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$21.73
No expenditures.
CITY SCALES.
In accordance with the ordinance all materials purchased by the city, so far as I am aware, have been weighed on the city scales, and in addition to these, goods of outside parties or individuals have been weighed and the fees established by
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ordinance collected. These collections have amounted to $26.50, and have been paid to the City Treasurer.
ENGINEERING DIVISION.
SYNOPSIS OF WORK DONE.
For Highway Division:
Street lines and grades for construction, gutters, crossings, guard rails, etc.
Green street, at Franklin square, new street lines and grades.
Sylvan street, line and grades for construction.
Park street, line and grades for gutters:
Main street, both sides, near Sylvan street, lines for guard rails.
Swain's Pond avenue, line for guard rails.
Reading Hill avenue, line for guard rails.
Howard street, line for guard rails.
Renwick road, line for guard rails.
Upham street, east of Fletcher street, line for fence.
Melrose street, line for fence.
Myrtle street, east side, line for wall.
E. Foster street, line for fence.
Pleasant street, line for guard rail at culvert.
W. Emerson street, W. of Charles street, grades for re- grading.
Fletcher street, line and grades for regrading.
Baxter street, line and grades for construction.
Florence street, Wyoming avenue, north, for curbing. Wyoming avenue, layout for crossing at Hurd street.
Laurel street, line and grades for gutter on south side.
Cedar park, for regrading at R. R. depot.
Florence street, Russell street to Wyoming avenue, regrad- ing.
Howard street, crossing at Elm street.
Green street, crossing at Avon street.
W. Emerson street, crossing at Poplar street. Wyoming avenue, resetting curb at Briry's.
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For Sewer Division:
Streets sewered, plans and grades given, estimates ren- dered, plans and profiles made.
Goodyear avenue.
360 ft. 15-in. pipe
Washington street.
333 ft. 8-in. pipe
Brazil street
647 ft. 6-in. pipe
Orris street.
804 ft. 6-in. pipe
Orris place. .
163 ft. 6-in. pipe
Natalie avenue.
29I ft. 6-in. pipe
Renwick road, proposed.
Sewall Woods road, proposed.
Tremont street, private way, proposed.
Crystal street, private sewer.
Schedule of sewer assessments for Stoneham branch Met. sewer.
Schedule of sewer assessments, Melrose sewers, built 1905. General sewer plan to date.
For Water Division:
Lines for construction spiked out, estimates of cost made, drawings and blue prints of special castings furnished. School street.
II4
feet
E. Emerson street.
I45
Fells court.
I32
66
Wood avenue.
216
Ashland, W. ext
65
66
N. High street.
60
66
Tremont street
300
Nelson avenue.
300
Clifford street 160
66
Mystic avenue
320
66
Whittier street. 518
66
Porter street 1032
899
66
Gould street.
Summer street. 700
66
Upham street. II34
66
W. Emerson street. 147
66
66
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Winthrop place 400 feet Wyoming avenue. 400
General water plans plotted to date.
Record Plans:
For establishing grades, streets, cross-sectioned, plans and profiles made.
Green street, at Franklin square, new layout.
Meridian street, Beech avenue to Park street.
Emerson street, Lebanon street to Bellevue avenue.
Mystic avenue, for regrading.
E. Foster street, Main street to Myrtle street.
Linden street, for grading.
Baxter street, for macadamizing and curbing.
Gould street, for regrading.
Pleasant street, for macadamizing and curbing.
Florence street, for macadamizing and curbing.
Whittier street, for regrading.
Everett street, for curbing.
Orrtis street extension, for county commissioners' layout. Myrtle street, for curbing.
Melrose street extension, proposed new street.
Washington street, Brazil street to Malden line.
Batchelder street, for regrading.
Fletcher street, grading and curbing.
Winthrop place, rebuilding street.
Rogers street, proposed new street. 1
For Sidewalks:
I. Curbing .- Plans and profiles made, lengths and radii computed, lines and grades given, work measured.
Linear ft.
Straight
Linear ft. Curved
For Individual walks.
2,145.15
271.40
" Continuous walks
4,318.02
453.03
" Highways
158.40
137.10
Total
6,621.57 861.53
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2. Concrete .- Under contract with C. L. Hoffman, by Robt. Philpot and City of Melrose, laid out, inspected, meas- ured and estimates rendered.
QUANTITIES IN SQUARE YARDS
Repairs
New Work
Top Dressing
Total
Repairs of Present Walks.
2,616.19
Individual Walks
712.16 2,410.21
578.78 5.33 3.69
3,194.97 717.49
Continuous Walks
2,413.90
Totals
2,616.19
3,122.37
587.80
6,326.36
3. Granolithic walks.
Chas. S. Dennis, Stratford road. 940 sq. ft.
J. H. Duffill, Stratford road 425 sq. ft.
Wm. A. Jepson, Upham street. 3,358 .6
Roscoe D. Perley, W. Emerson St. 1,417
For Surface Drainage:
Surveys, computations and plans made, lines and grades given for all work constructed during the current year, viz :- Linden street conduit, Bellevue avenue to Porter street. Porter street conduit, Linden street to Fletcher street. Porter street, Linden street to Orient avenue.
Porter street, Main street to Bellevue avenue.
Orient avenue, Porter street south.
Bellevue avenue, Linden street south.
Green street, Main street to Rowe street.
Rowe street, Green street to Beverly.
Summer street, Linwood avenue south to Angle.
Mystic avenue, Lynde street to Glen street.
Walnut street, Grove street to Lynde street. Cass street, N. and S. of low point.
Dell avenue, N. and S. of low point.
Emerson street, Charles street west.
Foster street, Ell Pond Brook to Dill's court.
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Gooch street, Laurel street north. Laurel street, Larrabee street to Sixth street. Pleasant street at Cascade Brook. Pleasant street Brook to Francis street. Pleasant street Brook to Everett street.
Winthrop place, Franklin street north.
Henry avenue, 4 catch basins. Beech avenue, 2 catch basins. Cleveland street, one catch basin. Meridian, at Beech avenue, one catch basin. Upham street, one catch basin at Dennis. Right of Way, off Green street, 60 ft. conduit. Green street, at car stables, proposed. Conduit, rear of high school, proposed. Melrose street ext., conduit, proposed. Tables and estimates for 1906 report. General surface drainage plan to date.
For Abuttors:
Meridian street, street-line for Allen Sim. Melrose street, street-line for fence, No. 65. Summer street, street-line for Mrs. Whittier. Mystic avenue, line for fence, Jonah Dahlin. First, Sixth and Eleventh streets, line for Land court. Laurel street, street-line for Allmon, No. 81. Francis street, grade for walk, No. 13. W. Foster street, line and grade for N. E. T. & T. Co. First street, street-line for Dotherty, No. 213. Boardman avenue, street-line and grade, No. II. Sylvan street, line for Converse est. E. Emerson street, line and grade for driveway for Dennis. Cleveland street, line cor. Sanford street, for Dodge. Main Street Baptist Church Society, grade for walks. Dix Pond, line for McCoubry. Glen road, line for J. T. Underhill.
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For Assessing Department: Schedule of sewer assessments for 1905. Schedule of sidewalk assessments, 1905.
For Assessment Plans: New houses located and plotted. Lot revision as known. Private sewers for 1905 plotted. Sewers built in 1904 plotted. Data of sewer assessments recorded.
Takings and Releases: Brazil street, for sewer. Private way, off Goodyear avenue, for sewer. Goodyear avenue, east of R. R., for sewer. Rogers street, proposed new street. Orris street extension, proposed new street. Orris place, for sewer.
Natalie avenue, for sewer. Melrose street extension, proposed new street. Right of way, off Lebanon street, for proposed drain.
Private way, off Willow, for proposed sewer. Bennett's Brook, proposed drain. Clifford street, for water pipes. Nelson street, for water pipes. Spear street, for water pipes. Wood avenue, for water pipes. Ashland street extension, for water pipes.
For Wyoming Cemetery : Survey of 67 lots, plan and blue prints of same. Blue prints of general plan for committee. General plan plotted to date.
Miscellaneous: Plan of Benson estate, re-proposed city stables. Plan of Bogle estate, re-proposed city stables.
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Plan and details of plan case.
Plan of Dix pond.
Electric lighting plan to date.
Plan of new city line at Wakefield.
Survey and plan proposed new wall, Ell pond.
Estimates for macadamizing Main street and Franklin street.
Soundings in Ell pond.
Plan of curb layout for Baptist Church Society.
Plan of proposed changes in grades, Lynn Fells Parkway.
Lay out baseball grounds at Common.
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Plans and sketches for new street signs.
Plans and estimates for raising tracks on Main street.
Card index inspectors' notebooks.
Card index of calculation books.
CLASSIFIED DIVISON OF WORK OF THE EN- GINEERNG OFFICE REDUCED TO MONEY.
Highway division. $629.76
Water division.
71.36
Surface drainage division.
478.13
Sewer division. 197.25
Assessment plans. 16.88
Grade plans. 131.63
Wyoming cemetery 52.36
Abuttors
37.12
Street numbering
16.87
General office
316.14
$1,947 . 50
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation for salaries
$1,891.66
From water fund
400.00
Transfer by order Board of Alder- men
56.34
For contingent.
229.17
$2,577.17
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Expended :
For salaries as per payroll. $1,947.50
For supplies as per invoices 162.32
$2,109.82
$467.35
Balance in Treasury, salary account. 400.50
Balance in Treasury, contingent ac-
66.85
count
$467.35
In conclusion I wish to express my appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the assistants of the depart- ment, and to thank them for their faithfulness and hearty co- operation.
Respectfully submitted,
i.
W. DABNEY HUNTER, Engineer and Supt. of Public Works.
Melrose, Mass., January I, 1907.
INDEX TO PUBLIC WORKS REPORT
Ashes, Collection of. 264
Engineering .. 269
Highway Division. 217
Appropriations
225
Bridges, Culverts and Brooks
. 236
Crusher Account. .238
Expense Account. .237
General Repairs. 228
General Maintenance and Repair, Cost in Detail. .230 Guard Rails and Fencing. 231
Gutters Paved, Cost in Detail. .233
Improvements, Summary of. .226
Macadamizing, Cost in Detail. . 229
Minor Repairs .230
Roller Account. 237
Sidewalk Repairs
. 234
Stable Account.
.239
Miscellaneous Work ..
240
Green Street Widening.
.240
Moving Sewall School Building. .242
Organization ..
176
Public Buildings and Grounds.
. 265
City Hall, List of Engagements.
. 215
Statement of Collections.
.265
66
Expenditures.
. 266
City Scales.
. 268
Improvement Ell Pond Park. .268
Life Saving Apparatus .268
Park Maintenance. . 267
Retaining Wall, Ell Pond. 244
Public Works Office
177
Sewer Division.
. 201
Bids, Canvass of. 202
Brazil Street, Cost of. .207
Buildings Connected, List of. 212
Collections, Statement of.
255
Construction.
. 204
Cost of System. . 201
Goodyear Avenue, Cost of
207
Natalie Avenue, Cost of.
206
. 235
Crossings.
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Orris Place, Cost of
. 205
Orris Street, Cost of. . 206
Private Sewers. 211
Private Sewers, Summary of.
214
Receipts and Expenditures, Construction.
.204
Private Sewers 211
66
66
Maintenance. 216
Sewers Built to Date. .210
Stock Account. . 209
Washington Street, Cost of. .208
Sidewalks
. 252
Assessments for. 257
Bids, Canvass of. .252
Continuous Walks.
.256
Expenditures. 255
Individual Walks 253
List of.
Collections.
255
Expenditures
Present Walks, Repair of.
.253
Expenditures in Detail.
Street Lighting 263
Street Watering. 259
Surface Drainage 244
Emerson Street
Expenditures 249
Foster and Laurel Streets.
Improved Drains, Value of.
246
Linwood Avenue.
Pleasant Street.
Surface Drains Constructed in 1906
Stock Account
Water Division. .250
178
Construction, Cost of.
189
Construction, Cost to Date.
182
Financial Statement. .179
Fixtures, Summary of
183
Main Pipes, List of.
Maintenance.
190
Metropolitan Assessment 186
Receipts and Expenditures
Relaying Pipes. 187
Relaying Pipes, Cost of. .187
Sinking Fund, Statement for. 181
Stock Account 193
Bids, Canvass of. 184
Report of the Treasurer
Melrose, Mass., March II, 1907.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen, Melrose, Mass.
Gentlemen :- I beg to submit herewith my report for the financial year ending December 31, 1906.
Yours respectfully,
W. R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer.
WILLIAM R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer. In account with City of Melrose.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand February 1, 1906,
$179,114.08
J. W. Murray, col. taxes, 1902 1903
$143.97
176.30
1904
18,104.69
1905
84,685.82
1906 155,910.14
J. W. Murray, collector taxes,
sewer assessments .
9,323.94
J. W. Murray, collector taxes, tax titles
1,318.01
J. W. Murray, collector taxes, tax takings 510.26
J. W. Murray, collector taxes, moth tax 113.92
J. W. Murray, collector taxes, un- redeemed real estate 64.95
Amounts carried forward
$270,352.00
$179,114.08
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Amounts brought forward $270,352.00 $179,114.08
Bank and corporation tax
18,632.79
Betterments
416.72
Brown tail and gypsy moth exter- mination
97.59039866
Brown tail and gypsy moth,
private work
448.90
Cemetery
5,352.62
Cemetery trust funds
1,157.00
Charity department, aid of poor
.
2,530.16
City ambulance fund
70.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3,578.50
Contingent, City clerk's
389.97
Contingent, collector's
839.16
Fire dept., hay and grain
203.79
Health dept., contagious disease
937.88
Health dept., contingent
99.65
Health dept., special account
50.00
Interest
9,385.67
Loans, municipal
11,200.00
Loans, permanent
13,686.12
24886,2
Loans, temporary
202,400.00
Melrose, history of
3.00
Melrose Hospital
168.65
Pay roll tailings and unclaimed amounts
60.77
Public library, books and maga- zines
1,259.60
School department, contingent
1,448.53
School department, salaries
1.50
School department, tuition
157.50
Sinking Funds :
Central fire station fund com-
missioners
5,017.64
Central fire station and school
fund commissioners
14,639.42
Amounts carried forward
$565,464.69
$179,114.08
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Amounts brought forward .
$565,464.69 $179,114.08
School land fund commissioners
8,713.88
Stone crusher fund commis- sioners
5,998.90
Surface drainage fund commis- sioners
1,678.00
Soldiers' relief
245.29
State aid
27.00
Surface drainage bonds
20,000.00
Toothaker, E., fund
50.62
Treasury
804.96
Public works department :
City hall, lighting
300.00
Collection of ashes
2.27
Highway division, general re- pairs and maintenance . .
14,640.39
Main-street curbstone
698.26
Main street widening', damages.
7,250.00
Parks, maintenance
118.52
Sidewalks, new continuous
walks
407.II
Sidewalks, new individual walks
1,478.25
Sewer division, construction ..
8,330.12
Sewer division, maintenance ...
.65
Sewer division, private sewers .
2,107.66
Street sprinkling
4,824.84
Surface drainage
449.99
Water division, construction
175.50
Water division, maintenance
7,142.64
Water department
44,360.54
Water department, property taken by State
108,481.02
803,751.10
Amount carried forward.
$982,865.18
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PAYMENTS.
Amount brought forward.
$982,865. 18
Bank and corporation tax
$763.37
Bonds for city officers
175.00
Brown tail and gypsy moth exter- mination
12,630.56
Brown tail and gypsy moth, pri- vate work
648.90
Cemetery
5,493.09
Charity department, aid of poor ..
8,637.14
Charity department, clerical ser- vice
184.00
Charity department, contingent
229.15
Claims
624.52
City ambulance fund
58.40
Contingent, aldermanic
.
171.03
Assessors'
466.61
City Clerk's
440.00
City Solicitor's
19.70
Collector's
1,954.88
Election expenses
1,790.08
General
1,764.43
Inspector of buildings
44.70
Mayor's
128.85
Sealer of weights and measures
44.92
Fire dept., chief engineer
275.00
Assistant engineer . .
33.33
Asst. eng. and clerk ...
114.58
Electrician and driver.
803.00
Engineer and driver
851.70
Five permanent men .
3,621.86
Sixteen call men
704.17
Twenty call men
1,368.75
Coal and wood
370.4I
Contingent
626.14
Amounts carried forward
$45,038.27
$982,865.18
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283
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Amounts brought forward
$45,038.27
$982,865.18 .
Central fire station re- pairs
146.84
Fire alarm
mainten-
ance
319.92
Fire alarm boxes
75.00
Hay and grain
1,381.72
Horses, new
500.00
Horse shoeing
184.31
Laundry and new
linen
53.55
New hose
1,198.50
Telephone and lights
214.45
Health dept., contagious disease ..
1,437.87
Contingent
589.37
Medical
inspection
schools
I37.50
Removal of gar-
bage
963.49
Salaries
916.66
Special account 50.00
Insurance
1,314.66
Interest
30,334.39 1
Loans, municipal .
16,784.13
Loans, permanent
39,843.46
80262759
Loans, temporary
1
196,929.61
Melrose Hospital
1,139.32
Memorial Day
250.00
Military aid
55.00
Parks, Metropolitan
6,043.46
Parks, Pine Banks
1,000.00
Parks, maintenance.
See public
works department
Police dept., contingent 632.46
Salaries
10,102.68
Special officers, etc ..
757.79
Amounts carried forward
$358,394.41
$982,865.18
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Amounts brought forward $358,394.41 $982,865. 18
Public library, books and maga- zines
1,346.18
Public library, fuel, lights, etc ....
484.96
Insurance
87.00
Janitor
458.34
Library supplies
and printing ...
302.00
Salaries
1,096.04
New library build- ing 9.45
Public Works Department :
City Hall, contingent
171.72
Heating
318.60
Janitors
680.00
Lighting
613.86
Collection of ashes
1,261.16
Ell Pond Brook fence.
173.12
Ell Pond retaining wall
31.51
Engineering division, salaries
1,947.50
Supplies
· 162.32
Green street widening
4,971.43
Highway division, general re- pairs and maintenance . . .
35,302.37
Highways, permanent improve- ment
10,000.00
Main street, widening, damages
7,275.00
Parks, maintenance
244.90
Public works office, board of horse
324.17
Clerical service
580.63
Printing, books, etc.
238.51
Public works office, telephone ..
63.91
Sewer division, construction . . .
16,351.91
Maintenance
427.62
Private sewers
2,079.49
Amounts carried forward
$445,398.11
$982,865.18
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Amounts brought forward ... .$445.398.1I $982,865.18
Sidewalks, new continuous walks
5,661.98
New individual walks.
3,195.50
Steam roller
3,500.00
Street lights
II,647.37
Street sprinkling
5,570.99 -
Surface drainage
20,072.41
Water division, construction
. .
maintenance ...
21,051.06
Salaries
School dept., books and supplies ..
5,441.45
Contingent
1,876.31
Fuel
5,989.92
Furniture
124.80
Printing
328.88
Sewall School, re-
moval
386.88
Repairs
2,599.90
Salaries
64,927.50
Transportation
of
pupils
522.00
Tuition
221.00
Sinking Funds :
Central fire station fund com-
missioners
80.92
School Loan Fund Commis- sioners
14,444.00
School Land Fund Commis- sioners
786.00
Surface Drainage Fund Com- missioners 4,092.80
Town Hall Fund Commis-
1,537.65
Soldiers' burial
175.00
Soldiers' relief
2,597.12
sioners
Amounts carried forward $639,770.38
$982,865.18
5,878.29
11,662.54
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CITY OF MELROSE
Amounts brought forward . $639,770.38 $982,865.18
State aid
3,119.00
Taxes, County
16,188.40
Sewerage
12,222.49
State
16,275.00
Mystic Bridge
139.55
Toothaker, E., Fund
26.65
Water department
33,750.09
Water department, property taken by State
204,034.58
925,526.14
Balance on hand January 1, 1907 .
$ 57,339.04
Examined and found correct. May II, 1907. EDWIN C. GOULD. City Auditor.
DEBT STATEMENT. SHOWING AMOUNTS BONDS AND COUPON NOTES DUE EACH YEAR.
Month
1907
1908
1909
1912
1913
1916
1917
1918
1924
1925
1926
1932
1935
Totals
Water Bonds.
March
$35,000
May
៛50,000
$25,000
July
$38,000
$235,000
Sept.
37,000
Oct.
$50,000
Town Hall Bonds
Sept.
45,000
45,000
Sewer Bands
June
25,000
25,000
$50,000
$100,000 100,000
360000
July
$50,000
$10,000
School House Bonds ..
Feb.
$200,000
200,000
Surface Drainage Bonds .
July
$80,000
80,000
Park Loan Coupon Notes
May
$1,000 $1,000 $6,000
8,000
Yearly Totals
$76,000 $1,000 $6,000 $132,000 $50,000 $200,000 $50,000 $35,000 $100,000 $138,000 $50,000 $80,000 $10,000 $928,000
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Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners
Melrose, Mass., March II, 1907.
To the Honorable, the Board of Aldermen, Melrose, Mass.
Gentlemen :- We beg to submit herewith our report of the operations of the sinking funds, for the year 1906.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN W. FARWELL, CHARLES C. BARRY, Sinking Fund Commissioners.
W. R. LAVENDER, Treasurer, In account with Water Loan Sinking Fund,
Dr.
1906.
Feb. I Balance from last account. $559.62
19 Appropriated by city from sum received from state for property taken. .... $65,623.20
March 23 Two coupons Milton bonds 35.00
May 23
Forty-five coupons
Mel-
Fifteen coupons Melrose school bonds. 300.00 Twenty-five coupons Mel- rose water bonds. 500.00 . . rose water bonds. . .... 900.00 Interest six mos. on four notes, each $500, at 3.75 37. 50
Amounts carried forward. $67,395.70
$559.62:
289
REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
Amounts brought forward $67,395.70 $559.62
July 23 Forty-two coupons Mel- rose water bonds ...... 840.00
Twenty coupons Melrose surface drainage bonds. 400.00
Twenty coupons Melrose sewer bonds. 400.00
Aug. 14 Two coupons Milton bonds
35.00
27 Interest Melrose National Bank on deposit March to August 14.09
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Sept. 10 City of Melrose, for note Aug. 5, 1905 500.00 v
Interest seven mos. 5 days on note $500, at 3.75 . . Interest six mos. on three
11.19
notes, each $500, at 3.75 Fifteen coupons Melrose school bonds. 300.00
28.12
20
Thirteen coupons Melrose water bonds 260.00
Interest Melrose Savings Bank on deposit 2.31
Oct. 9 Interest Melrose National Bank on deposit . 29
Nov. 9 Sixty-eight coupons Mel- rose water bonds. . ..
1,360.00
Dec. 27 Interest six months on note $1,500, at 3 1-2 per cent. 26.25
1907.
Jan. 3 Seventeen coupons Melrose sewer bonds. 340.00 28 City of Melrose, note, Jan. 31, 1906, one year. .. 5,000.00
Amounts carried forward.
$76,912.95
$559.62
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Amounts brought forward. $76,912.95 $559.62 City of Melrose, note, Jan. 31, 1906, one year ..... 2,500.00 Interest Melrose National National Bank on de- posits 3.35
- $79,416.30
Cr. $79,975.92
1906.
Feb. 19 Parkinson & Burr, four Melrose water bonds, due May, 1912, Nos. II to 14, at 103.32. $4,132.80
Accrued interest on four water bonds, Nos. II to I4 48.00
Parkinson & Burr, twenty- two Melrose water bonds, due Sept., 1912, Nos. I to 20, 36-37, at 103.49 22,767.80
23
Accrued interest ontwenty- two water bonds. .. 410.67 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 1-3 rent box one year to Feb. 24, 1907 11.67
27 Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, eight Melrose water bonds, due May I, 1907, Nos. 43 to 50, at 100.683 8,054.64
Accrued interest on eight water bonds to March I. 106.67
Amounts carried forward. $35,532.25 $79,975.92
29I
REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
Amounts brought forward .. $35,532.25 $79,975 .92
Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, twenty - four
Melrose water bonds,
due July 1, 1925, Nos. 400, 403 to 408, 410 to 426, at 108.45. .. 26,028.00 Accrued interest on twenty- four water bonds . 160.00
March 5 Melrose Savings Bank,
one Melrose water bond, due Oct. 1, 1913, No. 33, at 103.94. . . .. 1,039.40
6 Melrose Savings Bank,
one Melrose water bond, due Oct. 1, 1913, No. 34, at 103.94 . .
1,039.40
5 Accrued interest on one water bond, No. 33 . . . . 17.12
6 Accrued interest on one water bond, No. 34 . .. . 17.22
IO W. R. Lavender, one- quarter of salary to Feb. 1, 1906 25.00
8 Commonwealth of Mass., two Melrose sewer bonds, due June I, 1925, Nos. 144, 145, at 108.419
2,168.38
Accrued interest on two ·sewer bonds, Nos. 144- 145 21.56
23 Rubber stamp .94
Amounts carried forward
$66,049.27 $79,975.92
292
CITY OF MELROSE
Amounts brought forward $66,049.27 $79,975. 92 May 28 City of Melrose, note May 28, 1906, three years, at 3 1-2 per cent ....... 1,500.00
Aug. 29 Central Fire Station Note sinking fund, 2 Melrose School bonds, due 1916, Nos. 19-20, at 104.998. . 2,099.96
Sept. 15 City of Melrose, note Sept. 12, 1906, three years, at 4 per cent ..... City of Melrose, note Sept. 12, 1906, four years at 4 per cent ..... 1,000.00
.1,000.00
1907
Jan. 23 W. R. Lavender, one- fourth salary to Jan. I, 1907, II months . ..... 28 City of Melrose, five Mel- rose surface dry bonds, due July 15, 1912, Nos. 76 to 80, at 108.39. . Accrued interest on five surface dry bonds ....
22.92
5,419.50
7.20
77,098.85
Balance $2,877.07
On deposit in Melrose Savings Bank $135.14
On deposit in Melrose
National Bank
2,741. 93 $2,877.07
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REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WATER LOAN SINKING FUND, FINANCIAL YEAR 1906.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand Feb. 1, 1906 $559.62
City of Melrose, appropriation from Spot pond water fund $65,623.20 Interest received :
City of Melrose, coupons 5,600.00
City of Melrose, interest on notes. . 103.06
Other bond coupons 70.00
City of Melrose, notes matured. . . . .
8,000.00
National and Savings Banks, inter- est on deposits 20.04
79,416.30
$79,975.92
PAYMENTS.
Bonds purchased par value $67,000.00
Premium on bonds purchased 5,749.88
Accrued interest on bonds purchased 788.44
City of Melrose, for notes
3,500.00
Rent safe deposit vault, Treasurer's salary and rubber stamps 60.53
- $77,098.85
Balance on deposit in banks ...
$2,877.07
LIST OF SECURITIES OWNED BY WATER LOAN SINKING FUND, Jan. 28, 1907.
Cost Par
Price Value
Five Melrose water bonds, 4 per cent., May 1, 1907, Nos. 36 to 40. . $5,232.22 $5,000.00
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