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42,474.13
Water Loan, Sinking Fund
155,856.02
School House bonds.
200,000.00
Sewerage bonds .
365,000.00
Surface drainage bonds.
100,000.00
Town Hall bonds .
450,000.00
Water bonds
200,000.00
$1,754,635.22 $1,754,635.22
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CITY OF MELROSE.
CITY OF MELROSE, BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31, 1908. Assets and Liabilities from Appropriations.
Assets :
Cash on hand .
$4 742.00
Bank and Corporation tax .
$10,328.52
Betterments, South avenue
581.42
Cemetery .
9,116.93
Collector's Contingent
2,951.91
Main Street curbstone.
1,733.52
Permanent debt.
4,486.12
School Dept. contingent
353.38
Sidewalks
2,347.16
Soldiers' Burial.
74.00
State Aid
3,512.00
Sewer construction
611.23
Street sprinkling
6,693.71
Water Division
1,364.79
Tax, uncollected
173,395.99
Tax titles.
1,561.10
Tax takings
5,493.77
Tax takings, City of Melrose.
1,076.69
Tax takings, City of Melrose, sewer assessment
241.83
$225,924.07
$230,666.07
Liabilities :
Bonds of City Officers .
$3.00
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths.
194.12
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth ass'ts .. .
3,631.59
Charity dept.
1,205.46
Contingents.
57.47
Fire Dept ..
161.53
Health Dept.
134.44
Insurance .
204.17
309
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Interest. .
$3,674.45
Loans, Permanent
700.00
Loans, Temporary.
161,765.00
Military Aid
16.00
Overlay.
140.63
Pay Roll tailings
150.24
Police Dept.
184.43
Public Library .
282.46
Public Library building
9.84
Revision of ordinance
300.00
Salaries of City Officers
8.34
School Dept.
82.70
Soldiers' Relief.
28.56
Sewer assessments .
31,534.23
Sewer assessments fund.
276.33
Spot Pond award.
323.08
Treasury .
161.14
Trust funds, cemetery
18,483.00
Trust funds, Toothaker
1,276.49 $224,988.70
Public Works Department.
Building Rogers Street
$18.05
City Hall.
165.50
Collection of ashes
2.30
Ell Pond Park.
93.38
Engineering Division
14.53
Highway Div sion, maintenance . .
3,178.14
Highway Division, Melrose St. Ex- tension.
57.35
Highway Division Street signs.
1.51
Highway Division, stone bounds . . .
64.79
Life saving apparatus .
7.66
Main street widening, Bryn contract
290.25
Park Division
74.27
Public Works Office
6.52
Sewer Division .
282.74
South Ave., betterments
1,023.37
310
CITY OF MELROSE.
Street Lights. $155.76
Fire Loss, Gooch School.
110.31
Drinking fountain 1.85
New vaults .
126.80
4th of July celebration
2.29
$5,677.37
$230,666.07
CITY OF MELROSE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Assets.
To amount invested in land build- ings, parks and other prop- erty .
.$817,874.56
To amount invested in Sinking Funds
503,236.17
To amount invested in Sewer System
411,471.68
To amount invested in Surface
Drainage. 128,469.49
To amount invested in Water
System 390,802.94
Liabilities.
By total municipal indebtedness . $1,026,224.34 Assets exceed liabilities. 1,225,630.50
$2,251,854.84 $2,251,8548.4
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1907
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1907
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Bank and Corporation Tax.
Bonds of City Officers. ..
$25.00
$161.00
$12,456.21
$2,632.96
$19,120.29
$1,031.48 183.00 3,261.56
3.00
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths, regular
3,000.00
476.73
21.05
194.12
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths, special
$21.05
1,123.85
436.80
708.10
Assessments and Betterments
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths, Assessments
697.86
697.86
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths, Collection
2,717.29
216.44
2,933.73
Sewer Assessments
291.16
872.58 9,032.71
50.00
6,450.00
9,116.93
Charity Department
1,321.49
6,363.81
1,170.64
Clerical Assistance .
200.00
115.18
34.82
Contingent
350.00
350.00
City Physician ..
100.00
100.00
Claims. .
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3,370.00
3,370.00
3,616.00
Contingents
Allermanic
12.49
187.51
50.00
575.00
City Clerk.
450.00 990.49
1,475.06
2,467.34
Collector's ..
2.22
1,500.00
5.00
1,556.31
General .
3.82
15.00
18.23
.59
Mayor's
24.74
375.00
33.82
.18
Sealer of Weights and Measures Solicitor's
11.50
15.00
19.22
7.28
Fire Department
300.00
Chief Engineer.
300.00
125.00
Asst. Engineer and Clerk
125.00
Asst. Engineer.
100.00
100.00
16 Call Men.
800.00
716.66
83.34
20 Call Men .
1.500.00
1,443.75
56.25
Drivers during Vacations
210.00
210.00
37.21
Assessors'
450.00
2,951.91
Elections .
3.23.
1,500.00
49.09 900.00
100.00
2,293.16
10.07
Inspector of Buildings
397.63
2.11
Aid of Poor.
9.96
6,200.00
11,741.81
3,429.17
8,312.64
South Avenue Betterments.
581.42
Cemetery ..
6,415.78
200.00
150.00
3,616.00
49.09
113.67
525.00
34.00
$10,328.52
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1907
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1907
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Electrician and Driver
936.00
936.00
Engineer and Driver
900.00
900.00
Permanent Men.
4,200.00
4,200.00
Coal and Wood
400.00
397.88
2.12
Contingent .
22.20
500.00
200.00
8.00
729.71
49
Electric, Gas, and Telephone.
225.00
224.55
.45
Fire Alarm Boxes.
100.00 204.00
25.00
528.80
.20
Hay and Grain
1,200.00
1,197.17
2.83
Horse Shoeing
200.00
74.79
.21
New Hose .. .
1,000.00
996.15
3.85
Repairs, Hose 4 Building.
350.00
339.78
10.22
Fourth of July Celebration.
300.00
24.59
322.30
2.29
Health Department
Collection of Garbage
153.72
1,330.00
245.00
1,599.10
129.62
Contagious Diseases
· 1,000.00
1,300.00
455.67
2,754.67
1.00
Contingent
29
600.00
156.19
35.00
717.66
3.82
Salaries
1,000.00
35.00
1,035.00
School Inspection
5,715.78
24,000.00
3,581.26
7,117.60
36,740.19
3,674.45
Melrose Hospital.
1,000.00
375.01
1,375.01
Memorial Day.
376.00
30.00
300.00
60.00
46.00
Pay-Roll Tailings
149.68
1,250.00
1,250.00
Police Department
Ambulance Fund
92.84 .62
750.00
748.83
1.79
Salaries, Chief and Regular Officers Salaries, Special Officers .
500.00
310.00
209.39
931.86
87.53
Public Library
Books and Magazines .
2.19
1,800.00
.10
Contingent
39.61
500.00
536.47
3.14
Heating and Lights ..
5.72
800.00
582.42
223.30
Salaries .
27.57
829.25
1,318.18
2,119.08
55.92
New Public Library Building.
9.84'
9.841
150.00
150.00
Interest .
300.00
300.00
Military Aid.
.56
150.24
Pine Banks Park, trustees
38.73
95.11
Contingent
12,171.50
12,171.50
Laundry and Linen
75.00
100.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
300.00
198.43
1.57
41.00
1,802.09
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1907
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1907
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Salaries, City Officers
Agent Military and State Aid.
100.00
100.00
Assessors and Assistants.
1,050.00
1,050.00
Assessors' Clerk.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Auditor.
500.00
500.00
Clerk
1,200.00
1,200.00
Clerk Assistant.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Collector
1,000.00
1,000.00
Engineer and Supt. of Public Works
1,800.00
1,800.00
Health Board.
300.00
291.66
8.34
Inspector of Animals.
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings
100.02
199.98
300.00
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar
100.00
100.00
Mayor
1,000.00
1,000.00
Overseers of Poor.
4.14
395.86
400.00
Registrars of Voters
300.00
300.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
600.00
600.00
Solicitor ..
500.00
500.00
Treasurer . .
1,000.00
1,000.00
Treasurer of Sinking Funds.
100.00
100.00
School Department
Books and Supplies.
14
5,000.00
600.00
5.599.76
38
Contingent
250.00
401.00
1,479.23
582.83
1,900.78
353.38
Fuel
2.00
3,000.00
3,500.00
6,500.46
1.51
Printing.
.62
350.00
· 349.63
.99
Repairs
1.44
3,000.00
600.00
3,600.65
.79
Salaries
7.91
77,784.00
1,000 00
76,712.91
79.00
Transportation
560.00
560.00
Tuition
180.00
84.00
264.00
Soldiers' Burial
74.00
74.00
Soldiers' Relief .
87.71
2,800.00
300.00
331.76
3,490.91
28.56
State Aid.
3,512.00
4.00
3,516.00
Treasury.
71.27
818.87
729.00
161.14
Taxes Collected, City .
19,763.95
280,537.11
4,669.07
295,631.99
County Tax.
15,606.50
Metropolitan Highway Tax ..
19.75
15,606.50 19.75
Furniture
150.00
85.00
65.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1907
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1907
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Metropolitan Park Tax.
14,397.93
Metropolitan Sewer Tax.
24,750.00
State Tax.
24,750.00
3,682.40
4,669.38
4,506.79
Tax Takings.
Tax Titles. .
450.63 273.51
1,350.20
1,076.69
Tax Titles, City of Melrose.
241.83
15,257.16
140.63
Overlays .
3,436.21
7,444.60
4,516.98 10,000.00
10,000.00
300.00
Spot Pond Award
212.80
600.00
300.00
189.72
323.08
Trust Funds.
16,073.50
2,409.50
E. Toothaker.
1,237.01
49.48
10.00
1,276.49
Public Works Dept., City Hall
350.00
75.00
116.74
504.23
37.51
Heating
10.25
339.75
Janitors .
54.48
294.31
500.00
720.81
127.98
Lighting
33.26
116.74
14.20
1,811.90
2.30
Engineering Division
236.20
14.53
Contingent
.73
250.00
Salaries
296.80
1,500.00
450.00
2,246.80
Ilighway Division
49,117.57
3,178.14
Maintenance
3,077.80
6,000.00
19,120.29
24,097.62
15,000.00
Insurance
7.00
1,300.00
698.39
1,801.22
204.17
Park Division
341.03
74.27
Maintenance
315.30
100.00
Public Works Office
345.60
4.40
Board and Care of Horse.
8.95
341.05
Clerk and Stenographer.
8.33
641.67
Contingent
27.66
272.34
56.00
.06
Telephone
46.06
10.00
Sewer Division
Construction
3,817.56
10,000.00
3,132.88
17,561.67
611.23
Contingent
349.99
.01
780.00
780.00
150.00
Painting
Collection of Ashes
161.39
1,638.61
2,011.731
1,561.10
241.83
Tax Titles, Sewer Assessments ..
Bennett Dam.
Revision of Ordinances
300.00
18,483.00
Cemetery ..
7,868.56
7,868.56
14,397.93
5,493.77
650.00
297.94
2.06
Improvement of High ways
15,000.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1907
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1907
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Maintenance ..
342.81
150.00
56.39
482.16 1,922.14
67.04 215.70
Private Sewers.
163.99
1,973.85
Sidewalk Division
Continuous.
3,500.00
1,959.69
988.94
6,411.78
1,941.03
Individual
84.35
1,500.00
997.85
500.00
2,088.17
5.97
Repairs
702.02
1,000.00
217.28
2,319.46
400.16
Street Lighting
216.76
13,081.85
500.00
13,672.85
155.76
Street Signs .
.36
500.00
498.85
1.51
Street Sprinkling.
5,186.61
4,965.82
6,914.50
6,693.71
Surface Drainage.
5,046.20
2.44
5,048.64
Water Division
Income Fund.
601.67
51,969.08
16,001.67
37,724.63
1,155.55
Construction
50,034.51
13,195.65
36,838.86
Maintenance Installing Meters.
34.51
34.51
135.73
18.05
Drinking Fountain
200.00
198.15
1.85
Improvement of Ell Pond
141.51
48.13
93.38
Fire Loss, Gooch School.
6.13
110.31
Life Saving Apparatus ..
21.73
14.07
7.66
Main Street Curbstone and Walk.
178.25
1,911.77
4,846.50
290.25
Melrose Street Extension.
615.01
557.66
57.35
New Vaults .
3,025.00
15.49
2,913.69
126.80
Stone Bounds
64.79
64.79
Municipal Debt.
10,285.00
35,000.00
14,285.00 26,420.97
46,530.00 27,500.00
15,539.00 49,720.97
Municipal Loans
14,285.00
46,530.00
14,285.00
46,530.00
Permanent Loans
28,634.85
27,500.00
6,200.00
49,934.85
Temporary Loans
137,500.00
284,265.00
260,000.00
161,765.00
Sewer Bonds.
10,000.00
10,000.00
Water Bonds .
15,000.00
15,000.00
School House Loan, S. F.
108,813.28
7,222.00
3,741.27
215.21
119,561.34
School House Loan, S. F. Com.
215.21
108,813.28
3,741.27
7,222.00
119,561.34
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund.
163,072.03
5,480.71
917.00
155.06
169,314.68
Sewer Loan, S. F. Com.
155.06|
163,072.03
5,480.71
917,00
169,314.68
1,985.69
38,801.63
135.73
56,462.50
209.24
Building Rogers Street.
18.05
116.41
1,733.52
Main Street Widening Damages
4,846.50
Main St. Widening, Byrne Contraet.
290.25
Permanent Debt
4,200.00
15,601.67 135.73
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1907
Appropri- ations
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1907
Transfers from
Expendi- tures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Surface Drainage, Sinking Fund
13,403.12
2,143.00
504.88
21.00
16,030.00
Surface Drainage, S. F. Com.
21.00
13,403.12
504.88
2,143.00
16,030.00
Town Hall, Sinking Fund.
40,860.89
1,670.38
57.14
42,474.13
42,474.13
Water Loan, Sinking Fund .
150,358.63
5,432.85
204.00
150,358.63
5,432.85
204.00
155,856.02
Sewer System, Construction
10,000.00
10,000.00
Water System, Construction
50,000.00
50,000.00
Sinking Fund Commissioners, Ceme- tery Trust Funds.
16,000.00
16,000.00
$705,794.15
$304,187.76
$221,387.49
$875,724.83
$564,952.18
$221,387.49
$871,505.87
$1,125,807.79
$676,559.10
304,187.76
871,505.87
221,387.49
221,387.49
875,724.83
564,952.18
676,559.10
$2,783,653.33
$2,783,653.33
Town Hall, S. F. Com ..
57.14
40,860.89
1,670.38
139.46
155,856.02
Water Loan, S. F. Com ...
139.46
317
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
BANK AND CORPORATION TAX.
Commonwealth of Mass .. $11,619.27 836.94 $12,456.21
J. W. Murray, Col., N. R. Bank Tax
Expended.
Com. of Mass., Nat. Bank Tax . 1,031.48
Transferred to Highway division .. .. 19,120.29
$20,151.77
Overdraft, 1907 .
2,632.96
Overdraft to 1909
10,328.52
$22,784.73
$22,784.73
BONDS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Balance, 1907.
$25.00
Appropriation.
161.00
$186.00
Expended.
Premiums on bonds.
$183.00
Balance to 1909 . .....
3.00
$186.00
$186.00
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTHS-REGULAR.
Appropriation.
$3,000.00 476.73 $3,476.73
Receipts .
Expended.
Bills and payrolls.
$3,261.56
Transfer to Special account .
21.05
Balance to 1909
194.12
$3,476.73
$3,476.73
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CITY OF MELROSE.
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH-SPECIAL. Refunded by Commonwealth.
Receipts: Com. of Mass. $1,123.85
Transfer from B. T. and G. M. regular
21.05 $1,144.90
Expended.
Bills and Pay rolls
$708.10
Overdraft, 1907.
436.80
$1,144.90
$1,144.90
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH-ASSESSMENTS.
Receipts.
Cash collected.
$697.86
To be applied to payment of $4,000 note ..
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH.
Balance, 1907
$2,717.29
Cash Collected, J. W. Murray, Col ....
216.44
To be applied to payment of note .. . .
$2,933.73
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Cash collected.
$11,741.81
Expended.
Transferred to interest
$3,429.17
Balance, 1909 8,312.64
$11,741.81
$11,741.81
319
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SOUTH AVENUE BETTERMENTS.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1907 $872.58
Receipts.
Cash collected.
$291.16
Uncollected
581.47
$872.58
$872.58
CEMETERY.
Receipts.
Dressing.
$41.00
Foundations.
127.00
Grass sold
13.00
Graves, single.
165.00
Interments.
644.00
Labor, regrading lots, etc.
104.50
Lots cared fo
2,550.23
Lots sold .
2,322.00
Slate markers
1.50
Slate Vaults
416.00
Wood sold.
31.15
Junk sold.
.40
$6,415.78
Expended.
Books, printing, stamps and telephone
$90.73
Cleaning headstones and monuments
30.00
Cement and lime
42.70
Clerical services
25.35
Dressing .
178.19
Engineering Division, surveying
50.00
Express and freight.
4.83
Gravel, sand and teaming.
366.80
Hardware and tools.
61.01
Labor on wall .
6.40
Lot purchased and resold
100.00
320
CITY OF MELROSE.
Painting office, pump and signs . 27.20
Plants, seed and shrubs. 57.19
Repairing and sharpening tools 5.20
Salary of clerk .
60.00
Salary of Committee
75.00
Signs, markers and figures
117.00
Slate Vaults and freight
135.40
Sods.
9.75
Sundries.
64.37
Water system, stock and labor
20.75
Pay roll, supt., laborer and teams ... 4,972.13
$6,500.00
There is due from the City for Per- petual care, $500.00, to be paid in April. Overdraft in excess of receipts
$84.22
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
CHARITY DEPARTMENT. (See Report of Overseers of the Poor).
Aid of Poor.
Balance, 1907
$9.96
Appropriations.
6,200.00
Receipts.
1,342.49
7,534.45
Expended.
Bills paid (for details see Overseers
of Poor Report)
6,363.81
Balance to 1909 . 1,170.64
$7,534.45
$7,534.45
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Clerical Assistance.
Appropriation
$200.00
Expended.
Salary of clerk. $200.00
$200.00
$200.00
Contingent.
Appropriation .
$150.00
Expended.
Bills paid (see Report of O. of P.) .. ..
$115.18
Balance to 1909 .
34.82
$150.00
$150.00
City Physician.
Appropriation $350.00
Expended.
Salary .
$350.00
$350.00
$350.00
CLAIMS.
Transferred from General Contingent
$100.00
Expended.
Dennis Cronnin, injuries, 1907. .. $100.00
$100.00
$100.00
322
CITY OF MELROSE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASS.
Cash secured.
$3,370.00
Expended.
Overdraft, 1907.
3,370.00
Transferred to Military Aid
30.00
Soldiers' burial
74.00
State aid.
3,512.00
Overdraft to 1909, paid in Nov. 1909
3,616.00
6,986.00
$6,986.00
ALDERMANIC CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1907
12.49
Appropriation
187.51
$200.00
Expended.
Advertising and printing.
$83.25
Serving notices.
5.12
Sundries
19.30
Use of team .
6.00
Transferred to election contingent. ..
49.09
$162.76
- alance to 1909
37.24
$200.00
$200.00
:
ASSESSORS' CONTINGENT.
Appropriation.
$525.00
Transferred from Treasury
50.00
$575.00
323
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Abstracts of Deeds.
$98.20
Books, cards, stationery, printing.
64.85
Card, case and base
16.00
Posting notices. .
1.00
Printing assessed poll book.
234.26
Sundry office expenses, postage etc ...
85.69
Use of automobile .
75.00
$575.00
$575.00
CITY CLERK'S CONTINGENT.
Cash from fees .
$450.00
Expended.
Cabinet case
$12.00
Cash expenses
106.40
Desk lamp.
4.00
Directories
9.00
Expressage .
1.70
Printing and supplies.
61.03
Return of Births and deaths
166.00
Sundries .
15.95
Telephone service
73.92
$450.00
$450.00
COLLECTORS' CONTINGENT.
Overdraft, 1907.
$1,475.06
Less cash collected
990.49
$484.57
324
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Advertising takings
$214.75
Attorney preparing notices of takings
172.70
Attorney preparing deeds.
269.00
Clerk's salary .
720.00
Clerical assistance
523.50
Distributing tax bills.
60.00
Printing
113.64
Recording takings .
177.00
Stationery and supplies.
26.40
Postage and envelopes.
142.44
Telephone services.
47.91
$2,467.34
Overdraft to 1909
$2,951.91
ELECTION CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1907.
$2.22
Appropriations.
1,500.00
Cash refunded
5.00
Transferred from Aldermanic Cont ...
49.09
$1,556.31
Expended.
Advertising , printing ballots, etc .. . .
$530.81
Janitor's service, ward rooms.
40.50
Labor on voting booths.
39.75
Officers service at Reg. and recount. .
15.25
Pay roll, election officers
568.00
Pay roll, recount ..
10.00
Pay roll, special officers.
82.38
Posting ballots, notices, etc
61.25
Rent of ward rooms.
183.50
Sundries, supplies .
18.52
Sundries, supplies, fuel, oil, etc., ward rooms
6.35
$1,556.31
$1,556.31
325
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
GENERAL CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1907.
$3.23
Appropriation.
1,500.00
Proceeds of note.
600.00
Transferred from Spot Pond award. .
300.00
$2,403.23
Expended.
Advertising and printing
$121.68
Auditing Sinking Funds .
385.57
Books, stationery and supplies.
93.71
Box rent, car fare, and postage . .
63.04
Cleaning and repairing town clock .. .
20.00
Delivering annual reports.
25.02
Flag pole for hose 4 .
13.60
Ice for Free Fountain
50.25
Miscellaneous .
264.30
Pay rolls, public works.
18.70
Portrait of Mayor Barton :
50.00
Posting notices, civil service.
8.00
Printing annual report .
678.92
Printing Mayor's inaugural.
25.00
Printing particular account .
28.00
Returns of births, deaths
and
marriages
240.00
Ringing bells.
48.00
Telephone service
159.37
$2,293.16
Transferred to claims
100.00
Balance to 1909
10.07
$2,403.23
$2,403.23
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
$3.82
Balance, 1907.
15.00 $18.82
Appropriation
326
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Printing
$18.23
Balance to 1909
.59
$18.82
MAYOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1907.
$24.74
Appropriation .
375.00
$399.74
Expended.
Box rent, postage and stationery . .
$30.75
Salary of Clerk .
300.00
Sundries
3.35
Telephone service
63.53
$397.63
Balance to 1909 .
.59
$399.74
SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$34.00
Expended.
Acid and ink.
$4.00
Book
3.50
Expressage
.45
Printing.
5.00
Stamps and tools
12.70
Sundries .
4.22
Weights and measures
3.95
$33.82
Balance to 1909
.18
$34.00
327
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SOLICITOR'S CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1907.
$11.50
Appropriation
15:00
$26.50
Expended.
Book, municipal ordinance
$5.00
Postage, telephone, etc.
9.22
Stationery .
5.00
$19.22
Balance to 1909 .
7.28
$26.50
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
$100.00
328
CITY OF MELROSE.
16 Call Men.
Appropriation . $800.00
Expended.
Salaries
$716.66
Balance to 1909
83.34
$800.00
20 Call Men.
Appropriation .
$1,500.00
Expended.
Salaries
$1,443.75
Balance to 1909
56.25
$1,500.00
Drivers during Vacations.
Appropriation .
$210.00
Expended.
Salaries
$210.00
Electrician and Driver.
Appropriation
$936.00
Expended.
Salary
936.00
Engineer and Driver.
Appropriation
$900.CO
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 329
Expended.
Salary $900.00
Permanent Men.
Appropriation
$4,200.00
Expended.
Salaries
$4,200.00
Coal and Wood.
Appropriation $400.00
Expended.
Bills paid .
$397.88
Balance to 1909
2.12
$400.00
Contingent.
Balances, 1907
$22.20
Appropriation
500.00
Proceeds of note.
200.00
Refund .
8.00
$730.20
Expended.
Fire extinguishers and supplies
$52.85
Harness supplies and repairs
33.10
Hose couplings, repairs, etc
22.73
3 horse hitch.
90.00
Miscellaneous .
89.62
Painting apparatus
85.00
Printing .
16.75
Repairs and stock .
205.98
Resetting flag pole, hose 4
10.58
Supplies .
123.10
$729.71
Balance to 1909
.49
$730.20
330 F CITY OF MELROSE.
Electric, Gas and Telephone.
Appropriation
$225.00
Expended.
Electric
$60.60
Gas .
60.40
Gas lights and mantles
8.50
Telephone.
95.05
$224.55
Balance to 1909
.45
$225.00
Fire Alarm Boxes.
Transferred from Treasury . ·
$100.00
Expended.
Paid bill, Box 69.
$75.00
Transferred to Fire Alarm Mainte-
nance.
25.00
$100.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance.
Appropriation . $300.00
Transferred from Fire Alarm Boxes .. 25.00
Transferred from Treasury .
204.00 529.00
331
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Electric Power service.
48.51
Express
2.20
Labor
12.95
Lumber
18.17
Repairs
13.81
Supplies and boxes.
349.11
Pay rolls .
51.75
Use of team
4.00
Stock and labor
28.30
$528.80
Balance to 1909
.20
$529.00
Hay and Grain.
Appropriation .
$1,200.00
Expended.
Bills paid. .
$1,197.17
Balance to 1909 .
2.83
$1,200.00
Horse Shoeing.
Appropriation . $200.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$198.43
Balance to 1909
1.57
$200.00
332
CITY OF MELROSE.
Laundry and Linen.
Appropriation . $75.00
Expended.
Bills paid. .
$77.79
Balance to 1909.
.21
75.00
-
New Hose.
Proceeds of note $1,000.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$996.15
Balance to 1909
3.85
$1,000.00
Repairs to Hose 4 Building.
Proceeds of Note .
$350.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$339.78
Balance to 1909 .
10.22
$350.00
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Appropriation .
$300.00 24.59
$324.59
Receipts .
Expended.
Bills paid
$322.30
Balance to 1909 .
2.29
$324.59
333
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Collection of Garbage.
Balance, 1907.
$153.72
Appropriation
1,330.00
Proceeds of note
245.00
$1,728.72
Expended.
Bills paid, contract
$1,599.10
Balance to 1909
129.62
$1,728.72
Contagious Diseases.
Appropriation.
$1,000.00
Receipts from cities.
·321.47
Receipts from Com. of Mass.
35.00
Receipts from Board of Health.
99.20
Proceeds of notes
1,300.00
$2,755.67
Expended.
Bills paid.
$2,754.67
Balance to 1909
1.00
$2,755.67
Contingent.
Balance from 1907
.29
Appropriation .
600.00 1
Sundry cash receipts
156.19
$756.48
Expended.
Bills paid.
$717.66
Transferred to Salaries
35.00
Balance.to 1909 .
3.82
$765.48
334
CITY OF MELROSE.
Salaries.
Appropriation . $1,000.00
Transferred from contingent . 35.00 $1,035.00
Expended.
Salaries paid. $1,035.00
School Inspection.
Appropriation .
$150.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$150.00
INTEREST.
Balance from 1907.
$5,715.78
Appropriation 24,000.00
$29,715.78
Receipts.
Accrued interest on bonds.
$81.11
Betterments
69.94
Boston & Northern St. R. R.
40.00
Melrose National Bank
447.26
Melrose Savings Bank.
11.11
Sewer assessments
3,429.17
Sinking Fund Com., Cemetery Trust fund.
58.67
Taxes.
5,560.34
Tax titles.
135.78
Tax takings.
6.53.58
Tax redeemed
211.90
$10,698.86
$40,414.64
335
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Coupons, Park Loan
260.00
Coupons, School Loans
8,320.00
Coupons, Sewer loan
14,540.00
Coupons, Surface Drainage
2,000.00
Coupons, Town Hall
1,800.00
Sundry notes .
8,996.73
Trust Fund, Cemetery.
773.98
Trust Fund, E. Toothaker
49.48
$36,740.19
Balance to 1909
3,674.45
$40,414.64
Melrose Hospital.
Appropriation.
$1,000.CO
Cash collected for Hospital accounts.
375.01
$1,375.01
Expended.
Bill paid ..
$1,000.00
Cash paid to Hospital, collected. ..
375.01 $1,375.01
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation
$300.CO
Expended.
Bills paid.
$300.00
MILITARY AID.
Balance, 1907.
$376.00
Transferred from Com. of Mass.
30.00
$406.00
336
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Pay roll .
$60.00
Transferred to Soldiers' Relief
300.00
$360.00
Balance to 1909 .
46.00
$406.00
PAY ROLL TAILINGS.
Balance, 1907.
$149.68
Cash receipts
.56
Balance to 1909
$150.24
PINE BANKS PARK TRUSTEES.
Appropriation
$1,250.00
Expended.
Cash paid Treasurer of Association . .
$1,250.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
City Ambulance Fund.
Balance, 1907.
$92.84
Cash received for use of ambulance ..
$41.00
$133.84
Expended.
Bills paid.
$38.73
Balance to 1909 .
95.11
$133.84
337
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Contingent.
Balance, 1907. ,62
Appropriation
$750.00
$750.62
Expended.
Board and care of horse.
$360.80
Care of lock up .
12.50
Cash expenses
35.96
Miscellaneous
27,17
Printing and office supplies.
19.95
Repairs to wagon.
7.65
Revolvers and supplies
155.78
Telephone services
129.02
$784.83
Balance to 1909
1.79
$750.62
Salaries of Chief and Regular Officers.
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