Report of the city of Somerville 1920, Part 1

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 422


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CITY OF SOMERVILLE


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ANNUAL REPORTS


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REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR.


OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 26, 1921.


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 1920, showing in detail the appropriations and expenditures, and the receipts 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 year.


Respectfully submitted,


HOWARD E. WEMYSS,


City Auditor.


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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1920. Revenue Account


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash: -


Temporary Loans


.


.


In Banks and Offices


·


$223,207 73


Advance to Poor Dept. .


100 00


State Income Tax 1920 Excess . Unexpended balances : Income of Trust Funds .


2,691 19


Appropriations .


7,689 58


Tailings


291 65


Taxes, 1920


$399,641 97


Taxes, 1919


1,309 09


Taxes, 1918


353 20


mentary Warrants


1,016 25


Taxes, 1917


818 20


Revenue Reserved when Collected : Departmental Bill Receivable


24,809 55


Special Assessments, 1920


17,292 01


Overlay, Reserved for Abatements :


Special Assessments, 1919


2,707 78


Levy of 1920


$1,819 31


Departmental Bills Receivable


24,809 55


Levy of 1918


353 20


Comm. of Mass. Soldiers'


Levy of 1917


818 20


Benefits, 1920


11,426 75


Water Dept. Accounts, 1920 . 26,919 79


$2,990 71


$485,591 76


Real Estate Liens


181 52


Tax Titles .


.


5,916 48


427 30


43,836 48


95 63


68,453 36


$759,356 90


$759,356 90


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Grade Crossings Commonwealth of Massachusetts Overlay, 1919


Reserve · Fund, Surplus and Overlays . · Excess and Deficiency .


$8,246 53


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Excise Tax


313 42


.


$223,307 73


Accounts Receivable :


Premiums on Bonds .


90 50


Revenue from Taxes, Supple-


.


$625,000 00 18,077 58


BALANCE SHEET. - Continued. Non-Revenue Accounts.


Cash in Banks and Offices


$71,708 70 Appropriations


Municipal Indebtedness.


Net Bonded Debt .


$1,148,000 00


Loans Within Statutory Debt Limit:


City Bonds $318,000 00


Municipal Bonds 23,000 00


Sewer Bonds


219,000 00


Highway Bonds 271,000 00


Bridge Bonds' 29,000 00


Public Building Bonds 254,000 00


Emergency Loan Bonds


10,000 00


Loans Outside Statutory Debt Limit: Sewer Bonds


$15,000 00 Met. Park Assessment Bonds 9,000 00


24,000 00


$1,148,000 00


$1,148,000 00


Trust Funds.


Investments : Cash and Securities


$27,096 24


Trust Funds : School Funds


$5,000 00


Library Funds


20,414 58


Poor Funds ·


1,681 66


$27,096 24


$27,096 24


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$71,708 70


$1,124,000 00


CITY AUDITOR.


Unexpended Balances:


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1920.


REVENUE.


Receipts.


General: -


Taxes


$2,622,110 44


Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes . 275,070 41


Licenses and Permits .


9,656 50


Fines and Forfeits


4,012 84


County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses


2,180 85


Comm. of Mass. Vocational Schools


9,112 24


Comm. of Mass. Americanization


602 30


Smith-Hughes Fund


2,220 09


State in lieu of taxes


93 66


Excise Tax


64 09


$2,925,123 42


Special Assessments


64,441 24


Departmental :-


General Government


$7,692 75


Protection of Persons and Property


1,718 52


Health and Sanitation


26,018 07


Highways


5,673 14


Charities


38,864 04


Schools


7,245 73


Soldiers' Benefits


26,421 75


Libraries


2,343 61


Baths and Bathhouses


932 40


Miscellaneous


596 78


117,506 79


Water Department Accounts .


258,339 42


Interest on deposits, taxes etc.


23,046 42


Temporary Loans


1,883,000 00


Premiums on Loans


90 50


Refunds


1,836 56


Total receipts


$5,273,384 35


Balance at beginning of period .


163,241 54


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$5,436,625 89


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CITY AUDITOR.


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1920. - Continued.


Payments.


Appropriations


·


$2,705,047 87 i


Temporary Loans


.


1,785,000 00


State Taxes and Assessments .


502,618 80


County Tax


107,532 49


Trust Funds Income


3,386 37


Tax Titles


4,105 17


Real Estate Liens .


10 32


Advance to Poor Department


50 00


Refunds


1,337 14


Tellers' Overs and Shorts


16 83


Total Payments


Transfer to Non-Revenue


$5,109,104 99 104,313 17


Balance on hand


223,207 73


$5,436,625 89


NON-REVENUE.


Receipts.


Extreme Emergency, Bills Receivable .


$12 43


Redemption of Tax Titles


·


2,938 64


Funded Debt Loan


50,000 00


Refunds


1,358 34


Total Receipts


Transfer from Revenue


37,554 23


$196,176 81


Payments.


Appropriations


$121,529 47


.Redemption of Tax Titles


2,938 64


Total Payments


Balance on hand


$124,468 11 71,708 70


$196,176 81


Summary.


Total Revenue Receipts .


$5,273,384 35


Total Non-Revenue Receipts


54,309 41


$5,327,693 76


Total balance at beginning of period


200,795 77


$5,528,489 53


Total Revenue Payments


$5,109,104 99


Total Non-Revenue Payments


124,468 11


$5,233,573 10.


Total balance on hand


294,916 43


$5,528,489 53


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$54,309 41 104,313 17


Balance at beginning of period


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TAXES - SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS


Excise Tax


1917 $947 80


1918 $985 92 4 00


1919 $327,503 09 36 00


1920


$2,717,507 98


Total $329,436 81 2,717,925 49


Total to collect in 1920


$377 51


$947 80


$989 92


$327,539 09


$2,717,507 98


$3,047,362 30


Collections (less refunds)


64 09


59 20


252 56


322,122 94


2,298,609 54


2,621,108 33


Abatements ·


70. 40


384 16


4,107 06


19,256 47


23,818 09


Total collections and abatements Uncollected December 31, 1920


313 42


818 20


353 20


1,309 09


402,435 88


Street Sprinkling


Moths


Sewer


Sidewalks


$2,317,866 01 399,641 97 Highway Betterment


Total


Assessments levied, 1918, Balance Janu- ary 1, 1920


$936 24


$936 24


. Assessments levied 1919, Balance Janu- ary 1, 1920


$6,535 99


$234 00


$5,059 05


13,966 28


25,795 32


Assessments levied 1920


44,662 08


4,629 29


8,577 00


57,868 37


Total to collect .


$51,198 07


$234 00


$9,688 34


$23,479 52


$84,599 93


Collections (less refunds)


43,371 48


234 00


4,544 14


16,124 59


64,274 21


Abatements


325 93


325 93


Collections and Abatements


$43,697 41


$234 00


$4,544 14


$16,124 59


$64,600 14


Uncollected


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5,144 20


7,354 93


19,999 79


Uncollected 1919 Assessments


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.


2,707 78


Uncollected 1920 Assessments


17,292 01


Total Uncollected Assessments . .


$19,999 79


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Uncollected January 1, 1920 Commitments .


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$64 09


$129 60


$636 72


$326,230 00


$2,644,926 42


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7,500 66


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$377 51


DEPARTMENTAL BILLS


Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue.


Balance Jan. 1. 1920 $125 72


Committed 1920


Total to Collect


Collected and Abated


Uncollected


Police Department


Maintenance Police Buildings


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319 43


509 60


829 03


269


43


559 60


Contagious Hospital


4,375 41


8,532 30


12,907 71


9,539 35


3,368 36


Inspection of Milk


23 50


245 00


268 50


245 50


23 00


Sanitary Department


920 00


2,381 20


3,301 20


2,924 00


377 20


Maintenance Sanitary Buildings


14 56


14 56


14 56


Highway Maintenance


1,107 47


5,677 76


6,785 23


6,433 46


351 77


Sidewalks Construction


129 53


129 53


129 53


240 00


240 00


240 00


13,397 53


28,776 31


42,173 84


29,206 42


12,967 42


Poor Department - City Home


376 75


8,102 16


8,478 91


4,663 77


3,815 14


School Contingent


502 31


9,175 76


9,678 07


6,629 00


3,049 07


Maintenance School Buildings


95 00


740 55


835 55


785 40


50 15


$21,243 12


$65,693 35


$86,936 47


$62,126 92


$24,809 55


Outlay Accounts, Pledged to Appropriations. Extreme Emergency


$46 36


$46 36


$46 36


.


$163 62


$289 34


$171 03 1,000 00


$118 31


1,000 00


1,000 00


Fire Department


5 00


5 00


5 00


Health Department


Maintenance Highway Buildings


Poor Department - Miscellaneous


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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE).


Commitments


Abatements Collections (Net) Balance


Metered Rates


$216,246 33


$339 83


$188,986 71


$26,919 79


Annual Rates ·


·


.


40,229 50


751 99


39,477 51


Additional Rates


1,230 63


291 76


938 87


Service Assessments


1,905 10


1,905 10


Maintenance Bills


4,797 65


359 29


4,438 36


$264,409 21


$1,742 87


$235,746 55


$26,919 79


Receipts


$235,746 55


Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1920


26,919 79


Water Revenue, 1920 .


$262,666 34


Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1919.


Uncollected January 1, 1920


$22,528 96


Abated


$11 64


Collected


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22,517 32


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$22,528 96


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REPORTS.


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Taxes from State:


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit $3,036 58


National Bank


6,405.65 905 65


Street Railway


.


.


.


11,000 00


10,651 54


348 46


Licenses and Permits :


Milk


350 00


342 50


7 50


Health


100 00


68 00


32 00


City Clerk


3,900 00


4,122 50


222 50


Executive Department


750 00


910 00


160 00


Pedlens' License Commission


650 00


765 00


115 00


Electrical Department


1,250 00


1,737 00


487 00


Building Department


1,200 00


1,099 50


100 50


Miscellaneous


612 00


612 00


Fines and Forfeits :


Court


2,000 00


3,724 84


1,724 84


Departmental Penalties


50 00


288 00


238 00


Grants and Gifts:


County, Dog Licenses


2,150 00


2,180 85


30 85


State, Industrial School


9,000 00


9,112 24


112 24


State, Americanization


602 30


602 30


Special Excise Tax


300 00


377 51


77 51


Special Assessments :


Street Sprinkling


44,500 00


44,405 64


94 36


Street Betterments .


7,500 00


8,577 00


1,077 00


Sidewalks


5,000 00


4,629 29


370 71


General Government:


Treasury Department


5,300 00


6,146 24


846 24


City Clerk's Department


900 00


1,535 92


635 92


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Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Department .


450 00


182 68


Rent of Court Room


1,000 00


1,000 00


Fire Department


50 00


: 00


45 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


.


500 00


530 84


30 84


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CITY AUDITOR.


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267 32


.


$43,000 00 5,500 00


$39,963 42


Corporation


STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


Health and Sanitation: Health Department


700 00


269 43


430 57


Contagious Hospital


.


·


.


.


·


·


7,000 00


8,955 08


1,955 08


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


300 00


295 80


4 20


Sanitary Department


15,500 00


16,483 20


983 20


Highways:


Highway Maintenance


$2,700 00


$5,433 14


$2,733 14


Highway Buildings .


240 00


240 00


Charities :


City Home


9,000 00


9,916 33


916 33


Poor Department, Miscellaneous


23,000 00


28,947 71


5,947 71


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Soldiers' Benefits :


State Aid


12,000 00


10,586 00


1,414 00


Military Aid


450 00


720 75


270 75


Soldiers' Burials


600 00


120 00


480. 00


Education :


School Contingent


4,000 00


6,462 23


2,462 23


.... ..


School Buildings


500 00


783 50


283 50


...... ..


Libraries :


Library Department


1,850 00


2,343 61


493 61


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Recreation and Unclassified :


Electrolysis


500 00


500 00


Bathhouse


600 00


538 35


61 65


Shower Baths


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300 00


394 05


94 05


Miscellaneous


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Public Service Enterprises : Water Department .


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250,000 00


262,666 34


12,666 34


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118 81


118 81


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Interest:


Bank Deposits · Deferred Taxes . Deferred Assessments


7,000 00


10,771 10


3,771 10 972 75


..


200 00


158 71


41 29


, Totals


$492,840 00


$527,652 35


$41,546 49.


$6,734 14


Estimate


Actual


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$34,812 35


Excess .


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10,000 00


10,972 75


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$492,840 00 527,652 35


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (REVENUE).


Balance to


1


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Excess and Deficiency


General Government


Board of Aldermen


.


$1,300 00


$1,300 00


$1,257 11


$42 89


Clerk of Committees


3,000 00


3,000 00


2,951 40


48 60


Executive Department .


7,825 00


7,825 00


7,540 77


284 23


Auditing Department


6,210 00


6,210 00


6,208 17


1 83


Treasury Department .


20,985 00


$107 66


21,092 66


20,967 54


125 12


Assessons' Department


18,306 00


$50 00


$850 00


19,106 00


19,094 55


11 45


Pedlers' License Commission


50 00


50 00


32 03


17 97


Board of License Commis- sioners


700 00


700 00


550 20


149 80


Certification of Notes and Bonds


300 00


300 00


283 16


16 84


City Clerk's Department


10,550 00


1,611 45


12,161 45


12,074 60


86 85


Registration City Laborers


415 00


415 00


410 50


4 50


Law Department


3,000 00


3,000 00


2,926 87


73 13


City Messenger's Department


2,845 00


50 00


2,895 00


2,893 47


1 53


Engineering Department


15,835 00


880 00


24 00


16,739 00


16,735 86


3 14


Commissioner of Public Build-


ings


8,140 00


00


8,340 00


8,338 95


1 05


Maintenance Municipal Build- ings . ·


11,413 00


410 00


14 09


11,837 09


11,829 83


7 26


City Planning Board


100 00


..


100 00


18 20


81 80


Election Expenses, City Clerk


2,060 00


2,060 00


1,512 24


547 76


Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters .


3,300 90


2,455 00


5,755 00


5,749 15


5 85


Pay of Election Officers


3,864 00


55 00


270 00


4,079 00


4,078 00


1 00


Maintenance Polling Places .


426 00


700 00


1,126 00


1,124 96


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (REVENUE).


Appropriation


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Total Service Trans. Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Protection of Persons and Property.


Police Department


$186,990 00


3,000 00


183,990 00


183,974 40


15 60


Maintenance Police Buildings


4,389 00


4,389 00


4,289 12


99 88


Fire Department .


216,437 00


50 00


1,928 43


218,415 43


218,404 27


11 16


Maintenance Fire Buildings .


10,628 00


260 00


10,368 00


10,318 94


49 06


Weights and Measures .


2,245 00


55 00


2,300 00


2,295 54


4 46


Electrical Department


19,069 00


545 00


451 31


18,975 31


18,820 94


154 37


Maintenance Electrical


De-


partment Building .


1,457 00


1,457 00


1,280 56


176 44


Suppression of Moths


5,000 00


97 58


4,902 42


4,902 42


Care of Trees ·


3,275 00


97 58


3,372 58


3,372 34


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Health and Sanitation.


Health Department


17,180 00


950 00


18,130 00


18,127 34


2 66


Vital Statistics


1,300 00


1,300 00


1,220 36


79 64


Contagious Hospital


24,415 00


1,310 00


184 29


23,289 29


23,100 73


188 56


Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital


4,510 00


4,510 00


4,204 05


305 95


Inspection Animals and Pro- visions


2,135 00


2,135 00


2,131 73


3 27


Inspection Milk and Vinegar


5,655 00


350 00


6,005 00


5,999 91


5 09


Inspection School Children


1,700 00


10 00


1,710 00


1,709 41


59


School Nurses' Salaries


1,900


00


...


...


1,900 00


1,749 97


150 03


Sewers Maintenance


24,825 00


1,390 00


79 79


23,514 79


23,514 26


53


Maintenance Sewer Buildings


772 00


772 00


642 78


129 22


Sanitary Department


173,397 00


4,450 00


177,847 00


177,846 99


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (REVENUE).


Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and Trans. from Trans. to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Maintenance Sanitary Build- ings


1,000 00


200 00


800 00 28,600 00


753 61 28,597 14


46 39


Street Cleaning


28,700 00


100 00


2 86


Highways.


Highway Maintenance .


$65,538 00


515 00


28,659 29


94,712 29


94,691 05


21 24


Sidewalks Maintenance


8,000 00


100 00


384 96


8,484 96


8,484 91


05


Street Sprinkling .


43,300 00


30 00


43,330 00


43,328 52


1 48


Street Lighting


72,075 00


72,075 00


72,075 00


Maintenance Highway Build-


ings


1,290 00


49 69


1,339 69


1,038 28


301 41


Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits.


Poor Department - Miscel- laneous


$79,460 00


1,500 00


289 50


78,249 50


77,456 57


792 93


Poor


Department - City


17,215 00


50 00


53 00


17,318 00


17,308 29


9 71


Maintenance


Home


4,140 00


4,140 00


3,486 51


653 49


Soldiers' Benefits - General Administration


1,388 00


1,388 00


1,351 41


36 59


Military Aid


900 00


415 00


30 00


1,345 00


1,341 50


3 50


State Aid


12,000 00


415 00


38 00


11,623 00


10,624 00


999 00


Soldiers' Relief


22,000 00


71 00


22,071 00


21,908 06


162 94


Soldiers' Burials


600 00


600 00


120 00


480 00


Education and Libraries


School Contingent


$47,837 00


15 75


47,852 75


47,222 79


629 96


School Teachers' Salaries


680,000 00


3.155 00


......


676,845 00


676,417 97


427 03


School Janitors' Services


57,220 00


13 72


57,233 72


56,971 28


262 44


Fuel and Light


48,425 00


1,625 00


4,342 37


54,392 37


54,384 71


7 66


Buildings and Grounds


45,607 00


1,530 00


586 60


47,723 60


47,664 60


59 00


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (REVENUE).


Appropriation


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans. 476 36


Total Credit 27,693 36 5,994 00


Expenditures 27,684 99 5,989 23


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Central Library


27,217 00


8 37


Maintenance Central Library


5,774 00


220 00


4 77


West Somerville Branch Li- brary


7,894 00


194 47


8,088 47


8,088 37


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Maintenance West Somerville Branch Library


2,663 00


2,663 00


2,450 81


212 19


East Somerville Branch Li- brary


4,756 00


41 02


4,797 02


4,792 03


4 99


Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library


1,993 00


200 00


1,793 00


1,634 16


158 84


Union Square Branch Library


4,971 00


4,971 00


4,970 60


40


Maintenance Union Square


2,113 00


220 00


1,893 00


1,754 38


138 62


Recreation and Unclassified


Parks Maintenance


$10,500 00


800 00


11,300 00


11,299 89


11


Maintenance Park Buildings


1,314 00


325 00


1,639 00


1,490 24


148 76


Playgrounds Maintenance


5,160 00


150 13


5,310 13


5,309 82


31


Recreation and Playground Commission


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


Maintenance Bathhouse


2,563 00


200 00


2,363


00


2,361 24


1 76


Celebrations


3,500


00


3,500 00


803 52


2,696 48


Memorial Day


425


00


425 00


413 61


11 39


Municipal Documents


1,860


00


1,860 00


1,756 01


103 99


Maintenance Bandstand


150


00


15 00


165 00


162 09


2 91


Contingent Fund .


10.000 00


10,000 00


10,000 00


Workmen's Compensation


5,000 00


1,140 00


18 00


3,878 00


3,780 83


97 17


Pensions


.


25,000 00


200 00


24,800 00


24,729 83


70 17


Damage to persons and Per- sonal Property .


5,000 00


5,000 00


2,003 25


2,996 75


17


CITY AUDITOR.


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·


Branch Library


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (REVENUE).


Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and


Appropriation


Trans. from


Trans. to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Municipal Indebtedness


Interest


*$114,140 00


2,909 50


510 42


117,559 92


109,870 34


₮ 7,689 58


Reduction of Funded Debt .


209,368 00


132 00


209,500 00


209,500 00


Water Works


Water Maintenance


$62,500 00


3,400 00


5,594 79


71,494 79


71,339 92


154 87


Water Works Extension


12,000 00


5,800 00


6,200 00


6,051 40


148 60


Maintenance Water Buildings


1,277 00


125 00


1,152 00


986 64


165 36


Interest on Water Bonds


80 00


80 00


80 00


Reduction of Water Debt.


2,000 00


2,000 00


2,000 00


Metropolitan Water


Assess-


ment


129,900 00


509 50


129,390 50


127,505 74


1,884 76


Total Appropriations


. $2,728,716 00 $20,472 08


$23,697 08


$46,067 09 $2,778,008 09 $2,743,518 76


$34,489 33


..


·


.. ...


* Including balance of $1,215.00 from 1919.


Reserved for 1921, $7,689 58.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


18


..


.


..


..


..


.


.


·


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (REVENUE).


Other Accounts.


Income of Trust Funds :- School :-


S. Newton Cutler


.


·


Balance from 1919 $493 11 1,342 85


Receipts $214 50 2,220 09


Total Credit $707 61 3,562 94


Expenditures $186 18 2,139 85


Balance to 1921 $521 43 1,423 09


Library :-


S. Newton Cutler


15


88


43 03


28 41


14 62


Martha R. Hunt, Art .


2 89


97 50


410 39


. 233 80


176 59


Martha R. Hunt, Book


3 55


495. 29


498 84


469 25


29 59


Hunt Fund for Expenses


202 77


202 77


202 77


Isaac Pitman, Art


192 42


171 32


363 74


310 21


53 53


Isaac Pitman, Poetry


31 37


42 82


74 19


18 67


55 52


Frances A. Wilder


2 48


: 50


6 98


6.98


Poor :-


Olive C. Cummings


132 02


75 05


207 07


207 07


Temporary Loans


1,785,000 00


1,785,000 00


State Taxes and Assessments


502,618 80


502,618 80


County Tax


.


..


107,532 49


107,532 49


Advance to Poor Department


50 00


50 00


Tax Titles


4,105 17


4,105 17


Real Estate Liens


10 32


10 32


Tellers' Overs and Shorts .


16 83


16 83


Refunds : -


Taxes ·


·


·


..


..


167 03


167 03


Water


87 55


87 55


. National Bank Tax .


.


·


.


.


·


·


.


$2,713 61


$3,363 95 $2,406,748 31 $2,404,057 12


$2,691 19


Total Other Accounts . Revenue Totals . ·


·


·


5,184,756 40


5,147,575 88


37,180 52


.


·


.


.


.


CITY AUDITOR.


19


-


-


Smith-Hughes


.


.


. .


..


..


..


...


·


. .


1,068 51


1,068 51


Special Assessments


14 05


14 05


1


.


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (NON-REVENUE).


Balance from 1919


Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and priation Transfer from Transfers to Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to 1921


Protection of Persons and Personal


Property.


Electrical De- partment, Un- derground Wires


$3,263 93


$3,263 93


$3,263 93


Extreme. Emer- gency, Health and Safety


4,766 18


$166 81


4,932 99


$3,947 63


985 36


Fire Depart- ment, Addi-


tional Appara- tus .


$21,300 00


21,300 00


21,300 00


Sewers struction


Con-


684 75


4,100 00


288 22


5,072 97


5,072 35


62


Highways.


New Streets


28,000 00


$1,650 00


29,650 00


29,609 00


41 00


Permanent Pavement


19,646 00


50,000 00


69,646 00


36,109 64


33,536 36


Sidewalks Con- struction


21


15,000 00


$1,650 00


13,350 21


9,962 20


3,388 01


Reconstruction


and Resur- facing . .


40,000 00


100 00


..


..


39,900 00


39,899 74


26


Schools.


Bennett School Addition


166 71


..


..... ..


..


...


..


166 71


166 71


20


ANNUAL REPORTS.


1


....


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1920 (NON-REVENUE).


Balance from 1919


Appro - priation


Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and Transfer from Transfers to Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to 1921


New School Building, East Somerville Schoolhouses,


1,046 70


1,046 70


1,046 70


Sprinkler Sys- tems


3,539 88


..


....


..


..


..


3,539 88


Boys' Industrial School Addi- dition, No. 2 .


353 35


353 35


353 35


Cummings School Re-


pairs


.


..


..


...


..


1,926 66


1,358 34


3,285 00


3,285 00


........


Recreation. Field House, Somerville Field


3,538 41


3,538 41


3,538 41


Unclassified.


Building Public Buildings


548 11


548 11


548 11


Total Appropri- ation Accounts


$37,554 23


$158,400 00 $1,750 00


$3,576 66


$1,813 37


$199,594 26


$127,885 56


$71,708 70


Other Accounts Redemption Tax Liens


2,938 64


2,938 64


2,938 64


Non-Revenue Totals


$37,554 23


$158,400 00 $1,750 00


$3,576 66


$4,752 01


$202,532 90


$130,824 20


$71,708 70


21


CITY AUDITOR.


..


..


..


..


.


3,539 88


..


..


22


ANNUAL REPORTS.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Payments.


State Tax


.


$245,420 00


Special State Tax


.


11,569 80


State Highway Tax


481 56


Non-Resident Bank Tax


3,820 61


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


89,939 26


Metropolitan Park Assessment


57,509 59


Wellington Bridge Assessment


1,977 40


Wellington Bridge Special Assessment


1,543 30


Grade Crossings Assessment


9,171 80


Charles River Basin Assessment


9,693 89


Alewife Brook Assessment


1,140 65


Abatement of Smoke Assessment


400 75


Fire Prevention Assessment


1,290 82


Soldiers' Exemption Assessment


304 37


Poll Taxes, Chap. 283, Acts 1919


68,355 00


Refund National Bank Tax 1919 .


14 05


Total


$502,632 85


Receipts.


State Aid .


$25,901 48


Military Aid


225 00


Soldiers' Burials


295 27


Income Tax, 1920


154,770 23


Income Tax, 1919


52,590 00


Income Tax, 1918


2,394 00


Income Tax, 1917


1,995 00


Mothers' Aid


13,699 56


General Aid to Poor


6,136 36


Tuition State Wards .


1,466 12


Smith-Hughes Fund


2,220 09


Corporation Taxes, Domestic


39,963 42


Corporation Taxes, Foreign


6,286 52


Street Railway Tax


10,651 54


National Bank Tax


6,419 70


In Lieu of Taxes


93 66


Contagious Diseases


3,127 12


Total


$328,235 07


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


County Tax


1


.


$107,532 49


f


CITY AUDITOR.


23


STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES.


Revenue.


Total amount as per assessors' commitments


$2,715,691 05


Less State Taxes


$261,291 97


Poll Taxes, for State


71,415 00


County Tax


107,532 49


Overlay .


.


.


457,319 24


Amount raised for municipal purposes Other Revenue:


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


Income Tax, 1917, Excess


$1,995 00


Income Tax, 1918, Excess ·


2,394 00


Income Tax, 1919, Excess


46,175 00


Income Tax, 1920


136,692 65


Revenue from Taxes, Supplementary War- rants


1,372 08


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlay .


5,151 66


Foreign Corporation, Excise Tax


50,000 00


Estimated Revenue


$492,840 00


Excess


34,812 35


527,652 35


Transfer from Excess and Deficiency .


20,000 00


791,432 74


Total


$3,049,804 55


Expenses.


General Appropriations


· $2,703,826 25


Outlay Appropriations


110,326 66


Metropolitan and Other Assessments


172,971 83


2,987,124 74


Excess of Revenue


$62,679 81


·


.


17,079 78


$2,258,371 81


.


24


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1920.


Taken By


Nos.


Issued


Due


Rate


Amount


Paid


Grafton Co.


748 @ 754


Feb. 2, 1920


Nov. 17, 1920


4 99% $100,000 00


Nov. 17, 1920


Somerville National Bank . 755 @ 759


Feb.


18, 1920


Nov.


3, 1920


5 20


50,000 00


Nov. 3, 1920


Old Colony Trust Company . National Security Bank · Somerville Trust Company .


760 @ 765


Feb. 18, 1920


Nov. 3, 1920


5 20


100,000 00


Nov. 3, 1920


766 @ 773


Feb. 18, 1920


Nov. 3, 1920


5 20


50,000 00


Nov.


3, 1920


774 @ 778


Feb. 18, 1920


Nov. 3, 1920


5 20


50,000 00


Nov. 3, 1920


Highland Trust Company . Old Colony Trust Company .


784 @ 788


Mar.


9,1920


Nov. 17, 1920


5 80


100,000 00


Nov. 17, 1920


Old Colony Trust Company .


789 @ 793


Mar.


9, 1920


Nov. 17, 1920


5 85


50,000 00


Nov. 17, 1920


Harris, Forbes & Co. .


794


Mar. 12, 1920


June 15, 1920


5 00


20,000 00


June 15, 1920


Harris, Forbes & Co. .


795


Mar. 12, 1920


June 15, 1920


5 00


8,000 00


June 15, 1920


Harris, Forbes & Co.


796 @ 797


Mar. 19, 1920


Nov. 17, 1920


5 75


30,000 00


Nov. 17, 1920


*Curtis & Sanger .


C-78 @ C82


Mar. 15, 1920


Mar. 15, 1921


5 25


50,000 00


Old Colony Trust Company .


798 @ 799 800


April 14, 1920


Sept. 17, 1920


5 60


50,000 00


Sept. 17, 1920


F. S. Moseley & Co. .


801 @ 803


April 14, 1920


Dec.


15, 1920


65


50,000 00


Dec. 15, 1920


*Old Colony Trust Company .


C-83 @ C86




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