel.
Another gift which the Department has received is that of six rubbish cans, which have been placed about the Cemetery at con- venient locations for the disposal of old flowers, papers, etc. These cans were given to the Cemetery Department by Mrs. Annie Gibney, and we, the Commissioners, wish to thank Mrs. Gibney for her gift. These rubbish receptacles have been a long-felt need in our Department.
A toilet has been installed in part of the tool house by par- titioning off a section of the same, and installing a septic tank.
With the co-operation of the Unemployed Committee it has been possible to construct a number of improvements in the Cemetery which have beautified it immensely. Two tulip beds have been made on each side of Central Avenue at the entrance of the Cemetery. In the spring of the year these beds are full of tulips.
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After these are gone they are replaced with geraniums, which last throughout the summer. The unemployed men have given the Tomb and the tool house a coat of paint. Brush has been cut away in the new part of the Cemetery and two more avenues have been laid out and excavated by these men.
The filling in of the paths between the lots has been completed and sown with grass seed.
We, the Cemetery Commissioners, wish at this time to express our sincere thanks to the Unemployed Committee for their hearty co-operation during the past year. The improvements which have been accomplished were made possible to a certain extent by that committee.
LEWIS B. NORTON, Chairman RAYMOND A. WHIPPLE LAWRENCE E. ANDERSON
Cemetery Commissioners.
REPORT OF PARK COMMISSION
During the year your committee, with the co-operation of the Unemployment Committee, have made some improvements at Chebacco Park which we felt were very much needed. \ guard rail was erected along the roadway leading from the main highway into the park. Another improvement made was the cleaning out of the weeds and bushes along the waterfront. This greatly en- larged the beach and made bathing much safer. This spot con- tinues to be a popular one for picnic parties and we are asking the co-operation of all who use it to help in keeping it neat and clean.
The guns at Memorial Green were given a coat of paint, but no work other than general maintenance was undertaken. To preserve the shrubs around the boulder it will be necessary next year to clean out and transplant some of the taller bushes which are killing the lower growing varieties. We wish to bring to your attention that sooner or later a curbing will have to be placed along at least two sides of the Green. This is necessary to protect the edges, which are being continually broken down by automobiles.
At Cutler Park we have kept the grass mowed and the grounds clean.
May we extend our sincere thanks to all those who have assisted us during the past year.
LAWRENCE R. STONE, Chairman. LAWRENCE E. ANDERSON, Secretary. RAYMOND H. STONE.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton.
During the year 1933, individuals and municipalities through- out the nation have experienced no apparent relaxation of the strain caused by the national financial depression.
The Town of Hamilton is in a very fortunate position finan- cially, as compared with numerous other municipalities, and is rated as one of the outstanding towns of the State in this respect. Conservative demands of our citizens, together with careful man- agement by all departmental heads, is responsible for this sound financial rating.
The tax rate for 1933 was reduced $1.40 per thousand, making the rate $22.30. This is the lowest tax rate since 1925. Having in mind the uncertain employment conditions and the possibility of appropriations to aid the needy unemployed of the Town during 1934, we hope the present tax rate can be maintained, provided the voters authorize no new projects. Reduction in assessed valuation of property will increase the tax rate accord- ingly.
The Unemployment Committee has unreservedly given of their time to the needy unemployment situation and we heartily thank them for their co-operation with the Board of Selectmen in this matter. The work of this committee eased off considerably, start- ing December 1, 1933, by reason of the Federal Civil Works Administration relief program to take care of general unemploy- ment. The Unemployment Committee, however, stands by for action in event of the needy unemployed situation again becoming acute.
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During this year three outstanding citizens and former officials have passed away, regretted by our townspeople :
January 20, 1933, FRANCIS G. NORTON, who for many years held various Town offices.
September 4, 1933, CAPT. HOUSTON A. THOMAS, former Select- man and always active in Town affairs.
November 18, 1933, MISS ANNIE E. WOODBURY, for many years Town Treasurer, until her resignation on February 4, 1933, on account of ill health. Her genial smile and pleasant greeting will always be remembered.
This has been an exceptionally busy year in Town affairs, and we have carried out the wishes of the voters impartially. whole- heartedly, and for the best interests of the Town.
We extend our thanks to all Town officials for their efficient and cordial co-operation in all matters concerning this municipality.
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM H. WOODASON
EDWARD A. DEWITT JONATHAN LAMSON
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of Hamilton.
The Trustees of the Public Library submit their report for the year 1933.
The purchase of books during the past year was curtailed because of the cut in the appropriation for library purposes. A budget requirement of seventy-five volumes per month should be our goal, to care for the borrowers totaling 837 card holders. At an average cost of two dollars, this would call for an expenditure of one hundred fifty dollars a month, or eighteen hundred dollars per year. We realize that this amount is prohibitive at the present time, but it is the amount we should work for. We do know, however, that the smallest possible amount necessary to give fair service, is approximately one thousand dollars a year; we have set up in the budget for 1934 less than nine hundred dollars for this item.
Pursuant to a vote taken at the October meeting of the Trustees, a survey of the lighting conditions at the Library in the Town Hall was requested of the Beverly Gas and Electric Company. The survey was made and recommendations submitted. The report calls for an estimated expenditure of two hundred dollars, cover- ing fixtures and necessary installation. We have included in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting an article requesting the appropriation of two hundred dollars for this item.
The budget, as estimated for 1934, is as follows :
Overhead expense $1,237 40
Subscription expense 380 50
Books, fiction, non-fiction and reference 884 10
Total estimated budget $2.500 00
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It is for you, the citizens of the Town, in annual meeting assem- bled, to say what the appropriation shall be. If you desire service from the Library, then vote for the amount requested by the Trustees.
Detailed statistics will be found in the report of the Librarian.
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