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Labor ·
16 20
Printing and postage .
31 50
Music
1,068 00
Decorating
77 50
Fire works .
1,500 00
Refreshments
80 25
Lumber
251 34
3,024 79
Improvement of Ernest Shaw
Playgrounds, Walter
Constructing sewer a n d
catch basin
340 00
Constructing retaining wall
4,654 03
4,994 03
69
CITY AUDITOR.
Improvement of Playground, West Som- erville Junior High School
Labor 38 24
Teams
7 50
Wall
.
·
243 51
Materials
2 58
.
291 83
Playground Ward Six
Recording
9 84
Taking of land and build-
ing .
42,561 28
Taxes on property taken
1,134 79
43,705 91
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
Music and Catering . 271 81 ·
Flowers and Flags
179 37
All other
85 55
536 73
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Bandstand
Labor
140 61
Teaming
115 50
Hardware and Materials . 23 84
279 95
Rifle Practice Cos. A & B, First Engineers
Use of Range
269 00
Transportation
476 00
745 00
Municipal Documents
Printing
.
2,521 69
2,521 69
Quarters for George Dilboy Post V. F. W. Rent 600 00 .
600 00
Quarters for American Legion
Rent
645 00
645 00
Quarters for Spanish War Veterans Rent
40 00
40 00
.
Expenses
Outlays
4
70
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses Outlay's
Investigation of Railroad Rates
Investigating
500 00
500.00
Workmen's Compensation
Compensation for Injuries
5,652 79
Medical Attendance . .
546 60
Books, postage. supplies .
3 50
6,202 89
Pensions
Janitors
1,824 60
Police
10,293 67
Fire
5,688 85
Weights and Measures
S12 40
Health
237 50
Poor
858 33
Laborers :-
Highway
10,159 74
Sanitary
7,464 27
Water
3,914 81
41.254 17
Damage to Persons and Personal Prop- erty
Settlement of Claims . 6,849 93
6.849 93
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Interest
Temporary Loans : -
Anticipation of Revenue
39.610 16
Miscellaneous .
30 89
General Loans :-
Sewer
6,278 75
Highway
7.880 00
City
5,850 00
Bridge
892 50
Metropolitan Park
210 00
Public Buildings
7,820 00
School House .
33,160 00
City Hall Additions
5,746 18
107,478 4S
Reduction of Funded Debt
General Loans :-
Sewer
20,000 00
Highway
46,000 00
City
25,500 00
Bridge
1,000 00
Metropolitan Park
1,000 00
Public Buildings
18,000 00
School House
41,730 00
City Hall Additions
7,926 50
161,156 50
71
CITY AUDITOR.
WATER WORKS
Water Maintenance
Administration : -
Commissioner
3,300 00
Clerks
9,303 41
Books, printing, postage
and supplies
2,462 90
Telephone
289 21
All other
62 39
General :-
Labor
46,568 68
Pipe and fittings
3,484 82
Meters and fittings
4,409 92
Hydrants and fittings
771 24
Tools
2,270 91
Autos, trucks and sup- plies
5,283 99
Horses and equipment
436 82
Power
10 76
Miscellaneous Supplies
204 71
Street Repairs
836 47
Fountains
40 82
Street Sprinkling Hy-
drants
147 10
All other
116 72
Special Items : -
Contract Labor
789 43
New Trucks
585 00
Convention Expenses
85 98
Typewriter
96 20
81,557 48
Less Service Transfers for
Teams
254 79
$1,302 69
Water Works Extension
Labor
3,832 54
Hired teams and trucks
163 75
Pipe and fittings
17,467 94
Hydrants and fittings
1,555 08
Meters and fittings
7,620 52
Tools and equipment .
16 50
Contract
3,458 39
34,114 72
Public Buildings Department, Mainte-
nance Water Buildings
Labor
.
718 54
Fuel
536 43
Light
469 36
Lumber and Materials
1,012 40
Repairs to buildings .
46 50
Carried forward
2,783 23
Expenses
Outlays
..
72
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward 2,783 23
Heating apparatus and
equipment
37 58
Furniture and furnishings
15
All other
4 70
Special Items :-
Sign
78 50
Painting
79 20
2,983 36
Metropolitan Water Assessment
Assessment . 142,275 86
142,275 86
OTHER ACCOUNTS
Temporary Loans
Loans in anticipation of
revenue
1,950,000 00
1,950,000 00
Tax Titles
Taxes 1923 .
246 08
Land Court Fees
11 31
257 39
Court Judgments
Judgments paid .
1,136 37
1.136 37
State Taxes
State
162,100 00
162,100 00
Poll Taxes
522 00
522 00
Metropolitan and Other Assessments
Metropolitan Park
68,004 00
Metropolitan Sewer
102,039 97
Wellington Bridge
3,351 00
Charles River Basin
9,627 83
Alewife Brook
1,026 08
Prevention of Fire
1,116 72
Grade Crossings
50 00
State Highway
1,131 51
Soldiers' Exemption
253 26
Division Metropolitan Plan-
ning
900 45
187,500 82
County of Middlesex
County Tax 1924 128,995 57
128,995 57
73
CITY AUDITOR.
Expenses
Outlays
Cash Refunds
Taxes
556 42
Special Assessments .
134 30
Water
594 41
Other
121 69
1,406 82
-
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Liquor License Fees 5 75
5 75
PRIVATE TRUST
Redemption of Tax Titles
Tax Titles Redeemed
2,670 25
2,670 25
Totals
$5,487,015 56
$477,337 97
*Refunds
5,287 94
44,294 32
$5,492,303 50
$521,632 29 $6,013,935 79
Total Cash Payments .
* Expenditures as shown in all accounts are net
ANNUAL REPORTS
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
School Buildings
Land and 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
236,000 00
10,000 00
246,000 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 * 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
63,100 00
Durell
23,800 00
1,500 00
25,300 00
Burns
44,000 00
3,000 00
47,000 00
Brown
80,000 00
2,600 00
82,600 00
Highland
71,600 00
5,000 00
76,600 00
Lowe
57,000 00
2,000 00
59,000 00
Hodgkins
116,700 00
5,000 00
121,700 00
x West Somerville Junior High
200,000 00
8,000 00
208,000 00
Lincoln
21,800 00
1,000 00
22,800 00
Cutler
135,800 00
10,000 00
145,800 00
Total
$3,026,600 00
$169,600 00 $3,196,200 00
· Land included in Central Hill Park
+ Building and fixtures. Land owned by State.
x Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground
611,000 00
10,000 00
621,000 00
75
CITY AUDITOR.
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
42,000 00
27,000 00
69,000 00
Engine Six
39,900 00
25,000 00
64,900 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
21,000 00
7,000 00
28,000 00
Total
$281,300 00 . $212,000 00
$493.300 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
41.000 00
6,500 00
47,500 00
Prospect Hill .
18,000 00
2,000 00
20,000 00
Total
$220,900 00
$108,500 00
$329,400 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 and Tuberculosis Hospital
63,500 00
9,000 00
72,500 00
City Home
106,200 00
17,000 00
123,200 00
Police
70,500 00
8,000 00
78,500 00
* City Hall
232,500 00
150,000 00
382,500 00
* City Hall Annex .
68,200 00
12,500 00
80,700 00
Parks :-
Trum
3,500 00
3,500 00
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
$687,500 00
$252,700 00
$940,200 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 Playground
70,900 00
..
70,900 00
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
64,000 00
64,000 00
Ward Six .
42,700 00
42,700 00
Walter Ernest Shaw Playgr'd
54,500 00
54,500 00
Total
$1.432,800 00
$5.000 00 $1.437,800 00
Miscellaneous Land
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
700 00
700 00
Waltham Gravel Land
10,000 00
10,000 00
Cameron Avenue
1,000 00
1,000 00
Total
$15,300 00
$15,300 00
SUMMARY
Land and Buildings
Personal
Totals
School Buildings
. $3,026,600 00
$169,600 00 $3,196,200 00
Fire Buildings
281,300 00
212,000 00
493,300 00
Libraries
220,900 00
108,500 00
329,400 00
Miscellaneous Buildings
687,500 00
252,700 00
940,200 00
Parks and Playgrounds
1,432,800 00
5,000 00
1,437,800 00
Miscellaneous Land
15,300 00
15,300 00
Total
$5,664,400 00
$747,800 00 $6,412,200 00
Sewer (cost)
1,389,305 00
Water Works (cost)
1,187,814 96
Total value public prop- erty
$8,989.319 96
77
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Somerville, Mass. January 15, 1925.
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 Treas- urer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1924, and desire to again call particular attention to the large amount appro- priated from revenue for permanent improvements, viz $297,- 887.37) (see statement of Revenue and Expense) and to the small per cent of Funded Debt, and the small per capita debt, (see statement of Borrowing Capacity.)
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. PIKE,
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE
Excess and Deficiency Credit Bal. Jan. 1, 1924 By adjustment credits
$90,449 86 595 01
To adjustment charges
460 15
$90.584 72
Assessed in Taxes. 1924 .
$2,882,616 91
Excise Taxes . .
30 27
Estimated Revenue (net )
Corporation Taxes
113,497 01
Income Taxes
202,580 54
National Bank Tax
2,850 56
Premium 01 Bonds
3,343 50
Accrued Interest
428 82
Reserve Fund, Surplus from Overlays
6,000 00
From Supplementary Warrants prior
years
532 3.6
Refund, Grade Crossing Interest
2,586 2S
Refund account Coal
698 99
Visiting Nursing Assn.
500 00
3,785 27
$3.888,693 87
General Expenses
$2,639,700 12
Interest
107,907 30
Reduction Funded Debt
164,500 00
Met. Water Asst.
142.275 86
State Tax
162,100 00
State Assessments
187,450 82
County Tax
128,995 57
Appropriated to Outlays for Permanent Improvements 297 887 37
Balance to the credit of Excess and Defi- ciency account, December 31, 1924 . 57,876 83
$3.888.693 87
BORROWING CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 1924
Valuation, 1922 Supplementary
. $88,158,139 27 8,400 00
$88,166,539 27
Valuation, 1923
92,519,400 00 9,000 00
Supplementary
92,528,400 00
Carried forward .
$180,694,939 27
2,882,647 18 582,443 91
318,928 11
3,772 32
3,532,929 67
91,044 87
79
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Brought forward
$180,694,939 27
Valuation, 1924 .
99,311,000 00 6,500 00
Supplementary
99,317,500 00
Total
$280,012,439 27
Abatements 1922
500,867 00
1923
472,012 00
1924
401,450 00
1,374,329 00
Average three years, one-third
Two and one-half per cent
.
Funded Debt, Dec. 31, 1924
1,579,000 00
Sewer Loan, 1895, Chap. 357
$3,000
Met. Park Asst. Loan 1902, Chap. 325
5,000
8,000 00
1,571,000 00
Borrowing capacity Dec. 31, 1924 Maturities:
January 1, 1925
33,000 00
April 1, 1925
65,000 00
July 1, 1925
$32,000 00
Less outside limit
4,000 00
28,000 00
October 1, 1925.
21,000 00
147,000 00
$897,984 25
Maturities within limit 1925
147,000 00
Maturities outside limit 1925
4,000 00
$151,000 00
Per cent of Funded Debt Dec. 31, 1924 to average valua- tion three years as above .017
Estimated population Dec. 31, 1924, 100,000 .. Per capita debt. $15.79
CONDENSED CASH STATEMENT
Receipts
Payments
Revenue
$5,985,725 04 46,964 57
$5,503,439 39 510,496 40
$6,013,935 79
Cash Balance
Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1924
336,210 76
$6,350,146 55
$6,350,146 55
Non-Revenue
$6,032,689 61
Jan. 1, 1924 . 317,456 94
$278,638,110 27 92,879,370 09 2,321,984 25
750,984 25
80
ANNUAL REPORTS
DETAILED CASH STATEMENT RECEIPTS
$317,456 94
Taxes 1920
$262 65
1921
33 66
1922
405 34
1923
580,835 02
1924
2,471,789 39
$3,053,326 06
Excise 1923
12 34
1924
12 01
24 35
Street Sprinkling 1923
7,883 22
1924
38,541 24
46,424 46
Highway Assessments 1921
63 00
1923
11,060 81
1924
9.010 00
Apportioned
62 35
Committed Interest .
17 82
20,213 98
Sidewalk Assessments 1921
19 82
1923
2,483 86
1924
2,099 49
4,603 17
Sewer Assessments 1923
1,506 30
1924
1,759 75
Metered Water Charges 1923
35,208 83
Water Sales 1924
251,339 46
Maintenance
10,694 44
Services
8,559 72
305,802 45
Treasury Department:
Costs: Taxes
$4,886 20
Assessments
33 70
Tax Titles
13 20
Tax Lien Certificates
894 00
Redemption Certificates
20 00
$5.847 10
Departmental Accounts
93,467 27
Departmental Deposits
12,340 4S
Interest :
Taxes
.16,227 45
Assessments
264 77
Tax Titles
42 00
Bank Treasurer
10,532 32
City Clerk
19 40
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Corporation Taxes .
113,503 01
Bank Taxes
2,925 25
Street Railway Taxes
16,202 S4
132,631 10
Carried forward
$3,705,032 41
$317,456 94
.
-
.
Balance from 1923
3,266 05
105.807 75
27,085 94
81
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Brought forward
$3,705,032 41 $317,456 94
Income Taxes:
1920 & prior years . 794 22
1921
1,577 70
1922
1,458 90
1923
10,536 50
1924
188,213 22
202,580 54
For Schools:
Continuation
5,795 30
Vocational
13,615 67
Americanization
3,861 53
23,272 50
Boxing Licenses
208 28
Soldiers' Benefits
8,861 17
Poll Taxes
1,965 00
Lieu Taxes
86 99
Surplus War Bonus Fund
46,598 06
County of Middlesex:
2,145 27
Courts, Police
13,428 49
County .
943 50
Probation Officer
28 75
Departmental Penalties:
School Department .
311 50
Licenses & Permits
17,208 00
Liquor for Commonwealth
6 00
Tax Titles
515 72
Miscellaneous Revenue :
Edison Electric Illumi-
nating Company, elec- trolysis
500 00
Conscience Money
40 00
Entailing Pay Roll Items
28 98
Costs Suit .
20 42
$589 40
Sale of Land:
Murdock Street
600 00
Waltham
312 00
Marion Street (Tax Title)
175 68
General Expense (Refunds) .
1,515 62
Revenue Loans
1,950,000 00
Trust Funds :
School: Cutler
214 50
Smith-Hughes
2,802 51
Baker
13 50
Library; Cutler
42 88
Hunt Art
97 50
Hunt Books
.
495 30
Pitman, Art .
171 32
Pitman, Poetry
42 82
Wilder
'4 50
Hunt, Art for expense
1,000 00
1,854 32
Carried forward
$5.981,269 71
$317,456 94
Dog Licenses
14,400 74
1,087 68
$3,030 51
82
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward
$5,981,269 71 $317.456 94
Welfare: Cummings
75 05 595 01
Excess & Deficiency
$5,981,939 77
Commonwealth of Mass., Re-
fund Grade Crossing Int.
2,586 28
Somerville Coal Co., Refund Coal
698 99
Somerville Visiting Nursing Asso.
500 00
$5,985,725 04
Non-Revenue
Offset to Outlays .
44,294 32
Redemption Tax Titles
2,670 25
46,964 57
$6,032,689 61
Revenue
Refunds:
PAYMENTS
Taxes 1922
$80 16
1923
156 30
1924
319 96
$556 42
Corporation (Commonwealth)
6 00
National Bank (Common-
wealth )
74 69
Bills Receivable
35 00
Water prior years
1 80
Water Income 1924 .
586 11
Water Maintenance
6 50
594 41
Highway Assessments 1921
63 00
Sidewalk Assessments 1921
19 82
Court Judgments
1,136 37
Grade Crossings
50 00
Tax Titles
1,950,000 00
Revenue Loans
General Expenses
2,652,345 SS
Interest
Funded Debt
68,266 25
Revenue Loans
39,610 16
Tax Title 30 89
Reduction Funded Debt
164,500 00
Metropolitan Water Assess-
ment
142,275 86
Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts :
State Tax
162,100 00
Assessments
187,197 56
Soldiers' Exemptions
253 26
War Poll Tax
522 00
Liquor Licenses
5 75
350,078 57
Carried forward
$5,369.952 19
$6.350,146 55
Street Sprinkling, 1924 .
51 48
257 39
3,067,029 0+
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
83
Brought forward
$5,369,952 19
County of Middlesex, county tax
128.995 57
Trust Funds:
School: Cutler
394 22
Smith-Hughes
2,635 29
Baker
17 68
Library: Cutler
7 87
Hunt, Art .
134 70
Hunt, Books
501 06
Pitman, Art
6 81
Hunt Art for Expenses
758 00
1,438 44
4,485 63
Excess & Deficiency
6 00
$5,503,439 39
Non-Revenue
Outlay Appropriations
$507,826 15
Redemption Tax Titles
2,670 25
$510,496 40
$6,013,935 79
Cash in office
1,777 06
Deposits in banks
334,433 70
336,210 76
$6,350,146 55
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1924
Debit
Credit
Cash
Cash Advances
$336,210 76 200 00
Taxes, 1921
$12 44
1922
50 60
1923
785 08
1924
427,097 20
Excise. 1924
18 26
Street Sprinkling, 1924
1921
$12 44
1922
50 60
1923
785 08
1924
15,421 17 545 55
Supplementary Assessments
Highway Assessments, 1924 8,869 00
Highway Apportioned
302 15
Sidewalks Assessments, 1924 .
2,104 16
Sewer Assessments, 1924
1,655 00
12,930 31
Metered Water Charges, 1924
32,372 17
Sale of Land
737 68
Comm. of Mass. Soldiers' Benefits
8,358 25
Surplus War Bonus Fund
46,598 06
Carried forward
$825,142 07
$64,150 58
427,963 58 7,107 00
Overlay & Abatement,
$3,047 19
84
ANNUAL REPORTS
Credit
Brought forward
Debit $825,142 07
$64,150 58
Grade Crossings
Tax Titles
477 30 1,402 80
Temporary Loans
600,000 00
Funded Debt
1,579,000 00
Net Funded Debt ( Balancing Acc't )
1,579,000 00
Comm. of Mass. Liquor Licenses
25
Outlay Appropriations
75,417 19
Trust Funds :
School: Cutler
$445 13
Smith-Hughes
361 82
Baker
6 75
813 70
Library: Cutler
5 21
Hunt Art .
65 31
Hunt, Books
5 36
Pitman, Art
210 10
Pitman, Poetry
51 89
Wilder
13 29
Hunt art Expenses
299 77
Poor, Cummings
507 27
Sundry Persons
291 65
Excess & Deficiency
57,876 83
Reserve Fund (Surplus from Overlay )
14,383,46
Public Trust Funds :
School:
Cutler fund
$5,000 00
Baker
300 00
5.300 .00
Library :
Cutler
1,000 00
Hunt Books
12.000 00
Hunt Art
1,000 00
Pitman Art 80%
Pitman Poetry 20%
5,314 58
Wilder
100 00
Welfare:
Cummings Fund
1.681 66
Investment
$26,396 24
$2.432,418 41 $2,432,418 41
The assessor's warrant for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property April 1, 1924, amounted to $2,956,311.60.
Real Estate:
Land .
$26,353,550 00 64,015,350 00
Buildings
90,368,900 00
Personal
8,942,100 00
Total Valuation
$99.311,000 00
650 93
Special Assessments Reserved
12,930 31
19,414 58
85
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
At a rate of $28.70 . Polls, 30,094 at $2,00
Street Sprinkling
$2,850,225 70 60,188 00 45,897 90
$2,956,311 60
Additional Assessments :
Personal $6,500 at $28.70 .
$186 55
Polls, 171 at $2.00
342 00
Excise .
30 27
.
558 82
Total commitment by assessors
$2,956,870 42
TAXES
1920
Balance Dec. 31, 1923
$257 65
1921 $97 10
1922 $1.165 68
1923 $589.719 86
1924
Excise 1923 $12 34
Excise 1924
Total $591,252 63 2,910,413 70
Committed
$2,910,413 70
Supplementary
225 00
528 55
$30 27
783 82
Refunds
80 16
156 30
319 96
556 42
Recharged
5 00
20 10
10 00
31 28
66 38
Total charges
$262 65
$117 20
$1,255 84
$590,132 44
$2,911,262 21
$12 34
$30 27
$3,503,072 95
Collected
262 65
33 66
405 34
580,835 02
2,471,789 39
12 34
12 01
3,053,350 41
Abated
71 10
799 90
8,512 34
12,375 62
21,758 96
Total credits
$262 65
$104 76
$1,205 24
$589,347 36
$2.484,165 01
$12 34
$12 01
$3,075,109 37
Balance Dec. 31, 1924
12 44
50 60
785 08
427,097 20
18 26
427,963 58
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ANNUAL REPORTS
86
87
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
STREET SPRINKLING ASSESSMENTS
Balance Dec. 31. 1923 Committed
1923 $7,897 22
1924
Refunds
$45,897 90 51 48
Total charges
$7,897 22
$45,949 38
Collected
7,883 22
38,541 24
Abated
14 70
301 14
Total credits
$7,897 92
$38,842 38
Balance Dec. 31, 1924 .
7,107 00
OVERLAY AND ABATEMENT
1920 & prior years $251 65
1921
1922
1923
1924
Total
Credit Balance Dec . 31, 1923
$97 10
$1.165 68
$19,645 68
$21,160 11
Assessed in Taxes .
$27,796 79
27.796 79
Charged to Commonwealth Recharged
5 60
10 00
31 28
46 28
Transfers
6 00
6 00
Adjustments
20 10
20 10
Total credits
$262 65 $177 20
$1,682 68
$20,945 96
$27,796 79
$50,865 28
Abatements
71 10
797 90
8,373 42
12,375 62
21,618 04
Adjustments
To Reserve Fund (Surplus)
262 65
93 66
834 18
11,787 46
12,977 95
Total charges
.
$262 65$164 76
$1.632 08
$20,160 88
$12,375 62
$34,595 99
Balance Dec. 31, 1924
12 44
50 60
785 08
15,421 17
16,269 29
SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS
Credit Balance Dec. 31, 1923
$471 28
Supplementary 1923
225 00
Supplementary 1924
528 55
Charged to Comm. of Mass.
129 00
Total credits
$1,353 83
Abatements .
275 92
Transferred to Revenie
532 36
Total charges
$808 28
Credit Balance Dec. 31, 1924
545 55
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ANNUAL REPORTS
SS
1,836 00
60 00
507 00
1.269 00
BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS
Highways
1924
Sidewalks 1921 1922 1923 $2,483 86
Sidewalk 1924
Sewer 1923 $1,506 30
Sewer 1924
Committeed Apport'd Comm'd Highway Int.
Bal. Dec. 31, 1923
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Committed
$17,879 00
$4,308 08
$3,414 75
62 35
17 82
Total $15,415 47 25,682 00 82 82 82 82
Total charges .
$11,551 31
$17,879 00
$2,523 50
$4,308 08
$1,506 30
$3,414 75
$62 35
$17 82
$41,263 11
Collected
11,123 81
9,010 00
2,503
68
2,099 49
1,506 30
1,759 75
62 35
17 82
28,083 20
Abated
63 00
19 82
104 43
187 25
Apportioned
364 50
364 50
Total credits
$11,551 31
$9,010 00
$2.523 50
$2.203 92
$1,506 30
$1,759 75
$62 35
$17 82
$28,634 95
Bal. Dec. 31, 1924
8,869 00
2.104 16
1.655 00
12,628 16
Apportioned Highway
364 50
Committed Highway
62 35
Bal. Dec. 31, 1924 .
302 15
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WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS
Metered 1923
Aletered 1924
Annual
.Addi- tional
Maint.
Service AAssessm'ts
Bal. Dec. 31, 1924 .
$35,222 25
Committed
$265.081 12
$19,917 25
$1,255 89 1 80
$11,412 35
$8,559 72
Totals $35,222 25 306,226 33 594 41
Total charges .
$35,224 05 $265,194 18 .
$20,388 50
$1,257 69
$11,418 85
$8,599 72
$342,042 99
Collected
35,208 83 232,064 73
18,357 75
916 98
10.694 44
8.559 72
305,802 45
Abated
15 22
757 28
2,030 75
340 71
724 41
3,868 37
Total credits Bal. Dec. 31, 1924 .
$35,224 05 $232,822 01 .
$20,388 50
$1.257 69
$11,418 85
$8.559 72
$309,670 82 32,372 17
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Refunded
63 00
19 82
Recharged
63 00
19 82
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
89
32,372 17
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Refunds
1 80
113 06
471 25
6 50
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Highways 1921 1922 1923 $11,425 31
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DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS FOR COLLECTION AND DEPOSITS
Balance Dec. 23, 1923
Committed
Abated
Collected
Balance Dec. 31. 1924
Deposits $1.50 1,909 06
Law Department
Engineering Department
1 45
Building Department
$6 49
$250 00
$6 49
$250 00
32 32
City Messenger
625 00
625 00
234 76
Police Building
337 50
1,350 00
1,687 50
740 00
Electrical Department
103 40
Weights and Measures
713 43
785 71
787 93
$671 21
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
171 50
2,211 50
2.011 50
371 50
32 50
Sanitary Department
400 00
400 00
2,756 80
Sanitary Buildings
839 14
639 14
200 00
Sewers Maintenance
Sewers Construction
595 57
24,818 04
16 25
23,433 86
1.963 50
Highway Buildings .
230 00
230 00
Sidewalks Maintenance
99 86
64 45
35 41
New Sidewalks
363 63
363 63
Street Sprinkling ( Private Streets)
59 04
59 04
Welfare Misc. (Comm. of Mass.)
14,213 72
27,876 33
235 24
31,971 54
9,883 27
Welfare Miscellaneous
2,491 28
7.463
444 84
5,183 11
4,327 31
Welfare, City Home
76 43
4,484 64
99 42
4,187 22
274 43
2,632 46
School Department
1,341 33
11,950 27
332 34
11,712 10
1,247 16
47 72
School Buildings
37 00
1,144 50
72 00
1,109 50
Libraries
.
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2,130 83
Bathhouse
25 00
25 00
610 25
Shower Baths
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$24,276 11
$93.807 14
$1,985 94
$93,467 27
$22.630 04
$12.340 48
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701 63
Health Department
4,291 86
8,830 50
739 36
8,726 75
3,656 25
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ANNUAL REPORTS
90
Assessors
City Clerk
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98
405 80
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Police Department
Fire Department
...
40 00
Contagious Hospital
Highway Maintenance
91
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
REVENUE LOANS
In anticipation of Revenue
Balance from 1923
$600,000 00
Borrowed by authority of an order of the Board of Aldermen on city notes, as follows:
Nos. 1167-1172 244 days @ 3.96 disct.
1173-1196 229
4.03
1197-1212
1215-1218 196 66 4.00
66
300,000 00
1219-1224 168 66 3.50
66
150,000 00
1225-1228 182 66
3.00
200,000 00
1229-1230 197 66
2.39
66
100,000 00
1231-1232 223
2.39
100,000 00
1233-1234 251 66
2.39
66
100,000 00
1235-1236 258
2.34
100,000 00
1237-1238 288
2.34
100,000 00
1239-1240 173 66
2.82
100,000 00
1,950,000 00
Paid notes maturing in 1924 .
Maturing in 1925 .
$600,000 00
Amount paid for discount on amount borrowed in 1924 .
$39,610 16
Notes average 216 150-195 days and the average rate . 3.38- Average for 1923, 200 135-185 days and average rate 4.07+
The funded debt Deember 31, 1924, was $1,579,000 00 classified as follows :
Met. Park Asst. Loan at 31/2 per cent $5,000 00
Lowell Street Bridge at 31/2 per cent 25,000 00
Sewer at 312 per cent
38,000 00
Sewer at 4 per cent .
19,000 00
City at 31/2 per cent . 8,000 00
122,000 00
Highway at 312 per cent
14,000 00
Highway at 4 per cent
56,000 00
Highway at 41/2 per cent
20,000 00
Highway at 5 per cent
65,000 00
City Hall Addition at 4 per cent
72,000 00
City Hall Addition at 41/4 per cent
70,000 00
Public Building at 4 per cent .
120,000 00
Public Building at 41/2 per cent 55,000 00
Schoolhouse at 4 per cent .
800,000 00
.
66
$200,000 00 500,000 00
.
$2,550,000 00 1,950,000 00
90,000 00 Sewer at 41/4 per cent
City at 4 per cent
92
ANNUAL REPORTS
Funded debt within the limit fixed by law
Lowell Street Bridge .
$25,000 00
Sewer
144,000 00
City
130,000 00
Highway
155,000 00
City Hall Addition
142,000 00
Public Building
175,000 00
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