Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1895-1898, Part 20

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 552


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HOSE COMPANY NO. 3. W. H. Curtin, Captain; D. E. Connors, Lieutenant ; A. O. Hersey, Clerk and Treasurer ; R. P. Hoey, Steward ; J. W. Keelon, C. H. Voyer, H. Marchessault, C. A. Cheney, T. M. Shea, J. T. Kirby, W. F. Sheehan, Geo. Julian, Michael Casey, Hosemen ; John Riley, Driver.


ENGINE COMPANY No. 2. Wm. J. Struthers, Captain ; Geo. A. Wilcox, Lieutenant ; H. A. Bagley, Clerk and Treasurer ; N. B. Fairbanks, Engineman ; W. A. Fairbanks, Stoker ; Geo. Dud- ley, Ed Hancock, J. B. King, A. S. Watkins, W. J. Malcombe, W. A. Annette, Harvey Trask, J. C. Trask, Hosemen ; Walter Bennett, Driver.


ENGINE COMPANY No. 1. In reserve. H. E. Rockwood, Engineman.


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LADDER COMPANY No. 1. John L. Keefe, Captain; S. C. J. Quirk, Lieutenant; D. P. Flynn, Clerk ; M. H. Sullivan, Treasurer ; Thomas Lally, Steward ; J. F. Baxter, M. F. Burke, T. F. Connors, T. F. Waters, Frank Quirk, J. A. Boyce, J. J. Nelligan, Daniel Chaisson, Edward Riley, L. V. Corbett, Lad- dermen ; John Callery, Driver.


SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.


Four buildings ; 2 steam fire engines ; 1 engineers' wagon ; 3 hose wagons ; 1 ladder truck; 2 hose reels ; 2 horses ; 3 set double harnesses ; 4 set single harnesses ; 1 two-horse tip cart ; 1 sled ; 5 stoves ; furniture for four sleeping-rooms ; 8 three-gal- lon extinguishers ; 1 two-gallon extinguisher ; necessary amount of spanners, wrenches, belts, nozzles, pipes, lanterns, etc. ; 5 rubber coats ; 72 woolen coats in poor condition ; 5 siamese connec- tions ; 1 furnace ; 2 gas heaters ; 2 bath tubs ; 1 hot air heater ; electric gas lighting apparatus at Hose No. 1 and 2, Ladder and Engine houses ; hub runners for Hose No. 1 and Ladder No. 1; 1 pung for Hose No. 3; 1 express wagon ; 4,500 feet of hose ; 175 feet lawn hose.


FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.


1 3-circuit repeater ; 1 3-circuit switch-board ; 1 volt meter and switch-board ; 84 battery cells ; 4 galvanometers ; 18 miles of No. 9 galvanized iron wire ; 4 mechanical gongs ; 4 direct-action tappers ; 1 whistle machine ; 1 bell striker ; 1 8-inch Crosby chime whistle ; 130 poles and 16 street boxes.


RESERVOIRS.


Sixteen, located as follows : One each on Grove, Fruit, Ex- change, Jefferson, North Bow, Walnut, Lawrence, West, Hay- ward and Congress streets ; one on the Plains ; one at the junction of Pearl and School streets ; one in Lincoln square ; one in rear of Foster place so-called, Main street; one on Parish common ; one near Hancock house, Purchase street ; one near old engine house at North Purchase.


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LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES.


Box 14. Central Street, opposite Baker's Slip.


Box 15. Corner Central and Depot Streets.


Box 16. Depot Street, near Clapp, Huckins & Temple


factory.


Box 17. North Bow Street, opposite Colburn & Fuller factory.


Box 24. Town House.


Box 25. Lincoln Square.


Box 26. Main Street, near the basin.


Box 27. Corner Main and Cedar Streets.


Box 35. Corner West and Cherry Streets.


Box 43. Corner School and Walnut Streets.


Box 46.


Corner Fountain and Purchase Streets.


Box 47. Purchase Street, near Mr. Kibby's residence.


Box 52. Main Street, opposite Water Street.


Box 54. Corner Main and Fruit Streets.


Box 65. Corner Forest and Grove Streets.


Box 73. Corner Spruce and Congress Streets.


Box 142. Private, Milford Shoe Co., factory No. 1.


RECOMMENDATIONS.


We would respectfully recommend the following appropria- tions for the year ensuing :-


Pay of members


$5,500 00


Incidentals 1,500 00


New hose 550 00


As we are constantly looking to the improvement of the fire department, we find that a material improvement can be made by substituting a hose wagon for the reel now used by the Engine company. This would necessitate an additional horse and driver, but would relieve the engine horses from a large amount of weight, which now nearly exhaust them, especially on some of the outlying district runs.


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The expense of maintenance would not be very much when we consider the advantages to be obtained by such an improve- ment. The depreciation of the value of the horses, caused by over-exertion in getting the engine and reel to a fire on a long run, would be a matter for consideration. The antiquated idea of a reel attached to an engine, is a thing of the past. We do not know of a town that has not abolished this method, wherever it has been in use. It is too much for a pair of horses to draw, and might be somewhat improved by having a three-horse hitch.


We make the above suggestion for the consideration of the citizens, as the matter may come up for action at some future date.


JOHN H. SCOTT, Chief Engineer. P. P. O'DONNELL, 1st Asst.


CHARLES H. COOK, 2d " 66


JOHN T. KELLY, 3d “ 66 LYMAN E. BELKNAP, Clerk and Treas.


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


EXPENSE AT THE FARM.


Grain. $706 06


Salary of Superintendent


600 00


Meat


540 48


Flour, bread and crackers


337 68


Labor


388 13


Butter


208 32


Coal


196 75


Clothing


184 90


Hardware, farming tools, garden seeds, etc


118 95


Dry goods


163 94


Fresh fish


103 13


Sugar


94 85


Medicine


90 34


Phosphate.


80 65


Boots and shoes


71 40


Insurance.


71 00


Tea.


57 40


Burials


56 00


Medical Attendance


50 00


Furniture, crockery, etc


45 83


Tobacco and snuff


41 44


Two bulls


40 00


Kerosene oil and naphtha 39 70


Salt Fish 37 25


Hard soap. 34 15


Small groceries and spices 41 83


Horse shoeing 33 35


Potatoes.


29 50


Soft soap


27 50


71


Weeelwrighting and jobbing $26 63


Small bills paid by M. C. Harvey. 18 20


Painters supplies 17 86


Molasses


17 85


Salt.


12 60


Painting wagon


12 00


Oil Stove .


12 00


Onions


11 80


Coffee


9 58


Land plaster, cement and lime


8 75


Lumber 6 71


Millinery


6 62


Beans


6 18


Taxes on Upton wood lot 6 40


Sawing lumber 6 35


Daily Journal 2 years 5 00


Apples .


6 10


Rubber sheeting.


4 00


Starch 3 10


Cheese 2 74


Stationery


2 05


Tomato Plants


2 00


Milford Times, 1 year


1 25


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$4,696 20


INCOME AT THE FARM.


Milk $1,104 68


Curtis Claflin, board


156 00


Bull .


40 00


Pigs


39 50


Eggs


36 91


Louis Lovershire, board .


35 00


Cow


20 00


Poultry


19 88


Edward Hanson, pension


18 00


Calves


13 00


72


Cranberries 6 40


Service of bull 5 00


Service of boar 4 50


Apples.


3 50


Tomatoes


3 60


Peas.


2 65


Rhubarb


2 39


Cider


2 30


Rye.


1 60


Cabbage.


1 45


Beets


80


Turnips


60


Corn


40


Straw


15


$1,518 31


INMATES AT THE FARM DURING THE YEAR.


Age. Wks.


Age. Wks.


Lydia Ann Parkhurst,


57 52


James Degan,


63 36


Ellen Middleton,


57 52


Celia Conlan,


62


16


Dennis Pyne, 57


52


Patrick Casey,


71


40


Johanna McCarty,


79


52


Michael Dunn, 77


52


Mary Flagg,


74


52


Michael Dunn, Jr., 39


17


Thomas Hughes,


74


52


Margaret Casey, 70


38


Martin Coppinger,


68


52


Harriet Smith,


74


7


Edward Donovan,


70


52


Michael King,


48


52


William O'Rourke,


57


52


Daniel Bergin,


62


52


John Flynn,


44


52


Curtis L. Claflin,


72


52


Frank Sireack,


20


18


Mary Sireack,


53


52


Michael Hughes,


69


52


Mary A. Johnson,


43


12


Elizabeth Gabry,


35


26


Bridget Shaw,


63


52


Anna Greigg,


72


52


Michael Hinds,


64


38


Andrew S. Fuller,


49


32


Nellie Gabry,


2


52


Walter Gabry,


3


13


Frank McCool,


36


21


Loring Adams,


76


52


William Riley,


48


32


Ellen McGee,


71


52


John Kennedy,


67


20


73


Age. Wks.


Age. Wks.


Thomas Murray,


50


12


Michael Kaine, 36


1


Daniel Curran,


59


48


Mary Cottrell, 37


39


Mary O'Connell,


57 52


Nora Cottrell,


6 39


Edward Sireack,


57 30


Benjamin Cottrell, Jr., 4 39


William Coy,


33


23


Robert F. Cottrell, 1 39


Edward Hanson,


53


32


Charles Gabry,


8 wks. 8


Patrick Mitchell,


52


22


Mary Finn,


45


17


John F. Moore,


57


17


Michael Finn,


11


13


David A. Fisk,


80


32


William Minton, 39


4


William Conley,


43


27


Louis Lovershire,


70


22


John Minon,


60


38


William Mulcahy,


47 22


Thomas Hannigan,


37


8


Mary Bradley, 86


21


David Butler,


17 52


Frank Lackey, 78


4


Bridget McGovern,


79


30


Melinda Sireack,


29


11


William Tormey,


41


2


Charles H. White,


46


11


Mary Cottrell,


11


10


Orry Cheney,


36


10


Nellie Cottrell,


7


10


Jennie Stewart,


23


8


John Manion,


43


35


Net expense at the farm $3,177 89


Appraisal of Town farm and wood lot, $6400; interest.


384 00


Appraisal of Personal property, $3,533.60 ;


interest 212 13


$3,774 02


Whole number of inmates during the year


69


Average number


43


Average weekly cost


$1 69


There were seven deaths at the farm during the year, as follows :-


Walter Gabry, died May 4, 1897, age 4 ; spinal menengitis. David A. Fiske, died Sept. 11, 1897, age 80 ; old age. James Degan, died Oct. 14, 1897, age 60 ; apoplexy.


Bridget McGovern, died Oct. 20, 1897, age 70; chronic diarrhoea.


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Margaret Casey, died Oct. 27, 1897, age 67; softening of brain.


Frank Lackey, died Oct. 29, 1897, age 78 ; paralysis.


Patrick Casey, died Nov. 6, 1897, age 71 ; old age.


PERSONS RECEIVING AID IN MILFORD AWAY FROM THE FARM.


Mrs. James Boland,


$48 19


Frank Lackey, $79 85


Mrs. Patrick Burns, 36 50


Joseph L. Littlefield, '96, 4 45


David Butler, 10 55


Mrs. John F. Moore, 82 20


Callanan Children,


143 00


Mrs. Thomas R. May, 93 00


Thos Crowley children, 27 75


John Moriarty, 2 00


Cooper children, 106 00


Patrick McQuaid, 14 45


Benj. Cottrell & family, 103 20


Edward McKenna, 69 25


Mrs. Peter Collins,


59 13


Owen McGurren, 94 80


Celia Conlin,


43 50


Kate McDermott,


72 30


John Callahan,


31 00


Edward Nelligan, 72 15


Mrs. Ann Cahill, 1896, 4 00


Mrs. John Nugent, 51 75


Hannah Cooney,


39 77


Mrs. Martin O'Melia, 88 26


William Coy,


1 50


William Graves,


10 17


John R. O'Connell, 1 00


Mrs. Thomas F. Powers, 105 25


John Doherty, 143 00


Darius Healy, 25 00


Mary Donahue,


33 00


Lewis Phipps, 84 00


John Griffin, 73 50


Mrs. Frank H. Scanlon, 27 00


Edward Gahagan, 1 00


Margaret Shea,


52 70


Ellen A. Guild,


84 00


Mrs. Jerry Tynan,


75 15


Naham G. Gould,


29 75


Mrs. William Tracey,


102 00


John Hayes, 66 05


Laura Tucker, 99 10


Mrs. Michael Hageney, 119 85


Mrs. James A. Turner, 91 00


Lucretia Hayward, 73 43


Henry Voyer, 1896, 4 25


Thomas P. Hogan, 36 50


William E. White,


15 00


James Johnstone, 10 00


Medical attendance for


James E. Killion, 8 00


the above, 100 00


James F. Kirby,


10 00


To be paid back, 1898, 24 00


$2,882 25


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PERSONS AIDED IN OTHER TOWNS BELONGING TO MILFORD.


Mrs. Lorinda A. Blake, Malden. $15 50


John A. Boyd, Worcester 74 37


Harry Brown, Boston City Hospital 5 00


Hannah Connors, Tewksbury.


45 97


John Curry, Tewksbury


19 71


John F. Callahan, Boston City Hospital .. 6 25


Mary Clancy, Ashland.


17 50


Alvin Collins, Holliston. 78 00


John Baxter, New Bedford


41 00


Ulysses Fiske, Medway


15 54


William P. Fisk, Natick


9 65


Lottie F. Foley, Lynn.


5 71


William J. Ferguson, Mattapoisett


42 00


Elizabeth Gabry, Worcester City Hospital


26 23


Robert H. Harden, Marlboro


13 50


John Hughes, Worcester City Hospital ...


8 57


Mrs. Joseph P. Kelly, Lynn.


113 00


Peter Kelly, Lynn


13 70


Samuel Legacy, Worcester


2 60


Neil Lundstrom, Fall River


2 54


Samuel Legacy, Boston City Hospital. ...


17 25


Mahann children, Boston


50 00


James Murphy children, Marlborough. ...


144 35


Michael McGrath, Worcester City Hos- pital . 12 57


Lottie McGowan, Boston.


46 55


Ida M. Normander, Hudson


47 75


George O'Donnell, Natick


77 26


William E. O'Brien, Boston.


3 50


Mrs. Michael B. Ryan, Ashland


57 40


Cornelius Sadler, Worcester City Hos- pital ... 37 14


Johanna Slattery, Hopkinton 96 00


Lena Williams, Boston City Hospital. ... 64 25


$1,210 36


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PERSONS BELONGING TO OTHER TOWNS AIDED IN MILFORD.


Patrick Anderson, Northbridge. $ 88 55


Soldiers' Relief, Uxbridge . 100 55


Mrs. James E. Butler, Upton 84 00


Mrs. Mary H. Davis, Somerville


52 39


John F. Devlin, Worcester. 7 00


Mrs. Geo. D. Edmands, Hopedale


165 25


Charles M. Emery, Natick . 42 20


92 00


John Logan, Quincy . 34 75


Mrs. Kate Mann, Natick.


177 10


Mrs. Robert McAuliffe, Randolph. 158 10


Benjamin Newton, Shrewsbury . 175 40


Charles E. Newton, 66


8 50


William Papineau, Marlborough


42 00


Mrs. Herbert Parker, Nantucket


156 00


Felix Rice, Framingham .


18 35


Charles H. Staples, Sutton


21 00


Frank D. Snow, Holliston


17 25


Mrs. Michael Savage, Franklin


12 38


Martin V. Tingley, Bellingham


1 35


Mrs. Isaac E. Welch, Holliston


44 00


$1,498 12


INSANE.


Lucy M. Wilber, Worcester Lunatic.


$ 22 29


Charles H. White, 66


66


....


143 46


Hannah W. Kennedy,


66


....


169 46


Abbott L. Perry,


66


. ... 169 46


Effie M. Russell, 66


66


. .. .


147 09


Munroe A. Goldsmith, “


169 46


Annie A. Murphy,


66


....


169 46


Hannah Murphy,


66


66


....


24 61


Thomas Conway,


66


. ...


169 46


...


· ·· ·


Nellie Fleming, Rockland


77


Joseph P. Kelley, Danvers 66 $169 47


Kate Geary, Medfield Insane 146 00


Maria Ripley, Westboro and Medfield


Insane 149 61


Chas. H. Dunham, Worcester Insane .. 169 45


John Droney, .... 169 48


Christopher Beaty, Taunton Lunatic. . . .


173 46


Caroline Coughlin, Tewksbury Hospital .. 146 00


Jeremiah McGrath, 66


..


146 00


Martin Fleming, Worcester Lunatic. 198 24 ..


107 49


Margaret Saunders, Tewksbury Hospital .. · 67 45


Edward W. Fox, Worcester Lunatic ..... 78 46


$2,905 86


STATE POOR.


Constantine Ackleman 18 00


Mrs. Daniel Brassell:


62 75


Lizzie Bordrou


6 25


William Bruce .


1 30


Edward Crofton


10 00


Alice Cisco


2 80


George Donald .


4 25


Thomas Finn.


112 95


Mrs. Michael Finn


6 28


Joseph Gilboa . 3 73


Harry Hallowell


119 60


Patrick Hadlock


87 30


John Kiatkousky . 20 00


Chester F. Laird 3 00


Angelo Mancastrippi 23 80


Daniel McIsaac. 1 90


Mrs. John McGillvary


22 90


Daniel McNeil


39 78


Henry Richter.


9 81


Mrs. Andrew Regan 55 65


Thomas F. Fahey, 66


. ....


78


Mrs. Robert Rapp


$46 00


Michael Scalpini ... 2 00


Giovanni Giocomozzi 53 00


$713 05


1529 Tramps


$48 50


INCIDENTALS.


Expense looking up unsettled cases


$16 90


Order books


15 50


Postage stamps


4 00


Order blanks .


3 00


Stamped envelopes


2 75


Books


2 25


Pens and ink


2 05


Stationery


85


Express and paper fasteners


50


Postal cards 50


$48 30


RECEIPTS.


Full amount of orders drawn on Clifford


A. Cook, Treasurer.


$15,390 07


Special appropriation


296 67


$15,093 40


Money received from the following sources


and turned over to the Treasurer :-


Income at the Farm


$1,518 31


State


448 97


Natick.


376 65


Shrewsbury 188 90


Randolph 169 60


Hopedale.


165 25


Nantucket.


156 00


Soldiers' Relief, Uxbridge


116 55


79


Franklin 129 25


Rockland 96 00


Holliston 69 25


Northbridge 88 55


Upton


84 00


North Adams


53 98


Marlborough


38 00


Sutton


21 00


Worcester


7 00


Lynn .


4 00


Boston 2 00


Bellingham


1 35


William Smith, guardian for Mrs. John Smith, town reimbursed for aid given 1891-92-93-94. 210 72


Town reimbursed for aid given Mrs. Elipha-


let Bailey of Holliston, and settlement


in Milford by Ezra H. Bailey of Streator, Ill., year 1896


58 50


Town reimbursed, 1895 report.


76


Money reimbursed the town from different


persons


1,090 76


$5,095 35


Full amount taken from treasury ....


$9,998 05


RECAPITULATION.


Expense at the farm $4,696 20


Persons aided outside the farm 2,882 25


Persons aided in other towns 1,210 36


Persons aided belonging to other towns ..


1,498 12


Insane


2,905 86


State Poor 713 05


Tramps 48 50


Incidentals . 48 30


Orders given town reimbursed 1,090 76


--- $15,093 40


80


Appropriation for the Poor $10,000 00


Amount expended . 9,998 05


Amount unexpended $1 95


Special appropriation $300 00


Amount expended.


296 67


Amount unexpended


$3 33


SPECIAL APPROPRIATION.


Plumbing, set bowls, labor, etc


$100 21


Lumber


57 26


Drain pipe


19 83


Repairing roof


17 22


Windows, etc


7 15


Repairing chimneys


8 00


Advertisements in daily papers.


4 00


Painting house at farm.


83 00


$296 67


BILLS DUE MILFORD FROM OTHER TOWNS AND


THE STATE.


State


$553 71


North Attleboro


104 50


Somerville


52 39


Quincy .


34 75


Framingham


18 35


Randolph


10 00


Franklin


12 38


Marlborough


4 00


$790 08


NUMBER OF PERSONS AIDED DURING THE YEAR.


At the farm. 69


Insane hospitals


21


Persons belonging to other towns 82


State


62


All other persons 217


451


81


The superintendent and matron are paid to March 1, 1898 ; salary $600. The town physician is paid to Dec. 1, 1897 ; sal- ary $150. The hired help are paid to Jan. 1, 1898.


Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Casey, who boarded at the town farm for the past few years, had property enough to support themselves at the weekly rate of expense at the farm, also to cover their burial expenses ; consequently they were no expense to the town.


All of which is respectfully submitted.


CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH, JAMES W. BURKE,


Overseers of the Poor, 1897.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.


THOMAS F. MANNING, OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, Term expires 1898


CHARLES A. DEWEY, BENJAMIN ADAMS, 66 1899


NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, NATHAN W. HEATH, 1900


CHARLES A. DEWEY, Chairman. OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, Secretary. NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, Librarian.


At a meeting of the Trustees held on the eleventh day of February, 1898, it was voted to recommend an appropriation of six hundred dollars for the benefit of the Town Library during the ensuing year.


CHARLES A. DEWEY,


Chairman.


REPORT OF SECRETARY.


TRUSTEES OF MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY.


GENTLEMEN : I hereby submit a report of the receipts and expenditures of the library for the year ending Feb. 1, 1898 :- Receipts: -


Appropriation .


$600 00


Dog tax.


567 73


Catalogues


8 45


Fines .


58 28


Sundries


· 3 00


$1,237 46


Expenditures :-


Light.


$136 55


Express


5 45


Covering books


11 68


Librarian ..


360 00


Book case and supplies


59 80


83


Binding


$41 85


Books


622 12


$1,237 45


Unexpended appropriation . ·


01


All of which is respectfully submitted.


O. F. CROUGHWELL,


Secretary.


LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.


TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.


GENTLEMEN : I hereby submit my report for year ending Jan. 31, 1898.


Number of days open, 305. Circulation for the year, 28,- 955 volu mes. Circulation the previous year, 28,781 volumes, a gain of 174 volumes. Largest daily circulation, March 6, 1897, 379 volumes. Smallest daily circulation, Feb. 12, 1897, 17 volumes. Average daily circulation, 95 83-305 volumes. Num- ber of notices sent delinquents, 78. Amount received for fines, $58.28. Amount received for catalogues, $8.45. Number of volumes covered during the year, 2305.


A


BCDE


F


G


IJ


K


Total.


Feb.,


1897


68


66


6


92


39


1484


93


6


17


692


2563


March,


67


82


9


84


49


1681


72


3


35


903


4 2989


April,


66


34


46


5


73


38


1509


55


3


24


632


2


2421


May,


66


43


43


8


83


36


1561


51


5


15


494


6


2345


June,


66


23


43


6


36


24


1615


56


8


13


461


4


2289


July,


66


27


37


37


24


1608


64


5


18


437


4


2261


August


66


21


36


1


26


18


1412


38


6


17


480


5


2060


Sept.,


66


52


60


4


31


32


1357


81


6


22


430


4 2079


Oct.,


63


44


3


51


42


1550


121


3


27


569


5 2478


Nov.,


60


53


2


63


50


1369


97


14


31


513


1


2553


Dec.,


56


70


6


68


72


1448


120


5


28


572


1 2446


Jan.,


1898


43


70


2


77


66


1672


133


7


25


675


1


2771


Total


557 650 52 721 490 18266 981


71 272 6858,37


28955


84


The library contained as per last report 10,309 volumes. Added during the year, by purchase, 462 volumes ; by donation, 65 volumes ; making the whole number of volumes as per cata- logue 10,856 volumes, a gain of 527 volumes.


The donors were Gen. Wm. F. Draper, 25 volumes ; State of Massachusetts, 21 volumes ; Smithsonian Institution, 6 vol- umes ; Mrs. Josephine Curtis Woodbury, 3 volumes ; U. S. Bu- reau of Education, 2 volumes ; and McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., Cyrus H. McCormick, Wm. Birney, Walter A. Davis, W. S. V. Cook, E. Williams, Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., and Interstate Commerce Commission, 1 volume each.,


205 volumes have been rebound and 28 volumes have been purchased to replace wornout books.


All of which is respectfully submitted.


N. F. BLAKE,


Librarian.


REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1897.


January 3d, 1897, Cash on hand. $ 47 56


Received cash of Mrs. L. B. Hart, for


care of lot. 1 00


Received cash of C. A. Cook, town appro- priation 150 00


Received cash of Wm. Emery, for digging graves 67 50


Received cash of Wm. Emery for sale of


lots


74 30


Received cash of Wm. Emery, care of lots 222 95


66 sale of wood ... 25 00


$588 31


By paying W. C. Morrison for labor $198 58


G. W. Brown for labor


121 69


66 William Brown for labor 14 06


Clark Ellis & Sons for supplies. 22 32


S. E. Hapgood for supplies .. ..


20 00


M. L. Pond for labor.


9 99


66 H. E. Graves for labor. 14 68


J. A. Pierce for labor. 12 00


N. D. Graves for labor


6 75


66


D. Contrie for labor 6 00


A. C. Kinney for labor


11 25


Wm. Johnston & Co. for labor and supplies 47 50


By paying Wm. Emery for labor and sup- plies. 68 86


86


By paying Cook & Sons for printing . $3 75


Daily News for printing .. 1 00


66 S. A. Conrey for labor. 4 46


66 Emery & Wood overpaid dig- ging graves 2 50


By paying H. C. Skinner for labor 10 00


By balance on hand.


12 92


$588 31


H. C. SKINNER,


Treasurer.


There have been forty-eight interments during the past year ; eighteen more than last year.


The terms of the committee expire as follows: H. C. Skinner and William Emery in 1898; Geo. L. Maynard and Henry Hancock in 1899 ; Thomas Lilley and Charles W. John- son in 1900.


HENRY C. SKINNER,


Secretary.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


The Board of Health presents the following summary of its work for the year ending Dec. 31, 1897 :-


Formal complaints, 71 ; visited 402 places in all ; measles at Gipsy's camp, 2 cases ; diphtheria, 11 cases and 2 deaths ; scarlet fever, 4 cases and 1 death ; number of vaccinations and revac- cinations, 212.


Respectfully submitted.


W. J. CLARKE, M. D., J. M. EATON, M. D., A. A. BURRELL,


Board of Health.


AUDITOR'S REPORT.


I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and Tax Col- lector and find them to be correct, and I have also examined the books of the different departments and find that the vouchers cor- respond with the orders drawn on and paid by the Treasurer and that the accounts as presented are correct.


Respectfully submitted,


HORACE A. BROWN,


Milford, Mass., Feb. 16, 1897.


Auditor.


REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


AND


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,


OF THE


TOWN OF MILFORD,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1898.


MILFORD, MASS .: COOK & SONS, PRINTERS, JOURNAL OFFICE. 1898.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1897-98.


Term expires 1898


GEORGE L. COOKE,


GEORGE E. STACY,


66


66 1899


RICHARD A. GILFOYLE,


66


66 1899


JOHN J. DUGGAN,


66


1900


CHARLES MACKIN,


66


1900


ORGANIZATION.


GEORGE L. COOKE, Chairman.


C. W. HALEY, Secretary.


SUB-COMMITTEES. Rules and Regulations.


R. A. GILFOYLE, HORACE E. WHITNEY, THE SUPERINTENDENT. Repairs.


G. E. STACY, G. L. COOKE, THE SUPERINTENDENT. Teachers and Examinations.


H. E. WHITNEY, J. J. DUGGAN,


THE SUPERINTENDENT. Books and Supplies. R. A. GILFOYLE,


C. MACKIN,


THE SUPERINTENDENT. Fuel. J. J. DUGGAN,


G. E. STACY.


66


1898


HORACE E. WHITNEY,


1


3


SUPERINTENDENT, C. W. HALEY.


COMMITTEE MEETINGS.


The regular meetings of the Committee are held on the second Monday of each month at 8 P. M.


SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.


Office at Memorial Hall. Office hours 4 to 5 P. M. daily when schools are in session ; 8 to 9 A. M. on Fridays.


SCHOOL SESSIONS.


High School .- 8 A. M. to I P. M.


Grammar Schools .- 9 A. M. to 12 M. ; 1.30 to 4 P. M. Primary Schools .- 9 A. M. to 12 M. ; 1.30 to 3.30 P. M. Country Schools .- 9 A. M. to 12 M. ; I to 3.30 P. M.


HOLIDAYS.


Feb. 22, Patriots' Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following.


NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL.


The steam-whistle at the electric light station, 22 repeated four times. When this signal is sounded at S A. M. there will be no morning session. When it is sounded at 12.30 P. M. there will be no afternoon session. When it is sounded at 8 A. M. and not repeated at 12.30 P. M. there will be an afternoon session.


SECRETARY'S REPORT.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation $27,100 00


Tuition


30 00


Sales


12 38


$27,142 38


EXPENDITURES.


Teaching $18,543 55


Supervision


1,600 00


Carriage hire for teachers


402 00


Transportation for pupils


168 50


Janitors.


1,373 00


Fuel


1,378 00


Supplies


2,056 14


Incidentals


1,614 53


$27,135 72


Balance Uuexpended, $6 66


ITEMIZED ACCOUNTS.


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR REPAIRS. Plains School Repairs.


Paid Wheeling Corrugating Co. $157 20


" Z. C. Field 264 93


" H. H. Lent. 306 44


"W. L. Bennett 163 00


" Chandler Desk Co. 494 18


John Cochran 32 00


Adin Ball 12 50


$1,430 25


5


Other Repairs.


J. H. Morris $68 80


Hilton Bros. & Crofoot


9 60


Cenedella Bros


35 53


Adin Ball 14 97


C. W. Harris 2 32


F. A. Northrop


4 04


W. J. Corbett


7 74


S. R. Emerson


IO 25


Red Line Transit Co


5 29


Richard Taft


8 09


John W. Eldredge


56 54


A. J. Whitcomb 72 80


Z. C. Field 70 07


Otis Whitney & Son


129 41


T. E. Morse


27 90


C. A. Hill


4 60


Clark Ellis & Sons


41 80


$569 75


Total appropriation for repairs. ....


$2,000 00


FUEL.


Williams Bros


$255 06


T. Quirk


390 63


H. A. Barney


398 98


Macuen Bros


332 58


John Cochran


75


$1,378 00


SUPPLIES.


D. C. Heath & Co $73 65


Carter's Ink Co


12 50


J. L. Hammett Co


202 88


Edward E. Babb & Co


275 91


American Book Co


299 55


Maynard, Merrill & Co


76 44


6


Educational Pub. Co


$ 96


Silver, Burdett & Co


54 20


Joseph Gillott & Sons 19 50


Geo. F. King


43 25


Oliver Ditson Co


8 45


Zeigler Electric Co


25 50


Annie Lawless


I 50


Wm. Ware 36 26


Sam'l Ward Co


IO 48


J. R. Wales


24 78


Leach, Shewell & Sanborn


380 79


Smith & White


I 66


Allyn & Bacon


56 79


Ginn & Co.


248 76


J. F. Hickey


9 50


F. S. Blanchard


I 50


Houghton, Mifflin & Co


35 70


Greenough, Adams & Cushing


IO IO


J. Allen Rice 44 00


Prang Educational Co


2 50


Wadsworth, Howland & Co


5 30


Rand, McNally & Co


5 28


Goodyear Pub. Co


41 25


Thompson, Brown & Co


47 20


$2,056 14


INCIDENTALS.


M. McKeague


$55. 55


A. W. Gould


8 00


Cook & Sons


37 50


Nat'h Jewell


5 00


John Costello


6 00


Geo. E. Weeks


10 00


G. M. Billings


72 45


J. Allen Rice


56 55


Geo. E. Stacy




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