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CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
391
Roster of Department.
James R. Hopkins Edward W. Ring
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 1.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Wilfred Young,
Aug. 7, 1874,
Captain,
Fireman,
Frank Langer,
July 4, 1854,
Lieutenant,
Woodworker,
Lyle Sterling,
Feb. 28, 1867,
Hoseman,
Fireman,
Percival L. Lowell,
July 1, 1877,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Peter J. Kelley,
Mar. 29, 1879,
Driver,
Fireman,
24 Fountain ave
Fred L. Jensen,
July 2, 1872,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Charles Spike,
Feb. 8, 1875,
Hoseman, Driver,
Hoseman,
Milk Business,
65 Avon st. 47 Oxford st.
Fred S. Young,
Feb. 1, 1867,
Hoseman,
Water Dept.,
Sewall M. Rich,
Nov. 6, 1866,
Hoseman,
Merchant,
381 Medford st.
Joseph W. Mess,
Sept. 25, 1863,
Hoseman,
Merchant,
19 Chester ave.
Everett W. Bray,
Feb. 17, 1872,
Hoseman,
Provision Clerk,
11 Alston st.
William A. Smith
Feb. 24, 1881,
Hoseman,
Coal Business,
23 Hamlet st.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Benjamin H. Pond,
Oct. 25, 1867,
Captain,
Fireman,
Columbus ave.
Lewis E. Seymour,
March 25, 1873,
Oct. 1, 1858,
Engineman,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Fountain ave.
Thomas L. Deegan, Robert Geaton,
Feb. 22, 1861,
Hoseman,
Hoseman,
Milk Dealer,
Cross st.
Aug. 3, 1859,
Hoseman,
Produce,
Otis st.
Aug. 11, 1866,
Hoseman,
Woodworker,
Everett ave.
Charles T. Garland,
Nov. 15, 1871,
Hoseman, Hoseman,
Laundry,
Cross st.
David L. Stevens,
March 17, 1873, Hoseman,
Blacksmith,
B'dw'y,cor.Cross
J. Edgar Thompson, George F. Patten,
July 25, 1885,
Hoseman,
Coal Dealer,
Broadway.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 4.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
John Gillooly,
June 9, 1856,
Captain,
Fireman,
Winslow ave.
Danforth S. Steele,
Sept. 9, 1850,
Lieutenant,
Foreman,
Leslie pl.
Lindorf D. Bixby,
Jan. 31, 1841,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
Feb. 11, 1876,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Grove st.
Charles F. Hathaway, Robert W. Jesson, John F. Mckenzie, John F. Berton, James I. King,
May 10, 1873, Sept. 1, 1881, Feb. 14, 1857, March 30, 1865, June 17, 1864, March 16, 1864,
Driver, Driver, Hoseman,
Fireman, Fireman, Painter,
Painter, Lineman,
Elm ct. Morrison ave. Chandler st.
Sept. 23,. 1868,
Hoseman,
Laundry,
Hawthorne st.
Nov. 5, 1871, Aug. 26, 1876,
Hoseman,
Carpenter, .
Alpine st.
.
Chief Engineer
27 Summit ave.
.
Assistant Engineer .
Medford st.
96 Highland ave. 110 Bartlett st. 14 Knapp st. 105 Walnut st.
267 Highl'd ave. 29 Grant st. Hillside park.
James F. Ward,
Feb. 26, 1879,
Oscar J. Lingley,
April 5, 1860,
§ Lieutenant,
{ Driver,
Fireman,
16 New Cross st. Maple st.
Walter H. Young,
Dec. 25, 1869,
Oct. 15, 1876,
Driver,
Fireman, Painter,
Tennyson st.
Cornelius A. Doherty, Edward W. Burgess, Fred W. Kimball,
Coal Dealer,
Pearl st.
Robert F. Garland,
June 23, 1866,
Sept. 1, 1869,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Broadway.
Summer st. Poplar st.
Morrison ave.
Hoseman, Hoseman, Hoseman, Hoseman,
Blacksmith,
Fish Dealer,
Ellington road.
Eugene H. Jones, John B. Rufer, George H. Keay, Chauncey L. Field, Charles F. Mills,
April 30, 1873,
Mansfield st.
Clarence V. Cook,
Fireman,
Fireman, Fireman,
392
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 6.
NAME.
BOKN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Joseph A. Cribby,
Aug. 22, 1864,
Captain,
Fireman,
Newbury st.
Arthur M. Gilman,
Aug. 19, 1866,
Lieutenant,
Fireman, .
College ave.
Walter H. Young,
Dec. 25, 1869,
Engineman,
Fireman,
Fountain ave.
George H. Crosby,
Sept. 14, 1881,
Asst. Engineman,
Fireman,
Holland st.
George R. Dale,
Jan. 22, 1871,
Driver,
Fireman,
Newbury st.
Elmer C. Shiere,
Apr. 29, 1878,
Driver,
Firenian,
Newbury st.
Homer A. White,
July 27, 1865,
Hoseman,
Undertaker's Ass't, Newbury st.
William Stern,
Sept. 19, 1873,
Hoseman,
Paperhanger,
Newbury st.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Francis W. Ring,
Aug. 7, 1854,
Captain,
Fireman,
Wheatland st.
Charles H. Timson,
May 27, 1859,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
Marshall st.
Daniel R. Spike,
March 24, 1844,
Hoseman,
Cooper,
Marshall st.
Frederick E. Cushing,
Dec. 20, 1845,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Marshall st.
Benjamin Marble,
May 1, 1871,
Hoseman,
Restaurant,
Sargent ave.
J. Walter Holmes,
Sept. 8, 1875,
Hoseman,
Victualler,
Temple st.
Charles P. Fowler,
May 24, 1879,
Hoseman,
Clerk,
Hamlet st.
Fred E. Knowles,
Jan. 27, 1879,
Hoseman,
Milkman,
Melvin st.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 3.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Henry J. Turner,
Feb. 24, 1865,
Captain,
Fireman,
Somerville ave.
Alfred R. Higgins,
Feb. 25, 1849,
Lieutenant,
Laborer,
Prospect st.
Joseph F. Green, Charles M. Davis,
Dec. 5, 1878,
Operator,
Fireman,
Washington st.
Thomas W. Joy,
Feb. 22, 1856,
Hoseman,
Cooper,
Somerville ave.
Edward A. Parker,
Oct. 29, 1851,
Hoseman,
Laborer,
Prescott st.
Walter J. Green,
Oct. 25, 1868,
Hoseman,
Florist,
Somerville ave.
Edward J. McNamara,
Oct. 5, 1875,
Hoseman,
Machinist,
Washington st.
William L. Larsen,
Aug. 23, 1885,
Hoseman,
Roofer,
Tufts st.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 5.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Edwin F. Trefren,
March 28, 1858,
Captain,
Fireman,
24 Lowell st.
Harry F. Bucknam,
Sept. 21, 1872,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
William J. Blaisdell,
May 16, 1846,
Hoseman,
Painter,
Highland ave. Summer st.
Martin E. Driscoll,
Dec. 21, 1872,
Hoseman, .
Patrol Driver,
Miller st.
Horace L. Dunklee,
Dec. 12, 1854,
Hoseman,
Fireman,
51 Som 'rvilleav
July 14, 1877,
Hoseman,
Butcher,
Elm place.
Albert F. McGrath, Adam H. Gibby,
Sept. 2, 1874,
Hoseman,
Electrician,
Summer st.
HOSE AND CHEMICAL COMPANY NO. 7.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
George W. Bridges,
March 22, 1876,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
16 Newbury st.
Arthur C. Sellon,
July 16, 1863,
Sept. 8, 1883,
Hoseman,
Fireman,
104 Hancock st. 21 Belmont st.
Albert B. Mclaughlin, Harry G. White, Charles W. Hughes,
June 14, 1870, March 26, 1876,
Hoseman, Hoseman,
Painter,
150 Cross st.
Apr. 6, 1869,
Hoseman,
Carpenter,
145 Hudson st.
Alfred M. Pride, William H. Butler,
Benjamin F. Johnson,
Sept. 5, 1877, Nov. 20, 1864,
Hoseman,
Real Estate,
162 Lowell st.
Hoseman,
R. R. Yardman,
111 Cedar st.
Driver,
Fireman,
Electrician,
145 Hudson st.
Aug. 9, 1878,
Driver,
Fireman,
Somerville ave.
393
CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHEMICAL A.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
John T. Coneeny,
Nov. 2, 1876,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
Broadway
Frank R. Rametti, William F. Wade,
Dec. 26, 1873,
Operator,
Fireman,
Washington st.
Sept. 1, 1884,
Driver,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 1.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Frank L. Draper
July 31, 1852,
Lieutenant,
Fireman,
Highland road
Herbert L. Webber,
Nov. 9, 1869,
Driver,
Fireman,
Columbus ave.
Charles M. Craig,
Nov. 4, 1878,
Driver,
Fireman,
Highland ave.
William McLane,
Jan. 7, 1860,
Ladderman,
Engineer,
Clark st.
Patrick J. Follon,
Mar. 3, 1859,
Ladderman,
Laborer,
School st.
Frank H. Eaton,
Feb. 1, 1855,
Ladderman,
Ladderman,
Paperhanger,
Bow st. pl.
John H. Foy,
May 6, 1867,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Somerville ave.
George A. Row,
Jan. 9, 1867,
Ladderman,
Teamster,
Somerville ave.
Israel Y. Hall,
Jan. 24, 1878,
Ladderman,
Laborer,
Homer sq.
George A. Copithorne,
Nov. 14, 1880,
Ladderman,
Clerk,
School st.
Joseph G. Haney,
Nov. 4, 1883,
Ladderman,
Teamster,
Fountain ave.
Charles G. J. McNamara, Aug. 29, 1881,
Ladderman,
Blacksmith,
Washington st.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 2.
NAME.
BORN.
RANK.
OCCUPATION.
RESIDENCE.
Horace W. Hutchins,
Aug. 26, 1866,
Captain,
Fireman,
Hancock st.
Charles E. Shaw,
Oct. 13, 1857,
Lieutenant,
Paperhanger,
Eastman rd.
George F. Bixby,
March 27, 1869,
Driver,
Fireman,
Henry ave.
John E. Hill,
Dec. 25, 1845,
Ladderman,
Clerk,
Cherry st.
Clarence T. Conant,
Dec. 10, 1868,
Ladderman,
Milkman,
Hudson st.
LeBaron Emery,
May 11, 1859,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Alpine st.
John H. Givan,
June 9, 1865,
Ladderman, Ladderman,
Painter,
Hudson st.
David B. Nixon,
March 4, 1869,
Ladderman,
Painter,
Hudson st.
James A. Butler,
Oct. 29, 1881,
Ladderman,
Clerk,
Lowell st.
George A. Givan,
Oct. 8, 1863,
Ladderman,
Clerk,
Eastman rd.
Walter H. Thomas,
Nov. 12, 1850,
Ladderman,
Janitor,
Highl
Respectfully submitted,
Grocer,
Highland ave.
Joseph E. Emery,
Aug. 2, 1870,
Clerk,
Prospect st. pl.
James D. Perkins,
Nov. 25, 1858,
JAMES R. HOPKINS, Chief Engineer, Fire Department.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, City of Somerville, January 1, 1909.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-
Gentlemen,-I respectfully submit a report of the doings of the police department for the year ending December 31, 1908 :-
Arrests.
Whole number of arrests made
1,838
On warrant
.
1,406
On summons .
432
1,838
Males
1,723
Females
115
1,838
Americans
1,046
Foreign born
792
1,838
Residents
1,159
Non-residents
679
1,838
Juvenile offenders .
250
Arrested for officers of other places
.
Arrests for Crime Against the Person.
Assault and battery
180
Assault felonious
4
Mayhem
1
Murder
7
Robbery
2
Threats
.
207
Crimes Against Property.
Arson
.
1
Breaking and entering
.
1
Fraud
3
Evading railroad fare
1
Larceny .
123
Malicious mischief
47
Receiving stolen goods
5
Trespass
.
300
45
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.
.
.
74
Buying leased property
.
13
41
CHIEF OF POLICE.
395
Crimes Against Public Order.
Assuming to be an officer
1
Attempt to rescue prisoner .
1
Bastardy
6
Carrying concealed weapons
3
Contempt of court
3
Cruelty to animals
7
Disturbing the peace
28
Drunkenness
886
Keeping disorderly house
1
Keeping unlicensed dog
1
Lewdness
4
Neglected children
36
Neglect to support family
41
Peddling without license
1
Refusing to assist officer
1
Stubborn child
10
Unlawful use of registered bottles
8
Unlawfully operating automobile
1
Violation city ordinance
60
Violation pure food laws
23
Violation liquor laws
8
Violation Lord's day
46
Violation rules Massachusets highway commission
9
Walking on railroad track .
40
1,264
Arrests for crimes against person
207
Arrests for crimes against property
300
Arrests for crimes against public order
1,264
Number held for trial .
1,771
Miscellaneous Reports.
Buildings found open and secured
552
Defective streets reported
483
Obstructions in streets reported .
55
Larcenies reported .
303
Amount of property reported stolen
$8,635
Water pipes reported leaking
176
Number of street light reports
3,024
Police Signal Service and Ambulance Reports.
Whole number of on duty reports made by patrolmen 235,614
Whole number of runs made with wagon
999
Whole number of prisoners conveyed to station
1,132
Whole number of miles run with wagon
1,597
Whole number of telephone calls .
14,044
Whole number of persons carried in ambulance
425
1
Unlawfully operating steam boiler
38
Vagrancy
396
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Official Roster of Department. IMELVILLE C. PARKHURST, Chief of Police.
Robert R. Perry, Captain. Dennis Kelley, Lieutenant.
Eugene A. Carter, Lieutenant.
Charles E. Woodman, Lieutenant.
George H. Carleton, Sergeant.
James M. Harmon, Sergeant.
2John A. Ray, Sergeant.
Thomas Damery, Inspector.
PATROLMEN.
Allen, Charles W.
Howard, Ernest
Arnold, Louis F.
Howe, Hudson M.
Belzarini, Louis J.
Johnston, Charles S.
Blair, Robert T.
Johnston, William H.
Bolton, David A.
3Jones, Frederick G.
3Burns, Joseph J.
Keane, Edinund J.
Burns, Samuel
Kennedy, Michael T.
Carter, Edward M.
3Kenney, William G.
Chisholm, Jotham
Lewis, Sanford S.
Crossman, Claude L.
Lynch, James M.
Cummings, John J.
McNamara, Thomas F.
Dadmun, John A.
5Mulqueeney, Dennis G.
Davidson, William J.
Davies, Edward M.
Perkins, Francis A.
Dodge, Ezra A.
Peters, George A. C.
3Doolin, Patrick J.
Phillips, James E.
Downey, Denis
6Pollard, James J.
Drew, Elmer E.
Reed, Walter Reick, Charles W.
4Dwyer, Joseph A.
Fuller, Harvey R.
Gilson, Henry Y.
Sharry, Martin
Goff, Ernest S. Googins, Frederick H.
Simons, Lemuel J.
Gott, Myron S.
Skinner. Jacob W.
Graves, Frank H.
Smith. George L.
3Groves, Walter L.
Stevens, Charles W.
Heron, Theodore E.
Sudbey, Henry A.
Hilton, Herbert
Sutherland, William J.
3Hopkins, Edward J.
Woodsum, Eugene A.
Hopkins, Frank C.
RESERVE POLICE FORCE.
Dewar, Robert D.
Fitzpatrick, Augustine J.
McCabe, Bernard
McGrath, Patrick
Moore, Peter
Steeves, Clyde W. Taylor, William E. Walsh, Thomas P. Young, Harry C.
1. Retired, October 31, 1908. 2. Promoted to sergeant, November 12, 1908. 3. Promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1908. 4. November 12, 1908.
5. February 27, 1908. 6. Retired, February 27, 1908.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT R. PERRY, Acting Chief of Police.
Neylon, Denis
Rice, George L.
Simons, Daniel G.
Edward McGarr, Sergeant.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
City Hall Annex, Somerville, January 1, 1909.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
The following report of the sealer of weights and measures for the year 1908 is respectfully submitted :-
Section 21, chapter 62, of the Revised Laws provides that sealers of weights and measures shall annually give public notice by advertisement, or by posting, in one or more public places in their respective cities and towns, notices to all in- habitants or persons having usual places of business therein who use weights, measures or balances for the purpose of selling goods, wares, merchandise or other commodities or for public weighing to bring in their weights, measures and balances to be adjusted and sealed. Such sealers shall attend in one or more convenient places, and shall adjust, seal and record all weights, measures and balances so brought in.
Section 34 of the same chapter provides that each sealer of weights and measures, including the county treasurers, shall re- ceive a fee of one dollar for sealing each platform balance if weighing five thousand pounds or more, and fifty cents if weigh- ing less than that amount, and three cents each for sealing all other weights, measures, scales, beams or balances. He shall also have a reasonable compensation for all necessary repairs, alterations and adjustments made by him.
Where weights, measures and balances are sealed as pro- vided in Section 21 (that is, brought to the office), no fee is charged for sealing.
In compliance with the foregoing Section 21, the customary notice was given by advertising in the Somerville Journal and the Somerville Reporter in March, 1908.
During the year the sealer visited all places in the city where goods were bought or sold, tested all scales, weights and measures, sealed those which were found correct, and con- demned all found beyond repair and useless.
One hundred and thirty-seven scales, weights and measures were adjusted before sealing, ten scales were tagged for repairs, three of which were repaired as ordered, and the remaining seven put out of use.
Work done in weights and measures during the year 1908 :-
398
ANNUAL REPORTS.
No. of Tests in the Office.
No of Tests Outside of Office.
Total No. of Tests in and Outside of Office.
Number of scales sealed
271
1,291
Number of weights sealed .
168
4,009
Number of dry measures sealed
779
1,088
Number of tin liquid measures sealed
564
1,435
Number of glass jars sealed
134,067
' 0
Number of yard sticks sealed
4
141
Number sealed, miscellaneous . .
2
0
Total number of all kinds sealed
135,855
7,964
143,819
Number of scales adjusted and sealed
26
57
Number of weights adjusted and sealed .
11
32
Number of dry measures adjusted and sealed
4
1
Number of liquid measures adjusted and sealed
6
0
Total number adjusted and sealed
47
90
137
Number of scales tagged for repairs
5
5
Number of scales repaired as ordered
1
2
Total number tagged and repaired .
6
7
13
Number of scales condemned
.
5
4
Number of weights condemned
0
1
Number of dry measures condemned
11
25
Number of liquid measures condemned .
1,844
11
Number of yard sticks condemned .
0
9
Total number condemned .
1,860
50
1,910
137,768
8,111
Total number tested in and out of office
145,879
Receipts for the year 1908 :- Appropriation
$1,500 00
Received fees for sealing and adjusting
460 86
Expenditures for year 1908 :-
Telephone
$29 25
Printing books and supplies .
92 42
Amount paid for team
230 00
Amount paid for helper .
$316 33
Deputy
183 33
499 66
Salary of sealer
1,100 00
Total expenditures
$1,951 33
Unexpended balance
$9 53
.
.
.
JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
.
$1,960 86
.
REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
Somerville, January 18, 1909.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-
The following is my report as city solicitor for the year 1908 :-
Abolition of Grade Crossings. On the petition of the mayor and aldermen for the abolition of grade crossings at Somerville avenue, a decree was entered July 7, 1908, in the superior court for Middlesex county confirming the decision of the special commission. The street is to be carried over the railroad tracks by a bridge. The work of construction is in charge of the Boston & Maine Raiload. Considerable progress has been made, and it is expected that the work will be completed this year. The expense is apportioned as follows: Fitchburg Rail- road Company (Boston & Maine Railroad, lessee), sixty per cent .; Boston & Albany Railroad Company (New York Cen- tral & Hudson River Railroad Company, lessee), five per cent. ; West End Street Railway Company, thirteen per cent .; com- monwealth of Massachusetts, twelve per cent .; city of Somer- ville, ten per cent. The adjustment of land damages is in charge of the city. Twelve settlements amounting to $31,901.91 were made prior to January 1, 1909, and a decree of the court for the re-payment of this sum to the city has already been ob- tained. Settlements amounting to $13,289.74 have since been made. In every case the approval in writing by counsel for all the parties interested was first obtained.
On the petition of the mayor and aldermen for the aboli- tion of grade crossings at Medford street, Webster avenue, Dane street, and Park street, several hearings have been held before the special commission, and a decision is expected soon. Whether a decree by the court will be made without delay is uncertain.
Lowell-Street Bridge. Decrees of the county commis- sioners for the construction of bridges over the railroad tracks at Lowell street have been set aside in proceedings brought by the railroad company in the supreme court. The case was taken by the city to the full bench, and the opinion of the court may be helpful as a guide for future action. Owing to the provisions of the special statute under which the branch line of the railroad was constructed, it may be necessary to secure legislation in order to carry the street over the tracks.
Cases in Court. Cases in the superior court for injuries claimed to have been received by reason of defects in public
400
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ways were settled for $72, $160, $225, $400, $400, and $700, re- spectively. Two cases of the same nature were disposed of in the police court of Somerville and in the superior court without expense to the city, and another case, in which death resulted from the injury, was decided in favor of the city by the full bench of the supreme court after a trial before a jury in the superior court.
An action in the police court to recover a poll tax and another in the same court to enforce the provisions of the milk laws against a corporation were decided in favor of the city.
Several cases brought in the land court, involving the lo- cation of side lines of streets, have been decided in accordance with the records of the city. In one such case, after a trial in the land court, and another trial before a jury in the superior court at Lowell, an appeal has been taken to the full bench of the supreme court.
Another case tried in the land court related to the location of the boundary line between Somerville and Medford, near Boston avenue. Records covering a period of more than 150 years were searched, and many of them were presented in evi- dence. The city of Medford took no active part in the case, the petitioner being the owner of a certain tract of land which he claimed was wholly in Medford. In behalf of the city of Somerville, it was contended that the boundary line could not be determined in such proceedings. The trial nevertheless took place, and resulted in a decree purporting to establish the boun- dary line in the location claimed by the city of Somerville.
Very respectfully, FRANK W. KAAN, City Solicitor.
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1909.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen,-The following is respectfully submitted as the thirty-seventh annual report of the city clerk of the city of Som- erville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1908 :-
The receipts and payments were as follows :-
Receipts.
Balance from year 1907, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1907 :-
2 males at $2.00 $4 00
1 female at $5.00 . 5 00
1 spayed at $2.00 .
2 00
$11 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city
treasurer in December, 1907, 4 at $.20, 80
$10 20
For dog licenses issued in 1908 :-
1,459 males at $2.00
$2,918 00
278 females at $5.00
1,390 00
94 spayed at $2.00
188 00
3 breeders' licenses at $25.00
75 00
$4,571 00
Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 830 papers
$515 25
Certificates of marriage intentions, 113 at $.50 and 634 at $1.00
690 50
Furnishing copies of records . Licenses :-
102 00
Amusements, 106 licenses for 447 per- formances at $1.00 . 447 00
Auctioneers, 24 at $2.00 .
48 00
Billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 19 licenses for 44 tables and 6 alleys, at $2.00 100 00
Drivers, 19 at $1.00
19 00
Fireworks, 52 at $1.00
52 00
Hackney carriages, 24 licenses for 11 persons at $1.00 for each carriage .
24 00
Intelligence offices, 8 at $2.00 .
16 00
Collect junk, 27 at $10.00 $270 00
2 refused and money not called for 20 00
. Junk shop, 1 at $25.00 25 00
315 00
Private detective, 1 at $10.00
10 00
Amounts carried forward .
$2,338 75
$4,581 20
.
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402
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward
Slaughtering, 6 at $1.00 ·
· $6 00
Paid back on 1 refused in 1907
1 00
5 00
Street musicians, 13 licenses
for 26 persons at $.50 . ·
$13 00
Paid back on 2 refused in 1907
2 00
11 00
Wagons, 141 licenses for 73 persons at $1.00 for each wagon
141 00
Wagon stands, 2 at $1.00
$2 00
1 refused and money not called for 1 00 ·
3 00
Permits to transport liquors, 13 at $1.00 . · ·
$13 00
16 refused and money not called for
16 00
$29 00
Paid back on 9 refused
in 1907
9 00
20 00
Recording and issuing sixth-class liquor licenses, 37 at $1.00 .
37 00
Filing certificate, 1 at $.50
50
Repairing and sale of junk badges
1 88
Sale of old ballots
30
Interest on deposits
11 02
$2,569 45
Total receipts
$7,150 65
Payments.
To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1907, to November 30, 1908, both inclusive :- 1,458 males at $2.00
$2,916 00
276 females at $5.00
1,380 00
95 spayed at $2.00 · .
190 00
3 breeders' licenses at $25.00
75 00
$4,561 00
366 40
To the city treasurer, monthly :-
City clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses, 1,834 at $.20 · All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses .
$366 80
2,569 45
2,936 25
Total payments .
$7,130 85
$2,338 75 $4,581 20
Less city clerk's fees, 1,832 at $.20 .
$4,194 60
403
CITY CLERK.
Balance, January 1, 1909, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1908 :-
3 males at $2.00
$6 00
3 females at $5.00 .
15 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city
treasurer, 6 at $.20 1 20
$19 80
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Licenses and Permits.
Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of re- ceipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the board of aldermen and issued without charge, as follows :-
Amusements, Somerville High School Athletic Association, ball games (fees remitted) 18
Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil War) Innholders Common victuallers Common victuallers, transferred to new owners
4
Drain layers
8 1
Newsboys
102
Junk collectors, to cry calling in streets
27
To cry goods in streets
47
To cry aloud to announce calling: -
Umbrella menders
3
Umbrella mender and locksmith
1
To ring bell in streets :-
Ice cream venders
7
Scissors sharpeners
7
Umbrella mender
1
To set up and use engines :-
Electric motors, 25 licenses for 32 motors Gas engines .
4
Steam engines
2
To blast rock or stone .
6
To blast rock or stone, bond not filed
2
To erect or use buildings for gasoline
7
To erect or use buildings for garages
14
To maintain projections over sidewalks :-
Awnings
3
Barbers' poles
3
Bay windows, 1 permit for 3 windows
3
Electric signs
5
Flag
1
Flaming arc light, 1 permit for 2 lights
2
Fire escape
1
Mortar and pestle sign
1
Transfer of post and illuminated mortar sign Signs
28
To set and maintain hitching posts
6
To erect derricks and guy wires .
1
To construct coal chute and sidewalk hoist
1
To construct trestle for pipe line .
1
To move buildings through streets
5
To move buildings through streets, bond not filed To parade in streets
1
To hold open-air meetings
3
3
63
2
Drain layers, bond not filed .
$21 00
.
1
32 .
404
ANNUAL REPORTS.
To attach wires to poles of telephone and telegraph and electric light companies .
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