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: REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF MELRO FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR HNDINO DKCKMBBR 31, 1893. MELROSE DUNTON & POTTER, PRINTERS, REPORTER OFFICE. 1894. jyuiLKosE MELROSE, MASS- 4^ t TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1893-04. SELECTMEN. DANIEL NORTON, Chairman, C. W. COOK, E. H. MOORE, W. A. WATERHOUSE, SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK. TOWN CLERK. JOHN LARRABEE.) TREASURER. COLLECTOR OF TAXES. GEORGE NEWHALL. ADDISON LANE. ASSESSORS. HENRY A. LEONARD, .... Term expiries 1894. GEO. C. STANTIAL, Chairman, “ 1896. DEXTER PRATT, “ 1895. WATER COMMISSIONERS. WILBUR D. FISKE, Chairman,' . Term Expires 1895. • “ GEO. L. MORSE, . 1896. GEORGE J. BICKNELL, “ 1894. WATER LOAN SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. DANIEL RUSSELL, Chairman, ..... Term expires 1896. ROYAL P. BARRY, “ 1894* JOHN W. FARWELL, “ 1895. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. JOHN 0. NORRIS, Chairman, . Term expires 1896. BESSIE B. DEARBORN, “ 1896. JOHN C. MAKER, “ 1894. MRS. ARETHUSA K. MILLER, .... “ 1894. WILLIAM D. STEWART, “ 1895. ELLA F. McDonald, “ 1895. TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. ’ ELBRIDGE H. GOSS, Chairman, . Term expires 1896. CHARLES C. BARRY, 1895. CHARLES A. PATCH, Treasurer, 1896- MARY L. CHARLES, Secretary, 1894. RUBY F. FARWELL, 1895. GEO. E. MUNROE, “ 1894. AUDITOR. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. EDWIN C. GOULD. WALTER B. ELLIS. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. HENRY G. FIELDS, Chairman Term expires 1894. J. T. NOWELL, “ 1896. MRS. MARTHA D. BALE, “ 1895. 4 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 893-94. BOARD OF HEALTH. JOHN DIKE, M. D., Secretary, Term expires 1894. FRANK L. WASHBURN, .... “ 1896. JOHN E. SANBORN, M. D., Chairman, “ 1895. PARK COMMISSIONERS. M. G. COCHRANE, Term expires 1894 CHAS. H. ADAMS, Chairman, .... “ 1896. GEORGE T. BROWN, “ 1895. REGISTRARS OP VOTERS. ALFRED HOCKING, Chairman, .... Term expires May 1, 1896 “ WALTER BABB, *. “ 1895. VICTOR C. KIRMES “ “ 1894. JOHN LARRABEE, Town Clerk, ex-officio. CONSTABLES. ANSEL B. PIERCE, FRANK M. MCLAUGHLIN. OSBORNE E. DROWN, C. F. W. FOGG. ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. A. WILBUR LYNDE, Chief, ALBON W. PARKER, SAMUEL LEAR, Clerk. FOREST FIRE WARDS. DEXTER PRATT. Chairman, CHASE C. WORTHEN Clerk, CALVIN LOCKE, JAMES MARSHALL, HENRY, BARRON. MEASURERS OP WOOD AND BARK, WEIGHERS OP 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 OP BUILDINGS. JOSEPH EDWARDS. DEXTER PRATT. INSPECTOR OF MILK AND SEALER OP WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, INSPECTOR OP PROVISIONS AND ANIMALS. FRANK M. McLaughlin. POLICE OFFICERS. PERMANENT FORCE. F. M. MCLAUGHLIN, Chief, OSBORNE E. DROWN, JEROME T. SMITH, WILLIAM A. CASWELL, CHARLES F. W. FOGG, REDFORD M. RAND, HARRY BROWN, GEORGE E. FULLER. SPECIAL OFFICERS. ALLSTON H. PINEO, JAMES DAVIDSON, JOHN W. DAVIS, A. WILBUR LYNDE, WM. H. LIVINGSTON, GEORGE W. BURKE, ARTHUR L. BRIGHAM, JOSEPH D. LORD, H. T. AINSLIN, JOHN M. HAMLIN. TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1 893-94. 5 PRECINCT OFFICERS. PRECINCT NUMBER ONE.* WARDEN. DEPUTY WARDEN. RUFUS S. CARPENTER. C. N. FOWLER. 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. DEPUTY CLERK. J. P. DEERING. E. E. BABB. INSPECTORS. W. A. BURRELL, C. S. GORDON, C. W. COCHRANE, J. H. FOWKES. DEPUTY INSPECTORS. FRED C. SHEPARD, W. J. LORD, W. DeH. JONES, J. H. ATKINSON. PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. WARDEN. DEPUTY WARDEN. LEVI S. GOULD. FRANK Q. BROWN. CLERK. DEPUTY CLERK. G. B. GROTTENDICK. S. D. FARRAR. INSPECTORS. E. K. BORDMAN, J. J. McCullough, A. J. BURNETT, JOHN 0. HAYES. DEPUTY INSPECTORS. G. G. NEWHALL, ' THOS. H. FLYNN, HENRY OSBORNE, H. E. JOHNSON. ‘ - >W • .< X' ''iJS . h ..;v ? U-yi U'^ f r?ciofi :^ii7 O'.!! ' .V > 'i j.rayyj'Aj. v:i* yirAn^i *; - . , > , -w • ^» ^ ; • '. • - ^^ I'M ,i:}r:yAA>.''.iH: • k . «f!V.'OJ jdrio .*job ^AT >'• Slit* 0 ^: 8 U'J{ ad 7/ OH HO a ,/toitOinJ?aoo z^ilaW ooA>.ysii ZO'Aoi to nfOiTiiqi-Ji^fif. aC no« t'- r V. i::>- ' ' ’ '5 f • ^- . ’ • >r$\V'.\'i.^- V rV r • ' - > » k. i 1 i Li • oriyl.^,^ . ' ;*^,. V/jr- -r •• >i:;' .^'JL'^ : . ' ' ' ’ '• > .l^ ‘ . •( ,. \ \ i -?; .V^ .-•/•J-J • .; yi Lo /i*'0px.7 fUfv REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN. To the Citizens of Melrose: The Selectmen have the honor to submit the following report for the year ending December 31st, 1893. FINANCES. The gross debt of the town, January ist, 1893, . $388,000 BORROWED DURING THE YEAR. Water construction, . $49,000 In anticipation of taxes, . 105,800 $154,800 Paid, .... 114,000 40,800 Gross debt, $428,800 It has been our endeavor to keep within the appropria- tion, and the result shows that in all expenditures, such has been the case, except the soldiers’ relief. It has been necessary to exceed the appropriation for soldiers’ relief, but the selectmen are compelled by statute to meet the demands of the poor and needy soldiers and their families, or be subjected to a penalty; with this exception, no appro- priations have been exceeded. Our valuation has continued to increase, although the 8 REPORT OF SELECTMEN. gains in personal estate is scarcely perceptible; the valua- tion is now ;^8, 899, 475.00, as compared with the valuation of ;^8, 596, 565.00 of last year, an increase of $302,910.00. The development of values in real property, while the personal remains about the, same, is one which calls for an increase in the expenditures of nearly every department. With the opening up of new territory, and building thereon, the ordi- nary expenses of running the town, if the demands and needs of those sections are properly attended to, must necessarily increase. HIGHWAYS. There are few blessings that any community can have equal to that of having first-class roads. We have given this subject constant and thoughtful attention. We have, during the past year, personally inspected every street in the town. Our first work was to divide the town into five sections, and then lay out the work for the superintendent of streets, at the same time giving our personal supervision to his work. Included in the general term highway ex- penditures, are the building and repairing of streets, laying of gutters, setting crossings and edge stones, and trimming and removing of trees. Through the centre of the town it is comparatively easy to keep the streets in good condition, but the hillsides and low lands are a source of constant at- tention and expense. Many of our streets are laid at such a grade that the heavy rains and melting snow of the early spring produce such a flow of water as to wash out the gravel from the road-bed and leave the street in such a con- dition that it is necessary to build it anew, and others, in the low lands, were originally built by spreading a few loads of gravel over the meadow land, without building a suitable foundation, and the result is, that in a very short time, both REPORT OF SELECTMEN. 9 street and sidewalk have sunk below the grade. These de- fects, we trust, will not occur in any new streets that the town may accept in the future. Your appropriation for the highways this year was $16,000, with the balance from last year of $141.22, making a total of $16,141.22. If we could have had this amount clear, it would have been ample to have done all that was needed, and to satisfy every demand, but there had already been expended $1,477.76 before the annual meeting, which left $14,663.46, and at the annual meeting it was voted to build an extension to Washington street, from the factory at the Fells to the Malden line, which took $1,300 more, and it was also voted to build a sidewalk from Sylvan street to the Maplewood line, on Leb- anon street, at an expense of $250, this left us with about $13,000 to keep in repair over 50 miles of streets and gut- ters. We have spent nearly all this money, but we have the satisfaction of knowing that the money has been honestly and economically expended, and the new work done and the general good condition of our streets show that it was well done. We have built the extension of Washington street, and practically rebuilt Howard street and Main street, from Franklin street to the Wakefield line, the two last being paid for by the Lynn and Boston R.R. Co., and the work done on these reflects great credit on our superin- tendent of streets for the very excellent manner in which they are built; we have made repairs on 51 streets, which is shown in detail in the report of the superintendent. 10 REPORT OF SELECTMEN. The following streets have been laid out and accepted by the town since the last annual report: Expense to the Town Length in Width in Land Name of Street. feet feet Accepted Damages Construction Chester street 256.10 40 Apr. 25. None. None. Florence street ext. 247.12 40 ii 44 44 44 44 Ban lett street 370 40 Nov. 23. a 44 44 Everett street 510.41 40 Frances street 655 40 44 44 44 44 44 44 Ashmont street 61 I 40 44 4 4 Ashmont place .... 195 40 44 44 44 44 Crescent avenue. 1422 40 Potter street 305 40 44 44 • 4 Malvern street 240 40 44 44 44 Gibbons street 312.68 40 44 44 44 Beech avenue 1044.9 40 44 44 44 Park street ext 144.79 40 44 44 44 Spear street 750 40 44 44 44 To properly build and repair the streets, it is necessary that the material used should be of the best.