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Appropriation
$12,171.50
Expended.
Pay rolls .
12,171.50
Salaries of Special Officers.
Appropriation .
$500.00
Proceeds of Note .
210.00
Transferred from Treasury.
100.00
Cash First District Court fines .
200.00
Cash, officers services, Messenger house fire 9.39
$1,019.39
.
338
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Pay rolls .
$931.86
Balance to 1909
87.53
$1,019.39
PUBLIC LIBRARY. Books and Magazines.
Balance, 1907
$2.19
Appropriation
1,800.00
$1,802.19
Expended.
Bills paid.
$1,802.09
Balance to 1909
.10
$1,802.19
. · .
Contingent.
Balance, 1907
$39.61
Appropriation
500.00
$539.61
Expended.
Bills paid
$536.47
Balance to 1909.
3.14
$539.61
Heating and Lighting.
Balance, 1907.
$5.72
Appropriation
800.00
$805.72
Expended.
Bills paid .
$582.42
Balance to 1909 ..
223.30
$805.72
339
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Salaries.
Balance, 1907
$27.57
Appropriation
829.25
Cash, dog tax
1,318.18
$2,175.00
Expended.
Pay rolls .
$2,119.08
Balance to 1909
55.92
$2,175.CO
SALARIES. City Officers.
Balance, 1907
$104.16
Transferred from Treasury
100.00
Appropriation
12,145.84
$12,350.00
Expended.
Agent Military and State Aid.
$100.00
Assessors and Assistants
1,050.00
Assessor's clerk.
1,000.00
Auditor
500.00
City Clerk . .
1,200.00
Assistant Clerk.
1,000.00
Collector
1,000.00
Engineer and Supt. of Public Works.
1,800.00
Health board .
291.66
Inspector of animals
100.00
Inspector of buildings
300.00
Inspector of milk and vinegar
100.00
Mayor .
1,000.00
Overseers of Poor
400.00
Registrars of Voters.
300.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
600.00
Solicitor
500.00
340
CITY OF MELROSE.
Treasurer
$1,000.00
Treasurer of Sinking Funds
100.00
$12,341.66
Balance to 1909
8.34
$12,350.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. Books and Supplies.
Balance, 1907
$.14
Appropriation .
5,000.00
Transferred from salaries
600.00
$5,600.14
Expended.
Bills paid.
$5,599.76
Balance to 1909
.38
$5,600.14
Contingent.
Appropriation
$250.00
Com. of Mass.
319.50
Town of Stoneham
874.41
Sundries, tuition
180.00
Supt. Nickerson, fines, etc ..
105.32
Transferred from furniture and
401.00
$2 130.23
Less overdraft, 1907 .
$582.83
$1,547.40
--
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,900.78
Overdraft to 1909
$353.38
$1,900.78
$1,900.78
salaries .
341
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Fuel.
Balance, 1907
$2.00
Appropriation.
3,000.00
Proceeds of note
3,500.00
$6,502.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$6,500.46
Balance to 1909
1.54
$6,502.00
Furniture.
Appropriation . $150.00 .
Expended.
Bills paid.
$65.00
Transferred to contingent
85.00
$150.00
-
Printing.
Balance, 1907
$.62
Appropriation .
350.00
$350.62
Expended.
Bills paid.
$349.63
Balance to 1909 .
.99
$350.62
Repairs.
Balance, 1907
$1.44
Appropriation .
3,000.00
Proceeds of Note
600.00
$3,601.44
342
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid.
$3,600.65
Balance to 1909 . .79 $3,601.44
Salaries Teaching, Supervision and Janitors.
Balance, 1907.
$7.91
77,784.00 $77,791.91 Appropriation
Expended.
Pay rolls .
$76,712.91
Transferred to books and contingent 1,000.00
Balance to 1909
79.00
$77,791.91
Transportation.
Appropriation . $560.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$560.00
Tuition.
Appropriation .
$180.00
Transferred from furniture.
84.00 $264.00
Expended.
Bills paid $264.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 343
SOLDIERS' BURIAL.
Transferred from Com. of Mass .. ... $74.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$74.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Balance, 1907.
$87.71
Appropriation.
$2,800.00
Cash, Town of Stoneham 17.00
Cash, Town of Wenham
314.26
Cash, refund . .50
Transferred from Military Aid
300.00
$3,519.47
Expended.
-
Bills paid
$3,490.91
Balance to 1909 28.56 $3,519.47
STATE AID.
Transferred from Com. of Mass. $3,512.00
Cash refunded 4.00 $3,516.00
Expended.
Pay rolls .
$3,516.00
Treasury (see Pages 303 and 304.)
TAXES.
County Tax.
Amount of warrant, assessed . . $15,606.50
344
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Paid County Treasurer $15,606.50
Metropolitan Highway Tax.
Amount of warrant, assessed . . $19.75
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer
$19.75
Metropolitan Park Tax.
Amount of warrant, assessed . $7.868.56
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer
$7,868.56
Metropolitan Sewer Tax.
Amount of warrant, assessed . .
$14,397.93
Expended.
- Paid State Treasurer $14,397.93
State Tax.
Amount of warrant assessed. .
$24,750.00
Expended.
Paid State Treasurer
$24,750.00
345
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Tax Takings.
Total unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1907. . . Amount transferred to collector . .
$4,669.38
$4,506.79
$9,176.17
Cash received, takings redeemed . . . .
3,682.40
Total unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1908. . ..
$5,493.77
Tax Titles.
Total unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1907
$2,011.73
Cash received, titles redeemed $450.63
Total unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1908 ... $1,561.10
City of Melrose, Unredeemed Real Estate.
Total unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1907. . .
$1,350.20
Cash received, R. E. redeemed. .
273.51
Total amount unredeemed, Dec. 31,
1908 $1,076.69
City of Melrose, Unredeemed Sewer Assessments.
Total amount unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1907
$241.83
Total amount unredeemed, Dec. 31, 1908 241.83
Overlays.
Balance, 1907
$3,436.21
Appropriation
7,444.60
Additionals.
4,516.98
$15,397.79
Abatements
15,257.16
Balance to 1909 $140.63
346
CITY OF MELROSE. .
Bennett Dam.
Proceeds of notes . $10,000.00
Expended.
Elizabeth Bennett, award. $10,000.00
Spot Pond Award.
Balance, 1907.
$212.80
Boston & Northern St. R.R.
600.00
$812.80
Expended.
Bills paid.
$189.72
Transferred to General Contingent .. .
300.00
Balance to 1909
323.08
$812.80
TRUST FUNDS.
Cemetery.
Balance from 1907
$16,073.50
Cash received .
Lilliam A. Adams.
$71.00
A. G. Armington
120.00
Mrs. Carrie S. Boone
80.00
Chas. M. Blake .
230.00
Sircom T. Blake
269.00
James L. Davis
116.50
Mrs. A. S. Day
137.50
Thos. Hawley.
120.00
H. W. Knights .
150.00
Mrs. S. A. Lynde
170.00
J. L. McKay .
138.50
Wm. T: McLeod.
162.00
Chas. W. Noyes
120.00
347
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Chas. E. Scates
100.00
Mrs. M. A. Swan.
137.50
Frank R. Upham .
118.00
Gertrude B. Whitney
169.50
$2,409.50
Balance to 1909.
$18,483.00
E. Toothaker Fund.
Balance, 1907
$1,237.01
Cash, interest.
49.48 $1,286.49
Expended.
Bills paid for aid furnished .
$10.00
Balance to 1909
$1,276.49
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
(For details of all accounts see report of Engineer and Supt. of Public Works.)
CITY HALL. Contingent.
Appropriation .
$350.00
Transferred from Treasury
75.00
Cash from painting
116.74
$541.74
Expended.
Bills paid .
$504.23
Balance to 1909
37.51
$541.74
Heating.
Balance, 1907.
$10.25
Appropriation :
339.75 . ** $350.00
348
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid.
Balance to 1909
.
$349.99 .01
$350.00
Janitors.
Appropriation $780.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$780.00
Lighting.
Balance, 1907
$54.48
Appropriation
294.31
Cash, receipts use of Hall.
500.00
$848.79
Expended.
Bills paid.
$720.81
Balance to 1909
127.98
$848.79
Painting.
Balance, 1907.
$33.26
Appropriation
116.74
$150.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$150.00
$150.00
Collection of Ashes.
Balance, 1907.
$161.39
Appropriation
1,638.61
Cash receipts
14.20
$1,814.20
349
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills paid
$1,811.90
Balance to 1909
2.30
$1,814.20
ENGINEERING DIVISION. Contingent.
Balance, 1907.
$.73
Appropriation
250.00
250.73
Expended.
Bills paid.
$236.20
Balance to 1909 .
14.53
$250.73
Salaries.
Balance, 1907
$296.80
Appropriation .
1,500.00
Transferred from Cemetery Dept. . ..
50.00
Transferred from Water Dept .. ....
400.00
$2,246.80
Expended.
Bills paid.
$2,246.80
2,246.80
HIGHWAY DIVISION. General Repair and Maintenance.
Balance, 1907.
$3,077.80
Appropriation.
6,000.00 ·
Transferred from Bank and Cor-
poration Tax. 19,120.29
Cash sundry bills, sundry divisions. . . 24,097.62 $52,295.71
350
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Bills paid.
$49,117.57
Balance to 1909
3,178.14 $52,295.71
Improvement of Highways.
Proceeds of Notes $15,000.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$15,000.00
Insurance.
Balance, 1907.
$7.00
Appropriation
1,300.00
Cash receipts.
698.39
$2,005.39
Expended.
Premuims paid.
$1,801.22
Balance to 1909
204.17
$2,005.39
.
PARK DIVISION.
Maintenance.
Balance, 1907.
$315.30
Transferred from Treasury
100.00
$415.30
Expended.
Bills paid.
$341.03
Balance to 1909
74.27
$415.30
.
351
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE. Board and Care of Horse.
Balance, 1907,
$8.95
Appropriation.
341.05
$350.00
Expended.
Bills paid. .
$345.60
Balance to 1909 .
4.40
$350.00
Clerk and Stenographer.
Balance, 1907
$8.33
Appropriation.
641.67
$650.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$650.00
$650.00
Contingent.
Balance, 1907.
$27.66
Appropriation
272.34
$300.00
Expended.
Bills paid
$297.94
Balance to 1909
2.06
$300.00
Telephone.
Balance, 1907.
$46.06
Appropriation .
10.00
$56.06
Expended.
Bills paid.
$56.00
Balance to 1909 .
$.06
$56.06
352
CITY OF MELROSE.
SEWER DIVISION. Construction.
Balance, 1907.
$3,817.56
Proceeds of sale of bonds. 10,000.00
Cash sundry bill from Sundry div .. . 3,132.88 $16,950.44
Expended.
Bills paid.
$17,561.67
Overdraft to 1909
$611.23
$17,561.67
$17,561.67
Maintenance.
Balance, 1907
$342.81
Appropriation.
150.00
Cash sundry bills from Sundry div .. .
56.39
$549.20
Expended.
Bills paid.
482.16
Balance to 1909
67.04
$549.20
Private Sewers.
Balance, 1907
$163.99
Cash received .
1,973.85
$2,137.84
Expended.
Bills paid.
$1,922.14
Balance to 1909
215.70
$2,137.84
353
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SIDEWALK DIVISION. Continuous Walks.
Proceeds of Note
$3,000.00
Transferred from Individual Walks .
500.00
Cash received .
1,959.69
$5,459.69
Less overdraft, 1907
$988.94
$4,470.75
Expended.
Bills paid.
$6,411.78
Overdraft to 1909
$1,941.03
$6,411.78
$6,411.78
Individual Walks.
Balance, 1907
$84.35
Appropriation
1,500.00
Cash received .
997.85
$2,582.20
Expended.
Bills paid.
$2,088.17
Transferred to Continuous walks.
500.00
Overdraft to 1909
$5.97
$2,588.17
$2,588.17
Repairs.
Balance, 1907
$702.02
Appropriation .
1,000.00
Cash Sundry bills from Sundry div .. .
217.28
$1,919.30
Expended.
Bills paid.
$2,319.46
Overdraft to 1909.
$400.16
$2,319.46
$2,319.46
354
CITY OF MELROSE.
Street Lighting.
Balance, 1907.
Appropriation
Cash, received Malden Electric Co ...
$246.76 13,081.85 500.00 $13,828.61
Expended.
Bills paid.
$13,672.85
Balance, 1909.
155.76
$13,828.61
Street Signs.
Balance, 1907.
.36
Appropriation
500.00
500.36
Expended.
Bills paid.
$498.85
Balance to 1909
1.51
$500.36
Street Sprinkling.
Cash receipts . .
$5,186.61
Less overdraft, 1907
4,965.82
$220.79
Expended.
Bills paid.
$6,914.50
Overdraft to 1909.
$6,693.71
$6,914.50
$6,914.50
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
Balance, 1907. .
$5,046.20
Cash received . 2.44 $5,048.64
355
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills paid $5,048.64
WATER DIVISION. Water Fund Income.
Balance, 1907
$601.67
Cash receipts
51,877.97 91.11 52,570.75
Accrued interest.
Expended.
Paid, interest on coupons .
$7,700.00
Paid, discount on notes .
1,330.73
Paid, State Treasurer, W. L. S. F.
6,564.43
Paid State Treasurer, interest .
18,111.17
Paid State Treasurer, maintenance . .
4,018.30
Transferred to Engineering Div .. . ..
400.00
Transferred to Water Maintenance . .
15,601.67
$53,726.30
Overdraft to 1909
$1,155.55
$53,726.30
$53,726.30
Construction.
Proceeds of sale of bonds.
$15,000.00
Proceeds of notes to be replaced by bonds.
35.000.00
Transferred from installing meters .. .
34.51 $50,034.51
Expended.
Bills paid. . $36,838.86
Overdraft, 1907 13,195.65 $50.034.51
356
CITY OF MELROSE.
Maintenance.
Balance, 1907. $1,985.69
Transferred from Income Fund. 15,601.67
Cash sundry bills from sundry div .. .
33,663.11
Cash, G. O. W. Servis, collection 2,441.58
Cash Com. of Mass.
2,696.94
$56,388.99
Expended.
Bills paid
$56,462.50
Transferred to Installing meters
135.73
Overdraft to 1909.
$209.24
$56,598.23
$56,598.23
Installing Meters.
Balance, 1907. .
$34.51
Transferred from maintenance
135.73
170.24
Expended.
Bills paid.
$135.73
Transferred to construction .
34.51
$170.24
Drinking Fountain.
Appropriation .
$200.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$198.15
Balance to 1909 .
1.85
$200.00
Improvement of Ell Pond.
Balance, 1907. $141.51
357
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills paid.
$48.13
Balance to 1909
93.38
$141.51
Fire Loss, Gooch School.
Cash received Insurance Co. $116.44
Expended.
Bills paid
$6.13
Balance to 1909
110.31
$116.44
Life Saving Apparatus.
Balance, 1907
$21.73
Expended.
Bills paid. .
$14.07
Balance to 1909
7.66
$21.73
Main Street Curbstone and Walk.
Overdraft, 1907
$1,911.77
Cash received .
178.25
Overdraft to 1909
$1,733.52
Main Street Widening Damages.
Cash received, B. & N. St. R. R.
$4,846.50
Expended.
Paid awards $4,846.50
358
CITY OF MELROSE.
Melrose Street Extension.
Balance, 1907 $615.01
Expended.
Bills paid.
$557.66
Balance, 1909
57.35
$615.01
New Vaults.
Proceeds of notes
$3,025.00
Cash received, Union Vault Co.
15.49
$3,040.49
Expended.
Bills paid .
$2,913.67
Balance to 1909
126.80
$3,040.49
..
Loans, Municipal and Permanent.
Balance, 1907.
$42,919.85
Cash received for notes
74,030.00
$116,949.85
Expended.
Paid Sundry notes
$20,485.00
Balance to 1909
96,464.85 116,949.85
Loans, Temporary.
Balance, 1907
$137,500.00
Cash received for notes $284,265.00
$421,765.00
Expended.
Paid Sundry notes .
$260,000.00
Balance to 1909
161,765.00 $421,765.00
359
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 1
Sewer Bonds.
Cash received, sale of bonds $10,000.00
Balance to 1909 .
$10,000.00
Water Bonds.
Cash received sale of bonds
$15,000.00
Balance to 1909
$15,000.00
SINKING FUNDS. (For details see Report of Sinking Fund Commissioners.)
School House Loan Sinking Fund.
Appropriation
$7,222.00
Expended.
Paid Sinking Fund Com's.
$7,222.00
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund.
Cash received from premiums. .
$917.00
Expended.
Paid to S. F. Com's
$917.00
Surface Drainage Sinking Fund.
Appropriation .
$2,143.00
Expended.
Paid to S. F. Com.
$2,143.00
360
CITY OF MELROSE.
Water Loan Sinking Fund.
Cash received from premium $204.00
Expended.
Paid to S. F. Coms $204.00
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Cash received from Treasurer, Cem-
etery Trust funds. $16,000.00
Expended.
Paid back to City Treasurer $16,000.00
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY. Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth.
Personal property
$745.20
Charity Department.
Personal property .
$2,000.00
Fire Department.
Central Fire Station on City Hall lot .
$20,000.00
Hose No. 3.
Building .
$1,200.00
10,267 sq. feet of land . 3,075.00 $4,275.00
Hose No. 4.
Building .
$1,800.00
5,625 sq. feet of land
550.00
2,350.00
Personal Property
13,178.69
Fire Alarm System.
15,875.30
$55,678.99
361
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Health Dept.
Building, Isolation hospital $500.00
Personal property . 392.42 $892.42
Police Dept.
Personal property
$1,917.45
Public Library.
Building . $30,000.00
30,300 sq. feet of land . 10,600.00
Personal property, library books, etc
17,500.00
Furniture, fixtures, tables and supplies
6,000.00 $64,100.00
School Dept.
Converse school building
$5,000.00
21,017 sq. feet of land .
1,050.00
$6,050.00
Franklin school building.
30,000.00
21,752 sq. feet land .
6,575.00
36,575.00
Gooch school building
25,000.00
27,815 sq. ft. land .
4,450.00
29,450.00
High School building
100,000.00
116,385 sq. ft. land.
58,200.00
158,200.00
Lincoln school building
$30,000.00
27, 604 sq. ft. land
6,900.00
36,900.00
Livermore school building
$12,CCO.CO
26,555 sq. ft. land
6,650.00
18,650.00
362 .
CITY OF MELROSE.
Horace Mann school building
20,000.00
26,331 sq. ft. land . 4,475.00
24,475.00
Ripley school building.
$2,200.00
14,567 sq. ft. land.
575.00
2,775.00
Sewall school building.
8,000.00
14,748 sq. ft. land .
7,375.00
15,375.00
Warren school building.
14,000.00
18,572 sq. ft. land .
2,300.00
16,300.00
Washington School building
$30,000.00
30,794 sq. ft. land.
4,000.00
34,000.00
West Side school building.
$1,000.00
11,880 sq. ft. land .
3,325.00
4,325.00
Whittier school building
7,500.00
15,000 sq. ft. land.
$3,000.00
10,500.00
Winthrop school building
$11,000.00
26,544 sq. ft. land .
1,600.00
12,600.00
Total buildings and land.
$406,175.00
Personal property .
41,522.50
Total
$447,697.50
Sundries.
Old school building, Chestnut st. $500.00
12,000 sq. ft. land.
2,400.00
$2,900.00
363
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Old School building, Green street .... $500.00 24,500 sq. ft. land . 3,600.00
4,100.00
Old school building, Upham street .. . $600.00
11,400 sq. ft. land. 675.00
$1,275.00
$8,275.00
Wyoming Cemetery.
Buildings . $2,900.00
47 3-4 acres land
31,700.00
Water system. . 950.00
Personal property
185.00 $35,735.00
Public Works Department.
City Hall building $65,000.00
44,934 sq. ft. land . 67,400.00
Furnishings, fixtures and sundries 9,000.00 $141,400.00
Highway Division.
Crusher lot, Maple street.
49,015 sq. ft. land. $1,000.00
Crusher lot, Linwood ave.
132,877 sq. ft. land. .
3,200.00
Stone crusher plant, tools, etc. 4,800.00
Road roller, scrapers, plows, sprink- ling carts, etc. 6,727.00
Horses, carts, harnesses, tools, etc ... . 4,456.00 $20,183.00
364
CITY OF MELROSE.
Public Parks.
Ell Pond Park.
$15,000.00
Melrose Common, 4 35-100 acres
10,000.00
Sewall Woods Park, 9 acres 10,000 sq. ft. land. . 11,250.00
Strip, East Side Ell Pond .
1,000.00
Lot Main and Lynde streets 5,000 sq. ft. land.
$1,250.00
Settees and bleachers.
200.00
Band stands
550.00
$39,250.00
Sewer Division.
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1907 $395,567.79
Additionals to Dec. 31, 1908. 15,903.89 $411,471.68
Surface Drainage.
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1907
$123,420.85
Additionals to Dec. 31, 1908. 5,048.64 $128,469.49
Water Division.
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1907 $353,964.08 Additionals to Dec. 31, 1908. 36,838.86 $390,802.94
365
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Recapitulation.
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths.
$745.20
Charity Dept.
2,000.00
Fire Dept ..
55,678.99
Health Dept. 892.42
Police Dept.
1,917.45
Public Library
64,100.00
School Dept.
447,697.50
Sundries .
8,275.00
Wyoming Cemetery
35,735.00
City Hall .
141,400.00
Highway Division
20,183.00
Public Park.
39,250.00
Sewer Division .
411,471.68
Surface Drainage
128,469.49
Water Division.
390,802.94 1,748,618.67
Index to Auditor's Report
Aggregate Transactions : 311-316
Assets and Liabilities 310
Auditor's Report 297
Balance Sheet 308-310
Cash Account. 303
Debt, Bonded
300-302
Debt, Municipal
299
Finances . 298
Ledger Balance . 304-307
Treasury . 303-304
Bank and Corporation Tax 317
Bonds of City Officers . 317
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Regular 317
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Special . 318
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Assessments 318
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Collection. 318
Sewer Assessments . 318
South Avenue Betterments
319
Cemetery . 319-320
Charity Department, Aid of Poor 320
Charity Dept., Clerical Assistance. 321
Charity Dept., Contingent 321
Charity Dept., City Physician
321
Claims .
321
Commonwealth of Mass
322
Contingents, Aldermen
322
Assessors' . 322-323
City Clerk's .
323
Collector's. 323-324
Election
324
General.
325
Inspector of Buildings
325-326
Mayor's .
326
Sealer of Weights and Measures
326
Solicitor's .. 327
Fire Department, Chief. 327
Assistant Engineer and Clerk.
327
Assistant Engineer
327
Call Men .
328
Drivers during Vacation 328
Electrician and Driver 328
367
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Engineers and Drivers 328-329
Permanent Men 329
Coal and Wood 329
Contingent . 329
Electric, Gas and Telephone
330
Fire Alarm Boxes .
330
Fire Alarm Maintenance
330-331
Hay and Grain
331
Horse Shoeing
331
Laundry and Linen
332
New Hose 332
Repairs Hose 4 Building.
332
Fourth of July Celebration
332
Health Department, Collection of Garbage
333
Contagious Diseases:
333
Contingent . 333
Salaries 334
School Inspection.
334
Interest 334-335
Melrose Hospital .
335
Memorial Day
335
Military Aid .
335-336
Pay Roll Tailings.
336
Pine Banks Park Trustees
336
Police Department, Ambulance Fund .
336
Contingent .
337
Salaries Chief and Regular Officers.
337
Salaries, Special Officers
337-338
Public Library, Books and Magazines
338
Contingent .
338
Heating and Lighting
338
Salaries
339
Salaries, City Officers .
339-340
School Department, Books and Supplies.
340
Contingent.
340
Fuel .
341
Furniture
341
Printing
341
Repairs
. 341-342
Salaries .
342
342
Transportations Tuition 342
Soldiers' Burial.
343
Soldiers' Relief 343
State Aid. 343
368
CITY OF MELROSE.
Taxes, County 343-344
Metropolitan, Highway.
344
Metropolitan, Park. 344
Metropolitan, Sewer 344
State . 344
Tax Takings
345
Tax Titles
345
Unredeemed Real Estate .
345
Unredeemed Sewer Assessments
345
Overlays
345
Bennett Dam
346
Spot Pond Award .
346
Trust Funds, County
346-347
E. Toothaker
347
Public Works Department
347
City Hall, Contingent 347
347-348
Janitor
348
Lighting
348
Painting . 348
Collection of Ashes
. 348-349
Engineering Division
Contingent 349
Salaries
349
Highway Division
349-350
Improvement of Highways
350
Insurance
350
Park Division
350
Public Works Office:
Board and Care of Horse
351
Clerk and Stenographer
351
Contingent 351
Telephone 351
Sewer Division :
Construction
352
Maintenance.
352
Private Sewers 352
353
Individual
353
Repairs 353
Street Lighting
354
Street Signs
354
Street Sprinkling
354
Surface Drainage
354-355
Sidewalks-Continuous
Water Division-Income Fund. 355
Heating
369
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Construction
355
Maintenance 356
Installing Meters
356
Drinking Fountain .
356
Improvement of Ell Pond .
356-357
Fire Loss, Gooch School
357
Life Saving Apparatus.
357
Main Street Curbstone and Walk
357
Main Street Widening, Damages
357
Melrose Street Extension
358
New Vaults .
358
Loans, Municipal and Permanent
358
Loans, Temporary
358
Sewer Bonds
359
Water Bonds .
359
Sinking Funds .
359-360
Sinking Fund Commissioners-Trust Fund.
360
Schedule of City Property ..
360
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth .
360
Charity Department 360
Fire Department .
360
Health Department
361
Police Department.
361
Public Library
361
School Department
361-363
Wyoming Cemetery.
363
City Hall.
363
Highways.
363
Public Parks
364
Sewer Division.
364
Surface Drainage 364
Water Division
364
Recapitulation
365
Public Works Department
363
City Clerk's Report
Melrose, Mass., July 1st, 1909. To His Honor, the Mayor, Melrose, Mass.
Dear Sir :- In compliance with the City Ordinances, I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report of the receipts of the City Clerk's Department, the same being for the municipal year ending December 31, 1908, the payment of the same to the proper authorities, the vital statistics of the City of Melrose for 1908, with the assessed polls and voters.
Respectfully yours,
W. DeHAVEN JONES, City Clerk.
Fees received in the City Clerk's Department, 1908, January 1, 1908 to December 31, 1908.
Returning births, marriages and deaths . . $240.00
Intentions of marriages, 134 at $1.00. . .
134.00
Mortgages of personal prop., 119 at $.75. . 89.25
Releases, etc., 42 at .$25. 10.50
Drivers' license, 5 at $1.00 ..
5.00
Carriage licenses, 8 at $1.00.
8.00
Itinerant musicians licenses, 5 at $1.00. . .
5.00
Fireworks licenses, 12 at $2.00.
24.00
Gunpowder and firearms, 1 at $2.00.
2.00
Junk collectors' licenses, 5 at $10.00 .
50.00
Auctioneers' licenses, 12 at $2.00.
24.00
Express and job wagon licenses, 20 at $1 .. 20.00
Liquor transportation licenses, 5 at $1.00
5.00
Gasoline licenses, 10 at $2.00 . 20.00
Intelligence office's licenses, 3 at $1.00. .
3.00
$639.75
371
CITY CLERK'S REPORT.
March 17, 1908
Paid City Treasurer
$240.00
June 3, 1908,
110.00
July 14, 1908,
66
66
66
100.00
July 14, 1908
66 66
66
....
15.50
Sept. 16, 1908
66
66
66
. . . .
50.00
January 22, 1909
66
66
66
. . . . 124.25
$639.75
Dog Licenses. W. DeHaven Jones, City Clerk, Melrose, in account with Middlesex County Treasurer.
567 male licenses at $2.00 each. $1,134.00
80 female licenses at $5.00 each 400.00
$1,534.00
647 licenses, less 20 cents each
129.40 $1,404.60
June 1908, by check to County Treasurer. $989.40
Dec. 1908, by check to County Treasurer . 415.20 $1,404.60
Births.
Whole number recorded in 1908. 310
Whole number recorded in 1907 320
Decrease from 1907 10
Number of males born 149
Number of females born 161
310
Number of twins .
1
66
66
.
....
Nine stillbirths included in above.
372
CITY OF MELROSE.
Marriages.
Number of intentions filed .
134
Both parties residents of Melrose. 52
But one party a resident of Melrose 79
Both parties residents outside of Melrose .
3 134
Number of marriages recorded.
153
Both parties residents in Melrose .
53
But one party a resident of Melrose
83
Neither party a resident of Melrose
17
153
First marriage of
261
Second marriage of .
42
Third marriage of
3
306
Age of oldest groom
70
Age of youngest groom
19
Age of oldest bride
60
Age of youngest bride .
17
Number of deaths for 1908
208
Number of deaths for 1907
236
Decrease from 1907 .
28
Nine stillborn included in above.
Number of deaths of måles
102
Number of deaths of females
105
Number of deaths unknown
1
208
Number of deaths of persons under 1 year 38
From 1 to 5
11
66 5 to 10
12
10 to 20
6
20 to 30 12
373
CITY CLERK'S REPORT.
From 30 to 40.
14
" 40 to 50.
17
50 to 60.
20
66
60 to 70.
29
70 to 80
28
66
80 to 90.
23
66 90 to 100.
6
208
Oldest male 93 years, 10 months and 24 days. Oldest female, 96 years and 4 days.
ASSESSED POLLS AND VOTERS.
Polls
Males
Voted Females
Voted
Ward 1.
522
393
184
39
1
Ward 2 ..
749
518
394
47
0
Ward 3.
588
471
359
43
2
Ward 4 ..
496
381
272
69
12
Ward 5.
590
400
287
17
6
Ward 6.
743
545
401
42
0
Ward 7.
656
488
373
16
0
Totals.
4,344
3,196
2,270
273
21
United States census .
1900 Population.
12,962
State census.
1905 Population
14,295
City Census.
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