Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1913-1914, Part 3

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 326


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14 00


Sumner street, 14 loads cinders


14 00


Granite street, 6 loads cinders Purchase street, 10 loads cinders Lincoln street, 6 loads cinders Church street, 22 loads cinders


6 00


10 00


6 00


22 00


Carroll street, 1 load cinders


1 00


Cherry street, 1 load cinders


1 00


Goodrich Court, 10 load cinders


10 00


2 00


Franklin street, 2 loads cinders Forest street, 12 loads cinders South Main street, 5 loads cinders Granite street, 3 loads cinders South Bow street, 3 loads cinders State street, 16 loads cinders


12 00


5 00


3 00


3 00


14 00


Fruit street, 3 loads cinders


3 00


Free street, 12 loads cinders


12 00


Claflin street, 31 loads cinders


31 00


54


Cost.


Glines avenue, 13 loads cinders


$13 00


East Main street, 2 loads cinders, $2.00, 1 grate


$7.26; cement and labor, $3.00.


12 26


South High street, 13 loads cinders, $13.00; labor $14.00. 27 00


Mechanic street, 4 loads cinders


4 00


CONCRETING SIDEWALKS.


YARDS.


Main street .


1016


Pine street


.


700


South Bow street


344


Grove street .


340.


Franklin street


580


Prospect to Adin street


183


Claflin street .


522


Forest street .


585


Depot street .


340


Church street


352


Pearl street


365


School street .


165


East Main street


771


Read street


62


Congress street


185


West street


.


.


.


100.


Poplar street .


365


BRIDGES REPAIRED.


Thayer, corner of Main street. Labor $6.00; team $6.00; timbers 83.50; 720 feet plank $21.60 ; nails and tar $2 00. Total cost ·


$39 10


Oliver street. Labor $6.00; team $6.00; 729 feet plank $21.87 ; nails and tar $2.00. Total cost $35 87 Dilla street. Labor $9.75; teams $9.00; tar and nails $2.00 ; sand $1.00 ; 1296 feet plank $38.88. Total cost $60 63


Green street. Labor $6.00; teams $6.00; 1008 feet plank $30.24; nails $1.00; tar $1.00. Total cost


$44 24


.


.


.


.


.


.


55


Fruit street. Labor $8.00; team $5.00; nails $1 50; plank $10.00. Total cost $24 50 Water street. Labor $7.00; teams $9.00; stone $9.60 ; cement $1.50. Total cost $27 10


CULVERTS REPAIRED.


Corner Sumner and Lincoln streets . $ 3 00


Claflin street .


17 00


Purchase road .


24 50


Middleton street · ·


·


11 00


Main street


7 00


SUNDRY EXPENSES.


Cleaning catch basins $ 145 00


Road machine on country road, 20 days


802 35


Repairing roller


109 48


Repairing crusher


12 00


Cleaning streets


2,773 30


Sand and sanding sidewalks


184 00


Cutting brush


64 00


Removing trees from highway


26 00


Cleaning drain from B. & A. R. R. to Charles river


149 65


OIL ON STREETS.


Main street, from Hopedale line to Medway road; Pond, No. Bow, Spring, Court, Jefferson, Depot to R. R. crossing; Cen- tral to bridge ; South Bow, Claflin, Franklin, Grove to Avery's; South Main to Fruit; Pearl, Prentice avenue, State, School, Purchase to Dilla; Walnut, Emmons, Congress to Fountain ; Spruce, Pine, West Pine, Fayette, Clark, Exchange, Park, West to culvert at Peter Curley's ; Church, Draper park, Ban- croft avenue, Water street.


WAGES PAID HIGHWAY EMPLOYES.


John Callery,


$ 702 00


P. Dwyer, $181 50


Austin Davoren,


702 00


John Fitzpatrick, 461 50


W. P: Leland,


702 00


Robert Jones, 527 60


William Ahern,


702 00


N. Di Girolomo, 236 75


C. L. Fair, 1,005 00


A. Morelli, 486 00


William Hill,


362 00


Matthew Reynolds, 470 25


56


Fred Stimpson,


$465 50


Walter Steele,


$107 00


Michael Carley,


406 00


N. Parazzo, 11 00


John Nelligan,


422 75


E. L. Mellett, 3 00


H. J. Wilmarth,


369 00


John Maguire,


42 00


Patrick Desmond,


492 25


Charles Ward,


24 00


John Reynolds,


414 75


William Gordon, 4 00


Joe Grogrie,


163 25


C. S. Carter,


44 00


James Gartland,


246 75


William Hatten,


6 00


Edward McCann,


404 00


N. Spindel,


17 00


John O'Riley,


104 75


William Foster,


2 50


Bernard Swift,


240 25


Thomas Thew,


10 00


Edward Nelligan,


144 08


Michael Quirk,


28 00


Michael Maguire,


36 00


Michael Lynch,


364 25


William Sullivan,


302 25


S. Tassiscenie,


343 75


Poli Coplaine,


17 50


John Dapaul,


395 25


Charles Mullane,


841 50


Peter Calabrese,


172 00


Charles Waitt,


677 90


Thomas Rabbitt,


28 75


William Nevill,


693 00


William L. Hayes,


72 20


$15,854 78


Respectfully submitted,


M. E. NELLIGAN, Superintendent.


57


MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN HOLDS IN TRUST.


Name and Amount Left.


One Year's


Interest.


Amount expended on each lot during year.


Unexp'nded


Int. Yr. End.


Dec. 31, 1918.))


Mrs. Theron Holbrook,


$100 00


$ 6 00 Paid Tr. Vernon Grove Cem., $ 6 00, $ 6 00


Mrs. Obadiah Albee,


100 00


6 00


6 00


William B. Dyer,


150 00


9 00



10 00


29 00


Charlotte C. D-an.


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Mrs. Mary E. Buck est.,


100 07


6 00


66


6 00


6 00


Charlotte Howard,


100 00


6 00


6 0)


6 00


Anna V Cross,


100 00


6 00


60


.


6 00


6 00


George C. Jones,


100 00


6 00


66


6 00


6 00


A. T. Wilkinson,


:0 00


301


3 00


8 00


Statira Drake.


50 00


3 00


66


16


6 60


6 00


Annie M. Tinker,


50 00


3 00


3 00


3 00


W. W. Warfield,


100 .00


6 00


.


-


6 10


6 00


D. C. Mowry,


150 00


9 00 Paid Prop. Pine Grove Cem.,


9 10


18 00


Abigail H. Adams,


100 00


6 00


6 00


29 00


Henry Willard,


100 00


6 00 Paid Tr. Vernon Grove Cem.,


6 00


6 00


Charles M. Clark,


50 00


3 00


16


66


3 0


3 00


E. S. Tingley,


150 00


9 00


-


9 00


9 00


Mrs. Sarah Gore,


150 00


9 00


66


66


66


9 00


9 00


Mrs. Harriet E. Daniels,


100 00


6 00


-


6 00


6 00


Arthur C Johnson,


10) 10


6 00


Eleanor C. Paine,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Sarah E Green,


7, 00


4 50


4 50


4 50


Robert S. Wilkinson,


50 00


3 00


17


3 00


3 00


Arabella Gillman,


50 00


3 00


66


66


3 00


3 00


Nathan Durfee,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Hattie D. M. Bragg,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 CO


Elizabeth D. Mann est.,


150 00


9 00


9 00


9 00


Lyman Gleason,


50 00


3 00


3 00


3 00


Ruth W. Plerce,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


William C. Morrison,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Mrs. S. A. JJefferds,


50 00


3 00


3 00


3 00


Ladles' Vernon Grove Cemetery Association,


236 18


14 17


66


16


6 00


6 00


Thomas B. Bailey,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Isaac N. Crosby,


50 00


3 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Mrs. Lovisa R. Lane,


100 00


6 00


66


6 00


6 00


Charles C. Johnson,


100 00


6 00


John A. Pierce,


150 00


9 00


Mrs. Joel Howard,


100 00


6 00


$6


William Emery,


100 00)


6 00


6 00


6 00


Ebenezer Belknap,


100 00


6 001


6 00


6 00


Fanny and Betsey Hudlin est.,


100 00


6 00


61


6.


66


6 00


6 00


Francis A. Bragg est.,


100 00


6 00


Rufus A. Taft,


75 00


4 50


4 50


4 50


Mrs Jennie C. Brew- ster est.,


100 00


6 00


George S. Adams est.,


100 00


6 00


16


.€


66


6 00


6 00


Emily Albee,


200 00


12 00


Jolin H. Brown,


J00 00


6 00


16


6 00


6 00


Mrs. J. L. Rose,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Mrs. Melvina R. Thur- ber est ...


100 00


6 00


..


66


66


6 00


6 00


Mrs. Emily E. Aldrich est., 100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Amts. carried over,


$5586 18 $315 17


Amounts carried over,


$336 17


$387 17


66


66


George A. Brown,


100 00


6 00


6 CO


Mrs. Elbridge Gerry,


50 00


3 00


3 00


8 00


66


06


Sarah C. Soule,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


60


9 00


9 00


Mrs. A. W. Kingman est., 100 001


6 00


6 00


6 00


16


=


16


6 00


6 00


66


12 00


12 00


Mrs. G. L. Prouty,


100 00


6


66


3 00


3 00


John S. Tucker,


100 00


6 00


8 03


3 00


-


-


6 00


14 17


14 17


6 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


,


58


MONEY LEFT BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS, AND WHICH THE TOWN HOLDS IN TRUST.


Name and Amount Left.


One Year's


Interest


Amount expended on each lot during year.


Unexp'nded


Int. Yr. End.f


Dec. 31, 1913,11


Amts. brought over,


$5586 18 $315 17


Amounts brought over,


$336 17 8387 17


Nahum A. Fairbanks est ..


100 00


6 00 Paid Tr. Vernon Grove Cem.,


6 00


6 00


Captain J. M. Mason,


100 00


6 00


66


-


9 00


9 00


Mrs. Abby A. Annette,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


Maltina M. Burrell,


100 00


6 00


66


66


.


6 00


6 00


Emma M. Macden est.,


100 00


6 00


66


66


6 00


6 00


Mrs Lizzie I. Tucker,


100 00


6 00


66


-


6 00


6 00


Sarah E. Sheldon,


100 00


6 00


66


66


6 00


6 00


Abner H. Adams est.


100 00


6 00


.6


66


6 00


6 00


Emily A. Montague,


100 00


6 00


4 50


6 00


Albert S.Allen, and F. B. Jewell,


100 00


6 00


66


66


1 50


6 00


Julius M. Jones,


100 00


6 00


17 00


Charlotte Sweet,


100 00


6 00


11 00


Mrs. James A. Simpson est.,


100 00


*1 50


4 50


Lizzie M. Mann,


100 00


+4 25


4 25


Mrs. Elizabeth Earle,


100 00


14 00


4 00


Mrs. Laura M. Lyman (Ball lot),


100 00


$8 50


3 50


James M. Woods,


100 00


$3 50


3 50


Henry K. Aldrich,


100 00


11 75


1 75


Hattie A Jams,


100 00


€1 25


1 25.


Rebecca C. Cheney,


100 00


** 3 00 Paid Prop. Pine Grove Cem., 3 00


Mrs. Laura Lyman (Sher- man lot),


100 00


$8 50


3 50


$8036 18 $437 42


$114 17 8522 42


*Interest for 9 months. ¿Interest for 7 months.


+Interest for 812 months.


#Interest for 8 months.


** Interest for 6 months,


|Interest for 312 months.


[Interest for 212 months.


66


6 00


6 00


Collins J. Gould est ..


150 00


9 00


66


Norry and Susan Miett,


10) 00


6 00


66


6 00


6 00


Mrs. Caroline A Harmon,


100 00


6 00


6 00


6 00


George H., Irving W. and


66


1


TREASURER'S REPORT.


JOHN E. SWIFT, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD, AS TREASURER. DR.


CR.


To amounts received :-


Balance, February 1, 1913 :- Emergency fund (appro- priation) $


500 00


Town library (unexpend- ed balance of dog tax) 559 83


Treasurer of Massachusetts :- One fourth of liquor li- censes . $4,260 33


National bank tax


·


7,451 52


59


State tax .


·


18,080 00


Repair of state highways 177 50


Corporation tax (Public service) 16 10


29,985 45


Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass. :-


County tax


8,220 00


Town debt :- Note, 3}, (payable in gold) due November 1, 1913 $5,000 00 .


60,000 001


By amounts paid : - Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes for the year 1913, as per vote . of town passed March 7, 1913 · $60,000 00


Sewerage (unexpended balance) 1,917 01


For procuring counsel in conducting an investi- gation of the Milford Gas Co. . Cash


500 00


8,285 19


$11,762 03


Money borrowed in antici. pation of taxes for the year 1913, as per vote of town passed March 7, 1913 ·


"TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED).


Liquor licenses :-


John H. Davoren and James Nolan . . $1,300 00 John H. Davoren and James Nolan . · 1,300 00


James F. Smith and Mary E. Smith 1,300 00 ·


Note, 4, (payable in gold) due September 1, 1913 Note, 4, (payable in gold) due July 7, 1913 .


1,000 00


1,000 00


James F. Smith and Mary E. Smith 1,300 (0


Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due November 1,1913. · 1,000 00


John L. Keefe and Hele- na A. Keefe 1,300 00


· Martin J. McCormick and Delia A. McCor- mick 1,300 00


Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due November 1,1913 . · Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due October 1, 1913 . 1,000 00


1,000 00


Loring P. Webber and Eliza A. Webber · 1,300 00 John H. Stratton and Catherine E. Stratton 1,300 00


Emma L. Goucher and


Note, 32, (payable in gold) due November 10, 1913 $2,000 00


Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due October 1, 1913 1,000 00


60


Ernest L. Coburn 1,300 00 Bryan Manion and Ber- nard M. Manion 1,300 00 .


Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due October 1, 1913 1,000 00


$14,000 00


Highways .


15,495 60


Incidentals . ·


9,994 22


Schools and repairs


58,512 88


Poor ·


.


.


Salaries .


·


.


16,089 55


Patrick H. Gillon and


Soldiers' relief ·


4,170 46


M. Estelle Gillon . 433 333


Street lights .


10,000 00


Patrick H. Gillon and


Fire, pay of members


9,185 49 ₾


M. Estelle Gillon 433 33를 ·


Fire, incidentals .


2,189 83


Park Terrace club 133 33


Charles H. Collins


1 00


Fire, new hose ·


996 90


Richard A. Gilfoyle 1 00


Fire, unpaid bills . 648 68


John H. Gardella 1 00


Fire station at North Purchase


995 74


Town Hall . .


1,836 91


New Town Hall boiler


950 00


Arthur B. Morse .


1 00


Re-roofing Town Hall building


1,622 15


. Charles H Bridges 1 00


Sidewalks . .


2,685 28


Water for fire purposes .


6,100 00


George H. Sweet and


Patrick J. Lawless 1 00


Memorial Day


165 00


·


·


.


.


17,582 07


Thomas F. Teeling and Joseph P. Teeling .


1,300 00


.


.


Fire, repairs ·


.


793 81


John H. Gardella and Matthew F. Toohey ·


1 00


.


.


William H. Carey and Patrick F. Carey 1,300 00


Thomas J. O'Brien and Ben A. Barker 1,300 00 ·


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED


John A. Burke . $1 00 .


Memorial Hall .


$ 849 73


Interest


·


11,938 01


Vernon Grove cemetery 150 00 ·


Watering streets .


3,066 84


Care of shade trees, shrubs, etc. .


786 98


John H. Stratton


7 00


State aid


·


3,682 00


Loring P. Webber & Co. 6 00


Military aid


285 00


William A. Wylie


7 00


Fees to officers for their services · in criminal cases ·


802 54


John L. Keefe 8 00 · ·


62


Harry E. Hunt ·


18 00


900 00


Rocco Di Vittorio


6 00


Town parks


734 35


Town library


1,880 75


Gypsy moth suppression


1,090 89


Spraying Town Park trees


200 00


Auctioneers' licenses :-


Board of health, for quarantine


expenses and care of contagious diseases . ·


1,020 71


Daniel J. Cronan


2 00


. Sewerage . 14,335 21 . Meade street sidewalk 291 00 .


John P. Remick


2 00


8 00|


Rebuilding West street


.


4,000 00


.


William E. Hayes


6 00


.


.


.


·


·


·


.


5 00


73 00


. William H. Casey $2 00


Abraham Sickles 2 00 ·


.


·


17,908 00


Pool and billiard table and


bowling alley licenses ;-


M. Bernard Sweeney ·


$ 5 00


Cost of water to be assessed to abutters . . ·


John Fioretti


5 00


Jerome Christian


.


Common victuallers' licenses :-


Mrs George Foster 1 00 ·


Benjamin Franklin 1 00 ·


George F. Pyne . 1 00 ·


Matteo De Matteis 1 00 .


Charles L. Hayes 1 00 .


William F. Walker 1 00


Elbridge DeLaskey 1 00 ·


1 00


John S. Armstrong


1 00


Abatement of taxes per warrant of assessors :.-


F. D. Field ·


$3 80


Vittorio Testa .


.


63


12 00


Junk dealers' licenses :--


Vincenzo D'Emilio


$ 3 00


Waldo E. Cheney


5 00


Aaron Pressman


5 00


Joseph Ferman . 10 00 .


Louis Goldberg .


10 00


Abraham Indursky


10 00


. Barnet Golden . 10 00


Max Pressman


. 10 00


Premium on Treasurer's bond 200 00


Emergency fund . 500 00 ·


North Purchase cemetery 50 00 West Walnut street extension 384 90


Poplar street sidewalk 513 85


Refund to John H. Davoren and James Nolan, trustees of P. H. Gillon company, on two liquor licenses . .


866 67


James Murray .


.


·


James E. Tower


1 00


Antonio Bello


.


1 00


Joseph Cardello .


1 00


. Luigi Manzani 7 60


20 90


.


.


.


·


.


9 50


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


Joseph Ferman . . $10 00


Joseph Marcus .


10 00


Aaron Goldstein


.


10 00


Louis Goldberg .


10 00


Mike Stone


10 00


Morris Snyderman


10 00


David Marcus .


10 00


Edward Rufkin .


. 10 00


143 00


Miscellaneous licenses : - Crowell & Dewitt, oleo- margarine ·


·


$ 50


Matthew J. Carbary, oleomargarine 50


Richard Hoey, oleomar- garine . ·


50


Shea Bros., oleomargar- garine . . .


50


F. L. Metcalf, oleomar- garine . . 50


.


.


64


Michele Nicoletti and Matteo Piombo, thea- tre · · 5 00


Michele Nicoletti and


Matteo Piombo, thea- tre


25 00


Lyceum Hall Co., theatre 40 00


Eastern Amusement Co., theatre 75 00


Popular Amusement Co., theatre .


100 00


Michael Consoletti, li-


cense to kill calves ·


1 00


Abraham Rosenfeld, slaughter-house 1 00


Pasquale Ferucci,slaugh- ter-house 1 00


Amos Bell, slaughter- house . 1 00


Alexander Pannitelli,


slaughter-house . 1 00


65


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


Caesar Carvigoli and Antonio Tognazzi, slaughter-house


Edwardo Pietro, slaugh- ter-house .


1 00


Luigi Berrini, slaughter- house .


1 00


Henry V. Razzaboni, slaughter-house .


1 00


. Joseph Tognazzi et al., slaughter- house 1 00


Angelo Balboni, gar-


bage


.


1 00


Antonio Rappio, garbage


1 00


Flamino C'enedella, gar-


bage . .


1 00


Ernest Christani, gar-


bage . .


1 00


Angelo Donizoni, gar-


bage


· 1 00


$1 00


66


David Casey, garbage . Joseph Ambrosini, gar- bage ·


1 00


1 00


Hugh Ray, garbage · 1 00


Alfred Cadman, garbage 1 00


Angelo Romiglio, gar-


bage · 1 00 ·


Barnet Golden, garbage 1 00


Patrick Cronan, garbage 1 00


G. Pelligrino, garbage .


1 00


Michael Di Sabeto, gar-


bage


1 00


Maurice Rufkin, gar-


bage ·


1 00


Tobin Sisters, Sunday .


5 00


L. Thomas & Co., Sun- day 5 00


Matteo De Matteis, Sun-


day 5 00


Rocco Di Vittorio, Sun- day 5 00


Giovani Composti, Sun-


day .


5 00


67


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED,


Catherine Maroney, Sun- day $5 00


Lilley & Mader, Sunday 5 00


John D. Vires, Sunday . 5 00


Antanasio Fertitta, Sun-


day ·


.


5 00


Macuen Ice Cream Co., Sunday ·


5 00


Kalfa Bros., Sunday .


5 00


Ceruti Bros., Sunday


5 00


Vincenzo P. Savino,


Sunday


5 00


Raphael Gillam, Intelli- gence office 4 00


Rose Scalzi, manicurist 1 00


Margaret Walpole, mani- curist . 1 00 ·


Leah Crowell, manicur-


is'


1 00


68


C. H. Andrews, innhold-


er


1 00


Treasurer of Massachusetts :-


Corporation tax, public service


$ 639 48 ·


Corporation tax, busi-


ness ·


4,200 06


National bank tax ·


127 72


Military aid ·


150 00


State aid .


·


3,828 00


Support of sick paupers


112 75


State paupers, tempora- ry aid . ·


351 76


State paupers, burial


.


30 00


Transportation of state paupers .


2 70


Indigent soldiers and sailors, burial . 259 00 ·


Tuition of children


·


243 00


Armory rent .


263 00


Street railway tax


613 81


$345 50


69


10,821 28


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


Treasurer of Worcester County :-


Annual instalment (10 per cent) of cost of Town Hall vault, for 1912 . Annual instalment (10


S 46 95


per cent) of cost of


Town Hall vault, for 1913 93 90


Dog tax, 1913 . 1,052 89


Rent of court room for 1913 . 550 00


$1,743 74


Tax Collector :- W. P. Foley, taxes, 1910 $ 1,310 29


W. P. Foley, taxes, 1911 622 93 W. P. Foley, taxes, 1912 11,190 75 WV. P. Foley, taxes, 1913 185,541 22 W. P. Foley, street rail- way excise tax 1,107 97


70


W. P. Foley, sewer as. sessments . 9,432 04


$209,205 20


Highway department :- Maurice E. Nelligan, su- perintendent of streets, and others 807 63 .


School department :- Almorin O. Caswell, su- perintendent . $206 00


Town of Bellingham .


637 00


Reimbursement from Milford Electric Light


and Power Co. 2 00


845 00


Poor department :-


John H. Cunniff, chair-


man


4,089 92


.


Street watering department :- Cost of water assessed abutters $900 00 Highway department 281 94


1


7 1


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


W. P. Foley, collector,


1911 . ·


$ 39 49


W. P. Foley, collector, 1912 · 65 15


W. P. Foley, collector, 1913


· 905 33


$2,141 91


Town Hall department :- Daniel M. O'Brien, jani- tor


.


Sidewalk department :-


Emma D. Swasey


$57 15


Stephen Broughey


13 50


George P. Cooke


9 10


Mary King


10 00


Michael Casey ·


7 20


Hannah Sweeney


23 25


Margaret McGann


16 50


John Gibbons .


12 00


Frank L. Cahill .


3 60


L. E. Belknap . 12 60 .


·


·


·


·


.


·


...


869 00


72


Maurice E. Nelligan, su- perintendent · 47 40


212 30


Memorial Hall department :--- Post 22, G. A. R., rent and heat to January 1, 1914 .


76 00


Salary department :- Daniel M. O'Brien, seal- er of weights and measures ·


89 97


Town History department :-


Five copies, unbound .


5 00


Care of shade trees, shrubs, and flowers department :- Patrick F. Fitzgerald and others . WV. G. Pond, clerk of third district court of South- ern Worcester, fines 482 16


137 00


Sewerage department :-


73


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


Town of Hopedale . $2,065 00


Sale of sewerage pipe .


44 55


$2,109 55


Sale of lockup keys :- John E. Dearth, one set of lockup keys .


$1 00


Otis J. Julian, one set of lockup keys . .


1 00


Charles H. Waters, one set of lockup keys 1 00


Frank Southwick, one set of lockup keys 1 00


Harry W. Butler, one set


of lockup keys 1 00 .


5 00


Care of quarantine and tuberculosis cases :- City of Taunton . .


$ 1 50


City of Lawrence . 20 55


22 05


74


Incidentals :-


Draper Co. $4,416 93


John Larson, land rent . 20 00


Reimbursement for printing reservation of


cemetery case to Su- preme court 47 30 .


4,484 23


Poplar street sidewalk :- M. E. Nelligan, superin- tendent 13 85


A. F. Richardson, keeper of jail and master of House of Correction, Worcester, fines 10 00


Rebuilding West street :-- Boston & Albany rail- road, re-imbursement


15 00


$328,437 32


75


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


Mrs. James A.Simpson, Est., for care of burial lot No. 699₺, in Vernon Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts ·


Lizzie M. Mann, for care of burial lot of Timothy Ide, No. 18, in Vernon Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provi- sions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts . Elizabeth Earle, for care of burial lot of C. M. W. Earle, No. 904, in Ver- non Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts 100 00


· $100 00


100 00


76


Laura M. Lyman, for care of burial lot of Homer T. Ball, No. 4, in Vernon Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provi- sions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts . Laura M. Lyman, for care of burial lot of George T. Sherman, No. 43, in Ver- non Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts . James M. Woods, for care of burial lot of Edward Woods, No. 3, in Vernon Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provi- sions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts (known as the Fred Woods Fund) 100 00


100 00


100 00


77


Henry K. Aldrich, for care of burial lot of Dutee T. Aldrich, No. 393, in Ver- non Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts . Hattie Adams, for care of burial lot of Daniel P. Adams, No. 123, in Ver- non Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Re- vised Laws of Massachu - setts .


William C. Fairbanks, for care of burial lot of Mel- tiah Fisher, No. 223, in Vernon Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass , under the provisions of the Re-


TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.


.


$100 00


100 00


Balance, February 2, 1914 :- Emergency fund (appro- priation) $500 00 Town library (unexpend-


78


vised Laws of Massachu- setts


Rebecca C. Cheney, for care of burial lot of Ev- erett Cheney, No. 143, in Pine Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Re- vised Laws of Massachu- setts 100 00


100 00


$1,000 00


Cemetery funds previously acknowledged :- (On deposit in Milford Savings bank) .


550 00


Accrued interest on cem-


tion) ·


1,000 00


Cash ·


3,987 51


$7,666 97


$1,596 98


ed balance of dog tax) 331 97 Sewerage (unexpended balance) . For procuring counsel in conducting an investi- gation of the Milford Gas Co., (appropriation) Meade street sidewalk (unexpended balance) . 109 00 Repairs to Parker Hill avenue (appropriation) West Walnut street (un- expended balance) 115 10 · Rebuilding part of Dan- iel street (appropria-


623 39


500 00


500 00


79


.


.


etery funds to Octo- ber 11, 1913 46 98


$328,437 32


80


TOWN DEBT.


Notes, (3}'s) due $5,000 annually, November 1,


1914, to November 1, 1919, inclusive $ 30,000 00


Notes, (32's) due 82,000 annually, November 10, 1914, to November 10, 1915, inclusive 4,000 00


Notes, (+'s) due $1,000 annually, September 1, 1914, to September 1, 1926, inclusive 13,000 00 Notes, (4's) due $1,000 annually, July 7, 1914, to July 7, 1926, inclusive 13,000 00


Note, (33's) due November 10, 1916


2,400 00


Bonds, (4's) Sewerage, due $7,000 annually, Octo- ber 1, 1917, to October 1, 1936, inclusive . Bonds, (4's) Sewerage, due $1,000 annually, Octo- ber 1, 1914, to October 1, 1916, inclusive


140,000 00


3,000 00


Bonds, (+'s) Sewerage, due $2,000 annually, No- vember 1, 1914, to November 1, 1933, inclu- sive 40,000 00


Bonds, (+'s) Sewerage, due 82,000 annually, Oc- tober 1, 1914, to October 1, 1926, inclusive . 26,000 00


$271,400 00


TOWN HISTORY ACCOUNT.


Copies (unbound) on hand March 7, 1913 ·


94


Copies (unbound) sold 5


89


JOHN E. SWIFT,


Treasurer.


COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


GENERAL TAX. 1910-DR.


Amount uncollected, report of Jan.


23,1913.


$1,249 50 ·


Interest


185 74


$1,435 24


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer


$1,310 29


Abatements .


124 95


$1,435 24


1911 -- DR.


Amount uncollected, report of Jan. 23, 1913. $940 02


Amount on tax book more than warrant.


2 00


Interest


56 21


$998 23


CR.


Paid to John E. Swift, treasurer


$622 93


Abatements .


190 10


Amount uncollected


.


.


185 20


1912-DR.


Amount uncollected, report of Jan.


23,1913.


$12,990 78


Interest


546 04


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer · $11,190 75


Abatements . 302 54 ·


Amount uncollected .


.


2,043 53


$998 23


$13,536 82


$13,536 82


.


82


1913-DR.


Amount of original warrant 8206,488 38


Additional commitments


4,661 18


Interest


304 11


.


$211,453 67


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer . $185,541 22


Discounts


4,113 26


Abatements . .


3,120 04


Amount uncollected


18,679 15


$211,453 67


STREET SPRINKLING TAXES. 1911-DR.


Amount uncollected, report of Jan.


23, 1913. .


$34 99


Interest


4 50


$39 49


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer $39 49


1912-DR.


Amount uncollected, report of Jan.


23,1913.


$96 95


Interest


3 64


.


$100 59


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer .


65 15


Amount uncollected


35 44


$100 59


1913-DR.


Amount committed .


$1,065 14


Interest


.


.


1 75


$1,066 89


.


83


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer


$905 33


Discounts


19 62


Abatements .


42


Amount uncollected


.


141 52


$1,066 89


SEWER ASSESSMENTS.


DR.


Amount uncollected, report of Jan.


23, 1913, (payable 1909 to 1921 inclusive) .


$18,890 65


Amount committed since Jan.23,1913 10,262 19


Interest


649 07


$29,801 91


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer


$9,432 04


Abatements . ·


90 50


Amounts uncollected (payable 1910 to 1922 inclusive) .


20,279 37


$29,801 91


STREET RAILWAY EXCISE TAXES.


1913-DR.


Amount committed .


$1,107 97 .


CR.


Paid John E. Swift, treasurer


.


$1,107 97


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM P. FOLEY, Collector, 1893-1913.


Milford, Mass., Jan. 23, 1914.


ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Town appropriation


$184,540 00


State tax .


18,080 (0


State highway tax


177 50


County tax


.


8,220 00


Amount to be raised


$211,017 50


Estimated income


18,500 00


Net amount to be raised .


$192,517 50


Overlay .


6,277 02


Tax on collector's book less December levy and non-resident bank tax


$198,794 52


VALUATION.


Buildings, exclusive of land . $5,008,060 00


Land, exclusive of buildings . 2,575,328 00


Total real


$7,583,388 00


Personal, excluding resident bank .




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