Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1937, Part 12

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1937
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 374


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338


836


315


313


Blanks


Allen A. Hartwell


421


239


311/2 Forest Street John F. Murray Blanks


5


1


6


843


1355


668


802


812


4480


9560


Planning Board, Three years


Precincts


1


2


3


4 475


5


Total


*Kelsie E. Townsend


485


412


452


557


2381


15 Dilla Street


445


688


376


443


447


2399


4780


Park Commissioner, Three years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5 174


Total


* Benjamin F. Consoletti


213


817


184


211


1599


20 E. Main Street


Simon P. Hickey


355


101


337


385


383


1561


72 Pine Street


Louis J. Tredeau


277


58


216


220


352


1123


38 Pleasant Street


85


124


91


102


95


497


4780


Tree Warden, One year


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5 637


Total


* Patrick J. McGuigan


568


448


502


570


2725


61 Medway Street


362


652


326


348


367


2055


4780


Constables, One year


Precincts


1 372


2


3


4


5 396


2042


11 Goodrich Court


*Charles T. Costigan Eben Street


8


8


* Edward Davoren


397


339


333


371


436


1876


56 Pearl Street


*Charles F. Gillon


373


312


328


373


393


1779


81 School Street


7


2


5


3


9


26


*George G. Moore Blanks


3501


4264


3145


3480


3778


18168


Total


* Michael Bianchi


583


329


362 .


23,900


Blanks


Blanks


Blanks


240


Moderator, One year


Precincts * John T. McLoughlin 26 Pearl Street Blanks


1


2


3


4


Total


570


397


495


530


5 597


2589


360


703


333


388


407


2191


4780


"Shall Section One hundred five B of Chapter One hun- dred thirty-one of the General Laws, requiring for the taking of fur-bearing animals the use of traps that kill at once or take such animals alive unharmed, be again operative in this town."


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5 237


Total


Yes


203


164


156


190


950


No


143


172


173


145


180


813


Blank


B


584


764 .


499


583


587


3017


4780


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 1, Three years


Vote for Fourteen


Michael Bianchi, 11 Goodrich Court


253


*Leroy B. Brown, 38 Spring Street


351


*Joseph F. Cahill, 67 School Street *Francis H. Cosgrove, 80 School Street


389


*Fred M. Daniels, 94 School Street


321


*Edward C. Davoren, 56 Pearl Street


362


*Michael H. DeCoste, 55 Pearl Street


320


*Carroll B. Dewing, 9 Goodrich Court


208


Joseph DiBattista, 51 North Bow Street *John H. Egan, 88 Spruce Street


310


*Nelson H. Goddard, 7 Prentice Avenue


382


*Charles A. Goucher, 63 Pearl Street


305


*Webster S. Gould, 24 Mechanic Street Elmer M. Hollis, 90 School Street


284


*Raphael Marino, 27 Court Street


291


*Richard J. McGinnes, 67 School Street Edward F. Porter, 20 Mechanic Street Morris Rosenfeld, 55 Exchange Street *Louis A. Tredeau, 33 Glines Avenue Blanks


364


272


155


417


7083


342


320


291


241


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 1, Two years (To fill vacancy)


*Ralph L. Newcomb, 83 School Street


Vote for One 445


Blanks 485


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 1, One year (To fill vacancies) Vote for Three


* Arthur Raymond Cross, 37 North Bow Street 518


*Lloyd J. Hixon, 27 Purchase Street 476


*William H. Reynolds, 18 Court Street 473


Blanks 1323


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 2, Three years


Vote for Fifteen


*Peter B. Bega, 63 Beaver Street


426


*Fred G. Birmingham, 264 Central Street 336


* Antonio Bonina, 22 Plain Street 404


* Luigi Catto, 143 East Main Street


381


*Charles J. Ferrante, 20 Fairview Road


412


* Attilio Guerriere, 6 North Street


363


*Bernardino Lombardi, 13 Middleton Street


441


*Edward Montani, 20 Free Street 401


316


*Thomas F. Moore Jr., 27 North Street *Pasquale A. Niro, 57 Hayward Street *Dante J. Pederzoli, 115 East Main Street *Joseph Rosenfeld, 40 Cedar Street


369


380


370


*Louis Speroni, 69 Haywars Street *Joseph DeLuca, 16 East Street


378


*Frnak J. Hynes, 9 Free Street Blanks 11125


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 3, Three years


Vote for Fourteen 312


*Martin B. Ahern, 15 Franklin Street


Joseph F. Brennan, 9 Myrtle Street 278


*William F. Byrne, 127 South Main Street 316


John J. Byron, 80 Depot Street 255


*Howard B. Celley, 34 Whitney Street 323


William J. Corbett, 481% South Main Street


278


Grace V. Doherty, 62 South Main Street


278


*Geraldine C. Fleming, 46 Claflin Street 308


*Frank T. Gilbert, 25 Grove Street


302


Charles L. Goucher, 8 Park Terrace


277


369


29


242


*John E. Higgiston, 39 Claflin Street 299


*Frank Roy Hixon, 139 South Main Street 328


*Ray C. Howard, 150 South Main Street 282


*Daniel J. Kane, 56 South Main Street


311


*Peter F. Leger, 49 South Main Street *Sumner C. Reynolds, 4 Poplar Street Abner Spencer, 41 Grove Street 231


289


Otis L. Stone 43 Depot Street 164


171


Albert Sullivan, 22 South Bow Street Etta E. Woodward, 36 South Main Street 256


348


*William Young, 18 South Main Street Blanks 11592


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 3, Two years (To fill vacancy)


Vote for One


*John F. Adams, 49 Fruit Street Ext. 447


Blanks 381


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 3, One year (To fill vacancy)


Vote for one 445


*James B. Lester, 68 Grove Street


Blanks 383


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 4, Three years


Vote for Fourteen


*J. Edward Barnes, 18 West Street 332


*Otto W. Beiersdorf, 44 Bancroft Avenue 325


*Joseph E. Broughey, 59 Bancroft Avenue 368


* James Burke Cahill, 293 Main Street 325


John George Cahill, 293 Main Street 251


*Daniel F. Carney, 10 Cherry Street


284


* Albert L. Condon, 18 Parker Hill Avenue


322


*Robert L. Dillon, 15 Draper Park


327


317


270


216


247


312


* Bernard M. Manion, 82 West Street


333


*Roger C. Oakes, 14 Church Street 256


*Marcus W. Rose, 57 Bancroft Avenue 259


*Frank I. Ward, 36 Church Street


328


*Edward F. Doheny, 357 Main Street *Joseph H. Doyle, 68 Congress Street Lawrence F. Granger, 46 Bancroft Avenue Arthur C. Johnson, 78 Congress Street *Edwin F. Lilley Jr., 3 Draper Park


311


243


Frank A. Whipple, 20 Church Street Blanks 12852


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 4, Two years (To fill vacancies) Vote for Three


*William N. Baxter, 42 West Street 447


*Paul C. Duggan, 1 West Street 443


*John C. Ripley, 19 High Street 418


Blanks 1446


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS


Precinct 5, Three years


Vote for Fifteen 423


*George Anderson, 23 Emmons Street


* Raymond E. Barlow, 235 Purchase Street 388


*William H. Cahill, 16 Grant Street 401


William D. Callahan, 171 Congress Street


331


* Michael W. Casey, 27 Emmons Street


341


Richard E. Chard, 171 Purchase Street


267


James P. Dillion, 107 Purchase Street *Frank L. Earl, 49 Grant Street


333


*Edward R. Glennon, 147 Spruce Street


337


Madison H. Goff, 26 Pleasant Street


323


*John H. Henderson, 149 Purchase Street


421


*Fred L. Knox, 59 Grant Street


363


*Francis X. Lally, 177 Congress Street John L. Manuel, 24 Grant Street


313


*Angus H. Mckenzie, 231 Purchase Street


338


Arthur W. McKinley, 187 Purchase Street


281


* Alton H. Metcalf, 207 Congress Street


339


*Clement H. Moran, 16 Gibbon Avenue 341


351


*Elmer C. Nelson, 102 Congress Street


344


*Wendell T. Phillips, Jr., 98 Congress Street 380 Eleanor Metcalf Prouty. 173 Congress Street 276


Isaac W. Ward, 169 Congress Street


279


Blanks 7175


GEORGE W. BILLINGS JOHN J. BEST WILLIAM E. MOORE DENNIS J. SULLIVAN


Registrars of Voters .


240


*Nelson Morey, Haven Street


403


312


244


March 2, 1937. A true record :


Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN


Town Clerk.


A true copy of the record :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN


Town Clerk.


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, March 10, 1937 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Worcester, ss.


Milford, March 10, 1937


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Milford qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs held in Town Hall on the tenth day of March, 1937, the said in- habitants proceeded as follows :


The meeting was called to order by John T. McLoughlin, Moderator, at 8:15 o'clock P. M.


Joseph F. Cahill of Precinct 1 was appointed a Monitor to fill a vacancy.


The Monitor checked the lists of Town Meeting Members and reported that there were 187 Town Meeting Members present as follows :


Precinct 1 37 Precinct 2 36 Precinct 3 27


Precinct 4 31 Precinct 5 39 At large 17 Total 187.


The number of Members present constituted a quorum. The Town Clerk proceeded to read the Warrant.


After reading Article 1 it was voted: To dispense with the reading of the remainder of the Articles in the Warrant with the exception of the Officers return thereon.


The Officer's return on the Warrant was read.


Article 1. Voted : To accept the reports of all Town Officers as printed in the Annual Town Reports.


Article 2. Myron Morey, Secretary of the Finance Com- mittee presented the report of the Finance Committee.


REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE


Your Committee has studied the Budget as asked by the Various departments and has recommended certain amounts. These are not idle guesses, but are careful calculations, which should allow enough money so no department will


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be improperly curtailed.


We hope the Town Meeting Members will read our report and consider carefully the interest of the Town People in general, rather than the interests of any special group, when they vote on the 1937 Budget.


At the risk of repeating facts which are familiar to many we wish to briefly explain and comment on certain portions of the town's finance system.


TAX RATE


At Town Meetings various appropriations are made, and the total of these sums is the annual Budget for which money must be provided.


The Town also has certain income outside of the Real Estate and Personal tax, and this money is available to help meet the budget.


The gross Budget, minus the income, equals the amount which must be paid in taxes. This net Budget divided by the number of thousands of valuation, equals the rate per thousand to be paid.


It is, therefore, quite obvious that the TAX RATE is actually set by the voters when they authorize the spending of money.


EXCESS and DEFICIENCY (E & D) ACCOUNT


Theoretically at least, EACH department should have a balance left over when they finish EACH year. The balances HAVE BEEN PAID in the taxes and each taxpayer has paid his portion of them. The assembly point- of these balances is the E. & D. account. If all taxes were paid as soon as due, these department balances would be available as cash to appropriate against the next year's budget. It is only. when the amount of the E. & D. account is greater than the past due taxes that this account may be of help in reducing the taxes to be paid.


Authorization to take money from the E. & D. account must be by the vote of the Town Meeting and must be approved by the Director of Accounts in Boston. The fund should be looked on as an accumulation of money PAID by the taxpayer, because no matter which department had a balance the money came from taxes. It should, therefore, be used to reduce the rate of each following year and by so doing it is actually credited to the taxpayer in the same


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proportion as he paid it originally.


When any specific department seeks to add to the money they can spend by asking an additional sum from the E. & D. account, they are asking the same thing as an appropria- tion, because the sum they ask for should be used as cash in reducing the next year's tax rate. For example : In 1936 there was a credit balance available because taxes were coming in better. Appropriations from E. & D. of $15,000, $7,000, and $1,000, were made to specific departments. Had this money not been taken there would be an additional $23,000 credit in the E. & D. and this amount might be appropriated to reduce the rate of 1937 approximately $1.55 per thousand.


Our 1937 estimate of income direct to the treasurer is approximately $163,000.


Our 1937 town valuation is approximately $14,500,000.


So if $163,000 is subtracted from the total Budget, and about $69,000. of State, County, and miscellaneous warrants added to the result, you will have a net Budget sum which must be paid in Real Estate and Personal Taxes.


Each $100,000. will require a tax levy of $6.90 per thousand.


Each $50,000. will require a tax levy of $3.45 per thousand.


Each $40,000. will require a tax levy of $2.75 per thousand. Each $25,000. will require a tax levy of $1.73 per thousand. Each $20,000. will require a tax levy of $1.38 per thousand. Each $15,000. will require a tax levy of $1.04 per thousand. Each $10,000. will require a tax levy of $ .69 per thousand.


Each $5,000. will require a tax levy of $.34 per thousand. Each $1,000. will require a tax levy of $.069 per thousand.


Article 2. We recommend that there be raised and ap- propriated the several amounts specified in the last column.


Spent in 1936 Department


Asked for 1937


Finance Com. Recom.


$100.00 Moderator


$100.00


$100.00


78.08 Finance Commission


100.00


100.00


1,433.22 Selectmen


1,500.00


1,500.00


2,220.76 Accountant


2,300.00


2,300.00


1,994.40 Treasurer


1,950.00


1,950.00


223.00 Treasurer's Bond


226.50


226.50


4,256.97 Tax Collector


4,650.00


4,650.00


446.00 Collector's Bond


453.00


453.00


The above sums asked are approximately


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Asked for 1937


Recom.


the usual sum asked and appropriated, so we have recommended them without comment.


4,331.58 Assessors


4,500.00


4,250.00


Part of 1936 amount was for some improved files for records, which will not need duplicating in 1937, so we have approved the sum which seemed adequate. They spent $3771., in 1932, $3506., in '33, $3999., in '34 and $4183., in '35.


100.00 Publishing Poll Lists


200.00


100.00


This is the sum that has been spent each year since 1933.


100.00


100.00


1,200.00 Town Counsel


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,430.50 Town Clerk Same amount as last year is recom-


1,700.00


1,700.00


mended.


780.00 Town Clerk, Clerk Hire


780.00


780.00


5,111.11 Elections, Registrations and Town Meetings


2,500.00


2,500.00


No November elections this year.


2,800.00


2,800.00


1,096.12 Memorial Hall


1,100.00


1,100.00


Memorial Hall, New Heating Plant. This boiler and plant has been condemned for two years and should be replaced.


1,800.00


1,800.00


4,967.56 Insurance


Blanket Insurance on Town Property


23,000.00


23,000.00


80.85 Court Fees


75.00


75.00


449.07 Traffic Signals


500.00


500.00


1,000.00 New Equipment, Police Department


450.00


450.00


This item is the only Police item which is not the same as last year. It is desired to purchase a new car, in place of the Dodge, which is ready for extensive re- pairs. This is the difference in value.


18,380.41 Fire Department, Pay of Members


24,735.00


18,500.00


3,420.06 F. D. Incidentals


3,800.00


3,400.00


1,829.98 F. D. Alarm System


500.00


400.00


799.79 F. D. New Hose


1,000.00


800.00


1,179.80 F. D. Brush Fires


350.00


350.00


12,120.00 F. D. Hydrant Service


12,120.00


12,120.00


In a later article we have recommended a special committee to study the needed changes in the Fire Dept. organization. These changes may require more money if adopted by the Town, so we have set up the usual sums pending an intelligent report and program.


Finance Com.


Spent in 1936 Department


22,880.77 Police Department


5,000.00


5,000.00


3,125.01 Town Hall


82.00 Certifying Notes


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Spent in 1936 Department


1937


Finance Com. Recom.


200.00 Rifle Practice


200.00


200.00


400.00 Wire Inspector


400.00


400.00


652.94 Sealer of Weights and Measures A new standard 50-gal. tank measure


· 765.00


765.00


costing $95.00 is wanted in order to comply with state regulations.


3,625.99 Tree Warden


700.00


700.00


100.00 Gypsy Moth


100.00


100.00


499.50 Dog Officer


400.00


350.00


16,352.61 Health Dep't. General


16,500.00


16,500.00


423.00 Animal Inspector


350.00


350.00


1,410.44 Dental Clinic


1,500.00


1,500.00


6,830.72 Worcester Hospital T. B. Assessment


7,355.93


7,355.83


9,655.95 Const. Assessment


8,405.89


9,405.89


8,078.72 Sewer Dep't. Maintenance


8,200.00


8,000.00


This is the same as for the last three


years and should not be increased now that our new plant is in service.


20,998.65 Highway, General


21,000.00


21,000.00


1,999.36 Highway, New Equipment


2,000.00


2,000.00


3,498.05 Highway Oiling


5,000.00


5,000.00


Increase is justified, because we have more streets that need oiling than we have been providing for in the past, and allowing surfaces to break up, for lack of treatment, is not real economy.


17,548.07 Highway, Snow Removal 5,000.00


The unusually mild winter does not jus- tify any large amount for snow removal. All that seems necessary is enough money to take care of a belated snow and a possible snow next December.


1,099.87 Highway, Chapter 90 Maintenance


500.00


500.00 10,000.00


struction is wished.


16,767.65 Highway, Street Lights


17,000.00


17,000.00


118,783.17 Public Welfare General Aid and Mother's Aid Old Age


55,000.00


55,000.00


710.00 State Aid


850.00


850.00


348.00 Military Aid


700.00


700.00


12,162.47 Soldiers' Relief


15,000.00


15,000.00


Public Welfare receives one-half of the


Old Age amount paid out and is able to use this money for other Old Age Relief. There will also be another return on Mothers' Aid payments, but just how fast this money will be received is still a question.


40,000.00


40,000.00


7,215.17 Highway, Chapter 90 Construction Another section of Purchase St. con-


10,000.00


-


Asked for


219


Finance


Spent in 1936 Department


Asked for 1937


Com.


Recom.


215,877.73 Schools


222,081.00 217,000.00


This department does not have to pay an insurance premium, has no unpaid bills, Clerk of Works, moving of buildings, or purchase of bronze tablets this year, so they should get along with this amount without any trouble.


5,494.44 Library


6,000.00 4,000.00


This is the same amount as 1935 and 1936, and should be enough. Article 6 seeks to appropriate the 1936 Dog Tax, amounting to about $1500., for the use of the Library. This is our usual custom and is in addition to the $4000. recom- mended.


2,954.47 Town Parks


2,700.00


2,300.00


We feel that this amount is sufficient for the present needs of this department.


375.00


375.00


Town Parks, Repair of Tennis Court This is for the repair of one of the old courts in order to make five courts avail- able this year.


Town Parks Playgrounds


1,700.00


1,700.00


1,456.28 Printing Town Reports


1,643.50


1,643.50


2,000.00 Compensation Insurance


2,000.00


2,000.00


This is the same as last year and is


Workmen's Compensation Insurance.


Damage to persons and Property Purchase of Tools and Materials -


1,000.00


1,000.00


See Article 9


69.00 Flowage Rights, Clark Heirs


69.00


69.00


200.00 Memorial Day, G. A. R.


200.00


200.00


150.00 Memorial Day, A. L.


150.00


150.00


50.00 Memorial Day, S. W. V.


50.00


50.00


150.00 Armistice Day, V. F. W.


150.00


150.00


50.00 Wor. County Extension Service


None


None


1,500.00 Police Retirement Act


1,500.00


1,500.00


2,825.27 Vernon Grove Cemetery


2,000.00


2,000.00


42.50 North Purchase Cemetery


50.00


50.00


14,340.47 Interest 42,000.00 Maturing Debt


38,000.00


38,000.00


Contributory Retirement Pension Fund


2,200.00


2,200.00


This is an estimated amount to be used if necessary by the Retirement Board in order to pay the pensions of any who retire after July 1st.


15,000.00


15,000.00


This is the same appropriation as last year and is in addition to income of about $825 from invested funds.


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Finance


Spent in 1936


Department


Asked for


Com.


1937 Recom.


Reserve Fund The usual fund to take care of actual emergencies which arise during the year and after the appropriations are finished.


10,000.00 10,000.00


Article 6. Appropriate to the Library the amount of the Dog Tax of 1936, $1,447.80. We recommend the article to be passed.


Article 7. An appropriation is asked for the Worcester County Extension Service. By consent of the officials of this service, we recommend the article be passed over.


Article 8. To choose a Director for Worcester County Extension Service. The Finance Board takes no action on this article.


Article 9. To appropriate $25,000. for purchase of Tools, and Materials to be used in connection with Relief Work. The Finance Board recommends that the article be passed.


Article 10. To appropriate money for hire of a clerk to assist the Town Clerk. This has been taken care of in the budget. Pass over.


Article 11. To appropriate $10,000. for use with money from State and County in the further construction of Purchase Street. This has been taken care of under Chapter 90 Construction in the Budget. Pass over.


Article 12. To appropriate money for printing a Valua- tion Book of the Real Estate and Personal Assessments of the Town. This book is considered valuable and we recom- mend $600. be appropriated.


Article 13. To appropriate a sum of money for Land Damages for Purchase Street construction. Purchase Street construction is a betterment to all abutters and should not have any land damages, however, we recognize that there are people who will seek payment and recommend a sum of money be made available in order not to hold up the work.


Article 14. To appropriate $100. for the use of the Zoning Board. We recommend that this article be passed over.


Article 15. To appropriate $5000. for sidewalk construc- tion under the Highway Dept. We recommend that this article be passed over, and that W. P. A. projects be secured for any sidewalk work at present.


Article 16. To appropriate from Available Funds in the


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E. & D. account $25,000. to apply as free cash against the tax levy. We recommend the approval of the article.


Article 17. To appoint a Survey Board of five citizens to recommend Cedar Swamp improvements. We take no action as no money is involved.


Article 18. To appropriate $2,500. for maintenance and cleaning of Godfrey Brook, Charles River. We recommend the article be passed over, and that W. P. A. labor and money from Tools and Materials account be used where necessary.


Article 19. To appropriate the $5,000. forfeited check on the Imhoff construction contract. We recommend that the $5,000. be appropriated as Available Funds against the Tax Levy.


Article 20. To appropriate $500. to purchase and place street signs in other parts of town besides Main Street. Recommend that the article be amended to include erecting of the signs donated by the Lions Club.


Article 21. To accept an Act of the Legislature estab- lishing a permanent chief of the Fire Department. We recommend that a committee of five citizens be appointed by the Moderator to make a study of our Fire Department system and to report back to the Town Meeting with recommendations as to the requirements which they find needed.


Articel 22. To establish a Road Machinery Account. This is a method whereby the Town is allowed to charge for its own equipment when it is working in Chapter 90 construc- tion. The fund is a reserve which may be appropriated from, in order to replace equipment when needed. We recommend it be established.


Article 23. To appropriate a sum of money to start the Road Machinery account. We recommend the sum of $500. be appropriated.


Article 24. To appropriate a sum of money to repair Highland Street. We recommend the sum of $500. for leveling and oiling the surface of Highland Street from West Street to North.


Article 25. To appropriate $1,100. for cement sidewalks on the East side of North Street. New sidewalk is being built on the West side of this street at present. Recom- mend that the article be passed over.


Article 26. To appropriate $2,500. for paving Columbus Ave. We recommend that the article be passed over, as


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there is not enough residences on this street to warrant the expense.


Article 27. To appropriate the sum of $517. from avail- able funds to the Health Department. This is insurance carried on the equipment of the Board of Health, payment being made for damages in the Porter Block fire. We rec- ommend the transfer.


Article 28. To appropriate $559. from Available funds to Health Department. This is the same condition as Article 27, and we recommend the transfer.


Article 29. The Board of Health are submitting Unpaid Bills of 1936 for $104.18. The Finance Commission does not make recommendations on unpaid bills.


Article 30. Seeks to have the Town Meeting accept an act which will allow the Selectmen to appoint certain Call Men of the Fire Department to permanent positions on the Department. We think that this is advisable, but suggest that final say on Fire Department organization be left to the committee, which we hope will be appointed under · Article 21.


Article 31. To authorize the Selectmen to sell a tract of land now owned by the Town in the vicinity of South Bow Street. We recommend this authorization be given.


Article 32. To raise and appropriate $400. to pay for the Christmas lights which have formerly been paid for by the merchants. We recommend the appropriation. General profit and pleasure should not have to be paid for by a few. The cost should be shared by all.


Article 33. To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for the extension of Congress Street sewer to take in the residence of E. L. Mitchell; a distance of about 600 ft. We have taken no action on this article because we have not enough information to properly judge whether such an expense is justified for such a short distance. To the Taxpayers of Milford :


If you have followed our recommendations through this Town Meeting, your 1937 TAX RATE will be about $38.00 per thousand.


If you have added to the Budget where we recommended against the appropriation, your tax rate can be calculated by referring to the table listed just ahead of the Budget items in this pamphlet. If you have failed to approve some of the amounts which we have recommended your tax rate can be established in the same way as above.


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Please keep in mind one FACT. The voters of Milford are the employers of the various department heads. YOU and THEY, set the amount you are willing to spend for any department throughout the year.




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