Report of the city of Somerville 1918, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 396


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$7,544 59


Protection of Persons and Property


2,958 48


Health and Sanitation


24,531 40


Highways


5,872 12


Soldiers' Benefits


30,461 43


Charities


29,740 74


Schools


5,475 88:


Libraries


1,438 01


Baths and Bathhouses


838 70


Miscellaneous


517 18


109,378 53


Water Department Accounts


271,123 92


Temporary Loans


1,484,000 00


Interest: -


Deposits, Taxes, etc.


22,619 66


Trust Funds .


1,116 06


23,735 72


Smith-Hughes Fund


1,048 24


Refunds


1,387 88


Total Receipts .


$4,171,492 56


Transfer from non-revenue account of service transfers 4,933 50


Balance on hand, January 1, 1918


119,347 62


$4.295,773 6S


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CITY AUDITOR.


CASH STATEMENT, DECEMBER 31, 1918 .- Continued.


Payments.


Appropriations


$2,184,505 35


Income Trust Funds .


830 97


Refunds


865 86


Temporary Loans


1,385,000 00


Tellers' Overs and Shorts


73 25


Real Estate Liens


2,413 29


Grade Crossings Advances


36,850 00


State Taxes and Assessments


329,211 31


County Tax .


87,003 63


Advance to Poor Department


3,000 00


Total Payments


. $4,029,753 66


Transfer to non-revenue cash for outlays


51,500 00


Balance on hand .


214,520 02


$4,295,773 68


NON-REVENUE. Receipts.


Carnegie Corporation


$2,000 00


Redemption Tax Liens


2,522 59


Refunds


2,399 44


Total Receipts


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$6,922 03


Transfer from revenue cash for outlays


51,500 00


Balance on hand January 1, 1918 . 117,898 61


$176,320 64


Payments.


Appropriations ·


$143,388 41


Redemption of Tax Liens .


2,522 59


Total Payments


$145,911 00


Transfer to revenue on account of service transfers 4,933 50


Balance on hand


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25,476 14


$176,320 64


SUMMARY.


Total Revenue Receipts


$4,171,492 56


Total Non-Revenue Receipts


6,922 03


Total balance at beginning of period


$4,178,414 59 237,246 23


$4,415,660 82


Total Revenue Payments .


$4,029,753 66


Total Non-Revenue Payments


145,911 00


Total balance on hand .


$4,175,664 66 239,996 16


$4,415,660 82


TAXES - SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.


Excise Tax Ship Owners


1915 $8 68


1916 $2,911 32 492 54


1917 $359,205 97 2 00


1918 2,015,783 68


Total $362,125 97 2,016,523 92


Total to collect in 1918 ·


$245 70


$8 68


$3,403 86


$359,207 97 $2,015,783 68 $2,378,649 89


Collections (less refunds)


791 74


350,533 64 5,940 00


1,642,040 63


1,993,366 01


Abatements .


233 03


8 68


1,195 20


8,729 66


16,106 57


Total collections and abatements Uncollected December 31, 1918


233 03


8 68


1,986 94


356,473 64 2,734 33


1,650,770 29 365,013 39


2,009,472 58 369,177 31


Street Sprinkling


Moths


Sewer


Sidewalks


Highway Betterment


Total


Assessments levied 1916, Balance Jan- uary 1, 1918


*$9 80


$1,414 07


$1,587 77


$954 65


$3,966 20


Assessments levied 1917, Balance Janu- ary 1, 1918


8,771 15


316 75


3,172 20


5,904 92


8,726 09


26,891 11


Assessments levied 1918


36,982 10


1,096 75


663 60


13,004 70


51,747 15


Totals


$45,763 05


$1,413 50


$5,249 87


$7,492 69


$22,685 44


$82,604 55


Collections (less refunds)


$37,265 35


$1,171 90


$2,666 86


$6,587 99


$13,383 21


$61,075 31


Abatements .


335 25


1 75


66 10


403 10


Collections and Abatements .


$37,600 60


$1,173 65


$2,666 86


$6,587 99


$13,383 21


Uncollected ·


$8,162 45


239 85


2,583 01


904 70


9,236 13


$61,478 41 21,126 14


*Includes charges acct. Real Estate


Liens.


Uncollected 1916 Assessments .


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Uncollected 1917 Assessments .


. Uncollected 1918 Assessments


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Total Uncollected Assessments ,


$21,126 14


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Total Uncollected January 1, 1918 . Commitments . .


$245 70


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12 67


1,416 92


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DEPARTMENTAL BILLS


Departmental Accounts, Pledged to Revenue.


Balance Jan. 1, 1918


Committed 1918


Total to Collect


Collected and Abated


Uncollected


Law Department


$7 81


$7 81


$7 81


Police Department


17 53


1,218 18


1,235 71


1,203 38


32 33


Police Buildings .


1,000 00


1,000 00


1,000 00


Fire Department


9 75


44


54 55


54 55


Health Department


66 00


387 86


453 86


72 00


381 86


Contagious Hospital


7,204 63


6,403 53


13,608 16


9,446 54


4,161 62


Inspection of Milk


38 50


642 00


680 50


664 50


16 00


Sanitary Department .


115 00


3,533 80


3,648 80


3,533 80


115 00


Highway Maintenance


687 85


3,705 13


4,392 98


4,224 01


168 97


Street Sprinkling


770 61


770 61


770 61


Sidewalks Maintenance


92 66


92 66


92 66


Sidewalks Construction


656 78


656 78


656 78


Highways Buildings


240 00


240 00


240 00


Poor Department, Miscellaneous


6,755 80


22,367 45


29,123 25


20,096 05


9,027 20


Poor Department, City Home


395 50


4,627


63


5,023 13


4,721 49


301 64


School Contingent


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862 48


3,621 30


4,483 78


4,023 91


459 87


School Buildings


60 00


1,368 64


1,428 64


1,409 89


18 75


School Buildings, Fuel


262 68


262 68


262 68


Somerville Field


200 00


200 00


200 00


Totals .


$16,513 51 .


$50,850 39


$67,363 90


$52,680 66


$14,683 24


Outlay Accounts, Pledged to Appropriations.


Extreme Emergency .


$755 46


$755 46


$552 37


$203 09


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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS (REVENUE).


Commitments $221,936 26


Abatements Collections (Net) Balance


Metered Rates


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$2,269 16


$192,106 59


$27,560 51


Annual Rates .


44,527 32


1,181 71


43,345 61


Additional Rates


2,076 10


824 48


1,251 62


Maintenance Bills


3,980 53


8 16


3,972 37


Service Assessments


1,040 27


1,040 27


Totals


. $273,560 48


$4,283 51


$241,716 46


$27,560 51


Receipts


$241,716 46


Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1918


27,560 51


Water Revenue, 1918


$269,276 97


Metered Rates Last Quarter, 1917.


Uncollected January 1, 1918


$29,148 71


Abated


$97 28


Collected


29,051 43


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Taxes from State :-


Corporation Taxes .


National Bank Tax .


Estimate $52,000 00 4,000 00


Receipts $50,371 72 4,734 94 35,278 36


Excess


Deficit $2,628 28


Street Railway Tax


20,100 00


Licenses and Permits :-


Milk


250 00


288 00


38 00


Health


90 00


124 00


34 00


City Clerk


3,000 00


2,914 00


86 00


Executive


600 00


530 00


70 00


Pedlers' License Commission


700 00


600 00


100 00


Building Department


133


00


133 00


Electrical Department


218 50


218 50


Fines and Forfeits :-


Court Fines


2.500 00


3,705 11


1,205 11


Departmental Penalties


150 00


171 00


21 00


Grants and Gifts :-


County, Dog Licenses


2,100 00


2,168 85


68 85


State, Industrial School .


7,500 00


8,181 67


681 67


Special Excise Tax (Ship Owners)


245 70


245 70


Special Assessments :-


Moths


1,000 00


1,095 00


95 00


Sewers .


600 00


663 60


63 60


Street Sprinkling


37,000 00


36.882 15


117 85


Street Betterment


14,000 00


13,004 70


995 30


General Government :-


Treasury Department


6,700 00


6.541 30


158 70


City Clerk'u Department


1,000 00


988 98


11 02


Protection of Persons and Property :-


450 00


1,203 38


753 38


Rent of Court Room


1.000 00


1.000 00


Fire Department


250 00


222 73


27 27


Fire Buildings .


10 60


10 60


Sealer of Weights


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500 00


521 77


21 77


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STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.


Health and Sanitation :---


Estimate 275 00


Receipts 70 00 8,591 28


Excess


Deficit


Health Department .


205 00


Contagious Hospital


9,500 00


908 72


Inspection of Milk


350 00


681 00


331 00


Sanitary Department


12,500 00


15,184 80


2,684 80


Sewer Department .


4 32


4 32


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Highways :-


Highway Maintenance


$2,500 00


$4,192 38


$1,692 38


Sidewalks Construction


631 22


631 22


Highway Buildings) .


240 00


240 00


Street Sprinkling


770 61


770 61


Sidewalks Maintenance


37 91


37 91


Charities :-


City Home


7,000 00


10,043 73


3,043 73


Poor Department, Miscellaneous


18,500 00


19,697 01


1,197 01


Soldiers' Benefits :-


State Aid


15,000 00


12,746 00


2,254 00


Military Aid


175 00


85 00


90 09


Soldiers' Burials


1,000 00


150 00


850 00


German War


45,000 00


67,280 53


22,280 53


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Education : -


School Department


4,000 00


3,998 91


1 09


Maintenance of School Buildings


1,300 00


1,476 97


176 97


Library Department


1,250 00


1,438 01


188 01


Recreation and Unclassified :-


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800 00


609 95


190 05


Shower Baths


200 00


228 75


28 75


State, in Lieu of Taxes


70 32


70 32


Miscellaneous .


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31 83


31 83


Public Service Enterprises :- Water Department .


260,000 00


269,276 97


9,276 97


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500 00


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Interest :- Bank Deposits . :


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11,200 00


9,980 54


1,219 46


11,500 00


12,088 83 539 67


588 83


500 00


39 67


$559,780 00


$612,445 60


$62,578 34


$9,912 74


Total Actual


Total Estimate


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$612,445 60 559,780 00


Excess


$52,665 60


Deferred Taxes Special Assessments


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1918 (REVENUE).


Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and Service Trans. Credit


Total


Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


General Government.


Board of Aldermen Expenses


$1,100 00


$1,100 0


$861 28


$238 72


Clerk of Committees


2,400 00


2,400 00


2,363 88


36 12


Executive Department .


6,550 00


6,550 00


6,304 48


245 52


Auditing Department


4,840 00


4,840 00


4,828 70


11 30


Treasury Department .


17,050 00


28 80


17,078 80


16,555 32


523 43


Assessors' Department


14,650 00


610 00


18 75


14,058 75


13,884 43


174 32


Pedlers' License Commission


50 00


50 00


22 28


27 72


Bonds


450 00


450 00


192 05


257 95


City Clerk's Department .


8,250 00


85.00


1,210 69


9,375 69


8,901 33


474 26


Registration City Laborers .


420 00


420 00


411 28


8 72


Law Department


2,480 00


2,480 00


2,437 37


42 63


City Messenger's Department


2,500 00


128 00


2,628 00


2,627 66


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Engineering Department


12,750 00


12,750 00


11,931 58


818 42


Commissioner


of Public


Buildings .


5,850 00


140 00


2 40


5,992 40


5,988 22


4 18


Maintenance Municipal Build- ings


10,425 00


505 00


9,920 00


9,780 62


139 38


City Planning Board


50 00


50 00


50 00


Election Expenses, City Clerk


2,250 00


85 00


2,335 00


2,333 90


1 10


Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters . .


2,600 00


2,600 00


2,533 23


66 7.


Pay of Election Officers


4,400 00


4,400 00


4,392 00


8 00


Maintenance Polling Places


715 00


715 00


496 11


218 89


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Certification of Notes and


Protection of Persons and Property.


Police Department


$136,200 00


2,230 00


· 133,970 00


133,092 65


877 35 2 85


Fire Department .


131,000 00


300 00


1,543 68


132,243 68


4,737 15 130,850 64


1,393 04


Maintenance Fire Buildings


10,000 00


300 00


10,300 00


9,621 11


678 89


Weights and Measures .


2,900 00


2,900 00


2,884 38


15 62


Electrical Department


13,800 00


374 08


14,174 08


13,816 09


357 99


Maintenance Electrical Dept Building


650 00


275 00


925 00


897 69


27 31


Suppression of Moths .


4,200 00


4,200 CO


4,163 81


36 19


Care of Trees


3,950 00


1,200 00


40 00


129 84


2,919 84


2,889 23


30 61


Health and Sanitation.


Health Department


12,520 00


85 00


89 00


12,694 00


12,692 98


1 02


Vital Statistics


1,300 00


1,300 00


1,061 49


238 51


Contagious Hospital


19,700 00


410 00


62 15


19,352 15


17,623 89


1,728 26


Maintenance Contagious Hos- pital


3,800 00


365 00


4,165 00


4,163 79


1 21


Inspection of Animals .


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1,735 00


3 00


1,732 00


1,731 55


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Inspection of Milk


3,400 00


325 00


3,725


00


3,701 80


23 20


Inspection of School Children


1,675 00


1,675 00


1,651 46


23 54


School Nurses' Salaries


1,650 00


1,650 00


1,650 00


Sewers Maintenance


20,850 00


288 36


21,138 36


19,856 08


1,282 28


Maintenance Sewer Buildings


200 00


40 00


160 00


156 73


3 27


Sanitary Department


115,200 00


2,230 00


117,430 00


117,420 18


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Maintenance Sanitary Build- ings


800 00


800 00


703 99


96 01


Street Cleaning


28,700 00


3,500 00


25,200 00


25,195 92


4 08


Highways.


Highways Maintenance


46,360 09


170 00


6,100 00


20,618 96


72,908 96


72,168 24


740 72


Sidewalks Maintenance


7,000 00


1,400 00


610 00


6,210 00


6,207 51


2 49


Street Sprinkling


36,500 00


130 00


36,630 00


36,626 26


3 74


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Maintenance Police Buildings


4,200 00


540 00


4,740 00


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1918 (REVENUE).


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Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Street Lighting Maintenance Highway Build- ings


1,300 00


225 00


24 09


1,099 09


891 82


207 27


Charities.


Poor Department, Miscellane- ous .


64,500 00


1,000 00


88 20


63,588 20


63,420 48


167 72


Poor Department, City Home


14,500 00


1,000 00


21 00


15,521 00


15,411 20


109 80


Maintenance City Home


Buildings .


2,800 00


540 00


3,340 00


3,334 15


5 85


Soldiers' Benefits.


General Administration


1,150 00


1,150 00


1,144 79


5 21


Military Aid


350 00


350 00


170 00


180 00


State Aid


15,000 00


1,780 00


46 00


13,266 00


12,792 00


474 00


State Aid, German War


70,000 00


547 06


70,547 06


67,827 59


2,719 47


Soldiers' Relief


22,000 00


430 00


31 00


22,461 00


22,456 77


4 23


Soldiers' Burials .


1,000 00


1,000 00


150 00


850 00


Education and Libraries.


School Contingent


44,375 00


130 00


11 03


44,516 03


44,511 65


4 38


School Teachers' Salaries


416,255 00


7,310 00


55 00


409,000 00


408,740 58


259 42


Janitors' Services


39,275 00


550 00


39,825 00


39,817 44


7 56


Fuel and Light


47,500 00


13,840 00


262 68


61,602 68


61,600 73


1 95


Buildings and Grounds .


35,250 00


5,900 00


800 00


518 30


30,668 30


30,639 75


28 55


Central Library .


23,000 00


9 20


23,009 20


23,008 92


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Maintenance Central Library


4,125 00


815 00


4 75


3,314 75


3,088 00


226 75


West Somerville Branch Li- brary


6,770


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6,770 00


6,768 30


1 70


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64,000 00


64,000 00


64,000 00


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Education and Libraries.


Maintenance West Somer- ville Branch Library .


2,330 00


2,330 00


2,277 55


52 45


East Somerville Branch Li- brary


3,340 00


6 40


3,346 40


3,344 80


1 60


Maintenance East Somer-


1,600 00


1,600 00


1,506 18


93 83


ville Branch Library . Union Square Branch Library


3,735 00


3,735 00


3,734 91


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Maintenance Union Square Branch Library .


1,570 00


275 00


1,295 00


1,260 64


34 36


Recreation and Unclassified.


Parks Maintenance


10,150


00


10,150 00


8,344 42


1,805 58


Maintenance Park Buildings


1,070 00


1,070 00


842 72


227 28


Playgrounds Maintenance


4,375 00


78 95


4,453 95


3,541 90


912 05


Playground and Recreation Commission


3,500 00


48 45


3,548 45


3,512 21


36 24


Maintenance Bathhouse


2,725 00


760 00


1,965 00


1,915 15


49 85


Victory Day Celebration


700 00


700


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680 50


19 50


Memorial Day


425 00


33 00


458 00


421 22


36 78


Municipal Documents


1,450 00


1,450 00


1,252 19


197 81


Contingent Fund .


10,000 00


10,000


00


10,000 00


Workmen's Compensation


5,000 00


825 00


4,175 00


2,492 91


1,682 09


Pensions


19,575 00


7 49


19,582 49


18,017 82


1,564 67


Damage to Persons and Per- sonal Property .


5,000 00


5,000 00


4,336 14


663 86


Municipal Indebtedness.


Interest .


114,600 00


3,874 97


1,310 94


119,785 91


114,516 41


5,269 50


Reduction of Funded Debt


245,429 60


1,070 40


246,500 00


246,500 00


Water Works


Water Maintenance


58,400 00


4,947 89


63,347 89


60,959 44


2,388 45


Water Works Extension


10,000 00


3,874 97


92 33


6,217 36


5,914 12


303 24


Maintenance Water Buildings


1,385 00


87 19


1,472 19


1,154 63


317 56


Interest on Water Debt


440 00


440 00


440 00


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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1918 (REVENUE).


Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation Trans. from Trans. to


Receipts and Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to Excess and Deficiency


Reduction of Water Debt Metropolitan Water Assess- ment .


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


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125,358 55


$2,217,678 15 $33,217 97


$33,217 97


$33,668 06 $2,251,346 21 $2,209,508 92


$41,837 29


Balance from 1917


Receipts


Total Credits


Expenditures


Balance to 1919


Other Accounts.


Income of Trust Funds :-


School :-


S. Newton Cutler


$400 88


$214 50


$615 38


$104 09


$511 29


Smith-Hughes


1,048 24


1,048 24


260 00


788 24


Library :-


S. Newton Cutler


33 23


42 88


76 11


50 00


26 11


Martha R. Hunt, Art .


219 29


95 00


314 29


314 29


Martha R. Hunt, Book


41 28


495 29


6 57


257 23


279 34


Hunt Fund for Expenses


202 77


202 77


202 77


Isaac Pitman, Art


55 48


171 32


226 80


139 40


87 40


Isaac Pitman, Poetry .


7 27


2 82


50 05


20 25


29 84


Frances A. Wilder


7 01


4 25


11 26


11 26


Poor :-


Olive C. Cummings


50 00


50 00


50 00


Tellers' Overs and Shorts .


3 97


79 56


83 53


73 25


10 28


Temporary Loans


1,385,000 00


1,385,000 00


Grade Crossings


36,850 00


36,850 00


Real Estate Liens


2,413 29


2,413 29


State Taxes and Assessments


329,211 31


329,211 31


County Tax


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87,003 63


87,003 63


Advance to Poor Department


3,000 0


3,000 00


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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125,358 55


Cash Refunds :-


Taxes . Special Assessments .


306 90


306 90


179 70


179 70


Water .


379 26


379 26


Total Other Accounts . Revenue Totals


$971 18


$2,243 86 $1,848,045 73 $1,845,734 91 4,098,905 34 4,054,757 23


$2,310 82


44,148 11


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1918 (NON-REVENUE).


Balance Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and


Total


Balance to.


from 1917 priation Trans. from Trans. to


Service Trans. · Credit Expenditures 1919 .


Protection of Persons and Personal Property.


Electrical De- partment, Un- derground Wires $303 14


$303 14


$303 14


Extreme Emer- gency, Health and Safety 15,430 45


3,135 98


18,566 43


9,417 76


9,148 67


Health and Sanitation. Sewers Con- struction


769 27


4,500 00


65 15


5,334 42


4,288 65


1,045 77


Highways.


New Streets


641 80


30,000 00


30,641 80


30,367 61


274 19


Permanent Pavement


1 62


1 62


1 62


Macadam Pave- ment


263 64


263 64


263 64


Sidewalks Con-


43


43


43


.


CITY AUDITOR.


31


struction


·


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1918 (NON· REVENUE).


Balance from 1917


Appro- Appropriation Appropriation Receipts and priation Transfer from Transfers to


Service Trans.


Total Credit


Expenditures


Balance to 1919


Bennett School Addition S. Newton Cut- ler School Ad- dition · · New School Building, East Somerville .


166 71


445 34


445 34


445 34


1,046 70


1,046 70


1,046 70


Schoolhouses


Sprinkler Sys- tems ·


3,539 88


3,539 88


3,539 88


New School '


Building, Hol- land Street


2,765 72


2,765 72


2,565 72


200 00


Southern Junior High School . 82,420 76


34 20


82,445 06


82,209 26


245 SO


Building Connections,


Forster School house


2,000 00


14 75


1,985 25


1,985 25


Boys' Industrial School Addi-


tion No. 1,


896 84


Boys' Industrial


School Addi- tion No. 2,


17,000 00


4 38


17,004 38


13,289 04


3,715 34


Libraries.


East Somerville Branch Li-


brary


2,714 91


...


2,000 00


4,714 91


4,714 91


..


..


166 71


166 71


.


.


..


896 84


324 08


572 76


32


ANNUAL REPORTS.


..


Recreation. Field House, Somerville Field


2,982 50


14 75


2,997 25


..


2,997 25


Unclassified.


Building Public Buildings .


548 11


548 11


548 11


Grade Crossing Expenses


960 79


960 79


960 79


Total Appropri-


ations


$117,898 61


$51,500 00


$14 75


$14 75


$5,239 71


$174,638 42


$149,162 28


$25.476 14


Redemption Tax Liens


2,522 59


2,522 59


2,522 59


Totals


$117,898 61


$51,500 00


$14 75


$14 75


$7,762 30


$177,161 01


$151,684 87


$25,476 14


.


.


.


.


CITY AUDITOR.


33


34


ANNUAL REPORTS.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Payments.


State Tax


$175,560 00


State Highway Tax


1,310 01


Non-Resident Bank Tax


2.863 34


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment .


80,430 29


Metrololitan Park Assessment


43,457 01


Wellington Bridge Assessment


1,529 28


Wellington Bridge Special Assessment


1,644 50


Grade Crossings Assessment


12,354 20


Charles River Basin Assessment


7,457 52


Alewife Brook Assessment .


1,197 94


Abatement of Smoke Assessment


307 55


Fire Prevention Assessment


975 33


Soldiers' Exemption .


124 34


Metropolitan Water Assessment .


125.358 55


Total


$454,569 86


State Aid


$13,218 14


Military Aid


165 00


Soldiers' Burials


500 00


State Aid, German War


16.578 29


Income Tax, 1918


68,628 00


Income Tax, 1917


6,384 00


Mothers' Aid


9,460 60


Aid to Poor


3,082 61


Tuition of State Wards


609 75


Smith Hughes Fund


1.048 24


In Lieu of Taxes


70 32


Total


$119,744 95


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


County Tax


$87,003 63


STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES. Revenue.


Total amount as per assessors' commitments


$2,015,076 64


Less State Taxes


$179,733 35


- County Tax


.


30,735 96


297.472 94


Amount raised for municipal purposes


$1.717.603 70


Other Revenue : -


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Income Tax 1918


$74,405 52


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Income Tax 1917, Additional


7,980 00


Estimated Revenue Receipts


559,780 00


Excess of Estimated Revenue


52,665 60


Transfer from Excess and Deficiency .


30.000 00


724,831 12


Total


$2.442.434 82


Expenses.


Revenue Appropriations


$2.212.319 60


Outlay Appropriations 51.500 00


Metropolitan and Other Assessments


149.477 96


$2.413,297 56


Excess of Revenue


$29.137 26


87,003 63


Overlay


Receipts


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1918.


Taken By R. L. Day & Co.


Nos.


Issued .


Due


Rate


Amount $200,000 00


Nov. 5, 1918


F. S. Moseley & Co.


601


@ 604


Feb.


19, 1918 Nov.


5, 1918


5 20


50,000 00


Nov.


5, 1918


Old Colony Trust Co.


605


Mar. 7, 1918


Dec. 20, 1918


5 20


20,000 00


Dec. 20, 1918


Old Colony Trust Co.


606


@ 611


Mar. 20, 1918


Oct. 15, 1918


5 18


100,000 00


Oct. 15, 1918


Old Colony Trust Co.


612 @ 617


Mar.


25, 1918


Oct.


18, 1918


5 28


100,000 00


Oct. 18, 1918


Old Colony Trust Co.


.


624


Apr.


1, 1918


Apr.


1, 1919


5 25


25,000 00


Estabrook & Co.


625


Mar.


29, 1918


Nov.


1918


5 35


5,000 00


Nov. 6, 1918


Estabrook & Co.


626


@


630


Mar.


29, 1918


Nov. 20, 1918


5 35


50,000 00


Nov. 20, 1918


Highland Trust Co.


631


@


633


Apr.


29, 1918


Apr. 29, 1919


5 25


25,000 00


Old Colony Trust Co.


634


@ 635


May


9, 1918


Nov. 20, 1918


5 27


50,000 00


Nov. 20, 1918


Old Colony Trust Co.


636


a 637


May


9, 1918


Dec.


12, 1918


5 27


50,000 00


Dec. 12, 1918


*Old Colony Trust Co.


C-1


@ C-50


May


10, 1918


May


10, 1919


5 25


50,000 00


* Blodgett & Co.


C-51


@ C-70


May


10, 1918


May


10, 1919


5 25


100,000 00


*Zelwyn C. Bowman


C-71


June


5, 1918


June


5, 1919


4 50


2,000 00


C-72


June 10, 1918


June


10, 1919


4 50


5,000 00


638


643


June 14, 1918


Apr.


3, 1919


4 62


150,000 00


644


649


July


8, 1918


Nov. 20,


1918


4 37


50,000 00


Estabrook & Co.


650


a


651


Aug. 27, 1918


Aug. 27, 1919


4 30


100,000 00


Old Colony Trust Co. .


652


@ 659


July 12, 1918


June 25, 1919


4 39


125,000 00


FF. S. Moseley & Co.


661


665


Sept. 13, 1918


Sept. 13, 1919


4 35


27,000 00


Old Colony Trust Co. .


666


667


Sept. 27, 1918


Dec. 23, 1918


4 59


100,000 00


Dec. 23, 1918


Total amount of 1918 loans Outstanding January 1, 1918.


$1,484,000 00 510,000 00


$1,994,000 00


Payments, 1918 .


1,385,000 00


Outstanding December 31, 1918


. $609.000 00


·


.


618


623


Mar. 25, 1918


Nov. 20, 1918


5 35


100,000 00


Nov. 20, 1918


J. B. Tilton .


6,


* Coupon notes.


; Interest payable semi-annually.


35


CITY AUDITOR.


Paid


584


@ 600


Jan. 16, 1918


Nov. 5, 1918


5 19%


·


·


.


.


.


*Zelwyn C. Bowman Salomon Bros. & Hutzler F. S. Moseley & Co.


Nov. 20, 1918


.


.


.


.


.


.


36


ANNUAL REPORTS.


FUNDED DEPT.


The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1918, was $1,757,500. No new loans were authorized. The debt was re- duced by maturities amounting to $251,500, leaving a total debt on December 31, 1918, of $1,506,000.


Classified Debt January 1, 1918.


City Loan


$595,500 00


Municipal Loan


47,000 00


Sewer Loan


279,000 00


Public Building Loan


326,000 00


Highway Loan


406,000 00


Bridge Loan


32,000 00


Emergency Loan


25,000 00


Total inside limit


$1,710,500 00


Sewer Loan


$24,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan


12,000 00


Water Loan


11,000 00


Total outside limit


47,000 00


Total funded debt


$1,757,500 00


Debt reductions by maturities were as follows :-


City Loan


$105,500 00


Municipal Loan


8,000 00


Sewer Loan


20,000 00


Public Building Loan .


24,000 00


Highway Loan


79,000 00


Bridge Loan


1,000 00


Emergency Loan


5,000 00


Total inside limit


$242,500 00


Sewer Loan


$3,000 00


Metropolitan Park Assessment Loan


1,000 00


Water Loạn


5,000 00


Total outside limit


9,000 00


Total reduction .


$251,500 00


Classified Debt December 31, 1918.


City Bonds, 31/2 per cent. .


$73,000 00


City Bonds, 4 per cent.


367,000 00


City Bonds, 41/4 per cent.


50,000 00


Municipal Bonds, 41/2 per cent.


39,000 00


Sewer Bonds, 31/2 per cent.


74,000 00


Sewer Bonds, 4 per cent. .


160,000 00


Sewer Bonds, 41/4 per cent.


25,000 00


Public Building Bonds, 4 per cent


217,000 00


Public Building Bonds, 41/2 per cent.


85,000 00


Highway Bonds, 41/2 per cent.


8,000 00


Highway Bonds, 4 per cent.


231,000 00


Highway Bonds, 31/2 per cent.


88,000 00


Bridge Bonds, 31/2 per cent ..


31,000 00


Emergency Bonds, 41/2 per cent.


20,000 00


Total within limit


$1,468,000 00


37


CITY AUDITOR.


Sewer Bonds. 4 per cent. . $21,000 00


Metropolitan Park Bonds, 31/2 per cent.


11,000 00


Water Bonds, 4 per cent .


6,000 00


Total outside limit


38,000 00


Total Funded Debt .


$1,506,000 00


FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1918.


City


Mature


Loan


Municipal Loan


Sewer Loan


Public Building Loan


Highway Loan


Lowell Street Bridge Loan


Sewer Metropolitan


Loan Park Assess- Chap. 357, ment Loan 1895 Chap. 325, 1902 Loan


Water


Emergency Loan


ities By Years


1919


$92,500


$8,000


$20,000


$24,000


$78,000


$1,000


$3,000


$1,000


· $4,000


$5,000


$236,500


1920


79,500


8,000


20,000


24,000


64,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


2,000


5,000


207,500


1921


68,500


8,000


20,000


24,000


55,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


5,000


185,500


1922.


52,500


8,000


20,000


19,000


46,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


5,000


155,500


1923


41,500


7,000


18,000


18,000


27,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


116.500


1924


25,500


17,000


18,000


27,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


92,500


1925.


23,000


17,000


18,0.00


16,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


79,000


1926.


19,000


15,000


18,000


11,000


1,000


1,000


65,000


1927.


19,000


14,000


17,000


3,000


1,000


1,000


55,009


1928.


17,000


12,000


16,000


1,000


1,000


47,000


1929


16,000


11,000


16,000


1,000


1,000


45,000


1930


15,000


10,000


16,000


1,000


42,000


1931


12,000


10,000


15,000


1,000


38,000


1932


9,000


8,000


15,000


1,000


33,009


1933


8,000


14,000


1,000


23,000


1934


8,000


14,000


1,000


23,000


1935


7,000


8,000


1,000


16,000


1936


6,000


4,000


1,000


11,000


1937


6,000




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