Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1901-1904, Part 11

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 648


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Keene, N. H., North Pownal, Vt., Franklin, Italy, Italy, Milford, Worcester,


Notthaming, Eng. Ireland. Brooklyn, Me. Italy. Italy. Worcester. South Framingham. Mendon. Milford.


Milford, Millville, Prince Edward's Island, Prince Edward's Island.


Richmond, Va ..


Ireland,


Ireland,


Italy, Ireland, Plattsburg, N. Y.,


Italy,


Italy, Poland,


Milford, Canada,


Italy, Taunton, Hopkinton,


New York,


Italy, Ireland,


Italy, Italy, Somerville,


Milford,


Upton. New York.


Natick.


New Brunswick.


Milford.


Hopkinton. Ireland. Cape Cod. Ireland. Ireland. Polland, Me.


Italy.


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Italy. Milford.


Millis.


Milford.


Italy.


Ireland.


Italy.


Italy. Wilton, N. H.


Hopkinton,


Milford, New Brunswick, North Andover,


Milford, Milford, Milford, Quebec, Canada, Ireland, Denmark,


Italy,


San Francisco, Cal. Ireland. Ireland. Italy. Ireland. Plattsburg, N. Y.


Italy.


Italy. Poland.


Natick. Canada.


Carpenter, Nicodemo, Marie Nicola Di Santis, Maria Tarello, Arthur Clifton Coy, Albert Jacobs,


Gritti, Williams, McGowan, Edward James Marshall, John Joseph Morcone Ahern, Fred Cecochee, Mario Bolba, Alice Julia Hartwell, John Francis Kearnan, Grace Marjorie Carron, Carey, George Townsend, Nuckley, Bertha Alice Koch, John Clancy, Margaret Larkin, Howard H. Hillery, Mary Kellett, Susan Holland,


Johnson,


Manguso,


Harland Clifford Leighton, Margaret Loretto Callahan, Cass, Polidori, Polidori, Mary Carroll, Daniel Kane, Gafney, Katherine Moroney, Joseph Edward Arsenault, Harriet Larke Prout, Veronica Holland,


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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF MILFORD, 1901.


DATE.


NAME OF CHILD.


NAME OF PARENTS.


FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE.


MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE.


NOV. 5


Fairbanks,


6


Fahey,


Frank E. and Minnie A. Story, John J. and Katherine J. Fahy, Daniel J. and Mary J. Lyons,


Holliston,


Medway. Ireland.


6


Brown,


Thomas and Frances Rossi,


Italy,


7 8 9


Ritzzi, Sastillia,


James and Fannie Coloecchio,


Italy,


Troy, N. Y.,


13


Francis W. Batchelor, Daniels,


William E. and Nellie Cook, Ovid and Melvina La Fayette, Patrick and Mary Coppinger,


Connecticut,


Canada.


13


Mary Dillon,


Ireland,


Ireland.


16


Bazzoni, Morelli,


Armando and Maria Zona, Nicola and Madeline Lopreto,


Italy. Italy, Italy, |Prince Edward's Island, Nova Scotia. Italy.


Milford.


18


Mary E. Mckenzie, Fullum, Joseph Costindino, Bennett,


James and Hattie Hersey, Peter and Maria Nira,


Italy, Franklin,


Italy. Holliston.


21


Mario Bodio,


Fillippo and Maria Marzetti,


Finland,


Finland.


30


Anderson, Ellen Gertrude Callery,


Michael J. and Mary Nugent,


Milford,


Milford.


60


DECEMBER 5 6


Trettel, Birmingham, De Forest, Costello, Conway, Holmes, Cenedella,


James and Annie Mooney, Michael and Mary Kirby,


Milford, Ireland, Pleasantville, N. Y.


Sherborn.


Italy, North Milford,


Italy. Cumberland, R. I.


Ireland,


Ireland.


17


20


Milford,


Milford, Italy,


Italy.


23 27 30


Hoey,


Richard P. and Olive Ryan, Fred J. and Mary E. Halpin,


Milford, Milford,


Hopkinton.


31


Agnes Reynolds,


Angelo and Angelina Beschi, George H. and Jennie Tingley, John and Mary A. McDermott, George John and Isabella Still, Ernest L. and Adelaide M. Rose, Frank H. and Elizabeth M. Cahill, John and Katherine Hayden, Stephen J. and Emma Saul,


Nova Scotia, Milford, Milford,


Aberdeen, Scotland. Milford. South Framingham. Worcester. Milford.


20 22


Spindel, Martin, Steele, McNeil, Kempton, Cahill, Madden, Broughey, Sizza, Leo Vanslett Plant,


James and Madeline Varesco,


Italy, Milford, Scotland,


Italy. Milford.


James and Harriet Trask, James H. and Eva G. Coye,


Milford.


10 10


Ireland.


Ireland.


11


Charles W. and Lottie E. Hall,


12 13 15 16 16 17


Edwin J. and Genie A. Welch,


Italy,


Italy.


28


Peter and Rose Johnson,


Milford,


Hopkinton,


Milford. Italy. Italy. Taunton.


17


17


Herbert and Maude E. Gross,


Milford,


18


21


Giuseppe and GeorgeArthur andJennieEmmaSpring, Worcester,


Holden. Milford.


TOWN WARRANT.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Worcester ss.


To either constable of the town of Milford, in said county,


Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified by law to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the third day of March, A. D., 1902, punctually at six o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following articles, namely :-


[The polls may be closed at four o'clock.in the afternoon on said day of meeting.]


ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.


ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing : A town clerk, town treasurer, tax collector, au- ditor, three selectmen, three assessors, three overseers of the poor, two members of the school committee, two trustees of the public library, one member of the board of health, (three years,) two trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, and fifteen constables ; to be voted for on ballots prepared and furnished in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Revised Laws; also upon said ballots the voters will give in their votes "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?" Also upon said ballots the voters will give in their votes "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question, "Shall eight hours consti- tute a day's work for all laborers, mechanics and workmen now, or hereafter employed by or on behalf of the Town of Milford."


ARTICLE 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the se- lectmen, school committee, overseers of the poor, treasurer, engineers of fire department, tax collector, trustees of public library, trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, and any other offi- cers and committees of said Town.


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ARTICLE 4. To raise and appropriate such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the year ensuing.


ARTICLE 5. To see what action the Town will take in regard to lighting its streets, and appropriate money for the same.


ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize the treas- urer to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the cur- rent year.


ARTICLE 7. To determine when all taxes shall be collect- ed and paid into the treasury the year ensuing, and to fix the compensation of the collector of taxes for collecting the same.


ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate one hundred and fifty dollars towards defraying the ex- penses of Memorial Day.


ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will authorize the select- men to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.


ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of three hundred dollars for the transplanting and care of shade trees, to be expended under the direction of the tree warden.


ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to locate an electric light at the junction of South Main and Depot streets, and appropriate money for the same.


ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars for the celebration of an "Old Home Week," appoint a committee for the same, or take any action in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate any money towards the "Devens Memorial Monu- ment," or take any action in relation to the same.


ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to sell the land on Pearl street which the Town purchased of the First Uni- versalist Society, or take any action in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the re-location of a part of Ce- dar street from the corner of Dilla street to the southerly side


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of land of the Milford & Woonsocket Railroad company, or take any action in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue a part of Cedar street from the corner of Dilla street to the in- tersection of the re-location of said Cedar street as reported by the Selectmen, or take any action in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will authorize the Se- lectmen to make a contract with the Milford Water Company for its water supply, or take any action in relation to the same.


ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to purchase the corporate property and all the rights and privileges of the Milford Water Company, in accordance with its legal rights so to do, appoint any agents to effect such purchase and in- struct the same, provide means by borrowing or otherwise for such purchase, or take any other action in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Dominick Street Extension, raise and appropriate any money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.


And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up atteste.l copies thereof, at each of the public meet- ing-houses and at the post-office in said Town; also cause an attested copy to be published in the Milford Gazette, a news- paper printed in said Town, two Sabbaths at least before the time set for said meeting.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the clerk of said Town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands at Milford, this twentieth day of February, A. D., 1902.


GEORGE P. COOKE, ABBOTT A. JENKINS, JOSEPH F. HICKEY, Selectmen of Milford.


A true copy. Attest :


OLIVER D. HOLMES,


Constable of Milford,


INDEX.


FIRST SECTION.


Appropriations 7 ·


Assessors' Report


54


Auditor's Report


92


Board of Health, Report of .


85


Collectors' Reports .


50


Fire Department, Report of


. 56


Overseers of Poor, Report of


72


Selectmen's Report . ·


11 .


Summary of Expenses .


9


Town Officers


3


Town Park Commissioners, Report of .


.


71


Treasurer's Report .


34


Trustees of Town Library, Report of 89 .


Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Report of . 83


SECOND SECTION.


School Committee, Report of


1


Superintendent's Report


. 12


THIRD SECTION.


Town Records


·


1


Town Warrant


.


. 61


.


.


·


·


.


.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


OF THE


TOWN OF MILFORD


CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE


Selectmen, Assessors, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Board of Health, Engineers, Overseers of the Poor, Trustees of Town Library, Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Park Commissioners, Town Clerk, Auditor, School Committee, and Superintendent of Schools,


FOR THE


Year Ending February 1, 1903.


MILFORD, MASS. : G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE, . 1903.


TOWN OFFICERS.


SELECTMEN. ABBOTT A. JENKINS, JOSEPH F. HICKEY, WALTER S. V. COOKE. TOWN CLERK. JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN. TOWN TREASURER. CLIFFORD A. COOK.


TAX COLLECTOR. AUDITOR.


WILLIAM P. FOLEY. THOMAS F. MANNING.


ASSESSORS.


GEORGE E. STACY, SULLIVAN C. SUMNER, JOHN F. BARRETT. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH,


JAMES W. BURKE. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


GEORGE E. STACY,


GILBERT M. BILLINGS,


WALDO B. WHITING, WILLIAM J. WELCH,


JOHN C. LYNCH, THOMAS J. MURPHY.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


CHARLES H. COLE, M. D., DANIEL T. SULLIVAN, M. D., ALFRED A. BURRELL. TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.


CHAS. A. DEWEY, OWEN F. CROUGHWELL,


PATRICK E. SWEENEY, NATHAN W. HEATH,


NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, JAMES S. MULLANE.


TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY. HENRY C. SKINNER, THOMAS LILLEY,


CHARLES W. JOHNSON, WILLIAM C. MORRISON,


GEORGE L. MAYNARD, WILLIAM EMERY.


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CONSTABLES.


PATRICK J. BIRMINGHAM, OLIVER D. HOLMES,


WILLIAM J. CORBETT,


EDWARD J. DALTON,


NAUM E. GASKILL, WILLIAM E. HAYES,


JAMES HOWARD, JOHN MOORE,


MARTIN BRODERICK,


THOMAS F. KELLEY,


MICHAEL W. EDWARDS,


CHARLES H. WATERS,


CHARLES CARUSO, DAVID E. CASEY,


RAPHAEL MARINO. FIELD DRIVER. JOHN J. SHOCKROW. FENCE VIEWERS.


ISAAC N. DAVIS, GEORGE S. WHITNEY, HENRY E. MORGAN.


TREE WARDEN.


THOMAS GILMORE. PARK COMMISSIONERS.


WILLIAM H. BOURNE, CHARLES W. WILCOX, MICHAEL McKEAGUE. POUND KEEPER. JOHN J. SHOCKROW.


Officers Appointed by the Selectmen.


ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. JOHN F. DAMON, ALBERT O. HERSEY,


JOHN L. KEEFE, CHARLES H. COOK, ALBERT J. WHITCOMB. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


HENRY J. BAILEY, WENDELL WILLIAMS,


JAMES J. CLANCY, JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN, Clerk. TOWN SOLICITOR. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


JESSE A. TAFT. MAURICE E. NELLIGAN.


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


JOHN SMITH. JAMES J. SMITH, Assistant.


5


LOCKUP KEEPER. JOHN SMITH.


JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL.


MARTIN JENKINS.


JANITOR OF TOWN HALL. JOHN SMITH.


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.


AUGUSTUS STEVENS,


F. T. QUIRK,


GEORGE A. MOORE,


H. A. BARNEY,


LEWIS H. BARNEY,


ARTHUR A. JENKINS,


CHARLES S. MULLANE,


J: A. WALLACE,


MORTIMER EDWARDS,


JAMES JOHNSTON,


WILLIAM JOHNSTON.


PUBLIC WEIGHERS.


JAMES S. MULLANE,


JOHN SMITH,


LEWIS H. BARNEY,


ARTHUR A. JENKINS,


H. A. BARNEY,


J. A. WALLACE,


CHARLES S. MULLANE,


MORTIMER EDWARDS,


WILLIAM JOHNSTON,


JAMES JOHNSTON.


POLICE OFFICERS.


HERBERT W. AUSTIN, JOHN SMITH,


E. J. NUTTER,


TIMOTHY KIRBY,


MATTHEW BURNS,


MARTIN JENKINS,


JOHN F. MATHEWS,


JOHN T. RYAN,


W. N. PRENTISS,


JAMES J. SMITH,


P. M. HUNT,


PATRICK J. DUDDY,


M. MARCUS MORAN,


MICHAEL McKEAGUE, M. G. LYNCH, RAPHAEL MARINO,


HENRY W. BURRELL,


BENJAMIN VITILINI,


MICHAEL J. MCCARTHY,


NELSON SHERMAN,


PATRICK H. FITZGERALD,


WILLIAM E. HOGAN, JOSEPH MORCONE.


A. F. FAIRBANKS, EDWARD H. WHEELER, (R. R. Police Officer, G. & U. R. R.) FRANK M. HOWE (R. R. Police Officer G. & U. R. R.) JAMES S. MULLANE, (R. R. Police Officer for N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.) MARCUS Q. JACKSON, (R. R. Police Officer B. & A. R. R.)


JOHN LAWSON,


GEORGE JULIAN,


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INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS. EDWARD E. COOK. 1 BURIAL AGENTS. .


H. A. POND,


B. H. MONTAGUE.


Appointed by Overseers of the Poor. TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGGAN, M. D.


Appointed by Board of Health. INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS. JAMES M. COUGHLIN.


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APPROPRIATIONS.


Made at adjourned meeting March 7, 1902 :-


Highways


$14,000 00


Incidentals 3,000 00


Insurance (for insuring Town House for 3 years)


1,500 00


Furnishing vault in Town House


500 00


Memorial Hall


600 00


Street lights


6,550 00


Town library


Dog tax and 600 00


Schools and repairs


34,000 00


Poor


12,000 00


Interest


6,100 00


Water for fire purposes .


5,600 00


Vernon Grove cemetery


150 00


Military aid


100 00


Fire department :-


Pay of members


$5,600 00


Incidentals


1,900 00


New hose


600 00


Coats and hats


.


150 00


Repairs of buildings


300 00


Unpaid bills


400 00


-


8,950 00


Memorial day


150 00


Town park


450 00


Town debt


13,100 00


Sidewalks


1,000 00


Soldiers and sailors' relief


3,000 00


Chapter 440, Acts of 1890


1,000 00


Town Hall


600 00


Emergency fund


1,000 00


Salaries . .


8,000 00


Watering streets


.


1,200 00


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.


·


·


8


Care of shade trees


$ 300 00


Electric light, Depot and South Main streets 100 00


200 00


Devens memorial monument Meeting November 25, 1902 :-


Highways


2,000 00


Poor department


1,000 00


Electric light, Forest and Depot streets


100 00


$126,950 00


3


SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.


Total Expense.


Balance


Highways .


·


$16,672 61


Unexpended. $1,032 80


Incidentals


·


.


3,868 90


44 60


Street lights


6,264 94


485 06


Salaries


7,981 68


18 32


Memorial Hall


583 85


92 15


Town Hall


1,677 08


Town library


1,583 04


Schools


34,112 27


4 00


Poor department


18,586 40


45


Interest


·


5,729 33


370 67


Water for fire purposes


5,580 00


20 00


Vernon Grove cemetery


750 18


30 02


Military aid


84 00


58 00


Fire department, pay of members


5,959 03


Incidentals


2,302 16


28


New hose


600 00


Coats and hats


148 00


2 00


Repair of buildings


296 56


3 44


Unpaid bills


388 60


11 40


State aid


5,773 00


Memorial day


150 00


Town park


·


.


319 61


130 39


Town debt


13,100 00


Sidewalks .


1,837 09


49 39


Chapter 298, soldiers' relief


·


3,098 36


119 64


Chapter 440, Acts of 1890


3,180 59


Emergency fund


878 20


21 80


Watering streets .


1,259 34


423 15


Care of trees


.


204 42


95 58


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Electric light, corner Depot and Forest streets · Electric light, corner Depot and South Main streets


$


100 00


100 00


New high school .


3,108 43


Repairs hook and ladder house


250 00


Town Hall insurance, three years


1,500 00


Finish interior of town vault


500 00


Devens memorial .


200 00


$148,727 67


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


HIGHWAYS.


By appropriation . $16,000 00


Cash from M. E. Nelligan, superintendent


101 10


Cash from various persons 110 77


Cash street railway excise tax 430 35 .


Cash street railway tax, due from state To sundries :-


. 1,063 19


Paid Milford Gas Light Co. Milford Water Co. ·


$ 5 78


8 00


James Donahoe, use of driveway to gravel pit . 20 00 Dr. H. H. Newcomb, pro- fessional services 7 00


Dr. William S. Wallace, professional services ·


3 00


Boston & Albany R. R. Co. freight . ·


23 24


G. A. Sherborne, express . 55


H. S. McDonald, repairs on window 8 00


$75 57


1


Hay and grain :-


Paid S. A. Eastman $296 77


Prentice & Son


452 51


James Lally


377 83


R. C. Hill .


164 30


B. T. Clancy


40 25


1,831 66


Supplies :-


Paid James McNeil, castings $11 61


J. J. O'Connor, boots 10 75


James McDermott, paints 1 50


.


.


.


I2


P. H. Gaffney, oils $ 6 45


Norris, Staples & Gould


37 90


E. E. Vaughan 71 49


Edson Manufacturing Co.,


hose


40 85


Harold M. Curtiss, coal


6 75


Good Roads Machine Co., roller parts


24 75


Fred H. Cheney, signs and


painting


21 50


Milford Iron Foundry


.


60 45


Geo. W. Stacy


2 37


$ 296 37


Repairs :-


Paid James A. Boyce, black- smith


$ 94 60


T. E. Glennon, blacksmith


52 00


James H. Murphy, black- smith


146 80


Ira N. Ide, blacksmith


65 30


L. Grow & Son, blacksmith


32 45


L. E. Belknap, blacksmith


243 58


634 73


Material :-


Paid Norcross Bros., stone .


$913 22


Z. C. Field, lumber ·


18 11


J. E. Macuen, lumber


5 00


W. N. Prentiss, lumber


17 22


Milford Pink Granite Con- struction Co., stone


124 40


John S. Lane, stone


14 52


G. B. Williams, stone


2 00


H. M. Curtiss, cement


.


5 75


G. A. Wight, gravel


9 80


1,110 02


Labor and team work :- Paid labor as per warrant . $9,662 66 M. E. Nelligan, superin- tendent . 900 00


13


C. O. Woodbury · $ 595 50


C. L. Fair, labor 147 65


William I. Rose, labor


3 15


Geo. O. Parkhurst, labor . 1 60


G. C. Adams, use of horses 12 00


Hilton & Crofoot, labor


3 00


John F. Damon, labor


18 50


N. B. Fairbanks, labor


13 00


G. A. Sherborne, use of horses


53 50


William Hill, labor


.


11 13


P. Slattery, labor .


7 20


Thomas F. Maher, labor


9 62


Eldredge & Son, labor


35 00


Thomas Donnelly, labor


8.10


Patrick Clancy, labor


11 25


P. J. McNeil, labor


4 80


B. Nelligan, labor .


8 25


Otis Whitney & Son, labor


49 79


Cenedella Bros., labor


1,664 26


James McDermott, labor .


14 30


$13,224 26


$16,672 61


Balance unexpended


1,032 80


$17,705 41 $17,705 41


CASH RECEIVED BY M. E. NELLIGAN AS SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS AND PAID TO TOWN TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1903.


Park commissioners $22 30


Frank Bowen


.


·


4 00


George Whitney


2 00


P. P. Davidson


1 00


Jeremiah Shea


1 00


John Ward


· 1 00


J. J. Cahill .


C


1 50


.


.


.


14


H. M. King .


$ 1 50


M. F. Feeney


50


William Burke


1 50


Willard Adams


40


B. T. Clancy


15 00


Carroll, Hixon, Jones Co.


1 50


William Bandy


40


Milford & Uxbridge St. R. R. Co. .


47 50


$101 10


CASH PAID DIRECTLY TO C. A. COOK, TOWN TREASURER, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1903.


Macuen Bros. Coal Co.


$ 2 95


N. W. Heath 2 00


M. & U. St. R. R. Co.


84 00


Mrs. J. W. Roberts


3 00


A. A. Hartwell


2 50


John O'Connor


16 32


Street railway excise tax .


430 35 .


Street railway tax due from state .


. 1,063 19


$1,604 31


INCIDENTALS.


By appropriation


Armory rent, received from state 400 00


Amount received from pool and billiard licenses 35 00


66


auctioneers' licenses


6 00


66


miscellaneous licenses 238 50


66 66 66


victualers' licenses 8 00


66


66


Music Hall license 40 00


66 66


66 fines, chapter 416 134 00


66


66 lockup keys 2 00


10 00


66


66 junk dealers' licenses 60 00


66


66 Dr. C. H. Cole, vaccine


47


points


Amount received from J. T. McLoughlin, tel- ephone


9 50


.


66 Town Histories .


$3,000 00


15


Amount received from A. H. Sweet, sewer priv- ileges, School street . $ 50 00 Amount received from L. B. Thomas, sewer privileges, School street 200 00


Amount received from Town of Hopedale, one half expense resetting bounds between Hopedale and Milford 4 00


Amount received from clerk of superior court of Worcester, in case of Commonwealth vs. Bienstock .


20 00


To printing :-


Paid G. M. Billings, town re- ports


$365 36


G. M. Billings, printing and advertising


207 45


Cook & Sons, printing and advertising 127 45


Milford Daily News, ad- vertising 42 10


Herald Publishing Co.,


printing


1 50


$743 86


Armory expenses :-


Paid C. F. Claflin, rent


$541 71


Milford Gas Co. 110 33


Edwards & Mullane, coal . 13 50


Harold M. Curtiss, coal


2 10


HI. A. Barney, coal


17 45


Otis Whitney & Son, re- pairs on target . 11 90


696 99


Special police duty :- Paid Charles H. Waters


$ 40 74


E. J. Dalton


26 99


M. Broderick


6 00


D. E. Casey


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.


3 00


R. Marino


2 00


16


H. C. Snell


$ 10 00


Police duty, July 4 130 75


$219 48


Board of health :-


Paid P. M. Hunt, inspector . $194 10


Daily News, advertising . 48 00


Cook & Sons, printing and advertising 56 50


G. M. Billings, printing and advertising . 22 00


C. H. Cole, M. D., profes- sional services 50 70


Daniel T. Sullivan, M. D., professional services 63 17


A. B. Morse, supplies 32 20


J. A. Rice, supplies ·


6 60


H. Bridges, supplies


16 00


C. H. Collins, supplies 28 00


John Moore, killing and burying dog 1 00


H. E. Morgan, supplies 5 20


C. H. Cole, M. D., supplies 1 00


D. T. Sullivan, M. D., spe- cial inspections . 9 75


C. H. Cole, M. D., special inspections 10 85


E. J. Dalton, killing three dogs 3 00


Wm. Campbell, killing two dogs 1 75


E. J. Dalton, dog officer .


10 00


West Disinfecting Co., re- pairs 5 95


565 77


Stationery, stamps, and ink : Paid Carter Ink Co. . $ 4 38


P. B. Murphy, blanks 6 00


Henry M. Meek, birth books 5 50


17


Corliss, Macy & Co. $ 31 00


S. M. Spencer, stamps .


4 35


Hobbs, Warren & Co., li- cense blanks 11 50


Geo. F. King & Co., record book 10 00


S. E. Roberts


1 25


R. Folger, stamps .


6 75


J. T. McLoughlin, postage


20 70


G. W. Stacy


28 39


C. A. Cook .


3 53


$133 35


Burial lots :-


Paid trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, care of lots


$119 84


Trustees of Pine Grove


cemetery, care of lots


.


15 00


134 84


Returns :- Paid Dr. Geo. F. Curley, re- turn of births $24 50


Dr. Chas. H. Cole, return of births


1 25


Dr. M. W. Knight, return of births


10 75


Dr. T. W. Monroe, return of births 5 00


Dr. J. J. Duggan, return of births 15 50


Dr. P. F. Gardiner, return of births 3 75


Dr. W. J. Clarke, return of births 1 50


Dr. F. T. Harvey, return of births 1 00


Dr. J. M. French, return of births 50 A


18


Dr. LeGrande Blake, return of births $ 75 M. W. Edwards, death returns 28 00 .


$ 92 50


Town meeting expenses :- Paid O. D. Holmes, printing and posting warrants $ 28 00


C. H. Waters, printing and posting warrants . 8 50


E. J. Dalton, police duty . 3 00


M. G. Lynch, inspector, Nov. 6 2 50


S. A. Eastman, inspector Nov. 6 2 50


D. E. Casey, police duty 3 00


Tellers and officers, Mch. 5 Tellers and officers, Nov. 6 Weed Bros., labor on


205 20


85 76


booths 17 29


D. J. Sullivan, inspector Nov. 6 8 00 . S. C. Sumner, inspector Nov. 6 . 8 00


C. W. Wilcox, spectacles . 1 50


373 25


Sundries :-


Paid Milford Water Co., Pur- chase street trough $ 40 00


Milford Water Co., Lincoln square trough, stone 40 00


Milford Water Co., Lincoln square trough, iron 20 00


Milford Water Co., Foun- tain street trough 4 00


John Usher, West street trough ·


7 00


19


W. J. Corbett, labor, town clerk's office $ 20 58


James L. Lilley, painting signs


5 00


Eva L. Gaskill, services for water committee 6 00


W. J. Corbett, distributing water committee reports 4 25


S. C. Sumner, team for as- sessors 21 00


W. E. Cheney, posting bills .


1 00


S. E. Hapgood, team ·


3 00


J. Davoren .


10 00


Avery & Woodbury, use of chairs . 2 50


George A. Barnard, labor on H. & L.House 3 00


Cooney & Higgiston, labor on watering trough ·


16 22


Knowlton, Hallowell &


Hammond, legal advice


on rights of Water Co. . 150 00 J. F. Damon, labor 3 00


Tewksbury & Weir, labor


4 50


N. E. Telephone & Tele- graph Co., telephone ·


65 05


Mathew Fitzpatrick, re-


turn of lockup keys .


1 00


Cenedella Bros., balance


due on School street sewer


301 06


F. E. Mann & Co., insur-


ance on Town Hall 60 00


Henry N. Clark & Co.,


balance due on heating plant, Town Hall 100 00


20


Mrs. Reardon, labor in offices


$8 70


$896 86


Amount unexpended


348 57


$4,217 47


$4,217 47


TOWN HALL.


By appropriation .


$600 00


Cash, rent of court room .


550 00


Cash, rent of Town Hall


490 00


Paid John Smith, janitor


$380 00


John Smith, supplies


2 10


Milford Water Co.


·


45 86


Milford Gas Light Co.


100 81


W. A. Mathewson, crackers


11 20


C. M. Thayer, supplies


11 03


Cook & Cary, supplies


9 43


James J. Smith, labor


33 80


H. M. Curtiss, coal


178 25


Tewksbury & Weir, labor


.


36 83


Mrs. Mary Grant, labor


4 80


Mrs. M. Ahern, labor


3 53


James McDermott, labor .


3 00


John F. Damon, labor


14 98


Electric Light & Power Co.


316 93


Weed Bros., labor


56 12


N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co.


4 84


H. A. Barney, coal


124 63


H. Edson Wheeler, care of clock .


50 00


Milford Iron Foundry


9 88


Edwards & Mullane, coal


24 75


Mrs. D. Reardon, labor


28 35


W. J. Corbett, labor


16 39


J. A. Rice, supplies


15 10


Hilton & Crofoot, labor


108 03


I. C. Soule, supplies


2 28


Avery & Woodbury, supplies


12 55


·


·


·


·


2I


Haverhill Fire Appliance Co., ex-


tinguishers


·


$19 95


. Yale & Tower Co., keys


·


9 41


W. N. Prentiss, wood


5 25


Macuen Bros., wood


5 00


P. H. Fitzgerald, labor


2 00


James E. Macuen, wood


30 00


Exceeded appropriation




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