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TOWN RECORDS,
1896=97.
TOWN RECORDS, 1896-97.
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCHI 4, 1896.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
To Either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are here- by required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified by law to vote in Elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the second day of March, A. D., 1896, punctually at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following articles, namely :-
[The Polls may be closed at four o'clock in the afternoon on said day of meeting.]
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. A Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Auditor, Three Selectmen, Three Assessors, Three Overseers of the Poor, Two Members of the School Committee, Two Trustees of Public] Library, One Member of the Board of Health, (for 3 years,) Two Trustees of Vernon Grove Ceme- tery, and Fifteen Constables; to be voted for on ballots pre- pared and furnished in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1893, and amendments thereto; al- so upon said ballots the voters will give in their votes "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?"
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Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the Se- lectmen, School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, Engineers of Fire Department, Tax Collector, Trustees of Pub- lic Library, Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, and any other Officers and Committees of said Town.
Article 4. To raise and appropriate such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the year ensuing.
Article 5. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to lighting its streets, and appropriate money for the same.
Article 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer to borrow money in anticipation of the Taxes of the cur- rent year.
Article 7. To determine when all Taxes shall be collect- ed and paid into the Treasury the year ensuing, and to fix the compensation 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 expenses of Memorial Day.
Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.
Article 10. To see what action the Town will take in re- lation to changing Hose Carriage No. 4 into a Hose Wagon, and appropriate money for the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to locate an Electric Light at some suitable point on North Bow street, and appropriate money for the same.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to locate an Electric Light at some suitable point on School street, and appropriate money for the same.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to locate an Electric Light at some suitable point on Green street, and appropriate money for the same,
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Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to locate an Electric Light opposite Chapin street on Main street, and appropriate money for the same.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to petition as provided in Chap. 428, Acts of 1890, and amendments thereto, to abolish the grade crossings on Central street, hear the report of the committee on Union Depot, and to take any action concerning the same.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to build a bank wall in front of the residence of David Quinlan on South Union street, and appropriate money for the same.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to build a Town Barn in the rear of Hose House on Spruce street, and appro- priate money for the same or take any action in relation there- to
Article 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to continue the sidewalk on the north side of Central street beginning at East street, near land of Michael McNama- ra, and continuing in an easterly direction about fifty rods more or less to a point near the residence of Thomas G. Gill- man, said walk to be curbed, graveled and topped out with coal ashes, and appropriate five hundred dollars for the same, or take any action in relation to said sidewalk.
Article 19. To see if the Town will unite with the Town of Mendon in causing to be printed copies of the Proprietors' Records of the original Town of Mendon, or act in any way in relation to the same.
Article 20. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out and grading of a way leading in a northerly direction from Congress street by land of N. W. Weed and Owen Wales, appropriate any money to build the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out and grading of a way called Granite Street Extension, appropriate any money to build the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
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Article 22. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out and grading of a way leading from Pearl street to School street through land of L. A. Cook and heirs of Peter Cook, appropriate any money to build the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out, grading, and exten- sion of Fruit street from South Main street to Depot street, appropriate any money to construct the same, or take any ac- tion in relation thereto.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the Public Meet- ing Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town; also cause an attested copy to be published in The Milford Daily Journal, Milford Daily News, Milford Gazette, and Milford Times, newspapers printed in said Town, Two Sabbaths at least be- fore 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 20th day of Feb- ruary, A. D., 1896.
ABBOTT A. JENKINS, GEORGE. F. BIRCH, GEORGE S. WHITNEY, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 2, 1896.
Pursuant to the within Warrant, I have notified the in- habitants of the Town of Milford herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by
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posting up attested copies of this Warrant at each of the Pub- lic Meeting Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town; and I have likewise caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Milford Daily News, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Gazette, and Milford Times, newspapers printed in said Town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting. Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford.
A true copy of the Warrant and the return thereon. Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 2, 1896.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 2, 1896.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Mil- ford, qualified by law to vote in elections and in town affairs, holden this, the second day of March, A. D. 1896, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, the said inhabitants proceeded as fol- lows :-
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, who then read the warrant.
Article 1. Balloting, the meeting made choice of Lowell E. Fales as moderator, the voting list being used.
After three votes had been cast G. B. Blake moved that the polls be declared closed, and was carried. All votes cast were for Lowell E. Fales.
The polls were opened at 8.10 A. M.
Voted: That when we adjourn, we adjourn until one week from tonight at 7.30 (March 9) and then take up the va- rious articles in the warrant.
Voted: To close the polls at 4.30 P. M.
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Due notice having been given, the polls at 4.30 P. M. were declared closed.
Voted: That a finance committee of 25 be appointed by the moderator.
The moderator appointed the following citizens: Abbott A. Jenkins, C. L. Clark, C. A. Cook, George E. Stacy, George L. Cooke, C. A. Dewey, M. W. Edwards, Z. C. Field, Patrick Gil- lon, P. Lynch, M. E. Nelligan, J. H. Scott, Stephen Sweet, J. F. Stratton, C. W. Wilcox, C. F. Claflin, J. Allen Rice, E. L. Wires, George P. Cooke, George F. Birch, Thomas Quirk, V. N. Ryan, Edwin A. Thomas, Joseph F. Hickey, and George B. Blake.
P. H. Curran, who had been appointed to check the list by the Selectmen, was duly sworn to faithfully perform the duties of his office by the Town Clerk.
S. C. Sumner and T. F. Connors, inspectors, and S. Alden Eastman and John A. Cook, deputy inspectors, who had been appointed by the Selectmen, were duly sworn to faithfully perform the duties of their office by the Town Clerk.
The following tellers, who had been appointed by the Se- lectmen, were duly sworn to faithfully perform the duties of their office by the Town Clerk: James J. Connors, J. T. Mur- phy, D. P. Flynn, T. F. Waters, J. J. Quinlan, Morgan Swee- ney, William C. Lang, John A. Finigan, D. J. Sullivan, R. H. Cochran, M. J. Kelly, H. I. Carpenter, H. B. Spaulding, C. A. Carpenter, Arthur A. Jenkins, Archie Boyd, A. W. Shedd, C. A. Sumner, W. F. Sherborne, C. W. Harris, A. D. White, George Littlewood, F. D. Field, and D. H. Bates.
Thomas H. Coyne and William H. Quinn, who were ap- . pointed assistant tellers by the moderator, were duly sworn to faithfully perform the duties of their office by the Town Clerk.
During the voting the ballot-box was opened by the unan- imous consent of the moderator and Town Clerk, for the pur- pose of taking out the ballots and sorting and counting the same. First at 9.35 A. M., when it registered 315; then at 11.10 A. M., when it registered 650; then at 1.21 P. M., when it regis- tered 1264; then at 3.35 P. M., when it registered 1708; and then
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at the close of the polls (4.30 P. M.), when the ballot-box regis- tered 1778.
List at the polls: Males, 1730; females, 48; total, 1778.
List at table: Males, 1730; females, 48; total, 1778.
The ballot-box count and the count of the ballot-clerks both agreed.
The names of those on the list of voters which had been checked were audibly counted, and found to be seventeen hun- dred and seventy-eight (1778).
The ballots having been sorted and counted, the modera- tor declared the following officers elected :-
Town Clerk-Domnick J. Lang, 327 Main street.
Town Treasurer-Clifford A. Cook, 9 Church street.
Tax Collector -William P. Foley, 15 Sumner street.
Auditor-Horace A. Brown, 5 Orchard street.
Selectmen-George F. Birch, 27 West street; Benjamin T. Clancy, West street; George S. Whitney, 20 Fruit street.
Assessors-Michael Larkin, 22 High street; J. Barney Leonard, 98 Purchase street; George E. Stacy, 74 School street.
Overseers of the Poor-James W. Burke, 137 West street; Chester L. Clark, 61 Purchase street; John Smith, 41 West street.
School Committee (3 years)-Richard Gilfoyle, 156 Main street; Horace E. Whitney, 21 Jefferson street.
Trustees of Town Library (3 years)-Benjamin Adams, 71 School street; Charles A. Dewey, 14 Chestnut street.
Board of Health (3' years)-Alfred A. Burrell, 108 Con- gress street.
Trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery (3 years)-Henry Hancock, 30 Fayette street; George L. Maynard, 83 School street.
Constables-James W. Anderson, Cedar street; Martin Broderick, 45 Sumner street; David E. Casey, Purchase street; Lawrence V. Corbett, 101 East Main street; Edward J. Dalton, 299 Main street; Jeremiah Davoren, Purchase street; Michael W. Edwards, 23 Spring street; Naum E. Gaskill, 26 Beach
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street; Oliver D. Holmes, 8 Leonard street; James Howard, 52 Depot street; Thomas F. Kelly, 26 South High street; Raphael Marino, 19 Main street; John Moore, 25 North street; Philip P. O'Donnell, 67 Central street; Charles H. Waters, 8 Carroll street.
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town? Resulted, Yes.
The following is the number of votes cast for the several candidates for Town Officers :-
FOR TOWN CLERK.
Votes.
Domnick J. Lang, 1395
Lewis Hayden,
1
I. E. Mason, 1
Henry Cahill, 1
Blanks, 332.
FOR TOWN TREASURER.
Clifford A. Cook, 1423
Henry Cahill, 1
Blanks, 306.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
William P. Foley, 1383
I. E. Mason, 1
Henry Cahill, 1
Blanks, 345.
FOR AUDITOR.
Horace A. Brown, 1277
Henry Cahill, 1
Blanks, 452.
FOR SELECTMEN.
George F. Birch, 993
Benjamin T. Clancy, 990
Lewis Hayden, 772
Francis T. Quirk, 710
George S. Whitney,
Thomas C. Gillman, 1
A. A. Jenkins, 1
Votes.
G. P. Woodbury,
1
Albert C. Withington,
1
F. A. Bishop,
1
Irving E. Mason, 1
N. B. Johnson, 1
Chandler Cheney,
1
Asa S. Cox, 1
Blanks, 827.
FOR ASSESSORS.
William H. Hooker, 805
Michael Larkin,
846
J. Barney Leonard,
1109
George E. Stacy,
1300
A. C. Withington,
1
Blanks, 1129.
FOR OVERSEERS OF POOR.
James W. Burke, 1269
Chester L. Clark,
1370
John Smith,
1310
I. E. Mason,
1
Blanks, 1240.
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (3
YEARS.)
Richard A. Gilfoyle, 911
John T. McLoughlin, 827
Horace E. Whitney, 966
889
L. Holbrook,
1
1
11
Votes.
W. B. Whiting,
2
Michael W. Edwards, 1006
Naum E. Gaskill, 629
Oliver D. Holmes, 903
James Howard, 883
FOR TRUSTEES OF TOWN LI- BRARY (3 YEARS).
Pearley M. Hunt, 523
Benjamın Adams, 815
Thomas F. Kelley, 870
Charles A. Dewey, 961
Michael Larkin, 547
William J. Welch, 666
Raphael Marino, 599
Blanks, 1028.
John Moore, 729
Philip P. O'Donnell, 709
YEARS).
George R. Severance, 545
Alfred A. Burrell, 752
James S. Sherman,
537
John P. Clancy, 703
Charles H. Waters,
772
Blanks, 275.
Michael J. Kelley,
1
FOR TRUSTEES OF VERNON
GROVE CEMETERY (3 YEARS).
Henry Hancock, 1017
George L. Maynard, 993
Blanks, 1450.
FOR CONSTABLES.
James W. Anderson, 555
Martin Broderick, 1084
David E. Casey, 854
Lawrence V. Corbett, 916
Edward J. Dalton, 955
Jeremiah Davoren, 664
Blanks, 11,663.
SHALL LICENSES BE GRANTED
FOR THE SALE OF INTOXI-
CATING LIQUORS
IN
THIS TOWN?
Yes, 902
No. 540
Blanks, 288.
The ballots cast and the list of voters used at the polls and at the ballot-clerks' table were then sealed up and en- dorsed by the moderator, Town Clerk, and tellers, and de- livered into the custody of the Town Clerk, as provided by law.
The unused ballots remaining, all soiled, canceled, and certified to by the ballot-clerks to be such, were sealed up and delivered to the Town Clerk, as provided by law.
The result having been declared at 10.05 p. M. it was voted: To adjourn until Monday evening, March 9, 1896, at 7.30 р. M.
Votes.
E. S. Tingley,
1
Blanks, 848.
FOR BOARD OF HEALTH (3
J. F. Stratton, 1
Charles Caruso, 1
A. W. Shedd, 1
Michael J. Daley, 4
J. H. Stratton, 1
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The oath of office was administered to Domnick J. Lang, Town Clerk, in open meeting, by L. E. Fales, moderator.
A true copy of the records. Attest:
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 9, 1896.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 9, 1896.
In pursuance to a vote passed at the annual Town meet- ing, held March 2, 1896, the inhabitants of the Town of Mil- ford met in the Town Hall, and proceeded to act upon the va- rious articles in the Town Warrant.
The meeting was called to order by L. E. Fales, modera- tor.
The Warrant was then read by the Town Clerk.
Article 3. Voted :-
To accept the report of the Selectmen.
To accept the report of the School Committee.
To accept the report of the Overseers of the Poor.
To accept the report of the Town Treasurer.
To accept the report of the Tax Collector.
To accept the report of the Assessors.
To accept the report of the Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery.
To accept the report of the Trustees of Public Library.
To accept the report of the Auditor.
To accept the report of the Park Commissioners.
To accept the Report of the Board of Health.
To accept the report of the Town Clerk.
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the moderator to examine the report of the Fire Engineers, inves- tigate their accounts and expenditures, and report at the ad- journed or next meeting, with recommendations.
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The moderator appointed the following persons : George B. Blake, Henry E. Fales, Z. C. Field, M. W. Edwards, and M. E. Nelligan.
Under this article George B. Blake made a report for the committee on extension of Town House, and it was voted to accept the report as a report of progress, and to allow the com- mittee further time.
James F. Baxter, secretary of building committee on hook and ladder house, made a report for the committee appointed to build hook and ladder house, which can be found at the Town Clerk's office, (Book 6, Page 566, of Town Records,) and it was voted to accept the report of the building committee on hook and ladder house.
Article 4. James F. Stratton, secretary of the committee on appropriations, reported the following recommendations :-
Recommended.
Highways .
$10,000 00
Appropriated. $10,000 00
Sidewalks .
·
.
1,000 00
1,000 00
Incidentals
3,500 00
3,500 00
Salaries
8,000 00
Street lights
5,500 00
5,500 00
Schools
26,000 00
26,000 00
Schoolhouse repairs
1,000 00
1,000 00
Town Hall
400 00
400 00
Memorial Hall
550 00
550 00
Memorial Day
150 00
150 00
Support of Poor
10,000 00
10,000 00
Water for Fire
5,300 00
5,300 00
Fire Department
7,500 00
Interest
4,500 00
4,500 00
Military Aid
.
400 00
400 00
Chapter 298
2,500 00
2,500 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
150 00
150 00
Town Park
250 00
250 00
Town Debt
7,700 00
6,700 00
Expenses, Chapter 440
750 00
750 00
Emergency Fund .
500 00
500 00
Completing H. & L. House
500 00
Town Library
·
*600 00
*600 00
*In addition to dog tax,
·
.
.
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Each item was taken up and acted upon separately.
Voted: To add $500 to the Fire Department appropria- tion, to be expended on the hook and ladder house.
Voted : To appropriate $7500 for Fire Department, $6100 of which to be for pay of members, and $1400 for incidental expenses of the Fire Department.
Voted: That a committee of nine (9) be appointed by the moderator, of whom the Board of Selectmen shall be a part, to consider the question of salaries of Town officers, and other expenditures of the Town, this committee to report at the next town meeting with recommendations.
The moderator appointed the following persons : George F. Birch, George S. Whitney, Benjamin T. Clancy, Z. C. Field, E. A. Thomas, James Lally, jr., C. A. Sumner, Albert C. With- ington, and Patrick Lynch.
Article 5. Voted: To pass over.
Article 6. Voted : That the Treasurer is hereby author- ized to borrow money at any time during the municipal year in various amounts, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,- 000) in all, and give the negotiable notes of the Town there- for, the same to be paid out of the taxes assessed for the year 1896.
Article 7. Voted: That the taxes become due Sept. 10, and that all taxes paid on or before that time shall be dis- counted 2} per cent, and that one half of one per cent per month be added to all taxes not paid by Sept. 10, and that the Collector be authorized to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer when appointed Collector may use.
Voted: That the Collector be paid for collecting the first seven tenths of the taxes committed to him one half of one per cent; for the next two tenths, one per cent, and for the remaining one tenth, five per cent of all taxes collected or abated.
Article 8. Voted : To pass over.
Article 9. Voted : That the Selectmen be authorized to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.
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Article 10. Voted: That the sum of $350 be appropria- ted to change hose carriage No. 4 into a hose wagon.
Article 11. Voted : To pass over.
Article 12. Voted : That the Selectmen be authorized to locate an electric light at some suitable place on School street, and that $100 be appropriated for the same.
Article 13. Voted : That the whole matter be left with the Selectmen, and they to locate whatever light they deem necessary, and appropriate $100 for the same.
Article 14. Voted : To pass over.
Article 15. Under this article Charles W. Carroll made a report for the committee appointed on union station, which can be found in Book 6, Page 570, of Town Records.
Voted: That the report of the committee on union sta- tion be accepted as a report of progress.
Voted : To pass over this article.
Article 16. Voted : To appropriate $100 for the same, and that the wall be built.
Voted: That the meeting adjourn until three weeks from tonight, (March 30,) at 7.30.
A true copy of the records.
Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCHI 30, 1896.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, March 30, 1896.
In pursuance to a vote passed at the adjourned Town meeting held March 9, 1896, the inhabitants of the Town of Milford met in the Town Hall, and proceeded to act upon the various articles in the Town Warrant of March 2.
The meeting was called to order by L. E. Fales, moder- ator.
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The warrant was then read by the Town Clerk.
Voted: That John J. Shockrow and Edmund Murphy be appointed Field Drivers for the year ensuing.
Voted: To appoint Edmund Murphy Pound-keeper for the year ensuing.
Voted: To appoint I. N. Davis, Chandler Cheney and Chester L. Clark Fence Viewers for the year ensuing.
Voted: To appoint Timothy Kirby, H. E. Fales and C. W. Wilcox Park Commissioners for the year ensuing.
Under Article 3, George B. Blake made a report for the committee appointed to investigate the report of the Fire En- gineers, which can be found in Book 6, Page 575, of the Town Records.
Voted: To accept the report of the committee.
Voted: Not to adopt the report of the committee.
Voted: To reconsider the above vote.
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Voted: That the main question be put.
Voted: That the report of the committee be adopted, with the exception of the recommendation that the number of men in the different companies be reduced.
Voted: To accept the report of the committee on sala- ries.
The committee appointed to consider the question of sala- ries of Town Officers and other expenditures made a report, which is as follows :-
Milford, March 30, 1896.
The committee chosen at the adjourned Town Meeting held March 9 to consider the question of salaries and other ex- penditures of the Town, beg leave to submit the following re- port :-
The committee held their first meeting March 17, with all the committee present, and organized with Z. C. Field as chair- man and C. A. Sumner clerk. They held five meetings in all, at one of which (that of March 20) by invitation of the com- mittee different Town officers appeared before them and were heard in their own behalf, and at a later meeting, after full discussion and careful consideration, the following recommen- dations were agreed upon, for salaries to be paid by the Town for services :-
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For the Board of Selectmen, $700 per year; for the Town Clerk, $200 per year; for the Town Treasurer, $300 per year; for the Town Auditor, $200 per year, and in addition to his duties as Auditor, he shall compile and make ready for the printer the financial part of the annual Town Report; for the Clerk of Selectmen, $200 per year; for the Overseers of Poor, (3), $525 per year; for the Board of Health, $50 each per year; for the Board of Registrars, $50 each per year, to take effect on future appointments, this being in accordance with the law as regards reduction in the compensation of Registrars; for clerical services of the Board of Registrars, $25 per year.
We recommend that the Town Warrant be published al- ternately in newspapers now printed in Milford, one paper at a time, and each Town Warrant in but one paper.
We recommend that the Selectmen get the Town War- rants posted for a less sum than $10 for each warrant.
We recommend that the compensation of the election officers be as follows :-
For the police and constables, when acting as election officers, 25 cents per hour; for those who check the voting lists, $5 per day, and to their assistants 50 cents per hour; for the tellers, 35 cents per hour to the close of the polls, and 50 cents per hour thereafter; for all other election officers, $2.50 per day.
We alsorecommend that the Town do not pay any hotel expenses for election officers. We recommend that the num- ber of patrolmen be limited to six to serve at substantially the same hours as at the present, and to be distributed as the Se- lectmen shall direct.
We recommend that the Town elect not exceeding three constables, on the ground of the cost of electing a greater num- ber.
We recommend that the sum of $7800 be raised and ap- propriated for paying of salaries. In making these recom- mendations your committee have endeavored to be just to all, and to allow a fair compensation for services rendered.
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