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Bronchitis 11
Diphtheria and croup
2
Diseases of the heart
.31
Whooping cough . .
2
Diseases of the kidneys .
11
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
0
Cancer . 17
Erysipelas.
1
Deaths from violence
0
Puerperal Fever
1
Homicide
0
Influenza :
2
Suicide
3
Malarial Fevers
0
Accident
6
Cholera Infantum .
0
Deaths from unknown or ill-defined causes .20
Deaths from all other causes not specified above .
35
Total
199
February
15
August
14
1 Dis. of the brain and spinal cord 23
Typhoid Fever .
141
HEALTH REPORT.
The above list of deaths contains eight non-residents dying in Melrose. Excluding these 8 non-residents would leave a total of 191 deaths in Melrose for 1908, and taking 15,122 as the officially estimated population, makes the death rate 12.63 per one thousand of population as against a rate of 14.27 in 1907.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Contingent.
Balance.
$.29
Appropriation .
600.00
$600.29
Tranferred to salaries, Nov. 1.
. .
35.00
$565.29
Received from Milk licenses . . . .
$36.00
Received from grease and Bone Licenses
10.00
Received from School Com. for Fumigation.
60.25
Received for sale of formaldehyde. .
3.00
Received from Charity Dept. tel .. ..
33.97
Received from Moth Dept. tel. . Sundry receipts .
9.37
3.60 $156.19
$721.48
Expended for:
Fumigation
$296.62
Stationery and postage.
20.16
Printing
60.40
Telephone.
72.70
Office furnishings
112.80
Bacteriology
49.54
Dead animals
47.50
Dumps. .
2.50
Milk Inspection.
.
4.50
142
CITY OF MELROSE.
Incidentals . 41.49
Medical supplies for office
9.45
$717.66
To balance
3.82
$721.48
Salaries.
Appropriation .
$1,000.00
Transferred from contingent Nov.
1,1908 . 35.00
-$1,035.00
Expended for:
Plumbing Inspection
$650.00
Sanitary Inspection 150.00
Clerical Service
235.00
$1,035.00
Medical Inspection of Schools.
Appropriation. $150.00
Expended for medical inspection of schools, paid to physicians . . . $150.00
Removal of Garbage.
Balance. $ 153.72
Appropriation
1,330.00
Appropriation 12-7-08
245,00
$1,728.72
Expended for collection of gar-
bage .$1,599.10
Balance.
129.62
$1,728.72
Contagious Diseases.
Appropriations .
$2,300.00
Received from:
Individuals.
$134.20
Cities and towns 321.47
State 455.67 -
$2,755.67
143
HEALTH REPORT.
Contagious Hospital.
Expended for:
Food at Hospital
$260.22
Fuel ..
30.63
Medicine for patients
24.54
Hospital supplies
28.65
Nursing
488.28
Janitor.
21.50
Telephone.
36.42
Repairs.
11.50
Washing
72.65
Ice
3.30
F:
Sundries
.50
$978.19
Aid outside Hospital:
Medicine
20.59
Food
104.09
Fuel
35.50
Nursing
161.43
Rent.
49.00
Board
21.00
Cash .
9.00
Sundries
2.00
Board at Malden Hospital
1,021.26
Board at Rutland .
174.25
Board at Boston Hospital.
112.86 1,710.98
Carriage Hire .
65.50
$2,754.67
To balance.
1.00
$2,755.67
The total sum expended in the care of contagious diseases for 1908 has been $2,754.67. There has been reimbursed $455.67 and there is due January 1, on account of 1908 cases, from individuals $39.86, from cities and towns, $422.19 and from the Commonwealth $426.64, leaving as a net cost to the City of Melrose for contagious diseases, $1,410.31.
Clarence P. Holden, Arthur A. Hayden, Fred H. Rounds.
Melrose, January 1, 1909.
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Report of the Inspector of Plumbing
To the Board of Health, City of Melrose, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
I have the honor to submit my annual report as Inspector of Plumbing for the year ending December 31, 1908. Number of applications received 137
Number permits granted . 137
Number of new buildings connected with the sewer 18
Number of old buildings connected with the sewer 46
Number of new buildings connected with cesspool 13
Number of old buildings connected with cesspool
4
Number of stables connected with cesspool .
1
Number of changes, alterations, additions and repairs
56
Number of water closets installed . 88
62 Number of sinks installed
Number of wash bowls installed . 82
Number of bath tubs installed . 72
Number of wash trays installed. 59
Number of new traps installed . 14
Number of drinking troughs installed 2
Number of stalls connected . 66.
Total number of fixtures installed . 521
Respectfully, JOHN T. BARKER, Plumbing Inspector.
Report of Inspector of Milk and Vinegar
The Inspector of Milk the past year has inspected for the city and its citizens over 100 samples. With the aid of the State Inspector, several of the milk dealers have been prose- cuted in the Malden court and at Cambridge. Fines to the extent of $1,100.00 have been imposed by the court. Unfor- tunately most of the money has gone to the county on appeal cases. Milk adulterated with coloring matter, milk adultera- ted with water, milk below the standard and skim milk below the standard were the charges brought and tried before the court. The smallest fine imposed was $25 and the largest. was $600, $200 each on three counts, milk adulterated, milk containing coloring matter and milk below the standard.
The milk sold by the large majority of the milk men is of very good quality and above the requirements of the law.
The vinegar the past year has been of very good quality and up to the standard.
Yours respectfully,
(signed)
WILLIAM S. BRIRY, PH.G. Inspector of Milk.
January 1, 1909.
Ninth Annual Report
of the
Public Works Department
City of Melrose, Mass.
From January 1, 1908, to December 31, 1908
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CHARLESTOWN 1629
POND FEILDE 1638
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NORTH END
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GEO. O. W. SERVIS Engineer and Superintendent
City of Melrose.
Public Works Department.
ORGANIZATION 1908.
HON. EUGENE H. MOORE, Mayor.
GEO. O. W. SERVIS, Engineer and Superintendent.
A. J. WAGHORNE, Assistant in charge Engineering, Highways, Sewers and Drains
JAMES MARSHALL,* Assistant in charge Highway Division.
JAMES McTIERNAN, Assistant in charge Water Division.
EMMA L. LEIGHTON, Stenographer.
WILLIAM H. MARTIN, Bookkeeper.
*Deceased February 2, 1908.
Public Works Department
To His Honor the Mayor, Eugene H. Moore:
Dear Sir :- In accordance with the established custom, I have the honor to submit herewith the Ninth Annual Report of the Public Works Department of the City of Melrose, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1908.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE.
A summary of the work done during the past year is as follows :-
Permits to open and occupy public streets . 220
Orders of the Board of Aldermen attended toor reported on 152 Contracts written and made :- brick, cement, concrete, edgestone, meters, cast iron pipe, sewer pipe and specials, and vaults, City Hall 8
Receipts and Expenditures.
Appropriations :
Clerical service, balance
$8.33
Appropriation .
641.67
$650.00
Contingent, balance
$27.66
Appropriation .
272.34
300.00
Board of horse, etc., balance
$8.95
Appropriation .
341.05
350.40
Telephone service, balance
$21.28
Appropriation
10.00
31.28
$1,331.28
Expended :
Clerical service as per pay rolls. $204.33
Clerical service transfers . 445.67
$650.00
150
CITY OF MELROSE.
Amount brought forward. $650.00
Contingent, for books, stationery, printing, etc.
297.94
Board of horse, etc., as per invoices $331.50
Board of horse, etc., as per transfers 14.10
Telephone service, as per invoices. 31.22
376.82
Balances:
$1,324.76
Contingent account .
$2.06
Board of Horse, etc.
4.40
Telephone service
.06
6.52
$1,331.28
WATER DIVISION.
Receipts and Expenditures.
Balance, maintenance. .
$1,985.69
Appropriation .
15,000.00
Transferred from Water Income, Order No. 4117 601.67
Received from Metropoli- tan Park Commission, 1907 account
2,696.94
Transferred to Public Works Office, Clerical Service .
445.67
Collections paid to Treas- urer from Public Works Office.
2,441.58
Collections from other divisions for stock . . . . Stock on hand, January 1, 1908.
99.01
8,361.80
Deficit as per Treasury Report. 209.24
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Due Highway Division for
stock and teams, a- mount included in de- tail account and trans- ferred after Treasury books closed . 70.21
Balance Construction ac-
$31,911.81
count .
$1,804.35
Bond Issue
10,000.00
Meter account .
34.51
Meter appropriation .
25,000.00
36,838.86
$68,750.67
Expended :
Construction, services,
see Table.
$864.80
Construction, main lines, see Table.
7,281.11
Construction, improve-
ment to plant.
2,464.52
Construction, installing
meters.
26,198.78
Construction, expense
bond issue per Treas- urer
90.00
$36,899.21
Less stock due to mainte- nance account, trans-
ferred after Treasurer's books closed . 60.35
$36,838.86
Maintenance, stock due from construction . .
$60.35
Maintenance, meter acct. .
5,796.59
Maintenance, relay main lines, see Table
7,180.15
Maintenance, main lines . .
672.63
Maintenance, hydrants. ..
365.81
Maintenance, outside ser- vices . 3,722.34
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152
CITY OF MELROSE.
Maintenance, inside ser-
vices .
2,528.01
General maintenance and
invoices, see Table.
3,991.56
Stock balance
7,594.37
$31,911.81
$68,750.67
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1908.
Dr.
Balance in hands of Col-
lector, January 1, 1908
$115.62
Collections 1907 account .
1,441.72
Collections 1908 account .
50,599.89
Collected by Public Works Department :-
New services (25) $571.02
Services renewed (94) . .
1,382.42
Services cleaned (21) . . 120.71
Services repaired (7). .. 113.06
Services thawed. . . .
9.58
Sill-cocks sealed (24) ...
12.00
On and off water (100) ..
100.00
On and off water, non-
payment (6)
12.00
Sundries .
120.79
Work done in1907 on
Lynn Fells Parkway . .. 2,696.94
$5,138.52
Collected by Treasurer
from other departments 99.01
$57,394.76
153
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Cr.
$51,877.97
By amount paid Treas. . . . By refunds paid 1907 ac- count. 118.57
By refunds paid 1908 ac- count. 160.69
By cash paid Treasurer
Public Works Depart- ment.
$5,138.52
By collected by Treasurer from other Depart- ments. .
99.01 5,237.53
$57,394.76
Cost of System.
Cost of construction to
January 1, 1908 .
$353,964.08
Construction 1908, as per table . 36,838.86
Total cost to date $390,802.94
154
CITY OF MELROSE.
CONSTRUCTION.
Distribution Mains-Extension.
The length of new mains laid during the year including hydrant branches is six thousand and seventy (6,070) feet, making a total length in the city of approximately forty-nine and one-half (49.5) miles. Ten additional fire hydrants have been placed and two old ones replaced, the total now in ser- vice being three hundred and nine (309), and these are in- spected and cared for by this department.
Twenty-five water gates have been placed on new mains, and seventeen on old mains on account of relay.
Fifty-two new lead services were laid during the year. Five new stand-pipes for street sprinkling have been placed, making thirty-six in use.
Water Meters.
Twenty-four hundred and sixty-one (2,461) meters have been installed during the year, making a total of thirty-five hundred and twenty (3,520) in use December 31, 1908.
All occupied houses or buildings are now metered, and a large reduction has been made in the consumption of water, as shown by table on page .
Meters in use prior to 1907 have been taken out, remodeled and repaired, ready for use again. All meters are tested by this department before being installed.
Meters are read monthly and notices sent to water takers if an excessive quantity of water is being used, giving them an opportunity of having fixtures repaired and thereby avoid large excess bills.
WATER CONSTRUCTION-1908.
Pipe Laid
Gates
Hyd'ts
LOCATION
Length
in Feet
Size
Inches
No.
Size
Inches
No.
Size
Inches
Adams Street .
125
6
2
6
$162.72
Bellevue Avenue
1
6
Belmont Street .
1
6
Chipman Avenue
114
4
1
4
121.67
Crystal Street
325
6
1
6
569.41
Florence Avenue
60
6
1
4
102.98
Garden Street
70
6
1
6
92.44
Gooch Street .
400
6
2
6
462.92
Goodyear Avenue
428
8
1
10
1
8
4
6
763.48
Greystone Road .
1
6
26.38
Henry Avenue .
165
6
185.81
Highland Avenue
400
6
2
6
459.85
Linden Street, East .
220
6
1
6
218.49
Linwood Avenue
1
6
Lynde Avenue
36
6
42.33
Main Street.
131.39
Melrose Street Extension
865
6
2
6
731.52
Messenger Cr.
275
4
1
4
240.35
Morgan Street
225
6
259.55
North High Street
165
4
1
4
330.05
Nowell Road.
359
6
1
6
1
6
497.85
Richardson Road
260
6
1
6
1
6
331.14
Rogers Street
120
6
99.05
Rowe Street .
463
6
461.27
Russell Street .
1
4
Washington Street.
550
6
552.72
Worth Street ..
250
1
170.88
Testing Room-City Hall
65
6
1
6
1
6
52 New Services, 1299 feet.
İ
2,464.52
Total Amount charged to Construction .
6070
25
10
$10,610.43
Less paid from Maintenance Account
60.35
Net Amount charged to Construction by Streets
$10,550.08
METER ACCOUNT.
Cost of 2,477 Meters $23,155.34
Stock used .
2,089.69
Labor installing
5,539.92
Testing machine and testing meters .. 272.40
$31,057.35
Less paid from Maintenance Account.
4,858.51
$26,198.78 90.00
Printing Bonds
130
4
1
4
266.86
864.80
Improvement to Plant (see relay)
1
6
First Street. .
1
6
Cost
$36,838.86
156
CITY OF MELROSE.
Maintenance.
The table of Relay gives length, size, etc., of cast iron pipe used to replace defective or small cement pipe.
The details of work done are as follows :-
49.5 miles main pipe cared for.
13 breaks in cement pipe repaired.
28 joints in cast iron pipe repaired. (Includes 3 split pipe).
56 service leaks in street repaired.
41 services in street cleaned.
40 services in private premises cleaned.
302 services in street renewed with lead.
141 services in private premises renewed with lead.
7 gates repacked.
46 services thawed.
Expenditures.
Salaries as per pay rolls. .
$2,441.33
Salaries as per pay rolls transferred to Public Works Office 445.67
$2,887.00
Board and care of horses.
360.00
Shoeing and repair to carts and
harnesses .
122.23
Repair of tools.
62.43
New tools
93.40
Oil, waste and sundries
121.58
Books, stamps and stationery
278.94
Telephone service
53.62
Concrete repairs.
12.36
1,104.56
$3,991.56
Maintenance Services.
Labor as per pay rolls
$2,409.70
Stock used 1,312.64
$3,722.34
157
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Maintenance Main Lines. .
Labor as per pay rolls $517.65
Stock used. 154.98
$672.63
Hydrant Maintenance.
Labor as per pay rolls $284.81
Stock used. 81.00
$365.81
Inside Services and Charges.
Labor as per pay rolls . $1,165.63
Stock used 1,362.38
$2,528.01
Meter Account.
Labor, maintenance, reading meters. $938.02
Stock used out of maintenance ac-
count for installing meters . . .
4,858.57
$5,796.59
WATER RELAY-1908.
LOCATION 1
Length
In
Feet
Size
Inches
Length
In
Feet
Size
Inches
Adams Street ..
692
6
692
4
$517.77
$124.50
$642.27
Auburn Street .
350
4
350
4
224.41
17.12
241.53
Bellevue Avenue.
18
6
18
6
6.84
29.75
36.59
Belmont Place. .
14
6
14
6
3.92
10.52
14.44
Belmont Street.
390
6
390
4
274.17
100.00
374.17
Brazil Street . ..
60
6
60
4
53.72
69.87
123.59
Crystal Street ..
400
6
400
6
319.96
76.78
396.74
Emerson Street, E., inc. in Rowe Street ..
41
6
41
6
Fells Ct. .
74
4
74
4
58.09
58.09
First Street .
80
12
80
6
135.99
122.09
258.08
Florence Street .
6
6
6
6
8.18
9.98
18.16
Goodyear Avenue
418
10
418
8
329.93
173.96
503.89
Linden Street, E.
130
6
130
4
130.22
25.13
155.35
Linden Street, W. (lowered).
215
6
140.65
140.65
Linwood Avenue.
675
6
675
4
762.74
156.22
918.96
(310
6
340
4
636.62
89.85
726.47
Melrose Street (lowered) .
370
12
103.67
103.67
Park Street .
13
6
13
6
9.82
9.82
Porter Street .
760
10
760
826.50
533.23
1,359.73
Rowe Street. .
920
6
920
4
872.96
177.93
1,050.89
Russell Street .
678
6
678
4
490.71
186.05
676.76
Short Street .
180
6
180
4
177.58
44.12
221.70
Sewall Street.
412
12
412
4
409.92
400.52
810.44
Union Street .
600
6
600
4
481.71
116.90
598.61
Walton Park, Walton Street ..
85
4
85
4
182.40
182.40
Connecting Services, Construction account .
21.67
21.67
7,921
7,336
$7,180.15
$2,464.52
$9,644.67
CITY OF MELROSE.
Pipe Laid
Pipe Abandoned
Charged to Relay
Improvement in Plant Charged to Construction
Total Cost
158
.
North High Street.
1 30
Ir'n
Ir'n
159
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
STOCK ACCOUNT.
Stock on hand January 1, 1908. . $8,361.80 Stock bought :-
Wrought iron pipe and fittings. .
715.40
Cast iron pipe and fittings. .
5,236.23
Lead, lead pipe and solder . . . 2,816.50
Brass and composition pipe and fittings.
1,144.22
Hydrants, gates and valves
773.82
Gates and service boxes
407.01
Meters.
24,141.59
Meter tools
60.81
Meter parts
232.30
Meter stock for meters and test- ing machine 119.28
Wood and coal.
30.56
Lumber
30.83
Jute packing
35.65
Highway Division, stock and teams.
92.16
Sewer Division, stock and teams
102.51
Street sprinkling Division, stock Cement.
49.17
10.35
Due Highway Division, in-
cluded in detail accounts. . .
70.21
One-half rent of stock yard.
175.00
Labor on stock.
308.80
$44,914.20
Stock used :-
On construction of services. ..
438.41
" construction main lines
6,169.99
" construction meters
20,386.47
66 relay mains .
2,495.05
maintenance.
215.33
" maintenance hydrants.
81.00
" inside services and charges . .
1,362.38
" outside services maintenance
1,312.64
" meters and stock from main- tenance account .
4,858.57
Stock on hand January 1, 1909.
7,594.37
$44,914.20
160
CITY OF MELROSE.
WATER ASSESSMENTS AND CONSUMPTION.
The annual assessments paid by this city as its propor- tionate part of the cost and operation of the Metropolitan Water Works are given below :-
Year
Sinking Fund Interest
Maintenance
Total
1898
No division made
$3,332.94
1899
No division made.
4,921.63
1900
No division made
.6,740.49
1901
$2,758.43
$7,130.58
$2,657.31
12,546 32
1902
4,398.83
7,038.98
2,997.12
14,434.93
1903
3,630.11
11,243.27
2,941.96
17,815.34
1904
3,730.13
12,492.25
3,500.35
19,722.73
1905
4,829.71
· 12,558.36
3,090.46
20,478.53
1906
5,802.58
14,905.91
4,521.60
25,230.09
1907
6,433.77
15,748.61
4,788.81
26,971.19
1908
6,564.43
18,112.32
4,018.30
28,693.90
$180,888.09
The daily consumption of water in Melrose, as recorded by the Venturi meters, operated by the Metropolitan Water Works, is shown below by months for the years 1907 and 1908. 1907
1908
Gallons
Gallons
Gallons per capita
Month
per day
per day Month
Gallons per capita per day per day
Jan.
1,671,800
113
Jan.
1,568,000
105
Feb.
1,845,100
125
Feb.
1,535,800
102
March
1,726,400
117
March
1,395,700
93
April
1,623.900
110
April
1,414,300
94
May
1,652,800
111
May
1,492,200
99
June
1,794,900
121
June
1,681,300
111
July
1,817,500
122
July
1,599.200
106
August
1,954,200
131
August
1,271,400
84
Sept.
1,743,700
117
Sept.
1,283,600
85
Oct.
1,726,800
116
Oct.
1,096,100
72
Nov.
1,692,800
113
Nov.
966,400
64
Dec.
1,732,600
116
Dec.
924,500
61
Average for year 118 gallons.
Average for year 89 gallons.
161
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
The following table shows the daily per capita consump- tion of water in the cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District for the year 1908, as registered by the Metro- politan meters :-
For the
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year
Boston
165 179 160 156 159 165 161 152 153 151 144 155 158
Somerville
89 100
86
85 90 100 98
57
53
46
53
45
41
41 46
Chelsea
94 120
90 132
81
80
82
92
69
75 71 79
99 94 88 99
Medford
97 104
96
95 104 119 117
96
97
85 80 79 97
Melrose
105 102
93
93
99 111 105
84
84
72
63 60 89
Revere
79
99
79
77
58
63
78
69
57
64
76 59
73 77 89 56 58 60
Arlington
73
86
74
80
89 126 126
98 111
89
81 82 93
Milton
38
36
36
40
49
60
56
47
51
44
37
33 44
Winthrop
97 110 100 106 111 140 156 142 135 116 106 103 118
Stoneham
102 116
98
96
93
98 102
89
92
84
85 79 94
Belmont
52
57
57
65
77 114 126
97
95
71
68 56
78
Lexington
48
56
51
58
75 109 105
83
91
70
54 51 71
Nahant.
84
96
75
94
66 100
95
69
65
37
54 60 75
Swampscott. . . 64
69
65
68
72 112 108
91
88
63
53
52 78
This district, in order of per capita consumption, begin- ning with the lowest, stands as follows :-
1-Milton 44
8-Melrose 89
2-Malden
46
8-Revere. 89
3-Watertown 60
9-Arlington 93
4-Lexington
71
10-Stoneham 94
5-Nahant
.75
11-Medford. 97
6-Swampscott 78
12-Quincy 99
6-Belmont 78
13-Chelsea 104
7-Everett 82
14-Winthrop 118
8-Somerville. 89
15-Boston. 158
TOTAL PIPAGE OF THE CITY.
Number of feet of
3-4 inch pipe 1,484
66
66
1
66
66
1,355
66 66 "1 1-2
66 375
89
90
83
81 83 89
Malden
42 44
41
43
49
79
88
87
Quincy
93
97
90
87
97 115 117 104 105
81 82
73 67 77 104 82
Everett.
85 104
78
77
88 107 116 102
93
Watertown
51
53
52
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Number of feet of 2 inch pipe 66 66 66
5,668
66
66
66
66 66
66 66 66
66
6
15,794
66 66
66
66 12
66
25,920
66 66
2,920
66
66
66
66 66
14 16 10 4 8 6
66
5,223
Total.
261,559
or 49.54 miles.
Length of cast iron pipe 188,353 feet or 35.68 miles. 66 " cement pipe 73,206 " " 13.86 6
Number of services 3,481
66 " meters. 3,520
66
" fire hydrants 309
66
" gates on mains . 477
66 " stand-pipes for street sprinkling 36
66
" watering-troughs.
4
66
" ornamental fountains 2:
66 " drinking fountains 1
66
66
66 126,032 66
66 24,249 66 66 66 66 52,539
66
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Construction.
Following the same general scheme as in previous years of improving our main thoroughfares, construction work has been done on Lebanon Street from Forest Street to Emerson Street, Upham Street from Lebanon Street to Waverly Avenue, Porter Street from Main Street to Merrill Street, Wyoming Avenue from Florence Street to near Ravine Road, Melrose Street from Albion Street to Tremont Street, Chester Street, and parts of Cedar Park, Emerson Street, Bellevue Avenue, Linwood Avenue and Stratford Road, a total length of three and thirteen one hundredths (3.13) miles.
On Porter Street, the space from car track to edgestone line being so narrow, the paving along rails and cobbles in gutters were removed and a tar macadam pavement construct- ed the whole width from rail to edgestone line, that I think will prove satisfactory. Surplus material from the above streets was all used on side streets, as follows :- Adams, Appleton, Cottage, Gould, Greystone Road, Grove Place, Grundy, Larrabee, Lynde, North Avenue, Rowe, Russell, School, Short, Sylvan and Whittier.
East Street and Batchelder Street were improved with gravel from Moody's Pit. Total length of streets graveled is one and thirty-three one hundredths (1.33) miles.
On the easterly side of Lebanon Street, opposite Sylvan Street, the ledge was removed and a gravel sidewalk construct- ed from Forest Street to Park Street.
All soft coal ashes or cinders have been collected from public buildings and used on sidewalks or stored at City Hall yard and used when wanted.
Maintenance.
There are approximately forty-four (44) miles of public streets in the City, and these have been cleaned three times during the season, removing eleven hundred and twelve (1112) double loads of dirt.
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In addition to the above, five hand-carts have been udse on the main streets in business sections and around stations, keeping the streets in the best possible condition.
Bridges and Culverts.
Since Melrose Street from Vinton Street to Warren Street has been built, the traffic on Melrose Street has been increased, and the present bridge at the railroad is very narrow, there being hardly room for two large touring cars to pass. There is but one plank sidewalk on northerly side, and a new bridge should be constructed of later design similar to the one at Lynn Fells Parkway, allowing the use of full width of street and sidewalks.
The wooden coverings of culverts on Whittier Street, Florence Street and East Foster Street should be replaced by concrete or stone.
Trees.
Some action should be taken to encourage the systematic planting of new trees, as many have been killed by brown- tail and gypsy moths and elm tree beetle during the past few years. We are at present getting the benefit of the forethought of the citizens of early years, and as the beauty of the city de- pends so much on its trees we should do our part from year to year for the future welfare of Melrose.
STREETS CONSTRUCTED (Macadamized) IN 1908.
Street
From
To
Lin. Feet
Total Cost
Bellevue Avenue
Porter Street
Northerly to Angle .
710
1,288.63
Cedar Park ...
Vinton Street .
East .
235
381.37
Chester Street ..
Trenton Street .
Florence Street .
221
347.04
Emerson Street, E.
Bellevue Avenue .
East.
557
1,308.34
Herbert Street . .
Myrtle Street. .
Berwick Street.
346
487.42
Lebanon Street .
Emerson Street
Forest Street ..
5,482
7,702.53
Linwood Avenue.
Summer Street .
Lynde Street . .
250
287.38
Melrose Street .
Albion Street
Tremont Street
1,092
2,101.71
Porter Street .
Main Street .
Merrill Street .
1,920
4,141.29
Stratford Road .
Emerson Street .
North ..
380
456.65
Upham Street ..
Lebanon Street .
Waverly Avenue
3,885
6,011.70
Wyoming Avenue .
Florence Street .
Ravine Road .
1,450
2,394.70
16,528
26,908.76
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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CITY OF MELROSE.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Treasury Balance, January 1, 1908 . ...
$3,077.80
Appropriation from Bank and Corpora- tion Tax.
17,000.00
Appropriation
6,000.00
Appropriation from Street Railway
Tax 1907
2,120.29
Appropriation from Street Railway Tax 1908.
2,212.85
Appropriation from Excise Tax 1908 .. .
2,042.92
Appropriation Improvement to High- ways
15,000.00
$47,453.86
Receipts from :
Individual Walks 1907 account .
$211.76
Continuous Walks 1907 account .
214.22
Street Signs 1907 account.
16.42
Collections paid Treasurer
520.90 1
Fire Department, hay and grain .
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