City of Melrose annual report 1916, Part 10

Author: Melrose (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
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2.00


6.30


City of Melrose to pay for maturing Bonds.


200,000.00


233,214.27


Balance eash in Melrose Trust Co.


$37.76


W. R. LAVENDER Treasurer


LIST OF SECURITIES OWNED BY SCHOOLHOUSE LOAN SINKING FUND, DECEMBER 31,1916


Part Note City of Melrose (18,000), May 28, 1917, 372% . $7,600.00


Part Northampton, Mass., Pavement Bond, June 1, 1917, 4%, No. 2. 600.00


4 Boston & Albany R. R. Bonds, May 1, 1933, 4%, 2495 to 2498. 4,000.00


2 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. S. W., Div. each 1,000, July 1, 1925, 312%, M531 to 532, registered. 2,000.00


3 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. S. W., Div. Bonds, each 500, July 1, 1925, 312%, B42, 43, 49, registered.


1,500.00


Part Boston Elevated R.R. Bonds, Nov. 1, 1941, 4. %, registered .


2,000.00


Cash on deposit Melrose Trust Co.


37.76


$17,737.76


REPORT SURFACE DRAINAGE LOAN SINKING FUND 1916


Melrose, Dee. 31, 1916


Statement Showing Receipts and Payments on Account of Surface Drainage Loan Sinking


Fund, for the year 1916


Balanee cash in banks Jan. 1, 1916


$1,364.93


Receipts


From Coupons. .


$1,453.00


Interest on securities owned .


355.62


Interest on deposits in bank.


15.46


City of Melrose, appropriation for 1915.


7,757.68


City of Melrose, appropriation for 1916


5,588.68


Bonds and Notes sold and matured.


30,688.75


45,859.19


$47,224.12


Rental Safe Deposit box


163


REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS


Payments


Bonds and notes bought .


37,000.00


Premium on bonds and notes bought.


5.64


Accrued interest on bonds and notes bought.


136.42


Expenses:


Commission on bonds sold. $3.78


Insurance on bonds matured sent for collection . . .49


Rental Safe Deposit box .


3.00


7.27


City of Melrose, to pay maturing bonds


10,000.00


47,149.33


Balance cash in Melrose Trust Co.


74.79


W. R. LAVENDER, Treasurer


LIST OF SECURITIES OWNED BY SURFACE DRAINAGE LOAN SINKING FUND,


DEC. 31,. 1916


30 Melrose Surface Drainage Bonds, July 15, 1932, 4%, No. 1 to 3, 61 to 75, 81 to 92.


$30,000.00


4 Melrose Water Bonds, March 1, 1918, 4%, 452 to 454, 462 4,000.00


1 Note City of Melrose, Aug. 20, 1917, 412% . 700.00


Part Note City of Melrose (18,000), May 28, 1917, 31/2% 6,600.00


1 Wakefield Mass., Bond, Nov. 1, 1926, 312%, 97 1,000.00


Part Northampton, Mass., Pavement Bond (1,000), June 1, 1917, 4%, 2.


400.00


1 Boston & Maine R. R. Bond, April 1, 1929, 412%, 5170.


1,000.00


2 Fitchburg R. R. Bonds, March 1, 1928, 412%, 2394-3854.


2,000.00


1 Boston & Albany R. R. Bond, May 1, 1933, 4%, 2499


1,000.00


3 Boston Elevated R. R. Bonds, registered Nov. 1, 1941, 41/2%, 43 to 45.


3,000.00


Part Boston Elevated R. R. Bond (5,000), registered Nov. 1, 1941, 412%, 39 .


500.00


1 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. S. W., Div. Bond reg. July 1, 1925, 31/2%, B44 . . . Cash on deposit Melrose Trust Co. 74.79


500.00


$50,774.79


Coupon Boston & Maine R. R. due Oct. 1, 1916, payment refused


22.50


$50,797.29


Report of Cemetery Committee


To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen.


Gentlemen :- The Cemetery Committee respectfully submit their report of the receipts and expenditures for the Cemetery Department during the year ending December 30, 1916.


RECEIPTS


Dressing


$81.52


Foundations


243.25


Graves, single


466.00


Intermen s.


875 00


L bor, grading lots., etc.


63.00


Lots, care of.


2,100.00


Lots, care of, Perpetual Trust Fund.


1,481.48


Lots, sale of.


2,866.00


Vaults, slate


500.00


Sundries


1.50


$8,680.75


EXPENDITURES


Salary of Clerk


$25.80


Salary of Committee


79.20


Salary of Superintendent


1,300.00


Bond of Superintendent.


3.00


Leavitt, M.D., clerical services


36.90


Pay Rolls, employees and teaming.


5,196.37


Canvas covers .


51.57


Cement .


24.30


Dressing .


204.75


Engineering survey and blue prints .


98.29


Filling


454.00


Freight and teaming


98.51


Fuel.


10.70


Markers and signs


101.00


Miscellaneous


17.69


Plants, shrubs and seeds .


88.89


Postage, printing and stationery


78.90


Repairs, water closet, office.


20.09


Sewer pipe.


59.25


Sharpening tools


41.40


165


REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE


Telephone


47.82


Tools 33.86


Vaults, slate


189.45 $8,261.74


Respectfully submitted W. C. GOSS, Chairman


Report of the City Auditor of the City of Melrose


To His Honor, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen :- I have the honor to submit herewith a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the City of Melrose, beginning on the first day of January, 1916, and ending of the financial year on the thirty-first day of December, 1916, with a detailed statement of each department, a statement of assets and liabilities, a table showing the funded debt, the dates on which the notes and bonds are payable, together with a schedule of the City property.


In accordance with the requirements of Chapter 322, Acts of 1904, - I have examined the several trust funds, under the control of the trustees of the public library, and find proper vouchers for, and bank books showing balances as reported by them on pages 105 to 106 of their report.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWIN C. GOULD,


City Auditor


City of Melrose, Auditor's Office.


167


AUDITOR'S REPORT


FINANCES


The assessed valuation of the City April 1, 1916 was:


Real Estate. $16,849,350.00 Personal Estate 2,795,800.00


Total Valuation $19,645,150.00


Increase in valuation from April 1, 1915 to April 1, 1916. $703,770.00


Number of dwelling-houses April 1, 1916. 3,864


Number of assessed polls 4,949


Population , 17,314


Rate of taxation per $1,000 April 1, 1916, $22.00 was divided as follows, viz.


City Tax. $12.75 .80


County Tax


State Tax .


1.38


Metropolitan Park Tax


.42


Metropolitan Sewer Tax .82


Charles River Basin Tax.


.10


Highway and Fire Prevention Tax.


.01


Interest, Loans and Sinking Funds


5.11


Overlay


.61


22.00


BONDED DEBT, DEC. 31, 1915


Total amount of outstanding bonds.


$1,052,000.00


Increase:


Sewer Bonds


$10,000.00


Surface Drainage Bonds


15,000.00


Water Bonds


15,000.00


40,000.00


$1,092,000.00


Decrease:


Auditorium Bonds


$3,000.00


Park Bonds


2,000.00


School Bonds.


200,000.00


Sewer Bonds.


1,500.00


Surface Drainage Bonds


11,500.00


Water Bonds.


10,500.00


$228,500.00


Total outstanding bonds Dec. 31, 1916. Decrease $188.500.00


$863,500.00


168


CITY OF MELROSE


MUNICIPAL AND PERMANENT NOTES


Total outstanding Dec. 31, 1915.


$121,750.00


Increase:


Municipal Notes 1 year.


$8,600.00


Permanent Notes over 1 year


23,400.00


Trust Fund Notes 1 year.


4,500.00


Trust Fund Notes over 1 ycar


3,700.00


40,200.00


$161,950.00


Decrease:


Municipal Notes 1 year .


$10,150.00


Permanent Notes over 1 year .


22,850.00


33,000.00


Total outstanding Dec. 31, 1916.


$128,950.00


Increase $7,200.


CITY OF MELROSE, MUNICIPAL DEBT, DEC. 31, 1916 Municipal Debt Notes


Due in 1917


$14,100.00


Permanent Debt Notes


Due in


1917


$23,650.00


66


1919.


19,150.00


66


1920


13,050.00


1921.


9,550.00


66


1922.


5,050.00


66


1923


5,050.00


66


1924.


2,000.00


6


1925


2,000.00


66


1926.


2,000.00


6


1927


2,000.00


66


1928


2,000.00


66


1929


2,000.00


$114,850.00


Total outstanding Dec. 31, 1916.


$128,950.00


BONDED DEBT DEC. 31, 1916


Auditorium Bonds


Melrose Auditorium Loan, dated July 1, 1911, 4% $2,000, due 1917 to 1931, inclusive $30,000.00


1918


27,350.00


169


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Park Bonds


Melrose Park Loan, dated Dec. 1, 1911, 4%, $1,000 due 1917 to 1921, inclusive $5,000.00 Melrose Park Loan dated De . 1, 1912, 4% $1,000 due 1917 to 1921, inclus ve. .. .


5,000.00 10,000.00


Schoolhouse Bonds


Melrose Schoolhouse Loan, dated March


1, 1908, 312% due March 1, 1979.


78,000.00


1929 Sewer Bonds


Melrose Sewer Loan and Serial:


4%, $500, due May 1, 1917 to 1934 inc. $9,000.00


4%, $500 " May 1, 1917 to 1935 66


9,500.00


4%, $1,000 " Aug. 1, 1917 to 1926 10,000.00


4%, $500 " Sept. 1, 1917 to 1933 8,500.00


Due June 1, 1917 at 4% 50,000.00


June 1, 1924 at 4%


100,000.00


June 1, 1925 at 4%


100,000.00


July 1, 1926 at 4%


50,000.00


July 1, 1935 at 4% 10,000.00


June 1, 1937 at 4% 10,000.00


July 1, 1937 at 4% 10,000.00


June 1, 1938 at 4% 10,000.00


June 1, 1939 at 312% 10,000.00


April 1, 1940 at 4% 10,000.00


May 1, 1941 at 4%


5,000.00


Nov. 1, 1941 at 4%


5,000.00


July 1, 1942 at 4%


10,000.00


$417,000.00


Surface Drainage Bonds


Melrose Surface Drainage Loan Serial:


4%, $500 due April 1, 1917 to 1935 $9,500.00


4%, $500 May 1, 1917 to 1934 9,000.00


4%, $500 Nov. 1, 1917 to 1925 4,500.00


4%, $1,000 June 1, 1917 to 1931 15,000.00


4% July 1, 1917 66 5,000.00


4%


66 Nov. 1, 1919 5,000.00


4% July 1, 1920. 5,000.00 66


4%


66 Sept. 1, 1923 10,000.00


4% July 15, 1932 100,000.00


$163,000.00


170


CITY OF MELROSE


Water Bonds


Melrose Water Loans Serial:


4% $1,000 due May


1, 1917 to 1920


$4,000.00


4% $1,000 May 1, 1917 to 1920 4,000.00


4% $1,000 66


May 1, 1917 to 1920 4,000.00


4% $1,000


May 1, 1917 to 1924


8,000.00


4%, $1,000 June 1, 1917 to 1926


10,000.00


31/2%, $2,000 June 1, 1917 to 1932


31,000.00


4% $1,000 July 1, 1917 to 1922


6,000.00


4% $1,000 66 Sept. 1, 1917 to 1923


7,000.00


4%


$500 66 Dec. 1, 1917 to 1923


3,500.00


4%


Mar. 1,1918


35,000.00


4%


66 Aug. 1,1922


10,000.00


4%


66 Feb. 1, 1923.


5,000.00


4%


July 1, 1925


38,000.00


$165,500.00


Total Bonded Debt Dec. 31, 1916


$863,500.00


Less Sinking Funds


Schoolhouse Loan


$17,737.76


Sewer Loan.


260,894.26


Surface Drainage Loan


50,774.79


Water Loan


73,543.30


402,950.11


Net Bonded Debt


$460,549.89


Recapitulation of City Debt


Municipal and Permanent Notes.


$128,950.00


460,549.89 $589,499.89 Net Bonded Debt .


Debt Statement


Total Debt Dec. 31, 1915


$602,784.37


Decrease


13,284.48


589,499.89


Decrease in bonds.


188,500.00


Increase in notes


7,200.00


Decrease in Sinking Funds


168,015.52


175,215.52


$13,284.48


171


AUDITOR'S REPORT


CASH ACCOUNT FOR 1916


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915


$19,376.59


Receipts :


January


$32,368.48


February


317,362.23


March


96,765.48


April


85,348.63


May


72,276.26


June


91,549.61


July


66,033.10


August.


34,168.34


September


55,371.85


October


201,011.02


November


130,891.35


December


138,792.96


1,321,939.31


$1,341,315.90


Payments:


January


$22,869.48


February


253,123.99


March


55,240.08


April


175,962.31


May


81,832.58


June


84,316.63


July


47,449.62


August


51,985.73


September


47,404.44


October


100,395.50


November


266,761.35


December


123,154.94


1,310,496. 65


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1916.


$30,819.25


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Receipts


Transfers from sundry account


$45,941.89


Expended


Budget appropriation.


42,873.17


Balance to Excess and Deficiency .


3,068.72


$45,941.89


$45,941.89


172


CITY OF MELROSE


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY Receipts


Balance from 1915.


$6,715.14


Transferred from sundry accounts .


6,408.64


13,123.78


Expended


Transferred to sundry accounts, Alder-


manic Orders


6,657.87


Balance to 1917.


6,465.91


$13,123.78


$13,123.78


ASSETS AND LIABILITIES .


Assets


To amount invested in building, land, parks, and other property


$1,040,160.22


To amounts invested in Sinking Funds. . . 402,950.11


To amounts invested in Sewer System. 478,697.09


To amounts invested in Surface Drainage System.


199,176.03


To amount invested in Water System.


475.006.02


Liabilities


Municipal Indebtedness:


Bonds .


$863,500.00


Notes


128,950.00


Trust Funds.


43,041.94


1,035,491.94


Assets exceed liabilites


$1,560,497.53


$2,595,989.47 $2,595,989.47


REVENUE


Taxes of 1909-Balance Dec. 31, 1915. . .


$2.00


Taxes of 1910. . Balance Dec. 31, 1915. . .


5.80


Taxes of 1911-Balance overpaid.


48.15


Taxes of 1912-Balance overpaid.


$177.00


To correct report.


168.07


8.93


Taxes of 1913-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


1,660.92


Additional in 1916


2.00


1,662.92


173


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Collected in 1916.


1,492.54


Transfer from 1912


150.34


Abatements


17.60


1,660.48


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$2.44


Taxes of 1914-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$53,467.35


Additionals.


86.80


53,554.15


Collected in 1916.


44,425.79


Abated in 1916.


936.32


Takings in 1916.


5,636.60


50,998.71


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$2,555.44


Taxes of 1915-Balance Dec. 31, 1915 . . .


$186,941.23


Collected in 1916.


123,188.96


Abated


2,419.25


125,608.21


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$61,333.02


Taxes of 1916-Warrant .


442,091.30


Additional.


22,542.12


464,633.42


Collected in 1916


273,621.63


Abated


5,724.60


$279,346.23


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$185,287.19


STREET SPRINKLING ASSESSMENTS


1910-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$101.70


1911-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


2.98


1912-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


419.80


Correcting of Returns in 1916


15.73


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


404.07


1913-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


50.15


Collecting in 1916.


19.80


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


30.35


1914-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


1,498.43


Collected in 1916.


1,196.48


Takings in 1916.


173.10


1,369.58


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$128.85


1915-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


4,844.70


Collected in 1916


3,101.83


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$1,742.87


174


CITY OF MELROSE


-Warrant. 11,156.74


Collected in 1916.


6,273.32


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$4,883.42


MOTH ASSESSMENTS


1911-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$1.50


1912-Balance Dec. 31, 1915, overpaid


1.59


1913-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


29.40


Collected in 1916.


1.80


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


27.60


1914-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


14.00


Collected in 1916.


11.20


Takings in 1916


2.80


14.00


1915-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$527.84


Collected in 1916.


309.69


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$218.15


1916-Warrant ..


$195.06


Collected in 1916.


138.58


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$56.48


SEWER ASSESSMENTS


1908-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$19.04


1909-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


45.09


1911-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


37.61


Collected in 1916.


36.51


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


1.10


1912-Balance Dec. 31, 1915, overpaid ..


54.78


Collected in 1916.


82.12


Balance overpaid Dec. 31, 1916.


136.90


1913-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


340.49


Collected in 1916.


45.75


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916. $294.74


175


AUDITOR'S REPORT


1914-Balance Dec. 31, 1915. $3,265.44


Collected in 1916.


251.81


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$3,013.63


1915-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


2,243.42


Collected in 1916.


379.09


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$18,64.33


Apportioned


1916-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


1,656.09


Collected in 1916.


723.92


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


932.17


Unapportioned


1916-Warrant Order


5,030.96


Collected in 1916


601.38


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$4,429.58


1917-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


1,465.60


Collected in 1916.


64.29


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


1,401.31


1918-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


1,367.25


Collected in 1916


64.29


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$1,302.96


1919-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


1,356.72


Collected in 1916


64.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$1,292.45


1920-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


989.92


Collected in 1916.


4.42


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$985.50


1921-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


806.34


Collected in 1916.


4.42


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$801.92


176


CITY OF MELROSE


1922-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


684.08 4.42


Collected in 1916.


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$679.66


1923-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


676.09


Collected in 1916.


4.42


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$671.67


1924-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


522.97


Collected in 1916.


4.40


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$518.57


1925-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


335.73


SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS


1910-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


4.91


1911-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$.34


Collected in 1916.


4.92


Overpaid.


4.58


1912-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


86.40


No collection


1913-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


160.21


Collected in 1916.


59.97


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


100.24


1914-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


856.91


Collected in 1916


335.32


Abated.


13.20


348.52


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$508.39


1915-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


1,721.10


Collected in 1916


825.11


Asst. apportioned .


111.51


936.62


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$784.48


.


177


AUDITOR'S REPORT


1916-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


1,584.82


Additional Asst.


764.28


$2,349.10


Collected in 1916.


1,252.08


Transferred to 1915


32.45


1,284.53


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1915


$1,064.57


1916-Assessment Order


9,509.18


Collected in 1916


3,181.23


Apportioned Acct.


4,520.65


7,701.88


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$1,807.30


Apportioned


1917-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$757.00


Assessment 1916.


777.54


$1,534.54


Collected in 1916.


139.92


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$1,394.62


1918-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


181.24


Assessments in 1916.


686.60


867.84


Collected in 1916


35.17


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$832.67


1919-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


181.24


Assessment in 1916.


552.76


734.00


Collected in 1916


23.56


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$710.44


1920-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


175.00


Assessments in 1916.


443.21


618.21


Collected in 1916:


12.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$605.94


1921-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


88.87


Assessments in 1916.


300.60


389.47


Collected in 1916


12.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$377.20


178


CITY OF MELROSE


1922-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


78.78


Assessments in 1916


272.11


350.89


Collected in 1916


12.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$338.62


1923-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


78.78


Assessment in 1916.


261.14


339.92


Collected in 1916.


12.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$327.65


1924-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


78.78


Assessments in 1916.


253.48


332.26


Collected in 1916.


12.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$319.99


1925-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


78.72


Assessment in 1916.


253.84


332.56


Collected in 1916.


12.31


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$320.25


1926-Assessment in 1916.


$2.54


STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS


1912-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$88.32


1913 66 66


7.74


1914 66 66 66


76.90


1915


66 66 66


2,015.05


Correcting report


1.59


2,016.64


Collected in 1916


447.33


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$1,569.31


1916-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


893.80


Collected in 1916


483.21


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$410.59


1916-Assessment.


4,526.14


Collected in 1916.


1,019.82


Assessment Apportioncd .


1,704.45


2,724.27


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$1,801.87


179


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Apportioned


1917-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$780.34


Assessments in 1916.


196.82


$977.16


Collected in 1916.


32.41


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$944.75


1918-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


721.88


Assessments in 1916.


196.82


918.70


Collected in 1916.


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$912.70


1919-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


704.04


Assessments in 1916


196.82


900.86


Collected in 1916.


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$894.86


1920-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


618.81


Assessments in 1916


196.82


815.63


Collected in 1916


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$809.63


1921-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


521.56


Assessments in 1916.


196.81


718.37


Collected in 1916


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$712.37


1922-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


413.63


Assessments in 1916.


144.08


557.71


Collected in 1916.


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$551.71


1923-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


413.59


Assessments in 1916


144.08


557.67


Collected in 1916.


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$551.67


1924-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


369.01


Assessments in 1916.


144.08


513.09


Collected in 1916.


6.00


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$507.09


180


CITY OF MELROSE


1925-Balance Dec. 31, 1915


126.06


Assessments in 1916. 144.08


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916. $270.14


1926-Assessments in 1916.


144.04


No collection .


WATER RATES


1911 and prior-Balance Dec. 31, 1915. . .


$1,069.74


Commitment in 1916


130.15


$1,199.89


Collected in 1916.


11.26


Abatements in 1916.


600.97


612.23


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$587.66


1912-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


232.77


Collected in 1916.


40.27


Uncol'e ted Dec. 31, 1916.


$192.50


1913-Balance Dec. 31, 1915, overpaid ...


170.58


Collected in 1916.


56.39


Overpaid Dec. 31, 1916


$226.97


1914-Balance Dec. 31, 1915, overpaid ...


630.61


Collected in 1916.


250.64


Overpaid Dec. 31, 1916


$881.25


1915-Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


6,505.77


Commitment in 1916


782.57


7,288.34


Collected in 1916.


6,717.37


Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$570.97


1916-Assessments in 1916


34,904.00


Assessment 1st Qt.


604.54


66 2d “


1,951.06


66 3d


3,995.31


66


4th "


5,985.91


Fractional


1,061.17


48,501.99


Collected in 1916.


$41,349.73


Balance Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916.


$7,152.26


119.40


Summons Collected in 1916.


181


AUDITOR'S REPORT


TAX TITLES


Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$134.43


Collected in 1916.


76.54


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$57.89


Tax Takings


Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$11,903.56


Additional in 1916


5,814.50


17,718.06


Collected in 1916


6,600.67


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$11,117.39


Real Estate Taken by City


Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$4,704.07


Collected in 1916.


490.51


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916


$4,213.56


Sewer Assessment Takings


Balance Dec. 31, 1915


$415.78


No Collection in 1916


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$3,276.00


Pay Rolls State Aid 1916.


3,052.00


Pay Rolls State Aid Mexican 1916. 144.80


Soldiers' burial.


50.00


$6,522.80


Cash received Nov. 1916.


3,276.00


Balance Dec. 31, 1916.


$3,246.80


Payable Nov. 1917.


GRANTS AND GIFTS Receipts


Middlesex County Dog Tax., $1,268.64


Middlesex County Marvin Road 500.00


Commonwealth of Mass. Soldiers' Ex- emption 216.26 $1,984.90


182


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended


Transferred to Estimated Receipts .. $1,268.64


66


Municipal Indbt., Marvin


Road . 500.00


" Overlay and Abatements


216.26


$1,984.90


$1,984.90


BANK AND CORPORATION TAX


Receipts


Commonwealth of Mass.


15,006.43


Street R.R. Excise Tax


2,446.24


66


Corp. Tax.


1,654.00


Public Service


5,444.06


24,550.73


Expended


Transferred to Rev. 1916.


$10,227.37


" Highway Div.


4,100.24


66


" Estimated Receipts.


10,223.12


24,550.73


Departmental-General Government


ALDERMEN-Salaries and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget $600.00


Expended


Salary of Clerk of Committees $600.00


$600.00


$600.00


OTHER EXPENSES


Appropriation-Budget.


$300.00


No. 9851 transferred from Excess and Deficiency 200.00


No. 9962 transferred from Excess and Deficiency


150,00


183


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Expended


Advertising


$36.00


Automobile, use of


7.00


Books and stationery.


39.45


Inaugural.


95.35


Miscellaneous.


12.58


Printing Particular Account .


66.00


Printing.


108.90


Posting notices


31.50


Postage and box rent .


10.93


Portraits.


110.00


Nos. 9911, 9947, 9996, transferred to Police Investigation


125.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency.


7.29


$650.00


$650.00


POLICE INVESTIGATION Receipts


Transferred from Other Expenses.


125.00


Expended


Advertising ..


$5.00


Constable, serving notices


18.60


Stenographer .


60.00


Balance to 1917


41.40


$125.00


$125.00


MAYOR-Salaries and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget .


$1,300.00


No. 9864, transferred from Other Expenses


25.00


1,325.00


Expended


Salary of Mayor


$1,000.00 .


Salary of Clerk.


320.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


5.00


$1,325.00


$1,325.00


184


CITY OF MELROSE OTHER EXPENSES Receipts


Appropriation-Budget .


$225.00


Expended


Advertising.


$5.75


Miscellaneous


9.21


Postage and stationery


71.97


Telephone


48.93


Typewriter


60.00


Transfer to Salaries No. 9862.


25.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


4.14


$225.00


$225.00


AUDITOR-Salaries and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget. $1,500.00


Expended


Salary of Auditor


$500.00


Salary of Assistant Auditor


1,000.00


$1,500.00


$1,500.00


OTHER EXPENSES Receipts


Appropriation-Budget. $100.00


Expended


Books and stationery


$45.01


Expense on Adding Machine


.80


Postage and box rent


8.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


46.19


. .


$100.00


$100.00


TREASURER-Salaries and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget $1,300.00


185


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Expended


Salary .


$1,300.00


$1,300.00


$1,300.00


OTHER EXPENSES


Receipts


Appropriation-Budget.


$450.00


Expended


Official Bond


$120.00


Books and stationery


90.61


Carriage hire pay days


49.00


Miscellaneous.


37.48


Postage and box rent .


54.73


Telephone


26.35


Overdraft 1915.


.63


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


71.20


$450.00


$450.00


COLLECTOR-Salaries and Wages


Receipts


Appropriation -- Budget


$2,595.00


Expended


Salary of Collector


$1,000.00


Salary of Clerks.


1,587.23


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


7.77


$2,595.00


$2,595.00


OTHER EXPENSES


Receipts


Appropriation-Budget $1,225.00


186


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended


Official Bond


$125.00


Advertising


45.50


Advertising takings.


232.63


Books and stationery


96.35


Distributing tax bills


70.00


Miscellaneous


36.28


Postage and box rent.


164.35


Printing


62.00


Printing tax bills


45.58


Recording Takings


174.00


Telephone .


32.75


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


140.56


$1,225.00


$1,225.00


ASSESSORS-Salaries and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget.


$2,550.00


Expended


Salaries of Assessors and Assistants.


$1,350.00


Salary of Clerk.


1,200.00


$2,550.00


$2,550.00


OTHER EXPENSES Receipts


Appropriation-Budget


$850.00


Expended


Abstract of Deeds and Transfer


$76.35


Automobile, use of .


75.00


Books and stationery .


94.50


Carfare .


3.97


Clerical service


103.75


Miscellaneous


45.15


Printing Poll Book .


427.05


Telephone.


23.29


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


1.00


$850,00


$850,00


187


AUDITOR'S REPORT OTHER FINANCIAL OFFICES Receipts


Appropriation-Budget. $200.00


Expended


Salary of Treasurer of Sinking Fund


Commissioners $200.00


$200.00


$200.00


CERTIFICATION OF BONDS AND NOTES Receipts


Balance Dec. 31, 1915.


$13.75


Appropriation-Budget.


400.00


Premium on Bonds and Notes


496.25


Expended


Old Colony Trust Co. Certification


$710.00


Balance to 1917


200.00


$910.00


$910.00


CITY CLERK-Salaries and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget $1,800.00


Expended


Salary of Clerk.


$1,200.00


Salary of Assistant Clerk.


600.00


$1,800.00


$1,800.00


OTHER EXPENSES


Receipts


Appropriation-Budget. $518.00


-


188


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended


Official Bond .


$4.00


Books, stationery and office expenses .


138.78


Carfare.


6.70


Miscellaneous.


65.51


Postage and box rent .


25.20


Telephone.


73.33


Typewriter .


75.00


Clerical service


25.50


Recording assessments


104.11


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.37


$518.00


$518.00


LAW-CITY SOLICITOR-Salary and Wages Receipts


Appropriation-Budget


$1,000.00


Expended


Salary of Solicitor


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


OTHER EXPENSES Receipts


Appropriation-Budget .


25.00


Expended


Books for Office.


$20.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


5.00


$25.00


$25.00


SPECIAL STREET RAILWAY HEARING


Receipts


Appropriation-Budget. $100.00


189


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Expended


Bills paid. 100.00




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