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600.00
Clerk in Accountant's Office
780.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department :
Chief
2,400.00
Patrolmen, per hours
.631%
Fire Department:
Chief
1,800.00
Deputy Chiefs (2)
each 150.00
Firemen, Call Men
150.00
Tree Warden, per week while working
25.00
Dog Officer
75.00
Inspector of Wires
400.00
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Health
Members
100.00
Clerk
250.00
Sanitary Inspector
300.00
Plumbing Inspector, union wages for actual time taken, not to exceed
600.00
Nurse
1,200.00
Doctor
600.00
Dentist
1,055.00
Inspector of Meats
1,356.00
Inspector of Animals
300.00
Sanitation
Sewer Department:
Commissioners (Two members)
200.00
Chairman of the Board
250.00
Superintendent
1,600.00
Clerk
200.00
Highways
Superintendent
2,000.00
Foreman, per week
35.00
Drivers, per hour
.66 2/3
Welfare
Overseers (Two members)
150.00
Chairman of the Board
250.00
Almoner
1,768.00
Superintendent of Town Farm
1,500.00
Two Clerks, per week
15.00
One Clerk, per week
20.00
School Department
Superintendent 4,000.00
For other School Department Salaries see School Department Report
Library
Librarian
1,320.00
Cemetery Department
Clerk of Trustees 300.00
100 All Other Common Labor in all Departments, per hour .50
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S DEPARTMENT
Expenditures in Detail
Appropriation
2,800.00 230.00
Reserve Fund
3,030.00
Expenditures :
Michael J. Hannigan, Salary
2,000.00
Phillie Giamarco
780.00
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
94.05
Edmund A. Nolting
20.00
Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Mfg. Co.
8.00
Johnson Office Supply
22.43
Cahill's News Agency
12.00
Mass. Auditors & Comptrollers Association
2.00
Davoren's Express
5.00
Seaver's Express
2.25
Curran's Express
.35
Clarke Printing Co.
9.25
U. S. Post Office Department
12.50
Burrough's Adding Machine Co.
9.35
Monson Supply Co.
5.00
George T. Pascoe
1.17
Expenses to Boston, Accountant
10.90
Total Expenditures 2,994.25
Balance 35.75
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Report of Town's W. P. A. Agent
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens:
The annual report of W.P.A. activities in Milford dur- ing 1938 is submitted below. The year just closed has witnessed a large increase in the number employed on W.P.A., with a corresponding increase in work accom- plished and amount of money given to Milford by the Federal Government.
Milfordians received in 1938 a total of $244,028.08 in wages from the Federal Government, or an average weekly payroll of $4,692.65. This compares with a total expenditure in 1937 of $149,813.19-an average weekly payroll of $2,881.00-an increase of 60%.
W.P.A. reached its peak in employment in Milford last year in October, when a total of 456 men and women were on the rolls. On Dec. 31 there were 411 men and women working for W.P.A. The average weekly number em- ployed in 1938 was 368. During 1938 a total of 618 per- sons were employed at various times on W.P.A.
The Government relief program was inaugurated in Milford on Nov. 21, 1933, and a total of $968,392.17 has been paid out in wages alone here by the Federal Govern- ment in the past five years, as follows :
C.W.A., 1933-1934 $165,549.08
E.R.A., 1934-1935 201,760.23
W.P.A., 1935-'36, '37, '38 601,082.86
Total
$968,392.17
In addition to wages paid, food and clothing are also distributed by the government-a force of 40 men being engaged on this work at the former Swift and Armour refrigerating plants on Central Street. A full report on the commissary will be found in the report of the Welfare Department elsewhere in this Town Report.
The hurricane of Sept. 21 left a trail of uprooted trees in all sections of the town and within 24 hours W.P.A. had 200 men and several trucks at work, opening traffic
Classified List of W.P.A. Expenditures, 1938
Item
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Architect Fees
Brick
174.00
50.00 218.70 241.57
211.30
51.80
68.00
4.40 1646.57
13.30 1513.09
44.90 1361.49
456.00 9.90 1080.54
18.70
Cement
163.30
191.15
657.75
1359.38 1461.02
10164.79
Cinder Blocks
280.36
519.24
1450.75
101.06 4.32
72.25 6.88
1.32
15.00
2288.43
Explosives
21.25
51.50
51.60 50
2.19
12.00 32.79
15.72
12.80
149.69
Labor
26.05
9.30
8.00 102.36 98.60
255.45 459.95
201.24 179.00
3 35.16
672.15
332.40 215.00
163.30 217.00
122.99 415.68
1464.58 998.07
4342.31 4421.81
Nursery Supplies
19.33
32.98
44.85
7.41
27.62
27.14
27.28
11.25 37.41
80.80
304.82
Office Supplies & Incid. Exp.
50.04
61.35
44.43
50.00 321.77
54.45 240.47
47.50 209.52
78.70 236.71
56.50 444.09
130.51 306.42
57.00 250.42
85.14 44.78
218.08 29.63
933.70 2212.70
Plumbing
1.24
4.20
9.00
216.27
Rental of Equip.
820.88
646.63
541.58
1520.48
1270.63
1186.51 |1524.63
1129.38 1888.13
21.00 937.75
2.60 1000.85
3.00 1006.33
13473.78
Repair of Tools & Equip.
80.57
104.15
18.51 160.00
65.75 200.00
24.33 160.00
30.78 160.00
17.69 200.00
5.90 160.00
72.32 200.00
58.16 160.00
16.10 160.00
72.70 200.00
566.96 2080.00
Sand, Stone, Gravel, Etc.
103.93 793.29
671.24 7.05
.73
1924.88 744.96 191.00 13.40 99.15
1396.00 90.02 146.50 9.95 90.84 36.00
14.60 105.33 31.50
11.75 269.90 31.50
15.90 169.36 25.50
50.53 57.12
15.65 185.51 30.00
12.80 100.52
12.90 119.68
1692.35 379.74
War Memorial Lettering
346.00
Total Monthly Exp.
3330.32
3383.69
1657.47
8591.18
5452.23
6805.39
9271.23
6304.70
8196.20
5760.99
4779.07
5680.90
69213.37
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Petroleum Prods.
84.63
36.86
7.40
29.00
14.00
79.00
148.00
261.99
45.00
58.00
478.25
1156.59
Lumber
137.16
238.35
Misc. Material
351.75
189.75
289.70
12.45 .70
136.80
Express Charges
.50 7.67
35
2.52
1.93
5.61
27.90
First-Aid
26.28
12.31
12.68
2 51.31
117.75
97.70 81.81
15.02 58.00
266.43
379.15
Printing
Salaries
160.00
160.00
81.75
2567.70
3938.90 4.32
1789.20 56.13
2384.48 734.93
1155.30 652.32
917.53 11.52
418.03
17348.94
Sewing Material Steel
50.53 285.16
622.66
Telephone Service
15.80 233.82
10.65 205.17 121.62
12.30
158.15
Tools & Equip.
62.54
Water Supply
34.50
12.00
346.00
64.50
75.75
Newspaper Ads
302.86
442.50
918.67
Concrete Pipe
111.34
39.44 377.59
811.00 854.44
1 49.00
156.00
10.56
29.44
1.60
955.42
35.42
4.17
3149.97
12.45
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lanes first and then removing trees from streets, parks, school yards, town cemeteries and other town property.
In addition W.P.A. has taken over the repairing of hur- ricane damage to various school buildings, the fire alarm system and South Main Street fire station, Memorial Hall, and barn and other buildings at the Town Infirmary. The saving to the Town on these projects amounted to many thousand dollars.
Work done last year included: New concrete sidewalks, with curbing, catch basins, etc., on Bancroft Avenue, Chestnut, Church, Clark, Congress, Depot, East Main, Emmons, Fayette, Fruit, Grant, Green, Hayward, High, Park, Pearl, School, Taylor, Thayer, Walnut, Water, West Spruce, Chapin, and East Streets, Gibbon and Prentice Avenues, Nelson Heights, both sides of Main Street from railroad crossing to Calzone Park, and portions of Forest, North Bow and South Bow Streets, and a new walk from Spruce Street to the High and Stacy Schools; tree and stump removal from streets, parks, town cemeteries and school yards ; repairs to fire alarm system and South Main St. Fire Station; repairs to Memorial Hall, school build- ings and Town Infirmary buildings ; cut street curbing at town quarry; sewed garments for the needy; completed cutting and setting of handsome new memorial to World War veterans on Draper Park; began construction of modern fire-proof structure on Central Street to house the Highway Department administration offices and equip- ment; built new culvert on Westbrook Street and new concrete bridge on Water Street ; gypsy moth suppression ; completed Rifle Range; constructed concrete pipe drain- age systems on Madden Avenue, Grant, Walnut and Em- mons Streets; made major improvements at the State Armory (at no cost to town) ; sent 21 men to Upton and 24 to Southboro on reforestration work, these towns pay- ing all expenses ; conducted a nursery school for children under five years; employed 40 young people on N.Y.A., who assisted in clerical work in various town depart- ments ; began an inventory of all town property in every branch of town government; and inaugurated an Asses- sors' Block Plan which will eventually give the town a comprehensive plan of every individual piece of property in Milford, with a complete description as to type and con- struction of every building on same.
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The following projects were in operation or about to start when this report was prepared on Jan. 3: Construc- tion of new highway department building; removal of trees and stumps from streets, parks and Vernon and North Purchase cemeteries ; sewing for the needy ; N.Y.A. boys and girls; Nursery School; construction of concrete bridge on Beach Street; cutting granite street curbing ; completion of repairs on school buildings, Memorial Hall, fire alarm system and South Main Street fire station; inventory of town property, including new system for books in town library; renovations at State Armory ; drainage on Leonard, Lee and Lawrence Streets and Fells Avenue. Other projects are awaiting Washington ap- proval, and will be started as soon as feasible. In the spring concrete sidewalk construction will be resumed in all precincts.
The financial report of the town's appropriation for the W.P.A. is as follows:
Receipts
Balance on Hand Jan. 1, 1938
$8,636.25
March Appropriation
30,000.00
Supplementary Appropriations
49,142.48
$87,778.73
Expenditures
Abretti, Richard, Truck Hire
73.88
American Oil Prods. Co., Emulsion
264.04
Aubuchon, W. E., Co., Material
1.40
Barnes, William, Truck Hire
713.25
Barney Coal Company, Material
43.05
Billings, C. M., Printing
25.00
Blake, George F., Inc., Supplies
11.13
Bodio, Phillip, Truck Hire
498.00
Borghi, Raffaele, Truck Hire
626.25
Bradbury-Locke Company, Lumber
1,984.76
Bradley, John, Truck Hire
340.88
Brown Motor Sales, Pet. Prods.
2.57
Buff & Buff Company, Transit
278.00
Cahill's News Agency, Supplies
154.04
Carter, E. W., Pet. Prods.
75.40
105
Casey, William H., Tools, Equip.
927.64
Cavigioli, Caesar, Mixer Hire 38.50
Cenedella, Fred, Supplies 6.00
Cenedella, Santo, Truck Hire
425.26
Chadbourne, H. S., Tools, Sup.
522.24
Clarke Printing Co., Printing
135.50
Clark & Shaughnessy, Pet. Prods.
186.66
Clarridge, Arthur P., Supplies 1.50
Coleman, Fred J., Salary
1,300.00
Columbia Rib. & Car. Co., Off. Sup. 21.35
478.50
Cooney, Charles F., Sewing Supplies
21.60
Corbett Concrete Pipe Co., Pipe
2,250.52
Coyne, Al, Pet. Prods. 4.80
Costa, Robert, Labor & Mat.
233.85
Cranska Thread Co., Sewing Mat.
184.38
Curran's Express, Inc., Express
21.10
Curtiss, H. M., Coal Co., Cement, Lumber 13,855.14
D'Amelio, Guy, Truck Hire
6.00
Darley, W. S. & Co., Tools, Equip. 50.24
Davoren, Austin, Storage, Truck Hire
271.50
DePasquale, Joseph, Mixer Hire
10.00
Dodds, Earle, Derrick Hire
100.00
Eastern Paint & Plumb. Sup., Supplies
67.20
Fales, John A., Repairs
26.05
Ferrante, Charles J., Plumbing
97.70
Fino & Company, Repairs
155.00
Frost Insecticide Co., Pet. Prods.
91.82
Fuller & Wilson Co., Express
1.50
Gamewell Company, Wire
216.54
Gardella, J. H., First-Aid Supplies
149.69
General Electric Sup. Co., Wire
51.19
Gould, F. A., Supplies
1,255.52
Greenwood Type. Exchange, Off. Sup.
81.00
Guerriere, Attilio, Supplies
4.75
Harrington, King & Co., Rope
32.60
Haynes Welding Co., Repairs
7.75
Higgston, J. E. (Postmaster), Stamps
20.00
Hopedale Coal & Ice Co., Lumber
4.32
Huff Machine Works, Repairs
10.10
Iacovelli's Service Sta., Pet. Prods. 2.88
Kalpakgian, Archie, Keys
1.25
Kampersal's Dairy, Nursery Sup.
83.59
Consigli, Joseph, Truck Hire
106
Kimball, Charles, Truck Hire 237.00
Koplow Trimming Co., Sewing Mat. 73.32
Joe's Service Station, Pet. Prods. 90.65
Johnson, P. S., Supplies
18.00
Lester, James B., Pet. Prods. 44.17
Lombardi's Service Sta., Pet. Prods.
4.85
Louis Battery Serv. Sta., Pet. Prods.
12.69
McArdle, H. B., Off. Supplies
33.70
Main St. Bat. Sta., Pet. Prods.
139.40
Makepeace, B. L. Inc., Eng'r Sup.
35.42
Marzetta, Louis, Truck Hire
735,75
Melvin, William, Truck Hire
199.75
Micelotti, Frank, Truck Hire
141.00
Milford Auto Parts, Inc., Supplies
5.95
Milford Column Co., Posts
59.82
Milford Daily News, Adv.
75.75
Milford Electric Light & Gas Co., Service 5.06
Milford Grain Company, Straw, Cement 184.78
Milford Iron Foundry, Grates & Frames 912.75
Milford Water Company, Service
399.04
Miller & Company, Supplies
1,622.31
Monti & Rossi, Plant Rental
1,746.25
Morin's Photo Studio 8.50
90.00
Morse, T. E. Company, Paint, etc. 292.26
Nelson Auto Service, Pet. Prods. 3.00
N. E. Tel & Tel. Co., Phone Service
158.15
Niro, Alphonse, Mixer Hire 151.50
3.70
O'Brien, Harold, Truck Hire
85.50
O'Brien's Oil Service, Pet. Prods. 66.36
Office Supplies, Exp., etc.
539.41
Pascoe, George T. Co., Off. Supplies
35.90
Pellegrini's Market, Nursery Supplies
253.65
Pinel Tool Company, Tools
211.37
Power, John F., Plumbing Supplies
266.43
Railway Express Agency, Express
.69
Recchiuto, Luigi A., Repairs
31.20
Rose, Elmer O., Repairs
85.65
Rose, E. O. & Son., Structural Steel
1,239.58
Roberti, Fred L., Plumbing
15.02
Rosenfeld Garage, Pet. Prods.
.50
Rosenfeld Gravel Co., Material
11,180.05
Morse, Charles, Truck Hire
Niro & Niro Co., Supplies
107
Ruggiero, Anthony, Equipment Hire 552.38
Ruggiero, Joseph, Truck Hire 883.63
Ruggiero, P. A., Labor
31.00
Ruhan, Paul, Printing
38.42
Ryan Motor Sales, Pet. Prods. 2.78
Sabatinelli, Guido, Equipment Hire
1,751.85
Schiavo, Charles, Truck Hire
636.38
Scioli, Florence, Salary
780.00
Seaver's Express, Express
4.61
Segal, David, Supplies
220.00
Servidore, Secondo, Truck Hire
585.00
Sherman, P. W., Inc., Off. Supplies 71.25
Singer Sewing Mach. Co., Sewing Mat.
3.25
Slattery, James, Arch. Fees
811.00
Smith, L. C. & Cor. Type. Co., Off. Sup.
.50
Smith, The Shoeman, Rubber Boots
117.00
Sneiderman, Maurice, Rails
220.36
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Pet. Prods.
10.70
Sonneborn Sons, Inc., Supplies
12.67
Spaulding-Moss Co., Eng'r. Sup.
5.17
Speroni, Caesar, Mixer Hire
224.50
Stahleker Steel Corp., Steel
205.18
St. Mary's A. A., Sods for grading 50.00
Sweeney, Gerard J., Pet. Prods. 52.27
Tassone, Aurelio, Truck Hire
910.50
Tedeschi, Alfred, Truck Hire
786.77
Thompson Blue Print Co., Blue Prints
7.61
Tingley, Fred, Supplies
7.25
Town Hall Service Sta., Pet. Prods.
18.44
Treasurer of U. S., Sewing Mat.
2,835.00
Trimount Bit. Prods. Co., Pet. Prods.
1,210.00
Varney Bros., Material
5,247.35
Visconti, Joseph, Labor
30.00
Vitalini, B., Mixer Hire
67.75
Volpe, Vincenzo, Mixer Hire
332.25
Waldo Bros. Company, Tools
20.59
Ward, Frank, Stump Removal
464.00
Waters, William C., Supplies
3.00
Werber & Rose, Inc., Supplies
2.75
Expended in 1938
$69,213.37
Balance Dec. 31, 1938
$18,565.36
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The following special appropriation was made by the voters, and W.P.A. Labor was assigned to do the work:
East Street Sidewalk
Special Appropriation
$1,600.00
Expended in 1937
1,278.95
Balance available for 1938
$321.05
Expenditures :
Borghi, Raphael, Truck Hire
54.00
Bradbury-Locke, Lumber
4.75
Curtiss, H. M., Cement, Lumber
16.26
Gould, F. A., Supplies
4.45
Rose, E. O., Repairs
1.95
Rosenfeld, Sand & Grav. Co., Mat.
133.20
Servidore, Secondo, Truck Hire
31.50
Varney Bros., Material
40.80
Vitalini, B., Mixer Hire
17.50
Volpe, V., Mixer Hire
16.50
$320.91
Balance
$ .14
Five years of Federal Relief in Milford have been com- pleted, with nearly a million dollars expended in wages and an average of nearly 400 people employed. To the Board of Selectmen, Town Counsel, officials of the water, light and telephone companies, to W.P.A. supervisors and work- ers-to all who in any manner aided me in the perform- ance of a none too pleasant task, I herewith publicly ex- press my sincere thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED J. COLEMAN, Town's W.P.A. Agent.
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Report of the Board of Public Welfare
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Voters of the Town of Milford:
The Board of Public Welfare respectfully submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1938:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Receipts: Town Appropriation
Appropriation
$65,000.00
Sundry accounts refunded 1,853.63
Added appropriation 65,000.00
$131,853.63
Expenditures: Town Appropriation
Support of Inmates, Town Infirmary $17,734.52
Relief in families, General Aid
Cases
86,212.74
Relief in families, Aid to
Dependent Children
24,830.71
$128,777.97
Unexpended balance, December 31, 1938
$3,075.66
Receipts: Federal Grants
Balance carried from 1937
$91.41
Federal Grants received during
1938
5,638.81
$5,730.22
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Expenditures: Federal Grants
Relief in families, Aid to
Dependent Children $3,407.50
$3,407.50
Unexpended balance December 31, 1938
$2,322.72
Summary of Town Infirmary
Expenditures Income
$17,734.52 2,217.03
Net Cost
$15,517.49
Appraisal Town Infirmary, Real Estate January 1, 1938 48,150.00
Appraisal Town Infirmary, Personal Property, January 1, 1938
10,000.00 30
Present number of inmates-Men
Inmates not back from other Infirmaries
7
Number sent to Tewksbury
0
Number sent to other Hospitals
0
Number of Deaths 1
The year 1938 was indeed an unfortunate one for the reason that on March 26th, 1938 our Infirmary was prac- tically destroyed by fire.
This forced us to look to other Infirmaries in this local- ity to board our inmates. The result was very gratifying under the conditions that confronted us.
Again in July the continued heavy rains proved the undoing of what looked like a good crop to be derived from our farm activities. Then in September we suffered from the hurricane to the extent that repairs were made necessary on outside buildings.
In September the contract for reconstructing the In- firmary was awarded, and at this time it can be said to be about completed.
Respectfully submitted,
BERNICE L. BRITTLE, Matron. MAURICE L. BRITTLE, Superintendent.
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Summary of Relief
The total expenditures during the fiscal year of 1938 for Town Relief were $114,450.95, and the reimburse- ments were $21,480.22 making the net expense $92,970.73.
The total expenditures of the Town Infirmary were $17,734.52. The revenue was $2,217.03 making the net expense $15,517.49.
The net expense of all poor relief was $108,488.22.
Relief in Families
January :
Total number of new applications received : 27
245 Families-General Aid 944 Persons
44 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 188 Persons
289 Families 1132 Persons
There was an average of 50 inmates at the Town In- firmary. The expenditures for the month of January amounted to $7,784.30, including the Infirmary.
February :
Total number of new applications received : 10
351 Families-General Aid 974 Persons
46 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 196 Persons
397 Families 1170 Persons
There was an average of 45 inmates at the Town In- firmary. The expenditures for the month of February amounted to $10,171.19, including the Infirmary.
March :
Total number of new applications received : 26
382 Families-General Aid 1090 Persons
48 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 207 Persons
430 Families 1297 Persons
There was an average of 40 inmates at the Town In- firmary. The expenditures for the month of March amounted to $12,654.12, including the Infirmary.
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April :
Total number of new applications received : 26
259 Families-General Aid 1637 Persons
48 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 207 Persons
307 Families
1844 Persons
The expenditures for the month of April amounted to $10,810.15 including the Infirmary. There was an aver- age of 8 inmates at the Infirmary.
May :
Total number of new applications received : 32
297 Families-General Aid 1762 Persons
48 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 207 Persons
345 Families 1969 Persons
The expenditures for the month of May amounted to $13,063.24 including the Infirmary. There was an aver- age of 8 inmates at the Infirmary.
June:
Total number of new applications received : 17 316 Families-General Aid 1820 Persons
50 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 213 Persons
366 Families 2033 Persons
The expenditures for the month of June amounted to $11,616.50 including the Infirmary. There was an aver- age of 8 inmates at the Infirmary.
July :
Total number of new applications received : 13
325 Families-General Aid 1842 Persons
50 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 213 Persons
375 Families
2055 Persons
The expenditures for the month of July amounted to $10,068.17, including the Infirmary. There was an aver- age of 25 inmates at the Infirmary.
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August :
Total number of new applications received : 3 328 Families-General Aid 1861 Persons 51 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 216 Persons
379 Families 2077 Persons
The expenditures for the month of August amounted to $10,349.49 including the Infirmary. There was an average of 25 inmates at the Infirmary.
September:
Total number of new applications received : 3 331 Families-General Aid 1872 Persons
52 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 218 Persons
383 Families 2090 Persons
The expenditures for the month of September amounted to $8,342.41 including the Infirmary. There was an average of 27 inmates at the Infirmary.
October:
Total number of new applications received : 6
332 Families-General Aid 1863 Persons 50 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 218 Persons
382 Families 2081 Persons
The expenditures for the month of October amounted to $11,788.89 including the Infirmary. There was an average of 28 inmates at the Infirmary.
November:
Total number of new applications received : 11 345 Families-General Aid 1908 Persons 51 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 228 Persons
396 Families 2136 Persons
The expenditures for the month of November amounted to $10,819.09 including the Infirmary. There was an average of 29 inmates at the Infirmary.
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December :
Total number of new applications received: 16
366 Families-General Aid 1985 Persons
50 Families-Aid to Dependent Children 224 Persons
416 Families
2209 Persons
The expenditures for the month of December amounted to $14,717.92 including the Infirmary. There was an aver- age of 30 inmates at the Infirmary.
Distribution of Government Commodities
The W.P.A. Commissary received thousands of dollars worth of clothing and surplus food from the Federal Government during the year of 1938.
These commodities were distributed among the families of W.P.A. workers as well as the recipients of General Aid, Aid to Dependent Children, and Old Age Assistance.
The major part of the clothing was furnished by the women employed on the Sewing Project in the Town Hall.
The following items were received and distributed dur- ing the year:
Food
14,310 lbs. Apples
230 lbs. Dried Milk
26,802 lbs. Beans
59,605 lbs. Potatoes
6,120 Cans Canned Peas
9,749 lbs. Prunes
53,373 lbs. Cabbage
7,700 lbs. Shortening
29,229 1bs. Butter
9,359 lbs. Graham Flour
13,996 lbs. Rice
20,510 lbs. Sweet Potatoes
5,676 lbs. Pears
4,878 lbs. Tomatoes
2,901 lbs. Cereal
6,788 1bs. Celery
8,868 Cans Grapefruit Juice
4,350 1bs. Potato Starch
8,200 lbs. Beets
6,766 lbs. Evaporated Apples
56,007 lbs. Wheat Flour
9,450 1bs. Carrots
8,500 lbs. Raisins
Clothing
6 Children's Bathrobes
645 Girls' Bloomers 225 Men's & Boys' Poloshirts
373 Women's Bloomers
60 Women's & Girls' Blouses
6 Infants' Slips
81 Combinations
41 Full Sheets
204 Diapers 3,181 Men's & Boys' Shirts
1,457 Girls' Cotton Dresses
1,766 Women's Dresses 12 Handkerchiefs
140 Denim Men's & Boys'
14 Infants' Quilts
72 Rompers
881 Men's & Boys' Shorts
54 Women's & Girls' Skirts
1,334 Women's & Girls' Slips 7 Smocks
115
31 Layettes
210 Girls' Nightgowns
12 Infants' Nightgowns
1,284 Women's Nightgowns 34 Men's Nightshirts
487 Women's & Misses Pajamas
529 Men's & Young Men's Pajamas
1,129 Men's & Young Men's Pants
12 Large Pillow Cases
50 Snowsuits
419 Boys' Cotton Suits 6 Children's Sweaters
293 Men's & Boys' Sweaters 12 Huck Towels
376 Men's & Boys' Undershirts
184 Men's & Boys' Unionsuits
476 Men's & Young Men's Dungarees & Overalls
522 Boys' Dungarees & Overalls
1,661 Children's Pajamas 520 Boys' Pants
Civilian Conservation Corps 1938
During the year 1938 this Department enrolled ten young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Each boy who registered, and was accepted, was required to send $22.00 monthly to his parents out of his allotment.
The following is the report of this project's standing at the end of the year 1938:
Quota for the Town of Milford
10
Number sent
10
Number rejected
1
Number still in service
2
Number Honorable Discharged
6
Number Administrative Discharged
1
Expenditures
Welfare Board & Town Physician's Salaries $1,101.00
Director's and Clerks' Salaries 2,609.75
Town Infirmary Superintendent and other employees' salaries 2,355.00
Petty Cash of Town Infirmary (Miscellaneous) 22.55
Town Infirmary accounts payable 15,356.97
General Aid Cash recipients 45,731.00
General Aid Rent recipients 11,051.30
General Aid accounts payable
26,335.94
Aid to Dependent Children Cash recipients 27,351.95
Aid to Dependent Children
Accounts payable 270.01
$132,185.47
116
Abretti, Mary
$10.00
Aleknas, M. J.
593.99
Allen, Edward
7.50
Allen, George R. (Mrs.)
5.55
Alves Grocery
5.00
Andreotti, Hugo
20.00
Armour & Company
536.48
Atlantic Biscuit Company
43.69
Aubuchon, A. E. Company
75.96
Barney Coal Company
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