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CITY OF SOMERVILLE
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
1925
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FOUNDED 1842
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SOMERVILLE PRINTING Co.
1926
REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 28, 1926.
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 1925, 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 treas- urer's cash.
Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD E. WEMYSS, City Auditor.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
I hereby certify that in accordance with section 50 of chapter 41, General Laws as amended by chapter 33, Acts of 1924, I have verified the treasurer's cash as of December 31, 1925 by actual count, and have verified by reconciliation of the bank accounts the amounts on deposit in the banks as of the same date.
The total cash balance December 31, 1925 was $298,- 507.19, as follows :-
Somerville National Bank
$109,265.76
Old Colony Trust Company 44,020.53
Commercial Security National Bank 68,813.51
Somerville Trust Company, Benefits
16,186.71
Somerville Trust Company, Teachers
39,811.74
Highland Trust Company Cash in office 3,582.94
16,826.00
$298,507.19
I further certify that in accordance with the require- ments of section 53 of said chapter 41 as amended by chapter 33, Acts of 1924, I have examined the Trust Funds Securities in the hands of the city treasurer and find them to be cor- rect, as follows :-
Caroline G. Baker Fund
$300.00
S. Newton Cutler School Fund 5,322.22
S. Newton Cutler Library Fund
1,064.45
Isaac Pitman Library Fund 5,314.58
Olive C. Cummings Fund, Poor
1,751.45
Frances A. Wilders Childrens Fund, Library 100.00
Martha R. Hunt Fund, Library, Books
14,105.25
Martha R. Hunt Fund, Library, Art 1,299.77
Sarah Lorane Graves Fund 400.00
$29,657.72
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CITY AUDITOR
I further certify that I have examined the cash and ac- counts of the city clerk and have verified the cash on hand December 31, 1925 by actual count and find same to be cor- rect.
HOWARD E. WEMYSS
January 28, 1926.
MIDDLESEX, S.S.
Then personally appeared the above-named Howard E. Wemyss and made oath that the foregoing statement was cor- rect and true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
JASON M. CARSON,
Justice of the Peace.
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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1925 Revenue Accounts
Assets
Liabilities
Cash:
Temporary Loans
$600,000 00
In Banks and Offices
$258,539 00
Unexpended balances :
Advance to Poor Dept. 100 00
Income of Trust Funds
1,161 34
Advance, Soldiers' Benefits 100 00
291 65
mentary Warrants
627 24
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes 1925
$435,350 59 -
Taxes 1924
334 44
Excise Tax, Ship Owners
11 01
38,491 38
Special Assessments 1925
26,992 65
1,438 89
Apportioned High. Bett.
2,377 68
Assessments
80
Overlay, Reserved for Abatements:
Departmental Bills Receivable
18,571 17
Levy of 1925
$14,883 74
Levy of 1924
334 44
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Water Dept. Accounts 1925
33,299 79
15,218 18
Reserve Fund, Surplus from
$522,846 95
Overlays
23,285 83
Tax Titles
1,564 88
Excess and Deficiency
100,258 64
$783,150 83
$783,150 83
Non-Revenue Accounts
Cash in Banks and Offices ..
$39,968 19
Unexpended balances : Appropriations
$39,968 19
$39,968 19
$39,968 19
ANNUAL REPORTS
$258,739 00
Tailings Revenue from Taxes, Supple-
Revenue Reserved when Collected : Departmental Bills Receivable $18,571 17
Special Assessments Reserved 19,920 21
Accrued Interest, Bond Issue. Sale of Land
Comm. of Mass. Soldiers' Benefits 1925
8,047 50
BALANCE SHEET-Continued
Municipal Indebtedness
Net Bonded Debt
$1,613,000 00
Loans within statutory debt limit:
City Bonds
$107,000 00
City Hall Additions 134,000 00
Sewer Bonds 187,000 00
Highway Bonds 245,000 00
Bridge Bonds 24,000 00
Public Building Bonds
157,000 00
Schoolhouse Bonds
755,000 00
$1,609,000 00
Loans outside statutory debt limit : Met. Park Assessment Bonds ....
4,000 00
$1,613,000 00
$1,613,000 00
CITY AUDITOR
Trust Funds
Trust Funds : School Funds
$5,300 00
Library Funds ..
20,114 35
Poor Funds
1,681 66
Investments : Cash and Securities $27,096 01
$27,096 01
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CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1925
REVENUE
Receipts
General :-
Taxes
$2,906,266 39
Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes.
351,189 84
Licenses and Permits
18,884 62
Fines and Forfeits
19,270 93
State, Boston Elevated Deficit
869 75
State, Vocational School
11,990 42
State, Continuation School
5,845 23
State, Americanization
3,494 71
State, Smith-Hughes Fund
3,316 14
County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses
2,383 54
South Middlesex Health Association
391 86
Sale of Land
3,140 00
Miscellaneous
611 07
$3,327,654 50
Special Assessments Departmental :-
75,123 43
General Government
8,374 81
Protection of Persons and Property
3,208 95
Health and Sanitation
13,308 48
Highways
18,980 24
Charities
47,959 70
Soldiers' Benefits
8,333 25
School and School Buildings
12,331 55
Libraries
2,414 11
Baths and Bathhouse
729 15
Water Department Accounts
115,640 24 306,118.24 26,374 81
Interest on deposits, taxes, etc.
Temporary Loans
2,000,000 00
Grade Crossings Account
429 57
Sarah L. Graves Fund
400 00
Refunds
3,624 00
Total receipts
$5,855,364 79
Balance at beginning of period
260,793 32
$6,116,158 11
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CITY AUDITOR
CASH STATEMENT, DECMBER 31, 1925 - Continued Payments
Appropriations
$3,118,104 15
Income of Trust Funds
4,960 52
Trust Funds, Permanent
699 77
Temporary Loans
2,000,000 00 162 08
Comm. of Mass. Taxes and Assessments
387,350 66
County of Middlesex, Tax
144,324 14
Cash Advance, Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
Tellers Overs and Shorts
76 16
Refunds
631 42
Total Payments
$5,656,408 90
Transfer to Non-Revenue
201,210 21 258,539 00
Balance on hand
$6,116,158 11
NON-REVENUE Receipts
Sewer Loan
$60,000 00
Highway Loan
125,000 00
Liquor Fees for Commonwealth
5 00
Redemption of Tax Titles
4,655 12
Refunds
701 42
Total Receipts
$190,361 54
Transfer from Revenue
201,210 21
Balance at beginning of period
75,417 44
$466,989 19
Payments
Appropriations
$422,360 63
Redemption of Tax Titles
4,655 12
Liquor Fees to Comm. of Mass.
25
Total Payments
Balance on hand
$427,021 00 39,968 19
$466,989 19
Summary
Total Revenue Receipts
$5,855,364 79
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
190,361 54
Total balance at beginning of period
336,210 76
$6,381,937 09
Total Revenue Payments
$5,656,408 90
Total Non-Revenue Payments
427,021 00
$6,083,429 90
298,507 19
$6,381,937 09
Total balance on hand
$6,045,726 33
Tax Titles
TAXES
Excise Tax
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
Totals
Uncollected
January
1, 1925
$18 26
$12 44
$50 60
$785 08
$427,097 20
Commitments
18 77
10 00
9 74
$2,932,913 76
$427,963 58 2,932,952 27
Total to collect
$37 03
$12 44
$50 60
$795 08
$427,106 94
$2,932,913 76
$3,360,915 85
Collection
(Less
Re-
funds )
26 02
5 00
387 48
420,127 96
2,485,382 55
2,905,929 01
Abatements
12 44
45 60
407 60
6,644 54
12,180 62
19,290 80
Total Collections and Abatements
$26 02
$12 44
$50 60
$795 08
$426,772 50
$2,497,563 17
$2,925,219 81
Uncollected
December
31, 1925
11 01
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Apportioned Apportioned Assessments
Street Sprinkling
Sewers
Sidewalks
Highway Betterment
Totals
Assessments Levied 1924, Bal- ance January 1, 1925
Commitments 1925
$144 40
$22 47
46,036 26
6,114 84
6,645 73
23,982 00
$19,735 16 82,945 70
Total to Collect
$144 40
$22 47
$53,143 26
$7,769 84
$8,749 89
$32,851 00
$102,680 86
Collections
144 40
22 47
45,742 94
4,791 68
4,190 25
20,214 50
75,106 24
Abatements
88 08
411 84
499 92
Apportioned or Committed
82 05
82 05
Collected,
Abated or Com-
mitted
$144 40
$22 47
$45,831 02
$4,791 68
$4,684 14
$20,214 50
$75,688 21
Uncollected
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7,312 24
2,978 16
4,065 75
12,636 50
26,992 65
Uncollected 1925 Assessments
$26,992 65
Uncollected Apportioned Assess-
ments ..
239 80
ANNUAL REPORTS
10
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334 44
435,350 59
435,696 04
Interest
$7,107 00
$1,655 00
$2,104 16
$8,869 00
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DEPARTMENTAL BILLS
Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue
Balance Jan. 1, 1925
Committed
Total to Collect
Abated
Collected
Uncollected
Police Department
$175 36
$175 36
$175 36
Police Buildings
765 00
765 00
765 00
Fire Department
50 00
50 00
50 00
Health Department
$671 21
1,461 16
2,132 37
$20 00
1,590 93
$521 44
Contagious Hospital
3,656 25
6,153 00
9,809 25
1,396 25
5,534 75
2,878 25
Inspection of Milk
371 50
2,274 50
2,646 00
1 00
2,280 00
365 00
Sewers Construction
45 00
45 00
45 00
Sanitary Department
400 00
400 00
400 00
Sanitary Buildings
200 00
638 00
838 00
200 00
638 00
Highway Maintenance
1,963 50
17,634 41
19,597 91
126 48
18,464 60
1,006 83
Sidewalks Maintenance
35 41
35 67
71 08
71 08
New Sidewalks
429 56
429 56
429 56
Street Sprinkling
15 00
15 00
15 00
Welfare, Miscellaneous
14,200 73
40,271 04
54,471 77
361 79
40,575 10
13,534 88
Welfare, City Home
274 43
4,473 68
4,748 11
150 00
4,552 68
45 43
School Contingent
1,247 16
13,175 19
14,422 35
3,234 28
11,013 73
174 34
School Buildings
1,259 93
1,259 93
1,259 93
Central Library Building
7 27
7 27
7 27
Totals
$22,620 19
$89,263 77
$111,883 96
$5,489 80
$87,822 99
$18,571 17
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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE)
Abatements Collections (net) Balance
Metered Rates
Commitments $279,380 71
$554 44
$245,526 48
$33,299 79
Annual Rates
7,244 50
476 87
6,767 63
Additional Rates
1,741 81
133 90
1,607 91
Service Assessments
12,417 97
12,417 97
Maintenance Bills
8,185 46
843 66
7,341 80
Totals
$308,970 45
$2,008 87
$273,661 79
$33,299 79
Cash Receipts
$273,661 79
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1925
33,299 79
Water Revenue 1925
$306,961 58
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1924
Uncollected January 1, 1925
$32,372 17
Abatements
$81 63
Collected
32,290 54
$32,372 17
ANNUAL REPORTS
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Taxes from State:
Street Railway
$15,000 00
$13,324 31
$1,675 69
Licenses and Permits :
Milk
450 00
515 00
65 00
Health
175 00
197 00
22 00
City Clerk
: 4,500 00
5,122 50
622 50
Executive
1,000 00
1,128 00
128 00
Pedlers' License Commission
1,000 00
1,088 00
88 00
Buildings
2,200 00
3,490 00
1,290 00
Electrical Department
3,800 00
4,347 50
547 50
Licensing Commission
2,000 00
2,127 00
127 00
Miscellaneous
400 00
869 62
469 62
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Fines and Forfeits:
Court Fines
12,000 00
18,972 93
6,972 93
Departmental Penalties
200 00
298 00
98 00
Grants and Gifts:
County, Dog Licenses
2,300 00
2,383 54
83 54
State, Industrial School
10,800 00
11,990 42
1,190 42
Continuation School
3,300 00
5,845 23
2,545 23
Americanization
3,000 00
3,494 71
494 71
Special Assessments:
Street Sprinkling
46,100 00
45,958 50
141 50
Sewers
3,000 00
4,791 68
1,791 68
Street Betterments
12,000 00
20,214 50
8,214 50
Apportioned Street Betterments
60 00
62 35
2 35
Sidewalks
4,000 00
4,190 25
190 25
Committed Sidewalks
82 05
82 05
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
General Government: Treasury Department
$5,600 00
$6,029 17
$429 17
City Clerk's Department
1,800 00
2,270 65
470 65
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Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
300 00
560 54
260 54
Rent of Court Room
675 00
765 00
90 00
Fire Department
100 00
1,052 69
952 69
Sealer of Weights and Measures
650 00
830 72
180 72
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Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
1,000 00
1,590 93
590 93
Contagious Hospital
8,000 00
5,534 7
$2,465 25
Inspection of Milk
1,000 00
2,288 00
1,288 00
Sanitary Department
3,000 00
3,256 80
256 80
Sanitary Buildings
800 00
638 00
162 00
Highways:
Highway Maintenance
12,000 00
18,464 60
6,464 60
Street Sprinkling
15 00
15 00
Sidewalks Maintenance
71 08
71 08
New Sidewalks
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Charities:
Welfare, City Home
6,500 00
7,384 60
884 60
Welfare, Miscellaneous
35,000 00
40,575 10
5,575 10
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
6,500 00
5,520 00
980 00
Military Aid
2,000 00
2,347 50
347 50
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Soldiers' Burials
400 00
180 00
220 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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429 56
429 56
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Education :
School Contingent
12,900 00
11,070 12
1,829 88
School Buildings
1,000 00
1,261 43
261 43
Libraries:
Library Department
2,200 00
2,406 84
206 84
Recreation and Unclassified :
Electrolysis
250 00
500 00
250 00
Bathhouse
500 00
251 10
248 90
Shower Baths
400 00
478 05
78 05
Public Service Enterprises :
Water Department
300,000 00
306,961 58
6,961 58
Interest:
Bank Deposits
9,500 00
10,390 30
890 30
Deferred Taxes
14,000 00
14.593 82
593 82
Special Assessments
200 00
257 10
57 10
Miscellaneous
200 00
165 31
34 69
Totals
$553,760 00
$598,633 43
$52,631 34
$7,757 91
Estimate
$553,760 00
Actual
598,633 43
Excess
$44,873 43
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CITY AUDITOR
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STATEMENT OF APROPRIATIONS, 1925 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Balance to Excess and Expenditures Deficiency
General Government :-
Board of Aldermen Ex-
penses
$1,500 00
$10 50
$1,510 50
$1,375 03
$135 47
Clerk of Committees De-
3,200 00
$10 00
3,210 00
3,207 43
2 57
Executive Department
9,200 00
9,200 00
9,143 84
56 16
Auditing Department
6,700 00
6,700 00
6,677 76
22 24
Treasury Department
25,300 00
$25 00
25,275 00
25,100 53
174 47
Assessors' Department
24,700 00
280 00
24,420 00
24,039 37
380 63
sion
25 00
25 00
24 25
75
Licensing Commission
2,750 00
2,750 00
2,624 60
125 40
Certification of Notes
and
Bonds
150 00
400 00
550 00
550 00
City Clerk's Department
12,000 00
75 00
1,886 24
13,811 24
13,226 38
584 86
Registration of City Labor- ers
485 00
485 00
462 25
22 75
Law Department
4,200 00
120 00
4,320 00
4,315 71
4 29
City
Messenger's Depart-
inent
3,275 00
3,275 00
3,245 42
29 58
Engineering Department
13,600 00
825 00
94 26
14,519 26
14,516 57
2 69
Commissioner of Public
Buildings
9,750 00
500 00
17 40
10,267 40
10,081 95
185 45
Maintenance Municipal Build- ings
12,500 00
4,400 00
170 14
17,070 14
17,019 97
50 17
City Planning Board
10,000 00
2,200 00
7,800 00
7,765 07
34 93
Election
Expenses,
City
Clerk
2,000 00
1 00
.. 2,001 00
2,000 27
73
Election Expenses, Registrars
of Voters
5,000 00
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5,125 00
5,096 78
28 22
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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125 00
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partment
Pedlers'
License Commis-
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1925, (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation
Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Pay of Election Officers ...... Maintenance Polling Places ....
1,000 00
400 00
600 00
574 25
. 25 75
Total General Government ....
150,635 00
3,106 00
6,381 00
2,178 54
156,088 54
154,221 43
1,867 11
Protection of Property :-
Persons
and
Police Department
227,000 00
4,980 00
231,980 00
231,967 53
12 47
Maintenance
Police Build-
5,500 00
425 00
2 00
5,077 00
5,069 23
7 77
Fire Department
256,650 00
1,380 00
424 16
258,454 16
258,442 36
11 80
Maintenance Fire Buildings
11,000 00
600 00
45 00
10,445 00
10,363 70
81 30
Weights and Measures
3,950 00
15 00
25 50
3,990 50
3,987 91
2 59
Electrical Department
21,120 00
15 00
2,450 00
769 82
24,324 82
24,302 24
22 58
Maintenance Electrical Build- ings
2,100 00
100 00
2,000 00
1,921 99
78 01
Suppression of Moths
4,800 00
4,800 00
4,748 47
51 53
Care of Trees
5,000 00
500 00
5,500 00
5,467 97
32 03
Total Protection of Persons
and Property
537,120 00
1,140 00
9,325 00
1,266 48
546,571 48
546,271 40
300 08
Health and Sanitation :-
Health Department
28,170 00
100 00
3,000 00
50 10
31,120 10
30,631 96
488 14
Vital Statistics
900 00
75 00
975 00
972 02
2 98
Contagious Hospital
19,500 00
1,500 00
100 00
18,100 00
18,080 42
19 58
Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital
4,200 00
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4,200 00
3,688 50
511 50
Inspection of Animals and
Provisions
2,535 00
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2,535 00
2,534 40
60
17
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3,174 00
3,174 00
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CITY AUDITOR
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ings
3,300 00
126 00
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1925 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Inspection of Milk and Vin- egar
7,300 00
470 00
6,830 00
6,562 13
267 87
Inspection of School Children
1,750 00
1,750 00
1,728 63
21 37
School Nurses' Salaries
2,600 00
2,600 00
2,600 00
Sewers Maintenance
25,000 00
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25,000 00
24,982 12
17 88
ings
390 00
390 00
221 00
169 00
Sanitary Department
185,000 00
4,600 00
189,600 00
189,243 26
356 74
Maintenance Sanitary Build-
ings
980 00
980 00
518 51
461 49
Street
Cleaning
25,000 00
55 00
25,055 00
25,052 75
2 25
Total
Health
and Sanita-
tion
303,325 00
2,070 00
7,830 00
50 10
309,135 10
306,815 70
2,319 40
Highways :-
Highway Maintenance
83,800 00
1,855 00
34,041 03
115,986 03
115,315 45
670 58
Sidewalks Maintenance
9,600 00
700 00
10,300 00
10,297 90
2 10
Street Sprinkling
39,500 00
1,900 00
37,600 00
37,401 90
198 10
Street Lighting
71,625 00
3,035 00
74,660 00
74,658 98
1 02
Maintenance Highway Build-
ings
2,400 00
400 00
2,800 00
2,792 63
7 37
Total Highways
206,925 00
3,755 00
4,135 00
34,041 03
241,346 03
240,466 86
879 17
Charities and Soldiers' Bene-
fits :-
Welfare, Miscellaneous
95,050 00
12,670 00
371 00
108,091 00
108,009 99
81 01
Welfare, City Home
16,000 00
1,170 00
17,170 00
17,138 03
31 97
Maintenance
City
Home
Buildings
4,700 00
110 00
33 12
4,623 12
4,608 06
15 06
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1925 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Soldiers'
Benefits, General
Administration
1,430 00
1,430 00
1,419 81
10 19
Military Aid
4,000 00
800 00
222 00
5,022 00
4,917 00
105 00
State Aid
6,500 00
800 00
78 00
5,778 00
5,598 00
180 00
Soldiers' Relief
25,800 00
2,830 00
600 00
29,230 00
29,209 05
20 95
Soldiers' Burials
400 00
220 00
180 00
180 00
Total Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
153,880 00
1,130 00
17,470 00
1,304 12
171,524 12
171,079 94
444 18
Education :-
School Contingent
63,500 00
3,000 00
18 80
60,518 80
60,395 74
123 06
Outside Tuition
12,000 00
1,000 00
11,000 00
9,047 68
1,952 32
School Teachers' Salaries
782,000 00
4,000 00
8 50
786,008 50
785,339 55
668 95
Janitors' Services
70,000 00
1,150 00
68,850 00
68,785 23
64 77
Fuel and Light
48,000 00
4,870 00
1,040 00
44,170 00
44,160 42
9 58
Buildings and Grounds
52,000 00
6,695 00
1,187 05
59,882 05
59,604 57
277 48
Total Education
1,027,500 0
10,020 00
10,695 00
2,254 35
1,030,429 35
1,027,333 19
3,096 16
Libraries :-
Central Library
33,800 00
60 52
33,860 52
33,859 68
84
Maintenance Central Library
6,670 00
475 00
6,195 00
5,758 31
436 69
West Somerville Branch Li- brary
9,475 00
74 15
9,549 15
9,548 73
42
Maintenance
West Somer-
ville Branch Library
2,950 00
300 00
125 00
819 94
3,594 94
3,593 02
1 92
East Somerville Branch Li- brary ..
6,800 00
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59 61
6,859 61
6,858 96
65
Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library
2,100 00
300 00
50 00
1,850 00
1,848 79
1 21
Union Square Branch
Li-
brary
7,000 00
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7,088 91
7,088 73
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1925 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Service Trans.
Branch Library
2,500 00
Total Libraries
71,295 00
1,075 00
900 00 1,075 00
1,103 13
Total Credit 3,400 00 72,398 13
Expenditures 3,347 45 71,903 67
Balance to Excess and Deficiency 52 55 494 46
Recreation and Unclassified :-
Parks Maintenance
15,000 00
150 00
223 38
15,373 38
15,303 62
69 76
Maintenance Park Buildings
1,800 00
110 00
1,910 00
1,906 77
3 23
Playgrounds Maintenance .....
7,650 00
800 00
6,850 00
6,849 24
76
Public Welfare and Recrea- tion Commission
8,000 00
8,000 00
7,999 90
10
Maintenance Bathhouse
2,800 00
10 00
2,790 00
2,779 18
10 82
Celebrations
3,500 00
2,500 00
6,000 00
.5,807 16
192 84
Memorial Day
850 00
850 00
752 92
97 08
Municipal Documents
2,500 00
2,500 00
2,219 04
280 96
Maintenance Bandstand
350 00
60 00
410 00
345 57
64 43
Rifle Practice
Cos. A & B
Engineers
1,000 00
600 00
1,600 00
1,536 64
63 36
Quarters Spanish War Vet-
40.00
40 00
30 00
10 00
Quarters
for American
Le-
gion
600 00
600 00
600 00
Quarters for Veterans For- eign Wars ..
600 00
600 00
600 00
Convention American Legion Middlesex County
500 00
500 00
500 00
Contingent Fund
10,000 00
10,100 00
100 00
24 00
4,564 00
4,017 00
547 00
Pensions
43,000 00
945 00
42,055 00
41,934 83
120 17
Damage to Persons and Pro-
perty
7,500 00
2,035 00
Total Recreation
and
Un-
classified
112,690 00
14,315 00
5,495 00
307, 38
104,177 38
102,712 67
1,464 71
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7,000 00
2,460 00
9,535 00
9,530 80
4 20
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1925 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Municipal Indebtedness :-
Interest
102,000 00
300 00
101,700 00
101,683 10
16 90
Reduction of Funded Debt
151,000 00
151,000 00
151,000 00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
253,000 00
300 00
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252,700 00
252,683 10
16 90
Water Works :-
Water Maintenance
81,000 00
3,635 00
36,163 66
113,528 66
113,495 95
32 71
Water Works Extension
35,000 00
19,000 00
395 84
54,395 84
53,804 53
591 31
Maintenance Water Buildings
3,000 00
1,060 00
1,940 00
1,828 91
111 09
Metropolitan Water Assess-
ment
145,000 00
6,500 00
138,500 00
138,498 07
1 93
Total Water Works
264,000 00
11,195 00
19,000 00
36,559 50
308,364 50
307,627 46
737 04
Total Appropriations .... $3,080,370 00
$48,106 00
$81,406 00
$79,064 63 $3,192,734 63 $3,181,115 42
$11,619 21
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STATEMENT OF APROPRIATIONS, 1925 (REVENUE)
Other Accounts :-
Balance from 1924
Receipts
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to 1926
Income of Trust Funds :-
School :-
S. Newton Cutler
$445 13
$214 50
$659 63
$659 09
$ 54
Caroline G. Baker
6 75
14 25
21 00
13 50
7 50
Smith-Hughes
381 82
3,316 14
3,677 96
3,677 96
Library :-
S. Newton Cutler
5 21
42 88
48 09
27 75
20 34
Martha R. Hunt Art
65 31
59 72
125 03
73 29
51 74
Martha R. Hunt Book
5 36
295 30
500 66
465 76
34 90
Hunt Fund for Expenses
299 77
299 77
299 77
Isaac Pitman Art
381 42
381 42
381 42
Isaac Pitman Poetry
51 89
42 82
94 71
27 71
67 00
Frances A. Wilder
13 29
4 75
18 04
15 46
2 58
Sarah Lorane Graves
00
413 00
400 00
13 00
Welfare :-
Olive C. Cummings
507 27
75 05
582 32
582 32
Temporary Loans
2,000,000 00
2,000,000 00
Real Estate Liens and Tax Titles
162 08
162 08
State Taxes and Assessments
387,350 66
387,350 66
County Tax
144,324 14
144,324 14
Advance Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
100 00
Tellers Overs and Shorts
76 16
76 16
Refunds :-
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363 40
Water Rates
165 91
165 91
Miscellaneous
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$2,163 22
$4,478 41
$2,539,466 09
$2,538,304 75
$1,161 34
Revenue Totals
5,732,200 72
5,719,420 17
12,780 55
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Balance From 1924
Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and priation
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
Balance to 1926
General Government :-
City Hall Ad- ditions ......
$13,258 80
$13,258 80
$13,112 18
$146 62
Memorial Buildings ..... 40,000 00
$40,000 00
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Protection of Persons and Property :- Underground Wires
796 72
$2,500 00
3,296 72
ยท1,185 81
2,110 91
Health and Sanitation :-
Sewers Construc- tion
3,446 90
89,000 00
$6,000 00
$91 17
98,538 07
89,219 59
9,318 48
Highways: -
New Streets ....
26 79
55.000 00
55,026 79
54,318 72
708 07
Permanent Pavement
82 22
221,598 06
7 47
221,687 75
200,586 11
21,101 64
Sidewalks Con- struction ..
176 73
14,000 00
2,500 00
16,676 73
16,471 35
205 38
Reconstruction
and
Resurf-
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3 01
33,000 00
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32,451 57
551 44
Education : -
Northern - East-
ern
Junior
High School
1,268 10
631 38
1,899 48
281 16
1,618 32
New School Building,
East
Somer-
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1,046 70
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Balance From 1924
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