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$3,823.81
Cash receipts
5,772.39
$9,596.20
Less Overdraft 1908
6,693.71
$2,902.49
317
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills and Pay Rolls $5,570.85
Overdraft to 1910
$2,668.36
$5,570.85 $5,570.85
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
Bills and Pay Rolls paid $4,899.91
Overdraft to 1910
$4,899.91
$4,899.91
$4,899.91
WATER DIVISION. Water Income Fund.
Cash receipts, Rates of 1908 $1,869.90
Cash receipts, Rates of 1909. 37,277.74
Cash receipts, Summons, 1908-9. 153.40
Accrued Interest on Bonds sold . . 223.13 Rebate on Notes paid before ma- turity . 175.00 $39,699.17
Less Overdraft 1908
1,155. 55
$38,543.62
Expended.
Bill paid Malden Water Rates $8.19
Coupons .
7,000.00
State Treasurer, Metropolitan Water Sinking Fund 5,405.19
Metropolitan Water, Interest . 14,495.42
Metropolitan Water, Maintenance . . 4,622.77
$31,531.57
318
CITY OF MELROSE.
Transferred to Water Maintenance .. 12,000.00
Transferred to Engineering Division Salaries 400.00
Overdraft to 1910
$5,387.95
$43,931.57 $43,931.57
Construction.
Proceeds of sale of Bonds ·
$10,000.00
Expended.
Bills Paid
$9,652.57
Balance to 1910
347.43
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
Maintenance.
Cash Sundry Departments
$145.82
Cash, G. O. W. Servis.
2,426.58
Transferred from Income Fund ..
12,000.000
Transferred Bills from Water Con- struction
7,899.74
$22,472.14
Less Overdraft 1908
209.24
$22,262.90
Expended.
Bills and Pay Rolls
$20,219.58
Balance to 1910 2,043.32
$22,262.90
$22,262.90
Bath House, Ell Pond.
Proceeds of Note. $300.00
Cash refunded . 4.00 $304.00
319
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Expended.
Bills Paid . $304.00
$304.00
$304.00
1
Building Forest Street.
Proceeds of Note.
$2,000.00
Expended.
Bills Paid
$1,105.03
Balance to 1910
894.97
$2,000.00 · $2,000.00
Improvement of Ell Pond Park.
Balance, 1908
$93.38
Expended.
Bills and Pay Rolls.
$93.38
$93.38
$93.38
Fire Loss, Gooch School.
Balance, 1908
$110.31
Cash receipts
156.31
$266.62
Expended.
Bills Paid .
$161.21
Transferred to School Department
Repairs
105.41
$266.62
$266.62
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Franklin Street Widening.
Proceeds of Note
$1,400.00
Expended.
Bills Paid .
$315.00
Balance to 1910
1,085.00
$1,400.00
$1,400.00
Life Saving Apparatus.
Balance, 1908
$7.66
Expended.
Bills Paid .
$7.66
$7.66
$7.66
Main Street Widening.
Balance, 1908
$290.25
Expended.
Transferred to Insurance
$290.25
$290.25
$290.25
Melrose Common.
Proceeds of Note.
$375.00
Expended.
Bills Paid .
$150.00
Transferred to Parks.
225.00
$375.00
$375.00
321
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Melrose Street Extension.
Balance, 1908
$57.35
Cash Transfer Bill.
28.21 $85.56
Expended.
Bills Paid $85.56
$85.56
$85.56
New Vaults-City Hall.
Balance, 1908
$126.80
Expended.
Bills Paid
$126.80
$126.80
$126.80
Playgrounds.
Cash received for Old School Build-
ing
$103.00
Expended.
Bill Paid Advertising
$3.75
Balance to 1910.
99.25
$103.00
$103.00
Repairs Oakland Street.
Proceeds of Note $1,500.00
Expended.
Bill Paid .
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
322
CITY OF MELROSE.
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY.
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth.
Personal Property
Charity Department.
Personal Property. $3,100.00
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 in Department ... 14,240.42
Fire Alarm System . 15,973.85
$56,839.27
Health Department.
Building, Isolation Hospital
$400.00
Personal Property. 406.14 $806.17
Police Department.
Personal Property.
$1,917.45
323
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Public Library.
Building $30,000.00
30,300 sq. feet of land . 10,600.00
Personal Property, Books, etc.
18,000.00
Furniture, Fixtures, Tables and Sup- plies. 6,200.00 $64,800.00
School Department.
Converse school building
$5,000.00
21,017 sq. feet of land.
1,050.00
$6,050.00
Franklin school building
$30,000.00
29,799 sq. feet of land . 8,175.00
$38,175.00
Gooch school building
$25,000.00
27,815 sq. feet of land
4,450.00
$29,450.00
High school building
$140,000.00
116,385 sq. feet of land
58,200.00
$198,200.00
Lincoln school building
$30,000.00
27,604 sq. feet of land.
6,900.00
$36,900.00
Livermore school building
$17,000.00
26,555 sq. feet of land .
6,650.00
$23,650.00
Horace Mann school building
$20,000.00
26,331 sq. feet of land .
4,475.00
$24,475.00
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Ripley school building
14,567 sq. feet of land
$2,200.00 575.00
$2,775.00
Sewall school building
$8,000.00
14,748 sq. feet of land .
7,375.00
$15,375.00
Warren school building
$14,000.00
18,572 sq. feet of land
2,300.00
$16,300.00
Washington school building
$30,000.00
30,794 sq. feet of land .
4,000.00
$34,000.00
West Side school building
$1,000.00
11,880 sq. feet of land .
3,325.00
$4,325.00
Whittier school building.
$7,500.00
15,000 sq. feet of land
3,000.00
$10,500.00
Winthrop school building
$11,000.00
26,544 sq. feet of land .
1,600.00
$12,600.00
Total buildings and land
$452,775.00
Personal Property.
42,575.00
$495,350.00
Sundries.
Old school building, Chestnut St .. . . $500.00
12,000 sq. feet of land . 2,400.00
$2,900.00
325
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Old school building, Green St., sold 24,500 sq. feet of land . $3,600.00
$3,600.00
Old school building, Upham St. sold 11,400 sq. feet of land $675.00
$675.00
$7,175.00
Wyoming Cemetery.
Buildings
$3500.00
Office.
500.00
47 3-4 acres land
31,700.00
Water System .
950.00
Personal Property
144.00
$36,794.00
Public Works Department.
City Hall building
$75,000.00
44,934 sq. feet of land. 67,400.00
Furnishings, fixtures and sundries . . 9,000.00
$151,400.00
Highway Division.
Crusher lot, Maple street
40,015 sq. feet of land . $1,000.00
Crusher lot, Linwood avenue
132,877 sq. feet of land .
3,200.00
Stone crusher plant, tools, etc.
4,800.00
Road rollers, scrapers, plows, sprink- ling carts, etc. 6,727.00
Horses, carts, harnesses, tools, etc .. 4,456.00
$20,183.00
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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 and 10,001 sq. feet of land 11,250.00
Strip, East Side Ell Pond. 1,000.00
Lot Main and Lynde streets, 5,000 sq. feet of land. 1,250.00
Settees and bleachers
200.00
Band stand
550.00
Bath house. 300.00
Play-ground apparatus
150.00
$39,700.00
Sewer Division.
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1908 ... $411,471.68 Additionals to Dec. 31, 1909. 9,209.00
$420,680.68
Surface Drainage.
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1908 ... $128,469.49
Additionals to Dec. 31, 1909. 4,899.91
$133,369.40
Water Division.
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 190S ... $390,802.94 Additionals to Xec. 31, 1909. 9,652.57 $400,455.51
327
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Recapitulation.
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moths
$713.70
Charity Department
3,100.00
Fire Department.
56,839.27
Health Department
806.14
Police Department
1,917.45
Public Library.
64,800.00
School Department
495,350.00
Sundries 7,175.00
Wyoming Cemetery
36,794.00
City Hall.
151,400.00
Highway Division 20,183.00
Public Parks
39,700.00
Sewer Division
420,680.68
Surface Drainage.
133,369.40
Water Division
400,455.51 $1,833.284.15
Index to Auditor's Report
Aggregate Transactions 262-267
Assets and Liabilities 259-261
Auditor's Report 247
Balance Sheet 259-261
Cash Account.
254
Debt, Bonded
250-252
Debt, Municipal and Permanent 249-250
Finances . 248
Ledger Balance
256-258
Treasury
254-255
Bank and Corporation Tax 269
Bonds of City Officers 269
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Regular.
270
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Assessments
268
Sewer Assessments
268
South Avenue Betterments
268-269
Cemetery .
270-271
Charity Department, Aid of Poor
271-272
Charity Department, Clerical Assistance
272
Charity Department, Contingent
272
Charity Department, City Physician .
273
Claims .
273
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
273
Contingents, Aldermen
273-274
Assessors'
274
City Clerk's
275
Collector's.
275-276
Election
276
General 276-277
Inspector of Buildings
278
Mayor's
278
Sealer of Weights and Measures
278-279
Solicitor's
279
Fire Department, Chief.
Assistant Engineer and Clerk .
280
Assistant Engineer.
280
Call Men . 280
Drivers during Vacation 280
Electrician and Driver 281
Engineers and Drivers 281
Permanent Men 281
280
329
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Coal and Wood.
281
Contingent .
282
Electric, Gas and Telephone
282
Fire Alarm Boxes .
283
Fire Alarm Maintenance
283
Hay and Grain
284 284
Laundry and Linen
284
New Hose .
285
Repairs Hose 4 Building.
Fire Horses and Arranging Hose 4 Building .
285 285 286
Fourth of July Celebration.
Health Department, Collection of Garbage
Contagious Diseases.
287
Salaries .
288
School Inspection.
288
Interest 288-289
Melrose Hospital
289-290
Memorial Day.
290
Military Aid .
290
Pay Roll Tailings. 290
Pine Banks Park Trustees
Police Department, Ambulance Fund .
Contingent
Salaries Chief and Regular Officers
Salaries, Special Officers
292 293
Pensions
293
Public Library, Books and Magazines
293
Contingent. 293-294
Furniture changes and Repairs
294
Heating and Lighting 294
Salaries 294-295
Salaries, City Officers 295-296
School Department, Books and Supplies
296
Contingent
296
Fuel
297
Furniture.
297
Printing
297 298
Repairs
Salaries 298
Transportations *298
Tuition. 299
Addition to High School. 299
Retubing Boiler
299
286 286
Contingent
291
1 Day off in 30.
291 291 292
Horse Shoeing
330
CITY OF MELROSE.
Soldiers' Burial. 299
Soldiers' Relief 300
State Aid. 300
Taxes, County 300
Metropolitan, Highway.
300-301
Metropolitan, Park
301
Metropolitan, Sewer
301
State . 301
Tax Takings 302
Tax Titles 302
302
Unredeemed Sewer Assessments 303
303
Franklin School Land.
303
Revision, Consolidating and Arranging Ordinance.
304
Spot Pond Award.
304
Trust Funds, Cemetery.
304-305
E. Toothaker
305
Water Loan, Serial Premium Fund.
305
Public Works Department
309
City Hall, Contingent
309
Heating
309
Janitor
. 309-310
Lighting
310
Repairs to Boiler
310
Collection of Ashes
310
Engineering Division
Contingent
311
Salaries
311
Highway Division
311-312
Insurance
Park Division
312
Public Works Office:
Board and Care of Horse
312-313
Clerk and Stenographer
313
Contingent 313
Telephone 313
Sewer Division:
Construction
314
Maintenance
314
Private Sewers 314-315
Sidewalks-Continuous.
315
Individual
315
Repairs 316
Street Lighting
316
Street Signs. 316
Unredeemed Real Estate
Overlays
331
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Street Sprinkling
316-317
Surface Drainage 317
Water Division-Income Fund
317
Construction 318
Maintenance 318
Bath House. 318-319
Building Forest Street .
319
Improvement of Ell Pond 319
Fire Loss, Gooch School
319
Franklin Street Widening.
320
Life Saving Apparatus .
320
Main Street Widening, Damages.
320
Melrose Common
320
Melrose Street Extension
321
New Vaults
321
Play Grounds
321
Repairs of Oakland Street
321
Loans, Municipal and Permanent
305-306
Loans, Temporary .
306
School Bonds
306
Sewer Bonds
306
Water Bonds .
307
Sinking Funds . 307-308
Schedule of City Property
322
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth
322
Charity Department . 322
Fire Department .
322
Health Department
322
Police Department.
322
Public Library
323
School Department
323-325
Wyoming Cemetery.
325
Public Works Department.
325
City Hall
325
Highways .
325
Public Parks.
326
Sewer Division
326
Surface Drainage
326
Water Division. 326
Recapitulation
327
Report of the Acting Chief of Police.
To His Honor Eugene H. Moore, Mayor, and the members of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Melrose:
Gentlemen :-
In compliance with Chapter 33 of the Ordinances of the City, I respectfully submit the following report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1909.
Financial Standing.
Appropriation for Chief and Regular Officers for
1909 $12,141.25
Expended
11,484.73
$656.52
Less Transfer
$650.00
Balance
$6.52
Appropriation for Special work and Vacations for 1909.
$700.00
Balance from 1908
87.53
Transfer
425.00
Cash from Court Fines
200.00
$1,412.53
Expended
1,401.63
Balance
$10.90
Appropriation for Contingent for 1909
$600.00
Balance from 1908.
1.79
Transfer
265.97
$S67.76
Expended
S58.70
Balance
$9.06
POLICE REPORT.
333
Appropriation for days off as provided by Chapter
476, Acts of 1908 $324.00
Expended .
290.50
Balance
$33.50
Ambulance Fund.
Balance from 1908
$95.11
Cash Received .
40.00
$135.11
Expended
28.05
Balance
$ 107.06
Offences for which complaints have been brought in court: Assault and Battery
6
Breaking and Entering
2
Breaking, Entering and Larceny
4
Cruelty to animals.
1
Concealing mortgage property
1
Carrying concealed weapons.
1
Carnal abuse.
1
Default Warrants.
2
Disorderly conduct
1
Disturbing the peace
10
Discharging fire arms in street
3
Delinquent children
15
Drunkenness.
103
Habitual truant
1
Larceny.
26
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
2
Neglected children
2
Non-support
4
Keeping and exposing liquor for sale.
5
Obstructing street cars.
1
Peddling without a license.
10
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Ringing false alarm.
1
Released for drunkenness under Chap. 384, Acts of 1905 .. 34
Selling milk not up to standard
2
Stubborn children
3
Search warrants for goods
2
Search warrants for liquor
11
Unlicensed dogs
1
Violating the spitting law
3
Violation of probation .
2
Violation of City Ordinance
5
Vagrancy .
10
Arrested for Officers from other Cities
Default warrant. .S. 2
Forgery
1
Larceny .
2
Neglect of family .
1
Violation of automobile law
1
Miscellaneous Report.
Accidents reported
5
Arc lights reported out
68
Ambulance calls 106
Board of Health card put up
18
Bicycles found and returned
8
Complaints investigated
62
Disturbances suppressed
14
Doors and windows found unlocked
259
Dogs killed.
56
Defects in street reported
10
Defects in sidewalks reported.
5
Electric and telephone wires reported down.
14
Fire alarms attended by officers.
37
Fire alarms given.
1
Fires extinguished without alarm
2
Gas leaks reported
3
Insane committed
9
Incandescent lights reported out 114
335
POLICE REPORT.
Lost children returned home 9
Letters delivered from City Clerk's office. 1,791
Leaks in water pipes reported 10
Lanterns hung in dangerous places 21
Lanterns lighted on trenches . 23
Notices served for Board of Health
15
Obstructions removed from street.
12
Over loaded teams stopped and extra horse used.
2
Persons assisted home 9
Runaway boys detained at Station for parents.
4
Running automobiles without lights stopped .
15
Summonses delivered . 53
Special messages delivered by Patrolmen 18
Stray horses found on street 3
Stray teams taken to stable 4
Value of property found and returned $295.00
Wagon calls. 77
Recommendations.
Under the heading of recommendations I would suggest that one patrolman be added, if the way is not clear to add two, to the Department, so as to restore the Department to the working efficiency, as the need of additional men grows more imperative. Unobserved by most citizens, the Police Department is as willing as any other public department to adjust itself to the conditions which the City Government feels that the City can afford, and my duty ends in pointing out what is needful and does not call upon me to embark upon an agitation to obtain even what our experience proves would be highly useful and valuable. But the time is fast approaching when the problem of a new police station will be brought to the attention of the City Government.
Conclusion.
I desire at this time to say we regret very much that our Chief, Frank M. McLaughlin, was obliged through disability to be retired from our Department after having served as Chief
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of the Department for twenty-six years. I desire to express my appreciation to His Honor Eugene H. Moore, Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen for the courteous consideration shown him, also for courtesy and consideration shown me and the Department during the past year, and all others who have as- sisted me in any way in promoting the welfare of the City through this Department.
Yours respectfully, OSBORNE E. DROWN, Acting Chief of Police.
Report of the Treasurer
Melrose, Mass., Feb. 11, 1910.
The Honorable, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Melrose, Mass.
Gentlemen :- I submit herewith my report for the finan- cial year ending Dec. 31, 1909.
Respectfully, WILLIAM R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer.
WILLIAM R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer.
In account with CITY OF MELROSE.
for year ending Dec. 31, 1909.
Receipts Payments
Balance on hand January 1, 1909 .. .
$4,742.00
J. W. Murray, Collector of Taxes :-
Betterments .
798.70
Sewer Assessments
7,435.07
Taxes 1903
2.61
Taxes 1904
60.23
Taxes 1905
248.25
Taxes 1906
1,155.42
Taxes 1907
27,278.54
Taxes 1908
91,707.32
Taxes 1909
173,818.65
Tax Takings
2811.47
Tax Titles
786.23
Unredeemed Real Estate.
156.12
Bank and Corporation Tax
$23,537.53
$936.21
Amounts carried forward,
$334,538.14
$936.21
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Amounts brought forward,
$334,538.14
$936.21
Bonds, School .
78,000.00
Sewer
10,000.00
Water
45,000.00
Bonds for City Officers
$233.00
Brown Tail and Gpysy Moth Exter- mination .
447.22
2,627.73
Cemetery.
7,257.66
6,436.56
Cemetery Trust Funds
2,288.50
Charity Dept. Aid of Poor
1,308.15
7,388.25
Clerical Service
250.00
Contingent .
100.83
Salary City Physician.
350.00
Claims
182.38
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3,616.00
Contingent:
Aldermanic.
141.77
Assessors'
600.00
City Clerk.
540.00
540.00
City Solicitor
18.48
Elections
1,794.00
Collector's
1,314.45
2,120.96
General
2,140.92
Inspector of Buildings
10.00
Mayor's.
399.31
Sealer Weights & Measures
104.21
Fire Department:
Coal and Wood .
10.46
440.21
Contingent .
.75
951.17
Electric and Gas and Telephone. .
260.00
Fire Alarm Boxes .
100.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
25.00
524.98
Hay and Grain.
1,698.13
Horse Shoeing
198.94
Laundry and Linen.
73.12
Painting Hose 4 House
95.00
Amounts carried forward,
$484,346.33
$30,716.16
339
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward,
$484,346.33
$30,716.16
Repairs, Houses etc., Hose 4.
270.00
1,559.71
Salaries
9,688.84
Salaries, Drivers during vacation.
210.00
Fire Loss, Gooch School.
156.31
161.21
Fourth of July
117.54
Health Department:
Contagious Disease
1,182.88
3,254.21
Contingent.
124.32
627.77
Medical Inspection Schools
150.00
Removal of Garbage
1,279.80
Salaries
1,110.50
Insurance
1
2.43
1,675.35
Interest.
10,646.09
35,515.34
Loans:
Municipal
16,078.52
46,530.00
Permanent
16,025.72
20,500.00
Temporary .
256,766.48
261,765.00
Melrose Hospital
70.85
1,070.85
Memorial Day
300.00
Military Aid -
60.00
Moth Tax
326.21
Pay Roll Tailings and Unclaimed
Amounts.
22.59
.28
Parks (see also Public Works) Dept. Pine Banks.
1,250.00
Police Department:
Contingent .
858.70
City Ambulance Fund
40.00
28.05
Pensions
351.40
Salaries .
11,484.73
Special Officers and Vacations
200.00
1,692.13
Public Library :
Contingent .
357.15
Books and Magazines.
1.75
1,501.89
Furniture, Repairs etc.
198.71
Amounts carried forward,
$786,260.48 $434,015.32
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CITY OF MELROSE.
Amounts brought forward,
$786,260.48. $434,015.32 572.35
Heating and Lights
Salaries
1,271.16 2,275.65
Salaries provided by ordinance
13,050.00
School Department:
Books and Supplies
6,540.57
Contingent.
1,177.13
2,647.52
Fuel.
6,999.39
Furniture .
199.42
High School Addition.
53,166.70
Printing
500.64
Salaries
75,529.00
Transportation of Pupils
560.00
Tuition
400.00
Repairs
3,291.20
Soldiers Burial
111.00
Soldiers Relief
51.47
3,675.70
State Aid.
32.00
3,548.00
Sinking Funds:
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund .
52.00
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund Com .. .
31,586.23
School Loan Sinking Fund ..
3,252.60
School Loan Sinking Fund Com ....
10,474.60
Surface Drainage Loan Sinking Fund Commissioners
2,143.00
Revision of Ordinances.
300.00
Taxes:
County Tax.
17,350.17
Metropolitan Park Tax
8,058.34
Sewer Tax.
13,567.95
State Tax.
20,250.00
State Highway Tax.
19.75
Toothaker, E. Fund.
104.01
3.75
Treasury .
2,389.77
Water Loan Premium Fund .
234.00
Amounts carried forward,
$794,824.62 $710,836.25
341
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amounts brought forward, $794,824.62 $710,836.25
Public Works Department.
Bath House Ell Pond.
4.00
304.00
City Hall:
Contingent .
2.25
692.06
Heating
349.83
Janitor Service
900.00
Lighting .
500.00
880.19
Retubing Boiler
116.27
Collection of Ashes and Rubbish.
37.10
2,139.40
Engineering Division :
Contingent .
223.72
Salaries
1,950.00
Forest Street Extension
1,105.03
Franklin Street Widening
315.00
Franklin School Land.
1,250.00
Highways Division:
General Repairs and Maintenance.
12,549.82
31,166.85
Life Saving Apparatus Ell Pond. . .
7.66
Melrose Common.
150.00
Melrose Street Extension
28.21
85.56
New Vaults City Hall.
126.80
Oakland Street, Repairs of .
1,500.00
Parks. Maintenance
4.66
529.13
Ell Pond Park.
93.38
Playgrounds.
103.00
3.75
Public Works Office:
Clerk and Stenographer
.67
650.67
Contingent .
247.75
Horse, Board of
329.40
Telephone.
47.50
Sewer Assessment Fund
3,129.78
Sewer Division:
Construction
2,265.33
11,227.61
Amounts carried forward,
$810,319.66 $770,357.59
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CITY OF : MELROSE.
Amounts brought forward,
$810,319.66 $770,357.59 172.46
Maintenance
778.72
Private Sewers
2,324.67
2,455.49
Sidewalks:
New Continuous Walks
3,226.83
3,872.28
New Individual Walks
1,566.34
2,824.71
Repairs Present Walks
799.84
Street Signs
201.51
Street Lighting
14,196.48
Street Sprinkling
5,772.39
5,570.85
Surface Drainage.
4,899.91
Water Department Fund
39,699.17
31,531.57
Water Division :
Construction.
18.44
9,671.01
Maintenance.
10,472.14
20,219.58
Balance cash on hand to 1910 account
6,192.56
$873,572.10 $873,572.10
WILLIAM R. LAVENDER,
City Treasurer.
Examined and found correct March 5, 1910.
EDWIN C. GOULD,
City Auditor.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Melrose, Mass., Dec. 6, 1909.
The Honorable, the Board of Aldermen, Melrose :-
Gentlemen :- In compliance with order No. 5030, I sub- mit herewith a statement showing the rates of interest paid on temproary loan notes for five years, viz: 1905 to 1909, with the amounts borrowed under each rate.
The City of Melrose since Dec. 1900, that is, since I have been Treasurer, has never paid one cent for commission on its notes, nor do I know that it was done before.
There are certain recognized houses who deal in municipal securities, who buy by far the largest part of all notes sold by the cities and towns, buying outright, and selling later as they find a customer; certain Banks and the State Treasurer who will sometimes bid, and occasionally an individual who will buy direct; after a canvas of these so far as I can get in touch with them, every note sold by the City has been sold to the bidder offering the lowest rate with no commission to anyone.
Yours truly,
W. R. LAVENDER, City Treasurer.
Statement of rates of interest paid on Temporary Loans, Showing total amounts borrowed on Temporary Loans in the years as stated.
1905
per cent
1905
per cent
*$30,000.00
at 3.15
$7,529.61
.at 3.75
+ 25,000.00
.at 3.20
15,000.00
at 3.78
15,000.00
at 3.39
12,000.00
at 4.00
18,400.00.
at 3.50
40,000.00
at 4.95
25,000.00
at 3.60
27,000.00
at 5.00
15,000.00.
at 3.68
Total, $229,929.61
*and Premium $2.25
tand Premium 1.00
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CITY OF MELROSE
1906
per cent
1906
per cent
$15,000.00.
.at 3.50
$20,000.00
.at 4.58
13,400.00.
at 4.00
10,000.00.
at 4.75
15,000.00.
at 4.25
20,000.00.
at 4.79
20,000.00.
at 4.45
25,000.00.
at 4.8712
39,000.00
at 4.50
25,000.00
at 4.95
Total $202,400.00
1907
per cent
1907
per cent
$17,000.00.
at 4.00
$15,000.00.
at 5.6212
25,000.00.
at 4.68
35,000.00
at 5.65
30,000.00.
at 4.75
10,000.00.
at 5.84
12,000.00.
at 5.00
10,000.00.
at 5.95
20,000.00
.at 5.20
10,000.00.
at 6.00
20,900.00.
at 5.25
20,000.00.
at 6.25
12,600.00.
at 5.50
40,000.00.
at 6.50
Total $277,500.00
1908
per cent
1908
per cent
$10,000.00
at 3.43
$15,000.00
at 3.85
6,500.00
at 3.55
15,000.00.
at 3.8712
20,000.00
at 3.56
60,900.00.
at 4.00
15,000.00.
.at 3.60
20,000.00.
at 4.06
25,000.00.
at 3.64
6,000.00.
at 4.50
15,000.00.
at 3.65
*10,000,00
.at 6.00
26,500.00.
at 3.70
*20,000.00
at 6.09
19,365.00
at 3.75
Total $284,265.00
1909 to Dec. 1st. per cent
1909 to Dec. 1st. per cent
$25,000.00.
at 2.90
$10,000.00.
at 3.6212
10,000.00.
at 3.05
15,000.00.
at 3.8712
25,000.00
at 3.06
36,766.48
at 4.00
25,000.00.
at 3.25
25,000.00
at 4.09
50,000.00.
.at 3.3712
Total $221,766.48
City Clerk's Report
Melrose, Mass., June 14, 1910. To His Honor the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen :- In accordance 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, 1909, the payment of the same to the proper authorities, the vital statistics of the City of Melrose for 1909, with the assessed polls and voters.
Respectfully yours,
W. DeHAVEN JONES, City Clerk.
Fees received in the City Clerk's Department 1909, January 1, 1909 to December 31, 1909.
Returning births, marriages and deaths . . $230.70
Mortgages, 111 at 75 cents. 83.25
Releases, etc., 22 at 25 cents 5.50
Intentions of marriages, 152 at $1.00.
152.00
Certified copies of deaths, 6 at 50 cents .
3.00
Drivers' licenses, 6 at $1.00.
6.00
Depot carriage licenses, 8 at $1.00
8.00
Itinerant musician's licenses, 7 at $1.00 .. .
7.00
Fireworks licenses, 10 at $2.00
20.00
Junk Collectors' licenses, 5 at $10.00.
50.00
Auctioneers' licenses, 12 at $2.00. 24.00
Intelligence offices' licenses, 2 at $1.00. 2.00
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