Report of the city of Somerville 1896, Part 6

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 774


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$24,000


July 1, 1894


68


4


July 1, 1909


$1,000


1,000


October 1, 1893


51


412


Oct. 1, 1909


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1894


69


4


July 1, 1910


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1893


52


412


Oct. 1, 1910


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1894


70


4


July 1, 1911


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1893


53


412


Oct. 1, 1911


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1894


71


4.


July 1, 1912


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1894


72


4


July 1, 1913


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1894


73


4


July 1, 1914


1,000


1,000


Total amount


of Sewer Loan Bonds


$33,000


0


.


97


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


TABLE B .-- SEWER LOAN BONDS .-- Concluded. ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF CHAPTER 357, ACTS OF 1895, BEYOND THE LIMIT FIXED BY LAW.


DATE.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


July 1, 1895


78 to 81


4


July 1, 1897


1,000


$4,000


July 1, 1895


82 to 85


July 1, 1898


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


86 to 89


4


July 1, 1899


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


90 to 93


4


July 1, 1900


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


94 to


97


4


July 1, 1901


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


98 to 101


4


July 1, 1902


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


102 to 105


4


July 1, 1903


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


106 to 109


4


July 1, 1904


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


110 to 113


4


July 1, 1905


1,000


4,000


July 1, 1895


114 to 116


4


July 1, 1906


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


117 to 119


4


July 1, 1907


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


120 to 122


4


July 1, 1908


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


123 to 125


4


July 1, 1909


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


126 to 128


4


July 1, 1910


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


129 to 131


4


July 1, 1911


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


132 to 134


4


July 1, 1912


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


135 to 137


4


July 1, 1913


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


138 to 140


4


July 1, 1914


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


141 to 143


4


July 1, 1915


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


144 to 146


-H


July 1, 1916


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


147 to 149


4


July 1, 1917


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


150 to 152


4


July 1, 1918


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


153 to 155


4


July 1, 1919


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


156 to 158


4


July 1, 1920


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


159 to 161


4


July 1, 1921


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


162 to 164


4


July 1, 1922


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


165 o 167


4


July 1, 1923


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


168 to 170


4


July 1, 1924


1,000


3,000


July 1, 1895


171 to 173


4


July 1, 1925


1,000


3,000


Total amount


of Sewer Loan


Bonds


under above


Act . .


$96,000


98


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE B. CITY LOAN PAVING BONDS .- ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF CHAPTER 153, ACTS OF 1892, BEYOND THE LIMIT FIXED BY LAW.


DATE.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


October 1, 1892


21 to 25


4


Oct. 1, 1897


1,000


$5,000


October 1, 1892


26 to 30


4


Oct. 1, 1898


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


31 to


35


4


Oct. 1, 1899


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


36 to


40


4


Oct. 1, 1900


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


41 to 45


4


Oct. 1, 1901


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


46 to 50


4


Oct. 1, 1902


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


51 to 55


4


Oct. 1, 1903


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


56 to 60


4


Oct. 1, 1904


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


61 to 65


4


Oct. 1, 1905


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


66 to 70


4


Oct. 1, 1906


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


71 to 75


4


Oct. 1, 1907


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


76 to 80


4


Oct. 1, 1908


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


81 to 85


4


Oct. 1, 1909


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


86 to 90


4


Oct. 1, 1910


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


91 to 95


4


Oct. 1, 1911


1,000


5,000


October 1, 1892


96 to 100


4


Oct. 1, 1912


1,000


5,000


Total amount of


Paving Bonds


$80,000


99


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


TABLE B.


WATER LOAN BONDS.


DATE.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


July 1, 1882


138 to 151


5


July 1, 1897


1,000


$14,000


July 1, 1888


286


4


July 1, 1897


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1896


৳448


4


July 1, 1897


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


324 to 326


4


Oct. 1, 1897


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


405 to 406


4


Oct. 1, 1897


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1882


152 to 166


5


July 1, 1898


1,000


15,000


July 1, 1888


287


4


July 1, 1898


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1896


৳449


4


July 1, 1898


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


327 to 329


4


Oct. 1, 1898


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


407 to 408


4


Oct. 1, 1898


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1882


167 to 181


5


July 1, 1899


1,000


15,000


July 1, 1882


182


5


July 1, 1899


500


500


July 1, 1888


288


4


July 1,- 1899


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1896


৳450


4


July 1, 1899


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


330 to 342


4


Oct. 1, 1899


1,000


13,000


October 1, 1890


409 to 410


4


Oct. 1, 1899


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1882


183 to 194


5


July 1, 1900


1,000


12,000


July 1, 1882


195


5


July 1, 1900


500


500


July 1, 1888


289


4


July 1, 1900


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1896


6451


4


July 1, 1900


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1884


200 to 202


4


Oct. 1, 1900


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1889


343 to 344


4


Oct. 1, 1900


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


416 to 417


4


Oct. 1, 1900


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1892


a448 to a458


4


Oct. 1, 1900


1,000


11,000


July 1, 1888


290


4


July 1, 1901


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1896


৳452


4


July 1, 1901


1,000


1,000


Amount carried forward


$110,000


100


ANNUAL REPORTS. TABLE B .- WATER LOAN BONDS .- Continued.


DATE.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


Amount brought forward


$110,000


October 1, 1884


203 to 212


4


Oct. 1, 1901


1,000


10,000


October 1, 1892


a459 to 468


4


Oct. 1, 1901


1,000


10,000


July 1, 1885


214 to 219


4


July 1, 1901


1,000


6,000


October 1, 1889


345 to 346


4


Oct. 1, 1901


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


418 to 419


4


Oct. 1, 1901


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1885


220 to 226


4


July 1, 1902


1,000


7,000


July 1, 1886


229 to 238


4


July 1, 1902


1,000


10,000


July 1, 1896


b453


4


July 1, 1902


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


347 to 348


4


Oct. 1. 1902


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


420 to 421


4


Oct. 1, 1902


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1892


469 to 475


4


Oct. 1, 1902


1,000


7,000


July 1, 1886


239 to 256


4


July 1, 1903


1,000


18,000


July 1, 1896


6454


4


July 1, 1903


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


349 to 350


4


Oct. 1, 1903


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


448 to 449


4


Oct. 1. 1903


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1886


257 to 266


4


July 1, 1904


1,000


10,000


July 1, 1896


৳455


4


July 1, 1904


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


351 to 352


4


Oct. 1, 1904


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


450 to 451


4


Oct. 1, 1904


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1896


6456


4


July 1, 1905


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


353 to 355


4


Oct. 1, 1905


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


452 to 453


4


Oct. 1, 1905


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1876


30 to 31


512


July 1, 1906


1,000


10,000


July 1, 1896


৳457


4


July 1, 1906


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


356 to 358


4


Oct. 1, 1906


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


454 to 455


4


Oct. 1, 1906


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1886


267 to 276


4


July 1, 1907


1,000


10,000


July 1, 1888


291


4


July 1, 1907


1,000


1,000


Amount carried


forward


$240,000


101


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. TABLE B .- WATER LOAN BONDS .- Continued.


DATE.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


Amount brought forward .


$240,000


July 1, 1896


৳458


4


July 1, 1907


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


359 to 361


4


Oct. 1, 1907


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


456 to 457


4


Oct. 1, 1907


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


292


4


July 1, 1908


1,000


1,000


July 1, 1896


৳459


4


July 1, 1908


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


362 to 364


4


Oct. 1, 1908


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


458 to 459


4


Oct. 1, 1908


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


293


4


July 1, 1909


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


. 365 to 367


4


Oct. 1, 1909


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


423 to 424


4


Oct. 1, 1909


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


294


4


July 1, 1910


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


368 to 370


4


Oct. 1, 1910


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


426 to 427


4


Oct. 1, 1910


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


295


4


July 1, 1911


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


371 to 373


4


Oct. 1; 1911


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


428 to 429


4


Oct. 1, 1911


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


296


4


July 1, 1912


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


374 to 376


4


Oct. 1, 1912


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


430 to 431


4


Oct. 1, 1912


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


297


4


July 1, 1913


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


377 to 379


4


Oct. 1, 1913


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


432 to 433


4


Oct. 1, 1913


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


298


4


July 1, 1914


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


380 to 382


4


Oct. 1, 1914


1,000


3,000


October 1, 1890


434 to 435


4


Oct. 1, 1914


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


299


4


July 1, 1915


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


383 to 384


4


Oct. 1, 1915


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


436 to 437


4


Oct. 1, 1915


1,000


2,000


Amount carried forward .


$294,000


102


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE B .- WATER LOAN BONDS .- Concluded.


DATE.


Number of Bonds-


Rate per cent of Interest


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount.


Amount brought


forward


.


$294,000


July 1, 1888


300


4


July 1, 1916


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


385 to 386


4


Oct. 1, 1916


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


438 to 439


4


Oct. 1, 1916


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


301


4


July 1, 1917


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


387 to 388


4


Oct. 1, 1917


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


440 to 441


4


Oct. 1, 1917


1,000


2,000


July 1, 1888


302


4


July 1, 1918


1,000


1,000


October 1, 1889


389 to 390


4


Oct. 1, 1918


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


442 to 443


4


Oct. 1, 1918


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1889


391 to 392


4


Oct. 1, 1919


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


444 to 445


4


Oct. 1, 1918


1,000


2,000


October 1, 1890


446 to 447


4


Oct. 1, 1920


1,000


2,000


Total amount


of


Water Loan


Bonds


$315,000


103


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


RECAPITULATION.


City Loan Bonds .


Sewer Loan Bonds


. $1,007,000.00 33,000.00


Total amount of Funded Debt within the limit provided by law


$1,040,000.00


Sewer Loan Bonds, issued under Chapter 357, Acts of 1895 96,000.00


City Loan Paving Bonds, issued under Chapter 153, Acts of . 1892 · 80,000.00


Total amount of funded Debt outside of the limit allowed by law, issued under special Acts 176,000.00


Water Loan Bonds


315,000.00


Total amount of Funded Debt


$1,531,000.00


TABLE C.


STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS SHOWING APPROPRIA- TIONS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., TO DECEMBER 31, 1896.


APPROPRIATIONS.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed


$690,100.00


Property and Debt balance


177,000.00


Amount carried forward


$867,100.00


104


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $867,100.00


DEBIT.


City Hall Improvement .


$22,000.00


Engineering Department


10,000.00


Fire Department


51,450.00


Fire Department, Fire Station,


Ward One


6,500.00


Fire Department, Fire Station No.


Four Improvement


5,000.00


Fire Department, Land for Fire


Station, Clarendon Hill, Ward Four


2,500.00


Health Department


20,000.00


Highways


60,000.00


Highways, City Stables


2,000.00


Highways, Steam Road Roller No. 2


3,500.00


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors .


300.00


Interest


70,000.00


Miscellaneous


7,000.00


Police


46,000.00


Police Station Incidentals


3,000.00


Printing and Stationery .


6,500.00


Public Grounds


7,000.00


Public Library


8,000.00


Reduction of Funded Debt


95,000.00


Renewals of Funded Debt


47,000.00


Relief and Burial of Indigent Sol- diers and Sailors


7,000.00


Salaries


5,700.00


School Contingent


18,000.00


School Contingent, Janitors' Sal- aries


13,000.00


School Fuel


10,000.00


Schoolhouse, English High


7,000.00


Amounts carried forward


$533,450.00


$867,100.00


·


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


105


Amounts brought forward


$533,450.00 $867,100.00


Schoolhouse, Jacob T. Glines, Addi- tion


22,000.00


Schoolhouse Incidentals


15,000.00


Schoolhouse, Land, Spring Hill


District .


3,000.00


Schoolhouse, Land, Ward Three .


6,000.00


Schoolhouse, Luther V. Bell, Heat-


ing, Ventilating and Sanitary Apparatus


6,500.00


Schoolhouse, Ward One


35,000.00


Schoolhouse, Ward Four


9,000.00


School Teachers' Salaries


150,000.00


Sewers, Maintenance


7,000.00


Sidewalks


10,000.00


Street Lights


47,000.00


Support of Poor .


17,150.00


Watering Streets .


6,000.00


867,100.00


CASH.


CREDIT.


City Hall Improvement


$16,137.53


Engineering Department


9,456.41


County of Middlesex


43,327.63


Fire Department


.


60,930.75


Fire Department, Fire Alarm Signal Boxes


975.00


Fire Department, Fire Station, Ward One .


13,561.15


Fire Department, Fire Station No. 4 Improvement


7,054.42


Fire Department, Land for Fire Station, Ward Four


2,464.20


Funded Debt


152,500.00


Health Department


23,320.96


Highways


68,648.95


Highways, City Stable


1,191.00


Amount carried forward


.


$399,568.00


106


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward ·


$399,568.00


Highways, Paving Medford street, Somerville avenue to Cambridge line . 6,820.45 Highways, Paving Washington street, Medford to Joy street 4,740.75


Highways, Paving Washington street, Joy to


Tufts street


3,459.79


Highways, Steam Road Roller No. 2 .


.


3,500.00


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


500.00


Interest


63,740.46


Miscellaneous


15,864.52


Police


55,691.62


Police Station Incidentals .


2,286.86


Printing and Stationery


7,088.51


Public Grounds


6,853.22


Public Library


11,006.75


Relief and Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors


7,537.91


Salaries


30,054.08


School Contingent


22,651.12


School Contingent, Janitors' Salaries


12,805.39


School Fuel


9,975.93


Schoolhouse, English High


6,843.73


Schoolhouse Incidentals


21,101.43


Schoolhouse, Jacob T. Glines Addition


27,260.71


Schoolhouse, Luther V. Bell, Heating, Ventilating and Sanitary Apparatus


6,863.26


Schoolhouse, Ward One


17,434.78


Schoolhouse, Ward Four .


38,269.12


School Teachers' Salaries .


140,096.72


Sewers, Construction


86,231.21


Sewers, Maintenance


8,243.16


Sidewalks


19,291.01


State Aid


8,338.00


State of Massachusetts


30,205.00


State of Massachusetts, Non-resident Bank Stock 889.35


Street Lights


47,209.55


Amount carried forward


$1,122,422.39


·


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


107


Amount brought forward


$1,122,422.39 905.00


Sundry Persons


Support of Poor


21,999.79


Temporary Loans


801,774.31


Water Loan Interest


13,532.50


Water Maintenance .


75,328.73


Water Services


4,177.86


Watering Streets


15,593.93


Water Works Extension


16,631.83


Balance to debit in account 1897


..


55,333.45


$2,127,699.79


DEBIT.


Balance from 1895


0


$73,103.06


City of Boston, Water Rates .


94,270.17


Engineering Department


36.34


Fire Department .


682.72


Fire Department, Fire Station,


Ward One


42.47


Funded Debt ·


177,000.00


Health Department


1,042.50


Highways .


5,584.08


Highways, Paving Medford street,


Somerville avenue to Cam-


bridge line


242.95


Highways, Paving Washington


street, Joy to Tufts street


1,000.00


Interest


9,791.12


Miscellaneous


5,010.56


Overlay and Abatement


18.41


Police


5,210.00


Police Station Incidentals


900.00


Printing and Stationery


54.00


Public Grounds


20.25


Public Library


2,896.62


Real Estate Liens


2,510.67


Amounts carried forward . $379,415.92


$2,127,699.79


.


.


108


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$379,415.92 $2,127,699.79


Reduction of Funded Debt


7,172.46


Salaries


.


22,597.57


School Contingent


813.98


Schoolhouse Incidentals


1,313.91


Schoolhouse, Luther V. Bell, Heat-


ing, Ventilating and Sanitary Apparatus 12.50 ·


Schoolhouse, Ward One


1,437.00


Schoolhouse, Ward Four .


128.00


Sewer Assessments


11,381.38


Sewers, Construction


508.97


Sewers, Maintenance


404.06


Sidewalk Assessments


10,500.70


State of Massachusetts, Indigent


Soldiers and Sailors 324.00


State of Massachusetts, Burial of In- digent Soldiers and Sailors


280.00


State of Massachusetts, State Aid


7,444.50


Street Lights


27.40


Sundry Persons


157.71


Support of Poor


3,346.86


Taxes


727,603.31


Temporary Loans


926,774.31


Water Maintenance


10,915.71


Water Services


112.87


Water Service Assessments


5,781.05


Watering Streets Assessments


8,825.54


Watering Streets .


420.08


$2,127,699.79


CITY HALL IMPROVEMENT.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount appropriated by borrow- ing on Funded Debt account $22,000.00


Highways, Paving Medford street, Joy to Tufts street, amount transferred 1,340.21


Amount carried forward $23,340.21


109


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward $23,340.21


Highways, Paving Washington street, Medford to


Joy street, amount transferred 1,059.25 .


$24,399.46


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Alfred H. Hines, on ac- count of contract .


$11,300.00


Alfred H. Hines, on account of extra work 425.00


Damon Safe and Iron Works Co., contract for vault . ·


1,855.00


Foster, Ellingwood & Harvey, con-


tract on account of heating ap- paratus


800.00


W. I. Mabie, carpenter work . ·


552.70


Frank A. Fuller & Co., carpenter work


28.60


G. W. Gale Lumber Co., lumber .


113.46


I. H. Brown Moulding Co., lumber


1.62


J. Rush Green, doors


28.23


Howe & Flint, boxes .


31.05


Underhill Hardware Co., hardware


19.48


W. J. Fermoyle, setting glass


7.50


Holland & Daniels, shades ·


53.20


Derby Desk Co., desks . .


218.40


Wemyss Bros. & Co., counters, etc.


386.70


Library Bureau, index case .


55.00


Charles W. Dunham, painting


111.59


T. M. Sargent, services as architect


150.00


$16,137.53


Balance to credit in account 1897 . 8,261.93


$24,399.46


110


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CITY OF BOSTON, WATER RATES.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of City of Boston, return on water


$94,270.17 rates


DEBIT.


Water Maintenance, amount trans- ferred · $60,000.00


Water Works Extension, amount


transferred


16,000.00


Water Loan Interest, amount trans- ferred 13,612.50


Reduction of Funded Debt, amount transferred


4,657.67


94,270.17


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed


$43,327.63


DEBIT.


Cash, paid County tax


43,327.63


ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed $10,000.00


Cash, received of Somerville Electric Light Co., given location 2.65


Schoolhouse, Ward One, superintending .


foundation


30.00


Arthur C. Doten, error in pay-roll


3.69


$10,036.34


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Ernest W. Bailey, City Engineer · ·


$1,900.00


Amounts carried forward


$1,900.00


$10,036.34


.


·


.


111


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $1,900.00 $10,036.34


George A. Kimball, consulting Engineer 1,407.37


Engineer's assistants


5,321.65


Thomas Groom & Co., station- ery, etc.


87.43


Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Engineer's supplies


85.45


Frost & Adams Co., paper


47.80


Buff & Berger, instruments


131.05


Stowell Bros., instruments


15.00


Watts Bros., sliding rod .


3.00


Charles C. Hutchinson, instru- ments


6.00


Morse Machine Co., tables


85.00


Josiah Cummings, Son & Co., tool bags .


6.00


Sprague & Hathaway Co., frames 4.95


James E. Moody, repairs to in- struments


7.37


I. H. Brown Moulding Co., stakes


21.42


J. H. Brooks, cloth


1.70


Blackbird Pen Co., pens


2.50


Dame, Stoddard & Kendall, erasers


2.75


George O. W. Servis, tape and paper


10.13


Heliotype Printing Co., map .


4.50


M. L. Vinal, stationery . ·


2.35


John S. Hodgsdon, repairs of instruments


20.60


Somerville Journal Co., adver- tising


.25


Amounts carried forward ·


$9,174.27


$10,036.34


112


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $9,174.27 $10,036.34


Citizen Publishing Co., adver- tising .25


Charles E. Farnham, expressing 1.35


Glines & Co., expressing


.30


Katherine W. Wood, car fares, etc.


140.72


Fred E. Jones, car fares, etc. .


31.78


Whitney & Snow, hardware


85.24


F. J. Stanley, board of horse .


22.50


$9,456.41


Excess and Deficiency, balance


to credit of account 579.93


$10,036.34


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.


CREDIT


Balance from 1895


$1,231.33


Engineering Department, credit balance of ac- count


579.93


Fire Department, Fire Alarm Signal Boxes, credit balance of account .


25.00


Fire Department, Fire Station, No. 4 Improve- ment, credit balance of account


135.12


Fire Department, Land for Fire Station, Ward Four, credit balance of account


35.80


559.00


Highways, City Stable, credit balance of account Highways, Paving Medford street, Somerville ave- nue to Cambridge line, credit balance of ac- count


871.91


Indigent Soldiers and Sailors, credit balance of ac- count


50.00


Interest, credit balance of account


3,522.97


Police Station Incidentals, credit balance of account


613.14


Public Grounds, credit balance of account


167.03


Amount carried forward


$7,791.23


113


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward


$7,791.23


School Contingent, Janitors' Salaries, credit bal- ance of account .


194.61


School Fuel, credit balance of account 24.07


Schoolhouse, English High, credit balance of ac- count


156.27


Schoolhouse, Ward Four, credit balance of ac- count


338.66


School Teachers' Salaries, credit balance of ac- count


9,903.28.


Sewers, Maintenance, credit balance of account


660.90


Watering Streets, credit balance of account .


728.35


$19,797.37


DEBIT.


Fire Department, debit balance of account .


$2,798.03


Health Department, debit balance of account


2,278.46


Highways, debit balance of account Miscellaneous, debit balance of ac- count


761.01


Police, debit balance of account


981.62


Printing and Stationery, debit bal- ance of account ·


534.51


Relief and Burial of Indigent Sol- diers and Sailors, debit balance of account


222.91


Salaries, debit balance of account


1,756.51


1,037.14


School Contingent, debit of account Schoolhouse Incidentals, debit bal- ance of account


3,587.52


Schoolhouse, Jacob T. Glines Addi-


tion, debit balance of account .


760.71


Amounts carried forward ·


$15,683.51


$19,797.37


965.09


114


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $15,683.51 $19,797.37


Schoolhouse, Luther V. Bell, Heat-


ing, Ventilating and Sanitary Apparatus, debit balance of ac- count


250.76


Fire Department, amount trans- ferred


1,000.00


Street Lights, debit balance of ac- count ·


182.15


Support of Poor, debit balance of account


1,502.93


Balance to credit in account 1897 . 1,178.02


$19,797.37


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


CREDIT.


Appropriation, amount assessed


$51,450.00


Excess and Deficiency account, amount trans- ferred


1,000.00


Watering Streets account, amount transferred 2,000.00


Interest account, amount transferred


3,000.00


$57,450.00


Cash, received of Fire Department,


Fire Alarm Signal Boxes ac- count


$600.00


Jacob W. Wilbur, labor on wires


27.50


Margaret Brown, labor on


wires


5.00


City of Cambridge, labor on wires


22.12


Cohen & Co., old junk


20.00


Sundry persons, money called for


not


8.10


682.72


Excess and Deficiency, balance to debit of account .


2,798.03


Amount carried forward


$60,930.75


115


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward $60,930.75


DEBIT.


Cash, paid to James R. Hopkins, chief engineer


$1,800.00


Nathaniel C. Barker, assistant engineer


600.00


Permanent firemen and substi- tutes


24,921.27


Steamer Company No. 1, call- men ·


1,263.50


Steamer Company No. 2, call- men


706.50


Steamer Company No. 4, call- men . ·


1,312.00


Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, callmen


1,480.50


Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2, callmen


1,607.00


Hose Company No. 1, callmen


553.00


Hose Company No. 2, callmen


1,392.00


Hose Company No. 3, callmen


1,358.17


Hose Company No. 5, callmen


1,349.00


Sundry persons, labor on fire alarm telegraph . ·


2,106.12


Sundry persons, extra fire duty


102.51


Seward Dodge, blacksmithing


382.54


Charles L. Underhill,


93.80


W. H. Richardson,


.


89.15


A. Clement,


63.35


Cadogan Bros.,


176.05


C. W. Ingalls,


31.70


Gerry & Rufer,


154.77


J. B. Rufer,


36.74


Edward O'Brien,


77.15


D. J. Bennett. harness work .


23.15


Amounts carried forward


$41,679.97


$60,930.75


.


.


.


.


.


.


116


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$41,679.97 $60,930.75


W. P. Shaw, blacksmithing


2.50


H. A. Brownell,


30.85


Hill & Hill


14.20


F. Ivers & Son,


11.00


E. Spalding,


61.80


Charles E. Berry,


66


335.75


Henry A. Glazier, harness


hangers · 32.00


Harry L. Marston, harness


hangers . 20.50


Gleason & Bailey Mfg. Co., horse collars


15.00


G. F. & S. E. Sturtevant, hay and grain


59.41


G. W. Ladd Co., hay and grain J. A. Marsh, ·


356.54


Proctor Bros.,


·


536.86


R. W. Willey & Co.,


.


350.80


Powers & Co., ·


208.25


Lord & Webster, 66


913.86


C. F. & G. W. Eddy,


431.42


Fulton O'Brion 66


12.22


William T. Henderson, repairs of apparatus


49.50


Allen & Griffin, repairs of ap- paratus ·


149.25


David W. Crocker, repairs of apparatus ·


13.75


Frank W. Leavitt, repairs of apparatus . ·


109.50


American Fire Engine Co., re- pairs of apparatus 90.91


Charles Waugh & Co., repairs of apparatus ·


20.21


Amounts carried forward · $45,570.20


$60,930.75


·


.


.


.


64.15


117


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward $45,570.20 $60,930.75


Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., repairs of apparatus 1.75


I. B. Walker, repairs of appa- ratus 49.90


E. Teel & Co., repairs of ap- paratus · 13.25


Miller & Shaw, repairs of ap- paratus ·


79.14


W. L. Snow, repairs of ap- paratus


1.00


Scrannage Bros., repairs 13.55


W. J. Kennedy, 25.50


Frank E. Fitts Mfg. and Sup- ply Co., cotton waste, etc. 43.55


J. A. Druell, hardware 27.52


Whitney & Snow, " 14.44


Howe & Flint,


19.38


Underhill Hardware Co., hard-


ware


64.93


Joseph Breck & Sons, hardware · 5.00


Star Brass Mfg. Co.


4.50


Boston Electric Co., electrical supplies


3.37


Charles L. Bly, electrical sup- plies .


117.52


New England Gamewell Co., electrical supplies


1,730.85


Pettingill, Andrews & Co., elec- trical supplies


269.60


Thomas W. Gleason, electrical supplies


57.36


H. N. Mabie, carpentering


204.92


Elijah Walker, 66


23.66


. H. S. Brackett, 66


.


126.41


Amounts carried forward · $48,467.30


$60,930.75


.


.


118


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$48,467.30 $60,930.75


G. D. B. Robinson, “ 3.39


J. A. & W. Bird & Co., vitriol


46.43


Corcoran Chemical Co.,


20.13


West & Jenney,


335.80


James Bartley, oil, etc. .


13.73


Frank L. Young & Kimball, oil, etc. 4.25


William P. Sawyer, oil, etc.


7.95


H. W. Burgess,


15.10


J. H. Givan,


1.84


W. H. Bullard, .


29.45


A. F. Carpenter,


7.85


W. Irving Heald,


15.58


John P. Squire & Co. Corp., oil, etc. 47.76


J. E. Phipps, grease


8.40


Standard Oil Dressing Co., dressing


3.00


Charles A. Austin & brushes


Co.,


15.60


Collins & Richards, stall basins


18.00


John L. Clark, canvas covers . 23.75




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