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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
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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.
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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
,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 .
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·
.
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...
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
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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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