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486.50
City Clerk Miscellaneous
6,562.46
Licensing Commission
2,425.00
Pedlers License
503.00
Marriage
2,203.29
Buildings
602.00
Electrical
2,463.00
Plumbing and Gas
541.50
Fines and Forfeits:
Court
4,762.75
Departmental Penalties
279.00
Grants and Gifts:
Vocational Education
26,676.48
Tax Title Interest Refund
1,693.57
Federal Emergency Relief
1,450.15
Americanization
2,918.50
County, Dog Licenses
3,551.16
Lieu of Taxes
133.06
Special Assessments:
Street Sprinkling 1934
57.36
Street Sprinkling 1933
46.80
Street Sprinkling 1932
29.64
Street Sprinkling 1931
3.18
Highway Assessments in Taxes 1938
937.34
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Highway Assessments in Taxes 1937
572.73
Sidewalk Assessments in Taxes 1938
120.93
Sidewalk Assessments in Taxes 1937
80.33
Sidewalk Assessments in Taxes 1936
11.26
General Government:
Treasurer Fees
383.50
Treasurer Costs
9,078.20
City Clerk
3,297.47
Commissioner Public Buildings
7.25
Board of Appeal
270.00
Election Commission
33.89
Planning Board
25.00
Land Court Fees
175.50
Engineer
11.00
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police
1.25
Fire
15.00
Electrical
152.10
Weights and Measures
667.57
Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
14,409.89
Contagious Hospital
5,308.50
Milk Inspection
1,829.00
Dental Clinic
138.85
Sewers
45.00
Highways:
Settlement of Claims, Highways
220.50
Highway Department
905.50
Highway, Sale of Junk
15.00
Welfare:
City Home:
Sale of Produce
639.43
Board
6,322.74
All Other (cash of inmate)
88.00
Miscellaneous :
Outside Relief,-Individuals
20.00
Cities and towns
75,641.33
State
197,359.92
Mothers' Aid,-Individuals and cities and towns
365.55
Old Age Assistance
151,201.41
Aid to Dependent Children:
230.07
State
34,056.67
Soldiers Benefits :
State Aid
5,763.00
Military Aid
4,473.00
Soldiers Burials
347.00
Soldiers Relief
261.60
Cities and Towns
27
CITY AUDITOR
Education :
Tuition, State Wards
7,323.14
Other Tuition
13,682.42
School Buildings
2,458.00
Vocational Education
662.69
Libraries:
Fines, Rentals and Sales
2,134.16
Recreation :
Shower Baths
633.69
Unclassified :
Electrolysis
750.00
Contribution to Welfare
.93
Public Service Enterprises :
Metered Rates 1938
214,347.60
Metered Rates Monthly 1938
172,336.82
Metered Rates 1937
32,283.68
Metered Rates Monthly 1937
18,256.75
Metered Rates 1936
91.13
Metered Rates 1934
2.00
Metered Rates 1933
15.12
Service Assessments
150.00
Additional Rates
56.14
Water Maintenance
635.66
Water Liens
176.38
Sale of Junk
390.65
Interest:
Deferred Taxes
57,127.56
Excise
3,032.54
Tax Titles
16,786.87
Sidewalk Assessments
35.84
Highway Assessments
213.05
Accrued Interest
968.53
Total
$1,819,417.94
STATEMENT OF OTHER REVENUE ACCOUNTS, 1938
Balance from 1937
Receipts
Total Credit
Trans- fers
Expendi- tures
Unliquid- ated En- cumbrances
Unencumb- ered Bal- ance to 1939
Other Accounts: Income of Trust Funds; Contagious Hospital Charles M. Berry Fund
$ .04
$25.00
$25.04
$9.76
$15.28
School:
S. Newton Cutler Fund
471.21
206.44
677.65
339.60
338.05
Caroline G. Baker Fund
3.75
7.50
11.25
7.50
3.75
Smith-Hughes Fund
2,927.53
3,098.32
6,025.85
4,332.03
1,693.82
Sarah Winslow Fox Fund ..
12.12
12.12
12.12
J. Frank Wellington Fund ..
218.99
50.00
268.99
181.60
87.39
George Deen Fund
13,302.48
13,302.48
10,147.74
3,154.74
Library :
S. Newton Cutler Fund
12.89
40.00
52.89
52.89
Hunt Art Fund
181.63
37.48
219.11
12.00
207.11
Hunt Book Fund
26.20
3.16
29.36
29.36
Pitman Art Fund
1,013.93
191.98
1,205.91
204.86
1,001.05
Pitman Poetry Fund
61.61
47.98
109.59
109.59
Wilder Childrens' Fund
2.74
2.50
5.24
5.24
Sarah Lorane Graves Fund
6.85
10.00
16.85
16.85
Buffum Memorial Book Fund
66.68
25.00
91.68
91.68
Eunice M. Gilmore Fund
82.30
50.00
132.30
132.30
Thomas J. Buffum Fund
46.13
19.16
65.29
65.29
J. Frank Wellington Library Fund
175.32
100.00
275.32
5.00
270.32
Edward C. Booth Fund
2.05
75.00
77.05
77.05
Welfare:
Cummings Fund
1,376.59
35.02
1,411.61
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1,411.61
Recreation:
Mary A. Haley Fund
1.34
91.70
93.04
84.01
9.03
Total Income Trust Funds ....
$6,677.78
$17,430.84
$24,108.62
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$15,336.22
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$8,772.40
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1938 (REVENUE)
Balance from 1937
Appro- pria- tions
Appropria- tions Trans- fers From
Appropria- tion Trans- fers To
Receipts & Service Transfers
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
Unliquid- ated En- umbrances
Unencumb- ered Bal- ance
General Government:
Board of Aldermen
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$9,050.00 5,750.00
$800.00 20.00
$9,850.00 5,770.00 19,410.00
5,731.84
38.16
Executive Dept.
19,850.00
$440.00
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14,525.00
13,831.15
693.85
Treasury Dept.
49,025.00
$259.66
49,284.66
47,346.16
1,938.50
Assessors Dept.
28,830.00
34.70
28,864.70
27,910.38
954.32
Pedlers License Commission
10.00
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10.00 2,580.00
2,454.50
125.50
Certification Notes and Bonds
3,000.00
374.75
3,374.75
3,373.60
1.15
Certification of 1937 Bonds
425.00
425.00
425.00
19.44
Law Department
7,225.00
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7,225.00
7,205.67
$14.70
4.63
Land Court Proceedings on Tax Titles and Recording Fees
3,500.00
550.58
2,949.42
1,524.80
1,424.62
City Messenger
Engineering Dept.
17,346.00
17,346.00
16,246.97
1,099.03
Commr. Public Bldgs.
14,225.00
.50
14,225.50
13,898.39
327.11
Maint. Munic. Bldgs.
16,642.00
1,380.00
18,022.00
17,583.39
11.30
427.31
City Planning Board
250.00
250.00
242.45
7.55
Maint. Munic. Garage
800.00
450.00
350.00
318.38
31.62
Board of Appeal
2,210.00
15.00
2,225.00
2,216.75
8.25
Board of Election Commrs. ..
15,045.00
15,045.00
14,176.31
868.69
Pay of Election Commrs. ....
4,856.00
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Total General Government ..
$4,000.00
$235,271.93
$2,420.58
$2,589.75
$372.36
$239,813.46
$231,573.06
$26.00
$8,214.40
Protection of Persons
and
Property :
..
$362,057.20
$1,500.00
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...
$360,557.20
$360,022.46
...
$534.74
Maint. Police Bldgs.
8,376.00
550.00
.....
7,826.00
7,743.65
$20.50
61.85
Fire Department
397,179.40
6,800.00
$1,565.83
391,945.23
389,087.98
108.00
2,749.25
Maint. Fire Bidgs.
9,600.00
115.00
9,485.00
9,434.87
4.10
46.03
Weights and Measures
7,265.00
7,265.00
7,230.69
34.31
Electrical Dept.
50,701.05
2,500.00
1,408.87
49,609.92
49,076.64
533.28
Electrical Traffic Light Inst.
$2,275.36
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3,500.00
3,262.71
237.29
Care of Trees
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4,930.00
1,500.00
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3,430.00
3,409.54
20.46
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$2,275.36
$844,877.65
$15,340.36
$1,500.00
$2,974.70
$836,287.35
$831,835.33
$132.60
$4,319.42
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1.25
Licensing Commission
3,060.00
480.00
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2,769.00
100.00
2,669.00
2,566.79
102.21
Suppression of Moths
...
2,000.00
$1,500.00
12,50
4,868.50
4,868.50
Maint. Polling Places
......
1,238.00
500.00
20.00
758.00
692.75
65.25
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159.10
Auditing Dept.
$4,000.00
10,525.00
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$2.06
Clerk of Committees
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5,950.84
5,950.84
5,933.83
17.01
City Clerks Dept.
............
16,459.09
45.00
16,504.09
16,484.65
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2,275.36
Maint. Elec. Dept. Bldg.
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Police Dept.
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19,250.90
$9,847.94
8.75
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1938 (REVENUE)-Continued
Balance from 1937
Appro- pria- tions
Appropria- tions Trans- fers From
Appropria - tion Trans- ters To
Receipts & Service Transfers
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
Unliquid- ated En- umbrances
Unencumb- ered Bal- ance
Health and Sanitation:
Health Dept.
$71,080.00
$4,650.00
$75,730.00
$74,713.70
...
$1,016.30
Vital Statistics
1,091.40
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1,091.40
1,080.15
11.25
Contagious Hospital
19,490.00
305.40
Maint. Contagious Hospital
3,634.00
$400.00
$81.97
3,315.97
3,195.79
$1.25
118.93
Insp. Animals & Provisions
5,600.00
5,600.00
5,600.00
Insp. Milk & Vinegar
6,395.00
6,395.00
6,393.16
1.84
Insp. School Children
7,710.00
7,710.00
7,605.71
104.29
Division Dental Hygiene
14,690.00
1,441.43
490.44
19,557.01
18,124.28
190.00
1,242.73
Maint. Sewer Bldgs.
320.00
100.00
121.43
341.43
338.13
3.30
Sanitary Dept.
231,044.00
231,044.00
230,972.91
71.09
Maint. Sanitary Bldg.
814.00
5.44
819.44
798.28
21.16
Street Cleaning
29,150.00
29,150.00
29,093.61
56.39
Total Health and Sanitation ..
$411,526.40
$1,941.43
$4,771.43
$577.85
$414,934.25
$411,749.55
$191.25
$2,993.45
Highways:
Highway Maint.
$155,995.00
$3,700.00
$1,500.00
$3,135.73
$156,930.73
$155,220.35
$1,710.38
Sidewalks Maint.
15,800.00
2,500.00
18,300.00
17,856.93
443.07
Highway Fund Chapter 500
50,000.00
1,500.00
550.00
1,721.80
50,771.80
47,811.06
2,960.74
Street Lighting
78,688.98
5,000.00
83,688.98
83,598.97
90.01
Traffic Light Maint.
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,766.68
233.32
Maint. Highway Bldgs.
2,874.00
500.00
2,374.00
2,329.07
44.93
Total Highways
$306,357.98
$5,700.00
$9,550.00
$90,207.53
$400,415.51
$354,516.32
$5,999.47
$39,899.72
Welfare:
Welfare-Miscellaneous
$9,939.37
$877,200.00
$2,874.69
$890,014.06
$875,654.35
$11,205.67
$3,154.04
Aid to Dependent Children
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132,521.52
417.85
132,939.37
129,702.60
1,298.13
1,938.64
Federal Grant Aid to De- pendent Children
1,572.43
470,000.00
$600.00
$600.00
1,395.16
476,276.06
466,692.68
4,292.90
5,290.48
W. P.A. White Collar Project
68.66
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W. P. A. Music Project
193.08
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W. P. A. Adm. & Truck Hire
249.72
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W. P. A. Materials & Rentals
1,406.56
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W. P. A. Materials for Side- walks
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
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F. G. Old Age Assist. Adm.
441.90
6,867.38
7,309.28
7,309.28
F. G. Old Age Assist.
206,023.24
206,023.24
206,023.24
Old Age Assist.
1,910.04
247,566.47
2,490.00
251,966.51
251,260.11
47.59
658.81
Welfare City Home
16,753.00
25.00
16,778.00
16,740.71
37.29
Maint. City Home Bldgs.
3,315.00
100.00
350.00
103.04
3,668.04
3,568.13
71.50
28.41
Total Welfare
$23,662.66 $1,747,355.99
$700.00
$950.00
$244,922.28 $2,016,190.93 $1,987,018.49
$16,915.79
$12,256.65
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85,350.00
85,350.00
44,933.26
$5,999.47
34,417.27
Snow Removal
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24,725.92
26,298.35
25,149.37
1,148.98
W. P. A. Projects
4,880.90
68.66
68.66
193.08
193.08
249.72
249.72
1,406.56
1,406.56
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19,490.00
19,184.60
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14,690.00
14,649.23
40.77
Sewers Maint.
20,508.00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1938 (REVENUE)-Continued
Balance from 1937
Appro- pria- tions
Appropria- tions Trans- fers From
Appropria- tion Trans- ters To
Receipts & Service Transfers
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
Unliquid - ated En- umbrances
Unencumb- ered Bal- ance
Soldiers Benefits G. A.
$12,468.28
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$25.00
$12,493.28
$11,824.32
$668.96
Soldiers Relief
$263.12
73,770.00
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2,201.50
76,234.62
76,191.92
$42.70
Military Aid
59.65
8,100.00
164.00
8,323.65
8,312.40
11.25
State Aid
105.00
6,900.00
50.00
7,055.00
6,971.42
83.58
Soldiers Burials
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Total Soldiers Benefits
$427.77
$101,738.28
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$2,440.50
$104,606.55
$103,590.06
$768.96
$247.53
Education :
School Contingent
$82,575.00
$2,038.00
$25.00
$80,562.00
$80,142.29
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$419.71
Outside Tuition
6,500.00
800.00
5,700.00
5,653.42
46.58
School Teacher Salaries
1,282,233.21
$4,938.00
1,287,171.21
1,283,090.88
$4,071.11
9.22
Janitors Salaries
107,176.50
250.00
1,100.00
77.76
108,104.26
107,968.28
135.98
Fuel and Light
58,960.00
2,000.00
1,700.00
58,660.00
58,213.58
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446.42
Buildings and Grounds
58,165.00
350.00
3,300.00
512.93
61,627.93
61,255.10
123.79
249.04
Total Education
$1,595,609.71
$5,438.00
$11,038.00
$615.69 $1,601,825.40 $1,596,323.55
$4,194.90
$1,306.95
Libraries :
Central Library
$44,494.00
$478.00
$56.00
$44,072.00
$42,502.88
$1,569.12
Maint. Central . Library
9,012.00
450.00
8,562.00
8,410.73
$30.00
121.27
West Branch Library
12,058.00
119.46
12,177.46
10,832.71
1,344.75
Maint. West Branch Library
3,270.00
100.00
3,170.00
3,082.00
88.00
East Branch Library
9,391.00
24.83
9,415.83
8,563.84
851.99
Maint. East Branch Library
2,700.00
300.00
2,400.00
2,368.73
31.27
Union Sq. Library
8,240.00
8,240.00
7,948.45
291.55
Winter Hill Branch Library
2,634.00
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$91,799.00
$1,328.00
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$200.29
$90,671.29
$86,268.35
$30.00
$4,372.94
Recreation :
Parks Maint.
$13,625.00
$500.00
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$13,125.00
$11,816.27
$1,308.73
Maint. Park Bldgs.
4,356.00
183.00
4,173.00
3,868.83
$30.91
273.26
Playgrounds Maint.
15,500.00
500.00
15,000.00
13,451.60
1,548.40
Recreation Comm.
17,025.00
600.00
$600.00
17,025.00
17,024.52
.48
Maint. Bathhonse
283.00
282.14
.86
Celebrations
2,400.00
46.00
78.00
$15.17
2,447.17
2,446.21
.96
Total Recreation
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$52,906.00
$1,829.00
$961.00
$15.17
$52,053.17
$48,889.57
$30.91
$3,132.69
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2,634.00
2,559.01
74.99
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500.00
500.00
290.00
100.00
110.00
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Total Libraries
283.00
Soldiers Benefits:
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1938 (REVENUE)-Continued
Balance from 1937
Appro- pria- tions
Appropria- tions Trans- fers From
Appropria- tion Trans- ters To
Receipts & Service Transfers
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
Unliquid- ated En- cumbrances
Unencumb- ered Bal- ance
Mt. Bow St. Mun. Bldg.
$5,380.00
$100.00
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$5,280.00
$5,107.78
4.10
$168.12
Memorial Day
1,000.00
$46.00
1,046.00
1,045.89
.11
Munic. Documents
3,800.00
3,800.00
3,763.20
36.80
Maint. Bandstand
135.00
85.00
50.00
42.28
7.72
Rifle Practice Cos. A & B
1,000.00
400.00
1,400.00
1,343.83
56.17
Qrtrs. Am. Legion
50.00
50.00
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Qrtrs. Dilboy Post V. F. W.
840.00
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500.00
500.00
Damage Persons and Prop- erty
15,000.00
3,500.00
$150.00
11,650.00
11,554.41
95.59
Storm Damage
50,000.00
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50,000.00 175.83
46,397.20 175.83
$1,232.72
2,370.08
Tellers Overs and Shorts ....
175.83
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Total Unclassified
$77,880.83
$3,685.00
$446.00
$150.00
$74,791.83
$70,770.42
$1,236.82
$2,784.59
Compensations and Pensions :
Workmen's Comp.
$7,000.00
$4,675.00
$25.43
$11,700.43
$11,462.61
$237.82
Pensions
97,900.00
$1,000.00
96,900.00
96,772.26
127.74
Emma Sterling Annuity
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Ellen Z. Collins Annuity
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
........
............
F. A. Johnston Annuity
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
............
............
...
...
.........
2.31
Ellen C. Chichester Annuity
...
...
..
............
..
...
.....
...
............
Pension Accumulation Fund
35,377.00
Retirement System Expense Fund
2,874.33
..
..
...
2,874.33
2,850.38
............
23.95
Total Compensation and Pen- sions
$148,784.67
$1,000.00
$4,675.00
$25.43
$152,485.10
$152,093.28
$391.82
Municipal Indebtedness:
Interest
$164,755.50
$8,500.00
$427.60
$173,683.10
$173,616.36
...
$66.74
Reduction Funded Debt. ...
624,375.00
............
1,025.00
625,400.00
625,400.00
..
...
Total Municipal Indebtedness
$789,130.50
$8,500.00
$1,452.60
$799,083.10
$799,016.36
...........
$66.74
Public Service Enterprises : Water Maint.
$100,367.00
$6,500.00
..
$50.00
$93,917.00
$89,310.15
$.50
$4,606.35
Maint. Water Bldgs.
1,960.00
...
...
......
1,960.00
1,880.02
43.62
36.36
Total Public Service Enter-
prises
.. $30,365.79 $6,505,565.94
$6,500.00 $45,882.37
$44,981.18
$344,004.40 $6,879,034.94 $6,764,834.51
$91,190.17
$44.12 $29,570.82
$4,642.71 $84,629.61
...
...
..
...
.....
.....
...
...
.....
..
....
.......
...
...
..
...
..
Margaret M. Andersen An-
nuity
1,633.34
............
..
1,633.34
1,631.03
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
35,377.00
35,377.00
............
...........
..
Total balance of $84,226.89 Carried forward to 1937.
i
i
...
..
$102,327.00
$50.00
$95,877.00
Total Appropriations
.........
...
........
... ....
50.00
840.00
840.00
............
Qrtrs. Disabled Am. Veteran
500.00
..
...
..
...........
Unclassified :
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, 1938 (NON-REVENUE)
Balance from 1937
Appropria- tions
Appropria- tion Trans- fers From
Appropria- tion Trans- fers To
Receipts & Service Transfers
Total Credit
Expendi- tures
ated En- cumbrances
Protection Persons and Property : Underground Construction
............
......
............
$2,275.36
.........
$2,275.36
$2,253.70
............
$21.66
Sanitation:
Sewers Construction
$570.72
......
...
....
...
......
...
570.72
P. W. A. Sewers Docket No. 7630
2,945.25
..
...
..
............
............
............
Highways:
P. W. A. Highway
Docket
No. 8685
38,043.93
$38,043.93
............
..
............
..
............
P. W. A. Highway
Docket
No. 1522F
............
......
...
38,043.93
17,292.00
55,335.93
4,213.40 462.75 44,322.40
$10.80
15.16
Chapter 90-Highway
............
............
............
Education :
Vocational School Equipment
5,090.19
............
....
............
..
5,090.19
4,991.20
............
98.99
P. W. A. Addition Northeast- ern Jr. High Docket 1567F P. W. A. School Docket No. 5416
23,268.37
...
............
............
Recreation :
Playground, Foss Park
$254.56
$254.56
Impr. W. E. Shaw Playgrd.
110.93
110.93
110.93
Playgrd. Impr. & Extension
132.99
..
............
......
.......
...
..........
......
300.00
Public Service Enterprises :
P. W. A. Water Mains Docket
7636
612.07
Chapter 44-Water Mains
26,983.92
75,000.00
...
..
$457.13
612.07 102,441.05
63,818.35
152.65
612.07 38,470.05
Totals
$100,087.47
$90,000.00
$38,043.93
$56,462.29
$47,107.49
$255,613.32
$122,408.72
$303.31
$132,901.29
Other Accounts:
Redemption of Tax Liens
....
............
............
............
.......
$432.47
$432.47
$432.47
...
Non-Revenue Totals .....
...
$100,087.47
$90,000.00
$38,043.93
$56,462.29
$47,539.96
$256,045.79
$122,841.19
$303.31
$132,901.29
..
...
...
...
............
29,348.36
23,268.37
............
...
...
............
............
.....
..
....
...
......... ...
............
.....
132.99
132.99
Glen St. Playground
300.00
............
............
...
...
....
...
.....
...
..
16,143.00
1,033.36
139.86
14,969.78
Chapter 44-Highway
470.98
8,23
$15,000.00
Chapter 44-Sewers
1,303.56
$10.00
2,945.25 1,313.56
1,313.56
2,945.25
...
............
16,143.00
$254.56
300.00
23,268.37
470.98 44,348.36
51,122.53
570.72
Unliquid- Unencumb- ered Bal- ance
STATEMENT OF OTHER REVENUE ACCOUNTS, 1938-Continued
Credit Total
Transfers
Total Charges
Unliquid- Unencumbered ated En- cumbrances
Other Accounts:
Temporary Loans
$8,300,000.00
Tax Title Loans
221,414.07
$352.87
$5,500,000.00 214,291.74
$2,800,000.00 6,769.46
Health-Bottling Licenses
80.00
40.00
40.00
Middlesex County Tax 1938
172,786.02
173,029.60
*243.58
Middlesex County Assessment 1938
55,815.55
55,815.55
Middlesex County Assessment N. A. 1938 ..
736.31
736.31
Middlesex County Dog Licenses
4,607.60
4,584.80
22.80
City Clerks Deposits
3,658.46
2,560.46
319.00
779.00
Water Deposits
28.98
28.98
Highway Deposits
400.00
380.00
20.00
Retirement Deductions
26,218.22
26,218.22
Teachers Retirement Deductions
57,943.66
57,943.66
State Taxes and Assessment 1938
699,640.18
846,566.28
*146,926.10
Tailings
753.24
2.40
750.84
Cash Refunds:
Taxes
49,722.91
49,722.91
...... ..
............
Excise
2,043.93
2,043.93
Water Rates
42.30
42.30
..
........
............
Estimated Receipts
240.03
240.03
Bills Receivable
3.75
3.75
Tax Titles
352.87
352.87
Total Other Accounts
$9,596,488.08
$2,953.33
$6,932,333.35
$2,661,201.40
Revenue Totals
$16,499,631.64
$2,953.33
$13,712,504.08
$29,570.82
$2,754,603.41
....
..
..
............
............
..
..........
............
..
..
............
..
....
.........
CITY AUDITOR
29
* Overdrawn
..
..
..
..
..
....
..
Balance to 1939
.......
30
ANNUAL REPORTS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Payments
State Tax
$290,190.00
Charles River Basin Assessment
10,258.00
Metropolitan Parks Assessment
64,447.29
Metropolitan Planning Assessment
596.92
Wellington Bridge Assessment
1,593.90
Metropolitan Sewerage Assessment
79,598.79
Metropolitan Water Assessment
305,322.39
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance
1,218.07
Auditing Municipal Accounts
147.87
Hospital or Home Care for Civil War Veterans
1,216.50
Veterans Exemptions
115.73
Boston Metropolitan District-Expenses
230.58
Boston Elevated Railway Deficiency
86,040.88
Boston Metropolitan District, Elevated Rail- way Rental Deficiency
5,588.61
West Roxbury-Brookline Parkway
.75
Health Department-Bottling Licenses
40.00
$846,606.28
Receipts
Income Tax
$389,701.07
Corporation Tax
72,249.68
Refund Boulevards Maintenance
1,549.50
Lieu of Taxes
133.06
Vocational Education
26,676.48
Tax Title Interest Refund
1,693.57
Highway Fund-Chapter 500 Acts 1938
85,350.00
Americanization
2,918.50
Chapter 90-Highway Aid
19,565.58
Welfare,-Outside Relief
197,359.92
Aid to Dependent Children
34,056.67
State Aid
5,763.00
Military Aid
4,473.00
Soldiers Burials
347.00
Tuition, State Wards
7,323.14
Contagious Diseases
3,041.00
Old Age Assistance B. R.
144,418.76
Water Rates,-Middlesex Avenue
1,388.82
Armory Highland Avenue
67.68
Health Department
11,334.28
Refund Gasoline Tax
1,049.61
$1,010,460.32
31
CITY AUDITOR
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX
Payments
County Tax, 1938
$173,029.60
County Assessment T. B. Hospital
55,815.55
County Assessment T. B. Hospital New Add.
736.31
County Dog Licenses
4,584.80
$234,166.26
Receipts
Dog Licenses
$3,551.16
Highway Aid, Chapter 90
9,782.78
$13,333.94
32
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES 1938
Assessed in Taxes 1938:
Real Estate and Personal Poll
$5,028,956.00 61,078.00
Estimated Receipts
$1,812,875.07
Over-Estimate State Taxes 1937
12,152.90
Excess Receipts
4,306.00
1,829,333.97
$6,919,367.97
Expenses
Revenue Deficit 1937
$1,103.69
Revenue Appropriations
5,807,991.57
Non-Revenue Appropriations
15,000.00
State Taxes and Assessments 1938
699,640.18
State Taxes and Assessments 1937
26,733.57
County Tax 1938
172,786.02
County Tax 1937
2,116.68
County Assessment T. B. Hospital
55,815.55
County Assessment 1938 N. A.
736.31
Overlay 1938
66,350.19
Overlay 1936
11,368.09
Overlay 1935
4,707.48
Overlay 1934
10,101.33
Overlay 1932
7,201.96
Excess Revenue 1938
-$6,881,652.62 37,715.35
$6,919,367.97
TEMPORARY LOANS 1938
Number
Issued
Due
Rate
Amount
National Shawmut Bank
1 to
13 Jan. 12, 1938
Nov.
4, 1938
.63
$500,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
14 to 27
Jan. 12, 1938
Nov. 22, 1938 .63
500,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
28 to 42 Mar. 14, 1938
Dec. 15, 1938
.58
250,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
43 to 68
Mar. 14, 1938
Jan. 20, 1939
.58
400,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
69 to 80
Mar. 14, 1938
Feb. 20, 1939
.58
200,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
89 to 96
Mar. 14, 1938
Mar. 14, 1939
.58
100,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
97 to
100
Mar. 14, 1938
Dec. 15, 1938
.58
50,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
101 to 130
Apr. 15, 1938
Nov. 14, 1938
.69
500,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
131 to 154
May 12, 1938
Nov. 30, 1938
.63
400,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
155 to 158
May 12, 1938
Dec. 15, 1938
.63
50,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
159 to 170
May 12, 1938
Apr. 14, 1939
.63
200,000.00
Somerville Trust Co.
171 to 172
May 12,
1938
Apr. 14, 1939
.58
50,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
173 to 178
June 30, 1938
May
1939
.63
100,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
179 to 184
June 30, 1938
June
2,
1939
.63
100,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
185 to 196
June 30, 1938
June 30, 1939
.63
200,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
197 to 209
Aug. 23,
1938
Aug. 23, 1939
.50
200,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
210 to 221
Sept. 22, 1938
Sept. 22, 1939
.62
200,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
222 to 231
Nov. 22, 1938
Jan. 12, 1939
20
*500,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
232 to 255
Nov. 30, 1938
May 12, 1939
30
*400,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
256 to 261
Dec. 15, 1938
Mar. 14, 1939
.30
*150,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
381 to 384
July 15, 1938
Sept. 23, 1938
.40
*100,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
385 to 388
July 27, 1938
Sept. 23, 1938
.40
*100,000.00
National Shawmut Bank
389 to 390
Aug. 15, 1938
Sept. 23, 1938
.25
*100,000.00
Total
$5,350,000.00
Nos. 81 to SS Cancelled
*Renewal
4,
CITY AUDITOR
33
34
ANNUAL REPORTS
FUNDED DEBT
The funded debt of the city January 1, 1938 was $4,574,- 104.68. Nine loans were issued : Tax Title Loans $30,000.00 and $200,000.00 ; Municipal Relief Loans $150,000.00, $175,000.00, $120,000.00, $50,000.00, and $92,000.00; Chapter 44 Water Main Loan $75,000.00; Emergency Loan $50,000.00. Matur- ities paid during the year amounted to $839,691.74, of which $214,291.74 was on Tax Title Loans. The total debt December 31st, 1938 was $4,676,412.94.
CLASSIFIED DEBT, JANUARY 1, 1938
City Hall Addition Loan
$42,000.00
Sewer Loan
12,000.00
Bridge Loan
12,000.00
Highway Loan
215,000.00
Schoolhouse Loan
230,000.00
High School Loan
621,000.00
Junior High School Loan
589,000.00
Garage Loan
30,000.00
School Equipment Loan
116,000.00
Chapter 44-Sewer Loan
55,000.00
Chapter 44-Highway Loan
80,000.00
Total Within Limit
$2,002,000.00
Northern Traffic Artery Assessment Loan
100,000.00
Elementary School Loan
58,000.00
Police Station Loan
150,000.00
Tax Title Loan
383,704.68
Municipal Relief Loan
1,373,400.00
P. W. A. Sewer Loan
28,000.00
P. W. A. Water Main Loan
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