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CITY OF SOMERVILLE 1
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
1923
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SOMERVILLE
FREE
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MUNICIPAL
FOUNDED 1842.
A CITY 1872
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SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT. 1924. C
352 569 1923 Ref 242423 Case M
REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR.
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 22, 1924.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
Gentlemen: - In accordance with the requirements of Section 3 of Ordinance Number 44, I herewith submit a report of the expenditures and receipts during the year 1923, 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 interest, 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.
OCT 15 1926
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31. 1923.
Revenue Account
Cash :
In Banks and Offices ·
$65,615 15
Advance to Poor Dept.
100 00
Advance Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
Tailings
291 65
Revenue from Taxes, Supple- mentary Warrants .
471 28
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes 1923
$589,719 86
Taxes 1922
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1,165 68
Taxes 1921
97 10
Taxes 1920
257 65
Premiums on Bonds
3,343 50
Excise Tax, Ship Owners
12 34
Accrued Interest
428. 82
Special Assessments 1923
23,313 39
Departmental Bills Receivable
24,266 26
Overlay, Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1923 .
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$19,645 68
Levy of 1922 .
1,165 68
Levy of 1921 .
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97 10
Levy of 1920 .
257 65
$682,915 70
Tax Titles . ·
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Real Estate Liens
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Grade Crossings
427 30
Overlay 1917
6 00
Excess and Deficiency .
90,449 86
$750,850 01
$750,850 01
Non-Revenue Accounts.
Cash in Banks and Offices
$251,841 79
Unexpended balances : Appropriations
$251,841 79
$251,841 79
$251,841 79
ANNUAL REPORTS.
$21,166 11
Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays
8,547 88
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LIABILITIES
Temporary Loans
$600,000 00
Unexpended balances : Income of Trust Funds
1,497 65
$65,815 15
Revenue Reserved when Collected : Departmental Bills Receivable
24,266 26
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Account Poll Taxes .
387 00
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Comm. of Mass. Soldiers'
Benefits 1923
8,861 17
Water Dept. Accounts 1923
35,222 25
1,661 13
24 73
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ASSETS
BALANCE SHEET .- Continued.
Municipal Indebtedness
Net Bonded Debt
$1,743,500 00
Loans within statutory debt limit: City Bonds
$155,500 00
City Hall Additions 150,000 00
Sewer Bonds
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161,000 00
Highway Bonds
201,000 00
Bridge Bonds
26,000 00
Public Building Bonds
193,000 00
Schoolhouse Bonds
845,000 00
$1,731,500 00
Loans outside statutory debt limit: Sewer Bonds . · ·
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6,000 00
Met. Park Assessment Bonds 6,000 00
$12,000 00
$1,743,500 00
$1,743,500 00
Trust Funds.
Trust Funds :
School Funds .
$5,300 00
Library Funds
20,414 58
Poor Funds
1,681 66
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CITY AUDITOR.
Investments : Cash and Securities
Cash and Securities
$27,396 24
$27,396 24
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1923.
REVENUE. Receipts.
General :-
Taxes
$2,636,906 35
Corporation, Income and Bank Taxes .
302,375 26
Licenses and Permits .
15,280 90
Fines and Forfeits
12,423 99
State, Vocational School
9,592 10
State, Continuation . School
4,160 31
State, Americanization
3,715 91
State, Smith-Hughes Fund
2,833 05
State, Account Poll Taxes
2,940 00
State, Account Boston Elevated
46,106 54
Sale of Land and Buildings .
10,459 80
County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses
2,198 78
Miscellaneous
389 88
$3,049,382 87
Special Assessments .
72,291 85
Departmental :--
General Government ·
9,159 22
Protection of Persons and Property
2,106 17
Health and Sanitation
12,480 03
Highways
15,537 89
Charities
38,554 49
Soldiers' Benefits
11,145 82
Schools
11,934 90
Libraries
2,281 71
Baths
935 15
Miscellaneous
815 00
$104,950 38
Water Department Accounts .
$309,032 55
Interest on deposits, taxes, etc.
31,671 14
Temporary Loans
1,850,000 00
Premium on Loans
3,343 50
Refunds
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4,501 60
Total receipts
$5,425,173 89
Balance at beinning of period . .
184,389 87
$5,609,563 76
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CITY AUDITOR.
CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1923. - Continued. .. Payments.
Appropriations
$2,918,201 51
Trust Funds Income
5,025 15
Temporary Loans
1,750,000 00
Com. of Massachusetts:
Taxes and Assessments
461,487 41
County of Middlesex, Tax .
119,705 93
Tax Titles
1,070 30
Real Estate Liens
15 30
Tellers Overs and Shorts
56 54
Refunds
938 33
Total Payments .
$5,256,500 47 287,448 14
Transfer to Non-Revenue
Balance on hand .
65,615 15
$5,609,563 76
NON-REVENUE.
Receipts.
Funded Debt Loans .
$450,000 00
Redemption of Tax Titles .
2,061 29
Refunds
73 58
Liquor Licenses for State .
5 00
Total Receipts
$452,139 87
Transfer from Revenue
287,448 14
Balance at beginning of period .
326,367 28
$1,065,955 29
Payments.
Appropriations
$812,047 21
Redemption of Tax Titles
2,061 29
Liquor Licenses for State .
5 00
Total Payments .
Balance on hand .
$814,113 50 251,841 79
$1,065,955 29
Summary.
Total Revenue Receipts
$5,425,173 89
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
452,139 87
$5,877,313 76
Total balance at beginning of period
510,757 15
$6,388,070 91
Total Revenue Payments .
5,256,500 47
Total Non-Revenue Payments . .
814,113 50
$6,070,613 97
Total balance on hand
317,456 94
$6,388,070 91
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TAXES - SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Excise Tax
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
Totals
Uncollected January
1, 1923
. $20 65
$772 20
$120 32
$100 79
$1,682 22
$4,832 56
$411,970 19
$2,848,009 28 $3,267,508 21
Commitments
27 35
3 51
10 00
40 86
Total to Collect . $48 00
$772 20
$120 32
$104 30
$1,682 22
$4,842 56
$411,970 19
$2,848,009 28
$3,267,549 07
Collection ( Less Re-
funds) .
35 66
4 00
627 64
1,207 07
401,881 96
2,233,063 02
2,637,326 85
Abatements
772 20
120 32
100 30
796 93
3,538 39
8,922 55
25,226 40
38,969 59
Total Collections &
Abatements
$35 66
$772 20
$120 32
$104 30
$ 1,424 57
$4,745 46
$410,804 51
$2,258,289 42 $2,676,296 44
Uncollected December 31, 1923
12 34
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257 65
97 10
1,165 68
589,719 86
591,252 63
Street Sprinkling
Sewer
Sidewalks
Highway Betterment
Total
Assessments levied 1921, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1923
$92 72
$1,012 07
$864 37
$1,969 16
Assessments levied 1922, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1923
$7,546 42
6,469 13
3,341 05
7,361 02
24,717 62
Assessments levied 1923
45,504 18
1,506 30
4,968 40
17,145 50
69,124 38
Total to Collect
$53,050 60
$8,068 15
$9,321 52
$25,370 89
$95,811 16
Collections (Less Refunds)
44,946 76
6,561 85
6,837 66
13,945 58
72,291 85
Abatements
205 92
205 92
Collections and Abatements .
$45,152 68
$6,561 85
$6,837 66
$13,945 58
$72,497 77
Uncollected
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7,897 92
1,506 30
2,483 86
11,425 31
23,313 39
Uncollected 1923 Assessments .
$23,313 39
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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DEPARTMENTAL BILLS.
Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue.
Balance Jan. 1, 1923
Committed 1923
Total to Collect
Abated
Collected
Uncollected
Police Department
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$268 40
Commissioner of Buildings
$22 25
22 25
15 76
$6 49
Maintenance Police Buildings
1,350 00
1,350 00
1,012 50
337 50
Health Department
1,129 34
975 07
2,104 41
221 00
1,169 98
713 43
Contagious Hospital
2,816 0
9,242 50
12,058 50
683 50
7,083 14
4,291 86
Inspection of Milk
3 00
878 00
881 00
1 00
708 50
171 50
Sewers
Maintenance
59 35
59 35
59 35
Sewers Construction
233 07
233 07
233 07
Sanitary Department
21 00
918 50
939 50
321 00
618 50
Highway Maintenance
94 49
15,786 24
15,880 73
44 10
15,241 06
595 57
Sidewalks Maintenance
22 87
9 66
32 53
32 53
Street Sprinkling
24 30
24 30
24 30
Highway Buildings
240 00
240 00
240
00
Poor Department Miscellaneous
12,060 26
35,961 37
48,021 63
463 86
30,862 62
16,695 15
Poor Department City Home
355 72
4,218 27
4,573 99
4,497 56
76 43
School Contingent
1,742 34
10,820 60
12,562 94
679 23
10,542 38
1,341 33
School Buildings
102 00
1,334 15
1,436 15
55 00
1,344 15
37 00
$18,369 27
$82,886 52
$101,255 79
$2,468 69
$74,520 84
$24,266 26
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$268 40
$268 40
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Sanitary Buildings
567 04
567 04
567 04
CITY AUDITOR.
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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE).
Metered Rates ·
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Commitments $265,589 76
Abatements Collections (net)
$229,718 47
Annual Rates
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Additional Rates
1,175 17
132 09
1,043 08
Service Assessments .
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12,471 05
12,471 05
Maintenance Bills
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8,223 42
616 60
7,606 82
$314,179 65
$3,889 75
$275,067 65
$35,222 25
Receipts
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1923 .
35,222 25
Water Revenue 1923 .
. . $310,289 90
Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1922.
Uncollected January 1, 1923
$33,666 39
Abated
$152 12
Collected
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33,514 27
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
$33,666 39
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$275,067 65
26,720 25
$649 04 2,492 02
24,228 23
Balance $35,222 25
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Taxes from State: Street Railway
$25,000 00
$24,874 83
$125 17
Licenses and Permits :
Milk
400 00
424 00
24 00
Health
200 00
183 00
17 00
City Clerk
4,500 00
5,021 75
521 75
Executive
1,000 00
1,040 00
40 00
Pedlers' License Commission
900 00
940
00
40 00
Miscellaneous
445 65
445
65
Buildings
1,800 00
2,639 00
839 00
Electrical
3,000 00
3,668 00
668 00
Licensing Commission
919 50
919 50
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Fines and Forfeits:
Court Fines
5,000 00
9,621 74
4,621 74
Departmental Penalties .
150 00
229 00
79 00
Grants and Gifts:
State, Industrial School
8,700 00
9,592 10
892 10
Continuation School
4,100 00
4,160 31
60 31
Americanization
3,000 00
3,715 91
715 91
County, Dog Licenses
2,100 00
2,198 78
98 78
Special Excise Tax
27 35
27 35
Special Assessments :
Street Sprinkling .
45,300 00
45,311 76
11 76
Sewers
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14,300 00
17,145 50
2,845 50
Sidewalks
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6,000 00
4,968 40
1,031 60
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2,000 00
1,506 30
493 70
Street Betterments
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
General Government:
Treasury Department
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6,000 00
7,324 36
1,324 36
City Clerk's Department
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Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department .
500 00
399 92
100 08
Rent of Court Room
1,350 00
1,012 50
337 50
Fire Department .
74 50
74 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
600 00
619 25
19 25
Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
1,000 00
1,169 98
169 98
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Contagious Hospital
6,500 00
7,083 14
583 14
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
300 00
740 35
440 35
Sanitary Department
2,627 10
2,627 10
Sanitary Buildings
550 00
567 04
17 04
Sewers Maintenance
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Highways:
Highway Maintenance
9,000 00
15,241- 06
6,241 06
Street Sprinkling .
24 30
24 30
Sidewalks Maintenance
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240 00
240 00
Highway Buildings
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Charities :
Poor Department, City Home .
6,000 00
7,691 87
1,691 87
Poor Department, Miscellaneous . .
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38,000 00
30,862 62
7,137 38
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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59 35
59 35
Sewers Construction
233 07
233 07
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1,800 00
1,796 85
3 15
Commissioner of Buildings ·
15 76
15 76
12
32 53
32 53
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ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
8,200 00
7,297 00
903 00
Military Aid
2,500 00
1,452 50
1,047 50
Soldiers' Burials
1,000 00
758 82
241 18
Education :
School Contingent .
8,900 00
10,590 75
1,690 75
School Buildings
1,500 00
1,344 15
155 85
Libraries :
Library Department
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2,400 00
2,281 71
118 29
Recreation and Unclassified :
Electrolysis
500 00
750 00
250 00
Bathhouse
650 00
497 45
152 55
Shower Baths
450 00
437 70
12 30
Miscellaneous
100 00
814 73
714 73
Public Service Enterprises: Water Department .
275,000 00
310,289 90
35,289 90
Interest:
Bank Deposits
11,000 00
15,366 88
4,366 88
Deferred Taxes
13,500 00
14,301 38
801 38
Deferred Special Assessments
200 00
302 42
102 42
$525,190 00
$582,933 82
$69,620 07
$11,876 25
Estimate
$525,190 00
Actual
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582,933 82
Excess
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$57,743 82
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (REVENUE).
Receipts and
Balance to Excess and
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures Deficiency
General Government
Board of Aldermen
Ex- De-
$13,000 00
$5 00
$1,305 00
$1,303 42
$1 58
partment
3,000 00
15 00
50 62
3,065 62
3,063 66
1 96
Executive Department .
7,920 00
7,920 00
7,886 80
33 20
Auditing Department
6,200 00
6,200 00
6,058 34
141 66
Treasury Department
22,500 00
450 00
22,950 00
22,875 62
74 38
Assessors' Department .
21,100 00
21,100 00
20,876 33
223 67
sion
25 00
25 (
24 78
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Licensing Commission
400 00
800 00
1,200 00
1,083 11
116 89
Certification of Notes and Bonds
700 00
210 00
910 00
910 00
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City Clerk's Department
9,870 00
64 00
1,856 65
11,662 65
11,578 66
83 99
Registration of City Labor- ers
475 00
475 00
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28 75
Law Department
3,875 00
3,875 00
3,719 27
155 73
City Messenger's Department
2,950 00
2,950 00
2,945 59
4 41
Emergency Department
13,100 00
13,100 00
12,908 45
191 55
Commissioner Buildings
8,600 00
340 00
8,260 00
8,257 93
2 07
Maintenance Municipal Bldgs
11,500 00
1,700 00
13,200 00
13,160 89
39 11
City Planning Board
4,500 00
4,500 00
3,925 00
575 00
Election
Expenses,
City
Clerk .
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1,920 00
1,878 78
41 22
Election
Expenses,
Regis-
4,565 00
4,450 33
114 67
Pay of Election Officers
3,000 00
64 00
3,064 00
3,064 00
Maintenance Polling Places .
370 00
40 00
410 00
409 45
55
Total General Government .
128,235 00
769 00
3,284 00
1,907 27
132,657 27
130,826 66
1,830 61
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
trars of Voters . .
4,930 00
365 00
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of Public
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1,920 00
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Pedlers' License Commis-
penses
Clerk of Committees ·
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (REVENUE).
Appropriation Appropriation
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures Deficiency
Protection of Persons and
Property : -
Police Department
196,400 00
365 00
196,765 00
196,763 57
1 43
Maintenance
Police
Build-
ings
6,000 00
6,000 00
5,608 05
391 95
Fire Department ...
230,825 00
1,202 84
232,027 84
230,964 18
1,063 66
Maintenance Fire Buildings
12,900 00
1,000 00
4 00
11,904 00
11,314 67
589 33
Weights and Measures .
2,345 00
475 00
2,820 00
2,802 10
17 90
Electrical Department
19,400 00
578 71
19,978 71
18,510 68
1,468 03
Maintenance Electrical Build- ings
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,872 56
127 44
Suppression of Moths
4,200 00
4,200 00
3,990 02
209 98
Care of Trees
5,400 00
5,400 00
5,343 49
56 51
Total Protection of Persons & Property .
479,470 00
1,000 00
840 00
1,785 55
481,095 55
477,169 32
3,926 23
Health and Sanitation :-
Health Department
22,815 00
1 00
31 50
22,845 50
21,945 43
900 07
Vital Statistics
775 00
260 00
1,035 00
1,002 17
32 83
Contagious Hospital
17,700 00
9 00
17,709 00
17,049 00
660 00
Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital
4,960 00
4,960 00
4,138 59
821 41
Inspection of Animals and Provisions .
2,280 00
1 00
2,281 00
2,280 36
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Inspection of Milk and Vin- egar
5,085 00
5,085 00
5,018 76
66 24
Inspection of School Children
1,750 00
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1,750 00
1,747 06
2 94
School Nurses' Salaries
2,225 00
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2,225 00
2,225 00
Sewers Maintenance
24,000 00
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24,000 00
23,067 79
932 21
Maintenance
Sewer
Build-
ings
350 00
350 00
241 88
108 12
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CITY AUDITOR.
Balance to Excess and
Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (REVENUE).
Receipts and
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to 19,150 00
Service Trans.
Total Credit 179,150 00
Expenditures 178,873 15
Balance to Excess and Deficiency 276 85
Maintenance Sanitary Build- ings
1,350 00
585 00
8 45
773 45
701 49
71 96
Street Cleaning
26,000 00
3,000 00
3 89
Total Health and Sanitation
269,290 00
586 00
22,411 00
48 95
29,000 00 291,163 95
287,286 79
3,877 16
Highways :--
Highways Maintenance
64,400 00
8,900 00
32,566 46
105,866 46
105,736 44
130 02
Sidewalks Maintenance
8,750 00
200 00
384 84
8,934 84
8,931 32
3 52
Street Sprinkling .
40,150 00
3,500 00
43,650 00
43,649 10
90
Street Lighting
77,280 00
1,650 00
75,630 00
74,496 27
1,133 73
Maintenance Highway Build-
ings
.
2,125 00
655 00
2,780 00
2,776 43
3 57
Total Highways
192,705 00
1,850 00
13,055 00
32,951 30
236,861 30
235,589 56
1,271 74
Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits :-
Poor Department Miscella- neous .
95,550 00
6,855 00
379 54
89,074 54
88,909 21
165 33
Poor Department City Home
14,720 00
40 00
12 86
14,772 86
14,770 97
1 89
Maintenance
City
Home
Buildings
5,900 00
660 00
4 62
5,244 62
5,241 09
3 53
Soldiers'
Benefits
General
Administration
1,340 00
1,340
00
1,319 76
20 24
Military Aid
5,000 00
143 00
5,143 00
3,048 00
2,095 00
State Aid
8,200 00
64 00
8,264 00
7,361 00
903 00
Soldiers' Relief
27,500 00
2,175 00
387 00
25,712 00
22,943 55
2,768 45
Soldiers' Burials
1,000 00
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1,000 00
758 82
241 18
Total Charities and Soldiers'
Benefits
159,210 00
9,690 00
40 00
991 02
150,551 02
144,352 40
6,198 62
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Sanitary Department
160,000 00
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28,996 11
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (REVENUE).
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Balance to Excess and Expenditures Deficiency
Education :-
School Contingent
59,350 00
1,031 39
60,381 39
59,449 94
931 45
Outside Tuition
8,700 00
8,700 00
7,590 64
1,109 36
School Teachers' Salaries
742,000 00
8 00
742,008 00
740,975 37
1,032 63
Janitors' Services .
61,000 00
2,550 00
22 39
58,472 39
58,316 47
155 92
Fuel and Light
61,000 00
550 00
763 64
62,313 64
62,308 68
4 96
Buildings and Grounds
55,000 00
50 00
7,920 00
890 35
63,760
35
63,749 32
11 03
Total Education
987,050 00
2,600 00
8,470 00
2,715 77
995,635 77
992,390 42
3,245 35
Libraries :-
Central Library
31,100 00
1 00
94 29
31,193 29
31,190 16
3 13
Maintenance Central Library
6,180 00
780 00
6,960 00
6,957 43
2 57
West Somerville Branch Li- brary . .
8,475 00
45 57
8,520 57
8,516 35
4 22
Maintenance W. Somerville Branch Library .
2,700 00
100 00
2,600 00
2,575 69
24 31
East Somerville Branch Li- brary .
5,450 00
16 19
5,466 19
5,465 28
91
Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library .
2,000 00
240 00
1,760 00
1,744 98
15 02
Union Square Branch Li- brary .
6,200 00
1 00
20 42
6,221 42
6,220 82
60
Maintenance Union Square Branch Library ·
2,800 00
200 00
2,600 00
2,582 38
17 62
Total Libraries
64,905 00
541 00
781 00
176 47
65,321 47
65,253 09
68 38
Recreation and Unclassified :---
Parks Maintenance
11,200 00
11,200 00
11,185 76
14 24
Maintenance Park Buildings
2,505 00
750 00
3,255 00
3,250 79
4 21
Playgrounds Maintenance
6,600 00
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6,600 00
6,545 13
54 87
Public Welfare and Recrea-
tion Commission
5,000 00
5,000 00
4,060 44
939 56
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (REVENUE).
Appropriation Appropriation
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Maintenance Bathhouse
2,800 00
250 00
2,550 00
2,547 58
2 42
Celebrations .
3,000 00
100 00
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600 00
597 79
2 21
Municipal Documents
1,975 00
100 00
2,075 00
2,061 48
13 52
Maintenance Bandstand
150 00
65 00
215 00
210
22
4 78
Rifle Practice Cos. A & B .
1,500 00
1,500 00
352 00
1,148 00
· Quarters for American Le- gion ·
635 00
635 00
635 00
Quarters for George Dilboy Post V. F. W. . .
600 00
600 00
600 00
Contingent Fund
10,000 00
9,815 00
185 00
185 00
Workmen's Compensation
5,000 00
1,000 00
4,000 00
3,907 69
92 31
Pensions
46,000 00
1,400 00
44,600 00
44,406 22
193 78
Damage to Persons and Per-
sonal Property . .
7,500 00
500 00
8,000 00
7,889 25
110 75
Total Recreation
and Un-
classified
105,065 00
12,565 00
1,415 00
93,915 00
90,991 65
2,923 35
Municipal Indebtedness :-
Interest .
100,572 50
6,000 00
2,377 78
108,950 28
104,905 36
4,044 92
Reduction of Funded Debt .
163,102 50
2,397 50
165,500 00
165,500 00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
263,675 00
6,000 00
4,775 28
274,450 28
270,405 36
4,044 92
Water Works :-
Water
Maintenance
70,000 00
12,600 00
21,071 91
103,503 29
103,503 29
168 62
Water Works Extension
36,000 00
10,200 00
173 23
25,973 23
25,953 59
19 64
Maintenance Water Build-
ings
2,200 00
100 00
70 00
13 52
2,183 52
2,168 78
14 74
Metropolitan
Water Assess-
.
135,800 00
3,365 00
139,165 00
139,164 15
85
Total Water Works
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244,000 00
10,300 00
16,035 00
21,258 66
270,993 66
270,789 81
203 85
Total Appropriations . $2,893,605 00
$39,901 00
$72,331 00
$66,610 27
$2,992,645 27
$2,965,055 06
$27,590 21
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2,742 30
157 70
Memorial Day
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
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2,900 00
600 00
ment
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (REVENUE).
Other Accounts
Balance from 1922
Receipts
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to 1924
Income of Trust Funds :- School :-
S. Newton Cutler .
$453 25
$214 50
$667 75
$42 90
$624 85
Caroline G. Baker .
6 75
13 50
20 25
9 32
10 93
Smith-Hughes
1,466 90
2,833 05
4,299 95
4,105 35
194 60
Library :-
S. Newton Cutler
48
42 88
43 36
43 16
20
Martha R. Hunt, Art
32 01
100 00
132 01
29 50
102 51
Martha R. Hunt, Book .
76
495 31
496 07
484 95
11 12
Hunt Fund for Expenses
202 77
202 77
145 00
57 77
Isaac Pitman, Art .
52
171 32
171 84
126 25
45 59
Isaac Pitman, Poetry
4 97
42 82
47 79
38 72
9 07
Frances A. Wilder .
4 29
4 50
8 79
8 79
Poor :-
Olive C. Cummings
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State Taxes and Assessments
461,487 41
461,487 41
County Tax .
1,070 30
1,070 30
Tax Titles
15 30
15 30
Real Estate Liens .
56 54
56 54
Tellers Overs and Shorts
122 66
122 66
Refunds,-Taxes
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464 92
464 92
Water
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350 75
350 75
Miscellaneous
Total Other Accounts Revenue Totals
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$2,529 87
$3,992 93
$2,339,796 61
$2,338,298 96 5,303,354 02
29,087 86
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1,750,000 00
1,750,000 00
Temporary Loans
357 17
75 05
432 22
432 22
$1,497 65
5,332,441 88
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119,705 93
119,705 93
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (NON-REVENUE).
Balance From 1922
Appro- priations
Appropriation Appropriation transfers from transfers to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credits
Expenditures
Balance to 1924
Protection of Persons and Property Electrical De- partment Un- derground Wires $2,805 95
Extreme Emer- gency, Health and Safety .
921 36
921 36
Fire Depart-
ment, Addi-
tional
Ap -
paratus
11,500 00
20,000 00
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31,500 00
30,781 25 .
718 75
Health and Sanitation
Sewers Con - struction
2,756 38
6,000 00
262 80
9,019 18
5,617 33
3,401 85
Highways
New Streets
4,274 09
32,500 00
60 00
36,834 09
36,829 49
4 60
Permanent Pavement
2,003 81
50,400 00
1,150 00
53,553 81
53,536 73
17 08
Sidewalks Con-
· struction
636 37
12,000 00
650 00
30 00
13,316 37
13,314 46
1 91
Reconstruction
and Resurfac- ing
20 38
30,000 00
4,200 00
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34,220 38
34,219 66
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Education
Addition, West-
ern Junior
High
School
45,286 10
133 39
150 00
45,302 71
45,302 71
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$2,805 95
$565 18
$2,240 77
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (NON-REVENUE).
Balance From 1922
Appro- priations
Appropriation Appropriation transfers from transfers to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credits
Expenditures
Balance to 1924
Addition, South-
ern Junior High School Northern -East-
38,977 04
8 52
73 58
39,042 10
39,042 10
ern High
Junior
496,194 70
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496,194 70
383,549 03
112,645 67
School Additional Land South-
ern Junior
High School
11,500 00
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278,500 00
163,039 25
115,460 75
City Hall Ad- ditions . Additional Land Dur- rell School
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
Bennett School Addition
166 71
166 71
New School Building East Somerville .
1,046 70
1,046 70
1,046 70
School Houses,
Sprinkler Sys- tem
3,539 88
3,539 88
3,539 88
Recreation
Field House,
Dilboy Field
10,037 78
433 50
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10,471 28
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10,471 28
Field House,
Richard Trum
Playground .
5,200 03
3 52
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5,196 51
5,196 51
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11,500 00
10,500 00
1,000 00
278,500 00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1923 (NON-REVENUE).
Balance From 1922
Appro- priations
transfers to Appropriation Appropriation transfers from
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credits
Expenditures
Balance to 1924
Improvement Playgrounds, West Somer- ville Junior High School
3,500 00
1,025 00
4,525 00
4,233 17
291 83
Total Appropri- ation Acc'ts.
$625,367 28
$445,400 00
$1,233 50
$7,668 50
$366 38 $1,077,568 66
$825,726 87 $251,841 79
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