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The cost of the department is outlined below :
March appropriation
$2,200 00
Spent
$4,008 41
Special appropriation
2,000 00
Balance
191 59
$4,200 00
$4,200 00
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Of the $4,008.41 spent during 1934 the Town will receive back $858.92 from other municipalities for aid rendered people residing in Hamilton who have a settlement elsewhere. This will leave a net cost to the Town of $3,149.49.
Contagious Disease Report.
The number of contagious diseases reported during the year were 54, and are as follows:
Diphtheria 1
Mumps
1
Whooping Cough
2
Dog Bite
2
Chicken Pox
2
German Measles
2
Measles
5
Tuberculosis (all forms)
7
Scarlet Fever
32
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Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS EDWARD A. DEWITT JOHN H. PERKINS
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, 1934.
We wish to acknowledge the gift of a very beautiful bird-bath which was given to the Cemetery Department by Mrs. Annie Gibney. We, the Commissioners, thank Mrs. Gibney for her in- terest and generosity in helping to beautify the Hamilton Ceme- tery. We also take this opportunity to thank Mr. F. C. Moynihan and the Highway Department for the task of keeping the avenues cleared of snow. This is a real service and we appreciate his co-operation.
The water system which had proved inadequate to supply the entire Cemetery has been replaced with new equipment. A larger pump has been installed and another well connected, thus assur- ing sufficient water for all parts of the Cemetery. The pump house has been moved to a less conspicuous location and the old site can now be graded in keeping with the rest of the grounds, making a more attractive entrance to the newer lots.
The main avenue has again been oiled and is now in such good condition that it should last for years. We hope to grade and oil some of the avenues each year so that eventually the entire Cemetery will be open the year round. At the present time it is necessary to close certain avenues in the spring of the year.
The Unemployment Committee has co-operated greatly in fur- nishing labor to build new avenues and lots. The construction of
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these lots will in time prove very profitable to the town. We wish to thank the Unemployment Committee and all others who have in any way helped us in the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS B. NORTON RAYMOND A. WHIPPLE LAWRENCE E. ANDERSON
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Hamilton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1935.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: The Engineers of the Fire Department herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1934.
The Department has responded to 53 alarms as follows: 18 stills, 29 bells, 1 to Wenham, 1 to Newburyport, 1 to Essex, and 3 inhalator calls. Total amount of hose laid : 21/2-inch 15,150 feet, 11/2-inch 2,000 feet, 3/4-inch 2,475 feet; 837 gallons of chemi- cal and 1 gallon C.T. were used.
A heating unit has been installed for the apparatus room to replace heat when the doors are opened in very cold weather.
Many fires during the past year have been expensive to extin- guish, as there have been many buildings involved, among them the Hamilton Block, which necessitated the calling of 6 towns and 1 city for assistance.
The Ford chemical was purchased in 1916 and needs many expensive repairs, also the chemical solution used causes more damage than it helps to put out fires to interior furnishings, such as carpets, rugs, clothing, curtains, and overstuffed furniture. We recommend this year the town replace this apparatus with a mod- ern one with a booster tank using water and pump.
The ERA and the unemployed have cleaned the brooks and water holes and started two large water basins in the eastern part of the town which we hope will be completed this year.
THE ALARMS FOR 1934
Date District Description Owner Location
Jan. 22 24 Building, Elsie Sandler, Moulton St.
25 Still 15 Cottage, Joseph O'Donnell, Pond St.
Feb. 13 Still 21 Chimney, John Mann, Asbury St.
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Date District Description Owner Location
25 Still
Inhalator, Main St.
27 Still 31
Chimney, Mrs. C. Maker, Highland St.
Mar. 23 Still 21
Automobile, Francis Whipple, Willow St.
29 Still 21
Chimney, Frank Schaller, Asbury St.
Apr. 5 5 9 23
12
Grass, Hiram Folsom, Bridge St.
3-3-3
Ice Houses, Charles Mears, Essex, Essex. Grass, Barrett Wendell, Jr., Main St.
10
23
Grass, Hamilton Cong. Church, Main St.
14
18
24 Grass and pine trees, L. E. Libby, Moulton St. 31 Grass and pine trees, Asbury Grove Corp., Highland St.
18 24
Grass and brush, F. P. Sears, Main St.
18 Still 14
Grass and brush, Bayard Tuckerman, Saga- more St.
18 Still 21
Grass and brush, Welch & Moynihan, Mill St.
19
32 Grass and brush, Fred Winthrop, Highland St.
19 24 Grass and brush, Durell Hall, Moulton St.
21
21 Grass and brush, Arthur Day, Asbury St.
24 Still 12 Grass and brush, Edward Taft, Woodbury St.
25 31 Grass and brush, Major Patton, Topsfield Rd. 25 Still 12 Grass and brush, Knowlton Estate, School St. 26
25 Grass and brush, Appleton Farms, Farms Rd.
26 13 Grass and brush, Bernard Wiesman, Essex St.
May
26 14 Grass and brush, Town of Hamilton, Essex St. 5 Still 21 Grass and brush, Robert Chittick, Linden St.
9 Still 24 Grass and brush, Bayard Tuckerman, Saga- more St.
13 Still 23 Chimney, Christ Church, Main St.
14 Still 12 Grass and brush, G. L. Mandell, Woodbury St.
19 3-3-3 Newburyport.
19 31 Grass and brush, Arthur Day, off Asbury St.
27
21 Hamilton Block, Max Bookstein, Railroad Ave.
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Date District Description Owner Location
31 23
Oil kettle, Myopia Hunt Club, Main St.
June 1 Still 21
Grass and brush, Welch & Moynihan, Linden St.
18 Still 21 Grass and brush, B. & M. R.R., Essex Branch.
24
41 Inhalator, Idlewood Lake.
July 15
31
House, Asbury Grove Corp., Highland St.
18
15
Brush, Wm. Sohier, off Chebacco Road.
22
41
Inhalator, Idlewood Lake.
Aug.
3 Still 24
Dump, Mrs. George Vaughn, Gardner St.
9
32
Grass, Sumner Pingree, Highland St.
13
14
House and barn, Edward Stone, Sagamore St.
20
12
Building, John Crosby, Railroad Ave.
24
31
Meadow, Folsom & Berry, Bridge St.
30
31
Automobile, George Vickery, Grant Ave. Building, J. S. Mann, Highland St.
Sept.
2
23 Garage, Mrs. G. v. L. Meyer, Main St.
13
13 Cottage, Wm. J. Oliver, Chebacco Shore Rd.
Nov. 1
21 Automobile, Jack Grant, Chestnut St.
15 3-3-3
Wenham.
30 Still 21
Chimney, John Ostrom, Union St.
Dec. 16
23 Grass, Oliver Wolcott, Main St.
28
21
Automobile, Sidney Hill, Pleasant St.
We desire at this time to extend our thanks to the citizens and all departments of the Town who have assisted the Department during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
A. MERRILL CUMMINGS JOHN E. CROSS DOUGLAS H. KNOWLTON EARL E. JOHNSON RUDOLPH H. HARADEN
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I wish to submit my eleventh annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1934.
Total number of arrests made during the year, 33; divided as follows :
Male 32
Female
1
Adults
30
Minors
3
Native born
29
Foreign born
4
Residents
11
Non-residents
22
OFFENSES
Operating under influence and drunk 4
Breaking and entering and larceny
3
Arrested on warrant and held for out-of-town police
3
Vagrancy to Bridgewater
1
Assault
4
Assault on an officer
1
Drunk
10
Going away after injury to property to another
1
Appealed cases
2
Operating to endanger
2
Non-support
2
DISPOSITION
Fined and paid
9
3 months State Farm-suspended 1 year probation
2
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3 months House of Correction-suspended 1 year probation. . 3
Arrested for out-of-town police on warrant 3
Found guilty and filed
2
Not guilty
1
Released without arraignment
3
Drunk and released
6
Non-support case in court and ordered to pay five dollars per week for support of children 1
Non-support case in court and ordered to pay five dollars per week for wife and child 1
Assault cases-fined twenty-five dollars and appealed 2
SUPERIOR COURT CASES
Assault cases found guilty and filed 2
ARRESTS MADE BY OFFICERS
Southwick
11
Poole
1
Frederick
15
Sargent
1
Perley
1
Dodge
4
OFFICERS ATTENDANCE AT COURT
Southwick
21
Frederick
20
Poole
2
Dodge
4
Perley
3
Sargent
2
Report to Commissioners of Correction
1
Report to Special Crime Commission 1
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ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
Drowning
2
AUTOMOBILE TRANSFERS
By individuals 86
By Class 1 Dealers 42
SUMMONS SERVED
For out-of-town police 28
Service for local police by out-of-town police 6
AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATIONS
Registrations revoked in town by Registrar of Motor Vehicles 7
Registration suspended in town by Registrar of Motor Vehicles 2 Registrations, certificate and plates taken by police and re- turned to Registry of Motor Vehicles 6
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
Licenses revoked by Registrar 5
Licenses suspended by Registrar 8
Total number of complaints investigated by police during the
year 204
MISCELLANEOUS
Automobiles reported stolen 12
Automobiles stolen in town 4
Automobiles recovered 3
Property stolen or lost $2,240
Property recovered $1,420
Serious accidents reported where people were injured 16
Automobile accidents reported with property damage only .. 26
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR SOUTHWICK,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS
To the Citizens of Hamilton:
The following report of the Highway Department for the year ending December 31, 1934, is respectfully submitted.
Due to the economic conditions of the past three years we were compelled to discontinue the construction of permanent roads, with the result that today many of our streets in the outlying sections of our town are in very poor condition.
From present indications it appears that the Federal and State governments are going to resume construction of permanent roads, and will assume a major portion of the expense.
This year the State and County have allotted the Town the sum of $15,000 for new construction on Highland Street, provid- ing the Town votes the balance of $5,000. I earnestly recommend the favorable passage of this Article.
In addition, I also recommend that any road projects contem- plated by the Town should be of a permanent nature. Our cost of maintenance of gravel roads proves conclusively that perma- nent roads are the most economical.
Again I am glad to acknowledge the hearty co-operation of the Town officials and all departments.
In closing I wish to take this opportunity to thank all the citi- zens for their generous support.
FRANCIS C. MOYNIHAN,
Surveyor of Highways.
JONATHAN LAMSON
In Memoriam
JONATHAN LAMSON 1884-1934
For Twelve Years a Selectman, for several years Chairman of the Board
JONATHAN LAMSON was the fourth of his family in direct succession to hold the office of Selectman of Hamilton, their com- bined service dating back to 1793, when the Town first became self-governing. In that year his great-grandfather, Jonathan, was instrumental, with the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, in separating the Hamlet from the Town of Ipswich; he became a member of the first Board of Selectmen of Hamilton, an office for which he was well fitted by previous experience as Selectman of Ipswich.
Exactly three hundred years before our Jonathan's death- only fourteen years after the landing of the Mayflower-his ancestor William settled in Ipswich; thirty-four years later the family moved to the western part of Hamilton, and took up land that has ever since remained in its possession. In three centuries of continuous living in one community, the influence of a family is inestimable. A certain quiet strength and far-sighted patience is handed on from generation to generation. There was a dura- bility of quality in Mr. Lamson, which only comes from long- continued and intimate connection with a locality; it cannot be acquired in one generation or in three. He was of the ninth.
There is no need to speak of the benefits of his personal influ- ence in Town affairs. "SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUM- SPICE"-which may be freely translated, "If you want to know what he did, just look around." With his death on September 2nd, after a long illness, not only did the Town lose a valuable public official and servant, but New England lost a member of one of the families which have profoundly influenced her development.
GEORGE SNELL MANDELL
In Memoriam
GEORGE SNELL MANDELL
GEORGE SNELL MANDELL, who died August 11, 1934, was born in Boston, and upon graduating from the Roxbury Latin School entered Harvard College and received his degree with the class of '89. In college he was active in athletics and a member of many of the most exclusive and prominent clubs and fraternities.
Upon finishing his college course, he became associated with the Boston Evening Transcript, with which three generations of his family had been identified. To thoroughly fit himself for his chosen life work, he started at the lowest rung in the ladder in the mechanical and news departments and was chairman of the board of directors at the time of his death.
The athletic and sportsmanlike spirit of youth remained ever dominant in him during later life, his particular hobbies being horses and polo. He was for years a prominent member of the Myopia Club, being Master of Hounds. He was also a member of the Union and Harvard Clubs of Boston, among many others. Several years ago he was created a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
During his many years of residence in Hamilton, he had been one of its most prominent citizens, untiring in interest, self-effac- ing in the willing performance of the many civic duties assigned him. His advice regarding matters of vital interest relating to the welfare of the town and its citizens was often sought and unstintingly given, ever with utmost fairness and sound judgment.
The Community House, on Main Street, erected by Mrs. Man-
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dell and himself in memory of their son, Lt. Samuel P. Mandell, who gave his life as an aviator in the World War, supplied an educational and recreational center for the townspeople that they would never otherwise have realized. To the end, his interest never flagged in his efforts to have it fulfill his and his family's ideals.
He took a prominent part in the reception by the town in 1919 to the returned soldiers of the World War and in his character- istic but unassuming way did much to insure its success.
During the past two years of his life he was a valued member of the Town Unemployment Committee, and in spite of his failing health gave much of his strength and time in the working out of the serious problems confronting the town.
He was a member of the Building Committee in charge of the erection of the new High School, and with a fund of knowledge of architectural beauty and decorative art gained from study and travel, he devoted a large part of his time to the choice of the types of school furniture, special furnishings, blending and artistic variation of the tintings and colorings of the walls of the various rooms and halls. All of these suggestions were welcomed by both the architect and the committee and helped largely to beautify the building.
A gentleman, a pure sportsman, a generous and sympathetic friend, a valued and patriotic citizen, may we not say of him that
"To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die."
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
In keeping with all other municipalities our expenditures for Public Welfare have shown an increase.
Part of the increase is due to the fact that if a family in any town or city is receiving aid and they have a settlement in the Town of Hamilton, this town is responsible for Welfare Aid given them. We have many of these cases.
Our relief is split up into several parts which are as follows:
Departments of Public Welfare
Beverly City Home
Old Age Assistance
State Cases
In-town Welfare
Out-of-town Welfare
Mothers' Aid State School for Children
The following is the record of the Welfare Disbursements for the year 1934:
Welfare Appropriation
$10,000 00
Additional Appropriation
7,500 00
Total Appropriations
$17,500 00
Unexpended Balance
338 76
$17,161 24
Reimbursements
$5,567 97
Accounts Receivable
3,558 81
Actual cost to Town
8,034 46
$17,161 24
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All relief applicants who are able to work are assigned to the ERA or to the Selectmen Unemployment relief work.
We are asking for $15,500.00 this year, which is $2,000.00 less than last year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD A. DEWITT ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS JOHN H. PERKINS
WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
ESSEX, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Hamilton, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Tuesday the twelfth day of March, nineteen hundred and thirty-five (March 12, 1935) at fifteen minutes before six in the forenoon (5:45 o'clock A. M.), then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To bring in your ballots for :
Moderator for one year
Town Clerk for one year
Three Selectmen for one year
Three Overseers of Public Welfare for one year
Treasurer for one year Tax Collector for one year
One Surveyor of Highways for one year
Tree Warden for one year
Three Constables for one year
One Assessor for three years
One Member of the School Committee for three years
One Library Trustee for three years
One Cemetery Commissioner for three years
One Park Commissioner for three years One Park Commissioner for two years
One Water Commissioner for three years
One Water Commissioner for two years
One Water Commissioner for one year.
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The Polls will open at fifteen minutes before six in the morning and may be closed at one o'clock in the afternoon (1 o'clock P. M.). After the close of the Polls the remaining articles of the warrant shall be acted upon.
ARTICLE 2. To choose and appoint all other Town Officers in such manner as the Town shall determine.
ARTICLE 3. To hear the report of the Town Officers and of the Finance and Advisory Committee and all other committees and take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 4. To raise and appropriate money for Schools, High- ways and all town expenses and determine the manner of expend- ing same.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) to be expended for work to be done on the highways, the cemetery, the parks or for fire protection and for materials and implements, to provide work for the needy unemployed of the Town, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to purchase a piece of fire apparatus to take the place of the Model T Ford Chemical now in use by the Fire Department or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to continue the build- ing of permanent highway on Highland Street, said highway to be built jointly by State, County and Town and to raise and appro- priate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the Town's share of the cost of above work.
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ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $5,239.80 from the Overlay Reserve Fund to cover the following overdraft :
Revenue Deficit 1934 $5,239.80
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to recommend that the Board of Health make provision for the collection of garbage and rubbish in that part of the Town beginning at Miles River Station on Bridge Street and continuing to Essex Street, and along Essex Street to that section known as Hamilton Four Cor- ners (this is to also include School Street, Knowlton Street, Prospect Street, and Appleton Avenue) or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by Nellie C. Knowlton and others.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to oil the surface of Linden Street Exten- sion so-called beginning at Union Street and continuing along the road as far as Lois Street, or take any action thereon as peti- tioned for by LeRoy C. Thayer and others.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to regrade, drain and oil Lincoln Avenue and to raise and appropriate a sum of money for same, work to be done under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways as petitioned for by Malcolm P. Brown and others.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) to build Appleton Avenue as per plan on file in the Town Clerk's office. This work is to be done under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways as petitioned for by Edward H. Sargeant and others.
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ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to complete the curbstone and cement sidewalk on the southwestern side of Rail- road Avenue running to Willow Street and to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the same as petitioned for by Edward P. Gibney and others.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to oil and drain Washington Avenue and to raise and appropriate a sum of money for same or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by Charles R. Grant and others.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to accept Union Avenue so-called in Hamilton Park as laid out by the Selectmen as per plan on file at the Town Clerk's office or take any action thereon as petitioned for by Clarence H. Fisher and others.
ARTICLE 16. To see what action the Town will take in regard to changing Chapter I of the Town's By-Laws for the purpose of changing the time and manner of its annual Town Meeting to the end that the business part of the meeting will be held at least one week prior to the election of officers as petitioned for by Everett F. Haley and others.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1935, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
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ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 41, Section 37, of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 19. To act on any other matter that may legally come before said meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, one at the Town Hall, and one at each of the three post offices in said Town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of hold- ing said meeting.
Given under our hands this 18th day of February, A. D. 1935.
JOHN H. PERKINS
EDWARD A. DEWITT ARTHUR C. CUMMINGS Selectmen of Hamilton.
TOWN OF HAMILTON
REPORT
OF THE
Finance and Advisory Committee ON THE
Appropriations and Articles FOR THE
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 12, 1935
MAS
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MILTON
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SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS NEWCOMB & GAUSS CO., PRINTERS
1935
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Hamilton :
In making our report for 1935 we feel that the unemployment situation is the outstanding problem for 1935.
Despite the assistance of the Federal Government, the Town taxes have increased, because the Town has had to carry a much heavier burden of unemployment.
This year we feel that the policy of the Town should not change as to the amount of labor employed, but, that this labor should be employed on work giving permanent benefits to the Town.
Following are the recommended appropriations for 1935 :
APPROPRIATIONS Appropriation Expended
1934
1934
Recommended 1935
C. W. A. Project 1216
$ 469 63
$ 467 18
Selectmen
1,200 00
1,078 55
$1,200 00
Salaries of Selectmen to be :
Chairman
$350 00
2nd Member
250 00
3rd Member
250 00
Selectmen Unemployed
7,950 00
7,673 76
Accounting
1,300 00
1,299 60
1,350 00
Treasury
1,000 00
998 50
1,000 00
Salary of Treasurer to be :
750 00
Collector
1,200 00
1,199 26
1,250 00
Salary of Collector to be :
800 00
Assessors
1,800 00
1,798 06
1,800 00
Salaries of Assessors to be :
Chairman
350 00
2nd Member
225 00
3rd Member
225 00
20 00
20 00
20 00
Other Finance Accounts. ... Law
200 00
200 00
300 00
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Town Clerk
650 00
646 41
650 00
Salary of Town Clerk to be :
500 00
Election and Registration . .
1,203 90
1,203 90
500 00
Town Hall
2,179 06
2,179 06
2,300 00
Town Hall Special
300 00
292 51
Water Supply Tank B. & M.
3,000 00
3,000 00
Water Commissioners
300 00
Water Committee
174 32
174 32
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