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5. Suggestions :
I. Salaries of Teachers . 181
II. Medical Inspection in the Schools 181
III. Additional School Accommodations 181
IV. Home Study 184 .
V. Vacation Schools 187
6. Changes in the School Committee . 191
7. Change in Superintendent's Clerk . 191
8. Conclusion 192
9. Appendix 193
I. Program of High School Graduation 193
II. Franklin Fraternity Prizes and Melrose Woman's Club Honors 195
III. Pupils Promoted from the Ninth Grade to the High School 196
IV. Organization of School Staff 198
Report of Chief Engineer of Fire Department FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1904.
MELROSE, March 31, 1904. To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen :
GENTLEMEN : In accordance with the requirements of the ordinance I have the honor to submit the fourth annual report of the Melrose Fire Department.
FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT
Consists of chief engineer, first and second assistants, seven permanent men, five in central station, one at Hose 3 at the Highlands, one at Hose 4 on the East Side, forty- three call men. Of the five permanent men at the central station, one man is a licensed engineer and one man an electrician.
CONDITION OF FIRE STATIONS.
Hose 3 house will need considerable repairs. Hose 4 house needs painting. The central station is in good repair. I would recommend a house for Hose 2 on the west side of the B. & M. R. R. at Wyoming.
APPARATUS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Consists of one Clapp & Jones steam fire engine, one hook 1 and ladder truck, four hose wagons, one Beverly wagon for use on the fire alarm, one coal wagon, two pungs, two sleds fitted with reels and ten hand chemical extinguishers. The apparatus is in good repair except the wagons need varnish- ing and the engine painting.
HORSES.
There are ten horses in the department service; nine in first class condition and one will have to be sold and a new one bought.
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HOSE.
Amount of hose in the department: 7,350 feet in good condition, 350 feet in poor condition. There has been sold to the public works department, 1,000 feet of damaged hose the past year for $60.00.
FIRE ALARM.
The fire alarm system has given good service the past year. We have added to the system the past year five new fire alarm boxes and one special box in the Melrose hos- pital, three and one-half miles of new wire and rebuilt one and one-quarter miles of the line. One new Beverly wagon and harness and one extension ladder. About four miles of the line will have to be rebuilt this year. I would recom- mend the purchase of a motor and generator to be used in connection with the fire alarm. The way we get our power is very unsatisfactory.
There are forty-three fire alarm boxes as follows :
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF BOXES.
21 Swain's Pond Avenue, opposite Schoolhouse.
22 No School. Four Rounds.
23 Corner Lebanon and Forest Streets.
24 Corner Summer and Lynde Streets.
25 Main Street, opposite Goodyear Avenue.
26 Corner Beech Avenue and Irving Street.
27 Grove Street, opposite Meridian.
28 Corner Meridian and Park Streets.
29 Corner First and Sewall Streets.
31 Corner Pleasant and Francis Streets.
32 Corner Main Street and Wyoming Avenue.
33 Melrose Hospital (private).
34 Corner of Main and East Foster Streets.
35 Wyoming Avenue, near Trenton Street.
36 Corner Myrtle and Herbert Streets.
37 Corner Trenton and Foster Streets.
38 Corner Baxter and Tappan Streets.
39 Corner Trenton and Washington Streets.
41 Corner Grove and Lebanon Streets.
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42 Sixth Street, near Grove Street.
43 Central Fire Station.
44 Corner Dell Avenue and East Foster Street.
45 Emerson Street, near Bellevue Avenue.
46 Junction Main and Lebanon Streets.
47 Corner Upham and Eleventh Streets.
48 Melrose Depot.
49 Corner Poplar and Emerson Streets.
51 Opposite Car Stables, Highlands.
52 Corner Sargent Street and Highland Avenue.
53 Main Street, opposite Boardman Avenue.
54 Highland Hose-house.
55 Corner Ashland and Melrose Streets.
56 Corner Franklin and Botolph Streets.
57 Corner Orris and Warren Streets.
58 Vinton Street, opposite Youle Street.
59 Woodland Avenue, near Botolph Street.
61 Porter Street, near Lincoln Street.
62 Corner Porter Street and Bellevue Avenue.
63 Howard Street, near Bennett's Ice House.
67 Corner East Foster and Gooch Streets.
68 Corner Waverly Avenue and Third Street.
71 Sewall Woods Road.
72 Richardson Road, opposite Ashland Street.
One Blow, Test. Two Blows, All Out. Ten Blows, Call for assistance out of town. Fifteen Blows, Military Call.
I would recommend the purchase of a whistle for the fire alarm. It is very important the men hear the alarm. There are so many bells in the city it is impossible at a distance to know which is the fire bell.
FIRES.
There have been one hundred and three alarms of fire for year ending January 31, 1904; fifty-four bell and forty-nine still alarms. The usual prompt service of the department has given the best of satisfaction.
Value of buildings and contents endangered by fire . $205,562.00 Damage to buildings and contents endangered
by fire . 51,227.00
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Insurance on buildings and contents endangered
by fire .
145,690.00
Insurance paid
39,816.42
VALUE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.
Fire alarm system .
$16,750.00
Personal property
12,356.50
Total value
$19,106.50 Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH EDWARDS, Chief Engineer.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE MELROSE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 1, Central Station.
Name Occupation Age
Residence
Admitted
Capt. Chas. F. Woodward .. Surveyor .34 39 Upham.
Sept. 2, 1890
Lieut. Walter M. Barrett. . . Painter
28 290 W. Emerson. April 6, 1897
Thomas B. Stantial · Carpenter 68 15 Winthrop. .. Dec. 7, 1875
Arthur L. Upham · Carpenter
253 First. Aug. 1, 1883
David R. Woodward. · Carpenter 36
39 Upham April 2, 1893
George A. Dean Clerk 28
73 Essex · Dec. 5, 1899
William B. Clark Cutter 30
Argyle May 1, 1902
Ernest Johnston Clerk
23 166 Green
May 1, 1903
Jos. W. Harris. Base Ball 21
39 Willow . Aug. 1, 1903
Dean T. Stockwell.
Permanent man . 42
11 Upham
Nov. 3, 1891
Chas. W. Edwards
Permanent man . 33 612 Main . April 1, 1892
Wm. H. Riley, Jr.
. Permanent man . 30
39 Essex Feb. 2, 1897
HOSE COMPANY, NO. 2, Central Station.
Capt. Robert Gibbons. Carpenter 46 121 Trenton Mar. 3, 1874
Lieut. Chas. F. Doherty Barber 36 22 Lynde. . Aug. 7, 1894
Joseph R. Gibbons
. Building mover. 40 124 Trenton . May 2, 1882
H. W. Simpson Bootmaker . . 35 445 Main . July 3, 1899
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Frank E. Newell Coal and Wood.43 457 Pleasant ..
Dec. 5, 1899
Louis Manuel. Clerk 23 165 Berwick. Aug. 6, 1903
George M. Bayne Clerk .27
Grove .. . May 1, 1898
HOSE COMPANY NO. 3, Franklin Street.
Capt. Frank H. Cheever. .. Clerk 30 894 Main. Feb. 5, 1895
Liet. Wm. R. Holly. Carpenter 36 24 Sargent . . Jan. 3, 1899
Leverett D. Newhall. Permanent man . 48 23 Ellsworth Ave. Jan. 9,1885
George E. Burnham Carpenter 38 1 Orient Park . . July 5, 1899 Winter. Feb. 1, 1899
Frank A. Howe. Laundry .46
J. P. Hatch. Painter 41
11 Albion
George L. Stewart · Carpenter 26
36 Albion Aug. 1, 1901
Edgar W. Mansfield . Clerk. 25 92 Ashland. Aug. 1, 1899
Oscar H. Low Clerk . 26 112 Ashland . · April 3, 1900
HOSE COMPANY NO. 4, East Foster Street.
Capt. Charles E. Mckinnon . Clerk 39 159 Laurel . May 1, 1890
Lieut. Edward W. Russell . . Engineer .31 20 Russell April 1, 1894 Fred S. Boardman Baker. 27 106 Grove July 1, 1900
Percy E. Cates Carpenter 25 372 Grove. Nov. 1, 1902
J. T. Foster Grocer 22 Hose 4 house. Apr. 1, 1903
Willis C. Russell Clerk 24 20 Russell. May 1, 1902
Frank Gibbons. Con. St. R. R. .. 40 313 E. Foster. Aug. 1, 1903
Frank C. Newman Permanent man . 37 284 E. Foster. May 1, 1898
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1, Central Station.
Capt. Harry R. Norton. Clerk 44 27 E. Emerson .. Mar. 1, 1895
529 Lebanon .. . Mar. 7, 1876 Lieut. Wm. A. Lynde Farmer
Curtis S. Gordon . .65 21 Winthrop .. . Aug. 31, 1872
Wm. H. Stewart. Carpenter 53 36 Albion June 6, 1873
Edward H. Carley Carpenter 29 55 Dell Ave Jan. 6, 1899
Wm. J. Warren Painter . 37 187 Grove. July 1, 1900
Frank I. Storey Painter 38 40 Linwood Ave. Jan. 1, 1900
W. C. Sargent .. B't'n C'pl'g Co. . 45 362 Washington . . Dec. 1, 1901 Undertaker's
Charles A. Page
assistant .... 37 41 Winthrop . Jan. 1, 1902
Wm. Fahey . · Cutter 22 134 Lynde. Aug. 7, 1903
Robert H. Whidden Permanent man. 36
26 Winthrop. .. Sept. 5, 1890
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STATEMENT OF FIRES AND ALARMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 30, 1904.
February 1, 1903; still alarm; Pleasant street; owner, Bos- ton Rubber Shoe Co .; park; grass.
February 4; box 43; Main street; owner, Charles C. Swett; occupant, Walter M. Burnap; store; value of building and contents, $43,500; damage, $2,989.72; insurance $13,000; in- surance paid, $2,588.72.
February 7; still alarm; Foster street; owner, H. A. Leon- ard; occupant, Charles Cullis; hotel; value of building and contents, $8,000; damage, $260; insurance, $5,000; insurance paid, $187.65
February 9; still alarm; Washington street; owner and occu- pant, C. P. Toomey; dwelling; value of building and contents, $4,300; damage, $1,972; insurance, $3,500; insurance paid, $1,755.27.
February 17; box 43; Main street; owner, Melrose Athletic Club; occupants, M. A. C., A. S. Sim; club building ; value of building and contents, $22,700; damage, $7,560; insurance, $20,250; insurance paid, $5;942.90.
February 20; box 42; Cumner avenue; owner and occu- pant, George Brown; dwelling; value of building and con- tents, $3,500; damage, $675; insurance, $3,000; insurance paid, $530.69.
February 25; box 48; Tremont street; owner, S. E. Benson; occupants, Joseph Dowd, James Connelly; dwelling; value of building and contents, $2,800; damage, $100; insurance, $2,000; insurance paid, $100.
February 25; box 37; Foster street; owner, B. & M. R. R. occupant, gateman; gatehouse; value of building and con- tents, $85.00; damage, $5.00; no insurance.
March 1; box 43; Upham street; owner, Charles Ransdil occupant, Charles Lum; shop; value of building and contents, $600; damage, $644; insurance, $600; insurance paid, $604.
March 1; box 54; Green street; owner, H. C. Wiley; occu- pant, Robert Buckler; shop; value of building and contents, $6,400; damage, $327; insurance, $4,400; insurance paid, $327.
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FIRE REPORT.
March 3; box 51; Franklin street; owner, city of Melrose; occupant, school; value of building and contents, $7,500; damage, $10.00; insurance, $7,750; insurance paid, $10.00.
March 7; still alarm; Sewall Woods Park; owner, city.
March 14; still alarm; Hamilton road; woods; owner, city.
March 15; box 46; Green street; owner and occupant, Littlefield; dwelling; value of building and contents, $6,500; damage, $172.50; insurance, $3,500; insurance paid, $147.
March 20; box 49; Holland road; Bartlett estate; woods fire.
March 21; box 49; Cedar Park; owner and occupant, Charles H. Gilman; dwelling; no damage.
March 27; still alarm; Reading Hill avenue; woods fire.
March 27; box 57; Walton park; owner, Dexter Bryant; woods fire.
April 1; still alarm; Reading Hill avenue; woods fire.
April 2; box 28; Spear street; owner, Mrs. George Wiles; occupant, E. S. Tucker; dwelling; value of building and contents, $1,300; damage, $335; insurance $1,000; insurance paid, $285.
April 6; box 52; Highland avenue; woods fire. .
April 10; box 61 ; Porter street; owner, N. E. Hemmenway; occupant, John Daud; dwelling; value of building and con- tents, $800; damage, $400; insurance, $400; insurance paid, $400.
April II; still alarm; Maple road; owner, C. E. Damon; woods fire.
April 11; still alarm; Florence avenue; woods fire.
April 15; still alarm; Chestnut street; Leland estate; occu- pant, J. W. Word; dwelling; no damage.
April 21; still alarm; Goss avenue; woods fire.
April 23; box 49; Emerson street; owner S. M. Bartlett; woods fire.
April 24; box 43; Main street; owners and occupants, M. E. Church; value of building and contents; $13,577; damage, $10,773; insurance; $12,990; insurance paid, $10,773.
April 25; box 46; Green street; false alarm.
April 25; box 53; Spring street; woods fire.
April 29; still alarm; Highland avenue; woods fire.
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April 30; box 42; Hunnewell avenue; owner and occupant, A. H. Polk; dwelling; value of building and contents, $850; damage, $298.50; insurance, $700; insurance paid, $297.
May I; still alarm; Renwick road; woods fire.
May 1; still alarm; Renwick road; woods fire.
May 4; box 45; Upham street; owner and occupant, Lewis A. Dow; dwelling; value of building and contents, $5,800; damage, $3,700; insurance, $3,500; insurance paid, $2,042.
May 9; box 55; off Ashland street; city park; woods fire.
May 10; still alarm; Sylvan street; woods fire.
May 10; box 51; Franklin street; Woodman estate; occu- pant, F. H. Spear; store; no damage.
May II; box 59; Woodland avenue; woods fire.
May II; still alarm; Goss avenue; woods fire.
May 12; box 42; Hunnewell avenue; owner, Mrs. Pat Hal- lahan; occupant, James Hallahan; stable; value of building and contents, $300; damage, $300; insurance, $200; insurance paid, $200.
May 13; still alarm; Lynde avenue; woods fire.
May 13; box 43; Foster street; owner, Cornelius Mahoney; vacant dwelling; value of building and contents, $1,400; damage, $775; insurance, $1,200; insurance paid, $775.
May 14; box 44; Dell avenue; owner, H. A. Leonard; oc- cupants, John Holden, H. R. Hoyt; value of building and contents, $2,500; damage, $350; insurance, $2,500; insurance paid, $350.
May 16; still alarm; off Perkins street; owner, George Proal; vacant hen house; value of building and contents $1 50; damage, $10; no insurance.
May 16; still alarm; Sewall Woods park; woods fire.
May 17; still alarm; off Swain's Pond avenue; woods fire.
May 17; still alarm; Heywood avenue; woods fire.
May 21; box 35; off Wyoming avenue; Lynde estate; woods fire.
May 21; still alarm; off Wyoming avenue; Lynde estate; woods fire.
May 22; box 35; off Wyoming avenue; Lynde estate; woods fire.
May 24; still alarm; Staples street; woods fire.
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FIRE REPORT.
May 24; still alarm; Pine Banks; owner, E. S. Converse; woods fire.
May 24; still alarm; Staples street; woods fire.
May 26; still alarm; Otis street; owner, Charles Hill; vacant dwelling; value of building and contents, $2,500; damage, $55; insurance, $2,000; insurance paid, $55.
May 27; box 27; Rodgers street; woods fire.
May 28; box 51; Green street; false alarm.
May 31; still alarm; owner and occupant, B. & M. R. R.
June 1; still alarm; Wyoming park; Alvin Lynde estate; woods fire.
June 4; box 31; Pleasant street; false alarm.
June 17; box 39; Mountain avenue; owner, Mrs. J. G. Low; vacant dwelling; no value.
June 20; box 55; Melrose and Ashland street; false alarm.
June 26; box 39; Trenton street; false alarm.
June 30; box 46; Crystal street; owner, Thos. Simonds; occupant, Arthur Hocking; shop; value of building and con- tents, $100; damage, $40; insurance, $500; insurance paid, $40.
July 4; still alarm; Sixth street; owner and occupant, Henry Abbott; dwelling; no damage.
July 5; call for help from Stoneham.
July 5; still alarm; Tremont street; owner, John Deering; occupant, Deering Lumber Co.
July 10; box 43; Stevens place; owner and occupant, Mrs. Jessie Loring; dwelling; value of building and contents, $2,400; damage, $700; insurance, $2,200; insurance paid, $579.75.
July 13; still alarm; Otis street; owner, W. E. Mellen; dwelling; no damage.
July 15; box 48; Tremont street; owner, Mrs. Flannery; vacant dwelling; value of building and contents, $300; dam- age, $422.50; insurance, $1,200; insurance paid, $422.50.
July 25; box 35; Florence street; owner, Leon Kimball; occupant, C. W. Noyse; dwelling; value of building and contents, $6,000; damage, $136.69; insurance, $6,000; insur- ance paid, $136.69.
July 30; box 43; Fields court; owner, F. C. Fletcher; occu- pant, B. McDonough; dwelling; value of building and con-
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tents, $3,000; damage, $50; insurance, $2,500; insurance paid, $50.
August 4; box 41 ; false alarm.
September 13; box 24; Linwood avenue; owner and occu- pant, Jeremiah Lucey; dwelling; value of building and con- tents, $2,300; damage, $225; insurance, $2,200; insurance paid, $225.
September 8; box 44; Dell avenue; owner and occupant, Mrs. Philpot; dwelling; value of building and contents, $2,200; damage, $275; insurance, $2,000; insurance paid, $275.
October 25; box 32; Mt. Vernon street; owner, Mrs. S. S. Houghton; occupant, S. S. Colby; dwelling and stable; value of buildings and contents, $18,700; damage, $15,473.70; insurance, $8,600; insurance paid, $8,550.
October 26; still alarm; Mt. Vernon street; owner S. S. Houghton; occupant, S. S. Colby; dwelling and stable.
Oct. 28; still alarm; owner, B. & M. R. R .; railroad ties.
October 30; still alarm; Mt. Vernon street; owner, Mrs. S.
S. Houghton; occupant, S. S. Colby; dwelling and stable.
October 31; off Sargent street; woods fire.
October 31; still alarm; off Henry avenue; woods fire.
October 31; box 61; off Burrell street; woods fire.
October 31; still alarm; Main street; owner and occupant, W. J. McCoubry; shop; value of building and contents, $100; damage, $10; no insurance.
November 1; still alarm; Howard street; woods fire.
November 3; still alarm; off Swain's Pond avenue; woods fire.
November 10; still alarm; Crystal street; owner, city; grass fire.
November 12; box 26; Beech avenue; false alarm.
November 14; box 28; Park street; owner and occupant, T. Wickford; dwelling; value of building and contents, $1,500; damage, $15; insurance, $1,500; insurance paid, $15.
November 15; still alarm; Alpine street; woods fire.
November 18; still alarm; Eastman place; owner, M. F. Eastman; vacant dwelling; no damage.
November 25; box 61; Howard street; owner and occu- pant, M. A. Green; stable; value of building and contents,
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$1,200; damage, $1, 100; insurance, $1,100; insurance paid; $1,100.
November 30; box 53; Sargent street; owner, Angus McDonald; occupant, W. H. Allen; dwelling; value of building and contents, $5,000; damage, $172; insurance, $2,500; insurance paid, $147.
December 2; box 49; West Emerson street; owner and occupant, W. M. Barrett; dwelling; value of building and contents; $4,500; damage, $50; insurance, $2,500; insurance paid, $50.
December 2; still alarm; Main street; owner, Masons; Masonic building; value of building and contents, $15,000; damage, $75; insurance, $20,000; insurance paid, $75.
December 19; still alarm; rear Winthrop street; owner, W. B. Ellis; brush fire.
. December 19; still alarm; East street; grass fire.
December 19; box 37; Foster street; owner and occupant, L. F. Hinckley; dwelling; value of building and contents, $4,000; damage, $300; insurance, $4,300; insurance paid, $300
December 19; still alarm; Waverly avenue; grass fire.
December 30; box 42; Essex street; owner, Carrie East- man; occupant, W. D. Langiell; store; value of building and contents, $1,500; damage, $210; insurance, $1,400; insurance paid, $210.
January 1; box 34; Main street; owner, Oliver Maxwell; occupant, Nugent & Co .; store; value of building and con- tents, $1,400; damage, $113.50; insurance, $2,000; insurance paid, $113.50.
January 3; box 38; Baxter street; owner and occupant, Harry Gittis; dwelling; value of building and contents, $2,300; damage, $156.75; insurance, $1,300; insurance paid, $156.75.
January 4; box 72; Richardson road; owner, Thos. Max- well; vacant dwelling; value of building and contents, $7,000; damage, $1,200; insurance, $5,000; insurance paid, $1,200.
January 4; box 43; Upham street; owner, city; school- house; needless alarm.
January 14; box 37; Trenton street; false alarm.
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January 30; box 58; Vinton street; owner and occupant, David Conway; value of building and contents, $800; dam- age, $80; insurance, $1,000; insurance paid, $30.
January 30; box 61; Burrell street; owner, Andover Sav- ings Bank; occupant, R. Dexter; value of building and contents, $3,500; damage, $2,825; insurance, $3,200; insur- ance paid, $2,825.
Report of the Chief of Police.
MELROSE, February Ist, 1904.
To the Honorable the Mayor of the City of Melrose: In ac- cordance with the requirements of the city ordinance, I have the honor to submit my fourth annual report of the doings of the Police Department for the year ending Janu- ary 31, 1904.
FINANCIAL STANDING.
Appropriations for the year 1903.
Chief and regular officers . $11,037 50
Special officers and vacations 735 00
Contingent and care of teams 527 50
$12,300 00 Expended for salaries and contingent expenses 12,299 35
Balance in contingent 65
Received from Court fines and turned over to the city Treasurer 513 14
Offences for which cases have been brought into Court.
Assault and battery II
Arson 2
Breaking and entering and larceny 6
Bastardy
2
POLICE REPORT.
217
Being present where gaming implements were found 3
Concealing mortaged property
I
City ordinances
.
3
Drunkenness
77
Disorderly house
2
Disorderly conduct and lewdness
2
Destroying city property
I
Default warrants .
3
Disturbing the peace
12
Demented
2
Exposing person .
I
Idle and disorderly
2
Keeping and exposing .
I
Larceny
12
Malicious mischief
I
Neglected children
2
Non support .
3
Obtaining money under false pretense
I
Operating boiler without license
I
Peddling without license
3
Search warrants
12
Stubborn child
I
Threats .
I
Uttering and forgery
2
Vagrants
6
MISCELLANEOUS REPORT.
Accidents reported IO
Arrested for out of town officers
2
Aic lights reported out
50
Small " 285
Notices delivered, aldermanic, etc.
1509
Board of Health notices and cards
76
Summons delivered
23
Defects in street reported
21
Defects in sidewalk reported
I2
Dogs killed
17
Electric wires reported down
20
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Fire alarms given
I3
Fires put out without an alarm
4
Lanterns placed in dangerous places
16
Gas leaks reported
7
Water leaks reported
20
Bicycles returned to owners
4
Doors found unlocked and secured
IC6
Persons assisted home
I3
Cases investigated
83
Dead body found
I
· Wires reported burning trees
17
Fires attended
59
Officers attending fires
137
Disturbances suppressed
26
Runaway teams stopped
6
Lost children taken home
7
Obstructions removed
4
Stray animals returned to owners
5
Stray teams put up
2
Ambulance calls in the city
38
Ambulance calls for out of town
18
Wagon calls
72
Conveyed to insane hospitals
16
Conveyed to dipsomaniac hospital
I
Conveyed to Malden hospital
I
Conveyed to undertaker's room
2
Conveyed to sanitarium
2
Conveyed to home
1
Value of property found and returned to owner,
$540.00
CONCLUSION.
In closing, I wish to thank your Honor for the many courtesies extended and assistance given during the past year. Also to the regular and special officers for their faithful services and good work performed. Also to the officials and attendants of the First District court.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN, Chief of Police.
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POLICE REPORT.
AMBULANCE REPORT.
MELROSE, Jan. 31, 1904.
As some of our citizens may not understand the way the City Ambulance is to be used, the following report may be of some use to anybody requiring its service.
On November 16, 1903, the following ordinance was passed by the Board of Aldermen and approved by His Honor the Mayor:
"The City Ambulance shall be in charge of the Police Department. The Chief of Police shall direct and control the transportation of all injured persons who require imme- diate care. It shall be for the general use of any sick or disabled resident of Melrose, and at the disposal of the Melrose Hospital, Board of Health and the Charity Depart- ment. The fees for the use of the ambulance shall be as follows: Within the city limits, no charge; to any place without the city limits, and within five miles of City Hall, $5.00; and one dollar additional for each additional mile. Said fees shall be paid to the city treasurer and credited to the City Ambulance Fund."
During the past year there has been 38 calls inside the city limits and 18 out of the city limits for which the sum of one hundred and eleven dollars ($III) has been collected, and fifty-six dollars has been paid the Melrose club stable for horse hire. Two dollars and forty-five cents expense, leaving a balance of fifty-two dollars and fifty-five cents which has been turned over to the City Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN,
Chief of Police.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
February I, 1904. Hon. Sidney H. Buttrick, Mayor of the City of Melrose :
DEAR SIR : The Board of Assessors herewith submit their report for the year ending January 31, 1904.
VALUATION OF THE CITY.
Buildings.
Land.
Total.
Real Estate, $7,865,250 00
$5,915,375 00
$13,780,625 00
Personal Estate
1,332,325 00
Resident Bank Stock
64,680 00
Total Assessed Valuation
. $15,177,630 00
The above valuation of Real and Personal Estate, is divided as follows:
Ward I,
Buildings. $1, 142,950
Land. $763,525
Total R. E. Personal Estate.
$1,906,475
$117,700
.
2,
1,245,000
881,875
2,126,875
117,800
66
3,
1,075,575
833,300
1,908,875
222,950
66
4,
1,061,275
1,010,375
2,071,650
368,500
5 1,283,550
753,175
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