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To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
There has been little activity in this department due to the fact that the gasoline shortage caused the Livestock Disease Control Board to suspend the annual inspection of cattle and their quarters.
Checking the arrival of interstate beef cattle has created an unusual amount of activity as they have been shipped into Milford in much larger quantities than ever before.
But most of the work of this department has been with the examining, quarantining of dogs which have bitten citizens. No case of rabies has been discovered however.
Cattle, sheep and hogs are free from infections and contagious disease as far as can be determined.
Respectfully,
DR. B. F. HARTMAN, Inspector of Animals.
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Report of the Inspector of Wires
January 13, 1944.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The work of the Wire Inspection Department for 1943 has been much of its advisory and supervision of remodeling work.
General improvement in the condition of wiring es- pecially amateur wiring has been corrected and few per- sons have been notified by me and State Inspector about doing work without having a license. Owners have been notified to be sure whoever they hire have a license to do same.
There have been quite an amount of stokers installed and I am glad to state that all have been installed as to state requirements and safety to the community.
Very truly yours,
MATTHEW N. NIRO,
Inspector of Wires.
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Report of the Tree Warden and Gypsy Moth Superintendent
To the Voters of the Town of Milford:
I hereby submit my annual report on the care and removal of trees and brush.
I have removed in the past year fourteen trees and topped six. I was unable to take these six trees down as my appropriation was insufficient to do so.
In two years I have removed forty-one trees. None of these have been replaced as I have not received an ap- propriation to buy new trees. This is an unfortunate situation as I believe every tree that is removed should be replaced. There are also many parts of the town that could be improved if a few trees were planted to beautify the localities.
Three hundred forty-seven trees have been trimmed and repaired this summer also.
Brush has been removed off Central Street; Mt. Pleas- ant Street; Eben Street; Congress Street; Silver Hill Road; Howard Street; Reservoir Street and Woodland Avenue; also parts of Beaver Street, Highland Street and Camp Street. I have established the policy to burn this brush on rainy days in order to leave a good appearance.
I have received and investigated one hundred thirty- eight complaints this past year. Most of them on the dif- ferent insects.
I sincerely hope that some of these people that made these complaints will be at the Town Meeting to try to get a larger appropriation so that some work can be done to control these pests. The Town is getting infested with the different insects, such as the Gypsy, Satin and Leopard Moths, Tent Caterpillar, Fall Webb Worm and Maple Borer, and some effort should be made to control them.
Respectfully submitted,
MATTHEW P. ANDREANO, Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent.
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CARE OF TREES Salaries - Wages
Appropriation
$1,150.00
Expenditures:
Labor
542.00
M. Andreano, Supt.
608.00
Total Expenditures
$1,150.00
CARE OF TREES
Expenses
Appropriation
$50.00
Expenditures:
Andreano, M. P. Book
3.50
Andreano, P. M. Meetings
2.25
Cahill's News Agency
.30
Fino & Co.
4.00
Gould F. A.
.40
Huff Machine Works
2.25
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
29.65
Zocchi, Leon & Co.
5.75
Morse T. E. Co.
1.15
Rose, E. O. & Son
.75
Total Expenditures
50.00
REMOVING BRUSH
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expenditures:
Labor
315.80
Andreano, M. P. Supt.
679.20
Gould, F. A.
1.75
Jacques, Leonard N. & Sons
.15
Rose, E. O.
3.10
Total Expenditures 1,000.00
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GYPSY MOTH SUPPRESSION
Salaries - Wages
Appropriation
85.00
Expenditures:
Labor
22.00
Andreano, M. P. Supt.
63.00
Total Expenditures 85.00
GYPSY MOTH SUPPRESSION Expenses
Appropriation
$15.00
Expenditures:
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
2.50
Zocchi, Leon Co.
12.50
Total Expenditures $15.00
CAR RENTAL
Appropriation
$150.00
Expenditures:
Andreano, M. P. Supt. 150.00
Total Expenditures $150.00
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Report of the Sewerage Commission
January 13, 1943
Board of Sewer Commissioners, Milford, Mass.
Dear Sirs:
In accordance with your request, we are herewith forwarding suggested draft of your annual report.
Yours very truly,
F. A. BARBOUR.
To the Citizens of Milford:
The following report of the operations of the Sewer- age Department during the year ending December 31, 1943 is respectfully submitted:
Construction of lateral sewers was limited to work done on Fountain Street as a W.P.A. Project which closed about March 1st.
Record plans and assessment schedules were fur- nished by our engineer covering sewers constructed in 1942 in Central, Alden, West and Freedom Streets.
Plans and estimate of cost of intercepting sewer from East Street to the pumping station were obtained but no funds were made available for the work.
Fifteen (15) house connections were laid during the year making a present total number of 1986 premises con- nected to the sewer system. Total mileage 26.8.
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The treatment works have continued to operate satis- factorily, the efficiency-based on the bio-chemical ox- ygen demand, as reported by the State Department of Health, having been 89 per cent in the older plant, and 95 per cent in the new plant.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED F. MARTIN, GEORGE F. C. COOPER, FRED L. ROBERTI,
Sewerage Commission.
Sewer-Salaries and Wages Appropriation
$5,988.40
Commissioners salaries
650.00
Salary of Supt.
1,760.00
Payroll
3,351.27
Clerk's Salary
220.00
Total 5,981.27
Sewer-General Expense Appropriation
$1,683.00
Milford Elec. Light & Power Co. $830.76
New England Tel. Co.
114.40
Ray's Auto Service
88.25
So. Main St. Garage
106.25
Rosenfelds Garage
58.17
Milford Water Co.
49.04
L. N. Jacques & Sons
33.70
F. A. Gould 27.50
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co.
41.74
Pacific Flush Tank Co.
27.00
Waldo Bros.
50.00
150
B. J. Clancey 28.30
Foxboro Co.
27.40
Robert Costa Co.
96.45
E. O. Rose & Son
4.38
Baldwin Welding Co.
7.50
Huff Machine Co.
8.50
Wm. H. Casey Co.
18.40
James B. Lester
.90
Clarke Printing Co.
3.25
Bill Power
3.95
Milford Daily News
18.00
G. A. Philips
10.00
T. E. Morse
6.15
Rubenstein Bros.
10.50
J. Moschilli 6.00
Fuller & Wilson Express Co.
.53
J. Begian Tax
5.10
Total
$1,682.62
ALFRED F. MARTIN,
GEORGE F. C. COOPER,
FRED L. ROBERTI,
Board of Sewer Commissioners.
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Report of the Milford Town Library
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
The Trustees of the Milford Town Library submit the following report for the year 1943:
Another year has passed and we regret to report a decrease in circulation and that our Reading Room was not as well patronized as in other years. This down- ward trend may be explained by the fact that many of our borrowers are in the Armed Services and War Ac- tivities and do not have the opportunity and time to avail themselves of the use of our books or Reading Room facilities.
Mr. Robert McGinnis, Librarian, has been commis- sioned a Captain in the Army and the Trustees and Staff feel justly proud and congratulate him.
Mr. Frederick Cahill, Jr., a Trustee, has joined the Navy. The Trustees and the Library Staff thank him for his many kindnesses, wish him luck, and a quick and speedy return. To Mr. Robert Cenedella, a Trustee, who resigned, the Trustees and the Library Staff likewise, desire to express their gratitude, and to wish him suc- cess in his new, endeavor.
To our new Trustees, Mr. Emilio Pighetti and Mr. Walter Burns, the Trustees and Library Staff welcome them and trust that they will enjoy serving on this Board.
At this time thanks is given to all who have made donations of books to the Library and the Victory Book Campaign.
The Board respectfully calls your attention to the Librarian's report which follows, describing in detail the activities of the year 1943 and facilities the Library offers.
Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK H. GOULD, Chairman, Board of Trustees.
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TRUSTEES
Frederick H. Gould
Term expires 1946
David I. Davoren
Term expires 1944
Robert Lloyd Dillon
Term expires 1944
Frederick T. Cahill, Jr.
Term expires 1946 Resigned 1943 Term expires 1945
Robert Cenedella
Term expires 1945
Resigned 1943
Emilio Pighetti
Term expires 1945
Walter Burns
Term expires 1946
ORGANIZATION
Frederick H. Gould
Chairman
Robert Lloyd Dillon
Secretary Librarian
Robert E. McGinnis
May A. Comba
Temporary Librarian
Harriett J. Carter
Assistant
Harriet A. Hunter
Assistant
Cecilia M. Wallace
Assistant
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Milford Town Library
Gentlemen:
I submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1943.
CIRCULATION
The Library was open 293 days during which time 37,341 books were loaned. This figure shows a loss of 8,698, in circulation. The highest daily circulation was 369 and the lowest 26. The average daily circulation was 127.4.
There were 754 notices sent to delinquents. This ap- plies only to first notices.
The total registration as of December 31, 1943 was 4320.
Paul Raftery
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CIRCULATION TABLE
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J 622
2829
Feb.
7
29
0
43
84
1712
454
2
22
859
3212
Mar.
15
65
1
58
77
1796
640
3
44
1492
4191
April
6
63
2
32
80
1781
551
6
48
1169
1 3739
May
15
92
3
20
89
1768
538
3
40
1082
3650
June
16
44
2
27
49
1408
466
1
32
637
2682
July
3
39
1
29
51
1549
443
0
25
408
3 2551
August
1
50
0
11
48
1620
378
2
9
379
2498
Sept.
4
54
0
21
48
1565
388
7
20
491
1
2599
Oct.
0
48
1
21
47
1609
458
2
22
570
0
2778
Nov.
3
67
0
36
69
1669
462
1
39
1416
3
3765
Dec.
7
39
0
23
42
1044
527
5
20
1137
3
2847
Totals
87
631
10
365
794
19076
5731
37
337
10262
11
37341
PERIODICAL AND REFERENCE DEPARTMENT REPORT
There were 5089 persons served by this department during 1943 and 4440 magazines circulated. They were as follows:
America
75
Ladies Home Journal 105
American
119
Look
67
American Girl
99
Mademoiselle
67
American Home
59
McCall's
109
Atlantic
92
Nat. Geographic 149
Better Homes and
Newsweek
67
Gardens
81
Open Road
3
Boy's Life
33
Parents
52
Catholic Digest
89 Popular Mechanics
125
Catholic World
90
Popular Photography
57
Cosmopolitan
153
Popular Science
94
Etude
16 Reader's Digest
112
Sat. Evening Post
227
Popular Flying and Aviation
130
Time
132
Fortune
163 Travel
15
Goodhousekeeping
156 Vital Speeches
26
Grade Teacher
54 Vogue
187
Harpers
154 Wee Wisdom
119
Hygeia
27 Current History
39
Instructor
68 Radio News
8
0
44
110
1555
426
5
16
K Totals
Jan.
10
41
154
The Library subscribed to the above magazines and in addition to the following :- Journal of Health and Phys- ical Education, Child Life, and Advanced McCall's Styles.
Approximately fifty magazines and pamphlets are donated to the Library yearly.
BOOKS
The Library contains per catalogue 27,987. The num- ber of books added to the Library during the year-209 by purchase, 17 as gifts and 1 by binding the Milford Daily News.
There were 90 books rebound and placed back in cir- culation.
The following have given books to the Library during the year 1943 :-
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Reider Sherwin
Harold Faulkner
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Federal Works Agency
U. S. Government Printing Office
Milford High School
Florence Ryerson
Colin Clements
Town of Milford
DONORS 1943 VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Gordon Shaw
Mrs. Frank Worthen
Troop No. 3 Girl Scouts Miss Bessie Johnson
Percy Walker Clarence Jones
Mrs. James Sails
Mrs. Hartwell B. Spaulding
Miss Nellie Fletcher
Mrs. Lena Moore
Miss Elieen Gonzales
William Goudy
Miss Mary Hardiman
Junior Commandos
155
Miss Marie Cenedella B'nai B'rith Aux. Miss Maude Frost Harold Faulkner
Mrs. Josephine Kearnan Thomas Riley
Mrs. Harriet Hunter
Mrs. J. Roy Kerr
Miss Dorothy Bracci
Miss Elaine Rosen
Miss Helen Bowen
Milford-Mendon Chapter American Red Cross
Miss Lucy Gulino
Mrs. F. H. Lally Dr. Frank Geoffroy Mr. and Mrs. William P. Brown
Mrs. Beatrice Stouppe
Mrs. Ross E. Fuller
Mrs. Cecil Ashley
Keven Geoffroy
Wallace Lawrence Miss Wiggin
Miss Mary McDermott
Miss Minnie Rokas
Mrs. Alice Bernardi
Mrs. Sumner C. Reynolds
May 17, 1943-179 volumes sent to New England Deposit Center.
December 24, 1943-154 volumes sent to New England Deposit Center.
NOTES
Our Branch Library in the Stacy School continues to meet the demands of the students of the school. Miss Harriett Carter is in charge and the Librarian wishes to thank Miss Carter for the interest, work and success she has made of this special undertaking. To her other as- sistants, Mrs. Harriet Hunter, and Miss Cecelia Wallace, the Librarian also expresses her gratitude.
The average daily circulation at this Branch Library is 96 volumes per day.
National Book Week was observed in November.
Posters, pamphlets and literature pertaining to War and Defense are exhibited and may be obtained at the Library. We are happy to serve the public in War and Defense Information.
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RESUME OF STATISTICS
Number of days open
293
Circulation for 1942
46,039
Circulation for 1943
37,341
Loss in 1943
8,698
Highest daily circulation
369
Lowest daily circulation
26
Average circulation
127.4
Average circulation per capita
2.48
Average income per capita
$ .39
Notices sent to delinquents
754
New patrons registered
.210
Total registration
4,320
Patrons of Periodical and Reference Department, 1943
5,089
Patrons of Periodical and Reference Department, 1942
9,844
Loss
4,730
Collections Fines, Paid Town Treasurer
$174.87
Number of Books per catalogue, 1942
27,760
Number of Books per catalogue, 1943
27,987
Books added during year
217
Respectfully submitted,
MAY A. COMBA,
Librarian.
MILFORD TOWN LIBRARY
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Receipts-Salary Account:
Appropriation
$2,908.15
Dog Tax
1,636.61
E. & D. account
31.24
Transfer from General Acc.
185.26
$4,761.26
157
Expenditures
May A. Comba
$1,526.79
Harriet J. Carter
1,067.75
Harriet A. Hunter
1,067.75
Cecelia M. Wallace
1,067.75
Unexpended balance
31.22
Receipts General Account
$1,317.33
Books and Magazines:
Cahill's News Agency $257.63
Tilden's Lending Library
39.53
Americania Corp'n. 7.50
H. W. Wilson
10.40
Boston Post
6.00
Junior Literary Guild
55.50
News Map of The Week Inc. 21.00
O. T. Toothaker 19.57
Atlas Products Co.
27.98
$445.11
Binding:
F. J. Barnard Co.
54.25
H. W. Wesby Co. 85.76
140.01
Supplies:
University of Scranton, Pa. 2.00
F. A. Gould 9.24
H. W. Wilson Co. 9.00
Charlescraft Press 12.60
Curran Express Co. 2.39
Milford Electric Light & Power Co. 22.25
158
Smith Sales Co. 1.75
Clark Printing Co. 4.50
Cahill's News Agency
13.76
Jordan Marsh Co. 23.90
Demco Library Supplies
6.60
$107.99
Repairs:
Stone Furniture Co. 21.42
E. J. Dillon 123.07
E. B. Hall
5.85
Earle F. Johnson
78.90
Chas. F. Kunz
8.25
$237.49
Milford Electric Light & Power Co. 160.14
Petty Cash Account 25.00
Milford Daily News Co. 15.75
Transfer to Salary Account 185.26
Unexpended Balance .58
$386.73
$1,317.33
R. LLOYD DILLON, Secretary.
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Report of the Chief of Police
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I have the honor to report the following duties performed by the Police Department for the year 1943:
Total arrests
122
Males
114
Females
8
Guilty
88
Not guilty
26
Discharged -ยท
17
State Farm
9
House of Correction
24
Grand Jury
4
Probation
1
Suspended Sentence
17
Assault and Battery
17
Auto Violations
22
Breaking and Entering
1
Bastardy
5
Drunkenness
48
Disturbing the Peace
1
Larceny
8
Non-Support
19
Sodomy .
1
Operating to Endanger
6
Operating under the influence
4
Aiding out of Town Officers
61
Insane Commitments
7
Fires discovered
2
Accidents investigated
58
Injured in accidents
79
Killed in accidents
1
160
Released without arraignment 2
Red lights answered 604
Calls for ambulance 19
Maintaining a nuisance 1
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. MOLONEY,
Chief.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Voters of Milford:
The Police Department respectfully submits the fol- lowing report for the year ending December 31, 1943.
POLICE DEPT .- SALARIES AND WAGES
Appropriation
$27,225.00
Chief
$ 2,832.00
Patrolmen
23,861.20
Special Work
46.30
Total
26,739.50
Balance
$486.50
MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Appropriation
500.00
Expenditures
336.01
Balance
163.99
POLICE DEPT .- GENERAL EXPENSES
Appropriation $2,000.00
American Oil Co.
$237.91
Bradbury Locke Co.
.45
Cahill's News Agency
5.25
Carpenter Mfg. Co.
15.96
Chiccetti, John
3.00
161
Clarke, Chester
10.00
Clarke Printing Co.
26.50
Clancy, B. J.
80.60
Cohen, Sidney S.
4.77
Coleman, Walter
7.00
Costello Auto Access
.20
Dept. of Public Safety
.45
Eastman Kodak
39.04
Fohner Grafllex Corp.
3.55
Gulf Service Station
2.90
Hannaford, F. A.
294.87
Hancock Paint & Varnish Co.
25.42
Joe's Auto Body Co.
15.00
Knowles Chev. Co.
29.65
McArdle, H. B.
41.75
McLellan Brothers
22.25
Milford Locksmith
.25 .
Milford Post Office
6.00
Nash-Milford Co.
115.10
Nelson Motor Co.
97.25
New Eng. Tel. & Tel.
282.57
New Eng. Revolver League
10.00
Niro & Niro
1.20
Pantano, A. M.
225.10
Railway Express Co.
1.10
Rental of Garage
60.00
Rosenfeld Garage
1.75
State Prison
18.33
Stetson, M. D.
29.13
Ted's Diner
14.06
Western Auto
21.76
Zocchi, Leon
95.00
Total Expenditures
$1,845.12
Unexpended Balance
$154.88
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Report of Vernon Grove Cemetery Trustees
INCOME
Balance on January 1, 1943
$478.86
Appropriation
2,250.00
Interest from Perpetual Care
500.00
Sale of Lots
370.00
Care of Lots
354.00
Interments
555.48
Perpetual Care
900.00
Special Services
1
64.00
Markers
30.00
Sale of old Equipment
4.00
Transfer
345.00
Total
$5,851.34
EXPENDITURES
Paid to Town Treasurer
$2,277.48
Labor
2,099.22
J. F. Leonard
2.50
Postage and Telephone
4.92
Varney Bros.
21.00
F. A. Gould
2.06
W. W. Watson & Son
35.00
Huff Machine Works
22.45
Salary of Secretary
300.00
O. M. Scotts & Son
90.00
Bouck Funeral Home
7.00
163
Harold Peterson
14.00
Kerr Monument Co.
35.00
W. H. Casey, Inc. 2.29
Cahill's News Agency
1,14
Lake Side Green House
9.60
Milford Daily News
2.00
Town of Milford (Highway Dept.)
48.75
Milford Hardware Co.
1.89
Robert Costa Co.
435.00
Eldredge Flower Shop
2.00
Total
$5,413.30
Balance
438.04
$5,851.34
Special Appropriation for Power Mower (Unexpended) $110.00
IMPROVEMENTS TO AVENUES AND NEW AVENUES
Balance January 1, 1943 $293.05
Balance on hand December 31, 1943 293.05
TRUSTEES
A. L. Maynard 44
F. R. Hixon
45
E. Robinson
46
H. S. Eldredge 44 R. L. Roy
45
Fred Cook
44
164 Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures
Milford, January 1, 1944.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen,
I hereby submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1943.
All places of business in the Town of Milford were visited by me after notifying by public notice, as the Law requires, that all scales, measures, pumps, etc., would be sealed without fees, if brought to my office.
SCALES, MEASURES, ETC., SEALED
Adj. Sealed Condemned
Platform, 10,000 lbs. and over
4
Platform, 5,001-10,000 lbs.
9
Platform, 100-5,000 lbs.
14
60
Counter, 100 lbs. or over
8
22
2
Counter, under 100 lbs.
29
105
4
Beam, under 100 lbs.
2
3
Spring, under 100 lbs.
14
27
Personal Weighing
2
10
Prescription
9
Avoidupois Weights
10
130
Apothecary Weights
74
Vehicle Tanks
13
Liquid, 1 Gal. and less
14
Gasoline Measuring Pumps
71
Oil Measuring Pumps
6
34
165
Grease Measuring Devices
35
Yard Sticks 7
Cloth Measuring Devices
2
Office calls for Sealing
64
Outside calls for Sealing
291
Sealing Fees
$148.51
Paid Town Treasurer B. J. Clancy
$148.51
EXPENDITURES
Sealer's Salary
$840.00
Transportation, Telephone, Office
Supplies
165.00
Jacques Hardware
10.06
Cahill's News Agency
5.00
Balance $19.94
Thanking the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Public for the assistance given me during my term as Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL J. O'BRIEN,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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Town Hall Department, 1943
Salary Appropriation:
$1,890.00
John O'Connor
$1,820.00
James Morrison
70.00
1,890.00
Balance
None
Expense Appropriation:
2,100.00
Boston Janitors Supply Co.
10.30
Cahill's News Agency
7.50
Casey, William H.
7.19
Cattani Oil Co.
597.24
Clancy, B. J.
8.06
Curtiss, H. M. Coal Co.
710.72
Dewing, C. B.
3.00
Dillon, Edward
5.95
Fino, Henry
1.00
Friesurck, Oliver
8.45
Holcomb, J. I. Co.
12.00
Jacques, Leonard & Sons
1.30
Knowlet Chev. Co.
.35
Milford Elec. Light Co.
277.39
Milford Gas Co.
28.55
Milford Locksmith Co.
.25
Milford Water Co.
197.04
Niro & Niro Co.
20.56
167
Pitts, Albert
5.00
Power, William
20.85
Reformatory for Women
14.54
Standard Auto Gear Co.
1.20
State Prison Colony
20.00
Stetson, M. D.
62.30
Sherman Laundry
4.15
U. S. Sanitary Specialties
9.75
Zocchi, Leon
39.96
2,074.60
Balance
25.40
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. O'CONNOR,
Custodian.
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Town Counsel's Report
In 1943, 78 notices of tax taking of properties for un- paid real estate taxes were prepared at the request of the Tax Collector's office, as compared with 275 in 1942; 15 instruments of taking were drawn during the year, as compared with 46 in 1942; and 6 tax titles, previously taken, were redeemed or disclaimed, as compared with 9 in 1942, adjustment of the tax being made by the tax- payers.
No petitions to foreclose tax titles in the Land Court were filed in 1943, as compared with four in 1942. One foreclosure case was adjusted, the approval of the As- sessors and the Tax Commissioner being first obtained. Two of the petitions were prosecuted successfully to decrees in favor of the Town. The three cases remaining on the docket of that court are in process of adjustment with the mortgagee of the taxpayers.
Two petitions for abatement of taxes were filed with the Board of Tax Appeals. One was settled, the other is still pending.
One new suit for sidewalk injuries occurring on No- vember 1, 1941, was entered in the Worcester Superior Court in 1943, the same number as in 1942. One case was settled upon being reached for trial. There were on Janu- ary 1, 1944, two superior court suits pending of this type, the same number as on January 1, 1943. There is one case pending in the district court.
Notices of 9 new claims were served on the Town Clerk for personal injuries or property damages on high- ways or sidewalks, as against five in 1942. Seven claims were settled without suit having been brought.
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The suit against the Town for alleged breach of the garbage contract is still pending in Worcester Superior Court.
The suit pending by the Town against the Town of Northbridge in the Worcester Superior Court for welfare was settled in the middle of trial, a judgment of $633.00 being made in favor of the Town of Milford.
Suit was brought against the Town of Bellingham in the District Court at Franklin, for aid and for expenses owed Milford on account of the Surplus Commodities of- fice, which was settled by Bellingham paying the bill of $87.85.
A suit of City of Boston vs Milford for welfare aid commenced December 21, 1941 in Suffolk Superior Court is still pending; the City of Worcester has commenced a similar suit November 29, 1943 in Worcester Central Dis- trict Court, still pending; and Boston has commenced another suit December 15, 1943 in Suffolk Superior Court, which is also pending
There were no mortgages nor bonds from Old Age Recipients under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 118-A (St. 1936, Chapter 436) prepared, compared with two in 1942. Two discharges of mortgages and bonds were prepared in favor of the recipients, as compared with nine in 1942.
The supplementary proceedings in the District Court at Franklin against Ralph T. Harnden for breach of con- tract arising out of the purchase of the Milford Iron Foun- dry buildings were prosecuted to the point of a capias being issued, when Harnden filed a petition in bank- ruptcy. A proof of claim has been filed in the Bank- ruptcy Court.
By vote of the Town on October 16, 1942, a petition to amend the law relative to the continuance of liens for
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sewer assessments was filed with the 1943 Legislature. After several hearings, the requested changes were finally enacted and became law on April 5, 1943 (effective 90 days thereafter) and is Chapter 150 of the Acts of 1943.
A suit against John M. Gately who operated a truck damaging the traffic light at West and Congress Streets on March 14, 1940 was tried in Worcester Superior Court with companion cases and the Town recovered the cost of the same, $86.28.
Numerous written opinions have been given to the various Town Departments, with duplicate copies to other Departments affected; many letters have been written, deeds covering such conveyances as were made by the Town of properties held under tax lien foreclosure, con- tracts between the Town and third persons, and releases in cases of all claims against the Town were prepared and their executions attended to. Answers in suits, in which the Town was named as Trustee, have been prepared and filed.
An itemized list of the cases which have been dis- posed of, with the location and date of the same, is ap- pended hereto. An unexpended balance of $811.75 re- mains from this appropriation.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MURRAY, Town Counsel.
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