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Materials and supplies
454 79
7,098 87
Street Sprinkling.
Labor
$5,262 92
Hired teams and trucks
4,187 56
Equipment and repairs
506 31
Oil and other dust layers .
22,799 49
Maintenance water posts and hydrants .
267 60
Use steam rollers
19 25
Use car sprinkler
4,569 26
Hardware and materials
70 25
All other
2 00
37,684 64
Carried forward
$776,682 27
$126,433 81
.
20,355 62
48,645 70
15,263 S6
·
·
.
63
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses
Outlays
$776,682 27 $126,433 81
Brought forward
Street Lighting.
Contract: Electricity
$62,606 97
Spot lights
234 91
62,841 88
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Highway Buildings.
Labor
$173 55
Fuel
306 30
Light
232 43
Hardware and materials
45 71
Lumber
98 05
Repairs, buildings
22 08
Heating apparatus and
equipment
3 07
Plumbing
3 75
All other
37
885 31
CHARITIES.
Poor Department.
Advance for immediate aid $50 00
50 00
Poor Department, Miscellaneous.
General Administration :-
Agent
1,346 80
Clerks
1,566 13
Books, printing, postage
and supplies
112 97
Telephone
107 39
All other
62 00
Outside Relief :.
City Physician
1,800 00
Auto maintenance
100 00
Acting City Physician
70 00
Board and care
2,742 24
Cash
13,476 40
Cash allowance
1,076 23
Groceries and provisions
3,670 73
Coal and wood
1,146 30
Medicines and medical at- tendance
176 27
Dry goods and clothing
6 50
Nursing
144 00
State Institutions
266 72
Contagious Hospital
228 23
Somerville Hospital
5,218 44
Other Institutions
1,201 49
Carried forward
$34,518 84
$840,459 46
$126,433 81
64
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward
$34,518 84
Expenses $840,459 46
$126,433 81
Burials
.
261 00
All other
33 91
Relief by Other Cities and
Towns :-
Cities .
3,641 84
Towns .
645 03
Mothers' Aid :-
26,725 00
Other cities and towns .
1,701 26
67,526 88
Poor Department, City Home.
Salaries and Wages :-
Warden and Matron
$1,883 13
Bookkeeper
100 00
Domestic labor
2,151 65
Farm labor
2,468 99
Other Expenses :-
Auto maintenance
156 97
Groceries and provisions
5,098 31
Clothing
358 51
Medicine and hospital .
goods
130 19
supplies
·
275 98
Farm equipment and sup- plies
550 07
Live stock and care
416 61
Garbage .
548 00
Hay, grain and feed
·
997 21
Horse shoeing
35 00
Seeds and fertilizer
116 55
Books, printing and sta- tionery
23 07
Telephone
45 93
Power
59 89
Ice
110 43
All other
262 85
15,789 34
Public Buildings Department, nance City Home Buildings.
Mainte-
Labor
$73 66
Fuel
834 21
Light
473 62
Furniture and furnishings
424 36
Repairs, buildings
233 63
Heating apparatus and
equipment
·
Plumbing
41 43
Hardware and materials
18 57
Piazza on hospital
750 00
Granolithic work
43 00
2,994 33
Carried forward
$926,770 01
$126,433 81
.
By city
·
.
.
.
Household utensils and
·
101 85
Outlays
65
CITY AUDITOR.
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$926,770 01 $126,433 81
Soldiers' Benefits, General Administra-
tion.
Salaries and Wages : -
Agent
$300 00
Clerk .
·
834 66
Other Expenses :-
78 61
Soldiers' Relief.
Cash as per pay rolls . $21,598 00
Medicine and medical at- tendance
192 65
21,790 65
Military Aid.
Cash as per pay rolls
$450 00
450 00
State Aid.
Cash as per pay rolls
$11,894 00
11,894 00
State Aid - Allied War.
Cash as per pay rolls
$14,226 98
14,226 98
Soldiers' Burials.
Burials
.
295 27
295 27
EDUCATION.
School Contingent.
Salaries and Wages :-
Superintendent
.
$3,966 65
Assistant Superintendent
2,850 33
Clerks
3,803 56
Truant Officers
1,931 45
Other employees
224 76
General Expenses :-
Printing, postage and of- fice supplies .
1,106 27
Telephone
916 36
Automobile maintenance
424 38
Travel
397 93
All other
490 76
Textbooks and Supplies :-
Text and reference books
8,882 76
Maps
85 04
Music
82 34
Stationery and supplies
11,941 36
Equipment and repairs
3,665 14
Carried forward
$40,769 09
$976,640 18 £ $126,433 81
.
.
.
·
·
1,213 27
66
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$40,769 09
$976,640 18 $126,433 81
Other Expenses :-
Tuition
1,108 72
Support of truants
267 58
Diplomas and graduation
342 53
Printing and advertising
537 75
Power
684 02
All other
·
43,730 69
School Teachers' Salaries.
Day Schools .
.
$452,385 74
Evening Schools
8,405 50
460,791 24
Maintenance School Buildings, Fuel and Light.
Labor
·$109 48
Fuel
27,315 18
Light
9,251 69
All other
21 69
36,698 04
Maintenance School Buildings, Janitors' Salaries.
Janitors' Salaries
$48,441 07
48,441 07
Maintenance School Buildings, Buildings and Grounds.
Labor
$7,805 28
Furniture and furnishings
2,701 11
Janitors' supplies
2,418 12
Laundry
47 28
Repairs, buildings
3,021 29
Heating apparatus and
equipment
9,992 26
Plumbing
2,540 37
Glass, hardware and paint
2,018 81
Lumber
1,378 51
Other materials and sup- plies
611 00
Care of grounds
2,736 69
Flags and flag poles .
538 40
Auto maintenance
399 51
Power Use Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
450 00
Use Armory
250 00
All other
855 89
.
38,100 78
New School Building, Holland Street. Final payment on contract $200 00
200 00
Carried forward
$1,604,402 00
$126,633 81
.
21 00
·
.
336 26
67
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$1,604,402 00 $126,633 81
Southern Junior High School.
Concrete walks .
$155 25
155 25
Boys' Industrial School Addition, No. 1.
Electrical work
$180 91
Heating apparatus
13 95
Equipment ·
341 53
Hardware and materials
31 10
567 49
Boys' Industrial School Addition, No. 2.
·Final payment on contract
$3,331 53
Driveway .
·
30 46
3,361 99
SCHOOL TRUST FUNDS.
S. Newton Cutler Fund.
Books
$232 68
232 68
Smith-Hughes Fund.
School teachers' salaries
$1,039 00
1,039 00
LIBRARIES
Central Library.
Salaries and Wages :- -
Librarian
$2,479 45
Assistants
13,062 93
Books, Periodicals, Etc .:
Books
3,527 80
Periodicals
568 69
Music
1 21
Binding
1,061 67
Pictures
5 00
Other Expenses :-
Postage and office sup-
794 45
Printing and advertising
561 09
Telephone
133 87
Catalogue cards
100 00
Express .
220 22
Agencies
1 87
Convention expenses
62 38
All other
74 30
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Central Library.
Janitors
$2,222 71
Labor
355 96
Fuel
.
.
157 00
Carried forward .
. $2,735 67 $1,628,328 61
$130,718 54
·
.
.
.
plies
·
.
.
.
.
22,654 93
.
.
68
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
$2,735 67 $1,628,328 61 $130,718 54
Light
984 11
Furniture and furnishings
117 24
Janitors' supplies
100 40
Repairs, buildings
119 72
Plumbing
35 87
Hardware and materials
124 99
All other
50
4,218 50
West Somerville Branch Library.
Salaries and Wages :- Assistants
$4,270 19
Books, Periodicals, Etc .:
1,593 77
Periodicals
304 97
Binding .
410 45
Other Expenses : -
Postage and office sup-
plies
60 19
Printing and advertising
49 50
Telephone
35 18
Express
118 72
6,842 97
Public Buildings Department, Mainte- nance West Somerville Branch Li- brary.
Janitor
$1,126 00
Labor
147 64
Fuel
404 53
Light
447 05
Furniture and furnishings .
1 40
Repairs, buildings
2 00
Plumbing
2 50
Hardware and materials
39 16
All other
28 00
2,198 28
East Somerville Branch Library.
Salaries and Wages :-
Assistants
$2,437 28
Books, Periodicals, Etc .:
Books
527 73
Periodicals
112 00
Binding
296 60
Other Expenses :-
Postage and plies
office sup-
39 47
Printing and advertising
21 75
Telephone
41 43
Express .
92 68
All other
2 00
3,570 94
Carried forward
$1,645,159 30
$130,718 54
.
.
.
.
.
Books
69
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$1,645,159 30 $130,718 54
Public Buildings Department, Mainte- nance East Somerville Branch Library.
Janitor
$876 00
Labor
33 63
Fuel
190 70
Light
244 17
Janitors' supplies
7 67
Heating apparatus
and
equipment
95 70
All other
117 53
Union Square Branch Library. Salaries and Wages :- Assistants
$2,351 72
Books, Periodicals, Etc .:-
-
Books
662 11
Periodicals
131 51
Binding
276 64
Other Expenses :- -
Postage and office sup-
plies
55 40
Printing and advertising
28 00
Telephone
31 80
Express
3,629 88
Public Buildings Department, Mainte- nance Union Square Branch Library.
Janitor
$876 00
Labor
42 16
Fuel
273 53
Light
5 71
Furniture and furnishings
12 50
Janitors' supplies
1 40
Repairs, buildings
3 70
Hardware and materials
29 39
Care of grounds
14 00
1,548 39
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS.
S. Newton Cutler Fund.
Books
$68 84
Martha R. Hunt, Art Fund.
Picture reflector, Foss Me- morial
$50 60
Art cabinet
45 80
96 40
Martha R. Hunt, Book Fund.
Books
$771 09
771 09
Carried forward
$1,652,839 30
$130,718 54
·
.
92 70
.
.
68 84
.
.
1,565 40
70
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$1,652,839 30 $130,718 54
Isaac Pitman, Art Fund.
Pictures
$24 45
Books and music .
41 85
66 30
Isaac Pitman, Poetry Fund.
Books
$41 29
41 29
Francis A. Wilder Children's Fund.
Books $13 28
13 28
RECREATION.
Engineering Department, Parks Mainte- nance.
Labor
$6,648 70
Teaming ·
573 14
Equipment and répairs
361 70
Hardware, lumber and ma- terials
72 74
Trees, shrubs and plants .
303 77
Christmas tree expenses
266 30
Carpentry and repairs
433 51
Flags and flag poles
312 40
Repairing Powder Boulevard
House
99 41
All other
.
.
9,089 46
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Park Buildings.
Labor
$416 94
Teams
10 00
Fuel
145 20
Light
336 37
Repairs, buildings
8 55
Heating apparatus and
equipment
24 33
Plumbing
107 45
Hardware and materials
33 45
Laundry and janitors' sup- plies .
119 15
All other
1 32
1,202 76
Engineering Department, Playgrounds
Maintenance.
Labor
.
$3,118 91
Teaming
366 60
Apparatus and repairs
368 50
Materials and supplies
.
164 82
Carried forward
$4,018 83 $1,663,252 39
$130,718 54
·
.
17 79
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
71
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$4,018 83 $1,663,252 39
$130,718 54
Repairs to fountains, fences,
127 75
etc.
.
4,147 10
Playgrounds and Recreation Commission.
Salaries and Wages :-
Supervisors
·
$1,156 01
Instructors
1,161 50
Social worker
454 80
Other helpers
193 50
Other Expenses :-
Equipment and supplies
219 79
Plowing, teaming, etc.
165 87
Use of auto
244 85
Civic social centre
57 28
All other
.
3,677 43
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Bathhouse.
Salaries and Wages :-
Attendants
$1,202 70
Labor
62 25
Other Expenses :-
Bathing suits, etc.
127 48
Towels
23 52
Equipment and supplies
13 88
Sand
500 00
Telephone
23 92
Laundry
.
175 74
Repairs, buildings
75 70
Hardware and materials .
11 40
All other
31 25
2,247 84
Celebrations.
Printing and postage
$216 74
Certificates and medals
.
2,362 31
Music
2,063 50
Refreshments
591 06
Decorating
253 20
Fireworks .
.
1,500 00
Special cars
156 75
All other
124 55
7,268 11
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day.
Music and catering
$265 40
Flowers and flags
79 61
All other
59 86
404 87
Carried forward
$1,680,997 74
$130,718 54
.
.
23 83
52
All other .
.
72
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$1,680,997 74 $130,718 54
Municipal Documents.
Printing:
Annual reports .
$1,267 59
Municipal registers
125 50
Regulations
15 25
Express
.
1,409 69
Municipal Food Supply.
Printing
$27 25
Stationery and postage
4 40
Canned goods .
6,720 21
Workmen's Compensation.
Books, postage and sup- plies .
$2 00
Compensation for injuries
3,380 67
Medicine and medical at- tendance
142 00
Pensions.
Janitors
$1,999 83
Police
.
.
8,067 97
Fire
3,962 63
Health
750 00
Poor
850 00
Laborers :- -
Highway
3,354 48
Sanitary
384 38
Water
1,197 29
20,566 58
Damage to Persons and Personal Prop- erty.
Settlement of claims . $4,824 65
4,824 65
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Interest.
Temporary loans :--
Anticipation of Revenue .
$44,465 78
General loans
Sewer
10,641 25
Highway
11,882 50
Municipal
1,755 00
City
18,162 50
Bridge
1,067 50
Metropolitan Park
385 00
Public buildings
12,285 00
Emergency ·
850 00
101,494 53
Carried forward
$1,819,569 72
$130,718 51
.
.
.
1 35
.
6,751 86
3,524 67
.
.
73
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
$1,819,569 72 $130,718 54
Reduction of Funded Debt.
General Loans :-
Sewer
$23,000 00
Highway
78,000 00
Municipal
8,000 00
City
92,500 00
Bridge
1,000 00
Metropolitan Park
1,000 00
Public buildings
24,000 00
Emergency
5,000 00
232,500 00
WATER WORKS.
Water Maintenance.
Administration: ---
Commissioner
$2,802 38
Clerks
5,517 21
Books, printing, postage and supplies .
1,636 94
Telephone
.
230 03
Carfares, etc. .
29 39
Typewriter
97 20
All other
44 30
General :-
Labor
33,247 88
Pipe and fittings
.
1,460 40
Meters and fittings
275 27
Hydrants and fittings
672 33
Tools, equipment and re- pairs
1,476 27
Castings
490 28
Automobiles and supplies
2,255 65
Gasoline
1,202 11
Horses, feed, shoeing, etc.
735 11
Kerosene
·
.
Other materials and sup-
plies
861 00
Power
24 45
Freight and express
21 59
Repairs of streets
99 03
All other
170 87
$53,739 42
Less service transfers for
materials furnished other
246 50
53,492 92
Water Works Extension.
Labor
$1,418 79
Teaming
191 50
Carried forward
·
$1,610 29 $2,105,562 64
$130,718 54
.
.
389 73
·
.
accounts
·
74
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses
Outlay's
Brought forward
$1,610 29 $2,105,562 64
$130,718 54
Pipe and fittings
·
3,158 34
Meters and fittings
912 68
Tools and equipment .
55 60
Trench work
.
449 50
6,186 41
Public Buildings Department, nance Water Buildings.
Mainte-
Labor
$56 09
Fuel
470 18
Light
291 04
Furniture and furnishings .
1 00
Heating apparatus and
24 47
Hardware and materials .
22 23
Interest.
Water Loans
$240 00
240 00
Reduction of Water Debt.
Water Bonds
$4,000 00
4,000 00
Metropolitan Water Assessment.
Assessment
$128,082 90
128,082 90
OTHER ACCOUNTS.
Temporary Loans.
Loans in anticipation of
revenue .
$1,609,000 00
1,609,000 00
Real Estate Liens.
Titles purchased by city
$1,576 95
1,576 95
State Taxes.
State
$192,830 00
Special State
11,569 80
Non-Resident Bank
3,126 34
Boston Elevated Railway
169,593 77
377,119 91
Metropolitan and Other Assessments.
Metropoiltan Park
$50,517 52
Metropolitan Sewer
88,244 86
Wellington Bridge
3,394 58
Grade Crossings
11,551 75'
State Highway
1,472 00
Charles River Basin
7,917 24
Alewife Brook
1,169 30
Carried forward
$164,267 25 $4,232,633 82
$130,718 54
.
·
·
865 01
equipment ·
75
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
$164,267 25 $4,232,633 82 . $130,718 54
Abatement of Smoke
·
357 94
Fire Prevention
.
1,389 80
Soldiers' Exemption
307 63
166,322 62
County of Middlesex.
County Tax, 1919
$99,068 47
99,068 47
Cash Refunds.
Taxes
$460 55
Highway Betterment As-
sessment
.
19 36
Street Sprinkling
Assess-
26 08
Water Rates
.
103 01
609 00
Tellers' Overs and Shorts.
Adjustments
$77 84
77 84
PRIVATE TRUST.
Trust Fund Investment.
Olive C. Cummings Fund .
$578 82
578 82
Redemption of Tax Titles.
Tax titles redeemed .
$2,159 21
2,159 21
Totals
·
$4,501,449 78
$130,718 54
* Appropriation Refunds
1,918 93
13 87
Total Cash Payments .
$4,503,368 71
$130,732 41 $4,634,101 12
ment
.
·
* Expenditures as shown in all accounts are net.
76
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
School Buildings
Land and Buildings
Personal
Totals $75,200 00
Prescott
East
Somerville
Junior
High
62,000 00
2,000 00
64,000 00
Hanscom
66,500 00
4,000 00
70,500 00
Davis
53,500 00
6,600 00
60,100 00
Clark Bennett
54,500 00
3,500 00
58,000 00
Knapp
50,000 00
5,500 00
55,500 00
Baxter
34,200 00
1,500 00
35,700 00
Perry
42,000 00
1,500 00
43,500 00
Bell and Southern
Junior
High
130,000 00
9,000 00
139,000 00
Prospect Hill
18,000 00
18,000 00
Pope .
78,600 00
5,000 00
83,600 00
Cummings
13,400 00
1,500 00
14,900 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
103,000 00
Forster
(Annex)
36,000 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
4,500 00
63,100 00
Girls' Industrial School
4,000 00
1,000 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
$2,036,100 00
$140,700 00
$2,176,800 00
.
.
*Land included in Central Hill Park.
¿Building and fixtures. Land owned by State.
#Land included in Holland Street Ledge.
$72,200 00
$3,000 00
+Proctor
44,000 00
7'7
CITY AUDITOR.
Fire Buildings.
New fire alarm building
$27,500 00
*$103,000 00
$178,200 00
Central
47,700 00
Engine Two
37,000 00
15,000 00
52,000 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
$190,700 00
$460,900 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
500 00
3,500 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
$252,200 00
$711,600 00
tLand 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
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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
2,100 00
2,100 00
Endicott Avenue
600 00
600 00
Powder House Boulevard .
400 00
400 00
Waltham Gravel Land
10,000 00
......
10,000 00
Total
$69,100 00
...........
$69,100 00
SUMMARY.
Land and Buildings
Personal
Total
School Buildings
$2,036,100 00
$140,700 00
$2,176,800 00
Fire Buildings .
270,200 00
190,700 00
460,900 00
Libraries .
179,400 00
106,000 00
285,400 00
Miscellaneous Buildings
.
459,400 00
252,200 00
711,600 00
Parks and Playgrounds
1,318,500 00
23,500 00
1,342,000 00
Miscellaneous Land .
69,100 00
69,100 00
Total
$4,332,700 00
$713,100 00
$5,045,800 00
Sewers (cost)
1,351,363 02
Water Works (cost)
1,073,196 79
Total value public property
$7,469,059 81
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REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Somerville, Mass.
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 1919, I respect- fully call attention to the following items of interest : The assessors' warrants amounted to $2,344,297 37
The amount for 1918 was
.
2,053,862 53
Showing an increase of $290,434 84
With the larger amount to collect, the uncollected on December 31, 1919, for the current year's commitment was $39,119.91 less than on the corresponding date of the prior year, viz :
1918
1919
Taxes .
$365,013 39
$327,503 09
Sprinkling
8,145 35
6,535 99
Moths .
234 25
234 00
$373,392 99
$334,273 08
$39,119 91
The commitment of polls, because of the number of service men exempted, amounted to $616.00 less than in 1918. The col- lections however, were $3,716.00 more than for the correspond- ing period of the prior year. The personal taxes committed amounted to $81,527.52 more than in 1918 but the amount un- collected from this source was only $471.50 more than at the corresponding date in 1918.
Your particular attention is called to the statement show- ing amounts paid on account of debt, including amounts paid on Metropolitan assessments, etc., and also the statement show- ing the total amount due on funded debt, both principal and interest.
The amount paid for discount (including $1,215.00 to be paid in 1920 on coupon notes 73 and 74, interest to follow, pay- able semiannually) was $40,411.28. The amount for 1918 (in- cluding $5,269.50 on loans, interest to follow) was $53,813.41,
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
the rates of interest paid in 1919 being less than in 1918 ac- counted for the saving of $12,402.13 on temporary loan inter- est. I estimate that for 1920 it will be necessary to borrow a larger amount than in 1919 and a higher rate of interest is likely to prevail.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH S. PIKE, City Treasurer and Collector of Taxex.
CONDENSED CASH STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
PAYMENTS.
Revenue
$4,552,148 83
Non-Revenue
42,751 90
$4,506,640 77 127,460 35
$4,594,900 73
$4,634,101 12
Cash balance Janu-
ary 1, 1919
239,996 16
Cash balance De- cember 31, 1919 200,795 77
$4,834,896 89
$4,834,896 89
The assessor's warrant for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property, April 1, 1919, including non-resident bank shares, amounted to $2,342,869.43 and the tax rate established was $25.80 on each $1000 of valuation, as follows :
Real estate
$73,297,500 00
Personal estate
13,990,100 00
Resident bank shares
65,824 00
Total valuation
$87,353,424 00
At a rate of $25.80
$2,253,718 34
Polls, 23,843 at $2.00
47,686 00
Non-resident bank shares to be paid to the State (valuation $121,176.00
3,126 24
Street Sprinkling
36,991 25
Suppression of moths
1,347 50
$2,342,869 43
Additional Assessments:
Personal estate, valuation $39,300 at $25.80 . ·
$1,013 94
Polls, 207 at $2 .
414 00
1,427 94
$2,344,297 37
Total commitments by assessors
$2,304,530 68
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Bonds outstanding January 1, 1920, with interest to maturity.
Bonds
Interest
Water Loan Bonds
$2,000 00
$80 00
Emergency Loan Bonds
15,000 00
1,275 00
Metropolitan Park Loan Bonds
10,000 00
1,925 00
Bridge Loan Bonds
30,000 00
15,750 00
Sewer Loan Bonds
257,000 00
75,090 00
City Loan Bonds
397,500 00
67,865 00
Municipal Loan Bonds
31,000 00
3,420 00
Highway Loan Bonds
289,000 00
33,602 50
Public Building Loan Bonds
278,000 00
88,180 00
$1,309,500 00
$287,187 50
Yearly Bond Maturities with Interest.
Date Due
Principal
Interest
Total
1920
$211,500 00
$49,508 75
$261,008 75
1921
189,500 00
41,431 25
230,931 25
1922
159,500 00
34,231 25
193,731 25
1923
120,500 00
28,346 25
148,846 25
1924
96,500 00
23,731 25
120,231 25
1925
83,000 00
20,143 75
103,143 75
1926
69,000 00
17,078 75
86,078 75
1927
59,000 00
14,441 25
73,441 25
1928.
51,000 00
12,188 75
63,188 75
1929
49,000 00
10,156 25
59,156 25
1930
42,000 00
8,291 25
50,291 25
1931
38,000 00
6,688 75
44,688 75
1932
33,000 00
5,246 25
38,246 25
1933
23,000 00
3,978 75
26,978 75
1934
23,000 00
3,051 25
26,051 25
1935
16,000 00
2,223 75
18,223 75
1936
11,000 00
1,673 75
12,673 75
1937
11,000 00
1,221 25
12,221 25
1938
5,000 00
808 75
5,808 75
1939
4,000 00
636 25
4,636 25
1940
3,000 00
501 25
3,501 25
1941
2,000 00
403 75
2,403 75
1942
2,000 00
326 25
2,326 25
1943
2,000 00
248 75
2,248 75
1944
1,000 00
192 50
1,192 50
1945
1,000 00
157 50
1,157 50
1946
1,000 00
122 50
1,122 50
1947
1,000 00
87 50
1,087 50
1948.
1,000 00
52 50
1,052 50
1949
1,000 00
17 50
1,017 50
$1,309,500 00
$287,187. 50
$1,596,687 50
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
MEMORANDUM OF PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF DEBT, 1919.
Principal
Interest
Total
Bonds, General City Debt
$232.500 00
$57,308 75
$289,808 75
Bonds, Water
4,000 00
240 00
4,240 00
Temporary Loans
..
44,465 78
44,465 78
Grade Crossings
10,260 00
1,291 75
11,551 75
On account of Metro. Dist. Debt:
Sewers
19,983 71
31,174 43
51,158 14
Park
3,587 05
12,881 65
16,468 70
Wellington Bridge
1,265 00
328 90
1,593 90
Charles River Basin
265 20
3,246 27
3,511 47
Alewife Brook
818 39
350 91
1,169 30
Water
16,023 68
78,335 58
94,359 26
$288,703 03
$229,624 02
$518,327 05
Somerville's proportion for debt requirements:
In State Tax
$27,991 21
$32,952 61
$60,943 82
In County Tax
3,912 25
2,581 23
6,493 48
$320,606 49
$265,157 86
$585,764 35
GRADE CROSSING DEBT. (Carried by Commonwealth).
Decrees entered .
$120,097 10
Paid Commonwealth
$117,260 61
Deduct interest included in above
20,583 51
96,677 10
$23,420 00
Payable
Principal
Interest
Nov. 15, 1920
$8,280 00
$891 80
1921
7,380 00
576 60
1922
4,380 00
294 40
1923
3,380 00
127 20
$23.420 00
$1,890 00
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1919.
Appropriated in budget
$17,715 00
Transfer, Order approved December
30th
90 00
$17,805 00
Salaries :
Treasurer and Collector
$3,603 10
Deputy Collector
1,700 63
Cashiers
2,121 00
Clerks
6,351 74
Stationery, postage and books
1,622 12
Printing and Advertising
781 36
Carriage hire, car fares, auto hire, etc. .
75 11
Telephone
158 44
Surety bonds
505 00
Advertising and recording tax sales
604 35
Sundries
278 05
$17,800 90
Balance
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