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TOWN
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TWO WEEKS, Fine 2 cts. for each day after. 1858.
INST
30,
ITED AUG.
ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE-
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
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-OF THE-
TOWN OF MILFORD
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
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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, Chief of Police, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Town Solicitor,. Sewer and School Committees, and Superintendent of Schools,
-FOR THE-
Year Ending January 20, 1910.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE .. 1910.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN. MATTHEW J. CARBARY, JOHN A. MCKENZIE, EDWIN F. LILLEY.
TOWN CLERK. DENNIS J. SULLIVAN.
TOWN TREASURER. CLIFFORD A. COOK.
TAX COLLECTOR. WILLIAM P. FOLEY.
AUDITOR. THOMAS F. MANNING.
ASSESSORS.
JOHN F. BARRETT, WILLIAM F. CLANCY, WILLIAM H. BAKER.
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
JAMES W. BURKE, JOHN P. HENNESSEY, HENRY A. POND. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
GEORGE E. STACY, WALDO B. WHITING, JOHN C. LYNCH, GILBERT M. BILLINGS, JOHN V. GALLAGHER.
JOHN E. SWIFT,
BOARD OF HEALTH.
JOHN E. HIGGISTON, MAURICE J. QUINLAN, FRANCIS H. LALLY, M. D.
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS. FRANK P. DILLON, LOUIS P. PRATT,
FRED E. WOOD. TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
JAMES S. MULLANE, NATHANIEL F. BLAKE,
NATHAN W. HEATH, PATRICK E. SWEENEY,
OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, . WILLIAM P. CLARKE.
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
HENRY C. SKINNER, GEORGE L. MAYNARD,
CALVIN J. FISK, THOMAS LILLEY,
WILLIAM EMERY, HERBERT S. ELDREDGE.
CONSTABLES.
MARTIN BRODERICK,
CHARLES CARUSO,
DAVID E. CASEY,
EDWARD C. DAVOREN,
MICHAEL NOLAN.
FENCE VIEWERS.
MATTHEW J. CARBARY, JOHN A. MCKENZIE, EDWIN F. LILLEY. PARK COMMISSIONERS.
JOHN SHEEDY, MICHAEL McKEAGUE, WILLIAM E. STAPLES. TREE WARDEN.
PATRICK F. FITZGERALD.
FIELD DRIVER. CHARLES H. BRIDGES. POUND KEEPER. THOMAS E. GLENNON.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen. TOWN SOLICITOR. JOHN C. LYNCH.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. MAURICE E. NELLIGAN.
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ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THOMAS F. MAHER*, "ALBERT J. WHITCOMB;
ELBERT M. CROCKETT, : FRANK L. KIMBALL .;
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
HARRY C. TILDEN, PATRICK J. BURKE, GEORGE W. BILLINGS, DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Clerk.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. DANIEL M. O'BRIEN.
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL.
LOCK-UP KEEPER. DANIEL M. O'BRIEN. DANIEL M. O'BRIEN.
JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL. CHARLES E. BROCK.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
JAMES JOHNSTON, LAURA JOHNSTON,
CHARLES S. MULLANE,
EDGAR E. COLBURN,
GEORGE C. BRUCE, BENJAMIN VITALINI,
ARTHUR A. JENKINS,
HAROLD M. CURTISS,
GEORGE A. MOORE, PATRICK CLANCY,
LEWIS H. BARNEY, STEPHEN C. J. QUIRK,
JAMES E. MACUEN,
MICHAEL F. HANNIGAN,
GEORGE L. MACUEN.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS AND WEIGHERS OF COAL. LEWIS H. BARNEY, JAMES JOHNSTON, HAROLD M. CURTISS, GEORGE L. MACUEN, PATRICK CLANCY, DEBORAH CLANCY, EDGAR E. COLBURN,
DANIEL M. O'BRIEN, CHARLES S. MULLANE, ARTHUR A. JENKINS, BENJAMIN VITALINI, AGNES McMANUS,
LAURA E. JOHNSTON, MICHAEL F. HANNIGAN.
*Resigned June 30, 1909. +Resigned May 12, 1909. #Appointed May 12, 1909.
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PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
W. F. MOREY, JAMES E. MACUEN,
'RANDALL B. GREENE, GEORGE C. BRUCE, JOHN RYAN.
CHIEF OF POLICE. JEREMIAH J. O'NEIL.
CONSTABLES.
JEREMIAH J. O'NEIL,
JAMES HOWARD,
JOHN MOORE,
RAPHAEL MARINO,
OLIVER D. HOLMES, DANIEL M. O'BRIEN,
JOHN LARSON, JAMES J. BIRMINGHAM,
ANTONIO DE PASQUALE, PATRICK J. DUDDY.
POLICE OFFICERS.
HERBERT W. AUSTIN,
MICHAEL E. CONWAY,
STEPHEN C. J. QUIRK, JOHN SHEEDY,
MICHAEL J. MCCARTHY, CALEB S. SHERMAN,
THOMAS F. MAHER,
MICHAEL G. LYNCH,
WILLIAM P. KILCUP,
WILLIAM N. PENTISS,
D. FRED LEMIER, JOHN W. HOPE,
WILLIAM J. FITZPATRICK, JOSEPH O. TREMBLY,
LYNDHURST A.MCGREGOR, PETER ROSS,
WILLIAM J. CORBETT, FRANK L. MATHER,
ARTHUR H. O'KEEFE, JOHN F. JACKSON, NELSON SHERMAN,
LUIGI LUCHINI,
ELBERT M. CROCKETT,
FRANK J. DAVOREN,
MARTIN WALLACE,
WALTER F. SNOWLING, GEORGE JULIAN,
MICHAEL B. McNEARNY,
WILLIAM E. HOGAN, JOSEPH W. GIBBS, M. MARCUS MORAN, CARMINE M. DECICCO, ANTONIO SANTOSSUOSSO, JOHN H. EGAN, CARLO PAIETTA, THOMAS BIRMINGHAM, ARTHUR E. SMITH,
VINCENZO CALABRESE,
PATRICK F. FITZJERALD, CORNELIUS M. MARONEY, EMILIO GILARDI, JAMES J. FULLUM,
WALTER F. DURGIN,
THOMAS J. GLENNON, A. F. FAIRBANKS,
PATRICK P. CLOONAN,
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WALLACE RAMSEY,
CHARLES E. BROUK, ROBERT GORDON, JOHN BROWN, JR., THOMAS McDONALD. LUIGI IACOVELLI, WILLIAM J. NEGUS, (N. Y. C. & H. R. R.).
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS. DR. BENJAMIN F. HARTMAN.
BURIAL AGENTS.
CHARLES E. BROCK, GRANGER H. LIBBEY.
Appointed by Overseers of Poor. TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D.
Appointed by Board of Health. INSPECTOR OF MEAT AND PROVISIONS. JAMES J. FULLUM. SANITARY INSPECTOR. JAMES J. BIRMINGHAM.
Appointed by Sewer Commissioners. CLERK OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS. CHARLES H. WATERS.
Appointed by the School Committee. SCHOOL PHYSICIANS. JOHN V. GALLAGHER, M. D. JOHN M. FRENCH, M. D.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. CHARLES W. HALEY.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Made at an adjourned town meeting, March 9, 1909.
Highways, excise tax and
$11,000 00
Incidentals, (exclusive of income)
4,500 00
Emergency fund ·
500 00,
Memorial Hall
750 00
Street lights
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9,000 00
Memorial Hall insurance
300 00
Town Library, dog tax and
600 00
Schools and repairs
45,000 00
Poor
.
10,000 00
Interest
11,700 00
Water for fire purposes
.
5,255 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
150 00
Military aid
300 00
Fire department :
Pay of members $9,400 00
Incidentals
.
1,900 00
Repairs
400 00
New hose
350 00
Unpaid bills
400 00
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12,450 00
Memorial day
165 00
Town parks
300 00
Town debt
14,000 00
Sidewalks
1,000 00
Soldiers' relief
4,000 00
Fees, Chapter 440, Acts of 1890
1,000 00
Town Hall
700 00
Salaries
10,000 00
Cost of water to be assessed to abutters
700 00
Care of trees and shrubs
500 00
Watering streets
1,200 00
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Gypsy moth suppression
$500 00
Spraying Town park trees
200 00
Oliver street sidewalk
500 00
$146,270 00
Appropriation made at an adjourned town meet- ing, March 12, 1909. East Walnut street extension 400.00
$146,670 00
Appropriations made at an adjourned town meeting, November 9, 1909.
Fire department $2,500 00
Amount to be taken from any unappropriated money in the hands of the town treasurer. Poor department 3,000 00
Amount to be taken from any unappropriated money in the hands of the town treasurer.
$5,500 00
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Highways
Total Expense. $12,472 47
Balance Unexpended. $
06
Sidewalks
.
1,020 71
Watering streets
2,550 57
157 14
Incidentals
4,998 53
401 47
Emergency fund
805 00
195 00
Memorial Hall
825 20
80
Memorial Hall insurance
296 98
3 02.
Street lights
8,962 94
37 06.
Town library
1,417 03
217 25
Schools and repairs
45,494 15
82
Poor
16,670 20
57
Interest
11,247 94
452 06
Water for fire purposes .
5,200 00
55 00
Vernon Grove cemetery
150 00
Military aid
380 00
110 00
Fire Department :-
Pay of members
8,964 32
435 68.
Incidentals
4,991 75
Repairs
400 00
New Hose
341 00
9 00
Unpaid bills
398 55
1 45.
Memorial day
165 00
Town parks
299 84
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Town debt
14,000 00
Soldier's relief
3,773 12
226 88
Fees, Chapter 440, Acts of 1890
1,520 66
220 85
Town Hall
1,877 96
130 54
Salaries
10,084 66
64
State aid
4,507 00
Cost of water to be assessed to abutters
700 00
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Care of trees and shrubs
$618 50
Gypsy moth suppression
500 00
Spraying Town park trees
200 00
Oliver street sidewalk
500 00
East Walnut street extension
400 00
Cedar street sidewalk
$ 52 05
Sewerage system
18,093 82
757 02:
New hydrants in Plains district
125 00
Placing supply wagon in Plains district
250 00
Opening up right of way from South Main street to Vernon Grove Cemetery
35 15
64 85
Short Street Extension
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26 00
Surface drains
685 57
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$184,863 05
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SELECTMENS' REPORT.
HIGHWAYS.
By appropriation $11,000 00
Cash from M. E. Nelligan 405 54
Cash from street railway excise tax
925 71
Cash from street railway excise tax from state 32 53
Cash from highway commissioners Labor and team work :-
108 75
Paid M. E. Nelligan, salary due 1908 $400 00
M. E. Nelligan, salary 1909 500 00
Labor as per warrant 7,734 35
Wm. Johnston Teaming
Co., horses for fire duty
94 25
Johnston Coal Co., horses for fire duty 53 00
H. J. Wilmarth, labor
166 00
Daniel J. Wood, labor
39 50
William Battles, labor
6 00
A. G. Taft, labor
1 00
T. P. Cronan .
5 00
L. E. Belknap .
49 03
J. F. Damon
25 15
Otis Whitney & Son .
13 32
Dillon Bros. .
18 42
H. H. Lent
1 52
A. Taylor . 3 00
J. B. DeShazo, inspecting boiler ·
5 00
Edward Canton, (due Her-
bert Clossick for labor) . 6 00
$9,120 54
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Material :-
Paid Barrett Mfg. Co., pitch
$302 36
Z. C. Field, lumber 45 31
W. N. Prentiss, plank 34 00
A. T. Macuen, wood and stone 15 05
H. E. Morgan, est., gravel 20 00
J. B. Henderson, gravel
2 10
Amos Bell, gravel
4 10
B. F. Cook, gravel
1 50
Simon Zani, posts .
6 00. .
A. N. Keyes, lumber
8 80
$439 22
Blacksmiths :-
Paid James A. Boyce $185 10
Thomas E. Glennon 88 80
L. Grow & Son
65 65
Moloney & Cleary
·
63 00
Milford Shoeing Co.
51 29
J. P. Burnett
29 15
Davoren's express, sharp-
ening hammers . 21 40
Henry L. Fino
14 65
$519 04
Hay and grain :-
Paid James Lally
$795 91
Milford Grain Co. .
355 88
B. T. Clancy
75 10
C. L. Clark
31 20
$1,258 09
Supplies :-
Paid H. M. Curtiss, coal,
cement and brick
$111 29
Clark Ellis & Sons
103 49
Staples & Gould
96 35
H. S. Cushman
96 11
P. H. Gaffney, set of dou- ble harnesses 65 00
14
Milford Iron Foundry,
grates and covers $40 20
F. L. Young & Kimball, oil and grease . 37 67
Macuen Bros. Coal Co., coal 32 50
Standard Oil Co., Macadam
asphalt binder ·
16 80
J. F. Carey 14 06
Buffalo Steam Roller Co.,
grate bar 14 00
Good Roads Mch'y Co.,
crusher parts 8 50
C. S. Mullane, wood and posts ·
5 10
E. E. Vaughan
2 83
Acme Road Mch'y Co.
crusher parts .
2 40
H. S. Chadbourne ·
3 18
Milford Gas Co., coke 57 11
S. A. Eastman, kindling ·
25
$706 84
Sundries :- Paid Willard F. Chapin, on order of J. B. Hender- son, for one pair of horses $260 00
Dr. B. F. Hartman, profes - sional services . 28 25
T. C. Hays, M. D. V., pro- fessional services 4 00
George W. Stacy .
3 47
Milford Water Co.
34 60
Sherborne & Coughlin's express 13 35
O. F. Wright, use of drive- way to pit · Geo. W. Nelson, use of
20 00
15
driveway to pit . $10 00
J. J. O'Connor, rubber
boots 9 00
A. B. Morse 4 30
J. Allen Rice & Co. 1 50
A. H. Sweet
40
John Kelley, carrots for
horses 2 75
Milford Gas Co.
2 24
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight .
5 33
B. & A. R. R., freight
29 55
$428 74
Total expense
$12,472 47
Balance unexpended
06
$12,472 53 $12,472 53
UNPAID BILLS.
James Lally, hay and grain $395 84 .
Milford Grain Co., hay and grain
.
100 10
James A. Boyce, blacksmith
6 55
John P. Burnett, blacksmith
4 40
A. T. Macuen, labor breaking roads, team and man 27 00
A. T. Macuen, wood
31 07
Z. C. Field, lumber
12 14
Macuen Bros., coal and use of horse
28 79
L. Grow & Son, blacksmith
11 55
Moloney & Cleary, blacksmith 9 25
H. M. Curtiss, coal 14 50
Waters & Hynes, labor
11 45
H. J. Wilmarth, labor
·
16 00
John L. Smith, scrapers .
16 00
Staples & Gould, supplies
7 65
Acme Road Machinery Co., crusher parts
1 50
N. Morelli, oil
.
2 52
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W. C. Tewksbury, electrical work $ 4 10
J. P. Hennessey, oil 96
Henry Willard, repairing at crusher
27 72
E. M. Crockett, setting glass
1 45
H. A. Barney est., brick and cement
5 25
L. E. Belknap, labor
57 98
James F. Carey, supplies
5 62
H. S. Cushman, supplies and repairing harnesses 52 45
William Johnston Teaming Co., horses for fire duty 52 25
William Johnston Teaming Co., labor with team 12 50
Charles S. Mullane, coal, wood, and labor with team 54 40
Johnston Coal Co, gonl, coke, wood and cement 261 67
Milford Gas Light Co., tar
470 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
.
165 98
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$1,868 64
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation $1,000 00
Cash from various persons
20 71
Paid, labor as per warrant
$794 70
Milford Gas Light Co., tar
82 50
M. E. Nelligan, rent of land 50 00
Barrett Mfg. Co., pitch 51 31
William E. Phillips, concrete work
27 00
John A. Moore, concrete work
10 00
W. C. Tewksbury, labor removing pole . 5 20
$1,020 71 $1,020 71
WATERING STREETS.
By appropriation
$1,200 00
Cash, street watering tax ·
807 71
Cash, amount assessed to abutters
700 00.
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Paid labor as per warrant $526 25
Fire department, use of horses
591 75
Milford Water Co.
664 78
Milford & Uxbridge St. Ry. Co., ser- vices of sprinkling car 246 64
Standard Oil Co., car of road oil
321 25
F. H. Marshall, painting and lettering carts
95 10
Thomas H. Dwyer, painting and let. tering cart 46 25
L. Grow, repairing carts 26 00
L. E. Belknap, labor on carts . 8 00
Cornelius Callahan Co., hose .
13 75
Pratt Bros., labor on stand pipe 2 20
Balance unexpended .
157 14
$2,707 71 $2,707 71
STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation $9,000 00
Paid Milford Electric Light & Power Co. $5,121 40
Globe Gas Light Co. . 3,828 24
W. C. Tewksbury, relocating lights 10 00
C. W. Harris, labor 3 30
Balance unexpended
37 06
$9,000 00 $9,000 00
INCIDENTALS.
By appropriation
$4,500 00
Amount received from State for Armory rent
900 00
Printing :-
Paid G. M. Billings, town
reports · $507 64 ·
G. M. Billings
163 96
Milford Daily Journal Co. 111 33
Milford Daily News Co. 88 77
W. P. Clarke .
40 50
C. M. W. Earle
.
3 00
$915 25
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Special police duty :- Paid police duty, July 3, 4 and 5 $171 00 $171 00
Board of Health :-
Paid J. J. Birmingham, in- spector $237 00
J. J. Fullum, inspector ·
224 00
F. H. Lally, M. D., vacci- nation of school chil- dren 90 00
F. II. Lally, M. D., secre- tary .
35 00
F. H. Lally, special in- spections 23 00
John E. Higgiston, special inspections 20 00
Maurice J. Quinlan, spe- cial inspections . 20 00
Milford Daily Journal Co., printing .
17 73
Milford Daily News Co, printing . ·
6 48
W. P. Clarke, printing ·
18 50
J. Allen Rice Co., supplies 56 05
A. B. Morse, supplies 35 67
A. H. Sweet, supplies
1 50
J. H. Gardella, supplies
1 10
F. W. Draper, supplies .
25
John W. Beckett, reim- bursement for being quarantined 18 00
John A. Richardson, reim- bursement for being quarantined 8 25
Sarag Caragosian, reim- bursement for being quarantined 1 12
19
John Donigian, reimburse- ment for being quaran- tined
$ 2 25
Richard Seay, reimburse- ment for being quaran- tined
12 00
Thomas McAuliff, reim- bursement for being quarantined
24 00
Daniel J. Kane, reimburse- ment for being quaran- tined
13 15
James McElman, reim
bursement for being quarantined
10 00
James F. Perry, reim-
bursement for being
quarantined
11 28
Mrs. Annie L. Butterfield, for care of Fred H. Til- lotson
13 95
Overseers of poor, board,
clothing, and labor on building at town farm for Fred Tillotson
110 00
Town of Sudbury, aid ren-
dered Fred H. Tillotson
11 40
Joseph Sullivan, labor ·
1 00
Willis Perham, labor .
50
Arthur E. Smith, labor .
1 00
William Hynes, labor
50
William Moloney, labor .
50
Edward Bradley, labor .
50
Patrick O'Donnell, labor .
50
Dennis Burns, labor
50
Nathan Russell, labor .
50
George C. Platt, labor ·
50
Edward Davoren, labor
1 00
20
George Flanigan, labor $ 50
$1,029 18
Enforcement of dog law :- Paid Arthur E. Smith, dog officer $26 00
Carlo Paietta, dog officer . 22 00
Edward Davoren
2 00
George Julian
2 00
$52 00
Armory expenses : - Paid Lewis Hayden, agent, rent ·
$575 04
Milford Gas Light Co.
123 36
Remick £ Furniture Co.,
supplies . .
11 25
Thomas B. Tracy, rent of land for rifle range 50 00
Lewis H. Barney, coal and wood
58 75
Bay State Military Rifle Association, use of rifle range at Wakefield .
18 77
Cooney & Higgiston, re- pairs ·
2 85
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$840 02
Sundries :- Paid H. W. Gaskill, surveys and plans of Grant street, Metcalf avenue and Emmons street $54 00
Milford Water Co., relay- ing water main at B. & A. R. R. property, and material used 202 47
Milford Water Co., Pur- chase street trough 40 00
Milford Water Co., Lin- coln Square trough 40 00
2I
Milford Water Co., East
Main street trough $40 00
Milford Water Co., water for drinking fountain 8 00
G. M. Ward, ice for foun- tain 21 17
Edwards & Heroux, use of
water and team hire £
4 75
James B. Edwards, teams for assessors 28 00
James B. Edwards, teams
for sealer of weights and measures
12 00
James B. Edwards, teams for selectmen 9 00
Crane & Waitt, teams for selectmen 10 00
Milford Auto Machine Co., automobile hire for se- lectmen . .
15 00
M. W. Casey, team for chief of police . ·
2 50
H. W. Austin, water, West street trough ·
10 00
M. J. Carbary, expense of selectmen to Boston and elsewhere 47 00
B. C. Thayer, care of land owned by town on Pearl street 25 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, sup- plies for tree depart- ment 28 53
P. Fitzgerald, labor for self and helpers, tree department 46 47
William Ahern, horse col- lars 5 00 ·
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N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. $86 21
James L. Lilley, painting street signs ·
4 75
J. L. Smith, 54 bundles Worcester Telegrams re- turned to town library . 6 71
H. H. Lent, ice box for drinking fountain 6 00
W. E. Cheney, posting no- tices 1 00
E. M. Crockett, for 14 men searching for H. Buck . 10 50
James Ashworth, return of lockup keys . .
2 00
R. G. Scalzi, return of lockup keys .
1 00
John O'Connell, return of lockup keys 1 00
James H. Conlin, return of lockup keys . 1 00
M. J. McCarthy, return of lockup keys ·
1 00
V. Calabrese, return of
lockup keys ·
1 00
P. J. Duddy, return of
lockup keys 1 00
C. L. Fair, return of lock- up keys . 1 00
P. M. Hunt, return of
lockup keys 1 00
Lois H. Wood, conveying lost child to town farm 1 00
$775 06
Town Meeting expenses :- Paid Tellers, March meeting $160 00
Tellers, November meeting 115 20 Chester F. Williams, bal- lot clerk, March and No- vember . 12 00
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M. G. Lynch, ballot clerk March and November G. C. Eastman, deputy bal- lot clerk, March and No- vember .
$12 00
9 00
J. J. Clancy, deputy ballot clerk, March 4 50
James Darmody, deputy ballot clerk, November Geo. C. Gilfoyle, checking voting list, March
4 50.
8 00.
William F. Clancy, check- ing voting list, Novem- ber
8 00-
Harold K. Bullard, check- ing voting list, Novem- ber
8 00.
L. E. Fales, Moderator March meeting . 15 00.
D. M. O'Brien, erecting voting booths, three meetings
15 00
O. D. Holmes, printing and serving warrants 16 00
O. D. Holmes, police duty March and November 10 00
D. E. Casey, police duty, March and November . 6 00
Raphael Marino, police duty, March and No- vember 6 00
.
C. Caruso, police duty, March and November . 6 00
Martin Broderick, police duty, March and No- vember .
6 00
$421 20'
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Returns : -
Paid James B. Edwards, re- turn of deaths .
$25 25
Geo. W. Wood, return of deaths 12 25
Walter W. Watson, return of deaths ·
7 25
A. DePasquale, return of deaths ·
1 50
Edwards & Heroux, return of deaths ·
4 25
S. C. J. Quirk, return of deaths ·
1 00
T. F. Kennedy, return of deaths ·
25
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W. H. Smith, return of deaths ·
25
George F. Curley, M. D., return of births . .
54 00
P. E. Joslin, M. D., return of births 4 50
J. J. Duggan, M. D., re- turn of births .
6 00
J. V. Gallagher, M. D., re- turn of births 5 50
F. H. Lally, M. D., return of births 6 00
M. W. Knight, M. D., re- turn of births 2 75
F. T. Harvey, M. D., re- turn of births 1 00
F. D. White, M. D., return of births 3 00
D. T. Sullivan, M. D., re- turn of births 50
K. A. Campbell, M. D., re- turn of births . 2 75 ·
25
T. W. Monroe, M. D., re- turn of births $1 00
H. L. Keith, M. D., return of births 75
A. W. Jackson, M. D., re- turn of births 1 25
$141 00
Stationery, stamps, etc. :- Paid Hobbs & Warren Co. birth register and index Thomas Groom & Co., check book for treasurer 40 00 Hobbs & Warren Co., abatement records for Assessors 2 50
$16 25
Hobbs & Warren Co., li- quor license blanks 17 50
P. B. Murphy, Assessors' blanks
19 00
Worcester County Ab- stract Co., Assessors' ab- stracts .
39 55
Library Bureau, card in-
dex for Assessors 88 25
D. J. Sullivan, postage and express . 24 30
George E. Stacy
11 41
Annie Lawless
3 35
Clark Ellis & Sons
85
Sherborne & Coughlin's
Express . 2 85
F. Tompkins 1 55
H. M. Meek Pub. Co., birth return books 5 25
P. B. Murphy, dog blanks and posters 6 75
26
Boston Nickel Plating Co., plating weights for seal- er of weights and meas- ures ·
$C 85
Jas. Ryan, stamp for seal- er of weights and meas- ures
3 95
Pneumatic Hand Stamp
Co., stamp for sealer of weights and measures .
80
Carter Ink Co.
·
2 50
G. H. Burdick, stamp and pad, for Selectmen 1 00
L. E. Felton, pens ·
2 00
Clifford A. Cook, cash dis-
bursements for express,
envelopes, postage,money
orders and telephone
fees
4 19
$300 65
Burial lots :-
Paid Trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery ·
$298 17
Proprietors of Pine Grove cemetery 15 00
$313 17
Damages :-
Paid Frank Brown, for inju- ries to Mrs. Brown re- ceived from fall on side- walk ·
$40 00
$40 00
Balance unexpended
$401 47
$5400 00
$5400 00
TOWN HALL.
By appropriation $ 700 00
Cash, rent of court room
550 00
Cash, rent of Town Hall . .
.
.
758 50
27
Paid D. M. O'Brien, janitor, due 1908 $ 50 00
D. M. O'Brien, janitor, 1909 550 00
Milford Electric Light & Power Co. 368 24
Milford Gas Light Co. ·
.
37 12
Milford Water Co. .
56 16
H. Edson Wheeler, care of clock
50 00
H. M. Curtiss, coal
.
145 00
C. S. Mullane, coal
.
108 75
Johnston Coal Co. . .
94 25
H. A. Barney estate, coal . .
58 00
Macuen Bros., coal 43 50
W. C. Tewksbury, electrical work 23 48
Water & Hynes, labor .
45 76
Cooney & Higgiston, labor ·
19 75
C. E. Russell & Co. 7 02
P. Fitzgerald, labor on flower beds and trees 15 50
D. S. Tower, sharpening lawn mower
1 00
C. W. Wilcox & Son Co., repair- ing clock ·
1 00
Connors Bros., laundry
5 20
Z. C. Field, lumber
2 97
G. A. Sherborne, teaming .
50
Staples & Gould, supplies
50 40
Avery & Woodbury, supplies
22 00
Joseph H. Doyle, Attorney for J.
J. ('Neil estate, supplies
4 55
L. T. Gilman, supplies
19 71
F. W. Draper, supplies
6 25
Dustbane Mfg. Co., supplies
6 00
Remick Furniture Co., supplies
1 50
John Larson, police duty ·
29 25
E. M. Crockett, painting
55 10
Balance unexpended ·
130 54
·
.
.
·
.
$2,008 50 $2,008 50
.
28
MEMORIAL HALL.
By appropriation $750 00
Cash, Post 22, G. A. R., heating
·
75 00
Cash, Post 22, G. A. R., rent .
1 00
Paid C. E. Brock, janitor, due 1908 $ 50 00
C. E. Brock, janitor, 1909 .
250 00 *
C. E. Brock, labor and supplies .
6 60
Johnston Coal Co., coal .
62 50
H. M. Curtiss, coal and cement
49 28
Z. C. Field, material for flagstaff and freight on same 78 81 .
Otis Whitney & Son, labor on flagstaff . .
93 44
Milford Water Co.
19 45
Milford Gas Light Co.
.
48 16
John Coffey, labor . .
23 50
P. W. Cheever, labor .
.
2 85
Bickford Bros., labor
.
2 60
L. E. Belknap, labor
1 00
T. E. Morse Co., labor
8 50
Pratt Bros., labor .
36 43
Ernest Cristani, labor
4 00
P. Fitzgerald, labor
2 00
D. Fred Lemier, sharpening lawn mowers 2 75
Thomas Quinn, sharpening lawn mowers 1 50 .
Staples & Gould, supplies .
11 49
E. E. Vaughan, supplies ·
45
B. J. Davis, labor on boiler .
10 44
James II. Rowe, slating roof
35 00
Robb, Mumford Boiler Co., tube
scraper 4 00
Orient Mfg. Co., atomizer and sprayer .
11 25
Milford Grain Co., seed .
1 70
Mary E. Cutler, plants 5 00 ·
Remick Furniture Co., supplies
2 50
.
.
29
Balance unexpended
80
$826 00
$826 00
UNPAID BILLS.
H. A. Barney estate, coal and wood, from Jan. 5, 1909 to Dec. 6, 1909
$155 55
SALARIES.
By appropriation .
. $10,000 00
Cash from D. M. O'Brien, sealer of weights and measures
85 30
Paid Matthew J. Carbary, selectman on account
$200 00
John A. Mckenzie, selectman ·
250 00
Edwin F. Lilley, selectman, on ac- count .
200 00
John C. Lynch, town solicitor, pro- fessional services and expenses 234 90
George E. Stacy, assessor, 1908
409 50
John F. Barrett, assessor, due 1908 28 00 John F. Barrett, assessor, 1909, on account 500 00
William F. Clancy, assessor, due 1908 28 00
William F. Clancy, assessor, 1909, on account 450 00
William H. Baker, assessor, 1909, on account 400 00
Raphael Marino, assisting assess- ors, 1909 . .
84 00
W. P. Foley, tax collector, due 1908 625 00
D. J. Sullivan, town clerk, due 1908 40 00
D. J. Sullivan, town clerk, 1909, on account 250 00
D. J. Sullivan, clerk of selectmen, 1909, on account 184 00
30
D. J. Sullivan, town clerk, record- ing births, deaths and marriages, 1908. $280 90
James W. Burke, chairman over- seers of poor, on account 200 00 ·
J. P. Hennessey, overseer of poor 100 00
H. A. Pond, overseer of poor, on account 75 00
E. E. Cook, inspector of animals, due 1908 . 31 25
B. F. Hartman, inspector of ani- mals, 1909, on account ·
150 00
H. C. Tilden, registrar of voters .
100 00
George W. Billings, registrar of voters 100 00 .
P. J. Burke, registrar of voters ·
100 00
D. J. Sullivan, clerk of registrars of voters 125 00
John E. Higgiston, board of health, 1908 .
50 00
Maurice J. Quinlan, board of health, 1908 50 00
F. H. Lally, M. D., board of health, 1909 50 00
W. P. Foley, tax collector, 1909, on account 700 00
Fred E. Wood, sewer commission- er, 1909 . 200 00
D. M. O'Brien, sealer of weights and measures, 1909 125 00
J. J. O'Neil, chief of police, due 1908 64 61
J. J. O'Neil, chief of police, 1909, on account 900 00
Martin Broderick, police duty, due 1908 301 00
Martin Broderick, police duty, 1909 253 50
·
3I
M. Nolan, police duty, due 1903 $ 61 00
M. Nolan, police duty, 1909 667 00
John Moore, police duty, due 1908 47 00
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