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Wood & Nye, death returns $16 75 M. P. Burns, ballot distribu- tor 5 00
A. S. Cox, ballot distributor 5 00
C. F. Claflin, license blanks 4 17
J. T. Berrill, material for target 26 91
J. Usher, water 5 00
Wm. K. Porter, pair of
horses
650 00
Hapgood & Mayhew, team
for Assessors
9 00
M. P. Burns, money paid for abating nuisances 19 00
J. B. & J. M. Cornell, target for Co. M 45 00
E. Murphy, labor 1 50
M. P. Burns and 7 others,
police duty July 3 & 4 . 45 00
C. A. Dewey, fire inquest 11 50
W. H. Pyne, services as Teller 11 00
A. F. Walker, services as
surveyor 43 00
J. M. Wood, labor in No. Purchase cemetery 6 50
M. O'Connell, right of way through his land 5 00
A. J. Sumner, services 2 50
S. A. Cook, reimbursement of tax, 1 00
The R. H. Smith Mfg. Co.,
rubber stamps 1 43
Geo. A. Sherborne, sprink- ling street 20 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies 2 20
E. J. Dalton, services as police officer 4 50
P. H. Curran, services as Teller 6 00
L. Hayden, services as Tel- ler 5 00
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M. W. Edwards, team for Clerks' meeting $1 50
A. F. Sadler, services as Teller 5 00
Lydia B. Godfrey and An-
nie Dewey, stone 16 50
Fred Walker, abating nui- sance 1 00
Henry Hilferty, abating nuisance 1 00
J. T. McLoughlin, postage and express 6 92
C. A. Cook, postage and ex-
press · .
10 96
Cyrus Noyes, paint 1 50
John J. McCool, reimburse- ment of tax 7 75
(. A. Sumner, auditing '86 and '87 tax books 70 00
$1,544 97
Stationery :- Paid M. R. Warren, vouchers and license blanks $ 3 01
C. A. Cook, vouchers 70
Geo. H. Jones & Co., book 14 00
R. C. Eldredge, pencils 1 75
J. T. McLoughlin, paid for tally sheets 2 00
G. W. Stacy, paper, books, etc. 34 18
G. M. Billings, voting lists 25 00
Lyman B. Brooks, check
book
16 25
$96 89
Salaries :- Paid O. D. Holmes, services as night watchman . $129 00
25 00
J. A. Taft, Registrar
·
A. Wheeler,
66
25 00
James Murray, jr., Regis-
trar
.
100 00
18
J. T. McLoughlin, Regis-
trar . $100 00
Henry J. Bailey, Registrar 75 00
W. S. V. Cooke, Registrar 75 00
Geo. E. Stacy, Assessor . 187 50
Lewis Hayden, 66 178 75
T. J. Connor, 126 25 .
M. J. Reynolds, collecting
taxes
791 41
C. L. Clark, chairman Over-
seers of Poor 325 00
John Smith, Overseer of Poor 100 00
P. P. O'Donnell, Overseer of Poor . 100 00
Austin Howard, Auditor .
200 00
J. H. Wood, Town Soli- citor 300 00
C. A. Cook, Town Treas- urer 250 00
J. M. Eaton, M. D., Board
of Health 62 00
Chas. Mackın, M. D., Board
of Health .
53 00
M. P. Burns, Board of Health 118 20
B. H. Montague, Sealer of Weights and Measures . 20 00
Martin Broderick, patrol- man 237 75
E. J. Dalton, patrolman 237 75
John Moore, patrolman 231 00
dog officer 10 00
Chas. L. Walker, police duty at post-office 46 50
J. T. McLoughlin, collecting, recording, indexing, and returning births, deaths and marriages 129 05
J. T. McLoughlin, Town Clerk 100 00
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J. T. McLoughlin, Clerk
of Selectmen
. $200 00
C. F. Claflin, Selectman
.
250 00
E. L. Wires,
66
.
250 00
A. A. Taft,
.
250 00
$5,283 16
Damage and Law Suits :- Paid Kent and Dewey, legal services . . $981 84
Timothy Shea, in full set-
tlement
.
500 00
Mead, Mason & Co., in full
settlement
. 1,200 00
H. E. Fales, services Nor-
cross suit
100 00
G. G. Parker, Tiernan suit
15 00
$2,796 84
Rent :-
By cash from state, Armory rent $300 00 Paid C. R. Scott, Armory rent $306 25 -
Printing :- Paid Cook & Sons, printing
and advertising .
. $175 38
G. M. Billings, town re- ports 155 00
G. M. Billings, printing
and advertising .
70 38
Times Publishing Co., print- ing and advertising 63 50
Mann & Leahy, advertising 83 75
Leahy Bros., advertising 17 25
F. E. Day, printing
1 50
Exceeded appropriation
$566 76 · $6,246 49
$12,556 99 $12,556 99
GAS AND STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation . $4,400 00 Paid Milford Elec. L. & P. Co., lights $3,303 89 Milford Gas Light Co., gas 710 38
20
Globe Gas Light Co., gasoline Maurice Foley, labor 1 50
2 76
Milford Gas Light Co., supplies Globe Gas Light Co., supplies
5 06
Exceeded appropriation
267 81
$4,667 81
$4,667 81
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation
. $1,000 00
Labor : -
Paid Highway Department, labor $ 355 13
Curbing : -
Timothy Shea, curbing
507 44
John Cuddihy, curbing 283 95
Concrete : -
F. M. Ballou & Co., concrete work 2,322 83
By betterments collected and paid Treasurer, viz :-
I. R. Spaulding, ('88) $ 88 38
Horace Walker
33 18
E. A. Thomas ·
.
40 61
Geo. Beatty
93 61 ·
Heirs Jon. Bradford .
28 49
Daniel B. Washburn
34 34
Wm. H. Bourne
31 10
Mahala Putnam 14 17
Laura S. Cheney
.
10 00
Parthena Crockett . ·
10 16
I. N. Davis
12 16
Hannah M. Carpenter 22 00
Rufus A. Taft
8 30
Alfred B. Coffin .
8 12
John Collins 13 00 .
John W. Annette
14 42
Eleanor V. Paine 12 66
C. A. Dewey 24 50 .
Amelia C. Hawes
12 08
Frank W. Morse
13 33
Patrick Maher
·
7 50
C. F. Claflin, trustee
24 83
$644 22
21
Milford Land Co.
$24 18
John Kirby
7 50
Luthera A. Johnson
8 00
Angeline Skillings
28 60
Michael J. Casey
8 00
Owen Waters
8 00
Daniel J. Cronan .
20 78
Rev. Patrick Cuddihy
78 43
Lydia Godfrey and Annie
Dewey
36 00
S. A. Cook
75
Mary Eames
·
17 47
Patrick Gillon
20 30
$815 71
By betterments uncollected, viz :-
Alonzo C. Rounds $20 25
Lysander Grow
.
18 83
Calvin J. Fiske
7 36
John W. Eldridge
20 75
Mary Broughey
6 00
Edward J. Roach
8 00
Stephen Sweet
17 75
John Barrett
11 50
Thomas Jago
8 50
D. H. Ritinger
4 50
Johannah Lyons
8 50
Charles River Shoe Factory 23 30
Albert G. Forsman
45 95
Exceeded appropriation
1,452 45
$3,469 35
$3,469 35
MILITARY AID.
600 00
Aid Paid various persons 1,706 00
By ¿ amount paid bill from the state Exceeded appropriation
853 00
253 00
$1,706 00
$1,706 00
.
.
.
.
.
$201 19
By appropriations
.
.
22
STATE AID.
Aid Paid various persons $4,447 00
By amount paid due from the state
$4,447 00
INTEREST.
By appropriation
$4,500 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank
4,758 23
National Hide & Leather Bank
900 00
Exceeded appropriation
1,158 23
$5,658 23
$5,658 23
TOWN DEBT.
By appropriation
$5,000 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank Mem. Hall note 5,000 00
Selectmen's note 8,500 00
Exceeded appropriation
$8,500 00
$13,500 00 $13,500 00
TOWN PARK.
By appropriation
$ 200 00
Addison Aldrich
labor
.
$ 30 32
Hugh Smith
15 02
Thomas Hickey
66
24 21
J. F. Haskell
66
17 40
N. K. Sprague
66
24 60
William Coffee
66
3 50
John Coffee
1 60
A. S. Allen, police duty
14 00
J. J. Grothe, iron work
5 41
Field Bros., lumber
13 73
T. E. Morse, painting
11 20
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
3 63
Balance unexpended
35 38
.
.
.
.
$ 200 00
$ 200 00
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
By appropriation : $3,300 00
·
23
Paid Milford Water Co., water
$3,236 97
Balance unexpended
63 03
$3,300 00
$3,300 00
LINCOLN STREET SEWER.
By appropriation.
Paid highway department, labor
162 80
Exceeded appropriation
62 80
$ 162 80
$ 162 80
FRANKLIN STREET.
By appropriation.
$ 500 00
Paid highway department, labor
231 20
David Ahern, ·
31 50
L. R. Hazard, repairs
25 00
W. H. Britton, labor
42 63
Milford Water Co., hydrant repairs
6 61
Z. C. Field, lumber
1 29
Balance unexpended
161 77
$ 500 00
$ 500 00
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.
By appropriation. $ 1,500 00
Paid A. A. Jenkins, services
900 00
H. C. Snell, 66
.
300 00
Balance unexpended .
300 00
$ 1,500 00 $ 1,500 00
AID UNDER CHAP. 298, ACTS OF 1889.
By appropriation
$500 00
Aid paid various persons
$ 878 50
Exceeded appropriation
378 50
$878 50
$878 50
POND STREET.
By appropriation Paid W. H. Britton, labor
18 10
$1,000 00
·
$ 100 00
.
24
Highway department, labor
$112 45
David Ahearn, labor 20 25
John Cuddihy, curbing
132 25
T. N. Sherman & Co., labor, contract Z. C. Field, lumber .
8 72
Balance unexpended
94 48
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
VOTING COMPARTMENTS.
By appropriation $200 00
Paid W. H. Briton, labor as per contract
148 15
Balance unexpended
51 85
$200 00
$200 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
By appropriation ·
$100 00
Paid B. H. Montague for Post 22, G. A. R. $100 00
VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
By appropriation
$100 00
Paid H. C. Skinner
$100 00
VERNON GROVE CEMETERY FENCE.
By appropriation
$600 00
Paid W. H. Britton, labor
$390 00
Milford Gas Light Co., tar R. C. Hill, plank
48 82
By cash, old fence sold .
$15 00
Balance unexpended
165 68
$615 00
$615 00
ARRANGING TOWN RECORDS.
By appropriation
$250 00
Paid Times Publishing Co., printing
$ 3 25
J. F. Hickey, tape .
1 56
Henry Willard, moving safe
75
Samuel Hobbs & Co., supplies
11 25
Geo. H. Jones & Co., re-binding records
30 00
J. T. McLoughlin, for labor
75 00
Balance unexpended 128 19
$250 00
$250 00
10 50
·
613 75
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 1889.
Mrs. Theron Holbrook, $100
Holbrook, $6
Henry Hancock,
$2 00
Holbrook, $21 17
Mrs. Obadiah Albee,
100
Albee,
6
2 00
Albee,
22 17
Wm. B. Dyer,
150
Dyer,
9
66
5 00
Dyer,
24 50
Henry S. Dean,
100
Dean, 6
66
3 00
Dean,
7 17
Abigail H. Adams,
100
Adams,
6
Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation,
6 00
Adams,
7 17
Mary E. Buck,
50
Buck,
3
Henry Hancock,
4 00
Buck,
4 17
D. C. Mowry,
150
Mowry,
9
Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation,
6 00
Mowry,
3 00
$750
$45
$28 00
$89 35
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All of which is respectfully submitted.
C. F. CLAFLIN, E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, Selectmen of Milford.
I have examined the books of the Selectmen and Highway Surveyors, and find receipted bills for each order drawn on account of Highways, Incidentals, Gas and Street Lights, Side- walks, Memorial Day, Military Aid, Interest, Town Debt, Town Park, Water for Fire Purposes, Vernon Grove, Lincoln Street, Franklin Street, Enforcement of Law, Aid Chap. 298, Pond Street, Arranging Town Records, Care Burial Lots, Voting Compartments, etc .; they compare exactly with the books and vouchers of the Town Treasurer. The above report is in accord therewith. I therefore audit and pronounce same correct.
AUSTIN HOWARD, Auditor. Milford, Feb. 19, 1890.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Town appropriations
$72,550 00
State tax ·
5,020 00
County tax .
.
3,320 00
$80,890 00
VALUATION.
Real estate .
$3,807,512 00
Personal
1,036,899 00
$4,844,411 00
Town, County and State assessment
$80,890 00
Tax on Collector's book, not including non-res- ident bank tax 80,217 66
Underlaying .
$672 34
Tax on Collector's book
$80,217 66
Tax on valuation and polls, including $3.70 ordered by Board of Health . 80,215 07
Collector's book overruns
$2 59
Non-resident bank tax
$4,436 02
Tax rate, $15.50 per $1000.
Number of polls (male) 2561. (female) 2.
.
GEORGE E STACY, T. J. CONNORS, LEWIS HAYDEN,
1
Assessors of Milford.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1886 .- DR.
Amount uncollected . $403 32
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$106 20
Uncollected
297 12
$403 32
1887 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$2,030 28
Interest
95 11
$2,125 39
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
·
$ 978 09
Abatements
2 25
Uncollected
1,145 05
1888 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$7,190 62
Re-assessed
32 22
Interest
178 63
.
·
$7,401 47
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$4,936 01 .
Abatements
489 68
Uncollected
1,975 78
$7,401 47
1889 .- DR.
Total amount taxes committed
$84,653 68
Interest
.
70 03
Re-assessed
.
110 67
$84,834 38
CR.
-
$2,125 39
.
·
·
·
.
·
.
.
.
.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer $76,595 00
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Discount (on collections to Sept. 15, '89)
$2,106 01
Abatements
.
232 08
Uncollected
5,901 29
$84,834 38
M. J. REYNOLDS, Collector.
Milford, Feb. 15, 1890.
I have examined the accounts of M. J. Reynolds, Collector of Taxes, and find the several amounts committed, interest, re- assessed, discounts, abatements, and uncollected balances, as above shown, to be correct.
AUSTIN HOWARD, Auditor.
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
DR.
Total amount committed
$625 02
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$445 60
Abatements .
3 88
Cash on hand
.
.
.
20 30
Uncollected . .
.
155 24
$625 02
M. J. REYNOLDS, Collector.
Milford, Feb. 19, 1890.
The accounts of the Collector of Sidewalk Taxes have been examined by me, and the balance as here shown is correct.
AUSTIN HOWARD, Auditor.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
LEWIS HAYDEN, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS.
To amount received, viz :-
By amount paid, viz :-
Cash on hand Feb. 18, 1889
$916 40
Bills
$585 36
Milford & Woonsocket R. R. Co.
51 47
C. A. Cook, Treasurer
514 01
Post No. 22, G. A. R.
76 00
W. Roberts
·
1 50
Town Histories sold
·
4 00
Gray horse sold
50 00
$1,099 37
$1,099 37
LEWIS HAYDEN, Treasurer.
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·
CLIFFORD A. COOK, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS.
To amount received, vız :-
By amounts paid, viz :-
Lewis Hayden
$514 01
Highway
$10,413 43
Liquor Licenses :-
Incidentals
.
·
12,556 99
Alfred Goucher .
$1,400
Schools
24,281 59
James H. Mathews
1,400
Poor
.
11,880 50
Patrick Gillon
1,200
Fire
5,813 63
Lewis R. Hazard
1,200
Street lights
4,667 81
Bryan Manion .
1,100
Sidewalks .
3,469 35
Thomas Kelly .
1,100
Town Park
164 62
Patrick Gillon .
1,100
Library
697 90
James F. Stratton
1,100
Interest
5,658 23
Joseph Woods .
1,100
Water, fire purposes
3,236 97 ·
J. Allen Rice
1
Memorial Day
100 00
Henry E. Morgan
1
Vernon Grove Cemetery
·
100 00
Albert H. Sweet
1
Vernon Grove Cemetery fence
449 32
Arthur B. Morse
1
Franklin street
338 23
Patrick J. Donohoe
1
Enforcement of the law
1,200 00
Lincoln street sewer
162 80
Voting compartments
148 15
Pond street .
·
·
905 52
Arranging Town records,
·
·
121 81
Care of burial lots
.
28 00
31
·
·
·
·
.
Lucian A. Lamson
1
·
Fred H. Clark
1
·
$10,707 00
Pool and Billiard Table Licenses :- Thomas Kelly . $2
·
·
·
·
.
·
·
·
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Alfred Goucher .
$2
State Aid, Chap. 252
$1,706 00
Wm. A. Pond
2
James H. Mathews
2
·
Chas. H. Gillon . ..
2
County tax ·
3,320 00
Edward McGowan
2
State tax
·
5,020 00 ·
$12 00
One fourth of liquor licenses to state ·
2,676 50
Auctioneer Licenses :-
8 35
Willard H. Gordon
$2
Joseph II. Wood ·
2
Town debt
13,500 00
Michael W. Edwards ·
·
2
Borrowed money by vote of town Mar. 4,'89, 15,000 00
Thomas F. Davoren ·
2
$8 00
Miscellaneous Licenses :-
Music Hall Co. $29 00 · ·
J. C. Rockwell show
30 00
Bristol & Co., circus ·
·
15 00
Robbins' circus . 20 00 ·
Paper King 2 00
Salvatore Russo, pedlar 15 00 John T. McLoughlin, oleomargarine 50
$111 50
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State Aid, Chap. 301 4,447 00 Aid, Chap. 438, 1888, and Chap. 298, 1889 878 50
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·
-
National Bank tax, 1888 . .
·
National Bank tax, 1889 . ·
4,304 74
66 " Apr. 29,'89, 30,000 00
·
·
State Treasurer :-
Corporation tax, 1888 . $ 211 87
Corporation tax, 1889 . 3,160 43 National Bank tax, 1889 510 15 ·
Armory rent, 300 00 · ·
·State Aid, Chap. 252 ·
824 00
State Aid, Chap. 301
. 4,104 25
Massachusetts school fund
56 69
State paupers, temporary support 117 33
"
support .
5 00
"
burial
20 00
$9,309 72
County Treasurer :-
Dog tax
$767 92
Collector M. J. Reynolds :-- Taxes, 1886 ·
$ 106 20
1887
978 09
1888
.
·
4,936 01
1889
76,595 00
-- -$82,615 30
Sidewalk Taxes :-
M. J. Reynolds, collector
$445 60
Horace Walker .
·
·
33 18
Edwin A. Thomas
·
40 61
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·
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
George Beatty .
.
$ 93 71
Heirs of J. Bradford
28 49
Daniel B. Washburn
·
34 34
William H. Bourne
31 10
Isaiah R. Spaulding
88 38
$795 41
Rents :-
F. L. Holmes & Co., land to Aug., 1889 $ 17 00
Post 22, G. A. R., hall and heating to Jan. 1, 1890 76 00
Town Hall, to Feb. 1, 1890, 241 50
Lockup to Feb. 1, 1890, 169 00
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Town Histories :-
12 copies sold
$23 00
J. H. Putnam, History acc't
47 55
Highway Department :-
W. L. Billings .
.
$397 07 .
C. O. Woodbury 5 00 ·
$503 50
$70 55
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Town Park commissioners
· $ 30 00
$432 07
Fire Department :-
M. J. Buckley, Treas. .
$19 24
City Auditor, Boston 42 24
$61 48
Poor Department :-
City Auditor, Boston
$76 52
School Department :-
S. F. Blodgett .
$37 92
Lockup keys sold .
4 00
Publishing applications for liquor licenses
16 00
W. H. Britton, plank ·
20 20
David Ahern, turf
·
2 00
C. F. Claflin, sale of old fence $15 00
66 " lumber 1 00
$16 00
Borrowed money by vote of town Mar. 4, '89 15,000 00
66
Apr. 29, '89 38,500 00
וי Selectmen's et al. note 8,000 00
Balance
$325 16
$167,581 10
$167,581 10
.
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TOWN DEBT.
Bonds. Town of Milford, 5's, 15 years, due Nov. 1, 1893 .
$40,000 00 ·
Town of Milford, 6's, 30 years, due Aug. 10, 1897
25,000 00
Notes. Treasurer's (Memorial Hall), 42, dated Oct. 30, 1883, to Milford Savings Bank, on demand
10,000 00
Treasurer's, 5, dated Nov. 15, 1888, to Milford Savings Bank, on demand, Treasurer's, 5, dated Dec. 8, 1888, to Milford Savings Bank, on demand,
5,000 00
·
5,000 00
Treasurer's, 42, dated Dec. 7, 1889, to Milford Savings Bank, on demand,
·
3,000 00
Treasurer's, 4g, dated Dec. 20, 1889, to Milford Savings Bank, on demand,
3,000 00
Treasurer's, 42, dated Jan. 17, 1890, to Milford Savings Bank, on demand, 2,500 00
Selectmen et al, 5, dated Feb. 4, 1890, to Milford Savings Bank, due June 4, 1890, 8,000 00
$101,500 00 36
CLIFFORD A. COOK, Treasurer.
The accounts of C. A. Cook, Treasurer, have been duly examined by me, proper vouchers have been shown for expenditures, and the balance as here given is correct.
AUSTIN HOWARD, Auditor.
TOWN HISTORY ACCOUNT.
I herewith submit the final account of J. H. Putnam, Agent of the Town History Publishing Committee, in settlement with the Town of Milford :- To 330 Histories received as inventoried,
.
$1,556 00
$1,556 00 By cash paid Adin Ballou for Histories sold $1,254 75
Histories to Adin Ballou, as inventoried 23 00
Cash paid Adin Ballou on account of His- tory sold to A. Bragg 4 00
Commission on 316 Histories sold, 50c each,
158 00
9 Histories delivered to C. A. Cook, Town Treasurer, as inventoried 54 50
Discount to dealers on 21 copies 5 25
Postage as per bill rendered 8 95 ·
Cash paid C. A. Cook, Town Treasurer 47 55
$1,556 00
.
The following is an inventory of Histories received by C. A. Cook, Town Treasurer :-
From Lewis Hayden, 253 unbound copies. 66 3 bound copies, selling price, per vote of Town, $2 each.
J. H. Putnam, Agent Town History Publishing Committee :-
8 bound copies, selling price, per vote of Town, $2 each. 1 bound copy, selling price, per vote of Town, $1 each. It will be seen by the above report that all bound copies have been sold. There still remains unsold 253 unbound copies. It is respectfully suggested that a price be fixed on these, as there has been a demand for same. CLIFFORD A. COOK, Treasurer.
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Report of the Board of Health.
The Board of Health have to report that nuisances to the number of over one hundred have been investigated and abated during the year past. They have been generally of small extent, and the orders of this Board for abatement have generally been willingly complied with. This is a noticeable improvement over former, particularly last year, when the machinery of the law had to be frequently applied, and when over thirty dollars were ex- pended for writs and sheriff's fees alone, while this year none were needed.
During the year past contagious and infectious diseases have been very limited in number of cases, and of a very mild type in our town generally, but during the last two months, in common with the rest of the world, we have suffered severely from the all-pervading epidemic influenza. It is a matter of congratu- lation, however, that the death rate from this disease and its complications was quite light here compared with most of our neighboring towns and cities.
Malarial diseases still continue quite prevalent during the warmer portions of the year, though their violence seems to be som+ what diminishing, as compared with former years.
The matter of the open outlet of the sewer near the head of Pond street and the uncovered brook into which it empties its filth, has been called to the attention of the townspeople for years in the reports of this Board, without any effect in abating this great nuisance. That this is a very considerable cause of disease to the town cannot be doubted when we consider that there is no prevention to the sewer gases permeating and poison- ing the air, or of the filth dissolved in the water penetrating the neighboring soil. It is to be hoped that ere long a system of sewerage will be undertaken that will abolish this great, as well as many minor, nuisances.
Respectfully submitted, CHAS. MACKIN, JNO. M. EATON, M. P. BURNS,
Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
EXPENSE AT THE FARM.
Salary of Superintendent
$650 00
Grain
459 65
Labor
433 50
Flour .
278 35
Meat .
277 66
Butter
266 99
Dry goods
196 04 ·
Coal .
181 52
Horse
166 57
Clothing
145 27
Salt fish
138 50
Boots and shoes
129 50
Sugar
119 17
Hardware and farming tools
116 64
Lumber
109 18 ·
Cows .
105 00
Fresh fish
96 04
Medicine
91 88
Phosphate, lime and plaster
80 25
Tea
73 13
Baker's bread and crackers
71 24
Molasses
66 91
Burials
52 35
Medical attendance
50 00
Tobacco
47 50
Small groceries and spices
41 58
Wheelwrighting new wheels and repairs Carpenter work ·
33 90
Horse shoeing and jobbing
32 27
Seed potatoes
28 35
Harness
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28 00
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38 40
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40
Small bills paid during the year by G.D.Rhodes $27 19
Furniture and crockery
23 65
Soft soap 27 50
Hard soap
21 50
Beans
20 75
Cart and harness
20 00
Oil
15 63
Bull .
15 .00
Painters' supplies
12 44
Boar .
12 00
Sawing and grinding at Fisk's mills
11 67
Repairing harnesses .
11 47
Salt
11 18
Pasturing heifers
11 00
Team work
9 00
Dress cutting
7 85
Cheese
6 98
Ox shoeing
6 00
Lard .
5 63
Root cutter
4 50
Repairing sewing machine
4 15
Horse blankets
4 00
Brooms and mop handles
4 00
Extracting teeth
3 75
Coffee
0
3 63
Lemons .
2 83
Stationery
2 80
Cider barrels .
2 75
Basket, pail and wash tub
2 74
Cider making
2 67
Milford Gazette to Jan. 1, 1890
1 90
Matches
1 80
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$4,923 30
INCOME AT THE FARM.
Milk .
. $1,045 50
Pigs .
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180 00
Use of bull
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17 00
Calves
12 00
Pie plant
.
5 65
Use of boar
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5 00
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41
Apples
% 4 80
Eggs
3 85
Green peas
3 50
Squashes
1 33
Ice .
1 25
Cider
1 00
$1,280 88
INMATES AT THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR.
Age. Weeks.
Age. Weeks.
Michael Coy,
72
52
Thomas Hughes,
67
52
James Boland,
77
48
Patrick Conway,
65
24
Mary O'Connell,
50 52
Bridget McGovern, 72 52
James Ahern,
73
52
James Murray,
6 52
Bridget Caine,
85
52
Jonathan Onion,
86
47
John Cook, 51
52
Johanna O'Hare,
61
48
Arthur O'Keefe, 50
52
Wm. J. Blanchard,
67
52
Daniel McCarthy,
64
52
William H. Gabbrie, 2 43
Lydia Ann Parkhurst, 50
52
William Mulcahey,
40
22
Prudence Burrell,
78
52
John Batchelder, 43
10
John Flynn,
36
52
Catherine Ahern,
59
31
Elizabeth Gabbrie,
28
43
Matilda Lovelette,
17
20
Frank Sergerson,
78
52
Sarah Blanchard,
59
50
Mary Sergerson,
76
52
Bridget Sweeney,
74 52
Patrick Cunniff,
77
52
Mary A. Johnson,
37
52
Ellen Middleton,
50
52
Ernest R. Johnson, 10
35
Mary E. Middleton,
14
52
Gertrude L. Johnson, 3 52
George Middleton,
12
52
Josephine Lovelette,
1
16
James McCormick,
74
52
Daniel Griffin,
37
11
Dennis Pyne,
50
52
Michael F. Cain,
20
12
Orra W. Cheney,
29
15
Sarah A. Cain,
22
18
Johanna McCarthy,
73
52
Bertha Cain,
1
18
Joseph Cain,
15
9
Frank Sireack,
14
32
Frederick Cain,
12
19
Joseph Sireack,
7
25
Fred H. Tillottson,
10
8
Emily Sireack,
6
25
Delia Delaney,
26
23
Charles A. Lewis,
53 3 days
Rosella Delaney,
3
23
Nicholas Frasier,
46 3 days
George C. Warren,
46
11
John Fitzsimmons,
27 10
Charles White,
39
45
Michael Mccarthy,
70 42
Mary Flagg,
67
52
Mary Beaty,
70 2
John Wallace,
67
15
Honora O'Connor,
42
3
42
Edward McCullum, 78 52 Celia McDermott, 21
3
Catherine Wallace, 57 25 Patrick Ward, 76 21
Michael Connors, .
67
25
William O'Rourke,
50
1
Net expense at the farm $3,642 42
270 00
66 personal property $3,691.20, Int. 221 47
$4,133 89
Whole number admitted during the year
68
Average number
45
Average weekly cost of each person There have been five deaths at the Almshouse during the year, as follows :-
Age
May 22, 1889, Josephine Lovelette, Marasmus
9 months
July 21, Honora O'Connor, Meningitis 43 years
July 22, Michael Connors, Dysentery
67 66
Dec. 25, Jonathan Onion, Pneumonia
86 66
Jan. 5, 1890, James Boland, Heart Failure
77
66
PERSONS RECEIVING AID IN MILFORD AWAY FROM THE FARM.
Thos.Barry (children), $ 99 65
Michael Hageney, $ 39 75
Mrs. Wm. Brenn, 16 00
Mrs. Howard Holland, 56 80
Patrick Butler, 67 65
Thomas F. Hayes, 54 10
James Boland, 20 14
Lucretia Hayward, 27 86
Jane Burns, 49 75
Mrs. Thomas Hanigan, 3 70
Mrs. Patrick Burns, 53 55
Mary Hildreth, 52 50
James Boland, 3 38
Owen O'Hare, 15 00
Benjamin Cottrell, 6 74
Mrs. Bernard King, 46 50
Thomas Lyons, 83 90
Charles Murphy, 82 50
66 Edward Murphy, 41 00
William Murphy,
109 25
" Charles Cooper, 179 68
" Peter Collins, 70 03
Isaac L. Claflin, 11 50
Michael Callanan, 111 48
Kate McDermott, 82 00
Nancy McCool, 126 00
Patrick McGrath, 5 90
Mrs. Patrick Cloonan, 28 50
Patrick McQuaid, 85 88
James Coffey, 12 50
Edward McKenna, 100 70
Mrs. Patrick Manion, 103 68
John Collins, . 59 30
Mrs. Mary Coy,
84 00
" . John Cain,
19 25
" Timothy Carey, 132 35
66 Bridget Minon, 16 50
Thomas Mullen (child'n), 42 00 Mrs. James Murray, 7 88
James Comee, (children) 146 00 Sarah Cain, 38 00
Margaret Cronan for 1888, 7 00
$1 77
Appraisal of Town Farm $4,600, Interest
43
Orra Cheney, $ 1 00
Mrs. John Nugent, $ 60 25
Winnefred Casey for 1888, 2 40
" Patrick Nugent, 82 70 Martin O'Mealy, 104 90
John Carroll, State, 1 50
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