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Dies for 1897 4.25
Printing and Advertis- ing
18.15
Sealer's salary
237.50
$325.90
Received Fees and paid to Treas-
urer
$184.67
Net expense
141.23
$325.90
LUTHER B. PILLSBURY, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT
OF THE
CITY SOLICITOR.
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CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, March 10, 1897. Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, March 11, 1897.
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
March 8, 1897.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL :-
I respectfully submit my report as City Solicitor for the year ending December 31, 1896. The following were the cases pending in the courts during the year 1896, in which the City of Somerville was a party, and so far as disposed of, they were disposed of as hereinafter stated :-
1. Parker vs. Somerville-Before County Commissioners of Middlesex County. Damages on account of land alleged to have been taken for a sewer by the city.
2. Boston & Lowell R. R. Co. vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Petition in regard to repairs and reconstruction of bridges across railroad location in Somerville, and assessment of expenses thereof.
3. Williams vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for damages on account of alleged injuries to cattle by the employees of the Gypsy Moth Commis- sion.
4. Cole, Collector, vs. Charles H. North-Before Superior Court for Suffolk County. Action to recover personal estate taxes for 1890.
5. Mayor and Aldermen of Somerville vs. Fitchburg and Albany Railroad Companies-Before Superior Court for Middle- sex County. Petition for appointment of commissioners in re- gard to grade crossings on Somerville avenue.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
6. Smith vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for injury to horse and carriage alleged to have been received on Medford street on August 28, 1893.
7. White vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Medford street on August 28, 1893. Settled Nov. 2, 1896, by payment of $50.
8. Tower, et al., vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Appeal from award for alleged taking of land for sewer on Tower street.
9. Graham vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Franklin street on December 5, 1892.
10. Symmes vs. Somerville-Before County Commission- ers of Middlesex County. Petition for repairs of Middlesex avenue.
11. Emerson, vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Petition for assessment of damages on ac- count of alleged taking of land and buildings at Nathan Tufts Park. Verdict for city at trial, and plaintiff appealed to Supreme Court. June, 1896, Supreme Court affirmed the verdict in favor of the city.
12. Dimick vs. Somerville-Before County Commissioners of Middlesex County. Petition for laying out of Line street.
13. Veazey vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Summit avenue on January 31, 1894. Settled Oct. 3, 1896, by payment of $300.
14. Somerville vs. Walker-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Bill in equity to restrain erection of oil works. Now pending before Full Bench of Supreme Court.
15. Edgecomb vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Washington street on November 5, 1894.
16. Metropolitan Sewer Commissioners vs. Somerville- Before Superior Judicial Court for Suffolk County. In the mat-
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ter of appointment and award of Commissioners to assess ex- pense of Metropolitan Sewer System. Still pending in court.
17. Reed vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for damages alleged to have been re- ceived from the conducting of sewage through his premises near Mystic avenue. May 5, 1896, settled by payment of $2,000.
18. Stearns vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Appeal from award of damages for land al- leged to have been taken for sewer. Settled by Stearns giving release for sewer and drainage purposes and receiving $700.
19. Clark vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on School street, on December 28, 1894.
20. Mayall vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Florence street, on February 12, 1895. Set- tled Feb. 29, 1896, by payment of $500.
21. Kirk vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received by reason of having been in a house, quarantined by Board of Health on account of small-pox. Action dismissed.
22. Somerville vs. Jans-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action to recover for expenses of support of defendant's wife in insane asylum. Judgment for $195 for the city.
23. Nichols vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Washington street, on May 4, 1895. Settled Sept. 25, 1896, by payment of $250.
24. Bell vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for damages alleged to have been suf- fered by reason of lowering of grade of Broadway, opposite premises of plaintiff. Settled May 14, 1896, by payment of $400.
25. Courtney vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for damages alleged to have been
650
ANNUAL REPORTS.
suffered by reason of the drowning of plaintiff's son in Wyatt's Pit.
26. Osborn vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of change of grade of Porter street and Moun- tain avenue, opposite plaintiff's premises.
27. Hart vs. Somerville-Before County Commissioners for Middlesex County. Appeal from assessment of taxes.
28. Somerville vs. Waltham-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action to recover back taxes paid on plain- tiff's land in Waltham. Judgment for Somerville and defendant appealed to Supreme Court.
29. Reed vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action (2nd) for damages alleged to have been received from the conducting of sewage through his premises near Mystic avenue. Settled May 5, 1896, by payment of $212.50.
30. Bailey vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Mt. Vernon street on December 29, 1894.
31. Reed vs. Somerville-Before County Commissioners for Middlesex County. Appeal from assessment of taxes. Nov. 7, 1896, petition dismissed.
32. Reed, et al., vs. Somerville-Before County Commis- sioners for Middlesex County. Appeal from assessment of taxes. Nov. 7, 1896, petition dismissed.
33. Fitchburg Railroad Co. vs. Somerville-Before County Commissioners for Middlesex County. Petition as to construc- tion of bridge at Washington street. May 5, 1896. Decree for construction. Stipulation filed by Railroad Co. to pay all ex- penses.
34. Aldrich vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Boston street on Jan. 17, 1896.
35. Capen, et al., vs. Somerville-Before County Commis- sioners for Middlesex County. Petition for re-location of Broad- way.
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36. Kavnay vs. Somerville-Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received from collision with hose wagon of fire department. Discontinued June 9, 1896.
37. Conway vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Dane street on Feb. 6, 1896.
38. Southward vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Highland avenue on May 7, 1896.
39. Stone vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Highland avenue on May 7, 1896.
40. McKenna vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court tor Middlesex County. Petition to enforce mechanic's lien. Peti- tion dismissed July 28, 1896.
41. Carroll vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Medford street on Jan. 26, 1896.
42. Woods vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Boston street, Jan. 2, 1895.
43. Ducey vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Medford street on Jan. 25, 1895.
44. Reed vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Appeal from assessment for taxes of 1896.
45. Reed, et al., vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Appeal from assessment for taxes of 1896.
46. Keef vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Bow street, Oct. 16, 1896.
47. Ricker vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Roseland street, Feb. 23, 1896.
48. Wilkinson vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Russell street on Nov. 17, 1896.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
49. Emblom vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Somerville avenue on Dec. 9, 1896.
50. Knowles vs. Somerville-Before Superior Court for Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries alleged to have been received on Franklin street, July 28, 1896.
51. Kavnay vs. Trefren-Before Superior Court for Mid- dlesex County. Action against driver of hose wagon of fire de- partment for injuries alleged to have been suffered by reason of collision with the wagon.
Aside from matters of litigation numerous questions have been presented to me during the year by the different depart- ments and officers of the city for my consideration and opinion, which, however, I need not recapitulate, as the most of them appear on record in the different departments of the city.
Many claims have been heard and passed upon by the Com- mittee on Claims. In most of the cases, which were thus heard, the petitioners were given leave to withdraw, and as we have since heard nothing from such cases, except those which are hereinbefore referred to as entered in court, it is not necessary that I should trouble you with a recital of them.
All which is respectfully submitted.
S. Z. BOWMAN,
City Solicitor.
REPORT
OF THE
CITY CLERK.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 10, 1897.
Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Re- ports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 11, 1897.
Referred to Committee on Printing to be printed in the Annual Reports in concurrence.
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, February 8, 1897.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL :--
Gentlemen,-The following is respectfully submitted as the twenty-fifth annual report of the City Clerk of the City of Somer- ville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1896.
CASH.
The receipts and payments were as follows :---
RECEIPTS.
Balance from year 1895, being for
dog licenses issued in Decem- ber, 1895,-4 males at $2.00 and 1 female at $5.00 . $13.00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer in December, 1895, 5 at $0.20 . 1.00
$12.00
For dog licenses issued in 1896 :- 1,020 males at $2.00
$2,040.00
98 females at $5.00
490.00
$2,530.00
For recording mortgages, assign- ments, etc., 746 papers
$444.00
Certificates of marriage inten- tions, 573 at $0.50
286.50
Furnishing copies of records .
25.00
Amounts carried forward
$755.50
$2,542.00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward ·
$2,542.00
Recording and posting natural- ization notice
$755.50 0.50
Licenses :-
To collect junk, 33 at $2.00
66.00
For intelligence offices, 9 at $2.00 18.00
For billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 8 li- censes for 5 places of busi- ness, 16 tables and 5 alleys, at $2.00 . . 42.00
To auctioneers, 21 at $2.00 . 42.00
To sell fireworks, 73 at $1.00
73.00
For amusements, 2 at $50.00 and 47 at $1.00 147.00
To street musicians, 37 per- sons at $0.50 . 33.50
To slaughter cattle, 3 at $1.00
3.00
$1,180.50
Total receipts
$3,722.50
PAYMENTS.
To Joseph O. Hayden, county treas- urer, June 1, and December 1,
receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1895, to Novem- ber 30, 1896, both inclusive :-
1,024 males at $2.00
$2,048.00
99 females at $5.00
495.00
$2,543.00
Less city clerk's fees, 1,123 at $0.20
224.60
Amount carried forward, .
$2,318.40
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
Amount brought forward $2,318.40
To John F. Cole, city treasurer, monthly, city clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog li- censes, 1,118 at $0.20 $223.60
All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses ·
1,180.50
$1,404.10
Total payments .
$3,722.50
Of the amount in the hands of the receiver of the Maverick National Bank, January 1, 1894, (being a portion of the receipts of this office for dog licenses and interest for the year 1891), as stated in my annual report for the year 1893, viz. $185.60 the seventh dividend on the original claim of $1,484.66 has been received and paid to the county treasurer, as follows :-
February 15, 23 per cent. 29.69
Leaving unpaid 10} per cent., or $155.91
BIRTHS.
Number of births in Somerville in 1896 regis- tered . 1,544
More than previous year
147
Males
817
Females
727
1,544
658
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Born of American parents
545
foreign parents 667
American father and foreign mother 184
foreign father and American mother 140
American mother, and father of un- known nationality 5
foreign mother, and father of un- known nationality . ·
2
foreign father, and mother of un- known nationality. .
1
1,544
Number of cases of twins
22
MARRIAGES
Number of intention certificates issued .
573
Less than previous year
5
Marriages registered .
608
Less than previous year
3
Both parties American
267
Both parties foreign
192
American groom and foreign bride
85
Foreign groom and American bride .
64
- 608 couples
First marriage of
1072
Second marriage of
139
Third marriage of
5
608 couples
DEATHS.
Number of deaths in Somerville in 1896
924
More than previous year
86
Males
456
Females
.
468
924
659
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
Under 10 years of age
377
Between 10 and 20 years of age .
34
Between 20 and 30 years of age .
74
Between 30 and 40 years of age . 66
Between 40 and 50 years of age . 69
Between 50 and 60 years of age .
Between 60 and 70 years of age .
99
Between 70 and 80 years of age .
82
Between 80 and 90 years of age .
46
Between 90 and 100 years of age
5
Over 100 years of age .
1
924
Age of oldest person deceased
101
Born in Somerville
305
Born in other places in the United States
389
Of foreign birth .
229
Birthplace unknown
1
Number of deaths in January
66
66
February
68
March
70
66
April .
71
66
May ·
73
66
6.
June
64
..
July .
101
6.
August
89
66
September
95
66
October
74
November
65
December
924
The number of stillbirths recorded during the year was 52.
The causes of death may be found in the report of the Board of Health.
924
80
660
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ASSESSED POLLS AND REGISTERED VOTERS.
MEN'S LISTS.
REGISTERED VOTERS.
WARD.
PRECINCT.
Assessed Polls,
May 1, 1896.
Nov. 20, 1885.
Revised Lists
of September 8,
Added in Sept.
and Oct., 1896.
Oct. 22, 1896.
Added in Nov.,
1896.
Nov. 25, 1896.
Voted Nov. 3,
Voted Dec. 8,
1896.
Ward 1
Precinct 1
633
346
308
109
417
-1
416
384
236
1
2
530
336
295
74
369
2
371
334
221
1
66
3
834
448
389
134
523
-1
522
476
244
1
66
4
807
314
266
55
321
2
323
280
195
2,804
1,444
1,258
372
1,630
2
1,632
1,474
896
Ward 2
Precinct 1
797
560
513
98
611
1
612
572
345
2
2
1,006
618
577
112
689
6
695
651
415
2
66
3
829
375
326
82
408
408
374
259
66
2
2
5
1,062
373
329
109 77
406
5
411
367
287
4,815
2,441
2,203
478
2,681
14
2,695
2,471
1,649
Ward 3
Precinct 1
1,133
689
627
126
753
1
754
677
444
66
3
66
2
815
499
461
78
539
539
486
305
3
3
908
652
577
73
650
9
659
610
426
3
66
4
1,219
622
569
136
705
4
709
629
399
4,075
2,462
2,234
413
2,647
14
2,661
2,402
1,574
Ward 4
Precinct 1
954
494
476
108
584
1
585
541
354
66
4
2
1,020
479
450
137
587
-3
584
534
308
4
66
3
756
442
416
100
516
-1
515
487
290
66
4
4
1,093
648
581
127
708
-1
707
641
407
3,823
2,063
1,923
472
2,395
-4
2,391
2,203
1,359
City
·
.
15,517
8,410
7,618
1,735
9,353
26
9,379
8,550
5,478
4
1,121
515
458
567
2
569
507
343
1896.
1896.
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.
WARD.
PRECINCT.
Nov. 20, 1895.
Revised Lists
of Oct. 22, 1896.
Added in Nov.,
Nov. 25, 1896.
Voted Dec. S,
1896.
Ward 1
Precinct 1
35
27
2
29
4
66
1
66
2
.
66
3
41
34
1
35
2
66
4
.
90
73
3
76
7
Ward 2
Precinct 1
.
61
48
5
53
12
66
2
66
3
5
3
-
3
66
2
6.
1
20
12
12
4
2
66
5
8
7
7
3
201
167
8
175
60
Ward 3
Precinct 1
55
44
3
47
36
66
2
60
45
1
46
16
3
66
3
77
58
9
67
35
3
4
65
56
6
62
28
257
203
19
222
115
Ward 4
Precinct 1
89
72
12
84
57
4
66
3
59
43
4
47
28
92
81
1
82
55
293
242
24
266
170
City
841
685
54
739
352
.
13
11
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11
1
1
1
1
1
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1
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GEORGE I. VINCENT,
City Clerk.
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1896.
ORDINANCES.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
February 8, 1897.
The following ordinances have been adopted since the printing of the Annual Reports for the year 1895.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, City Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
No. 60.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE USE OF STREETS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Somerville, as follows : -
Section 1. No person, except as authorized by ordinance of the city, or order, regulation, license, or permission of the Board of Aldermen, or other board or officer of the city thereto duly authorized, or except an officer or employee of the city, and for some public purpose, or use, shall drop, place, or throw and suffer to remain, or cause to be dropped, placed, or thrown in or upon any highway, street, lane, square, or other public place in the city, any ashes, cinders, glass, crockery, scrap iron, nails, tacks, stones, gravel, paper, dirt, shrub or tree, or trimmings thereof, post, pole, stones, earth from cellars, lumber, or other building material, or any materials, obstruction, refuse, rubbish, or offensive matter of any kind.
Section 2. Whoever violates any provision of this ordi- nance shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty dollars for each offence.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1896.
Published in Somerville Journal of May 16, 1896.
666
ANNUAL REPORTS.
No. 61.
AN ORDINANCE IN REGARD TO SEWERS IN THE TANNERY BROOK DISTRICT, SO-CALLED.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Somerville, as follows : -
Section 1. Whereas the territory in Somerville, the sewage of which is to be discharged into the sewers in Cambridge and conducted away through the same into the Metropolitan sewer, comprises the district shown on the plan hereinafter in this ordinance contained, and in conformity to the agreement be- tween the City of Cambridge and the City of Somerville and the rights thereby and otherwise given to the City of Somer- ville to have the sewage of said district finally discharged into the Metropolitan sewer, all roof water and storm water is to be excluded from the sewers in said district, now
Therefore, the sewage from and in all said district is to include sewage or drainage only from houses and buildings, and all roof and surface water is to be excluded from the sewers in said district.
No person shall cause or allow any roof water or surface water by pipe or otherwise to be conducted or to flow or dis- charge into any pipe or drain connecting with, or which in- directly through any other pipe or drain or directly discharges its contents into, any main drain or common sewer within said dis- trict, or the drainage from which directly or ultimately flows into any such main drain or common sewer, or shall do anything to cause, or shall allow, any sewage (except sewage or drainage from houses and buildings) or any roof water or surface water from premises, owned or controlled by him, to be conducted or to flow or discharge, whether directly or indirectly, immediately or ultimately, into any such main drain or common sewer in said district, and no rain water conductor or pipe for conduct- ing water from roof or grounds shall be connected with any public sewer within said *district or with any soil or waste pipe or drain, which communicates or discharges directly or in- directly with or into any such public sewer.
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ORDINANCES.
Any pipe or drain which conducts from premises roof water or surface water in violation of the foregoing provisions, may by order of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, or by order of the Committee on Sewers of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, when in the judgment of such committee im- mediate action is required, be cut off and disconnected or other- wise prevented from discharging such roof water or surface water or any sewage, until such provision shall be made as shall be satisfactory to the city engineer for excluding roof water or surface water from such pipe or drain.
The city engineer shall not grant a permit to any person to enter a private or other drain or sewer into any main drain or common sewer in said district or into any private or other drain or sewer, connecting with, or the contents of which will discharge, directly or indirectly, immediately or ultimately, into any main drain or common sewer in said district, unless it shall appear to his satisfaction, and upon examination of the premises by him or by the inspector of buildings or such other proper person as he shall direct, that such private or other drain or sewer, for which such permit to enter is required, will not con- duct any roof water or surface water in violation of the foregoing provisions, and is not connected, directly, indirectly or remotely, or in any way with any pipe or drain for conducting away roof water or surface water; and before any such permit is granted by the city engineer to connect with any main drain or common sewer any private or other drain or sewer, he may require to be cut off or disconnected, or may himself cut off or disconnect from such private drain or sewer, for which such permit to enter is required, any such private drain or sewer for the drain- ing of any estate as does not comply with the foregoing re- quirements, or for which under the foregoing provisions and requirements no permit to enter another drain or sewer would be granted by him.
Section 2. The plan hereinbefore referred to is the fol- lowing, and the broad lines, marked "boundary lines," about said district and enclosing the same are the boundary lines thereof :
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city of Somerville Plan of Tannery Brook Valley Sewerage District in Somerville April 15, 1896.
Scale / in. = 400/h Ernest W. Barley City Engineer
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ORDINANCES.
Section 3. Whoever violates any provision of this ordi- nance shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty (20) dollars for each offence.
Section . 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1896.
Published in Somerville Citizen of June 19, 1896.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
No. 62.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF CHAPTER TWENTY OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF 1891, IN RELATION TO WIRES OF THE FIRE ALARM AND POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEMS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Somerville, as follows : -
Section 1. Section two of chapter twenty of the Revised Ordinances of 1891 is hereby amended by striking out all that part of the last paragraph of said section, which begins with the words, "For keeping in good order the fire alarm system," and ends with the words, "direction and control of the Committee on Police," and substituting in the place of the words thus stricken out the words, "For keeping in good order the fire alarm telegraph system and the police signal telegraph system, and in regard thereto, and to all electrical lines and apparatus of the city, he shall be subject to the orders and direction of the Com- mittee on Electric Lines, and may employ assistance under the direction of such committee."
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