Brought forward, $28,713,226 50 Debt, as above, 24,191,641 77 Right to borrow under Chapter 27, Revised Laws, January 1, 1903, $4,521,584 73 April 1, 1903, interest on investments, 111,108 05 May 30, 1903, 6 t. { % | 6 - 4,470 00 July 1, 1903, { % $ to { % 48,362 25 October 1, 1903, “ { { { { 111,108 05 “ “ “ debt paid from appropriation, 17,000 00 November 1, 1903, appropriation for debt, 1,005,675 00 t{ 30, 1903, interest on investments, 4,470 00 January 1, 1904, $ & (, i. * { - 48,362 25 (, , , , , , { { “ bank deposits, 70,000 00 • $5,942,140 33 Less loans authorized but not issued (inside limit), 3,255,300 00 $2,686,840 33 THE DEBT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY. The amount of the debt of the City and County, of all kinds, January 31, 1902, was, $79,954,972 28 Add amount of bonds issued on account of City during the year, 1902–1903, 9,367,851 00 $89,322,623 28 Less amount of funded debt paid during the year 1902– 1903, 4,435,717 28 Total funded debt, January 31, 1903,1 $84,886,906 00 Total debt, January 31, 1903, $84,886,906 00 Total debt, January 31, 1902, 79,954,972 28 Showing an increase of the debt in 1902–1903, - sa,031,933 72 The indebtedness, as stated above, is classified as follows: City Debt, $71,903,906 00 County Debt, 3,482,000 00 Cochituate Water Debt, 9,501,000 00 Total as above, $84,886,906 00 The Means on Hand for Paying the Debt. Sinking-Funds in charge of the Board of Commissioners of Sinking-Funds, $29,067,495 97 Betterments, etc., payments on which are made to the Board of Commissioners of Sinking-Funds, 1,730,026 87. Cash in Treasury, . 1,000 00 Total redemption means, January 31, 1903, $30,798,522 84 Total redemption means, January 31, 1902, $32,802,886 76 Total redemption means, January 31, 1903, 30,798,522 84 Decrease of means in 1902–1903, $2,004,363 92 The Debt of the City and Cownty, Less Means for Paying It. Total debt of all descriptions of the City of Boston and County of Suffolk, January 31, 1903, $84,886,906 00 Total means on hand for paying the same, January 31, 1903, 30,798,522 84 The debt, less means, January 31, 1903, $54,088,383 16. The debt of the City and County, less the means for pay ing the same January 31, 1903, $54,088,383 16 The debt, less means, January 31, 1902, 47,152,085 52 An increase of the debt, less means for paying the same, $6,936,297 64 1 The City Treasurer has $1,000 in treasury to redeem debt due but not presented for payment. * City and County Debt, exclusive of Cochituate Water Debt, $75,384,906 00 Sinking-Funds, and cash in treasury for its payment, 20,174,880 03 $55,210,025 97 Betterments, etc., pledged for payment of debt, 1,730,026 87 City and County Debt, exclusive of Water Debt, less means for paying, $53,479,999 10 Cochituate Water Debt, $9,501,000 00 Cochituate Water Sinking-Fund, 8,893,615 94 Water Debt, less means for paying, $607,384 06 The following tables show the valuation, average valuation less abatements, appropriation orders, tax warrant, and rate of taxation since 1885: Average Valuation YEAR Valuation for 5 years, less |Appropriation Tax Tax e May 1. abatements to Dec. 31. Orders. Warrant. Bate. - of previous year. 1885...... $685,579,072 $661,011,076 $10,608,100 $8,999,648 13 || $12 80. 1886...... 710,621,335 670,035,172 10,553,690 9,249,927 95 12 70 1887. . . . . . 747,642,517 678,763,000 11,654,094 10,249,778 23 13 40 1888. . . . . . 764,452,548 694,078,430 11,450,307 10,484,889 14 13 40 1889. . . . . 795,433,744 711,071,286 11,725,241 10,507,804 80 12 90 1890. . . . . . 822,041,800 733,736,943 12,489,814 11,187,692 44 13 30 1891. . . . . . 855,069,415 761,236,068 12,799,430 11,039,698 12 12 60 1892. . . . . . 893,975,704 790,036,144 13,600,420 11,805,404 08 12 90. 1893. ..... 924,093,751 819,313,202 13,465,627 12,107,046 64 12 80 1894...... 928,109,043 850,076,262 13,391,754 12,157,649 57 12 S0 1895, ..... 951,367,928 876,794,390 14,013,043 12,459,772 38 12 80 1896. . . . . 981,269,914 902,579,136 14,544,461 12,953,897 60 12 90 1897. . . . . . 1,012,582,209 927,838,628 15,329,646 13,471,081. 19 13 00 1898. . . . . . 1,036,099,418 951,638,949 16,742,024 14,405,234 13 13 60 1899. . . .. . | 1,089,736,252 974,536,062 16,863,292 14,596,625 72 13 10 Average Valuation Year. 'o';* ano; so." wou. | #: - of previous year. 1900. . . . . . $1,129,175,832 $1,039,316,493 $19,521,828 56 || $16,928,136 83 || $14 70 1901. . . . . . 1,152,505,834 1,076,710,367 19,928,976 24 17,512,814 14 14 90 1902. . . . . . 1,191,274,616 1,114,501,306 19,425,152 69 17,999,290 39 14 80 1903. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.148,529,060 |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REGULAR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS. Balances Revenue Appropria- Art Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 00 $100 00 $16 73}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83 27 Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.500 00 21,500 00 21,500 00 Contingent Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,799 28 20,799 28 20,799 28 Department Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,102 07 99,102 07 99,102 07 Board of Appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 00 2,000 00 1,895 00' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 00 City Council Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,911 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,055 72 29,967 55 29,967 55 Incidental Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,081 92 11,081 92 11,081 92 City Debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,315,987 00) 1,315,987 00) 1,315,987 00 Interest. . . . . . . e e s - a e e s c e s e a s e o is e e s a a • * * * * * 60,749 57 1,668 50|... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,117,000 00 2,179,418 07 2,094,41949 $84,998 58 Department Expenses... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,017 41 17,017 41 17,017 41 Reference Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 100 00 100 00 Salaries of Councilmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,500 00 22,500 00 22,500 00 Contingent Expenses... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,026 69 3,026 69 3,026 69 Salaries of Clerk and Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,613 20 5,613 20 5,613 20 Carried forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,661 40 $10,217 26|... . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,463,772 92 $4,543,651 58 $4,458,277 37 $84,998 58 $375 63 REGULAR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS. – Continued. Balances Revenue Appropria- Browght forward......... • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * $69,661 40 $10,217 26|... . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,463,772 92 $4,543,651 s $4,458,277 37 $84,998 58 $375 63 Placing-out and Office Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,703 60 88,703 60 88,703 60 Marcella-Street Home... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • e e o is e o is o e I e s is a e e o is to e is e o e i s m on e s = e s to * * * * * * * 1,000 00 1,000 00 968 60} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 40 Parental School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,008 40 46,008 40 46,008 40 House of Reformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,434 70 37,434 70 37,434 70 Boston Insane Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,468 62 129,468 62 129,468 62 Insane in State Institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,531 38 200,531 38 200,531 38 Boston Almshouse and Hospital, Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,358 27 114,358 27 114,358 27 Almshouse, Charlestown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,998 10 13,998 10 13,998 10 Pauper Expenses..... . . . . . * - e o s e s e e o s is a e o is i s ∈ e o 4 s is o is a e s m o to 9 e e o e s of s e s a e e i e s is e a to o e s e a to a e o a 2,244 25 2,244 25 2,244 25 Office Expenses... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,909 83 3,909 83 3,909 83 Steamer: “John Howard”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 00 6,000 00 6,000 00 Steamer “J. Putnam Bradlee’”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,400 00 18,400 00 18,366 25|.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 75 2.WOI §. Expenses, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,000 00 65,000 00 61,786 11|... . . . . . . . . . . 3,213 89 Public Celebrations..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,000 00 33,269 77 33,002 44] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 33 Carried forward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,661 40 $23,162 39|... . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,461,755 48 $8,554,579 27| $8,465,485 58 $84,998 58 $4,095 11 |