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RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1920
$446 05
Town appropriation
250 00
Total income of trust funds
523 98
Sale of lots
145 00
Care of lots
503 00
Fitting lots
129 00
Opening and sale of graves
183 00
Sale of hay
93 75
New foundations
9 00
Moving bodies and burying still born
9 50
Use of lowering device .
4 00
$2,296 28
EXPENDITURES.
Paid proprietors of Pine Grove ceme- tery .
8 15 75
C. H. Kimball .
1 50
J. F. Damon .
4 25
Wm. Emery, incidentals
3 86
F. A. Gould, supplies .
23 37
C. Ellis & Sons, supplies
20 80
Milford Iron Foundry
9 84
G. H. Locke
12 11
G. M. Billings, office rent
54 00
G. M. Billings, supplies
10 00
Eldredge & Son, supplies
25 75
Cash paid for labor
2,031 25
Cash on hand
.
83 80
.
$2,296 28
There have been 58 interments during the year.
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90
The terms of office of the trustees expire as follows :-- Harry E. Hunt and Frank E. Cheney in 1921. William Emery and William S. Marden in 1922. George L. Maynard and Herbert S. Eldredge in 1923.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM EMERY, Chairman and Superintendent. HERBERT S. ELDREDGE, Secretary and Treasurer.
Report of Park Commissioners.
TOWN PARKS. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$800 00
EXPENDITURES.
F. A. Gould, supplies
$ 38 34
H. S. Chadbourne, supplies
1 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies
12 73
William Foster, labor
171 35
Edward Riley, labor
46 00
John Cuddihy, labor
73 25
Dominic Contri, labor
25 20
William P. Clarke, printing
4 75
Charlescraft Press, printing
3 50
Frank Cahill, labor
6 00
C. E. Varney, labor
2 50
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co , supplies
75
. George V. Brown, labor .
55 00
Martin J. Wallace, labor and duty .
police
217 90
Stanley L. Lutz, labor
25 00
Nelson L. Huff, labor
·
1 00
C. E. Walkup, labor
49 00
B. D. Broderick, labor
20 50
David Mulcahey, labor
15 00
Waters & Hynes, labor .
19 12
P. Fitzgerald, labor
15 00
$799 89
Balance
·
.
11
.
92
CARE OF TREES. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
.
$200 00
EXPENDITURES.
$ 10 00
.
90 00
100 00
.
·
$200 60
Balance
$000 00
In submitting our report for the year 1920, it is with re- gret that we mention the death of William E. Staples, for eight years chairman of our board. Mr. Staples died during the month of May, and by his death we lost a most devoted friend and co-worker, and the town of Milford a most con- scientious official.
At a joint meeting of the selectmen and park commission- ers Mr. William K. Coombs was selected to succeed Mr. Sta - ples.
JOHN F. QUINLAN, MARTIN J. WALLACE, WILLIAM K. COOMBS, Park Commissioners.
James F. Edwards P. F. Fitzgerald . E. Dwyer ·
Report of the Inspector of Wires.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF MILFORD,
MASS. :-
GENTLEMEN :-
I have the honor to submit the sixth annual report of this department.
The past year has seen more work and more growth in this department than in any previous year. As the following report will show, the number of additional lights for work pre- viously done is nearly double that of last year.
The number of permits granted for houses to be lighted is 557, and the same number of inspections made, not including 240 second inspections where changes had to be made in the work in order to pass the underwriters' rules.
The pole lines are steadily improving, although there is still room for more improvement.
The power lines are still growing very fast, as on Dec. 20, 1919, the number of meters in town was 1265, while on Dec. 20, 1920, there were 1700.
The amount of H. P. Dec. 26, 1919, was 1525, and the amount Dec. 26, 1920, was 2401.
WIRE, DEC. 26, 1919.
WIRE, DEC. 26, 1920.
420,611 ft., municipal. 422,724 ft., municipal.
352,714 ft., primary. 362,280 ft., primary.
443,335 ft, secondary. 598,923 ft., secondary.
1,216,660 ft.
1,383,927 ft. STREET LAMPS, 1920.
STREET LAMPS, 1919.
676 40-cp.
685 40-cp.
71 60-cp.
71 60-cp.
87 100-cp.
87 100-cp.
843
834
94
MOTORS, DEC. 26, 1919. Total, 171.
MOTORS, DEC. 26, 1920. Total 251.
The Electric Light Co. have already planned for a much larger plant, and I am sure it will be needed.
The plant of the Telephone Co. in Milford is today one of the most up-to-date plants outside of the largest cities, and their work is to be commended.
The many changes in the 1920 underwriters' rules, make it necessary that a new set of by-laws be prepared to cover the conditions existing in this town, in order to be on the same basis with other towns. These will be ready before the first of February, when all of the 1920 underwriters' rules will be enforced by the board of underwriters.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN B. WARNER,
Inspector of Wires.
Report of Inspector of Animals.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :-
GENTLEMEN :- In handing you my annual report, I beg to state that I have been called to see a number of suspected ani- mals for various infectious diseases, and am glad to state that outside of one lot of pigs, all have been free of any trouble. The general health of all farm animals seems to be much bet- ter.
Respectfully Yours,
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DR. B. F. HARTMAN, Inspector of Animals.
Report of Overseers of Poor.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD :
Gentlemen: The Overseers of the Poor herewith present their report for the year 1920 :
GENERAL AID ACCOUNT. (Farm and outside).
INCOME.
Appropriation by town . Town Home ·
. $13,060 00
7,408 43
Treasurer of Commonwealth . 2,872 26
Special appropriation (unpaid bills, 1919)
285 94
Reimbursement from individuals
147 86
Town of Hopedale
83 06
City of Quincy
263 50
$24,061 05
EXPENDITURES.
Town Home 1
.
.$15,034 28
Outside aid
.
.
.
·
9,013 64
24,047 92
Balance
.
$13 13
Expenses. Outside Aid
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
S .pt.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totale
Cash,
176 00
186.00
250.50
234 00
234.00
286.50
219 00
403 50
299 00
268 00
372.43
289 00
3217 93
Rent.
41 00
104.00
172 00
98 00
167.00
119.00
140.00
200.50
151.49
97 50
216.50
103 00
1609.99
Board,
12.00
12.00
12 00
12 00
12 00
12.00
16 00
72 00
54 00
92 00
73 00
39.00
418 00
Groceries and prov'ns,
23 00
75.25
97.00
62 00
30.00
28 25
119 62
67 62
18 00
43 00
38 00
94.88
696 62
Clothing and shoes,
7.80
15 75
2 52
5.75
6 95
43.65
3 85
25.94
66 38
2.50
12 50
81 64
275 28
Fuel.
19 50
61 40
28 15
30.70
43 15
8.40
3 00
12.50
134.75
341 55
Medicine,
1 10
Nursing.
15.50
14.50
15.50
15 50
15 50
15.00
15.50
15 50
7 50
30 50
160 50
Town of Rockland,
132.00
5.60
2 90
5 50
2 85
2 75
2.75
2 75
2.75
3 45
3 75
35 05
J. H. CunDiff, ex. sal'y.
21 50
21.00
38 45
13 50
23 19
4 00
2.00
22.30
74 15
32 28
2:3 37
Milford Hospital.
18.20
5 00
222 75
22 50
7 50
375.60
651,55
Supt. Public Welfare,
44 11
City of Bostou,
37 14
37.14
Physicians.
6.00
62 50
28.00
10 00
125.00
128 00
29.00
143 00
531 50
Town of Gardner.
86.54
Print'g and Adver'ing.
16.95
61.75
78.70
City of Everett,
51.00
51 00
Milk.
4.00
4 00
City of Cambridge,
23.57
23 57
Burial.
60.00
60.00
City of Worcester,
76.73
76.73
Town of Fram'ham.
8.48
8.48
Eve and Ear Infirm'y.
148.10
148.10
Mass. Gen. Hospital.
4 20
4.20
Totale
391 80
433,60
792 50
687.19
581.58
801 15
788 38
891.04
619 62
663 55
862.03 1501.20
9013.64
Telephone.
66.68
€6 68
Sundries.
12.11
32 00
97
86.54
.
1 10
132 00
Expenses at Farm
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals.
Supt. & Matr's stlary Labor
102 0(
90 34 328.44
196 50
108.50
172.35
268.97
220.00 196.28 135.13 41.99
103.40 369.55 107.47
75.81
54 09
270 84
922.87
Medical supplies,
35.00
28.64
17.50
42 26
274.03
Light and power,
43 28
11.14
14.08
12.30
7 50
19.57
11 84
12.60
29 85
162.16
Fuel,
149 03
171.25
101.15
248.79
30.00
483 98
1184 20
Furnish'g and repa'rs.
.60
345 94
66.52
332 50
13 00
132.43
396.71
1287.70
Blacksm'g and repairs,
20 05
6 15
66 91
31.55
44 51
27 82
57.64
25 26
18.00
8 00
42.05
347 94
Grain,
170.80
180 50
187.60
184.50
262 65
60.80
153.05
178.40
148.55
115.05
386 85
2028 75
Flour,
40 501
87 75
290,75
Tobacco,
20 20
20.94
41.12
22 70
10.35
35 61
5 00
19.69
44.66
215.27
Telephone,
56.70
2.15
5.05
2.80
2.00
5.15
3.55
5.15
1.85
4 00
88.40
Ice,
40.00
16.25
14.70
15.40
3.30
89 65
Physician,
26 00
Sundries,
10.42
6 00
60.41
1 13
28 98
58,45
45.22
7.00
68.06
2.74
7.88
44.04
340.33
Hardware, etc.,
28 27
16.60
8 30
82 37
28 87
123.45
52.83
77.48
49.44
7.88
185.31
660.80
Gasoline,
14 75
15.50
21.00
16.00
16 00
83.25
Veterinary,
2 50
8.50
31.00
Harness repairs,
25.05
40.35
11.60
23 00
100.00
Lumber,
64.09
12.00
77.01
Taxes,
9.98
9.98
Insurance,
54 00
72.00
126.00
Soap,
45.50
45 50
Totals,
147.42| 914.07
948 05
982 29
915.46 2064.22 1249.14
962.90
1548.10 1115 69 1171.91 3015 03
15.034.28
100.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
220.00
110.00
1280 00
Groceries and provu's.
143.15
57.00 535.05
135.13
608.65
260.50
203.62
214.07
624.73
3558.02
Clothing and shoes,
73 47
9 85
62 82
70.9!
78 01
77.61
139.55
171.76
195 02
1801.67
100 00
200 00
93.11
57.52
Included in this and previous table, are unpaid bills of 1919, amounting to $279 61.
98
3.00
29 00
15 00
5.00
12.92
77 50
85 00
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Income at Farm.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Ont.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals.
Milk,
215.80
213 50
279.66
262.79
276.36
311.80
226.29
265.45
227.41
231.42
261.68
229.08
3001.24
Board : -
Hopkinton residents,
81.38
54 85 56.00
287.12
915.48
Ashland residents,
20 00
74 85
Milford residen.s.
36.00
32.00
150.89
88.00
50.00
109.00
105.00
84.26
140 00
40 00
185 00
186.00
1111.26
Millville residents,
150.89
Black ,toue residents,
305 50 16.00
102.50
200.00
209.40
100.00
254.58
219.15
1391.13
Eggs,
16 00
Hay,
248.98
Livestock,
206.00
Miscellaneous,
10.35
24.00
45.50
62 00
20.00
15.00
5.00 20 00
6.00 40 90
43.35
281.10
Poultry,
11.50
11.50
Totals,
363 53
245.50
630.40 1116.39
474.36
309.80
331 29
588.11
608.16
396.42 1050.14
794.33
7408.43
.
99
60 00 5 00
14.00
81.00
9.00
50.00
36 00
142 98
46 00
164.25
301.98
80.75
AMOUNT OWED MILFORD UNDER GENERAL AID.
City of Brockton
66 00
Town of Hopkinton
70 26
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1509 54
- $1,645 80
AMOUNT OWED BY MILFORD UNDER GENERAL AID.
Unpaid bills General Aid :-
John H. Gardella, rent
$ 8 00
Crowell & De Witt
54 36
Rev. H. F. Fister, rent
10 00
Wm. Foster, rent
11 00
M. R. Larkin, rent
10 00
Town of Rockland
156 00
L. L. Adams, board
18 00
Peter Todino, rent
11 00
Fannie Buck, nursing
15 50
Ring & Welch
1 50
F. Romanazzi .
10 00
J. B. Edwards
2 00
Mrs. A. A. Knights, rent
20 00
George Gardner, rent .
8 00
Holy Ghost Hospital, Cambridge
51 43
David Marcus, rent
28 00
P. H. Powers, fish
110 27
W. H. Pyne
23 35
Avery & Woodbury
3 75
H. D. Bullard
1 75
Walcott & Co.
2 00
City of Everett
61 32
City of Worcester
21 96
Milford Hospital
57 50
A. H. Sweet Co.
31 60
$728 29
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INMATES AT TOWN HOME.
Total during year
52
Average number
39
Average weekly cost per inmate
$3 76
Appraisal of Town Home real estate ·
$17,000 00
Appraisal of Town Home personal property
$11,012 46
Expenses Mothers' Aid 1920.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals.
Rent,
75.50
219.00
331.50
206.00
232.50
226 00
287.00
295 50
233.90
222.00
310.00
185.00
2,823 90
Cash,
990.00
996.00 1273.50 1004.00
43.40
8.75
13.90
47.20
3.00
335.00
457 75
Clothing and shoes,
27.65
11.55
14.25
6.25
31.00 91 80
89.66
25.50
218.75
424 61
Medicine,
1.00
92.80
City of Boston,
18.29
City of Cambridge,
160.00 23.10
140.00
12.50
27.50
19.50
82 60
102 N
H.G. Hosp'l. Cambridge,
104.01 60.00
20.00
40.00
50.40
44.48
941.19 123.00
1,156.07
City of Beverly,
176.87
299.87
Physician,
17.00
17.00
Town of Hopedale,
162.67
208.00
370.67
35.25
35.25
Dental services, Sundries,
21.25
15.00
3.50
39.75
Totals,
1065.50 1222 50 1848 50 1410.41 1424 82 1695.30
1600.71 1631 25 1516.20 1493.10 1101.48 2660.82
18 670.59
Fuel,
990.00 1069.93 1042.00 1309.50 1104 00 1091.50
679 00
201 50
11,750.93
550.42
City of Waltham,
271.71
18.29
278 71 146 67
446.67
Milford Hospital,
104.01
Groceries and provisions,
6.50
Included in above table are unpaid bills of 1919 amounting to $224.00.
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MOTHERS' AID, CHAPTER 763. INCOME.
Appropriation by town .
. $12,000 00
Special appropriation, unpaid bills 233 10 ·
City of Quincy ·
240 33
Town of Bellingham
213 34
Treasurer of Commonwealth
· 6,593 31
Total
$19,280 08
EXPENDITURES.
Mothers with dependent children, Chapter 763
18,670 59
Balance . $609 49
DUE THE TOWN, MOTHERS' AID, CHAPTER 763.
Town of Bellingham $ 228 00
City of Quincy .
234 67
' City of Brockton ·
216 67
State
.
1,313 28
$1,992 62
Amount o ved by the town of Milford
under Chapter 763, Mothers' Aid $763 00
UNPAID BILLS, MOTHERS' AID, 1920.
H. M. Curtiss Co. $18 00
Mike Tusino, rent
·
13 00
Nora Adams, rent
·
6 00
G. Manguso, rent
8 00
N. Marcus, rent .
15 00
F. Romanazzi, groceries .
12 00
Pietro Todino, rent
7 00
J. Balboni, rent . 9 00
Mary Buckley, rent 20 00
Vincenzo Pironti, rent
12 00
Angelo Mainini, rent
20 00
John Gardella, rent
9 00
Frank Moloney, rent
8 00
Santo Mazzarelli, groceries
12 (0
.
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Coleman Chafetz .
$10 50
A. DePasquale, rent
12 00
Charles Lifty
13 00
A. H. Sweet Co.
7 42
Dr. A. J. Oliver
12 00
Milford Hospital .
6: 03
$285 95
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation by town, general aid $13,900 00
Special appropriation, unpaid bills, 1919 275 94
Tucome at Town Home 7,400 43
Income, all other sources 3,366 68
.Appropriation by town, Mothers' Aid . 12,000 00
·Special appropriation, unpaid bills, 1919 233 10
"Treasurer of the commonwealth 6,593 31
All other sources
453 67 .
Total
$43,341 13
Expenditures at Town Home
. $15,034 28
Expenditures, outside aid
. 9,013 64
Expenditures, Mothers' Aid .
. 18,670 59 1
42,718 51
Unexpended, balance, January 1, 1921 $622 62
During the past year several badly needed repairs were made at the Town Home. A modern bath room was installed, a fine refrigerator purchased, the main building reshingled on one side, the barn thoroughly repaired, and many minor re- pairs also completed. The board feels that the farm property is now in better condition than for many years.
During 1920 the cost of everything steadily increased and th: rentals were also advanced materially. Despite this in - crease the bo ird is pleased to say that the department business was conducted in such a manner as to prevent a big deficit, and in the Mothers' Aid division resulted in the turning back to the town of over $600.
The overseers, in considering the appropriation needed for
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the current year, feel that for the General Aid $13,500 is needed, and for Mothers' Aid $13,000 ; a raise in the former case of $500 and in the latter of $1000.
The $500 is needed to erect suitable hen houses at the town farm, while the $1000 increase in the Mothers' Aid divi- sion is absolutely essential to care for the increased cases com- ing before the board, and also to meet the increased rentals now in force.
MICHAEL B. SWEENEY, Chairman, FRED M. CROWELL, FRED J. COLEMAN, Clerk, 1
Overseers of the Poor.
Report of Sewer Commission.
December 31, 1920.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD :-
Gentlemen :- The sewerage commission herewith pre- sents its annual report for the year 1920.
The following report shows the income and expenditures of the department.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
INCOME.
Balance January 1, 1920
$ 932 63
Sewer assessments collected
4,081 83
Interest on bonds
81 37
$5,095 83
EXPENDITURES.
Sewer construction .
1150 70
Balance
$3,945 13
Transferred to maintenance account .
3,363 48
Balance on hand December 31, 1920
$581 65.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
INCOME.
Appropriation by the town . $4,000 00
Town of Hopedale, sewerage dis-
posal . 40 00
Special appropriation (1919 bills) . 69 28
$4,109 28.
EXPENDITURES.
Labor at pumping station $ 215 50
Electric power at pumping station 517 67
Work at pumping station
14 40
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Superintendence and clerical
$744 01
Miscellaneous 68 15
Rent of land . .
10 00
Materials
14 50
Office supplies 8 25
New apparatus at pumping station . 14 28
Flushing sewers (including teaming) 227 20
Teaming (disposal plant and pump- ing station) 465 00
Lator at disposal plant
5,173 80
Excess of expenditures over income
$3,363 48
The following statement indicates the condition of the assessment account :-
Amount certified in the financial year 1908 . $35,743 43
Interest
36 08
Amount certified in the financial year 1909
. 21,921 22
Interest
224 38
Amount certified in the financial year 1910 Interest
301 57
Amount certified in the financial year 1911 Interest 508 11
1,836 18
Amount certified in the financial year 1912
. 13,253 53
Interest 584 57
. 10,262 19
Amount certified in the financial year 1913 Interest 649 07
· 9,307 37
Amount certified in the financial year 1914 Interest 779 00
722 86
Amount certified in the financial year 1915 · Interest 557 81
0 00
Amount certified in the financial year 1916 Interest
1,176 11
Amount certified in the financial year 1917 Interest 1,156 35
Amount certified in the financial year 1918 Interest . Amount certified in the financial year 1919 Interest
0 00
·
885 32
0 00
·
· 989 68
·
. 10,469 00
$7,472 76
736 81
2
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Amount certified in the financial year 1920 Interest
3,581 45
645 96
Amount certified to date plus interest on install-
ment payments .
$116,328 05
Amount collected financial year 1908 $19,530 09 $ 674 51
Abated
Amount collected financial year 1909 Abated
15,732 91
2,180 34
Amount collected financial year 1910 8,866 31
Abated
224 26
Amount collected financial year 1911
5,437 98
Abated
963 32
Amount collected financial year 1912 Abated
11,979 35
398 32
Amount collected financial year 1913 Abated
9,432 04
90 50
Amount collected financial year 1914 Abated
7,462 20
874 00
Amount collected financial year 1915 Abated
3,739 06
Amount collected financial year 1916 Abated
5,879 65
Amount collected financial year 1917 Abated
5,393 87
26 68
Amount collected financial year 1918 Abated
3,544 26
Amount collected financial year 1919 Abated
4,026 67
159 00
. Amount collected financial year 1920 Abated
4,081 83
$105,106 25 $5,590 93
Maintenance cost is still increasing due to the further ad- vance in cost of labor and also in part by the condition of the filter beds, the underdrains of which must have immediate attention and it is even possible in the very near future that
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additional beds should be constructed, in fact that contin« gency has already been called to the attention of your Board by the State Department of Public Health.
There has been many urgent requests to the Board for the construction of additional sewers, which your Board feels that in most cases should be granted, for the benefit not only of those immediately concerned but also for the public health, yet it is impossible for us to comply without a necessary ap- propriation.
In consequence of the above we are asking that the town appropriate twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500.00) for sewer extensions, repairs and cleaning underdrains at fil- ter beds and seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) for main- tenance.
Items in report charged to construction were due on contracts completed during the previous year, no new work having been performed during this year.
The total number of connections is 1325, thirty new con- nections being made during the year.
FRANK P. DILLON, LOUIS P. PRATT, ALFRED F. MARTIN,
Sewerage Commission.
REPORT OF THE Trustees of the Town Library.
The Trustees of the Town Library respectfully submit the following reports :---
The library work has been along the normal, routine lines during the past year. The circulation still shows a decrease. It is a fact to be regretted, that the public schools have so lit- tle reference work for their pupils. The resources are good,. assistance is always ready, but the co-operation of the teach- ers and pupils is lacking.
The Woman's Educational Association has loaned the li- brary for six months a collection of seventy-two books in Ital- tan, including Language, Government, Health, Literature, Art, Biography, History, Travel and Fiction. To date these books show a circulation of forty-three. Much interest is manifest in the collection. Miss Bertorelli, of the local teaching corps, has been of much assistance in extending information regard- ing the books to the Italian speaking population.
The Division of Public Libraries of the Department of Education loaned the library a set of fifteen books in Spanish. This set was intended to aid the class in conversational Span- ish organized under the auspices of the University Extension. As yet the circulation has been small, but it is hoped that as the class advances, the books may be in more demand.
During Children's Book Week, November 15-22, a score or more of the best juvenile books were taken from the shelves and arranged on the desk for the use of people wish- ing suggestions in the purchase of gift books. Publisher's catalogues, reading lists, Christmas lists, etc. were prepared for the use of the public. At the meeting of the Quinshipaug Woman's Club, the local assistant librarian made a brief an- nouncement of the purpose of Children's Book Week, and
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urged the purchase of more and better books for the home. It is a well known fact that children should be brought up among books, plenty of books.
A new stack, adding shelf room for about fifteen hundred books has been placed in the fiction department. While this relieves the congestion there, overcrowded conditions still exist in biography, history and miscellaneous departments, where about six hundred books are piled on the floor and on the stack ledges.
An effort is being made to stop the defacing of books. All the new juvenile books are carefully examined each time they are returned. If any marks are found, the borrower is deprived of the use of the library for a time, after explanation is made in regard to the care of books. In this way it is hoped to impress on the children the need of care in the use of library books.
At a meeting of the trustees held Feb. 8, it was voted to request an appropriation of $1000 and the dog tax, for the benefit of the Town Library during the ensuing year.
GEORGE W. WOOD,
Chairman.
TRUSTEES.
Nathaniel F. Blake Nathan W. Heath, Term expires 1921
George W. Wood, Stephen H. Reynolds, Term expires 1922
Thomas J. Quirk, Patrick E. Sweeney, Term expires 1923 ORGANIZATION.
George W. Wood, Chairman. Patrick E. Sweeney, Secretary, Nathaniel F. Blake, Librarian.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF TRUSTEES OF MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1920. 1
RECEIPTS.
Balance
$562 52
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Appropriation
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$800 00
Fines .
74 52
Old paper
4 55
Book lost
2 00
Total
. $1,443 59
Orders drawn in anticipation of dog tax
691 62
Total
. $2,135 21
PAYMENTS.
Librarian's salary
$486 66.
Assistant's salary
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263 34-
Extra help
60 27
Books
529.42
Papers and Magazines
125 80
Supplies
38 62.
Express
10 22.
Light .
95 00
Binding
348 10.
Sundries
4 00
Cataloging
15 38
Repairs
19 40
New shelving
133 (0
Library Art club
6 00.
Total
. $2,135 21
In explanation of the unpaid bills amounting to $691.62 I submit : The appropriation for the Library for 1920 included. $800 and the dog tax. The dog tax, $874.24, was received by the town treasurer after the fiscal year of 1920 was closed, and he declined to use this money for 1920 bills. If this money which is for our department had come in proper time our balance would be $182.62
P. E. SWEENEY,
Secretary for the Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY :-
Gentlemen :- I submit the sixty second annual report of the Library for the year ending December 31, 1920.
The Library was open 304 days. Circulation for the year. was 35,311 volumes. Largest daily circulation, February 28,. was 331 volumes. Smallest daily circulation, February 7, was 7 volumes. Average daily circulation was 116 1-6. volumes. Amount received from fines was $74.52. Notices. sent delinquents, 225 ; number of new cards issued, 360 ; visit- ors to the reading room, 6,188.
The Library contains as per catalogue, 21,974 volumes, 324 having been added during the year ; by purchase 221, by gift, 52, by binding magazines, 51. The donors were State of Massachusetts, 15 volumes ; Smithsonian Institute and heirs. of Carl Schurz, 6 volumes each ; U. S. Government, 5% volumes; Library of Congress, 3 volumes; Interstate Com- merce, 2 volumes ; John G. ! lolmes, Frederick M. Cutter; Robert Ingersoll, jr., Rev. J. J. Phelan, Maude Howe, Miss Sumner, F. A. Munsey, Doubleday, Page Co, Friends of Irish Freedom, Glenn Electric, Schenectady, National Press Associa- tion, Chemical Foundation, Worcester Bank and Trust, Philip- pine Press Co., State of Illinois, 1 volume each.
The circulation of the various departments is shown by the following table :-
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CIRCULATION.
History.
Biography.
Politics
and Law.
Travel.
Science.
Fiction.
Miscellan-
eous.
Religion.
Poetry.
Juvenile.
Pub. Doc.
Total.
-January,
13
30
8
20
8
1666
179
21
1205
3155
Feb.,
15
20
20
13
1571
175
2
14
1244
3074
March,
11
27
17
13
1625
206
2
25
1307
3233
April,
9
20
16
14
1500
150
23
1113
2845
May,
7
16
11
19
1494
132
13
983
2675
June,
9
17
12
18
1478
145
1095
2798
July,
13
16
8
14
1514
159
3
15
1142
2 2884
August,
9
10
12
8
1491
141
8
1056
2736
Sept.,
16
16
30
16
1435
181
22
831
1 2547
October, Nov.,
25
8
1
20
11
1662
206
33
1210
3176
Dec.,
10
15
1
21
13
1683
188
1
22
1216
4
3174
Total,
165|215
11 210 164 18663 2042
8 240 13586 7 35311
The reading room has received regularly the following publications, (those marked * were donated) :-
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