Report of the city of Somerville 1944, Part 5

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1944
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Nineteenth of April


110.50


"I am an American" Day


125.00


Teele Square Memorial Sunday


50.00


Patriotic Meeting


25.00


Vocational School Honor Roll ..


35.00


State Convention American Le- gion


140.00


First Church Dedication


550.00


Flag raising - East Somerville


50.00


Fourth of July


585.98


UNCLASSIFIED


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Bow Street Municipal Building


Personal Service:


Janitors


3,977.41


Labor


2,118.46


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


1,081.66


Light


432.57


Hardware and materials


1,667.68


Carried forward $9,277.78


1,671.48


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Brought forward


$9,277.78


Repairs to building


2,779.97


Plumbing and heating repairs ..


547.04


Rental of water cooler


16.50


Furniture and furnishings


130.41


Janitors supplies


31.86


Flags and poles


22.54


6,710.23


Special Item:


Insurance


134.40


12,940.50


Foreclosed Property Maintenance


Ordinary Maintenance:


Commission


639.12


Advertising


345.80


Repairs to buildings


..


638.57


Electricity


41.34


Insurance


202.18


Office supplies


40.20


Signs


50.00


Fumigating


125.00


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Memorial Day


Ordinary Maintenance:


American Legion


35.00


John A. Dickerman, D. A. V. ....


326.34


George Dilboy V. F. W.


751.80


Spanish War Veterans


224.00


Sons and Daughters of the


128.50


City's Celebration


72.80


1,538.44


Municipal Documents


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing


4,155.33


Advertising


11.00


4,166.33


Quarters for American Legion


Ordinary Maintenance:


Rent


... 90.00


90.00


Expenses


Outlay


2,082.21


United Veterans


84


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlay


Quarters for D. A. V.


Ordinary Maintenance:


Rent


45.00


45.00


Commemorating Persons in World War II


Supplies, printing and adver- tising


128.20


Electricity


81.64


Painting Honor Roll


262.35


Landscaping


143.31


Installing Flood Lights


235.00


Correcting lists


51.55


Filing cabinet


48.01


All other


9.50


959.56


Damage to Persons and Personal Property


Ordinary Maintenance:


Settlement of Claims ..... .... . 12,190.50


12,190.50


Tellers' Over and Shorts


Tellers' Overs and Shorts .... 119.60


119.60


COMPENSATIONS AND PENSIONS


Workmen's Compensation


Ordinary Maintenance:


Compensation for injuries


7,715.07


Medical attendance


934.77


Postage


6.00


8,655.84


Pensions


Ordinary Maintenance:


Building


8,484.78


Police


37,122.04


Fire


52,103.61


Electrical


1,434.58


Health


2,430.01


Engineering


763.72


Sanitary


16,421.78


Highway


12,515.87


Water


2,468.55


Printing Pension Postals


95.75


133,840.69


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Expenses


Outlay


Retirement System-Expense Fund


Personal Service:


Bookkeeper 1,940.60


Ordinary Maintenance:


Actuarial services


900.00


Printing, postage and supplies ..


95.60


Bonds


67.50


Binding


14.00


All other


9.27


1,086.37


3,026.97


Pension Accumulation Fund


Ordinary Maintenance:


City's Contribution 56,276.00


56,276.00


Special Fund-Pension Accumulation Fund Chap. 419-Acts 1943


Special appropriation a/c mem- bers in Military Service .. 2,664.71


2,664.71


Annuities


Ordinary Maintenance:


Margaret M. Anderson


1,298.64


Mary Lucy Breen


1,200.00


Maude H. Burnett


1,200.00


Susan G. Cameron


961.66


Anna A. Carlson


1,000.00


Ellen C. Chichester


1,000.00


Ellen Z. Collins


1,000.00


Florence Frost


1 400.00


Fronie A. Johnston


1,000.00


Maria Keane


1,000.00


Ellen Lydon


1,000.00


Johanna M. McDonald


1,553.38


Anne McGrath


1,000.00


Gertrude E. Mullaney


1,721.23


Evelyn F. Mulqueeney


1,000.00


Elilzabeth I. Newcomb


650.22


Theresa Ronayne


1,200.00


Nora E. Spike


1,000.00


Emma Sterling


1,000.00


21,185.13


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ANNUAL REPORTS


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Interest


Expenses Outlay


Ordinary Maintenance: Temporary Loans :


Anticipation of revenue 10,690.48


General Loans:


P. W. A. Sewer


787.50


Chapter 44 -- Sewers


4,457.50


P. W. A. Highways


525.00


Chapter 44-Highways


535.00


Bridge


192.50


P. W. A. Water Mains


420.00


Chapter 44-Water


. 3,137.50


P. W. A. School


5,845.00


High School Additions Alterations


and


10,200.00


Western Junior High School


5,075.00


Southern Junior High School


7,097.50


Elementary School


810.00


Police Station


2,756.25


Municipal Garage


807.50


Tax Title


903.47


Municipal Relief


35,847.50


Emergency Storm Damage


675.00


State Tax Funding


600.00


Funding


1,010.00


Defense


405.00


All other


4,658.93


97,436.63


Reduction of Funded Debt


Ordinary Maintenance:


General Loans:


P. W. A. Sewers


1,000.00


Chapter 44-Sewers


11,000.00


P. W. A. Highway


15,000.00


Chapter 44-Highway


41,000.00


Bridge


1,000.00


P. W. A. Water Mains


2,000.00


Chapter 44-Water


25,000.00


P. W. A. School


16,000.00


High School Additions Alterations


and


61,000.00


Western Junior High School


19,000.00


Southern Junior High School


27,000.00


Elementary School


6,000.00


Police Station


15,000.00


Municipal Garage


2,000.00


Municipal Relief


400,000.00


Emergency Storm Damage ....


5,000.00


State Tax Funding


30,000.00


Funding


40,000.00


Emergency Loan


15,000.00


Defense


8,000.00


1


740,000.00


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: CITY AUDITOR


WATER WORKS


Water Maintenance


Expenses


Outlay


Personal Service:


Commissioner


4,050.00


Clerks


10,228.66


Foreman


5,743.25


Meter Readers


8,476.72


28,498.63


Labor


55,801.34


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage and supplies


2,233.89


Telephone


181.46


Maintenance of office equipment


29.30


General:


Pipe and fittings


4,045.36


Meters and fittings


4,059.31


Hydrants and fittings


301.34


Tools and repairs


1,274.42


Trucks, maintenance and sup- plies


2,153.82


Power


14.92


Gasoline and oil


1,147.61


Other supplies


1,180.41


Auto maintenance


300.00


All other


117.02


17,038.86


101,338.83


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Water Building


Labor


775.81


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


570.83


Light


243.80


Repairs to building


53.68


Hardware and materials


13.15


Insurance


697.92


1,579.38


2,355.19


OTHER ACCOUNTS


Temporary Loans


Loans in anticipation of revenue .. 3,200,000.00


3,200,000.00


T'ax Title Loans


Tax Title Loans


107,698.56


107,698.56


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlay


County of Middlesex


County Tax, 1944


133,510.01


County Assessment, T. B. 57,828.10


191,338.11


County of Middlesex- Dog Licenses


Dog Licenses .............. ... 5,560.40


5,560.40


Deposits


City Clerk's Deposits


253.25


Highway Deposits


400.00


School Deposits


75.00


Water Deposits


365.00


1,093.25


Retirement Deductions


Deductions to System 34,669.91


34,669.91


Teachers' Retirement Deductions


Retirement deductions paid to


State


57,898.52


57,898.52


Pay Roll Deductions for War Bonds


Bonds to employees


Refunds


13,709.25 783.50


14,492.75


Federal Tax Withholding


Federal Tax Withholding paid to U. S. Government ... .... .. 371,071.36


371,071.36


State Taxes


State Taxes


208,725.00


208,725.00


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CITY AUDITOR


Metropolitan and Other Assessments ·


Auditing Municipal Accounts .... 3,190.66


Charles/ River Basin Assessment 8,410.94


Metropolitan Park Assessment ..


28,670.92


Metropolitan Sewer Assessment


99,256.16


Metropolitan Water Assessment


277,695.76


Boston Metropolitan District


Expenses


267.28


Hospital and home care for


Civil War Veterans


387.68


Smoke Inspection


1,193.11


419,072.51


C. of M. Health Department


Bottling License Fees to State 40.00


40.00


Reimbursements, Old Age Assistance


Reimbursements


582.47


582.47


Tailings 1


Tailings


13.26


13.26


Cash Refunds


Real Estate:


Taxes-1944


11,097.20


Taxes-1943


31,690.35


Taxes-1942


25,489.70


Taxes-1941


12,392.94


Taxes-Previous years


12,795.75


Polls :


Taxes-1944


42.00


Taxes-1943


2.00


Taxes-1942


2.00


Taxes-1941


2.00


Taxes-Previous years


4.00


Personal:


Taxes-1944


44.33


Taxes-1943


105.04


Expenses


Outlay


Carried forward $93,667.31


90


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses Outlay


Brought forward


$93,667.31


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Taxes-1944


624.42


Taxes-1943


302.03


Taxes- 1942


4.00


Water Rates


34.42


Estimated Receipts


16.27


Total


94,648.45 10,666,220.88


8,734.39


Refunds


9,765.96


10,675,986.84


8,734.39


Total Cash Payments ...


$10,684,721.23


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CITY AUDITOR


SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY


School Buildings


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Prescott


$72,200.00


$3,000.00


$75,200.00


Southworth


62,000.00


2,000.00


64,000.00


Hanscom


66,500.00


4,000.00


70,500.00


Davis


53,000.00


7,500.00


60,500.00


Clark Bennett


54,500.00


3,500.00


58,000.00


*Knapp (includes dental clinic)


...


53,000.00


6,900.00


59,900.00


Baxter


39,200.00


2,000.00


41,200.00


Perry


53,600.00


2,500.00


56,100.00


Bell and Southern Jr. High


364,400.00


10,000.00


374,400.00


Pope


83,600.00


5,000.00


88,600.00


Cummings


87,000.00


2,500.00


89,500.00


Vocational


372,800.00


40,000.00


412,800.00


Northeastern Junior High


618,000.00


20,000.00


638,000.00


¡High and Gymnasium


1,129,500.00


134,000.00


1,263,500.00


Glines


96,400.00


5,000.00


101,400.00


Grimmons


96,800.00


4,000.00


100,800.00


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


Durrell


24,609.00


1,500.00


26,100.00


Burns


46,000.00


3,000.00


49,000.00


Brown


80,700.00


3,000.00


83,700.00


Highland


68,600.00


5,000.00


73,600.00


Lowe


57,000.00


2,000.00


59,000.00


Hodgkins


121,200.00


5,000.00


126,200.00


§West Somerville Jr. High


475,000.00


8,000.00


483,000.00


Lincoln


19,700.00


1,000.00


20,700.00


Cutler


135,800.00


10,000.00


145,800.00


Total


$4,671,700.00


$317,900.00 $4,989,600.00


Miscellaneous Land


Prospect Street


$11,000.00


$11,000.00


Roberts Street


200.00


200.00


Putnam Street


400.00


400.00


McGrath Highway


300.00


300.00


Spencer Avenue


100.00


100.00


Lowell Street


100.00


100.00


Endicott Avenue


800.00


800.00


Alpine Street


1,100.00


1,100.00


Princeton Street


1,600.00


1,600.00


Wilson Avenue


600.00


600.00


Total


$16,200.00


.......


$16,200.00


* Dental Clinic $1,400.00


Land Included in Central Hill Park


¿ Buildings and Fixtures, Land owned by State


§ Land Included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Fire Buildings


New Fire Alarm Building


Land and Buildings $27,500.00


Personal $72,000.00


Totals $99,500.00


*Central


48,500.00


39,100.00


87,600.00


Engine Two, Ladder Two


44,000.00


41,500.00


85,500.00


Engine Six, Ladder Three


43,100.00


18,000.00


61,100.00


Engine Five and Drill Tower


30,000.00


10,000.00


40,000.00


Ladder One, Engine Three


72,400.00


36,000.00


108,400.00


Ladder Four and Chemical 7


19,500.00


35,900.00


55,400.00


Engine Four


26,300.00


18,000.00


44,300.00


Total


$311,300.00


$270,500.00


$581,800.00


* Includes Electrical Department Equipment


Libraries


¡Central


137,000.00


100,000.00


237,000.00


East Somerville Branch


25,500.00


2,500.00


28,000.00


West Somerville Branch


42,600.00


6,500.00


49,100.00


Total


$205,100.00


$109,000.00


$314,100.00


៛ Land Included in Central Hill Park


Miscellaneous Buildings


New Police Station


141,500.00


70,000.00


211,500.00


Highways (Stables, etc.)


56,500.00


30,000.00


86,500.00


Contagious and Tuberculosis


Hospital


63,500.00


9,000.00


72,500.00


City Home


1.66,700.00


18,000.00


184,700.00


Recreation Center


73,500.00


2,000.00


75,500.00


§City Hall


347,000.00


200,000.00


547,000.00


Power House and Heating Plt.


142,500.00


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


142,500.00


City Garages


24,900.00


...


24,900.00


Sanitary


21,400.00


45,000.00


66,400.00


Water


47,500.00


6,500.00


54,000.00


Land Included in Central Hill Park


Parks


Field House, Dilboy Field


$12,000.00


$12,000.00


Trum (Wall, etc.)


14,000.00


14,000.00


Broadway


3,100.00


3,100.00


Lincoln


3,000.00


3,000.00


Bathhouse


20,000.00


5,000.00


25,000.00


Polling Booths


400.00


400.00


Glen Street Showers


9,000.00


9,000.00


Total


$1,146,100.00


...


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$385,900.00 $1,532,000.00


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CITY AUDITOR


FORECLOSED PROPERTY


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Wigglesworth Street


$1,300.00


$1,300.00


Tyler Street


7,800.00


7,800.00


Walnut Street


2,500.00


2,500.00


Harris Street


7,200.00


7,200.00


Harris Street


1,300.00


......


1,300.00


Garage, Garfield Avenue


5,800.00


5,800.00


2 Congress Pl. and 44 Linwood St.


800.00


800.00


32-28 London Street


3,800.00


3,800.00


30 Prospect Street


3,200.00


3,200.00


Albion St.


2,500.00


......


2,500.00


Bailey Road


800.00


800.00


Bennett Street


200.00


200.00


17 Bow Street Place


2,200.00


2,200.00


Broadway


3,500.00


3,500.00


Cedar Street


400.00


400.00


19 Chestnut Street


2,000.00


2,000.00


Chestnut St. lots 27, 28, 29


2,000.00


2,000.00


31-33 Chestnut Street


600.00


600.00


35-37 Chestnut Street


2,500.00


2,500.00


Cottage Place


700.00


700.00


93-91 Cross St. part lot Flint St.


1.600.00


1,600.00


5 Cross St. Place


2,500.00


2,500.00


Dell St. part lot 3


600.00


600.00


Elmwood St. lot 13


3,000.00


3,000.00


Fellsway


500.00


500.00


Flint Street


300.00


300.00


Franklin Street


2,000.00


2,000.00


Grand View Avenue, lot 4


1,900.00


1,900.00


202-204a Highland Avenue


16,100.00


16,100.00


30-28 Lincoln Avenue


1,000.00


1,000.00


Lincoln Avenue


900.00


900.00


26-30 Linden Avenue


7,000.00


7,000.00


Linden Street


700.00


700.00


45-32 Linwood Street


4,300.00


4,300.00


41 Linwood Street


1,100.00


1,100.00


39 Myrtle Street


1,800.00


1.800.00


Newton Street


1,000.00


1,000.00


Oak Street


1,700.00


1,700.00


Perkins Street


1,000.00


1,000.00


Perkins Street


1,000.00


1,000.00


Perkins Street


1,100.00


1,100.00


40 Poplar Street


700.00


700.00


Forter Street


1,100.00


1,100.00


Puritan Road


1,000.00


1,000.00


12 Sanborn Court


4,500.00


4,500.00


Skilton Avenue


2,200.00


2,200.00


Skilton Avenue


1,800.00


1,800.00


Skilton Avenue


2,200.00


2,200.00


550 Somerville Avenue


59,000.00


59,000.00


Spring Street


1,200.00


......


1,200.00


Stone Place, 8-10 Sanborn Court ..


2,100.00


2,100.00


Ten Hills Road


2,000.00


2,000.00


Thurston Street


1,000.00


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1,000.00


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ANNUAL REPORTS


FORECLOSED PROPERTY-Continued


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Trull Street


1,500.00


1,500.00


Tufts Street


1,200.00


1,200.00


Vernon Street


800.00


800.00


142 Washington Street


2,800.00


2,800.00


144 Washington Street


3,500.00


........


3,500.00


Washington Street


1,100.00


1,100.00


21 Webster Avenue


14,200.00


14,200.00


23 Webster Avenue


1,800.00


1,800.00


27-25 Webster Avenue


2,100.00


2,100.00


Webster Avenue


1,200.00


1,200.00


Yorktown Street


600.00


600.00


Total


$211,800.00


......


$211,800.00


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


Prospect Hill


69,800.00


69,800.00


Tufts


123,000.00


123,000.00


Paul Revere


1,000.00


1,000.00


Trum Playground


84,400.00


84,400.00


Glen Street


39,000,00


39,000.00


Poplar Street


6,300.00


6,300.00


Diiboy Field


155,400.00


155,400.00


John 'M. Woods Playground


36,600.00


36,600.00


Walter E. Shaw Playground


65,000.00


65,000.00


Mt. Vernon Avenue


10,900.00


10,900.00


Belmont Street


5,100.00


5,100.00


Dickerman Playground


4,400.00


4,400.00


Total


$1,581,600.00


$4,000.00 $1,585,600.00


Summary


School Buildings


$4.671,700.00


$317,900.00 $4,989,600.00


Fire Buildings


311,300.00


270,500.00


581,800.00


Libraries


205,100.00


109,000.00


314,100.00


Miscellaneous Buildings


1,146,100.00


385,900.00


1,532,000.00


Foreclosed Property


211,800.00


211,800.00


Parks and Playgrounds


1,581,600.00


4,000.00


1,585,600.00


Miscellaneous Land


16,200.00


..


16,200.00


Total


$8,143,800.00 $1,087,300.00 $9,231,100.00


Sewers (Cost)


$1,957,976.42


Water Works (Cost)


1,792,929.04


Total Value of Public Property


$12,982,005.46


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CITY AUDITOR


SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM


The Somerville Retirement System, which was established as of January 1, 1931. under Chapter 184, Acts of 1930, as amended by Chapter 222, Acts of 1933, covers all employees of the City of Somerville except teachers and elected officials and those employees in service on January 1, 1931 who elected not to become members.


MEMBERSHIP OF THE SYSTEM ACTIVE MEMBERS


The active membership of the system consists of members with credit for service rendered prior to January 1, 1931 and members without such credit who are referred to as "new en- trants." Members entering the retirement system are classified either as general employees referred to as "Group 1" employees, which include clerical, administrative and technical workers, laborers, mechancis and all employees not otherwise classified, or as "Group 2" employees which include members of the City's Police and Fire Departments. The following table shows the number of members in each group and their annual compensa- tion as of June 30, 1944.


THE NUMBER AND ANNUAL SALARIES OF ACTIVE MEMBERS AS OF JUNE 30, 1944


Total


Members With Prior Service Credit


Group


Number


Salaries


Number


Salaries


New Entrants Number


General Employees:


Men


239


$490,360


25


$61,828


214


Women


155


227,500


53


90,064


102


$428,532 137,436


Firemen and Policemen


134


310,232


1


2,392


133


307,840


Total-


All Groups


528


$1,028,092


79


$154,284


449


$873.808


Salaries


RETIRED MEMBERS


The following table shows the number of beneficiaries on the roll as of June 30, 1944 together with the amount of their annual retirement allowances.


96


ANNUAL REPORTS


THE NUMBER AND ANNUAL RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES OF BENEFICIARIES ON THE ROLL AS OF JUNE 30, 1944


Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Service Retirement Allowances


Group


No.


Annuities


Pensions Payable From: Pension Accumula- tion Fund


Pension Reserve Fund


Total Retirement Allowances


General Employees:


Men


20


$1,501.92


$11,815.26


$18.48


$13,335.66


Women


14


809.76


6,659.05


7,468.81


Firemen and


Policemen


....


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


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


.........


..


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


Total


34


$2,311.68


$18,474.31


$18.48


$20,804.47


Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Disability Retirement Allowances


General Employees:


Men


2


$149.88


$1,417.41


.........


$1,567.29


Women


...


.......


...


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


........


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


Firemen and


Policemen


....


....


..


..


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


Total


2


$149.88


$1,417.41


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


$1,567.29


Dependent Beneficiaries of Deceased Employees and Employee Beneficiaries


Men


....


Women


2


$24.36


$408.08


$1,095.00


..... ........ $1,527.44


Total


2


$24.36


$408.08


$1,095.00


$1,527.44


GRAND TOTAL


38


$2,485.92


$20,299.80


$1,113.48


$23,899.20


97


CITY AUDITOR


SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM Balance Sheet, December 31, 1944 Assets


Cash


$12,386.72


Investments


641,664.71


Accrued Interest


47.09


$654,098.52


Liabilities


Annuity Savings Fund


$333,937.86


Annuity Reserve Fund


18,846.54


Pension Accumulation Fund


283,948.01


Pension Reserve Fund


17,366.11


$654,098.52


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR 1944 Receipts


Cash on hand January 1, 1944


$8,217.80


Contributions by Members


34,852.08


Transfer from State Retirement Board


270.16


Contributions by City


Normal


$22,014.00


Accrued Liability


34,262.00


56,276.00


Income from Investments


23,910.61


Accrued Interest


78.44


Sale and Redemption of Bonds, Par Value


104,000.00


Special Fund, Chapter 149, Acts of 1943


2,664.71


$230,269.80


Expenditures


Purchase of Securities, Par Value


$177,000.00


Investment, Special Fund, Chap- ter 149, Acts of 1943


2,664.71


Premium on Securities Purchased


1,381.09


Loss on Sale of Securities


1,050.00


Accrued Interest on Securities


Purchased


125.53


Commission and Charges


170.12


Pension Payments


$20,083.27


Annuity Payments


2,361.63


Death Benefits In Active Service ..


1,095.00


23,539.90


98


ANNUAL REPORTS


Refunds :


Resignations and Dismissals ...


9,549.64


Deaths


2,017.09


Error


23.80


11,590.53


Transfer to Teachers' Retirement Board


361.20


Cash on hand December 31, 1944


12,386.72


$230,269.80


SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT BOARD, M. DAVID BINGHAM, Chairman FREDERICK W. HALE, Secretary JOHN J. GRIFFIN


99


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Somerville, Mass. February 13, 1945.


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the annual report of the City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1944.


Respectfully submitted,


WALTER E. COLLINS, City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


100


ANNUAL REPORTS CASH STATEMENT


RECEIPTS


Balance January 1, 1944


$10,596,483.58 705,176.22


$11,301,659.80


PAYMENTS


$10,684,736.23


Balance December 31, 1944


616,923.57


$11,301,659.80


-


101


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


The Assessors' warrants for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property for the year 1944, and the Motor Vehicle Excise amounted to $4,818,965.65.


Real Estate Valuation:


Land


$28,968,450.00 79,351,750.00


Buildings


$108,320,200.00


Personal valuation


7,473,950.00


Total Valuation


115,794,150.00


At rate of $40.30 per $1,000.


4,666,504.25


Polls-34,122 @ $2.00


68,244.00


Assessments :


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Commitment No. 1


$6,329.34


2


30,183,95


3


35,568.52


,


4


7,274.37


5


4,861.22


84,217.40


Total Commitment by Assessors


$4,818,965.65


102


ANNUAL REPORTS


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1944, IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE


Balance from 1943


$700,000.00


Dated


Due


Rate % .437


Amount


Jan. 20, 1944


Nov. 6, 1944


$1,000,000.00


Mar. 8, 1944


Nov. 29, 1944


.40


500,000.00


May 18, 1944


Dec. 14, 1944


.39


500,000.00


May 18, 1944


Dec. 21, 1944


.39


500,000.00


Dec. 12, 1944


Nov. 6, 1945


.39


400,000.00


2,900,000.00


3,600,000.00


Notes paid in 1944


3,200,000.00


Balance to 1945


400,000.00


. TAX TITLE LOANS


Balance from 1943


125,647.69


Payments in 1944


107,698.56


Balance to 1945


17,949.13


EMEREGNCY NOTES


Balance from 1943


15,000.00


Dated


Nov. 21, 1944


Due Nov. 21, 1945


Rate % .39


50,000.00


65,000.00


Payment in 1944


15,000.00


Balance to 1945


50,000.00


103


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


FUNDED DEBT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1944


Rate %


Date of Issue


Due


Amount


Lowell St. Bridge


31/2


Apr.


1, 1909


1949


$5,000.00


Water Loan


31/2


July


2, 1934


1949


10,000.00


21/4


Apr.


1, 1938


1953


45,000.00


11/2


Apr. 1, 1940


1955


55,000.00


11/2


Apr.


1, 1941


1951


35,000.00


"


11/2


Jan.


1. 1942


1952


40,000.00


Sewer Loan


23%


Oct.


1, 1937


1967


41,000.00


3 3/4


July


2, 1934


1964


20,000.00


21/2


.Tan.


1, 1939


1969


80,000.00


"


13/4


Oct.


2, 1939


1957


65,000.00


Macadam Pavement


1


Anr.


1, 1940


1945


25,000.00


High School


4


July


1, 1928


1948


44,000.00


So. Junior High


4


July


1, 1930


1950


139,000.00


"


31/2


Apr.


1, 1931


1951


15,000.00


West. Junior High ",


31/2


Apr.


1, 1931


1951


23,000.00


Elementary School


41/2


Oct.


1, 1931


1946


12,000.00


School Loan


31/2


July


2, 1934


1954


151,000.00


Municipal Garage


43/4


Jan.


1, 1932


1952


16,000.00


Police Station


51/4


Jan.


1, 1932


1947


45,000.00


Emergency Storm Damage


21/4


Oct.


2, 1939


1949


25,000.00


Funding Loan


3/4 of 1


July


1, 1941


1946


72,000.00


2


Oct.


1, 1941


1946


6,000.00


Defense Loan


13/4


Oct.


1, 1941


1946


4,000.00


11/4


Apr.


1, 1942


1947


6,000.00


"


11/4


Apr.


1, 1943


1948


8,000.00


Municipal Relief


"


2


July


1, 1936


1946


44,000.00


2


Oct.


1, 1936


1946


34,000.00


13/4


Apr.


1, 1936


1946


40,000.00


21/2


July


1, 1937


1947


45,000.00


21/2


Oct.


1, 1937


1947


81,000.00


21/2


Oct.


1, 1937


1947


48,000.00


21/2


Apr.


1, 1938


1948


60,000.00


2


.Tulv


1, 1938


1948


68,000


"


134


July


1, 1938


1948


48,000.00


2


Oct.


1, 1938


1948


20,000.00


13/4


Oct.


1, 1938


1948


36,000.00


=


=


13/4


Apr.


1, 1939


1949


50,000.00


"


11/4


July


1, 1939


1949


75,000.00


11/2


July


1, 1939


1949


50,000.00


21/4


Oct.


2, 1939


1949


30,000.00


11%


Oct.


2, 1939


1949


30,000.00


13/4


Oct.


2, 1939


1949


55,000.00


11/4


Apr.


1, 1940


1950


90,000.00


11/2


July


1, 1940


1950


60,000.00


11/4


Oct.


1, 1940


1950


120,000.00


11/4


Oct.


1, 1940


1950


30,000.00


"


11/4


Apr.


1, 1941


1951


186,000.00


11/4


July


1, 1941


1951


175,000.00


2


Oct.


1, 1941


1951


23,000.00


11/4


Apr.


1, 1942


1952


160,000.00


11/4


July


1, 1942


1952


115,000.00


114


Oct.


1, 1942


1952


54,000.00


"


11/4


Oct.


1, 1942


1952


31,000.00


1


July


1, 1943


1948


8,000.00


21/4


Oct.


1, 1935


1945


15,000.00


4


July


1, 1927


1947


150,000.00


4


Oct.


1, 1930


1950


90,000.00


"


=


$3,108,000.00


",


"


"


104


ANNUAL REPORTS


YEARLY BOND MATURITIES WITH INTEREST Municipal Relief Loans


Year Due


1945


Principal $400,000.00


Interest $28,862.50


Total $428,862.50


1946


385,000.00


21,877.50


406,877.50


1947


325,000.00


15,405.00


340,405.00


1948


266,000.00


9,907.50


275,907.50


1949


207,000.00


6,066.25


213,066.25


1950


149,000.00


3,313.75


152,313.75


1951


98,000.00


1,497.50


99,497.50


1952


43,000.00


412.50


43,412.50


$1,873,000.00


$87,342.50 $1,960,342.50


All Other Loans


Year Due


Principal


Interest


Total $294,341.25


1946


231,000.00


29,126.25


260,126.25


1947


182,000.00


22,021.25


204,021.25


1948


115,000.00


15,992.50


130,992.50


1949


100,000.00


12,382.50


112,382.50


1950


91,000.00


9,275.00


100,275.00


1951


52,000.00


6,397.50


58,397.50


1952


43,000.00


5,158.75


48,158.75


1953


36,000.00


4,106.25


40,106.25


1954


31,000.00


3,195.00


34,195.00


1955


16,000.00


2,340.00


18,340.00


1956


11,000.00


2,047.50


13,047.50


1957


11,000.00


1,792.50


12,792.50


1958


6,000.00


1,537.50


7,537.50


1959


6,000.00


1,370.00


7,370.00


1960


6,000.00


1,202.50


7,202.50


1961


6,000.00


1,035.00


7,035.00


1962


6,000.00


867.50


6,867.50


1963


5,000.00


700.00


5,700.00


1964


5,000.00


560.00


5,560.00


1965


4,000.00


420.00


4,420.00


1966


4,000.00


317.50


4,317.50


1967


4,000.00


215.00


4,215.00


1968


3,000.00


112.50


3,112.50


1969


3,000.00


37.50


3,037.50


1945


$258,000.00


$36,341.25


$1,235,000.00 . $158,551.25 $1,393,551.25


BONDS DUE IN 1945


January


April $1,000.00 15,000.00


July


October


Total


Bridge


Water


$5,000.00 4,000.00


1,000.00


$7,000.00


12,000.00


High School


61,000.00


61,000.00


Macadam Pavement


25,000.00


25,000.00


Southern Junior High School


3,000.00


24,000.00


27,000.00


Western Junior High


4,000.00


15,000.00 6,000.00




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