USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Milford > Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1895-1898 > Part 2
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26
Balance .
1,848 50
$5,550 00 $5,550 00
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ABBOTT A. JENKINS, GEORGE F. BIRCH, GEORGE S. WHITNEY,
Selectmen of Milford.
.
MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN HOLDS IN TRUST.
Name and Amount left.
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 end- ing 1895.
Mrs. Theron Holbrook, $100 Holbrook,
$6 Paid Henry Hancock,
$2 00 Holbrook, $45 17
Mrs. Obadiah Albee,
100 Albee,
6
2 00 Albee, 45 17
Wm. B. Dyer,
150 |Dyer,
9
66
2 00 Dyer, 61 50
Henry S. Dean,
100 Dean,
6
66
3 00 Dean,
19 17
Abigail H. Adams,
100 Adams,
6 Paid Pine Grove Cemetery Corp.,
6 00'Adams, 6 00
Mary E. Buck,
50 Buck,
3
Henry Hancock,
2 00 Buck,
11 17
D. C. Morey,
150 Morey,
9
Pine Grove Cemetery Corp.,
6 00 Morey,
19 00
Charlotte Howard,
100 Howard,
6
Howard,
20 00
Anna S. Cross,
100 Cross,
6
Henry Hancock,
2 00 Cross,
10 00
A. Wilkinson,
50 Wilkinson,
3
Wilkinson, 3 00
Statira Drake,
50 Drake,
3
Henry Hancock,
2 00 Drake,
7 00
$1,050
$63
$27 00
$247 18
34
TREASURER'S REPORT.
CLIFFORD A. COOK, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS., AS TREASURER.
DR.
CR.
To amounts received :- Balance on hand Feb. 9, 1895 :- Spruce St. Primary School building loan . $14,000 00
Cash 1,756 61
By amounts paid :- Money borrowed in anticipa- tion of taxes for the year 1895, as per vote of Town passed March 11, 1895
$27,000 00 35
Treasurer of Massachusetts :- One fourth of liquor li- censes · .
$3,251 00
State tax
3,315 00
National Bank tax . 5,256 71
Corporation tax
72 72
11,895 43
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass .:-
$ 5,158 00
County tax . Highways .
·
.
·
.
School .
·
27,013 99
$15,756 61
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes for the year of 1895, as per vote of Town passed March 11, 1895 . 27,000 00 .
Liquor licenses :-
Patrick Gillon & Co. · $1,300 00
Patrick Gillon & Co. 1,300 00
Henry Pyne & Charles J. Sınith 1,300 00
10,888 38
Henry Pyne & Charles J.
3,777 41
Incidentals · . Smith · 1,300 00
.
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Bryan Manion & John F.
Poor
$14,150 96
Tobin
$1,300 00
Poor, special (purchase of land Asy- lum St.) . ·
500 00
Fire ·
8,725 09
Loring P. Webber 1,300 00
Fire, special (new hose)
500 00
Thomas Kelly & Co. 1,300 00
Street Lights .
5,484 96
Alfred Goucher & Co.
1,300 00
Sidewalks
1,026 31
John Cronan ·
1,300 00
Town Park
·
222 00
Arthur B. Morse 1 00
Town Library .
1,237 01
Albert H. Sweet 1 00 ·
Town Hall
851 23
J. Allen Rice
1 00
Interest
4,400 47 .
Water for fire purposes
5,162 75 .
Memorial Hall
697 02
Memorial Day
150 00
Vernon Grove cemetery
150 00
Salaries
11,416 66
Chap. 440, Acts 1890 . 825 41
Military Aid, Chap. 279, Acts of 1894
740 00
Bartholomew F. Colleary 2 00 .
State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts of 1894 .
6,099 00
John S. O'Brien 2 00 .
Soldiers' Relief, Chap. 447, Acts of
1890
·
2,250 26
36
.
Henry E. Morgan ·
.
1 00
$13,004 00
.
.
·
·
.
Pool and billiard table licenses :-
Webber & Tobin $2 00 ·
Thomas Kelley 2 00 · .
Amasa L. Smith · ·
2 00
10 00
·
.
·
·
.
·
·
.
.
·
·
.
John H. Stratton 1,300 00
Carrie L. Matthews and
Auctioneers' licenses :-
Abbott A. Jenkins . $2 00
Elliot E. Bates 2 00
$4 00
Miscellaneous licenses :-
Reynolds' circus $25 00 ·
Washburn's circus . 25 00 ·
Kickapoo Medicine Co. .
25 00
Milford Music Hall Co. .
35 00
S. G. Sellegren (merry-go- round) 10. 00 ·
A. Peckham (merry-go-
round) ·
·
12 00
M. P. Burns (merry-go-
round) ·
5 00
C. A. Lindeman ·
5 00
Palace Museum 3 00
C. H. Pond, slaughter-house 1 00
J. J. Nelligan, slaughter- house 1 00
Treasurer of Massachusetts :- Corporation tax . $3,440 37 .
147 00
.
400 00
South Union street 150 00 ·
New Hook and Ladder house.
.
3,701 50
Town debt
$ 5,700 00 Spruce Street Primary School build- ing 14,000 00 · . Water street .
5,025 00
. Holliston road .
.
37
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
National Bank tax . .
$418 05
Military Aid, Chap. 279, Acts of 1894 ·
275 00
. State Aid, Chap. 301, Acts of 1894
5,987 00
Armory rent
362 50
State paupers, burial
30 00
State paupers, support
73 48
State paupers, temporary support
267 09
$10,853 49
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass .:-
Dog tax
. $637 01
. Rent of court room 1 year to Jan. 1, 1896 300 00
937 01
Tax Collector :-
M. J. Reynolds, taxes, 1886 $ 12 00
66
1887
19 90
1888
11 82
1889
10 18
.
·
.
38
M. J. Reynolds, taxes, 1890 $ 165 48
66
66 1891
375 59
66
66
1892 942 99
W. P. Foley,
1893
2,041 65
1894 10,372 59
1895
96,524 46
66 tax sale of Ann Fitzpatrick property 162 45
$110,639 11
Sidewalk Department :-- W. P. Foley, Tax Collector 26 31
Highway Department :--- G. D. Rhodes, Supt. of Streets · ·
$870 54
G. A. Sherborne .
·
17 84
888 38
Water Street Department :- G. D. Rhodes, Supt. of Streets ·
25 00
Memorial Hall Department :- Post 22, G. A. R., rent 1 year to Jan. 1, 1896 $ 1 00
39
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Post 22, G. A. R., heating 1 year to Jan. 1, 1896 $75 00
$ 76 00
Town Hall Department :- John Smith, janitor .
220 50
Town Park Department :- C. W. Wilcox, chairman .
22 00
Fire Department :-
J. H. Scott, Chief ·
$ 36 55
L. E. Belknap, Clerk and Treasurer .
689 25
725 80
Poor Department :-
C. L. Clark, Chairman
.
3,793 39
Incidental Department :- J. A. Taft, Town Solicitor (Harrington case) 20 50 · W. E. Cheney 7 70 .
40
A. A. Jenkins, ink . $2 00
$30 20
School Department :- S. F. Blodgett, Supt.
32 28
Lockup Department :-
Prentice W. Leland, 1 set lockup keys $1 00
Nahum E. Gaskill, 1 set lockup keys 1 00
Hammond C. Shurtlief, 1 set lockup keys .
1 00
Michael G. Lynch, 1 set
lockup keys .
1 00
4 00
Town History Department :- 4 copies (unbound) .
4 00
Chap. 440, Acts 1890, Department :--- C. A. Dewey, court fines 88 09
R. H. Chamberlain, fines, Chap. 416, Acts 1891 127 50
Patrick. H. Gaffny, old hook and ladder house 50 00
4.1
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Alexander T. Wilkinson, for care of burial lot No. 687 in Vernon Grove Ceme- tery, under Mass. P. S. Chap. 82, Sec. 17
Balance Feb. 7, 1896 :- New Hook and Ladder house appro- priation (unexpended)
. $1,798 50
Cash . 3,417 33
$50 00
$5,215 83
$184,514 67
$184,514 67
.
TOWN HISTORY ACCOUNT.
Copies (unbound) on hand Feb. 9, 1895
.
.
·
Copies (unbound) delivered to Town Library .
Copies (unbound) sold ·
4
6
.
.
-
Copies (unbound) on hand Feb. 7, 1896
211
42
217
2
.
·
TOWN DEBT.
Bonds : 6's, 30 years, due Aug. 10, 1897
·
$25,000 00
Notes : 4}, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1896 42, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1897
5,700 00
5,700 00
5,700 00
·
5,700 00
4₺, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1901
5,700 00
4₺, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1902 4₺, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1903
5,700 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1896 .
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1897 .
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1898
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1899 .
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1900
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1901
.
·
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1902 .
.
·
2,000 00
4, (payable in gold) due Oct. 5, 1903
2,000 00
$86,600 00
CLIFFORD A. COOK, Treasurer.
43
.
·
·
·
.
.
4}, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1898 4₺, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1899 4}, (payable in gold) due Sept. 15, 1900
5,700 00
.
·
5,700 00
.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1886 .- DR.
Amount uncollected (Gleason taxes) $281 57
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
. $ 12 00
Uncollected .
269 57
$281 57
1887 .- DR.
Amount uncollected (Gleason taxes) $1,070 62
Interest
·
-
$1,077 02
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer ·
$ 19 90
Uncollected
1,057 12
$1,077 02
1888 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$189 32
Interest
3 35
$192 67
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$ 11 82
Abatements
8 00
Uncollected
172 85
$192 67
1889 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$536 29
Interest
2 47
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$ 10 18
Abatements
·
.
26 54
Uncollected
502 04
·
.
.
$538 76
$538 76
6 40
45
1890 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
·
$1,338 98
Interest
35 36
.
.
$1,374 34
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer ·
$ 165 48
Abatements
52 70
Uncollected
.
1,156 16
$1,374 34
1891 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$2,545 51 .
Interest
67 67
$2,613 18
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$ 375 59
Uncollected
2,237 59
:
1892 .- DR.
Amount uncollected
$3,678 08 .
Interest
122 71
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$ 942 99
Abatements
15 48
Uncollected
2,842 32
Sidewalk tax uncollected
. $17 75
M. J. REYNOLDS,
Collector, 1888-92.
Feb. 8, 1896.
.
.
$3,800 79
·
·
$3,800 79
.
.
$2,613 18
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES FOR THE YEARS 1893, 1894, 1895.
1893 .- Dr.
Amount uncollected, report of Feb. 5, .
1895 .
$2,192 09
Reassessed ·
2 00
Interest. .
205 13
.
$2,399 22
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer ·
. $2,041 65
Abatements ·
357 57
$2,399 22
1894 .- DR.
Amount uncollected, report of Feb. 5, 1895 .
. $11,378 97
Reassessed ·
8 00
Interest
.
.
·
.
$11,957 07
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer
. $10,372 59
Abatements
693 68
Uncollected
890 80
- $11,957 07
1895 .- DR.
Amount of tax committed .
$107,885 13
Reassessed
·
227 75
Interest
165 11
·
$108,277 99
·
·
.
.
570 10
.
47
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer .
. $96,524 46
Discounts
.
·
2,162 13
Abatements
.
·
·
761 27
Uncollected ·
.
8,830 13
$108,277 99
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.
1894 .- DR.
Amount uncollected, report of Feb. 5,
1895 . $ 21 31
CR.
Paid to C. A. Cook, Treasurer
$21 31 :
1895 .- DR.
Amount committed
$189 00
CR.
Paid C. A. Cook, Treasurer $ 5 00
Uncollected 184 00 4
Deposited with C. A. Cook, Treasurer, amount realized from tax sale of property assessed to Ann Fitz- patrick
$189 00
1
$162 45:
Respectfully submitted,
WM. P. FOLEY,
Collector 1893-1895.
Milford, Mass., Feb. 3, 1896.
:
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Town appropriations
$106,400 00
State tax . ·
.
.
3,315 00
County tax
.
.
5,158 00
Amount called for
$114,873 00
Tax on Collector's book
102,510 03
Underlay .
$12,362 97
VALUATION.
Buildings, excluding land $2,779,564 00
Land, excluding buildings 1,467,623 00
$4,247,187 00
Personal, excluding resident
bank
$825,590 00
Resident bank ·
251,856 00
$1,077,446 00
Total valuation
$5,324,633 00
Tax on Collector's book, including resident bank tax
$102,510 03
Non-resident bank tax
.
5,375 10
Total amount committed .
$107,885 13
Tax rate, $18.20 per $1000.
Resident bank valuation $251,856 00
Non-resident bank valuation 295,344 00
Total bank valuation
$547,200 00
49
Resident bank tax
.
$4,583 66
Non-resident bank tax
$5,375 10
Number of polls .
2,800
horses
·
·
.
"
COWS .
·
·
372
sheep
none
cattle other than cows
41
swine
68
dwelling houses
1,635
acres of land
9,352
.
GEORGE E. STACY, HARRY C. TILDEN, THOMAS H. COYNE,
Assessors of Milford.
·
747
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
Pool and billiard licenses recorded .
5
Slaughter-house licenses recorded .
·
2
Auctioneers' licenses recorded .
2
DOG LICENSES.
Whole number returned by assessors 290
Whole number licensed (males 318; females 25) 343
Amount received for same £
$761 00
Amount sent County Treasurer
692 40
MORTGAGES RECORDED.
Chattel mortgages recorded . 56
Assignment of wages recorded .
22
Mortgages discharged
·
·
·
2
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.
Marriage intentions issued
70
Whole number married during the year
·
72
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
·
12
Bills of sale recorded
.
.
REPORT OF TOWN PARK COMMISSIONERS.
RECEIPTS.
. $200 00
Sale of tool house .
2 00
Rent of park
20 00
·
$222 00
EXPENDED.
Labor :-
Joseph Regan
·
$68 60
Addison Aldrich
17 00
Edward Murphy
5 00
Police :-
Michael Larkin .
·
.
.
22 75
William Johnson, carting
75
Supplies :-
N. K. Sprague, seats
$39 00
Z. C. Field, lumber
8 01
Martin McMahon, trees
45 29
Repairs :-
T. E. Morse, painting .
15 60
$222 00
BILLS UNPAID.
Martin McMahon, trees .
·
$3 34
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
3 20
·
$6 54
C. W. WILCOX, HENRY E. FALES, TIMOTHY KIRBY,
Town Park Commissioners.
.
.
·
·
·
$90 60
.
·
. :
92 30
Appropriation
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation March, 1895 $8,000 00
Appropriation for hose May, '95 500 00
Labor by steamer team .
713 25
Sale of old hose and junk
12 55
Total
$9,225 80
EXPENDITURES.
Board of Engineers
$ 395 00
Hose Co. No. 1
·
·
755 00
No. 2 . .
750 83
No. 4 .
.
755 00
Engine Co. No. 2 ·
755 00
Ladder Co. No. 1
1,000 00
N. B. Fairbanks, engineman No. 2
175 00
H. E. Rockwood,
No. 1
88 10
J. J. Hennessey, driver Hose No. 1
75 00
G. H. Whiting, 66 No. 2
25 00
W. P. Leland, No. 2
125 00
Walter Bennett, driver engine No. 2
775 00
John Callery, Ladder No. 1 66 No. 1
92 40
C. L. Witherell,
20 10
J. J. Hennessey, steward Hose No. 1
43 00
G. H. Whiting, No. 2
21 50
W. H. Quinn, 66 No. 2
21 50
Richard Hoey,
66 No. 4
21 50
J. W. Keelon,
No. 4 .
21 50
Thomas Lally, 66 Ladder No. 1
40 00
J. H. Scott, Supt. Fire Alarm Telegraph .
300 00
P. P. O'Donnell, horses, driver engine-wagon and Hose No. 4
175 00
.
.
53
Eastman & Hobart, hay and grain
$ 117 32
Prentice & Son,
102 54
Lally & Baxter,
24 85
Milford Water Co., water rent
39 50
Milford Gas Light Co., gas
126 32
H. A. Barney, coal and wood
35 89
Williams Bros., «
13 90
T. Quirk,
6 88
Ira N. Ide, horse shoeing
, 21 88
G. A. Sherborne, fire duty . 85 00 .
Wm. Johnston & Co., fire duty
11 00
G. A. Sherborne, teaming and express
12 47
L. E. Belknap, hose wagon
272 50
Boston Woven Hose and Rbr. Co., extinguishers and lanterns 54 00
Scrannage Bros., rail, brackets, etc.
41 25
U. S. Fire & Police Tel. Alarm Co., gongs
37 00
Otis Whitney, repairs on buildings
.
363 20
Hale Harness Co., adjustable collars
55 00
Holliston Harness Co., double harness
65 00
Weed Bros. & Lent, repairs
11 67
Mrs. H. M. Barber, land lease
15 00
Eldredge & Beattey, repairs on buildings
114 82 ,
C. Callahan Co., supplies
102 00
Pettingill, Andrews & Co., fire alarm supplies 32 20
J. A. & W. Bird & Co., fire alarm supplies
39 51
N. E. Telephone Co., telephone rent
.
17 50
Thomas Farrell, repairing coats
3 50
Herbert Hunter, יי 66
23 00
H. S. Cushman, repairs
16 70
John Taft, repairing buildings
110 98
C. A. Hill, plumbing and repairs .
75 85
C. A. Hill, bathtub, water closet and labor 59 00
T. H. Dwyer, varnishing apparatus
15 00
C. H. Farrington, repairs .
2 05
J. T. Crowell, whips
80
George Julian, cleaning vault
2 00
J. A. Rice, sponges, chamois, etc. .
3 80
Greene Bros., cleaning carpet
75
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
54
J. P. Ryan, lineman
$ 8 39
Thomas Groom & Co., order book . .
13 00
C. W. Harris, eaves-troughs
1 50
Avery & Woodbury, furniture and carpets
27 19
A. J. Morse & Son, supplies
.
3 60
Thomas Lally, repairs
50
J. Davoren, forest fire
60
L. E. Belknap, repairs
10 40
P. H. Gaffny, oil
1 31
F. L. Fairbanks, repairs
10 20
A. B. Morse, supplies
5 30
T. E. Morse, setting glass .
1 00
G. S. Dudley, labor
24 50
N. B. Fairbanks, labor
19 80
J. J. Hennessey, labor
8 35
D. B. Rockwood, repairs
7 10
G. L. Gardner, oil polish
2 00
J. L. Buxton, repairs
20
N. E. Gaskill, watching fires
3 00
P. F. Slattery, watching fires
·
3 00
H. L. Patrick, 2 hogsheads
2 00
J. H. Scott, mileage, express and postage .
5 59
H. J. Dearing, supplies
·
.
2 00
Cook & Sons, printing
·
·
2 50
Total
$8,725 09
By appropriation ·
$8,000 00
Receipts .
725 80
$8,725 80
Balance in treasury
71
$8,725 09
By appropriation in May, 1895, for hose . $500 00
Paid C. Callahan & Co. for 950 ft. hose $500 00
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation, March
$8,000 00
Appropriation, May ·
500 00
Receipts
725 80
$9,225 80
·
·
·
.
·
·
.
.
55
Expense · Balance to credit
$9,225 09 71
$9,225 80
Bills unpaid :-
Lally & Baxter, hay and grain .
$83 78
Williams Bros., coal and wood .
22 88
Clark Ellis & Sons, repairs and supplies
.
58 59
L. E. Belknap, repairs
46 80
Wm. Johnston & Co., fire duty .
12 50
Milford Gas Light Co., gas
21 96
T. Quirk, lantern globes
60
$247 11
The cause of having unpaid bills on hand is due to the vote of the Town, instructing the Fire Department to build a hose wagon and pay for the same out of the general appropria- tion for Fire Department expenses.
NEW HOSE WAGON.
In accordance with the vote of the Town, the Selectmen and Engineers met at the Fire Department headquarters for the purpose of furnishing the Fire Department with a hose wagon.
J. H. Scott was chosen chairman and L. E. Belknap clerk of the committee.
It was unanimously voted that the committee purchase an exact duplicate of the No. 1 hose wagon.
Voted to ask all responsible builders in town to bid on building the wagon.
L. Grow & Son and L. E. Belknap furnished bids as fol- lows: L. Grow & Son, $275; L. E. Belknap $272.50; without the equipments.
Voted that the contract be awarded to Mr. L. E. Belknap, and that the Fire Department furnish the equipments, the builder to attach the same.
The wagon being completed, the committee met, examined and tested it, and found it complied with the agreement.
Voted unanimously that the wagon be accepted, and turned over to the Fire Department. It was then placed in commission by the Engineers, and assigned to Hose No. 2.
·
.
.
·
.
56
EXPENSE OF HOSE WAGON AND EQUIPMENTS.
Paid L. E. Belknap, as per contract
$272 50
Scrannage Bros., rails, brackets, etc. 41 25
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., extinguish- ers and lanterns
54 00
Total
$367 75
J. H. SCOTT,
J. T. KELLEY,
C. H. COOK,
P. P. O'DONNELL,
L. E. BELKNAP,
ABBOTT A. JENKINS,
GEORGE F. BIRCH,
GEO. S. WHITNEY,
Committee on Hose Wagon.
FIRES AND ALARMS.
There were 26 box alarms and 7 still alarms during the year ending Feb. 1, 1896.
Value of buildings damaged by fire
$ 61,402 00
Damage to 66
6,416 75
Insurance on
47,500 00
Value of contents of buildings damaged by fire 72,903 00
Damage to 66 66
5,049 67
Insurance on 66 66 66,350 00 .
Total value of buildings and contents 133,305 00 ·
Total damage to 66
10,416 42
Total insurance on
113,850 00
Feb. 5, 1895, 1.40 P. M. Box 54-Chimney in dwelling corner Fruit and Otis streets. No damage.
Feb. 8, 8.20 P. M. Still alarm .- Chimney fire in dwelling on Hollis slip, owned by Mrs. Knight. No damage.
March 13, 11.55 A. M. Box 17 .- Slight fire in dwelling on North Bow street, owned by Dwight Dewing, occupied by Frank Daniels. Value of building, $2400 ; damage, $15 ; insur-
57
ance $1500. Value of contents, $600; damage, $10 ; insurance, none. Cause, carelessness in burning paper on top of stove.
March 19, 12.50 A. M. Box 24 .- Parsonage, 17 Winter street, owned and occupied by Rev. P. Cuddihy. Value of building, $10,000 ; damage, $1720; insurance, $9200. Value of contents, $3000; damage, $621.50 ; insurance, $2500. Cause, careless use of matches.
March 23, 5.40 A. M. Box 27 .- Dwelling on Medway road owned by John Rogers, occupied by Mrs. Magnini. Value of building, $2500 ; damage, $1000; insurance, $2300. Value of contents, $300; damage, $300 ; insurance, none. Cause, de- fective chimney.
March 23, 6.55 A. M. Box 14 .- Stable on Central street, owned by Claflin heirs, occupied by Frank Haskell. Value of building, $3500 ; damage, $15; insurance, $3000. Value of contents, $2000; damage, $10; insurance, $1400. Cause, care- lessness, breaking off matches from card in pocket of over- coat.
March 30, 5 P. M. Box 35 .- Brush fire on High street. No damage.
April 1, 7.10 P. M. Box 26 .- Hay and grain storehouse on Mt. Pleasant street, owned and occupied by Prentice & Son. Value of building, $500; damage $100; insurance, none. Value of contents, $1000; damage, $350; insurance, $500. Cause, sparks from passing locomotive.
April 9, 8 A. M. Still alarm .- Dwelling on Depot street, : owned by A. McDonald, occupied by Henry McAvoy. Chim- ney fire. No damage .. .
May 14, 7.35 P. M. Box 14 .- Barn on Central street, owned by Claflin heirs, occupied by Smith & Pyne. No dam- age. Cause, explosion of kerosene lamp.
May 8, 1.35 A. M. Box 25 .- Brick block, Main street, owned by William Sheehan, occupied by Mrs. M. E. Kirby, boarding house, A. H. Sweet, drug store, and E. E. Vaughan, hardware. Value of building, $8000; damage, $350; insur- ance, $3500. Value of contents, $10,000. Damage to con- tents : A. H. Sweet, $458; E. E. Vaughan, $112.17; M. E.
58
Kirby, $350. Insurance : A. H. Sweet, $4000; E. E. Vaughan, $4000; M. E. Kirby, $1200. Cause, rats and matches ..
May 11, 1.15 P. M. Box 14 .- Needle and die factory, Cen- tral street, owned by Claflin heirs, occupied by Lilley Bros. and Hersey & Annette. Value of building, $3000; damage, $10; insurance, $2000. Value of contents, $4000 ; damage, $50; insurance, $3300. Damage to contents : Lilley Bros., $50; insurance, $2300; Hersey & Annette, none; insurance, $1000. Cause, sparks from chimney.
. May 26, 5 A. M. Box 25 .- Wood block on Main street, owned by Seth Carpenter heirs, occupied by H. M. Barber, confectionery store; H. Ray & Co., tea and variety store; C. A. Cheney, paint, oil and paper store ; Trask Bros., bicycles. Value of building, $10,000; damage, $250; insurance, $9500. Value of contents, $6000; damage, $1200; insurance, $5600. Cause, unknown ; supposed rats.
May 28, 11.35 p. M. Box 25 .- Barn in Bellingham ; sup- posed fire to be in Milford. Owned and occupied by Charles Davis. Steamer No. 2 and Hose No. 1 ordered to the fire. Stream put on ruins to prevent dwelling from catching fire. On duty there 40 minutes.
June 24, 7.30 P. M. Box 25 .- Forest fire on land owned by Frank Lackey ; about 90 cords of wood destroyed owned by William Henderson. Cause, probably campers' carelessness.
July 4, 9.35 A. M. Box 15 .- Dwelling on Beach street, owned by Bridget Barlow. No damage. Cause, fireworks.
July 5. Still alarm .- Chimney fire in dwelling owned by Patrick Wallace, Central street. No damage.
July 7, 3.30 A. M. Box 35 .- Dwelling on West street owned by Macuen Bros., occupied by Wm. Stimpson. Value of building, $700; damage, $400; insurance, $500. Value of contents, $600 ; damage, $300; insurance, $500. Cause, sparks from chimney came into chamber window, setting fire to bed- ding.
Aug. 31, 11.30 P. M. Box 25. Dwelling on Asylum street, owned by Mrs. Patrick Connolly, occupied by James
59
Russell. Value of building, $800; damage, $800; insurance, $500. Value of contents, $700; damage, $700; insurance, $500. Cause, defective chimney.
Aug. 31, 11.30 A. M. Still alarm .- Carriage manufactory, corner Spruce and School streets, owned by I. N. Crosby, oc- cupied by L. E. Belknap. Value of building, $2000; damage; $5; insurance, $1500. Value of contents, $1000; damage, none; insurance, $450. Slight fire on roof, caused by sparks from chimney. Damage very slight.
Sept. 9, 10.30 P. M. Still alarm .- Barn on Hopkinton road, owned and occupied by Peter Ross. Value of building, $1500; damage, $35; insurance, $200. Value of contents, $1000; damage, $150; insurance, $500. Cause, struck by lightning.
Sept. 13, 9.25 P. M. Box 15 .- Wooden shoe counter manu- factory, corner North Bow and Jefferson streets, owned and occupied by Moulded Counter Company. Value of building, $10,000; damage, $559.75; insurance, $8,000. Value of con- tents, $50,000; damage, $338 ; insurance $40,000. Cause, tin- covered wooden partition, in contact with steam pipe over boiler.
Sept. 23, 1 P. M. Box 73. Pig pen on High street, owned and occupied by James Lally. Value of building $2; damage, $2; insurance, none. Cause, children and matches. Needless alarm.
Oct. 31, 3.30 P. M. Still alarm. Brush fire at Carroll's ledge. No damage.
Nov. 28, 3 P. M. Box 47 .- Dwelling at North Purchase, owned and occupied by Ellen Casey. Value of building, $1,000; damage, $100; insurance, $500. Value of contents, $400 ; dam- age, $100; insurance, $150. Cause incendiary.
Jan. 5, 1896, 7.45 P. M. Box 43 .- Needless alarm, no fire.
Jan. 18, 7.30 P. M. Box 25 .- Church on Pine street, owned and occupied by Baptist Church society. Value of building, $6,000; damage, $10; insurance, $4800. Value of contents, $1,500; damage, none; insurance, $1,200. Cause, gas became ignited from leak in pipe.
60
Jan. 24, 11.30 A. M. Still alarm .- Chimney fire in dwelling corner Carroll and Hayward streets. No damage.
Jan. 29, 6.30 A. M. Box 14 .- Thermostat alarm from Mil- ford Shoe Co. factory No. 2. No fire.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
Three buildings; 2 steam fire engines; 2 hose wagons; 1 hose carriage; 1 ladder truck, fully equipped; 2 hose jumpers ; 2 horses; 3 sets double harness; 4 sets single harness; 1 two- horse tip-cart and sled ; 5000 ft. double jacket hose; 5 stoves ; furniture for three sleeping rooms; 6 chemical extinguishers ; necessary amount of spanners, belts, nozzles, pipes, lanterns, ropes, etc .; 80 woolen firemen's coats; 5 rubber coats; 5 sia- mese connections for dividing one stream.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
One three-circuit repeater; 1 three-circuit switch-board ; 66 battery cells; 4 galvanometers; 18 miles wire; 4 mechani- cal gongs; 4 direct action tappers; 1 whistle machine; 1 8- inch Crosby chime steam whistle; 1 bell striker; 16 street boxes.
RESERVOIRS.
There are seventeen reservoirs, situated as follows: One each on Grove, Fruit, Exchange, Jefferson, North Bow, Wal- nut, Lawrence, West, Hayward, and Congress streets; one on the Plains; one at the junction of Pearl and School streets ; one in Lincoln square; one in the rear of the Foster place, Main street; one on Parish common; one near Hancock house on Purchase street; one near the old engine-house at North Purchase.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.