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Other drains have been taken up, cleaned, repaired and relaid, but are not considered as new work.
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Many new culverts are needed. On some of our public streets culverts exist several years old, which when con- structed, were covered with green saplings. These are un- safe and should be replaced with either stone or concrete ones. Other culverts need enlarging or lowering, principal of which are the two on Upham street, one near Fletcher street and the other near the Saugus line; one on Porter street at the junction of Fletcher street; and one on Swain's Pond avenue, half way from Grove street to the pond.
CROSSINGS.
Three new brick, one stone and brick, and four concrete crossings were built. On streets where the traffic is light crossings of paving brick can be built, which are smoother than granite flagging and do not cost as much. The cross-
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ing on Tremont street at Union street is composed of two lines of granite flagging, with brick paving between, and granite paving along the outside edges. This makes a very smooth and durable walk.
STONE CRUSHER.
Following is the cost of running the plant, together with the earnings :
Am't paid for coal,
$226 00
16
labor and teams, .
2,104 66
6 supplies,
50 23
66 express and freight,
8 0I
castings,
193 45
.. 16 powder and exploders, 34 61
blacksmithing,
3 10
oil,
15 48
..
lumber,
37 60
$2,673 14
Crushed stone used on streets and by
other divisions of the public works department,
$2,103 70
Pavings,
64 40
Stone,
10 81
Pipe,
35 10
Gravel, .
3 40
Sand,
25 00
$2,242 41
Stone furnished to private parties with
labor and teams, etc., . 165 50
2,407 91
*$265 23
*Note :- To offset the $265.23, which appears as a deficiency or loss, there is on hand at the crusher yard :- 300 loads crushed rock, 30 loads paving stones, 50 loads sand, also stone in the ledge ready to crush.
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STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT.
Am't paid for coal and wood,
$162 50
66 new driving wheel,
140 00
66
special parts, 30 05
freights on same, . 36 65
66
66
setting up and teaming, IO 25
blacksmithing, ·
7 25
supplies and minor parts, 34 39
66 labor on repairs, . 37 00
$458 09
Charged for use on streets and by other divisions, 12334 days use, . 244 21
Received for use of roller, . 73 88
318 09
Balance,
*$140 00
STABLE ACCOUNT.
The amount earned, charging $1.25 per day for each horse, for actual time employed is
$1,647 16
Am't paid for rent of stable, 13 months,
$195 00
hay and straw,
271 10
66 grain,
392 35
repair and care of stable,
144 84
16 shoeing, .
102 35
.. .6 medicine and attendance,
II 05
painting carts,
20 00
16 repairs carts, chains, etc., 30 00
6. .6 harnesses,
14 77
66
oil and sundries,
6 64
one double sled,
30 00
.. stable blankets,
12 00
1,230 13
Balance passed to the credit of minor repairs in this report, . +$417 03
*Note :- The $140.00 given here as a deficiency is occasioned by the breaking of a wheel on the roller and was not charged to this account until after it was balanced as it was hoped that the manufacturer would supply it without charge.
+ NOTE :- The $417.03 represents the amount saved by the city owning its own teams and is earned by one double and three single teams. We now hire more than half of our teaming done.
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EXPENSE OF THE HIGHWAY DIVISION IN DETAIL.
Amount of appropriation,
$20,000 00
January bills allowed,
. $1,237 81
Excise tax,
. 1,485 93
Receipts by P. W.'s office, paid treasurer, 285 14
Rec'pts from water div. stock and labor,
21 63
66 sewer 66
77 73
" sidewalk " .. ..
94 00
68
" st. sprinkling, “ 16
234 13
" engr's office, "
26 63
" city hall, 66
.. .6
12 94
3,475 94
Total,
$23,475 94
EXPENDED.
Ashland street, labor, teams
and rolling,
$51 60
Crushed stone and gravel, 29 80
81 40
Bellevue avenue, labor, teams
and rolling,
754 79
Crushed stone and gravel, 617 25
1,372 04
Elm street, labor, teams and
rolling, . . 10 00
Crushed stone and gravel, 5 25
15 25
Belmont street, labor and
teams, ·
20 46
Emerson street, labor, teams and rolling, . · 195 83
Crushed stone and gravel, 92 65
288 48
Amounts caaried forward,
$1,777 63 $23,475 94
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Amounts brought forward, $1,777 63 $23,475 94 Essex street, labor, teams and rolling, . . $410 04 Crushed stone and gravel, 190 70
600 74
Everett street, labor and
teams,
45 62
Gravel,
3 40
49 02
Franklin street, labor, teams
and rolling,
.
·
184 99
Crushed stone and gravel, 28 00
212 99
Ferdinand street, labor and
teams,
·
107 40
Gravel and iron rail, . · 167 33
274 73
Green street, labor, teams
and rolling, · 309 89
Crushed stone and gravel, 138 50
448 39
Grove street,
labor and
teams, · 53 72
Crushed stone and gravel, 30 10
83 82
Harvard street, labor and
teams,
8 69
Highland avenue, labor, teams and rolling, . . 528 23
Gravel,
21 50
549 73
Howard street, labor, teams
and rolling, . · 105 25
Crushed stone and gravel, 75 90
181 15
Amounts carried forward,
$4,186 89 $23,475 94
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Amounts brought forward, $4,186 89 $23,475 94 Hurd street, labor, teams and rolling, . $32 34
Crushed stone and gravel, 15 75
48 09
Laurel street, labor and
teams, .
12 00
Gravel and loam,
13 99
Invoices, filling lots Patter-
son and Lux, 30 00
55 99
Lebanon street, labor and
teams,
61 51
Gravel,
2 30
63 81
Linden street, labor and
teams, (gravel from
Green street)
37 47
Stone dust, . I 50
38 97
Lynde street, labor, teams
and rolling, .
23 82
Crushed stone and gravel, 12 50
36 32
Main street, contract, 1,490 30
Labor, teams and rolling, 1,587 32
Crushed stone, gravel and pavings, . 576 65
3,654 27
Melrose street, labor and
teams,
31 00
Gravel, . 80
31 80
Amounts carried forward,
$8,116 14 $23,475 94
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Amounts brought forward, $8,116 14 $23,475 94 Morgan avenue, labor and teams,
. $149 18
Gravel,
13 00
162 18
Mt. Vernon street, labor and
teams,
47 24
Gravel,
9 60
56 84
Mystic avenue, labor and
teams,
24 41
Gravel,
·
30
24 71
North avenue, labor, teams
and rolling,
57 35
Gravel,
I 60
Orient avenue, labor and
teams, (gravel from Em- erson street ), 62 10
Porter street, labor
and
teams, · 40 12
Gravel, crushed stone and
paving,
78 II
118 23
Crushed stone and gravel, 15 80
154 60
School street, labor and
teams, (gravel from the street ), 174 50
Sewall street, labor and
teams, (gravel from the street ), . 8 00
Spear street, labor and teams, 108 75 Gravel, · II IO
119 85
Amounts carried forward,
$9,056 10 $23,475 94
Sargent street, labor, teams and rolling, · 138 80
58 95
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Amounts brought forward,
$9,056 10 $23,475 94 Swain's pond avenue, labor and teams, 46 31
Gravel,
15 00
61 31
Upham street, labor, teams
and rolling,
215 77
Gravel,
28 60
244 37
Walton park, labor, teams
and rolling,
106 88
Gravel,
IO 70
117 58
Washington street, labor,
teams and rolling, 693 87
Gravel bought, balance
used from Ravine road, 17 90
7II 77
Whittier street, labor and
teams
$17 44
Gravel,
2 40
19 84
Wyoming avenue, labor,
teams and rolling,
gravel from street and
Ravine road, . 784 51
Bridges and culverts, labor and teams, 526 33
Award damage, 100 00
Pump and coal, 86 20
Lumber and hardware, · 84 97
Crushed stone, brick and cement, . 192 79
990 29
Amounts carried forward,
$11,985 77 $23,475 94
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Amounts brought forward, $11,985 77 $23,475 94 Catch-basins and drains, cleaning, . 203 06
Repairs, labor and
and teams, . . 455 13
Stock,
85 79
536 92
New work, labor
and teams, . . 219 63
Materials, . . 517 19
736 82
1,476 80
Crossings, concrete and re-
pairs,
65 74
Brick, granite and labor, . 132 95
Brick, granite, cement, etc., 130 74
329 43
Cleaning brooks, labor and
teams,
182 99
Cleaning crossings, labr
and teams, .
1,056 50
Cleaning streets, labor and teams, . ·
2,138 44
General maintenance:
James Marshall, 13 mos., 1,083 33
W. H. Martin,
235 50
Labor,
12 25
Allowed J. Marshall, use of
horse and buggy 13 mos.,
166 50
1,497 58
Minor repairs, labor, teams and material, 497 22
Paving gutters, labor and teams, . $195 23
Pavers and sand,
65 80
261 03
Amounts carried forward,
$19,425 76 $23,475 94
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Amounts brought forward, $19,425 76 $23,475 94 Snow removal, labor and
teams, . 1,046 58
Sand for walks, · 73 10
1,119 68
Street signs, invoices and labor,
82 30
Tool account, new and re-
pairs to same, 298 97
Tree account, trimming and culling out, labor and teams,
448 36
Roller account, new wheel, Sundry accounts:
140 00
Water div., stock and labor, 21 63
Sewer “
77 73
Sidewalks,
234 13
Engineer's office on pay roll, 26 63
Sundry persons, stock and labor,
295 44
749 56
City hall, stock and labor, . 12 94
12 94
Stock account:
Balance at crusher, Lin- wood avenue, 265 23
Balance at yard, Tremont street: paving brick for walks, . 56 00
Catch-basin stone and
castings, 289 00 610 23
Total,
$22,887 80
Balance in hands of treasurer,
$588 14
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RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation, .
$20,000 00
January account allowed, £ $1,237 81 .
Excise tax, .
1,485 93
Collections for stock, etc.,
752 20 3,475 94
$23,475 94
EXPENDED.
For labor as per pay rolls, . . $16,396 90
" hay, grain and straw for stable, : 663 45
one double sled, . 30 00
" supplies for stable, crusher, roller and tool account, 299 83
For blacksmithing and repair tools, . rent of stable, 1312 months,
283 49
" coal and wood,
424 50
" lumber and hardware, .
165 17
66 cement,
51 00
١١ brick,
92 50
sand, . 70 25
" gravel, .
258 00
6. iron pipe for guard rail, 44 93
276 00
crossings, . 26 00
paving brick for crossings, . I24 21
castings for crusher, 193 45
parts for steam roller, . 170 05
castings for catch-basins, 139 24
freights and express charges,
79 31
" advertising, .
13 38
" powder and exploders,
64 27
drain pipe from S. E. Benson,
5 44
sign boards, . 80 25
painting city carts,
20 00
" concrete crossings and repair same, . 65 74
Amounts carried forward, . . $20,239 86 $23,475 94
.6 granite for catch-basins,
202 50
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Amounts brought forward, .
. $20,239 86 $23,475 94
For office supplies,
" insurance, 42 40
42 15
" medical attendance and medicine for stable, 12 65
For Main street contract (less stock furnished), .
1,373 49
For retaining wall, Ferdinand street, 115 00
" grading lots damaged by change of grades, . 32 40
For award damage for flowage and injuries to help,
156 97
For allowed J. Marshall for use of horse and buggy, 13 months, 166 50 · Paid two months salary to J. Marshall on invoices not included in pay rolls, . 166 66
For use of steam pump at Main street culverts, 50 20
For stock, cement and pipe, sewer division, 428 40
For stock, pipe, water division, . 61 12
Total bills approved, . 22,887 80
Unexpended balance, .
$588 14
DRAINS.
Melrose has few surface water drains. Those that exist are small, poorly constructed and inadequate to care for the water. They have been constructed from time to time with- out reference to any line or grade, and of a size usually fixed by a not too careful guess or by the amount of funds available. Catch-basins, not much larger than a bushel basket, were built with a direct outlet into these drains, and
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as a consequence, most of them are at the present time en- tirely filled, or nearly so, with a sediment; they have no manholes or other means of access, and cannot be cleaned unless taken up and relaid. On Grove street where this was done the pipes were found broken and would not hold together to be lifted from the trench, proving that in many cases they should be entirely discarded and new ones built, as to put many of them in proper condition would require the expenditure of an amount larger than it did to origi- nally build them ; others however are in better condition and with a reasonable expenditure could be made to care for the water reaching them, and prolong their usefulness many years. To illustrate, take for example the drain in Upham and Essex streets, running from the brook to Cedar park, which is 2,600 feet long, varying in size from 12 to 18 inches, is connected with 23 catch-basins, and drains a terri- tory of 33.7 acres. By reference to the special report on a system of surface drainage, made November 19, 1900, it will be seen that it is recommended to eventually divide this area into two parts and construct a new drain from Cedar park, across the railroad tracks, through Vine, Myrtle and Winthrop streets, and across the high school lot to the brook, thereby relieving this drain of about one-half of its territory.
It would not be inconsistent with the system as designed, to at the present time construct a part of the new drain, viz: from Cedar park across the railroad tracks to Essex street, and there connect it temporarily with the Essex street drain, build manholes, revise the present catch-basins and thoroughly clean the drain. This in a great measure would remedy the present bad condition existing at Cedar park near the Melrose station, and all the work done could be utilized as a part of the completed system, when more funds were available.
It must be plain to the most conservative that some steps are necessary to improve present drainage, and if the ex- pense of the system as outlined in the special report is greater than the city can at the present time afford, then some other course should be pursued.
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The work done the past season has been well done; all pipes have been laid accurate to line and grade, with joints cemented, and the catch-basins constructed of brick laid in mortar; they are four feet in diameter, eight feet deep, trapped and covered with granite flagging. The catch- basins have been kept clean. The entire cost of this work has been $1,476.80, which was paid from the appropriation for highways, where the expenditures are shown in detail.
A summary of all drains is as follows:
470 feet 6 inch pipe. 915
290 feet 20 inch pipe.
976 " 24 "
10,277
890 covered conduits.
6,556 66
2, 120
IO I2 210 " open ٠٠ 6,863 15 233 catch-basins. 18 8 10 manholes.
SIDEWALKS.
Section 2 of Chapter 21 of the city ordinances reads: All sidewalks built after April 1, 1900, shall be constructed of brick or such other material as shall be recommended by the engineer and superintendent of public works, and shall have a granite curbstone set along the gutter or outside edge unless the board of aldermen shall specify sidewalks or curbs in certain cases to be built of other material or the curb omitted.
It will be seen that this ordinance very materially in- creased the cost of sidewalks, for, until the present year curbstones were not furnished and set by the city as a part of the walk but were furnished by the individual and set by the city.
The cost of an ordinary brick sidewalk with edge-stone is about $1.30 and of a concrete walk with edge-stone, about $.85 per running foot, while the cost of a concrete walk without engestone, as previously built, would be about $.25 per running foot. Thus it will be seen that, had the appropriation been the same this year as last, the length of
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sidewalk constructed could only have been one third to one fifth as much.
The appropriation for sidewalks last year was less than any year since 1894, when it was the same.
The amount asked for in my request to the mayor was $5,000.00, for, as stated to him at that time, more than 50 per cent. of the inhabitants receive a larger benefit from money expended on sidewalks than that expended on high- ways, and therefore I diminished the amount of my request for highhways and increased that for sidewalks; but only $2,500.00 was appropriated, which was entirelyy inadequate to do the amount of work asked for, as will be seen from the following tabulated lists:
CONCRETE WALKS ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
No. 410. West Linden street, N.
. side Main to Green, $490 82 No. 225. Ferdinand street, 630 10
66 273. Chester 83 16
341. Lake avenue, 86 02
296. Main street, 621 83
$1,91I 93
PETITION FOR CONCRETE WALKS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
No. 488. Rowe street, W. side No. 22 to No. 32, . $76 59
. No. 4881/2. Lebanon street, 317 to Emerson street, . 322 63
No. 497. E. Foster street,
Gooch
street to Larrabee, south side, . 695 53 No. 440. Crescent avenue, No. 87 to 95 inclusive, 149 98
Amounts carried forward, . $1,244 73 $1,911 93
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Amounts brought forward, $1,244 73 $1,911 93
No. 546. Main street, E. side High-
land avenue to Wakefield line, . 2,372 70 No. 546. Main street, W. side High- land avenue to Wakefield line, .
2,030 82
No. 551. Malvern street, S. side Faxon to Meridian street, . 94 05
No. 751. Hose 3 (Highlands), 39 60
" 752. Highland avenue, W. side of Ashland street, 68 47
No 471. First street, N. side Leba-
non to Gooch streets. . 835 06
No. 471. First street N. side, Gooch to Sewall streets, 641 02
7,326 45
INDIVIDUAL WALKS CONSTRUCTED.
Mrs. Statira Massey, Main street, $36 00
Seymour Van Alstine, Renwick road, 29 75
C. W. H. Frederick, E. Emerson street and Orient avenue, 167 56
Edw. E. Babb, E. Emerson street
and Orient avenue, 195 92
Wm. Morss, Orient avenue,
54 64
Chas. Fletcher, Orient avenue, . .
51 42
535 29
INDIVIDUAL WALKS APPLIED FOR AND NOT CON- STRUCTED ON ACCOUNT OF LACK OF FUNDS.
Walter Dean, 67 Sargent street, $46 66
C. L. Sprague, I16-118 Myrtle street, . 56 00
Charles M. Cox, Franklin street, 116 00
Oscar F. Frost, 10 Vine street, . 46 00 ·
Levi S. Gould, 280 Main street, 54 00
Eliza H. Curtis, 384 Main street, .
41 00
Amounts carried forward, . $395 66
$9,773 67
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward, $359 66
$9,773 67
Chas. A. Young, 89 Walton park, . 64 00 Stephen R. Sircom, 81 Linden street, 67 50
John H. Gerrish, 25 Farwell avenue, 84 00 J. H. Pierce, 101-121 Green street, . 142 00
Johnt H. Lawson, Franklin street, . 350 30
N. R. Jones, 198 Upham street, 84 00
1,15I 46
Total, .
$10,925 13
The new work done the past season, or work for which one-half the cost can be assessed upon the abutters, is as follows:
CONTINUOUS WALKS CONSTRUCTED BY ORDER OF
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
FERDINAND STREET.
C. H. Prescott.
80.25 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $32 10
. 36.51 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 21 91
Setting 116.76 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., 23 35 . 61.97 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., · 28.2 sq. yds. concrete, at 15 cts., 4 23
21 69
$103 28
Credit by value of existing
walk, . 13 99
Amount carried forward,
$89 29
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, . $89 29 Harry Bickford.
92.4 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., . $55 44
62.II sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., 21 74
Setting 92.4 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., 18 48
Abel F. Renton. 95 66
41.23 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $16 49
36.37 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 21 82
Setting 77.60 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., . 15 52
52.37 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., , 18 33
72 16
A. E. Pingree.
71.68 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . 28 67
46.27 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., 16 19
Setting 71.68 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., 14 34
Joseph Moore. 59 20
56.24 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $22 50 40.48 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., · 14 17
Setting 56.24 lin. ft. [curb at 20 cts., II 25 47 92
Amount carried forward, $364 23
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, Minnie M. Carrie.
$364 23
40.85 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $16 34
57.91 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 34 75
Setting 98.76 ft. curb at 20 cts., . ·
19 75
64.83 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., 22 69
93 53
Geo. H. Towle.
33.65 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $13 46
57.91 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., . 34 75
Setting 91.56 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., . 18 3I
64.23 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., 22 48
89 00
Willard Welch. 90 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $36 00 64 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 3 84
Setting 96.4 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., · 69.21 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., 24 22
19 28
Total,
83 34
$630 10
Geo. E. Fowle. (Not assessable.)
I.71 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., · ·
· 60 181 sq. yds. concrete at 15 cts., 27
87
Amounts carried forward,
$0 87
$630 10
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Amounts brought forward, $0 87 $630 10
MAIN STREET .*
J. F. Fernald.
66.22 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $26 49
8.45 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 5 07
Setting 74.67 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., 14 93
$46 49
Mrs. E. J. Sawyer.
49.10 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $19 64
3 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., ·
I 80
Setting 52.10 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., . 10 42
Mrs. G. L. Nyman. 31 86
42.24 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $16 90
3 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., I 80
Setting 45.24 lin. ft. curb at 20 cts., 9 05
27 75
M. G. Cochrane.
36.31 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $14 52
10.60 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 6 36
Setting 46.91 lin. ft. curb
at 20 cts., 9 38
30 26
Amounts carried forward,
$137 53
$630 10
Unfinished.
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Amounts brought forward, $136 36 $630 10
Alice I. Calkins.
79.74 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . , · 10.65 lin. ft. curved curb
$31 90
at 60 cts., . 6 39
Setting 90.39 lin. ft. curb
at 20 cts., 18 08
56 37
Mrs. A. E. Burke.
60 lin. ft. straight curb at
40 cts., .
$24 CO
Setting same at 20 cts.,
·
12 00
36 00
Warren Hapgood. I20 lin. ft. straight curb
at 40 cts., £ ·
$48 00
Setting same at 20 cts.,
,
24 00
72 00
C. A. Kennedy estate.
60 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts , $24 00
Setting same at 20 cts.,
.
12 00
Matthew I. Lans. 36 00
143.38 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . ·
$57 35
Setting same at 20 cts.,
·
28 68
86 03
422 76
LAKE AVENUE .*
City of Melrose. 152 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $60 80
Amounts carried forward $60 80
* Unfinished.
$1,052 86
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward, $60 80 $1,052 86 12.5 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts. 7 50
Setting 164.5 lin. ft. curb and grading, 43 20
III 50
CHESTER STREET .*
Sarah H. Sprague.
60.67 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts. $24 27
3 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., I 80
Setting 63.67 lin. ft. curb at 14 cts., 8 90
$34 97
Mrs. E. E. Dickinson.
50 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $20 00
Setting same at 14 cts., 7 00 27 00
F. B. Hayden.
50 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $20 00
Setting same at 14 cts., · 7 00
27 00
Andover Savings Bank.
91.45 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts.,. . $36 58 3 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., I 80
Setting 94.45 lin. ft. curb at 14 cts., 13 18
51 56
140 53
Amount carried forward,
$1,304 89
* Unfinished.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, . $1,304 89
INDIVIDUAL WALKS CONSTRUCTED.
EAST EMERSON STREET AND ORIENT AVENUE.
C. W. H. Frederick.
264 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $105 60 II.46 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 6 88
Setting 275.46 lin. ft. curb
at 20 cts., 55 08
Edw. Babb. 167 56
298.8 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., . $119 52
20.8 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 12 48
Setting 319.6 lin. ft. curb
at 20 cts., 63 92
195 92
363 48
ORIENT AVENUE.
Wm. Morss.
22.52 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., $7 88
73.75 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts. 29 50
3.14 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., I 88 Setting 76.89 lin. ft. curb, at 20 cts., 15 38
$54 64
Amounts carried forward,
$54 64
$1,668 37
238
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward, Chas. Fletcher.
$54 64
$1,668 37
19.5 sq. yds. concrete at 35 cts., $6 82
70.15 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., 28 06
3.14 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., I 88
Setting 73.29 lin. ft. curb. at 20 cts. 14 66
51 42
106 06
Mrs. Statira Massey, Main street. 60 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $24 00
Setting same at 20 cts., .
12 00
27 sq. yds. concrete (not charged) at 35 cts., .
36 00
Seymour Van Alstine, Renwick road.
78.7 lin. ft. straight curb at 40 cts., $31 48
6.28 lin. ft. curved curb at 60 cts., 3 77
Setting 84.98 lin. ft. curb
at 20 cts. 17 00
$52 25
Credit by 64.35 sq. yds.
concrete at 35 cts. 22 50
29 75
Total,
$1,840 18
COST CLASSIFIED.
NEW WORK.
Cost 2706.93 ft. edgestone, . . $1,160 09
labor and teams, . 536 14
" concrete, 189 89
Amount carried forward,
$1,886 12
239
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, $1,886 12
MAINTENANCE.
Cost resetting old lines curb, 539.82 ft., $33 87
graveling walks not completed, Main and Chester streets and Lake avenue,
81 25
Cost concrete repair, .
215 64
6 II corners, granite,
$167 35
labor, 30 92
198 27
advertising, printing, etc., .
18 45
inspection, .
68 75
Balance stock on hand,
85 46
701 69
Total, .
$2,587 81
NOTE : The difference, $45.94, between the amount expended as shown above and the cost of new work as given on the preceding page represents the cost of work done at various places, one half of which could not be charged to the abutter.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation,
. $2,500 00
Collections paid treasurer, 267 64 .
$2,767 64
EXPENDED.
Melrose Journal, advertising $2 75 Dunton & Potter, books and
printing, 10 00
Dunton & Potter, advertising, 4 00
F. W. Hunt, sundries and car fares, I 70
F. E. Newhall, granite, . 1,371 IO
Robert Philpot, concreting, 415 53 Highway div., teams and labor, . 94 00
Labor as per pay rolls,
· 619 98
Inspection, . 68 75
Unexpended balance, . . 179 83
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