Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 3

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 406


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1,000 00


6,000 00


Water


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


4,000 00


2,000 00


26,000 00


Extreme Emergency


·


Total


.


$205,500 00


$212,500 00


$232,500 00


$251,500 00 $236,500 00


$211,500 00 $1,350,000 00


INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS).


Class of Loan


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1920


Total


City


$37,558 75


$31,768 75


$26,606 25


$22,143 75


$18,162 50


$14,757 50


$150,997 50


Municipal


·


3,465 00


'3,015 00


2,565 00


2,115 00


· 1,755 00


1,395 00


14,310 00


Sewer


13,176 25


12,708 75


12,306 25


11,533 75


10,641 25


9,748 75


70,115 00


Public Buildings


2,040 00


7,240 00


9,980 00


13,270 00


12,285 00


11,300 00


56,115 00


Highway


6,640 00


9,747 50


13,822 50


14,325 00


11,262 50


10,207 50


66,005


00


Bridge


1,207 50


1,172 50


1,137 50


1.102 50


. 1,067 50


1,032 50


6,720 00


Metropolitan Park


525 00


490 00


455 00


420 00


385 00


350 00


2,625 00


Water


1,040 00


840


00


640 00


440 00


240 00


80 00


3,280 00


Extreme Emergency


1,062 50


850 00


637 50


2,550 00


Total


$65,652 50


$66,982 50


$67,512 50


$66,412 50


$56,648 75


$49,508 75


$372,717 50


.


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.


.


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.


·


. .


ANNUAL REPORTS.


40


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5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


15,000 00


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CITY, AUDITOR.


BORROWING CAPACITY DECEMBER 31, 1919.


Valuation, 1917


. $78,921,472 00 13,900 00


$78,935,372 00


Valuation, 1918


$84,639,280 00 24,700 00


84,663,980 00


Valuation, 1919


. $87,353,424 00


Supplementary


39,300 00


87,392,724 00


$250,992,076 00


Abatements, 1917


$476,650 00 373,389 00


Abatements, 1918


Abatements, 1919


275,675 00


1,125,714 00


Average valuation for three years


$83,288,787 33


Two and one-half per cent. .


2,092,219 68


Present debt within limit


1,279,500 00


Borrowing capacity December 31, 1919 . Maturities : -


$802,719 68


January 1, 1920


$35,000 00


April 1, 1920


103,000 00


July 1, 1920


$69,500 00 ·


Less outside limit


4,000 00


65,500 00


October 1, 1920


$4,000 00


Less outside limit


2,000 00


2,000 00


Maturities in 1920 within limit $205,500 00


$1,008,219 63


Total maturities on funded debt, 1920


$211,500 00


·


$249,866,362 00


Supplementary


Supplementary


42


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ABATEMENTS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PRIOR YEARS.


Charges :-


Street Sprinkling, 1918 . $16 15


Highway Betterments, 1918.


360 58


Sidewalks, 1917


46 72


$423 45


Credit :-


Excess and Deficiency


$423 45


REFUNDS TAXES, CHAPTER 49, ACTS 1918.


Charges :-


Taxes 1917 Refunded


$2 00


Credit :-


Excess and Deficiency


$2 00


WATER CHARGES 1918 REFUNDED OR ABATED.


Charges: -


Metered


$59 46


Annual


28 99


Credit :-


Excess and Deficiency


$88 45


TELLERS' OVERS AND SHORTS.


Credit: -


Balance from 1918 account $10 28


Appropriation from Revenue


67 56


Charges :-


Shortages


$77 84


STATE INCOME TAX, 1917.


Charges : -


To Revenue 1919 $6,384 00


Credit :-


Cash Excess from Commonwealth


$6,384 00


STATE INCOME TAX, 1918.


Charges : -


Balance due from Commonwealth $5,777 52


Excess to Revenue 1919 5,394 48


Credit :-


Cash from Commonwealth


$11,172 00


STATE INCOME TAX, 1919.


Charges:


Estimate account General School Fund $68,000 00


Estimate account General Purposes 26,295 00


Credit :-


Cash from Commonwealth


$87,880 00


Balance due on estimate


$6,415 00


·


$88 45


$77 84


$11,172 00


$94,295 00 .


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43


CITY AUDITOR.


REAL ESTATE LIENS AND TAX TITLES.


Charges : -


Balance from 1918 account


$1,219 53


Titles purchased


1,576 95


$2,796 48


Credit: -


Cash


717 19


Balance to 1920 account


$2,079 29


SALE OF LAND, WINTER HILL.


Credit :--


Balance · from 1918 account


$500 00


Charge: -


Revenue, 1919 .


500 00


GRADE CROSSINGS ADVANCES.


Balance from 1918 account $427 30


TAILINGS.


Credits : -


Balance from 1918 account


$127 11


Cash, Taxes paid twice


164 54


Balance to 1920 account


$291 65


PREMIUMS ON BONDS.


Credit :-


Premiums, Loan of April 1, 1919 .


$132 00


ACCRUED INTEREST ON BONDS.


Credit :-


Cash, Loan of April 1, 1919


$280 00


Charge :-


Applied to Interest Appropriations, 1919 .


280 00


REVENUE FROM TAXES, SUPPLEMENTARY WARRANTS.


Credit :-


Balance from 1918 account .


$2,214 18


Supplementary Warrants Nos. 1 and 2, 1919 1,427 94


$3,642 12


Charges : -


Abatements


$34 32


Revenue, 1919


2,203 86


2,238 18


Balance to. 1920 account .


$1,403 94


REDEMPTION OF TAX TITLES.


Credit: - Cash received


$2,159 21


Charges :-


Titles redeemed, cash paid


2,159 21


.


44


ANNUAL REPORTS.


OVERLAY ACCOUNT.


Overlay, 1916.


Credit :-


Balance from 1918 account


$1,416 92


Charges :-


Abatements


$1,321 68


Transferred to Reserve Fund .


95 24


$1,416 92


Overlay, 1917.


Credit :-


Balance from 1918 account


$2,734 33


Recommitment


8 00


$2,742 33


Charges: -


Abatements


$1,133 60


Transferred to Reserve Fund .


660 93


1,794 53


Balance to 1920 account


$947 80


Overlay, 1918.


Credit:


Balance from 1918 account


$22,006 30


Recommitment


4 00


Charges : -


Abatements


$5,258 64


Transferred to Reserve Fund .


15,765 74


21,024 38


Balance to 1920 account


$985 92


Overlay, 1919.


Credit :-


Taxes, 1919


$11,426 31


Recommitment


2 00


Charges :-


Abatements


8,472 42


Balance to 1920 account


$2,955 89


RESERVE FUND, SURPLUS FROM OVERLAY.


Credit :-


Balance from 1918 account


$5,564 52


Transfer, from, Overlay, 1916


·


95 24


Overlay, 1917


660 93


Overlay, 1918


15,765 74


$22,086 43


Charges :-


General Appropriations (School Teachers' Salaries)


8,000 00


Balance to 1920 account £


$14,086 43


.


.


$22,010 30


$11,428 31


45


CITY AUDITOR.


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.


Credit: -


Balance from 1918 account


$73,027 18 24,651 69


Revenue 1919, Excess


$97,678 87


Charges :-


Transfers to reduce tax levy


$71,000 00


Adjustment of charges to Commonwealth


of Massachusetts account State Aid .


368 00


Abatement Special Assessments, Prior Years


423 45


Refund Taxes Chap. 49, 1918


2 00


Water Charges 1918 Abated


.


71,881 90


Balance to 1920 account


$25,796 97


CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


Receipts.


General Revenue.


Taxes :-


Taxes, 1919


. $1,970,375 74


Taxes, 1918 .


358,802 43


Taxes, 1917


664 93


Taxes, 1916


95 24


From State:


Corporation


42,626 27


National Bank


5,650 79


Street Railway


13,169 85


Income Tax, 1919


87,880 00


Income Tax, 1918


11,172 00


Income Tax, 1917


6,384 00


Excise Tax, Ship Owners


258 10


Licenses and Permits.


Licenses : -


Amusement


1,119 00


Dealers Motor Vehicles


420 00


Junk


1,000 00


Milk


342 50


Pool and billiards


400 00


Sunday


535 00


Innholders and Victuallers


102 00


Pedlers


710 00


All other


308 50


Permits : -


Marriage


1,228 00


Buildings


1,241 50


Garages


.


580 00


Electrical


1,318 00


Miscellaneous


82 00


Carried forward .


. $2,506,466 05


·


88 45


46


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward . $2,506,466 05


Fines and Forfeits.


Court Fines


2,305 22


Departmental Penalties


375 50


Grants and Gifts.


From State, - Vocational Schools . 8,751 72


Smith-Hughes Fund 1,593 61


From County, - Dog Licenses


2,197 92


From Olive W. Cummings Estate


578 82


All Other General Revenue.


Real Estate Liens


717 19


State, In Lieu of Taxes


78 20


Total General Revenue .


$2,523,064 03


Commercial Revenue - Special Assessments. For Expenses :-


Street Sprinkling, 1919


$30,433 51


Street Sprinkling, 1918


8,129 20


Street Sprinkling, 1917


16 60


Street Sprinkling, 1916


50


Moths, 1919


1,109 50


Moths, 1918


234 25


Moths, 1917


5 60


For Outlays :-


Sewers, 1917


2,583 01


Sidewalks, 1919


562 90


Sidewalks, 1917


857 98


Street Betterments, 1919


1,685 19


Street Betterments, 1918 and 1917


7,958 67


Total Commercial Revenue - Spe-


cial Assessments


$53,576 91


Carried forward . .


$2,576,640 94


47


CITY AUDITOR.


Commercial Revenue - Departmental.


Brought forward


. $2,576,640 94


General Government.


Treasurer and Collector


$7,170 99


Assessors


19 50


City Clerk


966 05


Other


69 57


Protection of Persons and Property.


Police Department :-


Service of Officers


172 15


Cloth .


527 42


Rent of Court Room


1,000 00


Fire Department


3 42


Sealer of Weights and Measures


531 89


Health and Sanitation.


Contagious Hospital


6,903 23


Health Department


635 64


Inspection


350 25


Sanitary Department :-


Garbage


16,201 00


Incinerator


345 00


Highways.


Labor and Materials


3,957 56


Moths


3 00


Sidewalks Maintenance


53 50


Street Sprinkling


37 50


Rent of Tenements


240 00


Charities.


Almshouse:


Sale of produce, etc.


6,225 00


Board


4,465 87


Outside Relief :


Individuals


19 29


Cities and Towns


1,605 87


State


5,390 73


Mothers' Aid :-


Cities and Towns


2,305 73


State


10,222 65


Soldiers' Benefits.


State Aid


79,426 07


Military Aid


85 00


Burials


150 00


Education.


Tuition State Wards


1,014 75


Other Tuition .


3,660 42


Rent High School Hall


795 00


Miscellaneous, School Buildings


239 64


Libraries.


Fines, etc.


1,969 76


Recreation.


Bathhouse


531 45


Shower Baths


317 10


Unclassified.


Municipal Food Supply


6,687 11


Electrolysis


500 00


Miscellaneous


255 41


Total Commercial Revenue - De-


partmental


$165,054 52


Carried forward .


.


.


$2,741,695 46


.


.


·


48


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Commercial Revenue - Public Service Enterprises.


Brought forward


$2,741,695 46


Water Department :- -


Sale of Water :-


Metered, 1919


$176,887 15


Metered, 1918


27,512 21


Annual


41,811 72


Additional


1,706 32


Service Assessments


2,113 67


Maintenance Bills


3,559 31


Total Commercial Revenue - Public Service Enterprises


$253,590 38


Commercial Revenue - Interest.


Deposits


$10,500 09


Taxes


11,922 42


Special Assessments .


416 37


Trust Funds :-


School


214 50


Library


851 82


Poor Department


82 02


Miscellaneous


70 20


Total Commercial Revenue - Interest


$24,057 42


Municipal Indebtedness.


Temporary Loans :-


Anticipation of Revenue


. $1,527,000 00


General Loans :-


Highway


.


40,000 00


Premiums on Loans


132 00


1


Total Municipal Indebtedness


$1,567,132 00


Agency, Trust and Investment.


Redemption of Tax Liens


$2,159 21


Refunds.


Soldiers' Benefits


$1,310 68


General Appropriations


553 04


Outlay Appropriations


13 87


Cash Advances, Poor Department


4,101 00


Miscellaneous


287 67


Total Refunds


$6,266 26


Total Receipts .


$4,594,900 73


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CITY AUDITOR.


EXPENDITURES.


GENERAL GOVERNMENT.


Expenses Outlays


Board of Aldermen Expenses.


Books, postage and supplies


$41 32


Printing and advertising .


99 25


Binding


13 75


Auto hire, etc.


17 00


Refreshments


828 38


Badges


84 00


All other


24 26


1,107 96


Clerk of Committees Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


Clerk


$1,901 47


Assistant Clerk


624 90


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup-


plies


54 75


Printing and advertising


6 25


Telephone


83 72


All other


12 00


Executive Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


Mayor


$3,500 00


Secretary and Clerks


2,240 10


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup- plies


237 75


Printing and advertising


106 85


Inaugural expenses


93 00


Telephone


91 20


Auto hire


12 00


Contingent expenses


139 05


All other


.


6,461 72


Auditing Department.


Salaries and Wages :- -


Auditor


$2,802 38


Clerks


·


2,008 34


Other Expenses : -


Books, postage and sup- plies


.


51 14


Printing and advertising


599 55


Binding


28 20


Telephone


46 46


Typewriter


76 25


All other


23 14


.


5,635 46


Carried forward


$15,888 23


·


41 77


2,683 09


50


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


Treasury Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


Treasurer and Collector


$3,603 10


Deputy Collector


1,700 63


Cashiers


2,121 00


Clerks


6,351 74


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup-


plies


1,690 19.


Printing and advertising


1,272 13


Carfares, teams, etc.


69 37


Telephone


158 44


Bonds


505 00


Convention expenses


67 68


Check writer


37 24


Envelope sealer


49 00


All other


175 38


Assessors' Department.


Salaries and Wages:


Chairman


$2,551 97


Assessors


4,000 00


Assistant Assessors


1,500 00


Clerks (Office)


5,985 49


Clerks (Street)


400 00


Other Expenses : -


Books, postage and sup- plies ·


612 83


Printing and advertising


957 91


Carfares, auto hire etc. .


39 16


Telephone


33 95


All other


62 19


16,143 50


Pedlers' License Commission.


Books, postage and sup-


plies


$19 58


Printing . .


5 50


25 08


Certification of Notes and Bonds.


Certifying .


$275 61


City Clerk's Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


City Clerk


$3,603 10


Assistant City Clerk


1,800 64


Clerks


2,874 76


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup-


plies


209 46


Carried forward


$8,487 96


$50,133 32


.


275 61


.


Expenses Outlay's $15,888 23


17,800 90


.


·


CITY AUDITOR,


Expenses


Outlays


8,807 08


Registration City Laborers.


Salaries and Wages :- Registration Clerk


$400 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup- plies


7 40


407 40


Law Department.


Salaries and Wages :- City Solicitor


$2,451 94


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup-


plies


15 00


Printing and advertis-


ing


22 50


Clerical hire


156 00


Witness fees, etc.


33 60


Telephone


·


20 00


All other


20 62


2,719 66


City Messenger's Department.


Salaries and Wages :- Messenger


$2,001 48


Other Expenses :-


Auto maintenance .


669 22


Telephone


·


23 55


Carfares


12 64


New automobile


1,964 71


4,671 60


Engineering Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


City Engineer


·


3,603 10


Assistants


7.054 92


Clerks


939 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, printing, postage etc.


155 59


Telephone


97 39


Auto maintenance


.


1,337 38


Instruments and equip-


ment .


24 16


Carried forward


$13,211 54


$66,739 06


·


11 50


Telephone


.


142 37


Time stamp


.


58 80


Badges


.


7 00


All other


45 70


.


$8,487 96


$50,133 32


Printing and advertising


53 75


Binding


Brought forward


·


·


52


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


$13,211 54


$66,739 06


Carfares


222 67


All other


5 21


13,439 42


Public Buildings Department, Commis- sioner of Public Buildings.


Salaries and Wages :-


Commissioner


$2,802 38


Inspector of Plumbing


1,648 86


Clerks


1,323 33


Other Expenses : -


Books, postage and sup-


plies


209 70


Printing and advertising


105 75


Telephone


143 30


Auto maintenance .


703 40


All other


17 31


Maintenance Municipal Buildings, City Hall and City Hall Annex.


Salaries and Wages :-


Janitors


·


$4,166 49


Labor .


525 01


Other Expenses: -


Fuel and light


2,505 24


Furniture and furnish-


ings


1,437 39


Janitors' supplies


298 77


Repairs, buildings


804 28


Heating apparatus


and


equipment .


13 91


Plumbing and supplies .


251 90


Hardware and materials Ice .


279 78


All other


159 77


City Planning Board.


Clerical hire


$5 00


Books, postage and supplies


4 75


Filing cabinets


38 51


48 26


Election Expenses, City Clerk.


Salaries and Wages :- Clerks


$480 91


Other Expenses :-


Equipment and supplies


364 74


Printing and advertising


1,082 41


Carfares and auto hire .


263 25


Ballot boxes and repairs


126 55


Refreshments


22 57


All other


2 40


2,342 83


Carried forward


$100,043 50


.


6,954 03


10,519 90


77 36


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· CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters.


Salaries and Wages :-


Registrars


$1,200 00


Clerks


.


138 00


Clerical hire


798 00


Other Expenses : -


Books, postage and sup- plies


98 52


Printing and advertising


789 94


Binding


10 00


Refreshments


6 98


Auto hire


12 00


3,053 44


Election Expenses, Pay of Election Of- ficers.


Salaries and Wages :-


Wardens and clerks ·


$1,584 00


Inspectors


2,816 00


4,400 00


Public Buildings Department, Mainte- nance Polling Places.


Labor


$192 59


Teaming


84 00


Rent


130 00


Lumber


24 94


Hardware and materials


3 10


Fuel and light


39 66


474 29


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.


Expenses Outlays


Extreme Emergency, Health and Safety.


Salaries and Wages :-


Clerks .


.


$1,214 60


Investigator


.


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup- plies


177 46


Printing and advertising .


53 75


Telephone


97 36


State Guard


862 80


Emergency Hospital:


Contract for Construc-


tion


1,454 95


Labor and teams 348 58


Carried forward


$4,243 55


$107,971 23


.


.


·


.


34 05


$100,043 50


54


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


$4,243 55 $107,971 23


Materials and


equip-


ment .


.


25 90


All other .


113 04


$4,382 49


Police Department.


Salaries and Wages: --


Chief


$2,875 95


Captains and Lieutenants


11,491 33


Sergeants and Inspectors


6,800 00


Patrolmen


116,594 12


Special police


325 75


Matrons


·


884 13


Other employees


3,919 85


Horses and Care of Same:


Hay, grain and straw


208 12


Shoeing


58


All other


20 25


Equipment and Repairs :-


Automobiles and motor- cycles


652 43


New Motor equipment


1,195 00


Equipment for men


355 04


Gasoline, oil and supplies


768 75


All other


188 16


Other Expenses : -


Books, printing, postage and supplies .


233 26


Care of prisoners .


43 74


Telephone


286 12


Laundry


42 41


Bedding


11 42


Travel and disbursements


139 77


All other


146 44


147,240 04


Public Buildings Department, Mainte-


nance Police Buildings.


Salaries and Wages :-


Janitors


$1,905 43


Labor


207 14


Maintenance of Buildings :-


Fuel and light


1,405 03


Janitors' supplies


90 61


Furniture and furnishings


10 64


Repairs, buildings


2 45


Heating apparatus and


40 49


Plumbing and supplies .


40 93


Hardware and materials . .


64 27


All other


28 43


3,795 42


Carried forward


$259,006 69


$4,382 49


.


.


.


.


-


.


equipment


.


·


55


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


Fire Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


Chief Engineer


$2,875 95


Assistant Engineers


4,350 94


Firemen


119,215 69


Callmen .


2,419 32


Temporary and Emer-


gency men


60 28


Horses and Care of Same:


Horses


500 00


Hay, grain and straw


.


4,074 41


Shoeing


1,074 50


Medicine and veterinary


17 20


All other


37 05


Equipment and Repairs:


2,166 14


Hose


470 70


Equipment for men


31 99


Power


12 72


Hardware, tools, etc.


145 17


Other Expenses :-


Books, printing, postage and supplies .


38 05


Telephone


491 64


Janitors' supplies


292 07


Furnishings


162 58


Laundry work


332 62


All other


888 48


Supplies : -


Grease and oil


233 39


Gasoline


955 96


Fuel


10 30


Ice


118 86


Soda and acid


94 22


All other


297 88


141,368 11


Public Buildings Department, Mainte-


nance Fire Buildings.


Salaries and Wages :- '


Labor


$828 80


Other Expenses :-


Fuel and light


5,394 42


Furniture and furnishings


331 72


Janitors' supplies .


1 60


Repairs, buildings .


746 70


Heating apparatus and


equipment


918 05


Plumbing and supplies .


1,279 54


Lumber, hardware and


materials


259 74


All other


30 45


9,791 02


Carried forward


$410,165 82


$4,382 49


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


$259,006 69


$4,382 49


Apparatus


56


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


$410,165 82


$4,382 49


Weights and Measures Department.


Salaries and Wages :-


Sealer


$1,450 00


Deputy sealer


1,375 00


Helper


30 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and sup- plies


44 92


Printing and advertising


14 50


Carfares, etc. .


58


Equipment


26 99


Telephone


26 94


Auto maintenance .


.


437 54


All other


6 30


Electrical Department.


Salaries and Wages :


Commissioner


$2,351 93


Clerk


834 67


Labor


10,769 40


Other Expenses :-


Fire Alarm System


162 61


Police Signal System


359 40


Auto maintenance .


436 45


Telephone


102 60


Books, printing, postage


and supplies


118 54


Laundry


9 82


All other


10 68


Public Buildings Department, Mainte- nance Electrical Department Building.


Labor


$151 44


Janitors' supplies


266 20


Fuel


110 20


Furniture and furnishings .


31 00


Heating apparatus


8 25


Suppression of Moths.


Labor


·


$4,102 17


Books, printing, postage


and supplies


74 78


Teams


337 31


Hardware, Tools and equip- ment


71 17


Insecticides


65 41


Material and supplies


39 80


All other


9 36


4,700 00


Carried forward


$434,001 78


$4,382 49


.


.


·


.


.


15,156 10


567 09


·


.


.


.


·


3,412 77


57


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses


Outlay's


Brought forward


$434,001 78


$4,382 49


Care of Trees.


Labor


$3,801 12


Teams


637 97


Equipment,' hardware


and


tools


·


Lumber and materials .


204 28


Use of steam roller .


108 02


4,896 59


HEALTH AND SANITATION.


Health Department.


General Administration :-


Salaries and Wages :-


Agent


.


$1,375 39


Clerk


1,575 41


Temporary clerk


538 42


Medical Inspector and


Bacteriologist


887 62


Acting Medical Inspector


966 21


Acting Bacteriologist


452 00


Health Nurses


1,740 30


postage


·


$497 00


Telephone


220 33


Convention expenses


55 06


Typewriter


74 78


All other


307 64


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :-


Board and Treatment :-


Cities and towns .


·


608 32


Other Institutions


579 17


All other


11 33


Tuberculosis : -


Board and Treatment :-


Cities and towns


492 75


State


.


2,773 13


Other Institutions


40 75


Groceries and provi-


sions


1,426 28


All other


18 00


Other Expenses :-


Equipment and supplies


162 91


Auto maintenance .


645 82


Burying dead animals


66 50


All other


90


15,516 02


Carried forward


$454,414 39


$4,382 49


·


·


Books, printing, and


.


.


.


.


Expenses


Outlays


145 20


58


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


$454,414 39


$4,382 49


City Clerk's Department, Vital Statistics.


Canvassing and reporting births


$796 45


Reporting deaths


189 50


Printing and advertising


36 00


Books and supplies .


67 04


All other


42 75


1,131 74


Contagious Hospital.


Salaries and Wages :-


Matron


$1,060 00


Nurses and other help .


9,826 03


Other Expenses :-


Drugs and medicines


213 42


Medical attendance


79 00


Bedding, dry goods and clothing


414 47


Groceries and provisions


8,761 03


Equipment and supplies .


1,726 64


Telephone


87 83


Electric power


107 98


All other


53 30


22,329 70


Public Buildings Department, Mainte-


nance Contagious Hospital.


Salaries and Wages :-


Janitor and labor


$576 94


Other Expenses :-


Fuel


1,667 38


Light


840 84


Janitors' supplies


41 16


Furniture and furnishings


301 29


Repairs, buildings


35 68


Heating apparatus


and


equipment


6 61


Plumbing


73 93


Hardware and materials .


127 82


Granolithic work


172 80


Addition to hospital


677 09


All other


·


4,567 38


Inspection of Animals and Provisions.


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspector


$1,800 64


Other Expenses: -


Telephone


34 24


1,834 88


Carried forward


.


$484,278 09


$4,382 49


.


.


.


.


45 84


·


.


.


59


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar.


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspector .


$1,800 64


Milk Collector


1,143 90


Other Expenses :-


Books, printing and post- age


33 75


Maintenance of auto


973 96


Equipment and supplies


104 96


Telephone


28 70


All other


9 95


4,095 86


Inspection of School Children.


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspectors


$1,600 00


Other Expenses : ---


Books, printing and sup-


plies


43 25


Carfares .


79 00


1,722 25


School Nurses' Salaries.


Salaries and Wages :-


Nurses .


$1,713 57


1,713 57


Sewers Construction.


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspector


$70 91


Labor


1,717 42


Other Expenses :-


Teaming


433 71


Pipe and fittings


311 77


Brick and cement


777 37


Sand


30 50


Castings


483 90


Freight


105 14


Storm drain


.


4,611 02


Engineering Department, Sewers Main- tenance.


Salaries and Wages : --


Inspector


$650 42


Labor


11,795 89


Other Expenses : -


Teaming


7,412 03


Tools and equipment


438 63


Brick and cement


28 47


Pipe and fittings


43 72


Castings


14 00


Other materials and sup- plies


138 17


Carried forward


$20,521 33


$491,809 77


$8,993 51


.


.


680 30


$484,278 09


$4,382 49


.


60


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


$20,521 33


$491,809 77 $8,993 51


Care of Medford Street


pump . .


82 66


Telephone


53 50


All other


1 32


20,658 81


Public Buildings Department, Mainte- nance Sewer Buildings.


Salaries and Wages:


Labor


$35 32


Other Expenses:


Fuel


34 48


Light


39


Plumbing


2 22


Hardware and materials


8 42


119 87


Sanitary Department.


General Administration:


Superintendent


$2,101 49


Bookkeeper


300 00


Books, printing and sup- plies


14 83


Telephone


48 11


Auto maintenance .


514 06


All other


·


Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage :-


Labor


88,297 70


Hired teams


33,096 53


Equipment and repairs


2,020 08


Rent of dump


600 00


Materials and supplies


84 88


Stable Expenses :-


Horses


750 00


Hay, grain and straw


9,729 40


Shoeing


488 14


Veterinary and medicine


138 76


Stable equipment


303 10


Other Expenses :-


Fence, Mystic Avenue


37 15


Repairs track, North


65 17


Public Buildings Department, Mainte-


nance Sanitary Buildings.


Labor


$32 39


Fuel


113 00


Light


; 80


Furniture and furnishings .


30


Repairs, buildings


409 17


Plumbing and supplies


14 00


Hardware and materials


157 10


962 76


Carried forward


$652,146 12


$8,993 51


.


.


138,594 91


Somerville


.


·


5 51


61


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


$652,146 12


$8,993 51


Street Cleaning.


Labor


$21,408 00


Hired teams


4,419 75


Use of truck


16 89


Equipment


46 06


25.890 70


HIGHWAYS


Highway Maintenance.


General Administration :-


Superintendent


$2,802 38


Bookkeeper and clerk .


2,242 38


Books, printing, postage and supplies ·


182 29


Telephone


214 54


Maintenance Superin-


tendent's auto


213 33


All other


1 27


General: -


Labor


38,097 45


Hired teams .


553 00


Tools, equipment and re- pairs


1,929 21


Autos and supplies .


1,435 76


Broken stone, gravel, etc.


4,234 29


Edgestone, bricks and


cement


558 44


Lumber .


163 91


Tarvia and road oil


.


4,009 75


Fuel


1,150 62


Oil and waste


369 44


Hardware, paint and var- nish


400 11


Other materials and sup- plies


148 24


Horses


1,225 00


Hay, grain and straw


8,475 90


Shoeing


332 70


Veterinary and medicine


170 36


Harnesses and horse


clothing


.


All other


18 02


Other Expenses :-


Signs


213 68


Taxes, City of Waltham .


216 60


Repairing bridges .


247 56


All other


79 17


$70,251 98


Less service transfers for


teams and materials furnished other depart- ments


16,390 04


53,861 94


Carried forward


$731,898 76


$8,993 51


.


.


.


.


.


.


473 58


·


62


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward ·


$731,898 76


$8,993 51


Highways Construction, New Streets.


Contracts


$21,445 44


Edgestone and circles


9,136 25


Tarvia


.


2,526 08


Advertising, etc.


67 25


33,175 12


Highways Construction, Permanent Pavement.


Contracts


$20,318 12


All other


37 50


Highway Reconstruction and Resurfacing.


Labor


$14,430 19


Hired teams and trucks


3,452 74


Use of roller


1,410 15


Tools and equipment


956 74


Tarvia


.


9,533 72


Brick, stone, cement


18,632 13


Other materials


230 03


Sidewalks Construction.


Labor


$268 31


Hired teams


.


24 51


Contracts


14,909 91


Stone, brick, cement


24 66


Edgestone


13 59


Other materials


38


All other


22 50


Sidewalks Maintenance.


Labor


$4,860 77


Hired teams


770 84


Stone, brick and cement


923 56


Use truck and roller


88 91




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