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168.00
Contingent, aldermanic.
106.80
200.00
6.00
106.80
205.76
.24
City clerk
206.30
218.70
423.99
1.01
Collector .
34.52
930.00
2,000.00
190.20
982.50
3,078.60
263.70
Inspector of Buildings
12.50
25.00
22.00
3.00
Mayor's .
100.00
100.00
Assessors' Transfers .
50.00
50.00
Street books
14.00
14.00 .
Cash & st. watering books
20.00
20.00
Printing poll books
200.00
200.00. .
Carriage hire
75.00
75.00
Maine stock .
8.00
8.00
Michigan stock
8 00
Contingent .
175.00
50.00
221.83
.17
Fire department ..
202 15
202.15
Permanent drivers ..
3.120.00
3 120.00
Electrician and driver . ..
876.00
$76.00
Engineer of steamer .
300.00
300.00
Call men . .
2,750.00
200.00
2,429.19
120.81
Chief Engineer
150.00
150.00|
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757.50
75.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
3,125.71
3,125.71
168.00
930.00
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General . ..
2,500.00
15.00
34.52
2.75
9.75
of Milk & Vinegar
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627.12 $2,003.09
Asst. Engineers. .
225.00
225.00
House steward .
40.00
40.00
Hay, oats and straw
550.00
202.15
668.56
83.59.
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Coal and wood
400.00
328.50
71.50
Horse shoeing
160.00
154.63
5.37
Expressing
40.00
4.05
17.79
26.26
Laundry .
50.00
40.96
9.04'
Fire alarm
375.00
225.00
589 75
10.25
Horse hire.
200.00
178.00
22.00!
New hose ...
525.00
508.50
16.50
Telephone and lights. Contingent ..
300.00
200.00
458.65
41.35
Healt Dept. collecting ashes.
381.50
381.50
Removal of garbage
1,200.00
1,200.00
150.00
50.00
229.00
29.00
650.00
650.00
675.82
41.50
1,057.27
339 95
Insurance .
12.97
1.648.00
1,632.48
28.49'
Interest .
5.507.15
24.000.00
5,758.56
685.58
30,501.93
5,449.36
Melrose Hospital
1,000.00
1,000.00;
Memorial Day
.
200.00
200.00
Military Aid ..
55.29
462.46
407.17
Police Department. ..
.59
59
Sal. Chief & reg. officers.
10,150.00
193.74
10,343.74
Salaries of special officers
700.00
36.76.
736.76
Sal. of night watchman .. Contingent
550.00
113.00
435.64
1.36
Public Library .
70.51
70.51
Rent and heating ..
1,225.00
1,200.00
25.00
Salaries, books, etc.
1,775.00
70.51
1,033.60
2,819.75
59.36
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Salaries
282.80
282.80
Salaries, City Auditor.
500.00
500.00
Clerk ..
1,200.00
1,200.00
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Collector
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1,000.00
1,000.00
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260.00
158.12
101.88
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500.00
117.50
382.50
Fumigating .
Salary, Ins. of Plumbing. Contingent ..
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AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTION IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS.
Balance from 1900.
Appropriations
Transfers to
Receipts.
Overdrawn 1900.
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpended balance.
Overdrawn
Salaries, Treasurer .
$750.00
$750.00
Assessors .
900.00
825.00
$75.00
66
clerk.
.
850.00
850.00
Eng. and Supt. Pub. Wks.
2,250.00
2,250.00
Board of Health
300.00
300.00
Mayor. ..
500.00
500.00
Inspector of Buildings
300.00
$200.00
500.00
of Milk and Vinegar
100.00
100.00
" Animals & Prov ..
100.00
64.14
35.86
Overseers of Poor ...
400.00
395.84
4 16
Registrars of Voters
200.00
200.00
Sealer of Weights & Meas.
200.00
16.66
216.66
Solicitor. .
500.00
500.00
Agt. Military & State Aid
100.00
100.00
School Department:
55,920 00|
$375.00
55.380.35
164.65
Teaching & supervision . Janitors
6,004.00
6,004.00
Books and supplies
5,525.00
275.00
5,799.26
.74
Fuel
5,500.00
500.00
7.449.89
$1,449.89
Repairs .
2,700.00
3.700.00
1,000.00
Furniture
600.00
599.71
.29
Transportation of pupils
480.00
480.00
Printing
171.00
100.00
$11.60
282.55
.05
High sch. & teachers' lib'y Contingent
100.00
1,932.11
600.00
1,478.621
16.51
Soldiers' burial
.6
relief
1,250.00
158.00
$532.15
4.00
2,214.63
1,332.78
State aid
1.00
19.00
2,601.00
2,578.00
Surety bonds
233.00
233.00
Taxes, County .
13,388.55
13,388.55
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100.00
99.76
.24
210.00
210.00
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State
7,437.50
7,437.50
Metropolitan park
6,230.65
6,230.90
12,461.55
Sewerage
. . 10,000.11
5,232.39
1,186.59
7,461.09
8,958.00
Deficiencies, 1900
3,153.00
12,101.27 15,885.96
769.54
1,401.23
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,958.12
5,958.12
118.28
118.28
113.16
87.84
Engineering Division
205.00
1,800.00
1,000 00
90.77
2,699.73
9.50
200.00
90.77
1.05
233.09
58.73
Public Works office ..
12.60
300.00
299.58
42
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500.00
490.50
9.50
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75.00
66.67
8.33
City Hall.
40.97
40.97
Janitor
750.00
725.28
24.72
Heating .
275.00
274.50
.50
Lighting .
775.00
752.23
22.77
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Contingent
300.00
299.92
.08
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Highway Division
588.14
588.14
Trimming trees and care .
100.00
1.56
33.86
67.70
Catch basins and drains ..
2,000.00
45.15
1,954.85
Bridges and culverts .
1,000.00
127.56
84.10
1,043.88!
Paving gutters. .
500.00
500.00
Removing snow and sand- ing walks. .
1,500.00
1,500.00
Cleaning crossings
1,000.00
1.000.00|
General repairs and main- tenance.
13,900.00
163.17
8,277.12
641.23
21,696.51
2.55
Paving Park street
500.00
500.00
Stone bounds.
350.00
235.76.
114.24
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9,727.23
Overlays .
School house In. sinking fd. Water loan sinking fund .... Public Works Department. Parks
200.00
1.00
205.00
salaries
supplies
12.60
Books, printing, etc ..
Clerk and stenographer Telephone
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.48
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9,727.23
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTION IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS.
Balance from 1900.
Appropriations
Transfers to
Receipts.
Overdrawn 1900.
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpended balance.
Overdrawn
Sewer division construction
$477.79
$925.00
$10,879.83
$4,599.24
$13,890.25
$2,991.61
Private sewers.
2,919.60
2,838.94
80.66
¿ rent of yard .
175.00
175.00
Maintenance
800.00
71.31
390.68
338.01
Contingent
100.00
96.85
3.15
Sidewalks ..
179.83
179.83
Repairs to present walks .
500.00
663.44
1,356.78
$193.34
New individual walks . . .
700.00
2,165.63
2,715.75
149.88
Complete continuous walks ..
800.00
146.21
653.79
New continuous walks ...
1,000.00
500.00
1,425.55
74.45
Edgestones, Main street ..
669.00
669.00
Street lights ...
25.62
11,000.00
25.62
11,966.09|
966.09
Street sprinkling
3,541.21 $1,900.00
3,542.51
1,901.36
Surface drainage.
639.19
10 329.49
11,204.37
235.69
Water fund.
11,688.90
5.015.60
49, 138.85
86.973.72
21,694.32
7,173.31
Construction
3,550 00
67.93
3,590.15
27.78
Maintenance
10,556.68
5.871 54 .
16,316.86
111.36
Relaying pipe.
15.000.00
3,488.24
4,106.68
14,381.56
City hall improvement .
300.00
5,500.00
4.255.40
1,544.60
Ell pond park ..
936.57
2,147.82
1,211.25
Fourth of July celebration ..
350.00
350.00
Printing town report
212.00
Sewer assessments collected
36.521.65
12,373.23
12,373.23
36,521.65
Trusts funds, cemetery .
6.462.50
965.00
7,427.50
E. Toothaker fund.
1,582.11
123.16
285.35
1,419.92
Treasury
1,629.80
1,689.98
1,569.97
3,533.45
1,656.30
212.00
Taxes, collected.
7,440.58 20.51
241,014.53
5,380.44
243,074.67
refunded
1,561.91
3,553.20
7,359.19
1,000.00
44,000.00
25,000.00
Loans, temporary ..
64,600.00
144,121.65
105,600.00
103,121.65
$212,248.93
$248,652.39
$75,656,84 $572,989.41 $27,190.37 $75,656.84 $541,618.86
212,248.93 75,656.84 572,989.41 22,873.92
$487,955.42 $22,873.92 541,618.86' 75,656.84 27,190.37
$1,132,421.49
$1,132,421.49
takings .. Debt, Municipal
20.51 5,367.90 20,000.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ALDERMANIC CHAMBER.
Balance for 1900, $63 13
Transferred from treasury for seats, 60 00
$123 13
EXPENDED.
Transferred to treasury,
$63 13
Balance to 1902,
60 00
$123 13
$123 13
CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
Cash for dressing,
$ 13 50
foundations,
286 00
flowers, .
IO 50
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16 graves, single,
136 00
.. interments,
571 00
labor,
227 00
16 - lots, care of
1,520 84
sale of
2,055 48
markers,
22 75
use of tomb,
35 00
.6 vaults,
110 00
16
wood, 23 00
$5,011 07
EXPENDED.
Barbour, Stockwell & Co., grave mark-
ers and numbers, . $63 99
Benson & Co., S. E, cement and lime, 13 15
Boardman & Co., W. W., hack hire, 4 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight, 80
Bowser, W. J., blacksmith work, . 95
315
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Breck & Sons Co., J., grass seed, $28 16
Breck & Sons Co., J., mowers and tools, 15 05
Casey, C., plants and flowers, 29. 25
Colligan. Ann, gravel, loam, sod, 52 55
Coyle, F. E., lanterns and tools, . 3 85
Davis & Twombly, expressage, . Deering, J. P., salary 1900, 1901, 50 00
2 70
Deering & Co., J. P., lumber, I 70
Dunton & Co .. A. W., printing,
13 00
Eastman's express, expressage,
50
Everson, C. H., hardware for office building. 2 50,
Everson, C. H., making tank, 19 78
6 repairing barrows, 7 25
Frost, Oscar F., salary 1901,
25 00
Gibbons, J., manure and hauling,
23 75
" hauling gravel, 18 02
Goss, C. B. & F. H., cement, lime and fertilizer, 39 30
Gould, E. C., clerical services, 1900, 1901, 125 90
Hills & Gibson, painting signs, . 6 00
Hocking, A., postmaster, stamps,
20 00
Jefts, Wm. A., stove pipe and labor,
5 50
Kelley, M., sod,
26 75
Kunhardt, L. H., salary 1901,
25 00
Larrabee, J., salary 1900, 25 00
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe and fitting, 51 10
Leavitt, R. A., sundry cash expenses, 8 32
Luce, A. A., manure,
8 00
McCoubry, W. J., sharpening tools,
3 60
Melrose Hardware Co., hardware and tools, 24 90
Merchant's Melrose Express Co., ex- pressage, I 25
Miller, John, manure, 40 00
Norris & Co., 24 75
Portal, J. M., cleaning headstones,
30 00
316
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Potter, S. G., stationery and books, $4 12 ١١ printing deeds and rules and regulations, . 67 65
Ricker, J. E., account book, I 25
Shady Hill Nursery Co., bulbs, . 10 00
Smith Bros., repairing and sharpening,
mowers, 15 60
Stevens, Harry, drain pipe, . 5 17
Whittier & Co., shrubs,
27 97
Woodman, J. C., salary 1900,
25 00
Woodward, D. H., filiz g saw,
25
Pay rolls, superintendent, men and teams,
3,991 00
$4,989 23
Receipts exceed expenditures, $21 74
CHARITY DEPARTMENT, 1900.
Overdraft, 1900,
$2,003 09
RECEIPTS.
Buttrick, S. H., from farm, . · $55 09
Commonwealth of Mass., support of
state paupers, 195 59
Commonwealth of Mass., contagious diseases, 90 95
Crocker, B. F., care in insane hospital, 42 27
Malden, city of, aid furnished, 12 90
Wenham, town of, aid furnished,
230 32
Total receipts,
$627 12
Overdraft to 1902, 1,375 97
$2,003 09
$2,003 09
317
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CHARITY DEPARTMENT, 1901.
AID OF POOR.
Appropriation,
$8,500 00
Transfer from furniture, stationery,
etc.,
180 60
Transfer from clerical assistance,
44 00
Received from Commonwealth of Mass. 526 00
١١ Individuals,
375 47
١١
Sale of produce,
808 II
6 Board of health,
.
121 46
Boston, city of
40 48
Danvers, city of
.
117 52
66
Lynn, 6.
48 60
Malden,
60 10
. 6
Taunton, 66
10 00
64
Braintree, town of
248 41
Lexington,
34 75
.6
Needham, 16
131 49
66
Wakefield, ..
13 00
Wenham, 60
171 36
$11,431 35
EXPENDED.
See overseer of poor's report for details,
$11,419 23
Balance,
12 12
$11,431 35 $11,431 35
FURNITURE, BOOKS, ETC.
Appropriation,
$300 00
EXPENDED.
See overseer of poor's report for details, $119 40 Transferred to aid of poor, 180 60
$300 00 $300 CO
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318
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CLERICAL ASSISTANCE.
Appropriation,
$200 00
· EXPENDED.
See overseer of poor's report for details, $156 00 Transferred to aid of poor, 44 00
$200 00
$200 00
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, CLERICAL ASSISTANCE AND CLERK OF COMMITTEES.
Appropriation,
$750 00
EXPENDED.
Kirmes, V. C., services, 12 mos., · $750 00
Total expended,
. $750 00
$750 00
CLAIMS. .
Transferred from general contingent, $657 50 66 treasury, 100 00
$757 50
EXPENDED.
Jack, E. S., M. D., professional ser- vices, Spinney case,
Kirmes. V. C., services, Jan. 1900, 50 00
Lynde, A. W., use of horse, 1900, 50 00 Odlin, C. C., M. D., professional ser- vices, Spinney case, 10 00
Russell, H. O., damages to,
75 00
Spinney, Emma E., damages to, 637 50
Overdraft, 75 00
$832 50
$832 50
319
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
EXPENDED.
Amount transferred to soldiers' relief
fund,
$168 00
Amount transferred to military aid, 238 23
" state aid, 2,578 00
١١ " soldiers' burial, 245 00
$3,229 23
Refunded by Commonwealth, Dec., 1902.
CONTINGENT, ALDERMANIC.
Balance from 1900, $106 80
Appropriation, 200 00
Transferred from treasury,
6 00
$312 80
EXPENDED.
Adams, Cushing & Foster record book, $9 00
Commonwealth of Mass., secretary's office, revised laws, 6 00
Dimond & Co., H. C., stamps and pads, 5 65
Dunton & Co., A. W., advertising and printing. 23 00
Gay & Co., A. R., record books for committees,
8 25
Jones. W. DeHaven, cash expenses, 7 60
Melrose Journal, advertising and print- ing, 24 75
Pierce & Son, A. B., draping Alderman Howes' desk and chair, 5 00
Pierce, W. L., distributing notices and warrants, 34 20
Potter, S. G., printing, stationery, etc., 82 31
Total expended, $205 76
Transferred to treasury, 106 80
Balance to 1902, 24
$312 80
$312 80
320
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CITY CLERK'S CONTINGENT.
Receipts, transferred from treasury, . $206 30
Receipts, cash fees, 218 70
Total fees collected by clerk, $544 30 Balance credited to treasury, 119 30
$425 00
EXPENDED.
American Express Co., expressage, . $ 8 45
Blanchard & Co., F. S., year book, 3 00
Cameron & Co., J. A., desk lamp, 4 67
Dunton & Co., A. W., printing,
II 00
Eastman's Express, expressage, 30
Hayes, Mrs. A. M., canvassing, births,
16 50
Jones, W. DeHaven, cash cxpenses, postage, blanks, etc., 89 14
MacArthur, Miss, canvasing, births, 21 00
Melrose Journal, printing,
2 50
Morss, Wm., contract, labor on vault,
46 61
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls, 37 82
Pierce, W. L., posting notices,“
3 00
Potter, S. G., printing and stationery,
57 50
Returns of births, physicians,
51 75
Returns of deaths, undertakers, .
63 25
Sampson, Murdock & Co., Boston directory, 5 00
Smith, W. A., repairing clock,
I 25
The Carter Ink Co., ink,
I 25
Total expended,
423 99
Balance,
I OI
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$425 00
$425 CO
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
COLLECTOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1900,
$34 52
Appropriation, 1901, 930 00
$964 52
EXPENDED.
Bailey, Thomas T., salary I year, . $500 00
Brock Brothers, mantle and chimney, 60
Drown, F. B., distributing tax bills, 12 00
Dunton & Co., printing, 69 00
Hobbs & Warren, book and supplies, 11 00
Larrabee & Stearns, sponge and pens, I 15
Merrill, C. E., distributing tax bills, 6 79
Murray, J. W., postage stamps,
149 40
N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany, rental and tolls, . 15 50
Orpin Brothers, desks and chairs, 100 00
Pierce, W. L., distributing tax bills, 31 21
Potter, S. G., printing and stationery, 32 72
The Carter Ink Co., ink, 63
Total expended,
$930 00
Transferred to treasury,
34 52
$964 52
$964 52
GENERAL CONTINGENT.
Appropriation, . $2,500 00
Proceeds of loan, . . 2,000 00
Transferred from treasury ,
15 00 -- $4,515 00
EXPENDED.
Allen Bros., door numbers, . · $7 32
American Express Co., expressage,
15
322
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Altamont Ice Co., ice for fountain, $60 00 Boston Regalia Co., portrait of Presi-
dent Mckinley, 12 00
Brock Bros., stock and labor, .
4 00
Cameron, J. A., desk lamps, 9 36
Cate, F. S., M. D., examination of candidates, civil service, 8 00
Childs, E. O., registrar, recording deeds, 2 44
Clement's Emporium, cambric, McKin- ley memorial, 30 86
Com. of Mass., revised laws, 6 00
Copeland, I. C., mimeograph, 20 00
Dimond & Co., H. C., woodcuts and electrotypes, . 3 32
Drown, O. E., staging on platform, Mckinley memorial, 6 00
Dunton & Co., A. W., advertising and printing, election, .
202 55
Dunton & Co., A. W., printing city report,. 506 08
Dunton & Co., A. W., printing, 25 50
Eastman's express, expressage, 1 30
chairs
Mckinley memorial, 20 00
Eastman, M. F., rent ward rooms, election, 53 00
Frost & Hawes, oil for ward rooms, election, 66
Gately, John H., burial of P. F. Crosby,
100 00
Goss, C. B. & F. H., fuel for ward rooms, election,
75
Goodno, W. A., team and labor, elec- tion, 48 90
Gourley, C. F., services officer, elec- tion, 4 00
Green, H. G., 5 00
Hocking, A., P. M., box rent and stamps, 22 10
323
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Hurd, W. A., meals, registrars of voters, election, $25 10
Hyde, G. E., services officer, election, 4 00
Jones, W. DeHaven, returns of births,
marriages and deaths, . 206 30
Jones, W. DeHaven, cash expenses, election, 5 12
Keating, P. S., carriages, Mckinley memorial, 1 00
Knights, Saul, ringing bells, 8 00
Larrabee & Stearns, paper. election, 4 80
Lavender, W. R., cash expenses, 13 66
Lynde, A. W., services special officer, election. 3 25
Main, J. H., services special officer, election,
3 25
McIlwrath, A. B., ringing bells, . 8 00
Malden Electric Co., lamps, election, 2 40
Melrose club stable,
I 50
Melrose Journal, ad. and printing, 47 00
" election, 54 00
Merrill, F. H., Jr., ringing bell, . 2 00
Morse, F. H., M. D., returning births, 3 25
Morss, Wm., estimate on city hall, 10 00
.6 labor, election, 2 72
.. .. on vault, I 02
6 draping city hall, McKin- ley memorial, 19 15
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., rental and tolls, 118 71
Pay roll, ward officers, election, . 776 00
decorating city hall, Mc- Kinley memorial, 14 69
Perry, H. J., fitting keys, 45
Pierce, F. N., services special officer, election, 3 25
Pierce, W. L., posting and distributing notices, election, 47 00
324
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Pierce, W. L., posting and distributing
notices, Mckinley memorial, $5 00
Pneumatic Hand Stamp Co., stamps, . 13 18
Potter, S. G., printing, election, . 297 45
13 10
66 McKinley memo- rial, 4 80
Ryan, J., tools for sealer of weights and measures, 4 40
Shepherdson, A., portrait of Ex-Mayor Gould, 50 00
Slocumb, E. C., services special officer, election,
3 25
Smith Bros., repairs to check stamp, .
50
Stone, H. W., engrossing resolutions, McKinley memorial,
15 00
Thorp & Martin Co., books, etc., treas- urer,
25 61
Twitchell & Co., C. A., license badges, 27 00 Trustees Wyoming Lodge, rent ward room, election, 30 CO
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., mounting maps, 5 00
C. J. Wing, janitor ward room, election, 6 00
C. J. Wing, ringing bells, 4 00
C. Joseph Wing, ringing bells, 4 00
janitor ward room,
election, 25 40
Total expended, $3,078 60
Transferred to claims account, . 657 50
" mayor's contingent, 100 CO
٠٠ " fire department, fire
alarm,
225 00
Overdraft 1900, 190 20
Balance,
263 70
$4,515 00
$4.515 CO
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
325
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
Balance,
$12 50
EXPENDED.
Potter, S. G., printing,
$2 75
Balance,
9 75
$12 50
$12 50
INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR.
Transferred from treasury, .
$25 00
EXPENDED.
Knolt Apparatus Co., L. E., testing apparatus,
$16 25
Melrose Journal, advertising,
3 50
Potter, S. G., printing,
2 25
$22 00
Balance,
3 00
$25 00
$25 00
CONTINGENT, MAYOR'S.
Transferred from general contingent,
$100 00
EXPENDED.
Leighton, Emma L., clerical assist-
ance,
$100 00 .
Total expended,
$100 00
$100 00
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Transfers.
Appropriation,
$50 00
326
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDED.
Ford, Mrs. Sarah N., 500 transfers, $50 00
Total expended,
$50 00
$50 00
Street Books.
Appropriation,
$14 00
EXPENDED.
Dunton & Co., A. W., printing books, $14 00
$14 CO
$14 00
Poll Books.
Appropriation,
$200 CO
EXPENDED.
Dunton & Co., A. W., printing,
$200 00
$200 00
$200 00
Collector's Warrant and Cash Book.
Appropriation,
$20 00
EXPENDED.
Dunton & Co., A. W., books,
$20 00
Total expended,
$20 00
$20 00
Carriage Hire.
Appropriation, $75 00
EXPENDED.
Upham, F. R., use of horse and carriage, $75 00
Total expended,
$75 00
$75 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 327
Maine Stock.
Appropriation, $8 00
EXPENDED.
State of Maine, secretary of, copy of
abstracts,
$8 00
Total expended,
$8 00
$8 00
Michigan Stock.
Appropriation,
$8 00
Balance,
$8 00
$8 00
$8 00
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation,
$175 00
Transferred from treasury,
50 00
$225 00
EXPENDED.
Bankers & Tradesmen. The, subscrip-
tion 1901-2, £
$10 00
Brock Bros., chimney and shade.
I 55
Carter Ink Co., The, ink,
62
Crolly, J. C., cash expenses, sundries,
etc.,
67 09
Dimond & Co., H. C., pad stamps,
1 30
Dolbeare, H. M., printing blanks and notices,
3 82
Dunton & Co., A. W., cards and books,
48 25
Ford, Mrs. S., 434 transfers,
43 40
Kehoe, Thos., cushion,
4 50
Orpin Bros., chairs, 18 00
Page, H. S., labor on safe and locks, 7 35
Pierce, W. L., posting notices, I 50
Potter, S. G., cards, envelopes, etc.,
17 45
Total expended, $224 83
Balance, 17
$225 00
$225 00
328
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Balance 1900, .
$202 15
Transferred to treasury,
$202 15
$202 15
$202 15
Permanent Drivers.
Appropriation, $3,120 00
EXPENDED.
Pay roll,
. $3,120 00
Total expended,
. $3, 120 00
$3,120 00
Electrician and Driver.
Appropriation,
$876 00
EXPENDED.
Pay rolls,
$876 00
Total expended,
$876 co
$876 00
Engineer for Steamer.
Appropriation,
$300 00
EXPENDED.
Pay roll,
$300 CO
Total expended,
$300 00
$300 00
Call Men.
Appropriation,
$2,750 00
329
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDED.
Pay rolls, . $2,429 19
Transferred to fire department contin-
,gent,
200 00
Balance,
120 81
$2,750 00 $2,750 00
Chief Engineer.
Appropriation,
$150 00
EXPENDED.
Pay rolls,
$150 00 .
Total expended,
.
$150 00
$150 00
Assistant Engineers and Clerk.
Appropriation,
$225 00
EXPENDED.
Pay rolls,
$225 00
Total expended, .
$225 00
$225 00
House Steward.
Appropriation,
$40 00
EXPENDED.
Pay roll,
$40 00
Total expended,
$40 00
$40 00
Hay, Oats, and Straw ..
Appropriation, .
$550 00
Transferred from treasury,
202 15 .
$752 15
330
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDED.
Benson & Co., S. E.,
$38 73
Goss, C. B. & F. H.,
629 83
Total expended,
$668 56
Balance,
83 59
$752 15
$752 15
Coal and Wood.
Appropriation,
$400 00
EXPENDED.
Goss, C. B. & F. H.,
$328 50
Balance,
71 50
$400 00
$400 00
Horse Shoeing.
Appropriation,
$160 00
EXPENDED.
McCoubry, W. J.,
$139 75
McLeod, F. W.,
14 88
Total expended,
$154 63
Balance,
5 37
$160 00
$160 00
Expressing.
Appropriation,
$40 00
Cash refunded,
4 05
$44 05
331
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
EXPENDED.
American Express Co.,
$ 40
Davis & Twombly,
I 75
Eastman's Express,
15 64
Total expended.
$17 79
Balance,
26 26
$44 05
$44 05
Laundry.
Appropriation,
$50 00
EXPENDED.
Cutter & Ringer, .
$20 OI
Globe Supply Co.,
10 00
Newhall, Mrs. M.,
2 70
Stockwell, Mrs. E. K.,
8 25
Total expended,
$40 96
Balance,
9 04
$50 00
$50 00
Fire Alarm.
Appropriation,
$375 00
Transfered from general contingent, 225 00
$600 00
EXPENDED.
Beattic Zinc Works Co., standard zincs $147 50
Burnham, G. E., labor, 12 00
Cramphorn & Co., F. W., wire, etc., 107 60
Deering & Co., J. P., lumber,
2 18
Edwards, Jos., repairs on tree cutter,
I 45
Goodno, W. A., labor and nails,
5 00
Gordon, C. S., labor,
4 00
King & Co., E. & F., vitriol,
145 17
Malden ·Electric Co., labor on wires,
I 86
332
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
McCruish, Wm., labor,
$15 00
McDonald, Peter, labor, 15 00
Melrose Club Stable, horse and wagon, 78 00
Page, C. A., labor, 17 00
Perry, H. J., hardware,
12 99
Stevens, G. M., battery coppers,
24 00
Weeks, I., use of wagon,
1 00
Total expended,
$589 75
Balance,
IO 25
$600 00
$600 00
Horse Hire.
Appropriation,
$200 00
EXPENDED.
Cheever, Mrs. C. H.,
$36 00
Eastman's Express,
5 00
Keating, P. S.,
36 00
Lynde, A. W.,
50 00
Melrose Club Stable,
51 00
Total expended,
$178 00
Balance,
22 00
$200 00
$200 00
Now Hose.
Appropriation,
$525 00
EXPENDED.
Globe Newspaper Co., advertising pro- posals,
$ 5 00
333
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Journal Newspaper Co., advertising
proposals,
$8 50
Callahan, Cornelius, 900 feet 21/2 inch, 495 00
Total expended.
$508 50 .
Balance,
16 50
$525 00
$525 00
Telephone, Electric and Gas Lights,
Appropriation,
$260 00
EXPENDED.
Malden Electric Co., . $ 4 10
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., 97 56
New England Telephone & Telegraph a Co., 56 46
Total expended,
$158 12
Balance,
IOI 88
$2.60 00
$260 00
Contingent.
Appropriation,
$300 00
Transfered from call men,
200 00
$500 00
EXPENDED.
Barnes, H. R., changing collar and spring, $5 50
Barrett, W. W., oiling floor and stock, 16 78
Boston Coupling Co., repairs, etc., 17 80
Brock Bros., repairs and stock, 42 57
Buck & Co., T. H., lumber, 27 44
Bugbee & Barrett, sundries, 6 61
Burrell, Wm. A., sundries,
7 39
Busby & Co., N. I., ladder, 18 00
Butterfield, Sons & Co., W. P., chamois,
5 00
334
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Chesterton & Co., A. W., waste, $2 50
Clement's Emporium, sheets, towels, etc., 4 15
Coyle, F. E., hardware and tools,
9 72
Cross, H. M. & L. W., medicine,
1 00
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Curry, R. H., repairs, .
10 05
Deering & Co., J. P., lumber,
5 04
Dunton & Co., A. W., printing and typewriting, 15 50
Edwards, J., repairs, stock and labor, 27 79
Gibson, Jos., plate glass and setting,
5 75
Glazier, H. A., rope,
6 00
Globe Towel Supply Co., washing,
1 00
Goodno, W. A., labor, carpentry,
27 75
Holbrook & Norton, sundries,
23 23
Langiel,W.D.,& Co., repairs to harness,
14 85
Larrabee & Stearns, medicine,
I 65
Lynn Oil Co., harness oil,
2 75
Malden Veterinary Hospital, medicine and attendance,
15 00
Perry, H. J., sundries,
6 90
Philbrick & Son, A. J., cheese cloth and percaline,
8 83
Prescott Bros., mop wringer,
2 50
Robertson, H. S., services, stock and labor,
20 49
Scrannage Bros., repairing holder,
I 25
Simpson, H. W., Hose No. 2, steward,
6 66
Singer, Jr., J., oil and matches,
9 14
Sunman Chas., repairs, 4 82
Tyzzer, F. H. repairs and painting,
17 00
Useful Novelty Co., salt bricks,
2 40
Wiley & Co., I. H., dusters,
15 14
Pay roll, forest fires,
42 70
Total expended,
$458 65
Balance, .
41 35
· $500 00
$500 CO
335
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Collecting Ashes.
Treasurer authorized to borrow, .
$700 00
EXPENDED.
Dunton & Co., A. W., ad. and printing, $12 00
Melrose Journal, ad. and printing, 4 00
Philpot, R., removing ashes, contract, 355 00
Pierce, W. L., posting notices,
10 50
Total expended,
$381 50
Balance available,
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