Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1937, Part 16

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


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Driver


Rizoli, John


6 Hayward St. Clerk


Rizoli, Luigi


51 Forest St.


Merchant


Rizzi. Simplici


23 Short St.


Moulder


Rizoli, Luigi


6 Hayward St.


Merchant


Roberti, Fred L.


110 Purchase St. 70 West St.


Plumber Shoe worker


Roberti, Leonardo


Robinson, Oliver G.


6 Daniels St.


Finisher


Rosenfeld, Bennie


40 Cedar St.


Merchant


Ross, Leo F.


Cedar St.


Engineer


Ruhan. James F.


17 Church St.


Laundryman


51 Jefferson St.


Clerk


Shoe worker


O'Sullivan, Edward J. Ozella, Joseph


E. Main St.


Shoe worker


Perrone, Giuseppe


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Name


Residence


Occupation


Ruggiere, Luigi Santosuosso, Joseph


Sayles, Albert J.


10 W. Walnut St. Clerk


29 Church St.


Retired


Stanley, George E.


Stopp, William E.


32 Grant St.


43 W. Walnut St. Test man Tel.


Sweet, Wilbur E.


25 Chestnut St. Shoe worker 17 Cook St. Laborer


Testa, Salvatore


31 Mt. Pleasant


Grocer


Tessicini, Victor


Florence St.


Chauffeur


Tomaso, Biaggio


80 Hayward St.


Shoe worker


Tosches, Giovanni


28 East St. Laborer


Tosches, Joseph


55 Beach St.


Rubber worker


Tredeau, Louis A.


33 Glines Ave.


Lineman


Vesperi, Arthur E.


16 E. Walnut St. Clerk


Viele, George O.


421/2 So. Main St. Agent


Volpe, Louis


Nolan Ave. 108 Congress St. Clerk


Chauffeur


Von Flatern, Joseph L.


Whidden, John W. Jr.


27 Pond St.


Shoe Worker


Ward, Cressy F.


45 Jefferson St. Chauffeur


Warren, Elmer W.


14 Leonard St. Clerk


Warren, George E.


91 Hayward St. Merchant


Whitney, Ernest


138 Congress St. Machinist


JOHN H. GARDELLA WILLIAM J. HAYES LYNDHURST A. MacGREGOR Selectmen of Milford


A true copy : Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.


31 Purchase St.


Shoe worker


Sherburne, William F. Spallone, Luigi


39 So. Bow St. Machinist


96 School St. Carpenter Retired


Sweeney, Michael B.


Testa, Fortunato


230 Central St. Barber


295 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, June 18, 1937


TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Worcester, ss.


To either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County, Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Milford qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Friday, the eigh- teenth day of June, A. D. 1937, at eight o'clock in the eve- ning, then and. there to act upon the following articles, namely :-


Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of any Com- mittees of said Town.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars for maturing debt.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Six Thousand ($6,000) dollars for the purpose of adding permanent men to the Milford Fire De- partment, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Thousand ($2000.00) dollars for the purchase or rental of land in various sections of the Town; said land to be used by the children of the Town for baseball playing and other sports, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 5. To see if the Town will accept the recommen- dations of the Zoning Board appointed by the Selectmen under Article 14 of the Annual Town Meeting, 1937, in accordance with Statute 1933, Chapter 269, now G. L. (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Sections 25-30A, for the purpose of origin- ally establishing the boundaries of the districts and the regulations and restrictions to be enforced therein, and adopt such ordinances or by-laws with respect thereto as may be contained in said recommendations; or take any other action in relation thereto.


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Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to permit for use for burial certain lands located on the easterly side of Medway Street in said Milford, approval of the location of which for such use was given by the Board of Health at a special meeting held May 26, 1937, in accordance with the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 114, Section 34; or take any other action in relation to the same.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 9 of the By-Laws approved April 9, 1924, by adding the following section :


Section 3. When the estimated amount of a proposed contract exceeds Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars, proposals shall be called for in the manner provided in this section. Such calls for proposals shall be advertised in a local news- paper having a daily circulation, not less than three times in said newspaper at intervals of two days, the last publication to be at least two days before the opening of the bids. The advertisement shall require such proposals to be sealed and properly designated and shall announce the place, day and hour at which they will be opened. The bids shall be deliv- ered to the Department authorized to make the contract and shall be deposited in a box or other container, securely locked, and at the time and place named, shall be publicly opened in the presence of a majority of the Board of Select- men. No bids shall be received after the time advertised for the opening. So far as practicable, contracts for less than Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars shall be awarded in such manner as to secure reasonable competition; or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 48, Sections 42, 43, and 44 relative to the establishment of the Fire Department under the control of an officer to be known as "Chief of the Fire Department"; or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the easterly portion of Railroad Street bounded and des- cribed as follows :


"Commencing at the northeasterly corner thereof at its termination with the location of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; thence South along said Railroad land 49.5 feet to land of the Town of Milford; thence West- erly 69.25 feet along the southerly side of said street ; thence Northerly 42.5 feet to land of Clark, et al; thence Easterly along the northerly boundary of said Street, 69.25 feet to


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the place of beginning"; or take any action in relation to the same.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to change the scope of the Project for the construction of the sewage treatment plant (PWA Docket No. 1023-R) authorized by Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting September 16. 1935, so as to include the construction of a combined storehouse and plant office building and the erection of a steel wire fence to enclose the plant; or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting September 16, 1935, whereby it was voted to appropriate the sum of Eighty-nine Thous- and Eight Hundred Fifteen ($89,815.00) dollars to meet the cost of completing the construction of the sewage treatment plant, by striking out the figures Eighty-nine thousand eight hundred fifteen ($89,815.00) dollars, and substituting the figures Ninety-two thousand five hundred ($92,500.00) dollars; or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to accept such offer as the United States of America may make to aid the Town in financing the re- construction, repairing and furnishing of the Milford High School and to authorize a Building Committee of eleven (11) consisting of the School Committee, the Board of Se- lectmen, the Town Counsel and one Town Meeting Member to carry out said project and contract with respect thereto ; or take any action in relation to the same.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Ninety thousand ($90,000.00) dollars, including the amount of Sixty-four thousand one hundred sixty dollars and thirty-six cents ($64,160.36) accruing to the Town on account of the adjustment of the fire loss at the High School, to meet the cost of the reconstruction and furnishings of said School and of architect's fees and all other incidental expenses connected with the fire loss there- on, the same to be expended under the supervision of a Building Committee described under Article 12, all money received from the Federal Government on account of this project to be applied to meet the cost of the same, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the School Committee the sum of Sixty-four thousand one hundred sixty dollars and thirty-six cents ($64,160.36) the


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amount received for fire loss on the old High School, said money to be used for the reconstruction, furnishing, archi- tect's fees and all other incidental expenses connected with the fire loss of the old High School, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Twenty-six thousand thirty-nine dol- lars and sixty-four cents ($26,039.64) for the reconstruc- tion, furnishing, architect's fees, and all other incidental expenses connected with the fire loss of the Old High School, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 16. To see if the Town will rescind the vote under Article 31 of the Annual Town Meeting, 1937, whereby the Selectmen were authorized to sell certain real estate of the Town located off South Bow Street; or take any action in relation to the same.


Article 17. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to sell certain real estate on the southerly side of Rail- road Street, owned by the Town near the location of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and to execute and deliver a proper deed therefor, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Planning Board under Statute 1936, Chapter 211, Section 4 (G. L. Ter. Ed. Ch. 41, Sec. 81A), or take any action in rela- tion to the same.


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept the recommendations of the Cedar Swamp Pond Development Commission appointed under Article 17, at the annual Town Meeting of 1937, raise and appropriate such money as may be called for therein, or take any action in relation thereto. ! Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept and


allow the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Colonial Road.


!" And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by publishing at least seven days before said meeting an at- tested copy of this Warant in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the Town of Milford, and by posting at least seven days before said meeting attested copies of this warrant in five or more public places located in said Milford.


Hereof Fail Not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Clerk of said Town at the time of meeting aforesaid.


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Given under our hands at Milford this fifth day of June A. D. 1937.


JOHN H. GARDELLA, WILLIAM J. HAYES, LYNDHURST A. MacGREGOR, Selectmen of Milford.


Attest :


John J. Moloney,


Constable of Milford.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Worcester, ss.


Milford, June 18, 1937.


Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the in- habitants of the Town of Milford herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within men- tioned, by causing an attested copy of this warrant to be published seven days before said meeting in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the Town of Milford, and I have also caused attested copies of this warrant to be posted seven days be- fore said meeting in five or more public places located in said Milford.


Attest :


JOHN J. MOLONEY, Constable of Milford.


A true copy of the warrant and the Officer's return thereon.


Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,


Town Clerk.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, September 8, 1937


TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Worcester, ss.


To either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County,


Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Milford qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Wednesday, the eighth day of September A. D. 1937, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :


Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of any com- mittees of said town.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote passed under Article XIII of the warrant for the special town meeting held on June 18, 1937, and by adjournment to June 25, 1937, by inserting after the word "school" where it first appears in said vote, the words "and twenty- five thousand, eight hundred thirty-nine and 64/100 dollars ($25,839.64) from unappropriated funds in the treasury," and by striking out the words "and all money received from the federal government on account of this project," so that said vote shall read :


That the Town appropriate the sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) including the amount of sixty-four thousand, one hundred sixty and 36/100 dollars ($64,160.36) accruing to the Town on account of the adjustment of the fire loss at the High School, and twenty five thousand eight hundred thirty-nine and 64/100 dollars ($25,839.64) from unappropriated funds in the Treasury to meet the costs of the reconstruction and furnishing of said school, and of architect's fees and all other incidental expenses connected with the fire loss thereon, the same to be expended under the supervision of a Building Committee of fifteen (15), consisting of the School Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the Town Counsel and five (5) town meeting members, one from each precinct.


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Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate an additional sum of money for welfare and dependent children, and take the same from unappropriated funds in 1937 or take any action in relation thereto.


the treasury or borrow under Chapter 107 of the Acts of


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars from unappropriated funds in the treasury for the purpose of renting land for playgrounds as recommended by the special committee, appointed at the last Town Meeting to investi- gate the matter of playgrounds and report to the Selectmen, or take any action in relation thereto.


And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by publishing at least seven days before said meeting an at- tested copy of this Warrant in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the Town of Milford, and by posting at least seven days be- fore said meeting attested copies of this warrant in five or more public places located in said Milford.


Hereof Fail Not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Clerk of said Town at the time of meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands at Milford this twenty-fourth day of August A. D. 1937.


JOHN H. GARDELLA, WILLIAM J. HAYES, LYNDHURST A. MacGREGOR,


Selectmen of Milford.


A true copy, Attest :


JOHN J. MOLONEY, Constable of Milford.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Worcester, ss.


Milford, September 8, 1937


Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the in- habitants of the Town of Milford herein described to meet


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at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by causing an attested copy of this warrant to be published seven days before said meeting in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the Town of Milford, and I have also caused attested copies of the warrant to be posted seven days before said meeting in five or more public places located in said Milford.


Attest :


JOHN J. MOLONEY, Constable of Milford.


A true copy of the warrant and the officer's return thereon. Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, September 8, 1937


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Worcester, ss.


Milford, September 8, 1937


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Milford qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs held this eighth day of September, 1937, the said inhabitants pro- ceeded as follows :


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


The Town Clerk read the warrant and the officer's re- turn thereon.


The monitors checked the names of Town Meeting Mem- bers present and reported as follows :


At large 16


Precinct 1 25


Precinct 2


23


Precinct 3 27


303


Precinct 4 23


Precinct 5


24


Total


138


Article 1. The report of the Committee appointed by the Town to study the article of Playfields was presented and read.


Report of the Committee to Study Matter of Playfields To The Honorable Board of Selectmen :


The Special Committee appointed by the Moderator at the last Town Meeting, consisting of Almorin Caswell, Thomas E. Barnes, Joseph E. Broughey, John J. Moloney, and Joseph Morcone organized with John J. Moloney as Chairman and Joseph E. Broughey as Secretary.


The committee took under consideration the various sections of the town in which playfields are most needed. Chief Moloney has had complaints from time to time as to boys playing in streets or in privately owned fields and has had to make trips there to straighten out these difficulties. The committee felt that these sections should be taken care of first. We have made a tour of these sections and inspected several fields and interviewed the owners about leasing same. We have selected the following named fields that will be suitable playfields :


Lynch property on Oliver Street Kehoe property on Orange Street


Larson property on Depot Street


These fields can be leased from the owners at a rate of five dollars ($5.00) a. week. The committee feels that play- fields are very much needed in these sections, and also the price asked by the owners is a reasonable one. We recom- mend the Honorable Board of Selectmen give this matter immediate consideration and trust that these playfields be secured for the benefit of children living in sections men- tioned.


JOHN J. MOLONEY ALMORIN O. CASWELL THOMAS E. BARNS JOSEPH MORCONE JOSEPH E. BROUGHEY


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Voted: To receive and accept the report and place the same on file.


Article 2. The Finance Committee through Myron Morey, Secretary presented their report.


Mr. Moderator :


Your Finance Committee wish to make the following recommendations on the articles in the warrant for the Town Meeting of September 8th, 1937.


On Article 2 we recommend that the Town does vote to amend the vote passed under Article XIII of the warrant for the special town meeting held June 18, 1937, and by adjournment to June 25, 1937, by inserting after the word (school) where it first appears in said vote, the words (and twenty-five thousand, eight hundred thirty-nine and 64/100 dollars ($25,839.64) from unappropriated funds in the treasury), and by striking out the words (and all money received from the federal government on account of this project), so that said vote shall read :


That the town appropriate the sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) including the amount of sixty-four thousand one hundred sixty and 36/100 dollars ($64,160.36) accruing to the town on account of the adjustment of the fire loss at the High School, and twenty-five thousand eight hundred thirty-nine and 64/100 dollars ($25,839.64) from unappropriated funds in the Treasury to meet the costs of the reconstruction and furnishing of said school, and of architects fees, and all other incidental expenses connected with the fire loss thereon, the same to be expended under the supervision of a Building Committee of fifteen (15), consisting of the School Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the Town Counsel and five (5) Town Meeting Members one from each precinct.


On Article 3 we recommend that the sum of eighteen thousand ($18,000.00) dollars be appropriated from un- appropriated funds in the treasury to the Welfare Depart- ment for Welfare and Dependent Children.


On Article 4 we recommend that the sum of One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) be appropriated from unappropriated funds in the treasury for the purpose of renting land for playgrounds as recommended by the special committee ap- pointed at the last Town Meeting to investigate the matter of playgrounds.


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MILFORD FINANCE COMMITTEE


W. L. Adams, Chairman


Voted : To receive and accept the report of the Commit- tee and place the same on file.


Article 2. Voted : That the Town amend the vote passed under Article XIII of the warrant for the special town meeting held on June 18, 1937, and by adjournment to June 25, 1937, by inserting after the word "school" where it first appears in said vote, the words "and twenty-five thousand, eight hundred thirty-nine and 64/100 dollars ($25,839.64) from unappropriated funds in the treasury," and by striking out the words "and all money received from the federal government on account of this project", so that said vote shall read :


That the Town appropriate the sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) including the amount of sixty-four thousand one hundred sixty and 36/100 dollars ($64,160.36) accruing to the Town on account of the adjustment of the fire loss at the High School, and twenty-five thousand eight hundred thirty-nine and 64/100 dollars ($25,839.64) from unappropriated funds in the Treasury to meet the costs of the reconstruction and furnishing of said school and of architect's fees and all other incidental expenses connected with the fire loss thereon, the same to be expended under the supervision of a Building Committee of fifteen (15), consisting of the School Committee, the Board of Selectmen, the Town Counsel and five (5) town meeting members, one from each precinct.


The vote was unanimous.


Article 3. Voted: To appropriate the sum of Eighteen thousand ($18,000.00) dollars for welfare and dependent children, the same to be in addition to the amount previ- ously appropriated the same to be taken from unappro- priated funds in the treasury.


The vote was unanimous.


Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.


Article 4. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of One hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) from unappro- priated funds in the treasury for the purpose of renting land for playgrounds as recommended by the special com- mittee, appointed at the last Town Meeting to investigate the matter of playgrounds and report to the Selectmen.


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The vote was unanimous. Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article. Voted : To dissolve the warrant.


A true record : Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.


A true copy of the record : Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.


TOWN MEETING MEMBERS, Present and Absent at the Special Town Meeting. September 8, 1937


MEMBERS AT LARGE


Adams, Walter L., 100 Congress Street


Present


Ahearn, James L., 60 High Street


Present


Beaulac, Edward C., 5 Prentice Avenue Absent


Billings, George W., 156 Congress Street Present


Absent


Present


Present


Present


Present


Present


Absent


Present


Present


Present


Absent


Present


Present


Present


Present


Present


Absent


Present


PRECINCT 1


Bagley, Ernest L., 59 Congress Street Broderick, Daniel J., 45 Sumner Street Brown, Leroy B., 38 Spring Street


Present


Present Absent


Casey, P. Eugene, 30 Purchase Street Carroll, Patrick, 235 Congress Street Clancey, Benjamin J., 145 West Street Clancy, William F., 34 Claflin Street Cervone, James, 12 Genoa Avenue Eastman, Gilbert C., 146 Congress Street


Gardella, John H., 38 Grant Street Grayson, George F., 16 Elm Street Hannigan, Michael J., Howard Street Hayes, William J., 51 Exchange Street MacGregor, Lyndhurst A., Cedar Street Hannigan, Michael J., Howard Street McLoughlin, John T., 26 Pearl Street Murray, William A., 19 Grant Street


Read, William J., 24 West Street Rosenfeld, Nathan, 40 Cedar Street Roy, Rudolph L., 7 Richmond Avenue Sullivan, Dennis J., 1 State Street


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Cahill, Joseph F., 67 School Street Callahan, John J., 64 Pine Street


Present


Present


Caswell, Almorin O., 89 Congress Street


Present


Cosgrove, Francis H., 80 School Street Cross, Arthur R., 37 North Bow Street Croughwell, Owen F., 8 Walnut Street Daniels, Fred M., 94 School Street


Absent


Present


Present


Present


Davoren, Edward, 56 Pearl Street


Present


DeCoste, Michael H., 55 Pearl Street


Absent


DePaolo, Peter D., 32 Glines Avenue


Absent


Detore, Domenico, 36 Main Street


Present


Dewing, Carroll B., 9 Goodrich Court Edward, James F., 8 State Street Egan, John H., 88 Spruce Street


Present


Gallagher, John V., 9 State Street


Absent


Gillon, Charles F., 81 School Street


Present


Goddard, Nelson H., 7 Prentice Avenue


Present


Goucher, Charles A., 63 Pearl Street Gould, Webster S., 24 Mechanic Street Grady, John D., 42 Sumner Street Hill, Herbert B., 13 Fayette Street Hixon, Lloyd J., 27 Purchase Street King, Edward M., 41 Jefferson Street


Absent


Absent


Maher, John F., 12 Spring Street


Present


Malloy, Edward J., 46 Sumner Street


Absent


Marino, Raphael, 27 Court Street


Present


McGinness, Richard J., 96 School Street


Present


Newcomb, Ralph L., 83 School Street O'Brien, Daniel J., 69 School Street Peaslee, Jesse E., 11 Fells Avenue Power, William L., 98 Spruce Street Pyne, William E., 15 Lincoln Street




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