USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Cambridge > Manning's Cambridge Directory 1954 > Part 3
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125 | Part 126 | Part 127 | Part 128 | Part 129 | Part 130 | Part 131 | Part 132 | Part 133 | Part 134 | Part 135 | Part 136 | Part 137 | Part 138 | Part 139 | Part 140 | Part 141 | Part 142 | Part 143 | Part 144 | Part 145 | Part 146 | Part 147 | Part 148 | Part 149 | Part 150 | Part 151 | Part 152 | Part 153 | Part 154 | Part 155 | Part 156 | Part 157 | Part 158 | Part 159 | Part 160 | Part 161 | Part 162 | Part 163 | Part 164 | Part 165 | Part 166 | Part 167 | Part 168 | Part 169 | Part 170 | Part 171 | Part 172 | Part 173 | Part 174 | Part 175 | Part 176 | Part 177 | Part 178 | Part 179 | Part 180 | Part 181 | Part 182
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
25
RAILROAD YARDS AND CAMBRIDGE PORT OF ENTRY
TRANSPORTATION ---
Cambridge has the service
of two divisions of the Boston & Maine Railroad
system and through inter- connecting tracks the freight service of the Boston & Albany and the New Haven Railroad systems. The freight service over these rail lines is adequate to meet the needs of this
large shipping center. Through the East Boston Airport there is local and transcontinental air serv- ice. Cambridge is head- quarters for many large motor truck lines plying in all directions. "The M. T. A. intra-city bus lines and rapid transit subway
system. There are many main highway arteries leading in all directions. Ca nbridge shares with all cities of the Metropolitan District the harbor with its coast and ocean shipping vessels. Cambridge has been a port of entry since 1814; it is bordered by the Charles River and intersected by several canals. Highways Nos. U. S. 1 and 3 and Mass. 2, 16 and 28 are through routes to mountain. lake, shore and country as well as the hinterland. Logan Airport serves Cambridge.
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS-There are 10 hospitals with over 1,086 beds: 6 theaters seating 9,600; 6 newspapers. There has been a develo)- ment of 3 Federal Housing sites in Ca nbridge and 5 State projects. There are 218 associations, clubs, fraternal organizations and societies. The average temperature is 50.7; the average rainfall is 38.6 inches. Number building per mits 8 months of 1953, 574, valued at $7,456,909. Automobile registration 31,981.
CAMBRIDGE HARBOR AND PORT OF ENTRY
This Directory is Your City in Book Form and so Represents You Far and Wide
MASACHUSETTS
GRANLIS & WATSO FONE LLL CHACTOR
MANKING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY
JOSEPH CLARKE DAHERJUGE REAL ESTATE
MARCH
Dix Lamber Co.
MAYSING CO.
A OLES AND SON
CAMBRIDGE
G.A.G.
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES *O UNANC
€
YOUR HOME
YOUR PROPERTY
YOUR PRIDE YOUR HISTORY
Put it on your annual appropriation budget so that it gets proper altogether co-operation from the owners of Cam- bridge. Next Edition will be in 1956.
Cenaty Denk
Consult the Library of Directories of other Cities maintained at Chamber of Commerce on Memorial Drive.
H. A. MANNING COMPANY 104 Hanover St.
Boston Tel. CApitol 7-0657
26-30
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
H. A. MANNING COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1905
DIRECTORIES MAPS
Member Association North American Directory Publishers
277 State Street Schenectady 5, N. Y.
33 Lyman Street Springfield 3, Mass.
ADVERTISING CATALOGING
Associate Member Advertising Federation of America
104 Hanover Street Boston 13, Mass.
"You cannot keep our of trouble by spending more than you earn"
MORE TRUE TODAY than YESTERDAY
What Abe Lincoln said so well years ago applies to our living today even more. Consider his further comments :
"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
"You cannot help strong men by tearing down big men.
"You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. "You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
"You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
"You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."
The CITY DIRECTORY teaches thrift of time and saves waste of energy in finding locations and names of nearly everything in your city. ... USE IT and DO NOT GUESS
31
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
Publishers' Notice
The following pages are devoted to the detailed in- formation regarding Cambridge's Institutions, In- dustries, Hotels, Mercantile Establishments, Ga- rages, hurches, Fraternal and Civic Organizations, Public Utilities, Service Organizations, Dining Places, Amusement Places, Etc., the purpose of which is to serve the interests of Cambridge whenever the Di- rectory is consulted. This Directory is your city's salesman at home and abroad.
In selecting information from these pages it must be realized that the announcements are direct from the institutions themselves, and therefore official. However, the publishers have reserved the right to reject all misleading statements as far as possible with the idea of making this Directory of the utmost service to all users. We sincerely believe that the statements of advertisers herein may be accepted without hesitation as absolutely true. Hence this department must be regarded as the real information bureau of Cambridge.
Give your business to these concerns because they are progressive and believe in making it easy to get their service. When doing so tell them you found the information, and were led to them, through the pages of this Directory. In no other way can you re- pay the publishers for their efforts to serve you.
The publishers, H. A. Manning Company, have established at the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce a Library of City Directories covering much of the United States, and residents of, and visitors to Cam- bridge are invited to use them FREE OF CHARGE.
Any errors or inaccuracies found in the following pages please call to the attention of the publishers for correction in succeeding edition.
H. A. MANNING CO., Publishers
32
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
HISTORIC CAMBRIDGE COMMON: HARVARD UNIVERSITY UPPER LEFT, AND RADCLIFFE COLLEGE IN MID-FOREGROUND FLANK BUSY HARVARD SQUARE SHOPPING DISTRICT IN UPPER MIDDLE.
MEMORIAL DRIVE, ALONG CHARLES RIVER, CAMBRIDGE, FROM THE AIR. BUILDINGS UPPER LEFT, EASTGATE APARTMENTS. AND PART OF "RE- SEARCH ROW" IN MIDDLE FOREGROUND. LARGE PARKING LOT ADJOINS KENDALL SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT ON LOWER RIGHT. WASHINGTON ELMS AND NEWTOWNE COURT, FIRST TWO FEDERAL HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE 1930'S IN UPPER RIGHT
33
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CAMBRIDGE CITY GOVERNMENT
The following pages present, in alphabetical listing, all City departments and their main functions, along with detailed data for each department: location, telephone number, name and title of department head, number of personnel and appropri- ation. The last two items are for 1952; all other data are for 1953.
APPEALS, BOARD OF
City Hall TR 6-6800
William L. Galvin, Chairman Donald C. Loveys James J. Walsh
Employees : 1 Approp: $1,350 Rec: $2,100
Holds public hearings for appeals from decisions of Superintendent of Build- ings in enforcement of Zoning Ordinance or Building Code. Hears requests for special permits as required by Zoning Ordinance. Hears petitions for variances from the provi ions of the Zoning Ordinance in cases of proven hardship and from requirements of Building Code.
ASSESSORS, BOARD OF
City Hall TR 6-6800
Joseph Guiney, Chairman
Thomas E. Ahern
Employees: 7 Permanent 4 Temporary
Thomas F. Gibson Approp: $45,882
Assess all real estate in the City on a continuing basis. Assist City Manager and municipal officials in setting tax rate and compiling necessary data to be transmitted to the State Department of Corporation and Taxes. Keep com- plete file of all property valuations in the City. Handles property transfers, requests of excise tax amounts for income tax purposes, complaints on valu- ations, applications and abatements on excise tax as a result of transfer or sale of automobiles.
AUDITING
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Martin F. N olan, City Auditor
Employees : 9 Permanent 2 Temporary
Approp: $32,316
The Auditor is the City's official bookkeeper. Encumbers funds of individual departments before purchases are made by Central Purchasing Department. Verifies and checks all payments of bills before payment by Treasurer's Office.
BUDGET AND PERSONNEL
City Hall TR 6-6800
Owen F. McCall, Budget-Personnel Director Employees: 3
Approp : $12,248 .
Prepares annual City budget for City Manager based on department requests. Maintains personnel records: length of service, annual salary rates, incre- ment dates, promotions and transfers. Manages all personnel problems. Maintains close cooperation with State Civil Service Departments. Reviews examinations for Civil Service positions with careful attention to salary schedules, duties and entrance requirements.
BUILDING
Stephen F. Spencer, Supt.
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Employees : 9 Permanent
3 Temporary
Approp: $44,415 Receipts $16,932
Issues permits for building, plumbing, gas and electrical installations. Issues new licenses and renewals for plumbers, elevator operators, etc. Acts as
CAMBRIDGE CITY GOVERNMENT 17
VOTERS OF CAMBRIDGE
- ELECTION COMMISSION
COUNCIL . MAYOR
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Planning. Coordinating & Development Services
Ligal & Legislative Services
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
HOUSING AUTHORITY
HOME HYGIENE COMMITTEE
PLANNING BOARD
CIVIC UNITY COMMITTEE
TRAFFIC BOARD
CITY SOLICITOR
CITY CLERK
CLEXX OF COMMITTEES
1
Protective Services
Educational & Recreational Services
FEDERAL LOW RENT HOUSING
VETERANS HOUSING
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
FIRE DEPT.
POUCE DEPT.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
RECREATION COMMISSION
Finance & Administrative Services
0
SCHOOL DEPT.
WELFARE DEPT. CITY PHYSICIAN
RECREATION DEPT.
CITY AUDITOR
CITY . TREASURER
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
PURCHASING DEPT.
BUDGET PERSONNEL
BOARD OF APPEAL
BOARD OF EXAMINER
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
VETERANS "ERVICES
VETERANS BENEFITS
CUSTODIAN Of FORECLOSED PROPERTY
RETIREMENT BOARD
PENSIONS & ANNUITIES
Public Works Services
FENCE VIEWERS
SEALER OF WEIGHTS
AIO TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
TRUSTEES CITY HOSPITAL
HEALTH DEPT.
ADV BOARD OF HEALTH
CITY HOSPITAL
GENERAL
MEDICAL
NURSING
DENTAL
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
WATER DEPT
"THETERY
LA PAGE & ASHES
MUNK PAL BUILDINGS
PARKS & STREET TREES
STREETS A BRIDGES
SHOPS & GARAGES
SEWERS
TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM
ENVIRONMENTAL
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CITY GOVERNMENT
34
Health Services
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
POLE & CONDUIT COMMISSION
CITY INFIRMARY
GENERAL RELIEF
ENGINEERING DEPT.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
WATER BOARD 1
PLANNING DEPT.
Welfare Services
WELFARE BOARD
BUILDING DEPT.
LICENSE COMMISSION
CAMBRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT
LIBRARY
CITY MANAGER
35
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
clearing house of information on all matters pertaining to enforcement of Building Code and Zoning Ordinance. On citizen complaints, inspects building conditions considered to be dangerous. Makes regular inspections of all places of general assembly, nursing, convalescent and old peoples homes. Conducts regular safety tests in all elevators in the City. Issues monthly statistics on the amount of building construction, both new and alterations of old dwellings, in the City.
CITY CLERK
Frederick H. Burke, City Clerk Albert T. Doyle, Assistant City Clerk
City Hall TR 6-6800 Employees : 9 Permanent Approp: $36,273 Receipts : $27,247
The City Clerk acts as an executive secretary for the City Council, calls the roll, presents the agenda, records minutes of meetings, advises on parliamen- tary procedures. Issues licenses of many sorts: marriage, dog, sporting, slaughter house, etc. Issues certified copies of official documents. Records all births, marriages and deaths occurring in Cambridge and to Cambridge citizens outside the City. Records mortgages, legal instruments.
CITY COUNCIL Joseph A. DeGuglielmo, Mayor
City Hall TR 6-6800
Employees: 13 Approp: $40,100
The City Council is the legislative and governing body of Cambridge City Government and as such must pass on all regulations that become City Ordinance. The nine-man council elected for two year terms under Plan E City Charter of the State of Massachusetts. By a majority vote of its members the Council elects a Mayor and Vice-Chairman from its own members. The Council holds weekly meetings open to the public every Monday afternoon in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Each Counciler serves on two or more of the nine standing committees of the Council which work out many details of Council business prior to being submitted for Council action.
1952-1953 CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL. SEATED LEFT TO RIGHT: COUN- CILOR JOHN D. LYNCH; HON. JOSEPH A. DeGUGLIELMO, MAYOR; COUNCILOR HYMAN PILL. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: COUNCILORS W. DONNISON SWAN, JOHN J. FOLEY, EDWARD A. CRANE, THOMAS M. MCNAMARA, CHESTER A. HIGLEY, EDWARD J. SULLIVAN
36
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CIVIC UNITY City Hall Annex TR 6-8621
Mrs. Catherine T. Johnson, Exec. Dir. Employees : 2 Approp: $7,000
Composed of 45 citizens appointed by the City Manager, representative of all sections of the City, all occupations, religions, racial backgrounds, and economic status. Fosters democratic attitudes, promotes understanding, reconciliation and cooperation among people of different backgrounds .- Committee work carried on through four subcommittees: education, employ ment, housing, and clergy. Maintains research library of books, pamphlets, and magazines in the field of intergroup relations.
CIVIL DEFENSE Fire Headquarters KI 7-5355
Edmund M. Burke, Director Employees : 4 Approp: $32,540
Gives educational courses in Civil Defense for wardens, nurses aides, stretcher bearers, home nursing, bomb reconnaissance, rescue, industrial security, plant protection, fire brigades, auxiliary fire, auxiliary police, and radio communication schools. Maintains microfilm file of over 8,000 blood typings.
CLERK OF COMMITTEES-CITY MESSENGER
City Hall TR 6-6800
Forrest L. Gould, Clerk of Committees Employees : 1 Approp: $5,493
Acts as executive secretary to standing and special committees of the City Council.
ELECTION COMMISSION Municipal Building TR 6-9828
N. Russell Cazmay, Chairman Thomas J. Hartnett, Secretary Alice E. McCarthy Constance R. Milton
Employees: 3 Permanent 456 Temporary
Approp: $52,046
Has full charge of elections. Gives information on voting registration. Pre- pares voting list from "police listing" taken in a door-to-door canvass by the police in January each year, listing every person in the City twenty years of age and over. Prepares jury list requiring selection of 1,100 names for the Jury Box; all interviews early in June. Checks nomination papers. Con- ducts registration of new voters at Election Commission Headquarters and in all sections of the City according to notice carried in all newspapers.
ELECTRICAL
Fire Headquarters TR 6-0125
Vincent L. Moynihan, City Electrician Employees : 23 Approp: $248,000 Receipts : $2,942
Staffs and maintains Cambridge fire alarm system and radio at Fire Head- quarters. Makes all electrical repairs and replacements in City buildings. Installs new traffic lights and repairs existing installations. Maintains police alarm boxes. Controls street lighting system operated and main- tained by Cambridge Electric Light Company.
ENGINEERS
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Edward Smith, Acting City Engineer
Employees : 8 Approp: $36,801
Maintains file of over 16,000 plans including plats showing all property lines in the City at 40 ft. scale. Provides information to other City departments on plans and profiles, grades and surfaces of various kinds. East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project, of 11 municipalities with headquarters in City Engineering Department, supervised by full-time entomologist promotes educational program, with cooperation of Cambridge Health Department, on control of mosquito breeding places.
ASSESSED VALUATIONS ON TAXABLE REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY
1952
millions of $
$215,708,650
200
150
100
50
0
1875 1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
SOURCE : CITY ASSESSOR
CHART BY CAMBRIDGE PLANNING BOARD
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CITY GOVERNMENT
37
38
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
EXAMINERS, BOARD OF William L. Galvin, Chairman Robert J. Hansen Thomas Mulcare
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Approp: Included in Build-
ing Dept.
Operates under Section 212 of the Building Code, consists of three members appointed by City Manager for term of three years an architect, an engineer, and a master building contractor. Registration by Board necessary for all contractors and building construction tradesmen, including gas fitters, roofers, sign erectors, wreckers, etc. Licenses granted after hearings and examinations.
EXECUTIVE John J. Curry, City Manager
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Employees : 3 Approp : $35,836
As chief administrative officer of the City, responsible for administration of most City departments, commissions, boards, and offices as well as appoint- ments to them. Supervises all City administrative affairs. Supervises the execution of State laws and City ordinances. Keeps City Council advised on City's financial condition and future needs. With Budget Examiner reviews all department budget requests for annual City budget to be submitted to the City Council. FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Headquarters TR 6-5800 Emergency TR 6-0125
John F. Collins, Chief
Employees : 251 Approp: $1,222,065 Receipts : $883
Safe-guards life and property against fire and danger of fire. Supervises oper- ation of fire alarm system staffed by Electrical Department. New index system makes available within three minutes an accurate record of all inspections and
THE NERVE CENTER OF CAMBRIDGE AT FIRE ALARM HEADQUARTERS: 2-WAY RADIO KCB290 (NOT SHOWN) NOW PERMITS CALLS TO BE CLEARED AT HEAD- QUARTERS TRANSMITTED TO A FIRE STATION, AND RECORDED IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. TAKES LESS THAN THREE MINUTES FOR FIRE APPARA- TUS TO BE AT SCENE OF FIRE OR RESCUE OPERATION.
MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURES
1952 $15,673,074
$15,000,000
14,000,000
13,000,000
12,000,000
11,000,000
10,000,000
9,000,000
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
INCLUDES SCHOOLS, EXCLUDES WATER
SOURCE : CITY AUDITOR
CHART BY CAMBRIDGE PLANNING BOARD
manufacturing plants, schools, hospitals and homes.
fires at any given address. As an aid to industrial protection organized private plant fire brigades and enrolled members as auxiliary firemen. Con- ducted school open to Cambridge residents for fire entrance examination. All apparatus equipped with two-way radios. Systematic method of company inspections 'allows complete City coverage, once a year. Fire Prevention program includes inspections, exhibitions, school lectures during National Fire Prevention Week in October. Pamphlets and posters are distributed to
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CITY GOVERNMENT
39
CITY GOVERNMENT
40
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CUSTODIAN OF FORECLOSED PROPERTY
678 Mass Avenue TR 6-4942
Samuel M. Flaksman, Custodian Employees : 1 Approp: $1,391
Maintains file of all property which has reverted to City ownership by fore- closure of tax liens and decrees of land court. List of tax foreclosed property available on request.
HEALTH
Edward O'Rourke, M. D., Commissioner of Public Health
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Advisory Board of Health :
Paul Corcoran, Chairman
Approp : $227,085
Receipts : $5,066
Composed of six divisions-general, medical, nursing, dental, environmental sanitation, Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Information available on following services : health education, well-baby clinics, public nuisance complaints, immunization for children, free chest x-ray clinics, TB diagnostic clinics, hospital for TB, dental services for school children, glasses for needy children, speakers bureau on health, nutrition, biologic products for physicians, vital statistics. All communicable diseases should be reported to Health Depart- ment.
CAMBRIDGE CITY HOSPITAL 1493 Cambridge Street Ambulance Emergency EL 4-2020
Medical Director : Vacant
Employees : 451 Permanent
69 Temporary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mrs. Claire H. Steinert, Chairman
John F. Kelley
George A. Macomber
James F. Mahan Joseph M. Murphy
Maintains the following clinics: dental, nose and throat, eye, ear, diabetic, orthopedic pre-natal, cardiac, tumor, venereal disease. Maintains health services to community, such as blood bank and vaccine for physicians. A voluntary group of civic minded women give generously of time and energy as Friends of Cambridge City Hospital.
CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY 51 Inman Street UN 4-3020
Daniel F. Burns, Executive Director
Frank H. Townsend, Chairman
Employees: 72 Permanent
8 Temporary
Approp: State and Federal
funds
Aldrich Durant, Vice-Chairman John Gargano John J. Hagerty D. Joseph Murphy
Constructed and manages ten housing developments of families with moderate and low income throughout the City eligible for public housing established by law. Veterans have first priority. Provided housing for 300 new families in 1952. Under 1949 U. S. Housing Act, authority is given additional function of learing blighted areas for redevelopment by private enterprise. Must function on a sound business basis subject to state and federal review and control. Objective includes social betterment, not com- mercial profits.
-
Employees: 80 Permanent
2 Temporary
William Hickey Hugh R. Leavell, M. D,
John A. Tenney, Business Manager
Approp: $1,523,076
Receipts : $650,087
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
41
-
RECENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG CHARLES RIVER IN CAMBRIDGE BUILT ON FORMER CITY-OWNED LAND BY A REAL ESTATE TRUST FOR FIVE NATIONAL FIRMS WHO HAVE LONG-TERM LEASES IN NEW STRUCTURES BUILT TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS.
42
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 500 Memorial Drive
TR 6-4100
Frank H. Townsend, Chairman Approp: $250 Percy A. Bennett C. Brendan Noonan Now controls only one parcel of land of 15,000 square feet. Commission con- cerned with lack of land for future industrial expansion.
INFIRMARY
650 Concord Avenue
William C. Conway, Superintendent
Employees: 26 Permanent
1Temporary
TR 6-5370
Approp : $129,723
Receipts : $18,896
The City Infirmary is the Cambridge City Home for the Aged. Offers shelter for the City's aged and infirm in need of medical care.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS 2218 Mass. Ave.
KI 7-1033
John J. Murphy, J1., DVM, Inspector Employees : 1 Approp: $2,200
Examines dogs and other animals dangerous to persons, and quarantines animals who may have bitten persons or otherwise suspects of rabies.
LAW Richard D. Gerould, City Solicito1
City Hall
TR 6-6800
Employees : 5
Approp: $28,106
Renders legal opinions to City Council, City Manager, School Committee and City Department heads. Clears legal problems connected with City con- tracts. Investigates claims against the City. Processes cases for trial or settlement. Collects monies due City, especially overdue hospital accounts. Follows closely State housing developments on legislation affecting cities in the Commonwealth.
LIBRARY 449 Broadway TR 6-5005
Philip H. Dolan, Librarian
Employees : 57
Approp: $156,816
Receipts : $1,893
LIBRARY TRUSTEES:
Prof. Thomas H. D. Mahoney, Chairman Mrs. Marion E. Hurley, Secretary Mrs. Julia T. Boyle Alma Boudreau
Lawrence F. Feloney John F. Ferrick George B. Rowell
The Cambridge Library System includes central library and seven branches. Serves Cambridge public schools and Cambridge Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Circulation for 1952 totaled 500,000. Circulated 1,900 record albums in its music department. 30,069 borrowers in 1952.
LICENSE COMMISSION City Hall TR 6-6800
John E. Quinn, Chairman John F. Collins, Fire Chief, ex-officio Patrick J. Ready, Police Chief, ex-officio
Employees : 2 Permanent 3 Temporary
Approp: $8,957 Receipts : $231,038
Protects the welfare of Cambridge citizens in conduct of certain business activities. Holds hearings every Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in City Ha.Il on applications for business licenses. Issues licenses for liquor, taxi-cab drivers, garage and gasoline, lodging houses, junk, open-air parking, vic- tualer.
43
CITY GOVERNMENT
1953-MANNING'S CAMBRIDGE DIRECTORY-1954
CITY PHYSICIAN Patrick J. Fleming, M. D.
City Hospital EL 4-2020
Employees : 1 Permanent 2 Temporary
Approp: $10,260
Holds daily clinics at City Hospital 10 to 11 each weekday morning. Provides services for needy ambulatory cases requiring consultation, and treatment such as x-rays, physical therapy and special clinical observation in dental, oral, or eye troubles. Supervises medical cases at City Infirmary. Handles miscellaneous matters including court cases, police emergency calls, retire- ment, examinations and commitments to State Hospital.
PLANNING BOARD City Hall Annex TR 6-8622
Mark Fortune, Planning Director
Employees : 5 Permanent 1 Temporary
Approp: $22,629
BOARD:
Ferdinand L. Rousseve, Chairman Frederick J. Adams Henry M. Altman Pietro Belluschi William C. Beucler Warren N. Bolster Joseph Guiney
Responsible for general planning for physical development of Cambridge. Maintains file of municipal reference material. Prepares plans of Cambridge neighborhoods as basis for future City development. Issues reports on population, recreation, traffic and transportation, parking, housing. Pre- pares plans for redesign of existing recreation areas. Makes recommen- dations to City Manager and City Council on needed City improvements. Confers with citizen groups. Provides technical assistance to Advisory Com- mittee on the School Building Program, Traffic Board, Committee on Home Hygiene, and other special committees. Makes recommendations to City Council on proposals to amend the Zoning Ordinance and reviews urban re- development proposals.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.