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County Tax
$130,844 85
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CITY AUDITOR.
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES. Revenue.
Total amount as per assessors commit- ments
$2,823,838 42
Less State Taxes
$261,457 34
County Tax .
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Overlay
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490,422 97
Amount raised for municipal purposes .
Other Revenue:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Income Tax 1918, Excess
$1,596 00
Income Tax 1919, Excess .
5,259 00
Income Tax 1920, Excess .
44,372 58
Income Tax 1921, Estimate
138,666 78
Foreign Corporation, Estimate
30,000 00
Foreign Corporation, Excess 1921
7,110 89
Revenue from Taxes, Supplementary
Warrants 1919 and 1920
861 54
Estimated Revenue
$512,215 00
Excess
50,799 83
563,014 83
Sale of Land, Webster Avenue .
5,027 43
Transfers from Excess and Deficiency . 55,000 00
850,909 05
Total
$3,184,324 50
Expenses.
General Appropriations
$2,817,089 81
Outlay Appropriations
87,355 00
Metropolitan and Other Assessments
199,428 23
Deficiency Foreign Corporation Receipts of 1920
30,696 78
Tellers Overs and Shorts
42 58
.
3,134,612 40
Excess of Revenue
$49,712 10
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73,641 00
130,844 89
Poll, Taxes, for State
24,479 74
$2,333,415 45
TEMPORARY LOANS, 1921.
Taken By
Nos.
Issued
Due
Rate
Amount
Paid
Percy G. Crocker & Co.
847
Feb. 1, 1921
Nov. 17, 1921
5 60
$12,000 00
Nov. 17, 1921
F. S. Moseley & Co. .
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848 @ 852
Feb. 1, 1921
Nov.
4, 1921
5 55
75,000 00
Estabrook & Co.
853 @ 861
Feb. 7, 1921
Nov. 4, 1921
5 49
100,000 00
Blodget & Co.
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862
Feb. 24, 1921
Oct. 5, 1921
5 55
25,000 00
Oct. 5, 1921
Somerville Trust Co.
863 @ 867
Mar. 4, 1921
Nov. 4, 1921
5 50
50,000 00
Nov. 4, 1921
Somerville National Bank
868 @ 872
Mar.
8, 1921
Nov. 4, 1921
5 50
50,000 00
Nov. 4, 1921
Old Colony Trust Co. .
873
Mar. 10, 1921
June 30, 1921
5 60
50,000 00
June 30, 1921
F. S. Moseley & Co. .
874 @ 878
Mar.
10, 1921
Nov. 4, 1921
5 85
50,000 00
Nov. 4, 1921
Somerville Trust Co.
879
@
884
Mar.
18, 1921
Nov. 4, 1921
5 50
50,000 00
Nov. 4, 1921
Estabrook & Co. .
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885 @ 888
Mar. 28, 1921
Oct. 27, 1921
5 92
50,000 00
Oct. 27, 1921
Estabrook & Co. .
889 @ 897
Mar. 28, 1921
Nov. 10, 1921
5 92
100,000 00
Nov. 10, 1921
Somerville Trust Co. .
898
@
900
April 7, 1921
Nov. 17, 1921 .
5 80
25,000 00
Nov. 17, 1921
Old Colony Trust Co. .
901
909
April 8, 1921
Nov. 17, 1921
5 90
100,000 00
Nov. 17, 1921
Highland Trust Co. .
910 a 911
April 11, 1921
Nov. 17, 1921
5 80
25,000 00
Nov. 17, 1921
Old Colony Trust Co.
912 a
920
April 22, 1921
Nov. 4, 1921
5 88
100,000 00
Nov. 4, 1921
Estabrook & Co. .
921 @
929
April 28, 1921
Nov. 17, 1921
5 84
100,000 00
Nov. 17, 1921
Old Colony Trust Co. .
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930
938
May 24, 1921
Dec. 15, 1921 5 68 + 1 50
100,000 00
Dec. 15, 1921
First Nat'l Bank of Boston
939 @ 940
June 8, 1921
Nov. 10, 1921
5 90
100,000 00
Nov. 10, 1921
C 98 @ C 102
June 21, 1921
June 21, 1921
5 75
25,000 00
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941 @ 953
June 27, 1921
Nov. 22, 1921
6 04
150,000 00
Nov. 22, 1921
*F. S. Moseley & Co. .
C 103 @ C 104
July 15, 1921
July 15, 1922
5 75
50,000 00
*J. W. Bowen & Co. ·
C 105
July 15, 1921
June 15, 1922
5 50
10,000 00
* Highland Trust Co. Estabrook & Co. . ·
955 @ 963
Sept. 7, 1921
Jan. 31, 1922
5 00
100,000 00
Estabrook & Co. .
964 @ 972
Sept. 7, 1921
Feb. 28, 1922
5 00
100,000 00 .
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C 106 @ C 110
Aug. 10, 1921
May 10, 1922
5 25
50,000 00
. *Somerville Trust Co. . Estabrook & Co. Harris, Forbes & Co ...
954
July 12, 1921
Oct. 28, 1921
5 60
30,000 0
Oct. 28, 1921
ANNUAL
REPORTS.
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Nov. 4, 1921 Nov. 4, 1921
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Old Colony Trust Co. . · 973 @ 978 Oct. 6, 1921 Mar. 24, 1922 5 00
100,000 00
Somerville National Bank . 979 @ Nov. 17, 1921
988
April 27, 1922
4 3/8 50,000 00
Somerville Trust Co. .
974 @ 990
Nov. 17, 1921
May 25, 1922
4 3/8
100,000 00
Total amount of 1921 loans .
$1,927,000 00
Outstanding January 1, 1921 .
625,000 00
$2,552,000 00
Payments 1921
1,967,000 00
Outstanding December 31, 1921
$585,000 00
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* Coupon Notes, Interest Payable Semi-Annually.
CITY AUDITOR.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
FUNDED DEBT.
The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1921, was $1,148,000. The debt was increased $50,000 on account of one- highway loan. Maturities during the year reduced the debt $194,500. The net reduction was therefore $144,500, leaving a total debt on December 31st, 1921, of $1,003,500.
Classified Debt January 1, 1921.
City Loan
$318,000 00
Municipal Loan
23,000 00
Sewer Loan
219,000 00
Public Building Loan
254,000 00
Highway Loan
271,000 00
Bridge Loan
29,000 00
Emergency Loan
· 10,000 00
Total inside limit
$1,124,000 00
Sewer Loan
$15,000 00
Metropolitan Park Loan
9,000 00
Total outside limit .
24,000 00
Total Funded Debt .
$1,148,000 00
Loan Increasing the Debt.
Highway Loan
$50,000 00
Maturities reducing the debt were as follows : -
City Loan
$68,500 00
Municipal Loan
8,000 00
Sewer Loan
20,000 00
Public Building Loan
24,000 00
Highway Loan
64,000 00
Bridge Loan .
1,000 00
Emergency Loan
5,000 00
Total inside limit
$190,500 00
Sewer Loan
$3,000 00
Metropolitan Park Loan
1,000 00
Total outside limit
4,000 00
Total Maturities
$194,500 00
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CITY AUDITOR.
Classified Debt December 31, 1921.
City Bonds, 31/2% .
$22,000 00
City Bonds, 4%
207,500 00
City Bonds, 41/2%
20,000 00
Municipal Bonds, 41/2%
15,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 31/2%
56,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 4%
121,000 00 22,000 00
Sewer Bonds, 414%
160,000 00
Public Buildings Bonds, 41/2%
70,000 00
Highway Bonds, 41/2%
34,000 00
Highway Bonds, 4%
90,000 00
Highway Bonds, 31/2%
38,000 00
Highway Bonds, 5%
95,000 00
Bridge Bonds, 31/2%
28,000 00
Emergency Bonds, 41/2% .
5,000 00
Total within limit
$983,500 00
Sewer Bonds, 4% ·
$12,000 00
Metropolitan Park Bonds, 31/2%
8,000 00
Total outside limit .
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20,000 00
Total Funded Debt
$1,003,500 00
TAXES.
The total amount of taxable property as of April 1, 1921, not including non-resident bank shares, was $86,718,289. The tax rate was fixed at $31.10 per $1,000 valuation.
State Tax
$245,420 00
Special State Tax
11,569 80
Metropolitan Sewerage Assessment
111,731 59
Metropolitan Parks Assessment
63,298 07
Wellington Bridge Assessment
1,751 02
Wellington Bridge Special Assessment
1,492 70
. Grade Crossings Assessment .
7,956 60
State Highway Assessment
302 93
Charles River Basin Assessment
10,037 81
Alewife Brook Assessment
1,112 01
Abatement of Smoke Assessment
400 75
Fire Prevention Assessment .
847 79
Rapid Transit, Dorchester Dist. Assmt.
420 82
County Tax
130,844 89
Non-Resident Bank Tax .
4,164 61
City Appropriations
2,892,275 50
Overlay .
24,479 74
Total amount raised .
$3,508,106 63
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Public Buildings Bonds, 4%
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Less estimated revenue ·
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$512,215 00
Appropriated from Excess and Deficien-
cy
55,000 00
State Income Tax Receipts
60,057 78
State Income Tax Receipts, General
School Fund ·
78,609 00
Foreign Corporation, Excise Tax
30,000 00
Income Tax Excess of Previous Years . 17,000 00
Sale of Land ·
5,027 43
Poll Taxes, Proportional Part for City Use
49,094 00
Net amount assessed in taxes .
$807,003 21 $2,701,103 42
Special Assessment.
Street Sprinkling . 44,830 08
Amount committed .
$2,745,933 50
FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1921.
City
Mature
Loan $52,500
Municipal Loan $8,000
Sewer Loan $20,000
Public Building Loan $19,000
Highway Loan $60,000
$1,000
$3,000
$1,000
$5,000
$169,500
1923
41,500
7,000
18,000
18,000
41,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
130,500
1924.
25,500
17,000
18,000
41,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
106,500
1925
23,000
17,000
18,000
30,000
1,000
· 3,000
1,000
93,000
1926
19,000
15,000
18,000
25,000
1,000
1,000
79,000
1927.
19,000
14,000
17,000
17,000
1,000
1,000
69,000
1928
17,000
12,000
16,000
14,000
1,000
1,000
61,000
1929
16,000
11,000
16,000
14,000
1,000
1,000
59,000
1930
15,000
10,000
16,000
10,000
1,000
52,000
1931
12,000
10,000
15,000
5,000
1,000
43,000
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
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1,000
1,000
$249,500
$15,000
$199,000
$230,000
$257,000
$28,000
$12,000
$8,000
$5,000
$1,003,500
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CITY AUDITOR.
Total Matur-
ities
by Years
1922.
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Sewer Metropolitan Loan Park Assess- Emer- Chap. 357 ment Loan 1895
gency Chap. 325, 1902 Loan
MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT, 1922.
Class of Loan
Jan.1, 1922 $9,000 00
April 1,1922 $24,000 00
July 1, 1922 $17,500 00 8,000 00
Oct. 1, 1922 $2,000 00
Total $52,500 00
Municipal
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Sewer
3,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
23,000 00
Public Buildings
6,000 00
5,000 00
8,000 00
19,000 00
Highway
8,000 00
48,000 00
4,000 00
60,000 00
Bridge
1,000 00
1,000 00
Metropoliatn Park
1,000 00
1,000 00
Extreme Emergency
5,000 00
5,000 00
Total
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$26,000 00
$88,000 00
$53,500 00
$2,000 00
$169,500 00
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INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT, 1922.
Class of Loan
Jan.1, 1922 $2,505 00
April 1,1922 $2,455 00
July 1, 1922
Oct. 1, 1922
Total $9,257 50
Municipal
337 50
675 00
Sewer
1,240 00
2,867 50
1,185 00
2,671 25
7,963 75
Public Buildings
3,515 00
1,260 00
3,395 00
1,160 00
9,330 00
Highway
910 00
4,695 00
770 00
3,675 00
10,050 00
Bridges
490 00
472 50
962 50
Metropolitan Park
140 00
140 00
280 00
Extreme Emergency
106 25
106 25
212 50
Total
$8,753 75
$11,767 50
$8,258 75
$9,951 25
$38,731 25
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ANNUAL
REPORTS.
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$2,325 00 337 50
$1,972 50
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City .
City
MATURITIES ÓN FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS).
Class of Loan
1918
1919 $92,500 00
1920 $79,500 00
1921 $68,500 00
1922 $52,500 00
Total $517,000 00
Municipal
10,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,000 00
50,000 00
Sewer
22,000 00
23,000 00
23,000 00
23,000 00
23,000 00
23,000 00
137,000 00
Public Buildings
19,000 00
24,000 00
24,000 00
24,000,00
24,000 00
19,000 00
134,000 00
Highway
56,000 00
79,000
00
78,000 00
68,000 00
64,000 00
60,000 00
405,000 00
Bridges
1,000 00
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
5,000 00
5,000 00
4,000 00
2,000 00
16,000 00
Extreme emergency
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
25,000 00
Total .
$232,500 00
$251,500 00 $236,500 00
$211,500 00
$194,500 00
$169,500 00 $1,296,000 00
INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS).
Class of Loan
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
City
$26,606 25
$22,143 75
$18,162 50
$14,757 50
$11,767 50
1922 $9,257 50
Total $102,695 00
Municipal
2,565 00
2,115 00
1,755 00
1,395 00
1,035 00
675 00
9,540 00
Sewer
12,306 25
11,533 75
10,641 25
9,748 75
8,856 25
7,963 75
61,050 00
Public Buildings
9,980 00
13,270 00
12,285 00
-11,300 00
10,315 00
9,330 00
66,480 00
Highway
13,822 50
14,325 00
12,162 50
11,457 50
11,345 00
10,050
00
73,162 50
Bridges
1,137 50
1,102 50
1,067 50
1,032 50
997 50
962 50
6,300
00
Metropolitan Park
455
00
420 00
385 00
350 00
315 00
280 00
2,205 00
Water
640 00
440 00
240
00
80 00
1,400 00
Extreme Emergency .
1,062 50
850 00
637 50
425 00
212 50
3,187 50
Total
$67,512 50
$66,412 50
$57,548 75
$50,758 75
$45,056 25
$38,731 25
$326,020 00
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1917 $118,500 00
$105,500 00
City
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CITY AUDITOR.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
BORROWING CAPACITY DECEMBER 31, 1921.
Valuation 1919
. $87,353,424 00 39,300 00
Supplementary
$87,392,724 00
Valuation 1920
$83,910,855 60
Supplementary
17,700 00
83,928,555 60
Valuation 1921
$86,718,239 60
Supplementary
75,258 00
86,793,547 60
Total
$258,114,827 20
Abatements, 1919
$349,375 00
Abatements, 1920
476,450 00
Abatements, 1921
541,408 00
1,367,233 00
Average valuation for three years
$85,582,531 40
Two and one-half per cent
2,139,563 28
Present debt within limit
983,500 00
Borrowing capacity December 31, 1921 Maturities :-
$1,156,063 28.
January 1, 1922
$26,000 00
April 1, 1922
88,000 00
July 1, 1922
$53,500 00
Less outside limit
4,000 00
49,500 00
October 1, 1922
2,000 00
Maturities in 1922 within limit
$165,500 00
$1,321,563 28
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$256,747,594 20
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CITY AUDITOR.
ABATEMENTS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PRIOR YEARS.
Charges:
Highway Betterment, 1920 .
$2,877 33
Street Sprinkling, 1920
.
9 96
$2,887 29
Credit:
Excess and Deficiency .
.
$2,887 29
WATER CHARGES, 1920, REFUNDED OR ABATED.
Charges:
Metered
$10 80
Credit :
Excess and Deficiency
$10 80:
TELLERS' OVERS AND SHORTS.
Charges:
Shortages
$42 58
Credit:
Appropriation from Revenue
$42 58:
STATE INCOME TAX, 1918.
Credit:
Cash from Commonwealth.
$1,596 00
Charges:
To Revenue 1921
. .
$1,596 00.
STATE INCOME TAX, 1919.
Credit:
Cash from Commonwealth .
$5,259 00
Charges:
To' (Revenue 1921
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$5,259 00-
STATE INCOME TAX, 1920.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account $18,077 58
Cash from Commonwealth 26,295 00 .
$44,372 58
To Revenue 1921
44,372 58;
STATE INCOME TAX, 1921.
Charges: Estimate Account General School Fund $78,609 00
Estimate Account General Purposes 60,057 78
Credit: Cash from Commonwealth
$138,666 78
129,504 40
Balance to 1922 account
$9,162 38
Charges:
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
TAX TITLES.
Charges:
Balance from 1920 account . .
$5,916 48
Tax Titles purchased, 1920 Taxes · 3,232 28
$9,148 76
Credit:
Cash
6,670 25
Balance to 1922
account
$2,478 51
A
REAL ESTATE LIENS.
Charges:
Balance from 1920 account
$181 52
Taxes, 1920
12 36
Balance to 1922 account
$193 88
GRADE CROSSINGS ADVANCES.
Charges :
Balance from 1920 account
$427 30
TAILINGS.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account $291 65
PREMIUMS ON BONDS.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account $90 50
Charges:
Transfer to General Appropriations acc't $90 50
SALE OF LAND, WEBSTER AVENUE.
Credit:
Cash
$5,027 43
Charges:
To Revenue 1921 .
$5,027 43
ACCRUED INTEREST ON BONDS.
Credit:
Cash, Loan of April 1, 1921
$333 33
Charges:
Transfer to General Appropriations $333 33
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CITY AUDITOR.
REVENUE FROM TAXES, SUPPLEMENTARY WARRANTS.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account
$1,016 25
Supplementary Warrant No. 1
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1,175 00
Supplementary Warrant No. 2
2,340 53
Charged to Commonwealth, on account of Abated Polls 1920
30 00
$4,561 78
Charges:
Abatements
$2,171 59
Credit Commonwealth, on account of
Polls 1921, Supp. Warrant .
705 00
To Revenue 1921
861 54
.
3,738 13
Balance to 1922 account $823 65
REDEMPTION OF TAX TITLES.
Credit:
Cash Received
$2,941 38
Charges:
Titles redeemed, cash paid
$2,941 38
OVERLAY ACCOUNTS. Overlay, 1917.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account
$818 20
Charges:
Abatements .
$41 60
Transferred to Reserve Fund
4 40
46 00
Balance to 1922 account
$772 20
Overlay, 1918.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account .
$353 20
Charges:
Abatements
$104 16
Transferred to Reserve Fund
105 52
209 68
Balance to 1922 account
$143 52
Overlay, 1919.
Credit:
Transfer from Reserve Fund
$1,000 00
Recommitment Taxes
.
10 32
$1,010 32
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Charges:
Balance from 1920 account
$95 63
Abatements . .
.
. 588 40
684 03
Balance to 1922 account $326 29
Overlay, 1920.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account
$1,819 31
Transfer from Reserve Fund
4,000 00
Charged to Commonwealth, on account of Polls, 1920
927 00
$6,746 31
Charges:
Abatements
4,758 15
Balance to 1922 account
$1,988 16.
Overlay, 1921.
Credit :.
Taxes, 1921
$24,479 74
Charged to Commonwealth on account
of Polls
3,576 00
$28,055 74
Charges :
Abatements
21,744 91
Balance to 1922 account
$6,310 83:
RESERVE FUND, SURPLUS FROM OVERLAY.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account
$8,246 53
Transferred from Overlay, 1917
4 40
Transferred from Overlay, 1918
105 52
$8,356 45
Charges:
Transferred to Overlay, 1919
$1,000 00
Transferred to Overlay, 1920
4,000 00
5,000 00
Balance to 1922 account
$3,356 45.
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.
Credit:
Balance from 1920 account
$68,453 36
Refund account of previous year
6 00
Revenue Excess, 1921
49,712 10
$118,171 46
Charges:
Transfer to reduce tax levy
$55,000 00
Abatements Special Assessments Prior Years . .
2,887 29
Water Charges 1920 Abated .
10 80
57,898 09
Balance to 1922 account
$60,273 37
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CITY AUDITOR.
CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Receipts.
General Revenue.
Taxes : --
Taxes, 1921
$2,354,775 34
Taxes, 1920
·
391,939 85
Taxes, 1919
164 84
Taxes, 1918
105 52
Taxes, 1917
4 40
From State :-
Domestic Corporations
51,946 30
Foreign Corporations
50,127 59
National Bank
9,567 23
Street Railway
11,527 73
Income Tax, 1921
129,504 40
Income Tax, 1920
26,295 00
Income Tax, 1919
5,259 00
Income Tax, 1918
1,596 00
Account of Poll Taxes, 1920
1,098 00
Excise Tax, Ship Owners
347 24
Licenses and Permits.
Licenses : ---
Amusement
1,115 50
Dealers in Motor Vehicles
650 00
Junk
710 00
Milk
393 50
Pool and Billiards
398 00
Sunday
1,070 00
Innholders .
and Victuallers .
278 00
Pedlers
966 00
All Other
223 50
Permits :--
Marriage
1,278 00
Buildings, etc.
1,847 00
Electrical
2,219 02
All Other
915 00
Fines and Forfeits.
Court Fines
4,039 67
Departmental Penalties
185 00
Tax Titles Sold to Individuals
6,670 25
Grants and Gifts.
From State, - Vocational Schools
12,869 91
Continuation Schools
262 50
Americanization Smith-Hughes Fund
2,845 75
From County, - Dog Licenses
1,939 18
From Individuals, - Caroline G. Baker Fund
300 00
All Other General Revenue.
Miscellaneous · .
·
Total General Revenue .
$3,078,595 30
Carried forward
.
.
$3,078,595 30
.
3,115 26
45 82
38
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward
$3,078,595 30
Commercial Revenue - Special Assessments.
For Expenses :-
Street Sprinkling, 1921
$36,723 95
Street Sprinkling, 1920
7,490 70
For Outlays :-
Sidewalks, 1921 .
913 65
Sidewalks, 1920 .
2,925 68
Sidewalks, 1919
1,074 85
Street Betterments, 1921
2,089 65
Street Betterments, 1920
2,927 78
Street Betterments, 1919
1,330 60
Sewers, 1921
194 28
Total CommercialRevenue-Special
Assessments
$55,671 14
Commercial Revenue - Departmental.
General Government.
Treasurer and Collector
·
$5,830 46
Assessors
2 00
City Clerk
1,791 05
Engineering
: 71
Protection of Persons and Property.
Police Department :-
Service of Officers
118 31
Rent of Court Room
1,000 00
Miscellaneous
104 63
Fire Department
143 80
Sealer of Weights and Measures .
501 42
Health and Sanitation.
Contagious Hospital
8,086 96
Health Department
796 10
Inspection
658 00
Sanitary Department, Garbage
9,980 50
Highways.
Labor and Materials
5,608 29
Sidewalks, - Maintenance .
10 00
Outlay
129 53
Rent of Tenements
260 00
Charities.
Almshouse :-
Sale of Produce, etc.
3,727 39
Board
3,730 38
Outside Relief :-
Individuals
235 43
Cities and Towns
5,192 66
State
12,096 43
Mothers' Aid :-
Cities and Towns
218 00
State
15,686 69
Carried forward
' $75,911 74
$3,134,266 44
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CITY AUDITOR.
Brought forward
$75,911 74
$3,134,266 44
Soldiers' Benefits.
State Aid
10,586 00
Military Aid
720 75
Soldiers' Burials
120 00
Education.
Tuition State Wards
1,533 19
Other Tuition
11,564 04
Rent High School Hall
1,161 00
Miscellaneous, School Buildings
227 13
All other
26 66
Libraries.
Fines, etc.
1,871 11
Recreation.
Bathhouse
654 85
Shower Baths
497 10
Unclassified.
Electrolysis
500 00
State, in Lieu of Taxes
94 26
Sale of Land
.
5,027 43
Total Commercial Revenue - De-
partmental
$110,495 26
Commercial Revenue - Public Service Enterprises.
Water Department.
Sale of Water :-
Metered, 1921
.
$192,424 99
Metered, 1920
26,908 99
Annual
.
34,875 94
Additional
794 21
Service Assessments
5,408 19
Maintenance Bills
6,375 07
Total Commercial Revenue-Public
Service Enterprises .
.
$266,787 39
Commercial Revenue - Interest.
Deposits
$8,540 67
Taxes
.
14,647 96
Special Assessments
236 31
Tax Titles
669 36
Department Bills
18 32
Corporation Taxes
6 28
Trust Funds :-
School
226 88
Library
856 81
Poor Department
.
.
.
.
75 05
Total Commercial Revenue-Interest
$25,277 64
Carried forward
$3,536,826 73
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.
.
.
40
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward
$3,536,826 73
Municipal Indebtedness.
Temporary Loans :- Anticipation of Revenue
$1,927,000 00
General Loans: - Highway
50,000 00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
$1,977,000 00
Agency, Trust, and Investment. Redemption of Tax Titles .
$2,941 38
Refunds
Soldiers' Benefits
$2,040 00
General Appropriations
1,416 77
Total Refunds
$3,456 77
Total Receipts
$5,520,224 88
EXPENDITURES. GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Board of Aldermen Expenses.
Expenses
Outlay's
Books, postage and supplies
$30 00
Printing and advertising
84 50
Refreshments
908 04
Badges
8 40
All Other
29 05
$1,059 99
Clerk of Committees Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
-
Clerk
$2,100 00
Assistant Clerk,
700 00
Other Expenses: - -
Books, postage and supplies
55 80
Printing and advertising .
14 50
Telephone
76 28
2,946 58
Executive Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
Mayor
$4,000 00
Secretary
1,500 00
Clerks
1,110 84
Other Expenses:
Books, postage and supplies
66 76
Printing and advertising .
69 93
Telephone
143 76
Auto hire
6 00
Contingent expenses
413 65
All other
70 45
Special Item:
Typewriter
83 50
7,464 89
·
.
.
Carried forward
.
$11,471 46
.
.
.
.
.
41
CITY AUDITOR.
Brought forward
Auditing Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
Auditor
$3,100 00
Clerks
2,196 79
Other Expenses:
Books, postage and supplies
90 44
Printing and advertising
644 15
Binding
52 00
Telephone
36 35
All other
.
.
6,157 79
Treasury Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
Treasurer and Collector
$4,000 00
Deputy Collector
2,000 00
Cashiers
2,507 24
Clerks
7,807 08
Other Expenses: -
Books, postage and supplies Printing and advertising
$1,911 10
1,167 57
Telephone
155 04
Bonds
454 29
Carfares
34 00
Convention expenses
74 55
All other
290 35
Special Item: - -
Adding Machine
165 00
20,566 22
Assessors' Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
Chairman
$2,800 00
Assessors
4,800 00
Assistant Assessors
3,600 00
Clerks (Office)
7,454 70
Clerks (Street) .
482 50
Other Expenses: -
Books, postage and supplies
$903 20
Printing and advertising
1,989 63
Carfares, auto hire, etc.
38 00
Telephone
38 12
All other
160 77
22,266 92
Board of License Commissioners.
Salaries and Wages: -
Inspector
$200 00
Clerk
200 00
Other Expenses: -
Books, postage and supplies
40 19
Printing and advertising .
99 75
539 94
Carried forward
$61,002 33
.
.
.
38 06
Expenses $11,471 46
Outlays
42
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward .
Pedlers' License Commission.
Books, postage and supplies .
$3 20
Printing
9 75
12 .95
Certification of Notes and Bonds. Certifying
$295 00
295 00
City Clerk's Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
City Clerk .
$3,480 79
Assistant City Clerk .
1,754 88
Clerks
2,894 91
Other Expenses:
Books, postage and supplies
$451 39
Printing and advertising ·
99 84
Binding .
24 00
Telephone
126 85
Badges
17 25
All other
44 64
Special Item: -
Typewriters
.
9,056 55
Registration of City Laborers.
Salaries and Wages: -
Registration Clerk
$400 00
Other Expenses: -
Books and postage
10 00
Printing
.
412 50
Law Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
City Solicitor .
$2,700 00
Other Expenses:
15 00
Books, postage and supplies Recording
1 40
Printing and advertising
41 75
Clerical hire
156 00
Witness feets, etc.
224 47
Telephone
20 00
All other .
91 20
3,249 82
City Messenger's Department.
Salaries and Wages: - Messenger
$2,200 00
Other Expenses: -
Stationery and postage
.
Auto maintenance
744 69
Telephone
24 82
Carfares
16 80
·
Carried forward
$2,988 31
$74,029 15
.
2 50
.
.
2 00
.
Expenses $61,002 33
Outlays
162 00
CITY AUDITOR.
43:
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
$2,988 31
$74,029 15
Special Item:
Auto
2,000 00
4,988 31
Engineering Department.
Salaries and Wages: -
City Engineer
$4,000 00
Assistants
7,779 67
·
Clerks
1,097 50
Other Expenses: -
Books, printing, supplies, etc.
postage,
$111 66
Telephone
96 13
Auto maintenance
1,396 20
Instruments and equipment
11 31
Carfares
277 10
All other
·
1 50 .
14,771 07
Public Buildings Department, Commis- sioner of Public Buildings.
Salaries and Wages: -
Commissioner
$3,100 00
Inspector of Plumbing
1,900 00
Clerks
2,094 42
Other Expenses:
Books, postage and supplies
176 16 ·
Printing and advertising 83 50
Telephone
186 32
Auto Maintenance
728 84
All other
21 73
Special Items : ---
Auto
1,730 00
Typewriter .
101 25
10,122 22
Public Bldgs. Department, Maintenance Municipal Buildings.
Salaries and Wages :- Janitors
4,673 30
Labor .
736 08
Other Expenses :-
Fuel and Light
4,115 56
Furniture and Furnishings . 668 07
Janitors' Supplies
278 66
Repairs to Buildings
192 77
Heating apparatus and
equipment
7 00
Plumbing and supplies
·
267 05
Carried forward
$10,938 49
$103,910 75
.
.
·
·
44
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Brought forward
$10,938 49
Hardware and materials
41 47
Ice
325 50
All other ·
23 75
11,329 21
Election Expenses, City Clerk.
Salaries and Wages :-
Clerks
600 00
Other Expenses :-
Equipment, supplies, sta-
.
tionery and postage .
24 05
Printing and advertising
780 88
Carfares and auto hire
187 50
Ballot boxes and repairs
15 00
Refreshments
14 10
1,621 53
Election Expenses, Registrars of Voters.
Salaries and Wages :-
Registrars
1,210 00
Clerks
337 00
Clerical hire
1,250 00
Other Expenses :-
Stationery and Postage and Supplies
99 09
Printing and advertising
1,493 44
Refreshments
9 55
Car hire
36 00
Registers
.
4,571 13
Election Expenses, Pay of Election ficers. .
Of-
Salaries and Wages :-
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