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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD MASSACHUSETTS
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HU
JOATIN
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INCOR
For the Financial Year Ending December 31, 1941
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
SELECTMEN
BOARD OF HEALTH
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
CHIEF OF POLICE
TREASURER
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
TAX COLLECTOR
ASSESSORS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TOWN LIBRARY TRUSTEES
FIRE ENGINEERS
SEWER COMMISSION- ERS
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
TOWN'S W.P.A. AGENT
PARK COMMISSIONERS
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
DOG OFFICER
TOWN SOLICITOR
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TOWN CLERK
FOR THE Year Ending December 31, 1941
CLARKE PRINTING COMPANY MILFORD, MASS. 1942
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TOWN OF MILFORD
Incorporated 1780.
Population 1940 State Census, 15,367.
In Seventh Councillor District. Councillor, Edmund P. Burke, Worcester.
In Fourth Congressional District.
Congressman, Pehr G. Holmes, Worcester.
In Fourth Worcester Senatorial District. Senator P. Eugene Casey, Milford.
In Tenth Worcester Representative District. Representatives:
Henry D. Barbadoro, Milford.
Earle G. Crockett, Upton.
Number Registered Voters, Dec. 31, 1941.
Precinct 1
1552
Precinct 2 1549
Precinct 3 1625
Precinct 4 1515
Precinct 5
1510
Total
7751
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TOWN OFFICERS
SELECTMEN John H. Gardella, Chairman Patrick Carroll John H. Henderson
TOWN CLERK (Clerk of Selectmen) Catherine L. Coyne
TOWN TREASURER Benjamin J. Clancey
TAX COLLECTOR William J. Read
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR J. Frank Cahill
ASSESSORS William F. Clancy, Term expires 1942 Frederick A. Nealon, Term expires 1943 John F. Maher, Term expires. 1944
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Lyndhurst A. MacGregor, Chairman, Term expires 1943 John J. Casey, Term expires 1944 James Di Sabito, Term expires 1942
BOARD OF HEALTH Eugene E. Allen, Chairman, Term expires 1942 Frank J. Calzone, Term expires 1943 Arthur J. Chambers. Term expires 1944
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
Alfred F. Martin, Chairman, Term expires 1942 Fred L. Roberti, Term expires 1944 Ernest E. O'Brien, Term expires 1943
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George F. Grayson, Chairman, Term expires 1942 Joseph V. Carey, Term expires 1944 Thomas F. Davoren, Term expires 1943 Elmer C. Nelson, Term expires 1944 Michael P. Visconti, Term expires 1942 William P. Di Vitto, Term expires 1943
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Stephen H. Reynolds, Chairman, Term expires 1943, (deceased)
William O'Brien, Term expires 1942 David I. Davoren, Term expires 1944
Robert L. Dillon, Term expires 1944 Frederick H. Gould, Chairman to succeed Stephen H. Reynolds, Term expires 1943 Marco Balzarini, Term expires 1942 Frederick T. Cahill, to fill unexpired term, 1943
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY Rudolph L. Roy, Chairman, Term expires 1942 Herbert S. Eldredge, Term expires 1944 Arthur L. Maynard, Term expires 1944 Herbert B. Hill, Term expires 1943 Emerson Robinson, Term expires 1943 Frank Roy Hixon, Term expires 1942
PARK COMMISSIONERS Louis W. Benotti, Chairman, Term expires 1942 Benjamin F. Consoletti, Term expires 1943 J. Gerard Sweeney, Term expires 1944
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PLANNING BOARD
Joseph A. Visconti, Term expires 1943 Umberto Tosti, Term expires 1942 Francis J. Wallace, Term expires 1944 Ernest J. Bilsbury, Term expires 1945 Michael D. Ianzito, Term expires 1946
TREE WARDEN Matthew P. Andreano, Term expires 1942
TOWN MODERATOR John T. McLoughlin, Term expires 1942
CONSTABLES
Antonio Bonina Edward Davoren
William R. Crinello Louis E. Petrilli
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen
TOWN COUNSEL William A. Murray
TOWN ACCOUNTANT (Classified under Civil Service) Michael J. Hannigan
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
John F. Adams
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Fred M. Daniels
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
George W. Billings, Chairman William E. Moore John J. Best Catherine L. Coyne (Ex-Officio)
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (Classified under Civil Service) Daniel J. O'Brien
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL AND LOCKUP KEEPER John J. O'Connor
JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL Arthur L. Maynard
BURIAL AGENT Vincent I. Dugan
FENCE VIEWERS
Charles H. Kimball Luigi De Venuto
FIELD DRIVER Peter Gallagher
DOG OFFICER Edward Davoren, retired Oct. 12, 1941 Austin J. Davoren appointed to fill vacancy
CONSTABLES
John J. Maloney P. Eugene Casey Daniel M. O'Brien Raphael Marino Antonio Renda
Antonio Diotalevi Clement Moran Maurice L. Brittle William W. O'Brien Charles H. Kimball
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Austin J. Davoren Lloyd W. Nelson
Frank J. Davoren
Ernest Shunk
Kenneth M. Neal
William Marshall Joseph Renda Charles Rebecchi Gaetano Bonino
Harry G. Shattuck
Rodolph L. Roy
Henry De Boer
Arthur L. Maynard
Nathaniel Spindel
Nunziato DiVitto
Ralph I. Coombs
James H. Keane
Edward Rizoli
John L. Gillon
Arthur L. Mabey
Otis J. Julian
Ernest M. Smith
George S. Edmonds
Elmer Smith
Arthur E. Vesperi
Leonardo DeCapua
Irving W. Joy
John J. O'Connor Madison H. Goff
Louis Volpe
George Spindel
CHIEF OF POLICE (Classified under Civil Service) John J. Maloney
PATROLMEN
Ignio A. Pantano
William R. Cenedella
James J. Fullum
Arthur Raymond Cross
John C. Wilson
Charles F. McGowan
James J. Curley
Ernest L. Bagley
Frank J. Hynes Ernest A. Lombardi William F. Fitzpatrick Bernard A. Hickey-appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of James J. Fullum
RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS (Classified as Police Officers under Civil Service) Edward J. Rizoli James P. Donlon
John E. Allen
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PUBLIC WEIGHERS AND WEIGHERS OF COAL
Ernest Gallerani
Elmer I. Goddard
Joseph P. Shaughnessy
Robert H. Curtiss
Benjamin Vitalini
Harold Shaughnessy
Grace Doherty
Helen Morgan
Helen Shaughnessy
Daniel M. O'Brien
W. Ramus Vitalini
Harold M. Curtiss
Philip P. Clarke
Batista J. Vitalini
Frank T. Ballou
William St. George
Martin Clark
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Benjamin Vitalini W. Ramus Vitalini
Elmer I. Goddard Louis Streeter
Batista J. Vitalini
Philip P. Clarke
Charles H. Brisson
Raymond Morey
Joseph P. Shaughnessy
Appointed by Director, Division of Animal Industry
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Dr. Benjamin F. Hartman
Appointed by State Forester FOREST FIRE WARDEN John F. Adams
GYPSY MOTH SUPERINTENDENT Matthew P. Andreano
Appointed by Board of Public Welfare
ALMONER William Dugan
CLERKS Catherine McAvoy Rita C. Duddy Mary Hourihan
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TOWN PHYSICIAN John V. Gallagher
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TOWN FARM Maurice L. Brittle
Appointed by Board of Health CLERK Arthur J. Chambers
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS Jeremiah Macchi
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS Dr Benjamin F. Hartman
SANITARY INSPECTOR Walter H. Chapin
PHYSICIAN Francis H. Lally, M.D.
NURSE Renice O. Cella
INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING (Classified under Civil Service) Charles J. Ferrante
Appointed by Sewer Commissioners SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS Alfred F. Martin Clerk, John L. Moschilli
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Appointed by Park Commissioners CLERK Kathryn Melanson
Appointed by School Committee SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE Almorin O. Caswell, Retired Frank C. Berry appointed to fill vacancy
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS John V. Gallagher, M.D. Joseph Lenares, M.D. ATTENDANCE OFFICER Arthur Vesperi
Appointed by Selectmen FINANCE COMMITTEE
Myron Morey, Secretary, Term expires 1944
Timothy A. Hannigan, Term expires 1944 Charles W. Gould, Term expires 1944 Clarence Varney, Term expires 1944 Bernard M. Manion, Term expires 1944 Walter E. Corbett, Term expires 1942
Angelo Barbadoro, Term expires 1942 P. Eugene Casey, Term expires 1942 (resigned) Robert H. Curtiss, Term expires 1942 Daniel Doherty, Term expires 1942 Walter L. Adams, Term expires 1943 M. Bernard Sweeney, appointed 1943 Bennie Rosenfeld, Term expires 1943 Chester F. Williams, Term expires 1943 Angus H. Mckenzie, Term expires 1943 John F. Curran appointed to fill vacancy, Term expires 1942
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS QUALIFIED TO VOTE AT REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETINGS
Members at Large
Adams, Walter L.
100 Congress Street
Allen, Eugene E.
4 Congress Street
Barbadoro, Henry D.
10 North Street
Benotti, Louis W.
5 Mechanic Street
Billings, George W.
156 Congress Street
Cahill, J. Frank Carroll, Patrick
235 Congress Street
Casey, P. Eugene
30 Purchase Street
Clancey, Benjamin J.
145 West Street
Clancy, William F.
34 Claflin Street
Coyne, Catherine L.
75 Congress Street
Gardella, John H.
38 Grant Street W. Pine Street
Hannigan, Michael J.
14 Elm Street Howard Street
Henderson, John H.
149 Purchase Street
Martin, Alfred F.
19 Fruit Street
McLoughlin, John T.
26 Pearl Street
Murray, William A.
19 Grant Street
Read, William J.
24 West Street
Roy, Rodolph L.
7 Richmond Avenue
PRECINCT 1. Term expires 1944
Bellantonio, William V.
16 Fayette Street
Bellofatto, William A.
11 Pond Street
Bradley, John R.
70 Pine Street
Creedon, William C.
23 Sumner Street
Davoren, John F. X.
26 Jefferson Street
DeLuzio, John H.
10 Granite Street
Edwards, James F.
51 Pearl Street
Hickey, Bernard A.
66 Pine Street
Maher, John F.
12 Spring Street
Nealon, Robert T.
92 Spruce Street
Gould, Frederick H.
Grayson, George F.
67 School Street
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O'Brien, Daniel J.
Pantano, Eugene A. Peterson, Elmer T. Pyne, John P.
69 School Street
37 Sumner Street
50 Sumner Street
15 Lincoln Street
PRECINCT 1. Term expires 1943
Ahearn, James L.
21 Purchase Street
Brown, Leroy B.
38 Spring Street
Daniels, Fred M.
94 School Street
Davoren, Edward C.
56 Pearl Street
Dewing, Carroll B.
9 Goodrich Court
Egan, John H.
88 Spruce Street 7 Prentice Avenue
Goucher, Charles A.
63 Pearl Street
Grady, John D.
42 Sumner Street
Hixon, Lloyd J.
27 Purchase Street
Marino, Raphael
27 Court Sreet
O'Brien, John T.
69 School Street
Raftery, Paul F.
37 No. Bow Street
Tredeau, Louis Andrew
33 Glines Avenue
PRECINCT 1. Term expires 1942
Bagley, Ernest L.
59 Congress Street
Caswell, Almorin O.
89 Congress Street
Cenedella, Robert J.
35 Congress Street
Cross, A. Raymond
37 No. Bow Street
Detore, Domenico Diorio, Adam F.
36 Main Street
35 Winter Street
Hayes, Kathryn E. Hill, Herbert B.
13 Fayette Street
King, Edward M.
41 Jefferson Street
Melanson, Rita M.
94 Spruce Street
98 Spruce Street
Power, William L. Shea, Frank M.
55 Jefferson Street
Thomas, Frank H.
61 Congress Street
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Goddard, H. Nelson
51 Exchange Street
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PRECINCT 2. Term expires 1944
Anderson, Claus
275 E. Main Street
Andreola, Matteo
2 East Street
Barbadoro, Angelo
10 North Street
Bertorelli, Orlando L.
215 E. Main Street Jackson Street
Buscone, Louis Calzone, Frank
17 Mt. Pleasant Street
Carley, John
371 E. Main Street
Comolli, Frank
E. Main Street
Fertitta, William A.
51 E. Main Street
Grillo, Robert A.
64 Hayward Street E. Main Street
Lucchini, Ambrogio L.
Morcone, Joseph
25 Main Street
Pearson, Axel W.
E. Main Street
Rizoli, Giovanni
119 E. Main Street
PRECINCT 2. Term expires 1943
Balzarini, Jr., Marco A.
234 Central Street
Bega, Peter P.
63 Beaver Street
De Capua, Leonardo
2 Mt. Pleasant Street
DeLuca, Joseph
16 East Street Fairview Road
Ferrante, James J.
22 Fairview Road North Street
Guerriere, Attilio
6 North Street
Hynes, Frank J. M.
9 Free Street
Rosenfeld, Joseph
40 Cedar Street
Grillo, F. Frank
64 Hayward Street
Pasacane, Vincent
16 Mt. Pleasant Street
Pighetti, Emilo
350 East Main Street
Speroni, Louis
19 Hayward Street
PRECINCT 2. Term expires 1942
Abretti, Richard J. Abbondanza, Sebastiano Cimino, Frank L.
10 Hayward Street 50 East Main Street
232 Central Street
Comolli, Cesare
3 Carroll Street
Mazzone, Frank
52 East Main Street
Marzetta, Henry E.
28 .Hayward Street
Milani, Alfred P.
21 Short Street
Faford, Horace
Gentile, Anthony
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Mongiat, Antonio
Moschilli, John L.
Pasacane, John F.
Rizoli, Luigi
O'Rourke, Edward
East Main Street 13 East Street 22 Mt. Pleasant Street 6 Hayward Street E. Main Street
PRECINCT 3. Term expires 1944
Barlow, John J.
53 Fruit Street
Birmingham, James E.
54 South Main Street
Burns, John S.
30 Franklin Street
Byron, John J.
80 Depot Street
Hannigan, Gerald J.
32 Depot Street
Kane, Edward F.
12 Chestnut Street
Lester, James B.
63 Grove Street
Manella, Joseph R.
29 Beach Ext.
Maloney, John J.
10 Orchard Street
Moore, William J.
251/2 Grove Street
Murphy, Harold V.
12 Hollis Street
O'Grady, Thomas M.
65 Depot Street
Renda, James P.
8 Charles Street
Walpole, John F.
55 Grove Street
Williams, Chester F.
12 Claflin Street
PRECINCT 3. Term expires 1943
Ahern, Martin B.
Celley, Howard F.
Ennis, James E.
Fitzpatrick, William F.
Fleming, Geraldine F.
46 Claflin Street
Gilbert, Frank T.
25 Grove Street
Ianzito, Michael D.
51 Chapin Street
Morey, Myron
34 Fruit Street
Murphy, Francis A. Reynolds, Sumner C.
21 Bragg Slip 4 Poplar Street 611/2 Fruit Street
Ryan, John A.
Spencer, John E.
58 Fruit Street
Wilson, John J.
21 Forest Street
Young, William
15 Franklin Street 34 Whitney Street 57 So. Main Street 36 Grove Street
18 So. Main Street
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PRECINCT 3. Term expires 1942
Apicella, Michele F.
44 South Bow Street
Casey, Joseph M.
16 Franklin Street
Coleman, Fred J.
21 Claflin Street
Hannigan, James E.
25 South Cedar Street
Johnson, Bessie H.
38 South Bow Street
Leonard, William H.
26 Franklin Street
McGowan, Charles F.
2 Grove Street
McGrath, James H.
45 Grove Street
Mullen, James E.
70 South Bow Street
Murphy, Harold V.
12 Hollis Street
O'Grady, Thomas M.
65 Depot Street
O'Neill, John F.
3 Poplar Street
Sheedy, Joseph P.
73 Grove Street
Smith, William J.
38 Forest Street
Walpole, John F.
55 Grove Street
Wilson, John C.
21 Forest Street
Wood, Fred E.
54 Claflin Street
PRECINCT 4. Term expires 1944
Alberto, Luigi
320 Main Street
Consigli, Henry G.
72 Congress Street
Daigle, Alfred E.
Dugan, William A.
11 Parker Hill Avenue 1 Otis Street
Kavanaugh, Francis J.
2 Fruit Street
Kavanaugh, John E.
6 Green Street
Keenan, Bernard V.
24 Prospect Street
Lynch, John C. Jr. McAuliff, Gerald P.
305 Main Street 94 Prospect Heights
Moran, Clement H.
16 Gibbon Avenue
31 Prospect Street
O'Brien, William W. O'Connor, John E.
41 High Street
Read, Charles P.
24 West Street
Slattery, James T.
140 West Street
PRECINCT 4. Term expires 1943
Beaudet, Horace H. Broughey, Joseph E. Carney, Daniel F. Casey, John J.
12 West Street 59 Bancroft Avenue 10 Cherry Street 8 Thayer Street
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Cugini, Frank G.
8 Oliver Court
Curtin, Charles F.
16 Parker Hill Avenue
Dillon, R. Lloyd
15 Draper Park
Doheny, Edward F.
357 Main Street
Erickson, Waina M.
6 Taylor Street
Fitzpatrick, Francis J.
312 Main Street
Manion, Bernard M.
82 West Street
Mullane, Charles S.
21 Church Street
Rubery, John C.
98 Prospect Heights
Sullivan, Humphrey F. Jr.
95 Prospect Heights
PRECINCT 4. Term expires 1942
Allen, Aubrey M.
2 Roberts Court
Baxter, William N.
42 West Street
Berardi, Frank
33 Prospect Street
Brown, John L.
333 Main Street
Brown, Joseph R.
335 Main Street
Burke, James W.
140 West Street Draper Park
Davis, William S.
Kennedy, John E.
9 Nelson Heights
Larkin, George U.
12 W. Pine Street
Luby, Fred J.
92 West Street
O'Donnell, Philip A.
38 Thayer Street
Phillips, Wendell T.
98 Congress Street
Rae, Garden W.
30 Parker Hill Avenue
Visconti, Joseph A.
20 West Street
PRECINCT 5. Term expires 1944
Adams, James L.
151 Purchase Street
Adams, John F.
32 Grant Street Highland Street
Bickford, John W.
250 Purchase Street
Bilsbury, Ernest J.
45 West Street
Callahan, William D.
171 Congress Street
D'Amelio, Joseph A.
253 Purchase Street
Gould, Charles W.
18 Grant Street
Griffith, Lester H.
233 Congress Street
Bandy, Raymond E.
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Holmberg, Harry
Larson, Rudolph A.
Libbey, L. Blaine
Miller, Ira G.
Murphy, Frank D.
Silver Hill
243 Congress Street 32 Pleasant Street 3 W. Fountain Street 455 Purchase Street
PRECINCT 5. Term expires 1943
Barlow, Raymond E.
Barnes, William J.
Bragdon, Caroline G.
Cenedella, Peter
Ellis, George W. Jr.,
Glennon, Edward R.
Glennon, John T.
Kelley, John J.
Larson, Francis F.
Mattson, Charles Harold
Mckenzie, Angus H.
231 Purchase Street
Nelson, Elmer C.
Prouty, Dwight H.
102 Congress Street Highland Street
PRECINCT 5. Term expires 1942
Berry, Frank C.
Cahill, J. Francis
Collins, Francis W.
81 West Street
Connolly, William
133 Spruce Street
Corbett, Walter E.
3 West Walnut Street
Darney, Charles F.
45 West Walnut Street
Doane, Walter B.
124 Congress Street 4 Fountain Street
Higgiston, James A.
Lindsey, Lester B.
26 West Walnut Street
Lombardi, Ernest A. Parker, Ralph E.
29 Westbrook Street
6 Dilla Street Highland Street
Prouty, Eleanor Metcalf Swift, Walter V.
6 Richmond Avenue
Wassarman, Moses
28 West Walnut Street
235 Purchase Street 423 Purchase Street Highland Street
245 Purchase Street 88 Purchase Street 147 Spruce Street 36 Pleasant Street 14 W. Walnut Street 239 Congress Street Silver Hill Road
84 High Street 7 West Maple Sreet
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PRECINCT DIVISIONS
Divided Streets
BEACH-1, 2. BEAVER-2, 3. BRAGG-1, 3.
CAPE ROAD-3, 4. CEDAR-2, 5. CENTRAL-1, 2, 3. CHAPIN-3, 4.
CONGRESS-1, 4, 5. COURTLAND-3, 4. EAST-2, 3.
FELLS AVENUE-1, 5.
FRUIT-3, 4. GIBBON AVE .- 4, 5.
HIGH-4, 5.
LEONARD-3, 4. MAIN-1, 2, 3, 4.
MAPLE-2, 3.
ORANGE-3, 4.
OTIS-3, 4.
PURCHASE-1, 5.
SCHOOL-1, 5.
SPRUCE-1, 4, 5.
VINE-3, 4. WALNUT-1, 5. WEST-4, 5.
School (all except 96) Spring Spruce (all 23-106) State Sumner
Walnut (8 and 10)
PRECINCT 2. Plains Grammar
Alden Altieri Court
Appleton Beach (even numbers)
Beaver (22-65, 74, 82) Birch
Braggville Carroll Cedar (all nos. to Dilla)
Central (even 232-284)
Church Hill
Columbus Avenue
Columbus Park
Como Court
Cook Dominick
East (all 2-36)
East Main
East Walnut
Fairview Avenue
Fairview Road
Ferguson
Florence Free Genoa Avenue Hayward Hayward Field Hillside Avenue
Jackson
Main (odd 1-29)
Manguso Court Maple (north of Frost) Meade
Medway Middleton
Mt. Pleasant Naples North
North Terrace
Parkhurst Plain Prairie
Ravenna Reade Rockland
Short South Free
South Terrace Sulmone
Venice
Wood Woodland Avenue
Winter
PRECINCT 1. Dewey Hall
Beach (odd numbers)
Bragg (6&no. Central)
Central (even 4-230)
Clark
Congress (odd 1-99) Court Court Square
Exchange Fayette
Fells Ave. (odd nos.) Front
Glines Avenue
Goodrich Court Granite
Hayward Court
Jefferson Lincoln
Main (even 2-200) (odd 31-251)
Mechanic
North Bow Pearl Pine Pond Prentice Avenue Purchase (odd 1-33)
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TOWN OF MILFORD
PRECINCT 3. Chapin St. School
Archer Avenue Baker Slip
Beach St. Extension
Beaver (66-99 out 74,82) Bragg (21-26 so. Cent.) Burns Court Cape Rd. (south R.R.) Cemetery
Central (odd 15-299) Chapin (all except 11) Charles
Chestnut
Claflin Courtland (south R.R.) Depot East (all 37-89)
Finley Court Forest Franklin
Fruit (all 25-83) Grove
Hollis Hollis Court
Howard Johnson Court
Leonard (all 23-31) Main (even 202-298)
Maple (south of Frost) Myrtle
Orange (odd numbers) Orchard Otis (even numbers) Park Terrace Poplar
River
Rockwood Court
South Bow South Cedar South Main South Union Thomas
Vine (odd 23-41)
Whitney
PRECINCT 4. Brick School
Bacon Slip Bancroft Avenue
Cape Rd. (north R.R.)
Chapin (No. 11) Cherry
Church Congress (even 4-100)
Courtland (north R.R.) Daniels Draper Park
Edward
Elm
Farese Road Freedom
Fruit (all 2-23) Gibbon Ave. all (1-16) Green
High (all 6-30.od 31-69) Huntoon Slip John Lawrence Lee Leonard (all 1-14) Main (odd 253 on) (even 300 on) Mayhew Slip Nelson Heights Nolan Avenue Oliver
Oliver Court
Orange (even nos.)
Orrin Slip Otis (odd numbers) Parker Hill Avenue Prospect Prospect Heights
Quinlan Roberts Court
Spruce (even 118 on) Taylor Thayer Vine (all even. odd1-21) Water
West (even-all) (odd 1-43)
West Pine
PRECINCT 5. Park Portable
Asylum Blanchard Road
Branch Camp Cedar (north of Dilla)
Colonial Road
Congress (all 102 on)
Congress Terrace
Coolidge Road
Cunniff Avenue
Della Dilla Eben Emmons
Fells Ave. (even nos.) Fountain
Gibbon Av.(no. Spruce) Grant
Harris Avenue Haven High (even 32 on)
(odd 71 on)
Highland
Madden Avenue Metcalf Avenue Mystic North Pond North Vine
Overlea Avenue
Pleasant
Purchase (even 4 on) (odd 37 on)
Richmond Avenue School (No. 96) Silver Hill Spruce (odd 119 on) Tyler Union Wales Walnut (odd 9-33) West (odd 45 on) Westbrook Western Avenue West Fountain West Maple West Walnut
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TOWN APPROPRIATIONS 1941
Raised and appropriated for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1941 and ending December 31, 1941.
General Government
Moderator
1
$100.00
Selectmen
1,500.00
Finance Committee
85.00
Accountant
3,100.00
Treasurer
2,000.00
Treasurer's Bond
235.00
Tax Collector
4,500.00
Tax Collector's Bond
462.00
Assessors
4,500.00
Certifying Town Notes
75.00
Town Solicitor
1,200.00
Town Clerk
1,600.00
Elections, Registrations and Town Meetings
4,300.00
Town Hall
3,800.00
Town Hall, Care of Town Clerk
100.00
Memorial Hall
1,200.00
Protection to Persons and Property
Police-Salaries and Expenses
26,700.00
Maintenance of Traffic Signals
450.00
New Equipment (auto)
800.00
Office Equipment
200.00
Court Fees
75.00
Fire Dept .- Pay of Members
22,785.00
Incidentals
3,400.00
Repairs to Fire Alarm System
700.00
New Hose
800.00
Brush Fires
350.00
Rental of Chief's Automobile
200.00
Increase of Chief's Salary
100.00
Hydrant Service
10,500.00
Rifle Practice
150.00
Inspector of Wires
375.00
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Sealer of Weighs and Measures Gypsy Moth Suppression Care of Trees Dog Officer
1,000.00
100.00
650.00
450.00
Health and Sanitation
Health Dept .- General
16,500.00
Inspector of Animals
375.00
Dental Clinic
1,500.00
Worcester T. B. Hospital Assessment
8,824.57
Construction
8,321.21
Sewer Dept .- Maintenance
7,300.00
Flushing Sewers
300.00
Highways
Highway Dept .- General
25,000.00
New Equipment and Repairs
5,000.00
Resurfacing Streets
8,000.00
Maintenance of Town Improvements
400.00
Repairs to Sidewalks
500.00
Snow Removal
18,500.00
Street Lighting
17,500.00
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Welfare-General
70,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
25,000.00
A. D. C. Administration
1,250.00
Old Age Assistance
60,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
2,250.00
State Aid
400.00
Military Aid
300.00
Soldiers' Relief
13,000.00
Schools and Libraries
School Dept .- Salaries and Wages
185,277.40
40,000.00
General Library
4,200.00
and the dog tax
22
Recreation and Unclassified
Park Dept .- General
2,100.00
Repairs to Tennis Courts
200.00
Grand Stand Protection Fence
500.00
Playgrounds
1,100.00
Compensation Insurance and Public Liability
2,000.00
Damage to Persons and Property
4
69.00
Memorial Day-G. A. R.
200.00
American Legion
150.00
Spanish War Veterans
50.00
Armistice Day V. F. W.
150.00
Property Foreclosure by Treasurer
60.00
Worcester County Extension Service
50.00
Blanket Insurance
4,900.00
Municipal Retirement System
9,936.44
Cemeteries
Vernon Grove Cemetery
2,000.00
Purchase Street Cemetery
50.00
Printing Town Reports 1,689.75
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
11,500.00
Maturing Dept
37,000.00
Other Appropriations
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Article 11. Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of Five thousand dol- lars .($5,000.00) for the improvement of Con- gress Street; said money to be used only if Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) is contributed by the County and Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the State.
Article 12. Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of Five thousand dol- lars ($5,000.) for the improvement of Purchase Street; said money to be used only if Five thousand dollars ($5,000.) is contributed by the County and Ten thousand dollars $(10,000.) from the State. 5,000.00
5,000.00
1,000.00
Clark Heirs Flowage Rights
23
Article 13. Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of Eight hundred dol- lars ($800.00) for Chapter 90 Maintenance, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both for this purpose.
Article 19. Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred dol- lars ($200.00) to continue the program of install- ing street signs throughout the Town.
Article 20. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Three hundred dollars ($300.00) to install and maintain electric lights along the Main Street during the Christmas Holiday Season under the direction of the Inspector of Wires.
Article 21. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the amount of Four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) in the Tax Levy in the cur- rent year for the purpose of purchasing a Junior Aerial Ladder Truck.
Article 22. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to be used for care and main- tenance of Cedar Swamp Pond Development Property, now owned by the Town.
Article 25. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Forty-one dollars and fifteen cents $(341.15) to cover for boiler insurance the sixteen boilers owned by the Town.
Article 26. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the purpose of hiring play- fields throughout the town.
Article 33. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred fifty- nine dollars and sixty-five cents ($159.65) to
800.00
200.00
300.00
4,000.00
150.00
341.15
250.00
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pay for unpaid bills of the Sewer Department for the year 1940.
Article 41. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred eighty-eight dollars and forty-three cents ($388.43) for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of 1940 in the School Department.
Article 46. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the purpose of paying a 1936 unpaid bill for the Welfare Department. 35.00
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