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cement pipe, 63,416 " " 12.00
Total
53.86 66
Number of services in use 3,914
66
66 meters . 4,131
66
fire hydrants. 354
66
66 gates on mains. 590
66
66 standpipes for street sprinkling 35
66 66 watering troughs . 4
66 ornamental fountains 2
66
drinking fountains. 1
66 fire services 18
66
66
8 66 66 66
19,846 22,156
16 10
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WATER ASSESSMENTS AND CONSUMPTION.
The annual assessments paid by this City as its proportionate part of the cost and operation of the Metropolitan Water Works, are given below :-
5
Year
Sinking Fund
Interest
Maintenance
Maturing Serial Bonds
Total
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
1912.
4,699.42
13,098.79
3,094.25
85.55
20,978.01
1913.
4,862.03
13,691.71
4,035.19
95.93
22,684.86
1914.
2,921.81
15,058.68
1,630.24
37.19
22,647.92
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 1907 to 1914 inclusive.
1907
1908
1909
1910
1912
1913
1914
Jaunary.
113
105
61
57
59
65
64
55
February
125
102
61
59
60
83
67
57
March.
117
93
58
59
59
77
67
53
April
110
94
60
61
60
71
71
49
May.
111
99
64
65
68
74
75
57
June.
121
111
71
66
65
84
80
65
July.
122
106
71
65
71
79
82
56
August.
131
84
66
71
61
64
75
53
September
117
85
63
65
65
62
72
56
October:
116
72
61
66
66
57
58
54
November
113
64
60
61
62
60
56
52
December
116
61
55
61
62
57
54
54
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This district, in order of daily per capita consumption, beginning with the lowest, stands as follows :-
Average for year.
1. Milton
40 gallons
10. Watertown
68 gallons 60
2. Malden
46
11. Everett
70
3. Stoneham 47
12. Quincy
72
4. Medford 48
66
12. Revere
72
66
5. Melrose
55
66
13. Somerville
73
6. Winthrop
61
66
14. Belmont
76
66
7. Swampscott
65
15. Chelsea
79
8. Arlington
66
16. Boston
109
66
9. Lexington
67
17. Nahant
119
66
66
66
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WATER DIVISION Construction
Appropriation
$10,000.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1914.
2,367.05
Stock balance Jan. 1, 1914, meters on hand .
669.72 $13,036.77
Expended
Services-Stock.
$759.14
Labor.
580.97
1,340.11
Meters-Stock.
$914.41
Labor.
122.74
1,037.15
Main Lines-Stock
$2,037.54
Labor
2,652.33
4,689.87
Improvement to Plant, Swain's Pond Avenue.
725.40
Teams.
782.50
Tools and Repairs.
329.63
Insurance. .
150.25
Damages paid .
20.00
Recording papers.
2.00
9,076.91
Treasury Balance
$3,491.73
Meters on hand.
468.13
$3,959.81
Inside Services and Charges
$289.46
Collections paid Treasurer.
2,513.53
$2,802.99
Expended
For Stock.
$1,634.04
For Labor.
1,286.94
$2,920.94
Less due Maintenance for stock.
117.95
$2,802.99
Maintenance
Appropriation.
$15,000.00
Stock balance Jan. 1, 1914.
4,161.38
Balance from 1913 account.
159.56 $19,320.94
Balance Jan. 1, 1914.
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Expended
Outside Services-Stock
$830.91
Labor.
1,763.28
2,594.19
Relaying Mains-Stock.
$460.98
Labor.
2,412.91
2,873.89
Repairing Mains-Stock.
$49.96
Labor.
479.49
529.45
Meter Maintenance-Stock.
$481.43
Labor
614.60
Reading.
1,787.38
2,883.41
Hydrant Maintenance and Repair :-
Stock.
$46.77.
Labor
302.37
349.14
General Maintenance :-
Salaries .
$3,298.43
Less collections for off and on water
134.00
$3,164.43
Teams
782.50
Tools and repairing.
369.85
Hardware and sundries
185.90
Stamps, stationery, etc.
191.89
Telephone service .
88.12
Insurance
150.25
4,932.94
14,163.02
Ledger balance
$1,063.30
Stock balance
4,094.62
$5,157.92
Stock Account
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1914.
$4,161.38
Stock Purchased :-
Wrought iron pipe and fittings
$127.48
Cast iron pipe and fittings.
2,476.13
Brass pipe and fittings
85.65
Lead pipe and solder
187.42
Castings
140.44
Valves, gates and hydrants
1,248.60
Lumber and wood.
29.85
Oil and sundries.
61.58
Meter parts.
461.73
From other divisions
44.57
One-half rent of yard.
175.00
Labor on stock.
278.72
7,001.17 $11,162.55
Stock used for maintenance
$1,870.57
Stock to other accounts
5,197.36
7,067.93
Balance on hand.
$4,094.62
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Water Rates
Received by Treasurer:
1910 rates.
$82.43
1911 rates
189.34
1912 rates
260.75
1913 rates.
₹6,867.01
1914 rates
[39,197.15
Summons
128.80 į$46,725.48
1914 rates as billed $45,743.56
Cost of System
Construction to January 1, 1914.
$443,425.17 .
Construction 1914. 9,076.91 ·
Total cost to Jan. 1, 1915.
$452,502.08
WATER CONSTRUCTION-1914
Pipe laid
Gates
Hydrants
LOCATION
Length in Feet
Size in Inches
No.
Size in Inches
No.
Size in Inches
Argyle St., end of pipe southerly
60
6
Arlington St., at Park St ..
119
6
1
6
Berkeley St. Park St., southerly.
135
6
1
6
Crystal St. No. 33 to Melrose St.
388
6
1
6
First St., at Junc. Larrabee St ..
1
6
E. Foster St. to hydrant at Dell Ave ..
1
6
E. Foster St. at Brook.
1
6
1
6
Holland Rd., end of pipe to Parkway
191
6
1
6
Lebanon St. Sylvan St., northerly.
217
1
Leonard's Ct., end of pipe southerly .
99
3-4
Martin St., at end of pipe.
1
4
Nowell Rd., No. 68 to Morgan St.
221
6
1
6
Nowell Rd., opp. No. 68
3
6
1
6
1
6
Naples Rd. Lebanon St., easterly
398
6
2
6
1
6
Russell St., at hydrant opp. No. 37
1
6
Spear St., at Hydrant opp. No. 11.
1
4
Swain's Pond Ave., opp. Staples St .. .
1
6
Swain's Pond Ave., Towner's to Ice Scales .
204
6
13
6
1
6
Stevens Rd., connection at Summit ..
173
6
1
6
Warwick Rd., Perkins St., southerly. .
369
6
2
6
1
6
Ryder Ave.
Edgemere St.
Melrose St., hydrant.
Swain's Pond Ave. Improvement to Plant-see Relay.
Totals.
2890
20
6
Number of New Services .88
Number of New Meters set .96
300
6
1
6
Vinton St., at Hydrant opp. No. 269.
1
6
Grove St. Swain's Pond Ave., easterly
Greenwood St., at hydrant opp. No. 59
1
4
Swain's Pond Ave., changing location Simonds Rd ..
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WATER RELAY-1914
Pipe Laid
Pipe Abandoned
Gates
LOCATION
Length| Feet
Size Inches
Length|
Size
Feet
Inches
No.
Size
First St ..
.Jct. Larrabee St ....
14
6
14
6
E. Foster St.
Dell Ave. to brook. .
689
6
689
6
Grove St ..
at Swain's Pd. Ave.
18
8
18
4
1
8
Grove St ..
=
27
6
27
4
Hancock St
(Lowered)
Spear St.
No. 35 to No. 55. . . .
288
6
288
6
· Spear St.
No. 11 to No. 35
(Lowered). .
315
6
Staples St ..
. at Swain's Pd. Ave.
31
6
31
6
Swain's Pd. Ave. Grove St. to Folsom Ave.
880
8
200
6
Swain's Pd. Ave.
680
6
1
8
Total.
1947
1947
HIGHWAY DIVISION.
The Main Street improvement, from the Malden line to Porter Street, commenced in 1913, has been completed with tar macadam from Malden line to Wyoming Avenue, and with Hassam Compressed Concrete from Wyoming Avenue to Grove Street. This pavement laid in 1913 has had one year's use, and is in first class condition.
As the wooden poles on this section of Main Street are to be removed as soon as all wires are underground, a new system of lighting was necessary, plans were made for locations, and the new type of luminous arc lights was adopted and installed, and the lights were turned on by His Honor Mayor Munroe at eight o'clock P.M., Tuesday, September 8, 1914.
The opening of the street and turning on of the lights of the so-called White Way was the occasion of one of the largest parades in the history of the City.
All poles of the Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Malden Electric Co. will be removed when the Fire Alarm and Police Signal Wires are placed underground.
The Malden Electric Co., late in the season, extended their under- ground conduit from Porter Street to Franklin Square, and will probably extend to Wakefield line the coming season. All underground work should be done, the street railway tracks brought to proper grade, and Main Street paved with permanent pavement from Porter Street to the Wakefield line, making this thoroughfare a first-class modern street.
West Foster Street was improved from Main Street to the Boston & Maine Railroad by surface drainage, edgestones on the northerly side, and the street macadamized (Tarvia Binder).
Waverly Avenue was partly constructed to its full width with gravel
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roadway and sidewalk on the easterly side.
Grading and paved gutter work was done on Pine Street and the street will be completed in the spring.
Church Street, Mountain Avenue and Hancock Street and Spear Street from Hancock Street to near Park Street have been constructed- surface drainage, grading, gutters, etc. This work was very difficult on account of ledges and roughness of the locality, and required a large amount of blasting, construction of walls, etc., which was successfully done with city labor. The construction of these streets will tend to build up a very sightly locality with good buildings.
Gutters were paved on the hill sections of Cedar Park and the street regraded.
The old material from West Foster Street was used on Tremont Street, between Lake Avenue and Lynn Fells Parkway, where the street had settled and was in dangerous condition.
The old material from Main Street was used on Sylvan Street, making a much needed improvement on this the main entrance to Wyoming Cemetery, also on Corey Street and Mystic Avenue.
Highway Repairing
A large amount of repairing was required on the following streets :- Main Street, Porter Street, northerly, Pleasant, Franklin, Vinton, Cleve- land, Laurel, Emerson, Myrtle, Park, Porter, Sanford, Sylvan and Tremont Streets, and Linwood Avenue.
A larger appropriation is necessary for highway repairing, as the automobile traffic is causing unusual damage to our streets.
TREES
Carrying forward the tree-planting movement started last year (1913) the Melrose Woman's Club and the Melrose Highlands Woman's Club solicited orders for tree planting, and 432 trees (Norway Maple) were set out. The trees and loam were paid for by the applicant and the labor of setting was done by the City.
The trees set out this year and last year are in fine condition and nearly all have lived. An equal or larger number should be planted each year.
CITY STABLE
Melrose is the only city around Boston which does not have its own City Stable, and I wish to urge the need of some action being taken so that the Public Works Department may have suitable quarters for men, horses and equipment.
SIDEWALKS
There have been 7,415 linear feet of new edgestone set and 190 linear feet of edgestone reset, in connection with which it was necessary to repave 458 linear feet (153 sq. yds.) of gutters.
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There have been 3,642 square yards of granolithic, and 818.97 square yards of new tar concrete sidewalks constructed, and under repairs to present walks 3,402.40 square yards three-coat tar concrete, and 4,063.33 square yards one-coat work or top-dressing were renewed.
General Administration
Appropriation
...
$2,000.00
Expended
Bookkeeper, part salary.
$268.00
Assistant Superintendent.
1,200.00
Time-keeper, part salary .
505.48
Labor.
26.52
$2,000.00
Repairing
Appropriation
$10,500.00
Excise Tax. .
2,325.72
Street Railway Tax
2,981.29
Transfers from other accounts
1,844.86 $17,651.87
Expended
Minor repairs.
$2,140.99
Snow account.
3,264.58
Blacksmithing.
622.13
Paving repairs.
227.23
Ledge work.
380.73
Guard rail.
249.96
Tool and expense account
541.61
Granite crossing.
49.19
Street cleaning.
256.11
Collection ashes and rubbish
506.66
Insurance
841.94
Damages paid.
112.00
Recording deeds.
22.00
Main street
122.05
Spear Street.
505.65
Church St., Mountain Ave and Hancock St.
356.41
Gravel Sidewalk.
1,404.11
Street repairs (see following tables)
6,075.44
17,679.29
Deficit.
$27.42
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Street Repairs by Location
Ashland Street.
$2.33
Lynde Street
50.00
Bartlett Street.
60.25
Main Street
783.51
Bellevue Avenue.
42.53
Malvern Street
15.13
Brown Street ..
19.28
Melrose Street.
22.25
Boardman Avenue.
63.88
Mystic Avenue
24.82
Cedar Park
140.31
Myrtle Street
130.96
Cleaveland Street .
498.29
Morgan Street.
5.10
Cottage Street.
88.18
Orris Street
18.25
Crystal Street.
57.98
Park Street.
138.00
Crescent Avenue.
5.12
Pleasant Street
590.88
Corey Street.
17.44
Porter Street .
228.63
Elm Street.
9.87
Richardson Road
11.63
Emerson Street, West.
113.00
Russell Street.
90.43
Everett Street .
11.00
Sanford Street
120.41
Foster Street, East.
58.93
Sylvan Street.
262.99
Foster Street, West
42.96
Tappan Street
31.50
Franklin Street
215.56
Tremont Street
369.89
Green Street.
34.31
Upham Street .
55.68
Gooch Street.
30.13
Vine Street.
56.50
Howard Street.
26.63
Vinton Street.
94.83
Irving Street
28.44
Washington Street.
57.62
Leeds Street.
91.24
Waverly Avenue.
779.80
Laurel Street
130.47
Wyoming Avenue, East.
19.26
Linden Road.
81.86
Wyoming Avenue, West.
74.76
Linwood Avenue.
135.62
Lebanon Street.
28.00
$6,075.44
Gravel Sidewalks
Crystal Street .
$28.50
School Street.
64.66
Dell Avenue.
14.38
Sylvan Street.
2.00
First Street.
22.00
Upham Street.
35.51
Gould Street.
58.82
Vinton Street.
24.21
Holland Road.
47.00
Walton Park.
82.81
Laurel Street .
215.87
Washington Street
221.39
Lincoln Street .
11.34
Willow Street.
24.34
Main Street.
29.63
Wyoming Avenue, East
8.94
Maple Street .
102.12
Minor repairs.
306.59
Melrose Street.
26.70
Morgan street .
26.87
$1,404.11
Perkins Street
50.43
STEAM ROLLER ACCOUNT
102 1-4 days to streets. at $5.00 per day.
$511.25
Expended
Coal, wood and oil.
$203.67
Supplies and repairs
106.82
New parts
10.13
Teams
1.31
Labor
107.96
429.89
Balance to General Maintenance
$81.36
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CRUSHER ACCOUNT
Stock charged where used.
$5,923.08
Expended
Coal and wood.
$528.19
Dust, etc., purchased.
463.58
Castings and repairs.
372.27
Supplies.
483.67
Teams
71.80
Labor-crusher and ledge.
3,381.55
Labor-drilling and blasting.
522.02
$5,923.08
600 tons crushed stone on hand.
STABLE ACCOUNT
Teams charged to streets and others.
$7,739.58
Teams charged to general maintenance
6.39
$7,745.97
Expended
Hay and grain.
$3,247.05
Carts and repair .
987.49
Harness and repairs .
292.50
Shoeing, medical attendance, etc ..
745.44
Rent, light, heat, including repairs .
780.93
Labor.
1,692.56
$7,745.97
PAVING REPAIRS
Bellevue Avenue .
$12.50
Frances Street.
77.03
Main Street .
1.00
Orient Avenue
9.56
Porter Street
18.66
Wyoming Avenue and Pleasant Street .
84.36
Wyoming Avenue .
3.87
Upham Street
20.75
$227.73
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR HORSES
Balance from 1913 account
$132.00
Sale of horse
100.00
$232.00
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Expended
Purchase of horse ..
$225.00
Transferred to highway repairs.
7.00
$232.00
Fire Loss
Balance 1913 accouht.
$1,321.46
Expended
Wagon.
$60.00
Street sweeper .
292.50
Buggy. .
200.00
Transferred to Highway repairs.
768.96
$1,321.46
MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT
Balance from 1913 account
$9,796.22
Expended Grove Street to Wyoming Avenue
Simpson Bros. contract.
$2,538.20
Simpson Bros. reserve 1913 acccount.
532.67
Crushed stone.
405.00
Labor and teams
3.78
$3,479.65
Wyoming Avenue to Sylvan Street
Stock and rolling.
$4,252.78
Labor and teams.
2,681.24
$6,934.02
Less stock to other accounts
$495.40
Charged to highway repairs.
122.05
617.45
6,316.57
$9,796.22
WEST FOSTER MACADAM
Appropriation .
... $2,700.00
Expended
Stock ..
$1,994.18
Labor and teams.
1,119.91
Damages-claim for injury .
25.00
3,139.09
Less stock to other divisions.
440.07
$2,699.02
Treasury balance.
$ .98
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CITY OF MELROSE PINE STREET MACADAM
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended
Labor and teams
$1,144.19
Powder and gravel.
12.15
Paving blocks
337.73
1,494.07
Treasury balance
$5.93
CHURCH STREET, MOUNTAIN AVENUE AND HANCOCK STREET
Appropriation
$5,500.00
Expended
Stock
$960.91
Labor and teams.
4,425.89
5,386.80
Treasury balance
$113.20
SPEAR STREET CONSTRUCTION
Balance 1913 account.
$4,748.92
Expended
Stock.
Labor and teams.
$302.86 5,170.48
$5,473.34
Less stock to other accounts
212.00
Due highway repairing.
505.65
Due sewer construction
8.80
726.45
4,746.89
Treasury balance.
$2.03
EAST WYOMING AVENUE
Balance 1913 account.
$76.51
Expended
Stock
$3.25
Labor and teams.
73.26
$76.51
ESSEX STREET
Balance 1913 account.
$135.97
Expended
Tarvia .
$71.50
Rolling .
11.25
Labor.
35.19
117.94
Transferred to highway repairing.
$19.03
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HURD STREET
Balance 1913 account.
$174.75
Expended
Labor and stock.
$15.63
Transferred to highway repairing.
$159.12
NOWELL ROAD
Balance 1913 account.
$135.09
Expended
Building walls and steps.
$108.90
Transferred to highway repairing.
$26.19
DYER AVENUE EXTENSION
Appropriation. $1,000.00
Expended
Purchase of land.
$800.00
Labor and teams grading.
151.05
951.05
Treasury balance
$48.95
CROSSWALKS AND PAVING GUTTERS
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Expended
Labor
$477.69
Stock ..
655.69
1,133.38
Treasury balance
$366.62
GUARD RAIL AND FENCING
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended
Pipe and labor
239.11
$260.89
Transferred to highway repairing.
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WARNING SIGNS TO AUTOMOBILES
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended
Expended .
$46.57
Transferred to highway repairing.
$53.43
STREET SIGNS AND NUMBERS
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended
Labor and team.
$15.53
Signs, iron and hardware
84.57
The following unexpended balances were transferred to highway repairing :---
Stratford Road.
$102.98
Goss Avenue Extension
87.14
Chester Street .
144.46
East Foster Street.
113.81
Street Bounds ..
53.88
Vaults and plans
48.95
CARE OF TREES Expended
Stock.
$128.98
Labor as per pay rolls .
723.72
$852.70
No expenditures were made on the following appropriations :--
East Foster Street, Main Street to brook, macadam.
$500.00
Grove Street, macadam
$2,800.00
Richardson Road, macadam
2.500.00
Corey Street, construction.
2,800.00
INDIVIDUAL WALKS
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Deposits.
869.80
1,869.80
Less refunds
176.66
$1,693.14
Expended
Teams and Labor
$195.02
Edgestone.
405.78
Granolithic.
580.54
Sodding.
136.73
Concrete.
57.87
Sand and gravel.
3.50
Cement.
2.40
Use of tools, insurance, etc.
17.66
$1,399.50
Less due other divisions
10.11
$1,389.39
Treasury balance
$303.75
$100.00
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CONTINUOUS SIDEWALKS
Balance 1913 account.
$2,939.03
Appropriation .
10,000.00
Assessments credited
6,152.53 $19.091.56
Expended
Edgestone.
$4,197.85
Granolithic.
4,986.89
Concrete.
399.26
Sodding.
606.15
Sand and gravel ..
52.75
Powder and exploders.
4.95
Cement .
3.60
Oil and sundries.
26.57
Teams and labor
2,449.29
Removing tree
50.00
Individual walks
2.21
Tools, insurance, etc.
227.62 $13,007.14
Treasury balance.
$6,084.42
REPAIR PRESENT WALKS
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Expended
Minor Repairs.
$21.87
Minor repairs sodding .
1.45
Reserve on 1913 account
76.87
Concreting.
3,597.45
Granolithic.
54.66
Labor and teams.
228.71
3,981.01
Treasury balance
$18.99
112
INDIVIDUAL WALKS 1914
Lin. Feet Edgestones
Abuttors
Location
Straight
Curved
Blks.
Sq. Yds. Concrete
Sq. Yds. Granol.
Sq. Ft. Sodding
Total Cost City Work
Amount Assessed
W. S. Blake.
21 Francis St. ...
79.00
45.15
163
$146.17
$84.60
H. C. Blackmer
293 W. Emerson St ....
54.50
2
160
60.71
30.36
C. DeCecca. .
Wyoming Ave ..
2
2.05
108
8.67
8.67
T. J. Edwards.
138 Bellevue Ave ..
70.58
2
63.24
272
176.99
88.50
G. E. Gilchrist. .
148 Bellevue Ave ..
100.50
87.77
522
234.18
117.09
Otto Von Klock.
Walnut St ..
79.75
58.42
29.21
Thomas Kehoe ..
84 Myrtle St .. Myrtle St.
37.77
23.42
11.71
J. H. McNeill.
10 Brown St ..
54.60
28.34
122
101.74
50.87
Thomas McKie.
58 Orient Ave ..
Driveway
53.91
Not
Completed
B. Russo
12 Grove St ...
1.66
3.32
3.32
George B. Rhodes .
34 York Terrace.
Change for Driveway
2.27
5.67
5.67
Charles S. Robbins.
80 Laurel St .. .
124.30
68.51
295
229.05
114.53
Mrs. H. W. Sawyer ..
8 Bellevue Ave.
667
33.35
16.68
F. E. Smith.
133 Bellevue Ave ..
92.70
2
405
91.40
45.70
George W. Swett.
11 Henry Ave ...
28.30
Not
Completed
Totals.
741.93
6
91.94
375.22
2714
3.06
3.06
Stanley Porter .
1062 Main St ..
Change f or 86.00
46.93
29.10
14.55
Lawrence Savings Bank.
CITY OF MELROSE
CONTINUOUS WALKS. 1914 (One-half cost assessed Abuttors)
Street
Side
From
To
Straight Stone New
Curved New
Old
Blks.
Gran .- Yds. Outside Inside
Yds. Concrete
Ft. Sod
Ashland St. and Rich- East ardson Rd ..
North. . ..
N. Line No. 177 ...
Morgan St.
240.55
3.30
823
Bellevue Ave., No. 132 | West.
127.00
86.52
648
Crescent Ave ...
West. .
Front, No. 110
40.65
25.90
109
Emerson St., W.
North.
Stoneham Line
206.40
2
151.42
1,091
Foster St., W ..
North
South ....
Main St ..
To R.R ...
591.30
31.40
12.50
6
Frances St. .
North. . ..
South. ... Pleasant St ..
Crescent Ave ...
1,287.10
226.90
941.10
3,030
Henry Ave ..
West
Highland Ave .. ....
Ashland St.
493.00
188.20
370.00
4.48
1,663
Main St ...
West ..... |Opp. Mt. Vernon St.
153.10
11.90
512.64
Main St ...
East. .... Pearl St ....
Boardman Ave Richardson Rd.
1,118.80
147.60
12
784.58
2,883
Morgan St ..
South .. ..
Main St ..
Briggs St. .
338.60
13.00
4
218.76
837
Myrtle St ...
East
West .. . . .
Foster St ..
Essex St ..
982.30
25.60
New6
Sargent St .. .
West .... . North.
Franklin St ..
Highland Ave.
491.50
17.20
29.60
319.00
1.50
1,944
Wyoming Ave ..
. . Briry .
Smith.
83.80
Total.
5,829.75
29.10
662.30
12.50 32
3,221.63
9.28]
512.64
13,028
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Morgan St .. .
North ... .
Main St ..
Old 2
South ....
and
113
Old
114
CITY OF MELROSE
EDGESTONE RESET AND STREET CORNERS 1914
Street
Location
Edgestone Straight
Curved
Reset
Bartlett and Everett Streets.
12.50
9.90
Bartlett Street.
No. 12
65.00
Grove Street and Appleton Place
24.20
19.10
Melrose and Auburn Streets
5.60
27.90
Wyoming Avenue.
125.00
Total.
42.30
56.90
190.00
STREETS ACCEPTED AS HIGHWAYS -1914
Street
From
To
Width
Length Feet
Date of Acceptance
Chestnut Park.
Chestnut Street.
East ....
30
215
May
18, 1914
*Corey Street.
Grove Street.
South. ..
40
430
July
6, 1914
*Corey Street.
Wyoming Avenue
North.
38-40
72
Oct.
5, 1914
Crescent Avenue
Everett Street.
Brook ...
40
93
June
12, 1914
*Accepted under Betterment Act.
STREET SPRINKLING
Watering
Labor and teams
$2,167.98
Repairing carts. .
234.95
Repairing Stand-pipes
43.00
Labor on schedules.
6.00
$2,451.90
Oiling
Alden Speare's Sons Co.
$3,709.96
Standard Oil Co ..
1,229.58
Kinney Mfg. Co ..
462.00
Barrett Mfg. Co. Tarvia B.
294.00
Testing
6.00
Labor and teams, oiling. .
203.03
Labor and teams, cleaning for oil.
975.59
$6,880.16
$9,332.09
STREET LIGHTING
Appropriation.
$16,700.00
Receipts, Park Department. 86.50 $16,786.50
115
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Expended
Malden Electric Company, contract
16,678.30
Treasury balance. ..
$108.20
STREET CLEANING
Appropriation .
$5,000.00
Paid from highway repairing.
256.11
$5,256.11
Expended
Labor and teams.
$3,183.82
Labor, push carts.
2,016.50
Tools and repairs.
55.79
$5,256.11
1,777 double loads to dump.
COLLECTION OF ASHES AND RUBBISH
Appropriation.
$3,750.00
Paid from highway repairing.
506.66
Received from Park Department
139.32
$4,395.98
Expended
Labor and teams collectiug
$4,000.00
Labor leveling dumps
351.40
Labor delivering ash notices.
18.00
Oil suits and sundries.
25.90
$4,395.98
INSURANCE
Appropriation .
$1,230.00
Expended
Premiums on policies.
$1,230.00
ICE FOR DRINKING FOUNTAIN
Appropriation.
$50.00
Expended, Fells Ice Co., contract.
50.00
CLAIMS
Order No. 8296, Board of Aldermen, Emma T. Bostwick, for injury .
$250.00
CITY SCALES
Amount collected and paid Treasurer. $93.90
116
CITY OF MELROSE
MEMORIAL BUILDING Salaries and Wages
Appropriation $1,100.00
Expended
Labor as per pay rolls.
$1,097.55
Treasury balance.
$2.54
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation.
$1,600.00
Collections paid Treasurer.
718.60
$2,318.60
Expended
Outside work-Labor ..
$636.13
Stock and teams.
55.91
$692.04
Janitor's Supplies.
87.69
Perry and Marston.
11.25
Deering Lumber Co.
.60
Sodding and seeding lawn
48.00
R. M. Gibson, painting
12.45
George Dew, painting.
10.00
MacDonald Joslin Co.
13.25
MacDonald Joslin Co.
53.60
MacDonald Joslin Co.
371.31
Brock Brothers.
10.28
Paine Furniture Co., Rug and Mirror.
52.80
Water rates
19.85
Insurance
6.70
Electric Lighting.
309.76
Gas Lighting
26.55
Coal and wood.
502.56
Moving furniture.
15.00
Deficit Jan. 1, 1914.
60.65
1,612.39
2,304.43
Treasury balance
$14.17
AUDITORIUM
List of Engagements
Evenings 40
Afternoons 20
Amount received and paid Treasurer, 1913 accounts
$128.00
1914
2,015.05
Rent of G. A. R. Hall, etc .. .
469.00 $2,612.05
1914 accounts due-$268.59
117
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SEWER DIVISION
Construction
Balance from 1913 account.
$3,340.26
Appropriation .
10,000.00
Stock balance, Air Compressor Drill .
$1,581.98
Pipe, cement and casting.
2,280.13
3,862.11 $17,202.37
Expended
Sewers constructed, see table
$7.279.92
Due from Surface drainage con.
2,045.80
..
Sewer maintenance
8.68
.6
private sewers
221.10
9,555.50
Stock balance, including air compressor.
: 3,596.07
Treasury balance.
$4,050.80
STOCK ACCOUNT
Balance Jan. 1, 1914.
$3,862.11
Stock bought :-
Sewer pipe
$2,452.56
Brick.
807.55
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