Annual reports of the Town officers of Milford, New Hampshire, 1920-1921, Part 1

Author: Milford (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1920
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY


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GC 974.202 M596AR, 1920-1921


ANNUAL REPORT


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TOWN OFFICERS


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FOR THE YEAR ENDING


JANUARY 31, 1920


ANNUAL REPORT


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Selectmen, Treasurer, Other Town Officers and School Board


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MILFORD, N. H.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING


JANUARY 31, 1920


Also Statistics for the Year Ending December 31, 1919


MILFORD, N. H. CABINET PRINT


1920


4


Trustees of Free Library


ELLA M. POWERS


Term expires 1920


BENJAMIN F. PRESCOTT


1921


EMORY D. HEALD 60


1922


Shepard Park Commissioners


PULASKI R. WOODMAN


Term expires 1920


JOHN F. PIROVANO


1921


THOMAS F. O'NEIL


1922


Trustees of Mary A. Lull Property


FRANK P. FISK


Term expires 1920


SAMUEL A. LOVEJOY


1922


FRED N. HUTCHINSON


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1924


Sexton BENJAMIN F. FOSTER Chief of Police J. J. MONTEITH


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Warrant for Town Meeting


THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


To the Inhabitants of the Town of Milford in the Coun- ty of Hillsborough, in said State, quali- fied to vote in Town Affairs.


You are hereby notified to meet at the town house in said Milford, on Tuesday, the ninth day of March next, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the follow- ing subjects :


I. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year, also, to elect delegates to, the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.


2. To hear the reports of all town officers, agents and committees, and pass any vote relating thereto.


3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the amount of money necessary to secure state aid for permanent improvement of highways under the law passed at the January session, 1905.


4. To see if the town will grant free use of the town hall to the American Legion on the anniversaries of Armistice Day.


5. To see if the town will vote to exempt from taxa- tion for a period of ten years beginning with 1921 the cutting sheds, machinery and capital to operate the same, to be erected by Tonella & Sons Co. This ex- emption not to include state and county tax.


6. To see if the town will vote to install a filter plant for its water system, should experiment show that such a plant will relieve the present difficulty, also, to


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Appropriations for 1919-20


Town officers, salaries


$ 1650 00


Town officers, expenses


700 00


Election and Registration


89 00


Municipal Court


325 00


Town house repairs and expenses


2,500 00


Police protection


1,650 00


Fire Protection


6,710 00


Moths and pine tree blister extermination


350 00


Health department


600 00


Vital statistics


125 00


State aid maintenance


299 48


Trunk line maintenance


200 00


Town maintenance


5,500 00


Street lighting


3,700 00


General


500 00


Library


1800 00


Town poor


100 00


Memorial day


100 00


Parks and playgrounds


600 00


Welcome Home celebration


500 00


Flag


50 00


Cemeteries


900 00


Interest


6,433 II


Resurfacing Wilton road


500 00


Sidewalk construction


1000 00


Sewer construction


100 00


Bonds, notes and sinking funds


6,500 00


State and county taxes


22,737 22


Soldiers' memorial committee


200 00


Fire truck committee


.


100 00


School district


30,505 00


$101,523 81


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SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY


Description


Value


1Town hall, land and buildings


$40,000 00


Furniture and equipment


1000 00


2 Libraries, land and building Furniture and Equipment


2000 00


4 Fire department, equipment


4500 00


5 Highway department, land and buildings Equipment


5500 00


6 Parks, Commons and Playgrounds


2000 00


7 Water supply


75,000 00


8 Lull Property, real estate


6300 00


Lull Property


6829 49


$158,129 49


TOTAL TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR


$86,498 41


Property tax Poll tax


2,838 00


Sewer tax


156 00


Added tax


78 00


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$89,570 41


12,000 00


3000 00


CONTENTS


Town Officers 3


Warrant of Annual Meeting 5


Warrant of School Meeting 7


Report of Finance Committee 8


Inventory


9


Appropriations IO


Schedule of Property


II


Report of Tax Collector


12


Report of Selectmen


13


Balance Sheet


13


Detailed Expenditures 19


Budget of 1920 28


Report of Town Treasurer


32


Report of Trust Funds 38


Report of Fire Engineers


40


Report of Highway Agent


43


Report of Chief of Police 47


Report of Municipal Court 49


Report of Overseer of the Poor


50


Report of Lull Memorial Fund 51


Report of Shepard Park


54


Report of Auditors 56


Report of Water Commissioners 57


Report of Soldiers' Welcome Committee 63


Report of Library Trustees


73


Report of School Board


88


Report of Superintendent of Schools


91


Report of Headmaster 97


Report of Music Supervisor I02


Report of School District Treasurer 108


Books Added to Library 125


Report of Town Clerk I37


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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1919-1920.


Moderator CHARLES S. EMERSON Town Clerk JAMES M. LAWS Town Treasurer FREDERICK W. SAWYER Selectmen


HARRY WILKINS FRED J. KENDALL GEORGE A. WORCESTER Highway Agent CHESTER V. CARLETON Tax Collector CHARLES L. LUCE Auditors


GEORGE A. MCINTIRE FRED W. BARNES Supervisors of Checklist


J. ARTHUR MALLALIEU JOHN PIROVANO JAMES H. FAY Firewards


LEON C. HALL J. J. CASEY


G. FRANK JEWETT Water Commissioners


HARRY A. WILKINS FRED J. KENDALL GEORGE A. WORCESTER


Superintendent ROBERT CAMPBELL


Registrar and Treasurer GEORGE A. WORCESTER Health Officer BENJAMIN F. FOSTER Cemetery Trustees


BENJAMIN F. FOSTER J. THORNE YOUNG HARRY A. WILKINS


Term expires 1920


66 1921


66


1922


4


Trustees of Free Library


ELLA M. POWERS


Term expires 1920


BENJAMIN F. PRESCOTT


1921


EMORY D. HEALD


1922


Shepard Park Commissioners


PULASKI R. WOODMAN


Term expires 1920


JOHN F. PIROVANO


1921


THOMAS F. O'NEIL


1922


Trustees of Mary A. Lull Property


FRANK P. FISK


Term expires 1920


SAMUEL A. LOVEJOY


1922


FRED N. HUTCHINSON


1924


Sexton BENJAMIN F. FOSTER Chief of Police J. J. MONTEITH


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Warrant for Town Meeting


THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


To the Inhabitants of the Town of Milford in the Coun- ty of Hillsborough, in said State, quali- fied to vote in Town Affairs.


You are hereby notified to meet at the town house in said Milford, on Tuesday, the ninth day of March next, at eight o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the follow- ing subjects :


I. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year, also, to elect delegates to, the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.


2. To hear the reports of all town officers, agents and committees, and pass any vote relating thereto.


3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the amount of money necessary to secure state aid for permanent improvement of highways under the law passed at the January session, 1905.


4. To see if the town will grant free use of the town hall to the American Legion on the anniversaries of Armistice Day.


5. To see if the town will vote to exempt from taxa- tion for a period of ten years beginning with 1921 the cutting sheds, machinery and capital to operate the same, to be erected by Tonella & Sons Co. This ex- emption not to include state and county tax.


6. To see if the town will vote to install a filter plant for its water system, should experiment show that such a plant will relieve the present difficulty, also, to


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see if the town will vote to install an electric driven pump, at the pumping station.


7. To see what action the town will take in regard to a permanent soldiers' and sailors' memorial.


8. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for town officers' salaries, town officers' expenses, election and registration expenses, municipal court expenses, care and supplies for town house, Police protection( Fire protection, moth exter- mination, Health department, vital statistics, state aid maintenance of highways, trunk line maintenance of highways, town maintenance of highways, general ex- penses of highway department, street lighting, Milford Free Library, town poor, Memorial day, parks and play- grounds, cemeteries, interest on temporary loans, inter- est on bonded debt, interest on serial notes, interest on trust funds, town construction of highways, state aid construction of highways, sidewalk construction, sewer construction, payments on principal of debts, payments to sinking funds, State taxes and County taxes.


9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the se- lectmen to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, if necessary, as provided by law of 1907.


IO. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.


Given under our hands and seal this twenty-first day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty.


HARRY A. WILKINS, FRED J. KENDALL, GEORGE A. WORCESTER, Selectmen of Milford, N. H.


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School District Warrant


STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


To the Inhabitants of the School District of Milford Qualified to Vote in District Affairs :


You are hereby notified to meet at the town house, in said district, on the ninth day of March next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, to act on the following sub- jects :


I. To choose a moderator for the ensuing year.


2. To choose a clerk for the ensuing year.


3. To choose a treasurer for the ensuing year.


4. To choose a member of the school board for the ensuing three years.


5. To choose auditors and any other necessary officers.


6. To see what sum of money the district will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of schools for the remainder of this fiscal year, ending August 31, 1920.


7. To see if the District will vote to make any alter- ations in the report of the School Board recommending the amount of money required for the support of schools and payment of statutory obligations for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 1920.


8. To hear the reports of agents, auditors and committees in relation to any subject embraced in this warrant.


Given under our hands and seals this twenty-first day of February, A. D., 1920.


JAMES T. YOUNG, ARTHUR B. ROTCH, BLANCHE A. BRUCE, School Board.


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Report of Finance Committee


The Finance Committee present the following es- timates of expenditures for the ensuing year :


Town officers, salaries


$2,125 00


Town officers, expenses


900 00


Election and Registration 300 00


Municipal Court 325.00


Town house repairs and expenses 3.300 00


Police protection 1,750 00


Fire Protection


7,535 00


Moths and pine tree extermination


1,000 00


Health Department


600 00


Vital Statistics


125 00


State aid maintenance


500 00


'I'runk line maintenance


1,500 00


Town maintenance


9,500 00


Street lighting


3.700 00


General expense 600 00


Library 2,250 00


'Town poor 100 00


Memorial day


IQ0 00


Parks and playgrounds 100 00


Cemeteries


600 00


Interest 6,400 00


Sidewalk construction 600 00


Sewer construction 100 00


Bonds, notes and sinking funds


5,000 00


State and County taxes 18,917 22


State aid, new roads 2,505 75


School district 40,000 00


$110,432'97 Respectfully submitted. FINANCE COMMITTEE, J. A. MALLELIEU, Chairman.


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Inventory of Town for 1919


Real estate


Horses 342 Mules 2


Cows. 528


Neat Stock 47


Sheep 21


Hogs 75


Fowls 6,785


$2,423,046 00 39,555 00 300 00 42,000 00 2,625 00 210 00 2870.00 8,481 00


Vehicles


Wood and Lumber


102,825 00 15,495 00


Stock in Banks


43,200 00


Money on hand, at interest or on deposit


58,026 00


Stock in Trade


300,805 00


Mills and Machinery


287,425 00


„ Total assessed valuation in 1919


3,326,863 00


Total assessed valuation 1918


3,312,672 00


Increase


14,191 00


Exemption of soldiers


16,035 00


Exemption by vote of town


164,831 00


SELECTMEN'S ESTIMATES OF INCOME


Savings Bank Tax Railroad Tax Insurance Tax


$4,350 00


Rents


3,450 00 350 00 2,500 00


Licenses


200 00


$10,850 00


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Appropriations for 1919-20


Town officers, salaries


$ 1650 00


Town officers, expenses


700 00


Election and Registration


89 00


Municipal Court


325 00


Town house repairs and expenses


2,500 00


Police protection


1,650 00


Fire Protection


6,710 00


Moths and pine tree blister extermination


350 00


Health department


600 00


Vital statistics


125 00


State aid maintenance


299 48


Trunk line maintenance


200 00


Town maintenance


5,500 00


Street lighting


3,700 00


General


500 00


Library


1800 00


Town poor


100 00


Memorial day


100 00


Parks and playgrounds


600 00


Welcome Home celebration


500 00


Flag


50 00


Cemeteries


900 00


Interest


6,433 II


Resurfacing Wilton road


500 00


Sidewalk construction


1000 00


Sewer construction


100 00


Bonds, notes and sinking funds


6,500 00


State and county taxes


22,737 22


Soldiers' memorial committee


200 00


Fire truck committee


100 00


School district


30,505 00


$101,523 81


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SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY


Description


Value


1Town hall, land and buildings


$40,000 00


Furniture and equipment 1000 00


12,000 00


2 Libraries, land and building Furniture and Equipment


2000 00


4 Fire department, equipment


4500 00


5 Highway department, land and buildings Equipment


5500 00


6 Parks, Commons and Playgrounds


2000 00


7 Water supply


75,000 00


8 Lull Property, real estate


6300 00


Lull Property


6829 49


$158,129 49


TOTAL TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR


$86,498 4I


Property tax Poll tax


2,838 00


Sewer tax


156 00


Added tax


78 00


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$89,570 4I


3000 00


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Report of Tax Collector


· To 1916 Taxes uncollected, Feb. 10.


1919. $218 75


To interest.


37 94


$256 60


Paid Town Treasurer


$256 60


To 1918 taxes uncollected Feb '19 $11.927 08


To interest 403 82


$12,330 90


Paid Town Treasurer $11,013 34


Milford L & P Co abatement


990 00 327 56


Other abatements


$12.330 90


To 1919 Tax Levy


Added taxes


Interest


$89,336 41 509 47 52 86


$89,898 76


Paid Town Treasurer


$81,905 21


Uncollected taxes


7993 55


89.898 76


Respectfully submitted. CHARLES L. LUCE Tax Collector


February 3, 1920


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BALANCE SHEET


ASSETS


Cash


In hands of treasurer $3065 72


Sinking funds


List and Par Value of securities 92,611 46


Cash belonging to sinking funds 3101 53


Accounts due to the town


Due from state:


Joint Highway Accounts, unexpended bal-


ances in state treasury 517 53


Other Bills due the town:


Taxes not collected, levy 1919 7993 55


Total assets


$107,289 79


Excess of liabilities over assets (Net Debt) 43,025 09


Grand total


$150,314 88


Net debt January 31, 1919


50,595 33


Net debt January 31, 1920


43,025 09


Decrease of debt $7,570 24


LIABILITIES


Accounts owed by the town:


Orders outstanding $ 5 00


Due to school district, dog licenses 435 45


Long Term Notes Outstanding:


Serial bridge notes $19,000 00


Bonds Outstanding :


Water works


$75,000 00


School house and funding


45,000 00 -


Trust funds, Amount of Principal used by Town : Ezra M. Gay fund $4000, Cemetery Trust Funds $6874 43 $10,874 43


Total liabilities $150,314 88


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Town of Milford, N. H.


RECEIPTS


RECEIPTS


Current Revenue from local taxes :


Amount committed to collector, 1919 $89,845 90


Less uncollected 1919 7,993 55


1. Property and poll taxes, current year actually collected $81,852 35


2. Uncollected taxes of previous years 13,463 39 Less abatements 1,317 56


Property and poll taxes, previous


years actually collected 12,145 83


Total of above collections $93,998 18°


Current Revenue from State:


3 For highways:


(a) For state aid maintenace 50 16


(b) For state aid construction 375 00


(c) For trunk line maintenance 250 00


4 Insurance tax


354 00


5 Railroad tax 3442 32


6 Savings bank tax 4347 28


10 Fighting forest fires 88 67


From Local sources except taxes :


14 Dog licenses 435 45


15 Business licenses and permits 359 34


16 Fines and forfeits, municipal court 165 45


17 Rent of town hall


2942 75


18 Interest received on taxes


494 62


22 Income from departments 295 50


$13,600 54


Total Current revenue receipts $107,598 72


Receipts other than Current Revenue: 26 Temporary loans in anticipation of taxes during year 17,500


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AND PAYMENTS


For Year Ending Jan. 31, 1920


PAYMENTS


Current Maintenance Expenses :


General Government:


1 Town officers salaries $1640 00


2 Town officers expenses 661 41


3 Election and registration expenses 91 00


4 Municipal court expenses 309 00


5 Expense town hall and other buildings 2918 28


Protection of persons and property :


6 Police department and care of tramps 1732 82


7 Fire department and forest fires 6706 66


8 Moth extermination 200 00


9 Bounties 5 00


10 Damage by dogs 5 00


Health:


11 Health department 412 15


12 Vital statistics 183 14


Highways and Bridges:


14 State Aid maintenance 585 16


15 Trunk Line maintenance 2045 60


16 Town maintenance 6672 05


17 Street lighting and sprinkling 3718 19


18 General expense of highway dept., includ- ing watering troughs 606 90


Libraries:


19 Libraries


1800 00


Charities :


20 Town Poor 117 67


Patriotic Purposes:


22 Aid to G.A.R. and Memorial exercises 628 50


23 Aid to soldiers and their families 9 40


Recreation :


24 Parks and playgrounds, including band concerts 348 16


Public Service Enterprises :


27 Cemeteries, including hearse hire 582 75


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Town of Milford, N. H.


RECEIPTS


RECEIPTS


Miscellaneous :


Automobile taxes


1290 23


Water works, interest and sinking fund 4200 00


Cemetery lots sold


300 00


Bounties


6 00


Spraying


1 50


Junk sold


4 00


Telephone


15 25


Tel. and water rebate


11 00


Refund acc't hydrant service


690 00


Refund acc't soldiers celebration


20 91


Refund acc't overpayment state highway


6 00


Total receipts other than current revenue $24,044 89


Cash on hand at beginning of year, Feb 1919


$5075 88


Grand total


$136,719 49


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AND PAYMENTS


For Year Ending Jan.31,1920.


PAYMENTS


Unclassified :


28 Damages and legal expenses 553 00


29 Taxes abated by the town 1317 56


30 Refund of tax 39:00


31 Loan to water works 690 00


Total current maintenance exp. $34,578 40


Interest:


32 Paid on temporary loans in antici- pation of taxes 382 84


33 Paid on long term notes 472 50


34 Paid on bonded indebtedness 4850 00


35 Paid on principal of trust funds used by town 415 61


Total Interest payments $6590 95


Outlay for New Construction and Perma- nent Improvements :


36 Highways and bridges-State Aid construction 3866 00


37 Highways and Bridges-Trunk Line construction 5000 00


40 Sidewalk construction 1383 95


41 Sewer construction 24 90


Total Outlay Payments $10,274 85


Indebedness:


44 Payments on temporary loans in anticipation of taxes $17,500 00


45 Payments on long term notes 3500 00


47 Payments to sinking funds 2000 00


48 Payments to trustees trust funds 1000 00


Total Indebtedness Payments $24,000 00


Payments to Other Governmental Divisions:


50 Taxes paid to state $16808 00


51 Taxes paid to county 5929 22


53 Payments to school district 35476 60


Total Payments to Other Govern- mental Divisions $58,213 82


Total payments for all purposes . $133,658 02


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PAYMENTS


For Year Ending Jan. 31, 1920.


PAYMENTS


Cash on hand at end of year, Jan 31, '20


$3065 72


Grand Total Less outstanding order


$136,723 74


5 00


$136 718 74


·Add order of 1918 paid in 1919


75


$136,719 49


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DETAILED STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS


Detail 1; Salaries and Expenses of Town Officers. Salaries :


Selectmen, H. A. Wilkins


$400 00


F. J. Kendall 300 00


G. A. Worcester


275 00


Town Treasurer, F. W. Sawyer


125 00


Co-treasurer, A. L. Keyes


25 00


Town Clerk, J. M. Laws


100 00


Tax Collector, C. L. Luce


375 00


Auditors, J. A. Mallalieu 20 00 F. W. Barnes 20 00


$1640 00


Expenses :


Helen A. Foster, clerical work $ 49 20


Annie E. White, abstract of titles 4 08


Milford Cabinet, printing town reports 288 75 Milford Cabinet, printing 4 50


J. P. Melzer, printing


26 15


Kittredge & Prescott, retainer


25 00


N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones 21 80


H. A. Wilkins, expenses of selectmen to tax meetings 26 18


H. A. Wilkins, expense to Concord 4 00


A. L. Keyes, bonds for officers I20 00


C. L. Luce, bond for collector 15 00


J. A. Brahaney, stamps


16 50


C. A. Mckown, office supplies I 00


O. H. Chase, automobile book I 75


H. A. Wilkins, office supplies 2 50


H. M. Weeks, directory 4 00


J. P. Melzer, auto


8 00


John Gilson, auto


14 00


Springer Trafton, teams


21 00


A. H. Caldwell, services


8 00


$661 41


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Detail 2; Election and Registration Expenses


Moderator, C. S. Emerson 8 00


Asst. Moderator, E. D. Heald 5 00


Asst. Clerk, G. A. McIntire 5 00


Supervisor, J. A. Mallalieu II OO


John Pirovano II 00


J. H. Fay II 00


Ballot Clerks; C. W. Robinson


10 00


B. F. Prescott


10 00


J. P. Cassidy


10 00


A. H. Caldwell 10 00


$91 00


Detail 3; Municipal Court Expenses :


Justice, B. F. Prescott $300 00


Special Justice G. A. Worcester 9 00


$300 00


Detail 4; Repairs and Supplies for Town House:


John Reidle, janitor $720 00


C. H. Gault, janitor


3 50


Mrs. C. B. Came, fuel


894 55


F. B. French, fuel 6 00


W. F. French, supplies


52 57


Fred Bergami, supplies


26 32


Emerson & Son, supplies


18 55


F. N. Hutchinson, supplies


2 35


J. A. Bruce, supplies


4 00


G. F. Jewett & Co, supplies


24 48


H. H. Barber Plumbing Co., repairs


599 12 7 65


W. H. Pritchard, repairs


4 50


C. H. Colby, repairs


10 91


F. P. Fisk, repairs


7 30


A. M. Whittier, repairs


15 55


G. R. Sears, repairs


3 45


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W. L. Winslow, repairs


21.


McLane Mfg. Co., repairs 75


E. M. Parker, teaming 3 35


Standard Paint & Oil Co., paint 43 89


Milford Water Works, Water 82 74


Milford Light & Power Co., light 386 75


$2918 28


Detail 5; Protection of Persons and Property :


J. J. Montieth, chief $1400 00


J. J. Monteith, specials for July 4" . 30 00


J. J. Monteith, supplies 3 45


John Reidle, special officer 60 00


H. J. Clark, special police 20 00


A. E. Tilton, special police 36 25


F. A. Grimes, special police 31 25


W. F. French, supplies I 79


G. F. Jewett & Co., supplies 3I IO


H. H. Barber Plumbing Co., sign IO 79


W. H. Pritchard, painting signs 12 50


Traffic Sign Co., signs 6 08


Milford Cabinet, printing


17.50


N.E. Tel and Tel Co., telephones,


72 II


$1732. 82


Detail 6; Fire Protection :


Milford Water Works, hydrants $3610 00


Wilton Water Works, hydrants 15.0 00


L. C. Hall, appropriation 2750 00


J. J. Casey, forest fires 120 90


American LaFrance Co., extinguishers 75 76


$6706 66


Detail 7; Pine Tree Blister :


. State Forester $200 00


Detail 8; Bounties Perley Jones, bounty on wild cat $ 5:001


22


Detail 9; Damage by Dogs: Frank Melendy, ducks killed by dogs $ 3.00


Detail 10; Health and Sanitation:


B. F. Foster, health officer


$87 95


May B. Richardson, use of theatre


10 00


J. J. Casey, teaming 8 10


American Red Cross, appropriation


300 00


Milford Cabinet, printing


3 00


Kendall and Wilkins, supplies


3 10


$412 15


Detail II, Vital Statistics:


J. M. Laws, reporting statistics to state $60 85 J. M. Laws, reporting statistics to town, 89 79 Dr. W. H. W. Hinds


7 00


Dr. H. S. Hutchinson


4 75


Dr. J. H. Proctor


2 25


Dr. B. L. Talbot


5 00


Dr. G. L. Hilton


2 75


Dr. Eugene Wason


I 00


Dr. G. W. Hatch


I OC


Dr. Oscar Burns


2 75


Dr. C. E. Higgins


I 25


Rev. G. E. Wolfe


I 50


Rev. H. E. Lennon


I 50


Rev. C. A. Reese


I 00


Re.v Mason Sharp


75


$183 14


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES


Detail 12, State Aid Maintenance:


J. A. Casey C. V. Carlton


$542 46


42 70


$585 16


Paid by State $284 81


Due Town from State 78 0I


23


Detail 13, Trunk Line Maintenance:


J. A. Casey C. V. Carlton


$1843 00


127 60


H. A. Wilkins


75 00


$2,045 60


Paid by State


675 37


Paid by State to Town 250 00


Detail 14, Town Maintenance: C. V. Carlton $6,672 05


Detail 15, Street Lighting:


Milford Light and Power Co. $3,718 19


Detail 16, General:


Milford Water Works, fountains $ 95 00


C. A. Webster, water tub 3 00


Oscar Sampson, water tub 3 00


R. B. Cotton, water tub 3 00


H. H. Thorp, water tub


3 00


C. P. Colby, water tub


3 00


F. and P. Noon, water tub


3 00


State Highway Dept., oil 176 0I


Frank Hartshorn Co., posts 2 96


W. H. Pritchard, printing signs


12 00


Milford Cabinet, printing 5 50


McLane Mfg. Co., lumber


20


Souhegan Auto Co., repairs for auto 119 36


Nashua St. Garage, supplies for auto 28 00


Fred Bergami, supplies for auto 7 25


E. H. Proctor, supplies for auto, 22 96


Standard Oil Co., supplies for auto 4 10


Leon Parker, supplies for auto 3 25


N. E. Walter, supplies for auto 28 65


E. F. Albee, supplies for auto 6 72


F. E. Cooley, supplies for auto 3 64


Emerson and Son, supplies for auto I 30


Kittredge and Prescott. Ins. on auto 72 00


$606 90


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EDUCATION *) Detail 17, Library : B. F. Prescott, Treas. of Free Library $1,800 00


CHARITIES Detail 18, Town Poor:


Overseer of Poor, G. A. Worcester $50 00


Hillsborough Co. Farm, Board of poor 55 00


JEP. MMelzer, transportation 5 00


F. N. Hutchinson, supplies. ..


6.99


Gastk: Jennison, supplies


68


$117 67


PATRIOTIC PURPOSES


Detail 19:


J. C. Lewis


$100 00


Detail 20:


American Banmer Co., Flag 23 50


Mrs. J. . J. Howason, Welcome Home


Celebration


500 00


W. H. Pritchard, Roll of Honor board 5 00


$528 50


Detail 21, Parks and Playgrounds:


Band Concert $150 00


Henry Lewis, cutting brush 22 50


F. P. Fisk, repairing seats 11 36 W. H. Pritchard, painting Band Stand 66 85 C. V. Carlton, grading 45 00


Henry Snow, trimming tree 8 00


McLane Mfg. Co., repairs for seats 4 25


Fred Bergami, repairs for Band Stand 10 70 W. J. Prince, sharpening lawn mower 1 00


J. J. Casey, moving seats 3 50 John Pirovano,Shepard Park:| 25-00


$348 16


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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES Detail 22, Cemeteries :


B. F. Foster, sexton $441 00


B. F. Foster, care Riverside cemetery 55 50


B. F. Foster, care of cemeteries 74 00


J. M. Laws, cemetery deeds 9 25


Milford Water Works 3 00 $582 75


Detail 23, Soldiers' Memorial :


Emma J. Epps, record book $9 40


INTEREST Detail 24:


Trustees of Trust Funds $415 61


Souhegan Nat'l Bank, on temporary


loans 382 84


Souhegan Nat'l Bank, Registered Bonds 400 00


Souhegan Nat'l Bank, Serial Notes 52 50


Souhgan Nat'l Bank, Bridge Notes 420 00


Souhegan Nat'l Bank, Water Bonds 2,680 00 Souhegan Nat'l Bank, School Bonds 1,770 00




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