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REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 27, 1927.
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 re- port of the expenditures and receipts during the year 1926, 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 treas- urer's cash.
Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD E. WEMYSS, City Auditor.
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I hereby certify that I have verified the treasurer's cash as of December 31, 1926 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, 1926 was $284,- 146.72, as follows :-
Somerville National Bank $86,794.36
Old Colony Trust Company 37,328.65
Commercial Security National Bank 65,680.64
Somerville Trust Company, Benefits 9,884.43
Somerville Trust Company, Teachers 48,371.52
Highland Trust Company 29,290.36
Cash in Office 6,796.76
$284,146.72
I further certify that I have examined the Trust Fund Securities in the hands of the city treasurer and find them to be correct, as follows :- 1
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. Wilder 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, Library 400.00
$29,657.72
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I further certify that I have examined the cash and ac- counts of the city clerk. The cash on hand December 31, 1926 has been verified by actual count and the bank balance reconciled.
HOWARD E. WEMYSS
January 26, 1927.
MIDDLESEX, S.S.
Then personally appeared the above named Howard E. Wemyss and made oath that the foregoing statement is correct and true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
NORMAN E. CORWIN,
Justice of the Peace.
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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1926
Revenue Accounts
Assets
Liabilities
Cash :
In Banks and Offices
$253,663 21
Advance to Poor Dept.
100 00
Advance, Soldiers' Benefits .... 100 00
$253,863 21
Unexpended balances: Income of Trust Funds
2,963 30
Taxes 1926
$548,203 63 1
Taxes 1925
473 52
Excise Tax, Ship Owners
3 00
Special Assessments 1926
43,873 53/
Apportioned Sewer Assess- ments 1925
149 78
Apportioned Sidewalks Assess. 1925
80 07
Apportioned High. Bett.
Assess. 1923
177 45
Apportioned High. Bett.
Assess. 1925
441 90
Apportioned High. Bett.
Assess. 1926
459 00
Sale of Land
1,977 68
Apportioned Sewer Assess.
Committed
16 64
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess. Committed
20 02
Apportioned Bett. Assess.
Committed
37 00
Committed Sidewalk Assess.
Unapport.
121 00
Temporary Loans
$600,000 00
Accounts Receivable:
Tailings
706 62
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Revenue Reserved when Collected: Departmental Bills Receivable $27,833 30
Special Assessments Reserved 37,351 49
65,184 79
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BALANCE SHEET-Continued
Committed Bett. Assess. Un- apport.
863 35
Apportioned Interest, Special Assess.
14 68
Levy of 1925
.. 478 52
Committed Interest, Special Assess.
49 06
9,717 95
Departmental Bills Receivable
27,833 30
Comm. of Mass. Soldiers' Benefits 1926
6,390 75
Water Dept. Accounts 1926 .... 39,838 73 /
Tax Titles
1,653 14
213,787 58
$924,567 76
$924,567 76
Non-Revenue Accounts
Cash in Banks and Offices ......
$30,483 51 Unexpended balances : Appropriations
$30,483 51
$30,483 51
$30,483 51
Municipal Indebtedness
Net Bonded Debt
$1,457,000 00
Loans within statutory debt limit: City Bonds
$ 88,000 00
City Hall Additions 126,000 00 Sewer Bonds 166,000 00
Highway Bonds 202,000 00
Bridge Bonds
23,000 00
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$669,051 41
Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays Excess and Deficiency
30,229 84
Overlay, Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1926 $9,239 43
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BALANCE SHEET-Continued
Public Building Bonds 139,000 00
Schoolhouse Bonds 710,000 00
$1,454,000 00
Loans outside statutory debt limit: Met. Park Assessment Bonds
3,000 00
$1,457,000 00
$1,457,000 00
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, 1926
REVENUE
Receipts
General :-
Taxes
$3,150,322 77
Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes
448,328 34
Licenses and Permits
19,048 59
Fines and Forfeits
39,163 40
State, Vocational School
11,569 00
State, Continuation School
3,514 65
State, Smith-Hughes Fund
3,841 07
State, Americanization
3,196 11
State, Boston Elevated Deficit
942 57
State, Account Charles River Basin
17,264 61
State, Account Wellington Bridge
572 40
Sale of Land
10,100 00
County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses
2,416 65
Miscellaneous
375 10
$3,710,655 26 73,975 52
Special Assessments
Departmental :-
General Government
9,106 37
Protection of Persons and Property
1,235 03
Health and Sanitation
14,526 18
Highways
14,130 84
Charities
43,869 42
Soldiers' Benefits
8,047 50
Schools and School Buildings
16,621 80
Libraries
2,447 42
Baths and Bathhouses
635 05
Tailings, Sundry Persons
1,166 09
111,785 70
Water Department Accounts
315,553 93
Interest on deposits, taxes, etc.
26,923 72
Temporary Loans
2,200,000 00
Refunds
3,149 62
Total receipts
$6,442,043 75
Balance at beginning of period
258,539 00
$6,700,582 75
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CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1926 - Continued Payments
Appropriations
Temporary Loans
$3,400,911 14 2,200,000 00 200 00
Cash Advance, Soldiers' Benefits
Income of Trust Funds
3,185 94
State Taxes and Assessments
414,288 75
County Tax
157,942 88
Tax Titles
88 26
Grade Crossings
210 29
Sale of Land, Fee
500 00
Refunds
1,318 80
Total Payments
Transfer to Non-Revenue
Balance on hand
$6,178,646 06 268,273 48 253,663 21
NON-REVENUE Receipts
Redemption of Tax Titles
$1,687 35
Liquor Fees for Commonwealth
6 25
Refunds
5,384 78
Total Receipts
Transfer from Revenue
$7,078 38 268,273 48
Balance at beginning of period
39,968 19
$315,320 05
Payments
Appropriations
$283,142 94
Redemption of Tax Titles
1,687 35
Comm. of Mass., Liquor Fees
6 25
Total Payments
Balance on hand
$284,836 54 30,483 51
$315,320 05
Summary
Total Revenue Receipts
$6,442,043 75
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
7,078 38
Total balance at beginning of period
298,507 19
$6,747,629 32
Total Revenue Payments
$6,178,646 06
Total Non-Revenue Payments
284,836 54
$6,463,482 60
284,146 72
$6,747,629 32
$6,449,122 13
Total balance on hand
$6,700,582 75
TAXES
Uncollected January 1, 1926 Commitments
Excise Tax $11 01 18 68
1924 $334 44 5 74
1925 $435,350 59 9 48
1926
$3,285,443 20
Totals $435,696 04 3,285,447 10
Total to collect
$29 69
$340 18
$435,360 07
$3,285,443 20
$3,721,173 14
Collections (Less Refunds)
26 69
152 94
427,218 22
2,722,023 97
3,149,421 82
Abatements
187 24
7,663 33
15,215 60
23,066 17
Total collections and abatetments Uncollected December 31, 1926
$26 69
$340 18
$434,881 55
$2,737,239 57 548,203 63
$3,172.487 99 548,685 15
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
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Unappor- tioned Committed Assess- ments
Appor- tioned Assess- ments
Com- mitted Interest
Appor- tioned Interest
Street Sprinkling
Sewers
Sidewalks
Highway Betterment
Totals
Assessments levied prior years, Balance January 1, 1926 i ..
Commitments 1926
$1,569 45
$148 11
$79 06
$51 24
45,930 90
5,325 03
12,788 50
29,039 00
94,931 29
Total to collect
$1,569 45
$148 11
$79 06
$51 24
$53,243 14
$8,303 19
$16,854 25
$41,675 50
$121,923 94
Collections
$585 10
74 45
30 00
36 56
45,297 88
2,821 74
9,464 58
15,717 37
74,027 68
Abatements
115 02
115 02
Apportioned or Com-
mitted
166 42
607 41
2,012 13
2,785 96
Collected, Abated or Committed
$585 10
$74 45 $30 00
$36 56 $45,412 90 $2,988 16 $10,071 99 $17,729 50
$76,928 66
$7,312 24
$2,978 16
$4,065 75
$12,636 50
$26,992 65
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS-Continued
Unappor- tioned Committed
Assess- ments 984 35
Appor- tioned Assess- ments 73 66
Com- mitted Interest 49 06
Appor- tioned Interest 14 68
Street Sprinkling 7,830 24
Sewers 5,315 03
Sidewalks 6,782 26
Highway Betterment 23,946 00
Totals 44,995 28
Uncollected
Uncollected 1926 As-
sessments
$43,873 53
Uncollected Committed Unapportioned Assess- ments
984 35
Uncollected Committed
Apportioned Assess-
ments
73 66
Uncollected Committed Interest
49 06
Uncollected Appor-
14 68
APPORTIONED ASSESSMENTS
Sewers
Sidewalks
Highways $239 80 950 00
Total $239 80
Apportioned 1926
$166 42
$100 09
1,216 51
Total
$166 42
$100 09
$1.189 80
$1,456 31
Committed for Collection
16 64
20 02
111 45
148 11
Balance December 31, 1926
$149 78
$80 07
$1,078 35
$1,308 20
Balances December 31, 1926, as follows :-
Sewers 1925
$149 78
Sidewalks 1925
80 07
Highway 1923
177 45
Highway 1925
441 90
Highway 1926
459 00
Total
$1,308 20
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Balance January 1, 1926
DEPARTMENTAL BILLS
Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue
Balance Jan. 1, 1926
Committed $26 00
Total to Collect $26 00
Abated
Collected $26 00
Uncollected
Fire Department
Health Department
$521 44
1,590 14
2,111 58
$36 00
1,633 85
$441 73
Contagious Hospital
2,878 25
8,096 00
10,974 25
343 00
7,376 50
3,254 75
Inspection of Milk
365 00
1,594 75
1,959 75
1,955 75
4 00
Sewers Construction
45
00
45 00
45 00
Sanitary Department
400 00
400 00
400 00
Maintenance Sanitary Buildings
606 96
606 96
606 96
Highway Maintenance
1,006 83
13,814 31
14,821 14
318 78
14,130 84
371 52
New Sidewalks
23 29
23 29
23 29
Welfare Department, Miscellaneous
13,534 88
44,108 52
57,643 40
51 74
35,852 25
21,739 41
Welfare Department, City Home
45 43
6,389 13
6,434 56
5,797 71
636 85
School Contingent
174 34
15,659 94
15,834 28
3,209 58
11,307 95
1,316 75
Maintenance School Buildings
71 10
683 90
755 00
755 00
Maintenance East Branch Library
5 00
5 00
5 00
Totals
$18,642 27
$92,997 94
$111,640 21
$3,959 10
$79,847 81
$27,833 30
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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE)
Metered Rates
Commitments $293,299 18
Abatements Collections (net) $472 15 $252,988 30
Balance $39,838 73
Annual Rates
2,291 50
397 33
1,894 17
Additional Rates
3,288 46
23 72
3,264 74
Service Assessments
13,709 58
13,709 58
Maintenance Bills
10,680 19
456 53 . 10,223 66
Totals
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$323,268 91
$1,349 73
$282,080 45
$39,838 73
Cash Receipts
$282,080 45
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1926
39,838 73
Water Revenue 1926
$321,919 18
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1925
Uncollected January 1, 1926
$33,299 79
Abatements
$94 44
Collected
33,205 35
$33,299 79
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate Receipts
Excess Deficit
Taxes from State:
Street Railway
$13,500 00
$18,670 84
$5,170 84 ..
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Licenses and Permits :
Milk
500 00
480 00
$20 00
Health
200 00
242 00
42 00
City Clerk
5,000 00
5,667 75
667 75
Executive
1,000 00
1,035 00
35 00
Pedlers' License Commission
900 00
1,300 00
400 00
Buildings
3,000 00
3,243 00
243
Electrical Department
4,200 00
4,580
00
Licensing Commission
2,000 00
1,899 00
101 00
Miscellaneous
650 00
601 84
48 16
Fines and Forfeits:
Court Fines
15,000 00
38,867 90
23,867 90
Departmental Penalties
200 00
295 50
95 50
Grants and Gifts:
County, Dog Licenses
2,300 00
2,416 65
116 65
State, Industrial School
11,500 00
11,569 00
69 00
Continuation School
3,500 00
3,514 65
14 65
Americanization
3,000 00
3,196 11
196 11
Special Assessments:
Street Sprinkling
46,000 00
45,826 08
Sewers
4,000 00
2,821 74
Apportioned Sewers
16 64
16 64
Street Betterments
14,000 00
16,779 50
2,779 50
Apportioned Street Betterments
150 00
111 45
38 55
Sidewalks
4,500 00
9,971 90
5,471 90
Apportioned Sidewalks
20 02
20 02
General Government:
Treasury Department
5,700 00
6,556 28
856 28
City Clerk's Department
2,000 00
2,059 59
59 59
Commissioner of Buildings
8 00
8 00
Appeals, Buildings
480 00
480 00
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Protection of Persons & Property:
Police Department
400 00
199 01
200 99
Fire Department
120 00
92 80
27 20
Sealer of Weights & Measures
800 00
943 22
143 22
Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
1,000 00
1,633 85
633 85
Contagious Hospital
5,500 00
7,376 50
1,876 50
Inspection of Milk
2,000 00
1,958 97
41 03
Sanitary Department
3,000 00
2,944 90
55 10
Sanitary Buildings
600 00
606 96
6 96
Highways:
Highway Maintenance
14,000 00
14,130 84
130 84
Charities :
Welfare, City Home
6,500 00
8,017 17
1,517 17
Welfare, Miscellaneous
35,000 00
35,852 25
852 25
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
6,000 00
4,580 00
1,420 00
Military Aid
2,350 00
1,750 75
599 25
Soldiers' Burials
400 00
60 00
340 00
Education:
School Contingent
14,000 00
15,836 80
1,836 80
School Buildings
1,100 00
780 00
320 00
Libraries :
Library Department
2,300 00
2,447 42
147 42
Library Buildings
5 00
5 00
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Recreation and Unclassified:
Electrolysis
500 00
250 00
250 00
Bathhouse
300 00
82 70
217 30
Shower Baths
500 00
552 35
52 35
Public Service Enterprises:
Water Department
300,000 00 . 321,919 18
21,919 18
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Interest:
Bank Deposits
9,500 00
9,987 78
487 78
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Deferred Taxes
14,000 00
15,399 10
1,399 10
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Special Assessments
300 00
453 75
153 75
Miscellaneous
200 00
105 91
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94 09
Totais
$563,170 00
$630,197 65
$72,152 50
$5,124 85
Estimate
$563,170 00
Actual
630,197 65
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Excess
$67,027 65
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Balance to Excess and
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures Deficiency
General Government :-
Board
of Aldermen Ex-
penses
$2,200 00
$2,200 00
$1,781 10
$418 90
Clerk of Committees De-
partment
3,200 00
3,200 00
3,154 21
45 79
Executive Department
9,980 00
9,980 00
9,443 28
536 7
Auditing Department
6,740 00
$70 00
6,810 00
6,803 90
6 10
Treasury Department
27,250 00
$70 00
27,180 00
26,665 00
515 00
Assessors' Department
24,260 00
75 00
24,185 00
23,774 39
410 61
sion
25 00
25 00
24 53
47
Licensing Commission
2,700 00
60 01
2,760 00
2,752 24
7 76
Certification of Notes Bonds
150 00
150 00
City Clerk's Department
12,200 00
240 00
2,056 58
14,016 5
13,557 07
459 51
Registration City Laborers
485 00
15 00
500 00
495 65
4 35
Law Department
4,300 00
4,300 00
4,204 70
95 30
City Messenger's Depart-
ment
3,270 00
3,270 00
3,253 59
16 41
Engineering Department
14,900 00
1 37
14,901 37
14,862 36
39 01
Commissioner
of Public
Buildings
11,970 00
610 00
11,360 00
11,308 65
51 35
Maintenance Municipal Build- ings
13,040 00
300 00
21 36
13,361 36
13,355 44
5 92
City Planning Board
1,000 00
300 00
700 00
523 96
176 04
Board of Appeal
1,500 00
1,500 00
1,346 16
153 84
Election Expenses, City
Clerk
1,550 00
240 00
1,790 00
1,788 21
1 79
Election Expenses, Registrars
of Voters
5,600 00
5,600 00
5,251 16
348 84
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation
Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
3,840 00
12 00
7,280 00
1,100 00
8,380 00
8 05
Total General Government ....
157,440 00
1,295 00
1,785 00
2,079 31
160,009 31
3,828 00 8,371 95 156,695 55
3,313 76
Protection of Property :-
Persons and
Police Department
234,400 00
70 00
234,330 00
234,090 92
239 98
Maintenance Police
Build-
ings
5,300 00
560 00
5,860 00
5,855 81
4 19
Fire Department
262,600 00
70 00
328 29
262,998 29
262,987 80
10 49
Maintenance Fire Buildings
11,350 00
110 00
11,460 00
11,449 06
10 94
Weights & Measures
4,234 00
4,234 00
4,226 58
7 42
Electrical Department
24,400 00
958 73
25,358 73
24,305 89
1,052 84
Maintenance Electrical De-
partment Buildings
1,960 00
300 00
1,660 00
1,638 06
21 94
Suppression of Moths
4,800 00
100 00
4,700 00
4,695 41
4 59
Care of Trees
5,000 00
1,500 00
6,500 00
6,119 08
380 92
Total Protection of Persons
and Property
554,044 00
470 00
2,240 00
1,287 02
557,101 02
555,368 61
1,732 41
Health and Sanitation :-
Health Department
26,740 00
3,740 00
89 00
23,089 00
22,714 69
374 31
Vital Statistics
950 00
110 00
840 00
803 95
36 05
Contagious Hospital
18,930 00
475 00
490 00
18,945 00
18,914 76
30 24
Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital
3,800 00
500 00
935 00
4,235 00
4,234 37
63
Inspection of Animals
and
Provisions
2,640 00
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2,640 00
2,637 45
2 55
Inspection of Milk and Vin-
egar
6,720 00
490 00
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6,230 00
6,214 83
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Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit 3,840 00
Balance to Excess and Expenditures Deficiency
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit 1,750 00
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Inspection of School Children
1,750 00
School Nurses' Salaries ......
2,600 00
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Sewers Maintenance
25,150 00
2,275 00
28 25
22,903 25
22,637 93
265 32
Maintenance Sewer Build-
ings
370 00
200 00
170 00
123 89
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Sanitary Department
196,000 00
4,600 00
200,600 00
200,326 08
273 92
Maintenance Sanitary Build-
ings
720 00
100 00
620 00
609 06
10 94
Street Cleaning
25,000 00
100 00
25,100 00
25,097 02
2 98
Total Health and Sanitation
311,370 00
7,890 00
6,125 00
117 25
309,722 25
308,584 94
1,137 31
Highways :-
Highway Maintenance
98,450 00
10,010 00
33,779 36
142,239 36
141,920 13
319 23
Sidewalks Maintenance
10,300 00
1,500 00
8,800 0
8,785 07
14 93
Street Sprinkling
43,150 00
1,500 00
275 00
283 10
42,208 10
42,204 63
3 47
Street Lighting
76,290 00
1,060 00
77,350 00
77,349 88
12
Maintenance Highway Build-
2,130 00
100 00
110 00
61 03
2,201 03
2,191 84
9 19
Total Highways
230,320 00
3,100 00
11,455 00
34,123 49
272,798 49
272,451 55
346 94
Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits :-
Welfare, Miscellaneous
105,000 00
1,410 00
18,000 00
504 30
122,094 30
121,513 30
581 00
Welfare, City Home
17,000 00
17,000 00
16,896 89
103 11
Maintenance
City
Home
Buildings
5,300 00
1,010 00
4,290 00
4,247 61
42 39
Soldiers'
Benefits
General
Administration
1,420 00
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1,420 00
1,418 65
1 35
Military Aid
4,700 00
1,100 00
180 00
3,780 00
3,701 50
78 50
State Aid
6,000 00
1,400 00
.........
22 00
4,622 00
4,608 00
14 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Appropriations Trans. from
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1,734 48
15 52
2,600 00
2,536 43
63 57
ings
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation
Receipts and Service Trans. 1,115 00
Total Credit 34 055 00 60 00
Expenditures 33,908 52 60 00
Balance to Excess and Deficiency 146 48
Soldiers' Relief
30,100 00 400 00
340 00
Total Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
169,920 00
5,260 00
20,840 00
1,821 30
187,321 30
186,354 47
966 83
Education :-
School Contingent
70,000 00
70,000 00
69,991 63
8 37
Outside Tuition
10,000 00
10,000 00
8,109 87
1,890 13
School Teachers' Salaries
876,420 00
9 25
876,429 25
875,927 31
501 94
Janitors' Services
71,500 00
160 00
24 50
71,684 50
71,642 06
42 44
Fuel and Light
46,400 00
5,000 00
1,140 00
1,877 65
44,417 65
44,410 65
7 00
Buildings and Grounds
69,800 00
9,610 00
607 23
80,017 23
80,003 31
13 92
Total Education
1,144,120 00
5,000 00
10,910 00
2,518 63 1,152,548 63
1,150,084 83
2,463 80
Libraries: -
Central Library
36,600 00
68 09
36,668 09
36,657 62
10 47
Maintenance Central Library
6,360 00
350 00
6,710 00
6,701 79
8 21
West Somerville Branch Li- brary ..
10,030 00
4 43
10,034 43
10,033 93
50
Maintenance West Somer-
ville Branch Library
2,850 00
650 00
2,200 00
2,186 59
13 41
East Somerville Branch Li-
7,100 00
1 51
7,101 51
7,098 48
3 03
Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library
2,000 00
100 00
2,100 00
2,061 15
38 85
Union Square Branch Li-
brary
9,600 00
18 09
9,618 09
9,617 75
34
Maintenance Union Square
Branch Library
2,400 00
300 00
2,100 00
2,066 96
33 04
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CITY AUDITOR
Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to 2,840 00
Soldiers' Burials
brary
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Libraries
76,940 00
950 00
450 00
92 12
Total Credit 76,532 12
Expenditures 76,424 27
Balance to Excess and Deficiency 107 85
Recreation and Unclassified :-
Parks Maintenance
14,400 00
300 00
14,100 00
13,280 0
819 92
Maintenance Park Buildings
2,500 00
300 00
140 00
2,340 00
2,328 70
11 30
Playgrounds Maintenance ....
8,720 00
2,000 00
695 96
11,415 96
11,407 08
8 88
Public Welfare and Recrea- tion Commission
10,000 00
29 39
10,029 39
10,029 08
31
Maintenance Bathhouse
5,550 00
5,550 00
5,497 27
52 73
Celebrations
6,000 00
1,100 00
4,900 00
4,866 38
33 62
Memorial Day
1,000 00
8 50
1,008 50
876 19
132 31
Municipal Documents
4,150 00
4,150 00
3,238 08
911 92
Maintenance Bandstand
350 00
150 00
200 00
192 02
7 98
Rifle Practice Cos. A. & B. Engineers
1,500 00
1,500 00
977 77
522 23
Quarters Spanish War erans
50 00
50 00
40 00
10 00
Quarters for American
Le-
700 00
700 00
690 00
10 00
Quarters for George Post, V. F. W.
700 00
700 00
690 00
10 00
Contingent Fund
10,000 00
9,680 00
320 00
320 00
Workmens' Compensation
5,000 00
2,460 00
16 00
2,556 00
2,434 18
121 82
Pensions
47,000 00
1,060 00
45,940 00
45,802 26
137 74
Damage to Persons and Pro-
perty
8,000 00
8,000 00
7,363 00
637 00
Total Recreation
and
Un-
125,620 00
15,050 00
2,140 00
749 85
113,459 85
109,712 09
3,747 76
Municipal Indebtedness :-
Interest ..
112,000 00
2,330 00
............
1,438 89
111,108 89
111,081 09
27 80
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gion
Dilboy
Vet-
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation
Appropriations Trans. from
Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Reduction of Funded Debt ....
156,000 00 268,000 00
2,330 00
1,438 89
Total Credit 156,000 00 267,108 89
Expenditures 156,000 00 267,081 09
27 80
Water Works :-
Water Maintenance
108,200 00
15,000 00
5,000 00
55,565 95
153,765 95
148,400 99
5,364 96
Water Works Extension
58,000 00
28,430 00
86,430 00
86,333 72
96 28
Maintenance Water Build-
2,250 00
340 00
2,590 00
2,584 10
5 90
Metropolitan Water Assess-
160,000 00
2,680 00
162,680 00
162,676 64
3 35
Total Water Works
328,450 00
15,000 00
36,450 00
55,565 95
405,465 95
399,995 45
5,470 50
Total Appropriations .... $3,366,224 00
$56,345 00
$92,395 00
$99,793 81 $3,502,067 81 $3,482,752 85
$19,314 96
CITY AUDITOR
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ment
ings
Total Municipal Indebtedness
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (REVENUE)
Balance from 1925
Receipts
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to 1927
Other Accounts :-
Income of Trust Funds :- School :-
S. Newton Cutler
$ 54
$214 50
$215 04
$182 50
$32 54
Caroline G. Baker
7 50
15 00
22 50
15 00
7 50
Smith-Hughes
3,841 07
3,841 07
2,288 59
1,552 48
Library : -
S. Newton Cutler
34
42 88
63 22
62 85
37
Martha R. Hunt Art
51 74
64 96
116 70
77 50
39 20
Martha R. Hunt Book
34 90
495 30
530 20
370 93
159 27
Isaac Pitman Art
381 42
171 32
552 74
139 15
413 59
Isaac Pitman Poetry
67 00,
42 82
109 82
21 87
87 95
Frances A. Wilder
2 58
5 00
7 58
5 06
2 52
Sarah Lorane Graves
13 00
20 00
33 00
22 49
10 51
Welfare :-
Olive C. Cummings
582 32
75 05
657 37
657 37
Temporary Loans
2,200,000 00
2,200,000 00
Real Estate Liens and Tax Titles
88 26
88 26
State Taxes and Assessments
414,288 75
414,288 75
County Tax
157,942 8
157,942 88
Advanced Soldiers' Benefits
200 00
200 00
Grade Crossings
210 29
210 29
Sale of Land, Fee
500 00
500 00
Cash Refunds :-
Taxes
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376 76
376 76
Water Rates
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Total Other Accounts
$1,161 34
$4,987 90
$2,780,698 22
$2,777,734 92
$2,963 30
Revenue Totals
6,282,766 03
6,260,487 77
22,278 26
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64
927 64
Special Assessments
14 40
14 40
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1926 (NON-REVENUE)
Balance From 1925
priation
Appro- Appropriation Appropriation transfer from transfer to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
Balance to 1927
General Government :- City Hall Ad- ditions $146 62
$142 33
$4 29
$4 29
Protection of Persons
and Property :-
Underground Wires
2,110 91
$2,000 00
4,110 91
1,931 17
$2,179 74
Fire Dept., Ad-
ditional Ap-
paratus ..... ..
15,000 00
15,000 00
15,000 00
Health and Sanitation :-
Sewers Construc- tion
9,318 48
47,500 00
$97 05
56,915 53
54,073 07
2,842 46
Ledge Proper-
ty, Mystic
Avenue
15,000 00
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