Report of the city of Somerville 1924, Part 1

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1924
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CITY OF SOMERVILLE


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ANNUAL REPORTS


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1925.


REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR


OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 22. 1925.


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 1924, show- ing in detail the appropriation and expenditures, and the re- ceipts 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.


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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1924 Revenue Accounts


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash :


In Banks and Offices $260,793 32


Advance to Poor Dept. . 100 00


1,971 90


Advance Soldiers' Benefits


100 00


291 65


mentary Warrants . 545 55


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes 1924 $427,097 20 .


Taxes 1923


785 08


Taxes 1922


50 60


Taxes 1921 .


12 44


Excise Tax


18 26


46.598 06


Special Assessments 1924 ·


19,735 16


737 68


Apportioned High. Bett.


Overlay, Reserved for Abatements:


Assessments


Levy of 1924 $15,421 17


Departmental Bills Receivable


Levy of 1923


785 08


Comm. of Mass. Soldiers'


Levy of 1922


50 60


Benefits 1924


.


8,358 25


Levy of 1921 12 44


$16,269 29


$511,351 50 Reserve Fund, Surplus from


1,402 80


Overlays


14,383 46


Grade Crossings Advances


477 30 Excess and Deficiency


57,876 83


$774,224 92


$774,224 92


Non-Revenue Accounts


$75,417 44 Unexpended balances : Appropriations Comm. of Mass., acct Liquor Fees


$75,417 19


25


$75,417 44


$75,417 44


ANNUAL REPORTS


Cash in Banks and Offices .


Temporary Loans Unexpended balances : Income of Trust Funds . Tailings · . Revenue from Taxes, Supple-


$600,000 00


$260,993 32


Revenue Reserved when Collected : Departmental Bills Receivable $22,620 19


Special Assessments Reserved 12,930 31


35.550 50


Surplus War Bonus Fund Sale of Land


302 15


22,620 19


Water Dept. Accounts 1924


32,372 17


Tax Titles


BALANCE SHEET-Continued Municipal Indebtedness


Net Bonded Debt


$1,579,000 00 Loans within statutory debt limit:


City Bonds


$130,000 00


City Hall Additions Bonds .


142,000 00


Sewer Bonds .


144,000 00


Highway Bonds


155,000 00


Bridge Bonds . 25,000 00


Public Buildings Bonds .


175,000 00


Schoolhouse Bonds


800,000 00


$1.571,000 00


Loans outside statutory debt limit:


Sewer Bonds .


3,000 00


Met. Park Assessment Bonds 5,000 00


$8,000 00


$1,579,000 00


$1,579,000 00


Trust Funds


Trust Funds:


School Funds


$5,300 00


Library Funds


19,414 58


Poor Funds


1,681 66


Investments: Cash and Securities .


$26.396 24


$26,396 24


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ANNUAL REPORTS


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1924


REVENUE


Receipts


General : -


Taxes


$3,053,326 06


Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes .


335,211 64


Licenses and Permits


17,416 28


Fines and Forfeits


15,839 90


State, Vocational School


13.615 67


State, Continuation School


5,795 30


State Americanization


3,861 53


County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses


2,145 27


Smith-Hughes Fund


2,802 51


Sale of Land .


1,087 68


Miscellaneous


1,186 32


$3,452,288 16


Special Assessments


74,489 S4


Departmental :--


General Government


S,654 53


Protection of Persons and Property


3,467 29


Health and Sanitation


15,354 62


Highways


24,150 98


Charities


43,974 33


Soldiers' Benefits


8,861 17


Schools and School Buildings


12,901 64


Libraries


2,130 83


Baths and Bathhouse


1,041 05


Surplus War Bonus Fund


46,598 06


Miscellaneous


87 05


$167,221 55


Water Department Accounts


$305,802 45


Interest on deposits, taxes, etc.


30,847 41


Temporary Loans


1,950,000 00


Hunt Art Fund .


1,000 00


Refunds


.


4,069 63


Total receipts


$5,985,719 04


Balance at beginning of period


65,615 15


$6,051,334 19


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CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1924. - Continued


Payments


Appropriations


$3,067,029 04


Income of Trust Funds


3,785 40


Trust Fund, Hunt Art


700 23


Temporary Loans


1,950,000 00


Court Judgments


1,136 37


Tax Titles


257 39


Comm. of Mass. Taxes and Assessments


349,550 82


Comm. of Mass., acct. Polls 1923


522 00


Grade Crossings Advances


50 00


County Tax .


128,995 57


Refunds .


1,406 82


Total Payments


Transfer to Non-Revenue


$5,503,433 64 287,107 23


Balance on hand .


260,793 32


$6,051,334 19


NON-REVENUE


Receipts


Redemption of Tax Titles


$2,670 25


Liquor Fees for State


6 00


Refunds .


44,294 32


Total Receipts


$46,970 57


Transfer from Revenue


287,107 23


Balance at beginning of period .


251,841 79


$585,919 59


Payments


Appropriations


$507,826 15


Redemption of Tax Titles .


2,670 25


Liquor Fees to Comm. of Mass.


5 75


Total Payments .


$510,502 15


Balance on hand .


75,417 44


$585,919 59


Summary


Total Revenue Receipts


$5,985,719 04


Total Non-Revenue Receipts


46,970 57


$6,032,689 61


Total balance at beginning of period


317,456 94


$6,350,146 55


Total Revenue Payments .


$5,503,433 64


Total Non-Revenue Payments .


510,502 15


$6,013,935 79


Total balance on hand


336,210 76


$6,350,146 55.


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Uncollected


January


1, 1924


$12 34


$257 65


$97 10


$1,165 68


$589,719 86 256 28


$2,910,942 25


$591,252 63 2,911,263 90


Total to Collect


$42 61


$262 65


$117 20


$1,175 68


$589,976 14


$2,910,942 25


$3,502,516 53


Collections


( Less


Re-


funds)


24 35


262 65


33 66


325 18


580,678 72


2,471,469 43


3,052,793 99


Abatements


71 10


799 90


8,512 34


12,375 62


21,758 96


Total


Collections


&


Abatements


$24 35


$262 65


$104 76


$1.125 08


$589,191 06


$2,483,845 05


$3.074,552 95


Uncollected December


31, 1924


18 26


12 44


50 60


785 08


427,097 20


427,963 58


SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS


AApportioned Apportioned Betterment


Interest


Street Sprinkling


Sewers


Sidewalks


Highway Betterment


Totals


Assessments levied 1923,


Bal-


ance January 1, 1924


$7,897 92


$1,506 30


$2.483 86


$11,425 31


$23,313 39


Assessments levied 1924


$62 35


$17 82


45,897 90


3,414 75


4,308 08


17,879 00


71,579 90


Assessments recommitted 1924


19 82


63 00


82 82


Total to Collect


$62 35


$17 82


$53,795 82


$4,921 05


$6,811 76


$29,367 31


$94.976 11


Collections


( Less Refunds)


62 35


17 82


46,372 98


3,266 05


4,603 17


20.133 81


74,456 18


Abatements


315 84


104 43


420 27


Apportioned


364 50


364 50


Collected, abated or appor-


tioned


62 35


17 82


$46,688 82


$3,266 05


$4,707 60


$20,498 31


$75,240 95


Uncollected


7,107 00


1.655 00


2,104 16


8.869 00


19,735 16


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Uncollected 1924 Assessments Uncollected Apportioned Assess- ments


302 15


ANNUAL REPORTS


TAXES


Excise Tax


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


Totals


Commitments


30 27


5 00


20 10


10 00


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$19,735 16


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DEPARTMENTAL BILLS


Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue


Balance Jan. 1, 1924


Committed 1924


Total to Collect


Abated


Collected Uncollected


City Messenger's Department


$625 00


$625 00


$625 00


Commissioner of Buildings


$6 49


250 00


256 49


$6 49


250 00 1,687 50


Maintenance Police Buildings


337 50


1,350 00


1,687 50


Health Department


713 43


785 71


1,499 14


40 00


787 93


$671 21


Contagious Hospital


4,291 86


8,830 50


13,122 36


739 36


8,726 75


3,656 25


Inspection of Milk


171 50


2,211


50


2,383


00


2,011 50


371 50


Sanitary Department


400 00


400


00


400


00


Maintenance Sanitary Buildings


839 14


839 14


639 14


200 00


Highway Maintenance


595 57


24,818 04


25,413 61


16 25


23,433 86


1,963 50


Sidewalks Maintenance


99 86


99 86


64 45


35 41


New Sidewalks


363 63


363


63


363


63


Street Sprinkling


59 04


59 04


59 04


Maintenance Highway Buildings


230


00


230 00


230 00


Welfare, Miscellaneous


16,695 15


35,340 31


52,035 46


680.08


37,154


65


14,200 73


Welfare, City Home


76 43


4,484 64


4,561 07


99 42


4,187 22


274 43


School Contingent


1,341 33


11,950 27


13,291 60


332 34


11,712 10


1,247 16


Maintenance School Buildings


37 00


1,144 50


1,181 50


72 00


1,109 50


Bathhouse


25 00


25 00


25 00


Totals


$24,266 26


$93,807 14


$118,073 40


$1,985 94


$93,467 27


$22,620 19


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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE)


Commitments


Abatements Collections (not )


Balance


Metered Rates


$265,081 12


$757 28


$231,951 67


$32.372 17


Annual Rates


19,917 25


2,030 75


17,886 50


Additional Rates


1,255 89


340 71


915 18


Service Assessments


8,559 72


8,559 72


Maintenance Bills


11,412 35


724 41


10,687 94


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$306,226 33


$3,853 15


$270,001 01


$32,372 17


Receipts


$270,001 01


Metered Rates Last Quarter 1924 .


32,372 17


Water Revenue 1924


$302.373 18


Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1923


Uncollected January 1. 1924


$35,222 25


Abated


$13 42


Collected


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35,208 83


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ANNUAL REPORTS


$35,222 25


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


Taxes from State: Street Railway


$25,000 00


$16,202 84


$8,797 16


Licenses and Permits:


Milk


400 00


426 00


$26 00


Health


175 00


180 00


5 00


City Clerk


3,900 00


4,597 00


697 00


Executive


1,000 00


1,233 00


233


00


Pedlers' License Commission


750


00


1,240 00


490


00


Building Department


2,000 00


3,220 50


1,220 50


Electrical Department


3,600 00


3,925 50


325 50


Licensing Commission


1.800 00


2,110 50


310 50


Miscellaneous


300 00


483 78


183 78


Fines and Forfeits:


Court Fines


9,000 00


14.400 74


5,400 74


Departmental Penalties


150 00


311 50


161 50


Grants and Gifts:


County, Dog Licenses


2,100 00


2,145 27


45 27


State, Industrial School


12,100 00


13,615 67


1,515 67


Continuation School


3,500 00


5,795 30


2,295 30


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Americanization


3,000 00


3,861 53


861 53


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Special Assessments:


Street Sprinkling


45,500 00


45,596 76


96 76


Sewers


2,000 00


1,759 75


240 25


Street Betterments


13,500 00


9,010 00


4,490 00


Apportioned Street Betterments


62 35


62 35


Sidewalks


4,500 00


2,099 49


2,400 51


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


General Government:


Treasury Department


6,800 00


5,867 52


932 48


City Clerk's Department


1,500 00


1,909 06


409 06


City Messenger's Department


625 00


625 00


Commissioner of Buildings .


250 00


250 00


Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Department


400 00


234 76


165 24


Rent of Court Room


1,685 00


1,687 50


2 50


Fire Department


740 00


740 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures .


600 00


701 63


101 63


Health and Sanitation :


Health Department


1,500 00


787 :


712 07


Contagious Hospital


7,500 00


8,726 75


1,226 75


Inspection of Milk


450 00


2,044 00


1,594 00


Sanitary Department


1,600 00


3,156 80


1,556 80


Sanitary Buildings


550 00


639 14


89 14


Highways:


Highway Maintenance


12,000 00


23,433 86


11,433 S6


Street Sprinkling


59 04


59 04


Sidewalks Maintenance


64 45


64 45


New Sidewalks


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.


363 63


363 63


Highway Buildings


240 00


230 00


10 00


Charities:


Welfare Department, City Home


6,000 00


6,819 68


819 68


Welfare Department, Miscellaneous


35,000 00


37,154 65


2,154 65


Soldiers' Benefits :


State Aid


7,400 00


6,296 00


1,104 00


Military Aid


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1,550 00


1,942 25


392 25


Soldiers' Burials


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400 00


120 00


280 00


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ESTIMATED REVENUE


Estimate


Receipts


Excess


Deficit


Education :


School Contingent


14,300 00


11,759 82


2,540 18


School Buildings


1,300 00


1,141 82


158 18


Libraries:


Library Department


2,300 00


2,130 83


169 17


Recreation and Unclassified :


Electrolysis


250 00


500 00


250 00


Bathhouse


500 00


635 25


135 25


Shower Baths


450 00


405 80


44 20


Miscellaneous


200 00


262 32


62 32


Public Service Enterprises :


Water Department


300,000 00


302,373 18


2,373 18


Interest:


Bank Deposits


.


16,000 00


16,227 45


227 45


Deferred Taxes


200 00


264 77


1 77


Special Assessments


17 82


17 82


Apportioned Betterments


61 40


61 40


Miscellaneous


.


$565,950 00


$582,443 91


$39,005 03


$22,511 12


Estimate


582,443 91


Actual


Excess


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Totals


$565,950 00


$ 16,493 91


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11,000 00


10,532 32


467 68


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1924 (REVENUE)


Balance to Excess and


Appropriations Appropriations Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures Deficiency


General Government :-


Board of Aldermen


Ex-


$1,300 00


$2 00


$1,302 00


$1,301 02


$ 98


penses


Clerk of Committees


De-


partment ·


3,200 00


$2 00


3,198 00


3,155 69


42 31


Executive Department .


9,275 00


9,275 00


9,247 95


27 05


Auditing Department


6,640 00


125 00


6,765 00


6,762 69


2 31


Treasury Department


25,000 00


125 (


24,875 00


24,740 05


134 95


Assessors' Department


22,475 00


1,500 00


23,975 00


23,868 00


107 00


Pedlers' License Commis-


sion


25 00


25 00


24 00


1 00


Licensing Commission


2,780 00


2,780 00


2,570 22


209 78


Certification of Notes and


Bonds


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Department


10,620 00


850 00


1,886 56


13,356 56


13,241 61


114 95


Registration of City Labor- ers


480 00


480 00


479 59


41


Law Department


4,100 00


12 00


4,112 00


4,111 68


32


City Messenger's Department


3,150 00


12 00


3,138 00


3,008 03


129 97


Engineering Department


13,370 00


13,370 00


13,174 23


195 77


Commissioner


of Public


Buildings


9,490 00


110 00


3 26


9,383 26


9,356 02


27 24


Maintenance


Municipal


Buildings


14,000 00


202 87


14,202 87


14,188 03


14 84


City Planning Board


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1,000 00


506 67


493 33


Election


Expenses,


City


Clerk


·


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·


1,655 00


1,350 00


3,005 00


2,930 64


74 36


Election


Expenses,


Regis-


trars of Voters


. ·


4,875 00


1,240 00


6,115 00


6,110 68


4 32


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ANNUAL REPORTS


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150 00


150 00


City Clerks


150 00


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1924 (REVENUE)


Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Pay of Election Officers


4,596 00


175 00


4,771 00


4,771 00


Maintenance Polling Places .


850 00


760 00


1,610 00


1,607 97


2 03


Total General Government


139.031 00


249 00


6,014 00


2,092 69


146,888 69


145,305 77


1,582 92


Protection of Persons and Property : -


Police Department


222,500 00


222,500 00


220,679 14


1,820 86


Maintenance ings


Police . Build-


5,650 00


5,650


00


5,076 16


573 84


Fire Department


.253,900 00


1,287 63


437 60


255,625 23


255,365 93


259 30


Maintenance Fire Buildings


10,570 00


10,570


00


10,227 76


342 24


Weights and Measures


4,000 00


4,000 00


3,993 72


6 28


Electrical Department


21.400 00


625 39


22,025 39


21,364 26


661 13


Maintenance Electrical Build- ings · .


2,100 00


2,100 00


1,917 49


182


51


Suppression of Moths


4.200 00


800 00


38 75


5,038 75


5,037 34


1


41


Care of Trees


5,800 00


275 00


6,075 00


6,060 16


14 84


Total Protection of Persons and Property


530,120 00


2,362 63


1,101 74


533,584 37


529,721 96


3,862 41


Health and Sanitation :-


Health


Department


22,960 00


505 00


5 00


23,470 00


23,467 83


2 17


Vital


Statistics


950 00


950 00


883 40


66 60


Contagious Hospital


18,200 00


270 00


1,500 00


19,430 00


19,421 08


8 92


Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital


4,000 00


490 00


200 00


3,710 00


3,669 95


40 05


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


2,485 00


2,485 00


2,482 40


2 60


Inspection of Milk and Vin- egar


5,765 00


15 00


5,780 00


5,669 69


110 31


Inspection of School Children


1,750 00


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1,750 00


1,728 47


21 53


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1924 (REVENUE)


Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


School Nurses' Salaries


2,550 00 25,000 00


500 00


167 52


2,550 00 24,667 52


2.550 00 24,655 31


12 21


Maintenance Sewer


Build-


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170,190 00


13,970 00


280 00 184,160 00


184,141 21


18 79


Maintenance Sanitary Build- ings


720 00


255 00


975 00


970 16


4 84


Street Cleaning


25,600 00


5,000 00


30,600 00


30,599 64


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Total Health and Sanitation


280,520 00


1,330 00


21,430 00


187 52


300,807 52


300,481 30


326 22


Highways: -·


Highways Maintenance


78,000 00


13,975 00


34,863 81


126,838 81


126,297 10


541 71


Sidewalks Maintenance


9.600 00


9,600 00


9,599 73


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Street Sprinkling


37,180 00


250 00


4,020 00


40,950 00


40,909 05


40 95


Street Lighting


71,680 00


290 00


71,390 00


70,667 82


722 18


Maintenance Highway Build-


ings


2.100 00


370 00


12 34


2,482 34


2,464 76


17 58


Total Highways


198,560 00


540 00


18,365 00


34,876 15


251,261 15


249,938 46


1,322 69


Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits :-


Welfare, Miscellaneous .


93.480 00


6,235 00


444 14


100,159 14


100,013 27


145 87


Welfare, City Home


14.780 00


90 00


22 00


14,892 00


14,891 79


21


Maintenance City Home


5,200 00


515 00


4,685 00


3,561 43


1,123 57


Soldiers'


Benefits, General


Administration


1.440 00


1,440 00


1,432 08


7 92


Military Aid


3,100 00


900 00


45 00


4.045 00


3.929 50


115 50


State Aid


7.400 00


900 00


12 00


6,512 00


6,308 00


204 00


Soldiers' Relief


25,100 00


200 00


400 00


25,700 00


25,606 15


93 85


Soldiers' Burials


400 00


200 00


200 00


120 00


80 00


Total Charities and Soldiers'


Benefits


150,900 00


1,615 00


7,425 00


923 14


157,633 14


155,862 22


1,770 92


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350 00


70 00


242 16


37 84


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Sanitary Department


Sewers Maintenance


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Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total ('redit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Education : -


School Contingent


63,900 00 7,500 00


63,900 00 7,500


63,342 30


557 70


Outside Tuition


7,316 74


183 26


School Teachers' Salaries


760.480


00


8 50


760,488 50


760,246 88


241 62


Janitors' Services .


68,000 00


1,540 00


85 71


69,625 71


69,455 50


170 21


Fuel and Light


57,000 00


7.300 00


49,700 00


49,664 38


35 62


Buildings and Grounds


52.000 00


493 64


52,493


64


52,060 42


433 22


Total Education


1,008.880 00


7,300 00


1,540 00


587 85


1,003,707 85


1,002,086 22


1,621 63


Libraries : -


Central Library


33,225 00


7 89


33,232 89


33,232 35


54


Maintenance Central Library


12,500 00


12,500 00


12,335 21


164 79


West Somerville Branch Li- brary .


9.220 00


39 48


9,259 48


9,259 18


30


Maintenance West Somer- ville Branch Library .


3.000 00


80 00


2,920 00


2,644 41


275 59


East Somerville Branch Li- brary


6,295 00


311 60


6,606 60


6,606 23


37


Maintenance East Somerville Library


2.000 00


80 00


2.080 00


2,078 96


1 04


Union Square Branch Li- brary


6,830 00


104 11


6,934 11


6,933 35


76


Maintenance Union Square


Branch Library .


2,400 00


2.400 00


2,154 91


245 09


Total Libraries


75,470 00


80 00


80 00


463 08


75,933 08


75,244 60


688 48


Recreation and Unclassified : -


Parks Maintenance


11.550 00


4,525 00


70 00


16,145 00


16,144 19


81


Maintenance Park Buildings Park and Playground Im-


2.270 00


2,270 00


2,019 47


250 53


provement


5,000 00


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5,000 00


4,996 05


3 95


Playgrounds Maintenance .


7,050 00


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83 63


7,133 63


7,133 23


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Appropriation Appropriation AAppropriations Trans, from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total ('redit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Public Welfare and Recrea- tion Commission .


7,000 00


7,000 00


6,999 78


22


Maintenance Bathhouse


2,800 00


150 00


2,650 00


2,551 75


98 25


Celebrations


3,000 00


25 00


3,025 00


3,024 79


21


Memorial Day


600 00


600 00


536 73


63 27


Municipal Documents


2,140 00


50 00


500 00


2,590


2,521 69


68 31


Maintenance Bandstand


200 00


150 00


16 20


366 20


296 15


70 05


Rifle Practice Cos. A & Engineers .


1,500 00


45 00


1,455 00


745 00


710 00


Quarters Spanish War Vet-


erans


40 00


40 00


40 00


Quarters for American Le-


gion


600 00


45 00


645 00


645 00


Quarters for George Dilboy


Post


600 00


600 00


600 00


Investigation of Railroad Rates


500 00


500 00


500 00


Contingent Fund .


10,000 00


10,000 00


Workmens' Compensation


5,000 00


1,275 00


82 67


6,357 67


6,285 56


72 11


Pensions


46,000 00


4,025 00


12 00


41,987 00


41,266 17


720 83


Damage to Persons and Pro- perty


5,000 00


1,850 00


6,850 00


6,849 93


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Total Recreation and Un-


110,850 00


14,270 00


8,370 00


264 50


105,214 50


103,155 49


2,059 01


Municipal Indebtedness :-


Interest


108,000 00


440 00


428 82


107,988 82


107,907 30


81 52


Reduction of Funded Debt .


161,156 50


3,343 50


164,500 00


164,500 00


Total Municipal Indebtedness


269,156 50


440 00


3,772 32


272,488 82


272,407 30


81 52


Water Works :-


Water Maintenance


84,200 00


27,562 81


111,762 81


2,897 31


Water Works Extension


35,000 00


894 62


35,894 62


108,865 50 35,009 34


885 28


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1924 (REVENUE)


Appropriations Appropriations Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit 3,450 00


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Maintenance Water Buildings


2,500 00


950 00


2,983 36


466 64


ment


143,000 00


400 00


142,600 00


142,275 86


324 14


Total Water Works .


264 700 00


400 00


950 00


28,457 43


293,707 43


289,134 06


4,573 37


Total Appropriations . $3,028,187 50


$26,224 00


$66,536 63


$72,726 42


$3,141,226 55 $3,123,337 38 $17,889 17


Other Accounts


Balance from 1923


Receipts


Total ('redit


Expenditures


Balance to 1925


S. Newton Cutler .


$624 85


$214 50


$839 35


$394 22


$445 13


Caroline G. Baker


10 93


13 50


24 43


17 68


6 75


Smith-Hughes


194 60


2,802 51


2,997 11


2,635 29


361 82


Library : -


S. Newton Cutler


20


42 88


43 08


37 87


21


Martha R. Hunt Art


102 51


97 50


200 01


134 70


65 31


Martha R. Hunt Book .


11 12


295 30


506 42


501 06


5 36


Hunt Art Fund Special


700


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700 23


700 23


Hunt Fund for Expenses


57 77


299 77


357 54


57 77


299 77


Isaac Pitman Art


45 59


171 32


216 91


6 81


210 10


Isaac Pitman Poetry .


9 07


42 82


51 89


51 89


Frances A. Wilder


8 79


4 50


13 29


13 29


Welfare: -


Olive C. Cummings .


432 22


75 05


507 27


507 27


Temporary Loans


1,950,000 00


1,950,000 00


State Taxes and Assessments


350,072 82


350,072 82


County Tax .


128,995 57


128,995 57


Tax Titles


257 39


257 39


Court Judgments


1,136 37


1,136 37


Grade Crossings Advances


50 00


50 00


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1924 (REVENUE)


Balance from 1923


Receipts


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to 1925


Refunds :-


Taxes


556 42


556 42


Assessments .


134 30


134 30


Water


594 41


594 41


Miscellaneous


121 69


121 69


Total Other Accounts


$1,497 65


$4,759 88


$2,438,376 50


$1,971 90


Revenue Totals .


5,579,603 05


$2.436,404 60 5,559,741 98


19,861 07


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Balance From 1923


Appro- priation


Appropriation Appropriation transfer from transfer to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expendi- tures


Balance to 1925


Protection of Persons and Property :- Electrical De- partment, Un- dergound Wires


$2,240 77


$1,000 00


$3,240 77


$2,444 05


$796 72


Fire Depart-


ment, Addi-


tional A D - paratus .


718 75


10,000 00


$1,287 63


9,431 12


9,431 12


Health and Sanitation :-


Sewers Con - struction .


3,401 85


7,900 00


$204 12


11,505 97


8,059 07


3,446 90


Highways :-


Highway Con- struction, New Streets


4 60


30,000 00


$6,300 00


28 18


36,332 78


36,305 99


26 79


Highway Con-


struction,


Permanent


Pavement


17 08


50,000 00


50,017 08


49,934 86


82 22


Sidewalks Con-


struction


1 91


10,000 00


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10,056 66


9,879 93


176 73


Highway,


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constructing and facing


Resur-


72


25,000 00


1,475 00


26.475 72


26,472 71


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Balance From 1923


Appro- priation


AAppropriation Appropriation transfer from transfer to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expendi- tures


Balance to 1925


Education : - Northern -East- ern Junior High School Additional Land South-


112,645 67


5,500 00


44,820 58


162,966 25


161,698 15


1,268 10


ern Junior High


1,000 00


500 00


1,500 00


1.500 00


City Hall Ad- ditions Municipal (Me-


115,460 75


61,500 00


176,960 75


163,701 95


13,258 80


morial ) Building


40,000 00


40,000 00


40,000 00


Additional Land Dur- ell School


1,000 00


350 00


1,350 00


1,350 00


New School Building,


East Somer-


ville


1,046 70


1,046 70


1,046 70


School Houses,


Sprinkler Sys- tem .


3,539 88


3,539 88


3.539 88


Recreation : -


Playground, Ward Six


45,000 00


575 00


45,575 00


44,280 91


1,294 09


Field House. Dilboy Field


10.471 28


10,471 28


10,471 28


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Balance From 1923


Appro- priation


Appropriation AAppropriation transfer from transfer to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expendi- tures


Balance to 1925


Improvement


of Play - grounds, West Somer- ville Junior High


291 83


291 83


291 83


Improvement of Walter Ernest Shaw Playground .


5,000 00


5,000 00


4,994 03


5 97


Total Appropri- ation Acc'ts .


$251,841 79 $219,250 00


$1,287 63


$80,275 00


$45,682 63


$595,761 79


$520,344 60


$75,417 19


Other Accounts :- Redemption of Tax Titles ·


2,670 25


2,670 25


2,670 25


Comm. of Mass. Liquor Fees Non-Revenue Totals .


6 00


6 00


5 75


25


$48,358 88


$598,438 04


$523,020 60


$75,417 44


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State Tax


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State Highway Tax .


1,131 51


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


102,039 97


Metropolitan Park Assessment




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