Report of the city of Somerville 1914, Part 4

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 596


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$113 08 14,047 49


$14,160 57


Public Service, 1913


100 47


Public Service, 1914


7,954 43


8,054 90


National Bank Tax, 1914


4,022 38


Refund Account, 1913


303 72


Street Railway Tax, 1914 .


30,857 29


Boston Elevated Tax, 1914 .


10,957 27


41,814 56


Court Fees and Fines.


Police Court


2,160 50


County Court


10 00


2,170 50


Dog Licenses, County


3,252 24


Licenses.


Liquor


21 75°


Business, City Clerk


2,635 00


Health Department


179 00


Milk


299 00


Permits, Marriage


956 00


All others


325 00


Interest.


Taxes


9,007 64


Assessments


345 17


Bank Balances, Treasurer


.


4,866 18


City Clerk


11 63


14,230 62


Amount carried forward .


$91,817 80


Business, 1914


$22,215 47


3,718 66


.


4,415 75


*Treat as Refunds


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45


Amount brought forward Departmental Accounts.


$91,817 80


Treasury Department :-


Costs: Taxes


3,702 69


Assessments


170 50


Certificates Tax Liens


306 00


Redemption Certificates


7 00


Collecting National Bank Tax


33 87


Telephone, J. S. Pike


12 00


City Clerk's Department :-


Dog License Fees


$297 20


Recording Mortgages


656 85


Copies of Records


181 10


All other


63 50


1,198 65


Engineering Department, Plans .


80 00


Police Department :-


Cloth and Equipment


593 12


Charles A. Kendall


6 31


599 46


Police Buildings, Maintenance : Rent from County


1,000 00


Fire Department :---


Fines, callmen


438 00


Sale of old material .


90 83


Sale of horses, P. Hurley


237 50


Sale of horses, City Department


900 00


Damage to auto, Boston Elevated


23 30


1,689 63


Weights and. Measures Department :- Fees


511 50


Health Department :-


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


214 71


Cities and Towns


30 00


Sale of horse


100 00


344 71


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar :-


H. E. Bowman


17 00


Sundry Persons


270 60


Contagious Hospital. Commonwealth of Massachusetts :-


State Board of Charity


1,905 79


Trustees for Consumptives


2,271 47


County of Middlesex


16 22


Cities and towns


6,902 93


Individuals


2,590 13


Poor Department, Miscellaneous


51 43


Highways, Refuse Disposal :-


D. DeStefano, use of incinerator


$425 00


City Home


292 90


Individuals


8,572 60


Sale of manure


50 00


Highways Maintenance :-


Sundry Persons, Driveways


621 46


Amounts carried forward


$621 46


$124,839 88


.


.


287 60


13,737 97


9,340 50


4,232 06


46


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$621 46 $124,839 88


Sundry Persons, labor and material


316 58


Charles A. Kelley, use of steam roller. Materials


3 38


1,113 71


Sidewalks Maintenance :-


Sundry persons, repairs of sidewalks


81 95


Street Sprinkling :-


Assessed in taxes


35,526 00


Abutters, Sundry streets (private)


38 00


Sale of carts


560 00


Maintenance Highway Buildings, rent of tenements :- Arthur Murley 120 00


Thomas Ormand


120 00


Poor Department, Miscellaneous :-


Cities and Towns


4,066 81


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


2,077 14


Mothers with dependent children-


(Commonwealth)


3,668 73


Mothers with dependent children-


(Cities and Towns)


1,505 27


Poor Department, City Home :-


J. F. Colquhoun, produce


3,521 17


Cities and towns, board


330 57


Individuals, board


468 70


Contagious Hospital, milk


238 10


City of Cambridge, plants


1 50


Ames Implement and Seed Company


13 24


4,573 28


Soldiers' Benefits :-


Soldiers' Relief, Town of Norwell .


72 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :-


Military Aid


192 00


State Aid


14,420 00


Soldiers' Burials


.


Cash, advanced in 1914


15,212 00


School Contingent, Aid to Industrial Schools :-


Boys' Vocational $3,171 50


Girls' Vocational


3,780 04


Evening, practical arts 446 01


Tuition, Boston Evening .


102 52


State Board of Charity, Tuition state


wards


260 50


Cities and towns, tuition


926 88


Individuals, tuition


71 62


Charles S. Clark, books, damages, etc.


210 52


Maintenance School Buildings :-


Collection, rent


30 75


Damages


3 75


Materials sold


2 95


Amounts carried forward


$37 45


$202,543 85


36,124 00


240 00


11,317 95


600 00


.7,499 56


8,969 08


172 29


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Amounts brought forward


$37 45 5 00


$202,543 85


Teaming


42 45


Walter T. Littlefield,


rent of High


School Hall


867 70


Telephones, etc.


74 69


942 39


984 84


Libraries :-


Fines


1,293 18


Shower Baths :-


Bennett School


31 47


Lincoln Park


35 45


66 92


Somerville Field :-


Noble & Greenough School


51 00


Somerville Baseball Club


5 00


56 00


Maintenance Bathhouse


691 48


Miscellaneous :-


Edison Electric Illuminating Company


500 00


Overplus on Tax Sales


118 13


Sundry persons


492 45


Water Maintenance :-


Sundry persons, pipe fittings, etc.


3,433 82


Water Service Assessments :-


Sundry persons, water services


4,223 54


Water Works Income :-


Sundry water takers


213.313 94


Metered Charges, 4th quarter, 1914


20,879 30


$234,193 24


Less refunds ,205 26


Less abatements, 1914 met-


ered charges 40 47 .


$245 73


233,947 51


*Revenue received in cash .


377,283 87


Street Sprinkling Assessments (in taxes)


35,526 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :- Military Aid


192 00


State Aid


14,420 00


Soldiers' Burials


600 00


Metered Water Charges, 1914, fourth


quarter, district 1 .


20,879 30


448,901 17


Cash Refunds :-


National Bank Tax


303 72


Water Refunds


205 26


508 98


Abatements :-


Metered Water Charges, 1913,


fourth quarter district (1) 40 47 549 45


$448,351 72


1,110 58


$448,351 72


48


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Revenue for Outlays :---


Revenue paid in advance for rental of Incinerator and proceeds used for outlays in improving incin- erator building. This amount credit direct to the appropriation account without going through the Revenue account $3,100 00


*In cash account, reduced by refund $508 98


TABLE F .- GENERAL ACCOUNTS AND BALANCES. Cash


Receipts.


Balance from 1913 .


$133,743 46


Revenue for expenses (See Table E) $376,774 89


Revenue for outlays (See Table E) Incinerator Building 3,100 00


Gifts for Outlays : Carnegie Corporation :-


Public Library Construction .


5,000 00


Taxes, 1910


2 00


1911


37 82


1912


150 52


1913


278,814 50


1914


1,318,665 78


Metered Water Charges


19,594 17


Highway Betterment Assessments


12,230 40


Sidewalk Assessments


16,245 30


Sewer Assessments


1,873 10


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :-


25 per cent. liquor licenses $7 25


Due for advances of 1913 15,893 00


15,900 25


Temporary Loans


1,040,000 00


Grade Crossings. cash advances


80,778 15


Redemption of Tax Liens ·


745 74


Funded Debt, bonds issued in April


145,000 00


Reduction of Funded Debt, premium on bonds


1,724 05


Trust Funds, From principal of Martha R. Hunt Fund, Art


1,000 00


Trust. Funds, Income :-


Public Library :-


Isaac Pitman Fund. Art


. 160 00


Isaac Pitman Fund, Poetry 40 00 ·


Martha R. Hunt Fund, Art 342 39


Martha R. Hunt Fund, Books


494 77


S. Newton Cutler Fund .


40 00


Public School :-


S. Newton Cutler Fund .


200 00


$3,318,913 83


Credits to Appropriation Accounts :- Offsets to Outlays (See Table D)


1,192 98


Refunds :--- T-


Revenue accounts (See


Table E)


Maintenance Accounts . $508 98


(See Table D) . · 1,210 90


Amounts carried forward . $1,719,88


$3,320,106 81


$133,743 46


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Amounts brought forward. $1,719,88


$3,320,106 81 $133,743 46


Funded accounts (See Table D)


1,148 37


Overlay and Abatement,


1913


99 00


1914


32 37


Grade Crossings


. 5 00


3,004 62


$3,323,111 43


$3,456,854 89


Service Transfers (See Table C) .


.36,239 12


$3,493,094 01


Payments.


General Government :-


Board of Aldermen Expenses · $870 38


Clerk of Committees and Departments


4,010 29


Executive Department


4,431 24


Auditing Department


1,430 01


Treasury Department


14,644 56


Assessors' Department


11,483 38


City Clerk's Department


6,932 82


Law Department


2,396 94


City Messenger's Department


1,855 72


Engineering Department


11,499 59


Commissioner Public Buildings .


4,441 69


Maintenance Municipal Buildings


8,522 74


Certification of Notes and Bonds


450 00


Registration of City Laborers


304 08


Election Expenses, City Clerk .


1,679 80


Registrars of Voters .


2,301 98


Pay of Election Officers


3,264 00


Polling Places


857 09


Protection Persons and Property :-


Police Department


108,495 16


Maintenance Police Buildings


2,812 61


Fire Department .


108,184 22


Maintenance Fire Buildings


8,280 62


Militia


500 00


Weights and Measures Department


2,523 10


Electrical Department


9,482 86


Gypsy and Brown-tail Moth Extermina- tion


2,000 00


Elm-leaf Beetle Extermination


692 90


Care of Trees


3,141 29


Health and Sanitation :-


Health Department


15,390 24


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


1,231 15


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


2,326 97


Inspection of School Children


2,306 37


Vital Statistics


999 40


Contagious Hospital


21,777 24


Maintenance Contagious Hospital


3,961 09


Amounts carried forward


$47,992 46


$327,489 07


$81,376 31


246,112 76


1


50


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$47,992 46 $327,489 07


Sewers Maintenance


14,002 44


Maintenance Sewer Buildings


67 95


Refuse Disposal


92,924 60


Maintenance Refuse Buildings


1,053 32


Street Cleaning


22,251 14


Highways :-


Highways Maintenance


29,243 96


Sidewalks Maintenance


4,230 12


Street Sprinkling


28,043 71


Street Lighting


58,000 00


Maintenance Highway Buildings


654 51


Charities :---


Poor Department, Miscellaneous .


35,562 68


Poor Department, City Home .


11,198 05


Maintenance City Home Buildings


3,206 17


Somerville Hospital


5,000 00


Soldiers' Benefits :-


Soldiers' Relief


21,189 83


Military Aid


384 00


State Aid


14,420 00


Soldiers' Burials


600 00


Education :-


School Contingent


34,075 13


School Teachers' Salaries


339,954 14


Maintenance School Buildings


96,302 77


Libraries :-


Central Library


24,699 09


Maintenance Central Library Building


4,193 22


West Somerville Branch Library


6,498 74


Maintenance West Somerville Branch Library Building


1,458 56


East Somerville Branch Library


2,799 59


Maintenance East Somerville


Branch


Library Building


612 53


Union Square Branch Library


3,100 00


Maintenance Union Square Branch


Library Building


980 10


Recreation :-


Parks Maintenance


9,975 00


Maintenance Park Buildings


937 04


Playgrounds Maintenance


3,299 96


Summer Playgrounds


1,999 63


Maintenance Bathhouse


2,587 80


Independence Day .


500 00


Unclassified :-


Memorial Day


425 00


Municipal Documents


1,570 48


Contingent Fund


73 11


Amounts carried forward


$2,068 59


$1,251,487 31


178,291 91


120,172 30


54,966 90


36,593 83


470,332 04


44,341 83


19,299 43


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51


Amounts brought forward


$2,068 59


City Planning Board


215 54


Workmen's Compensation


440 09


Municipal Indebtedness :-


Interest


$76,312 25


Reduction of Funded Debt .


197,000 00


Water Works :---


Water Maintenance


44,548 51


Water Works Extension


17,289 71


Metropolitan Water. Assessment


109,999 13


Maintenance Water Buildings


780 08


Water Bonds


6,000 00


Water Loan Interest


1,260 00


Funded Accounts :-


City Hall Annex Remodeling


3,500 00


New Cells, Police Station


3,999 93


Fire Department, Additional Apparatus Electrical Department, Underground


18,928 00


Construction


3,260 87


Sewers Construction


9,898 30


Incinerator Addition advance)


3,100 00


Highways Construction


66 60


Highways Construction, New Streets


37,412 93


Highways Construction, Permanent Pave- ment ·


56,227 61


Highways Construction, Macadam Pave- ment


33,021 81


Sidewalks Construction


40,586 64


High School Addition


13,756 31


High School Addition, Equipment


2,916 38


Central Heating Plant


12,140 07


Public Library Construction


9,407 61


Playgrounds Extension


·676 46


248,899 52


Public Trust Funds :-


Public School Trust Funds, Income .


85 50


Public Library Trust Funds, Income :- Isaac Pitman Fund, Art


131 30


Isaac Pitman Fund, Poetry


22 84


Martha R. Hunt, Fund, Art


350 00


Martha R. Hunt, Fund, Books .


449 14


Frances A. Wilder Children's Depart- ment


13 67


S. Newton Cutler Fund


10 59


Martha R. Hunt Fund, Art


297 23


1,360 27


Private Trust Funds :-


Overplus on Tax Sales .


118 13


Sundry Persons


492 45


610 58


Amount carried forward .


$1,958,271 58


$1,251,487 31


2,724 22


273,312 25


179,877 43


(from revenue in


Furnishing and


52


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


Redemption of Tax Liens .


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


273,871 54


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, liquor licenses


7 25


County of Middlesex


75,576 51


Temporary Loans, Taxes


925,000 00


Temporary Loans, Grade Crossings


75,000 00


Grade Crossings


36,357 25


1,385,812 55


Refunds (See Cash Receipts)


3,004 62


Service Transfers (Table C)


36,239 12


$3,384,073 61


Balance to debit of account, 1915


109,020 40


$3,493,094 01


Taxes.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


For taxes of 1910


$2 00


For taxes of 1911


37 82


For taxes of 1912


150 52


*For taxes of 1913


278,913 50


For taxes of 1914


1,318,698 15


$1,597,801 99


Overlay and Abatement :-


Abatement on taxes of 1911


$125 10


Abatement on taxes of 1912


713 09


Abatement on taxes of 1913 .


7,940 13


Abatement 011 taxes of 1914


9,426 15


Balance to debit of account, 1915 :-


Being uncollected taxes of 1912


$56 00


Being uncollected taxes of 1913


1,029 52


Being uncollected taxes of 1914


342,983 21


344,068 73


DEBIT.


Balance from 1913


$288,967 68


Tax levy, as per assessors' warrant of


August 7, 1914


1,667,144 28


Supplementary Warrants, amounts cred- ited to Overlay and Abatement, 1914 Account


3,963 23


$1,960,075 19


Overlay and Abatement, 1912 and Prior Years.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913 . $5,134 33


Excess and Deficiency account, amount transferred . 4,200 00 .


$934 33


*In cash, account reduced by refunds $99.00. +$32.37


$1,958,271 58 745 74


18,204 47


$1,960,075 19


.


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53


Balance to credit of account, 1915


96 14


$838 19


DEBIT.


Taxes, amount of abatements .


$838 19


Overlay and Abatement, 1913.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913


$17,546 81


Excess and Deficiency account, amount transferred


3,000 00


$14,546 81


Balance to credit of account, 1915


6,507 68


$8,039 13


DEBIT.


Taxes, amount of abatements . .


. $7,940 13


Cash, paid sundry persons, money re-


99 00


$8,039 13


Overlay and Abatement, 1914.


CREDIT.


Taxes, amount of overlay from assessors' warrant Amount of assessors' supplementary warrants, 1914 . 3,963 23


$19,955 60


Balance to credit of account, 1915 .


10,497 08


$9,458.52


DEBIT.


Taxes, amount of abatements .


$9,426 15


Cash, paid sundry persons, money re-


32 37


$9,458 52


Revenue.


CREDIT.


Revenue (See Table E)


.


$448,351 72 15,486 48


Appropriated in Budget


$432,865 24


Metered Water Charges.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry water takers .


$19,594 17 Water Works Income, abatements (See Revenue, Table E)


40 47


Balance to debit of account, 1915 : .


$19,634 64 20,879 30


$40,513 94


funded


.


$432,865 24


Excess and Deficiency, balance to credit of account


$15,,992 37


funded


54


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Balance from 1913 . .


$19,634 64 Last quarter, district No. 1, uncollected . 20,879 30 .


$40,513 94


Highway Betterment Assessments.


CREDIT.


Cash received of sundry persons


$12,230 40


Balance to debit of account, 1915


10,833 60


$23,064 00


DEBIT.


Balance from 1913


·


$4,949 32


Highways Construction, New Streets ac-


count, assessments levied . 18,114 68


$23,064 00


Sidewalk Assessments.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


Cash, received of sundry persons


$16,245 30


Balance to debit of account, 1915


17,011 22


$33,256 52


DEBIT.


Balance from 1913


$13,492 98


Sidewalks Construction account,


assess-


ments levied


19,763 54


$33,256 52


Sewer Assessments.


CREDIT.


Cash, received of sundry persons


$1,873 10


Balance to debit of account, 1915


2,874 98


$4,748 08


DEBIT.


Balance from 1913


$1,969 05


Sewers Construction


account, assess-


ments levied


2,779 03


$4,748 08


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


State Tax and Assessments.


State Tax .


$137,812 50


Sinking Fund


$12,352 71


Serial Bond Requirements


1,299 00


Interest


27,837 86


Maintenance and Operation


30,948 03


Metropolitan Park Assessment :


Sinking Fund


$2,793 02


Serial Bond Requirements


266 01


Amount carried forward : $3,059 03


·


72,437 60


.


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment :-


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Amount brought forward


$3,059 03


Interest


13,645 76


Maintenance and Operation


20,537 40


37,242 19


Wellington Bridge Assessment


648 06


Charles River Basin Assessment :-


Serial Bond Requirements


$170 82


Interest


2,775 13


Maintenance and Operation


3,692 21


6,638 16


Alewife Brook Assessment :- -


Assessment


$818 39


Interest


504 90


Abatement of Smoke


Metropolitan Water Assessment :-


Sinking Fund


$14,190 98


Serial Bond Requirements


180 63


Interest


73,138 81


Maintenance and Operation


22,488 71


*109,999 13


State Highway Tax


380 99


Grade Crossings Assessment :-


Assessment


$12,136 10


Interest


3,112 32


15,248 42


Tax on Non-resident Bank Shares .


1,854 82


$383,870 67


Cash Paid


$383,870 67


*In cash account reported under Water Works.


Soldiers' Benefits.


Military Aid, 1913


$224 50


State Aid, 1913


15,033 50


Soldiers' Burials, 1913


635 00


Military Aid, 1914 .


$192 00


State Aid, 1914


14,420 00


Solders' Burials, 1914


600 00


15,212 00


$31,105 00


Cash received .


15,893 00


$15,212 00


Liquor License Fees.


25 per cent. of liquor license fees . ·


$7 25


Cash paid .


$7 25


County of Middlesex.


CREDIT.


Taxes, 1914, county tax


.


· · $75,576 51


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid county tax ·


.


$75,576 51


.


$15,893 00


.


1,323 29 285 51


56


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Temporary Loans.


In Anticipation of Taxes.


Balance from 1913


Cash, borrowed by authority of the


Board of Aldermen on notes as fol- lows :-


City Notes Nos. 215-221, 256 days, 314 per cent. · · $100,000 00


City Notes Nos. 222-230, 242 days, 3.29 per cent. · ·


100,000 00


City Notes Nos. 231-232, 243 days, 3.27. per cent. · ·


35,000 00


City Notes Nos. 233-234, 240 days, 3.27 per cent.


65,000 00


City Notes Nos. 235-236, 236 days, 3.27 per cent.


50,000 00


City Notes Nos. 237-239, 240 days, 3.29 per cent.


50,000 00


Cty Notes Nos. 240-243, 223 days, 3.29 per cent. City Notes Nos. 244-249, 235 days, 3.29 per cent. . · ·


100,000 00


City Notes Nos. 250-253, 345 days, 35% per cent.


100,000 00


50,000 00


50,000 00


City Note No.269,247 days, 51/s per cent. City Notes Nos. 270-273, 129 days, 4.03 per cent. .


50,000 00


City Notes Nos. 274-276, 241 days, 4.08 per cent. .


25,000 00


City Notes Nos. 277-279, 95 days, 3.60 per cent.


25,000 00


1,040,000 00


$1,390,000 00


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid as follows :-


City Notes Nos. 189-211


$240,000 00


City Notes Nos. 212-213


50,000 00


City Note No. 214 .


60.000 00


City Notes Nos. 222-236


250.000 00


City Notes Nos. 240-243


100,000 00


City Notes Nos. 215-221


100.000 00


City Notes Nos. 237-239


50,000 00


City Notes Nos. 244-249


75,000 00


Balance to credit of account, 1915


$925,000 00 465,000 00


$1,390,000 00


Abolition of Grade Crossings.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913 .


Cash, paid Notes Nos. 22 to 26 .


.


$75,000 00


$75,000 00


.


1


150,000 00


15,000 00


City Note No.254,311 days, 314 per cent. City Note No.255,341 days, 314 per cent. City Notes Nos. 256-268, 336 days, 37s per cent.


75,000 00


.


$350,000 00


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APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Grade Crossings.


CREDIT.


Receipts :--


Decree on Auditor's Sixth Report, Cer- tain Grade Crossings :---


Commonwealth of Massachusetts .


$1,506 99


Boston & Maine Railroad


2,265 55


Boston Elevated Railway Co. . 837 22


$4,609 76


Decree on Auditor's Seventh Report, Cer- tain Grade Crossings :


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


44,379 83


To correct Eighth Report :-


Boston & Maine Railroad


638 11


Decree on Auditor's Ninth Report :- Somerville Avenue :-


Commonwealth of Massachusetts .


$660 00


Boston Elevated Railway Company


390 00


Boston & Albany Railroad


150 00


Boston & Maine Railroad Company Medford & Dane Streets :--


1,800 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


11,310 99


Boston & Maine Railroad


15,218 51


Decree on Auditor's Tenth Report :- Webster Avenue :-


$506 70


Boston Elevated Railway Company


281 50


Medford Street and elsewhere:


Boston & Maine Railroad


832 75


1,620 95


Balance to debit of account, 1915


4,192 71


$84,970 86


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Balance from 1913 .


$48,613 61


Cash, paid Boston & Maine Railroad,


Overpaid on auditor's seventh report


$5 00


Edward A. Binney, appraising property and attendance at court


60 00


Bridget M. Casey, settlement


3,000 00


J. E. Conant & Co., expert services


275 00


Emily H. Doherty, court stenography


53 80


John J. Falvey, services .


10 00


Cora I. Guild, settlement


4,500 00


Albert S. Holly, services as expert


5 00


Alfred H. Hines, services as expert


35 00


Harry Van Iderstine, services as ex- pert


50 00


Frederick E. Jones, survey, plan, etc.


15 00


Walter T. Littlefield, services as


95 00


pert


.


Amounts carried forward $8,103 80


$48,613 61


L


.


29,529 50


Commonwealth of Massachusetts .


$80,778 15


58


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $8,103 SO $48,613 61


Lockwood, Green & Co., services as ex- pert ·


300 00


· J. Edward L. McLean, services as ex- pert 473 45


William A. Mullen, examination of


property and testimony in court .


35 00


John C. McGirr, settlement


950 00


North Packing and Provision Co.,


settlement 26,500 00


*Refund: Boston & Maine Railroad, to correct over-payment 5 00


·


36,357 25


$84,970 86


*Cash


Redemption of Tax Liens.


CREDIT.


Receipts :-


Cash, received of sundry · persons, re-


$745 74


demption of tax liens . . DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid sundry persons, redemption


of tax liens


$745 74


Overplus on Tax Sales.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913 .


$118 13


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid miscellaneous revenue ac-


count, amount authorized by an order


from the Board of Aldermen


$118 13


Sundry Persons.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913 .


$619 56


Balance to credit of account. 1915


127 11


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid miscellaneous revenue ac-


count, amount authorized by an


order of the Board of Aldermen


$492 45


Public Library, Trust Funds.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913


$21,414 58 . Balance to credit of account, 1915 . 20,414 5S


$1,000 90


.


$492 45


$36,362 25


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


59


DEBIT.


Martha R. Hunt Fund, Art, withdrawn


from principal of fund


$1,000 00


Public Library Trust Funds, Investment.


CREDIT.


Balance to debit of account, 1915


.$20,414 58


Martha R. Hunt, Art, withdrawn from principal of fund


1,000 00


$21,414 58


DEBIT.


Balance from 1913 .


.


.


$21,414 58


Public School Trust Funds.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913


.


$5,000 00


Balance to credit of account, 1915


5,000 00


Public School Trust Funds, Investment.


CREDIT.


Balance to debit of account, 1915


Balance from 1913


.


$5,000 00 5,000 00


Public Property.


CREDIT.


Balance to debit of account. 1915


· $6,023,201 76


DEBIT.


Property and Debt Balance, in-


crease in 1914 .


$45,295 94


Balance from 1913 . .


5,977,905 82


$6,023,201 76


Funded Debt.


CREDIT.


Funded Debt, January 1, 1914


.


.


. $1,674,000 00


Issues of 1914 :-


Highway Loan Bonds, Nos. 1 to 125 $125,000 00


Sewer Loan Bonds, Nos. 594 to 613


20,000 00


145,000 00


$1,819,000 00


DEBIT.


Bonds maturing in 1914


$203,000 00


Present funded debt, balance of


ac- ·


1,616,000 00


$1,819,000 00


Property and Debt Balance.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913


$4,303,905 82


Public Property, increase in 1914


45,295 94


Funded Debt, bonds maturing in 1914


203,000 00


$4,552,201 76


count


60


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEBIT.


Funded Debt, issues of 1914 $145,000 00 Balance to credit of account, 1915 · 4,407,201 76


$4,552,201 76


Excess and Deficiency.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913 .


$7,772 09


Overlay and Abatement, 1912, and prior


years account, amount transferred . 4,200 00


Overlay and Abatement, 1913 account, amount transferred . .


3,000 00


Balances of 1914 accounts :-


DEBIT


CREDIT


Board of Aldermen Expenses .


$29 62


Clerk of Committees and Departments


$10 29


Executive Department .


268 76


Auditing Department


19 99


Treasury Department


105 44


Assessors' Department


16 62


City Clerk's Department


67 18


Law Department


3 06


City Messenger's Department


55 72


Engineering Department


41


Commissioner Public Buildings


58 31


Maintenance Municipal Buildings


2,022 74


20 92


Pay of Election Officers. Polling Places


157 09


Police Department


4 84


Maintenance Police Buildings


387 39


Fire Department


3,130 36


Maintenance Fire Buildings


2,295 20


Weights and Measures Department .


26 90


Electrical Department


17 14


Elm Leaf Beetle Extermination


7 10


Care of Trees


58 71


Health Department


2,010 70


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


18 85


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar .


23 03


Inspection of School Children


93 63


Vital Statistics


60


Contagious Hospital


277 24


Maintenance Contagious Hospital


561 09


Sewers Maintenance


44


Maintenance Sewer Buildings


32 05


Refuse Disposal


75 40


Maintenance Refuse Buildings


53 32


Street Cleaning


51 14


Highways Maintenance


756 04


Sidewalks Maintenance


30 12


Amounts carried forward .


$7,527 09


$6,396 57


Election Expenses, City Clerk Registrars of Voters


420 20


98 02


656 00


Registration City Laborers .


$14,972 09


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S


REPORT. 61


Amounts brought forward


$7,527 09


$6,396 57


Street Sprinkling . Maintenance Highway Buildings


43 71


545 49


Poor Department, Miscellaneous


1,062 68


Poor Department, City Home


198 05


Maintenance City Home Buildings


156 27


Soldiers' Relief


189 83


Military Aid


16 00


State Aid


580 00


Soldiers' Burials


100 00


School Contingent


75 13


School Teachers' Salaries


45 86


Maintenance School Buildings


18,344 14


Central Library


91


Maintenance Central Library


793 22


West Somerville Branch Library


1 26


Maintenance West Somerville Branch


Library Building


241 44


East Somerville Branch Library


41


Maintenance East Somerville Branch-


Library Building


37 47


Maintenance Union


Square Branch-


Library Building


80 10


Maintenance Park Buildings


437 04


Playgrounds Maintenance


01


Summer Playgrounds




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