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MILFORD
TOWN
L IBRARY.
No. 541 Letter R.
TWO WEEKS. Fine 2 cts. for each day after.
INSTITUTED 1858.
AUG. 30,
BOUND BY
DURA BINDING CO. MARLBORO, MA ...
1890-1895 4 0 4 5 24 ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
Selectmen, Assessors, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Board of Health, Engineers, Overseers of the Poor, Trustees of Town Library, Trustees of Vernon Grove Ceme- tery, Park Commissioners, Town Clerk, Auditor, School Committee, and Supt, of Schools,
For the Year Ending February 1, 1891.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1891.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN.
EPHRAIM L. WIRES, AMARIAH A. TAFT, PHILIP P. O'DONNELL.
TOWN CLERK. TOWN TREASURER. JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN. CLIFFORD A. COOK.
TAX COLLECTOR. AUDITOR.
MORTIMORE J. REYNOLDS. THOMAS J. LYNCH.
ASSESSORS.
GEORGE E. STACY,
THOMAS J. CONNOR,
LEWIS HAYDEN. OVERSEERS OF POOR.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JAMES W. BURKE, JOHN SMITH. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
GEORGE G. PARKER,
GEORGE L. COOKE,
GEORGE E. STACY, ROBERT H. COCHRAN,
JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D., JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN.
TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY.
CHARLES A. DEWEY, HERBERT W. LULL,
OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, NATHAN W. HEATH,
VALENTINE N. RYAN, NATHANIEL F. BLAKE.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
WILLIAM J. CLARKE, M. D., M. P. BURNS.
CONSTABLES.
B. H. MONTAGUE, MATTHEW BURNS,
JAMES HOWARD, DAVID E. CASEY,
E. J. DALTON, GEORGE F. BIRCH,
MARTIN BRODERICK, THOMAS KELLEY, O. D. HOLMES, S. W. HAYWARD,
NELSON SHERMAN, JOHN MOORE, H. C. SNELL,
CHARLES H. WATERS, JAMES W. BURKE, JEREMIAH DAVOREN.
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FENCE VIEWERS.
ISAAC N. DAVIS, CHANDLER CHENEY, J. D. HUNT.
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
JOHN M. WOOD,
HENRY HANCOCK,
HENRY C. SKINNER, LEONARD FAIRBANKS,
GEORGE L. MAYNARD, ISAAC N. CROSBY.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen.
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
J. H. SCOTT, P. P. O'DONNELL, M. J. BUCKLEY, J. T. BERRILL, THOMAS E. NUTTING.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
JAMES MURRAY, JR., W. S. V. COOKE,
HENRY J. BAILEY, JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN.
TOWN SOLICITOR. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
JOSEPH H. WOOD. WILLIAM L. BILLINGS.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
B. H. MONTAGUE.
LOCK-UP KEEPER.
JOHN SMITH.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
C. T. DAY, IRVING W. SWEET,
FRANCIS T. QUIRK, CHARLES F. CHAPIN, MATTHEW BURNS. PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
C. T. DAY, IRVING W. SWEET. MURTY REYNOLDS, JR.
FIELD DRIVERS.
J. D. HUNT, JOHN J. SHOCKROW.
POUND KEEPER. J. D. HUNT.
POLICE OFFICERS.
M. P. BURNS, JOIIN SMITH, THOMAS COYNE.
A. W. KEENE,
Appointed by the Overseers of the Poor.
TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D.
APPROPRIATIONS.
At a Legal Meeting, March 3, 1890 :-
Highways
$10,000 00
Incidentals
· 2,500 00
Salaries .
.
5,000 00
Memorial Hall . 800 00 ·
Gas and Street Lights
4,600 00
Town Library ·
500 00
Schools . ·
22,500 00
Poor Department
10,000 00 .
Interest .
4,800 00
Water for Fire Purposes
3,300 00 ·
Vernon Grove Cemetery
100 00
Military Aid .
800 00
Fire Department
5,300 00
Memorial Day . ·
100 00
Town Park
200 00
Sidewalks
2,000 00
Town Debt
5,000 00
Completion of arranging Town Records 250 00
Aid under Chap. 298, Act 1889 800 00
Barn at Town Farm 500 00
Lincoln Street Sewer 200 00
Fire Alarm Telegraph .
1,500 00
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$80,750 00
At a Legal Meeting, April 29, 1890 :- Ventilation, Park and Brick schoolhouses $3,500 00
Numbering Buildings, etc., 500 00
Vine Street extension 350 00
$4,350 00
At a Legal Meeting, May 29, 1890 :- Award widening Spruce and Main streets $1,200 00 New boiler for Steamer 1,000 00
$2,200 00
At a Legal Meeting, January 19, 1891 :- Repairs on Town House, etc. . $ 918 09
Total
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$88,218 09
.
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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Total Expenses.
Balance Excess of Unexpended. Appropriation. $ 373 47
High ways
$12,117 73
Incidentals
·
2,842 98
$ 7 02
Gas and Street Lights
4,588 03
11 97
Sidewalks
2,739 82
78 72
Military Aid .
.
2,025 00
212 50
State Aid
4,640 00
Chap. 298 (Soldiers' Relief)
1,781 02
981 02
Interest
4,723 78
76 22
Town Debt
5,000 00
Town Park
232 92
20 08
Water for Fire Purposes
3,250 00
50 00
Lincoln Street Sewer
154 69
45 31
Enforcement of Law .
1,165 00
Memorial Day
.
100 00
Town Hall
1,363 06
169 03
Memorial Hall
438 14
437 86
Arranging Town Records
231 59
18 41
Salaries
5,424 90
Vernon Grove Cemetery
251 30
Care of Burial lots
25 00
Schools
26,479 65
90
Fire Department
7,726 19
75 81
Poor Department
13,689 85
218 53
Town Library
902 57
1 56
Vine Street
346 10
3 90
Numbering Streets
492 00.
8 00
Widening Spruce Street
1,200 00
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$103,931 32 $1,223 32 $1,991 89
424 90
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
By appropriation $10,000 00
Cash from Milford & Hopedale St. Railway Co. 900 00
Mr. Mague, old boiler . 85 00
66 labor by department ,
630 01
Grafton & Upton Railroad Co. .
129 25
Sundries :-
Paid L. A. Cook, coal $ 9 75
W. M. Sherman, coal 18 59
Milford Water Co., use of
trench pump 2 00
Milford Water Co,, water
25 00
B. & A. R. R. Co., freight 2 97
Eldredge & Beatty, sup- plies 75
$59 06
Repairs :-
Paid J. J. Grothe, blacksmith $144 90
T. N. Ide,
138 68
I. N. Ide, 66
34 49
James A. Boyce,
1 75
Henry Raymond, 66
1 25
D. B. Rockwood, 66
14 00
W. M. Sherman, sharpen- ing drills 10 02
Dwyer Bros., painting
30 00
Milford Water Co. ·
19 98
H. S. Cushman, bill
21 75
W. H. Britton
9 00
W. J. Burton
.
3 01
T. E. Morse
3 99
Otis Whitney & Son
3 80
A. S. Pickering .
.
3 96
7
A. S. Crowfoot
$ 1 30
J. L. Buxton
50
L. E. Belknap
107 02
John Burnett
5 44
554 84
Rent :-
Paid C. R. Scott, town barn $300 00
A. A. Taft, land for crusher 60 00
360 00
Horses for fire duty :-
Paid Geo. A. Sherborne, bill Supplies :-
79 00
Paid Whitman & Barnes
Manufacturing Co.
$ 8 60
Walter A. Vant, oil
8 45
H. S. Cushman, harness
supplies, etc.
107 45
Archibald Wheel Co.
80 06
H. W. Clapp & Co.
66 85
Farrel Foundry & Machine Co.
43 88
Eli Bates, plank
43 80
E. E. Vaughan
6 39
Z. C. Field
32 85
L. A. Cook
186 70
Lysander Grow
83 00
Peter F. Curley
10 21
Henry Willard
27 14
Jenney Mfg. Co.
6 48
Milford Water Co.
9 48
W. L. Billings
88 32
Clark Ellis & Sons
576 24
1,385 90
Material :-
Paid Laura D. Graves, gravel $ 10 50
Charles Waters, gravel 18 10
A. N. Kyes 25 00 .
George Wellington 10 60
James S. Sherman
18 40
Norcross Bros. stone
.
337 80
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420 40
S
Hay and grain :-
Paid S. Mathewson
$40 16
Mrs. Beatty 38 64
James Russell
9 94
Edwin B. Taft
31 07
Lewis Gaskill
20 67
J. F. Haskell
14 10
Lally & Baxter
9 67
Eastman & Hobart
305 03
Prentice & Son
752 01
1,221 29
Team work :-
Paid T. Quirk, labor, man and team $109 18
B. H. Spaulding, labor,
man and team 57 60
C. L. Clark, labor, man and team 18 00
G. A. Sherborne, labor, man and team 6 85
191 63
Horses :-
Paid E. Snow & Co., horse
195 00
Labor :-
Paid P. Cunniff, labor $ 5 50
W. M. Sherman, labor 29 56
W. H. Britton, 66
8 50
John S. Mead,
50 00
Milford Water Co. labor
19 50
C. O. Woodbury, 66 666 60
Peter F. Curley, labor
105.04
W. L. Billings, Supt. 800 00
Henry Willard, labor 105 00
Highway labor, pay roll
5,391 91
7,181 61
Repairs on Central Street :- Paid F. M. Ballou & Co., concrete work .
469 00
Exceeded appropriation ·
373 47
$12,117 73 $12,117 73
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INCIDENTALS.
By appropriation Returns : -
Paid J. M. Eaton, M. D., birth returns $ 1 75
J. P. Steadman, M. D., birth returns 2 00
J. M. French, M. D., birth returns 4 00
M. W. Knight, M. D., birth returns . 12 25
J. J. Duggan, M. D., birth returns 14 25
M. W. Edwards, returns of death 21 25
$2,500 00
$ 55 50
Sundries :-
Paid M. P. Burns, enfor- cing Town By-laws $106 50
Hannah Crowley, sidewalk tax rebate 13 10
L. A. Cook, coal and wood 20 00
John Moore, police services 2 25
James H. Burns, lock-up key 1 00
Cornelius Collins, lock-up
key
1 00
Frank Hayward, lock-up key 1 00
P. P. O'Donnell, teams
6 50
John Usher, water 5 00
J. N. Darling, surveying and plans 21 10
W. E. Cheney, bill post- ing 1 00
A. J. Sumner, copying for assessors 2 50
Charles L. Walker, lock-up key 1 00
Hapgood & Mayhew, team for assessors 8 00
10
M. P. Burns, burying nul- sances
$ 20 00
E. J. Dalton and ten oth- ers, police duty, July 3 and 4 61 00
John Conway, labor 3 75
Patrick Ryan, labor 3 75
M. P. Burns, money paid for medical attendance 2 00
M. P. Burns, services Nov. 4 3 00
M. P. Burns, killing dogs 9 00
·
Albert S. Allen, lock-up key ·
1 00
R. Folger, signs
2 00
S. C. Taft, plans and sur- veys 8 50
Thomas Coyne, police ser- vices July 18 .
3 00
John Moore, dog officer 10 00
G. A. Sherborne, sprink- ling streets 20 00
J. F. McGuinness, bill
18 00
J. L. Buxton, repairs on safe 1 00
D. B. Jenks, labor, etc. 1 00
Thomas Coyne, lock-up key 1 00
J. F. Hickey, supplies
2 55
J. M. Wood, cleaning No. Purchase cemetery 5 00
C. A. Cook, expense to Boston 2 00
Mary Welch, cleaning for Board of Health 1 75
369 25
Water :-
Paid Milford Water Co., Pur- chase street trough $40 00 Milford Water Co., Main street trough . 40 00
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Milf'd Water Co., Armory $ 13 50
93 50
Supplies : -
Paid Fred H. Clark, bill $ 1 03
F. H. Marshall, guide- boards. 119 05
L. A. Cook, coal for Ar- mory 16 75
136 83
Stationery :-
Paid M. R. Warren, license blanks
$ 7 50
Hayes & Arnold, pens ·
3 50
George H. Jones & Co., books
126 50
M. R. Warren, vouchers, etc. 3 10
H. M. Meek, tally sheets . 2 00
Clifford A. Cook, station- ery and postage 5 07
G. W. Stacy, books, paper, etc. 29 03
J. T. McLoughlin, postage and express . 7 40
184 10
Town Meeting expenses :- Paid M. P. Burns, police ser- vices 1 50
O. D. Holmes, serving Town Warrants 50 00
O. D. Holmes, Constable . 5 00
J. F. McGuinness, dinners
10 55
J. D. Hunt, distributing ballots 5 00
M. P. Burns, distributing ballots 5 00
S. C. Sumner, checking voting list ·
5 00
P. M. Hunt, Teller, March 5 00
C. A. Sumner, 5 00
A. F. Sadler, 66 5 00
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P. H. Curran, Teller, Mar. $ 6 00
S. C. Sumner, Insp't'r, Nov. 5 00
W. H. Pyne, 5 00
P. M. Hunt, Deputy In- spector, Nov. ·
5 00
Jesse A. Taft, Deputy In- spector, Nov. 5 00
N. F. Blake, Teller, Nov. 5 00
W. S. V. Cooke, Teller, Nov. 5 00
W. H. Pyne, Teller, Mar. 5 00
A. A. Burrell, Teller, Nov. 5 00
H. J. Pyne, 66
5 00
Lewis Hayden,
5 00
W. H. Britton, labor on voting booths 4 50
G. M. Billings, printing 5 00
E. J. Dalton, constable 2 50
M. Broderick, constable
2 50
167 55
Damages and Law Suits :- Paid Salome M. Lilley, dam- ages $125 00
E. Mann Heirs, claim ·
25 00
M. J. Kelly, Esq., attorney for E. Casey 15 00
J. H. Wood, Esq., services Coffey suit 50 00
215 00
Rent :-
331 25
C. R. Scott, Armory roonis Printing :-
Times Pub. Co., printing and advertising . $ 42 00
G. M. Billings, printing and advertising . 111 75
Cook & Sons, printing and advertising 124 33
Leahy Bros., advertising 111 63
G. M. Billings, printing Town Reports . 231 75
621 46
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Main street bridge :-
Paid A. S. Pickering, labor and iron work .
$ 668 54
By Armory rent received from State $300 00
Cash from John Stratton
on Lilley claim .
50 00
Balance unexpended
7 02
$2,850 00 $2,850 00
SALARIES.
By appropriation
$5,000 00
Paid O. D. Holmes, services as night watchman
·
$ 132 00 ·
James Murray, Jr., Registrar 100 00
Henry J. Bailey, "
100 00
W. S. V. Cooke,
.
100 00
J. T. McLoughlin,
100 00
George E. Stacy, Assessor
187 50 .
Lewis Hayden, 66
157 50
T. J. Connor, 66
151 25
C. L. Clark, chairman Overseers of Poor
325 00
John Smith,
66
100 00
James W. Burke, 66
100 00
T. J. Lynch, Auditor 200 00 .
C. A. Cook, Town Treasurer, 250 00
J. T. McLoughlin, Town Clerk, 150 00
W. J. Clarke, M. D., Board of Health 80 00
M. P. Burns, 66 66
150 90
B. H. Montague, Sealer of Weights and Measures 20 00
J. T. McLoughlin, collecting, recording, indexing and returning births, deaths, and marriages 147 25
E. J. Dalton, Patrolman
277 75
Martin Broderick, ·
.
.
John Moore,
.
474 25
James Howard,
66
246 00
J. H. Wood, Town Solicitor, 300 00
E. L. Wires, Selectman
250 00
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275 50
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A. A. Taft, Selectman $ 250 00
P. P. O'Donnell, " . 250 00
J. T. McLoughlin, Clerk of Selectmen 250 00 M. J. Reynolds, collecting taxes 300 00
Exceeded appropriation 424 90
$5,424 90 $5,424 90
GAS AND STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation
$4,600 00
Paid Milford Electric Light and Power Co. lights . $3,125 92
Milford Gas Light Co., gas
·
793 06
Globe Gas Light Co., gasoline
664 17
Globe Gas Light Co., supplies
4 88
Balance unexpended
11 97
$4,600 00 $4,600 00
INTEREST.
By appropriation $4,800 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank . $3,738 64
Milford National Bank ·
58 89
National Hide & Leather Bank
900 00
Milford Co-operative Bank
26 25
Balance unexpended
76 22
$4,800 00 $4,800 00
TOWN DEBT.
By appropriation
$5,000 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank
.. $5,000 00
៛5,000 00 $5,000 00
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
By appropriation $3,300 00
Paid Milford Water Co., rent of hydrants $3,250 00
Balance unexpended 50 00
$3,300 00 $3,300 00
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ARRANGING TOWN RECORDS.
By appropriation
Paid W. H. Britton, labor and material
$ 53 72
G. W. Stacy, supplies 3 37
Geo. H. Jones & Co., books 24 50
J. T. McLoughlin, labor
·
150 00
Balance unexpended 18 41 .
$250 00
$250 00
MEMORIAL HALL.
By appropriation
$800 00
Cash Post 22 G. A. R., rent
76 00
Paid Henry B. Thayer, Janitor
$300 00
L. A. Cook, fuel .
12 50
W. F. Reynolds, labor
75
J. L. Buxton, 66
1 65
J. L. Buxton, supplies,
2 60
A. S. Crofoot, 66
11 20
A. S. Crofoot, labor
10 25
Hoyt & Hill, supplies
90
L. W. Lent, 66
2 12
Milford Water Co., water
27 13
Eldredge & Beattey, labor
13 06
Eldredge & Beattey, supplies
3 93
T. E. Morse, labor
3 03
I. N. Davis, supplies
1 50
F. W. Mann, labor
1 00
J. W. Meserve, labor
1 25
Henry Willard, 66
2 40
Henry Willard, supplies
2 00
Irving E. Jones, umbrella rack
3 85
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
37 02
Balance unexpended
437 86
$876 00
$876 00
TOWN HALL.
By appropriation
$918 09
Cash, rent of Court Room
.
.
300 00
Cash, rent of Town Hall
·
.
165 50
Cash, rent of lock-up .
·
148 50
·
$ 250 00
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Paid Milford Water Co., water $ 11 00
The E. Howard Watch & Clock Co., re- pairing clock 8 00
W. H. Britton, labor ·
290 98
Mathewson Bros., supplies .
12 95
S. Mathewson, 66
7 40
Pierce & Wood, 66
2 89
R. V. Carey, Architect, labor, plans, etc. 25 00
S. A. Brock, supplies 4 50
Worcester Fire Appliance Co., fire pails
15 00
Peter Tonoli, labor
5 00
B. H. Montague, services janitor and lockup keeper . ·
208 34
B. H. Montague, supplies
18 21
F. J. Hoyt, plumbing 625 00
John Smith, services as janitor and lock- up keeper 50 00
John Smith, supplies
1 32
Cyrus Noyes, supplies
3 45
James Flanigan, cleaning vault
9 00
C. A. Hill, labor
4 75
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
47 15
Clark Ellis & Sons, labor
12 35
C. M. Thayer & Co., supplies
77
Balance unexpended
169 03
$1,532 09 $1,532 09
LINCOLN STREET SEWER.
. By appropriation
$200 00
Paid Highway Department, labor . $154 69 .
Balance unexpended
45 31
$200 00
$200 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
By appropriation .
$100 00
Paid B. H. Montague for Post 22, G. A. R.
$100 00
$100 00
$100 00
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17
VINE STREET.
By appropriation
$350 00
Paid Highway Department, labor . .
$346 10
Balance unexpended
3 90
$350 00
$350 00
NUMBERING BUILDINGS.
By appropriation
$500 00
Paid J. N. Darling, labor
.
$132 25
J. S. Mason & Co., numbers 135 76
J. N. Darling, map
116 50
W. H. Hooker, putting on numbers
107 49
Balance unexpended
8 00
$500 00
$500 00
WIDENING SPRUCE AND MAIN STREETS.
By appropriation .
$1,200 00
Paid C. R. Scott, award of damages . $1,200 00
$1,200 00 $1,200 00
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.
Paid A. W. Keene, services
$825 00
M. P. Burns, services . 340 00
$1,165 00
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation
$2,000 00
Labor :-
Paid Highway Department, labor . $ 608 50
Concrete :-
Paid F. M. Ballou & Co., concrete work 1,551 80 Material :-
Paid John Cuddihy, curbing
8 60
Peter Ross, curbing 558 92
Measurements :-
Paid J. N. Darling, Civil Engineer 12 00
.
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By betterments collected and paid Treasurer :-
M. E. Nelligan . $ 1 00
P. Gillon
5 00
Colburn, Fuller & Co.
17 18
J. E. Macuen
1 00
Amariah A. Taft
28 10
Hiram A. Barney
9 50
Davis Wilber
10 77
C. F. Claflin, Trustee
25 85
E. L. Wires
11 00
Parmelia A. Soule
6 72
Asa S. Cox
6 63
C. C. Smith
18 32
S. S. Cook
25 52
O. B. Parkhurst, heirs
6 63
Lowell B. Maybry
21 90
Frank Costello .
21 90
Lyman Belknap .
2 75
Ebenezer Belknap
2 75
Edwin L. Willis
26 75
Sarah A. Fairbanks
19 00
Albert G. Forsman
45 95
Estate A. & H. B. Claflin
3 45
David H. Ritinger
14 82
Daniel Merrill
9 00
Catherine Carroll
2 00
David Matthews
8 50
Patrick Cuddihy
2 00
Giacomo Cenedella
20 00
Thomas McGee .
15 00
Edward J. Roach
8 00
L. J. & S. J. Wilkinson .
18 85
Alonzo C. Rounds
20 25
Lysander Grow .
18 83
Calvin J. Fisk
.
7 36
John W. Eldredge
20 75
Mary Broughey
6 00
John Barrett
11 50
Thomas Jago
8 50
D. H. Ritinger
.
4 50
Johannah Lyons
8 50
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19
Sarah A. Cushing
$ 16 77
Angeline P. Chapin
2 93
D. C. Leahy
4 00
John Griffin
10 50
Mary Corbett
10 00
$566 23
By betterments uncollected, viz .:-
Reuben Rich
· $ 6 72
Dwight Russell .
61 00
James S. Kelley
18 90
Charles E. Holmes
19 00
Patrick Gillon
63 00
John Rogers
8 00
Mary Lyons
12 50
Thomas Holland
7 00
Murty Reynolds
14 00
Patrick Hilferty, heirs
14 95
John Burnett
·
9 50
Stephen Sweet
17 75
252 32
Balance unexpended
$ 78 73
$2,818 55 $2,818 55
STATE AID.
Aid paid various persons . $4,640 00
By amount paid due from the state . .
$4,640 00
MILITARY AID.
By appropriation $ 800 00
Aid paid various persons
. $2,025 00
By one-half amount paid, due from State
1,012 50
Exceeded appropriation
.
$2,025 00 $2,025 00
CHAPTER 298 (SOLDIERS' RELIEF).
By appropriation .
$800 00
Aid paid various persons ·
. $1,781 02
Exceeded appropriation ·
.
981 02
$1,781 02 $1,781 02
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212 50
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MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN HOLDS IN TRUST.
One year's interest on the several burial lote.
Amount expended on each lot during the year as follows: -
Balance due on each lot for the year 1890.
1
Mrs. Theron Holbrook,
$100 Holbrook,
$6|Henry Hancock,
$2 00 Holbrook, $25 17
Mrs. Obadiah Albee,
100 Albee,
6
66
2 00 Albee,
26 17
Wm. B. Dyer,
150 |Dyer,
9
4 00 Dyer,
29 50
Henry S. Dean,
100|Dean,
6
3 00 Dean,
10 17
Abigail H. Adams,
100 Adams,
6 Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation,
6 00 Adams,
7 17
Mary E. Buck,
50 Buck,
3 Henry Hancock,
2 00| Buck,
5 17
D. C. Mowry,
150 Mowry,
9 Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation,
6 00 Mowry,
6 00
$750
$45
$ 25 00
$109 35
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GUIDE-POSTS.
Guide-posts are erected and maintained in the following places within the town, in accordance with Chapter 53, Section 2, Public Statutes :-
One-Corner Main and East Main streets at Basin-"Hollis- ton, 7 miles; Medway, 6 miles; Hopkinton, 7 miles."
One-Corner Main and Pearl streets-"Boston, 33 miles."
One-Corner Birch and Medway streets-"Bellingham, 5 miles."
Two-Corner Beaver and Central streets-One, "Milford, 1 mile;" One, "Holliston, 6 miles."
One-Corner Beaver, near Barry estate-"Medway, 4 miles." Bellingham, 3 miles."
Two-Beaver street, near White's-One, "Medway, 3 miles ;" One, "Milford, 2 miles."
Two-Corner Beaver street, near Fitz's-One, "Medway, 3 miles ;" One, "Milford, 2 miles ; Bellingham, 5 miles."
Two-At Bragg's, Braggville-One, "Milford, 3 miles ;" -One, "Holliston, 4 miles."
Two-At Rocky Woods Square-One, "Milford, 2 miles, Holliston, 5 miles ;" One, "Bellingham, 6 miles, Medway, 4 miles."
Two-Corner Dilla and Cedar streets-One, "Hopkinton, 5 miles, Milford, 2 miles ;" One, "Milford, 2 miles."
Two-Corner Dilla and Purchase streets-One, "Hopkinton, 6 miles, Hayden Rowe, 5 miles;" One, "North Milford, 2 miles, Milford ¿ mile."
Two-Corner Eben and Tyler streets-One, "Hopkinton, 5 miles, Milford 2} miles;" One, "Upton, 5 miles."
One-Corner Fountain and Purchase streets-"Hopkinton, 5 miles ; Milford { mile."
One-Corner Tyler and Silver Hill streets-"Upton, 5 miles."
One-Silver Hill street, near B. F. Cook's-"Upton, 5 miles."
One-Corner Camp and Reservoir streets-"Upton, 5 miles; Hopkinton, 5 miles."
One-Highland street, near Murray's-"Hopedale, 2} miles ; Milford, 1 mile."
One-Corner of North Vine and Highland streets-"Upton 6 miles ; Hopkinton, 7 miles."
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One-At Usher's, on the Upton road-"Worcester, 18 miles ; Upton, 5 miles."
Two-Congress and West streets-One, "Worcester, 18 miles ; Upton, 5 miles;" One, "Hopkinton, 7 miles."
One-Corner West and Freedom streets-"Worcester, 18 miles ; Upton 5 miles."
One-Corner Elm and Main streets-"Mendon, 3 miles ; Hopedale."
Twe-Corner Depot and South Main streets-One, "Woon- socket, 12 miles ; Bellingham, 5 miles ;" One, "Milford, 1 mile."
One-At Howard's, South Milford-"Milford 1 mile; Woon- socket, 12 miles."
Two-At Lowery's, South Milford-"Milford, 1 mile ; Woon- socket, 12 miles ;"-One, "Hopedale, 2 miles."
All of which is respectfully submitted,
E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Mass., February 1, 1891.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
CLIFFORD A. COOK, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS.
To amount received, viz :-
By amount paid, viz ..:-
Cash on hand Feb. 19, 1890
$
325 16
Highways
$11,541 49 .
Liquor licenses :-
Incidentals
2,842 98
James H. Matthews ·
$ 1,500 00
Schools . ·
23
John H. Stratton
1,500 00
Poor
.
13,689 85
Patrick Gillon
1,300 00
Fire
7,726 19
Lewis R. Hazard
1,300 00
Gas and street lights
4,588 03
Joseph Woods
1,200 00
Sidewalks
2,739 82
James F. Stratton
1,200 00
Town Park
232 92
Patrick Gillon
1,200 00
Town Library ·
901 01
John Cronan
1,200 00
Interest
4,723 78
Thomas Kelly
1,200 00
Water, fire purposes
3,250 00
Bryan Manion
1,200 00
Memorial Day
100 00
J. Allen Rice
1 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
251 30
Fred H. Clark
1 00
Enforcement of the law
.
1,165 00
.
.
.
26,479 65
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.
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TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Arthur B. Morse . $ 1 00
Lincoln street sewer
.
·
$ 154 69
Albert H. Sweet .
1 00
Arranging Town records Care of burial lots
·
231 59
Henry E. Morgan
·
1 00
Patrick J. Donohoe
1 00
Salaries .
.
4,996 90
Memorial Hall
438 14
Town Hall
·
·
1,363 06
John F. McGuinness $2 00
William A. Pond
2 00
Thomas Kelly
2 00
Town debt
5,000 00
James H. Matthews
2 00
Widening Spruce and Main streets
1,200 00
Alfred Goucher .
2 00
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts 1889
4,640 00
Bryan Manion
2 00
State Aid, Chap. 279, Acts 1889
2,025 00
James E. Kneeland
2 00
Aid, Chap. 298, Acts 1889
1,781 02
State tax
4,392 50
Auctioneers' Licenses :---
County tax
3,610 00
Joseph H. Wood 2 00
National Bank tax, 1889
18 33
Michael W. Edwards
2 00
National Bank tax, 1890
4,683 38
Abbott A. Jenkins 2 00
One-fourth of liquor licenses to state, 1889 25
.
6 00
Miscellaneous Licenses :- Washburn & Arlington, circus $20 00
Irwin Bros., circus 15 00
Fees, Chap. 440, Acts 1890 · Corporation tax . 117 95 .
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14 00
.
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.
.
One-fourth of liquor licenses to state, 1890 3,201 50 James C. Coffey, on execution . 400 00
153 68
·
$12,806 00
Pool and Billiard Table Licenses :-
Vine street
.
346 10
Numbering buildings
492 00
.
.
25 00
Forepaugh's circus . $ 35 00
Ida Polipski, pedler .
15 00
W. J. Conly, barge . 2 00
Oleomargarine, 3 at 50c each 1 50
Milford Music Hall Co. . 40 00
Money borrowed by vote of town Mar. 3, 1890, in anticipation of taxes $29,000 00 Money borrowed by vote of town Mar. 3, 1890, to pay notes . 36,500 00
$128 50
State Treasurer :-
Corporation tax, 1889
2 20
Corporation tax, 1890
3,364 46
National Bank tax, 1890
509 87
State Aid, Chap. 279, Acts 1889
847 50
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts 1889
·
4,376 00
Armory rent
300 00
Income of Mass. school fund
77 33
State paupers, burial
20 00
support .
48 43
temporary sup-
port .
107 45
9,653 24
County Treasurer :-
Dog tax .
$773 81
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TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Rent of Court Room 3 years to Jan. 1, 1891 .
$900 00
$1,673 81
Collector M. J. Reynolds :-
Taxes, 1886
$ 13 55
1887
45 16
1888
.
·
1,235 86
1889
.
·
3,426 74
1890
82,834 08
87,555 39
Sidewalk Taxes :-
M. J. Reynolds, Collector
$563 35
Colburn, Fuller & Co.
17 80
W. L. Billings ·
7 00
588 15
Town Histories :- 6 copies sold
6 00
Memorial Hall Department :- Post 22, G. A. R., rent to Jan. 1, 1891 $ 1 00
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Post 22, G. A. R., heating to Jan. 1, 1891 ·
$ 75 00
$ 76 00
Town Hall Department :-
B.H.Montague, rent of hall John Smith,
$140 50
25 00
165 50
B.H. Montague, lockup fees
$81 50
John Smith,
67 00
148 50
Highway Department :---
W. L. Billings
$ 623 71
E. P. Usher, Trustee
1,029 25
Wm. H. Mague, old boiler 85 00
1,737 96
Town Park Department :- C. W. Wilcox .
52 00
Fire Department :- M. J. Buckley ·
2 00
Poor Department :- C. L. Clark ·
3,232 50
School Department :-
S. F. Blodgett
16 32
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TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Town Library Department :- N. W. Heath
~$ 15 66
Vernon Grove Cemetery Department :- H. C. Skinner
151 30
·
Publishing applications for liquor licenses
30 00
Charles A. Dewey, court funds
85 94
John Stratton, damages in Lilley case
50 00
Lockup keys sold .
3 00
Money borrowed by vote of town, Mar. 3, 1890, in anticipation of taxes
30,500 00
Money borrowed by vote of town, Mar. 3, 1890, to pay notes .
36,500 00
Balance .
$519 82
$185,522 93
$185,522 93
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TOWN DEBT.
Bonds. 5's, 15 years, due Nov. 1, 1893 .
$40,000 00
6's, 30 years, due Aug. 10, 1897
25,000 00
$65,000 00
Notes. 32, to Milford Savings Bank, due Nov. 1, 1893 ·
$21,500 00 ·
3ª, to Milford Savings Bank, due Sept. 1, 1892
5,000 00
32, to Milford Savings Bank, due Sept. 1, 1891
5,000 00
42, to Milford Savings Bank, (money borrowed by vote of town March 3, 1890, in anticipation of taxes) on demand . .
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