Report of the city of Somerville 1900, Part 5

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 546


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84 00


13,322 47


Interest


13,509 10


13,500 10


151 50


151 50


15,064 11 868 13


7 55


28 40


Police .


11,864 20


12,551 98


OS7 78


087 78


11,864 20


Printing and Stationery


1.289 55


3,000 00


1,710 45


1,710 45


Property and Debt Balance


152,000 00


1,664,378 92


1,512,378 92


Public Buildings Maintenance :


City Hall .


5,806 45


6.000 00


193 56


193 55


5,806 45


City Hall Annex


807 02


1.000 00


192 98


102 98


807 02


Fire Department


4,856 19


4,700 00


156 19


156 19


4,850 19


Health Department


164 56


200 00


35 44


35 44


104 56


High ways .


1,217 63


1,349 00


131 37


131 37


1.217 63


Police


3,438 37


3,356 16


82 21


82 21


3,438 37


Public Library


3,673 34


3,000 00


673 34


673 34


3,673 34


Schoolhouses


47,150 28


45,652 59


1,497 69


1,497 69


152 50


47,150 28


Sewer Department


67 83


210 00 500 00


373 11


373 11


95


00 05


Public Grounds


11,559 69


11,560 00


31


31


360 00


10,559 69


Land for Park Purposes


12,000 00


13 500 00


1,500 00


1,500 00


Athletic Field, Ward Seven


3.000 00


3.000 00


Athletic Apparatus


1.000 00


1,000 00


Land on Prospect Hill for Park Purposes Public Library


13,745 01


13,737 00


8 01


Addition


8,924 27


9,058 03


133 76


133 76 1,000 00 4,000 00


4,000 00


Public Property .


2,990,378 92 2,740 09


168,OSS 51


10,502 80


10,502 86


3,703 80


Reduction of Funded Debt, Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


31,000 00


31,000 00


12 000 00


12,000 00


1,543 43


1,543 43


108 00


20,564 57 7,071 48


Schoolhouse, O. S. Knapp, Improvements Ward 7


23,004 27


45,000 00


21,995 73


21,995 73


15,004 27


Burns, Addition


527 62


527 62


346 75


Forster. Improvement


15,033 88 378 00


378 0)


378 00


Ward 2


1,362 59


1.362 59


In Ward 2.


25,631 00


40,000 00


14,368 91


14,368 91


School Teacher' Salaries


208.129 97


203.000 00


129 97


129 97


359 39


Sewer Assessments


16.635 79


5 175 96


11,459 83


Sewers, Construction


52.322 10


67.779 09


15,456 99


Sewers, Maintenance


9,630 68


9,658 44


27 76


27 76


Shade Trees


289 00


500 00


211 00


211 00


10,941 63


9,705 12


Sidewalks, Construction


30,671 01


40,340 04


Sidewalks, Maintenance


5,839 73


5,297 37


542 30


542 30


414 81


10 00


14,595 19


Soldiers' Burials .


455 00


455 00


Somerville Hospital


5,000 00


5,000 00


State Aid


11,410 00


11,410 00


11,410 00


State of Massachusetts, Soldiers' Burials


770 00


350 00


Military Aid


580 00


238 50


State Tax.


27.075 00


27 075 00


41,924 34


41,924 34


Metropolitan Water Assessment National Bank Tax


1,036 80


1.036 SO


1,036 80


State Aid .


22 057 00


10 80: 00


11,254 00


11,254 00


10,803 00


Street Lights


53.724 49


53 991 52


207 03


207 03


26,580 10 5,732 25


Miscellaneous


24 017 59


24 666 71


049 12


649 12


374,729 29


350,000 00


060,000 00 7,487 50


Water Maintenance


07 719 59


08 427 01


708 02


708 02


23,400 50


64,719 50 4,287 95


Water Service Assessments


4 315 06


4,315 06


Water Works Extension


24 927 00


25 055 20


128 14


128 14


4,315 06 55 20


24,027 06


Water Works, Abatements on Water Charges Cash


1,000 00


1,000 00


430 42 §103,858 87


$10,392,134 15


$10,392,134 15


$3,553,342 65


$3,553,342 05


$21,707 86 §10,042 08


$31,810 84


$541,195 87


$2,237,084 05


$2,237,084 95


$31,810 84


$31,810 84


$541,105 87


$541,195 87


Excess and Deficiency .


Assets and Liabilities


Public Property


Funded Debt


Property and Debt Balance


1,478,000 00 1,512,378 02


$3,553,342 65


$3,553,342 65


" Balance, 1899. § Balance.


2,237,084 95


2,133,220 08


103,858 87


103,858 87


458 11 5,146 74 885,080 04 700,000 00


24,017 59


Temporary Loans


760,000 00


1,110,000 00


Water Loan Interest


9,502 50


9,502 50


Water Services


4,287 95


4 287 95


Wafer Works Income


223.367 57


223.367 57


209,108 80


Sundry Persons


27.710 00


53.296 10


268 50


6.000 75


11,520 58


11.453 86


75 72


75 72


Taxes .


1,278.552 37


903,823 08


374,729 20


28 52


28 52


Charles G.Pope, Improvements


1.898 39


2.000 00


101 61


101 01


1,898 39


Ward 1


Highland, Sanitary


21 30


21 36


21 36


Sealer of Weights and Measures


1.035 35


1,394 74


359 39


11,459 83


15,456 90


65 26 512 28


52,307 10 9,484 62


Sidewalk Assessments


20,991 40


10,049 77


10,94[ 63


600 03


609 03


297 37


5,839 73


Soldiers' Relief


14,595 19


15,010 00


414 81


35 00


455 00 4,680 03


420 00 341 50


420 00 341 50


22 00 850 00 238 50


27.075 00 41,924 34 28,689 24


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


24.689 24


28.689 24


53,724 40 27,710 00


Support of Poor, Almshouse " City Home "


268 50 5,528 88


Real Estate Liens


2,740 09


2,740 09


Reduction of Funded Debt


178,591 37


Renewal of Funded Debt


School Contingent


20,504 57


22,10$ 00


7.971 48


8.009 00


142 17


142 17


10 00


07 88


Support of Poor


90 05


100 00


95


3,000 00 1,000 00 15,000 00


3,737 00


13.746 01 8,924 27


Isaac Pitman Fund, Poetry


1,000 00


1,000 00


Isaac Pitman Fund, Art


4,000 00


4,000 00


2,990,378 92


15,964 11


Overplus on Tax Sales


800 00


1,668 13


868 13


800 00-


60,227 54


52,863 10


7,364 44


7,364 44


Powder-House Boulevard


4,025 45


4,131 50


106 05


31 50


4,025 45


Inspection of Buildings


71,084 92


77,811 91


6.756 99


106 05 6,756 99


16,001 91


42,499 92


Metered Water Charges


697 00


848 50


697 00


Military Aid


12.544 45


13,668 19


1,123 73 40,402 45


10,040 00 79,254 30


11,865 26 75,323 62


Paving Cross Street .


8,988 70


8,671 00


310 80


316 80


Paving Washington Street


702 75


1.000 00


297 25


$207 25 2 72


Fire Department, Fire Station, Clarendon Hill .


32 72


32 72


152,000 00 1,342 80


166,500 00 31,565 37


Highway Betterment Assessments Highways, Construction


1,028 18


096 19


$931 90


17 00


2,882 28 11,159 38


City Treasurer


11,159 38


17,936 10


6,776 81


Clerk of Committees and Departments


4,215 12


4,100 00


115 12


115 12


226 05


2,273 05


City Solicitor


2,382 28


2,350 00


$32 28


1,700 00


98 00


98 00


1,602 00


Executive Department


3,645 77


Fire Department


Fire Department, Fire Station No. 1


222 57


8,302 44 2,292 32


8,792 32


Paving Davis Square


Watering Streets


13,599 10


Overlay and Abatement


18.769 50


34,733 61


60,227 54


30,863 10 5 00


1,289 55


873 11


873 11


Water Department


13.000 00


15,000 00


8 01


15,033 88


15,033 88


18.131 09 208 129 97 1,035 35


329 74 5,160 96


731 73


36.886 $6


25,586 10 5,732 25


350,000 00


$21,767 86 541,195 87 2,990,378 92


$31,810 84 531,152 89


ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.


BALANCES.


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.


CASH RECEIVED.


CASH PAID.


"$71,312 12


$0,521 70 728 37


787 06


1,002 00


$531,152 89 §10,042 08 -


289 00


149 00 356 10


12,000 00


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TABLE C .- STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, SHOWING APPROPRIA= TIONS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., TO DECEMBER 31, 1900.


Appropriations.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount assessed .


$722,380 87


Property and Debt Balance


.


152,000 00


$874,380 87


DEBIT.


Assessors


$10,000 00


City Auditor


750 00


City Clerk


6,000 00


City Engineer


11,500 00


City Messenger


2,500 00


City Solicitor


2,350 00


City Treasurer


14,000 00


Clerk of Committees and Departments .


4,100 00


Contingent Fund


9,535 00


City Clerk


1,000 00


Registrars of Voters


1,800 00


Commissioner of Public Buildings


1,200 00


Pay of Election Officers


1,700 00


Electrical Department


7,000 00


Executive Department


4,000 00


Fire Department


58,000 00


Fire Department, Fire Apparatus for Ladder Two Station


3,000 00


Health Department


30,000 00


Highways, Boston-avenue Bridge .


6,500 00


Highways, Construction


2,000 00


Highways, Maintenance


7,000 00


Highways, Paved Gutters and Crossings


12,000 00


Highways, Paving Davis Square


3,500 00


Highways, Shade Trees


500 00


Highways, Watering Streets


4,000 00


Inspection of Buildings


3,300 00


Interest


55,000 00


Military Aid


500 00


Police


22,000 00


Powder-house Boulevard


12,000 00


Printing and Stationery .


3,000 00


Public Buildings Maintenance :


City Hall


6,000 00


City Hall Annex


1,000 00


Fire Department


4,700 00


Health Department


200 00


Highways


1,200 00


Police


3,000 00


Public Library


3,000 00


Schoolhouses


38,500 00


Sewer Department


200 00


Support of Poor


500 00


Water Department


100 00


Amounts carried forward


$358,135 00


$874,380 87


Election Expenses :-


58


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward .


$358,135 00


$874,380 87


Public Grounds


10,200 00


Public Grounds, Land for Park Purposes


12,000 00


Public Library


10,000 00


Public Library Addition


3,000 00


Reduction of Funded Debt


62,600 00


Renewals of Funded Debt


12,000 00


School Contingent


22,000 00


Schoolhouse, Burns, Addition


180 87


Schoolhouse, Charles G. Pope, Improve- ments


2,000 00


Schoolhouse in or near Ward Seven


45,000 00


Schoolhouse in Ward Two


40,000 00


Schoolhouse, O. S. Knapp, Improvements .


8,000 00


School Teachers' Salaries


208,000 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


1,065 00


Sidewalks Construction


18,000 00


Sidewalks Maintenance


5,000 00


Soldiers' Relief


15,000 00


Somerville Hospital


5,000 00


Street Lights


17,000 00


Support of Poor, City Home


4,000 00


Support of Poor, Miscellaneous


16,200 00


$874,380 87


Assessors.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed .


$10,000 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Albert B. Fales, salary as chair-


man of the board of assessors


$1,781 45


Benjamin F. Thompson, assessor


818 55


Nathan H. Reed, assessor


800 00


Harry A. True, assessor


800 00


Jesse J. Underhill, assessor


666 66


Fred B. Clapp, assistant assessor


250 00


Charles C. Farrington, assistant sessor


as-


250 00


Edgar T. Mayhew, assistant assessor


250 00


James Wilson, assistant assessor


250 00


Gertrude G. Kendall, first assistant clerk


700 00


Jennie L. Jones, second assistant clerk car fares


22 60


Gertrude F. Gray, clerical services .


173 99


Marion C. Kendall, clerical services


160 01


Mabel Olmsted, clerical services


72 66


Nannee M. Sargent, clerical services


152 01


Ada C. Walker, clerical services


155 34


Laura E. Peavey, clerical services


118 67


Lillian E. Leavitt, clerical services


72 00


Mabel A. Fitz, clerical services


24 00


Theodore H. Locke, clerical services


48 00


Raymond A. Farr, clerical services .


46 00


Freeman L. Lowell, clerical services


48 00


Charles B. Palmer, clerical services


50 00


Amounts carried forward .


$8,309 94


$10,000 00


600 00


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$10,000 00


Somerville Journal Co., printing


776 25


The Citizen Co., printing


42 00


Thomas Groom & Co., books, etc.


238 77


Samuel Ward Co., stationery .


16 20


Frost & Adams Co., stationery


: 3 67


R. H. White Co., stationery


1 92


M. L. Vinal, stationery


3 30


Smith Premier Typewriter Co., paper


5 67


Blackbird Pen Co., pens


7 50


The Carter Ink Co., ink .


.


1 13


J. H. Brooks, elastic .


1 00


William H. Brine, scissors


63


Byron Boyd, abstracts


.


15 00


Pneumatic Hand. Stamp Co., stamps


3 54


Robert S. Robson, stamps


1 35


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls


42 53


Somerville Post-office, stamps


35 00


American Express Co., expressing


15


J. H. Grundy, expressing


15


J. H. Thompson, carriage hire


8 00


E. F. Hicks, lunch.


8 00


$9,521 70


Excess and Deficiency, balance to credit of account


478 30


$10,000 00


Cash.


CREDIT.


Assessors


$9,521 70


City Auditor


728 37


City Clerk


6,715 25


City Engineer


12,177 92


City Messenger


2,273 95


City Solicitor


2,382 28


City Treasurer


11,159 38


Clerk of Committees and Departments


4,215 12


Contingent Fund


3,035 61


County of Middlesex


48,311 73


Election Expenses :-


787 66


Registrars of Voters


1,712 63


Commissioner of Public Buildings


1,135 11


Pay of Election Officers


1,602 00


Electrical Department


7,614 92


Executive Department


3,645 77


Fire Department


57,226 02


Fire Department, Fire Station No. 1


702 75


Fire Department, Fire Station


Apparatus for Ladder Two


3,030 00


Funded Debt


166,500 00


Health Department


31,565 37


Highways Construction


11,865 26


Highways, Maintenance


75,323 62


Highways, Paved Gutters and Crossings


20,302 44


Highways, Boston-avenue Bridge


8,792 32


Amount carried forward


$492,327 18


Amounts brought forward


$8,309 94


City Clerk


60


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$492,327 18


Highways, Paving Washington Street


4 82


Highways, Shade Trees


289 00


Highways, Watering Streets


13,322 47


Inspection of Buildings


4,025 45


Interest


42,499 92


Military Aid


697 00


Overlay and Abatement


28 46


Overplus on Tax Sales


800 00


Police


60,227 54


Powder-house Boulevard


11,864 20


Printing and Stationery


1,289 55


Public Buildings Maintenance :- -


City Hall


5,806 45


City Hall Annex


807 02


Fire Department


4,856 19


Health Department


164 56


Highways


1,217 63


Police


3,438 37


Public Library


3,673 34


Schoolhouses


47,150 28


Sewer Department


67 83 .


Support of Poor


873 11


Water Department


99 05


Public Grounds


10,559 69


Public Library


13,745 01


Public Library, Addition


8,924 27


School Contingent


20,564 57


Schoolhouse, O. S. Knapp, Improvements


7,971 48


Schoolhouse in or near Ward Seven


15,004 27


Schoolhouse, Burns, Addition


346 75


Schoolhouse, Charles G. Pope, Improvements Schoolhouse, Forster, Improvements


15,033 88


Schoolhouse, Ward One


378 00


Schoolhouse in Ward Two


18,131 09


School Teachers' Salaries


208,129 97


Sealer of Weights and Measures


1,035 35


Sewers, Construction


52,307, 10


Sewers, Maintenance


9,484 52


Sidewalks, Construction


36,386 36


Sidewalks, Maintenance


5,839 73


Soldiers' Relief


14,595 19 455 00


Somerville Hospital


4,680 03


State Aid


State of Massachusetts, State Tax


27,075 00


State of Massachusetts, Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


41,924 34


State of Massachusetts, Metropolitan Water Assessment


28,689 24


State of Massachusetts, National Bank Tax


1,036 80


Sundry Persons


268 50


Support of Poor, City Home


24,017 59


Temporary Loans


660,000 00 7,487 50


Water Maintenance


64,719 59


Water Services


4,287 95


Amount carried forward


$2,107,868 60 .


Street Lights


27,710 00


Support of Poor, Almshouse


5,528 83


Support of Poor, Miscellaneous


Water Loan Interest


11,410 00


53,724 49


Soldiers' Burials


1,898 39


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward


$2,107,868 60


Water Works Extension


24,927 06


Water Works, Abatements on Water Charges


430 42


Balance to debit of account, 1901


103,858 87


$2,237,084 95


DEBIT.


Balance from 1899


$71,312 12


City Clerk


1,577 15


City Engineer


702 20


City Treasurer


3,935 71


Contingent Fund


135 23


Electrical Department


140 10


Fire Department


313 27


Funded Debt


152,000 00


Health Department


1,342 80


Highway Betterment Assessments


17 00


Highways, Construction


10,040 00


Highways, Maintenance


79,254 36


Highways, Paving Davis Square


171 90


Highways, Watering Streets


84 00


Inspection of Buildings


31 50


Interest


16,601 91


Overlay and Abatement


7 55


Powder-house Boulevard


5 00


Public Buildings Maintenance :-


Highways


149 00


Police


356 16


Schoolhouses


152 59


Sewer Department


10 00


Public Grounds


360 00


Public Library


3,737 00


Public Library, Isaac Pitman Fund, Art


4,000 00


Reduction of Funded Debt


3,703 80


School Contingent


108 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


329 74


Sewer Assessments


5,160 96


Sewers, Construction


65 26


Sewers, Maintenance


512 28


Sidewalk Assessments


9,765 12


Sidewalks, Construction


734 73


Sidewalks, Maintenance


297 37


Soldiers' Relief


10 00


Soldiers' Burials


35 00


State Aid .


22 00


State of Massachusetts, Soldiers Burials


350 00


State of Massachusetts, Military Aid


238 50


State of Massachusetts, State Aid .


10,803 00


Support of Poor, City Home


453 11


Support of Poor, Miscellaneous


5,146 74


Taxes


885,080 04


Temporary Loans


700,000 00


Water Maintenance


23,400 50


Water Service Assessments


4,315 06


Water Works Extension


55 20


Water Works Income


209,198 89


$2,237,084 95


Police


30,863 10


61


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


City Auditor.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed . .


$750 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Charles S. Robertson, salary as auditor


$700 00


disbursements


3 25


C. C. Hoffman & Co., stamps


13 15


Thomas Groom & Co., books


.


Excess and Deficiency, balance to credit of


account


21 63


$750 00


City Clerk.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed


$6,000 00


Cash, received of George I. Vincent, City Clerk :-


Recording mortgages


$403 00


Licensing dogs


284 40


Marriage certificates


320 50


Billiards and pool


88 00


Amusements


42 00


Street musicians


16 00


Copies of records


32 75


Junk licenses


211 00


Slaughtering


3 00


Private detectives


30 00


Liquor licenses


24 00


Fireworks


62 00


Intelligence offices


16 00


Auctioneers' licenses


44 00


Naturalization fees


50


1,577 15


$7,577 15


DEBIT.


Cash, paid George I. Vincent, salary as city clerk


$2,700 00


revising ordinances


250 00


disbursements


2 50


Clara B. Snow, first assistant to clerk


700 00


Edith A. Woodman, second assistant to clerk


600 00


Mary A. Sleeper, third assistant to clerk .


500 00


Alice M. Vincent, fourth assistant to clerk


450 00


Arthur D. Osborne, census of births


69 40


Elizabeth S. Webster, census of births


39 10


Zella Cummings, census of births .


12 80


Amounts carried forward


$5,323 80


$7,577 15


.


.


11 97


$728 37


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Amounts brought forward


$5,323 80


$7,577 15


Susan E. Gilcrease, census of births


16 80


John F. Kennard, census of births


21 30


Clara Z. Elliot, census of births


32 70


Charles E. Davis, census of births


21 60


Albert C. Aldrich, return of births


6 50


Edward E. Allen, return of births


1 00


George G. Averill, return of births William H. Bailey, return of births .


7 25


William A. Bell, return of births


4 50


Giles W. Bryant, return of births


3 00


Lewis N. Bump, return of births


3 50


Charles S. Cahill, return of births


8 25


Frank F. Garr, return of births


1 00


Alphonso H. Carvill, return of births


3 25


William H. Clancy, return of births John F. Couch, return of births


32 50


P. T. Crispo, return of births


75


John M. Crocker, return of births


1 25


Mary B. Currier, return of births


1 00


Henry F. Curtis, return of births


4 25


Charles K. Cutter, return of births .


1 25


F. Russell Dame, return of births


25


Roland A. Davis, return of births


1 00


Alvah B. Dearborn, return of births Augustus W. Dudley, return of births


1 75


Thomas M. Durell, return of births


50


Charles C. Ellis, return of births


1 00


J. F. Ferry, return of births


2 25


P. J. Finnegan, return of births


3 50


Philip M. Fitzsimmons, return of births .


2 00


Douglas S. Flewelling, return of births


.


4 75


A. Ward Follett, return of births


7 00


A. Waldo Forbush, return of births


2 00


John A. Gregg, return of births


20 00


A. A. Gibson, return of births .


24 25


Henry C. Hache, return of births


16 75


William P. Hammond, return of births


1 50


H. A. Hands, return of births .


2 25


William J. Hatchett, return of births


6 25


Edwin S. Kimpton, return of births


2 50


A. C. Lane, return of births


50


R. L. Lane, return of births


4 25


Forrest Leavitt, return of births


1 00


Charles Lloyd, return of births


25


Joseph S. Lockhart, return of births


1 75


Charles F. Maguire, return of births


5 00


George C. Mahoney, return of births


300


Horace P. Makechnie, return of births


1 75


James A. McDonald, return of births


75


Herbert B. McIntire, return of births


L 50


Albert E. Merrill, return of births


3 25


Edward J. Meyer, return of births


1 00


George A. Miles, return of births


9 50


George W. Mills, return of births


50


A. Moll, return of births


5 25


Charles E. Mongan, return of births


19 75


Amounts carried forward


$5,668 20


$7,577 15


25


John E. Dwyer, return of births


3 75


1 00


1 25


64


.ANNUAL REPORTS.


.


Amounts brought forward .


$5,668 20


$7,577 15


Frank L. Morse, return of births


1 50


Frank L. S. Newton, return of births


2 75


Louis P. O'Donnell, return of births


17 75


George E. Osgood, return of births


3 50


Arthur R. Perry, return of births


7 50


Eugenie M. Phillips, return of births


3 25


Ernest D. Pillsbury, return of births


1 25


Edwin A. Sanborn, return of births


1 25


Frederick G. Smith, return of births Betty Suber, return of births .


12 50


Anna B. Taylor, return of births


3 00


F. W. Taylor, return of births .


1 75


Harmon S. Trueman, return of births


4 50


Waldo H. Tyler, return of births


75


C. J. Walsh, return of births


1 00


Roswell Wetherbee, return of births


75


George W. W. Whiting, return of births .


10 50


Ray S. Wilder, return of births


75


Reuben Willis, return of births


2 00


J. A. Walcott, return of births .


1 25


Henry Rich Higgins, return of births


25


C. F. Bryant, reporting deaths


9 25


John E. Bryant, reporting deaths


00


W. A. Flaherty & Son, reporting deaths


61 25


W. A. Frink, reporting deaths .


10 75


Alfred E. Mann, reporting deaths


13 75


E. H: Marsh & Son, reporting deaths


18 75


P. H. Rafferty, reporting deaths


28 75


Francis M. Wilson, reporting deaths


23 75


C. H. Lockhart, reporting deaths


19 50


Thomas Groom & Co., books and sta- tionery


269 25


Smith Premier Typewriter Co., sta-


1 60


F. S. Blanchard & Co., book


3 00


Somerville Journal Co., printing and ad- vertising


165 50


Somerville Citizen Co., printing and ad- vertising


151 00


George G. Little, printing


4 75


John Donnelly & Sons, posting notices .


5 50


Thorpe & Martin Co., repairing type- writer ·


10 00


Somerville Post-office, postage stamps


63 00


The Carter's Ink Co., ink


3 38


Robert S. Robson, rubber stamps


14 85


Middlesex Registry of Deeds, recording .


1 65


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls


69 15


American Express Co., expressing


. 60


Bancroft's Express, expressing


1 20


J. H. Grundy, expressing .


30


Gilman Express Co., expressing


32


$6,715 25


Excess and Deficiency, balance to credit of account


861 90


$7,577 15.


tionery


.


50


65


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City Engineer.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed .


$11,500 00


Cash, received of Cambridge Gas Light Co.,


$13 40


engineering services . Somerville Electric Light Co., engineer- ing services · Highways, Paving Davis Square account, inspection


. 34 40


Highways, Boston-avenue Bridge ac- count, inspection


225 00


Powder-house Boulevard account, spection


300 00


Contingent Fund, numbering houses


42 00


702 20


Interest account, amount transferred


200 00


$12,402 20


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Ernest W. Bailey, salary as city engineer


$2,500 00


Engineer's Assistants


8,774 38


Engineer's Assistants, car fares


225 96


Thomas Groom & Co., paper


74 72


Wadsworth, Howland, & Co., paper, etc.


147 88


Charles E. Moss, blue print paper .


17 37


Higgins, Snow Co., paper


4 96


M. L. Vinal, blank books


1 55


Library Bureau, cards


4 50


Frost & Adams Co., crayons


2 25


H. C. Dimond & Co., type


1 34


Whitney & Snow, tools


99 79


E. S. Sparrow & Co., lead


98


G. G. Ledder, rods, tape, etc.


72 75


J. S. F. Huddleston, repairing instru- ments


1 00


Charles C. Hutchinson, leveling rods


18 00


Buff & Berger, adjusting transit


20 30


William Watson, repairing compass


75


George O. W. Servis, use of transit


20 00


Sprague & Hathaway Co., frames


10 45


J. H. Brooks, cotton cloth


2 95


M. E. Schuebeler, cloth


85


Wilbur P. Rice, stakes


20 90


J. T. Macneill, repairing tool bag


1 10


Somerville Post-office, stamps .


26 25


American Express Co., expressing


1 25


J. H. Grundy, expressing .


3 00


Cotter's Express, expressing


30


A. G. Renner, expressing .


15


Bancroft's Express, expressing


15


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., rentals and tolls


66 30


C. S. Warner, trip to Springfield


5 60


Amounts carried forward


$12,127 73


$12,402 20


in-


87 40


·


.


66


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


Howard Lowell & Son, carriage hire


Sewers Maintenance account, changing bounds and locating drains .


42 19


Excess and Deficiency, balance to credit of account


224 28


$12,402 20


City Messenger.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed .


$2,500 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Jairus Mann, salary as city mes- senger


$1,500 00


F. J. Stanley, board of horses


542 00


L. H. Brown, carriage hire


132 00


William Kirkland, carriage hire


2 00


William Buckley, horseshoeing


26 50


Charles E. Berry, lanterns for buggy


00


Charles L. Ellis, disbursements


1 00


Thomas Groom & Co., stationery


17 55


Robert S. Robson, woodcut, etc.


2 00


H. D. Padelford, stamps


5 00


Charles L. Underhill, repairing wagon, etc.


4 00


Hale & Mayhew Co., repairing wagon


11 25


I. B. Walker, repairing wagon .


12 75


J. T. Macneill, repairing harnesses .


6 20


D. J. Bennett, harness work


3 85


E. R. Perham, expressing


·


85


$2,273 95


Excess and Deficiency, balance to credit of account


226 05


$2,500 00


City Solicitor.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed .


$2,350 00


Excess and Deficiency, balance to debit of account 32 28


$2,382 28


DEBIT.


Cash, paid Frank W. Kaan, salary as city solicitor


$1,600 00


office rent, etc.


309 13


extra compensation by authority of city government .


250 00


Dennis Kelley, claim agent


100 00


traveling expenses, etc.


38 00


Amounts carried forward


$2,297 13


$2,382 28


$12,127 73 8 00


$12,402 20


$12,177 92


67


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amounts brought forward


$2,297 13


$2,382 28


Somerville Journal Co., printing 27 85


Thomas Groom & Co., stationery


8 50


Thomas M. Durell, M. D., professional services


35 00


Myron E. Pierce. clerical services


7 50


E. S. Smith, copying .


6 30


$2,382 28


City Treasurer.


CREDIT.


Appropriations, amount assessed . ·


$14,000 00


Cash, received of sundry persons, costs on taxes and assessments ·


$3,914 82


Thomas Groom & Co., bill previously paid .


11 00


State of Massachusetts, fees for collecting National Bank tax


10 37


3,936 19


$17,936 19


DEBIT.


Cash, paid John F. Cole, salary as city treasurer


$2,133 30


James F. Beard, salary as city treas- urer


1,125 00


disbursements


2 00


Charles L. Ellis, deputy collector of taxes


1,200 00


disbursements


13 74


Beulah M. Peirce, first assistant to treas- urer · .


1,000 00


Alice T. Sleeper,


second assistant to


466 68


Louise B. McLaughlin, third assistant to treasurer .


600 00


Florence M. Grow, fourth assistant to treasurer


500 00


Sarah J. Lamont, clerical services


280 02


Winnifred P. Briggs, clerical services


273 35


Ada C. Walker, clerical services




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