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Building .
$1,800.00
5,625 sq. ft. land .
550.00 $2,350.00
Personal Property .
$19,680.13
Fire Alarm System
$17,086.23
$63,391.36
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Building Isolation Hospital. $400.00
Personal Property ; . 406.14 $806.14
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Personal Property. $7,600.68
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Building .
$30,000.00
30,300 sq. ft. land
10,600.00
Furniture, Fixtures, Tables, and
Supplies
26,300.00 $66,900.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Converse School building
$5,000.00
21,117 sq. ft. land . 1,050.00
$6,050.00
Franklin School building
$30,000.00
32,539 sq. ft. land .
9,500.00
$39,500.00
Gooch School building
$25,000.00
27,815 sq. ft. land .
4,450.00
·
$29,450.00
High School building
$140,000.00
116,385 sq. ft. land .
58,200.00
$198,200.00
Lincoln School building
$30,000.00
27,604 sq. ft. land
6,900.00
$36,90.000
Livermore School building.
$17,000.00
26,555 sq. ft. land
6,650.00
$23,650.00
Horace Mann School building.
$20,000.00
26,331 sq. ft. land .
4,475.00
$24,475.00
Ripley School building.
$2,200.00
14,567 sq. ft. l'and
575.00
$2,775.00
Sewall School building
$8,000.00
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14,748 sq. ft. land 7,375.00
$15,375.00
Warren School building
$14,000.00
18,572 sq. ft. land .
2,300.00
$16,300.00
Washington School building $30,000.00
30,794 sq. ft. land .
4,000.00
$34,000.00
West Side School building ;
$1,000.00
11,880 sq. ft. land
3,325.00
$4,325.00
Whittier School building
$7,500.00
15,000 sq. ft. land
3,000.00
$10,500.00
Winthrop School building
$11,000.00
26,544 sq. ft. land .
1,600.00
$12,600.00
Total, buildings and land.
$454,100.00
Personal Property
46,350.00
$500,450.00
SUNDRIES.
Old School lot, Chestnut St., 12,000 sq. ft. land .
$2,400.00
Old School lot, Upham St., 11,400 sq. ft. land .
675.00
$3,075.00
WYOMING CEMETERY.
Buildings.
$3,500.00
Office ; .
500.00
47 3-4 acres land.
31,700.00
Water System.
950.00
Personal Property
165.00
$36,815.00
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
City Hall building $75,000.00
44,934 sq. ft. land. 67,400.00
Furnishings, Fixtures and Sundries. 9,000.00 $151,400.00
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Crusher lot, Maple St., 49,015 sq. feet land $1,000.00
Crusher lot, Linwood Ave., 132,877 sq. ft. land . 3,200.00
Stone Crusher Plant, Tools, etc ..
4,800.00
Road Roller, Scrapers,
Plows,
Sprinkling Carts, etc.
7,102.00
Horses, Carts, Harnesses, Tools, etc ..
4,456.00
$20,558.00
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. ft. land 11,250.00
Strip East Side Ell Pond
1,000.00
Lot, Main and Lynde Sts., 5,000 sq. ft. land . 1,250.00
Settees and Bleachers 200.00
Band Stands. 550.00
Bath House . 500.00
Playground Apparatus.
200.00
Boat, Life Saving Apparatus, etc. .
50.00
$40,120.00
SEWER DIVISION.
Cost of Construction to Dec. 31,
1910 $429,776.87
Additional to Dec. 31, 1911. 8,855.53 $438,632.40
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
Cost of Construction to Dec. 31,
1910. $138,465.57
Additional to Dec. 31, 1911. 6,747.61 $145,213.18
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WATER DIVISION.
Cost of Construction to Dec. 31,
1910. $409,300.31
Additional to Dec. 31, 1911. 9,717.22 $419,017.53
RECAPITULATION.
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth .. . $599.20
Charity Department
1,490.75
Fire Department.
63,391.36
Health Department .
806.14
Police Department.
7,600.68
Public Library
66,900.00
School Department.
500,450.00
Sundries ; ;
3,075.00
Wyoming Cemetery
36,815.00
City Hall .
151,400.00
Highway Division.
20,558.00
Public Parks
40,120.00
Sewer Division
438,632.40
Surface Drainage
145,213.18
Water Division ..
419,017.53
$1,896,069.24
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Report of the City Solicitor
January 29, 1912.
Hon. Charles E. French, Mayor, Melrose, Mass.
Dear Sir :- In compliance with the Ordinances, I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of the Law De- partment for the year 1911.
Inasmuch as the submitting of this report will practically end my connection with the city as its solicitor, which has ex- tended over a period of six years, it has seemed to me proper and it may be of interest to you to trace through these years, just one feature of the work of the Law Department, namely that relating to the number of cases brought, the number of cases settled and the number pending.
When, in 1906 I first took office, there were pending in the various courts, seventy-nine suits to which the City of Melrose was a party. These suits were distributed throughout Middle- sex, Suffolk and Essex Counties, in the Supreme, Superior and District Courts. During that year, seven new suits were brought and seventeen suits were disposed of, making the total number of suits pending on January 1st, 1907, sixty- nine, or ten less than on January 1st, 1906.
During the year 1907, twelve new suits were brought and twenty-six disposed of, making the total number of suits pending on January 1st, 1908, fifty-five or fourteen less than on January 1st, 1907, and twenty-four less than on January 1st, 1906.
The year 1908 brought neither increase nor decrease in the number of suits, ten new suits having been brought and ten suits having been disposed of, so that on January 1st, 1909, the total number of suits pending was fifty-six.
During the year 1909, nine new suits were brought and eleven disposed of, making the total number of suits pending on January 1st, 1910, fifty-four.
During the year 1910 there was probably brought the least number of suits than in any previous year, namely two. This same year four suits were disposed of, thus leaving on January 1st, 1911, fifty-two suits pending.
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The final year 1911, brought three new suits and disposed of thirty-three suits, making the total number of suits pend- ing January 1, 1912, twenty-two, of which one is in the Suffolk Supreme Judicial Court, one in the Middlesex Supreme Judicial Court, nineteen in the Middlesex Superior Court, and one in the Malden District Court. I think this is the smallest number of cases pending at any one time since we became a city.
In connection with the disposal of these cases, I perhaps should state that while many of them were disposed of by trial or by settlement, the great majority of them were closed by agreement of counsel, or order of court without expense to the city. A general calling of the list of all cases pending in the Middlesex Superior Court was ordered in December for the purpose of clearing the docket and at that time I conferred with opposing counsel in all the cases in which the city was interested and attended the calling and secured in many in- stances, by agreement or motion, a disposition of the cases.
Of the twenty-two suits above mentioned, eight are pend- ing with the order that they are to be disposed of at the April 1912 term or dismissed and one with the order that it is to be disposed of at the October 1912 term or dismissed. Only two of the so-called explosion suits are pending, and these can probably be disposed of in the same manner.
From this brief summary covering six years, it will be seen that forty-three new suits have been brought and one hundred and one suits have been disposed of at very little expense to the city.
As in former years, so during the last year, the regular routine work of the Law Department has been performed con- sisting of looking after cases on the trial list, drawing answers, conferring with opposing counsel in reference to pending cases, drawing agreements for disposing of certain cases, etc.
In addition to passing on numerous orders before they were submitted to the Board of Aldermen, I have prepared many in the first instance including orders for street accept- ance, bond issues and various other matters.
Probably the work that consumed the greatest amount of time was the rendering of opinions to the various members
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of the Board of Aldermen, City Officials and parties interested in some particular measure to be adopted by the city on ques- tions of law, city rights and individual rights. Such opinions have been rendered only after careful consideration of every phase of the case and a through examination of the law re- lating thereto.
I appeared before legislative committees on various matters in which the city was directly or indirectly interested, among them being "An Act relative to the payment of certain assessments by cities and towns in the Metropolitan Parks District" giving cities and towns in the Metropolitan District the right to issue bonds for the payment of the Charles River Basin Assessment. Two other bills in which Melrose was directly interested, namely the bill known as the Real Boston Project and the amendment to the bill providing for the con- struction of a new bridge over the Merrimac River in the City of Lawrence, which amendment provided that Melrose should share in the expense of construction, were both defeated.
There was formed during the year, an asssociation com posed of the city solicitors and town counsel of the eastern part of the State, which had for its primary object the gather- ing together of the different men in charge of the Law De- partments of the cities and towns in this district, to talk over municipal affairs.
We have held frequent meetings and discussed fully and freely all questions of municipal government, ways and means of improvement in different branches and all matters of legis- lation in any way affecting city or town government. We have also brought forward any questions of law on subjects of mtuual interest and have thereby received new ideas as to the meaning of certain vague phrases and technicalities. Aside from the enjoyment I have received from being a member of this association, it has been of the greatest help to me in the performance of my duties, as by means of it, I have been brought in contact with men who had the same questions of law to decide as I had, and the same duties to perform, and from whose experience there were many things to be learned.
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In closing this my last report as City Solicitor, having tendered my resignation by reason of being elected to the Senate, I wish to say that I have spent six most enjoyable years in the service of the City as its Solicitor. My brother officials have been most kind throughout this period, helping in every way possible. All my requests for information have been granted with promptness and good will and I wish to thank most sincerely, through you, all those who have so kindly contributed toward making my term of office so wholly enjoyable.
Trusting that my successor may find as much pleasure in the work as I have, and wishing you a pleasant term of office, I am,
Respectfully, CLAUDE L. ALLEN, City Solicitor.
Collector's Report
December 31, 1911. To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City of Melrose :-
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the twelfth annual report.
TAX 1911.
Warrant
$353,741.55
Additionals.
2,509.99
Interest.
116.52
$356,368.06
Abatements .
4,333.16
$352,034.90
Paid Treasurer 1911
190,210.65
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$161,824.25
TAX 1910.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910.
$142,587.11
Interest collected 1911
2,724.91
Total .
$145,312.02
Abatements 1911.
$2,206.17
Paid Treasurer.
94,294.33
Paid Treasurer Interest
2,724.91 $99,225.41
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$46,086.61
TAX 1909.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$40,672.21
Interest collected 1911
3,166.26
Total .
$43,838.47
Abatements 1911.
$711.72
Takings 1911
3,184.11
Paid Treasurer.
31,655.91
Paid Treasurer Interest
3,166.26
$38,718.00
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1911
$5,120.47
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TAX 1908.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911 .
$4,004.37
Additionals.
2.00
Interest collected 1911
2.1547
$4,221.84
Abatements 1911
$1,298.06
Takings 1911
15.89
Paid Treasurer Tax.
1,217.66
Paid Treasurer Interest
215.47
2,747.08
Uncollected Dec. 30, 1911.
$1,474.76
TAX 1907.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910.
$2,073.16
Interest collected 1911
86.21
Total
$2,159.37
Abatements 1911
$1,130.45
Paid Treasurer
609.80
Paid Treasurer Interest
86.21
1,826.46
Uncollected,
$332.91
TAX 1906.
Warrant
$283,976.26
Additionals.
954.84
Interest.
5,741.27
$290,672.37
Abatements
6,602.52
$284,069.85
Takings.
4,506.79
Total
Paid Treasurer
$279,563.06 279,592.03
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STREET WATERING 1911.
Warrant
Additionals
$6,876.03 9.08
$6,885.11
Abatements .
15.74
Paid Treasurer
3,921.20
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911.
$2,948.17
STREET WATERING 1910.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911 .
$2,246.99
Abatements 1911
23.32
Total .
$2,223.67
Paid Treasurer 1911
1,445.36
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$778.31
STREET WATERING 1909.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$783.74
Abatements 1911.
18.03
Total .
$765.71
Paid Treasurer
632.25
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$133. 46
STREET WATERING 1908.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910
$40.09
Paid Treasurer 1911
28.68
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$11.41
STREET WATERING 1907.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910
$35.65
Paid Treasurer
19.64
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$16.01
$6,869.37
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SEWER ASSESSMENT.
Balance Dec. 31, 1910.
$21.96
SEWER ASSESSMENT.
Balance Dec. 31, 1910.
$21.96
Collections 1911.
3,247.06
$3,269.02
Paid Treasurer.
$2,879.34
Paid Treasurer Interest 389.68
$3,269.02
SERIES A. SIDEWALKS
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$660.07
Paid Treasurer 1911
215.39
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$444.68
Paid Treasurer Interest on same ..
22.03
SERIES B. SIDEWALKS.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$300.57
Paid Treasurer
183.61
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$116.96
Paid Treasurer Interest on same ..
$19.00
SERIES C. SIDEWALKS.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$790.22
Paid Treasurer
428.13
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$362.09
Paid Treasurer Interest on same ..
$8.52
SERIES D. SIDEWALKS.
Collections Dec. 31, 1911
$1,120.93
Interest collected 24.57
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INDIVIDUAL SIDEWALKS AND CURBING.
Amount received.
$1,058.67
Paid Treasurer
$954.88
Refunds.
98.35
$1,053.23
Balance
5.44
$1,058.67
FEES.
Collections 1911
$1,303.72
Paid Treasurer
1,303.72
SIDEWALK 1907.
Collection 1911
$1.38
Paid Treasurer
1.38
SIDEWALK.
Order No. 6992 Deposit from Pe-
titioners.
$70.00
Paid Treasurer
70.00
MOTH 1911.
Warrant .
$1,084.40
Additionals
3.00
$1,087.40
Abatements
42.10
$1,045.30
Paid Treasurer
405.60
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$639.70
MOTH 1910.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$198.25
Paid Treasurer
107.15
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911
$91.10
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MOTH 1909.
Uncollected Jan. 28, 1911
$91.40
Paid Treasurer. . 76.80
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911 . $14.60
MOTH 1908.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1910 .
.28
Paid Treasurer 1911 .28
MOTH 1907.
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1911 . ..
$3.64
SOUTH AVENUE BETTERMENTS.
Collections 1911
$212.37
Paid Treasurer.
$147.98
Paid Treasurer Interest .
64.39 $212.37
MELROSE STREET BETTERMENTS.
Collections 1911
$23.69
Paid Treasurer.
$15.38
Paid Treasurer Interest
8.31 $23.69
FOREST STREET BETTERMENTS.
Collections 1911. . $512.07
Paid Treasurer.
$510.35
Paid Treasurer Interest
1.72 $512.07
MORGAN STREET BETTERMENTS.
Collections 1911
$146.40
Paid Treasurer. 146.40
FLORENCE AVENUE BETTERMENTS.
Collections 1911
$21.03
Paid Treasurer 21.03
GOSS AVENUE BETTERMENTS.
Collections 1911
$266.25
Paid Treasurer 266.25
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TAKINGS 1909. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Collections, Tax.
$366.62
Street Watering.
10.96
Interest.
51.85
$429.43
Paid Treasurer
429.43
TAKINGS 1908. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Tax Collections
$1,036.06
Street Watering
20.82
Moth
4.17
Interest.
200.50
$1,261.55
Paid Treasurer
1,261.55
TAKINGS 1907. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Tax Collections
$930.39
Street Watering
7.38
Moth
7.76
Interest.
286.92
Total
$1,232.45
Paid Treasurer
1,232.45
TAKINGS 1906. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Tax Collections
$323.07
Street Watering
7.03
Moth
3.00
Interest.
119.03
Total
$452.13
Paid Treasurer
452.13
TAKINGS 1905. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Tax Collections
$33.30
Interest.
10.27
Total
$43.57
Paid Treasurer 43.57
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TAKINGS 1904. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Tax Collections
$2.17
Interest. 3.50
Total .
$5.67
Paid Treasurer
5.67
REDEMPTIONS 1903. FOR YEAR 1911.
Collections 1911
$30.49
Paid Treasurer 30.49
REDEMPTION 1902. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Collections 1911
$27.67
Paid Treasurer 27.67
REDEMPTIONS 1901. FOR THE YEAR 1911.
Collections
$26.70
Paid Treasurer
26.70
SEWER REDEMPTION.
Collections 1911
$36.66
Paid Treasurer.
$20.46
Paid Treasurer Interest .
16.20
$36.66
WATER RATES 1911.
Collections 1911
$37,612.53
Paid Treasurer Rates
$37,423.75
Paid Treasurer Summonses
90.60
Refunds
91.26
Balance.
6.92
$37,612.53
WATER RATES 1910.
Collections 1911
$6,516.35
Paid Treasurer 6,516.35
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NON RESIDENT BANK TAX 1911.
Collected.
$1,230.12
Paid Treasurer
1,230.12
RESIDENT BANK TAX 1911.
Collected
$1,829.88
Paid Treasurer
1,829.88
EXCISE TAX 1911.
Collected.
$1,437.25
Paid Treasurer
1,437.25
Respectfully,
JAMES W. MURRAY,
City Collector.
Report of Registrars of Voters
Melrose, Mass., January 31, 1912.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen, Mel- rose, Mass :---
Gentlemen :- The Registrars of Voters held thirty meetings during the year 1911.
The annual meeting was held July 25, 1911. Harry C. Woodill was unanimously re-elected as chairman; W. De Haven Jones, Clerk. Check lists of the seven wards were revised; 475 names were dropped. Reinstated in other wards, 237, making a loss from last year of 238; leaving the list of male voters 3,092. The new law was put in operation compelling the Registrars to meet once a week during the filing of nomination papers for certification. This with the new Primaries, has more than doubled the work of the Reg- istrars of Voters, who have had to certify more than 3,500 names on various nomination papers.
Meetings held for registering the voters for the State Election, November 7th, 1911 were as follows:
Tuesday, September 12th, from 7 until 10 o'clock p.m. Friday, September 15th, from 7 until 10 o'clock p.m.
Tuesday, September 19th, from 7 until 10 o'clock p.m. Tuesday, October 3d, from 7 until 10 o'clock p.m.
Tuesday, October 10th, from 7 until 10 o'clock p.m.
Wednesday, October 18th, from 12 o'clock noon until 10 o'clock p.m., when registration ceased. Revised list as follows:
Male Voters.
Wards
1 414 549 465
4
5
6 7 Totals
3 390 420 566 529 3,333
Meetings were held for registering the voters for the Municipal Election to be held December 12th, 1911, as follows:
Tuesday, November 14th, 1911, from 7 until 10 o'clock p.m., and a final session Wednesday, November 22d, 1911, from 12 o'clock noon until 10 o'clock p.m.
Male Voters.
Wards .
1 418
2 557
3 466
4 391
5 421
6 565
7 Totals
528
3,347
Female Voters. 2 3 4
5
6
7
Totals
32
33
34
62
20
31
14
226
2
Wards.
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TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Public Works Department
CITY OF MELROSE, MASS.
For the Year 1911.
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ORGANIZATION 1911.
HON. EUGENE H. MOORE, Mayor.
GEORGE O. W. SERVIS, Engineer and Superintendent ·
Emma L. Leighton, Stenographer. *Irma A. Gurney, Asst. Stenographer.
William H. Martin, Book-keeper.
Anna M. Spratt, Clerk.
A. J. Waghorne, Assistant in charge Sewers and Drains. 1
James McTiernan Assistant in charge Water Division.
Walter J. Lord, Assistant in charge Highwys.
Engineering Division
Charles F. Woodward, Winthrop W. Moore,
John Dyer, Harold S. Wolley.
*Deceased June 12, 1911.
Public Works Department
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-.
Gentlemen :- In accordance with the established custom, I have the honor to submit herewith the twelfth annual re- port of the Public Works Department of the City of Melrose, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1911.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE.
250 permits have been given to open and occupy public streets. 139 Orders of the Board of Aldermen have been at- tended to or reported on, and the following contracts made: Brick, Sewer Pipe, Water Pipe, Edgestone, Cement, Concrete, and Street Lighting.
Salaries and Wages.
Appropriation .
$2,650.00
Transfer to other expenses. 85.87
$2,564.13
Expended :
Salary, Engineer and Supt. of
Public Works.
$2,000.00
Clerical Services.
564.13
$2,564.13
Other Expenses.
Appropriation
$658.00
Transfer
85.87
$743.87
Expended :
Printing, Stamps and Stationery
$352.63
City Maps
56.00
Bond for Engr. and Supt.
8.00
Telephone.
38.80
Board of Horse, etc.
288.44
$743.87
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WATER DIVISION. Construction.
Stock bal. Jan. 1, 1911 ..
$1,440.00
Treasury balance, Jan.
1,1911. 712.63
Appropriation .
$10,000.00
$12,152.63
Expended.
Services-Stock
$688.48
-Labor.
455.44
$1,143.92
Meters-Stock
$975.35
-Labor
157.67
$1,133.02
Main Lines-Stock. $3,704.20
-Labor.
3,736.08
$7,440.28
$9,717.22
$2,435.41
Meters in Stock
$1,496.12
Due Maintenance.
125.00
$1,371.12
Treasury balance. .
$1,064.29
Inside Services.
Collection paid Treas .. .
$2,467.60
Stock
$1,383.17
Labor
1,069.32
$2,452.49
Treasury balance. . Due Maintenance for Stock
$7.63
Maintenance.
Appropriation Stock ..
$10,000.00 618.82
$10.618,82
$15.11
Expended.
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Expended.
Outside services, Stock. $696.35
Labor 1,310.97
$2,007.32
Relay Mains-Stock. . . $308.11
-Labor .... 455.98
$764.09
Repair Mains-Stock . $122.76
-Labor 406.48
$529.24
Hydrant Maintenance
Stock
$151.54
Labor
182.48
$334.02
Meter Maintenance
Stock
$5.70
Labor.
377.05
Reading.
2,126.06
General Maintenance Salaries
$2,338.28
Board and care horse. . .
319.75
Harness and cart re- pairs.
104.12
Tools and Repairs to
same .
317.55
Hardware, oil and sun- dries.
103.56
Stationery, stamps, etc.
198.98
Telephone.
81.54
$3,463.78
Less receipts.
$65.23
$3,398.55
$9,542.03
Treasury balance. .
$1,076.79
Stock Account.
Balance.
$5,997.05
Stock purchased:
$2,508.81
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Wrought iron pipe and fittings. $112.14
Cast iron pipe and fit- tings. 3,506.66
Brass pipe and fittings. .
50.64
Lead pipe, pig lead and solder.
1,759.83
Hydrants, gates and
valves .
464.76
Gates and service boxes. 405.96
New meters
66.80
Meter parts.
50.02
Concrete .
23.06
Oil and gasoline
38.75
Stock and labor
237.64
Rent of yard .
175.00
$6,891.26
$12,888.31
Stock used:
Outside services, main-
tenance
$696.35
Relay mains
308.11
Hydrants
151.54
Main lines
122.76
. Meters
5.70
$1,284.46
Construction services. . .
$688.48
Installing meters.
775.40
Construction mains.
3,326.01
Inside services
1,383.17
Other divisions.
52.56
$6,225.62
$7,510.08
$5,378.23
Water Rates.
Received by Collector and paid Treasurer :--
1910 rates.
$3,034.18
1911.
37,423.75
Summons
101.20
$40,559.13
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1911 rates as billed.$45,905.08
Cost of System.
Construction to January 1, 1911 . . $409,300.31
Construction 1911 9,717.22
Total cost to Jan. 1. 1912. . $419,017.53
CONSTRUCTION.
Distribution Mains-Extension.
The length of new mains laid during the year including hydrant branches is 3,456 feet, making a total length in the city of approximately fifty-one and twenty-seven one hun- dredths (51.27) miles.
Seven (7) additional fire hydrants have been placed, the total now in service being three hundred and twenty-seven (327) maintained by this department.
Twenty-five (25) water gates have been placed on new mains, and two (2) on old mains.
Sixty-eight (68) new lead services were laid during the year.
Water Meters.
Eighty-six (86) meters have been installed and one (1) abandoned during the year, making a total of thirty-eight hundred and sixty-three (3,863) in use December 31, 1911.
All occupied houses or buildings in the city are metered and the results from the general use of meters have been very satisfactory.
Meters are read monthly and water takers notified if excessive quantity of water is being used.
Maintenance and Operation.
The entire system of mains, services, hydrants, water meters, etc., has had careful attention, and repairs and changes have been made where required. Following are some of the items:
13 breaks in cement pipe repaired.
21 joints in iron pipe repaired.
50 service leaks in street repaired.
33 services in street cleaned.
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25 services in private premises cleaned.
129 services in street renewed with lead.
91 services in private premises renewed with lead.
6 gates repacked.
Hydrants oiled, repaired, and kept free from snow and ice.
The table of Relay gives length, size, etc., of cast iron pipe used to replace defective or small cement pipe.
TOTAL PIPEAGE OF THE CITY.
Number of feet of 3-4 inch pipe
1,264
66
66
66
66
11%
66 66 66 375 66 2 66 5,948 66 4 53,136 66 66 66 8 66 24,249 66 10 1 1,355
66 66 66
66
66
66
2,920
66
66
66
66
5,223
Total. 270,703
Length of cast iron pipe, 203,973 feet, or 38.63 miles.
" cement pipe 66,730 feet, or 12.64 miles.
Total 51.27 miles.
Number of services in use 3,669
66 meters . 3,863
66 " fire hydrants 327
66 gates on mains . 537 66 " standpipes for street sprinkling 37
" watering troughs. 66
4
" ornamental fountains. 2
66 " drinking fountains 1
" free services 14
66
66
66 66
66 66
66 66
66 66
66
66 66
66
66
66 12 66 22,156 66 14 66 66 19,846 16 6 134,231
66
66 66
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WATER ASSESSMENTS AND CONSUMPTION.
The annual assessments paid by this City as its propor- tionate part of the cost and operation of the Metropolitan Water Works are given below:
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