City of Melrose annual report 1921, Part 6

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Publication date: 1921
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The second floor of the library building has been a busy place the past year. The Home Service Committee of the Red Cross has its office in the hall, and the room known as the Historical Room has been used much more than usual as meeting place for serveral public welfare organ- izations.


The Librarian wishes to acknowledge with much gratitude the hearty support of the Trustees, and the loyalty and co-operation of the staff. If there has been any degree of success in the library work the past year much of it has been due to these things, and they have made the year a very pleasant one.


ELSIE M. HATCH,


Librarian


STATISTICS


Main Library


Adult-28% non-fiction, 72% fiction 45,631


Duplicate books.


749


Juvenile-22% juveniles. 13,268


Total


59,648


86


CITY OF MELROSE


Highlands Branch


Adult-11% non-fiction, 89% fiction. 15,292


Juvenile-34 1-3% juvenile 7,998


Total 23,290


Wyoming Branch


Adult-3234% non-fiction, 6714 fiction. 8,489


Juvenile-3012% juvenile 3,746


Total 12,235


East Side Branch


Adult-2372% non-fiction, 761/2% fiction


5,728


Juvenile-37% juvenile. 3,513


Total 9,241


Ward 7 Branch


Adult-35% non-fiction, 65% fiction


3,900


Juvenile-34% juvenile. 2,189


Total 6,089


Grand total 110.503


Number of volumes in library at beginning of year . 26,514


Number of volumes added by purchase. 1,442


Number of volumes added by gift. 336


Number of volumes added by binding


11


Total 28,303


Total number of volumes taken for home use from the library and its branches by children of the grade schools.


30,714


87


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


REPORT OF TREASURER OF SPECIAL FUNDS


Melrose Public Library, for year ending December 31, 1921 William Emerson Barrett Fund


1921


January 1-by balance


$160.60


July 1-by interest


3.60


December 31-to balance


$164.20


$164.20


Horatio Nelson Perkins Fund


1921


January 1-by balance


$745.30


July 1-by interest


16.76


December 31-to balance


$762.06-


$762.06


William Bailey Fund


1921


Jan. 1-by balance


$3,213.32


Feb. 9-by interest


20.00


March 26-by interest


10.00


July 1-by dividend


27.04


July 29-by interest.


31.88


October 18-by interest.


21.88


Dec. 1-by interest.


1.59


May 12-to books purchased


$41.11


Dec. 31-to balance


3,284.60


$3,325.71 $3,325.71


Catalogue Fund


1921


Jan. 1-by balance


$577.27


Feb. 1-by deposit


52.61


March 3-by deposit


40.48


April 1-by deposit


40.78


April 30-by deposit.


39.32


June 1-by deposit


55.29


July 1 -- by deposit.


69.19


July 1-by dividend.


15.37


July 30-by deposit.


34.81


Oct. 1-by deposit .


91.77


.


88


CITY OF MELROSE


Nov. 1-by deposit.


47.10


Dec. 1-by deposit .


50.12


Dec. 31-by deposit.


50.85


July 12-to books purchased.


$465.00


July 29-to books purchased.


39.93


Forward .


$504.93 $1,164.96


1921


Sept. 17-to Daniel H. Howie (work on Highlands Branch) .


$60.07


Oct. 13-To S. S. Porter (electric work Hlds. Br.) . . 68.15


Oct. 13-to Wm. N. Folsom (rent Hlds. Branch) ... 40.00


Oct. 13-to Roscoe Scott (work Hlds. Branch) ....


4.00


Nov. 10-to Wm. N. Folsom (rent Hlds. Branch) ..


40.00


Nov. 10-to Melrose Coal & Lumber Co. (coal Hlds. Branch)


32.50


Dec. 2-to Wm. N. Folsom (rent Hlds. Branch) ...


40.00


Dec. 2-to George P. French (ash cans Hlds. Br.) . .


7.00


Dec. 2-to Library of Congress (cards)


22.35


Dec. 31-to Wm. N. Folsom (rent Hlds. Branch) . .


40.00


Dec. 31-to Malden Electric Co. (service at Hlds. Branch)


9.57


Dec. 31-to balance


296.39


$1,164.96 $1,164.96


Duplicate Library Fund


1921


Jan. 1-by balance


$14.66


Feb. 1-by deposit .


7.47


Mar. 3-by deposit


5.75


Apr. 1-by deposit


7.40


Apr. 30-by deposit


6.25


June 1-by deposit .


6.11


July 1-by deposit


5.00


July 1-by dividend .


.15


July 30-by deposit


6.00


Oct. 1-by deposit


14.50


Nov. 1-by deposit.


6.25


Dec. 2-by deposit


9.32


Dec. 31-by deposit.


8.60


89


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


Feb. 9-to books purchased .


$17.20


Apr. 11-to books purchased .


7.65


June 28-to books purchased


12.33


July 29-to books purchased.


6.98


Nov. 10-to books purchased.


15.32


Dec. 2-to books purchased.


14.40


Dec. 31-to balance.


23.58


$97.46


$97.46


FRANK W. CAMPBELL, Treasurer


Report of State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief


I herewith submit the annual report of the State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief Departments for the year of 1921.


Burial


$60.00


State Aid, Civil War


2,064.00


State Aid, German War


30.00


Military Aid.


680.00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF


Cash Orders


$3,045.00


Fuel


650.00


Medical attendance


111. 50


Medicine


59.81


Nursing


695.00


Rent


120.00


Dry Goods.


3.00


$4,684.31


Other Expense


67.68


Respectfully submitted,


MARY A. KENAH, Agent


Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures


SCALES ADJUSTED


Number of Scales adjusted and sealed. 1,001


Number of Scales condemned. 10


Trial Weighing and Measurements on Wagons and in Stores


Number of tests made 545


Number of tests correct 529


Number of underweights.


8


Number of overweights .


8


Inspection made in stores and wagons. 122


Fees received for sealing and adjusting. $89.87


License fees collected 220.00


Fees for badges 6.75


Total paid to City Treasurer $316.62


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. BOWSER,


Sealer of Weights and Measures-


City Clerk's Report


Licenses and fees received in the City Clerk's department from January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1921.


Motor Vehicle Licenses, 18 at $10.00 $180.00


Marriage Intentions, 231 at $1.00. 231.00


Junk Licenses, 6 at $10.00. 60.00


Mortgages, 74 at 75c . 55.50


35.00


Gasoline Licenses, renewals.


33.00


Miscellaneous papers


49.00


Dog Tax, June 76.20


Dog Tax, December 54.60


Express and Jobbing Licenses, 29 at $1.00.


29.00


Auctioneer's Licenses, 12 at $2.00.


24.00


Second-hand Junk Shops, 2 licenses at $10.00.


20.00


Bowling Alleys, 2 licenses at $10.00 20.00


4.50


Release of Mortgages, 1 at 4.85


4.85


Drivers Licenses, 6 at $1.00.


6.00


Hackney Carriage Licenses, 6 at $1.00


6.00


Business Notices, 22 at 25c.


5.50


Intelligence Office, 4 at $1.00


4.00


Gasoline Licenses, 3 at $1.00


3.00


Gunpowder and Firearms, 1 at $1.00.


1.00


Doctors' Certificates


.25


$902.40


Paid City Treasurer


902.40


Appropriation in Budget for City Clerk's Department- Salaries and Wages.


$2,650.00


Salaries paid as per Auditor's Report.


2,650.00


Appropriation in Budget for City Clerk's Department- Other Expenses . 400.00


393.33


Bills paid as per Auditor's Report .


Balance due December 31, 1921. $6.67


Appropriation in Budget for City Clerk's Department- Vital Statistics ...


$290.00


Bills paid as per Auditor's Report


289.00


Balance due December 31, 1921 $1.00


Pool and Billiards, 7 tables at $5.00


Release of Mortgages, 18 at 25c.


93


CITY CLERK'S REPORT


Appropriation in Budget for printing and distributing the City Report. $1,100.00


Bills paid as per Auditor's Report 941.68


Balance due December 31, 1921. $158.32


Appropriation in Budget for Election and Registration- Salaries and Wages. $1,100.00


Bills paid as per Auditor's Report


1,032.85


Balance due December 31, 1921 $67.15


Appropriation in Budget for Elections and :Registrations- Other Expenses .


$1,000.00


Bills paid as per Auditor's Report


720.43


Balance due December 31, 1921. $279.57


DOG LICENSES


565 Male Dogs at $2.00.


$1,130.00


89 Female Dogs at $5.00


445.00


$1,575.00


654 Licenses, less fees at 20c each, paid City Treasurer


130.80


$1,444.20


Paid to County Treasurer


1,444.20


HUNTING, FISHING AND TRAPPING LICENSES


Hunting Licenses


249


Fishing Licenses


104


Fishing Licenses N. R.


2


Trapping Licenses.


5


Total


360


Respectfully submitted,


W. DeHAVEN JONES,


City Clerk


Report of Registrars of Voters


The Registrars of Voters met on April 26, 1921, and laid out plans for the year. The annual meeting was held on May 2, 1921, when Edwin J. Tirrell was sworn in for another three year term. Edwin L. Cragin was elected chairman for another year and the City Clerk, W. DeHaven Jones, was clerk ex-officio. A large number of lists were received of people exempt from jury duty. Miscellaneous requests for information were answered, and then the card system of voters was corrected by removals for marriages, notices of which were sent females to register again. The list of names for jury duty were made, and posted in July; there were 243 names on the list.


The Registrars received the assessed polls the last of July and held continuous sessions for the revision of the voting lists. They took 732 names off the lists, not found at old addresses, after many meetings and much correspondence; 212 were found in other wards-dropping 520. This is accounted for by the shortage of housing conditions, many having to leave town. The voting lists were posted the first week in September.


There was only one election this year,-City Election. Registrations were held on the following dates,-daily sessions in the City Clerk's office, Oct. 4, Nov. 1,8, and 15 during office hours. Evening sessions Nov. 1, 8 and 15 from seven to ten p.m., final session Nov. 23d from 12 M to . 10 p.m., when registration ceased. Nomination papers were certified by the Registrars at various special meetings; over 4,000 names were certified.


The following table shows the voters at the close of registration:


I92I CITY ELECTION DECEMBER 13th


Ward


Registered


Voting


1


1068


711


2


1243


859


3-1


526


366


3-2


535


367


4


1017


752


5


S27


564


6


1124


814


7-1


784


541


7-2


160


105


7284


5079


Respectfully submitted,


EDWIN L. CRAGIN,


JOHN J. KEATING


EDWIN J. TIRRELL


W. DeHAVEN JONES


Registrars of Voters:


Report of the Collector


TAX 1918


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1920


$702.21


Additional


124.00


Abated. .


$21.70


Cash paid Treasurer


809.44


Overpaid


4.93


$831.14


$831.14


TAX 1919


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1920


$54,600.85


Abated 1921


$567.94


City Possessions 1921.


1,023.75


Takings 1921.


5,062.78


Cash paid Treasurer 1921


46,769.97


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1921


1,176.41


$54,600.85


$54,600.85


TAX 1920


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1920


$224,588.52


Abated in 1921


$1,150.03


Cash paid Treasurer


156,341. 06


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1921


67,097.43


$224,588. 52


$224,588.52


TAX 1921


Warrant


$715,607.38


Additional


1,886.60


Abated in 1921


$7,037.61


Paid Treasurer 1921


437,946.07 272,510.30


Uncollected Dec. 31, 1921


$717,493.98


$717,493.98


96


CITY OF MELROSE


RECAPITULATION


Cash paid on Taxes


$641,866. 54


Street Watering.


18,504.89


Water


54,497.42


Summons


112.60


Sewers


2,582.06


Sewers Interest.


562.68


Sidewalks


6,949.34


Sidewalks Interest.


1,123.26


General Interest Account


10,864.17


Collector's Fee Receipts.


1,042.60


Moth.


104.75


Betterments


2,319.25


Interest.


469.93


Takings, Interest, etc.


4,398. 54


$745,398.03


JAMES W. MURRAY City Collector


TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


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CORPOR


GEORGE O. W. SERVIS


Engineer and Superintendent


CITY OF MELROSE


MASSACHUSETTS


1921


98


CITY OF MELROSE


ORGANIZATION 1921


Mayor HON. ANGIER L. GOODWIN


GEORGE O. W. SERVIS Engineer and Superintendent


EMMA L. LEIGHTON WILLIAM H. MARTIN Stenographer Bookkeeper


BLANCHE E. NICKERSON, ENOS R. PYE,


Asst. Stenographer Asst. Bookkeeper


AMY F. BARRY Clerk PATRICK G. DeCOURCY, Timekeeper


Assistant in Charge of Water Division JAMES McTIERNAN


Assistant in Charge of Highways, Sewers and Drains


WALTER J. LORD


Engineering Division CHARLES F. WOODWARD Assistants ALBERT J. WAGHORNE ARNOLD K. PRIOR JOHN F. RAND WILLARD THOMPSON RICHARD T. RICKER


Report of Public Works Department


To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen


of the City of Melrose, Mass.


Gentlemen :-


I submit the following report of the Public Works Department for the year 1921.


This Department has the general care of all public highways (streets, sidewalks, trees), construction of new streets and sidewalks, street lighting, street sprinkling, street cleaning, collection of ashes, street signs, and house numbering, and all work connected with the sewer, surface drainage and water systems, all engineering work relating to the above, care of City Hall, and the placing of insurance on city property.


PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE


Contracts have been made for tar concrete and granolithic sidewalks and edgestones. Minimum rate and excess water bills and summonses have been made and delivered. Sewer connections, water services, and individual sidewalks have been estimated and billed. Estimates have been made for the Board of Aldermen and committees as requested. Sidewalk assessments, sewer assessments, and apportionments, betterment assessments and street watering assessments have been made.


All engagements of the City Auditorium have been booked and bills rendered, and insurance placed on all city property. Two hundred and eleven permits have been given to open and occupy streets.


SALARIES AND WAGES


Appropriation


$4,500.00


Less Transfer 450.00 $4,050.00


Expended


Salary, Engr. and Supt. Public Works $2,750.00


Clerical Services, General Offices 1,291.10


4,041.10


Balance


$8.90


100


CITY OF MELROSE


OTHER EXPENSES


Appropriation


$800.00


Transfer from other accounts.


200.00


Collections


25.66 $1,025.66


Expended


Supplies


$165.85


Use of Automobile .


335.00


Schoolhouse Inspection


66.00


Printing Public Works Dept., Report.


38.02


Stamps and Stationery


193.60


Telephone Service


35.35


Advertising.


19.95


Sundries


54.58


908.25


Balance


$117.41


WATER DIVISION


Cast iron mains have been extended in Appleton Street, Beach Street, Cumner Avenue, First Street, Hesseltine Avenue, Linden Road, Lynn Fells Parkway, Naples Road, Orient Park, and Simonds Road.


Cement mains have been replaced with cast iron on East Foster Street, Spear Street, and Washington Street, and cast iron mains lowered on Appleton Street, Beach Street (4 inch replaced with 6 inch), East Foster Street, Rogers Street, Spear Street, Goss Avenue and Whitman Avenue. (See tables for details.)


Sixty-nine new services were laid.


Hydrants and Gates


Four additional hydrants have been placed, and five 4 inch hydrants replaced with 6 inch hydrants.


Twenty-two gates have been placed (8 on mains and 14 on hydrants).


Water Meters


Fifty-six meters have been installed and eight removed.


101


REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


Maintenance and Operation


The entire system of mains, services, hydrants, water meters, etc., have had careful attention and the necessary repairs and changes have been made. Following are some of the items.


7 services in private premises cleaned.


23 joints in iron pipe repaired.


62 service leaks in street repaired.


5 services in street cleaned.


9 breaks in cement pipe repaired.


49 services in street renewed with lead.


38 services in private premises renewed with lead.


2 gates repacked.


Hydrants have been oiled, repaired, painted and kept free from snow and ice. The Table of relay gives length, size, etc., of cast iron pipe used to replace defective or small cement pipe, and cast iron pipe lowered for protection from frost. There still remains about ten and forty-two one hundredths (10.42), miles of cement pipe that should be replaced by cast iron pipe as soon as possible.


102


CITY OF MELROSE


Total Pipeage of the City


Length in feet 34 inch pipe .


1,363


Length in feet 1 inch pipe .


2,105


Length in feet 11/2 inch pipe 375


Length in feet 2 inch pipe.


6,235


Length in feet 4 inch pipe .


55,395


Length in feet 6 inch pipe


155,141


Length in feet 8 inch pipe


25,731


Length in feet 10 inch pipe


20,334


Length in feet 12 inch pipe


23,097


Length in feet 14 inch pipe.


3,024


Length in feet 16 inch pipe.


5,223


Total


298,023


Length of cast iron pipe, 242,965 feet or 46.02 miles. Length of cement pipe, 55,058 feet or 10.42 miles.


Total miles, 56.44.


Number of services in use 4,327


Number of meters. 4,467


Number of fire hydrants. 387


Number of gates on mains 710


Number of stand pipes for street sprinkling.


32


Number of watering troughs


1


Number of ornamental fountains


2


Number of drinking fountains (bubblers)


9


Number of fire services 20


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103


REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


WATER CONSTRUCTION, 1921


Cast Iron Pipe Laid


Gates


Hydrants


LOCATION


Size Inches


Length Feet


Size In.


No.


Size In.


No.


Ashland St. hydrant, near Day St. Appleton St., Irving St., westerly Beach St., No. 26, southerly .


6


48


6


134


. .


6


157


6


1


6


1


.....


6


278


6


1


...


6


40


6


1


6


1


Fairmount St., cor. Appleton St. Goss Ave., north side Rogers St .. . Gould St., opp. No. 5 to No. 8. ...


6


13


6


1


Hesseltine Ave. from gate at Howard St., northerly.


6


252


6


17


6


1


6


132


6


1


6


30


6


145


6


1


6


170


6


1


...


6


1


. . .


6


96


6


1


6


1


4


128


4


1


1


...


6


1


. .


...


6


1


6


1


Warren St., new gate on hydrant


6


1


.....


Washington St. on hydrant at Ravine Road ...


10


1


6


1


Rogers St.


6


12


..


1,652


21


4


WATER RELAY, 1921


Cast Iron Pipe Laid


Pipe Abandoned


Hydrants Changed


Gates Changed


Length ft.


Size in.


Length ft.


| Size in.


Beach Street off


Washington St ...


183


6


183


4


Cast iron


1 4in .- 6in


First Street.


Foster St. E, at Larrabee St.


78 109


6


78


1


Cement Cement


Haverhill Place.


26


4


26


2


Iron


Orient Park ...


215


4


215


2


Iron


1 2in .- 4 in


Rogers St., at


Whitman Ave ... Rogers St. at Goss Avenue. .


1


Spear Street


530


6


530


6


Cement


Foster St. E., at Sixth Street .....


234


6


234


6


Cement


1


Washington St. at Ravine Road ....


660


10


660


10


Cement


| 2,035


2,035


5


2


. .


Rogers St. at Goss Ave. on hyd ... Rogers St. at Whitman Ave. hyd. Simonds Rd., end of pipe north- easterly .


Simonds Rd. (off) to Kiley's Barn Spear St., between Nos. 55 and 97 on main ' on hydrant. " + " south of No. 55 about 150 ft. Trenton St. on hydrant Russell St ....


corner


4


1


. .


...


Washington St. opposite No. 407 Whitman Ave., north side of


6


109


6


Foster St. E.


Gould St ..


1


. . .


Leah St., Rogers St., southerly ... Lynn Fells Pkwy, Green St .; east'y Naples Rd., end of pipe easterly . . Rogers St. at Goss Ave. on main. .


6


1


Cumner Ave., Folsom Ave., n'th'y First St., cor. Gooch St. on hyd ... First St., No. 353 to Highview Ave. and gate on hydrant ... Florence Ave., across Rogers St ... Foster St., east cor. of Larrabee St. on hydrant ..


6


1


Highview Ave. con. at First St ... Linden Road, No. 81, easterly ..


6


1


6


..


LOCATION


Kind


1


1


104


CITY OFFICERS WATER ASSESSMENTS AND CONSUMPTION


The annual assessments paid by the City of Melrose as its propor- tional part of the cost and operation of the Metropolitan Water Works are given below:


Year


Total


1898.


$2,332.94


1899.


4,921.63


1900


6,740.49


1901


12,546.32


1902


14,434.93


1903.


17,815.34


1904.


19,722.73


1905


20,478.53


1906


25,230.09


1907.


26,971.19


1908.


28,693.90


1909


24,523.38


1910


19,640.91


1911.


21,200. 58


1912.


20,978.01


1913.


22,684.86


1914.


22,647.92


1915.


19,321.32


1916.


18,936.29


1917.


18,835.83


1918


20,222.33


1919.


22,670.68


1920.


23,153.10


1921


24,093.56


The average daily per capita consumption (gallons) of water in Melrose, as recorded by the Venturi meter, operated by the Metropolitan Water Works is shown for the years 1907-09 and 1917-21.


1907


1908


1909


1917


1918


1919


1920


1921


118


89


63


51


66


58


61


57


In 190S general metering of the city was commenced and in 1909 practically all services were metered. All new services are metered when put in use. Tables show saving made by metering.


105


REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


WATER CONSTRUCTION


Balance from 1920 account


$4,295.40


Appropriation. 10,000.00


Appropriation.


10.000.00 $24,295.00


Expended


Services:


Stock and Insurance


$1,177.13


Labor and teams


2,047.69


3,218 82


Meters Installed :


Stock and Insurance


$527.29


Labor and teams


109.42


636.71


Main Lines:


Stock and Insurance. $6,707.81


Labor and teams


9,226.69


Trench lighting .


447.62


16,382.12


20,237.65


Balance


$4,057.75


Cash. $1,484.62


Stock on hand. . 2,573.13


WATER MAINTENANCE


Appropriation.


$20,000.00


Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1921.


7,158.04


Collections


46.55


Received from other accounts


1,131.03 $28,335.62


106


CITY OF MELROSE


Expended


Services, maintenance and repairs .


$3,702.30


Relay main lines .


7,214.39


Maintenance and operation main lines . . .


1,004.73


Maintenance and operation hydrants .


777.58


Meters, reading.


2,350.92


Meters, remove and repair


2,464.31


Salaries and general account


3,243.85


Hardware and sundries.


1,383. 51


Stamps and stationery


293.41


Telephone service .


119.61


Stock, labor and yard expenses.


417.35


Travelers' Insurance Company.


217.20


Use of automobiles


276.01


Trench tools.


1,840. 45


Trench lighting


447.61


25,753.23


Balance


$2,582.39


Cash.


$1,001.79


Stock.


1,580.60


INSIDE SERVICES AND CHARGES


Total receipts. $3,742.75


Expended


Payrolls, Insurance and tools .


$1,830.09


Stock and teams .


1,910.10


3,740.19


Balance


$2.56


Stock Account


Stock on hand Jan. 1, 1921


$7,158.04


Stock purchased 1921


5,396.72


Stock, labor and yard rent.


417.35


$12,972.11


107


REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


Credit


By stock charged to other accounts $8,452.69


By stock maintenance account.


2,938.82 11,391.51


Balance


$1,500.00


Cost of System


Construction to Jan. 1, 1921


$514,464.37


Construction 1921.


20,237.65


Total cost to Jan. 1, 1922.


$534,702.02


Water Rates


Received by Treasurer :


1913


$3.99


1915.


9.00


1916.


9.94


1917.


9.00


1918.


12.53


1919


127.98


1920.


9,582.34


1921


44,742.84


$54,497.62


Summons


112.40


$54,610.02


1921 rates as billed


$55,151.07


HIGHWAYS


Sears Avenue .- The construction hss been completed, walls, grano- lithic steps and roadway.


Orient Park and Orient Place .- The roadway has been macadamized and the sidewalks with constructed soft coal cinders covered with stone dust.


East Foster Street .- From Larrabee Street to Sixth Street the gutters have been paved with granite blocks and the roadway macadamized.


Appleton Street .- From Irving Street to Fairmount Street uew edgestones were set on the northerly side and old edgestones reset on the southerly side, the gutters paved and the roadway macadamized.


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CITY OF MELROSE


Rogers Street .- A sewer was constructed from Argyle Street to Florence Avenue, a drain with necessary catch basins from Swain's Pond Avenue to Whitman Avenue (gas main was laid by the Malden and Melrose Gas Light Company from Swain's Pond Avenue to Goss Avenue),. and the roadway macadamized from Swain's Fond Avenue to Goss Avenue. The roadway will be completed to Argyle Street in 1922. Sidewalks were constructed with soft coal cinders.


Waverly Place .- Edgestones were set and granolithic sidewalks constructed and roadway macadamized.


Warwick Road .- From Lynn Fells Parkway to Perkins Street edgestones were set and gutters paved where necessary. A drain was constructed from Perkins Street to Sherman Road and the roadway graded. The roadway will be macadamized in 1922


Sanford Street .- From Cutter Street to Maple Street the roadway was macadamized.


Gutters were paved with granite blocks on Ashland Street from Richardson Road to Henry Avenue where edgestones had been set.


All highways previously treated with ashpalt or tar were patched or repaired. New streets added to the street sprinkling lists were graded preparatory to treatment, and nearly all streets treated with an asphaltic- oil or tar and covered with sand.


Surface Drainage


A new culvert was constructed on Howard Street east of Nelson Road with cement masonry stone sidewalls covered with reinforced concrete, making a wider and deeper culvert, an improvement that has been needed for years. The new work was extended farther north than formerly making it possible to have a sidewalk on the northerly side of Howard Street.


The brook was deepened and widened from Howard Street northerly, and from Howard Street to and through what was formerly Bennett's Pond and Dam to the Saugus line.


Drains have been constructed in Albion Street, Franklin Street, and Sargent Street to Briggs Street, Howard Street, Rogers Street, East Foster Street, Swain's Pond Avenue, Warwick Road, Spear Street across private land.


The culvert at Main Street over Ell Pond outlet was repaired where water mains crossed the brook, and a wall constructed on the north side of the brook, Main Street easterly about forty feet (near Grove Street).


New catch basins have been constructed and connected to the above drains and on drains constructed in previous years. (For locations see- table.)


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REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


Care of Brooks


As the Surface Drainage System is extended the care of the open brooks becomes more important, as the surface water is delivered more rapidly and with increasing volume, and the brooks must be kept free from refuse and thoroughly cleaned at least once a year.


Planting New Trees


Seventy-two Norway maple trees have been set out where requests were made and ten dead or injured trees replaced, the applicant paying the cost of the tree, the planting being paid from the appropriation for planting new trees. Entire streets should be planted at the same time where possible to obtain proper spacing and uniform growth. The dis- astrous sleet storm of November injured most of the old trees and some of the young trees set out during the past eight years, many beyond repair. The planting of new trees should be advocated and encouraged to overcome to some extent the effects of this storm.


Sidewalks


There have been 6,545 linear feet of new edgestones set and 480 linear feet of edgestones reset, in connection with which it was necessary to replace 71 square yards of gutters.


There have been 4,428.71 square yards of granolithic and 283.31 square yards of new tar concrete sidewalks constructed. Under repairs to present walks 2,484.48 square yards of three coat work, 2,946.75 square yards of two coat work, and 2,212.71 square yards of top-dressing of tar concrete sidewalks have been repaired. Many unimproved sidewalks have been graded with soft coal cinders and covered with stone dust. See tables.)




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