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The walk on the north side of Franklin street was not completed, owing to the fact that before the numerous poles located there were moved by the various companies owning them, winter had set in.
The work on the west side of Rowe street opposite land of W. A. Lynde was also left in an incomplete condition, the curbing being set and the walk graded, but the concrete omitted on account of the weather.
On October 10, 1901, the board of aldermen passed an order authorizing curbing to be set on the east and west sides of Main street from Foster to Grove streets. On ac- count of being unable to procure curbing for immediate use at a reasonable expense, the work was not begun.
The appropriation for sidewalks was made under four separate heads, viz:
Repair of present walks.
New individual walks. To complete walks already begun. New continuous walks.
Repair of Present Walks.
2523.71 square yards taken up and replaced with new.
2547.91 top dressed.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation,
$500 00
66 July 3, 1901, (Order No. 1250), . 500 00
66 Sept. 23, " 1871), . 300 00
Cash received from Tremont street walk, . 163 44
$1,463 44
Expended :
Labor as per pay rolls,
$64 09
Advertising, I 50
Concreting, C. L. Hoffman,
1,291 19
$1,356 78
Cash balance in treasury, .
$106 66
239
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
New Individual Walks.
Walks have been constructed in front of 31 estates, 18 of which were for new walks with curb, and 13 for curb-stone along old walks. The setting of curbing along the line of old walks generally necessitates reconcreting, and as the cost of this work, which amounted to $261.33, cannot, by law be assessed upon the abutter, it has been considered a part of "repair of present walks," and paid for out of that ap- propriation.
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS. W. DABNEY HUNTER, DR.
To one half actual cost,
" inside work,
$1,125 79 19 73
$1,145 52
CR.
By cash paid Treasurer,
$1,116 05
" one half of work not assessable, 15 04
" amount uncollected, 14 43
$1,145 52
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
INDIVIDUAL SIDEWALKS.
No.
Abutter.
Location.
Cost.
Assessed.
1
Stephen R. Sircom
81 Linden street. .
$47.78
*$26.80
2
Mrs. E. H. Curtis ..
384 Main street
36.12
18.06
3
Larkin L. Davis ...
Laurel street
37.94
18.97
4
Mrs. Mary A. Foster.
223 West Emerson street
113.57
56.79
5
J. A. Wyman
Laurel street .
37.94
18.97
6
J. H. Gerrish
25 Farwell street.
90.31
45.16
7
D. W. Fitzpatrick .
49 Upham street
32.72
16,36
8
Frederick C. Page .
Laurel street
75.88
37.94
9
Caroline A. Lamphrey
87 Crescent avenue .
41.01
20.51
10
C. L. Sprague.
116-118 Myrtle street
73.04
+41.02
11
Mrs. J. L. Campbell ..
35 Harvard street
37.72
#22.66
12
C. M. Cox
Franklin street. ..
62.52
31.26
13
Geo. Lyall.
203 E. Foster street.
55.13
27.57
14
School Dept.
Maple street.
139.70
§55.93
15
Florence street .
262.61
131.31
16
Mary C. Barton
Malvern street, cancelled
85.52
42.76
18
Mrs. E. M. Gordon
64 Hillside avenue
61.34
30.67
19
Lewis A. Dow
131 Upham street.
48.78
24.39
20
Edward S. Page
Upham st. cor. Dell av .
62.59
31.30
21
Salt & Allmon
3 and 7 Cass street
87.13
43.57
22
J. J. Garrett
11-15-19 Cass street .
119.59
1164.84
27
Chas. C. Swett.
132 Rowe street.
35.20
17.60
28
Dr. J. S. Clark
Malvern street ..
45.75
22.88
29
Wm. J. Bowser
Malvern street.
34.50
** 16.13
30
James Pope.
219 W. Emerson street ..
90.59
45.30
31
C. D. Cecca.
51 Upham street.
30.97
15.49
32
Geo. W. Burke
Green street ..
33.89
16.95
33
A. C. M. Currier
Main street, cancelled .
119.49
++63.23
Totals
$2,251.43
$1,130.48
NOTE .- In amount assessed. $19.73 is included for work done inside, all of which was charged to the abutter, and is not included in the column of cost.
NOTE .- In the column of cost, $30.08 is included, none of which is assessable.
Owing to fractions the amount assessed is 8 cents larger than one half the cost.
* $2.91 paid for inside work.
+ $4.50 paid for inside work.
# $3.80 paid for inside work.
¿ $13.92 credit for old concrete walk.
| $5.04 paid for inside work.
** $1.12 credit for old concrete walk.
+1 $3.48 paid for inside work.
23
Emery Close
234 West Emerson st .
45.00
22.50
25
M. F. Eastman
480 Lebanon street.
40.51
20.26
26
A. F. Evers ..
Ferdinand street .
166.59
83.30
17
Robert Philpot
76 Dell avenue. .
24
Olive W. Allen
264 Grove st., cancelled .
34
Mrs. S. C. Gwynne
Botolph street
241
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
NEW INDIVIDUAL WALKS.
Appropriation, . $700 00 66 (Order No. 1250), 1,000 00
16
1871), 500 00
--- $2,200 00
Cash receipts paid treasurer
July 16, 1901, . $500 00
Cash receipts paid treasurer Oct.
28, 1901, 350 00
Cash receipts paid treasurer Jan. 4, 1902, 239 97
Cash receipts paid treasurer Feb. 1I, 1902, 26 08
1,116 05
Cash from sewer division for
brick, . $25 80
Cash from new concrete walks,
(error in P. R.), 23 78
49 58
$3,365 63
Expended :
For labor as per pay rolls, . $680 94
curbing, F. E. Newhall, . 1,409 27
66 66 L. A. Dow, 44 62
brick, Frederick Stocker, 169 63
" concrete work, C. L. Hoffman, 276 88
Robert Philpot, 3I II
laying brick, Eugene McCarthy, 46 83
" cement, sewer division,
5 55
66 teams and crushed stone, highway division, 37 22
For car fares,
95
" printing and incidentals,, I2
75
2,715 75
Cash balance in treasury,
$649 88
242
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Continuous Walks.
This appropriation was made in two parts, one to com- plete sidewalks begun, but owing to lack of funds, not com- pleted in 1900, the other for such walks as might from time to time be ordered by the Board of Aldermen. A state- ment of the receipts and expenditures of each part of the appropriation is given separately, but the work done is re- ported on as a whole.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
TO COMPLETE CONTINUOUS WALKS BEGUN.
Appropriation, . Expended :
$800 00
For brick, Frederick Stocker, $240 45
" laying brick, Eugene McCarthy, IIO 85
curbing, F. E. Newhall, 28 09
.6 sand, C. L. Hoffman, 56 47
66 £ Highway teams, 2 34
labor as per pay rolls, 73 59 653 79
Amount transferred to treasury, (Order No. 1424) $146 21
NOTE: - Of the amount expended as above ($653.79), there was ex- pended to complete Main street, from Green street to Highland avenue $519.02; Chester street, Florence to Trenton street, $56.47, and Lake avenue, Emerson street, north, $78.30.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
NEW CONTINUOUS WALKS.
. $1,000 00
Appropriation, . (Order No. 1250.) 500 00 66 .. I 366.) 669 00
$2,169 00
Expended :
For curbing, F. E. Newhall, $781 10
6. concreting, C. L. Hoffman, . 335 27
" Highway Div. teams and stock, 26 91
" new indiv. walks (error in pay roll. ) 23 78
" car fares and team, 1 80
labor as per pay rolls, . 256 69
$1,425 55
Cash balance in treasury,
$743 45
243
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
COST OF WORK IN DETAIL, TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT ASSESSED ON EACH ABUTTER.
Ferdinand Street, east side from Franklin street, to walk of Towle. (Order No. 225).
Total cost :
413.90 linear feet, straight curb @ 40 cts., . . $165 56
287.50 linear feet, curved curb @ 60 cts., 172 50
701.40 linear feet, setting @ 20 cts., 140 28
463.18 square yards, concrete, @ 35 cts., 162 II
30.CI square yards concrete, @ 15 cts., 4 50
Guard rail :- Labor, $43 67
Stock, 49 03
92 70
Retaining wall, .
115 00
Grading :- Labor, $24 75
Stock,
4 20
28 95 $881.60
Cr. by work charged to high- way appropriation:
Guard rail, $92 70
Retaining wall, 115 00
Grading,
28 95
236 65
Cr. by work charged to Side- walk Division ( not assess- able):
C. H. Prescott (old
walk replaced), . $13 99
Joseph Moore, (old walk replaced ), 14 17
Geo. E. Towle, (old walk replaced), 87 29 03 265 68
Less one-half paid by city,
$615 92
307 96
· Amount carried forward, $307 96
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, $307 96 Assessed upon abutters as follows:
C. H. Prescott, $44 645
Harry Bickford,
47 83
Abel R. Renton,
36 08
A. E. Pingree,
29 60
Joseph Moore,
16 875
John W. Nowell,
46 765
Geo. H. Towle, .
44 50
Willard Welch, .
41 67
- $307 965
Main Street, east side from Green street to
Highland avenue, (Order No. 296),
Total cost :
684.64 linear feet, straight curb
@ 40 cts., . $273 86
64.98 linear feet curved curb @ 60 cts., 38 99
27,500 brick @ $10.75, 295 62
Laying “
3.50, 96 25
Setting 749.62 linear feet curb @ 2013% cts., . 152 13
Grading walk, 44 37
35 double loads sand, @ $1.20, 42 00
943 22
Cr. by work not assessable, 14 62
$928 60
Less am't paid by city 1/2 cost, $464 30
Less one-half cost inside work, 2 13
462 17 466 43
Assessed upon abutters as follows :
James F. Fernald, $ 37 08
Eliza J. Sawyer, 35 67
Georgianna I. Nyman, 31 35
Amts. carried forward, $104 10
$774 39
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amts. brought forward, $104 10
$774 39
M. G. Cochrane,
28 06
Alice I. Calkins,
54 82
Adelaide L. Burke,
37 92
Warren Hapgood,
75 95
Charles A. Kennedy,
37 92
Matthew I. Lans,
127 66
$466 43
Chester Street, north side from Trenton street to Flor- ence street, (Order No. 273.) Total cost :
252.12 linear feet, straight curb @ 40c. $100 85
6.00 linear feet, curved curb @ 60c. 3 60
166.10 square yards. concrete @ 34C. 56 47
Setting 258.12 linear feet
I4C. 36 14
$197 06
Less one-half paid by city, 98 53
98 53
Assessed upon abutters as fol-
lows:
Sarah H. Sprague, . $ 23 98
Cordelia E. Dickinson, 19 33
Anna D. Hayden, 19 33
Andover Savings Bank,
35 89
$98 53
Lake Avenue, Emerson street, north, (Order No. 341.) Total cost :
152.00 linear feet straight curb (1, 40C. $60 80
12.50 linear feet curved curb (@ 60c. 7 50
Amts. carried forward,
$68 30
$872 92
246
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amts. brought forward, $68 30 $872 92 Setting 164.50 linear feet curb.
@ 20c. 32 90
Grading, 29 17
4,170 brick @ $10.75, 44 83
Laying brick @ $3.50,
14 60
$189 80
All of which abuts on city land.
Lebanon Street, east side, (Order No. 488 1/2 ).
Total cost:
65.99 linear feet straight curb @ 45C.
$29 69
Setting 65.99 linear feet curb @ 21c. . 13 88
46.00 square yards concrete @ 34c. 15 64
$59 21
Less one half paid by city,
29 61
29 60
Assessed upon abutter :-
Estate George Lynde. $29 60
West Linden Street, north side from Green to Main street, (Order No. 410).
Total cost:
442.16 linear feet straight curb @ 45 cts., . $198 98
29.76 linear feet curved curb, @ 65 cts. . 19 34
29.17 linear feet curb for steps, . 13 12
471.92 linear feet setting @ 15% cts., 71 74
Amounts carried forward,
$303 18
$902 52
247
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward, $303 18 415.91 square yards concrete @ 34 cts., I4I 4I
Grading banks of abutters,
22 86
Steam roller, 3 00
Teaming and labor, .
76 85
Water services and pipes,
16 48
$563 78
Cr. by work charged to Highway Appropriation:
Grading banks of abut- ters, . $22 86
Steam roller, .
3 00
Teaming,
IO 63
Labor as per pay roll, .
66 22
29.17 linear feet curb for
steps, 13 12
$115 83
Cr. by work charged to Water Appropriation :
Lowering water services and re- laying pipe, 16 48
Cr. by work charged to new concrete walks:
94.46 square yards concrete .
@ 34 cts.,
32 12
164 43
$399 35
Less one-half paid by city, .
199 67
$199 68
Assessed upon abutters as follows:
Lucy P. Coffin, . $90 18
C. F. Smith,
20 95
F. A. Smith,
41 71
Georgianna B. Everson, 46 84
$199 68
Amount carried forward,
$1,IC2 20
$902 52
248
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward, $1,102 20
Lebanon and Lynde Streets, (Washington School, Order No. 981).
Total cost:
304.82 linear feet straight curb @ 45 cts., . $137 17
71.96 linear feet curved curb
@ 65 cts., 46 77
Setting 376.78 linear feet curb
@ 17 cts., 64 07
Grading and surfacing walk, 43 25
Rebuilding stone catch-basin and changing drain, 16 17_
307 43
Cr. by work charged to new concrete walks, . 16 17
$291 26
Less one-half paid by city,
145 63
145 63
Assessed upon abutter as follows:
City of Melrose, School Depart- ment, $145 63
Franklin Street, north side from Main street to Howie court, (Order
No. 1320).
Total cost:
168.83 linear feet straight curb @ 45 cts., $75 97
50.94 linear feet curved curb @ 65 cts., 33 10
Setting 219.77 linear feet curb @ 21.79 cts., 47 88
Repairing paved gutter, 6 12
Amount carried forward, 163 07
$1,247 83
249
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward, $163 07 $1,247 83 Cr. by work charged to Highway Appropriation :
Repairing paved gutter, $6 12
Existing curb, 15.64 feet @ 45 cts., 7 04
13 16
Less one-half paid by city,
$149 91 74 96
74 95
Assessed upon abutters as follows:
Daniel H. Howie, $20 33
Seamen's Savings Bank, 15 35
Emma L. Wood,
39 27 $74 95
Malvern Street, south side, from No. 103 to Meridian street, (Order No 551).
Total cost :
183.73 square yards concrete @ 34 cts.,
62 47
Less one-half paid by city, 31 24
31 23
Assessed upon abutters as follows:
J. S. Clark, $18 99
J. S. and Eliza I. Clark, IO 23
Mary C. Barton, 2 0I $31 23
East Foster Street, from No. 185 to No. 203, (Order No. 1270).
Total cost:
163 linear feet straight curb @ 45 cts., $73 35
12.67 linear feet curved curb @ 65 cts., 8 23
161.70 square yards concrete @ 34 cts., 54 98
Amts. carried forward,
$1 36 56
$1,354 OI
250
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amts. brought forward, $136 56 $1,354 OI Setting 173.67 linear feet curb
@ 12100 cts., 21 63
158 19
Cr. by work charged to new con- crete walks, 9 square yards concrete @ 34 cts., 3 06
$155 13
77 57
Less one-half paid by city, 77 56
Assessed upon abutters as follows:
M. E. Buck, $26 28
T. R. Rhodes,
24 82
Elizabeth E. Knox,
26 46 $77 56
West Foster Street, (Order No. 1356).
Total cost:
168.7 linear feet straight curb @ 45 cts.
$75 92
Setting 168.7 linear feet curb @ II 59 cts., 19 56
180.3 square yards concrete
@ 34 cts., .
61 30
Labor removing trees, 3 33
Repair catch-basin (labor and material ), IO 12
$170 23
Cr. by work charged to trimming and removal of trees, . $3 33
Cr. by work charged to new con- crete walks and not assess- able, 17 28
Cr. by work charged to catch- basins and drains, IO 12
30 73
Amounts carried forward, . $139 50 $1,431 57
251
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward, . $139 50 $1,431 57 Less one-half paid by city, 69 75
69 75
Assessed upon abutters as follows:
Wm. Bogle estate, $69 75 Total charged to abutters, . $1,501 32
RECAPITULATION.
Repair of present walks, appropriations and receipts, $1,463 44
New individual walks, appropriations and receipts, 3,365 63
To complete walks already begun, appro- priations and receipts, 800 00
New continuous walks,
2,169 00
.
$7,798 07
CONTRA.
Curbing, . $2,263 08
Concreting,
. 1,990 92
Labor,
. 1,099 09
Printing and advertising,
14 25
Brick,
510 08
Laying brick,
157 68
Cement,
5 55
Sand,
42 00
Car fares,
2 75
Teaming and stock from yard, 66 47
6,151 87
Unexpended balances, $1,646 20
Total expenditures, .
$6,151 87
Total receipts, .
. $1,329 07
Assessments levied, . 1,5Q1 32
2,830 39
Net cost to the city,
$3,321 48
252
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
STREET WATERING.
This work is done under the provision of Chapter 24 of the city ordinances. No appropriation is made ; the treas- urer is authorized to pay the bills in anticipation of the col- lection of the assessments. 1617 assessments were levied on the abutting estates, and certified to the assessors, the amount of assessments being as follows:
Vacant land,
Occupied land,
$ 283.78 3,624 67
$3,908 44
Expended:
Robert Philpot, sprinkling,
$ 104 62
C. L. Hoffman,
2,746 54
Labor and inspection, pay rolls,
300 82
Repairs to watering carts,
199 24
Repairs to stand pipes,
145 03
Teams, highway division,
4 38
Making schedules for assess- ment,
35 00
Advertising and printing,
6 75
Expressage,
15
3,542 51
Surplus of assessment over expense, in 1901, . $ 365 93
Statement of Street Sprinkling Fund, February 1, 1902.
Amount of 1899 assessment
(uncollected January I, 1900) .
$1,552 97
Amount of assessment 1900, .
3,925 92
Amount of assessment 1901,
3,908 44
$9,387 33
Expended :
Deficiency, January 1, 1900,
$1,183 79
Expended 1900,
4,334 60
Expended 1901,
3,542 51
9,060 90
Surplus,
$ 326 43
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
On April 5, 1901, the board of aldermen passed Order No. 1103, authorizing the following named streets sprinkled:
Lin. ft.
Ashland st., from Melrose st. to Highland av. 1,241
Adams st., from Wyoming av. to Russell st. . 827
Batchelder st., from Bellevue av. to Porter st. 869
Bellevue av., from Linden st. to Upham st. 2,442
Berwick st., from Foster st. to Wyoming av. . 1,230
Botolph st., from Franklin st. to West Hill av. 373
Cottage st., from Foster st. to Wyoming av.
1,140
Emerson st., from Poplar st. to Orient ave 4,773
Essex st., from Emerson st. to Main st. 1,897
Florence st., from Foster st. to Russell st.
2,132
Foster st., from Vinton st. to Larrabee st. 4,784
Franklin st., from Main st. to Stoneham line 4,847
Green st., from Main st. to Porter and Lebanon sts.
2,834
Greenwood st., from Franklin st. to Woodland av.
1,147
Grove st., from Berwick st. to Sixth st. 4,697
Herbert st., from Berwick st. to Myrtle st.
379
Howard st., from Green st. to M. G. Cochrane's
1,244
Hurd st., from Cottage st. to B. & M. R. R. ..
776
Hillside av., from Bellevue av. to argle in street
336
Highland av., from Sargent st. to Cliff st
609
Lake av., from Emerson st to Tremont st.
1,224
Lebanon st., from Porter st. to Beech av.
3,459
Lynde st., from Main st. to Summer st. 1,234
Laurel st., from Lebanon st. to Gooch st. 664
Main st., from Greenwood line to Malden line 11,994
Malvern st., from Potter street to Meridian st.
1,325
Meridian st., from Grove st. to Beech av.
737
Melrose st., from Vinton st. to Belmont st. 654
Melrose pl., from Melrose st. 284
Myrtle st., from Grove st. to Emerson st. . 2,227
North av., from Walton pk. to Stoneham line 693
Orris st., from Vinton st. to Walton pk. 1,090
Orient av., from Porter st. to Emerson st. 1,015
Pleasant st., from Wyoming av. to Ashmont st. 1,361
Rowe st., from Emerson st. to Upham st. 563
Tremont st., from Emerson st. to J. P. Deering's
Tremont st., from Franklin st. to Melrose st ..
848
Upham st., from Main st. to Sewall st. .
2,511
Wyoming ave., from Stoneham line to East line G. T. Brown Est. . 4,446
Walton pk , from Franklin st., to Orris st. 832
Warren st , from Franklin st. to Orris st. 614
Youle st., from Vinton st. to Leeds st. 892
During the year certain others were added as follows :
June 1st, Dell av., from Upham.st. to Winter st. 362
July 3rd, Howard st., in front of No. 134 250
Total 85,862
Advertisements were inserted in the local papers asking for bids; six bids or proposals were received and opened April 22, 1901, which are given below.
566
Trenton st., from Foster st. to Washington st.
2,560
Vinton st., from Franklin st. to Foster st. 4,880
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
CANVASS OF BIDS FOR SPRINKLING ABOUT 85,000 FEET OF STREETS, OPENED APRIL 22, 1901.
C. L. Hoffman
$32.75 per 1,000 ft. per season
$2,783.75
Philip Keating
35.00 66
2,975.00
Norris & Co. .
36.27 66
3,082.95
Robert Philpot
42.00
. 4
3,570.00
F. A. Pratt.
.44.70
3,799.50
J. Gibbons
46.80
3,986.50
The bid of C. L. Hoffman was accepted. He signed a contract and gave a bond of $1,000 for its faithful perfor- mance. By the terms of this contract, the city paid for each 1,000 feet sprinkled during the months of
May
$3.75
September $5.00
June
5.00
October
4.00
July
6.00
November
3.00
August
6.00
December 0.00
Total for 8 months $32.75
Early in the season, numerous complaints were received that the work was not satisfactory. An inspector was em- ployed to look after this and see that the provisions of the contract were complied with, after which few complaints were received and the work was more satisfactorily performed.
STREET LIGHTING.
The city is lighted by contract with the Malda Electric Light Company, which supplies 52 arc lanips of 2,000 candle power and 522 incandescent lamps of 25 candle power. These are burned each dark night troth ilask until 12.15 o'clock a. m., and the arc lights are also lamed from 5 o'clock a. m. until daylight during the morin of Novem- ber, December, January, and February, the pice by con- tract being $73.68 per year for arc lights and! $15.50 per year for incandescent lights.
This contract expired August 4th, 1901, and the lights were continued at the old schedule price naul the end of the year, January 31, 1902. No new lights have been added during the year
The Malden Electric Company has taken up the slack
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
in all of their wires and renewed all dangerous poles; some of the lines were entirely reconstructed, and are more satis- factory; still other lines need to and probably will be re- built the coming season.
Appropriation,
order No. 1449,
$11,000 00 1,025 00
12,025 00
Expended :
Paid for advertising, . $10 58
" Malden Electric Company,
11,955 51
11,966 09
Balance in treasury, $58 91
PARKS.
All of the small public grass plots within the city, includ- ing the grounds around City Hall, were fertilized and the grass kept cut.
New seats were placed on the edge of Ell Pond at Main street.
PARK MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation, .
$200 00
Receipts paid to treasurer, 1 00
$201 00
Expended :
For labor and teams, A. W. Lynde, $78 78
seats at Ell Pond, W. A. Goodno, II 25
zincing “ Brock Bros. II 36
lumber, seats at Howard street, L. C. Hoyt, .
4 42
preparing and planting bed of tulips, C. Casey, I 50
113 16
Cash balance in treasury,
$87 84
256
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
CITY HALL.
On July 9, 1901, the board of aldermen passed Order No. 1290, appropriating $5,500.00 for repair of the outside of the City Hall building and for improvements in the audi- torium ; later this appropriation was increased by $300.00.
The work was advertised, bids received and contracts made as follows: . for slating, tinning and metal work $233.00; scraping and pointing brick work $240.00 ; two new balconies $88.00 each; repair of wood-work on outside of building $225.00 ; relaying floor of auditorium $493.70 and for all additional floors 12 cents per square foot ; for all plastering 40 cents per square yard ; for all painting inside and out $835.00; for decorating the city auditorium $800.00 ; for electric wiring and fixtures $650.00; for new seats in the auditorium $1,537.50. Lewis A. Dow, architect, was em- ployed to look after the work; a contract was made with William Morss for doing all work except wiring and fix- tures and new seats; wiring was done and fixtures furnished by John A. Cameron & Co. of Gloucester and seats were purchased of Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, they agreeing to keep the same in repair for a term of ten years.
In addition to this work, arrangements were made later with Mr. Morss for changing the appearance of the stage by erecting two wooden columns on either side, connecting them by an elliptical arch, greatly improving the appear- ance of the auditorium.
In addition to repairs on the outside of the building and improvements of the city auditorium, still other repairs should be made, principal of which is the cementing of the basement, renovating of the plumbing and erection of shelves in the room over the auditorium for the storage of books, etc. The cost of this work would not be great, but · the amount appropriated annually for the running expenses of the building has been so small that, notwithstanding the most rigid economy, it has been exceeded each year.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
CITY HALL IMPROVEMENT.
Appropriation,
. $5,500 00
(Order No. 1421.) . 300 00
Expended:
John A. Cameron & Co., con- tract hall, . $650 00
John A. Cameron & Co., con- tract stage, . 12 25
John A. Cameron and Co.,
switch and plugs. 2 20
John A. Cameron & Co., extra work, . ,97 96
$762 41
Wm. Morsson architect estimate $768 60
66 66
810 00
66 66 66 66
1,424 10
3,002 70
Wm. Morss, extra work,
201 12
L. A. Dow, architect,
168 73
Brock Brothers, contract, . 66
· $35 22
2 34
37 56
Advertising,
12 38
Typewriting contracts,
58 50
70 88
R. M. Gibson, painting new arch,
12 00
4.255 40
Balance in treasury, .
The receipts for use of auditorium have been less than usual, which is due to the fact that it was undergoing re- pairs from the middle of August to the first of January. It has been engaged only twenty seven times, for eight of which no charge was made.
$1,544 60
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS.
Rehearsals, 4,
$40 00
Payment of expense, I, .
II I7
Afternoon, 2, .
10 00
Full charge;
12, .
240 00
Free,
8, .
Totals,
27
$301 17
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS.
DR.
To rent of city auditorium, .
$301 17
sale of old seats,
100 45
sale of plans by Larrabee & Stearns, 2 25
$403 87
CR.
By cash paid treasurer, rent of auditorium $256 17
sale of old seats, . 76 75
am't uncollected, rent of auditorium, 45 00
sale of old seats, 23 70
" paid treasurer, sale of plans, 2 25
403 87
JANITOR SERVICE.
Appropriation, . Expended :
$750 00
C. J. Wing, 12 months' salary, $720 00
5 28
725 28
Balance in treasury, $24 72
HEATING.
Appropriation, . Expended :
$275 00
C. B. & F. H. Goss, for coal, 44 50
S. E. Benson & Co., " "
230 00
274 50
Balance in treasury, .
$ 50
Labor moving seats,
259
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
LIGHTING.
Appropriation,
$775 00
Expended :
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co. . .
$489 12
Malden Electric Co. 360 89
850 OI
Deficiency,
75 0I
$850 01 $850 OI
Bills in hand of auditor, unpaid.
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