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600.00
286.69
1,340.25
352.97
1,873.97
Contingent ..
8.20
650.00
111.08
9.00
759.99
.29
Medical Inspection of Schools
150.00
5.00
155.00
Salaries ..
1,000.00
1,000.00
Insurance
397.61
168.05
1,956.95
2,515.61
7.00
Interest
15,387.81
18,000.00
5,760.42
4,809.74
38,242.19
5,715.78
Melrose Hospital
1,000.00
75.73
1,075.73
Melrose Town History
132.21
300.00
2.50
60.00
346.00
Pay-Roll Tailings.
88.48
61.20
149.68
Pine Banks Park
1,250.00
1,250.00
Police Department
149.85
44.00
101.01
92.84
Contingent ..
90.49
509.51
14.85
584.53
.62
Salaries, Chief and Regular Officers.
11,868.75
11,868.75
Salaries, Special Offieers
585.00
150.00
1,074.85
Publie Library
Books and Magazines
1.32
1 648.68
40.00
1,687.81
2.19
Contingent
179.79
245.21
385.39
39.61
Fuel, Lights, etc ..
198.04
501.96
60.00
754.28
5.72
Insurance
38.00
844.31
1,329.73
175.00
1,975.43
27.57
New Publie Library Building
9.84
Salaries
Agent, Military Aid
100.00
100.00
Assessors and Assistants.
1,050.00
1,050.00
Assessor's Clerk.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Auditor ..
500.00
500.00
Board of Health
300.00
300.00
City Clerk.
1,200.001.
1,200,001.
.
132.21
Memorial Day ..
300.00
Military
403.50
Ambulance Fund.
339.85
38.00
Salaries ..
3.96
9.84
.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1906
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1906
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Assistant City Clerk.
1,000.00
1,000.00
City Collector .
1,000.00
1,000.00
City Physician
375.00
375.00
City Solicitor.
500.00
500.00
City Treasurer.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Engineer and Supt. of Public Works.
1,916.66
1,916.66
Inspector of Animals.
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings
433.34
333.32
100.02
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar
100.00
100.00
Mayor .. .
4.14
400.00
400.00
4.14
Registrars of Voters.
300.00
300.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
400.00
400.00
School Department
Books and Supplies .
8.55
5,791.45
400.00
400.00
5,799.86
.14
Contingent Fuel
363.16
6,136.84
4,000.00
10,498.00
2.00
Furniture
.20
249.80
200.00
23.00
427.00
.62
Repairs ..
.10
2,999.90
2,500.00
5,498.56
1.44
Salaries ...
75,659.00
720.00
74,931.09
7.91
Transportation
560.00
14.00
546.00
Tuition
170.00
58.50
111.50
Soldiers' Relief
148.77
2,800.00
35.00
2,896.06
87.71
3,268.00
Sewer Assessments
13,939.57
3,286.78
10,652.79
Spot Pond Award
78,464.06
2,142.63
11,538.87
68,855.02
212.80
Taxes
7.86
12,070.40
268,608.04
3,772.39
4.74
276,909.17
Taxes
County
15.880.08
15,880.08
Metropolitan Park
7,183.32
7,183.32
Metropolitan Sewer.
9,264.95
9,264.95
Metropolitan Highway.
1.02
1.02
State
18,000.00
18,000.00
Tax Titles .
1,689.21
3,700.94
2,011.73
Tax Takings
1,783.95
2,035.47
4,417.86
4,669.38
Tax Titles, Sewer Assessments
102.08
343.91
241.83
Tax Titles, City of Melrose
1,350.20
1,350.20
1,573.53
756.39
1,865.47
582.83
Printing ..
350.00
150.00
499.38
Soldiers' Burial
$72.00
$72.00
State Aid. .
$274.00
36.00
$282.00
3,296.00
500.00
500.00
Overseers of Poor.
465.50
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1906
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1906
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Overlays ...
3,748.62
6,038.36
1,098.19
7,448.96
3,436.21
Treasiny
328.05
4,883.25
5,140.03
71.27
Trust Fund, Cemetery .
13,856.00
2,217.50
16,073.50
Trust Fund, E. Toothaker
1,233.46
7.00
3.45 500.00 254,400.00
137,500.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3,630.00
3,353.50
276.50
13,200.00
14,285.00
Municipal Loans
13,200.00
14,285.00
11,200.00
14,285.00
3,000.00
28,634.85
Permanent Loans
24,200.00
3,000.00
2,700.00
24,686.12
7,434.85
25,000.00
5,000.00
Water l'opds.
Sewer System Construction
7,222.00
7,222.00
Surface Drainage, S. F.
1,711.00
1,711.00
Sewer Sinking Fund Commissioners
25,000.00
Water Loan Sinking Fund Commissioners
50,000.00
Public Works Dept., City Hall
Contingent .
$125.38
$174.62
$19.94
$319.94
Ileating
3.77
371.23
364.75
$10.25
Janitor. .
15.50
734.50
750.00
Lighting
14.70
285.30
669.31
54.48
Painting
600.00
566.74
33.26
Collection of Ashes
114.73
1,600.00
1,553.34
161.39
Life Saving Apparatus
21.73
Engineer's Division
97.40
152.60
$400.00
249.27
.73
Salaries ..
400.50
1,699.50
2,203.20
296.80
Highway Division
Maintenance
832.10
2,000.00
18,000.00
33,185.96
3,077.80
Maeadamizing Streets.
1,384.99
615.01
Orris Street Extension
3,934.85
3,934.85
Street Signs
1,000.00
999.64
.36
Park Division
Maintenance
123.62
350.00
158.32
315.30
Public Works Office
Board and Care of Horse.
325.00
316.05
8.95
14,285.00
Municipal Debt.
11,200.00
7,431.85
26,420.97
Permanent Debt.
Sewer Bonds.
20,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
School House Loan, S. F
500.00
Temporary Loans.
114,400.00
277,500.00
1,237.01
Fourth of July Celebration
15,431.66 15,000.00
15,000.00
Melrose Street Extension
2,000.00
423.79
21.73
Contingent
25,000.00 50,000.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1906
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1906
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Clerical Service.
15.20
634.80
641.67
8.33
Contingent
8.99
291.01
272.34
27.66
Telephone
.26
69.47
23.94
46.06
Sewer Division
Construction
20,000.00
5,879.64
5,162.02
16,900.06
3,817.56
Maintenance
295.71
450.00
402.90
342.81
Private Sewers
75.57
1,835.44
1,747.02
163.99
Sidewalks .
932.66
1,500.00
2,319.76
5,741.36
988.94
Individual
219.24
1,500.00
375.00
1,866.24
3,876.13
84.35
Repairs .. .
10,596.26
9,894.24
702.02
Street Lighting
251.76
13,319.24
13,324.24
246.76
Street Sprinkling
4,822.15
3,108.40
3.02
6,676.55
4,965.82
Surface Drainage
265.11
20,368.27
15,587.18
5,046.20
Water Division
Construction
4,754.33
8,441.32
13,195.65
Income
1,318.94
53,094.92
17,600.00
36,212.19
601.67
6,568.68
10,996.19
32,779.18
1,985.69
Building Rogers Street .
800.00
406.95
18.05
Green Street Widening
1,028.57
1,028.57
Improvement, Ell Pond
300.00
158.49
141.51
Linden and Tucker Brooks Drainage.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,911.77
Main Street, Widening Damages.
100.00
900.00
Main Street, Bryne Contract.
290.25
515.73
515.73
Removal Sewell School Building.
1,133.05
792.13
330.36
2,255.54
Sewell School Fence.
42.13
42.13
Stone Bounds .
64.79
Retaining Wall, Ell Pond
1,968.49
20.35
1,988.84
$288,524.37
$276,120.97
$118,802.46
$881,578.19
$78,402.04
$118,802.46
$941,394.19
$592,841.53
$163,414.23
288,524.37
78,402.04
118,802.46
118,802.46
884,578.19
592,841.53
163,414.23
$1,731,440.22
$1,731,440.22.
Maintenance Water Meters.
17,200.00 10,000.00
9,965.49
34.51
375.00
Main Street Curbstone
755.11 800.00
2,666.88
290.25
Melrose Common . .
64.79
Continuous.
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319
AUDITOR'S REPORT
BANK AND CORPORATION TAX.
Balance, 1906. $1,956.95
Commonwealth of Mass.
16,128.42
Expended.
National Bank Tax.
$761.38
Transferred to Sundry accts. as per
Budget:
Insurance
1,956.95
Highway Division
18,000.00
$20,718.33
Overdraft to 1908
$2,632.96
$20,718.33 $20,718.33
BONDS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Balance, 1906
$15.00
Appropriation
185.00
$200.00
Expended.
Premiums on Bond
$175.00
Balance to 1908
25.00
$200.00
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH-PRIVATE WORK.
Receipts $1,753.51
Transfer from Brown tail and Gypsy
Moth Regular Account .
155.85
Balance to 1908 to pay note of $4,000. . $1,909.36
$18,085.37
320
CITY OF MELROSE
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH. Special, refunded by Commonwealth of Mass. Receipts
$376.15
Expended.
Bills and Pay Rolls.
$812.95
Overdraft to 1908
436.80
$812.95
$812.95
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH-REGULAR .:
Appropriation
$925.94
Receipts
4,156.10
Transfers from Municipal Loans
5,000.00
Transfers from Treasury
4,074.06
$14,156.10
Expended.
Overdraft, 1906 .
$3,202.63
Bills and payrolls
10,646.93
Transfers 237.29
$14,086 85
Balance to 1908 to pay notes of 4,000 . . 69.25 $14,156.10
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH ASSESSMENTS.
Balance from 1906.
$113.92
Receipts.
Cash collected 624.76
Balance to 1908 to pay note of $4,000 . . $738.68
321
AUDITOR'S REPORT
BETTERMENTS, SOUTH AVENUE.
Uncollected 1,023.37
Receipts.
Cash
150.79
Uncollected
872.58
1,023.37
CEMETERY.
Receipts.
See Committee's report, Page 142. 6,527.30
Expended.
Bills and pay rolls. $6,597.04
Overdraft in excess of receipts
69.74
$6,597.04
$6,597.04
CHARITY DEPARTMENT. (See Report of Overseers of the Poor.)
Aid of Poor.
Balance, 1906 .
$76.43
Appropriation. 5,623.57
Receipts
1,110.79 $6,810.79
Expended.
Bills paid (For details see Overseers of
Poor) report. $6,810.75
Balance to 1908. .04 $6,810.79
322
CITY OF MELROSE
Clerical Assistant.
Appropriation $200.00
Expended.
For salary of Clerk.
$200.00
$200.00
Contingent.
Balance 1906
$14.08
Appropriation
85.92
$100.00
Expended.
Bills paid (See Overseers of Poor for de-
tails)
$90.08
Balance to 1908
9.92
$100.00
Claims.
Cash received from Spot Pond Award.
$1,409.95
Transfer from General Contingent ...
402.50
Transfer from Treasury
150.00
$1,962.45
Expended.
Balance Overdraft, 1906.
$809.95
Frederick W. Burns, injuries
275.00
Ferguson and Steves, damages 40.00
Angel ne King, execution 600.00
J. A. McFadden, damages.
25.00
Dennis Murphy, injuries.
150.00
J. B. Wilkinson, injuries
62.50
$1,962.45
323
AUDITOR'S REPORT
ALDERMEN'S CONTINGENT.
Balance 1906
$44.51
Appropriation
155.49
$200.00
Expended.
Advertising, printing, etc ..
$124.94
Portrait of President Hill
40.00
Serving notices
11.57
Sundries
11.00
$187.51
Balance to 1908
12.49
$200.00
ASSESSORS' CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1906
$35.46
Appropriation
475.00
Cash received 2-3.
56.25
$566.71
Expended.
Abstract of Deeds.
$88.70
Books, cards, stationery, printing
42.38
List of Minning stocks
75.00
Posting notices .
1.50
Printing assessed poll books
188.10
Sundry office expenses
96.03
Use of Automobile.
75.00
566.71
324
CITY OF MELROSE
CITY CLERK'S CONTINGENT.
Cash from fees
$450.000
Expended.
Cash expenses
$132.18
Expressing
2.00
Printing and supplies.
108.23
Returns of births and deaths
104.22
Sundries
36.00
Telephone service
67.37
$450.00
COLLECTOR'S CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$500.00
Cash collections
1,000.27
$1,500.27
Less overdraft 1906.
649.99
$850.28
Expended.
Advertising takings
$432.75
Clerk's salary
500.00
Clerical assistance
738.88
Distributing tax bill
60.00
Printing notices of takings
127.50
Printing
95.13
Recording takings
150.00
Stationery and supplies.
23.50
Stamps, P. O.
164.84
Telephones
32.74
Overdraft to 190S
$1,475.06
$2,325.34 $2,325.34
325
AUDITOR'S REPORT
ELECTION CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Proceeds of Notes 750.00
$2,250.00
Expended.
Advertising and printing ballots, etc ..
$916.64
Janitor service, ward rooms.
37.50
Labor on voting booths
44.84
Officer's services at registration recount
and
13.00
Pay roll, election officers
777.00
Pay roll, recount.
20.00
Pay roll, special officers
92.82
Posting ballots, notices and summonses
94.95
Rent of ward rooms
12.66
$2,247.78
Balance to 1908
2.22
$2,250.00
GENERAL CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1906
$239.71
Appropriation
1,265.00
Cash received from B. and N. St. R.R. . .
100.00
Transferred from Spot Pond Award. ..
1,538.87
Proceed of Note
210.00
$3,353.58
Expended.
Advertising and printing
$92.87
Band, service of . 296.00
Band-stand, building.
75.00
Books, stationery and supplies
90.14
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326
CITY OF MELROSE
Box rent, car fares and postage.
69.03
Clerical assistance clerk office, 1900. .. 210.00
Damages
55.00
Ice for free fountain
33.50
Miscellaneous
206.57
Model of High School building
91.45
Pay roll, brush fire .
71.75
Posting Notices, civil service.
20.00
Printing annual report
748.60
Printing Particular account
26.00
Removing flag pole .
180.00
Return of births, marriages and deaths
246.30
Ringing bells.
49.00
Sheriff services.
33.93
Stenographer services.
41.95
Telephone services
100.87
$2,737.96
Transferred to Claims.
402.50
Transferred to Fire Dept.
200.00
Transferred to S. of W. M.
9.89
$3,350.35
Balance to 1908
3.23
$3,353.58
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
Balance, 1906
$10.80
Appropriation
10.00
$20.80
Expended.
Office supplies.
$3.50
Printing blanks.
13.48
$16.98
Balance to 1908
3.82
$20.80
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
327
MAYOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1906
$4.68
Appropriation
495.32
Cash rebate.
9.75
$509.75
Expended.
Box rent, postage and stationery .
$22.50
Salary of Clerk.
275.00
Telephone service .
54.39
Typewriter, cabinet and chair
133.12
$485.01
Balance to 1908 .
24.74
$509.75
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1906
$1.01
Appropriation
23.99
Transferred from General Contingent . .
9.89
$34.89
Expended.
Acid
$1.00
Book
7.50
Cash expenses
6.69
Expressage
.30
Posting notices
2.00
Printing
17.40
$34.89
SOLICITOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1906.
$5.30
Appropriation
19.70
$25.00
Expended.
Books and stationery
$13.50
Balance to 1908
11.50
$25.00
328
CITY OF MELROSE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer.
Appropriation $300.00
Expended.
Salary
$300.00
Assistant Engineer and Clerk. -
Appropriation
$125.00
Expended.
Salary
$125.00
Assistant Engineer.
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended.
Salary
$83.33
Transferred to Contingent.
16.67
$100.00
16 Call Men.
Appropriation
$800.00
Expended.
Salaries
$785.42
Transferred to Contingent
14.08
$S00.00
329
AUDITOR'S REPORT
20 Call Men.
Balance, 1906
$6.25
Appropriation
1,500.00
$1,506.25
Expended.
Salaries
$1,462.50
Transferred to Contingent. 37.50
Transferred to Laundry.
6.25 $1,506.25
Electrician and Driver.
Appropriation $927.33
Expended.
Salary
$927.33
Engineer and Driver.
Appropriation
$891.15
Expended.
Salary
$891.15
Driver during Vacation.
Appropriation
$210.00
Expended.
Salary $210.00
330
CITY OF MELROSE
Permanent Men.
Appropriation
$4,156.85
Expended.
Salaries
$4,156.85
Coal and Wood.
Appropriation
$400.00
Transferred from Fire Alarm
35.85
$435.85
Expended.
Bills paid.
$434.65
Balance to 1908
1.20
$435.85
Contingent.
Balance, 1906
$19.95
Appropriation
500.00
Transfer from Sundry accounts
148.75
Proceeds of note.
300.00
$968.70
Expended.
Fire extinguishers .
$46.00
Harness repairs
73.67
Miscellaneous
115.74
Repairs and stock.
503.98
Supplies .
227.91
$967.30
Balance to 1908
1.40
$968.70
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Electric, Gas and Telephone.
Appropriation
$225.00
Expended.
Electric
$66.90
Gas .
54.90
Telephone
93.75
$215.55
Balance to 1908
9.45
$225.00
Fire Alarm Boxes.
Proceeds of notes.
$200.00
Transferred from Treasury
175.00
$375.00
Expended.
Universal Repeating Box
$200.00
Transferred to Fire Alarm maintenance
175.00
$375.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance.
Appropriation
$600.00
Transferred from Fire Alarm Boxes.
175.00
Transferred from Treasury
125.00
$900.00
Expended.
Electric Power
$45.35
Express
7.06
Labor
138.60
Repairs
34.75
Supplies and Boxes
549.15
Use of Horses
37.50
$812.41
332
CITY OF MELROSE
Transferred to Contingent.
50.00
Transferred to Coal and Wood
35.85
$898.26
Balance to 1908
1.74
$900.00
Hay and Grain.
Appropriation .
$1,000.00
Transferred from General Contingent
200.00
Cash received for hay
159.00
$1,359.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$1,331.69
Transferred to Contingent.
20.00
Transferred to Laundry
7.31
$1,359.00
Horse Shoeing.
Appropriation .
$200.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$182.25
Transferred to Contingent.
10.00
$192.25
Balance to 1908
7.75
$200.00
Laundry.
Appropriation
$75.00
Transferred from Call Men.
6.25
Transferred from Hay and Grain ...
7.31
$S8.56
333
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended.
Bills paid.
$87.90
Balance to 1908
.66
$88.56
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. (See Board of Health report for detail.) Collection of Garbage.
Balance , 1906.
$239.12
Appropriation
$939.40
$1,178.52
Expended.
Bills paid, Contract.
$1,024.80
Balance to 1908
153.72
$1.178.52
Contagious Diseases.
Appropriation
$600.00
Receipts from Cities and Towns.
1,340.25
Transferred from Treasury
282.69
Transferred from Contingent.
4.00
$2,226.94
Expended.
Overdraft, 1906
$352.97
Bills paid.
1,873.97 $2,226.94
Contingent.
Balance, 1906.
$8.20
Appropriation
650.00
Cash receipts
111.08
$769.28
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Expended.
Bills paid.
$759.99
Transferred to contagious diseases .... 4.00
Transferred to Medical Insp. of Schools
5.00
Balance to 1908
.29
$769.28
Medical Inspection of Schools.
Appropriation
$150.00
Transferred from Contingent.
5.00
$155.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$155.00
Salaries.
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expended.
Salaries paid
$1,000.00
INSURANCE.
Balance, 1906
$397.61
Appropriation .
168.05
Transferred from Bank and Corpora- tion Tax
$1,956.95
$2,522.61
Expended.
Premiums paid
$2,515.61
Balance to 1908
7.00
$2,522.61
335
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INTEREST.
Balance, 1906 $15,387.81
Appropriation . 18,000.00
Receipts.
Accrued interest on bonds.
$548.88
Deposit Melrose Nat. Bank
501.85
Sewer Assessments.
3,286.78
Betterments takings
19.55
Betterments.
21.64
Sinking Fund Comr's.
28.13
Taxes Collected
5,507.55
Tax Titles.
428.97
Tax takings.
226.81 $10,570.16
$43,957.97
Expended.
Coupons Park Loan .
$300.00
School Loan
7,940.00
Sewer Loan.
14,240.00
Surface Drainage
5,200.00
Town Hall
1,800.00
Sundry notes .
8,762.19
$38,242.19
Balance to 1908.
5,715.78 $43,957.97
MELROSE HOSPITAL.
Appropriation Cash collected for Hospital accounts. .
$1,000.00
75.73
$1,075.73
336
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Expended.
Bill paid . $1,000.00
Cash paid to Hospital collected. 75.73 $1,075.73
MELROSE TOWN HISTORY.
Balance, 1906. $132.21
Expended.
Transferred to Public Library Cont .... 132.21
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation
300.00
Expended.
Paid U. S. Grant Post G. A. R .
300.00
MILITARY AID.
Balance, 1906.
$403.50
Transferred from Com. of Mass
2.50
$406.00
Expended.
Pay rolls .
$60.00
Balance to 1908
346.00
$406.00
337
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PAY ROLL TAILINGS.
Balance, 1906
$88.48
Cash receipts 61.20
Balance to 1908 $149.68
PINE BANKS PARK.
Appropriation . $1,250.00
Expended.
Cash paid to Treas. of Association. $1,250.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
City Ambulance Fund.
Balance, 1906.
$149.85
Cash received for use of ambulance . .
44.00
$193.85
Expended.
Bills paid
$101.01
Balance, 1908
92.84 $193.85
Contingent.
Balance, 1906. $90.49
Appropriation
509.51
$600.00
338
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Board and care of horse
$352.73
Care of lock up.
25.00
Cash expenses 45.26
Furniture
18.00
Miscellaneous
26.83
Printing and office supplies
35.98
Repairs to wagon .
80.73
$584.53
Transferred to Special Police
14.85
Balance to 1908 .
.62
$600.00
Salaries of Chief and Regular Officers.
Appropriation
$11,868.75
Expended.
Pay rolls
$11,868.75
Salaries of Special Officers.
Appropriation
$585.00
Cash, First District Court, Fines.
85.38
Cash, House of Correction, Fines
64.62
Proceed of note
325.00
Transferred from Contingent.
14.85
$1,074.85
Expended.
Pay rolls $1,074.85
339
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PUBLIC LIBRARY. (Books and Magazines.)
Balance, 1906. 1.32
Appropriation
1,648.68
Transferred from Salaries
40.00
$1,690.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$1,687.81
Balance to 1908
2.19
$1,690.00
Contingent.
Appropriation'
$179.79
Transferred from History of Melrose . .
132.21.
Transferred from Insurance
38.00
Transferred from salaries
75.00
$425.00
Expended.
Bills paid .
$385.39
Balance to 1908
39.61
$425.00
Fuel, Lights, etc.,
Balance from 1906.
$198.04
Appropriation
501.96
Transferred from salaries
60.00
$760.00
340
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Bills paid.
$754.28
Balance to 1908
5.72
$760.00
Insurance.
Balance, 1906.
$38.00
Expended.
Transferred to Contingent.
$38.00
Salaries.
Balance, 1906.
$3.96
Appropriation
844.31
Cash Dog tax
1,329.73
$2,178.00
Expended.
Pay rolls
$1,975.43
Transferred to sundry accounts.
175.00
Balance to 1908
27.57
$2,178.00
New Public Library Building.
Balance, 1906.
$9.84
Balance to 1908 9.S4
341
AUDITOR'S REPORT
SALARIES.
City Offices.
Balance from 1906 $4.14
Appropriation .
11,800.00
$11,804.14
Expended.
Agent Military and State aid.
$100.00
Assessor and Assistant
1,050.00
Assesser's Clerk
1,000.00
Auditor
500.00
Board of Health.
300.00
City Clerk.
1,200.00
Assistant City Clerk
1,000.00
Collector
1,000.00
City Solicitor
500.00
City Treasurer.
1,000.00
Engineer and Supt. of Public Works. . .
1,916.66
Inspector of An mals.
100.00
Inspector of Buildings.
333.32
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar
100.00
Mayor 500.00
Overseers of the Poor
400.00
Registrars of voters
300,00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
400.00
$11,699.98
Balance to 1908
104.16 $11,804.14
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. Books and Supplies.
Balance, 1906 $8.55
Appropriation .
5,791.45
Transferring from Sundry accounts ...
400.00
$6,200.00
342
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Expended.
Bills paid.
$5,799.86 400.00
Transferred to sundry accounts.
Balance to 1908
.14 $6,200.00
Contingent.
Cash received from Com. of Mass .. ....
$185.00
Town of Saugus . ..
15.63
66
66 Town of Stoneham.
1,138.16
66
66 Sundries, Tuition
210.00
66 66 Old Junk
24.74
Transferred from Sundry accounts.
465.50
$2,039.03
Less overdraft 1906
756.39
$1,282.64
Expended.
Bills paid.
$1,865.47
Overdraft to 1908.
$582.83
$1,865.47
$1,865.47
Fuel.
Appropriation
$6,136.84
Balance from 1906
$363.16
Transferred proceeds of note
4,000.00
$10,500.00
Expended.
Bills paid. $10,498.00
Balance to 1908
2.00 $10,500.00
343
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Furniture.
Balance fram 1906.
$0.20
Appropriation
249.80
Transferred from sundry accounts.
200.00
$450.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$427.00
Transferred to sundry accounts.
23.00
$450.00
Printing.
Appropriation
$350.00
Transferred from sundry account . ..
150.00
$500.00
Expended.
Bills paid. .
$499.38
Balances to 1908.
.62
$500.00
(
Repairs.
Balance , 1906. $0.10
Appropriation
2,999.90
Proceeds of notes
2,500.00
$5,500.00
344
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Bills paid.
$5,498.56
Balance to 1908
1.44 $5,500.00
Salaries-Teaching, Supervision and Janitors. Appropriation
$75,659.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$74,931.09
Transferred to sundry accounts. .
720.00
Balance to 1908
7.91 $75.659.00
Transportation.
Appropriation $560.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$546.00
Transferred to sundry accounts. 14.00
$560.00
Tuition.
Appropriation $170.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$111.50
Transferred to sundry accounts.
58.50
$170.00
345
AUDITOR'S REPORT
SOLDIERS' BURIAL.
Bills paid . $72.00
Overdraft to 1908 $72.00
Paid by Commonwealth in Nov. 1908
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Balance, 1906.
$148.77
Appropriation
2,800.00
Cash received , Town Stoneham
32.95
Cash received, refunded.
2.05
$2,983.77
Expended.
Aid furnished .
$34.00
Board
144.00
Cash allowance.
1,491.00
Dry goods.
13.49
Food
320.00
Fuel
340.67
Medical attendance, medicine
36.57
Rents
471.50
Shoes
19.10
Sundries, books, supplies
25.73
$2,896.06
1
Balance to 1908
87.71
$2,983.77
STATE AID.
Transferred from Com. of Mass
$274.00
Cash returned and not called for
36.00
$310.00
Less overdraft, 1906.
282.00
$28.00
346
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Pay rolls .
$3,296.00
Overdraft, 1908
3,268.00
$3,296.00
$3,296.00
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Cash collected $13,939.57
Expended.
Transferred to interest
3,286.78
Balance to 1908
10,652.79 $13,939.57
SPOT POND AWARD.
Balance, 1906.
$78.464.06
Cash received, interest on notes 2,142.63
$80,606.69
Expended.
Brown tail and Gypsy moth $4,000.00
Claims
1,409.95
Highway div. macadamizing streets. 15,000.00
Melrose Common.
500.00
School house loan, S. F. Comr's.
37,945.07
347
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Sidewalk repairs. $10,000.00
Transferred to general contingent 1,538.87
Transferred to Water Meters.
10,000.00
$80,393.89
Balance to 1908
212.80 $80,606.69
TAXES.
County Tax.
Amount of Warrant assessed. $15,880.08
Expended.
Paid County Treasurer
$15,880.08
Metropolitan Park Tax.
Amount of Warrant assessed . $7,183.32
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer.
$7,183.32
Metropolitan Sewer Tax.
Amount of Warrant assessed. $9,264.95
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer $9,264.95
348
CITY OF MELROSE
Metropolitan Highway.
Amount of Warrant assessed. $1.02
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer $1.02
State Tax.
Amount of Warrant assessed $18,000.00
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer $18,000.00
Tax Titles.
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1906
$3,700.94
Cash received, titles unredeemed. . 1,689.21
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1906. . .
$2,111.73
Tax Takings.
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1906
$2,035.47
Amount transferred to Collector
4,417.86
$6,453.33
Cash received, takings redeemed .
1,783.95
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1907 $4,639.38
349
AUDITOR'S REPORT
City of Melrose Unredeemed Sewer Assessments.
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1906. $343.91
Cash received, assessment redeemed. .. 102.08
$241.83
City of Melrose Unredeemed Real Estate.
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1906
$1,350.20
Total unredeemed Dec. 31, 1007 1,350.20
Overlays.
Balance, 1906.
$3,748.62
Appropriation, 1907.
6,038.36
Additionals
1,098.19
$10,885.17
Abatements
7,448.96
Balance, to 1908. $3,436.21
Treasury ( see page 306.)
TRUST FUNDS.
Cemetery.
Balance from 1906. $13,856.00
Cash received:
Bertha E. Brooks $160.00
Jabez S. Dyer 311.00
Mrs. Mary M. I. Emerson 68.50
350
CITY OF MELROSE
Mrs. Sarah A. Emerson
126.00
Chas. T. Gourley
160.00
Geo. F. Hunt. 67.50
Est. Sarah Hunt. 100.00
Mrs. Lizzie G. Keene
63.50
Annie H. Lunt.
120.00
Wm. N. Mason.
100.00
Oliver M. Maxwell
162.00
Miss Charlotte Morgan
191.00
Moses S. Page
205.00
Nellie J. Seaver.
183.00
Allice A. Sturtevant .
120.00
Osgood W. Upham.
80.00
2,217.50
Balance to 1908
$16,073.50
E. TOOTHAKER FUND.
Balance from 1906.
$1,233.46
Cash, interest
7.00
$1,240.46
Expended.
Bills paid for aid furnished.
3.45
Balance to 1908
$1,237.01
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended.
Bills paid. $500.00
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