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34.15
10,967.38
Equipment:
Adding Machine
798.50
Typewriter
238.75
1,037.25
Assessors' Department
Personal Service:
Chairman
4,500.00
Assessors
..............
8,800.00
Clerks
..........
26,515.96
39,815.96
Carried forward
39,815.96
Auditor
5,650.00
Bookkeeper and Assistant
to Auditor
5,150.00
Clerks
22,039.10
32,839.10
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, Postage & Supplies
436.01
Printing
2,437.12
Telephone
124.54
Maintenance of Equipment
280.03
Conference Expenses ..
199.08
Dues
45.00
All other
3.20
3,524.98
Equipment:
Typewriter
181.25
Personal Service:
85,629.97
57
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
39,815.96
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, Postage & Supplies
676.82
Printing & Advertising ....
743.47
Maintenance of Equipment
582.40
Binding
249.64
Telephone
49.58
Title Work
1,127.30
Auto Allowance, Carfares
1,536.75
Association Dues
90.00
All other
27.84
5,083.80
Special Item:
Appraisal
5,850.00
Licensing Commission
Personal Service:
Commissioners (3)
2,100.00
Clerk
3,736.00
5,836.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, Postage & Supplies
648.52
Auto Allowance
773.68
Commissioner's Expense ..
183.54
Telephone
77.56
Maint. of Office Equip.
13.45
1,696.75
City Clerk's Department
Personal Service:
Clerk
6,350.00
Assistant City Clerk
4,850.00
Bookkeeper & Clerks
23,511.28
34,711.28
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, Postage & Supplies
551.64
Printing & Advertising ..
356.50
Telephone
165.18
Bonds
35.00
Maintenance of Equipment
49.85
Dues
90.00
. .
1,248.17
Special Item:
Convention Expense .. 274.90
Certification of Notes and Bonds
Ordinary Maintenance: Cost of Certifying .. 2,549.10
2,549.10
50,749.76
7,532.75
36,234.35
58
ANNUAL REPORTS
Law Department
Expenses Outlays
Personal Service:
City Solicitor
5,350.00
Assistant City Solicitor
4,350.00
Clerical Services
3,766.36
13,466.36
Ordinary Maintenance:
Books, Postage & Supplies
378.55
Telephone
207.62
Auto Allowance
991.66
Fees
235.10
Expenses at Meetings
70.00
Photos
303.10
Subscription Fees
530.00
Appraisals
62.00
Typewriter Maintenance ..
30.00
Court Cases, Draft. Legis- lation
190.00
Medical Examinations
240.00
All other
54.45
3,292.48
16,758.84
Land Court Proceedings
Ordinary Maintenance:
Recording
59.18
Postage & Supplies
7.11
Balance Due Tax Lien
4.00
Notice of Filing
33.75
Petition to Foreclose
586.72
690.76
690.76
City Messenger
Personal Service:
City Messenger
5,150.00
Assistant City Messenger ..
3,210.00
8,360.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Auto Allowance
1,200.00
9,560.00
Planning Board
Personal Service:
Members of Board
2,500.00
City Planner
3,632.71
Secretary
3,250.00
Research Clerk & Drafts-
man
7,745.76
17,128.47
Carried forward
17,128.47
59
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
17,128.47
Ordinary Maintenance:
Supplies, printing & postage
726.19
Photos, Maps & Supplies ..
154.43
Traveling Expense
58.26
938.88
18,067.35
Engineering Department
Personal Service:
Assistant Engineers
23,922.82
Clerk
3,766.36
Others
1,695.49
29,384.67
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
819.30
Auto Allowance
600.00
Telephone
196.50
Instruments & Supplies
143.34
Truck Maintenance
5,010.10
Maintenance Office Equip.
15.16
Bituminous Concrete for
Trum Field
1,191.00
Maint. Tools, Equipment .
1,100.36
Moving Monuments
352.00
Materials & Supplies
1,756.23
Concrete, Sand, Gravel
4,889.64
Lumber
827.63
16,901.26
46,285.93
Public Works Department Commissioner of Public Buildings
Personal Service:
Superintendent ... 5,450.00
Plan Checker
4,587.44
Inspector Plumbing & Gas
4,535.16
Clerks
9,652.85
24,225.45
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
987.41
Auto Allowance
900.00
Telephone
139.69
Dues
76.10
All other
44.00
....
2,147.20
26,372.65
60
ANNUAL REPORTS
Public Works Department Maintenance Municipal Buildings- City Hall
Expenses
Outlays
Personal Service:
Janitors
17,056.36
Telephone Operators
6,516.24
23,572.60
Labor
941.92
Ordinary Maintenance:
Light
1,490.65
Furniture & Furnishings ..
643.13
Janitors & Supplies
686.17
Electrical & Bldg. Repairs
93.82
Equipment
36.13
Laundry
69.81
Lumber
121.43
Hardware & Materials
85.46
Rental of Water Coolers
522.00
Telephones
6,534.43
Christmas Decorations
245.50
Plumbing & Heating
137.18
Bulbs
92.06
Fuel
261.61
Insurance
114.50
11,133.88
35,648.40
Board of Appeal
Personal Service:
Members of Board
2,160.00
Secretary
540.00
Assistant Secretary
1,300.00
4,000.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing & Advertising ...
96.25
Supplies & Postage
160.83
257.08
4,257.08
ELECTION EXPENSES
Board of Election Commissioners
Personal Service:
Chairman ..
5,334.69
Commissioners (3)
2,093.51
Clerks
19,246.55
26,674.75
Carried forward
26,674.75
61
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
26,674.75
Ordinary Maintenance:
Postage & Supplies
962.56
Printing & Advertising
8,792.94
Refreshments
453.77
Posting, Car Hire & Truck- ing
737.75
Repairs & Delivering Bal- lot Boxes
167.75
Telephone
126.30
Election Supplies
514.45
Repair & Rental of Equip.
36.50
All other
67.00
11,859.02
Special Items:
Listing of State Census . 2,878.63
41,412.40
Pay of Election Officers
Personal Service:
Wardens & Clerks
3,302.00
Inspectors
4,965.00
Extra Clerks
4,912.00
13,179.00
13,179.00
Public Works Department Maintenance Polling Places
Personal Service:
Janitors' Service
719.32
Labor
1,266.32
Ordinary Maintenance: Rent
1,050.00
Lumber
10.04
Heating & Plumbing
15.85
Bldg. & Electrical Repairs
104.88
Rental of Chairs & Tables
58.00
1,238.77
3,224.41
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
Personal Service:
Chief ...
6,050.00
Deputy Chief
5,550.00
Captains
24,018.26
Lieutenants
46,744.50
Sergeants
50,674.00
Patrolmen
524,679.16
Carried forward
657,715.92
62
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
657,715.92
Garage Mechanic
4,100.75
Matons
6,020.30
667,836.97
Ordinary Maintenance:
Auto Maintenance
4,049.78
Equipment for Men
623.73
Gasoline & Oil
6,035.66
Garage Supplies
599.56
School Patrol
345.00
Books, Postage & Supplies
1,929.82
Maintenance Office Equip.
102.64
Care of Prisoners
163.23
Telephone
4,064.37
Laundry
57.14
Bicycle Registration
136.20
Photo Supplies
417.77
Police Signal
230.54
Medical Examinations
240.00
Reimbursements for Injuries
1,031.20
Expenses incurred Investi-
gating Accidents, etc. ..
415.00
Printing
685.50
Rifle Range Supplies
219.82
All other
8.10
21,355.06
Special Items:
Typewriters
296.37
Uniform Allowances
12,300.00
12,596.37
Equipment:
New Cars
... 5,098.60
706,887.00
Public Works Department Maintenance Police Dept. Bldg.
Personal Service:
Janitors
8,519.17
Labor
2,062.21
Ordinary Maintenance:
Fuel
2,677.24
Light
2,167.50
Janitors' Supplies
619.78
Telephone
497.31
Furniture & Furnishings
348.12
Repairs to Bldg. & Elec. ...
791.62
Heating & Plumbing
812.24
Insurance
223.01
Windows Cleaned
80.00
Hardware & Materials
657.67
Carried forward 19,455.87
63
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
19,455.87
Photo, Sink, Develop Tank
115.00
Rent Water Cooler
60.00
Tools & Equipment
191.35
9,240.84
Special Item:
Furn. & Erect. Turntable ..
2,830.00
22,652.22
Fire Department
Personal Service:
Chief
6,050.00
Deputy Chiefs
16,649.51
District Chiefs
20,200.00
Captains
32,550.00
Lieutenants
102,000.00
Mechanics
16,400.00
Firemen
732,296.42
Ambulance Men
28,700.00
Master Mechanic
5,050.00
Clerk-Typist
4,240.00
964,135.93
Ordinary Maintenance:
Apparatus & Equipment ..
9,045.24
Tires & Tubes
458.95
Hose Repair
2,510.49
Equipment for Men
95.75
Hardware, Tools, etc.
267.87
Gasoline, Grease & Oil
3,944.25
Office Equip. & Maint.
74.07
Batteries
250.55
Printing, postage & supplies
1,292.94
Telephone
2,333.14
Janitors' Supplies
887.19
Laundry
937.64
Reimbursements-
Medical Service
1,891.03
Insurance
65.50
24,054.61
Equipment:
Pump & Hose Car
17,475.00
Ladder Truck
36,077.00
53,552.00
Special Items:
Uniform Allowance
18,225.00
Expenses at Convention ...
278.36
18,503.36
1,060,245.90
..
..
64
ANNUAL REPORTS
Public Works Department Maintenance Fire Building
Expenses Outlays
19,651.19
Weights and Measures
Personal Service:
Sealer
4,900.00
Assistants
...
12,269.52
17,169.52
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
263.71
Auto Allowance ..
300.00
Gas, Oil & Repairs
111.90
Dies, Tools, etc.
60.32
Hardware & Materials
89.65
Advertising
4.12
Expenses at Conference ..
60.00
889.70
18,059.22
Electrical Department
Personal Service:
Commissioner
5,450.00
Assistant Inspectors
8,977.38
Fire Alarm Operators
36,084.39
Radio Operators
16,042.26
Traffic Men
12,807.50
Other Employees
24,987.71
Clerk
3,506.36
107,855.60
Ordinary Maintenance:
Fire Alarm System
2,303.34
Police Signal System
229.03
Radio
246.67
Hardware & Supplies
174.73
Carried forward
110,809.37
Labor
2,016.15
Ordinary Maintenance:
Fuel
7,425.99
Light
5,428.42
Janitors' Supplies
221.70
Electrical & Bldg. Repair ..
639.77
Heating & Plumbing Sup.
764.28
Furniture & Furnishings ..
304.60
Hardware & Materials
972.11
Lumber
369.56
Insurance
806.61
Exterminating
35.00
All other
5.00
16,973.04
Special Item:
Doors at Cross St. . .. . ....
662.00
65
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
110,809.37
Auto Allowance
300.00
Maintenance of Trucks
1,762.04
Telephone
739.78
Rainwear
428.83
Printing, postage & supplies
488.85
Maintenance of Equip. ....
18.77
Rent of Duct
11.00
All other
18.00
6,721.04
114,576.64
Public Works Department Maintenance of Electrical Dept. Bldg.
Personal Service:
Janitor
555.44
Ordinary Maintenance:
Fuel
1,125.94
Light
21.18
Rental of Water Cooler
55.00
Hardware & Materials
159.25
Repairs to Bldgs. & Elec.
3.00
Elec. for Air Raid Siren
4.03
Insurance
103.71
Furniture & Furnishings
188.93
..
1,661.04
2,216.48
Civil Defense
Personal Service:
Director
3,000.00
Clerks
6,095.44
9,095.44
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
211.09
Advertising
62.25
Telephone
264.79
Maint. Office Equipment ..
60.00
First Aid Books & Supplies
622.50
Radio Equip. & Supplies
5.66
Auto Maintenance
368.24
Auxiliary Police
3,054.23
Auxiliary Fire
198.07
Reimburse. Misc. Supplies
153.26
Misc. Hardware & Supplies
250.94
Transportation Services ...
44.00
Helmets
72.00
5,367.03
Special Items:
Generator-Communications
740.90
Attack Warning Material
1,348.42
Carried forward
16,551.79
66
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
16,551.79
Education & Training
176.00
Radiological Instruments ..
480.39
Water Cooler
215.00
2 Generator Plants & Tanks ..
6,471.00
Radio Apparatus
99.90
Ammunition for Training
186.13
9,717.74
24,180.21
FORESTRY
Public Works Department Suppression of Moths
Labor
949.96
949.96
Public Works Department Care of Trees
Labor
13,133.39
Ordinary Maintenance:
Tools & Hardware
170.44
Rent of Equipment
1,368.76
Truck Maintenance
83.00
Equipment & Repairs
380.18
Remove Tree & Stumps ..
2,083.60
Insecticides
255.75
4,341.73
17,475.12
HEALTH
Health Department
Personal Service:
Members of Board
2,250.00
Clerk (1/2 salary)
2,991.65
Medical Inspector
4,250.00
Acting Medical Inspector
210.00
Bacteriologist (1/2 salary) ..
2,075.00
Health Nurses
10,200.00
21,976.65
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
341.14
Carfares & Tel. Calls
182.19
Lab. Supplies & Laundry
71.04
Express Charges
28.98
Care of Premature Babies
7,864.78
Food Handlers X-Ray
214.00
All other
10.00
Quarantine & Contagious Diseases:
Ear Clinic
219.00
Infantile Paralysis 676.90
Carried forward
31,584.68
67
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
31,584.68
Diphtheria Immunization ..
107.65
Cities & Towns
1,599.75
Other Institutions
673.94
Polio Inoculation
176.84
Tuberculosis:
Cities & Towns
465.25
State
1,320.00
Middlesex Sanitarium
26,914.16
Other Institutions
270.27
All other
610.54
41,746.43
Equipment:
Typewriter
...
64,051.83
City Clerk's Department Vital Statistics
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
538.02
Binding
66.34
604.36
604.36
Inspection of Animals & Provisions
Personal Service:
Chief Health Inspector
3,901.56
Inspectors
11,072.01
Veterinarian
3,350.00
18,323.57
Ordinary Maintenance:
Carfares
250.00
18,573.57
Inspection of Milk & Vinegar
Personal Service:
Inspector
2,899.49
Bacteriologist (1/2 salary) ..
2,075.00
Clerk (1/2 salary)
2,075.00
7,049.49
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
173.04
Lab. Equipment & Supplies Auto Allowance
235.04
200.00
608.08
7,657.57
328.75
68
ANNUAL REPORTS
Division of Dental Hygiene
Personal Service:
Inspector & Assistants .... 24,110.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Doctors' Supplies
486.72
Laundry ..
293.95
Supplies, printing & postage Repairs to Equipment ..
297.25
1,399.57
25,509.57
Inspection of School Children
Personal Service:
Inspectors & Assistants ...
4,949.29
Nurses
16,425.00
21,374.29
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
44.00
Carfares
94.69
138.69
21,512.98
SANITATION
Public Works Department Sewers Maintenance
Labor
68,107.74
Ordinary Maintenance:
Trucks Maintenance
1,790.53
Tools, Equip. & Repairs ..
2,138.05
Materials & Supplies
3,349.18
Care of Medford St. Pump
370.09
Castings
748.50
Sewer Repair, Pearl St. ..
125.00
Backhoe Service
248.00
8,769.35
76,877.09
Sewers Construction
Contract Catch Basins, etc. .. 6,532.44
6,532.44
Sanitary Department
Personal Service:
Superintendent
5,700.00
Bookkeeper
4,026.36
9,726.36
Labor
407,106.39
Carried forward
416,832.75
Expenses
Outlays
321.65
69
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
416,832.75
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
444.30
Auto Allowance ..
401.50
Telephone .
193.30
Trucks Maint .- Supplies ..
25,031.98
Gas, Oil & Grease
16,048.62
Material & Supplies
1,202.60
Maint. Office Equipment ..
63.92
Dump
29,916.67
Buckets
984.64
Medical Examination
60.00
74,347.53
Special Items:
Garbage Disposal
6,993.32
Rainwear
1,000.00
7,993.32
499,173.60
Public Works Department Street Cleaning
Labor
38,830.83
Ordinary Maintenance:
Maintenace of Equipment
7,635.89
Materials & Supplies ......
235.25
7,871.14
46,701.97
Public Works Department Highway Maintenance
Personal Service:
Commissioner
5,450.00
Assistant Commissioner
900.00
Clerks
7,566.48
13,916.48
Labor
98,358.52
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & Supplies
669.59
Telephone
599.12
Tools, Equip. & Repairs ...
1,553.63
Truck Maint. & Supplies ..
3,789.87
Broken Stone, Brick, Ce- ment
3,321.71
Lumber
789.53
Resurfacing Materials
11,308.18
Hardware & Paint Supplies
2,803.11
Gasoline & Motor Oil
4,483.40
Weather Reports
50.00
Signs
733 86
Oil & Waste
438.49
Fences
7.68
Safety Cones
91.08
Maintenance of Equipment
30.00
Carried forward
142,944.25
70
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
142,944.25
Construction
2,984.08
Rent
27.00
33,680.33
145,955.33
Public Works Department Sidewalks Maintenance
Labor
20,038.74
20,038.74
Chapter 90-Highways
Construction ...
124,958.48
124,958.48
Public Works Department Snow Removal
Labor
3,501.04
Ordinary Maintenance:
Sand, Cinders, & Salt
2,718.98
Tools, Equip. & Repairs ...
111.71
Repair of Trucks, Plows,
Etc.
803.75
Gas & Oil
747.38
4,381.82
7,882.86
Public Works Department Street Lighting
Ordinary Maintenance:
Street Lights
122,714.09
Supplies
408.50
Spot Lights
180.38
Flood Lighting Trum Field
694.52
Lights Memorial Park
41.90
Bulbs
48.62
Christmas Lighting
1,239.58
125,327.59
Special Items:
Christmas Lighting
1,604.85
Christmas Decorations .....
366.00
1,970.85
Public Works Department Traffic Light Maintenance
Ordinary Maintenance:
Electricity
2,920.68
Supplies
796.54
Repairs
147.75
Signs
551.56
4,416.53
127,298.44
4,416.53
71
CITY AUDITOR
Parking Lot Account
Expenses
Outlays
Rent of Lot
2,280.00
Fence
2,011.00
Insurance
791.07
Materials & Supplies, Ce- ment & Concrete
769.40
Curbings
1,493.48
Rental Backhoe
550.00
Frames, Grates, Catch Basin
409.69
Steel Light Poles
906.00
Setting Edgestones & Cor- ners
421.00
Guard Rail
1,932.37
End Post and Channel
Section
972.48
Advertising
11.25
Hardware & Paint
20.74
Pipe for Meters
107.30
Surfacing Parking Area
2,325.00
Signs
98.33
Meters
2,977.50
Tree & Brush Removal
650.00
Electricity
188.84
Grove St. Paving
3,598.42
22,513.87
22,513.87
Parking Meters
Personal Service:
Repair Men
18,024.47
Ordinary Maintenance:
Repairs & Parts for Meters
1,455.92
Office Supplies
84.34
Truck Maintenance
266.60
Gravel Mix
325.05
Misc. Equip. and Repairs
70.03
Other Supplies
851.53
Signs
140.80
New Meters
1,320.95
Cartridges
54.00
Repairs to Compressor
82.12
Pipe
48.65
4,699.99
22,724.46
WELFARE
Welfare Miscellaneous
Personal Service:
Members of Board
2,547.81
Agent
5,434.94
Clerks
5,752.49
Social Workers
16,760.76
City Physician
4,210.00
Assistant City Physicians 5,499.60
Carried forward
40,205.60
....
72
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses Outlays
Brought forward
40,205.60
Nurse
3,269.52
Dental & Medical Assistant
1,970.65
45,445.77
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
137.70
Carfares & Auto Allowance
1,442.26
Telephone
231.10
Binding
230.00
Laundry
91.50
Truck Hire
5,352.50
Expenses of Agent, etc. ...
794.16
Maintenance Office Equip. & Rental
31.20
Convention Expenses
....
180.56
Outside Relief:
Cash Pay Rolls
76,731.01
Board & Care
830.79
Groceries & Provisions
17,095.48
Dry Goods & Clothing .....
1,073.74
Medicine & Medical At- tendance
9,485.22
Doctors' Supplies
332.76
Ambulance & Taxi Service
107.90
Somerville Hospital
8,790.55
Petty Cash
303.41
State Institutions
7,609.89
Other Institutions
15,058.82
Burials
595.00
Relief by Cities & Towns
50,827.79
Social Service Index
93.75
Central Hospital
1,566.00
Execute Court Case
572.25
Dues, etc.
55.00
199,620.34
Disability Assistance
Personal Service:
Social Workers
7,467.46
Clerk
1,144.51
8,611.97
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cash Pay Roll
188,486.90
Carfares & Auto Allowance
542.00
Supplies, printing & postage
543.91
Maintenance of Equipment
38.80
Medical Consultations .....
375.00
Telephone
162.48
Reimbursements
..
20.00
190,169.09
Carried forward
198,781.06
....
245,066.11
73
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
198,781.06
Equipment:
Master & Secretarial Audo- graph ... 679.52
199,460.58
Federal Grant-Disability Assistance Administration
Personal Service:
Social Workers
11,984.43
Clerks
1,943.62
13,928.05
13,928.05
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cash Pay Rolls
91,730.66
91,730.66
91,730.66
Aid to Dependent Children
Personal Service:
Social Workers
15,933.08
Clerks
7,338.96
23,272.04
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
1,026.40
Carfares & Auto Allowance
1,237.41
Cash Pay Rolls
249,791.64
Social Service Index
170.25
Maintenance of Equipment
52.00
Telephone
16.55
Cash Disbursements
22.00
252,316.25
275,588.29
Federal Grant-Aid to Dependent Children Administration
Personal Service:
Social Workers
16,172.71
Clerks
7,267.45
23,440.16
23,440.16
Federal Grant-Aid to Dependent Children
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cash Pay Rolls
203,348.62
203,348.62
74
ANNUAL REPORTS
Old Age Assistance
Expenses
Outlays
Personal Service:
Social Workers
23,470.90
Clerks
14,919.95
38,390.85
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
4,828.68
Carfares & Auto Allowance
1,649.71
Cash Aid
962,181.52
Telephone
114.80
Maintenance of Equipment
578.61
Relief by Cities & Towns ..
116,576.06
Social Service Index
281.25
Medical Care
450.00
All other
17.23
1,086,677.86
Equipment:
Typewriter ....
425.00
Audograph ..... .....
679.52
1,104.52
1,126,173.23
Federal Grant --- Old Age Assistance Administration
Personal Service:
Social Workers
29,723.34
Clerks
19,182.41
48,905.75
48,905.75
Federal Grant- Old Age Assistance
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cash Pay Rolls
.. 741,292.24
741,292.24
Public Works Department Maintenance City Home Bldg.
Ordinary Maintenance:
Light
28.13
28.13
VETERANS' SERVICES
Veterans' Services
Personal Service:
Agent
5,050.00
Clerks
6,195.56
Investigators
..... 20,650.00
31,895.56
Carried forward
31,895.56
75
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
31,895.56
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
535.37
Carfares & Auto Allowance
1,950.00
Maint. of Equipment
70.00
Convention Expenses
60.00
Association Dues
10.00
2,625.37
34,520.93
Veterans' Benefits-Somerville
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cash Aid
24,694.50
Medicine & Medical At- tendance
1,501.71
Hospital Care
4,843.05
Groceries & Provisions
1,112.24
Board and Care
1,190.06
Home-maker Services
126.25
Cities and Towns
12.50
All other
13.78
Moving
72.16
Fuel
1,792.50
35,358.75
35,358.75
Veterans' Benefits-State
Ordinary Maintenance:
Cash Aid
25,719.50
Medicine & Medical At- tendance
1,501.79
Hospital Care
4,845.10
Groceries & Provisions
1,127.23
Board & Care
1,190.11
Home-maker Services
126.25
Fuel
1,912.50
Cities & Towns
12.50
Moving
72.17
All other
.......
13.78
36,520.93
36,520.93
Soldiers' Burials
Ordinary Maintenance:
Burials-Somerville
294.60
Burials-State
449.50
744.10
744.10
Veterans' Graves Registration
Personal Service: Graves Registration Officer
750.00
Carried forward
750.00
76
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
750.00
Ordinary Maintenance:
Wreaths, Baskets
70.00
Flags
26.40
846.40
846.40
EDUCATION
School Contingent
Personal Service:
Superintendent
10,000.00
Assistant Superintendent ..
9,000.00
Clerks
58,153.06
Attendance Officer
4,683.49
Super. School Cafeteria
4,166.86
Other Employees
1,004.37
87,007.78
Ordinary Maintenance:
Printing, postage & supplies
6,369.55
Telephone
6,922.44
Auto Allowance, Carfares
1,536.11
All other
68.13
Dues
265.00
Textbooks & Supplies
Text & Reference Books ..
19,593.86
School Supplies
33,993.09
Equipment & Repairs
2,300.35
Manual Training & Supplies
14,070.39
Musical Instruments & Sup.
1,581.90
Binding
537.70
Other Expenses
Diplomas & Grad. Expenses
1,061.37
Officials at Games
317.50
Express
456.37
Disbursments
164.24
Catering & Dinners
1,022.12
Printing Tickets, Annual Report
1,153.70
Forster School Spec. Classes
888.80
First Aid Supplies
176.58
Swim Periods
375.00
Care of Truants
26.00
Athletic Supplies & Equip. New Equipment
3,482.56
9,229.13
Bus Service
5,151.25
Education Tests
232.24
Expense of Drivers-
Training Cars
230.89
M. T. A. Tickets - Pupils Transportation 6,443.75
Carried forward
204,657.80
77
CITY AUDITOR
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
204,657.80
Travel in State
328.71
Expenses at Convention
147.37
Band Uniforms
69.00
118,195.10
205,202.88
Outside Tuition
Ordinary Maintenance:
City of Boston
4,659.66
Other Cities
3,301.82
Transportation
409.36
8,370.84
8,370.84
School Teachers' Salaries
Personal Service:
Day School
2,621,449.94
Evening School
12,986.10
Americanization
7,087.15
Military Service Acct.
2,000.00
2,643,523.19
2,643,523.19
Elementary Schools
Capen Street:
Architect Fees
3,055.72
Contract Payments
181,142.81
Inspector Services
180.00
Meacham Street:
Architect Fees
9,865.73
Contract Payments
607,663.19
801,907.45
801,907.45
Elementary Schools-1955
Pope School:
Architect Fees
23,606.02
Inspector Services Test Borings
391.20
Engineers Services
500.00
Advertising
313.51
Furniture & Furnishings
3,802.34
Duplicator Supplies
35.89
Contract Payments
124,558.96
Meacham Street School:
Architect Fees
750.00
Advertising
31.87
Furnishings & Equipment ..
26,203.38
Duplicator Supplies
35.89
Carried forward
181,909.06
1,680.00
78
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
181,909.06
Capen Street School:
Architect Fees
350.00
Advertising
31.87
Furnishings & Equipment
6,041.19
Duplicator Supplies
35.89
188,368.01
188,368.01
Public Works Department Maintenance School Buildings Buildings and Grounds
Labor
110,660.25
Ordinary Maintenance:
Furniture & Furnishings
3,997.49
Janitors' Supplies
7,916.97
Laundry
2,633.44
Electrical & Bldg. Repairs
25,081.79
Heating & Plumb. Repairs
13,500.61
Equipment & Repairs
3,562.45
Glass, Hardware & Paint
47,623.84
Lumber
6,429.80
Night Watch Service
369.20
Flags & Flag Poles
165.95
Care of Grounds
102.57
Truck Maintenance
1,751.73
Electricity
853.75
Insurance
5,056.97
Electric Bulbs
1,461.20
Carfare Allowance
300.00
Exterminating
1,320.61
Tools
1,525.72
Electrical Supplies
5,123.90
Forster School Supplies
3,266.44
All other
4.72
Cleaning Windows
94.00
Oxy. Soda Ash
146.54
10 Drums Oil
256.20
Inspector Service
150.00
Draw Curtains-Stage West-
428.00
Junior High
133,123.89
243,784.14
Public Works Department Maintenance School Buildings Janitors' Salaries
Personal Service:
Janitors' Salaries
215,537.61
215,537.61
79
CITY AUDITOR
Public Works Department Maintenance School Buildings Fuel & Light
Expenses
Outlays
Ordinary Maintenance:
Fuel
72,448.33
Light
36,585.60
109,033.93
109,033.93
School Department- Hot Lunch Program
Personal Service:
Supervisor
856.26
Cooks
1,201.20
Helpers
1,538.93
3,596.39
Ordinary Maintenance:
Groceries & Meat
1,607.40
Laundry
22.65
Cafeteria & Kitchen Sup.
1,349.14
Service in Cafeteria
238.50
Paper Goods
62.75
Serv. Chg. on Commodities
21.00
Printing & Office Supplies
22.61
Ice Cream
1,555.37
Milk & Cream
3,108.33
Insurance
11.85
7,999.60
11,595.99
Cafeteria and Hot Lunch High and Junior High
Salaries:
High
4,016.14
Northeastern
2,344.05
Southern
1,912.35
Western
2,628.75
10,901.29
10,901.29
Hot Lunch Receipts
Salaries:
High School
4,732.01
Northeastern
2,872.65
Southern
2,727.61
Western
3,482.70
Clerical
598.26
Elementary:
Cooks
1,365.00
Helpers
2,014.15
Supervisor
1,094.11
18,886.49
Carried forward
18,886.49
80
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlays
Brought forward
18,886.49
Ordinary Maintenance:
Meats & Groceries
26,883.73
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