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Nos. 24-30.
7,000.00
7,304.50
7,304.50
2 Melrose Water Bonds, due 1913,
Nos. 46 and 47
2,000.00
2,080.00
2,080.00
4 Melrose Water Bonds,
due 1918,
Nos. 438, 430, 450, 455
4,000.00
4,232.00
4,232.00
I Melrose Sewer Bond,
due 1912,
No. 300
1,000.00
1,033 40
1,033 .40
3 Melrose School Bonds, Nos. 23-25
due 1916,
3,000.00
3,149 .94
3,149 .94
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
500.00
500.00
500.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907.
500.00
500.00
500.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907.
2,000.00
2,00.00 0
2,000.00
I Melrose Park Loan Coupon Note, due 1907
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
3-Io Note, City of Melrose, due 1907 .
3,000.00
3,000.00
2 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1907,
Nos. 256 and 257
2,000.00
2,000.00
12 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1907,
Nos. 251-255, 259-265.
12,000.00
12,000.00
I Melrose Sewer Bond, No. 258.
1,000.00
1,000.00
IO Melrose Sewer Bonds, Nos. 266-275
10,000.00
10,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Nos. 363-368
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Add-Cash on hand:
Melrose Savings Bank .
47.42
*2.88
50.30
50.30
Melrose National Bank
275 .55
1,504.11
1,504.11
*Denotes Increase.
$168,827 .08
$180,667 .04
$36,000,00
$28,299 .84
$25,000.00
$22.50
-272.67
$152,054 .41
$163,072 .03
1/2
Note, City of Melrose, due 1908.
2,000.00
6 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1937,
due 1907,
due 1907,
47.42 1,779.66
1,779 .66
No.
CITY OF MELROSE. - SCHOOL LOAN SINKING FUND.
Statement showing the Securities Acquired, Sold, or Retired by the Commissioners during the Year ending January 28, 1908, and the Securities held at that date.
SCHEDULE D.
Cash and Securities on Hand Jan. 28, 1907.
Cost of Securities Acquired During Year.
Proceeds of Securities Sold or Transferred During Yr.
Increase in Cash Balance.
Cash and Securities on Hand Jan. 28, 1908.
No.
Par Value.
Cost.
Par Value.
Cost.
7 Melrose Water Bonds, due 1918, Nos. 440-446. .
$7,000.00
$7,406.00
$7,000.00
$7,406.00
IO Town of Clinton Bonds, due 1930. Nos. 132-141
10,000.00
10,924.72
10,000 .00
10,924.72
2 Town of Milton Bonds, due 1910, Nos. 85, 86
2,000.00
2,035.00
2,000.00
2,035.00
I Melrose Water Bond, due 1918, No. 451
1,000.00
1,058.00
1,000 .00
1,058.00
I Melrose Water Bond, due 1918, No. 448.
1,000.00
1,058.00
1,000 .00
1,058.00
I Town of Milton Bond, due 1910, No. 84.
1,000.00
1,017 .50
1,000.00
1,017 .50
3 Melrose Surface Drainage Bonds, due 1932, Nos. 1, 2,3 ..
3,000.00
3,240.00
3,000.00
3,240.00
4 Melrose School Bonds, due 1916, Nos. 15, 16, 18, 167
4,000.00
4,199.92
4,000.00
4,199 .92
J Note, City of Melrose, due 1908.
700.00
700.00
700.00
700.00
0 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1924, Nos. 76, 81-85.
6,000.00
6,486.22
6,000 .00
6,486.22
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1909
1,000.00
1,000 00
1,000.00
1,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1910
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1911
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
13 Melrose Surface Drainage Bonds, due 1932, Nos. 61-73.
13,000.00
14,090 .70
13,000 00
14,090.70
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
700.00
700.00
700.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
12 Melrose School Bonds, due 1916, Nos. 146-150, 171-175, 19, 20.
12,459 .60
12,000.00
12,459 .00
20 Melrose Surface Drainage Bonds, due 1932, Nos. 81-100
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
3 Melrose School Bonds, due 1916, Nos. 23, 24, 25.
3,149.94
3,000.00
3,149 .94
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
14 Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
3 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1912, Nos. 292-294
2,988.75
3,000.00
2,988.75
7 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1937, Nos. 371-377
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
210.00
210.00
210.00
Melrose Savings Bank.
230.75
230.75
14.10
244.85
244.85
Melrose National Bank
493.68
493.68
525 .41
1,019.09
1,019.09
$56,724 .43
$60,265.48
$77,808.29
$29,800.00
$539.51
$104,673.94
$108,813 .28
12 Melrose School Bond, due 1916, No. 22
500.00
524.99
500.00
524.99
7-10 Note, City of Melrose, due 1907.
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
Add :- Cash on hand :-
DESCRIPTION.
CITY OF MELROSE. - TOWN HALL LOAN SINKING FUND.
Statement showing the Securities Acquired, Sold, or Retired by the Commissioners during the Year ending January 28, 1908, and the Securities held at that Date.
SCHEDULE E.
Cash and Securities on Hand Jan. 28, 1907.
Cost of Securities Acquired During Year.
Proceeds of Securities Sold or Transferred During Yr
Decrease in Cash Balance.
Cash and Securities on Hand Jan. 28, 1908.
DESCRIPTION.
No.
Par Value.
Cost.
Par Value.
Cost.
2 Melrose Water Bonds, due 1918, Nos. 447 and 449
$2,000.00 1,000.00
$2,116.00
$2,000 .00 1,000.00
1,058.00
6 Melrose School Bonds, due 1916, Nos. 14, 185, 192-195.
6,000.00
6,277 50
6,000.00
6,277.50
10 Melrose Water Bonds, due 1912, Nos. 1-10.
10,000.00
10,323.00
10,000.00
10,323.00
14 Melrose Water Bonds, due 1913, Nos. 19-32
14,000.00
14,551 .60
14,000.00
14,551 .60
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907 ..
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
800.00
800.00
800.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907
1,500 .00
1,500.00
1,500.00
500.00
516.70
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
200.00
200.00
200.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908
1,500.00
- 1,500.00
1,500.00
3 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1937, Nos, 378-380.
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
261.00
261.00
261.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908 Add :- Cash on hand, Melrose National Bank.
256.60
256.60
199.51
57.09
57.09
$38,056.60
$39,382 .70
$6,477 .70
$4,800.00
$199 .51
$39,518 .09
$40,860.89
CITY OF MELROSE. - SURFACE DRAINAGE LOAN SINKING FUND. Statement showing the Securities Acquired, Sold, or Retired by the Commissioners during the Year ending January 28, 1908, and the Securities held at that Date.
SCHEDULE F.
Cash and Securities on Hand Jan. 28, 1907.
Cost of Securities Acquired During Year.
Proceeds of Securities Sold or Transferred During Yr.
Decrease in Cash Balance.
Cash and Securities on Hand Jan. 28, 1908.
No.
Par Value.
Cost.
Par Value.
Cost.
3 Melrose Water Bonds, due 1918, Nos. 452-454
3,000.00
3,174.00
3,000.00
3,174.00
Melrose Water Bond, due 1918, No. 462.
1,000.00
1,058 .00
1,000.00
1,058.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1909.
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2 Melrose Surface Drainage Bonds, due 1932, Nos. 74 and 75.
2,000.00
2,167 .80
2,000.00
2,167.80
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1907.
600.00
600 .00
600.00
500.00
516.70
: Note, City of Melrose, due 1910
1,934 .85
1,934 .85
2 Melrose Sewer Bonds, due 1937, Nos. 369 and 370. .
2,000.00
2,000.00
I Note, City of Melrose, due 1908 Add : Cash on hand :-
489.00
489.00
489.00
2,313 .88
2,313 .88
2,511 .11
62.77
62.77
$10,913.88
$11,313 .68
$4,940.55
$600.00
$2,511 .11
$12,986.62
$13,403.12
+
1/2 Melrose Sewer Bond, due 1912, No. 300
516.70
1,934 .85
2,000.00
Melrose National Bank
$2,116.00
I Melrose Water Bond, due 1918, No. 461. .
1,058.00
1% Melrose Sewer Bond, due 1912, No. 300.
516.70
DESCRIPTION.
Report of the Treasurer
Melrose, Mass., May 10, 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen, Melrose, Mass.,
I submit herewith my report of the receipts and expenditures for the financial year ending December 31, 1907.
Yours respectfully, W. R. LAVENDER. City Treasurer.
W. R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer,
In account with CITY OF MELROSE for year ending Dec. 31, 1907.
Receipts.
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1907 .
$57,339.04
J. W. Murray, Collector of Taxes :
Sewer Assessments.
$10,652.79
Taxes, 1903.
184.37
Taxes, 1904.
374.72
Taxes, 1905
25,466.57
Taxes, 1906.
90,898.15
Taxes, 1907
149,214.46
Tax Titles and Takings
3,473.16
Betterments.
150.79
Moth Tax Collections
624.76
Sewer Assessment Takings.
102.08
Bank and Corporation Tax.
16,128.42
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth:
Extermination
4,000.25
Special Appropriation by State.
376.15
Private Work, Acct, Order 3863,
1,909.36
Amount carried forward,
$303,556.03
$57,339.04
182
CITY OF MELROSE
Amounts brought forward.
$303,556.03 $57,339.04
Cemetery 6,527.30
Cemetery Trust Fund.
2,217.50
Charity Dept., Aid of Poor
1,110.79
Claims
1,409.95
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3,630.00
Contingent Assessors.
56.25
City Clerks
450.00
Collectors
1,000.27
General
100.00
Mayors
9.75
Fire Dept., Hay and Grain.
159.00
Health Dept., Contagious Diseases . . Contingent
111.08
Interest
10,569.31
Loans, Municipal
14,285.00
Permanent
7,434.85
Temporary
277,500.00
Melrose Hospital
75.73
Pay Roll Tailings
and Unclaimed
Amounts
61.20
Permanent Debt.
2,700.00
Police Dept., City Ambulance Fund. 44.00 Special Officers. 150.00
Public Library Salaries
1,329.73
School Dept., Contingent.
1,573.53
Removal Sewall School. 330.36
Sinking Fund Commissioners:
Sewer Fund Commissioners . . .
25,000.00
Water Fund Commissioners .
50,000.00
Sewer Bonds.
20.000.00
Surface Drainage Bonds.
20,000.00
Soldiers Relief .
35.00
State Aid.
36.00
Toothaker , E. Fund
7.00
Treasury
4,883.25
Amounts carried forward,
$757,693.13 $57,339.04
1,340.25
183
TREASURER'S REPORT
Amounts brought forward,
$757,693.13 $57,339.04
Public Works Department:
City Hall, Contingent. Lighting.
19.94
423.79
Ell Pond Retaining Wall
20.35
Highway Division
General Repairs and Mainte- nance
$15,431.66
Macadamized Streets.
15,000.00
Main Street Curbstones.
755.11
Main Street Widening Damages Melrose Common, Improvement of Sewer Division, Construction
515.73
Private Sewers.
1,835.44
Sidewalks, New Individual.
1,866.24
New Continuous.
2,319.76
Repairs present Walks.
10,596.26
Street Sprinkling
4,819.13
Surface Drainage.
368.27
Water Department.
53,094.92
Property taken by State.
2,142.63
Water Division, Maintenance
10,996.19 $884.578.19
$941,917.23
Payments.
J. W. Murray, Collector Taxes 1901.
$4.74
Bank and Corporation Tax
761.38
Bonds for City Officers
175.00
Bonds, Sewer Bonds
25,000.00
Water Bonds.
50,000.00
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth:
Extermination.
10,728.37
Special Appropriation by State.
812.95
Cemetery
6,597.04
Charity Dept., Aid of Poor
6,810.75
City Physician.
375.00
%
Amounts carried forward,
$101,265.23 $941,917.23
800.00
5,879.64
184
CITY OF MELROSE
Amounts brought forward,
$101,265.23 $941,917.23
Clerical Assistance 200.00
Contingent
90.08
Claims . 1,152.50
Contingent, Aldermanic
187.51
Assessors
566.71
City Clerk's
450.00
City Collector's
2,325.34
City Solicitor's
13.50
Election Expenses
2,247.78
· General
2,737.96
Inspector of Buildings
16.98
Mayor's .
485.01
Sealer Weights and Measures. . .
34.89
Fire Dept., Coal and Wood
434.65
Contingent
967.30
Driver during Vacation
210.00
Fire Alarm Boxes.
200.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
812.41
Hay and Grain.
1,331.69
Horse Shoeing.
182.25
Laundry and Linen
87.90
Salaries
8,731.58
Telephone, Gas and Electric Lights
215.55
Fourth of July Celebration.
500.00
Health Dept., Contagious Disease. . .
1,873.97
Contingent
759.99
Medical Inspection of Schools ..
155.00
Removal of Garbage
1,024.80
Salaries
1,000.00
Insurance
2,515.61
Interest
38,242.19
Loans, Municipal.
13,200.00
Permanent
3,000.00
Temporary
254,400.00
Melrose Hospital.
1,075.73
Amounts carried forward,
$442,694.11 $941,917.23
185
TREASURER'S REPORT
Amounts brought forward,
$442,694.11 $941,917.23
Memorial Day
300.00
Military Aid.
60.00
Parks. See also Public W'ks. Dept:
Ell Pond Park. 158.49
Metropolitan Parks
7,183.32
Pine Banks Park.
1,250.00
Police Dept., City Ambulance Fund.
101.01
Contingent
584.53
Salaries
11,868.75
Special Officers and Vacations. .
1,074.85
Public Library, Books and Magazines
1,687.81
Contingent
385.39
Fuel, Lights, etc.
754.28
Salaries
1,975.43
Salaries, provided by Ordinance
11,699.98
School Dept., Books and Supplies. . .
5,799.86
Contingent
1,865.47
Fuel
10,498.00
Furniture
427.00
Printing
499.38
Removal Sewall School.
2,255.54
Repairs
5,498.56
Salaries
74,931.09
Transportation of Pupils
546.00
Tuition
111.50
Sinking Funds, School Fund.
7,222.00
Surface Drainage Fund.
1.711.00
Soldiers' Burial
72.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,896.06
State Aid.
3,296.00
Taxes, County
15,880.08
Sewerage
9,264.95
State
18,000.00
State Highway
1.02
Toothaker, E. Fund
3.45
Amounts carried forward,
$642,556.91 $941,917.23
186
CITY OF MELROSE
Amounts brought forward
$642,556.91 $941,917.23
Water Dept. See also Public Works Dept.
Water Fund. 36,212.19
Property taken by State 68,855.02
Public Works Dept .:
Ashes, Collection of.
1,553.34
City Hall, Contingent
319.94
Heating
364.75
Janitor
750.00
Lighting
669.31
Painting
566.74
Ell Pond Retaining Wall.
1,988.84
Engineering Division:
Contingent
249.27
Salaries
2,203.20
Highway Division:
General Repairs and Mainte-
nance
$33,185.96
Green Street Widening
1,028.57
Macadamized Streets.
15,000.00
Linden St. and Sucker
Brook
Claims .
1,000.00
Main St. Widening Damages. 900.00
Melrose Street Extension 1,384.99
Orris Street Extension . 3,934.85
Rogers Street, Building of. . .
406.95
Melrose Common, Improvement of
515.73
Parks, Maintenance.
158.32
Public W'ks Office, Clerical Service Board of Horse
316.05
Printing
272.34
Public Works Office:
Telephone 23.94
Sewer Division, Construction
16,900.06
Maintenance
402.90
Private Sewers.
1,747.02
Amounts carried forward,
$834,108.86 $941,917.23
641.67
187
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Amounts brought forward, . $834,108.86 $941,917.23
Sidewalks, New Individual
3,876.13
New Continuous.
5,741.36
Repairs present Walks
9,894.24
Street Lighting
13,324.24
Street Signs.
999.64
Street Sprinkling
6,676.55
Surface Drainage
15,587.18
8,441.32
Water Division, Construction Maintenance
32,779.18
Water meters.
9,965.49
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1907
523.04
$941.917.23
W. R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer.
Examined and found correct.
May 23, 1908. EDWIN C. GOULD, City Auditor.
Eighth Annual Report
of the
Public Works Department
City of Melrose, Mass.
From January 1, 1907 to December 31, 1907
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City of Melrose.
Public Works Department
ORGANIZATION 1907.
HON. EUGENE H. MOORE, Mayor.
W. DABNEY HUNTER, Resigned March 1, 1907. GEO. O. W. SERVIS, Appointed March 1, 1907. Engineer and Superintendent.
A. J. WAGHORNE, Assistant in charge Engineering, Sewers and Drains.
JAMES MARSHALL, Assistant in charge Highway Division.
JAMES McTIERNAN. Assistant in charge Water Division.
EMMA L. LEIGHTON, Stenographer.
WILLIAM H. MARTIN, Bookkeeper.
Public Works Department
To His Honor the Mayor, Eugene H. Moore:
Dear Sir :- In accordance with the established custom, I have the honor to submit herewith the Eighth Annual Report of the Public Works Department of the City of Melrose, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1907.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE.
A summary of the work done during the past year is as fol- lows :-
Permits to open and occupy public streets 265
Orders of the Board of Aldermen attended to or re- ported on 113
Contracts written and made :- brick, concrete, castings, curbstone, collection of ashes, cast iron pipe, sewer pipe and specials, painting City hall, and retaining wall Ell Pond. 9
Receipts and Expenditures.
Appropriations:
Clerical service, balance $15.20
Appropriation 634.80
Contingent, balance 8.99
Appropriation
291.01
Board of horse, etc.
325.00
Telephone service
70.00 $1,345.00
Expended :
Clerical service, as per pay rolls $641.67
Contingent, for books, printing, station-
ery, etc. 272.34
Board of horse, as per invoices .
316.05
Telephone service, as per invoices
48.72 $1,278.78
$66.22
192
CITY OF MELROSE
Balance, credit clerical service $8.33
Balance, credit contingent 27.66
Balance, credit board of horse, etc. 8.95
Balance, credit telephone service 21.28
$66.22
WATER DIVISION.
Receipts and Expenditures.
Balance, maintenance ..
$6,568.68
Appropriation, mainten-
ance 15,000.00
Appropriation, mainten- ance, Order No. 4,036. . 2,200.00
Appropriation, purchas-
ing and installing
meters
10,000.00
Collections paid Treas- urer
3,223.65
Balance Construction
account
$5,245.67
Bond Issue ordered . 5,000.00 10,245.67
Stock on hand, main-
tenance account
Jan. 1, 1907 5,203.98
$52,441.98
Expended.
Construction, services,
see Table $602.21
Construction, main lines, see Table $7,986.26*
Construction expense printing bonds, paid out by Treasurer . 70.00
$8,658.47
193
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Amount brought forward $8,658.47
*(This is in excess of
Treasury acount $217.15, which is
due to maintenance account, transferred after book closed.)
Relay main lines, see Table 7,629.78
Maintenance main lines .
469.18
Maintenance main lines, hydrants 463.39
Maintenance outside ser- vices 3,069.12
Maintenance inside ser-
vices and charges,
includes labor and
stock used at boule- vard.)
5,421.96*
General maintenance
and invoices, see Table
4,339.58
Purchasing and install- ing meters 10,204.15
$40,255.63
$12,186.35
Treasury
balance to
credit maintenance $1,985.69
Treasury balance to credit construction 1,804.35
Treasury balance to
credit meters 34.51
Stock on hand at yard and shop 8,361.80
$12,186.35 *Due from Metropolitan Park Commission-$2,696.94.
194
CITY OF MELROSE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1907.
Dr.
To cash on hand Jan. 1,
1907, water rates ... $76.90
To cash on hand Jan. 1, 1907, summons .... 1.80
$78.70
To 1906 water rates col-
lected in 1907
$1,559.77
To 1906 summons
10.00
1,569.77
To 1907 water rates
51,735.26
To 1907 summons
76.60
51,811.86
To collected by Public Works Dept:
New services (35)
$439.81
Services cleaned (51) ...
153.65
Services renewed (137) .
1,765.27
Services repaired (21) ..
68.44
Services lowered (3)
22.57
Services thawed (3) ....
14.55
Fixtures sealed (43) ..
23.89
On and off water (116).
116.00
On and off water, non ... payment (2) .
4.00
Sale of Junk, etc.
446.43
3,054.61*
To collections or trans- fers by City Treas., ..
169.04 $56,683.98
195
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Cr.
By cash paid Treasurer, water rates, 1906 .. $1,540.00 By cash refunded, water rates, 1906 77.68 $1,617.68
By cash paid Treasurer,
water rates 1907 .. $51,533.92
By cash refunded sundry persons 1907 193.11 51,727.03
By cash paid Treasurer, Public Works Dept.
3,054.61*
By cash collected by Treasurer from oth- er departments 169.04
By cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1908, (J. W. Murray) Summons, 1905 ... $1.00
Water rates, 1906 . 18.99
Summons, 1906
10.80
Water rates, 1907 .. 8.23
Summons, 1907 . .
76.60
115.62
$56,683.98 *Of this amount $14.96 was paid direct to Treasurer by City of Malden, and $30.13 was transferred from School Dept. to Water Dept. by City Treasurer.
STATEMENT FOR SINKING FUND.
Dr.
To stock balance as per last last report $5,203.98
To appropriation, Order No. 3,595, from re- ceipts of 1906 To balance in fund Jan. 1,1907 1,318.94
6,568.68
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CITY OF MELROSE
Total receipts for 1907 .. $56,683.98
Less cash on hand Jan. 1, 1907. .... . $115.62 Less refunds paid:
1906 $77.68
1907
193.11
270.79
386.41
56,297.57
$69,389.17
Cr.
By assessment paid
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts:
Sinking fund
$6,433.77
Interest
15,748.61
Maintenance
4,788.81 $26,971.19
By transferred to engin- eering 400.00
By interest on bonds
9,220.00
By cost of relaying pipes
7,629.78
By cost of maintenance .
14,001.89
By amount due from
construction
217.15
By stock balance.
8,361.80
66,801.81
Surplus.
$2,587.36
Cost of Construction to December 31, 1907:
Cost as per report 1906 .
$345,522.76
Cost charged to con- struction in 1907:
Main lines $7,986.26
Due 1908 account
217.15
$7,769.11
Services
602.21
Printing bonds
70.00
8,441.32
Total cost to date
$353,964.08
197
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CONSTRUCTION.
Extension of Water System. Reference may be had to the accompanying table for the location and size of new water mains laid during the year, number and size of gates set, and number of fire hydrants installed.
The total number of feet of new mains laid, including hydrant branches, was 3,120, making the water pipe mileage of the city approximately 48.4 miles. Eight additional fire hydrants and thirteen water gates have been set during the year. The pipes and all materials required were furnished, and the pipe-laying and all incidental work done in each street by the water division.
Thirty-eight new lead services were laid during the year, a total length of 768 feet.
Four new stand-pipes have been set for street watering, making thirty-two now in use.
Nine hundred and thirty meters have been installed during the past year, making a total of ten hundred and fifty-nine in use December 31, 1907.
Act Relative to Installation of Meters. By provision of Chapter 524, Legislative Acts of 1907, all cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District are now required to equip with water meters all water services hereafter laid, and to an- nually equip with meters five per cent. of the water services which were unmetered on December 31, 1907.
198
CITY OF MELROSE
WATER DIVISION-CONSTRUCTION-1907 Summary of Work Done and its Cost by Streets.
Pipe Laid
Gates
Location
Length
in Feet
Size
No.
Size
in Inches
Hydrants
Stock
Labor
Total
Brown Street
124
4
1
4
1
$104.76 $174 04
$278.80
E. Foster Street .
140
6
108.57
102.37
210.94
E. Emerson Street
48
6
39.75
20.72
60.47
Granite Street
165
6
120.25
107.13
227.38
Grove Street.
1
47.40
47.40
Henry Avenue
9
6
6.24
6.24
Howard Street
15
6
1
6
1
61.72
10.63
72.35
Improvement to Plant (see Relay)
2997.79
2997.79
Lincoln St., near Porter St.
74
6
1
6
53.65
35.84
89.49
Lincoln St., Upham St., North
405
6
1
6
291.25
128.57
419.82
Lynn Fells Parkway
545
6
379.41
261.93
641.34
Mystic Avenue
41.01
8.75
49.76
Morgan Avenue
330
6
1
266.93
270.09
537.02
Parker Street
15
6
1
6
37.50
13.31
50.81
Spear Street. .
202
6
1
6
175.70
134.41
310.11
Sewall Woods Road.
48.25
48.25
Stratford Road.
619
12
1
12
1
1138.70
376.36
1515.06
Taylor Street
260
6
1
6
206.25
176.23
382.48
Vinton St., at Parkway
1
12
40.75
40.75
38 services, 786 ft. lead pipe
602.21
Addition on account of Relay .
169
3120 ft.
$8,588.47
Note: To agree with Treasury account deduct Amount due Maintenance for stock not transferred on 1907 account., viz:
217.15
$8,371.32
in Inches
No. of
.
1
1
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Maintenance .- The table of Relay gives length, size, etc., of cast iron pipe used to replace defective or small cement pipe.
There still remains 15.17 miles of cement pipe, some of which will need replacing the coming season, as trouble was caused by freezing, the pipe being so near the surface.
The details of work done are as follows:
48.4 miles main pipe cared for.
22 breaks in cement pipe repaired.
19 joints in cast iron pipe repaired.
51 service leaks in street repaired.
59 services in street cleaned. --
46 services in private premises cleaned.
215 services in street renewed with lead.
136 services in private premises renewed with lead. 5 gates repacked.
Expenditures.
Salaries as per pay rolls.
$2,731.12
Less to maintenance charges. 57.69 $2,673.43
Board and care two horses.
480.00
Horse hire, Melrose Club stable.
22.50
Shoeing, repairs to carts and harnesses
259.24
Blacksmithing and repairing tools ....
165.84
New tools.
190.69
Hardware, gasoline, oil and sundries. .
251.96
Repair of meters in use
15.88
Fitting up shop City Hall
63.89
Lost time on account of injuries
60.37
Books, stamp and stationery
109.85
Telephone service.
45.93
1,666.15
$4,339.58
MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
Labor as per pay rolls.
$1,768.28
Stock used 1,300.84 $3,069.12.
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CITY OF MELROSE
MAINTENANCE MAIN LINES.
Labor as per pay rolls
$339.73
Stock used. 129.45 $469.18
HYDRANT MAINTENANCE.
Labor, shovelling snow, repairs, etc.,
per pay rolls
$272.88
Stock used
190.51 $463.39
INSIDE SERVICES AND CHARGES.
Labor as per pay rolls
$2,999.47
Stock used. 2,422.49 $5,421.96
PURCHASING AND INSTALLING METERS.
Labor as per pay rolls.
$1,441.26
Meters and fittings, as per invoices . 8,524.23
$9,965.49
Fittings used from maintenance stock.
238.66 $10,204.15
WATER DIVISION-RELAY, 1907. Summary of Work Done and its Cost by Streets.
Pipe Laid.
Abandoned.
Gates.
Charged to Relay.
LOCATION.
Length
in Feet.
Size
in Inches.
Length
in Feet.
Size
No.
Size
in Inches.
No. of Hydts.
Stock.
Labor.
Total.
Improvement in Plant Charged to Construction
Total Cost.
1
Charles Street. .
615
6
563
4
$274.10
$277.10
$551.20
$198.85
$750.05
Chestnut Street. .
335
6
335
4
1
6
133.34
125.00
258.34
107.99
366.39
E. Foster Street.
740
6
740
6
2
6
500.16
321.26
821.42
117.25
938.67
Ferdinand Street.
15
6
15
6
6.00
6.00
9.18
15.18
Franklin Street.
655
8
161
6
318.06
769.22
1087 .28
436.07
1523 .35
Ingalls Court.
205
4
205
2
15.93
107.35
123.28
115.75
239.03
Larrabee Street.
282
12
282
4
119.35
209.61
328.96
460.60
789.56
230
6
Lynn Fells Parkway
160
8
Lowered on account of Parkway Construction. by Met. Park Commission.
Entire cost paid
2696.94
Tremont Street ..
250
8
Vinton Street ..
800
12
*Main St., (crossing at culvert) .
24
14
188.43
624.34
812.77
46.00
858.77
200
6
109.78
86.33
196.11
75.75
271 .86
Mt. Vernon Street .
730
6
730
4
1
6
327.84
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