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The cash balance on December 31, 1934, was verified by a reconciliation of statements furnished by the banks of deposit.
The payments on account of debt and interest were verified by a comparison with the amounts falling due and with the can- celed bonds and coupons on file.
The savings bank books representing the investments of the several trust funds were examined and checked, the income and expenditures being verified and found to be as recorded.
Appended to this report is a table showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, as well as summaries of the transactions and condition of the trust funds.
The records of the tax collector were also examined and checked in detail. The commitment lists were added and compared with the assessors' warrants, the collections as posted were checked with the cash book record of receipts, and the payments to the treasurer were verified. The recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' record of abatements granted and the out- standing taxes and assessments were listed and proved to the accountant's ledger.
Further verification of the outstanding accounts was made by
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mailing notices to a large 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.
Appended to this report are tables showing summaries of the tax, motor vehicle excise tax, and assessment accounts.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined, the receipts on account of dog and sporting licenses and the payments to the town treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game being verified.
The record of receipts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined, the field book being checked with the cash book and the payments to the treasurer being verified.
The records of all other departments wherein money was col- lected for the town were examined and compared with the treas- urer's and the accountant's books.
The surety bonds furnished by the several officials for the faith- ful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
During the progress of the audit, co-operation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HBD-MEF
HERMAN B. DINE
Assistant Director of Accounts
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1934,
Receipts 1934,
$ 12,534 37 246,889 36
$259,423 73
Payments 1934, Balance December 31, 1934:
$257,288 07
Merchants National Bank, Salem, $571 56
Naumkeag Trust Company, Salem, 724 01
Cash on hand, verified, 840 09
2,135 66
$259,423 73
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, SALEM
Balance December 31, 1934, per statement, $3,684 04
Balance December 31, 1934, per check book, $ 571 56
Outstanding checks December 31, 1934, per list, 3,112 48
$3,684 04
NAUMKEAG TRUST COMPANY
Balance December 31, 1934, per statement, $1,166 18
Balance December 31, 1934, per check book, $724 01 Outstanding checks December 31, 1934, per list, 442 17 $1,166 18
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POLL TAXES-1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934,
$20 00
Payments to treasurer, 1934,
$16 00
Abatements, 1934, 4 00
$20 00
PROPERTY TAXES-1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934,
$27,440 32
Moth assessments 1933 entered as taxes
1933, 1 86
Interest entered as taxes,
31
Abatements and payments :
Refunded,
6 69
To be refunded,
11 15
$27,460 33
Payments to treasurer,
$26,730 00
Abatements,
230 90
Tax titles taken by town, $255 24
Added to tax titles, 243 07
498 31
Abatements of taxes 1933, reported as taxes 1934, 1 12
$27,460 33
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
POLL TAXES-1934
Commitment per warrant,
$1,384 00
Additional commitment, 4 00
Commitment list in excess of warrant, 4 00
$1,392 00
Payments to treasurer, $1,302 00
Abatements, 74 00
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list,
16 00
$1,392 00
PROPERTY TAXES-1934
Commitment per warrant, $137,195 96
Additional commitment, 398 70
Refunds, 488 26
Abatements of taxes 1933, reported as
taxes 1934, 1 12
$138,084 04
Payments to treasurer, $108,222 88
Abatements, 952 52
Added to tax titles, 509 32
Warrant in excess of commitment list, 5 91
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list, 28,393 41
$138,084 04
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAXES-1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934, $32 00
Payments to treasurer, 1934, $ 8 00
Refunds by State, 1934, 24 00
$32 00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1932
Outstanding January 1, 1934,
$2 10
Payments to treasurer, 1934, $ 10
Abatements, 1934, 2 00
$2 10
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934, $368 54
Abatements and payments refunded, 92
Abatements and payments adjusted, 53
$369 99
Payments to treasurer, $324 03
Abatements, 28 21
Abatements of motor vehicle excise taxes 1933 reported as 1934, 3 92
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list, 13 83
$369 99
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1934
Commitment per warrant, $6,104 83
Abatements and payments refunded, 133 40
Interest entered as motor vehicle excise taxes 1934, 01
Abatements of motor vehicle excise taxes 1933 reported as 1934, 3 92
Errors in reporting abatements, 3 14
Commitment list in excess of warrant, 1 13
$6,246 43
Payments to treasurer, $5,214 71
Abatements, 298 26
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list,
33 46
$6,246 43
MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934, $133 55
Error in abatements, adjusted, 20 00
$153 55
Payments to treasurer, $150 80
Tax titles taken for town, 89
Moth assessments 1933 entered as taxes 1933, 1 86
$153 55
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MOTH ASSESSMENTS-1934
Commitment per warrant, $1,072 31
Payments to treasurer, $928 88
Added to tax titles, 92
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list,
142 51
$1,072 31
TAX TITLES
On hand January 1, 1934, $594 95
Tax sales 1934 :
Taxes 1933,
$255 24
Moth assessments 1933, 89
256 13
Subsequent taxes added to tax titles :
Taxes 1933, $243 07
Taxes 1934, 509 32
Moth assessment 1934, 92
753 31
Audit adjustments :
Interest and costs on tax sale 1934, 57 54
$1,661 93
Tax titles redeemed,
$318 45
Audit adjustment :
Interest and costs on redemption cred- ited to estimated receipts, 30 50
On hand December 31, 1934, per list,
1,312 98
$1,661 93
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
SELECTMEN'S LICENSES
Licenses granted in 1934 :
Agents',
$12 00
Alcohol,
3 00
Dance,
2 00
Junk,
20 00
Pool,
4 00
Victuallers',
24 00
Wines and malt beverages :
Club,
$275 00
Druggist,
200 00
One-day,
14 00
Package store,
350 00
Restaurant,
650 00
1,489 00
$1,554 00
Payments to treasurer,
$949 00
Outstanding December 31, 1934,
605 00
$1,554 00
Outstanding January 1, 1935,
$605 00
Licenses granted January 1 to 10, 1935 :
Agents',
12 00
Alcohol,
5 00
Victuallers', 12 00
$634 00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 10, 1935, $600 00 Cash on hand January 10, 1935, verified, 34 00
$634 00
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TOWN CLERK
DOG LICENSES
Cash on hand January 1, 1934,
$ 2 00
Licenses issued 1934 :
Males and spayed females, 148 @ $2.00, $296 00
Females, 33 @ $5.00, 165 00
Breeders', 2 @ $25.00, 50 00
Breeders', 2 @ $50.00,
100 00
611 00
$613 00
Payments to treasurer, $574 00
Fees retained by town clerk, 186 @ 20c 37 20
Cash on hand December 31, 1934 and January 10, 1935, verified, 1 80
$613 00
HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
Cash on hand January 1, 1934,
$ 2 00
Licenses issued 1934 :
Resident citizens' fishing,
24 @ $2.00, $ 48 00
Resident citizens' hunting, 60 @ $2.00, 120 00
Resident citizens' sporting, 18 @ $3.25, 58 50
Women and minor fishing, 8 @ $1.25, 10 00
Resident citizen's trapping, 1 @ $5.25, 5 25
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Minor trapper's, 1 @ $2.25, 2 25
244 00
$246 00
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game, 1934, $217 75
Fees retained by town clerk, 113 @ 25c, 1934, 28 25
$246 00
Licenses issued January 1 to 10, 1935 :
Resident citizens' hunting, 2 @ $2.00, $ 4 00
Resident citizens' sporting, 4 @ $3.25, 13 00
$17 00
Fees retained by town clerk January 1 to 10, 1935, 6 @ 25c, $ 1 50
Cash on hand January 10, 1935, verified, 15 50
$17 00
TOWN HALL RENTALS
Receipts 1934,
$62 00
Payments to treasurer, 1934,
$62 00
REVOLVER PERMITS
Due from former Chief of Police Janu-
$ 7 30
ary 1, 1934, Permits issued 1934,
19 00
$26 30
Payments to treasurer,
$26 30
Permits issued January 1 to 10, 1935, $5 00
Cash on hand January 10, 1935, verified, $5 00
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Receipts 1934, $33 84 50
Overpayment to treasurer,
$34 34
$34 34
Payments to treasurer, 1934,
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Accounts Receivable
Charges, 1934,
$474 92
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list, $474 92
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1934 :
Temporary aid,
$1,592 31
Mothers' aid,
717 33
Old age assistance,
126 00
$2,435 64
Charges 1934 :
Temporary aid,
$2,433 80
Mothers' aid,
445 67
Old age assistance,
1,236 68
4,116 15
$6,551 79
Payments to treasurer, 1934 :
Temporary aid,
$1,017 91
Mothers' aid, 717 33
Old age assistance,
1,089 99
$2,825 23
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Disallowances by State : Temporary aid,
$ 14 40
Old age assistance,
153 35
167 75
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list :
Temporary aid,
$2,993 80
Mothers' aid, 445 67
Old age assistance,
119 34
3,558 81
$6,551 79
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Receipts 1934 :
Rent of High School gymnasium,
$ 25 00
Sale of supplies,
15 39
Tuition,
385 29
$425 68
Payments to treasurer, 1934,
$425 68
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Receipts 1934 :
Fines,
$ 7 29
Sale of junk,
18 28
$25 57
$25 57
Payments to treasurer, 1934,
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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Outstanding January 1, 1934, $534 50
Charges :
Sale of lots and graves, $230 00
Care of lots and graves, 311 25
Interments, 164 00
Sale of junk,
17 00
722 25
Perpetual care bequests,
300 00
Perpetual care income withdrawn, 342 00
$1,898 75
Payments to treasurer :
By cemetery department, $959 25
Direct, 342 00
$1,301 25
Abatements, 472 50
Outstanding December 31, 1934, per list, 124 75
Cash balance December 31, 1934, 25
$1,898 75
DR. JUSTIN ALLEN LIBRARY FUND
Savings
Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1934.
$526 71 $526 71
On hand at end of year 1934.
$525 37 $525 37
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from sav-
Transferred to town, $20 00
ings deposits $ 1 34
Income. 18 66
$20 00
$20 00
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
H. AUGUSTA DODGE LIBRARY FUND
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1934,
$1,075 77 $1,075 77
On hand at end of year 1934,
$1,000 10 $1,000 10
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from sav-
Transferred to town, $113 62
ings deposits, $75 67
Income, 37 95
$113 62
$113 62
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1934,
$12,023 65 $12,023 65
On hand at end of year 1934, $12,405 92 $12,405 92
Receipts
Bequests,
$300 00
Income,
424 27
Payments Added to savings de- posits $382 27
Transferred to town for care of lots, 342 00
$724 27
$724 27
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CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS FUND
Cash in Savings
Gen. Treas. Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1934,
$60 00 $2,773 31
$2,833 31
On hand at end of year 1934, $10 00 $3,153 05 $3,163 05
Receipts
Payments
Income, $ 99 74
Added to savings de-
Sale of lots, 230 00 posits $379 74
Cash on hand at begin-
ning of year 60 00
$389 74
$389 74
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1934,
$313 93
$313 93
On hand at end of year 1934,
$324 99
$324 99
Receipts
Payments
Income, $11 06 Added to savings deposits, $11 06
Cash on hand at end
of year, 10 00
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TOWN OF HAMILTON
BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1934
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash :
In Banks and Office,
$2,135 66
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes : Levy of 1934, 28,409 41
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1933,
$ 13 83
Levy of 1934,
733 46
747 29
Special Assessments :
Moth 1934,
142 51
Tax Titles,
1,312 98
Departmental :
Health,
$
474 92
Public Welfare :
Temporary Aid,
2,993 80
Mothers' Aid,
445 67
Old Age Assistance,
119 34
State Aid,
220 00
4,253 73
Overlay Deficit 1934 (To be provided for by assessors), 541 83
Revenue Deficit 1934,
5,239 80
$42,783 21
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LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Tailings,
$111 52
Overpayment-Taxes 1933,
11 15
Surplus War Bonus Fund,
965 37
Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund,
10 00
Special State Tax-Old Age Assistance,
15 00
Appropriation Balances,
1,231 29
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
12,497 83
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, $ 747 29
Special Assessment,
142 51
Tax Title,
1,312 98
Departmental,
4,253 73
6,456 51
Surplus Revenue,
21,484 54
$42,783 21
DEBT ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
$102,000 00
$102,000 00
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Essex County Hospital Loan, $ 9,000 00
East School Loan, 1,000 00
High School Building Loan,
92,000 00
$102,000 00
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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
TRUST ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Trust and Investment Funds : Cash and Securities,
$17,409 43
$17,409 43
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Dr. Justin Allen Library Fund, $ 525 37
H. Augusta Dodge Library Fund, 1,000 10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 12,405 92 Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund, 3,153 05 Maxwell Norman Fund, 324 99
$17,409 43
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 1934 is herewith submitted.
VITAL STATISTICS
During the year 1934 the births numbered 27; this is 8 less than the previous year. The following is a comparison for the past five years :
1934
27 births recorded
1933
35 births recorded
1932
33 births recorded
1931
39 births recorded
1930
41 births recorded
BIRTHS RECORDED
1934
Marian Williard, daughter of
Edward L. and Margaret (Ford) Francis
Standish, Jr., son of Standish and Dorothy (Winthrop) Bradford
Nancy Mae, daughter of Everett G. and Winifred (Wilkinson) Stanley
Angeline Frances, daughter of Frank and Irene (Mucci) Dagarsta
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Marion Richardson, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Moulton) Hubbard
James Appleton, son of Joseph W. and Elizabeth (Barrell) Woods
Robert Henry, son of Carl Gilman and Madeline (Larkin) Ricker
Frank L., Jr., son of Frank L. and Alice (Bancroft) Tree
Herbert Raymond, son of Herbert and Bessie (Hadley) Conrad
Dexter Alan, son of Preston L. and Hulda (Batchelder) Brothers
Margaret Anne, daughter of Albert C. and Lillian (Wetson) Malone
Richard Winslow, son of Roland W. and Faith (Bull) Payne
Elizabeth Winifred, daughter of John T. and Elizabeth (Fraser) Walke
Campbell Steward, son of Gilbert L. and Ann (Ayer) Steward
Ann Moore, daughter of Roger and Grace (Sjolund) Taylor
Babcock, son of Marcius and Vernetta (Rutledge) Babcock
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Mildred Estelle, daughter of Dwight and Mildred (Mullen) Brooks
Franklyn Arthur, son of Harold and Myrtis (Rull) Johnson
Natalie Violet, daughter of Lawrence R. and Clara (Powers) Stone
Edward, son of Fred L. and Matilda (Wells) Rauscher
William Walter, Jr., son of William W. and Carolyn (Browne) Kinsella
Wayne Arthur, son of Franklin A. and Virginia (Hatt) Grove
Forrest Hervey, son of Roland and Irene (Carpentier) Chaput
Anne Charlotte Agnes, daughter of Henry and Alma (Comeau) LeBlanc
Roderick Alexander, son of Alexander J. and Rodena (MacLennan) MacLean
Janice, daughter of Charles L. and Stacia (Lotarski) Blankhorn
Gloria Ann, daughter of Stephen I. and Grace (Hooper) Cross
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MARRIAGES RECORDED 1934
Gilbert F. Murphy of Hamilton, Mass. Rita Riendeau of Hamilton, Mass.
John J. Fogarty of Hamilton, Mass. Katherine Murphy of Cambridge, Mass.
Timothy Kelleher of Hamilton, Mass. Sarah Agnes McDonough of Hamilton, Mass.
Gordon Everett Como of Hamilton, Mass. Odell Phaneuf of Ipswich, Mass.
Elmer Newton Eddy of Hamilton, Mass. Helen Dodge Knowlton of Peabody, Mass.
Albert Edmondson of Hamilton, Mass. Margaret M. McGovern of Lawrence, Mass.
Harold Palmer Mills, Jr., of Bronxville, N. Y. Alice Means of Brookline, Mass.
George Morrow of Hamilton, Mass. Margaret Catherine McComisky of Beverly, Mass.
James A. Chisholm of Hamilton, Mass. Margaret I. Gilligan of Salem, Mass.
Owen I. Haszard of Wenham, Mass. Evelyn Virginia Foster of West Boxford, Mass.
Warren Gray of Hamilton, Mass. Marjorie Hatt of Hamilton, Mass.
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Albert I. Day of Hamilton, Mass. Katherine A. Malone of Hamilton, Mass.
Harvey L. Doucette, Jr., of Hamilton, Mass Olga M. Whitehouse of Hamilton, Mass.
W. Stuart Forbes, Jr., of Hamilton, Mass. K. Greeley Brown of Newton Center, Mass.
Arthur A. Begg of Hamilton, Mass. Josephine J. Laski of Hamilton, Mass.
Joseph F. Carnes, Jr., of Hamilton, Mass. Elizabeth M. Carroll of Wenham, Mass.
Bert C. Underwood of Ipswich, Mass. Letitia M. Day of Ipswich, Mass.
Paul A. Brumby of Hamilton, Mass. Marguerite Isabel Gates of Beverly Farms, Mass.
Philip Horton. Smith of Salem, Mass. Elinor Colby Mahoney of Salem, Mass.
Alfred Otis of Hamilton, Mass. Loretta Saunders of Hamilton, Mass.
Albert Lopez of Hamilton, Mass. Irene Mary LaPointe of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert Madore of Salem, Mass. Leone Sargeant Miller of Beverly, Mass.
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Raymond Alden Duffill of Danvers, Mass. Elizabeth Featherstone of Wenham, Mass.
Frederick L. Cahoon of Hamilton, Mass. Marion G. Lundquist of Hamilton, Mass.
Geoffrey C. Sargeant of Hamilton, Mass. Doris N. Sands of Hamilton, Mass.
Frederick C. Holland of Hamilton, Mass. Evelin D. Hagglund of Hamilton, Mass.
DEATHS RECORDED
1933
Years Mos. Days
Dec. 4 John Crowe
76
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Dec. 21 Sarah A. Tibbetts
76
10
25
1934
Jan. 2 Marion I. Dewar
2
12
Feb. 1 Hilma J. Johnson
61
Feb. 23 Emma S. Tyack
63
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. .
Feb. 25 Joseph Lewis
66
4 19
Feb. 27. Vina W. Beers
45
. .
. .
Apr. 9 Patrick James Ryan
62
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. .
Apr. 12 William J. Little
63
. . . .
Apr. 28 Ada S. Keene
59
. .
27
May 28
Luella E. Peterson
68
. .
. .
June 24
John Smith
21
11
16
July 1 Grace L. Lambert
73
8
9
July 2 Alfred C. Bond
59
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July 24 Augustus F. Goodwin
61
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July 26
Edward Caldwell
83
2
20
Aug. 11
George S. Mandell
67
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17
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Aug. 16
Richard Barry
56
9
8
Aug. 23
Ida M. Foster
53
. .
. .
Aug. 26 Susan Wayland
70
1
6
Aug. 29 Hiram S. Back
73
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Sept. 2 Jonathan Lamson
50
· ·
10
Sept. 9
Emma F. Dodge
70
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. .
Sept. 24
Frederick L. Champine
72
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. .
Oct. 1 Nellie Quinlan
60
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. .
Oct. 5
Jonathan Brown, Jr.
76
10
28
Oct. 12
George B. Knowlton
76
11
Oct. 20
Chester B. Caverly
60
2
Nov. 27 Sophia Whistler
90
2
28
Nov. 30
Alfred Readman
61
. .
27
Dec. 6
John J. Cullity
47
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BROUGHT INTO TOWN
1934
Years Mos.
Days
Jan. 6 John Manning
62
1 13
Feb. 14
Willis E. Kent
80
. .
. .
Feb. 14
Lucy Parker Webber
82
17
Sept. 24
Duncan Taylor Horne
74
5
16
Oct.
5 Grace Little Dane
54
1
6
Dec. 3 Margaret Snee
64
4
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REGISTRATIONS
During the past year the Board of Registrars held eight meet- ings, three at the Engine House and five at the Town Hall. The total number registered at these meetings is as follows :
Men
55
Women
55
110
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The total number of voters dropped from the voting list dur- ing the past year was 81.
The total number of voters eligible to vote in the Town of Hamilton, December 31, 1934, is as follows:
Men
615
Women
577
1192
LICENSES
All money due the State and County for sporting and dog licenses has been turned over to the proper authorities. These accounts have been certified by the State Auditors and for fur- ther information you are referred to the report of the Division of Accounts which follows the Town Accountant's Report.
MEETINGS
On January 2, 1934, a special meeting was held to vote on the following questions :
Question 1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
The result - Yes
No
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Question 2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
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The result - Yes
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Blanks· 2
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The Annual Town Meeting was held March 13, 1934. At this meeting the sum of $144,108.03 was appropriated to meet the expenses of the Town for the current year.
A Special State Election was held April 24, 1934, for the elec- tion of candidates of political parties for the following offices :
District Member of State Committee for each political party for the third Essex Senatorial District.
3 members of the Democratic Town Committee.
10 members of the Republican Town Committee.
1 delegate to State Convention of the Democratic Party.
1 delegate to State Convention of the Republican Party.
The polls were open from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until 8 o'clock in the evening.
Those elected were as follows :
Republican : State Committee, Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. Dele- gate to State Convention, Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. Republican Town Committee, George E. Smith, Edward A. DeWitt, Oliver Wolcott, Lester M. Whipple, Arthur C. Cummings, Bayard Tuck- erman, Jr., George Gibney Haraden, Lawrence R. Stone, Sumner Pingree, William Bancroft.
The Democratic vote follows :
State Committee, James F. Connolly. Delegate to State Con- vention, Harold A. Daley. Town Committee, Harold A. Daley, John F. Counihan, Peter F. McNiff.
A Special Town Meeting was held on the twenty-fourth of July, 1934, to act on the following articles, viz. :
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the
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sum of $3,000.00 to provide work for the needy unemployed of the town, said sum to be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Fund, or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by the Board of Selectmen.
This motion was unanimously carried.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate an additional sum of $7,500.00 for the Welfare Department, $5,000.00 of said sum to be taken from Overlay Reserve, the remainder to be raised by the tax levy of the current year, or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by the Board of Public Welfare.
* This motion was unanimously carried.
Article 3. To see if the Town will appropriate an additional sum of $2,000.00 for the Health Department, said sum to be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Fund, or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by the Board of Health.
The motion was unanimously carried.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate an additional sum of money for the Highway Department, or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by the Surveyor of Highways.
$7,000.00 was appropriated under this article for the Highway Department.
Article 5. To see if Town will appropriate an additional sum of money for Snow Removal, or take any action thereon, as peti- tioned for by the Surveyor of Highways.
$1,200.00 was appropriated for Snow Removal under this article.
The State Primary was held on September 20th, 1934. The polls were open from 1 o'clock in the afternoon until 8 o'clock in the evening. The number of votes cast was as follows:
The $5,000 appropriated under Article 2 from Overlay Reserve was subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Taxations and Corporations. Approval was denied and that is the reason for the Deficit in Revenue this year.
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Republican 247
Democratic 48
Total 295
A Special Town Election was held on October 2, 1934, to elect a Selectman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Chair- man of the Board of Selectmen, Jonathan Lamson. The polls were open from 5.45 in the morning until 1 o'clock in the after- noon. 853 votes were cast, with the following result :
John H. Perkins 440
William H. Woodason 221
William A. Brumby 101
Walfred B. Sellman 89
Blanks
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Total 853
The State Election was held on November 6th, 1934. The polls were open from 12 o'clock noon until 8 o'clock in the evening. The total vote cast was 927, made up as follows :
Votes by Men 501
Votes by Women 426
Total 927 The above included 14 absentee ballots.
The past year has been an exceptionally busy one and I wish at this time to thank you all for your splendid co-operation and to express to you my grateful appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE GIBNEY HARADEN,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
1934
Value of Buildings $3,684,500 00
Value of Land 1,471,255 00
Value of Real Estate
$5,155,755 00
Value of Personal Estate
608,781 00
Total Valuation of Town $5,764,536 00
Tax on Real Estate
$122,706 93
Tax on Personal Estate 14,489 03
Tax on Polls 1,384 00
Total Tax Levy
$138,579 96
Moth Assessment
1,072 31
Total Commitment
139,652 27
Rate per thousand
$23 80
Number of horses
211
Number of mules
6
Number of cows
38
Number of neat cattle
10
Number of swine
15
Number of fowl
2,095
Number of sheep
16
Number of acres of land
8,760
Number of dwellings
833
Number of persons and corporations assessed 1,001
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HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
EXPENDITURES
Town Appropriations
$159,808 03
Voted from Excess and Deficiency
5,000 00
State Tax
7,600 00
State Parks
39 17
State Audit
302 22
County Tax
6,174 32
Overlay-1934
483 57
Total Expenditures
$179,407 31
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$10,269 24
Corporation Taxes
639 48
Bank Taxes
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