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1,000.00
4,000.00
1966
3.000.00
1.000.00
4,000.00
1967.
1968.
1969
.........
$36,000.00
$3,000.00 $4,000.00
$133,000.00
$19,000.00
$116,000.00
$12,000.00 $5,000.00
$14,000.00
$30,000.00
$114,000.00
$569,000.00 $24,000.00
$161,000.00
$124,000.00
$167,000.00
$20,000.00
$19,000.00
$8,000.00 $135,000.00
$50,000.00 $40,000.00
$30.000.00
$70,000.00
$00,000.00
$2,000.00
$10,000.00
$6,000.00
$140,000.00
$100,000.00
$47,000,00
$27,000.00
$35,000.00 $2,460,000.00
Municipal
Police Station 31 9 Relief 116 %
Elementary School 41% % $5,000.00
Garage 4.47 $2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
Jr. High 315% Jr. High 4% Jr. High 31%%
Tr. High 43
$3,000.00
$1,000.00
$61,000.00 $15,000.00
$4,000.00
$23,000.00
$3,000.00
Municipal Municipal Reller IK % Relief "le: $G,000.00 6.000.00 6.000.00
Municipal Municipal Relief 2% $5,000.00 25.000.00
Emergency Storm 214%
$5,000.00 5,000.00
1.000.00
$2.000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
1,000.00
1.000.00
15,000.00
5.000.00
1,000.00
5,000.00
0,000.00
1.000.00
3.000.00
5,000.00
2.000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
6,000.00
1969
6,000.00
1960.
6,000.00
1961
.000.0
1,000.00
000.00
,000.0
3,000.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
3.000.00
Chap. 44 Sewer 21 .. 0%
Defense $2.000.00
$20,000.00 20,000.00
$7.000.00
$4.000.00 4,000.00
$5,000.00
1946
Funding $36,000.00
Funding
Bridge High School Add. Western Add. Western Southern Adil. Southern
.000.00
........
1.000.00
15,000.00
1,000.00
11,000.00
11,000.00
6,000.00
1958
1,000.00
3.000,00
3,000.00
1962.
3,000.00
3.000.00
.........
307,000.00
15,000.00
23,000.00
0,000.00
1,000,00 1,000.00
15,000.00 15,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00 5,000.00
Municipal
61,000.00
15.000.00
3,000.00
36,000.00
31,000.00
16,000.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
$75,000.00
$39,000.00
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CITY AUDITOR
TAXES
The total taxable property as of January 1, 1945 was $116,941.600. The tax rate was fixed at $38.80 per $1,000.00 valuation.
City Appropriations $5,564,675.06
City Appropriations from Available Funds 542,560.64
Overlay Deficit 1939 4.00
Overlay Current Year 1945
108,002.52
State Tax
117,300.00
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
2,050.98
Hospital or Home Care Civil War Veterans 157.65
Smoke Inspection Service
1,045.50
Additional State Assessments
428,762.64
Additional State Assessments, 1944 Underes- timate
177.17
County Tax
145,745.65
County Assessment, T. B. Hospital
68,506.76
Gross Amount to be Raised
$6,978,988.57
Less Estimated Receipts
$1,829,802.64
1944 Overestimates State Assess-
ments
83.21
Available Funds
542,560.64
Total Deductions
2,372,446.49
Total Amount to be Raised by
Taxation
$4,606,542.08
Number of Polls 34,604 at $2. ea. $69,208.00
Valuation :
Personal Property $7,840,100. 304,195.88
Real Estate 109,101,500. 4,233,138.20
Total Taxes on Polls and prop-
erty
$4,606,542.08
Appropriations classified under General Headings, were made from Revenue as follows :
General Government
$236,336.72
Protection Persons and Property
827,428.86
Health and Sanitation
455,340.23
Highways
269,212.38
Welfare
648,268.66
Veterans Aid and Pensions
67,045.67
Education
1,651,016.70
Libraries
76,773.70
Recreation
84,375.26
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Compensations and Pensions
220,158.89
Unclassified
133,596.99
Municipal Indebtedness
785,032.75
Water Maintenance
110,088.25
Total Budget Appropriations
$5,564,675.06
Less Estimated Receipts
1,829,802.64
Raised by Taxation
$3,734,872.42
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MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT, 1946
Class of Loan
January
April
July
October
Total
Chapter 44 Sewer
$4,000.00
$7,000.00
$11,000.00
Chapter 44 Water
5,000.00
15,000.00
20,000.00
Garage
2,000.00
2,000.00
Police Station
15,000.00
15,000.00
Defense
4,000.00
2,000.00 141,000.00
2,000.00 137,000.00
385,000.00
Bridge
1,000.00
1,000.00
Western Junior High
4,000.00
15,000.00
19,000.00
Southern Junior High
3,000.00
23,000.00
26,000.00
Funding
36,000.00
3,000.00
39,000.00
P. W. A. Sewer
1,000.00
1,000.00
P. W. A. Water
2,000.00
2,000.00
P. W. A. School
15,000.00
15,000.00
High School
61,000.00
61,000.00
Emergency Storm
5,000.00
5,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
6,000.00
Totals
$26,000.00
$134,000.00
$281,000.00
$175,000.00
$616,000.00
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CITY AUDITOR
8,000.00
Municipal Relief
107,000.00
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INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT, 1946
Class of Loan
January
April
July
October
Total
Defense
$30.00
$80.00
$30.00
$55.00
Funding
135.00
30.00
135.00
30.00
Municipal Relief
4,032.50
7,325.00
4,032.50
6,487.50
$195.00 330.00 21,877.50
P. W. A. Sewer
356.25
356.25
712.50
Chapter 44 Sewer
950.00
1,061.25
900.00
1,061.25
3,972.50
P. W. A. Water
140.00
140.00
280.00
Chapter 44 Water
262.50
1,012.50
225.00
887.50
2,387.50
Garage
332.50
285.00
617.50
Police Station
787.50
393.75
1,181.25
P. W. A. School
2,362.50
2,362.50
4,725.00
Southern Junior High
2,300.00
210.00
2,300.00
157.50
4,967.50
High School
2,660.00
2,660.00
5,320.00
Emergency Storm
225.00
225.00
450.00
Bridge
70.00
52.50
122.50
Western Junior High
1,832.50
1,762.50
3,595.00
Elementary School
135.00
135.00
270.00
Total Interest
$14,348.75
$11,981.25
$13,820.00
$10,853.75
$51,003.75
ANNUAL REPORTS
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MATURITIES ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS)
Class of Loan
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
Total
Chapter 44 Sewers
$12,000.00
$12,000.00
$12,000.00
$11,000.00
$11,000.00 25,000.00
$11,000.00
$69,000.00 286,000.00
Chapter 44 Highway
87,000.00
87,000.00
46,000.00
41,000.00
Bridge
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
6,000.00
City Hall Additions
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
Schoolhouse
43,000.00
43,000.00
15,000.00
High School
61,000.00
61,000.00
61,000.00
61,000.00
61,000.00
61,000.00
366,000.00
Southern Junior High
27,000.00
27,000.00
27,000.00
27,000.00
27,000.00
5,00000. 26,000.00
161,000.00
Western Junior High
19,000.00
19,000.00
19,000.00
19,000.00
19,000.00
19,000.00 -
114,000.00
Elementary School
7,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
37,000.00
Garage
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
12,000.00
Police Station
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
90,000.00
Municipal Relief
303,000.00
357,000.00
401,000.00
400,000.00
450,000.00
385,000.00
2,296,000.00
P. W. A. Sewers
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
6,000.00
P. W. A. Water Mains
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
12,000.00
P. W. A. Highways
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
60,000.00
P. W. A. School School Equipment
16,000.00
16,000.00
16,000.00
16,000.00
16,000.00
15,000.00
95,000.00
Chapter 44 Water Main.
31,000.00
36,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
157,000.00
Emergency Storm
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
20,000.00
State Tax Funding
30,000.00
34,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
124,000.00
Funding Loan
36,000.00
40,000.00
40,000.00
39,000.00
39,000.00
194,000.00
Civilian Defense
2,000.00
4,000.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
30,000.00
Totals
$713,000.00
$784,000.00
$826,200.00
$740,000.00 $708,000.00
$616,000.00 $4,387,200.00
CITY AUDITOR
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76,200.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
101,200.00
21,000.00
101,000.00
Emergency
29,000.00
29,000.00
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INTEREST REQUIREMENTS ON FUNDED DEBT (SIX YEARS)
Class of Loan
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
Total
Chapter 44 Sewers
$5,291.25
$5,006.25
$4,721.25
$4,457.50
$4,215.00
$3,972.50
$27,663.75
Chapter 44 Highways
4,847.50
2,727.50
1,170.00
535.00
125.00
9,405.00
Bridge
297.50
262.50
227.50
192.50
157.50
122.50
1,260.00
City Hall Additions
892.50
595.00
297.50
1,785.00
Schoolhouse
3,420.00
1,700.00
300.00
5,420.00
High School
17,270.00
15,080.00
12,640.00
10,200.00
7,760.00
5,320.00
68,270.00
Southern Junior High
10,292.50
9,227.50
8,162.50
7,097.50
6,032.50
4,967.50
45,780.00
Western Junior High
7,295.00
6,555.00
5,815.00
5,075.00
4,335.00
3,595.00
32,670.00
Elementary School
1,665.00
1,350.00
1,080.00
810.00
540.00
270.00
5,715.00
Garage
1,092.50
997.50
902.50
807.50
712.50
617.50
5,130.00
Police Station
5,118.75
4,331.25
3,543.75
2,756.25
1,968.75
1,181.25
18,900.00
Municipal Relief
42,588.75
43,800.00
42,852.50
35,847.50
29,057.50
21,877.50
216,023.75
P. W. A. Water Mains
630.00
560.00
490.00
420.00
350.00
280.00
2,730.00
P. W. A. Sewers
900.00
862.50
825.00
787.50
750.00
712.50
4,837.50
P. W. A. Highway
2,100.00
1,575.00
1,050.00
525.00
P. W. A. School
7,525.00
6,965.00
6,405.00
5,845.00
5,285.00
4,725.00
36,750.00
School Equipment
507.50
507.50
Chapter 44 Water Mains
3,613.75
3,935.00
3,562.50
3,137.50
2,712.50
2,387.50
19,348.75
Emergency Storm
1,012.50
900.00
787.50
675.00
562.50
450.00
4,387.50
State Tax Funding
2,400.00
2,160.00
1,200.00
600.00
6,360.00
Funding Loan
1,350.00
1,360.00
1,010.00
660.00
330.00
4,710.00
Civilian Defense
175.00
252.50
405.00
300.00
195.00
1,327.50
Emergency
217.00
50.21
267.21
$118,760.00
$110,115.00
$97,862.00
$81,233.96
$65,523.75
$51,003.75
$524,498.46
ANNUAL REPORTS
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5,250.00
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CITY AUDITOR
BORROWING CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 1945
Valuation January 1943
$113,470,800.00
Valuation December 1943
450.00
Motor Vehicle Excise 1943
2,989,080.00
$116,460,330.00
Valuation January 1944
115,794,150.00
Motor Vehicle Excise 1944
2,807,340.00
118,601,490.00
Valuation January 1945
116,941,600.00
Valuation December 1945
900.00
Motor Vehicle Excise 1945
2,629,905.00
119,572,405.00
$354,634,225.00
Abatements 1943
2,385,637.00
Abatements Motor Vehicle Excise 1943
53,650.00
Abatements 1944
2,256,754.00
Abatements Motor Vehicle Excise 1944
45,260.00
Abatements 1945
1,775,224.00
Abatements Motor Vehicle Excise 1945
49,780.00
6,566,305.00
$348,067,920.00
Average of Three Years
116,022,640.00
Two and one-half per cent
2,900,566.00
Present debt within limit
586,000.00
Borrowing Capacity December 31, 1945 ....
$2,314,566.00
Maturities 1946:
January 1
$26,000.00
Less Outside Limit
20,000.00
6,000.00
April 1
134,000.00
Less Outside Limit
126,000.00
8,000.00
July 1
281,000.00
Less Outside Limit
161,000.00
120,000.00
October
175,000.00
Less · Outside Limit
150,000.00
25,000.00
159,000.00
$2,473,566.00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TAX TITLES
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
$218,265.00
Taxes 1943 Real Estate
629.01
Taxes 1944 Real Estate
6,145.75
Taxes 1945 Real Estate
. 22,833.44
Tax Title Revenue
503.17
Water Liens, Taxes 1945
5.00
Refund
80.70
$248,462.07
Credits:
Cash Collections
52,347.28
Overlay 1932
553.63
Overlay 1933
1,179.10
Overlay 1934
1,759.41
Overlay 1935
1,783.71
Overlay 1936
2,028.20
Overlay 1937
2,010.91
Overlay 1938
1,849.84
Overlay 1939
4,308.81
Overlay 1940
4,348.88
Overlay 1941
4,488.20
Overlay 1942
5,476.64
Overlay 1943
4,175.63
Overlay 1944
3,063.25
Overlay 1945
2,398.32
Tax Title Revenue
3,123.64
Tax Possessions
10,529.00
Balance to 1946 Account
143,037.62
$248,462.07
TAX POSSESSIONS
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
53,745.68
Tax Title Revenue
705.29
Tax Possession Revenue
1,353.31
Tax Titles
10,529.00
$66,333.28
Credits:
Cash Collections
8,950.00
Tax Title Revenue
11,290.46
Tax Possessions Revenue
9,614.48
Sale of Foreclosed Property Deposits
200.00
Balance to 1946 Account
36,278.34
$66,333.28
TAILINGS
Debits:
Revenue Cash
40.47
Balance to 1946 Account
2,746.59
$2,787.06
Credits:
Balance from 1944 Account
1,379.04
Cash Receipts
1,408.02
$2,787.06
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CITY AUDITOR
OVERLAY 1932
Debits :
Tax Titles
553.63
553.63
Credits:
Balance to 1946 Account
553.63
553.63
OVERLAY 1933
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
12,054.00
Tax Titles
1,179.10
Reserve Fund, Surplus Overlay
8.00
....
13,241.10
Credits :
Excess and Deficiency
12,054.00
Taxes 1933 Polls
8.00
Balance to 1946 Account
1,179.10
13,241.10
OVERLAY 1934
Debits :
Balance from 1944 Account
56.00
Tax Titles
1,759.41
Taxes 1934 Poll
4.00
1,819.41
Credits :
Excess and Deficiency
56.00
Taxes 1934 Poll
4.00
Balance to 1946 Account
1,759.41
1,819.41
OVERLAY 1935
Debits :
Taxes 1935 Polls
44.00
Reserve Fund, Surplus Overlay
2.00
Tax Titles
1,783.71
1,829.71
Credits :
Excess and Deficiency
44.00
Taxes 1935 Poll
2.00
Balance to 1946 Account
1,783.71
1,829.71
OVERLAY 1936
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
3,937.77
Taxes 1936 Poll
22.00
Taxes 1936 Real Estate
41.90
Tax Titles
2,028.20
6,029.87
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Credits:
Excess and Deficiency
3,957.77
Taxes 1936 Poll
2.00
Balance to 1946 Account
2,070.10
6,029.87
OVERLAY 1937
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
13,143.37
Taxes 1937 Polls
19.00
Tax Titles
2,010.91
15,173.28
Credits:
Excess and Deficiency
13,162.37
Balance to 1946 Account
2,010.91
15,173.28
OVERLAY 1938
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
12,058.73
Reserve Fund, Surplus Overlay
2.00
Taxes 1938 Poll
4.00
Tax Titles
1,849.84
13,914.57
Credits:
Excess and Deficiency
12,190.43
Taxes 1938 Poll
6.00
Balance to 1946 Account
1,718.14
13,914.57
OVERLAY 1939
Debits :
Balance from 1944 Account
12,957.92
Tax Titles
4,308.81
Taxes 1939 Poll
18.00
Taxes 1939 Real Estate
450.54
17,735.27
Credits:
Excess and Deficiency
13,005.03
Revenue
4.00
Taxes 1939 Poll
2.00
Balance to 1946 Account
4,724.24
17,735.27
OVERLAY 1940
Debits :
Balance from 1944 Account
12,495.76
Taxes 1940 Polls
126.00
Reserve Fund, Surplus Overlays
4.00
Tax Titles
4,348.88
16,974.64
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CITY AUDITOR
Credits :
Excess and Deficiency
12,808.11
Taxes 1940 Polls
8.00
Balance to 1946 Account
4,158.53
16,974.64
OVERLAY 1941
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
28,204.29
Taxes 1941 Polls
6.00
Tax Titles
4,488.20
32,698.49
Credits :
Excess and Deficiency
28,503.55
Balance to 1946 Account
4,194.94
32,698.49
OVERLAY 1942
Debits:
Balance from 1944 Account
20,681.37
Taxes 1942 Polls
372.00
Tax Titles
5,476.64
Taxes 1942 Real Estate
6,871.60
Reserve Fund, Surplus Overlay
4.00
33,405.61
Credits :
Reserve Fund, Surplus Overlay
6,050.49
Excess and Deficiency
15,261.49
Taxes 1942 Poll
56.00
Balance to 1946 Account
12,037.63
33,405.61
OVERLAY 1943
Debits :
Taxes 1943 Real Estate
16,147.95
Taxes 1943 Personal
1,115.04
Taxes 1943 Poll
3,472.00
Tax Titles
4,175.63
Credits :
Balance from 1944 Account
14,252.42
Taxes 1943 Poll
4.00
Balance to 1946 Account
10,654.20
24,910.62
OVERLAY 1944
Debits:
Taxes 1944 Polls
2,602.00
Taxes 1944 Real Estate
38,096.41
Taxes 1944 Personal
48.36
Tax Titles
2,684.43
Balance to 1946 Account
2,652.64
Credits :
Balance from 1944 Account
46,083.84
24,910.62
46,083.84
46.083.84
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OVERLAY 1945
Debits:
Taxes 1945 Polls
21,410.00
Taxes 1945 Real Estate
58,175.20
Taxes 1945 Personal
8,299.32
Tax Titles
2,398.32
Balance to 1946 Account
17,719.68
108,002.52
Credits :
Revenue
108,002.52
108,002.52
RESERVE FUND SURPLUS FROM OVERLAYS
Debits:
Overlay Deficit 1942
6,050.49
Balance to 1946 Account
20.00
6,070.49
Credits:
Balance from 1944 Account
6,050.49
Overlay 1933 to 1942
20.00
6,070.49
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
Debits:
Tax Title Revenue
29,688.90
Revenue Appropriations
289,887.90
Taxes 1933 Polls
10.00
Taxes 1935 Polls
12.00
Taxes 1936 Polls
4.00
Taxes 1938 Polls
2.00
Taxes 1939 Polls
38.00
Taxes 1940 Polls
4.00
Taxes 1941 Personal
.03
Taxes 1942 Poll
4.00
C. of M. Old Age Assistance Abatements
9,581.00
Overlay Deficit 1933
12,054.00
Overlay Deficit 1934
56.00
Overlay Deficit 1935
44.00
Overlay Deficit 1936
3,957.77
Overlay Deficit 1937
13,162.37
Overlay Deficit 1938
12,190.43
Overlay Deficit 1939
13,005.03
Overlay Deficit 1940
12,808.11
Overlay
Deficit 1941
28,503.55
Overlay
Deficit 1942
15,261.49
Balance
to 1946 Account
172,041.18
612,315.76
45
CITY AUDITOR
Credits :
Balance from 1944 Account
368,576.42
Cash Refunds, Prior Years
690.23
Tax Title Revenue
79,482.68
Tax Possession Revenue
1,790.00
Sale of Land
1,500.00
Taxes 1943 Real Estate
.52
Taxes 1943 and 1944 Real Estate
157.79
Taxes 1942 Polls
2.00
Taxes 1941 Polls
6.00
Taxes 1940 Polls
2.00
Taxes 1935 Polls
4.00
Revenue
160,104.12
612,315.76
46
ANNUAL REPORTS
CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes:
Levy 1945:
Poll
$41,262.00
Personal
259,073.84
Real Estate
3,935,867.77
Levy 1944:
Poll
740.00
Personal
37,720.22
Real Estate
288,435.22
Levy 1943:
Poll
294.00
Personal
214.12
Real Estate
5,283.07
Levy 1942 :
Poll
6.00
Levy 1941:
Personal
2.00
Levy 1939:
Real Estate
4.48
Total Taxes $4,568,902.72
Tax Titles
52,347.28
Tax Possessions
9,650.00
Income Foreclosed Property
1,325.00
Sale of Real Estate
1,500.00
Total
$64,822.28
Deposits :
City Clerk
3,749.00
Highway
415.00
Water
100.00
School
358.00
Foreclosed Property
200.00
Total Deposits
$4,822.00
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Levy 1945
$76,174.64
Levy 1944
2,881.00
Levy 1943
310.20
Levy 1942
57.71
Levy 1941
21.13
47
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Levy 1940
12.07
Levy 1939
14.67
Levy 1938
4.00
Levy 1937
2.00
Levy 1935
4.89
Total Motor Vehicle Excise
$79,482.31
From State:
Income Tax
$402,770.68
Corporation Tax
258,271.98
Meal Tax
18,583.81
Tax Title Interest Refund
658.36
Highway Fund Distribution
102,586.16
In Lieu of Taxes
117.60
Boxing Commission
196.85
Total State
$783,185.44
Licenses and Permits :
Executive
2,429.00
Liquor
77,033.00
Building
559.00
Plumbing
188.00
Gas
102.00
Motor
4.00
Fire
2,773.50
Police
48.50
Electrical
1,607.00
Licensing
2,033.00
City Clerk Miscellaneous
4,959.50
Dog Licenses
5,201.60
Health-Bottling License
80.00
Milk
1,386.00
Health Department
66.00
Pedlers License
172.00
Marriage
2,583.86
Total Licenses and Permits
$101,225.96
Fines and Forfeits:
Court Fines
3,377.84
Departmental Penalties
78.92
Total Fines and Forfeits
$3,456.76
Grants and Gifts:
Vocational Education
36,466.03
Aid Dependent Children
36,100.10
Old Age Assistance
271,190.38
County, Dog Licenses
4,594.73
Smith-Hughes Fund
1,984.10
Vocational Education Defense Workers (Federal)
2,500.00
Americanization
1,859.08
Federal Grant, Hot Lunch Project
9,093.35
Post War Project, Prescott School
3,500.00
Total Grants and Gifts
$367,287.77
48
ANNUAL REPORTS
COMMERCIAL REVENUE, DEPARTMENTAL
General Government:
Treasurer-Costs and Fees
$3,780.97
Land Court Fees
648.50
All Other
3.00
Board of Appeal
230.00
City Clerk
2,804.90
Engineering
93.70
Election Commission
18.25
Planning Board
15.00
Maintenance Municipal Buildings
66.09
Protection Persons and Property :
Police-Bicycle Registration
114.50
Sale Junk
6.00
Electrical, Settlement Claims
831.37
Weights and Measures
808.83
Health and Sanitation:
Health Department
13,563.02
Contagious Hospital
12,144.00
Inspection Milk
1,962.00
Dental Clinic
313.30
Indemnification Fire Losses-Incinerator
3,593.06
Rent Incinerator
400.00
Highways:
Highways, Sidewalks and Curbing
464.08
City Home:
Sale of Produce
1,112.37
Board
4,409.69
Welfare:
Cities and Towns
7,556.97
State
15,599.26
Welfare Clinic-Reimbursement Prescriptions
350.55
Aid Dependent Children:
State
47,001.43
Old Age Assistance:
Cities and Towns
9,969.18
State
324,382.13
Reimbursement, Old Age Assistance
4,473.90
Veterans' Aid and Pensions:
State Aid
3,955.00
Military Aid
2,487.97
Soldiers Burials
472.00
War Allowance
10,540.97
Soldiers Relief
5.00
....
49
CITY AUDITOR
Schools:
C. of M. Sight Saving Class
500.00
Tuition, State Wards
6,468.39
Other Tuition
8,416.36
School Buildings
41.58
Vocational Education
316.80
Hot Lunch Project
4,847.27
Libraries :
Fines, Rentals and Sales
3,561.77
Recreation :
Showers
345.85
Unclassified :
Federal Tax Withholding
$348,146.79
Deductions United States Savings Bonds
11,473.00
Blue Cross Deductions
10,473.20
Retirement Deductions
39,381.10
Teachers· Retirement Deductions
58,178.01
Electrolysis
250.00
Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund Transfer
7,450.00
Tailings
1,408.02
Total Departmental Revenue
$975,435.13
Water:
Metered Rates 1945
242,917.32
Commercial 1945
188,213.31
Metered Rates, 1944
39,099.22
Commercial 1944
17,513.57
Metered Rates 1943
718.34
Metered Rates 1942
73.94
Metered Rates 1941
12.54
Service Assessments®
220.00
Additional Charges
100.00
Water Maintenance
666.67
Water Liens
134.64
Sales of Materials
15.00
Total Public Service Enterprises
$489,684.55
Interest:
Excise
112.20
Taxes
8,805.46
Tax Titles
8,210.12
Total Interest
$17,127.78
Income Trust Funds:
Contagious Hospital Trust Funds
15.00
School Trust Funds
309.38
Library Trust Funds
380.59
Welfare Trust Funds
26.26
Recreation Trust Funds
54.68
Total Income Trust Funds
$785.91
50
ANNUAL REPORTS
Municipal Indebtedness:
Temporary Loans
$2,400,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
$2,400,000.00
Refunds:
Revenue Appropriations
8,154.18
Veterans Aid and Pensions
1,105.75
Excess and Deficiency
690.23
Non-Revenue Appropriations
4.00
Total Refunds
$9,954.16
Total Receipts
$9,866.172.77
51
CITY AUDITOR
EXPENDITURES
Expenses
Outlays
General Government
Board of Aldermen Expenses
Personal Service:
Salaries of members
$5,500.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies
484.87
Printing and advertising
1,400.25
Refreshments
2,792.67
Flowers
105.00
Framing and engraving
94.00
Bonds
10.00
Desk Sets
378.00
Service of court reporter
221.00
All other
4.70
$5,490.49
$10,990.49
Clerk of Committees
Personal Service:
Clerk
2,849.40
Assistant Clerk
2,400.00
Assistant at Board Meeting
700.00
5,949.40
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies ....
122.49
Auto maintenance
500.00
622.49
6,571.89
Executive Department
Personal Service:
Mayor
7,000.00
Secretaries and Stenographers
8,483.21
15,483.21
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies
653.99
Printing and advertising
134.00
Telephone
106.05
Contingent expenses
1,654.75
All other
17.22
2,566.01 18,049.22
52
ANNUAL REPORTS
Auditing Department
Personal Service:
Auditor
4,359.31
Bookkeeper and Clerks
10,543.50
14,902.81
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies
284.74
Printing
418.42
Binding
127.00
Telephone
54.19
Maintenance of equipment
85.31
Auto Maintenance
137.50
All other
4.50
1,111.66
16,014.47
Treasury Department
Personal Service:
Treasurer-Collector
4,702.31
Deputy Collector
3,393.06
Cashiers
5,095.30
Custodian of Seized Property
2,191.00
Paymaster
571.67
Clerks
35,396.90
51,350.24
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies
4,941.79
Printing and advertising
891.51
Binding
173.50
Bonds
1,546.11
Rental and maintenance of
equipment
346.63
Telephone
90.31
Disbursements
185.27
All other
60.52
8,235.64
Equipment :
Typewriters
312.81
59,898.69
Assessors' Department
Personal Service:
Chairman
3,750.00
Assessors
6,800.00
Clerks
12,577.88
23,127.88
Carried forward
$23,127.88
53
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Brought forward
$23,127.88
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies.
473.09
Printing and advertising
277.71
Rental and maintenance of
equipment
59.20
Binding
52.92
Disbursements
86.95
Title Work
498.53
All other
22.00
1,470.40
Special Items:
Investigations and appraisals ....
4,485.00
Licensing Commission
Personal Service:
Commissioners (3)
900.00
Clerk
1,565.00
2,465.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage and supplies ..
379.08
Auto Maintenance
200.00
Commissioners' expense
37.45
All other
33.42
649.95
3,114.95
Certification of Notes and Bonds
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cost of Certifying .... 1,100.00
1,100.00
City Clerk's Department
Personal Service:
City Clerk
4,750.00
Assistant City Clerk
3,250.00
Bookkeeper and Clerks
10,927.86
18,927.86
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies ...
516.99
Printing and advertising
344.25
Binding ..
26.00
Telephone
70.76
Bonds
52.50
All other
23.25
1,033.75
Expenses
Outlays
29,083.28
19,961.61
54
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Law Department
Personal Service:
City Solicitor
3,750.00
Assistant City Solicitor
1,980.00
Clerical Services
. 2,035.33
7,765.33
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies
337.21
Telephone
12.50
Photos
7.50
Auto Maintenance
200.00
Fees
42.30
All other
34.60
634.11
8,399.44
Land Court Proceedings on Tax Titles and Recording Fees
Ordinary Maintenance:
Recording 135.86
135.86
City Messenger's
Personal Service:
Messenger
3,350.00
Assistant Messenger
1,989.83
5,339.83
Ordinary Maintenance:
Auto Maintenance
1,200.00
6,539.83
Engineering Department
Personal Service:
City Engineer
4,450.00
Assistants
5,317.60
Bookkeeper and Clerk
3,599.50
13,367.10
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage and supplies
346.72
Auto Maintenance
500.00
Maintenance office equipment
33.34
Telephone
55.27
Equipment :
935.33
Adding Machine
54.72
14,357.15
55
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Public Buildings Department Commissioner of Public Buildings
Personal Service:
Commissioner
4,500.00
Building Inspector
2,618.77
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas
2,738.75
Clerks
4,199.92
Inspector of Elevators
250.00
14,307.44
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, postage and supplies
292.16
Printing and advertising
18.00
Maintenance of equipment
25.50
Auto maintenance
1,120.00
Telephone
64.24
1,519.90
Special Items:
Revising building code
500.00
Printing building code
1,000.00
Stenographic work - building code
112.50
1,612.50
17,439.84
Public Buildings Department Maintenance Municipal Buildings
Personal Service:
Janitors
7,266.96
Telephone operators
3,249.85
10,516.81
Labor
1,638.14
Ordinary Maintenance:
Light
1,297.66
Furniture and furnishings
169.27
Janitors' supplies
479.75
Electrical and building repairs
902.07
Plumbing and heating repairs
94.05
Rental of water coolers
396.00
Hardware and materials
178.45
Telephones
3,882.59
Flags and poles
331.37
Insurance
239.80
Contract-Treasury Vault
35.00
All other
38.00
8,044.01 20,198 96
56
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Public Buildings Department Maintenance Municipal Garage
Ordinary Maintenance:
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