Report of the city of Somerville 1918, Part 1

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 396


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CITY OF SOMERVILLE


MASSACHUSETTS


ANNUAL REPORTS


1918


With Mayor's Inaugural Address. Delivered January 6, 1919


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INAUGURAL ADDRESS DELIVERED BY Mayor Charles W. Eldridge MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1919


Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen :


Deep in our hearts tonight is an overwhelming sense of gratitude. As we undertake the duties of the City Govern- ment for another year, we are, first of all, grateful for peace. The world no longer shakes with the tempest of war, and in the victory nobly won, we, of Somerville, have done our part. Our boys are numbered with the bravest. They have demon- strated anew the lofty patriotism which has been always the pride of our city, and many have suffered and died to free us and the world from the curse of autocratic power. No monu- ment to be erected of material things can adequately express our sentiments toward them, but we shall endeavor by present honors and a lasting memorial to indicate our appreciation of their sacrifice and service.


We are grateful, too, for the philanthropic efforts of those who bravely served during the deadly epidemic which afflicted our city and which still menaces our safety, although we hope it may not again be so generally fatal. So great was the loss of life among the American people from influenza and its compli- cations, that it exceeded the American losses in the German war. During that period of distress and sorrow, the officials of the city were assisted by men and women who volunteered to visit the sick, to ease their suffering and make comfortable their homes. The Visiting Nursing Association responded nobly to the call, giving timely aid and doubtless saving many lives. Such service is beyond price.


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We are grateful for many things accomplished during the past year and we look forward with confidence to improved conditions in which all our people may share.


I feel that I express the sentiments of all our citizens in saying that we are saddened by the death today of a former President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. He was first of all a loyal American, able, aggressive and a true hearted patriot. By his death the nation suffers a great loss.


I want to extend my thanks to the members of the Board of Aldermen of 1918 and the heads of departments for their hearty cooperation, and I believe that the same full and free cooperation will prevail between the executive and legislative branches of 1919. I assure you that I shall cordially do my part. Working in harmony and in frequent conference, we shall be able to accomplish the best results for our city. A year ago in my inaugural address, I emphasized service, and real and valuable service has been rendered by all branches of the City Government. Each has been faithful in his place, and deserves due credit. I do not mean to infer that this service cannot be bettered. Patience, a broad mind and a kindly spirit in one who serves the public are as necessary as ability, and I urge all city employees to cultivate continually courteous words and deeds.


The war brought upon us many new activities which were carried through the past year with brilliant success. I take this opportunity publicly to commend the Committee on Pub- lic Safety, the Fuel Committee and the Committee on Food Conservation which have been continually on duty, and to the committees on the Liberty Loan and the other War Drives which have worked zealously and successfully. Somerville Branch of the Red Cross, the Special Aid Society and other organizations have accomplished splendid results in bringing aid and comfort to the soldiers and sailors and their families. Special honor is due to the women of Somerville who, with enthusiasm and earnestness, have bravely undertaken every duty and shouldered every burden by which they could assist in winning the war. The mothers, wives and sisters at home have made a record of gallant service, second only to that of


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our boys in the battle line. Our two State Guard Companies have maintained highly commendable organizations and have unselfishly and effectively met every demand upon them.


Countless thousands of real Americans have done their part in this War; have given physically, mentally and finan- cially, to the limit of their ability, not for public acclamation but with that same deep sense of patriotism that prompted those who could, to bear arms. There are many who suffered intensely the disappointment of being unable to enter the fighting ranks, but they worked faithfully over here and in that way made possible the success over there. In many ways, theirs has been the harder task, but they have done their duty as they found it, and although the work may have seemed small in comparison with that of the men abroad, yet they have done that duty faithfully and are worthy of sharing with the returning warriors the honors of victory.


With the closing of the war, a new era dawns. Our citizenship of every race and creed has been closely welded by common danger and common sacrifice. The term, "hyphen- ated citizen," has disappeared. We are all Americans today. That this great gain may not be lessened, we must unitedly strive to carry on the work of Americanization. Men and women, boys and girls from foreign countries who may come to our city must be heartily received and thoroughly educated. They are eager to learn; they want to be patriots, and we must not neglect to consider their interests as well as our own.


Under the direction of the Playgrounds and Recreation Commission, Somerville has a social worker who is devoting all her time to civic betterment. One distinct social center is in operation and beginnings have been made elsewhere. An important phase of this work is Americanization, and progress is being made by the commission along this and other lines of municipal activity.


Just how we shall emerge from the reconstruction period following the war we cannot say with certainty, but it ap- pears that during the coming year, we shall still be hampered


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by severe financial conditions. It is always essential that a municipality shall be economical ; it is most essential now.


For the first time in many years and perhaps for the first time in the history of the city, Somerville, in 1918, rigidly adhered to the "pay-as-you-go" policy. No bonds were issued during that year. The funded debt was reduced by the pay- ment of $251,500.00, and no new debt was incurred. On De- cember 31, 1917, the borrowing capacity of the city was $242,121.85, and on December 31, 1918, it was $546,198.63. On the first day of the new year maturities amounting to $35,- 000.00 were paid, and our borrowing capacity at this moment is $581,198.63.


This desirable situation is further improved by a reduction of interest charge and less maturities to meet during this year, and a continuation of this policy will yield rapidly increasing .benefits. I shall not endeavor to explain the complicated prob- lems of municipal finance, but it must be clear to all, that, if money is borrowed every year for a five-year period, at the end of the fifth year the city is paying in maturities an amount equal to the appropriation of a single year and, in addition, is paying interest on the five-year accumulation. This is an extravagant and wasteful policy. An act of the Legislature stipulates that money for macadam pavements and new side- walks cannot be borrowed for a longer period than five years. For the construction of new streets and permanent pavements a term of ten years is allowed. I do not mean to recommend that improvements which will last for many years should be paid out of the tax rate. It is proper that future generations should pay a part of the cost of the privileges they will enjoy, but such work as was formerly financed by short term bonds ought surely to be paid for without recourse to the funded debt. I believe that citizens of Somerville will appreciate this policy more and more as its practical results are shown, and I unhesitatingly recommend that your board exercise the greatest caution in increasing the funded debt and eliminate altogether the short term bond.


By economy and care, we were able to close the fiscal year with a balance on hand greater than a year ago. A


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statement prepared by the auditor of the financial conditions is included as a part of this address, and appears at its con- clusion.


Although during the past year only such street construc- tion was undertaken as was absolutely necessary, the city has endeavored to carry out systematic repairing and as a consequence many of our highways are notably improved. Highways when once constructed should be kept in repair, not allowed to go so long without attention that reconstruction is necessary.


It is a satisfaction to our citizens, I am sure, that military drill has been added to the course of the High School. I recommended its establishment in my address of last year, and while the drill has not progressed to the point of efficiency and value which I am confident it will reach, it has already been of great benefit to the pupils of the school, teaching prompt obedience as well as military movements, and develop- ing physical strength.


With the opening of the Southern Building on Vinal Avenue, the fourth unit of the Junior High School system is in operation. More room is required already, but the almost prohibitive cost of building makes it seem wise to postpone construction of additions, if educational efficiency can be main- tained for a time in the present quarters. The Boys' Voca- tional School has been enlarged by an automobile depart- ment, and I am heartily in favor of this and all forms of industrial education.


Somerville has many needs and I recognize their im- portance, but until money rates become normal, I hesitate to make suggestions involving large appropriations. Last year I called attention to the need of a combination police and fire station on land owned by the city at Broadway and Cedar street, and I am still of the opinion that its erection should be undertaken as soon as conditions permit.


The future contains one large undertaking which we all advocate. I refer to a suitable memorial to the men from Somerville, who served in the army and navy of the United States in the German War. We have not determined the


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form in which our gratitude can best be expressed, but 1 believe it should combine beauty and utility. A municipal memorial building, a City Hall containing the entire roll of honor, the names of the illustrious dead, the wounded, the record of every man whether his service was on this or the other side of the ocean, would be a monument appropriate, dignified, beautiful and useful. Such a building cannot be economically constructed while present high prices prevail, but we must keep continually in mind the duty of preserving for future generations the memory of the patriotism, the glorious deeds and the willing sacrifice of the sons of Somerville in this last and greatest of wars.


In this war, the great objective on our part was not peace. but the victory of right over wrong. The problems of peace may be even more difficult than were those of war, and that there must be a tremendous readjustment in this country is evident to every one of us. Labor conditions and the cost of living have been abnormal. Industry has been entirely disrupted to meet the needs of the fighting forces. Millions of soldiers and sailors will lay down their arms prepared to take up again their old tasks, and those who have been carrying on their work must be provided with new means of employment. The whole structure of our business world is changing. We have learned the value of discipline and self-sacrifice, and we must adjust ourselves to new conditions. The men from over there are going to be of great help in solving our difficulties. They will not be the same boys who went away. We will find them greatly changed. A new spirit has been born out of the conflict. The heroism of those who have died lives in their comrades. They have faced death and worse than death, with no fear in their hearts. Their vision of the right will be clear and sure, and they will insist that the fruits of their victory for the right shall not perish.


Listen to these words from a letter of one of our boys to his mother: "God helping me, I will commit no sin that by His help I can avoid. Do not worry about me morally or physically. If I should meet death, I will die like a man for the most sacred cause our country or any other country has


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ever called upon mothers to give their sons to, but I am certain that I am coming back, and coming back a man." Read the words of Marshal Foch in expressing appreciation of the distribution of Bibles among the soldiers: "Certainly the best preparation that you can give to an American soldier go- ing into battle, is the Bible." The spirit of righteousness has grown in these men from the youngest private to the supreme commander of the grandest fighting forces in the whole history of the world, and in the hands of such men we may trust our future with a sure knowledge that right will prevail.


Though many have given their lives in this war, most of our boys will soon be back. Some there will be who will bear through life the marks of the Valley of the Shadow of Death through which they passed. Many are coming back with disa- bilities that will prevent them from ever again taking up the tasks they laid down, and one of the greatest works immedi- ately before us is the fitting of these men for the new life upon which they will enter. We are informed from Washing. ton, that there are today close to 185,000 men in the 300 hos- pitals overseas, and it is estimated that one in three, or approximately 60,000, will require re-education. The Federal Board for Vocational Education is to carry on this work, but will require assistance, and we must stand ready to give assistance in every way possible. They are our boys and we want them back, every one of them; whole and strong, or broken and weak, we want them. Those broken of body our love will be the stronger to help. We must give them every aid in taking up the new battle that lies ahead. It will be a hard struggle, but they are men of proved courage; they have won their fight over there, and they will take up anew the battle of life and win.


As our men return, they will bring with them a stronger self reliance, a new sense of friendship, a better appreciation of the finer qualities of heart and soul, and they will look to us to respond in kind. We shall never forget those who gave their lives for Liberty, and we shall joyfully welcome the returning ones and give all honor to them.


The executive committee appointed to make arrangements is busily engaged in preliminary work for a public welcome,


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but every citizen is a member of the reception committee. Let us make that welcome an expression, as far as it may be pos- sible, of Somerville's pride and joy in the return of her sons, so that they may feel they are, indeed, home at last with those who love them.


"What shall we give them as they come? * * * *


Our soldier boys, come home ?


"They who died for freedom still shall live In every heart that loved them, young and fair! But these, the living, wounded over there- To these what may we give?


"Not gifts-such gifts as men give to the weak- But Work that lifts the spirit, flicks the will, Awakes to vital thought, to hopes that thrill- Such work as whole men seek !


"Not pity-never that !- nor coward tears, But re-creating friendship, healing, gay, And gratitude not. only for today But through the coming years !"


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MAYOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.


TAXES


The total amount of taxable property as of April 1, 1918, not including non-resident bank shares, was $84,639,280. The tax was fixed at $23.20 per $1,000 valuation.


State Tax $ 175,560.00


State Highway Tax 1,310.01


Non-Resident Bank Tax


2,863.34


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment. 80,430.29


Metropolitan Park Assessment 43,457.01


Wellington Bridge Assessment 1,529.28


Wellington Bridge Assessment (Special) 1,644.50


Grade Crossings Assessment. 12,354.20


Charles River Basin Assessment 7,457.52


Alewife Brook Assessment


1,197.94


Abatement of Smoke Assessment.


307.55


Fire Prevention Assessment.


975.33


County Tax


87,003.63


City Appropriations


2,232,435.60


Overlay


30,735.96


Total amount raised $2,679,262.16


Less Estimated Revenue. $559,780.00


Appropriated from Excess


and Deficiency 30,000.00


State Income Tax Receipts.


74,405.52


664,185.52


Net amount assessed in taxes. $2,015,076.64


Special Assessments: -


Street Sprinkling $ 36,982.10


Moths


1,096.75 38,078.85


Total amount committed $2,053,155.49


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Appropriations, classified under general headings, were made from revenue, as follows :-


General Government


$ 99,780.00


Protection of Persons and Property.


306,900.00


Health and Sanitation


216,030.00


Highways


185,160.00


Charities


81,800.00


Soldiers' Benefits


84,500.00


Education


593,271.00


Libraries


46,470.00


Recreation


21,820.00


Unclassified


41,450.00


Municipal Indebtedness


360,029.60


Water Works


195,225.00


$2,232,435.60


Less estimated Receipts, State Income


Tax and transfer from Excess and De-


ficiency


664,185.52


Raised by taxation for city purposes. $1,568,250.08


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The following tables, giving a condensed history of the city's finances, are herewith presented for reference :--


Tax Rate per $1,000 Reduction Valuation


Year.


Amount of Funded Debt.


Increase of Funded Debt.


of on Account Funded of Reduc- Debt.


tion of Funded Debt.


Town


$ 593,349 00


Dec. 31, 1872


643,354 00


$ 50,005 00


66


1873


809,354 00


166,000 00


66


1874


1,419,854 00


610,500 00


1875


1,571,854 00


152,000 00


66


1876


1,606,854 00


45,000 00


*$55,130 62


$2 07


1877


1,606,854 00


10,000 00


*58,828 58


2 30


66


1879


1,585,000 00


64,915 76


: 42


66


1880


1,585,000 00


55,739 35


: 72


66


1881


1,585,000 00


58,498 64


: 59


1882


1,585,000 00


61,390 59


: 65 2


66


1883


1,585,000 00


64,479 01


2


: 70


66


1884


1,585,000 00


67,719 33


: 78


66


1885


₸1,525,000 00


71,305 66


2 87


1886


1,525,000 00


66,894 23


2 57


66


1887


1,525,000 00


70,252 88


2 56


66


1888


*860,500 00


130,000 00


38,000 00


1 27


66


1890


1,057,500 00


150,000 00


45,000 00


1 38


66


1892


1,194,500 00


253,000 00


104,000 00


2 73


66


1893


1,279,500 00


222,000 00


137,000 00


: 27


66


1894


1,344,500 00


172,000 00


107,000 00


: 42


66


1896


1,531,000 00


177,000 00


152,500 00


11


66


1897


1,548,000 00


167,000 00


150,000 00


: 39


66


1898


1,552,000 00


176,000 00


172,000 00


: 99


66


1899


1,492,500 00


110,000 00


169,500 00


3 30


66


1902


1,447,000 00


175,000 00


159,000 00


2 86


66


1903


1,505,500 00


197,500 00


169,000 00


2 96


66


1904


1,498,500 00


132,500 00


139,500 00


2 40


66


1905


1,510,000 00


148,000 00


136,500 00


2 30


66


1906


1,464,500 00


100,000 00


145,500 00


2 41


66


1907


1,508,000 00


198,000 00


154,500 00


2 51


66


1908


1,466,500 00


110,000 00


151,500 00


06


1


1909


1,503,000 00


190,000 00


153,500 00


42


66


1911


1,519,000 00


188,000 00


169,000 00


2 41


66


1912


1,674,000 00


332,000 00


177,000 00


54


66


1913


1,674,000 00


222,000 00


222,000 00


2 92


66


1915


1,650,500 00


240,000 00


205,500 00


57


66


1916


1,729,000 00


291,000 00


212,500 00


2 60


66


1917


1,757,500 00


261,000 00


232,500 00


2 95


60


1918


1,506,000 00


..


251,500 00


2 97


*


$10,000 applied to payment of bonds; balance to sinking funds.


+ Sinking fund applied.


25,000 00


37,000 00


1 28


1891


1,045,500 00


45,000 00


57,000 00


. 55


1895


1,506,500 00


247,000 00


85,000 00


. 83


1900


1,478,000 00


152,000 00


166,500 00


: 17


1901


1,461,000 00


146,000 00


163,000 00


3 02


1910


1,500,000 00


160,000 00


163,000 00


2 26


1914


1,616,000 00


145,000 00


203,000 00


2 63


1889


952,500 00


61,004 64


2 91


1878


1,596,854 00


..


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Year.


Valuation.


Tax Levy.


Rate.


1872


$22,755,325 00


$274,374 45


$13 00


1873


29,643,100 00


389,214 48


12 80


1874


30,837,700 00


473,235 50


15 00


1875


31,317,000 00


518,161 40


16 20


1876


26,573,400 00


504,475 24


18 60


1877


25,479,400 00


471,789 14


18 10


1878


20,976,900 00


409,497 10


19 00


1879


18,950,100 00


352,553 80


18 (


1880


20,458,100 00


402,927 71


19 10


1881


22,569,100 00


452,945 45


19 50


1882


23,162,200 00


425,721 16


17 80


1883


23,812,900 00


411,645 43


16 70


1884


24,331,100 00


418,750 26


16


1885


24,878,400 00


428,605 44


16 60


1886


26,003,200 00


416,987 28


15 40


1887


27,471,800 00


424,309 14


14 80


1888


28,765,400 00


421,458 60


14 00


1889


30,004,600 00


440,324 40


14 00


1890


32,557,500 00


447,704 00


14 00


1891


36,843,400 00


539,137 10


14 00


1892


38,093,100 00


596,357 50


15 00


1893


41,873,600 00


675,886 80


15 50


. 1894


44,142,900 00


721,165 54


15 70


1895


46,506,300 00


745,609 02


15 40


1896


49,070,800 00


786,412 32


15 40


1897


50,231,000 00


913,574 42


17 30


1898


50,739,700 00


954,187 11


17 90


1899


51,262,400 00


882,580 96


16 30


1900


52,578,200 00


889,916 08


16 00


1901


53,924,200 00


907,439 82


15 90


1902


55,558,300 00


964,535 80


16 40


1903


57,062,000 00


1,038,849 84


17 20


1904


58,137,900 00


1,059,292 56


17 20


1905


59,233,000 00


1,144,000 14


18 30


1906


60,371,500 00


1,114,023 62


17 40


1907


61,627,200 00


1,144,434 92


17 40


1908


63,158,400 00


1,237,694 72


18 40


1909


63,658,953 20


1,260,144 32


18 60


1910


66,376,338 70


1,306,888 71


18 50


1911


67,284,066 00


1,366,240 92


19 10


1912


69,632,540 00


1,390,824 93


18 80


1913


71,906,464 00


1,505,706 98


19 80


1914


74,946,894 00


1,665,289 46


21 10


1915


77,217,399 00


1,764,448 81


21 70


1916


79,304,329 00


1,785,540 99


21 40


1917


78,854,900 00


1,790,355 60


22 00


1918


84,639,280 00


2,015,783 68


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REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR.


OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 23, 1919.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.


Gentlemen :- In accordance with the requirements of Sec- tion 3 of Ordinance Number 44, I herewith submit a report of the expenditures and receipts during the year 1918, showing in detail the appropriations and expenditures, and the re- ceipts from each source of income, also a. statement of the funded debt and temporary loans together with a balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities at the close of the financial vear.


Respectfully submitted,


HOWARD E. WEMYSS, City Auditor.


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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1918.


Revenue Account.


ASSETS.


LIABILITIES.


Cash :-


In Banks and Offices ·


$214,520 02


Temporary Loans .


$609,000 00


Advance to Poor Department 4,101 00


Sale of Land, Winter Hill


500 00


$218,621 02


Unexpended 'Balances :- Appropriations ·


5,269 50


Income of Trust Funds


2,300 54


Taxes, 1918


$365,013 39


Taxes, 1917


2,734 33


Revenue from Taxes, Supplementary Warrants


2,214 18


Taxes, 1916


1,416 92


Excise Tax ·


12 67


Revenue Reserved when Collected :- Departmental Bills Receivible .


14,683 24


Special Assessments, 1918


17,056 06


Overlay, Reserved for Abatements :-


Special Assessments, 1917


4,069 58


Levy of 1918 . $22,006 30


Special Assessments, 1916


50


Levy of 1917


2,734 33


Departmental Bills Receivable


14,683 24


Levy of 1916 .


1,416 92


Commonwealth of Massachu-


setts Soldiers' Benefits,


26,157 55


1918


80,261 53


Tellers' Overs and Shorts . .


10 28


Water Department Accounts, 1918


27,560 51


Excess and Deficiency


73,027 18


Real Estate Liens . Grade Crossings


1,219 53


427 30


Commonwealth of Massachu-


setts :


Income Tax, Balance due


5,777 52


$738,854 10


$738,854 10


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Tailings .


.


.


.


.


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays


5,564 52


$512,808 73


.


.


.


127 11


Accounts Receivable : ---


BALANCE SHEET .- Continuéd. Non-Revenue Accounts.


Cash in Banks and Offices Accounts Receivable : - Extreme Emergency


203 09


Outlay Bills Receivable :- Pledged to Appropriations : 203 09


$25,679 23


$25,679 23


Municipal Indebtedness.


$1,506,000 00 Loans within Statutory Debt Limit :-- City Bonds $490,000 00


Municipal Bonds 39,000 00


Sewer Bonds


259,000 00


Highway Bonds 327,000 00


Bridge Bonds 31,000 00


Public Building Bonds 302,000 00 .


Emergency Loan Bonds .


20,000 00


$1,468,000 00


Loans Outside Statutory Debt Limit :- Sewer Bonds .


$21,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assess- ment Bonds 11,000 00


Water Bonds .


6,000 00


38,000 00


$1,506,000 00


Investments :- Cash and Securities


Trust Funds.


Trust Funds :-:


$26,517 42 .


School Funds ·


$5,000 00


Library Funds 20,414 58 ·


Poor Department Funds 1,102 84


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$26,517 43


$26,517 42


.


$25,476 14


Unexpended Balances : - Appropriations


$25,476 14 .


Net Bonded Debt


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CITY AUDITOR.


$1,506,000 00


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1918,


REVENUE.


Receipts.


General :-


Taxes .


$1,993,663 69


Corporation, Railway and Bank Taxes


166,993 02


Licenses


3,265 00


Permits


1,542 50


Fines and Forfeits .


3,876. 11


County, Dog Licenses


2,168 85


State, Vocational Schools


8,181 67


Grade Crossings


36,800 00


Excise Tax


233 03


Miscellaneous.


2,839 29


$2,219,563 18


Special Assessments


61,255 11


Departmental :-


General Government




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