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Receipts
Amount of Treasurer's Warrant.
$18,851.06
Expended
Paid State Treasurer
$18,851.06
$18,851.06
$18,851.06
METROPOLITAN PARK TAX
Receipts
Amount of Treasurer's Warrant.
$10,597.62
Expended
Paid State Treasurer
$10,597.62
$10,597.62
$10,597.62
METROPOLITAN STATE HIGHWAY TAX
Receipts
Amount of Treasurer's Warrant
$208.65
230
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended
Paid State Treasurer
$208.65
$208.65
$208.65
CHARLES RIVER BASIN TAX
Receipts
Amount of Treasurer's Warrant.
$2,007.80
Expended
Paid State Treasurer.
$2,007.80
$2,007.80
$2,007.80
FIRE PREVENTION TAX
Receipts
Amount of Treasurer's Warrant.
$205.30
Expended
Paid State Treasurer
$205.30
$205:30
$205.30
STATE GUARDS-MELROSE UNIT-Non-Revenue
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$4.27
Loans authorized No. 10580
1,500.00
Cash for suit
19.50
Expended
Bills paid.
$1,522.10
Forward to 1919.
1.67
$1,523.77
$1,523.77
231
AUDITOR'S REPORT
MEMORIAL BUILDING-Repairs to Roof
Receipts .
Loans authorized No. 10927. $2,000.00
No payments, Balance to 1919
PRIVATE SEWERS
(See report of Eng. and Supt. of Public Works for details.)
Receipts
Balance for 1917 $167.12
Cash-deposits 2,005.23
Expended
Bills and payrolls
$1,822.11
Cash refunded
184.40
Balance forward
165.84
$2,172.35
$2,172.35
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
Receipts
Balance for 1917
$2,222.81
Cash-bills
394.92
Transfer bills
5,070.25
Expended
Bills, pay roll and transfer bill.
$7,471.02
Balance forward.
216.96
$7,687.98
$7,687.98
SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION
Receipts
Loans authorized, No. 10710
$5,000.00
Loans authorized, No. 10921.
2,500.00
Cash-estimate 55.00
232
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills .
$6,654.34
Balance forward.
900.66
$7,555.00
$7,555.00
SURFACE DRAINAGE Spot Pond Improvement
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$9,952.71
Expended
Bills paid .
$3,377.36
Balance forward.
6,575.35
$9,952.71
$9,952.71
HIGHWAYS-Continuous Walks
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$2,624.55
Assessments Collected
7,978.03
Transfer bills .
3,529.43
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills
$8,737.60
Order No. 10555
600.00
Order No. 10873.
250.00
Balance forward.
4,544.41
$14,132.01
$14,132.01
Laying Crosswalks and Paving Gutters Receipts
Balance from 1917
$2,607.90
Loans authorized.
3,000.00
Expended
Bills and pay rolls
$1,431.44
Balance forward
4,176.46
$5,607.90
$5,607.90
233
AUDITOR'S REPORT Lynde Avenue Construction Receipts
Balance from 1917 $218.48
Expended
Bills paid.
$93.98
Balance forward.
124.50
$218.48
$218.48
Argyle Street-Retaining Walls
Receipts
Transfer No. 10873 from Continuous Walks ..
$250.00
Balance forward
Pleasant Street-Macadamizing
Receipts
Balance from 1917.
$65.20
Expended
Bills paid.
$1.50
Balance forward.
63.70
$65.20
$65.20
Pleasant Street-Improvement
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$3,000.00
Expended
Land taken
$2.000,00
Bills paid.
41.32
Balance to 1919.
958.68
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
234
CITY OF MELROSE
Hopkins Street Receipts
Balance from 1917
$894.34
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills.
$811.14
Balance forward. 83.20
$894.34
$894.34
Widening Franklin Street Receipts
Balance from 1917
Transfer bills.
$1,000.00 49.77
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills
$1,049.77
$1,049.77
$1,049.77
Lincoln Street-Construction Receipts
Balance from 1917. $1,958.11
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills.
$1,472.65
Balance forward. 485.46
$1,958.11
$1,958.11
Myrtle Street-Macadamizing Receipts
Balance from 1917
$2,300.00
Transfer bills
35.25
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills
$2,318.80
Balance forward. 16.45
$2,335.25
$2,335.25
AUDITOR'S REPORT
235
Folsom Avenue-Construction Receipts
Balance from 1917
$3,900.00
Expended
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills.
$3,765.77
Balance forward.
134.23
$3,900.00
$3,900.00
Walton Park-Macadamizing
Receipts
Loans authorized.
$3,000.00
Balance to 1919.
Albion Street-Retaining Wall
Receipts
Order No. 10555 .
$600.00
Expended
Transfer bills .
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
Linwood Avenue-Continuous Walks and Edgestones
Receipts
Loans authorized
$2,000.00
Expended
Transfer bills
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Erection Portable Schoolhouse Washington School Lot
Receipts
*Loans authorized.
$4,600.00
236
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended
Bills paid.
$4,587.81
Balance forward.
12.19
$4,600.00
$4,600.00
IMPROVEMENT OF ICE-HOUSE PROPERTY
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$10.93
Transfer No. 10924.
549.59
Balance forward
$560.52
$560.52
$560.52
WATER CONSTRUCTION
(See report of Eng. and Supt. of Public Works for details.)
Receipts
Loans authorized No. 10543.
$10,000.00
Loans authorized, No. 10803.
5,000.00
Loans authorized, No. 10920.
3,000.00
Cash, Malden & Melrose Gas Co.
106.75
Expended
Bills and pay rolls.
$7,590.70
Overdraft-1917.
5,194.10
Balance to 1919.
5,321.95
$18,106.75
$18,106.75
TAILING ACCOUNT
Receipts
Balance from 1917.
$229.12
Balance to 1919
RESERVE FUND-15% Receipts
Transfer from Sundry Accounts . $4,305.26
237
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended
Bills paid.
$4,305.26
$4,305.26
$4,305.26
PREMIUM FUND-Water Loans
Receipts
Balance from 1917. $.30
Cash received.
23.85
Expended
Balance to 1919.
$24.15
$24.15
$24.15
SURFACE DRAINAGE LOAN
Receipts
Balance from 1917.
$181.44
Expended
Bills paid
$62.50
Municipal Indebtedness
118.94
$181.44
$181.44
PARK LOAN PREMIUM FUND
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$166.32
Expended
Certification of Bond.
$62.50
Municipal Indebtedness.
108.82
$166.32
$166.32
23
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SINKING FUNDS
Receipts
Received from Sinking Fund Commission,
Water
$35,000.00
Expended
Paid Water Bonds.
$35,000.00
$35,000.00
$35,000.00
SCHOOL HOUSE LOAN SINKING FUND
Receipts
Balance Dec. 31, 1917.
$20,902.77
Appropriation-Budget
$2,592.56
Interest on coupons
202.98
Interest on regular bonds
719.98
Interest on accrued on bonds sold
10.00
Interest on deposit
7.82
Gain on bonds bought.
46.80
3,580.14
Payments:
Accrued interest on bonds bought.
23.45
Rent of safe deposit box.
2.00
Balance to 1919.
24,457.46
$24,482.91
$24,482.91
SEWER LOAN SINKING FUND Receipts
Balance Dec. 31, 1917
$222,921.93
Appropriation-Budget.
$748.02
Sewer assessments.
5,486.03
Interest on coupons .
9,931.95
Interest on regst. bonds.
628.50
Interest on deposits.
11.47
Interest accrued on bonds sold
60.00
Gain on bonds bought.
117.00
16,982.97
Payments:
Accrued interest on bonds bought
71.22
Rent of safe deposit box.
10.00
Balance to 1919
239,823.68
$239,904.90 $239,904.90
239
AUDITOR'S REPORT
SURFACE DRAINAGE SINKING FUND
Balance Dec. 31, 1917.
$51,628.49
Receipts
Appropriation-Budget 1918.
$3,071.67
Interest on coupons.
2,532.45
Interest on reg. bonds.
240.27
Interest on deposits.
13.57
Interest accrued on bonds sold
8.00
Gain on bonds bought.
222.60
6,088.56
Payments:
Accrued interest on bonds bought.
55.48
Rent safe deposit box
3.00
Balance to 1919.
57,658.57
$57,717.05
$57,717.05
WATER LOAN SINKING FUND
Balance Dec. 31, 1917. $76,442.65
Receipts
Interest on coupons.
3,061.92
Interest on reg. bonds.
135.00
Interest accrued on bonds sold
30.00
Interest on deposits
5.21
Gain on bonds bought.
117.00
3,349.13
Payments:
Bonds matured
35,000.00
Accrued interest on bonds bought.
97.85
Rent of safety deposit box.
5.00
Balance to 1919.
44,688.93
$79,791.78
$79,791.78
TRUST FUNDS Cemetery-Perpetual Care
Receipts
Balance from 1917
$46,381.75
240
CITY OF MELROSE
Lots
Adams, Willis A.
$90.00
Akers, Samuel L.
100.00
Allen, Mrs. Olive
95.00
Andrews, Orin .
60.00
Benner, Gertrude A. L.
93.00
Berry, William
150.00
Brandon, Mrs. Annie M.
163.00
Carleton, Lydia M.
100.00
Chase, Ambrose P.
60.00
Clarke, Charles H.
45.00
Clifford, Samuel W.
100.00
Covert, David M., estate of .
80.00
Davison, Thomas
87.00
Dennett, Georgina B.
80.00
Dodd, John H.
45.00
Eaton, Agnes L.
84.00
Elliott, Sarah B.
75.00
Fenwick, Bessie E.
45.00
Fowler, Charles N
80.00
Grant, Gray, estate of
79.00
Gray, Mrs. Hattie M.
80.00
Ilsley, Charles J.
99.00
Keedy, Dyke V
119.00
King, George .
80.00
Lawrence, Walter F.
60.00
Lincoln, Bertha D ..
100.00
Littlefield, Mrs. Annie .
170.00
Logee, Mabel R ..
50.00
Lovering, Miss Nellie
165.00
Mackay, Annie L.
60.00
Perry, Marion A.
135.00
Ray, Mrs. Amelia M.
60.00
Rhodes, John A
100.00
Rose, John A.
135.00
Savage, John W
45.00
Simmonds, George H
190.00
Thomas, Arthur
89.00
Turner, Mildred A
175.00
Vaughan, Henry V
80.00
Verge, Joseph D.
100.00
Verge, William B.
75.00
Whitman, Alonzo G.
80.00
Williams, Willard L.
108.00
$4,066.00
241
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Single Graves
Berry, William L. (4)
$60.00
Black, Charles E. (1) .
15.00
Churchill, Charles. .. (1)
15.00
Davis, Lucy (3).
45.00
Gibson, Annie M. (2)
30.00
Harrison, Mrs. M. E.(2)
30.00
Holly, William R. (2)
30.00
Hunter, John C. (1)
15.00
Levia, George H. (2).
30.00
Lewis, Henry . . . (4)
60.00
Macey, John E.(1)
15.00
Muchlbury, H. (2).
30.00
Palmer, Mrs. Mary E. (2)
30.00
Roberts, William E.(2)
30.00
Roby, W. H., estate of (2).
30.00
Savage, Mrs. Lydia A. (2).
30.00
Scribner, Mrs. Lydia J.(2)
30.00
Staden, Lewis P. (1)
15.00
Stetson, Mrs. W. B. (1).
15.00
Stribbert (1).
15.00
Verge, Jennie D. (1).
15.00
Valley, Georginia (1).
15.00
Renouf, W. J. (2).
30.00
Wagner, Wallace. . (1)
15.00
Webber, Florence E. (1)
15.00
Wiers, Samuel (1).
15.00
Woodward, Mrs. Arthur C. (3)
45.00
$735.00
Total
$51,182.75
Schedule of City Property
BROWN TAIL AND GYPSY MOTH
Personal property .
$1,034.75
CHARITY DEPARTMENT
Personal Property
$1,046.30
242
CITY OF MELROSE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Central Fire Station
$20,000.00
Hose B, building and land. 4,275.00
Hose 4, building and land .
2,350.00
Personal property
28,581.00
Fire Alarm
15,685.71
$70,891.71
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Personal property
$100.00
PUBLIC PARKS
Personal property .
$70,985.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Personal property and signs
$3,332.33
Signal system 5,198.80 $8,531.13
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Building and land .
$40,600.00
Personal property 36,900.00
$77,500.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Buildings and land
$419,250.00
Heating apparatus . 20,355.00
Personal property 40,128.00 $479,733.00
Sundries
Old school land .
6,400.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Personal property $572.00
WYOMING CEMETERY
Building and land .
$35,700.00
Personal property and water system
1,153.00
$36,853.00
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Auditorium building, land and personal
property
$112,000.00
243
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CITY HALL
. Building and land
$142,400.00
Personal property .
10,000.00 $152,400.00
HIGHWAY DIVISION
Land .
$4,200.00
Crusher plant. 4,800.00
Personal property .
11,558.00 $20,558.00
SEWER DIVISION
Cost of Construction to Dec. 31, 1917.
$403,287.62
Additional to Dec. 31, 1918. 4,096.82 $497,384.44
SURFACE DRAINAGE
Cost of construction to De". 31, 1917.
$217,671.91
Additional to Dec. 31, 1918. 2,664.18 $220,336.09
WATER DIVISION
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1917
$493,091.44
Additional to Dec. 31, 1918. 5,335.57 $498,427.01
RECAPITULATION
Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth
$1,304.75
Charity Department
1,046.30
Fire Department.
70,891.71
Health Department
100.00
Public Parks.
70,985.00
Police Department.
8,531.13
Public Library
77,500.00
School Department
479,733.00
Sundries . 6,400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 572.00
Wyoming Cemetery
36,853.00
Public Works Department. 112,000.00
City Hall. 152,400.00
Highway Department 20,558.00
Sewer Division.
497,384.44
Surface Drainage.
220,336.09
Water Division
498,427.01 $2,255,022.43
Index to Auditor's Report
Finances 164
Bonded Debt. 165
City of Melrose-Municipal and Permanent Debt,. 166 Cash Account. 169
Assets and Liabilities
170
Revenue. 171
Assessments. 172
Water Rates 178
Tax Titles
179
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 180
Departmental-General Government
181
Protection of Persons and Property 191
197
Forestry
199
Dog Officer
201
Health and Sanitation 201
Highways 206
Charities 209
Soldiers' Benefits
212
Education-School Department
213
Libraries
214
Recreation .
216
Park Department 217
Unclassified. 222
Public Service Enterprise 226
Trust Funds 228
State Guard. 230
Sinking Funds 238
Schedule of City Property 241
Recapitulation 243
Inspection .
Contents
Assessors' Report.
49
Auditor's Report 164
Board of Survey 96
Brown Tail.
97
Buildings, Report of Inspector of 51
Cemetery Committee, Report of 161
City Clerk's Report. 138
City Physician's Report
75
Collector's Report
143
Fire Department, Report of Engineer of 82
Government of the City of Melrose. 18
Health Department, Report of. 53
Inspector of Animals, Report of.
71
Mayor's Inaugural Address. 3
Milk, Report of Inspector of. 71
Nursing Service, Report of 74
Officers of the City
20
Park Commission, Report of. 83
Planning Board . 93
Plumbing, Report of Inspector of 70
Police Department, Report of Chief 81
Poor Department, Report of Overseers. 76
Public Library, Report of Trustees of
99
Public Works Department, Report of the Engineer and Superintendent 103
Registrars of Voters, Report of . 140
School Committee, Report of. 29
Sinking Fund Commissioners, Report of. 158
Solicitor's Report. 142
Soldiers' Relief. 102
Treasurer's Report
147
Wire Department, Report of 50
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