Report of the city of Somerville 1918, Part 4

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


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64 10


Taxes 1918,


City


of


Waltham


191 88


Miscellaneous


33 34


$63,675 24


Less service transfers for


teams furnished other de-


partments


12,125 96


51,549 28


Highways Construction, New Streets.


Labor


$6,835 07


Hired teams


1,370 93


Contracts


7,141 04


Tools and equipment


392 53


Use of roller and mixer


666 44


Tarvia


2,895 30


Stone, gravel and cement .


4,867 29


Edgestone and circles


6,124 10


Recording documents


29 25


Miscellaneous


.


30,367 61:


Sidewalks Maintenance.


Labor


$4,323 36


Hired teams


763 13


Stone, brick and cement


1,115 32


Other materials


and sup-


plies


5 70


Street Sprinkling.


Labor


$3,626 26


Hired teams


2,197 18


Equipment and repairs


641 80


Oil and other dust layers


24,709 47


Hardware and materials


115 22


Use of car sprinkler .


5,047 15


Carried forward


$36,337 08


$661.417 37


$40,872 89


.


·


.


.


.


45 66


6,207 51


61


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$36,337 08 $661,417 37 $40,872 89


Maintenance water posts


and hydrants .


255 46


Miscellaneous


33 72


36,626 26


Street Lighting.


Electric lighting in accord- ance with contract .


$63,987 20


Lighting Prospect Hill


Tower


12 80


Public Buildings Department, Main- tenance Highway Buildings.


Labor


$126 75


Fuel


300 43


Light


190 51


Lumber


119 43


Hardware and materials


73 58


Repairs : -


Buildings


46 93


Heating apparatus .


10 10


867 73


CHARITIES.


Poor Department.


Advance for immediate aid $3,000 00


3,000 00


Poor Department, Miscellaneous. General Administration :-


Agent


$1,785 49


Clerks


1,703 24


Books, printing, postage


and supplies


198 71


Telephone


110 65


Miscellaneous


8 00


Outside Relief : -


City Physician


1,800 00


Acting City Physician


95 00


Auto maintenance . 100 00


Board and care


3,055 72


Cash


32,472 72


Cash allowances


378 95


Coal and wood


486. 76


Groceries and provisions


5,398 83


Medicine and medical at- tendance


196 64


Nursing .


139 75


State Institutions .


247 45


Somerville Hospital


7,856 83


Contagious Hospital


62 15


Other Institutions .


392 42


Burials


190 00


Miscellaneous


61 19


Relief by Other Cities and Towns :-


Cities


4,185 95


Towns


454 71


Carried forward


$61,381 16


$765,911 36


$40.872 89


.


.


.


64,000 00


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$61,381 16 $765,911 36 $40,872 89


Mothers' Aid :-


Other Cities and Towns


1,951 12


63,332 28


Poor Department, City Home. Salaries and Wages :-


Warden and Matron


$1,750 00


Bookkeeper


100 00


Domestic labor


1,940 56


Farm labor


2,444 31


Other Expenses :-


Groceries and provisions


5,078. 69


Ice


97 81


Clothing


223 04


Medicine and hospital


goods


92 51


House furnishings and supplies .


463 02


Farm equipment and sup- plies


1,111 62


Live stock and care


143 50


Hay, grain, feed


straw and


821 88


Garbage .


636 80


Seeds and fertilizer


140 65


Horse shoeing


59 85


Power


58 39


Telephone


61 87


Books, stationery and


21 52


Miscellaneous


144 18


15,390 20


Public Buildings Department, Main-


tenance City Home Buildings.


Labor


$531 25


Fuel .


1,776 46


Light


379 88


Furniture and furnishings


11 14


Lumber


280 80


Hardware and materials .


97 65


Repairs :-


Building


103 96


Heating apparatus


49 80


Insurance


101 61


Miscellaneous


1 60


$3,334 15


- 1


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.


Soldiers' Benefits, General Administra- tion.


Salaries and Wages :-


Agent


$300 00


Clerk


750 00


Temporary clerk


28 80


Other Expenses :-


65 99


1,144 79


Carried forward


$849,112 78


$40,872 89


postage


.


Miscellaneous


63


CITY AUDITOR.


$849,112 78 $40,872 89


Brought forward Soldiers' Relief.


Cash as per pay rolls


$22,402 72


Medicine and medical at- tendance


23 05


22,425 77


Military Aid.


Cash as per pay rolls .


$170 00


170 00


State Aid.


Cash as per pay rolls . $12,746 00


12,746 00


State Aid-German War.


Cash as per pay rolls.


$67 280 53


67,280 53


Soldiers' Burials.


Burials


$150 00


150 00


EDUCATION.


School Contingent.


Salaries and Wages :-


Superintendent


$3,850 00


Assistant Superintendent


919 15


Clerks


3,714 40


Truant Officer .


1,500 00


Other employees


186 73


General Expenses :-


Printing, postage and of- fice supplies


753 61


Telephone


846 19


Traveling expenses


290 27


Filing case


22 98


Typewriter


48 60


Miscellaneous


478 71


Textbooks and Supplies :- Text and reference books


8,825 34


Maps ·


254 28


Stationery and supplies


13,911 36


Equipment and repairs .


5,450 51


Other Expenses :-


Tuition


647 96


Support of truants .


386 01


Diplomas and graduation


363 46


Miscellaneous printing


615 06


Power


680 14


Auto maintenance .


541 77


Miscellaneous


214 09


School Teachers' Salaries.


Day Schools .


$402,737 58


Evening Schools


5,948 00


Maintenance School Buildings, Janitors' Salaries.


Janitors' Salaries . $39,817 44


39,817 44


Carried forward


$1.444,888 72


$40.872 89


44.500 62


408.685 58


64


ANNUAL REPORTS. -


Brought forward


$1,444,888 72 $40,872 89


Maintenance School Buildings, Fuel and Light.


Fuel .


$55,559 13


Light


5,778 92 -


61,338 05


Maintenance School Buildings, Buildings and Grounds.


Labor


$7,162 73


Furniture and furnishings


2,135 87


Janitors' supplies


1,552 68


Lumber


1,194 87


Glass, hardware and paint


2,120 72


Other materials and sup- plies ·


2,582 07


Repairs :-


Buildings


7,479 48


Heating apparatus .


2,657 55


Care of grounds


430 14


Flags and flag poles .


423 15


Power


386 16


· Telephone for Exemption Board


10 67


Auto maintenance


.


388 75


Insurance


207 88


Use of Armory


382 50


Use of Y. M. C. A. Gym- nasium .


350 00


Miscellaneous .


65€ 23


30,121 45


New School Building, Holland Street.


Payments on contract


$1,800 00


Furniture and furnishings


229 20


Plumbing


23 31


Laying gas pipe


49 46


Hardware and materials


191 26


Grading grounds


129 25


Setting circles


143 24


$2,565 72


Boys' Industrial School Addition


Electric lights and fixtures


$115 00


Furniture and furnishings


183 66


Hardware and materials


13 69


Miscellaneous


11 73


324 08


Boys' Industrial School Addition No. 2.


Contract for construction


$13,168 47


Water service


110 68


Blueprints


5 51


Southern Junior High School


Payments on contract


$57,984 00


Architect


2,438 91


Furniture and furnishings


3,691 22


Clock system .


151 35


Carried forward


$64,265 48


$1.536,348 22


$57.047 35


.


.


13.284 66


65


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$64.265 48 $1,536,348 22 $57,047 35


Heating and ventilating


8,431 50


Plumbing .


8,238 50


Hardware


975 00


Lumber


264 48


82,174 96


Building Connection Forster School.


Constructing passageway $1,985 25


1,985 25


SCHOOL TRUST FUNDS.


S. Newton Cutler Fund. Books


$104 09


$104 09


Smith-Hughes Fund.


School teachers' salaries . $260 00


260 00


LIBRARIES.


Central Library.


Salaries and Wages :-


Librarian


$2,202 05


Assistants


12,164 66


Books, Periodicals, Etc .:


Books


4,731 02


Periodicals


642 80


Music


103 16


Binding


1.186 94


Other Expenses:


Postage and office sup- plies


947 27


Printing and advertising


473 55


Catalogue cards


100 00


Telephone


149 41


Express .


191 92


Agencies


7 59


Miscellaneous


99 35


22,999 72


Public Buildings Department, Main-


tenance Central Library.


Janitors


$1,429 24


Labor


252 50


Fuel .


246 11


Light


875 88


Furniture and furnishings 23 97


Janitors' supplies


126 50


Hardware and materials


26 37


Repairs :-


Building


.


38 12


Heating apparatus


49 56


Flag pole .


15 00


3,083 25


West Somerville Branch Library. Salaries and Wages :- Assistants


$4.188 21


Carried forward


$4,188 21


$1,562,795 28


$141,207 56


.


66


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$4,188 21 $1,562,795 28 $141,207 56


Books, Periodicals, Etc .:


Books


1,446 41


Periodicals


297 40


Music


3 63


Binding .


538 95


Other Expenses :-


Postage and office sup- plies


113 53


Printing and advertising


22 45


Telephone


56 99


Express .


99 35


Miscellaneous


1 38


Public Buildings Department, £ Main- ¿tenance West Somerville Branch Li- brary.


Janitor


$1,074 00


Labor


219 13


Fuel .


467 44


Light


316 75


Furniture and furnishings


13 00


. Janitors' supplies


1 60


Hardware and materials


94 86


Repairs : -


Building


47 56


Heating apparatus .


5 11


Miscellaneous


38 10


East Somerville Branch Library.


Salaries and Wages :- Assistants


$2,119 62


Books, Periodicals, Etc .:


Books


543 35


Periodicals


99 38


Binding


302 55


Other Expenses:


Postage and office sup-


plies


·


118 44


Printing and advertising


14 20


Telephone


35 53


Express .


105 33


Public Buildings Department, Main- tenance East Somerville Branch Li- brary.


Janitor


$680 72


Labor


83 46


Fuel


349 94


Light


96 51


Furniture and furnishings


11 05


Hardware and materials


29 46


Repairs : -


Building


35 08


Rent


100 00


Carried forward


$1,386 22


$1,575,179 53


$141.207 56


·


6,768 30


2,277 55


3,338 40


.


67


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$1,386 22


$1,575,179 53


$141,207 56


Grading


98 96


Miscellaneous


21 00


1,506 18


Union Square and Branch Library. Salaries and Wages :- Assistants


$2,226 02


Books, Periodicals, Etc .:


Books


876 97


Periodicals


116 02


Binding


280 55


Other Expenses :-


Postage and office sup- plies


90 56


Printing and advertising


10 85


Telephone


34 62


Express


99 32


3,734 91


Public Buildings Department, Main-


tenance Union Square Branch Li-


brary.


Janitor


$799 00


Labor


64 02


Fuel


224 73


Light


144 33


Furniture and furnishings


3 30


Repairs :-


25


Hardware and materials


95


Miscellaneous


13 06


New East Somerville Branch Library.


Architect


$230 00


Payment on contract


2,717 00


Labor


54 00


Lighting fixtures


318 00


Grading grounds


75 79


Furniture and furnishings


1,318 00


Miscellaneous


12


$4,714 91


PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS.


S. Newton Cutler Fund.


Books


$50 00


Martha R. Hunt, Book Fund.


Books


$257 23


$257 23


Isaac Pitman, Art Fund.


Books and music


$94 40


Pictures


45 00


Isaac Pitman, Poetry Fund.


$20 25


$20 25


Carried forward


$1,582,148 14


$145,922 47


$139 40


Books


$50 00


Building


1,260 64


6.8


ANNUAL REPORTS.


RECREATION.


Brought forward


$1,582,148 14 $145,922 47


Engineering Department, Parks Mainte- nance.


Labor


$6,019 23


Teaming


947 57


Equipment


170 60


Trees, shrubs, plants, etc.


261 60


Hardware and materials


212 05


Carpentry and repairs


525 32


Flags and flag poles .


139 19


Miscellaneous


68 86


Public Buildings Department, tenance Park Buildings.


Main-


Labor


$378 70


Teams


39 50


Fuel


64 49


Light


248 51


Janitors' supplies


29 22


Hardware and materials


11 24


Repairs :-


Buildings


11 48


Heating apparatus .


17 15


Laundry


36 33


Miscellaneous


6 10


Engineering Department,


Playgrounds


Maintenance.


Labor


$2,905 92


Teaming


347 66


Apparatus


41 25


Tools and equipment


2 50


Materials and supplies


80 76


Repairing fountains


and


bubblers


47 36


Use steam roller


37 50


Playground and Recreation Commission. Salaries and Wages :-


Supervisors


$937 88


Instructors


1,116 74


Social worker


735 40


Other helpers


270 38


Other Expenses : -


Equipment and supplies .


68 50


Use of auto, plowing and teaming .


216 25


Piping


35 67


Miscellaneous


82 94


Public Buildings Department, Main- tenance Bathhouse.


Salaries and Wages :- Attendants


$1,091 21


Carried forward


$1.091 21


$1,598,261 99


$145.922 47


.


8,344 42


842 72


3,462 95


$3,463 76


1


69


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


$1,091 21 $1,598,261 99 $145,922 47


Labor


82 45


Other Expenses :-


Bathing suits .


184 81


Towels


72 37


Equipment and


supplies


23 49


Repairs


48 56


Laundry


56 07


Telephone


15 09


Insurance


82 40


Sand


80 00


Repairing walks


164 79


Miscellaneous


13 91


1,915 15


Celebration, Victory Day.


Fireworks .


$400 00


Music


269 50


Signs


11 00


680 50


UNCLASSIFIED.


Memorial Day.


Flags and wreaths


$114 73


Music and catering


236 50


Miscellaneous


36 99


Municipal Documents.


Printing:


Annual reports


$1,138 70


Municipal manuals


105 95


Postage


4 66


Miscellaneous


2 88


1,252 19


Workmen's Compensation.


Books, postage and supplies


$4 00


Compensation


2,366 01


Medicine and medical at-


tendance


122 90


2,492 91


Pensions.


Janitors


$1,742 27


Police


6,894 98


Fire


3,567 97


Health


750 00


Poor


6 98


Laborers:


Highway


3.553 24


Sanitary


338 73


Water


1,156 16


18,010 33


Damage to Persons and Personal Prop- erty.


Settlement of claims .


$4,328 21


Plumbing repairs


7 93


4,336 14


Carried forward


$1,627,337 43


$145,922 47


.


388 22


70


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$1,627,337 43 $145,922 47


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.


Interest.


Temporary Loans :-


Anticipation of Revenue .


$48,543 91


General :-


Sewer


11,533 75


Highway


14,325 00


Municipal


2,115 00


City


22,143 75


Bridge


1,102 50


Metropolitan Park


420 00


Public Buildings


13,270 00


Emergency


1,062 50


114,516 41


Reduction of Funded Debt. General Loans :-


Sewer


$23,000 00


Highway


79,000 00


Municipal


8,000 00


City


105,500 00


Bridge


1,000 00


Metropolitan Park .


1,000 00


Public Building


24,000 00


Emergency


5,000 00


246,500 00-


WATER WORKS.


Water Maintenance.


Administration :-


Commissioner


$2,500 00


Clerks


5,407 55


Books, printing, postage


and supplies .


1,529 86


Telephone


234 14


Carfares


71 31


Miscellaneous


476 13


General :-


Labor


32,274 54


Teams


96 25


Pipe and fittings


785 34


Meters and fittings


1,724 03


Hydrants and fittings


898 56


Castings


287 63


Tools, equipment and re-


pairs


1,636 47


Automobiles and mainte- nance .


3,375 34


Horses, feed, shoeing, etc.


606 38


Gasoline


1,273 55


Kerosene


437 16


Other materials and sup-


plies


1,251 80


Freight and express


168 57


Power


40 69


Carried forward


$55,075 30


$1,988,353 84


$145,922 47


·


.


.


71


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward Miscellaneous


$55,075 30 $1,988,353 84 $145,922 47


18 02


Other Expenses :


Repair of streets


228 38


Use of thawing machine .


958 59


Less service transfers for teams furnished other de- partments


$268 74


Water Works Extension.


Labor


$1,507 53


Teams


194 00


Pipe and fittings


3,066 27


Meters and fittings


872 32


Tools and equipment .


71 20


Contracts, trench work


110 47


5,821 79


Public Buildings Department, Main- tenance Water Buildings.


Labor


$132 10


Fuel


523 91


Light


244 17


Furniture and furnishings .


9 82


Repairs :- Buildings


34 99


Hardware and materials


94 48


Miscellaneous


27 97


1,067 44


Interest.


Water Loans


$440 00


440 00


Reduction of Water Debt.


Water Bonds


$5,000 00


5,000 00


Metropolitan Water Assessment.


Assessment


$125,358 55


125,358 55


OTHER ACCOUNTS.


Temporary Loans.


Loans in anticipation of


revenue .


· $1,385,000 00


Real Estate Liens.


Titles purchased by city .


$2,413 29


2,413 29


Grade Crossing Advance.


Land damages


$36,800 00


Services as auditor


50 00


36,850 00


State Taxes.


State


$175,560 00


State Highway


1,310 01


Non-Resident Bank


2,863 34


179,733 35


Carried forward .


$3,786,049 81


$145,922 47


$56,280 29


$56,011 55


1,385,000 00


72


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$3,786,049 81 $145,922 47


Metropolitan and Other Assessments.


Metropolitan Park


$43,457 01


Metropolitan Sewer


80,430 29


Wellington Bridge


3,173 78


Grade Crossings


12,354 20


Charles River Basin


7,457 52


Alewife Brook .


1,197 94


Abatement of Smoke


307 55


Fire Prevention


975 33


Soldiers' Exemption


124 34


149,477 96


County of Middlesex


County Tax, 1918


$87,003 63


87,003 63


Cash Refunds.


Taxes


$324 28


Moths and Street Sprink-


ling Assessments .


179 70


Water Rates


361 88


Tellers' Overs and Shorts.


Adjustments


$73 25


73 25


PRIVATE TRUST.


Redemption of Tax Titles.


Tax titles redeemed . $2,522 59


2,522 59


Totals


$4,025,993 10


$145,922 47


* Appropriation Refunds


1,349 65


2,399 44


$4,027,342 75


$148,321 91


Total Cash Payments .


$4,175,664 66


·


·


865 86


*Expenditures as shown in all accounts are net.


73


CITY AUDITOR.


SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.


School Buildings


Land and Buildings


Personal


Prescott


$72,200 00


$3,000 00


Totals $75,200 00


East


Somerville


Junior


High


62,000.00


2,000 00


64,000 00


Hanscom


66,500 00


4,000 00


70,500 00


Davis


52,900 00


6,600 00


59,500 00


Clark Bennett


54,500 00


3,500 00


58,000 00


Knapp


50,000 00


5,500 00


55,500 00


Baxter


35,500 00


1,500 00


37,000 00


Perry


42,000 00


1,500 00


43,500 00


Bell and Southern Junior High


130,000 00


8,900 00


138,900 00


Prospect Hill


18,000 00


18,000 00


Pope .


78,600 00


5,000 00


83,600 00


Cummings


13,400 00


1,200 00


14,600 00


Edgerly


43,000 00


5,000 00


48,000 00


*High


360,000 00


30,000 00


390,000 00


Glines


88,400 00


5,000 00


93,400 00


Forster


59,000 00


8,000 00


104,000 00


Forster (Annex)


37,000 00


*Proctor


44,000 00


44,000 00


Bingham


73,000 00


5,000 00


78,000 00


Morse


54,000 00


5,000 00


59,000 00


Carr


53,600 00


5,000 00


62,600 00


Girls' Industrial School


4,000 00


Durell


20,400 00


1,500 00


21,900 00


Burns


39,000 00


3,000 00


42,000 00


Brown


72,000 00


2,600 00


74,600 00


Highland


66,600 00


5,000 00


71,600 00


Lowe


51,000 00


2,000 00


53,000 00


Hodgkins


98,700 00


5,000 00


103,700 00


¿West


Somerville


Junior


High


80,000 00


4,000 00


84,000 00


Lincoln


19,800 00


1,000 00


20,800 00


Cutler


98,700 00


10,000 00


108,700 00


Total .


$2,037.800 00


$139,800 00


$2.177,600 00


*Land included in Central Hill Park.


+Building and fixtures. Land owned by State.


¿Land included in Holland Street Ledge.


74


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Fire Buildings.


New fire alarm building


$27,500 00


*$103,000 00


$178,200 00


Central


47,700 00


Engine Two


37,000 00


12,000 00


49,000 00


Engine Six


29,000 00


20,000 00


49,000 00


Hose Five


21,500 00


7,500 00


29,000 00


Ladder One


60,000 00


15,500 00


75,500 00


Hose Eight


10,400 00


7,700 00


18,100 00


Ladder Two


17,600 00


15,000 00


32,600 00


Engine Four


19,500 00


7,000 00


26,500 00


Total


$270,200 00


$187,700 00


$457,900 00


*Includes Electrical Department equipment.


Libraries.


Central


$125,000 00


$100,000 00


$225,000 00


East Somerville Branch


24,400 00


24,400 00


West Somerville Branch


30,000 00


6,000 00


36,000 00


Total


$179,400 00


$106,000 00


$285.400 00


Miscellaneous Buildings.


Highway (stables, etc.)


$55,000 00


$30,000 00


$85,000 00


Sewer


6,700 00


500 00


7,200 00


Contagious and Tuberculo- sis Hospital


45,900 00


9,000 00


54,900 00


City Home


92,900 00


17,000 00


109,900 00


Police


64,300 00


8,000 00


72,300 00


¿City Hall


52,000 00


149,000 00


201,000 00


¿City Hall Annex


62,000 00


12,500 00


74,500 00


Parks :--


Broadway


3,100 00


3,100 00


Lincoln


3,000 00


1,000 00


4,000 00


Bathhouse


5,000 00


5,000 00


Polling Booths


1,800 00


1,800 00,


Sanitary


21,000 00


19,200 00


40,200 00


Water


46,700 00


6,500 00


53,200 00


Total


$459,400 00


$252,700 00


$712,100 00


¡Land included in Central Hill Park.


Parks and Playgrounds.


Broadway .


.


$421,200 00


$421,200 00


Central Hill


472,000 00


472,000 00


Lincoln


84,500 00


2,000 00


86,500 00


Prospect Hill


69,800 00


1,500 00


71,300 00


Tufts


109,000 00


109,000 00


Paul Revere


1,000 00


1,000 00


Belmont Street


5,100 00


5,100 00


City Field


70,900 00


70,900 00


Glen Street


17,300 00


17,300 00


Kent Street


12,000 00


12,000 00


Poplar Street


5,500 00


5,500 00


Beacon Street


3,000 00


3,000 00


Webster Avenue


3,000 00


3,000 00


Mason Street


4,200 00


4,200 00


Somerville Field


40,000 00


20,000 00


60,000 00


Total


$1,318,500 00


$23,500 00


$1,342.000 00


.


75


CITY AUDITOR.


Miscellaneous Land.


Ledge, Holland Street


$54,500 00


$54,500 00


Somerville Avenue


300 00


300 00


Putnam


400 00


400 00


Murdock Street


600 00


600 00


Lowell Street


100 00


100 00


Spencer Avenue


100 00


100 00


Weston Avenue


2,500 00


2,500 00


Endicott Avenue


600 00


600 00


Powder House Boulevard


400 00


400 00


Waltham Gravel Land


10,000 00


10,000 00


Total .


$69,500 00


.....


...


$69,500 00


SUMMARY. Land and Buildings


Personal


Total


School Buildings


$2,037,800 00


$139,800 00


$2,177,600 00


Fire Buildings .


270,200 00


187,700 00


457,900 00


Libraries


179,400 00


106,000 00


285,400 00


Miscellaneous Buildings


459,400 00


252,700 00


712,100 00


Parks and Playgrounds


1,318,500 00


23,500 00


1,342,000 00


Miscellaneous Land .


69,500 00


..


69,500 00


Total


$4,334,800 00


$709,700 00


$5,044,500 00


Sewers (cost)


1,346,752 00


Water Works (cost)


1,067,010 38


Total value public property


$7,458,262 38


REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


Somerville, Mass., January 30, 1919.


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


Gentlemen : In presenting the annual report of the City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1918, I respect- fully call attention to the following items of interest : The assessors' warrants amounted to . $2,053,862 53


The amount for 1917 was


1,828,330 55


Showing an increase of


$225,531 98


The personal taxes were $111,677.80 more than in 1917 ; the poll taxes, because of exemptions for men in the military or naval service, were $2,412 less than in 1917, but the cash col- lections from polls of 1918 were only $214.00 less than for the corresponding period of 1917; with the larger total to collect, the uncollected December 31, 1918, was only $5,099.12 more than on the corresponding date of the previous year, viz :


Taxes


1917. $359,205 97


1918.


Balance.


$365,013 39


Street Sprinkling


8,771 15


8,145 35


Moths


316 75


234 25


$368,293 87


$373,392 99


$5,099 12


The payments on account of Grade Crossings abolition were $36,850.00, and the receipts on this account were $36,800.00. The decrees of the court on account of Grade Cross- ings abolition from December 26, 1908, to December 31, 1918. were $120,097.10. The amount paid out and the amount to be paid on these decrees will be found in a table following.


The amount borrowed on temporary loans in anticipation of taxes was $1,484,000.00 ; in 1917 the amount was $1,500,000. On account of war conditions, the rates of interest were much higher than in 1917, but it is confidently expected that the rates for 1919 will be considerably less than in 1918. The various rates of interest paid are given in a Temporary Loans table.


The report also contains an interesting statement of the amounts paid on account of Debt, including amounts paid on account of Metropolitan assessments as well as on the city debt ; and your attention is called to the large amount neces- sary to be paid for interest, particularly on the Metropolitan assessments.


Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH S. PIKE, City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


77


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


CONDENSED CASH STATEMENT.


RECEIPTS.


PAYMENTS.


Revenue


$4,171,492 56 6,922 03


$4,029,753 56 145,911 00


$4,178,414 59


$4,175,664 66


Cash balance, Jan-


uary 1, 1918


237,246 23


Cash balance; De- cember 31, 1918 . 239,996 16


$4,415,660 82


$4,415,660 82


DETAILED CASH STATEMENT.


RECEIPTS.


Balance from 1918


$237,246 23.


Revenue.


Advances, C. C. Folsom


$1,599 00


Taxes, 1916


$789 74


1917


350,572 04


1918


1,642,301 91


1,993,663 69


Excise taxes, 1918


233 03


Street Sprinkling, 1916


$3 50


1917


8,655 40


1918


28,785 50


37,444 40


Moth assessments, 1917


$311 15


1918


861 50


Highway, 1916


$954 65


1917


8,100 32


1918


4,328 24


13,383 21


Sidewalk, 1916 .


$1,587 77


1917


5,000 22


Sewer. 1916


$1,414 07


1917


589 19


1918


663 60


2,666 86


Meter Water Charges, 1917


Water: Sales, 1918


$237,048 09


Maintenance


3,980 53


Service assess-


ments


1,040 27


Grade Crossings


36,800 00


Real Estate Liens


1,169 97


Temporary Loans


1,484,000 00


Departmental Deposits


21,193 21


(See Table.)


Departmental accounts


50,672 31


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :- Corporation Taxes : Business


$40,087 73


Carried forward


$40,087 73


$3,921,710 24


$237,246 23


1,172 65


6,587 99


29,055 03


242,068 89


Non-Revenue


78


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$40,037 73 $3.921,710 24 $237,246 23


Public Service


10,283 99


Bank . 4,734 94


Street Railway, 1917


20,131 88


1918 15,146 48


90,385 02


Income Tax, 1917 1918


7,980 00


Vocational Schools


8,181 67


Soldiers' Benefits, 1917


30,461 43


In lieu of taxes


70 32


County of Middlesex:


Dog licenses .


2,168 85


Courts, County


$70 50


Police


.


Departmental penalties


171 00


Licenses and permits, (de-


partmental)


4,807 50


Interest: On taxes


$12,063 75


Assessments


542 52


Bank accounts :


Treasurer


9,971 73


City Clerk


8 81


Real estate liens


22 23


Accrued on Tem-


porary loans


9 78


Miscellaneous


84


Treasury Department:


Cost on taxes and re-


demptions .


$6,159 53


Costs on assessments


100 15


· Certificates, Lien and re- demption


253 00


Collecting bank tax


28 62


6,541 30


Edison Electric Illuminat . ing Co., electrolysis


500 00


General expenses, refunds .


1,387 88


Trust Funds Income: School, S. Newton, Cut-


ler


$214 50


Smith-Hughes


1,048 24


Library, S. Newton, Cut- ler


42 88


Hunt, Art


95 00


Hunt, Books


495 29


Pitman, Art


171 32


Pitman, Poetry .


42 82


Wilder, Chil-


dren's


4 25


Poor, Òlive C.


Cummings . 50 00


2,164 30


Tellers' shorts and overs .


10 28


$4,171,492 56


Carried forward


$4,171,492 56


$237.246 23


3,634 61


3,705 11


22,619 66


.


68,628 00


79


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


Brought forward .


$4,171,492 56 $237,246 23


Non-Revenue.


Outlay appropriations, re-


funds and offsets . .


$2,399 44


Carnegie Corporation 2,000 00


Redemption of tax liens


2,522 59


6,922 03


4,178,414 59


$4,415,660 82


PAYMENTS.


Revenue.


Advances, Jean M. Hutch- ins, acting agent $3,000 00


Taxes, 1917, refunds


$38 40


1917, under


Chap.


49, Acts 1918, re-


funds


7 22


1918, refunds .


261 28


306 90


Street Sprinkling, 1917, re-


funds


$130 25


Street Sprinkling, 1918, re- funds


48 70


178 95


Moth Assessment, 1918


75


Water Charges:


Previous year, refunds


$26 83


Current year, refunds


352 43


379 26 36,850 00


Grade Crossings


Real estate liens


2,413 29


Temporary Loans


1,385,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


State Tax


$175,560 00


Assessments


150,663 63


Bank Tax, non-resident,


2,863 34


Metropolitan water as- sessments


125,358 55


Soldiers' exemptions .


124 34


454,569 86


County of Middlesex, coun- ty tax


87,003 63


General expenses


1,692,690 39


Interest: Temporary loans $48,543 91


Funded debt 66,412 50


114,956 41


Reduction of Funded debt


251,500 00


Trust Funds :


Schools, S. Newton, Cut- ler


$104 09


Smith-Hughes


260 00


Carried forward


$364 09 $4,028,849 44


80


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$364 09


$4,028,849 44


Library, S. Newton Cut- ler.


50 00


Hunt, books .


257 23


Pitman, art .


139 40


Pitman, poetry .


20 25


Tellers' shorts and overs .




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