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England, Holden,
England. Boston.
FEB.
2
Bryant Wood Hill,
Giovanni and Maria G. Dalelio,
APR.
4
GiulioLuigi D'Agostino,
Salvatore and Filomena Di Simone, Arthur and Sarah Howe,
Italy, Italy, Kingfield, Me.,
Italy. Italy. Milford.
MAY
8
Ada Marion M. Currie,
Arthur and Alice Davis,
England, Milford,
Ireland.
OCT.
7
Lena Ernestine Bragg,
Ernest and Ethel Bartlett, William and Amy Burlingame.
Holliston, Newark, N. J .;
Milford.
NOV. 7
Ella May Servis,
William and Bridget Tulley,
Newfoundland.
JUN.
26
Alice Barlow,
Milford.
80
18
Concetta Giulian
10
Cecil Lawrence Cross,
81
Parents and others are requested to carefully examine the above lists and if any errors or omissions are discovered report them at once to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of importance that the records of Vital Sta- tistics should be complete. Herewith are extracts from the Revised Laws of Massachusetts, Vol. I., Chap. 29.
SECTION 3. Physicians and midwives shall on or before the fifth day of each month report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the pre- ceding month at whose birth they were present, stating the date and place of each birth, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, and the name, place of birth, and residence of the parents, the maiden name of the mother, and the occupa- tion of the father. If the child is illegitimate, the name of, and other facts relating to, the father shall not be stated, ex- cept at the request in writing of both father and mother, filed with the return. The fee of the physician or midwife shall be twenty-five cents for each birth so reported, which shall be paid by the city or town where the report is made, upon pre- sentation to the city or town treasurer of a certificate from the city or town clerk stating that said births have been properly reported to him. A physician or midwife who ne- glects to report such lists on or before the fifteenth day of the month shall for each offence forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 6. Parents within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.
Blanks can be obtained on application to the town clerk.
Respectfully submitted,
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
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 second day of March, A. D., 1908, 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, (one for three years, one for two years and one for one year), three overseers of the poor, three sewer commissioners (one for three years, one for two years and one for one year), two members of the school committee (3 years), one member of the board of health, (3 years), two trustees of public library, (3 years), two trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, (3 years), and five constables, to be voted for on ballots prepared and furnished in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 560, Acts of 1907, also upon said ballots the voters shall 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?"
ARTICLE 3. To hear and act upon the reports of the select- men, school committee, overseers of the poor, treasurer, en- gineers of the fire department, tax collector, trustees of pub-
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lic library, trustees of Vernon Grove cemetery, and any other officers and committees of said town.
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 re- gard 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 col- lected 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 appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) toward 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 accept the list of jurors as reported by the selectmen.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be used for manual training in our public schools, or to take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400), for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk on Cedar street, beginning where the walk now ends, and continuing by cemeteries to Dilla street, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will vote to open up a right of way owned by the town from South Main street to the south-west corner of Vernon Grove cemetery, appropriate money therefor, or take any action in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will vote to establish a hose wagon for fire duty in the Plains district (so called), . appropriate money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will vote to keep the combination wagon, horses, and driver on permanent fire duty at headquarters, and appropriate the sum of five hun- dred dollars ($500) for the same.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will authorize the board of selectmen to place two new hydrants in the Plains district (so called), one at the west end of Genoa avenue, one at corner of Carroll street and Fairview road (so called), and to remove the hydrant now located opposite the old trotting park to the east end of Genoa avenue, and appropriate the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) for the same.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to authorize the fire engineers to locate a fire alarm box in the vicinity of the Milford Iron Foundry, appropriate money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will vote to have all town work performed by tax payers of the town of Milford and by citizens of the town whenever possible.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will vote to allow the use of town hall one evening in each month for. the purposes of benefit to the interests of labor and temperance, providing the parties so using the town hall shall pay for the cost of lighting and heating the same.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will vote to accept and allow the report of the selectmen on the laying out of the ex- tension of Emmons street and Metcalf avenue (so called), raise and appropriate money for the same, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will vote to authorize the assessors to publish a list of real and personal estates, and the valuation thereon, appropriate money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and
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appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) to complete the system of surface drainage on South Bow and Central streets, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) to be used as needed in the suppression of gypsy and brown-tail moths, or take any action in relation to the same.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested 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 Daily Journal, a newspaper 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 fifteenth day of February, A. D. 1908.
LUCIUS E. HEATH, TIMOTHY BURNS, MICHAEL S. McMAHON, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy.
Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford.
INDEX.
FIRST SECTION.
Appropriations 8
Assessors' Report
51
Auditor's Report .
112
Board of Health, Report of .
82
Burial Lot Funds 32
90
Collectors' Reports .
47
Fire Department, Report of
53
Inspector of Animals, Report of
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86
Overseers of Poor, Report of
71
Selectmen's Report
12
Sewerage Committee, Report of
·
97
Summary of Expenses
10
Town Officers 3
Town Park Commissioners, Report of 69
Treasurer's Report 33
Trustees of Town Library, Report of 93
Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Report of
88
SECOND SECTION.
Principal of Evening School, Report of 37 · ·
Principal of High School, Report of ·
32
School Committee, Report of .
1
School Physicians, Report of
39
School Statistics ·
46
. Secretary's Report 6
Stamp Savings Report
45
Superintendent's Report .
.
11
Supervisor of Drawing, Report of
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35
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Chief of Police, Report of
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87
THIRD SECTION.
Jury List
52
Town Clerk, Report of
50
Town Records
1
Town Warrant
82
Vital Statistics .
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58
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GAZETTE BULLETIN 1909.
March
Vote on Playgrounds Act.
Yes 1053 No 340
Vote on 8-Hour Act.
Yes 990
No 381
Vote on License.
Yes 1164
No 803
Total Vote Cast 2107
Result of Ballot for Town Officers.
Town Clerk-Dennis J. Sullivan, 1629
Town Treasurer-Clifford A. Cook, 1555
Tax Collector -William P. Foley, 1551
Auditor-Thomas F. Manning, 1424
Selectmen-Matthew J. Carbary, 1270
Edwin F. Lilley, 1189
John A. Mckenzie, 1112
Michael S. McMahon, 857 Isaiah C. Trask, 807
Assessors-3 yrs. William F.Clancy, 1155 William H. Coy, 653
2 yrs. William H. Baker, 985 Patrick H. Gaffny, 808
Overseers of Poor ---
James W. Burke, 987
James J. Cahill, 179
James F. Carey, 680
Paul Doane, 279
John P. Hennessy, 1007
Domnick J. Laug, 167
William J. Negus, 278
Henry A. Pond, 871
John J. Quinlan, 372
Rocco G. Scalzi, 200
Sewer Commissioner-3 yrs.
Vincenzo Calabrese, 127
John H. Egan, 703
Fred E. Wood, 979
School Committee-3 yrs.
John C. Lynch, 1311
John E. Swift, 1261
Trustees Town Library-
3 yrs. Nathaniel F. Blake, 875
Nathan W. Heath, 1035
William J. Walker, 775
2 yrs. William P. Clarke, 861 John M. French, 677
Board of Health-3 yrs. Francis H. Lally, 1302
Trustees Vernon Grove Cemetery - 3 yrs. Calvin J. Fisk, Thomas Lilley, 1046
994
Constables-Martin Broderick, 1356
Charles Caruso, 901
David E. Casey, 1105
Edward C. Davoren, 902
Antonio De Pasquale, 229
John F. Jackson, 599
Michael Nolan, 1255
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN.
JOHN A. MCKENZIE, MICHAEL S. McMAHON, MATTHEW J. CARBARY. TOWN CLERK. DENNIS J. SULLIVAN. TOWN TREASURER. CLIFFORD A. COOK.
TAX COLLECTOR. AUDITOR. WILLIAM P. FOLEY. THOMAS F. MANNING.
ASSESSORS.
GEORGE E. STACY, JOHN F. BARRETT, WILLIAM F. CLANCY.
OVERSEERS OF
THE POOR.
CHESTER L. CLARK, JAMES W. BURKE, JOHN P. HENNESSEY. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
GEORGE E. STACY,
WALDO B. WHITING,
JOHN C. LYNCH,
GILBERT M. BILLINGS,
JOHN V. GALLAGHER.
JOHN E. SWIFT,
BOARD OF HEALTH.
JOHN E. HIGGISTON, MAURICE J. QUINLAN, FRANCIS H. LALLY, M. D. TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
*CHARLES A. DEWEY, PATRICK E. SWEENEY,
NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, OWEN F. CROUGHWELL,
NATHAN W. HEATH, JAMES S. MULLANE, #JOHN M. FRENCH. .
*Deceased.
#Elected to fill vacancy.
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TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
HENRY C. SKINNER,
THOMAS LILLEY,
GEORGE L. MAYNARD,
WILLIAM EMERY,
CALVIN J. FISKE,
HERBERT S. ELDREDGE.
CONSTABLES.
JAMES J. BIRMINGHAM, DAVID E. CASEY, MARTIN BRODERICK, EDWARD C. DAVOREN, MICHAEL NOLAN. FENCE VIEWERS.
JOHN A. MCKENZIE, MICHAEL S. McMAHON, MATTHEW J. CARBARY.
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
+CHARLES W. WILCOX, MICHAEL McKEAGUE, #WILLIAM E. STAPLES.
JOHN SHEEDY,
TREE WARDEN. PATRICK FITZGERALD.
FIELD DRIVER. THOMAS E. GLENNON.
POUND KEEPER. EDWARD C. DAVOREN.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen. TOWN SOLICITOR. JOHN C. LYNCH.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. MAURICE E. NELLIGAN. ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THOMAS F. MAHER, ALBERT J. WHITCOMB,
CHARLES H. COOK, GEORGE W. WILCOX, CORNELIUS L. FAIR.
+Resigned.
#Elected to fill vacancy.
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
HARRY C. TILDEN, GEORGE W. BILLINGS,
PATRICK J. BURKE, DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Clerk.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. DANIEL M. O'BRIEN.
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL. LOCKUP KEEPER.
DANIEL M. O'BRIEN. DANIEL M. O'BRIEN.
JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL.
CHARLES E. BROCK.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
GEORGE A. MOORE, FRANCIS T. QUIRK,
JAMES JOHNSTON,
LEWIS H. BARNEY,
WILLIAM JOHNSTON,
ARTHUR A. JENKINS, A. ALBERT JOHNSTON, JAMES J. CAHILL,
S. C. J. QUIRK, HAROLD M. CURTISS,
J. ALLEN WALLACE, GEORGE L. MACUEN,
GEORGE C. BRUCE, *HIRAM A. BARNEY, JAMES E. MACUEN, CHARLES S. MULLANE, BENJAMIN VITALINI, PATRICK CLANCY,
MICHAEL F. HANNIGAN.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS AND WEIGHERS OF COAL. JAMES S. MULLANE, *HIRAM A. BARNEY, LEWIS H. BARNEY, DANIEL M. O'BRIEN, J. ALLEN WALLACE, JAMES JOHNSTON, GEORGE L. MACUEN, CHARLES S. MULLANE, ARTHUR A. JENKINS,
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, A. ALBERT JOHNSTON, MICHAEL F. HANNIGAN, BENJAMIN VITALINI, PATRICK CLANCY, HAROLD M. CURTISS, AGNES McMANUS, DEBORAH CLANCY,
LAURA E. JOHNSTON.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
JAMES E. MACUEN,
W. F. MOREY, RANDALL B. GREENE, GEORGE C. BRUCE, JOHN RYAN.
*Deceased.
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CHIEF OF POLICE. JEREMIAH J. O'NEIL.
CONSTABLES.
JEREMIAH J. O'NEIL,
OLIVER D. HOLMES,
JAMES HOWARD,
DANIEL M. O'BRIEN,
JOHN MOORE,
CHARLES CARUSO,
RAPHAEL MARINO,
PATRICK J. DUDDY,
ANTONIO DE PASQUALE.
POLICE OFFICERS.
HERBERT W. AUSTIN,
DAVID PINARDI,
MICHAEL E. CONWAY,
WALTER F. SNOWLING,
JAMES H. CONLIN,
*TIMOTHY KIRBY,
STEPHEN C. J. QUIRK,
MICHAEL B. MONARY,
JOHN SHEEDY;
MICHAEL J. MCCARTHY, CALEB S. SHERMAN,
THOMAS F. MAHER,
MICHAEL G. LYNCH,
WILLIAM P. KILCUP,
WILLIAM N. PRENTISS, JOHN LARSON,
D. FRED LEMIER,
WM. J. FITZPATRICK,
JOHN W. HOPE,
ARTIIUR E. SMITH,
PATRICK F. FITZGERALD,
JOSEPH O. TREMBLEY, LYNDURST D. MCGREGOR, CORNELIUS M. MARONEY, PETER ROSS, EMILIO GILARDI,
WILLIAM J. CORBETT, M. MARCUS MORAN, GEORGE JULIAN,
JAMES J. FULLUM,
THOMAS J. GLENNON,
WALTER F. DURGIN,
JOHN T. O'CONNELL, A. F. FAIRBANKS, ELLSWORTH J. NUTTER, PATRICK P. CLOONAN, CARMINE M. DE CICCO, CHARLES E. BROCK,
WALLACE RAMSEY,
LUCIUS R. DODGE, (G. & U. R. R.) JAMES S. MULLANE, (N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.)
*Deceased .
ANTONIO SANTOSSUOSSO, JOHN H. EGAN, JAMES ASHWORTH,
ROCCO G. SCALZI, CARLO PAIETA,
VINCENZO CALABRESE,
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM,
JOHN F. JACKSON, FRANK M. C. HUGHES,
ARTHUR H. O'KEEFE,
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WILLIAM J. NEGUS, (N. Y. C. R. R.) ROBERT GORDON, (Cutting Quarry.) INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS. EDWARD E. COOK. BURIAL AGENTS.
CHARLES E. BROCK, HENRY A. POND
Appointed by Overseers of Poor. TOWN PHYSICIAN. JOHN J. DUGGAN.
Appointed by the Board of Health. INSPECTOR OF MEAT AND PROVISIONS. JAMES J. FULLUM. SANITARY INSPECTOR. JAMES J. BIRMINGHAM.
Appointed by the School Committee. SCHOOL PHYSICIANS. JOHN V. GALLAGHER, M. D., JOHN M. FRENCH, M. D. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. CHARLES W. HALEY.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Made at an adjourned town meeting, March 6, 1908.
Highways.
Excise tax and $13,000 00
Incidentals
. Exclusive of income 4,800 00
Emergency fund .
1,000 00
Memorial Hall
750 00
Street lights
·
8,700 00
Town library
.
dog tax
Schools and repairs
40,500 00
Poor ·
13,000 00
Interest
12,600 00
Water for fire purposes .
5,255 00
Vernon Grove cemetery
150 00
Military aid
300 00
Fire department :
Pay of members
$9,400 00
Incidentals
1,900 00
Repairs
400 00
New hose
350 00
12,050 00
Memorial Day
165 00
Town Parks
500 00
Town debt
12,000 00
Sidewalks
1,400 00
Soldiers' Relief
4,000 00
Fees, Chapter 440, Acts of 1890
1,000 00
Town Hall, including insurance on same
1,800 00
Salaries
10,500 00
Cost of water, to be assessed to abuttors
700 00
Care of trees, shrubs and flowers Watering streets
1,200 00
Gypsy moth suppression
500 00
Cedar street sidewalk
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400 00
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500 00
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Opening up right of way from South Main street to Vernon Grove cemetery . $ 100 00 Placing fire department supply wagon in Plains district 250 00 , Relocating and placing hydrants in Plains dis- trict . 125 00
Laying out of Emmons street and Metcalf ave- nue .
750 00
Publishing a list of real and personal estates Surface drainage on South Bow and Central streets
450 00
1,500 00
Appropriations made at a special town meeting, August 17, 1908.
For stone crusher plant purchased by select- men 2,500 00
New boiler in Memorial Hall 500 00
Salary of sewer commissioners .
650 00
Relief of the poor .
2,000 00
Care of trees, shrubs and flowers
300 00
$155,895 00
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES.
Highways
Total Expense. $17,148 10
Balance Unexpended .. $ 3 00
Sidewalks
1,371 93
99 58
Street watering
2,118 42
408 29:
Incidentals
4,697 94
1,317 31
Emergency fund
731 74
268 26
Memorial Hall
659 28
166 72
Street lights .
8,699 94
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Town library .
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1,568 10
123 07
Schools and repairs
40,172 88
877 97
Poor
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20,025 87
2 18
Interest
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12,338 61
261 39
Water for fire purposes
.
5,200 00
55 00
Vernon Grove cemetery
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1,029 42 .
7 36
Military aid .
320 00
140 00
Fire department :-
Pay of members
9,399 68
32
Incidentals .
2,577 94
3 31
Repairs
403 65
35
New hose
350 00
Memorial day .
165 00
Town Parks
493 81
6 19
Town debt
12,000 00
Soldiers' relief
3,977 33
205 67
Fees, Chapter 440, Acts of 1890
1,065 24
373 72
Town Hall, including insurance
2,964 25
145 73
Salaries
10,544 45
30 92
Cost of water to be assessed to abut-
tors
700 00
State aid
5,006 00
Care of trees, shrubs, and flowers
943 34
2 66
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Gypsy moth suppression
$ 484 48
$ 15 52
Cedar street sidewalk
347 95
52 05
Emmons street extension and Met- calf avenue
750 00
Publishing a list of real and personal estates .
436 05
13 95
Surface drainage
814 43
685 57
New boiler in Memorial Hall
500 00
Salary of sewer commissioners
650 00
Sewerage system
90,257 97
2,994 65
New hydrants in Plains district
125 00
Placing supply wagon in Plains dis- trict
250 00
Opening up right of way from South Main street to Vernon Grove cemetery .
100 00
$260,913 40
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
HIGHWAYS.
By appropriation $15,500 00
Cash from M. E. Nelligan
399 24
Cash from J. A. Mckenzie, sale of horses
240 00
Cash from M. J. Sheehan, sale of horse ·
85 00
Cash from F. E. Mann .
2 00
Cash from street railway excise tax . 843 05
Cash from street railway excise tax from state 24 56
Cash from repairs, state highways . 57 25
Labor and team work :-
Paid M. E. Nelligan, salary on account ·
$ 800 00
Labor, as per warrant
7,595 91
Johnston Teaming Co.,
horses for fire duty
284 50
H. J. Wilmarth 184 53
C. H. Metcalf, preparing stone for crusher 1,635 94
L. E. Belknap ·
75 89
William Rose .
1 50
William E. Phillips, con-
creting . 16 98
J. L. Buxton
45
T. F. Maher -
35 70
J. F. Damon 83.65
William Foster 12 25
Macuen Bros., use of horses 22 50
Otis Whitney & Son 27 58
Edwards & Heroux 15 50
J. B. DeShazo, inspecting boilers . ·
15 00
Cooney & Higgiston · 63 25
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Waters & Hynes
$37 95
F. H. Marshall
25 00
Pratt Bros.
5 48
Davoren's Express
10 00
G. A. Sherborne
5 00
$10,954 56
Material : -
Paid Z. C. Field, lumber $ 45 04
A. T. Macuen, plank
167 62
Hugh Ray, gravel
1 50
J. B. Henderson, gravel
39 30
Samuel Gaskill, gravel
21 70
Webb Granite Co., curb- ing .
170 70
Barrett Mfg. Co., pitch 4 25
$440 11
Blacksmiths :-
Paid Milford Shoeing Co. $210 75
Thomas E. Glennon
109 45
Moloney & Cleary
32 00
L. Grow & Son
55 40
John P. Burnett
17 20
$424 80
Hay and grain :-
Paid James Lally
. $1,364 62
Milford Grain Co.
680 55
B. T. Clancy
111 21
$2,156 38
Supplies : -
Paid H. W. Burrill, oil
$ 1 25
Dexter Cushman, wood
10 50
J. T. Crowell
2 75
Young & Kimball, oil
55 50
C. S. Mullane, coal and wood 138 64
Milford Iron Foundry
2 21
E. E. Vaughan
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24 90
James F. Carey
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12 344
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Staples & Gould
$57 87
H. M. Curtiss, coal
35 84
$341 80
Sundries :- Paid H. L. Bond Co. $ 12 60
A. B. Morse 3 25
J. Allen Rice & Co. 75
Young Bros.
2 50
M. D. Jones, drinking
fountain 33 50
B. F. Hartman, M. D. V., professional services 103 50
T. C. Hays, M. D. V. .
43 00
Milford Water Co. ·
9 00
Milford Gas Co. .
2 79
John A. Mckenzie, travel- ing expenses of select- man
45 80
Michael S. McMahon, trav- eling expenses of select- man ·
7 50
Matthew J. Carbary, trav- eling expenses of select- man
24 40
F. A. Colburn, M. D. V., horse remedies . 3 50
G. C. Adams estate, horses 550 00
J. F. Shine, horses 650 00
Sherborne & Coughlin's Express . ·
2 75
George Nelson, use of
driveway to pit 10 00 ·
Fred Packard, use of driveway to pit 20 00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight
25
$1,525 09
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Stone-crusher :- Paid Acme Road Machinery Co.
. $1,164 91
Good Roads Machinery Co. 11 00
W. E. Cheney, painting
10 56
Z. C. Field, lumber 75 84
B. & A. R. R., freight
43 05
$1,305 36
Total expense ·
$17,148 10
Balance unexpended
3 00
$17,151 10 $17,151 10
SIDEWALKS.
By appropriation . $1,400 00
Cash from various persons
71 51
Paid labor as per warrant Milford Gas Co., tar .
.
190 00
Webb Granite Co., curbing
144 40
M. E. Nelligan, rent of land . Barrett Mfg. Co., pitch .
50 00
24 30
H. W. Gaskill, surveying . .
5 00
Weed Bros., labor on fence
5 48
Sherborne & Coughlin's Express
2 75
J. J. Birmingham .
50
William E. Phillips, concrete work
91 71
Balance unexpended 99 58
$1,471 51 $1,471 51
WATERING STREETS.
By appropriation $1,200 00 .
Cash, street watering tax .
626 71
Cash, amount assessed to abutters
700 00
Paid labor as per warrant .
$722 50
Fire department, use of horses 596 25
Milford Water Co. .
.
648 67
.
$857 79
16 -
Frank H. Marshall, painting
watering cart . $40 00
Thomas H. Dwyer, painting and lettering watering cart 45 00
L. Grow & Son, repairing water- ing carts 63 50
A. H. Barker, washing cart 2 00
A. B. Edmands, labor on cart
50
Balance unexpended 408 29
$2,526 71 $2,526 71
STREET LIGHTS.
By appropriation
$8,700 00
Paid Milford Electric Light &
Power Co.
$4,883 37
Globe Gas Light Co. .
3,742 00
Charles W. Harris, labor
·
42 10
Johnston Coal Co., cement
2 40
Milford Water Co .. labor, con- necting drinking fountain 12 20
Clark Ellis & Sons, labor on drinking fountain 9.36
Milford Iron Foundry, casting .
76
Staples & Gould, supplies and labor on fountain
7 75
Balance unexpended
06
$8,700 00 $8,700 00
INCIDENTALS.
By appropriation $4,800 00
Amount received from State for Armory rent 770 25
Amount received from miscellaneous licenses 146 00
Amount received from auctioneer's licenses 14 00
Amount received from slaughter-house licenses 6 00
Amount received from pool and billiard licenses 74 00
Amount received from common victualler's li- censes 18 00
17
Amount received from junk dealer's licenses $100 00 Amount received from sale of town histories 3 00
66 fines, Chapter 416 68 00
from sale of lockup keys 6 00
66 Town of Upton, boundary
stones
10 00
Printing :-
Paid G. M. Billings, town
reports .
$539 10
Milford Daily News Co. 44 45
G. M. Billings
107 04
W. P. Clarke 29 50
Milford Daily Journal Co. 100 93
C. M. W. Earle 66 30
$348222
Special Police Duty :-
Paid Police Duty, July 3 and 4
$156 25 $156 25
Board of Health :-
Paid James J Birmingham, inspector $202 00
James J. Fullum, inspector
221 00
F. H. Lally, M. D., vaccin- ation of school children
95 00
F. H. Lally, M. D., special inspections 60 00
F. H. Lally, M. D., postage and stationery .
2 34
J. Allen Rice & Co., sup- plies 94 60
C. H. Bridges, supplies
36 75
A. H. Sweet
2 40
W. P. Clarke, printing
17 50
G. M. Billings, printing 4 75
Milford Journal Co., print-
ing 9 40
18
Milford Daily News Co.,
printing $26 35
Miss Tessie Moore, wri-
ting letters 2 50
Edwards & Heroux, team for inspector 2 00
Gustavus Stockenburg, re- imbursement for being quarantined 11 25
W. J. Fitzpatrick, reim- ,
bursement for being quarantined 12 97
Fred L. Ball, reimburse- ment for being quaran- tined
10 88
William Ross, reimburse- ment for being quaran- tined ·
6 75
Margaret McNamara, re- imbursement for being quarantined
6 75
M. Faenza, reimbursement
for being quarantined 4 68
Daniel M. O'Brien, dog of- ficer, 1907 and 1908
32 00
Carlo Paieta, dog officer, 1907 and 1908 . ·
20 00
Arthur E. Smith, dog of-
ficer, 1908, on account . 14 00
F. H. Marshall, painting signs 18 00
Dennis O'Sullivan, labor 5 00
George H. Flanigan, 66 3 50 .
Raymond Pyne, 66
1 00
Daniel Fitzgerald, ·
1 00
Mrs. Jos. Chapdelaine, la- bor .
1 00
James Monahan, labor . 1 00
19
Asa Hilton, labor
$1 00
Cornelius Maroney, "
.
1 00
Davoren's Express
1 00
James J. Birmingham, la-
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