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$6,500.41
Expended.
Bills paid
$6,747.33
Overdraft, 1905, treasurer authorized to
borrow $600.00
$246.92
$6,747.33
$6,747.33
FURNITURE.
Appropriation
$450.00
Cash proceeds of note
111.25
$561.25
Expended.
Bills paid
561.25
$561.25
$561.25
PRINTING.
Appropriation
$250.00
Cash proceeds of note.
56.33
Transferred from salaries
40.00
$346.33
341
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended
Bills paid
$341.53
Balance to 1906
4.80
$346.33
$346.33
REPAIRS.
Balance from 1904
$0.38
Appropriation
2,000.00
Cash proceeds of note
598.55
Transferred from books, supplies and salaries
218.00
$2,816.93
Expended.
Bills paid
$2,812.55
Transferred to treasury
.38
Balance to 1906
4.00
$2,816.93 $2,816.93
SALARIES
TEACHING, SUPERVISION AND JANITORS.
Balance from 1904
$17.61
Appropriation
69,317.00
Cash refunded
.75
$69,335.36
Expended.
Pay rolls
$68,920.91
Transferred to sundry accounts
335.00
Transferred to treasury
17.61
Balance to 1906
61.84
$69,335.36 $69,335.36
TRANSPORTATION.
Appropriation
$546.00
Cash proceeds of note
18.00
$564.00
342
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$564.00
$564.00
$564.00
SOLDIERS' BURIAL.
Transferred from Com. of Mass.
$105.00
Expended.
Undertakers' services
$140.00
Overdrafts, 1904
35.00
Overdraft, 1905
$70.00
$175.50
$175.50
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Transferred from bank and corporation
tax
$2,000.00
Received fron cash refunded
42.75
Town of Marblehead
32.00
Town of Stoneham
90.75
Town of Wenham
131.91
Transferred from: treasury
800.00
$3,097.41
Less overdraft, 1904
136.58
$2.960.83
Expended.
Aid furnish e-1
$288.00
Allowance, pay roll
1,316.63
Board
309.00
Dry goods
27.87
Food
422.18
Fuel
300.08
Fumigating
1.50
343
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Laundry $5.66
Medical attendance and medicine 43.23
Rents
528.00
Shoes
6.15
Sundries, supplies, books, printing
11.93
$3,260.23
Overdraft, 1905
$299.40
$3,260.23
$3,260.23
STATE AID.
Transferred from Com. of Mass.
$3,332.50
Cash returned, not called for 12.00
$3,344.50
Less overdraft, 1904
283.50
$3,061.00
Expended.
Pay rolls
$3,332.00
Overdraft, 1905
$271.00
$3,332.00
$3,332.00
SURĘTY BONDS.
Appropriation
$19).00
Expended.
Premiums on bonds
$175.00
Balance to 1906
15.00
$190.00
$190.00
TAXES.
COUNTY TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed $15,272.57
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended
Paid county treasurer $15,272.57
METROPOLITAN PARK TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed
$5,922.31
Expended.
Paid state treasurer
$5,922.31
METROPOLITAN SEWER TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed
$12,077.04
Expended.
Paid state treasurer
$12,077.04 .
STATE TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed
$18,600.00
Expended.
Paid state treasurer
$18.600.00
RANK AND CORPORATION TAXES.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, bank
and corporation
$14,900.64
Less overdraft, 1904
82.17
$14,080.47
Expended
National bank tax
$741.84
Transferred to Aldermen's contingent .
100.00
Assessors'
500.00
Collector's
66
150.00
Election
1,500.00
General ..
1,500.00
Insp. of b'ld'gs
15.00
345
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Mayor's contingent $125.00
Sealer of W. & M.
25.00
Brown-tail and gypsy moths
1,000.00
Insurance
585.00
Loans, municipal, B. T. & G. M.
1,000.00
Loans, municipal, side- walk, Elm street
2,000.00
Melrose hospital
1,000.00
School dept., fuel
1,300.00
Soldiers' relief
2,000.00
$13,541.84
Balance to 1906
538.63
$14,080.47 $14,080.47
BASE BALL PARK.
Balance from 1904
$100.00
Expended.
Bill paid
$100.00
$100.00
$100 00
CLAIMS.
C. L. McLane, injury on sidewalk
$300,00
O. C. Nicoll, executive trespassing
332.31
Overdraft, 1904
131.12
$763.43
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Cash, state treasurer $3,796.00
Overdraft, 1904 3,796.00
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Transferred to Military aid
$70.00
Soldiers' burial
105.00
State aid
3,403.50
$3,578.50
Refunded by commonwealth, Dec. 1906.
ELL POND PARK.
Expended.
J. Singer, Jr., for land
$500.00
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Balance from 1904
$88.97
Expended.
Bills paid
$86.90
Balance to 1906
2.07
$88.97
$88.97
LOANS, MUNICIPAL AND PERMANENT.
Balance, Jan. 31, 1905
$61,031.54
Cash received for notes
52,641.47
$113,673.01
Expended.
Paid sundry notes, see treasurer's report
for detail
$44,531.54
Balance to 19 6
69,141.47
$113,673.01 $113,673.01
347
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
LOANS TEMPORARY.
Balance, Jan. 31, 1905 $112,935.10
Cash received for note 229,929.61 -$342,864.71
Expended.
Paid sundry notes, see treasurer's
report for details $233,935.10
Balance to 1906 108,929.66
$342,864.71 $342,864.71
MELROSE TOWN HISTORY.
Balance from 1904 $129.21
OVERLAYS, ADDITIONAL AND ABATEMENTS.
TAXES OF 1883 TO 1899. .
Balance, Jan. 31, 1905
$5,433.89
Transferred to refunded taxes 197.50
Balance, Jan. 31, 1906 $5,236.39
TAXES OF 1900.
Overdraft, Jan. 31, 1905
$913.22
Transferred to refunded taxes $31.95
Abated in 1905 38.65
70.60
Overdraft, Jan. 31, 1906
$983.82
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CITY OF MELROSE.
TAXES OF 1901. .
Balance, Jan. 31, 1905
$232.78
Transferred to refunded taxes $28.75
Abated in 1905 2.00
30.75
Balance, Jan. 31, 1906 .
$202.03
TAXES OF 1902.
Overdraft, Jan. 31, 1905
$2,831.68
Additionals, 1905
3.44
$2,828.24
Transferred to refunded taxes . $65.36
Abatements in 1905 121.93
187.29
Overdraft, Jan. 31, 1906
$3,015.53
TAXES OF 1903
Overdraft, Jan. 31, 1905
$213.54
Transferred to refunded taxes $68.40
Abatements in 1905 .548.93
617.33
$830.87
Additionals in 1905
258.30
Overdraft, Jan. 31, 1906
$572.57
TAXES OF 1904.
Balance, Jan. 31, 1905
$2,176.07
Additionals in 1905
120.93
$2,297.00
Abatements in 1905
902.75
Balance, Jan. 31, 1906
$1,394.25
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
TAXES OF 1905.
Overlay
$5,280.01 1,486.80
Additionals
$6,766.81
Abatements
4,212.77
Balance, Jan. 31, 1906
$2,554.04
$9,386.71
Iess overdrafts, 1900-1902-1903
4,571.92
Balance, Jan. 31, 1906
$4,814.79
PAY ROLL TAILINGS.
UNCLAIMED AMOUNTS.
Cash received
$27.71
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING.
Balance, Jan. 1904
$112.44
Expended.
Bill paid
$93.15
Balance to 1906
19.29
$112.44
$112.44
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Balance from 1904
$14,462.98
Collected
14,140.65
$28,603.63
Expended.
Transferred to interest
$3,358.77
Transferred to sewer sinking fund 22,000.00
Balance to 1906
3,244.86
$28,603.63 $28,603.63
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CITY OF MELROSE.
SINKING FUNDS.
CENTRAL FIRE STATION NOTE SINKING FUND.
Appropriation $432.00
Cash received from sinking fund comm'rs 2,108.86
$2,540.86
Expended.
Paid to sinking fund commissioners $432.00
Transferred to permanent debt 2,108.86
$2,540.86
$2,540.86
CENTRAL FIRE STATION AND SCHOOL NOTE SINKING FUND.
Appropriation $1,272.00
Cash received from sinking fund comm'rs 1,272.12
$2,544.12
Expended.
Paid to sinking fund commissioners
$1,272.00
Transferred to permanent debt 1,272.12
$2,544.12
$2,544.12
SCHOOL HOUSE LOAN SINKING FUND BONDS.
Appropriation
$7,222.00
Balance to 1906
$7,222.00
$7,222.00
$7,222.00
SCHOOL HOUSE LAND NOTE SINKING FUND.
$786.00
Appropriation .
Balance to 1906
$786.00
$786.00
$786.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SEWER LOAN SINKING FUND BONDS.
Cash received, premium on bonds sold $915.00
Transferred from sewer assessments 22,000.00
$22,915.00
Expended.
Paid to sewer loan sinking fund comm'rs $22,915.00
$22,915.00 $22,915.00
STONE CRUSHER NOTE SINKING FUND.
Appropriation
$521.00
Cash received from sinking fund comm'rs 521.10
$1,042.10
Expended.
Paid sinking fund commissioners
$521.00
Transferred to permanent debt
521.10
$1,042.10 $1,042.10
SURFACE DRAINAGE SINKING FUND BONDS.
Appropriation
$1,207.40
Balance to 1906
$1,207.40
$1,207.40 $1,207.40
TOWN HALL SINKING FUND BONDS.
Appropriation
$1,537.65
Balance to 1906
$1,537.65
$1,537.65 $1,537.65
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND BONDS.
Transferred from water fund surplus of
1904 $6,252.58
Cash premium on bonds sold
915.00
7,167.58:
352
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Paid to water loan sinking fund com- missioners, $7,167.58
$7,167.58
$7,167.58
TAX TITLE TAKINGS.
Balance unredeemed, Jan. 31, 1905
$6,176.05
Paid collector
4,247.20
register of deeds
150.00
$10,573.25
Cash received titles redeemed
4,524,78
$6,048.47
Transferred to City of Melrose, real est. . .
903.74
Total unredeemed, Jan 31, 1906
$5,144.73
CITY OF MELROSE, UNREDEEMED REAL ESTATE.
Balance unredeemed, Jan. 31, 1905
$271.48
Transferred from tax titles
903.74
Sewer Assessments
$1,175.22
Paid collector
65.23
Paid register of deeds
2.35
Paid attorney, preparing advertisements, real estate
60.50
Paid advertising
45.90
Paid register of deeds
7.79
$1,356.95
TAXES COLLECTED
1900 tax,
interest
$5.83
$24.00
$29.83
1901
25.92
193.12
219.04
1902 “
66
27.74
223.80
251.54
353
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
1903 tax
interest
$1,616.07
$17,218.40
$18,834.47
1904 “
3,501.15
90,173.64
93,674.79
1905 "
66
203.17
163,323.89
163,527.06
$5,379.88 $271,156.85
Total interest and taxes . . $276,536.73
TAXES REFUNDED.
Transferred from overlays $391.96
Expended.
Cash refunded, illegal assessments $391.96
$391.96
$391.96
TREASURY. See Page 302.
TRUST FUNDS.
CEMETERY.
Balance from 1904
$10,969.50
Cash received :
Estate of Daniel W. Foster
$197.50
Peter M. Goff
150.00
Mary A. Livermore
500.00
Arthur S. De Wolf
120.00
Mrs. Mary H. Ellms
100.00
Rev. Burke F. Leavitt
131.00
Ansel B. Pierce
191.00
Georgianna and Lina T. Poor
180.00
Henrietta K. Rand
80.00
Mrs. Elizabeth Sircom
80.00
$1,729.50
Total, Jan. 31, 1906
$12,699.00
354
CITY OF MELROSE.
E. TOOTHAKER FUND.
Balance from 1904
$1,214.77
Cash, interest
97.26
$1,312.03
Expended.
Bills paid for aid furnished. $102.54
Balance to 1906
1,209.49
$1,312.03
$1,312.03
WATER BONDS.
Cash received from sinking fund com-
missoners $37,000.00
Expended.
Paid 37 bonds, issue of Nov. 1, 1885. . $37,000.00
$37,000.00
$37,000.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
PROPERTY TAKEN BY COMMONWEALTH.
Balace from 1904 $2,728.92
Cash received from Geo. L. Mayberry,
attorney 175,850.08
$178,579.00
Fees retained, amounting to $23,000.00.
Expended.
C. A. Allen, prof. services $260.44
J. H. Benton, auditor 725.00
E. C. Bumpus, auditor 662.50
City of Medford, ¿ sundry payments 209.53
J. W. Ellis, consulting engineer 33.33
R. R. Felton, services and expenses
229.80
355
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
C. A. Hague, services and expenses, expert
$688.82
J. W. Holt, prof. services 462.37
Emil Kruchling, services and expenses, expert
463.00
Rand, Vinton & Wakefield, consulta- tation
58.33
J. H. Shedd, services
105.76
J. A. Stiles, auditor
662.50
$4,561.38
Balance to 1906
174,017.62
$178,579.00 $178,579.00
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
FOR DETAILS OF ALL ACCOUNTS, SEE REPORT OF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CITY HALL.
CONTINGENT.
Balance froni 1904
$22.41
Appropriation
300.00
$322.41
Expended.
Bills paid
$277.90
Transferred to treasury
22.41
Balance to 1906
22.10
$322.41
$322.41
HEATING.
Balance from 1904
$11.27
Appropriation
330.00
$341.27
356
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$328.45
Transferred to treasury
11.27
Balance to 1906
1.55
$341.27
$341.27
JANITOR'S SERVICE.
Balance from 1904
$11.75
Appropriation
750.00
$761.75
Expended.
Bills paid
$742.00
Transferred to treasury
11.75
Balance to 1906
8.00
$761.75
$761.75
LIGHTING.
Balance from 1904
$95.64
Appropriation
300.00
Cash for use of hall
500.00
$895.64
Expended.
Bills paid
$704.77
Transferred to treasury
95.64
Balance to 1906
95.23
$895.64
$895.64
COLLECTION OF ASHES.
Appropriation
$1,380.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,196.38
Balance to 1906
183.62
$1,380.00
$1,380.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 357
ENGINEERING DIVISION.
CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1904
$39.55
Appropriation
250.00
$289.55
Expended.
Bills paid
$219.45
Transferred to treasury
39.55
Balance to 1906
30.55
$289.55
$289.55
SALARIES.
Balance from 1904
$467.11
Appropriation
2,100.00
Transferred from water fund
400.00
Cash received, Main street widening
488.06
$3,455.17
Expended.
Bills paid
$2,602.75
Transferred to treasury
467.11
Balance to 1906
385.31
$3,455.17
$3,455.17
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
GENERAL, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
Balance from 1904
$1,043.23
Appropriation 21,500.00
Cash, sundry bills for sundry divisions 9,083.45
$31,626.68
358
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$31,332.60
Balance to 1906
294.08
$31,626.68
$31,626.68
PARKS.
Balance from 1904
$22.06
Appropriation
100.00
$122.06
Expended.
Bills paid
$98.21
Transferred to treasury
22.06
Balance to 1906
1.79
$122.06
$122.06
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE.
BOARD AND CARE OF HORSE.
Balance from 1904
$0.01
Appropriation
310.00
$310.01
Expended.
Bills paid
$300.30
Transferred to treasury
.01
Balance to 1906
9.70
$310.01
$310.01
CLERICAL SERVICES.
Balance from 1904
$2.49
Appropriation
490.00
$492.49
359
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills paid
$489.00
Transferred to treasury
2.49
Balance to 1906
1.00
$492.49
$492.49
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$300.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$295.18
Balance to 1906
4.82
$300.00
$300.00
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Balance from 1904
$2.24
Appropriation
70.00
$72.24
Expended.
Bills paid
$61.46
Transferred to treasury
2.24
Balance to 1906
8.54
$72.24
$72.24
SEWER DIVISION.
CONSTRUCTION.
Balance from 1904
$1,254.04
Cash, sale of bonds
10,000.00
Cash, W. D. Hunter
371.07
Cash, sundry bills, sundry divisions
2,124.72
$13,749.83
360
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
Balance to 1906
$10,890.06 2,859.77
$13,749.83
$13,749.83
MAINTENANCE.
Balance from 19 4
$322.17
Appropriation
500.00
Cash, W. D. Hunter
299.35
Cash, highway division
13.00
$1,134.52
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,061.84
Balance to 1906
72.68
$1,134.52
$1,134.52
PRIVATE SEWERS.
Balance from 1904
$21.39
Cash received
3,017.81
$3,139.20
Expended.
Bills paid
$2,991.80
Balance
47.40
$3,039.20
$3,039.20
SIDEWALK DIVISION
NEW CONTINUOUS WALKS.
Balance from 1904
$467.41
Cash receipts
843.56
$1,310.97
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills paid
$623.44
Balance to 1906
687.53
$1,310.97
$1,310.97
INDIVIDUAL WALKS.
Balance from 1904
$586.72
Appropriation
1,000.00
Cash receipts
1,540.95
$3,127.67
Expended.
Bills paid
$2,791.18
Balance to 1906
336.49
$3,127.67
$3,127.67
REPAIRS.
Balance from 1904
$10.74
Balance to 1906
$10.74
$10.74
$10.74
STONE BOUNDS.
Balance from 1904
$64.79
Balance to 1906
$64.79
$64.79
$64.79
STREET LIGHTS.
Balance from 1904
$175.76
Appropriation
12,256.50
$12,432.26
362
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$12,329.97
Balance to 1906
102.29
$12,432.26
$12,432.26
STREET SPRINKLING.
Cash receipts
$4,736.31
Less overdraft, 1904
3,234.55
$1,501.76
Expended.
Bills paid
$3,864.01
Overdraft to 1906
$2,362.25
$3,864.01
$3,864.01
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
Balance from 1904
$12,215.42
Cash, W. D. Hunter
5.41
$12,220.83
Expended.
Bills paid
$12,333.30
Overdraft
112.47
$12,333.30 $12,333.30
WATER DIVISION.
WATER FUND.
Balance froni 1904
$12,393.99
Cash receipts .
49,700.83
Cash, sale of bonds
10,000.00
$72,094.82
363
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Paid interest coupons
$10,540.00
Paid state treasurer, W. L. S. fund
4,829.71
Paid state treasurer, interest
12,558.36
Paid state treasurer, maintenance
3,090.46
Paid bill for water bonds . 37.50
Transferred to engineering division 400. 0
Transferred to construction
10,000.00
Transferred to maintenance .
12,800.62
Transferred to W. L. sinking fund
6,252.58
Balance to 19 6
11,585.59
$72,094.82 $72,094.82
CONSTRUCTION.
Transferred from water fund
$10,000.00
Less overdraft, 1904
6,986.56
$3,013.44
Expended.
Bill paid
$2,064.98
Balance to 1906
948.46
$3,013.44
$3,013.44
MAINTENANCE. .
Cash receipts
$2,691.54
Cash, sundry bills, sundry divisions
1,711.86
Transferred from water fund
12,800.62
17,204.02
Expended.
Bills paid
$17,204.02
$17,204.02
$17,204.02
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CITY OF MELROSE.
BUILDING SOUTH AVENUE.
Cash, proceeds of note
$2,000.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
CITY SCALES.
Balance from 1904
$29.43
Transferred from treasury
3.25
$32.68
Expended.
Bills paid
$3.25
Transferred to treasury
29.43
$32.68
$32.68
DIX POND.
Balance from 1904
$1.48
Expended.
Bill paid
$0.35
Balance to 1906
1.13
$1.48
$1.48
LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.
Balance from 1904
$21.73
Balance to 1906
$21.73
$21.73
$21.73
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
MAIN STREET CURBSTONE.
Overdraft, from 1904
$2,533.95
Bills paid, 1905
831.19
Overdraft to 1906
$3,365.14
MAIN STREET WIDENING DAMAGES
Balance from 1904
$200.00
Cash received, B. & N. St. R. R.
13,745.00
$13,945.00
Expended.
Paid awards
$13,820.00
Balance to 1906
125.00
$13,945.00
$13,945.00
MAIN STREET WIDENING
J. L. BRYNE, CONTRACT.
Cash received, B. & N. Śt. R. R.
$18,086.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$17,795.75
Balance to 1906
290.25
$18,086.00 $18,086.00
MELROSE COMMON.
Balance from 1904
$553.77
Appropriation
300.00
Cash, sundry divisions
21.00
$874.77
366
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid
$874.73
Balance to 1906
.04
$874.77
$874.77
REMOVAL OF SEWALL SCHOOL BUILDING.
Cash, proceeds of notes
$2,000.00
Cash, First Baptist church
1,500.00
Cash, school department
200.00
$3,700.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$3,580.07
Balance to 1906
119.93
$3,700.00
$3,700.00
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH.
Personal property, schedule on file
$727.59
CHARITY DEPARTMENT.
Personal property, schedule on file
$1,421.02
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Central fire station, on city hall lot
$20,000.00
Hose No. 3.
Building 10,267 sq. feet of land
$1,200.00
3,075.00
$4,275.00
367
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Hose No. 4.
Building .
$1,800.00 550.00
5,625 sq. ft. land
$2,350.00
Personal property
13,281.70
Fire alarm system
16,000.00
$59,506.70
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Personal property, schedule on file $940.00
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Building
$30,000.00
30,300 sq. ft. land
10,600.00
Personal property, library books, etc . 16,000.00
Funiture, fixtures, tables and supplies
6,000.00
$62,600.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Converse school building
$5,000.00
21,017 sq. ft. land
1,050.00
$6,050.00
Franklin school building
$30,000.00
21,752 sq. ft. land
6,575.00
$36,575.00
Gooch school building
$25,000.00
27,815 sq. ft. land
4,450.00
$29,450.00
High school building
$100,000.00
116,385 sq. ft. land
58,200.00
$158,200.00
Lincoln school building
$30,000.00
27,604 sq. ft. land
6,900.00
$36,900.00
368
CITY OF MELROSE.
Livermore school building
$12,000.00 6,650.00
$18,650.00
Mann, Horace, school building
$20,000.00
26,331 sq. ft. land
4,475.00
$24,475.00
Ripley school building
$2,200.00
14,567 sq. ft. land
575.00
$2,775.00
Sewall school building
$8,000.00
14,748 sq. ft. land
7,375.00
$15,375.00
Warren school building
$14,000.00
18,572 sq. ft. land
2,300.00
$16,300.00
Washington school building
$30,000.00
30,794 sq. ft. land
4,000.00
$34,000.00
West side school building
$1,000.00
11,880 sq. ft. land
3,325.00
$4,325.00
Whittier school building
$7,500.00
15,000 sq. ft. land
3,000.00
$10,500.00
Winthrop school building
$11,000.00
26,544 sq. ft. land
1,600.00
$12,600.00
Total buildings and lands
$406,175.00
Personal property
41,150.00
Total
$447,325.00
SUNDRIES.
Old school building, Chestnut street
$500.00
12,000 sq. ft. land
2,400.00
$2,900.00
26,555 sq. ft. land
369
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Old school building, Green street
$500.00
24,500 sq. ft. land
3,600.00
$4,100.00
Old school building, Upham street
$600.00
11, 400 sq. ft. land
675.00
$1,275.00
$8,275.00
WYOMING CEMETERY.
Buildings $2,900.00
47 and three-quarters acres land
31,700.00
Water system
950.00
Personal property
183.00
$35,733.00
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
City hall building
$65,000.00
44,934 sq. ft. land
67.400.00
Furniture, fixtures and sundries,
schedule on file
8,726.45
$141,126.45
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Crusher lot, Maple street, 49,015 sq.
ft. land
$1,000.00
Crusher lot, Linwood avenue, 132,877 sq. ft. land
3,200.00
Stone crusher plant, tools, etc
4,800.00
Road roller, scrapers, plows, sprink- ling carts, etc
3,227.50
Horses, carts, harnesses, tools, etc
2,516.00
$14,743.50
PUBLIC PARKS.
Ell pond park $15,000.00
Melrose common, 4 35-100 acres
10,000.00
370
CITY OF MELROSE.
Sewall Woods park, 9 acres and 10,000 sq. ft. land $11,250.00
Strip east side Ell pond 1,000.00
Lot, Main and Lynde streets, 5,000 sq. ft. land . 1,250.00
Settees
25.00
$38,525.00
SEWER DIVISION.
Sewer system, cost of construction $396,747.84
Stock 2,933.52
Tools
1,224.50
$400,905.86
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
Cost of construction
$87,431.73
Stock
121.71
$87,553.44
WATER DIVISION.
Water system, cost of construction
$463,737.51
Stock .
4,753.09
$468,490.60
RECAPITULATION.
Brown tail and gypsy moths
$727.59
Charity department
1,421.02
Fire
55,906.70
Police .
940.00
Public library
62,600.00
School department
447,325.00
Sundries
8,275.00
Wyoming cemetery
35,733.00
City hall
141,126.45
Highway division
14,743.50
Public parks
38,525.00
Sewer division
400,905.86
Surface drainage
87,553.44
Water division
468,490.60
$1,764.273.16
INDEX TO AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Aggregate Transactions in each Account, Table of
310-316
Assets and Liabilities, January 31, 1906 309
Base Ball Park 345
Bonded Debt
299
Cash Account, 1905
301
Cemetery
318
Cemetery Trust Fund
353
Central Fire Station and School Note Sinking Fund 350
Central Fire Station Note Sinking Fund
350
Charity Department
319
City Auditor's Report
297
Claims
345
345
Assessors'
321 321
Collector's
322 323
General
323 324
Inspector of Buildings
324
66 Sealer of Weights and Measures
325 343
County Taxes
Ell Pond Park
346
E. Toothaker Trust Fund
354
Finances 298
Fire Department
325-330
Fourth of July Celebration
346
Health Department
330-332
Insurance
332
Interest .
333
Ledger Balances, January 31, 1906
303
Loans, Municipal and Permanent
346
Loans, Temporary
347
Melrose Hospital
333
Melrose Town History
347
Memorial Day
334
Metropolitan Park Tax 344
Military Aid
334
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Contingent, Aldermanic.
320
City Clerk
Elections
Mayor's
372
CITY OF MELROSE.
Overlays, Additionals and Abatements 347-348-349
Pay Roll Tailings 349
Pine Banks Park 334
Police Department 335
Public Library
336
Public Library Building
349
Public Works Department :
Browntail and Gypsy Moths
317
City Hall
355
Collection of Ashes
356
Dix Pond
364
Engineering Department
357
Highway Division
357
Main Street Curbstone
365
Main Street Widening
365
Melrose Common .
365
Parks
369
Public Works Office
358
Sewer
359 360
Street Lights
361
Street Sprinkling .
362 362
Surface Drainage
362 338
School Department ..
School House Land Note Sinking Fund
350
School House Loan Sinking Fund
350
Sewer Assessments
349
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund
351
Soldier's Burial
342
Soldiers' Relief
342
State Aid
343
State Sewerage Tax
344
State Tax
344
Stone Crusher Note Sinking Fund
351
Surety Bonds. 343
Surface Drainage Loan Sinking Fund
343-351
Taxes
343-344-345
Taxes Collected 352
Refunded
353
Tax Title Takings
352
Treasury 302
Town Hall Loan Sinking Fund
351
Unredeemed Real Estate. 352
Water Loan Sinking Fund
351
Salaries
Schedule of City Property
366 339
Sidewalk Department
Water Division
City Clerk's Report.
MELROSE, MASS., July 13, 1906.
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, MELROSE, MASS.
Dear Sir :- In compliance with the city ordinances, I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report of the receipts of the City Clerk's department, the same being for the muni- cipal year ending January 31, 1906, the payment of the same to the proper authorities, the vital statistics of the City of Melrose for 19.5, with the assessed polls and voters.
Respectfully yours,
W. DEHAVEN JONES,
City Clerk.
FEES RECEIVED IN CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT, 1905, FOR
FINANCIAL YEAR FEBRUARY 1, 1905 - JANUARY 31, 1906.
Returning births, marriages and deaths. $223.00
Certificates of births, marriages and deaths, 6 @, 50. 3.00
Intentions of marriages, 174 @ 50 cents. 87.00
Mortgages of personal property, 83 @ 75 cents 62.25
Releases, sales, etc., 83 @ 25 cents 20.75
Drivers' licenses, 9 @ $1.00 9.00
Carriage licenses, 11 @ $1.00
11.00
· Hurdy gurdy licenses, 12 @ $1.00. . 12.00
Fireworks licenses, 8 @ $2.00
16.00
Gunpowder and firearms licenses, 2 @ $2.00
4.00
374
CITY OF MELROSE.
Entertainments and dances, 3 @ $1.00
$3.00
Junk dealers' licenses, 8 @ $10.00.
80.00
Bootblack license, 1 @ 50 cents
.50
Auctioneers' licenses, 11 @ $2.00.
22.00
Express and job wagon licenses, 19 @ $1.00.
19.00
Employment office license, 1 @ $1.00
1.00
Total.
$573.50
April 17, 1905,
Paid city treasurer
$223.00
May 3, 1905,
66
66
66
50.00
June 3, 1905,
66
101.50
July 11, 1905,
66
66
35.50
August 2, 1905,
66
66
66
15.00
Sept. 30, 1905,
66
66
51.75
Feb. 1, 1906,
66
60
66
96.75
$573.50
DOG LICENSES.
W. DEHAVEN JONES, City Clerk, Melrose, in account with Middlesex County Treasurer.
544 male licenses @ $2.00 each
$1,088.00
70 female licenses @ $5.00 each 350.00
1 breeder's license
25.00
$1,463.00
615 licenses, less 20 cents each.
123.00
$1,340.00
June 3, 1905, by check to county treas. $943.40
Dec. 4, 1905, by check to county treas. 396.60
$1,340.00
375
CITY CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS.
Whole number recorded in 1905.
302
Whole number recorded in 1904
295
Increase from last year
7
Number of males born
156
Number of females born
146
302
Number of twin births .. 3
MARRIAGES.
Number of intentions filed .
179
Both parties residents of Melrose 63
But one party a resident of Melrose
115
Both parties residents outside of Melrose
1
179
Number of marriages recorded
184
Both parties residents of Melrose
61
But one party a resident of Melrose
116
Neither party a resident of Melrose.
7
184
First marriage of
338
Second marriage of
25
Third marriage of.
4
Fourth marriage of
1
368
Age of oldest groom
70
Age of youngest groom
19
Age of oldest bride
70
Age of youngest bride.
17
376
CITY OF MELROSE.
DEATHS.
Number of deaths for 1905.
219
Number of deaths of males
96
Number of deaths of females
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