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1926-Balance Dec. 31, 1918. $727.53
Assessments
132 05
Balance Dec. 31, 1919. 859.58
1927-Balance Dec. 31, 1918
$439.01
Assessments . .
132.05
Balance Dec. 31, 1919. 571.06
1928-Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$162.84
Assessments .
132.16
Balance Dec. 31, 1919 295.00
1929-Assessments
$31.74
Balance Dec. 31, 1919
31.74
WATER RATES
1911 and prior, balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$552.18
1912
189.15
1915
422.68
1916
66 66
$818.11
Collected 1919
300.43
Balance Dec. 31, 1919
517.68
1917-Balance Dec. 31, 1918
$894.92
Collected 1919
230.20
Balance Dec. 31, 1919.
664.72
1918-Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$8,111.26
Rates committed
463.92
$8,575.18
Collected 1919
7,783.45
Balance Dec. 31, 1919.
791.73
1919-Rates committed
$44,243.42
Collected 1919
42,955.88
Balance Dec. 31, 1919. 1,287.54
Summons collected
111.45
200
CITY OF MELROSE TAX TITLES
Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$57.89
TAX TAKINGS
Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$14,993.60
Additional 1919.
8,051.36
$23,044.96
Collected 1919
6,834.58
Balance De . 31, 1919
$16,210.38
REAL ESTATE TAKEN BY CITY
Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$4,916.23
Additional 1919
896.73
$5,812.96
Collected 1919
161.01
Balance Dec. 31, 1919 $5,651.95
SEWER ASSESSMENT TAKINGS
Balance Dec. 31, 1918
$415.78
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$14,568.01
Pay Rolls, State Aid-Civil War
2,384.00
Pay Rolls, State Aid-German War
3,317. 38
Pay Rolls, Military Aid-German War ...
15.00
Soldiers' Burial.
200.00
$20,484.39
Cash received Nov. 1919 .
14,568.01
Balance Dec. 31, 1919.
$5,916.38
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS-Commissioner of Taxes Income Tax Collected by Commonwealth
Received
$60,029.71
Balance Dec. 31, 1918.
$876.45
Assessors' Warrant
58,158.56
Transferred to Revenue of 1919
1,000.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1919.
5.30
$60,035.01
$60,035.01
201
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Grants and Gifts
Receipts :
Middlesex County Dog Tax. ... $1,187.88
Expended :
Transferred to Estimated Receipts. . $1,187.88
Bank and Corporation Tax
Receipts:
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$17,790.57
From Collector, Street Railway Tax. ..
5,966.74
Expended :
Transferred to Highway Div, repairing. . $7,141.51
Transferred to Estimated Receipts .... 16,615.80
$23,757.31
$23,757.31
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General Government
ALDERMEN-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget . $800.00
Expended :
Salary of Clerk of Committees.
$800.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$550.00
Transfer No. 11553 from Ex. and Defic.
50.00
Expended :
Inaugural.
$121.00
Advertising
60.75
Express
.94
Car Fares
.36
Flowers
32.00
Gavel
3.50
Printing.
148.40
Postage
8.97
Serving papers and posting notices.
55.50
Telephone
13.89
Supplies.
96.99
Neostyle .
45.00
Miscellaneous.
6.65
Balance to Ex. and Defic.
6.05
$600.00
$600.00
MAYOR-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,480.00
Expended :
Salary of Mayor
$1,000.00
Salary of Clerk.
480.00
$1,480.00
$1,480.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$240.00
203
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Inaugural
$38.50
Postage.
69.00
Stationery
27.40
Telephone
58.32
Printing.
21.50
Miscellaneous
24.90
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. .
.38
$240.00
$240.00
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$125.00
Expended:
Postage.
$1.06
Printing and stationery
64.70
Flowers .
3.00
Music.
35.00
Auto hire.
7.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
..
$125.00
$125.00
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RECEPTION
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$3,100.00
Cash.
11.14
Expended:
Printing, etc.
364.97
Music
1,184.61
Decoration
368.15
Food, etc.
366.01
Autos and trucks for parade
196.00
Horses for parade .
157.00
Police services .
34.50
Prizes.
133.70
Entertainment at
theatre.
65.00
Postage
11.91
Help.
67.06
Badges
11.43
Teaming
34.00
Miscellaneous.
96.43
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
20.37
..
..
.
$3,111.14
$3,111.14
14.24
204
CITY F MELROSE
AUDITOR-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$2,000.00
Expended:
Salary of Auditor.
$500.00
Salary of Assistant Auditor
1,500.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$100.00
Expended:
Books and stationery
$50.53
Printing.
8.25
Postage and box rent
12.25
Miscellaneous.
11.40
Balance to 1920
17.57
. ..
$100.00
$100.00
TREASURER-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$1,800.00
Expended:
Salary of Treasurer
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$800.00
Expended :
Official bond.
$150.00
Books, stationery and printing .
114.67
Postage and box rent
101.46
Clerical services
209.26
Telephone .
26.06
Carriage hire, pay days
9.00
Miscellaneous.
40.99
Balance to 1920
148.56
.
$800.00
$800.00
205
AUDITOR'S REPORT
COLLECTOR-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$3,280.00
Expended :
Salary of Collector.
$1,100.00
Salary of Clerks
2,180.00
$3,280.00
$3,280.00°
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,600.00
Expended :
Official bond.
$250.00
Books and stationery
65.21
Printing.
288.05
Postage, box rent.
201.56
Advertising
385.41
Recording Takings, e tc.
151.00
Distributing Tax Bills .
75.00
Telephone
27.35
Clerk hire
38.00
Miscellaneous.
73.48
Balance to Excess and Deficiency. ... .
44.94
$1,600.00
$1,600.00
ASSESSORS-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$3,300.00
Transfer Order No. 11479 .
50.00
Expended :
Salary of Assessors
$1,250.00
Salary of Assistant Assessors .
300.00
Salry of Clerk.
1,550.00
Balanc eto Excess and Deficiency
250.00
$3,350.00
$3,350.00
206
CITY OF MELROSE
Other Expenses
Appropriation-Budget.
$1,150.00
Expended :
Abstracts of deeds and transfers.
87.45
Use of auto.
100.00
Auto. List Pub. Co.
30.00
Books and stationery
66.30
Printing Poll Books.
.
456.00
Clerical services
240.75
Telephone
24.71
Advertising
16.25
Postage.
12.78
Miscellaneous.
38.93
Balance to 1920
76.83
$1,150.00
$1,150.00
OTHER FINANCE OFFICERS
Administration of Invested Funds
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$200.00
Expended:
Salary of Treasurer of Sinking Funds. .
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
Certification of Bonds and Notes
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$160.00
Appropriation-Budget
500.00
Transfer to Order No. 11526
300.00
Expended :
Old Colony Trust Co.
$675.00
Balance to 1920
285.00
. .
$960.00
$960.00
CITY CLERK-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. $2,550.00
207
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Salary of City Clerk.
$1,800.00
Salary of Assistant Clerk.
750.00
$2,550.00
$2,550.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
Appropriation-Budget
$43.50 430.00
Expended :
Official Bond.
$5.00
Books, stationery and printing.
129.29
Postage and box rent .
30.85
Typewriter and repairs
105.00
Clerical services .
8.00
Car fares
20.32
Telephone
84.38
Miscellaneous.
46.15
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
44.51
$473.50
$473.50
PRINTING RULES AND ORDERS OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Balance from 1918 .
$25.00
No expenditures
Balance to 1920
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
CITY SOLICITOR-Salaries 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
208
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended :
Stationery
$13.00
Balance to 1920
12.00
$25.00
$25.00
CITY PHYSICIAN-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$450.00
Expended :
Salary of Physician
$495.00
Overdraft to 1920.
$45.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$1,767.00
Transfer Order No. 11498.
75.00
Transfer Order No. 11550
...
Expended:
Salary of Registrars.
$400.00
Pay Rolls, Election Officers.
1,152.50
Pay Rolls, Police Officers
163.40
Clerical services
147.00
Janitors' services
29.60
Posting notices.
45.00
Labor on booths.
120.00
Transfer Order No. 11577
9.30
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.20
$2,067.00
$2,067.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$950.00
Transfer Order No. 11577
9.30
Transfer Order No. 11576 .
35.00
Transfer Order No. 11636.
10.47
.
225.00
209
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Advertising
$187.75
Books and Stationery
48.53
Printing.
334.04
Postage.
88.19
Rent of polling places.
180.00
Fuel and lights.
49.03
Repairs to boxes
13.32
Posting notices.
11.00
Meals.
55.35
Miscellaneous.
36.02
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.54
. .
$1,004.77
$1,004.77
CITY PLANNING BOARD
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$50.00
Expended :
Balance to Excess and Deficiency. . . $50.00
$50.00
$50.00
BOARD OF SURVEY
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$50.00
Expended :
Books and stationery
$11.63
Printing ..
31.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
7.12
$50.00
$50.00
FUEL COMMITTEE OF MELROSE
Balance from 1918.
$97.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
$97.75
$97.75
$97.75
.
210
CITY OF MELROSE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (For details see Report of Engineer and Superintendent) PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$3,800.00
Expended:
Salary of Engineer and Supt.
$2,500.00
Clerical services
1,103.42
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
196.58
$3,800.00
$3,800.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$700.00
Sale of City maps
28.00
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid.
$688.70
Transfer Order No. 11548
21.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
18.30
$728.00
$728.00
VACATIONS
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$3,000.00
Expended:
Pay rolls paid.
$2,715.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
284.25
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
ENGINEERING-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$4,500.00
.
211
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Transfer bills and pay rolls
$4,152.77
Transfer Order No. 11604
153.52
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
193.71
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$500.00
Transfer Order No. 11604
.
153.52
Expended:
Bills paid.
$653.31
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.21
$653.52
$653.52
CITY HALL-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$2,000.00
Expended :
Pay Rolls
$1,879.67
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
120.33
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$3,000.00
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls.
$2,989.23
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
10.77
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
AUDITORIUM-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. $1,700.00
212
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended :
Pay rolls.
$1,525.00
Transfer Order No. 11549
...
175.00
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$1,023.00
Appropriation-Budget.
3,400.00
Transfer Order No. 11549
175.00
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls
$4,394.75
Transfer Order No. 11175 .
200.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.25
$4,598.00
$4,598.00
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$25,000.00
Expended:
Pay rolls .
$23,946.88
Transfer Order No. 11554.
755.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
298.12
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
Horses and Care of Same
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget $ 475.00
Expended:
Board of horse
$420.00
Horse shoeing.
34.27
Repair harness
.95
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
19.78
$475.00
$475.00
213
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Equipment and Repairs
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$400.00
Cash, sale of bicycle.
15.00
Damage to signs.
6.50
Transfer Order No. 11554
675.00
Expended :
Equipment.
$199.64
Repairs and miscellaneous
279.72
Purchase of automobile.
600.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
17.14
$1,096.50
$1,096.50
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$500.00
Transfer Order No. 11443
200.00
Transfer Order No. 11554
80.00
Expended :
Auto storage.
$55.00
Books, stationery and printing
133.26
Gasoline, oils, etc. .
306.24
Auto insurance.
39.40
Postage, box rent, etc.
7.60
Car fares
13.05
Meals.
10.35
Telephone
151.39
Miscellaneous.
56.34
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
7.37
$780.00
$780.00
Signal Boxes Maintenance
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$17. 03
Appropriation-Budget
750. 00
214
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended:
Batteries.
$34. 43
Equipment and Supplies.
402. 52
Pay rolls
269. 50
Horse hire.
31.00
Miscellaneous.
8.06
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
21. 52
$767. 03
$767.03
Police Ambulance
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$29. 46
Cash.
10. 00
Expended :.
Repairs, etc.
$23.30
Balance to 1920
16. 16
$39. 46
$39. 46
Fines and Forfeits
Receipts:
First District Court.
$445. 58
Expended:
Expenses of Committing Prisoners:
Court to E. Cambridge.
$37.09
Balance to 1920
408. 49
$445. 58
$445. 58
FIRE DEPARTMENT-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$23,000. 00
Expended:
Pay rolls.
$21,581. 43
Transfer Odrer No. 11558.
1,400. 00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
18.57
$23,000.00
$23,000.00
215
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Horses and Care of Same
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$1,200.00
Expended :
Hay and grain
.
$424.65
Horse shoeing.
92.90
Horse hire
59.00
Miscellaneous.
6.66
Transfer Order No. 11477
500.00
Transfer Order No. 11603.
51.73
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
65.06
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
Fuel and Light
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$1,200.00
Transfer Order No. 11603.
35.04
Expended :
Coal and wood.
$762.72
Electric lights
101.47
Gas lights
123.72
Gasoline and oils
219.22
Miscellaneous.
27.91
$1,235.04
$1,235.04
Equipment and Repairs
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$1,200.00
Transfer Order No. 11558
1,400.00
Transfer Order No. 11603
6.75
Expended :.
Hose and repairs.
$29.02
Parts and repairs to equipment.
783.67
Tires, etc.
182.15
Auto for Chief
1,400.00
Transfer Order No. 11477
200.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
11.91
$2,606.75
$2,606.75
216
CITY OF MELROSE
Repairs on Buildings
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget ..
$400.00
Transfer Order No. 11477
500.00
Expended :
Flooring
$7.70
Lumber
74.10
Hardware, stock and labor
434.25
Balance to 1920
383.95
$900.00
$900.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. .
$600.00
Transfer Order No. 11477
200.00
Transfer Order No. 11603.
9.94
.
Expended:
Furniture, bedding, laundry.
$329.02
Supplies.
135.41
Printing, advertising, etc.
15.95
Postage.
5.75
Telephone
125.23
Freight and express
22.97
Miscellaneous.
114.23
Chauffeur's licenses
9.00
Water rates.
..
$809.94
$809.94
Purchase of New Hose
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$400.00
Expended :
Bills paid. $400.00
$400.00
$400.00
.
52.38
217
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Fire Alarm Maintenance
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
Appropriation-Budget
$75.14 1,000.00
Expended :
Pay rolls
$174.50
Equipment
185.50
Supplies
249.11
Repairs to system
149.64
Electric power
1.43.
Team hire
168.00
Express and freight.
5.95
Telephone
6.17
Miscellaneous
44.63
Balance to 1920
90.21
$1,075.14
$1,075.14
INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$400.00
Transfer Order No. 11479
50.00
Expended :
Salary of Inspector
$449.99
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.01
$450.00
$450.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$25.00
Transfer Order No. 11370.
75.00
Expended :
Printing.
$6.50
Transfer to Excess and Deficiency
18.50
Balance to 1920
75.00
$100.00
$100.00
...
.
218
CITY OF MELROSE
INSPECTION OF WIRES-Salaries and Wages
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$1,400.00
Expended :
Salary of Inspector
$1,319.23
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
80.77
$1,400.00
$1,400.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget ..
$100.00
Expended :
Telephone
$46.01
Printing
3.50
Miscellaneous.
.35
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
50.14
$100.00
$100.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$620.00
Expended :
Salary
$596.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
23.50
$620.00
$620.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. ....
$50.00
Expend- d :
Dies, seals and stamps.
$2.00
Measures etc. . . .
12 00
Teaming and express.
11.63
Advertising.
5.00
Printing and stationery
6.76
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
6.61
$50.00
$50.00
219
AUDITOR'S REPORT
FORESTRY Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,500.00
Expended :
Pay rolls .
$1,016.50
Liability insurance.
117.50
Spraying
254.00
Arsenate of lead.
110.00
Postage
2.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Private Work
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$500.00
Expended :
Pay rolls
$230.59
Printing
2.75
Postage.
2.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
264.66
$500.00
$500.00
Other Insect Pests
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,000.00
Expended :
Pay rolls
$434.25
Liability insurance.
117.50
Spraying
367.00
Arsenate of lead.
75.00
Postage
1.00
Advertising.
2.00
Miscellaneous.
2.40
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.85
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
220
CITY OF MELROSE
Care of Trees
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$500 00
Expended :
Pay rolls .
$98.07
, Men and teams.
334.67
Liability insurance.
58.42
Advertising.
4.00
Miscellaneous.
4.84
$500.00
$500.00
Removal of Dead and Dangerous Trees
Receipts:
Transfer Order No. 11400
$500.00
Expended :
Pay rolls
$368.87
Men and teams .
80.37
Liability insurance and tools.
44.92
Miscellaneous.
2.66
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.18
$500.00
$500.00
Care and Planting of New Trees
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$500.00
Cash for individuals
L 86.00
Expended :
Advertising.
$1.70
Men and teams
297.25
Trees
131.25
Loam
127.50
Freight.
1.48
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
26.82
$586.00
$586.00
221
AUDITOR'S REPORT
HEALTH AND SANITATION HEALTH DEPARTMENT See report of Board of Health for details
General Administration
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$1,200.00
Transfer Order No. 11561
25.00
Transfer Order
15.27
Expended :
Salaries and bills paid ..
$1,240.27
$1,240.27
$1,240.27
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$2,500.00
Cash for individuals .
13.93
Transfer Order No. 11619
51.19
Expended :
Bills paid. .
$2,215.12
Transfer Order No. 11561
350.00
$2,565.12
$2,565.12
Tuberculosis
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$1,000.00
Transfer Order No. 11561
300.00
Transfer Order No. 11610
214.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$1,514.00
$1,414.00
$1,514.00
Vital Statistics
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$140.80
Appropriation-Budget
275.00
222
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended :
Canvassing births
$100.00
Return of births.
165.25
Return of deaths
131.75
Printing.
6.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency .
12.05
$415.80
$415.80
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$1,300.00
Transfer Order No. 11561
50.00
Transfer Order No.
52.66
Expended :
Bills paid.
$1,371.66
Transferred to burial of dead animals .
31.00
$1,402.66
$1,402.66
Inspection of School Children
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$450.00
Expended :
Salaries of Inspectors
$375.00
Transfer Order No. 11561
25.00
Transfer Order No. 11610.
20.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
30.00
$450.00
$450.00
Inspection of Animals and Slaughtering
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. $100.00
Transfer Order No. 11610.
20.00
223
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended .
Salary of Inspector
$75.00
Inspection of markets and slaughtering
45.00
$120.00
$120.00
Inspection of Milk Analysis
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$400.00
Expended :
Salary of Inspector
$400.00
$400.00
$400.00
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$100.00
Expended :
Salary of Inspector.
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
Public Health Nurse
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$600.00
Expended :
Salary of nurse.
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
SANITATION
(See Report of Engr. and Supt. Public Works)
Sewer Division, Maintenance
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,200.00
Transfer Order No. 11548.
300.00
Cash received.
96.41
224
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid. .
$1,472.61
Transfer Order No. 11604
123.80
$1,596.41
$1,596. 41
Surface Drainage Maintenance
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$3,000.00
Transfer Order No. 11604
234.54
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid.
$3,184.54
Transfer Order No. 10992.
· . .
50.00
$3,234.54
$3,234.54
Collection of Ashes and Rubbish
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$7,250.00
Transfer Order No. 11556
600.00
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid.
$7,850.00
$7,850.00
$7,850.00
Refuse and Garbage Disposal (For details see Board of Health Report)
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget.
$4,800.00
Expended :
Pay rolls .
$3,833.38
Transfer Order No. 11610.
333.12
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
633.50
$4,800.00
$4,800.00
·
225
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Burial of Dead Animals
Receipts:
Transferred from Health, other expenses
$31 00
Expended : Bills paid. $31.00
$31.00
$31.00
Street Cleaning (See Report of Engr. and Supt. Public Works)
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$5,000.00
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls paid. $5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Cleaning Brooks
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$3,000.00
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls paid.
$2,889. 26
Transfer Order No. 11604
110.74
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
HIGHWAYS (See Report Engr. and Supt. Public Works)
General Administration
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$2,000. 00
Expended :
Pay rolls .
$2,000. 00
$2,000. 00
$2,000. 00
226
CITY OF MELROSE
Maintenance and Repairing
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$30,000.00
Cash.
283. 97
Street Railway Tax.
7,141. 51
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid.
$35,847. 55
Balance to 1920.
1,577. 93
$37,425. 48
$37,425. 48
Individual Walks
Receipts:
Balance from 1919
$768. 79
Appropriation-Budget
1,000. 00
Cash, estimates received.
730. 23
Expended:
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills paid. .
$1,210. 71
Deposits refunded
42. 16
Balance to 1920.
1,246. 15
$2,499. 02
$2,499. 02
Sidewalk Repairs
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$2,500. 00
Transfer Order No. 10405. ..
1,000. 00
Expended :
Bills, pay rolls and transfer bills paid. .
$3,244. 58
Balance to Excess and Deficiency . . ...
255. 42
$3,500. 00
$3,500. 00
Street Sprinkling
Receipts: Appropriation-Budget $1,000. 00
Assessments collected
11,932. 32
227
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Overdraft of 1918
$2,000. 69
Pay rolls and bills paid
14,597. 76
Overdraft to 1920
3,588. 13
$16,520. 45
$16,520. 45
Street Lighting
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
Park Department .
$21,000. 00 270. 00
Expended :
Bills paid (contract)
$21,001. 87
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
268. 13
$21,270. 00
$21,270. 00
Street Signs and Numbering
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$300.00
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls paid.
$284. 37
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
15. 63
$300. 00
$300. 00
Removal of Snow Ell Pond
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$200.00
Expended :
Pay rolls .
$74. 18
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
125. 82
$200. 00
$200.00
Removal Snow Ice and Sanding Walks
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget $3,000. 00
228
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls
$1,344. 19
Transfer to Order No. 11548
300. 00
Transfer Order No. 11556
600. 00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
755. 81
$3,000. 00
$3,000.00
Repairs to Upper Main Street
Receipts :
1
Balance from 1918
$180. 85
Expended:
Pay rolls .
$180. 85
$180. 85
$180.85
CHARITIES
(For details see Report of Overseers of the Poor)
General Administration
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,150. 00
Expended :
Salaries of Board
$700. 00
Salaries of Clerk
244. 71
Telephone
50. 62
Books and Stationery
54. 49
Printing and advertising.
13. 00
Transportation.
23. 75
Miscellaneous
1.25
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
62. 18
$1,150. 00
$1,150. 00
Outside Relief by City
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$129.23
Appropriation-Budget
5,000.00
Cash from Red Cross
4.20
229
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Bills and cash orders paid .
$4,729.93
Transfer Order No. 11559
400.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.50
$5,133.43
$5,133.43
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$487.89
Appropriation-Budget
3,000.00
Reimbursements cash
121.00
Transfer Order No. 11559
400.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$3,979.47
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
29.42
$4,008.89
$4,008.89
Mothers' Aid
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$4,200.00
Expended :
Bills and cash orders paid .
$3,831.06
Balance to Excess and Deficiency .......
368.94
$4,200.00
$4,200.00
Maintenance in Hospitals
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,000.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$957.54
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
42.46
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
230
CITY OF MELROSE
E. Toothaker Fund
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
Interest on Fund for 1919.
$1,495.15 59.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$17.21
Balance to 1920
1,536.94
$1,554.15
$1,554.15
A. C. Marie Currier Fund
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$1,780.35
Cash received from trustees.
1,500.00
Expended :
Bills paid
$1,547.71
Balance to 1920
1,732.64
$3,280.35
$3,280.35
Community Civics Fund Melrose High School Class of 1918
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
.74
Interest on Liberty Bond 1919.
2.12
Balance to 1920
$2.86
$2.86
$2.86
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS General Administration
Receipts: Appropriation-Budget. $200.00
Transfer Order No. 11479
25.00
231
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Expended :
Salary of Agent.
$225.00
$225.00
$225.00
State Aid (Due from Commonwealth Nov. 1920)
Pay Rolls-Civil War
$2,384.00
Pay rolls-German War
3,317.38
$5,701.38
Soldiers' Burial (Due from Commonwealth Nov. 1920)
$200.00
Bills paid.
Military Aid (One half due from Commonwealth Nov. 1920)
Receipts:
Transfer Order No. 11575 .
$80.00
Due from Commonwealth Nov. 1920 ...
15.00
Exp nded:
Pay rolls .
$30.00
Balance to 1920
65.00
$95.00
$95.00
Soldiers' Relief
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget . $4,500.00
232
CITY OF MELROSE
Expended :
Transfer Order No. 11531
$25.00
Transfer Order No. 11575
80.00
Cash Orders paid.
2,500.00
Fuel
621-13
Rent
96.00
Medical attendance
257.05
Medicine
33.67
Nursing
140.00
Dry goods, clothing, etc.
12.70
Miscellaneous.
2.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
732.45
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Other Expenses
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$50.00
Transfer Order No. 11531
25.00
Expended :
Stationery and printing
$8.10
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