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Typewriting
40.50
Car fares
4.02
Postage .
9.86
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
12.52
$75.00
$75.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (For details see Report of School Committee)
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$159,000.000
From Excess and Deficiency No. 11495
500.00
From Excess and Deficiency No. 11557
200.00
Balance from 1918, Fire Protection
388.65
Transfer from Tuition Receipts.
239.75
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Expended :
Salary of Superintendent.
$3,320.00
Other general salaries.
1,404.25
Other general expenses
980.87
Teachers' salaries
106,873.00
Text books and supplies
6,122.35
Tuition
1,552.48
Transportation
945.00
Support of truants.
178.56
Janitors' services
11,145.20
Fuel and light
11,294.80
Maintenance of buildings and grounds . .
9,356.11
Furniture and furnishings
503.65
Other expenses.
759.41
Vacation and evening schools
220.20
Fire protection.
730.08
School nurse
600.00
Coaches for athletic teams High School
400.00
Livermore School, new sanitaries.
2,483.87
Balance to 1920, fire protection.
658.57
Balance to 1920, physical lab. equip .. .
500.00
Balance to 1920, coaches for ath. teams
300.00
$160,328.40
$160,328.40
LIBRARIES Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$4,644.00
Transfer Order No. 11560
111.74
Expended :
Pay rolls.
$4,754.08
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.66
$4,755.74
$4,755.74
Books and Periodicals
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. $2,300.00
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Expended :
Bills paid. ..
$2,299.71
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.29
$2,300.00
$2,300.00
Binding
Receipts :
Balance from 1918.
$159.76
Appropriation-Budget.
600.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$629.16
Transfer Order No. 11560.
100.00
Transfer Order No. 11605.
30.60
$759.76
$759.76
Fuel and Lights
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$750.00
Transfer Order No. 11695.
78.37
Expended :
Electric lights.
$360.87
Coal
467.50
$828.37
$828.37
Buildings, Janitors' Supplies: etc.
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$350.00
Transfer Order No. 11560
100.00
Transfer Order No. 11605.
23.02
Expended :
Bills paid.
$473.02
$473.02
$473.02
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Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget. $450.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$378.01
Transfer Order No. 11605
70.79
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
1.20
$450.00
$450.00
RECREATION
Pine Banks Park
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$1,600.00
Transfer Order No. 11435.
100.00
Expended :
Paid Treasurer of Fine Banks Park Trustees.
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
PARK DEPARTMENT (For details see Report of Park Commission)
General Administration Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget $75.00
Expended :
Salary of clerk.
$75.00
$75.00
$75.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Balance from 1918. Appropriation-Budget
$57.07
100.00
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Expended :
Bills paid.
$72.97
Balance to 1920
84.10
$157.07
$157.07
Parks and Gardens-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$1,700.00
Expended :
Pay rolls
$974.42
Transfer Order No. 11412A.
500.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B.
225.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. 58
$1,700.00
$1,700.00
Improvements and Additions
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget .
$500.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$220.96
Transfer Order No. 11412A.
250.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B
29.04
$500.00
$500.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$250.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B
125.00
Transfer Order No. 11529
108.14
Expended:
Bills paid.
$475.84
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
7.30
$483.14
$483.14
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Ell Pond Park Lighting
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$360.00 .
Expended:
Bills paid
$270.00
Transfer Order No. 11503
90.00
$360.00
$360.00
Development of Ice House Property
Receipts :
Balance from 1918
$273.93
Appropriation-Budget.
500.00
Transfer Order No. 11412A.
1,180.00
Transfer Order No. 11503A.
465.75
Expended :
Bills paid.
$2,126.91
Transfer to Excess and Deficiency
282.77
Balance to 1920
10.00
$2,419.68
$2,419.68
Repairs to Flag Staff, Main and Lynde Streets
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$150.00
Transfer Order No. 11270.
$450.00
Expended:
Bills paid.
$588.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
12.00
· $700.00
$600.00
Playgrounds-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$350.00
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Expended :
Pay rolls .
$220.00
Transfer Order No. 11412A.
130.00
$350.00
$350.00
Improvements and Additions
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$200.00
Transfer Order No. 11412A
$150.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B
50.00
. .
$200.00
$200.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$100.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B
104.04
Expended :
Bills paid.
$157.23
Transfer Order No. 11529
46.81
$204.04
$204.04
Messenger's Meadows
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$63.21
Appropriation-Budget.
500.00
Expended:
Bills and pay rolls .
$504.81
Transfer Order No. 11529.
54.53
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
3.87
$563.21
$563.21
BATHHOUSES-Salaries and Wages
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$550.00
Expended :
Pay rolls .
$540.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B. . .
10.00
$550.00
$550.00
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Improvements and Additions
Receipts:
Appropriations-Budget. ..
$175.00
Expended:
Transfer Order No. 11412A.
$150.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B.
25.00
..
$175.00
$175.00
Other Expenses
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$75.00
Transfer Order No. 11412B.
110.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$178.20
Transfer Order No. 11529
6.80
$185.00
$185.00
CELEBRATIONS-Fourth of July
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$100.00
Cash subscriptions from individuals.
281.00
Cash advertisements in program
704.00
Expended:
Pay rolls.
$27.00
Printing and advertising.
244.15
Music.
410.00
Decoration .
8.00
Flags
16.50
Prizes.
38.50
Base balls and umpiring game
30.50
Refreshments .
57.74
Miscellaneous.
15.45
Teaming and Express
92.50
Balance to 1920
144.66
. .
$1,085.00
$1,085.00
.
. .
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Ringing Bells
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$50.00
Expended:
Bills paid.
$46.00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
4.00
$50.00
$50.00
PENSIONS Fire Department
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$200.00
Expended:
Pay rolls .
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
Public Works Department-Highway and Water Division
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget .
$2,000.00
Expended:
'Pay rolls .
$1,709.93
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
290.07
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$416.00
Expended:
Pay rolls
$341.71
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
74.29
$416.00
$416.00
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UNCLASSIFIED Claims
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$546.92
Order No. 11147
150.00
Order No. 10992
50.00
Order No. 8239
250.00
Order No. 11177
200.00
Order No. 11391
550.65
Expended :
A. H. Morris.
$50.00
William H. Grant
250.00
A. J. Crowell
100.00
G. Parker Reed
150.00
J. A. Lavin
200.00
A. Mildred Randall.
550.65
Balance to 1920 .....
446.92
$1,747.57
$1,747.57
Veteran Firemen's Association
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$50. 00
Expended :
Bills paid, flowers
$50. 00
$50. 00
$50.00
Memorial Day G. A. R.
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$418. 03
Expended :
Printing, etc.
$8. 30
Flowers
120. 00
Music and entertainment.
236. 44
Refreshments
32. 45
Flags
20. 84
$418. 03
$418. 03
..
.. .
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Printing City Report
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget.
$550. 00
Transfer Order No. 11454 ..
139. 48
Expended:
Bills paid.
$689. 48
$689. 48
$689. 48
Ice for Drinking Fountain
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget.
$50. 00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$50. 00
$50. 00
$50. 00
Insurance
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$2,100. 00
Transfer Order No. 11548
21.00
Expended:
Premiums paid.
$2,120. 92
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
. 08
$2,121. 00
$2,121.00
Portraits
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$235.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$50. 00
Balance to 1920.
185. 00
$235. 00
$235. 00
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Soldiers' Compensation-Equalization of Pay
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$189. 73
Appropriation-Budget
1,000. 00
Appropriation-Order No. 11340
1,000. 00
Appropriation-Order No. 11476.
1,000. 00
Expended :
W. J. Crowley
$409. 00
F. A. Edwards
36. 67
L. H. Gray
9.00
T. J. Murphy
977. 40
B. P. O'Brien
181. 78
A. K. Prior
310. 19
J. F. Rand
83.81
A. Thompson
46. 50
W. Thompson
1.50
Balance to 1920
1,133. 88
$3,189. 73
$3,189. 73
City Service Flag
Receipts :
Balance from 1918
$11. 61
Transfer Order No. 11436 .. ..
18. 01
Expended :
Bills paid
$29. 62
$29. 62
$29.62
Melrose Military Training School Equipment
Receipts:
Balance from 1918 .
..
$250. 00
Expended :
Paid for pistol
$17. 00
Paid for 2 rifles .
25. 00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
208. 00
$250. 00
$250. 00
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Company E 12th Regiment Mass. State Guard Maintenance Expense Equipment during Service in Boston
Receipts:
Order No. 11430
1,000. 00
Order No. 11475.
1,000. 00
Expended :
Cash as per vouchers
$1,600. 00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
400. 00
$2,000. 00
$2,000. 00
Melrose Drum Corps-Permanent Equipment
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$59. 13
Expended :
Bills paid
$59. 13
$59. 13
$59. 13
Supervisor of Melrose Gardens
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$625.00
Expended :
Salary of Supervisor
$625.00
$625.00
$625.00
County Aid to Agriculture
Receipts :
Appropriation-Budget
$100.00
Expended:
Paid to Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
245
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Memorial Tablet to Soldiers and Sailors
Receipts:
Order No. 11437
$150.00
Expended:
Stock and labor
$106.50
Transportation
7.50
Stationery and postage.
3.29
Miscellaneous.
9.15
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
23.56
$150.00
$150.00
Equalization of Pay to City Employees In Service with 12th Regiment M. S. G. in Boston
Receipts :
Order No. 11474
$1,000.00
Expended :
C. Moylan
$166.56
D. Muse
72.33
C. Storey
70.14
L. Toner
65.75
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
625.22
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Water Division Maintenance (For details see report of Engr. and Supt. Public Works)
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$20,000.00
Cash from sundry sources
101.40
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid.
$17,506.22
Balance to 1920
2,595.18
$20,101.40
$20,101.40
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Inside Services
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$116.49
Cash deposits, estimates
2,595.18
Other cash received.
88.52
Expended :
Pay rolls and transfer bills.
$2,469.68
Refunds of estimates
373.23
Overdraft to 1920
42.72
$2,842.91
$2,842.91
Public Scales
Receipts:
Fees
$2.30
Expended :
Bills paid.
$24.61
Overdraft
22.31
$24.61
$24.61
Cemeteries (For details see report of Cemetery Committee)
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget
$9,820.00
Order No. 11453.
1,500.00
Order No. 11592
532.81
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid.
$11,847.05
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
5.76
$11,852.81
$11,852.81
Care of Soldiers' Graves
Receipts:
Appropriation-Budget $180.00 /
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Expended :
Pay rolls
$180.00
$180.00
$180.00
Cleaning Soldiers' Monument
Receipts :
Order No. 11544
$25.00
Expended :
Balance to 1920.
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
Interest
Receipts :
Balance from 1918 .
$9,915.12
Appropriation-Budget .
32,000.00
Melrose Trust Co., on deposits.
1,038.64
Old Colony Trust Co., on deposits
836.54
Taxes.
11,355.12
Tax takings
1,265.97
Tax possessions .
24.74
Sewer assessments.
592.76
Sidewalk assessments
1,038.45
Street betterment assessments
596.38
Accrued on bonds and notes .
406.31
Expended :
For Revenue Loans.
$10,237.10
For Municipal Loans .
7,561.92
Schoolhouse Loan Coupons.
1,680.00
Sewer Loan Coupons.
15,877. 50
Surface Drainage Loan Coupons.
8,271.50
Miscellaneous.
11.08
Balance to 1920
15,484.93
$59,070.03
$59,070.03
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AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Agency
Guarantee Deposits:
Receipts:
Certified checks and cash.
$2,150.00
Expended :
Check returned
50.00
Balance to 1920
2,100.00
$2,150.00
$2,150.00
Taxes
State
$45,474.00
County .
22,040.33
Metropolitan Sewer.
18,714.38
Metropolitan Park.
12,182.89
Charles River Basin
2,131.57
State Highway
284.00
Fire Prevention
286.41
Paid State Treasurer.
$79,073.25
Paid County Treasurer
22,040.33
$101,113.58
$101,113.58
Trusts
Sarah E. Fitch School Fund:
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$27.80
Interest for 1919.
30.00
Balance to 1920
$57.80
$57.80
$57.80
Levi S. Gould School Medal Fund:
Balance from 1918.
$1,040.00
Interest received 1919
20.00
$1,060.00
N. F. Hesseltine Fund for Promotion of Interest in Wild Animals:
Balance from 1918.
$5.25
Interest received 1919
7.01
$12.26
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NON-REVENUE
Loans Authorized
Order No. 10995A Water Division Construction.
$5,000.00
109995 66 66
10,000.00
11345
66 66 60
1,500.00
10995B Sewer Division Construction 66 66
5,000.00
11134
10,000.00
11110
Surface Drainage Construction
5,000.00
11136
66 66
10,000.00
11117
Continuous Sidewalks 66
15,000.00
11307
10,300.00
11112
Gasoline Pumping Engine .
12,000.00
11144
Round corner Main and Essex Sts.
450.00
11201
Construction Marvin Road .
500.00
11167B
Geneva Road.
500.00
10917
66
Garden Street.
700.00
9988
Sanford Street .
1,200.00
11173
Round Main and Porter Streets 325.00
11104
Police Ambulance and Patrol Auto
3,500.00
11304
Crosswalks and gutters
5,000.00
10103
Linwood Avenue macadam
6,500.00
11328
Purchase Fuller Property Ell Pond .
2,000.00
11342
Layout and improvements Lincoln Playground.
2,500.00
9353
Main Street concrete paving Porter Street north
50,000.00
$156,975.00
103,250.00
$53,725.00
Fire Department-Purchase of Pumping Engine
Receipts:
Loan authorized No. 11112.
$12,000.00
Expended :
Bills paid
$12,000.00
$12,000.00
$12,000.00
State Guard Melrose Unit
Balance from 1918. $1.67
Loans issued in 1919
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Memorial Building-Repairs to Roof
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$2,000.00
Transfer Order No. 11175
200.00
Expended :
Bills paid.
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
Police Department Purchase of Combination Ambulance and Patrol Automobile
Receipts:
Loan authorized No. 11104.
$3,500.00
Balance to 1920
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Sewer Division-Private Sewers (For details see Report Engr. and Supt. Public Works)
Receipts :
Balance for 1918
$165.84
Cash (estimates)
3,086.91
Expended :
Bills and pay rolls paid and transfer bills
$2,630.84
Refunded from estimates.
462.61
Balance to 1920
159.30
$3,252.75
$3,252.75
Construction
(For details see Report of Engr. and Surt. Public Works)
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$216.96
Loan authorized No. 10995B
5,000.00
Loan authorized No. 11134
10,000.00
Cash (bills)
112.34
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Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid and transfer bills
$9,277.86
Balance to 1920
6,051.44
-
$15,329.30
$15,329.30
Surface Drainage Construction (For details see Report of Engr. and Supt. Public Works)
Receipts :
Balance from 1918.
$900.66
Loan authorized No. 11110
5,000.00
Loan authorized No. 11136
10,000.00
Cash (bills)
59.45
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid and transfer bills
$11,746.32
Balance to 1920
4,213.79
$15,960.11
$15,960.11
Surface Drainage-Spot Pond Brook Improvement
(For details see Report of Engr. and Supt. Piblic Works)
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$6,575.35
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills paid and transfer bills $6,575.35
$6,575.35
$6,575.35
Highways
(For details see Report of Engr. and Supt.)
Continuous Walks
Receipts :
Balance from 1918
$4,544.41
Loan authorized No. 11117
15,000.00
Loan authorized No. 11307
10,300.00
Assessments collected .
4,798.62
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Expended :
Fav rolls and bills
$16,729.69
Transfer bills
10,810.11
Balance to 1920
7,103.23
$34,643.03
$34,643.03
Laying Crosswalls and Paving Gutters
Receipts:
$4,176.46
Balance from 1918
5,000.00
Loan authorized No. 11304
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills
306.46
Transfer bills .
6,248.72
£9,17€.46
$9,176.45
Changing Corner Main and Essex Streets
Receipts:
Loan authorized No. 11044
$450.00
Balance to 1920
$450.00
$450.00
Church St. Mountain Ave. and Hancock St. Construction
Balance from 1918
$113.20
Spear Street Construction
$2.03
Balance from 1918
Lynde Avenue Construction
Balance from 1918 $124.50
$2,621.28
Balance to 1920
$450.00
253
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Marvin Road Construction
Balance from 1918
$500.00
Loan authorized No. 11201
500.00
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills
$938.54
Balance to 1920
61.46
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Warwick Road Construction
Balance from 1918
$272.75
Argyle Street Construction
Balance from 1918
$47.64
Argyle Street Retaining Wall
Balance from 1918
$250.00
Expended :.
Bills paid
$248.51
Balance to 1920
1.49
$250.00
$250.00
Malvern Street Macadam
Balancefrom 1918
$339.70
Pleasant Street Macadam
Balance from 1918
$63.70
Pleasant Street Improvement
Balance from 1918
$958.68
Hopkins Street Construction
Balance from 1918 $83.20
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Purchase·of Land, Grove St. and Swain's Pond Avenue
Balance from 1918.
$ .34
Lincoln Street Construction
Balance from 1918.
$485.46
Expended:
Pay rolls and bills.
$485.46
$485.46
$485.46
Myrtle Street Macadam
Balance from 1918.
$16.45
Folsom Avenue Construction
Balance from 1918.
$134.23
Walton Park Macadam
Balance from 1918
$3,000.00
Expended:
Pay rolls and bills
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Linwood Avenue Macadam
Loan authorized No. 10103
$6,500.00
Balance to 1920
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
Geneva Road Construction
Loan authorized.
$500.00
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills
$432.14
Balance to 1920
67.86
$500.00
$500.00
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Garden Street Construction
Loan authorized
$700.00
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills
$209.57
Balance to 1920
.. 490.43
$700.00
$700.00
Sanford Street Construction
Loan authorized No. 9988B
$1,200.00 Balance to 1920
Rounding Corner Main and Porter Streets
Loan authorized No. 11173
$325.00
Balance to 1920
School Department
Laying out and constructing walks on High school lot:
Balance from 1918.
Erection of Portable Schoolhouse at
$75.39
Washington School lot .
$12.19
Park Department
Improvement ice-house property
$560.52
Balance from 1918.
Expended :
Bills paid
$286.59
Transfer Order
273.93
$560.52 .
$560.52
Purchase Fuller Property, Ell Pond: Loan authorized No. 11328
Expended :
$2,000.00
Paid for land. $2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
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Laying Out and Improving Lincoln Playground :
(For detail see Report of Park Commission)
Loan authorized No. 11342
$2,500.00
Expended:
Bills paid.
$2,499.02
Balance to 1920
98
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Water Division Construction
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$5,321.95
Loan authorized No. 10995A
5,000.00
Loan authorized No. 11135
10,000.00
Loan authorized No. 11345
1,500.00
Cash.
11.20
Expended :
Pay rolls and bills
$6,146.64
Transfer bills
4,897.62
Balance to 1920
10,788.89
$21,833. 15
$21,833.15
Tailing Accounts
Balance from 1918
$229.12
Additional 1919
7.50
Balance to : 920
$236.62
$236.62
$236.62
Reserve Fund (15%)
Transferred from sundry accounts
$473.94
Balance to 1920.
$473.94
$473.94
$473 94
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Water Loan
Balance from 1918
$24.15
Premiums on bonds sold.
7.50
Balance to 1920 ....
$31.65
$31.65
$31.65
Sewer Loan
Premium on bonds sold
$7.50
Surface Drainage Loan
Premium on bonds sold. . .
$7.50
Municpa 1Loan
Balance from 1918.
$ .30
Premium on notes sold
66.97
Balance to 1920
$67.27
$67.27
$67.27
SINKING FUNDS
Received from Sinking Fund Commission
$5,000.00
Expended :
Surface Drainage Bonds paid .
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Sewer Loan Sinking Fund
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$239,823.68
Appropriation Budget
748.02
Assessments collected
2,649.70
Interest (coupons)
7,644.91
Interest on Registered Bonds
641.00
Interest on Bank Deposits.
10.69
Gain on Bonds bought
726.70
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Payments:
Accrued interest on bonds bought
$126.19
Rent Safe Deposit Box
12.00
Balance to 1920
252,106.51
$252,244.70
$252,244.70
Surface Drainage Loan Sinking Funds
Receipts:
Balance from 1918
$57,658.57
Appropriation Budget
3,071.67
Interest (coupons).
1,285.18
Interest on Registered Bonds .
311.52
Interest Bank Deposits
3.38
Interest Accrued Bonds sold .
5.19
From School Fund.
67.50
Gain on Bonds bought
67.40
Payments:
Accrued interest on Bonds bought
$19.59
Rent of Safe Deposit Box
3.00
Bonds matured.
5,000.00
Balance to 1920
57,447.82
$62,470.41
$62,470.41
School House Loan Sinking Funds
Receipts:
Balance from 1918.
$24,457.46
Appropriation Budget
2,592.56
Interest (coupons).
257.42
Interest Registered Bonds.
654.98
Interest Bank Deposits
3.31
Interest accrued on bonds sold .
. 08
Gain on bonds bought.
80.00
Payments:
Accrued interest on bonds bought
$13.38
Surface Drainage Fund
67.50
Rent Safe D posit Box.
2.00
Balance to 1920.
27,962.93
$28,045.81
$28,045.81
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Water Loan Sinking Funds
Receipts :
Balance from 1918
$44,688.93
Interest (coupons)
1,029.10
Interest on Registered Bonds
135.00
Interest on Bank Deposits
2.43
Interest accrued on bonds sold
.18
Gain on bonds bought
41.70
Payments:
Accrued interest on bonds bought
$8.20
Rent Safe Deposit Box
3.00
Balance to 1920
45,886.14
$45,897.34
$45,897.34
TRUST FUNDS
Cemetery-Perpetual Care
Balance from 1918
$51,182.75
Received for lots
$6,689.00
Received for single graves
945.00
7.634.00
Balance to 1920
$58,816.75
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY
Moth Department:
Personal Property
$1,034.75
Fire Department :
Central Fire Station
$20,000.00
Hose 3, building and land
4,275.00
Hose 4, building and land
2,350.00
Personal property
38,640.00
Fire alarm system
15,685.71
80,950.71
Health Department:
Personal property
100.00
Park Department:
Real estate and personal property 72,475.00
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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:
Building and land .
$419,250.00
Equipment and personal property
60,843.00
479,733.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
599.45
Wyoming Cemetery :
Building and land .
$36,100.00
Personal property and water system. . .
1,188.00
37,288.00
Public Works Department:
Auditorium Building:
Land and personal property.
112,000.00
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 System:
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1918. .
$497.384.44
Additional to Dec. 31, 1919.
9,165.52
506,549.96
Surface Drainage System:
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1918. .
$220,336.09
Additional to Dec. 31, 1919.
11,746.35
232,082.44
Water System:
Cost of construction to Dec. 31, 1918. . .
$498,427.01
Additional to Dec. 31, 1919.
11,043.87
509,470.88
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AUDITOR'S REPORT RECAPITULATION
Moth Department.
$1,034.75
Fire Department
80,950.71
Health Department
100.00
Park Department.
72,475.00
Police Department .
8,531.13
Library Department.
77,500.00
School Department.
479,733.00
Weights and Measures
599.45
Cemetery Department.
37,288.00
Public Works Department: City Hall and Auditorium
264,400.00
Highway Department.
20,558.00
Sewer Department.
506,549.96
Surface Drainage
232,082.44
Water Department
509,470.88
$2,291,273.32
Index to Auditor's Report
Finances 186
City of Melrose -- Municipal and Permanent Debt 187
Bonded Debt 188 Cash Account 190
Assets and Liabilities
192
Revenue 192
Assessments 193
Water Rates 199
Tax Titles.
200
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 200
General Government.
202
Protection of Persons and Property
212
Inspection.
217 218
Forestry
Health and Sanitation 223
Highways
225
Charities 228
Soldiers' Benefits 230
School Department. 232
Libraries 233
Recreation
235
Park Department 235
Bathhouses. 238
Celebrations 239
Pensions. 240
Unclassified. 241
Agency, Trust and Investment Transactions 248
Non-Revenue 249
Premium Funds. 257
.
Sinking Funds 257
Schedule of City Property 259
Trust Funds 259
. Recapitulation 251
Contents
Assessors' Report
48
Auditor's Report 186
Board of Survey 103
Broawn Tail 104 Buildings, Report of Inspector of 52
Cemetery Committee, Report of 184
City Clerk's Report 150
City Physician's Report 78
Collector's Report
157
Fire Department, Report of Engineer of 88
Government of the City of Melrose 15
Health Department, Report of 55
Inspector of Animals, Report of 74
Mayor's Inaugural Address 3
Milk, Report of Inspector of 74
Nursing Service, Report of 77
Officers of the City
17
Park Commission, Report of 90
Plumbing, Report of Inspector of 73
Police Department, Report of Chief 87
Poor Department, Report of Overseers 79
Public Library, Report of Trustees of. 106
Public Works Department, Report of the Engineer and Superintendent 116 Registrars of Voters, Report of 152
School Committee, Report of 25
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of . 114
Sinking Fund Commissioners, Report of 177
Solicitor's Report 156
Soldiers' Relief 113
Treasurer's Report 162
Wire Department, Report of . 50
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