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1,386 43
1,386 43
Highways maintenance
900 00
2,917 72
2,017 72
'Sidewalk maintenance
70 00
71 08
1 08
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Street sprinkling (bills)
500 00
640 55
) 55
Street sprinkling assessments
35,500 00
35,781 55
281 55
Sidewalks construction (bilis)
2,395 73
2,395 73
Sidewalk
assessments
17,500 00
14,687 44
2,812 56
Street betterment assessments
21,000 00
22,236 36
1,236 36
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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1,500 00
1,872 62
372 62
634 72.
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Electrical department
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.Assessors' department, certifications, etc.
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41 50
$21,000 00
Highway buildings
240 00
220 00
20 00
Poor department, City Home
5,000 00
5,640 50
640 50
Poor department, miscellaneous
11,000 00
8,217 44
2,782 56
"State aid
- 15,000 00
14,646 50
353 50
Military aid
200 00
152 00
48 00
"Soldiers' burials
1,000 00
550 00
450 00
.Soldiers' relief
50 00
72 00
22 00
:School contingent
1,800
00
2,743 27
943 27
'Commonwealth of Massachusetts, account Industrial School
6,600 00
6,552 54
47 46
:School department, forfeitures, etc. . Maintenance school buildings
1,760 00
1,556 50
203 50
"Library department
1,400 00
1,510 82
110 82
Electrolysis
500 00
500 00
«Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in lieu of taxes
129 72
129 72
"Parks maintenance
50 00
50 00
Playgrounds maintenance
500 00
Bathhouse
600 00
614 91
14 91
:Shower baths
60 00
143 05
83 05
"Water department
240,500 00
236,227 41
4,272 59
Interest on bank deposits
4,000 00
7,818 50
3,818 50
Interest on deferred taxes
9,500 00
11,200 17
1,700 17
Interest on deferred special assessments
500 00
521 17
21 17
Miscellaneous interest
356 67
356 67
$483,889 95
$497,642 81
$27,097 09
$13,344 23
Actual receipts
$497,642 81
ÆEstimated receipts
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483,889 95
Excess of estimated revenue
$13,752 86
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60 94
100 00
160
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500 00
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, 1915 (REVENUE).
Appropriation.
Appropriation Trans. from
Appropriation Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit.
Expenditures.
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
General Government.
Board of Aldermen, ex- penses
$800 00
$65 00
$200 00
$8 00
$943 00
$938 31
$4 69
Clerk of Committees de- partment
1,700 00
70 00
1,630 00
1,616 62
13 38
Executive department
4,800
00
80 00
4,720 00
4,710 17
9 83
Auditing department
4,400 00
4,400 00
4,361 24
38 76
Treasury department
14,000 00
160 00
14,160 00
13,949 71
210 29
Assessors' department
12,475 00
60 00
12,415 00
12,399 77
15 23
Certification of notes and bonds .
600 00
600 00
600 00
City Clerk's department .
7,186 00
375 00
1,153 40
7,964 40
7,918 44
45 96
Registration city laborers
390 00
15 00
405 00
397 70
7 30
Law department
2,400 00
12 00
2,412 00
2,411 91
09
City Messenger's depart- ment
2,100 00
2,100 00
2,079 60
20 40
Engineering
department
11,500 00
115 00
89 25
11,704 25
11,703 80
45
Commissioner
Public
Buildings
5,700 00
105 00
5,805 00
5,792 29
12 71
Maintenance buildings
8,000 00
442 00
254 27
8,696 27
8,696 03
24
City planning board
100 00
55 00
45 00
41 00
4 00
Election
expenses,
city
clerk
2,300 00
575 00
1,725 00
1,724 82
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Election expenses, regis- trars of voters
2,400 00
2,400 00
2,383 46
16 54
Pay of election officers .
3,264 00
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3,264 00
3,264 00
Maintenance
polling
places
800 00
20 00
780 00
772 77
7 23
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municipal
Protection of Persons and Property.
Police department
$107,000 00
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$1,250 00
$2,478 66
$110,728 66
$110,700 77
$27 89
Maintenance police build- ings ·
3,200 00
$300 00
12 66
Fire department
109,000 00
2,200 00
1,247 77
2,900 00 108,047 77
2,887 34 108,038 45
9 32
Maintenance fire ings
6,500 00
1,185 00
7,685 00
7,683 96
1 04
Militia
500 00
500 00
500 00
Weights and measures de- partment ·
2,600 00
161 16
2,761 16
2,754 04
7 12
Electrical department
10,800 00
1,300 00
36 70
9,536 70
9,477 14
59 56
Suppression of moths
5,700 00
32 33
5,732 33
5,728 46
3 87
Care of trees .
3,500 00
100 00
387 12
3,787 12
3,745 65
41 47
Health and Sanitation.
Health department .
$13,500 00
$1,200 00
$253 00
$12,553 00
$12,542 78
$10 22
City Clerk's department, vital statistics
1,250 00
222 93
1,027 07
989 84
37 23
Contagious Hospital
21,100 00
1,100 00
86 32
20,432 32
20,429 20
3 12
Maintenance hospital
contagious
4,300 00
510 00
3,790 00
3,784 87
5 13
Inspection of animals and provisions
1,250 00
1,250 00
1,225 51
24 49
Inspection of milk and vinegar
2,700 00
50 00
2,750 00
2,749 93
07
Inspection of school chil- dren
2,330 00
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2,330 00
2,325 40
4 60
Sewers maintenance
14,500 00
2,200 00
83 40
16,783 40
16,783 27
13
Maintenance sewer build- ings
200 00
85 00
115 00
110 28
4 72
Highways, refuse disposal
92,000 00
7,910 00
99,910 00
99,908 37
1 63
Maintenance refuse build- ings
1,000 00
210 00
790 00
787 94
2 06
Highways, street cleaning
23,000 00
280 00
23,280 00
23,257 66
22 34
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, 1915 (REVENUE).
Appropriation.
Appropriation Trans. from
Appropriation Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit.
Expenditures.
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
Highways.
Highways maintenance
$28,000 00
$375 00
$28,303 55
$56,678 55
$56,537 89
$140 66
Sidewalks maintenance
4,000 00
$180 00
13 08
3,833 08
3,819 64
13 44
Highways, street sprink- ling
35,000 00
320 00
34,680 00
34,486 47
193 53
Street lighting .
60,000 00
60,000 00
60,000 00
Maintenance highway
buildings
1,200 00
455 00
745 00
742 35
2 65
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits.
Poor department, mis- cellaneous
$38,000 00
$7,450 00
$77 89
$45,527 89
$45,524 58
$3 31
Poor department, City
Home .
11,500 00
$278 00
11,222 00
11,218 65
3 35
Maintenance City Home buildings .
2,200 00
56 00
350 00
2,494 00
2,491 67
2 33
Somerville Hospital
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
Soldiers' benefits, eral administration
gen-
1,000 00
1,000 00
962 96
37 04
Soldiers' relief
20,500 00
756 50
25 50
21,282 00
21,282 00
Military aid
400 00
96 00
304 00
304 00
State aid
15,000 00
349 50
$16 00
14,666 50
14,662 50
$4 00
Soldiers' burials
1,000 00
420 75
579 25
550 00
29 25
Education and Libraries.
School contingent
$35,000 00
$10 00
$35,010 00
$34,994 60
$15 40
School teachers' salaries
350,000 00
$135 00
2,500 00
352,365 00
352,364 14
86
Maintenance school build-
ings, January
31,000 00
22 00
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30,978 00
30,950 19
27 81
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Maintenance school build- ings, fuel and light Maintenance school build- ings, buildings and grounds ·
24,500 00
4,680 00
216 00
1145 85
20,181 85
20,181 71
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24,500 00
4,740 00
224 25
29,464 25
29,442 60
21 65
Central library
24,800 00
24,800 00
24,794 08
5 92
Maintenance Central li-
brary
4,100 00
415 00
3,685 00
3,677 72
7 28
West Somerville Branch library .
6,500 00
6,500 00
6,498 26
1 74
Maintenance West Som- erville branch
1,900 00
430 00
1,470 00
1,410 83
59 17
East Somerville Branch library
3,000 00
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3,000 00
3,000 00
Maintenance East Somer- ville branch
700 00
20 00
680 00
678 07
1 93
Union Square Branch li- brary
3,100 00
50 00
3,150 00
3,099 31
50 69
Maintenance
of Union
Square Branch library
1,000 00
1,000 00
860 88
139 12
Recreation and Unclassified.
Parks maintenance
$8,500 00
$875 00
$9,375 00
$9,373 24
$1 76
Maintenance park build- ings
700 00
$4 56
1 56
662 62
41 94
Playgrounds maintenance
3,000 00
3,000 00
2,999 98
02
Summer playgrounds
1,700 00
1,700 00
1,700 00
Maintenance bathhouse
2,300 00
192 00
2,492 00
2,491 04
96
Independence day
500 00
40 00
540 00
540 00
Memorial day .
425 00
425 00
425 00
Municipal documents
1,675 00
7 93
1,682 93
1,682 93
*Contingent fund
10,000 00
11,015 00
1,018 66
3 66
3 66
Workmen's compensation
5,000 00
2,000 00
80 00
3,080 00
3,059 77
20 23
Pensions .
15,000 00
700 00
197 09
14,497 09
14,457 82
39 27
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, 1915 (REVENUE).
Appropriation.
Appropriation Trans. from
Appropriation Trans. to
Receipts and Service Trans.
Total Credit.
Expenditures.
Balance to Excess and Deficiency.
Damage to persons and
personal property
5,000 00
1,334 00
6,334 00
6,334 00
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Interest and Maturing Debt.
Interest
$91,572 50
$1,500 00
$1,518 89
$91,591 39
$91,589 49
$1 90
Reduction of funded debt
198,775 95
1,724 05
200,500 00
200,500 00
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Enterprises.
Water maintenance
$44,000 00
$2,370 00
$16,899 54
$58,529 54
$58,520 36
$9 18
Water works extension
23,000 00
$3,020 00
26,020 00
26,004 81
15 19
Maintenance water build- ings ·
1,300 00
392 00
4 04
912 04
904 46
7 58
Interest on water bonds .
1,040 00
1,040 00
1,040 00
Reduction of funded debt, water
5,000 00
Metropolitan
water
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Totals
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$1,774,333 45
$35,380 84
$37,044 84
$55,425 67
$1,831,423 12
$1,829,834 21
$1,588 91
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5,000 00
5,000 00
sessment
.
111,800 00
1,018 66
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110,781 34
110,781 34
ANNUAL REPORTS.
*No direct charges.
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Court judgments
59 75
59 75
59 75
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, 1915 (REVENUE).
Balance from 1914.
Receipts.
'Total Credit.
Expenditures.
Balance to 1916.
"Other Accounts.
Income of Trust Funds :- School :-
S. Newton Cutler fund .
$319 50
$230 00
$549 50
$60 00
$489 50
Library :-
S. Newton Cutler fund .
29 90
45 98
75 88
75 88
Hunt art fund
4 89
114 01
158 90
55 40
103 50
Hunt book fund
49 16
494 51
543 67
362 32
181 35
Hunt art fund (principal)
702 77
702 77
702 77
Pitman art fund
35 58
180 70
216 28
68 61
147 67
Pitman poetry fund
18 30
45 18
63 48
26 09
37 39
Wilder children's fund
3 68
8 24
11 92
11 92
Temporary loans
1,121,000 00
1,121,000 00
Real estate liens
33 35
33 35
Grade crossings
2,672 45
2,672 45
State taxes and assessments
292,716 38
292,716 38
County of Middlesex
79,840 71
79,840 71
Advanced to poor department. Refunds :-
1,200 00
1,200 00
Taxes
.
Special assessments
34 00
34 00
National Bank tax refunded
4 03
4 03
Water rates
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188 83
188 83
Totals
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$1,203 78
$1,118 62
$1,500,488 65
$1,498,738 67
$1,749 98
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476 50
476 50
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, 1915
(NON-REVENUE.)
Total Credit.
Expenditures.
Balance to 1916.
General Government. Central Heating Plant .
. $602 21
$602 21
$602 21
Protection of Persons and Property. Fire department, additional ap- paratus
$4,200 00
$4,200 00
$318 53
$3,881 47
New building, fire alarm sig- nal system
38,000 00
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38,000 00
7 88
37,992 12
Electrical con- struction, un- derground $18 95
$3,000 00
3,018 95
1,018 64
2,000 31
Health and Sanitation. Sewers construc- tion
· . $13,101 41
$500 00
$224 95
$13,826 36
$13,818 24
$8 12
Highways.
Highways con .. struction, new streets .
$1 75
$44,500 00
$2,840 00
$47,341 75
$47,259 98
$81 77
Highways con- struction, per-
manent ment
pave-
297 64
28,500 00
$2,822 23
31,619 87
28,927 45
2,692 42
Highways con- struction, ma- cadam pave-
ment
355 54
30,000 00
$2,800 00
2,235 75
29,791 29
28,683 92
1,107 37
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Balance from 1914.
Original Appropriation.
Appropriation Trans. from
Appropriation Trans. to
Receipts Service Trans.
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Sidewalks con- struction
89 03 35,500 00 New highway
32 08
35,621 11
35,120 57
500 54
building
.
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,706 05
293 95
Education.
Bennett school addition
$166 71
$166 71
$166 71
S. Newton Cut- ler school
1,269 79
1,269 79
$325 00
944 79
S. Newton Cut- ler school ad- dition
$35,000 00
35,000 00
34,498 66
501 34
New
school
building, East Somerville
67,000 00
$2,000 00
65,000 00
25,435 46
39,564 54
High school sprinkler sys- tem
2,600 00
2,600 00
1,936 00
664 00
Bingham school-
house baths
shower
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,200 00
Recreation.
Playgrounds extension
$71 99
$40 00
$31 99
$31 99
Unclassified.
Building pub- lic buildings $1,448 10
$1,448 10
$100 34
$1,347 76
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES, 1915 (NON-REVENUE).
Balance from 1914.
Original Appropriation.
Appropriation 'T'rans. from
Appropriation 'Trans. to
Receipts Service 'Trans.
'Total Credit.
Expenditures.
Balance to 1916.
Grade crossings
expenses . 5,818 09
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$3,500 00
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2,318 09
2,318 09
"Totals of ap-
propriations
23,241 21
$285,300 00
8,340 00
$9,540 00
$5,315 01
315,056 22
219,156 72
95,899 50
Redemption of
tax titles
1,423 21
1,423 21
1,423 21
Totals .
$23,241 21
$285,300 00
$8,340 00
$9,540 00
$6,738 22
$316,479 43
$220,579 93
$95,899 50
Of the above total of appropriations there were made from revenue, appropriations for outlays as follows :-
Fire department, additional apparatus Highways construction, new streets . Sidewalks construction .
21,000 00
17,500 00
High School sprinkler system ·
2,600 00
Bingham schoolhouse, shower baths
1,200 00
A total of
$46,500 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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$4,200 00
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CITY AUDITOR.
SERVICE TRANSFERS.
City Clerk's Department :-
Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters
$700 00
Election Expenses, City Clerk
450 00
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Health Department .
2 40
Police Department .
1 00
$1,153 40
Engineering Department :-
Highway Construction, New Streets . 46 75
Highway Construction, Permanent
Pavement
. 42 50
Maintenance Municipal Buildings :-
Pensions
70 00
Maintenance School Buildings, fuel and light .
164 00
School Contingent
12 00
246 00
Police Department :- Pensions .
2,008 16
Fire Department :-
Parks Maintenance
11 60
Street Sprinkling
6 16
Pensions
770 87
Maintenance School Buildings, Buildings and Grounds .
2 74
Electrical Department
139 04
Highway Maintenance
215 00
Sewers Maintenance
17 63
Weights and Measures Department
32 21
City Messenger
52 52
1,247 77
Weights and Measures Department :- Soldiers' Benefits, General Adminis- tration
161 16
Electrical Department :-
35 00
Suppression of Moths :-
17 50
Parks Maintenance .
14 83
32 33
Care of Trees :-
Suppression of Moths
349 18
Parks Maintenance .
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Health Department :-
Highway Maintenance
200 00
Contagious Hospital :-
57 86
Water Maintenance .
56 36
Maintenance School Buildings, Build- ings and Grounds .
23 99
Maintenance Fire Buildings ·
95
Maintenance Municipal Buildings . .
2 10
83 40
Carried forward
.
$5,701 45
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Highway Maintenance
Highway Maintenance
37 94
387 12
Poor Department, Miscellaneous Sewers Maintenance :-
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89 25
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
$5,701 45
Highways Maintenance :-
Refuse Disposal
4,062 53
Damage to Persons and Property
266 00
Police
290 50
Care of Trees
718 12
Suppression of Moths
198 10
Street Cleaning
3,181 07-
Sidewalks Maintenance
1,140 21
Street Sprinkling
3,648 79
Pensions
414 99
Highway Construction, New Streets
3,385 90
Sidewalks Construction
3,983 40
Highway Construction, Macadam Pave- ment Construction, Permanent
2,313 56
Highway
Pavement
3,987 11
Maintenance School Buildings, Build-
35 03
Water Maintenance .
31 80
Parks Maintenance
103 33
Sewers Construction
93 43
Playgrounds Maintenance
59 00
Maintenance Fire Buildings
4 23
Maintenance Bathhouse
6 03
27,923 12
Sidewalks Maintenance :-
Highways Maintenance
13 08
Poor Department, Miscellaneous :-
Soldiers' Relief .
33 60
Soldiers' Relief :-
Soldiers' Benefits, tration
General Adminis-
15 50
Maintenance School Buildings, Buildings and Grounds :- ·
School Contingent
47 90
Maintenance School Buildings, Fuel and Light :- School Contingent
145 85
Water Maintenance :-
Pensions
138 18
Parks Maintenance
260 76
Engineering Department .
191 54
Inspection of Milk
60 69
Maintenance School Buildings, Build- ings and Grounds
17 20
Maintenance Fire Buildings
14 04
Highway Maintenance
155 97
Street Sprinkling
413 90
Water Works Extension
15,577 27
Playgrounds Maintenance
78
Suppression of Moths
16 25
Maintenance Bathhouse
10
Health Department .
94
Sewers Construction
12 35
New Highway Building
34 57
Sewers Construction :--
Highways Maintenance .
80 50
Parks Maintenance .
55 86
Carried forward
$136 36
$50,780 04
ings and Grounds . ·
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16 899 54
Brought forward
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Brought forward
$136 36
$50,780 04
Maintenance Municipal Buildings ·
1 40
Maintenance Fire Buildings
1 40
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133 16
Highways Construction, Permanent Pavement :- Highways Construction, New Streets .
266 62
Highways Construction, Macadam Pave- ment ·
25 38
Highway Maintenance
51 27
Sidewalks Construction :-
Highway Maintenance
32 08
Total
$51,294 55
TEMPORARY LOANS (OUTSTANDING December 31, 1915).
Loans Taken By Old Colony Trust Co ...
No.
Date Issued. June 7, 1915
Date Due. April 4, 1916 66
Rate. 3.52 6.
Amount. $10,000
347
66
66
10,000
66
66
349
66
10,000
66
66
350
66
60
10,000
66
66
352
10,000
66
66
355
66
66
10,000
66
66
356
66
66
5,000
66
66
66
360
66
5,000
66
66
66
362
66
66
5,000
66
66
5,000
66
Solomon Bros. & Hultzer, 366 June 23, 1915
66
66
25,000
66
66
369
66
66
66
66
370
66
66
10,000
66
10,000
66
66
66
372
66
5,000
66
3.438
50,000
Lee, Higginson & Co.
July 30, 1915
July 29, 1916
3.25
75,000
Bond & Goodwin.
377
Nov. 12, 1915
April 4, 1916
2.15
25,000
378
25,030
66
66
66
379
66
25,000
.
66
353
354
66
10,000
66
6.
358
66
66
5,000
66
359
66
5,000
5,000
66
66
363
66
364
66
66
5,000
3.393
25,000
367
368
66
10,000
66
10,000
66
66
371
5,000
66
66
374
66
66
375
66
50,000
.. 376
$500,000
06
10,000
348
66
10,000
66
351
66
10,000
5,000
357
361
5,000
66
365
373
.
343 27
.346
48
ANNUAL REPORTS.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Charges.
State Tax
$153,562 50
State Highway Tax
465 85
Non-Resident Bank Tax
2,020 29
Metropolitan Park Assessment
37,981 64
Metropolitan Sewer Assessment
70,682 61
Wellington Bridge Assessment
2,456 70
Charles River Basin Assessment
6,217 31
Grade Crossing Assessment
15,664 93
Alewife Brook Assessment
1,283 87
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance Assessment
285 51
Fire Prevention Assessment
608 59
Auditing Municipal Accounts Assessment
1,486 58
Metropolitan Water Assessment
110,781 34
Total Charges
$403,497 72
Credits.
State Aid
$14,646 50
Military Aid
152 00
Soldiers' Burials
550 00
Total Credits
$15,348 50
SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES.
Revenue.
Taxes · $1,708,300 59
Receipts on account of Estimated Revenue 497,642 81
Total Revenue
$2,205,943 40
Expenses.
*Maintenance Appropriations $1,774,408 54
State Taxes .
156,048 64
State Assessments
136,667 74
County Tax
79,840 71
Outlays from Revenuc .
46,500 00
Total Expenses and Outlays from Revenue · $2,193,465 63
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
.
.
$12,477 77
*Including Metropolitan Water Assessment, $110,781.34.
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CITY AUDITOR.
FUNDED DEBT.
The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1915, was $1,616,000. This debt was increased during the year $240,000. It was decreased $205,500, leaving the funded debt January 1, 1916, $1,650,500, an increase of $34,500.
The debt January 1, 1915, was classified as follows :-
City Loan
$996,000 00
Municipal Loan
77,000 00
Sewer Loan (inside limit)
309.000 00
Highway Loan
125,000 00
Lowell Street Bridge Loan
35,000 00
Total inside limit
$1,542,000 00
Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan
$15,000 00
Sewer Loan (outside limit)
33,000 00
Water Loan
26,000 00
Total outside limit
$74,000 00
Total Funded Debt
$1,616,000 CO ·
Increases were made during the year due to appropria- tions as follows :-
S. Newton Cutler School Addition
$35,000 CO
New School Building, East Somerville .
67,000 00
Highways Construction, New Streets
23,500 CO
Highways Construction, Permanent Pavement
28,500 00
Highways Construction, Macadam Pavement
30,000 00
Sidewalks Construction .
18,000 00
New Building, Fire Alarm Signal System
38,000 CO
Total increase
$240,000 00
Reductions in the debt due to maturities were as fol-
lows :-
City Loan
$150,500 00
Municipal Loan
10,000 00
Sewer Loan (inside limit)
17,000 00
Highway Loan
18,000 00
Lowell Street Bridge Loan
1,000 00
Total inside limit
$196,500 00
Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan
$1,000 00
Sewer Loan (outside limit)
3,000 00
Water Loan
5,000 00
Total outside limit
$9,000 00
Total reduction
$205,500 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The funded debt of the city January 1, 1916, $1,650,500, is classified as follows :-
City Bonds, 31% per cent. . $144,000 00
City Bonds, 4 per cent.
618,500 00
City Bonds, 41/4 per cent.
83,000 00
Municipal Loan, 41% per cent.
67,000 00
Sewer Loan, 31/2 per cent. .
72,000 00
Sewer Loan, 4 per cent.
192,000 00
Sewer Loan, 414 per cent. .
28,000 00
Public Building Loan, 4 per cent.
140,000 00
Highway Loan, 4 per cent.
207,000 00
Lowell Street Bridge Loan, 31/2 per cent.
34,000 00
Total within limit
.
$1,585,500 00
Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan, 31%
per cent.
$14,000 00
Sewer Loan, 4 per cent.
30,000 00
Water Loan, 4 per cent.
21,000 '00
Total outside limit
$65,000 00
Total funded debt
. $1,650,500 00
FUNDED DEBI, DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Mature.
City Loan.
Municipal Loan.
Sewer Loan.
Public Building Loan. $8,000
High- way Loan.
Lowell Street Bridge Loan.
Sewer Loan Chap. 357 1895.
Metropolitan Park Assess- ment Loan Chap.325, 1902
Water Loan.
Total Maturities by years.
1916.
$131,500
$10,000
$17,000
$36,000
$1,000
$3,000
$1,000
$5,000
$212,500
1917.
118,500
10,000
17,000
8,000
34,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
5,000
197,500
1918
105,500
8,000
17,000
8,000
33,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
5,000
181,500
1919.
92,500
8,000
17,000
8,000
33,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
4,000
167,500
1920.
79,500
8,000
17,000
8,000
20,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
2,000
139,500
1921.
68,500
8,000
17,000
8,000
12,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
118,500
1922.
52,500
8,000
17,000
8,000
12,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
102,500
1923.
41,500
7,000
16,000
7,000
12,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
88,500
1924.
25,500
15,000
7,000
12,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
64,500
1925.
23,000
15,000
7,000
3,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
53,000
1926.
19,000
15,000
7,000
1,000
1,000
43,000
1927.
19,000
14,000
7,000
1,000
1,000
42,000
1928.
17,000
12,000
7,000
1,000
1,000
38,000
1929
16,000
11,000
7,000
1,000
1,000
36,000
1930
15,000
10,000
7,000
1,000
. .
. .
29,000
1932
9,00€
8,000
6,000
1,000
24,000
1983
8,000
6,000
1,000
15,000
1934.
8,000
6,000
1,000
15,000
1935.
7,000
4,000
1,000
12,000
1936.
6,000
1,000
7,000
1937.
6,000
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.
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.
. .
3,000
1941
1,000
1,000
2,000
1942
1,000
1,000
. .
. .
2,000
1944
1,000
1,000
1945
1,000
1,000
1946.
1,000
1,000
1947.
.
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.
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.
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1949.
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. .
. .
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..
$$15,500
$67,000
$292,000
$140,000
$207,000
$34,000
$30,000
$14,000
$21,000 $1,650,500
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.
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. .
...
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. .
33,000
1931
12,000
10,000
6,000
1,000
.
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.
......
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·
.
...
7,000
193S.
4,000
1,000
5,000
1939
3,000
1,000
4,000
1940.
2,000
1,000
...
.
.
..
.
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.
.
.
.
. .
. .
.
. .
1,000
1948.
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..
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.
.
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.
..
.
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. ... .. .
. .
·
CITY AUDITOR.
.
.
......
.
.
2,000
1943
1,000
1,000
. ..
. . . . .
·
. . .
.
. .
...
. .
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
. .
. .
·
. . . . . .
......
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......
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. . .
. . . . . .
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1,000
. .
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
BORROWING CAPACITY DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Valuation, 1913
. $71,906,464 00 257,400 00
Supplementary
$72,163,864 00
Valuation, 1914
. $74,946,894 00
Supplementary
179,300 00
75,126,194 00
Valuation, 1915
77,217,399 00
Supplementary
227,000 00
77,444,399 00
$224,734,457 00
Abatements, 1913 .
$557,400 00
Abatements, 1914
504,400 00
Abatements, 1915
375,000 00
1,436,800 00
$223,297,657 00
Average for three years, one-third .
$74,432,552 33
2 1/2 per cent.
1,860,813 80
Present debt within the limit .
1,585,500 00
Borrowing capacity December 31, 1915
$275,313 80
Maturities :-
January 1, 1916
$17,000 00
April 1, 1916
113,000 00
July 1, 1916
76,500 00
October 1, 1916
6,000 00
$212,500 00
Less amount outside limit
9,000 00
Maturities in 1916 within limit
203,500 00
$478,813 80
.
.
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BONDS MATURED IN 1915.
Class of Loan.
City
Matured Jan. 1, 1915. $11,000 00
Matured Apr. 1, 1915. $72,000 00
Matured July 1, 1915. $65,500 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
Matured Oct. 1, 1915. $2,000 00
Total. $150,500 00 10,000 00 20,000 00
Sewer
1,000 00
9,000 00
Highway
18,000 00
18,000 00
Bridge
1,000 00
1,000 00
Metropolitan park
. .
. .
1,000 00
1,000 00
Water
. .
. .
1,000 00
4,000 00
5,000 00
$12,000 00
$100,000 00
$87,500 00
$6,000 00
$205,500 00
BONDS MATURING IN 1916.
Class of Loan.
Maturing Jan. 1, 1916. $10,000 00
Maturing Apr. 1, 1916. $67,000 00
Maturing July 1, 1916. $52,500 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
Maturing Oct. 1, 1916. $2,000 00
Total. $131,500 00
Municipal
.
·
1,000 00
9,000 00
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..
.
·
.
..
... .
..
·
. .
.
1,000 00
4,000 00
5,000 00
$17,000 00
$113,000 00
$76,500 00
$6,000 00
$212,500 00
. .
.. .
..
....
. ...
36,000 00
6,000 00
2,000 00
. . . .
8,000 00
Public building Bridge
1,000 00
1,000 00
Metropolitan park
1,000 00
1,000 00
Water .
. . . .
.
.
.
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CITY AUDITOR. .
10,000 00 20,000 00
Sewer
Highway
36,000 00
City
Municipal
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.
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INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT, 1916.
" Class of Loan.
Due Jan. 1.
Due Apr. 1. $9,013 75
Due July 1. $7,430 00
Due Oct. 1. $7,695 00
Total. $31,768 75
Municipal
1,507 50
1,507 50
3,015 00
Sewer
2,390 00
3,905 00
2,370 00
3,728 75
12,393 75
Public building
2,800 00
2,680 00
5,480 0
Highway
4,140 00
3,420 00
7,560 00
Bridge
595 00
577 50
1,172 50
Metropolitan park
245 00
245 00
490 00
Water
60 00
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