Report of the city of Somerville 1916, Part 4

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


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Books, stationery and postage 2,343 44


Printing and advertising 1,276 75 .


Carfares, teams, etc. 70 20


Telephone


158 12


.


Expenses.


Outlays.


$1,016 25


1,870 48


4,697 33


4,289 21


.


.


Carried forward .


. $13,975 27


$11,873 27


56


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


. $13,975 27


$11,873 27


Bonds


265 00.


Attending convention


43 65


All other .


148 58


14,432 50


Assessors' Department.


Salaries :-


Chairman


$2,000 00


Assessors (four)


3,200 00


Assistant assessors


1,500 00


Clerks (office)


4,332 57


Clerks (street)


318 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, stationery and postage 347 79


Printing and advertising .


912 83


Carfares, auto hire


36 60


Telephone


37 42


All other


79 11


Certification of Notes and Bonds.


Certifying


$725 00


Recording Assessments.


Recording sidewalk assess-


ments


. $146 25


City Clerk's Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


City clerk


$3,000 00


Assistant city clerk


1,275 14


Clerks


1,850 26


Other Expenses :-


Books, stationery and postage 320 40


45 21


Telephone


144 91


Revenue stamps


20 00


Typewriter


145 00


All other


39 53


6,840 45


Registration of City Laborers.


Salaries :-


Registration clerk . $300 00


Other Expenses :- Stationery and postage .


14 70


Law Department.


Salaries :-


City solicitor


. $2,100 00


Claim agent


100 00


Other Expenses :-


Stationery and postage


5 50


Printing and advertising


30 80


Witness fees


40 00


Recording deeds


11 36


Clerical hire


104 00


All other


50 59


2,442 25


Carried forward .


$49,538 74


·


·


12,764 32


725 00


146 25


Printing and advertising


·


·


314 70


57


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$49,538 74


City Messenger's Department.


Salaries :-


Messenger $1,500 00


Other Expenses :----


Books, stationery and postage 16 10


Auto and supplies


1,509 46


Telephone


22 30


Carfares


16 50


3,064 36


Engineering Department. Salaries and Wages :-


City engineer


$3,000 00


Assistants


6,648 29


Clerk


683 93


Temporary clerk


31 00


Other Expenses :- Books, printing, stationery


and postage


193 83


Telephone


103 98


Auto and maintenance


1,207 76


Instruments and equipment


107 21


Carfares


193 90


Attending convention 70 50


All other


87 75


12,328 15


Public Buildings Department, Commissioner of Public Buildings.


Salaries and Wages :-


Commissioner


$2,1S2 26 ·


Inspector of plumbing


1,200 00


Clerks


842 92


Other Expenses :-


Books, stationery and postage 151 82


Printing and advertising . 76 35


Telephone


135 31


Auto supplies


218 44


Typewriter


88 75


All other .


22 50


4,918 35


Maintenance Municipal Buildings (City Hall and City Hall Annex).


Salaries and Wages :-


Janitors


$3,003 31


Labor


353 09


Other Expenses :-


Fuel and light


3,082 87


Janitors' supplies


204 45


Furniture and furnishings


1,121 03


Repairs :----


Building


1,004 28


Heating apparatus


9 71


All other


144 17


City Planning Board.


Stationery and postage


$7 40


Attending convention


10 00


Central Heating Plant.


Final payment on contract . $1,879 59


$1,879 59


Carried forward .


$78,789 91


$1,879 59


.


.


8,922 91


17 40


58


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$78,789 91 $1,879 59


Election Expenses, City Clerk.


Salaries and Wages :- Clerks


$500 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, stationery and postage 247 44


Printing and advertising .


789 55


Auto hire, carfares, etc.


281 00


Refreshments .


46 10


Repair of ballot boxes


56 15


All other


72 60


1,992 84


Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters.


Registrars


$815 00


Salaries and Wages :-


Clerks


219 00


City clerk's assistants


750 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, stationery and postage S8 23


Printing and advertising


594 00


Refreshments


15 09


Auto hire .


36 00


2,517 32


Election Expenses, Pay of Election Officers.


Salaries and Wages :-


Warden and clerks


$1,125 00 ·


Inspectors


2,697 00


3,822 00


Public Buildings Department, Polling Places.


Labor


$103 85


Teams


159 00


Rent


232 50


Lumber


1 38


Hardware


80


Fuel and light


22 73


All other


35 25


555 51


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.


Police Department.


Salaries and Wages :---


Chief


. $2,253 27


Captain and lieutenants . 9,310 45


Sergeants and inspectors 5,252 24


Patrolmen


86,045 98


Special police


157 80


Matron and assistant matron . Other employees


3,204 25


Horses and Care of Same :--


Hay, grain and straw


159 46


Shoeing


108 00


All other


233 45


Equipment and Repairs :-


Automobile and motor cycles


623 29


Equipment for men


658 10


All other .


7 39


Carried forward


$108,797 60


$87,677 58


$1,879 59


.


·


783 92


59


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$108,797 60


$87,677 58


$1,879 59


Other Expenses :-


Books, printing, stationery and postage 310 65


Care and transportation of


prisoners 160 81


Telephone .


258 77


Laundry


22 84


Attending convention 45 00 .


All other . 369 64


109,965 31


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Police Buildings.


Salaries and Wages :--


Janitors


$1,353 03 ·


Labor


128 50


Fuel and light


1,065 74


Janitors' supplies


113 59


Furniture and furnishings


45 55


Repairs :-


Buildings


208 93


Heating apparatus


7 30


Resurfacing yard


553 87


All other


31 93


Fire Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


Chief engineer


$2,402 18


Assistant engineers


3,205 45


Firemen


. 88,438 64


Callmen


4,031 98


Temporary and emergency


men


2,514 75


Horses and Care of Same :


Harnesses and horse clothing


55 03


Hay, grain and straw


3,195 08


Shoeing


787 60


Medicine and veterinary


112 05


All other .


2 11


Equipment and Repairs :-


Apparatus


1,734 86


Hose


419 79


Equipment for men


55 19


Power


4 30


Hardware, tools, etc.


295 59


All other


20 83


Other Expenses :---


Books, printing, stationery


and postage


131 58


Telephone


55 37


Attending convention


42 60


Janitors' supplies


231 12


Furnishings


53 54


Laundry work .


258 38


All other


335 27


Supplies :-


Grease, oil


182 03


Gasoline


614 00


Carried forward .


$109,179 32


$201,151 33


$1,879 59


.


3,508 44


60


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$109,179 32 $201,151 33 $1,879 59


Soda and acid .


192 28


Fuel


28 00


All other .


139 10


$109,538 70


Less service transfer for horse sold to the highway de- partment


200 00


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Fire Buildings.


Labor


$750 56


Fuel and light


4,417 41


Janitors' supplies


33 75


Furniture and furnishings


322 94


Repairs :---


Buildings


1,450 33


Heating apparatus


707 22


Flag pole


185 00


All other


68 15


Fire Department, Additional Apparatus.


Labor and materials .


$63 58


Chassis


3,600 00


Pumping engine Fittings


7,500 00


Painting, striping and lettering 110 00


All other


93 08


New Building, Fire Alarm Signal System.


Contract for construction . $16,433 00


Blueprints and specifications 17 69


Water service 93 63


Plumbing


696 72


Heating apparatus Fire alarm equipment


12,000 00


Electrical supplies and fixtures 382 85


Furniture and furnishings 335 75


All other


52 26


Militia.


Rifle range


$462 22


Weights and Measures Department.


Salaries and Wages :--


Scaler


. $1,100 00


Deputy sealer . 1,000 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, stationery and postage 28 61


Printing and advertising 42 33


Carfares 25


Equipment


. 77


Telephone 12 03


Auto maintenance


439 16


Attending convention


40 50


Carried forward . $2,684 65


7,935 36


11,379 76


31,242 90


462 22


$318,887 61


$44,502 25


·


109,338 70


13 10


1,231 00


CITY AUDITOR.


61


Brought forward


$2,684 65


$318,887 61 $44,502 25


All other


. 15 10


2,699 75


Electrical Department.


Salaries and Wages :--


Commissioner


$1,600 00


Clerk


40 00


Labor


4,949 75


Other Expenses :-


Fire alarm signal systent 1,362 05


Police alarm system 5 80


Automobile and maintenance .


883 36


Telephone


77 03


Printing, advertising, station-


ery and postage


65 04


All other .


45 41


9,028 44


Electrical Department, Underground Wires.


Labor


$919 75


Cables and wire


241 69


All other


40 73


1,202 17


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Electrical Department Building.


Fuel $122 40


Janitors' supplies


7 13


Furniture and furnishings


58 77


All other


24 90


Suppression of Moths.


Labor


$3,433 51


Printing, stationery and postage 70 59


Hired teams


199 79


Hardware, tools and equipment


63 12


Insecticides


222 29


All other


30 80


Care of Trees.


Labor


$2,402 91


Hired teams


590 77


Hardware, tools and equipment 93 22


Lumber


31 11


All other


27


3,145 52


HEALTH AND SANITATION.


Health Department.


General Administration :-


Salaries and Wages :-


Agent


$1,438 52


Clerks


1,362 66


Medical inspector 2,000 00


Acting medical inspector


287 09


Chauffeur


366 00


Carried forward . $5,454 27


$337,994 62


$45,704 42


.


.


213 20


4,020 10


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$5,454 27


$337,994 62 $45,704 42


11,797 21


City Clerk's Department, Vital Statistics.


Canvassing and reporting births


$727 80


Reporting deaths


177 25


Printing and advertising


47 55


Books and supplies


109 35


All other


65


Contagious Hospital.


Salaries and Wages :-


Matron


$1,000 00


Nurses and other help


7,700 13


Physicians' services


150 00


Other Expenses :-


Drugs, medicines, instruments, etc.


305 22


1


Dry goods and clothing


83 70


Groceries and provisions .


6,827 71


Mattresses, etc.


136 18


Other general


supplies and


utensils


1,204 51


Telephone


79 53


All other


206 92


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Contagious Hospital.


Salaries and Wages :-


Janitor and labor


$395 95


Other Expenses :-


Fuel 1,561 69


Light


610 84


Janitors' supplies 13 65


Furniture and furnishings


207 81


Repairs :-


Buildings


741 73


Heating apparatus


.


29 48


Carried forward ,


$3,561 15 $368,548 33


$45,701 42


.


Vaccination


2 45


Burying dead animals


76 25


Auto ambulance maintenance 884 36


Attending convention


94 10


All other


2 50


postage


253 82


Telephone


193 35


All other


59 05


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :- Board and Treatment :- Cities and towns .


1,286 06


Tuberculosis :-


Board and Treatment :-


Cities and towns


816 35


State


2,245 20


Groceries and provisions


312 00


Other Expenses :-


Laboratory supplies


104 55


Delivering cultures .


12 90


·


1,062 60


17,693 90


F


Books. printing, stationery and


63


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$3,561 15


.


Inspection of Animals and Provisions.


Salary of inspector


. $1,300 00


Other Expenses :-


Telephone


26 38


1,326 38


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar.


Salaries :-


Inspector .


$1,700 00 .


Milk collector .


522 86


Other Expenses :-


Printing, stationery and post- age 90 33


Maintenance of auto 475 86


Equipment and supplies . 97


Telephone


29 91


All other


45 91


3,120 84


Inspection of School Children.


Salaries :--


Inspectors


$1,600 00 .


School nurse


780 00


Other Expenses :--


Printing, stationery and post- age


20 10


All other


32 55


Sewers Construction.


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspector


$235 31


Labor


1,629 03


Other Expenses :-


Contracts for sewers 4,508 60


Contracts for storm drains ·


1,870 50


Hired teams


627 47


Pipe and fittings


2,191 95


Gravel, sand, brick and cement


640 50


Castings


708 82


All other


115 76


Engineering Department, Sewers Maintenance.


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspector


$289 74


Labor


9,525 42


Other Expenses :-


Hired teams 6,596 90


Tools and equipment


615 28


Sand, brick and cement 39 73


Pipe and fittings


27 08


Castings


20 46


Telephone


35 73


Power and care of Medford Street pump


127 94


All other


66 15


17,344 43


Carried forward .


$396,394 90


$58,232 36


.


12,527 94


$368,548 33 $45,704 42 All other


61 12


3,622 27


2,432 65


64


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$396,394 90 $58,232 36


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Sewer Buildings.


Salaries and Wages :- Labor


$35 65


Other Expenses :-


Fuel


20 00


Light


16 60


Repairs


38 71


All other


22 87


133 83


Highways, Refuse Disposal.


General Administration :-


Superintendent


$458 96


Printing and stationery


5 00


Telephone


12 76


All other


70


Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage :


Labor


25,861 10


Hired teams


11,629 33


Equipment


412 84


Stable Expenses :-


Hay, grain and straw


2,532 25


Shoeing


111 92


Equipment


106 43


All other .


5 20


41,136 49


Sanitary Department.


General Administration :-


Superintendent


$1,074 76


Bookkeeper


133 77


Printing and stationery


56 24


Telephone


17 43


All other


2 40


Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage :-


Labor


40,786 09


Hired teams


13,279 23


Equipment


770 72


Rent of dump


600 00


All other


33 07


Stable Expenses :-


1,950 00


Hay, grain and straw


4,634 85


Shoeing


157 35


Equipment


514 12


All other


53 25


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Refuse Buildings.


Labor


$64 00


Fuel


91 88


Light


222 94


Lumber


88 92


Furniture and furnishings


121 50


Repairs


680 47


All other


4 90


1,274 61


Carried forward .


$503,003 11


$58,232 35


Horses


64,063 28


65


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


Street Cleaning.


Labor


. $18,914 61


Hired teams


5,805 69 .


Equipment .


179 27


24,899 57


HIGHWAYS.


Highway Maintenance.


General Administration :-


Commissioner .


$2,400 00


Bookkeeper and clerk


1,733 33


Printing, stationery and post- age 119 96


Telephone


221 50


Automobile and maintenance .


1,257 03


All other


15 75


General :-


Labor


32,671 20


Hired teams


257 34


Tarvia, broken stone, gravel, etc.


1,435 67


Edgestone, paving blocks and cement


443 99


Lumber


264 20


Equipment and repairs


2,340 45


Fuel


749 90


Oil and waste


339 38


Horses


200 00


Hay, grain and straw


8,273 57


Shoeing


416 95


Veterinary and medicine


194 74


Harnesses and horse clothing . All other


128 93


Other Expenses :-


Signs 96 41


Asphalt work, Cross Street


1,110 56


Taxes, City of Waltham 185 40


All other


253 40


55,391 18


Less service transfers for teams furnished other depart-


ments


14,331 23


41,059 95


Highways Construction, New Streets.


Labor $2,597 76


Hired teams 543 65


Tools and equipment .


259 50


Paving blocks, edgestones and circles


3,844 41


Brick, stone, gravel and cement


1,636 93


Asphalt and tarvia


1.353 62


Contracts


6,674 28


Land damages 450 00


Fence, Davis Square .


211 53


Printing and advertising 128 50


Recording documents . 45 90


All other


177 74


17,923 82


Carried forward


$568,962 63


$76,156 18


$503,003 11


$58,232 36


281 52


66


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$568,962 63 $76,156 18


Highways Construction, Permanent Pavement.


Labor


·


$6,226 07


Hired teams 2,402 9S


Tools and equipment


658 87


Paving blocks


775 30


Brick, stone, gravel and cement 8,042 27


Asphalt, tarvia, etc. .


3,065 99 ·


Contracts


55,949 13 ·


All other .


92 69


77,213 30


Highways Construction, Macadam Pavement.


Labor


$8,550 02


Hired teams


4,142 66


Tools and equipment


· 2,069 63


Tarvia


6,769 92


Crushed stone


11,146 96


All other


239 20


Sidewalks Construction.


Labor


$6,526 96


Hired teams


1,797 12


Tools and equipment .


249 86


Brick, stone and cement


3,161 42


Edgestone and curbs .


930 20


Contracts .


14,733 58


All other


.


83 35


Highways, Sidewalks Maintenance.


Labor


$3,479 69


Hired teams


886 49


Tools and equipment .


16 00


Brick, stone, gravel and cement


680 39


Paving blocks


54 20


All other


9 03


Highways, Street Sprinkling.


$4,655 22


Hired teams


3,375 86


Equipment and repairs 491 34


Oil and other dust layers


21,831 64


Contracts water carts


1,193 34


Use of sprinkler car .


3,152 41


Maintenance water posts


144 53


All other


164 52


Street Lighting.


Electric lighting in accordance


with contract


. $51,000 00


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Highway Buildings.


Labor


$190 00


Fuel


211 53


Light


247 20


Carried forward . O $648 73 $670,097 29


$213,770 36


·


.


5,125 80


Labor


·


-


35,008 86


61,000 00


32,918 39


27,482 49


67


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$648 73 $670,097 29 $213,770 36


Hardware


4 53


Lumber


59 98


Repairs :-


Buildings .


610 87


Heating apparatus


38 90


Furniture and furnishings


121 50


All other


10 55


New Highway Building.


Contract


$250 00


Labor


32 00


282 00


CHARITIES.


Poor Department.


Advance for immediate aid · $300 00


Poor Department, Miscellaneous.


General Administration :-


Agent


. $1,700 00


Secretary


700 00


Clerk


700 00


Books, printing,


stationery


and postage


168 61


Telephone


110 86


All other


10 60


Outside Relief :-


City physician 1,500 00


Acting city physician


60 00


Board and care


2,014 99


Cash


16,633 31


Groceries and provisions


13,208 61


Coal and wood


1,129 71


Cash allowances


258 14


Dry goods and clothing


15 50


Medicine and medical attend- ance


233 84


Nursing


95 50


State institutions


912 90


Somerville Hospital


2,272 08


Contagious Hospital


130 72


Other institutions


222 28


Burials


356 00


All other .


56 42


Relief by Other Cities and Towns :-


Cities


6,334 36


Towns


847 50


Mothers' Aid :-


Cities and towns


2,087 69


Poor Department, City Home.


Salaries and Wages :-


Warden and matron


.


$1,350 00


Domestic labor 1,997 79 ·


Farm labor


1,572 25 ·


Carried forward


,


$4,920 04


$723,651 97


$214,052 36


1,495 06


300 00


51,759 62


68


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


Other Expenses :-


Groceries and provisions . 3,408 41


Dry goods and clothing


361 50


Drugs and medicine .


118 93


Household furnishings supplies


and


151 09


Farm equipment and supplies


426 59


. Live stock


137 94


Garbage


374 10


Hay, grain, straw and feed


1,058 66


Horse shoeing


49 10


Harness and horse clothing


7 50


Seeds and fertilizer


167 16


Telephone


61 69


Books, stationery and postage 44 10


All other


306 60


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance City Home Buildings.


Labor


· $273 18


Fuel


1,112 09


Light


203 22


Furniture and furnishings .


23 65


Repairs :-


Buildings .


310 74


Heating apparatus


.


.


. 03


All other


. 90


Public Buildings Department, City Home Sprinkler System.


Payment on contract


$2,308 00


Plumbing


7 10


Paint


12 00


Water service


277 60


Somerville Hospital.


Aid to sick poor . . $7,000 00


7,000 00


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.


Soldiers' Benefits, General Administration.


Salaries and Wages :-


Agent


· $300 00


Clerk


.


650 00


Temporary clerk


32 00


Other Expenses :--


12 03


All other


37 55


Soldiers' Relief.


Soldiers' benefits . $21,008 45


Medicine and medical attendance 26 45


21,034 90


Carried forward .


$766,237 67


$216,657 06


. $4,920 04


$723,651 97 $214,052 36


11,593 41


1,925 81


2,604 70


Telephone


1,031 58


.


69


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward Military Aid.


$766,237 67


$216,657 06


Soldiers' benefits


$310 00


310 00


State Aid.


Soldiers' benefits


. $14,108 00


14,108 00


State Aid Special (Mexican Border).


Soldiers' benefits


. $2,384 36


2,384 36


Soldiers' Burials.


Burials


$464 00


464 00


EDUCATION.


School Contingent.


Salaries and Wages :-


Superintendent


$3,500 00 ·


Clerks


3,093 00


Truant officer


1,350 00


All other


244 66


General Expenses :-


Printing, stationery and post- age


543 34


Telephone


694 12


Traveling expenses


257 15


Mimeographı


52 00


All other


162 76


Textbooks and Supplies :-


Text and reference books 8,848 02


Printing and stationery . ·


7,341 65


Machinery and equipment Supplies


4,485 85


All other


6 02


Tuition


585 47


Support of truants


615 26


Other Expenses :-


Diplomas and graduation exer - cises


383 58


Miscellaneous printing and ad- vertising


149 12


Auto maintenance


261 92


Power


502 43


All other


76 30


School Teachers' Salaries.


Day schools


$352,033 65


Evening schools . 7,568 50


359,602 15


Maintenance School Buildings, Janitors' Salaries.


Janitors' salaries


. $33,326 34


Maintenance School Buildings, Fuel and Light.


Fuel


. $21,693 80


Light


.


.


.


27,158 92


Carried forward .


$1,240,096 13


.


$216,657 06


.


.


36,504 69


33,326 34


5,465 12


.


.


3,352 04


.


70


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$1,240,096 13 $216,657 06


Maintenance School Buildings, Buildings and Grounds.


Labor $6,199 84


Furniture and furnishings


·


3,892 94


Janitors' supplies


· 1,630 04


Repairs :-


Buildings


9,339 59


Heating apparatus


2,098 35


All other .


252 31


Power


245 45


Care of grounds


2,380 46


Telephone


20 00


New automobile .


715 00


Auto maintenance


66 81


All other


1,375 19


S. Newton Cutler School Addition.


Electrical work . $6 00


New School Building, East Somerville.


Labor


$39 20


Contract for construction . ·


18,611 58


Electric wiring and telephone system


849 50


Heating and ventilating system .


6,087 30


Water service


92 56


Plumbing


2,865 12


Piping


195 45


Fixtures


265 00


Furniture and furnishings 4,138 12


Hardware and slate


893 59


Blueprints, specifications, etc. 13 55


All other


155 41


New School Building, Holland Street.


Architect


. $3,250 83


Contract for construction . 30,431 70


Heating and ventilating system 1,530 00


Water service


222 43


All other


168 20


Boys' Industrial School Addition.


Architect


$202 50


202 50


Public Buildings Department, Schoolhouses Sprinkler System.


Installation sprinkler system . $1,661 12


Plumbing 22 89


Water service


258 44


.


Carried forward . · $1,942 45


$1,268,312 11


$286,675 10


28,215 98


6 00


34,206 38


35,603 16


71


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


. $1,942 45 $1,268,312 11 $286,675 10 All other


5 00


1,948 45


Public Buildings Department, High School Sprinkler System.


Labor $76 00


Payment on contract .


·


500 00


Extra sprinklers


85 00


661 00


Bingham Schoolhouse Shower Baths.


Carpenter work


$299 94


Plumbing


591 68


Slate bath stalls


130 00


1,021 62


Bell School Additional Land.


Land


.


$3,412 80


3,412 80


Building Public Buildings.


Claims for damages .


$532 99


532 99


SCHOOL TRUST FUNDS.


S. Newton Cutler Fund.


Books and magazines $392 55


392 55


LIBRARIES.


Central Library.


Salaries and Wages :-


Librarian


$2,750 00


Assistants


12,650 57


Books, Periodicals, Etc .:


Books


5,772 91


Periodicals


682 67


Music


80 23


Binding


1,031 03


Other Expenses :-


Printing and advertising .


310 40


Stationery and postage


479 90


Telephone


121 87


Cards


629 72


Express


102 45


General supplies


86 72


Agencies


42 38


Typewriter


59 10


Traveling expenses


147 11


All other


52 91


24,999 97


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Central Library.


Janitors


$1,510 00


Labor


32 50


Fuel


627 34


Carried forward .


.


.


$2,169 84 $1,293,704 63


$294,251 96


72


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$2,169 84 $1,293,704 63 $294,251 96


Light


1,284 07


Furniture and furnishings


161 18


Janitors' supplies


104 51


Repairs :---


Building


166 79


Heating apparatus


90 76


All other


6 25


3,983 40


West Somerville Branch Library.


Salaries and Wages :- Assistants


. $4,469 96


Books, Periodicals, Etc. :-


1,361 91


Periodicals


308 65


Music


10 96


Binding


345 02


Other Expenses :-


Printing and advertising


13 00


Stationery and postage .


32 36


Telephone


43 20


General supplies


7 00


Express


101 67


All other


6 27


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance West Somerville Branch Library.


Janitor


$794 00


Labor


·


17 73


Fuel


265 65


Light


384 10


Furniture and furnishings . .


69 38


Repairs :-


Building


146 00


Heating apparatus


14 03


All other


54 25


East Somerville Branch Library.


Salaries and Wages :- Assistants


. $2,022 51


Books, Periodicals, Etc .:


635 00


Periodicals


112 81


Binding


179 26


Other Expenses :-


Printing and advertising


1 75


Stationery and postage


19 45


Telephone


30 19


General supplies


5 00


Express


93 31


3,099 28


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance East Somerville Branch Library.


Janitor


$265 00


Labor .


.


6 25


Carried forward .


$271 25


$1,309,232 45


$294,251 96


Books


·


·


6,700 00


1,745 14


Books


.


·


.


73


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$271 25


Fuel


56 78


Light


74 50


Furniture and furnishings


2 71


Repairs :-


Building


82 1


Rent


200 00


687 40


Union Square Branch Library.


Salaries and Wages :--


Assistants


. $2,045 83


Books, Periodicals, Etc. :


Books


655 85


Periodicals


128 50


Binding


196 51


Other Expenses :-


Printing and advertising


1 75


Stationery and postage .


35 07


Telephone


29 31


General supplies


4 88


Express


101 69


3,199 39


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Union Square Branch Library.


Janitor


$564 06


Labor


11 62


Fuel


118 54


Light


89 10


Furniture and furnishings 5 88


Repairs


28 20


All other


37 75


855 15


Land, East Somerville Branch Library. Land $4,500 00


Highway betterment assessment


79 92


4,579 92


PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS.


Martha R. Hunt, Art Fund.


Pictures, vases, etc. $47 35


Marble border for Foss Memo- rial


56 00


103 35


Martha R. Hunt, Book Fund.


Books


$125 52


125 52


Martha R. Hunt Fund, Principal.


Deposited in Warren Institu-


tion for Savings


$702 77


Foss Memorial


500 00


Isaac Pitman, Art Fund.


Books and pictures $219 30


219 30


Carried forward .


.


$1,315,625 33


$298,831 88


.


$1,309,232 45 $294,251 96


1,202 77


4


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$1,315,625 33 $298,831 88


Isaac Pitman, Poetry Fund.


Books


$74 70 74 70


RECREATION.


Engineering Department, Parks Maintenance.


Labor


·


$5,891 57


Hired teams


863 95


Equipment


263 99


Trees, shrubs, plants, etc. .


1,375 88


Repairs


925 42


Crushed stone


366 61


All other


111 44


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Park Buildings.


Labor


$293 07


Hired teams


31 00


Fuel


73 18


Light


174 84


Repairs


27 40


All other


107 02


Park Building, Lincoln Park, Addition.


Contract for construction . $621 00


Contract, shower baths


765 00


Heating apparatus


35 25


Piping


14 75


Slate


247 00


Blueprints


55


All other


22 46


Engineering Department, Playgrounds Main- tenance.


Labor .


· $2,674 39


Hired teams


281 78


Apparatus and repairs


184 82


Other repairs


76 25


Hardware and lumber


88 31


Sand and lime


23 70


Constructing bathing booths 24 70


Fountain, Broadway Field


50 41


All other


20 05


3,424 41


School Department, Summer Playgrounds.


Instructors


$1,538 00


Labor


106 20


Hired teams


12 50


Apparatus and equipment .


424 00


Band


61 60


Sand


37 80


All other


119 90


2,300 00


Carried forward .


$1,331,929 81


$300,537 89


.


9,798 86


706 51


1,706 01


75


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$1,331,929 81 $300,537 89


Field House, Somerville Field.


Blueprints


$ 42


Metal lockers


60 00


60 42


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Bathhouse.


Salaries and Wages :-


Attendants


$885 75


Labor


90 00


Other Expenses :-


Bathing suits


323 95


Towels


8 40


Laundry


305 00


Repairs


102 46


All other ·


27 74


New Bathhouse, Mystic River.


Architect


$135 00


Payment on contract .


2,380 00


Independence Day.


Celebration


$500 00


Reception to Companies K and M.


Decorating .


$83 50


Catering


457 00


Music .


125 00


Printing, etc.


18 48


683 98


UNCLASSIFIED.


Memorial Day.


G. A. R.


$350 00


Spanish war veterans


75 00


425 00




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