Report of the city of Somerville 1922, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 472


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1,083 37


Abatement of Smoke Assessment


403 74


Fire Prevention Assessment


1,066 06


Soldiers' Exemption Assessment


286 84


Poll Taxes 1922


87,114 00


Liquor Licenses Fees 1921


5 25


Liquor License Fees 1922


3 75


Refund Account Foreign Corporation Tax 1921 .


30 92


Refund Account Domestic


Corporation


Tax 1921 .


33 70


Total


$462,376 62


State Aid


9,152 00


Military Aid


2,703 50


Soldiers' Burials


60 00


Income Tax 1922


120,196 40


Income Tax 1921


18,406 50


Income Tax 1920


3,067 75


Income Tax 1919


438 25


Mothers' Aid


20,098 30


General Aid to Poor


10,557 08


Tuition State Wards


3,100 55


Smith-Hughes Fund


2,459 34


Vocational Schools


8,273 44


Continuation School


4,011 33


Americanization


3,581 50


Commission for Blind, Education


600 00


Account Deficit Boston Elevated Railway Boxing Licenses


19 84


Corporation Taxes 1920


193 86


Corporation Taxes 1921


3,746 08


Corporation Taxes 1922


70,051 91


Refund Poll Taxes 1921 .


4,572 00


Refund Poll Taxes 1922 .


12,423 00


National Bank Tax 1921


24 45


National Bank Tax 1922


8,847 89


Street Railway Tax 1921


176 09


Street Railway Tax 1922 .


24,301 26


In Lieu of Taxes


92 75


Diseases Dangerous to Health


2,230 47


Total


$355,097 97


Receipts.


21,712 43


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


Payment.


County Tax .


.


$123,565 67


Receipt.


Dog Licenses .


$


2,053 71


STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES.


Revenue.


Total amount as per assessors commit-


ments


$2,846,219 82


Less State Taxes


$198,942 22


County Tax . .


123,565 67


Poll Taxes for State


86,733 00


Overlay


28,067 65


$437,308 54


$2,408,911 28


Amount raised for municipal purposes . Other Revenue:


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Income Tax 1919, Excess


.


$438 25


Income Tax 1920, Excess


3,067 75


Income Tax 1921, Excess


9,244 12


Income Tax 1922 .


120,196 40


Corporation Taxes


73,927 23


National Bank Taxes


8,872 34


Account Boston Elevated Deficit


21,712 43


Revenue from Taxes, Supplementary


Warrants .


771 81


Estimated Revenue


$498,460 00


Excess .


59,849 77


558,309 77


Transfer from Excess and Deficiency


50,000 00


846,540 10


Expenses.


General Appropriations


$2,844,026 41


Outlay Appropriations


95,500 00


Metropolitan and Other Assessments


176,246 78


Tellers Overs and Shorts


179 99


.


$3,115,953 18


Excess of Revenue


$ 139,498 20


.


$3,255,451 38


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TEMPORARY LOANS, 1922


Taken By


Nos.


Issued


Due


Rate


Amount


Paid


Sinking Fund Commissioners :


City of Newton .


991


Jan. 27, 1922


Mar. 31, 1922


4 00


$18,000 00


Mar. 31, 1922


Somerville Trust Company


992 @ 994


Jan.


27, 1922


Nov.


3, 1922


4 00


25,000 00


NOV. 3, 1922


Old Colony Trust Company


995 @ 1002


Feb. 1, 1922


Nov.


3, 1922


4 10


75,000 00


Nov. 3, 1922


Somerville Y. M. C. A.


1003


@ 1004


Feb. 10, 1922


Dec. 15, 1922


4 10


40,000 00


Dec. 15, 1922


Old Colony Trust Company


1005 @ 1017


Feb. 17, 1922


Nov. 3, 1922


-1 75


200,000 00


Nov. 3, 1922


Old Colony Trust Company


1008 @ 1026


Mar. 22, 1922


Oct. 25, 1922


-5.00


100,000 00


Oct. 25, 1922


Blake Bros. & Co.


1027 @ 1032


Mar. 29, 1922


Nov. (3, 1922


+8 00


200,000 00


Nov. 3, 1922


Blake Bros. & Co.


1033 @ 1036


Apr. 25, 1922


Nov. 7, 1922


+6 00


200,000 00


Nov. 7,1922


Old Colony Trust Company


1037


@ 1048


May 22, 1922


Nov. 17, 1922


+3 50


200,000 00


Nov. 17, 1922


First National Bank


1049


@ 1052


June 28, 1922


Dec. 12, 1922


3 39


200,000 00


Dec. 12, 1922


Grafton Company


1053 @ 1063


Aug. 17, 1922


Jan. 30, 1923


3.2 98


100,000 00


3 37


First National Bank . .


1066 @ 1067


Sept. 7, 1922


Feb.


28, 1923


+2 75


100,000 00


Old Colony Trust Company


1068


1079


Sept. 27, 1922


Mar. 14, 1923


3 39


200,000 00


Boston


Safe


Deposit &


4.125


Trust Co. ·


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1080 @ 1082


Dec. 4, 1922


June 12, 1923


+5 00


100,000 00


Total amount of 1922 loans


$1,758,000 00


Outstanding January 1; 1922 ·


585,000 00


Payments 1922 .


.


.


·


1,843,000 00


Outstanding December 31, 1922 ..


$ 500,000 00


.


.


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CITY AUDITOR.


.


·


.


$2,343,000 00


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25


4 20


4 05


4 05


3 74


3 45


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


FUNDED DEBT.


The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1922 was $1,003,500.00. New loans increased the debt during the year $625,000.00. Maturities paid reduced the debt $169,500.00. The net increase was $455,000.00 making the total debt December 31, 1922 $1,459,000.00. Of this total only $16,000.00 is out- side the debt limit.


Classified Debt January 1, 1922.


City Loan


$249,500 00


Municipal Loan


15,000 00


Sewer Loan


199,000 00


Public Building Loan


230,000 00


Highway Loan


257,000 00


Bridge Loan


.


28,000 00


Emergency Loan .


5,000 00


Total within limit


$983,500 00


Sewer Loan


·


.


12,000 00


Metropolitan Park Loan


8,000 00


Total outside limit


.


$20,000 00


Total Funded Debt .


.


$1,003,500 00


Loans Increasing the Debt.


Highway Loan


50,000 00


Schoolhouse Loan


.


.


575,000 00


$625,000 00


Maturities reducing the debt were as follows :-


City Loan


$52,500 00


Municipal Loan


8,000 00


Sewer Loans .


20,000 00


Public Buildings Loan


19,000 00


Highway Loan


60,000 00


Bridge Loan .


1,000 00


Extreme Emergency Loan


5,000 00


Total within limit .


$165,500 00


Sewer Loan


3,000 00


Metropolitan Park Loan


1,000 00


Total outside Limit .


.


$4,000 00


Total Maturities .


$169,500 00


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CITY AUDITOR.


Classified Debt December 31, 1922.


City Bonds 312%


16,000 00


City Bonds 4%


171,000 00


City Bonds 414 %


10,000 00


Municipal Bonds 41/2%


7,000 00


Sewer Bonds 31/2%


50,000 00


Sewer Bonds 4%


108,000 00


Sewer Bonds 414 %


21,000 00


Public Buildings Bonds 4%


146,000 00


Public Buildings Bonds 41/2%


65,000 00


Highway Bonds 41/2%


28,000 00


Highway Bonds 4%


104,000 00


Highway Bonds 31/2%


30,000 00


Highway Bonds 5%


85,000 00


Schoolhouse Bond's 4%


575,000 00


Bridge Bonds 31/2 % .


27,000 00


Total within limit


$1,443,000 00


Sewer Bonds 4%


$9,000 00


Metropolitan Park Bonds 31/2%


7,000 00


Total outside limit .


$16,000 00


Total Funded Debt .


$1,459,000 00


The total debt per capita December 31, 1922 is $15.04. The tax rate per $1,000 valuation on account of Reduct- jon of Funded Debt in 1922 was $1.92.


TAXES.


The total amount of taxable property as of April 1, 1922, not including non-resident bank shares, was $88,158,139.00. The tax rate was fixed at $30.60 per $1,000 valuation.


State Tax


194,520 00


State Highway Tax ..


396 46


Metropolitan Sewerage Assessment


95,065 14


Metropolitan Park 'Assessment


61,386 67


Wellington Bridge Assessment


3,352 75


Grade Crossings Assessment


4,678 49


Charles River Basin Assessment


8,923 72


Alewife Brook Assessment


1,083 37


Abatement of Smoke Assessment


403 74


Fire Prevention Assessment


1,066 06


County Tax


123,565 67


Non-Resident Bank Tax


4,025 76


City Budget


2,974,705 00


Overlay


28,067 65


Total amount raised


$3,501,240 48


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Less Estimated Revenue


$498,460 00


Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency


50,000 00


State Income Tax, School Fund 81,292 40


State Income Tax


39,001 26


Corporation Taxes


64,000 00


National Bank Tax


9,000 00


Poll Taxes, Proportional


part for City


Use


57,822 00


$799,575 66


Net Amount Assessed in Taxes


$2,701,664 82


Special Assessments.


Street Sprinkling


45,199 56


Amount committed .


$2,746,864 38


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FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1922.


Total


Mature


City Loan


Municipal Loan $7,000


Sewer Loan $18,000


Public Building Loan $18,000


Highway Loan $46,000


$1,000


$3,000


$1,000


$30,000


Maturities By Years $165,500


1923


$41,500


25,500


17,000


18,000


46,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


30,000


141,500


1925.


23,000


17,000


18,000


35,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


30,000


128,000


1926.


19,000


15,000


18,000


30,000


1,000


1,000


30,000


114,000


1927.


19,000


14,000


17,000


22,000


1,000


1,000


30,000


104,000


1928.


17,000


12,000


16,000


19,000


1,000


1,000


29,000


95,000


1929


16,000


11,000


16,000


19,000


1,000


1,000


29,000


93,000


1930


15,000


10,000


16,000


15,000


1,000


29,000


86,000


1931


12,000


10,000


15,000


10,000


1,000


29,000


77,000


1932.


9,000


8,000


15,000


5,000


1,000


29,000


67,000


1933


8,000


14,000


1,000


28,000


51,000


1934.


8,000


14,000


1,000


28,000


51,000


1935


7,000


8,000


1,000


28,000


44,000


1936.


6,000


4,000


1,000


28,000


39,000


1937


6,000


4,000


1,000


28,000


39,000


1938


4,000


1,000


28,000


33,000


1939


3,000


1,000


28,000


32 000


1940


2,000


1,000


28,000


31,000


1941


1,000


1,000


28,000


30,000


1942


1,000


1,000


28,000


30,000


1943


1,000


1,000


2,000


1944


1,000


1,000


1945


1,000


1000


1946


1,000


1,000


1947


1,000


1,000


1948


1,000


1,000


1949


..


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..


.....


..


1,000


1,000


$197,000


$7,000


$179,000


$211,000


$247,000


$27,000


$9,000


$7,000


$575,000


$1,459,000


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CITY AUDITOR.


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Metropolitan Park Assess- ment Loan


School- house Chap. 325, 1902 Loan


Lowell Street Bridge Loan


Sewer Loan Chap. 357 1895


1924


..


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INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON PRESENT CITY DEBT.


City


Municipal $315 00


Sewer


Public ' Building3


Highway


Bridges


Park


Schoolhouse


Total


1923


$7,302 50


$7,091 25


$8,565 00


$9,800 00


$927 50


$245 00


$22,660 00


$56,906 25


1924.


5,850 00


6,278 75


7,820 00


7,880 00


892 50


210 00


21,460 00


50,391 25


1925


4,850 00


5,506 25


7,075 00


6,180 00


857 50


175 00


20,260 00


44,903 75


1926


4,022 50


4,768 75


6,330


00


4,795


00


822 50


140 00


19,060 00


39,938 75


1927


3,267 50


4,186 25


5,585 00


3,610 00


787 50


105


00


17,860


00


·35,401 25


1928


2,552 50


3,663 75


4,880 00


2,670 00


752 50


70 00


16,680


00


31,268 75


1929


1,897 50


3,196 25


4,220


00


1,790 00


717 50


35 00


15,520 00


27,376 25


1930


1,280 00


2,768 75


3,560 00


1,000 00


682 50


14,360 00


23,651 25


1931


740 00


2,381 25


2,920 00


425 00


647 50


13,200 00


20,313 75


1932


320 00


2,013 75


2,300 00


100 00


612 50


12,040 00


17,386 25


1933


1,701 25


1,700 00


577 50


10,880 00


14,858 75


1934


1,388 75


1,120 00


542 50


9,760 00


12,811 25


1935


1,096 25


620 00


507 50


8,640 00


10,863 75


1936


841 25


360 00


472 50


7,520


00


9,193 75


1937


603 75


180


00


437 50


6,400 00


7,621 25


1938


406 25


402 50


5,280


00


6,088 75


1939


268 75


367 50


4,160


00


4,796 25


1940


168 75


332 50


3,040


00


3,541 25


1941


106 25


297 50


1,920 00


2,323 75


1942


63 75


.. . ....


..


262 50


800 00


1,126 25


1943


21 25


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2:27 50


248 75


1944


192 50


192 50


1945


157 50


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$32,082 50


$315 00


$48,521'25


$57,235 00


$38,250 00


$12,757 50


$980 00


$231,500 00 $421,641 25


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157 50


1946.


122 50


122 50


1947


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87 50


87 50


1948


52 50


52 50


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17 50


1949


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Metropolitan


MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT, 1923.


Class of Loan


Jan. 1, 1923 $ 2,000 00


April 1, 1923 $24,000 00


July 1, 1923


Oct. 1, 1923 $ 2,000 00


Total


City


.


Municipal


7,000 00


7,000 00


Sewer


3,000 00


9,000 00


9,000 00


21,000 00


Public Buildings


5,000 00


5,000 00


8,000 00


18,000 00


Highway


8,000 00


36,000 00


2,000 00


46,000 00


Bridge .


1,000 00


1,000 00


Metropolitan Park


1,000 00


1,000 00


Schoolhouse


17,000 00


13,000 00


30,000 00


Total


$18,000 00


$92,000 00


$40,500 00


$15,000 00


$165,500 00


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INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT 1923.


Class of Loan


Jan. 1, 1923


April 1, 1923 $ 1,932 50


July 1, 1923


Oct. 1, 1923 $ 1,450 00


Total $ 7,302 50


Municipal


·


.


.


157 50


157 50


315 00


Sewer


990 00


2,671 25


935 00


2,495 00


7,091 25


Public Buildings


3,222 50


1,160 00


3,122 50


1,060 00


8,565 00


Highway


685 00


4,675 00


545 00


3,895 00


9,800 00


Bridge


472 50


455 00


927 50


Metropolitan Park


122 50


122 50


245 00


Schoolhouse


11,500 00


11,160 00


22,660 00


Total


· $7,157 50


$22,411 25


$6,822 50


$20,515 00


$56,906 25


·


·


$1,980 00


$1,940 00


City


CITY AUDITOR.


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$ 41,500 00


$13,500 00


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MATURITIES ON, FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS.)


Class of Loan


1918 $105,500 00


1919


1920


1921 $68,500 00


1922


1923


Total $440,000 00


Municipal


8,000 00


8,000 00


8,000 00


8,000 00


8,000 00


7,000 00


47,000 00


Sewer


23,000


00


23,000


00


23,000 00


23,000 00


23,000 00


21,000 00 18,000 00


133,000 00


Highway


79,000 00


78,000


00


68,000


00


64,000 00


60,000


00


· 46,000 00


395,000 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


4,000


00


2,000 00


11,000 00


Extreme Emergency


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


25,000 00


Schoolhouse


.


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...


Total


$251,500 00


$236,500 00


$211,500 00


$194,500 00


$169,500 00


$165,500 00 $1,229,000 00


INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS.)


Class of Loan


1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


City


$22,143 75


$18,162 50


$14,757 50


$11,767 50


$9,257 50


$7,302 50


Total $83,391 25


Municipal


2,115 00


1,755 00


1,395 00


1,035 00


675 00


315 00


7,290 00


Sewer


11,533 75


10,641 25


9,748 75


8,856 25


7,963


75


7,091 25


55,835 00


Public Buildings


13,270 00


12,285 00


11,300 00


10,315 00


9,330


00


8,565 00


65,065 00


Highway


14,325 00


12,162 50


11,457 50


11,345 00


11,050


00


9,800 00


70,140 00


Bridges


1,102 50


1,067 50


1,032 50


997 50


962 50


927 50


6,090 00


Metropolitan Park


420 00


385 00


350 00


315 00


280 00


245


00


1,995 00


Water


.


.


440 00


240 00


80 00


760 00


Extreme Emergency


1,062 50


850 00


637 50


425 00


212 50


3,187 50


Schoolhouse


.


.


...


Total


$66,412 50


$57,548 75


$50,758 75


$45,056 25


$46,231 25


$56,906 25


$322,913 75


.


·


·


.


30,000 00


30,000 00


Public Buildings


24,000 00


24,000


00


24,000 00


24,000 00


19,000


00


.


.


.


..


6,500 00


22,660 00


29,160 00


City


$92,500 00


$79,500 00


$52,500 00


$41,500 00


136,000 00


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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CITY AUDITOR.


BORROWING CAPACITY DECEMBER 31, 1922.


Valuation 1920


.


. $83,910,855 60 17,700 00


Supplementary


.


$83,928,555 60


Valuation 1921


86,718,289 60 75,258 00


$86,793,547 60


Valuation 1922


88,158,139 27


Supplementary


8,400 00


$88,166,539 27


Total


$258,888,642 47


Abatements 1920


493,150 00


Abatements 1921


626,258 00


Abatements 1922


358,500 00


1,477,908 00


Average valuation for three years . Two and one-half per cent


2,145,089 45


Present debt within limit . .


1,443,000 00


Borrowing capacity December 31, 1922 Less Schoolhouse Loan Authorized .


300,000 00


$402,089 45


Maturities :-


January 1, 1923


$18,000 00


April 1, 1923


92,000 00


July 1, 1923


$40,500 00


Less Outside Limit


4,000 00


36,500 00


October 1, 1923


15,000 00


$161,500 00


$563,589 45


.


.


.


$257,410,734 47


$85,803,578 16


.


.


$702,089 45


·


Supplementary


34


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ABATEMENTS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PRIOR YEAR.


Charges:


Street Sprinkling 1921 .


$14 82


Credit:


Excess and Deficiency .


14 82


WATER CHARGES 1921, REFUNDED OR ABATED.


Charges :


Metered 1921 .


.


$11 45


Annual 1921 .


3 54


$14 99


Credit:


Excess and Deficiency .


14 99


TELLERS OVERS AND SHORTS


Charges:


Shortages


$179 99


Credit:


Excess and Deficiency .


179 99


STATE INCOME TAX 1919


Credit:


Cash from Commonwealth


Charges :


To Revenue 1922


438 25


1


STATE INCOME TAX 1920


Credit :


Cash from Commonwealth $3,067 75


Charges :


To Revenue 1922 .


$3,067 75


STATE INCOME TAX 1921


Credit:


Cash from Commonwealth


$18,406 50


Charges :


Balance from 1921 account


$9,162 38


To Revenue 1922


9,244 12


$18,406 50


STATE INCOME TAX 1922


Charges :


Estimate Account General School Fund


81,292 40


Estimate Account General Purposes . 39,001 26


Credits :


Cash from Commonwealth


$120,196 40


Revenue 1922 .


97 26


.


$120,293 66


$120,293 66


.


$438 25


35


CITY AUDITOR.


CORPORATION TAXES.


Credits:


Cash, Commonwealth, Account 1920 .


$193 86


Commonwealth, Account 1921 .


3,746 08


Commonwealth, Account 1922 1 70,051 91


$73,991 85


Charges:


Estimate for 1922


64,000 00


Refund to Commonwealth


64 62


To Revenue 1922


9,927 23


$73,991 85


NATIONAL BANK TAXES.


Charges:


Estimate 1922


$9,000 00


Credits:


Cash, Commonwealth, Account 1921


24 45


Commonwealth Account, 1922 8,847 89


Revenue 1922


127 66


$9,000 00


TAX TITLES.


Charges:


Balance from 1921 account .


2,478 51


Taxes for 1921, titles owned by city


750 84


Title purchased


12 00


Credit:


Cash


77 27


Balance to 1923 account


$3,164 08


REAL ESTATE LIENS.


Charges :


Balance from 1921 account


$193 88


Taxes 1921


15 55


$209 43


Cash


135 00


Balance to 1923 account .


$74 43


GRADE CROSSING ADVANCES.


Charges :


Balance from 1921 account . $427 30


SALE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, MARSHALL STREET. Credit:


Cash Deposit .


$1,500 00


TAILINGS.


Credit:


Balance from 1921 account . ·


$291 65 3


PREMIUMS ON BONDS.


Credits:


Cash, Loan of April 1, 1922


.


$975.00


Loan of October 2, 1922


1,422 50


$2,397 50


Credit:


$3,241 35


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


ACCRUED INTEREST ON BONDS.


Credits:


Cash, Loan of April 1, 1922 .


2,291 67


Loan of October 2, 1922


111 11


$2,402 78


Charges:


General Appropriations


2,291 67


Balance to 1923 account


$111 11


REVENUE RROM TAXES, SUPPLEMENTARY WARRANTS.


Credits:


Balance from 1921 account $823 65


Supplementary Warrant, No. 1 .


635 00


Supplementary Warrant, No. 2 .


257 04


Charged to Commonwealth, on account of Abated Polls of 1921 . ·


136 00


Account Abated Polls of 1922


63 00


$1,914 69


Charges:


Abatements


$233 22


Credit to Commonwealth, - account


Polls 1922


381 00


To Revenue 1922


771 81


$1,386 03


Balance to 1923 account


$528 66


REDEMPTION OF TAX TITLES.


Credit:


Cash received


$2,875 79


Charges:


Cash paid, titles redeemed


2,875 79


OVERLAY ACCOUNTS.


Overlay 1917.


Credit:


Balance from 1921 account .


$772 20


Charges :


Abatements


6 00


Balance to 1923 account


$766 20


Overlay 1918.


Credit:


Balance from 1921 account .


$143 52


Charges:


Abatement


2 00


Balance to 1923 account . ·


$141 52


Overlay 1919.


Credit:


Balance from 1921 account .


$326 29


Charges:


Abatements


.


437 58


Debit Balance to 1923 account


$111 29


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Overlay 1920.


Credit:


Balance from 1921 account .


$1,988 16


Charges :


981 03


Balance to 1923 account


$1,007 63


Overlay 1921.


Credit :


Balance from 1921 account .


$6,310 83


Charges to Commonwealth account


Polls Abated


3,070 00


$9,380 83


Charges :


Abatements


5,777 62


Balance to 1923 account .


$3,603 21


Overlay 1922.


Credit:


Taxes 1922


$28,067 65


Charges to Commonwealth account


Polls Abated


13,559 00


Charges :


Abatements


26,423 10


Balance to 1923 account .


$15,203 55


RESERVE FUND, SURPLUS FROM OVERLAY.


Credit:


Balance from 1921 account .


$3,356 45


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY


Credits :


Balance from 1921 account


$60,273 37


Refund account Soldiers' Relief 1921 .


204 00


Adjustment of charges to Common- wealth on Soldiers' Benefits 1921 .


92 00


Revenue Excess 1921


139,498 20


$200,067 57


Charges:


Transfer to reduce tax levy . .


$50,000 00


Abatements Special Assessments Prior years


14 82


Water Charges 1921 abated


14 99


Interest on Tax Sale


26 62


Liquor Licenses Fees 1921


5 25


.


$50,061 68


Balance to 1923 account


$150,005 89


.


.


Abatements


.


$41,626 65


38


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.


Receipts.


General Revenue:


Taxes : -


Taxes 1922


$2,409,023 15


Taxes 1921


438,447 62


Taxes 1920


387 41


Taxes 1919


33 80


Taxes 1918


23 20


From State :-


Corporations 1920


193 86


Corporations 1921


3,746 08


Corporations 1922


70,051 91


National Bank 1921


24 45


National Bank : 1922


8,847 89


Street Railway 1921


176 09


Street Railway 1922


24,301 26


Income 1919


438 25


Income 1920


3,067 75


Income 1921


18,406 50


Income 1922


120,196 40


Excise Tax, Ship Owners .


39 32


Licenses and Permits


Licenses :-


Amusements


1,107 00


Dealers in Motor Vehicles


375 00


Junk


775 00


Milk


422 50


Pool billiards and bowling Sunday


655 00


Innholders and Victuallers Pedlers


959 00


All other .


451 75


Permits :-


Marriage


1,131 00


Buildings


2,641 50


Electrical


2,804 00


All other .


1,114 00


Fines and Forfeits


Court Fines


5,520 96


Departmental Penalties


174 00


Tax Titles Sold to Individuals


77 27


Grants and Gifts


From State :-


Vocational Schools


.


8,273 44


Continuation School


4,011 34


Americanization.


3,581 50


Blind


600 00


Carried forward .


16,466 28


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.


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


336 00


152 00


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Brought forward


16,466 28


Smith.Hughes Fund


2,459 34


Deficit Boston Elevated Ry.


21,712 43


Boxing Licenses


19 84


From County :-


Dog Licenses


2,053 71


All Other General Revenue


Deposit, Sale of Land and Buildings .


1,500 00


State, in Lieu of Taxes .


92 75


Total General Revenue


$3,160,405 27


Commercial Revenue-Special Assessments


For Expenses :-


Street Sprinkling 1922


$37,492 94


Street Sprinkling 1921 .


7,971 73


For Outlays :-


Sewers 1922


1,090 61


Sewers 1921


1,488 35


Sidewalks 1922


3,071 40


Sidewalks 1921


5,057 32


Sidewalks 1920


1,143 67


Street Betterments 1921


3,554 93


Street Betterments 1920


219 22


Total Commercial Revenue-Spe- cial Assessments


$61,090 17


Commercial Revenue-Departmental.


General Government


Treasurer and Collector


$6,350 76


Assessors


2 25


City Clerk


1,636 80


Engineering


19 59


Commissioner of Buildings


1,100 00


Protection of Persons and Property


Police Department :-


Cloth


351 70


Rent of Court Room


1,175 00


All Other


319 99


Fire Department :-


--


Sale of Old Materials


266 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures .


649 89


Electrical Dept., Sale of Old Car .


50 00


Health and Sanitation


Contagious Hospital


6,759 27


Health Department


386 93


Inspection


335 10


Sale of auto


320 00


Sanitary Department :-


Garbage


2,603 45


Sale of equipment


3,739 79


Sanitary Building's rent


272 81


Sewer Buildings


37 62


Carried forward .


14,454 97


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


14,454 97


Highways:


Labor and Materials


9,432 46


Sidewalks :-


Maintenance


62 28


Outlay


246 24


Street Sprinkling


12 00


Rent of Tenements


240 00


Charities


Almshouse : -


Sale of produce, etc.


$2,785 16


Board


3,692 55


Outside Relief :-


Individuals


267 85


Cities and Towns


8,127 66


State


10,557 08


Mothers' Aid :-


Cities and Towns


2,655 77


State


20,098 30


Soldiers' Benefits


State Aid


9,152 00


Military Aid


2,703 50


Soldiers' Burials


60 00


Education


Tuition State Wards


3,100 55


Other Tuition .


14,904 07


Rent High School Hall


1,077 00


School Buildings, Miscellaneous


306 56


Sale of Buildings


550 00


School Telephone


52 02


Libraries


Fines, Lost Books, etc. .


2,348 57


Recreation


Park Buildings


20 00


Shower Baths


456 60


Bathhouse


698 60


Unclassified


Electrolysis


500 00


Real Estate Liens


135 00


Total Commercial Revenue-De-


partmental


$120,618 34


Commercial Revenue-Public Service Enterprises


Water Department


Sale of Water :-


Metered 1922


$207,594 72


Metered 1921


26,272 54


Annual


27,643 75


Additional


1,093 29


Carried forward


·


262,604 30


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.


.


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.


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Brought forward


262,604 30


Service Assessments .


9,674 58


Maintenance Bills


4,547 24


Total Commercial Revenue- Public Service Enterprises


$276,826 12


Commercial Revenue-Interest


Deposits


$11,885 23


Taxes


14,873 39


Special Assessments


193 46


Miscellaneous


35 30


Trust Funds :-


School


228 00


Library


856 81


Poor


75 05


Total Commercial Revenue In- terest .


$28,147 24


Municipal Indebtedness


Temporary Loans :-


Anticipation of Revenue


.


$1,758,000 00


General Loans :-


Highway


50,000 00


Schoolhouse


575,000 00


Premiums on Loans


2,397 50


Total Municipal Indebtedness .


$2,385,397 50


Agency, Trust and , Investment


Redemption of Tax Titles


.


$2,875 79


Liquor Licenses for State


3 75


Total Agency, Trust and Invest- ment


$ 2,879 54


Refunds


Appropriations


$ 742 82


Soldiers' Benefits 1922


1,452 00


Soldiers' Benefits 1921


204 00


Accrued Interest


2,402 78


Commonwealth :-


Poll Taxes 1921


4,572 00


Poll Taxes 1922


12,423 00


Boston Elevated Railway, Paving


10,079 00


Sale of Buildings


5,095 00


Total · Refunds


$ 36,970 60


Total Receipts


$6,072,334 78


.


.


42


ANNUAL REPORTS.


EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Expenses Outlays


Board of Aldermen Expenses


Books, postage and supplies .


$44 00


Printing and advertising


80 00


Refreshments


1,019 20


Badges


88 20


All other


38 75


$1,270 15


Clerk of Committees Department


Salaries and Wages :-


Clerk


2,100 00


Assistant Clerk


700 00


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and supplies


39 49


Printing and advertising


4 25


Telephone


92 10


All other


15 00


Executive Department


Salaries and Wages :-


Mayor


4,000 00


Secretary


1,475 34


Clerks


1,083 83


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and supplies


226 55


Printing and advertising .


179 75


Telephone


150 08


Inauguration Expenses


81 00


Contingent expenses


226 19


All other


.


7,457 77


Auditing Department


Salaries and Wages :-


Auditor


3,100 00


Clerks


1,902 66


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and supplies


159 24


Printing and advertising .


560 52


Binding


52 00


Telephone


40 29


All other


19 56


Special Item :-


Typewriter


. 81 25


5,915 52


.


.


35 03


·


.


.


.


.


.


2,950 84


43


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses


Outlays


Treasury Department


Salaries and Wages :-


Treasurer and Collector


4,000 00


Deputy Collector


2,000 00


Cashiers


2,539 50


Clerks ·


8,349 42


Other Expenses :-


Books, postage and supplies


2,406 54


Printing and advertising


1,007 29


Telephone


144 50


Bonds


386 57


Car Fares


26 90


Car hire


12 00


All other


66 83


Special Item :-


Coin changer


107 80


Assessors' Department Salaries and Wages :-


Chairman


2,800 00


Assessors


4,800 00


Assistant Assessors


1,500 00


Clerks (Office)


7,371 41


Clerks (Street)


500 00


Other Expenses: :


Books, postage and supplies


1,008 78


Printing and advertising


2,937 52


Carfares, auto hire, etc.


18 65


Telephone


39 11


All other


.


21,056 10


Board of License Commissioners


Salaries and Wages :-


Inspector


200 00


Clerk


200 00


Other Expenses : -


Books, postage and supplies


46 10


Printing and advertising .


25 75


Pedlers' License Commission


Books, postage and supplies


20 93


20 93


Certification of Notes and Bonds


Certifying


1,180 00


·


.


471 85


1,180 00


80 63


21,047 35


44


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses


Outlays


City Clerk's Department


Salaries and Wages :-




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