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5,661.98
932.66
Individual.
336.49
600.00
1,478.25
3,195.50
219.24
Repairs
10.74
Street lighting
102.29
11,430.84
366.00
.
$2,362.25
5,570.99
3,108.40
Surface drainage.
20,449.99
112.47
20,072.41
265.11
Water Division: Construction
948.46
175.50
5,878.29
4,754.33
.
·
3,500.00
Life saving apparatus.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
10.74
11,647.37
251.76
Street sprinkling
4,824.84
.
.
.
$1.13
·
229.17 1,891.66
162.32 1,947.50
ments of highways ..
3,500.00
.
1,000.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT .- Continued.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1905
Appropria- tions
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1905
Transfers from
Expendi- tures
Unexpended Balance
Overdrawn
Income.
$11,585.59
.
$44,360.54 7,142.64
$20,877.10
$33,750.09 21,051.06
$1,318.94 6,568.68 800.00
Building Rogers Street. . Ell Pond Park .
$500.00
$500.00
31.51 4,971.43
1,028.57
Main St. curbstone and walk . ..
698.26
3,365.14
$2,666.88
Main St. widening dam- ages
125.00
7,250.00
7,275.00
100.00
Main St. Byrne contract.
290.25
290.25
Melrose Common
.04
Removal Sewell sch. bldg.
119.93
1,400.00 215.25
11,200.00
15,784.13
11,200.00
Permanent loans . ..
50,357.34
·
4,000.00
42,702.92
49,775.04
21,614.00
Sinking funds:
Central Fire Station sinking fund
.12
5,222.78
5,222.90
Central Fire Station sinking commiss'rs.
286.18
5,017.64
.12
5,222.78
80.92
Central Fire Station and School sinking fund
15,709.72
.
15,709.72
·
.
386.88
1,138.05
Sewell school fence
173.12
42.13
Municipal loans
16,784.13
13,200.00
Municipal debt
7,777.35
8,006.78
13,686.12
39,843.46
24,200.00
Permanent debt
24,686.12
·
Ell Pond Park retaining wall .
2,000.00
1,968.49
Green Street widening .
6,000.00
.
.04
18,784.13
11,200.00
Maintenance
$20,477.10 800.00
·
1
Central Fire Sta. and Sch. sinking fund commis'rs Schoolhouse land sinking fund
$1,070.30
$14,639.42
$15,709.72 8,302.74
$786.00
Schoolhouse land sinking commissioners . . Schoolhouse loan sinking fund
51,520.62
$7,222.00
16,061.50
.
.
94.64
144.44
$60,265.48
Schoolhouse loan sinking commissioners
94.64
$44,298.62
130,645.74
50,698.10
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
5,998.90
5,998.90
Surface drainage sinking fund
8,161.93
1,207.40
4,371.36
1,678.00
12.21
4,092.80
11,313.68
Surface drainage sinking commissioners . . .
12.21
6,954.53
4,371.36
11,313.68
Town Hall sinking fund.
63.87
35,071.93
538.58
1,537.65
39,382.70
39,382.70
123,446.59
71,416.30
848.97
194,013.92
848.97
123,446.59
71,416.30
194,013.92
$730,247.98
$283,976.26 $353,494.16 $803, 751. 10 $397,178.33 $353,494.16 730,247.98
$925,526.14 $1,050.493.23 397,178.33 353,494.16
$555,222.36
353,494.16
803,751.10
1,050,493.23
555,222.36
$2,726,691 86
$2,726,691.86
.
8,302.74 374.86
8,713.88
9,088.74
.
.
.
.
$60,265.48
Sewer sinking fund .... Sewer sinking commiss'rs Stone crusher sink'g fund Stone crusher sinking commissioners ...
676.80
180,667.04
5,998.90
· 130,645.74
16,061.50 676.80 50,698.10 5,998.90
180,667.04
.
.
.
.
.
4,849.35
35,071.93
Town Hall sinking com'rs Water loan sinking fund. Water loan sinking com- missioners .
538.58
.
·
·
·
.
$786.00
348
CITY OF MELROSE
BANK AND CORPORATION TAX.
Balance, 1905 $538.63
Commonwealth of Mass.
18,632.79
EXPENDED.
$19,171.42
National Bank tax
$763.37 .
Transferred to sundry accounts.
As per budget
14,539.06
aldermanic contingent 15.00
charity department
478.93
election contingent
290.00
general contingent
500.00
health department
: 262.1I
street lights
366.00
$17,214.47
Balance to 1907
1,956.95
$19,171.42
1 BONDS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Balance, 1905
$15.00
Appropriation 175.00
EXPENDED. $190.00
Premiums on bonds
$175.00
Balance to 1907
15.00
$190.00
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS.
Balance from 1905
$6,673.43
Appropriation
4,000.00
Cash receipts 44.62
Cash receipts Commonwealth of
Mass ..
407.00
349
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Transferred from brown-tail and gypsy both, private work 525.53 .
$11,650.58
EXPENDED.
For creosote and tanglefoot $1.068.52
Express and teaming 45.50
Liability insurance
371.09
Office supplies, printing and tele- phone 139.99
Payrolls
10,294. 51
Sundry expenses, including car-
fares
47.90
Supplies and tools
663.05
$12,630.56
Transferred to municipal debt
2,222.65
Overdrafts to 1907 $3,202.63
$14,853.21 $14,853.21
BROWN-TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH, PRIVATE WORK.
Balance from 1905 $200.00
Cash receipts
974.43
$1,174.43
EXPENDED.
Labor sundry persons
$648.90
Transferred to brown-tail and gypsy moth
525.53
$1,174.43
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH ASSESSMENTS. Cash collected $113.92
350
CITY OF MELROSE
BETTERMENTS, SOUTH AVENUE.
Amount assessed
$1,440.09
Cash collected
$416.72
Uncollected
1,023.37
$1,440.09
$1,440.09
CEMETERY.
RECEIPTS.
Cash for dressing
$17.50
Foundations
216.87
Graves, single
156.00
Interments
649.00
Labor and grading lots
113.25
Lots cared for
1,872.50
Lots sold
2,090. 00
Use of tomb
22.00
Slate markers
15.50
Slate vaults ..
190.00
Sundries, Gobel house
10.00
$5.352.62
EXPENDED.
Books, printing, stamps and telephone
$57.78
Building stone wall and coping .
113.25
Cement and lime
59.75
Dressing
242.16
Express and freight
39.86
Gravel and loam
75.50
Hardware and tools
175.21
Lumber
1.66
Painting pump house
13.69
Plants and shrubs
72.10
Repairing and sharpening tools
13.55
Salary of Clerk
43.98
Salary of Committees for 1905-06
150.00
Slate vaults
100.32
35I
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Sundries
8.44
Payrolls, superintendent and teams
4,325.84
Overdraft in excess of receipts
140.47
$5,493.09 $5,493.09
Amount authorzied to expend, $5,500.
CHARITY DEPARTMENT.
AID OF POOR.
Appropriation $5,224.00
Proceeds of note
1,500.00
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
478.93
Transferred from treasury
320.39
$7,523.32
Received from:
City of Boston
$247.46
City of Chelsea 4.05
City of Everett
18.69
City of Malden
149.68
City of Woburn
308.76
Town of Danvers
8.46
Town of Needham
33.45
Commonwealth of Mass.
339.59
Health department
36.53
Overseers of poor
1,383.49
$2,530.16
$10,053.48
Less overdraft 1905
1,339.91
$8,713.57
Expended.
See Overseers of Poor report for
details
$8,637. 14
Balance to 1907
76.43
$8,713.57
352
CITY OF MELROSE
CLERICAL ASSISTANCE.
Appropriation
$184.00
Expended.
Salary of Clerk
$184.00
$184.00
$184.00
CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$26.23
Appropriation
92.00
Transferred from treasury
125:00
$243.23
Expended.
See Overseers' report for details.
$229.15
Balance to 1907
14.08
$243.23
$243.23
CLAIMS.
Transferred from general contingent
$578.00
Expended.
Balance overdraft 1905
$763.43
Joseph G. Allmon, damage to prop- erty
18.00
Mrs. H. R. Faxon, damage to prop- erty
70.00
Wm. E. Green, personal injuries .
200.00
Geo. W. Hunt, execution tax-taking ,
46.52
Mrs. C. A. Westgate, damages to prop- erty
40.00
John T. Winton, personal injuries
250.00
Overdraft $809.95
$1,387.95 $1,387.95
353
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ALDERMEN'S CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1905
$.54
Transferred from bank and corp. tax 215.00
$215.54
Expended.
Advertising, printing, stationery, etc.
$83.60
Engrossing resolutions
8.50
Repairing chair and desk
3.75
Serving notices
·
32.75
Sundries
42.43
1
$171.03
Balance to 1907
44.51
$215.54
$215.54
ASSESSORS' CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$2.07
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
500.00
$502.07
Expended.
Abstracts of deeds
$83.35
Books, cards, stationery, printing.
.
79.80
Posting notices
1.50
Printing assessed poll books
174.27
Sundry office expenses
52.69
Use of team
75.00
$466.61
Balance to 1907
35.46
$502.07
$502.07
1
354
CITY OF MELROSE
CITY CLERK'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$.03
Cash from fees
389.97
Transferred from treasury
50.00
$440.00
Expended.
Cash expenses
$145.60
Expressage
9.20
Printing and supplies
115.49
Returns of births and deaths
94.75
Sundries
4.00
Telephone services
70.96
$440.00
$440.00
COLLECTORS' CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$550.00
Cash collections
839.16
$1,389.16
Less overdraft, 1905
84.27
$1,304.89
Expended.
Clerk's salary
$458.33
Clerical assistance, $201.67 Bailey. .
676.17
Distributing tax bills
60.00
Preparing notices of takings
347.50
Printing
86.00
Recording takings
110.95
Stationery and supplies
16.98
Stamps, P. O.
138.60
Sundries
6.00
Telephone
54.35
Overdraft to 1907
$649.99
$1,790.08
$1,790.08
355
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
ELECTIONS CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$260.00
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
1,790.00
Less overdraft, 1905
$2,050.00 259.92
$1,790.08
Expended.
Advertising and printing ballots
$795.18
Janitor's services, ward room
29.10
Labor on voting booths
39.15
Meals for registrars and officers
18.00
Officers' service at registration
16.87
Payroll, election officers
567.00
Payroll, recount
40.00
Payroll, special officers
69.77
Posting notices and summonses
54.74
Rent of ward rooms
136.00
Sundries
17.03
Supplies for ward room
7.24
$1,790.08
GENERAL CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$41.24
Transferred from bank and corp. tax .
1,875.00
Transferred from treasury
1,500.00
Proceeds of note
77.05
$3,493.29
Expended.
Books, stationery and supplies
$86.72
Box rent, car fares and postage
67.59
Expert services.
65.00
Furniture, city solicitor's office
37.00
Ice for free fountains
84.57
Legal services and witnesses
171.02
Miscellaneous
94.91
356
CITY OF MELROSE
Mayor's portrait, S. H. Buttrick
50.00
Payrolls, brush fires 39.20
Printing annual report 691.80
Printing mayor's inaugural
45.00
Printing particular account
24.00
Returns of births, deaths and mar- riages
231.60
Ringing bells 10.00
Telephone services
66.02
Transferred to claims
578.00
Engineering div. sal ...
56.34
Fire department .
328.56
Health department ...
250.00
Public works office .. 40.00
Sealer of W. and M. ..
21.00
Sewell School fence ..
215.25
Balance to 1907
239.71
$3,493.29
$3,493.29
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$25.50
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
30.00
$55.50
Expended.
Express
1.50
Furniture, desk and chair
25.00
Lamp and fixtures
3.45
Printing
14.75
$44.70
Balance to 1907
10.80
$55.50
$55.50
$1,764.43
357
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
MAYOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905 $8.53
Transferred from bank and corp tax
125.00
$133.53
Expended.
Box rent, printing and stationery ..
$13.50
Envelopes and postage ٢٠٠٠
15.35
Salary of Clerk
100.00
$128.85
Balance to 1907
4.68
$133.53
$133.53
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CONTIN- GENT. .
Balance from 1905
$.93
Transferred from general contingent
21.00
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
24.00
$45.93
Expended.
Cash expenses
$3.77
Printing
10.75
Posting notices
2.00
Set of Troy weights
21.00
Acid brands and stamps
7.40
$44.92
Balance to 1907
I.OI
$45.93
$45.93
358
CITY OF MELROSE
SOLICITOR'S CONTINGENT.
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
Expended.
Desk lamp
$4.00
Postage stamps
5.50
Printing and supplies
10.20
$19.70
Balance to 1907
5.30
$25.00
$25.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF ENGINEER.
Appropriation
$275.00
Expended.
Salary
$275.00
$275.00
$275.00
ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND CLERK.
Appropriation
Expended.
Salary
$114.58
$114.58
$114.58
ASSISTANT ENGINEER.
Appropriation
$91.67
Expended.
Salary
$33.33
Transferred to contingent
16.67
Transferred to fire alarm maintenance
41.67
$91.67
$91.67
SIXTEEN (16) CALL MEN.
Appropriation
$733.33
$25.00
$114.58
359
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Salaries
$704.17
Transferred to coal and wood
29.16
$733.33
$733.33
TWENTY (20) CALL MEN.
Appropriation
$1,375.00
Expended.
Salaries
$1,368.75
Balance to 1907
6.25
$1,375.00
$1,375.00
ENGINEER AND DRIVER.
Appropriation
$770.00
Transferred from general contingent
81.70
$851.70
Expended.
Salaries
$851.70
$851.70
$851.70
ELECTRICIAN AND DRIVER.
Appropriation
$803.00
Expended.
Salaries
$803.00
$803.00
$803.00
PERMANENT MEN.
Appropriation
$3,575.00
Transferred from general contingent 46.86
$3,621.86
Expended.
Salaries
$3,621.86
$3,621.86
$3,621.86
360
CITY OF MELROSE
COAL AND WOOD.
Appropriation
$366.67
Transferred from 16 call men
29.16
Transferred from repairs, fire station
3.16
$398.99
Expended.
Bills paid
$370.41
Transferred to contingent
28.58
$398.99
$398.99
CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$.82
Appropriation
458.33
Transferred from sundry accts.
205.70
$664.85
Expended
Harness repairs
$28.55
Repairs and stock
219.30
Stalls and floors
18.84
Lumber
29.42
Miscellaneous
71.47
Pung
125.00
Sundries
4.74
Supplies
128.82
$626.14
Transferred to sundries
18.76
Balance to 1907
19.95
$664.85
$664.85
ELECTRIC AND GAS LIGHTS AND TELEPHONE.
Balance from 1905
$11.69
Appropriation 206.21
Transferred from sundries
26.99
$244.89
361
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Electric
$51.30
Gas
74.95
Telephone
60.20
Wiring Hose 4 house
25.00
Supplies
3.00
$214.45
Transferred to sundries
30.44
$244.89
$244.89
FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Appropriation
$75.00
Expended.
Bill paid one box
$75.00
$75.00
$75.00
FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE.
Balance from 1905
$9.09
Appropriation
275.00
Transferred from sundry accts.
44.92
$329.01
Expended.
Express
$1.00
Generator
84.74
Labor
56.07
Repairs
74.71
Supplies
103.40
1
$319.92
Transferred to sundries
9.09
$329.01
$329.01
362
CITY OF MELROSE
HAY AND GRAIN.
Appropriation
$916.66
Transferred from general contingent
213.71
Cash receipts
251.35
$1,381.72
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,381.72
$1,381.72 $1,387.72
HORSES.
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
HORSE SHOEING.
Balance from 1905
$3.90
Appropriation
183.33
Transferred from contingent
.08
Expended.
Bills paid
$184.31
Transferred to sundries
3.90
$188.21
$188.21
HOSE.
Appropriation
$225.00
Proceeds of note
1,100.00
$1,325.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,198.50
Transferred to contingent
126.50
$1,325.00 $1,325.00
$188.21
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 363
LAUNDRY AND LINEN.
Balance from 1905
$1.49
Appropriation
68.75
$70.24
Expended.
Bills paid
$53.55
Transferred to contingent
16.69
$70.24
$70.24
REPAIRS CENTRAL FIRE STATION.
Transferred from treasury $150.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$146.84
Transferred to contingent
3.16
$150.00
$150.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT COLLECTION OF GARBAGE.
Balance from 1907
$149.41
Transferred from bank and corp tax
1,037.61
Transferred from treasury
15.59
$1,202.61
Expended.
Bills paid, contract
$963.49
Balance to 1907
239.12
$1,202.61
$1,202.61
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Receipts.
Cash from Board of Health $7.90 .
City of Boston 25.00
City of Gloucester 198.44 Commonwealth of Mass. 257.21
Town of Reading
449.33
364
CITY OF MELROSE
Transferred from bank and corp. tax 537.II
general contingent 250.00
Health contingent 75.00
Treasury
325.00
$2,124.99
Less overdraft, 1905
1,040.09
$1,084.90
Expended.
Food
$316.53
Fuel and light
62.41
Hack hire
64.50
Medical attendance
46.00
Medicine, etc.
34.15
Miscellaneous
I33.73
Nurses' services
510.85
Quarantine officers' services
124.00
Telephone
27.10
Expense of boy to Pasteur Institute
118.60
Overdraft to 1907
$352.97
$1,437.87 $1,437.89
CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$18.70
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
572.92
Cash received, sundries.
123.II
$714.73
Expended.
Advertising and printing
$66.76
Books and supplies
40.32
Burying animals
53.25
Cash expenses
20.72
Examination of cultures
38.20
Expressage
8.90
Fumigating and supplies
144.24
Horse and buggy
28.00
Medicine, etc.
24.06
365.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Miscellaneous
73.48
Telephone 91.44
$589.37
Transferred to treasury
42.16
Transferred to contagious diseases ..
75.00
Balance to 1907
8.20
. $714.73
$714.73
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.
Balance from 1905
$12.60
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
137.50
$150.10
Expended.
Bills paid
$137.50
Transferred to treasury
12.60
$150.10
$150.10
SALARIES.
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
$916.66
Expended.
Clerical assistance
$183.29
Inspector of plumbing
595.87
Sanitary inspector
137.50
$916.66
$916.66
INSURANCE.
Balance from 1905
$276.03
Transferred from bank and corp. tax
1,436.24
$1,712.27
Expended.
Premiums paid
$1,314.66
Balance to 1907
397.61
$1,712.27 $1,712.27
366
CITY OF MELROSE
INTEREST.
Balance from 1905
$10,336.53
Appropriation
26,000.00
$36,336.53
Receipts.
Accrued interest, surface drainage bonds
$28.80
Deposit Melrose National Bank. 783.93
Sewer assessments
3,084.25
Taxes collected
5,117.48
Tax titles
371.21
$9,385.67
$45,722.20
Expended.
Coupons, Park loan $340.00
School loan
8,000.00
Sewer loan
13,100.00
Surface drainage loan
1,200.00
Town Hall loan
1,800.00
Sundry notes
5,370.18
Trust funds
524.21
$30,334.39
Balance to 1907
15,387.81
$45,722.20 $45,722.20
MELROSE HOSPITAL.
Balance from 1905
$54.00
Appropriation 916.67
Cash collected for hospital accts. 168.65
$1,139.32
Expended.
Bills paid
$916.67
Cash paid to hospital collected
222.65
$1, 139.32 $1,139.32
367
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
MELROSE TOWN HISTORY.
Balance from 1905
$129.21
Cash received from Public Library .. 3.00
Balance to 1907. $132.21
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation
$250.00
Expended.
Paid U. S. Grant Post No. 4, G. A. R.
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
MILITARY AID.
Balance from 1905
$231.00
Appropriation
200.00
Transferred from Com. of Mass.
27.50
$458.50
Expended.
Payrolls
$55.00
Balance to 1907
403. 50
$458.50
$458.50
PAYROLL TAILINGS.
Balance froni 1905
$27.71
Cash receipts
60.77
Balance to 1907
$88.48
PINE BANKS PARK.
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expended.
Cash paid to Treasurer of Association $1,000.00
$1,000.00 $1,000.00
368
CITY OF MELROSE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. CITY AMBULANCE FUND.
Balance from 1905
$138.25
Cash received for use of ambulance ..
70.00
$208.25
Expended.
Bills paid
$58.40
Balance to 1907
149.85
CONTINGENT.
Balance from 1905
$6.12
Appropriation
478.50
Transferred from
salaries, regular
officers
58.54
Transferred from salaries, special
130.58
Transferred from treasury
55.15
$728.89
Expended.
Board and care of horse
$338.05
Care of lock-up
12.50
Cash expenses
60.88
First District Court
22.00
Medical attendance
26.00
Miscellaneous
85.86
Printing and office supplies
25.45
Repairs to wagon
13.82
Telephone r.
47.90
$632.46
Transferred to treasury
5.94
Balance to 1907
90.49
$728.89
$728.89
$208.25
$208.25
officers
·
.
369
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SALARIES OF CHIEF AND REGULAR OFFICERS.
Balance from 1905
$18.30
Appropriation 10,142.92
$10,161.22
Expended.
Payrolls
$10,102.68
Transferred to contingent
58.54
$10,161.22 $10,161.22
SALARIES OF SPECIAL OFFICERS.
Balance from 1905
$103:37
Appropriation
735.00
Transferred from treasury
50.00
$888.37
Expended.
Payrolls
$757.79
Transferred to contingent
130.58
$888.37
$888.37
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Books and Magazines.
Balance from 1905
$222.58
Cash. County Treasurer dog tax
1,259.60
$1,482.18
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,346.18
Transferred to janitor
134.68
Balance to 1907
1.32
$1,482.18
$1,482.18
-
FUEL, LIGHTS, ETC.
Balance from 1905
$63.50
Appropriation
669. 50
$733.00
370
CITY OF MELROSE
--
Expended.
Fuel
$152.52
Lights
330.94
One flue brush
1.50
$484.96
Transferred to supplies
50.00
Balance to 1907
198.04
INSURANCE.
Appropriation
$125.00
Expended.
Premiums paid
$87.00
Balance to 1907
38.00
$125.00
$125.00
$125.00
JANITOR.
Appropriation
$323.66
Transferred from books and maga-
zines
134.68
$458.34
. Expended.
Salary
$458.34
$458.34
$458.34
LIBRARY SUPPLIES.
Balance from 1905
$6.71
Appropriation
245.29
Transferred from fuel and lights
50.00
$302.00
Expended.
Advertising and printing
$132.74
Expressage
6.70
Miscellaneous
114.64
Telephone
47.92
$302.00
$302.00
$733.00
$733.00
37I
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SALARIES.
Balance from 1905
$171.10
Appropriation
928.00
$1,100.00
Expended.
Payrolls
$1,096.04
Balance to 1907
3.96
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING
Balance from 1905 $19.29
Expended.
Bills paid
$9.45
Balance to 1907
9.84
$19.29
$19.29
SALARIES. CITY OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$11,320.84
Transferred from treasury
345.84
$11,666.68
Expended.
Agent military and State aid
$91.67
Assessors and assistants
975.00
Assessor's clerk 916.67
Auditor
458.33
Board of Health
275.00
City Clerk
1, 100.00
Assistant City Clerk
916.67
Collector
916.67
City Physician
201.67
City Solicitor
458.33
City Treasurer
916.67
Engineer and Supt. of Public Works 2,291. 67
Inspector of Animals 91.67
372 CITY OF MELROSE
Inspector of Buildings
458.33
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar 91.67
Mayor 500.00
Overseers of the Poor
362.52
Registrars of Voters
183.34
Sealer of Weights and Measures
366.66
$11,662.54
Balance to 1907
4.14
$11,666.68 $11,666.68
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Balance from 1905
$39.96
Appropriation
5,800.00
$5,839.96
Expended.
Bills paid
$5,441.45
Transferred to sundry accounts
389.96
Balance to 1907
8.55
$5,839.96
$5,839.96
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$100.00
Cash received Com. of Mass.
143.50
A. Deferrari
25.00
Town of Saugus
54.38
Town of Stoneham.
1,373.15
Old boiler tubes .
10.00
Transferred from sundry accounts ...
200.62
$1,906.65
Less overdraft, 1905
629.23
$1,277.42
373
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,876.31
Transferred to tuition
157.50
Overdraft to 1907
$756.39
$2,033.81 $2,033.81
FUEL.
Appropriation
$6,000.00
Transferred from bank and corp. tax 600.00
$6,600.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$5,989.92
Overdrafts, 1905
246.92
Balance to 1907
363.16
$6,600.00
$6,600.00
FURNITURE.
Appropriation
$250.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$124.80
Transferred to sundry accounts
125.00
Balance to 1907
. 20
$250.00
$250.00
PRINTING.
Balance from 1907
4.80
Appropriation
250.00
Transferred from sundry accts.
78.88
$333.68
Expended.
Bills paid
$328.88
Transferred to treasury
4.80
$333.68
$333.68
374 CITY OF MELROSE
REPAIRS.
Balance from 1907
$4.00
Appropriation
2,000. 00
Proceeds of note
500.00
Transferred from sundry accts.
100.00
$2,604.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$2,599.90
Transferred to treasury
4.00
Balance to 1907
.IO
$2,604.00
$2,604.00
SALARIES. Teaching, Supervision and Janitors.
Balance from 1905
$61.84
Appropriations
64,876.00
Transferred from sundry accts.
50.00
Cash refunded
1.50 .
$64,989. 34
Expended.
Payrolls
$64,927. 50
Transferred to treasury
61.84
$64,989.34 $64,989.34
TRANSPORTATION.
Appropriation
$540.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$522.00
Transferred to sundry accts.
18.00
$540.00
$540.00
TUITION.
Transferred from sundry accts.
$63.50
Transferred from contingent
157.50
$221.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 375
Expended.
Bills paid
$221.00
$221.00
$221.00
SOLDIERS' BURIAL.
Transferred from Com. of Mass. .
$245.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$175.00
Overdraft, 1905
70.00
$245.00
$245.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation
$2,800.00
Cash refunded
5.43
Cash received, Town of Wenham
239.86
$3,045.29
Expended.
Aid furnished
$248.00
Allowance payrolls
1,016.75
Board
108.00
Dry goods
16.38
Food
360.59
Fuel
249.20
Medical attendance and medicine
58.00
Rents
522.00
Shoes
8.00
Sundries, supplies, books and printing
10.20
$2,597.12
Overdraft from 1905
299. 40
Balance to 1907
148.77
$3,045.29
$3,045.29
376
CITY OF MELROSE
STATE AID.
Transferred from Com. of Mass. $3,081.00
Cash returned not called for 27.00
$3,108.00
Less overdraft, 1905
271.00
$2,837.00
Expended.
Payrolls
$3,119.00
Overdraft, 1906
282.00
$3,119.00 $3,119.00
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Cash collected $12,408.19
Transferred from city of Melrose, un-
redeemed assessment 276.33
$12,684.52
Expended.
Transferred to interest
$3,084.25
Balance to 1907
9,600.27
$12,684.52 $12,684.52
SPOT POND AWARD.
Balance from 1905 $174,017.62
Cash received, Geo. L. Mayberry, atty. 23,000.00
Cash received from Com. of Mass. .. 85,221.46 .
Cash received, discount of notes ..
259.36
-$282,498.64
Expended.
Geo. H. Ellis Co., one-third expense printing briefs $370.10
City of Malden, one-third expense sundry accounts 183.74 Ctiy of Medford, one-third expense sundry accounts 34.12
377
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Geo. L. Mayberry, services attorney 23,000.00 Metropolitan Water and Sewer Board, one-third expense printing ..
2,134.42 Thos. F. Reddy, one-third expense sundry accounts 2,462. 12 Central fire station, note sinking fund commissioners 4,936.72
Central fire station and school note, sinking fund commissioners ..... 14,639.42
School land note, sinking fund com- missioners 7,628.00
Sewer loan, sinking fund commis- sioners 44,961. 24
Stone crusher note, sinking fund com- missioners 5,998.90
1
Town Hall loan, sinking fund com- missioners 32,062.60
Water loan, sinking fund commis- sioners 65,623.20
$204,034.58
Balance to 1907
78,464.06
$282,498.64 $282,498.64
TAXES.
COUNTY TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed $16,188.40
Expended.
Paid County Treasurer 16,188.40
METROPOLITAN PARK TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed
$6,043.46
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer
$6,043.46
METROPOLITAN SEWER TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed
$12,222.49
378
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer $12,222.49
STATE TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed $16,275.00
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer $16,275.00
WELLINGTON BRIDGE TAX.
Amount of warrant assessed $139.55
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer
$139.55
TREASURY, See Page 333.
TRUST FUNDS.
Cemetery.
Balance from 1905
$12,699.00
Cash received :
Estate of Mary A. Hunt $210.50
Walter F. Littlefield
80.00
Estate of Mary Lynde
155.00
Sumner B. Merrick 163.50
Mrs. Lucretia Page 80.00
Estate of Carrie L. Spear
109.00
Fidelia E. Sturtevant
150.00
Mrs. Ellen C. Young
84.00
Hezekiah Young
125.00
1,157.00
$13,856.00
E. TOOTHAKER FUND.
Balance from 1905
$1,209.49
Cash interest
50.62
$1,260.11
379
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bill paid for aid furnished $26.65
Balance to 1907
1,233.46
$1,260.1I
$1,260.1I
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Balance from 1905 $2.07
Expended.
Transferred to treasury
2.07
$2.07
$2.07
OVERLAYS, ADDITIONALS AND ABATEMENTS.
Taxes of 1896 to 1899.
Balance, Jan. 31, 1906 $5,236.39
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