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25 03
John Holmes, rent of barn . .
49 02
Thos. F. Davoren, rent of barn
34 37
Bartlett & Ellis, hardware bill
199 88
Ide & Boyce, blacksmith bill
56 62
John Holmes, hay
55 00
L. A. Cook, posts and cement
5 14
Wood & Thurston, timber and plank
187 62
D. B. Bockwood, wheelwright
29 15
G. M. Billings, printing orders . .
5 50
B. & A. R. R., freight bills.
26 44
A. Bailey, pasturing horse .
16 05
Milford Water Co., water bill 3 00 .
30 60
H. C. Scott, supplies . 6 00
Wm. L. Billings, sundry bills
47 83
Wm. L. Billings, salary . C. O. Woodbury, salary
$2613 65
833 74
641 63
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B. F. Aldrich, straw and hay
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Paid for Labor, viz :
Fred Madden $242 00
Fred Walker 468 00
Chas. Witherell 459 00
Barney Kiernan 420 37
333 99
John Quinn.
230 49
John McDermott
59 75
B. J. Gibbons 92 60
Patrick Casey .
325 87
John Casey .
245 50
P. Sweeney
230 15
James MCAvoy .
329 75
Patrick Glennan .
333 76
Patrick Donlan
360 23
Patrick Milan
165 65
Patrick Lyons
220 87
Terrance Sheedy .
320 50
Philip Gilday .
225 25
D. Hayes.
166 75
John McGuire
78 80
John Drooney
248 87
C. McCann
89 05
C. L. Clark
24 75
T. Quirk
9 20
V. Willard .
3 00
Frank Usher
11 25
H. Russell .
9 50
William Shea
21 00
C. Waterman
5 25
E. Whitney .
1 50
F. Inman.
22 50
B. H. Spaulding
42 75
Patrick Campbell 1 50
-$5799 20
William Rafferty, for material
17 90
Mrs. Flanigan,
66
21 55
Lewis Phipps,
66
4 00
H. Cook, 66
3 00
S. Walker,
60
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6 40
Henry Walpole, 66
3 90
A. J. Sumner,
66
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19 40
76 15
Total
$9964 37
Credit by work done 720 87
Net expense
$9243 50
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TOWN INCIDENTALS.
Times Publishing Co., printing . $49 00
M. J. Buckley and N. F. Blake, counting ballots 6 00
William Dillon, services burying two cats . 50
Charles Mackin, Board of Health (1884)
18 50
C. H. & E. Snow, exchange of horses. . .
270 00
Milford Water Co., water.
9 00
H. C. Scott, armory rent. .
206 25
James Teeling, cleaning well.
3 50
L. A. Cook, coal for armory
7 00
John Usher, use of water 5 00
10 00
C. Noyes, painting bill
2 05
Wm. T. Harlow, court costs ( Henry .Lyons)
4 42
M. R. Warren & Co., license blanks
13 81
Cook & Sons, printing
166 00
Fred Swasey, plans, etc., on repairs town house (1884)
250 00
G. W. Stacy, stationery
10 00
T. F. Hayes, care of Jos. Regan (insane)
3 00
A. C. Lombard, ،،
66 66
3 00
Thomas Tracy, removing nuisances
2 00
Wood & Nye, removing bodies
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2 00
Milford & Franklin R. R. Co., freight
4 13
T. E. Morse, painting roof Town House
100 00
S. C. Sumner, services, check list
10 00
A. J. Sumner, abatement taxes
13 05
A. A. Burrill, counting votes
3 00
J. A. Rice, vaccine points
87 92
Samuel H. Taft, surveyor 25 00 ..
11 20
G. M. Billings, printer (including Town Report '85) .. Alton A. Cook, surveyor 6 50
75 00
Eldridge & Beatty, painting lamp posts 28 44
W. L. Nickerson, brass work .. 7 60
125 00
SALARIES AND COMPENSATIONS.
P. H. Curran, services as Registrar $25 00
L. Hayden,
100 00
H. C. Scott, 66
66
100 00
J. A. Taft, .. .
100 00
W. Coakley, 66
66
75 00
M. Broderick, 66
police
11 00
A. J. Sumner, 66
auditor ('85) 15 00
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Hapgood & Mayhew, team for assessors
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Capt. H. S. Whitney, balance armory rent. .
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C. T. Crosby, bill .
183 25
Chas. A. Chapdelaine, lease of gravel lot.
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A. J. Sumner, services as assessor and expenses. $308 10
O. M. Adams, 66 assessor . 145 00
P. McGarry, 66 assessor . 203 75
128 50
O. D. Holmes, night watchman and police services . . T. G. Kent, services Greene Bros.' suit. T. G. Kent, labor trouble ('84)
5 00
Geo. F. Birch, services overseer
100 00
Jolın Madden, services overseer .
100 00
Chester L. Clark, services overseer
325 00
Thomas F. Davoren, police services and team
11 00
M. W. Edwards, police services July 4, 1885 .
7 00
James Powers, 66 66
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7 00
F. H. French, 66 66 7 00 66
T. F. Hayes, 66 66
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James Howard, 66 86 .
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Charles Waters, 66 66 66
6 00
J. L. Keefe 66
66 7 00
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James Powers and team, services for Selectmen . 11 50
906 16
J. H. Wood, tax collector, (including balance of '84) . P. H. Curran, services as Selectman . 275 00
H. A. Clark, 66
200 00
J. B. Bancroft,
277 50
Dr. J. M. Eaton, services Board of Healthi
40 00
Dr. J. M. Eaton, (vaccination)
125 00
Dr. Charles Mackin, 66
73 80
Dr. Charles Mackin, Board of Health .
43 63
L. E. Fales, services 49 60
Elias Whitney, sealer 25 00
Wood & Nye, return of deaths .
22 75
Dr. E. C. Atkins, return of births
3 75
Dr. M. W. Knight, 66
6 00
Dr. Jas. Mulligan, 66
3 00
Dr. Chas. Mackin, 66
13 25
Dr. W. J. Clarke, 66
5 50
H. E. Fales, professional services for Board of Health 66 66 " Overs'rs of Poor
38 00
32 56
retainer for 1885, including consultations, opinions and advice to various boards of town officers .. 100 00
E. C. Claflin, treasurer, $250.00, expense, $21.50. . . 271 50 L. Hayden, services as Town and Selectmen's clerk . 125 00
returns of births, deaths and marriages .... 126 85
postage and express charges 10 39
$6,606 21
. 6 and expense. .. H. C. Snell, special officer.
150 00
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150 00
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GAS AND STREET LIGHTS.
Milford Gas Light Company, gas $1821 93
Globe Gas Light company, street lights 903 43
T. E. Morse, painting lanterns . 8 49
Chamberlain Light Company, lanterns and repairing. ..
60 00
Hopedale Machine Company, frames 22 65
Milford Gas Light Company 152 27
$2,968.77
J. E. Walker, treasurer, on account of appropriation ..
$1299 43
MONEY BORROWED AND PAID.
Milford Savings Bank.
$45,000 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
F. J. Dutcher, secretary $2949 04
L. E. Fales, secretary .
21861 65
$24,810.69
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Chester L. Clark, chairman . $11,599 80
INTEREST.
Milford Savings Bank . $3881 11
Hide and Leather Bank 3000 00
$6881 11
TOWN PARK.
Sumner Pond, labor (1884) .
$1 25
S. A. Vant,
20 47
Christian Kolp, labor
18 00
John Miller, 66
13 00
Charles F. Libby, labor
2 25
Eugene Sullivan, 66
1 75
Bernard Riley,
5 00
Richard Carey, 66
20 25
Hugh Smith, 66
19 50
W. H. Britton, seats, etc.
17 50
Western Electric, 1 pair clinchers
3 00
Christopher Hussey, labor
1 50
.J. McEnany, labor .
9 50
T. E. Morse, painting
26 38
George A. Sherborne, teaming
75
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$160 10
MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY.
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WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
Milford Water Company, rent $3232 09
VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
H. C. Skinner, on account of appropriation
$200 00
REPAIRS ON TOWN HOUSE.
C. A. Ambler & Co., bill $17 18
T. E. Morse, painting .
8 17
A. S. Pickering, mason work 83 17
L. L. Wheelock, cementing basement
143 91
Bartlett & Ellis, hardware bill.
21 39
Field Bros., lumber bill.
348 60
Weed Bros. & Lent, lumber and labor
316 53
J. W. Harris, matting.
23 89
Brazer & Pradee, decorators
344 80
Eldredge & Beatty, painting 150 91
A. B. Montague, labor 11 75
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Bartlett & Ellis, bill.
25 65
Weed Bros. & Lent, labor 4 26
Wm. L. Billings, labor 69 00
$1578 89
TOWN HALL AND LOCKUP.
Milford Water Co., water
$1 50
L. A. Cook, coal
111 76
Field Bros., coal .
9 75
C. Noyes, painting
4 90
J. L. Smith, supplies
2 55
C. T. Crosby & Co., bill
1 50
M. P. Callanan, supplies, lockup, $49.83, town house, $4.39
54 23
B. H. Montague, cleaning
4 20
J. A. Rice, medicines for lockup
9 25
B. H. Montague, lockup bill
4 40
B. H. Montague, town hall bill.
10 80
Bartlett & Ellis, bill.
8 15
B. H. Montague, salary, lockup keeper, $100; janitor town house, $200
300 00
$522 98
STATE TAX.
D. A. Gleason, treasurer $4740 00
B. H. Gibbons, labor.
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NATIONAL BANK TAX.
D. A. Gleason, treasurer $2758 98
REPAIRS ON BUILDINGS, TOWN FARM.
J. M. Estabrook & Co., door weights. $5 00
A. S. Pickering, mason work. 15 50
C. C. Fisk, plank. 53 95
Weed Bros. & Lent, lumber and labor
147 13
C. A. Ambler & Co., hardware bill
24 19
Bartlett & Ellis, hardware bill. 135 53
Field Bros., lumber 188 98
L. A. Cook, bill. 6 15
$576 43
MEMORIAL HALL ACCOUNT (MEAD, MASON & CO.)
C. A. Ambler & Co., drain pipe. $58 22
Wm. Tracy and D. Rearborn, labor.
14 30
Peter McCabe, labor
48 32
David Bushee, carting. .
48 30
Hobbs, Glidden & Co., sand
2 50
Geo. B. Blake, labor .
122 87
A. S. Pickering, setting boiler, setting steps and mason work .
354 30
Milford Gas Co., gas
10 50
Mead, Mason & Co., contractors
6075 00
Mead, Mason & Co., material and extra work.
243 69
Boston & Albany Railroad Co., freight.
19 66
Thomas Foster, stone for fire-place and labor
400 00
J. O. Symonds, carting
20 75
T. G. Kent, Attorney .
11 00
Robert Savage, labor
86 72
A. C. Kinney, marble tablets and labor John Marra, stone work ..
17 00
Fred Swasey, plans $200, balance of services, $300 ... John Burnette, sharpening tools .
35 38
Lally & Montague, paints. oils and cement
103 75
Thomas Quirk, stone and labor
4 80
C. W. Carroll, sharpening tools
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27 00
John Cuddihy, labor.
4 13
Weed Bros. & Lent, lumber and labor
15 75
Edmond Donavan, labor
52 95
Michael Mahon, labor
124 70
J. W. Meserve, labor
7 25
L. A. McMahon, labor
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10 00
Michael Kelley, labor.
3 75
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157 95
500 00
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Adams Express Co., freight. $3 05
Win. P. Miller, loam .
26 00
A. F. Putnam, labor. 7 50
N. W. Turner, gas fixtures.
85 00
William Foster, labor.
12 00
C. Walk, brass rail .
150 00
C. A. Hoyt, conductor pipe.
12 65
John Miller, grading.
40 00
C. A. Wright, labor
6 88
J. P. Daniels, loam.
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5 25
James Bergin, lumber and labor
5 63
Brazer & Pradee, frescoe work
50 00
L. A. Cook, lime and cement
48 35
Peter Shields, labor
16 50
Murdock Parlor Grate Co., bill
174 71
Redding, Baird & Co., mdse
12 00
Hopedale Foundry Co., bill.
11 33
Bartlett & Ellis
29 48
W. H. Hooker, timber and labor bill
3 50
$9,280.37
MEMORIAL HALL. (TOWN OF MILFORD.)
N. F. Blake, care of building
$8 00
George B. Blake, labor .
21 38
A. F. Putnam, labor.
1 25
C. T. Crosby, bill .
5 01
Mead, Mason & Co., bill .
9 31
Bartlett & Ellis, bill.
47 26
P. Lynch, pails .
30
Craige and Severance, bill.
12 15
Weed Bros. & Lent.
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16 91
H. B. Thayer, salary
25 00
Mary Powers, labor
2 25
Isaac Welch, labor
75
George Christian, labor
5 00
$154 57
MEMORIAL HALL.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR LETTERING.
Times Publishing Co., printing
$15 00
Cook & Sons, printing
27 00
G. M. Billings, 66
18 75
Thomas Foster, lettering tablets
50 00
$110 75
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LIQUOR LICENSES.
D. A. Gleason, treasurer, 1-4 received
$1,743 75
STATE AND MILITARY AID.
Paid by E. C. Claflin, treasurer, as follows : State aid. $4448 00
Military aid.
2123 00
$6,571.00
PAY OF MEMBERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
J. H. Scott, treasurer.
$4650 00
INCIDENTALS, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
J. H. Scott, treasurer
1000 00
NEW HOSE.
J. H. Scott, treasurer
$300 00
DECORATION DAY.
B. H. Montague.
$100 00
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
Simpson Bros., concrete work. $1678 52
Alton A. Cook, measuring work. 4 00
Wm. L. Billings, labor. 79 50 ·
. $1762.02
Sidewalk taxes committed
$499 03
ASSETS OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD.
School buildings and land $59700 00
Town Park. 15000 00
Memorial Hall 22000 00
Memoral Hall lot. 3000 00
Town House and land
20000 00
Town farm .
4000 00
Highway department property
2400 00
Gravel pits.
150 00
Town Library
4000 00
Safes
100 00
Street lights
1600 00
Fire Department property .
20200 00
Town History
1500 00
Cash on hand
1930 82
Due for State and Military
5509 50
B. F. Holbrook, entering sewer 50 CC
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H. C. Scott, entering sewer .
$62 50
Milford Music Hall Co., entering sewer 175 00
Due from F. Swasey on Town House. 64 66
TOWN DEBT.
Milford Town bonds. $40000 00
Hide and Leather Bank, railroad bonds. 50000 00
Money borrowed, Milford Savings Bank 25000 00
$115,000 00
RECAPITULATION OF ORDERS DRAWN.
Highway department .
$9964 37
Incidentals . .
6606 21
Gas and street lights
2968 77
Town library .
1299 43
School department.
24810 69
Support of poor
11599 80
Interest
6881 11
State and military aid .
6571 00
Fire department.
5950 00
Decoration Day .
100 00
Concrete sidewalks
1682 52
Town Park
160 10
Water for fire purposes.
3232 09
Vernon Grove cemetery
200 00
Repairs on Town House
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1509 89
Town Hall and Lockup account
522 98
Money borrowed and paid
45000 00
Memorial Hall (3 accounts)
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9545 69
Liquor licenses.
1743 75
State tax
4740 00
Bank tax.
2758 98
Repairs of town farm buildings
576 43
Care of burial lots
24 00
$148,447 81
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J. B. BANCROFT, ) Selectmen P. H. CURRAN, of
H. A. CLARK, Milford.
SUMMARY.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Highways . ... $8500 00 Highways special 300 00
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Highways earnings .. $720 87
$9520 87 6000 00
Incidentals.
Street Lights. $2700 00
Street Lights, special
200 00
2900 00
Library
$1000 00
Library, Dog Tax 299 43
1299 43 23400 00
Text Books.
700 00
Fire Department.
6250 00
Poor Department.
10000 00 7000 00
Military Aid
750 00
Memorial Day .
100 00
Concrete Sidewalks
1000 00
Town Debt
5000 (0
Water for fires
3250 00
Sewer Committee
300 00
Town House.
1200 00
Town Park
125 60
Repairs at Poor Farm
500 00
Memorial Hall Tablets
600 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
200 00
Money Borrowed. $40000 00
Town Debt Feb. 12, 1885
120000 00
EXPENDED.
Highways
$9964 37
Incidentals
6606 21
Street Lights
2968 77
Schools
24810 69
Library .
1299 43
Poor Department.
11599 80
Interest .
6881 11
State and Military Aid
6571 00
$4448 State Aid and $1061.50 to be returned by the State. Fire Department.
5950 00
Memorial Day .
100 00
Concrete Sidewalks
1762 02
$499.03 to be paid by abutters
Water for Fire Purposes
3232 09
Town House Repairs
1578 89
Town Hall and Lockup. 522 98
Memorial Hall . 9545 69
Liquor Licenses
1743 75
Schools, etc
Interest .
19
Town Park
$160 10
State Tax
4740 00
Bank Tax . 2758 98
Repairs at Poor Farm
576 43
Care of Burial Lots . .
24 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
200 00
Money Paid.
$45000 00 Town Debt Feb. 12, 1886
$115,000 00
OVERSEERS OF POOR REPORT.
EXPENSE AT THE FARM.
Grain .
$603 94
Salary of Superintendent
500 00
Meat, .
353 16
Flour .
247 75
Hired help.
217 66
Butter .
130 63
Dry Goods
127 49
Salt fish .
127 37
Fresh fish .
96 73
Boots and shoes
87 75
Hay .
69 46
Hardware and farming tools
62 40
Tobacco.
56 96
Clothing
53 95
Medical attendance
50 00
Molasses
54 87
Medicine
47 20
Coal .
39 01
Plastering and whitewashing
31 00
Bull
30 00
Shoats
28 25
Tea.
34 09
Blacksmithing and repairs on wagon
26 85
Small groceries and spices.
21 67
Furniture
26 15
Soft soap
20 50
Sugar.
62 93
Small bills paid by Lewis Phipps
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18 75
Fertilizer.
18 00
Sawing and grinding at Fisk's mills
17 63
Repairing boots and shoes
16 53
Crackers .
16 25
Hard soap
15 27
Lime, cement and brick.
15 05
Shoeing horse and oxen
13 05
Kerosene oil 12 86
Pasturing heifers 10 00 .
Salt. .
9 00
Grass seed.
7 80
Coffee .
6 30
Making cider
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Cheese
$4 61
Syrup
4 00
Snuff
3 52
Brooms .
2 40
Doctoring horse.
2 00
Extracting teeth
2 00
Paint
2 90
Tin Ware.
1 85
Repairs on stove
1 50
$3414 86
INCOME AT THE FARM.
Milk
$890 54
Oxen .
161 55
Fat hogs
101 10
Pension
92 00
Veal calves
85 60
Board for Electa Kimball .
78 00
State aid .
75 00
Pigs
34 00
Patatoes
27 57
Eggs
25 47
Service of bull and boar
23 50
Labor done away from farm
16 50
Boar. .
10 00
Onions
5 62
Squash
5 02
Hide tallow and sett.
4 96
Calves
3 50
Pie plant.
3 31
Lard
2 80
Cider apples
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Rye .
2 20
Rags
35
$1650 82
INMATES AT THE FARM DURING THE YEAR.
Weeks.
Weeks.
Mrs. Electa Kimball
. 52|Charles H. Remmick. 19
Edward Despeaux.
52 Mary S. Remmick. 19
Charles C. Austin 52
Delia Haggerty . 8
Michael Coy. 52|Elizabeth Gabbrie 43
James Boland. 52 Edward Gabbrie. 29
Patrick Mahan. . 52 |Eliza Cherry . . 5
Thomas Craven
52 Catharine Cherry 14
Edward Quinlan 52| Medora Cherry 11
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Mary O'Connell . 52 Thomas Stewart. 7
James A. Hern. 52 Henry McGrath 41
Kate A. Hern.
47 Daniel McGrath. 41
Frank Sergerson 52 Mary E. McGrath .23
Mrs. Frank Sergerson. .13 Hannah Mahan . 52
R. D. H. Beaty .52
Ann Quinliven. 4
Mary Beaty .52 Charles H. White 10
Julia Carey 52 Patrick Cunniff .
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Bridget Cain 52 Chandler Howard ..
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John Cook. .52 Mrs. Helen Middleton 26
John Masterson . 52
Mary Middleton. 26
Arthur O'Keefe.
46 George Middleton. 26
Daniel McCarty. .52
James Sullivan 9
John Sheedy . 10 Peter Matthews 21
William Madden
5
John Manion 3
John Flynn 52 James McCommick 14
Lydia A. Parkhurst .52 Dennis Pyne. 12
Mary Fitzgerald 44 Charles H. Dunham. 11
Prudence S. Burrell 50 James Donahue. 4
Adrastus Sherman.
52 Margaret Keenan
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Thomas Field. . .52
Net expense at the farm . $1764 04
Appraisal of town farm, $4600,interest. 276 00
Appraisal of personal property,$3340, interest
200 40
$2240 44
Whole number of persons admitted during the year ....
57
Average number of persons admitted during the year ..
3621
Average weekly cost of each person . $1,18
PERSONS RECEIVING AID IN MILFORD, AWAY FROM THE FARM.
Mrs. James Ahern,
$132 66|Mrs. George Horner, $4 00
Mrs. Peter Brock,
36 34 Patrick Hanagin, 15 19
Patrick Butler, 21 90 John Knight, 6 38
Mrs. Thomas Barry,
70 28|Mrs. Thomas Lyons,
91 70
Mrs. Mary Cronan,
29 40 Thomas Larkin,
57 00
James Coffey,
13 69| Mrs. Michael Lyons,
84 89
Peter Collins,
27 92 |Mrs. Mary Manion,
16 73
Winnefred Casey,
40 85 Mrs. Patrick Manion,
114 71
Mrs. Peter Collins,
27 43 Thomas Murphy,
27 96
Patrick Cunniff, 24 90 Edward McKanna, 53 83
Mrs. Patrick Cloonan, 182 16 Patrick McQuaid, 40 91
Mrs. May Coy, 55 97 Mrs. James Middleton, 42 85
Miss Nancy McCool, 117 00 Mrs. Edward Murphy, 91 74
Mrs. James Comee,
133 03|Mrs. Bridget Murray, 27 00
Andrew Conniff,
21 00 Mrs. John P. Moore, 168 30
John Collins,
50 17 James McAvoy, 4 88
John Cummings,
6 76 Peter Moore, 9 00
William Caine, children,
99 10 Mrs. Charles Murphy, 35 00
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Benjamin Cottrell,
$14 38 John F. Moore,
$28 00
Mrs. William Blanchard,
60 00 Robert Nichols,
6 76
Mrs. William Dacey,
155 74 Patrick Nugent,
36 00
Edward F. Donavon,
8 49 Owen O'Hara, 50 43
James Donahoe,
17 58 Ellen O'Connor,
14 07
Mrs. David Doyle,
106 03 Maurice O'Connell,
6 95
Frank Dugan,
27 86 William O'Connor,
17 00
Ellis Daniels,
14 38 Mrs. Mary Quinlan,
161 83
Mrs. William Fahey,
195 69 Mrs. Michael Quirk,
40 76
Mrs. Thomas Finton,
35 85 John Quirk,
2 00
Mrs. Susannah Flagg,
66 00 Mrs. Thomas Rabbitt,
40 98
John Flynn,
10 35|Mrs. John Reynolds,
216 52
Mary Fitzgerald,
7 35 Mrs. Dennis Ryan,
66 16
John Fay,
10 46 William Stewart,
27 62
James Fay,
31 88|Mrs. Michael Toolan,
41 00
Mrs. Darius S. Flagg, .
104 00 Susan Twohey case,
70
Patrick McGrath,
29 38 Daniel Shea,
118 66
Michael Gannon,
172 83|Edward Sweeney,
19 88
Andrew Gilroy,
187 31 Joel L. Stanford,
27 76
Mrs. D. Gilmore,
100 80 Michael Smith,
53 00
Mrs. J. J. Grant,
106 87|Bridget Sweeney,
10 00
Mrs. Hugh Glennan,
52 00 Fred L. Tillston,
147 88
Miss Ellen Guild,
180 87 John W. Wilson,
81 64
Timothy Hurley,
26 76 Mrs. Margerat Welch,
63 13
Thomas Hughes,
16 00 Timothy Wallace,
12 00
Mrs. Thomas Hogan,
25 50 James F. Boland,
7 50
Michael Hageney,
64 60 Mrs. Eliza Buxton,
11 67
Howard Holland,
99 00
Mrs. Michael Halpin,
102 92
$5455 38
Edward Holihan,
120 97
PERSONS BELONGING TO MILFORD AIDED IN OTHER TOWNS.
Mrs. Fleming Adams, Attleboro $59 00
Patrick Boyle, Worcester 85 58
Alvin Collins, Medway.
117 92
James Coughlin, Boston
1 65
Albert Armstrong, Medway.
61 10
John Douceet, Spencer . .
2 00
John Dorherty, Westboro.
25 85
Mrs. Andrew Doyle, Southboro
3 00
John Fahey, Lyman school, Westboro
21 39
John Foley, Worcester City hospital
70 00
Mrs. Laura J. Green, Lynn
130 00
James M. Griffin, Plymouth
6 00
Lucian Hinkley, Ware
124 13
Toby Hart, Spencer.
2 75
Alton Handley, Framingham
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7 54
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Julius L. Johnson, Bellingham $11 75
Mrs. James A. Kennedy, Blackstone . 110 72
Henry Lyons, Reform School, Lowell 75 34
Mrs. John C. Morrisey, Blackstone.
112 00
Charles J. Moore, Worcester
16 00
Mary Moran, Boston .
98-00
Bridget Moloney, Waltham
5 00
James Murphy, Marlboro
127 45
Mahan children, Boston
39 26
Ann Quinliven, Spencer.
3 00
Margaret Quinn, Lowell ..
10 00
Mrs. William Roach, Blackstone
58 37
Chas. H. Remmick, Grafton
16 15
Edgar P. Smith, Hanover
11 24
Levi L. Smith, Hanover
5 00
Edward Sireack, Holliston
34 00
Seth W. Shephard, Lyman school, Westboro
7 43
Mary Sergerson, Worcester. 6 38
Mrs Joanna Slattery, Hopkinton 58 50
Mrs. Cornelius Scanlan, City hospital, Boston.
2 00
Mrs. Sarah Tiernan, Worcester
2 29
Mrs. Marcus Wilcox, Douglas 151 80
Mrs. Mary White, Franklin . 128 78
$1808 37
PERSONS BELONGING TO OTHER TOWNS AIDED IN MILFORD.
Mrs. Geo. Anderson, Hopkinton. $51 55
Henry Berry, Nantucket. 19 19
James Burns, Northbridge. 56 88
Geo. W. Brown, Uxbridge
169 01
Wm. H. Bigelow, Hopkinton.
25 07
Richard Carey, Boston
14 13
John Clancey, Upton.
4 75
Mrs. Jerry Daley, Northbridge. 179 65
Bridget Dorherty, Hopkinton
3 38
66 Nathan Durfee, Holliston. 3 38
66 Benjamin Fairbanks, Hopkinton
29 32
66 Patrick Gleason, Medway
48 14
66 Ann G. Howard, Holliston
2 41
177 35
66 John Powers, Bellingham
66 Leland J. Reed. Orange 57 85
Robert Savage. , Medway. 116 94
Joshua O. Langley, Warren.
172 36
Charles H. Snowling, Northbridge .
63 93
Francis Finn, Holliston. 37 38
Mrs. Hannah K. Thompson (Cox), Uxbridge.
23 50
66 Charles O'Keefe, Hopkinton
14 00
25
Charles A. Wright, Plympton
$60 68
$1330 85
INSANE.
Henry Cain . . $172 86
Caroline Coughlin .
183 91
Abbott L. Perry .
170 70
John Coffey .
152 44
Peter Mathews .
129 23
Margaret Bradley .
177 16
Maria Ripley .
169 98
James McCommick
149 44
Mary Connell.
191 26
Thomas J. Harper
169 56
James Sullivan.
171 92
Thomas H. Donovan
183 52
Charles W. Dunham
181 66
Peter Corrigan.
139 49
Dennis Pyne.
155 80
Mary Sullivan.
18 21
John A. Barrett
30 74
Hannah Cronan
84 56
$2632 44
Cost of insane, 1883, $1609,97.
66 1884, $2109,93.
Increase of expense of the insane in the year 1885, exceeds that of 1883, $1022, 47.
STATE PAUPERS.
Miss Nettie Barber
$4 53
Crohen Connell.
34 51
Hannah Cooney
13 14
John Carroll
81
Everett Cook
79
John Davoren.
79
George Gabbrie
3 34
William Harty
27 45
Michael Murphy .
33 13
Michael McGuire.
21 15
Daniel McNeil.
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36
14
Thomas McCann
50
Sarah McGowen.
77
Patrick McCommick.
1 54
Mrs. Lucelia E. Nichols .. . .
20 00
1885, $2632,44.
26
Daniel Sullivan
$1 74
$200 33
415 tramps
$21 52
INCIDENTALS.
Printing notices, denials and orders
Postal cards and stamps. 6 25
Books and stationery 3 16
. 50
Repairing lock
$19 41
Cash in hand of Overseers
$22 18
RECEIPTS.
E. C. Claflin, Treasurer. $11599 80
Cash on hand from 1884.
7 29
Income at the farm
1650 82
Northbridge
314 26
Hopkinton
300 44
Uxbridge
183 86
Warren .
173 61
Medway
171 83
Orange
69 55
Plympton
60 68
Holliston
47 55
Nantucket.
31 19
Bellingham
14 00
Upton
4 25
Boston
23 62
State.
93 17
State aid .
48 00
Charles T. Guild
60 25
Donated by W. H. Gile & Co., 1 per cent. of Novem- ber sales
46 67
Patrick Hubon, aid received in 1884
4 50
$14,905 34
RECAPITULATION.
Expense at the farm
$3414 86
Paupers outside the farm
5455 38
Paupers in other towns
1808 37
Paupers belonging to other towns
1330 85
Insane .
2632 44
State paupers
200 33
Tramps .
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21 52
Incidentals
19 41
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9 50
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Cash in hands of overseers
$22 18
$14,905 34
BILLS DUE MILFORD FROM OTHER TOWNS.
Uxbridge
$16 65
Warren. .
16 00
Northbridge ·
10 20
Hopkinton
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10 00
Medway ..
5 00
Upton
50
$58 35
NUMBER OF PAUPERS AIDED.
Insane
18
State
36
Farm
57
Other Paupers
443
554
The Superintendent and Matron are paid to March 1st, 1886 ;. salary, $500. The town Doctor is paid to April 1st, 1886, salary, $150.
We have the suit of Susan Twohey against the State, now pending, which the committee on claims gave us leave to withdraw last year, in order to bring the case before the proper tribunal, which is a court of three Judges, appointed for the purpose of set- tling all claims against the State. We are now waiting for a hear- ing, which we hope will be successful for the town.
All of which is respectfully submitted. CHESTER L. CLARK, ) Overseers JOHN MADDEN, of the G. F. BIRCH, Poor.
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MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL . LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN OWES.
One year's interest on the several Burial Lots.
Amount expended on each lot during the year as follows :
Balance of interest due on each lot for the year 1885.
Sarah M. Whipple,
$100 Whipple,
$6
Whipple, $6.00
Mrs. Theron Holbrook.
100 Holbrook,
6|Jas. Higgins, care Holbrook lot,
$2.50 Holbrook,
7.00
Mrs. Obadiah Albee,
100 Albee,
6
66
Albee lot,
2.00 Albee,
8.00
Wm. B. Dyer,
150 Dyer,
9
66
66
Dyer
2.00 Dyer,
14.00
28
Jas. Higgins, .. Dean
9.00 Dean.
Henry S. Dean,
100 Dean,
6 Wood & Nye
Abigail H. Adams,
100 Adams,
6 |J. E. Macuen, care Adams lot,
7.00 Adams,
1.50
Mary E. Buck,
50 Buck,
3|Jas. Higgins,
Buck “
1.50|Buck,
3.00
$700
$42
$24.00
$39.50
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
The Town Clerk herewith presents the doings in his depart- ment for the year 1885 :
There were issued and recorded, 66 liquor licenses of the various classes, amounting to $6,975, against 62 the previous year, with a total revenue of $6,800.
Of dog licenses, there were issued 338; 304 males and 34 females. Total cash receipts for such licenses, $778. The amount turned over to the County Treasurer was $710.40, while the amount so returned the previous year was $633.60, for 302 dogs.
There were 82 marriage intentions recorded, while 85 marriages were reported during the year, of which 66 were first marriage and 5 second; 9 widowers took maidens for wives, and 2 reported second marriage of groom and the third for the bride. Local clergy and justices of the peace performed all the ceremonies, except in 14 cases which took place out of town, but returned here.
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