Report of the city of Somerville 1916, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 432


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Moth


1,991 50


1


$38,274 35


1


$1,785,540 99


Non-resident Bank Shares at $21.40


2,190 74


Total tax levy $1,787,731 73


Appropriations, classified under general headings, were made from revenue, as follows :-


General Government


$88,119 00


Protection of Persons and Property


258,800 00


Health and Sanitation


186,205 00


Highways


152,900 00


Charities


72,300 00


Soldiers' Benefits


38,750 00


Education


487,790 00


Libraries


45,075 00


Recreation


19,315 00


Unclassified


40,225 00


Amount carried forward


$1,389,479 00


16


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$1,389,479 00


Municipal Indebtedness 302,475 22


Water Works


186,640 00


$1,878,594 22


Less estimated revenue


495,011 40


Amount raised by taxation for city purposes $1,383,582 82


State and County Taxes, Metropolitan and Other Assess- ments, etc. :-


State Tax


$127,360 00


State Highway Tax


790 00


Metropolitan Sewer Tax .


67,511 00


Metropolitan Park Tax .


40,259 07


Wellington Bridge Tax


1,292 32


Special Wellington Bridge Tax


1,795 17


Grade Crossing Tax .


13,861 56


Charles River Basin Tax


6,616 78


Alewife Brook Tax .


1,255 23


Gas and Electric Light Commission


294 67


Auditing Municipal Accounts


823 40


Fire Prevention Tax


1,363 54


County Tax


82,190 71


Overlay


18,270 37


$363,683 82


Collected for State on Non-resident Bank


Shares


2,190 74


Total $365,874 56


It may be of interest to show the percentage of increase in the valuation, tax rate, state and county taxes, etc., using as a basis of comparison the figures for the years 1906 and 1916.


Valuation


31.3%


Tax Rate


22.4


State Tax


108


County Tax


34.1


Interest


53.3


Reduction of Funded Debt .


51.2


Metropolitan Water Assessment


13.7


Departmental Maintenance :-


Poor Department


157.9


Sanitary Department


116.8


Libraries


92.6


Health Department


81.4


17


MAYOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.


Maintenance School Buildings


61.


Fire Department . 53.2


Parks and Playgrounds


42.5


Sewers Maintenance


40.


School Teachers' Salaries


39.9


Police Department


32.8


School Contingent


28.6


Sidewalks Maintenance


21.1


Water Maintenance


19.4


General Government


19.3


Highways Maintenance


9.4


18


ANNUAL REPORTS.


The following tables, giving a condensed history of the city's finances, are herewith presented for reference :-


Year.


Amount of Funded Debt.


Increase of Funded Debt.


Reduction of Funded Debt.


Tax Rate per $1,000 Valuation on Account of Reduc- tion of Funded. Debt.


Town


$593,349


Dec. 31, 1872


643,354


$50,005


. . . . . . . .


. ...


1873


809,354


166,000


1874


1875


1876


1.606,854


45,000


*$55,130 62


$2 07


1877


1,606,854


10,000


*58,828 58


2 30


1878


1879


1,585,000


64,915 76


3 42


1881


1,585,000


. . . . .


58,498 64


2 59


1882


. .


1,585,000


. . . . .


61,390 59


65


1883


1,585,000


. . . . . .


64,479 01


2 70


66


1884


1,585,000


. . . . . .


67,719 33


2 78


1885


11,525,000


. ... . .


71,305 66


2 87


1886


..


1,525,000


130,000


38,000 00


1 27


1890


1,057,500


45,000


57,000 00


1 55


1892


. ...


1,194,500


253,000


104,000 00


2 73


1893


. ...


1,279,500


222,000


137,000 00


3 27


1894


. ...


1,344,500


172,000


107,000 00


2 42


66


1895


. ...


1,506,500


247,000


85,000 00


1 83


66


1896


. ...


...


....


1,552,000


176,000


172,000 00


3 99


1899


...


1,492,500


110,000


169,500 00


3 30


1900


...


1,478,000


152,000


166,500 00


3 17


1901


1,461,000


146,000


163,000 00


3 02


1902


1,447,000


175,000


159,000 00


2 86


66


1903


1,505,500


197,500


169,000 00


2 96


190


1,498,500


132,500


139,500 00


2 40


1905


1,510,000


148,000


136,500 00


2 30


1906


1,464,500


100,000


145,500 00


2 41


1907


1,508,000


198,000


154,500 00


2 51


1908


1,466,500


110,000


151,500 00


2 06


1909


1,503,000


190,000


153,500 00


2 42


1910


1,500,000


160.000


163,000 00


2 26


1911


.


.


.


1,674,000


222,000


222,000 00


2 92


1914


1,616,000


145,000


203,000 00


2 63


1915


1,650,500


240,000


205,500 00


2 57


1916


1,729,000


291,000


212,500 00


2 60


...


61,004 64


2 91


1880


1,585,000


. . .


. . . . . .


70,252 88


2 56


1888


...


+860,500


25,000


37,000 00


1 28


1889


. ...


.


952,500


150,000


45,000 00


1 38


1891


. . .


1,045,500


1,531,000


177,000


152,500 00


3 11


1897


1,548,000


167,000


150,000 00


2 39


1898


....


..


..


1,519,000


188,000


169,000 00


2 41


1912


1,674,000


332,000


177,000 00


2 54


*10,000 applied to payment of bonds; balance to sinking funds.


+Sinking fund applied,


....


1,419,854


610,500


. .....


....


1,571,854


152,000


55,739 35


2 72


1,525,000


66,894 23


2 57


1887


1.596,854


..


. .


1913


19


MAYOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.


Year.


Valuation.


Tax Levy.


Rate.


1872


$22,755,325


$274,374 45


$13 00


1873


29,643,100


389,214 48


12 80


1874


30,837,700


473,235 50


15 00


1875


31,317,000


518,161 40


16 20


1876


26,573,400


504,475 24


18 60


1877


25,479,400


471,789 14


18 10


1878


20,976,900


409,497 10


19 00


1879


18,950,100


352,553 80


18 00


1880


20,458,100


402,927 71


19 10


1881


22,569,100


452,945 45


19 50


1882


23,162,200


425,721 16


17 80


1883


23,812,900


411,645 43


16 70


1884


24,331,100


418,750 26


16 60


1885


24,878,400


428,605 44


16 60


1886


26,003,200


416,987 28


15 40


1887


27,471,800


424,309 14


14 80


1888


28,765,400


421,458 60


14 00


1889


30,004,600


440,324 40


14 00


1890


32,557,500


447,704 00


14 00


1891


36,843,400


539,137 10


14 00


1892


38,093,100


596,357 50


15 00


1893


41,873,600


675,886 80


15 50


1894


44,142,900


721,165 54


15 70


1895


46,506,300


745,609 02


15 40


1896


49,070,800


786,412 32


15 40


1897


50,231,000


913,574 42


17 30


1898


50,739,700


954,187 11


17 90


1899


51,262,400


882,580 96


16 30


1900


52,578,200


889,916 08


16 00


1901


53,924,200


907,439 82


15 90


1902


55,558,300


964,535 80


16 40


1903


57,062,000


1,038,849 84


17 20


1904


58,137,900


1,059,292 56


17 20


1905


59,233,000


1,144,000 14


18 30


1906


60,371,500


1,114,023 62


17 40


1907


61,627,200


1,144,434 92


17 40


1908


63,158,400


1,237,694 72


18 40


1909


63,658,953 20


1,260,144 32


18 60


1910


·


66,376,338 70


1,306,888 71


18 50


1911


67,284,066


1,366,240 92


19 10


1912


69,632,540


1,390,824 93


18 80


1913


71,906,464


1,505,706 98


19 80


1914


74,946,894


1,665,289 46


21 10


1915


77,217,399


1,764,448 81


21 70


1916


79,304,329


1,785,540 99


21 40


REPORT OF THE CITY AUDITOR.


OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, January 25, 1917.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.


Gentlemen,-In accordance with the requirements of Section 3 of Ordinance Number 44, I herewith submit a re- port of the expenditures and receipts during the year 1916, showing in detail the appropriations and expenditures, and the receipts from each source of income, also a statement of the funded debt and temporary loans together with a balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities at the close of the financial year.


Respectfully submitted, HOWARD E. WEMYSS, City Auditor.


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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1916. Revenue Accounts.


ASSETS.


Cash :-


In banks and offices


$79,354 03


Advance to poor department 1,500 00


1,466 77


Tailings .


127 11


Premiums on bonds


2,698 43


Accrued interest .


169 45


Taxes, 1915 ·


2,707 54


Special assessments, 1916 ·


24,000 92


Special assessments, 1915


6,217 97


Departmental bills receiv-


able


20,822 74


Water revenue


21 19


chusetts, Soldiers' Bene- fits, 1916


16,958 36


Overlay, reserved for abatements :- Levy of 1916


$8,274 87


Levy of 1915


4,322 92


$440,013 94 104 27


Reserve Fund, surplus from overlays ·


3,224 45


Grade crossings


3,428 42


Excess and deficiency . .


.


.


.


80,006 77


$524,400 66


$524,400 66


Non-Revenue Accounts.


Cash in banks and offices .


$121,186 86


Unexpended balances :- Appropriations .


$121,186 86


4


1


$121,186 86


$121,186 86


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·


.


·


.


.


12,597 79


Real estate liens ·


.


.


.


·


CITY AUDITOR.


21


.


.


Accounts receivable :-


Taxes, 1916


· $343,800 71


Revenue from taxes, supplementary rants .


war-


3,265 96


Revenue reserved when collected :- Departmental bills receiv- . · able ·


$20,822 74


Commonwealth of Massa .


20,843 93


Water Department ac-


counts, 1916


25,505 70


.


.


Temporary loans . Unexpended balances :- Income of trust funds ·


$80,854 03


LIABILITIES. .


· $400,000 00


·


·


.


BALANCE SHEET .- Continued. Municipal Indebtedness.


Net bonded debt . .


. $1,729,000 00


Loans within statutory debt limit :- .City bonds


$714,000 00


Municipal bonds . Sewer bonds .


57,000 00


293,000 00


Highway bonds ·


321,000 00


Bridge bonds


33,000 00


Public building bonds . .


255,000 00


$1,673,000 00


Loans outside statutory debt limit :-


Sewer bonds ·


.


$27,000 00


Metropolitan park


assess-


ment bonds .


13,000 00


Water bonds


16,000 00


56,000 00


$1,729,000 00


$1,729,000 00


Trust Funds.


Investments :- Cash and securities .


Trust funds :- School funds


$5,000 00


Library funds


20,414 58


$25,414 58


$25,414 58


ANNUAL


REPORTS.


22


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.


1


$25,414 58


23


CITY AUDITOR.


CASH STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 1916. REVENUE.


Receipts.


General :-


Taxes


$1,714,556 08


Corporation and Bank Taxes


78,895 26


Licenses


3,023 50


Permits


1,437 00


Fines and forfeits


2,847 19


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, count Vocational Schools .


5,894 15


County of Middlesex, dog licenses


.


$1,809,484 58 88,816 05


Special assessments


Departmental :-


General government


$8,104 59


Protection of persons and property


2,172 80


Health and sanitation


24,607 73


Highways


4,431 59


Charities


27,602 61


Soldiers' benefits


15,364 50


Schools


5,990 03


Libraries


1,422 61


Parks


125 00


Baths and bathhouses


661 20


Miscellaneous


886 86


Water Department Accounts


Interest :-


On deposits, taxes, etc. .


$22,404 35


Income from trust funds


1,132 21


23,536 56


Temporary loans


1,220,000 00


Premiums on general loans


2,698 43


Refunds


2,473 45


Trust funds :-


Martha R. Hunt fund, principal


702 77


Total receipts


$3,482,697 59


Transfer from non-revenue account_service trans- fers


11,937 21


Balance at beginning of period


145,331 62


$3,639,966 42


ac-


2,831 40


.


91,369 52 243,616 23


24


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CASH STATEMENT DECEMBER 31, 1916 .- Continued. Payments.


Appropriations


$1,853,055 47


Temporary loans


1,320,000 00


State taxes and assessments


265,459 76


County tax .


82,190 71


Income of trust funds


2,118 19


Advance to poor department


300 00


Refunds


917 34


Real estate liens


·


70 92


Total payments .


$3,524,112 39


Transfer, revenue for outlays


36,500 00


Balance on hand


79,354 03


$3,639,966 42


NON-REVENUE. Receipts.


Departmental accounts


$842 50


Redemption of tax liens


2,124 09


Funded debt loans


291,000 00


Refunds


58 17


Total receipts


$294,024 76


Transfer, outlays from revenue


36,500 00


Balance at beginning of period


95,899 50


$426,424 26


Payments.


Appropriations .


$291,176 10


Redemption of tax liens


2,124 09


Total payments .


$293,300 19


Transfer to revenue account service transfers 11,937 21


Balance on hand


121,186 86


$426,424 26


SUMMARY.


Total revenue receipts


$3,482,697 59


Total non-revenue receipts


294,024 76


Total cash receipts


$3,776,722 35


Cash balance January 1, 1916 .


241,231 12


$4,017,953 47


Total revenue payments


$3,524,112 39


Total non-revenue payments


293,300 19


Total cash payments


$3,817,412 58


Cash balance December 31, 1916


200,540 89


$4,017,953 47


.


Taxes.


Taxes uncollected January 1, 1916 Commitments .


1912. $2 00


1913. $233 64


1914. $2,361 14 2 26


1915. $323,680 97 . .


1,752,723 34


Total. $326,277 75 1,752,725 60


Total to collect in 1916 .


$2 00


$233 64


$2,363 40


$323,680 97


$1,752,723 34


$2,079,003 35


Collections (less refunds) Abatements ·


$2 00


$115 62


$864 37


$314,171 03


$1,398,927 13 9,995 50


$1,714,080 15 18,414 95


Total collections (less refunds) and abatements .


$2 00


$233 64


$2,363 40


$320,973 43 $2,707 54


$1,408,922 63 $343,800 71


$1.732,495 10 $346,508 25


Special Assessments.


Street Sprinkling.


Moths.


Sewer.


Sidewalk.


Highway Betterment.


Total.


Assessments levied 1914, balance Jan- uary 1


$683 60


$1,555 28


$383 75


$2,622 63


Assessments levied 1915, balance Jan- uary 1


$8,212 30


$838 75


766 80


14,687 44


18,837 15


43,342 44


Assessments levied 1916


36,282 85


1,991 50


2,253 39


12,401 39


8,938 59


61,867 72


Totals


$44,495 15


$2,830 25


$3,703 79


$28,644 11


$28,159 49


$107,832 79


Collected


$35,769 05


$2,324 75


$1,450 40


$18,795 70


Abatements .


136 70


60 25


60 75


$18,602 80 413 50


$76,942 70 671 20


Collections and abatements Uncollected · .


$35,905 75


$2,385 00


$1,450 40


$18.856 45 $9,787 66


$19,016 30 $9,143 19


$30,218 89


Uncollected 1915


assessments ·


$6,217 97


Uncollected 1916


assessments ·


·


.


.


24,000 92


·


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.


.


·


.


.


.


.


$8,589 40


$445 25


$2,253 39


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·


..


.


·


118 02


1,499 03


6,802 40


Uncollected January 1, 1917 :


·


$30,218 89


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CITY AUDITOR.


1916.


$77,613 90


·


DEPARTMENTAL BILLS.


Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue.


Balance Jan. 1, 1916.


Committed 1916.


Total to Collect.


Collected and Abated. $35 00


Uncollected.


Engineering .


$35 00


$35 00


Law Department .


7 81


7 81


$7 81


Police Department


·


$125 40


437 31


562 71


437 31


125 40


Maintenance Police Buildings


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


Fire Department .


175 40


175 40


175 40


Health Department, contagious diseases


234 85


121 16


406 01


277 86


128 15


Contagious Hospital ·


10,326 53


11,054 74


21,381 27


14,242 79


7,138 48


Inspection of Milk


·


73 50


318 50


392 00


313 50


78 50


Refuse Disposal ·


34 83


2,099 80


2,134 63


1,908 33


226 30


Sewers Construction


. .


490 67


490 67


490 67


Highways Maintenance


119 95


6,740 92


6,860 87


3,898 41


2,962 46


Street Sprinkling


30 00


60 00


90 00


90 00


98 13


Sidewalks Construction


35 00


241 25


276 25


276 25


New Streets .


179 30


179 30


87 20


92 10


Maintenance Highway Buildings


240 00


240 00


240 00


Poor Department, miscellaneous


11,300 30


19,828 95


31,129 25


23,172 18


7,957 07


Poor Department, City Home


167 96


2,654 07


2,822 03


1,861 43


960 60


Soldiers' Relief


24 00


24 00


24 00


School Contingent


518 13


4,374 66


4,892 79


4,142 47


750 32


Maintenance School Buildings


3 75


1,252 25


1,256 00


1,192 25


63 75


Library Department


36 79


36 79


12


33 67


Parks Maintenance


100 00


100 00


100 00


Somerville Field


200 00


25 00


225 00


25 00


200 00


Bathhouse


·


100 00


100 00


100 00


Totals


$23,399 50


$51,516 41


$74,915 91


$54 093 17


$20,822 74


Construction Accounts, Pledged to Appropriations.


Macadam Pavement


$25 60


$25 60


$25 60


Permanent Pavement .


92 50


$594 40


686 90


686 90


. . . . . . . .


Sewers Construction


·


.


.


150 00


150 00


150 00


· .....


Totals


$118 10


$744 40


$862 50


$862 50


..


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ANNUAL


REPORTS.


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·


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.


.


.


98 13


98 13


Sidewalks Maintenance


.


WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS:(REVENUE).


Commitments. $187,588 4€


Abatements. $468 01 1,129 53


Collected. $161,635 94 52,773 47


Balance. $25,484 51


Annual rates


.


·


·


·


.


.


·


2,896 56


1 60


2,873 77


21 19


Service assessments


3,837 53


3,837 53


Total


· $250,341 05


$1,892 57


$222,942 78


$25,505 70


Receipts


$222,942 78


Metered rates last quarter 1916


25,484 51


Water revenue, 1916 .


.


·


·


.


$248,427 29


.


·


53,903 00


Additional rates


2,115 50


293 43


1,822 07


Maintenance bills


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CITY AUDITOR.


Metered rates


·


2.7


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Estimate.


Receipts.


Excess.


Deficit.


Taxes from State :-


Corporation taxes ·


$24,300 00


$47,822 64


National bank tax .


4,000 00


4,127 73


$23,522 64 127 73


Street railway


40,000 00


38,619 13


$1,380 87


Licenses and Permits :-


Milk


300 00


295 50


4 50


Health department


400 00


361 00


39 00


City Clerk


3,150 00


3,015 00


5 00


Executive


600 00


786 00


186 00


Miscellaneous


3 00


3 00


Fines and Forfeits :-


' Court fines


1,500 00


2,602 19


1,102 19


Departmental


250 00


245 00


5 00


Grants and Gifts :-


County, dog licenses


2,831 40


2,831 40


. .


·


.


6,000 00


5,894 15


105 85


Special Assessments :-


Moths


3,000 0


1,935 25


1,064 75


Sewer


2,000 00


2,744 06


744 06


Street sprinkling


36,030 00


36,210 20


180 20


Sidewalks .


13,000 00


12,669 0


330 91


Betterment


9,000 00


8,525 09


474 91


General Government :-


Treasury department


5,200 00


6,942 59


1,742 59


Assessors' department


10 00


13 00


3 00


City Clerk's department


1,150 00


1,114 00


36 00


Engineering department


75 00


35 00


40 00


Protection of Persons and Property :-


Police department .


600 00


437 31


162 69


Rent of court room .


1,000 00


1,000 00


Fire department


350 00


187 78


162 22


Sealer of weights and measures


.


.


500 00


547 71


47 71


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ANNUAL


REPORTS.


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·


State, Industrial School


Health and Sanitation :-


Health department


Contagious Hospital


·


600 00 16,000 00 400 00 10,500 00


277 86 12,962 08 350 00 10,504 65


.....


322 14 3,037 92 50 00


Inspection of milk and vinegar Refuse disposal


4 65


Sewer department


22 47


22 47


.


Highways :-


Highway maintenance


1,000 00


3,803 14


2,803 14


Highway buildings .


240 00


240 00


Charities :-


City Home


5,000 00


5,513 17


491 74


Poor department, miscellaneous


12,000 00


22,089 44


10,110 87


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Soldiers' Benefits :---


State aid


15,000 00


14,108 00


892 00


Military aid


200 00


155 00


45 00


Soldiers' burials


1,000 00


464 00


536 00


State aid special


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2,231 36


2,231 36


Soldiers' relief .


25 00


24 00


1 00


Education :-


School department


3,000 00


4,104 43


1,104 43


Maintenance school buildings


1,800 00


1,885 60


85 60


Libraries :-


Library department


1,400 00


1,422 61


22 61


Recreation and Unclassified :- Electrolysis


500 00


500 00


State, in lieu of taxes ·


64 86


64 86


Parks maintenance


50 00


100 00


50 00


Playgrounds maintenance


25 (


25 00


Bathhouse


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600 00


482 15


117 85


Shower baths


150 00


179 05


29 05


Public Service Enterprises :- Water department .


. 232,000 00


248,427 29


16,427 29


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Deficit.


36 77


37 65


$9,018 03


$475,011 40 531,304 33


$56,292 93


Excess.


4,178 77


$65,310 96


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Receipts.


11,178 77


10,763 23


462 35


$531,304 33


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7,000 00


10,800 00


500 00


$475,011 40


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS 1916 (REVENUE).


Appropriation.


Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit.


Expenditures.


Balance to Excess and Deficiency.


General Government.


Board of Aldermen, ex- penses .


$800 00


$216 25


$1,016 25


$1,016 25


Clerk of committees ·


1,900 00


$16 25


1,883 75


1,870 48


13 27


Executive department ·


4,800 00


4,800 00


4,697 33


102 67


Auditing department ·


4,150 00


139 21


4,289 21


4,289 21


Treasury department


14,150 00


282 50


146 25


14,578 75


14,578 75


Assessors' department


12,680 00


84 32


12,764 32


12,764 32


Certification of notes


and bonds


600 00


125 00


725 00


725 00


Recording assessments .


400 00


253 75


146 25


146 25


City Clerk's department


7,150 00


139 21


1,254 80


8,265 59


8,095 25


170 34


Registration city laborers


315 00


315 00


314 70


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Law department


2,400 00


42 25


2,442 25


2,442 25


City Messenger's depart- ment


3,100 00


3,100 00


3,064 36


35 64


Engineering departmen


12,500 00


93 41


12,406 59


12,328 15


78 44


Commissioner of Public Buildings


5,030 00


35 36


4,994 64


4,918 35


76 29


Maintenance buildings


8,500 00


425 00


8,925 00


8,922 91


2 09


City planning board


50 00


50 00


17 40


32 60


Election expenses, City Clerk .


2,250 00


125 81


2,124 19


1,992 84


131 35


Election expenses, regis- trars of voters


2,650 00


125 00


2,525 00


2,517 32


7 68


Pay of election officers .


3,854 00


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3,854 00


3,822 00


32 00


Maintenance


polling


places


840 00


282 50


557 50


555 51


1 99


Totals .


$88,119 00


$89,763 29


$89,078 63


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1916 (REVENUE).


Appropriation.


Appropriation Trans. from


Appropriation Trans to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit.


Expenditures.


Balance to Excess and Deficiency.


Protection of Persons and Property.


Police department


$109,500 00


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$109,996 84


$109,965 31


31 53


Maintenance buildings


police


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Fire department


3,500 00 110,000 00


213 49


878 88


3,508 44 110,665 39


3,508 44 110,217 58


447 81


Maintenance fire ings · ·


7,900 00


35 36


7,935 36


7,935 36


Militia


500 00


84 32


50 00


465 68


462 22


3 46


. Weights and measures department


2,700 00


7 19


12 03


2,704 84


2,711 78


*6 94


Electrical department


9,500 00


425 00


9,075 00


9,028 44


46 56


Maintenance electrical


500 00


271 84


228 16


213 20


14 96


Suppression of moths


4,000 00


20 10


240 74


4,260 84


4,260 84


Care of trees .


3,200 00


20 10


11 58


3,191 48


3,157 10


34 38


Totals


$251,300 00


$252,032 03


$251,460 27


Health and Sanitation.


Health department


$11,350 00


$447 21


$11,797 21


$11,797 21


Vital statistics


1,100 00


1,100 00


1,062 60


$37 40


Contagious Hospital


20,575 00


2,375 12


$135 94


18,335 82


17,824 62


511 20


Maintenance Contagious Hospital


3,300 00


322 27


3,622 27


3,622 27


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Inspection of animals and provisions


1,350 00


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1,350 00


1,326 38


23 62


Inspection of milk and vinegar


3,125 00


2 65


3,122 35


3,120 84


1 51


Inspection


school chil-


dren


2,430 00


2 65


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2,432 65


2,432 65


Sewers maintenance


18,000 00


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98 36


18,098 36


17,442 79


655 57


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32


496 84


7 19


1 25


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Maintenance sewer build- ings .


175 00 98,000 00


21 51 56,863 51


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153 49 41,136 49 64,063 51


133 83 41,136 49 64,063 28


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Maintenance refuse buildings


800 00


1,274 61


Highways, street cleaning


24,000 00


8 86


474 61 1,000 00


1,274 61 24,991 14


24,899 57


91 57


Totals


$24,800 00


$90,329 26


$90,237 46


Highways.


Highway maintenance ·


$39,000 00


$1,500 00


$25,563 88


$66,063 88


$65,875 56


$188 32


Sidewalks maintenance


5,000 00


125 80


5,125 80


5,125 80


Street sprinkling ·


35,000 00


S 86


48 00


35,056 86


35,056 86


Street lighting


61,000 00


Maintenance


highway


buildings


900 00


595 06


1,495 06


1,495 06


Totals


· $140,900 00


$168,741 60


$168,553 28


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits.


Poor department, mis- cellaneous


$40,000 00


$11,759 62


$26 45


$51,786 07


$51,786 07


Poor department, City Home


11,500 00


93 41


11,593 41


11,593 41


Maintenance City Home buildings ·


1,800 00


125 81


1,925 81


1,925 81


Somerville Hospital


7,000 00


7,000 00


7,000 00


Soldiers' benefits, eral administration


1,050 00


1,050 00


1,031 58


$18 42


Military aid


700 00


83 40


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616 60


310 00


306 60


State aid


15,000 00


400 00


20 00


14,620 00


14,108 00


512 00


Soldiers' relief


21,000 00


40 00


21,040 00


21,034 90


5 10


Soldiers' burials


1,000 00


.1,000 00


464 00


536 00


State aid special .


3,000 00


3,000 00


2,384 36


615 64


Totals


$99,050 00


$113,631 89


$111,638 13


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61,000 00


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Highways, refuse disposal


Sanitary department


64,063 51


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1916 (REVENUE).


Appropriation.


Appropriation Trans. from


Appropriation Receipts and Trans to


Service Trans.


Total Credit.


Expenditures.


Balance to Excess and Deficiency.


Education.


School contingent


$36,000 00


$478 19


$26 50


$36,504 69


$36,504 69


School teachers' salaries


364,890 00


$5,237 11


359,652 89


359,602 15


50 74


Janitors' salaries


31,600 00


122 27


1,875 00


33,352 73


33,326 34


26 39


Fuel and light


24,300 00


2,85S 92


27,158 92


27,158 92


Buildings and grounds .


28,000 00


213 49


191 65


28,405 14


28,401 14


4 00


Central library


25,000 00


7 00


25,007 00


24,999 97


7 03


Maintenance Central li- brary .


3,900 00


83 40


191 50


4,174 90


4,174 90


West Somerville Branch library .


6,700 00


6,700 00


6,700 00


Maintenance West Som-


erville Branch library


1,500 00


42 25


300 00


1,757 75


1,745 14


12 61


East Somerville Branch library


3,100 00


3,100 00


3,099 28


72


Maintenance East Som- ·


erville Branch library


675 00


12 40


687.40


687 40


Union Square Branch


3,200 00


3,199 39


61


Square Branch library


1,000 00


125 80


874 20


855 15


19 05


Totals


. $529,865 00


$530,575 62


$530,454 47


Recreation and Unclassified.


Parks maintenance


$10,000 00


$10,000 00


$9,798 86


$201 14


Maintenance park build-


685 00


$21 51


706 51


706 51


Playgrounds maintenance


3,500 00


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3,500 00


3,424 41


75 59


Summer playgrounds


2,300 00


2,300 00


2,300 00


Maintenance bathhouse


2,330 00


$568 26


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1,761 74


1,743 30


18 44


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Independence Day Memorial Day


500 00 425 00


500 00 425 00


500 00 425 00


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Reception to Companies K and M . ·


685 00


685 00


683 98


1 02


Municipal documents


1,800 00


250 00


1,550 00


1,489 57


60 43


Contingent fund .


10,000 00


10,000 0


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4,300 00


2,440 59


1,859 41


Pensions


18,000 00


685 00


2 87


17,317 87


15,659 91


1,657,96


Damage to persons and


personal property


5,000 00


5,000 00


4,252 18


747 82


Totals


$59,540 00


$48,046 12


$43,424 31


Interest and Maturing Debt.


Interest


$95,880 00


$4,600 00


$1,729 73


$93,009 73


$90,167 42


$2,842 31


Reduction of funded debt


206,595 22


904 78


207,500 00


207,500 00


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Totals


$302,475 22


$300,509 73


$297,667 42


Enterprises.


Water maintenance


$44,000 00


$950 00 10,000 00


$10,000 00


$12,708 91


$65,758 91


$65,685 01


$73 90


Water works


extension


23,000 00


3,250 00


852 10


17,102 10


17,087 84


14 26


Maintenance water build- ings .


1,300 00


60 06


121 50


1,361 44


1,346 06


15 38


Interest on water bonds


840 00


840 00


840 00


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5,000 00


5,000 00


Metropolitan water as- sessment · · .


112,500 00


2,031 71


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110,468 29


110,468 29


Totals


$186,640 00


$200,530 74


$200,427 20


$1,842,094 22


$97,220 74


$105,220 74


$45,214 70


$1,895,308 92


$1,882,840 85


$12,468 07


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5,000 00


700 00


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