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May
1, 1920
May
1, 1921
5 50
100,000 00
*Old Colony Trust Company .
C-87
May 10, 1920
May
10, 1921
5 50
25,000 00
Solomon Bros. & Hutzler
804 @ 807
May
14, 1920
Nov.
3, 1920
5 85
100,000 00
Nov. 3, 1920
Solomon Bros. & Hutzler
808 @ 811
May 14, 1920
Dec.
15, 1920
5 85
100,000 00
Dec. 15, 1920
Harris, Forbes & Co. .
812 @ 813
June
4, 1920
Nov. 30, 1920
6 10
50,000 00
Nov. 30, 1920
Harris, Forbes & Co. .
814
815
June
4, 1920
Dec. 20, 1920
6 10
50,000 00.
Dec. 20, 1920
Old Colony Trust Company .
816 @ 817
June
4, 1920
Nov. 23, 1920
6 10
50,000 00
Nov. 23, 1920
Old Colony Trust Company . 818 @ 820
July 1, 1920
Oct. 14, 1920
6 05
100,000 00
Oct. 14, 1920
C-88 @ C97
Sept. 1, 1920
Sept. 1, 1921
6 00
50,000 00
*Old Colony Trust Company . Blodgett & Co. .
821 @ 822
Sept. 1, 1920
Mar. 15, 1921
6 00
50,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
100,000 00
Oct 21, 1920
Harris, Forbes & Co. .
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April 15, 1920
Oct. 21, 1920
5 65
50,000 00
Nov. 3, 1920
779 @ 783
Feb. 18, 1920
Nov.
3, 1920
5 20
5
Old Colony Trust Company . 823
824 Sept. 10, 1920
Jan. 31, 1921 6 00
125,000 00
F. S. Moseley & Co. .
825 @ 833
Sept 27, 1920
April 14, 1921
5 99
100,000 00
Estabrook & Co. .
834 @ 841
Oct. 8, 1920
Feb. 10, 1921
5 90
75,000 00
Estabrook & Co. .
842 @ 846
Oct. 8, 1920
June 15, 1921 5 90
50,000 00
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Total amount of 1920 loans
$1,883,000 00
Outstanding January 1, 1920
527,000 00
$2,410,000 00
Payments 1920
1,785,000 00
Outstanding December 31, 1920
$625,000 00
* Coupon Notes, Interest Payable Semi-Annually.
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CITY AUDITOR.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
FUNDED DEBT.
The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1920, was $1,309,500. The debt was increased by one new loan of $50,000. Debt reductions on account of maturities were $211,500, mak- ing the total funded city debt December 31, 1920, $1,148,000. Final payment was made on Water Loan Bonds and the debt on account of city water works is extinguished.
Classified Debt January 1, 1920.
City Loan
$397,500 00
Municipal Loan
31,000 00
Sewer Loan
239,000 00
Public Building Loan
278,000 00
Highway Loan
289,000 00
Bridge Loan
30,000 00
Emergency Loan
15,000 00
Total within limit
$1,279,500 00
Sewer Loan
$18,000 00
Metropolitan Park Loan
10,000 00
Water Loan
2,000 00
Total outside limit
30,000 00
Total Funded Debt
$1,309,500 00
Loan Increasing the Debt.
Permanent Pavement (Highway Loan)
$50,000 00
Debt reductions by maturities were as follows :-
City Loan
$79,500 00
Municipal Loan
8,000 00
Sewer Loan
20,000 00
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Public Building Loan
24,000 00
Highway Loan
68,000 00
Bridge Loan
1,000 00
Emergency Loan
5,000 00
Total inside limit
$205,500 00
Sewer Loan
$3,000 00
Metropolitan Park Loan,
1,000 00
Water Loan
2,000 00
Total outside limit
$6,000 00
Total Reduction .
$211,500 00
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CITY AUDITOR.
Classified Debt December 31, 1920.
City Bonds, 31/2 %
$33,000 00
City Bonds, 4%
255,000 00
City Bonds, 41/4 %
30,000 00
Municipal Bonds, 41/2 %
23,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 31/2%
62,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 4%
134,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 4 14 %
23,000 00
Public Building Bonds, 4%
179,000 00
Public Building Bonds, 41/2%
75,000 00
Highway Bonds, 41/2%
40,000 00
Highway Bonds, 4%
127,000 00
Highway Bonds, 31/2 %
54,000 00
Highway Bonds, 5% .
50,000 00
Bridge Bonds, 31/2%
29,000 00
Emergency Bonds, 41/2 %
10,000 00
Total inside debt limit
$1,124,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 4%
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$15,000 00
Metropolitan Park Bonds, 31/2%
9,000 00
Total ouside debt limit
24,000 00
Total Funded Debt
$1,148,000 00
The debt per capita was reduced from $14.08 on January 1, 1920, to $12.34 on December 31, 1920.
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FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
Mature
City Loan
Municipal
Loan
Sewer Loan $20,000
Public Building Loan $24,000
Highway Loan $64,000
$1,000
$3,000
· $1,000
$5,000
1922
52,500
8,000
20,000
. 19,000
55,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
5,000
164,500
1923
41,500
7,000
18,000
18,000
36,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
125,500
1924.
25,500
17,000
18,000
36,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
101,500
1925.
23,000
17,000
18,000
25,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
88,000
1926.
19,000
15,000
18,000
20,000
1,000
1,000
74,000
1927 ..
19,000
14,000
17,000
12,000
1,000
1,000
64,000
1928
17,000
12,000
16,000
9,000
1,000
1,000
56,000
1929.
16,000
11,000
16,000
9,000
1,000
1,000
54,000
1930
15,000
10,000
16,000
5,000
1,000
47,000
1931
12,000
10,000
15,000
1,000
38,000
1932
9,000
8,000
15,000
1,000
33,000
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
4,000
1,000
11,000
1938.
4,000
1,000
5,000
1939.
3,000
1,000
4,000
1940
2,000
1,000
3,000
1941
1,000
1,000
2,000
1942
1,000
1,000
2,000
1943
1,000
1,000
2,000
1944
1.000
1,000
1945
1,000
1,000
1946
1,000
1,000
1947.
1,000
1,000
1948
1,000
1,000
1949
1,000
1,000
$318,000
$23,000
$219,000
$254,000
$271,000
$29,000
$15,000
$9,000
$10,000
$1,148,000
ANNUAL REPORTS.
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Lowell Street Bridge Loan
Sewer Loan Metropolitan Park Assess- Chap. 357, ment Loan Emergency Chap. 325, 1902 Loan 1895
Total Matur- ities By Years $194,500
1921
$68,500
$8,000
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MATURITIES ON FUNDED·DEBT, 1921.
Class of Loan
Jan. 1, 1921 $9,000 00
April 1, 1921 $34,000 00
July 1, 1921
Oct. 1, 1921
-Total
City
Municipal .
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3,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
23,000 00
Public Buildings
6,000 00
5,000 00
13,000 00
24,000 00
Highway ·
16,000 00
43,000 00
5,000 00
64,000 00
Bridge
1,000 00
1,000 00
Metropolitan Park
1,000 00
1,000 00
Extreme Emergency
5,000 00
5,000 00
Total .
$34,000 00
$93,000 00
$65,500 00
$2,000 00
$194,500 00
INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT, 1921.
Class of Loan
Jan. 1, 1921
April 1, 1921 $3,177 50
July 1, 1921
Oct. 1, 1921
Total
City
$3,137 50
$2,957 50
$2,495 00
$11,767 50
Municipal .
517 50
517 50
1,035 00
Sewer
1,490 00
3,063 75
1,435 00
2,867 50
8,856 25
Public Buildings
3,907 50
1,360 00
3,787 50
1,260 00
10,315 00
Highway
1,295 00
4,340 00
1,015 00
3,445 00
10,095 00
Bridge
507 50
490 00
997 50
Metropolitan Park
157 50
157 50
315 00
Extreme Emergency .
212 50
212 50
425 00
Total .
$10,717 50
$12,448 75
$10,082 50
$10,557 50
$43,806 25
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$23,500 00
$2,000 00
$68,500 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
Sewer
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MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS).
Class of Loan
1916
1917
1918 $105,500 00
1919 $92,500 00 8,000 00
$79,500 00
1921 $68,500 00
Total $596,000 00
Municipal
10,000 00
10,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
52,000
Sewer
20,000 00
22,000 00
23,000
00
23,000 00
23,000 00
23,000 00
134,000 00
Public Buildings
8,000
00
19,000
00
24,000 00
24,000
00
24,000 00
24,000
00
123,000 00
Highway .
36,000
00
56,000
00
79,000 00
78,000 00
68,000 00
64,000 00
381,000 00
Bridge
1,000
1,000
00
1,000
00
1,000
00
1,000 00
1,000 00
6,000
00
Metropolitan Park
1,000
00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
6,000
00
Water
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5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
4,000 00
2,000 00
21,000 00
Extreme Emergency
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
20,000 00
Total
$212,500 00
$232,500 00
$251,500 00
$236,500 00
$211,500 00
$194,500 00 $1,339,000 00
INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS)
Class of Loan
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
City
$31,768 75
$26,606 25
$22,143 75
$18,162 50
$14,757 50
$11,767 50
Total $125,206 25
Municipal
3,015 00
2,565 00
2,115 00
1,755 00
1,395 00
1,035 00
11,880 00
Sewer
12,708 75
12,306 25
11,533
75
10,641 25
9,748 75
8,856 25
65,795 00
Public Buildings
7,240 00
9,980 00
13,270 00
12,285 00
11,300 00
10,315 00
64,390
00
Highway
9,747 50
13,822 50
14,325 00
12,162 50
11,457 50
10,095
00
71,610
00
Bridge
1,172 50
1,137 50
1,102 50
1,067 50
1,032 50
997 50
6,510 00
Metropolitan Park
490 00
455 00
420 00
385 00
350 00
315 00
2,415 00
Water
840 00
640 00
440 00
240 00
80 00
2,240 00
Extreme Emergency
1,062 50
850 00
637 50
425 00
2,975 00
Total
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$66,982 50
$67,512 50
$66,412 50
$57,548 75
$50,758 75
$43,806 25
$353,021 25
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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1920
City
$131,500 00
$118,500 00
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CITY AUDITOR.
BORROWING CAPACITY DECEMBER 31,-1920.
Valuation, 1918
$84,639,280 00 24,700 00
Supplementary
$84,663,980 00
Valuation, 1919
$87,353,424 00 39,300 00
87,392,724 00
Valuation, 1920
Supplementary
$83,910,855 60 17,700 00
83,928,555 60
$255,985,259 60
Abatements, 1918 ·
Abatements, 1919
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$377,189 00 331,375 00 389,950 00
1,098,514 00
Average valuation for three years
$84,962,248 53
Two and one-half per cent.
2,124,056 21
Present debt within limit
1,124,000 00
Borrowing capacity December 31, 1920 Maturities : -
January 1, 1921
$34,000 00
April 1, 1921 .
93,000 00
July 1, 1921 ·
$65,500 00
Less outside limit
4,000 00
61,500 00
October 1, 1921
2,000 00
Maturities in 1921 within limit .
$190,500 00
$1,190,556 21
Total maturities on funded debt, 1921
$194,500 00
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$1,000,056 21
Abatements, 1920
$254,886,745 60
Supplementary
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
ABATEMENTS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PRIOR YEARS.
Charges:
Street Sprinklinig, 1919
$69 49
Credit:
Excess and Deficiency .
$69 49
REFUNDS TAXES, CHAPTER 49, ACTS 1918.
Charges :
Taxes 1918 Refunded . $2 31
Credit:
Excess and Deficiency .
$2 31
WATER CHARGES 1919 REFUNDED OR ABATED
Charges :
Metered $23 64
Credit:
Excess and Deficiency .
$23 64
TELLERS' OVERS AND SHORTS. .
Charges :
Shortages
$16 83
Credit:
Excess and Deficiency .
$16 93 .
STATE INCOME TAX, 1917.
Charges:
To Revenue 1920
$1,995 00
Credit:
Cash from Commonwealth .
$1,995 00
STATE INCOME TAX, 1918.
Charges:
To Revenue 1920 $2,394 00
Credit:
Cash from Commonwealth
$2,394 00
STATE INCOME TAX, 1919.
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Charges:
Balance due from Commonwealth $6,415 00
To Revenue 1920 . 46,175 00
$52,590 00
Credit:
Cash from Commonwealth
$52,590 00
STATE INCOME TAX, 1920.
Charges :
Estimate Account General School Fund $75,250 00
Estimate Account General Purposes 61,442 65
Credit:
Cash from Commonwealth
154,770 23
Balance to 1921 account .
$136,692 65
$18,077 58
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CITY AUDITOR.
TAX TITLES.
Charges:
Balance from 1919 account .
$2,079 29
Titles purchased, 1919 taxes .
3,955 17
Land Court Fees .
150 00
$6,184 46
Credit:
Cash .
.
$96 78
Transferred to Real Estate Liens .
.
171 20
1
267 98
Balance to 1921 account
$5,916 48
REAL ESTATE LIENS.
Charges:
Transfer from Tax Titles account
$171 20
Taxes, 1919
10 32
Balance to 1921 account
.
$181 52
GRADE CROSSINGS ADVANCES.
Debit:
Balance from 1919 account .
$427 30
TAILINGS.
Credit:
Balance from 1919 account .
$291 65
PREMIUMS ON BONDS.
Credit:
Balance from 1919 account . .
$132 00
Premium, Loan of April 1, 1920 . .
90 50
Charges:
Transfer to General Appropriations .
132 00
Balance to 1921 account
$90 50
ACCRUED INTEREST ON BONDS.
Credit:
Cash, Loan of April 1, 1920 ·
$437 50
Cash, Temporary Loan. ·
72. 92
Charges:
Transfer to General Appropriations
$510 42
REVENUE FROM TAXES, SUPPLEMENTARY WARRANTS.
Credit:
Balance from 1919 account . . $1,403 94
Supplementary Warrant, No. 3, 1919 34 00
Supplementary Warrants 1920, Polls Nos. 6 and 7 .
1,270 00
Supplementary Warrant 1920, Person-
al.No. 1 . 546 93 Charged to Commonwealth account
Abated Polls .. 57 00
$3,311 87
7
$222 50
$510 42
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Charges :
Abatements
$161 54 .
Credit to Commonwealth Account ·
762 00
To Revenue 1920 .
.
·
2,295 62
Balance to 1921 account
$1,016 25
REDEMPTION OF TAX TITLES.
Credit:
Cash Received
$2,938 64
Charges :
Titles redeemed, cash paid .
$2,938 64
OVERLAY ACCOUNTS. Overlay, 1917.
Credit:
Balance from 1919 account .
$947 80
Charges :
Abatements
$70 40
Transferred to Reserve Fund
59 20
129 60
Balance to 1921 account .
$818 20
Overlay, 1918.
Credit:
Balance from 1919 account . ·
$985 92
Recommitment Taxes
4 00
Charges:
Abatements
$384 16
Transferred to Reserve Fund
252 56
636 72
Balance to 1921 account
$353 20
Overlay, 1919.
Credit :
Balance from 1919 account ·
$2,955 89
Recommitment Taxes
2 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund . ·
1,000 00
$3,957 89
Charges :
Abatements
4,053 52
Debit Balance to 1921 account
$95 63
Overlay, 1920.
Credit:
Taxes, 1920
$17,079 78
Charged to
Commonwealth Account
Polls
3,888 00
$20,967 78
Charges:
Abatements
19,148 47
Balance to 1921 account
.
$1,819 31
.
1,372 08
Polls
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$989 92
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CITY AUDITOR.
RESERVE FUND, SURPLUS FROM OVERLAY.
Credit:
Balance from 1919 account
·
$14,086 43
Transferred from Overlay, 1917
59 20
Overlay, 1918
.
$14,398 19
Charges:
Transferred to Overlay, 1919
$1,000 00
Revenue, 1920
5,151 66
6,151 66
Balance to 1921 account
$8,246 53
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.
Credit :
Balance from 1919 account
$25,796 97
Refunds accounts of previous years
233 85
Adjustment Military Aid 1919
22 50
Revenue 1920, Excess .
·
62,679 81
Charges:
Transfers to reduce tax levy
$20,000 00
Adjustment State Aid 1919 .
167 50
Abatement Special Assessments Prior Years
69 49
Refund Taxes Chap. 49, 1918
2 31
Water Charges 1919 Abated .
23 64
Tellers' Overs and Shorts
16 83
20,279 77
Balance to 1921 account
$68,453 36
CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. 1
Receipts.
General Revenue.
Taxes : -
Taxes, 1920
$2,299,590 84
Taxes, 1919
322,195 84
Taxes, 1918
·
260 56
Taxes, 1917
63 20
From State :-
Domestic corporation
39,963 42
Foreign corporation
6,286 52
National Bank
6,419 70
Street Railway
10,651 54
Income Tax, 1920
154,770 23
Income Tax, 1919
52,590 00
Income Tax, 1918
2,394 00
Income Tax, 1917
1,995 00
Excise Tax, Ship Owners
64 09
Licenses and Permits.
Licenses :-
Amusement
910 00
Dealers in Motor Vehicles
.
690 00
Junk
980 00
Milk
342 50.
Carried forward
$2,900,167 44
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252 56
·
$88,733 13
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Brought forward
$2,900,167 44
Pool and billiards
326 00
Sunday
570 00
Innholders and Victuallers
98 00
Pedlers
765 00
All other
262 50
Permits :-
Marriage
1,294 00
Buildings
1,099 50
Garages
492 00
Electrical
1,737 00
All other
, 90 00
Fines and Forfeits.
Court Fines
3,724 84
Departmental Penalties .
288 00
Grants and Gifts.
From State, - Vocational Schools .
9,112 24
Smith-Hughes Fund
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2,220 09
Americanization
602 30
From County, - Dog Licenses
2,180 85
All Other General Revenue.
State, In Lieu of Taxes
93 66
Total General Revenue .
$2,925,123 42
Commercial Revenue - Special Assessments.
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For Expenses :-
Street Sprinkling, 1920
.
$37,029 06
Street Sprinkling, 1919
6,509 45
Moths, 1919
234 00
For Outlays : -
Sidewalks, 1920
559 94
Sidewalks, 1919
3,984 20
Street Betterments, 1920
2,855 00
Street Betterments, 1919 and 1918 .
13,269 59
Total Commercial Revenue - Spe-
cial Assessments
$64,441 21
Commercial Revenue - Departmental.
General Government.
Treasurer and Collector
6,146 24
Assessors
.
2 50
City Clerk
1,535 92
Engineering
7 42
Other
67
Carried forward .
$7,692 75 $2,989,564 66
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Brought forward
$7,692 75 $2,989,564 66
Protection of Persons and Property.
Police Department :-
Service of Officers
175 27
Cloth ·
7 41
Rent of Court Room
1,000 00
Fire Department
5 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
530 84
Health and Sanitation.
Contagious Hospital
8,955 08
Health Department
269 43
Inspection
295 80
Sanitary Department:
Garbage
16,083 20
Incinerator
400 00
Sanitary Buildings .
14 56
Highways.
Labor and Materials
5,433 14
Rent of Tenements
240 00
Charities.
Almshouse : -
Sale of produce, etc. .
5,317 31
Board
4,599 02
Outside Relief: -
Individuals
495 10
Cities and Towns
8,616 69
State
6,135 36
Mothers' Aid : - -
State
13,699 56
Soldiers' Benefits.
State Aid
25,901 48
Military Aid
225 00
Soldiers' Burials
295 27
Education. .
Tuition State Wards
1,466 12
Other Tuition .
4,923 66
Sale of Books and Supplies
50 72
Rent High School Hall
625 00
Miscellaneous, School Buildings
160 60
All other
19 63
Libraries.
Fines, etc.
2,343 61
Recreation.
Bathhouse
538 35
Shower Baths
394 05
Unclassified.
Electrolysis
500 00
Miscellaneous
96 78
Total Commercial Revenue - De-
partmental
$117,506 79
Carried forward
$3,107,071 45
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward
Commercial Revenue - Public Service Enterprises.
Brought forward
$3,107,071 45
Water Department :-
Sale of Water :-
Metered, 1920
189,027 02
Metered, 1919
22,517 32
Annual
39,512 75
Additional
938 87
Service Assessments
1,905 10
Maintenance Bills
4,438 36
Total Commercial Revenue - Public Service Enterprises .
$258,339 42
Commercial Revenue - Interest.
Deposits
10,771 10
Taxes
10,972 75
Special Assessments
158 71
Trust Funds : -
School
214 50
Library
854 31
Poor Department
75 05
Total Commercial Revenue - Interest $23,046 42
Municipal Indebtedness.
Temporary Loans :-
Anticipation of Revenue .
1,883,000 00
General Loans: -
Highway
50,000 00
Premiums on Loans . . .
90 50
Total Municipal Indebtedness
$1,933 090 50
Agency, Trust and Investment. Redemption of Tax Titles
$2,938 64
Refunds.
Soldiers' Benefits
139 00
General Appropriations
1,411 71
Outlay Appropriations
1,370 77
Miscellaneous
285 85
Total Refunds
$3,207 33
Total Receipts .
$5,327,693 76
39
CITY AUDITOR.
EXPENDITURES. GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Expenses
Outlays
Board of Aldermen Expenses.
Books, postage and supplies
$62 89
Printing and advertising .
168 75
Binding
3 50
Auto hire, etc.
6 00
Refreshments
775 7
Badges
88 20
Short-hand reporter
137 20
All other
.
$1,257 11
Clerk of Committees Department.
Salaries and Wages :- 1 Clerk
$2,100 00
Assistant Clerk
700 00
Other Expenses : -
Books, postage and sup-
plies
40 55
Telephone
89 35
All other .
21 50
Executive Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
Mayor
.
$4,000 00
Secretary
·
.
1,500 00
Clerks
1,041 25
Other Expenses :-
Books, postage and sup- plies
210 99
Printing and advertising
: 50
Inaugural expenses
200 30
Telephone
141 40
Auto hire
12 00
Contingent expenses
382 28
All other
10 05
.
7,540 77
Auditing Department.
Salaries and Wages:
Auditor
.
$3,100 00
Clerks
2,276 17
Other Expenses : -
Books, postage and sup- plies
65 15
Printing and advertising
635 70
Binding
52 00
Telephone
42 56
Numbering machine
·
16 00
All other
20 59
6,208 17
Carried forward
$17,957 45
.
.
.
·
.
·
9 80
1
2,951 40
40
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward
Treasury Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
Treasurer and Collector
$4,000 00
Deputy Collector
.
2,000 00
Cashiers
2,549 40
Clerks
7,726 04
Other Expenses :-
Books, postage and sup- plies
2,497 21
Printing and advertising
1,090 39
Telephone
145 03
Bonds
241 00
Carfares
32 40
Convention expenses
139 77
New typewriters .
154 75
All other
283 89
Assessors' Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
Chairman
$2,800 00
Assessors
4,800 00
Assistant Assessors
1,800 00
Clerks (Office)
6,807 08
Clerks (Street)
500 00
Other Expenses :-
Books, postage and sup-
929 66
Printing and advertising
1,282 32
Carfares, auto hire etc. .
41 90
Telephone
01
All other
.
19,094 55
Board of License Commissioners.
Salaries and Wages: -
Inspector
$160 00
Clerk
200 00
Other Expenses :-
97 95
Printing
52 25
Carfares
40 00
550 20
Pedlers' License Commission.
Books, postage and sup-
plies
$32 03
Certification of Notes and Bonds.
Certifying .
$280 00
Postage
3 16
City Clerk's Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
City Clerk
.
$4,000 00
Assistant City Clerk
·
2,100 00
Clerks
3,654 20
Carried forward
$9,754 20
$58,777 27
.
.
Postage and supplies
·
32 03
283 16
Expenses Outlays $17,957 45
20,859 88
plies
.
94 58
.
.
.
41
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
$9,754 20
$58,777 27
Other Expenses :-
Books, postage and sup- plies ·
338 46
Printing and advertising
108 60
Binding
31 00
Telephone
165 14
Badges
13 25
All other
52 50
10,463 15
Registration City Laborers.
Salaries and Wages :- Registration Clerk
$400 00
Other Expenses : -
Books and postage .
5 00
Printing
5 50
Law Department.
Salaries and Wages :- - City Solicitor
$2,700 00
Other Expenses :-
. Books, postage and sup- plies
15 75
Recording deeds
4 25
Clerical hire
156 00:
Witness fees, etc.
4 75
Telephone
20 00
All other
26 12
2,926 87
City Messenger's Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
Messenger
$2,200 00
Other Expenses :-
Auto maintenance .
·
651 01
Telephone
·
23 46
Carfares
19 00
2,893 47
Engineering Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
City Engineer
$4,000 00
Assistants
7,544 68
Clerks
1,099 00
Other Expenses : -
Books, printing, postage,
supplies, etc.
83 40
Telephone
107 15
Auto maintenance
2,001 39
Instruments
and
equip-
ment
·
Carfares
248 60
New auto
1,500 00
Use of auto
105 00
All other
9 00
.
16,711 86
Carried forward
$92,183 12
.
.
.
·
·
13 64
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
410 50
42
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
$92,183 12
Public Buildings Department, Commis- sioner of Public Buildings.
Salaries and Wages :-
Commissioner ·
$3,100 00
Inspector of Plumbing
1,900 00
Clerks
1,986 23
Other Expenses ;-
Books, postage and sup-
plies .
208 34
Printing and advertising
34 75
Telephone
178 01
Auto maintenance
7 27
All other
24 65
.
8,189 25
Maintenance Municipal Buildings, City Hall and City Hall Annex.
Salaries and Wages :- Janitors
$5,024 28
Labor
752 32
Other Expenses :-
Fuel and light
3,577 97
Furniture and furnish-
ings
·
1,036 27
Janitors' supplies
323 88
Repairs to buildings
334 19
Heating apparatus equipment
265 83
Plumbing and supplies .
76 15
Hardware and materials
194 71
Ice
226 29
All other
3 85
City Planning Board.
Clerical hire
$10 00
Books, postage and supplies
8 20
18 20
Election Expenses, City Clerk.
Salaries and Wages: - Clerks
$600 00
Other Expenses : -
99 44
Printing and advertising
462 51
Carfares and auto hire .
157 63
Ballot boxes and repairs
40 00
Refreshments
151 30
All other
1 36
.
Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters.
Salaries and Wages :-
Registrars
$1,989 50
Clerks
583 97
Clerical hire
1,000 00
Carried forward
$3,573 47
$113,718 55
.
and
·
11,815 74
Equipment and supplies
1
·
1,512 24
.
·
.
43
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses Outlays 1
Brought forward
$3,573 47 $113,718 55
Other Expenses : -
Stationery and Postage
126 70
Printing and advertising
1,907 52
Refreshments
25 77
Car hire
38 25
Registers
77 00
All other
. 44
Election Expenses, Pay of Election ficers.
Of-
Salaries and Wages :-
Wardens and clerks
$1,360 00
Inspectors
.
4,078 00
Public Buildings Department, nance Polling Places.
Mainte-
Labor
$308 30
Teaming
127 25
Rent .
52 50
Lumber
280 97
Hardware and materials
55 16
Fuel and light
33 73
Repairs to buildings .
247 05
All other
20 00
1,124 96
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Expenses Outlays
Extreme Emergency, Health and Safety.
Salaries and Wages :-
Clerk
.
$167 37
Investigator
3 50
Other Expenses :-
Telephone
4 38
Emergency hospital
3,600 00
State Guard
18 00
$3,793 25
Police Department. Salaries and Wages:
Chief
$3,000 00
Captains and Lieutenants
13,712 14
Sergeants and Inspectors
12,282 60
Patrolmen
142,868 99
Special police
345 17
Matrons
991 52
Other employees
4,947 75
Horses and Care of Same :-
Hay, grain and straw
273 62
Shoeing
59 25
All other
11 25
Carried forward
. $178,492 29
$124,670 66
$3,793 25
.
.
.
.
.
.
5,749 15
2,718 00
1
44
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Expenses · Outlays
Brought forward
$178,492 29
$124,670 66 $3,793 25
Equipment and Repairs :-
Motor cycle and auto
maintenance
2,170 83
New Motor equipment ·
1,517 00
Equipment for men
663 39
All other
25 59
Other Expenses :-
Books, printing, postage and supplies
251 87
Care of prisoners
62 09
Telephone
288 60
Laundry
. .
61 75
Bedding
33 00
Travel and disbursements
195 94
Convention Expenses
104 76
All other
107 29
183,974 40 .
Public Buildings Department, nance Police Buildings.
Mainte-
Salaries and Wages :-
Janitors
$1,934 42
Labor
87 40
Maintenance of Buildings :-
Fuel and light
1,554 37
Janitors' supplies .
105 05
Furniture and furnishings
178 42
Repairs to buildings
138 53
Heating apparatus and
168 33
Plumbing and supplies :
58 29
Hardware and materials .
19 15
All other
45 16
4,289 12
Fire Department.
Salaries and Wages :-
Chief Engineer
.
$3,000 00
Assistant Engineers
4,900 00
Firemen
188,235 94
Callmen
1,425 87
Temporary and Emer-
gency men .
1,428 00
Horses and Care of Same :- Horses
575 00
Hay, grain and straw
5,077 48
Shoeing .
1,157 55
Medicine and veterinary
78 91
Harnesses, etc.
42 45
Horse hire
372 50
Equipment and Repairs : -
1
Apparatus and equipment
3,244 75
New car for District Chief
2,214 53
Carried forward
$211,752 98
$312,934 18 $3,793 25
·
equipment .
·
.
.
1
.
.
.
·
.
-
45
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
$211,752 98
$312,934 18
$3,793 25
Hose
653 75
Equipment for men
125 57
Power
91
Hardware, tools, etc.
209 98
All other
2 00
Other Expenses :-
Books, printing, postage and supplies
104 92
Telephone
500 53
Janitors' supplies
279 58
Furnishings
554 95
Laundry work
335 51
All other
270 66
Supplies : -
Grease and oil
309 92
Gasoline
860 29
Fuel
4 50
Ice
136 82
Soda and acid
149 27
All other
214 70
216,475 84
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Fire Buildings.
Salaries and Wages :- Labor
$425 28
Other Expenses :-
Fuel and light
7,545 52
Furniture and furnishings
584 57
Janitors' supplies .
34 30
Repairs to buildings
219 45
Heating apparatus equipment
302 14
Plumbing and supplies .
322 59
Lumber and materials
351 53
Putting in concrete floor
522 45
All other
11 11
Weights and Measures Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
Sealer
·
$1,600 00
Labor
65 00
Other Expenses :-
Books, postage and sup-
plies
30 51
Printing and advertising
14 50
Equipment and supplies .
54 75
Telephone
29 07
Auto maintenance .
501 71
Electrical Department.
Salaries and Wages :- Commissioner
$2,600 00
Carried forward .
$2,600 00
$542,024 50
$3,793 25
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