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MILFORD
TOWN
V IBRARY.
No. 543
Letter
TWO WEEKS, Fine 2 cts. for each day after.
INST 1858.
ITUTED 30,
AUG.
BOUND BY DURA BINDING CO.
MARLBORO, MASS .
1898-1901
4 045 2 2 4 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 Cemetery, Park Commissioners, Town Clerk, Auditor, School Committee, and Superintendent of Schools,
FOR THE
Year Ending February 1, 1899.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1899.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN. BENJAMIN T. CLANCY, GEORGE S. WHITNEY, GEORGE P. COOKE. TOWN CLERK. DOMNICK J. LANG. [Resigned Dec. 15, 1898.] JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN. [Appointed Dec. 15, 1898.] TOWN TREASURER. CLIFFORD A. COOK.
TAX COLLECTOR. AUDITOR. WILLIAM P. FOLEY. HORACE A. BROWN.
ASSESSORS.
GEORGE E. STACY, SULLIVAN C. SUMNER, JOHN F. BARRETT.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH,
JAMES W. BURKE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
JOHN J. DUGGAN,
HORACE E. WHITNEY,
GEORGE L. COOKE, GEORGE E. STACY,
RICHARD GILFOYLE, CHARLES MACKIN.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
JOHN M. EATON, M. D., ALFRED A. BURRELL, MORTIMORE W. REYNOLDS, JR. TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CHAS. A. DEWEY, THOMAS F. MANNING,
BENJ. ADAMS, OWEN F. CROUGHWELL,
NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, NATHAN W. HEATH.
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TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
CHARLES W. JOHNSON,
HENRY C. SKINNER, GEORGE L. MAYNARD,
THOMAS LILLEY, HENRY HANCOCK, WM. EMERY.
CONSTABLES.
MARTIN BRODERICK,
OLIVER D. HOLMES,
LAWRENCE V. CORBETT,
THOMAS F. KELLY,
EDWARD J. DALTON,
PHILIP P. O'DONNELL,
MICHAEL W. EDWARDS,
CHARLES H. WATERS,
JAMES HOWARD,
CHARLES CARUSO,
JOHN MOORE, JOHN L. KEEFE,
DAVID E. CASEY, DANIEL F. CARNEY, NAHUM E. GASKILL.
FIELD DRIVERS.
JOHN SHOCKROW, EDMUND MURPHY.
FENCE VIEWERS. ISAAC N. DAVIS, CHANDLER CHENEY [Deceased], CHESTER L. CLARK.
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
WILLIAM H. BOURNE, CHARLES W. WILCOX, TIMOTHY KIRBY.
POUND KEEPER. EDMUND MURPHY.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen. OFFICER TO ENFORCE THE LAWS. CHARLES H. WATERS.
ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. JOIIN H. SCOTT, P. P. O'DONNELL,
STEPHEN C. J. QUIRK, L. E. BELKNAP, CHARLES H. COOK.
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
HENRY J. BAILEY, WENDELL WILLIAMS, DOMNICK J. LANG, Clerk. [Resigned.] JAMES J. CLANCY, JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN, Clerk. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
TOWN SOLICITOR.
JESSE A. TAFT. MAURICE E. NELLIGAN.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. JOHN SMITH. JAMES J. SMITH, Assistant.
LOCKUP KEEPER. JOHN SMITH.
JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL. JANITOR OF TOWN HALL.
MARTIN JENKINS. JOHN SMITH.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
JAMES JOHNSTON,
AUGUSTUS STEVENS,
F. T. QUIRK,
GEORGE A. MOORE,
EBEN WILLIAMS, MAURICE FOLEY,
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, S. C. J. QUIRK,
LEWIS H. BARNEY.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
STEPHEN C. J. QUIRK, JOHN SMITH, JAMES S. MULLANE,
EBEN WILLIAMS,
MAURICE FOLEY, MURTY REYNOLDS,
WILLIAM JOHNSTON,
LEWIS H. BARNEY.
POLICE OFFICERS.
M. C. HARVEY, W. F. SNOWLING, PATRICK BIRMINGHAM, TIMOTHY KIRBY, ORRIN SWEET, MORTIMER EDWARDS, MURTY REYNOLDS, DANIEL HAYES, MICHAEL McKEAGUE, COBURN H. RANDLETT, W. N. PRENTISS,
RAPHAEL MARINO, M. G. LYNCH, JOHN SMITH, MATTHEW BURNS,
HUMPHREY RICHARDS, THOMAS P. DONNELLY, MARTIN JENKINS, JOHN T. RYAN, W. P. LELAND, GEORGE JULIAN,
PATRICK H. FITZGERALD,
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P. M. HUNT,
ARTHUR J. BARTLETT,
WILLIAM E. HOGAN,
ANTONIO DE PASQUALE,
MICHAEL J. MEE,
PATRICK J. BURNS,
JOS. MORCONE, SOLON S. COOK,
BENJAMIN VITILINI, JOHN H. SCOTT, WALDO D. WHITE,
CALEB S. SHERMAN,
LUCIUS R. DODGE and FRANK M. HOWE, (R. R. Police Officers G. & U. R. R.) JAMES S. MULLANE, (R. R. Police Officer for N. E. R. R.)
INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS. WALDO PHIPPS.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS. EDWARD E. COOK.
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM. THOMAS J. LYNCH.
BURIAL AGENTS.
H. A. POND,
B. H. MONTAGUE.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
GEORGE E. STACY,
JAMES E. FITZSIMMONS,
PATRICK MORGAN, HIRAM H. PIERCE,
CHARLES L. CUSHMAN, WILLIE L. ANNETTE,
SOLON E. HAPGOOD, WILLIAM C. GROW,
BENJAMIN S. ATWOOD.
GRAND JUROR. CORNELIUS SWEENEY.
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
FRANK C. LOTHROP, HEBER D. BOWKER,
GEORGE T. FALES,
WILLIAM N. PRENTISS,
CHARLES H. WATERS,
JAMES W. BURKE,
EDWIN W. LINCOLN,
BENJAMIN W. CARTER.
Appointed by Overseers of Poor. TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D.
JAMES W. BURKE,
PATRICK J. DUDDY,
APPROPRIATIONS.
At a legal meeting held March 7, 1898, and adjourned meeting held March 10, 1898 :-
Highways
$10,000 00
Incidentals .
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.
3,000 00
Memorial Hall .
.
550 00
Street lights
5,700 00
Town Library (and entire dog tax) .
600 00
Schools
27,100 00
School repairs
2,000 00
Poor Department
10,500 00
Interest
3,600 00
Water for fire purposes
5,400 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
150 00
Military Aid
300 00
Fire Department :-
Pay of Members $5,500 00
Repairs on Steamer House
550 00
Incidentals
1,500 00
7,550 00
Memorial Day
150 00
Town Park .
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150 00
Sidewalks
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1,000 00
Town Debt .
7,700 00
Chap. 298
3,500 00
Expenses, Chap. 440, Acts of 1890'
650 00
Town Hall
500 00
Emergency fund
500 00
Salaries
.
7,800 00
Valuation Reports . ·
400 00
Hydrant, Fruit Street
40 00
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Poor Farm . $400 00
North Bow Street Electric Light
100 00
Beaver Street
300 00
Sidewalk, Sumner Street
500 00
$100,140 00
Nov 8, 1898, Meeting :-
Beach Street Extension
$150 00
Pleasant St. Sidewalk, Electric Light
200 00
$100,490 00
Voted : That the Treasurer be authorized to use any unex- pended appropriations or funds in his hands towards paying the expenses under Chap. 440, Acts of 1890, and Highways.
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Total Expense.
Balance Unexpended.
Exceeded Appropriation.
Highways .
$13,889 93
Incidentals .
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3,629 20
$ 68 80
Street lights
5,602 25
97 75
Salaries
7,782 65
17 35
Memorial Hall
622 49
3 51
Town Hall .
1,156 49
17 76
Town Library
1,350 05
124 35
School repairs
2,000 00
School
27,169 14
41
Poor Department .
14,983 97
21
Shingling, Town
farm
394 84
5 16
Interest
3,458 80
141 20
Water for fire pur-
poses
5,360 00
40 00
Hydrant, Fruit
street extension.
26 67
13 37
VernonGrove cem-
etery
631 01
Military aid
256 00
Fire Department,
pay of members
5,837 20
Fire Department, Incidentals
1,780 15
65
Fire Department,
New Hose
550 00
State aid .
6,461 00
Memorial Day
.
150 00
Town park
.
150 00
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Town debt
$7,700 00
Sidewalks .
1,000 00
$814 14
Chapter 298, Sol- diers' Relief
3,502 06
60 94
Chapter 440, Acts
of 1890
1,111 63
Emergency fund
376 30
125 50
Assessors' valua-
tion report
351 98
48 02
Proprietors' Re-
cords of Town of Mendon
25 00
275 00
Beaver street
300 00
Sumner street,
sidewalk
500 00
$118,108 81
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
HIGHWAYS.
By appropriation
. $10,000 00
Vote of November meeting 1,835 93 .
Cash from M. E. Nelligan, Superintendent
1,587 30
Cash from George D. Rhodes
441 20
Uncalled for money on highway payroll of Feb. 5,1898 . 8 60
Cash from J. A. Taft
5 40
66 Mrs. A. Madden .
3 00
66 W. P. Burbank ·
2 00
66 D. J. Cronan .
90
66 P. Lynch
5 60
Sundries :-
Paid Milford Gas Light Co., $15 04
Milford Water Co., 9 00
Farr & Pollard, state high-
way survey 90 50
W. L. Billings, doctoring horses . 6 00
Dr. A. W. Baker, doctor- ing horses
12 00
G. A. Sherborne, sprink- ling streets 75 00
Mrs.John McGuire, wagon
5 50
Jas. McDermott, glass
1 40
Eldredge & Son, glass ·
70
Hersey & Annette, grind- ing axes 50
$215 64
Hay and grain :- Paid S. A. Eastman. $307 86
Prentice & Son . 390 79
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Lally & Baxter . $253 67
B. T. Clancy, hay
86 44
C. H. Ellis, hay .
52 88
Frank Cline, hay .
17 37
R. Wollahan, hay
18 87
$1,127 88
Repairs :-
Paid Ira N. Ide, blacksmith bill
$42 84
Thomas E.Glennon, black- smith bill 58 46
L. Grow & Son, black- smith bill
54 07
Jas. A. Boyce, blacksmith bill
34 17
F. H. Kenney, blacksmith bill .
'9 00
B. F. Worth, blacksmith bill ·
7 13
John Burnett, blacksmith bill
1 40
J. H. Murphy, blacksmith bill
35 51
Ollis & Fowler, black- smith bill
2 95
W. E. Ollis, blacksmith bill
2 50
L. E. Belknap, black- smithing and repairs . C. A. Hill, bill .
84 20
17 31
Damon & Avery, bill
2 65
D. B. Rockwood, bill
6 80
W. H. Ahern, stone work
9 00
O. Whitney & Son, car- penter work
79 66
447 65
Material :-
Paid Norcross Bros., stone . $509 67
Darling Bros., stone ·
6 45
13
J. L. Keefe, stone . $ 12 00
Z. C. Field, lumber 156 79
L. F. Thayer, lumber 18 88
Orrin C. Cook, lumber
12 00
W. Fitzpatrick, gravel
6 90
M. Doyle, gravel .
8 10
George Greenway, gravel . 7 60
Barton Cook, gravel
5 40
Patrick Cunniff, gravel 1 60
16 90
Universalist Society, gravel 12 00
Williams Bros., cement
2 50
H. A. Barney, lumber ·
18 75
J. C. Storey, pitch
23 80
$819 34
Supplies :-
Paid P. Lynch, shovels $ 5 75
Hixon Bros., shovels 1 35
E. E. Vaughan, shovels
19 15
Quirk Bros., coal .
15 20
H. A. Barney, coal and cement ·
50 09
Macuen Bros. Coal Co., coal 4 23
Williams Bros., coal
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17 50
C. M. Thayer & Co.
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9 76
E. C. Claflin, paint
6 55
E. E. Vaughan
27 55
C. Ellis & Sons
75 91
Franklin Iron Foundry Co.
11 65
Geo. Tyler & Co., scraper parts
8 50
Ames Plow Co., concrete tools ·
13 25
N. W. Mowrey, grease
4 00
F. L. Young & Kimball, oil
2 25
J. J. O'Connor, rubber boots 10 00
A. Mainini, gravel
14
J. W. O'Connor, rubber
boots $3 00
A. Stevens, lanterns 2 99
Hilton Bros. & Crofoot, pails 2 00
Cheney Bros. & Co., pail
and matches 63
T. G. Gillman
50
H. S. Cushman
56 81
$348 62
Labor and team work :-
Paid labor as per pay rolls . $8,439 97
M. E. Nelligan, Supt. 750 00
C. O. Woodbury 546 00 .
Milford Fire Dep't. .
618 00
Geo. D. Rhodes
25 00
J. F. Haskell, team
17 50
Macuen Bros. Coal Co., team 137 16
W. H. Johnston, team
2 25
A. T. Macuen, team
10 60
W. Johnston & Co., team 29 50
P. T. Cronan, breaking
roads
2 40
Quirk Bros., breaking
roads
2 63
A. N. Keyes,
breaking
roads
9 60
Cenedella Bros. .
222 79
F. Kilkline, labor
18 80
Nelson W. Mowrey, labor 33 00
Charles Emery, labor
10 60
H. McAvoy, labor .
10 80
Patrick Quinn, labor 5 00
Andrew Cline, labor 10 70
J. O'Reilly, labor . 10 60
T. Heagney, labor . 6 00
James Gartland, labor
4 00
15
M. W. Sheriden, labor
$4 60
E. Hogan, labor
.
1 40
Charles Dolan, labor
1 40
William Doherty, labor
50
$10,930 80
$13,889 93 $13,889 93
CASH RECEIVED BY M. E. NELLIGAN AS SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS AND PAID TO TOWN TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1899.
Beaver street fund $300 00
Sumner street sidewalk fund
500 00
Milford, Holliston & Framingham Street Railway Co. . 271 40
From sidewalk fund .
. 384 70
Small amounts paid at various times
5 25
Mrs. K. Higgiston
19 20
Carroll E. White
. 25 00
A. O. Hersey ..
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10 50 ·
Dr. George P. Cooke
9 75
P. Gillon 7 00 .
T. Clifford
7 00
Mary Flaherty
5 00
E. Gahagan
5 00
B. Thayer
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3 50
G. A. Sherborne
3 30
H. L. Cook .
3 00
James Lanigan
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3 00
T. Kirby
3 00
Thomas McGee
3 00
H. E. Morgan
1 80
A. Wheeler
1 50
W. Phillips
1 25
Quirk Bros.
1 80
J. Comba
1 00
Mrs. Comba .
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1 00
Dr. J. J. Duggan
. 1 00
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W. H. Kendall
$1 00
M. Slattery .
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1 00
W. H. Sprague
1 00
J. P. Handmore
1 00
D. B. Rockwood
1 00
Mrs. Carpenter McArdle estate
1 00
J. Murphy
1 00
Mrs. Alger
50
W. Bandy ·
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$1,587 30
INCIDENTALS.
By appropriation
$3,000 00 ·
Armory rent received from state 400 00
Amount received from pool and billiard licenses 14 00
66
auctioneers' licenses
10 00
66
miscellaneous ·
59 00
66 66 fines, Chapter 416
195 00
66
66 lockup keys
6 00
66 66 Town Histories .
14 00
Printing :- Paid Cook & Sons, Town
reports . $297 00
Cook & Sons, printing and advertising . 121 25
G. M. Billings, printing
and advertising 165 65
Milford Daily News, ad- vertising 65 50
Milford Times, advertising 46 00
$695 40
Armory expenses :-
Paid C. F. Claflin, rent $541 71
Milford Gas Co. . ·
86 01
Williams Bros., coal .
13 13
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1 00
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50
T. Burtt Pratt
35
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Macuen Bros. Coal Co.,
1
coal
$4 25
Quirk Bros., coal . .
7 25
$652 35
Burial lots :-
Paid Trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, care of lots $64 00
Trustees of Pine Grove
cemetery, care of lots . 55 00
Emery & Wood, care of No. Purchase cemetery . 5 00
124 00
Stationery :-
Paid Geo. E. Stacy, supplies $49 73
D. J. Lang, express, postage and supplies 24 84
Jas. Lally, jr., P. M., en- velopes
23 07
M. R. Warren, license blanks 10 50
F. S. Webster, supplies 2 60
H. M. Meek, birth blanks . 4 13
S. M. Spencer, rubber stamp
1 25
Star Stamp Co., rubber stamp 75
R. H. Smith Mfg. Co.,stamp 2 00
Greenough, Adams & Cushing, ink 1 38
Carter, Rice & Co., envel- opes 3 25
J. T. McLoughlin, postage and express 3 05
C. A. Cook, postage and express . 5 20
P. B. Murphy, dog blanks 6 00
J. A. Rice, paper . 95 ·
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Corliss, Macy & Co., check book $33 75
L. J. Richards, atlas of Worcester County 25 00 · L. J. Richards, map of Worcester County 5 00
Boston Directory Co., di- rectory . 2 00
$204 45
Board of Health :-
Paid P. M. Hunt, inspector . $154 20
Milford Daily News, ad- vertising 45 00
Milford Daily Journal, ad- vertising 45 00
Milford Gazette, advertis- ing 34 00
Wm. Campbell, killing dog 1 00
Jas. C. Coffey, burying cat 50
Thomas Shay, burying dog 50
280 20
Extra police services :-
Paid C. H. Waters, services May 10 to July 1
$100 00
C. H. Waters, July 2, 3, 4
7 00
H. C. Snell, 66 2, 3, 4
10 00
E. J. Dalton 66 2, 3, 4
6 00
John Moore,
66
3, 4 .'
5 00
M. Broderick, 66 2, 3, 4 6 00
R. Marino, 2, 3, 4
9 00
P. Birmingham, July 2, 3, 4 9 00
Thos. Kelley, July 2, 3, 4 6 50
D. E. Casey, 66 2, 3, 4 7 00
J. F. Ryan, 66 3,4 . 6 00
Chas. Caruso, 66 3,4 . 6 00
M. G. Lynch, 66 3, 4 . 6 00
M. Jenkins, 66 3,4 . 6 00
T. P. Donnolly, July 3, 4 . 6 00
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John Smith, July 3, 4 . $ 6 00
P. M. Hunt, 3,4 . 6 00
James Burke, 3, 4 . 6 00
Daniel Hayes, 66 3, 4 . 6 00
N. E. Gaskill, 3, 4 .
6 00
P. Birmingham, patrol
town park 2 00
E. J. Dalton, dog officer .
10 00
H. C. Snell, Hill and Johnson cases 10 00
$247 50
Sundries :-
Paid Milford Water Co., Pur- chase St. trough $40 00
Milford Water Co., Lin- coln Sq. trough . 40 00
Milford Water Co., Lin- coln Sq. drinking foun- tain 4 00
Milford Water Co., Town
Park drinking fountain 4 00
Milford Water Co., labor on Lincoln Sq. fountain Caleb Sherman, lockup key 1 00
1 50
1 00
A. J. Bartlett, lockup key J. L. Buxton, lockup keys New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service
30 20
J. B. Price, repairs on town clock
50 00
M. D. Jones & Co., drink- ing fountain .
23 25
E. W. Lincoln, damage to horse 37 50
W. E. Cheney, posting dog notices 1 00
Jas. McDermott, painting fountain . ·
3 50
80
20
John Usher, water for West St. trough $ 5 00
Priest, Page & Co., weights 33 00
Henry Troeman, repairing scales 5 85
P. F. Burke, sealer's sup- plies 18 35
Fairbanks Co., scales 19 88
Jas. Ryan, stamps for
weights and measures . 7 85
A. J. Wilkinson, sealer's supplies . 9 51
Coughlin & Co., express on weights and measures . 1 13
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight and labor on Main St. crossing
26 90
S. C. Sumner, team for As- sessor's 17 50
Geo. S. Whitney, expenses to Boston and Provi- dence 7 95
Wm. Johnston & Co.,
moving safe 5 00
Wm. Johnston & Co., fire duty
51 50
G. A. Sherborne, fire duty 156 70
Cenedella Bros., cleaning Charles River . 165 68
Z. C. Field, spruce used for Charles River work H. W. Gaskill, surveys of streets 28 00
4 57
Jos. A. Saxe, abstract of deeds 25 00
Hammond Typewriter Co., typewriter 75 00
Harry Greenwood, abated tax 2 00
21
Annie Lawless, red fire $2 00
$906 12
Returns :-
Paid M. W. Edwards, death returns . $41 00
Emery & Wood, death re- turns 37 25
Dr. W. J. Clarke, birth re- turns 2 50
Dr. LeGrand Blake, birth returns . 1 50
Dr. T. W. Monroe, birth returns . 4 75
Dr. Geo. F. Curley, birth returns 2 00
Dr. J. M. French, birth returns . 3 75
Dr. Levi White, birth re- turns ·
3 75
Dr. A. S. Osborne, birth returns 1 75
Dr. M. W. Knight, birth returns 11 50
Dr. J. J. Duggan, birth re- turns 30 25
140 00
Town meeting expenses :- Paid O. D. Holmes, printing and posting warrants $28 50 . C. H. Waters, services at March meeting 3 00
H. C. Snell, services at two meetings 10 50
E. J. Dalton, services at two meetings 6 50
M. Broderick, services at two meetings 6 50
Bryan O'Keefe, distrib-
uting town reports 1 50
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P. Rabbitt, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 $9 32
A. A. Jenkins, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 . 9 32 W. H. Egan, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
W. G. Pond, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
A. W. Shedd, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
Archie Boyd, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
A. D. White, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
D. P. Flynn, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
W. F. Sherborne, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
George Littlewood, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
John F. Burke, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
D. H. Bates, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
W. H. Carey, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 9 32
W. C. Lang, Teller March ·7 and Nov. 8 8 00
J. J. Quinlan, Teller March 7 and Nov. 8 8 00
J. T. McLoughlin, Teller March 7 . 5 82
W. E. Condrey, Teller March 7 . 5 82
W. H. Quinn, Teller March 7 5 82 Ed. O'Connor, Teller
March 7 . 5 82
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Martin Nugent, Teller
March 7 . $ 5 82
F. D. Field, Teller March 7 5 82
Morgan Sweeney, Teller March 7 5 82
J. J. Connors, Teller
March 7. 5 82
C. A. Carpenter, Teller
March 7 . 5 82
C. W. Harris, Teller
March 7. 5 82
Fred Cook, Teller March 7 5 82
F. W. Draper, Teller March 7 . 4 50
L. B. Wilmarth, Teller March 7 . 4 50
R. F. Hoey, Teller March 7 4 50
H. B. Spaulding, Teller March 7 . 4 50
J. A. Higgins, Teller
March 7 . 4 50
James £ Murray, Teller
March 7 . 4 50
E. J. Nutter, Teller Nov. 8
3 50
T. P. Connolly, Teller Nov. 8 . 3 50
S. Burke, Teller Nov. 8 3 50
W. S. V. Cooke, Teller Nov. 8 . .
3 50
H. C. Tilden, Teller Nov. 8
3 50
P. H. Curran, checking list at March and No- vember meetings 16 00
C. A. Sumner, Inspector, March 7 ·
8 00
D. J. Sullivan, Inspector March 7 and Nov. 8 10 00
G. L. Maynard, Deputy In- spector March 7 2 50
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F. T. Quirk, Deputy In-
spector March 7 $ 2 50
L. E. Fales, Moderator 15 00
S. C. Sumner, Inspector Nov. 8 8 00
M. G. Lynch, Deputy In- spector Nov. 8 . ·
2 50
S. A. Eastman, Deputy Inspector Nov. 8 ·
2 50
John Smith, putting up booths . 10 00
$ 379 18
$3,629 20
Amount unexpended
68 80
$3,698 00 $3,698 00
STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation
. $5,700 00
Paid Milford Electric Light
and Power Company
. $4,327 41
Frank Cahill ·
'1,268 84
Frank Cahill, repairs on
lamps
6 00
-
$5602 25
Amount unexpended
97 75
$5,700 00 $5,700 00
SALARIES.
By appropriation $7,800 00 .
Paid J. A. Taft, due from last year $255 00
G. E. Stacy, due from last year 225 00
C. A. Cook, due from last year 75 00
25
B. T. Clancy, Selectman . $250 00 George S. Whitney, Select- man
250 00
Geo. P. Cooke, Selectman C. L. Clark, Overseer of Poor 325 00
250 00
John Smith, Overseer of Poor.
100 00
James W. Burke, Overseer of Poor
100 00
C. A. Cook, Treasurer
250 00
H. A. Brown, Auditor
200 00
G. E. Stacy, Assessor
225 00
S. C. Sumner, Assessor
242 50
F. E. Mann, Assessor
10 00
R.Marino, assisting Assess- ors
15 00
Waldo Phipps, Inspector of cattle and provisions E. E. Cook, Inspector of cattle and provisions ·
125 00
93 75
H. J. Bailey, Registrar ·
100 00
James J. Clancy, Registrar 100 00
Wendell Williams, Regis- trar
100 00
D. J. Lang, Clerk, Regis- trar
125 00
D. J. Lang, Clerk of Se- lectmen .
219 00
D. J. Lang, Town Clerk . W. P. Foley, Tax Collector, 1895
117 40
W. P. Foley, Tax Collector, 1896 170 00
W. P. Foley, Tax Collector, 1897
475 00
J. T. McLoughlin, Town Clerk, and Clerk to Se- lectmen . 135 00
271 00
26
A. A. Burrell, Board of Health .
$ 52 00
J. M. Eaton, Board of Health
50 00
W. P. Foley, Tax Collector, 1898 475 00
O. D. Holmes, watchman 144 00
John Moore, police duty .
716 75
James Howard, 66
488 00
E. J. Dalton, 66
.
299 25
M. Broderick, 66
.
299 00
D. E. Casey, 66
260 00
T. F. Kelly, 66
195 00
Amount unexpended
$7,782 65 17 35
$7,800 00 $7,800 00
TOWN HALL.
By appropriation
Cash, rent of court room .
300 00
Cash, rent of Town Hall .
$275 00
Paid John Smith, Janitor John Smith, care of offi- cers' room
21 00
Milford Water Co.
24 89
Milford Gas Co.
226 66
James McDermott, paint-
ing and repairs . 106 41
S. R. Emerson, plastering 72 17
C. A. Hill, repairs
10 40
Clark Ellis & Sons, sup- plies and repairs 14 92
O. Whitney & Son, repairs 22 56
O. Whitney & Son, flag pole Kate Smith, repairing flag
2 00
McKean Mfg. Co., flag
7 50
W. A. Mathewson, crackers C. M. Thayer & Co., sup- plies
13 14
23 63
.
.
374 25
.
.
11 60
$500 00
·
27
Avery & Woodbury, settees $82 08
J. A. Rice, supplies
9 65
C. H. McKenney & Co., gas fixtures 13 75
Williams Bros., wood
7 50
Macuen Bros.' Coal Co., coal and wood .
69 75
W. Johnston & Co., coal
43 75
H. A. Barney, coal
·
66 18
John Smith, sundries
3 45
Bryan O'Keefe, labor
4 50
Maurice Nelligan, trim-
ming trees
12 00
Thomas Gilmore, trim-
12 00
$1,156 49
Amount unexpended
17 76
$1,174 25 $1,174 25
MEMORIAL HALL.
By appropriation
$550 00
Cash, Post 22, G. A. R., rent
1 00
Cash, Post 22, G. A. R., heating .
75 00
Paid Martin Jenkins, janitor $250 00
Milford Water Co.
48 30
Milford Gas Co. ·
·
25 02
Williams Bros., coal
110 75
Quirk Bros., coal .
66 00
William Johnston & Co., coal
29 38
William Johnston & Co., loam and fertilizer 13 60
T. E. Morse, painting and repairs .
45 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, sup- plies and repairs 13 69
J. F. Damon, repairs 2 75
A. H. Sweet, supplies ·
1 70
C. W. Johnson, labor .
1 25
ming trees
28
J. C. Coffey, labor . $6 00
W. Hickey, labor . 6 00
Shea & O'Neil, soapine 1 50
Avery & Woodbury, dust-
er and mat 1 55
$622 49
Amount unexpended
3 51
$626 00
$626 00
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
By appropriation
$5,400 00
Appropriation for Fruit St. extension hydrant .
40 00
Paid Milford Water Co., rent of hy- drants $5,360 00
Milford Water Co., Fruit St. ex-
tension hydrant .
26 67
Amount unexpended
53 33
$5,440 00 $5,440 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
By appropriation
$150 00
Paid H. J. Bailey for Post 22, G.A.R. $150 00
$150 00
$150 00
TOWN DEBT.
By appropriation
.
$7,700 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank .
$7,700 00
$7,700 00 $7,700 00
ASSESSORS' VALUATION BOOK.
By appropriation
$400 00
Paid Cook & Sons, printing . $151 98
S. C. Sumner, compiling 100 00
G. E. Stacy, compiling 100 00
$351 98
Amount unexpended
48 02
$400 00
$400 00
29
BEAVER STREET.
By appropriation
$300 00
Paid Highway Department .
$300 00
$300 00
$300 00
SUMNER STREET SIDEWALK.
By appropriation
$500 00
Paid Highway Department . $500 00
$500 00
$500 00
CHAPTER 298-SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
By appropriation
$3,500 00 .
Cash from Town of Upton
63 00
To amount paid various persons Amount unexpended
$3,502 06
60 94
$3,563 00 $3,563 00
STATE AID.
Aid paid various persons $6,461 00
By amount paid, due from state
. $6,461 00
$6,461 00 $6,461 00
MILITARY.
By appropriation
$300 00
Aid paid various persons
$256 00
By one half amount paid, due from state
128 00
Amount enexpended
.
172 00
$428 00
$428 00
PROPRIETORS' RECORDS OF TOWN OF MENDON.
By unexpended appropriation $300 00
Paid Julius A. George ·
$ 25 00
Amount unexpended
275 60
$300 00 $300 00
30
INTEREST.
By appropriation . $3,600 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank $3,443 33
Milford Co-operative Bank 15 47
$3,458 80
Amount unexpended
141 20
$3,600 00 $3,600 00
EMERGENCY FUND.
By appropriation
$500 00
Uncalled for money from Emergency Fund war-
rant of Feb. 19, 1898
1 80
Paid Highway Dept., labor $366 30
J. E. Macuen, snow 5 00
P. Ferguson, snow 3 00
G. C. Greenway, snow
2 00
$376 30
Amount unexpended
125 50
$501 80
$501 80
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation $1,000 00
Betterments collected by W. P. Foley, tax col-
lector 197 53
Cash collected by M. E. Nelligan .
334 83
Cash paid directly to Town Treasurer
281 78
Paid Clapp, Huckins & Tem-
ple, concrete $28 60
Mrs. A. Skillings, curb- ing 20 00
B. & A. R. R. Co., freight 14 87
Daniel Russell, concrete tools
118 50
Ames Plow Co., concrete tools
24 38
Milford Gas Co., tar .
261 20
.
·
31
J. C. Storey & Co., pitch . $133 70
Coughlin's express, canvas 6 25
Carroll Bros., curbing
6 80
James Gailand, labor
6 00
Highway Dept., labor
384 70
Amount unexpended .
$1,000 00 814 14
$1,814 14 $1,814 14
CASH RECEIVED BY M. E. NELLIGAN FOR REPAIRS ON SIDE- WALKS, AND PAID TO TOWN TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1899.
P. Gillon,
. $47 03
A. C. Kinney
40 40
Fire Department
·
. 26 63
James Nolan
20 40 .
L. K. Barber .
19 70 .
James Burke
18 15 ,
T. Coyne
14 85 .
B. E. Harris .
16 20
Charles Bradford
14 03
Leo Castiglioni
. 16 50
H. L. Cook
10 45
T. Donovan
9 08
J. A. Rice
7 98
M. Dempsey .
.
7 70
G. M. Billings
8 50
P. Curley
7 80
B. Brennan
6 60
Wm. Sheehan
5 75
H. E. Morgan
4.59
E. C. Claflin .
5 20
Mrs. O. B. Parkhurst
3 30
Mrs. Connors
3 15
J. Comba
3 00
James Howard
3 58
T. H. Dwyer
2 50
A. S. Cook
1 50
.
·
.
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
32
James Lally .
$1 00
George D. Rhodes
1 00
Mrs. L. Fairbanks
1 00
W. H. Baker
1 00
George F. Birch
1 00
C. Caruso
1 00
N. Hunt
1 00
H. S. Cushman
50
Small amounts paid in cash
2 76
$334 83
CASH PAID DIRECTLY TO C. A. COOK, TOWN TREASURER, FOR WORK ON SIDEWALKS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1899.
Congregational Church
$120 00
D. Bushee
.
. 56 05
J. W. Roberts
45 00
C. C. Perry .
·
18 58
Heath Brothers
17 20
W. S. V. Cooke
12 40 .
C. R. Scott
11 55
W. B. Whiting
1 00
$281 78
SIDEWALK BETTERMENTS FOR 1898 COLLECTED BY W. P. FOLEY, TAX COLLECTOR.
Mrs. Jane McLoughlin
. $22 01
A. J. Nealon .
12 33
Charles Gay .
· 16 00
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