Report of the city of Somerville 1909, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 510


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MAYOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.


YEAR.


VALUATION.


TAX LEVY.


RATE.


1872


$22,755,325


$274,374 45


$13 00


1873


29,643,100


389,214 48


12 80


1874


30,837,700


473,235 50


15 00


1875


31,317,000


518,161 40


16 20


1876


26,573,400


504,475 24


18 60


1877


25,479,400


471,789 14


18 10


1878


20,976,900


409,497 10


19 00


1879


18,950,100


352,553 80


18 00


1880


20,458,100


402,927 71


19 10


1881


22,569,100


452,945 45


19 50


1882


23,162,200


425,721 16


17 80


1883


23,812,900


411,645 43


16 70


1884


24,331,100


418,750 26


16 60


1885


24,878,400


428,605 44


16 60


1886


26,003,200


416,987 28


15 40


1887


27,471,800


424,309 14


14 80


1888


28,765,400


421,458 60


14 00


1889


30,004,600


440,324 40


14 00


1890


32,557,500


447,704 00


14 00


1891


36,843,400


539,137 10


14 00


1892


38,093,100


596,357 50


15 00


1893


41,873,600


675,886 80


15 50


1894


44,142,900


721,165 54


15 70


1895


46,506,300


745,609 02


15 40


1896


49,070,800


786,412 32


15 40


1897


50,231,000


913,574 42


17 30


1898


50,739,700


954,187 11


17 90


1899


51,262,400


882,580 96


16 30


1900


52,578,200


889,916 08


16 00


1901


53,924,200


907,439 82


15 90


1902


55,558,300


964,535 80


16 40


1903


57,062,000


1,038,849 84


17 20


1904


58,137,900


1,059,292 56


17 20


1905


59,233,000


1,144,000 14


18 30


1906


60,371,500


1,114,023 62


17 40


1907


61,627,200


1,144,434 92


17 40


1908


63,158,400


. 1,237,694 72


18 40


1909


63,658,953 20


. 1,260,144 32


18 60


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Industrial Education.


Upon my request, the committee on industrial education of the school board has made a most careful investigation of this subject, and has submitted a most interesting, instructive, and exhaustive report, which I hope will be published in full. The conclusion reached coincides with my own-that there is a de- mand for this kind of education sufficient to warrant a begin- ning being made. While all the experts do not agree upon the methods to be adopted, they do substantially agree upon the necessity of a change in our educational methods to meet what the present system lacks, namely, vocational training in its best and highest sense. I hope to see the experiment tried, even if in a small way, as I believe it the beginning of a new era for the better in education.


The Two Branches of tho Government.


There appears to have been some misunderstanding or misapprehension the past year on the part of some of the alder- men as to the powers and duties of both branches of the city government. There is no necessity for this, as the charter is clear and explicit :-


Section 2. The administration of the fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of said city shall be vested in an executive department, to consist of the mayor, and a legislative depart- ment, to consist of a single body, to be called the board of al- dermen. The executive department shall never exercise any legislative power, and the legislative department shall never exercise any executive power.


Section 20. The executive powers of the city shall be vested solely in the mayor, and may be exercised by him either personally or through the several officers and boards in their respective departments, under his general supervision and con- trol.


Section 25. The mayor shall cause the laws, ordinances, and orders for the government of the city to be enforced.


Section 26. The mayor shall have the sole power to sign, seal, and execute all deeds, leases, agreements, contracts, and papers on behalf of the city.


Section 44. Every department except the school board shall at all times be accountable to the mayor for the proper discharge of their duties.


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Section 49. No member of a committee of the board of aldermen shall directly or indirectly take part in the employ- ment of labor, the expenditure of public money, the making of contracts, the purchase of materials or supplies, the construc- tion, alteration, or repair of any public work or other property, or in the care, custody, or management of the same, or in the conduct of the executive or administrative business of the city.


The executive has not, and will not, meddle or interfere with the legislative, and will respectfully insist that the legis- lative shall not with the executive. There should be the heartiest co-operation between them. I made this request in good faith last year, and renew it this year. It appears to me that every member of your honorable board must fully realize that the people have held, and do hold, the mayor responsible, and very properly so, for the city charter, as I have said to you, is emphatic and unequivocal. I accept this responsibility, with all that it implies, and I submit to you, as fair-minded men, is it fair to the executive, or just to the city, to refuse, as was done last year, to confirm some appointments because others were not made, unless there are good and substantial reasons therefor? Every appointment made last year, with the exception hereto- fore noted, was, and all that will be made this year will be sub- jected to the closest scrutiny, so as to get the best men possible. As I have said, being alone responsible for the conduct and management of every department in the city, except the school department, I ought to have men at the head in whose ability and integrity I have confidence. "A house divided against itself cannot stand," neither can any man serve two masters. If any head of a department feels that his appointment is forced upon the executive by the board of aldermen, or that he is se- cure in his position by their favor, it needs no prophet to tell what happens,-he snaps his fingers at the executive, to whom he is made responsible by the charter, and caters to and obeys those by whose power or favor he is put or kept in his position.


Commendation of Department Heads.


It is an impossibility for the executive to exercise more than a careful, general supervision of the different departments. The details and methods must be worked out by the head of each. Criticism has been made when and where it seemed necessary. On the other hand, I should do violence to my own


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sense of justice if I did not bestow praise where it is justly due. This city is most fortunate in having such men as City Clerk Cook, City Engineer Bailey, City Treasurer Pike, Building Commissioner Littlefield, Chairman Perkins, of the assessors, Clerk of Committees Mitchell, Chief of Police Kendall, Com- missioner Fuller, of the electric lines and lights, Water Com- missioner Merrill, Superintendent Clark, of the schools, Sam Walter Foss, of the library, and dear old Jairus Mann, the city messenger,-splendid men all, honest, earnest, able, and sincere in giving the city the best service they can render. I am glad, in their presence and yours, to publicly thank them all for their faithful work as heads of departments, and for their uniform kindness, courtesy, and valuable assistance to the executive.


The people have elected you to legislate, the mayor to exe- cute. Let each one of us solemnly dedicate ourselves to the work before us, to the end that the city may be clean and sound, morally, physically, and financially-a pride to all our citizens and an exemplar to all the world.


REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


Treasurer's Office, February 10, 1910. To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


Gentlemen : The undersigned presents herewith the thirty- eighth annual report of the financial condition of the city, and a statement showing, in detail, the receipts and disbursements for the year ending December 31, 1909.


Public Property.


The value of the public property of the city December 31, 1908, was $5,302,083.08. The property acquired during the year was as follows :-


Addition to Contagious Disease Hospital . $4,062 40


Bath House Addition


1,362 03


High School Building


828 00


Public Library, West Somerville Branch :-


Expended in 1908


$14,867 50


Expended in 1909


10,582 02


25,449 52


Sewers, Construction


12,846 03


Water Works Extension


14,198 08


$58,746 06


Total public property December 31, 1909, $5,360,829.14.


Funded Debt.


The funded debt December 31, 1908, as per Table B of the last annual report, was $1,466,500.


The debt was increased during the year by appropriations as follows :-


Highways, Construction $80,000 00


Highways Construction, Lowell Street Bridges 40,000 00


Highways, Paved Gutters and Crossings 8,000 00


Public Buildings Construction, Building Public Buildings, 20,000 00


Sewers, Construction 30,000 00


Sidewalks, Construction


12,000 00


Total amount of appropriations on Funded Debt $190,000 00


account


To provide for the above-mentioned appropriations, coupon bonds to the amount of $190,000 at 31 per cent. were issued, viz. :-


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3726 to 3736, payable 1910 $11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3737 to 3747, payable 1911 11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3748 to 3758, payable 1912 11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3759 to 3769, payable 1913 11,000 00


Amount carried forward


$44,000 00


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Amount brought forward


$44,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3770 to 3780, payable 1914


11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3781 to 3791, payable 1915


11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3792 to 3802, payable 1916 11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3803 to 3813, payable 1917


11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3314 to 3824, payable 1918 11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3825 to 3835, payable 1919


11,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3836, payable 1920


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3837, payable 1921


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3838, payable 1922 .


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3839, payable 1923


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3840, payable 1924


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3841, payable 1925


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3842, payable 1926


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3843, payable 1927


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3844, payable 1923


1,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3845, payable 1929


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds Nos. 469 to 498, payable 1910 to 1939, Lowell Street Bridge Loan Bonds Nos. 1 to 40, payable 1910 to 1949


40,000 00


Total amount of bonds issued in 1909 $190,000 00


Coupon bonds were exchanged for registered bonds during the year, as follows :-


Sewer Loan Bonds, issue of 1909 .


$5,000 00


Lowell Street Bridge Loan Bonds, issue of 1909


5,000 00


City Loan Bonds, issue of 1900 1,000 00


City Loan Bonds, issue of 1907


3,000 00


$14,000 00


The following bonds became due during the year :-


City Loan Bond No. Reg. 114, interest 31/2 per cent. $9,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3519 to 3529, interest 4 per cent. 11,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3646 to 3652, interest 4 per cent. 7,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 1698 to 1703, interest 4 per cent. 6,000 00 .


City Loan Bonds Nos. 1963 to 1976, interest 4 per cent.


14,000 00


City Loan Bond No. Reg. 171, interest 4 per cent.


8,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 2326 to 2330, interest 4 per cent.


5,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 2466 to 2470, interest 4 per cent.


5,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 2585 to 2591, interest 4 per cent.


7,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 2716 to 2725, interest 31/2 per cent.


10,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 2833 to 2839, interest 31/2 per cent. City Loan Bond No. Reg. 163, interest 31/2 per cent.


7,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3065 to 3073, interest 4 per cent. City Loan Bonds Nos. 3226 to 3233, interest 4 per cent.


8,000 00


City Loan Bond No. 3234, interest 4 per cent.


500 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3444 to 3451, interest 4 per cent.


8,000 00


City Loan Bonds Nos. 3160 to 3161, interest 4 per cent. Sewer Loan Bond No. Reg. 132, interest 31/2 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. Reg. 19, interest 4 per cent. Sewer Loan Bond No. 439, interest 4 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 68, interest 4 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 185, interest 4 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 209, interest 4 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 231, interest 31/2 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. Reg. 167, interest 31/2 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 284, interest 4 per cent.


1,000 00


Amount carried forward


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$135,500 00


.


9,000 00


9,000 00


2,000 00


2,000 00


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30,000 00


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Amount brought forward


$135,500 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 308, interest 4 per cent. 1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 361, interest 4 per cent. 1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bond No. 51, interest 41/2 per cent.


1,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds Nos. 123 to 125, interest 4 per cent. 3,000 00


Paving Loan Bonds Nos. 81 to 85, interest 4 per cent.


5,000 00


Water Loan Bond No. 293, interest 4 per cent.


1,000 00


Water Loan Bond No. Reg. 102, interest 4 per cent.


3,000 00


Water Loan Bonds Nos. 423 to 424, interest 4 per cent.


2,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan Bond No. Reg. 160, interest 31/2 per cent. .


1,000 00


Total amount of bonds maturing in 1909 $153,500 00


Leaving the net funded debt December 31, 1909, as per Table B, $1,503,000, classified as follows :-


Coupon.


City Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent.


Registered. $103,000 00


$261,000 00


City Loan Bonds at 4 per cent.


68,000 00


621,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent.


34,000 00


62,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds at 4 per cent. .


63,000 00


158,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds at 41/2 per cent.


1,000 00


1,000 00


Paving Loan Bonds at 4 per cent.


15,000 00


Water Loan Bonds at 4 per cent.


25,000 00


31,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent. ·


3,000 00


17,000 00


Lowell Street Bridge Loan Bonds, interest 31/2 per cent. .


5,000 00


35,000 00


$302,000 00


$1,201,000 00


Registered Bonds


$302,000 00


Coupon Bonds


1,201,000 00


$1,503,000 00


Funded debt within the limit fixed by law :-


City Loan


$1,053,000 00


Sewer Loan


271,000 00


Lowell Street Bridge Loan .


40,000 00


$1,364,000 00


Funded debt beyond the limit fixed by law :-


Paving Loan (Chapter 153, Acts 1892)


$15,000 00


Sewer Loan (Chapter 357, Acts 1895)


48,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan


(Chapter 225, Acts 1902)


20,000 00


$83,000 00


Water Loan


56,000 00


139,000 00


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$1,503,000 00


Resources.


The assessors' warrant for the tax levy, assessed upon the polls and estates of the inhabitants, was duly received.


The total amount of taxable property was $63,658,953.20,


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and the rate of taxation was $18.60 on each $1,000 of valuation, as follows :-


Real estate, valuation


. $57,295,600 00


Personal estate, valuation


6,363,353 20


$63,658,953 20


At a rate of $18.60 on $1,000 valuation .


$1,184,056 53


Polls, 21,191 at $2


42,382 00


Street . sprinkling


30,677 25


Suppression of gypsy and brown-tail moths


1,649 41


Non-resident bank shares to be paid to state


1,379 13


Total amount of tax levy .


$1,260,144 32


Borrowed on Funded Debt account, to provide for the cost of public improvements


190,000 00


Water works income


223,094 29


National bank taxes, applied to Police .


3,409 29


Corporation taxes, applied to Police .


31,775 39


Court fees, fines, etc., applied to Police


2,321 00


County of Middlesex, dog licenses, applied to Public Library . .


3,796 11


Street Railway tax for the year 1909, applied to Highways Maintenance


45,778 32


Boston Elevated Railway tax for the year 1909, applied to Highways Maintenance .


9,236 99


Total amount of resources


$1,769,555 71


Appropriations from Funded Debt and from Income.


CREDIT BALANCES.


Electrical Department, Underground Construction $928 90


Fire Department, Additional Apparatus


5,059 55


Highways, Construction 5,951 51 .


Highways Construction, Lowell Street Bridges 31,567 13


Highways, Maintenance .


12,341 59


Public Buildings Construction, Building Public Buildings, Public Buildings, Construction :-


415 49


Addition to Contagious Disease Hospital .


2,937 60


Benjamin G. Brown School, Land Addition .


1,500 00


Sanford Hanscom School, Land Addition . .


3,500 00


Public Library :-


Frances A. Wilder Children's Department Fund, Income


4 40


Isaac Pitman Fund, Income, Art


127 27


Isaac Pitman Fund, Income, Poetry .


34 26


Sewers, Construction ..


13,766 01


Sidewalks, Construction


66 69


$78,200 40


Cash.


Balance on hand January 1, 1909 .


$55,109 24


Total cash receipts for the year 1909


2,557,538 79


Total cash disbursements for the year 1909


2,499,808 48


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Balance in the treasury December 31, 1909 . · $112,839 55


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$2,612,648 03


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Deposits in banks


$112,223 06


Cash on hand


616 49


$112,839 55


Assets and Liabilities.


The assets of the city available for the payment of its un- funded liabilities are as follows :-


Available assets :-


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$17,583 00


Grade Crossings


9,376 54


Highway Betterment Assessments, lected


3,394 37


Metered Water Charges


15,664 46


Real Estate Liens


3,027 52


Sewer Assessments, uncollected


9,752 78


Sidewalk Assessments, uncollected


6,565 29


Taxes, uncollected .


283,342 51


Cash in treasury


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$461,546 02


Unfunded liabilities :- -


Coupons


$14,937 50


Overplus on Tax Sales .


118 13


Sundry Persons


699 65


Temporary Loans .


350,000 00


365,755 28


Excess of available assets ·


$95,790 74


Balance Sheet.


DEBIT.


Public Property


$5,360,829 14 .


Excess of available assets


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95,790 74


$5,456,619 88


CREDIT.


Excess of appropriations from tax levy


$10,708 05


Excess of appropriations from Funded


Debt and from Income


78,200 40


Excess of appropriations from tax levy, Overlay and Abatement


6,882 29


Present Funded Debt


1,503,000 00


$1,598,790 74


Property and Debt Balance or Municipal Capital


3,857,829 14


$5,456,619 88


A detailed statement of the public property, funded debt, and the receipts and disbursements of the several accounts will be found in the following appendix.


Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH S. PIKE, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes


uncol-


112,839 55


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APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


TABLE A .- PUBLIC PROPERTY DECEMBER 31, 1909.


Central Hill land (389,920 feet)


$270,000 00


City Hall .


$35,332 32


Furniture and fixtures


10,000 00


Storage vault


2,342 91


47,675 23


Public Library building


42,000 00


Public Library building, West Somerville .


25,449 52


Public Library


25,000 00


92,449 52


City Hall Annex


20,655 02


Albion A. Perry Schoolhouse, Washington street, land (46,080 feet) and building


36,000 00


Furniture


1,080 00


Books


530 00


37,610 00


Bingham Schoolhouse, land (35,586 feet)


and building


67,405 04


Furniture


2,600 00


Books


2,300 00


Burns Schoolhouse, land (16,080 feet) and


building


33,300 00


Furniture


1,460 00


Books


1,000 00


Charles G. Pope Schoolhouse, land (27,236


feet) and building


83,600 00


Furniture


2,160 00


Books


2,600 00


Cummings Schoolhouse, land (11,300 feet)


and building


11,200 00


Furniture


720 00


Books


500 00


Davis Schoolhouse, land (30,155 feet) and


building


22,000 00


Furniture


720 00


Books


400 00


Edgerly Schoolhouse, land (24,000 feet) and


building


43,800 00


Furniture


1,480 00


Books


2,800 00


48,830 00


Amount carried forward


$749,184 81


72,305 04


35,760 00


88,360 00


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12,420 00


23,120 00


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$749,184 81


English High Schoolhouse


134,000 00


Furniture


3,900 00


Philosophical and manual training ap-


paratus


8,200 00


Books


12,000 00


158,100 00


Forster Schoolhouse and Annex, land


(30,632 feet) and buildings


82,000 00


Furniture


3,290 00


Books


4,100 00


George L. Baxter Schoolhouse, land (11,000


feet) and building


31,800 00


Furniture


1,155 64


Books


450 00


George O. Proctor Schoolhouse, building (on Armory lot) (40,244 feet).


41,029 16


Furniture


1,791 30


Books


1,200 00


George W. Durell Schoolhouse, land


(13,883 feet) and building


19,000 00


Furniture


720 00


Books


500 00


Highland Schoolhouse, land (23,260 feet)


and building


58,000 00


Furniture


2,560 00


Books


2,800 00


Jacob T. Glines Schoolhouse, land (28,800 feet) and building


78,200 00


Furniture


2,340 00


Books


2,100 00


82,640 00


Latin High Schoolhouse


111,822 76


Furniture


2,700 00


Philosophical apparatus


500 00


Books


3,300 00


Lincoln Schoolhouse, land (17,662 feet) and


building


17,500 00


Furniture


720 00


Books


500 00


Luther V. Bell Schoolhouse, land (22,262


feet) and building


46,496 63


Furniture


2,400 00


Books


2,400 00


Martin W. Carr Schoolhouse, land (20,450 feet) and building


51,000 00


Furniture


2,800 00


Books


2.800 00


56,600 00


Amount carried forward


$1,485,260 30


.


63,360 00


118,322 76


18,720 00


51,296 63


Amount brought forward


89,390 00


33,405 64


44,020 46


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20,220 00


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Amount brought forward


$1,485,260 30


Morse Schoolhouse, land (29,000 feet) and


building


45,859 00


Furniture


2,340 00


Books


2,800 00


50,999 00


Martha Perry Lowe Schoolhouse, land


(21,650 feet) and building


50,346 16


Furniture


1,480 00


Books


800 00


52,626 16


O. S. Knapp Schoolhouse, land (24,517


feet) and building


48,000 00


Furniture


2,540 00


Books


3,000 00


Prescott Schoolhouse, land (22,000 feet)


and building


64,000 00


Furniture


2,260 00


Books


2,700 00


Prospect-hill Schoolhouse, land (23,733


feet) and building


15,000 00


Benjamin G. Brown Schoolhouse, land


(20,093 feet) and building


60,077 42


Furniture ·


1,290 16


Books


700 00


Sanford Hanscom Schoolhouse, land (12,756


feet) and building


69,249 48


Furniture


1,080 00


Books


500 00


Clark W. Bennett Schoolhouse, land (16,250


feet) and building


57,268 32


Furniture


2,180 00


Books


1,000 00


60,448 32


William H. Hodgkins Schoolhouse, land (35,034 feet) and building


69,300 00


Furniture


2,400 00


Books


2,300 00


74,000 00


City Stables, dwelling houses and 462,623 feet of land


95,350 12


Health Department, shed .


1,189 79


Incinerator


2,704 01


Equipments for highway repairs


21,690 00


Watering carts and sheds .


5,000 00


Water Works, land and buildings (93,500 feet) . ·


32,000 00


No. 1 Fire Station, land (8,937 feet) and building


33,200 00


Engine No. 2 and apparatus


4,000 00


Hose wagon No. 1 and apparatus


1,500 00


Furniture


400 00


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39,100 00


Amount carried forward .


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$2,190,764 76


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53,540 00


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68,960 00


62,067 58


70,829 48


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Amount brought forward


$2,190,764 76


No. 2 Fire Station, land (5,500 feet) and


building


10,400 00


Furniture


400 00


Hose wagon No 2 and apparatus


1,500 00


12,300 00


No. 3 Fire Station, land (13,700 feet) and building


55,743 18


Furniture


400 00


Hose wagon No. 3 and apparatus


1,500 00


Hook and ladder truck and apparatus


3,400 00


Engine No. 3


5,375 00


Combination hose and chemical


2,250 00


No. 4 Fire Station, land (9,100 feet) and building


15,500 00


Furniture


400 00


Engine No. 4 and apparatus


4,000 00


Combination wagon and apparatus .


2,500 00


No. 5 Fire Station, land (39,000 feet) and


building


16,500 00


Furniture


400 00


Hose wagon No. 5 and apparatus


1,500 00


No. 6 Fire Station, land (8,113 feet) and


building


17,600 00


Furniture


600 00


Apparatus


10,265 45


Combination hose and chemical


2,250 00


. Hook and Ladder Station No. 2, land (9,903 feet) and building .


14,100 00


Furniture


1,200 00


Apparatus


7,500 00


22,800 00


Central Fire Station, land (11,738 feet) and building


36,700 00


Furniture


500 00


Engine No. 1 and apparatus


4,000 00


Hose wagon and apparatus


2,000 00


Two relief hose carriages .


1,000 00


One relief hook and ladder


400 00


Chemical Engine A and equipment


2,498 53


Fire Alarm and Police Signal apparatus


Police Station, land (15,225 feet) and


building


54,000 00


Furniture


.


.


City Home, Broadway, land (421,646 feet)


and buildings


36,807 64


Furniture


1,426 09


Contagious Disease Hospital


11,256 16


Land (88,364 feet)


15,600 00


26,856 16


Bath House


3,730 24


Water Works


916,852 48


Sewers


Prospect street, land (7,918 feet) and building


1,233,725 19 6,800 00


Amount carried forward .


· $4,732,954 72


.


68,668 18


22,400 00


18,400 00


30,715 45


47,098 53 36,610 00


.


3,000 00


57,000 00


38,233 73


.


30


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


Broadway Park (cost $212,993.20) (700,000 square feet) .


Nathan Tufts Park (about 4 54-100 acres, 217,572 feet)


$4,732,954 72 270,000 00 68,000 00


Lincoln Park, Washington street (288,764 square feet) Out-door Gymnasium


63,200 00


800 00


64,000 00


Prospect-hill Park (94,503 feet)


67,511 75


Historical Building and Observatory .


9,119 55


76,631 30 12,000 00


Franklin Park (40,000 feet) Powder-House Boulevard building


(200,618


square feet) and


22,500 00


Joy street, land (2,700 feet)


500 00


Broadway, land (10,890 feet) .


2,300 00


College avenue, land (18,000 feet)


6,000 00


Webster avenue, land (10,000 feet)


2,500 00


Holland street, land (217,800 feet)


35,500 00


Gravel land in Waltham (about 35 acres)


14,393 12


Gravel land rear North street (199,043 feet)


5,500 00


Clarendon Hill ledge


8,500 00


Oliver street, land (40,500 feet)


18,000 00


Beacon street, land (10,000 feet)


2,800 00


Passageway on Putnam street (1,135 feet)


400 00


Stand Pipe lot (17,176 feet)


5,100 00


Glen street, land (6,370 feet) .


2,300 00


Somerville avenue, land (305 feet)


300 00


Broadway, junction Main street, land (1,260 feet)


900 00


Joy-street playground (20,000 feet)


9,750 00


Total amount of public property


· $5,360,829 14


31


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


TABLE B .- FUNDED DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1909. City Loan Bonds.


DATE.


Number of Bonds.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


When due.


Denomi- nation.


Amount Coupon Bonds.


Amount Reg. Bonds.


April 1, 1905


Reg. 115


31/2


Apr. 1, 1910


... ...


$9,000


April 1, 1907


3,530 to 3,540


4


Apr. 1, 1910


$1,000


$11,000


April 1, 1908


3,653 to 3,659


4


Apr. 1, 1910




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