Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1945, Part 4

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 414


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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


99


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


108


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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