Milford chronicle., 1912-12-13
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MILFORD TOWN COUNCIL
HOLDS ITS LAST SESSION

The Town Council of Milford held its
last regular session on Monday night
last, and many bills were acted upon.
Provision was made for the payment of
the interest due at January 1st next,
and the final closing up work occupied the
time of the session until near midnight
1t was decided to have the attorney
for Milford, Henry Ridgely, Esq, go
over the Charter carefully and have it
revised to meet the changed conditions
of the present, and especially in regard
to the erection of buildings upon Walnut
Street, and the matter of power of Town
Council to compel prisoners to work out
fines upon the highways, or in any other
manner to the benefit of the town at
large. The ordinances will have to be
adjusted to meet the new powers should
the changes meet with the approval of
the Legislature, as it was the unanimous
opinion of all members that the matter
should be placed in the attorney hands
at once, so that it can be introduced
into the Legislature early in the session.
and the secretary was instructed to do
this at once.
The annual report of the Board of
Health was presented and read to Coun-
ell. 1t presented a clear account of the
work done by that body during the year,
and much good was accomplished in
having dangerous pest spots cleaned or
abolished entirely. Many properties have
been compelled to tap the sewers, and
abolish water closets in the yards while
pig pens were shown to have become
very rare in the resident part of the town.
During the year of 1912, ending with
December 1st, there were IA cases of
tuberculosis reported, and six deaths
resulted there were 10 cases of diph-
liberia reported. and no deaths resulted;
no scarlet fever was reported during the
year. there was a total of Is cases of
typhoid fever, and one death from that
cause during the year.
archaeological examinations were
made of the water supply of Milford
from time to time during the year by
the chemist for the State Board of
Health, and his reports show that Mil
ford is supplied with pure water. Or
water palatable and beyond the average
of other municipalities.
The Board of Health especially com
mended the efficient and promptness
with which the police Obeyed and carried
out the orders promulgated by the Board,
and in looking after the sanitary work
of the town. Cheerfulness and effec-
tiveness have marked their association
with the health department of Milford
for 1912.
The Board of Health for Milford Is
composed of the following: General
George H. Hall, president DR.. James
P. LOf1and, vice-president DIR. J. G.
Dawson, executive officer DR.. William
Marshall and George E. Roach.
The report of the vital statistics will
,o -
April 1st, 1913.
As there will have to be large ,exten4 I
siOns of the sewers in various parts of h
the town, and as there must be new i
building to replace the old storage house
where the supplies for the town are
kept, it will be best to provide a permaf
nent Council Chamber over that building ,
and a home for the Light and Water
Commission and the Fire Department,
at the same time this is done. The peo-
pie of Milford must meet this question
at their annual meeting which will be
leld in Armory Hall on Friday evening,
January 3rd, 1918, and then express
their desires as to what shall be done {
FOR the further improvement of the
own, by building addition to sewers
and other public improvements.
The present Town Council has brought
about many improvements during the
present year, and one of the greatest Of
.hese is the improvements at the Penn
ylvania Railroad Station, which was
lgitated by the Chronicle so long, that
he public interest arose and demahded
ustice in some form from the raRrOad,
IS to the comforts and facilities at the
diford Depot, and through the efforts (
# the Town Council and the Board of
Trade, this has been brought to an ac-
fact.