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10,642
Length of service pipe in use (in feet)
811,394
Average length of service (in feet)
46
Number of taps made during the year
232
Services discontinued during the year
11
Total number of services in use
17,639
Services cleaned due to poor pressure
150
Services renewed
317
Services frozen
27
Service leaks repaired
418
Number of sprinkler systems for fire purposes
94
METERS City of Quincy December 31, 1948
Meters installed in 1948
266
Meters in use
17,566
Percent of services metered
99.5
FIRE HYDRANTS City of Quincy December 31, 1948
Hydrants in use
1,977
Hydrants broken by automobiles
13
Hydrants moved
8
96
DAILY AVERAGE OF WATER CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS City of Quincy - 1948
January
5,859,200
July
6,545,200
February
5,932,400
August
7,066,000
March
5,777,500
September
7,107,400
April
5,772,300
October
6,242,700
May
5,907,500
November
6,147,900
June
6,190,900
December
6,341,100
SECTION IX FINANCIAL
AUDITOR
TREASURER COLLECTOR
ASSESSORS
RETIREMENT
Leo E. Mullin, City Auditor
99
City Auditor
April 18, 1949
To His Honor the Mayor and the Honorable City Council:
I submit herewith the financial report of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1948.
In compliance with Section 50, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, there is appended a certificate under oath with reference to the verification of cash balances in the hands of the City Treasurer and various trustees having custody of funds.
Respectfully submitted,
LEO E. MULLIN,
Auditor of Accounts.
I hereby certify that I have verified, by actual count of the cash and verification of the bank balances, the cash of the City Treasurer, the Board of Managers of the Adams Temple and School Fund, the Board of Managers of the Woodward Fund and Property, and the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Library.
LEO E. MULLIN,
Auditor of Accounts.
Norfolk, ss.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day.
HATTIEMAY THOMAS,
Notary Public.
Annual Appropriations
Order No. 110
February 11, 1948
ORDERED :-
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropriated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1948 and ending December 31, 1948, to be expended by and under the direction of the several offices or boards herein designated.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE
Extra Clerical
Expense
$ 100.00 2,400.00
EXECUTIVE
Expense
$ 1,600.00
Auto Maintenance
400.00
Out of State Travel
500.00
100
AUDITOR
Salaries
$
13,300.00
Expense
1,550.00
TREASURER
Salaries
$ 19,700.00
Expense
7,990.00
New Equipment
1,400.00
MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY
Expense
$ 400.00
COLLECTOR
Salaries
$ 23,600.00
Expense
4,550.00
ASSESSORS
Salaries
$ 27,750.00
Expense
4,300.00
New Equipment
230.00
Transportation
900.00
Extra Clerical
100.00
Tax Appeal Expense
1,000.00
LAW
Salaries
$ 3,600.00
Expense
3,500.00
Awards and Claims
2,500.00
CITY CLERK
Salaries
$ 11,375.00
Expense
500.00
New Equipment
225.00
Vital Statistics
900.00
DOG OFFICER
Salaries
$ 2,575.00
Expense
80.00
Use of Car
360.00
New Dog Pound
1,500.00
CITY MESSENGER
Salary
.$
1,400.00
CITY ENGINEER
Salaries
$ 32,692.73
Expense
1,300.00
Auto Maintenance
500.00
New Equipment
1,425.00
REGISTRARS
Salaries
$ 7,175.00
Election Officers
10,395.00
Expense
11,575.00
New Equipment
1,400.00
101
BOARD OF SURVEY
Expense
$ 25.00
PLANNING BOARD
Salaries
$ 200.00
Expense
200.00
LICENSE BOARD
Salaries
$
153.00
Expense
300.00
BOARD OF APPEALS
Salary
$ 300.00
Expense
425.00
New Equipment
75.00
RETIREMENT BOARD
Salaries
$ 2,000.00
Expense
1,000.00
CIVIL SERVICE REGISTRATION
Expense
$ 50.00
PURCHASING AGENT
Salaries
$ 11,500.00
Expense
1,260.00
New Equipment
80.00
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Salaries and Wages
$ 12,830.00
Maintenance and Operation
26,508.70
POLICE
Salaries and Wages
$ 400,000.00
Pensions
28,476.00
Station and General Expense
9,000.00
Radio Maintenance
3,000.00
Auto Maintenance
13,000.00
Prisoners' Expense
550.00
Special Duty Expense
500.00
New Equipment
8,900.00
Liquor Enforcement
50.00
Out of State Travel
800.00
Convention Expense
100.00
FIRE
Salaries and Wages
$ 384,500.00
Pensions
40,339.71
Equipment Maintenance
5,000.00
Fire Prevention Bureau Use of Car
360.00
Hose
2,000.00
New Equipment
1,900.00
Travel Out of State
100.00
.
102
FIRE AND POLICE SIGNALS
Salaries and Wages
$ 16,539.76
Power and Light
2,000.00
General Maintenance
10,250.00
Auto Maintenance
300.00
Travel Out of State
100.00
Use of Car
360.00
Traffic Signal Modernization
8,500.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salaries
S 5,900.00
Expense
250.00
Auto Maintenance
200.00
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Salaries
$ 4,900.00
Expense
400.00
Use of Car
360.00
Out of State Travel
100.00
New Equipment
326.75
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salaries
$ 9,050.00
Expense
790.00
Use of Car
720.00
Travel Out of State
100.00
GYPSY MOTH
Salary and Wages
$ 38,462.50
Pensions
942.00
Supplies
3,100.00
Equipment Maintenance
2,500.00
Gypsy Moth
5,000.00
New Trees
1,000.00
Dutch Elm
8,000.00
BOARD OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Salaries
$ 13,080.00
Expense
2,470.00
Auto Maintenance
1,666.00
Use of Cars
720.00
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Salaries
$ 3,060.00
Expense
36,035.00
CHILD WELFARE
Salaries
$ 8,590.00
Expense
444.00
Salaries
$ 5,230.88
Expense
.
DISPENSARY
Salaries
$ 6,650.00
Expense
565.00
New Equipment
245.00
.
DENTAL CLINIC
.
475.00
103
INSPECTION
Salaries
$ 12,100.00
Expense
845.00
Travel Out of State
25.00
Rodent Extermination
1,000.00
New Equipment
. ... 3,300.00
PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION
Highway
Salaries
$ 14,700.00
Extra Clerical
100.00
Office Expense
400.00
Sewer
Salaries
$ 6,150.00
Office Expense
165.00
SANITARY
Salaries and Wages
$ 208,550.00
Pensions .
12,478.20
Equipment Rentals
4,500.00
Equipment Maintenance
30,000.00
Care of Dumps
9,000.00
New Equipment
12,000.00
Fence-City Dump
2,500.00
SEWERS
General Maintenance
S 45,000.00
Pensions
9,778.70
Equipment Maintenance
700.00
Particular Sewers
25,400.00
Garage and Stable
3,600.00
HIGHWAY
Pensions
$ 23,765.00
General Maintenance
156,000.00
Street Lighting
133,870.00
Miscellaneous Activities
28,300.00
New Equipment
1,256.76
Curbing
25,000.00
Mosquito Control
5,000.00
Sea Wall
2,500.00
CHARITIES WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
Salaries
$ 29,040.00
Expense
2,197.00
Auto Maintenance
1,560.00
Use of Cars
880.00
New Equipment
2,131.50
Labor
5,966.00
City Home Salaries
6,436.00
City Home New Equipment
800.00
104
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Salaries
$ 3,015.00
Expense
150.00
Use of Car
180.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Salaries
$ 13,520.00
Expense
2,275.00
Auto Maintenance
650.00
Use of Car
180.00
New Equipment
1,451.38
City Home
9,700.00
Outside Aid
125,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
110,000.00
Old Age Assistance
400,000.00
VETERANS' BENEFITS
Salaries
$ 16,900.00
Administration
Expense
1,500.00
Use of Car
1,440.00
War Allowance
1,000.00
Veterans' Benefits
85,000.00
New Equipment
.... 195.00
SCHOOLS
Salaries and Wages
$1,729,449.00
Expense
342,913.00
New Equipment
26,730.00
Pensions
3,972.00
Travel Out of State
100.00
Veterans' Education
Center
..... 1,692.00
LIBRARY
Salaries and Wages
$ 85,250.37
Expense
19,715.00
Books and Periodicals
19,000.00
Auto Maintenance
378.50
New Equipment
1,000.00
New Truck
1,000.00
RECREATION
PARKS
ADMINISTRATION
Salaries
.
$ 1,650.00
Expense
125.00
Use of Commissioners' Cars
1,080.00
.
105
MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
$ 67,821.40
Supplies and Expense
7,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
2,150.00
Use of Foreman's Car
360.00
Fore River Club
6,491.00
Promotional and Miscellaneous
240.00
Insurance
499.50
Recreation-Use of Cars
120.00
HOSPITAL
Salaries and Wages
$
749,206.21
Expense
390,000.00
Pensions
3,660.00
New Equipment
22,000.00
Living Out
10,000.00
Out of State Travel
. . ... 100.00
CEMETERY
Salaries
$
2,450.00
Pensions
1,014.00
Labor
57,159.00
Office Expense
250.00
Supplies and Expense
2,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
1,000.00
Sub-Soil and Loam for New Land
1,000,00
New Equipment
916.90
UNCLASSIFIED
Celebrations
$ 3,500.00
Veterans' Rents
7,800.00
Harbor Master
400.00
Harbor Master Expense
50.00
Insurance
2,984.63
Annual Report
2,000.00
Workmen's Compensation
18,275.00
Annuities
2,356.65
Care of Historical Places
305.00
Mosquito Control
3,000.00
Care of Veterans' Graves
165.00
Rifle Range
700.00
Maturing Debt
400,000.00
General Interest
54,000.00
Temporary Loan Interest
8,000.00
Interest on Tax Refunds
700.00
GRAND TOTAL
$ 7,024,491.73
And be it further
ORDERED :-
That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated for the expense of the Water Department to be paid from Water Receipts:
. . .
106
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries
$
32,686.67
Pensions
8,541.10
Office Expense
2,400.00
General Maintenance
70.000.00
Equipment Maintenance
4,000.00
Service Connections
52,000.00
Meters
7,000.00
New Equipment
3,700.00
Debt
5,000.00
Interest
37.50
TOTAL
$ 185,365.27
Passed to be ordained March 22, 1948.
Attest :- HATTIEMAY THOMAS,
Clerk of Council.
Approved March 24, 1948.
CHARLES A. ROSS, Mayor.
A true copy.
Attest :-
City Clerk.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Order
No.
Account
Amount
Date
5 Planning Board-Pensions
$
150.00
Jan.
6, 1948
8 Legislature-Salaries
10,600.00
Jan.
6, 1948
7
City Engineer-Pensions
3,500.00
Jan. 6, 1948
9
Executive - Salaries
10,220.00
Jan. 6, 1948
25 Quincy Housing Rent
1,800.00
Jan.
13, 1948
26 Solicitor-Tax Appeal
15,000.00
Jan.
13, 1948
28
Wollaston Library Repairs
600.00
Jan.
28, 1948
31
Hospital Extra Clerical
700.00
Jan.
21, 1948
40
Treasurer Extra Clerical
200.00
Jan. 21, 1943
42
Highway General Maintenance
150,000.00
Jan.
21, 1948
47 Veterans Services- Salaries
2,200.00
Jan.
21, 1948
109 Fire-Station & General Expense
14,850.00
Feb.
18, 1948
111 Highway-Street Sweeper
10,000,00
Feb.
18, 1948
14 Highway General Maintenance
100,000.00
Feb.
18, 1948
117 Street Construction
35,500.00
Feb.
12, 1948
118
Sewer Construction
35,500.00
Feb.
12, 1948
120
Mass. Teachers' Retirement
3,677.41
Mar.
3. 1948
121
Highway-Snow Removal Equipment
2,762.00
Mar.
3. 1948
122
Hospital-U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps
2,500.00
Mar.
3. 1948
143
Garage & Stable-New Heater
1,200.00
Mar.
3. 1948
165
Sanitary-New Equipment
276.05
Mar.
18, 1948
186
Care of Clock
200.00
Mar.
24, 1948
88
Highway - Snow Equipment
4,600.00
Apr.
7, 1948
218
Insp. of Buildings - Travel out of State
50.00
Apr.
7, 1948
2.74 Special Election
5,100.00
Apr.
22, 1948
260
Police New Equipment
215.63
Apr.
22, 1948
23
Fire Salaries & Wages
142,000.00
Jan.
28, 1948
231
Highway General Maint.
90,000.00
May
5, 1948
41
Health-Child Welfare Nurse
375.00
Jan. 21, 1948
43 Quincy Housing Authority
7,900.00
Jan.
21, 1948
100 Fire-Station & General Expense
3,650.00
Feb. 4, 1948
107
232 Sealer of Weights New Equipment
900.00
May
5, 1948
232 Sealer of Weights Travel Out of State
100.00
May
5, 1948
230 Bituminous Concrete Sidewalks
20,000.00
May
5, 1948
307 5% Quincy Retirement System
4,029.00
May 5, 1948
308 4% Quincy Retirement System
6,313.00
May
5, 1948
309
Library New Truck
350.00
May
5, 1948
312
Health New Equipment
30.82
May
5, 1948
233
Temporary Loan Interest
2,000.00
May
5, 1948
234
Judgment-City Solicitor
1,549.09
May
5, 1948
234
Judgment-City Solicitor
75.00
May
5, 1948
236
Judgment-City Solicitor
300.00
May
5, 1948
280
Engineer-Use of Car
200.00
May
12, 1948
281
Quincy Stadium Repairs
3,500.00
May
12, 1948
283
Parking Area-Land Taking
14,499.00
May
12, 1948
284
Solicitor-Claim
298.80
May
12, 1948
325
Park-Erection of Bleachers
1,800.00
May
12, 1948
326
Police Salaries
18,861.57
May
12, 1948
229
Judgment-Solicitor
786.65
May
5, 1948
330
Various Salary Accounts
8,365.85
May
5, 1948
80
Hospital Addition
18,388.00
May
12, 1948
279
Repairs to Adams Birthplaces
3,000.00
May
12, 1948
288
Police Pensions
1,220.25
May
14, 1948
289
Police Pensions
915.89
May
14, 1948
314
Police Pensions
1,578.12
May
14, 1948
425
Welfare & Hospital Deficit Bills
9,138.24
June
24, 1948
$785,525.37
WATER DEPARTMENT
329 Water Salaries
$ 268.80
May 12, 1948
Attest: Hattiemay Thomas, City Clerk.
DEBT STATEMENT
Total Debt January 1, 1948
$3,247,000.00
Additions during 1948: Inside Debt Limit:
Street Construction
$ 350,000.00
Sewer Construction
150,000.00
500,000.00
$3,747,000.00
Retirements during 1948:
Inside Debt Limit:
Central Fire Station $ 10,000.00
Houghs Neck Fire Station 9,000.00
Streets
175,000.00
Sewers
45,000.00
North Junior High School
15,000.00
Squantum School 15,000.00
Land and Buildings
10,000.00
$ 279,000.00
328
Recreation Commission
12,000.00
May
12, 1948
108
Outside Debt Limit:
Hospital
$ 4,000.00
Municipal Relief
65,000.00
Municipal Garage
3,000.00
Judgment - Parking Land
15,000.00
Quincy Veterans Housing
20,000.00
Sewer
14,000.00
Water
5,000.00
126,000.00
405,000.90
$3,342,000.00
FUNDED DEBT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1948
Schools
365,000.00
Sewers
655,000.00
Streets
1,160,000.00
Central Fire Station
35,000.00
Houghs Neck Fire Station
156,000.00
Hospital
32,000.00
Municipal Reliet
120,000.00
Municipal Garage
24,000.00
Judgment - Parking Land
285,000.00
Land and Buildings
130,000.00
Quincy Veterans Housing
380,000.00
- $3,342,000.00
The total debt of the City on December 31, 1948 divided as follows:
Inside Debt Limit $2,291,000.00
Outside Debt Limit 1,051,000.00
$3,342,000.00
Health Center Loan $350,000.00 authorized in 1948, but not issued.
BORROWING CAPACITY FOR 1949
"Except as otherwise authorized by law, a city shall not authorize indebted- ness to an amount exceeding 21%% of the average of the Assessors' valuation of the taxable property for the three preceding years, the valuation being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed therein previous to December 31 of the preceding year."
Net Valuation Real and Personal 1946 $132,382,529.00
Motor Vehicle 1946
2,761,400.00
Net Valuation Real and Personal 1947 137,935,071.00
Motor Vehicle 1947 4,976,006.00
Net Valuation Real and Personal 1948 Motor Vehicle 1948
140,377,131.00
6,851,092.00
$425,283,229.00
Three Years Average
$141,761,076.00
21/2 % of average valuation
3,544,027.00
Debt within debt limit January 1, 1949
2,291,000.00
Borrowing Margin as of January 1, 1949 $ 1,253,027.00
Debt maturing in 1949 which will increase borrowing margin:
January $ 10,000.00
March
25,000.00
April
75,000.00
May
65,000.00
:
109
June
25,000.00
July
55,000.00
August
10,000.00
September
5,000.00
October
24,000.00
$294,000.00
TEMPORARY LOANS In Anticipation of Revenue
Issued
1948
Due
Sold to
Rate Disc.
Amount
February 11
November 4 Second National Bank
.90
$400,000.00
February 11
November 18
Second National Bank
.90
400,000.00
February 11
December 2 Second National Bank .90
200,000.00
April 21
December 22
National Shawmut Bank
.747
500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
Notes Issued 1948
$1,500,000.00
Notes Paid 1948
$1,500,000.00
TRUST FUNDS December 31, 1948
Cash and Securities in Custody of Treasurer:
Children's Ward Fund
$ 319.35
Hospital Trust Fund
10,653.25
Mary A. Parker Fund
5,000.00
D. L. Jewell Fund
5,000.00
Hospital Research #1425.
3,285.15
C. C. Johnson Turkey Fund
2,000.00
Wilson Tucker Fund
400.00
C. C. French Fund
3,000.00
C. C. Johnson Fund
150.00
'Alfred A. Dell Fund
200.00
George A. Pierce Fund
200.00
Alex. Nugent Fund
125.00
William S. Williams Fund
400.00
Minnie P. Bent Fund
250.00
Abraham Rich Flower Fund
176.00
Est. Ella Badger Fund
700.00
Rock Island School Fund
1,000.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
125,000.00
Perpetual Care Fund
380,465.95
Retirement Fund
761,290.26
$1,299,614.96
Cash and Securities in Custody of Trustees:
Adams Temple and School Fund $407,765.67
Woodward Fund
331,607.68
Library Fund 42,247.67
Hospital Fund
103,040.02
884,661.04
$2,184,276.00
110
TAX COMMITMENTS Summary of Transactions During 1948
Sold Abated and
Due
January 1
Charges
City
Adjusted Collections
$1.64
1939
1.62
1.62
1940
1.62
1.62
1941
1.56
1.56
1942
1.55
1.55
1943
1.50
1.50
1944
1.50
1.50
1945
58.50
15.00
58.50
1946
34,317.36
.1,110.05
10.50
15.00 32,399.41
3,016.00
1.50
1947
606,354.16
14,854.23 14,843.81
50,340.68
540,762.30
15,261.60
1943 Excise
7.17
7.17
1944 Excise
2.85
2.85
1945 Excise
8.17
8.17
1946 Excise 1,142.59
52.64
920.35
274.88
1947 Excise 10,773.39
. 5,098.69
583.64
13,235.84
2,052.60
$652,656.99
$21,148.80$14,854.31 $84,259.08
$557,307.21
$17,385.19
1948 Commitments
Poll
$53,088.00
$62.15
$2,296.00
$48,926.15
$1,928.09
Personal
339,812.15
46.70
1,845.90
321,515.15
16,497.80
Real
Estate
5,042,295.05
10,835.19
114.00
45,930.35
4,688,987.58
318,098.31
Excise
. . 271,623.63
4,673.65
10,802.57
252,111.73
13,382.98
$5,706,818.83 $15,617.69
$114.00
$60,874.82 $5,311,540.61 $349,907.09
ESTIMATED AND 'ACTUAL RECEIPTS 1948
Income Tax
$217,983.68
$531,804.83
Corporation Tax
186,486.30
475,362.40
Personal Tax
328,859.89
Business Tax
164,770.41
Gas Tax
36.85
10.27
Motor Vehicle Tax
175,197.63
260,858.69
Licenses
81,384.10
89,948.76
Fines
2,267.26
3,396.37
Special Assessments
36,398.71
34,721.37
General Government
11,644.43
13,229.16
Protection of Persons and Property
16,993.93
17,393.75
Health and Sanitation
58,132.56
55,746.16
Highways
465.17
1.536.05
Welfare
77,485.89
92,387.52
Old Age Assistance
300,790.47
364,197.74
Old Age Meal Tax
19,060.53
20,407.95
Veterans' Benefits
8,378.79
46,297.45
Schools
41,471.66
54,807.89
Libraries
5,049.28
5,016.50
Recreation
772.00
5,268.75
Cemeteries
28,250.61
27,115.65
Interest
9,914.92
16,473.45
Hospital
717,189.05
865,749.73
Quincy Housing
8,064.41
17,166.40
Chapter 198, Acts of 1948
125,580.00
Refunds
157.50
Miscellaneous
8,420.21
5,530.69
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$2,631,048.74
$3,004,585.09
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Due December 31
1938
$1.64
111
ASSESSORS' ESTIMATE
2,631,048.74
Surplus
$373,536.35
WATER RATES 1948
Commitments
$
398,809.15
Cash Adjustments
3.50
$398,812.65
Collections
$382,809.00
Abatements and Adjustments.
1,323.55
384,132.55
Outstanding December 31, 1948 .$ 14,680.10
WATER RATES 1947 and PRIOR
Outstanding January 1, 1948
$ 2,690.26 $ 3,847.56
Collections
63.00
2,753.26
Outstanding December 31, 1948 $ 1,094.30
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
Outstanding January 1, 1948
$ 3,617.97
Commitments
29,260.20
$ 32,878.17
Collections
$ 26,485.91
Abatements
94.04
26,579.95
Outstanding December 31, 1948 $ 6,298.22
WATER RESERVE
Surplus January 1, 1948
$382,642.87
Collections
423,610.68
Water Bonds
200,000.00
Appropriation Balance
4,177.57
$1,010,431.12
City Appropriation
$185,634.07
State Assessments
88,011.60
To Revenue 1948
190,000.00
Council Transfers
72,169.36
To Post War Rehabilitation Fund
200,000.00
Cash Adjustment
11.99
735,827.02
Surplus December 31, 1948
$ 274,604.10
WATER LIENS
Outstanding January 1, 1948
$ 18,047.94
Refunds
143.42
Cash Adjustment
18 99
Collections
$ 11,772.43
Tax Title Credits
340.92
Abatements
130.60
Auditors' Adjustment
162.23
12,406.18
Outstanding December 31, 1948 $ 5,804.17
$
18,210.35
Abatements
112
RECEIPTS 1948
GENERAL REVENUE
Current Year:
Poll .
$ 48,926.15
Personal
321,515.15
Real Estate
4,688,987.58
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
252,111.73
$5,311,540.61
Previous Year:
Poll
$ 324.00
Personal
7,032.57
Real Estate
536,421.73
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
13,528.91
Tax Title Redeemed
..
$
568,386.33
From State:
Corporation Tax
$ 475,362.40
Income Tax 1948:
State Valuation
531,804.89
Education
27,789.02
Veterans' Aid and Pensions
43,702.97
$1,078,659.28
Licenses :
$ 71,425.00
All Others
16,171.05
87,596.05 $
Permits:
Marriage
$ 2,184.00
Plumbing
4,165.00
Alcohol
76.00
Garbage
20.00
Milk
220.50
Beverage
80.00
$
6,745.50
Court Fines and Forfeits
$
3,396.37
GRANTS AND GIFTS
From State:
Industrial School (Smith-Hughes and George
Deen Funds) $ 2,820.58
Vocational Education
357.00
Boxing Commission
10.27
Meal Tax
20,407.95
$
23,595.80
From County:
Dog Licenses
.$ 6,047.63
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Gypsy Moth
524.99
Street Betterments
25,670.57
Sidewalks
124.25
Main Sewers
8,950.30
-$ 35,270.11
Liquor
11,079.12
113
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
Executive
$ 6.00
City Treasurer, Costs
225.00
Tax Collector, Costs
3,894.91
City Clerk, Recording and Special
9,137.85
Purchasing
1,858.88
$ 15,122.64
Tax Collector, Cash Advance.
$ 200.00
Hospital, Cash Advance
375.00
Fire, Cash Advance .
15.00
City Clerk, Cash Advance
5.00
$
595.00
PARK
Rent Fore River Club
$ 2,426.50
Use of Stadium
2,897.75
Fire Damage to Fore River Club
150.00
Refund
6.00
Rent of Public Buildings
716.37
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department:
Gun Permits $ 206.00
118.50
Miscellaneous
111.54
Fire Department:
Miscellaneous
$
82.24
State:
Gas Tax Refunds
$
526.17
Sealer of Weights:
Fees
.$
1,171.17
Building Inspector:
Fees
.$
9,449.00
Wire Inspector:
Fees
.$
4,290.50
Engineering: Fees
.$
1,487.52
Fire and Police Signals: Reimbursement - Damage to Fire Signal
.$
275.67
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Contagious
Tuberculosis
$ 487.50 12,693.02 -$
Sanitation :
Particular Sewers - Labor and Materials
$
24,619.14
Sewer - Insurance Dividend
28.94
Refuse and Garbage:
Scavenger
.$ 1,131.00
Garbage
12,430.00
$ 13,561.00
Miscellaneous
HIGHWAYS .$ 2,149.05
.
$
5,480.25
Bicycle Registrations
$
436.04
.
13,180.52
114
CHARITIES
Reimbursement for Relief:
Outside Aid:
Individuals
$ 2,585.76
Cities and Towns
13,796.54
State
30,181.87
$
46,564.17
Mother's Aid:
State .
$ 45,823.35
Federal Grant
33,178.19
$
79,001.54
Old Age Assistance:
Recovery
$ 3,188.38
Cities and Towns
13,070.17
State
348,662.52
Federal Grant
360,485.29
$
725,406.36
City Home Credit
$
51.81
HOSPITAL
Received from Patients
$ 860.373.22
Endowment
2,225.00
Cafeteria
507.85
Miscellaneous
3,151.51
Hospital Project #103
$
Hospital Deficit
$
29.82
EDUCATION
School Department:
Tuition
$ 559.59
Sales Books and Supplies
5,649.49
Rents
5,388.00
Sale of Junk
60.00
Miscellaneous
850.00
$
12,507.08
Industrial School:
Sale of Products $
566.47
Industrial School Revenue:
Receipts from Cities and Towns
.$
14,498.32
LIBRARY
Fines
$ 4,583.27
Miscellaneous
433.23
$
5,016.50
UNCLASSIFIED
Veterans' Services
2,594.48
Sale of Land (Apthorp Street)
150.00
Refund of Rents (Jewish War Vets)
225.00
Refund Emergency Housing Committee
7.48
Parking Meters
12,503.32
Income from Tax Possessions
9,777.02
Housing Rents and Projects
17,341.40
$
866,257.58 12,500.00
$ 42,598.70
115
WATER SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Water Department:
Water Rates 1948
$ 382,809.00
Previous Years
2,686.76
Water Service Connections
26,485.91
Water Liens
11,772.43
Insurance Refund
.80
-$
423,754.90
CEMETERIES
Burial Department:
Sale of Lots and Graves
$ 15,820.00
Care of Lots and Graves
1,164.30
Opening Graves .
19,390.00
Foundation and Grading
4,041.35
$
40,415.65
INTEREST
Interest on Taxes
$ 11,400.98
Interest on Tax Titles
784.79
Interest on 'Assessments
201.60
Committed Interest
4,131.98
Interest on Street Betterments
25.41
Interest on Main Sewers
4.45
Miscellaneous
161.99
$
16,711.20
Interest on Trust Funds:
Perpetual Care Funds
$ 10.988.24
Retirement Funds
20,583.80
Welfare
40.20
School
20.10
Cemetery
99.63
Accrued Interest on Bonds
534.72
Hospital
628.77
Water
1,750.00
$
34,645.46
Premium on Bonds Sales
$
2,895.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loan 1948 .$ 1,500,000.00 General Loans $ 500,000.00
REFUNDS
Old Age Assistance
$ 10,129.18
City Clerk
30.00
Elections
14.30
Health
126.00
$
10,299.48
AGENCIES AND TRUST
Deposits
$ 28,653.00
Hunters' Licenses
4,581.50
Deposits on Sale of Tax Possessions
1,552.50
Hospital Trust Funds
13,803.17
Payroll Tailings
1,496.12
Perpetual Care Fund
. .
17,445.00
Hospital Nurses Breakage Deposits
... . . . . 250.00
.
116
Retirement Fund
91,857.98
6,599.40
For County-Dogs Withholding Tax Water Reserve Bonds
397,869.25
200,000.00 438.96
Teachers' Retirement Board
$ 764,546.88
Total
$12,312,675.82
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS Revenue Accounts GENERAL GOVERNMENT CITY COUNCIL
Salaries
$ 10,600.00
Extra Clerical
99.00
Expense
2,837.82
$ 13,536.82
EXECUTIVE
Salaries
$ 9,266.00
Expense
1,310.60
Auto Maintenance
292.85
Travel Out of State
276.40
$ 11,145.85.
AUDITOR
Salaries
$ 13,568.80
Expense
1,939.25
$ 15,508.05
TREASURER
Salaries
$ 19,469.38
Extra Clerical
376.24
Expense
7,166.49
New Equipment
1,400.00
Management of Property Expense
$ 354.66
Annuities
2,356.65
TAX COLLECTOR
Salaries
$ 23,650.00 4,757.12
Expense
$ 28,407.12
ASSESSORS
Salaries
$ 27,431.93
Extra Clerical
305.00
Expense
4,254.69
Tax Appeal Cases
323.10
Transportation
900.00
New Equipment
230.00
$ 33,444.72
.
$ 28,412.11
117
LAW
Salaries
$ 3.600.00
Expense
2,749.77
Awards and Claims
16,741.31
Tax Appeal Cases
10,228.40
Special Judgement and Claims
15,996.45
$ 49.315.93
CITY CLERK
Salaries
$ 11,643.80
Expense
507.71
New Equipment
372.18
Vital Statistics
$ 12,523.69 $890.82
Dog Officer Salary
$ 2,575.00
Expense
63.92
Use of Car
360.00
$ 2,998.92
CITY MESSENGER
Salary
.$
1,400.00
CITY ENGINEER
Salaries and Wages
$ 30,556.01
Pensions
3,527.00
Expense
1,200.39
Auto Maintenance
750.00
Use of Car
200.00
New Equipment
1,175.00
$ 37,408.40
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Salaries
$ 7,161.00
Election Officers
10,371.00
Expense
11,688.35
New Equipment
1,245.85
Special Election-Rapid Transit
4,802.77
$ 35,268.97
PLANNING BOARD
Salaries
S 200.00
Pension
150.00
Expense
182.67
532.67
LICENSE COMMISSION
Salaries
$ 3.00
Expense
460.22
$ 463.22
BOARD OF APPEALS-ZONING
Salary
$ 300.00
Expense
258.63
New Equipment
51.00
$ 609.63
118
PURCHASING
Salaries
Expense
$ 11,668.00 2,091.42
New Equipment
72.90
Purchasing Dept .- Supply Account Credit
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