The license collector shall keep a separate record or book for each kind of license or tax receipt which he is authorized to issue, in each of which shall be recorded the names of all applicants for such licenses, the place at which the applicant is permitted to conduct the business authorized, if the license is for such purpose, otherwise the place of business or residence of the applicant, and the date of issuance of the license, all of which shall be public and open to the inspection of any citizen; he shall also keep all statements and affidavits furnished him in his office for public reference and the convenience of the officers of such city.