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Postage and office supplies
1,470 34
Printing and advertising
728 43
Telephone
266 12
Ice
69 75
Express
254 27
Rent
350 00
All other
29 04
Special Items:
Typewriters
135 25
Convention Expenses
93 55
44,328 48
Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Central Library
Janitors
3,908 42
Labor
781 38
Fuel
708 48
Light
1,571 99
Furniture and furnishings
128 00
Janitors' supplies
86 28
Repairs to buildings
147 40
Hardware and materials
51 11
Plumbing
35 48
All other
8 50
7,427 04
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses Outlays
West Somerville Branch Library
Salaries and Wages :-
Assistants
7,387 74
Other Expenses :-
Books
2,943 41
Periodicals
276 06
Music
23 89
Binding
543 92
Postage and office supplies
196 97
Printing and advertising
57 36
Telephone
51 07
Express
206 82
Ice
8 99
11,696 23
;Public Buildings Department, Maintenance West Somerville
Branch Library
Janitor
1,743 72
Labor
189 45
Fuel
684 00
Light
555 86
Repairs to buildings and
plumbing
25 85
Furniture and furnishings
5 00
Heating apparatus and
equipment
18 94
Care of grounds
36 00
Hardware and materials.
25 66
All other
3 50
Special Item :-
Cutting down trees
179 00
3,466 98
East Somerville Branch Library Salaries and Wages :-
Assistants
5,664 18
Other Expenses :-
Books
1,893 43
Periodicals
123 34
Binding
447 75
Postage and office supplies
150 03
Printing and advertising
48 11
Telephone
50 47
Express
204 60
Ice
13 56
8,595 47
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CITY AUDITOR
Expenses Outlays
Public Buildings Department, Maintenance East Somerville
Branch Library
Janitors
1,457 71
Labor
61 34
Fuel
259 89
Light
229 57
Janitors' supplies
66
Repairs to building and
plumbing
6 00
Care of Grounds
40 00
All other
3 75
2,058 92
Union Square Branch Library
Salaries and Wages :-
Assistants
6,658 11
Other Expenses :-
Books
2,049 48
Periodicals
137 16
Binding
575 33
Postage and office supplies
184 93
Printing and advertising
71 06
Telephone
70 10
Express
206 57
9,952 74
Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Union Square Branch Library
Janitor
1,457 71
Labor
77 57
Fuel
382 65
Light
290 51
Repairs to building and
plumbing
1 50
Harware and materials
5 11
Care of grounds
6 00
All other
7 50
Special Items :-
Removing Fence
20 00
Fence
447 48
Cutting down trees
84 00
Repairs to Fence
195 82
2,975 85
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
S. Newton Cutler Fund
Books
41 59
41 59
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses Outlays
Martha R. Hunt Art Fund
Books and pictures ....... 74 41
74 41
Martha R. Hunt Book Fund
Books
483 30
483 30
Isaac Pitman Art Fund
Books
223 25
Pictures
96 00
Cabinet
30 00
Interest on Bonds Purchased
80 63
All other
67 25
497 13
Isaac Pitman Poetry Fund
Books
7 25
7 25
Isaac Pitman Fund, Investment
Investment ........................ 5,000 00
5,000 00
Wilder Childrens' Fund
Books
....
5 13
5 13
Sarah Lorane Graves Fund
Books
..
11 60
11 60
Eunice M. Gilmore Fund
Books
41 63
41 63
RECREATION
Engineering Department, Parks
Maintenance
Labor
8,129 97
Teaming
256 50
Equipment and supplies
497 68
Trees, shrubs and plants
3,591 44
Repairs
311 20
Loam
32 00
Flags and Flag Poles
91 06
Care of bubblers and
fountains
136 29
Contract work
134 44
All other
11 56
Carried forward
13,192 14
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CITY AUDITOR
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward ......... 13,192 14
Special Items :-
Sidewalk Plow and Equip-
ment
950 00
Cutting Trees, - Powder
House Boulevard
1,650 00
Cleaning monument
256 24
Fence
152 24
Construction of Driveway
1,482 11
Moving Hydrant
30 30
Moving Poles and Repairs
400 00
Flag Pole
200 00
18,313 03
Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Park Buildings
Labor
1,226 75
Teams
18 13
Fuel
761 47
Light
90 82
Repairs to buildings
15 05
Plumbing
99 07
Hardware and materials
75 54
Laundry and Janitors, sup-
plies
223 29
Heating apparatus and
122 37
All other
50 16
Special Item :-
Booth
75 00
2,757 65
Engineering Department, Playgrounds
Maintenance
Labor
7,826 27
Teaming
343 50
Tools and equipment
385 69
Materials and supplies
632 28
Repairs to fountains, fen- ces and backstops
766 20
Repairing seats
673 00
Contract work
479 63
All other
20 84
Special Items :-
Construction Concrete Foot-
ing
700 00
Fences
2,275 23
14,102 64
equipment
76
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses Outlays
Recreation Commission
Salaries and Wages :-
Director
1,304 16
Instructors and clerks
7,140 39
Other Expenses :-
Teams and trucks
208 88
Automobile maintenance : - Director
183 34
Automobile maintenance : - Instructors
81 80
Equipment and supplies ...
3,210 28
Disbursements
77 26
Office supplies
556 89
Telephone
86 55
Clerical Hire
13 35
Music
85 80
All other
84 70
13,033 40
Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Bathhouse
Salaries and Wages :- Attendants and Labor ...... 1,813 33
Other Expenses : -
Teams and trucks
36 50
Sand
396 18
Bathing suits
115 32
Repairs to buildings
94 68
Equipment
and supplies
71 87
Laundry
105 81
Hardware and materials
18 52
Towels
29 70
All other
50
2,682 41
Celebrations
Labor
56 12
Music
929 00
Decorating and Fireworks
2,051 76
Entertainment
110 00
Miscellaneous supplies
257 75
Refreshments
332 42
Teams and trucks
27 00
Buses
85 50
Flowers
25 00
All other
6 07
Improvement, Walter Ernest Shaw
Playground
Labor
19 52
Signs
5 00
Hardware
22 90
...
3,880 62
47 42
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CITY AUDITOR
Expenses Outlays
Spanish War Memorial Monument ... 10,000 00
10,000 00
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
Music and Catering
562 04
Flowers and Flags
370 06
All other
50 14
982 24
Municipal Documents
Printing
4,876 48
.
4,876 48
Public Buildings Department,
Maintenance Bandstand
Labor
183 98
Teaming ...
128 00
Hardware and materials
38 90
350 88
Rifle Practice, Cos. A & B, 101st Engineers
Use of Range
1,044 09
Transportation
300 00
Rent of Room
35 00
1,379 09
Quarters for George Dilboy Post, V. F. W.
Rent
720 00
720 00
Quarters for American Legion
Rent
1,000 00
Expenses due to Moving ... ...
300 00
1,300 00
Quarters for Spanish War Veterans
Rent
30 00
30 00
Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund
Investment ... 10,000 00
10,000 00
Workmen's Compensation
Compensation for Injuries
4,160 55
Medical Attendance
1,535 53
Supplies
7 00
5,703 08
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses Outlays
Pensions
Engineering
473 36
Janitors
2,575 20
Police
14,208 28
Fire
13,153 41
Weights and Measures
...
8 90
Welfare
850 00
Laborers: -
Highway
8,873 65
Sanitary
12,257 94
Water
2,985 24
55,385 98
Damage to Persons and Personal Property
Settlement of Claims
5,533 42
5,533 42
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Interest
Temporary Loans :-
Anticipation of Revenue .... 67,436 47
General Loans :-
Sewer
4,876 25
Highway
5,230 00
City
1,897 50
Bridge
717 50
Metropolitan Park
35 00
Public . Buildings
4,220 00
Schoolhouse
24,220 00
City Hall Additions
4,575 00
High School Additions and Alterations
43,550 00
156,757 72
Reduction of Funded Debt General Loans :-
Sewer
17,000 00
Highway
32,000 00
City
16,000 00
Bridge
1,000 00
Metropolitan Park
1,000 00
Public Buildings
16,000 00
Schoolhouse
44,000 00
City Hall Additions
8,000 00
High School Additions and Alterations
61,000 00
196,000 00
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CITY AUDITOR
Expenses Outlays
WATER WORKS
Water Maintenance Administration :-
Commissioner ..
3,800 00
Clerks
12,060 19
Books, printing, postage
and supplies
2,026 16
Telephone
423 17
All other
7 40
General :-
Labor
56,145 93
Teams ...
25 00
Pipe and fittings
14,102 11
Meters and fittings
6,697 60
Hydrants and fittings
2,263 93
Tools
2,308 35
Autos, trucks and supplies
4,309 92
Horses and equipment
270 52
Power
22 13
Miscellaneous supplies
53 68
Street repairs
1,022 98
Contract labor
1,206 19
All other
123 85
Special Items :-
Convention Expenses ...
140 00
Rent of B. & M. Land and Tracks
13 50
Trucks
1,795 70
108,818 31
Less Service Transfer Cred-
its for Teams, Use of Com-
pressor, Hydrants and fit- tings, etc.
2,530 03
106,288 28
Water Works Extension
Labor
4,670 81
Hired teams and trucks
399 00
Pipe and fittings
13,302 77
Hydrants and fittings
2,187 34
Meters and fittings
1,174 45
Contract work
6,783 36
All other
17 88
28,535 61
Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Water Buildings
Labor ..
70 52
Fuel
.....
368 41
Carried forward
438 93
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
438 93
Light
352 36
Lumber and materials
38 32
Repairs to buildings
242 98
Furniture and furnishings
38 40
equipment
21 64
Plumbing
171 33
All other
6 19
Special Item :-
New Floor
295 00
1,605 15
Metropolitan Water Assessment
Assessment
195,150 98
195,150 98
OTHER ACCOUNTS
Temporary Loans
Loans in anticipation of
Revenue
2,495,000 00
2,495,000 00
Tax Titles
Taxes 1928
114 76
Recording
64 00
178 76
State Taxes
State
146,880 00
146,880 00
Metropolitan and Other Assessments
Metropolitan Sewer Assess- ment
105,517 78
Metropolitan Park Assess-
80,633 66
Wellington Bridge Assess-
ment
2,130 26
State Highways
664 95
Snow Removal
34 24
Charles River Basin
11,791 64
Alewife Brook
882 86
Abatement of Smoke
385 90
Prevention of Fire
1.265 29
Northern Traffic Artery
7,812 00
Southern Traffic Artery ....
744 12
Cottage Farm Bridge
41,020 07
Auditing
1,375 27
Veterans' Exemption
168 16
254,426 20)
ment
....
Heating apparatus and
81
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
County of Middlesex
County Tax 1929
167,126 77
Special County Tax Tubercu- losis Hospital
19,324 11
186,450 88
Cash Refunds
Taxes
3,991 88
Special Assessments
47 34
Water
132 26
Estimated Revenue
48 90
All other
2 88
4,223 26
Tellers' Overs and Shorts
Short
51 67
51 67
PRIVATE TRUST
Redemption of Tax Titles
Tax Titles Redeemed 3,950 61
3,950 61
Northern Traffic Artery
Assessment Collected
863 44
Interest for Assessments
18 80
882 24
Northern Traffic Artery, City
Assessments
Assessments ........................ 500 000 00
500,000 00
Total
$7,087,220 75
$1,314,605 42
Refunds
........
3,554 33
$7,090,775 08
$1,314,605 42
Total Cash Payments
$8,405,380 50
* Expenditures as shown in all accounts are net.
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ANNUAL REPORTS SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
School Buildings
Land and Buildings $72,200 00
Personal
Totals
Prescott
$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
53,600 00
2,500 00
56,100 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
618,000 00
20,900 00
638,900 00
*High and Gymnasium.
829,500 00
75,800 00
905,300 00
Glines
96,400 00
5,000 00
101,400 00
Land for Grimmons School.
19,800 00
19,800 00
Forster
64,000 00
4,500 00
Forster
(Annex)
40,000 00
3,500 00
112,000 00
¿Proctor
42,000 00
5,000 00
47,000 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
24,600 00
1,500 00
26,100 00
Burns
46,000 00
3,000 00
49,000 00
Brown
80,000 00
3,000 00
83,000 00
Highland
67,400 00
5,000 00
72,400 00
Lowe
57,000 00
2,000 00
59,000 00
Hodgkins
116,700 00
5,000 00
121,700 00
ĮWest Somerville Jr. High
200,000 00
8,000 00
208,000 00
Lincoln
23,800 00
1,000 00
24,800 00
Cutler
135,800 00
10,000 00
145,800 00
Total
$3,491,100 00
$228,700 00 $3,719,800 00
* Land included in Central Hill Park.
+ Building and fixtures. Land owned by State.
# Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground.
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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
44,000 00
27,000 00
71,000 00
Engine Six
41,000 00
25,000 00
66,000 00
Hose Five
23,500 00
8,000 00
31,500 00
Ladder One
61,400 00
25,000 00
86,400 00
Ladder Two
19,700 00
15,000 00
34,700 00
Engine Four
25,000 00
7,000 00
32,000 00
Total
$289,800 00
$212,000 00
$501,800 00
* Includes Electrical Department equipment.
Libraries
*Central
137,500 00
100,000 00
237,500 00
East Somerville Branch
25,500 00
2,500 00
28,000 00
West Somerville Branch
41,000 00
6,500 00
47,500 00
Prospect Hill
22,600 00
2,000 00
24,600 00
Total
$226,600 00
$111,000 00
$337,600 00
Miscellaneous Buildings
Highway (stables, etc.)
56,500 00
30,000 00
86,500 00
Sewer
10,900 00
............
10,900 00
Contagious
and
Tuberculosis
Hospital
63,500 00
9,000 00
72,500 00
City Home
129,400 00
17,000 00
146,400 00
Police
73,500 00
8,000 00
81,500 00
*City Hall
347,000 00
200,000 00
547,000 00
Power House and Heating Plant
142,500 00
...
142,500 00
Parks
Field House, Dilboy Field
12,000 00
12,000 00
Trum
3,500 00
3,500 00
Broadway
3,100 00
3,100 00
Lincoln
3,000 00
3,000 00
Bathhouse
3,000 00
3,000 00
Polling Booths
500 00
500 00
Sanitary
19,400 00
19,200 00
38,600 00
Water
47,500 00
6,500 00
54,000 00
Total
$915,300 00
$289,700 00 $1,205,000 00
* Land included in Central Hill Park.
Parks and Playgrounds
Saxton C. Foss Park
$421,200 00
............
$421,200 00
Central Hill
475,000 00
.......
475,000 00
Lincoln
84,500 00
$4,000 00
88,500 00
.....
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Land and Buildings
Prospect Hill
69,800 00
Personal 1,500 00
Totals 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
Glen Street
39,000 00
39,000 00
Kent Street
12,000 00
12,000 00
Poplar Street
6,300 00
6,300 00
Dilboy Field
64,900 00
64,900 00
John M. Woods Playground
36,600 00
36,600 00
Walter Ernest Shaw Playground
54,500 00
54,500 00
Total
$1,449,800 00
$5,500 00 $1,455,300 00
Miscellaneous Land
Roberts Street
200 00
200 00
Somerville Avenue
300 00
300 v0
Putnam Street
400 00
400 00
Lowell Street
100 00
100 00
Spencer Avenue
100 00
100 00
Weston Avenue
3,800 00
3,800 00
Endicott Avenue
800 00
800.00
Alpine Street
1,800 00
1,800 00
Princeton Street
1,600 00
1,600 00
Wilson Avenue
600 00
600 00
Mt. Vernon Avenue
10,900 00
10,900 00
Total
$20,600 00
$20,600 00
SUMMARY
School Buildings
$3,491,100 00
$228,700 00 $3,719,800 00
Fire Buildings
289,800 00
212,000 00
501,800 00
Libraries
226,600 00
111,000 00
337,600 00
Miscellaneous Buildings
915,300 00
289,700 00
1,205,000 00
Parks and Playgrounds
1,449,800 00
5,500 00
1,455,300 00
Miscellaneous Land
20,600 00
20,600 00
Total
$6,393,200 00
$846,900 00 $7,240,100 00
Sewer (cost)
1,619,156 00
Water Works (cost)
1,411,411 53
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Total value public property ..
$10,270,667 53
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Somervile, Mass.,
March 19, 1930.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :
Gentlemen :
I herewith present the annual report of Joseph S. Pike, City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1929.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH L. MURPHY, City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE
Excess and Deficiency Credit Bal. Jan. 1, 1929.
$328,709 06 791 67
By adjustment credits
$329,500 73
To adjustment debits
70 98
Asessed in taxes, 1929
3,554,126 09
Estimated Revenue
699,501 45
Corporation Taxes
$153,000 52
Income Taxes
484,164 86
National Bank Tax
2,606 16
639,771 54
Tax Title Revenue
1,802 70
Accrued Interest
953 33
Premium on Bonds
1,606 00
$5,227,190 86
General Expenses
$3,439,450 86
Interest
156,757 72
Reduction Funded Debt
196,000 00
Met. Water Asst.
195,150 98
State Tax
$146,880 00
State Assessments
254,426 20
County of Middlesex
186,450 88
587,757 08
Tellers Shorts and Overs
51 67
Appropriated to Outlays
472,525 00
Tax Title Revenue
18,123 13
Reserve for Tercentenary Celebration
2,000 00
Balance to credit of Excess and Deficiency ac-
count Dec. 31, 1929
159,374 42
$5,227,190 86
BORROWING CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 1929
Valuation, 1927
$116,406,900 00 25,500 00
$116,432,400 00
Valuation, 1928
$120,172,300 00
Supplementary
46,850 00
Valuation, 1929
$118,840,900 00
Supplementary
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commit-
7,047,440 00
125,888,340 00
Carried forward
$362,539,890 00
Supplementary
120,219,150 00
ments
$329,429 75
$3,987,359 56
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Brought forward
$362,539,890 00
Abatements, 1927
$671,191 00
1928
682,243 00
1929
455,350 00
Motor Excise Tax 1929
319,400 00
2,128,184 00:
Average three years, one third
Two and one-half per cent.
3,003,430 88
Funded Debt Dec. 31, 1929
$2,648,000 00
Northern Traffic Route Loan (See Sec. 7, Chap, 489, Acts of 1924) (Out- side limit)
500,000 00
2,148,000 00
Borrowing capacity Dec. 31, 1929 Maturities :
$855,430 88
January 1, 1930
$22,000 00
April 1, 1930
52,000 00
July 1, 1930
94,000 00
October 1, 1930
$71,000 00
Less outside limit 50,000 00
21,000 00
189,000 00'
$1,044,430 88
Per cent of Funded Debt Dec. 31, 1929, to average val- uation three years as above .022+.
Per cent to valuation 1929 .0212 -.
Population April 1, 1925, (official), 99,206, estimated' December 31, 1929, 104,000. Per capita debt $25.46.
CONDENSED CASH STATEMENT
Receipts
Payments
Revenue
Non-Revenue
$7,438,893 73 504,217 24
$7,614,371 09 791,009 41
$7,943,110 97
$8,405,380 50
Cash Balance
Jan. 1, 1929
802,722 19
Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1929
340,452 66
$8,745,833 16
$8,745,833 16
$360,411,706 00 120,137,235 33
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ANNUAL REPORTS DETAILED CASH STATEMENT RECEIPTS
$802,722 19
Cash Advances
$700 00
Taxes 1927
$182 18
1928
715,138 76
1929
2,589,499 44
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1929
10,337 70
1929
36,791 02
47,128 72
Committed in 1928 Taxes:
Apportioned Highway Assts.
286 21
Unapportioned Highway Assts
1,415 13
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assts.
1,386 87
Apportioned Sewer Asst
16 64
Unapportioned Sewer Assts
100 00
3,204 85
Committed in 1929 Taxes
Apportioned Highway Assts.
2,079 46
Unapportioned Highway Assts.
3,058 51
Apportioned Sidewalk Assts
129 11
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assts.
869 87
Apportioned Sewer Assts.
75 00
Apportioned
Interest in 1928
74 90
Unapportioned Taxes
Interest in 1928
119 20
Apportioned Interest in 1929
Taxes
368 49
Unapportioned
Interest in 1929
Taxes
159 95
722 54
Highway Assessments 1929
8,379 21
Highway Assessments 1929 paid
after apportioned
684 66
Highway Assessments Deferred ..
75 71
Sidewalk Assessments 1928
2,993 55
Sidewalk Assessments 1929
2,446 93
Northern Traffic Artery Asst.
577 95
Northern Traffic Artery Int.
8 73
586 68
Carried forward
$3,527,628 01
$802,722 19
6,211 95
Taxes
14,580 06
Balance from 1928
3,304,820 38 149,672 83
Street Sprinkling 1928
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Brought forward
$3,527,628 01 $802,722 19
Metered Water Charges 1928.
29,156 56
Water Sales
$369,303 24
Maintenance
10,051.56
Service
5,573 41
384,928 21
Treasury Department:
Costs:
Taxes
5,206 14
Excise
455 75
Tax Titles
22 00
Tax Lien Certificates
651 00
Redemption Certificates
38 00
6,372 89
Departmental Accounts
94,686 91
Deposits
12,895 87
Interest:
Taxes
24,453 16
Assessments
43 31
Bank, Treasurer
9,805 94
Certificates of Deposit
10,308 68
Tax Titles
33 80
Miscellaneous
21 33
44,666 22
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Corporation Tax
153,000 52
Income Tax
484,164 86
Bank Tax
2,609 04
Street Railway Tax
14,057 87
653,832 29
For Schools:
Continuation
4,262 93
Industrial
14,382 71
Americanization
3,076 62
State Tuition
4,941 62
26,663 88
Soldiers' Benefits
6,720 50
Lieu of Taxes
85 17
County of Middlesex:
Dog Licenses
2,717 80
Court Fees and Fines
14,372 34
Departmental Penalties
311 25
Licenses and Permits
16,111 06
Miscellaneous Revenue:
Edison Electric Illumination Co., electrolysis
500 00
Tax Titles
1,974 48
Revenue Loans
2,595,000 00
Carried forward
$7,418,623 44
$802,722 19
90
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward
$7,418,623 44 $802,722 19
Accrued Interest
1,062 50
Premium on Bonds
4,600 00
General Expenses (Refunds)
2,854 33
Excess and Deficiency
715 82
Trust Funds, Income :
School:
Cutler
$215 30
Smith-Hughes
4,226 49
Baker
15 00
4,456 79
Library:
Cutler
43 04
Hunt Art
64 96
Hunt Books
495 30
Pitman Art
267 06
Pitman
Poetry
66 76
Wilder
5 00
Graves
20 00
Buffum
50 00
Gilmore
91 67
Welfare:
Cummings
75 68
Library:
Pitman (Principal )
5,000 00
School:
Fox (Principal)
401 38
$7,438,893 73
Non-Revenue:
Northern Traffic Route Loan Bonds
500,000 00
Offset to Outlays
266 63
Redemption Tax Titles
3,950 61
504,217 24
7,943,110 97 $8,745,833 16
1,103 79
91
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
PAYMENTS
Revenue
Advances
$700 00
Refunds:
Taxes 1928
$1,615 22
1929
1,327 08
Motor Vehicle Excise
1929
1,049 58
Street Sprinkling
47 34
Water Maintenance
91 00
Water Income
41 26
Licenses and Permits
5 50
Sanitary Department
38 40
Highway Maintenance
5 00
Tax Titles
Revenue Loans 1928
700,000 00
1929
1,795,000 00
2,495,000 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
State Tax and Assessments ....
401,306 20
Metropolitan Water Assess-
195,150 98
Bank Tax
2 88
596 460 06
County of Middlesex:
County Tax
186,450 88
General Expenses
3,465,018 96 196,000 00
Interest Funded Debt
89,321 25
Revenue Loans
67,436 47
156,757 72
Metropolitan Assessments:
Northern Traffic Route
863 44
Interest
18 80
Northern Traffic Route City As- sessment
500,000 00
Trust Funds Income :
School:
Cutler
114 00
Smith-Hughes
5,958 00
Baker
15 00
6,087 00
Library :
Cutler
41 59
Hunt-Art
74 41
Books
483 30
Pitman-Art
497 13
Poetry
7 25
Wilder
5 13
Graves
11 60
Gilmore
41 63
Carried forward
1,162 04 $7,608,918 04
4,220 38 178 76
ment
Reduction of Funded Debt
882 24
92
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward
$7,608,918 04
Pitman Fund
5,000 00
Sarah W. Fox Fund Invest- ment
401 38
Tellers' Shorts and Overs ....
51 67
$7,614,371 09
Non-Revenue:
Outlay Appropriations
Redemption of Tax Titles ....
$787,058 80 3,950 61
791,009 41
$8,405,380 50
Cash in office
13,068 43
Deposits in banks
327,384 23
340,452 66
$8,745,833 16
93
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1929
Debit
Cedit
Cash
$340,452 66
Cash Advances
200 00
Taxes, 1928
618 41
1929
791,986 40
Motor Vehicle Excise 1929.
31,264 98
Street Sprinkling, 1929
11,505 44
Overlay and Abatement, 1928
1929
Highway Betterment Assess-
ments, 1929
12,432 58
Sidewalk Assessments, 1929
2,979 20
Apportioned Highway Assess-
ments in taxes, 1929
176 67 ·
Unapportioned Highway Assess-
2,613 01
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess-
ments in taxes, 1929
37 98
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments in taxes, 1929
1,509 16
Apportioned Sewer Assessments in taxes, 1929 16 64
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments Deferred
26,277 80
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments, 1930
4,009 51
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments, 1931
3,914 61
Apportioned Highway Assess-
ments, 1932
...
3,288 25
Apportioned Highway Assess-
ments, 1933
3,167 29
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments, 1934
2,271 85
Apportioned Highway Assess-
ments, 1935
2,079 18
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments, 1936
2,005 90
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments, 1937
2.000 32
Apportioned Highway Assess-
ments, 1938
1,924 40
Apportioned Highway Assess- ments, 1939
1,616 49
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments Deferred
1,579 51
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments, 1930
282 07
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments, 1931
262 03
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments, 1932
262 00
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments, 1933
.215 58
Carried forward
$1,223,650 44
$41,141 98
$618 41 13,224 09
ments in taxes, 1929
.
94
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brought forward
$1,223,650 44 $41,141 98
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments, 1934
150 97
Apportioned . Sidewalk Assess-
ments, 1935
99 84
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess-
ments, 1936
99 83
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess-
ments, 1937
99 81
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess- ments, 1938
71 71
Apportioned Sidewalk Assess-
35 67
Apportioned Sewer Assessments
Deferred
249 86
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1930
91 64
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1931
91 64
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1932
16 64
Apportioned Sewer Assessments,
1933
16 64
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1934
16.65
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1935
16 65
Interest Apportioned Assess-
201 92
Interest Unapportioned Assess-
ments
154 78
Soldiers' Benefits
6,889 75
Tax Titles
17,149 16
Revenue Loans
800,000 00 2,648,000 00
Net Funded Debt
2,648,000 00
Accrued Interest
1,062 50
Premium on Bonds
4,600 00
General Expenses (Tercentenary Celebration )
2,000 00 158,601 71
Outlay Appropriations
Trust Funds Income: School, Cutler
113 64
Smith-Hughes
2,535 49
Baker
7 50
Library, Cutler
1 63
Hunt, Art
86 89
Books
12 48
Pitman, Art
123 33
Poetry
67 12
Wilder
2 61
Graves
10 36
Buffum
79 27
Gilmore
50 04
433 73
Carried forward
$3,896,295 91 $3,659,304 24
ments
Funded Debt
2,656 63
ments, 1939
95
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Brought forward
$3,896,295 91 $3,659,304 24
Welfare, Cummings
883 15
Sundry Persons
838 78
Excess and Deficiency
159,374 42 17,070 01
Tax Title Revenue
Special Assessments Reserved.
15,411 78
Reserve Fund Surplus for Over- lay
43,171 02
Sale of Land
242 51
Trust Funds :
School, Cutler
5,000 00
Baker
300 00
Fox
401 38
5,701 38
Library, Cutler
1,000 00
Hunt, Books
12,000 00
Art
1,299 77
Pitman, Art 80%
Pitman, Poetry 20% ..
5,314 58
Wilder
100 00
Graves
400 00
Buffum
1,000 00
Gilmore
2,000 00
Welfare, Cummings ...
1,681 66
Municipal Bldgs. Ins. Fund
20,990 07
Investment
51,487 46
23,114 35
$3,947,783 37 $3,947,783 37
96
ANNUAL REPORTS
The assessors' warrant for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property April 1, 1929, amounted to $3,450,285.29.
Real Estate:
Land
$26,525,850 00 85,945,450 00
Personal
6,369,600 00
Total valuation
$118,840,900 00
At a rate of $28 10
3,339,429 29
Polls, 31,203 at $2.00
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