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16.43
3.54
433.80
130.14
142.28
Walnut St ..
55.26
27.63
5.33
1.60
29.23
Beech Ave.
36.66
18.33
64.16
19.25
37.58
Walton Park
276.30
138.15
6.66
2.00
140.15
Ferdinand St.
18.00
9.90
81.33
24.40
34.30
Howard St.
12.82
7.05
28.50
8.55
15.60
Bellevue Ave
6.00
3.30
160.16
48.05
51.35
Essex St ..
50.05
27.53
165.88
49.76
77.29
Tremont St.
188.85
94.42
7.33
4.03
65.33
19.60
23.63
Foster St.
99.15
49.57
5.83
3.21
113.22
33.97
86.75
Franklin St.
259.14
129.57
1.00
.55
26.91
8.07
138.19
Scattered.
20.00
11.00
18.55
5.56
16.56
Total.
$747.42
$145.25
$449.60
$1,342.27
6.37
1.91
27.95
Trenton St.
Cottage St.
4.22
2.32
27.00
8.10
10.42
Emerson St
23.47
12.91
1.81
.54
94.42
Cedar Park
11.33
13.45
19.62
Beverly St.
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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance February .1, 1904. .87 Appropriation. 1,500.00
$1,500.87
Expended :
Concrete repair, R. Philpot, con- tract $1,342.27
Re-set curb Main street at M. E.
church, labor $22.50 22.50
Re-set curb, Franklin at Fuller
& Folger's.
13.06
Re-set curb, Franklin, teaming.
2.81
15.87
Re-set curb, Ferdinand street, labor ....
7.94
Re-set curb, Upham street, labor, $14.60
Re-set curb, Upham street, loam. . .75
Re-set curb, teaming 2.50
17.85
Re-set curb, East Foster street, labor $13.40
Re-set curb, East Foster street, gravel. . . 20
Re-set curb, East Foster street,
teams.
.62
14.22
Re-set curb, Laurel street, labor . .
6.69
Repair walk, Franklin street, labor. $16.50
Repair walk, Franklin street,
Paid R. C. H. 1.80
Repair walk, Franklin street, pipe 8.10
26.40
Repair brick walks, labor. $22.19
Repair brick walks, teams. 3.44
25.63
Paid for advertising
3.00
Paid for carpentry
7 03
Paid for repair tools. .73
1,490.13
Balance in treasury.
$10.74
187
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
New Individual Walks.
New individual walks have been constructed in front of 17 estates, 6 of which were concrete, 2 brick, 1 granolithic and 8 curbing only.
INDIVIDUAL SIDEWALKS.
TABLE XII.
No.
Abutter
Location
Nature of Work
Cost
Assessed
97 |J. H. McNeill.
37 Appleton St. ..
Concrete and curbing ...
$56.58
$28.29
98 C. E. Sawyer ..
25 Orient Ave ..
62.38
31.19
99 Chas. Downer.
33 Appleton St.
72.53
36.55
100 Geo. E. Cornwall.
54 Orient Ave. .
Granolithic and curbing
278.73
159.89
101 |C. Hamilton.
45 Appleton St ..
Concrete and curbing ...
56.55
28.28
102 E. J. Tirrell.
49Appleton St. Faxon St.
Curbing.
115.23
57.62
104 Fred H. Page
50 Laurel St ..
36.84
18.42
106 | A. H. Folger
907 Franklin St.
100.61
37.32
107 |J. H. Allen.
264-8 Grove St.
=
107.95
50.63
108 |J. A. Fish. 109 Meth. Epis. Church.
Main St.
Brick walk.
221.69
63.09
110 |Geo. W. Jepson
Rowe St.
Curbing.
79.47
39.74
111 |F. H. Boyle. .
41 Vinton St. .
Concrete Walk.
34.75
17.38
112 |Everett L. Fuller
927 Franklin St.
2 corner blocks.
5.75
2.88
113 |Mathhew I. Lans.
Main and Green Sts
|Brick Walk.
43.12
21.56
$1,426.96
$672.24
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS.
DR.
To total amount assessed.
$672.24
To refund due George E. Cornwall.
21.98
$674.22
CR.
By cash paid treasurer.
$694.22
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance, Feb. 1, 1904.
$129.55
Appropriation.
1,000.00
Received from continuous walks.
36.17
Received from sidewalk repairs.
6.69
Received, collections by W. D. Hunter . .
694.22
45.37
24.69
103 |Dr. J. S. Clark.
35.24
17.62
105 Fred H. Page.
27 Gooch St
"
74.17
37.09
Laurel St ..
- $1,866.63
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Amount brought forward .
$1,866.63
Expended :
Advertising.
$2.50
Norris & Co., sodding, grading, Orient
avenue. .
33.28
Robert Philpot for curbing.
678.60
concreting 99.60
C. L. Hoffman for granite step.
9.00
concreting Cedar pk,
34.75
New England Brick Co., brick. 123.75
J. L. Brine, brick walk, Green street ... 43.12
C. B. Goss, overcharge, 1903 %.
13.28
Sewer division, stock.
8.50
Highway division, stock and teams.
8.53
Oil, sundries and repair of tools.
9.81
Labor as per pay rolls.
215.19
1,279.91
Balance in treasury.
$586.72
Continuous Walks.
In addition to the regular appropriation there was appropri- ated for continuous curbing on Main Street, Order No. 2489 B., $4,000; and for continuous walks on Elm street, Order No. 2571, $2,000.
The work done with the regular appropriation was a short piece of sidewalk on the east side of Bellevue avenue, Order No 2554, and one on the south side of Appleton street, Order No. 2464 : this latter called for a continuous walk in front of 5 estates, but as the owners of 4 of them, previous to the passage of this order had applied for an ""individual walk" and according to ordi- nance had deposited their portion of the expense at this office, only that part in front of the 5th estate was built under this order.
All of this work, except that on Main street, has been com- pleted, and assessments levied and committed to the collector and assessors as follows:
ELM STREET.
EAST SIDE.
Joseph L. Kent. $21.08
Ella F. Boynton. 31.34
Abbie J. Forbes. 25.62
Abbie A. Taylor.
28.94
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William T. Capers.
$37.28
Albert W. Sewall.
40.16
Charles E. Baker.
31.42
George E. Brickett
32.22
Abbie A. Taylor.
60.15
Heirs Charles C. Temple.
38.10
Abbie A. Taylor.
38.22
Chirles S. McQuinn.
28.20
Heirs J. C. Pulsifer.
. . . ...... 20.83
.
WEST SIDE.
Oliver B. Munroe
$63.99
Delber H. Perry. 34.06
Cora M. Adams
51.10
F. S. Greenleaf
23.64
Charles Lerned.
. ... 28.39
Elizabeth T. Baker
. . . . . .. .
88.29
APPLETON STREET.
H. H. Slocumb.
$26.95
BELLEVUE AVENUE.
W. A. & R. C. Peirce. $101.01
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance in treasury Feb. 1, 1904. $36.95
Balance stock reported, Feb. 1, 1904 .. 25.35
Collections reported by J. W. Murray, '03, 496.63
Collections reported by J. W. Murray, '04, 193.24
$752.17
Expended : Appleton street and Bellevue avenue. Robert Philpot for concreting. $75.67
curbing. 100.73
T. Norris Co., loaming and sodding .
23.34
Transfer from individual walks, Apple- ton street. 36.17
Sewer division for cement. .
4.50
Labor, per pay rolls. 19.00
$259.41
Balance in treasury
$467.41
Brick on hand. 25.35
$492.76
.. .
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Elm street.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
$2,000.00 Appropriation.
Expended :
R. Philpot for curbing. 856.71
66 66 concreting 481.30
top dressing. 22.48
66
66 sodding . 223.61
grading.
160.00
D. H. Woodward, repairing fences.
22.28
Sewer division for cement. . 2.50
Labor and teans, setting curb. 231.07
1,999.95
Balance in treasury. .05
Main street.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
$4,000.00
Appropriation. Expended :
Amount, J. W. Bryne, estimate app.,
Oct. 5th.
$1,804.77
Amount, J. W. Bryne, estimate app., Nov. 5th. 729.18
2,533.95
Balance in treasury
$1,566.05
STREET WATERING.
On April 4, 1904 the Board of Aldermen passed Order No. 2442 ordering the following named streets to be sprinkled in accordance with Chapter 24 of the City Ordinances.
FEET
Ashland St., from Melrose St. to Highland Ave. 1,241
Adams St., from Wyoming Ave. to Russell St.
827
Batchelder St., from Bellevue Ave. to Porter St.
869
Bellevue Ave., from Linden St. to Upham St ..
2,442
Berwick St., from Foster St. to Wyoming Ave. 1,230
Botolph St., from Franklin St. to West Hill Ave. 373
Cass St., from Grove St. to Foster St. 505
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
FEET
Cottage St., from Foster St. to Wyoming Ave.
1,140
Dell Ave., from Upham St. to Winter St .. 362
Emerson St., from Poplar St. to Edward E. Babb's east line 5,947
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 Ave. 1,147
Grove St. from Berwick St. to Larrabee St 3,983
Herbert St., from Berwick St. to Myrtle St ..
379
Highland Av., from Ashland St. to Sargent St ..
949
Hillside Ave., from Bellevue Ave. to angle in street .
336
Hillside Ave., from Upham St. to Emerson St ..
445
Howard St., from Green St. to M. G. Cochrane's.
1,244
Howard St., in front of No. 134 ..
250
Hurd St., from Cottage St. to B. & M. R. R.
776
Lake Ave,. from Emerson St. to Tremont St.
1,224
Lebanon St., from Porter St. to Beech Ave.
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 St. to Meridian St 1,325
Meridian St., from Grove St. to Beech Ave ..
737
Melrose St., from Vinton St. to Belmont St .. 654
Myrtle St. from Grove St. to Emerson St .. 2,227
North Ave., from Walton Park to Stoneham line 693
Orris St., from Vinton St. to Walton Park.
1,090
Orient Ave., from Porter St. to Emerson St ..
1,015
Pleasant St., from Wyoming Ave. to Ashmont St ..
1,361
Rowe St., from Upham St. to Green Street ..
2,023
Sargent St., from Franklin St. north ..
100
Tremont St., from Emerson St. to J. P. Deering's
566
Tremont St., from Franklin St. to Melrose St.
847
Trenton St., from Foster St.,to Washington St.
2,560
Upham St., from Main St. to Sewall St.
2,511
Vinton St., from Franklin St. to Foster St.
4,880
West Linden St., from Green St. to Main St 458
Wyoming Ave., from Stoneham line to east line Brown estate.
4,446
Walton Park, 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
Eighth St., from First St. to Upham St.
427
90,667
During the year certain others were added as follows :
FEET
East Emerson St., in front of George E. Briggs, June 20, 1904.
140
Maple St., from Vinton St to Cleveland St., May 31, 1904. 216
Cedar Park, from Emerson St. to end Pope & Abbott's, June 6, '04, 332
Advertisements were inserted in the local papers and bids were received as follows:
Washington St., from Trenton St. to Gould St.
895
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CITY OF MELROSE
CANVASS OF BIDS FOR SPRINKLING ABOUT 90,000 LINEAR FEET OF STREETS IN MELROSE, MASS., FOR SEASON OF 1904, OPENED APRIL 11, 1904.
Joseph Gibbons
$45.50 per 1,000 feet
Total $4,095.00
Robert Philpot.
45.00
4,050.00
C. L. Hoffman.
42.75
3,847.50
Philip S. Keating.
41.00
3,690.00
Contract awarded to Philip S. Keating.
Many different methods for doing this work have been tried, and so far none appear to be entirely satisfactory, and I am of the opinion that it can only be made so by having the city do the work, and this cannot be until we have stables of our own as we have no facilities for caring for the additional horses re- quired.
Notwithstanding that the assessment on occupied land was increased one-half a cent per linear foot, there is still a deficiency ; this is caused by the large expense of maintaining carts and standpipes. .
On the line of the streets sprinkled are situated 1480 estates, on which assessments amounting to $4,742.98 were levied and certified to the assessors as follows :
126,882.57 lin. ft., occupied @ 3} cts., $4,440.89
30,208.67 lin. ft., vacant, @ 1 cent .. 302.09
$4,742.98
Less abatement to date.
10.81
$4,732.17
STATEMENT OF STREET SPRINKLING FUND, JANUARY 31, 1905.
Uncollected, Jan. 1, 1900
Amount of net assessment for 1900,
3,901.67
66
1901,
3,903.42
60
66 66 66
66 1902,
3,957.94
66
66 66
66
1903, 4,056.41
66
66
1904, 4,732.17
$22,104.58
Expended :
Deficiency, Jan. 1, 1900.
$1,183.79
Expended 1900
4,334.60
60
1901
3,542.51
66
1902
4,521.65
1903
4,352.05
66
1904
4,753.34
22,687.94
Deficiency
$583.36
$1,552.97
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Assessments levied $4,742.98 10.81
Less abatements
$4,732.17
Expended :
P. S. Keating, amount contract.
$3,707.06
P. S. Keating, sprinkling before contract,
13.50
Coffin Valve Co., 6 new water cranes and freights.
257.75
Perrin, Seamans & Co., pipe and fittings
53.09
Chapman Valve Co., repair valves.
10.42
R. Philpot, granite curb.
11.97
S. G. Potter, printing forms and adv. .
16.30
W. J. McCoubry, repairs and paint carts,
583.25
Brock Bros., repairs, carts.
2.95
Pay roll, making out schedules.
9.00
Pay roll, repair and build 3 new stand- pipes.
88.05
$4,753.34
STREET LIGHTING.
There have been added during the year, 11 incandescent lights and 2 arc lights, so that at present time there are 54 arc and 554 incandescent lights which are burned each dark night from dusk until 12.30 o'clock. A. M.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
$12,904.25
Appropriation Expended :
Malden Electric Co., as per contract .. $12,665.97
Transferred to City Hall lighting, Order of Board of Aldermen, No. 2717 .. . 62.52
12,728.49
Balance in treasury.
$175.76
COLLECTION OF ASHES.
The contract of Robert Philpot for collecting ashes expired January 30, 1905, therefore on January 20th, advertisements having been inserted in the local papers, bids were opened with the result as follows :
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CITY OF MELROSE.
CANVASS OF BIDS FOR COLLECTION OF ASHES IN THE CITY OF MELROSE, MASS., OPENED BY THE ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, JANUARY 20, 1905.
T. Norris Co.,
Melrose, Mass.
Robert Philpot,
Melrose, Mass.
C. L. Hoffman,
Melrose, Mass.
Richard F. Hudson,
Melrose, Mass.
Philip S. Keating,
Melrose, Mass.
February
$185.00
$300.00
$145.00
$150.00
$150.00
March ..
190.00
300.00
145.00
150.00
150.00
April
190.00
200.00
145.00
1 50.00
150.00
May
90.00
200.00
145.00
150.00
100.00
June
75.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
July
35.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
August
35.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
September.
40.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
October.
50.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
November.
100.00
50.00
145.00
100.00
150.00
December.
190.00
50.00
145.00
150.00
150.00
January.
190.00
25.00
140.00
150.00
150.00
Totals
$1,370.00 $1,375.00 $1,385.00 $1,500.00| $1,500.00
Contract awarded to T. Norris & Co.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Balance February 1, 1904.
$157.16
Appropriation .
1,395.00
Receipts, collections paid treasurer by W. D. H. 7.53
$1,559.69
Expended :
Paid Robert Philpot, contract including 15% reserved on contract 1903 ..
$1,503.75
Paid Deering Lumber Co., lumber for dump.
15.78
Paid H. J. Perry, hardware for gate to dump.
1.91
Paid Grace A. Colby, stenographer.
2.00
Paid A. W. Dunton Printing Co., print- ing notices
8.75
Paid advertising .
3.00
Paid labor per pay rolls, deliver notices. .
24.50
$1,559.69
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Under this head is grouped all work and expenditures by the department on the public property of the city not included in the other divisions.
City Hall.
This building has had the usual care and minor repairs, and in addition $40.00 was paid towards removing partition and putting in steel ceiling in the room occupied by the Board of Health and Overseers of the Poor, they paying for the balance of the work out of their contingent appropriations.
LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS OF CITY AUDITORIUM.
WHEN AND FOR WHAT USED
Rehears- als
After- noons
Even- ings
Totals
Free use, times.
0
1
4
5
Expense, Times
0
0
3 $25.99
3 $25.99
Amount.
Full Charge, Times.
2
Amount.
$20.00
4 $40.00
23 $540.00
29 600.00
Totals
$20.00
$40.00
$565.99
$625.99
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS.
DR.
To rent of city auditorium. $625.99
To rent uncollected for 1903, accounts Nos. 49 and 54. 30.00
To rent uncollected for 1902, account No. 21. 10.00
To rent uncollected for 1901. 20.00
$685.99
CR.
By cash paid treasurer, rent of city audi- torium for 1904, 1903, and 1902. . . . $578.99 For rent uncollected, 1904, accounts Nos. 55, 84, and 90. 67.00
For rent uncollected 1903, account No. 54
20.00
By rent uncollected, 1901 · 20.00
$685.99
...
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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriations :
For Janitor service.
$750.00 330.00
66 Heating
66 Lighting.
$800.00
66 66 Balance from 1903. . 95.19
66 Transferred from street
lighting order. 62.52
957.71
For contingent.
400.00
$2,437.71
Expended :
Janitor service paid C. J. Wing .. $720.00 Janitor service paid moving piano and furniture. 18.25
$738.25
Heating paid S. E. Benson & Co. 310.00 66 " C. B. & F. H. Goss, 8.73
318.73
Lighting paid Malden Electric.
Co .. $695.15
Lighting paid Malden & Melrose Gaslight Co. 166.92
862.07
Contingent paid for light, rear hall.
13.36
Contingent paid steel ceiling,
Board of Health. 40.00
Contingent paid repairs to boiler and grates .. 99.06
Contingent paid repairs to car- pentering.
74.52
Contingent paid painting and signs. . .
40.00
Contingent paid repair roof .
20.38
Contingent paid repair minor and supplies. 90.27
377.59
Balance in treasury, janitor.
11.75
66
66
Heating
11.27
66
66
Lighting.
95.64
66 66
Contingent.
22.41
2,296.64
141.07
.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Parks
The few small squares within the city have received the usual care, although with a larger appropriation improvements could be made. The two fountains and their basins are very much out of repair and all of the squares need to be top-dressed and other minor improvements made.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. .
Appropriation .
$100.00
Expended :
Lumber and hardware, back-stop to com- mon. $5.83
C. Casey, filling vase at city hall 26.75
A. W. Lynde, labor. 19.25
Labor as per pay rolls.
21.00
Highway and water divisions, stock.
1.81
Printing and advertising . 3.30
77.94
Balance in treasury.
$22.06
Melrose Common.
Thirty-five hundred dollars was appropriated to grade the easterly end of the Melrose Common and in order that the city's teams might be used at a time when otherwise they would have been idle, the work was delayed until winter, and while this was not an economical time to do the work, considering this ap- propriation only, from the standpoint of the city at large money was saved. This work is now in an incomplete condition but will be finished early in the spring.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation
$3,500.00
Expended :
C. L. Hoffman, stripping off loam, 6,946 sq. yds. @, 12 cts.
$833.52
Powder and exploders on ledge work.
26.06
Lumber.
.61
Repair drills and tools.
35.25
Amounts carried forward $895.44 $3,500.00
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Amounts brought forward
Boiler, coal and steam drills.
$895.44 $3,500.00 75.00
Labor and teams, drilling and stones .
hauling
703.60
Labor and teams, digging out and team- ing 2899 loads gravel from Waverly avenue.
1,272.19
2,946.23
Balance in treasury.
$553.77
Dix Pond.
This place so long used by the city as a dump finally has been filled, and for a small expenditure this unsightly spot could be converted into a small park or play-ground.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation Expended :
$100.00
Labor as per pay rolls
$93.20
Highway teams. .
5.32
98.52
Balance in treasury
$1.48
Public Library Grounds.
Fifteen hundred dollars was placed at the disposal of the de- partment for the improvement of the library grounds, which were curbed, graded and a granolithic walk laid from the street to the front steps. The street walks should be rebuilt or relaid with granolithic in order to properly set off the building
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation .
$1,500.00
Expended :
C. L. Hoffman, curbstone. $970.00
Deering Lumber Co., lumber. 1.14
D. H. Woodward, carpentering. 3.30
M. G. Cochrane, 5,741 sq. ft. sod.
8.61
Tools
4.60
Amounts carried forward $987.65 $1,500.00
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Amounts brought forward .
$987.65 $1,500.00
Bugbee & Barrett, seed and fertilizer. . 21.00
Highway division, 281 loads filling .... .
42.40
66 66 7 loads crushed stone, 5.95
66
66 84 loads loam .
63.00
66
66 labor and teams
98.16
Sewer division, cement.
23.15
Labor as per pay rolls.
258.07
1,499.38
Balance in treasury .62
CARE OF TREES, OR THE EXTERMINATION OF BROWN-TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS.
The streets of Melrose are unusually well supplied with shade trees, and the advent of the gypsy and brown-tail moths threat- ens to entirely destroy them unless sufficient funds are provided for their proper care.
At the beginning of the year it was estimated that at least $4,000.00 would be required; $1,000.00 was appropriated in the budget, in April an additional $500.00 was appropriated, and in November another appropriation of $1,000.00 was made. This latter appropriation was not made until the caterpillars had done their work of destruction and developed into the moth which had encrusted most of the trees with eggs, and con- sequently this amount was used in removing the nests of the brown-tail and in painting the eggs of the gypsy moths for the benefit of the foliage of 1905. In addition to caring for the street trees, the department, upon request and payment of the estimated cost, removed nests and destroyed eggs upon private premises.
STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS.
DR.
To cost of all private work
$124.28
Cost collected for 1903. 1.30
Sale of creosote and sundries. 8.23
$133.81
CR.
By cash paid treasurer
$133.21
Charge uncollected .60
$133.81
200
CITY OF MELROSE
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation $1,000.00
Additional, order No. 2455, April. 500.00
Additional, order No. 2,617, Nov.
1,000.00
Receipts paid to treasurer, Aug. 23. 115.00
Receipts paid to treasurer, Feb. 23.
18.21
$2,633.21
Expended :
Paid Small & Hatch for insurance.
$50.00
For notices. 12.00
For creosote, brushes, cutter and re- pair tools.
111.69
Teaming brush.
23.28
Labor as per pay roll.
2,385.99
2,582.96
Balance in treasury
$50.25
· Street Bounds.
Balance, February 1, 1904
$64.75
No expenditures.
City Scales.
All materials purchased by weight for this department have been weighed on the city scales, and also materials purchased by other departments of the city when requested have been weighed and no charge made for the same. In addition to these, goods and materials of outside parties or individuals have been weighed and the fees established by ordinance collected. These collections have amounted to $19.80, and were paid to the city treasurer.
MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
Main Street Widening.
On petition of the Boston & Northern Street Railway Com- pany for double tracks on Main Street, the Board of Aldermen passed two orders granting franchises to the said company with the provision that the street be widened from Porter street to the Wakefield line to a width not less than 60 feet, and further providing that the expense be borne by the Street Railway Com- pany. Satisfactory arrangements were made with the Com- pany for doing the work and payment of the expense; a con- tract was written, advertisements inserted in the papers, and bids received as follows :
MAIN STREET, MELROSE. CANVASS OF BIDS FOR WORK OF WIDENING MAIN STREET, FROM PORTER STREET TO WAKEFIELD LINE. OPENED BY ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AUGUST 1, 1904.
Items as per Specifications.
James L. Brine, 55 Bowdoin Av. Dorchester.
Coleman Bros., Union St., Everett.
John F. Lynch 44 Gibson St., Dorchester.
R. J. Hudson, Melrose.
H. G. Turner Co., 20 Central St., Boston.
J. J. Sullivan, 95 Milk St., Boston.
T. H. Gill & Co., 31 Milk St., Boston.
H. Gore & Co, 54 Kilby St., Boston.
i. e. Estimated Quantities For Comparison of Bids.
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
Price
Amount
1000 cu. yds. earth excavated
$0.50
$500.00 $0.50
$500.00 $0.80
$800.00 $0.80
$800.00
$0.70
$700.00 $1.25
$1,250.00 80.75
$750.00
$0.45
$450.00
150 cu. yds. rock excavated
5.00
750.00
2.00
300.00
3.80
570.00
4.00
600.00
3.25
487.50
5.00
750.00
3.00
450.00
2.75
412.50
b
2500 lin. ft. spruce piling.
0.23
575.00
0.20
500.00
0,26
650.00
0.30
750.00
0.20
500.00
0,35
0.40
1,000.00
0,25
625.00
240 lin. ft. 8" pipe.
0.30
72.00
0.40
96.00
0,31
74.40
0,50
120.00
0,36
86.40
0.40
96.00
0.60
144.00
0.37
88.80
d
365 lin. ft. 12" pipe.
0.55
200.75
0.60
219.00
0.51
186.15
0.60
219.00
0.63
229.95|
0.50
182.50
0.75
273.75
0.63
229.95
e
1000 ft. B. M. spruce lumber
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
23.00 50.00
50.00
23.00
23.00 40.00
. 40.00
40.00
40.00
39.00
39.00
60 cu. yds. brick masonary
22.00
1,320.00 18.00
1,080.00 25.00
1,500.00
20.00
1,200.00
20.55
1,233.00 18.00
1,080.00 17.00
1,020.00
25.00
1,500.00
35 cu. yds. concrete masonry
7.00
245.00
7.00
245.00
3.80
133.00 10.00
350.00
6.50
227.50
12.00
420.00
7.00
245.00
5.00
185.00
410 cu. yds. stone masonry.
5.00
2,050.00
5.00
2,050.00
3.00
1,230.00
3.00
1,230.00
7.50
3,075.00
7.00
2.870.00
4.00
1,640.00
4.00
1,640.00
65 trees removed or reset.
10.00
650.00
6.00
390.00 25.00
1,625.00
3.00
195.00
6.00
390.00
25.00
1,625.00 15.00
975.00 *500.00
32,500.00
4000 cu. yds. filling ..
0.70
2,800 00
0.50
2,000.00
1,880.00
1.00
4,000.00
1.30
5,200.00
1.20
0.85
3,400.00
0.25
1,000.00
6850 lin. ft. straight curbing
0.73
5,000.50
0.80
5,480.00
0.87
0.70
4,795.00
0.72
4,932.00
0.80
1.25
8,562.50
0.77
5,274.50
1570 lin. ft. curbing reset
0.20
314.00
0.20
314.00
0.14
0.20
314.00
0.18
282.60
0,35
549.50
0.50
785.00
0.13
204.10
1700 lin. ft. flagging 18"
0.65
1,105.00
0.90
1,530.00
0.77
1.25
2,125.00
0.78
1,326.00
1,105.00
1.00
1,700.00
0.95
1,615.00
1 lin. ft. flagging 24"
1.00
1.00
1.50
1.50
0.96
.96
1.75
1.75
0.97
.97
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
1.10
1.10
130 lin. ft. flagging removed and relaid
0 20
26.00
0.50
65.00
0.16
20.80
0.20
26.00
0.32
41.60
19.50
1.00
130.00
0.50
65.00
60 sq. yds, granolithic walk.
2.00
120.00
2.00
1.75
2.50
150.00
2.00
2.20
132.00
2.00
120.00
2.00
120.00
820 sq. yds. brick walk.
0.80
656.00
0.75
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