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Town of Hopedale 229.50
City of Quincy 236.00
City of Brockton
233.33
Total
$5,124.86
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AMOUNTS OWED BY TOWN OF MILFORD UNDER MOTHERS' AID
Filomena Galassini, rent
$14.00
Antonio Vendetti, rent
14.00
Antonio Creasia, rent
14.00
N. Consollette, rent
15.00
H. D. Bullard, rent
15.00
John J. Harrington, wood
6.00
Peter Todino, rent
11.00
Michael Iacovelli, rent
10.00
G. Manguso, rent
14.00
Domenico Carchio, rent 2 mos.
20.00
Joseph Mellia, rent
10.00
Vincenzo Pironti, rent
15.00
$158.00
INCOME RECEIVED BY TOWN TREASURER TO CREDIT OF THIS DEPARTMENT (Farm and Outside)
Town Home, income $4,241.19
Reimbursement, uncalled for cash 8.00
Town of Hopedale
512.65
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
4,397.93
$9,159.77
MOTHERS' AID
Reimbursement, uncalled for cash $42.00
City of Quincy
311.33
City of Brockton
266.40
Town of Hopedale
524.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
4,076.33
RECAPITULATION Appropriation by town, general aid $23,500.00 Special appropriation, 1922, unpaid bills 2,924.78
$5,220.06
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Received from reserve fund, gen- eral aid 1,552.71
Received from insurance 1,010.00
Appropriation by town, mothers' aid 20,000.00
Appropriation, mother' aid, 1922, unpaid
994.03
$49,981.52
Expenditures :
At Town Home
$12,435.22
At Town Home, 1922 unpaid.
568.67
At Town Home, fire account. 995.92
Outside aid
12,608.36
Outside aid, 1922 unpaid.
2,333.22
Mothers' aid
18,190.94
Mothers' aid, 1922 unpaid.
978.91
48,111.24
Unexpended balance, Jan. 1, 1924. $1,870.28
During the past year many minor improvements have been made at the Town Home. New Ceilings have been put in, and much renovating has been done, insuring the inmates pleasant surroundings and sanitary conditions.
One major improvement was decided upon after the fire at the Home last summer, viz: the installation of a high-powered, electric-driven automatic pump, capable of sending strong streams of water to any part of the building in case of fire. Several hundred feet of new fire hose was also purchased and many hand extinguish- ers, and the Overseers now feel that the home is well equipped to fight any ordinary fire that might visit the institution.
Fortunately last summer's fire came in the daytime and thanks to unusually fine work by the Milford and Hopedale firemen, was checked before any large damage was done.
The Town Home has not been painted for about 12
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years and we would recommend a special appropriation of $800 to have this badly needed work done now.
We want to thank all who assisted in any way during the past year, and promise the voters our best endeavors during the coming year.
Very truly yours,
MICHAEL B. SWEENEY, Chairman, FRED M. CROWELL, FRED J. COLEMAN,
Overseers of Poor.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE Trustees of Milford Town Library FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1923
The report of the Librarian shows the largest circula- tion in the history of the library, an increase of 4,627 volumes over the circulation of last year. This is due in part to the Summer Certificate Reading, as reported elsewhere; in part to the new reading course instituted in the George E. Stacy school. The purpose of both courses is to stimulate interest in good reading.
Also the schools have made much use of the library for reference work. The librarian and the reading room attendant must necessarily give a large part of their time to this work.
The electric wiring has been overhauled and brought up to the insurance demands. The out-of-date cords and sockets have been replaced by modern ones.
More shelf room is a great need. This could be at- tained in several ways. One of the easiest would be the elimination of Public Documents that are of no value to the library. This would require the services of an expert from the Division of Public Libraries, Department of Education. Another way would be the rebuilding of the charging desk, thus making room for more stacks, pro- vided the floor would hold them.
PATRICK E. SWEENEY, Chairman.
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MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUSTEES OF MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1923
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$2,300.00
EXPENDITURES
Cataloguing
$13.76
Sundries
4.30
Light
93.10
Express
7.04
Salaries
1,107.67
Supplies
80.61
Binding of books.
146.61
Books
706.87
Balance on hand.
140.04
$2,300.00
T. J. QUIRK, Secretary.
TRUSTEES
Nathaniel F. Blake.
.Term expires 1924
Nathan W. Heath.
.Term expires 1924
George W. Wood.
Term expires 1925
Stephen H. Reynolds
Term expires 1925
Thomas J. Quirk.
Term expires 1926
Patrick E. Sweeney
Term expires 1926
ORGANIZATION Patrick E. Sweeney, Chairman Thomas J. Quirk Secretary Nathaniel F. Blake, Librarian
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Town Library:
Gentlemen-I submit the sixty-fifth annual report of the Library for the year ending December 31, 1923.
The annual report of the Library for 1923 shows an increase in circulation of 4,627 over the year 1922, which is the largest circulation in the history of the library. This increase is largely due to the interest of the school children who have read certain books recommended by the Massachusetts Board of Education, Division of Pub- lic Libraries, as explained in letter at end of this report, together with the names of those receiving certificates and the schools which they attended.
Commencing in April the Library hours were increased by opening Friday afternoons.
The Library was open 306 days. Circulation for the year was 51,048 volumes, as against 46,521 in 1922, 44,203 in 1921, and 35,311 in 1920-an increase in the four years of 15,737 volumes.
Largest daily circulation, March 3, was 378 volumes. Smallest daily circulation, October 23 was 5 volumes. Average daily circulation was 1671/3 volumes. Amount received for fines and sales was $183.89, which, accord- ing to the state law was paid to the Town Treasurer. Notices sent delinquents, 339; number of new cards is- sued, 693; visitors to reading room, 10,435.
The Library contains, as per catalogue, 22,693 vol- umes, 339 having been added during the year; by pur- chase 271 volumes, by binding magazines 23 volumes, by gifts 45 volumes. There have also been purchased 329 volumes to replace worn-out books, mostly juveniles, and 20 duplicate volumes for high-school scholars to use as supplementary reading. The donors were State of Mas- sachusetts, 10 volumes; United States Government, 15 volumes; Susan B. Anthony Fund, 3 volumes; Trustees of War Fund, 2 volumes, and the following 1 volume each : Smithsonian Institute, Interstate Commerce Commission,
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William S. Hart, Elbert H. Gray, John C. Gray, Miss Annie Daniels, Mrs. Ida Babbitt, Claudia I. Murphy, Mary Wilber Tileston, Publicity Company of Rotterdam, United States Shipping Board, Fairview Publicity Company of New York, Trustees of L. M. Zimmerman, Press of A. R. C. H., Four American Publishers.
CIRCULATION
Month
History
Biography
Politics
and Law
Travel
Science
Fiction
Miscellaneous
Religion
Poetry
Juvenile
Public
Total
Jan.
10
42
.
33
10
2,190
190
2
25
2,107
. . 4,609
Feb.
8
32
53
5
2,100
221
1
37
1,833
. . 4,290
Mar.
16
37
42
10
2,403
234
2
34
1,994
4,772
April
18
26
50
13
2,066
194
.
39
1,995
1 4,402
May
10
18
39
14
2,019
183
52
1,699
. .
4,034
June
9
18
. .
45
13
1,957
159
2
31
1,736
1
3,971
July
10
12
4
23
17
1,917
122
19
1,540
2 3,666
Aug.
12
8
1
40
19
1,830
128
4
22
1,339
1 3,404
Sept.
14
16
1
30
9
1,819
158
5
26
1,246
1 3,325
Oct.
14
43
.
31
7
2,011
191
7
33
2,519
. .
4,856
Nov.
26
45
. .
27
6
2,087
243
6
20
2,826
1 5,287
Dec.
21
51
. .
41
9
1,904
174
9
44
2,179
.
4,432
Total
168 348
6 454 132 24,303 2,197
38 382 23,013
7 51,048
The reading room has received regularly the follow- ing publications (those marked * were donated) :
DAILY
Boston Post
*Christian Science Monitor
WEEKLY
* American Issue
* Labor
Literary Digest
Musical Digest
*Nation
*National Republican Outlook
*Patent Office Gazette
*Red Cross Courier Saturday Evening Post Scientific American
*Universalist Leader Youth's Companion
Documents
. .
. .
. .
.
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MONTHLY
* American Dyestuff Reporter A. L. A. Booklist
* Alpha Aids American Boy
American Magazine Asia Atlantic
Bookman Boy's Life
*Bulletin Worcester Art · Museum
*Bulletin Museum Fine Arts
Munsey's
*Bulletin N. E. Conservatory National of Music
Century
*Commonhealth
*Christian Science Journal Cosmopolitan Country life in America
Current Opinion
Delineator Everybody's
*Extension Magazine
*Field Afar Garden Good Housekeeping
*Granite Cutters Journal Harper's
*Health Journal Mass. Tuberculosis League
*Hollywood Reporter
*How to Sell International Book Review
*International Blacksmith Helpers
*International Free Trader
*International Steam Engineers
*Journal American Bankers
*Journeyman Barber
*Kiwanis Magazine Ladies' Home Journal
*Living Tissue
*Machinists Monthly Journal
*Mass. Extension Service News McClure's
National Geographic
*National Humane Review
*National Republic
*New Near East North American Review Open Road
*Our Dumb Animals - Our World
*Palmer's Penmanship Pointers
*Philippine Press Bulletin
*Polytechnic Popular Mechanics Popular Science
*Public Affairs
*Quarry Workers Journal Radio News Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
Review of Reviews
Scribner's
*Service Talks
St. Nicholas
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*Trained Men Travel
*Tycos
*Vedanta
Woman's Home Companion World's Work
*Worcester County Farmer
The following exhibits have been received from the Massachusetts Art Club :
Jan. 23 to Feb. 12-Italian posters, 52 photographs.
Feb. 21 to Mar. 19-Cathedrals, II, 52 photographs.
April 3 to April 23-Antarctic Expedition, 56 photo- graphs.
May 8 to May 28-Desert of Sahara, 41 photographs. June 5 to June 25-Graphic Arts, 50 photographs.
July 3 to July 23-Pictures for Children, I, 59 photo- graphs.
July 31 to Aug. 20-Cathedrals, III, 38 photographs. Sept. 4 to Sept. 24-Denmark, I, 59 photographs.
Oct. 2 to Oct. 22-Brangwyn, 77 photographs.
Oct. 30 to Nov. 19-Notre Alsace, 66 photographs.
Nov. 27 to Dec. 17-Peasant Art, 57 photographs.
Respectfully submitted,
NATHANIEL F. BLAKE, Librarian.
STATE CERTIFICATE READING
"To the Librarian:
"The Massachusetts Board of Free Public Library Commissioners offers a certificate to any child who reads and reports on five books on the lists enclosed for his grade, that next below, or grades above. It does this with the desire, not to incite the children to read many books or to make the reading in any way compulsory, but to encourage them to use the public libraries and to become acquainted with a few of the best books. Honor certifi- cates may be given to any child who has won four ordi- nary certificates ; but at least five of these twenty books
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read must be non-fiction. A child who has read five books must write on the review sheet the information requested. The librarian will sign the certificate and award it to the child.
"Very truly yours, "E. KATHLEEN JONES, "General Secretary."
In accordance with the above, in April the children of the grades above the third were invited to read these books on the State list.
128 children read at least 5 books and won an ordinary certificate.
68 children won Honor Certificates, 20 books, 5 non- fiction.
38 children won 1 certificate, 5 books.
20 children won 2 certificates, 10 books.
2 children won 3 certificates, 15 books.
1 child won 5 certificates, 25 books.
2 children won 6 certificates, 30 books.
1 child won 9 certificates, 45 books.
The children who won Honor Certificates should be especially commended for their good work. Paul Raftery, Grade 5, St. Mary's School, read 45 books, earning two Honor Certificates.
The complete lists is as follows:
HONOR CERTIFICATES
St. Mary's School-Paul Raftery, Helen May, Margaret Byrnes, Gertrude Pyne, Jennie May White, Gerard Sweeney, Helen Sheedy, Helen McDonald, George Tru- dell, Marguerite Drugan, Lucina Roche, William Pyne, John Burns, Violet Mainville, Sabina Burns, Susan Dav- oren, Catherine McAdams, Helen Callahan, Ruth A, Lynch, Mary Downey.
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Plains School-Fili Gandolfi, Elizabeth Iacovelli, Pier- ina Pedroli, Stella Sozio, Natalini Introini, Josephine Tac- coni, Eleanor Di Giannantonio, Delfina Volpicelli, Adele Cugini, Peter Berrini, Elvira Marino, Helen Farrell, Mar- garet Graven, Winnifred Granger, Eleanor Luchini, Lola Rossi.
Spruce Street School-Linda Di Palma.
Park School - Edith Olson, Myrtle Tower, William O'Brien, Patsy Cugini, Frank Brenna, Eliza Ferraro, Mary Moulton, Esther O'Brien.
Stacy School-Lucy Iacovelli, Anna Bullard, Margaret Raftery, Florence Ozella, Marguerite Moran, Rose Dasti, Thelma Kynoch, Warren Reid, Kenneth Boudreau, Flor- ence Snow, Dorothy O'Brien, Elizabeth Sails, Florence Smith, Laurence Granger, Annette Page, Marguerite Taylor.
South School-George Rooney, Jesse Jeffery, Theron Wheelock, Gertrude Christie.
Claflin School-Doris C. Kiley, Louis Bouclin, Antoin- ette Consoletti.
ONE CERTIFICATE
St. Mary's School-Francis Mullin, John Parks, Arthur White, Sadie Dillon, Fred Cahill, Mary Dillon.
Plains School-Columbus Morcone, Paul Salvia, Frank Tamagni, Joseph Tavano, Elvira Tessicini, Marie Abretti, Felice Bellantoni, Alice Brogioli, Armando Calitri, Cath- erine Cardasso, Peter Cheschi, Angelo Ferrante, Michael Iannitelli, John Marchionda.
Park School-Sidney Benjamin, Samuel Calgione, Al- berta Garland, Lilly Larson.
Stacy School-Margaret Berrini, Robert Cenedella.
South School-May Page, Gladys Quenneville, Rena Richards, Mary Roberti, Ida Scioli, Viola Tenney, Anna Boyle, Robert Knight, Frank Lioce.
Oliver School-Rita Sullivan.
Spruce Street School-Lillian De Matteis, Orajio Ferraro.
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TWO CERTIFICATES
St. Mary's School-Marion Beaulac, Marguerite Dion, Marguerite Hayes, Dorothy McDermott, Francis Sweeney, Elizabeth Sullivan.
Plains School-Louis Buiso, Adam Colaianni, Lena Lombardi, John Longo.
Park School-Helen Luby, Evelyn Peterson.
South School-Helen Bucci, Mildred Philpot, Dorothy Shirland.
Stacy School-Stanley Burlingame, Eugene Cardasso, Palmira De Palma, William Murray.
Oliver School-Margaret Ferguson.
THREE CERTIFICATES St. Mary's School-Thomas Mahon.
FIVE CERTIFICATES Claflin School-Louis Bouclin.
SIX CERTIFICATES
St. Mary's School-Helen May.
South School-George Rooney.
NINE CERTIFICATES St. Mary's School-Paul Raftery.
Report of the Sewerage Commission
December 31, 1923.
To the Citizens of Milford:
GENTLEMEN-The Sewerage Commission herewith pre- sents its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1923.
The following statement shows the income and expendi- tures of the department :
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
INCOME
Balance, Dec. 31, 1922.
$29,626.09
Appropriation, Mar. 5, 1923.
6,000.00
Appropriation, Sept. 19, 1923
4,000.00
Interest
217.69
$39,843.78
EXPENDITURES
Street Sewers:
Vincenzo Calabrese $141.31
Additional Disposal Plant :
Contract (C. R. Gow Co.).
$24,503.63
Material
9,551.44
Miscellaneous
533.00
Engineering
1,742.30
36,471.68
Unexpended balance, Dec. 31, 1923
$3,372.10
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT
INCOME
Balance, Dec. 31, 1922.
$109.12
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Appropriation, Mar. 5, 1923.
7,000.00
Assessments 593.61
$7,702.73
EXPENDITURES
Pumping Station :
Labor
$238.10
Material
210.33
Power
562.70
$1,011.13
Superintendence and clerical
1,401.60
Office supplies
3.75
Flushing sewers
329.10
Miscellaneous :
Transportation
$122.50
Land Rental
5.00
Material
169.90
297.40
Disposal Plant:
Labor
$3,938.90
Teaming
403.00
4,341.90
7,384.88
Unexpended balance, Dec. 31, 1923
$317.85
The total of the maintenance account is practically the same as in 1922.
We recommend that the sum of Seven Thousand Dol- lars ($7,000.00) be appropriated for maintenance during the coming year.
In reference to the construction contract for the addi- tional disposal plant, reference is made to the report of the Engineer hereto appended.
FRANK P. DILLON, LOUIS P. PRATT, ALFRED F. MARTIN, Sewerage Commission.
REPORT OF ENGINEERS TO SEWERAGE COMMISSION
Boston, Mass., January 14, 1924.
DEAR SIRS-The following statement in reference to the construction of additional disposal plant is respect- fully submitted.
This work, which includes the building of an Imhoff Dosing Tank, trickling filter, secondary tank and sludge beds, was let in the fall of 1922 to the Charles R. Gow Company on the basis of actual cost to the contractor, plus a fixed fee of $5,500, the contractor to divide 50-50 with the town in any profit or loss under or over an antici- pated cost of $55,000.
Construction was begun on September 8, 1922, and had to be discontinued on January 5, 1923, owing to severe winter conditions, with the work about 75 per cent. completed.
On April 19 the contractor again undertook construc- tion and continued until August 10, when it became evi- dent that the cost would exceed the appropriation made by the town. Accordingly, after due deliberation by your commission, the contractor was order to suspend opera- tions until an additional appropriation could be made available for the work. On receipt of the order to sus- pend work, the contractor removed all his equipment and tools from the job.
On September 19 an additional appropriation of $4,000 was authorized by the town and on September 27 the Gow company was notified to proceed with the comple- tion of the contract. On October 1 the contractor replied, declining to resume work on the ground that the suspen- sion of August 10 relieved him of obligation to complete his contract. On October 23 your commission wrote the Gow company advising that you recognized that the town
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must pay for the cost of removing and returning equip- ment and asking, with this understanding, whether the contractor would proceed with the work. On December 10 the contractor in a lengthy communication again set forth his belief that suspension had abrogated the con- tract, but offering, in order to avoid further argument, to contribute $1,000 to the remaining cost of the work. At the present time this offer of compromise is under consideration.
It is our opinion that the contractor can be legally held to complete the work, but insistence may result in ex- pensive litigation and it may be wise to accept the offer of the contractor, which is practically equivalent to one- half the cost of the work included in the original contract and not yet completed.
The work remaining to be done, which includes miscel- laneous small piping, the placing of stop planks and screens, the painting of the pump house, some surface grading and the installation of the secondary tank pump- ing equipment, can be completed with the balance of the money already made available.
Very truly yours,
BARBOUR & DIXON, Engineers.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Milford:
Starting in June, a small-sized epidemic of scarlet fever occured which though light in form was nevertheless sufficient to warrant the most careful isolation and school inspection.
There were 138 reported cases. The disease evidently started outside our town, but was of contact nature and not milk borne.
The Board has compiled a new set of Health Regula- tions as authorized by the General Laws, Chap. 3, Sec. 31, and the same were approved by the Attorney General, Jay R. Benton, May 21, 1923.
We feel that they are sufficient for a town of Milford's size and if carried out are ample for the protection of the public.
Under the auspices of the South Worcester County Health Association a clinic was held at the Dispensary for school children 10 per cent. under weight; also examina- tions of tubercular contacts. Rutland State Sanatorium physicians were the examiners, assisted by Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Hartnet of Worcester, also Miss Buck of the Dispensary, and Mrs. Naughton, school nurse. The ex- pense of the clinic was borne by the association from funds procured by the sale of Christmas seals sold last year. During the clinic many incipient cases were dis- covered which will now receive the best follow-up care and treatment.
The Dispensary is open each week for free advice and examination. Hours: Tuesdays, 3.30 to 4.30 P. M .; Fri- day evenings, 7.30 to 8.30.
A competitive bid for the town's garbage was had and E. P. Ober was selected and bonded to collect for the
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year, collections to be twice a week during the summer months and once a week during the colder season. The collection of garbage is at best rather unsatisfactory due to various reasons.
LICENSES GRANTED
Undertakers-J. B. Edwards, W. W. Watson, S. C. J. Quirk, George Wood, A. Di Pasqualli & Co., Arthur Heroux.
Slaughterers-A. Rosenfeld, Louisa Ferrucci, Ezera Halpern, Caesar Cavijoli.
Masseurs-Margaret Walpole, Leah Crowell, Grace Roach, A. Abrams.
Denatured Alcohol-H. S. Chadbourne, Harry Bullard, Eldredge & Sons, Joseph Kurlansky, F. A. Gould, W. H. Casey, Clark Ellis Co., Go Gas Co., Karl Bright, Joseph Fahey, Herbert Cass, Edward Porter.
Dairy Licenses-J. A. Mann, Frank Usher, Tedeschi Rappizini, L. E. Shangian, Chester Clark, Freeman Lowell, F. E. Knight, T. McTurk, R. Kampersol, Ralph Coffin, G. E. Davenport, Herman Hentchel, Walter Coffin, Timothy Cronin, Leonard Taft, Ripley Bros., Roy Bar- rows, Leroy Parker.
Soda Water Manufacturer-A. Di Pasqualle Co.
BAKERY REGISTRATIONS
Dante Guerra, Santo Mazzarelli, Pine St. Bakery, Mar- dens Food Shop, Quality Lunch, Mrs. C. Dowdell, Frank- lin Lunch, Carley Bakery, Milford Baking Co.
EXPENSES
Lakeville Sanitarium
$74.85
Rutland Sanitarium
108.00
Hugh Ray, garbage collection
373.14
Edward Ober, garbage collection.
593.28
Home board of T. B. cases
204.00
Venereal case
30.00
Rent of T. B. Dispensary
72.00
Salary of T. B. nurse
200.00
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Salary of Dispensary nurse.
75.00
Salary of Dispensary physician
200.00
Salary of Clerk of Board.
100.00
J. J. Birmingham, sanitary inspector
300.00
Wm. Higgins, auto hire.
15.00
Specific treatment
35.00
Care of contagious cases.
28.00
Vaccination of school children
50.00
Special inspections
20.00
Typhoid fever case.
15.00
Dr. J. V. Gallagher
5.00
Reimbursement of wage earners
52.50
J. J. Fullum, meat inspector
396.00
Milford Daily News
18.60
American Public Health Association
5.00
Stamped envelopes
21.92
Clark Ellis, rubber stamp.
1.50
Burial of dead animals.
10.50
Hobbs & Warren.
2.07
Wm. P. Clarke, printing
20.25
J. L. McTiernan, auto hire.
25.00
Inspecting dairies
10.00
G. M. Billings, printing
31.50
Telephone, express, postage.
15.43
J. Allen Rice & Co.
53.25
A. H. Sweet Co ..
12.65
Bond
3.75
$3,178.19
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154 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL
Chicken pox
0 0
0
3
00000010
4
Diphtheria
0
1
1
0 200000
0 0 4
Measles
10
6
1 1 73100000
29
Opthalmia
Neonatorum 0 0 0 0 00000000
0
Mumps
0 0 0 0 00000000 0
Malaria
0 0 0 0 00000000
0
Scarlet fever
11 34 48 23 10 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 138
Pul. Tuberculosis.
0000 10210120
7
Other forms
tuberculosis 00 1
1 00000000
2
Pertussis
0 0 0 000000000
0
Typhoid
0 0 0 0 00001000.
1
Cereo-spinal
meningitis 0 0 0 000000000
0
Smallpox
0 0 0 0 00000000
0
Trachoma
0 1 0 0 00000000
1
Lobar pneumonia .... 3
'0 4 6 30000011
18
Tetanus
0
0 0 0 00010000 1
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BOARD OF HEALTH
Diphtheria 10
Measles
23
Scarlet fever
64
Nuisances
28
Total
125
JAMES J. BIRMINGHAM, Inspector of Board of Health.
155 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS
To the Honorable Board of Health:
DEAR SIRS-The following is the report of Inspector of Meats and Provisions.
There was slaughtered during the year 983 cattle, 2,379 calves, 541 pigs and 18 sheep. These were inspected and acted upon according to the law. I have inspected during the year meat and fish markets, fruit stores and peddlers' wagons and found them, with few exceptions, complying with the law.
JAMES J. FULLUM, Inspector of Meats and Provisions.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Milford, Mass .:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to submit a report of the duties performed by the police department for the year ending December 31, 1923.
Total number of arrests
239
Assault and battery
37
Assault on officer
1
Assault with dangerous weapon
1
Bastardy
2
Carrying weapon
2
Drunkenness
83
Disturbing the peace.
1
Breaking and entering
1
Automobile violations
14
Operating motor vehicle under influence of liquor
4
Sale of property held on conditional sale.
2
Giving of false weight
1
Uniform desertion
7
Keeping liquors
11
Larceny
17
Stolen goods
1
Selling liquors
7
Vagrants
1
Criminel libel
1
Search warrants
53
Appealed
8
Bound over to Grand Jury.
1
Discharged
20
Filed
32
Guilty
117
Released without arraignment.
45
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157
Recovered stolen property $1,200
Cases investigated 35
Fire discovered
4
Buildings found open and secured.
26
Number of lost children restored to parents. 17
Sick and injured persons assisted. 14
Aiding out-of-town officers. 59
Seven regular patrolmen are employed by the town at different times during the day and night.
Four officers, 56 hours.
Two officers, 37 hours.
One officer, 28 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. MOLONEY, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Milford, January 1, 1924.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN : I hereby submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1923. 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 the fee if brought to my office.
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