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Park Premium. 245.40
Water Premium.
180.25
$635,400.48
Total Net Bonded Debt
$519,599.52
Recapitulation of City Debt.
Municipal and Permenant Debt.
$79,171.86
Net Bonded Debt.
519,599.52
Total debt Dec. 31, 1910. .
$598,771.38 546,401.58
Increase.
$52,369.80
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Debt Statement.
Total debt Dec. 31, 1910. . $546,401.58
Increase ..
52,369.80
Total debt Dec. 31, 1911. .
$598,771.38
Increase in
Municipal and Permanent debt.
$6,154.31
Auditorium debt.
43,689.95
Park debt.
11,754.60
Surface Drainage debt.
6,092.38
Water debt.
465.98
$68,157.22
Decrease in
City Hall debt
$1,375.08
School debt.
11,908.39
Sewer debt
2,503.95
$15,787.42
Net Increase.
$52,369.80
CASH ACCOUNT FOR 19II.
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1910 .. $792.76
Receipts.
For details see Trea'rs report. $910,061.84
$910,854.60
$910,854.60
Payments
864,991.15
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1911 ..
$45,863.45
Treasury.
Bal. on hand Dec. 31, 1910 . .
$1,510.02
Receipts.
County Treasurer, widening Franklin St. $190.00
130.00
· Sale of Maple St. Crusher lot. Jos. Edwards, sale of old Material. 23.11
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Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Fees.
51.80
A. Defarrari, Tuition. 50.00
Com. of Mass., Tuition. 492.75
School Dept., Tuition .
50.00
Town of Saugus, Tuition. . . 25.00
Town of Stoneham, Tuition . 168.19
Park Com., sale of Grass. . ..
5.00
Court fees, (bal. transferred)
30.46
Health Dept. Licenses,
(balance transferred) .. ..
5.44
All other licenses (balance transferred).
123.35
Permits, Marriages trans-
ferred. 152.00
Permits. All others trans-
ferred. .
9.50
$1,506.60
Expended.
Transferred to: Unclassified, Insurance
per Budget. . $1,217.50
Fire Dept., Horse and Care
of same. Order No. 6484 325.00
Sealer of Weights & Meas- ures. . Order No. 6707. . . . 12.75
Mayor's other expenses, Order No. 6531 30.00
Claims Mel. Hl'ds. Baptist
Church. Order 6800 . 15.00
City Scales. Order 6702 . . . 88.06
Treasurer's other expenses. Order 6895 38.00
Forestry-Care of Trees. Order No. 6935 . 150.00
Celebration-Ringing of Bells. Order No. 6960 .. . 60.00
Police Dept. other expenses,
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Order No. 6958. 200.00
Certification of Bonds and
Notes. Order No. 6967. . 175.00
Assessor's other expenses. Order No. 6972. 100.00
Fire Dept, Fire Alarm Main-
tenance. Order No. 7064. 400.00
Unclassified-Portrait of
E. H. Moore. Order No.
7097 50.00
Unclassified-Portrait of
C. E. French. Order No.
7098 50.00
Unclassified Claim, H. E.
Leonard. Order No. 7005. 45.63
Aldermen, other expenses. Order No. 7110. 30.00
$2,986.94
Balance to 1912
29.68
$3,016.62
$3,016.62
LEDGER BALANCE AS DEC. 31, 19II.
Cash on hand .
$45,863.45
Taxes.
Uncollected.
214,810.03
Tax Takings
6,001.94
Tax Titles. 134.43
Real Estate taken by City .. .
1,664.35
Sewer Assessment Takings. .
471.76
Tax Overlays.
$11,882.07
Licenses. All others
1.50
Assessments.
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth . .
203.51
Sewer. 13,283.43
Sewer Assessment Fund . 14,621.61
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Betterments.
Florence Avenue
128.97
Florence Avenue Fund.
150.00
Goss Avenue.
911.86
Goss Avenue Fund
1,178.11
South Avenue .
223.38
South Avenue Fund
359.82
Melrose St. Extension
380.92
Melrose St. Extension Fund.
422.90
Forest Street.
565.90
Forest Street Fund.
1,076.25
Morgan Street.
1,103.64
Morgan Street Fund.
1,250.04
Departmental.
Aldermen Other Expenses. . Committee on High School Investigation .
.59
Mayor. Salaries and Wages
6.30
Mayor. Other Expenses . ..
41.67
Auditor. Other Expenses. .
3.88
Treasurer. Salaries and
Wages
115.00
Treasurer. Other Expenses.
33.94
Certification of Bonds and Notes
218.00
Collector. Salaries and
Wages
56.50
Collector. Other Expenses ..
84.52
Assessors. Other Expenses
14.19
City Clerk. Other Expenses. City Solicitor. Other
47.05
Expenses.
16.50
Election and Registration, Salaries and Wages. 15.22
Election and Registration. Other Expenses. 29.75
7.62
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Engineering, Salaries and
Wages
25.62
Engineering. Other Ex-
penses
1.16
Municipal Buildings.
City Hall. Salaries and
Wages .
40.03
City Hall. Other Expenses .
21.11
Auditorium, Building. .
47,734.21
Police Department.
Horses and Care of same ...
34.00
Equipment and Repairs
25.98
Police Signal Boxes
810.00
Other Expenses
9.27
Fire Department.
Salaries and Wages.
90.95
Horses and Care of Same .. .
27.02
Fuel and Lights.
.25
Equipment and Repairs. ...
7.77
Fire Alarm Maintenance .
40.69
Repairs on Buildings.
5.65
Other Expenses.
.49
Fire Alarm Boxes
.03
Inspection.
Of Buildings.
20.50
Sealing of Weights and
.
Measures
32.53
Forestry.
Gypsy and Brown Tail
Moths.
123.58
Elm Tree Beetle .
41.98
Care of Trees
29.17
Health Department.
General Administration ....
593.81
Quarantine and Contagious
Diseases 26.05
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Tuberculosis
57.34
Vital Statistics
.75
Other Expenses.
6.21
Sanitation.
Sewer Maintenance and
Operation .
57.40
Sewer Construction
3,776.02
Private Sewers.
114.04
Surface £ Drainage Main-
tenance
83.93
Surface Drainage Con-
2,420.51
Refuse and Garbage disposal.
10.20
Collection of Ashes
4.50
Highways and Bridges.
General Administration . . .
1.86
Repairing
1,944.79
Sidewalk and Curbing,
Continuous
2,426.44
Sidewalk and Curbing,
Individual.
150.87
Sidewalk and Curbing,
Repairs
5.51
Stone Bounds.
53.88
Street Sprinkling
$3,309.12
Street Lighting
167.49
Street Signs and Guide
Boards.
25.70
Franklin Street
24.16
Swain's Pd. Avenue
28.52
Sargent Street
411.37
Nowell Road.
1,478.10
Florence Street
500.00
Boardman Avenue
182.88
Melrose Street
321.82
Warwick Road.
1,200.00
struction.
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Charities.
General Administration
16.65
Almshouse 402.14
Outside Relief by City
212.28
Relief by other cities and towns
23.33
Soldiers' Benefits.
Commonwealth of Mass.
3,416.00
Military Aid.
126.00
Soldiers' Relief.
162.93
Education, School Department.
Other General Expenses. ..
.08
Teachers' Salaries .
736.43
Text Books and Supplies.
.25
Tuition
98.80
Transportation.
134.50
Support of Truants
80.00
Janitor Service.
121.26
Fuel and Lights
64.17
Maintenance of Buildings
and Grounds.
20.69
New Buildings.
1,954.22
Furniture and Furnishings. .
114.06
Other Expenses.
.70
Libraries.
Books and Periodicals
8.17
Binding.
111.02
Fuel and Lights.
.32.79
Building, Janitors' Sup-
plies, etc.
27.52
Other Expenses
8.24
Recreation,-Parks.
General Administration ..
41.67
Other Expenses.
.78
Improvements and Ad-
ditions
5.92
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Ell Pd. Park Development. . 4,825.00
Purchase and Grading Land
7,000.00
Playgrounds.
Salaries and Wages. 11.00
Improvements and Ad-
ditions.
18.70
Other Expenses.
14.83
Bath-houses.
Salaries and Wages. 5.84
Improvements and Ad-
ditions .45
4.92
Celebrations.
Memorial Day
.05
Unclassified.
Insurance . 400.06
Damage to Persons and
45.63
Portraits.
100.00
Public Service Enterprises.
Water Maintenance
1,076.79
Water Construction.
1,064.29
Water Inside Service
15.11
Water Income Fund.
3,788.22
Public Scales
36.75
Cemetery.
Maintenance and Improve-
ments.
7,69.888
Interest.
2,113.89
Municipal Indebtedness.
Temporary Loans
157,600.00
Municipal Loans
22,700.00
Municipal Debt
22,700.00
Permanent Loans
56,471 .86
Permanent Debt.
556,454.58
Other Expenses.
Property
1
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Bonds.
Auditorium Loan. 45,000.00
Park Loan
120,00.00
Sewer Loan.
395,000.00
Surface Drainage Loan.
120,000.00
School Loan.
278,000.00
Town Hall Loan
45,000.00
Water Loan .
260,000.00
Auditorium Loan Premium Fund. .
1,310.05
Park Loan Premium Loan . . 245.40
Water Loan Premium Loan.
180.25
Sinking Funds.
Water Loan Fund.
171,324.32
Water Loan Fund Com-
missioners. .
171,324.32
Sewer Loan Fund.
233,957.11
Sewer Loan Fund Com-
missioners.
233,957.11
School Loan Fund. .
156,838.91
School Loan Fund Com- missioners. . 156,838.91
Town Hall Loan Fund.
45,963.84
Town Hall Loan Fund Com- missioners. 45,963.84
Surface Drainage Loan
Fund
25,580.60
Surface Drainage Loan
Fund Commissioners .. . 25,580.60
Agency Trust and Investments.
Treasury. 29.68
Cemetery Trust Fund.
25,968.00
E. Toothaker Fund. 1,364.31
Ambulance Fund.
Pay Roll Tailings . 3.01
186.65
Melrose Sewerage System. . . 386,164.71
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Melrose Sewerage Con-
struction Account .
8,835.29
Melrose Water System ..
248,567.46
Melrose Water Works Con-
struction Account .
. .
11,432.54
$2,172,285.11
$2,172,285.11
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Assets.
To amount invested in land, buildings, parks and other property
$893,206.13
To amount invested in Sinking Funds . 635,400.48
To amount invested in Sewer System . 438,632.40
To amount invested in Surface Drainage. 145,213.18
To amount invested in Water System. 419,017.53
Liabilities.
Municipal Indebtedness:
Bonds. $1,155,000.00
Notes
79,176.86
Trust Funds . .
26,324.31
$1,260,496.17
Assets exceed Liabilities.
$1,270,973.55
$2,531,469.72
$2,531,469.72
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Assessments
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH. Receipts.
Cash collected . $199.76
To be applied to payment of Note
SEWER.
Balance Dec. 31, 1910 .
627.05
Receipts.
Cash collected .
2,879.34
Expended.
Cash paid Sewer Sinking Fund
Commissioners
$2,694.93
Balance to 1912
811.46
$3,506.39
$3,506.39
BETTERMENTS. Melrose Street Extension.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910 . . ..
$422.90
Receipts.
Cash collected
$41.98
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
380.92
$422.90
$422.90
South Avenue.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910. . ..
$290.86
Receipts.
Cash collected.
$67.48
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
223.38
$290.86
$290.86
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Forest Street.
Assessment.
$1,076.25
Receipts.
Cash collected .
$510.35
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
565.90
$1,076.25
$1,076.25
Florence Avenue.
Assessment. $150.00
Receipts.
Cash collected .
$21.03
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
128.97
$150.00
$150.00
Goss Avenue.
Assessments $1,178.11
Receipts.
Cash collected .
$266.25
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
911.86
$1,178.11
$1,178.11
Morgan Street.
Assessments
$1,250.04
Receipts.
.
Cash collected .
$146.40
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
1,103.64
$1,250.04
$1,250.04
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BANK AND CORPORATION TAX.
Receipts.
Commonwealth of Mass., Bank
Tax .
$2,071.34
Commonwealth of Mass., Cor-
poration Tax 21,219.54
Commonwealth of Mass., Pub- lic Service Tax. 2,883.75
Commonwealth of Mass., St.
Railway Tax. 2,603.25
James W. Murray, Collector Bank Tax.
3,060.00
$31,837.88
Less Overdraft 1910.
1,914.43
$29,923.45
Expended.
Commonwealth of Mass., Bank Tax . $1,217.81
Commonwealth of Mass., Pub- lic Service Tax. 7.94
Transferred to Sundry Ac-
counts per Budget. .
21,500.00
Transferred to Elections and
Registration No. 7043 .. . . 140.00
Transferred to Sundry Ac- counts No. 7090. 4,454.45
Transferred to Highway Re- pairing. 2,603.25
$29,923.45
$29,923.45
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Receipts.
From Treasurer and Receiver General . $3,235.00
Expended.
Overdraft 1910.
$3,235.00
Transferred to State Aid.
3,194.00
Transferred to Military Aid . . .
30.00
Transferred to Soldiers' Burial.
222.00
Overdraft to 1912
$3,446.00
$6,681.00
$6,681.00
PRIVILEGES-PUBLIC SERVICE.
Receipts.
Bay State St. Railway Excise Tax
$1,437.25
Expended.
Transfer to Highway Repairing
1437.25
$1,437.25
$1,437.25
Departmental General Government
ALDERMEN-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation. .
$600.00
Expended.
Clerk of Committees
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
98
CITY OF MELROSE
OTHER EXPENSES. Receipts.
Appropriation . $750.00
Transferred from Printing City
Report. 125.00
Transferred from Treasury . . . . 30.00
Expended.
Transferred to Committee on
Revision of Charter. . . . . .
$75.00
Transferred to High School In-
vestigation Committee . . . 500.00
Bills paid, Inaugural, and Carriage Hire.
50.85
Stationery.
.72.14
Printing Particular Account .. .
43.25
Advertising, Printing and
Posting Notices
128.47
Miscellaneous
34.70
Balance to 1912
.59
$905.00
$905.00
COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF CHARTER.
Receipts.
Transferred from Aldermens'
Other Expenses $75.00
Expended.
Advertising Hearing and Post- ing Notices. $8.50
Typewriting, City of Melrose to Revise Printing Copies of Charter; 3 sets 50 each.
64.50
$75.00
$75.00
99
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COMMITTEE ON HIGH SCHOOL INVESTIGATION.
Receipts.
Transfer from Aldermens'
other expenses, No. 6701 .. $200.00
Transfer from Aldermens'
other expenses, No. 6901 .. 300.00
Expended.
Advertising Hearings and
Serving Summons . $20.88
Reporting and Transcribing
Testimony .. 326.00
Examination and Report on
Construction, and Service of Stenographers
145.50
Balance to 1912.
7.62
$500.00
$500.00
MAYOR-SALARIES AND WAGES.
Receipts.
Appropriation.
$1300.00
Expended.
Salary of Mayor.
$1,000.00
Salary of Clerk.
233.70
Transferred to other expenses
60.00
Balance to 1912.
6.30
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
MAYOR-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation .
$100.00
Transfer from Treasury
30.00
Transfer from Salaries and
Wages . 60.00
100
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Expended.
Printing Inaugural
$30.00
Stationery,
Printing and
Postage. .
26.77
Telephone Service.
91.56
Balance to 1912
41.67
$190.00
$190.00
AUDITOR-SALARIES AND WAGES.
Receipts.
Appropriation.
$500.00
Expended.
Salary
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
AUDITOR-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation .
$425.00
Expended.
Books, Blanks, etc.
$55.70
Burroughs' Adding Machine.
318.50
· Express.
.55
Rubber Stamps
27.65
Steel Cabinet .
10.00
Sundries .
8.72
Balance to 1912
3.88
$425.00
$425.00
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TREASURER-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation $1,40000 500.00
Proceeds of Note.
Expended.
Salary, Treasurer
$1,200.00
Salary, Clerk.
585.00
Balance to 1912.
115.00
$1,900.00
$1,900.00
TREASURER -- OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation.
$395.00 .
Transferred from Treasury . ..
38.00
Expended.
Bond.
$120.00
Carriage hire and Meals Pay
Days .
40.00
Stationery, Printing, Postage and Telephone.
153.54
Steel Cabinet .
35.00
Furniture and Repairs
16.90
Miscellaneous.
33.62
Balance to 1912
33.94
$433.00
$433.00
COLLECTOR-SALARIES AND WAGES.
Receipts.
Appropriation. $1,890.00
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Expended.
Salary Collector
$1,000.00
Salary Clerks .
946.50
Balances to 1912.
56.50
$1,946.50
$1,946.50
COLLECTOR-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Balance from 1911
$104.60
Appropriation .
335.00
Receipts
1,199.12
Expended.
Bond
$125.00
Advertising (Takings).
433.00
Attorney, preparing Notices of Takings and Deeds
154.00
Distributing Tax Bills.
60.00
Recording Takings
153.54
Stationery, Printing, Postage, etc
318.06
Telephone.
30.48
Transfer to Police Dept.
280.12
Balances to 1912
84.52
$1,638.72
$1,638.72
ASSESSORS-SALARIES AND WAGES.
Receipts.
Appropriation . $2,050.00
103
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Expended.
Salaries Assessors and Asst.
Assessors.
$1,050.00
Salaries Clerk.
1,000.00
$2,050.00
$2,050.00
ASSESSORS-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation.
$600.00
Transfer from Treasury, No.
6972
100.00
Expended.
Books, Stationery, Printing
and Binding.
$431.60
Abstracts of Deeds and Trans- fers
100.08
Copying.
45.10
Postage, Car Fares and
Carriages
102.12
Telephone and Posting
6.91
Balances to 1912.
14.19
$700.00
$700.00
CERTIFICATION OF BONDS AND NOTES.
Receipts.
Appropriation .
$500.00
Transferred from Treasury.
175.00
Receipts from Premiums ..
455.00
Notices
104
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Expended.
Old Colony Trust Company
for Certification.
$912.00
Balance to 1912
218.00
$1,130.00
$1,130.00
CITY CLERK-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation .
$1,800.00
Expended.
Salary City Clerk. .
$1,200.00
Salary Asst. City Clerk
600.00
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
CITY CLERK-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation .
$5.00
Receipts of Office (Fees)
297.05
Expended.
Official Bond .
$5.00
Stationery, Postage, Printing
and Car Fares .
169.00
Furniture and Express
8.50
Telephone.
72.50
Balance to 1912.
47.05
$302.05
$302.05
LAW-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation . $800.00
105
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Expended.
Salary City Solicitor $800.00
$800.00
$800.00
LAW-OTHER EXPENSES. Receipts.
Appropriation
$25.00
Expended.
Serving Writs, and Messenger .
$3.38
Postage.
5.12
Balance to 1912
16.50
$25.00
$25.00
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS-SALARIES AND WAGES.
Receipts.
Appropriation. $832.00
Proceeds of Note
600.00
Expended.
Salaries Registrars. $285.00
Salaries Election Officers.
1,031.00
Salaries Special Police Officers.
62.14
Wages Janitor, and Cleaning Booths.
69.08
Balance to 1912
15.22
$1,447.22
$1,447.22
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation .
$968.00
Transferred from Bank and
Corporation Tax. 140.00
106
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Stationery and Postage.
$40.18
Advertising and Printing
725.20
Clerical Services and Labor.
100.95
Rent .
200.00
Fuel and Lights
5.97
Meals.
5.95
Balance to 1912.
29.75
$1,108.00
$1,108.00
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation . $2,650.00
Expended.
Salary Engineer and Supt. of Public Works.
$2,000.00
Salary Clerk.
564.13
Transferred to Public Works,
Other Expenses.
85.87
$2,650.00
$2,650.00
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE-OTHER EXPENSES. Receipts.
Appropriation . $658.00
Transferred from Public Works
Salaries and Wages. ...
85.87
Expended.
Official Bond of Supt. $8.00
Printing, Stationery, and Of- fice Supplies. . 279.14
Postage and Box Rent. 46.23
Telephone.
38.80
Board of Horse and Carriage
107
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Hire
295.44
New City Maps
56.00
Miscellaneous.
20.26
$743.87
$743.87
ENGINEERING-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation .
$2,210.00
Transferred from Water Fund.
400.00 .
Expended.
Pay Rolls
$2,534.38
Transferred to
Engineering.
Other expenses
50.00
Balance to 1912
25.62
$2,610.00
$2,610.00
ENGINEERING-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Appropriation .
$275.00
Transferred from Engineering Salaries and Wages. . .
50.00
Expended.
Stationery and Printing
112.35
Supplies and Repairs
53.15
Hose hire .
151.30
Miscellaneous.
7.04
Balance to 1912
1.16
$325.00
$325.00
CITY HALL-SALARIES AND WAGES. Receipts.
Appropriation Receipts from use of Hall
$1,200.00 200.00
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Expended.
Salaries, Janitor Services
$1,359.97
Balance to 1912
40.03
$1,400.00
$1,400.00
CITY HALL-OTHER EXPENSES.
Receipts.
Cash from use of Hall.
$1,750.00
Transferred from Bank and
Corporation Tax 368.40
Expended.
Fuel and Lights
$1,552.47
Janitors' Supplies
77.42
Furniture, Furnishings and
Repairs .
212.96
Moving and Tuning Piano
47.04
Miscellaneous
117.84
Water Rates.
89.56
Balance to 1912
21.11
$2,118.40
$2,118.40
MELROSE AUDITORIUM AND MEMORIAL BUILDING.
Receipts.
Proceeds of 45 Serial Bonds . ..
$45,000.00
Proceeds of Sale of Old
Building 95.00
Cash from Individual sub-
scriptions
21,000.00
Expended.
W. J. McCowbry, for Land and Building
$8,000.00
Joseph Edwards, for Land . 9,500.00
Isabel Morris, for Land . 195.20
109
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Thos. B. Stantial, for Land .... 175.00
Jared B. Mc Lane, for Land. . . . 126.00
Wm. F. Sawyer, for Land. . . . 67.40
Examination of Titles and Re- cording Deeds 48.26
Surveys and Plans of Build-
ing Site 28.00
Borings and Testings for
Foundation. 193.83
Services estimating cost of
Wooden Piles
15.00
Advertising Auction Mc-
Cowbry Building. 5.25
Advertising for Proposals for
Building, etc ..
6.85
Balance to 1912
$47,734.21
$66,095.00
$66,095.00
Protection of Life and Property.
POLICE DEPARTMENT Salaries and Wages Receipts.
Appropriation .
$13,758.00
Transferred from Bank and
Corporation Tax . 490.00
Transferred from Collectors Other expenses. 280.12
Expended.
Pay Rolls .
$14,528.12
$14,528.12
$14,528.12
110
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Horses and Care of Same Receipts.
Appropriation
$482.00
Expended.
Board and Hire
$359.30
Shoeing.
25.70
Veterinary
3.00
Transfer to Equipment and Repair
60.00
Balance to 1912
34.00
$482.00
$482.00
Equipment and Repairs Receipts.
Appropriation .
$100.00
Transfer from Horses, and care
of same. 60.00
Expended.
Equipment for Men.
$60.39
Repairs on Vehicles and
Harnesses
38.51
Miscellaneous, Advertising,
Postage, etc ..
35.12
Balance to 1912
25.98
$160.00
$160.00
POLICE AMBULANCE FUND. Receipts.
Balance from 1911. $41.06
Receipts for use of Ambulance. 16.00
111
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Expended.
Horse Hire
$45.00
Repairs
5.00
Supplies.
3.05
Service of Driver
1.00
Balance to 1912.
3.01
$57.06
$57.06
Other Expenses. Receipts.
Appropriation from Court
Fines
$200.00
Transfer from Treasury
200.00
Refunded .25
Expended.
Printing, Stationery, Postage
and Supplies.
$79.24
Meals and Medical Attendance for Prisoners.
29.95
Telephone.
133.44
Miscellaneous.
123.35
Keeper of Lockup
25.00
Balance to 1912. .
9.27
$400.25
$400.25
Special Police Signal Boxes.
Receipts.
Proceeds of Notes $5,400.00
112
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Expended.
Gamewell Fire Alarm Tele-
graph Co. on account. $4,590.00
Balance to 1912. 810.00
$5,400.00
$5,400.00
Salaries and Wages.
Receipts.
Appropriation. $12,626.11
Expended.
Pay Rolls .
$12,135.16
Transfer to Equipment and
Repairs .
300.00
Transfer to other expenses
100.00
Balance to 1912.
90.95
$12,626.11
12,626.11
Horses and Care of Same. Receipts.
Appropriation. $1,775.00 325.00
Transfer from Treasury
Expended.
Horses and Hire
$330.00
Hay, Grain, etc.
1,482.73
Shoeing.
252.15
Veterinary .
8.10
Balance to 1912
27.02
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
Fuel and Lights. Receipts.
Appropriation
$600.00
113
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended.
Coal and Wood
$399.36
Electric and Gas Light.
152.68
Gasoline and Oil
47.71
Balance to 1912
.25
$600.00
$600.00
Equipment and Repairs.
Receipts.
Balance from 1911
$5,500.00
Appropriation .
700.00
Proceeds of Notes
1,820.00
Transfer from Salaries
and
Wages.
300.00
Expended.
Motor Chemical Combi-
nation A.
$5,250.00
New Hose.
1,500.00
Repairs on Apparatus, etc.
755.08
Equipment.
138.05
Miscellaneous.
31.10
Transfer to Fire Alarm Boxes ..
320.00
Transfer to Fire Alarm Main- tenance
300.00
Transfer to Hose 4 Heating
Plant ..
18.00
Balance to 1912
7.77
$8,320.00
$8,320.00
Repairs to Buildings. Receipts.
Appropriation .
$100.00
Proceeds of Note.
630.00
Cash from Insurance (Fire loss) ·
290.55
114
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Expended.
Heating Plant, Repairing and
Painting . $724.35
Repairs to Central Station,
(Fire loss) .
290.55
Balance to 1912 5.65
$1,020.55
$1,020.55
Heating Plant Hose 4 House. Receipts.
Proceeds of Note. $400.00
Transfer from Equipment and
Repairs
18.00
Expended.
Installing Heating Plant (per
contract)
$258.00
Building Cellar, etc. (per
contract)
160.00
$418.00
418.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance.
Receipts.
Transfer from Equipment and
Repairs
$300.00
Transfer from Treasury
400.00
Expended.
Salary Electrician
$520.00
Supplies ..
110.79
Electric Power
19.77
Miscellaneous.
8.75
Balance to 1912
40.69
$700.00
$700.00
115
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Fire Alarm Boxes. Receipts.
Transfer from Equipment and Repair $320.00
Expended.
Fire Alarm Boxes
$225.00
Stock, etc.
69.37
Labor, etc.
25.60
Balance to 1912.
.03
$320.00
$320.00
Other Expenses. Receipts.
Appropriation
$295.00
Transfer from Salaries and
Wages
100.00
Expended.
Printing, Stationery and
Supplies .
$171.84
Furniture, Bedding and
Laundry
95.15
Telephone.
92.22
Miscellaneous, Express, etc ..
35.30
Balance to 1912.
.49
$395.00 $395.00
INSPECTION.
Inspection of Building. Receipts.
Appropriation . $328.00
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Expended.
Salary
$300.00
Printing, etc.
7.50
Balance to 1912.
20.50
$328.00
$328.00
Inspection of Wires.
Receipts.
Appropriation . $325.00
Expended.
Salary
$300.00
Printing, Telephone, Postage,
etc ..
21.00
Carriage hire.
4.00
$325.00
$325.00
Sealing of Weights and Measures. Receipts.
Appropriation .
$660.00
Transfer from Treasury
12.75
Expended.
Salary
$568.33
Weights and Measures
55.95
Postage and Printing
13.75
Miscellaneous.
2.19
Balance to 1912
32.53
$672.75
$672.75
FORESTRY. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Extermination. Receipts.
Appropriation. $3,000.00
Cash collected. 1,205.30
117
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended.
Salaries and Wages.
$3,772.35
Rent .
55.00
Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies .
34.25
Material, Tools and Repairs
202.12
Miscellaneous
15.60
Refunded . .
2.40
Balance to 1912
123.58
$4,205.30
$4,205.30
Elm Tree Beetle. Receipts.
Appropriation
$300.00
Expended.
Pay Rolls
$243.69
Rent .
5.00
Material.
9.33
Balance to 1912
41.98
$300.00
$300.00
Care of Trees. Receipts.
Appropriation
$250.00
Transfer from Treasury
150.00
Expended.
Pay Rolls .
$334.79
Teams, Stock and Labor
22.91
Material and Tools
13.13
Balance to 1912
29.17
$400.00
$400.00
118
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DOG OFFICERS.
Receipts.
Cash from County Treasurer. .
$87.00
Expended.
Paid Officers for killing Dogs . . $87.00
$87.00
$87.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION. General Administration. Receipts.
Appropriation. 1,324.00
Cash from Charity Department
Use of Telephone. 26.24
Expended.
Salaries of Board and Clerk .. . .
$680.02
Printing, Stationery and Office
Expenses.
263.31
Telephone.
74.27
Miscellaneous.
6.59
Transfer to removal of Garbage
300.00
Balance to 1912
26.05
$1,350.24
$1,350.24
Quarantine and Contagious Disease Hospital.
Receipts.
Appropriation.
$2,100.00
Receipts . 161.44
Expended.
Board, Care and Nurses
$1,006.52
Carriages.
31.00
119
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Food
66.05
Fuel
29.75
Labor and Supplies
40.92
Telephone.
31.95
Transfer to Tuberculosis.
300.00
Transfer to other expenses
161.44
Balance to 1912
593.81
$2,261.44
$2,261.44
Tuberculosis. Receipts.
Appropriation .
$300.00
Transfer from Quarantine and
Contagious Diseases .
300.00
Expended.
Board and Care
$502.30
Food
38.00
Sundries
2.36
Balance to 1912
57.34
$600.00
$600.00
Vital Statistics. Receipts.
Appropriation from Receipts of City Clerk.
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