Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1915, Part 3

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 346


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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


60


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



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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