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SUMMARY.
Land and Buildings
Personal '
Totals
School Buildings
$2,137,100 00
$154,600 00
$2,291,700 00
Fire Buildings
275,100 00
191,200 00
466,300 00
Libraries
191,900 00
106,000 00
297,900 00
Miscellaneous Buildings
478,500 00
252,200 00
730,700 00
Parks and Playgrounds
1,318,500 00
25,000 00
1,343,500 00
Miscellaneous Land .
69,100 00
69,100 00
Total
$4,470,200 00
$729,000 00
$5,199,200 00
Sewers (cost)
1,356,538 00
Water Works (cost)
1,079,248 19
Total value public property
$7,634,986 19
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Somerville, Mass., January 27, 1921.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :
Gentlemen :-
I herewith present the annual report of the City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1920. The following items seem of particular interest :
The assessor's warrants for 1920 amounted to $2,762,547 57
The assessor's warrants for 1919 amounted to 2,344,297 37
The assessor's warrants for 1918 amounted to 2,053,862 53 showing an increase for 1920 over 1919 of $418,250 20, the increase for 1920 over 1918 being $708,685 04.
The valuation as fixed by the Board of Assessors to es- tablish the tax rate was $3,442,568.40 less than in 1919. The real estate valuation increased $3,455,000. The valuation of personal estate, including non-resident bank shares, decreased $6,897,568.40. The decrease in the personal valuations was on account of the provisions of Part 2 Chapter 355, General Acts of 1919 affecting foreign corporations. If the personal valua- tions had been the same as in 1919 there would have been a saving of $2.00 or more per thousand in the tax rate.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. PIKE,
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
CONDENSED CASH STATEMENT.
Receipts
Payments
Revenue
Non-Revenue
$5,273,384 35 54,309 41
$5,109,104 99 124,468 11
$5,233,573 10
Cash Balance Janu-
ary 1, 1920 .
200,795 77
$5,528,489 53
$5,528,489 53
DETAILED CASH STATEMENT.
Receipts.
Balance from 1919
$200,795 77
Revenue
Taxes, 1917
$63 20
1918 .
260 56
1919 .
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322,195 84
1920
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2,299,590 84
Excise, 1920
64 09
$2,622,174 53
Street Sprinkling, 1919 . 6,509 45
1920
37,029 06
43,538 51
Moth Assessments, 1919
234 00
Highway, 1918 .
936 24
1919
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12,333 35
1920
2,855 00
16,124 59
Sidewalk, 1919 .
3,984 20
1920
599 94
4,544 14
Metered Water Charges, 1919
22,517 32
Water: Sales, 1920
229,478 64
Maintenance
4,438 36
Service Assessments
1,905 10
Tax Titles
96 78
Temporary Loans .
1,883,000 00
Departmental Deposits
25,316 87
Departmental Accounts
59,025 15
Commonwealth of Massachu- setts: -
Corporation Taxes :
Business
26,191 62
Public Service, etc.
13,771 80
Bank
6,419 70
Street Railway
10,651 54
.
57,034 66
Carried forward .
$4,979,428 65
$200,795 77
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235,822 10
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$5,327,693 76
Cash balance Decem- ber 31, 1920 . 294,916 43
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
$4,979,428 65 $200,795 77
Foreign Corporation
6,286 52
Income Tax, 1917 .
1,995 00
1918 .
2,394 00
1919.
52,590 00
1920 .
154,770 23
Vocational Schools
9,112 24
Americanization Work
602 30
Soldiers' Benefits
26,473 75
In lieu of taxes .
93 66
County of Middlesex :
Dog licenses
2,180 85
Courts, County
· 164 50
Police
3,545 84
Probation Officer
14 50
3,724 84
Departmental Penalties:
Callmen, Fire Dept.
117 00
School Dept. .
171 00
288 00
Licenses and Permits
9,656 50
Interest:
On taxes
10,964 33
Assessments
158 71
Tax Titles
8 42
Bank Accounts:
Treasurer
10,763 65
City Clerk
7 45
Treasury Department:
Costs: Taxes
5,433 21
Assessments .
18 40
Tax Titles
8 45
Tax lien certificates
624 00
Redemption tax liens
24
Collecting bank tax
38 18
6,146 24
Edison Electric Illuminating Co., electrolysis
500 00
General Expenses, refunds
1,040 29
Trust Funds, Income:
School, S. Newton Cutler .
214 50
Smith-Hughes
2,220 09
Library, S. Newton Cutler .
42 88
Hunt, Art
97 50
Hunt, Books
495 29
Pitman, Art .
171 32
Pitman, Poetry
42 82
Wilder, Children's
4 50
Poor, Olive C. Cummings . Premium on Bonds
75 05
Accrued Interest .
510 42
Excess and Deficiency .
233 85
$5,273,384 35.
Carried forward .
$5,273,384 35
$200,795 77
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21,902 56
2,434 59
854 31
90 50
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211,749 23
Brought forward .
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Brought forward . .
$5,273,384 35 $200,795 77
Non-Revenue Funded Debt, Highway Loan bonds
50,000 00
Outlay Appropriations, re- funds and offsets .
1,370 77
Redemption of Tax Liens
2,938 64
54,309 41 5,327,693 76
$5,528,489 53
PAYMENTS.
Revenue
Advances, Poor Department .
$50 00
Taxes, 1917, refunds
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$4 00
1918, refunds 8 00
1919, refunds
72 90
1920, refunds
981 30
Refunds under chap.
49, Acts 1918
: 31
1,068 51
Street Sprinkling, 1919, refund
42 95
1920, refund
124 08
Water Charges:
Previous year, refunds
12 00
Current year, Refunds
75 55
87 55
Refund, Bank tax, 1919 .
14 05
Real Estate Liens .
10 32
Tax Titles
4,105 17
Temporary Loans .
1,785,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachu- setts : .
State Tax .
245,420 00
Special State Tax
11,569 80
Assessments .
173,149 02
Metropolitan Water assess- ments .
127,505 74
Civilian War Poll Taxes
68,355 00
Soldiers' Exemptions
304 37
Bank Tax, non-resident
3,820 61
630,124 54
County of Middlesex, county tax
107,532 49 2,256,091 79
Interest: Temporary Loans .
59,191 59
Funded Debt .
50,758 75
Reduction of Funded Debt
Trust Funds :
School, S. Newton Cutler
186 18
Smith-Hughes
2,139 85
Carried forward
$5,105,701 79
General Expenses .
109,950 34
211,500 00
167 03
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward .
$5,105,701 79
Library, S. Newton Cutler
28 41
Hunt, Art
233 80
Hunt, Books
469 25
Pitman, Art
310 21
Pitman, Poetry
18 67
Teller's Shorts and Overs
3,386 37 16 83
$5,109,104 99
Non-Revenue
Outlay Appropriations .
121,529 47
Redemption of Tax Liens
2,938 64
124,468 11
$5,233,573 10
Cash in office
2,255 18
Deposits in banks
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292,661 25
294,916 43
$5,528,489 53
Revenue
General Expenses
220,224 89
Trust Funds (Public)
2,691 19
Sundry Persons
291 65
223,207 73
Non-Revenue
Outlay Appropriations
71,708, 70
$294,916 43
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
Cash
Cash Advances, Poor Dept
$294,916 43 100 00
Taxes, 1917 .
$818 20
1918 .
353 20
1919
1,309 09
1920 .
399,641 97
1920 Excise
313 42
Street Sprinkling, 1920 .
Overlay and Abatement, 1917
$818 20
1918
353 20
1919
95 63
1920
1,351 31
Supplementary assessments
986 25
Highway Assts., 1919
$1,632 93
1920
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7,354 93
Carried forward .
$712,403 53
$3,508 96
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5,722 00
402,435 88 7,500 66
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Brought forward
$712,403 53 $3,508 96
Sidewalk Assts., 1919 ·
1,074 85
1920 . 4,069 35
5,144 20
Metered Water Charges, 1920 Commonwealth of Massachu- setts:
Soldiers' Benefits, 1920
11,426 75
Poll Taxes
375 00
Income Tax, 1920
18,077 58
Foreign Corporation Tax
43,713 48
Grade Crossings
427 30
Real Estate Liens .
181 52
Tax Titles .
5,916 48
Temporary Loans .
625,000 00
Funded Debt
1,148,000 00
Net Funded Debt .
1,148,000 00
Interest (Reserved on account
of 1920 loans)
7,689 58
Trust Funds, Income:
Poor, Olive C. Cummings 207 07
School, S. Newton Cutler .
521 43
Smith-Hughes
1,423 09
Library, S. N. Cutler
14 62
Hunt, Art
176 59
Hunt, Books
29 59
Pitman, Art .
53 53
Pitman, Poetry
55 52
Wilder, Children's
6 98
Hunt, Art (prin-
cipal)
202 77
Premium on bonds
90 50
Reserve Fund
8,246 53
Trust Funds, School
5,000 00
Library
20,414 58
Poor
1,681 66
27,096 24
Trust Funds, Investment:
School
5,000 00
Library
20,414 58
Poor
1,681 66
27,096 24
Sundry Persons
291 65 68,453 36
Excess and Deficiency
.
Outlay Appropriations
.
71,708 70
$1,981,229 29 $1,981,229 29
2,691 19
26,919 79
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
The assessor's warrant for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property April 1, 1920, including non-resident bank shares, amounted to $2,760,998.13, and the tax rate established was $30.90 on each $1,000 of valuation, as follows :
Real estate
Personal estate .
Resident bank shares
$76,752,500 00 7,088,200 00 70,155 60
Total valuation
$83,910,855 60
At rate of $30.90 .
$2,592,845 44 119,025 00
Polls, 23,805 at $5.00 .
Non-resident bank shares to be paid to the state (valuation $123,644.40) Street Sprinkling
3,820 61
44,662 08
$2,760,353 13
Additional Assessments:
Personal estate, valuation $17,700 at $30.90
$546 93
Polls, 254 at $5.00
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1,270 00
Excise Taxes . .
377 51
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2,194 44
Total commitments by assessors
$2,762,547 57
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TAXES.
Balance Dec. 31, 1919
1917 $947 80
1918 $985 92
1919 $327,503 09 34 00
1920
Excise 1920
Total $329,436 81 2,716,102 56 1,816 93
Supplementary
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Total charges
$951 80
$997 92
$327,611 99
$2,718,489 28
$377 51
$3,048,428 50
Collected
63 20
260 56
322,195 84
2,299,590 84
64 09
2,622,174 53
Abated
70 40
384 16
4,107 06
19,256 47
23,818 09
Total credits
$133 60
$644 72
$326,302 90
$2,318,847 31
$64 09
$2,645,992 62
Balance Dec. 31, 1920
818 20
353 20
1,309 09
399,641 97
313 42
402,435 88
Refund taxes under Chap. 49, Acts 1918
2 31
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Committed, 1920
$2,715,691 05
$377 51
1,816 93
Refunds
4 00
8 00
72 90
981 30
1,066 20
Recharged
4 00
2 00
6 00
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
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75
76
ANNUAL REPORTS.
STREET SPRINKLING AND MOTH ASSESSMENTS.
Sprinkling 1919
Sprinkling 1920
Moths 1919
Total
Balance Dec. 31, 1919
$6,535 99
Committed, 1920
Refunds
42 95
... $44,662 08 124 08
$234 00
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$6,769 99 44,662 08 167 03
Total
$6,578 94
$44,786 16
$234 00
$51,599 10
Collected
6,509 45
37,029 06
234 00
43,772 51
Abated
69 49
256 44
325 93
Total credits
$6,578 94
$37,285 50
$234 00
$44,098 44
Balance Dec. 31,
1920
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7,500 66
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7,500 66
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OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT.
1917 $947 80
1918 $985 92
1919 $2,955 89
1920
Total $4,889 61
Balance to credit Dec. 31, 1919 Assessed in Taxes
$17,079 78
17,079 78
Taxes recharged
4 00
2 00
6 00
Credited by Commonwealth
3,420 00
3,420 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
1,000 00
1,000 00
Total credits
$947 80
$989 92
$3,957 89
$20,499 78
$26,395 39
Abatements .
70 40
384 16
4,053 52
19,148 47
23,656 55
Transferred to Reserve Fund .
59 20
252 56
311 76
Total charges .
129 60
636 72
4,053 52
19,148 47
23,968 31
Credit charges, Bal. Dec. 31, 1920
818 20
353 20
1,351 31
2,522 71
Debit charges, Bal. Dec. 31, 1920 .
95 63
95 63
RESERVE SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS.
Balance to credit December 31, 1919 .
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1919 $1,403 94 34 00
1920
Total $1,403 94
Supplementary Assessments, 1920
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$1,816 93
1,850 93
Credited by Commonwealth .
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27 00
27 00
Total credits .
1,437 94
1,843 93
3,281 87
Abatements
53 54
108 00
161 54
Transferred to Revenue
1,372 08
1,372 08
Credited to Commonwealth .
762 00
762 00
Total charges
1,425 62
870 00
2,295 62
Balance December 31, 1920 .
12 32
973 93
986 25
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
2,427 08
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BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS.
Balance Dec. 31, 1919
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Collected
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Highway 1918 $936 24
Highway 1919 $13,966 28
Highway 1920 $8,577 00
Sidewalk 1919 $5,059 05
Sidewalk 1920 $4,629 29
Total $19,961 57 13,206 29
936 24
13,966 28
8,577 00
5,059 05
4,629 29
33,167 86
936 24
12,333 35
2,855 00
3,984 20
599 94
20,668 73
Balance Dec. 31, 1920
Metered 1919 $22,528 96
Metered 1920 $216,246 33 40 31
Annual $40,229 50 35 24
Additional $1,230 63
Maintenance $4,797 65
Service Ass'ts $1,905 10
Total $286,938 17 75 55
$22,528 96
$216,286 64
$40,264 74
$1,230 63
$4,797 65
$1,905 10
$287,013 72
22,517 32
189,027 02
39,512 75
938 87
4,438 36
1,905 10
258,339 42
11 64
339 83
751 99
291 76
359 29
1,754 51
$22,528 96
$189,366 85
$40,264 74
$1,230 63
$4,797 65
$1,905 10
$260,093 93 26,919 79
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
78
WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS.
Committed Refunds
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Collected Abated
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Balance to 1921
26,919 79
1,632 93
5,722 00
1,074 85
4,069 35
12,499 13
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Committed
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DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS FOR COLLECTION AND DEPOSITS.
Balance Jan. 1, 1920
Committed
Abated
Collected
Balance Dec. 31, 1920
Deposits
Clerk of Committees
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City Engineer
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1,535 92
Police Department
$125 72
$163 62
$171 03
$118 31
11 65
Police Buildings ·
1,000 00
1,000 00
5 00
530 84
Health Department
319 43
509 60
269 43
559 60
Contagious Hospital
4,375 41
8,532 30
$584 27
8,955 08
3,368 36
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
- 23 50
245 00
14 50
231
00
23 00
64 80
Sanitary Department
920 00
2,381 20
865 00
2,059
00
377 20
14,424 20
Sanitary Buildings
1,107 47
5,677 76
1,000 32
5,433 14
351 77
Highway Buildings
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129 53
129 53
Poor, Misc. (Commonwealth)
10,270 11
21,024 95
226 00
19,835 92
11,233 14
Poor, Miscellaneous
.
3,137 27
7,751 36
32 71
9,111 79
1,744 13
Poor, City Home
376 75
8,102 16
84 75
4,579 02
3,815 14
5,337 31
School Department
502 31
9,175 76
239.22
6,389 78
3,049 07
72 45
School Buildings
835 55
55 00
730 40
50 15
53 10
Libraries
2,343 61
Bathhouse
538 35
Shower Baths
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$21,157 97
$65,788 35
$3,101 77
$59,025 15
$24,819 40
$25,316 87
Non-Revenue
Extreme Emergency
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46 36
33 93
12 43
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394 05
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240 00
240 00
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Assessors
$2 50
67
42
City Clerk
Fire Department .
5 00
Weights and Measures
14 56
14 56
Highway Maintenance
Sidewalks Construction
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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TEMPORARY LOANS. In Anticipation of Revenue.
Balance from 1919
$527,000 00
Borrowed by authority of the Board of Aldermen on city notes as follows: Nos. 748-754 289 days - 4.99%
$100,000 00
755-783 259 66 - 5.20
300,000 00
784-787 253
- 5.80
100,000 00
788-793 253 66
- 5.85
50,000 00
794-795 95 66
- 5
28,000 00
796-797 243 66 - 5.75
30,000 00
798-799 189
-5.65
100,000 00
800 156 66 - 5.60
50,000 00
801-803 245 66 - 5.65 804-807 173 - 5.85
100,000 00
808-811 215 66
- - 5.85
100,000 00
812-813 179 66
6.1
50,000 00
814-815 199 66
6.1
50,000 00
816-817 172
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50,000 00
818-820 105 66
6.05 6
50,000 00
823-824 143 66
6
125,000 00
825-833 199 66 - 5.99
100,000 00
834-841 125 60 - 5.90
75,000 00
842-846 250 66
- - 5.90
50,000 00
On coupon notes, interest to follow semi- annually, as follows:
50,000 00
83-86-1 yr. 51/2%
100,000 00
87 -1 yr. 51/2%
25,000 00
88-97-1 yr. 6%
50,000 00
1,883,000 00
Paid notes maturing 1920
1,785,000 00
Maturing in 1921
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625,000 00
Discount paid was .
$53,226 59
6 mos. int. on coupon
notes 78-82 - 83-87
$4,750 00
Less accrued int. 78-82
72 92
Int. due in 1921 on coupon notes 78-82
- 83-87 - 88-97
7,750 00
$65,653 67
$1,658,000 discounted notes average 204.6 days, average rate 5.636.
The funded debt December 31, 1920, was $1,148,000.00, clas. sified as follows :
City Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent · City Loan Bonds at 4 per cent
$33,000 00
City Loan Bonds at 414 per cent .
255,000 00 30,000 00
Carried forward .
$318,000 00
50,000 00
821-822 195 66
100,000 00
Nos. 78-82-1 yr. 51/4%
$2,410,000 00
4,677 08
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Brought forward .
$318,000 00
Sewer Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent . .
62,000 00
Sewer Loan Bonds at 4 per cent ·
149,000 00
Sewer Loan Bonds at 414 per cent .
23,000 00
Met. Park Asst. Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent .
9,000 00
Lowell St. Bridge Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent
29,000 00
Municipal Loan Bonds at 41/2 per cent
23,000 00
Highway Loan Bonds at 31/2 per cent
54,000 00
Highway Loan Bonds at 4 per cent
127,000 00
Highway Loan Bonds at 41/2 per cent
40,000 00
Highway Loan Bonds at 5 per cent
50,000 00
Public Bldg. Loan Bonds at 4 per cent
179,000 00
Public Bldg. Loan Bonds at 41/2 per cent .
75,000 00
Emergency Loan Bonds at 414 per cent . 10,000 00
$1,148,000 00
Funded debt within the limit fixed by law :
City Loan
$318,000 00
Municipal Loan
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23,000 00
Highway Loan
271,000 00
Public Bldg. Loan
254,000 00
Sewer Loan
219,000 00
Lowell St. Bridge Loan
29,000 00
Emergency Loan .
10,000 00
$1,124,000 00
Funded debt beyond the limit fixed by law :
Sewer Loan (Chap. 357, Acts 1895) .
$15,000 00
Met. Park Asst. Loan (Chap. 325, Acts of 1902)
9,000 00
24,000 00
$1,148,000 00
BONDS DUE IN 1921.
January
April
July
October
Total
Emergency
Park
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1,000
Sewer
$3,000
10,000
10,000
23,000
City .
9,000
34,000
23,500
$2,000
68,500
Municial
8,000
8,000
Highway
16,000
43,000
5,000
64,000
Building
6,000
5,000
13,000
24,000
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$34,000
$93,000
$65,500
$2,000
$194,500
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$5,000
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$5,000
Bridge
$1,000
1,000
1,000
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
BOND INTEREST DUE IN 1921.
January
April
July
October
Total
Emergency .
$212 50
$212 50
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$425 00
Park
157 50
157 50
315 00
Bridge
$507 50
$490 00
997 50
Sewer
1,490 00
3,063 75
1,435 00
2,867 50
8,856 25
City
3,137 50
3,177 50
2,957 50
2,495 00
11,767 50
Municipal
517 50
517 50
1,035 00
Highway
1,295 00
'4,340 00
1,015 00
3,445 00
10,095 00
Building
3,907 50
1,360 00
3,787 50
1,260 00
10,315 00
$10,717 50
$12,448 75
$10,082 50
$10,557 50
$43,806 25
BONDS OUTSTANDING JANUARY 1, 1921, WITH INTEREST TO MATURITY.
Bonds
Interest
Emergency Loan Bonds
$10,000 00
$637 50
Metropolitan Park Loan Bonds
9,000 00
1,575 00
Bridge Loan Bonds
29,000 00
14,717 50
Sewer Loan Bonds
234,000 00
65,341 25
City Loan Bonds
318,000 00
53,107 50
Municipal Loan Bond's
23,000 00
2,025 00
Highway Loan Bonds
271,000 00
35,895 00
Pub. Bldg. Loan Bonds
254,000 00
76,880 00
$1,148,000 00
$250,178 75
OUTSTANDING BONDS, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
City
Sewer
Sewer Outside
1921
$68,500
$20,000
$3,000
Park $1,000
Bridge $1,000
$8,000
$64,000
· $24,000
$5,000
$194,500
1922
52,500
20,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
55,000
19,000
5,000
164,500
1923
41,500
18,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
7,000
36,000
18,000
125,500
1934
25,500
17,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
36,000
18,000
101,500
1925
23,000
17,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
25,000
18,000
88,000
1926
19,000
15,000
1,000
1,000
20,000
18,000
74,000
1927
19,000
14,000
1,000
1,000
12,000
17,000
64,000
1928
17,000
12,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
16,000
56,000
1929
16,000
11,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
16,000
54,000
1930
15,000
10,000
1,000
5,000
16,000
47,000
1931
12,000
10,000
1,000
15,000
38,000
1932
9,000
8,000
1,000
15,000
33,000
1933
8,000
1,000
14,000
23,000
1934
8,000
1,000
14,000
23,000
1935
7,000
1,000
8,000
16,000
1936
6,000
1,000
4,000
11,000
1937
6,000
1,000
4,000
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
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$219,000
$15,000
$9,000
$29,000
$23,000
$271,000
$254,000
$10,000
$1,148,000
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Yearly Bond Maturities with Interest.
Date Due
Principal
Interest
Total
1921
$194,500 00
$43,806 25
$238,306 25-
1922
164,500 00
36,356 25
200,856 25-
1923
125,500 00
30,221 25
155,721 25,
1924
101,500 00
25,356 25
126,856 25-
1925
88,000 00
21,518 75
109,518 75
1926
74,000 00
18,203 75
92,203 75
1927
64,000 00
15,316 25
79,316 25.
1928
56,000 00
12,813 75
68,813 75-
1929
54,000 00
10,531 25
64,531 25
1930
47,000 00
8,416 25
55,416 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°
$1,148,000 00
$250,178 75
$1,398,178 75
BORROWING CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
Valuation, 1918
Supplementary
$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
Valuation, 1920
83,910,855 60
Supplementary
17,700 00
83,928,555 60
Total
$255,985,259 60.
Abatements, 1918
$377,189 00
1919
331,375 00
1920
389,950 00
1,098,514 00
Brought forward
$254,886,745 60-
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Brought forward .
$254,886,745 60
Average three years one-third . 21/2 per cent · · Funded Debt December 31, 1920 Outside limit fixed by law Sewer loan, 1895, Chap. 357 . $15,000 00
84,962,248 53 2,124,056 21
$1,148,000 00
Metro. Park loan, Chap. 325, 1902 · 9,000 00
$24,000 00 $1,124,000 00
Borrowing capacity, December 31, 1920
$1,000,056 21
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
$190,500 00
$1,190,556 21
Maturities within the limit, 1921
$190,500 00
Maturities outside the limit, 1921 .
4,000 00
Total maturities, 1921
$194,500 00
MEMORANDUM OF PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF DEBT, 1920.
Principal
Interest
Total
Bonds, General City Debt
$209,500 00
$50,678 75
$260,178 75
Bonds, Water
2,000 00
80 00
2,080 00
Temporary Loans
59,118 67
59,118 67
Grade Crossings
8,280 00
891 80
9,171 80
On account of Metro. Dist. Debt:
Sewers
21,961 36
31,419 72
53,381 08
Park
3,952 61
14,649 08
18,601 69
Wellington Bridge
1,265 00
278 30
1,543 30
Charles River Basin
320 51
3,705 67
4,026 18
Alewife Brook
818 39
322 26
1,140 65
Water
14,787 26
74,903 80
89,691 06
$262,885 13
$236,048 05
$498,933 18
Somerville's proportion for debt requirements:
In State Tax
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$27,324 93
$34,025 17
$61,350 10
In County Tax
4,812 91
3,112 49
7,925 40
$295,022 97
$273,185 71
$568,208 68
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
GRADE CROSSING DEBT. (Carried by Commonwealth).
Decrees entered .
$120,097 10
Paid Commonwealth
$126,432 41
Deduct interest included in above
21,475 31
104,957 10
$15,140 00
Payable
Principal
Interest
Nov. 15, 1921
$7,380 00
$576 60
1922
4,380 00
294 40
1923
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3,380 00
127 20
$15,140 00
$998 20
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1920.
Appropriated in budget
$20,985 00
Salaries :
Treasurer and Collector
$4,000 00
Deputy Collector
2,000 00
Cashiers
2,549 40
Clerks
7,726 04
Stationery, postage and books
2,465 22
Printing and Advertising
699 08
Telephone
145 03
Tracing tax-payers
78 50
Bonds
241 00
Convention expenses
139 77
Typewriter
154 75
Advertising and recording tax sales
426 31
Sundries
234 78
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$20,859 88
Balance
125 12
$20,985 00
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
School Committee Rooms, December 28, 1920.
Ordered, that the annual report of the Superintendent be adopted as the annual report of the Board of School Com- mittee, it being understood that such adoption does not com- mit the Board to the opinions or recommendations made there- in; that it be incorporated in the reports of the City Officers ; and that 1,000 copies be printed separately.
CHARLES S. CLARK,
Secretary of School Board.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1920.
HERBERT CHOLERTON WILLIAM M. MORRISON
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Members. EX-OFFICIIS.
CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE, Mayor, RICHARD L. RICE, President
Board of WARD ONE.
Aldermen,
47 Highland road. 296 1/2 Broadway.
FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK, WILLIAM T. MCCARTHY,
76 Broadway. 38 Pearl street.
DANIEL H. BRADLEY, «CHRISTOPHER J. MULDOON,
19 Concord avenue. 88 Concord avenue.
WARD THREE.
CHARLES W. BOYER, OSCAR W. CODDING,
104 Summer street. 59 Vinal avenue.
FRANK M. HAWES, .
EDWARD I. TRIPP,
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WARD FIVE.
HARRY M. STOODLEY, MISS MINNIE S. TURNER,
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WARD SIX.
WALTER I. CHAPMAN,
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WARD SEVEN.
HERBERT CHOLERTON,
PAUL O. CURTIS,
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94 College avenue. 41 Mason street.
Superintendent of Schools. CHARLES S. CLARK.
Office : City Hall Annex, Highland avenue. Residence: 75 Munroe street.
The Superintendent's office will be open on school days from 8 to 5; Saturdays, 8 to 10. His office hour is 4 o'clock on school days, and 8:30 on Saturdays.
*Assistant Superintendent of Schools. JOSEPH A. EWART.
Residence: 11 Bigelow street.
Office hour: 4 o'clock on school days, and 8:30 on Saturdays.
Superintendent's office force :-
Mary A. Clark, 42 Highland avenue.
Mildred A. Merrill, 26 Cambria street.
H. Madeline Kodad, 104 Sharon street, West Medford.
Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman street.
*Resigned November 1, 1920.
Board Meetings.
January 26. February 23.
March 29.
April 26. May 31. June 28.
September 27. December 24.
October 25. November 29.
December 31.
8:15 o'clock.
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WARD FOUR.
.
257 School street. 21 Wigglesworth street.
283 Highland avenue. 64 Hudson street.
WILLIAM M. MORRISON,
18-A Central street. 97 Rogers avenue.
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WARD TWO.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
STANDING COMMITTEES, 1920.
Note. - The member first named is chairman.
District I. - McCarthy, Fitzpatrick, Muldoon. PRESCOTT, HANSCOM, BENNETT.
District II. - Muldoon, Bradley, Codding.
KNAPP, PERRY, BAXTER ..
District III. - Codding, Boyer, Fitzpatrick.
POPE, CUMMINGS. F
District IV. - Hawes, Tripp, Miss Turner.
EDGERLY, GLINES.
District V. - Stoodley, Miss Turner, Hawes ..
FORSTER, BINGHAM.
District VI. - Morrison, Chapman, Stoodley.
CARR, MORSE, PROCTOR, DURELL, BURNS, BROWN.
District VII. - Cholerton, Curtis, Morrison.
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