Report of the city of Somerville 1923, Part 4

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


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40 00


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Union Square Branch Library


Janitor


1,116 00


Labor


65 92


Fuel


561 08


Light .


.


254 98


Carried forward


1,997 98


Expenses Outiay=


5,449 09


1,744 98


6,200 40


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plies


.


.


·


.


.


67


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward 1,997 98


Furniture and furnishings


443 00


Heating apparatus and equipment


11 85


Plumbing and repairs to


buildings


47 23


Hardware and materials


60 57


All other


21 75


2,582 38


PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS


S. Newton Cutler Fund


Books


43 16


43 16


Martha R. Hunt Art Fund


Books and pictures


29 50


29 50


Martha R. Hunt Book Fund


Books


484 95


484 95


Isaac Pitman Art Fund


Books


45 00


Pictures


81 25


126 25


Isaac Pitman Poetry Fund


Books


38 72


38 72


Hunt Fund for Expenses


Books


145 00


145 00


Engineering Department, Parks tenance


Main-


Labor


8,243 62


Teaming


763 65


Tools and equipment


177 24


Materials and supplies


331 99


Trees, shrubs and plants


633 26


Repairs


513 41


Flags and flag poles .


152 28


Care of bubblers and foun-


tains


104 29


All other


1 00


Special Item :-


Fences


265 02


11,185 76


·


68


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Park Buildings


Labor


566 23


Teams


4 50


Fuel


351 34


Light


269 59


Repairs to buildings .


209 46


Plumbing


225 43


Hardware and materials


144 24


Laundry and Janitors' sup- plies


155 10


Heating apparatus


and


equipment


359 61


All other


2 50


Special Items :-


Installing boiler


297 00


Storage Tank .


665 79


Engineering Department, Maintenance


Playgrounds


Labor


.


4,701 98


Teaming


424 88


Sand


: 25 00


Tools and equipment .


141 74


Materials and supplies


122 87


Repairs to fountains,


fences, etc.


.


279 42


Repairing seats


284 15


All other


37


Special Items :-


Trum Memorial .


97 00


Track, Dilboy Field


48 89


Fence, Dilboy Field


. 435 58


Public Welfare and Recreation Commis- sion


Salaries and Wages:


Supervisors


780 67


Instructors


·


.


2,020 50


Labor


108 00


Other Expenses:


Equipment and supplies


519 86


Teaming


37 90


Civic social centre


418 03


All other .


175 48


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Bathhouse


Salaries and Wages:


Attendants


1,111 47


Labor


.


52 72


Carried forward


1,164 19


Expenses Outlays


3,250 79


6,545 13


4,060 44


.


·


.


.


·


69


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


1,164 19


Other Expenses :-


Bathing Suits


344 29


Towels


39 98


Repairs to Buildings


113 21


Equipment and supplies


132 07


Sand


494 00


Telephone


32 01


Laundry


167 04


Hardware and materials


38 19


All other .


22 60


Celebrations


Printing and postage


81 00


Music


834 90


Decorating


64 50


Fire Works


1,500 00


Refreshments


208 00


Clerical Work


4 50


Labor


14 78


Trucking


3 00


All other


31 62


Field House-Richard Trum Playground


General Construction


5,172 00


Heating apparatus and


equipment


8 70


Installing power


14 64


All other


1 17


Improvement of Playground, West Som- erville Junior High School


Labor


2,504 07


Teams


660 97


Roller


28 00


Wall


800 38


Fence


201 25


Cutting Sod


38 50


UNCLASSIFIED


Memorial Day


Music and Catering .


305 15


Flowers and Flags


225 25


All other


67 39


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Bandstand


Labor


37 66


Teaming


142 75


Hardware and Materials


29 81


Expenses


Outlays


2,547 58


2,742 30


5,196 51


4,233 17


1


597 79


210 22


.


70


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses


Outlays


Rifle Practice Cos. A & B, First Engi- neers


Use of Range


101 00


Transportation


. 251 00


352 00


Municipal Documents


Printing


2,050 73


All other


.


10 75


2,061 48


Quarters for George Dilboy Post V. F. W. Rent 600 00


600 00


Quarters for American Legion


Rent 635 00


635 00


Workmen's Compensation


Compensation for Injuries


3,669 19


Medical Attendance .


234 00


Books, postage, supplies


4 50


3,907 69


Pensions


Janitors


1,935 82


Police


9,959 84


Fire


6,729 58


Weights and Measures


812 50


Health


750 00


Poor :


.


.


Laborers:


Highway


11,812 50


Sanitary


7,488 94


Water


4,075 41


44,406 22


Damage to Persons and Personal Property Settlement of Claims 7,889 25


7,889 25


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Interest


Temporary Loans :-


Anticipation of Revenue


41,999 11


General Loans :-


Sewer


7,091 25


Highway


9,800 00


Municipal


315 00


City


7,302 50


Carried forward


66,507 86


.


841 63


71


CITY AUDITOR.


Brought forward


66,507 86


Bridge


927 50


Metropolitan Park .


245 00


Public Buildings


8,565 00


School House


26,282 22


Expenses


Outlays


102,527 58


Reduction of Funded Debt


General Loans :-


Sewer


21,000 00


Highway


46,000 00


Municipal


7,000 00


City


41,500 00


Bridge


1,000 00


Metropolitan Park


1,000 00


Public Buildings


18,000 00


School House .


30,000 00


165,500 00


WATER WORKS


Water Maintenance


Administration :-


Commissioner


3,100 00


Clerks


7,903 40


Books, printing,


postage


and supplies


1,912 58


Telephone


276 86


All other


93 14


General :-


Labor


43,735 95


Teams


7 63


Pipe and fittings .


7,299 96


Meters and fittings


3,709 34


Hydrants and fittings


666 95


Tools


2,802 60


Autos, trucks and sup- plies


6,286 67


Horses and equipment


560 23


Power


21 69


Miscellaneous Supplies


400 07


Street Repairs


684 47


Fountains


25 96


All other . .


52 05


Special Items :-


New Trucks


684 52


Low Service Survey


2,717 45


Convention Expenses


46 11


82,987 63


Less Service Transfers for materials, etc.


556 25


82,431 38


72


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Expenses Outlays


Water Works Extension


Labor


·


4,509 52


Hired teams and trucks


343 75


Pipe and fittings


13,052 60


Meters and fittings .


6,065 35


Hydrants and fittings


693 58


Tools and equipment


64 00


Contract


1,051 56


25,780 36


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Water Buildings


Labor


699 97


Fuel


416 19


Light


384 42


Lumber and Materials


.


415 27


Repairs to buildings


112 28


Plumbing


5 33


Heating apparatus and


29 88


Furniture and furnishings


17 85


All other


74 07


2,155 26


Metropolitan Water Assessment


Assessment


139,164 15


139,164 15


OTHER ACCOUNTS


Temporary Loans


Loans in anticipation of · $1,750,000 00


1,750,000 00


Tax Titles


Taxes 1922


770 30


Land Court Fees . 300 00


1,070 30


Real Estate Liens


Taxes 1922 on property


taken by the city .


15 30


15 30


State Taxes


State .


194,520 00


194,520 00


Poll Taxes


.


71,178 00


71,178 00


·


equipment


·


revenue .


.


73


CITY AUDITOR.


Expenses


Outlays


Metropolitan and Other Assessments


Metropolitan Park


66,301 30


Metropolitan Sewer


106,182 28


Wellington Bridge


3,251 80


Charles River Basin


9,843 61


Alewife Brook


1,054 72


Abatement of Smoke .


403 74


Prevention of Fire


1,086 80


Grade Crossings


3,507 20


State Highway


791 50


Soldiers' Exemption


208 12


Rapid Transit, Dorchester Dist.


218 34


192,849 41


County of Middlesex


County Tax 1923


119,705 93


119,705 93


Cash Refunds


Taxes


129 29


Water


464 92


Other


344 12


938 33


Tellers' Overs and Shorts


Cash Shortage .


56 54


56 54


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Liquor License Fees .


.


5 00


5 00


PRIVATE TRUST


Redemption of Tax Titles


Tax Titles Redeemed


2,061 29


2,061 29


Totals


$5,238 267 54


$825,360 49


*Refunds


6,912 36


73 58


$5,245,179 90


$825,434 07 $6,070,613 97


1


Total


Cash Payments


*Expenditures as shown in all accounts are net


74


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY


School Buildings


I


Buildings


Personal


Totals


Prescott


72,200 00


3,000 00


75,200 00


East Somerville Junior High


62,000 00


2,000 00


64,000 00


Hanscom


66,500 00


4,000 00


70,500 00


Davis


53,500 00


17,500 00


71,000 00


Clark Bennett .


54,500 00


3,500 00


58,000 00


Knapp


53,000 00


5,500 00


58,500 00


Baxter


39,200 00


1,500 00


40,700 00


Perry


52,000 00


1,500 00


53,500 00


Bell and Southern Junior High


232,000 00


10,000 00


242,000 00


Pope


83,600 00


5,000 00


88,600 00


Cummings


18,400 00


1,500 00


19,900 00


Edgerly


43,000 00


5,000 00


48,000 00


Northern Eastern Junior High


63,000 00


63,000 00


* High


396,000 00


30,000 00


426,000 00


Glines


96.400 00


5,000 00


101,400 00


Forster


64,000 00


4,500 00


Forster


(Annex)


40,000 00


3,500 00


112,000 00


+ Proctor


40,000 00


4,000 00


44,000 00


Bingham


77,000 00


5,000 00


82,000 00


Morse


59,000 00


5,000 00


64,000 00


Carr


58,600 00


4,500 00


67,100 00


Girls' Industrial School


4,000 00


Durell


22,600 00


1,500 00


24,100 00


Burns


44,000 00


3,000 00


47,000 00


Brown


78,000 00


2,600 00


80,600 00


Highland


71,600 00


5,000 00


76,600 00


Lowe


56,000 00


2,000 00


58,000 00


Hodgkins


113,700 00


5,000 00


118,700 00


x West Somerville-Junior High


200,000 00


8,000 00


208,000 00


Lincoln


20,000 00


1,000 00


21,000 00


Cutler


118,800 00


10,000 00


128,800 00


Total


. $2,452,600 00


$159,600 00 $2,612,200 00


* Land included in Central Hill Park.


Building and fixtures. Land owned by State.


x Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.


75


CITY AUDITOR. :


School Buildings


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Fire Buildings


New Fire alarm building


$27,500 00


*$105,000 00


$180,200 00


Central


47,700 00


Engine Two


37,000 00


27,000 00


64,000 00


Engine Six


39,500 00


25,000 00


64,500 00


Hose Five


23,500 00


8,000 00


31,500 00


Ladder One


60,000 00


25,000 00


85,000 00


Ladder Two


19,700 00


15,000 00


34,700 00


Engine Four


20,500 00


7,000 00


27,500 00


Total


$275,400 00


$212,000 00


$487,400 00


* Includes Electrical Department equipment.


Libraries


* Central


137,500 00


100,000 00


237,500 00


East Somerville Branch


24,400 00


24,400 00


West Somerville Branch


35,500 00


6,000 00


41,500 00


Prospect Hill


18,000 00


2,000 00


20,000 00


Total


$215,400 00


$108,000 00


$323,400 00


Miscellaneous Buildings


Highway (stables, etc.)


55,000 00


30,000 00


85,000 00


Sewer


6,700 00


500 00


7,200 00


Contagious Hospital


and Tuberculosis


58,500 00


9,000 00


67,500 00


City Home


96,100 00


17,000 00


113,100 00


Police


70,500 00


8,000 00


78,500 00


* City Hall


57,200 00


149,000 00


206,200 00


* City Hall Annex


68,200 00


12,500 00


80,700 00


Parks :-


Broadway


3,100 00


3,100 00


Lincoln


3,000 00


3,000 00


Bathhouse


5,000 00


5,000 00


Polling Booths


300 00


300 00


Sanitary


21,000 00


19,200 00


40,200 00


Water


49,000 00


6,500 00


55,500 00


Total


$493,600 00


$251,700 00


$745,300 00


* Land included in Central Hill Park.


Parks and Playgrounds


Saxton C. Foss Park


$421,200 00


$421,200 00


Central Hill


472,000 00


472,000 00


Lincoln


84,500 00


3,500 00


88,000 00


Prospect Hill


69,800 00


1,500 00


71,300 00


Tufts


109,000 00


109,000 00


Paul Revere


1,000 00


1,000 00


Belmont Street


5,100 00


5,100 00


Trum Playround


70,900 00


.......


70,900 00


Total


. $1,233,500 00


$5,000 00 $1,238,500 00


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76


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Glen Street


17,300 00


....


17,300 00


Kent Street


12,000 00


12,000 00


Poplar Street


5,800 00


5,800 00


Beacon Street


3,000 00


3,000 00


Dilboy Field


40,000 00


20,000 00


60,000 00


Total


. $1,311,600 00


$25,000 00 $1,336,600 00


Miscellaneous Land


Walter Ernest Shaw Play-


ground


54,500 00


......


54,500 00


Somerville Avenue


300 00


300 00


Putnam


400 00


400 00


Murdock Street


600 00


600 00


Lowell Street .


100 00


100 00


Spencer Avenue


100 00


100 00


Weston Avenue


2,100 00


2,100 00


Endicott Avenue


600 00


600 00


Powder House Boulevard


500 00


500 00


Waltham Gravel Land


10,000 00


...


10,000 00


Cameron Avenue


900 00


900 00


Garden Court .


400 00


400 00


Total


$70,500 00


......


$70,500 00


SUMMARY


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


School Buildings


$2,452,600 00


$159,600 00 $2,612,200 00


Fire Buildings


275,400 00


212,000 00


487,400 00


Libraries


215,400 00


108,000 00


323,400 00


Miscellaneous Buildings


493,600 00


251,700 00


745,300 00


Parks and Playgrounds


1,311,600 00


25,000 00


1,336,600 00


Miscellaneous Land


70,500 00


70,500 00


Total


. $4,819,100 00


$756,300 00 $5,575,400 00


Sewer (cost)


1,382,020 00


Water Works


(cost)


1,153,700 24


Total value public property


$8,111,120 24


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77


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Somerville, Mass. January 22, 1924.


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 1923, and desire to call particular attention to the large amount appropriated from revenue for permanent improvements, viz $300,835.00, (see statement of Revenue and Expense) and to the small per cent of Funded Debt, and the small per capita debt, (see state- ment of Borrowing Capacity.)


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH S. PIKE,


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


78


ANNUAL REPORTS.


STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE


Excess and Deficiency credit Bal. Jan. 1, 1923 .


$150,005 89 190 53


To adjustment charges


179 91


$150,016 51


Assessed in Taxes .


$2,815,485 92 .


Less Polls to Commonwealth


87,318 00


Estimated Revenue (net)


Corporation Taxes


100,734 12


Income Taxes


172,472 10


National Bank Tax


3,943 46


Boston Elevated Ry. Refund . Fire Station, Marshall St.


6,500 00


Land Cameron Ave. acquired by tax title


519 80


66 Broadway near Mason St. . ·


3,500 00


Garden Court, acquired by tax title


102 32


66 Powder House Blvd.


400 00


66 Waltham


1,040 00


12,062 12


Fremium on Bonds


2,397 50


Accrued Interest .


2,377 78


From Supplementary Warrants prior years


$3,801,636 81


General Expenses .


2,493,650 56


Interest


104,905 36


Reduction Funded Debt


165,500 00


Met. Water Asst. .


139,164 15


State Tax


194,520 00


State Assessments


192,849 41


County Tax


119,705 93


Tellers Shorts and Overs


Appropriated to Outlays for Permanent Im- provements .


300,835 00


Balance to the credit of Excess and Defi- ciency account, December 31, 1923 . ·


90,449 86


$3,801,636 81


BORROWING CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 1923


Valuation, 1921


. $86,718,289 60 75,258 00


Supplementary


.


$86,793,547 60


Valuation, 1922


88,158,139 27


Supplementary


.


8,400 00


88,166,539 27


2,728,167 92 582,933 82


277,149 68 46,106 54


4,775 28 424 94


3,410,295 41 56 54


By adjustment credits


$150,196 42


79


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Brought forward


$88,166,539 27


Valuation, 1923


.


92,519,400 00 9,000 00


92,528,400 00


Total


$267,488,486 87


Abatements 1921


680,158 00


1922


484,629 00


1923


344,500 00


1,509,287 00


Average three years, one-third ·


$265,979,199 87 88,659,733 29 2,216,493 33


Two and one-half per cent


Funded Debt, Dec. 31,. 1923


1,743,500 00


Sewer Loan, 1895, Chap. 357 .


$6,000 ·


Met. Park Asst. Loan 1902, Chap. 325


6,000


12,000 00


1,731,500 00


Borrowing capacity Dec. 31, 1923


484,993 33


Maturities :


January 1, 1924 .


33,000 00


April 1, 1924


82,000 00


July 1, 1924


$28,500 00


Less outside limit


4,000 00


24,500 00


October 1, 1924


21,000 00


160,500 00


$645,493 33


Maturities within limit 1924 .


160,500 00


Maturities outside limit 1924 .


4,000 00


$164,500 00


Per cent of Funded Debt Dec. 31, 1923 to average valua- tion three years as above -. 01967


Estimated population Dec. 31, 1923, 98,000. Per capita debt, $17.79


CONDENSED CASH STATEMENT


....


Receipts


Payments


Revenue


$5,425,178 89 452,134 87


$5,256,505 47 814,108 50


$6,070,613 97


Cash Balance,


Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1923 $317,456 94


Jan. 1, 1923 $510,757 15


$6,388,070 91


$6,388,070 91


Supplementary .


Non-Revenue


$5,877,313 76


80


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DETAILED CASH STATEMENT Receipts


Balance from 1922


$510,757 15


Taxes 1919


$4 00


1920


627 64


1921


1,207 07


1922


401,933 18


1923


.


$2,636,906 35


Excise 1922


20 65


1923


15 01


Street Sprinkling 1922


7,532 92


1923


37,413 84


Highway Assessments 1921


864 37


1922


7,361 02


1923


5,720 19


Sidewalk Assessments 1921


1,012 07


1922


3,341 05


1923


2,484 54


Sewer Assessments 1921


92 72


1922


6,469 13


Metered Water Charges 1922


33,514 27


Water Sales 1923


255,429 41


Maintenance


7,617 82


Service Assessments


12,471 05


Departmental Deposits


74,545 84


Departmental Accounts


.


85,666 20


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Corporation Taxes


$101,084 87


Bank Taxes


3,943 46


Street Railway Taxes


24,874 83


129,903 16


Income Taxes 1921 & prior


years


6,456 00


1922


7,294 50


1923


158,721 60


172,472 10


For Schools:


Vocational


9,592 10


Continuation


4,160 31


Americanization


3,715 91


17,468 32


Soldiers' Benefits


11,181 82


Lieu Taxes .


188 51


Poll Taxes ·


2,940 00


Boxing Licenses


137 40


Boston Elevated deficit


46,106 54


Carried forward


$3,484,330 46


$510,757 15.


.


.


2,233,134 46


35 66


44,946 76


13,945 58


6,837 66


6,561 85


309,032 55


11,120 36


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81


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Brought forward


. $3,484,330 46


$510,757 15


Real Estate Liens .


65 00


Tax Titles


2,573 25


County of Middlesex:


Dog Licenses


2,198 78


Courts, Police .


8,529 24


Probation Officer 154 00


County


938 50


9,621 74


Departmental Penalties:


School Department .


229 00


Licenses and Permits Liquor, for Common-


15,142 50


wealth


5 00


Interest:


Taxes


14,298 04


Taxes Corporation (State)


4 65


Assessments .


302 42


Tax Titles


399 82


Fire Station, Marshall St.


100 00


Bank Accts. Treasurer


15,366 88


City Clerk


17 20


Miscellaneous


22 25


30,511 26


Treasury Department:


Costs, Taxes


$6,130 72


Assessments


116 24


Tax Titles


29 40


Tax Lien Certificates .


1,034 00


Redemption Certificates


14 00


$7,324 36


Edison Electric Illuminating Company, electrolysis


750 00


U. S. Fuel Administration 35 58


27 81


Dividend on old tax account . Sale Land Cameron Ave. (Tax Title )


519 80


" Fire Station Marshall St. (Balance)


5,000 00


Land in Waltham


1,040 00


Land Broadway & Mason Sts. Land Garden Court (Bal- ance of)


102 32


Land Powder House Blvd.


400 00


General Expense (Refunds) . Temporary Loans


$1,850,000 00


Trust Funds, Income :


School: Cutler


$214 50


Baker


13 50


Smith-Hughes


2,833 05


·


Carried forward


$3,061 05 $5,414,971 44


$510,757 15


3,500 00


10,562 12


1,594 58


82


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$3,061 05 $5,414,971 44 $510,757 15


Library: Cutler


42 88


Hunt, Art


100 00


Hunt, Book


495 31


Pitman, Art


171 32


Pitman, Poetry


42 82


Wilder, Children's


4 50


Poor : Cummings


75 05


$3,992 93


Premium on Bonds


3,343 50


Accrued Interest


2,695 49


Excess and Deficiency


175 53


$5,425,178 89


Non-Revenue


Funded Debt. Schoolhouse


loan .


300,000 00


City Hall Addition loan .


150,000 00


Offsets to Outlays .


73 58


Redemption Tax Titles .


·


452,134 87


5,877,313 76


$6,388,070 91


PAYMENTS


Revenue


Refunds :


Taxes 1922


$51 22


1923


71 44


Corporation to Commonwealth


Water prior years


14 29


Water 1923


439 63


Water Maintenance


11 00


464 92


Real Estate Liens


15 30


Tax Titles


1,070 30


Revenue Loans


1,750,000 00


Reduction of Funded Debt


165,500 00


General Expenses


2,508,632 00


Metropolitan Water Assess-


ment


139,164 15


Interest: Funded Debt


62,906 25


Revenue Loans


41,999 11


Commonwealth of Massachu-


setts :


State Tax


194,520 00


Assessments


192,641 29


Soldiers' Exemption


208 12


War Poll Tax, 1923


74,118 00


Liquor Licenses


5 00


461,492 41


Carried forward


$5,131,717 85


·


2,061 29


$122 66


350 75


2,918,201 51


83


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Brought forward


$5,131,717 85


County of Middlesex, county tax


119,705 93


Trust Funds:


School: Cutler


42 90


Smith-Hughes


4,105 35


Baker


9.32


Library: Cutler


43 16


Hunt Art


29 50


Hunt Books


484 95


Pitman Art


126 25


Pitman Poetry


38 72


Hunt Art for Ex-


penses


145 00


Tellers Shorts and Overs


56 54


$5,256,505 47


Non-Revenue


Outlay Appropriations


$812,047 21


Redemption Tax Titles


2,061 29


$814,108 50


$6,070,613 97


Cash in office .


4,124 85


Deposits in banks


313,332 09


317,456 94


$6,388,070 91


BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1923


Cash


Cash advances


$317,456 94 200 00


Taxes, 1920


$257 65


1921


97 10


1922


1,165 68


1923


589,719 86


1923, Excise


12 34


Street Sprinkling, 1923


Overlay and Abatement, 1917


6 00


1920


$257 65


1921


97 10


1922


1,165 68


1923


19,645 68


471 28


Highway Assessments, 1923 .


11,425 31


Sidewalk Assessments, 1923 .


2,483 86


Sewer Assessments, 1923


1,506 30


Metered Water Charges, 1923


35,222 25


Comlth. of Mass., Benefits


8,861 17


Grade Crossings


427 30


Real Estate Liens


24 73


Tax Titles


1,661 13


Carried forward


$978,425 54 $21,637 39


.


591,252 63


7,897 92


Supplementary Assessments


5,025 15


84


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


$978,425 54 $21,637 39


Temporary Loans


Funded Debt .


600,000 00 1,743,500 00


Net Funded Debt


1,743,500 00


Comlth. of Mass., Poll Taxes


387 00


Outlay Appropriations


·


251,841 79


Trust Funds:


School: Cutler Fund .


624 85


Smith-Hughes


194 60


Caroline G. Baker


10 93


Library: Cutler Fund


20


Hunt, Art


102 51


Hunt, Art for expense


57 77


Hunt, Books


11 12


Pitman, Art


45 59


Pitman, Poetry


9 07


Wilder


8 79


Welfare, Cummings Fund .


432 22


Premium on Bonds .


3,343 50


Accrued Interest


428 82


Sundry Persons


291 65


Excess and Deficiency


90,449 86


Reserve Fund (Surplus Over- lays )


8,547 88


Public Trust Funds:


School:


Cutler Fund


$5,000 00


Baker


300 00


Library :


Hunt Fund Books


12,000 00


Hunt Fund Art


2,000 00


Cutler


1,000 00


Pitman Art 80%


Pitman Poetry 20%


5,314 58


Wilder


100 00


Welfare:


Cummings Fund


1,681 ,66


Investment


$27,396 24


$2,749,321 78 $2,749,321 78


The assessors' warrant for the tax levy,, assessed upon polls and property April 1, 1923, amounted to $2,892,600.66.


Real Estate:


Land


$25,712,050 00 59,358,050 00


Buildings


$85,070,100 00


Personal


7,449,300 00


Total Valuation ·


$92,519,400 00


.


.


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


85


At a rate of $29.20 . .


Polls, 29,106 at $5.00


.


.


Street Sprinkling


$2,701,566 48 145,530 00 45,504 18


$2,892,600 66


Additional Assessments:


Personal $9,000 at $29.20


262 80


Polls, 129 at $5.00


645 00


Excise


27 35


935 15


Total commitment by assessors


$2,893,535 81


86


TAXES


Balance Dec. 31, 1922


1920 & prior years $2,675 53 ·


1921


$4,832 56


1922 $411,970 19


1923


Excise 1922 $20 65


Excise 1923


Total $419,498 93 2,847,096 48


Supplementary


907 80


$27 35


935 15


Refunds


51 22


71 44


122 66


Recharged


3 51


10 00


5 00


18 51


Total charges


$2,679 04


$4,842 56


$412,021 41


$2,848,080 72


$20 65


$27 35


$3,267,671 73


Collected


631 64


1,207 07


401,933 18


2,233,134 46


20 65


15 01


2,636,942 01


Abated


.


·


.


:


1,789 75


3,538 39


8,922 55


25,226 40


39,477 09


Total credits


$2,421 39


$4,745 46


$410,855 73


$2,258,360 86


$20 65


$15 01


$2,676,419 10 591,252 63


Balance Dec. 31, 1923


.


257 65


97 10


1,165 68


589,719 86


12 34


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


·


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Committed 1923


$2,847,096 48


.


87


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


STREET SPRINKLING ASSESSMENTS


1922


1923


Total


Balance Dec. 31, 1922


$7,546 42


Committed 1923


$45,504 18


$7,546 42 45,504 18


Refunds


..


.......


Total charges


$7,546 42


$45,504 18


$53,050 60


Collected


7,532 92


37,413 84


44,946 76


Abated


13 50


192 42


205 92


Total credits


$7,546 42


$37,606 26


$45,152 68


Balance Dec. 31, 1923


..


7,897 92


7,897 92


.


..


1


OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT


1920 & prior years $1,914 85 111 29


1921 $3,603 21


1922 $15,203 55


1923


Total


Credit Balance Dec. 31, 1922 Debit Balance Dec. 31, 1922


111 29


Assessed in taxes


31,610 56


Charged to Commonwealth


99 00


51 00


1,089 00


$31,610 56 13,200 00


14,439 00


Recharged .


3 51


10 00


5 00


18 51


Transfers ·


220 00


600 00


820 00


Total credits


.


.


·


.


$2,126 07


$4,264 21


$16,292 55


$44,815 56


$67,498 39


Abatements .


1,784 75


3,493 39


8,846 83


25,169 88


39,294 85


Adjustment


592 00


440 00


1,032 00


To Reserve Fund (Surplus)


89 67


81 72


5,840 04


6,011 43


Total charges


$1,874 42


$4,167 11


$15,126 87


$25,169 88


$46,338 28


Credit Balance Dec. 31, 1923


257 65


97 10


1,165 68


19,645 68


21,166 11


Debit Balance Dec. 31, 1923


6 00


SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS


Balance to Credit, Dec. 31, 1922


.


.


$528 66 520 80


Supplementary 1923


.


.


Charged to Commonwealth


39 00


Total


credits .


.


.


·


.


182 24


Transferred to Revenue


424 94


Adjustment


10 00


Total charges · Credit Balance Dec. 31, 1923


·


·


·


$617 18


.


471 28


·


.


·


.


.


·


.


.


.


·


.


·


.


.


.


6 00


.


·


Abatements


·


.


.


.


·


ANNUAL REPORTS.


88


$20,721 61


$1,088 46


BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS


Highways 1921 1922 $8,225 39


Highways 1923


Sidewalk 1921 1922 $4,353 12


Sidewalk 1923


Sewer 1921 1922 $6,561 85


Sewer 1923


Total


Balance Dec. 31, 1922 Committed 1923 .


$17,145 50


$4,968 40


$1,506 30


$19,140 36 23.620 20


Total charges ·


$8,225 39


$17,145 50


$4,353 12


$4,968 40


$6,561 85


$1,506 30


$42,760 56


Collected


8,225 39


5,720 19


4,353 12


2,484 54


6,561 85


27,345 09


Abated


.


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


Total credits


$8,225 39


$5,720 19


$4,353 12


$2,484 54


$6,561 85


...


........


1,506 30


$27,345 09 15,415 47


WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS


Metered 1922


Metered 1923


Annual


Additional


Maintenance


Service Assessments


Balance Dec. 31, 1922


$33,666 39


Committed 1923


$265,589 76 12 84


$26,720 25 426 79


$1,175 17


$8,223 42 11 0


$12,471 05


Total $33,666 39 314,179 65 450 63


Total charges


$33,666 39


$265,602 60


$27,147 04


$1,175 17


$8,234 42


$12,471 05


$348,296 67


Collected


33,514 27


229,731 31


24,655 02


1,043 08


7,617 82


12,471 05


309,032 55


Abated


152 12


649 04


2,492 02


132 09


616 60


4,041 87


Total credits Balance Dec. 31, 1923 .


$33,666 39


$230,380 35


$27,147 04


$1,175 17


$8,234 42


$12,471 05


$313,074 42 35,222 25


35,222 25


..


.


Balance Dec. 31, 1923


11,425 31


2,483 86


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Refunds


.


.


.


89


DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS FOR COLLECTION AND DEPOSITS


Balance Dec. 31, 1922


Committed


Abated


Collected


Balance Dec 31, 1923


Deposits


Assessors ·


.


..


..


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


..


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


$18,379 12


$82,911 52


$2,468 69


$74,545 84


$24,,276 11


$11,120 36


.


.........


..


1,012 50


337 50


74 50


Weights and Measures


1,129 34


975 07


$221 00


1,169 98


713 43


Health Department


2,816 00


9,242 50


683 50


7,083 14


4,291 86


..


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


3 00


878 00


1 00


708 50


171 50


31 85


Sanitary Department


21 00


918 50


321 00


618 50


2,008 60


Sanitary Buildings


·


..


.....


233 07


233 07


Sewers Construction


94 49


15,786 24


44 10


15,241 06


595 57


Highway Buildings


.


Sidewalks Maintenance


22 87


9 66


32 53


Street Sprinkling (Private Streets)


24 30


24 30


Welfare Misc. (Commonwealth)


9,840 87


28,715 21


303 00


24,039 36


14,213 72


Welfare Miscellaneous


2,229 24


7,246 16


160 86


6,823 26


2,491 28


Welfare, City Home


.


355 72


4,218 27


4,497 56


76 43




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