Report of the city of Somerville 1953, Part 10

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1953
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Number of Pages: 416


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Reimbursements


212.00


146,383.79


140


ANNUAL REPORTS


Old Age Assistance:


Cities and Towns


28,704.40


State


707,861.61


Individuals


150.00


Reimbursements


9,642.33


746,358.34


Disability Assistance:


State


92,660.54


Reimbursements


2,213.74


94,874.28


Veterans Services:


Veterans Services


47,011.62


Reimbursement Fees


36.67


47,048.29


Schools:


Athletic Receipts


11,376.53


Tuition-State Wards


9,880.35


Other Tuition


6,169.12


Sale of Books and Supplies


108.00


School Buildings


200.00


Vocational Education


513.33


Hot Lunch


118,760.48


147,007.81


Libraries:


Fine-Rentals and Sales


3,952.86


Damage, Steam Boiler, Library


300.00


4,252.86


Recreation:


Showers


402.70


Unclassified:


Housing Authority Investment


45,000.00


Cash Overages


800.67


Electrolysis


250.00


Federal Tax Withholding


756,783.81


Deductions, Savings Bonds


17,016.14


Blue Cross Deductions


74,568.44


Teachers Retirement Deductions


119,696.09


Group Insurance Deductions


14,223.81


Credit Union Deductions


227,161.78


Insurance Deductions


1,532.09


Tailings


124.95


Total Unclassified


1,257,157.78


Total Departmental Revenue


2,563,600.52


141


CITY AUDITOR


Water:


Metered Rates 1953


260,662.34


Monthly Metered Rates 1953


172,907.52


Metered Rates 1952


43,021.04


Monthly Metered Rates 1952


16,672.00


Metered Rates 1951


256.82


Metered Rates 1950


18.24


Water Liens


2,360.18


Additional Charges


16.00


Sale Materials


10.00


Water Maintenance


2,192.70


Service Assessments


256.00


498,372.84


Interest:


Deposits


11.80


Taxes


7,343.36


Excise


1,085.71


Tax Titles


2,502.67


Accrued Interest


2,515.35


13,458.89


Income Trust Funds:


Contagious Hospital


21.25


School


333.95


Library


625.83


Welfare


48.16


Recreation


77.46


1,106.65


Municipal Indebtedness:


Temporary Loans


3,300,000.00


Municipal Garage Loan


104,000.00


Stadium Loan


165,000.00


Elementary School Loan


1,150,000.00


Loan in Anticipation of Elementary School Loan


100,000.00


Premiums on Bonds


7,030.50


4,826,030.50


Refunds:


Appropriations


26,084.49


Veterans Services


921.00


Appropriations, Prior Years


1,441.50


Total Refunds


28,446.99


Total Receipts


$18,507,009.78


142


ANNUAL REPORTS EXPENDITURES General Government


Expenses Outlays


Board of Aldermen Expenses


Personal Service:


Aldermen


$5,500.00


City Clerk


500.00


Assistant City Clerk


500.00


City Messenger


500.00


7,000.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & suppplies


940.76


Printing & advertising


1,544.73


Refreshments ..


2,838.66


Framing & engraving


98.90


Binding


420.00


Flowers


45.00


Repairs to equipment


39.50


All other


13.26


5,940.81


12,940.81


Clerk of Committees


Personal Service:


Clerk


3,900.00


Assistant Clerk


3,610.00


Assistant at Board Meeting


1,005.00


8,515.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


154.38


Auto allowance ....


500.00


Maintenance of equipment


4.00


658.38


9,173.38


Executive Department


Personal Service:


Mayor


10,000.00


Secretaries & Stenographers


12,479.23


22,479.23


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


577.25


Printing & advertising


205.25


Telephone


577.35


Contingent Expenses


4,422.77


Dues


250.00


Maintenance of equipment


30.00


All other


34.00


6,096.62


28,575.85


143


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Auditing Department


Personal Service:


Auditor


5,550.40


Bookkeeper & Assistant to


Auditor


4,597.77


Clerks


17,245.03


27,393.20


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


794.60


Printing


2,150.53


Telephone


118.56


Maintenance of equipment


203.08


Dues


45.00


Conference Expenses


44.99


All other


5.79


3,362.55


30,755.75


Treasury Department


Personal Service:


Treasurer - Collector


5,550.40


Deputy - Collector


4,550.29


Cashiers


8,943.68


Clerks


56,996.12


76,040.49


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


6,864.43


Printing & advertising


1,813.77


Bonds


2,594.80


Rental & maintenance of equipment


729.75


Telephone


110.49


Auto allowance


200.00


Binding


130.00


Dues


20.00


Expenses of Deputy - Col- lector O'Donoghue


1,200.00


Disbursements


5.75


Accounting Service


160.00


All other


12.24


13,841.23


Equipment:


Check signer and protecto-


graph


2,001.70


Assessors' Department


Personal Service:


Chairman


4,500.00


Assessors


8,800.00


Clerks


26,455.01


39,755.01


Carried forward


39,755.01


91,883.42


144


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


39,755.01


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


1,156.22


Printing & advertising


..


483.58


Rental & maintenance of equipment


621.00


Binding


82.00


Disbursements


138.20


Telephone


117.74


Title work


862.76


Auto allowance


250.00


Dues


45.00


All other


81.36


3,837.86


43,592.87


Licensing Commission


Personal Service: Commissioners (3)


2,100.00


Clerk


3,349.04


5,449.04


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


936.56


Auto allowance


900.00


Commissioner's expense ..


198.85


Telephone


69.34


Maintenance of Equipment


45.25


2,150.00


7,599.04


Certification of Notes and Bonds


Ordinary Maintenance:


Cost of Certifying ... . . . . . . 4,917.09


4,917.09


City Clerk's Department


Personal Service:


Clerk


6,250.66


Assistant City Clerk


4,750.78


Bookkeeper & clerks


22,151.41


33,152.85


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


406.83


Printing & advertising


172.50


Binding


419.00


Telephone


133.84


Bonds


35.00


Maintenance of equipment


47.25


Convention expenses


42.00


Dues


60.00


1,316.42


Carried forward


34,469.27


145


CITY AUDITOR


Brought forward


34,469,27


Equipment:


Mimeograph ........ 427.00


Expenses


Outlays


34,896.27


Law Department


Personal Service:


City Solicitor


5,250.00


Assistant City Solicitors


8,000.00


Clerical Services


3,680.92


16,930.92


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books, postage & supplies


396.78


Telephone


204.43


Auto allowance


301.00


Fees


31.25


Maintenance of equipment


30.00


Survey


47.50


Subscription


300.00


Photos


87.99


All other


27.00


1,425.95


Special Items:


Appraisals


2,253.75


Medical Examinations


165.00


Electric typewriter


373.00


2,791.75


21,148.62


Land Court Proceedings on Tax Titles and Recording Fees


Ordinary Maintenance:


Recording


180.98


Advertising


5.50


Reimbursements


1.00


187.48


187.48


City Messenger


Personal Service:


City Messenger


5,050.00


Assistant City Messenger ..


3,110.00


8,160.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Auto Maintenance .. 1,200.00


9,360.00


.146


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Engineering Department


Personal Service:


City Engineer


5,350.45


Assistants


25,350.68


ยท Bookkeeper and clerk


6,470.96


37,172.09


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


635.21


Auto allowance


600.00


Telephone


112.48


Instruments and supplies ..


92.76


Clerical Service


30.00


Maintenance office equip- ment


17.31


1,487.76


Special Items:


City & Street Line Bounds


24.66


38,684.51


Public Buildings Department Commissioner of Public Buildings


"Personal Service:


Commissioner


5,350.20


Plan Checker


4,186.95


Clerks


12,216.69


21,753.84


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


776.08


Auto allowance


1,100.00


Telephone


131.89


Dues


20.00


All other


11.95


2,039.92


23,793.76


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Municipal Buildings


Personal Service:


Janitors


15,088.65


Telephone Operators


5,841.62


20,930.27


Labor


794.74


Ordinary Maintenance:


Light


1,702.17


Furniture & furnishings


1,040.18


Janitors' supplies


1,694.37


Electrical & building repairs


631.83


Carried forward


26,793.56


147


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


26,793.56


Insurance


2,114.10


Hardware & materials


596.27


Rental of water coolers


432.00


Telephones


6,980.69


Christmas decorations


400.00


Plumbing & Heating


48.50


Contract on vault


35.00


Wash windows


215.00


All other


64.25


Special Item:


Repairs-City Hall Roof .. 4,995.00


42,674.37


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Municipal Garage


Ordinary Maintenance:


Light


129.90


129.90


Somerville Municipal Garage


Architect's Fees


16,788.77


Contract Payments


589,272.39


Inspectors' services


931.32


Plans and specifications


1,147.85


Rent


1,750.00


Architect's payments tc


engineer for surveys


1,750.00


Fence


566.37


Electric supplies


73.25


Lumber for shanty


568.59


Engineering fee


1,689.56


Curb


2,247.46


Hire of equipment


3,670.04


Gravel


9,042.36


Hardware


19.00


Materials and supplies


17.64


Concrete


27,861.76


Hauling stumps to dump


2,752.57


Bronze tablet


375.00


All other


8.23


660,532.16


660,532.16


City Planning Board


Personal Service:


Members of Board


2,500.00


City Planner


5,506.26


Secretary


3,000.58


Research Clerk & Drafts-


man


6,804.12


17,810.96


Carried forward


17,810.96


15,954.36


148


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


17,810.96


Ordinary Maintenance:


Supplies, printing & postage


717.76


Photos, maps, supplies ....


336.97


Traveling expense


43.56


Telephone


250.46


All other


58.50


Equipment:


Adding machine


312.75


19,530.96


Board of Appeal


Personal Service:


Members of Board


2,160.00


Secretary


540.00


Assistant Secretary


1,046.00


3,746.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing & advertising


60.03


Supplies & postage


165.00


All other


18.00


243.03


3,989.03


ELECTION EXPENSES


Board of Election Commissioners


Personal Service:


Chairman


5,250.30


Commissioners (3)


2,100.00


Clerks


20,837.41


Registrars for confined


200.00


voters


28,387.71


Ordinary Maintenance:


Postage & supplies


7,337.98


Printing & advertising


7,067.53


Refreshments


379.37


Posting, car hire and truck- ing


651.80


Repairs to ballot boxes


130.00


Telephone


138.42


Mailing Service


993.87


Rent of Equipment


100.20


Maintenance of Equipment


20.99


All other


81.50


16,901.66


45,289.37


1,407.25


149


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Pay of Election Officers


Personal Service:


Wardens and Clerks


2,924.00


Inspectors


4,770.00


Extra Clerks


4,090.00


11,784.00


11,784.00


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Polling Places


Personal Service:


Janitors' services


478.45


Labor


1,761.52


Ordinary Maintenance:


Rent


1,080.00


Lumber


631.37


Hardware & materials


1 87.33


Heating & plumbing


102.90


Building & electrical re-


pairs


111.85


2,113.45


4,353.42


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department


Personal Service:


Chief


5,950.59


Deputy Chiefs


10,901.08


Captains


24,752.45


Lieutenants


45,505.50


Sergeants


49,807.32


Patrolmen


482,736.30


Garage mechanic


4,000.47


Matrons


5,821.30


629,475.01


Ordinary Maintenance:


Auto maintenance


3,738.26


Equipment for men


206.62


Police signal


251.09


Gasoline & oil


6,437.33


Garage supplies


347.23


School patrol


391.64


Printing, postage & supplies


3,627.09


Maintenance office equip- ment


112.27


Care of prisoners


124.31


Telephone


3,869.49


Laundry


102.11


Carried forward


19,207.44


150


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


19,207.44


Photo supplies


1,116.79


Disbursements


624.55


Reimbursements for injuries


207.15


Medical examinations


379.50


All other


27.00


21,562.43


Special Items:


Automobiles


7,650.00


Typewriters


297.50


Uniform allowance


12,450.00


20,397.50


671,434.94


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Police Buildings


Personal Service:


Janitors


8,345.26


Labor


1,368.85


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


1,624.54


Light


1,817.23


Janitors' supplies


1,621.01


Telephone


401.45


Furniture & furnishings


119.51


Repairs to building


338.75


Heating & plumbing repairs


230.69


Rental of water cooler


55.00


Hardware & materials


906.07


All other


49.00


7,163.25


16,877.36


Fire Department


Personal Service:


Chief Engineer


5,950.36


Deputy Chiefs


16,351.71


District Chiefs


14,851.56


Captains and Master Me- chanic


31,642.70


Lieutenants


125,308.23


Mechanics


10,932.92


Firemen


689,077.05


Ambulance Men


14,357.83


Typists


771.34


909,243.70


Ordinary Maintenance:


Apparatus & equipment ....


6,376.36


Tires & tubes


164.20


Carried forward


915,784.26


151


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


915,784.26


Hose


2,304.04


Equipment for men


1,085.09


Hardware, tools, etc.


95.18


Grease & oil


375.03


Gasoline


3,483.12


Printing, postage & supplies Telephone


2,213.02


Janitors' supplies


476.51


Laundry


905.56


Reimbursements


797.50


Medical examinations


360.00


Insurance


84.90


All other


16.50


20,626.48


Equipment:


Typewriter


400.00


Ambulance


4,300.00


4,700.00


Special Items:


Autos


1,961.40


Uniform allowance


17,925.00


19,886.40


954,456.58


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Fire Buildings


Labor


3,849.66


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


4,889.22


Light


5,424.35


Janitors' supplies


37.44


Electrical


building re-


pairs


368.65


Heating & plumbing re-


pairs


1,583.92


Furniture & furnishings


618.75


Hardware & materials


1,181.20


Lumber


268.57


14,372.10


Weights and Measures


Personal Service:


Sealer


4,800.77


Assistants


12,334.25


17,135.02


Carried forward


17,135.02


18,221.76


1,889.47


152


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


17,135.02


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


11.50


Auto allowance


300.00


Gas, oil & repairs


110.51


Dies, tools, etc.


207.88


Conference expenses


52.00


681.89


17,816.91


Electrical Department


Personal Service:


Commissioner


4,928.12


Assistant Inspectors


8,430.12


Fire Alarm Operators


34,783.25


Radio Operators


15,453.37


Traffic Men


12,077.21


Other Employees


17,216.31


Clerk


3,434.55


96,322.93


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fire Alarm System


1,859.45


Police Signal System


281.21


Radio


444.71


Auto allowance


300.00


Maintenance of trucks


883.20


Telephone


480.81


Other materials


822.39


Printing, postage & supplies


370.04


All other


12.61


5,454.42


Special Items:


Batteries


267.24


Truck


1,939.00


Police Signal System


319.50


2,525.74


104,303.09


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Electrical Dept. Buildings


Personal Service:


Janitor


3,525.43


Labor


1,005.69


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


887.87


Rental of water cooler


60.00


Furniture & furnishings ..


17.84


Carried forward


5,496.83


153


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


5,496.83


Hardware & materials


48.26


Repairs to buildings


357.72


Heating & plumbing


266.45


All other


2.75


1,640.89


6,172.01


Rifle Practice


Ordinary Maintenance:


Use of range


120.00


120.00


Civil Defense


Personal Service:


Director


3,050.00


Engineer


780.00


Other services


105.00


Clerks


5,247.65


Other employees


213.48


9,396.13


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


827.79


Telephone


392.86


First aid books & supplies


106.90


Labor


74.16


Materials & supplies


3,431.05


Radio equipment & plies


sup-


2,085.78


Uniforms & accessories


1,637.89


Air-raid sirens


2,231.95


Fire supplies


940.26


Advertising


66.50


Maintenance of equipment


17.25


Reimbursement


67.66


All other


40.96


11,921.01


21,317.14


FORESTRY


Highway Department Suppression of Moths


Labor


2,167.18


Ordinary Maintenance:


Insecticides


240.00


Hardware & materials


28.55


Printing


45.00


313.55


Equipment:


Sprayer


2,100.00


4,580.73


154


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Highway Department, Care of Trees


Labor


13,971.87


Ordinary Maintenance:


Tools & equipment


649.38


Rent of equipment


300.65


Truck maintenance


69.33


1,019.36


14,991.23


HEALTH


Health Department


Personal Service:


Members of Board


1,687.50


Clerk (1/2 salary)


2,025.00


Medical Inspector


5,562.82


Acting Medical Inspector


210.00


Bacteriologist (1/2 salary) ..


2,025.00


Health Nurses


9,049.68


20,560.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


289.94


Carfares & telephone calls


180.00


Laboratory supplies


28.00


Ear clinic


195.50


Care of premature babies


5,139.75


All other


48.86


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:


Infantile Paralysis


772.45


Diptheria Immunization


76.17


Cities and Towns


484.00


Other institutions


1,394.53


State


481.50


Tuberculosis:


Cities and towns


1,157.00


State


6,525.17


Middlesex Sanitarium


28,961.66


Other Institutions


4,640.37


Medical attention


102.84


All other


133.50


50,611.24


Equipment:


Scale


29.95


71,201.19


155


CITY AUDITOR


City Clerk's Department Vital Statistics


Ordinary Maintenance:


Reporting births


333.25


Reporting deaths


198.50


Printing, postage & supplies


680.12


Binding


511.25


1,723.12


Equipment:


285.00


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


Personal Service:


Chief Health Inspector


3,817.75


Inspectors


13,684.12


Veterinarian


3,250.00


20,751.87


Ordinary Maintenance:


Carfares


300.00


21,051.87


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


Personal Service:


Bacteriologist (1/2 salary) ..


2,025.00


Clerk (1/2 salary)


2,025.00


4,050.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


186.82


Laboratory equipment and supplies


356.46


Auto allowance


200.00


743.28


4,793.28


Division of Dental Hygiene


Personal Service:


Inspectors & Assistants .. 22,797.80


Ordinary Maintenance:


Doctor's supplies


1,119.21


Laundry


343.80


Supplies, printing, postage


174.50


Repairs to equipment


33.20


1,670.71


24,468.51


Typewriter


Expenses


Outlays


2,008.12


156


ANNUAL REPORTS


Inspection of School Children


Personal Service:


Inspectors & Assistants ..


4,200.00


Nurses


13,154.00


17,354.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


50.50


Carfares


64.25


114.75


Equipment:


Audiometer


520.00


17,988.75


SANITATION


Sewers Maintenance


Labor


50,257.61


Ordinary Maintenance:


Trucks maintenance


2,412.39


Telephone


59.40


Tools, equipment & repairs


967.03


Materials & supplies


1,769.67


Care of Medford St. pump


39.59


Gas & oil


671.38


Castings


826.39


Supplies


292.36


All other


5.25


7,043.46


Equipment:


Trucks


5,832.00


Sewers Construction


Catch Basins


4,026.94


Pipe, cement, bricks


538.45


Castings


11.76


Rent of equipment


1,715.46


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Sewer Buildings


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


496.33


Heating & plumbing


100.95


597.28


Expenses


Outlays


63,133.07


6,292.61


597.28


157


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Sanitary Department


Personal Service:


Superintendent


5,348.89


Bookkeeper


3,728.03


9,076.92


Labor


390,411.51


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


129.01


Auto allowance


401.00


Telephone


173.27


Maintenance of equipment


10.95


Medical examinations


120.00


All other


85.00


Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage: Trucks, maintenance and supplies


24,637.75


Gas & oil


14,968.83


Rental of dump


32,000.00


Materials & supplies


2,719.66


75,245.47


474,733.90


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Sanitary Buildings


Labor 264.23


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


456.39


Hardware & materials


304.03


Heating & plumbing


.93


761.35


1,025.58


Highway Department, Street Cleaning


Labor


32,755.36


Ordinary Maintenance:


Maintenance of equipment


2,803.14


All other


277.40


3,080.54


35,835.90


HIGHWAYS


Highway Maintenance


Personal Service:


Commissioner


3,996.24


Assistant to Commissioner


4,945.22


Clerks


6,717.82


15,659.28


Carried forward


15,659.28


158


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


15,659.28


Labor


114,373.25


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


233.63


Telephone


302.34


Tools, equipment & repairs


638.64


Trucks, maintenance and supplies


2,247.78


Broken stone, brick, ce- ment


1,193.72


Lumber


130.67


Resurfacing materials


3,704.78


Oil and waste


84.61


Hardware & paint


433.64


Gasoline & motor oil


3,677.71


Medical examinations


180.00


Insurance


66.41


Signs


265.24


Fences


19.00


Fuel


83.21


Power


4.50


Registration of Equipment


75.00


All other


83.20


Blacksmith service


1,211.20


Rent for trucks


27.00


Repair of equipment


30.00


Repair to underpass


59.27


14,751.55


144,784.08


Sidewalks Maintenance


Labor


11,013.08


11,013.08


Snow Removal


Labor


5,832.48


Sand, cinders & salt


2,366.59


Tools, equipment & repairs


944.41


Gas & oil


575.87


Rental of trucks, plows, etc.


2,544.05


Repairs to trucks, plows, etc.


2,322.68


All other


16.00


14,602.08


Equipment:


Jeep


2,126.67


Snow Fighters


5,175.00


7,301.67


21,903.75


159


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Street Lighting


Ordinary Maintenance:


Electricity


116,462.12


Supplies


1,855.92


Christmas Lighting and


Decorations


476.11


Spot Lights


339.19


119,133.34


Special Items:


Christmas Lighting


731.85


Christmas Decorations


2,544.49


3,276.34


122,409.68


Traffic Light Maintenance


Ordinary Maintenance:


Electricity


2,703.60


Supplies


1,924.48


Repairs


38.50


Signs


8.00


All other


11.50


4,686.08


4,686.08


Parking Meters


Personal Service:


Repair Men & Collectors ..


15,275.51


Clerk-typist


10.14


15,285.65


Ordinary Maintenance:


Tools


428.32


Repairs & parts for meters


962.46


Office supplies


1,460.02


Truck maintenance


304.83


Other supplies


1,545.38


Rent of equipment


927.84


Pipe machine & ties


528.20


Special work (repairs)


171.75


Signs


1,370.64


Repair equipment


64.68


All other


190.20


7,954.32


23,239.97


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Highway Buildings


Labor


232.94


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


412.79


Light


167.39


Carried forward


813.12


160


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


813.12


Repairs to building


58.07


Hardware & materials


1,32


Heating & plumbing


3.92


643.49


876.43


Chapter 90-Highways


Resurfacing Materials


57,087.79


Catch Basin


328.00


Mason Work


864.61


Traffic Police


1,645.00


59,925.40


59,925.40


WELFARE


Welfare Miscellaneous


Personal Service:


Members of Board


2,550.00


Agent


6,076.06


Clerks


7,418.25


Social Workers


15,554.28


City Physician


5,026.60


Assistant to City Physician


4,383.08


Nurse


3,003.44


Dental & medical assistant


2,303.16


46,314.87


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


1,609.92


Carfares & auto allowance


1,934.18


Telephone


362.92


Truck hire


5,220.00


Maintenance office equip- ment & rental


51.15


Outside Relief:


Cash payrolls


45,339.13


Board & care


4,612.43


Groceries & provisions


8,752.95


Dry goods & clothing


698.60


Medicine and medical at- tendance


14,185.55


Doctors' supplies


3,156.85


Somerville Hospital


13,079.60


State Institutions


16,171.06


Other Institutions


7,382.15


Laundry


108.35


Burials


1,066.80


Relief by Cities & Towns ..


32,266.63


Social Service Index


84.75


Disbursements


90.28


Carried forward


202,488.17


161


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


202,488.17


Ambulance


48.00


Furniture & furnishings


44.05


Central Hospital


1,721.00


Out of State Travel


200.00


All other


124.05


158,310.40


Equipment:


Typewriter


162.50


204,787.77


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Surplus Commodities Store


Ordinary Maintenance:


Telephone


6.40


Light


3.27


9.67


9.67


Disability Assistance


Personal Service:


Social Workers


6,809.01


Clerk


1,055.06


7,864.07


Ordinary Maintenance:


Cash pay roll


110,887.41


Carfares & auto allowance


502.00


Supplies, printing & postage


821.06


Maintenance of equipment


33.75


Social Service Index


84.75


All other


47.45


112,376.42


Equipment:


Camera


257.00


120,497.49


Federal Grants-Disability Assistance Administration


Social Workers


9,583.59


Clerk


1,265.31


10,848.90


10,848.90


Federal Grant-Disability Assistance


Cash pay rolls


123,819.08


123,819.08


162


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Aid to Dependent Children


Personal Service:


Social workers


12,262.21


Clerks


5,388.68


17,650.89


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


1,015.50


Carfares & auto allowance


824.56


Cash Pay rolls


209,695.81


Social service index


84.75


Maintenance of equipment


36.75


Cash disbursements


50.00


Conference


47.51


All other


1.50


211,756.38


Equipment:


Adding machine


250.00


Typewriter


112.50


362.50


229,769.77


Federal Grants-Aid to Dependent Children Administration


Social Workers


13,476.37


Clerks


5,179.93


18,656.30


18,656.30


Federal Grant-Aid to Dependent Children


Cash pay rolls


201,813.81


201,813.81


Old Age Assistance


Personal Service:


Clerks


10,919.71


Social Workers


18,435.73


29,355.44


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


6,122.75


Carfares & auto allowance


1,382.45


Telephone


99.68


Maintenance of equipment


424.06


Social Service Index


356.25


Typewriter Tables


45.00


All other


38.45


Outside Relief:


Assistance


980,963.58


Relief by Cities & Towns


25,635.50


1,015,067.72


Carried forward


1,044,423.16


163


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward 1,044,423.16


Equipment:


Typewriters (3)


487.50


Filing Equipment


203.17


690.67


Federal Grant-Old Age Assistance Administration


Clerks


18,589.68


Social Workers


34,271.47


52,861.15


52,861.15


Federal Grant-Old Age Assistance


Assistance


801,381.19


801,381.19


Welfare-City Home


Personal Service:


Superintendent & matron ..


5,154.27


Domestic Labor


19,833.17


Ordinary Maintenance:


Office supplies and news- papers


125.70


Disbursements


161.60


Groceries & provisions


14,429.60


Bedding, dry goods and clothing


36.30


Medicine and medical at- tendance


1,652.93


Barbers' services


192.00


Household furnishings and supplies


1,177.77


Telephone


242.50


Power


214.32


All other


58.00


18,290.72


43,278.16


Public Buildings Department Maintenance City Home Buildings


Labor


2,113.23


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


2,753.83


Light & power


815.15


Heating & plumbing repairs


285.07


Electrical & building repairs


194.01


Carried forward


6,161.29


1,045,113.83


164


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


6,161.29


Hardware & materials


1,364.91


Furniture & furnishings


195.19


Exterminating


480.00


All other


9.70


6,097.86


8,211.09


VETERANS' SERVICES


Veterans' Services


Personal Service:


Agent


4,950.49


Clerks


8,681.37


Investigators


20,154.70


33,786.56


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


493.39


Carfares & auto allowance


1,920.00


All other


10.89


Maintenance of equipment


57.00


2,481.28


36,267.84


Veterans' Benefits-Somerville


Ordinary Maintenance:


Cash Aid


25,360.64


Medicine and medical at- tendance


1,621.29


Hospital care


2,038.46


Groceries & provisions


806.50


Board & care


1,687.05


State


106.50


Cities & towns


120.00


All other


21.22


31,761.66


31,761.66


Veterans' Benefits-State


Ordinary Maintenance:


Cash Aid


25,614.61


Medicine and medical at- tendance


1,747.04


Hospital care


2,038.44


Groceries & provisions


821.50


Board & care


1,750.91


State


106.50


Cities & towns


120.00


All other


21.23


32,220.23


32,220.23


165


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


War Allowance


Ordinary Maintenance:


Cash Aid


897.00


Medical care


144.25


1,041.25


1,041.25


Soldiers' Burials


Ordinary Maintenance:


Burials-Somerville


350.00


Burials-State


350.00


700.00


700.00


Public Buildings Department


Maintenance Veterans' Services Building Labor 11.66


Ordinary Maintenance:




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