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Lydia Ann Parkhurst, died July 22, 1902, blood poison. Age 62 years.
Mary Flagg, died Jan. 24, 1903, of old age. Age 78 years.
PERSONS RECEIVING AID IN MILFORD AWAY FROM THE FARM.
Mrs. John Ahern, $ 38 50
Mary Larkin, $22 25
Mrs. Patrick Burns, 34 00
Mrs. John F. Moore, 86 65
Callanan children, 100 00 Mrs. Chas. H. McCann, 78 50 Mrs. Leander J.Murray, 172 98
John Callahan, 104 00
Mrs. Hannah Cooney, 53 79
Joseph Milani, 45 00
Thos.Crowley children, 7 25
Daniel McNeil, 22 54
Mrs. Mary Clancy, 51 50
Mrs. John Nugent, 58 35
John Doherty, 113 48
Edward McKenna, 97 68
Mrs. William F. Drew, 80 00
Edward Nelligan,
36 58
Phœbe Davenport, 55 00
Mrs. Martin O'Melia,
69 45
Mrs.Thos. F.Donnelly, 120 15
Eliza O'Connor, 25 00
Mrs. Patrick Fahey,
14 00
Luigi Folio, 160 14
Margaret Shea, 51 00
John Griffin, 61 85
Herbert L. Sweet, 62 36
Giovanni Giocomozzi, 94 00
Mrs. David Saunders, 4 00
Ellen A. Guild, 120 00
Mrs. Jerry Tynan, 77 50
Mary Herlihy, 78 00
Mrs. Michael Hageney, 72 95
Darius Healy, 138 76
Patrick Jeffers, 42 40
James F. Kirby,
14 25
Medical attendance for above, 100 00
$2,615 11
PERSONS AIDED IN OTHER TOWNS BELONGING TO MILFORD.
Lydia A. Adams, 1901, Hopedale
$
5 60
Mary A. Arnold, Boston .
32 00
John R. O'Connell, 51 25
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Thomas F. Boyle, Worcester City Hos- pital . $ 22 00
Mrs. Sylvester Day, Shrewsbury and Boston 175 02
James Conley, Worcester City Hospital . .
7 00
John E. Coates, Upton
121 00
Nellie Chapman, State Hospital . .
31 29
John Curry, Boston City Hospital .
10 00
Rose Delaney, Easton
52 00
Ansel G. Foster, Revere .
16 80
William J. Ferguson, Mattapoisett
106 50
Mrs. Nellie Hayward, Brookfield and
Worcester 231 50 ·
Anthony Hannon, West Brookfield
14 97
Ida Hilton, Brockton
16 32
George Legacy, Marlborough
58 65
Patrick Murray, Tewksbury
78 79
William Minton, Worcester City Hospital
6 00
Carleton Mckenzie, Boston City Hospital
25 00
William Miller, State Hospital
28 80
Terrance McGee, Somerville Hospital
29 29
Mary McGee, Boston City Hospital
8 00
George O'Donnell, Natick
259 01
Mrs. Lawrence O'Hare, Salem
6 70
Thomas F. Powers, 1901-1902, Whitman
163 70
Sarah G. Quirk, State Hospital
5 71
Johanna Slattery, Hopkinton
98 50
Charlotte Scisco, Mendon
.
5 00
James Sexton, Hudson
5 35
$1,620 50
PERSONS BELONGING TO OTHER TOWNS AIDED IN MILFORD.
George W. Brown, Uxbridge $179 67
Mrs. Fred Damon, Holliston 78 00
Peter Daily, Medway . ·
12 00
Albion Davenport, Spencer
3 00
George D. Edmands children, Hopedale . 140 00
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75
Alex Larson, Rockport $ 60 25
James H. Lee, Worcester
45 75
Mrs. Kate Mann, Natick .
160 65
Mrs. Thomas O'Connell, Medway
151 50
Mrs. William E. Ollis, Lancaster . 135 75
William Papineau, Marlborough . 4 00
Elizabeth Quinn children, Quincy
20 50
Patrick Ryan, Holliston .
10 00
Mrs. Frank Savage, 1901, Millis .
2 00
$1,003 07
STATE POOR.
Constantine Ackerman
$24 40
Paolo Baldareli
15 00
Paul Bertrand
6 00
Burton W. Beard .
6 00
Matteo Cassaglio .
4 42
Nellie Fackrell, 1901
3 00
John Gillis
5 50
Louis German
3 00
Mrs. George Lutey.
39 00
Pasquale Messina .
18 00
Benjamin Ora
74 50
Antonio Promolo
.
15 50
Carmella Rezzo
26 00
James T. Richardson, 1901
3 50
Joseph Stafford
8 31
Mrs. Harry H. Overman
5 00
George B. Stratton
15 03
$272 16
INSANE.
At Worcester Insane Hospital :
Honora Slattery
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$251 40
Charles H. White
169 46
Abbott L. Perry
169 46
Monroe A. Goldsmith
169 46 ·
Thomas Conway
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169 46
William Geary .
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169 46
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76
Catherine G. Conley
$152 88
Patrick Fahey .
169 46
Herbert L. Sweet
82 64
William W. Pond .
196 38
Ellen Flynn
160 17
Anna F. Curley .
125 81
William E. O'Brien
278 10
Ellen A. Breen .
40 00
To be paid back in 1903
169 46
To be paid back in 1903
46 29
Honora Shea
113 75
Nellie Geary
82 18
Mary Quirk
84 50
At Worcester Insane Asylum :-
Charles H. Dunham
169 45
John Droney
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.
169 48
Nellie Sullivan .
169 45
At State Hospital :-
Margaret Saunders
146 00
Jennie E. Stewart
146 00
John J. Mee
10 29
At State Farm, Bridgewater :-
William Flannigan
146 00
At Danvers Insane Hospital :-
Joseph P. Kelley
171 46
Cyrus E. Lane
171 47 .
At Medfield Insane Asylum :
Kate Geary
146 00
Lucy M. Wilber
146 00
Anna M. Murphy
112 65
Effie M. Russell
140 00
At Palmer Hospital for Epileptics :
Mary E. Collins
169 46
Hannah M. Kennedy ·
169 47 ·
Jane Doyle .
169 46
At Taunton Insane Hospital :-
Christopher Beatty
169 46 ·
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$5,322 42
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IN CIDENTALS.
Looking up unsettled cases and relief
meetings
$20 00
Looking up wardens .
·
6 55
Telephones . .
1 30
Postage stamps, envelopes, etc.
5 33
Pens
75
$33 93
1485 tramps
$30 00
RECEIPTS.
Full amount of orders drawn on C. A.
Cook, treasurer
$18,586 40
Income at the farm
. $2,305 87
State
242 03
Peter Callahan, back pension money
302 79
Alice Chapin, insane account 1900-1901, amount received from sale of per- sonal property
64 31
Town reimbursed for remainder of Alice Chapin account by H. W. Chapin
104 74
Medway .
170 00
Uxbridge .
159 88
Natick
160 25
Hopedale .
156 00
Lancaster .
136 25
Holliston .
88 00
Rockport .
61 75
Newton ,
48 98
Worcester
43 25
Quincy
28 00
Jane Corbett 1901 Report, insane ac- count .
22 71
Report 1900
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19 00
Report 1900
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9 00
Northbridge
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2 75
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78
Town reimbursed by different persons . $1,461 29
- $5,586 85
Full amount taken from treasurer
$12,999 55
RECAPITULATION.
Expense at the farm . $6,227 92
Persons aided outside the farm . ·
2,615 11
Persons aided in other towns .
1,620 50
Persons aided belonging to other towns 1,003 07
State poor
272 16
Insane
5,322 42
Incidentals
33 93
Tramps
30 00
Orders given, town reimbursed . .
1,461 29
$18,586 40
Appropriation for the poor
$13,000 00
Amount expended
12,999 55
Amount unexpended
$ 45 1
BILLS DUE MILFORD FROM STATE AND OTHER TOWNS.
State
$269 63
C. T. Guild, North Attleboro
444 50
Marlborough
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4 00
Spencer . .
3 00
$721 13
NUMBER OF PERSONS AIDED DURING THE YEAR.
Farm
52
Insane in hospitals, town pays for .
36
State
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39
All other persons
214
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The superintendent and matron are paid to March 1st, 1903,
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salary $450. The town physician is paid to December 1st, 1902, salary $150. Hired help are paid to February 1st, 1903.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH, JAMES W. BURKE,
Overseers of the Poor.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1903.
DR.
Received of Wm. Emery, chairman, on last year's bills $ 47 16 Clifford A. Cook, town appropriation 150 00 Wm. Emery, for lots sold $133 75
66
single graves
10 00
66
care of lots
120 00
66
66 fitting lots
118 70
66
"
fitting founda-
tions
12 50
Wm. Emery, for bound stones
5 50
66 66
perpetual care .
119 84
66
66 standing grass
10 00
66
mowing lots .
2 25
66 digging graves
50 50
583 04
$780 20
CR.
By balance due Jan. 1, 1902 $ 47 16
Paying Geo. W. Brown for labor
270 05
Edward Packard, for labor
128 77
Wm. Johnston & Co., for labor
22 75
Fred Holland, for labor .
22 80
Patrick Ryan, for labor .
29 25
Wm. Emery, for labor and sup- plies . 137 48
Lyman Brown, for labor . 17 40
Norris, Staples & Gould, for sup- plies . 32 52
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H. A. Barney, for supplies $ 2 40 Milford Iron Foundry, for sup- plies . 6 50
Z. C. Field, for supplies . 6 10
Clark Ellis & Sons, for supplies . 7 00
Emery & Wood, for supplies
10 00
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H. C. Skinner, clerk and Treas- urer
10 00
Cash on hand .
30 02
$780 20
WILLIAM EMERY, Chairman. H. C. SKINNER, Treasurer.
There have been sixty-three interments during the year. The terms of the trustees expire as follows : Thomas Lilley and Charles W. Johnson in 1903, .H. C. Skinner and William Emery in 1904, George L. Maynard and William C. Morrison in 1905.
WILLIAM EMERY, Chairman.
H. C. SKINNER, Secretary.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
DANIEL T. SULLIVAN, CHARLES H. COLE, ALFRED A. BURRELL,
Term expires 1903. Term expires 1904. Term expires 1905.
ORGANIZATION.
Directly after the spring election the board met at the office of Dr. C. H. Cole and elected these officers : Chairman, Charles H. Cole, M. D .; secretary, Daniel T. Sullivan, M. D. The board then appointed as sanitary inspector Perley M. Hunt, and James M. Coughlin was appointed inspector of pro- visions.
In the early portion of his term Mr. Burrell, the senior member of the board, was seized with a sudden illness, which rendered him incapable for active service on the board. Mr. Burrell is the oldest member of the board, not only in years but in service as a member. His inability is a source of re- gret.
Regular and special meetings have been held throughout the year, at which routine business has been transacted. The "Rules and Regulations" of the board which were adopt- ed in 1900 were re-adopted for 1902. The usual slaughter- house licenses were granted. Undertakers' licenses were issued to M. W. Edwards, James W. Edwards, Emery & Wood, S. C. J. Quirk, George W. Wood and T. F. Callahan.
Early in the fall Milford was much alarmed by the ap- pearance of smallpox in a neighboring town, and the board had printed in the local papers a notice warning all of the great importance of vaccination as a protection against that
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dread disease. Many heeded the timely warning and were vaccinated by their family physician, while many others ac- cepted services of the board and were vaccinated by either Dr. Sullivan or Dr. Cole. It is the opinion of the board that the thoroughly vaccinated condition of the people of Milford- adults as well as school children-has prevented to a great ex- tent smallpox getting a foothold in this community.
At the time when it was thought that smallpox might possibly gain admittance into Milford, the board of health con- sulted with the selectmen and the school board relative to tak- ing possession of the school building on the Upton road, known as the "City School." Both boards thought favorably of the plan, and had there been a case of variola in the crowded tenement districts or other equally dangerous locali- ties, it was the intention of the board to have the school fitted for a hospital for the treatment of such cases.
For each death that occurs in Milford the undertaker is required to make a "Return of Death" to the board and for which a "Burial Permit" is issued. Two hundred and one of these returns have, during 1902, been presented.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.
Milford, Jan. 23, 1903.
During 1902, 201 deaths have been reported to the board by the several undertakers in town. Following is the number of deaths that occurred by months :-
January, 8
May, 18
September, 20 7
February, 16
June, 11
October, 13
March, 16
July, 19 November, 11
April, 25
August, 28
December, 16
Total, 201
It will be seen that during the month of August the greatest number of deaths occurred-28-and that during June and November the smallest number-11-occurred in each month.
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The causes of death for 1902 have been as follows :-
Pneumonia
·
27
Meningitis
4
Senility
·
18
Accident
·
3
Heart disease
17 Insanity
3
Apoplexy . .
15 Measles
3
Tuberculosis
.
14
Typhoid fever
3
Cholera infantum
.
14
Dysentery
3
Nephritis .
·
11
Intestinal catarrh
2
Inanition .
8
Asthma .
2
Liver disease
.
7
Oedema and congestion · of lungs 2
Paralysis .
.
7
Cancer
·
6
Diphtheria
2
Cholera morbus
.
6
. Whooping cough 2
Stillborn .
4
Other causes
· 15
The greatest number of deaths occurring from a single disease in one month was from pneumonia and cholera infantum. Six died from pneumonia in the month of May, and six from cholera infantum during the month of September. Five died of cholera morbus during the month of August. More deaths occurred during spring and summer than during fall and winter. Ten cases of diphtheria have been reported for 1902, and two deaths have occurred from this dread disease. There were 97 less cases of diphtheria reported during 1902 than the year pre- vious, and 16 less of scarlet fever. Typhoid fever increased eight cases over 1901. The death rate from diphtheria was 20 per cent; of typhoid fever about 13g per cent. There was no report of scarlatina as the immediate cause of death.
The infectious and contagious diseases which are required by the state board of health and the local board to be reported are : Smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid fever, mem- branous croup and measles. All houses having cases of the above-named diseases occurring in them are placarded except the two last named diseases. Physicians are also required to report any unusual infectious diseases which may come under their notice, and cards are furnished the physicians for such purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. COLE, Chairman.
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Each case of disease reported to the secretary is recorded in a book furnished by the state board for such purpose, and notice is immediately sent the state board of the nature of the . disease and the date when such disease was reported, also name and age of patient. Notice is simultaneously given to the superintendent of schools and the sanitary inspector, and the house placarded. Of such cases reported the secretary gives a tabulated list below.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
Milford, Jan. 23, 1903.
SUMMARY OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
1902.
Sept.
Scarlet fever 1
Jan.
Diphtheria
2
Typhoid fever
2
Scarlet fever
·
3 Oct.
Diphtheria
2
Typhoid fever
1
Scarlet fever
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2
Measles
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1
Typhoid fever
.
6
Feb.
Scarlet fever Measles
.
2
Measles .
1
March Measles
7
Typhoid fever
.
3
April Typhoid fever Mem. croup
1
Measles
.
1
Measles
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17
Scarlet fever
.
1
May
Diphtheria
.
1
Typhoid fever
1
Scarlet fever ·
2
TOTAL FOR 1902.
Typhoid fever
1
Diphtheria
· 10
June
Diphtheria
1
Scarlatina
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11
Measles
4
Typhoid fever
· 22
July Diphtheria
1-
Measles
· 56
. Aug.
Typhoid fever
7
Mem. croup
1
.
1
Dec.
Diphtheria
.
2
Measles
19
Diphtheria
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1
6 Nov.
Houses containing measles and membranous croup are not placarded or fumigated by the inspector.
The inspector placarded and fumigated this year of 1902 42 houses. In 1901 the inspector fumigated 124 houses.
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1901 AND 1902.
1901.
1902.
Diphtheria
107
10
Scarlatina .
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27
11
Typhoid fever
14
22
Measles
5
56
Membranous croup
.
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7
1
160
100
The reason for the larger number of cases of measles re- ported this year of 1902 is that in other years the physicians did not report the cases of measles to the board, but this year (1902) they did.
D. T. SULLIVAN, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE SANITARY INSPECTOR.
MILFORD, Mass., January 21, 1903.
DR. CHARLES H. COLE, Chairman of Board of Health.
Dear Sir :-
I submit to you my report as inspector to the Board of Health, commencing Jan. 1, 1902, to Jan. 1, 1903.
514
Number of complaints
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84
Number cases of diphtheria
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. 15
Number cases of typhoid fever
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18
Number cases of scarlet fever
13
Very Respectfully,
P. M. HUNT,
Inspector.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
MILFORD, Mass., Jan. 24, 1903.
Gentlemen :-
I herewith present my report for the year 1902.
There have been nine licensed slaughter-houses the past
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Number places visited
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year, killing mostly veal, hogs and sheep, although some be ef has been killed in the Italian slaughter-houses.
Your inspector has attended to his duty and seen that the killing was done under proper conditions, and also seen that the animals killed were healthy. All cattle killed were prop- erly stamped with name of town and date of inspection. Meat and fish markets, as well as fruit stands, have been from time to time carefully inspected and found to be selling no goods unfit for food material.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES M. COUGHLIN,
Inspector of Provisions.
There has been at times some criticism of the local board relative to the supply of antitoxin. The local board desires it known that the state board retains absolute control of the supply of antitoxin, and reserves the right to send such quan- tities of antitoxin to Milford as it deems necessary. The Milford board acts only as a medium of conveyance and con- venience to the physicians.
CHARLES H. COLE, M. D., DANIEL T. SULLIVAN, M. D., ALFRED A. BURRELL,
Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, NATHAN W. HEATH, Terms expire 1903. OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, JAMES S. MULLANE, Terms expire 1904. CHAS. A. DEWEY, PATRICK E. SWEENEY, Terms expire 1905.
The illness of Judge C. A. Dewey prevents his writing a report as chairman of the trustees, and we submit the follow- ing report and recommendations to the citizens for their approval.
The year just closed has called for some extra expendi- tures not anticipated at the commencement of the year, and the town should know that these expenses have been met and paid for from the general appropriation, although the purchase of new books has been much reduced over previous years.
For some time it has been urged that the town should have a public reading room, and when the room formerly occupied by the superintendent of schools was vacated the trustees decided that one should be opened, and steps were taken to equip and furnish one. This was open to the public February 2, and the reference books and reading matter fur- nished are shown in the librarian's report. We believe this move is in the right direction, and should receive the com- mendation of our citizens.
The last classified catalogue was issued in 1893. Since that time at irregular intervals slips have been printed of the additions, but as the number of these slips increased, they were confusing not only to the patrons, but to the librarians as well, and during the year it was decided to put these slips into shape and print in conformity with our general catalogue. This work, which includes something over 5000 volumes, has
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been entered on cards for use as a card catalogue, and a type- written copy made for the printer's use. A lack of funds has prevented the purchase of case and appliances for the card system and the printing of the catalogue. We believe this should be done at once, and with the increased expenditures necessary for the reading room, requiring an extra attendant, the purchasing of magazines and papers at the close of our subscriptions, printing of the catalogue, and extra expense of lighting, the town should appropriate for this year, in addi- tion to the dog tax, the sum of $1000.
N. W. HEATH,
P. E. SWEENEY,
O. F. CROUGHWELL, J. S. MULLANE, N. F. BLAKE,
Trustees.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
MILFORD, February 13, 1903.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
Gentlemen: I hereby submit a report of the receipts and expenditures of the library for the year ending January 31, 1903.
Expenses :-
Light
$160 17
Express
5 84
Covering books
11 84
Librarian
360 00
Supplies
26 05
Binding
82 23
Books
475 03
Fitting and furnishing reading room
379 70
Compiling catalogue
150 00
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$1,650 86
Receipts :-
Appropriation
$600 00
Dog tax
833 09
90
Balance from 1902
$63 37
Fines
67 82
Balance by order on bank fund
86 58
$1,650 86
STATEMENT OF FUND DEPOSITED IN MILFORD SAVINGS BANK.
Fales estate
$ 50 00
Gen. Draper donation
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500 00
Interest to date
56 28
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Total
$606 28
Withdrawn on orders
173 79
Balance in bank $432 49
This fund can be used only for the purchase of scientific works. It has been the custom of the trustees to pay for the scientific works as they are purchased out of the regular appropriation. This has been done to the amount of $293.72. Of the fund now on deposit $312.56 must be used for the pur- chase of scientific books and $119.13 is available for regular library expenses.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
O. F. CROUGHWELL, Secretary of Trustees.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
Gentlemen: I hereby submit my report for the year end- ing January 31, 1903.
The library was open 307 days. Circulation for the year, 28,262 volumes, a decrease over previous year of 1612 volumes.
Largest daily circulation, March 22, 1902, 354 volumes. Smallest daily circulation, April 8, 1902, and July 15, 1902, 13 volumes each. Average daily circulation, 92++ volumes. Amount received for fines, $67.82.
The library contained as per last report, 13,296 volumes.
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Added during the year, 400 volumes: By purchase, 319 vol- umes; by donation, 51 volumes; by binding patent office reports, 27 volumes; by binding magazines, 3 volumes. Pres- ent number, 13,696.
The donors were: State of Massachusetts, 28 volumes; United States Government, 8 volumes; Smithsonian Institution, 5 volumes ; Civil Service Commission, Interstate Commerce Commission, Library of Congress, Post 22, G. A. R., Milford, Chicago and Northwestern R. R., C. H. Pope, G. Huntington Smythe, D. P. Corey, Thomas W. Lawson, and Lucia A. Palmer, 1 volume each.
Number of notices sent to delinquents, 113. Number of books covered, 1352.
The circulation of the various departments of the library is shown by the following table :-
CIRCULATION.
A
BCD
E
F
G
HI
1
J
K
Total
Feb.,
1902
41
65
4
69
44
1396
71
3
42
879
2614
March, «
58
76
5
97
63
1674
67
2
44
1233
3319
April,
45
41
11
72
50
1423
56
1
28
923
2650
May,
66
31
50
4
66
48
1448
59
6
38
841
2591
June,
13
40
6
51
35
1212
39
5
14
529
1
1945
July,
66
16
48
3
41
31
1353
35
6
9
496
1
2039
Aug.,
66
15
41
1
48
18
1228
43
5
6
435
1840
Sept.,
66
18
43
41
24
1191
50
8
13
417
1
1806
Oct.,
66
41
56
1
57
33
1367
61
4
27
525
2172
Nov.,
66
37
95
4
72
36
1432
80
5
36
687
2484
Dec.,
66
47
58
9
71
29
1074
68
3
23
682
1
2065
Jan.,
1903
46
63
7
81
39
1493
79
5
35
889
2737
408 676 55 766 450 16291 708 53 315 8536
4
28262
Towards the close of the library year a reading and ref- erence room was fitted up, with bookcase, tables and chairs, and was opened to the public Feb. 2.
The reference books have been taken from the library shelves and placed in the reading room, and number 378 vol-
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umes. That the public may know the value of our reference library a partial list is given.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS.
Appleton's with annu-
American Biography, 6 vols.
als,
41 vols.
Bailey's Horticulture, 4 vols.
Britannica,
36 vols.
Political Science, 3 vols.
Johnson's,
8 vols.
Harper's United States, 10 vols.
DICTIONARIES.
Century,
6 vols.
Standard.
Webster.
Worcester.
Lippincott's Biographical.
Lippincott's Gazetteer. Knight's Mechanical, 4 vols. Allibone's Authors, 5 vols. Poole's Index to peri- odicals, 5 vols.
ATLASES.
Bradley's. Cram's.
Century. Rand and McNally's.
History for ready reference, 6 vols. Riverside natural history, 6 vols.
Library of American literature, 11 vols.
The Earth and its inhabitants, 21 vols. The world; its cities and people, 9 vols. The world's best orations, 10 vols. The world's best literature, 30 vols. The world's best essays, 10 vols. Library of historic characters and events, 12 vols. Harper's Magazines, 92 vols. Laws of Massachusetts, and other state documents.
The following periodicals are regularly received. (Those marked * are given.)
WEEKLIES.
Collier's. Frank Leslie's. Harper's. Outlook. Patent Office Gazette .*
Saturday Evening Post. Scientific American. Youth's Companion. Zion's Herald .*
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MONTHLIES.
American Boy. Atlantic. Bookman. Century.
Cosmopolitan. Donahoe's. Engineer .* Four Track News .*
Frank Leslie's.
Harper's .. Ladies' Home Journal. Lippincott's.
McClure's. Munsey's. New England. North American Review. Outing.
Review of Reviews.
Reader. St. Nicholas. Southern Field .* Scribner's.
Traveler's Record .*
World's Work.
QUARTERLY.
International .*
All of which is respectfully submitted.
N. F. BLAKE,
Librarian.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the different depart- ments, and have seen vouchers for every order drawn on and paid by treasurer in the foregoing reports; I have also exam- ined the accounts of tax collector and treasurer, and find all to be correct.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS F. MANNING,
February 13, 1903.
Auditor.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1903.
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MILFORD, MASS. : G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE, 1908.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1902-1903.
W. J. WELCH, J. C. LYNCH,
66 1903
GEORGE E. STACY,
1904
G. M. BILLINGS,
66 1904
W. B. WHITING,
1905
66
66 1905
ORGANIZATION. GEORGE E. STACY, Chairman. C. W. HALEY, Secretary.
SUB-COMMITTEES. Rules and Regulations.
G. E. STACY,
J. C. LYNCH.
Repairs and Fuel.
G. E. STACY,
T. J. MURPHY.
J. C. LYNCH,
W. B. WHITING.
Books and Supplies.
W. J. WELCH.
G. E. STACY,
W. J. WELCH.
Furnishings for High School.
G. M. BILLINGS,
T. J. MURPHY.
SUPERINTENDENT. C. W. HALEY.
The superintendent is a member of each sub-committee ex officio.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The regular meetings of the committee are held on the second Monday of each month at 8 P. M.
T. J. MURPHY,
Term expires 1903
Teachers and Salaries.
G. M. BILLINGS,
Grading High School Lot.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.
Office at high school building. Office hours 4 to 5 P. M. daily when schools are in session, except Fridays; 8 to 9 A. M. on Fridays.
SCHOOL SESSIONS.
High school -- 8 A. M. to 1 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 .; 1 to 3.30 P. M.
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