Report of the city of Somerville 1923, Part 1

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 468


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CITY OF SOMERVILLE 1


MASSACHUSETTS


ANNUAL REPORTS


1923


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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


.


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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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


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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


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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


22


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


: 25


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


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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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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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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


....


..... ..


..


..... ...


..


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


·


.


.


·


·


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


.......


...


..


..


..


....


..


..


......... ..


............


.


.


Sanitary Department


160,000 00


..


28,996 11


16


..


.


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


..


..


..


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


17


CITY AUDITOR.


..


.....


..


.


..


...


..


..


..


.


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


..


..


..


..


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


·


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


.


·


2,742 30


157 70


Memorial Day


.


.


·


.


..


...


·


·


·


..


....


..


..


...


..


....


..


..


..


ANNUAL REPORTS.


18


Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to


..


2,900 00


600 00


ment


.


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


·


.


.


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


..


..........


464 92


464 92


Water


.. .....


350 75


350 75


Miscellaneous


Total Other Accounts Revenue Totals


·


.


$2,529 87


$3,992 93


$2,339,796 61


$2,338,298 96 5,303,354 02


29,087 86


.


.


.


.


19


.


CITY AUDITOR.


..


..


.........


..


..


....


...........


........


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


·


.


.


..


119,705 93


119,705 93


..


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


..


..


............


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


......


34,220 38


34,219 66


72


.


Education


Addition, West-


ern Junior


High


School


45,286 10


133 39


150 00


45,302 71


45,302 71


..


..


$2,805 95


$565 18


$2,240 77


.


..


..


..


..


...


..


...


......


..


..


..


20


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


..


..


..


..........


......


496,194 70


383,549 03


112,645 67


School Additional Land South-


ern Junior


High School


11,500 00


............


....


...


..


............


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


..........


10,471 28


..


..........


10,471 28


Field House,


Richard Trum


Playground .


5,200 03


3 52


..


..


5,196 51


5,196 51


21


·


..


..


..


..


CITY AUDITOR.


..


...


..


..


.........


........


..


..


............


..


...


.....


....


..


...


11,500 00


10,500 00


1,000 00


278,500 00


..


..


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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