Town of Hamilton Annual Report 1960, Part 4

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Publication date: 1960
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Mosher, Kelly Suzanne, daughter of George F. and Sandra G.


Mullen, Richard Owen, son of Thomas C. and Joanne E. Noyes, Geraldine Ann, daughter of Francis P. Jr., and Virginia T. O'Gara, Tracy, daughter of Richard T. and Jane


Paige, Judith Lynn, daughter of Richard L. Jr., and Ruth A. Parent, Edward Dasity III, son of Edward D. Jr., and Sally N. Pasek, Barry Steven, son of Ronald J. and Anne C.


Pearse, Martha Scott, daughter of Robert H. and Nancy W.


Phillips, Lesley Mahlar, daughter of Donald R. and Margaret J. Potter, Sarah Anne, daughter of George G. and Joanne


Rand, John Dimitri, son of Edgar D. and Barbara A. Regan, Kevin Joseph, son of Richard J. and Ruth F. Ricker, Judy Ann, daughter of George H. and Mary G. Robertson, Anne Frances, daughter of Benjamin G. and Minnie Robinson, Susan Lori, daughter of Philip S. and Gladys I. Rutherford, Debra Jane, daughter of James O. and Dian Sammel, Rebecca Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Patricia Sanford, Ellen Kristine, daughter of Ray M. Jr., and Anna M.


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Sawyer, David Scott, son of Bernard L. and Elma M. Scullin, Wendy Atherton, daughter of Noel H. and Jane A. Serwacki, Dorothy Barbara, daughter of Stanley and Norma J. Shea, John Joseph, son of Joseph P. and Gloria C.


Sheppard, Robin Carolyn, daughter of Herbert J. and Alberta M. Spears, Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Howard C. K. and Barbara J. Spiridigliozzi, daughter of Alexander and Dora


Stone, William Arthur, son of William A. and Carole A.


Street, Kevin Eugene, son of Eugene L. and Mary A.


Tarr, Raymond Dana, son of Raymond D. and Beverly E.


Thompson, Jane Marilyn, daughter of A. Philip and Ruth M. Tibbetts, Colleen Alice, daughter of Jack L. and Carolyn E.


Tisevich, David Paul, son of John P. and Elizabeth A.


Tobyne, Paula Elizabeth, daughter of Robert J. and Mildred


Trussell, Jennifer Lynn, daughter of Philip B. and Roberta M. Tyack, Richard Weston, son of John W. and Carol G. Wadsworth, Sarah Greenfield, daughter of Oliver F. Jr., and Ellen Waitt, Ann Brierley, daughter of Albert E. and Ella M. Wallace, Stuart Earl, son of Raymond H. and Virginia Walsh, Pamela Jean, daughter of Ernest L. Jr., and Carol J. Washburn, Donna Louise, daughter of Marshall I. and Barbara H. Weld, Francis Minot, son of Christopher M. and Susanna R. Westland, Peter Gary, son of Peter and Antonia Wheeler, Jill Marie, daughter of John L. and Marjorie H.


Whitcomb, Lisa Mary, daughter of Earle L. and Dorothy L. Wills, Jessica Barry, daughter of Richard and Janet W. Wood, Corey Edmund, son of Donald E. and Laura I.


Wright, Martha Mary, daughter of James G. and Virginia R.


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1960 MARRIAGES RECORDED


Gail Lawrence Barton of Beverly, Massachusetts Sandra Clock of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Warren Nelson Blaisdell of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Marilyn Louise Nagel of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Kenneth Paul Bonacci of Beverly, Massachusetts Margaret Anne Counihan of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Charles E. Burns of Hamilton, Massachusetts Priscilla Dion of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Peter Michael Byrnes of Hamilton, Massachusetts Carol Patricia Lewis of Ipswich, Massachusetts


Frank Leonard Chapman of Beverly, Massachusetts Priscilla Joyce Bossie of Beverly, Massachusetts


Robert E. Chute of Essex, Massachusetts Gail J. Patenaude of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Hugh C. Collatos of Danvers, Massachusetts Lorraine M. Cavanaugh of Gloucester, Massachusetts


Richard Joseph Collins of Revere, Massachusetts Carroll Joan Carnes of Wenham, Massachusetts


William G. Cuvelier of Cambridge, Massachusetts Gail L. Smith of Peabody, Massachusetts


Robert Leo Doyle of Lawrence, Massachusetts Lorraine Keller of Hamilton, Massachusetts


William Rex Easton of Ravena, New York Alicia Sweeney of Ravena, New York


Donald P. Edmondson of Georgetown, Massachusetts Francis Rita Caley of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Edward E. Elder 3rd of Danvers, Massachusetts Jeannette M. Ostrom of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Robert B. Entwistle of Princeton, New Jersey Marilyn Woods of Montclair, New Jersey


Warren Robert Gray, Jr. of Hamilton, Massachusetts Doris Shirley MacGregor of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Orris E. Green of Hamilton, Massachusetts Margaret Joan Banks of Beverly, Massachusetts


Robert W. Guzofski of Salem, Massachusetts Madeline C. Carter of Hamilton, Massachusetts


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Clark S. Jones of Hamilton, Massachusetts Julia Mary Shermeta of Northampton, Massachusetts


Frederick Robert Little of Hamilton, Massachusetts Pamela Anne Corlett of Hamilton, Massachusetts


John Wesley Little of Hamilton, Massachusetts Ellen Clay of Beverly, Massachusetts


Paul J. McGinley of Hamilton, Massachusetts Cathleen R. Carey of Ipswich, Massachusetts


Charles W. McIntire of Danvers, Massachusetts Jacqueline Sargeant of Hamilton, Massachusetts


John Leonard Mahoney of Beverly, Massachusetts Mary Geraldine Walke of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Paul Marcinuk of Groveland, Massachusetts Nannette Lander of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Charles H. Mason of Hamilton, Massachusetts Helen G. Marchesini of Salem, Massachusetts


Gordon Lester Morse of Hamilton, Massachusetts Suzanne M. Tolvanen of Beverly, Massachusetts


Gerald Howard Ottaway of Poughkeepsie, New York Esther Donaldson of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Robert E. Parks of Hamilton, Massachusetts Judith Ann McGeoghegan of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Wilfred J. Perrier Jr. of Hamilton, Massachusetts Julia E. Hussey of Boston, Massachusetts


Lionel F. Pooler of Hamilton, Massachusetts Phyllis A. Saint of Newburyport, Massachusetts


Charles W. Ritchie of Hamilton, Massachusetts Kathleen Margaret Hatt of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Maurice Joseph Sabean of Hamilton, Massachusetts Francine Margaret Carroll of Winthrop, Massachusetts


H. Kent Scruton of No. Reading, Massachusetts Beverly A. Jones of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Richard Ainslie Shannon of Hamilton, Massachusetts Marlene Janice Stone of Ipswich, Massachusetts


David Paul Smerczynski of Hamilton, Massachusetts Frances Louise Scibisz of Beverly, Massachusetts


William Arthur Stone, Jr. of Hamilton, Massachusetts Carole Ann Bigney of Hamilton, Massachusetts


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Leroy M. Taylor of Bucksport, Maine Sally Ann Purdy of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Philip W. Veara of Gloucester, Massachusetts Mary Ann Maione of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Guy Warren Walker, Jr. of Beverly, Massachusetts Leila Stevens Sewall of Hamilton, Massachusetts


Dennis Mathias White III of Hamilton, Massachusetts Ellen Michele Murphy of Salem, Massachusetts


Raymond L. Whiteman of Hamilton, Massachusetts Joanne B. Camarda of Danvers, Massachusetts


George O. Wood of Hamilton, Massachusetts Dorothy MacPherson of Lynn, Massachusetts


Pasquale F. Zona of Medford, Massachusetts Joan M. Dixon of Hamilton, Massachusetts


1960 DEATHS RECORDED


Name


Years


Months


Days


Jeter Alex Allred, Jr.


28


9


7


Walter D. Amnott


65


11


16


Henry Archer


71


2


27


Elizabeth J. Ayers


91


6


23


Marcius N. Babcock


58


5


19


Frank C. Back


83


3


20


William Bancroft


48


3


25


George Samuel Cann


46


8


11


Arthur E. Churchill


89


2


4


Arthur S. Clow


65


Maud J. Costello


84


5


2


Jeannette E. Crowell


67


3


27


Annie Florence Cummings


65


8


2


Gilbert Davis


75


11


21


Robert O. Dewar


64


16


Harcourt W. Dodge


60


1


17


Ernest Edwards


56


5


22


Christine G. Fargh


17


4


16


Donald Elsworth Griffith


24


1


26


John S. Hall


81


-


Stephen G. Hawthorne


10


Laura Holland


81


9


3


Cecil R. Killam


58


1


8


Sarah G. McCallion


64


7


29


Thomas R. McDermott


62


3


Alice M. MacDonald


76


22


Shirley A. Marchand


37


3


13


Henry A. Messer


73


1


10


William Stuart Messer


78


4


3


Richard E. Moore, Jr.


7


6


16


Mary A. Morin


84


3


10


David E. Parsons, Jr.


2


2


-


Joseph F. Poor


49


Melvin F. Reid


72


7


18


Joseph B. Sabean


55


7


29


Irma E. Tutty


73


3


18


Hugh C. Wentworth


52


5


14


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JURY LIST FOR 1961


Frank E. Adams, 14 Cunningham Drive Philip R. Askman, 68 Plum Street Robert E. Auen, 5 Bass Road John A. Bick, Jr., 114 Linden Street Isabelle D. Caldwell, 118 Linden Street Charles P. Cardani, 27 Savoy Road Russell E. Chesley, 114 Forest Street Catherine L. Clarizia, 95 Lake Shore Avenue Allan B. Clarke, 128 Asbury Street Henry E. Clay, 529 Bay Road Michael L. DeAngelis, Pine Tree Drive Charles W. Dolliver, 54 Hamilton Avenue Hugh E. Duran, 752 Highland Street Edgar C. Eskelson, 140 School Street Henry W. Gardiner, 67 Lake Drive Joseph R. Gates, Jr., 470 Asbury Street Hazel E. Grant, 35 Margerie Street Warren R. Gray, 21 Garfield Avenue Robert C. Hagerty, 42 Maple Street Charles A. Hall, 29 Bradford Road Donald G. Haraden, 53 Lincoln Avenue Natalie L. Hayward, Sagamore Farm Road Hovey F. Humphrey, 10 Cottage Street Gabrielle M. Hurley, 563 Bay Road Richard E. Knowlton, 121 School Street Leo J. Kopacki, 12 Pilgrim Road Lawrence Lamson, 46 Tally Ho Drive Chester Lewis, 24 Western Avenue Louise S. Loud, 49 Chestnut Street Lucille Lowry, 47 Moynihan Road William F. Mackenzie, 139 Cutler Road Alexis A. Mahan, Jr., 34 Porter Lane Ralph E. Mersereau, 14 Ortins Road Gervase E. Miller, 15 Meyer Lane Ernest W. Moad, 87 Union Street Harry L. Moore, 339 Bridge Street Richard T. O'Gara, 944 Bay Road Charles J. Oliver, 52 Bridge Street


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Lawrence D. Perkins, 276 Forest Street Wanda H. Piper, 428 Essex Street Edward B. Pulsifer, 22 Maple Street Francis P. Sears, Jr., 25 Gardner Street Anthony C. Silva, 227 Forest Street John Sinkiewicz, 168 Asbury Street Lawrence R. Stone, 162 Asbury Street Isaac E. Strickland, 110 Railroad Avenue Louis F. Valade, 61 Rust Street Willard C. Warwick, 82 Homestead Circle Joseph H. Williams, 116 Willow Street Woodrow W. Winfrey, 1 Postgate Road


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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


The Engineers of the Fire Department herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1960.


The Department responded to 70 alarms.


The amount of hose laid: 34" - 10,650 feet; 11/2" - 1,350 feet; 21/2" - 1,400 feet.


The amount of water used from booster tanks was 12,100 gallons. Foam equipment was purchased for oil and gasoline fire.


A modern piece of apparatus made by Farrar Company is in service, replacing the 1935 Dodge.


ALARMS FOR 1960 JANUARY 1960


Date Dist. No.


Nature


Location


Owner


10


15


Tree, Chebacco Road


11


21


Rescue a cat, Rust Street


17


21


Rubbish, Railroad Avenue


Joe Govoni


FEBRUARY 1960


15


21


Washing Machine, Willow Street


21


21


Grass, Maple Street


22


21


Grass, Willow Street


25


23


Chimney, Cutler Road


A. T. Ellison


7


21


Electrical short, Chestnut St.


16


31


Flooded oil burner, Washington Ave. Inhalator call


Harold Regan Jr. L. P. Marley


APRIL 1960


10


24


Grass, Moulton Street


11


31


Grass, Highland Street


13


16


Grass, Miles River Road


Town of Hamilton


13


12


Chimney, Bridge Street


D. L. Richardson


15


21


Brush, Lois Street


John Woods


15


24


Grass & brush, Gardner St.


L. J. Hurley Dr. Henry Larchez


15


21


Grass, Walnut Road


17


31


Brush, Western Avenue


Herbert Harraden


20


21


Grass, Mill Street


Paul Poehler


30


23


Grass and brush, Cutler Road


30


21


Grass, Willow Street


A. H. Henery Myopia Club Dr. Albert Larchez


MARCH 1960


29


Norman Vaughan John Guiliani


Albert Rider Dr. Sullivan


59


Date Dist. No. Nature


Location MAY 1960


5


21


Tractor, Bay Road


6


34


Grass and brush, Goodhue Street


6


31 Dump, Highland Street


Asbury Grove Corp.


8


23


Grass and Lumber, Off Bay Road


27


31


Boy lost, Bruce Acres


JUNE 1960


20


31


Dump


21


17


Oxygen call, Beech Street


28


21


Auto, Walnut Road


29


13


Rubbish, Knowlton Street


Town of Hamilton


29


21


Dump, Park Street


30


13


Woods, Postgate Road


Edward Taft


JULY 1960


9


21


Auto, Bay Road


16


23


Auto


19


Rescue a cat


20


14


Building, Bridge Street


Earl Henderson


AUGUST 1960


2


31


Auto


5


17


Camp fire, Beech Street


11


21


Auto, Hamilton Avenue


14


Inhalator call


SEPTEMBER 1960


1


23


Electric iron, Orchard Road


F. P. Rogers


10


31


Plane crash, Highland Street


15


14


Kitchen, Essex Street


Ralph Berry


21


23


Auto, Bay Road


22


13


Rescue a cat, School Street


OCTOBER 1960


1


21


Grass, Bay Road


3


211


Grass, Bay Road


7


21


Oil Burner, Hamilton Avenue


11


12


Dump, Bridge Street


11


211


Grass and brush, Fox Run Road


11


24


Grease in oven, Bay Road


17


211


Grass, Bay Road


21


24


Dump, Bay Road


NOVEMBER 1960


6


24


Brush, Moulton Street


8


12


Overheated dryer, Bridge St.


Myopia Club Town of Hamilton R. F. Kelley Forrester Clark Patrick McCarthy


Glenn Potter


Town of Hamilton F. R. Appleton


George Clement E. R. Crowley Jr.


Owner


Dodge Associates


Robert Chetty


Myopia Club Police Call


Asbury Grove Corp. Police Call


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Date Dist. No.


Nature


Location


Owner


14


23


Leaves, Bridge St.


15


211


Leaves, Chestnut St.


15


23


Leaves, Bay Road


18


12


Auto, Walnut Road


18


23


Television, Cutler Road


20


16


Clothing, Bridge St.


21


24


House, Bay Road


V. C. Lanigan Carmelite Benjamin Pearse


DECEMBER 1960


1


12


Woods, Postgate Road


E. R. Elderkin


3


21


Leaves, Howard Street


4


15


Dump, Chebacco Road


H. S. Jacklin Jr. Gordon College IGA


7


211


Rubbish, Walnut Road


10


41


Grass, Lake Drive


Mrs. Marion Brindle


10


211


Grass, Fox Run Road


Richard Johnson


10


32


Grass, Highland Street


27


41


House, Lake Drive


J. S. Lawrence W. C. Curley


We wish to thank all who assisted the department during the past year.


Respectfully submitted, A. MERRILL CUMMINGS, Chief RUDOLPH HARADEN RAYMOND A. WHIPPLE


Fire Engineers


Mrs. S. G. Weiss H. W. Regan Jr. George Harrigan


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS


To the Citizens of Hamilton:


The Board herewith submits its twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Water Department.


The total commitments for the year were $49,298.11.


Under Extension of Mains program 150 feet of 6" pipe was laid to complete Beech Street which was started in 1959. 1,325 feet of 8" pipe was laid on Sagamore Road past the intersection of Moulton Street to the new sub-division of George Bright who paid for the pipe and all material with the Water Department installing the pipe.


The well field located at the northerly end of Idlewood Lake (Pleasant Pond) has as yet not been approved by the State Department of Public Health.


In 1960 our water consumption was 113,490,690 gallons of which 2,500,000 gallons were purchased from the Town of Essex. This is an increase in consumption of water over 1959 of approximately 2%. The water system now has a total of 1560 services which is an increase of 3% over the 1959 connections.


The resignation of Mr. George Harrigan from the Board in September was accepted with regrets. Mr. W. Whitney Lundgren was appointed to fill the vacany, until the next election.


Again we wish to thank the residents of the Town of Hamilton and all the Town Departments for their cooperation during the year.


Respectfully submitted, RICHARD H. SMITH, Chairman W. WHITNEY LUNDGREN GORDON L. THOMPSON


Water Commissioners


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REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT


To the Board of Water Commissioners:


GENTLEMEN:


I herewith submit my Annual Report as Superintendent of the Water Department for the year 1960.


The continuation of new building in Town has required the Depart- ment to install fifty-seven new services making a total of 1563 tied into the distribution system. Two new fire hydrants have been added, one on Beech Street and one on Sagamore Street thus increasing the number of hydrants to 168.


During the last week of June and the month of July consumption exceeded our pumping capacity, therefore, we requested assistance from the Town of Essex to enable us to allow for outside use. On June 27th pumping was done around the clock amounting to a total of 811,000 gallons. In addition to this amount we received 288,000 gallons from Essex. Even with this amount of water going into our system it was impossible to maintain a full reservoir. In view of the difficulty experienced in maintaining a full reservoir this past summer I recommend that immediate action be taken to increase our water supply.


Water samples have been taken for fluoride and bacterial analysis by the State Department of Public Health as well as for daily tests by the department.


The usual requirements pertaining to the operation of the depart- ment have been attended to and repairs made where necessary.


Water analysis by Massachusetts Department of Public Health collection of October 17, 1960: (Parts per million)


No. 440224 Bridge St.


No. 225 School St.


No. 226 Patton Well


Turbidity


0.


0.


0.


Sediment


0.


0.


0.


Color


7.


7.


0.


Odor-Cold


0.


2.


0.


Chlorides


11.


8.0


13.


Hardness


54.


102.


110.


36.


79.


43.


Alkalinity PH


6.5


6.8


6.6


Iron


.06


.13


.05


Manganese


.10


.00


.15


I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation and assistance received from other Town Departments and from all who are associated with us in our work.


Respectfully submitted,


RAYMOND A. WHIPPLE, Superintendent, Water Department


63


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Citizens of Hamilton:


We submit herewith a report of the activities of the Board of Health for the year ending December 31, 1960.


Along with the other departments of the town, the activities and duties of the Board of Health have increased with the continuing growth of our community.


In addition to having jurisdiction over communicable disease and local health problems, the Board of Health is responsible for the collection and disposal of refuse and garbage, the inspection of all new building developments to ascertain whether adequate sewage and drainage can be provided; the inspection of all operating sewage disposal systems; the inspection of food handlers, restaurants, nursery schools and all other matters relating to Public Health.


Early in 1960, the Local Board was notified by the State Board of Health of a possible polio outbreak in 1960. The Local Board took im- mediate steps to provide Polio Clinics. Two such clinics were held in Hamilton. A charge of $1.00 per person, or $3.00 per entire family was made in order to make the program self-supporting. Persons or families who could not afford to pay were given polio inoculations. 1271 residents took advantage of these clinics. We are happy to announce that no polio cases were reported in Hamilton during the year 1960. The Board wishes to thank all the workers who gave of their time and abilities to make these clinics a success.


The Local Board has worked closely with the State Board of Health and the Northeastern Health District, and attended State and Local conferences and seminars to insure the townspeople of the most modern health procedures.


Chest xray examinations were made available under the auspices of the Essex County Health Association, which proved very beneficial to a number of Hamilton residents.


Mrs. Welthea Nelson of the Visiting Nurse Association was ap- pointed Health Nurse for the year 1960-1961. Her assistance on clinics and follow-up cases has been extremely valuable.


An up-to-date set of Board of Health Rules and Regulations were adopted and approved by the State Board of Health.


The Dental Clinic has been continued under the supervision of Dr. John King, and the School Nurse, Mrs. Irene Dankowski, and with the able assistance of the Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Lawson. The Dental Clinic is conducted for the first three grades only. A complete report of the Dental Clinic will be found elsewhere in the Town Report.


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It would be inappropriate at this time if the Board did not recognize and express appreciation to School Nurse, Mrs. Irene Dankowski, and Health Nurse, Mrs. Welthea Nelson for the assistance and advice they have given to the Board of Health.


Our present rubbish truck has seen a great deal of service and needs replacing. An article has been inserted in the Annual Warrant requesting approval of the purchase of new rubbish truck chassis and body, so that the town can continue to provide rubbish pickup economically and effi- ciently.


961 nuisance complaints and requests for permits or variances were received and acted upon. Three are still pending.


The following is a list of communicable diseases reported during the year :


Chicken Pox 81


Measles 5


Dog Bite


4 Mumps


2


Encephalitis Infections


1 Scarlet Fever 30


German Measles


3


This report by no means covers the entire duties nor the complete activities of the Board during the year. It is a summary of accomplish- ments and recommendations which should be of the most importance to the town.


The Board expresses its appreciation to Charles F. Poole, Highway Surveyor, for his cooperation in the operation of this department, espe- cially in the loaning of men and equipment when needed. Appreciation is also extended to all who have assisted the Board in any way during the past year.


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM F. MACKENZIE


LAWRENCE LAMSON LAWRENCE R. STONE


Board of Health


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REPORT OF THE DENTAL CLINIC


To the Board of Health:


GENTLEMEN :


I herewith submit my report of the Dental Clinic for 1960:


Amalgam fillings 405


Cement fillings 13


Copper cement fillings


3


Linings


5


Zinc Oxide and Eugenol,


Temporary fillings 25


Extractions (temporary)


12


(permanent)


5


Novocains


23


X-rays


7


Root treatments


4


Cleanings


132


Certificates


114


Number of children worked on 210


Number of operations 612


It seems to me that as time goes on, I see an improvement in the teeth of our Hamilton children. I am hoping that this has been brought about in part by the fluoridation of our town water supply.


Again I urge every mother to see that each child receives a certificate through the clinic or from their private dentist.


Sincerely, JOHN KING, D.M.D.


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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


GENTLEMEN :


I herewith submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1960.


Adjusted


Sealed


Not Sealed Condemned


Scales:


Over 10,000 Lbs.


0


1


0


0


100 to 5,000 Lbs.


2


4


Under 100 Lbs.


4


29


1


0


Weights:


Avoirdupois


3


26


0


0


Metric


1


26


0


0


Apothecary


0


21


0


0


Capacity Measures:


Liquid, 1 Gal. or under .. 1


8


0


0


Meters:


Gasoline


2


21


4


1


Oil, Grease


0


11


1


0


Vehicle Tank


0


5


0


0


Pumps:


Kerosene


0


0


7


0


TOTALS


13


152


13


1


Reweighing Commodities: 78 items checked


Peddlers:


Fish 1 Checked


Bakery 2


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE W. DIXON, Sealer


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REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


GENTLEMEN :


I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector of the Town of Hamilton for the year ending December 31, 1960.


A total of 139 permits with an estimated cost of $1,114,500 exclusive of land have been issued covering the construction of the following:


New Dwellings with garage 26


New Dwellings 13


Garages


16


Church


1


Library


1


Renewal (Bowling Alley)


1


Commercial Buildings


2


Stables


5


Swimming Pools


7


Walk in Refrigerator


1


Storage


3


Additions


30


Alterations


29


Demolish


2


Moving


2


Total 139


I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation of all I have come in contact with during the performance of my duties.


Respectfully submitted,


LEON S. PERKINS


Building Inspector


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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:


The Board of Cemetery Commissioners submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1960.


Single endowed graves sold 10


Four lot endowed graves sold 4


Eight lot graves sold 8


Perpetual care endowments 16


Interments 33


We wish to thank everyone who helped this Department in any way and the cooperation received from all the other Town Departments.


To our Superintendent Philip S. Plummer we are grateful for his interest and care of the Cemetery.


Respectfully submitted, PAUL S. TUCKER LUTHER M. CAVERLY JOHN T. WALKE


Cemetery Commissioners


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:


The Assessors submit herewith their annual report for the calendar year ending December 31, 1960.


COMPARATIVE FIGURES (for the past four years)


1957


1958


1959


1960


Total Valuation


$9,559,310


$9,877,015


$10,202,075


$10,572,430


Increase over


previous year


486,095


317,705


325,060


370,355


Number of Polls


1,455


1,446


1,495


1,527


Number of Dwellings


1,727


1,746


1,772


1,810


DETAIL OF ASSESSMENT


Value of Buildings


$8,147,025.00 1,834,080.00


Value of Land


Total Value of Real Estate


$9,981,105.00


Value of Personal Estate


591,325.00


Total Valuation


$10,572,430.00


Tax Rate $61.00 per Thousand


Tax on Real Estate


$608,847.47


Tax on Personal Estate


36,070.83


Tax on Polls


3,054.00


Total Taxes Assesesd


$647,972.30


RECAPITULATION


EXPENDITURES


Appropriations to be raised by taxation


$957,669.67


Deficit in overlay of 1959


6,559.67


State Tax and Assessments:


State Park Reservations


2,173.28


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


1,123.15


County Tax Assessments: County Tax 1960


25,609.86


Tuberculosis Hospital


6,052.67


Overlay for the current year 1960


18,300.90


Gross amount to be raised


$ 1,017,489.20


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ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


Veterans' Benefits


$ 2,000.00


Income Tax


62,378.94


Corporation Tax


25,060.24


Reimbursement a/c publicly owned land


7,774.06


Old Age (meals)


1,470.89


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


91,000.00


Licenses and Fines


3,000.00


Health and Sanitation


1,500.00


Charities (other than Federal Grants for dependent children)


6,000.00


Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants)


15,000.00


Schools


9,500.00


Public Services (water)


47,000.00


Cemetery


1,000.00


Interest on Taxes and Assessments


1,000.00


State Assistance for School Construction


23,791.54


Town of Manchester (in lieu of taxes)


800.00


Town of Wenham (refund)




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