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1,000.00
Nov. 20, 1910, at 6%. . .
1,000.00
June 1, 1911, at 4%. ..
3,000.00
June 24, 1911, at 3.80 . . 955.95
June 24, 1911, at 3.80 . .
1,000.00
Amounts carried forward,
$19,302.71
$16,078.52
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CITY OF MELROSE
Amounts brought forward, $19,302.71
$16,078.52
Aug. 1, 1911, at 4%. ... 1,000.00
Aug. 14, 1911, at 4% ... 1,500.00
Sept. 12, 1911, at 4% .. . 1,000.00
Dec. 9, 1911, at 4% . . ... 1,000.00
Dec. 30, 1911, at 4% . ..
2,500.00
June 1, 1912, at 4% .. ..
3,000.00
June 24, 1912, at 3.80. .
951.91
June 24, 1912, at 3.80 . .
955.95
Aug. 1, 1912, at 4% ....
1,000.00
Sept. 24, 1912, at 4% .. .
1,250.00
Dec. 9, 1912, at 4% .
1,000.00
June 1, 1913, at 4%.
3,000.00
Aug. 1, 1913, at 4%.
1,000.00
Dec. 9, 1913, at 4%.
1,000.00
Aug. 1, 1914, at 4%. 1,000.00
Dec. 9, 1914, at 4% .
1,000.00
Aug. 1, 1915, at 4%
1,000.00
. Aug. 1, 1916, at 4%.
1,000.00
Aug. 1, 1917, at 4%
1,000.00
Aug. 1, 1918, at 4%.
1,000.00
$45,460.57
Total Municipal and Permanent debt, Dec. 31, 1909. $61,539.09
BONDED DEBT.
City Hall Debt.
Town Hall Bonds, 4% due Sept 1, 1912 $45,000.00
Less Sinking Funds. 43,694.09 $1,305.91
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
School House Debt.
School House Bonds, 4%, due Feb.
24, 1916.
$200,000.00
due March 1, 1929, 313% 78,000.00
$278,000.00
Less Sinking Funds. 134,119.08 $143,880.92
Sewer Debt.
Sewer Bonds, 4%,
Due June 1, 1912.
$25,000.00
June 1, 1917
50,000.00
June, 1924 .
100,000.00
June, 1925
100,000.00
June 1, 1926
50,000.00
July 1, 1935
10,000.00
June 1, 1937
10,000.00
July 1, 1937
10,000.00
June 1, 1938
10,000.00
June 1, 1939
10,000.00
$375,000.00
Less Sinking Funds.
206,943.61 $168,056.39
Surface Drainage Debt.
Surface Drainage Bonds, 4%, due July 15, 1932. $100,000.00
Less Sinking Funds. 18,766.19 $81,233.81
252
CITY OF MELROSE.
Water Debt.
Water Bonds, 4%
Due May 1, 1912.
$25,000.00
Sept. 1, 1912 37,000.00
Oct. 1, 1913 50,000.00
March 1, 1918. 35,000.00
Aug. 1, 1922
10,000.00
Feb. 1, 1925
5,000.00
July 1, 1925
38,000.00
*June 1, 1910 to 1932, at
312%.
45,000.00
$245,000.00
Less Sinking Funds.
159,302.68
$85,697.32
*2 bonds of $1,000.00 each, due each year. 1 bond of $1,000.00 due 1932.
Recapitulation of Total City Debt.
Municipal and Permanent debt
$61,539.09
City Hall debt .
1,305.91
School House debt
143,880.92
Sewer
168,056.39
Surface Drainage debt
81,233.81
Water
85,697.32 $541,713.44
Total debt Dec. 31, 1908
503,228.68
Increase
$38,484.76
Debt Statement.
Total amount Dec. 31, 1908
$503,228.68
Increase in 1909 38,484.76
Total debt Dec. 31, 1909 $541,713.44
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Increase in
School debt.
$63,442.26
Water debt.
41,553.34 $104,995.60
Decrease in
Municipal and Permanent debt .. .
$34,925.76
City Hall debt
1,219.96
Sewer
27,628.93
Surface debt
2,736.19
$66,510.84
Total increase $38,484.76
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CITY OF MELROSE.
CASH ACCOUNT FOR 1909.
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1908.
$4,742.00
Receipts.
For details see Treasurer's report. . .
$868.830,10 .
$873,572.10
By payments
January
$39,667.59
February
54,778.53
March
45,199.23
April
67,797.48
May
100,224.19
June
52,075.57
July
54,971.96
August.
44,746.70
September
89,137.48
October
75,502.21
November
163,226.47
December
80,052.13
$867,379.54
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1909.
6,192.56 $873,572.10
Treasury.
Balance Dec. 31, 1908 .
$161.14
Receipts.
Com. of Mass., Fines, Gas Co .. $200.00
J. Edwards, Dynamite permit.
3.00
J. Edwards, Manure
20.00
First District Court Fines
166.42
W. DeHaven Jones, fees.
97.45
Amounts carried forward,
$486.87
$161.14
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$486.87
$161.14
E. H. Moore, Mayor, licenses . . 161.00
W. L. Pierce Sealer of Weights and Measures, fees
72.70
Rent of Hose 3 lot.
60.00
G. O. W. Servis, City Hall
1,160.00
G. O. W. Servis, City Scales
29.20
State License No. 570.
20.00
$1,989.77
$2,150.91
Expended.
Transferred to
City Hall Boiler
$150.00
City Hall Contingent
450.00
City Hall Janitor.
400.00
Fire Dept. Permanent Men. Electrician and Driver
5.63
Engineer and Driver
99.00
Fire Alarm Boxes
100.00
Insurance
161.14
Sewer Division Maintenance
250.00
$1,640.52
Balance to 1910. $510.39
.
24.75
256
CITY OF MELROSE.
LEDGER BALANCE, DEC. 31, 1909.
Cash on hand. $6,192.56
Bank and Corporation Tax.
$1,197.94
Betterment Funds, Melrose Street Extension
1,000.00
Betterment Funds, South Avenue .. .
537.25
Betterment Melrose Street Extension.
422.90
Betterments, South Avenue
359.82
Cemetery
8,345.83
Charity Department
139.71
Claims .
182.38
Collector's Contingent
806.51
Commonwealth of Mass.
3,657.00
Contingents.
180.18
Fire Department
6.49
Fourth of July
9.75
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth sessments
As-
3,957.80
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Ex- termination.
180.51
Health Department. .
22.07
Health Department, Contagious Dis- eases.
570.33
High School Building addition
24,833.30
Interest
3,805.20
Insurance
70.66
Loans, Temporary
156,766.48
Military Aid
216.00
Overlays .
6952.80
Playground.
99.25
Police Department
175.64
Portraits .
50.00
Public Library
.04
44.44
Salaries .
8.34
School Department.
1,603.79
Sewer Assessment uncollected.
14,806.15
Sewer Assessment Fund.
19,422.98
257
Soldiers' Relief 4.33
Pay Roll Tailings
172.55
Taxes, R. E. possessions, City of
Melrose .
1,747.84
Taxes, taking, Sewer Assessments . .
277.04
Tax takings
5,221.25
Tax titles
250.35
Taxes uncollected .
192,442.16
Treasury .
510.39
Trust Funds.
Cemetery
20,771.50
E. Toothaker Fund
1376.45
Water Bond, Premium
234.00
Building Forest Street .
894.97
Building Morgan Street
2,500.00
Building Rogers Street.
18.05
City Hall.
1,18.16
City Hall boiler repairs
33.73
Drinking Fountain, Upham Street.
1.85
Engineering Division.
76.28
Franklin Street Widening.
1,085.00
. High School, boiler repairs.
225.00
Highway Division
61.11
Park Division
.53
Public Works Office
6.87
Sewer Division
622.15
Sidewalks
2,149.18
Stone bounds
64.79
Street lighting
.88
Street sprinkling
2,668.36
Surface drainage
4,899.91
Water Division
2,390.75
Water Division Income Fund.
5,387.95
Municipal debt
22,078.52
Municipal loans
16,078.52
Permanent debt
468,460.57
Permanent loans
45,640.57
School House Loan Sinking Fund ...
134,119,08
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
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CITY OF MELROSE
School House Loan S. F. Com'rs. 134,119.08
School House Loan, Bonds
278,000.00 206,943.61
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund
Sewer Loan, Sinking Fund Com'rs.
206,943.61
Sewer Loan Bonds.
375,000.00
Sewer System 66 Construction
377,068.52
2,068,52
Surface Drainage Loan Sinking Fund
18,766.19
S. F. Com'rs. 18,766.19
Surface Drainage Bonds.
100,000.00
Town Hall Loan, Sinking Fund
43,694.09
Town Hall Loan, S. F. Com'rs
43,694.09
Town Hall Bonds.
45,000.00
Water Loan Sinking Fund.
159,302.68
Water Loan, Sinking Fund Com'rs .. .
159,302.68
Water Loan Bonds
245,000.00
Water System .
244,722.66
Water System Construction.
277.34
$1,923,822.15 $1,923,822.15
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CITY OF MELROSE, BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31, 1909.
Assets and Liabilities from Appropriations.
Assets:
Cash on hand.
$6,192.56
Betterments, Melrose Street Exten- sion
$422.90
Betterments, South Avenue
359.82
Cemetery
8,345.83
Claims .
182.38
Collector's Contingent.
806.51
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Military Aid
30.00
Soldiers' Burial
111.00
State Aid.
3,516.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Ex- termination
180.51
Health Dept. Contagious Diseases.
570.33
Municipal debt
2,000.00
Permanent debt
4,000.00
Public Library
.04
Street Sprinkling.
2,668.36
Surface Drainage.
4,899.91
Taxes, R. E. possessions, City of Melrose
1,747.84
Tax taking Sewer Assessment.
277.04
Tax Takings
5,221.25
Tax Titles.
250.35
Taxes uncollected .
192,442.16
Water Income Fund
5,387.95 $233,420.18
$239,612.74
Liabilities.
Bank and Corporation Tax . .... $1,197.94 Betterments Fund, Melrose Street .. . 1,000.00
Betterments Fund, South Avenue .. 537.25
260
CITY OF MELROSE.
Charity Department.
139.71
Contingents : 180.18
Fire Department .
6.49
Fourth of July Celebration .
9.75
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth sessments .
As-
3,957.80
Health Department.
22.07
High School Building Addition
24,833.30
Interest.
3,805.20
Insurance .
70.66
Loans, Temporary
156,766.48
Military Aid .
216,00
Overlays .
6,952.80
Playground.
99.25
Police Department.
175.64
Portrait .
50.00
Public Library
44.44
Salaries . 8.34
School Department.
1,603.79
Sewer Assessments.
4,305.29
Sewer Assessments Fund
311.54
Soldiers' Relief
4.33
Pay Roll Tailings
172.55
Treasury .
510.39
Trust Funds
Cemetery
20,771.50
E. Toothaker Fund.
1,376.75
Water Bond Premium
234.00 $229,363.44
Public Works Department.
Building Forest Street .
$894.97
Building Morgan Street .
2,500.00
Building Rogers Street. 18.05
City Hall. 118.16
City Hall, boiler repairs
33.73
Drinking Fountain . 1.85
Engineering Division,
76.28
261
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Franklin Street Widening
1,085.00
Highway Division .
61.11
High School, boiler repairs.
225.00
Park Division.
.53
Public Works Office
6.87
Sewer Division
622.15
Sidewalks
2,149.18
Stone bounds
64.79
Street Lighting
.88
Water Division
2,390.75
$10,249.30
$239,612.74
CITY OF MELROSE, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Assets.
To amount invested in land, build- ings, parks and other property . 878,778.56
To amount invested in Sinking Funds . 562,825.65
To amount invested in Sewer Sys- tem.
420,680.68
To amount invested in Surface Drainage.
133,369.40
To amount invested in Water sys- tem 400,455.51
Liabilities.
By total Municipal Indebtedness .. . $1,126,687.34 Assets exceed Liabilities 1,269,422.46
$2,396,109.80 $2,396,109.80
AUDITOR'S REFORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS.
Balance from 1908
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1908
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- Balance
Overdrawn
Assessments and Betterments.
Moth Assessments.
697.86
326.21
1,024.07
Moth Collections ..
2,933.73
2,933.73
Sewer Assessments
35.21
10,116.00
14,968.13
. 9,989.23
14,806.15
Sewer Assessment Fund.
46,778.69
7,308.30
31,534.23
3,129.78
19,422.98
Melrose St., Extension Betterment Fund ..
1,000.00
1,000.00
Melrose St. Extension Assessments.
577.10
1,000.00
422.90
South Avenue Assessments.
221.60
581.42
486.12
537.25
Bank and Corporation Tax.
23,537.53
10,328.52
11,074.86
936.21
1,197.94
Bonds of City Officers ...
3.00
230.00
233.00
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth
19.412
1,805.88
447.22
2,627.73
Cemetery.
7,257.66
9,116.93
50.00
6,436.56
Charity Department.
250.00
250.00
Contingent.
34.82
115.18
100.83
49.17
City Physician ..
350.00
350.00
For Aid of Poor.
1,170.64
5,000.00
7,388.25
90.54
Claims. . .
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3,616.00
3,657.00
Contingents.
37.24
162.76
50.00
141.77
8.23
Assessors'
600.00
600.00
City Clerk.
540.00
City Collector's.
2,120.96
Elections.
294.00
1,794.00
General.
2,140.92
163.18
Inspector of Buildings.
.59
10.00
10.00
59
Mayor's ..
2.11
397.89
399.31
.69
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Solicitor's.
.18
65.00
40.00
104.21
.97
7.28
17.72
18.48
6.52
Fire Department
Chief Engineer ..
300.00
300.00
Asst. Engineer and Clerk.
125.00
125.00
Asst. Engineer.
100.00
100.00
20 Call Men.
56.25
2,000.001
106.26
1,949.99
806.51
2,951.91
540.00 1,314.45
2,951.91
1,500.00
10.07
1,500.00
1,000.
205.97
182.38
182.38 3,657.00
Aldermanic.
1.308.15
3,616.00
180.51 8,345.83
Clerical Services
1.023.37
359.82
South Ave., Betterment Fund ..
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1908
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1908
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
16 Call Men.
83.34
1,200.00
234.87
1,048.47
Permanent Men ..
4,200.00
24.75
4,224.75
Electrician and Driver
936.00
5.63
941.63
Engineer and Driver.
900.00
99.00
999.00
Drivers during Vacation ..
2.12
400.00
30.00
10.46
2.12
440.21
.25
Contingent. ..
49
638.47
312.57
.75
951.17
1.11
Electric, Gas and Telephone.
45
-225.00
35.30
.45
260.00
30
Fire Alarm Boxes ..
.20
500.00
25.00
.20
524.98
.02
Hay and Grain.
2.83
1,200.00
500.00
2.83
1,698.13
1.87
Horse Shoeing.
1.57
200.00
1.57
198.94
1.06
Laundry and Linen
.21
75.00
.21
73.12
1.88
New Hose ..
10.22
1,500.00
270.00
115.29
1,654.71
Fourth of July Celebration
125.00
117.54
9.75
Health Department ..
129.62
1,170.38
350.00
1,182.88
3,254.21
570.33
Contingent.
3.82
500.00
124.32
627.77
.37
Salaries .
1,112.00
1,110.50
1.50
School Inspection.
3,674.45
25,000.00
2,680.93
7,965.16
35,515.34
3,805.20
Interest ..
Melrose Hospital .
1,000.00
70.85
1,070.85
Memorial Day ..
46.00
200.00
30.00
60.00
216.00.
Pay Roll Tailings.
150.24
1,250.00
1,250.00
Police Department
Ambulance Fund ..
95.11
40.00
28.05
107.06
Contingent ..
1.79
600.00
265.97
858.90
9.06
Chief and Regular Officers.
87.53
700.00
425.00
200.00
1,401.63
10.90
1 day off in 30 ..
324.00
290.50
33.50
Salaries, Pensioned Officer
360.00
351.40
8.60
.
.
.28
172.55
Pine Banks Park.
3.85
3.85
Repairs Hose 4.
Fire Horses and Hose 4 Building ..
2.29
1,279.80
20.20
Collection of Garbage
Contagious Diseases.
1.00
1,150.00
150.00
150.00
300.00
300.00
Military Aid ..
22.59
650.00
11,484.73
6.52
Special Officers.
12,141.25
.
Public Library
.
210.00
210.00
Coal and Wood ..
100.00
100.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance.
10.22
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1908
Appropria'ns
Transfers
Receipts
Overdrawn 1908
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Books and Magazines.
.10
1,500.00
1.75
1,501.85
.04
Contingent .. ..
3.14
360.00
357.15
5.99
Furniture repairs and Library changes
200.00
198.71
1.29
Heating and Lights.
223.30
376.70
572.35
27.65
Salaries.
55.92
958.08
1,271.16
2,275.65
9.51
New Public Library
9.84
9.84
Salaries. . .
Assessors and Assistants.
1,050.00
1,050.00
Assessor's Clerk.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Auditor.
500.00
500.00
City Clerk ..
1,200.00
1,200.00
Assistant City Clerk.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Collector. .
1,000.00
1,000.00
Engineer and Supt. of Public Works
2,000.00
2,000.00
Board of Health ..
8.34
400.00
400.00
8.34
Inspector of Animals
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings.
300.00
300.00
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar.
100.00
100.00
Mavor .. ..
1,000.00
1,000.00
Military and State Aid Agent.
100.00
100.00
Overseers of Poor.
400.00
400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
600.00
600.00
Solicitor ..
800.00
800.00
Treasurer.
1,000.00
1,000.00
200.00
200.00
300.00
300.00
Books and Supplies.
38
5,540.63
1,000.00
6,540.57
.44
Contingent.
574.04
1,250.00
1,177.13
353.38
2,647.52
.27
Fuel.
1.54
7,000.00
6,999.39
2.15
Printing.
.99
350.00
150.00
500.64
.35
Repairs.
.79
1,000.00
2,290.41
3,291.20
Salaries . .
79.00
75,000.00
450.00
75,529.00
Transportation.
560.00
560.00
Tuition .. .
400.00
400.00
Addition to High School
78,000.00
53,166.701.
24,833.30
Furniture.
200.00
1,600.00
199.42
1,600.58
Treasurer of Sinking Funds. Registrars of Voters School Department ..
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1908
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1908
Transfers from
Expenditures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Repairs and retubing boiler High School
225.00
225.00
Soldiers' Burial
111.00
111.00
Soldiers' Relief.
28.56
2,800.00
800.00
51.47
3,675.70
4.33
State Aid ..
3,516.00
32.00
3,548.00
Taxes.
City 1903 to 1909 inclusive.
9,678.48
294,271.02
2,428.05
301,521.45
County Tax.
17,350.17
Highway Tax.
19.75
19.75
Park Tax ..
8,058.34
8,058.34
Sewer Tax.
13,567.95
13,567.95
State Tax.
20,250.00
20,250.00
Tax Takings.
302.75 524.52
2,811.47
5,493.77
2,841.70
5,221.25
Tax Titles ..
786.23
1,561.10
250.35
Tax Titles R. E. Possessions ..
156.12
1,076.69
1,747.84
Tax Titles, Sewer Assessment ..
241.83
35.21
277.04
Overlays.
140.63 161.14
11,220.90
2,428.05
6,836.78
6,952.80
Treasury.
1,640.52
510.39
Franklin School Land.
1,250.00
1,250.00
Portraits. .
50.00
50.00
Revision and Consolidating Ordinances
300.00
Spot Pond Award
323.08
323.08
Trust Funds Cemetery.
18,483.00
2,288.50
20,771.50
E Toothaker Fund.
1,276.49
104.01
3.75
1,376.75 234.00
Permanent Debt ..
486.12
15,530.00 394,720.97
18,078.52 94,025.72
22,078.52 468,460.57
Municipal Loan . .
46,530.00
16,078.52
46,530.00
16,078.52
Premanent Loans.
12,000.00
20,500.00
45,460.57
School House Loan Sinking Fund.
119,561.34
7,222.00
4,488.96
405.82
134,119.08
School House Loan Sinking Fund Com.
405.82
119,561.34
4,488.96
10,474.60
134,119.08
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund .. .
169,314.68
38,336.98
52.00
760.05
206,943.61
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund Com.
760.05
169,314.68
6,802.75
31,586.23
206,943.61
Surface Drainage Sinking Fund.
16,030.00
2,143.00
688.50
95.31
18,766.19
95.31
16,030.00
688.50
2,143.00
18,766.19
Surface Drainage Sinking Fund Com. Town Hall Sinking Fund ..
42,474.13
1,604.17
384.21
43,694.09
49,934.85
12,000.00
16,025.72
Temporary Loans ..
161,765.00
256,766.48 3,252.60
261,765.00
156,766.48
Water Bonds, Premium
234.00
Municipal Debt ..
11,530.00 19,800.00
1,989.77
300.00
827.27
17,350.17
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1908
Appropria'ns
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1908
Transfers
Expenditures from
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Town Hall Sinking Fund Com
384.21
42,474.13
1,604.17
43,694.09
Water Loan Sinking Fund ...
155,856.02
5,381.67
1,935.01
159,302.68
159,302.68
Sewer System Construction.
10,000.00
10,000.00
Water System Construction.
10,000.00
10,000.00
School House Bonds ..
78,000.00
78,000.00
Sewer Bonds ..
10,000.00
10,000.00
Water Bonds.
45,000 00
45,000.00
Public Works Department.
City Hall
Contingent ..
37.51
312.49
450.00
2.25
692.06
110.19
Heating
.01
350.00
400.00
400.00
900.00
7.79
Lighting.
127.98
100.00
160.00
500.00
116.27
33.73
Collection of Ashes.
2.30
2,100.00
37.10
2,139.40
Engineering Division
Contingent ..
14.53
235.47
450.00
1,950.00
50.00
Highway Division
3,178.14|
5,000.00
10,500.00
12,549.82
31,166.85
61.11
Insurance ..
204.17
755.10
784.31
2.43
1,675.35
70.66
Park Department.
74.27
225.73
225.00
4.66
529.13
.53
Public Works Office
4.40
325.00
67
650.67
Contingent ..
2.06
250.00
247.75
4.31
Telephone .
.06
50.00
47.50
2.56
Sewer Division
Construction.
10,000.00
2,265.33
611.23
11,227.61
426.49
Maintenance ...
67.04
400.00
250.00
172.46
778.72
110.78
Private Sewers.
215.70
2,324.67
2,455.49
84.88
Sidewalks
New Construction.
5,000.00
3,226.83
1,941.03
1,025.82
3,844.46
1,413.52
Individual.
1,000.00
1,025.82
1,566.34
5.97
2,850.53
735.66
Repairs . .
1,200.00
400.16
799.84
Stone Bounds.
64.79
Street Lighting.
155.76
13,920.74
120.86
14,196.48
88
Water Loan Sinking Fund Com.
1,935.01
155,856.02
5,381.67
349.83
.18
Janitors.
100.00
880.19
Repairs City Hall Boiler
150.00
223.72
26.28
Salaries.
Board and care of Horse.
329.40
Clerical Services.
650.00
64.79
1,550.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT SHOWING AGGREGATE TRANSACTIONS IN EACH CITY ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1908
Appropri- ations
Transfers to
Receipts
Overdrawn 1908
Transfers from
Expendi- tures
Unexpend- ed Balance
Overdrawn
Street Signs.
1.51
200.00
3,823.81
5,772.39
6,693.71
5,570.85
2,668.36
Surface Drainage.
4,899.91
4,899.91
Water Division.
Income Fund
39,699.17
1,155.55
12,400.00
31,531.57
5,387.95
Construction.
10,000.00
18.44
9,671.01
347.43
12,000.00
10,472.14
209.24
20,219.58
2,043.32
Building Forest Street.
2,000.00
1,105.03
894.97
Building Morgan Street ..
2,500.00
2,500.00
Building Rogers Street ..
18.05
18.05
Drinking Fountain.
1.85
1.85
Improvement Ell Pond Park
93.38
93.38
Fire Loss, Gooch School.
110.31
156.31
105.41
161.21
Franklin Street Widening.
1,400.00
315.00
1,085.00
Life Saving Apparatus.
7.66
1,733.52
1,733.52
Main Street Widening.
290.25
290.25
Melrose Common.
375.00
225.00
150.00
Melrose Street Extension
57.35
28.21
85.56
New Vaults ..
126.80
126.80
Playgrounds
103.00
3.75
99.25
Repairs Oakland Street ..
1,500.00
1,500.00
$844,665.22
$320,567.62
$254,814.90
$868,830.10
$976,527.23
$254,814.90
$867,379.54
$1,313,305.08
$1,123,148.91
320,567.62
976,527.23
254,814.90
254,814.90
868,830.10
867,379.54
1,123,148.91
$3,412,026.75
$3,412,026.75
Maintenance. Bath House ..
300.00
4.00
304.00
Street Sprinkling.
201.51
7.66
Main Street Curbstone.
268
CITY OF MELROSE.
ASSESSMENTS.
GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH.
Receipts.
Cash collected. $326.21
To be applied to payment of $4,000.00 Note.
SEWER.
Cash Collected . $10,116.00
Expended.
Transferred to Interest.
$2,680.93
Cash Paid Com. of Massachusetts.
3,129.78
Balance to 1910
4,305.29
$10,116.00
$10,116.00
BETTERMENTS.
Melrose Street Extension Fund .....
$1,000.00
Receipts.
Cash Collected
$577.10
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
422.90
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
SOUTH AVENUE.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1908 . $581.42
269
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Receipts.
Cash Collected .
$221.60
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
359.82
$581.42
$581.42
BANK AND CORPORATION TAXES.
Receipts.
Commonwealth of Mass. Bank Tax. $1,313.34
Commonwealth of Mass., Corporation Tax. 18,838.26
Commonwealth of Mass., Street R.R. Tax. 2,440.23
J. W. Murray, Col., N. R. Bank Tax .. . 945.70
$23,537.53
Expended.
Commonwealth of Mass., Bank Tax ..
$936.21
Transferred to Highway Division .. . .
10,500.00
Transferred to Election Contingent. .
294.00
Transferred to City Hall Lighting . . .
160.00
Transferred to Street Lighting
120.86
Overdraft, 1908 10,328.52
Balance to 1910
1,197.94
$23,537.53
$23,537.53
BONDS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Balance, 1908.
3.00
Appropriation .
230.00
$233.00
Expended.
Paid premium on Bonds :-
City Clerk. $5.00
City Collector 100.00
270
CITY OF MELROSE.
City Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works. $8.00
City Treasurer
120.00
$233.00
$233.00
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH EXTERMINATION.
Balance, 1908
Appropriation
$194.12 1,805.88
Receipts.
Cash Collected, J. W. Murray
$386.39
Cash Commonwealth of Mass.
55.58
Cash, old bbls. sold.
5.25
$447.22
$2,447.22
Expended.
Bills paid
$317.66
Pay Rolls .
2,310.07
Overdraft to 1910
$180.51
$2,627.73
$2,627.73
CEMETERY.
Receipts.
Dressing .
$39.50
Fountain 323.50
Graves, single.
150.00
Interments and removals.
527.00
Labor, regrading lots, etc.
41.50
Lots cared for
2,882.16
Lots sold.
2,992.00
Slate vaults sold .
300.00
Wood sold
2.00
$7,257.66
271
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Books, printing, stamps and telephone.
$87.18
Cement and lime . 58.93
Coal and wood ; Office
4.38
Clerical service for Superintendent. .
30.00
Dressing
148.75
Engineering Division, surveys and plans . .
50.00
Express and freight.
1.73
Gravel, loam and hauling
327.68
Hardware and tools.
89.75
Painting .
5.98
Plants, seeds and shrubs
68.79
Repairing and sharpening tools
24.55
Safe and stove for office.
54.00
Salary of Clerk.
49.80*
Salary of Committee.
75.00
Sewer pipe for drain
65.83
Signs, markers, etc.
42.05
Slate vaults and freight
117.00
Sundries .
19.86
Spraying trees, Moths
34.00
Tanglefoot and tools, Moths
15.73
Pay Rolls, Superintendent, laborers and teams
5,070.57
6,486.56
Balance to account
$771.10
$7,257.66
$7,257.66
CHARITY DEPARTMENT. (For details see Report of Overseers of Poor).
Aid of Poor.
Balance, 1908
$1,170.64
Appropriation.
5,000.00
6,170.64
272
CITY OF MELROSE.
Receipts.
Overseers of Poor
$403.32
Health Department, Contagious dis- eases.
255.55
Commonwealth of Mass
86.41
Cities
444.83
Towns
109.61
Individuals
8.43
1,308.15
$7,478.79
Expended.
Bills paid.
7,388.25
Balance
90.54
$7,478.79
$7,478.79
Clerical Assistance.
Appropriation. $250.00
Expended.
Salary of Clerk.
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
Contingent.
Balance, 1908
$34.82
Appropriation.
115.18
$150.00
Expended.
Bills paid.
$100.83
Balance to 1910
49.17
$150.00
$150.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT. 273
City Physician.
Appropriation. $350.00
Expended.
Salary
$350.00
$350.00
$350.00
CLAIMS.
Expended.
Eliza J. Clark. Land damages $182.38
Judgment, June 11, 1909
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Cash received from Treasurer and Receiver General
$3,616.00
Expended.
Overdraft, 1908.
3,616.00
Transferred to Military Aid
30.00
Transferred to Soldiers' Burial
111.00
Transferred to State Aid
3,516.00
Overdraft to 1910
$3,657.00
$7,273.00
$7,273.00
CONTINGENTS.
ALDERMANIC CONTINGENT.
Balance, 1908
$37.24
Appropriation. 162.76 $200.00
274
CITY OF MELROSE.
Expended.
Advertsing and Printing
$35.25 Chair and Desk. Clerk of Commit-
tees. 35.00
Gavel for President
9.02
Repairing Clock.
2.50
Repairing Locks and Keys.
7.00
Serving Notices, (Constable)
22.37
Stationery
24.63
Use of Team.
Committee on High-
ways.
6.00
$141.77
Transferred to Portrait Account
50.00
Balance to 1910.
8.23
$200.00
$200.00
ASSESSORS' CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$600.00
Expended.
Abstracts of Deeds
$83.60
Books.
63.00
Poll Books.
249.77
Posting Notices
1.50
Printing
19.35
Repairing Chair Cushion
3.50
Subscription to Bankes and Trade
man .
5.00
Sundry Office Expenses
99.28
Use of Automobile.
75.00
.
$600.00
$600.00
275
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
CITY CLERK'S CONTINGENT.
Cash from Fees
$540.00
Expended.
Car Fares, Postage, etc.
$87.33
Expressage
1.25
Printing.
87.25
Supplies
21.78
Returns of Births
116.75
Returns of Deaths
46.25
Shelves for Vault
20.00
Sundries .
5.74
Telephone Service
54.40
Typewriter in exchange
99.25
$540.00
$540.00
COLLECTORS' CONTINGENT.
Overdraft, 1908
$2,951.91
Proceeds of Note. Appropriation .. .
2,951.91
Receipts.
Cash Collected .
$1,314.45
Expended.
Advertising (takings) .
$212.39
Attorney preparing notices of takings.
60.00
Attorney preparing deed
120.00
Clerk's Salary.
720.00
Clerical Assistance.
528.15
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