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William G. Hennessey 8 Blanks 3
SENATOR-THIRD ESSEX DISTRICT
Blanks 15
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT FIFTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
LeRoy P. Henderson 13 Blanks 17
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REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY ESSEX COUNTY
John J. Costello 12 Blanks 3
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-ESSEX COUNTY
J. Fred Manning 9 Blanks 10
William J. O'Leary 11
COUNTY TREASURER-ESSEX COUNTY
Thomas F. Duffy 12 Blanks 3
The polls were closed at 8:00 P. M. by Lawrence R. Stone, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and the results announced at 8:45 P. M.
Attest :
FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE,
Town Clerk.
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1948 STATE ELECTION November 2, 1948
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton, County of Essex, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, held on the second day of November, 1948, the following officers and questions were voted upon :
The election officers were as follows :
Lawrence R. Stone
Everett F. Haley
Edward A. DeWitt
Francis H. Whipple
Checkers and Counters :
Thomas Sargent
Alvah I. Day
Lawrence Lamson
Frank Tuck
Jessie Cunningham
Frank Back
Bernard Cullen
George Sprague
George Morrow
Mildred Haraden
Walter S. Perkins, Jr.
Alice Lovering
Edward J. Ready
Martha Powers
Gertrude C. Hill
Police on duty : Edward H. Frederick
The election officers, checkers and counters and police were sworn by Francis H. Whipple, Town Clerk.
The warrant was read and the polls declared open at 5:45 A. M. by Lawrence R. Stone, Chairman of Board of Selectmen.
Total vote cast 1361 Men 680
Votes in person 1322
Women
681
Absentee vote
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ELECTORS, PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Dewey and Warren 918 Wallace and Taylor 16
Teichert and Emery
3 Watson and Learn 0
Truman and Barkley
398 Blanks 26
GOVERNOR
Robert F. Bradford
845 Mark R. Shaw 0
Paul A. Dever
491 Blanks 22
Horace I. Hillis
3
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Arthur W. Coolidge 913 Guy S. Williams 1
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan
398
Blanks
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Lawrence Gilfedder
8
SECRETARY
Frederic W. Cook
979
Gote E. Palmquist
10
Edward J. Cronin
325
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TREASURER
Laurence Curtis
915
Malcolm T. Rowe
8
John E. Hurley
381
Blanks
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Harold J. Ireland
4
AUDITOR
Thomas J. Buckley
481 Francis A. Votano 8
Russell A. Wood
801
Blanks
69
Robert A. Simmons
2
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Clarence A. Barnes
915
Anthony Martin
10
Francis E. Kelley
376 Blanks 60
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Leverett Saltonstall
993 E. Tallmadge Root 1
John I. Fitzgerald
316 Blanks . . . 44
Henning A. Blomen .
ry
CONGRESSMAN
George J. Bates
1115
Blanks
246
COUNCILLOR
Alfred C. Gaunt
884
Blanks
113
Cornelius J. Twomey 364
SENATOR
Cornelius F. Haley
1085
Blanks
276
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Andrew E. Faulkner
893 Leroy P. Henderson 341
Cornelius J. Murray . 822 Blanks 666
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REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
Richard J. White
921 Blanks 107
John J. Costello
333
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
J. Fred Manning
362 William J. O'Leary 259
C. F. Nelson Pratt
797
Blanks 565
William Henry Haskell 739
COUNTY TREASURER
James D. Bentley
913 Blanks
116
Thomas F. Duffy 332
QUESTION No. 1. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint sesion of the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes in the affirmative and 8 in the negative?
YES 932
NO 108
BLANKS 321
SUMMARY
This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declaration of the rights of the inhabitants, as now set forth in the Constitution, the following: "The right of free speech shall not be abridged."
QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 220 votes in the affirmative and 28 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative?
YES 958
NO 110
BLANKS 293
SUMMARY
This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the regis- tration, operation or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used
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for propelling such vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of registering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes only.
QUESTION NO. 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 243 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 9 in the nega- tive ?
YES 854 NO 115
BLANKS 392
SUMMARY
This in an amendment of Article XVII of the Amendments to the Constitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attorney general of the Common- wealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any of such offices between the day of election and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at large, instead of from the two per- sons who had the highest number of votes at the election as is now re- quired. It also provides that if there is a vacancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legislature the vacancy shall be filled in like man- ner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy occurs at any other time it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the ad- vice and consent of the Council.
QUESTION NO. 4. INFORMATION OR PRESCRIPTION GIVEN BY PHYSICIANS :
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative ?
YES 785 NO 443
BLANKS 133
SUMMARY
This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 272, Section 21 provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chap- ter 272 which make it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or conception shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for protection of life or health.
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QUESTION NO. 5. IN REGARD TO EMPLOYMENT OR UNEM- PLOYMENT BECAUSE OF MEMBERSHIP OR NON MEMBERSHIP IN A LABOR ORGANIZA- TION.
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 36 in the negative ?
YES 476
NO 612
BLANKS 273
SUMMARY
This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or re- tain employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from em- ployment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organiza- tion. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an offense pun- ishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
QUESTION NO. 6. IN REGARD TO ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in' the negative.
YES 604
NO 462
BLANKS 295
SUMMARY
This measure requires that elections of officers of labor organizations shall be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty days' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are re- quired to be given by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each member, or in any other adequate manner. Candidates to be voted for must be nominated by a paper signed by ten members filed at least thirty days before a regular election and at least ten days before an election to fill a vacancy.
The voting at such an election must be by secret written or printed ballot. Watchers appointed by nominating members and by union officers may be present during the voting and counting of ballots.
Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an election is prohibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.
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QUESTION NO. 7. IN REGARD TO THE CALLING OF A STRIKE BY A LABOR ORGANIZATION.
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative ?
YES
615
NO 465
BLANKS 281
SUMMARY
This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organization in any business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the members of the organization employed in the business, plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be expressed by a secret written or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose.
The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the conduct of the voting. Within twenty-four hours after the voting the labor organization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission, which shall be a permanent public record. If no report is filed the vote taken shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury.
Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organization in con- nection with such voting is made a penal offense.
QUESTION NO. 8. RATIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
"ARTICLE-
"SECTION 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
"SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress,"-be ratified by the general court ?
YES /41
NO 249
BLANKS 371
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QUESTION NO. 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES.
A. Shall liceses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
YES
738
NO 425
BLANKS 198
B. 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 754
NO 375
BLANKS 232
C. 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 871
NO 293
BLANKS 197
Attest : FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE,
Town Clerk.
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VITAL STATISTICS
1948 BIRTHS RECORDED
William Norton, son of Richard W. and Hilda (Norton) Johnson. Bradford David, son of David P. and Doris M. (Brown) Faulkner. Paul Gregory, son of James L. and Anne C. (Bradstreet) Kelliher. Laura Nelson, daughter of Richard S. and Jane (Turnbull) Knight. Jonathan Elliot, son of Lawrence and Dorothy M. (Montgomery) Lamson. Mark, son of Albert P. and Alice E. (Landry) Gillissen.
Louis Stephen, son of Louis S. and Hazel D. (Chapman) Morin. Janet Gertrude, daughter of Everett W. and Mary E. (King) Sears. Philip Russell, son of Philip R. and Barbara L. (Drinkwater) Carr. John Dwight, son of John W. and Emily J. (Wetson) Dolliver. Stephen Michael, son of John E. and Marjorie M. (Killilea) O'Neil. Carol Ann, daughter of Carroll W. and Margaret E. (Page) Crosby. Andrew Reid, son of John A. and Rosamond (Churchill) Dunn. Christopher Wayne, son of Lauren T. and Jeanne D. (Packard) McNaught. Katharine Baxter, daughter of Forrester A.
and Katharine L. (Burrage) Clark. Vinton Kenneth, son of Vinton K. and Evelyn M. (Haley) Ulrich. Robert Perritt, son of Dudley W. L. and Florence R. (Perritt) Hawkins. Arthur Denny. son of John H. and Camilla (Warren) Gardiner. Rose Marie, daughter of Stanley H. and Florence F. (Baker) Lavoie. Gail Leslie, daughter of Ray M. and Madeline (Campbell) Sanford. Linda Mary, daughter of Joseph R. and Rosalin (DiLorenzo) Wilcox. Brian Paul, son of Donald P. and Louise W. (Mortimer) Greeley. Benedict, son of Donald P. and Louise W. (Mortimer) Greeley. Michael Angelo, son of Theodore W. and Mary (Trabucco) Maione. Norman Allen, son of Norman A. and Wilda J. (Wheeler) Baxter. Ann Mary, daughter of Walter H. and Lillian T. (Faulkner) Cullen. Richard Thomas, son of Thomas J. and Zelna A. (Whalen) Walsh. Allan Sidman, son of William J. and Alice P. (Noe) Bursaw. Gordon Leland, son of Gordon L. and Barbara A. (Brooks) Thompson. Doris Louise, daughter of William F. and Doris Louise (Thimmer) Conlon. Leslie Anne, daughter of Sidney A. and Helen R. (Cullity) Smith. Diane Sandra, daughter of Stephen J. and Virginia (Adams) McMahon. Diana, daughter of Millard O. and Winifred M. (Workman) Palm. Randall Paul, son of Robert Joseph and Joan M. (Adams) Bilodeau. Bruce Lee, son of John A. and Marie (Turner) Remick, Jr.
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Ronald Lester, son of Irving L. and Mabel J (Hatch) Morse. Cynthia Mercer, daughter of Henry W. and Louise (Bundy) Sheward. Barbara Ann, daughter of William C. and Joaquina (Barros) Carter. Pamela, daughter of Chester H. and Barbara R. (Conrad) Schultze. Allen Baxter, son of Edward B. and Barbara (Allen) Thacher. Carol Ann, daughter of Raymond D. and Theresa C. (Cronin) Mailhoit. Lois Elaine, daughter of Kenneth C. and Elisabeth (Gilson) Karnes. Stephen Norris, son of Robert F. and Joanne (Way) Goodspeed. John Winthrop, son of Q. A. Shaw and Katharine (Winthrop) Mckean. Paul Walter, son of Alexander J. and Doris (Chace) Koloski. Peter James, son of Alexander J. and Doris (Chace) Koloski. Margo Lee, daughter of Anthony R. and Mary (Schofield) Maione. Sharon Lee, daughter of James H. Jr., and Dorothy L. (Hatt) Gail Kay, daughter of Norman E. and Helen M. (Kay) Peatfield.
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1948 MARRIAGES RECORDED
Carl A. Berntsen, Jr. of San Francisco, Cal. Anne P. Rice of Hamilton, Mass.
Neil T. Crockett of Lynn, Mass. Margaret M. Millerick of Hamilton, Mass.
Edward R. Poirier of Ipswich, Mass. Barbara M. (Johnson) Barnhill of Hamilton, Mass.
John H. Wetson of Hamilton, Mass. Rosamond Levina Leighton of Hamilton, Mass.
Anthony R. Maione of Hamilton, Mass. Mary A. Schofield of Hamilton, Mass.
George Frederick Hayden of Quincy, Mass. Madeline Elizabeth Ward of Boston, Mass.
Robert J. Bilodeau of Beverly, Mass. Joan Adams of Hamilton, Mass.
Edmund Colbert Love of Marblehead, Mass. Estelle Watson Melanson of Hamilton, Mass.
Richard Wilson Dinsmore of Hamilton, Mass. Nancy Abigail (Packard) Bonnell of Beverly, Mass.
Bryant Reed Page of West Newbury, Mass. Thelma Dorothy Nielsen of Hamilton, Mass.
Andrew O. Tindley of Hamilton, Mass. Ethel M. Tillson of Hamilton, Mass.
Albert Poirier of Ipswich, Mass. Lois Johnson of Hamilton, Mass.
Arthur R. Hopping of Hamilton, Mass. Audrey L. Brown of Hamilton, Mass.
David Gibson of Pittsburg, Pa. Anne S. Griess of Hamilton, Mass.
Edward Stanley Smorczewski of Ipswich, Mass. Ida Barker Manthorn of Hamilton, Mass.
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Harborne W. Stuart of Cambridge, Mass. Ruth Bayard Storey of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert Lawrence Means of Boxford, Mass. Elizabeth Ann Jackson of Hanover, N. H.
Thaddeus Hall Roddenbery of Boston, Mass. Isabelle Caroline Peale of Hamilton, Mass.
Carl A. Goddard of Marblehead, Mass. Ruth (Davis) Pickering of Hamilton, Mass. .
Philip F. Whearty of Salem, Mass. Julia G. Burns of Hamilton, Mass.
William Bogel of Danvers, Mass. Rita Ruth Hooper of Hamilton, Mass.
Edward George Laski of Hamilton, Mass. Rita Marie McCarron of Dorchester, Mass.
Lawrence Woodruff Kimball of Bedford, Mass. Wilhemina Caroline Ready of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert G. Martin Jr. of Hamilton, Mass. Phyllis M. Bernier of Gloucester, Mass.
Albert E. Towne of Essex, Mass. Esther L. M. Ricker of Hamilton, Mass.
John V. Pzegro of Peabody, Mass. Mary E. McLean of Hamilton, Mass.
William S. Webber, 3rd of West Hartford, Conn. Patricia C. Lufkin of Manchester, Conn.
Joseph A. Burridge of Ipswich, Mass. Mary Anne Cuningham of Hamilton, Mass.
Fred Robert Wilson of Hamilton, Mass. Helen Marie Clark of Cranston. R. I.
Leslie R. Pierce of Beverly, Mass. Geraldine Sargeant of Hamilton, Mass.
William H. Wallace of Hamilton, Mass. Jane F. Gianakas of Ipswich, Mass.
Joseph V. Sanders of Hamilton, Mass. Lura M. Bailey of Hamilton, Mass.
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Harry Leslie Moore of Hamilton, Mass. Ruth Helen Cameron of Hamilton, Mass.
Harold M. Dodge of Hamilton, Mass. May Florence (Bell) Eastman of Beverly, Mass.
Myron A. York, Jr., of Beverly, Mass. Norma May Brown of Hamilton, Mass.
Francis M. Cowdrey of Hamilton, Mass. K. Shirley Hey of Lawrence, Mass.
Lloyd E. Ricker, Jr. of Hamilton, Mass. Shirley W. Killam of Hamilton, Mass.
Clayton M. Burton of Ipswich, Mass. Betty E. Morris of Hamilton, Mass.
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1948 DEATHS RECORDED
Yrs.
Mos. Days Hrs.
Charles R. Steinfeld
54
6
1
Tina Charlotte Knowlton
6
29
Hildred S. Wilcox
54
2
20
Florence T. Bayley
67
8
1
John D. Humphrey
88
9
15
Henrietta M. Baker
58
Leroy C. Thayer
45
6
20
Elizabeth B. Cummings
75
11
4
Lucinda A. Foster
62
9
19
Maria K. Holm
92
8
10
Lexina Dodge
70
9
12
John Comeau
67
Edward H. Sheridan
80
Rodney Adams
61
1
17
Lillian M. Mclaughlin
64
9
John E. Cox
78
9
9
Jeanne F. Mason
78
Constance Williams
76
2
21
Webster Bray
57
11
Mary F. Lovering
80
8
Florence G. Johnson
61
9
29
Nellie F. Potter
85
13
Addison B. Towle
86
11
11
Everett W. Hurd
Richard A. Grant
6
10
John LePointe
78
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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, 1948.
TREASURER'S CASH
Receipts
Payments
$536,322 99 438,968 80
$97,354 19
Cash
$6,614 53
Beverly Trust Co.
36,421 26
Merchant's National
12,338 77
Day Trust Co.
41,979 63
$97,354 19
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, Town Treasurer.
TOWN COLLECTOR'S REPORT
In account with the Town of Hamilton
Year
Tax
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1948
Refunds
Collected
Abatements
Un- Transferred collected to tax Title Jan. 1, 1949
1947
Real Estate
$9,436 45
$66 99
$9,232 63
$270 81
None
None
1947 Personal
686 26
676 78
9 48
None
1947
Motor Excise
465 16
Motor Excise Committed
in 1948 31 89
465 33
31 72
None
Commitments
1948
Real Estate
$181,145 21
$211 18
$166,829 66
$3,140 38
$14 00
$11,372 35
1948
Personal
21,499 45
20,725 60
161 00
612 85
1948
Moth
847 10
742 10
105 00
1948 Polls
1,588 00
4 00
1,528 00
64 00
None
1948
Motor Excise
11,579 70
224 07
10,903 79
695 93
204 05
1948
Water Rates Bal.
939 87
Water Rates Committed
11,644 27
17 80
11,358 01
49 74
1,194 19
1948
Water Services Bal. Service Commitments
229 01
2,560 36
1,956 83
57 08
775 46
Respectfully submitted, BERTHA L. CROWELL, Town Collector.
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Herewith is the annual report of the Assessors for the year ending December 31st, 1948 :
Value of buildings
$3,870,325 00
Value of land 1,249,150 00
Value of real estate
Value of personal estate
$5,119,475 00 613,820 00
$5,733,295 00
Tax on real estate
179,181 71
Tax on personal estate
21,483 70
Tax on polls
1,490 00
202,155 41
Total tax levy
Rate per thousand
$35 00
Number of horses
144
Number of cows
128
Number of neat cattle
107
Number of swine
9
Number of sheep
12
Number of fowl
2,691
Number of ponies
15
Number of acres of land
7,046
Number of dwellings
950
Number of persons and corporations assessed :
Personal and estate only
57
Personal and real estate
157
Real estate only
799
1948 RECAPITULATION
Total appropriations to be raised by taxation
$262,074 77
Total appropriations to be taken from
available funds in 1948 :
(a) In 1948
$23,639 10
23,639 10
Underestimate of 1946 overlay
477 20
Underestimate of 1947 overlay
826 69
1,303 89
State-Tax and assessment, 1948 estimates : State parks and reservations 232 69
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
123 90
356 59
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County-Tax and assessments, 1948 estimates :
County tax
11,185 46
Tuberculosis Hospital assessment
3,850 25
Overlay of current year
15,035 71 6,310 27
Gross amount to be raised
$308,720 33
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds :
Income Tax
9,373 40
Corporation taxes
8,019 00
Reimbursement on account of Publicly-owned land
2,173 80
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
10,000 00
Licenses
1,500 00
Fines
50 00
Grants and Gifts
575 00
Special assessments-Moth
800 00
Protection of Persons and Property
25 00
Health and Sanitation
1,000 00
Charities (other than federal grants for aid to dependent children)
500 00
Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants)
7,700 00
Old Age Tax (Meals)
345 43
Veterans' Benefits
250 00
Schools
5,000 00
Public Service Enterprise (Water)
11,500 00
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) 550 00
Interest : On Taxes and Assessments
200 00
Income Tax (Acts of 1947, Chap. 685)
17,907 87
Corporation Tax (Acts of 1947, Chap. 685) 2,775 34
Old Age Tax (Acts of 1947, Chap. 685)
302 25
$80,547 09
Overestimates of previous year to be used as available funds :
(a) County Tax
2,315 95
(b) State Parks
62 78
$2,378 73
Amounts to be taken from available funds : Excess and Deficiency 23,639 10
Total available funds and estimated receipts $106,564 92 Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property $202,155 41
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Number of polls : 745 at $2.00
1,490 00
Total valuation at tax rate of $35.00
Personal Property 613,820 00 21,483 70 Real Estate 5,119.475 00 179,181 71
Total taxes levied on polls and property
$202,155 41
Betterment and special assessments : Moth 847 10
$847 10
Total amount of 1948 taxes on polls and property and of assessments added to taxes committed to collector $203,002 51
RECAPITULATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Assessed in the Town of Hamilton for 1948
Number of cars 1278
Total Motor Vehicle Excise committed $11,579 70 Total Motor Vehicle Valuation $380,730 00
To the Taxpayers of the Town of Hamilton:
The 1949 tax rate on Motor Vehicles is $41.32 per thousand. This is an increase of $3.25 over the year of 1948. This is set by the State as well as the value of Motor Vehicles.
When a person sells or transfers 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 approved by law and on a form approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
It is the opinion of this Board that we call to the attention of the taxpayers the fact that the rate has increased $13 per thousand in the last five years. We want you to realize that it is our job to raise whatever amount you vote to appropriate at Town Meetings each year.
The Board holds its meetings one day a week and by appointment.
PLEASE READ ALL PRINTING ON YOUR TAX BILL.
Respectfully submitted, JESSE S. MANN ROBERT H. CHITTICK DONALD G. TRUSSELL Board of Assessors.
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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, 1948.
The department responded to 49 alarms as follows: 10 stills, 38 bells and 1 false.
The amount of hose laid, 23 inch, 2350 ft .; 1} inch, 1100 ft .; 3/4 inch, 1525 ft.
4010 gallons of water was used from booster tanks.
300 ft. of 22 inch hose and 200 ft. 12 inch hose was purchased this year.
Date
Dist. Description Owner Street
Jan. 12
31 Auto,
Highland
16 24 Auto, Wm. Goodhue, Sagamore
20 24 House, C. C. Felton, Main
Feb. 10 21 School, Town of Hamilton, Railroad Ave.
12 24
Bus, Welch & Lamson, Inc., Highland
Mar. 31 25
Grass, D. P. Faulkner, Cutler Road
Apr. 14 31 Rubbish, C. L. Cutler, Washington Ave.
17
23 Brush, Elliot Payson, Main
27 23 Brush, Myopia Hunt Club, Main
28 13 Brush, Laurence Sargeant, Appleton Ave.
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