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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 nineteenth day of February, A. D. 1891.
E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES,
Constable of Milford.
INDEX.
Appropriations
. 4
Assessors' Report
32
Auditor's Report 57
Board of Health, Report of .
56
Collector of Taxes, Report of
30
Fire Engineers' Report
42
Overseers of the Poor, Report of
33
Selectmen's Report .
6
Summary of Expenses ·
5
Town Clerk's Report
60
Town Officers, List of
2
Town Park Commissioners' Report .
55
Town Treasurer's Report .
·
.
23
Trustees of Town Library, Report of
51
Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Report of
.
54
Town Records 1-48
School Committee, Report of
1
Superintendent of Schools, Report of
·
9
Town Warrant
· 30
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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 Ceme- tery, Park Commissioners, Town Clerk, Auditor, School Committee, and Supt. of Schools,
For the Year Ending February 1, 1892.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1892.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN.
AMARIAH A. TAFT, EPHRAIM L. WIRES, WILLIAM B. HALE.
TOWN CLERK.
TOWN TREASURER.
DOMNICK J. LANG.
CLIFFORD A. COOK. TAX COLLECTOR. AUDITOR.
MORTIMORE J. REYNOLDS. THOMAS J. LYNCH.
ASSESSORS.
GEORGE E. STACY, LEWIS HAYDEN, THOMAS J. CONNOR. OVERSEERS OF POOR.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH,
JAMES W. BURKE. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
GEORGE G. PARKER,
ROBERT H. COCHRAN,
GILBERT M. BILLINGS,
GEORGE L. COOKE,
JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D., JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN. TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY.
CHARLES A. DEWEY, NATHAN W. HEATH,
OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, BENJAMIN ADAMS.
VALENTINE N. RYAN,
BOARD OF HEALTH.
WILLIAM J. CLARKE, M. P. BURNS,
ROBERT H. COCHRAN.
CONSTABLES.
MARTIN BRODERICK, JAMES W. BURKE,
EDWARD J. DALTON,
MATTHEW BURNS,
OLIVER D. HOLMES, DAVID E. CASEY,
JAMES HOWARD, AUGUSTUS W. KEENE.
THOMAS F. KELLY, THOMAS F. MARTIN,
JOHN MOORE, P. P. O'DONNELL,
NELSON SHERMAN, HENRY C. SNELL,
CHARLES H. WATERS.
3
FENCE VIEWERS.
ISAAC N. DAVIS, CHANDLER CHENEY, A. J. SUMNER.
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
JOHN M. WOOD,
HENRY J. BAILEY,
HENRY C. SKINNER,
ISAAC N. CROSBY, HENRY HANCOCK.
GEORGE L. MAYNARD,
FIELD DRIVERS.
J. D. HUNT, JOHN J. SHOCKROW. POUND KEEPER. J. D. HUNT.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen. ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
J. H. SCOTT, M. J. BUCKLEY,
P. P. O'DONNELL, J. T. BERRILL,
THOMAS E. NUTTING.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
JAMES MURRAY, JR., HENRY J. BAILEY, DOMNICK J. LANG.
W. S. V. COOKE,
TOWN SOLICITOR. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
JOSEPH H. WOOD. WILLIAM L. BILLINGS.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
LOCK-UP KEEPER.
D. J. LANG. JOHN SMITH. MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
C. T. DAY,
FRANCIS T. QUIRK,
IRVING W. SWEET, CHARLES F. CHAPIN,
MATTHEW BURNS, CHARLES N. NICHOLS.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
C. T. DAY, IRVING W. SWEET, CHARLES N. NICHOLS, MURTY REYNOLDS, JR. POLICE OFFICERS.
M. P. BURNS,
PAUL DOANE,
JEREMIAH DAVOREN, JOHN SMITH,
PETER ROSS, FRANCIS H. FARRINGTON,
JOHN T. RYAN,
FRANK M. HOWE,
GEORGE M. NEWTON, MICHAEL McKEAGUE.
Appointed by the Over seers of the Poor. TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGG AN, M. D.
APPROPRIATIONS.
At a Legal Meeting, March 2, 1891 :-
Highways
· $ 9,000
Incidentals
1,700
Salaries
5,000
Memorial Hall
600
Street Lights
4,300
Town Library
500
Schools
23,000
Poor Department
9,500
Interest
.
5,000
Water for Fire Purposes
100
Military Aid .
800
Fire Department
6,550
Memorial Day
150
Town Park
100
Sidewalks
.
.
1,000
Town Debt
5,00€
Soldiers' Relief
1,000
Expenses under Chap. 440, Acts of 1890
1,200
Fire Alarm Boxes
500
T. and P. Donohoe, Sidewalk Betterment
28
Wood Lot
400
At a Regular Meeting, April 27, 1891 :-
Memorial Hall ·
.
300
Painting Town House
.
.
600
$900
$80,828
.
.
·
·
4,500
Vernon Grove Cemetery
·
$79,928
At a Legal Meeting, Nov. 3, 1891 :-
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized to pay from money now in his hands and from such sums as he may receive as income, to be expended for the purposes as stated in the arti- cle (Article 3).
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Total Expenses.
Balance Unexpended.
Exceeded Appropriation.
Highways
.
$11,881 30
Incidentals
·
4,353 15
Salaries
6,858 57
Memorial Hall
913 10
$62 90
Street Lights
4,826 47
Town Library
948 92
1 84
Schools
23,583 60
$174 09
Poor Department
9,492 49
7 51
Interest
5,363 23
Water for Fire Purposes
4.443 33
56 67
Vernon Grove Cemetery
225 74
Military Aid .
1,737 00
Fire Department
7,054 41
59
Memorial Day
.
150 00
Town Park
124 90
10
Sidewalks
·
1,538 56
96 67
Town Debt
5,000 00
Soldiers' Relief
2,103 38
Expenses under Chap. 440, Acts of 1890
9 18
1190 82
$90,607 33 $1,320 43
$270 76
.
.
.
.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
By appropriation at March meeting . $9,000 00
Cash from E. P. Usher, M. & H. St. R. Co.
300 00
H. A. Bartlett 48 43 ·
Labor by department .
.
402 64
By appropriation at Nov. 3 meeting
2,130 23
Sundries :-
Paid Milford Water Co., wa-
ter for stable $15 00
A. A. Taft, keeping horse . 12 50
Milford Water Co., moving hydrant . 6 04
$33 54
Repairs :-
Paid T. N. Ide, blacksmith $111 79
Ira N. Ide,
47 03
John Bennett, 66 17 44
T. F. Lawton, 66 34 98
D.B. Rockwood, blacksmith 1 75
George E. Allen, bill
16 50
Otis Whitney & Son, bill . 5 45
T. E. Morse, bill . 2 40
Henry S. Cushman, bill
35 35
Dwyer Bros., bill . 6 00
Henry Willard, bill 35 00
W. H. Britton, bill 10 85
L. E. Belknap, bill .
48 60
J. L. Buxton, bill .
40
373 54
Rent :-
Paid C. R. Scott, town barn $300 00
A. A. Taft, land for crusher 60 00
360 00
7
Horses for fire duty :-
Paid Wm. Johnston & Co. . $137 00
G. A. Sherborne . 53 00
$190 00
Supplies :-
Paid Edward E. Vaughan $55 39
South Boston Iron Works 124 12
Concord Foundry Co.
59 08
Clark Ellis & Sons
378 52
L. A. Cook
216 36
Henry Willard
50 61
Farrel Foundry & Machine Co
52 71
Pierce & Wood
·
1 90
Jenney Mfg. Co.
·
3 57
Cyrus Noyes
.
944 01
Material :-
Paid Milford Electric L. & P. Co
$ 13 75
E.Thayer, gravel,'90 and'91 121 44
S. Jefferds, 66
1 90
E. B. Taft, 66
17 10
M. J. Reynolds, gravel
8 50
Chas. P. Corbett, gravel
9 20
Dexter Cushman, 66
38 40
S. Mathewson, 66
3 80
J. E. Macuen, 66
5 60
Norcross Bros., stone .
254 50
Z. C. Field, lumber
.
46 90
H. A. Barney, planks
56 84
Milford Pink Granite Co., chips
309 00
Hay and grain :-
Paid Eastman & Hobart $ 189 88
Prentice & Son 1,092 69
Wm. L. Billings 16 10 .
Edwin B. Taft 97 36
J. J. Nutter . 50 40
Chester L. Clark
13 92
.
1 75
.
886 93
8
Wm. Johnston & Co. $ 73 31 -- $1,533 66
Team work :- Paid B. H. Spaulding, labor, man and team . $30 15
T. Quirk, labor, man and team
30 00
60 15
Labor :-
Paid highway labor, pay roll $5,589 97
C. O. Woodbury, labor 933 24
E. P. Usher
12 25
Wm. L. Billings, Supt. 866 67
Weed Bros. & Lent, labor 14 34
Henry Willard, labor
83 00
7,499 47
$11,881 30 $11,881 30
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY IN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, JANUARY 1, 1892.
Land at Benj. Ward's,
6 iron bars,
9 horses,
4 sets double harness,
15 round-pointed shovels, 13 square-pointed shovels,
2 extra collars,
2 stone pickers,
1 pad for collar,
11 picks,
5 2-horse carts,
2 cards,
1 12-ft. wagon reach,
2 brushes,
1 stone dray,
9 halters,
1 stone drag,
4 curry-combs,
1 road scraper,
8 blankets,
1 1-horse cart,
7 surcingles,
4 sleds,
2 hay forks,
1 engine and crusher,
15 lanterns,
¿ bbl. kerosene, 8 pails,
2 snow-ploughs,
1 plough,
1 clock,
4 sickles,
2 stoves,
2 bush scythes,
1 looking-glass,
1 grass scythe,
2 lamps,
1 jack for oiling cart,
2 chairs,
1 kerosene can,
9
4 wheelbarrows,
2 sponges,
1 gallon harness oil,
2 grub hoes,
3 hoes,
3 bill-hooks,
4 iron rakes,
2 manure forks,
1 evener,
4 axes,
2 hay cutters,
2 wood-saws,
2 feed troughs,
2 jack screws,
3 heavy chains,
1 4-qt. measure,
3 ice chisels,
6 bells,
10 jumper drills,
1 whip,
7 street gates,
1 hand saw,
1 ladder,
4 long-handled shovels,
2 striking hammers,
1 stone road-roller,
8 sledges,
Sand pit on Thomas street.
CASH RECEIVED IN 1891.
Lyman Belknap .
·
$ 2 00
A. Thompson & Co.
.
.
.
50 00
G. N. Hayward .
.
·
10 00 .
C. H. Price
4 00
E. Vant
1 25
Mrs. Birmingham
2 00
H. J. Hildreth
7 50
I. N. Davis
26 50
E. J. Dalton
2 00
Martin Broderick
2 00
Michael Casey
10 00
Patrick Roach
17 55
William B. Hale
2 00
E. Willis .
1 68
D. J. Cronan
7 00
Chas. W. Wilcox
1 68
E. Scripture
8 00
N. W. Weed
1 00
Eastman & Hobart
12 00
Charles Cushman
29 00
Mrs. E. G. Bell .
.
21 00
.
·
10 05
John Davenport .
2 2-qt. measures,
2 wrenches,
3 drilling hammers,
1 set tackle blocks,
2 paving hammers, 20 hand drills,
·
.
.
·
10
E. A. Thomas
$ 6 00
J. H. Robinson .
36 00
Dennis O'Connell
2 00
C. H. Metcalf
47 93
Abner Adams
.
7 00
Mrs. Chapin
3 00
Mr. Pierce
2 00
Mr. Taylor
2 00
A. Macuen
50
James McGuire
2 00
Mr. Aldrich
1 50
Mr. Kennedy
1 50
H. J. Putnam
2 00
Mr. Pyne
50
Mr. Bowen
2 00
Mr. Whitcomb
1 00
Mr. Crane
50
J. O'Neil
2 00
Mr. Moore
1 00
Robert Barrett
1 00
J. J. Conners
50
Mr. Mack
1 00
R. Aylward
8 00
G. Lanigan
1 00
Cash
50
- $360 64
INCIDENTALS.
By appropriation at March meeting . $1,700 00
By appropriation at Nov. 3d meeting By armory rent received from state . Returns : -***
.
2,456 65
300 00
Paid J. P. Stedman, M. D., birth returns $ 2 75
J. M. French, M. D., birth returns 3 50
M. W. Knight, M. D., birth returns 10 25
J. J. Duggan, M. D., birth returns 11 00
Jerome Wilmarth, M. D., birth returns 75
·
.
.
11
Charles Mackin, M. D., birth returns $ 8 50
Wm. J. Clarke, M. D., birth returns
3 00
John Barns, M. D., birth returns 25
Wood & Nye, death re- turns, 1890-91 .
37 25
M. W. Edwards, death re- turns .
20 00
$97 25
Sundries :-
Paid George B. Colburn, ser- vices Board of Health $86 00
M. P. Burns, enforcing
Town By-Laws, 1890
103 50
M. P. Burns, enforcing Town By-Laws, 1891 90 00
George F. Birch, lockup key
1 00
J. F. Hickey, desk
12 50
H. C. Snell, fire inquest
7 26
O. D. Holmes, fire inquest
11 70
E. J. Dalton, notifying officers
2 00
Frank H. Marshall, bill
2 75
P. Minton, lease of land for 1 year 15 00
W. E. Cheney, bill-posting 3 00
H. J. Dearing, chairs 9 75
Harvey B. Wilder, record- ing deeds 1 80
T. E. Morse, labor for Board of Health
25 50
J. N. Darling, engineering 28 00
A. J. Sumner, copying 2 50
Hapgood & Mayhew, team for Assessors 10 00
D. J. Lang, ticket to Bos- ton and return .
1 54
Mrs. G. A. Brown, nurse
to Mrs. Potter . 49 00
12
J. M. French, services to Mrs. E. Potter . $ 32 00
A. A. Taft, cash paid for support of Mrs. E. Potter W. H. Britton, labor 5 00
15 00
M. P. Burns, money paid for abating nuisances .
16 00
M. P. Burns, killing dogs . 2 00
John Moore, police duty July 3 and 4 5 00
E. J. Dalton, police duty July 3 and 4 5 00
M. Broderick, police duty . July 3 and 4 5 00
James Burke, police duty July 3 and 4 6 00
James Howard, police duty July 3 and 4 5 00
John T. Ryan, police duty July 3 and 4 6 00
Thomas F. Martin, police duty July 3 and 4 6 00
C. H. Waters, police duty July 3 and 4 6 00
Thomas Kelly, police duty July 3 and 4 6 00
P. P. O'Donnell, police duty July 3 and 4 5 00
H. C. Snell, police duty July 3 and 4 6 00
Wm. H. Campbell, burying nuisance . 1 00
M. P. Burns, enforcing Chap. 100, By-Laws 400 00
A. W. Keene, enforcing Chap. 100, By-Laws 800 00
1 00
A. A. Jenkins, lockup key A. A. Taft, desk and ex- penses 26 65
C. H. Farrington, lockup key 1 00
13
John Moore, dog officer · $10 00
W. J. Clarke, services to Mrs. E. Potter . 5 00
W. F. Butler, repairs on ballot-box 1 00
Henry Willard, bill 3 13
S. M. Spencer, ink
30
Geo. A. Sherborne, sprink- ling street 25 00
Emily L. Morse, 3 rods
land .
30 00
F. W. Morse, soap
45
Milford Electric Light & Power Co., removing hy- drant
4 15
Milford Water Co., remov-
ing hydrant ·
36 32
James Powers, team to
Hopedale .
1 00
D. J. Lang, team to Men- don
2 00
M. W. Edwards, burial of H. Smith 35 00
C. A. Cook, express 1 40
John Wood, cleaning cem- etery 5 00
Priest, Page & Co., set of weights and measures .
24 00
E. J. Dalton, perambulating town lines ·
3 00
D. J. Lang, perambulating town lines 12 00
G. A. Sherborne, express
75
L. A. Cook, coal 11 89
A. H. Sweet, bill . 4 90
E. F. Gillett .
.
24 00 - $2,063 74
Water :-
Paid Milford Water Co., Pur- chase street trough $40 00
Milford Water Co., Lin-
coln square trough 40 00
14
C. R. Scott, water for Ar- mory .
$22 00
John Usher, West street trough 5 00
Milford Water Co., water for crusher 6 67
$113 67
Lighting :-
Paid Milford Gas Co. (Armo- mory Hall)
$80 11
80 11
Stationery :-
Paid H. M. Meeks, tally sheets $ 4 00
R. H. Cochran, paper
1 30
Corlies, Macy & Co., books
26 50
M. R. Warren, license blanks
7 08
George W. Stacy, books, paper, etc. 29 36
D. J. Lang, postage and express . 11 94
Thomas Groom & Co.,
books
54 90
T. J. Lynch, postage and
express, '90 and '91 6 13
Clifford A. Cook, postage and express 15 10
156 31
Town Meeting expenses :- Paid O. D. Holmes, police services . $10 00
O. D. Holmes, serving Town Warrant . ·
29 00
E. J. Dalton, constable
10 50
M. P. Burns, police officer
11 00
J. F. McGuinniss, dinners, March and November 68 25
S. C. Sumner, ballot clerk 15 00
P. H. Curran, teller 13 00
P. M. Hunt, teller .
20 00
M. Broderick, constable 6 50
John Smith, bill . 8 00
15
H. C. Snell, constable $13 00
C. A. Sumner, teller, Mar. and Nov. 27 00
Lewis Hayden, teller, Mar. and Nov. 27 00
H. J. Pyne, teller, Mar. and Nov. 28 00
A. F. Sadler, teller, Mar. and Nov. 28 00
J. H. Stratton, teller, Mar. and Nov.
27 00
Clifford A. Cook, teller 5 00
George W. Ellis, teller, Mar. and Nov. 12 00
T. F. Waters, teller, Mar. and Nov. 11 00
N. F. Blake, teller, Mar. and Nov. 10 00
A. A. Jenkins, teller, Nov. 8 00
Wm. J. Welch, teller, Nov. 7 00
Wm. J. Pyne, inspector, Nov. 10 00
Wm. P. Foley, teller, Nov.
7 00
F. A. Shepard, teller, Nov. 7 00
A. A. Burrell, teller, Nov. 7 00
Jesse A. Taft, dept. inspec- tor, Nov. 5 00
$430 25
Damages and law suits : ----
Paid D. Healey, damages $100 00 City of Boston (John Cro- nan suit) 81 31
Wm. A. McKean, damages
9 00
Jos. H. Wood estate, ser-
vices on Griffin and Pot-
ter suits
50 00
240 31
Rent :-
Paid C. R. Scott, Armory
rooms 468 75
16
Printing :-
Paid Milford Daily News, advertising $107 58
Cook & Sons, printing and advertising
200 08
Times Pub. Co., printing and advertising . 22 50
G. M. Billings, printing and advertising 115 85
G. M. Billings, Town Re- ports 317 25
$763 26
Burial lots :---
Paid Henry Hancock, care of lots
$19 00
Pine Grove Cemetery Cor-
poration, care of lots 24 00
43 00
$4,456 65 $4,456 65
SALARIES.
By appropriation at March meeting $5,000 00
By appropriation at Nov. 3 meeting
1,755 07
Paid T. J. Connor, Assessor $ 151 25
M. J. Reynolds, Tax Collector, 1890 and 1891
1,442 92
O. D. Holmes, night watchman ·
156 00
J. T. McLoughlin, Registrar
25 00
Jas. Murray, jr.,
100 00
Henry J. Bailey, 66
·
.
100 00
W. S. V. Cooke,
100 00
D. J. Lang, 66
75 00
Geo. E. Stacy, Assesscr
187 50
Lewis Hayden,
161 00
C. L. Clark, Chairman, Overseers of Poor 325 00
John Smith, Overseer of Poor 100 00
James W. Burke, Overseer of Poor 100 00
T. J. Lynch, Auditor . 200 00
C. A. Cook, Treasurer . ·
.
300 00
·
·
17
D. J. Lang, Town Clerk $150 00
D. J. Lang, Sealer of Weights and Measures 20 00
D. J. Lang, collecting, recording, in- dexing, and returning births, deaths and marriages ·
133 75
E. J. Dalton, Patrolman 297 00 ·
Martin Broderick, Patrolman . 297 00
James Howard, Patrolman ·
297 00
John Moore, Patrolman 545 25
J. H. Wood estate, Town Solicitor 187 50
A. A. Taft, Selectman 250 00 .
E. L. Wires, Selectman
250 00
Wm. B. Hale, Selectman
250 00
D. J. Lang, Clerk of Selectmen
250 00
M. P. Burns, Board of Health 153 90
R. H. Cochran, Board of Health 75 00
Wm. J. Clarke, M. D., Board of Health 75 00
$6,755 07 $6,755 07
GAS AND STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation, March meeting . $4,300 00
By appropriation, November meeting 526 47
Paid Globe Gas Lt. Co., gasoline $ 914 48
Milford Electric Lt. & Power Co., lights
3,400 08
Milford Gas Lt. Co., gas .
463 32
Globe Gas Lt. Co., supplies
18 98
Milford Gas Co., supplies
16 48
Milford Electric Lt. & Power Co.,
supplies
13 13
$4,826 47 $4,826 47
INTEREST.
By appropriation at March meeting By appropriation at November meeting Paid Milford Savings bank
$5,000 00
363 23
$4,374 36 ·
National Hide and Leather Bank .
900 00
.
18
Milford Co-operative bank
$ 88 87
$5,363 23 $5,363 23
TOWN DEBT.
By appropriation .
$5,000 00
Paid Milford Savings Bank .
$5,000 00 .
$5,000 00 $5,000 00
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
By appropriation at March meeting $1,000 00
By appropriation at April meeting
3,500 00
Paid Milford Water Co., rent of hydrants $4,443 33
Balance unexpended
56 67
$4,500 00 $4,500 00
MEMORIAL HALL.
By appropriation at March meeting $600 00
By appropriation at April meeting
300 00
Cash Post 22, G. A. R., rent
76 00
Paid Henry B. Thayer, janitor
$300 00
Milford Gas Light Co., gas
50 43
Jared W. Meserve, labor
3 75
Milford Water Co., water
43 02
P. P. Field, fuel
178 76
Addison Aldrich, labor .
4 50
Wm. Stewart, labor
17 00
F. W. Mann, labor
4 60
H. A. Barney, fuel
18 00
School department, wire mat
3 25
Avery & Woodbury, supplies
11 63
Prentice & Son, supplies
1 50
James H. Morris, repairing slates
19 90
Cyrus Noyes, labor
91 00
H. T. Hussey, labor
4 50
George A. Sherborne, supplies .
75
N. F. Coyne, labor
2 00
F. L. Brown, labor
15 00
Z. C. Field, lumber
.
8 68
.
19
George W. Stacy, supplies
$ 50
Henry Willard, labor
2 00
Charles W. Johnson, labor
2 25
L. A. Cook, fuel
97 50
P. Lynch, supplies
60
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
31 98
Balance unexpended
62 90
$976 00
$976 00
TOWN HALL.
Cash, rent of court room
.
$300 00
Cash, rent of Town Hall .
117 00
Cash, rent of lock-up
5 50
By appropriation at November meeting .
436 79
Paid John Smith, janitor and lock-up keeper
$325 00
J. Allen Rice, supplies .
12 00
Milford Gas Light Co., gas
87 22
Milford Water Co.
.
66 43
Mathewson Bros., supplies
18 75
P. P. Field, supplies
116 57
F. J. Hoyt, plumbing
13 98
P. Lynch, supplies
1 50
H. A. Barney, supplies .
48 08
M. J. Reynolds, sundries
1 25
L A. Cook, supplies
52 00
Henry Willard, repairs .
.
5 90
Cyrus Noyes, supplies and labor
7 25
First Congregational parish, (28 settees)
57 00
C. A. Hill, plumbing
9 74
W. H. Britton, labor
14 45
Pierce & Wood, supplies
11 15
John Smith, supplies
6 50
C. W. Wilcox, labor
1 50
Clark Ellis & Sons, labor
5 02
$859 29
$859 29
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PROPERTY AT THE TOWN HALL.
Three safes, 2 writing desks, 5 chairs, 1 book-case, 28 settees nearly new, 120 settees much used, 5 tables, 6 cushioned chairs,
20
4 dozen common chairs, 7 heating stoves, one cooking stove, 2} dozen coal-hods, 1 safe at Tax Collector's office.
MEMORIAL DAY.
By appropriation . Paid H. J. Bailey for Post 22, G. A. R. . $150 00
$150 00
$150 00
$150 00
WOOD LOT.
By appropriation .
$400 00
Paid A. J. Sumner for same
$400 00
$400 00
$400 00
REIMBURSEMENT OF SIDEWALK BETTERMENT.
By appropriation .
$28 00
Paid T. and P. Donohoe .
$28 00
$28 00
$28 00
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation .
$1,000 00
Concrete :-
Paid F. M. Ballou, concrete work · $1,255 72
Material :-
Paid John Cuddidy, curbing
61 30
Wm. P. Brown, 66
97 37
Peter Ross,
27 50
By betterments collected and paid Treasurer :-
W. H. Hooker
$ 9 70
Jesse Howard
11 12
Emery Walker
22 12
Adin Ball
9 87
M. W. Knight
8 50
Arthur C. Johnson
11 07
Walter Bennett
11 70
Sarah O. Cummings
9 12
C. R. Scott
23 92
M. Raftery
27 50
21
Wm. S. Clarke .
$10 57
George L. Thayer
4 64
Susan H. Leland .
5 44
Patrick Gillon
17 73
Kate O'Connor, .
6 00
Hannah Webb, heirs
8 41
$197 41
By betterments uncollected, viz :- Milford & Woonsocket R.
R. Co.
·
$26 48
Stephen Sweet
17 75
Eliza Fox
4 57
Frank Kennedy
4 72
B. F. Aldrich
19 80
Henry Lilley
29 52
Mrs. Daniel Connors
9 52
William R. Saul .
11 30
Nora Johnson
9 77
Kate O'Connor
15 00
Lewis Stone
10 00
George Withington
6 73
Edwin Withington
18 74
James Thom
38 50
Mary Lyons
7 50
Thomas Holland .
7 00
Patrick Hilferty, heirs
14 95
John Barrett
9 50
James S. Kelly
.
18 90
Dwight Russell
61 00
Exceeded appropriation
$96 67
$1,538 56 $1,538 56
By betterments collected from year 1890 :-
Reuben Rich
$ 6 72
Patrick Gillon
63 00
Mary Lyons
.
.
5 00
John Rogers
8 00
Charles E. Holmes
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19 00
Murty Reynolds
14 00
.
.
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·
.
$115 72
.
·
341 15
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STATE AID.
Aid paid various persons . $5,218 50 By amount paid due from the State $5,218 50
$5,218 50 $5,218 50
MILITARY AID.
By appropriation at March meeting $800 00
By appropriation at November meeting .
68 50
Aid paid various persons .
$1,737 00
By one half amount paid, due from State
868 50
$1,737 00 $1,737 00
CHAPTER 298 .- SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
By appropriation at March meeting $1,000 00
By appropriation at November meeting 1,103 38
Aid paid various persons . $2,103 38
$2,103 38
$2,103 38
CHAPTER 440, ACTS OF 1890.
By appropriation
$1,200 00
Paid E. J. Dalton .
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.
$ 6 59
John Moore
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.
2 59
Balance unexpended
·
.
1,190 82
$1,200 00 $1,200 00
All of which is respectfully submitted.
AMARIAH A. TAFT, E. L. WIRES, WM. B. HALE, Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Feb. 1, 1892.
MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN HOLDS IN TRUST.
One year's interest on the several burial lots.
Amount expended on each lot during the year, as follows :-
Balance due on each lot for the year 1891.
Mrs. Theron Holbrook, $100 Holbrook,
$6|Henry Hancock,
$ 2 00 Holbrook,
$29 17
Mrs. Obadiah Albee,
100 Albee,
6
2 00 Albee,
30 17
Wm. B. Dyer,
150 Dyer,
9
3 00|Dyer,
35 50
Henry S. Dean,
100 Dean,
6
10 00 Dean,
6 17
Abigail H. Adams,
100 Adams,
6 Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation,
12 00 Adams,
1 17
Mary E. Buck,
50|Buck,
3 Henry Hancock,
2 00 Buck,
6 17
D. C. Mowry,
150|Mowry,
9 Pine Grove Cemetery Corporation,
12 00|Mowry,
3 00
$750
$45
$43 00
$111 35
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
CLIFFORD A. COOK, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS., AS TREASURER.
To amounts received :-
Cash on hand Feb. 18, 1891
$ 519 82
Liquor licenses :-
James H. Mathews ·
$1,400 00 .
John H. Stratton
·
1,400 00
Corporation tax 2 56
Lewis R. Hazard
1,400 00
$11,812 74
Joseph Woods .
1,400 00
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass., County tax .
$ 4,334 00
Highways
.
.
12,457 54
Incidentals
·
.
·
Schools .
·
.
23,583 60 ·
Patrick Gillon
1,300 00
Poor
.
·
.
13,575 57
Lewis R. Hazard
1,300 00
Fire
7,054 41
J. Allen Rice
1 00
Street Lights
4,826 47
.
By amounts paid :-
Treasurer of Massachusetts :-
State tax $3,765 00 .
National Bank tax 4,268 68 ·
Patrick Gillon
.
1,400 00
One fourth of liquor licenses 3,776 50
·
Thomas Kelley
·
1,400 00
Bryan Manion
1,400 00
Alfred Goucher
1,400 00
4,456 65
John H. Stratton .
1,300 00
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.
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Fred H. Clark $1 00
Sidewalks
$1,441 89
Town Park
135 20
Town Library
889 87
Town Hall
859 29
Town Debt
5,000 00
Painting Town House
178 60 .
Pool and Billiard Table Licenses :-
James H. Mathews $2 00
Thomas Kelley
·
·
2 00
Bryan Manion
2 00
Memorial Hall .
913 10
Alfred Goucher
2 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
225 74
James E. Kneeland .
2 00
Salaries .
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·
·
2 00
Wood lot
·
.
·
.
2 00
T. & P. Donohoe
28 00
David Quinn
2 00
Fees, Chap. 440, Acts 1890
410 21
Military Aid, Chap. 279, Acts 1889
1,737 00
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts 1889
5,220 50
Joseph H. Wood
$2 00
Michael W. Edwards
2 00
Abbott A. Jenkins .
2 00
E. F. Gillett
2 00
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.
.
·
2 00
Daniel J. Cronan
2 00
·
.
Albert H. Sweet
·
· 1 00
Henry E. Morgan
·
.
Patrick J. Donohoe .
·
1 00
.
$15,106 00
Interest
·
5,363 23
Water, fire purposes .
4,443 33 .
Memorial Day .
·
·
·
·
.
7,183 07
William A. Pond
400 00
Amasa L. Smith
2 00
18 00
Auctioneers' Licenses :-
Soldiers' Relief, Chap. 298, Acts 1889
2,103 38
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·
Money borrowed by vote of Town March 2, 1891, in anticipation of taxes
27,500 00
12 00
·
Arthur B. Morse
1 00
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·
.
·
.
Leonard Hunt
·
1 00
·
150 00
·
John McGuinness
25
TREASURER'S REPORT -- CONTINUED.
Miscellaneous Licenses :-
Harper Bros., circus
·
$ 8 00
Walter L. Main, circus
15 00
S. E. Jackson, ossified man .
2 00
S. G. Myers, Chap. 448, Acts 1890
17 00
E. F. Gillett, Chap. 448, Acts 1890 ·
24 00
Milford Music Hall Co. .
39 00
$105 00
Treasurer of Massachusetts :-
Corporation tax .
·
$3,640 75
National Bank tax .
567 02
Military Aid, Chap. 279, Acts 1889
1,000 50
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts 1889 ·
4,659 00
Armory rent .
300 00
State paupers, support
90 96
State paupers, temporary sup- port . ·
100 96
For immigrants supported
56 00
10,415 19
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Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass. :- Dog tax . ·
$783 42 Rent of Court Room, 1 year to Jan. 1, 1892 .
300 00
- $1,083 42
Tax Collector M. J. Reynolds :- Taxes, 1886
$ 2 00
1887
42 84
1888
108 66
1889 ·
.
1,358 56 ·
1890
5,006 50
1891
.
85,558 74
Sidewalk Department :- M. J. Reynolds, Tax Collector
. 312 13
Memorial Hall Department :- Post 22, G. A. R., rent to Jan. 1, 1892 ·
$ 1 00
Post 22, G. A. R., heating to Jan. 1, 1892 .
75 00
76 00
Town Hall Department :- John Smith, rent of hall $117 00 John Smith, lockup fees 5 50
122 50
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·
.
79,040 18
27
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TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Highway Department :-
E. P. Usher, Trustee.
.
$300 00
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