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Jan. 25. Telephone, 5.20 P. M. 11 Vine street; house owned and occupied by James Egan. No claim ; chimney fire.
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Jan. 28. Telephone, 5.55 p. M. 18 Court street; house' owned by Parkhurst heirs, occupied by John Thayer. Value of building, $1800 ; insurance paid, $30. Cause, lamp explo- sion.
Jan. 31. Box 43, 9.40 A. M. 46 Sumner street; house owned by Peter Ross, occupied by Walter Connors. No claim. Cause unknown.
Feb. 1. Box 65, 2.17 p. M. 5 Poplar street ; house owned by Mrs. J. A. Taft, occupied by Warren Phipps. Value of building, $1,200; loss on building, $259; insurance, $1,500 ; insurance paid, $259. Value of contents, $800; loss on con- tents, $60.30 ; insurance, $800; insurance paid, $60.30. Cause, defective chimney.
Feb. 1. Telephone, 8.20 P. M. 22 Prospect street; house owned by John Gibbons, occupied by Thomas Quirk. No damage; chimney fire.
Feb. 4. Telephone, 9.30 A. M. 24 Bragg slip ; chimney fire.
Feb. 5. Box 24, 9.10 A. M. Spruce street; house owned by D. J. Cronan, occupied by John Duffy. Value of building, $3500; loss on building, $50; insurance, $3500; insurance paid, $50. Value of contents, $400 ; loss on contents, $60 ; no insurance. Cause, explosion.
Feb. 11. Box 25, 3.57 A. M. Pine street; house owned by J. P. Remick, occupied by H. H. Hunter. Value of build- ing, $6000; loss on building, $200; insurance, $6000 ; insur- ance paid, $200. Value of contents, $1000; loss, $70; no in- surance. Lamp explosion.
Feb. 16. Telephone, 2.40 A. M. Cedar street; pool room owned by L. Castiglioni, occupied by Salvanni Colbi ; no claim, Cause, unknown.
Feb. 22. Box 27, 8.15 p. M. Cedar street; house owned and occupied by L. Castiglioni. Cause, incendiary.
Feb. 23. Box 27, 11.41 P. M. Cedar street ; house owned and occupied by L. Castiglioni. Value of building, $2305 ; loss on building, $1484; insurance, $2500; insurance paid, $1484. Value of contents, $500; loss on contents, $500 ; insurances
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$500 ; insurance paid, $500; total loss, $1984. Cause, incen. diary.
Feb. 29. Telephone, 8.20 A. M. East Main street; no damage; chimney fire.
March 4. Box 34, 8.52 P. M. West street; hut in field.
March 5. Box 16, 1.50 A. M. Pond street; factory owned and occupied by Greene Bros. No claim. Cause, combus- tion.
March 7. Telephone, 7.40 A. M. East Main street ; house owned by George Andrews, occupied by Luigi Di Tana; no damage; chimney fire.
March 10. Box 15, 11.50 p. M. 25 Pond street; house owned by D. J. Cronan and occupied by Salvanni Colbi. Value of building, $1200; loss on building, $735; insurance, $1200; insurance paid, $735. Value of contents, $500; loss on con- tents, $219; insurance $500; insurance paid, $219; total loss, $954. Cause, incendiary.
March 16. Telephone, 9 A. M. Water street; grass fire.
March 27. Box 14, 7 p. M. Central street; blacksmith shop owned by W. J. Welch heirs and occupied by Maloney & Cleary. Value of building, $800; loss on building, $183, in- surance, $800; insurance paid, $183.
March 27. Box 14, 9.12 P. M. Central street ; brick house owned by Claflin heirs, occupied by six families. Value of building, $1500; loss, $400; insurance, $1200 ; insurance paid, $400. Estimated value of contents ; $600 ; no insurance. At this fire three lives were lost, Mrs. Jennie M. Cobb and young son, and Miss Lydia M. Bates died from burns and suf- fócation. Cause, incendiary.
April 3. Telephone, 8.10 A. M. South Main street ; house owned and occupied by John Cunningham. Chimney fire.
April 3. Telephone, 2.25 p. M. Pleasant street ; house owned and occupied by Thomas Glennon; no damage; chimney fire.
April 11. Box 27, 6.51 A. M. East Main street ; house owned and occupied by M.s. T. F. Quirk. Chimney fire.
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April 13. Boxes 25 and 46, 9.20 P. M. Purchase street ; house owned by J. E. Macuen, unoccupied. Value of building, $1500; loss on building, $1392; insurance, $1500; insurance paid, $1392. Incendiary.
April 14. Telephone, 12.03 A. M. 143 Purchase street ; house owned by Hunt heirs. No damage ; chimney fire.
April 16. Box 25, 3.23 A. M. Main street, Gillon block, occupied by stores and offices. Value of building, $45,000; loss on building, $205; insurance, $45,000 ; insurance paid, $205. Value of contents, $35,000; loss on contents, $3300 ; insurance, $35,000. Part of claim is still unsettled. Cause, incendiary.
April 16. Telephone, 9 p. M. 10 Winter street ; house owned by Frank Spaulding, occupied by Wm. Mellen. Value of building, $2,000; loss on building, $50; insurance, $2,000; insurance paid, $50; cause, struck by lightning.
April 20. Box 14, 9.34 p. M. Central street ; blacksmith shop owned by Claflin heirs and occupied by L. Grow & Son. Value of building, $1000 ; loss on building, $10; insurance, $800; insurance paid, $10. Value of contents, $2000; loss, $20; no insurance. Cause, incendiary.
April 28. Telephone, 10.08 P. M. Water street; barn owned by James Ruhan; no claim; cause, incendiary.
April 29. Telephone, 8.45 P. M. Water street; barn owned by M. F. Green ; no claim ; cause, incendiary.
May 2. Telephone, 7.38 A. M. South Bow street ; house owned and occupied by N. Johnson. No damage; chimney fire.
May 2. Box 24, 4.37 P. M. East Main street; brush fire on land owned by T. F. Flanigan.
May 3. Telephone, 2.30 P. M. Medway road; brush fire on land owned by C. F. Carroll and E. L. Bragg.
May 5. Box 25, 11.07 A. M. Main street; brick block owned by Coolidge heirs, occupied by stores and offices. Value of building, $25,000; loss on building, $1800; insur- ance, $25,000; insurance paid, $1800. Value of contents,
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$36,600 ; loss on contents, $8436.22; insurance, $36,000; in- surance paid, $8436.22; total Joss, $10,236.22, Cause, un- known.
May 5. Telephone, 2.55 P. M. Beaver street; brush fire on Milford Pink Granite Co.'s land.
May 6. Telephone, 5.30 P. M. Silver Hill, house known as Claflin farm. Chimney fire.
May 10. Box 15, 12.05 A. M. 28 East street; house owned and occupied by Michael Nigro ; no damage.
May 16. Telephone, 6.20 P. M. Main street ; house owned and occupied by M. J. Maloney. Chimney fire.
May 23. Telephone, 11.50 A. M. 23 Fruit street ; house owned and occupied by James Johnston. Chimney fire.
May 23. Telephone, 7.00 p. M. 82 Purchase street; house occupied by Ed. Davoren. Chimney fire.
June 5. Box 26, 5.10 p. M. 15 Mt. Pleasant street ; house owned and occupied by Gaetano Manguso. Chimney fire.
June 6. Telephone, 10.50 P. M. East Main street ; house ,occupied by Miss Cauley ; no damage. Chimney fire,
June 7. Box 26, 2.01 p. M. Mt. Pleasant street ; house owned and occupied by Antonio Tohzou; accidental; no damage.
June 9. Box 25, 8.51 P. M. Main street ; house owned by C. R. Scott, occupied by Miss Mary Fox. Cause, lamp ex- plosion ; no claim.
June 13. Telephone, 10.21 A. M. Purchase street ; house .owned and occupied by T. F. Keane. No damage. Chimney fire.
July 2. Telephone, 3.45 P. M. Water street; grass fire ,on land of G. M. Greene.
July 3. Telephone, 11.43 A. M. Main street; Gillon block; occupied by stores and offices. No damage. Cause, accidental.
July 9. Box 54, 1.15 A. M. Vine street ; barn owned by John Brynes. Cause, incendiary. Value of building, $200 ;
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loss on building, $150 ; insurance, $150; insurance paid, $150.
August 1. Telephone, 2.45 P. M. Brush fire on Fells avenue, used as dump. Cause, combustion.
August 3. Box 43, 5.47 P. M. Brush fire on Fells ave- nue, used as dump. Cause, combustion.
August 5. Box 35, 7.30 A. M. High street; barn owned by Frank Dillon. Cause, struck by lightning. Insurance on building and contents, $2500; insurance paid, $1200.
August 20. Box 43, 12.49 A. M. Emmons street; house owned and occupied by E. E. Allen. Value of building, $1200; loss, $425; insurance, $1000; insurance paid, $425. Value of contents, $500; loss, $120; insurance $400; insur- ance paid, $120. Cause, combustion.
August 22. Box 26, 1.43 A. M. 19 Pond street ; house owned and occupied by Myra Jemcinti. Cause, unknown. Value of building, $800; loss, $493, insurance, $800; insur- ance paid, $493. Insurance on contents, $200 ; insurance paid, $150.
September 18. Box 24, 11.51 A. M. Pearl street; shed owned by C. R. Scott. No claim.
September 22. Box 13, 10.30 P. M. Front street; shop owned and occupied by Archer Rubber Co. Cause, combus- tion. No claim.
October 6. Telephone, 10.55 A. M. Purchase street ; house owned and occupied by T. F. Keane. Chimney fire.
October 12. Telephone, 11 A. M. Cherry street; house occupied by E. L. Bagley. No damage, chimney fire.
October 13. Telephone, 7.50 A. M. 37 South Main street ; house occupied by J. F. Ryan. No damage; chimney fire.
October 15. Telephone, 11.45 A. M. Howard street ; brush fire.
October 17. Box 21, 4.04 P. M. Genoa avenue; shed ; cause, unknown.
October 18. Telephone, 8 A. M. Bear Hill ; brush fire.
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October 18. Box 14, 6.47 P. M. Baker slip; outhouse on premises occupied by James Grant. Cause, unknown.
October 19. Box 52, 12.51 P. M. Beaver street ; brush fire on land of P. M. Green.
October 19. Telephone, 1.45 A. M. Highland street ; brush fire on land of R. Wolahan.
October 19. Telephone, 7.15 P. M. Highland street; brush fire on land of R. Wolahan.
October 19. Telephone, 7.15 P. M. Beaver street; brush fire on P. M. Green's land.
October 19. Telephone, 7.15 r. M. Silver Hill; brush fire at Claflin Farm house.
Oct. 20. Telephone, 6 P. M. Beaver street; brush fire on land of P. M. Green.
Oct. 20. Telephone, 6 P. M. Congress, Highland and Pur- chase streets; brush fires.
Oct. 23. Box 25, 6.26 A. M. Main street; brick block owned by Hale heirs, occupied by stores and Hotel Willian. Cause, defective chimney. Value of building, $25,000; loss, $525; insurance, $20,000; insurance paid, $525; insurance on contents, $5000; insurance paid on contents, $120.
Oct. 24. Telephone, 1.30 P. M. Dilla street; brush fire.
Oct. 25. Telephone, 11 A. M. Dilla street; brush fire.
Oct. 25. Box 47, 12.33 p. M. Purchase street; brush fire on land of P. Cronan.
Oct. 25. Telephone, 6.55 P. M. Purchase street; brush fire on land of P.Cronan.
Oct. 25. Telephone, 8.30 p. M. Beaver street; brush fire.
Nov. 1. Box 34, 8.59 P. M. West street. House owned and occupied by Magomiscock Golf club. Incendiary. . Value and insurance, $1600; loss and insurance paid, $1600.
Nov. 5. Telephone, 8 p. M. Main street; block owned by C. R. Scott, occupied by Shea Bros. No claim. Defective chimney.
Nov. 26. Box 26, 8.25 P. M. 25 Beach street; house
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owned by James De Cicco, and occupied by John Osliex; chimney fire.
Nov. 30. Box 26, 3.31 P. M. Mt. Pleasant street; house owned and occupied by G. Manguso. Chimney fire.
Dec. 2. Tele phone, 8.50 A. M. Free street; smoke from burning grass.
Dec. 2. Telephone, 4.20 P. M. East Main street; house owned and occupied by T. J. H. McGee. Chimney fire. No damage.
Dec. 2. Box 25, 3.50 p. M. Main street; brick block owned by L. E. Coolidge heirs, occupied for business pur- poses. Cause, defective wire. Value of building, $25,000; loss, $700; insurance, $25,000; insurance paid, $700. Value of contents, $36,600; insurance on contents, $36,000; insurance paid, $160.
Dec. 6. Telephone, 12.20 A. M. 22 Beach street; house owned and occupied by Mary E. Cook. Chimney fire. No damage. .
Dec. 11. Antomatic, 2.50 A. M. Pond street; Greene Bros.' factory. Cause, combustion; no claim.
Dec. 11. Telephone, 1.30 p. M. 33 Fruit street; house occupied by Mrs. Albert Shedd. Chimney fire. No damage.
Dec. 11. Automatic, 3.35 A. M. Central street; shop owned and belgien by Milford Shoe Co. Escaping steam. No damage.
Jan. 2. Telophase, 2.07 P. M. Pearl street; house owned and occupied by G. B. Williams; insurance on contents, $1200; insurance paid, $25. Cause unknown.
Jan. 6. Box 47, 4.08 r. M. Purchase street; house owned by D. Cushman and occupied ly Fred Tingley. Value of building, $700; less, $235; insurance, $60; insurance paid, $235. Value of contents, $400; loss, $300; no insurance.
Jan. 9. Box 54, 8.48 A. M. Vine street; house owned and occupied by H. C. Barker. No damage. Cause, kero- sene explosion.
Jan. 12. Box 27, 12.24 A. M. House owned by Quirk
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heirs, and occupied by B. Lancisi. Incendiary. Value and insurance, $3000; loss and insurance paid, $145; claim on con- tents still unsettled.
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES.
14. Opposite J. F. Damon's Machine shop, Central street.
142. Milford Rubber Factory, Central street. Private.
15. Milford Shoe Co.'s factory, corner Central and Depot streets.
16. Depot street, near Barney's Coal yard.
17. Corner No. Bow and Spring streets.
23. Car barn, East Main street.
24. Town House. -
25. Alhambra Block, Lincoln square.
26. Main street, opposite Pond street.
27. Corner Mam and Cedar streets.
32. Water street, near the Draper Co.'s property.
34. West street, opposite Lee street.
35. Corner of West and Cherry streets.
41. Electric Car Power House.
43. Corner of School and Walnut streets.
Corner Fountain and Purchase streets.
46. 47.
Purchase street, opposite Eben street.
52. Main street, opposite Water street.
54. Corner of Main and Fruit streets.
65. Corner of Grove and Forest streets.
7. Congress street, L. E. Belknap's residence.
73. Corner Spruce and Congress streets.
-ROSTER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
THOMAS F. MAHER,
Chief
CHARLES H. COOK,
ALBERT J. WHITCOMB,
First Assistant Second Assistant Third Assistant
CORNELIUS L. FAIR,
GEORGE A. WILCOX,
Clerk and Treasurer
HOSE Co. No. 1 .- Captain, H. E. Legee ; lieutenant, J. F. Kilgarieff; clerk and treasurer, L. R. Joy; hosemen, H. I.
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Binney, E. O. Rose, W. J. Rose, E. L. Bagley, A. W. Baker, P. E. Jeffrey, L. P. Pratt, E. G. Hubbard.
COMBINATION Co. No. 1. Captain, L. H. Steele ; lieuten- ant, H. L. Hagar : clerk and treasurer, P. M. Johnson; hose- men, W. A. Fairbanks, George S. Dudley, W. J. Struthers, E. E. Allen, B. E. Aldrich, P. L. Sarty, James Kynoch, John Holmes, John Bickford, A. O. Schomberg ; driver, Amos Bar- ker.
ENGINE No. 2 .- Driver, William Ahern ; engineman, W. A. Fairbanks; stoker, G. L. Dudley.
ENGINE No. 1 .- Engineman, H. E. Rockwood.
HOSE Co. No. 2 .- Captain and treasurer, E. M. Crockett ; lieutenant, J. A. Mckenzie; clerk, J. E. Adams; hosemen, C. H. Kimball, John Matthews, P. J. O'Connor, F. L. Kimball, T. F. Martin, I. W. Ward, M. J. Macuen, A. J. Laviolette ; driver, A. J. Davoren.
HOSE CO. No. 3. - Captain, B. P. O'Reilly; lieutenant, D. P. O'Connor; clerk and treasurer, C. H. Voyer ; hosemen, George Julian, H. Marchessault, T. M. Shea, T. Quinlan, T. J. Cro- nan, Andrew Larson, John Larson ; driver, Martin Casey.
LADDER Co. No. 1 .- Captain, M. H. Sullivan ; lieutenant, T. F. Waters; clerk, D. P. Flynn; treasurer, J. F. Baxter; laddermen, Patrick Rabbitt, E. J. Nelligan, J. J. Birmingham, Thomas Lally, Michael Burke, J. A. Boyce, Martin Casey, C. J. Davoren, J. T. Corbett ; driver, John Callery.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
2 brick buildings, 2 frame buildings, 2 steam fire en- gines, 1 engineers' wagon, 1 combination wagon, 3 hose wagons, 1 ladder truck, 3 horses, 5 sets of double harnesses, 5 single harnesses, 10 horse blankets, 1 2-horse tip cart, 1 sled, 1 pung, 3 sets hub runners, supply wagon, 3 heaters, 1 stove, furniture for 5 sleeping rooms, 3 bath tubs, 3 gas heaters, 143- gallon extinguishers, 1 2-gallon extinguisher, 6550 feet of 2}- inch cotton hose, 350 feet 1-inch hose, 950 feet poor hose, 12 play pipes, 73 canvas coats, 73 fireman's aluminum hats, 4 Siamese connections and the necessary number of ladders,
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hooks, belts, spanners, ropes, rakes, forks, lanterns, wrenches, axes, bars, plaster hooks, fire brushes and scrapers.
There are 16 reservoirs in good repair.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPHI.
IN CHARGE OF T. F. MAHER.
1 3-circuit switchboard, 1 volt meter and switch, 100 bat - tery cells, 4 galvanometers, 23 miles of wire, 5 mechanical gongs, 4 direct-action tappers, 1 combination indicator and gong, 2 indicators, 1 tape register, 1 bell striker, 1 whistle machine, 1 8-inch Crosby chime whistle, 141 poles, 2 clocks, 20 street boxes, 2 hand brake key stations.
In submitting our report for the year ending January 20, 1909, we wish to call the attention of the citizens to several important matters that seem to be generally misunderstood.
The annual incidental appropriation for the fire depart_ ment for several years has been $1900, yet it is well known that nearly all articles of supplies used in the department have materially advanced in price, and the board, while using economy as much as possible, finds it, even in a normal year, impossible to make this sum suffice for department needs. While other appropriations cannot be utilized for any other purpose than that for which they are voted, the incidental fund must serve in emergency for unforeseen expenses, of which there were several this year.
The board therefore recommends that the appropriation for incidentals be $2100.
The unforeseen expenses for which there was no appro- priation last fiscal year and which had to be met by the inci- dental fund are : New horse, sewer connections and plumbing, forest fires.
We are compelled to ask $550 for unpaid bills.
We would also recommend that the steam gong situated at the power station be more centrally located, to be operated either by steam or compressed air.
On account of the action of the wind the firemen are often
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confused in counting the right number of the box pulled, while it is plainly heard in other towns.
We would also remind the citizens that the hook and lad- der truck, which has been on constant duty for more than 25 years, is fast becoming old and cumbersome, and in the near future will have to have a thorough overhauling or be replaced with a new one.
REPORT ON SUPPLY WAGON IN PLAINS DISTRICT.
The engineers consider the town's actions as to the new reserve wagon at the last town meeting a great mistake, inas- much as it is one of the most essential requisites of any fire department. In case of accidents to any hose wagon or even the chemical, there is no other wagon in town that could be put into service. In the short time that this reserve wagon has been on duty, it has taken the place of every wagon in the department weeks at a time, so that but for this reserve we would have been obliged to use any old trap available, thus jeopardizing the life and limb of possibly a number of firemen.
Two years ago the citizens at the town meeting willingly appropriated $250 for this reserve wagon, and $800 for quar- ters where it could be properly housed with reserve Steamer No. 1, thus supplying the missing link in our department apparatus, whose efficiency in fire fighting has given our townspeople a feeling of security, and the insurance companies and their representatives a sense of ample and complete prop- erty protection.
At the last annual town meeting, however, it was voted to authorize the selectmen and fire engineers to place the sup- ply wagon with one hundred feet of hose in the Plains district, and to appropriate the sum of $250 to equip and maintain the same. At a joint meeting of both boards it was voted to have the chief of the fire department and the chairman of the select- men as a committee to look over the district for suitable quar- ters ; they found the only place available to be a small store near the corner of Cedar street. To be made suitable this building should be moved back 30 feet from the street railway
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and remodeled with hose drying tower 25 feet high, at a cost of about $500 ; the annual rental would be $84 ; no lease is obtain- able. It would require at least 1000 feet of hose for adequate service here, which is 400 feet less than Hose No. 3 has on hand, and this would cost about $650. Under these circum- stances it seemed that it would be simply a waste of money to expend the $250 appropriated.
The Board of Fire Engineers is anxious to give the Plains district adequate fire protection and to carry out the people's wishes, and therefore recommend the following sum :- For repairs on house and adding hose tower $500 00
For rental per year
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84 00.
Hose .
650 00.
Extinguishers, lanterns, nozzles, etc.
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100 00
Caretaker ·
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43 00
Horse . ·
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100 00
Coal, gas and water per year
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100 00
Total
. $1,577 00
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We would recommend the following appropriations :-
Pay of members
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. $9,400 00
Incidentals
2,100 00
Repairs .
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400 00
New hose
350 00
Unpaid bills ..
550 00
In conclusion, we wish to thank the members of the department for their prompt response to duty and the interest they have taken in their work ; and also the citizens and police who have willingly aided us when help was needed, especially in subduing forest fires during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
T. F. MAHER,
C. H. COOK,
A. J. WHITCOMB,
C. L. FAIR,
G. A. WILCOX ..
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
$500 00
By appropriation
Paid Thomas Groom & Co., book . . $ 8 75 ·
Labor :-
Michael McKeague
100 00
Timothy Kirby
1 25
A. S. Allen
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3 00
Macuen Bros. .
11 25
John Brown
8 75
Michael Burke
10 00
Thomas J. Glennon
8 75
Cornelius Fair
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15 00
James Chisholm
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1 75
William Rabbitt
4 00
Walter Burns
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4 00
Patrick Daley .
4 00
James Brown .
4 00
Patrick McGrath
4 CO
Martin Connolly
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10 00
Edward Quigley
10 00
John Cahill
10 00
John Kenney
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10 00
James Droney
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Martin Jenkins
11 00
John McEnany
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12 25
Dennis Sullivan
10 00
B. C. Thayer
2 50
Edward Enright
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5 00
Charles Gillon ·
5 00
N. K. Sprague
25 95
John F. Damon
1 50
A. W. Shedd .
30 63
William Johnston & Co. ·
25 68
Milford Water Co., water and pipe
13 00
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5 00
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D. Wall .
$3 25
Staples & Gould, supplies
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27 35
William Harris, cutting grass
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15 00
Patrick Fitzgerald, spraying trees
7 50
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
40
Z. C. Field, lumber
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3 60
John Sheedy, police duty
57- 50
Milford Daily Journal, advertising
1 40
Milford Daily News
1 80
Balance on hand
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6 19
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$500 00
The park commissioners recommend an extra appropria- tion of $300 for the spraying of the trees on the Town Park, and the same appropriatiou of $500 for care of parks.
JOHN H. SHEEDY, WILLIAM E. STAPLES, MICHAEL McKEAGUE, Park Commissioners.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
EXPENSE AT THE FARM.
Grain
. $2,226 78
Meat
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1,185 35
Labor
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1,126 36
Salary of superintendent
800 00
Coal
710 17
Flour, bread and crackers
390 15
Hardware, plumbing, and tools .
farming
Sugar
273 66
Fresh fish
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218 95
Butter
195 84
Small groceries and spices
181 76
Cows
187 00
Clothing .
180 46
Boots and shoes . ..
175 15
Dry goods .
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147 95
Glass
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143 70
Tobacco and snuff
129 05
Garden, grass, and flower seeds
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128 74
Painters' supplies
123 95
Seed and eating potatoes
119 55
Medicine .
117 93
Wheelwrighting and repairs
88 10
Hard soap
86 43
Tea
85 83
Salt fish
80 35
Rolled oats and other cereals
81 17
Hot-bed sash
74 00
Small wares
67 60
Kerosene oil
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57 40
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301 86
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263 59
Manure, fertilizer, etc.
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Insurance $57 00
Two bulls and freight
53 55
Repairing harnesses and supplies
62 30
Flower-pots
51 50
Horseshoeing
50 15
Small bills paid by H. W. Austin
52 50
Molasses .
51 33
Medical attendance
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50 00
Beans
48 37
Land plaster, lime and cement, etc.
45 63
Painting wagons
41 00
Coffee ·
40 88
Lumber .
.
36 04
Burials
.
30 00
Incubator
29 00
Harrow
22 50
Robes and blankets
21 25
Telephone
26 45
Furniture
20 21
Canned corn and peas
19 85
Carpenter work .
18 98
Lard
17 36
Cheese
15 75
Soft soap
14 85
Lead pipe
14 35
Hot-bed mats
12 00
Lamp chimneys
10 15
Brooms
10 92
Salt
9 64
Stationery, stamps, etc. .
9 00
Veterinary surgeon and medicine
8 75
Cider barrels
7 50
Repairing mowing machines and lawn mower
6 80
Spectacles and repairs
5 40
Rubber hose
5 50
Barb wire
4 78
Paris green
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4 20
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Daily News, 2 years to Jan. 1, 1909 $6 00
Daily Journal, to Jan. 1, 1909 2 50
Milford Gazette, to Jan. 1, 1909 ·
1 25
New well, hot-air engine, piping to
house and tank
$715 97
INCOME AT THE FARM.
Milk
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.
·
$988 46
Beef cows
.
.
.
·
292 50
Eggs
.
.
.
.
186 07
Poultry
172 97 ·
Tomato plants
141 75
Ducks
119 60'
Flowers
112 50 ·
Curtis L. Claflin, board, Hopedale
208 00'
Margaret Shea, board
.
·
182 00
Margaret Shea, board, 1907 ·
113 57
Mark Coleman, board
104 00
Mark Coleman, board, 1907
16 28
Mrs. Patrick Hurley, board, Natick
96 00
Horace Randall, board, Mendon
99 00
Michael Coy, board . .
24 50
Michael Coy, board, 1907
.
.
15 00
Thomas Finn, board
10 50
Thomas Brown, board
17 50
Pigs
72 20
Beets
37 03
Spinach
.
36 75
Carrots
·
.
32 99
Lettuce
28 20
Peas
27 60
Squash
.
29 87
Tomatoes
.
Plants
.
17 10
Beans
.
16 00
Calves
.
.
12 00
Old iron .
.
11 47
·
.
.
.
.
20 10
$10,944 02
.
92
Cider apples
$11 52
Onions
10 47
Chickens .
·
.
Corn
6 80
Cucumbers
.
9 05
Rhubarb .
2 38
Service
1 50
Cauliflower
1 20
Parsnips .
1 00
Wood ashes
.
1 00
Turnips .
25
$3,296 68
INMATES AT THE FARM DURING THE YEAR.
Age. Wks.
Age. Wks.
Edward Donavan,
82
52
Mary Ahern,
69
52
Michael Hughes,
81 52
Hannah Cooney,
81
13
Annie Greigg,
83
52
Ellen Guild,
73
52
Ellen Magee,
83
52
Calvin Lackey,
78
52
Curtis L. Claflin,
84
52
Charles Collins,
47
38
Mary O'Connell,
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