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$40.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
34.75
$75.00
$75.00
AUDITOR-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,700.00
Expended
Salary of Auditor
$500.00
Salary of Assistant Auditor
1,200.00
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$100.00
Expended
Books and Stationery
$66.22
Express
.15
Postage and Box Rent
8.00
Rubber Stamp
1.05
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. .
24.58
$100.00
$100.00
187
AUDITOR'S REPORT TREASURER-Salaries and Wages Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $1,300.00
Expended
Salary-Treasurer
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $450.00
Expended
Official Bond
$150.00
Books and Stationery
67.16
Carriage hire, pay day
47.00
Miscellaneous
65.52
Postage and Box Rent
59.16
Telephone
31.06
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
31.00
$450.00
$450.00
COLLECTOR-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,830.00
Expended
Salary of Collector
$1,100.00
Salary of Clerks
1,701.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
28.75
$2,830.00
$2,830.00
188
CITY OF MELROSE OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,350.00
Expended
Official Bond
$250.00
Advertising
20.25
Advertising Takings
354.55
Book and Stationery
55.86
Distributing Tax Bills
68.00
Miscellaneous
50.85
Postage and Box Rent
177.23
Printing
115.43
Recording Takings
212.60
Telephone
27.60
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
17.63
$1,350.00
$1,350.00
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
$1,000.00
Expended
Abstracts of Deeds and Transfers
$141.60
Aautomobile, use of
100.00
Books and Stationery
173.17
Car Fares
7.20
Clerical Services
101.25
Miscellaneous
25.65
Printing Poll Books
428.37
Telephone
22.76
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
AUDITOR'S REPORT OTHER FINANCIAL OFFICES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $200.00
Expended
Salary of Treasurer of Sinking Fund Com- missioners $200.00
$200.00
$200.00
CERTIFICATION OF BONDS AND NOTES
Receipts
Balance Dec. 31, 1916
$200.00
Appropriation
300.00
Expended
Old Colony Trust Co., Certificates
$485.00
Balance to 1918
15.00
$500.00
$500.00
CITY CLERK-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $2,000.00
Expended
Salary of Clerk
$1,400.00
Salary of Assistant Clerk
600.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $300.00
Expended
Official Bond
$4.00
Books and Stationery
128.34
Car Fares
10.91
Clerical Service
19.20
Miscellaneous
49.88
Postage and Box Rent
20.38
Telephone
67.29
$300.00
$300.00
CITY OF MELROSE
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
$10.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
14.50
$25.00
$25.00
CITY PHYSICIAN-Salary and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$450.00
Expended
Salary
$450.00
$450.00
$450.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation
$2,341.00
Expended
Salaries of Registrars
$400.00
Pay Roll, Election Officers
1,350.00
Pay Roll, Police Officers
192.86
Clerical Services
136.50
Janitors Services
42.10
Labor on booths
163.00
Recount
20.00
Transfer to Other Expenses No. 10583
36.54
$2,341.00
$2,341.00
-
191
AUDITOR'S REPORT
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,105.00
Cash returned
.75
Transferred from Salaries and Wages No.
10583
36.54
Expended
Advertising and Printing
$500.25
Books and Stationery
121.97
Clerical Service
10.25
Fuel and Light
29.60
Meals
9.50
Miscellaneous
38.80
Postage
88.10
Posting Notices
39.50
Rent, polling places
300.00
Repairs ballot boxes
4.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.07
$1,142.20
$1,142.29
CITY PLANNING BOARD
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$300.00
Expended
Park Bill
$5.72
Postage
9.50
Printing Report
25.00
Typewriting
3.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
256.28
$300.00
$300.00
PUBLIC WORK OFFICE-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$3,000.00
Expended
Salary of Engineer and Superintendent
$2,000.00
Salary of Clerk
999.22
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.78
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
192
CITY OF MELROSE
OTHER EXPENSES (For details see Report of Engineer and Superintendent)
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$650.00
Transferred from Water Maintenance
74.56
Expended
Bills Paid
$724.56
$724.56
$724.56
ENGINEERING-Salaries and Wages Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$4,000.00
Expended
Pay Rolls
$3,494.61
Liability-Insurance
37.57
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
467.82
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$325.00
Cash-Rubber Boots
3.03
Expended
Bills paid
$326.67
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.36
$328.03
$328.03
CITY HALL-Salaries and Wages Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,600.00
Expended
Pay Rolls
$1,589.45
Liabilities-Insurance
15.79
Over draft
5.24
$1,605.24
$1,605.24
193
AUDITOR'S REPORT
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $2,500.00
Expended
Bills paid
$2,510.57
Over paid-1916
7.26
Over paid-1917
17.83
$2,517.83
$2,517.83
AUDITORIUM-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,600.00
Expended
Pay Rolls
$1,382.53
Liabilities-Insurance
10.73
Transferred to Other Expense, No. 10561.
190.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
16.74
$1,600.00
$1,600.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,800.00
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No.
10506
233:30
Transferred from Salaries and Wages, No.
10561
190.00
Expended
Bills Paid
$2,104.10
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
119.20
$2,223.30
$2,223.30
13
194
CITY OF MELROSE
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $20,316.62
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No.
10564
150.00
Expended
Pay Rolls
$20,462.83
. Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.79
$20,466.62
$20,466.62
HORSES AND CARE OF SAME
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $475.00
Expended
Blankets
$3.25
Board
410.00
Horse Shoeing
51.63
Horse Hire
2.00
Repairs
1.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
6.87
$475.00
$475.00
EQUIPMENTS AND REPAIRS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$300.00
Cash-broken sign
3.00
Expended
Equipments
$180.22
Repairs to Democrat
18.50
Transferred to Other Expenses, No. 10627
50.00
Transferred to Other Expenses
6.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
48.28
$303.00
$303.00
195
AUDITOR'S REPORT
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$350.00
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No. 10565
100.00
Transferred from Equipmnet and Repairs, No. 10627
50.00
Transferred from Equipment and Repairs . ..
6.00
Expended
Automobile, use of
$10.00
Automobile, storage of
II4.42
Automobile, License and Insurance
38.40
Books and Stationery
76.45
Car Fares
21.69
Meals
39.50
Miscellaneous
52.09
Postage and Box Rent
4.67
Telephones
140.87
Traffic Signs
6.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.9I
$506.00
$506.00
POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$450.00
Expended
Batteries
$22.38
Horse Hire
73.00
Labor
125.95
Miscellaneous
10.99
Pay Rolls
52.00
Cross Arms
53.83
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co.
35.67
Wire
75.22
Overdraft, 1916 and Deficiency
.07
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.89
$450.00
$450.00
196
CITY OF MELROSE SIGNAL BOXES
Receipts
Balance from 1916
$188.50
Expended
Express
$2.00
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co.
150.71
Horse Hire
.2.50
Pay Rolls
4.00
Supplies
23.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
5.54
$188.50
$188.50
POLICE AMBULANCE
Receipts
1
Balance from 1916
$33.40
Cash received
10.00
Expended
Repairs
$25.65
Balance to 1918
17.81
$43.46
$43.46
PURCHASE OF SMALL TOURING CAR
Receipts
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency .. .
$450.00
Expended
Car
$448.40
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.60
$450.00
$450.00
FINES AND FORFEITS
Receipts
First District Court
$101.86
Expended
Expense of Patrol Wagon, Court to East Cambridge
$63.83
Balance to Estimated Receipts
38.03
$101.86
$101.86
197
AUDITOR'S REPORT
FIRE DEPARTMENT-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $18,327.35
Expended
Pay Rolls
$17,741.15
Transferred to Fuel and Light, No. 10510.
200.00
Transferred to Repair of Building, No. 10510.
100.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
286.20
$18,327.35
$18,327.35
HORSES AND CARE OF SAME
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $1,000.00
Expended
Hay and Grain
$823.64
Horse Shoeing
167.18
Teaming Hay
5.08
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
2.10
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
FUEL AND LIGHT Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$900.00
Transferred from Salaries and Wages
200.00
Cash Refunded
0.00
Expended
Batteries
$49.42
Coal and wood
573.II
Electric lights
93.38
Gas
59.77
Gasoline and Oil
176.37
Miscellaneous
31.58
Rectifiers
124.71
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. .
.65
$1,109.00
$1,109.00
EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $750.00
198
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended
Equipment
$645.81
Hose and repairs
82.32
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
21.87
$750.00
$750.00
REPAIRS ON BUILDING
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$200.00
Transferred from Salaries and Wages, No.
10510
100.00
Expended
Awning
$16.00
Flooring
19.00
Hardware, Oil and Paint
50.94
Labor
23.08
Lumber
70.98
Miscellaneous
1.50
Painting
28.87
Stock, etc.
76.58
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.
13.05
$300.00
$300.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$600.00
Expended
Bedding, furniture and sundries
$131.16
Books and Stationery
5.00
Express
13.15
Miscellaneous
85.70
Supplies
201.56
Telephone
113.85
Water rates
48.96
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.62
..
$600.00
$600.00
199
AUDITOR'S REPORT
PENSIONS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$200.00
Expended
Pay roll
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$700.00
Expended
Electric power
1.30
Fan
33.53
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co.
130.97
Miscellaneous
30.48
Pay Rolls
18.00
Repairs
37.80
Supplies
80.35
Team and hire
34.50
Telephone
27.12
Wire
37.49
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.49
$700.00
.$700.00
FIRE ALARM BOXES
Florence and Sanford Street
Receipts
Transfer from Excess and Deficiency . . $175.00
Expended
Bills paid
$172.27
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
2.73
$175.00
$175.00
.
200
CITY OF MELROSE FIRE ALARM BOX
Elm Street, near Howard
Receipts
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency .... $150.00
Expended
Bills paid
$139.16
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
10.84
$150.00
$150.00
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$400.00
Expended
Salary
$400.00
$400.00
$400.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$25.00
Expended
Advertising
$10.50
Books and Stationery
11.43
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.07
$25.00
$25.00
INSPECTOR OF WIRES-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,100.00
Expended
Salary
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
201
AUDITOR'S REPORT
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$100.CO
Expended
Books and Stationery
$22.35
Miscellaneous
2.75
Telephone
30.40
Typewriter
44.10
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.40
$100.00
$100.6.0
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$600.00
Expended
Salary
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$50.00
Expended
Advertising
$2.00
Books and Stationery
1.06
Dies and Stamps
5.60
Miscellaneous
7.12
Teaming weights
5.00
Weights
2.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
26.72
.
.....
$50.00
$50.00
FORESTRY
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth Extermination
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget Refund Liability Insurance 20.34
$1,500.00
202
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended
Advertising and Printing
$7.00
Insurance
55.00
Miscellaneous
1.85
Pay Rolls
1,417.87
Rent
5.00
Teaming
13.00
Tools and Supplies
20.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. .
.37
$1,520.34
$1,520.34
PRIVATE WORK
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$500.00
Expended
Liability-Insurance
$12.72
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
487.28
$500.00
$500.00
OTHER INSECT PESTS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,000.00
Expended
Cement
$2.40
Filing saw
.70
Insurance
33.00
Miscellaneous
12.00
Pay roll
922.76
Rent
25.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
4.14
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
CARE OF TREES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$500.00 2.00
Cash
203
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended
Cement
$1.20
Filing saws
.70
Insurance
12.00
Pay roll
492.59
Overdraft to 1918
4.49
$506.49
$506.49
REMOVAL OF TREES
Receipts
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No.
$172.01
Expended
Filing saw
.50
Pay Rolls
$171.51
$172.01
$172.01
CARE AND PLANTING NEW TREES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
Cash from Individuals
$500.00 158.00
Expended
Advertising
$3.00
Loam
93.75
Pay Rols
315.32
Trees
136.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
...
109.43
$658.00
$658.00
DOG OFFICER
Receipts
Cash received from County Treasurer
$18.00
Expended
Paid Officer, killing dogs
$18.00
$18.00
$18.00
204
CITY OF MELROSE
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department (See Report of Health Board for Details) General Administration
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $1,200.00
Expended
Salaries and bills paid
$1,199.68
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.32
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
QUARANTINE AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,000.00
Cash
5.42
Transferred from Tuberculosis, No. 10606. . ..
500.00
Expended
Bills paid
$2,498.89
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
6.53
$2,505.42
$2,505.42
TUBERCULOSIS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,600.00
Expended
Bills paid
$818.66
Transferred to Animal and Slaughter
25.00
Transferred to Contagious disease, No. 10606.
500.00
Transferred to Public Health Nurse, No. 10566
100.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
156.34
$1,600.00
$1,600.00
205
AUDITOR'S REPORT
VITAL STATISTICS
Receipts
P. O. order returned $ .25
Appropriation-Budget
224.00
Expended
Book
$2.75
Return of Births
139.50
Return of Deaths
76.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
5.25
$242.25
$224.25
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,300.00
Cash, cleaning cesspools
42.12
Expended
Bills paid
$1,157.44
Transferred to Dead Animals
36.50
INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $450.00
Expended
Salaries of Inspectors
$393.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
56.25
$450.00
$450.00
ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$100.00
Transferred from Tuberculosis, No. 10566. ...
25.00
Expended
Salary of Inspector
$III.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
14.00
$125.00
$125.00
206
CITY OF MELROSE MILK AND VINEGAR
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $100.00
Expended
Salary of Inspector
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
MILK ANALYSIS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$400.00
Expended
Salary of Inspector
$400.00
$400.00
$400.00
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Receipts
Transferred from Tuberculosis, No. 10566 ...
$101.00
Expended
Salary of Nurse
$100.00
$100.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
148.18
$1,342.12
$1,342.12
$100.00
$100.00
SANITATION (See Report of Engineer and Supt. of Public Works for Details)
Sewer Maintenance and Operation Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,200.00
Cash received
23.45
Expended
Bills paid and pay roll
$1,124.97
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
98.48
$1,223.45
$1,223.45
207
AUDITOR'S REPORT SURFACE DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $3,000.00
Expended
Bills and pay roll
$2,995.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
5.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
COLLECTION OF ASHES AND RUBBISH
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$6,000.00
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No.
10562
360.00
Expended
Bills and pay roll
$6,360.00
$6,360.00
$6,360.00
REMOVAL OF GARBAGE (See Health Board Report)
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $3,847.85
Expended
Pay rolls
$3,847.85
$3,847.85
$3,847.85
Burial of Dead Animals
Receipts
Transferred from Health and Other Expenses
$36.50
Expended
Bills paid
$36.50
$36.50
$36.50
208
CITY OF MELROSE
Street Cleaning
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $5,000.00
Expended
Bills and pay rolls
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
HIGHWAYS (See Report of Engineer and Supt. of Public Works for Details)
General Administration
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $2,000.00
Expended
Salaries paid
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
MAINTENANCE AND. REPAIRING
Receipts
Appropriation
$26,200.00
Cash receipts
315.63
Transfer bill
16,895.07
Transfer from Cory and Spurr, No. 10230 ...
1,115.04
$44,525.74
Expended
Bills and pay rolls
$49,564.86
Balance over drawn
5,039. 12
$49,564.86
$49,564.86
Individual Walks
Receipts
Balance from 1916
$693.72
Appropriation-Budget
1,000.00
Cash-estimate deposits
731.84 $2,425.56
AUDITOR'S REPORT
209
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bill paid
$1,417.14
Cash refunded on deposit
96.58
Balance to 1918
911.84
$2,425.56
$2,425.56
Sidewalk Repairs Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,500.00
Cash receipts
34.42
Expended
Bill, pay rolls and transfer bill
$1,879.95
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
654.47
$2,534.42
$2,534.42
Street Sprinkling Receipts
Balance from 1916
$4,429.91
Receipts-1917 assessments
$10,215.56
Transfer 20372 appropriation
1,000.00
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bill, water
$872.22
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bill, oil
10,403.51
Balance to 1918
3,490.08
$15,705.64 $15,705.64
Street Lighting Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
Park Department
$20,400.00 270.00
Expended
Bills paid-contract Balance to Excess and Deficiency
$19,990.29 679.71
$20,670.00
$20,670.00
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Street Signs and Numbering Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$500.00
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills
$470.45
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
29.55
$500.00
$500.00
Cleaning Snow, Ice and Sanding
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,000.00
Transfer for 4th of July appropriation, No.
10570
100.00
Expended
Transfer to Highway Dept.
$2,000.00
Balance to 1918
100.00
$2,100.00
$2,100.00
Repairing Upper Main Street Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,000.00
Expended
Pay rolls
$471.07
Transfer bills
164.83
Balance to 1918
1,364.10
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
CHARITIES (See Overseer of Poor Report for Details)
General Administration Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,050.00
Transfer from Outside Relief, No. 10607. .. 12.25
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended
Salaries of Board
$600.00
Salaries of Clerks
276.88
Miscellaneous
97.79
Telephone
43.96
Typewriter
43.62
$1,062.25
$1,062.25
Almshouse and Farm Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$3,000.00
Transfer from Outside Relief, No. 10541.
...
400.00
Expended
Salaries and wages
$689.61
Supplies
2,606.67
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
103.72
$3,400.00
$3,400.00
Outside Relief by City Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,800.00
Expended
Cash order
$288.50
Bills paid, supplies
2,078.71
Transferred to Almshouse, No. 1054I
400.00
Transferred to General Administration, No.
10607
12.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
80.54
$2,800.00
$2,800.00
Relief by Other Cities and Towns Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,500.00
Transfer from Excess and Deficiency, No.
10032
215.74
Expended
Bills paid
$2,611.20
Over draft-1916
75.92
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
28.62
$2,715.74
$2,7 5.74
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Mothers' Aid by City Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$3,800.00
Expended
Cash orders
$2,907.00
Bills for supplies
818.51
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
74.49
$3,800.00
$3,800.00
E. Toothaker Fund Receipts
Balance from 1916
$1,474.19
Cash refunded
14.86
Interest for 1917
58.97
Expended
Bills paid
$41.00
Balance to 1918
1,507.02
$1,548.01
$1,548.02
A. C. Marie Currier Fund
Receipts
Overseers of Poor
$2,500.00
Balance to 1918
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Melrose Hospital Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,000.00
Cash collected for Hospital
159.06
Expended
Board and care at Hospital
$1,000.00
Cash refunded to Hospital
159.06
$1,159.06
$1,159.06
213
AUDITOR'S REPORT
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS General Administration Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$200.00
Expended
Salary of Agent
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
State Aid (Paid by Commonwealth, Nov. 1918)
Pay rolls, Civil War
$2,644.00
Pay rolls, German War
3,430.66
$6,074.66t
Soldiers' Burial (Paid by Commonwealth, Nov. 1918)
Bills paid
$100.00
Soldiers' Relief Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$4,000.00
Transfer from Excess and Deficiency
500.00
Cash refunded
15.00
Expended
Books
$7.00
Cash orders
3,221.00
Dry goods and shoes
10.88
Fuel
778.20
Groceries and provisions
74.98
Medical attendance and medicine
104.80
Nurse
48.00
Rent
84.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
186.14
$4,515.00
$4,515.00
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$50.00 1
Expended
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
I.OI
Bills paid
$48.99
$50.00
$50.00
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EDUCATION-SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (See Report of Supt. of Schools for Details) Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$119,970.00
Expended
Superintendent's Salary
$3,000.00
Other General Salaries
1,170.00
Other General Expenses
718.50
Teachers Salaries
81,888.23
Text Book and Supplies
6,353.96
Tuition
1,735.87
Transportation
763.00
Support of Truants
32.14
Janitor's service
9,122.43
Fuel and Light
7,222.54
Maintenance of Buildings and grounds
6,019.84
Furniture and Furnishing
804.20
Other expenses
530.51
Wiring School buildings
486.91
Vacation Schools
97.97
$119,946.18
Balance to Tuition receipts
23.82
$119,970.00
$119,970.00 $119,970.00
Special Appropriation for Better Protection of School Building Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$12,000.00
Expended
Bills paid
$9,710.63
Balance to 1918
2,289. 37
$12,000.00
$12,000.00
Public Health Narse
Receipts
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No.
10507
$100.00
Expended
Bills paid
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
SCHOOL-TUITION
Receipts
Balance from 1916
$482.63
From Commonwealth
$787.59
From Cities and Towns
1,537.00
From Individuals
360.00
Transferred from appropriation
23.82
$2,908.41
Expended
Transferred to Sundry Appr .- Budget
$3,300.00
Balance to 1918
91.04
$3,391.04
$3,391.04
LIBRARIES-Salaries and Wages
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$3,560.00
Transferred from Opening Lil rary.
10.70
Transferred from West Side Branch
43.36
Expended
Pay rolls
$3,613.82
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.30
$3,614.12
$3,614. 12
BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$2,000.00
Transfer from West Side, No. 10500
60.91
Transfer per No. 10608
56.78
Expended
Bills paid
$2,017.30
Transfer to Fuel and Light, No. 10500.
100.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.39
$2,117.69
$2,117.69
BINDING Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$500.00
Transfer per order, No. 10608
57.00
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Expended
Bills paid
$556.81
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.19
$557.00
$557.00
.
FUEL AND LIGHT Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$550.00
Transferred from Order No. 10500
200.00
Transferred from Order No. 10608
15.00
Expended
Bills paid
$761.88
Transferred from East Side
1.90
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.22
$765.00
$765.00
BUILDING AND JANITORS' SUPPLIES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$100.00
Expended
Bills paid
$84.39
Balance transferred to Excess and Deficiency
15.61
$100.00
$100.00
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$550.00
Expended
Bills paid
$426.78
Transferred, No. 10500
100.00
Transferred, No. 10608
14.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
8.72
$550.00
$550.00
WEST SIDE BRANCH
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$350.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended
Bills paid
$193.45
Transferred order No. 10500
60.91
Transferred to Salaries and Wages
43.36
Transferred , Order No. 10608
52.28
$350.00
$350.00
OPENING LIBRARY SUNDAYS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$100.00
Expended
Bills paid
$27.20
Transferred to Salaries and Wages
10.76
Transferred, No. 10608
62.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. 04
$100.00
$100.00
RECREATION
(See Report of Trustees)
PINE BANKS PARK Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,500.00
Paid Treasurer of Pine Bank Park Trustees.
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Expended
PARK DEPARTMENT (See Report of Park Comrs. for Details) General Administration-Salaries and Wages Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $50.00
Expended
Salary of Clerk $50.00
$50.00
$50.00
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OTHER EXPENSES
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
Cash
$225.00 5.72
Expended
Bills paid
$143.84
Balance to 1918
86.88
$230.72
$230.72
PARKS AND GARDENS-Salaries and Wages Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$1,200.00
Transfer from Improvements and Additions
210.00
Expended
Bills and Pay roll
$1,286.43
Transfer No. 10445
50.00
Transfer No. 10553
60.81
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
12.76
$1,410.00
$1,410.00
IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$750.00
Expended
Bills paid
$530.85
Transferred to Salaries and Wages
210.00
Transferred to Other Expenses, No. 10445 .. .
9.15
$750.00
$750.00
OTHER EXPENSES Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$200.00
Transfer order No. 10416
35.II
Transfer order No. 10445
134.15
Transfer order No. 10553
149.97
Expended
Bills paid
$512.51
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
6.72
$519.23
$519.23
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
ELL POND PARK LIGHTING Receipts
Appropriation-Budget $270.00
Expended
Bills paid
$270.00
$270.00
$270.00
ERECTION FLAG POLE-COMMON
Receipts
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency, No.
10346
$250.00
Expended
Bills paid
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
PURCHASE OF FLAG FOR COMMON Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
Expended
Bills paid
$.4.89
Transfer No. 10416
35.II
$60.00
$60.00
PLAYGROUND-Salaries and Wages Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$325.00
Expended
Pay Rolls
$235.00
Transfer No. 10445
75.00
Transfer No. 10553
15.00
$325.00
$325.00
IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget
$200.00
Transferred from Other Expenses
30.75
Expended
Bills paid
$209.23
Transferred to Other Expenses, No. 10445
21.52
$230.75
$230.75
$60.00
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