Report of the city of Somerville 1922, Part 1

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 472


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REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR.


OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR,


January 15, 1923.


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 1922, showing in detail the appropriation and expenditures, and the receipts from each source of income. Also a statement of the funded debt and temporary loans, table relative to maturities and in- terest, a balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities at the close of the fiscal year and a statement of the treasurer's cash.


Respectfully submitted,


HOWARD E. WEMYSS,


City Auditor.


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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1922.


Revenue Account.


ASSETS.


LIABILITIES.


Cash:


In Banks and Offices


$184,389 87


Advance to Poor Dept. . 100 00


Advance, Soldiers' Benefits 100 00


Tailings .


. . .


291 65


Premiums on Loans .


2,397 50


Accrued Interest .


111 11


Accounts Receivable:


Revenue from Taxes, Supple-


mentary Warrants


528 66


Taxes 1921 .


4,832 56


Taxes 1920


1,682 22


Taxes 1919


100 79


Taxes 1918


120 32


Taxes 1917


772 20


1,500 00


Excise Tax, Ship Owners


20 65


Special Assessments 1922


24,717 62


Overlay, Reserved for Abatements :


Overlay, 1922 ..


$15,203 55


Levy of 1921 . .


3,603 21


Levy of 1920


.


.


1,007 13


Levy of '1918 . .


141 52


Levy of 1917 . .


766 20


$508,741 04


$20,721 61


Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Account Abated Polls


2,704 00


. Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays


3,356 43


Tax Titles


3,164 08


Real Estate Liens


·


74 43


Grade Crossings


427 30


Overlay 1919


.


111 29


$699,812 01


$699,812 01


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·


Special Assessments 1921


1,969 16


Departmental Bills Receivable


18,369 27


Comm. of Mass. Soldiers'


Benefits 1922


10,519 67


Water Dept. Accounts 1922


33,666 39


Temporary Loans .. .


$500,000 00


Unexpended balances : Income of Trust Funds .


2,529 87


.


·


$184,589 87


Taxes 1922


.


$411,970 19


Revenue Reserved when Collected : Departmental Bills Receivable


18,369 27


Sale of Land and Buildings, Marshall Street


.


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Excess and Deficiency


150,005 89


.


BALANCE SHEET .- Continued.


Non-Revenue Accounts.


Cash in Banks and Offices . Loans Authorized · .


$326,367 28 Unexpended balances : 300,000 00 Appropriations


$626,367 28


$626,367 28


$626,367 28


Municipal Indebtedness


Net Bonded Debt


1,459,000 00


Loans within statutory debt limit: City Bonds $197,000 00 . Municipal Bonds 7,000 00


179,000 00 Sewer Bonds . .


247,000 00 Highway Bonds .


School House Bonds .


575,000 00


Bridge Bonds ·


27,000 00


Public Buildings Bonds


211,000 00


$1,443,000 00


Loans outside statutory debt limit: Sewer Bonds .


$9,000 00 Met. Park Assessment Bonds 7,000 00 ·


$16,000 00


$1,459,000 00


$1,459,000 00


Trust Funds


Trust Funds: School Funds


$5,300 00


Library Funds .


20,414 58


Poor Funds .


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CITY AUDITOR.


Investments : Cash and Securities


$27,396 24


1,681 66


$27,396 24


$27,396 24


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1922.


REVENUE.


Receipts.


General :-


Taxes


$2,847,915 18


Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes . 249,450 44


Licenses and Permits .


12,943 59


Fines and Forfeits


5,772 23


State, Vocational Schools .


8,273 44


State, Americanization


4,011 34


State, Commission on Blind


600 00


State, Continuation Schools


3,581 50


State, Smith-Hughes Fund .


2,459 34


State, Account Boston Elevated Rail- way


21,712 43


County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses


2,053 71


Sale of Fire House


1,500 00


Miscellaneous


132 07


.


$3,160,405 27


Special Assessments


61,090 17


Departmental :-


General Government


9,109 40


Protection of Persons and Property


2,812 15


Health and Sanitation .


14,454 97


Highways


9,992 98


Charities


48,184 37


Soldiers' Benefits


11,915 50


Schools


19,990 20


Libraries .


2,348 57


Baths


1,155 20


Miscellaneous


.


$120,618 34


Water Department Accounts .


$276,826 12


Interest on deposits, taxes, etc.


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.


28,147 24


Temporary Loans


1,758,000 00


Premium on Loans


2,397 50


Refunds


21,796 60


Total Receipts .


$5,429,281 24


139,245 05


Balance at beginning of period .


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$5,568,526 29


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655 00


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CITY AUDITOR.


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1922 .- Continued.


Payments.


Appropriations


$2,843,743 14


Trust Funds Income


.


4,231 04


Temporary Loans


1,843,000 00


Comm. of Massachusetts :-- Taxes and Assessments Fees


462,303 00


County of Middlesex, Tax


123,565 67


Real Estate Liens


15 55


Tellers Overs and Shorts


179 99


Refunds


878 93


Total Payments


Transfer to Non-Revenue


Balance on hand


$5,278,685 41 105,451 01 184,389 87


$5,568,526 29


NON-REVENUE. Receipts.


Funded Debt Loans


$625,000 00


Construction Bills Receivable


5,095 00


Redemption of Tax Titles


2,875 79


Liquor License Fees for State


3 75


Refunds .


10,079 00


Total Receipts


$643,053 54


Transfer from Revenue


105,451 01


Balance at beginning of period


21,989 15


$770,493 70


Payments.


Appropriations


$441,246 88


Redemption of Tax Titles .


2,875 79


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Fees


3 75


Total Payments


Balance on hand


$444,126 42 326,367 28


$770,493 70


Summary.


Total Revenue Receipts .


$5,429,281 24


Total Non-Revenue Receipts .


643,053 54


$6,072,334 78


Total bal. at beginning of period


161,234 20


$6,233,568 98


Total Revenue Payments 1


$5,278,685 41


Total Non-Revenue Payments


444,126 42


$5,722,811 83


Total balance on hand .


510,757 15


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$6,233,568 98


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5 25


Tax Titles


762 84


TAXES .- SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS


Excise Tax


1917 $772 20


1918 $143 52


1919 $572 17


1920 $2,917 34


1921 $449,077 38


1922


Uncollected January 1, 1922 Commitments


$21 66


33 31


$2,847,111 86


Totals $453,504 27 2,847,145 17


Total to Collect


$54 97


$772 20


$143 52


$572 17


$2,917 34


$449,077 38


$2,847,111 86


$3,300,649 44


Collections (Less Refunds)


34 32


21 20


31 80


234 09


438,342 98


2,408,631 57


2,847,295 96


Abatements


*6 00


2 00


439 58


1,001 03


5,901 84


26,510 10


33,860 55


Total Collections and abate- ments


$34 32


$6 00


.$23 20


$471 38


$1,235 12


$444,244 82


$2,435,141 67


2,881,156 51


Uncollected December 31, 1922 .


20 65


772 20


.120 32


100 79


1,682 22


4,832 56


411,970 19


419,498 93


*Refunds


Street Sprinkling


Sewer


Sidewalks


Highway Betterments


Total


Assessments levied 1920, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1922


$1,143 67


$219 22


$1,362 89


Assessments levied 1921, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1922


7,986 55


1,581 07


6,069 39


4,419 30


20,056 31


Assessments levied 1922 .


45,199 56


7,559 74


6,412 45


7,361 02


66,532 77


Total to Collect


$53,186 11


$9,140 81


$13,625 51


$11,999 54


$87,951 97


Collections (Less Refunds)


45,433 41


2,578 96


9,272 39


3,774 15


61,058 91


Abatements


206 28


206 28


Collections and Abatements .


$45,639 69


$2,578 96


$ 9,272 39


$ 3,774 15


$61,265 19


Uncollected .


7,546 42


6,561 85


4,353 12


8,225 39


26,686 78


Uncollected 1921 Assessments


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1,969 16


Uncollected 1922 Assessments


24,717 62


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Total Uncollected Assessments .


$26,686 78


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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DEPARTMENTAL BILLS


Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue


Balance Jan. 1, 1922


1922


Total to Collect


Abated


Collected Uncollected


Police Department


Maintenance Police Buildings


.


1,175


00


1,175 00


1,175 00


Commisioner of Buildings


1,122 25


1,122 25


.. ....


1,100 00


22 25


Fire Department


100 00


100 00


100 00


Electrical Department


50


00


50 00


50 00


Health Department


3.67 14


1,149 84


1,516 98


71


386 93


1,129 34


Contagious Hospital


2,857 34


6,896 64


9,753 98


178 71


6,759 27


2,816 00


Inspection of Milk


31 00


600 50


631 50


628 50


3 00


Sanitary. Department


21 00


4,089 04


4,110 04


4,089 04


21 00


Maintenance Sanitary Buildings


272 81


272 81


272 81


Highway Maintenance


118 34


9,417 30


9,535 64


8 69


9,432 46


94 49


Sidewalks Maintenance


85 15


85 15


62 28


22 87


New Sidewalks


246 24


246 24


246 24


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10 00


230 00


240 00


240 00


Poor Department, Miscellaneous


14,106 63


40,706 77


54,813 40


1,112 48


41,640 66


12,060 26


Poor Department, City Home


998 04


4,141 83


5,139 87


1,091 60


3,692 55


355 72


School Contingent


2,178 95


17,714 94


19,893 89


146 93


18,004 62


1,742 34


Maintenance School Buildings


144 00


1,890 25


2,034 25


23 00


1,909 25


102 00


Maintenance Park Buildings .


20 00


20 00


20 00


Bathhouse


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$20,832 44


$90,451 18


$111,283 62


$2,582 12


$90,332 23


$18,369 27


Construction Bills, Pledged to Appropri- ations :


Northern-Eastern Junior High School .


..... ..


5,110 00


5,110 00


15 00


5,095 00


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40 00


40 00


20 00


20 00


Street Sprinkling


12 00


12 00


12 00


Maintenance Highway Buildings


.


$490 62


$490 62


$490 62


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Committed


10


WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE)


Abatements Collections (net)


Metered Rates .


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.


.


Commitments $241,859 36 28,121 25


620 33


207,572 64


Balance 33,666 39


Annual Rates


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.


.


.


1,241 06


150 95


1,090 11


Additional Rates


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.


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.


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.


·


.


.


4,991 15


447 52


4,543 63


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$285,887 40


$1,760 78


$250,460 23


$33,666 39


Receipts


Metered Rates Last Quarter 1922


33,666 39


Water Revenue 1922 .


$284,126 62


Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1921


Uncollected January 1, 1922


$26,283 99


Abated


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.


·


26,272 54


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Service Assessments


.


.


.


9,674 58


9,674 58


Maintenance Bills


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


$26,283 99 -


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.


$11 45


Collected


541 98


27,579 27


$250,460 23


STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


$13,000 00


$24,477 35


$11,477 35


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Licenses and Permits :


Milk


400 00


422 50


22 50


Health


120 00


213 00


93 00


City Clerk


3,200 00


3,752 50


552 50


Executive


1,000 00


1,107 00


107 00


Pedlers' License Commission


900 00


959 00


59 00


Buildings


1,800 00


2,641 50


841 50


Electrical


2,200 00


2,804 00


604 00


Board of License Commissioners


1,000 00


1,024 25


24 25


Miscellaneous .


19 84


19 84


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Fines and Forfeits:


Court


.


·


4,500 00


5,520 96


1,020 96


Departmental Penalties


150 00


174 00


24 00


Grants and Gifts:


County, Dog Licenses


2,050 00


2,053 71


3 71


State, Industrial School


8,200 00


8,273 44


73 44


Continuation School


4,000 00


4,011 34


11 34


Americanization


3,000 00


3,581 50


581 50


Commission for. Blind


600 00


6.00 00


Special Excise Tax .


33 31


33 31


..


...


Special Assessments:


Street Sprinkling


44,900 00


45,008 10


108 10


Sewers


3,700 00


7,559 74


3,859 74


Street Betterments


.


·


.


9,000 00


7,361 02


1,638 98


Sidewalks


5,000 00


6,412 45


1,412 45


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Taxes from State: Street Railway


STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


General Government:


Treasury Department .


5,800 00


6,350 76


550 76


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City Clerk's Department .


1,750 00


1,636 80


113 20


Commissioner of Buildings


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.


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1,100 00


1,100 00


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Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Department .


400 00


671 26


271 26


Rent of Court Room


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·


1,000 00


1,175 00


175 00


Fire Department


200 00


216 00


16 00


Sealer of Weights and Measurers .


550 00


649 89


99 89


Health and Sanitation:


Health Department .


700 00


386 93


313 07


Contagious Hospital


8,000 00


6,759 27


1,240 73


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


850 00


655 10


194 90


Sanitary Department


5,000 00


6,343 24


1,343 24


Sanitary Buildings


272 81


272 81


Sewer Buildings


37 62


37 62


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Highways:


Highway Maintenance


4,500 00


9,432 46


4,932 46


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Street Sprinkling


12 00


12 00


Sidewalks Maintenance


62 28


62 28


New Sidewalks


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.


240 00


240 00


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Charities :


Poor Department, City Home Poor Department, Miscellaneous


7,000 00 34,500 00


6,477 71


522 29


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246 24


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Highway Buildings


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


12


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41,706 66


7,206 66


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


Soldiers' Benefits : State Aid


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9,300 00


8,262 00


1,038 00


Military Ald


1,500 00


2,206 00


706 00


Soldiens' Benefits


400 00


51 67


3 48 33


Education :


School Contingent


16,100 00


18,056 64


1,956 64


School Buildings


1,300 00


1,933 56


633 56


Libraries :


Library Department


2,100 00


2,348 57


248 57


Recreation and Unclassified:


Electrolysis


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500 00


500 00


Bathhouse


600 00


698 60


98 60


Shower Baths .


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.


.


450 000


456 60


6 60


Miscellaneous .


100 00


274 89


174 89


Public Service Enterprises : Water Department .


262,000 00


284,126 62


22,126 62


Interest:


Bank Deposits .


9,500 00


11,885 23


2,385 23


Deferred Taxes


14,700 00


14,873 39


173 39


Deferred Assessments


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.


200 00


193 46


6 54


$498,460 00


$558,309 77


$65,265 81


$5,416 04


Estimate


$498,460 00


Actual


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$558,309 77


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Excess


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59,849 77


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1922 (REVENUE)


Receipts and


Appropriations


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


General Government :-


$1,300 00


1,300 00


1,270 15


29 85


Clerk of Committees


3,000


00


3,000 00


2,950 84


49 16


Executive Department .


7,650


00


7,650 00


7,457 77


192 23


Auditing Department ·


5,980 00


31 00


5,949 00


5,915 52


33 48


Treasury Department .


20,750 00


300 00


21,050


00


21,047 35


2 65


Assessors' Department


21,780 00


485 00


138 83


21,433 83


21,194 93


238 90


Pedlers' License Commission


25 00


25 00


20 93


4 07


Board of License Commis-


500 00


500 00


471 85


28 15


Certification of Notes and Bonds


550 00


630 00


1,180 00


1,180 00


City Clerk's Department


9,255 00


2,412 30


11,667 30


11,666 48


82


Registration City Laborers


435 00


435 00


425 45


9 55


Law Department .


3,075 00


55 00


3,130 00


3,127 80


2 20


City Messenger's Department


2,850 00


31 00


2,881 00


,2,880 37


63


Engineering Department


12,945 00


700 00


13,645 00


13,602 06


42 94


Commissioner Buildings .


8,420 00


5 00


8,425 00


8,425 00


Maintenance Municipal Bldgis


12,265 00


30 00


12,235 00


11,582 10


652 90


City Planning Board


50 00


50 00


10 00


40 00


Election Expenses, City Clerk


1,350 00


260 00


1,610 00


1,606 25


3 75


Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters . ·


4,9:20 00


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4,920 00


4,856 41


63 59


Pay of Election Officers


3,120 00


260 00


2,860 00


2,684 00


176 00


Maintenance Polling Places


680 00


30 00


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710 00


709 08


92


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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sioners


Board of Aldermen


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1922 (REVENUE)


Receipts and


Appropriations


Trans. from


Trans. to


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Protection of Persons and Property :-


Police Department


193,125 00


65 00


193,190 00


193,185 57


4 43


Maintenance Police Buildings


6,195 00


165 00


6,360 00


6,358 05


1 95


Fire Department


227,950 00


1,920 00


886 58


230,756 58


230,751 63


4 95


Maintenance Fire Buildings


16,185 00


220 00


15,965 00


15,696 54


268 46


Weights and Measures .


2,595 00


2,595 00


2,590 89


4 11


Electrical Department


19,495 00


535 00


539 39


19,499 39


19,454 91


44 48


Maintenance Electrical Dept. Buildings . .


1,335 00


55 00


1,390 00


1,387 66


2 34


Suppression of Moths


4,400 00


200 00


4,200 00


4,188 54


11 46


Care of Trees


7,000 00


1,500 00


5,500 00


5,312 01


187 99


Health and Sanitation :-


Health Department


18,940 00


5,545 00


64 85


24,549 85


24,545 51


4 34


Vital Statistics


1,100 00


35 00


1,065 00


930 90


134 10


Contagious Hospital


19,245 00


3,000 00


90 00


16,335 00


16,294 00


41 00


Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital


3,820 00


250 00


4,070 00


3,447 86


622 14


Inspection Animals and Pro- visions


2,230 00


5 00


2,235 00


2,233 05


1 95


Inspection Milk and Vinegar


5,255 00


50 00


6 00


5,211 00


5,188 91


22 09


Inspection of School Children


1,705 00


35 00


1,740 00


1,738 30


1 70


School Nurses' Salaries


2,100 00


2,100 00


2,100 00


Sewers Maintenance


24,500 00


400 00


542 58


24,642 58


24,296 77


345 81


Maintenance Sewer Buildings


240 00


345 00


585 00


582 31


2 69


Sanitary Department .


192,485 00


21,125 00


263 88


171,623 88


170,174 23


1,449 65


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1922 (REVENUE)


Receipts and


Appropriations


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Maintenance Sanitary Build- ings .


955 00


150 00 2,000 00


00 25,580 00


646 46 25,479 35


100 65


Highways :-


Highway Maintenance


59,520 00


8,700 00


26,041 73


94,261 73


94,071 13


190 60


Sidewalks Maintenance


8.750 00


8,750 00


8,704 23


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Street Sprinkling .


44,525 00


7,000 00


37,525 00


34,620 85


2,904 15


Street Lighting


79,000 00


1,000 00


300 00


78,300 00


76,666 55


1,633 45


Maintenance Highway Build- ings


1,755 00


70 00


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1,825 00


1,824 05


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Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits :-


Poor Department, Miscellan- eous


89,465 00


7,000 00


378 12


96,843 12


95,510 92


1,332 20


Poor Department, City Home


14,560 0


5 00


14,565 00


13,577 07


987 93


Maintenance


City Home


Buildings .


4,255 00


60 00


4,315 00


4,314 50


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Soldiers'


Benefits,


· General


administration ·


1,350 00


1,350 00


1,332 63


17 37


Military Aid


3,000 00


1,600 00


250 00


4,850 00


4,662 00


188 00


State Aid


9,300 00


6 00


9,306 00


8,268 00


1,038 00


Soldiers' Relief


33,075 00


1,196 00


34,271 00


33,008 29


1,262 71


Soldiers' Burials


400 00


400 00


51 67


348 33


Education and Libraries: -


School Contingent


56,550 00


2 75


56,552 75


56,528 04


24 71


School Teachers' Salaries


742,575 00


742,575 00


735,019 56


7,555 44


Janitors' Services


60,000 00


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60,085 00


58,228 59


1,856 41


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Street Cleaning


27,580 00


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1922 (REVENUE)


Receipts and


Appropriations


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Fuel and Light


55,200 00


55,200 00


49,954 92


5,245 08


Buildings and Grounds


62,000 00


2,000 00


418 28


60,418 28


59,905 29


512 99


Central Library


30,725 00


15 00


183 76


30,923 76


30,921 67


2 09


Maintenance Central Library


6,025 00


6,025 00


5,952 04


72 96


West Somerville Branch Li- brary


7,955 00


80 95


8,035 95


8,035 84


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Maintenance West Somerville Branch Library .


2,640 00


2,640 00


2,468 09


171 91


East Somerville Branch Li- brary


5,335 00


16 11


5,351 11


5,351 01


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Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library


1,975 00


1,975 00


1,514 60


460 40


Union Square Branch Library


6,100 00


10 84


6,110 84


6,110 75


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Maintenance Union Square Branch Library .


2,210 00


2,210 00


2,122 48


87 52


Recreation and Unclassified :-


Park Maintenance


11,450 00


11,450 00


11,383 15


66 85


Maintenance Park Buildings


1,690 00


9 00


1,699 00


1,519 56


179 44


Playgrounds Maintenance


6,510 00


300 00


339 75


6,549 75


6,495 47


54 28


Public Welfare and Recrea- tion Commission ·


6,000 00


1,335 00


4,665 00


4,662 08


2 92


Maintenance Bathhouse


2,595 00


2,595 00


2,531 49


63 51


Celebrations


6,500 00


,3 000 00


9,500 00


9,463 30


36 70


Memorial Day


500 00


350 00


850 00


744 29


105 71


Municipal Documents


1,900 00


185 00


473 84


2,558 84


2,557 53


1 31


Maintenance Bandstand


350 00


150 00


500 00


412 87


87 13


Rifle Practice Cos. A & B


400 00


115 00


515 00


514 20


80


Quarters for American Legion


600 00


600 00


572 00


28 00


Contingent Fund


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Receipts and


Appropriations


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Workmen's Compensation ·


5,000 00


350 00


24 00


74 00 789 05


Expenditures 4,236 63 38,886 61


437 37


Pensions ·


40,000 00


230 00


19 05


902 44


Damage to Persons and Prop-


12,000 00


2,300 00


14,300 00


14,278 59


21 41


Municipal Indebtedness :-


Interest


*91,911 25


3,000 00


2,291 67


91,202 92


88,608 31


2,594 61


Reduction of Funded Debt .


169,500 00


169,500 00


169,500 00


Water Works :-


Water Maintenance


65,725 00


11,000 00


22,021 78


98,746 78


96,029 46


2,717 32


Water Works Extension


35,500 00


35,500 00


32,539 92


2,960 08


Maintenance Water Buildings


1,375 00


1,375 00


1,324 84


50 16


Metropolitan Water Assess-


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132,300 00


4,000 00


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138,300 00


128,207 84


92 16


Total Appropriations . $2,889,386 25 $49,236 00


$44,936 00


$59,103 04 $2,944,189 29


$2,892,860 70 $51,328 59


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Other Accounts


Income of Trust Funds :-


Balance from 1921


Receipts


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to 1922


School :-


S. Newton Cutler


$644 73


$214 50


$859 23


$405 98


$453 25


Caroline G. Baker


3 38


13 50


16 88


10 13


6 75


Smith Hughes


1,685 74


2,459 34


4,145 08


2,678 18


1,466 90


Library : -


S. Newton Cutler


27 43


42 88


70 31


69 83


48


Martha R. Hunt, Art .


89 24


100 00


189 24


157 23


32 01


Martha R. Hunt, Book


79 .. 64


295 29


574 93


574 17


76


Hunt Fund for Expenses


202 77


202 77


202 77


Isaac Pitman, Art


63 30


171 32


234 62


234 10


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Isaac Pitman, Poetry


51 88


42 82


94 70


89 73


4 97


Francis A. Wilder


11 48


4 50


15 98


11 69


4 29


Poor: -


Olive C. Cummings ·


282 12


75 05


357 17


357 17


Temporary Loans


1,843,000 00


1,843,000 00


State Taxes and Assessments


462,303 00


462,303 00


County Tax


123,565 67


123,565 67


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Fees


5 25


5 25


Tax Titles


762 84


762 84


Real Estate Liens


15 55


15 55


Tellers Overs and Shorts


1.79 99


179 99


Refunds,-Taxes


659 54


659 54


Water


96 89


96 89


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122 60


Total Other Accounts .


$3,141 71


$3,419 20


$2,437,472 14


$2,434,942 27


'Revenue Totals


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5,327,802 97


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Balance from 1921


Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Recipts and


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Total Credits


Expenditures


Balance to 1922


Protection of Persons and Property


Electrical De- partment, Un- derground Wires


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$457 98


$2,805 95


Extreme Emer- gency Health and Safety


921 36


921 36


921 36


Fire Depart-


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$8,500 00


$3,000 00


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Health and Sanitation


Sewers Con- struction


42 47


17,000 00


$246 36


17,288 83


14,532 45


2,756 38


Highways


New Streets


60


20,000 00


20,000 60


15,726 51


4,274 09


Permanent Pave- ment


2,025 41


50,000 00


9,000 00


10,079 00


71,104 41


69,100 60


2,003 31


Sidewalks Con- struction


15 72


12,000 00


4,000 00


16,015 72


15,379 35


636 37


Reconstruction


and Resurfac- ing .


26 50


30,000 00


150 00


30,176 50


30,156 12


20 38


Education


Addition, West-


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Junior


High


School .


140,000 00


12,000 00


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106,713 90


45,286 10


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1922 (NON-REVENUE).


Balance from 1921


Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Recipts and


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Total Credits


Expenditures


Balance to 1922


Addition, South-


ern Junior High School Northern - East-


90,000 00


16,000 00


2,487 00


108,487 00


69,509 96


38,977 04


ern High


Junior


645,000 00


$26,000 00


5,095 00


624,095 00


127,900 30


496,194 70


School Bennett School Addition


166 71


166 71


166 71


New School Building, East Somerville


1,046 70


1,046 70


1,046 70


Schoolhouse


Sprinkler Sys- Items


3,539 88


3,539 88


3,539 88


Boys' Industrial School Addi-


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353 35


353 35


1,000 00


1,000 00


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Field House, Richard Trum Playground


3,000 00


2,201 46


5,201 46


1 43


5,200 03


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Balance from 1921


priation transfers from


Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Recipts and transfers to Service Trans.


Total Credits


Expenditures


Balance to 1922


Unclassified Building Public Buildings


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$21,989 15 $1,015,500 00


$26,901 46


$47,351 46


$17,907 36 $1,075,846 51


$449,479 23 $626,367 28


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2,875 79


2,875 79


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$1,078,726 05


$452,358 77 $626,367 28


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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Payments.


State Tax


$194,520 00


State Highway Tax


396 46


Non-Resident Bank Tax .


4,025 76


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


95,065 14


Metropolitan Park Assessment


61,386 67


Wellington Bridge Assessment


1,910 65


Wellington Bridge Special Assessment


1,442 10


Grade Crossings Assessment .


4,678 49


Charles River Basin Assessment


8,923 72


Alewife Brook Assessment .




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