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Jacob Gobel Estate 5 70
Franklin S. Young 2 00
Thomas Dermott. 2 00
William Donnavan 2 00
Patrick Ganey 2 00
Moses Greenwood 2 00
George Hunt. 2 36
Frank Hamlin. 2 00
Francis Hole 2 00
Thomas Hawkes. 2
00
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
ABATEMENTS ON 1879, DURING 1881.
John Higgins . $2 00
Bryan Griffin $2 00
James Wakefield 2 00
Clarence M. Godding .00
Charles Whitney 2 00
Patrick Hayes. 2 00
Wm. C. Coburn 2 00
J. O. Harriman. 2 00
Chas. H. Howard. 2 00
John F. Jackson 2 00
Edward Longfellow 2 00
2 00
John Cornell
00
Charles Small 2 00
Edward P. Holt
00
George Wilkinson
00
Thomas Miniter
2 00
Mrs. Harriet M. Smith. 7 62
Thomas May.
2 00
Mrs. Eliza J. Dole 00
Chas. Hottleman
00
Pelatiah Spearin
00
E. A. Pardee
2 00
H. R. Williams
2
00
A. F. Cobb .. 2
00
James G. Hanscomb. 2
00
Greenleaf A. Hanscomh 2 00
A. Kelley . 2
00
Lambert Wheaton 2 00
Edwin Mayo 2 00
Albert Patterson. 2 00
John Callahan.
2
00
Timothy C. O'Hara. 2
00
Joseph Russell 2 00
John Sheean . 2 00
Alonzo Stevens 2 00
H. Smith 2 00
B. Towder 2 00
Frank Wheeler 2 00
Joseph Wilkinson 2 00
Henry Kennard 2 00
M. S. Halladay 2 00
Robert Fleming. 00
James E. Fallon 2 00
J. M. Gilmore . 2 00
Thos. J. Greaves. 2 00
Fred. S. Gage. 2 00
$166 03
FOR YEAR 1878.
Net amount of Collector's book Jan. 1, 1881, as per last report
$49,726 70
Abatements in 1881
202 01
Net amount Jan. 1, 1882 On which there has been collected $49,331 88
$49,524 69
$50,224 01
2 00
Chas. A. H. Reikman. 2 00
Patrick Ryan. 2 00
Patrick Regan 2 00
Jas. F. Ramsey 2 00
Frank Smith ..
2
00
Andrew G. Oberg.
2
00
E. D. Curtis.
2
00
D. L. Taylor
7 41
E. A. Bachelder
00
Henry Bates. 2 00
Henry Bowman. 2 00
Chas. A. Douglas 00
Wm. O. Brien. 2 00
John McMurray 2 00
Geo. B. Farrar
2 00
C. W. Myrick 2 00
F. W. Mitchell. 2 00
James Marshall. 2 00
Michael McQuaid. 2 00
Patrick H. Noyes. 2 00
George R. Palmer 2 00
Chas. H. Phipps 2 00
Gilbert Perkins. 2 00
John Russell.
Alex. Kennedy 2 00
James L. Phillips
James Killian. . 2 00
Augustus J. Long 2 00
Moses H. Miller 1 00
Henry Mitchell 2 00
Andrew Waitt. 2 00
Wm. H. Storey 2 00
And interest 892 13
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
ABATEMENTS ON 1878, DURING 1881.
Andrew Waitt. $2 00
J. C. Ramsdell $2 00
J. F. Andrews 2 00
Alonzo Stevens. 2 00
Henry Barron, 2d
2 00
C. H. Shaw 2 00
Geo. C. Bucknam
42
Geo. M. Stone 2 00
Edward E. Butler
2 00
Stevens
2 00
E. S. Coombs
2 00
Rufus Smith 2 00
Albert Cheever.
2 00
Wm. Storton 2 00
Chas. A. Douglass.
2 00
M. S. Halladay
2 00
Joseph S. Emerson
2 00
Thomas Huntington
2 00
James E. Fallon. 2 00
C. A. H. Reikman 2 00
Chas. F. Hunt 4 40
A. S. Hersey
4 16
D. L. Taylor 11 18
John Russell . 2 00
Josh Holbrook
2 12
A. R. Horr. 2 00
Leonard Jackson.
2 00
Henry Kennard 2 00
Augustus J. Long
00
John McMurray. 00
Moses H. Miller 2 00
Thomas May.
2 00
Michael McQuade 2 00
Geo. R. Palmer
00
$202 01
GEO. C. STANTIAL. JAMES C. CURRIER.
DEXTER PRATT.
Assessors.
Dr. J. H. Talbot 3 00
J. Austin Bassett, Jr. 2 00
C. M. Damon :00
Mrs. M. A. Livermore 45 00
Miss Eliza Livermore 00
Mary E. Walker 1 73
John Heeney 2 00
Wm. Taylor 2 00
Patrick Hayes 2 00
Joseph Whowell 2 00
COLLECTORS' REPORTS.
STATEMENT OF TAXES FOR YEAR 1881.
Amount of warrant and tax list, as received from the Assessors, including sidewalk assessment . Additional assessments .
$53,685 37
933 38
women
5 00
$54,623 75
Abatements (see Assessors' report)
204 84
$54,418 91
Interest collected .
61 51
$54,480 42
Cash paid Treasurer
33,500 00
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1882
$20,980 42
JONATHAN C. HOWES, Collector for 1881.
STATEMENT OF TAXES FOR YEAR 1880.
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1881, as per last report . . $21,755 04
Additional assessments 11 26
$21,766 30
Abatements in 1881 (see Assessors' Report)
271 11
$21,495 19
Interest collected in 1881
861 81
$22,357 00
Paid Treasurer in 1881
. $21,437 29
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1882 · $919 71
MOSES BRIGGS, Collector for 1880.
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COLLECTORS' REPORTS.
STATEMENT OF TAXES FOR YEAR 1879.
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1881, as per last report . $719 51
Abatements in 1881 (see Assessors' Report) 166 03
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1882 . $553 48
JOHN R. JONES, Collector for 1879.
STATEMENT OF TAXES FOR YEAR 1878.
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1881, as per last report $394 82
Abatements in 1881 (see Assessors' Report) 202 01
Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1882 . $192 81
JOHN R. JONES, Collector for 1878.
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The Board of Water Commissioners herewith present their Twelfth Annual Report, together with the customary report of the Superintendent, to which we refer you for a detailed statement of the operations of this department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1881.
In regard to the engine and pump placed at the pond, we will say that the Water Commissioners of Malden assumed and paid the entire expense.
Your Commissioners recommend appropriations for the coming year as follows : -
For hydrants, Town Hall, school houses, etc. .
$2,000 00
" maintenance
1,500 00
WATER-TAKERS, 1882.
Families
893
Apothecaries
2
Aquarium
1
Armory
1
Barber shops
2
Blacksmith shop
1
Bakehouse
1
Bookbindery
1
Churches
6
Carriage shop
1
Engine and hose houses
4
Fish markets
2
Greenhouses
6
Hand hose
240
Hydrants
89
Halls
·
5
Livery and boarding stables .
4
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Manufactories
5
Motors
1
Ornamental fountains
7
Private stables
30
Printing office
1
Public drinking fountains
5
Public ornamental fountains
2
Railroad depots
3
Standpipes .
2
School houses
Stores and shops .
20
Truck and cart stables .
12
Number of water-takers as per register 1882 .
1,006
Number of water-takers as per register 1881 .
980
Increase over 1881 . 26
RECEIPTS FOR WATER. Amount Received for Water Rates exclusively.
1870-71
$3,909 29
1872
5,141 84
1873
6,133 88
1874
7,202 31
1875
7,882 85
1876
8,788 93
1877
8,850 45
1878
9,267 95
1879
9,717 13
1880
9,863 14 °
1881
10,223 84
Estimated income for 1882
10,600 00
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
Cost of water-works to Jan. 1, 1881
$175,829 43
Expended this year as follows : -
Richard Pattee, hydrants
$99 00
Boston Machine Co., gates
81 20
Town of Malden, pipe
381 00
Amount carried forward
$561 20
.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Amounts brought forward .
$561 20 $175,829 43
Ward W. Hawkes, corporation bands 8 00
Summers & Hunt, fittings
23 20
Seth E. Benson, cement . 61 12
Thomas McCoubry, sharpening tools 13 21
J. C. Howes, labor and material
95 23
Thomas Cunningham & Sons, pipe 72 30
Bills for trenching
323 72
1,157 98
Cost of water-works to Jan. 1, 1882 . $176,987 41
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
Dalton & Ingersoll, fittings $12 45
Dexter & Brothers, white lead 7 00
C. M. Clapp, rubber cloth
5 75
Henry Barron, expressing
2 05
John Larrabee. services auditing acc'ts, etc. 15 00
H. A. Leonard, cotton cloth 1 10
C. W. Eaton, printing
40 00
G. B. Sargent, press 7 00
Oscar F. Frost, hardware
1 60
C. G. Harris, cotton drilling
1 21
R. A. Freeman, teaming .
7 50
Summers & Hunt, corporation stops 30 30
H. W. Jewett & Co., stop boxes 25 00
Small & Lovejoy, gate boxes .
18 00
. Thomas Cunningham & Sons, pipe N. E. News Co., blank books . Davis & Farnum, iron boxes Peris R. Ellis, teaming ·
34 65
Bugbee & Barrett, hardware
10 45
Geo. W. Bartlett, horse hire
53 50
M. F. Eastman, expressing
21 55
Addison Lane, superintendent
900 00
S. E. Benson, cement
28 11
James Worthen, sundries
4 39
Amount carried forward
$1,457 46
206 32
3 78
20 75
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Amount brought forward $1,457 46
J. P. Deering, lumber 1 82
Edwards Brothers, repairs 4 85
E. I. Collins, distributing notices 3 00
Addison Lane, expense . 18 35
W. W. Boardman, horse hire . 11 00
Thomas McCoubry, sharpening tools
12 63
J. D. Wilde, commissioner
50 00
W. I. Ellis, 66
. 50 00
J. R. Simonds,
50 00
Bills for trenching and repairs . 855 49
J. C. Howes, labor and material 96 62
Town of Medford, brass fittings 1 40 .
Expense in lowering pipe
. 237 00
$2,849 62
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
April 1, 1881, Coupons on $50,000 . $1,500 00
July 1, " Coupons on $100,000
. 3,000 00
Oct. 1, " Coupons on $50,000
. 1,500 00
Jan. 1, 1882, Coupons on $100,000
. 3,000 00
9,000 00
$11,849 62
RECEIPTS.
Received from Town for use of water $2,000 00
66 maintenance 1,500 00
Town of Malden for care gate house 299 43
pay of engineers
82 25
for water rates
10,223 84
on pipe account
422 38
for stock sold
17 70
notices .
40
shutting off and letting on
2 00
$14,548 00
CONTRA.
Paid on interest account
$9,000 00
expenses
2,849 62
11,849 62
Surplus for the year
$2,698 38
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS. 71
Furniture, Stock, and Tools on Hand Jan. 1, 1882.
$170 00 Office furniture
Tools of all kinds · ·
· 225 00
Stock
436 74
$831 74
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.
MELROSE WATER COMMISSIONERS :
Gentlemen, -In accordance with the usual custom, I herewith present to you my Annual Report showing the progress and con- dition of the works.
THE POND.
By reference to the record of the rise and fall of the pond it will be seen that at the beginning of the year the water was very low, and that it was necessary to run the pump for a short time in order to keep up a supply. But about the first of March the pond rose very rapidly, and commenced to run over the wasteway March 22. Since that time there has been an abun- dance of water, and of the very best quality. The lowest point reached was on Dec. 22, when it was 32 inches below high-water mark.
RECORD.
Rise and fall of the pond in 1881.
When the last report was closed (Dec. 31, 1880) the water was 63} inches below high-water mark, and only 14 inches above the top of the pipe at the gate-house.
On Jan. 8th commenced pumping, and the pump was kept run- ning until Jan. 22. At that time there was 6 inches of water over the pipe.
Jan. 30 the water was 61 inches below high-water mark.
As the water continued to lower in the pond the pump was again started Feb. 6, and continued until Feb. 13.
Feb. 15 20
pond 522 inches below high-water mark.
48
66 28
66 45
66
66
Mar. 10 20
·
.
66
18
.
66
3 66
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Mar. 22 Water commenced to run over the stone at wasteway, and continued running over and at high-water mark until April 30.
May
10
pond
4 inches below high-water mark.
. .
6.
30
1 4
. .
..
June
10
..
1
..
. .
4
1
4
66
30
6.
1 4
. .
..
July
10
..
3
..
4
..
..
66
30
6
..
. .
Aug.
10
..
8%
..
..
66
20
123
..
..
66
30
15ª
..
. .
Sept.
10
66
17₺
..
..
66
20
66
20
66
66
30
. .
Oct.
10
20
..
304
. .
. .
Nov.
10
66
30}
29}
.
66
Dec.
10
66
31
66
66
31ą
66
66
22
66
32 inches.
(The lowest point. )
66
31
283
below high-water mark.
COMPARATIVE RECORD.
Showing the lowest points below high-water mark to which the pond has been drawn since 1874.
1874.
Lowest point, 43 inches. Dec. 7.
1875.
Lowest point, 61 inches, Feb. 22. Pond full June 23. Next lowest point, 33 inches, Nov. 10.
1876.
Lowest point, 37 inches, Nov. 6. Pond full March 25.
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..
254
274
66
30
30
66
31
66
20
20
..
. .
20
20
20
14
224
66
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
1877.
Lowest point, 33 inches, Sept. 30. Pond full March 15. 1878.
Lowest point, 272 inches, Nov. 13. Pond full Jan. 15. Pond full second time Dec. 14.
1879.
Lowest point, Dec. 30. Pond full and running over at waste- way from Jan. 1 to May 20.
1880.
Lowest point Dec. 30. Highest point May 10, being then 12 inches below high-water mark.
1881. 1
Lowest point Dec. 22. Pond full and running over at waste- way from March 22 to April 30.
STREET MAINS.
The street mains continue in good condition, but few leaks hav- ing occurred.
Nine hundred feet of 4-inch pipe has been laid on Bellevue avenue, from which a revenue will be derived sufficient to pay the interest on the cost, according to a vote of the Town. Making sixteen and one-half miles of street mains now laid, in the Town.
Cutting down some of the streets by the highway surveyor, in in conformity with the grade plans adopted by the Town, required the lowering of the main pipes at an expense of two hundred and thirty-seven dollars.
Repairs made in 1881.
March 15. - Repaired leaks in two lead connections to service- pipes on Myrtle street.
May 2. - Repaired leak in 4-inch pipe on Maple street. Rust hole .
May 9. - Repaired 16-inch main on Ravine road. Leak in joint.
May 10. - Repaired leak in lead connection to 2-inch pipe laid on Pleasant street.
June 9. - Repaired 4-inch pipe on Tremont street; two places.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
June 10. - Repaired another on the same pipe, all of which was repaired by cutting in new pipe.
July 22. - Repaired leak in 2-inch pipe on Short street. Rust hole.
Aug. 5. - Repaired 6-inch pipe on Franklin street. Rust hole. Aug. 22. - Repaired hydrant on Franklin street. Cleared waste.
Aug. 29. - Repaired hydrant on Washington street. Put in new valve.
Sept. 1. - Dug up service on Tremont street. Rust in con- nection.
Sept. 9. - Took an eel out of 2-inch pipe on Cedar Park.
Oct. 14. - Set new hydrant on Main street, near Grove, in place of one broken.
Nov. 17. - Repaired service-pipe on Wyoming avenue. Put in new stop.
Nov. 18. - Repaired service-pipe on Main street. Leak in lead connection.
Nov. 21. - Repaired service-pipe on Seventh street. Put in new stop.
Nov. 22. - Repaired 4-inch pipe on Foster street. Rust hole. Dec. 10. - Repaired service-pipe on Emerson street. Leak in lead connection.
HYDRANTS.
There have been four new hydrants added the past season. Two on new pipe on Bellevue avenue, and two on old pipe ; namely, one on Chestnut street, just north of Wyoming avenue ; and one on Myrtle street, opposite Irving.
One on Main street, south of Grove, that was broken, has been replaced with a new one.
One on Washington street, opposite Trenton, has been repaired by putting in a new valve. Others have been taken up and the waste cleared out, so as to allow the water to waste back freely.
All have received careful attention, having been opened, the spindles and caps cleaned and oiled, and are now in good condi- tion.
There are now eighty-nine hydrants, located in different streets, ready to use in case of fire.
75
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
GATES AND GATE BOXES.
Five new gates have been put in since last report, as follows : - One in 2-inch pipe on Main street, at Reading hill.
Two in 4-inch pipe on Chestnut street.
One in 4-inch pipe on Myrtle street ; and one in 4-inch pipe on Bellevue avenue.
Thirteen gate boxes that were decayed have been replaced with iron.
There are ninety-two gates of different sizes now in use.
SERVICE PIPES.
On account of the severe cold in February, quite a number of services on Melrose and other streets were frozen, in the lead con- nection, and had to be dug up and thawed out.
Also the 2-inch main pipe at Reading hill was frozen for a time : but, as the weather moderated in a few days, the water started of itself. This pipe has since been taken up, and relaid to a greater depth.
Twenty-eight new services have been laid since last report. Six have been taken up and relaid to a greater depth.
Nine have been relaid with new pipe, inside of the street line, at the owners' expense ; and ten that were out of order have been repaired.
Twenty-two iron stop boxes have been set in place of wood, and quite a number that were decayed have been replaced with new ones.
PIPE LAID IN 1881.
¿ inch, from main pipe to street line
616 feet
2
inside street line
745
14 66
51
4
66 eement pipe, Bellevue avenue
900
4 relaid
471
6
66
66
50
2
66
110
Total
2,943
·
66
In addition to the above, I have collected for water rates the sum of $10,223.84, and from other sources, $824.16, making a
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
total of $11,048.00. All of said amount has been paid to the Town Treasurer, for which I hold his receipts.
The following table will show the different classes of water- takers, and the amount paid by each, together with the amounts received from other sources :
Received from families .
$8,454 84
manufactories
232 00
use of hose
750 00
stables .
452 00
greenhouses .
95 00
ornamental fountains
31 00
halls
62 00
churches
52 00
depots .
12 00
stores and shops
83 00
$10,223 84
Received from Town of Malden
$381 68*
on pipe account
422 38
from stock sold, etc.
20 10
824 16
$11,048 00
Respectfully submitted,
ADDISON LANE, Superintendent.
MELROSE, Feb. 4, 1881.
By request of the Board of Water Commissioners, I have exam- ined the accounts as kept by Addison Lane, Superintendent and Water Registrar, and find that there was charged for water rates for the year 1881 the sum of $10,287.05 ; that abatements were made amounting to $63.21 ; that the balance, $10,223.84, has been collected and paid to the Town Treasurer.
That he has also received for stock sold, care of gate house, and on account of pipe laid, the sum of $824.16, making a total of all moneys received by him, and paid to the Town Treasurer, of $11,048.00.
JOHN LARRABEE,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION PIPES TO THE PRESENT TIME.
FEET OF PIPE.
GATES.
STREETS.
6-inch.
4-inch.
2-inch
HYDRANTS.
6-inch 4-inch
2-inch
Eleventh
255
.
Third
287
. . .
. .
1
Main
3,784
478
9
2
Green.
2,700
3
1
Franklin
3,155}
360
4
1
Vinton
3,497%
436
.
6
2
1
Trenton
1.233
1,331}
1
3
2
Melrose
2,3391
1
1
Ashland
1,475
2
2
Tremont
3,180
2
3
Greenwood
324
Perkins
236
1
Baxter
484
1
1
Florence
1,340}
1
. .
.
3
Maple and Poplar
2,265}
2
. .
. .
. .
Emerson
3.977
6
. . .
.
4
Youlo
9981
342
1
.
1
. .
Otis
1,161
1
1
...
Linden Place
286
Cedar Park.
1,206]
2
2
.
Laurel
457
Cottage
1,142
193
2
2
...
Hurd
768
1
Berwick
1,226}
1
.
2
Herbert
220
1582
Grove (West)
287₺
1
Waverly place.
6901
1
. .
1
.
3
Myrtle and Lake ave
3,170
4
1
. ..
Vine
691
1
. ..
Essex
1,437
4
2
Willow
663
1
Short and Main
470}
Reading Hill.
3
1
1
Porter
·
2,514₺
3
1
School
495
.
. .
. .
Foster
1,470}
1
Winthrop
6953
780
Oakland. ..
3
1
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
TOTAL AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION PIPES TO THE PRESENT TIME - Concluded.
FEET OF PIPE.
GATES.
STREETS.
6-inch.
4-inch.
2-inch.
6-inch 4-inch 2-inch
Albion
222
1
.
Pleasant
1125
1
1
Winter
241
1
Charles
335
1
Warren
196
1
1
. . ..
Bellevue avenue
1,000
2
1
. ...
Upham
3,283
. .
5
2
. . . .
Stevens place.
216
Lebanon
2,750
2
1
. . . .
Grove
1,366
1
. . . .
Walnut
187}
.
. . . .
Lynde and Linwood.
2,960
3
1
. . . .
Summer
701
2
1
. . . .
Wyoming ave. (East) .
1,076
Wyoming ave (West)
Chestnut
572
1
2
. . . .
Mt. Vernon
394
1
1
. . . .
Winthrop Place
520
1
1
. . . .
Belmont
376
.
1
. . . .
Prospect
1,026
1
1
. . ..
Essex and Lake ave
1,082
Avon
422
1
. . . .
Elm
1,057
1
Howard.
272
550
.
1
1
Upham and Dell ave.
3,488
East. .
534
1
. . . .
Washington
760
2
· · · ·
Irving .
387
1
...
Emerson Place
251
1
Seventh.
288
.
.
. .
.
.
.
. ..
Grove street (East)
1,865
16
2
1
. ..
Emerson street (East)
743}
10
1
..
Rowe street.
422
1
Totals
16,978₺ 61,981} 7279
89
11
72
9
.
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..
2
. .
. .
.. .
1
Wastes 27 x 24
51
80 Plugs
80
3
. . . .
. . .
Auburn
372
High
376
1
. . . .
. . .
.
. .
1
. . . .
1
. . .
HYDRANTS.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
WATER RATES.
DWELLING-HOUSES.
Occupied by one family, for the first faucet ·
$6 00 For each additional faucet to be used by the same family 2 00 When a house is occupied by more than one family and
less than four, one faucet only being used for all, for each family 5 00
When a house is occupied by four or more families, and but one faucet is used for all, for each family . 4 00
Where a house is occupied by more than one family, the highest rates will be charged for each family having water carried into their part of the house.
For the first water-closet 5 00
For each additional water-closet 3 00
For hopper water-closet 8 00
For first bath-tub
5 00
For each additional bath-tub . 3 00
Provided that no private house shall pay more than $25 per year.
BOARDING-HOUSES.
For the first faucet .
$10 00
For each additional faucet
2.00
For water-closet or bath-tub when used for boarders
10 00
Other charges as above.
Where two faucets are used, one for hot and one for cold water, both emptying into one vessel, but one charge will be made for both.
STORES.
Occupied as office, shop, or similar purpose
$6 00 to 20 00
For each additional faucet
2 50
For water-closet or urinal
6 00
STABLES.
For first horse
.
$5 00
For each additional horse
3 00
For first cow .
2 00
For each additional cow .
1 00
.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
FOR LIVERY, CLUB, AND BOARDING STABLE.
For first horse $5 00
For each additional horse 3 00
The above includes water for washing carriages.
Where hose is used, $5 additional.
TRUCK AND CART STABLES.
For first horse $5 00
For each additional horse 2 00
The above includes water for washing carriages.
HOSE.
For sprinkling streets, washing windows, and similar uses $3 00 When several desire to use the same hydrant for watering streets or watering gardens, see Superintendent.
HOTELS.
For each bed for boarders and lodgers $3 00
BATHS.
For public baths, and for each bath in any hotel $10 00
For water-closet in public bath houses . 10 00
STEAM-ENGINES.
For each stationary steam-engine working not over ten
hours a day, for each horse-power $6 00
BUILDING PURPOSES.
For every cask of lime or cement used .
$0 05
ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAINS.
(Ordinarily used three hours a day for a period of not more than four months a year. )
For a jet of one-sixteenth of an inch $3 00
For a jet of one-eighth of an inch 5 00
For a jet of one-quarter of an inch
8 00
To be cut off at the discretion of the Superintendent.
MANUFACTORIES.
And for all purposes not enumerated in the foregoing rates spe- cial contract to be made with the Water Board.
This schedule of prices was printed in a circular, and distributed among the citizens, with this additional note : -
" All parties wishing Spot-pond water introduced into their buildings will be required to sign an application for the same. A book for that purpose may be found at the Town Clerk's office."
JOSEPH D. WILDE, W. IRVING ELLIS, J. R. SIMONDS, Water Commissioners.
REPORT
OF THE
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1881.
TO THE TOWN OF MELROSE : -
Your Commissioners beg leave to submit this, their Annual Re- port for the year 1881.
Since the last report the Government has called in the five per cent's held by us, and we have received from this source $1,624.38.
We have received from the Town Treasurer, being surplus of water revenue over cost of maintenance, for 1880, $3,066.08.
We have purchased $3,000.00 5% bonds of the City of Salem, at a cost of $3,510.00, and we have on hand in cash $1,446.48.
For a more specific account of the receipts and disbursements of this fund, we refer to the report of our treasurer, submitted herewith.
Your Commissioners have found it difficult to make investments, following the stringent requirements of the law governing same, that would yield over four per cent net, and have been desirous of obtaining some of our own bonds, but these appear to be held quite out of the market. We may be able to secure some during the coming year.
Respectfully, DANIEL RUSSELL. JOHN W. FARWELL. ROYAL P. BARRY.
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Dr. GEORGE NEWHALL, Treasurer, in Account with Commissioners of Melrose Water Loan Sinking Fund. Cr.
To cash received from Water Fund surplus over expenses for years-
1873.
$3,635 00
1877. .
98 16
1879
1,203 89
From J. D. Wilde
33 34
Interest on bonds and deposits to Jan. 1, 1881. .. 414 61
$5,385 00
City of Salem bonds 5 per cent, - Three of $1,000 each ... interest on bonds (accrued)
65 42
premiums on bonds. .
692 62
expense, safe rent, etc. cash on hand to balance deposited in Melrose Savings Bank ..
1,446 48
From Water Fund surplus over expenses for year 1880
3,066 08
263 94
Interest on bonds and deposits to Jan. 1, 1882.
$8,715 02
$8,715 02
(E. and O. excepted.) Jan. 24, 1882.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. NEWHALL, Treasurer Water Loan Sinking Fund.
REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
By cash paid for įUnited States bonds registered 4 1-2 per cent, - Three of $1,000 each One of $500
$3,000 00 500 00
Jan. 1, 1881. Sinking Fund, as shown
3,000 00
10 50
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Public Library present their Eleventh Annual Report.
The year has been an eventful one in the world of books, and the additions to the library have been of much value.
It may be of general interest to see grouped together a list of some of the purchases which have been made.
In the matter of a collection of local histories, to which refer- ence was made in our last report, we have added histories of Lexington, Newton, Cambridge ; the Bi-Centennial Book of Mal- den ; the Memorial History of Boston ; History and Antiquities of Boston, by A. G. Drake ; Boston Town, Horace E. Scudder ; Young Folks' History of Boston, Hezekiah Butterworth ; Around the Hub, Samuel Adams Drake.
Looking at the history of our country, we have added to our shelves A Popular History of the United States, Bryant & Gay ; A Short History of the English Colonies in America, H. C. Lodge ; The Story of the United States Navy, B. J. Lossing ; The York- town Campaign, Henry P. Johnston ; My Campaign in America, Count William De Deux Ponts ; Revolutionary Times : Sketches of Our Country and Its People, Edward Abbott; History of Maine, J. S. C. Abbott.
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