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May 13. Telephone, 10 A. M. Hollis street; chimney fire; house occupied by C. Nelson.
May 14. Telephone, 2.50 P. M. Fruit street extension ; brush fire.
May 15. Telephone, 11.15 A. M. Church street; chimney fire; house owned and occupied by H. H. Lent.
June 17. Box 73, 1.38 A. M. 34 Pleasant street; house owned and occupied by I. C. Trask. Value of building, $2500; insurance on building, $2000; loss $500; insurance paid $500. Value of contents, $1200; loss on contents, $150; no insurance.
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June 22. Telephone, 2 P. M. Chimney fire; Church street; house owned and occupied by Dr. N. Miett.
July 4. Telephone, 1.05 A. M. Bonfire; Claflin street; lumber owned by A. P. Clarridge; loss $15. Cause, incendia- ry.
July 4. Telephone, 2.30 A. M. Bonfire; Main street; waste. Cause, incendiary.
July 4. Box 14, 2.40 A. M. Baker's slip; shed owned by H. C. Skinner; loss $50; no insurance. Careless use of fire- crackers.
July 4. Box 27, 8.30 P. M. Genoa avenue; bakeshop owned by Santo Mazzarelli. Value of building, $600; loss, $10; insurance $600; paid $10.
July 10. Telephone, 9.30 A. M. Water street; chimney fire; house owned by Wm. Foster.
July 10. Box 14, 7.20 P. M. Central street; lunch cart owned by P. Murray. Value of building, $400; insurance, $400; loss, $30; insurance paid $30. Cause, lamp explosion.
July 17. Telephone, 8.30 A. M. Depot street; chimney fire; house owned and occupied by Maurice Nelligan.
July 27. 4.11 P. M. East Main street; store and dwell- ing owned and occupied by Vittorio Oliver. Cause, lamp ex- plosion. Value of building, $1500; insurance, $1500; loss, $130; insurance paid, $130; insurance on contents, $300; in- surance paid on contents, $75.
July 28. Box 26, 7.48 P. M. Pond street; store owned by D. J. Cronan, occupied by Tony Fertitta. Value of build- ing, $2000; loss, $300; insurance on building, $1500; insur- ance paid, $300; insurance on contents, $600; loss, $130 ; in- surance paid, $130.
July 30. Box 17, 11.30 p. M. False alarm.
Aug. 16. Telephone, 12.45 p. M. Pond street; chimney fire. Owned by H. M. Curtiss.
Aug. 18. Box 26, 11.33 A. M. Beach street; house owned by H. A. and G. L. Macuen, occupied by Nicola Tos- ches. Loss on contents, $13.50. Cause, smoking in bed.
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Aug. 19. Telephone, 11.28 A. M. Hayward street; chim- ney fire.
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Aug. 21. Box 14, 10.09 p. M. False alarm.
Aug. 23. Box 27, 5.56 p. M. Dominick street; dwelling owned by Giuseppe Macchi, occupied by James Cenedella. Value of building, $900; insurance, $900 ; loss, $500; insur- ance paid, $162. Defective chimney.
Aug. 28. Telephone, 11.30 A. M. 40 Jefferson street; shed owned by Lavina Cook estate. No damage.
Sept. 3. Telephone, 4.15 p. M. Cherry street ; chimney fire ; house owned by E. V. Murphy, occupied by J. Nelson.
Sept. 13. Box 34, 7.30 A. M. West street; barn owned by Mrs. Jennie Sweet, used by J. J. Birmingham. Value on building, $300; insurance, $300; loss, $200; insurance paid, $170 ; loss on contents, $50 ; no insurance.
Sept. 14. Box 27, 3 A. M. East Main street; store owned by Geo. Andrews, occupied by Domenico Caprica. Value of building, $350 ; insurance paid, $350 ; on contents $600; insur- ance paid, $517.18.
Sept. 23. Telephone, 9.40 A. M. Congress street ; chim- ney ; dwelling owned and occupied by T. C. Eastman heirs.
Sept. 23. Telephone, 1.40 P. M. East Main street ; chim- ney ; house owned and occupied by P. M. Handmore.
Sept. 27. Box 27, 4.45 P. M. East Main street; school- house in Braggville. Loss, $62.22.
Sept. 28. Box 26, 1.05 P. M. Dilla street; power house of Webb Pink Granite Co. Value of building and contents, $30,000 ; insurance, $25,000; loss, $8600 ; insurance paid, $8600. Oct. 9. Box 15, 7.45 A. M. Pond street ; railroad car. Cause, gasoline explosion.
Oct. 19. Automatic alarm, 11 p. M. Greene Bros.' shop. Cause, escaping steam. No loss.
Oct. 21. Telephone, 7.12 p. M. South Bow street; chim- ney fire. House owned and occupied by John H. Martin.
Nov. 14. Box 34, 5.30 A. M. Water street; barn owned
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by J. F. Stratton. Value, $1,400 ; insurance, $1,000; insur- ance unsettled. Cause, incendiary.
Nov. 19. Box 27, 11.36 A. M. Carroll street; house owned by Angelo Donizioni and occupied by Antonio Teri- cillia. Value, $2,500 ; insurance, $2,000 ; loss, $25; insurance paid, $25.
Nov. 21. Box 15, 11.18 P. M. Central street; school- house. Loss, $35. Cause, incendiary.
Nov. 1. Box 24, 3.15 p. M. Sumner street ; shed owned by Mrs. J. II. Stratton. Value, $20; loss, $10 ; no insurance.
Nov. 24. Box 65, 11.46 A. M. Claflin street; house owned by R. C. Hussey, occupied by Fred Peters. Smoke, no damage.
Dec. 25. Box 26, 3.46 A. M. East Main street ; store owned by John P. Remick, occupied by S. Onarto and others. Value of building, $4,100 ; insurance, $4,100 ; loss, $90; insur- ance paid, $90; value of contents, $2,000; insurance, $2,000; insurance paid, $569. Cause, unknown.
Dec. 25. Box 52, 5.43 p. M. Water street; house owned by M. Burns, occupied by Eugene Coye. No loss. Cause, combustion.
Jan. 2. Telephone, 4.50 p. M. Franklin street; chimney fire. House owned and occupied by H. A. Macuen.
Jan. 14. Box 26, 10.20 p. M. East Main street; house owned by Mrs. Catherine Lyons, occupied by Mrs. Lyons and others. Value of building, $3,000 ; insurance, $600; loss, un- settled. Cause, over-turned lamp.
Jan. 19. Telephone, 11.20 A. M. Taylor street ; house owned by B. E. Harris ; occupied by W. M. Wade ; chimney fire.
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES.
7. Inside L. E. Belknap's residence, Congress street.
14. Opposite J. F. Damon's machine shop, Central street.
15. Corner Central and Depot streets.
16. Depot street, near Barney's coal office.
17. Corner Spring and North Bow streets.
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22. Office of superintendent of schools.
23. Car barn, East Main street.
24. Town House.
25. Lincoln square.
26. Main street, opposite Basin.
27. Corner East Main and Cedar streets.
32. Water street, near Draper property.
34. West street, near schoolhouse.
35. Corner West and Cherry streets.
41. Electric car power house.
43. Corner School and Walnut streets.
46.
Corner Fountain and Purchase streets.
47. Purchase street, opposite Eben street.
52. Main street, opposite Water street.
54. Corner Main and Fruit streets.
65. Corner Giove and Forest streets.
78. Corner Spruce and Congress streets.
142. Private, inside Milford Rubber Co. factory.
ROSTER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
THOMAS F. MAHER,
Chief
CHARLES H. COOK,
First Assistant
CORNELIUS L. FAIR,
Second Assistant
ALBERT J. WHITCOMB,
Third Assistant
GEORGE A. WILCOX,
Clerk and Treasurer
HOSE Co., No. 1 .- Captain, H. E. Legee ; lieutenant, J. Kilgareiff ; clerk, E. G. Hubbard ; hosemen, H. I. Binney, E. O). Rose, O. Daniels, L. R. Joy, W. J. Rose, A. J. DeRoche, E. L. Bagley, A. W. Baker; driver, E. E. Rollins.
ENGINE Co., No. 2 .- Captain, L. H. Steele; lieutenant, H. L. Hagar ; clerk, A. O. Schomberg; engineman, W. A. Fairbanks ; stoker, G. S. Dudley ; hosemen, W. J. Struthers, A. K. Allen, E. E. Allen, B. A. Aldrich, Pearl Sarty, James Kynoch, Pearl Johnson, John Holmes; driver, William Ahern.
COMBINATION No. 1 .- Driver, A. H. Barker.
ENGINE No. 1 .- Engineman, H. E. Rockwood.
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HOSE No. 2 .- Captain, E. M. Crockett ; lieutenant, J. A. Mckenzie; clerk, George Edmands ; treasurer, E. M. Crockett ; hosemen, C. H. Kimball, John Matthews, J. J. Ring, P. J. O'Connor, F. L. Kimball, George Edmands, James Adams, T. F. Martin ; driver, W. P. Leland.
HOSE No. 3 .- Captain, B. P. O'Reilly; lieutenant, An- drew Larson ; clerk and treasurer, Charles Voyer ; hosemen, George Julian, D. O'Connors, H. Marchessault, L. M. Shea, T. Quinlan, J. McAvoy, T. J. Cronan, John Larson; caretaker, George Julian ; driver, Martin Casey.
LADDER No. 1 .- Captain, M. H. Sullivan ; lieutenant, T. F. Waters; clerk, D. P. Flynn ; treasurer, J. F. Baxter ; lad- dermen, Patrick Rabbitt, E. J. Nelligan, J. J. Birmingham, Thomas Lally, Michael Burke, J. A. Boyce, Martin Casey, Jeremiah Davoren, J. E. Carney, C. J. Davoren, J. T. Corbett ; driver, John Callery.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.
2 brick buildings, 2 frame buildings, 2 steam fire engines, 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, new supply wagon, 3 heaters, 1 stove, furniture for 5 sleeping rooms, 3 bath tubs, 3 gas heat- ers, 143-gallon extinguishers, 1 2-gallon extinguisher, 6550 feet of 22-inch cotton hose, 350 feet 1-inch hose, 12 play pipes, 73 canvas coats, 73 firemen's aluminum hats, 4 Siamese connec- tions and the necessary number of ladders, hooks, belts, span- ners, ropes, rakes, forks, lanterns, wrenches, axes, bars, plas- ter hooks, fire brushes and scrapers.
There are 16 reservoirs in good repair.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH. ' IN CHARGE OF T. F. MAHAR.
1 3-circuit switchboard, 1 volt meter and switch, 100 battery 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
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machine, 1 8-inch Crosby chime whistle, 141 poles, 2 clocks, 20 street boxes, 2 hand Brake key stations.
The battery room at headquarters has been remodelled and rewired, also the last of the old bare iron wire has been removed from the line, and has been replaced with larger galvanized wire making the system much more reliable.
IMPROVEMENTS IN DEPARTMENT.
We have made many improvements, especially in repairs, during the year, which necessitated our over-stepping our special appropriation and thereby eating into our incidental money. This, together with the fact that all articles of sup- plies have advanced in price, makes it necessary for us to call for a large sum for repairs.
The new addition to the Spruce street hose house was a welcome adjunct to the department.
Steamer No. 1, which has long been considered unsafe and has proved its uselessness several times by being frozen from standing in the town bain, has been thoroughly over- hauled, put in good condition, so as to bear state inspection, and is now in its new steam-heated quarters where it is well cared for and always ready for duty.
Our new supply and hose wagon is a model, and is a roommate of Steamer No. 1 in the new quarters, and is al- ways ready to take the place of any other wagon which might meet with an accident or be undergoing repairs, and is, in fact, a general utility wagon:
COAT BASKET ON CHEMICAL.
The clothing basket, which is becoming popular in other places, has been hung on the combination wagon and is a very essential adjunct to the apparatus.
This cage has 13 compartments, each containing the hat, coat and rubber boots of a member, and one for horse blank- ets, etc., and for driver. Heretofore these articles were. strapped on the deck of the wagon, contributing to the dis- comfort of the men while riding to a fire, and a detriment to the hats which were more or less trampled upon. This type
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of basket would answer the same purpose on other hose wagons, should the height of the doorways permit.
During the year there has been placed a new tile chim- ney on the steamer house, replacing the old brick one which had so many defects.
Hose No. 3 has been provided with a swinging harness.
During the year the board has issued to the department a new set of rules and regulations, and each member has been provided with a copy to be retained during his member- ship in the department.
IN MEMORIAM.
N. B. FAIRBANKS.
DIED JULY 7, 1907.
MEMBER ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2, AND SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM, MILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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We would recommend placing the combination team on permanent fire duty, and that $500 be appropriated for same.
We believe that on account of the wretched system pre- vailing in hauling the other pieces of apparatus to fires, espe- cially in the day time when the highway horses are outside the fire district, and we have to depend on anything that may show up, that this valuable piece of apparatus should at least be ready always to answer a telephone call. This would give the whole town better protection, for it has been demonstra- ted many times that with this team on duty it can reach any part of the town proper inside of five minutes.
This move would cost the town about $500 a year, now earned from street sprinkling and used for incidentals. In case of change this sum would have to be added to the regu- lar appropriation of incidentals for Fire Department.
We would recommend two additional hydrants, one at the foot of Fairview avenue, near Carroll street, and one at the west end of Genoa avenue; and the one opposite the old Park building transferred to the east end of Genoa avenue.
We would recommend the following appropriations :-
Pay of members $9,400 00
Incidentals
1,900 00 ·
Repairs .
.
400 00 ·
New hose
350 00 .
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS F. MAHER,
C. H. COOK,
C. L. FAIR,
A. J. WHITCOMB,
G. A. WILCOX,
Board of Engineers.
REPORT OF TOWN PARK COMMISSIONERS.
By appropriation Labor :----
$500 00
Paid John Cahill
. $15 50
John Kenney
15 75
Dennis Sullivan 16 25 ·
James Connors
16 25
Michael McKeague
15 00 .
John Coffey
11 75 .
John McEnany
68 76
A. S. Allen
11 00
Harold M. Curtiss
13 25
Benjamin Thayer
31 13 .
Dominick Contri .
.
21 14
N. K. Sprague
1 00
George A. Sherborne
21 00 ·
H. Wilmarth
1 00
C. E. White
·
20 00
Milford Daily News
1 60
Mitford Journal Co.
80
Norris, Staples & Gould . Supplies and Repairs :-
.
6 65
Paid N. K. Sprague
24 20
Z. C. Field ·
.
4 23
Norris, Staples & Gould . Police :-
.
7 25
Paid A. S. Allen
180 00
Over drawn .
.
$503 51 $503 51
Bills unpaid :-
Milford Water Co.
·
.
.
4 00
Thomas Groom & Co.
.
.
8 75
·
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
3 51
70
Clark Ellis & Sons
$ 40
John McEnany
1 25
Timothy Kirby
1 25
$15 65
We recommend the appropriation of $500 (same as last year), for care of parks. We also recommend an extra ap- propriation of $500 for the purpose of trimming trees, and fertilizing the land on Town Park.
C. W. WILCOX, JOHN SHEEDY, GILBERT BENT, Park Commissioners.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
EXPENSE AT THE FARM.
Grain
. $2,255 34
Meat
953 84
Labor ·
.
931 90
Salary of Superintendent
800 00
Flour, bread and crackers
451 86
Hardware, farming tools, heater supplies,
etc.
441 64
Dry goods
230 07
Coal
·
·
.
.
252 50
Fresh fish
220 42
Cows
216 30
Clothing
209 70
Sugar
183 54
Butter ·
181 31
Boots and shoes .
155 13
Painters' supplies
156 12
Tobacco and snuff, part 1906
156 02 .
Manure .
.
133 00
Fertilizer and land plaster
.
129 55
Small groceries and spices Medicine .
122 23
Grass, garden and flower seeds .
·
107 02
Salt fish
93 35
Small bills paid by H. W. Austin Tea 81 83
74 84
Furniture 61 79
Repairing harnesses and supplies Burials 60 00
61 75
Flower pots, etc. . 57 90
Hard soap and washing powders
57 00
·
.
.
.
·
129 94
.
90 62.
Rolled oats and other cereals
.
·
72
Horseshoeing
.
$54 31
Small wares
.
·
50 31
Breeding sows
50 00
Medical attendance
50 00
Kerosene oil
48 25
Wheelwrighting and jobbing
37 74
Canned goods
36 35
Seed potatoes
35 70
Iron pipe . ·
.
32 69
Drain pipe
26 93
Telephone
26 50
Coffee
25 03
Glass for greenhouse
26 67
Condensed milk .
25 75
Lime and cement
23 43
Hot bed sash
23 00
· Plants, etc.
18 85
Bug death
20 25
Lumber
22 61
Cheese
.
15 44
Ice tools .
.
12 80
Evaporated apple
17 97
Wagon
15 00
Pump
14 00
Soft soap .
13 20
Carpenter work
11 55
Horse blankets
10 50
Matches
11 05
Painting wagon ·
12 00
Hot water heater
18 00
Rubber hose
16 85
Salt
9 20
Beans
8 40
Lawn mower
8 00
Wagon canopy
8 00
Brooder .
7 50
Brooms
·
7 25
Spray pump
.
7 00
.
.
.
.
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Taxes on Upton wood lot
·
$7 10
Raisins and currants
.
7 96
Molasses .
.
6 60
Meat chopper
6 50
Ammonia.
6 25
Cultivator
5 00
Screen door
4 00
Rope
4 75
Stationery
4 84
Starch
3 75
Repairing spectacles, etc.
3 65
Daily Journal to January 1, 1908
2 50
Gazette to January 1, 1908
1 25
$9,978 74
New steam heater
$480 00
INCOME AT THE FARM.
Milk
$1,492 41
Beef cows
:
178 00
Curtiss L. Claflin, board
156 00
Flowers .
140 80
Eggs
134 32
Tomato plants
125 70
Poultry
122 10
Harrison Bemis, board
93 00
Hannah Crowley, board .
72 00
Spinach
54 12
Lettuce
48 75
Fat hogs
.
40 63
Squash
30 44
Peas
29 50
Michael F. Coffey, board
28 50
Michael Coy, board, 1906
29 25
Rose Perham, board
27 00
Pigs
25 00
Alexander Fanning, board, 1906
24 00
Mrs. John Ahern, board
22 25
Sweet corn
21 66
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Beans
$19 60
Tomatoes
17 04
Christian Kolb, board 1906
17 00
Beets
16 25
Cabbage
13 25
Calves
·
Cabbage, pepper and lettuce plants
12 10
Cucumbers
10 88
Carrots
8 53
Hides and tallow
7 00
Bull service
7 00
Thomas Gardner, board .
5 00
Parsnips .
.
5 00
Ducks .
.
.
3 50
Cider
3 00
Rhubarb .
2 45
Strawberries
2 10
Onions
4 00
Court fees
1 58
Radishes .
75
Vinegar .
$3,070 43
INMATES AT THE FARM DURING THE YEAR.
Age. Wks.
Age. Wks.
Ellen Middleton,
68 10
Lizzie Gabrie,
45 52
Edward Donavan,
81 52
John Flynn,
54 52
Michael Hughes,
80 52
Patrick Hadlock,
63
52
Annie Greigg,
82
52
William Tormey,
52
52
Ellen Magee,
82
52
James Casey, 68
52
Curtis L. Claflin,
83
52
Michael Rush, 75
52
Michael Hinds,
75
48
John Hayes, 53
52
Mary O'Connell,
68
52
Horatio Buck,
78
52
Thomas Hannigan,
48
52
Thomas Fahey, John Minon,
35
30
Mary Sireack,
64
52
71
44
Michael Dunn,
50
52
Bridget Shaw,
77
52
Patrick Murray,
53
7
Harriet N. Smith,
85
36
Michael Spellman,
84
52
Michael Galvin,
46
52
20
Apples
5 50
13 25
75
Age. Wks.
Age. Wks.
Lizzie Saunders,
84 52
William Gassett,
55
5
James Crane,
74 24
Timothy Brennan, 70
34
Rebecca Holmes,
75 52
Thomas Gardner,
70 4d
Mary Ahern,
68 52
Mrs. Matthews,
60 39
Hannah Cooney,
80
52
Margaret Shea, 55
2.2
Ellen Guild,
72
52
Mrs. Michael McGuire, 30
3
Calvin Lackey,
77
52
McGuire Child,
3 wks 3
John Moran,
46
25
John Sadler, 45
11
Charles Collins,
46
35
Mark Coleman,
70 5.
Mary Clancy,
66
52
Nellie Clancy,
40
8
William Minton,
44
16
Peter Ford,
55
8
Harrison Bemis,
86
52
Adrastus Sherman, 69
4
Hannah Crowley,
84
23
Amasa Haynes,
81
4
Rose Perham, 55
8
Elizabeth Finn,
41
4
Michael Coffey,
48
9
Gladys Finn,
4
4
James Sheehan,
42
34
Frank Finn,
10mo 4
Michael Coy,
54
5
John Moore,
51
8
Sullivan Flagg,
80
4
Horace Randall,
60
1
Net expense at the farm
$6,908 31
Whole number of inmates during the year
62
Average number
38
Average weekly cost
$3 50
Appraisal of real estate
. $10,000 00
Appraisal of Upton wood lot
$200 00 ·
Appraisal of personal property
. $7,012 20
There were five deaths at the farm during the year as follows :-
Ellen Middleton, died April 16, 1907, of apoplexy, aged 68 years.
Sullivan Flagg, died May 25, 1907, of old age, aged 80 years.
Thomas Fahey, died September 4, 1907, of epileptic fits, aged 35 years.
Harriet N. Smith, died October 13, 1907, of old age, aged 85 years.
Michael Hinds, died January 8, 1908, of old age, aged 75 years.
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PRODUCE RAISED AND CONSUMED AT THE FARM DURING THE YEAR.
723 cans of milk . $260 28
310 bushels of potatoes .
232 50
1200 pounds of pork · ·
120 00
100 bushels of ripe tomatoes
100 00
215 dozen of eggs
64 50
300 pounds of poultry
60 00
38 bushels of beets
38 00
30 bushels of peas
30 00
20 barrels of apples
30 00
25 barrels of cabbage
·
25 00
50 bushels of sweet corn
·
25 00
115 gallons of vinegar ·
23 00
65 bushels of green tomatoes
26 00
200 boxes of strawberries
20 00
20 bushels of onions
20 00
15 bushels of string beans
15 00
25 bushels of carrots
15 00
20 bushels of spinach
15 00
500 pounds of squash
10 00
35 bushels of rhubarb
15 00
10 bushels of pole beans
10 00
10 bushels of parsnips
10 00
5 bushels of cucumbers .
10 00
200 heads of lettuce
.
5 00
2 bushels of cranberries .
4 00
5 bushels of turnips
2 75
200 pounds of pumpkins
2 00
$1,188 03
PERSONS RECEIVING AID IN MILFORD AWAY FROM THE FARM.
Mrs. Angelo Anttoli, $ 1 50
Sebastian Beltraine, 128 50
Mary Bixby, 47 00
John Callahan, 109 00
Malachi Curley,
52 00
John Doherty, $63 10
Mrs. Abbie Doliff, Milford Hospital, 14 00
Nora Donnelly, 75 00
Mrs. William F. Drew, 84 00
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Mrs. Flora B. Eddy, $ 27 50
Peter E. Ford, 3 00
Mrs. George Foster, 90 38
Mrs. John Foster, 88 00
Mrs. Timothy Foyle, 82 00.
James Gallagher,
Children, 89 00
Mrs. Darius Healey, Milford Hospital, 4 00
Patrick Jeffers, 3 00
Mrs. Ora W. Smith, 40 00
Mrs. James Stella, 22 00
James F. Kirby, 10 00
Mrs. Herbert Sweet, 93 58
Mrs. Edward E. Martin, 84 00
Mrs. Charles H.McCann,59 75
Patrick McDermott, 13 60
James McCarty, 2 50
Mrs.Leander J.Murray,112 76
James Morey, 10 00
Mrs. John F. Moore, 60 00
$1,953 75
PERSONS AIDED IN OTHER TOWNS BELONGING TO MILFORD.
Mary A. Arnold, Boston $ 32 00
Sarah L. Brown, Mass. Gen. Hos.
8 00
Mrs. Bartholomew Carley, Natick
94 00
Michael Cody, Worcester City Hos. 2 00
· Elizabeth Finn, Upton . 26 00
Amasa Haynes, Holliston
2 00
Mrs. Sarah Hurlbut, Southbridge
48 75
William J. Jeffers, Boston
54 00
Anna Lane, Boston City Hospital
15 71
Mrs. George Legacy, Auburn
165 93
George W. Mason, Holliston
122 90
Rose Negro, Monson
28 12
Mrs. George O'Donnell, Natick .
234 90
Mrs. Lawrence O'Hare, Salem .
8 25
Alonzo Perham, Upton .
11 50
Patrick Murray,
Milford Hospital, $ 12 00
Mrs. John Nugent, 49 55 Mrs. John R. O'Connell,86 25 Mrs. Eliza O'Connor, 37 00 Mrs. George Platt, 42 00 Mrs. Mathew Reynolds, 48 00 Margaret'Shea, 6 40
Mrs. Frank Scanlan, 1 75
Fred E. Jennings, 2 00
Mrs. Albert Storey, 79 50
To be paid back in 1908, 4 63
William Wallace, 11 50
Medical attendance for the above, 100 00
Marshall Murray, 4 00
78
James Ryan, Boston City Hospital $ 5 71
Adrastus Sherman, Douglas 8 75
Cornelius Toomey, Marlboro 2 00
$870 52
PERSONS BELONGING TO OTHER TOWNS AIDED IN MILFORD.
Mrs. Fred Damon, Holliston $ 55 85
Mrs. John Gaffney, Hopedale
74 50
Thomas Gardner, Mendon
8 75
Peter Hennelly, Waltham
21 25
Mrs. Elizabeth Lamoureaux, Brookfield
6 65
Mrs. Alex Larson, Rockport
85 00
Mrs. Daniel Morrill, Brockton
30 70
John Nelson, Wellesley .
120 80
William Papineau, Marlboro
153 15
Edward Pluff, Westboro
27 50
Mrs. William E. Ollis, Lancaster
4 00
$588 15
STATE POOR.
Abandoned Child
$ 2 00
Charles L. Beatty
10 25
Martin Block
.
·
.
4 50
Petro Cookie
.
.
10 00
Joseph Colabelli .
15 00
Lewis H. Davis .
.
3 50
Andrew Eli .
·
12 65
Marie Cenedella .
39 00
William W. Flanders, jr.
1 50
Michael Finnegan
·
2 00
Mrs. Joseph Fornaro
1 50
Jeremiah Holland
3 80
Elmer Johnson .
17 00
Mrs. George Lutey
.
32 00
Evo Malaguti ·
.
75 00
Mary Murphy
.
·
5 00
No Name Child
.
.
12 00
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
79
Catherine Perkins
.
$ 3 50
Nelson Pleau
·
5 00
Angelo Rossini
16 00
Pius Shea
5 00
Ada M. Stonequist
10 00
William Yurgin .
46 75
$332 95
SANE EPILEPTICS.
Grace E. Lundy, Palmer
$476 03
Ellen M. Hayward, Palmer
155 07
William H. Callanan
113 90
$745 00
INCIDENTALS.
Telephone and tolls
$22 21
Order book and Journal .
.
.
16 75
Travelling expenses
.
.
11 50
Looking up unsettled cases
9 75
Postage stamps, stamped envelopes, etc.
6 44
Orders
3 50
Letter heads and envelopes
3 50
History blanks and rubber bands
90
67 tramps
$10 00
RECEIPTS.
Income at the farm
. $3,070 43
State
·
.
·
Rockport .
·
.
.
208 00
Marlboro .
161 15
Wellesley
141 80
Hopedale .
88 25
Holliston .
51 50
Brockton .
30 70
Waltham .
30 00
Westboro .
27 15
Mendon .
8 20
From report, 1906
16 13
$4,034 31
·
201 00
.
.
$74 55
.
·
80
RECAPITULATION.
Expense at the farm
.
. $9,978 74
New steam heater
480 00
Persons aided outside the farm . ·
1,953 75
66
in other towns 870 52
66 belonging to other towns 588 15
Sane epileptics
745 00
State poor
.
.
332 95
Incidentals
.
.
74 55
Tramps
-- $15,033 66
Appropriation for the poor
$11,000 00
Amount expended
10,999 35
Amount unexpended
$ 65
BILLS DUE MILFORD FROM OTHER TOWNS AND THE STATE.
State
$442 53
Waltham .
30 00
Lancaster .
4 00
Westboro
30 75
$507 28
NUMBER OF PERSONS AIDED DURING THE YEAR.
Farm
.
62
State
.
.
45
Belonging to other towns
·
·
43
All other persons
164
314
The superintendent and matron are paid to March 1, 1908; salary, $800. The town physician is paid to December 1, 1907; salary, $150. The hired help are paid to January 1, 1908.
The expense at the town farm this past year has been greater, due principally to the advance in prices of meats, all kinds of provisions, grain and clothing, also the greater cost.
10 00
.
.
8 1
of obtaining help both for the house and farm, as nearly all the inmates are too old and infirm to give much assistance. All of which is respectfully submitted,
CHESTER L. CLARK, JAMES W. BURKE, JOHN P. HENNESSY,
Overseers of the Poor. -
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
TO THE CITIZENS AND SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD :
The board of health submits the following table of deaths, number and causes, also contagious and infectious diseases which occurred during the year in the town of Mil- ford.
The number of deaths during year :--
January, 25 April, 19 July, 17
October, 23
February, 19
May, 19 August, 21
November, 11
March, 24 June, 20 September, 20 December, 32
And from the following causes :-
Appendicitis
1 Diphtheria 2
Angina Pectoris
.
1
Dementia
.
1
Apoplexy
6
Endo-carditis
3
Alcoholism
2
Epilepsy
.
1
Arterio Sclerosis
2
Erysipelas
1
Asphyxiation (at birth)
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