Report of the city of Somerville 1915, Part 3

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 478


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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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CITY AUDITOR.


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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


18


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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36


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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municipal


Protection of Persons and Property.


Police department


$107,000 00


·


$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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$46 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.


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


.


30,978 00


30,950 19


27 81


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38


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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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


14


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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*No direct charges.


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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


.


.


.


188 83


188 83


Totals


·


$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.


42


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


44


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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$4,200 00


45


CITY AUDITOR.


SERVICE TRANSFERS.


City Clerk's Department :-


Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters


$700 00


Election Expenses, City Clerk


450 00


-1


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 :-


·


.


89 25


46


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


47


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$136 36


$50,780 04


Maintenance Municipal Buildings ·


1 40


Maintenance Fire Buildings


1 40


.


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


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10,000


66


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349


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10,000


66


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350


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60


10,000


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352


10,000


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355


66


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10,000


66


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356


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5,000


66


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360


66


5,000


66


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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.


·


49


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


.


.


50


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


. .


.


. . . . . .


·


.


.


·


.


. .


......


·


. .


.


.


.


.


·


. .... .


.


. .


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.


.


. .


. . .


. .


.


.


.


51


1949.


. .


. .


. .


. . . . ..


. .


..


$$15,500


$67,000


$292,000


$140,000


$207,000


$34,000


$30,000


$14,000


$21,000 $1,650,500


·


..


·


.


. . . .


. .


. .


...


. .


. .


33,000


1931


12,000


10,000


6,000


1,000


.


·


.


......


. . . . . .


·


.


...


7,000


193S.


4,000


1,000


5,000


1939


3,000


1,000


4,000


1940.


2,000


1,000


...


.


.


..


.


·


.


.


.


.


. .


. .


.


. .


1,000


1948.


..


..


. .


.


.


·


.


..


.


·


. ... .. .


. .


·


CITY AUDITOR.


.


.


......


.


.


2,000


1943


1,000


1,000


. ..


. . . . .


·


. . .


.


. .


...


. .


1,000


1,000


1,000


1,000


1,000


. .


. .


·


. . . . . .


......


· .....


......


. .


. . .


. . . . . .


. ..


......


. ... . .


.. . .


. .. ...


1,000


. .


.


. .


... . . .


. .


.


. .


..


..


. .


.. .


.. .


5.2


,- .


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


·


..


.


·


.


..


... .


..


·


. .


.


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 .


. . . .


.


.


.


53


CITY AUDITOR. .


10,000 00 20,000 00


Sewer


Highway


36,000 00


City


Municipal


·


.


-


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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