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The warrant was read and polls opened at eight o'clock A.M. by Francis H. Whipple, Town Clerk.
There were 2481 ballots cast: 1261 men, 1220 women; 2415 in person, 66 absentee, as follows:
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Edward M. Kennedy 619
George C. Lodge 1778
Lawrence Gilfedder
1
H. Stuart Hughes 62
Mark R. Shaw 0
Blanks 21
GOVERNOR*
*John A. Volpe 1769
*Endicott Peabody 678
* Henning A. Blomen 3
*Guy S. William 4
¥ Blanks 27
" Recount held November 29, 1962
George Morrow Earl Henderson Guy Alleruzzo Mary Emery James D'Arcy Thomas Sargent Bernard Cullen
John Walke
Virginia Healy
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GOVERNOR
John A. Volpe
1759
Endicott Peabody 687
Henning A. Blomen
3
Guy S. Williams 6
Blanks 26
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Francis X. Bellotti 551
Francis W. Perry 1879
Thomas Maratea
5
Francis A. Votano
3
Blanks 43
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Edward W. Brooke
1980
Francis E. Kelly
457
Edgar E. Gaudet
1
Howard B. Rand
6
Blanks 37
SECRETARY
Kevin H. White
834
Harris A. Reynolds
1567
John Erlandson
1
Julia B. Kohler 5
Blanks 74
TREASURER
John Thomas Driscoll
826
Joseph B. Grossman 1555
Isaac Goddard
12
Arne A. Sortell
6
Edward H. Cahill 706
Warren C. Grover
1614
Blanks 161
SHERIFF
Philip M. Walsh
1349
Louise T. Metays
8
Earl E. Wells 1966
Ethelbert L. Nevins
9
William G. Hennessey 422
Blanks
CONGRESSMAN
William H. Bates
2032
George J. O'Shea, Jr. 414
Blanks 35
COUNCILLOR
John Joseph Buckley 653
Samuel Adams 1735
Blanks 93
SENATOR
Philip A. Graham 2033
Paul D. Donovan 401
Blanks
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
Cornelius J. Murray 1881
Frank J. Greenberg 435
Francis W. Hatch, Jr. 1581
Dr. Harold D. Moses
1
Blanks 1064
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
John P. S. Burke
2041
Blanks
440
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Blanks
82
AUDITOR
Thomas J. Buckley 1033
82 Blanks 93
QUESTION NO. 1-PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI- TUTION
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution
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summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held May 13, 1959, received 143 votes in the affirmative and 118 in the negative, and in joint session of the two branches held March 29, 1961, received 144 votes in the affirmative and 121 in the negative?
SUMMARY
The proposed amendment imposes no new taxes but gives the General Court the power to pass an income tax at graduated or proportioned rates and is a change in the constitutional limitations now in effect on the power of the General Court to pass tax measures. The proposed amend- ment would add a new article to the Constitution of the Commonwealth by which full power and authority is granted to the General Court, in the alternative to the power and authority to tax incomes in the manner pro- vided in Article XLIV of the Amendments to the Constitution, to impose a tax on incomes at rates which are proportioned or graduated according to the amount of income received, irrespective of the source from which it may be derived, and to grant reasonable exemptions, deductions and abatements. It further provides that any property the income of which is taxed under the provisions of the proposed Article may be exempted from the imposition and levying of proportional and reasonable assessments, rates and taxes as at present authorized by the Constitution, and that the Article shall not be construed to limit the power of the General Court to impose and levy reasonable duties and exercises.
Yes
302
No
1866
Blanks
313
QUESTION NO. 2 - LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE
Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved by both branches of the General Court by vote not recorded?
SUMMARY
This act increases the compensation each member of the General Court shall receive for each regular annual session from fifty-two hundred dol- lars to sixty-seven hundred dollars and increases the additional compen- sation the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives shall receive from fifty-two hundred dollars to sixty-seven hun- dred dollars. The act also increases the additional compensation the floor leaders of the major political parties in the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means shall receive from twenty-six hundred dollars to thirty-three hundred and fifty dollars, and provides that a member of the General Court chosen to fill a vacancy, or who resigns his seat during a regular
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annual session, shall receive a per diem compensation at the increased rate of compensation for each regular annual session.
Yes
435
No
1639
Blanks
407
QUESTION NO. 3
A. Shall licenses 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
1435
No
727
Blanks
319
B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages )?
Yes 1341
No
662
Blanks
478
C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?
Yes
1537
N
502
Blanks
442
QUESTION NO. 4
A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?
Yes
1068
No
1069
Blanks
344
B. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be per- mitted in this county?
Yes
981
No
1089
Blanks
411
The polls were closed by Francis H. Whipple, Town Clerk, at 8:00 P.M. The results of the balloting were announced at 4:00 o'clock A.M. November 7, 1962.
Attest:
FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE
Town Clerk
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RECORDINGS AND LICENSES ISSUED
1962 BIRTHS RECORDED
Male
52
Female
57
109
1962 MARRIAGES RECORDED
40
Non-Residents
7
1962 DEATHS RECORDED
Residents
44
Non-Residents
2
1962 SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED
Fishing
86
Hunting
90
Sporting
37
Minors Fishing
24
Female Fishing
7
Sporting-Trapping
4
Trapping
1
Duplicate
1
7 Day Fishing
1
Archery Deer Stamps
3
250
1962 DOG LICENSES ISSUED
Male
227
Female
28
Spayed Female
157
$10 Kennel
10
$25 Kennel
5
$50 Kennel
2
Residents
47
46
429
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1962 BIRTHS RECORDED
Arsenault, Cheryl Lee, daughter of Delore M. and Hildegard K. Auen, Kevin Todd, son of Robert E. and Hope H. Austin, Lisa Joan, daughter of John F. and Eileen L. Bachini, Peter Dante, son of Charles and Dorothy L. Becker, David Mark, son of Calvin W. and Phylis G. Beckett, Louis Marston, son of George G. and Elizabeth D. Blackmer, Stephen Allan, son of Clyde L. and Christina M. Blenkhorn, Heidi Clara, daughter of Creighton C. and Justine A. Brown, Janis Jardine, daughter of Robert J. and Averille D. Brunet, Mary Ann, daughter of Clarence J. and Margaret I. Buck, Elliott Gibbons, son of John H. 3rd and Susan Burnham, Teresa Ann, daughter of Philip J. and Barbara T. Campbell, Elaine Frances, daughter of James T. and Barbara A. Connolly, Christopher James, son of George H. and Natalie V. Coogan, Alexander McKean, son of Gordon G. and Florence Costello, Thomas William, son of Richard P. and Janice E. Cram, James Arthur IV, son of James A. III and Joan C. Cugliari, Cattherine Patricia, daughter of Nino R. and Madeline T. Curry, Mary Louise, daughter of Richard F. and Jane C. Davis, Tayna Michelle, daughter of Frank L. and Patricia K. DeScenza, Alison Tyler, daughter of Alfred W. and Shirley M. DeStefano, Todd Francis, son of Charles F. and Peta A. Doron, Richard Stanley Jr., son of Richard S. and Elizabeth A. Driscoll, John Jeffrey, son of John Jerimiah Jr. and Betty L. Dunn, Edward Francis, son of Edward M. and Ruth M. Eddy, Kara Lynn, daughter of Norman J. and Irene M. Fanning, Bruce Robert, son of James R. and Theresa M. Farmer, Brian James, son of Francis X. and Helen M. Field, Hilary Wyeth, daughter of George F. Jr., and Frances P. Green, Kurt Bradley, son of Dale J. and Clara M. Greene, Janet Ellen, daughter of Thomas E. and Joanne M. Hand, Earle Murray III, son of Earle M. Jr., and Eleanor A. Heitz, Debra Jean, daughter of William E. and Arlene E. Hemenway, Sheldon Lee, daughter of Jon F. and Lois A. Jacklin, Karen May, daughter of Harold G. and Deborah A. Lalikos, Janice Fay, daughter of Stephen M. and Florence Lamont, Eric Bradford, son of John F. Jr., and Eleanor L. Lane, David Eric, son of William L. and Lillian E. Liberti, Carolyn Mary, daughter of William A. and Madelyn C. Loubris, Scott Charles, son of Arthur E. and Elizabeth M. Loud, John Adams, son of Richard and Louise S. Lowell, Todd Alan, son of Charles E. and Eleanor A. Ludwig, Paul Robert, son of Richard M. and Jacqueline R. , daughter of Jeremiah and Virginia M. McCarthy,
McCarthy, daughter of Jeremiah and Virginia M.
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McCombs, Jeanne, daughter of Halsey R. and Valerie A. McCook, Lisa Maureen, daughter of Robert Jr., and Maureen E. McIntire, Kelley Ann, daughter of Charles W. and Jacqueline McKenna, Gregory Francis, son of Merrill F. and Gloria Mclaughlin, Maryann, daughter of Neal P. and Ann M. McNally, Stephen Patrick, son of James B. and Mary T. MacDougal, Douglas Finney, son of Richard T. and Catherine A. MacMillan, daughter of Arthur and Carol
MacMillan, Jill Karen, daughter of Herbert K. and Dorothy Markland, Jay Stanley, son of Francis J. and Edna R. Mercier, Todd William, son of Paul W. and Joan E. Meyer, Cordelia Hunter, daughter of Thomas D. and Francise Meyer, Jessie Allen, daughter of Henry H. Jr., and Edith N. Mosher, Jodi Lee, daughter of George F. and Sandra G.
O'Leary, John Michael, son of Norman F. and Joan P. Oliver, Wendy Marion, daughter of Charles J. and Patricia E.
O'Riley, Frederick John II, son of Frederick J. and Ruth E.
Paulin, Anthony Francis, son of Joseph F. Jr., and Antoinette H. Perkins, Barbara Ann, daughter of Philip B. and Nancy R. Perley, Sidney Harold II, son of David S. and Margaret
Perry, Virgina Rae, daughter of Everett E. and Myrl E.
Pierce, Daniel Robert, son of Robert I. and Eleanor R.
Poole, Susan Elizabeth, daughter of Robert W. and Hildegard A.
Potter, Charles Livermore, son of G. Glen and Joanne Rafter, Lisa Jean, daughter of John W. and Carol M.
Rand, Christine Andrea, daughter of Edgar D. and Barbara A.
Robinson, Donna Jeanne, daughter of William D. and Diane M. Rogers, Renee, daughter of Glenn R. and Christal D.
Rollf, Gabrielle Kristine, daughter of Robert K. and Jo Anne K. Rowland, Robin Lee, son of James and Dian
Rutherford, Robin Lee, son of James and Dian Sammel, Melissa Ann, daughter of Edward A. and Patricia Santoro, Lance John, son of Alfred F. and Esther E. Schultz, John William, son of William F. and Ruth M. Sheehy, Stephen Eric, son of John J. and Clara M.
Slavin, Patricia Ellen, daughter of Joseph W. and Arlene P. Smith, Hope Amanda, daughter of Walter A. Jr., and Hope Snow, Kathleen Elizabeth, daughter of Richard C. and Elizabeth T. Stacey, Kimberly Anne, daughter of Ernest F. and Gwendolyn J. Steward, Charles Ayer Jr., son of Charles A. and Beatrice A. Sungy, Michael David, son of Robert A. and Clarice A. Surette, Pamela Elizabeth, daughter of William V. and Patricia A. Tarr, Jeffrey Spencer, son of Raymond D. and Beverly E. Taylor, Glenn Allan, son of George L. Jr., and Emma F. Taylor, Lynne Christine, daughter of Phillip I. and Roberta J. Taylor, Shelley Holland, daughter of Brian F. and Helen Trepanier, Robert Charles, son of Robert E. and Jeanne G. Terry, Stephen Gerard, son of Peter F. and Doris
Tisevich, Ann-Marie, daughter of John P. and Elizabeth A.
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Trenholm, Jean Louise, daughter of Alden and Heather M. Trussell, Jamie Elizabeth, daughter of Philip B. and Roberta M. Veara, David Philip, son of Philip and Maray A. Waitt, Sydney Stoddard, son of Albert E. and Ella M. Warner, Elizabeth Ruth, daughter of Robert L. and Ruth E. Washburn, Kelly Ann, daughter of Roger W. and Ann Westland, Patricia Ann, daughter of Peter and Antonia Wheeler, John Randall, son of John L. and Marjorie H. White, Ogden, son of Ogden and Bonnie
Wilson, Joseph Anthony, son of James W. and Linda A. Wilson, Michael Amerman, son of John A. and Elizabeth C. Wilson, Wanda Lee, daughter of William P. and Faye Wood, Jason Donald, son of Donald E. and Laura I. Young, Mark Robert, son of Robert O. and Ruth C. Younger, James Matthew, son of Joseph L. and Barbara L.
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1962 MARRIAGES RECORDED
Harold G. Allen, Jr. of Hamilton, Massachusetts Cynthia Mae Price of Ipswich, Massachusetts
Richard Lewis Allen of Hamilton, Massachusetts Sandra J. Hutchinson of Beverly, Massachusetts
James A. Box of Beverly, Massachusetts Barbara L. Nickerson of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Eustace Watkins Buchanan of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Joan Silsbee Gardner of Wenham, Massachusetts
Perley Goodick Burrill of Lynnfield, Massachusetts Dorothy Juliet Trepanier of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Edward James Carr of Hamilton, Massachusetts Alice F. Wheeler of Salem, Massachusetts
Donald R. Cloutier of Hamilton, Massachusetts Margaret Ann Small of Beverly, Massachusetts
Howard Post Colhoun of Glyndon, Maryland Patricia Reynolds of Wenham, Massachusetts
Richard J. Cooper of Hamilton, Massachusetts Janet G. Felton of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Roland Dumas of Peabody, Massachusetts Sally Jean Arpin of Beverly, Massachusetts
William P. Endicott of Hamilton, Massachusetts Phyllis A. Delp of Danvers, Massachusetts
Frank Frisone of Lynn, Massachusetts Joanne Johnson of Hamilton, Massachusetts
George Thomas Fuller of Beverly, Massachusetts Alice Elizabeth Shannehan of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Richard R. Gourdeau of Hamilton, Massachusetts Constance S. O'Neill of Holyoke, Massachusetts
David S. Greeley of Hamilton, Massachusetts Roberta G. Dambra of Ipswich, Massachusetts
William E. A. Haslegrave of Hamilton, Massachusetts Beatrice J. Marshall of Danvers, Massachusetts
Thomas Alvin Henley of Hamilton, Massachusetts Donna Antoinette Reeves of Beverly, Massachusetts
Joseph Everett Homan, Jr., of Marblehead, Massachusetts Mary Marlene Baker of Wenham, Massachusetts
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Robert Charles Howatt of Peabody, Massachusetts Margaret Elise Ostrom of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Paul B. Johnson of Hamilton, Massachusetts Patricia Ann Harrigan of Hamilton, Massachusetts Raymond Allan Jones of Hamilton, Massachusetts Janet Ruth Tapley of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Walter M. Jones of Wenham, Massachusetts Judith A. Shamano of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Robin P. Killoran of Hamilton, Massachusetts Valerie J. Marcley of Topsfield, Massachusetts
John Stacy Lewis of Hamilton, Massachusetts Janet Johnston Small of Brookline, Massachusetts
Brian Hayden Lombard of Hamilton, Massachusetts Barbara Bradley of Manchester, Massachusetts
Richard Charles Lombard of Hamilton, Massachusetts Myrna Joyce Diamond of Manchester, Massachusetts John Lawrence McCarthy of Lynnfield, Massachusetts Kristine Lundgren of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Arthur E. Mckinney of Hamilton, Massachusetts Patricia A. Rollins of Hamilton, Massachusetts
William H. Mackey of Hamilton, Massachusetts Yvonne M. Nolan of Salem, Massachusetts
Robert W. Madden of Cambridge, Massachusetts Joanne K. Seaver of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Donald H. Maidment of Hamilton, Massachusetts Sandra Mae Ambrose of Beverly, Massachusetts
Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfield of Nashua, New Hampshire Susanna Lawrence of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Joseph Ross Milligan of Middleburg, Virginia Nancy Mary Rowe of Essex, Massachusetts
John Mollet of Hamilton, Massachusetts Audrey Evelyn Lilian Searle of Malden, Massachusetts
John N. Morris of Gloucester, Massachusetts Shirley A. Knowles of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Thomas Kirk Moulton of Hamilton, Massachusetts Patricia Anne Walsh of Peabody, Massachusetts
Jimmy Calvin Mullins of Beverly Farms, Massachusetts Helen June Mullins of Beverly Farms, Massachusetts
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Ralph A. Parisella of Beverly, Massachusetts Diane A. Crowley of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Wilbur Stanley Parsons of Ipswich, Massachusetts Sandra Adelaide Mulcahy of Essex, Massachusetts
Paul T. Phinney of Salem, Massachusetts Katherine Mullins of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Robert M. Rollins of Hamilton, Massachusetts Arlene Frances Hickey of Haverhill, Massachusetts
Allen L. St. Peter of Hamilton, Massachusetts Katherine Mary Holland of Beverly, Massachusetts
Ralph Kenneth Small of Augusta, Maine Judith Anne Decareau of Hamilton, Massachusetts Clarence N. Trepanier of Hamilton, Massachusetts Helen M. Wortman of Boston, Massachusetts
Ronald James Tucker of Beverly, Massachusetts Susan Elaine Coe of Hamilton, Massachusetts
John D. Waitt of Beverly, Massachusetts Carole N. Jones of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Harold Frank Wienberg of Malibu, California Rita F. Henery of Hamilton, Massachusetts
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1962 DEATHS RECORDED
Name
Years
Months
Days
Harold W. Bodwell
63
8
26
Anne Cynthia Brown
87
8
Samuel W. Burner
70
1
15
Catherine L. Carr
74
Isabelle C. Caverly
84
4
11
Philip Caverly
47
11
Jessie Coleman
78
10
6
Barbara Bertha Cormier
51
1
29
Mabelle L. Corrow
80
5
22
William F. Cox
64
7
25
Neil Duncan Cram
63
6
21
Edward L. Carling
88
2
24
Michael Joseph D'Arcy
79
2
16
Arthur W. Day
80
10
3
Ella Flanders Dodge
79
4
6
Gary Michael Dodge
16
9
27
Lawrence Everett Dupray
52
Stephen Allen Giera
40
23
Esther I. Hatt
69
8
22
Frances Hollister
46
7
Ethel G. Lacey
65
9
7
David G. Lane
24
6
6
Edward W. Lucas
15
5
22
James M. McCulloch
73
8
15
Margaret MacDonald
89
2
James S. MacLaren
76
9
Edith W. Mersereau
83
5
9
May W. Mitchell
71
10
22
George A. Perkins
73
8
1
Elizabeth E. Printz
48
9
22
Edward J. Ready
83
6
5
Herbert Richardson
73
9
3
Louise Cushwa Rider
68
4
George W. Rumball
90
6
4
Zelma E. Rust
84
Elsie Morgan Stillings
75
7
23
Frederick O. Tewksbury
82
6
9
Ruth Elizabeth Warner
29
11
Mabel S. Whittemore
82
Everett Carroll Wilson
74
6
25
Mary Woleyko
77
-
-
John T. Fleming
47
6
8
Anne Christensen Hamilton
-
-
1
1
1
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JURY LIST FOR 1963
Edward F. Andrews, 54 Beech Street John Beveridge, 956 Highland Street John A. Bick, Jr., 114 Linden Street Harold F. Bloss, Jr., 21 Bradford Street Robert H. Brooks, 58 Rust Street Paul A. Brumby, 8 Lois Street Harold L. Carlman, Jr., 28 Pine Street Frank C. Child, 36 Bridge Street Robert H. Chittick, 262 Bridge Street Henry P. Connolly, 525 Bay Road H. Grant Crowell, 11 Hamilton Avenue Jane E. Cummings, 90 Forest Street Mary F. Currier, 158 Railroad Avenue Stephen J. D'Arcy, 46 Maple Street Albert C. Day, 279 Bridge Street James L. DeAngelis, 232 Lake Drive Ruth F. Donaldson, 132 Asbury Street Edgar B. Elderkin, 21 Postgate Road Joseph R. Gates, 68 Union Street Charles E. Grant, 35 Marjorie Street James E. Hall, 95 Rock Maple Avenue Donald G. Haraden, 53 Lincoln Avenue Merrill S. Harrington, 294 Highland Street Michael Holleran, 438 Asbury Street Hovey F. Humphrey, 10 Cottage Street Philip W. Ireland, 107 School Street Margaret A. Killoran, Sagamore Farm Road Lawrence Lamson, 46 Tally Ho Drive Albert P. Lougee, 15 Lincoln Avenue Lucille Lowry, 47 Moynihan Road Robert G. Martin, 41 Chestnut Street Ralph E. Mersereau, 14 Ortins Road Alfred H. Nickerson, 110 Linden Street Marshall K. Nielsen, 113 Railroad Avenue Charles M. Nystedt, 57 Cunningham Drive Richard T. O'Gara, 944 Bay Road Lawrence E. Pelkey, 333 Bridge Street John L. Rice, Jr., 218 Forest Street
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Robert W. Rollins, 302 Asbury Street Roy A. St. Germain, 32 Day Avenue Edward A. Sammel, 171 Asbury Street Dantan W. Sawyer, 2 Paddock Lane Edward W. Seaver, Jr., 402 Essex Street Elmer H. Smith, 150 Gardner Street Thomas G. Stevenson, 434 Cutler Road John T. Walke, 974 Bay Road William C. Warwick, 82 Homestead Circle
Robert H. Wills, 14 Rust Street John D. Wilson, Jr., 36 Norman Road Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 918 Bay Road Roy J. Wolfskill, 22 Porter Lane
Nellie E. Woodman, 409 Essex Street
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, 1962.
Single endowed graves sold 14
Four lot endowed graves sold
2
Eight lot graves sold 6
Perpetual care endowments
8
Interments 35
We appreciate the help given to the Cemetery by all the other Town Departments.
We are grateful to Philip S. Plummer, Superintendent, for his in- terest 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 PARK COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
The Board of Park Commissioners herein submit its Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1962.
Under the supervision of Superintendent Henry Stelline, with the assistance of Bill Poor, the department maintained the parks of the Town and the grounds of the three schools and the library.
The playground season ran for eight weeks with a large attendance. The program was under the supervision of instructors, Stephanie Row- lands, Sara Jane O'Hara, Bonita Higgins and Robert Widdowson Jr. At the close of the season, the department with the Mothters Club and Recre- ation Committee, gave all the children of the town a picnic at Patton Park.
The new swimming pool at Patton Park, a generous gift from the A. P. Gardner Post 194 American Legion, was opened June 24th with appropriate ceremonies. The pool was open for ten weeks, with free swimming and instruction for the children under the park program in the morning and open to the public afternoons and evenings for a nomi- nal charge. Attendance at the pool afternoons was excellent, with the children of the town enjoying themselves immensely. The unseasonably cool evenings however, kept the overall attendance figures below expecta- tions. The Board turned over $1570.75 to the Town Treasurer which represented the total receipts from the pool. Your commissioners feel that with normal weather and the experience gained this first season, the goal of making the pool self supporting may yet be attained. A word of thanks goes to the following life guards, Paul Blackhall, Stephanie Rowlands, Larry Bonney and Richard Johnson for maintaining excellent safety meas- ures with the children. A fine job was also done by Sigrid Johnson, the pool admission clerk.
Each year finds more activity at Patton Park. Providing facilities for swimming, baseball, basketball, tennis, archery, ice skating, picnics and a supervised program for children in the summer, it has become a center of activity for the people of the town. To keep up with this growth your commissioners feel that more area must be obtained in the near future.
The Town beach at Chebacco continues to be maintained, but leaves much to be desired. Your Board feels that more parking room and super- vision must be had here if the townspeople are to enjoy it. The buildings at Patton Park were painted the same color this past year and present a much better appearance.
The four-wheel-drive truck, voted at the last town meeting, was purchased in April from the Hamilton-Wenham garage. It has been a great help to the department, both in moving its mowing equipment and in snow removal work.
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The Commissioners wish to express their thanks to the townspeople and the departments who so ably assisted them during the year.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT P. LOUGEE, Chairman GEORGE H. RICKER RAY M. SANFORD
Park Commissioners
REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
I herewith submit my report of the Highway Department of the year ending December 31, 1962.
Spring Cleaning was carried out in the usual manner, roadsides were mowed at different times throughout the summer, posts replaced and painted.
Necessary patching and general maintenance work on streets was carried on throughout the year. Chapter 90 Maintenance work was in- stalling a new culvert on Highland Street to replace the old one.
Drainage work, cleaning out storm drains and clearing outlets was done, and new drains added to the system.
A new Ford truck was purchased as was a vote of the Town.
The system of cooperation between departments is still being used very successfully and is a great savings to the taxpayers.
I extend my sincere appreciation to the citizens of Hamilton and all Town Officials and Departments and the Highway employees that have assisted me in the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES F. POOLE,
Highway Surveyor
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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 1962.
The continuation of the extension of mains on Highland Street was completed to Goodhue Street involving the installation of two hydrants and twenty-one hundred feet of eight inch pipe.
The installations of new services were less than last year because of the decline in new building.
The demand for water increased this year by twenty million gallons. As our facilities were inadequate to meet the requirements it was necessary to take four million from the Town of Essex.
Water samples have been taken periodically and sent to the State Department of Public Health for bacteria and fluoride analysis.
State Department of Public Health Chemical Test Collected October 18, 1962.
No. 452944 No. 452945 No. 452946
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