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Henry S. Dean,
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Mary E. Buck,
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D. C. Mowry,
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Charlotte Howard,
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Anna S. Cross,
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Statira Drake,
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
CLIFFORD A. COOK, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS., AS TREASURER.
DR.
CR.
To amounts received :-
Balance on hand February 10, 1897 :-
Town barn (unexpended appropriation, 1896) $2,000 00 Proprietors records of Town of Mendon (un- expended appropria- tion, 1896) ... 300 00
Cash . . 4,810 64
$7,110 64
Money borrowed in antici- pation of taxes for the year of 1897, as per vote of Town passed March 5, 1897 . ... ....
$31,200 00
By amounts paid :-
Money borrowed in an- ticipation of taxes for
the year of 1897, as per
vote of Town passed
March 5, 1897 .. .. $30,000 00
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Treasurer of Massachusetts :- One fourth of liquor li-
censes . $3,251 00
State tax. .
3,867 50
National Bank tax ....
4,957 36
Penalty for failure to
make return, P. S.
Chap. 84
.
2 00
12,077 86
TREASURER'S REPORT .- CONTINUED.
Liquor Licenses :-
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass. :-
Patrick and Patrick H.
County tax 3,688 00
Gillon . . $1,300 00
Highways 15,018 89
Patrick and Patrick H. Gillon
1,300 00
Schools . 27,135 72
Charles J. and Mary F.
School, repairs . ·
2,000 00
Smith .
1,300 00
Poor ... 15.093 40
Charles J. and Mary F. Smith . 1,300 00
Poor, special for poor farm
296 67
Fire, pay of members ....
5,853 12
Bryan and Margaret I.
Fire, incidentals . . . . ..
1,873 69 00
Manion . . .
1,300 00
Fire, repairing engine
house. . . 224 97
Street Lights. .
5700 00
John F. Tobin . . . . . .
1,300 00
Sidewalks. . 868 79
Town Park .
146 58
Kelley . 1,300 00
Town Park, unpaid bills ..
242 62
Alfred and Louisa
Town Library .
1,167 72
Goucher. .
1,300 00
Town Hall. ·
823 84
David and Annie Quinn 1,300 00
Interest. .
3,984 50
Arthur B. Morse .... 1 00
Water for fire purposes. .
5,360 00
John H. Stratton .. .
1,300 00
Loring P. Webber and
Thomas and Martin E.
Incidentals . ·
4,114 20
Albert H. Sweet .... . . 1 00
J. Allen Rice . . . . . . 1 00
Henry E. Morgan . . .. 1 00
---- $13,004 00
Pool and Billard Table Licenses :-
Webber & Tobin . . . $2 00
Thomas Kelley. .. .. .
2 00
Antonio DePasquele. .. 2 00
Joseph Morcone. . 2 00 ·
William Cratty .. 2 00 .
John H. Stratton. .
2 00
Martin Casey. . . .
2 00
George F. Scully ..... 2 00
Harrison Taylor. . . .... 2 00
$18 00
Auctioneers' Licenses :-
Michael W. Edwards .. $2 00
Abbott A. Jenkins ... . 2 00
F. P. Clough. . 2 00
$6 00
Memorial Hall .
624 19
Memorial Hall, insurance 298 00 Memorial Day ... ..... Memorial Hall, removal of
150 00
cannon . 90 00
Vernon Grove Cemetery . . 150 00
Salaries.
7,893 58
Chapter 440, Acts of 1890
608-26
Military Aid, Chap. 279, Acts of 1894. 510 00
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts of 1894. 5,954 00
Soldiers' Relief, Chap.
447, Acts of 1894 .....
3,750 48
Town barn (unexpended appropriation, 1896,) ..
1,975 00
Dipper case. .
2,971 23
Central street sewer. .
1,000 00
Fruit street extension .. 950 35
Emergency fund ... 317 20
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TREASURER'S REPORT .- CONTINUED.
Miscellaneous Licenses :-
Washburn's Circus .... $15 00
Scribner's Circus .. . ... 10 00
Milford Music Hall Co. 22 00
Jones' (merry-go-round) 3 00 F. A.Gibson, slaughter- house. . 1 00
L. Lovelett, slaughter-
house. . 1 00
JohnL . Mead, slaughter- house. . . 1 00
John Nelligan, slaugh- ter house . .
1 00
Gaesano Mancuso,
slaughter-house ..... 1 00
Myron Morey, slaughter house. . . 1 00
Herbert Irwing, slaugh-
ter house . 1 00
Town debt :-
Note, 4 1-2, (payable $5,700 00 in gold) due Septem- ber 15, 1897 . .... ..... Note, 4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1897 2,000 00
Bonds, 6's, 30 years, due August 10, 1897, 25,000 00
32,700 00 40
Maria Cenedella,slaugh- ter house. . $1 00
$58 00
Treasurer of Massachusetts :-
Corporation tax. .. $2,645 09
National Bank tax .... 518 11
Military Aid, Chap. 279,
Acts of 1894 .. ...
324 00
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts of 1894. . · 6,088 00
Armory rent ....
400 00
State paupers, burial ..
23 00
State paupers, support,
130 15
State paupers, tempora-
ry. support ...
295 82
- $10,424. 17
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass. :-
Dog tax.
$567 73
Rent of court room 1
year to Jan. 1, 1898.
300 00
$867 73
1
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TREASURER'S REPORT .- CONTINUED.
Tax Collectors :-
M. J. Reynolds, taxes 1888 $ 6 04
M. J. Reynolds, taxes ' 1889 . . 8 71
M. J. Reynolds, taxes 1890 31 23
M. J. Reynolds, taxes 1891 . 99 35
M. J. Reynolds, taxes 1892 ...
118 11
W. P. Foley, taxes 1895
945 36
66
1896
7,546 57
1897 91,298 55
$100,053.92
Sidewalk Department :-
W. P. Foley, Tax Col- lector . . $252 93
. : 42
· Highway Department :- G. D. Rhodes, Supt. of streets . .
$1,022 59
Walter Bennett. .
2 00
Milford, Holliston
&
Framingham Street
Railway Company . ..
22 80
$1,047 39
Memorial Hall Department :-
Post 22, G. A. R., rent 1 year to Jan. 1, 1898 $ 1 00
Post 22, G. A. R. heat- ing 1 year to Jan. 1, 1898 . 75 00
Martin Jenkins ·
2 00
$78 00
Town Hall Department :- John Smith, janitor ... $232 25
Fire Department :-
L. E. Belknap, treas- urer, pay of members $353 12
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TREASURER'S REPORT .- CONTINUED.
L. E. Belknap, treas- urer, incidentals .... $374 68
$727 80
Poor Department :- C. L. Clark, Chairman $4,435 66 William N. Smith, guar-
dian of Margaret Smith . 210 72
$4,646 38
School Department :-
C. W. Haley, Supt. .
$42 38
Lockup Department :- John L. Keefe, 1 set
lockup keys. .... $1 00
Arthur J. Bartlett, 1 set lockup keys .... 1 00
Willbur R. Page, 1 set lockup keys . ...... 1 00
Caleb S. Sherman, 1 set
lockup keys. · 1 00
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Waldo D. White, 1 set
lockup keys ........ $1 00 - $5 00
Town History Department :- Six copies (unbound) . $6 00
Chap. 440, Acts 1890, Department: - C. A. Dewey, court fines . . $81 30
Chap. 416, Acts 1891, Department :-
R. H. Chamberlain,
fines . . $70 00
B. D. Dwinell, fines .. . 10 00
$80 00
Salary Department :-
D. J. Lang. . $127 00
Incidental Department :- Milford, Holliston and Framingham Street Railway Co .. .... . George A. Turner, execu- tor under will of John S. Tucker, for care of
549 59
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burial lot No. 238 in Vernon Grove Ceme- tery, Milford, Mass., under P. S. of Mass. Chap. 82, Sec. 17 and amendments thereto. Annie M. Tinker, for care of burial lot No. 293 in Vernon Grove Cem- etery, Milford, Mass., under P. S. of Mass. Chap. 82, Sec. 17 and amendments thereto 50 00
TREASURER'S REPORT .- CONTINUED.
$100 00
$150 00
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Milford Savings Bank :-- notes issued in accord- ance with vote of the
town passed March 5, 1897, to refund bonds, 6's,30 years, due Aug. 10, 1897 ... $25,000 00
Premium on same (equal to a 35 rate) .......
678 75
Balance February 14, 1898 : Proprietors' records of town of Mendon (un- expended appropria- tion, 1896) .. ... Emergency fund (ap-
$300 00
propriation, ) .......
500 00
Cash . . . .
34 37
$196,447 23
$196,447 23
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TOWN HISTORY ACCOUNT.
Copies (unbound) on hand February 9, 1897. . 202 ,
Copies (unbound) sold ..
6
Copies (unbound) on hand February 14, 1898. .
196
TOWN DEBT.
Notes : 43, (payable in gold) due September 15, 1898. $5,700 00
Į, (payable in gold) due September 15, 1899. 5,700 00
43, (payable in gold) due September 15, 1900. 5,700 00
43, (payable in gold) due September 15, 1901 .. 5,700 00
43, (payable in gold) due September 15, 1902.
5,700 00
4%, (payable in gold) due September 15, 1903 .
5,700 00
4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1898 .
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1899.
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1900 .
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1901.
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1902.
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due October 5, 1903.
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due August 10, 1904 .
6,250 00
4, (payable in gold) due August 10, 1905.
6,250 00
4, (payable in gold) due August 10, 1906.
6,250 00
4, (payable in gold) due August 10, 1907 ..
6,250 00
4, Anticipation of 1897 taxes, on demand .
1,200 00
$72,400 00
CLIFFORD A. COOK, Treasurer.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1886 .- DR.
Amount uncollected (Gleason taxes) ..... $269 57
1887 .- DR.
Amount uncollected (Gleason taxes) .. $1,057 12
1888 .- DR.
Amount uncollected .
$164 85
Interest
2 04
$166 89
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer. $ 6 04
Uncollected 160 85
$166 89 4
1889 .- DR.
Amount uncollected $488 04
Interest.
2 71
$490 75
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer $ 8 71
Uncollected
482 04
$490 75
1890-DR.
Amount uncollected $1,132 76
Interest
13 43
$1,146 19
CR
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer. $ 31 23
Uncollected 1,114 96
$1,146 19
50
1891 .- DR.
Amount uncollected $2,153 43
Interest 29 35
-- $2,182 78
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer $ 99 35
Uncollected. 2,083 43
-
$2,182 78
1892 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$2,677 92
Interest
20 87
$2,698 79
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer $ 118 11
Uncollected 2,580 68
$2,698 79
M. J. REYNOLDS,
Feb. 12, 1898.
Collector, 1888-92.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES FOR THE YEARS 1895, 1896, 1897.
1895 .- DR.
Amount uncollected, report of Feb. 5,
1897 .
$977 39
Interest
106 19
$1,083 58
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$945 36
Abatements
138 22
$1,083 58
1896 .- DR.
Amount uncollected, report of Feb. 5,
1897.
$9,013 62
Re-assessments
6 81
Interest.
444 64
$9,465 07
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$7,546 57
Abatements 812 79
Amount uncollected
1,105 71
$9,465 07
1897 .- DR.
Amount committed (Assessors' war- want)
$104,092 74
Re-assessments 60 75
Interest 172 32
$104,325 81
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CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer. $91,298 55
Amount on tax book, less than war-
rant. 10
Discounts 2,008 49
Abatements 2,250 92
Amount uncollected.
8,767 75
$104,325 81
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
1895 .- DR.
Amount uncollected, report of Feb. 5,
1897.
$91 00
CR
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer $91 00
Respectfully submitted,
WM. P. FOLEY,
Milford, Mass., Feb. 7, 1898. Collector, 1893-1897.
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
SIDEWALK TAX.
1897 .- DR.
Committed for collection, Feb. 11,
1898.
CR. $161 93
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer, Feb. 12, 1898 $161 93
WM. P. FOLEY,
Milford, Mass., Feb. 12, 1898. Collector.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Town appropriations $103,492 62
State tax. 3,867 50
County tax. 3,688 00
Amount called for $111,048 12
Tax on Collector's book 98.956 83
Underlay
$12,091 29
VALUATION.
Buildings, excluding land
$2,957,495 00
Land, excluding buildings 1,477,495 00
$4,434,990 00
Personal, excluding resident bank .. $767,730 00
Resident bank.
245,088 00
$1,012,818 00
Total valuation
$5,447,808 00
Resident bank valuation
$245.088 00
Non-resident bank valuation 302,112 00
Total bank valuation $547,200 00
Tax on Collector's book, including resident bank .. $98,956 83 Non-resident bank tax 5,135 91
Total amount committed.
$104,092 74
Tax rate, $17 00 per $1000.
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Resident bank tax. $4,166 54
Non-resident bank tax $5,135 91
Total bank tax. $9,302 45
Tax on personal estate $17,309 91
" " real
75,394 83
" " polls 6,250 00
Total .
$98,954 74
Gain of fractions in casting tax
2 09
$98,956 83
No. of polls, 3,125
66 horses
764
66 COWS
357
66 sheep
none
66 cattle other than cows
48
swine
13
dwelling houses
1,672
66 acres of land.
9,352
bicycles 184
GEORGE E. STACY, SULLIVAN C. SUMNER, FRANK E. MANN,
Assessors of Milford.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
Pool and billiard licenses recorded . 9
Slaughter-house licenses recorded 8
Auctioneer's licenses recorded 3
Common victuallers' licenses 14
Innholders' licenses 9
DOG LICENSES.
Whole number returned by Assessors 304
Whole number licensed (males, 302 ; females, 20) 322
Amount received for same
$704 00
Amount sent to County Treasurer $607 20
Amount on hand $32 40
MORTGAGES RECORDED.
Chattel mortgages recorded 34
Assignment of wages recorded. 21
Mortgages discharged 5
Bills of sale recorded. 5
Married women's certificates recorded 2
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.
Marriage intentions issued.
94
Whole number of marriages recorded 97
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF TOWN PARK COMMISSIONERS.
By appropriation $150 00
Special appropriation for unpaid bills
242 62
Paid John Coffey, labor $41 95
John McEnany, labor 40 10
N. K. Sprague, labor
8 25
$90 30
Z. C. Field, lumber
$4 99
T. Quirk, lumber
2 25
7 24
T. E. Morse, painting . ....
$19 79
Timothy Kirby, police duty. 27 25
Milford Daily News .
1 00
Milford Daily Journal
1 00
49 04
Highway Department, bill of 1896.
242 62
Amount unexpended
3 42
$392 62
$392 62
C. W. WILCOX, TIMOTHY KIRBY, E. A. THOMAS,
Town Park Commissioners.
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation, March, 1897 :-
Pay of members $5,500 00
Incidentals. 1,500 00
Repair of Steamer house 250 00
Labor by Steamer team 694 50
Sale of old hose and junk 33 30
$7,977 80
EXPENDITURES.
PAY OF MEMBERS.
Board of Engineers $395 00
Hose Co. No. 1 655 00
Hose Co. No. 2. 646 62
Hose Co. No. 3. 655 00
Engine Co. No. 2. 655 00
Ladder Co. No. 1. 750 00
J. H. Scott, Supt. Fire Alarm Telegraph. 300 00
Walter Bennett, driver engine No. 2 775 00
W. P. Leland, driver Hose No. 2.
150 00
John Callery, " Ladder No. 1.
150 00
N. B. Fairbanks, Engineman No. 2.
175 00
H. E. Rockwood 66 “ 1. 97 50
J. J. Hennessey, driver Hose No. 1 . 75 00
66 steward 66 " 1.
43 00
F. L. Belknap,
" 2. 14 32
W. H. Quinn,
66 66 " 2. 21 50
John Mathews, 66
66 " 2. 7 18
Thomas Lally,
Ladder No. 1. 40 00
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Richard Hoey, steward Hose No. 3. $43 00 P. P. O'Donnell, horses, Hose No. 3 and engineers. . 175 00
G. A. Wilcox, driver engine No. 2. 30 00
$5,853 12
By Appropriation .
$5,500 00
Receipts 353 12
$5,853 12
INCIDENTALS.
Milford Water Co., water $74 00
Milford Gas Light Co., gas 121 32
Lally & Baxter, hay and grain 114 20
S. A. Eastmen, 66 66
40 32
Prentice & Son,
66 88 69
T. Quirk, coal and wood 43 00
Williams Bros., coal and wood. 18 65
H. A. Barney, 66
45 35
Mrs. H. M. Barber, land lease 15 00
Ira N. Ide, horseshoeing 30 85
G. A. Sherborne, express and teaming 18 74
Damon & Avery, repairing 37 66
L. E. Belknap, labor and material. 105 72
N. B. Fairbanks, labor 37 00
J. P. Ryan, labor. 16 05
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Supplies 39 60
T. E. Morse, repairing windows
4 25
J. Hinman, repairing extinguisher 2 00
Scrannage Bros., supplies . 32 13
N. E. Telegraph and Telephone Co., rent of telephone 39 00
Cook & Sons, printing . . 20 80
C. A. Hill, labor and material 46 27
A. H. Fiske, Armature and switchboard 38 80
J. H. Graham, gong. 9 00
L. Grow & Son, painting steamer 56 00
Thos. Groom, order book . 13 00
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F. A. Whipple, electric lighting apparatus 9 12
Hixon Bros., beds and bedding 17 64
Milford Brass Band 40 00
Milford Water Co. repairing hydrant . 19 93
J. T. Crowell, repairing harnesses 11 08
C. W. H. Moulton, extinguisher and vitriol 39 66
Manchester Locomotive Works, valves 6 40
P. P. O.Donnell, teams 4 00
J. H. Scott, postage and express 2 15
Walter Bennett, soap. 1 35
2 00
Dalton and Broderick, police
E. E. Vaughan, supplies. 7 66
Herbert Hunter, repairing coats. 1 50
C. H. Kimball, watching at fires 2 60
Thomas & Walcott, bedding . 1 25
Michael Burke, watching at fire
2 25
A. B. Morse, chamois and sponges 4 10
J. A. & W. Bird, vitriol . 19 85
C. L. Bly, zincs . 47 00
Z. C. Field, lumber. 15 88
G. L. Gardner, polish 2 00
Milford Daily News, printing 6 75
J. H. Clay, stall door springs. 16 00
Hilton Bros & Crofoot, repairs 8 85
Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co., wire 6 80
Eldredge & Beattey, painting 66 06
H. B. Leonard, polish . 6 96
G. M. Billings, printing .
5 75
T. H. Dwyer, engineers wagon 150 00
Otis Whitney & Son, labor and material 67 57
S. A. Prescott, hold back . 12 00
Geo. Julian, cleaning vault. 2 00
G. S. Dudley, watching at fire 4 50
S. R. Emerson, labor. 2 33
J. H. Scott, expenses to chief's convention. 12 00
Hussey Bros., pipe pung 1 20
60
Pettingill & Andrews, coppers. 5 00
C. H. Collins, horse medicine 2 00
Wm. Johnston & Co., fire duty. 69 00
J. J. Hennessey, oil, brooms, etc 2 32
C. E. Blaisdell, treasurer, carpet.
5 00
H. S. Cushman, repairs. 9 95
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies and repairing
43 83
Fire and Water, one year 3 00
$1,873 69
By appropriation
$1,500 00
Receipts . 374 68
$1,874 68
Balance unexpended . 99
$1,873 69
REPAIRS OF ENGINE HOUSE.
Wm. Malcom, cutting door stone 4 34
Otis Whitney & Son, labor and material 136 61
Franklin Iron Foundry, castings. 27 06
F. L. Fairbanks, supplies. 12 35
N. B. Fairbanks, labor 2 85
T. E. Morse, painting . 20 00
21 76
Eldredge & Beattey, painting
$224 97
By appropriation
$250 00
Expended . 224 97
Balance
$25 03
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RECAPITULATION.
By appropriations $7,250 00
Receipts .. 727 80
$7,977 80
Expended
7,951 78
Balance unexpended
$26 02
FIRES AND ALARMS.
There have been 45 alarms of fires during the year ending Feb. 1, 1898. 28 box alarms, 14 still alarms, and 3 fires when there was no alarm given.
Feb. 4. Box 15, 11.30 A. M .- Central Street, dwelling owned and occupied by Mrs. McGuire. Cause, foul chimney. Damage $2.58 ; insurance $2,500.
Feb. 13. Box 14, 12.05 p. M .- Off Central Street, dwelling owned by Wm. Swift, occupied by three tenants. Cause, foul chimney. No damage. Insurance $1,500.
Feb. 21. Box 25, 5 A. M .- Memorial square, barn owned by C. R. Scott, occupied by town of Milford and Wm. Flynn. Cause, unknown; supposed spontaneous combustion in wood ashes. Damage $36 ; insurance $1,300.
April 4. Still alarm, 3.20 p. M .- Vernon Grove cemetery. Cause, burning brush. Damage $75.
April 9. Box 73, 11.15 P. M .- West Walnut Street, barn owned by I. N. Davis, damage $700 ; insurance $200. Cause. in- cendiary.
April 15. Box 15, 10.25 P. M .- Corner Central and Front Streets, carpenter shop owned by Cook & Withington, occupied by Eugene Lynch. Damage $320; insurance $1,325. Cause, spontaneous combustion in oily material.
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April 21. Still alarm, 2 P. M .- Main Street, opposite Pond Street, dwelling owned and occupied by Jas. O'Brien. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
April 22. Box 35, 6.40 P. M .- Corner West and Cherry streets, dwelling owned and occupied by Mrs. M. Casey. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
April 22. Box 73, 9 P. M. Silver Hill, forest fire on land owned by Thomas Quirk, damage $50 ; no insurance. Cause, in- cendiary.
April 23. No alarm. 9 P. M .- Water Street, dwelling owned and occupied by John Sullivan. Damage $45; insurance $700. Cause, lamp tipped over.
April 25. Box 25, 9 P. M .- Bear Hill, forest fire burned over 50 acres, damage $50. Cause unknown ; supposed set by boys.
May 6. Box 26, 6.24 P. M .- Pond Street, dwelling owned and occupied by George Sennott. Damage $56 ; insurance $900. Cause, clothing hung too near stove pipe.
May 14. No alarm, 12.45 A. M .- High Street, barn owned by Mrs. J. J. Madden. Damage $10; insurance $300. Cause, incendiary.
May 16. Box 35, 2.10 A. M .- Off West Street, barn owned by Mrs. Jennie A. Weeks. Damage $850; insurance $300. Cause, incendiary.
May 16. Box 26, 6.10 A. M .- False alarm.
May 22. Still alarm, 5.50 P. M .- Jefferson street, dwelling owned by L. H. Cook and occupied by J. T. Ryan. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
May 24. Box 25, 8.45 P. M .- Smoke seen issuing from the building rear of Lincoln House, Pine Street. No fire, needless alarm. Chief J. H. Scott severely injured in the ankle in jump- ing over fence in rear of building.
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June 7. Box 17, 8.06 P. M -North Bow Street, dwelling owned by Mrs. McDermott, occupied by several Italian families. Damage $20 ; insurance $1,000. Cause, foul chimney.
June 8. Still alarm, 10 A. M .- Cook Street, dwelling owned and occupied by Patrick Sullivan. No damage ; insurance $1,200. Cause, foul chimney.
June 17. Box 25, 11.56 P. M .- Congress Street, barn owned by B. Hayward heirs. Damage $400; no insurance. Cause, incendiary.
July 15. Box 43, 10.20 P. M .- Purchase Street, woodshed owned by Lyman Gleason, occupied by Lee Libby. Damage $10; no insurance. Cause, incendiary.
July 16. No alarm, 2 A. M .- Court Street. dwelling owned by Mrs. O. B. Parkhurst, occupied by E. Pierson and Mrs. Hale. Damage $2; insurance $2,100. Cause, hot ashes in wooden vessel.
July 25. Still alarm, 3 P. M .- Main Street, dwelling owned by Martin Foley, occupied by Mr. St. Angello. No damage ; insurance $800. Cause, foul chimney.
Aug. 4. Box 25, 1.30 A. M .- West Street, dwelling and barn owned by Thomas Whalen. Damage $1,906.45 ; insurance, $3,250. Cause, incendiary.
Aug. 21. Box 52, 10.27 P .M .- Church Street, dwelling owned by W. C. Gillman, occupied by George Adams. Damage $201 ; insurance $2,000. Cause, incendiary.
Aug. 22. Still alarm, 11 A. M .- Quinlan Street, dwelling owned by Mrs. M. Lyons. No damage; insurance $1,250. Cause, foul chimney.
Sept. 4. Still alarm, 9 A. M .- Slip off Central Street, dwel- ling owned by C. F. Claflin, occupied by several tenants. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
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Sept. 6. Box 15, 2 P. M .- Central street, coal shed owned by N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co. Damage $10; no insurance. Cause, sparks from locomotive.
Sept. 6. Still alarm, 4 P. M .- Main street, dwelling owned by Michael Sheehan. No damage, cause from chimney.
Sept. 26. Box 27, 4 p. M .- Holliston road, barn owned by Patrick Flannagan, occupied by Simon Zenio. Damage $700; insurance $500. Cause, set by Peter Zenio, aged 6 years.
Sept. 30. Still alarm, 8.30 P. M .- Quinlan Street, dwelling owned by John Tobin. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
Oct. 2. Box 24, 6.40 P. M. Granite Street, wood shed owned by Edward McGowan, occupied by Mr. O'Brien. Dam- age $10 ; no insurance. Cause, hot ashes in wooden box.
Oct. 11. Still alarm, 11.30 A. M .- Depot Street, dwelling owned by Mrs. Patrick Nelligan. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
Oct. 17. Still alarm, 3.30 P. M .- Depot Street, dwelling owned by Maurice Nelligan. No fire. Needless alarm.
Oct. 30. Box 25, 11.45 A. M .- Main Street, block owned by W. H. Baker & Co., occupied by M. J. Reynolds and others. Damage $1,052.91; insurance $4,900. Cause, supposed clerk stepped on parlor match.
Nov. 26. Still alarm, 5 P. M .- Hayward Street, dwelling owned by Thomas Tracy. No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
Dec. 17. Box 35, 3.30 P. M .- High Street, dwelling owned by John Minon. Damage $25; insurance $1,500. Cause, spark in wood box.
Dec. 29. Box 14, 7.45 A. M .- South Bow Street, dwelling owned by Mrs. Finnigan, occupied by E. L. Kempton and Geo. Jilson. Damage, $110; insurance $3,000. Cause, children and matches. Mrs. Kempton and her three children were severely burned.
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Jan. 2. Still alarm, 3 P. M .- South Bow street, dwelling owned by Miss Hannon, occupied by T. F. Callahan. No dam- age. Cause, foul chimney. J. J. Hennessey of Hose No. 1 and T. F. Connors of Ladder No. 1, were seriously burned about the face by vitirol used in the extinguishers.
Jan. 17 Box 24, 8.45 A. M .- Winter Street, school owned by Rev. Patrick Cuddihy, occupied by parochial school. Damage $40 ; insurance $5,000. Cause, carelessly constructed furnace.
Jan. 18. Box 25, 6.45 P. M .- Main Street, brick block, ' owned by L. E. Coolidge, occupied by Higgins & Nelligan and others. Damage $51.88 ; insurance, $25,000. Cause, overheated oil stove.
Jan. 22. Box 25, 1.55 A. M .- Congress street barn owned by Mrs. A. Skillings, occupied by Paul Doane. Damage $390 ; insurance, $1,550. Cause overheated manure, spontaneous com- bustion.
Jan. 22. Box 65, 7.45 P. M .- Grove Street, dwelling, the Coy estate, occupied by Chas. Kimball. No damage.
Jan. 24. Still alarm, 7 P. M .- Corner Main and Water Streets, dwelling and store owned by B. E. Harris, occupied by T. J. Curley and others No damage. Cause, foul chimney.
Jan. 30. Box 47, 3 P. M .- North Purchase, dwelling owned and occupied by Michael Ryan. Damage $5 ; insurance $1,600. Cause, foul chimney.
Value of buildings at risk where fires occurred . $93,375 00
Insurance on "
69,100 00
Damage to 66 66 66 66 3,777 88
Value contents of buildings at risk where fires occurred, $43,900 00
Insurance on " 66 66 66 35,725 00
Damage to " 66 66
66 3,330 94
Total value of buildings and contents at risk. $137,275 00
Total insurance on "
66
104,825 00
Total damage to
66 66
. 7,108 82
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There were eight incendiary fires which caused a damage of $4,777.45. Damage from all other fires, $2,311.37. You will notice that had it not been for the Milford fire bugs, of which there are five, our fire loss would have been extremely low for a town of the valuation of ours.
ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT.
JOHN H. SCOTT, P. P. O'DONNELL, CHARLES H. COOK,
Chief Engineer
First Assistant Engineer Second Assistant Engineer
JOHN T. KELLY,
LYMAN E. BELKNAP,
Third Assistant Engineer Clerk and Treasurer
HOSE COMPANY NO. 1. F. G. Clark, Captain ; L. R. Joy, Lieutenant ; A. J. Whitcomb, Clerk and Treasurer ; J. J. Hen- nessey, Steward and Driver ; F. A. Hoyt, E. G. Hubbard, W. D. White, H. L. Willard, C. E. Dewing, G. E. Fletcher, H. I. Bin- ney, A. M. Bagley, W. J. Rose, Hosemen.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 2. T. F. Martin, Captain ; Emmons Fletcher, Lieutenant ; C. E. Blaisdell, Clerk and Treasurer ; F. L. Belknap, Steward ; P. J. O'Connor, J. J. Ring, T. F. Calla- han, John Mathews, Fred Gaskill, W. P. Dacey, F. L. Kimball, L. F. Gillon, E. B. Quinn, Hosemen ; W. P. Leland, Driver.
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