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ARTICLE 7. To determine when all taxes shall be collected and paid into the treasury the year ensuing, and to fix the compen- sation of the Collector of Taxes for collecting the same.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars towards defraying the expense of Memorial Day.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Town Clerk to re-write, index and arrange old town records, and appro- priate money for the same.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will appoint the Selectmen to take charge and control of all legal proceedings in which the Town shall be interested.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will grant the free use of the Town Hall one night in each week in the interest of temperance and labor.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will macadamize Freedom street from West street to the Hopedale line, appropriate money for the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to establish and purchase a Town or public scales and appropriate money for the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to locate an elec- tric light at the corner of Main and Elm streets, and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to beautify the corner of Main and Spruce streets, and appropriate money for the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to erect a new
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school building, appropriate money for the same, or take any action in regard to providing additional school accommodations.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the Public Meeting Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town; also cause an attested copy to be published in the Milford Daily News, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Gazette and Milford Times, newspapers printed in said Town, two Sabbaths at least before the time set for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Clerk of said Town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Milford, this twenty-first day of February, A. D. 1894.
WM. B. HALE, C. R. SCOTT, M. E. NELLIGAN,
Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford.
INDEX.
Appropriations
6
Assessors' Report. 41
Auditor's Report 71
Board of Health, Report of 70
Collector's Report.
38-40
Fire Department, Report of . 49
Overseers of the Poor, Report of.
59
Selectmen's Report.
8
Summary of Expenses
7
Town Clerk's Report. 48
Town Officers.
3
Town Park Commissioners, Report of
47
Treasurer's Report. . 31
Trustees of Town Library, Report of.
43
Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Report of 46
SECOND SECTION.
Sewage, Report of H. E. Fales. 41
Town Records, following Officers' Reports
1-40
THIRD SECTION.
Chief of Police, Report of. 43
School Committee, Report of. 3
Superintendent's Report.
10
Town Warrant
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ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE-
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
-OF THE-
TOWN OF MILFORD,
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, COLLECTOR OF TAXES, TREASURER, BOARD OF HEALTH, ENGINEERS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY, TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY, PARK COMMISSIONERS, TOWN CLERK, AUDITOR, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1895.
MILFORD, MASS. : COOK & SONS, PRINTERS, 1895.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN. CLINTON R. SCOTT, MAURICE E. NELLIGAN, GEO. F. BIRCH.
TOWN CLERK. DOMNICK J. LANG.
TOWN TREASURER.
CLIFFORD A. COOK.
TAX COLLECTOR. AUDITOR. HORACE A. BROWN.
WM. P. FOLEY.
ASSESSORS.
GEORGE E. STACY,
THOMAS J. CONNOR,
LUCIUS E. HEATH.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH, JAMES W. BURKE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
JOHN J. DUGGAN, JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN,
GEORGE L. COOKE, GEORGE E. STACY,
HEBER D. BOWKER, CHAS. MACKIN.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
WM. J. CLARKE, JOHN M. EATON, ROBERT H. COCHRAN.
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY. JOHN M. WOOD, HENRY A. POND,
HENRY C. SKINNER, THOMAS LILLEY,
GEORGE L. MAYNARD, HENRY HANCOCK.
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CONSTABLES. 1
MARTIN BRODERICK,
LAWRENCE V. CORBETT,
EDWARD J. DALTON,
JEREMIAH DAVOREN,
OLIVER D. HOLMES,
MICHAEL W. EDWARDS, JAMES HOWARD, THOMAS F. KELLY,
JOHN MOORE,
JAMES POWERS, (Dec'd.)
PHILIP P. O'DONNELL, CHARLES H. WATERS,
FIELD DRIVERS.
JOHN SHOCKROW, EDMUND MURPHY.
FENCE VIEWERS.
ISAAC N. DAVIS, CHANDLER CHENEY, CHESTER L. CLARK.
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
Z. C. FIELD,
C. W. WILCOX,
TIMOTHY KIRBY.
.
POUND KEEPERS.
JOHN SHOCKROW, EDMUND MURPHY.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen.
CHIEF OF POLICE. HENRY C. SNELL.
ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
J. H. SCOTT, JOHN T. KELLY,
P. P. O'DONNELL,
J. T. BERRILL,
WM. J. PYNE.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
HENRY J. BAILEY,
WALTER S. V. COOKE,
OWEN F. CROUGHWELL,
DOMNICK J. LANG.
JAS. W. BURKE,
DAVID E. CASEY,
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TOWN SOLICITOR.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
JESSE A. TAFT. GEORGE A. SHERBORNE.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
D. J. LANG.
LOCK-UP KEEPER.
JOHN SMITH.
JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL.
MARTIN JENKINS.
JANITOR OF TOWN HOUSE.
JOHN SMITH.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
C. T. DAY, IRVING W. SWEET,
FRANCIS T. QUIRK,
MATTHEW BURNS,
JESSE HOWARD,
GEORGE MOORE.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
C. T. DAY,
PRENTICE FIELD,
JOHN SMITH,
I. W. SWEET,
MARTIN McMAHON,
JESSE HOWARD,
MURTY REYNOLDS.
POLICE OFFICERS.
DANIEL HAYES, PETER ROSS, RAPHAEL MARINO, M. McKEAGUE,
P. M. HUNT,
F. M. HOWE, (G. & U. R. R.,)
JOHN T. RYAN,
WM. H. CARBERRY, GEORGE R. SEVERANCE,
CHAS. CARUSO, ORRIN SWEET, MATTHEW BURNS, JOHN SMITH, JAS. E. MACUEN,
HUMPHREY RICHARDS,
LUCIUS R. DODGE, (G. & U. R. R,) MICHAEL LARKIN, JAS. S. SHERMAN,
GEO. JULIAN,
ANTHONY SHIELDS, GEO. D. RHODES,
MORTIMORE EDWARDS,
WM. BRODERICK.
INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS. WALDO PHIPPS.
AUGUSTUS STEVENS,
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GRAND JUROR. EDWARD J. PRENTICE.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
GEORGE WHITING,
FRANK E. MATHEWSON,
CHAS. A. HILL,
PATRICK J. PRATT, H. C. SKINNER, O. F. CROUGHWELL.
SPECIAL JUROR. GEO. W. CALDICOTT, JR.
Appointed by Overseers of Poor.
TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D.
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APPROPRIATIONS.
At a legal meeting held March 5, 1894 :-
Highways. $10,000 00
Incidentals 3,300 00
Salaries 9,142 00
Memorial Hall
800 00
Street Lights
6,000 00
Town Library .
600 00
Schools
25,000 00
Poor Department
10,000 00
Interest
4,800 00
Water for Fire Purposes
5,200 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery .
150 00
Military Aid 300 00
Fire Department
8,300 00
Memorial Day
150 00
Town Park
300 00
Sidewalks
1,000 00
Town Debt
5,700 00
Chapter 298, Soldiers' Relief
1,600 00
Expenses Chap. 440, Acts of 1890
900 00
Town Hall.
300 00
Indexing old Town Records
250 00
--- $93,79200
At a legal meeting May 15, 1894 :-
Pleasant Street 500 00
Gibbon Ave. and W. Pine Street . 500 00
Huntoon Slip.
150 00
So. Union Street
150 00
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Town Scales $ 365 00
New Hose Wagon 450 00
2,115 00
At a legal meeting July 30, 1894 :-
Expenses of High School Building Com. 1,200 00
Water Street and Extension . 2,500 00 3,700 00
$99,607 00
At a legal meeting Nov. 6, 1894 :-
New School Building .
16,000 00
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SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Total Expense.
Balance Unexpended. Appropriation.
Exceeded
Highways.
$12,043 22
$ 1 91
Incidentals
3,522 69
41
Salaries
9,139 00
3 00
Memorial Hall
708 58
167 42
Street Lights
5,664 69
335 31
Town Library
985 43
20
Schools .
25,328 92
Poor Department
13,966 08
36
Interest.
4,653 24
146 76
Water for Fire Purposes
5,160 00
40 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery.
264 40
26 30
Military Aid .
562 00
19 00
Fire Department.
18,586 43
342 82
Memorial Day.
150 00
Town Park.
345 74
Sidewalks
1,000 00
175 70
Town Debt.
5,700 00
Chap. 298, Soldiers' Relief ...
1,805 86
$ 190 86
Expenses Chap. 440, Acts of 1890
429 37
704 96
Town Hall .
746 28
4 72
Indexing Town Records. .....
250 00
Expenses on High School
Building
1,022 00
178 00
Town Scales
360 50
4 50
Pleasant Street.
500 00
West Pine Street and Gibbon Ave.
500 00
Huntoon Slip
125 00
25 00
New Hose Wagon
.
406 00
44 00
$103,905 47 $2,220 37
$190 86
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
HIGHWAYS.
By appropriation at March meeting $10,000 00
By cash from Geo. A. Sherborne. 2,045 13
Sundries :-
Paid Milford Water Co.,
Lincoln Sq. trough ..... $40 00
Milford Water Co., Pur-
chase street trough ..... 40 00
Milford Water Co., Town barn. 15 00
John Usher, West street trough 5 00
T. L. Martin, veterinary surgeon
6 00
G. A. Sherborne, watering streets
25 00
Milford Water Co., drink- ing fountain. 4 00
Jos. Ryan, trimming trees .. 3 75
B. & A. R. R., switching cars 3 00
-
$141 75
Repairs :-
Paid C. H. Farrington's bill . $ 35
Hilton Bros. and Crofoot's bill .
50
T. N. Ide, blacksmith bill 126 20
Ira N. Ide 45 48
T. F. Lawton
67 76
II
C. E. Wood, repairs on bridges. $ 10 23
C. A. Hill's bill 11 60
L. E. Belknap's bill 65 65
H. S. Cushman's bill 33 10
D. C. York's bill 2 55
363 42
Rent :-
Paid C. R. Scott, Town barn
300 00
Horses for fire duty :-
Paid Geo. A. Sherborne ......
13 00
Supplies :-
Paid Edward E. Vaughan's bill .
$32 02
Clark Ellis & Sons, bill. .
182 38
L. A. Cook, brick,
cement, etc ..
172 75
Otis Whitney & Sons' bill
75
Z. C. Field's bill
73 24
2 10
G. A. Sherborne, cartage L. E. Coolidge, horse .... E. Morgan & Co., blankets Sherman Bros., lumber .. Patrick Casey, hammers. etc
155 00
10 00
47 87
10 00
L. P. Jones, oil
12 75
John Cuddihy, boundary posts .
21 00
Franklin Iron foundry,
castings . 9 63
A. H. Sweet, supplies. ... 4 25
733 74
Material :-
Paid Milford Electric Light &
Power Co., ashes. 6 62
I 2
A. T. Macuen, posts .. ...
$ 2 55
Norcross Bros., crushed
stone 3 30
Jeremiah Davoren, gravel 1 90
M. A. Goldsmith, gravel R. C. Hill, gravel .......
51 70
Lewis Phipps, gravel .....
23 70
Orrin C. Cook, gravel ....
21 20
Samuel Gaskill, gravel ...
1 50
P. Gillon, gravel ........
42 70
Otto G. Kempel, gravel ..
2 80
Edwin B. Taft, gravel ....
105 40
Laura Graves, gravel ....
28 30
Darling Bros., crushed stone. 3 50
Milford Pink Granite Co.,
crushed stone . 186 00
P. Cunniff, gravel. 90
485 17
Hay and Grain :-
Paid Lally & Baxter, hay, grain, etc.
198 24
E. J. Prentice, hay, grain, etc. ..
342 97
Eastman & Hobart, hay, grain, etc 386 98
J. J. Nutter, hay . . .
80 45
1008 64
Team work :-
Paid Geo.A.Sherborne, labor, man and team. . . $537 50 Milford Fire Dept., labor, man and team. 777 75
Wm. Jones, labor, man and team. 280 48
Thomas Manion, labor,
man and team 46 60
1642 33
3 10
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Labor :-
Labor pay roll . $5551 29
Paid Geo.A.Sherborne, Supt. 825 00
C. O. Woodbury, labor ...
699 96
A. S. Pickering, labor, Thom's corner
55 75
Milford Water Co., moving hydrants
96 43
G. Cenedella, labor, lay- ing pipes 69 19
H. E. Rockwood,pumping sewer.
10 40
C. L. Bray, labor, carting gravel . 2 00
Geo. W. Warn, labor
7 00
Gilbert Rice, labor ... .5 00
Geo. A. Sherborne, break- ing roads. 27 75
P. Cronan, shoveling snow
4 80
John Regan, shoveling
60
snow .
7355 17
Amount unexpended,
1 91
$12,045 13 $12,045 13
CASH RECEIVED BY GEO. A. SHERBORNE FOR TOWN OF MILFORD IN ACCOUNT WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1894.
F. H. Chandler $ 12 50
Mrs. Lillian Wood 1 61
H. Taylor 1 00
Hilton Bros. & Crofoot. 3 00
Willis Temple 4 80
Owen Carr. 18 25
G. A. Sherborne . 1 25
A. J. Morse 12 00
14
G. A. Sherborne $ 1 70
Hopedale Electric Co. 1 90
John Cuddihy . 4 30
Mrs. Geo. Moore 1 00
G. A. Sherborne 60
G. A. Sherborne
90
G. A. Sherborne, overpaid on town scales
3 76
Town of Hopedale
25 60
G. A. Sherborne
80
Owen Carr.
14 70
Patrick Kent
40 00
Pleasant St. appropriation
500 00
West Pine St.
500 00
Sidewalk 66
375 50
Huntoon Slip 66
125 00
Memorial Hall 66
40 70
Town Hall 66
19 20
Edward Gahagan
5 00
Joseph B. McClure
30 90
David Bushee
2 00
John J. Duggan
50
Lysander Grow
50
Martin Dempsey
3 00
Chandler Cheney
1 00
Patrick Gillon.
1 00
Sarah Gorman.
3 00
Patrick Kearns
1 00
Mrs. King.
1 00
Frank McDonald
1 00
Geo. Crofton
1 00
Wm. Sprague
1 00
Ellen Manning
20 00
Geo. F. Birch 50
Wm. Quinlan
1 00
Wm. Banty
50
Martin Broderick 1 00
I5
Milford Water Co. $ 4 50
John Dillon. 50
Milford Shoe Co 3 50
H. L. Willard 20
Chas. Cushman 7 50
John Henderson 2 00
A. Thompson
50 00
Geo. A. Sherborne
30
Dr. Chas. Mackin 50
J. H. Robinson 36 00
Town Park Com
101 26
E. J. Roche. 8 00
McMahon Bros
37 50
Dillon Bros
4 40
James Walls
1 50
Thomas P. Donahoe 2 50
$2,045 13
Uncollected Bills.
James Kinney, '93. $ 3 00
Henry W. Harvey, '93. 9 50
Hopedale Elect. Co., '94.
17 84
Mortimore Reynolds, '94
2 00
John Cuddihy, '94.
12 00
Mrs. L. Graves, '94 2 60
$46 94
INCIDENTALS.
By appropriation at March meeting. $3,300 00
Armory rent received from state. 50 00
Amount received from auctioneers' licenses 12 00
For Town Histories .. 7 00
For pool and billiard licenses. . ..
10 00
H. E. Morgan, theatre licenses. .. . .
31 00
R. H. Chamberlain, Chap. 416. 30 10
Slaughter house licenses 7 00
Forepaugh's circus.
35 00
Scribner & Smith's circus 20 00
Licenses under Chap. 525, Acts of
1894 21 00
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Returns :-
Paid Wood & Nye, death re- turns, 1892-93-94. $59 75
M. W. Edwards, death re- turns, 1893-94.
46 25
W. A. Phipps, M. D., birth returns 25
M. W. Knight, M. D., birth returns .
12 50
W. J. Clarke, M. D., birth returns ยท 3 75
1
C. D. Albro, M. D., birth returns
50
Thos. Monroe, M. D., birth returns 3 75
L. Blake, M. D., birth re- turns 25
Chas. Mackin, M. D., birth returns 6 50
Levi White, M. D., birth returns 5 00
J. M. French, M. D., birth returns 4 00
A. Osborne, M. D., birth returns 1 50
J. J. Duggan, M. D., birth returns 21 75
165 75
Sundries :-
Paid E. Temple, taking pho- tographs . 2 00
C. R. Scott, water for Ar- mory 26 00
G. A. Sherborne, for bury- ing dog . 1 00
John Moore, dog officer ... 10 00
I7
Jas. C. Coffey, for burying
cat
$ 50
John Smith, services as registrar . 2 00
R. H. Stanley, steel pens .. 1 25
W. F. Delano, lockup keys
1 00
J. Allen Rice, supplies to Board of Health. ..
9 55
H. A. Barney, coal for Ar- mory 18 96
Jas. Powers, teams to Board of Health. 5 00
M. R. Warren, license blanks
7 50
P. B. Murphy, dog blanks 5 75
H. C. Snell, fire inquests ..
4 00
H. C. Snell, death inquest
5 00
C. H. Kimball, repairs on target
18 39
Otis Whitney & Son, labor on target 36 61
G. G. Cook, stamped
envelopes
11 35
P. M. Hunt, Ins. for Board of Health
110 49
John Moore,
duty July 4
6 00
John Smith,
66
4 00
R. Marino,
66
6 00
Jas. W. Burke,
66
6 00
Chas. Caruso,
66
6 00
M. McKeague,
66
3 00
John T. Ryan,
66
6 00
Daniel Hayes,
66
6 00
P. M. Hunt,
66
6 00
E. J. Dalton, duty July 4
and Muster day . . .
... 8 00
18
Jas. Howard, duty July 4 and Muster day. $ 8 00 M. Broderick, duty July 4 and Muster day .. . . . .. . 8 00
Thos. Kelley, duty July 4 and Muster day. . . ... .. 9 00
C. H. Waters, duty July 4
.
and Muster day ....... 9 00
John Cuddihy, labor on drain 80 00
W. E. Cheney, posting .... 1 50
P. M. Hunt, liquor raids .. 27 00
L. E. Heath, team for as- sessors 10 00
Z. C. Field, lumber . 11 32
Clark Ellis & Sons, sup- plies.
3 93
John M. Wood, cleaning cemetery 5 00
Wm. M. Olin, Sec., ink ...
4 00
Otis Whitney & Son, labor, Board of Health. .. C. E. Wood, labor, Board of Health .
2 25
3 59
A. A. Jenkins, serving no- tices 6 00
D. J. Lang, recording births, marriages and deaths ... 186 75 John Coffey, labor on cess- pool 5 00
C.H.Farrington, ballot box
2 50
C. H. Randlett, cleaning cesspool . 12 00
G. F. Birch, expenses to Worcester on Howard case . 4 00
19
L. A. Cook, coal for Ar-
mory .
$ 10 50 W. G. Wheelock, bills, surveying 280 75
John Moore, for money paid out burying dog ....... 1 00
C. W. Wilcox, spectacles for Nov. 6 .. 1 00
M. W. Edwards, burial of John Fay. 35 00
1,060 44
Lighting :-
Paid Milford Gas Co. (Ar- mory) . 72 43
Stationery :-
Paid C. A. Cook, postage,
$ 5 19
express, etc. .. Geo. E. Stacy, stationery, assessors 19 35
Geo. E. Stacy, stationery .. 8 82
Corliss, Macy & Co., check book 25 00
D. J. Lang, postage, ex- press, etc. 25 30
83 66
Town meeting expenses :- Paid T. F. Connors, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6 ..... Wm. C. Lang, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 16 50
16 50
Jas. J. Connors, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6 ..... 16 50
A. D. White, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 16 50
20
S. W. Heath, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. $16 50
W. F. Sherborne, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. .... 16 50
F. P. Dillon, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 16 50
C. A. Sumner, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 16 50
A. W. Shedd, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 16 50
Geo. W. Ellis, teller Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 16 50
Wm. H. Cary, teller Mar. 5 11 00
T. H. Coyne, teller Mar. 5 11 00
F. H. Clark, teller Mar. 5 11 00
Jas. Fitzsimmons, teller Mar. 5 .. 11 00
T. H. Lynch, teller Mar. 5 11 00
W. R. Hartshorne, teller Mar. 5. 11 00
A. B. Montague, teller Mar. 5. 11 00
H. C. Tilden, teller Nov. 6
5 50
H. I. Carpenter, teller Mar. 5 .. 11 00
W. J. Welch, teller Mar. 5 11 00
H. B. Spaulding, teller Mar. 5 .. 11 00
M. Sweeney, teller Nov. 6 5 50
Archie Boyd, teller Nov. 6 5 50
T. F. Waters, teller Nov. 6 5 50
Lewis Hayden, teller Nov. 6
5 50
J. T. Murphy, teller Nov. 6
5 50
S. C. Sumner, inspector
Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. .... 20 00
2I
W. H. Pyne, inspector Mar. 5 .. $10 00
R. H. Cochran, inspector Nov. 6. 10 00
H. C. Tilden, deputy in- spector Mar. 5. ... .. .. 5 00
P. M. Hunt, deputy in- spector Mar. 5 ........ F. T. Quirk, deputy in- spector Nov. 6 .. 5 00
5 00
S. Alden Eastman, deputy inspector Nov. 6. ... .. . O. D. Holmes, attending meetings .
5 00
15 00
O. D. Holmes, serving 4 warrants 40 00
5 00
M. Broderick, duty Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 9 50
E. J. Dalton, duty Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. 9 50
5 50
Jas. W. Burke, duty Mar. 5 P. M. Hunt, duty Nov. 6 .. 5 00 P. H. Curran, teller and checking list Mar. 5 and Nov. 6 .. 23 50
J. F. McGuinness, dinners Mar. 5 and Nov. 6. .... 31 50
Matthews & Webber, din- ners, Mar. 5 and Nov. 6 26 00 Wm. Fleming, lunch, Mar. 5 and Nov. 6 . 19 30
563 80
John Smith, fixing booths John Smith, duty Mar. 5 and Nov. 6.
6 00
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Damages and law suits :- Paid Hopkins & Bacon, ser- vices Potter suit. ... .. . $250 00
Rent :-
Paid C. R. Scott (armory rooms) . $400 00
J. T. Raftery, land for target shoot. 15 00
$415 00
Printing :-
Paid Cook
& Sons, town
reports .
$281 20
Cook & Sons, printing and advertising 203 08
G. M. Billings, printing and advertising
228 50
J. P. Gallagher, printing and advertising . ... .. Milford Daily News, print- ing and advertising .... 95 83
82 50
M. Harris Avery, printing 6 50
897 61
Burial lots :-
Paid Henry Hancock, care
of lots. 14 00
Amount unexpended
41
$3,523 10 $3,523 10
SALARIES.
By appropriation $9,142 00
Paid W. F. Delano balance due.
$ 100 00
P. E. Clarke, balance due 87 00
R. H. Cochran, Board of Health, 1893 150 00
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Wm. J. Clarke, Board of Health, 1893 $150 00
John M. Eaton, Board of Health, 1893 150 00
C. H. Waters, patrolman 1893 48 00
James Howard, patrolman, 1893 262 75
Thomas Kelly, patrolman, 1893 155 50
E. J. Dalton, patrolman, 1893
243 25
M. Broderick, patrolman, 1893
137 75
C. A. Cook, balance 1893 D. J. Lang, Town Clerk .. Chester L. Clark, Overseer of Poor, 1893
200 00
300 00
325 00
James W. Burke, Overseer of Poor, 1893 100 00
H. E. Fales, services, Charles River Sewer .... W. P. Foley, balance due 1893
75 00
J. A. Taft, town solicitor, salary and incidentals, 1893
286 25
H. A. Brown, Auditor, balance due 1893. 150 00
John Moore, patrolman, balance 1893
132 75
Geo. E. Stacy, Assessor, balance 1893 100 00
W. B. Hale, Selectman, 1893 250 00
C. R. Scott, Selectman, 1893 250 00
50 00
24
M. E. Nelligan, Selectman 1893 $250 00
D. J. Lang, Clerk for Se- lectmen 250 00
O. D. Holmes, night watch- man 156 00
Henry J. Bailey, registrar 100 00
W. S. V. Cooke,
100 00
O. F. Croughwell, 66
100 00
D. J. Lang, Clerk of Reg- istrars 125 00
T. J. Connors, Assessor .. 155 00
L. E. Heath, 66
155 00
Geo. E. Stacy, 66
on account. 150 00
James Howard, patrolman,
on account. 217 50
M. Broderick, patrolman, on account 240 00
E. J. Dalton, patrolman
on account 200 00
Thomas Kelly, patrolman on account. 51 75
P. M. Hunt, patrolman ... 124 00
D. J. Lang, sealer weights and measures.
50 00
W. P. Foley, tax collector, on account 790 00
John Moore, patrolman,
on account 581 50
H. A. Brown, auditor, on account 100 00
Waldo Phipps, inspector
of cattle, 1892-93 . .....
$100 00
C. A. Cook, treasurer, on account 140 00
25
H. C. Snell, Chief of Po- lice, on account . $750 00
M. E. Nelligan, Selectman, on account.
125 00
G. F. Birch, Selectman, on account 125 00
Chester L. Clark, Overseer of Poor, on account .... 150 00
James W. Burke, Overseer of Poor, on account .... 50 00
John Smith, Overseer of Poor 100 00
9,139 00
Amount unexpended.
3 00
$9,142 00 $9,142 00
GAS AND STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation
$6,000 00
Paid Milford Electric Lt. & Power Co. $4,191 55
Globe Gas Lt. Co., gaso- lene. 960 89
Milford Gas Co., gas ..... 504 00
Globe Gas Lt. Co., lamps 8 00
G. A. Sherborne, express on lamps 25
$5,664 69
Amount unexpended.
335 31
$6,000 00 $6,000 00
INTEREST.
By appropriation $4,800 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank .. $3,682 05
National Hide & Leather Bank . 900 00
Co-operative Bank .
71 19
$4,653 24
Amount unexpended
146 76
$4,800 00 $4,800 00
26
TOWN DEBT.
By appropriation
$5,700 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank. $5,700 00
$5,700 00 $5,700 00
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
By appropriation .
$5,200 00
Paid Milford Water Co., rent of hydrants $5,160 00
Amount unexpended
40 00
-
$5,200 00 $5,200 00
CHAP. 440, ACTS OF 1891.
By appropriation. $900 00
Amount received from C. A. Dewey from Court 196 91
Amount received from L. E. Fales from Court ... ...
37 42
Paid different officers $429 37
Amount unexpended
704 96
$1,134 33 $1,134 33
MEMORIAL HALL.
By appropriation . $800 00
Cash, Post 22, G. A. R., rent.
76 00
Paid Martin Jenkins, janitor
$300 00
Milford Water Co., water.
42 08
Milford Gas Co., gas ... David Burke, labor
4 00
A. C. Kinney, labor .
5 00
Jos. Regan, labor. .
1 50
Mathew Milan, labor ...
75
C. H. Farrington, labor ... 1 20
J. L. Buxton, labor .. 2 05
T. N. Ide, labor. ...
2 00
Shea & O'Neil, supplies. . 1 00
1
34 02
27
L. A. Cook, grass seed ... $ 2 10
Z. C. Field, lumber. ..
7 28
T. E. Morse, painting . . .. 39 05
Mrs. Leonard, loam 2 85
Geo. A. Sherborne, loam ..
13 00
Highway dept., labor ..
40 70
P. P. Field, coal
210 00
$708 58
Amount unexpended
167 42
$876 00
$876 00
TOWN HALL.
By appropriation
$300 00
Cash, rent of court room
300 00
Cash, rent of town hall.
151 00
Paid John Smith, janitor $287 50
Milford Gas Co., gas .....
98 64
Milford Water Co., water.
32 58
C. A. Hill, plumbing. ....
5 85
155 75
P. P. Field, coal. .. Cooley Mfg. Co., chimney caps .
78 00
S. Mathewson, crackers ..
16 65
L. A. Cook, coal and wood Jas. McDermott, glazing, etc.
8 51
W. S. Wood & Co., sup- plies
13 72
H. J. Dearing, supplies . .. 2 00
Highway dept., labor .....
19 20
A. H. Ray, fixing roof ....
2 50
Z. C. Field, lumber. ... John Smith, labor in lock-
5 38
up .. 6 00
$746 28
Amount unexpended
4 72
$751 00
$751 00
14 00
28
MEMORIAL DAY.
By appropriation.
$150 00
Paid H. J. Bailey, for Post 22, G. A. R .. $150 00
$150 00
$150 00
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation
$1000 00
Concrete :-
Paid F. M. Ballou & Co.,
concrete work. ... . $496 95
Material and labor :-
.
Paid John Cuddihy, curbing.
91 97
Nelson T. Sherman, curb-
ing
35 58
Highway dept., labor .... 375 50
$1000 00
By betterments collected and paid treasurer :-
Mrs. Mary A. Jones .. $22 00
Geo. H. Whittemore 10 31
I. N. Davis 36 30
A. W. Gould 10 31
Wm. Fairbanks 10 31
L. B. Wilmarth
10 31
Willis B. Temple
49 16
148 70
By betterments collected from 1892 :-
D. R. Johnson . 11 00
Alonzo Perham 16 00
27 00
Amount unexpended
175 70
$1,175 70 $1,175 70
By betterments uncollected: -
Stephen Sweet. 17 75
Frank Fairbanks. 10 31
Granite Block estate
11 00
$39 06
29
STATE AID.
Aid paid various persons $5,981 00 By amount paid due from State 5,981 00
$5,981 00 $5,981 00
MILITARY AID.
By appropriation $300 00
Aid paid various persons
$562 00
By one-half amount paid due from state ..
281 00
Amount unexpended. 19 00
$581 00
$581 00
CHAPTER 298 .- SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
By appropriation . $1600 00
Amount received from Braintree
15 00
Aid paid various persons . $1805 86
Exceeded appropriation
190 86
$1805 86
$1805 86
INDEXING TOWN RECORDS.
By appropriation . $250 00
Paid Wheelock & Davis, re-
binding
$ 22 50
D. J. Lang, labor 172 50
Wm. C. Lang
55 00 250 00
$250 00
$250 00
EXPENSES ON HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
By appropriation .
. $1200 00
Paid Walter E. Parkhurst, plans and specifications. $1000 00
W. G. Wheelock, jr., sur- veying . 22 00 1,022 00
Amount unexpended
178 00
$1,200 00 $1,200 00
30
TOWN SCALES.
By appropriation.
$365 00
Paid The Fairbanks Co.,
scales
$285 00
Thomas Mahar, labor. ...
2 50
E. Sullivan, labor. .
5 00
John Cuddihy, laying
foundation. 60 00 -
Wm. Phillips, concrete ... 8 00
$360 50
Amount unexpended
4 50
$365 00
$365 00
PLEASANT STREET.
By appropriation
Paid Highway Dept., labor, . $500 00
$500 00
$500 00
$500 00
WEST PINE STREET AND GIBBON AVENUE.
By appropriation. ..
$500 00
Paid Highway Dept., labor
$500 00
$500 00
$500 00
HUNTOON SLIP.
By appropriation
$150 00
Paid Highway Dept., labor
$125 00
Amount unexpended.
25 00
$150 00 $150 00
3I
BILLS THE TOWN OWES THE FOLLOWING PERSONS.
Salaries :-
Jesse A. Taft, town counsel . $250 00
M. Broderick, patrolman 61 00
James Howard, 66
92 00
E. J. Dalton, 66
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