City of Melrose annual report 1921, Part 10

Author: Melrose (Mass.)
Publication date: 1921
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Appropriation.


$840.00


Expended :


Salary of Sealer


$770.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


70.00


$840.00


$840.00


183


REPORT OF'CITY AUDITOR


Other Expenses


Appropriation.


$75.00


Expended :


Stationery and Printing


$26.27


Trucking.


38.00


Miscellaneous.


5.10


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


5.63


$75.00


$75.00


FORESTRY Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth


Appropriation.


$2,000.00


Transfer from Other Expenses .


140.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls .


$1,877.15


Supplies


180.00


Storage


30.00


Postage and Telepohone


4.92


Team Hire


23.00


Miscellaneous


10.10


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


14.83


$2,140.00


$2,140.00


Other Insect Pests


Appropriation.


$1,500.00


Transfer from Other Expenses .. . . . ..


180.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$995. 59


Supplies.


183.60


Team Hire.


87.00


Storage .


30.00


Miscellaneous.


2.25


Transfer Order No. 13560 .


180.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


201.56


$1,680.00


$1,680.00


184


CITY OF MELROSE


Work on Private Estates


Appropriation


$250.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls .


$148.50


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


101.50


$250.00


$250.00


Care of Trees


Transfer Order No. 13560 $180.00


From Highway Division 138.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$138.00


Team Hire .


30.00


Telephone.


1.84


Bills contracted for but not paid .


3.34


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


144.82


$318.00


$318.00


Other Expenses


Appropriation.


$320.00


Expended


Transfer to Gypsy and Brosn Tail Moth. . $140.00


Transfer to Other Insect Pests.


180.00


$320.00


$320.00


Care of Trees in High ways


Appropriation.


$1,500.00


Transfer Order No. 13370.


500.00


Transfer Order No. 13473


300.00


Loan Authorized .


3,000.00


Cash received.


86.21


185


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Pay Rolls .


$1,888.44


Men and Teams


30.50


Transfer Bills.


3,025.31


Tools and Supplies


38.54


Loam


102.90


Miscellaneous.


. 53


Balance to 1922


299.99


.


$5,386.21


$5,386.21


Planting New Trees


Appropriation


$550.00


Cash received.


120.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$183.13


Trees


150.00


Loam.


75.95


Transfer Bills.


20.03


Transfer to Excess and Deficiency


. .


240.89


$670.00


$670.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION


(For detail see report of Board of Health) Health Department, General Administration


Appropriation


$1,850.00


Transfer Order No. 13559.


50.00


Expended :


Salaries, Pay Rolls and Bills Paid .


$1,854.33


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


45.67


$1,900.00


$1,900.00


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases


Appropriation. $2,000.00


186


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Bills Paid


$1,585.43


Transfer Order No. 13601 .


120.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


294.57


$2,000.00


. $2,000.00


Tuberculosis


Appropriation


$1,200.00


Expended:


Bills Paid.


$767.78


Transfer Order No. 13559


50.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


382.22


$1,200.00


$1,200.00


Vital Statistics


Balance from 1920


$239.25


Appropriation.


290.00


Expended :


For Return of Births and Deaths.


$186.75


Printing, etc.


21.00


Balance to 1922


321.50


$529.25


$529.25


Other Expenses


Appropriation.


$1,700.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


1,599.97


Burial of Dead Animals.


81.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


19.03


$1,700.00


$1,700.00


Inspection of School Children


Appropriation. $450.00


187


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Salaries of Inspectors .


$450.00


$450.00


$450.00


Inspection of Animals and Slaughtering


Appropriation.


$200.00


Expended :


Salary of Inspector


$200.00


$200.00


$200.00


Inspection of Milk


Appropriation


$100.00


Expended :


Salary of Inspector


$100.00


$100.00


$100.00


Inspection, Milk Analysis


Appropriation


$400.00


Expended :


Salary of Inspector


$400.00


$400.00


$400.00


Public Health Nurse


Appropriation .


$700.00


Expended :


Salary of Nurse


$700.00


$700.00


$70.00


188


CITY OF MELROSE


SANITATION (For details see report of Engr. and Supt. Public Works) Sewer Division Maintenance


Appropriation $2,000.00 202.94


Cash Received.


Expended :


Pay Rolls .


$1,598.31


Bills and Transfer Bills Paid.


355.83


Balance to Excess and Deficiency . . .


248.80


$2,202.94


$2,202.94


Surface Drainage Maintenance


Appropriation


$5,000.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Transfer Bills Paid


$4,400.00


Transfer Order No. 13560B


600.00


$5,000.00


$5,000.00


Collection of Ashes and Rubbish


Appropriation


Transfer Order No. 13560B.


$11,000.00 600.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls.


$8,167.07


Bills and Transfer Bills Paid.


3,450.93


Overdraft to 1922


18.00


$11,618.00


$11,618.00


Refuse and Garbage Disposal


Appropriation. Transfer Order No. 13601


$5,640.00 120.00


189


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$5,760.00


$5,760.00


$5,760.00


Street Cleaning


Appropriation


$6,500.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls .


$6,196.55


Transfer Bills


303.15


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.30


$6,500.00


$6,5000.00


Cleaning Brooks


Appropriation


$2,000.00


Expended:


Pay Roll


$1,942.82


Transfer


56.17


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


1.01


$2,000.00


$2,000.00


HIGHWAYS


(For details see report of Engr. and Supt. Public Works) General Administration


Appropriation


$3,000.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$2,630.00


Use of Auto.


370.00


$3,000.00


$3,000.00


Maintenance and Repairing


Balance from 1920.


$482.07


Appropriation .


40,000.00


Street Railway Tax


91.83


Cash Received .


1,089.53


Transfer Order No. 13470


2,434.03


190


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills


$42,267.78


Transfer Bills


283.65


Transfer to Excess and Deficiency


1,454.20


Balance to 1922.


91.83


$44,097.46


$44,097.46


Individual Walks


Balance from 1920


$780.45


Appropriation. .


1,000.00


Cash, Estimates Received


1,562.53


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills Paid


$2,516.30


Estimates Refunded .


425. 58


Balance to 1922


401.10


$3,342.98


$3,342.98


Sidewalk Repairs


Appropriation.


$6,000.00


Transfer Order No. 13942


400.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills Paid .


$6,299.78


Transfer Order No. 13527.


45.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


55.22


$6,400.00


$6,400.00


Street Sprinkling


Appropriation .


$1,000.00


Assessments Collected


18,504.89


Expended :


Overdraft from 1920


$3,547.46


Pay Rolls and Bills


23,732.00


Overdraft to 1922


7,774.57


$27,279.46


$27,279.46


191


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Street Lighting


Appropriation


Park Department Bill


$24,000.00 270.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$22,431. 53


Transfer to Excess and Deficiency.


88.47


Balance to 1922.


1,750.00


$24,270.00


$24,270.00


Street Signs and Numbers


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills


$500.00


$500.00


$500.00


Removal of Snow and Sanding Walks


Appropriation.


$3,000.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills


$2,999.14


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.86


$3,000.00


$3,000.00


CHARITIES


(For details see report of Overseers of the Poor) General Administration


Appropriation .


$1,250.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$1,215.88


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


34.12


$1,250.00


$1,250.00


192


CITY OF MELROSE


Outside Relief by City


-


Appropriation.


Transfer Order No. 13548


$5,000.00 600.00


Expended :


Cash Orders and Bills Paid.


$5,595.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


5.00


$5,600.00


$5,600.00


Relief by Other Cities and Towns


Appropriation


$4,500.00


Cash (Reimbursements) .


168.01


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$4,601.30


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


. 66.71


$4,668.01


$4,668.01


Mothers' Aid


Appropriation . $5,500.00


Expended :


Cash Orders and Bills Paid.


$4,107.33


Transfer Order No. 13548.


600.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


792.67


$5,500.00


$5,500.00


Maintenance in Hospital


Appropriation


$1,000.00


Expended :


Melrose Hospital


$958.30


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


41.70


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


193


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


E. Toothaker Fund


Balance from 1920


Interest on Fund.


$1,434.20 118.84


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$24.84


Balance to 1922.


1,528.20


$1,553.04


$1,553.04


A. C. Marie Currier Fund


Balance from 1920


$1,395.81


Received from Trustees


2,000.00


Expended:


Bills Paid


$1,257.72


Balance to 1922.


2,138.09


$3,395.81


$3,395.81


Community Civics Fund Melrose High School, Class of 1918


Balance from 1920


$4.99


Interest on Liberty Bonds.


2.12


Balance to 1922


7.11


$7.11


$7.11


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS


General Administration


Appropriation


$300.00


Expended:


Salary of Agent.


$300.00


$300.00


$300.00


Other Expenses


Appropriation $75.00


194


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Stationery and Printing


$11.50


Typewriting


42.00


Postage


9.92


Car Fares


4.26


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


7.32


$75.00


$75.00


Soldiers' Relief


Appropriation.


$4,000.00


Reimbursements.


85.00


Cash.


9.50


Transfer Order No. 13472


60.00


Transfer Order No. 13469


600.00


Expended:


Cash Odrers


$3,055.00


Rent


120.00


Fuel.


650.00


Medical Attendance and Medicine


171.31


Nursing


695.00


Dry Goods, Clothing .


3.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


$60.19


$4,754.50


$4,754.50


State Aid


(Due from Commonwealth November, 1922)


Expended :


Pay Rolls-Civil War


$2,064.00


Pay Rolls-German War


30.00


$2,094.00


Soldiers' Burial


(Due from Commonwealth November 1922)


Bills Paid.


$120.00


1


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


195


Military Aid


(One-half due from Commonwealth, 1922)


Balance from 1920.


$375.00


Appropriation.


500.00


Due from Commonwealth 1922.


340.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls.


$680.00


Transfer Order No. 13472


60.00


Balance to 1922


475.00


$1,215.00


$1,215.00


SCHOOL SEPARTMENT 1 (For details see report of School Committee)


Administration, Salaries


Appropriation.


$4,000.00


Expended :


Salary of Superintendent.


$4,000.00


$4,000.00


$4,000.00


$4,000.00


Other General Salaries


Appropriation


$1,800.00


Expended :


Salary of Attendance Officer


$500.00


Salary of Clerks


1,244.50


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


55.50


$1,800.00


$1,800.00


Other General Expenses


Appropriation.


$1,200.00


Transfer Order No. 13563


100.00


Transfer Order No. 13629


84.00


196


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Bills Paid


$1,276.68


Bills contracted but not paid .


107.32


$1,384.00


$1,384.00


Teachers' Salaries


Appropriation .


$169,000.00


Expended :


Salaries .


$168,065.73


Transfer Order No. 13563.


900.00


Transfer Order No. 13629 .


34.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.27


1


$169,000.00


$169,000.00


Text Books and Supplies


Appropriation .


$11,000.00


Transfer Order No. 13563.


1,050.00


Cash.


30.92


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$11,993.66


Balance to 1922


$87.26


$12,080.92


$12,080.92


Tuition


Appropriation


$3,000.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$1,466.33


Transfer Order No. 11486 .


450.00


Transfer Order No. 13563


1,050.00


Balance to 1922.


33.67


$3,000.00


$3,000.00


197


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Transportation


Appropriation $1,100.00


Expended:


For Barge Service


$1,100.00


$1,100.00


$1,100.00


Support of Truants


Appropriation $800.00


Expended :


Middlesex County Training School


$249.71


Transfer Order No. 13563 .


550.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.29


$800.00


$800.00


Janitor Service


Appropriation.


$15,250.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$15,067.89


Transfer Order No. 13563


100.00


Transfer Order No. 13629


80.00


Balance to 1922


.


$2.11


$15,250.00


$15,250.00


Fuel and Lights


Appropriation.


$14,000.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$13,985.42


Balance to 1922.


14.58


$14,000.00


$14,000.00


198


CITY OF MELROSE


Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds


Appropriation


Transfer Order No. 13563.


$18,250.00 1,450.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$19,602.09


Transfer Order No. 13629


90.00


Balance to 1922.


7.91


$19,700.00


$19,700.00


Furniture and Furnishings


Appropriation.


$1,500.00


Transfer Order No. 11486 .


150.00


Transfer Order No. 13563.


200.00


Transfer Order No. 13629.


170.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$1,554.91


Bills contracted for but not paid .


462.60


Balance to 1922.


2.49


$2,020.00


$2,020.00


Other Expenses


Appropriation.


$800.00


Transfer Order No. 13629


55.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$777.32


Bills contracted for but not paid.


71.75


Balance


5.93


$855.00


$855.00


School Nurse


Appropriation.


$900.00


199


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Salary of Nurse .


$900.00


$900.00


$900.00


Athletic Department


Appropriation


$1,000.00


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$994.32


Balance


5.68


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


Science Department


Balance from Physical Laboratory 1920 ... Appropriation.


$946.86


1,890.00


Expended :


Bills paid.


$2,831.31


Balance


5.55


$2,836.86


$2,836.86


Music Department


Appropriation


$500.00


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$446.10


Balance to 1922


53.90


$500.00


$500.00


Commercial Department


Appropriation


$1,500.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$1,459.17


Balance to 1922


40.83


$1,500.00


$1,500.00


200


CITY OF MELROSE


Americanization Work


.


Appropriation


$300 00


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$49.28


Transfer Order No. 13563


200.00


Transfer Order No. 13629.


50.00


Balance to 1922


.72


$300.00


$300.00


Office of Director of Physical Education


Transfer Order No. 11486


$300.00


Expended :


Bills Paid


$265. 58


Balance


34.42


$300.00


$300.00


LIBRARIES


Salaries and Wages


Appropriation


$6,440.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls .


$6,337.67


Transfer Order No. 13608.


100.74


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


...


1.59


$6,440.00


$6,440.00


Books and Magazines


Appropriation.


$2,900.00


Expended :


Books.


$2,491.02


Magazines


388.90


Balance to Excess and Deficiency ...


20.08


$2,900.00


$2,900.00


.


201


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Binding


Appropriation.


$600.00


Transfer Order No. 13608


46.16


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$646.15


Balance to Excess and Deficiency.


.01


$646.16


$646.16


Fuel and Lights


Appropriation.


$924.00


Transfer Order No. 13608


7.05


Expended :


Coal and Wood


$682.75


Electric Lighting


247.84


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.46


$931.05


$931.05


Building, Janitors' Supplies, etc.


Appropriation


$400.00


Transfer Order No. 13608


54.58


Expended: Overdrafts of 1920.


$6.76


Repairs


211.76


Rent.


100.00


Water Rates


9.00


Supplies


76.26


Miscellaneous


50.60


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


.20


$454.58


$454.58


Other Expenses


Appropriation


$750.00


202


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Stationery, Printing, etc.


$124.49


Postage and Telephone


48.37


Stock and Labor on Repairs


440.90


Miscellaneous


11.25


Transfer Order No. 13608.


7.05


Excess and Deficiency


1.94


Balance to 1922.


16.00


$750.00


$750.00


RECREATION


Pine Banks Park


Appropriation. $1,900.00


Expended :


Paid Treasurer Pine Banks Park Trustees $1,900.00


$1,000.00


$1,900.00


PARK DEPARTMENT


(For details see report of Park Commission)


General Administration


Salaries and Wages


Appropriation


$100.00


Expended :


Salary of Clerk


$100.00


$100.00


$100.00


Other Expenses


Balance from 1920 $69.11


Appropriation. 150.00


203


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Bills Paid


$127.77


Balance to 1922


91.3


$219.11


$219.11


Parks and Gardens-Salaries and Wages


Appropriation . .


$2,500.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$1,651.03


Transfer Order No. 13466


750.00


Transfer Order No. 13579


98.97


$2,500.00


Improvements


Appropriation. $250.00


Expended :


Transfer Order No. 13466.


$250.00


$250.00


$250.00


Other Expenses


Appropriation


$500.00


Transfer Order No. 13388


102.00


Expended :


Bills paid.


$594.94


Transfer Order No. 13.


7.06


$602.00


@ $602.00


Ell Pond Lighting


Appropriation


$432.00


204


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$270.00


Transfer Order No. 13466.


162.00


$432.00


$432.00


Development Ice House Property


Transfer Order No. 13466


$2,722.00


No Expenditures:


Balance to 1922


$2,722.00


· $2,722.00


$2,722.00


Removing Snow


Balance from 1920.


$156.70


Appropriation.


300.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$100.68


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


356.02


$456.70


$456.70


Hockey Rink Construction and Maintenance


Appropriation .


$500.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills Paid.


$495.83


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


4.17


$500.00


$500.00


PLAY GROUNDS-Salaries and Wages


Appropriation $1,000.00


205


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Pay Rolls


$602.55


Transfer Order No. 13466


335.00


Transfer Order No. 13579 .


50.08


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


12.37


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


Improvements


Appropriation


$100.00


Expended:


Transfer Order No. 13466


$100.00


$100.00


$100.00


Other Expenses


Balance from 1920


$434.36


Appropriation . .


400.00


Transfer Order No. 13579


156.97


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$952.87


Balance to 1922


38.46


$991.33


$991.33


MESSENGERS' MEADOWS-Salaries and Wages .


Appropriation


$700.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls.


$699.63


Transfer Order No. 13579.


.37


$700.00


$700.00


Other Expenses


Appropriation .


$800.00


206


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended :


Bills Paid


$799.98


Transfer Order No. 13579


. 02


$800.00


$800.00


BATHHOUSES-Salaries and Wages


Appropriation


$750.00


Expended :


Transfer Order No. 13466


$750.00


$750.00


$750.00


Improvements


Appropriation .


$150.00


Expended :


Transfer Order No. 13466.


$150.00


$150.00


$150.00


Other Expenses


Appropriation .


$300.00


Expended:


Bills Paid


$74.53


Transfer Order No. 13466.


225.00


Transfer Order No. 13579.


.47


$300.00


$300.00


CELEBRATION AND ENTERTAINMENTS


Fourth of July, 1919


Received:


Cash Programs, 1919. $5.00


Transfer Order No. 13338.


12.00


.


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$12.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


5.00


$17.00


$17.00


Fourth of July, 1921


Decorating City Buildings


Appropriation.


$75.00


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$75.00


$75.00


$75.00


All Others, Ringing Bells


Appropriation


$50.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$40.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


10.00


$50.00


$50.00


PENSIONS


Appropriation :


Fire Department


$200.00


Public Works Department.


4,000.00


Sealer Weights and Measures Dept.


416.00


Cemetery Department


280.00


Library Department.


600.00


Expended :


Fire Department.


$200.00


Public Works Department.


3,600.00


Transfer Order No. 13492


400.00


Sealer Weights and Measures Dept.


312.00


Cemetery Department


231.41


Library Department.


415.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


337.59


$5,496.00


$5,496.00


207


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UNCLASSIFIED-Claims


Balance from 1920.


$447.54


Transfer Order No. 12014


125.00


Transfer Order No. 13386


40.00


Transfer Order No. 13527


45.00


Expended :


Claims Paid .


$210.00


Balance to 1922


447.54


$657.54


$657.54


Memorial Day


Appropriation-G. A. R.


$400.00


Transfer Order No. 13387


45.13


Appropriation . Veteran Firemens' Asso .. . .


50.00


Appropriation-Amer. Legion Post, No. 90 Expended :


200.00


Bills Paid-G. A. R.


$445.13


Bills Paid-Veteran Firemens' Asso .. . . .


50.00


Bills Paid-Amer. Legion Post, No. 90 ..


187.56


Balance to Excess and Deficiency-


American Legion Post, No. 90


12.44


$695.13


$695. 13


Printing City Report


Appropriation


$1,100.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$941.68


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


158.32


$1,100.00


$1,100.00


Ice for Drinking Fountains


Appropriation


$50.00


Expended


Bills Paid.


$50.00


$50.00


$50.00


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Insurance


Appropriation


$900. 00


C sh-Refund .


1.46


Transfer Order No. 13688


97.11


Expended :


Bills Paid.


$934. 57


Balance to 1922


64.00


$998.57


$998.57


Portraits


Balance from 1920


$210.00


Transfer Order No. 13116.


75.00


Transfer Order No. 13160


75.00


Transfer Order No. 13046


75.00


Transfer Order No. 11686


75.00


Transfer Order No. 11717


75.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$150.00


Balance to 1922


435.00


$585.00


$585.00


Soldiers' Compensation, Equalization of Pay


Transfer Order No. 13468 .


..


$536.00


Expended :


Paid C. J. Moylan


$536.00


$536.00


$536.00


County Aid to Agriculture


Appropriation .


$100.00


Expended :


Paid to Middlese County Bureau of Agriculture $100.00


$100.00


100.00


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Municipal Organ Concerts


Appropriation .


$1,000.00


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$797.07


Bills contracted but not paid .


29.94


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


172.99


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


American Legion Headquarters


Appropriation


$850.00


Expended :


Rent of Rooms


$850.00


$850.00


$850.00


Rentals Tremont Street Property


Balance from 1920


$32.00


Received from Sundry Individuals .


176.00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


$208.00


$208.00


$208.00


Bronze Tablet in G. A. R. Hall


Balance from 1920


$500.00


No Expenditures :


Balance to 1922


$500.00


$500.00


$500.00


Melrose Safety Council


Transfer Order No. 13438


$25.00


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Expended :


Bills Paid


$16.41


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


8.59


$25.00


$25.00


Water Division, Maintenance


(For details see report of Engineer and Superintendent Public Works)


Appropriation


$20,000.00


Received from Sundry Sources


46.55


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills Paid .


$18,941.66


Balance to Water Income


1,104.89


$20,046.55


$20,046.55


Inside Service


Balance from 1920 $214.71


Cash Receipts, Estimates, etc ..


4,060.67


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills Paid


$3,646.04


Refunds of Estimates


626.78


Balance to 1922.


2.56


$4,275.38


$4,275.38


Public Scales


Cash Received (Fees)


$33.00


Transferred to Excess and Deficiency .


$33.00


$33.00


$33.00


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Cemetery Department


(For details see report of Cemetery Committee)


Maintenance


Appropriation .


$12,800.00


Charity Department Bill


10.00


Transfer Order No. 13489


1,800.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills


$14,607.57


Balance to Excess and Deficiency .


2.43


$14,610.00


$14,610.00


Care of Soldiers' Graves


Appropriation


$200.00


Expended:


Pay Rolls


$200.00


$200.00


$200.00


Interest


Balance from 1920


$2,041.35


Appropriation .


45,000.00


Received on Bank Deposits.


2,558.14


Received on Taxes and Assessments.


14,038.98


Accrued on Bonds and Notes Sold.


363.85


Expended :


On Revenue Loans.


$20,841.59


On Municipal Loans


8,492.36


On School House Loans (Coupons)


2,730.00


On Sewer Loans (Coupons).


15,881.25


On Surface Drainage Loans (Coupons) ..


7,976.25


On Auditorium Loans (Coupons).


880.00


On Park Loans (Coupons)


250.00


On Toothaker Fund


118.84


Balance to 1922.


6,832.03


$64,002.32


$64,002.32


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AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Agency


Guarantee Deposits:


Certified Checks


$150.00


Expended :


Checks returned


$150.00


$150.00


$150.00


Taxes


State


$57,174.00


County


31,197.18


Metropolitan Sewer


23,447. 16


Metropolitan Park .


13,576.76


Charles River Basin


2,254.37


State Highway


545.34


Fire Prevention


182.54


Eastern Mass. Street Railway


541.78


War Bonus


13,983.00


Expended:


Paid County Treasurer


$31,197.18


Paid State Treasurer.


111,704.95


$142,902.13


$142,902.13


Trusts


Sarah E. Fitch School Fund:


Balance from 1920


$87.80


Interest for 1921


30.00


Balance to 1922.


$117.80


$137.80


$117.80


Levi S. Gould School Medal Fund:


Balance from 1920


$122.27


Interest for 1921


42.50


Balance to 1922


$164.77


$164.77


$164.77


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N. F. Hesseltine Fund for Promotion of Interest in Wild Animals:


Balance from 1920


$5.97


Interest for 1921


4.25


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$5 .; 00


Balance to 1922


5.22


$10.22


$10.22


NON-REVENUE


Loans Authorized


Order No. 12021


Appleton Street


$3,900.00


11357-B Orient Park .


1,540.00


13013


Surface Drainage Construction.


10,000.00


13114


Sewer Construction


10,000.00


11009-F Rogers Street


12,000.00


13302


Water Construction .


10,000.00


13352


Surface Drainage Construction.


10,000.00


9659-B


Warwick Road.


18,000.00


13401


Surface Drainage Construction.


10,000.00


13402 Water Construction.


10,000.00


13488


Purchase School Land-11th Street . .


400.00


13493


Purchase Motor Truck.


1,850.00


$97,690.00


95,440.00


$2,250.00


SEWER DIVISION-Private Sewers


(For details see report of Engineer and Superintendent Public Works)


Balance from 1920.


$335.24


Cash received (Estimates, etc.)


6,223.72


Expended :


Fay Rolls and Transfer Bills


$4,362.67


Refunded from Estimates


1,592.28


Balance to 1922.


604.01


$6,558.96


$6,558.96


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Loans Issued


215


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Sewer Division-Construction


(For details see report of Engineer and Superintendent Public Works)


Balance from 1920


Loans Authorized .


$598.43 10,000.00


Cash


32.72


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills $3,969.43


Balance to 1922.


6,661.72


$10,631.15


$10,631.15


Surface Drainage Construction


(For details see report of Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works)


Balance from 1920


$353.03


Loans Authorized


30,000.00


Cash


39.71


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills


$27,080.70


Balance to 1922


3,312.04


$30,392.74


$30,392.74


Highways (For details see report of Engineer and Superintendent Public Works)


Balance from 1920.


$13,469.05


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills .


$10,749.49


Balance to 1922


2,719. 56


$13,469.05


$13,469.05


Laying Crosswalks and Gutters


Balance from 1920 $2,946.80


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Expended:


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills


$1,413.58


Balance to 1922


1,533.22


$2,946.80


$2,946.80


Rounding Corner Main and Essex Streets


Balance from 1920.


$21.92


Transfer Order No. 13470.


$21.92


$21.92


$21.92


Main Street Paving


Balance from 1920.


$1,825.32


Transfer Order No. 13186


$790.00


Balance to 1922


1,125.32


$1,825.32


$1,825.32


Warwick Road Construction


Balance from 1920. $272.75


Transfer Order No. 13186 $272.75


Argyle Street Extension


Balance from 1920. $47.64


Transfer Order No. 13186 $47.64


Malvern Street Macadam


Balance from 1920. $339.70 Transfer Order No. 13186 $339.70


Pleasant Street Macadam


Balance from 1920.


$63.70


Transfer Order No. 13329


$63.70


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REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Pleasant Street Improvement


Balance from 1920. $958.68 Transfer Order No. 13329 . $958.68


Hopkins Street Construction


Balance from 1920. $83.20 Transfer Order No. 13186 $83.20


Mrytle Street Macadam


Balance from 1920 $16.45


Transfer Order No. 13186 $16.45


Folsom Avenue Construction


Balance from 1920 $134.23


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills. $134.23


$134.23


$134.23


Linwood Avenue Macadam


Balance from 1920 $7.89


Transfer Order No. 13470


$7.89


$7.89


$7.89


Geneva Road Construction


Balance from 1920 $53.86


Expended :


Bills Paid $53.86


$53.86 $53.86


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East Foster Street Macadam


Balance from 1920


$8,600.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills $6,408.47


Transfer Order No. 13470


2,191. 53


$8,600.00


$8,600.00


Garden Street Construction


Balance from 1920


$347.36


Transfer Order No. 13186.


$347.36


£347.36


$347.36


Sanford Street Construction


Balance from 1920.


$238.17


Transfer Order No. 13329


1,022.38


Expended :


Pay Rolls and Bills


$1,047.86


Transfer Order No. 13470


212.69


$1,260.55


$1,260.55


Rounding Corner Main and Porter Streets


Balance from 1920


$320.32


Expended :


Bills Paid .


$57.00


Balance to 1922


263.32


$320.32


$320.32


Sears Avenue Construction


Balance from 1920 $1,523.36


Transfer Order No. 13186. 1,807.10


219


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended:


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills.


$2,598.21


Awards.


724.75


Balance to 1922


7.50


$3,330.46


$3,330.46


Orient Place Construction


Balance from 1920


$1,500.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills


$1,455.55


Balance to 1922.


44.45


$1,500.00


$1,500.00


Waverly Place Construction


Balance from 1920.


$11,000.00


Expended:


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills. $8,559.36


Balance to 1922


2,440.64


$11,000.00


$11,000.00


Appleton Street Macadam


Loan Order No. 12021


$3,900.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills. $1,795.01


Balance to 1922:


2,104.99


$3,900.00


$3,900.00


Orient Park Construction


Loan Order No. 11357-B. $1,540.00


T ansfer Order No. 13560-A . 89.63


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Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills


$1,629.63


$1,629.63


$1,629.63


Rogers Street Construction


Loan Order No. 11009-F $12,000.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills.


$5,937.16


Balance to 1922


6,062.84


$12,000.00


$12,000.00


Warwick Road Construction


Loon Order No. 9659-B


$18,000.00


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills


$5,429.30


Balance to 1922.


12,570.70


$18,000.00


$18,000.00


School Department


Purchase of Land adjoining Winthrop School, Loan Order No. 13488


$400.00


Expended :


Bill Paid


$400.00


.


$400.00


$400.00


Water Division Construction


(For details see report of Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works)


Balance from 1920 Loan Authorized


$4,295.40 20,000.00


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REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Expended :


Pay Rolls, Bills, and Transfer Bills


$22,914.68


Balance to 1922.


1,380.72


$24,295.40


$24,295.40


Pay Roll Tailings


Balance from 1920


$541.80


Additional, 1921


39.41


Balance to 1922


$581.21


$581.21


$581.21


Reserve Fund (15%)


Balance from 1920


$145.40


Expended :


Bills Paid


$145.40


$145.40


$145.40


PREMIUM FUNDS


Water Loan


Balance from 1920


$31.65


Cash received


108.50


Balance to 1922


$140.15


$140.15


$140.15


Sewer Loan


Balance from 1920


$7.50


Cash received .


19.00


Balance to 1922


$26.50


$26.50


$26.50


222


CITY OF MELROSE Surface Drainage Loan


Balance from 1920


$7.50


Cash received .


108.50


Balance to 1922


$116.00


$116.00


$116.00


Municipal Loan


Balance from 1920


$414.67


Cash received .


188.50


Balance to 1922


. .


$603.17


$603.17


$603.17


SINKING FUNDS


Sewer Loan Sinking Fund


Balance from 1920


$267,792.29


Assessments Collected


2,467. 55


Interest on Investments


11,157.57


Gain on Bonds bought .


1,046.60


Payments:


Interest Accrued on Bonds bought.


$178.93


Expenses.


16.00


Balance to 1922.


282,269.08


$282,464.01


$282,464.01


Surface Drainage Loan Sinking Fund


Balance from 1920


$58,154.85


Appropriation .


2,502,71


Interest on Investments


2,458.60


Gain on Bonds bought


298.00


223


REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR


Payments:


Interest Accrued on Bonds bought.


$67.05


Expenses . .


4.50


Balance to 1922


63,342.61


$63,414.16


$63,414.16


School House Loan Sinking Fund


Balance from 1920


$32,529.73


Appropriation


2,992.56


Interest on Investments


1,371.33


Gain on Bonds bought


127.10


Payments :


Interest Accrued on Bonds bought.


$36.89


Expenses .


3.50


Balance to 1922


36,980.33


$37,020.72


$37,020.72


Water Loan Sinking Fund


Balance from 1920.


$48,092.31


Interest on Investments.


2,008.08


Gain on Bonds bought


176.20


Payments:


Interest Accrued on Bonds bought ..


$32.68


Expenses .


4.00


Balance to 1922


50,239.91


$50,276.59


$50,276.59


Trust Funds


Cemetery (Perpetual Care) :


Balance from 1920


$66,835.25


Received for Care of Lots.


6,020.00


Received for Care of Single Graves


690.00


Balance to 1922


$73,545.25


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CITY OF MELROSE


SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY


Fire Department:


Central Fire Station


$20,000.00


Hose No. 3, Building and Land


4,275.00


Hose No. 4, Building and Land . .


2,350.00


Personal Property


41 095.00


Fire Alarm System


16 250.00


$83,970.00


Health Department:


Personal Property


$100.00


Police Department:


Personal Property


$7,715.25


Police Signal System


5,398.80


$13,114.05


Park Department:


Land and Buildings


$87,075.00


Personal Property


1,300 00


$88,375.00


Cemetery Department:


Land and Buildings


$36,100.00


Personal Property


404.00


Water System


900.00


$37,404.00


School Department:


Buildings and Land


$430,396.00


Heating Apparatus


21,509.00


Personal Property


48,293.00


$500,198.00


Public Library:


Buildings and Land .


$40,600.00


Personal Property.


61,000.00


$101,600.00


Forestry Department:


Personal Property $1,270.25


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Sealer of Weights and Measures:


Personal Property $613.45


Public Works Department:


City Hall, Building, and Land.


$142,400.00


Personal Property . 10,000.00


$152,400.00


Auditorium:


Building, Land and Personal Property. . $180,450.00


Highway Division:


Land.


$12,000.00


Crusher Plant.


4,800.00


Personal Property


12,000.00


$28,800.00


Sewerage System:


Cost of Construction Dec. 31, 1920.


$512,002.97


Additional, 1921.


7,013.93


$519,016.90


Surface Drainage System:


Cost of Construction Dec. 31, 1920


$246,283.86


Additional, 1921 .


27,080.70


$273,364.56


Water System:


Cost of Construction Dec. 31, 1920


$514,464.37


Additional, 1921


20,237.65


$534,702.02


$2,515,378.23


Index to Auditor's Report


Finance 151


City of Melrose-Municipal and Permanent Debt 152


Bonded Debt 153


Recapitulation of City Debt 155


Cash Account.


155


Estimated Receipts. 156


Excess and Deficiency 156


Assets and Liabilities . 157


Revenue 157


Assessments .


158


Water Rates.


165


Water Income 166


166


Tax Titles. 167


General Government. 168


Protection of Persons and Property


177


Inspection. 181 183


Health and Sanitation


185


Highways


189


Charities


191


Soldiers' Benefits. 193


School Department. 195


Libraries . 200 202


Recreation


202


Playgrounds


204


Bathhouses.


206


Celebrations


206


Pensions


207


Unclassified.


208


Agency, Trust and Investment Transactions.


213


Non-Revenue.


214


Sewer Division. 214


Highway Construction 215


Premium Funds. 221


Sinking Funds . 222


Schedule of City Property 224


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


Forestry


Park Department.


Contents


Assessors' Report. 40


Auditor's Report 151


Board of Survey 79


Brown Tail nd Gypsy Moth.


80


Buildings, Report of Inspector of 43


Cemetery Committee, Report of


131


City Clerk's Report.


92


City Physician's Report. 62


Collector's Report. 95


Fire Department, Report of Chief Engineer of 68


Government of the City of Melrose. 11


Health Department, Report of. 45


Inspector of Animals, Report of. 56


Librarian, Report of 84


Mayor's Inaugural Address 3


Milk, Report of Inspector of. 57


Nursing Service, Report of 59


Officers of the City 13


Park Commission, Report of. 70


Planning Board ,Report of 132


56


Plumbing, Report of Inspector of.


Police Department, Report of Chief 67


Poor Department, Report of Overseers 64


Public Library, Report of Trustees of. 82


Public Works Dept., Repørt of the Engineer and Superintendent 97


Registrars of Voters, Report of. 94


School Committee, Report of 20


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of


91


Sinking Fund Commissioners, Report of 145


Solicitor's Report. 63


State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief, Report of 90


Treasurer's Report . 134


Wire Department, Report of. 42


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