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Owing to the advanced age or infirm condition of the in- mates, they are all practically unable to assist in any of the farm work, and this means that help has to be hired to do the work that in former years was done by the inmates, thus adding additional expense to the cost of maintenance.
In the Outside Aid department, a recent decision by the Supreme Court, that a married woman never lost her settle- ment in a town, regardless of the length of time she is absent from said town, cost this town over $1200. This decision was rendered void, however, on July 30 of last year.
During the past year this department was called on to aid families of soldiers, usually cared for by the Soldiers' Re-
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lief Fund. These cases were forced upon us by a ruling of the State Department of Public Welfare, Soldiers' Relief. All these rulings took money from our department that we hoped to have for our regular expenditures.
During the past year the overseeers have been called upon to aid persons with settlements in other cities and towns, or state cases, to a far greater extent than In any pre- vious year, as the report show's, both in Mothers' Aid and General Aid. !
Of the money appropriated for the two departments, $24,716.16 was expended on families without Milford settle- ment, leaving the net cost of caring for Milford's poor in 1926, $24,136.10. The members feel that a careful analysis of the report by the voters (keeping in mind that we do not receive the income from our department) will show that the money was wisely and economically expended.
MICHAEL B. SWEENEY, Chairman, FRED M. CROWELL, FREDERICK J. COLEMAN, Overseers of the Poor.
Report of the Board of Health.
The Health Department presents herewith its annual re- port for the year ending December 31st, 1926.
The past year has been an especially healthful one and a few comparisons with 1925 are noted. The number of com- municable diseases reported to the health board was 100. against 281 in 1925, but the measles epidemic of that year was partly responsible for the difference.
The tuberculosis cases reported were 22, or six more than last year, which shows that the disease has not decreased, and that persistent coughs should lead one to have an examination as to the cause, and all contacts with those ill with tuberculo- sis carefully watched and periodically examined.
Two cases of typhoid were reported in one family, but no further cases developed as quarantine was carefully observed in one case, and the other hospitalized. Three cases of cerebro- spinal meningitis occurred in March, with no apparent contact one case with the other. Efficient quarantine was maintained in one case treated at home and the others hospitalized. All recovered.
EXPENDITURES.
Belmont Hospital, diphtheria and scarlet fever patients , $ 341 56 .
County of Worcester, care of T. B. patients 1,459 56
Rutland Sanitarium 6 90
Lakeville Sanitarium
397 00
Westfield Sanitarium .
253 00
Department of Public Welfare
3 14
John Casey, collection of garbage Jan. 1, 1926 to May 15, 1926 . 450 00
Harold Shaughnessy, garbage collector, June 1,
1926 to December 31, 1926 ·
991 62
J. J. Birmingham, sanitary inspector .
300 00
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Wm.Gallagher,meat inspector, Jan.1-Apr. 30, '26
$160 00 Fred Gibson, meat inspector, May 1 to Dec. 31 . 320 00
M. J. Quinlan, reimbursement for expenses. of dairy inspection · . .
17 00
J. L. McTiernan, auto hire ·
25 00
Dr. F. H. Lally, reimbursement for tel , express, postage
25 68
John Gillon, taxi hire
9 00
Home board of T. B. patient
17 00
Dispensary expenses :
Rent
$ 72 00
Nurse .
75 00
Supplies . . .
4 98
Physician
200 00
351 98
J J. Birmingham, reimbursement for taxi hire
2 50
Oscar Ayotte, reimbursement for taxi hire .
1 00
Board of Health nurse
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200 00
Burial of dead animals
24 00
Dr. F. H. Lally, salary as clerk of board
100 00
A. H. Sweet Co, rat virus
38 00
A. H. Sweet Co., supplies
10 35
Oscar Ayotte, supervising garbage collection
50 00
Milford Daily News
13 00
William P. Clarke, printing
13 00
Dr F. H. Lally, vaccination of school children,
50 00
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
8 09
Public Health Association
5 00
J. Allen Rice Co., supplies
6 30
Napoleon Carron, labor
5 00
Dr. F. H. Lally, care and investigation of conta- gious diseases . 35 00
$5,690 22
General appropriation
$5,700 00
Expended
5,690 22
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Unexpended balance
$9 78
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MILFORD RECLAMATION DISTRICT BOARD.
The Milford Reclamation District board has completed the supervision of the work of cleaning, dredging and straightening the Charles River. Messrs. Antone and Ran- some, the contractors, have completed their contract and final payment made for the same, after approval by the State Re- clamation engineer. An annual appropriation should be made to cover the expense of keeping the river channel clear.
Following is list of expenditures :-
Antone and Ransome, 3rd payment $ 805 .50
Antone and Ransome, 4th payment 438 30
Antone and Ransome, 5th payment .
1,177 20
Antone and Ransome, 6th payment 2,137 50
Antone and Ransome, 7th payment 378 00 ·
Antone and Ransome, 8th payment
1,710 00
Antone and Ransome, 9th payment
808 87
James Luchini, services as engineer to Dec. 1, '25
313 05
A Schuyler Clapp, civil engineer .
220.35
Gilbert C. Eastman, clerk, reimbursement for telephone 3 15
Felix Slavin, grate for Central street bridge 150 00
Telephone and postage
10 02
$8;151 94
Appropriation
$10,000 00
Expended in 1925 .
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$1,797 58
Expended in 1926 .
8,151 94
9,949 52
Unexpended balance
$50 48
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'CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
January
February
March .
April
May
June
July
Augu-t
Septen ber
October
November
December
TOTALE
Lob. Pneumonia
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Chicken- pox
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
2
1 2
2
7 20
Diphtheria
Measles
2
0
1
0 2 2 0 000
0 0 7
Scarlet fever
4
2
4
0
4 0
0 0 00011៛
Pul. T. B.
2
1
2
1.
00404323
T. B. other forms 0
2
Pertussis
7
C Spin Meningitis
3
Gonorrhoea
2 +
2
Syphilis
1
Typhoid fever
2
Ant. Poliomyelitis
1
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100
LICENSES GRANTED BY THE HEALTH BOARD.
Manicurists :-
Margaret Walpole
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$1 00
Gladys Blain
1 00
Edith Galley
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1 00
Catherine Elwell
1 00
Leah Crowell
1 00
Madame Le Bossiere Roche
. 3.00
Anna Lacquidara
. 1 00
Catherine Rogers Ryan
· 1 00
Slaughterers :-
A. Rosenfeld
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C. Cavigoli 1 00
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$2.00
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Soda Manufacturer : - Visconti & Vitali
$10 00
Undertakers :-
James B. Edwards
$1 00
Arthur Heroux . 1 00 .
Walter W. Watson
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1 00
Ed. F. Harrington ·
· 1 00
Antonio De Pasquale & Co.
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1 00
George W. Wood
1 00
Alcohol Permits :-
H. S. Chadbourne
· $1 00
T. E. Morse Co.
1 00
Clark Ellis & Sons
1 CO
Eldredge & Son
1 00
F. A. Gould
1 00
F. Hannaford
1 00
Pasquale Nargi .
1 00
A. W. Pearson .
1 00
Mr. Grady (Go Gas)
1 00
Madison Station
1 00
Casey Auto Supply
1 00
Joseph Fahey
1 00
A. S. Antolini
1 00
David Marcus
1 00
Joseph Brown
1 00
$15 00
REPORT OF OPERATION OF DENTAL CLINIC, 1926.
The records for the year show an increase in number of visits to the clinic. The number of children treated this year was about as many or more than can be efficiently taken care of. More interest seems to be shown each year by the major- ity of those visiting the clinic, and the children are more re- ceptive to advice on the care of their teeth.
The operations performed during 1926 were as follows :- Extractions, deciduous teeth 942
Extractions, permanent teeth 206
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Treatments
351
Fillings, deciduous teeth
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643
Fillings, permanent teeth
1,047
Prophylactic treatments
586
Total number of operations
3,775
Total number of patients
1,904
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1926.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1925 .
$36 94
Amount collected from children
$132 79
Expenses of operations for year
103 08
Balance Dec. 31, 1926
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29 71
Amount turned over to town treasurer
$66 65
Expenses :-
Gibney Linen Supply . .
$37 45
Cleaning office
11 25
Electric Light and Gas Co.
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33 63
Printing
8 50
Miscellaneous supplies
12 25
$103 08
WILLIAM J. CLANCY, D. M. D., FRANCIS X. KELLEY, D. D. S.
DENTAL CLINIC EXPENDITURES.
Wm. J. Walker, insurance $ 19.20
Paul Williams, insurance . 19 20
Dr. W. J. Clancy, salary as dentist
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1,000 00
Dr. F. X. Kelley, salary as dentist
1,000 00
S. H. Reynolds & Sons, supplies .
150 28
Printing
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7.64
Rent
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150 00
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$2,346 32
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Dental appropriation ·
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$2,400 00
Expended .
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2,346 32
$53 68
REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF MEATS AND PROVI- SIONS.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF HEALTH :-
Gentlemen : - Hereby we present the following report of the meats and provisions inspectors :-
During the past year there have been two slaughter houses killing cattle, calves and hogs.
There were slaughtered during the year 771 cattle, 1732 calves, 466 pigs and nine lambs. These were all inspected and acted upon according to law.
During the year fruit and peddlers' teams and markets. and fruit stores have been inspected and were found comply- ing with the law with few exceptions, which were readily cor- rected.
WILLIAM E. GALLAGHER,
Inspector of Meats and Provisions, FRED A. GIBSON, Assistant Inspector.
REPORT OF PUMBING INSPECTORS.
The following permits were granted for the year of 1926, and after examination, work was accepted :-
Water closets
128
Lavatories .
82
Bath tubs ·
78
Sinks
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92.
Wash trays
37
Domestic hot water boilers
102
Drainage .
4
JOHN E. HIGGISTON,
MAURICE J. QUINLAN,
Inspectors.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, YEAR 1926.
Scarlet fever
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Diptheria
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10
Whooping cough
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10
Nuisances (miscellaneous)
32
Spinal meningitis
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3
Measles
25
Total
100
Respectfully yours, JAMES J. BIRMINGHAM,
Inspector.
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE J. QUINLAN, Chairman, OSCAR AYOTTE, FRANCIS H. LALLY, Secretary.
Milford Fire Department.
RECEIPTS.
By appropriation :
Pay of members $15,172 00
Incidentals 3,500 00
Repairs 600 00
Brush fires 200 00
New hose
1,500 00
New fire alarm box
300 00
Unpaid bills, 1924. 27 80
$21,299 80
EXPENDITURES. Pay of Members.
William Ahern, driver, Engine No. 1. $1,788 32
Albert Sullivan, driver, Hose Co. No. 3 906 25
John Ruhan, driver, H. & L. Co. 937 50
Nelson Goddard, driver, H. & L. Co. 613 99
Frank Mitchell, driver, Hose Co. No. 3
561 59
Henry Pyne, driver, Hose Co. No. 1. .
275 00
Charles Humes, driver, Hose Co. No. 2. .. . .
275 00
Frank Higgins, substitute driver, Central Station
100 00
Martin Ahern, substitute driver, Central Station 7 78
Charles Kimball, substitute driver, H. & L. Co. 157 78
William Cloonan, substitute driver, Hose Co. No. 2 72 88
Joseph Fa hey, substitute driver, H. & L. Co. 170 00
Raymond Collins, H. & L. Co 10 27
Fred Lague, Hose Co. No. 3. 10 27
Andrew Sonne, Hose Co. No. 3. 10 27
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Louis SanClemente, Hose Co. No. 3 10 27
Ernest Johnson, Hose Co. No. 3. 1 64
Patrick Carroll, Engine Co. No. 1 ..
1 64
John H. Egan, engineer, Supt. of Fire Alarm
287 50
Ernest O. Rose, engineer.
112 50.
Pio Guglielmi, engineer and clerk.
125 00.
Leroy B. Brown, engineer, Supt. of Fire Alarm 292 50
Joseph J. Fahey, engineer
100 00
Joseph F. Cahill, engineer and clerk.
137 50
Edward Coye, treasurer, H. & L. Co.
1,989 73
Herbert Murray, treasurer, Engine Co. No. 1
1,503 36
Perley Jeffrey, treasurer, Hose Co. No. 1. . 752 50
Edward Duggan, treasurer, Hose Co. No. 1. . 752 50
Harold O'Brien, treasurer, Hose Co. No. 2. .
1,535 00
Martin Ahern, treasurer, Hose Co. No. 3. ... 7~1 50
George Sullivan, treasurer, Hose Co. No. 3. . 720 05
Sidney Chapman, Hose Co. No. 3. 3 00
$14,903 09
By appropriation
$15,172 00
Expended
14,903 09
Balance $268 91
INCIDENTALS
Boston Furniture Co., bedding $8 00
Clark Ellis & Sons, supplies 63 16
H. S. Chadbourne, supplies. .
6 15
Casey Auto Co., supplies
8 55
Milford Gas Co., meter readings
50 62
Milford Elec. Light & Power Co., meter read- ings 271 56
Joseph J. Fahey, gasoline, oil, tires, supplies
292 64
Ernest O. Rose
28 10
John H. Egan. 17 55
Charles Negus, labor . . .
7 80
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New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone serv- ice 155 53
Ben Vitalini, coal. 216 90
Sherman's Laundry, laundry work,.
43 77
Curran's Express Co., expressing.
1 50
Cahill's News Agency, voucher books and supplies 39 70
Bridges Pharmacy, supplies.
6 25
Fire Engineering, subscription
4 00
Milford Water Co., meter readings.
54 90
Camewell Co., transmitter box, repairs and supplies 255 00
George Brooks, gasoline.
8 80
Burke's Pharmacy, supplies
9 20
L_ E. Belknap, grinding axes
2 25
Dr. B. F. Hartman, disinfectant
5 00
H. M. Curtiss, coal.
441 04
J. A. Tyler, labor and material.
4 65
Martin Ahern, labor
9 00
Frank Diani, labor.
3 00
Frank Mitchell, labor
2 38
Herbert Murray, labor of men
4.00
Nelson Huff, labor
76
Abraham Indursky
20 40
Jáchern Hardware Co., supplies 11 05
Packard Motor Co., parts.
16 10
F. S. Slavin & Son, labor
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3 25
Davoren's Express, carting ashes
14 06
R. W. LeBaron.
24 40
T. E. Morse, supplies
1 25
Foamite Childs Corp., Foamite supplies
137 60
J. P. Connolly, soda.
2 10
W. P. Jones Electric Co., labor and supplies .
31 30
Fuller & Wilson Express Co., expressing ....
6 80
Roland Milan, substitute driver, Hose Co. No. 3 5 00
Charles Cooney, blankets and curtains 26 28
Maxim Motor Co., parts 1 04
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121
American LaFrance Engine Co. 68
Clark & Shaughnesy, coal .. 96 00
Department Public Safety, inspection 2 00
Harry Barnes 9 00
S. H. Bickford, repairing floors 48 41
American Railway Express Co.
1 55
U. S. Gutta Percha Paint Co., paint 9 40
John H. Gardella, supplies.
10 45
N. E. Fire Appliance Co., supplies
9 95
Ed. Duggan, labor of men at test
15 50
Joseph P. Brown, gas and oil.
31 90
Henry L. Patrick, soda
3 00
Weber & Rose, table.
5 00
Dr. Levy, medical aid to member
5 00
Milford Daily News, notices.
17 50
Crowell & DeWitt, supplies.
60
Milford Furniture Co., supplies
3 95
Frank Ward Express Co., expressing
1 00
John F. Damon, labor and material .
50 98
Avery & Woodbury, supplies.
8 55
Frank Higgins, substitute driver . 7 80
Rouleau Bros. Garage, repairing trucks 24 71
Beacon Supply, electrical supplies. 32 12
American Fire Equipment Co., supplies
71 22
Motor Equipment Co., gasoline and oil
20 20
Lincoln Square Garage, gasoline.
1 20
Fred A. Gould, supplies .
70
Gordon L. Dalrymple, repairs on trucks. .
19 63
West Street Garage, repairing trucks. ..
18 20
Gibbs Wahlert Co., masks and canisters.
18 96
William Seaver Express Co., expressing. ...
50
Delaney & Waldron, bedding.
10 75
Mine Safety Appliance Co., mask canisters. .
11 15
Archer Rubber Co., fire coats and blankets ..
52 75
Eastern Drug Co., soda and acid.
20 83
A. H. Blanchard, repairing deluge set and supplies
88 05
Charlescraft Press, printing 3 50
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Geo. H. Locke, lumber. 7 91
Casey & Dewing, painting Central Station. . 202 00
John Casey, carting ashes. 6 00
Hopkinton Fire Depart., help at brush fires. . 7 25
John Crowell, coat straps. 6 30
Henry L. Schultz, electric drill and supplies. 82 67
J. F. Hancock, metal polish
1 65
John . E. Higgiston, plumbing H. & L. Station
23 95
Barney Coal Co., coal.
48 40.
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Peter: Consigli, repairing chimney H. & L. Station 30 00
Thomas F. Maher, labor and material 28 40
$3,499 61
By appropriation
$3,500 00
Expended
3,499 61
Balance 39
REPAIRS
Casey & Dewing, painting H. & L. Co, quar- ters .
$243 00
Andrew Sonne, repairing Central Station. 83 75
Geo. H. Locke, lumber. 7 91
American LaFrance Engine Co.
34 39
Thomas F. Maher, labor and material. . .
95 42
Crosby Steam Valve Co., repairing whistle ..
19 50
E. M. Crockett, labor and material.
9 32
John F. Damon, labor and material.
12 85
Frank Marshall, repairing trucks.
91 69
Louis P. Pratt, repairs.
2 00
$599.83
By appropriation
$600 00
Expended
599 83
Balance
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BRUSH FIRES.
John H. Egan, help at brush fires. $5 75
Gordon Griffith, help at brush fires 3 60
George Sullivan help at brush fires 4 50
Ernest O. Rose, help at brush fires 1 85
John Holmes, help at brush fires. .
3 00
John Hayes, help at brush fires. 1 50;
Frank Higgins, help at brush fires
1 50
Martin Ahern, help at brush fires.
2 50.
Herbert Murray, help at brush fires
50
Leroy Brown, help at brush fires
4 00
Edward Burn ; help at brush fires
2 00
Henry Elliot, help at brush fires.
2 00
A. W. Pearson, help at brush fires
8 00
Geo. Bragdon, help at brush fires
5 00
American Fire Equipment Co., supplies.
32 72
Arthur Blanchard, soda and supplies 96 35
Hopkinton Fire Dept., help at fires
25 23
$200 00
By appropriation
$200 00
Expended
$200 00
NEW HOSE.
Boston Woven Hose Co
$1,485 00
By appropriation
$1,500 00
Expended
1,485 00
Balance
$15 00
NEW FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Gamewell Co., box No. 36.
$124 90
W. P. Jones Electric Co., labor and material.
152 93
Gutta Percha Paint Co., paint. 9 40
J. A. Tyler, labor and material
4 90
$292 13
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By appropriation
$300 00
Expended 292 13
Balance $7 87
UNPAID BILLS, 1924.
J. F. Hickey $27 80
By appropriation $27 80
Expended $27 80
RECEIPTS.
Harry Goldstein, sale of Cole Fire Engine. . $150 00
ROSTER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Leroy B. Brown, Chief. Joseph J. Fahey, Deputy Chief Joseph F. Cahill, Clerk and Assistant Deputy LADDER Co. No. 1.
Edward McDermott, captain; Henry L. Schultz, lieutenant ; Dennis Flynn, clerk; Edward Coye, treasurer. Laddermen : Michael Burke, Martin Casey, Ernest O'Brien, Bernard Manion, Fred Luby, William Carini, William Power, William Bird, Joseph Casey. Driver, John Ruhan.
HOSE Co. No. 1.
Fred Ruhan, captain ; James Edwards, lieutenant ; Per- ley E. Jeffrey, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen: Clyde Cheney, Edward Duggan, John Hayes, Nelson Goddard, Harry Cronin, Carroll Dewing, Joseph Sullivan. Driver, Henry Pyne.
HOSE CO. No. 2.
James L. Adams, captain; Percy Adams, lieutenant ; Geo. Bragdon, clerk; Harold O'Brien, treasurer. Hose- men : Henry Elliot, James Casey, Garden Rae, John Cur- ley, Charles Goucher, William Moore. Driver, Charles Humes.
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HOSE Co. No. 3.
Sidney Chapman, captain; Martin Ahern, lieutenant; George Sullivan, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen: Dennis O'Connor, Charles Joslin, John Walpole, Frank Higgins, Ralph Julian, Frank Hynes, Mario Tosti. Driver, Albert Sullivan.
ENGINE Co. No. 1.
William Young, captain; Charles Negus, lieutenant; Herbert Murray, clerk and treasurer. Hosemen: Fred Holland, Elmer Rose, Ansel Kempton, Clifford Ray, Mark O'Brien, Francis Birmingham John Hennessy. Driver, William Ahern.
HOSE Co. No. 4.
Volunteer company serving without pay.
Gordon Griffith, captain.
LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES
14 Central Street, opposite Baker Slip.
15 Central Street, opposite Milford Shoe Co. factory.
16 Depot Street, near Barney's Coal Yard.
17 Corner Spring and No. Bow Streets.
18 Corner Central and East Streets.
21 Main Street, near Milford Home Bank.
22 Corner Sumner and Mechanic Streets, Hopedale Mfg. Co.
23 Car barn, East Main Street. Private.
24 Main Street, opposite Town Hall.
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, opposite Parkhurst Street.
32 Water Street, near Draper Co. property.
34 West Street, opposite Lee Street.
35 Corner West and Cherry Streets.
36 High Street, opposite West Spruce. New box.
41 Corner Sumner and Granite Streets.
42 At Milford Iron Foundry.
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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, opposite Water Street.
53 Main Street, corner Fruit Street.
54 Main Street, near Hospital.
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Corner Claflin and Franklin Streets.
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Grove Street, opposite 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.
Two blasts-All out.
One blast-Chief's call.
Four blasts-House call.
Five blasts-Fire out of town, call for Engine Co. Six Blasts-Military call.
Seven Blasts-Assembly of Boy Scouts.
Box 33-No school signal. See Report of Superin- tendent of Schools.
EMERGENCY CALLS.
For chimney or small fires telephone : Central Station, Telephone, 65-2; Hook & Ladder Station. Telephone 1430.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY
Two brick buildings, necessary equipment; one frame building, necessary equipment; one Amoskeag fire en- gine; one American LaFrance Combination pumping en- gine, all equipped; one Packard combination truck, all equipped ; one Packard hose truck all equipped ; one Loco- mobile hose truck, all equipped; one Maxim ladder truck, all equipped; one single hitch hose wagon, and harness; one pulmotor, grappling hooks and all such equipment; fourteen reservoirs, three hydrants, one four-way Morse gun; 15 spot lights; 5,750 feet of good hose, and 1,550 feet of inferior hose.
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FIRE ALARM AND TELEGRAPH
One 4-circuit storage battery switchboard, complete with battery cells, etc., 24 miles of wire, 5 mechanical gongs, 4 direct-action tappers, 2 clocks, 1 combination in- dicator and gong, 2 indicators, 1 tape register, 1 repeater, 1 bell air machine and whistle complete, one transmitter box and necessary equipment, 32 street boxes, 2 hand break key stations.
From January 1, 1926, to January 1, 1927, there were 210 alarms; 32 bell alarms, and 178 telephone calls. Value of buildings where actual fire occurred. $169,200 00 Insurance on buildings where acual fire oc-
curred 154,750 00
Loss on buildings
15,220 00
Insurance paid 13,329 00
Value of contents where actual fire occurred. 241,450 00
Insurance on contents 217,100 00
Loss on contents 50,900 00
Insurance paid 46,382 00
We wish to call the attention of the voters to the fact, that the Fire Department now has one less motor hose truck than it has had for some years past. Hose No. 1 truck, a 1914 model Buick became disabled to such an ex- tent that we were compelled to take it out of service, and call in the Hose No. 4 truck, a 1912 Packard. This Pack- ard truck was the first motor apparatus to be placed in the Department, and was rebuilt from a touring car. Hose No. 2 truck chassis is a 1914 model Locomobile, and was the chassis of a touring car.
These machines have all done excellent service to the town in the past, but have now reached the stage where they are very unreliable, and are the source of consider- able expense to the Department, for repairs and parts.
We recommend that the Town purchase at least one modern piece of fire apparatus, and the engineers will confer with the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and
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Finance Committee, relative to the placing of an article in the Town Warrant for the same.
We ask the voters to consider the seriousness of this matter and give it their utmost consideration at the an- nual Town Meeting.
We wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen for the confidence placed in us, the Police Department for the valuable services rendered, and also the members of the Fire Department for their prompt response and obedience to duty.
Respectfully submitted,
LEROY B. BROWN, JOSEPH J. FAHEY, JOSEPH F. CAHILL, Board of Fire Engineers.
MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Town Library respectfully submit the following reports :
The work has been carried along very much on the same lines as in past years and as has been our experience annually for the past ten years, the circula- tion has increased. The statistics which follow this re- port indicate the increase annually for the past decade. The increase of fourteen hundred during the past year is very pleasing and gratifying to the trustees.
Sometimes one would figure that the library is used almost entirely by the school children, but after a careful survey of the list of visitors to the library, it has been found that a great many adults visit our library and read- ing room during the year.
The trustees would like to call the attention of the pub- lic to the many, many volumes available there for use and also the large number of current magazines and ,peri- odicals in the reading room.
A number of new volumes that have been added dur- ing the year will be found in the librarian's report as well as the adopted list of magazines and periodicals. I regret very much to see some of the reading which was formerly done by some of the pupils in the elementary grades being discontinued to some extent and I hope that this reading will be taken up again in the near future. It is hardly to be expected that people are going to be- come interested in the matter of reading library books iz later years unless the foundations for this particular thing are laid when people are in school.
Very truly yours,
DR. THOMAS J. NUGENT,
Chairman of Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUSTEES OF MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY. Year ending December 31, 1926. RECEIPTS.
Appropriation
$3,800 00
EXPENDITURES.
Cataloging
$9 00
Benson & Sons, order book.
27 72
Sundries
90 87
Stereoscopic view s.
82 30
Light
129 57
Express
14 07
Salaries
2,002 07
Printing
60 75
Supplies
74 23
Binding books
252 95
Books
816 46
Care of Library
240 00
Balance on hand.
01
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$3,800 00
T. J. QUIRK, Secretary.
TRUSTEES.
Charles A. Blaisdell
Term expires 1927
Nathan W. Heath
Term expires 1927
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