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Appropriation .
Collections
$3,300.00 373.44
$3,673.44
Expended.
Labor and Teams Collecting $3,216.61
Labor, leveling city dumps. . 74.93
Labor, leveling park dumps . 130.00
Printing and delivering Ash Schedules . 23.63
3,445.17
Balance
$228.27
STREET LIGHTING.
Appropriation $15,341.64
Expended.
Malden Electric Company .. . 15,339.57
Balance.
$2.07
156
CITY OF MELROSE
CITY HALL. Salaries and Wages.
Appropriation .
$1,400.00
Expended.
Labor as per pay rolls
1,371.43
Balance
$28.57
OTHER EXPENSES.
Appropriation.
$2,000.00
Expended.
Janitor's supplies and re-
pairing.
$390.43
Lighting.
1,236.10
Heating
549.32
$2,175.85
Less lighting bill unpaid . . . . 224.40
1,951.45
Balance.
$48.55
157
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CITY AUDITORIUM. List of Engagements.
Evenings. . Full Price 94
$2,032.00
Afternoons.
Full Price 2
20.00
Evenings Free
4
Afternoons Free
1 $2,052.00
Amount received and paid Treasurer, 1912 Acct ... . $1,987.00
Amount received and paid Treasurer, 1911 Acct ... . 25.00
$2,012.00
CITY SCALES.
In accordance with the Ordinance, all materials pur- chased by the City, so far as I am aware, have been weighed on the City Scales, and in addition to these, goods of outside parties have been weighed and the fees established by ordi- nance collected. These collections amount to $34.10, and this amount has been paid to the City Treasurer.
INSURANCE.
Appropriation
$1,728.00 140.00
Receipts
$1,868.00
Expended.
Premiums.
1,748.75
Balance.
$119.25
SEWER DIVISION-CONSTRUCTION.
Balance Jan. 1, 1912.
$3,776.02
Stock Balance.
1,127.34
Bond Issue.
10,000.00
Received for Stock .
244.61
$15,147.97
158
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Construction, see table ..... $5,139.12
On account maintenance, to
be refunded. 16.97
Stock balance, Pipe and Castings. $1,627.84
Air Compressor and Drill. 1,581.98 3,209.82
Balance. 6,782.06
$15,147.97
STOCK ACCOUNT.
Balance Jan. 1, 1912.
$1,127.34
Stock bought:
Sewer Pipe
$1,604.13
Brick.
434.68
Cement .
585.23
Soil Pipe and Castings
597.74
Drill and Air Compressor
1,581.98
Tools
128.10
Lumber
32.90
Oil and Sundries
122.25
Stock from other Divisions. .
139.74
Rent of Yard.
175.00
Labor on Stock at Yard ..
128.75
Receipts 1911, stock sold. . .
244.61
5,775.11
$6,902.45
Used on Sewer Construction
922.27
By other Divisions
2,770.36
Balance on hand, Pipe and Cement . $1,627.84
Drill & Air Compressor
1,581.98
3,209.82
$6,902.45
COST OF SYSTEM.
Construction to Jan. 1, 1912.
$438,632.40
Construction 1912. 5,139.12
Total Cost to Jan. 1, 1913. . .
$443,771.52
159
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation .
$500.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1912. .
57.40
Due Sewer Construction, to be refunded.
16.97
$574.37
Expended.
Cleaning Sewers, Labor
$450.61
Stock and Tools.
54.60
505.21
Repairing, Labor
$26.80
Stock.
22.15
48.95
$554.16
Balance
20.21
$574.37
160
SEWER CONSTRUCTION-1912.
Street
Location
Size Inches
Length Feet
Number of M. Hs.
Cost
Argyle Street. ..
Rogers Street Southerly
6
122
0
$164.81
Charles Street. .
Across Lynn Fells Parkway ...
6
72
0
379.42
Emerson Street West.
Main Street Westerly .
6
92
0
205.46
Martin Street ..
Via private land to Sanford Street ..
6
498
2
649.16
Morgan Street.
Briggs Street Easterly ..
6
182
1
639.95
Perkins Street .
Extension to Stoneham Line
8
874
4
6
372
2
. 3,088.32
Perkins Street .
Total.
$5,127.12
Damages Reading Hill Ave. Sewer. ..
Total.
.
.
12.00
$5,139.12
CITY OF MELROSE
Pipe
161
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE SEWERS. House Connections.
There have been 85 connections made with the main sewers the past year, which have been paid for from the col- lections, making a total to January 1, 1913, of 2,940; 35 private sewers have been inspected and cleaned .. (Cost of private sewers paid for by applicant).
Balance Jan. 1, 1912. $114.05
Collections paid Treasurer .. .
2,568.84
$2,682.89
Expended.
Labor
$1,774.99
Stock, Sewer Construction. .
632.52
Stock and Teams, Highway .
146.22
Sundries, lumber, coal, etc ...
32.95
$2,586.68
Balance
96.21
$2,682.89
162
SEWERS BUILT TO JANUARY 1, 1913.
Size in
LENGTH IN FEET.
Inches
1894-1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
Totals
6 Pipe
93.993
780
1,906
1,935
5,234 696 171
1,134 160
2,413 582
2,008 488
1,338 874
52.402
10
16.690
545
17,406
12
10.281
10,281
15
3.477
362
3,839
18
66
5,150
5,150
20
2,788
2,788
24
1,213
1,213
20 x 18 Brick
3,035
3,035
20
66
111
111
24
28
28
Totals. .
184,697
1,764
2,610
3,025
6,101
1,294
2,995
2,496
2,212
$206,994
Note-Total length of Sewers 206,994 feet, or 39.20 miles; 2.4 miles of which are owned and controlled by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but by an Act of the Legislature, Melrose is permitted to use in the same manner as the local sewers.
CITY OF MELROSE
$110.741
8
47.931
239
342
1,090
163
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SURFACE DRAINAGE.
Construction.
Balance Jan. 1, 1912.
$2,420.51
Bond Issue. 5,000.00
Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1912.
1,035.80
Due to other Divisions, included in cost of Construction 40.70
$8,497.01
Expended.
Construction, see table
$8,376.48
Balance.
120.53
$8,497.01
Maintenance.
Appropriation.
$750.00
Balance. .
83.93
Transferred from Forest St., by order of Board of Aldermen. 200.00
Paid from Highway Maintenance Ac- count.
372.32
$1,406.25
Expended.
Cleaning catch-basins.
$716.93
Thawing out catch-basins .. .
130.17
Repairing catch-basins.
88.76
Cleaning brooks.
149.56
Cleaning drains .
120.67
$1,206.09
Balance.
200.16
$1,406.25
SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION-1912.
Street.
LOCATION.
Size Inches
Length Feet
Material
No. of M. Hs.
No. of C. Bs.
Cost
Cottage St. .
Hurd St. North
12
170
Akron Pipe
0
0
$330.50
Dix Pond .
Extension .
12
110
0
3
270.86
Ell Pond Brook .. .
Hurd St. to Sanford St. .
15
268
66
1
1
Florence Street . . .
Sanford St. to W. Foster St ..
12
520
66
66
2
2
1,536.52
Hurd Street . ..
Cottage St. to Trenton St ..
18
290
1
4
Hurd Street.
Trenton St. to Florence St. .
15
274
66
66
1
2
Hurd Street. .
At Trenton Street .
12
20
66
66
2
0
1,594.48
Lynde Street .
Walnut St. to Chestnut St ..
15
124
66
2
3
1,047.94
Main Street.
At Sylvan Street.
Melrose Street .
R. R. Arch to Melrose Pl ..
12
200
0
Henry Avenue Easterly .
12
100
6
0
2
385.54
Perkins Street .
Parkway Northerly
12
120
0
1
282.40
Perkins Street . .
Side drain (charged to Highway)
18
200
1
1
Willow Street .. ..
Foster St. to Cherry St ..
15
292
0
0
651.43
Willow Street. . .
At Cherry Street.
12
76
0
1
98.57
Warwick Road ..
New C. Bs ..
206.16
Leonards Brook
Drain, damages, etc ..
Total.
10.99
Malden & Melrose|G. L. Company, charges ..
$8,376.48
Value of S. D. Con- struction to Jan. 1, 1912 ..
$145,213.18
Constructed 1912. .
8,376.48
Total Value to Jan. 1, 1913
$153,589.66
66
0
0
1,173.21
Lincoln Street . .
Emerson St. to Upham St ..
18
370
Lynde Street.
12
340
Mt. Vernon St .. .
New C. Bs.
0
166.82
429.83
Nowell Road. .
:22 2 2
32.80
Essex Street . ..
New C. Bs.
.56
Florence Street . . .
0
0
157.87
Notes.
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE IN 1912. 1,656 ft. 12 in. pipe, 958 ft. 15 in.,860 ft. 18 in., 11 M. Holes, 23 C. Basins.
66
$8,365.49
165
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY OF IMPROVED SURFACE DRAINAGE CON- STRUCTED TO JANUARY 1, 1913.
8 inch Akron Pipe
646 lin. ft.
10 66
66
1,226
12
66
66 66
16,517 66 66
15
66
12,862 66 66
16 66 Iron Pipe.
284
66
18
66 Akron Pipe 4,675
20
66 Iron Pipe.
120 66 66
20
Akron Pipe 4,124 66 66
24 66
1,460
66 66
Brick conduit .
659 66
Concrete conduit.
8,894 66
No. of concrete culverts.
4 66 66
No. of manholes.
257 66 66
No. of catch-basins.
408
Cost of System to Jan. 1, 1912.
$145,213.18
Construction 1912.
8,376.48
Cost of System to Jan. 1, 1913. . .. $153,589.66
ENGINEERING.
Salaries and Wages.
Appropriation
$3,000.00 44.25
Receipts .
$3,044.25
Expended.
Labor as per pay rolls.
2,472.59
Balance.
$571.66
Other Expenses.
Appropriation.
$325.00
Receipts .
7.23
$332.23
66
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CITY OF MELROSE
Expended.
Plan and profile, Hancock Street,
Mountain Avenue and Church Street.
$30.00
Supplies.
152.63
Team Hire and Car Fares
131.25
313.88
Balance.
$18.35
SYNOPSIS OF WORK DONE. Highway Division.
Street lines and grades given for construction of new streets, including gutters, crossings, guard rails, etc., and record plans made of same.
Sewer Division.
Estimates have been rendered, lines and grades given, records kept of "Y" locations, plans and profiles made, and schedules for assessing all sewers constructed in 1912.
Water Division.
Estimates have been made and lines given, for water mains, constructed and relaid. For location, lengths and size of mains, see tables under "Water Division."
Surface Drainage.
Surveys, computations and plans have been made, lines and grades given, and records kept of "Y" locations of all new work constructed in 1912.
Wyoming Cemetery.
52 lots have been surveyed, a plan of each lot made and blue-prints of same furnished the Cemetery Department. Lines and grades for driveways have been given. General plan of Cemetery showing lots has been corrected to date.
167
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Sidewalks.
Plans and profiles have been made, lengths and radii of curbing computed, work measured and schedules for assess- ment made.
Assessment Plans.
New buildings have been plotted. Common and private sewers constructed in 1912, and sewer assessment data re- corded on plans. .
Street Numbering.
All new houses have been located and numbers furnished and put on by this Department. 105 premises have been numbered. Street lines and grades given to 37 abuttors. Acceptance plans made of 8 streets. Plans made for 7 re- leases, and 3 for the Land Court.
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES.
Highways :-
Comprising plans, estimates, titles, profiles, lines and grades, and all other engineering work re- lating to the Department. .
$734.48
Sewers :-
Comprising surveys, estimates, profiles, lines, grades, plans, assessments, and all other engineer- ing work relating to sewers ..
279.17
Surface Drainage :-
Comprising lines, grades, surveys and plans of all surface drainage work, 336.94
Water Works :-
Comprising lines, location of mains, plotting of new mains, etc., on city water map ..
113.33
Street Numbering :-
Location of buildings, numbering plans and affixing street numbers on houses.
43.11
Street Lines and Grades for Abuttors :-
Establishing lines, grades, and miscellaneous data given parties for building, etc. 153.50
Assessment Plans :----
Plans made and houses plotted, etc. 100.78
168
CITY OF MELROSE
Land Court :-
Comprising checking of street lines, etc. 15.59
Acceptance Plans :-
Surveys and establishing grade of streets and estimates of same proposed for acceptance. 143.27 Office Work :-
Records of locations, indexing, calculations and general draughting. 446.43
Wyoming Cemetery :---
Comprising line and grade and lots surveyed, plans of lots made, etc .. 105.99
$2,472.59
For the many courtesies extended by His Honor the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, and the City Officials, and to the employees of this Department, who have so faithfully per- formed their various duties, I desire to express my apprecia- tion.
GEORGE W. WOOD,
Engineer and Superintendent Public Works.
MELROSE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.
Location, 7 miles north of Boston
Population, May 1, 1912. 16,241
Number of voters. 3,455
Number of polls. 4,596
Greatest extent of City north and south 2.44 miles
Greatest extent of City east and west. 2.95 miles
Valuation of real estate $15,209,800.00 Valuation personal. 2,213,000.00 Tax Rate per thousand. 20.40
169
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Area of City. 3,115 acres
Land
. 3,079.50 acres
Water
35.50 acres
Length of public streets. 46.04 miles
Length of private streets.
14.33 miles
Total length of water mains 52.16 miles
Range of pressure on mains
From 100 lbs. to 23 lbs.
Total length of sewers 39.20 miles
Number of arc lights. .59
Number of incandescent lights .660
Areas of Parks :-
Melrose Common, . 4.4 acres.
Sewall Woods Park, 9.0
Ell Pond Park,.
25.50
Pine Banks Park. 81.7 66
Middlesex Fells. 170.0 66
Area Wyoming Cemetery,
43.5
Elevation Main Street at City Hall, 61 feet above mean low water.
Assessors' Report
January 1, 1913.
Hon. Oliver B. Munroe, Mayor of the City of Melrose.
Dear Sir :- The Board of Assessors herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1912. Taxable Valuation of the City. Buildings. $9,452,650.00 Land 5,757,150.00
$15,209,800.00
Personal Estate, including Res- ident Bank Stock . 2,213,000.00
Total Real and Personal Estate.
$17,422,800.00
Tax Assessed on Real Estate. .. $310,279.92
Tax Assed. on Personal Estate. . 45,145.20
Tax Assed. on 4596 Polls. 9,192.00
$364,617.12
Appropriations.
State Tax.
$27,000.00
County Tax
14,860.33
Met. Sewer Tax.
15,804.48
Met. Park Tax.
9,412.75
State Highway Tax.
18.45
Charles River Basin .
1,323.37
City Budget
283,731.71
Overlay
12,466.03
$364,617.12
Moth Tax Assessed.
203.55
Street Watering Tax Assessed . .
9,378.73
Excise Tax Assessed (Bay State St. Ry. Co.).
2,216.03
Number of resident individ- uals, firms, etc., assessed. . . . . Number of non-resident indi- viduals, firms, etc., assessed. .
2,659
758
Year Census Dwell- ings
Polls
Value Buildings
Value Land
Total Val. Real Estate
Value Personal Estate
Total Valua- tion
1890
8,127
1,911
2,321
$3,999,375
$2,355,700
$6,355,075
$3 69,360
$6,724,705
1891
8,827
2,032
2,412
4,272,025
3,093,275
7,372,025
405,690
7,777,715
1892
9,539
2,282
2,723
4,786,150
3,379,700
8,165,850
430,715
8,596,565
1893
10,474
2,484
3,048
5,308,500
3,590,975
8,899,475
500,655
9,400,130
1894
10,847
2,583
3,126
5,677,800
3,708,975
9,386,775
538,098
9,924,873
1895
11,651
2,836
3,391
6,207,475
3,874,625
10,082,100
556,650
10,638,750
1896
12,314
3,022
3,593
6,786,100
4,101,250
10,796,250
637,815
11,434,165
1897
12,520
3,145
3,673
7,143,950
4,306,650
11,450,600
758,415
12,280,815
1898
12,630
3,212
3,690
7,430,000
4,320,895
11,750,895
724,249
12,475,144
1899
12,625
3,233
3,695
7,496,100
4,324,250
11,820,350
845,085
12,665,435
1900
12,715
3,237
3,650
7,582,525
4,398,150
11,980,675
797,690
12,778,365
1901
12,781
3,248
3,711
7,610,850
5,993,025
13,603,875
1,286,890
14,890,765
1902
13,369
3,280
3,931
7,781,400
5,927,575
13,708,975
1,656,505
15,365,480
1903
13,641
3,312
4,052
7,865,250
5,915,375
13,780,625
1,397,005
15,177,630
1904
14,021
3,319
4,137
7,945,700
5,867,625
13,813,325
1,424,530
15,237,855
1905
14,559
3,334
4,235
8,020,150
5,845,800
13,865,950
1,463,745
15,329,695
1906
14,572
3,363
4,235
8,131,450
5,787,100
13,918,550
1,559,330
15,477,880
1907
14,860
3,382
4,318
8,288,850
5,781,500
14,070,350
1,664,060
15,734,410
1908
15,122
3,393
4,344
8,450,675
5,788,475
14,239,150
1,733,810
15,972,960
1909
15,246
3,416
4,438
8,627,425
5,775,725
14,403,150
1,746,675
16,149,825
1910
15,735
3,447
4,490
8,865,325
5,771,450
14,636,775
1,827,090
16,463,865
I9II
16,118
3,503
4,515
9,164,225
5,757,450
14,921,675
1,975,950
16,897,625
1912
16,241
3,564
4,596
9,452,650
5,757,150
15,209,800
2,213,000
17,422.800
*City Appropriation.
Rate per $1,000
City Appro- priation
Sewer- age Tax
Park Tax
State Tax
County Tax
Overlay
Total Tax Levy
Year
$13.70
$85,335.80
$5,145.00 $4,733.83
$1,536.56
$96,751.19
1890
14 20
104,061.87
4,410.00
4,733.83
1,779.04
114,984.74
1891
15.80
123,604.46
$646.75
5,757.50
6,428.39
4,834.62
141,271.72
1892
14.40
121,014.98
1,649.14
8,225.00
6,716.22
3,927.41
141,532.75
1893
14.20
123,852.57
4,041.90
6,580.00
7,195.97
5,514.76
147,185.20
1894
14.80
137,973.25
5,581.48
5,895.00
9,307.02
5,418.73
164,175.48
1895
15.20
154,992.74
5,581.48
6,877.50
9,865.44
3,664.11
180,981.27
1896
15.60
165,521.31
12,182.21
6,877.50
9,307.02
3,915.46
197,803.50
1897
15.20
187,636.69
7,100.42
6,645.00 11,018.42
3,314.37
215,714.90
1898
18.00
199,837.41
9,431.01
6,645.00 11,857.11
9,540.04
237,310.57
1900
17.20
237,107.27
10,561.13
$1,977.83
6,375.00 13,355.88
2,861.15
272,148.26
1902
18.00
237,087.74
10,808.84
5,169.59
10,625.00 13,917.89
3,692.28
281,301.34
1903
17.40
225,003.32
11,744.15
5,696.87
11,625.00 15,716.05
3,627.28
273,412.67
1904
18.00
227,044.58
12,077.04
5,922.31
18,600.00 15,272.57
5,488.01
284,404.51
1905
17.80
229,006.55
12,222.49
6,183.01
16,275.00 16,188.40
4,100.81
283,976.26
1906
17.00
219,753.24
9,264.95
7,183.32
18,000.00}
15,880.08
6,038.36
276,120.97
1907
18.50
234,100.42
14,397.93
7,868.56
24,750.00
15,606.50
7,444.60
304,187.76
1908
19.30
250,100.51
13,567.95
8,158.34
20,250.00)
17,350.17
11,220.90
320,567.62
1909
19.40
255,567.13
14,834.95
8,494.76
23,760.00}
16,478.32
97,224.31 328,378.98
1910
20.40
276,517.13
15,496.52
11,634.39
*23,780.00
15,170.07
7,067.28 353,741.55
19II
20.40
283,731.71 15,804.48
9,412.75
27,000.00
14,860.33
12,466.03
364,617.12
1912
17.00
191,391.10
9,645.53
6,645.00 12,007.07
3,013.69
222,702.39
1899
16.20
206,635.82
9,727.23
7,437.50 13,388.55
*11,463.29
248,652.39
1901
*102
*19.75
*19.75J
*19.51]
*4,076.16
*1,323.37
*includes State Highway Tax
*Charles River Basin
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CITY OF MELROSE
Number of persons assessed for poll tax only. 3,372
Number of horses assessed 426
Number of cows assessed. 176
Number of swine assessed . .
10
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 WILLIAM MORSS, L. FRANK HINCKLEY,
Assessors.
Annual Report of the Trustees of the Melrose Public Library
To His Honor, the Mayor, Oliver B. Munroe, and the Honor- able Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen :-
The Trustees of the Public Library present their report for the year 1912, being the twelfth annual report to the City, and the forty-third since the establishment of the Library.
The library has been open from two until nine daily throughout the year; Sundays, Legal Holidays and Wednes- days in July and August, having been excepted.
During this time 65,425 books have been issued, the largest number for a single month was 7,026,. the average, 5,482; that for a single day, 482; the average, 222. About 800 books have been added by purchase; 247 have been re placed, and 686 rebound. On account of changes in the cataloguing system, preparation of the annual bulletin has been delayed. It will be issued during the coming summer. 145 books have been purchased for the Duplicate Collection, of which 106 have been transferred to the stacks of the library. $146.82 has been received from circulation in this department. It has again proved an efficient aid in satisfying the demand for current fiction, and is much appreciated by novel readers. As the name suggests there is no book on this list which may not be found on the public shelves. It is simply a convenience for those who do not care to wait their turn in a large number of patrons who may call for any single popular novel.
For the first time since 1870, last year a thorough and systematic revision of the accumulation of forty-two years, was conducted. Soiled, untidy, useless and out-of-date books were eliminated, pamphlets destroyed, and government docu- ments returned to Washington, in preparation for the work of classifying and cataloguing the library. This has never be- fore been done in a systematic manner.
On July 1st, the work was begun under the supervision of a professional organizer, and was completed January 1st.
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The Dewy Decimal classification in use in nearly all libraries in the country was adopted. This system divides all publica- tion's into nine classes, marked by the numerals 1 to 9. Any books like dictionaries, cyclopedias, and all periodicals, being composite in character, are put in a class marked O. Fiction and Biography are arranged alphabetically by authors.
It has been necessary at times to withdraw whole classes of books from circulation during process of classification, and much confusion has necessarily attended the work. We are most grateful for the patience and co-operation of the public which has greatly helped during this trying time.
A more orderly and efficient administration of library affairs than has heretofore been possible will follow this im- portant change in method.
A new and simpler charging system is to be installed also, and our library takes its place among up-to-date progressive libraries of the time.
The cost of this work has been met by drawing upon the Catalogue Fund. This Fund has accrued during many years by the slow accumulation of fines charged for overtime of books.
Following this reorganization, attention was called to the relative strength and weakness of the library in its different departments. The American Library Association, represent- ing consensus of opinion of library experts in the country, has issued a schedule for a model library, giving correct proportion of departments. Measured by this standard, our library is strong in Religion, Literature, History, Travel and Biography; weak in Sociology, Philology, Useful Arts, and General Works; correct in Fine Arts and Natural Science; strong in Fiction and Juvenile. A committee is at work with the object of filling out these weak departments, so that the coming season will give us a perfectly balanced collection of books for the reading public.
The Children's Department continues to grow, interest and attendance increasing each year. No part of library work is more important than this. Practical aid in study, the habit of reading, the taste for what is best in books, are in- valuable helps in development of character during the im-
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pressionable and formative years of a child's school life.
The Children's Room has received the gift of a bust of Longfellow, from Miss Charles, whose continued generosity is much appreciated by the children, and by the Trustees.
The Historical Room has been used by the Melrose Horti- cultural and Improvement Society, for its regular meetings, and occasionally by other organizations interested in civic work.
The regular meetings of the Trustees have been held with full attendance.
Our library staff has been increased by the addition of an Assistant Librarian, the former assistant taking the place of cataloguer.
We greatly appreciate the patience and cheerfulness with which they have met the many discomforts of the last six months, and the unfailing devotion to and interest in library affairs that one and all have manifested.
For the coming year the sum of $6,017 will be needed, divided as follows:
Salaries (including $50 for cleaning) $2,667.00
Books and Periodicals 1,750.00
Binding. 500.00
Fuel and Light. 500.00
Building, Painters' Supplies and other Expenses
600.00 $6,017.00 It is earnestly hoped that this full sum will be allowed. It can be curtailed only with distinct loss to the work of the library, and its influence in the community.
Respectfully submitted for the Board of Trustees, by the Secretary,
ANNA T. BUSH.
EDWARD M. MUNYAN, NEIL A. DIVVER, PAUL STERLING, WILLIAM T. ATWOOD, MARY L. CHARLES, ANNA T. BUSH,
Trustees,
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STATISTICS-1912.
Number of volumes in the library, Jan. 1, 1912. 15000
Increase by Purchase . 797
Increase by Books from Duplicate Library. 106
Increase by Binding Periodicals 38
941
Number of Volumes in the Library Jan. 1, 1913. 15,941
Number of cards issued in 1912. 702
Number of students' cards issued in 1912 312
Number of teachers' cards issued in 1912 34
Number of volumes rebound in 1912. 686
Number of volumes replaced in 1912. 247
CIRCULATION.
Largest monthly circulation. 7,026
Smallest monthly circulation 3,714
Largest daily circulation. 482
Smallest daily circulation (stormy) 63
Average monthly circulation 5,452
Average daily circulation. 222
Total number of books issued in 1912. 65.425
DONATION-BOOKS.
Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts. State
Annual Report of Commissioner of Education, State
Annual Report of Metropolitan Water Board State
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies
Public Library of the City of Boston. Mr. H. G. Wadlin
Record of 23d Regiment Mass. Infantry Mr. John Gray
Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Mrs. A. W. Birdsall
Queed . Mrs. A. W. Birdsall
Heart of Us. Mr. F. Blake
War Letters of William T. Lusk. Children of W. T. Lusk
Wendell Phillips Centenary 1911 National Association
PRESENTED.
Statuary-Bust of Longfellow Miss M. L. Charles Flowering Plants- Casey and Sons
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
William Emerson Barrett Fund.
Jan. 1, 1912 :-
By Balance
By Interest.
$114.25
$114.25
$114.25
By Balance.
$114.25
Thomas Nelson Perkins Fund.
Jan. 1, 1912 :-
By Balance.
$519.85
By Interest.
20.77
To Books purchased.
9.36
Balance.
531.26
$540.62
$540.62
Jan. 1, 1913 :-
By Balance.
$531.26
William Bailey Fund.
Jan. 1, 1912 :-
By Balance.
$2,603.24 105.01
By Interest. .
To Books purchased.
$42.39
Balance.
2,665.86
$2,708.25
$2,708.25
Jan. 1, 1913 :-
By Balance. $2,665.86
$109.83 4.42
Balance
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Duplicate Library Fund.
Jan. 1, 1912 :-
By Balance.
$145.85
By Books Loaned
137.53
By Interest.
5.50
To Books 90 purchased
$106.71
To Catalogue Fund.
175.00
Balance.
7.17
$288.88
$288.88
Jan. 1, 1913 :-
By Balance.
$7.17
Catalogue Fund.
Jan. 1, 1912 :-
By Balance.
$997.49
By Fines for year
159.54
By Interest.
175.00
To Re-catalogueing Library.
$1,208.07
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