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CITY OF SOMERVILLE
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
1921
SOMERVILLE
FREEI
IPAL
FOUNDED 1842
A CITY 1872.
MUNICI
MU.
STRENGTH
1842 ESTABLISHED
SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT
1922
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REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR.
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 18, 1922.
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 1921, 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.
It seems appropriate at this time to mention the financial condition of the city as regards funded debt.
The total funded debt on January 1, 1918, was $1,757,500., a per capita debt of $19.42. No five-year loans have been authorized since 1917 and the total amount borrowed on funded debt account for all purposes in the years 1918 to 1921 inclusive was $140,000. During this period maturities amounting to $894,000. were paid from tax levy, making a net reduction in the outstanding debt of $754,000, or 42.9%. The total funded debt December 31, 1921 was $1,003,500. or $10.79 per capita.
This reduction of debt has, of course, a direct effect upon the borrowing capacity of the city. This has increased from $242,121.85 on January 1, 1918 to $1,156,063.28 on December 31, 1921.
Maturity obligations in 1918 were $251,500. and interest charges on funded debt $66,412.50. Corresponding figures for 1922 are, - maturities $169,500. and interest charges $38,731.25.
Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD E. WEMYSS,
City Auditor.
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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1921. Revenue Account.
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
Cash:
Temporary Loans
$585,000 00
In Banks and Offices
$139,245 05
Advance to Poor Dept. . 100 00
3,141 71
Advance, Soldiers' Benefits 100 00
5,181 25
Tailings
291 65
$139,445 05
Revenue from Taxes, Supple- mentary Warrants
823 65
Tax 1921
$449,077 38
Taxes 1920
2,917 34
Taxes 1919
572 17
Taxes 1918
143 52
Taxes 1917
772 20
Excise Tax, Ship Owners .
21 66
Levy of 1920
1,988 16
Special Assessments 1921
20,056 31
Levy of 1919
326 29
Special Assessments 1920
1,362 89
Levy of 1918 ·
143 52
Departmental Bills Receivable
20,822 44
Comm. of Mass. Soldiers'
Benefits, 1921
11,823 50
Water Dept. Accounts 1921 . 26,283 99
$533,853 40
Tax Titles .
2,478 51
Real Estate Liens
193 88
Grade Crossings .
427 30
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
12,033 38
. Excess and Deficiency . .
60,273 37
$688,431 52
$688,431 52
ANNUAL REPORTS.
$9,541 00
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Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays
$3,356 45
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'Overlay, Reserved for Abatements:
$6,310 83
Levy of 1921 .
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Levy of 1917 . ·
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772 20
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Accounts Receivable :
Revenue Reserved when Collected: Departmental Bills Receivable
20,822 44
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Unexpended balances : Income of Trust Funds Appropriations ·
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BALANCE SHEET. - Continued. Non-Revenue Accounts.
Unexpended Balances : $21,989 15 Appropriations
Municipal Indebtedness.
Net Bonded Debt
$1,003,500 00 Loans within statutory debt limit:
City Bonds
$249,500 00
Municipal Bonds
15,000 00
Sewer Bonds
199,000 00
Highway Bonds
257,000 00
Bridge Bonds 28,000 00
Public Building Bonds
230,000 00
Emergency Loan Bonds .
5,000 00
Loans outside statutory debt limit: Sewer Bonds ·
12,000 00
Met. Park Assessments Bonds 8,000 00
20,000 00
$1,003,500 00
$1,003,500 00
Trust Funds.
Investments: Cash and Securities .
$27,396 24
Trust Funds: School Funds
$5,300 00
Library Funds
20,414 58
Poor Funds . 1,681 66
$27,396 24
$27,396 24
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Cash in Banks and Offices .
$21,989 15
$983,500 00
CITY AUDITOR.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1921. REVENUE.
Receipts.
General :-
Taxes
$2,746,989 95
Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes
285,823 25
Licenses and Permits .
12,063 52
Fines and Forfeits
10,894 92
Vocational Schools
13,132 41
Americanization
3,115 26
Smith-Hughes Fund
2,845 75
County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses
1,939 18
Excise Tax, Ship Owners .
347 24
Caroline G. Baker Fund
300 00
Miscellaneous
1,143 82
$3,078,595 30
Special Assessments
$55,671 14
Departmental :-
General Government
7,627 22
Protection of Persons and Property
1,868 16
Health and Sanitation
19,521 56
Highways
6,007 82
Charities
40,886 98
Soldiers' Benefits
11,426 75
Schools
14,512 02
Libraries
1,871 11
Baths
1,151 95
Sale of Land
5,121 69
Miscellaneous
500 00
$110,495 26
Water Department Accounts . Temporary Loans · .
.
266,787 39
1,927,000 00
Interest on deposits, taxes etc.
25,277 64
Refunds
3,456 77
Total receipts
$5,467,283 50
Balance at beginning of period .
223,207 73
$5,690,491 23
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CITY AUDITOR.
CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1921. - Continued. Payments.
Cash Advance, Soldiers' Benefits
$100 00
Appropriations
2,826,350 66
Caroline G. Baker Trust Fund .
300 00
Trust Funds Income
3,553 97
Temporary Loans
1,967,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
534,544 57
County of Middlesex
130,844 89
Tax Titles
3,232 28
Real Estate Liens
12 36
Tellers Overs and Shorts
42 58
Refunds
1,121 12
Total Payments
Transfer to Non-Revenue
Balance on hand
$5,467,102 43 84,143 75 139,245 05
$5,690,491 23
NON-REVENUE. Receipts.
Funded Debt Loan
$50,000 00 2,941 38
Redemption of Tax Titles
Total Receipts .
$52,941 38
Transfer from Revenue
84,143 75
Balance at beginning of period
71,708 70
$208,793 83
Payments.
Appropriations
Redemption of Tax Titles
$183,863 30 2,941 38
Total Payments .
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Balance on hand .
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.
$186,804 68 21,989 15
$208,793 83
Summary.
Total Revenue Receipts .
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.
52,941 38
Total balance at beginning of period
294,916 43
$5,815,141 31
Total Revenue Payments
Total Non-Revenue Payments
$5,467,102 43 186,804 68
$5,653,907 11
Total balance on hand
161,234 20
$5,815,141 31
·
$5,467,283 50
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
$5,520,224 88
TAXES - SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Excise Tax
· $313 42 55 48 .
1917 $818 20
1918 $353 20
1919 $1,309 09 10 32
1920 $399,641 97
1921
Total $402,435 88 2,827,418 75
Total to collect in 1921 . -
$368 90
$818 20
$353 20
$1,319 41
$399,641 97
$2,827,353 95
$3,229,855 63
Collections (Less refunds) Abatements . .
347 24
4 40
105 52
158 84
391,830 78
2,354,495 77
2,746,942 55
41 60
104 16
588 40
4,893 85
23,780 80
29,408 81
Total collections and abate- ments
$347 24
$46 00
$209 68
$747 24
$396,724 63
$2,378,276 57 449,077 38
$2,776,351 36 453,504 27
Street Sprinkling
Sewer
Sidewalks
Highway Betterment
Total
Assessments levied 1919, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1921
$1,074 85
$1,632 93
$2,707 78
Assessments levied 1920, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1921
$7,500 66
4,069 35
5,722 00
17,292 01
Assessments levied 1921
44,830 08
1,775 35
6,983 04
6,508 95
60,097 42
Total to collect .
$52,330 74
$1,775 35
$12,127 24
$13,863 88
$80,097 21
Collections (less refunds)
44,140 19
· 194 28
4,914 18
6,348 03
55,596 68
Abatements .
204 00
2,877 33
3,081 33
Collections and Abatements
$44,344 19
$194 28
$4,914 18
$9,225 36
$58,678 01
Uncollected
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7,986 55
1,581 07
7,213 06
4,638 52
21,419 20
Uncollected 1920 Assessments
·
1,362 89 20,056 31
Uncollected 1921 Assessments ·
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Total Uncollected Assessments . .
$21,419 20
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Uncollected January 1, 1921 Commitments · · ·
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Uncollected December 31, 1921 . .
21 66
772 20
143 52
572 17
2,917 34
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2,827,353 95
DEPARTMENTÁL BILLS.
Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue.
Balance Jan. 1, 1921 $118 31
Committed
Total to Collect
Collected Uncollected
Police Department
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.
50 15
1,646 63
1,696 78
1,552 78
144 00
$24,809 55
$74,067 06
$98,876 61
$78.054 17
$20,822 44
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1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
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Fire Department
86 05
86 05
86 05
Health Department
559 60
603 64
1,163 24
796 10
$367 14
Contagious Hospital
3,368 36
8,221 96
11,590 32
8,732 98
. 2,857 34
Inspection of Milk
23 00
646 00
669 00
638 00
31 00
Sanitary Department
377 20
1,958 00
2,335 20
2,314 20
21 00
Highway Maintenance
351 77
5,524 93
5,876 70
5,758 36
118 34
Sidewalks Maintenance
10 00
10 00
10 00
New Sidewalks
129 53
129 53
129 53
Maintenance Highway Buildings
260 00
260 00
260 00
Poor Department - Miscellaneous
12,967 42
34,644 88
47,612 30
33,505 67
14,106 63
Poor Department -City Home
3,815 14
3,963 99
7,779 13
6,781 09
998 04
School Contingent
3,049 07
15,355 75
18,404 82
16,225 87
2,178 95
Maintenance School Buildings
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Maintenance Police Buildings
51.00
51 00
51 00
Engineering Department
$94 23
$212 54
$212 54
1921
and abated
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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE).
Metered Rates ·
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Commitments $218,857 65
Abatements Collections (net)
$192,424 99
Balance $26,283 99
Annual Rates . Additional Rates
1,147 10
352 89
794 21
Service Assessments
5,408 19
5,408 19
Maintenance Bills
6,838 40
465 33
6,373 07
$270,968 09
$5.457 72
$239,226 38
$26,283 99
Receipts
$239,226 38 .
Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1921 .
26,283 99
Water Revenue, 1921 .
$265,510 37
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Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1920.
Uncollected January 1, 1921
$26,919 79
Abated
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$10 80
Collected
26,908 99
$26,919 79
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38,716 75
$148 67 4,490 83
34,225 92
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
National Bank
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Licenses and Permits :
Milk
·
·
425 00
393 50
31 50
Health
70 00
118 00
48 00
City Clerk
3,800 00
3,372 00
428 00
Executive
900 00
1,115 50
215 50
Pedlens' License Commission
700 00
966
266 00
Buildings
1,200 00
1,847 00
647 00
Electrical
.
1,700 00
2,219 02
519 02
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Board of License Commissioners
900 00
2,032 50
1,132 50
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Fines and Forfeits:
Court
3,000 00
4,039 67
1,039 67
Departmental Penalties .
185 00
185 00
Grants and Gifts:
County, Dog Licenses
· 1,900 00
1,939 18
39 18
State, Industrial School
12,670 00
12,869 91
199 91
Continuation Schools
260 00
262 50
2 50
Americanization
1,500 00
3,115 26
1,615 26
Special Excise Tax .
150 00
55 48
94 52
Special Assessments :
Street Sprinkling
· 44,500 00
44,636 04
136 04
Street Betterments
6,000 00
6,508 95
508 95
Sidewalks
.
5,000 00
6,983 04
1,983 04
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Sewers
1,775 35
1,775 35
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General Government:
Treasury Department
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5,800 00
5,830 46
30 46
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City Clerk's Department .
1,750 00
1,791 05
41 05
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$43,000 00 6,400 00 10,000 00
9,567 23
3,167 23
Street Railway
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Taxes from State: Corporation
$51,946 30
$8,946 30
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11,527 73
1.527 73
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police Department
·
·
400 00
222 94
177 06
Rent of Court Room
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.
1,000 00
1,000 00
Fire Department
50 00
143 80
93 80
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
500 00
501 42
1 42
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Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
$650 00
$796 10
$146 10
Contagious Hospital
8,000 00
8,086 96
86 96
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
300 00
658 00
358 00
Sanitary Department
14,000 00
9,980 50
4,019 50
Highways:
Highway Maintenance
4,000 00
5,608 29
1,608 29
Sidewalks Maintenance
·
New Sidewalks
129 53
129 53
Highway Buildings .
240 00
260 00
20 00
Charities :
Poor Department, City Home .
8,500 00
· 7,457 77
1,042 23
Poor Department, Miscellaneous
28,000 00
33,429 21
5,429 21
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
10,000 00
9,140 00
860 00
Military Aid
3,000 00
2,623 50
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6 50
Soldiers' Burials
500 00
60 00
440 00
Education :
School Contingent
4,500 00
13,118 34
8,618 34
School Buildings
650 00
1,393 68
743 68
Libraries:
Library Department
. 2,200 00
1,871 11
328 89
Recreation and Unclassified :
Electrolysis
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.
600 00
654 85
54 85
Shower Baths
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400 00
497 10
97 10
Miscellaneous
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145 79
145 79
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10 00
10 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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500 00
500 00
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Bathhouse
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.
Public Service Enterprises: Water Department .
250,000 00
265,510 37
15,510 37
Interest:
Bank Deposits
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·
.
$10,000 00
$8,540 67
$1,459 33
Deferred Taxes
12,500
00
14,647 96
2,147 96
Deferred Assessments
100
00
236 31
136 31
Tax Titles
669 36
669 36
Miscellaneous
24 60
24 60
Totals
$512,215 00
$563,014 83
$60,057 36
$9,257 53
Estimate
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.
$512,215 00
Actual
563,014 83
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Excess
$50,799 83
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriation
Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to
Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
General Government:
Board of Aldermen
$1,300 00
$5 00
$1,305 00
$1,064 99
$240 01
Clerk of Committees
3,000 00
3,000 00
2,946 58
53
Executive Department
7,775 00
7,775 00
7,464 89
310 11
Auditing Department
6,170 00
6,170 00
6,157 79
12 21
Treasury Department
20,577 00
20,577 00
20,566 22
10 78
Assessors Department .
22,680 00
$355 00
22,325 00
22,266 92
58 08
Pedlers' License Commission
50 00
Board of License Commis- sioners
475 0
$65 00
540 00
539 94
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. Certification of Notes and Bonds
175 00
30 00
150 00
295 00
295 00
City Clerk's Department .
9,875 00
425 00
1,872 10
11,322 10
10,928 65
393 45
Registration City Laborers
415 00
415 00
412 50
2 50
Law Department
3,000 00
255 00
3,255 00
3,249 82
5 18
City Messenger's Department
5,000 00
5,000 00
4,988 31
11 69
Engineering Department
14,545 00
230 00
14,775 00
14,771 07
3 93
Commissioner
Public
Bldgs
10,025 00
100 00
10,125 00
10,122 22
2 78
Maintenance Municipal Bldgs
11,290 00
40 00
24 15
11,354 15
11,353 36
79
City Planning Board
50 00
25 00
25 00
25 00
Election Expenses, City Clerk
1,575 00
50 00
1,625 00
1,621 53
3 47
Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters . · .
4,810 00
4,810 00
4,571 13
238 87
Pay of Election Officers
3,640 00
410 00
3,230 00
3,143 00
87 (
Maintenance Polling Places .
500 00
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500 00
471 97
28 03
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50 00
12 95
37 05
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriation
Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to
Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Protection of Persons and Property: -
Police Department
$187,185 00
1,560 00
100 00
188,845 00
188,751 46
93 54
Maintenance Police Buildings
4,830 00
850 00
5,680 00
5,680 00
Fire Department .
217,825 00
45 00
2,512 10
220,292 10
219,997 74
294 36
Maintenance Fire Buildings . .
11,715 00
2,325 00
14,040 00
14,036 22
3 78
Weights and Measures .
2,455 00
2,455 00
2,426 76
28 24
Electrical Department
17,565 00
300 00
436 93
17,701 93
17,516 48
185 45
Maintenance Electrical Dept. Buildings
1,535 00
50 00
300 00
1,785 00
1,764 72
20 28
Suppression of Moths
4,400 00
4,400 00
4,399 16
84
Care of Trees
3,340 00
3,288 00
6,628 00
6,627 21
79
Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
$17,370 00
$250 00
$8 33
$17,628 33
$17,626 87
$1 46
Vital Statistics
1,225 00
1,225 00
1,022 32
202 68
Contagious Hospital
20,955 00
$400 00
33 00
20,588 00
20,546 61
41 39
Maintenance Contagious Hos- · pital ·
4,540 00
140 00
500 00
4,900 00
4,862 51
37 49
Inspection of Animals and Provisions
2,235 00
2,235 00
2,228 27
6 73
Vinegar
4,935 00
315 00
5,250 00
5,249 35
65
Inspection of School Children
1,725 00
5 00
1,730 00
1,730 00
School Nurses' Salaries
2,100 00
70 00
2,030 00
2,009 35
20 65
Sewers Maintenance
23,930 00
45 00
75 81
24,050 81
24,050 59
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Maintenance Sewer Buildings Sanitary Department .
240 00
240 00
204 69
35 31
196,010 00
400 00
195,610 00
195,534 42
75 58
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. Inspection of Milk Ik and
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriation Appropriation Service
Appropriation
'Trans. from
Trans. to . Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Maintenance Sanitary Build-
ings .
·
980 00
1,200 00
2,180 00
10 73
Street Cleaning
27,275 00
1,000 00
1,500 00
27,775 00
2,169 27 27,581 70
193 30
Highways: -
Highway Maintenance .
60,275 00
3,500 00
33,504 99
90,279 99
90,173 26
106 73
Sidewalks Maintenance
8,000
00
325 00
1,000 00
416 04
9,091 04
8,750 04
341 00
Street Sprinkling .
39,950 00
25 00
39,975 00
39,972 30
2 70
Street Lighting
80,000 00
3,410 00
83,410 00
83,406 30
3 70
Maintenance Highway Build-
ings .
1,280 00
45 00
300 00
1,535 00
1,480 04
54 96
Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits: -
Poor Dept. - Miscellaneous .
81,375 00
6,150 00
440 42
87,965 42
87,922 69
42 73
Poor Dept. - City Home
15,625 00
150 00
15,475 00
15,069 81
405 19
Maintenance City Home
3,265 00
590 00
3,855 00
3,853 03
1 97
Soldiers' Benefits,
General
Administration
1,420
00
..
1,420 00
1,396 95
23. 05
Military Aid
3,500 00
440 00
2,500 00
240 00
5,800 00
5,487 00
313 00
State Aid
10,000 00
710 00
42 00
9,332 00
9,182 00
150 00
· Soldiers' Relief
33,150 00
1,740 00
34,890 00
34,377 03
512 97
Soldiers' Burials
500 00
230 00
270 00
60 00
210 00
Education and Libraries: -
School Contingent
$49,770 00
$1,300 00
$51,070 00
$51,067 96
$2 04
School Teachers' Salaries
709,500 00
1,460 00
710,960 00
. 710,918 95
41 05
Janitors' Salaries
60,529 00
350
00
$54 00
60,933 00
60,796 33
136 67
Fuel and Light
61,500 00
150 00
13 79
61,663 79
61,660 47
3 32
Buildings and Grounds
41,340 00
1,600 00
629 60
40,369 60
40,344 79
24 81
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·
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·
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ANNUAL
REPORTS.
16
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Buildings .
-
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriation Appropriation Service
Trans. from Trans. to
Trans. 401 68
Total Credit 27,131 68 6,230 00
Expenditures 27,131 20 6,187 12
48 42 88
West Somerville Branch Li- brary
7,790 00
209 13
7,999 13
7,998 95
18
Maintenance West Somerville Branch Library
2,900 00
100 00
2,800 00
2,766 87
33 13
East Somerville Branch Li- brary
4,910 00
2 76
4,912 76
4,911 95
81
Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library
1,935 00
1,935 00
1,934 41
59
Union Square Branch Library
4,980 00
200 00
5,180 00
5,179 68
32
Maintenance Union Square Branch Library
1,970 00
100 00
120 00
2,190 00
2,170 90
19 10
Recreation and Unclassified: -
Parks Maintenance
10,950 00
200 00
11,150 00
11,149 59
41
Maintenance Park Buildings
1,500 00
1,025 00
2,525 00
2,521 20
3 80
Playgrounds Maintenance
5,050 00
6,720 00
248 88
12,018 88
12,018 82
06
Recreation and Playground Commission ·
6,000 00
120 0
5,880 00
5,846 72
33 28
Maintenance Bathhouse
2,595 00
200 00
2,395 00
2,382 17
12 83
Celebrations
3,500 00
1,180 00
113 62
2,433 62
2,265 40
168 22
Memorial Day
450 00
12 00
462 00
461 45
55
Municipal Documents
1,600 00
185 00
465 49
2,250 49
2,244 09
6 40
Maintenance Bandstand
150 00
175 00
325 00
248 67
76 33
Rifle Practice Cos. A & B
380 00
374 28
5 72
Quarters for American Legion
500 00
...
500 00
475 00
25 00
Contingent Fund
18,000 00
18,000 00
..
..
...
4,635 00
4,309 15
325 85
Pensions
35,000 00
500 00
7 00
34,507 00
34,453 25
53 75
Damage to Persons and Prop-
erty
0.
5,000 09
2,000 09
..
300 00
3,300 00
3,288 88
11 12
17
CITY AUDITOR.
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Central Library
. Maintenance Central Library
Appropriation 26,730 00 6,230 00
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.
.
·
Workmen's Compensation
5,000 00
365 00
..
..
380 00
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (REVENUE).
Appropriation
Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Municipal Indebtedness: - Interest ·
*$118,489 58
$4,320 00
$333 33
$114,502 91 194,500 00
$108,848 88 194,500 00
+$5,654 03
Reduction of Funded Debt .
194,409 50
Water Works: -
Water Maintenance
63,375 00
625 00
5,500 00
13,285 51
81,535 51
80,645 87
889 64
Water Works Extension
13,500 00
2,600 00
16,100 00
15,958 54
141 46
Maintenance Water Buildings
2,720 00
300 00
25 00
1 90
2,446 90
2,444 83
2 07
Metropolitan Water Assess-
ment
.
· 134,000 00
134,000 00
133,989 84
10 16
Total Appropriations
. $2,821,510 08
$38,360 00
$47,385 00
$57,728 06
$2,888,263 14
$2,875,591 20 +$12,671 94
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.
* Including balance of $7,689.58 from 1920.
+ Reserved for 1922, $5,181.25.
.
18
ANNUAL REPORTS.
90 50
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (REVENUE).
Other Accounts
Balance from 1920
Receipts
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to 1922
Income of Trust Funds :- School: -
S. Newton Cutler
$521 43
$214 50
$735 93
$91 20
$644 73
Caroline G. Baker
12 38
. 12 38
9 00
3 38
Smith - Hughes
1,423 09
2,845 75
4,268 84
2,583 10
1,685 74
Library : -
S. Newton Cutler
14 62
42 88
57 50
30 07
27 43
Martha R. Hunt, Art .
176 59
100 00
276 59
187 35
89 24
Martha R. Hunt, Book
29 59
295 29
524 88
445 24
79 64
Hunt Fund for Expenses
202 77
202 77
202 77
Isaac Pitman, Art
53 53
171 32
224 85
161 55
63 30
Isaac Pitman, Poetry .
55 52
42 82
98 34
46 46
51 88
Francis A. Wilder
6 98
4 50
11 48
11 48
Poor: -
Olive C. Cummings
207 07
75 05
282 12
282 12
Caroline G. Baker Trust Fund
300 00
300 00
300 00
Temporary Loans ·
1,967,000 00
1,967,000 00
State Taxes and Assessments
534,544 57
534,544 57
County Tax
130,844 89
130,844 89
Advance to Soldiers' Benefits
100
00
100 00
Tax Titles
3,232 28
3,232 28
Real Estate Liens
12 36
12 36
Tellers' Overs and Shorts .
42 58
42 5
Refunds: -
Taxes .
.
·
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Special Assessments
74 46
74 46
Water
.
.
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.....
652 02
652 02
Total Other Accounts
$2,691 19
$4,104 49
$2,643,893 48
$2,640,751 77
Revenue Totals .
$5,532,156 62
$5,516,342 97
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$3,141 71 $15,813 65
·
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CITY AUDITOR.
19
..
394 64
394 64
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (NON-REVENUE).
Balance from 1920
Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and priation Transfer from Transfers to
Total
Expenditures
Balance to 1922
Protection of Persons and Property.
Electrical De- partment, Un- derground Wires . · Extreme Emer- gency, Health and Safety
$3,263 93
$3,263 93
..
$3,263 93
985 36
985 36
$64 00
921 36
Fire
Depart-
ment, Addi- tional Appara- tus .
21,300 00
$18,000 00
39,300 00
39,300 00
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..
Health and Sanitation
Sewers Con- struction
62
3,455 00
$2,100 00
$130 04
5,685 66
5,643 19
42 47
Highways
New Streets
41 00
15,000 00
710 00
15,751 00
15,750 40
60
Permanent Pave- ment
33,536 36
50,000 00
83,536 36
81,510 95
2,025 41
Sidewalks Con- struction
3,388 01
12,000 00
15,388 01
15,372 29
15 72
Reconstruction
· and Resurfac- ing
26
30,000 00
1,325 -00
31,325 26
31,298 76
26 50
Education
Bennett School Addition
166 71
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166 71
166 71
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..
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20
ANNUAL REPORTS.
.
Service Trans. Credit
...
...
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1921 (NON-REVENUE).
Balance from 1920
Appro- priation
Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and Transfer from Transfers to Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
1922
New School Building, East Somerville ·
1,046 70
1,046 70
1,046 70
Schoolhouses, Sprinkler Sys- tems
3,539 88
3,539 88
3,539 88
Boys' Industrial School, Addi- tion No. 2
353 35
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353 35
Recreation
Field House, Dilboy Field .
3,538 41
6,500 00
10,038 41
10,038 41
Unclassified Building Public Buildings
548 11
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..
...
548 11
548 11
Total Appropri- ation Accounts
$71,708 70
$128,455 00
$10,635 00
$130 04
$210,928 74
$188,939 59
$21,989 15
Other Accounts Redemption of
Tax Liens
.
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2,941 38
2,941 38
2,941 38
....
Non - Revenue Totals .
$71,708 70
$128,455 00
$10,635 00
$3,071 42
$213,870 12
$191,880 97
$21,989 15
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CITY AUDITOR.
21
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353 35
Balance to
22
ANNUAL REPORTS.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Payments.
State Tax
·
$245,420 00
Special State Tax
.
11,569 80
State Highway Tax .
302 93
Non-Resident Bank Tax
4,164 61
Metropolitan Sewer Assessment
111,731 59 .
Metropolitan Park Assessment
63,298 07
Wellington Bridge Assessment
1,751. 02
Wellington Bridge Special Assessment
1,492 70
Grade Crossings Assessment .
7,956 60
Charles River Basin Assessment
10,037 81
Alewife Brook Assessment
1,112 01
Abatement of Smoke Assessment
400 75
Fire Prevention Assessment
847 79
Rapid Transit Dorchester Assessment
420 82
Soldiers' Exemption Assessment
379 07
Poll Taxes 1921
73,641 00
Poll Taxes 1920
18 00
Total
.
.
$534,544 57
Receipts.
State Aid
$9,140 00
Military Aid
2,623 50
Soldiers' Burials
60 00
Income Tax 1921
129,504 40
Income Tax 1920
26,295 00
Income Tax 1919
5,259 00
Income Tax 1918
1,596 00
Mothers' Aid
15,686 69
General Aid to Poor
12,096 43
Tuition State Wards
1,533 19
Smith-Hughes Fund
2,845 75
Corporation Taxes, Domestic .
51,946 30
Corporation Taxes, Foreign 1920
13,016 70
Corporation Taxes, Foreign 1921
37,110 89
Street Railway Tax
11,527 73
National Bank Tax
9,567 23
In Lieu of Taxes
94 26
Account of Poll Taxes 1920
1,099 00
Contagious Diseases
2,865 58
Total
$333,866 65
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
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