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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.
Interest.
Amount expended on each lot during year.
Unexp'nded
Dec. 31, 1915.]]
Mrs. Theron Ho brook,
$100 00
$ 6 00 Paid Tr. Vernon Grove Cem., $ 6 00
$ 6 00
Mrs. Obadiah Albee,
100 0)
6 00
..
66
.6
6 00
6 00
William B. Dyer,
150 00
9 00
6.
66
66
66
10 00
27 00
Charlotte C. D-an,
100 00
6 00
60
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Mary E. Buck est.,
100 07
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
Charlotte Howard,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
6
6 00
6 00
George C. Jones,
100 00
6 0)
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
A T. Wilkinson,
50 00
3 0)
66
66
3 00
3 00
Statira Drake,
50 00
3 00
66
66
66
66
60
3 00
3 00
John S. Tucker,
100 0.
6 00)
66
$ 6
66
3 00
3 00
W. W. Warfield,
100 00
6 00
66
6 00
6 00
D. C. Mowry,
150 00
9 00 Paid Prop. Pine Grove Cem.,
9 00
18 00
Abigail H. Adams,
100 00
6 00
06
"
9 00
26 00
Rebecca C. Chenry,
100 00
6 '0
66
5 60
2 00
Henry Willard,
100 00
6 00 Paid Tr. Vernon Grove Cem.,
6 00
6 00
Charles M. Clark,
50 00
3 00
66
66
3 0
3 00
George A. Brown.
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 (0
6 00
E. S. Tingley,
150 00
9 00
66
66
66
9 00
9 00
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry,
50 00
3 00
06
66
66
3 00
3 00
Mrs. Sarah Gore,
150 00
9 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Arthur C. Johnson,
100 00
6 00
Eleanor C. Paine,
100 00
6 07
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Sarah E Green,
75 00
4 50
66
16
66
4 50
4 50
Robert S. Wilkinson,
50 00
3 00
66
66
66
3 00
3 00
Hattie D. M. Bragg,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Elizabeth D. Mann est.,
150 00
9 00
66
66
66
9 00
9 00
Lyman Gleason,
50 00
3 00
66
66
66
61
3 00
3 00
Ruth W. Pierce,
100 00
6 00
66
Mrs. S. A. Jefferds,
50 00
3 00
66
66
66
66
3 00
3 00
Ladies' Vernon Grove Cemetery Association,
236 18
14 17
66
66
66
14 17
14 17
Thomas B. Bailey,
100 00
6 00
$6
66
66
66
3 00
8 00
Mrs. G. L. Prouty,
10) 00
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Lovisa R. Lane,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
John A. Pierce,
150 00
9 00
€6
66
66
9 00
9 00
Mrs. Joel Howard,
100 101
6 00
66
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. A. W. Kingman est., 100 00|
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
William Emery,
100 00
6 00
66
66
Fanny and Betsey Hudlin est.,
100 00
6 00
=
66
6 00
6 00
Francis A. Bragg est.,
100 09
6 01
-
Rufus A. Taft,
75 00
4 50
66
66
66
60
4 50
4 50
Mrs Jennie C. Brew- ster est.,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
George S. Adams est.,
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
Emily Albee,
200 00
12 00
66
66
66
12 00
12 00
John H. Brown,
100 00
6 00
$6
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. J. I .. Rose,
100 00
6 00
66
60
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Melvina R. Thinr- ber est ..
100 00
6 00
16
. .
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Emily E. Aldrich est., 100 00
6 00
6 00
Amts. carried over,
$5686 18 $341 17
Amounts carried over,
$314 17 $384-17
66
16
6 00
6 00
Isaac N. Crosby,
50 0)
3 00
Charles C. Johnson,
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
Nathan Durfee,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
66
9 00
9 00
Mrs. Harriet E. Daniels,
100 00
6 00
66
6 00
6 00
3 00
Arabella Gillman,
50 00
3 00
66
06
66
66
6 00
6 00
Annie M. Tinker,
50 00
3 00
66
6 00
6 00
Anna V. Cross,
100 00
6 00
Int. Yr. End.
6 00
6 00
Ebenezer Belknap,
100 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
William C. Morrison,
100 00
6 00
=
6 00
6 00
Sarah C. Soule,
100 00
6 00
66
46
6 00
6 00
66
6 00
6 00
66
66
$6
6 00
6 00
6 00
66
3 00
6 00
6 00
66
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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.
Interest
Amount expended on each lot during year.
Unexp'nded Int. Yr. End.
Dec. 31, 1915.
Amts. brought over, 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
66
66
...
6 00
6 00
Collins J. Gould est ..
150 00
9 00
66
66
9 00
. 9 00
Mrs. Abby A. Annette,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Maltina M. Burrell,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Norry and Susan Miett,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
=
66
6 00
6 00
Emma M. Ma den est.,
100 00
6 00
,١
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Lizzie I. Tucker,
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Caroline A Harmon,
100 00
6 00
6 00
60
66
Abner H. Adams est.
100 00
6 00
66
-
66
6.
6 00
6 00
Emily A. Montague,
100 00
6 00
66
66
=
6 00
6 00
Albert S.Allen, and F. B. Jewell,
100 00
6 00
6 0'
6 00
Julius M. Jores.
100 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
George H., Irving W. and Charlotte Sweet,
100 00
6 00
6 CO
6 00
Mrs. James A. Simpson est ..
100 00
6 00
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Elizabeth Earle,
100 00
6 00
4 00
6 0
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
James M. Woods, (Ed- ward Woods lot)
100 00
6 00
6
66
6 00
6 00
Henry K. Aldrich, (Dutee T. Aldrich lot)
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
16
6 00
6 00
Hattie Adams,
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 CO
Mrs. Laura M. Lyman (Sherman lot),
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
William A. Fairbanks
100 00
6 00
66
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Lucy C. Be nis (An- drew H. Reed lot.),
200 00
8 00
13 33
Mrs. Lucy C. Bemis (Har-
100 00
4 00
6 67
Mrs. Lucv C. Bemis( Alon- zo F. Bemis lot),
100 00
4 00
6 67
Adelaide H. Revnolds
100 00
4 00
6 67
Emma L. Angier (Ed- mund Brigham lot),
100 0)
4 00
6 33
Annie M. Fisher ( H. W. Moorhouse lot),
100 00
4 00
4 33
George L. Gardner (Han- nah S. Gardner lot),
100 00
4 00
4 00
Mrs. Lillian T. Gillman
(Herbert Gillman lo )
50 00
1 67
1 67
C. A. Cook, Esq. (Ex. Mary R. Finch lot)
95 00
32
32
Estate of Ella Frances Carpenter ( Mrs. H. Car. penter lot)
100 00
33
33
Mrs.
Nellie
Fletcher
(Charles M. Bliss lot)
100 00
$9281 18 $522 49
$459 17 $586 49
Lizzie M. Mann (Ide lot),
100 00
6 00
66
66
6 00
6 00
Mrs. Laura M. Lyman (Homer T. Ball lot),
6 00
6 00
Sarah E. Sheldon,
100 00
6 00
6 00
16
66
66
66
( Meltinh Fisher lot),
66
rison :1. Bemis lot),
(Charles Withereil lot),
$5686 18 $341 17 Amounts brought over,
$314 17 $384 17
TREASURER'S REPORT.
JOHN E. SWIFT, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS., AS TREASURER. DR.
CR.
To amounts received :- Balance, January 1, 1915 :- Town library (unexpend- ed balance of dog tax) $525 01
Sewerage (unexpended balance) 305 85 ·
Meade street sidewalk (unexpended balance)
109 00
Rebuilding part of Dan- iels street (unexpended balance) 547 50
Repairs to Parker Hill Avenue (unexpended balance) . . Street light on Congress street above Fountain street (unexpended ap.
40 70
By amounts paid :- Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes for the year 1914, as per vote of town passed March 6, 1914, and paid March 29, 1915 . ·
$ 8,000 00
Money borrowed in anticipation of taxes for the year 1915, as per vote of town passed November 10, 1914 .
19
105,000 00 Treasurer of Massachusetts :- One fourth of liquor li- censes . $ 4,227 50
National bank tax
·
8,132 79
State tax .
. 22,035 00
Repair of state highways
392 69
Penalty for failure to
make returns .
2 00
Corporation tax. Public
TREASURER'S REPORT -CONTINUED.
propriation) $ 50 00 · Street light on Jackson street (unexpended ap- propriation) 25 00 . Street lights on Pur- chase street (unexpend- ed appropriation) 150 00
Inspector of plumbing (unexpended appropri- ation) .
200 00
Cash
962 47
Money borrowed in antici- pation of taxes for the year 1915, as per vote of town passed November 10, 1914 . .
Liquor licenses :- Arthur DePasquale and Antonio DePasquale . $1,300 00 Patrick H. Gillon and M.
.
service . 64
$34,790 62
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass, :- County tax .
9,990 00
Town debt :-
Note, 3} (payable in gold) due November 1, 1915, (High school loan) . Note, 3₴ (payable in gold) due November 10, 1915, (Oliver street school loan) .
$5,000 00 ·
62
$2,915 53
2,000 00
Note, 4, (payable in gold) due September 1, 1915, (Plains school loan) .
1,000 00
1,000 00
129,000 00 . Note, 4, (payable in gold) due July 7, 1915, (Claflin school loan) Note, 44, (payable in gold) due November
Estelle Gillon . 1,300 00 Patrick H. Gillon and M.
Estelle Gillon . ·
1,300 00 Rudolph Mainini and Claudina Mainini 1,300 00 Leo P. Mainini and Jose- phine T. Mainini ·
Emma L. Goucher and Ernest L. Coburn .
1,300 00
Bryan Manion and Ber- nard M. Manion 1,300 00 ·
William H. Curtin and George D. Curtin · Loring P. Webber and Eliza A. Webber ·
1,300 00
1,300 00
James F. Smith, Mary E. Smith and Josephine P. Smith · . James F. Smith, Mary E. Smith and Josephine P. Smith . Thomas F. Teeling and Joseph P. Teeling . 1,300 00
1,300 00
1,300 00
27, 1915, (Restoration of cemetery funds) Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due November 1,1915. Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due November 1,1915. 1,000 00
2,000 00
1,000 00
1.000 00
63
16,000 00
Board of health, for quarantine ex- penses and care of contagious diseases .
2,261 68
· Care of shade trees, shrubs, etc. · Care of trees on Town Parks .
619 07
145 25
Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due October 1, 1915 · Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due October 1, 1915
1,000 00
Bond, sewer, 4, (payable in gold) due October 1, 1915 .
1,000 00
1,300 00
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
John J. Donahue and
Margaret R. Donahue $1,300 00
Care of North Purchase cemetery Cost of water to be assessed to abutters . · · Defraying premium on treasurer's bond
$ 25 00
John C. Keane 1 00 ·
900 00
Richard A. Gilfoyle ·
1 00
George H. Sweet 1 00 .
200 00
John H. Gardella and
Fees to officers for their services in criminal cases ·
800 62
Arthur B. Morse ·
1 00
Fire, incidentals .
·
2,235 36
Charles H. Collins
1 00
Fire, pay of members
9,200 00
Charles H. Bridges
1 00
Fire, new hose
491 20
John H. Gardella
1 00
Fire, repairs
799 06
Gypsy moth suppression
1,496 08
Highways .
15,033 90
Incidentals .
4,792 89
Interest ·
12,000 00
Inspector of plumbing
200 00
Memorial Hall
760 85
Chester I. Tompkins 6 00
Memorial day
165 00
Loring P. Webber & Co. 6 00
Poor .
19,271 96
Harry E. Hunt . 18 00 ·
Poor, mothers' aid .
4,816 56
William A. Wylie
7 00
Rebuilding Daniels street .
547 50
.
·
.
64
John A. Burke
1 00
John C. Keane
1 00
16,910 00
Pool, billiard table and bowling alley licenses :-
Frank Consoletti · $ 5 00
·
.
.
.
.
.
Ladislas G. Lavallee 1 00
·
.
Joseph Alknes 6 00 .
Playground supervision
300 00
William E. Hayes 5 00 +
Repairs to Parker Hill Avenue Salaries
40 00
Jeremiah Davoren 7 00
10,064 40
John L. Keefe & Co. 8 00 ·
Salaries, police department
5,514 24
William P. Tracy 5 00 .
Schools ·
·
80,519 99
Sewerage ·
.
.
-4,609 55
Sidewalks .
2,028 80
Soldiers' relief ·
.
8,907 75
State aid
.
3,948 00
Auctioneers' licenses :-
Martin W. Casey $2 00
25 00
Town Hall . .
·
·
1,781 50
Jeremiah T. Murphy 2 00
Town library
·
1,581 33
William H. Casey 2 00
Town Parks .
732 00
John H. Cunniff . 2 00
Secretary of finance commission 50 00
200 00
12 00
Common victuallers' licenses :-
Will E. Southland · $1 00
Insurance on Memorial Hall
463 39
Joseph B. Shaughnessy . 1 00
Vernon Grove cemetery
.
150 00
James R. Murphy 1 00
Building tool house ·
G
250 00
Benjamin Franklin . 1 00
Sprayer for tree department
160 00
.
10,283 86
Street light on Jackson street
.
65
John B. Henderson · 2 00
Park Terrace sidewalk .
Watering streets .
·
1,696 54
Water for fire purposes
6,200 00
-
John P. Remick . 2 00 .
6 00
Amanda Jasberg
5 00
Angelo Paghera .
6 00
90 00
Street lights
Roger Ruggerio .
.
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Matteo De Matteis .
$1 00
Joseph Cardello . 1 00
Planting shade trees $ 140 00 West Walnut street extension 500 00
Oscar M. and Fannie E. Clarke . 1 00 ·
Repairing tower on Town Hall building, repairing cupola, new steps, etc. . 614 00 ·
Charles T. Dyer 1 00 ·
Chung Mee Low Co. 1 00
Resurfacing Cedar street .
2,500 00
Patrick Murray . 1 00
Gardella Drug Company 1 00
$11 00
Junk dealers' licenses :-
Jack Stone ·
·
$10 00
Harry T. Rice .
·
5 00
Abraham Indursky
10 00
Joseph Marcus
10 00
275 00
Joseph Ferman
10 00
Max Pressman
10 00
Morris Snyderman 10 00
Hades Neistein . 10 00
Thomas Callahan 5 00 ·
Aaron Pressman 10 00 .
Nathan Glatky . 10 00 .
Investigation of matter of proper- ty of Milford Electric Light & Power Co. ·
300 00
Publishing property tax list ·
50 00 66
Milford Pink Co., tax abatement,
as per warrant of assessors .
94 60
· Increase of salaries of overseers of poor · · Reimbursement for back bills, po- lice department .
925 00
Harry Goldstein . 10 00
Mike Stone
10 00
David Marcus
10 00
130 00
Undertakers' licenses :-
James B. Edwards
· $1 00
Stephen C. J. Quirk
·
1 00
Walter W. Watson
·
1 00
Antonio DePasquale · 1 00
4 00
Intelligence offices licenses :-
Gianfedele Altieri
$2 00
Raphael Gillam .
2 00
4 00
Oleomargarine licenses :-
Milford Public Market
50
Crowell & De Witt .
50
1 0€
Manicurists' licenses :-
Winnifred Lang .
·
$1 00
Leah Crowell
1 00
.
2 00
.
.
67
.
.
TREASURER'S REPORT- CONTINUED.
Theatre licenses :-
Frank S. Eager . $ 75 00 ·
Royal Amusement Co.
L(0 00
Luby Brothers
40 00
Frank Consoletti
10 00
$225 00
Innholders' licenses :-
Charles P. Fleming
· $1 00
John L. Keefe & Co.
1 00
John H. Stratton
1 00
3 00
Circus licenses :-
La Tena's Wild Animal
Show .
. $15 00
William T. McNally,
12 00
27 00
Peddlers' licenses : -
George Gregory .
·
$19 00
Arcangelo Di Pietro .
19 00
Guiseppe Cervone
.
19 00
·
.
merry-go-round
.
.
68
Salvatore Testa . 19 00 ·
Giovannina Grossi
·
19 00
P. A. Adams
·
19 00
Stephen Cook
·
19 00
William Harris
19 00
Pietro Basile 19 00
Angelo Tossicino
19 00
Joseph Sasak
·
19 00
Harry Shtine
19 00
Kalil Skaff
19 00
Rosario De Pietra
19 00
Michael Broudy .
19 00
Charles Lufty ·
19 00
Ike Solomon .
19 00
Giovanni Mazzarelli
19 00
342 00
Slaughter- house licenses :
A. Rosenfeld
$1 00
Amos Bell
·
.
1 00
Henry Minns ·
1 00
Luigi Berrini
1 00
Henry Razzaboni
· 1 00
.
·
69
-
.
.
·
·
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Edwardo Petrini
· $1 00
Alessandro Ianitelli
1 00
Pasquale Ferucci
.
$8 00
Sunday licenses : -
John Mazzarelli .
$5 00
Joseph Corella
5 00
Mrs. Charles Caldarara
5 00
Giovannia Grossi
5 00
George H. Lilley
5 00
L. Thomas & Co.
.
5 00
James R. Murphy
·
5 00
Catherine Maroney
5 00
James George
.
.
5 00
Tobin Sisters
·
.
5 00
Matteo De Matteis
5 00
Irene Di Vittorio
5 00
John Mazzarelli .
·
5 00
Steve Stefanson .
5 00
Macuen Ice Cream &
Confectionery Co. · 5 00
·
.
·
·
.
.
.
·
.
1 00
70
Niro Brothers 5 00
·
Francesco Romanazzi
·
5 00
Joseph Corella 5 00 ·
Filomena Galassini
· 5 00
Angelo Balboni .
·
5 00
Joseph Cardello .
·
5 00
Michele Consoletti
·
5 00
John Zorzi
5 00
Thomas M. Burns
.
5 00
Pompeo Visconti
·
5 00
John D. Vires ·
.
5 00
Vittorio Oliveri .
·
5 00 .
Ceruti Brothers .
·
140 00
Garbage licenses :-
David Casey
$5 00
John Shaughnessy
5 00
Hugh Ray
5 00
Ernest Christani
5 00
Flamino Cenedella
5 00
Amos Bell
·
·
5 00
John E. Dearth .
5 00
.
35 00
.
·
71
.
·
·
·
·
5 00
TREASURER'S REPORT -CONTINUED.
Treasurer of Massachusetts : -
Corporation tax, public service . $ 441 79
Corporation tax, business
4,546 15
National bank tax
117 86
Military aid · .
10 00
State aid
·
.
3,838 00
· State paupers, temporary aid
237 00
State paupers, transpor-
tation .
· ·
90
Indigent soldiers and sailors, burial . ·
300 (0
Tuition of children
3:1 50
Trustees of hospitals for consumptives 80 00
Aiding mothers with de- pendent children .
1,225 35
Street railway tax 503 01 ·
$11,671 56
7 2
Treasurer of Worcester County :- Annual instalment, (10 per cent) of cost of Town Hall vault, for 1915 $93 90
Rent of court room for 1915 ·
550 00
Dog tax for 1915 · 943 58
1,587 48
Tax Collector :-
W. P. Foley, taxes, 1913 $ 1,427 79
W. P. Foley, taxes, 1914 12,830 59 W. P. Foley, sewer as- sessments · .
2,911 60
17,169 98
Tax Collector :--
M. J. Carbary, taxes, 1913 $ 285 10 M J Carbary,taxes, 1914 2,409 26 M. J. Carbary, taxes, 1915 181,482 52 M. J. Carbary, sewer as- sessments ·
924 50
M. J. Carbary, street rail-
way excise tax · 919 37
186,020 75
73
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Highway department :-- Daniel J. Cronan, super- intendent of streets, and others · .
$
611 99
.
School department :-- Almorin O. Caswell, su- perintendent $ 44 00
Town of Bellingham 454 00
Stacy Schoolhouse bond issue
14,274 09 ·
Proceeds from sale of
Spruce street buildings 378 00
15,150 09
Poor department :- J. H. Cunniff, chairman Mothers' Aid department :- City of Worcester ·
.
4,043 98 .
188 00
Street watering department :- Cost of water assessed abutters $900 00
74
W. P. Foley, collector, 1913 . 6 69
W. P. Foley, collector, 1914 67 95 . M. J. Carbary, collector, 1913 1 22
. M. J. Carbary, collector, 1914 ·
12 58
M. J. Carbary, collector, 1915 . ·
824 70
1,813 14
Town Hall department :- Daniel M O' Brien, janitor .
. 541 50
Sidewalk department :- D. J. Cronan, superintendent . Salary department :- Daniel M. O'Brien, sealer
48 30
of weights and meas- ures · ·
$110 46 Increase of salaries of Overseers of Poor .
275 00
385 46
75
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Care of shade trees, shrubs and flowers department :-
Patrick F. Fitzgerald, tree warden, and others $128 25
W. G. Pond, Clerk of Third District Court of Southern Worcester, fines 318 50
Sewerage department :- Town of Hopedale ·
105 00 . . Sale of lockup keys :- Gustavus A. Johnson, one set of lockup keys · ·
1 00
Incidentals department :-
Board of Health . ·
$+0 92
John Larson, rent of pas- ture land .
20 00
80 92
Fire department :- Town of Milford, Poor Department $ 6 00 Town of Milford, High-
76
way Department 30 00
36 00
Salaries-Police department :- Reimbursement for back bills . 925 00
A. F. Richardson, keeper of County Jail :- Fines, fees, etc., for quar- ter ending December 31, 1914 $12 00 ·
Fines, fees, etc , for quar- ter ending June 30, 1915 ·
50 00
62 00
Town Park department :-- Park Commissioners ·
33 00 ·
Street Lights department :-- Appropriation for Jackson street light 25 00
Repairing tower on Town Hall Building, etc. :--- Town Hall department . .
29 17 ·
Balance, December 31, 1915 :- Cash 449 55
.
.
$390,835 60
$390,835 60
77
78
LIST OF SPECIAL BALANCES AND APPROPRIATIONS UNEXPENDED.
Meade street sidewalk. ( Balance) $ 109 00
Sewerage. (Balance)
2,137 40
Street lights on Congress street. (Appropriation) 50 00
Street lights on Purchase street (Appropriation) 300 00
Street lights on Dilla street. (Appropriation) .
56 00
Town library. ( Balance) .
487 26
Repairing tower on Town Hall building. (Bal .
ance) . .
915 17
Publishing Property Tax List. (Balance)
400 00
Investigation on matter of property of Milford Electric Light & Power Co. (Balance)
200 00
Building Vernon Grove cemetery tool house. (Balance)
. 250 00
$4,904 83
79
TREASURER'S STATEMENT OF GEORGE E. STACY SCHOOLHOUSE BOND ISSUE.
DR.
November 11, 1915. Proceeds from sale of bonds $83,000 00 Premium on bonds, less expenses of certifica- tion, etc. 1,156 70
Proceeds from sale of buildings on Spruce street 378 00 Accrued interest on proceeds of bond issue from November 11, 1915, to January 1, 1916 357 78
$84,892 48
CR.
Michael McKeague, sale of land .
$3,638 75
Harriet E. Barber, sale of land
1,500 00
Harold K Bullard, agent, Bullard estate, sale of land 2,500 00 ·
C. A. Cook Esq., agent, Holbrook estate, sale of lal d ·
1,250 00
R. A. Cook, architect's fees
100 00
W. L. Collins and Wendell T. Phillips, archi- tects' fees .
100 00
W. L. Collins and Wendell T. Phillips, archi- tects, on account. 2,614 44
Milford Daily Journal, advertising 3 00
Milford Daily News, advertising . 9 75
Webb Pink Granite Company, boundary stones .
3 15
Daniel J. Cronan, auctioneer
5 00
Dillon Brothers, contractors, on account . 2,500 00
Henry W. Gaskill, engineer
50 00
$14,274 09
Balance on hand December 31, 1915, drawing interest at Merchants' National Bank, Worcester, Mass. . $70,618 39
80
TREASURER'S REPORT OF CEMETERY FUNDS.
Mrs. Lillian T. Gillman, for care of burial lot of Herbert Gillman, No. 296, in Vernon Grove cem- etery, Milford, Mass., under the provsions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts ·
C. A. Cook Esq., executor of will of Mary R. Finch, for care of burial lot No. 40, in Vernon Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass., under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts Estate of Ella Frances Carpenter, for care of burial lot of Mrs. H. Carpenter, No 175, in Ver- non Grove cemetery, Milford, Mass, under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachu . setts ·
$ 50 00
95 00
100 00
Mrs. Nellie Fletcher, for care of burial lot of Charles W. Bliss, No. 97, in Vernon Grove ceme- tery, Milford, Mass, under the provisions of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts 100 00
$ 345 CO
Cemetery funds received prior to January 1, 1915. (On deposit in Milford Savings Bank) Cemetery trust funds restored in accordance with Chapter 634, Acts of 1913, on deposit in Miltord Savings Bank 6,586 18
2,350 00
Accrued interest on all cemetery funds to Octo- ber 9, 1915 412 86 .
Total
.
. $9,694 04
81
TOWN DEBT.
Notes, (3¿'s) due $5,000 annually, November 1,
1916, to November 1, 1919, inclusive $ 20,000 00 Notes, (4's) due $1,000 annually, September 1, 1916, to September 1, 1926, inclusive 11,000 00
Notes, (4's) due $1,000 annually, July 7, 1916, to July 7, 1926, inclusive 11,000 00
Note, (32's) due November 10, 1916
2,400 00
Notes, (44's) due $2,000 annually, November 27, 1916, to November 27, 1917, inclusive 4,000 00
Note, (41's) due November 27, 1918 486 18
Bonds, (4's) Sewerage, due $7,000 annually, Octo- ber 1, 1917, to October 1, 1936, inclusive 140,000 00
Bond, (4's) Sewerage, due October 1, 1916
1,000 00
Bonds, (4's) Sewerage, due $2,000 annually, Octo- ber 1, 1916, to October 1, 1926, inclusive .
22,000 00
Bonds, (4's) Sewerage, due $2,000 annually, No- vember 1, 1916, to November 1, 1933, inclu- sive
36,000 00
Bonds, (4's) Stacy School, due $5,000 annually, November 1, 1916, to November 1, 1923, in- clusive 0
40,000 00
Bonds, (4's) Stacy School, due $4,000 annually, November 1, 1924, to November 1, 1930, in- clusive 28,000 00
Bonds, (4's) Stacy School, due $3,000 annually, November 1, 1931, to November 1, 1935, in- clusive 15,000 00
$330,886 18
Note, (4's) Temporary loan, a lien on taxes of 1915, due March 1, 1916 15,000 00 · 4 Note, (4's) Temporary loan, a lien on taxes of 1915, due April 1, 1916 9,000 00
$354,886 18
82
TOWN HISTORY ACCOUNT.
Copies (unbound) on hand January 1, 1915 . 87
Copies (unbound) sold
· 0
87
JOHN E. SWIFT,
Treasurer.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
GENERAL TAX. 1912-DR.
Amount uncollected, committed Nov. 23, 1915
$431 88
1913-DR.
Amount uncollected, committed
Nov. 23, 1915
$3,160 33
Interest
25 80
$3,186 13
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer
$ 285 10
Amount uncollected
2,901 03
$3,186 13
1914-DR.
Amount uncollected,
committed
Nov. 23, 1915
$17,850 61
Interest
155 32
$18,005 93
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer
$ 2,409 26
Amount uncollected
15,596 67
$18,005 93
1915-DR.
Amount committed . $222,583 64
Interest
128 05
$222,711 69
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer . $181,482 52
Abatements
1,431 18
Cash on hand
.
951 06
Amount uncollected
.
38,846 93
$222,711 69
84
STREET SPRINKLING TAXES.
1912-DR.
Amount uncollected, committed Nov. 23, 1915
$24 27
1913-DR.
Amount uncollected, committed
Nov. 23, 1915
$56 14
Interest
.
.
13
$56 27
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer
$ 1 22
Amount uncollected
55 05
56 27
1914-DR.
Amount uncollected, committed
Nov. 23, 1915
$127 20
Interest
82
$128 02
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer
$ 12 58
Amount uncollected
115 44
$128 02
1915-DR.
Amount committed
$1,065 48
Interest
74
$1,066 22
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer
$824 70
Abatements .
63
Cash on hand
4 98
Amount uncollected
.
235 91
$1,066 22
.
85
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
DR.
Amount uncollected, committed
Sept. 20, 1915 . $19,607 96
Amount committed since Sept. 20, 1915
722 86
Interest
162 83
$20,493 65
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer $ 924 50
Amount uncollected, payable 1910-
1925 inclusive .
19,569 15
$20,493 65
STREET RAILWAY EXCISE TAX.
1915 -- DR.
Amount committed
$919 37
CR.
Paid John E. Swift, treasurer
.
$919 37
Respectfully submitted,
MATTHEW J. CARBARY,
Collector of Taxes.
December 31, 1915.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Town appropriations
$200,586 00
State tax
22,035 00
County tax
9,990 00
State highway tax
392 69
Amount to be raised
$233,003 69
Estimated income
21,782 69
Net amount to raise
$211,221 00
Overlay .
1,569 23
Tax on collector's book less December levy
and non-resident bank tax $212,790 23
VALUATIONS.
Buildings, excluding land
$5,250,916 00 .
Land, excluding buildings
.
2,544,587 00 ·
Total real estate valuation
$7,795,503 00
Personal, excluding
resident
bank
$2,354,684 00
Resident bank valuation ·
246,925 00
Total personal valuation 2,601,609 00
Total valuation .
·
. $10,397,112 00
87
TAX.
Real estate
.
$153,571 41
Personal estate .
51,251 70
Assessed polls
7,962 00
Gain in fractions
5 12
.
Real and personal estate and polls
$212,790 23
Non-resident bank stock
8,236 33
Amount on collector's warrant . December levy and omitted assessments 1,557 03
$221,026 61
Total amount committed
$222,583 64
Tax rate per $1000
$19 70
Number of polls assessed
3981
Number of horses assessed
480
Number of cows assessed
266
Number of other cattle assessed
39
Number of swine assessed
30
Number of fowl assessed
4334
Number of dwellings assessed .
2862
Number of acres of land assessed
8482
.
In addition to the above we have taken off the uncol- lected balances from the collector's books for the years 1912, 1913 and 1914, aggregating $21,849 38, and re-committed them, with warrants for their collection, to the present collec- tor.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES MURRAY, WILLIAM F. CLANCY, PATRICK H. GAFFNY, Assessors of Milford.
.
·
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
H. C. SKINNER IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TRUSTEES OF VERNON
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