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Insane Committed .
6
Incandescent Lights reported out.
206
Lost Children returned to homes
2
Letters delivered from City Clerk's Office.
1,476
Leaks in Water Pipes reported.
18
Lanterns hung in Dangerous Places.
29
Lanterns Lighted on Trenches
25
Notices Served for Board of Health.
14
Obstructions removed from Streets
5
Persons Assisted Home .
10
Street Signs found broken and reported
7
Summonses Served 35
Special Messages delivered by Patrolmen
1
Stray Horses found in the Street
1
Value of Property recovered and returned
$1,070.00
Wagon Calls. 137
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. KERR, Chief of Police.
Report of the Inspector of Buildings
January 18, 1911
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen :-
The Inspector of Buildings respectfully submits his report for year ending December 31, 1910.
Ward I.
Nine new dwellings, one garage, three alter- ations. Estimated cost. $42,950.00
Ward 2.
Eleven new dwellings, four garages, nine alter- ations. Estimated cost. 56,350.00
Ward 3.
Thirteen new dwellings, one garage, three alter- ations. Estimated cost. 54,800.00
Ward 4.
Six new dwellings, two garages, seven alter- ations. Estimated cost. 32,600.00
Ward 5.
Three new dwellings, four alterations. Es- timated cost. 16,200.00
Ward 6.
Seven new dwellings, four garages, six alter- ations. Estimated cost. 45,000.00
Ward 7.
Eight new dwellings, two garages, one stable, two Ice houses, four alterations. Esti- mated cost 24,450.00
Estimated cost of all Wards $272,350.00
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CITY OF MELROSE
Financial Statement.
Balance on hand January 1, 1910.
$.59
Contingent . 10.00
$10.59
Expended.
Two Hundred Stamped Envelopes.
5.26
Unexpended Balance
$5.33
Respectfully submitted,
ALLEN S. SIMS, Inspector of Buildings.
Report of the Wire Department
Melrose, Mass., February 27, 1911. To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen :- I respectfully submit the report of the Wire Department from June 22d, to December 31, 1910.
Fire Alarm System.
The Fire Alarm System has been greatly improved during the last year, especially the outside wiring. We have in- stalled about four and one-half miles of new wire, together with a number of general repairs. One new fire alarm box has been installed at the corner of Maple and Tappan streets, Box 371.
Electric Work in Buildings.
This class of work has been greatly improved within the last six months. The electrical workers are doing much better work then they have heretofore. From June 22d to December 31st, 1910, I have inspected the work in forty-eight new houses, eighty-seven old houses, six garages, three factories, three stores and four stables. The number of inspections I made on the above was one hundred and seventy.
Street Wires and Poles.
Street wires and poles are not in as good condition as I would like to have them. Some improvements however have been made. with the assurance from the Malden Electric Light Company that more will follow in the near future, such as painting poles, taking up slack wires, replacing poorly in- sulated wires with new, etc., etc. I would suggest that all wires hereafter installed for municipal purposes on Main or any other streets where the Telephone Company has its ducts, be put underground. I understand said Company has or should have provided an extra duct for the City's sole use.
Respectfully submitted,
STANLEY S. PORTER, Inspector of Wires.
Report of Board of Trustees of Pine Banks Park for 1910
The Trustees of Pine Banks Park submit their Sixth Annual Report.
Work in the Park during the year 1910, has been confined almost wholly to keeping the Park in order and to the des- truction of the Gypsy Moths.
The limited resources of the Park prevents the Trustees from contemplating any extensive plans for its development. The most that can be hoped for is a smalll advance each year over the preceding one. Nevertheless, in a review of the work accomplished during the six years since the Park has been under its present management notable improvements have been made.
The Ball-field has been the principal attraction to the young, and in this alone the value of the Park has been abundantly demonstrated.
Much swamp land to the south of the entrance has been filled in and grassed, greatly beautifying the approaches.
The pond has been partially cleaned and excavated and when completed and filled with water, as it doubtless will be next year, it will be the most picturesque spot in the Park. It will also provide a most desirable place for skating in the winter.
The "Zoo," begun in a small way last year, has proved a most interesting feature and has been visited by thousands during the year. It is hoped to add other animals from time to time as circumstances will permit.
The Children's Playground has been made more attrac- tive this year by the addition of swings and other features. They are in constant use.
The greatest obstacle in the way of improvement is the Gypsy Moth. During the past year $1,000 was spent in spraying and cleaning the trees with the aid also of the state. Of this amount the cities of Malden and Melrose appropriated
197
TRUSTEES OF PINE BANKS PARK
$400 each, and the Trustees spent $200 from their annual appropriation.
While the region of the pines is practically free from the pest, Mt. Ephraim seems to be as badly infested as it was the preceding year. We have not been able to spend anything in setting out new trees this year. The loss of pine trees alone through the ravages of the Gypsy. Moths has exceeded one thousand. At least one hundred trees should be planted each year for the next ten years in order to make good the losses, but it will take fifty years to put the Park back where it was before the advent of the Gypsy Moths.
The Park is under the immediate care of the Superin- tendent, George H. Cray. His administration has been most efficient and fully meets the approval of the Board.
Hon. Arthur H. Wellman, one of the trustees from Mal- den, resigned in March because of change of residence, and was succeeded by Hon. George Louis Richards. Mr. Wellman was a very efficient member and his services have been of great value.
The Board of Trustees estimate the amount required for maintenance for the ensuing year at $2,500, one half to be appropriated by each city and recommend that a further ap- propriation of $250 for each city, be made for work against the Gypsy Moths, said sum to be spent under the direction of the Board.
GEO. H. FALL, EDWARD E. BABB, GEO. LOUIS RICHARDS, CHARLES M. COX, FRANK E. WOODWARD, EUGENE H. MOORE.
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CITY OF MELROSE
PINE BANKS PARK.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PINE BANKS PARK FOR THE YEAR 1910.
President.
Harry E. Converse Malden
Term Expires 1911.
Vice-President.
Edward E. Babb. Melrose
Term Expires 1911.
Secretary.
Charles M. Cox
Melrose
Term Expires 1912.
Treasurer.
Frank E. Woodward. Malden
Term Expires 1912.
George Louis Richards.
Malden
Elected to fill Vacancy. Term Expires 1912.
Executive Committee.
Arthur H. Wellman, Chairman.
Malden Resigned March 1910.
Mayor Eugene H. Moore, ex-officio, Melrose. Mayor George Howard Fall, ex-officio, Malden.
199
TRUSTEES OF PINE BANKS PARK
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF PINE BANKS PARK FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Receipts.
Balance from last year. $58.64
Appropriation by City of Malden. 1,250.00
Appropriation by City of Melrose. 1,250.00
Appropriation by City of Malden on
account of Gypsy Moths . 400.00
Appropriation by City of Melrose on
account of Gypsy Moths . 400.00
$3,358.64
Expenditures.
Wages of Employees. $2,293.47
W. H. Cunningham & Son, Grain, etc. 27.35
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Tel.
14.75
Edwin Troland, Hardware. .
54.22
Boston Rubber Shoe Co., Board of Horse.
182.50
Wm. Mc Neil, Blacksmith Work.
14.30
Frank E. Woodward & Co., Water Piping
36.17
Malden City Lumber Co., Lumber
40.40
Frank E. Coyle, Hose, etc.
17.15
James Huggins & Son, Creosote.
27.00
Thos. J. Grey Co., Tools & Seeds 33.99
R. & J. Farquhar, Tools & Bulbs 13.90
J. L. Wilmot. 9.00
Joseph Breck & Son, Tools & Seeds.
20.70
W. B. Keen & Son, Repairing Wagon. . 2.75
B. Shapire, Stove. 4.00
Geo. Horsman, Blacksmith 1.00
City of Malden, Water Tax.
8.44
Cass & Edwards, Typewriting
2.10
C. W. H. Moulton Co., Ladders.
19.50
200
CITY OF MELROSE
Maine Bros., Plastering . $9.50
F. E. & M. A. Puffer, Typewriting. 4.34
C. P. Hicks & Son, Paper Hanging. 13.27
Locke Coal Co., Cement
1.55
Malden Coal Co.
1.15
Olympia Sign Press, Printing
2.00
Marshall Sign Co., Sign
2.50
Criterion Cafe, annual inspection park
22.00
Martin L. Cate & Co., Treas. Bond.
5.00
Fred H. Sparks, Swing.
10.00
Joseph Gibbons, Teaming.
7.58
Clifford, Black & Co., Stove
6.00
J. W. Thorburn Co., Seeds.
2.00
Dunbar Press, Printing.
5.50
Bills for Gypsy Moth work paid by Melrose .
400.00
$3,315.08
Balance on hand. $43.56
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. WOODWARD,
Treasurer.
Collector's Report
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City of Melrose :-
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the eleventh annual report.
TAX 1910.
Warrant
Additionals
$328,378.98 1,470.47 255.58
Interest
$330,105.03
Abatements
3,646.05
$326,458.98
Paid Treasurer 1910.
183,871.87
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910. .
$142,587.11
TAX 1909.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
$145,491.93
Interest collected 1910
3,158.08
Additional Polls
8.00
Total .
$148,658.01
Abatements 1910.
$1,163.36
Paid Treasurer
103,664.36
66
Interest.
3,158.08
$107,985.80
ncollected Jan. 28, 1911. $40,672.21
TAX 1908.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
$43,455.78
Additionals 1910.
2.00
Interest collected 1910.
3,344.69
Total
$46,802.47
202
CITY OF MELROSE
Abatements $496.75
Takings.
2,956.06
Paid Treasurer
36,000.60
66
" Interest.
3,344.69
42,798.10
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$4,004.37
TAX 1907.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909.
$3,187.22
Interest collected 1910
200.79
Total .
$3,388.01
Paid Treasurer
$1,114.06
" Interest.
200.79
$1,314.85
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910
$2,073.16
TAX 1906.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
$290.56
Interest collected 1910
15.35
Total
$305.91
Paid Treasurer
$127.15
66
" Interest.
15.35
$142.50
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
$163.41
TAX 1905.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
$35.44
Interest collected 1910.
1.90
Total .
$37.34
Paid Treasurer 1910
$21.20
" Interest
1.90
$23.10
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910. $14.24
203
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
STREET WATERING 1910.
Warrants.
$6,285.94 4.70
Additionals
$6,290.64
Abatements
14.36
$6,276.28
Paid Treasurer
4,029.29
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911 .
$2,246.99
STREET WATERING 1909.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1909
$2,719.83
Paid Treasurer 1910.
1,936.09
Uncollected, Jan. 28, 1911
$783.74
STREET WATERING 1908.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909.
$589.70
Paid Treasurer, 1910.
$582.49
Takings. . 1910.
34.76
$617.25.
STREET WATERING 1907.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909.
$39.96
Paid Treasurer, 1910.
4.31
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1910. $35.65
STREET WATERING 1906.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1910.
.66
STREET WATERING 1905.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1910 .. . $3.15
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CITY OF MELROSE
SEWER ASSESSMENT.
Collections, 1910
$4,966.23
Paid Treasurer.
$3,351.89
66 66 Interest
1,592.38
Balance.
21.96 $4,966.23
INDIVIDUAL SIDEWALKS.
Collections, 1910, Jan. 28, 1911 .
$1,156.93
Paid Treasurer
$1,068.40
Refunds.
88.53
1,156.93
Series C. Sidewalks.
Collections, Jan. 28, 1911. . .
$576.15
Paid Treasurer
$576.15
Interest on Sidewalks.
Collected on full accounts . ..
$41.70
Collected on apportioned Accounts
85.43
Total .
$127.13
Paid Treas. Interest on Side
walks, Jan. 28, 1911
$127.13
Series A. Sidewalk.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909 .. .
$1,090.45
Paid Treasurer full accounts. .
$69.99
Paid Treasurer app. accounts
360.39
$430.38
Uncollected, Jan. 28, 1911 .. .
$660.07
Series B. Sidewalk.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909 .. .
$1,073.00
Paid Treasurer full accounts ..
$587.87
Paid Treasurer app. account ..
184.56
772.43
Uncollected, Jan. 28, 1911 .. .
$300.57
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
MOTH 1910.
Warrant
$356.20
Abatements
7.20
$349.00
Paid Treasurer
150.75
Uncollected, Jan. 28, 1911.
$198.25
MOTH 1909.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909.
$224.70
Paid Treasurer, 1910 ..
133.30
Uncollected, Jan. 28, 1911
$91.40
MOTH 1908.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909
$111.35
Takings, 1910.
$7.70
Abatements .
2.39
Paid Treasurer
100.98
$111.07
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1910.
.28
MOTH 1907.
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1909.
$5.64
Paid Treasurer, 1910. .
2.00
Uncollected, Dec. 31, 1910.
$3.64
SOUTH AVENUE BETTERMENTS.
Collections, 1910
$91.17
Paid Treasurer.
$68.96
Interest 22.21
$91.17
1
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CITY OF MELROSE
FEES.
Collections, 1910, Jan. 28, 1911 .. .
$1,434.50
Paid Treasurer
$1,434.50
TAKINGS 1908. FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Tax Collections
$166.97
Street Watering.
Interest.
21.31
Total .
$188.28
Paid Treasurer
188.28
TAKINGS 1907. FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Collections, Tax
$861.67
Street Watering
10.66
Moth .
3.00
Interest
157.37
Total .
$1,032.70
Paid Treasurer
1,032.70
TAKINGS 1906. FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Collections, Tax
$876.47
Street Watering
6.06
Moth
6.00
Interest.
246.51
Total .
$1,135.04
Paid Treasurer
1,135.04
TAKINGS 1905. FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Collections, Tax
$444.15
Street Watering
6.54
Interest.
$168.28
Total
$618.97
618.97
Paid Treasurer
207
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
TAKINGS 1904. FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Collections, Tax.
$234.46
Street Watering
3.86
Interest
106.56
Total
$344.88
Paid Treasurer
344.88
NON-RESIDENT BANK TAX 1910.
Collected.
$1,013.84
Paid Treasurer
1,013.84
EXCISE TAX 1910.
Collected
$2,191.58
Paid Treasurer
$2,191.58
RESIDENT BANK TAX.
Collected
$1,508.16
Paid Treasurer
1,508.16
1
POSSESSION SALE.
Howe, Lot No. 3 and Passageway Linwood Avenue.
Collection on Taking Sale
$170.38
Paid Treasurer Redemption .
$64.66
Paid Treasurer Collectors' Contin- gent. 15.89
Paid Treasurer Taxes, 1907-1908, 1909-1910 32.19
Paid Treasurer Sewer and In-
terest.
50.39
Paid Treasurer, Sidewalk 7.25 $170.38
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CITY OF MELROSE
POSSESSION SALE.
Hunewell, Lot No. 34, Highland
Street.
Collection on Taking Sale .
$78.72
Paid Treasurer, Redemption . . ...
$50.68
Paid Treasurer Collector's Contin- gent. Paid Treasurer, Taxes
20.14
7.90
$78.72
WATER RATES 1910.
Collections, Jan. 28, 1911
$40,454.37
Paid Treasurer, Rates
$40,229.52
66 Summons 98.60
Refunds.
126.25 $40,454.37
WATER RATES 1909.
Balance.
.36
Collections for 1910.
5,421.84
$5,422.20
Paid Treasurer, Rates.
$5,322.63
66 " Summons .
14.60
Refunds.
84.97
$5,422.20
Respectfully,
JAMES W. MURRAY, City Collector.
Assessors' Report
Dec. 31, 1910.
Honorable Eugene H. Moore, Mayor of the City of Melrose:
Dear Sir :- The Board of Assessors herewith submit their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1910.
Taxable Valuation of the City.
Buildings
$8,865,325.00
Land . 5,771,450.00
Total Real Estate
$14,636,775.00
Tota Personal Estate including Resident Bank Stock . 1,827,090.00
Total Real and Personal Estate
Assessed .
$16,463,865.00
Rate of taxation $19.40 per $1,000.
Tax Assessed on Real Estate . .
$283,953.43
Tax Assessed on Personal Estate
35,445.55
Tax Assessed on 4,490 Polls .
8,980.00
Appropriations.
State Tax.
$23,760.00
County Tax.
16,478.32
Metropolitan Sewer Tax.
14,834.95
Metropolitan Park Tax.
8,494.76
State Highway Tax. 19.51
City Budget
255,567.13
Overlay.
9,224.31
$328,378.98
$328,378.98
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CITY OF MELROSE
Moth Tax Assessed. $356.20
Street Watering Tax Assessed .. .
6,285.94
Excise Tax Assessed (Boston &
Northern St. Ry.) 2,191.58
Number of residents individual, firms, etc., assessed. 2,599
Number of non-resident individ-
uals, firms, etc., assessed . . ..
761
Number of persons assessed for Poll Tax only.
3,329
Number of Horses assessed.
434
Number of Cows assessed.
199
Number of Swine assessed.
70
Valuation of property exempt from taxation :---
Houses of Religious Worship,. $370,775.00
Benevolent Institutions 95,000.00
$465,775.00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK R. UPHAM, LUTHER F. HINCKLEY, Assessors.
Year Census Dwell- Polls
ings
Value Buildings
Value Land
Total Val. Real Estate
Value Personal Estate
Total Valua- tion
Rate per $1000
Town Appro- priation
Sewer- age Tax
Park Tax
State Tax
County Tax
Overlay
Total Tax Levy
1890
8,127
1,911
2,321
$3,999,375
$2,355,700
$6,355,075
$369,360
$6,724,705
$13.70
$85,335.80
$5,145.00
$4,733.83
$1,536.56
$96,751.19
1890
1891
8,827
2,032
2,412
4,272,025
3,093,275
7,372,025
405,690
7,777,715
14.20
104,061.87
4,410.00
4,733.83
1,779.04
114,984.74
1891
1892
9,539
2,282
2,723
4,786,150
3,379,700
8,165,850
430,715
8,596,565
15.80
123,604.46
$ 646.75
5,757.50
6,428.39
4,834.62
141,271.72
1892
1893
10,474
2,484
3,048
5,308,500
3,590,975
8,899,475
500,655
9,400,130
14.40
121,014.98
1,649.14
8,225.00
6,716.22
3,927.41
141,532.75
1893
1894
10,847
2,583
3,126
5,677,800
3,708,975
9,386,775
538,098
9,924,873
14.20
123,852.57
4,041.90
6,580.00
7,195.97
5,514.76
147,185.20
1894
1895
11,651
2,836
3,391
6,207,475
3,874,625
10,082,100
556,650
10,638,750
14.80
137,973.25
5,581.48
5,895.00
9,307.02
5,418, 73
164,175.48
1895
1806
12,314
3,022
3,593
6,786,100
4,101,250
10,796,350
637,815
11,434,165
15.20
165,521.31
12,182.21
6,877.50
9,307.02
3,915.46
197,803.50
1897
1898
12,630
3,212
3,690
7,430,000
4,320,895
11,750,895
724,249
12,475,144
15.20
187,636.69
7,100.42
6,645.00
11,018.42
3,314.37
215,714.90
1898
I899
12,625
3,233
3,695
7,496,100
4,324,250
11,820,350
845,085
12,665,435
17.00
191,391.10
9,645.53
6,645.00
12,007.07
3,013.69
222,702.39
1899
1900
12,715
3,237
3,650
7,582,525
4,398,150
11,980,675
797,690
12,778,365
18.00
*199,837.41
9,431.01
6,645.00
11,857.11
9,540.04
237,310.57
1900
1901
12,781
3,248
3,711
7,610,850
5,993,025
13,603,875
1,286,890
14,890,765
16.20
*206,635.82
9,727.23
7,437.50
13,388.55
*11,463.29
248,652.39
1901
1902
13,369
3,280
3,931
7,781,400
5,927,575
13,708,975
1,656,505
15,365,480
17.20
*237,107.27
10,561.13
$1,977.83
6,375.00
13,355.88
2,861.15
272,148.26
1902
1903
13,641
3,312
4,052
7,865,250
5,915,375
13,780,625
1,397,005
15,177,630
18.00
*237,087.74
10,808.84
5,169.59
10,625.00
13,917.89
3,692.28
281,301.34
1903
1904
14,021
3,319
4,137
7,945,700
5,867,625
13,813,325
1,424,530
15,237,855
17.40
*225,003.32
11,744.15
5,696.87
11,625.00
15,716.05
3,627.28
273,412.67
1904
1905
14,559
3,334
4,235
8,020,150
5,845,800
13,865,950
1,463,745
15,329,695
18.00
*227,044.58
12,077.04
5,922.31
18,600.00
15,272.57
5,488.01
284,404.51
1905
1006
14,572
3,363
4,235
8,131,450
5,787,100
13,918,550
1,559,330
15,477,880
17.80
*229,006.55
12,222.49
6,183.01
16,275.00
16,188.40
4,100.81
283,976.26
1906
1907
14,860
3,382
4,318
8,288,850
5,781,500
14,070,350
1,664,060
15,734,410
17.00
*219,753.24
9,264.95
7,183.32
18,000.00)
15,880.08
6,038.36
276,120.97
1907
1908
15,122
3,393
4,344
8,450,675
5,788,475
14,239,150
1,733,810
15,972,960
18.50
*234,100.42
14,397.93
7,868.56
24,750.00)
15,606.50
7,444.60
304,187.76
1908
1909
15,246
3,416
4,438
8,627,425
5,775,725
14,403,150
1,746,675
16,149,825
19,30
*250,100.51
13,567.95
8,058.34
20,250.00
17,350.17
11,220.90
320,567.62
1909
1910
15,735
3,447
4,490
8,865,325
5,771,450
14,636,775
1,827,090
16,463,865
19.40
*255,567.13
14,834.95
8,494.76
23,760.00} *19.51
16,478.32
9,224.31
328,378.98
1910
5,581.48
6,877.50
9,865.44
3,664.11
180,981.27
1896
1897
12,520
3,145
3,673
7,143,950
4,306,650
11,450,600
758,215
12,280,815
15.60
154,992.74
*1.02
*19.75
*19.75
*City Appropriation.
*State Highway Tax.
Year
Annual Report of the Trustees of the Melrose Public Library
To His Honor the Mayor, Eugene H. Moore, and the Honor- able Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen :-
The Trustees of the Melrose Public Library present their report for the year 1910, being the tenth annual report to the city, and the forty-first since the establishment of the Library.
The library has been open from 2 till 9 o'clock daily throughout the year with the exception of Sundays and legal holidays. The weekly holiday formerly granted to the staff on Wednesdays during the summer vacation of the schools, was omitted at the request of patrons.
Monthly meetings of the Board of Trustees have been held, all members present with few exceptions.
The increased appropriation granted to your Board at the beginning of the year has been carefully expended with great benefit to the library.
The delivery room has been supplied with a floor covering of linolenum, and with a second large table with chairs. The floor of the Children's Room also has been covered with lino- lenum, greatly increasing the facilities for quiet reading and study; additional tables and chairs have been placed, and a contract has been made for more extensive shelf accommoda- tions, to hold five hundred books.
The use of the library by the children of the public schools is constantly growing, and we must not fail to provide liberally for this important department of library work.
During the year the library itself has undergone a thorough overhauling and revision, the first systematic work of the kind since its establishment in 1870. Soiled and untidy books have been removed, worn out fiction discarded, and the useless accumulation of forty years disposed of. In all, 1,119 volumes have been eliminated, and 2,297 rebound and re- placed for further use.
On January 1, 1911, we had on the shelves 18,496 volumes.
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The number of books issued in 1910, was 69,046, a considerable increase over last year, and proportionately large. for the size of the library, and the population of the city. The percentage of departments is practically unchanged, except a slight gain in fiction, owing to the larger patronage of the duplicate library.
109 books have been purchased for this department, of which 18 were duplicate copies; 90 have been returned to the stacks. The amount received from circulation is $123.14. This has proven a popular and profitable method of supplying current fiction, and will be enlarged during the coming year.
289 books have been loaned to the High School under the system adopted five years ago. This is definite assistance, as many of these books were purchased by recommendation as suitable for reference work in the school curriculum.
Additional lists of books have been prepared for the pupils of the grammar grades, printed on the neostyle and dis- tributed in the schools. Following this distribution there is always a call for the books advertised, demonstrating the value of suggestion to young people in the selection of their reading.
One general bulletin has been issued containing 733 titles.
The historic and art room has been used for a course of lectures upon Wordsworth, by the Reverend Mr. Jackson. The meetings of the Melrose Horticultural and Improvement Society have also been held in this room.
The appropriation of $100 for renovating the Trustees' room has been expended with pleasing result. The lockers have been removed, ceiling whitened, floor polished, and walls hung with a tasteful and artistic covering. The room is now ready for the reception of the Library of Sacred Art to be presented by the Woman's Club as a memorial of our honored Mrs. Livermore.
From Mr. Roland Winslow Harris, we have received the gift of a valuable entomological cabinet containing a fine collection of mounted moths, a notable addition to the equip- ment of the library.
From Mr. Neil A. Divver, twelve large volumes, "The
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Papers and Messages of the Presidents," and twenty single volumes from individual friends to whom our thanks are due.
.
The library and all patrons have access to the Bureau of Scientific Research maintained in connection with the Loose- leaf Encyclopedia to be found on the shelves of the Reference Room. Any question in regard to the work of the world, in literature, art or science, if sent to the agency established in Boston, will promptly secure an accurate and reliable answer.
There have been 15 exhibits of the Library Art Club which have been most enjoyable, interesting, and well patron- ized. We are again indebted to Mrs. Charles C. Barry for this contribution to our educational possibilities.
The work of the year has been carried on by the same staff whose members have served so faithfully in the past. The growing influence and importance of the library, testify to the appreciation of their services both by the public and the trustees.
For the administration of library affairs during the current year, the sum of $5,667.84 will be needed, divided among the departments as follows :-
For Salaries . $2,375.00
66 Books and Magazines 2,250.00
Heating and Lighting 600.00
66 Building and Care, Supplies, etc. 300.00
Bookcases in Children's Room, balance of $111 and $14. 125.00
Water. 17.84
$5,667.84
Respectfully submitted for the Board of Trustees by the Secretary, ANNA T. BUSH.
CHARLES C. BARRY, Chairman.
NEIL A. DIVVER, PAUL STERLING, EDWARD M. MUNYAN, MARY L. CHARLES, ANNA T. BUSH,
Trustees.
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STATISTICS FOR 1910.
Number of volumes in the library Jan. 1, 1910.
18,475
Number of volumes purchased in 1910 978
Number of volumes donated in 1910. 21 Number of volumes added from Duplicate Library.90
Number of magazines bound in 1910 52 1,141
19,616
Number of volumes worn out.
1,129
Number of volumes in the library Jan. 1, 1911. .
18,487
Number of cards issued in 1910
659
Number of student's cards issued in 1910.
267
Number of teachers' cards issued in 1910
35
Number of volumes rebound in 1910.
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