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Year
Sink- ing
Interest
Main- tenance
Maturing Serial Bonds
Total
Fund
1898
No division
$3,332.94
1899
No division
4,921.63
1900
No division
6,740.49
1901
$2,758.43
$7,130.58
$2,657.31
12,546.32
1902
4,398.83
7,038.98
2,997.12
14,434.93
1903
3,630.11
11,243.27
2,941.96
17,815.34
1904
3,730.13
12,492.25
3,500.35
19,722.73
1905.
4,829.71
12,558.36
3,090.46
20,478.53
1906.
5,802.58
14,905.91
4,521.60
25,230.09
1907.
6,433.77
15,748.61
4,788.81
26,971.19
1908.
6,564.43
18,112.32
4,018.30
28,693.90
1909.
5,405.19
14,495.42
4,622.77
24,523.38
1910.
4,464.87
11,925.83
3,250.21
19,640.91
1911.
4,683.16
12,866.12
3,605.47
$45.83
21,200.58
The daily per capita consumption of water in Melrose, as recorded by the Venturi meters, operated by the Metropolitan Water Works, is shown below by months for the years 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911.
Gallons Per Capita Per Day.
1908
1909
1910
1911
January .
105
61
57
59
February
102
61
59
60
March.
93
58.
59
59
April.
94
60
61
60
May.
99
64.
65
68
June
111.
71.
66.
65
July .
106
65. 71
August
84
71. 66.
71 61
September.
85
63
65
65
October
72
61
66.
66
November
64
60.
61
62
December
61
55
61 62
-
186
CITY OF MELROSE
The following table shows the daily per capita consump- tion of water in the cities and towns in the metropolitan water district for the year 1911, as registered by the metropolitan meters:
City or Town Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May, June, Jnly Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year
Boston
138 138 130 123 125 123 128 120 119 118 116 117 124
Somerville
79
81
77
75
78
77
78
74
70
69
67
68
74
Malden.
40
40
39
41
46
43
49
44
44
44
43
76 73
67
86 45
84 45
62
70
75
Watertown .
72
63
64
66
73
68
93 127 41
44
73
70 85
64
60
60
56
Lexington .
63
64
64
67
82
80 115
93
81
75
77 62
77
Nahant .
49
49
49
58
61
67
84 71
65
61
48 53 97
36 65
Swampscott. .
55
51
50
56
60
60
70
66
60
54
57 59
Met. Dist.
114 115 109 103 107 104 111 103 101 100
98 105
This district, in order of per capita consumption, begin- ning with the lowest, stands as follows:
1-Milton
10-Everett
2-Malden
11-Somerville
3-Medford
11-Revere
4-Winthrop
12-Stoneham
5-Swampscott
· 12-Lexington 13-Chelsea
7-Nahant
14-Arlington
8-Watertown
9 -- Belmont
15-Quincy 16-Boston
87
90
85
79
82
79
83
81.
94 107 54 60
71
92
84
77
70 63
61
59 69
67 84 39 56
Milton .
33
36
38
43
50
61
65
85
85
69
63
78 39 48 45
70 38
35
45
62 64 78 71
Belmont.
52
54
58
61
89
86 128
82 67 94 36
Arlington.
72
72
71
71
77
77
92
51
57
68
65
61
65
66 62
73 80 73 76 87 43 50 63
Medford.
52
51
50
59
60
Revere
73
76
67
65
77
80
Winthrop.
49
49
46
50
Stoneham
82 103 100
94
71
77
81
79
69
92
45
Melrose
59
60
Quincy
79
79
78
81
83
74
64 66
43 43
Chelsea
Everett
74
74 95 51
62
85 36 57
67
6-Melrose
74 102
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WATER CONSTRUCTION-19II.
Pipe Laid
Gates
Hyd'ts
Length
in
Feet
Size Inches
No.
Size
Inches
No.
Sizes
Inches
Albion St. Day St. to No. 73.
177
6
2
6
1
6
$174.70
Bartlett St ...
2
4
1
4
17.29
Clifford St., No. 45 to No. 49. .
72
6
1
6
1
6
111.15
Cumner Ave., at No. 9.
12
6
15,22
Day St. Albion St. West
93
4
69.92
Ferdinand St ...
1
4
11.06
Fairview Ave., No. 36 South.
140
4
1
4
Hillcrest Ave. Mooreland Road to East St. .
278
6
1
6
270.86
Lynn Fells Parkway.
Main St.
288
4
2
4
494.48
Lincoln St.
36
6
46.39
Mooreland Road Hillcrest Ave. to Porter St.
878
6
3
6
1
6
1,036.71
Main St. Goodyear Malden Line
Ave., to
+830
10
3
10
1,538.59
Main St.
8
6
1
6
496.18
Orris Place. .
24
4
78.70
Perkins St. Parkway West .
220
6
2
6
1
6
791.30
School St. No. 62 South.
114
6
1
6
1
6
231.32
Upland Road. Sewell Woods Road to Summit
208
6
1
6
285.74
Warwick Road ..
*680
6
1
6
1
6
1,055.04
Winter St ...
7
6
1
6
1
6
57.32
Imp. to Plant. (see Relay)
196.92
Totals .
4,351
25
7
$7,440.28
New Meters Installed
1,133.02
New Services
1,143.92
$9,717.22
+Replaced 12-in. cement
*65 ft. 4-in. cement abandoned
±1912
St ..
56
6
1
6
Nowell Road
228
6
2
6
461.39
#Goss Ave.
to Green St.
Cost
LOCATION
188
WATER RELAY-19II.
Pipe Laid
Pipe Abandoned
Gates
Hy'dts
Length
ın
Feet
Size
Inches
Length
Feet
Sice
Inches
No.
Size
Inches
Albion St., Melrose St. to No. 28 . Gooch St., E. Foster St. to Foster Street . ..
358
6
358
4
$315.97
$65.08
$381.05
295
6
295
4
6
251.76 196.36
89.51
341.27
Winter St., Lebanon St. to No. 9.
199
6
199
4
2 *1
6
42.33
238.69
Totals .
852
852
2
$764.09
$196.92
$961.01
*Replaced 4-in.
CITY OF MELROSE
LOCATION
Charged to Relay
Improvement to Plant Charged to Construction
Total Cost
in·
189
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
Berwick Street, Wyoming Avenue, to Grove Street, and Grove Street, Walnut Street to Lebanon Street, and the junction of Grove, Lebanon and Lynde Streets, have been constructed with Bituminous Macadam, making, with the work done in previous year, a continuous improvement from Wyoming Avenue to Lebanon Street.
Bellevue Avenue, from Lynn Fells Parkway to Linden Road, has been macadamized, completing this street from Porter Street to Linden Road, and in connection with con- struction of Lynn Fells Parkway makes a great improvement in this section of the City.
Emerson Street West, from near Holland Road to Stone- ham line, was macadamized and sidewalks graded.
Lynn Fells Parkway, Bellevue Avenue to Tremont Street, has been surfaced and opened to the public by the Metropoli- tan Park Commissioners.
Rowe Street, from Upham Street to Emerson Street, has been macadamized. Green Street Widening, Lynn Fells Parkway to Avon Street, has been completed, car-tracks re- located and relaid, and the street constructed with Bituminous Macadam. Sargent Street, from Highland Avenue to Briggs Street, has been graded and graveled, sidewalks and street. Boardman Avenue graveled from Main Street to Brook. Florence Avenue graded and graveled and Goss Avenue, from Grove Street to near Harold Street, gravel construc- tion completed.
Sidewalks on improved streets have had careful attention and gravel, cinders and dust used where required to keep them in good condition.
All streets have been cleaned (dirt and weeds), 1,642 double loads removed, and the business sections, main streets and near railroad stations, were cleaned daily by push-cart men.
The past season, on a large part of the work of street sprinkling, oil has been used very successfully instead of water, and in all probability this method will supersede the use of water as a dust layer.
190
CITY OF MELROSE
General Administration.
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Expended.
Bookkeeper (part of salary) $290.71
Superintendent, (Assistant).
1,040.50
Time keeper (part of salary)
366.25
Laborers, regular help holidays
29.75
Watchman, part of salary
271.43
1,998.14
Treasury balance, $1.86
Maintenance.
Appropriation
$9,000.00
Excise Tax .
1,437.25
Street Railway Tax.
2,603.25
$13,040.50
Expended.
Minor repairs
$1,363.61
Blacksmithing.
276.22
Paving and sand
31.42
Yard rent
72.00
Telephone service .
67.06
Teams, repairs, supplies, etc
266.24
Tools and Expense account.
363.09
Teams, collecting ashes
277.33
Repairing walks, gravel .
1,282.27
Cleaning streets and crossings
260.62
Snow removal and sanding
1,347.67
Guard rail and fencing
59.68
Repairing bridges and culverts
376.44
Granite crossings.
149.40
Trimming and removing trees.
39.13
Paving repairs
233.55
Stable account.
59.11
Roller account.
150.00
Clearing Dix Pond area for Memorial Building Stone 61.08
191
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Goss avenue construction.
355.98
Team of Assistant Superintendent. .
540.00
Albion street repairs
3.97
Ashland street repairs.
42.93
Ashmont street repairs.
164.76
Bellevue avenue repairs
35.04
Botolph Street
Repairs
.88
Brown Street
53.03
Crescent Avenue
66
84.00
Emerson Street E.
66
7.74
Emerson Street W
6.28
Essex Street
66
63.22
Cleaveland Street
95.43
First Street
66
6.60
Foster Street E.
66
69.97
Foster Street W
66
24.39
Ferdinand Street
149.18
Franklin Street
66
98.06
Florence Street
66
15.43
Gooch Street
32.63
Goss Avenue
15.92
Grove Street
473.06
Greenwood Street
66
33.20
Highland Avenue
66
32.12
Hillside Avenue
27.37
Howard Street
131.33
Linden Road
69.55
Lebanon Street
66
565.95
Linwood Avenue
66
70.73
Main Street
66
1,085.95
Maple Street
35.62
Melrose Street
119.04
Malvern Street
64.77
Meridian Street
66
38.88
Otis Street
.90
Pleasant Street
31.81
Porter Street
66
870.03
Richardson Road
4.35
Myrtle Street
66
2.93
192
CITY OF MELROSE
Sanford Street 66
17.28
Sargent Street
66
42.52
Tremont Street
75.11
Trenton Street
16.56
Upham Street
66
102.77
Vinton Street
66
59.72
Washington Street
24.01
Winter Street
66
16.13
Wyoming Avenue
66
106.93
$12,717.98
Less to other accounts,
tools, etc.
$550.09
Less crusher balance
1,072.18
$1,622.27
$11,095.71
Treasury balance.
...
$1,944.79
SIDEWALK REPAIRS.
Brown Street
$49.79
Cherry Street .
9.12
Cleaveland Street.
62.23
Crystal Street.
26.95
Dell Avenue
7.75
East Street
9.53
Essex Street
17.29
Emerson Street West
28.87
Ferdinand Street.
28.87
First Street.
29.23
Foster Street East.
25.50
Foster Street West
2.31
Florence Avenue
1.42
Florence Street .
44.80
Green Street.
12.93
Goss Avenue
89.25
General repairs.
28.88
Hillside Avenue
4.81
Howard Street.
15.18
Lebanon Street
4.83
Laurel Street .
16.07
193
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Linwood Avenue
5.62
Lynde Street.
8.00
Main Street. .
83.09
Malvern Street.
1.12
Melrose Street .
31.69
Mooreland Road
33.69
Morgan Street .
24.47
Mystic Avenue
8.62
Pleasant Street .
54.76
Porter Street .
70.31
Prospect Street.
60.15
--
Renwick Road.
8.72
Richardson Road.
1.12
Sanford Street
39.97
Sargent Street
11.34
Sylvan Street.
7.81
Sewall Street .
9.53
Tappan Street
4.82
Tremont Street
10.34 .
Upham Street .
60.09
Vinton Street.
8.25
Whittier Avenue
42.37
Wyoming Avenue
31.84
Concrete repairs.
150.41
$1,282.27
ROLLER ACCOUNT.
Expended.
Teams and labor
· · $87.15
Supplies.
23.24
Front wheels and other parts
498.63
Coal .
169.73
$778.75
Credit :-
Charges for roller, various streets. . .
$628.75
Charged to Maintenance account ... $150.00
194
CITY OF MELROSE
STABLE ACCOUNT.
Teams charged to streets and other divisions . $10,295.62
Board of horse, Standard Oil Co.
38.00
$10,333.62
Expended.
Hay and grain .
$2,467.81
Carts and repairs.
374.89
Harnesses and repairs.
127.15
Horse from Charity Dept.
250.00
Medical attendance and medicine .. .
117.53
Horse hire.
64.00
Shoeing
489.81
Rent, light and heat.
580.96
Labor as per pay rolls.
5,669.02
$10,141.17
Balance to credit of Maintenance ... $192.45
CRUSHER ACCOUNT.
Materials charged to streets and other divisions :-
Crushed stone and ledge stone $4,940.68
Coal . 140.05
$5,080.73
Expended.
Casting and screens
$25.18
Supplies.
318.65
Coal .
391.96
Stone
711.46
Teams
449.73
Labor
2,111.57
$4,008.55
Balance to credit of Maintenance .... $1,072.18
PAVING REPAIRS.
Bellevue Avenue .
$19.30
Batchelder Street.
14.65
195
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Emerson Street West
3.69
Ferdinand Street.
13.41
Essex Street. 2.86
Cleaveland and Maple Streets
19.37
Highland Avenue.
28.28
Oakland Street.
2.07
Main Street.
129.92
$233.55
BELLEVUE AVENUE-(Macadam)
Appropriation.
$1,200.00
Expended.
Labor and teams
$500.13
Crushed stone.
462.00
Rolling ..
61.25
Sand and gravel.
2.50
Brick and cement
5.80
Curbing
4.95
Powder
.11
Tools and sundries.
31.10
$1,067.84
Balance transferred to Green Street Widening.
$132.16
BOARDMAN AVENUE (Gravel)
Appropriation.
$500.00
Expended.
Labor and teams
$279.11
Gravel .
30.75
Sewer pipe.
7.20
317.12
Treasury balance. $182.88
EMERSON STREET WEST-(Macadam)
Appropriation . $1,600.00
196
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Labor and teams
$833.72
Crushed stone.
625.50
Steam Roller . .
110.00
Tools and sundries
30.78
$1,600.00
GOSS AVENUE-(Gravel)
Appropriation .
$2,000.00
From Highway Maintenance.
355.98
$2,355.98
Expended 1910
1,398.45
Expended 1911:
Labor.
$1,203.45
Teams
290.68
Stock
54.40
Cr. by stone to crusher
$1,548.53
591.00
$957.53
GREEN STREET WIDENING-(Tar Macadam)
Appropriation.
$2,150.00
Transfer from Bellevue Avenue
132.16
Transfer from Rowe Street
241.76
$2,523.92
Expended 1910
722.36
$1,801.56
Expended 1911 :-
Land damages
$150.00
Labor and teams
584.06
Crushed stone from crusher.
465.00
Crushed stone from Coleman Bros.
22.31
Steam roller
51.25
Tarvia
409.20
$957.53
197
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Sewer pipe .
.24
Brick, sand and loam
38.00
Cement .
16.80
Catch-basin cover
2.85
Tools and sundries
61.85
FLORENCE AVENUE-(Gravel.)
Appropriation.
$300.00
Evpended 1910
3.30
Expended 1911 :-
Labor and teams
$254.12
Crushed stone
18.00
Gravel
20.83
Steam roller
3.75
GROVE STREET-(Tar Macadam).
Appropriation.
$2,500.00
Balance from 1910 account
914.48
Expended :---
Labor and teams
$1,350.52
Crushed stone.
1,440.77
Gravel
2.60
Cement .
2.00
Steam roller
126.25
Tarvia
833.49
Sundries
1.25
$3,756.88
Less paving and flagging charged to
other accounts 342.40
MORGAN STREET.
Appropriation.
$2,500.00
Expended 1910
2,233.64
$1,801.56
$296.70
$296.70
$3,414.48
$3,414.48
$266.36
198
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended 1911 :-
Labor and teams. $74.12
Granolithic steps, iron pipe fence, etc 28.37
Use steam drill, boiler and tools. 163.87
$266.36
MELROSE STREET Lowering Sidewalk, Walls, etc., No. 120 to Tremont St.
Appropriation.
$500.00
Expended :-
Labor and teams
$61.19
Lumber.
1.09
Granolithic steps
22.40
Wall.
67.25
Temporary wooden steps
35.00
$178.18
Treasury balance.
$321.82
NOWELL ROAD.
Appropriation.
·$1,800.00
Expended :-
Recording deed
$3.65
Paving blocks.
271.50
Labor.
46.75
$321.90
Treasury balance.
$1,478.10
ROWE STREET-(Macadam).
Appropriation ..
$1,200.00
Expended :-
Labor and teams
$420.93
Crushed stone.
439.50
Gravel .
14.00
Brick and cement .
.90
Rolling.
55.00
Tools, sharpening, etc.
27.91
$958.24
199
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Balance transferred to Green Street Widening. $241.76
SARGENT STREET-(Gravel.)
Appropriation. $1,000.00
Expended.
Labor and teams.
$540.83
Crushed stone.
21.00
Gravel
21.40
Rolling
5.00
Cement
.40
$588.63
Treasury balance.
$411.37
UNEXPENDED BALANCES.
Franklin Street Widening
$24.16
Swains Pond Avenue
28.52
Florence Street ..
$500.00
200
STREETS ACCEPTED AS HIGHWAYS IN 1911.
Street
From
To
Width in Feet
Length in Feet
Date of Acceptance
Goss Avenue .
Harold Street
North
40
120
Dec. 21-1911
Harrison Street.
Rockland Street .
West. .
1 to 15.58
138
July 10-1911
Lincoln Street .
Porter Street. ..
South .
40
548
Dec. 21-1911
Nowell Road .
Henry Avenue .
Morgan Street.
40
1,174
June 22-1911
Warwick Road. .
Vinton Street .
West. .
40
436
Oct. 18-1911
Wyoming Avenue E.
Brown Street
-
East .
40
226
Dec. 28-1911
.
CITY OF MELROSE
201
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SIDEWALKS.
There have been 8,687.7 linear feet of new edgestone set and 1,594 linear feet of edgestone reset, in connection with which, where required, 1,557 linear feet (519 square yards) of gutters have been repaved.
There have been 753.4 square yards of granolithic and 3,685.83 square yards of new tar concrete sidewalks con- structed, and under repairs to present walks, 1,559.95 square yards three-coat tar concrete and 2,380-64 square yards one- coat or top-dressing, were renewed. The above includes necessary repairs to gas, water and sewer trenches.
INDIVIDUAL SIDEWALKS.
Appropriation .
$1,000.00
Transfer from continuous walks
308.99
Receipts .
951.99
$2,260.98
Expended.
Simpson Brothers, 1910 account ..
$34.58
Deficit, 1910 account
280.73
Labor.
507.96
Stock.
186.38
Edgestone
755.57
Lumber
17.98
Lamp black
4.85
Sodding.
144.80
Simpson Brothers, balance.
17.82
Hardware
1.91
Concrete
151.28
Wall.
6.25
$2,110.11
Treasury balance.
$150.87
CONTINUOUS WALKS.
Balance.
$1,244.23
Appropriation.
11,000.00
$12,244.23
202
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Transferred to Individual Walks.
$308.99
Labor ..
2,573.96
Oil, lumber and sundries
71.08
Sodding
511.12
Edgestone
4,046. 01
Concrete .
2,617.62
Labor on granolithic walk.
361.95
Highway Division
916.79
Sewer Division
229.80
Individual Walks.
199.89
$11,837.21
Treasury balance.
$407.02
REPAIR PRESENT WALKS.
Appropriation .
$2,000.00
Expended.
Concrete work.
$1,677.81
Brick
44.25
Highway Division, stock
70.40
Sewer Division, stock
10.40
Labor
191.63
$1,994.49
Treasury balance $5.51
INDIVIDUAL WALKS, 1911.
Abuttors
Location
Sq. Yds. Concrete
Sq. Ft. Granolith
Sq. Ft. Sodding
Total Cost City Work
Amt. Assess.
Straight
Curved
Blks
Wm. T. Atwood ..
1 Howard St ..
184
$14.72 211.18
$7.36
Boston Rubber Shoe Co ....
Pleasant St ...
244.60
12.50
4
L. M. Bolton.
57 Howard St ...
54.00
Olive M. Chandler.
5 Howard St ..
Mrs. Jennie Conway
129 Vinton St ..
71.20
381
206
145.13
72.56
A. P. Gillette ..
89 Richardson Rd.
60.00
300
154
133.23
66.62
Harry H. Hunt.
64 & 68 Prospect St ..
138.20
82.36
321
197.44
98.72
Harry Hunt ..
70 Prospect St ...
144.00
90.37
317
201.10
100.55
Highland Assoc.
Main St. cor. E. Emerson St
58.15
42.77
21.38
Jghn J. Keating.
170 Bellevue Ave.
44.30
34.45
17.22
Ruth M. Marvin .
148 Ashland St ..
145.70
34.00
350
186.68
93.34
Mrs. A. O. Mason
First and Larrabee Sts.
12.00
12.70
23.74
11.87
O. B. Munroe ..
15 Howard St ..
100
8.00
4.00
E. E. Prescott.
96 and 100 Sargent St.
100.70
60.00
200
146.07
73.03
F. G, Stantial.
146 Florence St ..
373
73.88
36.94
W. S. Smith ..
16 Brown St ...
60.10
301
144
179.22
89.61
F.W. Thomas .. ..
63 Bellevue Ave .. .
131.10]
2
190
116.81
58.40
Frank R. Upham.
185 Linwood Ave.
76.25
2
65.72
32.86
*Unfinished.
1,340.30
59.20
8
232.73
13.55
23.50
$1,794.86
$897.41
105.59
184
14.72
7.36
Lin. Feet Edgestone
Continuous Walks, 1911. (One-half cost assessed to Abuttors. )
Street
Side
From
To
Lin. Ft. Edgestone
Blks.
Sq. Yds. Concrete
Sq. Ft. Granolith
Sq. Ft. Sodding
Total Cost
Total Ass'm't.
Ashmont St ..
North
No. 29.
33.33
$21.66
$10.83
Ashland St ..
Both
Richardson Rd ..
Wakefield Line ..
277.00
235.01
117.51
Crescent Ave ...
North
Est. of Smith.
Howard St ..
128.00
87.00
222.75
111.37
Emerson St. W.
South
No. 62.
229.60
688
227.22
113.61
Emerson St. E ..
North
Main St.
Lebanon St.
339.30
132.55
Foster St. E.
Both
Dell Ave.
Lebanon St.
748.90
2
756.02
378.01
Ferdinand St ..
East
No. 65.
74.20
44.00
94.00
47.00
Ferdinand St.
East
No. 59.
100.00
85.74
42.87
Hillside Ave ..
Both
Upham St.
Emerson St.
824.25
660.86
330.43
Harrison St.
East
At Orne's ..
41.33
26.86
13.43
Linden Rd.
South
Elm St ..
285.00
188.74
94.37
Larrabee St.
East
Laurel St.
18.70
248.39
180.82
153.74
Main St.
West
Melrose St ...
Franklin St ...
1,026.00
699.13
349.56
Main St ..
West
Opp. Pearl St ...
Wakefield Line.
711.94
462.75
231.37
Morgan St .. .
East
Richardson Rd.
1,598
609
424.76
212.38
Malvern St ..
South
East.
731.00
651.31
325.66
Maple St ..
South
Cleveland St .....
Tappan St ..
155.00
100.75
50.37
Myrtle St ..
Both
Foster St ..
South
832.70
2,090
815.55
407.78
Melrose St ..
South
At No. 88-92-96.
217.75
176.50
88.25
Nowell Rd.
West
Henry Ave.
Morgan St.
1,088.90 ) 353.50]
1,674.85
837.42
Nowell Rd ..
East
Taylor St.
Land of Case.
Otis St ....
North
Vinton St.
Charles St.
504.12
375.03
187.51
Reading Hill Ave.
North
Main St ..
East.
697.70
Richardson Rd ..
North
No. 69.
122.80
Richardson Rd ..
South
No. 88-90 ..
124.80
658
278
271.92
135.96
Remwick Rd ..
West
Marvin Rd ..
North
184.44
Sargent St ..
East
Franklin St ..
560.65
27.70
· 1,668
1,193.51
596.76
Stratford Rd.
East
Front No. 57.
400
*Unfinished
Totals ..
7,469.75
2
3,453.10
' 5,426
5,333
$9,669.78
$4,898.21
Bellevue Ave .... First St ..
Est. of Coughlin Lebanon St ..
124.04
62.02
Highland Ave ...
EDGESTONE RESET AND STREET CORNERS.
Edgestone
Streets
Location
Reset
Curved
Straight
Bellevue Avenue-Angle North.
Both Sides. .
$180.00
Cleveland and Maple Streets .
North West Corner.
11.20
12.20
Emerson Street and Lebanon Street.
N. W. Corner .. .
25.00
Foster Street East and Cass Street.
Both Corners ..
26.00
Hillside Avenue-Upham Street North
E. Side and Cors., Emerson Street . South East Corner.
12.70
6.30
Main Street-Boulevard North .
West Side .
525.00
East Side.
325.00
Main Street-Lincoln Road North. Myrtle Street .
Both Sides .
318.00
Malvern Street. .
South East Corner
21.00
Otis Street and Leed Street ..
Both Corners .
23.10
16.50
Trenton and Russell Streets
South West Corner.
13.60
Totals
60.60
35.00
1,594.00
174.00
Larrabee and Foster Streets.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
205
206
CITY OF MELROSE
STREET SPRINKLING.
On May 1, 1911, the Board of Aldermen passed Order No. 6,759, ordering the following streets sprinkled in accordance with Chapter 24 of the City Ordinance.
Street
From
To
Lin. Ft.
Ashland St.
Melrose St.
Highland Ave.
1,241
Adams St.
Wyoming Ave.
Russell St.
827
Batchelder St.
Bellevue Ave.
Porter St.
869
Bellevue Ave.
Linden Rd.
Upham St.
2,442
Berwick St.
Foster St.
Wyoming Ave.
1,230
Botolph St.
Franklin St.
West Hill Ave.
373
Cass St.
Grove St.
Foster St.
505
Cedar Park
Emerson St.
End Pope & Abbott's
332
Cedar Park
Emerson St.
Bend at Depot
370
Cleaveland St.
60 ft. from Sanford St. Baxter St.
619
Cottage St.
Foster St.
Wyoming Ave.
1,140
Dell Ave.
Upham St.
Winter St.
362
Elm St.
Howard St.
Linden Rd.
1,090
Emerson St.
Stoneham Line
Stratford Rd.
6,600
Essex St.
Emerson St.
Main St.
1,897
First St.
Lebanon St.
Holbrook's E. Line
460
Florence St.
Foster St.
Russell St.
2,132
Foster St.
Vinton St.
Larrabee St.
4,784
Franklin St.
Main St.
Stoneham Line
4,847
Green St.
Main St.
Porter and Lebanon
2,834
Greenwood St.
Franklin St.
Woodland Ave.
1,147
Greystone Rd.
First St.
Upham St.
427
Grove St.
Berwick St.
Larrabee St.
3,983
Herbert St.
Berwick St.
Myrtle St.
379
Highland Ave.
Ashland St.
Sargent St.
949
Hillside Ave.
Upham St.
Emerson St.
445
Hillside Ave.
Bellevue Ave.
Angle in Street
336
Howard St.
Green St.
M. G. Cochrane's
1,244
Howard St.
Front of No. 134
250
Hurd St.
Cottage St.
B. & M. R. R.
776
Lake Ave.
Emerson St.
Tremont St.
1,224
Lebanon St.
Porter St.
S. Line No. 333
3,799
Linden Rd.
Green St.
Main St.
456
Linden Rd.
Green St.
100 ft. E. Bellevue Ave.
800
Lynde St.
Main St.
Summer St.
1,234
Laurel St.
Lebanon St.
Larrabee St.
1,344
Main St.
Wakefield Line
Malden Line
11,994
Malvern St.
Potter St.
Meridian St.
1,325
Maple St.
Vinton St.
Cleaveland St.
216
207
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Meridian St.
Grove St.
Beech Ave.
737
Melrose St.
Vinton St.
Belmont St. 654
Melrose St.
Front of No. 120
170
Myrtle St.
Grove St.
Emerson St. 2,227
North Ave.
Walton Park
Stoneham Line
693
Orris St.
Vinton St.
Walton Park
1,090
Orient Ave.
Porter St.
Emerson St.
1,015
Pleasant St.
Wyoming Ave.
Goodycar Ave.
3,188
Porter St.
White's W. Line
Batchelder St.
415
Poplar St.
Emerson St.
Prospect St.
600
Rowe St.
Upham St.
Green St.
2,023
Sewall St.
Upham St.
First St.
390
Stratford Rd.
Upham St.
E. Line of No. 57
738
Tremont St.
Emerson St.
J. P. Deering's
566
Tremont St.
Franklin St.
Melrose St.
847
Trenton St.
Foster St.
Washington Si.
2,560
Upham St.
Main St.
Lincoln St. 3,250
Vine St.
Essex St.
Myrtle St. 650
Vinton St.
Franklin St.
Foster St.
4,880
Washington St.
Trenton St.
Pleasant St.
3,000
Wyoming Ave.
Stoneham Line
Brown's E. Line
4,446
Walton Park
Franklin St.
Orris St.
832
Warren St.
Franklin St.
Orris St.
614
Youle St.
Vinton St.
Leeds St.
892
103,228
During the year the following streets were added :-
Boardman Ave. Main St.
Hawes Ave. 600
Cleaveland St.
Baxter St.
Wyoming Ave. 161
Gooch St.
Laurel St.
Foster St. 279
Howard St.
Front of No. 196
392
Linden Rd. Elm St.
Porter St. 614
Linden Rd.
Main St.
100 E. Bellevue Ave. 830
Melrose St.
Tremont St.
Belmont St. 300
Summer St.
Lynde St.
Linwood Ave.
290
Willow St.
Essex St.
Foster St. 555
Sanford St.
Florence St.
Cleaveland St.
253
4,274
Total Lin. Ft. 107,500
Expended. WATER.
Labor and teams
$1,827.22
Repair carts. 358.69
Painting carts
129.00
208
CITY OF MELROSE
Studebaker parts
20.16
Valves 40.50
Repair stand-pipes
23.74
Tunnels.
23.72
Schedules
4.50
$2,961.28
OILING.
Alder Speare's Sons Co., (oil)
$1,472.42
Standard Oil Co., (oil and labor)
2,705.31
Labor and teams.
86.81
Fittings, express, etc.
23.96
$4,288.50
$7,249.78
Amount certified for As-
sessment $6,876.03
CARE OF TREES.
Expended.
Labor and teams
$237.01
Tools, rope, etc.
13.13
Concrete repairs.
7.22
$257.36*
(* $39.13 of above paid from Highway Maintenance).
STREET SIGNS AND NUMBERING.
Appropriation
$100.00
Balance.
12.94
$112.94
Expended.
Street signs.
$63.50
Numbers.
15.15
Hardware
.35
Labor.
8.24
87.24
Treasury balance $25.70
209
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STREET BOUNDS.
Balance
$55.23
Expended .
1.35
Treasury balance.
$53.88
STREET CLEANING.
Appropriation ..
$5,500.00
From Highway Maintenance.
260.62
$5,760.62
Expended.
Labor and teams
$3,409.78
City teams .
382.68
Labor with push carts
1,930.10
Tools and brooms .
38.06
$5,760.62
COLLECTION OF ASHES AND RUBBISH.
There have been 3,736 double loads of ashes and rubbish collected by city teams, and the various dumps kept in as good condition as possible.
Appropriation.
$2,650.00
From Highway Maintenance
277.33
Collections
4.50
$2,931.83
Expended.
Labor.
$1,077.20
Highway teams
1,820.62
Ash cards and delivery.
29.51
$2,927.33
Treasury balance. $4.50
STREET LIGHTING.
Appropriation. $15,687.00
210
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Malden Electric Company $15,519.51
Treasury balance. $167.49
CITY HALL. Salaries and Wages.
Appropriation.
$1,400.00
Expended.
Labor as per pay rolls. $1,359.97
Treasury balance.
$40.03
OTHER EXPENSES.
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