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-
I’OIn received dur. Loans issued tions, Total Expendi- Balances Balances
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 1901–1902, ing 1902–1903, 1902–1903, tures O remaining in
and and in 1902–1903. and Credits. for 1902–1903. 1903–1904. Treasury.
Transfers. | Transfers. Transfers.

Art Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 00 $100 00 $16 73}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83 27
Assessing. Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,029 63 200,029 63 200,029 63
Auditing Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000 00 45,000 00 44,994 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 15
Bath Department... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,458 47|... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,623 62 160,082 09 160,082 09
Board of Aldermen :

Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.500 00 21,500 00 21,500 00

Contingent Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,799 28 20,799 28 20,799 28
Building Department: * &

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
Cemetery Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,090 29|... . . . . . . . 60,000 00 63,090 29 63,090 29
City Clerk Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,236 38 52,236 38 52,236 38
City Council:

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 Requirements:

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
City Messenger Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 00 35,000 00 34,985 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 55
Clerk of Committees Department:

Department Expenses... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,017 41 17,017 41 17,017 41

Reference Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 100 00 100 00
Collecting Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,000 00 130,000 00 129,998 88|... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12
Common Council:

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
Election Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,000 00 130,000 00 129,833 46|... . . . . . . . . . . 166 54

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-
from received dur-I Loans issued tions, Total Expendi- Balances Balances
1901–1902, ing 1902–1903, 1902–1903, tures to remaining in
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATIONS. and and in 1902–1903. 8.In Credits for 1902–1903. 1903–1904. Treasury.
Transfers. | Transfers. Transfers.

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
Engineering Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,000 00 80,00 3. 4]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16
Fire Department ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - © to to t & 8 s to o || 8 & 8 to e o so e o to so. 6 o so 6,402 10|. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,310,950 29, 1,317,402 39| 1,317,402 39
Health Department ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * * | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 216 431. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229,774 56 229,990 99 229,990 99
Hospital Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,848 72|... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467,024 82 472,873 54 472,873 54
Children’s Institutions Department:

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
Insane Hospital Department:

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
Institutions Registration Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,628 37]. 23,628 37 23,628 37
Pauper Institutions Department:

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
Lamp Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '• • - - - - , , , , , , s - - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 772,079 16 772,079 16 772,079 16
Law Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,968 21 44,968 21 44,968 21
Library Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 111... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,000 00 300,158 11 300,158 11
o: Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,500 00 9,500 00 9,331 05] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 95

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