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All cities and towns in the Commonwealth shall furnish suitable headquarters for the carrying out of the duties of the commission in such cities and towns.
The measure further provides that there shall be established and set upon the books of the Commonwealth a separate fund. to be known as the Old Age Pension Fund, consisting of receipts credited to said fund under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) c. 64B. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 128A, Sec. 15, as amended, G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 138, Sec. 27, as amended, and all proceeds of taxes assessed under Acts of 1941, c. 629. Secs. 9 and 9A.
The Old Age Assistance Fund as in force immediately prior to the effective date of this act is hereby continued in existence, but shall here- after be entitled "The Old Age Pension Fund."
It is provided that all civil employees in the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth, including the supervisor, referees and employees of the subdivision of appeals in said department or of any city or town, employed in the administration of the Old Age Assistance Law on the effective date of this proposed measure, shall be transferred to the service of the Old Age Pension Commission, retaining their present civil service seniority retirement rights and any step increase from the mini- mum pay of their grade earned during their service with said department or said bureaus.
It is provided that all records and property used in the administration of the Old Age Assistance Law and which are the property of the Com- monwealth are to be transferred to the Old Age Pension Commission.
This act shall take effect on March first, nineteen hundred and forty- seven,-which proposed law was approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 125 in the affirmative and 19 in the negative, and on which the Senate did not vote,-be approved ?
YES 249 NO 442
BLANKS 386
QUESTION NO. 2. LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Shall this measure which provides that no labor union may be oper- ated or maintained unless there is filed with the Commissioner of Labor and Industries a statement signed by the President and Treasurer setting forth the union's officers, aims, scale of dues, fees, fines, assessments and the salaries of the officers.
The President and Treasurer of a labor union is required to file an- nually with the Commissioner of Labor and Industries a detailed state- ment in writing setting forth all receipts and expenditures of the union which shall be open to the public, and the said Commissioner is given the
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power to summons witnesses and records; and there is a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 for whoever fails to file a state- ment or whoever knowingly makes a false statement,-which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 50 in the affirma- tive and 154 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 6 in the affirmative and 24 in the negative,-be approved ?
YES 550
NO 171 BLANKS 356
PERMITTING THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :-
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "YES" on all three questions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale here in of wines and malt bev- erages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one, "YES" on question two and "NO" on question three.
(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YES" on questions three.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bev- erages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages, but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one and "YES" on questions two and three.
(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on all three questions.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale there-
in of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
YES 484
NO 439
BLANKS 154
2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale there- in of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
YES 493 NO 386 BLANKS 198
3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale there- in of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?
YES 651
NO 253
BLANKS 173
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1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county ?
YES 539
NO 345
BLANKS 193
2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county ?
YES 441
NO 382
BLANKS 251
"Shall the General Court enact legislation requiring jury service by women, with such reservations as it may prescribe ?"
YES 486
NO 289
BLANKS 302
"Shall sections one to twenty-eight inclusive of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, authorizing any city or town to establish a contribu- tory retirement system for its employees, be accepted by this town as appli- cable to all of its employees except teachers who are eligible for member- ship in the teachers' retirement system ?"
YES 553
NO 175
BLANKS 349
Attest : FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE,
Town Clerk.
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RECOUNT OF THE VOTES CAST FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Pursuant to an order by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Registrars of Voters met at the town hall at & P. M .. December 2, 1946, and proceeded to recount the votes cast in the Town of Hamilton at the State Election for Lieutenant Governor and Auditor. The Republican candidates were represented by Everett F. Haley of Hamilton, and the Democratic candidates were represented by Daniel F. McNeil of Beverly.
The results of the recount were as follows :
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Candidate
Original
Recount
Arthur W. Coolidge
808
807
Paul A. Dever
251
251
Alfred Erickson
2
2
Francis A. Votano
4
Blanks
12
12
Total vote cast
1077
1077
AUDITOR
Thomas J. Buckley
246
251
Russell A. Wood
781
Pearl J. McGlynn
Robert A. Simmons
5
4
Blanks
38
37
Total vote cast
1077
1077
Attest : FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE,
Town Clerk.
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VITAL STATISTICS
1946 BIRTHS RECORDED
Wesley Edward, son of Wesley E. and Rose W. (Caley) Spence. David Richard, son of Sidney J. and Gertrude (McGovern) Simpson. David William, son of Bernard W. and Louise (Worthen) Keefe. Dorothy Rae, daughter of Earle L. and Dorothy L. (Roderick) Whitcomb. Marie Ellen. daughter of Thomas J. and Zelna A. (Whalen ) Walsh. Kristi Ann, daughter of Harold M. Jr., and Dorothy B. (Morse) Johnson. Richard Joseph, son of Samuel D. and Helen V. (Lindbloom) Malone. ' Jill Linda, daughter of John L. and Audrey E. (Morrison) Rice. Richard Thomas, son of George J. and Christina (Douthwright) Geikie. Richard Joseph, son of Frederick E. and Josephine M. (Conte) LeChapelle. Jannik Svend Porter, son of Norman S. and Deborah C. (Gilbert) von- Rosenvinge.
Daughter of Francis V. and Lucy (Frothingham) Poole Gwenovefa Delia, daughter of Kastanty J. and Ellen (Cutrumbes) Sur- pitski.
Ellen Joyce, daughter of Frank H. and Doris M. (Hoyt) Williams. William Francis, Jr., son of William F. and Doris L. (Thimmer) Conlon. Daughter of Donald P. and Louise W. (Mortimer) Greeley. Linda Doreen, daughter of S. Johnson and Ruth (Trask) Tillson. Nancy Dodge, daughter of Richard J. and Betty (Dodge) Sevigney. Mary Susan, daughter of Andrew C. and Mary S. (Perkins) Warner. Ronald Lewis, son of Percy L. Jr., and Gladys M. (Niemi) Curtis. Wesley Hudson, son of Wesley H. and Mary E. (Sullivan) Towle. Richard Thomas, son of Richard and Carolyn (Crandall ) Preston. Richard Edward, son of Robert N. and Ruth L. (Ingalls) Davis. Ian Hays, son of John H. and Camilla (Warren) Gardiner. Sandra Mae, daughter of George W. and Evelyn M. (Dodge) Chamberlain. Lynn Montrose, daughter of George H. and Sarah E. (Meacham) Sprague. Roberta Elaine, daughter of Robert W. and Beverly E. (Loveitt) Child. Paul Edward, son of Deo P. and Catherine M. (Flaherty) Cote. Edmond Jonathan, son of Edmond J. and Helen C. (Day) Gallant. Sally Louise, daughter of Adelard E. and Barbara A. (D'Entremont) Dan- jou.
Lee Antonia, daughter of Peter T. and Betty B. (Bingle) Chionopulos. Phillip Martin, son of Albert P. and Wealthea F. (Tucker) Nelson. Laura Ann, daughter of Lawrence and Dorothy M. (Montgomery) Lamson. Howard Glenwood, Jr., son of Howard G. and Margaret A. (Thimmer) Parker.
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David Lee Crowell, Jr., son of David L. and Mary C. (Dewar) Crowell. Marcia Eileen Johnson, daughter of Theodore E. and Ella (Douthwright) Johnson.
Alexander John Koloski, Jr., son of Alevander J. and Doris V. (Chase) Koloski.
Paul Anthony Stelline, son of Henry J. and Rita I. (Daley) Stelline. Michael Bartlett, son of Woodbury M. and Frances T. (McVey) Bartlett. James Cavill Eldridge, son of Paul V. and Phyllis M. (Hawkins) Eldridge. John Peter Back, son of John C. and Marjorie L. (Peters) Back. Peter William Walke, son of John T. and Elizabeth J. (Fraser) Walke.
1946 MARRIAGES RECORDED
Lewis E. Toomes of Hamilton, Mass.
Elizabeth L. Shamey (Lunt) of Hamilton, Mass.
Adelard E. Danjou of Hamilton, Mass. Barbara Ann Burgess of Manchester, Mass.
Charles H. Ryder of Hamilton, Mass. Abbie M. Berry (Caverly) of Hamilton, Mass.
Richard Cameron of Hamilton, Mass. Celia A. Moore of Hamilton, Mass.
Thomas Wigglesworth of Topsfield, Mass. Elise S. Sweet (Sortwell) of Beverly Farms, Mass.
Charles F. Ayer of Hamilton, Mass. Annabelle M. Phillips of Hamilton, Mass.
Arthur A. Allen of Hamilton, Mass. Pauline E. Towne of Essex, Mass.
Alan Duryea Sutherland of Suffern, New York. Hope Edith Simpson of Hamilton, Mass.
Richard J. Sevigney of Hamilton, Mass. Betty I. Dodge of Hamilton, Mass.
George W. Chamberlain of Hamilton, Mass. Evelyn Mae Dodge of Hamilton, Mass.
Richard H. Grant of Hamilton, Mass. Louise W. Moore of Hamilton, Mass.
Leslie Harold Green of Beverly, Mass. Rita Marie Elario of Hamilton, Mass.
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John Henderson Vandermark of Cambridge, Mass. Juliet Frances Keyes of Cambridge, Mass.
R. H. Dulany Randolph of Upperville, Virginia. Sally Lyman Sears of Hamilton, Mass.
Walter Hurd Shaw of Hamilton, Mass. Marion L. Fuller of Hamilton, Mass.
Leslie Creighton McCulloch of Hamilton, Mass. Edith Evelyn Mackenzie of Beverly, Mass.
Francis J. Fox of Hamilton, Mass.
Marian I. Maschin of Westfield, Mass.
Donald F. Blake of Danvers, Mass. Mildred Elizabeth Scott of Hamilton, Mass.
Richard Leo Greeley of Hamilton. Mass. Eileen Frances Torpey of Arlington. Mass.
Raymond A. Tucker of Hamilton, Mass. Lillian A. Coull (Deeley) of Hamilton. Mass.
Herbert K. MacMillan of Beverly, Mass. Dorothy Avers of Hamilton, Mass.
Thomas Fabyan Moseley of Ipswich, Mass. Louisa Sedgwick Minot of Beverly. Mass.
Raymond Donat Mailhoit of Salem, Mass. Theresa Catherine Cronin of Hamilton, Mass.
Albert P. Nelson of Beverly, Mass. Wealthea Frances Tucker of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert John Butman of Beverly, Mass. Mary Carmella Stelline of Hamilton, Mass.
Craige F. ODonnell of Hamilton. Mass. Alice P. McGloin of Beverly. Mass.
Freeman 1. Walker of Hamilton, Mass. Julia H. Jankowski of Salem. Mass.
Lindreth T. Roberts of Wenham. Mass. Hazel Manthorn of Hamilton, Mass.
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Brainard D. Feltis of Hamilton, Mass. Jeannette E. Crowell of Hamilton, Mass.
William J. Spiers of Topsfield, Mass. Evelyn F. Tucker (Bodge) of Hamilton, Mass.
Joseph M. Baker of Hamilton. Mass. Cecilia A. Lavoie of Hamilton, Mass.
Reginald Alfred Maidment of Hamilton, Mass. Virginia Marie Marks of Hamilton, Mass.
Ernest J. Royal of Hamilton, Mass. Olive E. Noyes ( Elliott) of Hamilton, Mass.
Roland P. Berry of Hamilton, Mass. Edna L. Sweet of Marblehead, Mass.
Benjamin N. Hutchinson of Hamilton, Mass. Inez E. Spofford of Bradford, Mass.
William Carter of Hamilton, Mass. Joaquine Barros of New Bedford, Mass.
Edward Lee Wheatly, Jr., of Hamilton, Mass. Margaret Lorita Murray of Melrose. Mass.
David Elliott Cummings of Beverly, Mass. Jane Elizabeth Crosby of Hamilton, Mass.
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1946 DEATHS RECORDED
Yrs. Mos. Days Hrs.
Alexander Moore
67
George Frank Cross
Nellie S. Patch
76
6
22
John Robert Grant
51
5
14
Mary Elizabeth Cox
76
3
6
Thomas Morley Norman
75
John Babcock Moulton
69
Carrie M. Schaller
2
Charles Edward McDonah
75
Asneth E. Dukeshire
80
Barclay Tilton
81
3
9
Poole
12
William C. Rice
66
ry
11
Elizabeth A. Robinson
56
5
Winnefred M. Keyser
80
11
12
Wendell W. Dodge
72
24
George Morse
73
8
25
Edith K. Metcalfe
84
10
28
Adolph F. Johnson
82
4
27
Ernest C. Walker
35
Lynn Montrose Sprague
1
Mary Thimmer
83
Mary Lavoie
3
Mary E. Minehan
79
19
Waldow Lewis Aldrich
1
5
13
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
To the Citizens of Hamilton : Greetings :
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 35, of the General Laws, I submit herewith my annual report of the Treasury De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1946.
TREASURER'S CASH
Receipts
$308,558 82 238,047 94
Payments
Balance
$70.510 88
Beverly Trust Co.
$62,544 57
Merchant's National
7,674 25
Cash
292 06
Total Cash
$70,510 88 I wish to take this opportunity to convey my sincere thanks to not only the town officials, but also the many persons who have assisted me during the past year.
Respectfully submitted. WALFRED B. SELLMAN.
JURY LIST FOR 1947
William W. Bancroft, Gardner Street, Retired Richard Cameron. Essex Street, Gardener Lester D. Charles, Plum Street, Painter Guy A. Crosby. Lake Drive, Contractor Charles W. Dolliver, Hamilton Avenue, Mechanic George A. Harrigan, Main Street, Merchant Philip C. Hopkins, Mill Street, Salesman Harry L. Moore, Cutler Road. Clerk Arnold E. Morgan, Goodhue Street, Gardener Cornelius J. Mullins, Pleasant Street, Inspector Henry N. Pfaff, Cummings Street, Clerk William P. Poole, Main Street. Machinist Lewis K. Pierce, Lincoln Avenue, Truck Driver John L. Rice, Walnut Road, Mechanic Herbert Sellman, Bridge Street, Painter Lester F. Stanley, Lincoln Avenue, Painter Albert J. St. Germain, Maple Street, Machinist Donald G. Trussell, Main Street, Contractor John T. Walke, Mill Street, Superintendent Edward W. Wallace, Rust Street, Salesman C. Donald Woodman, Essex Street, Machinist
TOWN COLLECTOR'S REPORT In account with the Town of Hamilton
Un-
Year and Tax
Outstanding
Refunds
Collected
Abatements Transferred to collected Tax Title Dec. 31, 1946
1945
Real Estate
$8,346 44
$8,214 44
$132 00
None
None
1945 Personal
320 40
308 40
12 00
None
1945 Motor Excise
Committed in 1946
92 90
90 41
2 49
None
Commitments
1946
Real Estate
$129,124 09
$131 85
$118,581 99
$1,368 23
$10 80
$9,294 92
1946 Personal
14,928 03
2 70
14,351 68
51 30
527 75
1946 Polls
1,540
00
8 00
1,042 00
506 00
None
1946 Motor Excise
3,789 83
19 28
3, 647 21
126 48
35 42
1946
Water Rates Bal.
861 50
Commitments
9,481 08
2 20
9,494 71
25 95
824 12
1946
Water Services Bal.
165 20
Commitments
452 00
548 96
68 24
1946
Cemetery Bal. Commitments
123 00
434 50
463 75
6 50
87 25
Dec. 31, 1945
Respectfully submitted, BERTHA L. CROWELL, Town Collector,
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REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
Herewith is the annual report of the Assessors for the year ending December 31st. 1946 :
Value of buildings
$3.457,450 00
Value of land 1,314,920 00
Value of real estate
Value of personal estate
$4,772,370 00 552,890 00
$5,325,260 00
Tax on real estate
128,854 09
Tax on personal estate
14,928 03
Tax on polls
1,536 00
$145,318 12
Total tax levy
Rate per thousand
$27 00
Number of horses
101
Number of cows
128
Number of neat cattle
91
Number of swine
15
Number of sheep
24
Number of fowl
2530
Number of acres of land
8922
Number of dwellings
917
Number of persons and corporations assessed :
Personal estate only
43
Personal and Real Estate
159
Real estate only
742
1946 RECAPITULATION
Total appropriations to be raised by taxation
$188,863 16
Total appropriations to be taken from avail- able funds in 1946 :
(a) In 1946 $24,881 23
(b) In 1945 since 1946 tax rate was fixed 6,500 00
31.381 23
Underestimate of 1944 overlay
161 26
State-Tax and assessment, 1946 estimates
State tax
$4,500 00
State parks and reservations
145 43
State audit of Municipal Accounts
363 92
County-Tax and assessments, 1946 estimates : County Tax
10,614 89
Tuberculosis Hospital assessment
2.181 05
1945 Underestimate
110 75
Overlay of current year
1,504 21
Gross amount to be raised
5,009 35
12,906 69
$239,825 90
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Estimated Receipts and Available Funds :
Income Tax
16,351 10
Corporation Taxes
8,094 34
Reimbursement on account of Public- ly Owned Land 2,124 00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
3,000 00
Gasoline Tax under Acts of 1945
5,355 37
Special Assessments-Moth Private
1,000 00
Licenses 1,320 00
Charities (other than federal grants for aid to dependent children) 700 00
Old Age Assistance (other than fed- eral grants)
8,700 00
Old Age Tax (Meals)
595 09
Soldiers' Benefits
190 00
Schools
3,800 00
Public Service Enterprise (Water)
8,200 00
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) 800 00
Interest: On Taxes and Assessments
200 00
Protection of Persons and Property
25 00
Health and Sanitation
500 00
$60,954 90
Overestimates of previous year to be used as available funds :
State Park 35 75
Reimbursement-Publicly Owned Land
2,136 00
Amounts to be taken from available funds : Excess and Deficiency 31,381 23
$33,552 98
$94,507 88
Total available funds and estimated receipts Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property
Number of polls : 768 at $2 00 $1,536 00
Total valuation at tax rate of $27 00 Personal Property 552.890 00
14,928 03
Real Estate 4,772,370 00 128,853 99
Total taxes levied on polls and property Betterment and special assessments : Moth 1,043 30
$145,318 02
Total amount of 1946 taxes on polls and property and of assessments added to taxes committed to collector
$146,361 32
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RECAPITULATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Assessed in the Town of Hamilton for 1946
Number of cars 1090
Total Motor Vehicle Excise commited $4,013 52
To the Taxpayers of the Town of Hamilton :
Starting this year the valuing of Motor Vehicles is being done by the State Department.
The 1947 tax rate on Motor Vehicles is $36.23 per thousand. This is an increase of eighty-three cents over the year 1946.
When a person sells or tranfers a Motor Vehicle a return of proof of sale must be made to the Assessors before any abatement can be made. If car is sold to a dealer forms may be obtained from the dealer.
Applications for abatement for any kind of tax will not be accepted by the Board unless filed within the time provided by law and on a form approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
The Board holds their meetings at 7:30 Monday nights or any other time by appointment.
PLEASE READ ALL PRINTING ON YOUR TAX BILL.
Respectfully submitted, JESSE S. MANN ROBERT H. CHITTICK DONALD G. TRUSSELL
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN :
The Engineers of the Fire Department herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1946.
The department responded to 88 alarms as follows: 63 bells, 3 false, 16 stills, 5 out of town and 1 inhalator.
The amount of hose laid, 23 inch, 10,750 ft .; 12 inch, 2,000 ft .; 3/4 inch, 8,850 ft.
12,050 gallons of water were used from booster tanks.
An addition has been added to the engine house, as the Seagrave Triple Combination is expected to be delivered by March.
Date 1946 Description Street Owner
Jan. 23 House, Waldingfield Road, Mrs. Grace Davidson
30 Oil Burner. Linden Street, C. P. Swain
Feb. 19 Chimney. Cutler Road. George Meyer
Mar. House, Main Street, Arthur April
13 False
13 Grass. Main Street, Myopia Club
14 Grass, Union Street, E. W. Moade
21 Grass, Main Street. Patrick Keough
22 Grass, Main Street, Mrs. George Vaughan
22 Grass, Maple Street, Charles McRae
22 Grass, Linden Street, Town of Hamilton
22 Grass, Bridge & Woodbury Streets, Helen Frick
23 Grass. Highland Street, P. W. Hawkins
23 Building, Off Highland Street, Lloyd Ricker
24 Grass, Main Street, Henry Hammond
24 Grass, Sagamore Street, Stanley Dunn
24 Grass, Central Avenue, Town of Hamilton
24 Grass, Highland Street, P. W. Hawkins
24 Grass and Brush, Cutler Road, Harvard College
27 False
27 Grass and Brush, Goodhue Street, Grace T. Davidson
28 Grass and Brush, Main Street, Arthur April
30 Oil Burner, Gardner Street, Dr. John Corcoran
31 Brush, Bridge Street, Forrester Clark
31 Dump, Asbury Street, Frank Maione
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Date 1946 Description Street Owner
April 1
Grass, Essex Street, Bartlett Gardens
11 Curtain, High School, Town of Hamilton
12 Grass, Bridge Street, Forrester Clark
12 Brush and Woods, Highland Street, Frederick Winthrop
17 Grass, Lois Street, Hazel Cram
Brush and Woods, Highland Street Grace Davidson & Frederick Winthrop
18 18 Grass, Topsfield Road. Town of Hamilton
19 Brush. Moulton Street, Town of Hamilton
20 Woods, Cutler Road, Harvard College
20 Dump, Asbury Street, Frank Maione
30 Motorcycle, Asbury Street, Henry's Garage
May
1 Out of Town, Topsfield
3 Garage. Essex Street, Donald Woodman
4 Brush and Woods. Cutler Road. J. W. Griess
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11 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan Inhalator
13 Brush. Main Street, George Meyer
13 Brush, Echo Cove Road, Stanley Berry
13 Grass. Asbury Street, Robert Robertson
26 Out of Town, Wenham
27 Tree. Moulton Street, Town of Hamilton Out of Town, Ipswich
June 13
15 Grass, Walnut Road, Dr. Frederick Webster
Cottage, Topsfield Road, Harry Durham
20 23 Dump, Highland Street. T. A. Moynihan
24 Dump, Highland Street. T. A. Moynihan
25 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
27 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
29 Dump, Highland Street. T. A. Moynihan
July
1 Grass. Cutler Road, J. W. Griess
8 Grass, Cutler Road, B. & M. Railroad
10 Grass, Cutler Road, George Meyer
17 Brush and Grass, Sagamore Hill, Albert Whipple
25 House, Essex Street, A. T. Elwell
28 House. Roosevelt Avenue, Edmond Liscomb
Aug.
1 Oil Burner, Western Avenue, Frank Wheeler Tractor. Main Street, Andrew Anderson 6
6 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
2- Sept. 26 28 Grass, Bridge Street, Forrester Clark
Oil Burner, Willow Street, T. A. Moynihan
Oct. 12 Oil Burner, Walnut Road, Renauf Russell
13 House, Wenham
22 Automobile, Union Street, Stanley Golden
31 Grass and Brush, Bridge Street, Forrester Clark
31 Grass & Brush, Bridge & Woodbury Streets, Town of Hamilton
31 Grass and Brush, Main Street, Town of Hamilton
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Date 1946 Description Street Owner
Nov. 1 Grass and Brush, Highland Street, Jesse Mann
1 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
1 Dump, Highland Street. T. A. Moynihan
2 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
4 Dump, Highland Street, T. A. Moynihan
10 Grass and Brush, Linden Street, Jesse Mann
19 School Bus, Cutler Road, Donald Trussell
29 Grass and Brush, Highland Street, Frederick Winthrop
Dec.
3 Grass, Bridge Street, Estate of Fred Ayers
3 Grass, Asbury Street. Town of Hamilton
6 Out of Town, Essex
18 False
20 Tree, Highland Street, Frederick Winthrop
24 Truck, Highland Street, Merritt & Arnold
27 Chimney, Walnut Road. Osgood Phippen
30 Building, Main Street. Community House Inc.
A. MERRILL CUMMINGS EARL E. JOHNSON RUDOLPH H. HARADEN
THE LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Trustees of the Public Library:
Herewith is presented the fifty-fourth annual report.
The circulation of books for 1946 was 12,632; at the Main Library 4583, a gain of 203; at the Branch Library 8049, a gain of 622. Circula- tion of periodicals was 1197; at the Main Library 819, at the Branch Library 378, a gain of 147.
Circulation of books and magazines was 13,829.
We have a total of 309 subscribers; 111 at the Main Library. 198 at the Branch Library.
Respectfully submitted.
LYDIA L. HARADEN, Librarian ..
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton :
The trustees of your library are heartened by the librarian's report which indicates an increase in book circulation at both the Main and Branch libraries. as well as in the number of regular borrowers during the year past. We are not only hopeful that this trend will continue, but are anxious to stimulate it in every way possible. In the current year we shall attempt to invite greater public attention to book acquisitions, and we urge that as individuals or. as reading groups the citizens make more general use of our library facilities. We especially hope that the schools will call upon us for increased assistance, and we submit that trustees and librarians will be found eager to co-operate and amenable to suggestion.
In the past year the trustees have supplemented their previous efforts to better adapt the branch library to reading ease by the installation of improved fluorescent lighting. Such steps, it should be pointed out, are always taken with an eye to minimum expense, as we must regard the present library branch arrangement as a temporary one at best. The need of a commodious and central library for Hamilton is one that becomes in- creasingly urgent each year, and once more we recommend it to the citizens for serious consideration.
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