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3,244.86
Treasury
511.69
Trust funds, cemetery
12,699.00
Trust fund, E. Toothaker
1,209.49
Water dept., property taken by
commonwealth
174,017.62
$339,418.61
Public works department:
City hall
$126.88
Collecting ashes and rubbish .
183.62
Dix pond
1.13
Engineering division
415.86
Highway
294.08
Life saving apparatus
21.73
Main street widening, damages
125.00
Main street widening, Bryne contract.
290.25
Melrose common
.04
Park division
1.79
Public works office
24.06
Removal Sewall school building
119.93
Sewer division
2,979.85
Sidewalks
1,034.76
Stone bounds
64.79
Street lights
102.29
309
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Water construction
$948.46
Water fund
11,585.59
$18,320.11
$357,738.72
CITY OF MELROSE, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
ASSETS.
To amount invested in land, buildings, parks and other property
$807,323.26
To amount invested in sinking funds
310,194.95
To amount invested in sewer system 400,905.86
To amount invested in surface drainage 87,553.44
To amount invested in water system 468,490.60
$2,074,468.11
LIABILITIES.
By total municipal indebtness $983,049.96 Assets exceed liabilities 1,091,418.15
$2,074,468.11 $2,074,468.11
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS.
Balance from 1904.
Appropria- tions.
Transfers to
Receipts
Over- drawn 1904
Transfers from
Expendi- tures.
Unex- pended Balance.
Over- drawn
Brown tail and
gypsy
moth
$50.25
$500.00 $13,500.00
$2,300.04
$9,676.86
$6,673.43
Brown
tail and gypsy
200.00
200.00
Cemetery
5,662.88
$8,885.38
5,600.00
$8,822.50
Charity dept. aid of poor Clerical assistance
20.87
6,900.00
469.18
2,839.25
$352.08
11,217.13
1,339.91
Contingent
1.65
100.00
3.75
1.65
77.52
26.23
Contingent, Aldermanic
43.26
125.00
167.72
.54
Assessors .
95.22
500.00
593.15
2.07
City Clerk.
1.06
425.00
.25
1.06
425.22
.03
Collector's
. 15
600.00
150.00
1,254.77
2,089.19
84.27
Elections .
.53
1,500.00
.53
1,759.92
259.92
General
.39
104.02
1,500.00
1,563.17
41.24
Inspector of buildings Mayor's.
17.99
125.00
134.46
8.53
Sealer of W. and M. . ..
48.35
47.42
.93
Fire dept. chief engineer
300.00
300.00
Assistant and clerk
125.00
125.00
100.00
91.66
Permanent men. .
3,900.00
3,900.00
Electrician and driver
876.00
876.00
Engineer and driver
840.00
840.00
16 call men
800.00
773.20
24 call men
1,500.00
37.50
1,462.50
Coal and wood.
464.25
464.25
Contingent
645.90
282.52
25.00
902.60
.82
Electric and gas lights. .
264.47
80.00
172.78
11.69
13.00
15.00
2.50
25.50
200.00
200.00
moth private work .
26.80
8.34
Fire alarm boxes .. . .
$140.00
$2.30
$137.70
Fire alarmı maintenance
300.00
290.91
$9.09
Hay and grain ..
$100.00
$302.00
17.58
1,391.07
Horse shoeing
212.21
3.90
Incidental. .
$1.68
1.69
10.00
95.01
1.49
250.00
25.00
275.00
Health department :
Collection of garbage. . .
11.25
1,100.00
11.25
950.59
149.41
Contagious diseases
750.00
385.00
783.05 $1,376.81
1,581.33
$1,040.09
Contingent
729.21
18.70
Disinfection ...
17
. 17
Milk inspection
. 61
.61
Removal dead animal .
1.00
1.00
Medical inspect. schools ..
150.00
137.40
12.60
Salaries
1,000.00
1,000.00
Insurance
365.00
826.56
276.03
Interest. . .
6,166.22
27,500.00
994 48
33,062.82
10,336.53
Melrose Hospital.
74.00
1,020.00
54.00
Memorial Day
250.00
250.00
Military aid ..
80.00
200.00
141.00
190.00
231.00
Pine Banks Park.
500 00
500 00
Police department :
Ambulance fund
44.05
120.85
26.65
138.25.
Contingent
571.40
11.66
576.94
6.12
Salaries, chief and regu- lar officers. . .
.02
18.30
Salaries special officers
2.13
11,065.00 735.00
200.00
2.13
831.63
103.37
745.00
28.00
94.70
119.79
106.50
Laundry and new linen New horse
1,006.65 216.11
02
11,046.70
152.59
585.00 8,738.65 1,000.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTION IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT .- Continued.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1904
Appropria- tions
Transfers to
Receipts
Over- drawn 1904
Transfers from
Expendi- tures
Unex- pended Balance
Over- drawn
Public Library:
Books and magazines
$1,270.01
$787.14
$270.01
$1,564.56
$228 58
Curbing and grading . .
. 62
. 62
Fuel, lights, etc.
1.07
800.00
$11.04
1.07
747.54
63.50
Furnishing Library
2.36
2.36
Janitor . . .
.77
500.00
.77
500.00
Library supplies
1.26
15 17
$269.96
1.26
278.42
6.71
Moving I,ibrary
. 47
. 47
Re-bld'g and re-placing
3.81
3.81
Rent ..
25.00
25.00
Salaries
17.69
1,200.00
17.69
1,028.90
171.10
Salaries :
Assessors and assistants
1,050.00
1,050.00
Assessors' clerk
850.00
850.00
Auditor
500.00
500.00
Board of Health.
12.50
300.00
12.50
300.00
Clerk
1,200.00
1,200.00
Clerk's assistant
900.00
900.00
Collector
1,000.00
1,000.00
Engineer and Superin- tendent of pub. w'ks
2,500.00
2,500.00
Insp. an'm'ls and prov
100.00
100.00
buildings .. .
100.00
100.00
milk and vinegar
100.00
100.00
Mayor
500.00
500.00
Mil. and State aid agt ..
100.00
100.00
Overseers of poor ..
400.00
400.00
Registrars of voters
200.00
200.00
.
Sealer of W. and M. Solicitor .
$400.00
$400.00
500.00
500.00
Treasurer.
1,000.00
1,000.00
School Department:
Books and supplies
$2.14
6,150.00
$392.14
5,720.04
$39.96
Contingent
500.00
$467.00 $1,632.65
$1,639.14
1,589.74
$629.23
Fuel.
6,500.00
1,300.00
1,299.59
6,747.33
246.92
Furniture
450.00
111.25
561.25
Printing
250.00
96.33
341.53
4.80
Repairs
.38
2,000.00
. 38
2,812.55
4.00
Salaries
17.61
693.17
352.61
68,920.91
61.84
Transportation
546.00
18.00
564.00
Soldiers' burial
105.00
35.00
140.00
70.00
Soldiers' relief.
2,800.00
136.58
3,260.23
299.40
State aid. .
3,332.50
12.00
283.50
3,332.00
271.00
Surety bonds
190.00
175.00
15.00
Taxes, county ..
15,272.57
15,272.57
Metropolitan park.
5,922.31
5,922.31
Sewer
12,077.04
12,077.04
State
18,600.00
18,600.00
Bank and Corporation
14,900.64
820.17
12,800.00
741.84
538.63
Base ball park
100.00
100.00
Claims
131.12
632.31
763.43
3,796.00
3,796.00
3,578.50
3,578.50
500.00
500.00
Fourth of July celebration
88.97
86.90
2.07
Loans, Municipal "
3,000.00
15,784.13
18,784.13
Permanent
36,857.34
40,531.54
3,674.50
Debt, Municipal .
15,784.13
Permanent
5,854.42
6,902.08
4,000.00
7,256.50
Loans, Temporary
112,935.10
229,929.61
233,935.10
108,929.61 129.21
Melrose Town History
129.21
15,784.13 1,500.00
Commonwealth Mass .. Ell pond park
75
297.41
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTION IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT .- Continued.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1904
Appropria- tions
Transfers to
Receipts
Over- drawn 1904
Transfers from
Expendi- tures
Unex- pended Balance
Over- drawn
Overlays
$3,882.30
$5,280.01
$1,869.47
. $6,216.99
4,814.79
Pay roll tailings
$22.71
22.71
Public Library building . .
112.44
$93.15
19.29
Sewer assessments .
14,462.98
14,140.65
25,358.77
3,244.86
Sinking funds:
Central fire station note
432.00
2,108.86
2,108.86
432.00
school note
1,272.00
1,272.12
1,272.12
1,272.00
School house loan bonds
7,222.00
7,222.00
School house land note
786.00
786.00
Sewer loan bonds .
22,000.00
915.00
22,915.00
Stone crusher note. .
521.00
521.10
521.10
521.00
Surface drainage bonds
1,207.40
1,207.40
Town hall bonds. Water loan bonds
6,252.58
492.00
6,744.58
Tax title takings
4,524.78
$6,176.05 271.48
903.74
4,397.20
$5,144.73
903.74
181.73
1,356.95
Tax title, City of Melrose Taxes collected. Taxes refunded
$5,825.03 276,536.73 391.96
7,249.35
275,112.41
Treasury .
1,059.89
1,161.92
1,360.32
3,070.44
511.69
Trust funds, cemetery " E.Toothakcr
1,214.77
97.26
1,209.49
Water bonds .
37,000.00
102.54 37,000.00
Water dept. prop'ty taken by Commonwealth ·
2,728.92
175,850.08
4,561.38 174,017,.62
Public Works Dept. :
City hall contingent
22.41
300.00
22.41
277.90
22.10
Heating
11.27
330.00
11.27
328.45
1.55!
·
10,969.50
1,729.50
12,699.00
391.96
1,537.65
1,537.65
" and
Janitor's service.
$750.00
$8.00
Lighting . . . .
300.00
$500.00
$11.75 95.64
$742.00 704.77 1,196.38
95.23
Collecting ashes
1,380.00
185.62
Eng. Div. contingent : Salaries
39.55
250.00
39.55
219.45
30.55
467.11
2,100.00
488.06
467.11
2,602.75
385.31
Highway Division :.
and
1,043.23
21,500.00
9,083.45
31,332.60 98.21
1.79
Public works office :
.01
310.00
.01
300.30
9.70
Clerical services
2.49
490.00
2.49
489.00
1.00
Contingent
300.00
295.18
4.82
Telephones
2.24
70.00
2.24
61.46
8.54
Sewer Division ·
Construction
1,254.04
12,495.79
10,890.06
2,859.77
Maintenance
322.17
312.35
1,061.84
72.68
Private sewers
21.39
3,017.81
2,991.80
47.40
Sidewalks:
Continuous
467.41
843.56
623.44
687.53
Individual
586.72
1,000.00
1,540.95
2,791.18
336.49
Repairs
10.74
10.74
Stone bounds
64.79
64.79
Street lights
175.76
12,256.50
12,329.97
102.29
Street sprinkling ..
4,736.31
$3,234.55
3,864.01
$2,362.25
Surface drainage ..
12,215.42
5.41
12,333.30
112.47
Water funds.
12,393.99
59,760.83
29,453.20
31,116.03
.11,585.59
Water Division :
10,000.00
6,986.56
2,064.98
948.46
Maintenance
12,800.62
4,403.40
17,204.02
Building South Ave.
2,000.00
2,000.00
City scales .
29.43
3.25|
29.43
3.25
294.08
Parks division
22.06
100.00
22.06
Board and care of horse
$400.00
General repairs maintenance .
$11.75 95.64
.
Construction
500.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTION IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT .- Continued
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1904
Appropria- tions
Transfers to
Receipts
Over- drawn 1904
Transfers from
Expendi- tures
Unex- pended Balance
Over- drawn
Dix pond ..
$1.48
$0.35
$1.13
Elm street sidewalk ..
.05
$0.05
Life saving apparatus
21.73
$2,
95
831.19
$3,365.14
Widening damages
200.00
$13,745.00
13,820.00
125.00
Widening, J. L. Bryne .
18,086.00
17,795.75
290.25
Melrose common .. .
553.77
$300.00
21.00
874.73
.04
Removal Sewall sch. bldg.
$2,000.00
1,700.00
3,580.07
119.93
$188,780.51
$284,196.51 $112,181.60 965, 167.62 $37,725.67 $112,181.60
$794,814.55 $655,309.46 $49,705 04
188,780.51
37,725.67
112,181.60
112,181.60
965,167.62
655.309.46
49,705.04
-
$1,600,031 28
$1,600,031.28
21.73
Main street curbstone
317
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS.
Balance from 1904
$50.25
Appropriation
500.00
Cash receipts
2,300.04
Cash receipts from notes
12,500.00
Transferred from bank and corporation tax
1,000.00
$16,350.29
Expended :
Advertising
$2.50
Brooms and tanglefoot
49.13
Brushes, ladders, tools, etc
292.76
Burlap and twine
56.55
Car fares
7.40
Cement and teaming
5.80
Creosote
555.20
Express and teaming
22.75
Expenses at Pine Banks, ¿
198.82
First aids .
1.50
Insurance
253.26
Medical attendance
21.00
Office clerical assistance
6.88
Envelopes and postage
45.40
Furniture®
24.50
Printing
14.50
Supplies
16.27
Telephone, one-third
11.28
Oil and matches
5.01
Painting
31.77
Sharpening tools
6.60
Sprayer
421.40
Sundry supplies
4.50
$2,054.78
Pay rolls
7,622.08
Balance to 1906
6,673.43
$16,350.29 $16,350.29
318
CITY OF MELROSE.
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS, PRIVATE WORK.
RECEIPTS.
Cash deposited
$200.00
Balance to 1906
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
Cash for :
Dressing
$7.00
Foundations
264.75
Grass sold
20.00
Graves sold single.
224.00
Interments
724.00
Labor.
103.00
Lots, care of
1,921.11
Lots sold
2,072.27
Use of tomb
83.00
Vaults, slate
180.00
Wood sold
56.75
Creosote
7.00
$5,662.88
Expended.
Books, printing, stamps and telephone
$56.81
· Cement and lime
33.40
Dressing
50.50
Express and freight
7.05
Grave and lot markers
45.75
Gravel, loam and sod
713.11
Hardware and tools
43.16
Labor on gate posts and wall
19.50
Lawn roller
15.00
Lumber
8.10
Plants and shrubs
62.56
319
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Repairing and sharpening tools
$34.27
Salary of clerk
60.42
Salary of committee
75.00
Sewer pipe
79.95
Sign posts
18.00
State vaults
17.75
Sundries
9.67
Tanglefoot
29.50
Pay rolls, supt. and teams
4,220.50
Balance to 1906
62.88
$5,662.88
$5,662.88
CHARITY DEPARTMENT. AID OF POOR.
Balance from 1904
$20.87
Appropriation
6,900.00
Transferred fron treasury
469.18
$7,390.05
Received from:
City of Boston
$139.51
Chelsea
20.74
Danvers
71.60
Everett
148.17.
Malden
361.69
Woburn
314.00
Town of Braintree
90.00
Needhanı
110.95
Randolph
17.00
Revere
49.00
Commonwealth of Mass.
360.10
A. Gibbons
4.00
Harkell & Co.
5.00
Health dept
61.04
Horse sold
20.00
Overseers of poor
913.45
Soldiers' relief
153.00
2,839.25
$10,229.30
320
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
See overseers of poor for details $11,217.13
Transferred to treasury
352.08
Overdraft $1,339.91
$11,569.21 $11,569.21
CLERICAL ASSISTANCE.
Appropriation
$200.00
Expended.
Salary of clerk
$200.00
· $200.00
$200.00
CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$1.65
Appropriation
100.00
Cash received
3.75
$105.40
Expended.
See overseers of poor report for detail
$77.52
Transferred to treasury
1.65
Balance to 1906
26.23
$105.40
$105.40
ALDERMEN'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$43.26
Transferred from bank and corporation
tax
100.00
Transferred from treasury
25.00
$168.26
321
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Advertising, printing, stationery, etc
$100.06
Engrossing resolutions
11.00
Repairing chairs
21.00
Screen
25.00
Sundries
10.66
$167.72
Balance to 1906
.54
$168.26
$168.26
ASSESSORS' CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$95.22
Transferred from bank and corporation tax
500.00
$595.22
Expended.
Abstracts of deeds
$65.85
Advertising and printing
54.91
Books, cards, stationery, etc
91.39
Clerical assistance
52.00
Miscellaneous
27.20
Posting notices
1.50
Printing assessed poll book
171.50
Repairing safe
27.00
Sundry office expenses
26.80
Use of team
75.00
$593.15
Balance to 1906
2.07
$595.22
$595.22
CITY CLERK'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$1.06
Transferred from treasury, fees
425.00
Cash refunded .25
$426.31
322
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Cash expenses
$85.21
Expressage
8.62
Printing and supplies
58.45
Return of births and deaths
158.48
Sundries
40.25
Telephone services
74.21
$425.22
Transferred to treasury
1.06
Balance to 1906
.03
$426.31
$426.31
COLLECTOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$ .15
Appropriation
600.00
Transferred from bank and corp'n tax
150.00
Cash received, summons, costs of tak- ings, etc.
1,254.77
$2,004.92
Expended.
Advertising takings
$164.85
Cash paid for P. O. stamps
164.80
Clerk's salary
600.00
Clerical assistance
443.75
Constable's services
6.86
Distributing tax bills
60.00
Preparing notices of tax takings
435.75
Printing
110.26
Stationery and supplies
56.63
Sundries
12.30
Telephone services
33.99
Overdrafts
84.27
$2,089.19
$2,089.19
323
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ELECTIONS CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904 $ .53
Transferred from bank and corporation tax
1,500.00
$1,500.53
Expended.
Advertising, and printing ballots, etc
$759.12
Janitor's service, ward room
28.00
Labor on voting booths
69.25
Meal's for registrars of voters and officers
15.65
Officers' services at registration
12.26
Pay roll, election officers
520.00
Pay roll, recount
42.00
Pay roll, special officers
63.37
Posting notices, serving summons, etc
78.20
Rent of ward rooms
101.00
Sundries
44.75
Sundry labor
7.00
Supplies for ward room
19.32
Overdraft, treasurer authorized to bor- row $260.00. 259.92
Transferred to treasury
.53
$1,760.45
$1,760.45
GENERAL CONTINGENT
Balance from 1904
$0.39
Appropriation
104.02
Transferred from bank and corporation tax
1,500.00
$1,604.41
Expended.
Books, stationery and supplies
$92.24
Box rent, car fares and postage
36.94
Ice for free fountains
32.00
324
CITY OF MELROSE.
Labor on free fountains
$10.67
Legal services
101.90
Miscellaneous
26.06
Pay rolls, brush fires
184.10
Printing annual report
671.10
Printing, particular account
24.00
Returns of births, deaths and marriages
223.00
Ringing bells
40.00
Telephone service
121.16
$1,563.17
Balance to 1906
41.24
$1,604.41 $1,604.41
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$13.00
Transferred froni bank and corporation
tax
15.00
$28.00
Expended.
Printing
$2.50
Balance to 1906
25.50
$28.00
$28.00
MAYOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$17.99
Transferred from bank and corporation
tax
125.00
$142.99
Expended.
Box rent, printing and stationery
$12.46
Case and frame
22.00
Salary, clerk
100.00
$134.46
1
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
325
Balance to 1906
$8.53
$142.99
$142.99
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CONTINGENT.
Transferred from bank and corporation
tax
$25.00
Transferred from treasury
23.35
$48.35
Expended.
Lumber and labor
$3.97
Posting notices
2.00
Printing .
2.75
Stamps, tools, etc.
38.70
$47.42
Balance to 1936
.93
$48.35
$48.35
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF ENGINEER.
Appropriation
$300.00
Expended.
Salary
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND CLERK.
Appropriation
$125.00
Expended
Salary
$125.00
$125.00
$125.00
326
CITY OF MELROSE.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER.
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended.
Salary
$91.66
Transferred to contingent
8.34
$100.00
$100.00
PERMANENT MEN.
Appropriation
$3,900.00
Expended.
Salaries
$3,900.00
$3,900.00
$3,900.00
ELECTRICIAN AND DRIVER.
Appropriation
$876.00
Expended.
Salary
$876.00
$876.00
$876.00
ENGINEER AND DRIVER.
Appropriation
$840.00
Expended
Salary
$840.00
$840.00
$840.00
SIXTEEN CALL MEN.
Appropriation
$800.00
327
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Salaries
$773.20
Transferred to contingent
26.80
$800.00
$800.00
TWENTY-FOUR CALL MEN.
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended
Salaries
$1,462.50
Transferred to contingent
37.50
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
COAL AND WOOD.
Appropriation
$464.25
Expended.
Bills paid
$464.25
$464.25
$464.25
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$645.90
Transferred from treasury
100.00
Transferred from sundries account
182.52
$928.42
Expended.
Harnesses and repairing
$43.70
Medical attendance and medicines
61.00
Repairs and stock
317.68
Spare drivers
34.08
Stalls and floors
23.17
Sundries
140.00
Supplies
180.14
Telephone service
102.83
$902.60
328
CITY OF MELROSE.
Transferred to new horse .
$25.00
Balance to 1906
.82
$928.42
$928.42
ELECTRIC AND GAS LIGHTS.
Appropriation
$264.47
Expended.
Electric
$36.47
Gas.
131.31
Solar light lamps
5.00
$172.78
Transferred to contingent
80.00
Balance to 1906
11.69
$264.47
$264.47
FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Appropriation
$140.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$137.70
Transferred to contingent
2.30
$140.00
$140.00
FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation
$300.00
Expended.
Express
$3.90
Labor
12.10
Pay rolls
31.95
Repairs
8.05
Supplies
234.91
$290.91
329
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Balance to 1906
$9.09
$300.00
$300.00
HAY AND GRAIN.
Appropriation
$1,006.65
Transferred from treasury
100.00
Cash received from highway division .
302.00
$1,408.65
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,391.07
Transferred to contingent
17.58
$1,408.65
$1,408.65
HORSE SHOEING.
Appropriation
$216.11
Expended.
Bills paid
$212.21
Balance to 1906
3.90
$216.11
$216.11
INCIDENTALS.
Balance from 1904
$1.68
Transferred to treasury
$1.68
$1.68
$1.68
LAUNDRY AND LINEN.
Appropriation
$106.50
Expended
Bills paid
$95.01
Transferred to contingent
10.00
Balance to 1906
1.49
$106.50
$106.50
330
CITY OF MELROSE.
NEW HORSE.
Appropriation
$250.00
Transferred fromn contingent
25.00
$275.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$275.00
$275.00
$275.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
COLLECTION OF GARBAGE.
Balance froni 1904
$11.25
Appropriation
1,100.00
$1,111.25
Expended.
Bills paid, contract
$950.59
Balance to 1906
149.41
Transferred to treasury
11.25
$1,111.25
$1,111.25
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Appropriation
$750.00
Transferred from treasury
385.00
Cash received Commonwealth of Mass.
224.27
Board of Health
47.50
Charity dept.
.32.53
City of Boston
115.50
City of Cambridge
164.42
City of Somerville
198.83
1,918.05
1,376.81
Less overdraft, 1904
$541.24
331
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended
Food
$346.87
Fuel and lights
24.88
Hack hire
99.25
Medical attendance
154.00
Medicines, etc
27.95
Miscellaneous
38.88
Nurses' services
551.00
Quarantine officers' services
313.50
Telephone service
25.00
$1,581.33
Overdraft 1905
$1,040.09
$1,581.33
$1,581.33
CONTINGENT
Appropriation
$745.00
Transferred from treasury
28.00
Cash received, sundries
94.70
$867.70
Less overdraft, 1904
119.79
$747.91
Expended
Advertising and printing
$47.35
Books and supplies, office
32.00
Burying animal
32.50
Cash expenses
27.04
Examination of cultures
38.00
Expressage
14.00
Fumigating and supplies
233.04
Horse and buggy
6.50
Medicines, etc
19.08
Miscellaneous
156.67
Quarantine officers' services
3.25
Supplies for inspector of milk
21.26
332
CITY OF MELROSE.
Telephone service .
$98.52
$729.21
Balance to 1906
18.70
$747.91
$747.91
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.
Appropriation
$150.00
Expended
Bills paid
$137.40
Balance
12.60
$150.00
$150.00
SALARIES.
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expended.
Clerical assistance
$200.00
Inspector of plumbing
650.00
Sanitary inspector
150.00
$1,000.00 $1,000.00
INSURANCE.
Balance from 1904
$152.59
Appropriation
365.00
Transferred fromn bank and corporation
tax
585.00
Expended.
Premiums paid
$826.56
Balance to 1906
276.03
$1,102.59
$1,102.59
$1,102.59
333
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
INTEREST.
Balance from 1904
$6,166.22
Appropriation
27,500.00
$33,666.22
Receipts.
Accrued interest, sewer bonds
$33.33
Deposits, Melrose National Bank
428.98
Premium on discounts
2.25
Sewer assessments
3,358.77
Taxes collected
,379.88
Tax titles redeemed
529.92
9,733.13
$43,399.35
Expended.
Coupons, Park loan
$380.00
School loan
8,000.00
Sewer loan
13,840.00
Surface drainage
2,400.00
City hall
1,800.00
Sundry notes
6,133.20
Trust funds
509.62
$33,062.82
Balance to 1936
10,336.53
$43,399.35 $43,399.35
MELROSE HOSPITAL.
Transferred from bank and corporation
tax $1,000.00
Cash collected for hospital accounts
74.00
$1,074.00
334
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,000.00
Cash paid to hospital, collected
20.00
Balance to 1906
54.00
$1,074.00
$1,074.00
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation $250.00
Expended.
Paid U. S. Grant Post 4, G. A. R. $250.00
$250.00
$250.00
MILITARY AID.
Balance from 1904
$80.00
Appropriation
200.00
Transferred from Com. of Mass.
141.00
$421.00
Expended.
Pay rolls
$190.00
Balance to 1906
231.00
$421.00
$421.00
PINE BANKS PARK.
Transferred from treasury ·
$500.00
Expended.
Cash paid to treasurer of association
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 335
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
CITY AMBULANCE FUND.
Balance from 1904
$44.05
Cash received for use of ambulance
120.85
$164.90
Expended.
Bills paid
$26.65
Balance to 1906
138.25
$164.90
$164.90
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$571.40
Transferred from treasury
11.66
$583.06
Expended.
Board and care of horse
$373.25
Care of lock-up
37.50
Cash expenses
24.18
First district court
11.66
Medical attendance
1.00
Miscellaneous
29.45
Printing and office supplies
28.00
Repairs to wagon
9.84
Telephone services
62.06
$576.94
Balance to 1906
6.12
$583.06
$583.06
SALARIES OF CHIEF AND REGULAR OFFICERS.
Balance from 1904
.02
Appropriation
11,065.00
$11,065.02
336
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Pay rolls
$11,046.70
Transferred to treasury
.02
Balance to 1906
18.30
$11,065.02 $11,065.02
SALARIES OF SPECIAL OFFICERS.
Balance from 1904
$2.13
Appropriation
735.00
Transferred from treasury
200.00
$937.13
Expended.
Pay rolls
$831.63
Transferred to treasury
2.13
Balance to 1906
103.37
$937.13
$937.13
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
Balance from 1904
$1,270.01
Appropriation
787.14
$2,057.15
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,564.56
Transferred to treasury
.05
Transferred to library supplies
269.96
Balance to 1906
222.58
$2,057.15
$2,057.15
FUEL, LIGHTS, ETC.
Balance from 1904
$1.07
Appropriation
800.00
Cash refunded .
11.04
$812.11
337
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Fuel
$312.21
Lights
381.57
Miscellaneous, standard and lamp
53.76
$747.54
Balance to 1906
63.50
Transferred to treasury
1.07
$812.11
$812.11
JANITORS.
Balance from 1904
$0.77
Appropriation
500.00
$500.77
Expended.
Salary
$500.00
Transferred to treasury
.77
$500.77
$500.77
LIBRARY SUPPLIES.
Balance from 1904
$1.26
Appropriation
15.17
Transferred from books and magazines
269.96
$286.39
Expended.
Advertising and printing
$76.00
Expressage
2.00
Miscellaneous
72.65
Repairs, typewriter
10.08
Rubber matting
33.80
Show case
33.00
Supplies .
27.72
Telephone
12.00
Wedgewood plates, of building
11.17
$278.42
338
CITY OF MELROSE.
Transferred to treasury
$1.26
Balance to 1906
6.71
DI.
$286.39
$286.39
SALARIES.
Balance from 1904
$17.69
Appropriation
1,200.00
$1,217.69
Expended.
Pay rolls
$1,028.90
Transferred to treasury
17.69
Balance to 1906
171.10
$1,217.69
$1,217.69
SALARIES.
CITY OFFICERS.
Balance from 1904
$12.50
Appropriation
12,100.00
$12,112.50
Expended.
Assessors and assistants
$1,050.00
Assessors' clerk
850.00
Auditor
500.00
Board of health
300.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Clerk's assistant
900.00
Collector
1,000.00
Engineer and supt. of public works
2,500.00
Inspector of animals and provisions
100.00
Inspector of buildings
500.00
Inspector of milk and vinegar
100.00
Mayor
500.00
Military and state aid agent
100.00
Overseers of poor
400.00
339
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Registrars of votes
$200.00
Sealer of weights and measures
400.00
Solicitor
500.00
Treasurer
1,000.00
$12,100.00
Transferred to treasury
12.50
$12,112.50 $12,112.50
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT .
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Balance from 1904
$2.14
Appropriation
6,150.00
$6,152.14
Expended.
Bills paid
$5,720.04
Transferred to sundry accounts
390.00
Transferred to treasury
2.14
Balance to 1906
39.96
$6,152.14
$6,152.14
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$500.00
Transferred from books, supplies and
salaries
467.00
Cash received from Com. of Mass.
67.00
A. Deferrari
75.00
Town of Saugus
25.00
Town of Stoneham
1,465.65
2,599.65
I,ess overdraft, 1904
1,639.14
$960.51
340
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,589.74
Overdraft, 1905
$629.23
$1,589.74 $1,589.74
FUEL.
Appropriation
$6,500.00
Transferred from bank and corporation
tax
1,300.00
$7,800.00
Less overdraft, 1904
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