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was much appreciated by the library patrons. But the num- ber of books lost, or not returned, was so large (about 600) and was increasing rather than diminishing, that justice to the interests of the city demanded a closer surveillance of its proper- ty than was possible under the previous system.
Despite the radical change, the number of books issued during the year was 64,632, only 585 less than last year under the freer system.
Very slight changes only have occurred in the percentage of department circulation.
The number of books on the shelves on January 1st, was 18.347; 858 having been added since our last report. This list includes about 260 in the class of fiction and juvenile, the rest representing the various departments of non-fiction, as follows;
Reference books 54
History 57
Travels. 82
Biography. 59
Literature, poetry and drama
75
Science. 36
Sociology and education . 51
Philosophy, ethics and psychology 32
Religion 57
Fine and useful arts 85
Fiction.
262
Magazines (bound) 53
903
In the former class new editions of standard authors have been purchased, and in the latter valuable additions have been made to our reference library, and many notable books, par- ticularly of science and travel, placed on the shelves.
One new bulletin containing 1,042 titles has been issued.
A Shelf Catalogue which adds greatly to the orderly ar- rangement of the stack room has been completed.
The special loan system for the High School has been con- tinued, and books suggested by the teachers as desirable for the
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pupils have been purchased. The number of volumes loaned was 350.
The juvenile department gains steadily in patronage and interest. Lists of books suited to the different ages have been carefully prepared, printed on the neostyle, and distributed in the children's reading room, also to the teachers for circulation among the pupils in the grammar grades.
We shall have to consider the question of larger accom- modations for our young students and readers in the near future.
The Duplicate Pay Library has been continued, the venture has been successful financially, the amount collected in fines having been sufficient to pay for the books, and it has also seemed to satisfy in a measure the large demand for cur- rent fiction.
Two courses of lectures arranged by the Woman's Club upon the Poetry of Robert Browning, and the Life and Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, given by the reverend Mr. Jackson,“ and open to the public have been held in the Historic and Art Room. This room has also been used for the meetings of the Melrose Horticultural and Improvement Society, to which the public is gladly welcomed.
Twelve Exhibits of the Library Art Club have been given, and we are again indebted to Mrs. Charles C. Barry for this generous provision for the extension of our library work in the department of Art.
The fund fo the Mary A. Livermore Art Library has been completed, and another year will bring its purchase and instal- lation in the library.
We are grateful for the gift of an historical engraving of Boston Common by Mrs. Henry Stone, and for a valuable case of mounted birds by Mr. Harry E. Jefferson; also to several friends for gifts of books and of subscriptions to periodicals and newspapers for the reading room.
During the summer the books and pamphlets issued by the government forming a collection of thiry-eight years, which were stored in the basement were thoroughly examined. Thirty-eight mail sacks were filled and returned to Washington
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by request of authorities there, and the remainder classificd and properly arranged on the shelves in our basement room. These books contain authentic histories of the Civil War, the records of the Smithsonian Institute, and much valuable data and information concerning the industries and natural resources of the country.
We wish to record again our appreciation of the services of the librarian and her corps of assistants. The issuing of more than 64,000 books, each one to be brought from the shelf, its going out and its return noted. is no small work. And this is only one of the many duties which devolve upon library workers of the present day. We recognize and appreciate the faithful service, quietly and cheerfully performed, by the lib- rary staff, from librarian to janitor.
As the scope of our work grows broader we need each year a larger appropriation to meet specific needs.
And we therefore ask, to meet the coming year's demands, the unexpended balances of last year, the dog tax of the present year, and a sum sufficient to make the amount of the appropriation for the Public Library $5,645.
Respectfully submitted,
ANNA T. BUSH, Secretary. CHARLES C. BARRY, NEIL A. DIVVER, PAUL STERLING, MARY L. CHARLES, ANNA T. BUSH,
Trustees.
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STATISTICS FOR 1908.
Number of volumes in the library Jan. 1, 1908 17,673
Number of volumes purchased in 1908. 760
Number of volumes added from Duplicate Library. 33
Number of volumes donated in 1908 57
Number magazines bound in 1908 53 903
18,576
Number of volumes worn out. .
284
Number of volumes in the library Jan. 1, 1909.
18,292
Number cards issued in 1908 859
Number of students cards issued in 1908. 260
Number of teachers cards issued in 1908.
35
Number of volumes rebound in 1908.
675
Number of volumes replaced in 1908 276
Number of days the library was open in 1908
296
Circulation.
Largest number of books issued in one day . . . . ... 524
Smallest number of books issued in one day (stormy) 83
Largest number of books issued in one month.
6,924
Smallest number of books issued in one month
3,919
Average daily
219
Books brought from library for reference
494
Total number of books issued in 1908
64,632
Per cent
Fiction and Juvenile 46,647
72.49
History and Travel. 41,163
6.44
Science and Art ..
2,450
3.79
Biography and Religion 2,832
4.39
Literature and Poetry
1,838
2.85
Magazines 6,703
10.04
64,633
100.00
-
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Donations-Books.
Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts. State
Annual report of Commissioner of Education State
Annual Report of Metropolitan Water Board State
A Life in Song. Mr. G. L. Raymond
Aztec God and Other Dramas Mr. G. L. Raymond Ballads and Other Poems Mr. G. L. Raymond Cambridge sketches. Mr. F. F. Stearns Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne. . Mr. F. F. Stearns Life and Public Service of Mr. G. L. Stearns. . Mr. F. F. Stearns True Republicanism Mr. F. F. Stearns
Dizionario Italiano-Inglice Friend
Fra Scuola E. Casa
Friend
Golden Rule in Business
Miss S. A. Cheever
Hope of immortality
Miss S. A. Chever
Luxury and Sacrifice .Miss S. A. Chever
History of 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. ... State History of 50th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry. State
Labor Legislation of Conn.
Journal of 42d Encampment of G. A. R. State
Manual of the General Court . State
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of Revolution . State
Mormon Menance Salt Lake City
Old Records of Town of Fitchburg .. 1. City of Fitchburg Official Opinion of Attorney General of Massachusetts .. State Premature Burial and How Prevented . . G. W. Allen
Proceedings of Arbitration and Peace Conference .
Andrew Carnegie
Puritan Knight Errant. Friend
Report of the American Bar Association Mr. Gray
Thirty-eighth National Encampment G.A.R. State Twelve Months with the 8th Massachusetts Infantry. .. State
Useful Birds and their Protection . Miss A. K. Putnam
Chamber's Encyclopedia, 10 vol. Mr. C. Jefferson Collection of books. Mr. Harry Jefferson Collection of books . Mr. G. L. Marvin Collection of books on Theosophy, 15 vol.
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Donations-Pamphlets.
Annual Report of :
Abbot Public Library .
1
Beebe Town Library, Wakefield.
1
Beverly Public Library . 1
Boston Public Library
1
Brookline Public Library
1
Concord Public Library ..
1
Enoch Pratt Public Library, Baltimore.
1
Forbes Public Library, Northampton
1
Hartford Public Library, Conn.
1
Lexington Public Library, Ky.
1
Lynn Public Library.
1
Malden Public Library
1
Manchester Public Library, N. H.
1
Memorial Hall Public Library, Andover.
1 1
Morse Institute Library, Natick.
1
Newton Free Library
1 1
Northampton Public Library .
Parlin Memorial Library, Everett
1
Peabody Institute, Peabody
1
Peabody Institute, Danvers . .
1
Philadelphia Free Library, Pa.
1
Providence Public Library, R. I.
1
Salem Public Library,
1
Shute Public Library, Everett .
1
Somerville Public Library.
1
Syracuse Public Library, N. Y.
1
Tufts Public Library ..
1
Westborough Public Library
1
Winchester Public Library
7
Worcester Public Library
1
Pres. of Tufts College.
1
Boston Children's Friend Society
1
Lake Mohonk Conference.
1
Trustees of Public Reservations. 1
Trustees of Soldiers' Home, Chelsea. 1
Mercantlie Library Association, St. Louis
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Bulletin of Mass. Inst. of Technology 1
Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths. 1 Labor Bulletin 1
Railroad Reform in New Hampshire. 1
Report of Charitable Corporations
1
269th Annual Record of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Massachusetts . 1
Working of the Boston Public Library 1
Presented.
Case of Mounted Birds . Mr. Harry Jefferson View of Boston Common and Public Gardens,Mrs. Henry Stone
Periodicals in Reading Room.
Ainslee's Magazine.
American Boy.
American Homes and Gardens.
American Magazine.
American Monthly Review of Review.
Atlantic Monthly Magazine, 3 copies.
Bird Lore. Bookman.
Camera.
Carpentry and Building.
Cassell's Little Folks.
Century Magazine, 3 copies.
Chautauquan Magazine.
Christian Science Journal, First Church Christ, Malden.
Cosmopolitan, The
Country Life in America.
Cumulation Book Index.
Electrician and Mechanic
Engineering.
Engineering News.
Everybody's Magazine. Forum. Gartenlaube.
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Good Government, Miss M. L. Charles. Good Housekeeping. Harper's Bazar. Harper's Magazine, 3 copies. Harper's Weekly.
International Studio.
Journal of American History. Journal of the Western Society of Engineers. Friend. Kindergarten Review. Ladies' Home Journal. Library Journal. Life. Lippincott Magazine. Literary Digest. Littell's Living Age .. . London Illustrated News.
McClure's Magazine, 2 copies.
Magazine of History. Millgate Monthly, Capt. T. Connor. Munsey's Magazine. Musician, The
Nation. National Magazine. Nautilus Magazine. Elizabeth Towne, ed.
New England Magazine, 2 copies. New England Homestead. New Thought Magazine. F. L. Berry, ed. North American Review.
Outing Magazine. Outlook, The Overland Magazine. Pitman's Shorthand Weekly, Capt. T. Connor. Popular Science Monthly. Protectionist, Home Market Club.
Public Libraries. Putnam's Monthly Magazine. Saturday Evening Post. Scientific American. 8
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Scientific American Supplement.
Scribner's Magazine, 3 copies.
St. Nicholas, 2 copies.
Strand Magazine.
Success.
Technical World.
Unity Magazine.
World's Work.
Youth's Companion.
Papers in the Reading Room.
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Cincinnati Gazette.
Melrose Free Press, Mr. Geo. M. Haskins.
New York Tribune.
Pilot, The
Springfield Republican.
Tufts Weekly.
World's Crisis, Rev. D. H. Woodward
CARRIE M. WORTHEN, Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
William Emerson Barrett Fund.
Jan. 1, 1908 :-
By Balance
$93.59
By Interest .
4.00
Balance brought forward .
$97.59
$97.59
$97.59
Jan. 1st, 1909 :-
By Balance
$97.59
Catalogue Fund.
Jan. l'st, 1908 :-
By Balance
$261.18
By Fines .
200.33
By Interest. .
14.30
By History City of Melrose.
10.00
By Loan returned from Duplicate Library
27.64
By Profit from Duplicate Library Balance brought forward.
7.31
$520.76
$520.76
$520.76
Jan. 1st, 1909 :-
$520.76
Horatio Nelson Perkins Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1908 :-
By Balance.
$577.26
By Interest.
24.23
To books purchased.
$24.30
To Balance brought forward.
577.19
$601.49
$601.49
Jan. 1, 1909 :-
By Balance
$577.19
By Balance.
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William Bailey Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1908 :-
By Balance.
$2,704.84 108.05
By Interest. .
To books purchased.
$197.25
To Balance brought forward.
2,615.64
$2,812.89 $2,812.89
Jan. 1st, 1909 :-
By Balance .
$2,615.64
Hyman Petternoff Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1908 :-
By Balance .
$8.00
To books purchased.
$7.70
To Balance brought forward.
.30
$8.00
$8.00
Jan. 1st, 1909 :-
By Balance .30
Duplicate Library Fund.
By Income from books loaned in 1908.
$97.27
To books purchased. .
$62.32
To Catalogue Fund Loan returned.
27.64
To Catalogue Fund Profit on account
7.31
$97.27
$97.27
NEIL A. DIVVER, Treasurer.
Examined and found correct.
Feb. 9th, 1909. EDWIN C. GOULD, City Auditor.
Collector's Report
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City of Mel- rose :- Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the ninth annual report,
TAX 1908.
Warrant ..
$304,187.76 4,498.39
Additionals
Interest .
108.55
$308.794.70
Abatements.
6,428.02
$302,366.68
Paid Treasurer
165.592.87
Uncollected
136,773.81
TAX 1907.
Warrant.
$276,120.97
Additionals
1,013.77
Interest.
2,963.12
$280,097.86
Abatements
5,970.04
$274,127.82
Paid Treasurer
240,324.46
Uncollected
33,803.36
TAX 1906.
Warrant.
$283,976.26
Additionals.
954.84
Interest
5,480.67
$290,411.77
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Takings
4,506.79
$285,904.98
Abatements
5,860.92
$280,044.06
Paid Treasurer
$277,956.25
Uncollected .
$2,087.81
TAX 1905.
Warrant .
$284,404.51
Additionals.
1,568.15
Interest
5,838.53
$291,811.19
Takings
4,214.28
$287,596.91
Abatements.
7,299.35
$280,297.56
Paid Treasurer
279,924.73
Uncollected.
$372.83
TAX 1904.
Warrant.
$273,412.67
Additionals
3,646.05
Interest
5,629.06
$282,687.78
Takings
2,749.31
$279,938.47
Abatements.
8,068.02
$271,870.45
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Paid Treasurer $271,782.33
Uncollected. $88.12
TAX 1903.
Warrant
$281,301.34
Additionals.
1,182.85
Interest
5,759.48
$288,243.67
Abatements.
7,746.25
$280,497.42
Paid Treasurer
$280,476.54
Uncollected
$20.88
MOTH 1908.
Warrant.
$330.77
Abatements.
餐 ·3.00
327.77
Paid Treasurer
110.67
Uncollected.
$217.10
MOTH 1907.
Warrant.
$1,150.71
Abatements.
25.60
$1,125.11
Paid Treasurer
876.48
Uncollected. 248.63
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MOTH 1906.
Warrant.
$573.79
Abatements.
10.31
Total.
$563.48
Takings
47.00
$516.48
Paid Treasurer.
505.48
Uncollected.
$11.00
WATER RATES 1906.
1
Collections.
$51,441.10
Paid Treasurer
$51,082.66
Refund ..
358.44
$51,441.10
WATER RATES 1907.
Collections
$53,253.58
Paid Treasurer
$52,941.90
Refund.
311.68
$53,253.58
WATER RATES 1908.
Collections.
$50,599.89
Paid Treasurer
$50,439.20
Refund.
160.69
$50,599.89
TAKINGS 1905.
Collections.
$2,643.78
Street Watering
46.15
Interest .
366.10
Total .
$3,056.03
3,056.03
Paid Treasurer
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TAKING 1906.
Collections
1,391.75
Street Watering
17.21
Moth.
30.00
Interest
193.84
Total .
$1,632.80
Paid Treasurer
1,632.80
TAKING 1904.
Collections
$1,941.08
Street Watering
50.10
Interest.
388.66
$2,379.84
Paid Treasurer
2,379.84
REDEMPTIONS 1903.
Collections
$3,624.74
Interest
341.22
Total .
$3,965.96
Paid Treasurer
3,965.96
REDEMPTIONS 1902.
Collections
$5,072.08
Interest
630.36
Total.
$5,702.44
5,702.44
Paid Treasurer
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CITY OF MELROSE. SIDEWALKS (Individual)
Amount received .
$1,082.19
Paid Treasurer
$894.20
Paid Refunds .
75.05
Refunds holding
35.94
$1,005.19
Balance in Savings Bank.
77.00
$1,082.19
STREET WATERING 1908.
Warrant.
$5,156.62
Additionals.
58.84
$5,215.46
Abatements.
· 126.65
$5,088.81
Paid Treasurer
2,894.18
Uncollected.
$2,194.63
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STREET WATERING 1907.
Warrant.
$4,893.99
Additionals.
18.15
$4,912.14
Abatements
15.56
$4,896.58
Paid Treasurer
4,308.71
Uncollected.
$587.87
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STREET WATERING 1906.
Warrant.
$4,897.49
Abatements
4.00
$4,893.49
Takings .
65.30
$4,828.19
Paid Treasurer
4,822.86
Uncollected.
$5.33
STREET WATERING 1905.
Warrant.
$4,912.73
Additionals.
17.73
$4,930.46
Abatements.
59.80
$4,870.66
Takings
69.01
$4,801.65
Paid Treasurer
4,795.07
$6.58
STREET BETTERMENTS 1906.
Collections.
$624.57
Interest
8.16
$632.73
$632.73
Paid Treasurer
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STREET BETTERMENTS 1907.
Collections
$161.31
Interest
53.37
$214.68
Paid Treasurer
$214.68
STREET BETTERMENTS 1908.
Collections.
$76.28
Interest
26.56
$102.84
Paid Treasurer
102.84
1908 NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX.
Collected .
$836.94
Paid Treasurer
$836.94
EXCISE TAX 1908.
Collected
$2,042.92
Paid Treasurer
$2,042.92
FEES.
.97
Balance, Dec. 31, 1907
Collections. . .. 989.72
$990.69
Paid Treasurer :
$990.49
Balance, Dec. 31, 1908.
.20
$990.69
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SEWER ASSESSMENT.
Collections, assessments $170.827.22
Collections, interest 24,947.35
$195,774.57
Paid Treasurer.
$195,711.92
Balance, Dec. 31, 1908.
62.65
Total
$195,774.57
SIDEWALK 1907.
Warrant
$2,923.65
Paid Treasurer 2,491.43
Uncollected $432.22
SIDEWALK
Amount Collected Series A.
$816.65
Paid Treasurer
816.65
REDEMPTION OF POSSESSION, NEHEMIAH DEAN HEIRS.
Collection
$151.84
Paid Treasurer
$151.84
REDEMPTION OF POSSESSION, SARAH DEAN HEIRS.
$346.83
Paid Treasurer, Redemption. . $333.57
Paid Treasurer, Collection Contingent .. 13.26
$346.83
Collection
Respectfully, JAMES W. MURRAY, City Collector
Jan. 1, 1909.
Report of Board of Trustees of Pine Banks Park for 1908
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Melrose :-
The Board of Trustees of Pine Banks Park presents its fourth annual report.
Within the past year further filling has been done on the low ground at the right of the entrance to the Park; about one hundred fifty trees, mostly pines, have been set out; a horse lawn mower has been purchased; two sanitaries and some benches have been placed near the ball field and the Jagza bridge has been temporarily repaired so that the easterly part of the Park is now accessible.
The dam at the pond having given away and the condition of the pond being such that some action was needed, advan- tage has been taken of the dry season to excavate about one- third the area of the pond and much valuable soil has thus been obtained. When the entire pond has been fully excavated it will be available for skating in winter and much more at- tractive in summer.
The play grounds have been more liberally used than ever before and it is hoped that an additional ball field will be ready for the coming season. The general use of the Park has also largely increased.
Among the many needs of the Park we may mention :-
First :- A new greenhouse. This matter has been before mentioned in our reports. The condition of the present green- house is yearly growing worse.
Second :- A stable and tool house are more needed than ever before.
Third :- Owing largely to the work of the gypsy moth during many past years large trees are dying each year; we have lost a considerable number during the past year. The Trustees feel that trees should be purchased in much larger numbers than has been done in order that they may attain
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a growth so as to take the places of those we have lost. The easterly part of the Park is covered largely with birches and scrub oaks of little value. It is quite desirable, looking to the future, that more valuable trees, and of greater variety, should be set out in this section as soon as possible.
We are happy to report that the gypsy moths appear to be well under control and also to gratefully recognize the efficient. aid the Park has received in this work from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In order to hold what has been gained, it will be necessary that the pine trees be sprayed in the spring of 1909.
The Trustees recognize that the Park cannot be adequately kept up for the amount of money now annually expended upon it. In the near future this neglect will probably become more apparent than it is at present.
The Board of Trustees estimate the amount required for maintenance for the ensuing year at $2,000 and recommend a further appropriation of $1,000. In addition to these amounts the Trustees recommend that provision be made for adequately policing the Park and for such work as ought to be done to protect the Park against the ravages of the gypsy moths.
The Treasurer's report and the by-laws are appended.
HARRY E. CONVERSE, EDWARD E. BABB, EUGENE H. MOORE, CHARLES M. COX, GEORGE LOUIS RICHARDS, FRANK E. WOODWARD, ARTHUR H. WELLMAN.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF PINE BANKS PARK FOR THE YEAR 1908.
Receipts.
Balance from last year . .. $739.00
Less amount received for sale of
wood now placed in a special fund. 532.95
Net Balance $206.95
Transferred temporarily from special fund .
200.00
Appropriation by City of Melrose
1,250.00
Appropriation by City of Malden Total receipts
1,250.00
$2,906.95
Improvement Fund.
Received for sale of wood 1905 . .
$5.00
66 66
66 1906 ..
300.00
66
66 66 66
1907 .. 227.95
66
66 66 66 66 1908 . . 136.00
$668.95
Expenditures.
Wages of Employees $1,591.24
Sweezey Lumber Co. (lumber)
5.86
Boston Rubber Shoe Co. (board of horse). 183.00
John H. McDonald Co. (plumbing) 4.91
Thomas J. Grey & Co. (tools) .
105.16
City of Malden (water tax, etc.)
25.07
Telephone Service (to D. F. Roy)
15.00
D. F. Roy's Services
10.00
S. O. Newhall (carpenter work) 228.95
R. & J. Farquhar & Co. (seeds and bulbs). 27.85
C. P. Hicks & Co. (repairing lodge)
38.00
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Ford & Fitzpatrick (blacksmith work) . .. 10.13
J. Woodward Manning (trees and ferns) . . 60.65
Edward E. Babb (baseball implements etc.) 7.00
Geo. E. Dunbar (printing Annual Report) 6.00
Joseph Gibbons (rolling ball ground) . 5.00
C. B. Shepley (carriages) 25.00
Malden City Lumber Co. (lumber)
2.80
W. H. Cunningham (salt)
1.80
Addison R. Pike (treasurer's bond) .
10.00
Jesse A. Dill (entertaining City Government) 15.00
G. R. Spaulding (soap). .80
Chas. F. Connolly (labor on ball field).
2.00
D. W. Chase (excavating pond) 486.00
Edwin Troland (plumbing).
2.82
W. B. Keen & Son (repairing wagon)
4.80
Locke Coal Co. (lime).
1.10
Albert F. Sargent (surveying)
30.00
$2,905.94
Balance on hand.
1.01
$2,906.95
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. WOODWARD, Treasurer.
I have examined the books, accounts and vouchers of the treasurer and find them to be correct.
EDWARD E. BABB, Auditor.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PINE BANKS PARK FOR THE YEAR 1909.
President.
Harry E. Converse Malden Term expires 1911.
Vice-President.
Edward E. Babb Melrose
Term expires 1911
Secretary.
Charles M. Cox Melrose
Term expires 1910
Treasurer
Frank E. Woodward. Malden
Term expires 1910
Executive Committee.
Arthur H. Wellman, chairman. Malden
Term expires 1911
Mayor Eugene H. Moore, ex officio. Melrose
Mayor George Louis Richards, ex officio Malden
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العنمن
BY-LAWS OF PINE BANKS PARK.
ARTICLE I.
This corporation shall be called Pine Banks Park, and its object shall be to hold and maintain forever as a public park, the property known as Pine Banks Park, situated in Malden and Melrose. It shall be composed of seven members whose manner of election and terms of membership are fixed and limited by Chapter 393 of the Acts passed by the General Court of Massachusetts for the year 1905, entitled "An Act to Authorize the Cities of Malden and Melrose to Maintain Pine Banks Park as a Public Park."
ARTICLE II.
The annual meeting of the corporation for the election of trustees as prescribed by the act of incorporation, shall be held on the second Wednesday of January in each year. Regular meetings of the trustees for the transaction of business shall be held on the second Wednesday of each month except during the months of July and August. Special meetings of either body may be called by the president or secretary, and shall be called by either of them upon the written request of three members. At any meeting of either body, duly notified, three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- ness.
ARTICLE III.
Upon the adoption of these by-laws, and thereafter at the regular meeting in February in each year, the Board of Trus- tees shall choose from its members by ballot a president, vice- president, secretary and treasurer, who shall continue in office until the regular meeting in the succeeding February, and until their successors are chosen and qualified. Vacancies in said offices, or any offices, may be filled at any regular meeting of the Board.
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ARTICLE IV.
The president shall preside at all meetings, and shall sign, on special direction of the Board, all official papers.
The vice-president shall preside in the absence of the president, and perform such duties as the president might perform if he were present.
The secretary shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties. He shall have the custody of such papers of the corporation as do not pertain to the office of the treasurer, and shall attend all meetings of the Board and keep true records thereof. He shall notify each member of all meetings of the Board by notices deposited in the Post Office at least two days before the time of said meetings. He shall notify the Board, as early as may be practicable, of any vacancies in its body or its committees and shall perform all duties which pertain to the office of a clerk or secretary. His records and papers shall be subject at all times to the inspection of the members of the Board.
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