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1944 Balance
1945 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1945 Expenditures
1945 Balance
1946 Estimates
50.00
50.00
Care, Removing and Planting Trees-
General Expense
50.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Removing Brush
1,095.60
204.40
2,000.00
200.00
200.00
Tree Warden-Use of Car
200.00
200.00
New Trees
400.00
82.50
82.50
Dog Officer-Salary
82.50
82.50
250.00
250.00
Dog Officer-General Expenses
118.50
131.50
250.00
Health and Sanitation
6,171.00
6,171.00
Health-Salaries and Wages
6,171.00
6,974.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Health-General Expenses
9,008.02
991.98
10,000.00
325.00
325.00
Inspector of Animals-Salary
325.00
325.00
85.00
85.00
Inspector of Animals-Expenses
67.50
17.50
85.00
1,260.00
1,260.00
Dental Clinic-Salaries and Wages
1,260.00
1,400.00
100.00
100.00
Dental Clinic-General Expenses
92.09
7.91
100.00
9,131.00
9,131.00
Worcester County T. B. Hospital- Assessment
9,131.00
7,218.52
7,218.52
Worcester County T. B. Hospital- Construction
7,218.52
92
7,371.60
7,371.60
Sewer Maintenance --- Salaries and Wages Sewer Maintenance- General Expenses
7,365.03
6.57
7,821.60
1,735.00
206.00
1,939.90
1,939.90
1.10
2,372.00
250.00
250.00
231.42
18.58
250.00
50.00
50.00
49.35
.65
50.00
902.11
902.11
Sewer Department-New Equipment
902.11
3,775.00
150.00
3,925.00
Sewer Construction-
Florence Street
3,514.86
410.14
High ways
27,200.00
27,200.00
Highway-Salaries and Wages
27,080.78
119.22
28,850.00
8,500.00
8,500.00
Highway-General Expenses
8,491.60
8.40
8,500.00- SO
9,500.00
9,500.00
Resurfacing Streets- Expenses
9,499.89
.11
9,500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Maintenance and Care of Town
Improvements
997.29
2.71
1,000.00
26,000.00
12,493.09
38,493.09
Snow Removal
38,420.74
72.35
20,000.00
1,000.00
1,999.92
2,999.92
Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,989.73
10.19
17,600.00
130.06
17,730.06
Street Lights
17,730.06
17,880.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Drainage-Central Street
2,856.16
143.84
1,593.00
1,593.00
Drainage-Highland Street
1,592.96
.04
2,158.50
2,158.00
Drainage-John Street
2,058.84
99.66
1,000.00
1,340.00
Bridge-Fiske Mill Road
1,002.99
337.01
2,500.00
2,500.00
Reconstruction of Camp St.
1,969.52
530.48
30,000.00
30,000.00
Highway-New Equipment
782.90
29,217.10
340.00
Flushing Sewers-Wages
Flushing Sewers-Expenses
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - Continued
1944 Balance
1945 Appro- priation
Receipts and
Transfers
Total
Account
1945 Expenditures
1945 Balance
1946 Estimates
225.00
225.00 Road Machinery Account
225.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Repairs to Sidewalks-Expenses
998.54
1.46
1,000.00
Charities
8,897.14
8,897.14
Welfare-Personal Services
8,746.63
150.51
5,485.00
200.00
200.00
Welfare-Administration Expenses
194.22
5.78
200.00
16,000.00
3,600.00
19,600.00
Welfare-Assistance
19,432.89
167.11
21,000.00
9,000.00
200.00
9,200.00
Infirmary-Expenses
9,198.34
1.66
10,000.00
94
22,000.00
5,000.00
27,000.00
A. D. C. Town Assistance
26,997.71
2.29
27,000.00
264.00
264.00
A. D. C. Town Administration- Salaries
264.00
900.00
50.00
50.00
A. D. C. Town Administration- Expenses
31.90
18.10
50.00
566.46
6,298.52
6,864.98
U. S. Grant A. D. C. Assistance
4,969.44
1,895.54
132.43
967.34
1,099.77
U. S. Grant A. D. C. Administration
867.71
232.06
50,000.00
23,000.00
73,000.00
O. A. A. Town Assistance
72,973.47
26.53
100,000.00
1,167.65
1,167.65
O. A. A. Town Administration- Salaries
1,167.65
3,100.00
450.00
450.00
O. A. A. Town Administration- Expenses
444.85
5.15
400.00
-
1,147.41 231.43
51,586.51 52,733.92 U. S. Grant O.A.A. Assistance
50,894.21
1,839.71
1,698.80
1,930.23
U. S. Grant O.A.A. Administration 1,877.53
52.70
Soldiers' Benefits
100.00
100.00
State Aid
10.00
90.00
200.00
125.00
125.00
Military Aid
125.00
100.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Soldiers Relief-Salaries
1,500.00
2,100.00
300.00
300.00
Soldiers Relief-Investigating Expense 300.00
27,000.00
27,000.00
Soldiers Relief-Expenses
19,039.15
7,960.85 .
27,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
War Allowance W. War No. 2 2,024.25
975.75
3,000.00
Schools and Library
178,000.00
549.36
178,549.36
School-Salaries and Wages
176,312.44
2,236.92
193,687.00
95'
35,000.00
35,000.00
School-General Expense
34,396.10
603.90
35,000.00
85.00
85.00
School-Salaries 1944
85.00
455.00
455.00
School-Expenses 1944
429.57
25.43
272.56
272.56
School-Salaries a/c Military Service
272.56
10,950.00
1,009.08
1,009.08 . U. S. Grant-Vocational Education
of Defense Workers
1,000.58
8.50
5,205.00
5,205.00
Library-Salaries and Wages
4,620.97
584.03
5,284.00
1,317.00
1,317.00
Library-General Expenses
1,314.40
2.60
1,317.00
Recreation and Unclassified
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town Parks-Wages
1,993.56
6.44
2,000.00
650.00
100.00
750.00
Town Parks-General Expense
739.55
10.45
650.00
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - Continued
1944 Balance
1945 Appro- priation
Receipts and
Transfers
Total
Account
1945 Expenditures
1945 Balance
1946 Estimates
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town Parks-Rebuilding Bleachers
1,816.50
183.50
6,000.00
1,323.00
1,323.00
Playground-Wages
1,322.80
.20
1,323.00
250.00
250.00
Playground-Expenses
249.95
05
250.00
200.00
200.00
Playground-Rental
200.00
200.00
Playground-Extra Equipment
568.48
300.00
300.00
Repairs to Tennis Courts
300.00
300.00
1,980.00
1,980.00
Printing Town Reports
1,980.00
2,445.19
2,445.19
Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability
2,383.73
61.46
2,445.19
1,500.00
1,500.00
Damage to Persons and Property
812.60
687.40
1,500.00
69.00
69.00
Flowage Rights-Clark Heirs
69.00
69.00
200.00
200.00
Memorial Day-Sons of Veterans
196.44
3.56
200.00
200.00
200.00
Memorial Day-American Legion
200.00
200.00
50.00
25.00
75.00
Memorial Day-Spanish War Veterans 75.00
50.00
200.00
200.00
Armistice Day-
Veterans of Foreign Wars
200.00
200.00
150.00
150.00
Tax Title Foreclosure
150.00
150.00
50.00
50.00
Worcester County Extension Service
50.00
50.00
4,900.00
407.67
5,307.67
Blanket Insurance
5,307.67
4,900.00
12,858.58
12,858.58
Contributory Retirement Pension
12,858.58
1,000.00
1,000.00
Annuity to Lillian E. Sonne
1,000.00
1,000.00
96
217.95
300.00 250.00 5,000.00
333.00
300.00 800.95 5,000.00
Athletic Field Committee
297.73
2.27
500.00
Honor Roll-Adding Names
745.75
55.20
50.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
72.25
100.00
172.25
Installing and Repairing Street Signs
172.25
150.00
19,800.00
687.50
20,487.50
Special Adjusted Compensation
20,475.00
12.50
1,500.00
1,500.00
Plans and Specifications Chapter 58 Acts of 1943
1,039.10
460.90
710.44
710.44
Committee for Rehabilitation of Veterans
30.00
680.44
100.00
100.00
Zoning Board
63.00
37.00
75.00
150.00
35.00
185.00
Retaining Wall-Cedar Swamp Pond 185.00
500.00
500.00
Teen Age Canteen
499.02
98
97
Cemeteries
2,500.00
790.19
3,290.19
Vernon Grove Cemetery
3,290.19
2,600.00
110.00
110.00
Vernon Grove Cemetery --- New Power Mower
110.00
495.05
495.05
Improvement to Vernon Grove Cemetery Avenues
377.30
117.75
50.00
3.00
53.00
North Purchase Cemetery
53.00
50.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
6,500.00
6,500.00
Interest
5,743.64
756.36
5,600.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
Maturing Debt
30,000.00
27,000.00
NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD December 31, 1945
Year
Tax Title Loan
Sewer Loans
High School Loan
Relief Municipal Loan
Development Cedar Swamp Loan
Acts of 1938 Chapter 58 Loan
Maturity Total by Years
1946
4,309.16
4,000.00
9,000.00
2,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
31,309.16
1947
4,000.00
8,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
24,000.00
1948
4,000.00
8,000.00
6,000.00
2,000.00
20,000.00
98
1949
4,000.00
8,000.00
12,000.00
1950
4,000.00
8,000.00
12,000.00
1951
4,000.00
8,000.00
12,000.00
1952
4,000.00
8,000.00
12,000.00
1953
2,000.00
8,000.00
10,000.00
1954
2,000.00
8,000.00
10,000.00
1955
2,000.00
7,000.00
9,000.00
4,309.16
34,000.00
80,000.00
2,000.00
18,000.00
14,000.00
152,309.16
1
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SALARIES AND WAGES OF THE EMPLOYEES OF MILFORD
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Position
Salary
Moderator
100.00
Selectmen
500.00
Clerk of Selectmen
500.00
Secretary of the Finance Commission
55.00
Accountant
2,800.00
Treasurer
1,650.00
Tax Collector
3,500.00
Assessors (2 members)
1,200.00
Assessor (1 member)
1,700.00
Town Solicitor
300.00
Town Solicitor, Legal Fees for Special Work for 1945
1,000.00
Town Clerk
500.00
Town Clerk, Recording Fees (Marriages, Deaths and Births)
975.50
Clerk of the Board of Registrars
485.00
Registrars of Voters
330.00
Janitor of Town Hall
2,100.00
Janitor of Memorial Hall
760.00
Clerk in Accountant Office, per week
26.00
Clerk in Assessors' Office, per week
26.00
Clerk in Tax Collector's Office, per week
26.00
Clerk in Town Clerk's Office, per week
26.00
Clerk in Treasurer's Office, per day 4.00
100
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department:
Chief
3,300.00
Patrolmen, per week
45.00
Fire Department:
Chief
2,400.00
Deputy Chief
300.00
Firemen, Call Men
165.00
Firemen, Permanent, per week
42.35
Tree Warden, per week while working
38.40
Dog Officer
82.50
Inspector of Wires
405.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
840.00
HEALTH
Members
100.00
Agent
623.00
Sanitary Inspector
330.00
Plumbing Inspector, union wages for actual
time taken, not to exceed
600.00
Nurse
1,575.00
Dentist
1,260.00
Inspector of Meats
1,820.00
Doctor
765.00
Inspector of Animals
330.00
SANITATION
Sewer Department:
Commissioners (two members) 200.00
Chairman of Board 250.00
Superintendent
2,024.00
Clerk 250.00
Labor in Sewer Department, per week
32.26
Truck Driver, per week
40.25
101
HIGHWAYS
Superintendent
2,800.00
Drivers, per hour
.79 3/5
Steamroller operator, per hour
.80 7/8
WELFARE
Overseers (Two Members)
165.00
Chairman of the Board
275.00
Agent
2,640.00
Old Age Investigator
2,156.00
Superintendent of Town Farm
2,000.00
Maid at Town Farm
572.00
One Clerk, per year
1,352.00
One Clerk, per year
1,020.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Investigator
1,500.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Superintendent
4,200.00
Truant Officer
1,595.00
Clerk in Superintendent's Office, per week 28.60
Clerk in Principal's Office, per week
28.60
School Physicians (Two), each
550.00
Two Nurses, per year
1,650.00
For other School Salaries see School Report
LIBRARY
Librarian
1,540.00
Assistant Librarians (3), each
1,019.20
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Trustees
300.00
ALL OTHER
Common Labor in all Departments, per hour .55
102
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, 1945.
GENERAL AID
Town Appropriation: Assistance
Receipts
Appropriation
$16,000.00
Added appropriation
3,600.00
Sundry Accounts Refunded
397.15
$19,997.15
Expenditures
Relief in families:
General Aid-Cash 9,187.15
General Aid-Rent
3,043.00
Accounts Payable
7,599.89
19,830.04
Unexpended balance December 31, 1945 $167.11
Town Appropriation: General Expenses Receipts
Appropriation
$200.00
Expenditures
Office supplies
194.22
Unexpended balance December 31, 1945
5.78
103
Town Appropriation: Salaries Receipts
Appropriation
$8,897.14
Expenditures
Salaries
8,746.63
Unexpended balance December 31, 1946
150.51
Summary of Relief
The total expenditures during the year of 1945 for Town Relief Assistance were $19,830.04. The reimburse- ment from the Cities and Towns, State, and Individuals amounted to $2,723.23, making the net cost $17,106.81.
Relief in Families
General Aid
Month
Active Cases
Persons
Total Cost
January
34
77
$1,615.34
February
33
79
1,824.31
March
32
72
1,519.23
April
33
76
1,136.95
May
32
71
2,167.68
June
31
73
1,467.22
July
33
70
2,856.90
August
34
71
1,228.97
September
31
71
2,194.62
October
34
74
2,257.50
November
30
56
2,020.41
December
30
71
2,006.69
Accounts Payable:
Aleknas, M. J.
$13.00
Barney Coal Company
109.86
2.00
Board of Public Health-Medway Boston Council of Social Agencies
13.50
104
Burroughs Adding Machine
6.10
Cahill's News Agency
18.29
Capece, Nicholas
2.00
Claflin Hill Rest Home
6.00
Clarke Typewriter Service
24.00
Clark & Shaughnessy
15.30
Cleary, John D. D.
25.00
Crimmings, Louise
95.00
DeLucca's Market
44.00
DePasquale Funeral Chapel
100.00
Department of Public Welfare --
Boston
4.00
Framingham
276.63
Franklin
100.00
State Infirmary-Tewksbury Worcester
542.01
Division of Child Guardianship
1,111.00
Dorenbaum, Myron
53.50
Everybody's Market
7.00
Gallagher, John V.
15.00
Gardella's Pharmacy
33.41
Geoffroy, F. A.
13.00
Gillon, Lawrence
12.00
Heroux Funeral Home
340.00
Hofstra, John
100.00
Iarose, Joseph
15.00
Jacobson, Carl E.
4.00
Jimmy's Taxi Service
226.00
Kavanagh's Grocery Store
257.65
Mass. General Hospital
22.00
Milford Daily News
5.13
Milford Hospital
702.50
Milford Post Office
18.00
Moran Rest Home
4.86
Morcone, John
7.45
Morcone, Joseph
13.00
2,347.50
105
Moschilli, Frank
4.00
Neilan's Drug Store
7.55
Nelson, Carl
18.00
Nelson, Eva
264.15
New England Tel. & Tel.
74.20
Peterson, Agnes
18.00
Plains Pharmacy
38.45
Pondville Hospital
40.00
Reali, Theresa
379.17
Rice, J. Allen
1.35
Salguerio, Antonio
7.00
Sargeant, Joseph
105.00
Seaman, Harold
2.00
Shea Brothers
5.00
Sweet, A. H. Co.
90.00
Town Hall Service Station
4.55
TOWN INFIRMARY
Town Appropriation: Assistance
Receipts
Appropriation
$9,000.00
Transferred from Def. Fund
200.00
$9,200.00
Expenditures
Support of Inmates
9,198.34
Unexpended Balance December 31, 1945
$1.66
Summary of Town Infirmary
Expenditures
$11,830.34
Income
5,151.43
Net Cost
6,678.91
Total number of Inmates 44
106
Largest number at one time
37
Smallest number at one time 32
Number of deaths 7
Transferred to other institutions 0
Average number of Inmates
34
Total number of Inmates December 31, 1945
34
Men Inmates 26
Women Inmates
8
The total expenditures for the support of Inmates at the Town Infirmary were $9,198.34. The income from Board was $5,151.43 making the net cost $4,046.91 for the support of Inmates.
Accounts Payable:
Ahearn's Amoco Station
$64.16
Beiersdorf, O. W.
4.00
Berkeley Stores
43.25
Boston Janitor Supply Co.
28.07
Brewer & Company, Inc.
16.00
Cahill's News Agency
29.77
Casey, William H.
161.15
Clancey, B. J.
30.90
Clark & Shaughnessy
197.60
Cleary, John A.
6.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
27.00
Curtiss, H. M. Coal Co.
12.88
Donahue, Frank
405.00
Gardella's Pharmacy
93.60
Geoffroy, F. A.
12.00
Hebert's Sea Food
149.59
Helfand's Dry Goods Store
88.08
Jimmy's Taxi Service
174.00
Kavanagh's Grocery
113.34
Kimm Florist Shoppe
13.30
107
Leander, C. A.
11.65
Lord's Poultry Farm
36.80
Mazzarelli, Angelo
512.26
Mazzarelli, Santo
133.44
McCausland, Ray
183.43
Milford Daily News
5.25
Milford Elec. Lt. & Po. Co.
641.20
Milford Grain Co.
1,045.73
Milford Natural Gas Co.
168.00
Morcone, Joseph
310.17
Morse, T. E. & Co.
90.04
Murphy, Frank
1,145.67
Nelson Motor Company
64.83
New England Tel. & Tel.
114.48
Niro & Niro
27.81
Nohr, Peter
83.40
Nolan Brothers
289.21
O'Brien's Oil Service
598.95
Outfit Clothing Company
57.10
Pellegrini's Market
62.65
Reformatory for Women
84.83
Renda, A.
29.20
Rice, J. Allen
28.72
Rosenfeld's Garage
30.57
Seaver's Express
34.64
Shea Brothers
520.18
Shoe Mart
86.02
State Prison Colony
32.50
Stetson, M. D.
134.29
Sweet, A. H. Co.
118.44
Town Hall Service Station
177.84
Upton, Town of .
19.95
Vandersluis, John
90.00
Vergie-Earl Co.
19.90
Webster-Thomas Co.
406.67
Zocchi, Leon
132.83
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Town Appropriation: Assistance Receipts
Appropriation Added Appropriation
$22,000.00
5,000.00
$27,000.00
Expenditures
Relief in families, A.D.C. Cash 26,997.71
Unexpended balance December 31, 1945 2.29
.
Town Appropriation: General Expenses
Receipts
Appropriation $50.00
Expenditures
Office Supplies 31.90
Unexpended balance December 31, 1945 18.10
The total expenditures during the fiscal year of 1945 for Aid to Dependent Children Assistance relief from the Town Appropriation were $27,965.91. We received $7,636.17 reimbursement from the State making the net cost to the Town $20,329.74.
Federal Grants: Assistance
Receipts
Balance carried from 1944 $566.46
Federal Grants received in 1945. 6,298.52
$6,864.98
Expenditures
Relief in families, A.D.C. Cash 4,969.44
Balance carried to 1946 $895.54
109
Federal Grants: Administration
Receipts
Balance carried from 1944 $132.43
Federal Grants received in 1945
967.34
$1,099.77
Expenditures
Salaries
867.71
Balance carried to 1946
$232.06
The total expenditures for Aid to Dependent Children Assistance relief on account of Federal Grants were $5,837.15. The grant payments carried over from 1944 were $698.89. We received a total of $7,265.86 in grant payments during 1945. This leaves a credit balance of $1,127.60 in the Federal Account which will be carried over to 1946.
Accounts Payable:
Boston Council Social Agency
$13.50
Cahill's News Agency
2.65
Clarke Printing Company
15.75
Month
Families
Dependent Children
Total Expenditures
January
34
73
$2,512.14
February
34
74
2,711.60
March
34
72
2,742.44
April
34
72
2,637.05
May
34
71
3,180.55
June
33
68
2,962.52
July
36
71
3,159.57
August
34
68
3,067.78
September
35
69
2,722.50
October
34
68
2,693.64
November
31
62
2,796.21
December
31
61
2,627.06
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BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Town Appropriation: Assistance Receipts
Appropriation
$50,000.00
Added appropriation
23,000.00
Sundry Accounts refunded
560.15
$73,560.15
Expenditures
Relief of persons O.A.A.
73,533.62
Unexpended balance December 31, 1945
$26.53
Town Appropriation: Adm. General Expenses
Receipts
Appropriation
$450.00
Expenditures
Traveling expenses of O.A.A. Social Worker $204.00
Office supplies
240.85
444.85
Unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1945 $5.15
During the fiscal year of 1945 the total amount ex- pended from the Town Appropriation for Old Age As- sistance amounted to $76,885.44. Reimbursements from the State amounted to $60,928.68, and reimbursement from Cities and Towns amounted to $1,199.37. Refunds from cancelled checks amounted to $560.15. The net cost to the Town was $13,197.24.
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Federal Grants: Assistance Receipts
Balance carried from 1944 $1,147.41
Federal Grants received in 1945 50,695.77
Audit Adjustment on Recovery Acct. 890.74
Sundry Accounts refunded 294.25
$53,028.17
Expenditures
Relief of Persons-O.A.A. 51,188.46
Balance carried to 1946
$1,839.71
Federal Grants: Administration
Receipts
Balance carried from 1944
$231.43
Federal Grants received in 1945 1,698.80
$1,930.23
Expenditures
Salaries, Office supplies, etc. 1,877.53
Balance carried to 1946
$52.70
Recovery Account
Balance on hand January 1, 1945 $826.76
Reimbursement received in 1945 575.08
$1,401.84
Reimbursement to Commonwealth on Mortgage Bonds $202.90
Transferred to Federal Grants 890.74
Transferred to Estimated Receipts
308.20
1,401.84
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During the year the total amount expended for Old Age Assistance from Federal Funds amounted to $53,065.99. The balance of Federal Funds on hand Janu- ary 1, 1945 amounted to $1,378.84. We received reim- bursements during the year of $52,394.55 from Federal Grants, $294.25 from cancelled checks, and $890.74 from audit adjustment. There is a balance of $1,892.41 in the Federal Accounts to be carried over to 1946.
Accounts Payable:
Bankers & Tradesman Publ. Co.
12.00
Boston Council of Social Agencies 13.50
Bureau of Old Age Assistance-
Boston
207.84
Holliston
330.07
Hopedale
271.47
Framingham
245.86
Leominster
80.27
Lowell
27.37
Newton
10.51
Pittsfield
41.41
Springfield
56.96
Upton
68.52
Worcester
180.80
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
5.65
Cahill's News Agency
29.05
Capece, Nicholas J., M.D.
15.00
Cicchetti, John R., M.D.
18.00
Claflin Hill Rest Home
6.10
Clarke Printing Company
45.25
Davoren's Pharmacy
3.00
District Nursing Association
8.00
Edwards, Joseph F.
100.00
Fuchs, Jacob, M.D.
51.00
Gallagher, John V., M.D.
24.00
Gardella's Pharmacy
30.14
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Heroux, C. Marshall
5.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc.
1.61
Hofstra, John
100.00
Joslin, Perry E., M.D.
27.00
Lally, Francis H., M.D.
9.00
Mass. Association of Relief Officers
6.00
Milford Hospital
32.15
Neilan's Drug Store
1.90
New England Tel. & Tel.
54.85
O'Brien's Rest Home
12.58
Plains Pharmacy
11.75
Rice, J. Allen
5.24
Sancsoucy, F. A. & Son
100.00
Sargeant, Joseph F.
215.00
Smith, E. F., M.D.
3.00
Star Rest Home
70.10
Thomas-Groom Company
3.00
Tingley, Irving S.
12.00
U. S. Post Office
132.44
Worcester City Hospital
193.95
Total
Month
Active O.A.A. Cases
Expenditures
January
253
$10,674.80
February
256
11,116.61
March
250
11,032.56
April
248
11,468.55
May
246
10,652.02
June
244
11,101.49
July
242
10,299.18
August
241
9,951.79
September
245
11,013.26
October
248
10,860.02
November
247
10,862.43
December
252
10,918.72
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WELFARE PHYSICIAN'S REPORT
Again I wish to call your attention to the need of a real Infirmary equipped and staffed to render reasonable nursing and medical care to the indigent who are ill or incapacitated but not requiring hospitalization. It has become difficult to care for such cases at the Milford Hospital, which is really overcrowded with more acutely sick patients.
It is doubtful if such an institution can be operated at the low per capita cost of our present Infirmary, but it could be conducted economically with a Town Home un- der one management. Probably the cost would not be much greater than that of our present Infirmary plus that of the Welfare patients now being cared for by the Hos- pital at five dollars a day.
The subject is worthy of your consideration and some investigation.
During the year 1945 I have been called upon two hundred and thirty times to treat beneficiaries of the De- partment at their homes, in the Infirmary, and at my office. I gratefully acknowledge the helpful cooperation of the Board of Public Welfare, the Welfare Agent and office force, as well as the Superintendent and Matron of the Town Infirmary.
JOHN V. GALLAGHER, M.D.
Because of the new law effective January 1, 1946 in- creasing the exemptions of legally liable relatives of Old Age Assistance recipients, it becomes evident that ex- penses for the year 1946 will show considerable increase.
In conclusion we wish. to express our thanks to the officials of our local banks, insurance companies, and in- dustries for the valuable information that was given us upon request during the year.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES DISABITO, Chairman EDWARD FERGUSON WESTLEY STEVENS
WILLIAM A. DUGAN,
Agent
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Report of the Board of Health
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Milford:
Your Board of Health respectfully submits its annual report together with the reports of its various appointees for the year ending December 31, 1945.
The Board of Health organized for' the year on March 6, 1945. Dr. Nicholas J. Capece was re-elected Chairman with Harris Tredeau and Frank Calzone the other two members. Louis A. Marino was appointed sec- retary. Dr. Nicholas J. Capece was re-elected in March for a three year term.
Twenty-four regular meetings, ten special meetings and numerous conferences have been held throughout the year.
In the month of May a Clean-up Campaign was con- ducted with the co-operation of the Highway Department, the Board of Selectmen and the Milford Daily News with fairly good results. A more intensive campaign will be carried out in the future urging the entire community to cooperate in this work.
At the March meeting the Town voted to accept Section 120A, Chap. 94 as amended of the General Laws relative to an additional fee for slaughtering. This will permit an appreciable increase in revenue from the slaughtering of cattle, etc.
In June the Board received notice of the retirement of Dr. Francis H. Lally as Physician of the Board of Health. He had given approximately fifteen years of faith- ful service in this position. The Board expressed its ap- preciation for Dr. Lally's fine work during his association with the department. His resignation was regretfully ac- cepted.
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Dr. John R. Cicchetti was elected to fill the vacancy caused by Dr. Lally's retirement.
Early in the fall the Board projected a proposal rela- tive to the planning and establishing of a bathing beach in the town. Communications were invited from inter- ested citizens and organizations. The Board felt that it was about time that a clean, hygienic, safe bathing beach for the children should be established. Many favorable responses have been received. Plans are already in progress to have an Engineer from the State Department of Public Health look into the possibilities of establishing such a beach at some suitable location.
The garbage contracts were awarded for a period of one year after several attempts were made by the Board to secure the lowest bids possible. Although in excess of the previous contracts, the bids finally accepted were con- siderably less than the original bids offered.
The number of patients at the Worcester County Sanatorium has been considerably less the past year than in previous years due a great deal to the work conducted at the Consultation Chest Clinics, held regularly each month at the Health Department rooms under the super- vision of Dr. Armand LaRoche and his staff from the Rut- land State Sanatorium.
The 1944 State Subsidy received this year was Eight Hundred Ninety-six Dollars and Forty-three cents (896.43).
At the March meeting the following appointments were made by the Board of Health: Physician, Dr. Francis H. Lally; Dentist, Dr. William J. Clancy; Nurse, Alice Fitzpatrick; Sanitary Inspector, Walter Chapin; Plumbing Inspectors, Charles J. Ferrante and John F. Power as additional inspector; Burial Agent, Oscar Ayotte. Jere- miah Macchi and Dr. Benjamin F. Hartman were nomi- nated for Meat and Slaughtering Inspectors subject to the approval of the State Department of Public Health.
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