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Martin Broderick, police duty at town meetings. . M. Broderick Est., police duty of Martin Broder-
9 10
ick, at town meeting ... 6 00
15 80
W. J. Fitzpatrick, police duty at town meetings. . M. T. Thibedeau, police duty at town meetings. . 17 00
W. E. Southland, lunches 15 76
Avery & Woodbury Co., use of chairs 6 25
D. M. O'Brien, erecting voting booths 20 00
J. T. Murphy, prinitng and posting warrants .. 41 00
$963 66
Enforcement of dog law :- Paid Basil E. Aldrich, dog officer
$58 00
Edward Davoren, labor 10 00
$68 00
29
Damages :-
Paid Hugh Ray, burning of hay $25 00
L. Grow & Sons, burning
of wagon
50 00
Pasquale Massullo, dam-
age to land used at de-
tour
125 00
$200 00
Returns :-
Paid Walter W. Watson, re-
turn of deaths
....
$9 75
George W. Wood, return
of deaths
10 25
J. B. Edwards, return of
deaths
31 25
F. A. McGill, return
of
death
25
-
A. J. Heroux,
return
of
deaths
5 25
L. S. Wiggin,
return of
deaths
75
H. L. Gerry,
return of
deaths
50
T. F. Callahan, return of
deaths
1 00
J. L. Norton, return of
death
25
A. Stevens,
return
of
death
25
W. L. Palmer, return of
deaths
50
S. C. J. Quirk, return of deaths 75
G. Z. Williams, Est, return
of death
25
Thomas F. Keefe, return
of death
25
30
T. F. Kennedy, return of death W. H. Graham, return of death
25
25
A. DePasquale & Co., re- turn of deaths 24 50
George F. Curley, M. D., return of births 40 75
E. Federici, M. D., return of births 9 75
J. V. Gallagher, M. D., return of births 9 25
F. H. Lally, M. D., return of births
11 25
P. E. Joslin, M. D., return of births 5 00
K. A. Campbell, M. D., return of births 2 50
M. W. Knight, M. D., re- turn of births 4 75
F. D. White, M. D., re- turn of births 3 00
G. M. Yeaton Est., return of births 1 50
C. F. Richardson, M. D., return of births 50
H. L. Keith, M. D., return of births 50
W. L. Griswold, M. D., return of birth 25
J. J. Duggan, M. D., re- turn of births 10 75
F. T. Harvey, M. D., re- turn of births 3 25
G. S. Thompson, return of birth 25
C. B. Hussey, M. D., re- turn of births 75
$190 50
31
Sundries :-
Paid P. J. Burke, use of automobile to brush fires N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. service 169 91
$25 00
T. C. Hays., M. D. V., ex- penses as Inspector of animals 14 00
James M. Sullivan, bind- ing books 15 00
E. Bert Johnson, Esq.,
representing
town
at
hearing relative to County Tuberculosis Hospital 10 00
J. B. Edwards, teams for assessors and sealer of weights and measures 33 00
Burke's Pharmacy, mer- chandise 15 00
Milford Water Co., water for troughs and foun- tain 124 00
W. A. Murray, Sec., of Finance Commission. Expenses of stenograph- er and postage 24 01
A. J. Davoren, care of flag 1918-1919 104 00
Reformatory for women, flags 12 83
Auto List Pub. Co., furn- ishing list of automobile owners for assessors 14 00
American Decorating Co., decorating public build- ings 50 00
32
W. & L. E. Gurley, sup-
plies for sealer of weights and measures .. F. J. Reynolds, automo- bile hire 15 00
24 62
Joseph J. Fahey, automo- bile hire 43 00
W. F. Higgins, automo- bile hire 1 00
M. Joseph Higgins, auto- mobile hire 10 00
F. J. Coleman,
automo-
bile hire
25 00
Annie
Lawless,
floral
wreaths 15 00
J. H. Cunningham, auto- mobile hire 100 00
Thomas J. Nugent, ex- penses of selectmen at hearings
70 40
Charles V. Waitt, ex- penses of selectmen at hearings 8 75
Boston Store, service flag
2 50
Thomas Smith, return of lockup keys 1 00
Milford Savings Bank, in- terest on town notes ... 524 12 P. Antonini, dinners for selectmen 14 50
Edward Glennon, remov- ing glass from street ... H. S. Chadbourne, metal- lic tape for assessors ... F. A. Barbour, C. E., ser- vices and expenses in hearing of Milford Water Co. for revision
1 00
2 50
33
of rates, before the Mass. Gas and Electric
Light Commission .... John C. Lynch Esq., ser- vices and expenses in
859 11
hearing of Milford
Water Co. for revision of rates before the Mass. Gas and Electric Light Commission 591 25
Milford Gas Light Co., gas heater 11 30
Sherborne - Coughlin Ex- press Co. 37
$2,931 17
Stationery :-
Paid Singbush Ink-stand Co., ink - stands $4 07
Commonwealth Press, Se- lectmen's order books .. 82 50
Thomas Groom & Co., books for Treasurer and Auditor 83 75
J. E. Swift, certification of town notes and post- age, 1918-1919, re-im- bursement
87 30
James Lally, P. M., stamped envelopes ... 28 04 Remington Typewriter Co., paper and ribbons 3 60 Adder Machine Co. ..... 8 80 D. J. Sullivan, Town Clerk, re - imbursement for cash disbursements for postage and express 54 60
Hobbs & Warren, blanks 46 48
34
P. B. Murphy, dog li- cense blanks 7 45
Davol Printing Co., As- sessors' returns 17 75
Thorp & Martin, books for assessors and col-
lector
15 31
Cahill's News Agency ..
32 15
James Murray, postage and P. O. box rent .... 10 00
A. H. Bartlett, birth re- turn blanks 2 50
A. W. Brownell, birth re- turn blanks 1 20
Burroughs Adding Ma-
chine Co., care of ma- chine and supplies ... H. M. Meek Pub. Co., birth return blanks ....
12 44
3 86
Library Bureau, assessors' cards 39 81
Worcester County Ab-
stract Co., assessors' ab- stracts
56 88
$598 49
Total expenditures
$6,159 05
Balance unexpended
516 50
$6,675 55 $6,675 55
TOWN HALL.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $2,100 00
Appropriation for unpaid bills
190 00
35
· EXPENDITURES.
Paid Daniel M. O'Brien, janitor $795 00
Milford Water Co., use of water 74 66
Milford Gas Light Co., light 66 54
Milford E. L. & P. Co., light
189 20
Patrick Curley, labor
16 00
M. Mickowski, labor
4 20
Louis Petrilli, labor
8 00
West Disinfecting Co., disinfectant ..
7 50
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co., coal
582 10
Seraphin Mfg. Co., Seraphin field standard 26 11
E. Cristani, loam and seed 3 60
H. A. Cass, labor and supplies 32 78
J. H. Sears, trucking 20 50
Waters & Hynes, carpenters, labor 69 53
H. S. Chadbourne, supplies 6 25
Crowell & DeWitt, supplies 9 28
M. W. Allen, inspecting boiler
5 00
Avery & Woodbury Co., duster
5 00
W. E. Cook, supplies
10 15
Niro & Niro, electrical work
22 50
C. L. Barnard, care of clocks
55 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies 22 30
G. M. Billings, printing 3 25
James J. Fullum, police duty
57 20
Otis J. Julian, police duty
38 70
W. C. Tewksbury Co., electrical sup-
plies 7 00 .
John E. Higgiston, plumber
72 75
Swift & Co., washing powder
3 00
A. P. Clarridge, labor on boiler 10 60
Balance unexpended 66 30
$2,290 00 $2,290 00
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MEMORIAL HALL.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$1,000 00
Appropriation for unpaid bills of 1918 135 60
EXPENDITURES.
Paid J. Warren Richardson, janitor $505 50
Milford Gas Light Co., service
5 00
Milford Water Co., water
11 54
Milford Elec. Light & Power Co., light
50
Domenico Contri, labor 137 60
Otis Whitney & Sons, carpenters 75 31
Frank C. Albee, mason, labor
8 98
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
46 81
T. E. Morse Co., painters, labor
4 00
L. H. Barney Est., coal
271 48
H. S. Chadbourne, supplies
19 70
James Conway, assistant janitor 9 00
M. W. Allen, inspecting boiler
5 00
W. Mickowski, labor
4 00
Alfred Clarke, labor
9 00
Balance unexpended
22 18
$1,135 60 $1,135 60
SALARIES.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$12,800 00
Appropriation for unpaid bills 5,700 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Thomas J. Nugent, Chairman Se- lectmen, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 $358 33 Charles V. Waitt, Selectman, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 308 33
John H. Cunningham, Selectman, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 458 33
37
Matthew J. Carbary, collection of
Taxes of 1915-1916-17-18-19 . 4,220 15
. .. John E. Swift, Treasurer, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 1,250 03
Dennis J. Sullivan, Town Clerk and clerk of Selectmen, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 1,123 33
John C. Lynch Esq., Town Solicitor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 . ... 450 00 John C. Lynch, Esq., town solicitor, ex- tra legal fees and expenses, 1918- 1919 962 63
John J. Quinlan, auditor, 1918-1919 100 00 William P. Clarke, auditor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 166 64
Thomas F. Davoren, highway survey- or, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 .... 1,375 00 James Murray, assessor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 971 50
William F. Clancy, assessor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 1,071 50
952 00
Frederick W. Holland, assessor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 . John H. Cunniff, chairman overseers of poor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 458 32 Michael B. Sweeney, overseer of poor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 200 00
Fred M. Crowell, overseer of poor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 200 00
Frank P. Dillon, chairman sewer Com- missioners, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 458 33
Alfred F. Martin, sewer commissioner, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 266 67
Louis P. Pratt, sewer commissioner, amount due to Nov. 1, 1919 . ... George W. Billings, chairman regis-
134 00
38
trars of voters, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 . 158 33
George D. Curtin, registrar of voters, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 183 33
L. Blaine Libbey, registrar of voters amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 . 183 33
Dennis J. Sullivan, clerk registrars of voters, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920. . 150 00 Batista J. Vitalini, assisting assessors 73 50 Charles F. Cahill, clerk overseer of poor, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 312 50 John E. Higgiston, plumbing inspector to March 1, 1919 300 00
John E. Higgiston, chairman board of health to March 1, 1919 100 00
F. H. Lally, M. D., Board of Health to March 1, 1919 100 00
Maurice J. Quinlan, board of health to March 1, 1919
100 00
Dennis J. Sullivan, town clerk, record- ing births, deaths and marriages, 1919
353 35
Daniel M. O'Brien, sealer of weights and measures, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 350 00
T. C. Hays, M. D. V., inspector of ani- mals, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 .. 350 00 John B. Warner, inspector of wires, amount due to Jan. 1, 1920 300 00
Balance unexpended 57
$18,500 00 $18,500 00
UNPAID BILLS.
Matthew J. Carbary, tax collector, col- lection of taxes of 1915-16-17-18-19 $264 98 J. E. Higgiston, plumbing inspector, to Jan. 1, 1920 250 00
39
J. E. Higgiston, board of health to Jan. 1, 1920 83 33
F. H. Lally, M. D., board of health to Jan. 1, 1920 83 33
M. J. Quinlan, board of : health to Jan. 1, 1920 83 33
Louis P. Pratt, sewer commissioner to
Jan. 1, 1920 32 67
$797 64
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS. .
By appropriation $7,600 00
Appropriation for unpaid bills of 1918 1,072 03
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Jeremiah T. Murphy, chief, bal. due 1918
$229 00
Jeremiah T. Murphy, chief, 1919 .
1,315 00
Michael Nolan, patrolman, bal. due 1918 165 90
Michael Nolan, patrolman 1919
1,096 30
Martin Broderick, patrolman, bal. due 1918 122 70
Martin Broderick, patrolman 1919
653 10
Martin Broderick Est.
18 80
Otis J. Julian, patrolman, bal.
due 1918
65 10
Otis J. Julian, patrolman 1919
388 40
William J. Corbett, patrolman, bal. due 1918 73 20
William J. Corbett, patrolman 1919 ..
486 80
James J. Birmingham, patrolman, bal. due 1918 73 20
James J. Birmingham, patrolman 1919
520 80
Walter F. Snowling, patrolman, bal. due 1918 63 30
-
40
Walter F. Snowling, patrolman 1919 389 30 William J. Fitzpatrick, patrolman, 1919 673 44
S. C. J. Quirk, patrolman, bal. due 1918 108 30
S. C. J. Quirk, patrolman 1919 708 00
John J. Harrington, patrolman, bal. due 1918 106 80
' Frank I. Ward, patrolman 1919 30 30
Thomas McDonald, patrolman 1919 .. 30 80
James J. Fullum, patrolman 1919 ...
86 70
Mark T. Thibedeau, patrolman 1919 ..
121 20
Frank J. Davoren, patrolman 1919 ...
19 00
Harold Murphy, caring for lights on traffic signs
56 00
Special Police duty July 3-4
280 20
G. M. Billings, printing 7 00
Thomas E. Glennon, repairing traffic signs 3 00
N. L. Huff, automobile hire 48 00
Walter Barlow, automobile hire
8 00
Fred J. Reynolds, automobile hire
10 00
Fred H. Curtiss, automobile hire
3 00
M. Joseph Higgins, automobile hire .. 6 00
J. L. McTiernan, automobile hire 25 00
Crowell & DeWitt, oil
7 27
Walter Steele, police duty
3 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, lantern globes
15 25
Peter P. Casey, watchman
17 10
Louis Petrilli, watchman 2 40
Indestructible Sign Co., traffic signs. .
29 75
Milford Auto Station, automobile hire
45 00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 160 44
Balance unexpended 400 18
$8,672 03
/
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MEMORIAL DAY.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$165 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid H. J. Bailey, Q. M. Post 22 G.A.R. $165 00
$165 00
$165 00
INTEREST.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $16,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Milford Savings Bank, on Town
notes
$5,775 00
Commonwealth of
Massachuestts, on
bonds
2,000 00
Old Colony Trust Co., on bonds
5,185 00
National Shawmut Bank
3,040 00
$16,000 00 $16,000 00
TOWN DEBT.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$28,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Milford Savings Bank $12,000 00
National Shawmut Bank
7,000 00
Old Colony Trust Co. 9,000 00
$28,000 00.$28,000 00
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $6,460 00
42
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Milford Water Co. as per contract $6,458 34
Balance unexpended 1 66
$6,460 00 $6,460 00
COST OF WATER TO BE ASSESSED TO ABUTTERS.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$900 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid to appropriation for Watering streets
and laying dust
$900 00
$900 00
$900 00
STATE AID. (Civil and Spanish War Cases.)
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $3,600 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid various persons
$3,380 00
Balance unexpended
220 00
$3,600 00 $3,600 00
STATE AID. (German War Service.)
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $3,336 67
EXPENDITURES.
Paid various persons
$2,907 99
Balance unexpended
428 68
$3,336 67 $3,336 67
43
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $4,000 00
Appropriation for unpaid bills of 1918 731 05
EXPENDITURES.
Paid various persons
$4,727 20
Balance unexpended 3 85
$4,731 05 $4,731 05
UNPAID BILLS.
Due various persons
$71 45
CARE OF TREES.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$600 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Patrick F. Fitzgerald, tree warden $224 69
Edward Dewire, labor
138 20
L. Woodard, labor
28 50
John Sweeney, labor
28 50
C. Phipps, labor
4 30
Peter Nelson, labor
54 50
William Connolly, labor
2 50
Richard Maher, labor
32 50
Merrimac Chemical Co., chemicals ... 67 50
W. P. Clarke, printing 6 00
F. I. Ward, trucking 7 00
J. Sears, trucking
2 00
Waters & Hynes, carpenters
3 81
$600 00 $600 00
UNPAID BILLS.
J. B. Edwards, teams
$16 00
.
44
PLANTING SHADE TREES. RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$100 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Patrick F. Fitzgerald, tree warden $50 72
Edward Dewire, labor
15 00
John Sweeney, labor
12 00
Winthrop Gardens, trees
20 00
Balance unexpended
2 28
$100 00
$100 00
GYPSY MOTH SUPPRESSION.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Patrick F. Fitzgerald, superin-
tendent
$285 93
Edward Dewire, labor
120 00
J. B. Edwards, use of team
12 00
Staples & Gould, supplies
48 12
Merrimac Chemical Co., chemicals
20 00
L. E. Belknap, blacksmith
7 30
Thomas Glennon, blacksmith
1 65
J. F. Haskell, teaming
5 00
$500 00
$500 00
PREMIUM ON COMPENSATION POLICY.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation (for unpaid bill of 1917) $224 24
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Maryland Casualty Company, J. F. Hickey, agent $222 54
Balance unexpended
1 70
$224 24 $224 24
45
PREMIUM ON COMPENSATION POLICY.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$1,172 77
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Maryland Casualty Company, J. F. Hickey, agent $1,172 77
$1,172 77 $1,172 77
RESERVE FUND.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $2,000 00
Paid to appropriation for highways as
per vote of Finance Commission $1,000 00
Balance unexpended
1,000 00
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
REPAIRS TO GRANT STREET.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $250 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid labor as per warrant $145 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, drain pipe
105 00
$250 00
$250 00
WELCOMING SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid W. E. Southland, caterer $501 50
W. S. Marden, caterer 249 75
F. Sinopole, band
150 00
46
M. B. Sweeney, removing flag 5 00
Frank L. Mather, care-taker at Armory 11 25
W. E. Cheney, use of tables 5 00 Avery & Woodbury Co., use of chairs 8 62
John W. Powers Post, A. L., dance tickets 39 00
Milford Daily News Co., advertising 20 30
The Charlescraft Press, printing 2 90
William P. Clarke, printing
6 50
Balance unexpended
18
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
PLAYGROND SUPERVISION.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $200 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Miss D. B. Clancey and assistants $112 00
Miss Ruth Lilley and assistants
88 00
$200 00
$200 00
CARE OF NORTH PURCHASE CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$25 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid F. B. Sturtevant, labor
$25 00
$25 00
$25 00
PREMIUM ON TOWN TREASURER'S BOND.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$200 00
47
EXPENDITURES. Paid American Surety Co. of N. Y., J.
F. Hickey agent $200 00
$200 00
$200 00
PREMIUM ON TAX COLLECTOR'S BOND.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $250 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co.,
W. J. Walker & Co., agents
250 00
$250 00
$250 00
SECRETARY OF FINANCE COMMISSION.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$50 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid William A. Murray, secretary
$50 00
$50 00
$50 00
NEW SIDEWALKS.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid labor as per warrant
$500 00
$500 00
$500 00
LAND DAMAGES ON EAST MAIN STREET.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation (1918) $200 00
48
EXPENDITURES.
Paid John McGuire
$100 00
John Rogers
100 00
$200 00
$200 00
HYDRANTS ON EAST MAIN STREET.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation $400 00
EXPENDITURES.
Balance unexpended
$400 00
$400 00
$400 00
BEACH STREET.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$2,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid labor as per warrant $1,837 55
B. & R. R. Co., freight 131 30
Milford Coal Co., cement 7 20
Hugh Ray, gravel
15 50
Robert Gordon, posts.
1 60
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight
6 00
Balance unexpended
85
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
COURT STREET.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation
$400 00
EXPENDITURES.
Paid labor as per warrant $237 75
49
William Sherman, curbing
116 25
Balance unexpended
46 00
$400 00
$400 00
INVESTIGATION OF MILFORD WATER COMPANY'S PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND HOLDINGS.
RECEIPTS.
By balance of appropriation of 1916 $289 39
Balance unexpended Dec. 31, 1919. $289 39
$289 39
$289 39
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS J. NUGENT, CHARLES V. WAITT, JOHN H. CUNNINGHAM,
Selectmen of Milford.
REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, 1919.
STREETS REPAIRED.
Main street patched and re-surfaced from Hopedale line to Med- way street.
South Main street patched from Main street to Hopedale line. Medway street re-surfaced from East Main street to B. & A. R.
R. Patched from B. & A. R. R. to Calderara residence. Scarified from Calderara residence to Medway line. Purchase street scarified from Moore residence to Dilla street. Cedar street scarified from Ross' hill to Dilla street.
Dilla street, 600 loads cinders.
Central street, Bear Hill, 30 loads cinders, 68 loads gravel. Maple street, 30 loads gravel.
Camp street, 40 loads gravel.
Congress street, Silver Hill, 110 loads gravel.
Silver street, 45 loads gravel.
Front street, 97 loads cinders.
Grove street, 87 loads dust and chips.
Forest street, 97 loads dust and chips.
Prospect street, 30 loads gravel.
Jefferson street, scarified and oil applied.
Sumner street, scarified, graded and oil applied. Congress street, from West to Main street, patched and surfaced. Grant street extension, sidewalks built, 3 basins and 94 loads chips used on street. Mt. Pleasant street, 40 loads cinders. Madden Avenue, 15 loads cinders. Parker Hill, surfaced with oil.
Central street, 3 basins built and pipe cleaned from reservoir to Archer Rubber Co. factory.
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East street, 2 basins built and connected with pipe on Central · street.
East street, 30 loads cinders.
Haven street, 38 loads gravel.
Carroll street, 35 loads cinders. Drain cleaned and basin built.
Orrin Slip, bridge rebuilt, 900 feet of plank used.
Purchase street, cemetery bridge built, 900 feet of plank used.
East Main street, bridge of concrete and steel built.
Beach street, 1500 feet of sidewalk built. Street widened at bridge, basins built ; 195 loads chips, 315 loads gravel used.
SIDEWALKS.
Curbing set on West from Bancroft Avenue to South High street. Pine street, from Remick residence to Congress street.
Fells Avenue, from Purchase street to Davoren residence.
West street, from Congress street to Dr. Knight's residence.
SURFACED WITH CINDERS.
Fruit street extension from South Main street to Depot.
Depot street to Vernon Grove Cemetery.
Prentice Avenue.
South High street.
Fruit street. Central street, Bear Hill.
Leonard street.
Thanking the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk, the citizens and the M. & U. Street Railway Co. for their assistance on East Main street Bridge, I remain
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS F. DAVOREN,
Highway Surveyor.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
JOHN E. SWIFT, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD, MASS., AS TREASURER.
DR.
CR.
To amounts received :-
Balance, January 1, 1919 :-- Cash
$8,537 49
Money borrowed in antici- pation of taxes for the
year 1919, as per vote of
town passed March 8, 1918 239,500 00
Auctioneers' licenses :-
Frank E. Mann $2 00
Jeremiah T. Murphy ..
2 00
Paul Doane 2 00
Daniel J. Cronan 2 00 .
P. Eugene Casey 2 00
John H. Cunniff 2 00
$12 00
By amounts paid :- Money borrowed in antici- pation of taxes for the year 1918, as per vote of town passed March 9, 1917 $44,000 00 52
Money borrowed in antici- pation of taxes for the year 1919, as per vote of town passed March 8, 1918 188,500 00
Treasurer of Massachusetts :- One-fourth of liquor li-
censes
$1,030 68
National bank tax ..
11,718 87
1
Repairs
of state high-
ways 903 64
Auto Agents' licenses :- William A. Stratton ... $6 25
Motor Equipment Co. .
4 17
Auto Sales Co.
6 25
·
Arthur A. Jenkins . 6 25
Special State tax
1,471 80
State tax
24,530 00
$39,654 99
$11,167 00
Circus license :---- Irwin Bros.' Show ... Common Victuallers' licenses :-----
Domenico Dante
$1 00
Will E. Southland
1 00
The Royal Company .. 1 00
H. N. Curtiss . ·
1 00
Benjamin Franklin ·
1 00
Patrick Murray ·
1 00
William J. Dillon ·
1 00
Charles T. Dyer . 1 00
$8 00
Note, 5, (payable in gold) due November 14, 1919. ( German War State aid, under Chapter 179, Acts of
53
1,000 00
1,000 00
Garbage licenses :-
Alfonse Callerese $3 00
Phillip DeCrescentis ·
3 00
Carlo Luchetti . 3 00
Liberato Ferrelli
3 00
$22 92
$10 00
Treasurer of Worcester County, Mass. :- County tax Town Debt :---- Note, 3 1-2 (payable in gold) due November 1, 1919, (High School loan) 5,000 00
Note, 4,
(payable in
gold) due September
1,
1919.
( Plains
School loan)
Note, 4, (payable in
gold)
due July
7,
1919.
(Claflin School
loan )
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
Albert Resci 3 00
1917) 5,000 00
Clarence Varney ·
3 00
John C. Shaughnessy . . 3 00
Chester Walkup .
3 00
Tony Guarrino .
3 00
Hugh Ray 3 00
Louis Roberti 3 00 .
C. Calderara
3 00
$36 00
Bonds, sewer, 4, (pay- able in gold) due October 1, 1919 .... Bonds, sewer, 4, (pay-
2,000 00
54
Itinerant Vendor's license :- George Abrahams .... Junk Dealers' licenses :-
$15 00
November 1, 1919 .. 2,000 00
Harry Goldstein $10 00
W. E. Cook 5 00
Jack Stein 10 00
Joseph Marcus 10 00
Max Pressman 10 00
Nathan Glatky 10 00
Aaron Pressman 10 00
Bonds, sewer, 4, (pay- able in gold) due October 1, 1919 .... Bonds, sewer, 4, (pay- able in gold) due
5,000 00
October 1, 1919 .... 2,000 00
Innholder' license :--- Charles P. Fleming ...
$1 00
able in gold) due
Bonds, 4, (payable in gold) due November 1, 1919. (George E. Stacy schoolhouse) . .
5,000 00
$28,000 00
Care of trees and shrubs
.
$600 00
Care of trees on town park .
100 00
Cost of water to be assessed to abutters 900 00
Hades Neistein 5 00
Harry T. Rice 5 00
Abraham Indursky 10 00 ·
Fire-incidentals 2,997 99
Fire-pay of members 9,396 41
Fire-Brush fires
57 25
Fire-new hose
500 00
Fire-repairs
499 95
Fire-unpaid bills
372 65
Gypsy Moth Suppression 500 00
Board of Health ...
3,066 22
Board of Health-unpaid bills 575 57
Highways 20,997 20 55
Highways-unpaid bills 1,383 67
Incidentals 5,728 83
Incidentals-unpaid bills 430 22
Interest 16,000 00
Land damage on East Main street ... 200 00
Memorial Day 165 00
Memorial Hall 977 82 .
Memorial Hall-Unpaid bills 135 60
North Purchase Cemetery . 25 00
Planting trees . 97 72
Playground supervision 200 00
Liquor licenses :- Patrick H. Gillon and
M. Estelle Gillon ... $316 67
Patrick H. Gillon and M. Estelle Gillon ... 316 67
John L. Keefe, Helena L. Keefe and Peter Welch 316 67
Thomas F. Teeling and
Joseph P. Teeling .. 316 67
James F. Smith, Mary E. Smith and Jose- phine P. Smith ... James F. Smith, Mary E. Smith and Jose-
316 67
Fees to officers, for their services in criminal cases 423 87
Myer Rosen 5 00
Joe Ferman .
10 00
Maurice Sneiderman 10 00
Fred W. Casey 5 00
$115 00
TREASURER'S REPORT-CONTINUED.
phine P. Smith
316 67
Poor 21,024 05
Porter C. Webber and
Poor-Unpaid bills 1,560 17
Eliza A. Webber . . Emma L. Goucher, Al-
316 67
Poor-Mothers' Aid 15,654 91
Poor-Mothers' Aid-unpaid bills 599 09
fred L. Goucher, and
Premium on Treasurer's bond .. 200 00
Ernest L. Coburn ..
316 67
Premium on Tax Collector's bond 250 00
Thomas J. O'Brien and Elmer F. Emery .. 316 67
Repairs to Beach street 1,999 15
Repairs to Court street
354 00
Bryan Manion and Ber-
nard M. Manion ....
316 67
Rudolph Mainini and
Claudina Mainini . 316 67
Reimbursement of Poll Tax to Sol- diers, per warrant of Assessors . 222 00
Salaries
12,799 43
Salaries-unpaid bills
5,700 00
Salaries-Police Department
7,207 02
Salaries, Police Department-unpaid bills 1,064 83
John A. Burke 1 00
Richard A. Gilfoyle ... 1 00
Schools
89,669 76
A. H. Sweet Co., Inc. 1 00
Secretary of Finance Commission .. ·
50 00
John O'Grady ... 1 00
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