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CITY OF SOMERVILLE
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
1927
GIVES
SOMERVILLE
FREE
ONAL
FOUNDED 1842
MUNICIPAL
רדוור
A CITY 1872 STRENGTH
1842 ESTABLISHED A
SOMERVILLE PRINTING CO.
1928
REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 26, 1928.
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 1927, showing in detail the appropriation and expenditures and the receipts from each source of income. Also a statement of the funded debt and temporary loans, table relative to maturities and interest, a balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities at the close of the fiscal year and a statement of the treasurer's cash.
Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD E. WEMYSS, City Auditor.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
I hereby certify that I have verified the treasurer's cash as of December 31, 1927 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, 1927 was $1,236,- 679.75, as follows :-
Somerville National Bank
$102,918.59
Old Colony Trust Company 167,892.24
Commercial Security National Bank 55,858.29
Somerville Trust Company, Benefits
10,578.92
Somerville Trust Company, Teachers
48,172.28
Highland Trust Company
38,682.36
Certificates of Deposit, Old Colony Trust Co.
800,000.00
Cash in Office
12,577.07
$1,236,679.75
.
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 :-
Caroline G. Baker Fund, Schools $300.00
S. Newton Cutler Fund, Schools 5,322.22
S. Newton Cutler Fund, Library
1,064.45
Isaac Pitman Fund, Library
5,314.58
Olive C. Cummings Fund, Poor
1,751.45
Frances A. Wilder Children's Fund, Library
100.00
Martha R. Hunt Fund, Books, Library
14,105.25
Martha R. Hunt Fund, Art, Library 1,299.77
Sarah Lorane Graves Fund, Library 400.00
$29,657.72
CITY AUDITOR
I further certify that I have examined the cash and ac- counts of the city clerk. The cash on hand December 31, 1927 has been verified by actual count and the bank balance reconciled.
HOWARD E. WEMYSS
January 25, 1928.
MIDDLESEX, S.S.
Then personally appeared the above named Howard E. Wemyss and made oath that the foregoing statement is cor- rect 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, 1927
Revenue Accounts
Assets
Liabilities
Cash:
In Banks and Offices ..
$259,998 51
Advance to Poor Dept. ...
100 00
Adavance, Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
$260,198.51
Unexpended balances: Income of Trust Funds ....
3,785 47
Taxes 1927
659,780 14 -
Taxes 1926
187 84
Excise Tax
6 65
Special Assessments 1927 ....
25,900 83
Committed Assessments:
Revenue Reserved when Collected: Departmental Bills Receiv-
Apportioned Sidewalks .... 20 02
able
$35,961 86
Apportioned Highway ...
225 84
Special Assessments Re-
Unapportioned Sewers ....
924 19
served
19,290 58
Unapportioned Sidewalks
1,640 74
Unapportioned Highway ..
5,025 89
Committed Interest:
Apportioned Assessments
75 73
Premiums on Bonds
6,440 00
Unapportioned Assess-
Accrued Interest on Bonds
7,908 32
ments
367 50
Sale of Land
4,242 51
Departmental Bills Receiv- able
35,961 86
Comm. of Mass. Soldiers'
Overlay, Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1927 $13,745 39
Benefits, 1927
6,299 50
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Water Dept. Accounts, 1927
43,690 77
Levy of 1926 187 84
780,124 14
13,933 23
ANNUAL REPORTS
Temporary Loans $700,000 00
Accounts Receivable :
Tailings
794 19
Apportioned Sewers 16 64
55,252 44
BALANCE SHEET-Continued
Deferred Revenue:
Apportioned Sewer Assess- ments, 1925
133 14
Apportioned Sewer Assess- ments, 1926
300 00
Apportioned Sidewalk sessments, 1925
60 05
Apportioned High. Bett.
Assessments, 1923
76 50
Apportioned High. Bett.
Assessments, 1925
392 80
Apportioned High. Bett.
Assessments, 1926
1,976 68
Tax Titles
2,939 17 2,700 41
Reserve Fund, Surplus from „Overlays Excess and Deficiency
324239 99 221,366 08
$1,045,962 23
$1,045,962 23
Non-Revenue Accounts
Cash in Banks and Offices ........
$976,681 24 Unexpended balances : Appropriations
$976,681 2+
$976,681 24
$976,681 24
Municipal Indebtedness
Net Bonded Debt
$2,311,000 00 Loans within statutory debt limit: City Bonds ..
$69,000 00
City Hall Additions Bonds 118,000 00 Sewer Bonds 146,000 00
Highway Bonds 167,000 00
Bridge Bonds ..
22,000 00
CITY AUDITOR
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BALANCE SHEET-Continued
Public Building Bonds 122,000 00
Schoolhouse Bonds 665,000 00
High School Bonds
1,000,000 00
$2,309,000 00
Loans outside statutory debt limit: Met. Park Assessment
Bonds
2,000 00
$2,311,000 00
$2,311,000 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
ANNUAL REPORTS
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CITY AUDITOR
CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1927
REVENUE
Receipts
General:
Taxes
$3,260,486 50
Corporation, Bank and Income Taxes
470,632 06
Licenses and Permits
16,864 87
Fines and Forfeits
30,300 30
Comm. of Mass., Deficit Boston Ele-
vated
2,563 44
Comm of Mass., Vocational School
12,785 44
Comm. of Mass., Continuation School ..
3,899 39
Comm. of Mass., Americanization
2,998 68
Comm. of Mass., Outside Tuition
4,015 23
Comm. of Mass., Smith-Hughes Fund ..
3,902 79
County of Middlesex, Dog Licenses ....
2,590 45
Sale of Land
2,600 00
Miscellaneous
1,621 38
$3,815,260 53
Special Assessments
75,335 06
Departmental:
General Government
8,863 32
Protection of Persons and Property.
2,946 95
Health and Sanitation
11,319 61
Highways
16,044 30
Charities
40,793 72
Soldiers' Benefits
6,369 25
Schools and School Buildings
15,958 05
Libraries
2,360 80
Baths and Bathhouses
831 15
Tailings
99 16
105,586 31
Water Department Accounts
327,978 86
Interest on deposits, taxes, etc
38,992 80
Temporary Loans
2,350,000 C0
Premiums on Bonds
6,440 00
Refunds
11,227 35
Total Receipts Balance at beginning of period
$6,730,820 91
253,663 21
$6,984,484 12
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ANNUAL REPORTS
CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1927-Continued Payments
Appropriations
$3,532,767 96
Income Trust Funds
5,227 46
Temporary Loans
2,250,000 00
Cash Advance, City Home
100 00
Cash Advance, Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
Tax Titles
1,404 03
State Taxes and Assessments
412,253 45
County of Middlesex, Tax
185,767 66
Tellers' Overs and Shorts
89 87
Refunds
2,544 08
Total Payments
Transfer to Non-Revenue Cash
$6,390,254 51 334,231 10 259,998 51
Non-Revenue Receipts
High School Loan
$1,000,000 00
Redemption of Tax Titles
2,559 62
Liquor Fees for Commonwealth
4 75
Refunds
117 84
Total Receipts
Transfer from Revenue Cash
Balance at beginning of period
$1,002,682 21 334,231 10 30,483 51
$1,367,396 82
Payments
Appropriations
$388,151 21
Redemption of Tax Titles
2,559 62
Liquor Fees for Commonwealth
4 75
Total Payments
Balance on hand
$390,715 58 976,681 24
$1,367,396 82
Summary
Total Revenue Receipts
$6,730,820 91
Total Non-Revenue Receipts
1,002,682 21
$7,733,503 12
Total balance at beginning of period. ...
284,146 72
Total Revenue Payments
$6,390,254 51
Total Non-Revenue Payments
390,715 58
$6,780,970 09
1,236,679 75
$8,017,649 84
Total balance on hand
$8,017,649 84
Balance on hand
$6,984,484 12
TAXES
Uncollected January 1, 1927 Commitments
Excise Tax $3 00 13 30
1925 $478 52 41 10
1926 $548,203 63
1927 $3,391,418 64
Totals $548,685 15 3,391,473 04
Total to collect Collections (Less refunds) Abatements
$16 30
$519 62
$548,203 63
$3,391,418 64
$3,940,158 19
9 65
412 46
540,561 89
2,717,992 39
3,258,976 39
107 16
7,453 90
13,646 11
21,207 17
Total collections and abatements Uncollected December 31, 1927
$9 65
$519 62
$548,015 79
6 65
187 84
$2,731,638 50 659,780 14
$3,280,183 56 659,974 63
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Unappor- tioned Committed Assess- ments
Appor- tioned Assess- ments
Com- mitted Appor- tioned Interest Interest
Street Sprinkling
Sewers
Sidewalks
Highway Betterment
Totals
Assessments levied prior years, Balance January
1, 1927
$984 35
$73 66
$49 06
$14 68
$7,830 24
$5,315 03
$6,782 26
$23,946 00
$44,995 28
Committed 1927
10,215 76
632 83
488 03
179 51
47,408 10
2,341 73
7,514 25
8,681 80
77,462 01
Total to collect
$11,200 11 $706 4
$537 09
$194 19
$55,238 34
$7,656 76
$14,296 51
$32,627 80
$122,457 29
Collections
3,609 29
443 99
169 59
118 46
45,605 46
3,915 84
6,921 54
14,421 52
75,205 69
Abatements
83 46
100 00
183 46
Apportioned
or
Com-
mitted
1,299 19
2,047 09
9,524 48
12,870 76
Collected, Abated, Ap-
portioned
or
Com-
mitted
$3,609 29 $443 99 $169 59 $118 46
$45,688 92 $5,315 03
$8,968 63 $23,946 00
$88,259 91
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CITY AUDITOR
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS-Continued
Unappor- tioned Committed Assess- ments 7,590 82
Appor- tioned Assess- ments 262 50
Com- mitted Interest 367 50
Appor- tioned Interest 75 73
Street Sprinkling 9,549 42
Sewers 2,341 73
Sidewalks 5,327 88
Highway Betterment 8,681 80
Totals 34,197 38
Uncollected
Uncollected 1927 Assess- ments
9,549 42
2,341 73
5,327 88
8,681 80
25,900 83
Uncollected Committed
Unapportioned Assess- ments
7,590 82
7,590 82
Uncollected Committed
Apportioned Assess-
ments
262 50
Uncollected Committed
Interest
367 50
Uncollected Apportioned
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APPPORTIONED ASSESSMENTS
Balance January 1, 1927
Apportioned 1927
Sewers $149 78 375 00
Sidewalks $80 07
Highways $1,078 35
Total $1,308 20 2,655 00
Total
$524 78
$80 07
$3,358 35
$3,963 20
Committed for collection
91 64
20 02
521 17
632 83
Assessment paid in full, not due
391 20
391 20
Balance December 31, 1927
$433 14
$60 05
$2,445 98
$2,939 17
Balances December 31, 1927, as follows :-
$133 14
Sewers 1926
300 00
Sidewalks 1925
60 05
Highway 1923
76 50
Highway 1925
392 80
Highway 1926
1,976 68
Total
$2,939 17
ANNUAL REPORTS
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262 50
367 50
Interest
75 73
75 73
2,280 00
Sewers 1925
DEPARTMENT BILLS
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Committed
Total to Collect
Abated
Collected
Uncollected
Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue
Health Department
$441 73
$1,223 00
$1,664 73
$159 00
$1,077 93
$427 80
Contagious Hospital
3,254 75
8,543 50
11,798 25
1,894 00
6,251 60
3,652 65
Inspection of Milk
4 00
203 00
207 00
186 00
21 00
Sewers Construction
45 00
45 00
45 00
Sanitary Department
400 00
400 00
400 00
Sanitary Buildings
592 58
592 58
592 58
Highway Maintenance
371 52
15,991 39
16,362 91
109 74
15,944 89
308 28
Sidewalks Maintenance
14 73
14 73
14 73
New Sidewalks
23 29
23 29
23 29
Street Sprinkling
23 64
23 64
23 64
Welfare, Miscellaneous
21,739 41
40,192 54
61,931 95
209 72
32,555 03
29,167 20
Welfare, City Home
636 85
4,922 82
5,559 67
24 00
5,515 67
20 00
School Contingent
1,316 75
20,098 90
21,415 65
4,257 41
14,793 31
2,364 93
School Buildings
850 60
850 60
850 60
Totals
$27,833 30
$93,056 70 $120,890 00 $6,698 87
$78,229 27
$35,961 85
CITY AUDITOR
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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE)
Abatements Collections (net)
Balance
Metered Rates
Commitments $308,961 71
$396 93
$264,874 01
$43,690 77
Additional Rates
1,397 84
2 50
1,395 34
Service Assessments
9,558 24
9,558 24
Maintenance Bills
21,784 24
8,891 48
12,892 76
Totals
$341,702 03
$9,290 91
$288,720 35
$43,690 77
Cash Receipts
$288,720 35
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1927
43,690 77
Water Revenue 1927
$332,411 12
Metered Rates Last Quarter 1926
Uncollected January 1, 1927
$39,838 73
Abatements
$616 08
Collected
39,222 65
$39,838 73
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Taxes from State:
Street Railway
$16,000 00
$17,720 20
$1,720 20
Licenses and Permits :
Milk
500 00
567 50
67 50
Health
250 00
278 00
28 00
City Clerk
6,500 00
5,920 25
$579 75
Executive
1,000 00
649 00
351 00
Pedlers' License Commission
1,000 00
1,165 00
165 00
Buildings
3,000 00
2,219 00
781 00
Electrical Department
4,200 00
3,907 00
293 00
Licensing Commission
1,800
00
1,662 00
138 00
Miscellaneous
550 00
497 12
52 88
Fines and Forfeits :
Court Fines
20,000 00
29,975 80
9,975 80
Departmental Penalties
200 00
324 50
124 50
Grants and Gifts :
County, Dog Licenses
2,300 00
2,590 45
290 45
State, Industrial School
12,700 00
12,785 44
85 44
Continuation School
3,800 00
3,899 39
99 39
Americanization
3,000 00
2,998 68
1 32
Outside Tuition
4,015 23
4,015 23
Special Assessments :
Street Sprinkling
46,000 00
47,344 38
1,344 38
Sewers
3,000 00
4,840 03
1,840 03
Apportioned Sewers
91 64
91 64
Highways
17,000 00
21,666 00
4,666 00
Apportioned Highways
500 00
912 37
412 37
Sidewalk
6,000 00
8,968 63
2,968 63
Apportioned Sidewalks
20 02
20 02
General Government:
Treasury Department
5,600 00
6,141 22
541 22
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City Clerk's Department
2,000 00
2,279 55
279 55
Building Department, Appeals
350 00
430 00
80 00
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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
200 00
475 54
275 54
Fire Department
100 00
1,508 35
1,408 35
Sealer of Weights and Measures
800 00
963 06
163 06
Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
1,500
00
1,092 33
407 67
Contagious Hospital
6,000 00
6,251 60
251 60
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
100 00
189 00
89 00
Sanitary Department
3,000 00
3,194 10
194 10
Sanitary Buildings
600 00
592 58
7 42
Highways:
Highway Maintenance
14,000 00
15,982 64
1,982 64
Street Sprinkling
23 64
23 64
Sidewalks Maintenance
14 73
14 73
New Sidewalks
23 29
23 29
Charities:
Welfare, City Home
6.000 00
8,186 23
2,186 23
Welfare, Miscellaneous
35,000 00
32,607 49
2,392 51
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
4,500 00
4,384 00
116 00
Military Aid
2,000 00
1,755 50
244 50
Soldiers' Burials
400 (
160 00
240
00
Education :
School Contingent
16,000 00
14,839 45
1,160 55
School Buildings
700 00
1,118 60
418 60
Libraries :
Library Department
2,400 00
2,360 80
39 20
Recreation and Unclassified :
Electrolysis
500 00
500 00
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Bathhouse
200 00
272 50
72 50
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Shower Baths
500 00
558 65
58 65
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE
Estimate
Receipts
Excess
Deficit
Public Service Enterprises : Water Department
312,000 00
332,411 12
20,411 12
Interest:
Bank Deposits,-
Treasurer
10,000 00
10,521 29
521 29
Treasurer, Certificate of Deposit
7,837 11
7,837 11
City Clerk
1 05
1 05
Deferred Taxes
16,000 00
18,840 08
2,840 08
Deferred Special Assessments
650 00
846 41
196 41
Apportioned Interest Assessments
179 51
179 51
Miscellaneous
100 00
108 24
8 24
Totals
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$590,500 00
$651,667 29
$67,972 09
$6,804 80
Estimate
$590,500 00
Actual
651,667 29
Excess
$61,167 29
CITY AUDITOR
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1927 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
General Government :-
Board of Aldermen Ex-
penses
$2,200 00
$2,200 00
$1,614 08
$585 92
Clerk of Committees De-
partment
3,700 00
$20 00
3,720 00
3,716 58
3 42
Executive Department
10,050 00
10,050 00
9,575 75
474 25
Auditing Department
8,030 00
$50 00
7,980 00
7,953 93
26 07
Treasury Department
29,430 00
50 00
29,480 00
29,413 73
66 27
Assessors' Department
28,560 00
3,000 00
25,560 00
25,355 43
204 5.7
Pedlers' License Commission
25 00
25 00
24 53
47
Licensing Commission
3,000 00
20 00
2,980 00
2,958 30
21 70
Bonds
350 00
1,475 00
1,825 00
1,825 00
City Clerk's Department
12,400 00
$2,254 11
14,654 11
14,623 38
30 73
Registration of City Laborers
485 00
485 00
477 ₴
7 7
Law Department
4,730 00
4,730 00
4,700 40
29 60
City Messenger's Department
3,570 00
3,570 00
3,559 73
10 27
Engineering Department
15,820 00
15,820 00
15,723 74
96 26
Commissioner
of Public
Buildings
13,250 00
90 00
13,160 00
13,120 40
39 60
Maintenance Municipal Build- ings
13,900 00
100 00
315 27
14,315 27
14,171 54
143 73
City Planning Board
1,000 00
400 00
600 00
128 93
471 07
Board of Appeal
1,600 00
1,600 00
1,534 42
65 55
Election Expenses, City Clerk
2,690 00
180 00
2,870 00
2,868 01
1 99
Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters
5,900 00
350 00
6,250 00
6,237 34
12 66
Pay of Election Officers
3,840 00
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3,840 00
3,840 00
Maintenance Polling Places ....
1,270 00
200 00
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1,070 00
966 08
103 92
Total General Government ....
165,800 00
3,760 00
2,175 00
2,569 38
166,784 38
164,388 60
2,395 78
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Certification of Notes and
Appropriation Appropriation Service Trans.
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1927 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation Appropriations Trans. from Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Balance to Excess and Expenditures Deficiency
Protection of Persons and
Property :-
Police Department
264,350 00
4,500 90
1 22
268,851 22
268,849 65
1 57
Maintenance Police Buildings
5,850 00
5,850 00
5,684 36
165 64
Fire Department
299,850 00
1,610 00
449 18
301,909 18
301,857 87
51 31
Maintenance Fire Buildings ..
12,750 00
410 00
12,340 00
12,162 25
177 75
Weights & Measures Depart- ment
4,840 00
100 00
4,940 00
4,933 52
6 48
Electrical Department
25,090 00
846 77
25,936 77
25,757 3
179 47
Maintenance Electrical De-
2,000 00
400 00
5 00
2,405 00
2,403 04
1 96
Suppression of Moths
4,500 00
500 00
5,000 00
4,898 64
101 36
Care of Trees
6,500 00
6,500 00
6,498 39
1 61
Total Protection of Persons and Property
625,730 00
410 00
7,110 00
1,302 17
633,732 17
633,045 02
687 15
Health and Sanitation :-
Health Department
25,120 00
25,120 00
25,074 95
45 05
Vital Statistics
1,120 00
180 00
940 00
904 71
35 29
Contagious Hospital
19,780 00
150 00
19,930 00
19,909 98
20 02
Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital
3,900 00
10 00
3,910 00
3,900 86
9 14
Inspection of
Animals and
Provisions
2,840 00
2,840 00
2,839 97
03
Inspection of Milk and Vin- egal
6,980 00
150 00
6,830 00
6,818 13
11 87
Inspection of School Children
1,750 00
1,750 00
1,686 54
63 46
School Nurses' Salaries
2,850 00
2,850 00
2,850 00
Sewers Maintenance
24,250 00
1,610 00
82 11
25,942 11
25,923 87
18 24
Maintenance Sewer Buildings
350 00
350 00
338 46
11 54
Sanitary Department
205,100 00
3,500 00
208,600 00
208,433 90
166 10
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1927 (REVENUE)
Appropriation Appropriation
Appropriations Trans. from
Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Maintenance Sanitary Build- ings
970 00 27,250 00
800 00
1,770 00
1,705 13
64 87
Street Cleaning
600 00
3,440 00
392 00
30,482 00
30,474 00
8 00
Total Health and Sanitation
322,260 00
930 00
9,510 00
474 11
331,314 11
330,860 50
453 61
Highways :-
Highways Maintenance
102,600 00
11,100 00
26,916 49
140,616 49
139,475 97
1,140 52
Sidewalks Maintenance
9,600 00
1,600 00
83 69
11,283 69
11,279 51
4 18
Street Sprinkling
38,250 00
2,500 00
2,492 00
38,242 00
38,073 71
168 29
Street Lighting
83,000 00
1,710 00
81,290 00
81,259 94
30 06
Maintenance Highway Build- ings
1,970 00
1,350 00
105 74
3,425 74
3,353 17
72 57
Total Highways
235,420 00
4,210 00
14,050 00
29,597 92
274,857 92
273,442 30
1,415 62
Charities and Soldiers' Bene- fits :-
Welfare, Miscellaneous
133,000 00
2,230 00
525 67
135,755 67
135,671 34
84 33
Welfare, City Home
17,140 00
6 00
17,146 00
16,070 45
1,075 55
Buildings
5,500 00
800 00
90 00
4,790 00
4,788 20
1 80
Soldiers'
Benefits,
General
Administration
1,550 00
1,550 00
1,549 43
57
Military Aid
4,000 00
350 00
130 00
3,780 00
3,641 00
139 00
State Aid
4,500 00
28 00
4,528 00
4,412 00
116 00
Soldiers' Relief
39,000 00
1,054 00
40,054 00
37,315 64
2,738 36
Soldiers' Burials
400 00
400 00
160 00
240 00
Total Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
205,090 00
1,150 00
2,320 00
1,743 67
208,003 67
203,608 06
4,395 61
Education :-
School Contingent
72,000 00
72,000 00
71,998 82
1 18
Outside Tuition
10,000 00
10,000 00
9,891 64
108 36
School Teachers' Salaries
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939,600 00
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220 00
939,820 00
932,874 68
6,945 32
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1927 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriation Appropriation
Appropriations Trans. from
Trans. to
Service Trans.
Total Credit 80,820 00
Expenditures 80,043 74
776 26
Fuel and Light
45,000 00
3,500 00
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1,227 75
42,727 75
42,113 59
614 16
Buildings and Grounds
57,360 00
3,500 00
632 00
61,492 00
61,256 05
235 95
Total Education
1,204,780 00
3,500 00
3,500 00
2,079 75
1,206,859 75
1,198,178 52
8,681 23
Libraries: -
Central Library
39,020 00
24 94
39,044 94
39,043 66
1 28
Maintenance Central Library ..
7,080 00
150 00
6,930 00
6,845 46
84 54
West Somerville Branch Li- brary
10,320 00
10,320 00
10,319 90
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Maintenance West Somerville Branch Library
3,000 00
100 00
3,100 00
3,093 03
6 97
East Somerville Branch Li- brary
7,900 00
7,900 00
7,899 77
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Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library
2,510 00
300 00
2,210 00
2,112 55
97 45
Union Square Branch Library
8,230 00
4 52
8,234 52
8,234 08
44
Maintenance Union Square
2,400 00
250 00
101 10
2,751 10
2,741 71
9 39
Total Libraries
80,460 00
450 00
350 00
130 56
80 490 56
80,290 16
200 40
Recreation and Unclassified :-
Parks Maintenance
13,900 00
13,900 00
13,012 75
887 25
Maintenance Park Buildings
5,020 00
32 00
5,052 00
4,271 34
780 66
Playgrounds Maintenance
9,600 00
1,610 00
53 73
8,043 73
7,688 21
355 52
Public Welfare and Recrea- tion Commission
11,000 00
4 00
11,004 00
10,995 03
8 97
Maintenance Bathhouse
2,640 00
2,640 00
2,519 03
120 97
Celebrations
2,500 00
150 00
2,650 00
2,649 31
69
Memorial Day
1,000 00
1,000 00
868 48
131 52
Municipal Documents
5,000 00
2,300 00
2,700 00
2,416 76
283 84
Maintenance Bandstand
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299 71
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Janitors' Services
80,820 00
300 00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1927 (REVENUE)
Receipts and
Appropriations Trans. from
Appropriation Appropriation Trans. to 150 00
Service Trans.
Total Credit 1,350 00
Expenditures 1,329 77
Balance to Excess and Deficiency 20 23
Rifle Practice, Cos. A. & B ..... Quarters Spanish War Vet- erans
50 00
50 00
40 00
10 00
Quarters for American Legion
700 00
700 00
675 00
25 00
Quarters for George Dilboy Post, V. F. W.
700 00
700 00
660 00
40 00
Contingent Fund
10,000 00
9,675 00
325 00
325 00
Workmens' Compensation
5,000 00
2,000 00
20 00
3,020 00
2,867 22
152 78
Pensions
50,000 00
400 00
8 33
50,408 33
50,367 74
40 59
Damage
to Persons
and
Property
14,500 00
6,300 00
20,800 00
20,786 74
13 26
Total Recreation and
Un-
classified
133,110 00
15,585 00
7,000 00
118 06
124,643 06
121,447 09
3,195 97
Municipal Indebtedness :-
Interest
107,150 00
4,100 00
103,050 00
103,018 72
31 28
Reduction of Funded Debt
146,000 00
146,000 00
146,000 00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
253,150 00
4,100 00
249,050 00
249,018 72
31 28
Public Service Enterprises :-
Water Maintenance
98,000 00
6,300 00
24.102 85
128,402 85
128,031 64
371 21
Water Works Extension
44,000 00
12,970 00
31.030 00
30,051 92
978 08
Maintenance Water Buildings
1,820 00
1,820 00
1,567 12
252 88
Metropolitan Water Assess-
ment
169,500 00
5,000 00
164,500 00
164,205 30
294 70
Total Public Service Enter-
prises
313,320 00
17,970 00
6,300 00
24,102 85
325,752 85
323,855 98
1,896 87
Total Appropriations .... $3,539,120 00
$52,065 00
$52,315 00
$62,118 47
$3,601,488 47
$3,578,134 95
$23,353 52
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1927 (REVENUE)
Balance from 1926
Receipts
Total Credit
Expenditures
Balance to 1928
Other Accounts :-
Income of Trust Funds :- School :-
S. Newton Cutler
$32 54
$214 50
$247 04
$89 50
$157 54
Caroline G. Baker
· 7 50
15 00
22 50
15 00
7 50
Smith-Hughes
1,552 48
3,902 79
5,455 27
4,052 48
1,402 79
Library : -
S. Newton Cutler
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42 88
43 25
42 81
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Martha R. Hunt Art
39 20
64 96
104 16
12 75
91 41
Martha R. Hunt Book
159 27
495 31
654 58
649 69
4 89
Isaac Pitman Art
413 59
171 32
584 91
213 25
371 66
Isaac Pitman Poetry
87 95
42 82
130 77
129 54
1 23
Frances A. Wilder
2 52
5 00
7 52
2 06
5 46
Sarah Lorane Graves
10 51
20 00
30 51
20 38
10 13
Thomas J. Buffum
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
Welfare :-
Olive C. Cummings
657 37
75 05
732 42
732 42
Temporary Loans
2,250,000 00
2,250,000 00
Real Estate Liens and Tax Titles
1,404 03
1,404 03
State Taxes and Assessments
412,253 45
412,253 45
County Tax
185,767 66
185,767 66
Advance, City Home
100 00
100 00
Advance, Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
100 00
Tellers' Overs and Shorts
89 87
89 87
Cash Refunds :-
Taxes
1,519 76
1,519 76
Water Rates
35 86
35 86
Special Assessments
26 22
26 22
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$2,963 30
$6,049 63
$2,861,272 02
$2,857,486 55
Revenue Totals
6,462,760 49
6,435,621 50
$3,785 47 27,138 99
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