Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1918, Part 4

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 324


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Mrs. Hannah Barber, lease of land for Hose 3 15 00


Lincoln Square Garage, auto storage ·


3 20


William Southland, sandwiches and coffee


(Metcalf fire) . .


12 00


American LaFrance Engine Co., soda and bottles .


42 93


Maxim Motor Co., building Combination truck


1,451 79


N. L Huff, auto hire


8 90


E. J. Burke, express and freight ·


4 90


Milford Journal Co., fire notices 9 36


Lewis H. Barney Coal Co., coal


172 20


Joseph Higgins, auto hire


19 00


James Lally, hay and grain


204 57


Curtiss, Draper Co., dust bane . 8 76


F. H. Marshall, spark plug and gasolene .


11 84


91


Robert Knight, auto hire, July 4th $ 5 00


Milford Coal Co, coal 165 93


Irving Duntley, tires and tubes


82 74


James Adams, labor 4 00


Frank Ward, freight and trucking


7 29


Wendell Phillips, auto hire


.


18 00


A B Morse, horse medicine


5 35


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, brooms


15 00


W. E. Cheney, truck July 3rd, 1916-1917 and April 8th, 1918 14 25


H & Webber, steward Hose 3 .


21 50


William Ahern, express


2 00


$3,818 72


By appropriation


$3,500 00


Income


319 77


$3,819 77


Expendel .


3,818 72


Balance


$1 05


REPAIRS.


Paid Pettingell. Andrews Co., wire and cross-


arms


$145 08


Waters & Hynes, stock and labor 43 40


W. C. Tewksbury, wire, labor and supplies 34 32


Auto Sales Co., harness repairs


9 35


Merrill S. Allen, inspecting boilers


4 00


J. E. Higgiston, alterations on boiler as per state inspector, Spruce street house 128 70


W. E. Cook, sashes and paint . 7 40


G. H. Locke, lumber 91 .


A. H. Blanchard, repairing nozzles


15 00


Milford Electric Light & Power Co , repairs


18 54


Thomas E. Glennon, repairs


2 00


H. S. Chadbourne, rope, Hose 1 and 2 .


5 94


J. F. Damon, repairs on Steamer .


15 15


·


.


92


Maxim Motor Co., metal hose rack, Chemical 1


$30 00


William Lapworth & Sons, waste 12 75 ·


Irving Duntley, chains for truck


·


22 44


Eldredge & Son, glass for fire alarm boxes


4 25


$499 23


By appropriation


$500 00


Expended .


499 23


Balance


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ROSTER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


BOARD OF ENGINEERS.


E. J. BURKE,


Chief


J. E. HIGGISTON,


Assistant Chief


J. A. MCKENZIE, Clerk and Assistant Chief


HOSE COMPANY NO. 1.


Edward Duggan, captain ; E. L. Kempton, lieutenant ; Perley E. Jeffrey, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen: Ernest Rose, Clyde Cheney, James Edwards, Ernest Bagley, Fred Ruhan, William Cratty, John Wilson, Frank Cahill. Driver, John Callery.


HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.


James Adams, captain ; Thomas Smith, lieutenant ; George Bragdon, clerk ; Joseph Brown, treasurer. Hosemen , Percy E. Adams, F. E. McNary, Harold O'Brien, William Higgins, Henry Elliot, *P. O'Connor, Clarence Hilton. Driv- er, Austin Davoren.


HOSE COMPANY NO 3.


J. Harry Egan, captain ; Bernard O'Reilly, lieutenant ; Harry Webber, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen : Dennis E. O'Connor, Charles A. Joslin, Sydney Chapman, *John Wal- pole, Owen Larson, Thomas Mullen, George Smith. Driver, William Taylor.


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HOSE COMPANY NO. 4.


Volunteer Company, serving without pay ; in charge of John Morey, captain.


LADDER COMPANY No. 1.


Michael Sullivan, captain ; James Logan, lieutenant ; Dennis P. Flynn, clerk ; Frank Cahill, treasurer. Ladder men : Michael Burke, Martin Casey, John Ruhan, *Ernest O'Brien, *Harry Healey, Edward McDermott, *Reginald Mur- phy, *Edward J. Coye, Joseph Fahey. Driver, Edward Nel- ligan.


COMBINATION COMPANY No. 1.


Pearl S. Johnson, captain ; Fred W. Holland, lieutenant; Leroy Brown, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen : Basil Aldrich, *Noble Ray, William Young, Millard Macuen, Charles Negus, Ernest Kempton, Elmer Rose, Ernest Wiggins. Driver, Wil- liam Ahern.


STEAMERS NOS. 1 AND '2.


Charles Kimball, engineman ; George Dudley, stoker.


All members of the department in the United States ser- vice have been given leave of absence. Substitutes filling their vacancies are serving under their pay.


*In U. S. Service.


LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES.


14 Central Street, opposite Baker Slip.


15 Central Street, opposite Milford Shoe Co. factory.


16 Depot Street, near Barney's coal yard.


17 Corner Spring and North Bow Streets.


21 Main Street, near Milford Home Bank.


22 Office of Superintendent of Schools.


23 Car Barn, East Main Street.


24 Main Street, opposite Town House.


25 Corner Main and Pine Streets.


26 Main Street, opposite Basin.


27 East Main Street, opposite Cedar Street.


28 Corner East Main and Medway Streets.


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29 Hayward Street, near Parkhurst Street.


32 Water Street, near Draper Co. property.


34 West Street, opposite Lee Street.


35 Corner West and Cherry Streets.


41 Corner Winter and Granite Streets.


43 Corner School and Walnut Streets,


45 Purchase Street, opposite G W. Ellis' residence.


46 Purchase Street, Corner of Fountain Street.


47


Purchase Street, opposite Eben Street


52 Main Street, corner of Water Street.


53 Main Street, corner of Fruit Street.


54 Main Street, near Hospital.


63 Grove Street, corner Forest Street.


65 South Main, opposite Cadman farm.


73 Corner Spruc; and Congress Streets.


75 Upper Congress Street.


142 Private Box. Archer Rubber Co. factory.


2 Blasts-all out. 3 Blasts-Chief's call. 4 Blasts- House call. 5 Blasts-Fire out of town. 6 Blasts-Military Call.


Box 22-8 A. M. and 12 30 P. M .- No school.


See report of Superintendent of Schools.


SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY.


Two brick buildings with necessary equipment, 3 frame buildings with necessary equipment, t Amoskeag fire engine, 1 Cole fire engine, 1 Packard Combination truck, all equipped, 1 Perkins Combination wagon, all equipped, 1 ladder truck with necessary equipment, 2 double hitch hose wagons, all equipped, 2 single hitch hose wagons all equipped, 4 sets double harness, 4 sets single harness. 6800 teet 22-inch cot- ton hose, 1 pulmoter, grappling hooks, lite net, and all such equipment as is carried on the wagons, 14 reservoirs in good repair, 3 hydrants connected with pond.


FIRE ALARM AND TELEGRAPH. . IN CHARGE OF E. J. BURKE.


One +-circuit storage battery switchboard, complete, with


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battery cells, etc, 23 miles of wire, 5 mechanical gongs, 4 di- rect action tappers, 2 clocks, 1 combination indicator and. gong, 2 indicators, I tape register, 1 repeater, 1 bell striker, 1 whistle machine with steam whistle, I compressed air ma- chine and whistle complete, 27 street boxes, 2 hand break key stations.


From January 1, 1918 to January 1, 1919, there were in all 127 alarms; 37 box alarms and 90 telephone calls.


Value of buildings where actual fire occurred . $122,600 00 Insurance on buildings where actual fire occurred . $83,000 00 Loss on buildings where actual fire occurred $9,500 00 Value of contents . $129,350 00 .


Loss on_contents $12,650 00 ·


Total loss on buildings and contents $22,150 00 .


Total insurance paid on buildings and contents . $19,350 00


In submitting our report for the past year we wish to call your attention to the new Motor Combination Truck, which has proved an efficient and economic investment.


We would sincerely call the attention of the voters to the importance of more motor driven apparatus.


We recommend the following appropriations : -


Pay of members


$9,400 00


Repairs


500 00


Incidentals


3,000 00 .


New hose


500 00


$13,400 00


Respectfully submitted,


E. J. BURKE, J. E. HIGGISTON, J. A. MCKENZIE,


Engineers of Fire Department.


Milford Fire Department.


In Memoriam.


NORMAN K. ADAMS, ENGINEER ; Died August 22, 1918. HERBERT G. INNIS; Died in France, November 12, 1918 .. MARTIN W. CASEY; Died October 14, 1918. HENRY A. JULIAN; Died in France, October 15, 1918.


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES.


TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF MILFORD,


MASS. :-


GENTLEMEN :-


During the past year, while there has been a steady in- crease in the number of houses wired, there has not been as many as last year There has been this year ill. permits granted for wiring buildings, which have been inspected and approved, and made it necessary for the Electric Light Co. to extend their lines 13,945 feet. There is noow in Milford motors aggregating 1000 H. P., and the power line is rapidly growing. Among the improvements which have been made this year the high tension lines are the most important.


The town of Milford is now in control of two H. T. Cir- cuits from Uxbridge, with a tie-in from Millbury. There has been a Burke disconnecting switch installed opposite the Mil- ford & Uxbridge Street Railway power station, foot of Granite street, which protects both the Milford & Uxbridge Street Railway Co. and the Milford Electric Light Co. So if either circuit should go out both companies still have a double chance to have their power furnished, where last year each company depended on a single circuit. Thus making Milford one of the best equipped towns in this part of the state for power supply. The Milford Electric Light Co. are no v install- ing three new 300 K. W. Transformers which will increase the power capacity of the plant one third. There have been about 75 old poles removed thus clearing the streets of Mil- ford, with the exception of two streets, of all double lines of poles.


In conclusion I wish to thank you for many courtesies extended.


Respectfully submitted,


J. B. WARNER, Inspector of Wires.


REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.


TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS :-


GENTLEMEN : - I have the honor to submit a report of the duties of the police department for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1918 :-


Whole number of arrests made


164


Drunkenness'.


76


Assault and battery . 15


Tramps .


9


Larceny


12


Uniform desertion act


7


Wantonly destroying property


6


Assault with dangerous weapon


4


Illegitimate child act


4


Selling adulterated milk


3


Disturbing the peace


3


Anti-loafing act


3


Neglect of fami y


2


Receiving stolen property


2


Operating boiler, not being licensed


2


Dealer in second hand articles


2


Unlawful possession of rifles


2


Illegally practicing medicine


1


Operating boiler without certificate


1


Lewd, wanton and lascivious person


1


Possession of adulterated milk


1


Giving insufficient weight


1


Illegally keeping fire crackers


1


Dealer in junk


1


Fishing with seine .


1


99


Contempt


1


Carrying revolver


1


Breaking and entering


1


Destitute parent act


1


Nine regular patrolmen are employed by the town at dif- ferent times during the day and night, as follows :--


One officer 61 hours per week.


One officer 47 hours per week.


One officer 42 hours per week.


One officer 37 hours per week.


One officer 22 hou s per week.


One officer 21 hours per week.


One officer 28 hours per week.


One officer 28 hours per week.


One officer 5 hours per week.


DISPOSITION OF CASES.


Guilty


118


Released without arraignment


38


Filed .


24


Not guilty


5


Committed to jail


20


Appealed to Superior court .


7


Bound over to Grand Jury .


2


Aiding out of town officers .


80


Amount of stolen property recovered


$5,000


.


The year just passed has been a very severe one on the Police department on account of the war, and the signing of the armistice on' November 11, and the constant celebrations, but the department has done excellent service ; and in conclu- sion let me thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and the other town officers, and the citizens in general, for the assist- ance they have given me during the past year. I sincerely thank the police officers of my department for their co-opera-


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tion and assistance, helping me in every way, thereby making the duties and burdens of your Chief of Police as light and pleasant as possible.


Respectfully submitted, JEREMIAH T. MURPHY,


Chief of Police.


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


The Board of Overseers of the Poor in submitting their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1918, recall the many unusual incidents which have occurred, leaving memories of a year we shall never forget. With the unset- tled conditions, the scarcity of labor for our Home, the high prices for all goods used and consumed, and the epidemic of sickness which appeared in our midst, we feel flattered to find we were able to close our books for the year with very good financial standing. We began the year with a new Superin- tendent and Matron at our Home and were not long in find- ing that we had made a very profitable choice. Never before was our Home managed so carefully and the many needs of our inmates and boarders so thoroughly looked after. Our in- come for the year was the largest ever, being $7,882.63. We are still caring for the poor of the towns of Blackstone, Mill- ville, Mendon and Hopkinton who find it to their advantage to board their inmates out instead of maintaining an alms- house. During the past year many improvements have been made to the buildings, and much new furniture and equip- ment added. A new electric washing machine was installed, new parlor suite, piano, rugs and beds, and bedding material. The barn was shingled with asphalt, making it fire proof and very attractive. Our inventory taken December 31 shows real estate valued at $16,000, and personal property at $9,595.13, a net gain of $1000 on real estate and $1,338.03 on personal property over the previous year, and a most gratfying condi- tion to exist. With the large number of inmates, the dining room is badly crowded, and special repairs are already planned to relieve this congestion.


We also hope to have the heating system improved and some new poultry houses built very soon. The outside aid given during the year was large, due to the high prices,


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Where $3.00 per week was formerly allowed, $6.00 to $10.00 was required where aid was needed. One Milford settled case now living in Cambridge, cost this department $12 00 a week the past year. Mothers' aid is increasing and becoming more expensive every day; since September, 15 new cases being added to our list, making a total of 37. Mothers with de- pendent children under 14 years of age, are now receiving a weekly cash allowance of from $4.00 to $12.00 a week and house rent paid monthly in most cases. We also have one case receiving this aid and charged to our account in each of the following cities : Waltham, Cambridge, Beverly and Quincy.


Due to a new law or system adopted by our finance com- mission and recommended by our town solicitor all depart- ments must ask for sufficient appropriations for their needs for each current year, all income and reimbursement in the future to be reverted back to the treasurer. Under the new ruling we recommend the sum of $23,000 for the general poor department for the present year. We estimate that from #8000 to $9000 should come back under income at Home and reimbursements from state, towns and cities. After carefully considering the amount needed for Mothers' aid we recom- mend that the sum of $18,000 be appropriated. With the one-third reimbursement from the state and full payment in settled state and town cases, we estimite from $<000 to $9000 should be paid back during the present year under the law. We respectfully submit the following reports : -


REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN.


TO THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR :--


Owing to the unusual amount of work entailed by the in- fluenza epidemic, I am unable to give you the exact state- ments which I have included in my previous reports. The number of visits was naturally much larger than in previous years, though I have made no attempt to record them accu- rately. The malady did not invade the Town Home, and therefore the number of calls made there was about the same as last year. The bealth of the men and the women at the


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Farm is quite up to normal, though there are none there who do not suffer at times from som? chronic disease or infirmity. That they have so few acute illnesses is no doubt due to the fact that our Home is quite sanitary and conducted on a wise and liberal plan. Improvements in the nature of more hospi- tal-like quarters would be welcome and beneficial, and will come as soon as practicable, I am sure.


There was a great deal of influenz i and consequent suffer- ing among the "outside" people, but Do more I think than was prevalent in other communities around us. The possession of a contagious hospital by Milford would have saved much of this. It is a much needed institution in Milford, which the voters should seriously consider.


Respectfully yours,


JOHN V. GALLAGHER, M D.


EXPENDITURES AT MILFORD TOWN FARM FOR 1918.


Jau.


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


D.d:


Totals.


Supt. & Matr's Salary


*70 00


60.00


70 00


70 00


70 00


70 00


80.00


80.00


80.00


80.00


80 00


160 00


970.00


Labor,


84 75


91 45


139 94


139:12


146.84


115.25


136 82


245.95


77.92


122 62


98 00


249 34


1647.00


Groceries and Prov's,


265 34


457 45


229.83


63 21


219.24


283.78


127 55


259.61


378.60


245.26


256:32


99 63


'2885:62


Clothing and Shoes,


113 63


18 65


25.50


87.51


16 72


21 54


34.40


34.47


16.23


48 82


13.82


141:19


572 48


Medicine and Suppl's,


31.30


3.50


19 70


15 08


9:16


8 80


8.67


2 00


5.10


5.34


7.84


12.17


24 60


118.46


Fuel,


293 11


56.26


80 22


30:08


27.31


87.70


101 17


107 50


110 00


87.65


981.00


Furnish'g & Repairs,


11.60


324.50


235 38


307.43


50 69


100 62


87.61


123.71


198 90


23.96


5 66


88.66


1558 61


Blacksm'ng & Repairs


25 04


3.00


24.38


50.89


73 69


53.38


38 67


. 91 09


61 30


69.25


80.29


594:03


Grain,


414.36| 319.21


144 20


152:78


214.33


224.75| 46.40


63.23


58 24


112.10


466.22


Fish,


11 65


11.68


Tobacco,


32.53


24.00


22.86


28.05


16.12


6 84


57.84


80 88


269.12


Soap,


44.25


47.00


Physician,


48 50


40.00


125.00


7.53


160.20


47.27


20.46


5.30


13 46


15.97


94.19


889.65


Sundries,


75 08


368.02


52.17


30.00


Totals.


1058 28 1973.14 1439 72 1066 91


800 38 1135.68


960.35 1289.00 1364.80


753 55


809:29 1393.43


$14044.53


8 01


19.10


3 75


61.05


17 80


194.98


Light and Power,


275 21


187 55


160.30


146.00


163.80


2401.94


Flour,


36.75


143 00


6 50


36.84


106.00


166 17


TOI.


Sundries :- Ford Auto Truck $250 00, Bull $100.00, Telephone $101.08, Sundry expenses of Superintendent $53.48, Station- ery and papers $62.65, Pung $42.50, Laundry $125 87. Carting $63 92, Auto hire $25 60, Veterinary $14.50, Advertising $14.30, Matches $18.00, Spectacles $2 50, Printing $9.75, Directory $2.50, Clerical work $3.00. Total $889.65.


*S. W. Ingraham, salary for December 1917.


24.50


115 75


213 50


30.47


INCOME AT TOWN HOME, 1918.


1918


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June


July


Ang.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


Totals.


Milk.


116.50


132 86


165 23


208 00


223 48


246 64


265 80


224.98


230.61


254.74


190.16


307.75


2566.75


Poultry,


284.80


4 00


288 80


Eggs,


7 90


15.10


12.50


3.00


6.05


25.75


17.58


86.88


Board : ---


Hopkinton residents,


41.42


65.00 62.75


60.00


140.50


60.00 100.00


182.26


140.00


449.30


1721.71


Mendon residents, Local cases,


60 00


15.00


77.00


50.00


79.00


27.00 125.00


58.00


81.00


416 50


Sundries.


1 62


16.55


46 25


4.00


15.79


9 34


50.50


32 40


3.00


179.45


Totale


343 621


764 58


537.00


417.25


368 48'


481 69|1129.36


400 57


542.61 1066.961


542 56|1287 95


$7882 63


105


Millville residents,


145.00


158.00


130.60


120 00


234 72 93.50 441 55


293.16 77 80


120.00 60.00


60.00


885.55 cm


Blackstone residents,


33.05


21.82


54.87


228.00


786.50


Live stork,


20 50


75.00


19.00


23.00


100.00 65 00


150 50


191.32


945.62


77 00


EXPENDITURES-OUTSIDE AID, 1918.


Jau.


Feu.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


Totals.


Rent,


125 00


147.00


131.00


229.00


169.50


186 00


252.00


121.00


223 50


131.75


145 00


183.00


2043.75


Board,


36.88


47 00


35.00


23.00


20.00


28.00


55.00


40 00


28 00


65.25


98.00


90.65


566.78


Groceries and provi'ns, Fuel,


100 00


182 95


158 61


220.61


207.00


181 00


150.00


101 00


173.00


135.50


122 00


235 27


1966 94


26.25


39.70


43 74


20 40


52.20


7.00


2.00


11 00


54 15


256 44


Clothing and shoes,


6.00


19 00


14.25


4 00


4.00


6.50


12.00


29.05


45.29


41 75


181.84


Medicine,


20.75


31 35


62 50


Barial,


15.00


25 00


85.00


30.00


294.00


Children's Mission,


12.00


15.00


15.00


12.00


12 00


17.57


83.57


Milford Hospital.


100.50


102.50


54 00


72.00


48 50


101.25


9.90


130.50


18.15


637.30


I 06


State Board of Charity,


491.30


68.00


559.30


Physician,


15.50


10.00


44.00


5.00


125 00


28.00


227.50


Cash,


22.00


22.00


22.00


22.00


22 00


22 00


22.00


22.00


12 00


12.00


12 00


12 00


224 00


Town of Upton,


9.70


3.78


42.76


42.35


20.43


2.25


2.25


6.60


8.00


2.20


26.85


167.17


Milk,


13.44


7 20


36 75


22 08


79.47


Totals,


438.33


614.68


543.61 1077.91


648.48


589 69


634 45


422 92


508.45


528.63|


656.99


821 68


$7485.82


Wor.Child'sFriend Soc


16.00


32.00


48.00


7.50


6.30


73 46


87.26


Sundries,


-


91.00


48.00


10.40


107


GENERAL AID ACCOUNT. (Farm and outside). INCOME.


Appropriation by the town


. $13,000 00


Town Home


7,882 63


Board of health


69 00


Town of Hopedale


29 80


Mothers' aid (as re-imbursement)


127 00


City of Lawrence


·


.


104 25


Treasurer of the Com:non wealth


234 09


City of Boston


15 50


State board of charity


60


Rev. David F. McGrath, (three graves)


30 00


Springfield case .


131 35


Canton school case


.


$21,664 22


EXPENDITURES.


Town Home


. $14,044 53


Outside aid


7,485 82


Mothers' aid (to be reimbursed)


127 00


$21,657 35


Balance


$6 87


DUE THE TOWN OF MILFORD UNDER GENERAL AID.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts $774 29


Town of Hopedale


21 98


Town of Millville


124 50


Town of Hopkinton


84 72


$1,005 49


Amount owed by the town of Milord under general aid .


$1,560 17


INMATES AT THE HOME DURING THE YEAR.


Total number during the year . 73


Average number during the year 38


Average weekly cost per inmate' $3 12


Appraisal of Town Home real estate .


$16,000 00


Appraisal of personal property


$9,595 13


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40 00


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EXPENDITURES-MOTHER'S AID, CHAPTER 763.


1918.


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


April


May


June


July


Ang.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


Totals


Rent


Clothing and Shoes


118 00 24.75 272.00 66.00


172.50


176.00


188 50


135.62


239.00


187.00


170.00


259.00 7.50


84.00


469.50 218.21


270.49


Groceries and Provisions


130 50


95 50


35 00


6.50 26.00 33.35 2.00


15 00 2.00


16.00


40.00 12.00


113.30


459.85


Medicine


8 60


10.60.


Milk


3.72


3.54


34 67


41.93


Physician


5 00


1 00


42.00


48.00


Milford Hospital


28.60


28.60


City of Beverly


104.00


208 00


City of Quincy


125.33


Cash


210.00


420.00 2 67


20.00 420.00


535.00


448.00


468 00


629.00 2 98


640.00


25.40


4,295.00 31.05


Totals


794.75


810.44


772.83


771.59 651.47


724.00 938 98 852.33


906.50


84.00


113.30 1827.03


9,247.22


899.25 138,00


1,529.25


Fuel


38.85


49.30


7.05


108


104 00


-


105.33 525 00


Sundries


2,199.12


12 03


1.50


109


MOTHERS' AID, CHAPTER 763, ACCOUNT. INCOME.


Appropriation by the town . $5,500 00


Treasurer of the Commonwealth


3,233 38


.


Town of Bellingham 518 67


General aid (to be reimbursed) .


127 00


$9,379 05


EXPENDITURES.


Mothers with dependent children, Chap-


ter 763


. $9,247 22


General aid, (as reimbursement) ·


127 00


$9,374 22


Balance


$4 83


DUE THE TOWN OF MILFORD FROM THE COMMON - WEALTH AND OTHER SOURCES UNDER CHAPTER 763, MOTHERS' AID.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$1,602 00


Town of Bellingham


114 00


$1,716 00


Amount owed by the town of Milford


under Chapter 763, Mothers' aid $599 09


RECAPITULATION.


Appropriation by the town (general aid) $13,000 00


Income Town Faim 7,882 63


Income all other sources 654 59


Appropriation by the town (Mothers' aid) . ·


5,500 00


Town of Bellingham


518 67


Treasurer of the Commonwealth


3,233 38


$30,789 27


IIO "


Expenditures Town Home .


. $14,044 53


Expenditures outside aid


·


7,485 82


Expenditures Mothers' aid ·


9,247 22


$30,777 57


Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1918


.


$11 70


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN H. CUNNIFF,


MICHAEL B. SWEENEY,


FRED M. CROWELL,


Overseers of the Poor.


1


CHARLES F. CAHILL, Clerk.


REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


Milford, January 1, 1919. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :-


GENTLEMEN : - I hereby submit my report as sealer of weights and measures for the year ending December 31, 1918. All places of business in the town of Milford were visited by me after notifying by public notice as the law requires, that all scales, measures, etc., would be sealed without fee if brought to my office.


SCALES, MEASURES, ETC., SEALED.


Adjusted Sealed Condemned


Platform scales, over 5000 pounds .


5


9


2


Platform scales, under 5: 00 pounds


45


111


2


Computing scales


6


49


4


Counter scales .


3


41


Spring balances


11


73


3


Slot personal weighing scales


10


Weights


19


692


10


Wet measures


9


146


4


Automatic pumps


10


Yard sticks


50


2


Office calls for sealing


162


Outside calls for sealing


232


Sealing fees


$115 57


Hawkers' and peddlers' fees


$171 00


Paid for cards, stamps, etc. .


$4 87


Paid to Town Treasurer John E. Swift


$106 70


Bills not paid


$4 00


Thanking the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and the


112


public for the assistance given me during my term as sealer of weights and measures, I am


Respectfully, DANIEL M. O'BRIEN, Sealer of Weights and Measures,


REPORT OF THE SEWERAGE COMMISSION.


December 31, 1918.


TO THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD :-


Gentlemen :- The sewerage commission herewith pre- sents its annual report for the year 1918.


The following statement shows the income and expendi- tures of the department :-


CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.


INCOME.


Balance January 1, 1918


. $9,027 59


Sewer assessments collected


·


3,544 26


$12,571 85


EXPENDITURES.


Sewer construction .


701 80


Balance .


$11,870 05


Transferred to maintenance account


4,356 35


Net balance on hand December 31, 1918


$7,513 70


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


INCOME.


Appropriation by the town $2,500 00


Town of Hopedale, sewerage disposal 95 00


2,595 00


EXPENDITURES.


Labor at pumping station $ 205 50


Electric power at pumping station 404 06 .


Work at pumping station 3 75




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