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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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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