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$1,644 61
State
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313 04
Hopedale .
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196 50
.
$380 80
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8 1
Medway
·
$209 57
Natick
155 34
Soldiers' Relief, Uxbridge
167 80
Millis
121 13
Returned from Report of 1900
79 97
Waltham .
.
70 85
Worcester
54 29
Thomas F. O'Connor, pension money
40 35
Upton
24 .50
Framingham
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30 00
Quincy
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·
21 50
Holliston .
13 00
Marlborough
12 00
Returned from Report 1899
5 00
66
66
1900
2 00
Town reimbursed by different persons
1,501 59
$4,663 04
Full amount taken from treasurer
$13,981 57
RECAPITULATION.
Expense at the farm . $6,134 50
Persons aided outside the farm . .
2,403 54
Persons aided in other towns 1,788 41
Persons aided belonging to other towns 1,070 33
Insane
5,253 25
State poor
380 80
Tramps .
·
30 00
Incidentals
82 19
Orders given, town reimbursed .
1,501 59
- $18,644 61
Appropriation for the poor
$14,000 00
Amount expended
.
13,981 57
Amount unexpended
4
$18 43
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82
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION.
Fire escapes
$350 00
Repairing ceiling in wash-room .
12 50
6 fire pails 1 87
$364 37
Special appropriation
$400 00
Amount expended
364 37
Amount unexpended
$35 63
BILLS DUE MILFORD FROM THE STATE AND OTHER TOWNS.
State
$250 60
C. T. G., North Attleboro
416 50
Newton
.
48 98
Rockport .
8 00
$724 08
NUMBER OF PERSONS AIDED DURING THE YEAR.
Farm
57
Insane in hospitals .
.
.
34
State
36
All other persons ·
227
354
The superintendent and matron are paid to March 1, 1902; salary $600. The town physician is paid to December 1, 1901; salary $150.
All bills presented to the board on or before January 31, 1902, have been paid; also all outstanding bills of 1900.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JOHN SMITH, JAMES W. BURKE,
Overseers of the Poor.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1901.
1901.
DR.
Jan. 1. To cash on hand $ 1 07
Apr. 30. Cash of C. A. Cook, appropria-
tion
100 00
Sept. 7. Cash of C. A. Cook, appropria- tion
50 00
Lots sold by Wm. Emery :-
C. B. Saunders ·
10 00
J. H. Hutchings 7 00 .
Mrs. J. A. Fuller
12 00
Mrs. Lillian Bigelow .
6 00
Judson J. Byard
7 00
W. E. Colwell
15 00
Part payment, C. S. Albee
7 00
Emery & Wood, digging graves
100 75
Town, perpetual care of lots
84 42
Single graves
10 00
Filling lots
75 95
Bound stones
2 00
Sale of grass, 1900 and 1901
26 25
Care of lots
97 75
On hand uncollected bills .
47 16
$659 35
CR.
Paid George W. Brown, labor
· $258 40
H. L. Sweet, labor
118 95
R. V. Brooks, labor .
73 50
E. E. Vaughan, supplies
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4 00
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.
.
.
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84
Norris & Staples, supplies $12 00
Wm. Johnston & Co., labor . 29 00
Emery & Wood, supplies
34 25
Wm. Emery, labor and supplies
85 08
S. B. Holbrook, labor
10 75
Milford Iron Foundry, supplies
6 25
Macuen Brothers, supplies .
6 25
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies .
10 92
H. C. Skinner, labor .
10 00
$659 35
There have been 52 interments during the past year.
The terms of the trustees expire as follows :
George L. Maynard and William Morrison in 1902, Thom- as Lilley and Charles W. Johnson in 1903, H. C. Skinner and William Emery in 1904.
WM. EMERY, Chairman, H. C. SKINNER, Secretary and Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The board of health organized after the spring election with these members : Dr. C. H. Cole, A. A. Burrell and Dr. D. T. Sullivan. The former was chosen chairman, and the latter secretary. The board then appointed P. M. Hunt sanitary in- spector, and J. M. Coughlin inspector of provisions.
The regulations of the board that had been in force for the two previous years were re-adopted.
The number of infectious and contagious diseases reported for the past year was 150, and the year previous was 149.
Diphtheria has been more prevalent, and scarlet fever less so, when compared with the year 1900. The same number of typhoid fever cases was reported for 1901 as during the year 1900. There were fourteen.
The secretary of the board gives the following report from record book of the board :-
"1901.
Aug. Diphtheria ·
5
Feb. Diphtheria 10
Typhoid fever 1
Scarlatina
.
2
Sept. Diphtheria .
22
Mem. croup 1 ·
Scarlatina .
1
March Diphtheria ·
12
Typhoid fever
5
Scarlatina
5
Oct. Diphtheria .
13
Mem. croup
.
1
Mem. croup · 3
April Diphtheria
6
Typhoid fever
5
Scarlatina
8
Nov. Diphtheria 10
Mem. croup
1
Scarlatina
1
Measles 1
Measles ·
3
May Diphtheria
4
Dec. Diphtheria .
6
June Diphtheria
·
12
Typhoid fever
1
Scarlatina
2
· Mem. croup 1
Typhoid fever .
1
Scarlatina 2 ·
July Diphtheria
.
7 Jan.02Diphtheria 4 .
.
·
.
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86
Scarlatina ·
4
Scarlatina 27
Measles
·
1
Measles 5
Typhoid fever
1
Mem. croup 7
Typhoid fever 14
TOTAL FOR 1901.
Diphtheria 107
150 cases
Inspector Hunt fumigated 124 houses. Twenty-six
houses had more than one case."
Although neighboring towns have been visited by small- pox, Milford has thus far escaped. Two cases of a sus- picious nature were reported to the board. They quickly proved to be other than variola, much to the relief of all. The board, however, highly commends the prompt and early pre- cautionary measures of the physicians taken by them to pre- clude any spread of the disease.
Although there has been some demand for public vaccina- tion from certain quarters, the board did not deem it a necessi- ty. Public vaccination had taken place for two years pre- vious, and had been thorough. Before there was any smallpox reported in this vicinity, the board had by public notice warned all of the importance of vaccination, and recommended they employ their family physician, or they could be vaccina- ted by the board. Drs. Cole and Sullivan therefore gave their services as members of the board to all worthy persons desir- ing their services.
Numerous nuisances are looked after each week by In- spector Hunt, who presents the following report :-
MILFORD, Mass., February 1, 1902.
TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Gentlemen :-
I submit to you my report from Feb. 1, 1901, to Feb. 1, 1902.
Number of complaints
73
Places visited .
506
Cases of diphtheria .
·
.
.
79
87
Cases of scarlet fever . 21
Cases of typhoid fever.
13
Very Respectfully,
P. M. HUNT, Inspector.
Regular monthly meetings have been held during the year, and the usual undertakers' licenses have been granted. Slaughter-house licenses have also been granted.
A new department of work has been inspection of provis- ions. The inspector presents the following report :---
REPORT OF THE INSPECTION OF PROVISIONS TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF HEALTH. MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 1, 1902.
Gentlemen :-
I herewith present my report as inspector of provisions for the year ending Feb. 1, 1902.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE INSPECTION.
There have been four licensed slaughter houses the past year, killing mostly veal, hogs and sheep, although a consider- able number of cattle has been killed in the Italian slaughter houses.
INSPECTION OF PROVISIONS.
Regular inspection of markets, grocery and provision stores have been made during the year. No large amount of meat or other food material has been found that was unfit for food. It recently came to my knowledge that. certain mer- chants were selling what are known to the trade as "soaked peas" viz., dried peas soaked and then canned for green peas; but the various suspected dealers were visited, the stock carefully examined, but I found that none of the merchants were violating the law in this respect.
STAMP LAW.
By virtue of the law passed in 1901, requiring that all cattle killed shall be stamped with name of town and date of
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inspection, I have procured such stamp, and have branded with the same all animals according to provision of said law.
Your inspector has paid special attention to fruit and fish vendors, and reports that they are selling goods in every re- spect conforming to the standard.
JAMES M. COUGHLIN, Inspector of Provisions.
The board would look with favor on any action of the town that would promote a more perfect system of sewerage. Many of the complaints made are due to want of proper sew- erage. There are also many who connect with the open or surface water drain without permission from the proper au- thorities.
CHARLES H. COLE, M. D. DANIEL T. SULLIVAN, M. D. ALFRED A. BURRELL, Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
CHARLES A. DEWEY, PATRICK E. SWEENEY, Terms expire 1902. NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, NATHAN W. HEATH, Terms expire 1903. OWEN F. CROUGHWELL, JAMES S. MULLANE, Terms expire 1904.
ORGANIZATION.
Charles A. Dewey, chairman, Owen F. Croughwell, secretary, Nathaniel F. Blake, librarian.
At the annual meeting of the Board, on the seventh day of February, 1902, it was voted to ask the Town to make the usual appropriation of $600, in addition to the dog tax, for the benefit of the library during the ensuing year. Our expenses will be largely increased this year by the publication of a new catalogue, but the trustées hope to meet the extra expense without calling for any special appropriation for that pur- pose.
CHARLES A. DEWEY,
Chairman.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
MILFORD, February 7, 1902.
To TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY.
Gentlemen :- I hereby submit a report of the receipts and expenditures of the Milford Town Library for the year ending February 1, 1902.
Receipts :-
Appropriation
$600 00
Dog tax
·
833 47
Fines .
65 21
Catalogues
1 50
Sundries
·
.
.
·
50
$1,500 68
90
Expenditures :-
Light .
. $164 30
Express
7 85
Covering books
15 50
Librarian's salary
360 00
Supplies
67 34
Binding
.
47 86
Books
.
$1,437 31
Balance on hand
$63 37 Amount of fund for the purchase of scientific works on deposit in Milford Savings Bank, $501.38. The scientific works purchased have been paid for out of the regular appro- priation, and will be charged to this fund later on, when com- pleted.
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 ending January 31, 1902.
The library was open 305 days. Circulation for the year, 29,874 volumes, a decrease over the previous year of 964 vol- umes.
Largest daily circulation, February 23, 1901, 346 vol- umes. Smallest daily circulation, May 24, 1901, 10 volumes. Average daily circulation, 973 volumes. Amount received for fines, $65.21. Amount received for catalogues, $2.00.
The library contained as per last report 12,734 volumes. Added during the year, 562 volumes; by purchase, 510 vol- umes; by donation, 52. volumes. Present number of volumes, 13,296.
The donors were: United States Government through Gen. W. F. Draper and our congressman, 9 volumes; State of
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Massachusetts, 21 volumes; Smithsonian Institute, 5 volumes; David Farquhar, Cambridge, 3 volumes; Draper Co., Hope- dale, 2 volumes; Marshall Field, Chicago, 2 volumes; Mrs. Wil- liam Haile and family, James Logan, Godfrey Sweven, Ogilvie & Co., Warren & Swasey, Cleveland, O., Deering Harvester Co., Chicago, Dry Goods Economist, Interstate Commerce Commission, Mass. Society Sons of the American Revolution, and the Alumni Association, Milford High School, one vol- ume each.
Number of notices sent delinquents, 147; number of books covered, 1742.
The circulation of the various departments of the library is shown by the following table.
CIRCULATION.
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C
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E
F
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H
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K
Total
Feb.
1901
48
45
7
67
70
1418
73
9
33
875
2645
March, «
56
65
6
69
67
1652
85
6
28
1173
3207
April,
66
63
55
4
47
64
1466
74
6
24
9.27
2730
May,
66
29
41
6
55
64
1455
64
4
15
802
2535
June,
66
24
41
2
30
40
1395
63
1
13
640
2249
July,
66
28
33
3
41
36
1420
36
3
9
574
1
2184
Aug.
66
30
45
4
38
24
1366
34
11
563
2115
Sept.
66
21
19
5
41
30
1201
58
4
11
425
1815
Oct.
66
49
35
4
39
35
1426
66
5
36
714
2409
Nov.
66
42
42
9
50
38
1528
68
2
33
855
2667
Dec.
66
48
42
7
61
36
1372
47
5
47
806
2471
Jan.
1902
69
50,12
77
38
1561
67
5
49
919
2847
507 513 69 615 542 17260 735 50 309 9273
1
29874
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,
Auditor. February 13, 1902.
The Thew
High School Building . .
1901.
At a special Town meeting held March 26, 1900, a vote was passed authorizing the construction of a new High school building, to be built of Milford pink granite at a cost of $60,000.
Building Committee:
GEO. E. STACY, Chairman, JOHN C. LYNCH, Secretary,
GEO. L. COOKE,
W. B. WHITING,
R. A. GILFOYLE,
WM. J. WELCH,
GEO. P. COOKE,
A. A. JENKINS,
E. L. WIRES,
JOSEPH F. HICKEY,
JAMES F. STRATTON,
GEO. F. BIRCH,
JOHN CUDDIHY.
Architect: ROBERT ALLEN COOK, MILFORD, MASS.
Builders:
DILLON BROTHERS, MILFORD, MASS.
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REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1902.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, GAZETTE OFFICE. 1902.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1901-1902.
RICHARD A. GILFOYLE,
Term expires 1902
W. B. WHITING,
W. J. WELCH, J. C. LYNCH,
66 66 1903
GEORGE E. STACY,
1904
G. M. BILLINGS,
66
66
1904
ORGANIZATION. GEORGE E. STACY, Chairman. C. W. HALEY, Secretary. SUB-COMMITTEES.
R. A. GILFOYLE,
W. B. WHITING,
THE SUPERINTENDENT. Repairs.
G. E. STACY,
J. C. LYNCH,
THE SUPERINTENDENT. Teachers and Examinations.
W. B. WHITING,
W. J. WELCH,
THE SUPERINTENDENT. Books and Supplies.
R. A. GILFOYLE, G. M. BILLINGS,
THE SUPERINTENDENT. Fuel.
J. C. LYNCH.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES. Grading High School Lot.
G. E. STACY,
W. J. WELCH.
G. E. STACY,
66 66 1903
1902
Rules and Regulations.
3
Wiring and Fixtures for High School.
W. B. WHITING,
J. C. LYNCH.
Furnishings for High School.
G. M. BILLINGS,
R. A. GILFOYLE,
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
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, 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.
From Thanksgiving until February 1 all schools begin at 1.15; the grammar schools closing at 3.30, primary schools at 3.15.
HOLIDAYS.
February 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 repeat- ed four times. When this signal is sounded at 8 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.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD :-
The beginning of another year reminds us that the time has again come to call attention to the condition of school matters in our town.
We are still laboring under the disadvantages of over- crowded rooms in too many of our school buildings. The northeast and southwest parts of the Town have so much in- creased, that additional accommodations are imperative. Many scholars, and too few schoolrooms and teachers, are detrimen- tal to the best interests of those who should be more fully ben- efited at the proper age. We must have more room.
The completion of the new High school building last summer enabled us to open the school at the commencement of the term in September, in apartments commodious, and well furnished for the purposes intended. The citizens of Milford have liberally provided for High school requirements, and the fine, solid granite building is a monument of the Town's liberality in thus providing for those who desire in- struction.
Increasing numbers, and up-to-date advantages, require more and more of the citizens of the Town for educational pur- poses. Let us do our duty by the youth, that they may grow to be honorable, useful, and patriotic people of the land.
The particular wants and suggestions for the benefit of our schools, as well as a detailed report of their conditions, are set forth in the superintendent's report, which follows and is made a part of the school report. Let it receive your careful consideration.
We recommend the following appropriations for the en- suing year :-
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Teachers and superintendent
. $23,000 00
Supplies
2,200 00
Janitors
1,900 00
Fuel
.
·
1,800 00
Repairs
2,000 00
Transportation of pupils
250 00
Carriage hire for teachers
.
450 00
Incidentals .
1,700 00
Evening schools
.
700 00
$34,000 00
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·
.
1
For the School Committee, GEORGE E. STACY.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$34,000 00
Tuition
·
.
.
45 00
Sales
.
·
.
32 81
$34,077 81
EXPENDITURES.
Teaching
$21,425 52
Supervision
1,700 00
Carriage hire for teachers
466 75
Transportation for pupils
202 50
Janitors
1,767 00
Fuel
2,127 75
Repairs
1,344 05
Supplies
2,602 53
Insurance on High school building 787 50
Incidentals
1,654 02
Balance on hand
19
$34,077 81
ITEMIZED ACCOUNTS. REPAIRS.
W. L. Bennett .
$152 12
Weed Bros.
84 80
Otis Whitney & Son
89 06
W. E. Cheney .
112 90
Hilton & Crofoot
122 99
Eldredge & Son
123 88
E. F. Lynch
155 40
S. R. Emerson .
·
·
8 50
Nicholas Mascio
29. 86
.
.
·
.
7
H. H. Lent
$ 12 44
Smith & Anthony
.
452 10
$1,344 05
FUEL.
Wm. Johnston & Co. .
$664 38
Macuen Bros. Coal Co.
385 81
Harold M. Curtiss
379 26
H. A. Barney .
407 79
Edwards & Mullane
290 51
$2,127 75
INSURANCE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
W. J. Walker
$157 50
J. F. Hickey .
·
126 00
Leander Holbrook
126 00
H. A. Daniels .
126 00
Lewis Hayden .
126 00
F. E. Mann
126 00
$787 50
SUPPLIES.
J. L. Hammett Co.
$387 67
Williams & Rogers
17 64
Phonographic Institute Co.
5 46
Geo. S. Perry & Co.
29 50
Standard Blackboard Co.
6 00
American, Book Co.
392 75
D. C. Heath & Co.
·
156 22
E. E. Babb & Co.
232 43
Wadsworth, Howland & Co. .
73 45
Boston School Supply Co.
6 25
Henry Holt & Co.
26 08
Hammond Typewriter Co.
65 00
Geo. F. King
119 51
Franklin Laboratory Supply Co.
50
Franklin Tompkins
3 00
Allyn & Bacon .
55 39
Maynard & Merrill
:
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8 82
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8
Ginn & Co.
$318 21
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.
53 01
Educational Publishing Co.
10 00
Thompson & Brown
53 44
H. E. Ruggels .
7 00
Silver, Burdett & Co. .
147 43
The Morse Co.
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64 99
Sibley & Ducker
31 98
Thos. R. Shewell & Co.
62 21
The Typewriter Exchange
109 50
F. W. Draper .
5 40
Houghton & Mifflin
87 14
Thebodeau & Co.
5 55
Wm. Sutherland
6 00
Wm. Ware
55 00
$2,602 53
INCIDENTALS.
F. W. Draper
$ 14 90
William Johnston & Co.
41 68
C. W. Wilcox .
1 50
Harry D. Whitney
22 80
Milford Water Co.
216 83
G. F. Garland .
1 90
Milford Gaslight Co.
73 26
Milford Daily News
2 80
Coughlin Co. .
42 50
Cook & Sons .
25 05
P. P. Caproni & Bro.
2 75
Cheney Bros. & Co.
7 11
Franklin Tompkins
1 77
J. C. Witter Co.
5 09
W. B. Whiting
8 38
C. A. Cheney .
3 00
Charles H. Waters
95 00
D. W. Fisher & Co.
9 00
H. J. Dearing .
7 40
George A, Sherborne ,
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47 25
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9
Oliver Ditson & Co.
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$ 9 80
J. L. Hammett Co.
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101 56
Avery & Woodbury
21 75
G. M. Billings .
55 62
Charles A. Hill
9 20
Geeorge H. Champlin .
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2 00
Crowell, Kirkpatrick & Co.
1 20
Publishers' Advertising League
48 00
Herald Publishing Co.
26 00
M. Davoren
5 00
Iowa Printing Co.
20 35
L. E. Belknap .
2 75
Mrs. E. M. Sonne
2 00
Davoren's Express
65
T. E. Morse
9 25
Norris & Staples
55 26
Frank L. Young & Kimball
4 50
Mrs. Fitzmorris
3 00
Charles W. Harris
14 76
Mrs. Amos Bell
1 75
Andrew Macuen
4 50.
Atkinson & Mentzer
13 50
E. F. Lilley
3 25
Thomas Gilmore
1 50
James A. Clancy
5 10
Mrs. John Hickey
2 40
John Cochran .
8 00
Henry L. Willard
2 50
S. C. Sumner .
73 00
Patrick Quinn .
5 00
Otis Whitney & Son
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6 70
Howard Chemical Co. .
3 00
A. W. Gould
2 50
Martin Donahoe
22 55
J. M. Cashman
5 00
Milford Orchestra
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12 00
Mrs. Bertha S. Draper
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9 10
B. Brennan
85
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Chandler Chair & Desk Works
$ 172 70
E. A. Sawtelle .
2 50
Alfred Cadman
25 00
E. E. Vaughan
8 33
W. D. White
10 00
Olga Hammerquist
1 50
Robert Barrett
1 50
Arthur Edmands
6 00
Ethelwyn Blake
5 00
J. L. Buxton .
6 36
Educational Publishing Co.
4 00
Thomas Welch
20 00
F. S. Blanchard
3 00
Clair Macy
1 50
Mrs. O'Riley
1 50
John P. Remick
3 00
The Applied Arts Guild
1 50
G. C. Adams .
9 50
Charles W. Howard
7 00
Clark Ellis & Sons
43 79
Charles T. Eastman
2 95
A. H. H. Warren
14 80
Secretary's salary
50 00
Adams Express Co.
7 70
Postage
8 30
Traveling expenses
27 59
Incidental
4 40
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$1,654 02
TABLE SHOWING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The following table shows the estimated amounts needed under the several headings for school expenses in 1901, the amount expended under the different headings, also the bal- ance or deficit of each :-
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Appropria- tions.
Expended.
Unex- pended.
Ex- ceeded.
Teaching,
$21,000 00
$21,425 52
$425 52
Supervision,
1,700 00
1,700 00
66 75
250 00
202 50
$47 50
1,700 00
1,767 00
67 00
Fuel,
1,650 00
2,127 75
477 75
Repairs,
2,400 00
1,344 05
1,055 95
Supplies,
2,000 00
2,602 53
602 53
Incidentals,
1,700 00
1,654 02
45 98
*Evening schools,
500 00
*500 00
+Unpaid bills,
700 00
+700 00
Tuition,
45 00
45 00
Sales,
2 81
32 81
Insurance on High school building,
787 50
787 50
$34,077 81
$34,077 62 19
$2,427 24 $2,427 05
Balance,
19
$34,077 81
$34,077 81 $2,427 24 $2.427 24
*Included in expenditures for teaching, supplies, janitor and fuel.
+Included in expenditures for supplies and fuel.
At a meeting of the school board held Monday evening, Feb. 10, the reports of the secretary and superintendent were accepted, and will constitute a part of the report of the board to the citizens of Milford.
C. W. HALEY, Secretary.
Carriage hire for teachers, Transportation for pupils, Janitors,
400 00
466 75
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF MILFORD.
Gentlemen :-
The twenty-fifth annual report of the superintendent of schools is hereby presented to you, and through you to the citizens of this town.
So far as the annual school report deals with statistics- that is, membership, attendance, etc.,-it must of necessity cover the school year from September to the close of schools in June, but in dealing with the financial affairs of the schools it must concern itself with twelve calendar months, the town's fiscal year, which ends January 31. In addition to these, certain other matters of immediate interest usually need discussion, for which the time is opportune.
From the following statistics it appears that absence and tardiness are on the increase. The former doubtless is due to the prevalence of illness among children during the last school year, but for the latter I am unable to account. The cause for a large majority of the cases of tardiness is usually tracea- ble to the home. The united efforts of both parents and teachers are needed to eradicate this habit. Promptness and punctuality should have an important place in the training of every boy and girl.
STATISTICS.
Number of children in town Sept. 1, 1901, between 5 and 15 years of age, as reported by the census enumerator :-
Number of boys
877
Number of girls
864
Total number between 5 and 15 years .
1741
Total number in September, 1901 ·
1688
Increase
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53
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13
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Number enrolled under 5
13
66
between 5 and 8 .
475
66
66 8 and 14
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