Report of the city of Somerville 1914, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 596


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$440 09


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid Eugene J. Ford, compensation for injury


. $6 75


Patrick McGoldrick, compensation for injury 9 63


Joseph H. Soper, compensation for


injury .


135 00


Thomas F. Casey, compensation for in- jury . 3.1 SS


Thomas P. McDonough, compensation for injury 7 43


Joseph Begley, compensation for in- jury


1 87


John J. Lynch, compensation for injury L. J. Derven, M.D., professional services Edward D. Hurley, M. D., professional services .


6 00


T. J. Barnes, M. D., professional serv- ices


. 4 00


H. M. Stoodley, M. D., professional services 3 90


Charles E. Mongan, M. D., professional services 20 00


Peter H. Thompson, M. D., professional services


25 00


$434 46


Water Maintenance account, J. Begley 5 63


$440 09


Building Public Buildings.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913 .


$1,395 26


Amounts transferred from the following accounts :-


New Cells, Police Station .


$46 88


Public Library Construction


46


Lincoln Park Shower Baths .


5 50


52 84


$1,448 10


Balance to credit of account, 1915 .


$1,448 10


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS,


Interest.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$77,000 00


Water Works Income, amount appropriated . 1,260 00


Amount carried forward


$78,260 00


.


·


.


175 00


5 00


154


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward


$78,260 00 Contingent Fund account, amount re-


turned


4,000 00


Contingent Fund account, amount returned .


4,000 00


Excess and Deficiency account, balance transferred . 687 75


$77,572 25


DEBIT. -


Coupons account :-


Coupons maturing April 1,


1914 ·


$12,525 00


Coupons maturing July 1,


1914 ·


14,070 00


Coupons maturing October


1, 1914


14.042 50


$40,637 50


Interest on Registered Bonds :-


Interest due April 1, 1914 $4,388 75


Interest due July 1, 1914 1,792 50


Interest due October 1, 1914 4,191 25


10,372 50


On Temporary Loans (Taxes) :- Notes Nos. 215-221, 8 mos. 16 days ·


$2,311 11


Notes Nos. 231-232, 243 days


772 54


Notes Nos. 222-230, 242 days


2,211 61


Note No. 233, 240 days


545 00


Note No. 234, 240 days


872 01


Notes Nos. 235-236, 236 days


1,071 83


Notes Nos. 237-239, 240 days


1,096 66


Notes Nos. 240-243, 223 days


2,037 82


Notes Nos. 244-249, 235 days


1,610 73


Notes Nos. 250-253, 345 days


3,473 96


Note No. 254, 311 days


1,403 80


Note No. 255, 31 days


1,539 23


Notes Nos. 256-268, 336 days


5,425 00


Note No. 269, 247 days


527 45


Notes Nos. 270-273, 129 days


722 04


Notes Nos. 274-276, 241 days


682 84


Notes Nos. 277-279, 95 days


237 50


On Temporary Loans (Grade Crossings) :- Notes Nos. 22-26, 99 days 810 56


Refund : Accrued interest on bond issue,


1914


789 44


$77,572 25


Memorandum of Total Payments of Interest, 1914.


Interest on Temporary Loans, Anticipation Revenue Interest on Temporary Loans, Grade Crossings Ex- penses


$26,541 13


810 56


Amount carried forward


$27,351 69


26,541 13


$78,361 69


$82,260 00


$78,260 00


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Amount brought forward


$27,351 69 .


Interest on City Bonds :-


*City, Sewer. etc.


$48,960 56


Water .


1,260 00


50,220 56


Interest on Metropolitan Assessments :-


(See Commonwealth of Massachusetts account.)


Metropolitan Sewers $27,837 86


Metropolitan Parks 13,645 76


Charles River Basin


2,775 13


Alewife Brook


504 90


Metropolitan Water Assessment


73,138 81


Interest on State Assessments :


117,902 46 (See Commonwealth of Massachusetts account.) Abolition of Grade Crossings . 3,112 32


$198,587 03


Reduction of Funded Debt.


CREDIT.


Balance from 1913


$1,836 90


Appropriation


195,163 10


Bonds)


6,000 00


Cash, received premium on bonds


1,724 05


$204.724 05


Balance to credit of account. 1915 .


1,724 05


$203,000 00


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid bonds maturing in 1914 . .


$203,000 00


Memorandum of Total Payments on Account of Debt, 1914.


Water Bonds


$6,000 00


City Loan, Sewer, etc.


197,000 00


On account of Metropolitan District Debt :- (See Commonwealth of Massachusetts account.)


Metropolitan Sewers $13,651 71


Metropolitan Parks


3,059 03


Charles River Basin


170 82


Alewife Brook


818 39


Metropolitan Water Assessment


14,371 61


On account of State Assessment :- '(See Commonwealth of Massachusetts account.) Abolition of Grade Crossings .


32,071 56


12,136 10


$247,207 66


*$789.44 deducted for accrued interest paid by purchaser of bonds, issue of current year.


Water Works Income, amount appropriated (Water


156


ANNUAL REPORTS.


1


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES.


Water Maintenance.


1


1


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$37,000 00


Water Works Extension account, amount transferred 4,210 29


Contingent Fund account, amount transferred . 3.500 00


$44,710 29


Excess and Deficiency account, balance transferred . 161 78


$44,548 51


- DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid laborers .


$23,749 93


Frank E. Merrill. salary as water com- missioner


2,300 00


Use of auto


350 81


William E. Copithorne, inspector


900 00


Car fares


21 30


Josephine M. Sander, assistant


668 24


Mary L. Murray, clerical services .


351 00


Annie F. Cammick, clerical services


442 00


J. Madeline Coy, clerical services .


32 00


E. Lena Clark, clerical services .


84 00


Harriet Morrison, clerical services


120 00


Charles R. Hildred, foreman assistant


1,200 00


Richard Whalen, pension .


324 48


Harvey W. King, pension


78 74


Michael Finnell. pension


65 60


Andrew McCaffrey, pension


188 76


American Express Co., expressing .


29 64


Austin & Doten, tubing


91


Ames Implement & Seed Co., forks


. 30


Ashton Valve Co., bubbler tips


6 99


American Belting Co., leather


5 18


American Storage Battery Co., repairs


.


1 00


George R. Bascom, auto supplies


77 94


Boice-Perrin Co., electric supplies


14 79


Harold L. Bond Co., tools


36 08


Boston & Maine R. R., freight


467 36


Boston Woven Hose Co., hose .


6 97


W. B. Brown & Co., metal work and mud guards


17.25


Burroughs Adding Machine, repairs


1 95


D. J. Bennett Estate, saddlery


75


Braman Dow & Co., fittings .


713 67


J. A. Bremner & Co., paste powder


15


Builders' Iron Foundry, castings and fittings


246 46


Thomas D. Bennett, saddlery


35 55


Charles E. Berry, welding .


6 00


Cave Welding Co., welding


3 50


Chadwick-Boston Lead Co.,


castings,


lead pipe


1,157 39


Amount carried forward . $33,710 69


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Amount brought forward


$33,710 69


Chandler & Farquhar Co., machine sup- plies


37 17


Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., gates and fittings


904 41


Chase, Parker & Co., oil duck


3 77


Crossman Plating Co., repairing ra-


diator, plating lamps


14 50


Cunningham Grain Co., oats


136 81


Cornelius Callahan Co., hydrant stem


16 80


Carter's Ink, state ink


1 25


Cambridge Water Department, and pipe


37 82


Samuel Chabot, paint .


1 50


Coffin Valve Co., valve parts


4 44


John Cullinan, claim for injury


300 00


Denis I. Crimmings, sidewalk repairs .


38 56


· Davenport-Brown Co., lumber


14 59


Julian D'Este Co., repairing rod and castings


284 90


Niels A. Dolleris & Son. presto tanks .


9 95


G. H. Dyer Co., oxygen .


9 50


Davis Square Stables, horse hire .


13 50


J. H. Edwards, blacksmithing .


158 15


The Elliott Co .. tape, address machinery


33 71


Edson Mfg. Co., repairing hose


1 15


Eisner-Lenk Co., auto repairs . .


14 90


Fisk Rubber Co., supplies and auto tires


182 87


W. F. Fleming, upholstering


3 00


James H. Fannon, labor


543 81


Fleischmann Co., settlement claim .


5 00


The Fairbanks Co., valve discs


6 57


Fire & Water Engineering, subscription


3 00


Fresh Pond Ice Co ice.,


120 57


Seth W. Fuller Co., repairing dynamo


2 75


Gilman Express Co., expressing


127 65


Glines Express Co .. expressing


1 20


B. F. Goodrich Co., auto tires


356 14


Green & Swett Co., oil .


99 13


Gulf Refining Co., oil .


897 92


W. A. Greenough & Co., directory


4 00


Gould & Cutler. paints


9 75


F. W. Gilbert, rubber boots


28 00


Globe Gas-Light Co., torch


7 18


Charles T. Garland, use of team


man and


10 00


Hersey Mfg. Co. meter parts .


16 87


A. E. Hellman, lettering auto .


6 00


Highland Coal Co., slab wood .


92 75


Hill-Michie Co., auto supplies .


13 33


Samuel Hurwitz, varnish .


68 60


William J. Hachett, M. D., services


2 00


William H. Hitchings, veterinary serv- ices


11 00


Amount carried forward .


$38,367 16


gate


·


offset


157


158


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward .


$33,367 16


E. C. Hartshorn, photography . 4 10


W. L. Hayes, claim 15 75


Holtzer-Cabot Electric Co., charts . 1 76


Ideal Supply Co., pipe


52 72


International Harvester


Ćo., repairs


and auto parts .


73 00


Jordan Marsh Co., cloth


4 73


William G. Johnston &


Co., order .


holders ·


6 21


Johnson, Washburn Co., fittings


208 83


J. A. Kiley, curtains .


23 00


Charles A. Kelley, labor


7 50


George W. Ladd, blacksmithing


279 05


Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe


1,875 40


Lord & Webster Co., hay


238 17


Roy H. Lyman, claim .


25 00


T. E. Littlefield, lumber


122 62


Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., valve .


7 30


Library Bureau, cards


12 13


Jacob Lampert, brush


1 00


Mass. Highway Commission, registra- tion of auto truck .


50 00


H. Mueller Mfg. Co., cocks


437 15


Myer Abrams Co., valves . 4 50


Margaret G. Morgan, claim for in- juries


300 00


Archie Moore, claim .


15 00


Martin & Wood, saw sharpening


2 50


William J. McCarthy, stone and dyna- mite


18 55


James J. MacCarty, force pump


50 00


Metropolitan Water and Sewage Board, painting pipe


5 58


Mafreto Machinery & Tool Co., lathe spindle


17 64


National Meter Co., meter parts


10 55


Neptune Meter Co., meter parts .


784 09


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., service .


202 39


North Somerville Coal Co, use of horse


41 50


New England Co., towels .


8 40


Norristown Magnesia & Asphalt Co., pipe covering 24 48


Joseph Palmer. repairing auto springs 24 20


W. E. Plumer & Co., hardware . 58 59


Packard Motor Co., auto supplies .


125 24


Proctor Bros. Grain Co., grain


126 45


A. H. Perry, painting .


25 00


Post & Lester Co .. hess bearings .


20 24


Perry's Prescription


plies Pharmacy, sup-


2 36


Pittsburgh Meter Co., gears


32


Perrin, Seamans Co., tools


77


H. W. Perry, supplies .


, 01


A. H. Proctor, oats and bran .


156 88


George C. Page Box Co., boxes


34 30


Amount carried forward .


$43,894 12


·


159


APPENDIX TO TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Amount brought forward $43,891 12


Park Garage Co., gaskets 30


The Red Cross Co., first aid outfit . 6 00


J. B. Rufer, blacksmithing 66 25


Rensselaer Valve Co., hydrant fittings J. W. Richards, fire extinguisher .


500 40


Remington Typewriter Co., repairs


14 30


Somerville P. O., stamps and envelopes


728 63


Howard B. Sawyer Oil Co., oil . .


16 75


Alexander J. Siegel, buggy top and


claim


7 00


Somerville Industrial School, auto re- pairs and machine work .


50 15


Somerville Iron Foundry, castings .


1,100 62


Somerville Journal, printing


392 54


E. S. Sparrow & Co .. hardware


161 50


Stanley Motor Carriage Co., auto sup- plies


294 42


Standard Envelope Sealer Co., sealer


16 50


Somerville Publishing Co., printing


42 00


Stewart-Warner Corporation, repairs


S 75


Standard Cast-Iron Pipe Co., pipe.


2,995 45


Somerville Vocational School for Boys, meter boxes


23 35


Somerville Fire Department. horse


200 00


Simpson Bros. Corporation, repairing pavement


55 27


Sanborn Map Co., corrections


11 00


Scott & Tinglof, oak rings


17 50


John Silk Co., sand .


8 75


The Texas Co., gasoline .


330 56


Fred J. Thomsen. car fares


18 50


Thomson Meter Co., meter parts


1,580 89


Transo Paper Co., envelopes .


22 50


Wm. T. Thompson & Co., roto salt


1 80


Underhill Hardware Co., hardware


69 27


Union Water Meter Co., meter parts


923 75


Wadsworth Howland & Co., paint sup- plies


26 03


Walworth Mfg. Co., tools .


113 95


Samuel Ward, stationery,


office sup-


128 75


Warren Bros. Co., repairing pavement Wetmore-Savage Co., electric supplies A. J. Wilkinson & Co., hardware


45 47


Winter Hill Press, printing .


2 50


R. Woodman Mfg. & Supply Co.,


54 00


Henry R. Worthington, meter parts .


2,807 25


John M. Woods, lumber


36 12


R. D. Wood & Co., oil screws


168 91


Waldo Bros., cement


55 08


George D. Wetherell & Co., supplies


1 75


Webber Washer Co., washers .


9 75


Wyman-Allen Lumber Co., lumber ·


2 88


Water Works Equipment Co., detector


15 00


Winter Hill Ice Co., ice .


7 10


Amount carried forward .


$57,131 90


plies


58 90


34 64


presses and seals


5 00


160


ANNUAL REPORTS:


Amount brought forward .


$57,131 90 Sewer Maintenance account, repair work


24 12


Highways Maintenance account, repair- ing streets 77 92


$57,233 94


Service transfers, from sundry accounts 12,677 00


$44.556 94


Refund: Michael Fennell, over-payment 8 43


$44,548 51


Water Works Extension.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$21,500 00


Water Maintenance account, amounts transferred . 4.210 29


$17,289 71


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, pair laborers


$5,573 59


Water Maintenance account, stock, team-


ing, tools, etc.


. 11,716 12


$17,289 71


Water Works, Refunds of Water Charges.


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cash, paid sundry persons, money refunded .


$205 26


Cash, Refunds : Water charges


205 26


(See Revenue, Table E.)


Public Buildings Department, Maintenance Water Buildings.


CREDIT.


Appropriation ·


$1,000 00


Excess and Deficiency account, balance transferred . 219 92


$780 08


DEBIT. (Expenditures.)


Cashı. paid labor


$48 37


Armstrong Bros., plumbing


50


Charlestown Gas & Electric Co., gas


98 28


C. W. Cahalan, plumbing . 3 00


Edison Elec. Illuminating Co .. lighting


225 10


Glines Express Co., service ·


25


J. J. Hurley & Co., repairing apparatus


11 82


George W. Ladd, irons


6 70


George W. Manning, repairing roof


11 50


Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., glass .


2 37


E. S. Sparrow & Co., hardware .


52 55


Wellington-Wild Coal Co., fuel


319 64


$780 08


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Revenue and Receipts Used for Expenses, 1914.


Assessed in taxes .


$1.266,177 86


Estimated Revenue appropriated $432,865 24


Revenue received in excess of amount estimated


15,486 48


448,351 72


Reduction of Funded Debt, balance from 1913


1,836 90


Excess and Deficiency. balance from 1913


7,772 09


Transferred from Overlay and Abatement account, 1912 and prior years .


4,200 00


Transferred from Overlay and Abatement account


1913, from receipts received account December,


3,000 00


Transferred from Playgrounds Extension account 1,049 90


$1,732,388 47


Deductions :-


Transferred to Funded Debt accounts :-


Central Heating Plant


$3,158 28


High School Addition


3,125 96


High School Addition, Furnishing and Equipment


7 13


Highways Construction, Macadam Pave- ment


3,000 00


9,291 37


$1,723.097 10


Expenditures :- General Government


$81,376 31


Protection Persons and Property


246,112 76


Health and Sanitation .


178,291 91


Highways


120,172 30


Charities


54,966 90


Soldiers' Benefits


36,593 83


Education


470,332 04


Libraries


44,341 83


Recreation


19,299 43


Unclassified


2,724 22


City Bonds $197,000 00


Water Bonds


6,000 00


Interest Bonds 50,220 56


Interest on Temp-


orary Loans . 27,351 69


$280,572 25


Less Water Bonds $6,000 00 Water Interest 1,260 00 7,260 00


Water Works :-


Water Maintenance


$44,548 51


Water Works Extension


17,289 71


Maintenance Water Build-


ings .


780 08


Amounts carried forward $62,618 30


$1,527,523 78


Municipal Indebtedness


273,312 25


1913, warrant ·


162


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $62,618 30


$1,527,523 78


Water Bonds .


6,000 00


Water Interest


1,260 00


Metropolitan Water As-


sessments


109,999 13


179,877 43


$1,707,401 21


Balance Excess and Deficiency to 1915


15,695 89


$1,723,097 10


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS Funded Debt Accounts


Balance to credit December 31, 1913


$68,949 03


Loan of April 1, 1914


145,000 00


Gifts : Carnegie Corporation :-


(Public Library Construction)


5,000 00


Revenue in advance for outlays


(Incinerator Addition)


3,100 00


Assessments levied


Highway Betterment


$18,114 68


Sidewalk Assessments


19,763 54


Sewer Assessments


2,779 03


Premium on bonds (issue of April 1)


Offsets credited back


2,341 35


Less refunds


1,148 37


Transferred to Maintenance Accounts .


To Central Heating Plant


3,158 28


High School Addition


3,125 96


High School Addition, Furnishing and Equipment


7 13


Highways Construction, Macadam


Pavement


3,000 00


$9,291 37


Transferred to Maintenance Accounts


From Playgrounds Extension account . 1,049 90


8,241 47


E.


$273,864 78


Expenditures.


City Hall Annex Remodeling


$3,500 00


New Cells, Police Station


3,999 93


Fire Department, Additional Apparatus .


18,928 00


Electrical Department, Underground Construction Sewers Construction


3,260 87


9,898 30


Incinerator Addition


3,100 00


Highways Construction


66 60


Highways Construction, New Streets


37,412 93


Highways Construction, Permanent Pavement


56,227 61


Highways Construction, Macadam Pavement


33,021 81


Sidewalks Construction


40,586 64


Amount carried forward .


$210,002 69


40,657 25


1,724 05


1,192 98


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Amount brought forward


$210,002 69


High School Addition


13,756 31


High School Addition, Furnishing and Equipment 2,916 38


Central Heating Plant .


12,140 07


Public Library Construction


9,407 61


Playgrounds Extension


676 46


$248,899 52


Balance Funded Debt account to 1915


23,241 21


Balance Reduction Funded Debt account, 1915


1,724 05


$273,864 78


TRUST FUNDS Public Trust Funds, Income.


Public Library, credit balances December 31, 1915


$81 89


From investments


1,077 16


Public School. credit balance December 31, 1913


205 00


From investments


200 00


$1,564 05


Expenditures :-


Public Library


$977 54


Public School


85 50


Balance to 1915, Public Library .


181 51


Balance to 1915, Public School


319 50


1,564 05


Martha R. Hunt Fund, Art :


From principal of fund .


$1,000 00


Expenditures


$297 23


Balance to 1915


702 77


$1,000 00


Private Trust Funds.


Overplus on Tax Sales, balance December 31, 1913


$118 13


Sundry Persons, balance December 31, 1913


619 56


Received Redemption of Tax Liens .


745 74


$1,483 43


Expenditures :-


Redemption of Tax Liens


$745 74


Sundry Persons


492 45


Overplus on Tax Sales .


118 13


Balance to 1915, Sundry Persons


127 11


$1,483 43


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


School Committee Rooms, December 28, 1914.


Ordered, that the annual report of the Superintendent be adopted as the annual report of the Board of School Com- mittee, it being understood that such adoption does not commit the Board to the opinions or recommendations made therein ; that it be incorporated in the reports of the City Officers; and that 1,000 copies be printed separately.


CHARLES S. CLARK, Secretary of School Board.


SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1914


HENRY H. FOLSOM, .


Chairman


THOMAS M. CLANCY,


Vice-Chairman


Members.


EX-OFFICIIS. Term expires January


ZEBEDEE E. CLIFF Mayor,


29 Powder House terrace


1915


DAVID H. FULTON,


President Board of Aldermen, 5991/2 Somerville avenue.


WARD ONE.


THOMAS A. KELLEY,


39 Pennsylvania avenue


1915


MRS. MARY G. WHITING,


Hotel Wadsworth 1916


WARD TWO.


12 Stone avenue 1915


DANIEL H. BRADLEY,


19 Concord avenue 1916


WARD THREE.


33 Columbus avenue 1915


GEORGE E. WHITAKER,


MARTIN P. HOGAN,


HARRY A. STONE,


HERBERT A. MACDONALD,


HENRY H. FOLSOM,


103 Central street 1916


WARD SIX.


170 Summer street 1915


34 Benton road 1916


WARD SEVEN.


94 College avenue 1915


205 Morrison avenue 1916


Superintendent of Schools. CHARLES S. CLARK.


Office: City Hall Annex, Highland avenue. Residence: 82 Munroe street.


The Superintendent's office will be open on school days from 8 to 5; Saturdays, 8 to 10. His office hours are from 4 to 5 on school days, and 8 to 9 on Saturdays.


Office telephone, 314; house telephone, 12.


Superintendent's office force :- Justin W. Lovett, 29 Cambria street. Mary A. Clark, 42 Highland avenue. Mildred A. Merrill, 26 Cambria street.


75 Walnut street 1916


WARD FOUR.


255 Broadway 1915


254 Broadway 1196


WARD FIVE.


5 Norwood avenue 1915


MRS. MARY R. BREWER, GUY E. HEALEY,


HERBERT CHOLERTON,


CLARENCE W. WILLIAMS,


THOMAS M. CLANCY,


ALBERT C. ASHTON,


STANDING COMMITTEES, 1914.


Note .- The member first named is chairman.


High School-Folsom, Ashton, Kelley, Bradley, Hogan, Healey, Mrs. Brewer.


District I .- Kelley, Mrs. Whiting, Clancy. PRESCOTT, HANSCOM, BENNETT.


District II .- Clancy, Bradley, Kelley. 1


KNAPP, PERRY, BAXTER.


District JII .- Ashton, Whitaker, Mrs. Whiting.


!


POPE, BELL, CUMMINGS.


District IV .- Hogan, Stone, MacDonald. 1


EDGERLY, GLINES.


District V .- MacDonald, Folsom, Stone. FORSTER, BINGHAM.


District VI .- Mrs. Brewer, Healey, Folsom. CARR, MORSE, PROCTOR, DURELL, BURNS, BROWN.


District VII .- Cholerton, Williams, Healey. 1


HIGHLAND, HODGKINS, CUTLER, LOWE.


Finance-Messrs. Ashton, Kelley, Clancy, Hogan, Folsom, Healey, Wil- liams, Cliff, and Fulton.


Text-Books and Courses of Study -- Messrs. Cholerton, Clancy, Whit- aker, Stone, MacDonald, Healey, and Mrs. Whiting.


Industrial Education .- Messrs. Clancy, Ashton, Hogan, Stone, Wil- liams, Kelley, and Mrs. Whiting.


School Accommodations .- Messrs. Kelley, Hogan, Stone, Whitaker, MacDonald, Healey, Williams, Cliff, and Fulton.


Teachers .- Messrs. Whitaker, Bradley, Folsom, Cholerton, and Mrs. Brewer.


Playgrounds and School Hygiene .- Mrs. Whiting, Mrs. Brewer, Messrs. Williams, Clancy, and MacDonald.


Rules and Regulations,-Messrs, Bradley, Cholerton, and Ashton.


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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.


To the School Committee of Somerville :--


I have the honor to present for your consideration the forty-third annual report of the Superintendent of Schools. It contains a discussion of the work of the schools and an appendix wherein are given statistics relating to attendance, expenditures and other matters of interest. School statis- tics, including cost, are in the main for the last school year but the expenses for the fiscal year 1914 are also shown.


Pupils and Teachers. The extent of the educational un- dertaking is to be found in the total enrolment of the schools. For the last school year it was 13,205, 350 more than for the preceding year. The per cent. of attendance was 94.3, one-tenth per cent. higher than in the preceding year. Of this enrollment 2,111 were in the high school, an increase of 244 and 11,094 in the elementary schools, an increase of 106. At the end of the fiscal year 1914 there was a membership of 12.968, an increase over the member- ship of 1913 of 484. The school year was nine months, five and one-half days, two and one-half days less than the preceding year.


The teaching corps now numbers 371 regular teachers, twelve assistants, and eight cadets. During the year thirty- nine new teachers have been engaged. Of this number fif- teen were residents of Somerville or graduates of its schools. These new teachers have been carefully selected. They have all had good training for their work and have had successful experience before receiving an appointment in our schools. The higher salary paid here and the repu- tation which our schools have for good treatment of teach- ers have been the inducements to draw them from their former positions. During the same fiscal year we have lost twenty-three teachers. Of this number seven resigned to be married, eight to go to other places for higher salaries, and six for other reasons. Two were claimed by death. Of the number who went to other places to get higher pay, two went to Boston, two to Springfield, one to New York, and three to other cities. Ninety-four per cent. of the teachers in the service of the city at the close of 1913 are now teaching here. Next in importance to getting good teachers is keeping them after they enter our schools. Against the lure of domestic life there appears to be no ef- fective measure wherewith to protect our teaching corps, but it is apparent that changes for other reasons are not unduly frequent and that there is a good degree of continu- ity in the service of our teachers,


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Accommodations. All of the schoolhouses are fully oc- cupied at the present time with the exception of the Proctor School, where there is a vacant room. At the Prescott, a twelve-room building, there are twelve classes, occupying all the rooms. The first grade has seventy-seven pupils assigned to one room. To meet this condition an arrangement has been made which amounts to half-time for every pupil two- thirds of the time. In the four classes next above the first grade there are 194 seats and 193 pupils. At the Hanscom, a neighboring school which has ten class-rooms, there are twelve classes, two basement rooms not intended for regu- lar classes being put to that use. Seven of these classes have forty-eight or more pupils. The Glines School, a twelve-room building, has fourteen classes, one being a kin- dergarten, which occupies a basement room, and two being first-grade classes, which occupy one room on a half-time arrangement. Of the remaining classes eight have from forty-four to forty-nine pupils.


Nearby is the Edgerly School where six classes have forty-eight or more pupils, five have forty-four to forty- seven, and the remaining one has forty-two. These four schools furnish the accommodations for a neighborhood compact and thickly settled but one which has a section now being developed which will yield a considerable in- crease to the school population in the next few years. As a circle having its centre at Bonair and Autumn streets and a radius of one-half mile will circumscribe the territory of these schools permanent relief for them all could be made by an increase of accommodations made near the centre. As the Edgerly and the Prescott are old buildings, the latter having been built in 1867 and the former in its original part having been built in 1871 it would be unwise to try to alter either. A new building is needed.




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