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Municipal finance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Appropriation records

 Series
Identifier: 2200.005
Scope and Contents The Appropriation ledgers document the monthly obligations taken on by each department and how these obligations were paid for, including general drafts, payroll drafts, and special drafts. They also present the initial total amount provided by appropriation for each department as well as any additional amounts obtained through other means (e.g. loans) to meet the year-end total departmental obligations.
Dates: circa 1840-1960 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Appropriation records

Auditing Department annual reports and publications

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2200.019
Scope and Contents Includes copies of the Auditor's Reports which are annual reports of the receipts and expenditures of the City. Also includes miscellaneous publications of the Auditing Department. Annual reports can also be found in the City Documents series.
Dates: 1821-2001 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Auditing Department annual reports and publications

Bills and Receipts for Payment

 Series
Identifier: 2200.002
Scope and Contents Includes bills and receipts for services and materials purchased by the City of Boston, circa 1822-1870. The records are generally grouped by department and date and record the materials or services purchased, the cost and a signature or note approving the purchase.
Dates: 1813-1921 with gaps (bulk, 1822-1870)
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Bills and Receipts for Payment

Board of Commissioners of the Summer Street Fire Loan records

 Series
Identifier: 0200.022
Scope and Contents Includes the proceedings of the Board from December 20, 1872-March 17, 1873 and a list entitled "Memo" recording inquiries made to the Board.
Dates: 1872-1873
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Board of Commissioners of the Summer Street Fire Loan records

Board of Estimate and Apportionment records

 Series
Identifier: 0300.006
Scope and Contents Established by Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1898, "An Act Relative to the Finances of the City of Boston." Repealed by Section 1 of Chapter 449 of the Acts of 1899. The records were transferred to the custody of the City Clerk when the Board was disbanded. Includes hearing transcripts and records.
Dates: 1899
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Board of Estimate and Apportionment records

City Council orders

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2200.022
Scope and Contents Three bound volumes of City Council financial orders sent to the Auditing Department, 1918 October 21-1922 December 4.
Dates: 1918 October 21-1922 December 4
Found in: City of Boston Archives / City Council orders

Committee on Accounts proceedings

 Series
Identifier: 2200.001
Scope and Contents note The ordinance passed August 2, 1824 establishing the position of Auditor of Accounts also established a joint committee of the City Council as part of a new system of accountability in the expenditures of the City. Includes the proceedings of the meetings of the Committee on Accounts.
Dates: 1824-1837
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Committee on Accounts proceedings

Committee on Finance reports

 Series — Publications PB 002
Identifier: 1000.002
Dates: 1814, 1819, 1820
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Committee on Finance reports

Debt records

 Series
Identifier: 2200.006
Scope and Contents The Debt records document all the debt of the City of Boston. This includes the City Debt, the Water Debt, and any additional bonds or notes issued by the City. Also included are records for the City’s Sinking Fund; the Sinking Fund serves as a means by which the City pays down its debt.
Dates: circa 1842-1938
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Debt records

Finance Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: 9701.001
Scope and Contents The Boston Finance Commission records are comprised of three series: administrative files, project files, reports. The administrative files is a small series containing the records of the Finance Commissioner and the records of the Boston Assessing Committee. The project files include reports, correspondence, studies and related information on issues investigated by the Boston Finance Commission. The reports series includes both published and unpublished reports that were issued by the Finance...
Dates: 1908-1972
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Finance Commission records

Finance Commission reports and publications

 Collection
Identifier: 9701.002
Scope and Contents Includes Reports of the Boston Finance Commission and surveys on the Boston Public Schools, Building Department, Welfare Department, Health Department, Boston Elevated Railway, etc.
Dates: 1908-1974
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Finance Commission reports and publications

Financial facts and figures concerning the city of Boston, 1933 April

 Item — Publications PB 021
Scope and Contents From the Series: Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Dates: Other: 1933 April
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0200.006, Office of the Mayor reports and publications

Financial orders

 Series
Identifier: 0300.024
Scope and Contents City Clerk's Office copies of loan orders, appropriations and transfers approved by the Mayor and City Council.
Dates: 1900-1989
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Financial orders

Financial records

 Series
Identifier: 2400.014
Scope and Contents Various financial records kept by the City Treasurer. Includes ledgers, journals, cash books, records of bonds, records of debt, etc.
Dates: circa 1822-1980
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Financial records

Journals

 Series
Identifier: 2200.007
Scope and Contents Journals are a daily record of the financial activity of the City of Boston. They record the financial transactions of the City in the order in which they occurred. All entries appear in chronological order; an alphabetical index often appears at the front of each volume.
Dates: circa 1822-1965 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Journals

Ledgers

 Series
Identifier: 2200.008
Scope and Contents The Ledgers are a record of the financial activity of the City of Boston by department or account. As opposed to the Journals, which record all activity chronologically, the Ledgers record all transactions by department or account on a monthly or yearly basis.
Dates: circa 1820-1963 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Ledgers

Mayor's approvals

 Series
Identifier: 2200.020
Dates: 1918-1923 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Mayor's approvals

Mayor's drafts

 Series
Identifier: 2400.001
Scope and Contents Requests by the Mayor to the City Treasurer to pay persons named the sums listed. From 1820-1822, the requests are made by the Selectmen.
Dates: 1820 September-1870 April
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Mayor's drafts

Receipts for City drafts

 Series
Identifier: 2400.003
Scope and Contents Record of receipt of payment of city draft. Includes amount and signature.
Dates: 1834-1871
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Receipts for City drafts

Record of payment of drafts

 Series — Volumes 1-10
Identifier: 2400.002
Scope and Contents Record of payments of the drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen and County drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen. Volume 1 includes payment of drafts of the Overseers of the Poor.
Dates: 1822-1838
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of payment of drafts

Record of receipts and disbursements

 Series
Identifier: 2400.012
Scope and Contents Includes Daily Abstracts of Receipts and Disbursements, 1886-1914 and 1917-1918; Monthly Abstracts of Receipts and Disbursements, 1886-1902; and General Abstracts, 1921-1985 with gaps. Some volumes are in extremely poor condition.
Dates: 1886-1985 with gaps
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of receipts and disbursements

Record of unpaid drafts

 Series — Volumes 1-2
Identifier: 2400.004
Scope and Contents Lists of unpaid drafts with disposition of item.
Dates: 1831-1852
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of unpaid drafts

Reports of the advisory committee of certified public accountants to His Honor Mayor Maurice J. Tobin relative to accounting practices and office procedures in the revenue producing departments of the City of Boston, 1940

 Item — Publications PB 020
Scope and Contents From the Series: Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Dates: Other: 1940
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0200.006, Office of the Mayor reports and publications

Statement of Mayor Nichols on Boston's tax limit, 1927

 Item — Publications PB 020
Scope and Contents From the Series: Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Dates: Other: 1927
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0200.006, Office of the Mayor reports and publications

Statement on the bill to increase Boston tax limit, 1920

 Item — Publications PB 021
Scope and Contents From the Series: Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Dates: Other: 1920
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0200.006, Office of the Mayor reports and publications

Temporary loan records

 Series
Identifier: 2400.016
Dates: 1918-1954
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Temporary loan records

Why Boston needs and deserves financial independence, circa 1984

 Item — Publications PB 018
Scope and Contents From the Series: Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Dates: circa 1984
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0200.006, Office of the Mayor reports and publications

Why Boston needs and deserves financial independence, 1985 April 11

 Item — Publications PB 018
Scope and Contents From the Series: Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Dates: 1985 April 11
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0200.006, Office of the Mayor reports and publications

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