Report of the city of Somerville 1923, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 468


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Other Accounts Redemption of Tax Titles


2,061 29


2,061 29


2,061 29


............


Liquor License Fees


5 00


5 00


5 00


Non Revenue Totals


..


...


..


............


$2,432 67


$1,079,634 95


$827,793 16 $251,841 79


22


ANNUAL REPORTS.


23


CITY AUDITOR.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Payments.


State Tax


$194,520 00


State Highway Tax . ·


791 50


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment .


106,182 28


Metropolitan · Park Assessment


66,301 30


Wellington Bridge Assessment .


1,860 30


Wellington Bridge Special Assessment


1,391 50


Grade Crossings Assessment


3,507 20


Charles River Basin Assessment


9,843 61


Alewife Brook Assessment


1,054 72


Abatement of Smoke Assessment


403 74


Fire Prevention Assessment


1,086 80


Rapid Transit Assessment


218 34


Soldiers' Exemption Assessment


208 12


Foll Taxes 1923


87,318 00


Liquor Licenses Fees 1923


5 00


Refund Corporation Taxes 1922


125 65


Refund Corporation Taxes 1921


220 58


Refund Corporation Taxes 1920


4 52


$475,043 16


Receipts.


State Aid


$8,256 00


Military Aid


2,191 00


Soldiers' Burials


698 82


Income Tax 1921 and Prior Years


6,456 00


Income Tax 1922


7,294 50


Income Tax 1923


158,721 60


Corporation Taxes 1922 and Prior Years .


11,075 53


Corporation Taxes 1923


90,009 34


National Bank Taxes 1922


23 76


National Bank Taxes 1923


3,919 70


Street Railway Tax


24,874 83


Smith-Hughes Fund


2,833 05


Refund Poll Taxes 1920


99 00


Refund Poll Taxes 1921 .


957 00


Refund Poll Taxes 1922


1,884 00


Account Pedlers' State Licenses


175 00


Account Boxing Licenses


137 40


Vocational School


9,592 10


Continuation School


4,160 31


Americanization


3,715 91


Commission for Blind


500 00


In Lieu of Taxes


88 51


Interest on Corporation Taxes .


1 31


General Aid to Poor .


4,759 66


Mothers' Aid


19,279 70


Tuition State Wards .


2,462 75


Diseases Dangerous to Health .


1,517 34


.


$365,684 12


24


ANNUAL REPORTS.


COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.


Payment.


County Tax


$119,705 93


STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES.


Revenue.


Total amount as per assessors commit-


ments


$2,847,096 48


Less State Taxes .


$195,311 50


County Taxes


119,705 93


Poll Taxes for State


87,318 00


Overlay


.


31,610 56


433,945 99 $2,413,150 49


Amount raised for municipal purposes . Other Revenue:


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Income Tax 1921 and Prior Years, Ex- cess


$6,456 00


Income Tax 1922, Excess


7,294 50


Income Tax 1923


158,721 60


Corporation Taxes 1923 .


90,062 84


Corporation Taxes, Prior Years


10,671 28


National Bank Taxes 1923 .


3,919 70


National Bank Taxes, Prior Years


23 76


Account Boston Elevated Deficit .


46,106 54


Revenue from Taxes, Supplementary


Warrants


424 94


Sale of Land on Tax Title Foreclosure ·


519 80


Sale of Land and Buildings, Marshall St.


6,500 00


Sale of Land, Broadway at Mason Street


3,500 00


Sale of Land, Powder House Boulevard Sale of Land, Walthanı


400 00


Excess on Tax Title Sale


102 32


Estimated Revenue


$525,190 00


Excess


57,743 82


582,933 82


Transfer from Excess and Deficiency


50,000 00


968,677 10


/


$3,381,827 59


Expenses.


General Appropriations


$2,902,879 79


Outlay Appropriations


201,400 00


Metropolitan and Other Assessments


192,057 91


Tellers Overs and Shorts .


56 54


3,296,394 24


Excess of Revenue


$ 85,433 35 1


.


.


1,040 00


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1923.


Taken By


Nos.


Issued


Due


Rate


Amount


Paid


Grafton Company


1083


1092


Jan. 30, 1923


Oct.


16, 1923


3.99


$100,000 00


Oct. 16, 1923


Somerville Trust Company


1094


11.00


Feb. 20, 1923


Nov. 2, 1923


3.85


100,000 00 50,000 00


Nov. 2, 1923


Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts


1103


Mar. 7, 1923


Nov. 1, 1923


4.00


300,000 00


Nov.


1, 1923


1104


Mar. 30, 1923


Nov.


1, 1923


4 10


300,000 00


Nov. 1, 1923


. . Old Colony Trust Company ·


1105


@ 1110


Mar. 31, 1923


Nov.


27, 1923


4.06


100,000 00


Nov. 27, 1923


Old Colony Trust Company


1111 a


1116


Mar. 31,


1923


Dec.


14, 1923


4.06


100,000 00


Dec. 14, 1923


Somerville National Bank .


1117


June 29, 1923


Oct. 26, 1923


4.10


25,000 00


Oct. 26, 1923


Somerville Trust Company


1118


June 29, 1923


Oct.


26, 1923


4 10


25,000 00


Oct. 26, 1923


Old Colony Trust Company


1119 @ 1128


July


20,


1923


Dec.


14, 1923


4.25


150,000 00


Old Colony Trust


Company


1129


a


1134


Sept. 10, 1923


Jan.


30, 1924


4.19


100,000 00


Old Colony Trust


Company


1136


1141


Sept. 10,


1923


Feb.


28, 1924


4.19


100,000 00


Estabrook & Co. .


1142


1144


Oct.


29, 1923


Mar.


26, 1924


4 26


50,000 00


Estabrook & Co.


1145


a 1154


Oct.


29, 1923


Mar.


26, 1924


4.20


150,000 00


Old Colony Trust Company


1155


@ 1160


Dec. 4, 1923


Apr.


25, 1924


4.15


100,000 00


Old Colony Trust Company


1161 @ 1166


Dec.


4, 1923


May 28, 1924


4.15


100,000 00


Total amount of 1923 loans Outstanding January 1, 1923


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


Outstanding December 31, 1923


$ 600,000 00


·


of


· Massa-


.


.


CITY AUDITOR.


$1,850,000 00


500,000 00


$2,350,000 00


Payments 1923


1,750,000 00


Nov. 2, 1923


Somerville National Bank .


1101 @ 1102


Feb. 20, 1923


Nov. 2, 1923


3.85


Commonwealth chusetts


Dec. 14, 1923


25


26


ANNUAL REPORTS.


FUNDED DEBT.


The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1923 was $1,459,000.00. New loans amounting to $450,000.00 were issued. a Schoolhouse loan of $300,000.00 and a City Hall Addition loan of $150,000.00. Maturities paid amounted to $165,500.00. The total debt December 31, 1923 was $1.743,- 500.00, a net increase of $284,500.00.


Classified Debt January 1, 1923;


City Loan


$197,000 00


Municipal Loan


7,000 00


Sewer Loan


179,000 00


Public Building Loan


211,000 00


Highway Loan


247,000 00


Schoolhouse Loan


575,000 00


Bridge Loan


27,000 00


Total within limit


$1,443,000 00


Sewer Loan


9,000 00


Metropolitan Park Loan


7,000 00


Total


outside limit


$ 16,000 00


Total Funded Debt


$1,459,000 00


Loans Increasing the Debt.


Schoolhouse Loan .


$300,000 00


City Hall Additions


.


150,000 00


$450,000, 00


Maturities reducing the debt were as follows :-


City Loan .


$41,500 00


Municipal Loan


·


7,000 00


Sewer Loan


18,000 00


Public Building Loan


18,000 00


Highway Loan


46,000 00


Bridge Loan


1,000 00


Schoolhouse Loan


30,000 00


Total within limit


$ 161,500 00 Sewer Loan


3,000 00


Metropolitan Park Loan


1,000 00


Total outside limit


$4,000 00


Total Maturities


$165,500 00


27


CITY AUDITOR.


Classified Debt December 31, 1923.


City Bonds 31/2%


$12,000 00


City Bonds 4% .


143,500 00


City Hall Additions Bonds 4% .


80,000 00


City Hall Additions Bonds 414 %


70,000 00


Sewer Bonds 31/2%


44,000 00


Sewer Bonds 4%


97,000 00


Sewer Bonds 41/4%


20,000 00


Public Building Loan Bonds 4%


133,000 00


Public Building Loan Bonds 41/2%


60,000 00


Highway Bonds 4%


80,000 00


Highway Bonds 41/2%


24,000 00


Highway Bonds 31/2%


22,000 00


Highway Bonds 5%


75,000 00


Schoolhouse Bonds 4%


845,000 00


Bridge Bonds 31/2% .


26,000 00


Total within limit


$1,731,500 00


Sewer Bonds 4%


$6,000 00


Metropolitan Park Bonds 31/2%


6,000 00


Total outside limit .


12,000 00


Total Funded Debt


$1,743,500 00


Debt per capita December 31, 1923 was $18.35. The tax rate $1,000 valuation on account of Reduction of Funded Debt in 1923 was $1.79.


TAXES.


The total amount of taxable property as of April 1, 1923 was $92,519, 400.00. The tax rate was fixed at $29.20 per $1,000 valuation.


State Tax


$194,520 00


State Highway Tax


791 50


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


106,182 28


Metropolitan Park Assessment


66,301 30


Wellington Bridge Assessment .


3,251 80


Grade Crossings Assessments


3,507 20


Charles River Basin Assessment


9,843 61


Alewife Brook Assessment


1,054 72


Abatement of Smoke Assessment


403 74


Fire Prevention Assessment


1,086 80


Rapid Transit Assessment


218 00


County Tax


119,705 93


City Budget


.


3,036,605 00


Overlay


.


31,610 56


Total amount raised


$3,575,082 78


28


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Less estimated revenue


$525,190 00


Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency


50,000 00


State Income Tax 75,700 70


State Income Tax, School Fund


80,913 60


Corporation Tax


80,000 00


National Bank Tax


3,500 00


Poll Taxes, Proportional Part for City Use


58,212 00


$873,516 30


Net Amount Assessed in Taxes


$2,701,566 48


Special Assessments.


Street Sprinkling


45,504 18


Amount Committed


$2,747,070 66


Appropriations, classified under general headings, were made from revenue, as follows :-


General Government .


$128,235 00


Protection of Persons and Property


499,470 00


Health and Sanitation


275,290 00


Highways


309,705 00


Charities


116,170 00


Soldiers' Benefits


43,040 00


Education


987,050 00


Libraries


64,905 00


Recreation


31,105 00


Unclassified


73,960 00


Municipal Indebtedness


263,675 00


Water Works


244,000 00


Less estimated receipts and appropriation from excess and deficiency . .


815,304 30


Raised by taxation for city purposes ·


$2,221,300 70


.


.


.


·


$3,036,605 00


·


.


FUNDED DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1923


Total


City Loan


City Hall Additions


Sewer Loan


Public Building Loan


Highway Loan


Lowell Street Bridge Loan


Sewer Loan Chap. 357 1895 Chap.


Metropolitan Park Assess- ment Loan 325,


School- house 1902 Loan


By


Maturities Years


1924


$25,500


$8,000


$17,000


$18,000


$46,000


$1,000


$3,000


$1,000


$45,000


$164,500


1925


23,000


8,000


17,000


18,000


35,000


1,000


3,000


1,000


45,000


151,000


1926


19,000


8,000


15,000


18,000


30,000


1,000


1,000


45,000


137,000


1927


19,000


8,000


14,000


17,000


22,000


1,000


1,000


45,000


127,000


1928


17,000


8,000


12,000


16,000


19,000


1.000


1,000


44,000


118,000


1929.


16,000


8,000


11,000


16,000


19,000


1,000


1,000


44,000


116,000


1930


15,000


8,000


10,000


16,000


15,000


1,000


44,000


109,000


1931.


12,000


8,000


10,000


15,000


10,000


1,000


44,000


100,000


1932


9,000


8,000


8,000


15,000


5,000


1,000


44,000


90,000


1933


8,000


8,000


14,000


1,000


43,000


74,000


1934.


7,000


8,000


14,000


1,000


43,000


73,000


1935


7,000


7,000


8,000


1,000


43,000


66,000


1936


7,000


6,000


4,000


1,000


43,000


61,000


1937


7,000


6,000


4,000


1,000


43,000


61,000


1938


7,000


4,000


1,000


43,000


55,000


1939


7,000


3,000


1,000


43,000


54,000


1940


7,000


2,000


1,000


43,000


53,000


1941


7,000


1,000


1,000


43,000


52,000


1942


7,000


1,000


1,000


43,000


52,000


1943


7,000


1,000


1,000


15,000


24,000


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


.. .........


......


..


............


............


............


............


....


.......


..


$155,500


$150,000


$161,000


$193,000


$201,000


$26,000


$6,000


$6,000


$845,000


$1,743,500


..


..


...


. 4


..


..


. .


..


..


..


.


...


..


...


..


..


..


..


1,000


.....


........ ..


.....


..


...


CITY AUDITOR.


29


.


. .


...


. .


..


...


1,000


...


INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON PRESENT CITY DEBT


City


City Hall Additions


Sewer


Public Buildings


Highway


Bridges


Metropolitan Park


School- house


Total


1924


$5,850 00


$6,175 00


$6,278 75


$7,820 00


$7,880 00


$892 50


$210 00


$33,160 00


$68,266 25


1925


4,850 00


5,855 00


5,506 25


7,075 00


6,180 00


857 50


175 00


31,360


61,858 75


1926.


4,022 50


5,535 00


4,768 75


6,330 00


4,795 00


822 50


140 00


29,560 00


55,973 75


1927.


3,267 50


5,215 00


4,186 25


5,585 00


3,610 00


787 50


105 00


27,760 00


50,516 25


1928


2,552 50


4,895 00


3,663 75


4,880 00


2,670 00


752 50


70 00


25,980


00


45,463 75


1929


1,897 50


4,575 00


3,196 25


4,220 00


1,790 00


717 50


35 00


24,220


00


40,651 25


1930


1,280 00


4,255 00


2,768 75


3,560 00


1,000 00


682 50


22,460


00


36,006 25


1931


740 00


3,935 00


2,381 25


2,920


00


425 00


647 50


20,700


00


31,748 75


1932


320 00


3,615 00


2,013 75


2,300 00


100 00


612 50


18,940


00


27,901 25


1933


3,295


00


1,701 25


1,700 00


577 50


17,180


00


24,453 75


1934


2,975 00


1,388 75


1,120


00


542 50


15,460


00


21,486 25


1935


2,677 50


1,096 25


620


00


507 50


13,740 00


18,641 25


1936


2,380 00


841 25


360 00


472 50


12,020


00


16,073 75


1937


2,082 50


603 75


180 00


437 50


10,300


00


13,603 75


1938


1,785 00


406 25


402 50


8,580


00


11,173 75


1939


1,487 50


268 75


367 50


6,860


00


8,983 75


1940


1,190 00


168 75


332 50


5,140


00


6,831 25


1941


892 50


106 25


297 50


3,420 00


4,716 25


1942


595 00


63 75


262 50


1,700 00


2,621 25


1943


297 50


21 25


227 50


300 00


846 25


1944


192 50


192 50


1945


157 50


157 50


1946


122 50


122 50


1947


..


..


..


..


..


87 50


87 50


1948


...........


..


...


..


..


..


..........


............


17 50


..


..


...........


....


............


..


.....


$24,780 00


$63,712 50


$41,430 00


$48,670 00


$28,450 00


$11,830 00


$735 00


$328,840 00


$548,447 50


..


....


.....


...


..


..


....


.....


...


..


..


..


..


..


..


..


..


..


..


..


52 50


52 50


1949


17 50


..


..


..


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


30


MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT 1924


Class of Loan


Jan. 1, 1924


April 1, 1924


July 1, 1924


Oct. 1, 1924


Total


City .


$2,000 00


$14,000 00


$9,500 00


$25,500 00


Sewers


3,000 00


9,000 00


8,000 00


20,000 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


1,000 00


Schoolhouse


15,000 00


17,000 00


13,000 00


45,000 00


City Hall Additions


8,000 00


8,000 00


Total


.


$33,000 00


$82,000 00


$28,500 00


$21,000 00


$164,500 00


INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT 1924


Class of Loan


Jan. 1, 1924 $1,670 00


$1,410 00


$1,630 00


$1,140 00


$5,850 00


Sewer


760 00


2,495 00


705 00


2,318 75


6,278 75


Public Buildings


2,950 00


1,060 00


2,850 00


960 00


7,820 00


Highway


505 00


3,895


365


00


3,115 00


7,880 00


Bridge


455 00


437 50


892 50


Metropolitan Park


105 00


105 00


210 00


Schoolhouse


6,000 00


10,900 00


5,700 00


10,560 00


33,160 00


City Hall Additions


.


3,087 50


3,087 50


6,175 00


Total


$11,990 00


$23,302 50


$11,355 00


$21,618 75


$68,266 25


·


..


·


.


.


·


.


..


...


April 1, 1924


July 1, 1924


Oct. 1, 1924


Total


City .


·


.


.


·


.


.


...


1,000 00


Metropolitan Park


..


CITY AUDITOR.


31


MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS)


Class of Loan


1919


1920


1921


1922 $52,500 00


1923


1924 $25,500 00


Total $360,000 00 39,000 00


Municipal


8,000 00


8,000 00


8,000 00


8,000 00


Sewer


.


23,000 00


23,000 00


23,000 00


23,000 00


21,000 00


20,000 00


133,000 00


Public Buildings


24,000 00


24,000 00


24,000 00


19,000 00


18,000 00


18,000 00


127,000 00


Highway


78,000 00


68,000 00


64,000 00


60,000 00


46,000 00


46,000 00


362,000 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


4,000 00


2,000 00


5,000 00


5,000 00


30,000 00


45,000 00


75,000 00


City Hall Additions


.


...


Total


.


$236,500 00


$211,500 00


$194,500 00


$169,500 00


$165,500 00


$164,500 00 $1,142,000 00


INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS)


Class of Loan


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


City


$18,162 50


$14,757 50


$11,767 50


$9,257 50


$7,302 50


$5,850 00


Total $67,097 50


Municipal


1,755 00


1,395 00


1,035 00


675


315 00


5,175 00


Sewer


10,641 25


9,748 75


8,856 25


7,963 75


7,091 25


6,278 75


50,580 00


Public Buildings


12,285 00


11,300 00


10,315 00


9,330 00


8,565 00


7,820 00


59,615 00


Highways


12,162 50


11,457 50


11,345 00


11,050 00


9,800 00


7,880 00


63,695


00


Bridges


1,067 50


1,032 50


997 50


962 50


927 50


892 50


5,880 00


Metropolitan Park


385 00


350 00


315 00


280 00


245 00


210 00


1,785 00


Water


.


240 00


80 00


Extreme Emergency


850 00


637 50


425 00


212 50


2,125 00


Schoolhouse


.


.


......


6,500 00


28,660 00


33,160 00


68,320 00


City Hall Additions


.


............


........


Total


$57,548 75


$50,758 75


$45,056 25


$46,231 25


$62,906 25


$68,266 25


$330,767 50


·


20,000 00


Extreme Emergency


5,000 00


5,000 00


Schoolhouse


.


8,000 00


8,000 00


City


$92,500 00


$79,500 00


$68,500 00


$41,500 00 7,000 00


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


32


.......


6,175 00


6,175 00


.


.


320 00


·


6,000 00


33


CITY AUDITOR.


BORROWING CAPACITY DECEMBER 31, 1923


Valuation 1921


$86,718,289 60 75,258 00


Supplemetary


$86,793,547 60


Valuation 1922


88,158,139 27


Supplementary


8,400 00


$88,166,539 27


Valuation 1923


92,519,400 00


Supplementary


9,000 00


92,528,400 00


Total


$267,488,486 87


Abatements 1921


$680,158 00


Abatements 1922


484,629 00


Abatements 1923


344,500 00


1,509,287 00


Average valuation for three years .


88,659,733 29


Two and one-half per cent ·


2,216,493 33


Present debt within limit . .


1,731,500 00


Borrowing capacity December 31, 1923 .


$ 484,993 33


Maturities in 1924 :-


January 1,


$33,000 00


April 1,


82,000 00


July 1,.


$28,500 00


Less Outside Limit


4,000 00


24,500 00


October 1. . ·


21,000 00


$160,500 00


·


.


·


.


.


$265,979,199 87


$645,493 33.


34


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ABATEMENTS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PRIOR YEARS


Street Sprinkling 1922


$13 50 Credit:


Excess and Deficiency .


13 50


WATER CHARGES 1922 ABATED


Charges :


Metered 1922


160 16


Annual


1922


.


6 25


Credit:


Excess and Deficiency . 166 41 ·


TELLERS OVERS AND SHORTS


Charges :


Shortage . $56 54


Credit:


Revenue 1923


56 54


Credit:


STATE INCOME TAX 1921 AND PRIOR YEARS


Cash from Commonwealth . $6,456 00


Charges :


Revenue 1923


6,456 00


STATE INCOME TAX 1922


Credit:


Cash from Commonwealth $7,294 50


Charges :


Revenue 1923 .


7,294 50


STATE INCOME TAX 1923


Credit:


Cash from Commonwealth


$158,721 60


Charges:


Estimate Account General School Fund $80,913 60


Estimate Account General Purposes 75,700 70


Revenue 1923


2,107 30


$158,721 60


CORPORATION TAXES


Credits:


Cash, Commonwealth Account 1922 and


Prior Years .


$11,075 53


Commonwealth Account 1923 90,009 34


$101,084 87


Charges:


Estimate for 1923 .


$80,000 00


Refunds to Commonwealth


350 75


Revenue 1923


20,734 12


$101,084 87


.


$166 41


35


CITY AUDITOR.


NATIONAL BANK TAXES


Credits:


Cash, Commonwealth, Account 1922 .


23 76


Commonwealth Account 1923


3,919 70


$3,943 46


Charges:


Estimate 1923 .


$3,500 00


Revenue 1923 .


443 46


$3,943 46


TAX TITLES


Charges:


Balance from 1922 Account .


$3,164 08


Taxes for 1922


770 30


Land Court Fees


00


Credit:


Cash, Titles Sold .


2,573 25


Balance to 1924 Account .


$1,661 13


REAL ESTATE LIENS


Charges :


Balance from 1922 Account . .


$74 43


Taxes 1922


15 30


Credit :


Cash paid city


65 00.


Balance to 1924 Account .


$24 73


GRADE CROSSING ADVANCES


Charges:


Balance from 1922 Account . ·


$427 30


SALE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, MARSHALL STREET


Credit:


Balance from 1922 Account .


$1,500 00


Cash


5,000 00


$6,500 00


Charges:


Revenue 1923 .


6,500 00


TAILINGS


Credit:


Balance from 1922 Account .


$291 65 1


PREMIUMS ON BONDS


Credits:


Balance from 1922 Account . $2,397 50 . ·


Cash, Loan of January 1,


3,270 00


Loan of October 1, .


73 50


Charges:


General Appropriations 1923 .


$2,397 50


..


Balance to 1924 Account


$3,343 50


.


$5,741 00


·


$4,234 38


$89 73


36


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ACCRUED INTEREST ON BONDS


Credits :


Balance from 1922 Account .


$111 11


Cash, Loan of January 1,


2,266 67


Loan of October 1, .


428 82


$2,806 60


Charges :


General Appropriations 1923 .


2,377 78


Balance to 1924 Account .


.


$428 82


REVENUE FROM TAXES, SUPPLEMENTARY WARRANTS


Credits:


Balance from 1922


$528 66


Supplementary Warrants


907 80


Charged to Commonwealth Account


29 00


$1,465 46


Charges:


Abatements


$182 24


Credit Commonwealth, Account of


387 00


Revenue 1923


424 94


994 18


Balance to 1924 Account ..


·


$471 28


REDEMPTION OF TAX TITLES


Credit:


Cash received .


$2,061 29


Charges :


Cash paid, Titles redeemed .


2,061 29


OVERLAY ACCOUNTS


Overlay 1917


Credit:


Balance from 1922 account . $766 20


Charges:


772 20


Abatements


.


Debit balance to 1924 account ·


Overlay 1918


Credit:


$141 52 Balance from 1922 account . .


Charges:


Abatements


·


$120 32


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays


21 20


$141 52


.


.


$6 00


of Abated Polls


Polls 1923


37


CITY AUDITOR.


Overlay 1919


Credit:


Transfer from Reserve Fund


$220 00


Adjustment Taxes 1919 .


3 51


$223 51


Charges:


Balance from 1922 account .


$111 29


Abatements


100 30


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlay .


11 92


$223 51


Overlay 1920


Credit:


Balance from 1922 account .


$1,007 13


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on


account of abated polls


99 00


$1,106 13


Charges:


Abatements


$791 93


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlay .


56 55


848 48


Balance to 1924 account . $257 65


Overlay 1921


Credit:


Balance from 1922 account . $3,603 21


Reserve Fund


600 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on


account of abated polls


51 00


Taxes paid after abatement


10 00


Charges:


Abatements


$3,493 39


Adjustment of charges to Common-


wealth on account of polls abated in 1922


592 00


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlay .


81 72


$4,167 11


Balance to 1924 account . $97 10


Overlay 1922


Credit:


Balance from 1922 account ·


$15,203 55


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on


1,089 00


$16,292 55


Charges :


Abatements


$8,846 83


Adjustment of charges to Common-


wealth on account of polls abated in 1922


440 00


Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlay . 5,840 04


$15,126 87


Balance to 1924 account .


$1,165 68


1


$4,264 21


account of abated polls


2


38


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Overlay 1923


Credits:


Taxes 1923


$31,610 56


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on


account of abated polls


13,200 00


Tax paid after abatement


5 00


$44,815 56


Charges:


Abatements


$25,169 88


Balance to 1924 account .


$19,645 68


RESERVE FUND, SURPLUS FROM OVERLAYS


Credit:


Balance from 1922 account .


$3,356 45


Overlay 1918


21 20


Overlay 1919


11 92


Overlay 1920


.


.


56 55


Overlay 1921


81 72


Overlay


1922


5,840 04


$9,367 88


Charges:


Overlay 1919


220 00


Overlay


1921


600 00


820 00


Balance to 1924 account . .


$8,547 88


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY


Credits :


Balance from 1922 account . $150,005 89


Refunds 1922 accounts .


190 53


Revenue Excess 1923


85,433 35


Charges:


General Appropriations


$50,000 00


Outlay Appropriations


95,000 00


Abatements Special Assessments,


13 50


Water Charges 1922 Abated


166 41


$145,179 91


Balance to 1924 account .


$90,449 86


.


.


·


.


.


$235,629 77


Prior Years


.


39


CITY AUDITOR.


CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Receipts


General Revenue:


Taxes : -


Taxes 1923


· $2,233,134 46


Taxes 1922 .


401,933 18


Taxes 1921


.


1,207 07


Taxes 1920


64


Taxes 1919


4 00


From State :-


Corporations 1922 and Prior Years


11,075 53


Corporations 1923


90,009 34


National Bank 1922 .


23 76


National Bank 1923


3,919 70


Street Railway 1923


24,874 83


Income 1921 and Prior Years


6,456 00


Income 1922


7,294 50


Income 1923


158,721 60


Excise Tax, Ship Owners


35 66


Licenses and Permits:


Licenses :-


Amusements


1,040 00


Dealers in Motor Vehicles


1,050 00


Junk


845 00


Milk


424 00


Pool, billiards and bowling Sunday


645 50


Innholders and victuallers


146 00


Pedlers


940 00


All other


383 00


Permits :-


Marriage


1,373 00


Buildings


2,639 00


Electrical


3,668 00


All other .


1,793 40


Fines and Forfeits:


Court Fines


9,621 74


Departmental Penalties


229 00


Tax Titles Sold to Individuals


2,573 25


Grants and Gifts


From State :-


Vocational Schools


9,592 10


Continuation Schools


4,160 31


Smith-Hughes Fund


.


2,833 05


Deficit Boston Elevated Railway


46,106 54


Americanization


3,715 91


From County :-


Dog Licenses


2,198 78


.


334 00


40


ANNUAL REPORTS.


All Other General Revenue


Sale of Land and Buildings .


10,459 80


State, in lieu of taxes .


.


88 51


Individual, in lieu of taxes


100 00


Bankrupt dividend on taxes


27 81


U. S. Fuel Administrator


35 58


Surplus Tax Title Sale .


102 32


Total General Revenue


$3,046,442 8%


Commercial Revenue-Special Assessments


For Expenses :-


Street Sprinkling 1923 .


·


.


$37,413 84


Street Sprinkling 1922 .


7,532 92


For Outlays :-


Sewers 1921


92 72


Sewers 1922


6,469 13


Sidewalks 1921


1,012 07


Sidewalks 1922


3,341 05


Sidewalks 1923


2,484 54


Street Betterments 1921


864 37


Street Betterment 1922


7,361 02


Street Betterment 1923


5,720 19


Total Commercial Revenue-Spe-


cial Assessments


$72,291 85


Commercial Revenue-Departmental


General Government


Treasurer


·


.


$1,040 00


Collector


.


.


·


6,284 36


Assessors .


5 50


City Clerk


1,796 85


Engineering


11 90


Commissioner of Buildings


15 76


Law Department


4 85


Protection of Persons and Property


Police : -


Cloth . . . . 268 40 .


Rent of Court Room


1,012 50


All other


131 52


Fire :-


Sale of Old Materials . 74 50


·


Sealer of Weights and Measures 619 25


--


.


.


-


.


41


CITY AUDITOR.


Health and Sanitation


Contagious Hospital


7,083 14


Health Department


1,169 98


Inspection


·


.


740 35


Sewer Connections


59 35


New Sewer


.


.


Sanitary :-


Collection Ashes and Waste


1,995 60


Incinerator


300 00


Sale of Equipment


.


331 50


Sanitary Buildings


567 04 1


Highways:


Labor and materials


15,241 06


Sidewalk Maintenance


32 53


Street Sprinkling .


24 30


Rent of Tenements .


240 00


Charities


Almshouse : -


Sale of Produce, etc. .


3,194 31


Board


4,497 56


Outside Relief:


Individuals


268 00


Cities and Towns


3,506 15


State .


4,759 66


Mothers' Aid :-


Cities and Towns


3,049 11


State


19,279 70


Soldiers' Benefits


State Aid


8,256 00


Military Aid


2,191 00 .


Soldiers' Burials


698 82


Education


Tuition State Wards


2,962 75


Other Tuition


7,579 63


High School Hall


1,035 00


School Buildings


309 15


Miscellaneous


48 37


Libraries


Fines, Lost Books, etc. .


2,281 71


Recreation


Shower Baths


437 70


Bathhouse


497 45


Unclassified


Electrolysis


750 00


Real Estate Liens


65 00


Total Commercial Revenue-De-


partmental


.


.


.


1


$104,950 38


.


·


.


233 07


42


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Commercial Revenue-Public Service Enterprises


Water Department


Sale of Water :-


Metered 1923


$229,731 31


Metered 1922


33,514 27


Annual .


24,655 02


Additional


1,043 08


Service Assessments


12,471 05


Maintenance Bills .


7,617 82


Total Commercial


Revenue


Public Service Enterprises


$309,032 55


Commercial Revenue-Interest


Deposits


$15,366 88


Taxes


14,301 38


Special Assessments


302 42


Tax Titles


399 82


Miscellaneous


140 76


Trust Funds :-


School


228 00


Library


856 83


Poor


75 05


Total Commercial Revenue-In-


terest


$31,671 14


Municipal Indebtedness


Temporary Loans :-


Anticipation of Revenue .


$1,850,000 00


General Loans :-


City Hall Additions


150,000 00


Schoolhouse


3.00,000 00


Premium on Loans


3,343 50


Total Municipal Indebtedness


$2,303,343 .50


Agency, Trust and Investment


Redemption of Tax Titles


$2,061 29


Liquor Licenses for State .


5 00


Total Agency, Trust and Invest- ment


$2,066 29


Refunds


General Appropriations




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