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Malden Electric Co. $ 68
97 10
97 78
Balance in treasury, 22 77
$75 OI
CITY HALL CONTINGENT.
Appropriation,
$300 00
Expended :
Repairs, Wm. Morss,
. $195 12
W. A. Goodno,
20 75
H. G. Perry, 8 55
C. H. Cummings, 3 25
.. Flag and ropes,
5 69
Brock Bros.,
12 73
Brushes, Jordan & Christie,
4 17
Electric lamps,
I 60
Filling vase, C. Casey
20 00
Hose, Perrin, Seamans & Co.,
IO CO
Moving piano off and on stage,
12 00
Repairs to sewer drainage,
3 13
Expressage,
60
Sundries, C. J. Wing,
9 00
Deficiency,
6 59
$306 59 $306 59
260
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Bills in hands of auditor, unpaid. Brock Bros.
$2 17
50
Eastman's Express, .
4 00
6 67
Balance in treasury,
0 08
$6 59
STREET BOUNDS.
The county commissioners were petitioned to relocate or define the lines of certain county ways within the city, and consequently new bounds had to be set. An appropriation of $350.00 was made for this purpose, as the commissioners claimed that this expense would have to be borne by the city. The bounds set were divided as follows:
On Green street, 36
On Howard street,
9
On Lebanon street,
79
- - I24
In addition to these the city set the following:
On Upham street,
2
On Botolph street,
2
On West Linden, street,
2
6
Total,
130
Appropriation,
$350 00
Expended:
Granite posts, F. E. Newhall, $110 00
Labor as per pay rolls,
I22 98
Lead, G. M. Taylor,
1 05
Concrete, C. L. Hoffman,
I 73
235 76
Balance in treasury,
$114 24
261
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
ENGINEERING DIVISION.
Few people realize the amount of work done in this divi- sion of the public works department, and seem to think it is an additional expense to the city. This is not entirely so, for a good part of the work done by the assistant engineers has always been done. The only difference is that at pres- ent it is performed by engineers, whereas in the past, work was laid out by foremen with the assistance of laborers, using for tools a piece of twine and a spirit level, and no doubt cost more and was not as satisfactory. Further than this no regard was paid to future needs, consequently the work often had to be done over, altered or changed. The following is a summary of the work done:
FOR HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Street Lines and Grades for Construction.
Lin. ft.
Beech av., from Lebanon st. to Fairmount st.
600
Botolph st., from West Hill av. to York terrace. 200
Essex st., from Emerson st. to angle .
Franklin st., from Hose No. 3 800
Lake av., from Emerson st. to Tremont st 1,180
75
Laurel st., from Lebanon st. East . 900
Park st., from Lebanon st. to Spear st. 1,300
Tremont st., from Emerson st. north 1,100
Washington st., from Lynde av. sontherly 2,200
West Hill av., from Botolph st. north. 400
West Emerson st., from No. 286 to Metropolitan park . 1,100
Cutter st., from Sanford st. to Baxter st 250
Howard st., from Elm st. to culvert. 1,100
Dell av., from Foster st. north. 150
Total. 11,355
262
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
FOR SEWER DIVISION.
Streets Sewered, Lines and Grades Given, Quantities Computed, Estmates Rendered, Plans and Profiles Made.
Lin. ft.
Lin. ft.
Boardman avenue 902
Heywood avenue 507
Damon avenue 272
Howie court 644
Frostavenue
.494
Right of way . 649
Hawes avenue
.518
Richardson road
193
Henry avenue.
.659
Pearl street. 951
Hesseltine avenue
.300
Total . 6,089
FOR WATER DIVISION.
Drawings and Blue Prints of Special Castings, Lengths Scheduled by Streets, Lines for Construction spiked out.
Ashland street
Gooch street
Main street
Albion
Hancock 66
Mountain avenue
Avon
Howie court
Pratt street
Boardman avenue
Howard street
Rowe “
Cliff street
Holbrook court
Sargent “
Eastman place
Laurel street
Stevens place
Farwell avenue
Lebanon
Short street
Fletcher street
Linden place
Sixth 66
Franklin
Larrabee street
West Linden street
Green =
263
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
FOR SIDEWALKS.
1. CURBING .- Plans and Profiles Made, Lengths and Radii Computed, Lines and Grades Given, Work Inspected and Measured.
Linear Feet.
LOCATION.
Description.
Straight. Curved.
Beech av., corners of Fairmount, Irving, Harvard and Lebanon sts. ....
88.00
73.25 . Highway Div.
Berwick st. bet. Grove and Wyoming av.
200.00
6.33
66
66
Botolph st. at Susan A. Gwynne's. .
192.31
14.45 Individual
at N. W. cor. W. Hill av.
19.15 9.65 Hi. Div. & C.B.
at S. W. cor. York terrace
269.06
7.79
Individual
Crescent av. at No. 87.
50.00
Dell av. at Nos. 68-80
80.90
9.52 . .
66
Emerson st. Nos. 219, 223 and 234
363.75
12.61
60
Farwell av. No. 20
96.67 9.61
Ferdinand st., No. 46
51.32
93.30
Florence st. at Gooch school
153.60
37.95
،،
Foster st. from Berwick to No. 52 at Berwick st. crossing
20.00
15.69 Highland av.
East at No. 203
62.00
Individual
East at No. 185 to 203
163.00
12 67 Continuous
Franklin st. from Main st. to Howie ct. . . at C. M. Cox's
168.83
50.94
71.00 Individual
at hose house No. 3 ..
18.08
9.42 . Highway Div.
Green st., corners of Linden st. N. E. cor. of Main st
47.81
3.83
Individual
Harvard st. at No. 35
37.00
6.33
Highland av., W. corners Ashland st.
24.00
20.95
Highway Div.
Hillside ave. at No. 64
63.25
Individual 60
Lebanon st., Nos. 480-486
66.00
Continuous
Linden st. at No. 81.
60.00
Individual
West from Green to Main
29.17
. Highway Div.
West from Green to Main
442.16
29.76 . Continuous
Main st. at No. 384
52.00
Individual
S. W. cor. of Franklin .
12.00
32.55
Highway Div.
Malvern st. W. from Meridian
96.42
6.33
Individual
Maple st. at Gooch st ...
126.37
6 .
Myrtle st. at Nos. 116-118
49.12
6.33
66
Rowe st. at No. 132. from No. 22 to No. 32.
74.85
17.14
Individual
S. W. cor. Dell av.
25.58
13.00 Hi. Div. & C.B.
Washington st. Lynde and Lebanon sts . .
304.82
91.96 . Continuous
Wyoming av., B & M. R. R. crossing
225.10
56.25 Individual
West Emerson st. W. from Lake av.
362.90
Repairs
Totals
4,917.52 775.56
.
66
Upham st. No. 41-512. No. 131
111.55
6.40
66 66
24.00
40.40
Laurel st., No. 50-68
248.00
at Nos. 513-529
65.98
36.69
19.25
Continuous
167.37
9.90 . Highway Div.
Cass st. at Nos. 3-19
66
66
168.70
Continuous
264
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
2. CONCRETE .- (Under contract with C. L. Hoffman.) Laid Out, Measured and Estimates Rendered.
QUANTITIES IN SQ. YDS
Totals.
Repairs.
New work
Top Dressing.
For Highway Division
88.99
88.99
- Sewer
30.05
30.05
Water
4.16
Surface Drainage
21.90
21.90
Catch Basins and Drains. .
2.00
2.00
66
Stone Bounds.
5.10
5.10
66
Sidewalks
2,156.63
1,746.84
2,547.91
6,451.38
Totals
2,304.67
1,746.84
2,552.07
6,603.58
For Sidewalk Division, (Laid by R. Philpot). . ..
91.50
91 50
On Tremont street, west side, (on account of Met. sewer) ..
480.70
Totals.
7,175.78
3. BRICK WALKS .-- Line and grade given. Data furnished.
Sq. Yds.
Myrtle street at No. 116 and 118,
50.5
Maple street at Gooch school,
83.0
Florence street at Gooch school, 139.5
Main street, Franklin street, to Highland avenue, . 628.2
901.2
( Brickwork laid by contract with Eugene McCarty.)
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS.
Lines or grades given. Data furnished.
Beech avenue, for the poles of the Malden Electric Light Co
Cass street, for the N. E. T. & T. Co.
" Malden Electric Light Co.
4.16
1
265
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Farwell Avenue, for the N. E. T. & T. Co., and Malden Electric Light Co. Foster street, West, for the N. E. T. & T. Co. Franklin street, for the B. & N. Street Railway Co.
6 Malden Electric Light Co. " and B. &
Green street, for the N. Street Railway Co.
Grove street, for the Malden Electric Light Co.
Green
tracks B. & N. Street Railway Co.
Linden .6 Malden Electric Light Co.
Main 66
66
66 B. & N. Street Railway Co.
Park
Malden Electric Light Co.
Rowe
66 66
FOR CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.
46 lots surveyed, plotted, figured, traced and blue-printed. 52 additional lots designed and laid out. 450 linear feet of drives staked out.
3185 linear feet of water pipe located and plotted.
NOTE :- According to the new rules of the cemetery department and the city ordinances, this office has to prepare an accurate plan of every lot transferred, on a scale of 1 inch 4 feet and furnish two blue prints of same. This entails a large amount of extra work.
FOR ASSESSING DEPARTMENT.
Street Watering Assessments.
Number of separate lots computed, 1,617
" streets scheduled, . 45
Linear feet of highway sprinkled,
85,862
16 " frontages vacant,
27,579
66
occupied, 121,601
abated, 685
266
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
FOR OFFICE RECORDS.
I. Streets Cross-sectioned for Record Grade Plans.
Lin. ft.
Berwick street, from Foster street, south, 400
Botolph street, from York terrace to Summit avenue, 600
Beech avenue, from Lebanon street to Meridian street Church street, from Forest street to Mountain avenue 200
1,086
Crescent avenue, from Frances street to Everett street, . 390
Cutter street, from Sanford street to Baxter street, Essex street, from Myrtle street to Emerson street, 1,300
300
Emerson street, from Vinton street to poplar street, 800
East Foster street, from Gooch to Larrabee street, Florence street, from Maple street, south,
700
from Wyoming avenue, north, 500
Haskell street, from Farwell to Howard street,
260
Harvard street, from Beech street to Appleton street,
610
Hillside avenue, from Emerson street to angle,
Lynde street, from Linwood ave. to Lebanon street, 570
900
Lebanon street, from Upham street to First street, 450 Laurel street, from Lebanon street to Larrabee street 1,500 Lake avenue, from Tremont street to Emerson street, Maple street, from Florence street, west, 300
1,176
Melrose street, east and west from Ashland street,
700
Main street, from Grove street to Foster street,
700
Park street, from Lebanon street to.Spear street, .
1,300
Rowe street, from Green street to Parter street, 650
Sargent street, from Franklin street to Highland ave.,
550
Sylvan street, from Main street to Larhanon street, 2,900
Tremont street, from Emerson street tosecond angle, 1,300
Upham street, from Dell avenue to Lebanon street, 500
Vinton street, from Cedar Park, north, . 400
Washington street, from Lynde ave. to Trenton st., 400
West Hill avenue, from Botolph street, north, 800
West Foster street, from B. & M R R to Myrtle st., 600
Wyoming avenue, from Pleasant ·freet to B. & M.
R. R., . 200
Total, .
23,708
666
267
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
2. STREET LINES SURVEYED FOR RECORD.
Lin. ft.
Berwick street, from Foster street, south, 400
Botolph street, from west end, . 600
Baxter street, from Whittier street to Cutter street,
250
Cutter street, from Sanford street to Baxter street, 300
Dell avenue, from Upham street to Brook, ·
388
900 Faxon street, from Grove street to Malvern street., Franklin street, southwest and northwest corners of Main street, 200
Lake avenue, from Tremont street to Emerson street, 1,176
Linden street, from Elm street to Green street, 850
Lynde street, from Linwood avenue to Lebanon st., 900
Maple street, from Florence street, west, 550
Main street, from Franklin street to Ell Pond, 2,400
Malvern street, from Lebanon street to Meridian st., 1,100
Rowe street, from Green street to Porter street, ·
650
Upham street, from Dell avenue to Lebanon street, 500
West Foster street, from Main street to Cottage st., 1,100
Willow street to Essex street, .
605
Total, . 12,869
FOR ABUTTERS.
Street Lines and Grade given
Linear feet.
Cherry street,
For grading lawns, 350
Essex
new building, 150
Fletcher 66 setting stone bounds, 80
Fletcher
batter boards, 80
Ferdinand “
retaining walls, 50
Harvard 66 grading lawns, 50
Main ..
" line and grade for building 200
Main
grading private walks, . 100
Melrose
building walks and drives, 100
Mt. Vernon “
building retaining wall,
260
Laurel
setting batter boards, 75
Pleasant
fence line, 210
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
268 Upham street,
For grading lawns, I20
Vinton 6.
66
75
Willow
.6 ..
240
W. Foster "
265
Wyoming avenue,
66
fence line, 100
York terrace,
setting batter boards, 75
Total, .
2,580
FOR STREET NUMBERING.
New plans made on tough bond paper, size 28 in. by 12 in. to scale of 40 of the following streets:
Ashburton place,
Malvern street,
Burrell street,
Natalie avenue,
Berwick street,
Orris place,
Farwell avenue,
Pine street,
Franklin terrace,
Reading Hill avenue,
Ferdinand street,
Sibley street,
Forrest street,
Spear street,
Fletcher street,
South avenue,
Fairview avenue,
Upland road,
Holland road,
W. Emerson st. (Charles st. W.)
Hopkins st., Howie court,
Youle street,
Howie court,
York terrace,
Keating place,
Franklin street,
Malvern street,
Pleasant street.
Doors numbered,
57
Figures put on,
Letters "
I 38 I
SPECIAL SURVEYS AND STUDIES.
I. On Surface Drainage.
Surveys, computations and taking plans for right of Jway for drains between Forrest street and Mountain avenue. Right of way for conduit between Lebanon street and Ell Pond brook. Lavels and grades on flooded area at"Cutter and Sanford streets.
2. On Wyoming Cemetery.
Location of pond line and trees to fix new'drive.
Working drawings of proposed soldiers' monument.
.
269
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
3. On Highways.
For widening, straightening and regrading of Sylvan street.
Park street, retaining wall.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. Supplies and Incidentals.
Appropriation, $200 00
Cash receipts paid treasurer, . I 05
Transferred from engineer's salaries per Order No. 1461, 90 77
$291 92
Expended :
Barry, Beale & Co., pens, $ 75
Boston Blue Print Co., blue prints and paper, 16 81
Barger, C. L., repairs to instruments, 4 20
Bliss, Geo. E., repairs to instruments, 9 14
Coyle, F. E., spikes,
3 35
Dow, Lewis A., blue print paper,
3 42
Expressage, 4 00
Hutchinson, C. C., repair tripod,
3 25
Hunt, W. F., car fares and sundries,
43 44
Libby, L. L., grade stakes, 28 88
Ledder, G. G., blue print paper,
3 65
Morss, Wm., repairs to drawers,
3 50
Mantelle, A. E., carbon letter book, 2 00
Perry, H. J., spikes, 5 71
Smith Bros., repairs to tapes and mak- ing range poles, 12 25
Tyzzer, F. H., painting poles, .
1 00
Advertising, 38
Wadsworth, Howland, mounted paper, blue print paper, tracing paper and supplies, 87 36
233 09
Balance in treasury, .
$58 73
270
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Salaries.
Appropriation,
$2.800 00
Expended:
W. F. Hunt, 28714 days, . . $861 75
A. J. Waghorne, 276 days, 828 00
C. F. Woodward, 27412 days, 686 23
Geo. Maguire, 56 days, 140 00
John Rink, 78 days, 78 00
R. F. Luce, 19 days,
19 00
W. W. Albee, 8634 days,
86 75
Amount transferred to engineer's sup- plies, (No. 1461), 90 77 -
2,790 50
Balance in treasury, $9 50
CLASSIFIED DIVISION OF THE TIME OF THE ENGINEERING
OFFICE REDUCED TO MONEY.
Highway construction, lines and grades, $136 50
Sidewalks, curbing and concrete, 305 53
Water supply, plans and records, 191 97
Sewerage, construction and assessment, 294 91
Surface drainage, construction,
287 90
Abutters,
26 90
Public service corporations, 32 50
Wyoming Cemetery, surveys, computation, plans, 109 74
City Hall, measurements, levels, plans, 86 14
Permanent office records, street line surveys, bench levelling, 145 50
Street numbering, field and office work, 55 69
Street line plans and computations, 18 14
Record grade plans, cross sectioning, computations Plotting, estimates and computations, 171 64
493 67
Deeds, records, indexing and general office work, 552 71
Tracings of all kinds, 83 73
Special studies, estimates and plans, 14 46
$3,007 71
271
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
In addition to work for which specific appropriations were made, other matters of minor importance have been attend- ed to and charged to the contingent fund, as per the follow- ing statement:
Horse and buggy, Mayor's use, $1 50 Rent polling places, M. F. Eastman, $53 00
66 Wyoming Lodge F. & A. M. 30 00
Preparing polling places, W. A. Goodno,
48 90
66
C. J. Wing, 31 40
66
Team hire,
Eastman's Express, 1 00
Preparing polling places, oil, Frost & Hawes, 66
Preparing polling places, wood, C. B. & F. H. Goss,
75
Preparing polling places, lighting, Mal- den Electric Co., 2 40
85 II
118 71
Repair of drinking fountain, Brock Bros., Ice for and City Hall, Altamont Co.,
2 35
60 00
Decorating hall, Sept. 19, labor on pay roll,
$14 69
(). E. Drowne, stage,
6 00
Eastman's Ex. moving settees, 20 00
40 69
House numbering, Allen Bros., $7 32
Melrose Free Press, advertising,
2 50
S. G. Potter, notices,
I 50
II 32
Amount carried forward.
$404 33
83 00
Telephone service, N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., Repair of gas pipe in W. L. Pierce's office,
I 65
272
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amount brought forward,
$404 33 Recording deeds, I 40
Mounting ward line maps, 10 00 Wadsworth, Howland & Co., 5 00
Total,
$420 73
In conclusion I wish to thank you for your great kindness, and to express appreciation to the Board of Aldermen for . their consideration and many courtesies extended me, and to acknowledge my indebtedness to the employees of the department for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted, W. DABNEY HUNTER, Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works.
Melrose, Mass., Feb. 1, 1902.
Report of City Treasurer
FOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1902.
Cash in treasury, Feb. I,
1901,
$2,468 41
Total receipts for year, $511,463 71 36,521 65
547,935 36
$550,453 77
Total disbursements for
year,
$505,093 16 36,521 65
$541,614 81
Balance, cash in treas-
ury, Jan. 31, 1902, 8,838 96
$550,453 77
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
Amount to credit of account, Feb. I,
1901,
$6,462. 50
Received during year, as follows:
Hiram Cobb,
- $50 00
Osmore Jenkins,
100 00
Ellen R. Shapleigh, .
100 00
Helen E. Backer,
150 00
William A. Orcutt,
100 00
Sarah H. Hunt,
100 00
Juliana M. Woods,
100 00
Calvin N. Chapin,
165 00
William F. R. Bowers,
100 00
965 00
Amount to credit of account, Jan.
31, 1902,
$7,427 50
274
TREASURER'S REPORT.
E. TOOTHAKER FUND.
Amount to credit of account, Feb.
1, 190I,
$1,582 II
Received during year, as follows:
City of Melrose, interest Jan. 1, 1900 to Jan. 31, 1902, . 123 16
$1,705 27
Payments during year,
285 35
$1,419 92
SPECIAL FUND FOR CELEBRATION OF IOOTH ANNIVERSARY OF TOWN OF MELROSE, MAY 3RD, 1950.
Balance remaining from celebration of July 4th, 1876, "Centennial Fourth," was placed in the Melrose Savings Bank by the committee, to credit of town treasurer, to re- main until May 3rd, 1950, then with accumulations to be expended for celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Town of Melrose.
Original sum deposited, . $7 50
Accumulations to Jan. I, 1902, 12 55
$20 05
W. R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer, In account with CITY OF MELROSE. DR.
Cash in treasury, Feb. 1, 1901,
$2,468 41
Receipts for year as follows:
J. W. Murray, collector, taxes, 1895,
$ 6 84
66
1896, 22 13
16 66
1897, 25 57
66
6 16
16 1898,
172 12
66
66
1899, 2,166 13
66
66
60
66
1900, 95,074 39
66
66 1901, 139,353 50
$236,820 68
Amount carried forward,
239,289 09
66
1
275
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$239,289 09
J. W. Murray, collector, sprinkling, 1899, .
street
$ 51 39
V J. W. Murray, collector, street
sprinkling, 1900, 1,545 32
J. W. Murray, collector, street sprinkling, 1901, 1,944 50
3,54I 21
J. W. Murray, collector, redemption of tax titles, takings of 1899, $1,365 53
J. W. Murray, collector, redemption of tax titles, takings of 1900, . 196 38
J. W. Murray, collector, water rates, 1900, . $751 85
J. W. Murray, collector, water rates, 1901, .
41,313 04
J. W. Murray, collector, water rates, 1902,
6,608 00
J. W. Murray, collector, summons, water rates, 65 00
Commonwealth of Mass., water entrance fees outside of district, 400 96
49,138 85
Commonwealth of Mass., state aid, soldiers'
$2,676 00
burial, 105 00
Commonwealth of Mass., military aid, 246 71
Commonwealth of Mass., soldiers' relief, 98 00
3,125 71
Cemetery,
5,OII 07
Cemetery trust funds, 965 00
Amount carried forward,
$313,441 36
J. W. Murray, collector, assessments, .
sewer
10,808 52
1,561 91
276
TREASURER'S REPORT.
·
Amount brought forward, $313,441 36
Charity department, aid of poor, ac- count of 1901, $2,706 75
Charity department, aid of poor, de- ficiencies of 1900, 627 12
3,333 87
City clerk's contingent, remainder of fees are credited to treasury, .
425 00
Engineering division, supplies and incidentals, I 05
Health department, fumigation and disinfection,
$50 00
Health department, contingent
41 50
Highway division, general repairs and maintenance, $3,277 12
Highway division, bridges and cul- verts, 127 56
3,404 68
Inspector of milk and vinegar con- tingent, remainder of fees are credited to treasury, .
25 00
Interest,
6,444 14
Municipal loans,
15,000 00
Parks,
1 00
Permanent loans,
29,000 00
Public library, dog tax,
1,033 60
Reduction of debt, Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Corporation tax,
$7,719 75
National bank tax,
2,590 16
Street railway tax,
1,791 36
12,10I 27
School department, printing, .
$ II 60
contingent, 1,932 II
1,943 71
Amount carried forward, .
$386,246 18
91 50
277
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $386,246 18 Sewer department, construction, $4,599 24
private sewers, . 2,919 60
7,518 84
Sidewalks, individual walks, . $1,165 63
repairs present walks, 163 44
1,329 07
State aid, .
19 00
Surface drainage,
329 49
Temporary loans,
144,12I 65
Toothaker, E., fund,
123 16
Treasury, .
1,338 67
Water division, maintenance,
$5,871 54 ·
construction, .
67 93
relaying pipe,
3,488 24
9,427 71
$550,453 77
CR.
Payments for year as follows: Assessors, transfers, .
$50 00
printing poll books, 200 00
7 street books,
14 00
collector's warrants, cash
and street watering books,
20 00
Assessors, carriage hire,
75 00
Maine stocks, . 8 00
66 contingent,
224 83
Bonds for city officers, 233 CO
Cemetery.
4,989 33
Charity department, aid of poor,
11,419 23
furniture, sta-
tionery.
119 40
Charity department, clerical
as-
sistance,
1 56 00
City hall, janitor,
725 28
Amounts carried forward,
$18,234 07 $550,453 77
·
278
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$18,234 07 $550,453 77 .
City hall, heating,
274 50
lighting
752 23
contingent,
299 92
City hall improvement,
4,255 40
Claims,
832 50
Contingent, general,
3,078 60
aldermanic,
205 76
.. city clerk's,
423 99
6 collector's,
930 00
inspector of buildings, .
2 75
inspector of milk and
vinegar,
22 00
County tax,
13,388 55
Ell Pond park, .
2,147 82
Engineering division, salaries, .
2,699 73
supplies and
incidentals, 233 09
Fire department:
4 permanent drivers, 3,120 00
I electrician and driver, 876 00
I engineer for steamer, 300 00
55 call men, .
2,429 19
I chief engineer,
150 00
2 assistant engineers,
225 00
I house stewart,
40 00
Hay, straw and oats,
668 56
Coal and wood,
328 50
Horse shoeing,
154 63
Expressing,
13 74
Laundry,
40 96
Fire alarm,
589 75
Horse hire,
178 00
New hose,
508 50
Telephone, gas and electric light,
158 12
Contingent,
458 65
Fourth of July celebration,
350 00
Amounts carried forward, .
$58,370 51 $550,453 77
279
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, . $58,370 51 $550,453 77 Health department:
Collecting ashes, . 381 50
Removel of garbage,
1,200 00
Fumigation and disinfection, 229 00
Salary plumbing inspector, 650 00
Contingent,
1,057 27
Highway division:
Trimming, care, etc., trees, . 67 70
Catch basins and drains,
2,000 00
Bridges and culverts,
1,043 88
Paving gutters,
500 00
Removing snow and sanding
streets,
1,500 00
Cleaning crossings,
1,000 00
General repairs and maintenance, 21,651 36
Insurance, 1,632 48
Interest,
30,501 93
Melrose hospital,
1,000 00
Memorial day, .
200 00
Military aid,
630 46
Parks,
113 16
Park street, paving gutters,
500 00
Permanent loans,
20,000 00
Police department:
Salaries chief and regular officers, 10,343 74
Salaries special officers, 736 76
Nightwatchman,
382 50
Contingent, . 435 64
Printing town report of 1899,
212 00
Public library: -
Rent and heating,
1,200 00
Salaries, new books, etc.,
2,819 75
Public works office:
Clerk and stenographer,
490 50
Printing, books, etc.
299 58
Telephone,
66 67
Amounts carried forward,
. $161,216 39 $550,453 77
280
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, . $161,216 39 $550,453 77
Reduction of debt, 769 54 Refunded taxes,
20 51
Salaries:
Assessors,
825 00
Assessors' clerk,
850 00
Agent state and military aid,
100 00
Board of health,
300 00
66 " overseers of poor, .
395 84
" registrars of voters,
200 00
City auditor, .
500 00
City clerk,
1,200 00
City clerk, clerical assistant,
750 00
" collector,
1,000 00
solicitor, 500 00
treasurer,
750 00
Engineer and superintendent pub-
lic works,
2,250 00
Inspector of buildings, . 500 00
66 animals food
products,
64 14
Inspector of milk and vinegar,
100 00
Mayor,
500 00
clerical assistant, 100 00
Sealer of weights and measures, 216 66
School department:
Teaching and supervision, 55,380 35
Janitors' work, 6,004 00
Books and supplies,
5,799 26
Fuel,
7,449 89
Repairs.
3,700 00
Furniture,
599 71
Transportation of pupils,
480 00
Printing,
282 55
High school and teachers' library, 99 76
Contingent, 1,478 62
Amounts carried forward, . $254.382 22 $550,453 77
28I
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, . $254,382 22 $550,453 77
Sinking Fund Commissioners:
Sewer loan sinking fund, 36,521 65
School house loan 16 5,000 00
Water loan fund,
5,958 12
Sewer Division:
Private sewers,
2,838 94
Construction,
13,890 25
Labor (maintenance ),
390 68
Half rent of yard,
175 00
Contingent,
96 85
Sewerage tax,
9,727 23
2711895
Sidewalks:
Repairs present walks, . 1,356 78
New individual walks, .
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