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Roland W. Payne
2,500.00
Maude L. Thomas
157.50
Grace Jenkins
5.00
Bessie M. Anderson
8.00
Doris Foster
26.00
Ethel Freeman
28.00
Hazel Killam
8.00
Caroline Landers
20.00
Katherine Nickerson
20.00
25,379.50
Mass. Teachers' Retirement
Association
1,155.00
1,155.00
Total School
41,964.57
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS SCHOOL PAINTING 391.50
F. P. Trussell
391.50
SCHOOL FERTILIZER
S. C. Gould, Fertilizer
17.00
C. Kelliher, Labor
2.00
R. H. Chittick, Fertilizer
31.00
50.00
SCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
F. D. MacDonald
149.79
149.79
Forwarded
$152,575.19
78
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Brought Forward
$152,575.19
VOCATIONAL
City of Beverly, Tuition 238.25
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Salaries:
Lydia L. Haraden,
Librarian 375.00
Jennie S. Perley, Assistant
Librarian
250.00
625.00
Other Expenses:
American Corp'n., Books 6.00
American Cooking, Magazine 3.00
Aviation Magazine 3.00
S. Apostolakis, Rent of Branch Library 357.50
American Nature Assn.
5.00
Beverly Gas and
Electric Co. 17.89
Jean Kerr, Books 51.89
Junior Literary Guild,
Books 253.20
Crowell Pub. Co.,
Magazine 4.00
Curtis Pub. Co., Magazines 14.00
Chamber of Commerce,
Magazine 3.00
Forwarded $718.48
625.00 $152,813.44
79
FINANCIAL REPORT
Brought Forward $718.48 $625.00 $152,813.44
W. J. Daley, P. M.,
Stamps 5.20
Houghton, Mifflin Co., Books 16.51
Library Book House, Books 4.50
Follett Pub. Co., Magazine 1.29
Mass. Reformatory, Supplies 8.25
H. B. McArdle,
Stationery 22.30
Mass. Library Club, Dues 1.00
T. A. Moynihan, Fuel for Branch 13.65
Nat. Geographic Soc.,
Magazine 7:00
Outdoor Life, Magazine 2.50
Popular Mechanics, Magazine 5.00
Red Book, Magazine 8.00
Seven Gables Shop,
Book 2.10
Ellis Smith, Supplies 2.25
Pictorial Review, Magazine 2.00
Theo. Prosser, Magazine 3.00
Reader's Digest, Magazine 5.00
Walter E. Rogers, Books 5.50 Scientific American,
Magazine 6.65
Forwarded
$840.18
$625.00 $152,813.44
80
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Brought Forward $840.18 $625.00 $152,813.44
Teck Pub. Co., Magazine 5.00
Chas. Scribner's Sons, Books 37.50
Time, Magazine 5.00
Literary Digest, Magazine 8.00
C. L. Haraden, Service 11.20
: Washington Pub. Co., Magazine 3.00
L. L. Haraden, Extra Service 52.00
L. L. Haraden, Misc. Ex. 7.17
G. H. Crawford Co., Binding Books 76.48
De Wolfe & Fiske Co., Books 462.88
Furniture World,
Magazine 2.00
Good Housekeeping, Magazine 9.00
D. L. MacDonald Co., Supplies 2.25
Hamilton Gardens,
Flowers
5.00
Literary Guild Inc., Books 21.00
R. W. Wagner Co., Books 35.20
U. S. Printing Office, Books 10.50
Alden Webb, Repairs
4.00
Forwarded
$1,597.36
$625.00 $152,813.44
81
FINANCIAL REPORT
Brought Forward $1,597.36 $625.00 $152,813.44
Thos. Palmer, Agt. Book 6.75 F. D. MacDonald, Repairs 97.00
Jennie Perley, Janitor Service 25.00
W. B. Dodge, Services 10.00
MacFadden Pub. Co., Magazine 4.00
1,740.11
$2,365.11
RECREATION AMERICAN LEGION
Hamilton Hdwe. Store,
Rent
240.00
Beverly Gas & Elec. Co.,
Light 22.26
262.26
PARKS
Geo. W. Morse, Labor
99.00
Thos. Henley, Labor
3.00
Fred Badger, Labor
1.50
R. Cameron, Flowers
2.00
Hamilton Gardens, Flowers 8.00
Francis Whipple, Truck
19.50
Daley's Market, String
.50
F. B. Crowell, Painting Cannons 14.00
Forwarded
$147.50
$155,440.81
82
HAMILTON .TOWN. REPORT
. Brought Forward $147.50 $155,440.81
J. J. Melanson, Grinding Mower 2.00
S. C. Gould, Paint .50
150.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Disabled Ex-Service Men's Exchange 17.57
W. J. Daley, P. M., Stamps 4.36
Hamilton Gardens, Flowers 35.50
Junior Bugle & Drum Corps 50.00 Lees' 102nd Reg. Band 120.00
Cornelia MacGregor, Typing 9.75
237.18
TOWN REPORTS
Bertha Ayres, Typing
7.00
T. B. Johnson, Clerical 4.00
R. S. Bauer & Co., Stationery 2.00
Ruth Bancroft, Clerical 12.00
W. J. Daley, P. M., Stamps 19.00
Lightning Dispatch, Expressing 2.50
Newcomb & Gauss, Print-
ing Reports 556.25
H. L. Doucette, Delivering 4.00
G. Sargeant, Delivering
10.00
E. M. Haraden, Delivering 1.00
R. H. Haraden, Delivering 5.00
Forwarded $622.75
$155,827.99
83
FINANCIAL REPORT
Brought Forward $622.75 $155,827.99
E. H. Sargeant, Delivering
4.00
Margaret Sargeant, Typing 8.75 M. N. Babcock, Delivering 1.00
E. Frederick, Delivering 4.00
F. McGrath, Delivering
4.00
E. P. Dodge, Delivering 4.00
648.50
TOWN CLOCK
Pardo, Welding Service
30.00
Sydney Smith, Care of Clock 50.00
Leslie Sign System, Gild-
ing Clock
80.00
E. O. Maxwell, Service
8.00
168.00
INSURANCE
Obrion, Russell Co.
1,454.84
1,454.84
BOILER INSURANCE 71.38
H. A. Daley
4 /71:38
CEMETERY
R. H. Wilkinson, Supt.
665.50
Commissioners:
E. F. Haley, Salary 15.00
R. A. Whipple, Salary
15.00
Forwarded
$695.50
$158,170.71
84
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Brought Forward $695.50 $158,170.71
L. C. Foster, Salary 15.00
E. F. Haley, Clerk 50.00
$760.50
Other Expenses:
Carl Haraden, Labor 2.00
Francis Dodge, Sand 2.00
Henry M. Ricker, Labor 8.00
Ed. Carter Jr., Labor
16.00
Jos. Badger, Labor 9.50
Chas. Dolliver, Labor
11.50
Ernest MacGregor, Labor
139.50
Roy Whipple, Labor
3.00
Beverly Gas & Elec. Co.
7.80
Thos. Burns, Mason
5.00
F. Manthorn, Labor
2.00
C. H. Chaplin, Lumber 23.52
Hamilton Hdwe. Store, Hardware 28.23
L. Thompson, Truck 22.95
Whipple's Garage, Gas and Repairs 15.13
F. H. Whipple, Truck
24.00
Hamilton Gardens, Shrubs and Flowers 56.60
Conway's Pharmacy, Supplies .69
S. C. Gould, Supplies 2.40
J. R. Daniels, Wheel- barrow 10.00
Forwarded
$389.82
$760.50 $158,170.71
85
FINANCIAL REPORT
Brought Forward $389.82 $760.50 $158,170.71
L. Foster, Labor 4.15
Alden Southwick, Truck 104.50
W. J. Daley, P. M., Stamps 10.00
R. A. Whipple, Truck 115.00
F. B. Crowell, Gravel
122.00
T. A. Moynihan, Cement .70
S. Malone, Sharpening Tools 1.00 Sellman's Filling Station, Gas 17.96
Beverly Gas & Elec. Co. 2.20
R. H. Chittick, Fertilizer 69.20
G. A. Harrigan, Loam 10.50
J. W. Goodhue Corp., Supplies 1.35
F. P. Trussell, Lumber 57.75
Daley's Market, Equipment 10.05
J. J. Melanson, Sharpening Lawn Mower 17.50
Burnham & Dodd, Services 8.75
D. L. MacDonald Co.,
Stationery 1.00
J. F. Flynn, Elec. Services
2.00
Morse & Dickinson &
Goodwin, Eng Services
3.00
$948.43
$1,708.93
INTEREST
N. E. Trust Co. of Boston, Interest on Temporary Loan, $40,000 47.44
Forwarded
$47.44
$159,879.64
86
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Brought Forward $47.44 $159,879.64
First Boston Corporation,
Interest on Temporary
Loan, $20,000 24.00
Naumkeag Trust Co., Salem Interest on Temporary
Loan, $20,000 23.70
Day Trust Co., Boston,
Interest on Essex County
Tuberculosis Hospital
Bonds
318.75
Merchants Nat. Bank, Salem,
Interest on High School
Bonds
2,905.00
3,318.89
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
High School Loan 6,000.00
Tuberculosis Hosp. Loan 1,000.00
7,000.00
Temporary Loan :
Anticipating Revenue 80,000.00
80,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST (Agency) .
Com. of Mass.
15.00
OAA Chap. 398 Acts 1931
County of Essex, Dog Licenses 727.40
County of Essex, County
1
,
1 . ' Forwarded 742.40 $250,198.53
87
FINANCIAL REPORT
Brought Forward $742.40 $250,198.53
Tax
7,847.17
Com. of Mass., State
Tax
8,100.00
Com. of Mass., Auditing
193.87
Com. of Mass., State Parks 51.13
16,934.57
AGENCY AND TRUST (Trust)
Salem Five Cents Savings
Bank, Sale of Cemetery
Lots
180.00
ยท Beverly Savings Bank, Per-
petual Care Cemetery
Lots
400.00
1
580.00
REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 191.91 Sundry Persons Sundry Refund of Taxes 251.95
443.86
Total Disbursements 1936 $268,156.96 Balance Cash; December 31, 1936 $6,328.24
$274,485.20
TOWN OF HAMILTON Balance Sheet, December 31, 1936 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Cash :
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
In Banks and Office
$6,328.24
Tailings $111.52
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Surplus War Bonus Fund
965.37
Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund
150.00
Levy of 1936
24,474.66
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
100.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1935
$5.03
Levy of 1936
473.18
Chapter 90 - Highland and Bridge Streets
2,123.27
Moth Assessment, 1936
96.41
Tax Titles
$4,320.43
Tax Title Possessions
101.12
Federal Grant - Old Age
Assistance Administration 1.45
Departmental :
7,983.80
Health
$ 133.60
Overestimate :
Public Welfare :
State Parks and Reservations Assessment 16.21
Temporay Aid
2,194.40
Mothers' Aid
282.67
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
5,569.83
Old Age Assistance
2,682.44
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$478.21
Special Assessment
96.41
Tax Title
4,421.55
Departmental
5,918.11
State and County Aid to Highways Underestimate - County Tax
79.50
Overlay Deficits:
Levy of 1935
$ 31.46
Levy of 1936
1,391.52
1,422.98
Revenue Deficit 1936
(To be raised
by Assessor in 1937)
3,934.16
$47,870.87
Unexpended Balances : Unemployment $5,856.93
478.21
Federal Grant - Old Age Assistance 2.15
Soldiers' Relief
120.00
State and Military Aid
505.00
5,918.11 717.05
10,914.28
Surplus Revenue
22,059.86
$47,870.87
4,421.55
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$87,000.00
Essex County Hospital Loan $7,000.00
High School Building Loan 80,000.00
$87,000.00
$87,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds :
$519.90
Cash and Securities
$18,440.82
Cash and Securities
$18,440.82
Dr. Justin Allen Library Fund H. Augusta Dodge Library Fund 1,054.35 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 12,849.37 Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund 3,672.33 Maxwell Norman Fund 344.87
$18,440.82
90
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
RECAPITULATION OF DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES
Appropriation
Unexpended
and Transfers Expended Balance
$1,300.00 $1,280.29 $ 19.71
Selectmen
Selectmen (Unemployment Acct.)
Bal. Jan. 1, 1936
$3,750.56
Town Meeting
March 2, 1936 16,000.00
Transfer From
Reserve Fund
922.79
20,673.35
14,816.42
5,856.93
Accounting
1,350.00
1,349.95
.05
Treasury
1,020.00
1,016.78
3.22
Collector
1,280.00
1,263.02
16.98
Assessors
1,800.00
1,798.67
1.33
Other Finance Accounts
10.00
4.00
6.00
Law
300.00
300.00
Town Clerk
650.00
649.12
.88
Election and Registration $1,100.00
Transfer from Reserve 242.82
1,342.82
1,342.82
Town Hall
$2,300.00
Transfer from Reserve 33.86
2,333.86
2,333.86
Town Hall Painting
750.00
Transfers
154.45
904.45
904.45
Police
1,900.00
1,899.99
.01
Water Committee
$300.00
Transfer from Reserve
5.12
305.12
305.12
Fire Department $3,000.00
Transfer from Reserve
282.69
3,282.69
3.282.69
Fire (New Hose)
500.00
496.96
3.04
Moth (Town)
$1900.00
Transfer from Reserve
174.10
2,074.10
2,074.10
Moth (Private Property)
1,100.00
1.061.72
38.28
91
FINANCIAL REPORT
Appropriation and Transfers
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Tree Warden
900.00
899.35
.65
Forest Fire Warden
200.00
84.71
115.29
Game Warden
15.00
10.00
5.00
Sealer
300.00
267.49
32.51
Health
3,500.00
2,652.21
847.79
Inspector of Animals
75.00
75.00
Highways
13,000.00
12,999.89
.11
Snow
$9,000.00
Raised by Assessors
396.84
Transfer from Reserve
170.62
9,566.46
9,566.46
Street Lighting
8,000.00
7,950.28
49.72
Public Welfare
17,500.00
17,499.04
.96
Soldiers' Relief
1,500.00
1,173.95
326.05
State Aid
$750.00
Transfer from Reserve
50.00
800.00
800.00
Schools
$41,503.06
Dog Tax
461.73
41,964.79
41,964.57
.22
School (Vocational)
300.00
238.25
61.75
School (Fertilizer)
50.00
50.00
School (Playground)
150.00
149.79
.21
School (Painting High School)
400.00
391.50
8.50
Public Library
2,400.00
2,365.11
34.89
American Legion
300.00
262.26
37.74
Boiler Insurance
75.00
71.38
3.62
Insurance Fund
1,600.00
1,454.84
145.16
Memorial Day
300.00
237.18
62.82
Parks
150.00
150.00
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town Clock
$150.00
92
HAMILTON TOWN REPORT
Appropriation and Transfers
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Transfer from Reserve
18.00
168.00
168.00
Town Reports
650.00
648.50
1.50
From Endowments
441.50
1,891.50
1,708.93
182.57
Cemetery
$1,450.00
Interest
3,500.00
3,318.89
181.11
Maturing Debt
7,000.00
7,000.00
The following balances have been set up to be used in 1937:
Selectmen Unemployment
$5,856.93
Highland and Bridge Sts., Chap. 90
2,123.27
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS December 31, 1936
NAME
Endowment
Balance Jan. 1, 1936
Receipts 1936
Payments 1936
Balance Dec. 1, 1936
Abbot, Marshall K.
$200.00
$277.63
$ 8.38
$15.00
$271.01
Allen, Albert F.
100.00
108.53
3.27
4.00
107.80
Allen, Daniel F.
300.00
508.15
15.35
523.50
Allen. Justin
100.00
108.53
3.27
15.00
96.80
Andrews, Horace E.
100.00
116.47
3.51
4.00
115.98
Austin, Delia
100.00
106.46
3.36
3.00
106.82
Ayers, Fred H.
100.00
109.67
3.44
4.00
108.51
Ayers, Samuel
150.00
182.06
5.49
10.00
177.55
Bean, Ellen A.
100.00
122.25
3.69
5.00
120.94
Bradstreet, John
200.00
237.62
7.49
32.00
213.11
Brewer, Alice
100.00
109.72
3.45
3.50
109.67
Brown, Elizabeth
100.00
112.49
3.39
4.00
111.88
Burnham, Amos
100.00
110.26
3.32
4.00
109.58
Burnham, Choate
175.00
185.09
5.59
6.00
184.68
Burton, F. J. & P. W.
100.00
109.41
3.31
3.50
109.22
Butler, Nathaniel B.
100.00
108.69
3.27
3.50
108.46
Chadwick, Alden
100.00
111.06
3.50
4.00
110.56
Chandler, William
100.00
109.23
3.44
4.00
108.67
Colwell, Ernest
100.00
109.76
3.45
3.50
109.71
Crowell, Frank B.
50.00
51.13
1.53
52.66
Crowley, Bertha
100.00
109.68
3.45
3.50
109.63
Cutler, Temple
75.00
82.73
2.48
2.50
82.71
Cutler, Temple
75.00
83.21
2.51
2.50
83.22
Daley, Harold A.
200.00
2.00
202.00
Dane, Ephraim A.
100.00
108.37
3.26
3.50
108.13
Dane, Francis
1000.00
1,164.33
35.18
25.00
1,174.51
Dane, Joseph F.
100.00
108.99
3.27
3.50
108.76
Dane, Luther
100.00
115.16
3.47
4.00
114.63
Davenport, Jabez K.
100.00
109.09
3.27
3.50
108.86
NAME
Endowment
Balance Jan. 1, 1936
Receipts 1936
Payments 1936
Balance
Dodge, Edward W.
100.00
110.02
3.32
3.50
109.84
Dodge, H. Augusta
200.00
319.99
9.65
20.00
309.64
Dodge, Joseph W.
150.00
154.53
4.65
4.00
155.18
Dodge, James E ..
100.00
111.66
3.37
4.00
111.03
Dodge, Joseph T.
100.00
111.88
3.37
4.00
111.25
Dufton, Joseph W.
100.00
109.42
3.31
3.50
109.23
Ellis, Emily
100.00
109.04
3.43
3.50
108.97
Elwell, John E.
100.00
112.94
3.55
4.00
112.49
Fillebroun, Howard R.
50.00
56.36
1.70
3.00
55.06
Gamboa, Joseph :
100.00
107.04
3.37
3.50
106.91
Gleason, William H.
100.00
109.50
3.31
4.00
108.81
Goodhue, Samuel; G.
100.00
109.08
3.29
3.50
108.87
Graham, Charlie E.
50.00
53.36
1.61
2.00
52.97
Hayes, Oliva E.
100.00
109.67
3.45
3.50
109.62
Haynes, George F.
100.00
110.44
3.33
3.50
110.27
Henry, Mary R.
75.00
81.93
2.47
3.00
81.40
Hobbs, Franklin
100.00
108.45
3.43
3.50
108.38
Horne, Thomas
100.00
113.99
3.43
5.00
112.42
Hurlburt, Eben
100.00
50
100.50
Kimball, Susan A.
150.00
159.25
4.81
5.00
159.06
Kinsman, Jacob
100.00
112.54
3.39
4.00
111.93
Knowlton, Clarence S.
100.00
109.38
3.44
3.50
109.32
Knowlton, George K.
100.00
114.78
3.45
5.00
113.23
Knowlton, Issac F.
200.00
259.06
7.82
10.00
256.88
Knowlton, John H.
100.00
110.57
3.48
3.50
110.55
Knowlton, Joseph
100.00
110.04
3.46
3.50
110.00
Lovering, J. P.
100.00
112.54
3.39
4.00
111.93
Lovering, Myrtle B.
100.00
111.25
3.51
3.50
111.26
MacDonald, Alexander
100.00
108.75
3.43
3.50
108.68
MacDonald; Robert
100.00
108.99
3.43
3.50
108.92
Mason, Arthur
100.00
117.79
3.55
4.00
117.34
McNeil, Hattie S.
100.00
111.88
3.37
4.00
111.25
Nason, Daniel A.
100.00
107.43
3.40
3.50
107.33
Dec. 1, 1936
NAME
Endowment
Balance Jan. 1, 1936
Receipts 1936
Payments 1936
Balance Dec. 1, 1936
Neal, George A.
50.00
54.00
1.70
2.00
53.70
Neal, Nirum
50.00
54.34
1.70
2.00
54.04
Newcomb, Charles A.
100.00
.50
100.50
Norton, Francis C.
150.00
157.67
4.97
4.00
158.64
Patch, Emeline
100.00
109.58
3.31
3.50
109.39
Patch, Laura S.
100.00
108.77
3.27
3.50
108.54
Peterson, Charles A.
100.00
108.83
3.27
3.50
108.60
Porter, Benjamin
100.00
109.43
3.45
3.50
109.38
Preston, Thomas
100.00
109.29
3.29
3.50
109.08
Proctor, James H.
300.00
448.28
14.16
25.00
437.44
Roberts, Daniel
100.00
112.05
3.38
4.00
111.43
Roberts, George E.
100.00
109.61
3.45
3.50
10956
Rogers, Charles Jr.
100.00
103.61
3.12
106.73
Rowe, Mary
100.00
107.43
3.40
3.50
107.33
Safford, Daniel E.
100.00
110.13
3.32
3.50
109.95
Smerage, Charles A.
100.00
110.43
3.48
3.50
110.41
Southwick, Mary A.
100.00
100.25
3.01
103.26
Stone, Daniel D.
100.00
109.92
3.45
3.50
1.09.87
Thayer, Samuel E.
100.00
109.15
3.44
3.50
109.09
Thompson, Mary E.
150.00
162.46
5.13
5.00
162.59
Townsend, William E.
100.00
111.33
3.37
3.50
111.20
Trefry, Henry G.
100.00
108.67
3.43
3.50
108.60
Trussell, Frank P.
150.00
173.25
5.47
5.00
173.72
Tuttle, John
100.00
110.52
3.33
3.50
110.35
Whipple, Albert M.
100.00
108.94
3.27
3.50
108.71
Whipple, Emerson A.
100.00
109.60
3.45
3.50
109.55
Whipple, Hannah M.
100.00
108.66
3.27
3.50
108.43
Whipple, L. D.
100.00
112.86
3.39
3.50
112.75
Whittredge, John
100.00
109.12
3.44
3.50
109.06
Wilson, James
100.00
110.46
3.48
3.50
110.44
Woodbury, John L.
100.00
107.99
3.40
3.50
107.89
Woodbury. John T.
100.00
109.12
3.44
3.50
109.06
$11.250.00
$12.504.47
$386.40
$441.50
$12,849.37
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings Bank Deposits at beginning of year
Savings Bank Deposits at end of year
$12,504.47 12,849.37
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Deposits for Endowment
$400.00
Care of Lots
$441.50
Income
386.40
Added to Savings Deposits
344.90
$786.40
$786.40
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INVESTMENT FUNDS SPECIAL CEMETERY FUNDS
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1936
$3,384.13 $3,384.13
On hand at end of year 1936
3,672.33
3,672.33
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Sale of lots
$180.00
Income
108.20
Added to Savings Deposits $288.20
$288.20
MAXWELL NORMAN FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1936
$334.78
$334.78
On hand at end of year 1936
344.87
344.87
RECEIPTS
Income
$10.09
$10.09
PAYMENTS
Added to Savings Deposits $10.09
$10.09
$288.20
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PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS DR. JUSTIN ALLEN FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1936
$503.98
$503.98
On hand at end of year 1936
519.90
519.90
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income
$15.92
Added to Savings Deposits $15.92
$15.92
$15.92
H. AUGUSTA DODGE FUND
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1936
$1,023.43
$1,023.43
On hand at end of year 1936
1,054.35
1,054.35
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Income $30.92
Added to Savings Deposits $30.92
$30.92
$30.92
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE GIBNEY HARADEN,
Town Accountant.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
GREETINGS:
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 35. of the General Laws, I submit herewith the annual report of the Treasury Department for the year ending December 31, 1936.
TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1936 $ 1,354.49 273,130.71
Receipts
$274,485.20
Payments $268,156.96
Balance December 31,1935:
Merchants National Bank, Salem 1,892.96
Naumkeag Trust Co., Salem 3,089.76
Cash on hand 1,345.52
$274,485.20
MERCANTS NATIONAL BANK
Balance December 31, 1935, per statement
$2,103.24
Balance December 31, 1935, per check book $1,892.96
Outstanding Checks December 31, 1936 210.28
$2,103.24
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NAUMKEAG TRUST CO, SALEM
Balance December 31, 1936, per statement
Balance December 31, 1936,
$7,752.48 per check book $3,089.76
Outstanding Checks December 31,
1936
4,662.72
$7,752.48
I wish to express my appreciation to the Boards and various officials of the Town for the co-operation they have extended to this department during the past year.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE E. SMITH,
Town Treasurer.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
REPORT OF AN AUDIT
OF
THE ACCOUNTS
OF THE
TOWN OF HAMILTON
FOR
The Fiscal Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1936
Made in Accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws
February 3, 1937
REPORT OF AN AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON
February 3, 1937
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. John H. Perkins, Chairman Hamilton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Hamilton for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1936, made in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL
Director of Accounts
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REPORT OF EXAMINER
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Hamilton for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1936, the following report being submitted thereon :
The financial transactions of the town as recorded on the books of the several departments were checked and compared with the records of the treasurer and the accountant.
The records of the town accountant were examined, the re- ceipts as recorded being compared with the treasurer's cash book and with the records of departmental payments to the treasurer, while the recorded disbursements were compared with the trea- sury warrants and with the cash payments as recorded by the treasurer.
The ledger accounts were analyzed, a trial balance was drawn off proving the ledger to be in balance, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1936, was prepared and is herewith appended.
The appropriations voted by the town, as recorded by the town clerk, were listed and checked with the appropriation ledger accounts, as were the reserve fund transfers authorized by the finance committee.
The records of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The cash book was footed throughout for the period covered by the audit. The receipts were analyzed and compared with the records of departmental payments to the treasurer, with
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other sources from which money was paid into the treasury, and with the town accountant's records, while the payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the dis- bursement of town funds and with the town accountant's records.
The savings bank books representing the investments of the several funds in the custody of the treasurer were personally examined and listed, the deposits, income and withdrawals be- ing found to be as recorded.
The payments on account of debt and interest were verified by a comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled bonds and coupons on file.
The records of the collector of taxes were also examined and checked in detail. The commitments of taxes, assessments, and motor vehicle excise taxes were analyzed. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the abatements as recorded were checked with the assessors' record of abatements granted, and the out- standing accounts were listed and compared with the account- ant's control accounts.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the re- plies received thereto it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The records of receipts on account of dog and sporting li- censes issued by the town clerk were examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game being verified with receipts on file.
It was found in checking the town clerk's accounts that pay- ments to the State on account of sporting licenses and to the town treasurer on account of dog licenses issued have not been made by the town clerk monthly, as required by law. Further- more, it was noted that a personal check of the town clerk for
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$368.88 drawn to the town in payment for licenses and de- posited on November 28, 1936, in the treasurer's bank account with the town, was charged back against the treasurer's account on December 3, 1936, and returned to the treasurer marked "insufficient funds." A check to adjust this amount was issued by the town clerk and deposited in the treasurer's account on January 13, 1937. Another check drawn by the town clerk for $45.53 and deposited in the treasurer's bank account was re- turned to the treasurer from the bank on January 5, 1937, for the same reason as the check mentioned above and was adjusted by the town clerk on January 16, 1937.
The record of receipts on account of licenses issued by the selectmen was examined, checked, and compared with the treasurer's record of receipts from this source.
In addition to the departments and accounts mentioned, the records of the sealer of weights and measures and of all depart- ments collecting money for the town were examined, checked, and compared with the treasurer's and the accountant's records.
The surety bonds furnished by the several officials for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the balance sheet, there is appended to this re- port a table showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax and the assessment accounts, together with tables showing the transactions and condition of the several trust funds.
For the cooperation received from the several officials while the audit was in progress I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE
Assistant Director of Accounts
HBD: MC
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1936, $ 1,354.49 273,130.71
Receipts
$274,485.20
Payments $268,156.96
Balance December 31, 1936 6,328.24 $274,485.20
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