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AL
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UNNOJ
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ESTA
GIVE
SOMERVILLE
A CITY'
1872
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STRENGTH
MUNIC
ED 1842
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CITY OF SOMERVILLE
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
1924
GIVES
SOMER
YRER
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FOUNDED 1842
A CITY 1872
MUNICIP
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ESTABLISHED
SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT.
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
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$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
CITY AUDITOR.
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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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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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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1,728 47
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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
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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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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
07
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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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
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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
23
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
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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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54 75
10,056 66
9,879 93
176 73
Highway,
R e-
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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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Payments
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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