Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1950, Part 3

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 306


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600.00


600.00


200.00


200.00


Stocking Ponds With Fish


200.00


200.00


300.00


300.00


Town Forest


300.00


200.00


200.00


Repairs to Spillway- Charles River


200.00


2,500.00


2,500.00


Plans for Field Building


2,500.00


8,000.00


1,850 00


9,850.00


Acquisition of Stone Property


9,850.00


70


450.00


450.00


Band Concerts-Band Hire


450.00


150.00


150.00


Band Concerts-Expenses


74.96


75.04


1,349.00


93.75


1,442.75


Court Judgments


1,349.00


93.75


50.00


50.00


Civilian Defense


17.70


32.30


1,980.00


1,980.00


Appraisal and Razing Stone Property


1,980.00


Cemeteries


4,000.00


1,040.86


5,040.86


Vernon Grove Cemetery


5,040.86


4,500.00


1,100.00


900.00


2,000.00


Vernon Grove Cemetery- Paving Roads


2,000.00


700.00


75.00


25.00


100.00


North Purchase Cemetery


97.38


2.62


Interest and Maturing Debt


4,500.00


4,500.00 Interest 16,000.00


3,866.23


633.77


4,500.00 21,100.00


NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD December 31, 1950


Year


Sewer Loans


High School Addition


Athletic Field Lighting Loan


Total Maturity By Years


1951


$11,100.00


$8,000.00


$2,000.00


$21,100.00


1952


11,000.00


8,000.00


2,000.00


21,000.00


1953


9,000.00


8,000.00


2,000.00


19,000.00


1954


9,000.00


8,000.00


2,000.00


19,000.00


1955


3,000.00


7,000.00


1,000.00


11,000.00


1956


1,000.00


1,000.00


1957


1,000.00


1,000.00


1958


1,000.00


1,000.00


1959


1,000.00


1,000.00


1960


1,000.00


1,000.00


Totals


$43,100.00


$39,000.00


$14,000.00


$96,100.00


71


16,000.00


Maturing Debt


16,000.00


72


SALARIES AND WAGES OF THE EMPLOYEES OF MILFORD


General Government


Position


Salary


Moderator


$


110.00


Selectmen


550.00


Clerk of Selectmen


550.00


Secretary of Finance Committee


72.60


Accountant


3,850.00


Treasurer


2,400.00


Tax Collector


4,250.00


Assessor (Clerk)


2,450.00


Assessor (2 Members)


1,584.00


Town Solicitor, Legal Fees for Special Work


1,430.00


Town Clerk


550.00


Town Clerk, Recording Fees,


(Marriages, Deaths and Births)


1,275.50


Clerk of Board of Registrars


640.20


Registrars of Voters


435.60


Janitor of Town Hall


2,850.00


Janitor of Memorial Hall


1,760.00


Clerk in Accountant's Office


2,102.00


Clerk in Asessors' Office


2,102.00


Clerk in Tax Collector's Office


2,102.00


Clerk in Town Clerk's Office


2,102.00


Clerk in Treasurer's Office


2,100.00


Protection of Persons and Property


Police Department :


Chief


4,000.00


Patrolmen, per week


58.49


Sergeants, per year


3,140.00


73


Fire Department :


Chief


4,000.00


Deputy Chief


390.00


Firemen, Call Men


264.00


Firemen, Permanent, per week


58.49


Tree Warden, per hour while working


1.32


Dog Officer


108.90


Inspector of Wires


534.60


Sealer of Weights and Measures


1,306.80


Health


Members


110.00


Agent


1,755.60


Plumbing Inspector


663.87


Nurse


2,325.00


Inspector of Meats


1,200.00


Assistant Inspector of Meats


225.00


Doctor


1,009.80


Inspector of Animals


429.00


Sanitation


Sewer Department:


Commissioners (two Members)


220.00


Chairman of Board


275.00


Clerk


336.00


Labor in Sewer Dept., per week


48.00


Truck Driver, per week


53.66


Highways


Superintendent


4,000.00


Drivers, per hour


1.18


Steamroller operator, per hour


1.20


74


Welfare


Overseers (two members)


181.50


Chairman of Board


302.50


Agent


3,430.00


Old Age Investigator


2,886.00


Superintendent of Town Farm


2,550.00


Maid at Town Farm


742.67


Veterans Benefits


Investigator


2,850.00


School Department


See School Department report


Library


Librarian


2,596.00


Assistant Librarian (1)


2,136.10


Assistant Librarian (2)


1,936.16


Cemetery


Clerk of Trustees 518.00


All Other


Common labor in all departments, per hour 1.00


75


Treasurer's Report for 1950


Cash Account


Balance January 1, 1950


$ 165,442.77


Receipts for year


1,797,259.37


Disbursements per Warrant


› 1,777,077.97


Balance to 1951


$185,624.17


Cemetery Trust Funds


Balance January 1, 1950


$44,113.42


Received for Perpetual Care


1,650.00


Received for Interest


1,085.39


$46,848.81


Interest Applied to Cemetery a/c .


975.00


$45,873.81


Balance Account


United States Bonds


$44,000.00


Milford Savings Bank


903.37


Home National Bank, Savings Dept.


970.44


$45,873.81


U. S. Savings Bond Account


Balance January 1, 1950


$735.00


Deductions for year


3,872.87


$4,607.87


Bonds purchased during year


$4,143.75


Refunds


115.50


Balance


348.62


$4,607.87


76


Withholding Tax


Deductions for year


$41,282.05


Remitted to Collector of Internal Revenue


37,374.19


Check in office to send with annual report


$3,907.86


Salaries :


Appropriation


$4,500.00


Salaries


$4,500.00


General Expenses :


Appropriation $700.00


American Bank Note Co.


$70.75


Cahill's News Agency


3.55


P. E. Casey & Co.


37.50


Clarke Printing Co.


45.85


Commercial System & Forms


20.77


H. A. Daniels & Co.


18.75


Expenses to Association Meetings


38.34


J. C. Hall Co.


188.75


Home National Bank


5.00


Johnson Office Supply Co.


29.84


Liberty Typewriter, Inc.


8.00


H. A. Manning Co.


17.00


National Shawmut Bank of Boston


.31


The New England Paper Co.


13.02


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


89.56


N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R.


2.78


Paquette Stationery Co.


3.75


P-O's Furniture Gift Shop


5.11


Pete's Job Press


20.76


The Todd Co.


19.50


Underwood Corp.


22.50


77


U. S. Post Office


31.90


Leon Zocchi


2.64


Balance


4.07


Total


$700.00


Surety Bond :


Appropriation


$256.00


Bond


$256.00


Tax Collector's Report for 1950


SALARIES


Appropriation


$6,352.00


EXPENSES


Salaries


$6,352.00


GENERAL EXPENSES


Appropriation $1,000.00


Beal, H. W.


$ 9.00


Bisonette, J. A.


5.00


B. J. Clancey 247.50


Burroughs Adding Machine Co.


22.51


Cahill's News Agency


6.40


Clarke Printing Co.


16.50


Cooney Store, Inc.


1.99


Curtiss 1000, Inc.


37.88


Expenses to Meetings


15.00


Hobbs & Warren, Inc.


50.76


J. F. Hickey Ins. Co. 8.00


Johnson Office Supply Co.


21.54


$695.93


78


Milford Daily News


12.50


Narcus Bros.


10.71


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.


89.65


Railway Express Co.


4.70


Royal Typewriter Co.


9.50


U. S. Post Office


418.69


Balance


12.17


$1,000.00


Assessors' Report for 1950


Town Appropriations


$1,117,764.26


Deficits in Overlay Account


(1941 to 1949 incl.)


6,239.28


$1,124,003.54


1950 Estimates


State Parks and Reservations $1,536.03


State Audit of Municipal Accounts 1,194.44


State Examination of Retirement


System 59.67


$2,790.14


1949 Underestimates


577.12


$3,367.26


County Tax


$44,192.46


Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 34,546.91


Overlay of Current Year


28,117.30


Gross Amount to be Raised


$1,234.227.47


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


Income Tax


$112,025.05


76,247.96


Corporation Taxes


Reimbursement on Account of


78,739.37


79


Publicly Owned Land 441.60


Old Age Tax (Meals) Chap. 64B S10 Chap. 804 Acts of 1949 1,778.56


Corporate Franchise Taxes Due to Cities and Towns 7,608.14


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


55,000.00


Licenses


25,416.75


Fines


884.04


Special Assessments


4,830.82


General Government


1,366.90


Protection of Persons and Property


814.64


Health and Sanitation


785.25


Highways


943.25


Charities (other than Federal Grants) 29,965.90


Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants) 80,597.02


Veterans' Benefits


10,974.47


Schools 228.75


Libraries


268.90


Recreation


2,530.47


Unclassified Sale of Real Estate


951.90


Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots)


1,005.00


Interest:


On Taxes and Assessments 2,692.52


Old Age Tax (Meals) Acts of


1949, Chapter 307 2,456.11


Gas and Electric Franchise Tax


1,334.23


Total Estimated Receipts $421,148.23


1949 Overestimates to be Used as Available Funds 6,246.00


Total Available Funds 66,685.89


Total Estimated Receipts and


Available Funds $494,080.12


Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property $740,147.35


80


Number of Polls 5235 @ $2.00 $10,700.00 Total Valuation of Personal


Property $1,733,900 @ $47.00 per thousand 81,493.30


Total Valuation of Real Estate, $13,791,150 @ $47.00 per thousand 648,184.05


Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $740,147.35


Total Excise Commitments for Year $89,088.04


Tax Rate for 1950 - $47.00


Our sincere appreciation is extended to all those who in any way co-operated with this Board during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


DONALD F. PHILLIPS, Chairman PAUL F. BRUNO, Clerk RENALDO A. CONSOLETTI


Board of Assessors.


FINANCIAL REPORT


Salary Appropriation $7,720.00


Paul F. Bruno


$1,976.27


Renaldo A. Consoletti


1,584.00


John F. Maher


436.15


Donald F. Phillips


1,584.00


Esther M. Larkin


2,102.00


Unexpended


37.58


$7,720.00


81


Expense Appropriation


$1,760.00


Beal, Wendell H.


$196.00


Bruno, Paul F.


12.50


Burroughs Adding Machine Co.


324.33


Cahill's News Agency


7.65


Carney, Daniel F.


2.00


Clarke Printing Co.


19.25


Consoletti, Renaldo A.


49.75


Higgiston, John E.


33.00


Hobbs & Warren, Inc.


223.22


Johnson Office Supply Co.


16.18


Lord, Henry D.


26.50


Mass. Assoc. of Assessors


6.00


McArdle, H. B.


12.02


Milford Daily News


30.00


New England Paper Co.


7.81


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


89.95


Pascoe, George T., Co.


2.31


Phillips, Donald F.


47.25


Reidy & Co., Maurice F.


300.00


Worc. Dist. Registry of Deeds


354.00


$1,759.72


1


Balance


$.28


Approved :


DONALD F. PHILLIPS, Chairman PAUL F. BRUNO, Clerk RENALDO A. CONSOLETTI


82


Town Records 1950


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 6, 1950


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Worcester, ss.


Milford, March 6, 1950


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant issued by the Selectmen of Milford, the polls were opened at 8 A. M. Precinct Officers appeared before the Town Clerk and were sworn in.


All ballots cast and unused ballots in the precincts and the sealed voting lists were delivered to the Town Clerk March 7th, 1950.


The following votes were cast in each precinct:


Precinct 1. 1285 reported at 2:20 A. M.


Precinct 2.


1393 reported at 12:20 A. M.


Precinct 3. 1357 reported at 1:30 A. M. Precinct 4. 1346 reported at 3:00 A. M.


Precinct 5. 1309 reported at 2:50 A. M.


Total Vote 6690


A true copy of the records.


Attest :


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


83


To: Catherine L. Coyne Town Clerk


Milford, Massachusetts


In compliance with the requirement of Chapter 39, Sec. 21 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.) we, the under- signed Registrars of Voters of the Town of Milford this day assembled in the Town Hall and canvassed the re- turns of the votes cast in the various precincts, said returns have been made in accordance with the provisions Chapter 54, Sec. 105 General Laws (Ter. Ed.) said votes having been given at the Annual Town Meeting held March 6th, 1950. The results are shown in the following tabular statements and the persons appeared to be elected are so declared; and are indicated (*).


Town Clerk, Three Years


Precincts


1 2


3


4


5


Total


*Catherine L. Coyne


1026


968 1073 1099 1037


5203


12 Glines Avenue


Blanks


259


425


284


247


272


1487


6690


Town Treasurer, One Year


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


*John H. Besozzi


869 1029


896


878


861


4533


8 North Street


Blanks


416


364


461


468


448


2157


6690


84


Selectmen, One Year


Precincts


1


2


3


4 507


5


Total


*Marco A. Balzarini


599 1168


616


465


3355


7 Grant Street


Robert M. Bickford


639


197


694


769


806


3105


41 Dilla Street


*John J. Casey


809


419


848


910


920


3906


174 Purchase Street


Louis F. Covino


67


170


95


96


70


498


19 So. High Street


*Wm. F. McAvoy, Jr. 663


189


708


836


777


3173


9 Huntoon Street


Ronald V. Stimpson


286


514


295


250


286


1631


9 Pine Street


Vincent Votolato


506 1080


537


451


400


2974


27 Westbrook Street Blanks


286


442


278


219


203


1428


20,070


Highway Surveyor, One Year


Precincts


1 972


2


3


4


5


Total


*Edward C. Carroll


883 1005 1020 1019


4899


235 Congress Street Blanks


313


510


352


326


290


1791


6690


Assessor, Three Years


Precincts


1 416


2


774


3 578


4


5 315


Total


*Paul F. Bruno


27 Leonard Street


William D. Dillon


133


44


153


170


224


724


434


2517


15 Highland Street


85


James E. Kellett


249


126 239


319


410


1343


246 Congress Street


John F. Maher


424


382


325


343


324


1798


12 Spring Street


Blanks


63


67


62


80


36


308


6690


Board of Public Welfare, Three Years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5 874


Total


*Francis L. Kirby


757


339


816


829


3615


30 Whitney Street Anthony M. Ozella


427


910


425


413


331


2506


3 Middleton Street Blanks


101


144


116


104


104


569


6690


Board of Health, Three Years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


Nicholas J. Cardone


402


951


484


397


302


2536


13 Pond Street


787


296


748


827


879


3537


*Harris P. Tredeau 36 Jefferson Street Blanks


96


146


125


122


128


617


6690


Sewer Commissioner, Three Years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


William F. Edwards


417


226


559


470


461


2133


25 Forest Street


*Guido Sabatinelli 47 Franklin Street Blanks


743 1041


693


736


738


3951


125


126


105


140


110


606


6690


86


School Committee, Three Years


Precincts


1 2


3


4


5


Total


Nicholas A.


Mastroianni


547 1039


650


538


556


3330


10 Congress Street


* Anna M. O'Brien


719


903


747


731


709


3809


9 Gibbon Avenue


* John P. Pyne


731


337


755


826


816


3465


4 Myrtle Street Blanks


573


507


562


597


537


2776


13,380


Trustees of Public Library, Three Years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


Vincent W. Mancini


545


962


565


426


393


2891


18 Depot Street


*William G. Rae 370 Main Street


742


563


826


910


898


3939


*Thomas H. Seaver


707


374


704


830


823


3438


2 Nelson Heights Blanks


576


887


619


526


504


3112


13,380


Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, Three Years


Precincts


1


2


3 892


4


5


Total


*Arthur L. Maynard


814


661


887


873


4127


60 Pine Street


*Jesse E. Peaslee


811


669


893


870


853


4096


11 Fells Avenue Blanks


945 1456


929


935


892


5157


13,380


87


Planning Board, Five Years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


*Sidney Solomon


749


662


779


829


781


3800


31 Emmons Street


Blanks


536


731


578


517


528


2890


6690


Planning Board, One Year


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


*George A. Bagley


823


673


846


834


811


3987


59 Congress Street


Blanks


462


720


511


512


498


2703


6690


Park Commissioner, Three Years


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


Kenneth W. Allard


527


164


630


650


651


2622


52 Franklin Street


*Fred A. Cugini


543


991


541


477


451


3003


37 East Street


Blanks


215


238


186


219


207


1065


6690


Tree Warden, One Year


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


*Matthew P. Andreano 846


863


940


891


826


4366


49 Green Street


Blanks


439


530


417


455


483


2324


6690


88


Constables, One Year


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


Total


*George A. Bagley 59 Congress Street


660


560


664


699


693


3276


* Antonio Bonina 22 Plain Street


677


759


699


696


629


3460


Harold Calabrese


1


1


10 Free Street


Frank Calzone


1


1


17 Mt. Pleasant St.


Joseph Cutropia


1


1


242 Central Street


Charles Garabedian


1


1


3 Whitney Street


1


1


37 Depot Street


Horace Jones


1


1


42 Depot Street


1


1


25 Leonard Street


Austin J. Moran


1


1


17 Cedar Street


1


1


79 E. Main Street


Paul Salvia 1


1


37 Mt. Pleasant St.


Angelo A. SanClemente


1


1


40 E. Walnut St.


*George L. Sprague 610


531


641


643


665


3090


Blanchard Road


1


1


64 Fruit Street


5


1 6


23 Emmons Street


Pellegrino Femina 1


39 Beach Street


1 1


Salvatore Grillo


Otis J. Julian


Celio Pillarella


Robert White


Henry G. Anderson


89


*Edward R. Glennon 147 W. Spruce St. William J. Ryan 25 North Street


7


3


10


1


1


*George O. Stewart 3


2


2


7


6 North Street Joseph Testa


1


1


4 Purchase Street Blanks


4474 5099 4776 4692 4549 23,598


Moderator, One Year


Precincts


1


2


3


*John F. Curran


824


634


849


4 908


5 869


Total 4084


10 Highland Street


Blanks


461


759


508


438


440


2606


6690


Milford Housing Authority, Five Years


Precincts


1 774


2


3 862


4 829


5 741


Total 3963


26 Depot Street


Blanks


511


636


495


517


568


2727


6690


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, Three Years


*George A. Bagley, 59 Congress Street


610


*Joseph DiBattista, 51 No. Bow Street 586


*Margaret C. Dillon, 94 Spruce Street 566


*Morgan C. Flaherty, 23 Glines Avenue 583


*Richard H. Foncault, 1 Prentice Avenue 540 *George A. Gordon, 33 Winter Street 565


*Raphael Marino, 27 Court Street


588


*John L. Moran, 31 Beach Street


9


*James R. Crivello


757


90


*John T. O'Brien, 69 School Street 546


*Iginio A. Pantano, 41 Sumner Street 589


* Benny Rosenfeld, 14 Prentice Avenue 478


*Mary G. Shaughnessy, 44 Sumner Street 4


*Robert P. Smith, 20 Glines Avenue 590


*John Villani, 20 Main Street 2


Blanks 11,734


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, Two Years (To fill unexpired terms)


*Mary G. Shaughnessy, 44 Sumner Street 4


*Edward L. Reynolds, 167a Main Street 1


Blanks 3850


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, One Year (To fill unexpired terms)


* Andrew L. Power, 32 Glines Avenue 1


* Mary G. Shaughnessy, 44 Sumner Street 1


* John Villani, 20 Main Street 1


Blanks 1282


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 2, Three Years


*Joan N. Bagaglio, 103 E. Main Street 2


Louis A. Bagaglio, 103 E. Main Street Carl J. Barberi, 179 E. Main Street


1


1


*Frederick J. Besozzi, 5 Fairview Avenue


655


*Charles J. Brucato, 83 E. Main Street 672


639


*Renaldo A. Consoletti, 54 E. Main Street Andrea Cueroni, 49 Carroll Street 1


* Alfred E. DiGiannantonio, 10 Free Street 632


*Pasquale N. DiGregorio, 71 E. Main Street 564


* Luigi Fusco, 4 Hayward Street 2


* Ambrogio L. Luchini, 444 E. Main Street Olga A. Mazzarelli, 79 E. Main Street 1


596


91


* Rosario J. Mazzarelli, 69 E. Main Street Cosmo Santoro, 10 Florence Street Victoria G. Tocchi, 55 Medway Street Anthony Tosches, 45 Cedar Street Pasquale Tusoni, 54 E. Main Street


606


1


1


1


1


* Dewey P. Zacchilli, 3 Columbus Avenue 599


*Santi Zandri, 86 E. Main Street 621 Blanks 13,899


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 3, Three Years


Kenneth W. Allard, 52 Franklin Street 6


* Alfred E. Barry, 41 East Street 592


*Donald F. Bowen, 20 So. Main Street 628


*Nicholas P. Capece, 26 Chestnut Street 655


*Frederick J. Coleman, 21 Claflin Street 599


*Richard P. Consigli, 76 Fruit Street 599


*Francis T. Driscoll, 25 Leonard Street 556


* Domenic. R. Ferrucci, 279 So. Central Street 586


11


"Charles Garabedian, 3 Whitney Street James P. Hannigan, 25 So. Cedar Street


6


*Irene A. Hatch, 57 So. Bow Street *Robert A. Hatch, 57 So. Bow Street 532


532


*William A. Martin, Jr., 37 Forest Street 555


*John J. Moloney, 10 Orchard Street 664


*William J. Moore, 25 Grove Street 675


*Robert T. White, 64 Fruit Street Blanks


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13,147


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 4, Three Years


*James E. Birmingham, 26 Parker Hill Avenue 687


*John George Cahill, 293 Main Street 647


*Bernard K. Drew, 12 Thayer Street 627


*William A. Dugan, 1 Otis Street 635


*William B. Dugan, 1 Otis Street 556


*Francis J. Kavanagh, 319 Main Street 640


*John H. Kavanagh, 316 Main Street 622


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*William F. McAvoy, Jr., 9 Huntoon Slip 679


*Clement H. Moran, 16 Gibbon Avenue 644


*William W. O'Brien, 31 Prospect Street 654


*John E. O'Connor, 41 High Street 639


*James T. Slattery, 140 West Street 645


*James P. Sullivan, 310 Main Street 613


*Philip S. Watson, 38 Vine Street 459


Blanks 10,097


Town Meeting Member, Precinct 4, Two Years (To fill unexpired term)


* Alfred E. Daigle, 15 Parker Hill Avenue 11


Robert A. Philbin, 4 West Pine Street 1


Thomas H. Seaver, 2 Nelson Heights 1


Blanks 1,333


Town Meeting Member, Precinct 4, One Year (To fill unexpired term)


*John E. O'Connor, Jr., 41 High Street 660


Blanks 686


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, Three Years


*Charles E. Abrahamson, 17 Westbrook Street 602


*James L. Ahearn, 12 Madden Avenue 589


Anthony E. Allegrezza, 260 Purchase Street 366 Evelyn F. Allegrezza, 260 Purchase Street 309 John R. Bianchi, 23 Emmons Street 289


*Samuel H. Bickford, 129 Purchase Street


642


*William J. Carini, 10 Madden Avenue


417


*John F. Casey, 31 Grant Street


721


*John F. X. Davoren, 180 Purchase Street 514 Elmer H. Ebbeling, Asylum Street 210


*Edward R. Glennon, 147 W. Spruce Street


582


*Lester H. Griffith, 223 Congress Street 585 Arnold M. Jenkins, 189 Purchase Street 326


*John J. Kelley, 27 W. Walnut Street 558


*Rudolph A. Larson, 243 Congress Street 514


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*L. Blaine Libbey, 32 Pleasant Street 546


*Robert E. McGinnis, 96 School Street 519


*Catherine M. McNamara, 91 West Street 447


*Frank D. Murphy, 455 Purchase Street 473 Raymond J. O'Donnell, 354 Purchase Street 300


*Wesley W. Stevens, 151 Purchase Street 483


Maurice Stone, Overlea Avenue 249


George L. Sullivan, Jr., 8 W. Maple St. Ext. 340 Coley Worth, W. Fountain Street 190


Blanks 7,555


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, Two Years (To fill unexpired term)


*Harry D. Trowsdale, 46 Purchase Street 2


*George L. Murray, 41 Pleasant Street 440


Blanks 2,176


The results were announced at 4:15 A. M. on March 7th, 1950.


JOHN J. BEST


FRED W. CLARIDGE MICHAEL VASTI CATHERINE L. COYNE, Ex-Officio


A true copy of the records.


Attest :


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 15, 1950


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Worcester, ss.


Milford, March 15, 1950


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Milford notified by law to vote in Town Affairs held in Town Hall on the 15th day of March A. D. 1950, the said inhabitants proceeded as follows :


The meeting was called to order by Moderator Curran at 8 P. M. and the following Monitors checked the lists of members present :


At Large J. Frank Cahill.


Precinct 1. J. Frank Cahill.


Precinct 2. Joseph L. DeLuca.


Precinct 3. Henry J. Pillarella in place of William P. Moore.


Precinct 4. Alfred E. Daigle.


Precinct 5. L. Blaine Libbey.


The following persons were elected to fill vacancies in the precincts. Precinct 1. John J. Bradley-Henry M. Pyne for 3 years; Precinct 2. Harold Calabrese-Vincent R. Grossi for 3 years; Precinct 3. Kenneth Allard for 3 years; Precinct 5. William Carini.


The Monitors took the roll call and 147 persons be- ing present and 88 being absent the business meeting be- gan with the Town Clerk reading the warrant and the Officers return thereon.


It was moved and seconded to dispense with the reading of the articles. Unanimous consent of meeting.


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Report of World War II Memorial Committee


This Committee comprised of thirty town meeting members appointed by the Town Moderator and repre- senting the five precincts and members at large, was es- tablished by the authority of the vote of the Town Meeting Members on Article 56 of the Town Warrant, at the last annual Town Meeting, held in March 1949.


The mission of this committee, under the article, was to prepare plans for the erection of a suitable Com- munity Field Building which would embody a combination Auditorium and Gymnasium as a World War II Memorial Building.


Under the article the sum of $2,500.00 was appropri- ated for the purpose of acquiring these plans.


At the first meeting of this committee, Mr. Elmer C. Nelson was unanimously elected chairman and Mr. Don- ald F. Phillips was elected secretary.


The committee, after organization, made studies of various types of buildings which might be suitable to ful- fill the requirements of their mission and all such types were thoroughly investigated before a final conclusion was reached.


Much study was given to a prefabricated steel hangar type building which has been adapted by many leading colleges and universities for field houses and gymnasiums. The principal advantage of such a building is the tre- mendous amount of floor area offered at a cost that is very low when compared to a conventional type of con- struction for the same given area. However, the commit- tee, after a study of this type of building, based on the experience of some in use, concluded that the initial low cost would be offset by the comparatively high mainten- ance expense and shorter life span of such construction.


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It was felt also that this type building did not present a suitable appearance for a fitting War Memorial, the pur- pose of this community building.


Turning to a conventional type of construction it was determined by the committee that it was quite possible to obtain what was required, within a figure arbitrarily set by the committee as what should be a maximum out- lay by the Town of Milford. While the Auditorium-Gym- nasium area of the conventional building is not as great as in the hangar type building, it appears to be quite adequate in the eyes of this committee.


A general plan was prepared by the committee whereby a building of steel and masonry construction, approximately 150 feet in length by 75 feet in width, containing an auditorium gymnasium, memorial foyer, meeting rooms, stage, kitchen, showers and locker rooms, could be constructed for $250,000.00.


The seating capacity of the auditorium would be ap- proximately 1,400 people. The seating capacity at a bas- ketball game using the main basketball court would be - 800 people. The building would be of simple design and economical construction and would present a very pleas- ing appearance. It would be a fitting and lasting tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the men and women of Milford who served their country so gloriously during World War II.


The land which the town voted to purchase last year situated on lower Main Street affords a most suitable loca- tion for this memorial. With Main Street frontage and in the immediate vicinity of Sacred Heart Church where your committee understands future plans call for a con- tinuing program of beautification, it would appear that this makes a fine setting for our Memorial Building ad- joining as it does the Municipal Fino Field property the facilities would be available for the use of the athletes


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participating in outdoor sports there-then too the park- ing area of Fino Field would be readily available for events held in the new building.


In preparing the general plan described in the afore- mentioned, the sum of $2,500.00 which was appropriated for the use of this committee was not used. It was felt by the members that the information gathered by their study was sufficient to present in the committee's report for action by the Town Meeting Body. It was felt that no money should be expended until detailed plans for actual construction be authorized and thereby utilize fully every dollar that was made available.




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