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City of Melrose Annual Report : REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF MELROSE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDINQ DECEMBER 31, 1806 MELROSE jDUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE. 1896. \ TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1803-06 SELECTMEN. DANIEL NORTON, Chairman, C. W. COOK, E. H. MOORE, JOHN P. DEERING, SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK. TOWN CLERK. EDWARD K. BORDMAN. TREASURER, COLLECTOR OP TAXES, GEORGE NEWHALL. ADDISON LANE. ASSESSORS. GEO. C. STANTIAL, Chairman, ..... Term expires 1896 DEXTER PRATT, “ 1898 “ “ HENRY A. LEONARD, . 1897 WATER COMMISSIONERS. GEORGE J. BICKNELL, Chairman, Term expires 1897 GEORGE L. MORSE, U (( 1896 CURTIS C. GOSS, (( (( 1898 WATER LOAN SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. DANIEL RUSSELL, Chairman. Term expires 1896 RYOAL P. BARRY, 1897 (( “ JOHN W. FARWELL, . 1898 SEWER COMMISSIONERS. S. E. BENSON, Chairman, Term expires 1897 “ “ L. FRANK HINCKLEY, . 1896 JOHN LARRABEE, (( “ 1898 SCHOOL COMMITTEE. JOHN 0. NORRIS, Chairman, ..... Term expires 1896 BESSIE B. DEARBORN, “ “ 1896 WILLIAM D. STEWART, “ (( 1898 MABEL F. VALENTINE, “ (( 1898 JOHN DIKE, .... 11 1897 SUSAN F. FLANDERS, U “ 1897 TRUSTEES OP THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. ELBRIDGE H. GOSS, Chairman, Term expires 1896 “ CHARLES C. BARRY, 1896 CHARLES A. PATCH, Treasurer, (( “ 1898 “ “ MARY L. CHARLES, Secretary, . 1897 “ “ RUBY F. FARWELL, . 1898 “ GEORGE E. MUNROE, “ 1897 AUDITOR, SUPERINTENDENT OP STREETS, EDWIN C. GOULD. WALTER B. ELLIS. OVERSEERS OP THE POOR. HENRY G. FIELDS, Chairman, Term expires 1897 MRS. MARTHA D. BALE, “ “ 1898 THOMAS W. RIPLEY, “ “ 1896 4 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1895-96. BOARD 0¥ HEALTH. JOHN E. SANBORN, M. D., Chairman, Term expires 1898 E. L. WARREN, Secretary, “ “ 1897 JOHN W. SPAULDING, .... “ “ 1896 PARK COMMISSIONERS. M. G. COCHRANE, Term expires 1897 CHAS. H. ADAMS, Chairman, « lygg FRANK F. PREBLE, a u REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. ALFRED HOCKING, Chairman, .... Term expires May 1, 1896 WALTER BABB, .. u u ^898 '-i a VICTOR C. KIRMES, 5 * ^897 E. K. BORDMAN, Town Clerk, ex-officio. CONSTABLES. ANSEL B. PIERCE, FRANK M. McLAUGHLIN, OSBORNE E. DROWN, C. F. W. FOGG. ENGINEERS OP FIRE DEPARTMENT. A. WILBUR LYNDE, Chief, ALBION W. PARKER, SAMUEL LEAR, Clerk. FOREST FIRE WARDS. DEXTER PRATT, Chairman. CHASE C. WORTHEN, Clerk, CALVIN LOCKE, JAMES MARSHALL. MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK, WEIGHERS OF HAY AND COAL. CHARLES B. GOSS, SETH E. BENSON, FRED H. GOSS. COMMITTEE ON CEMETERIES. GEORGE NEWHALL, Chairman, DANIEL RUSSELL, JOHN LARRABEE, Secretary. FENCE VIEWERS. DEXTER PRATT, WALTER C. STEVENS. FIELD DRIVERS. OTIS HOWARD, FRANK GIBBONS. POUND KEEPER, INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS, JOSEPH EDWARDS. DEXTER PRATT. INSPECTOR OP MILK AND SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, INSPECTOR OF PROVISIONS AND ANIMALS. FRANK M. McLAUGHLIN. POLICE OFFICERS. PERMANENT FORCE. F. M. McLAUGHLIN, Chief, OSBORNE E. DROWN, ALLSTON H. PINEO, WILLIAM A. CASWELL, CHARLES F. W. FOGG, REDFORD M. RAND, HARRY BROWN, GEORGE E. FULLER. SPECIAL OFFICERS. F. A. CARTER, A. WILBUR LYNDE, ARTHUR L. BRIGHAM, GEORGE W. BURKE, H. T. AINSLIN, JOHN M. HAMLIN, CHARLES J. WING, . WILLIAM MCCARTHY. JAMES DAVIDSON, TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1 895-96. 5 PRECINCT OFFICERS. PRECINCT NUMBER ONE. WARDEN. DEPUTY WARDEN. RUFUS S. CARPENTER. JAMES F. FERNALD CLERK. DEPUTY CLERK. C. W. HARLOW. R. D. KILGORE. INSPECTORS, W. C. JOHNSTON, SAMUEL LEAR. DEPUTY INSPECTORS. E. G. PEARSON, E. L. CRAGIN. PRECINCT NUMBER TWO. WARDEN. DEPUTY WARDEN. S. A. LOVEJOY. W. N. FOLSOM. CLERK. GEORGE E. CARBEE. INSPECTORS. W. A. BURRELL, C. S. GORDON, C. W. COCHRANE, J. H. FOWKES. DEPUTY INSPECTORS, FRANK N. PIERCE, W. J. LORD, W. DeH. JONES, GEORGE W. DEW. PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. WARDEN. V DEPUTY WARDEN. LEVI S. GOULD. A. J. BURNETT. CLERK. PETER J. LYNCH. INSPECTORS. G. G. NEWHALL, J. J. McCullough. HENRY OSBORNE, JOHN 0 . HAYES. DEPUTY INSPECTORS. JOSEPH D. LORD, THOS. H. FLYNN, C. C. SWIFT C. H. SMITH. I j : REPORT OF THE SEEECTMEN, To the Citizens of Melrose The board of selectmen have the honor to submit the fol- lowing report for the year ending December 31st, 1895. FINANCES. We are pleased to note that the financial condition of the town is very satisfactory. The gross debt is as follows : Water loan, ^259,000 00 Sewer loan, 160,000 00 Town Hall bonds. 45.000 00 Permanent loan. 65.000 00 Temporary loan. 78,621 55 ^^607,62 1 55 From this amount is to be deducted interest, cash in the hands of the treasurer, uncollected taxes, etc., all of which will be found in the report of the treasurer. 8 REPORT OF SELECTMEN. Our valuation is still on the increase, the gain for the year being $713,877; total valuation being $10,638,750, as compared with $9,924,873, the valuation of 1894. The town voted in November to petition the legislature that the indebtedness incurred for sewer construction be placed outside the debt limit, which, if granted, will put the town in a very good condition financially. We are well aware that the coming year will be one upon which great demands will be made upon our treasury, and while it is a good plan to be cautious and considerate in the expendi- ture of money, there are certain necessary public works that must be done for the healthy growth and good reputation of our town and for the welfare of the citizens. HIGHWAYS. It must be evident to the citizens of the town, that under existing conditions, it is almost impossible to keep our, streets in good repair. With the laying of the sewer and its connections, the streets have been in an unsatisfactory state both to the officials who have them in charge and to the citizens using them. There is but one remedy, to our mind, and that is to place them under the charge of a civil engineer, who shall plan all the highway work, whether for building and repairing of streets or the laying of water and sewer pipes. We recognize that under the statutes the selectmen, and the superintendent of streets as their agent, have full authority but under special acts of the legisla- ; ture certain powers are given to other boards that conflict, in a measure, with the work of the selectmen, and we would therefore recommend for your consideration that an engi- neering department be established, to obviate these difficul- REPORT OF SELECTMEN. 9 ties under which we are now laboring, believing that money will be saved and the best results obtained for the welfare of the town. Nearly all the money appropriated for the highways has been used in general repairs, a detailed account of which will be found in the report of the superintendent of streets. No amount of street building or re-surfacing has been done, with the exception of Main street, which has been built in a substantial manner, on the Telford system, from the Malden line, northerly about 3700 feet. In accordance with the vote of the town, we purchased in May an O. S. Kelly steam road roller, one of the best and largest manufactured, and its work has been highly satisfactory, it having been in con- stant use since we received it. We have laid during the year 5419.58 yards of concrete, and 551.75 yards of brick sidewalk. It should be decided that on our main thorough- fares no more concrete should be laid, but that brick should be used, with granite edge stones, although the first cost is greater, yet it will be economy in the end, for with brick the wear is more even and much less than with concrete. Ex- perience has also convinced us that the laying of concrete gutters on the side hill streets are not as serviceable or eco- nomical as those made of stone, and we have laid during the year 630 yards of stone gutters at an expense of about 50 cents a square yard. We have on hand at the present time enough stone to build about a mile of gutters. We desire to call to your attention the fact that it has cost the town the past year over $800 for repairs on the stone crusher, and the time has arrived when we should seriously consider the pur- chase of a new stone crusher, to do the work properly. There is no one item of our municipal undertakings that is so much criticised at the present time as the proper care of our high- ways the public demand that our streets be made safe, con- ; 10 REPORT OF SELECTMEN. venient and comfortable to travel upon. With this end in view, it is absolutely necessary that enough money be appro- priated by the town for the successful carrying out of such work, that the demands of the people may be satisfied. MAIN STREET. On the 7th of March, 1895, ^^e selectmen certified to the county commissioners, that the order issued by them on the second Tuesday in January, 1892, to widen and build Main street to a width of sixty feet from Mt. Vernon street, north- erly to the junction of Porter, Green and Lebanon streets, had been complied with. On receipt of the said certificate, the town treasurer received from the county treasurer the sum of $6500, being the amount agreed upon by the county commissioners, as the share of the county in the expense of widening and building the street, and now, as all claims for land damages are settled, we have prepared and submit for your consideration a brief summary of the charges and ex- penses of this great improvement, showing the actual cost of the work. The figures as given by the petitioner for the estimated expense, at the town meeting when the matter was first brought before the town, was $14,738, or in round numbers, $15,000. The actual cost is $15,924.81, divided as follows: Land damages. $15,801 57 Labor, 5,092 97 Counsel fees, , 1,250 00 Court fees, 280 33 $22,424 87 Less amount received from county.
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