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6 07
2111
W. C. Tewksbury Co. .
26 64
2112
Milford Electric Light & Power Co.
39 18
2115
Charles E. Pinkham
66
$77 55
LIST OF BILLS COVERED BY THE OVERDRAW.
Order No.
Name.
Amount
2048 F. H. Marshall .
$ 9 20
2049
U. S. Gutta Percha Paint Co.
10 00
2070 H. A. Cass
9 13
2072
M. S. McMahon
.
.
11 80
2074
J. F. Damon .
·
11 80
2075
Michael D. Burke
6 00
2076
A. H. O'Keefe .
1 50
2077
H. D. Bullard .
10 92
2078
Charles H. Kimball
7 76
2084
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. .
6 80
2085
Milford Water Co.
3 79
2086
Milford Electric Light & Power Co.
26 17
2087
Abram Indursky
15 68
2093
Austin Davoren
·
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20 84
2094
William Ahern
.
·
62 50
2095
Charles E. Pinkham
54 17
.
.
$490 00
·
·
·
.
.
91
2096
Adna Hutchings
$54 17
2097
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
6 80
2099
Standard Oil Co. of N. Y.
7 00
2100
Charles H. Kimball
.
5 25
2101
Waters & Hynes
.
3 85
2102
Framingham Decorating Co.
.
10 00
2103
Milford Water Co.
5 59
2104
Milford Electric Light & Power Co.
31 18
2109
Clark Ellis & Sons
17 53
2114
Lungmotor Co.
3 94
$413 37
LIST OF UNPAID BILLS.
W. C. Tewksbury Co., material and labor, re- pairing fire alarm system after the severe ice storm
$165 86
William Ahern, pay for period ending December 31, 1921 62 50
Charles E. Pinkham, pay for period ending De- cember 31, 1921
54 17
Adna Hutchings, pay for period ending Decem- ber 31, 1921 ·
54 17
William Powers, driver, for December
20 84
Austin Davoren, driver, for December
20 8-4
$378 38
ROSTER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. -
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
J. A. MCKENZIE, Chief
J. P. BROWN,
Clerk and Assistant Chief
E. O. ROSE, Assistant Chief
HOSE COMPANY NO. 1.
Edward Duggan, captain ; Clyde Cheney, lieutenant ; Per- ley E. Jeffery, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen : James Ed-
.
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wards, Ernest Bagley, Fred Ruhan, Henry Cronan, John Wil- sou, Frank Chill, John Hayes. Driver, William Powers.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
James Adams, captain ; Percy E. Adams, lieutenant ; George Bragdon, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen: Frank E. McNary, Harold O'Brien, William Higgins, Henry Elliott, Patrick O'Connor, Frank Kirby, Frank Sherman. Driver, Austin Davoren.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 3.
J. Harry Egan, captain ; C. E. Joslin, lieutenant; J. F. Walpole, steward : Harry Webber, clerk and treasurer. Hose- men : Sidney Chapman, Henry Pyne, D. P. O'Connor, Owen Larson, John Droney, John Maloney. Driver, Charles E. Pinkham.
HOSE COMPANY No. 4.
Volunteer Company, serving without pay. COMBINATION COMPANY No. 1.
, captain ; Fred W. Holland, lieutenant ; LeRoy Brown, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen : William Young, Charles Negus, Ansel Kempton, Elmer Rose, Ernest Wiggins, Herbert Murray, Clifford Ray. Driver, William Ahern.
LADDER COMPANY NO. 1.
Michael Sullivan, captain ; James Logan, lieutenant ; Den- nis P. Flynn, clerk ; Frank Cthill, treasurer. Laddermen ; Michael Burke, Martin Casey, Ernest O'Brien, Harry Healey, Joseph Fahey, Edward Coye, John Ruhan, Reginald Murphy, Edward McDermott. Driver, Adna Hutchings.
STEAMERS NOS. 1 AND 2.
Charles Kimball, engineman ; George Dudley, stoker.
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES.
14 Central Street, opposite Baker Slip.
15 Centra! Street, opposite Milford Shoe Co. factory.
16 Depot Street, near Barney's Coal yard.
17 Corner Spring and North Bow Streets.
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21 Main Street, near Milford Home Bank.
22 Office of Superintendent of Schools.
23 Car Barn, East Main Street. Private.
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.
29 Hayward Street near Parkburst Street.
Water Street near Draper Co. property.
32 34 West Street, opposite Lee Street.
35 Corner West and Cherry Streets.
41 Corner Sumner and Granite Streets.
42 At Milford Iron Foundry.
43
Corner School and Walnut Streets.
45
Purchase Street, opposite G. W. Ellis' residence.
46 Purchase Street, corner 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 Street, opposite Cadman farm.
73 Corner Spruce and Congress Streets.
75 Upper Congress Street.
142 Private Box, Archer Rubber Co. factory.
2 Blasts-all out, 3 Blasts-Chiet'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, necessary equipment; 2 frame buildings, necessary equipment ; one Amoskeag Fire Engine ; one Cole Fire Engine; one Packard Combination truck, all equipped ; one Packard Hose Wagon, all equipped, one Per- kins Combination wagon, horse drawn, all equipped; one
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Maxim Ladder Truck, with necessary equipment; one Loco- mobile Hose truck, all equipped ; one single hitch Hose Wagon, all equipped; four sets double harness ; three sets single har- ness, 7000 feet two and a half inch cotton hose ; one pulmotor, grappling hooks and all such equipment, fourteen reservoirs and three hydrants.
FIRE ALARM AND TELEGRAPH.
One 4-circuit storage battery switchboard, complete with 1 battery cells, etc., 23 miles of wire, 5 mechanical gongs, 4 direct action tappers, 2 clocks, 1 combination indicator and gong, 2 indicators, 1 tape register , 1 repeater, 1 bell striker, 1 whistle machine with steam whistle, 1 compressed air ma- chine and whistle complete, 27 street boxes, 2 hand break key stations.
From January 1, 1921 to January 1, 1922, there were 106 alarms, 25 box alarms and 81 telephone calls.
Value of buildings where actual fire occurred $44,500 00 Insurance on buildings where actual fire occurred $42,900 00
Loss on buildings where actual fire occurred $3,314 00
Value of contents where actual fire occurred $35,500 00
Loss on contents $2,170 00
Loss on buildings and contents $5,484 00
Insurance paid
$5,484 00
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN A. MCKENZIE, JOSEPH P. BROWN, - ERNEST O ROSE, Engineers of Fire Department.
REPORT OF THE Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery for Year Ending December 31, 1921.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 1, 1921 $ 83 80
J. E. Swift, town appropriation 250 00
J. E. Swift, income from Trust Funds 575 18
J. E. Swift, for care of neglected soldiers and sailors graves
57 00
Care of lots
531 00
Sale of lots
105 00
Opening graves
.
257 50
Fitting lots
.
100 00
New foundations
19 75
Single graves
.
.
23 50
Moving bodies
7 00
Use of lowering device
13 50
Burying still borns
14 00
Mowing lots and fertilizer
2 50
Sale of standing grass
65 11
$2,107 84
EXPENDITURES. Proprietors of Pine Grove Cemetery
share of income on Trust Funds $ 15 75
W. W. Watson, fertilizer
25 00
J. B. Edwards, fertilizer
21 00
William Melvin, teaming
12 50
G. M. Billings, rent of office
60 00
H. S. Chadbourne, supplies
1 95
G. G. Varnum, fertilizer
.
10 00
E. A. Aldrich, supplies
1 50
1
96
J. F. Damon, repairs
$ 1 50
Incidentals as per vouchers
10 19
Labor as per vouchers
1,921 00
Cash on hand December 31, 1921
27 45
$2,107 84
There have been 47 interments during the year. The terms of office of the trustees expire as follows : William Emery and William S. Marden in 1922. Herbert S. Eldredge in 1923.
Harry E. Hunt and Frank E. Cheney in 1924.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM EMERY, Chairman and Superintendent. HERBERT S. ELDREDGE, Secretary and Treasurer.
Report of Park Commissioners.
RECEIPTS.
Town warrant appropriation
$800 00
Plains Athletic club
·
80 00
American Legion
40 00
Order of Foresters
50 00
Knights of Columbus
50 00
Chautauqua Society
45 00
Sacred Heart Church
35 00
Miscellaneous collections
44 80
$1,144 80
EXPENSES.
Cleaning Town park
$250 50
Two cinder paths
163 50
Care of General Draper and Bancroft parks
180 35
Flower beds
21 15
Police duty, cleaning and oversight, Town park .
208 60
Repairing bleachers, material and labor 119 31
Care and maintenance, ball grounds .
67 25
Cutting grass
30 50
Resurfacing tennis court, and tennis net
60 00
Supplies, including rakes, lime and lawn mower repairs
16 87
Water for and repair of drinking foun- tain
11 51
Signs for bleachers
2 25
$1,131 79
Balance on hand
$13 01
.
Your Park Board is gratified to have gone through the year and kept within its allowance, and is indebted to the
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various societies who have used the park. We cannot give too much praise to every one who has contributed and made it possible to carry on the work.
Your parks need more liberal appropriations to maintain. Kindly note in the first two items of expenses there is a sum of $414.00 necessarily spent, which is slightly more than half of the appropriation. This coming year, there will be need of a substantial sum to put the trees into a livable and safe condition. Moreover, there is urgent need of sanitary conveniences for the use of the large gatherings on holidays. In addition, a space should be provided that can be readily overflowed to furnish a skating surface for our children. New seats should be provided for all your parks.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. QUINLAN, Chairman, MARTIN J. WALLACE, FRANK E. NORCROSS, Secretary:
Report of Inspector of Animals.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN : -
GENTLEMEN :- As Inspector of Animals I have investi- gated several suspected cases of contagious diseases both in horses and cattle during the past year and found only three (3) of them positive. The annual inspection proved that the health and sanitary condition surrounding dairy animals were satisfactory.
I would suggest, that while our particular district has been fortunate in being free from rabies, there is, neverthe- less, cause for precaution. Owners of dogs would do well to keep their dogs on their own premises as much as possible, and thus avoid the menace of the stray dog that generally causes the outbreak. If your animals act at all suspicious notify the proper authorities at once thereby avoiding a general outbreak.
Respectfully Yours,
DR. B. F. HARTMAN, Inspector of Animals.
Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD : -
GENTLEMEN :- The overseers of the poor herewith pre- sent their report for the year 1921 :-
GENERAL AID ACCOUNT. (Farm and outside).
INCOME.
Appropriation by the town . $13,500 00
Appropriation for repairs
at Town
Home ·
500 00
Town Home
7,343 92 .
Treasurer of Commonwealth
3,474 75 ·
Town of Hopedale
.
40 50
Reimbursement from individuals
22 00
Special appropriation (unpaid bills 1920)
691 58
$25,572 75
EXPENDITURES.
Town Home
. $12,783 28
Repairs at Town Home
500 00 ·
Outside aid
. 12,276 08
$25,559 36
Balance
$13 39
.
.
·
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Expenses, Outside Aid
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
Cash,
304.00
304 00
357.00
264.00
339 00
278 00
313 00
407.00
Rent,
136 00
292 00
172 50
243 50
135 50
168.00
175 00
364 00 178.00
331.00 171.00
162.50
133 00
1967 00
Board,
16.00
37 71
147 81
98.00
133.46
111 36
100.00
32 00
16.00
28 00
806 34
Groceries and Provisions,
5.00
81.00
88 00
107.50
161.50
102.90
266.00
115.03
150.90
224.11
95 60
1566 41
Clothing, Dry Goods and Shoes,
72 67
37.15
28.74
32 05
34 88
35.60
2.00
5.25
248 34
Fuel,
53 15
75 90
53.05
134.75
41.15
8.00
23.50
34 5
424 00
Nursing,
15 50
29 50
15.50
15.00
15.50
15 00
15.50
15 50
15.00
15 50
19.25
186.75
Telephone,
5.65
2.85
3.10
2 75
2 85
5.45
2.75
2.75
2 75
9.75
40 65
Sundries.
8.96
11.50
21 68
7.03
28 00
17.31
7.00
45.85
3.00
11.50
2 50
164.333
Milford Hospital
22.50
5 00
80.00
5.00
112.50
Holy Ghost Hospital, Cambridge, Mass.,
17.72
62.01
107.43
131.16
77.15
79.72
77.15
88.58
88.58
74 29 125 00
1,50
510.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
52 57
156 00
Dept. of Public Welfare.
205.00
154 00
249.43
608 43
John E. Roche, salary,
37.50
37.50
37 50
37.50
150.00
City of Beverly,
65.30
29.00
94.30
Ambulance, Cambridge to Tewksbury,
20.00
20.00
Town of Gardner, Burials,
15.00
15.00
Office Supplies,
68.80
6.24
15.62
90.66
City of Worcester,
21.96
21.96
City of Everett,
61 32
61.32
Town of Rockland,
156 00
156.00
Totals
374 18 711.52 1598 77 1262 73 1173 37
887.09 1429 65 1089 53 1009. 19,1236 67
924.43 578 97 12376 08
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Physician,
5 00
72.00
125 00
4.50
145.00
32.00
63.70
9 00
168 70
Medicine, Medical Supl's,
18 85
5 00
72.15
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Included in above table are unpaid bills of 1920, amounting to $495.26.
.
22 60
22 60
.
$
387.50
232 50
3881.00
86 00 168 87
103 43
803 79
Expenses at Farm
Jan.
Teb
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
Salary Supt. and Matron, Extra labor,
110 00
110.00
120.00
240.00
120.00
120.00 120.00 120.00
120.00
240.00
1420 00
159.87
119.60
210.05
267.00
172.93|210.50
330.13 151.45 134.30
204.20
166 64
2126 67
Groceries and provisions,
27.00|244.09
309.86
229.14
346 93
243.55 191.28
311.89 265 26 226.27
281.10
159.25
2835 62
Clothing, dry goods and shoes.
136 48
38.67
100 36
36.58
39 46
41 63
30.10
113.04
19.62
569.34
Medical supplies,
30.00
16 90
85 29
18.25
28.68
19.50
24 29
22.09
307.42
Light and power, Fuel,
19.40
14 60
33 75
10.50
12.05
7.86
7.30
5.70
8.20
15.70
28.60
163 66
160.00
42.25
202.25
Grain,
52 45
110 00
109.15
104.80
100.05
68.05
138.35
61.55
75.80
63.98
884.18
Blacksmith and repairs, Flour,
46.50
6 00
11.95
22.65
6.00
13 50
9.40
23.30
9.25
9 00
157.55
12.60
22.50
33 00
36.25
28.50
31.50
164.35
Tobacco,
25.64
10 36
21.71
43.43
9.56
63.34
26.78
27 60
27.76
273 46
Telephone,
59.05
5.28
85.04
Ice,
12.10
17.38
27.35
22 23
19.58
21.80
120.44
Physician,
12 00
3 00
16.00
9.00
Sundries,
24 77
1 88
36.76
25.51
18 47
2.63
6.50
21.94
8.96
2.22
16.15
205.79
Hardware, etc.,
19 37
24.41
46 71
68 92
7 46 115 16
44.03
16.84
18.23
361.13
Auto repairs and supplies
22.00
3 00
16.40
44 31
5.25
12.90
48.43
3.80
16.93
21.63
6.40
33.82
234.87
Electrical supplies,
6.25
15.35
72.10
Trimming trees,
78.00
75 25
153.25
Building and plumbing repairs,
161.29
199.06
14.40
8.92
121.84
10.40
525.91
Fish,
110.27
172.56
Furniture and repairs,
14 63
168 98
90.98
1.50
10.79
24.70
8.72
10.89
331.19
Lumber and sawdust,
86.73
89.73
Harness repairs,
31.65
15.50
59.50
Lincoln Sq. Garage, new truck,
729.55
729 55
Taxes, Town of Upton, Insurance,
13 50
13.50
Carting hay,
28.91
28.91
.
17 28 6.30
7.13
7.28
40.00
IO2
3 00
7.50+
62.29
3.00
12.35
9.98
9.98
13 40 49.67
Chickens,
12.50 9 70
6 50
6.93
23.13
Veterinary services, Burials,
22.70 85.00
7.00
3 50 35.00
120.00
New cows,
85.00 50.00
85.00
New buggy,
50 00
84.00
84 00
Painting depot wagon, Milford Hospital
37.50
37.50
254.76
245 24
500.00
Special appropriation for repairs,
Totals,
104.64 781.50 1144.14 1493.57 2390.01 1112.48 922.78 1536.73 952.48 830.77 1247.27
766.91
13283 28
Included in above table are unpaid bills of 1920 amounting to $184.63.
Included in above table are repair bills amounting to $500.00.
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IO3
12.50
Coops,
33.20
Income at the Farm.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals.
Milk, Board of
248 48
256.89
282 05
211.87
227 60
176 81
177.79
179 50
238.12
194 72
221.91
239.74
2655.18
Hopkinton residents, Milford residents,
38 00
61.26 34 00
251 10 140 57
28 00 48 00 56 20 167 00
250.25 78.00
113 27 28 00
28 00 60.25
14 00 66 00
42 00 21.00
414 45 35.00
138 00 98 00
128 00 123.00
769 82
Millville residents. Blackstone residents,
126 00
152 55
590.75
10.00
363.85
1824.50
Cow and calf,
60.00
66,00 141 28
City of Brockton, Eggs,
48 00
93 28
7 70
16.10
23 80 29.50
Hay.
10.55
216 01
6.75
233 10 6 00
Chevrolet Motor Co., re. bate,
70 00
70 00
Totals,
338.98
571.43
826 27
529.32
771.86
413 08
693 14
265 20
361.12 1234 92
467 91
870 69
7343.92
104
Miscellaneous,
4 50
25 00
Ducks,
6 00
1468 33
56.20
414 35 6.00
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AMOUNT DUE THE TOWN OF MILFORD UNDER GENERAL AID.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$2,473 17
Town of Hopedale
39 50
City of Worcester
348 05
Town of Hopkinton
103 65
D'ue for milk
40 61
Due for board (local cases)
105 26
Hay
15 00
Amount due from individuals
275 00
$3.400 24
AMOUNTS OWED BY TOWN OF MILFORD.
Massachusetts Hospital School . $431 43
King Bros., clothing
23 90
Milford Coal Co., fuel
44 50
E. A. Kennedy, M. D., glasses
7 00
Santo Mazzarelli, groceries
12 00
Town of Rockland
184 25
City of Worcester
82 20
Edward Canton, shoes and rubbers
10 50
M. Calderara, groceries
48 00
L. H. Barney estate, fuel
146 50
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
.
7 99
Doneg Guilbannian, auto hire
6 00
Milford Hospital
245 80
Holy Ghost Hospital, Cambridge
131 44
Antonio Marcello, groceries
48 00
Manning Bros., shoes and rubbers
7 80
John F. O'Donnell, rent .
8 00
W. H. Baker, rent 40 00
Harry T. Rice, rent
.
26 00
erry Trotta, rent
.
24 00
L. Di Giannantonio, rent
20 00
George Gardner, rent
23 00
John H. Gardella, rent
24 00
M. R. Larkin, rent ·
16 00
Vincenzo Pironti, rent
24 00
.
·
.
.
·
106
E. A. Varney, rent
·
$ 12 00
Mrs. A A. Knights, rent
40. 00
Frank Iadorola, rent
6 00
P. H. Powers, fish
147 46
Lincoln Square Garage
5 50
C. E. Cooney, dry goods .
23 09
Nolan Bros , tobacco
14 14
Milford Grain Co., grain . 53 75
Luigi A. Recchiuto, horse shoeing
14 30
James Lally, flour and grain
131 80
H. D. Bowker, clothing .
18 30
H. S. Chadbourne Co., hardware and paint . ·
10 05
F. A. Gould, hardware and paint
19 75
Clark Ellis & Sons, hardware and paint
20 64
Crowell & De Witt, groceries
139 71
Withington Grocery Co., groceries
145 40
Manning Bros., shoes
2 00
James J. Connors, shoes .
10 50
J. P. Connolly Co., groceries
71 53
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co, fuel
874 65
Shea Bros., groceries and provisions
94 30
J. Allen Rice Co., medical supplies John H. Gardella, medical supplies
24 90
Nash & Co , dry goods
3 08
A. H. Sweet Co., medical supplies
33 50
A. H. Sweet Co., medical supplies John V. Gallagher, M. D.
157 00
W. J. Dillon, groceries
20 00
Burke Bros., medical supplies
30 98
J. H. Gardella, medical supplies .
10 70
Dept. of Public Welfare .
219 78
Armour & Co , provisions
73 06
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
52 57
Frank Alberto, rent
12 00
Fannie S. Buck, nursing
.
15 50
W. H. Pyne, shoes
5 00
G. M. Billings
1 25
.
.
.
53 25
43 69
107
City of Brockton .
฿10.00
$4,263 44
INMATES AT TOWN HOME.
Total during the year
57
Average number 35 -
Average weekly cost per inmate $3 27
Appraisal of Town Home real estate . $17,000 00
Appraisal of Town Home personal property
. $9,975 00
Expenses Mother's Aid.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
D.c.
Totale.
Cash,
1032.00 1052.00
1295.00
1089 00
169.00
286.50
160.50
178.00
342.00
149 50
199.00
221.00
367.00
2693 00
Fuel,
87.50
114 70
85 95
74.15
7.65
17.00
19.00
10.00
2.00
37 00
264 00
718.95
Clothing and Shoes,
88 35
101.70
45 15
56 00
81.52
24.50
8 90
46.50
54.70
507.32
Groceries and Provisions,
49 00
47 00
10.00
64.00
45.00
3.90
218.90
Medicine,
7.42
47.60
17.30
72.32
Physician,
21 00
7.00
29.00
57 00
Milford Hospital,
25.35
159 53
15 00
50.00
20 85
30 00
2.50
61.35
364 58
Mass. Eye and Ear Infir mary,
25 40
4 50
29.90
City of Cambridge,
197.33
197.33
Burial.
18 00
18 00
Dry goods,
8 94
38.52
15.22
62.74
City of Waltham,
173.34
City of Beverly,
120.87
104 00
224.87
Moving Furniture,
10.00
10 00
Total.
1057 35 1331 50 2386 23 1525 65 1829 34 1622 36 1363 60 1990 95 1372.22 1390 20/1778 00 2043 951
19701 25
Rent,
192.00
428 00
1410 00 1104 00 1064 00 1368.00 1128 00 1133 00 1471.00 1189 00
14353 00
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173 34
Included in above table are unpaid bills of 1920, amounting to $330.10.
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MOTHER'S AID, CHAPTER 763. INCOME.
Appropriation by town . . $13,000 00
Treasurer of Commonwealth
.
£
4,279 74
City of Quincy
.
·
564 67
City of Brockton
804 17
Town of Bellingham
673 33
Special appropriation (unpaid bills 1920)
381 46
-- - $19,703 37
EXPENDITURES.
Mothers with dependent children $ 19,701 25
Balance.
$2 12
AMOUNT OWED MILFORD UNDER MOTHER'S AID.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts . $4,959 88
City of Quincy 132 94
· City of Brockton
109 47
Town of Bellingham · ·
76 00
Town of Maynard .
72 00
$5,350 29
AMOUNT OWED BY THE TOWN OF MILFORD.
L. H. Barney estate, fuel $24 50
A. H. Sweet Co., medical supplies 18 16
J. H. Gardella, medical supplies 15 60
King Bros., clothing 14 90
Milford Coal Co., fuel
15 00
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co., fuel
17 00
Shea Bros., groceries
3 00
J. H. Gardella, rent
9 00
Charles Caruso, rent
12 00
Grazia Frattini, rent
14 00
Vincenzo Pironti, rent
12 00
Mike Tusino, rent
.
13 00
M. Torosian, milk
4 03
William W. O'Brien, milk
1 08
Joseph Morcone, groceries
78 00
·
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J. H. Gardella, medical supplies $ 33 10
W. H. Pyne, shoes
62 20
Town of Framingham
919 06
$1,228 63
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation by town, general aid $13,500 00
Appropriation, repairs at Town Home 500 00
Special appropriation, unpaid bills, 1920 691 58
Income at Town Home
7,343 92
Treasurer of Commonwealth
3,474 75
Income, all other sources
62 50
Appropriation by town, Mother's Aid 13,000 00
Special appropriation, unpaid bills, 1920 381 46
Treasurer of Commonwealth 4,279 74 .
Income, all other sources
2,042 17
Total
$45,276 12 .
Expenditures at Town Home
$ 12,783 28
Repairs at Town Home
·
500 00
Expenditures, outside aid
. 12,276 08
Expenditures, Mother's Aid
. 19,701 25
$45,260 61
Unexpended balance, January 1, 1922 $15 51
In closing this report we ask the voters to consider these facts : Our unpaid bills for the past year in both departments total $5,492.07, while owing the town is a total of $8,750 53- in other words, in a year of unprecedented business depres- sion and idleness, and with more calls for aid than at any other time in the history of this department, we actually fin. ished the year with a credit balance of $3258.46. This is all the more remarkable when other towns the size of Milford have been obliged to secure additional appropriations to carry on their departments.
At the town home many needed repairs were made. Some of these were: New floor in horse barn ; beaver board ceiling in men's dormitory and other rooms; new employees'
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dining hall ; one store-room remodeled ; men's dormitory, bath room, store room and floors in women's quarters painted ; old lead pipe to spring replaced with 500 feet of new 1-inch iron pipe; plumbing threughout the house renovated; new ben house erected ; old hen yards torn down and rebuilt; minor necessary repairs made. A new auto truck was also pur- chased. With the exception of a special appropriation of $500 all the above work was paid for out of the regular appro- priation.
We invite a careful perusal of the above report and would ask citizens to inspect the town home, as in this way only can the work done be appreciated.
MICHAEL B. SWEENEY, F. M. CROWELL, FRED J. COLEMAN.
Overseers of the Poor.
JOHN E. ROCHE, Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE SEWERAGE COMMISSION.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD :-
GENTLEMEN :- The sewerage commission herewith pre- sents its annual report for the year 1921.
The following report shows the income and expenditure of the department :--
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
INCOME.
Balance December 31, 1920
$ 581 65
Bond
.
. 12,550 96
Interest
·
.
·
·
21 55
Assessment
.
-- $14,604 22
EXPENDITURES.
Street sewers :-
Contracts
$2,468 33
Materials
971 32
Engineering
326 77
$3,766 42
Improvements at disposal plant :-
Labor
$4,640 00
Teaming
455 50
Material
115 97
Engineering
1,191 78
6,403 25
Land damage
1,100 00
Sale of bond
.
·
110 00
11,379 67
Balance
$3,224 55
Transferred to maintenance account
2,099 08
Unexpended balance December 31, 1921 $1,125 47
1,450 06
.
.
.
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MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. INCOME.
Appropriation
. $4,000 00
Hopedale assessment
110 00
$4,110 00
EXPENDITURES.
Pumping station : -
Labor
$311 87
Material
·
8 90
Power
466 13
$ 786 90
Superintendence and cler-
ical
$807 00
Office supplies
33 24
840 24
Flushing sewers
323 00
Miscellaneous :-
Transportation.
$86 50
Machine work .
30 69
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Raising manhole frames
15 00
Rubber boots
47 25
Imhoff tubes
·
8 50
Painting
15 20
203 14
Disposal plant :-
Labor
$3,000 00
Teaming
589 50
Materials
294 66
-
Weed cutter
171 64
4,055 80
6,209 08
·
·
Deficit transferred to construction account . $2,099 08
The above figures of income and expenditure for the year 1921 are divided, as is customary, into a construction and maintenance account. No sharp line can, however, be drawn this year in framing these accounts, as the work done at the
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disposal plant in improving under drains and in raising the level of the slu lge bed so interferred with regular mantenance and so greatly increased the expense of removing weeds from the filters that it has been impossible to accurately determine just what part of the labor account should be charged to con- struction and what to maintenance.
It will be noted, however, that, as has been the case for .more than five years, the maintenance account shows a deficit which has been met by a draft from the balance of the con- struction account. Since 1917 the disposal plant has been overloaded and the successful operation of the filters has be- come increasingly difficult. As will be shown by the report of our engineer, submitted herewith, ten thousand (10,000) people are now connected with the sewers, or fifty per cent (50 per cent) more than the population which the present filters can properly care for. This overloading of the plant has greatly increased the cost of maintenance and has now reached the point where an extension of the disposal facilities is absolutely necessary, if continued discharge of raw sewage into the river is to be avoided.
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