City of Melrose annual report 1904, Part 14

Author: Melrose (Mass.)
Publication date: 1904
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820.00


779.00


2.00


1,640.00


0.80


656.00


0.58


339.00


0.75


438.75


1.26


737.10


0.50


292.50


0.75


438.75


0.70


409.50


0.75


438.75


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292.50


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432.00


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240.00


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1,600.00


320.00


0.45


720.00


0.35


560.00


0.50


800.00


0.35


560.00


3100 sq. yds. paving gutters


0.30


930.00


0.50


1,550.00


0.53


1,643.00


0.50


1,550.00


1,240.00


0.90


2,790.00


3,100.00


0.50


1,550.00


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2.00


3,100.00


2.00


3,100.00


1.93


2,991.50


2.00


3,100.00


1.80


2,790.00


2.25


3,487.50


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4,650.00


2.68


4,154.00


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2,755.00


1.05


3,135.00


1.13


2,147.00


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4,750.00


1.85


3,515.00


2.45


4,655.00


2.00


3,800.00


2.60


4,940.00


0.12


186.00


0.40


620.00


0.75


0.25


387.50


0.35


0.45


697.50


0.35


542.50


0.25


387.50


600 cu. yds. loam seeded. .


0.80


480.00


1.00


600.00


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600.00


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600.00


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1,800.00


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68.00


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1.50


60.00


Totals.


$ 25,805.25


$26,385.50


$28,750.36


$29,776.25


$31,806.62


$36,731.00


$38,334.75


$59,948.70


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580 lin. ft. 15" pipe.


0.85


493.00


0.75


435.00


0.59


342.20


0.80


464.00


0.86


498.80


0.60


348.00


1.25


725.00


0,85


493.00


2


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385 lin. ft. curved curbing.


1.00


385.00


1.25


0.97


0.90


346.50


0.93


358.05


1.40


539.00


1.25


481.25


0.95


365.75


0


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1600 sq. yds. top dressing.


0.20


0.40


1.00


1900 tons crushed stone


1550 lin. ft. guard rail.


2


2000 sq. ft. sodding.


0.04


0.03


0.08


40 stone bounds


*NOTE:


H. Gore & Co. claim that a clerical error of 8495 was made in this item which would reduce their bid by $32,175.00, making it $27,773.70.


1


5,959.50


481.25


373.45


219.80


1,309.00


105.00


120.00


0.95


585 sq. yds. concrete walk.


697.00


1,162.50


542.50


0,15


120.00


0.47


4,800.00


5,480.00


875.00


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23.00


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201


PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.


The work was begun, the trees, fences and buildings removed or cut off, the street widened and rough graded and left open to travel through the winter, and it is hoped will be completed early the coming season.


BILLS APPROVED.


James L. Bryne, 85% engineers' estimate of work performed. $16,562.17


Less charged to continuous walks, Main street, amount in excess of that agreed on with R. R. Co 2,533.95


Amount charged to B. & N. R. R .. Engineering bills ..


1,068.34


A. A. Hersey, cutting off and block- ing up buildings ..


1,162.56


Daniel Howie, cutting off steps.


90.00


Daniel Howie and D. H. Woodward, building steps ..


530.95


G. H. Taylor, sewer connection.


45.00


Foundation under Wells' building.


104.71


Water division, extending services ... .


618.76


Sewer division, extending services. ... Advertising, printing and sundries ... .


560.27


126.51


$18,335.32


CR.


By amount paid by B. & N. R. R. Co.


18,271.40


Bills unpaid.


$63.92


A. A. Hersey, blocking up Wells' house. .


$12.56


A. W. Dunton Printing Co., blanks. . .


5.00


A. M. Tuttle, re-setting shrubs, Currier estate. 18.00


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone ser- vice. . 28.36


$63.92


BILLS APPROVED AND PAID FROM GENERAL CONTINGENT FUND.


American Express Co., expressage on flag. .50


New England Decorating Co., repair on flag 2.50


Amount carried forward. 1


$3.00


$14,028.22


202


CITY OF MELROSE


H. J. Perry, rope for flag. . 7.10


Brock Bros., repairs drinking fountain. 9.55


Water division, labor and stock on drinking fount- ain and ornamental do .. 34.02


Altmont Ice Co., ice for fountain .. 35.00


Ringing bells, holidays. 28.00


H. J. Perry, lock for gate to dump. .50


Dr. Jack, medical service, case G. F. Kingman 5.00


$122.17


ENGINEERING DIVISION.


The work in this division of the department continues to in- crease, and with the present appropriation cannot be done in a satisfactory manner; many of the plans need to be reproduced as they are fast wearing out, and other office work is behind.


Following is a synopsis of the work done:


For Highway Division.


Street lines and grades for construction, gutters, crossings, etc.


Berwick street, Wyoming avenue to Foster street, grading.


Main street, Essex street to Foster street, grading.


Crystal street, grades for filling.


Elm street, Howard street to Linden street, grading.


Lebanon street, Malden line to Forest street, grading. Walton park, for gutters.


Mt. Vernon street, for gutters.


Appleton street, for gutters.


For Sewer Division.


Streets sewered, lines and grades given, estimates rendered, plans and profiles made.


CONSTRUCTION.


Burrell street, Linden street, east. 332 feet


Union street, Tremont street, east. 363


For Water Division.


Lines for construction spiked out, estimates of cost made, drawings and blue prints of special castings furnished.


Main street. 2,992 feet


Ashland street. 135


66


Ashland place. 385


Howie court. 262 6


Greenleaf place 300 66


Plan and levels of old reservoir, general water plans to date


203


PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.


Record Plans.


For establishing grades, streets cross-sectioned, plans and pro- files made, viz :


Berwick street.


Faxon street


Linden street, Burrell street to Porter street.


Elm street.


Appleton street.


Gooch street, Grove street, north.


South avenue.


For Sidewalks.


1. CURBING .- Plans and profiles made, lengths and radii computed, lines and grades given, work measured.


LOCATION


Lin. ft. straight


Lin. ft. curved


Description


J. H. Allen Nos. 264 and 268 Grove St.


87.40


6.28


Individual


F. H. Page, 27 Gooch St. . .


50.16


F. H. Page, 50 Laurel St.


49.55


Charles Downer, 33 Appleton St.


70.70


J. N. McNeill, 37 Appleton St ..


55.45


H. H. Slocomb, 41


52.80


Charles Hamilton, 45


55.40


E. J. Tirrel, 49


66


44.40


J. S. Clark, Faxon St ..


149.80


9.50


66


Howard and Elm Sts., triangle (reset) ..


128.00


10.00


Highway


Walton Park and Orris St.


12.00


8.00


Elm St., east and west side.


1,281.95


Continuous


Elm St., east and west side (reset).


118.95


155.98


Berwick St., west side ..


21.00


Highway


C. E. Sawyer, No. 25 Orient Ave


55.16


Individual


W. A & R. C. Pierce, Bellevue Ave.


161.70


12.00


Continuous


M. E Church, Main St., (reset).


154.00


12.56


Individual 60


E. S. Fuller, Franklin St.


57.25


6.28


A. H. Folger, No. 907 Franklin St.


55.15


9.42


66


G. E. Cornwall, 54 Orient Ave.


133.10


J. A. Fish, Laurel St ..


138.30


J. A. Fish, Laurel St. (reset)


46.85


Geo. W. Jepson, Rowe St.


7.50


83.64


66


Ferdinand St. (reset)


100.00


Highway


Highland Ave. at Ashland St. (reset).


20.00


Foster St., near No. 67 (reset).


50.00


66


Totals.


3,156.57


313.66


Continuous Individual


66


66


66


204


CITY OF MELROSE


2. CONCRETE .- (Under contract with Robert Philpot and C. L. Hoffman.) Laid out, measured and estimates rendered.


Quantities in Square Yards.


: For


Totals


Repairs


New Work


Top Dressing


Sewer Division


92.69


31.37


124.06


Water Division.


133.23


43.53


176.76


Surface Drainage Division.


127.25


120.75


56.86


304.86


Continuous Walks.


*682.05


431.89


74.96


1,188.90


Individual Walks.


268.70


268.70


Repairs of present Walks


264.00


1,494.84


1,498.66


3,257.50


Totals.


617.17


2,996.18


1,705.38


5,320.78


*Elm Street, charged to repairs. Price same as new work.


3. BRICK WALKS .- Line and grade given. Data furnished.


Main street, Mehtodist Episcopal church. 171.80 sq. yds.


Main street, at Green street. 28.75 -


Total. 200.55


4. GRANOLITHIC WALKS .- Line and grade given, etc. Orient avenue, No. 54. 89.22 sq. yds. For Surface Drainage.


Surveys, computations and plans made, lines and grades given for all work constructed during the current year, viz:


Main street, Morgan avenue to Heywood avenue.


Ell pond north to Green street.


at Franklin square,


Linden street, north to brook.


Catch basins at Foster street and Essex street.


Leonard's brook conduit.


Ell pond brook, east to Lebanon street.


Emerson street, east and west of Main street.


Cedar Park Drain.


Ell pond brook, West Main street, Winthrop street, Myrtle street and Vine street to Essex street.


Berwick street, Ell pond brook to Foster street.


Elm street drain, Green street and Howard street to Elm street at Park avenue.


Ashland street, conduit north to Highland avenue.


Highland avenue, Ashland street, west to low point.


Heywood avenue, Main street, east.


205


PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.


Franklin Street Conduit.


Right of way south of Aibion street, north to Ashland and Franklin street, under B. & M. R. R. location to north line or railroad lot.


Franklin street pipe drain, B. & M. R. R. to Greenwood street.


Chipman avenue, conduit, north.


Albion street, conduit, south.


Faxon street, catch basin.


Otis street drain, catch basins at Tremont street and Benson's yard. Spot pond brook levels. .


Forest street brook levels.


Bennett's pond brook, levels for sewer abatements.


For Abutters.


Lebanon street, No. 422, line and grade for lawn.


Vinton street to R. R. lot, line for fence on drain taking.


Main street, Methodist Episcopal church, line and grade for grading.


Linden street, line and grade for wall at Pulsifer's.


York terrace, street line for Gerry.


Green street, No. 192, line and grade for building


Melrose street, No. 72, line and grade for fence.


Meridian street, No. 25, line for Bent.


Linden street, iron corner post reset for Cobb. East Emerson street, line and grade for Lord ..


Franklin street, south side at R. R. line for fence


Foster street, No. 254, line and grade for grading.


Fletcher street, No. 43, line and grade for grading.


Forest street, line and grade for Levi Elms.


For Assessing Department.


Revision of sewer assessment as called for, schedule of assess- ments for new sidewalks and curbing for 1904.


For Assessment Plans.


New houses located and plotted. Lot revision as known. Private sewers for 1904 plotted Sewers built in 1904 shown.


Takings and Releases.


For Linden street brook, Green street to Main street.


206


CITY OF MELROSE


For Franklin street, conduit and Sucker brook. Main street, west to brook. Melrose street, north to Ashland street, B. &. M R. R. location. Corner Elm street and Avon street for highway. Fairmount street, for drain.


York terrace, for private sewers.


South avenue, for highway.


For Cemetery Department.


Forty-nine lots surveyed, plotted, contents figured, and three blue print copies of each furnished. Location of driveway. Levels on drain.


Survey of new block of lots and plans of same.


For New Public Library.


Curb plans and levels. Driveways staked out. Plan of lot.


For Melrose Common.


Estimate of proposed grading. Plan and cross sections.


Grades for work done For Street Numbering. 26 new houses numbered.


54 doors numbered. 141 numbers used.


Main Street Widening.


Estimate of work as proposed. Monthly estimates of work as done. Plans and layout of new lines. Lines and grades for drains and grading. Miscellaneous. Plans and blueprints of proposed first fire district. Plan of base ball grounds. Plan of high school lot and of Baptist church society. Abstract of deeds from Cambridge registry. Card Index.


207


PUBLIC WOKKS DEPARTMENT.


CLASSIFIED DIVISION OF


THE WORK OF THE ENGINEERING OFFICE REDUCED TO MONEY.


Public library


$11.64


Abutters.


42.14


Highway division. 290.79


Sewer division.


166.05


Water division.


107.17


Surface drainage.


586.63


Assessment plans.


26.99


Grade plans.


71.88


Melrose common.


34.64


Wyoming cemetery


83.36


Street numbering


11.50


Main street widening


452.49


General (blue printing, deed records, indexing, esti- mates, computation, etc.) 600.10


$2,485.38


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


Appropriations :


Engineers, salaries.


$2,500.00


Contingent. . 250.00


Received from B. &. N. R. R. on %


Main street widening 452.49


$3.202.49


Expended :


Paid salaries as per pay rolls. $2,485.38


for supplies as per pay invoices. 210.45


2,695.83


Balance in treasury, % salaries 467.11


Balance in treasury, % contingent .... 39.55


$506.66


In conclusion I wish to express my appreciation of your kind- ness and courtesies, to thank the Board of Aldermen for their consideration, and acknowledge my indebtedness to all the assistants and employees of the department for their faithfulness and co-operation.


Respectfully submitted,


W. DABNEY HUNTER, Engineer and Supt. Public Works.


Melrose, Mass., February 1, 1905.


INDEX TO PUBLIC WORKS REPORT.


Page


Ashes, Collection of .


193


Engineering


202


Highway Division


158


Appropriations.


158


Brooks, Cleaning.


161


Catch basins.


161


Crossings.


168


Crusher Account.


167


General Repairs


160


General maintenance and Repair, Cost in Detail.


158


Graveled Streets.


165


Gutters Paved, Cost in Detail.


164


Improvements, Summary of.


168


Macadamizing, Cost in Detail


163


Minor Repairs.


162


Roller Account.


166


Stable Account.


166


Miscellaneous Work.


200 200


Main Street Widening.


201


General Contingent.


201 122


Organization.


Public Buildings and Grounds.


195


Care of Trees.


199


City Hall, List of Engagements ..


195


Statement of Collections


195


66 Expenditures.


196


City Scales.


200


Melrose Common


197


Parks .


197


Public Library Grounds.


198 200


Public Works Office.


123


Sewer Division. .


148


Bids, Canvass of.


148


Buildings Connected, List of.


154


Burrell Street, Cost of.


149


Collections, Statement of.


153


Construction.


148


Cost of System.


148


Private Sewers.


153


Private Sewers, Summary of


156


Receipts and Expenditures, Construction.


66


Private Sewers.


157


Maintenance.


157


Sewers Built to Date.


152


Stock Account ..


151


.


Union Street, Cost of.


.....


149


Expenditures.


Street Bounds


150


209


PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.


Page


Sidewalks.


183


Assessments for.


188


Appleton Street, Expenditures.


189


Bellevue Avenue, Expenditures


189


Bids, Canvass of.


184


Continuous Walks.


188


Elm Street, Expenditures.


190


Main Street, Expenditures.


190


Individual Walks.


187


List of.


187


Collections.


187


Expenditures


187


Present Walks, Repair of .


185 186


Expenditures in detail.


193


Street Watering


190


Surface Drainage.


168


Berwick Street, Plan of.


178


Cedar Park,


187 178


Expenditures.


182


Heyward Avenue, Plan of.


178


Improved Drains, Schedule of ..


179


Summary of.


182


Leonard's Brook, Plan of.


178


Linden Street Brook, Taking for


174


Main Street, Plan of.


178


Sucker Brook, Taking for.


169


Plan of. .


178


Surface Drains constructed in 1904.


178


Work Proposed.


168 124


Water Division ..


Bids, Canvass of.


128


Construction, Cost of ..


137


Construction, Cost to date.


127


Financial Statement.


125


Fixtures, Summary of.


127


Main Pipes, List of.


141


Maintenance.


138 131


Receipts and Expenditures


124


Relaying Pipes, Cost of


136


Sinking Fund, Statement for


126


Stock Account ..


139


Stock, Purchase of


. . . . . . . .... . . .. ....


.


. . .


.


. . .


128


Street Lighting.


Elm Street,


.


Rates ..


Report of the Overseers of the Poor.


MELROSE, MASS., January 31, 1905.


To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR AND THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


Gentlemen :- The Overseers of the Poor respectfully submit their fifth annual report, it being for the year ending January 31, 1905. A large item of expense in our department last year was for the care of the insane. Under Chapter 451 of the Acts of 1900 provision was made that on and after January 1, 1904, the Commonwealth should assume the expense of caring for the insane poor thus relieving municipalities from that burden and the attending cost, the same to be apportioned in the state tax instead of a direct charge upon the municipalities.


By the death of our matron at the Pratt Farm, Mrs. C. L. Chandler, in November 1904, the city as well as our department lost a faithful and zealous employee, one always looking after the city's best interests and the welfare of those under her care.


On account of our loss the board was compelled to look for a new matron of the institution and superintendent of the farm, and after carefully considering the applications, we decided on the election of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Worth to fill the vacancy, and can safely say that from the time they took office the work has been satisfactory.


Last year in our report we called the attention of your honor- able board to the need of a city physician. This year we ask your honorable board to examine the figures given below for medi- cal attendance and medicines for the fiscal year of 1904 and see whether our demands are justified in calling for a city physi- cian for the City of Melrose.


The amount paid this year was rising 10% of the total amount spent by the department. The expenditure was $1,152.27, divided as follows: $789.86 for physicians' services and $362.41 for medicines. Should we be given a city physician the reimbursements from cities and towns for medical aid would nearly if not quite reimburse the city of Melrose the salary they would have to pay such a physician, thus giving Melrose the care of the sick with little or no expense.


211


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


PRATT FARM.


Total number from Feb. 1, 1904 to Jan. 31, 1905 9


Number of deaths during the year . 1


Number of persons at the farm Jan. 31, 1905. 7


OUTDOOR RELIEF.


Individuals aided . 299


Having settlement in Melrose .. 191


66 in other cities and towns 68


Paid for by the state. 40


Families aided. . 99


Having settlement in Melrose 61


in other cities and towns


18


Paid for by the state.


20


Families aided for the first time. 24


Having settlement in Melrose 16


66 in other cities and towns 4


Paid for by the state. 4


CITY OF MELROSE.


CITIES AND TOWNS.


STATE.


TOTAL.


Males


81


30


22


133


Females


110


38


18


166


Adults


84


27


20


131


Minors :


Under 16.


97


39


20


156


Over 16


10


2


12


Total


191


68


40


299


Total number of families aided during the year . 99


receiving only medical aid. 20


66


66


aid for burial only .. 2


212


CITY OF MELROSE.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT. RECEIPTS.


Appropriation


$7,200.00


Commonwealth of Mass.


526.88


Cities and towns


1,487.46


Farm


265.91


Individuals


105.53


Reimbursements 1903.


401.02


$9,986.80


Due from cities and towns, 1904


$493.41


Due from soldiers' relief


153.00


646.41


$10,633.21


EXPENDITURES.


Outside aid :


Food


$2,348.50


Fuel


454.43


Rent.


1,442.67


Board (inst.) .


342.83


Shoes


244.98


Clothing


23.90


Medicine


271.63


Medical aid


686.86


Burial


101.00


Cash


183.00


Cities and towns


476.80


Sundries


140.76


Telephone


53.08


Contingent


100.47


Clerical


200.00


Board (pri. fam.)


... 88.80


$7,159.71


Farm (House expense) :


Food


$636.88


Fuel (wood $141.51).


330.69


Telephone


75.31


Supplies


219.73


Labor.


217.14


Medicine


90.78


Medical aid


103.00


Repairs


240.66


Sundries


143.53


Salary of matron


290.83


Electricity


89.60


. . . .


2,438.15


-


.


.


213


REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.


Farm Expense :


Labor


$444.49


Supplies . . . .. 569.99


1,014.48


$10,612.34


Balance Feb. 1, 1905.


20.87


$10,633.21


ELEANOR BROWN TOOTHAKER FUND.


Balance on hand to credit of the fund


January 31, 1904


$1,228.00


Interest to January 31, 1905


46.72


$1,274.72


Expenditures.


59.95


Balance on hand, Jan. 31, 1905


$1,214.77


3,00


OUTSIDE RELIEF.


1904 FEB.


1904 MAR.


1904 APRIL


1904 MAY


1904 JUNE


1904 JULY


1904 AUG.


1904 SEPT.


1904 Ост.


1904 Nov.


1904 DEC.


1905 JAN.


TOTAL.


Food


$374.53 $94.00 $453.50 $72.00 $109.79 $255.62 $189.99 $70.00 $167.27 $90.00 $285.89


$176.91


$2348.50


Fuel.


101.63 88.10


19.25


3.63


35.00


78.57


128.25


454.43


Rent.


82.00 165.00


122.00 106.00


90.00


126.67


92.00


98.00


151.00


93.00


131.00


186.00


1442.67


Board Inst ..


42.25


4.86


59.62


42.71


43.17


36.80


50.71


62.71


342.83


Shoes. .


26.50


43.70


22.27


11.20


17.42


8.86


12.75


14.25


11.30


14.66


25.09


36.98


244.98


Clothing . .


58.75


22.15


2.20


21.12


10.10


19.21


27.17


2.30


16.03


32.80


23.99


35.81


271.63


Medical Aid.


41.50 104.00


81.00


20.36


39.00


25.50


21.00


14.00


98.50


82.50


46.50


113.00


686.86


Burial .


10.00


8.00


10.00


5.50


20.00


15.50


5.00


27.00


Cash.


39.00


32.00


32.00


40.00


40.00


183.00


Cities and Towns.


14.20


27.00


40.63


76.45


14.75


88.50


215.27


476.80


Sundries.


3.05


6.58


3.30


1.10


15.70


46.61


1.40


4.00


8.60


7.80


19.46


23.16


140.76


Telephone. .


9.25


8.50


1.63


1.47


8.25


53.08


Contingent.


20.90


10.40


16.71


8.50


12.57


19.63


2.40


2.50


6.86


100.47


Clerical.


20.00


16.00


20.00


16.00


16.00


20.00


16.00


16.00


16.00


16.00


16.00


12.00


200.00


Board in Priv. Fam.


8.00


8.00


14.60


14.00


8.00


4.20


8.00


16.00


8.00


88.80


Total.


762.31 608.68


817.86 308.11


379.21


688.27


411.31|317.04


590.03 426.86


784.86


1065.17


7159.71


1.25


10.30


. 65


11.70


23.90


Medicine.


101.00


.


23.71


FARM HOUSE EXPENSE.


1904 FEB.


1904 MAR.


1904 APRIL


1904 MAY


1904 JUNE


1904 JULY


1904 AUG.


1904 SEPT.


1904 OCT.


1904 Nov.


1904 DEC.


1905 JAN.


TOTAL.


Food.


$47.83


$55.38


$43.47 $27.31 $43. 14 $72.73 $52.60 $31.61 $81.88 $18.85


$44.70


$636.88


Fuel.


83.01


39.00


3.50


6.75


6.75


13.25


88.25


15.93


13.50


60.75


330.69


Telephone.


3.67


27.81


1.89


.50


6.40


.90


1.10


8.23


3.94


4.27


10.09


6.06


75.31


Supplies


23.12


2.18


47.25


1.75


11.20


5.83


4.45


22.45


30.00


71.50


219.73


Labor


16.58


18.00


23.14


18.00


18.00


18.00


17.14


18.00


17.14


18.00


18.00


217.14


Medicine.


10.30


14.25


21.69


4.70


4.40


5.75


2.15


14.64


6.60


6.30


90.78


Medical Aid


22.00


8.00


38.00


2.00


4.00


20.00


2.00


7.00


103.00


Repairs. .


122.49


8.00


2.30


3.77


17.35


2.20 £ 2.68


Salary of Matron.


25.00


25.00


25.00


25.00


25.00


25.00


25.00 $25.00


25.00


20.00


20.83


290.83


Electric.


9.52


6.51


8.37


5.98


4.94


2.96


4.06


17.83


13.09


16.34


89.60


FARM EXPENSE.


Labor.


30.50


30.50


30.50


32.50


43.50


Supplies


25.65


38.43


23.95


77.04


25.05


55.00 $34.00 *16.00 32.09 23.11 36.75


30.50 20.60


58.00 55.81


10.25


569.99


Permanent Imp.


..


Total.


284.47


394.40


250.65 264.52


190.63


243.40|174.34 163.17 315.20


282.39


402.36


487.10


3452.63


Total Expense.


1046.78


1003.08


1068.51 572.63 569.84 931.67 585.65 480.21 905.23


709.25


1187.22


1552.27


10612.34


22.70


26.18


143.53


Sundries.


9.29


7.10


11.33


5.25


9.71


4.60 25.14 25.00


63.25


40.85


240.66


Burial.


44.66


38.83 201.26


444.49


. .


$117.38


17.14


Report of City Treasurer


FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1905.


MELROSE, MASS., June 12, 1905. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Melrose, Mass.


Gentlemen :- I beg to submit herewith my report for the year 1904.


Yours respectfully, IV. R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer.


ANNUAL REPORT. 1904.


WILLIAM R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer, In account with CITY OF MELROSE.


Cash in treasury, Feb. 1, 1904 $7,265.06


Total receipts for year 843,472.39


$850,737.45


Total disbursements for year


841,976.44


Balance, Cash in treasury, Feb 1, 1905.


$8,761.01


CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.


Amount to credit of fund, Feb. 1, 1904. .


$10,450.50


Received during year as follows :---


Mrs. Sarah Simmons


$156.50


Eletta F. Jones


114.00


Joanna Sprunt


76.00


Peter Batchelder (additional).


22.50


Jos. C. Crocker


150.00


519.00


Amount to credit of fund, Feb. 1, 1905


$10,969.50


217


TREASURER'S REPORT.


E. TOOTHAKER FUND.


Amount to credit of fund, Feb. 1, 1904 $1,228.00


Received during the year as follows :-


City of Melrose, interest to Feb. 1, 1905 46.72


Payments during year


$1,274.72 59.95


Amount to credit of fund, Feb. 1, 1905 $1,214.77


SPECIAL FUND FOR CELEBRATION OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TOWN OF MELROSE


Amount of fund, Feb. 1, 1904. $21.37


Received during year as follows :


Melrose Savings Bank, interest. . . .


.74


$22.11


Amount of fund, Feb. 1, 1905, depos- ited in Melrose Savings Bank .


22.11


STATEMENT OF CITY DEBT.


BONDS.


Cemetery Trust Funds


$10,969.50


E. Toothaker Fund 1,214.77


School House Loan Bonds :


Series 1896, due Feb. 24, 1916 Sewer Bonds:


200,000.00


Series 1897, due June 1, 1907 $25,000.00


1897, June 1, 1912


25,000.00


1897, June 1, 1917 50,000.00


1894, June 1, 1924 100,000.00


1895, June 1, 1925 100,000.00


1896, July 1, 1926 50,000.00


350,000.00


Town Hall Bonds:


Series 1892, due Sept. 1, 1912 Water Bonds :


45,000.00


Series 1895, due Nov. 1, 1905


$37,000.00


1897, May 1, 1907


50,000.00


1892, May 1, 1912


25,000.00


1892, Sept. 1, 1912


37,000.00


1893, Oct. 1, 1913 50,000.00


Amounts carried forward


$199,000.00 $607,184.27


218


CITY OF MELROSE.


Amounts brought forward $199,000.00 $607,184.27


1903, March 1, 1918 25,000.00 1895, July 1, 1925 38,000.00


262,000.00


Surface Drainage Bonds :


Series 1902, due July 15, 1932 60,000.00


$929,184.27


PERMANENT LOANS.


Park Loan Notes :


Due May 15, 1905


$1,000.00


May 15, 1906 1,000.00


May 15, 1907 1,000.00


May 15, 1908


1,000.00


May 15, 1909


6,000.00


10,000.00


Melrose City Drainage Loan, 1st series :- Note due Oct 30, 1905 $2,000.00


Note due Oct. 30, 1906 2,000.00


4,000.00


Central Fire Station note due Sept.


25, 1905


$5,400.00


Central Fire Station note due Sept.


25,1905


3,500.00


Central Fire Station note due Dec. 8, 1905


9,200.00


Stone Crusher note due Nov. 24, 1905 6,520.00


Central Fire Station and School Land note, due Jan. 4, 1906


15,911.54


Melrose Common Improvement note Due Oct. 29, 1907


1,500.00


Oct. 29, 1906 1,000.00


uct. 29, 1905


1,000.00


44,031.54


MUNICIPAL LOANS.


Sinking Fund Commissioners :


Note due Jan. 16, 1906 $2,000.00


Jan. 16, 1906 1,000.00


3,000.00


Amount carried forward. $990,215.81


219


TREASURER'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward.


$990,215.81


TEMPORARY LOANS.


Trustees Melrose public library, de- mand note .. $2,000.00


Mass. Universalist convention, note due May 9, 1905


5,000.00


Harriet A. Austin, note due April 9, 1905 5,000.00


Harriet A. Austin, note due May 23, 1905


7,000.00


Annie M. Selee, note due June 9, 1905


3,000.00


Loring, Tolman & Tupper, note due June 10, 1905 15,000.00


Melissa A. Todd, note due Dec. 21, 1905


3,000.00


Blake Bros. & Co .:


Note due Feb. 16, 1905. 15,000.00


March 5, 1905 10,000.00


March 5, 1905. 10,000.00


April 5, 1905. 10,000.00


Loring, Tolman & Tupper :


Note due June 30, 1905


10,000.00


Note due July 31, 1905




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