Report of the city of Somerville 1911, Part 3

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 546


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14,100 00


Furniture


1,200 00


Apparatus


12,458 37


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


3,000 00


Vault


.


2,851 80


Amounts carried forward .


$59,851 80


$2,523,703 73


68,668 18


22,400 00


18,400 00


30,715 45


27,758 37


47,098 53 36,610 00


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S


REPORT.


31


Amounts brought forward .


$59,851 80 $2,523,703 73


Ambulance and patrol auto (paid on ac- count)


2,000 00


61,851 80


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


36,807 64


Furniture


1,426 09


Contagious and Tuberculosis Hospital


buildings


28,499 55


Land (88,364 feet) .


15,600 00


Bath House


Water Works


Sewers


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


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


$270,000 00


Park Buildings .


2,726 89


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


Lincoln Park, Washington street (288,764 square feet)


$63,200 00


Out-door Gymnasium


800 00


Park Building


2,758 69


Prospect-hill Park (94,503 feet)


$67,511 75


· Historical Building and Observatory


9,119 55


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


Webster avenue, land (10,000 feet)


2,500 00


Holland street, land (217,800 feet)


35,500 00


Gravel land in Waltham (about 30 acres)


10,234 17


Recreation Field, Alewife Brook .


26,625 32


Clarendon-hill ledge


8,500 00


Oliver street, land (40,500 feet)


18,000 00


Beacon street, land (10,000 feet)


2,800 00 400 00


Passageway on Putnam street (1,135 feet) 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) Polling Booths


9,750 00


1,783 14


Total amount of public property


. $5,519,001 67


.


38,233 73


44,099 55 3,730 24 938,607 01


1,255,866 10 6,800 00


272,726 89 68,000 00


66,758 69


76,631 30 12,000 00


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TABLE B. OUTSTANDING BONDS, JANUARY 1, 1912.


ISSUE.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


Water.


Paving (Outside of limit) Chap. 153, Acts 1892.


Met. Park Assessment . (Outs'e), Chap. 325, Acts 1902.


Lowell Street Bridge.


Sewer.


Sewer (Outside of limit) Chap. 357, Acts 1895.


City.


Total.


July 1, 1888


4


$7,000


$7,000


Oct. 1, 1889


·


·


·


4


19,000


19,000


Oct. 1, 1890


·


.


·


4


18,000


.. . ..


.....


.. . . . .


. .


..


·


·


·


·


·


.


. .


.


.. .


. . . . . .


.... ..


11,000


24,000


35,000


July 1, 1898


4


. .


.. . .


.


·


35,000


47,000


July 1, 1899


4


·


*


. . .


26,000


26,000


July 2, 1900


31/2


. .


·


. .


37,000


37,000


July 1, 1901


3 1/5


20,000


40,000


60,000


July 1, 1902


·


.


·


.


$18,000


16,000


38,000


72,000


July 1, 1903


4


17,000


58,000


75,000


Oct. 1, 1903


4


·


·


24,000


24,000


July 1, 1904


4


49,000


67,000


April 1, 1905 .


3 1/2


24,000


64,000


88,000


July 1, 1906


4


15,000


40,000


55,000


April 1, 1907 .


4


52,000


94,000


146,000


April 1, 1908 .


4


27,000


59,000


86,000


April 1, 1909 .


3 1/2


$38,000


28,000


98,000


164,000


April 1, 1910 .


4


29,000


120,000


149,000


April 1, 1911 .


4


20,000


168,000


188,000


$44,000


$5,000


$18,000


$38,000


$292,000


$42,000


$1,080,000


$1,519,000


.


.


. ... ..


.


· ·


..


·


. . . .. .


....


. .


18,000


Oct. 1, 1892


4


$5,000


. .. . .


.... ..


. . .


$18,000


21,000


July 1, 1895


4


53,000


95,000


July 1, 1896


·


.


. . . .


4


·


·


·


·


·


.


,


.


·


·


·


·


.


.


·


.


.


. .


.


.


.


.


·


.


·


.


.


·


·


.


.


.


... .


......


$3,000


$42,000


35,000


35,000


July 1, 1897


4


......


· .


.... .


. .


12,000


·


31/2


. .


·


ANNUAL REPORTS.


5,000


July 1, 1894


.


4


. .


.


·


18,000


·


33


BONDS DUE IN 1912.


ISSUE.


Rate per cent. of Interest.


City.


Sewer.


Sewer (Outside of limit) Chap. 357, Acts 1895.


Water.


Paving (Outside of limit) Chap. 153, Acts 1892.


Metropolitan Park Assessment (Outside) Chap. 325, Acts 1902.


Lowell Street Bridge.


Total.


July 1, 1888


4


. .


4


.


·


.


3,000


3,000


Oct. 1, 1890


4


.


·


. .


2,000


2,000


Oct. 1 1892


4


4


$6,000


$1,000


July 1, 1895


4


14,000


$3,000


17,000


July 1, 1896


4


7,000


July 1, 1897


4


4,000


1,000


5,000


July 1, 1898


4


5,000


1,000


. . . . . .


.


. . . . .


·


6,000


July 1, 1899


4


4,000


. .


....


. . .


·


4,000


July 2, 1900


3 1/2


5,000


. . .


·


..


.


.


.


.


4


9,000


1,000


. .


.


.


.


.


.


......


.


2,000


July 1, 1904


4


8,000


1,000


· . .


.


.... ..


·


.


.


3 1/2


9,000


1,000


. .


. .


. .


. ... ..


. . .


10,000


July 1, 1906


4


7,000


1,000


.


. .


·


8,000


April 1, 1907


4


11,000


2,000


. .


...


. . . . . .


..


..


·


8,000


April 1, 1909


3 1/2


11,000


1,000


. .


.


·


. . . . .


..


$1,000


13,000


April 1, 1910


4


10,000


1,000


11,000


April 1, 1911


4


14,000


1,000


·


.


·


..


. .


.... ..


·


$146,000


$15,000


$3,000


$6,000


$5,000


$1,000


$1,000


$177,000


.


.


. .


·


·


·


·


·


. .


·


.....


.


.


.. .


·


.


5,000


July 1, 1901


312


4,000


1,000


5,000


July 1, 1902


312


9,000


1,000


. . . . .


. .


·


10,000


Oct. 1, 1903


4


2,000


...


·


.



April 1, 1908


4


7,000


1,000


·


. . . . . .


. .


..


·


...


·


·


..


15,000


APPENDIX


REPORT.


AND COLLECTOR'S


TREASURER


Oct. 1, 1889


.


. .


.


.. .


.


.


...


·


. ..


·


......


. . . . . .


.


.


. .


. . ...


.


$1,000


11,000


July 1, 1903


.


.


9,000


April 1, 1905


...


.


$5,000


5,000


July 1, 1894


7,000


7,000


$1,000


$1,000


.


-


13,000


34


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Recapitulation.


City Loan Bonds


$1,080,000 00 292,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds .


Lowell Street Bridge Loan Bonds


38,000 00


Total amount of Funded Debt within the limit provided by law Sewer Loan Bonds, issued under Chapter 357, Acts of 1895


$42,000 00


City Loan Paving Bonds, issued under Chapter 153, Acts of 1892


5,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan Bonds, issued under Chapter 325, Acts of 1902 .


18,000 00


Total amount of Funded Debt outside the limit allowed by law, issued under special acts Water Loan Bonds . . .


65,000 00 44,000 00


$1,519,000 00


Borrowing Capacity.


Valuation, 1909


. $63,658,953 20 226,800 00


$63,885,753 20


Valuation, 1910


$66,376,338 70


Supplementary


623,200 00


66,999,533 70


Valuation, 1911 .


. $67,284,066 00


Supplementary


483,000 00


67,767,066 00


$198,652,357 90


Abatements, 1909


$537,100 00


1910


731,100 00


1911


374,500 00


1,642,700 00


Average, three years


1-3


$197,009,657 90 65,669,885 96


Amount within the limit .


1,410,000 00


Borrowing capacity January 1, 1912


231,747 15


Maturities April 1


$70,000 00


Maturities July 1


$95,000 00


Less outside limit


5,000 00


Maturities October 1


$12,000 00


Less outside limit


10,000 00


2,000 00


Maturing during the year within the limit


162,000 00


$393,747 15


.


.


21/2%


1,641,747 15


.


.


90,000 00


·


$1,410,000 00-


Supplementary


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 35


TABLE C .- GENERAL ACCOUNTS AND BALANCES.


Cash.


RECEIPTS.


Balance from 1910


$107,788 97


Board of Aldermen Expenses


.


$12 00


Treasury Department


·


.


4,191 43


City Clerk's Department


5,722 24


Engineering Department


165 00


Maintenance Municipal Buildings


33 95


Police Department


3,370 45


Fire Department


1,198 14


Maintenance Fire Buildings


5 00


Sealing Weights and Measures


516 28


Electrical Department


271 00


Health Department .


269 20


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


551 50


Contagious Disease Hospital


2,642 95


Tuberculosis Hospital


773 21


Sewers, Construction


27 43


Sewers, Maintenance


767 96


Refuse and Garbage Disposal


10,039 45


Maintenance Refuse and Garbage Buildings,


1 00


Highways, Construction


271 44


Highways, Maintenance


28,255 47


Highways, Paved Gutters and Crossings


27 20


Sidewalks, Construction


22 19


Sidewalks, Maintenance


43 71


Street Sprinkling


58 00


Maintenance Highway Buildings


240 00


Support of Poor :-


Miscellaneous


2,657 69


City Home


5,051 62


Soldiers' Relief .


175 00


State Aid


28 00


School Contingent


571 85


Maintenance School Buildings


197 85


Central Library


902 20


West Somerville Branch Library


501 53


Library Trust Funds, Martha R. Fund


Hunt


15,000 00


Library Trust Funds, Income


712 18


Engineering Department, Parks nance


275 00


Somerville Field


1,007 79


Maintenance Bathhouse


701 69


Contingent Fund


59 00


Interest


12,172 42


Reduction of Funded Debt


7,722 36


Water, Maintenance


23,533 44


Water Works Extension .


30 45


Water Service Assessments


4,200 44


Water Works Income


210,587 82


Taxes, 1905


75 20


1906


·


36 80


1907


.


.


45 50


1908


89 36


Amount's carried forward


$345,811 39


$107,788 97


Mainte-


·


36


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$345,811 39


$107,788 97


1909


1,230 94


1910


268,258 11


1911


1,098,764 80


Metered Water Charges .


15,801 20


Highway Betterment Assessments


4,985 89


Sidewalk Assessments


14,191 37


Sewer Assessments .


952 64


Grade Crossings


102,814 35


Sundry Persons


178 43


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


1,661 99


County of Middlesex


4,699 82


Redemption of Tax Liens


1,165 19


Temporary Loans


750,000 00


Funded Debt


.


$2,798,516 12


1


$2,906,305 09


PAYMENTS.


Board of Aldermen Expenses


$1,110 92


Clerk of Committees and Departments


4,269 13


Executive Department


4,398 94


Auditing Department


1,078 46


Treasury Department


13,177 23


Assessors' Department


10,751 76


City Clerk's Department .


7,741 14


Law Department .


2,367 61


City Messengers' Department


1,896 62


Engineering Department


11,649 63


Commissioner Public Buildings


4,502 09


Maintenance Municipal Buildings


5,657 93


City Hall, Additional Accommodations


2,313 42


Election Expenses :---


City Clerk .


1,280 68


Registrars of Voters


2,155 10


Pay of Election Officers


2,512 00


Polling Places


648 77


Police Department


95,975 27


Maintenance Police Buildings


2,488 64


Police Department, Additional Equipment


2,000 00


Police Building, Vault


2,851 80


Fire Department


90,742 52


Maintenance Fire Buildings


5,294 95 -


Militia


500 00


Sealing Weights and Measures


2,277 04


Electrical Department


8,774 44


Electrical Department, Underground Con- struction


3,192 00


Gypsy and Brown-tail Moth Extermination, Elm-leaf Beetle Extermination


713 98


Care of Trees


3,558 17


Care of Trees, Additional Equipment


1,289 00


Health Department 9,729 77


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


1,234 03


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


1,487 99


Inspection of School Children


1,508 00


Vital Statistics .


2,197 40


Amount carried forward


$316,579 86


188,000 00


3,253 43


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 37


Amount brought forward


$316,579 86


Contagious Disease Hospital .


10,258 27


Maintenance Contagious Disease Hospital .


2,699 13


Tuberculosis Hospital Construction


4,850 58


Tuberculosis Hospital


2,653 76


Maintenance Tuberculosis Hospital


2,181 68


Sewers, Construction


10,934 30


Sewers, Maintenance


13,767 51


Maintenance Sewer Buildings


92 13


Refuse and Garbage Disposal


79,128 37


Maintenance Refuse and Garbage Buildings,


739 12


Incinerator Building


1,678 89


Highways, Street Cleaning


22,929 92


Highways, Construction .


51,870 71


Highways, Maintenance .


64,163 97


Highways, Paved Gutters and Crossings


11,593 31


Sidewalks, Construction .


44,170 03


Sidewalks, Maintenance


4,697 79


Street Sprinkling


31,636 47


Street Lighting


54,508 64


Maintenance Highway Buildings


839 86


Lowell Street Bridges


300 00


Support of Poor, Miscellaneous


16,327 56


Support of Poor, City Home


7,842 03


Maintenance City Home Buildings


1,696 79 16 57


Somerville Hospital


5,000 00


Soldiers' Relief .


24,140 19


Military Aid


828 00


State Aid


16,246 00


Soldiers' Burials


481 00


School Contingent


32,094 28


School Teachers' Salaries


293,267 30


Maintenance School Buildings


65,128 56


Bennett School Addition


800 00


Martin W. Carr School, Land Addition


7,110 00


Davis School, Vocational Equipment .


3,734 57


William H. Hodgkins School Addition


3,950 70


Industrial School for Girls


2,637 72


Schoolhouse in Ward Seven .


27,690 03


Schoolhouses, Additional Window Space


1,495 54


Central Library


21,852 02


Library Trust Funds, Martha R. Hunt


Fund, Investment .


15,000 00


Maintenance Central Library .


3,782 19


West Somerville Branch Library .


5,501 53


Maintenance West Somerville Branch Li- brary


1,640 74


Ward One Branch Library


867 28


Union Square Branch Library


184 45


Library Trust Funds, Income


57 37


Parks, Maintenance


8,174 75


Maintenance Park Buildings


.


297 11


Playgrounds, Maintenance Park Buildings, Broadway Parks


and Lincoln


1,962 82


Recreation Field, Alewife Brook


19,925 32


Summer Playgrounds


1,597 97


Amount carried forward .


$1,327,005 32


·


3,400 63


City Home Addition


38


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$1,327,005 32


Maintenance Bathhouse .


2,152 92


Memorial Day .


425 00


Independence Day


500 00


Municipal Documents


1,890 36


Contingent Fund


44 75


Interest


29,540 33


Reduction of Funded Debt


169,200 00


Water, Maintenance


50,737 37


Water Works Extension


14,970 34


Refunds of Water Charges


475 48


Maintenance Water Buildings


806 33


Overlay and Abatement .


6 55


Grade Crossings


108,368 30


Coupons


49,667 50


Sundry Persons


127 20


Commonwealth of Massachusetts .


229,301 37


County of Middlesex


59,591 69


Redemption of Tax Liens


1,165 19


Temporary Loans .


750,000 00


Balance to debit of account, 1912 .


110,329 09


$2,906,305 09


Taxes.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


Cash, received for taxes of 1905


$75 20


66


66


1906


36 80


66


45 50


89 36


66


66 1909


1,230 94


66


1910


268,258 11


66


66


1911


1,098,764 80


$1,368,500 71


Overlay and Abatement :--


Abatements on taxes of 1904


$252 24


66 1905


187 36


1906


369 82


66 1907


579 52


66


66


1908


953 32


66


66


1909


1,202 62


66


1910


7,915 75


66


66


66


66


1911


7,644 30


19,104 93


Balance to debit of account, 1912 :- Being uncollected taxes of 1898 .


$408 12


"


1899


306 44


1900


297 60


"


334 56


66


1903


364 64


66


1904


585 84


1905


424 56


424 18


66


1907


445 05


Amounts carried forward


$3,915 35


$1,387,605 64


66


66


1901


324 36


1902


1906


1


$2,795,976 00


1907


1908


66


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 39


Amounts brought forward .


$3,915 35 $1,387,605 64


Being uncollected taxes of 1908 .


.


1,134 81


66 66 1909


2,658 87


66


66 1910


5,433 30


66


66 66 1911


269,361 12


282,503 45


Real Estate Liens, tax of 1905 on Charlton estate


9 15


$1,670,118 24


DEBIT.


Balance from 1910


$291,943 18


Tax Levy, as per assessors warrant of


August 10, 1911


1,366,240 92


1


Supplementary warrants, amounts credited to Overlay and Abatement account 9,529 30


Real Estate Liens, amounts brought back . 2,404 84


$1,670,118 24


Overlay and Abatement.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1910


$21,204 87


Taxes, amount of overlay from assessors' warrant


11,260 80


Amount of assessors' supplementary warrants, 1911 . 9,529 30


$41,994 97


Reduced by the following transfers :-


Contagious Disease Hospital account .


$850 00


Refuse and Garbage Disposal account .


1,725 00


2,575 00


Balance to credit of account, 1912 .


20,308 49


$19,111 48


DEBIT.


Taxes, amount of abatements


$19,104 93


Cash, paid sundry persons, funded .


6 55


$19,111 48


Real Estate Liens.


CREDIT.


Carried back into Taxes :-


Tax of 1898, City of Cambridge .


$408 12


1899, 66


19,00, 66


66


297 60


66 1901, 66


66


324 36


66


1902, 66 66


.


334 56


66


1903, 66 66


66 66


66


364 64


66


1904, Butler and Robinson


4 48


Balance to debit of account, 1912 .


0


-


1


1


$3,036 67


·


.


·


·


.


306 44


.


.


364 64


1904,


$2,404 84


631 83


. money re-


$39,419 97


40


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Balance from 1910 .


Taxes, tax of 1905 on Charlton estate


$3,027 52 9 15


$3,036 67


Metered Water Charges.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry water takers . $15,801 20


Water Works Income account, abatement


17 90


Balance to debit of account, 1912 .


$15,819 10 16,459 80


$32,278 90


DEBIT.


Balance from 1910


$15,819 10


Last quarter, district No. 1, uncollected


16,459 80


$32,278 90


Highway Betterment Assessments,


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry persons


$4,985 89


Lowell Street Bridges account, abatements


800 00


Balance to debit of account, 1912 .


2,604 14


-$8,390 03


DEBIT.


Balance from 1910


$5,519 80


Highways Construction


account, assess-


2,870 23


$8,390 03


Sidewalk Assessments.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


Cash, received of sundry persons


$14,191 37


Balance to debit of account, 1912 .


13,101 95


$27,293 32


DEBIT.


Balance from 1910


$5,278 18


Sidewalks Construction account, assessments levied


$22,032 88


Less abatements


17 74


22,015 14


$27,293 32


Sewer Assessments.


CREDIT.


Receipts :- Cash, received of sundry persons $952 64


Balance to debit of account, 1912 .


4,872 53


$5,825 17


-


.


.


ments levied .


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 41


DEBIT.


Balance from 1910 .


$2,374 03


Sewers Construction account, levied


. assessments .


3,451 14


$5,825 17


Grade Crossings.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


Cash, received of Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, sixth decree of court, Somer- ville avenue Boston & Maine Railroad, sixth decree of court, Somerville avenue .


$6,454 47


17,603 10


West End Street Railway Co., sixth de- cree of court, Somerville avenue 3,814 00


1,466 93


Boston & Maine Railroad, second decree of court, Medford street · . West End Street Railway Co., second decree of court, Medford street . 12,232 45


Balance to debit of account, 1912


$102,814 35 39,314 11


$142,128 46


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Balance from 1910 ·


$33,760 16


Cash, paid H. S. Angus & Son, making esti- mates . · .


$15 00


Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, settlement on Webster avenue


5,750 00


damages to estate .


200 00


Edward A. Binney, appraising


20 00


James J. Barron, watchman


18 00


S. Adams Clark and Lucy E. Wright, settlement of claim


2,700 00


James E. Dennison, settlement of claim .


2,800 00


Mary Dorney, settlement of claim


500 00


Charlotte E. Dennett, settlement of


1,225 00


Catherine Fitzgerald,


claim


5,514 00


Robert Franke, settlement of claim .


2,200 00


Anne Fitzpatrick, settlement of claim


125 00


Annie Graham, settlement of claim .


1,650 00


Devisees of Magdalene Hunzelman, set- tlement of claim


1,700 00


William B. Holmes, settlement of claim,


3,000 00


George D. Haven, settlement of claim


150 00


William A. and Harrison M. Hutchins, settlement of claim


500 00


Amounts carried forward


$28,067 00


$33,760 16


Boston & Albany Railroad, sixth decree of court, Somerville avenue . · Commonwealth of Massachusetts, second decree of court, Medford street .


25,743 82


35,499 58


Louis S. Bettencourt, settlement for


claim · settlement of


42


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward . $28,067 00


John Jones, settlement of claim 5,250 00


Junia M. Jameson, settlement of claim


5,900 00


Eugene H. Jones, photographs . 27 00


James Kenney, settlement of claim .


650 00


Frank W. Kaan, services and expenses as special counsel


2,875 26


Cornelius Linnehan, settlement of claim, .


6,031 19


Julia F. Moloney, et al., settlement of claim


2,650 00


Annie W. McLean, settlement of claim


3,750 00


J. Edward L. McLean, appraising .


1,552 85


John Martell and Mary Boudreau, settle- ment of claim


200 00


Alfred Miller, settlement of claim


1,500 00


William H. Monroe, settlement of claim,


150 00


John E. O'Riley, settlement of claim


460 00


Joanna O'Brien, settlement of claim


2,400 00


Antonio R. Preiva, settlement of claim . Daniel W. Page, et al., settlement of claim


16,600 00


Caleb A. Page, et al., settlement of


claim


1,400 00


Caleb A. Page, et al., settlement of


2,500 00


Caleb A. Page, et al., settlement of


2,500 00


Franklin F. Roundy, Agent, settlement of claim


2,050 00


St. Joseph's School, settlement of claim,


12,750 00


James J. Sullivan, settlement of claim .


475 00


John P. Sullivan, settlement of claim


375 00


Richard H. Sturtevant, settlement of


claim .


900 00


Somerville Co-operative Bank, settle-


1,550 00


Mary F. Smith, settlement of claim ·


350 00


Anna P. Vinal, et al., settlement of claim,


1,850 00


Harry Van Iderstine, appraising 30 00


Alice A. Wilson, settlement of claim


2,600 00


-


Overplus on Tax Sales.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1910


DEBIT.


Balance to credit of account, 1912 .


$118 13


Sundry Persons.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1910


$699 65 Cash, received of sundry persons . 178 43


$878 08


$33,760 16


108,368 30


$142,128 46


$118 13


ment of claim .


975 00


claim


claim .


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 43


DEBIT.


Cash, Taxes of 1911 .


.


$127 20


Balance to credit of account, 1912 . . 750 88


$878 08


Coupons.


CREDIT.


Balance of coupons unpaid January 1, 1911 . Coupons maturing April 1, 1911 :-


$13,675 00


Water Loan, $20,000, six months at 4 per cent. ·


$400 00


Sewer Loan, $1,000, six months at 41/2 per cent. ·


22 50


Sewer Loan, $56,000, six months at 4 per cent. Sewer Loan, $24,000, six months at 31/2 per cent.


1,120 00


Paving Loan, $10,000, six months at 4 per cent.


200 00


City Loan, $300,000, six months at 4 per cent. · City Loan, $109,000, six months at 31/2 per cent.


1,907 50


Bridge Loan, $34,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. .


595 00


Coupons maturing July 1, 1911 :-


City Loan, $123,000, six months at 31/2 per cent.


$2,152 50


City Loan, $358,000, six months at 4 per cent. . Sewer Loan, $36,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. Sewer Loan, $121,000, six months at 4 per cent. . ·


7,160 00


630 00


2,420 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan,


297 50


$17,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. . Water Loan, $8,000, six months at 4 per cent.


160 00


.


12,820 00


Coupons maturing October 1, 1911 :- City Loan, $408,000, six months at 4 per cent. City Loan, $98,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. Sewer Loan, $1,000, six months at 41/2 per cent. Sewer Loan, $72,000, six months at 4 per cent.


$8,160 00


1,715 00


22 50


1,440 00


Sewer Loan, $23,000, six months at 31/2 per cent.


402 50


Bridge Loan, $33,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. · Paving Loan, $10,000, six months at 4 per cent. · Water Loan, $20,000, six months at 4 per cent.


577 50


200 00


400 00


.


12,917 50


Amount carried forward


o


$50,077 50


.


420 00


6,000 00


10,665 00


14


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$50,077 50


Coupons maturing January 1, 1912 :-


City Loan, $281,500, six months at 4 per cent. . · City Loan, $105,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. .


$5,630 00


1,837 50


. Sewer Loan, $108,000, six months at 4 per cent. ·


2,160 00


Sewer Loan, $35,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. .


612 50


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan,


$17,000, six months at 31/2 per cent. 297 50


Water Loan, $7,000. civ months at 4 per cent. .


140 00


10,677 50


$60,755 00


DEBIT.


Cash, paid coupons .


$49,667 50


Coupons of 1911 unpaid . .


11,087 50


$60,755 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


CREDIT.


State Tax .


$93,335 00


National Bank Tax


1,576 40


Metropolitan Sewer Tax :-- Sinking Fund Requirements


$14,931 20


Interest


27,159 34


Maintenance


22,160 32


64,250 86


Metropolitan Park Tax :-


Sinking Fund Requirements


$5,030 06


Interest


14,205 35


Maintenance


18,497 03


Serial Bond Requirements .


64 82


37,797 26


Grade Crossings Tax :-


Assessment


$5,333 61


Interest


.


6,715 09


Wellington Bridge Tax :- Maintenance


813 98


Metropolitan Water Assessment, 1911:


Sinking Fund Requirements


$25,424 55


Interest


69,849 26


Maintenance and Operation


19,573 82


Serial Bond Requirements


246 66


Charles River Basin :-


Sinking Fund Requirements


$2,792 25


Interest


10,056 77


Maintenance


2,581 74


Serial Bond Requirements .


200 64


15,631 40


Amount carried forward . -


·


$335,214 28


·


·


115,094 29


1,381 48


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


45


Amount brought forward


$335,214 28


Alewife Brook :---


Assessment


$750 00


Interest


151 67


901 67


State Highway Tax .


58 00


Abatement of smoke in Boston and vicinity .


.


DEBIT.


Support of Poor, Miscellaneous


$1,030 62


Contagious Disease Hospital .


1,108 57


Health Department .


82 00


School Contingent


529 55


Tuberculosis Hospital


284 00


Public Service, 1910 .


$196 04


Public Service, 1911 .


10,132 32


Less paid back 1910 tax .


289 78


10,038 58


Corporation Tax, Business :-


1910


$355 37


1911


15,132 95


Less paid back 1910 tax .


$15,488 32 2,718 08


12,770 24


National Bank Tax


4,380 31


Boston Elevated Railway Tax


10,000 74


Street Railway Tax .


$52,254 94


Less overpayment 1910 tax


1,418 06


50,836 88


State Aid, 1910 .


16,689 00


Soldiers' Burials, 1910


592 00


Military Aid, 1910


376 50


Fees for collecting National Bank Tax


13 49


Less amount received in cash


$108,732 48 1,661 99


$107,070 49


Paid balance due March 31, 1911


1,583 09


Paid balance due November 15, 1911


226,300 22


Paid balance due December 4, 1911


1,418 06


$336,371 86


County of Middlesex.


CREDIT.


Taxes, 1911, county tax Receipts :-


$59,591 69


Cash, received of J. O. Hayden, county treasurer, rent of court room


$750 00


return on amount received of the city for dog licenses 3,949 82


4,699 82


Amount carried forward


$64,291 51


-


197 91


$336,371 86


$10,328 36


46


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward Amounts transferred :-


$64,291 51


Maintenance Police Buildings account . $750 00


Central Library account .


3,949 82


4,699 82


$59,591 69


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid county tax


$59,591 69


Redemption of Tax Liens.


CREDIT.


Receipts :---


Cash, received of sundry persons, redemption of tax liens,


$1,165 19


DEBIT.


(Expenditures.)


Cash, paid sundry persons, redemption of tax liens $1,165 19


Temporary Loans.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1910 .


$350,000 00


Cash, borrowed by authority of the Board of Aldermen on notes as follows :-


City Notes Nos. 48 to 53, 281 days, 3.32 per cent., discounted


$100,000 00


City Notes Nos. 54 to 65, 253 days, 3.21 per cent., discounted


200,000 00


City Notes Nos. 68 to 85, 323 days, 3.56 per cent., discounted City Notes Nos. 86 to 91, 264 days, 3.53 per cent., discounted


100,000 00


City Notes Nos. 92 to 94, 76 days, 31/s per cent., discounted


50,000 00


City Notes Nos. 95 to 97, 40 days, 31/8 per cent., discounted




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