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Hobbs & Warren 4 64
Clark Ellis & Sons 25
J. Allen Rice Co.
11 07
A. H. Sweet 10 05
$4,699 98
Expended
$4,699 98
Balance
100 02
General Appropriation $4,800 00
REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF MEATS AND PROVI- SIONS.
To the Honorable Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- Herewith we present the following re -. port of the Meats and Provisions Department.
During the year ending December 31, 1925, there have been two slaughter-houses, legally licensed, in opera- tion, killing cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep.
In the past year there have been 1,263 cattle, 2,637 ealves, 644 hogs and 25 sheep slaughtered.
During the year fruit and peddlers' teams and mar- kets and fruit stores have been inspected and found in most cases complying with the laws.
JAMES J. FULLUM,
Inspector of Meats and Provisions. WILLIAM E. GALLAGHER, Asst. Inspector of Meats and Provisions.
DENTAL REPORT.
The report of the operating at the Milford Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1925, shows an increase in the number of visits over the previous year. The children are taking more interest in the Clinic appar- ently. The Clinic has been open throughout the school year.
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The account of the operations, together with the financial statement, follows :
Extractions, deciduous teeth. 1,148
Extractions, permanent teeth 188
Treatments 303
Fillings, deciduous teeth 733
Fillings, permanent teeth 982
Prophylaxis. 663
Total Number Operations 4,017
Total Number Patients 1,839
Total amount collected from children $135 08
Balance on hand January 1, 1924. 24 06
$159 14
Expenses for year ending December 31, 1925
122 20
Balance on hand December 31, 1925. . .. $36 94
The expenses were as follows :
Gibney Linen Supply Co.
$43 93
Cleaning office .
25 50
Electric Light & Gas Co.
24 17
W. P. Clarke, printing
4 00
S. S. White Co.
13 00
Miscellaneous supplies
11 60
$122 20
WILLIAM J. CLANCY, D.M.D., FRANCIS X. KELLEY, D.D.S., Clinicians.
REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
The following permits for plumbing were granted for the year 1925: Water closets 112
Lavatories 76
Bath tubs . 63
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Sinks
87
Wash trays 34
Domestic hot water boilers. 91
After being inspected the above work was acce sted.
J. E. HIGGISTON, M. J. QUINLAN,
Inspectors.
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Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE J. QUINLAN, Chairman,
OSCAR AYOTTE,
FRANCIS H. LALLY, M.D., Secretary.
MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY. December 31, 1925.
To the Citizens of Milford :
I have the honor to present the report of the trustees of the Town Library for the year ending December 31, 1925.
Since the last annual report, we have experienced the loss of our faithful librarian and fellow trustee, Nathaniel F. Blake. Mr. Blake had been a member of the library trustees for 51 years and had served faithfully as librarian for 45 years. He was especially interested in the progress of the library and the people of Milford have lost a loyal servant. At the time that this report is going to print, it is pleasing to say that the trustees are about to hang two pictures, one of the late Patrick E. Sweeney, the other of Mr. Blake, in the library room, as a mark of the esteem in which they were held.
During the past year, it has been the good fortune of the trustees to have more funds available for the use of the library. Consequently, it was found possible to in- crease the salaries of those engaged in the library work and to offer better accommodations to our many visitors.
The circulation of the library during 1925 was much greater than that of last year and the increase in the cir- culation during the past ten years shown in the statistics in other parts of this report connotes a healthy condition in the library circulation. This annual increase has re- quired a larger library staff. More people than ever have visited our reading room and made use of the large amount of reading matter found there. The school chil- dren are interested in reading and that naturally will aid them in furthering the ambitions of their teachers. It would aid greatly to be able to secure more new books
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annually, but the trustees cannot hope to do so until $200 or $300 more 'is appropriated for library purposes.
As recommended last year, our library should be open daily and the stacks should be accessible to the pub- lic, but such recommendations cannot be carried out until such time as the community feels that a larger expendi- ture of money will be possible.
Very truly yours, THOMAS J. NUGENT, D.M.D., Chairman of Library Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUSTEES OF MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY. Year Ending December 31, 1925.
· RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$1,700 00
Dog tax for 1924
1,511 41
Unexpended balance of 1924.
322 16
$3,533 57
EXPENDITURES.
Cataloguing
$12 42
Sundries
4 36
Painting
50 00
Light
89 00
...
Express
13 81
Salaries
1,974 92
Supplies
80 42
Building of new book stack.
138 50
Binding of books
.231 45
Books
662 79
Care of library
240 00
Balance on hand
35 90
$3,533 57 T. J. QUIRK, Secretary.
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TRUSTEES.
Dr. Thomas J. Nugent
Term expires 1926
Thomas J. Quirk
Term expires 1926
*Nathaniel F. Blake
Term expires 1927
Nathan W. Heath
Term expires 1927
George W. Wood
Term expires 1928
Stephen H. Reynolds
Term expires 1928
¡Charles A. Blaisdell
Term expires 1926
*Deceased February 27, 1925. +Elected to fill vacancy.
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ORGANIZATION.
Dr. Thomas J. Nugent, Chairman Thomas J. Quirk, Secretary
*Nathaniel F. Blake, Librarian
įEthelwyn Blake, Librarian
*Deceased February 27, 1925.
¿Elected in March, 1925.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Trustees of the Town Library :
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith the sixty-seventh an- nual report of the library, for the year ending December 31, 1925.
This year, again, I am glad to report an increased circulation, a gain of 4,461 volumes, making this the larg- est year in the history of the library. A comparison table of the circulation for ten years follows the circulation table.
The library was open 303 days. Circulation for the year was 56,939 volumes, as against 52,478 volumes in 1924 ; an increase of 4,461 volumes.
Largest daily circulation, March 4, was 363 volumes. Smallest daily circulation, January 20, was 30 volumes. Average daily circulation was 1873/4 volumes. Amount received for fines was $230.42, which was paid the Town Treasurer, according to State law. Notices sent delin- quents, 485; number of new cards issued, 505; visitors to reading room, 10,005.
The library contains, as per catalogue, 21,472 vol- umes, 317 having been added during the year; by pur- chase 231 volumes, by binding magazines 50 volumes, by gifts 36 volumes. The donors were State of Massachu- setts, 8 volumes; Miss Mildred DeCoste, 14 volumes ; the following one volume each, Appleton & Co., National American Woman's Suffrage Association, Miss Annie Daniels, T. F. Hall, B. N. Bogue, Stella A. Alexander, Acorn Press, Miss Doris Kiley, Bigelow Hartford Carpet
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Company, American Legion, Universalist Sunday School, Commission for Relief in Belgium, the Shri Shivaji Lit- erary Memorial Committee of Bombay, India, United States Government.
During the year, nearly all the books in the Depart- ment of Public Documents were discarded. Forty-seven (47) mail sacks, containing 1,874 United States Govern- ment documents, were returned to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Seventy-three (73) volumes of Massachusetts State documents, covering the years up to 1890, were sent to Edward S. Redstone, State Library, State House, Boston, Mass. This decreased the K section by 1,947 volumes, leaving in the department 503 bound volumes. There are 110 unbound and unnumbered volumes of the Patent Office Gazette.
The shelves in the basement, used for these discarded books, were filled with the History Department, removed from the main stack room. This rearrangement, with the addition of a new double eight-shelf stack, gives ample room on the main floor for the next year or two.
Lincoln Memorial Library has been purchased for the reference' room. As one librarian has said, this has proved "a remarkably good short cut to knowledge."
The Massachusetts Library Commission has loaned a set of books for the use of the teachers of the High School.
A valuable book on carpets and carpet making has been given by the Bigelow Hartford Carpet Company. The library has been fortunate, in past years, in securing without cost, valuable books offered for acceptance. Among them, a volume on Time Telling through the Ages, given by Ingersoll Company; New England Aviators, 1914-1918; Private and Official Correspondence of Ben- jamin Butler; History of Woman Suffrage; Life and Works of Susan B. Anthony; World War books; Towns of New England and Old England, Ireland and Scotland ;
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France and New England; the last two came from the State Street Trust Company.
The trustees completed a list of 100 books compiled by .96 educated men and women. These books, gold starred, have been placed on a shelf near the Spruce Street windows, accessible to those who wish "to make their reading count," who wish "to read with a purpose." Here are found all kinds of books, old and new, fiction and non-fiction. Near at hand are the recent books of biog- raphy, travel, poetry, science. :
The trustees have hung on the walls of the main room life size portraits of two members of the board in recogni- tion of exceptional service in library work. Nathaniel F. Blake served as librarian from April, 1874, to March, 1883; then for 36 continuous years from March, 1889, until his death in February, 1925-a record of 45 years as a librarian. For 51 consecutive years, from March, 1874, until his death, Mr. Blake served as a member of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Patrick E. Sweeney was a member of the board for 25 years, and acted as chairman several years.
The regular routine consumes all the time which is available during library hours. The preparation of just . one book for circulation requires after its arrival from the publisher, checking on two lists; seven, sometimes eight, entries in the accession book; one to three labels attached ; numbers in three places; at least two typewrit- ten cards for the card catalogue ; listing on bulletin board ; a coat of Barco for protection. Multiply this by the num- ber of new books plus replaced and rebound volumes, and some estimate of time consumed will be found. Little time is left for work with the children and for reference work.
During the coming year the librarian hopes to use again the State Certificate Reading Course with the fifth and sixth grades. Two years ago this course was used with excellent results. The idea is to encourage children to use the public library and to become acquainted with a
few of the best books. A State certificate is given any child who reads and reports on five books from a selected list. An honor certificate may be given to any child who has won four ordinary certificates.
Charles F. D. Belden, director of the Public Library of the City of Boston, says, "There is no limit to the bene- fits which a free public library, adequately supported, can render to the community which it serves through the rich stores "of information, entertainment and inspiration available in the books upon its shelves. Under wise man- agement its public service is restricted only by the amount of its funds-the funds necessary for the purchase of books, for their housing and proper care, for the making of catalogues, indexes, and other bibliographic aids in their use, and for attracting to its staff men and women whose training and experience have equipped them for giving to the public the widest and wisest assistance in making use of library material."
CIRCULATION.
History.
Biography.
Politics
and Law.
Travel.
Science.
Fiction.
Miscella-
neous.
Religion.
Poetry.
Juvenile.
Pub. Doc.
Total.
January
29
20
1
42
5
2635
234
2
45
2703
5716
Feb.,
33
28
37
7
2314
166
18
2366
4969
March,
25
29
3
33
12
2452
210
4
19
2592
5379
April,
18
26
2
30
8
2264
178
4
41
2245
2 4818
May,
15
35
28
13
2183
152
1
36
2053
4
4470
June,
9
28
2
33
10
2088
164
1
38
1902
4275
July,
13
25
36
4
2025
155
1
13
1385
1
3658
Aug ,
13
23
33
26
2121
162
3
13
1287
3 3684
Sept ,
17
38
1
27
10
1995
167
8
19
2269
4
4555
Oct.,
19
65
2
44
16
2073
240
2
29
2930
3
5423
Nov.,
18
42
1
39
15
2053
208
2
22
2755
5155
Dec.,
14
23
41
7
2105
222 10
37
2378
4837
Total,
223 382
12 423 133 26258 2258 38 330 26865 17 56939
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CIRCULATION TABLE FOR EIGHT YEARS.
1918. 32,452 1919. 36,941 1920. 35,311 1921. 44,203
1922. 46,521 1923. 51,048 1921. 52,478 1925. 56,939
The reading room has received regularly the following publications (those marked * were donated).
DAILY.
Boston Post
*Christian Science Monitor
*Milford Daily News
* American Issue
*Epworth Herald
*Labor Literary Digest
*Milford Gazette
*Nation
*National Republic Outlook
WEEKLY.
Patent Office Gazette
*Red Cross Courier Saturday Evening Post
*School
*Universalist Leader
*Zion's Herald Youth's Companion
MONTHLY.
*American City A. L. A. Booklist
*Alpha Aids American Boy American Magazine
*Antioch Notes Asia Atlantic
*Bell Telephone Quarterly Bookman Boy's Life
*Bulletin Worcester Art Mu. seum
* Bulletin Museum Fine Arts *Bulletin N. E. Conservatory of Music
Century
*Christian Science Journal
*Commonhealth Compton's Pictured Newspa- per
*Columbia Cosmopolitan Country Life in America Delineator Everybody's Garden and Home Builder Good Housekeeping
*Granite Cutters' Journal Harper's
*Health Journal Mass, Tuber- culosis League
*How to Sell International Book Review
*International Blacksmith Helpers
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*International Steam Engi- neers *Journeyman Birber
*Kiwanis Magazine Ladies' Home Journal
*Living Issue
*Machinists' Monthly Journal
* Mass. Extension Service News
McClare's
* Modelmaker
Munsey
National National Geographio Nature
*New Near East North American Review Open Road
*Our Dumb Animals
*Palmer's Penmanship Poin- ters
*Philippine Press Bulletin *Polytechnic Popular Mechanics Popular Science
*Quarry Worker's Journal Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature Review of Reviews Scientific American Scribner's
*Service Talks St, Nicholas
*The Elks
*Trained Men Travel
* lycos
*Vedanta Woman's Home Companion World's Work
* Worcester County Farmer
The following exhibits have been received from the Mass- achusetts Art Club :-
Jan 6 to Jan. 26 .- Picturesque Architecture of Mexico, 57 photographs.
Feb 3 t, Feb. 23 -- English Inns of olden time, 46 photo- graphs.
Mar. 3 to Mar. 23 .- Embroidery of the peasants of Smolenak, 30 photographs.
Apr. 7 to Apr. 27 .- Arts and Crafts of Great Britain, 63 pho- tographs.
May 5 to May 25 .- Denmark 11, 52 photographs.
June 2 to June 22 .- Allies in Art, 50 photographs.
June 30 to July 20-Masters of Color, 52 photographs.
July 28 to August 17 .- Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, 52 photographs.
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Aug. 18 to Sept. 7 .- The Royal Academy illustrated, 39 pho- tographs.
Sept. 8 to Sept 28 .- Old Rhymes, 45 photographs.
Sept. 29 to October 19 .- Italian Masters, 33 photographs.
Oct: 20 to Nov. 9 .- Flowers of New England, 54 photographs. Nov. 10 to Nov. 30., Early American Artists, 56 photographs. Dec. 1 to Dec. 21 .- American Wood Engravers, 57 photo- graphs.
Respectfully submitted,
ETHELWYN BLAKE, Librarian ..
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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, 1925:
Total number of arrests.
222
Not guilty
38
Discharged
36
Guilty
139
Fined
86
Filed
29
Released without arraignment.
31
Placed on probation
4
Sentenced to House of Correction.
17
Suspended sentence
14
Sentenced to State Farm
8
Appealed
11
Bound over to Grand Jury
2
Assault and battery
25
Assault to murder
1
Assault with dangerous weapon
1
Cruelty to animals.
2
Drunkenness
80
Destroying property
1
Automobile violations
26
Operating under influence of liquor
16
Search warrants
28
Selling liquor
10
Manufacturing liquor
10
Larceny
.
17
Vagrants
5
Stolen property recovered.
$4,200 00
.
.
·
96
Cases investigated 77
Aiding out of town officers 53
Sick and injured assisted.
23
Present at gaming
5
Receiving stolen property
2
Non-support
4
Reckless driving
6
Breaking and entering
2
Assault on officer
1
Peddling without license
1
Disturbing the peace
1
Seven regular patrolmen are employed by the town during the day and night.
Five officers 56 hours.
One officer, 31 hours.
One officer 28 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
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JOHN J. MOLONEY, Chief of Police. January 2, 1926.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
GENERAL AID ACCOUNT. [FARM AND OUTSIDE ].
Appropriation by town .
. $26,000 00
Transferred from Mothers' aid . ·
2,000 00
Special appropriation unpaid, 1924 437 94
Total
$28,437 94
EXPENDITURES.
Town Home . $13,991 25
Town Home, 1924 unpaid bills . 14
Outside and
. 13,943 54
Outside aid, 1924 unpaid bills . 430 80 ·
Total
$28,372 73
Unexpended balance
$65 21
PAINTING TOWN HOME BUILDINGS.
Appropriation by town . $800 00
A. W. McKinley, painting 799 70
Unexpended balance
$0 30
INCOME RECEIVED BY TOWN TREASURER. [CREDIT OF FARM AND OUTSIDE ].
Town Home . $4,028 15
Treasurer of Common wealth
2,310 57 .
Town of Hopedale .
844 00
Town of Hopkinton
995 65
Town of Franklin 60 00
City of Gloucester
125 20
Total
.
$8,363 57
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AMOUNTS DUE TOWN UNDER GENERAL AID.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
. $1,488 81
City of Boston
1,820 71
City of Gloucester
98 75
Town of Hopedale
78 50
Town of Hopkinton
.
118 40
Town of Millville
61 00
Town of Blackstone
.
.
160 00
Town of Northbridge
310 48
Total .
$4,136 65
INMATES AT TOWN HOME.
Total number during year
48
Number December 31, 1925
28
Average number for year
.
.
30
Weekly cost per inmate
$6 37
Appraisal of Town Home real estate
.
$20,000 00
Appraisal of Town Home personal property
$6,482 00
.
.
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GENERAL AID. OUTSIDE.
Outside Aid Expenditures, 1925
Jan
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept ..
Oct
Nov.
Dec.
1924 U'p'd
Total
Cash,
406 00 426 00
538 00
408 00
404 00
490 00 400 00 396 00
508 00 464 00
470 00
618 00
5508 00
Rent,
10 00 128 00
193 00 104 00
130
00
237 00
78 00 134 00
174 00 110 00
148 00
365 20
19 36
1820 56
Grocer's. , Prov'ions ..
69 00 32 00
197 50
25 00
267 32
195 93
44 00|
66 00
86 00 144 50
189 50
305 22
1621 97
Board.
16 00 113 00
95 00 105 00
93 00
180 00 76 00 136 00! 171 00 107 00
120 00
302 43
9 43
1524 86
Milford Hospital
10 00
277 50
18 85
7 50
185 00
498 85
Holy Ghost Hosp'l.,
44 29
44 29
42 86
131 44
Burials,
50 00
Sundries,
9 00
14 00
6 00
13 37
23 58
9 50
21 90
6 00
29 75
133 10
Nurse,
16 50
28 50
17 00
28 50
17 50
14 00
17 00
14 00
24 50
177 50
Dry Goods, Cloth ing and Shoes,
11 50
5 00
4 68
5 00
24 71
6 50
10 75
68 14
Fuel,
51 25
61 25
32 50
51 00
5 00
40 00
80 00
321 00
Telephone.
5 50
7 53
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
4 25
4 25
4 25
9 15
48 68
Advertising,
7 40
Physician.
19 00 144 00
89 00
175 00
6 00
6 00:125 00
132 00
696 00
Med. and Med. Sup.,
36 30
26 70
14 50
38 9
42 10
158 50
Office Supplies,
11 37
61 00
87
2 16
75 40
Trans. Patients to Tewksbury,
20 00
20 00
40 00
Salary, Clerk,
100 00
100 00
100 00
100 00
400 00
Mass. Dept. Pub Wel ..
51 00
75 92
City of Worcester,
35 50
27 00
23 17
85 67
Town of Natick,
361 86
376 09
737 95
Moving Furniture,
11 00
11 00
City of Beverly,
156 00
156 00
Ambulance toHos'l.,
9 00
4 00
Totals,
614 29 805 15 1641 24 993 50 1073 75 1443 38 647 33 802 83 1461 51 971 85 1064 15 2424 66 430 80 14374 34
1
-
2 75
99
2 40
9 80
18 92
6 00
15 00
65 00
GENERAL AID, FARM, 1925.
F'arw Expenditures, 1925
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1924 U 'p'd
Total
Sal. Supt & Mat'n ..
125 00
250 00
125 00
125 00
125 00 125 00
250 00
125 00
250 00
1500 00
Extra labor,
90 00
135 00
135 00|113 00
153 80
288 60
276 60 185 00
215 80 213 00
211 80
175 00
2192 60
Gro. and prov .. 116 64
147 12
352 03 208 68
260 60
291 26
336 84 243 13
380 22 202 59
278 89
624 88
3442 88
Med. & med. sup ..
35 67
53 33
31 25
23 03
25 75
19 00
122 80
223 29
534 12
Ice,
12 00
15 00
21 00
24 00
40 50
30 00
30 00
37 50|
30 00
25 50
30 00
295 50
Tobacco,
7 20
6 60
27 90
9 00
25
66
21 68
27 12
50 08
21
33
22 70
219 27
Sundries,
2 55
3 37
3 98
3 83
29 51
2 97
4 98
3 13
3 53
4 24
6 29
21 49
89 87
Insurance,
11 60
241 27
Telephone,
15 53
6 99
65
6 24
6 09
8 69
21 49
8 35
8 30
9 05
7 14
98 52
Fuel.
220 72
184 97
184 50
96 00
197 20
161 40
1044 79
Grain,
68 65
35 25
61 65
36 30
51 65
28 95
51 70
67 10
47 80
54 00
124 06
627 11
Auto sup. & rep'r,
17 40
13 30
6 45
37 35
10 36
15 19
11 04
11 70
9 90
12 40
16 80
161 89
Electrical supplies,
9 00
3 72
2 85
4 86
34 45
54 88
House fur. & sup ..
170 45
22 45
5 00
40 44
7 60
2 17
17 06
11 65
110 00
396 82
Hardwre&cement.
14 25
6 70
15 20
53 21
13 08
17 39
31 87
6 80
13 10
54 11
260 63
Blacksmith work,
3 75
7 80
4 25
6 25
3 00
24 25
14 25
6 45
11 50
81 50
Flour,
30 00
45 50
2 80
41 00
22 30
30 75
43 30
9 75
33 00
258 40
Light and power,
2 00
24 40
47 90
13 10
10 10
9 50
11 60| 15 30
17 30
48 40
199 60
Harness repairs,
17 85
64 15
Newspapers, Fer., seeds, plants,
4 50
5 75
3 00
34 15
22 80
3 45
73 65
Dry goods, cloth ing and shoes.
112 11
89 06
42 8?
21 20
124 35
39 42
46 29
46 35 87 37
53 71
166 59
829 27
Milford hospital,
32 50
222 50
255 00
Physician.
3 00
6 00
3 00
12 00
24 00
New plumb., rep. blogs. & heaters,
368 96 126 70
15 00
53 00
234 80
155 70
954 16
100
34 92
46 30
26 84
43 53
15 44
1 25
103 50 109 80
16 37
Trans. Patients to Tewksbury. TownUpton taxes,
30 00
15 00
45 00
9 98
9 98
Totals,
275 66 1100 89 1226 08 966 04 1032 36 1525 14 1123 22 964 10 1326 05 975 25 1147 35
2329 11
7 14 13998 39
INCOME TOWN HOME.
Income Town Home, 1925.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Ang.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Milford Residents,
24 00
:24 00
58 00
24 00
52 00
34 00
37 00
24 00
30 00
24 00
18 00
33 00
382 00
Town of Hopkinton,
34 50
66 50
63 75
122 00
142 00
65 50
125 50
68 75
688 :0
Town of Millville,
39 00
31 00
32 85
31 00
31 00
37 25
43 00
34 50
31 00
34 50
34 50
379 60
Town of Blackstone,
502 00 166 25 166 05 169 00
640 50 155 75
2283 65
Eggs.
10 70
16 90 27 40
9 70
4 40
8 40
2.50
3 40
26 00
109 40
Livestock,
4 00
4 00
5 00
13 00
Hay.
30 00
6 00
95 00
131 00
Blinds.
10 00
10 00
Poultry,
29 00
2 00
31 00
Total,
610 20 210 15 352 95 339 30
93 40 187 00
74 25 694 10 262 40
62 50 821 90 320 00
4028 15
IOI
485 10
102
MOTHERS' AID.
Appropriation by town .
. $20,000 00
Appropriation, 1924 unpaid bills 85 00
Total
$20,085 00
EXPENDITURES.
Mothers with dependent children
. $16,302 90
Transferred to General Aid .
2,000 00
.
Unpaid bills 1924
·
85 00
Total
$18,387 90
Unexpended balance
$1,697 10
INCOME RECEIVED BY TOWN TREASURER TO THE CREDIT OF MOTHERS' AID.
Treasurer of Commonwealth
. $5,622 42
City of Brockton 173 33
Total
$,5,795 75
AMOUNTS DUE TOWN UNDER MOTHERS' AID.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$5,150 00
City of Brockton
33 33
.
Total
$5,183 33
MOTHERS' AID.
Mothers' Aid Expend'r's. 1925 .!
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1924 Un'p'd
Total
Cash,
958 00
940 00
1056 00
876 00
871 00 1070 00 856 00
856 00 1130 00
930 00
938 00
1190 00
11674 00
Rent,
88 00
214 00
271 00
253 00
138 00
377 00 101 00
277 00
399 00
116 00|'241 00
557 00
85 00
3117 00
Fram. Hospital,
26 00
26 00
Fuel,
134 25
120 50
110 25
62 00
6 00
8 00
13 00
149 75
245 50
849 25
Dry goods, cloth
24 90
30 00
16 98
39 00
3 95
5 00
35 00
34 35
189 18 -
Milford Hospital.
30 00
66 00
Mass. Hos. School,
77 14
78 85
72 86
97 71
326 56
Med.& med. sup,
24 55
5 00
13 60
6 00
38 10
87 25
Town of Upton,
47 66
Physician.
5 00
5 00
Trans. to Gen Aid.
2000 00
2000 00
Total,
1072 00 1313 15 1579 19 1244 25 1118 66 1575 45 990 48 1172 00 1644 31 1067 00
1363 75 4162 66
85 00 18387 90
ing and shoes,
8 50
27 50
47 66
104
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation by town, General Aid . $26,000 00
Appropriation by town, 1924 unpaid bills . 437 94
Painting Town Home buildings . 800 00
Appropriation, Mothers' aid ·
20,000 00
Appropriation, Mothers' aid, 1924 un- paid bills
85 00
Total
$17,322 94
EXPENDITURES.
At Town Home . . $13,991 25
At Town Home, 1924 unpaid bills
7 14
Painting Town Home buildings
799 70
Outside aid . 13,943 54
Outside aid, 1924 unpaid bills 430 80
Mothers' aid
. 16,302 90
Mothers' aid, 1924 unpaid bills . ·
85 00
Total
$45,560 33
Unexpended balance, Dec. 31, 1925 $1,762 61
The overseers, during the past year, have made many improvements to the Town Home, including painting the ex- terior, and a general overhauling of the plumbing and heating plants.
The farm in 1925 had more inmites throughout the year than for some time past. The lowest the enrolment was at any time last year was 27, while in 1924 at times there were only 14 inmates. This, coupled with the steadily advancing average age of the in nates, requiring more and more medi- cine and hospital attention in each succeeding year, is bound to increase the cost of operating the home.
Some of the voters have the mistaken idea that the over- seers still have the income of their department to expend, in addition to the money appropriated by the town. This is not
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