Report of the city of Somerville 1915, Part 31

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 478


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3 25


$4,729 46


Total receipts


$8,165 26


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1914, to November 30, 1915, both inclusive :-


1.075 males at $2.00


$2,150 00


213 females at $5.00


1,065 00


91 spayed at $2.00


182 00


1 breeder's at $25.00


25 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1,380 at $.20 .


276 00


$3,146 00


To the city treasurer, monthly :-


City clerk's fees for issuing and record- ing dog licenses, 1,377 at $.20 .


$275 40


All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses


4,729 46


5,004 86


Total payments


$8,150 86


Balance, January 1, 1916, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1915 :- 8 males at $2.00 .


$16 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer, 8 at $.20


1 60


$14 40


There have been issued during the year 324 resident hunters' certificates at one dollar each, the fees for which have been paid monthly to the commissioners on fisheries and game of the commonwealth ; total, $324,00,


...


$3,422 00


.


110 00


401


CITY CLERK.


Licenses and Permits.


Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of receipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows :-


Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil war) . 2


Children under fifteen to take part in entertainments 4


Newsboys 21


To hold open-air meetings


6


To hold circus, etc. .


1


To parade in streets, with music, etc. 4


To hold religious services in streets and squares


6


To give band concerts (one permit for eight concerts)


1


To move buildings through streets 2


To construct sidewalk hoist I


To erect post for church directional sign 1


To use bowling green I


To sing Christmas carols in streets


2


Births. --


1915.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1915 :-


Males


984


Females


932


A canvass of the city is at present being made under the direction of the city clerk as required by section 5, chapter 29, of the Revised Laws, to ascertain the facts required for record relative to all children born therein during the year.


As the information derived from such canvass will not be available in time sufficient for its incorporation in this report, a statement in full of the births of 1915 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1916.


1914.


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1914 :-


Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville


in 1914 registered


· 1,992


More than previous year 122


975 Males


Females


1,017


1,992


402


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Born of American parents 767


Born of foreign parents 771


Born of American father and foreign mother 193


Born of foreign father and American mother 247


Born of American mother and father of un- known nationality 8


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown nationality 6


1,992


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1914 as regis-


tered


63


Number of births in other places in 1914 registered . 373


2,428


Number of cases of twins .


20


1 Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1915 .


. 1,010


More than previous year


54


Marriages registered More than previous year


1,028


Both parties American


574


Both parties foreign


209


American groom and foreign bride


119


Foreign groom and American bride


126


1,028 couples


First marriage of .


1,861


Second marriage of


18


Third marriage of


8


Fourth marriage of


2


.


-1,028 couples


Deaths.


(Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1915


1,003


More than previous year


13


Males


473


Females


530


1,003


Under ten years of age


224


10 and under 20 years of age


23


20 and under 30 years of age


42


30 and under 40 years of age


70


40 and under 50 years of age


91


50 and under 60 years of age


120


60 and under 70 years of age


169


70 and under 80 years of age


170


80 and under 90 years of age


80


90 years of age and over ·


14


1,003


.


24


403


CITY CLERK.


Age of oldest person deceased


99 years


Born in Somerville


224


Born in other places in the United States . Of foreign birth Birthplace unknown


449


329


1


Number of deaths in January


107


February


94


March


82


66


April


106


May


June


60


66


66


July


76


76


66


September


77


66


66


October


69


November


81


66 December


104


1,003


The number of still-births recorded during the year was sixty-eight. In addition to the above, 246 deaths which oc- curred elsewhere and two removals were recorded in Somer- ville, almost the entire number of persons deceased having been residents of this city.


1,003


‹:


71


August


66


404


ANNUAL REPORTS.


L


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters.


MEN'S LISTS.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, April 1. 1915.


Nov. 18, 1914.


Re- vised Lists of July 1, 1915.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1915.


Oct. 13, 1915.


Added in Nov., 1915.


Nov. 24, 1915.


Voted Nov. 2. 1915.


Voted Dec. 14. 1915.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


1,364 767


686 369 299 297


619 342 269 273


92 67 13 8


711 409 282 281


13


294


257


247


3,342


1,651


1,503


180


1.683


34


1,717


1,397


1,242


Ward 2


Precinct 1 =


1,145


440


403


20


423


18


441


370


227


1,665


730


648


69


717


19


736


606


305


=


2


3


821


367


336


35


371


21


392


312


156


3,631


1,537


1,387


124


1,511


58


1,569


1,288


688


Ward 3


Precinct 1


1,273


815


743


41 50


784 684


10 7


691


604


512


2,463


1,506


1,377


91


1,468


17


1,485


1,268


1,068


Ward 4


Precinct 1 .


1,313


778


686


43 43


729 682


8


690


571


272


2,518


1,486


1,325


86


1,411


10


1,421


1,176


556


Ward 5


Precinct 1


1,305


770


723


52


775


12


787


657


472


1,075


608


576


58


634


3


637


530


356


5


.


1,008


602


547


64


611


5


616


514


372


3,388


1,980


1,846


174


2,020


20


2,040


1,701


1,200


Ward 6


Precinct 1


1,803


913


840


70


910


6


916


748


318


6


2


1,436


745


682


101


783


0


783


657


323


6


3


1,198


709


659


90


749


1


750


651


319


4,437


2,367


2,181


261


2,442


7


2,449


2,056


960


Ward 7


Precinct 1


953


639


596


87


683


1


684


600


384


..


7


2


1,223


720


645


89


734


1


735


644


375


1,374


751


706


90


796


5


801


692


405


7


4


1,502


767


737


163


900


4


904


799


468


5,052


2,877


2,684


429


3,113


11


3,124


2,735


1,632


City


24,831 13,404 12,303


1,345 13,648


157


13,805:11,621


7,346


-


.


1


2


3


.


500


287


225


213


1


2


2


2


1,190


691


634


"


3


.


. .


1,205


708


639


731


605


284


4


5


2


=


..


3


·


7


1


5


725 411


567 348


499


283


4


711


794


664


556


2


2


3


14 2


-


405


CITY CLERK.


WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Nov. 18, 1914.


Revised Lists of July 1, 1915.


Added in Sept. Oct. and Nov., 1915.


Nov. 24 1915.


Voted Decem- ber 14, 1915.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


48


41


17


58


44


1


.


‹‹


3


15


15


11


26


19


40


80


34


70


60


122


108


70


178


144


Ward 2


Precinct 1


3


3


1


4


.


2


2


20


18


1


19


..


Ward &


Precinct 1


189


171


7


178


124


133


122


14


136


104


322


293


21


314


228


Ward 4


Precinct 1


85


61


9


70


13


4


2


130


109


4


113


19


215


170


13


183


32


Ward 5


Precinct 1


217


201


42


243


153


157


134


42


176


99


"


b


.


3


169


156


89


245


182


543


491


173


664


434


Ward 6


Precinct 1


316


269


6


275


12


96


83


5


88


2


=


3


111


96


5


101


15


523


448


16


464


29


Ward 7


Precinct 1


39


37


4


41


5


114


104


12


116


19


66


60


6


66


12


27


22


6


28


6


246


223


28


251


42


City


.


.


1,991


1,751


322


2,073


909


.


2


19


16


8


24


21


1


.


1


.


2


8


6


. .


6


..


3


9


. .


9


..


2


.


.


7


7


7


.


6


.


2


5


·


.


6


2


3


4


4


406


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Elections.


The following is a statement of the votes cast, in the sev- eral wards of the city, for the candidates for the various offices, and on various questions, at the state election held November 2, 1915 :--


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


GOVERNOR.


Nelson B. Clark,


Walter S. Hutchins,


Progressive Party, Socialist, Republican, Socialist Labor,


20 14


12 13 208


20 8 706


24 10 728


23 16


34 35


55 33


188 129


Samuel W. McCall,


595


5


4 21


2


0 80 330


190 622 15


124 ,04


200 573


4,372


Blank,


10


13


79 445 8


4


4


8


62


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Edward P. Barry,


Democratic, Republican,


609 677


943 263


395 778 36 4


267 800 55


544 1,021 60 2


610 1,294 62 12


438 2,057 117 6


3,806 6,890 377 39


Chester R. Lawrence,


Citizens Nom.


17


10


14


17


21


25 26


40


144


Samuel P. Levenberg, Blank,


38


36


32


29


37


27


46


245


SECRETARY.


Edwin A. Grosvenor,


Albert P. Langtry,


Democratic, Republican, Socialist Labor, Socialist,


582 687


023 263


397 781


261 801


543 1,027


618 1,289


431 2,085


3,755 6,933


Thomas J. Maher,


6


9


4


8


10


15


7


59


Marion E. Sproule,


18


15


13


8


21


31


40


146


Willard O. Wylie, Blank,


36


10


31


47 51


42 58


51 52


73


412


TREASURER.


Henry L. Bowles,


574 689


927 256


388 786 14 30 2


266 793 10 42 5


539 1,037


603 1,309


435 2,080


3,732 6,950


Charles E. Fenner,


18


40


Socialist Labor,


6


9


43


Jeremiah P. McNally, Blank,


70


69


48


60


4 59


58


8 87


451


AUDITOR.


Alonzo B. Cook,


705


270 8 23 894


782 4 12 378 34 58


803 4 11 247


1,009 6 20 550 49 67


1,314


2,081


6,965


James W. Holden,


6


10


45 15


Jacob . Morse,


552


Prohibition,


28 84


10 83


42 69


534


5


3


21


William Shaw,


Prohibition,


72


676


David I. Walsh,


Democratic,


681


1,017


12


James Hayes,


Socialist Labor, Progressive - Party -


7


7


1


Socialist,


14


17


9


7


16


25 37


32


35


153 29.2


William E. Marks,


45 9


90


3,638 287


William G. Rogers, Blank,


Republican, Socialist Labor, Socialist, Democratic,


Henry C. Iram,


21


7 3.2 588 42 73


33 429 82 100


99


316


68


68


42


2


1,150


1,863


6,173


Peter O'Rourke,


Calvin Coolidge,


Alfred H. Evans,


Prohibition,


35


Paper,


31


120


Charles L. Burrill,


Democratic, Republican, Socialist, Prohibition,


19


8


Prohibition,


923


407


CITY CLERK.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


Henry C. Attwill,


Republican, Prohibition,


718 32


278 10 892


799 34 372 12 4 47


837 40 237 10 2 50


58


53


82


445


COUNCILLOR, Fourth District.


Herbert P. Wasgatt,


Republican,


767 630


403


867 401


907 269


1,147 554


1,417 639


2,201 534


7,709


Blank,


3,912


SENATOR, 3RD MIDDLESEX DIST.


James J. Brennan,


Democratic,


566 722


912


/ 391 821 56


259 838 79


532 1,063 106


593 1,357 106


410 2,172 153


3,663 7,255 703


REPRESENTATIVES, 25TH DIST. (3)


William M. Armstrong,


Republican, Republican,


732


772


790 819


1,035 1,029


William W. Kennard,


Republican,


723


726


787


992


3,228


Henry C. Rowland,


1 Citizens,


511


..


458


247


522


1,738


Wm. F. Riley,


1


Blank,


1,509


. ..


1,038


885


1,524


4,956


REPRESENTATIVES, 26TH DIST. (3)


James A. Dwyer,


Democratic,


William P. French,


Republican, Democratic,


..


307


...


768


777


998


1,257


1,995


6,742


John Lathrop Dyer,


Republican, [ Republican Reform 1 Nom. Paper Progressive Party, Democratic,


18


11


28


30


39


65


107


298


George A. Goodwin,


31


24


48


36


39


71 508


143


392


Michael M. O'Connor,


§ DemocraticCitizens


40


36


26


29


39


41


17


Blank,


124


116


68


103


126


114


179


228 830


COUNTY TREASURER.


DeWitt Clinton Clapp,


Republican Citi- zens Nom. Paper Republican, J Progressive Party, Democratic,


45 708


27- 283


64 763


43 811


68 1,027


75 1,282


153 2,060


475 6,934


David A. Keefe,


489


795 183


95


112


144


151


192


3,180 1,032


SHERIFF.


John J. Donovan, John R. Fairbairn, Blank,


Democratic, Republican,


511 749


792 367


319 877


230 840


502 1,067 132


545 1,374 137


343 2,187 205


3,242 7,461


137


129


72


106


918


7


7


8


36


Blank,


51


84


1


1,341 46 575 34 7


2,133 92 384 36


7,165 301


Joseph Joyce Donahue, Democratic,


54.


John McCarthy,


Socialist,


22


17


3,522 152


William Taylor,


Socialist Labor,


WARDS.


TOTAL.


1,635


Louis E. Rose, Blank,


..


765


666


...


541 716


1,040


2.422


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Alfred L. Cutting,


690


494


844


330


201


460


1,285


2,030


3,562


Joseph O. Knox,


Republican,


247


...


Joseph H. Perry,


Republican,


251


1,234


1,969


3.454


Democratic,


851


550 1,318


362 2,169


1,763 3,794


Arthur D. Healey,


777


524


306


1,607


Charles W. Eldridge,


Republican,


282


Blank,


109


94


716


810


3,351


Harvey E. Frost,


3,352


§ Independent


1


294


3,131


William H. Walsh,


Nom. Paper.


Blank,


155


346


210


462


548


330


Joseph O. Hayden,


...


329


257


885


Frank Auchter,


1,059 47 515 21


408


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


SHALL THE PROPOSED AMEND- MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, EMPOWERING THE GENERAL COURT TO AUTHORIZE THE TAKING OF LAND TO RELIEVE CONGESTION OF POPULATION AND TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR CITIZENS BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED?


Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes, Blank,


891 223 283


806 189 293


809 255 204


749 217 210


1,093 349 259


1,371 384 301


1,754 530 451


7,473 2,147 2,001


SHALL THE FOLLOWING PRO- POSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, ENABLING WOMEN TO VOTE, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED?


Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No " votes, Blank,


492 778 127


382 741 165


500 692 76


466 636 74


645 938 118


762 1,177 117


1,140 1,440 155


4,387 6,402 832


SHALL THE FOLLOWING PRO- POSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION RELATIVE TO THE TAXATION OF INCOMES AND THE GRANTING OF REASON- ABLE EXEMPTIONS, BE AP-


PROVED AND RATIFIED?


Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes, Blank,


764 287 346


728 230 330


780 265 223


664 265 247


1,067 353 281


1,31S 373 365


1,690 539 506


7,011 2.312 2,298


409


CITY CLERK.


The following is a statement of the votes cast in the sev- eral wards of the city for the candidates for the various offices, and on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this city, at the city election held December 14, 1915 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1 1


2


3


4


5


6


7


MAYOR.


Zebedee E. Cliff,


Republican, Democratic,


693 493 56


250 411 27


752 255 61


450 94 12


820 346 34


763 177 20


1,503 120 9


5,231 1,896 219


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


William Fleming,


Republican,


773 469


251


766 302


459 97


854 346


732 228


1.359 273


5,194


Blank,


2,152


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


George W. Pratt,


Republican,


701 541


333 355


765 303


447 109


820 380


724 236


1,347 285


5,137 2,209


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


Robert J. Farrell, Blank,


Republican,


694 548


267


872


440 116


821 379


717 243


1,326 306


5,137 2,209


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 4.


William H. Andrews,


688 554


237


736 332


471 85


801 399


715 245


1,325 307


4,9.3 2,373


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.


Fred E. Durgin, Blank,


Republican,


673 569


225


726 342


441 115


875 325


715 245


1,328 301


4,983 2,363


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.


James A. Butler,


Republican,


682


242


731


443


783 417


783 1 176


. . 344


1 2,393


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7.


Warren C. Daggett,


662 580


215


723


420 136


766 434


698 262


1,46 196


2,426


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 1.


William J. Casey,


565 550


.... . .


550


Wallace E. Loveless,


621


John A. Mack, Blank,


621 590 158


590


.. .


....


158


1.288


4,952


Henry A. Deihl, Blank,


560


446


337


.. 113


. .


4,920


Republican, Blank,


473


345


565


George N. Coyle,


Democratic, Democratic, Republican, Republican,


Total.


Ernest F. Flagg, Blank,


437


196


421


Republican, Blank,


451


463


Blank,


410


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 2.


Maurice F. Ahearn,


Democratic, Democratic,


491 488


..


. .


491 488 1


Robert C. Harris, Mr. Burke, Blank,


396


....


396


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 3.


Charles M. Austin,


Republican,


..


....


752 768


John M. Webster,


Republican,


.


752 768 1


John J. Murphy, Blank,


615


615


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 4.


Arthur N. Richardson,


Republican,


:


·


:


.


209


Blank,


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 5.


761


761


William J. Bell,


Republican, Democratic,


353


William J. Ennis,


727


727


Hermon A. Fleming,


Republican,


351


351


Edward C. Monahan,


208


Blank,


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 6.


Warren C. Blair,


Republican, Democratic,


210


210


James A. Dwyer,


Republican,


....


:


1


1


John E. Niles, Blank,


....


:


·


:


262


262


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 7.


Austin M. Pinkham,


Republican, Republican,


.


:


:


:


.


.


.


·


1,378 1,408 1 477


477


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 1.


George L. Doherty,


Democratic,


649 675


: :


:


:


:


:


675 62


Blank,


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD2.


489


:


:


: :


·


489


Daniel H. Bradley,


1


..


: :


: :


:


198


Mr. Musgrave, Blank,


198


..


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.)WARD 3.


Henry G. Doyle,


Republican, § Republican In- dependent,


714


714


George E. Whitaker,


22


Blank,


..


1


·


.


.


·


. .


453


Walter H. Snow,


Republican,


·


·


..


. .


208


. .


. .


732


..


732


715


715


Joseph J. Pincus,


.


·


:


1,378


Almon W. Preble,


1


Lee S. McCollesten, Blank,


:


.


:


·


James J. Rudd,


Republican,


62


:


:


:


Democratic, "


1


:


.


560


560


22


..


....


Democratic,


1


..


453 450


450 209


353


1,408


.


:


: :


649


.


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CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.) WARD +.


Meddie W. Brown,


Democratic, Republican,


92 470 26


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.)WARD5.


David J. Kelley,


Democratic, Republican,


Harry M. Stoodley, Blank,


667 935 32


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.)WARD 6.


Guy E. Healey,


Republican,


797


797 1


George E. Whitaker, Blank,


1 191


191


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2yrs.) WARD 7.


Frank E. Porter,


Republican,


1,498


William N. Kenney, Blank,


SHALL LICENSES BE GRANTED FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICAT- ING LIQUORS IN THIS CITY?


Number of " Yes " votes, Number of " No " votes, Blank,


392 749


331 292


248 738


88 456


284 868 48


187 748 25


175 1,411 46


1,705 5,262 379


. .


.


:


:


:


:


·


:


:


·


:


.


175


175


101


65


82


12


. .


Harry A. Stone, Blank,


92 470 26


667 935 32


1,498 1


1


·


·


. : :


WARDS.


412


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Liquor License Question.


The following is a statement of the votes, during the sev- eral years of its submission to the people, on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in this city, together with the number of registered voters and the estimated population for each year :-


YEAR.


YES.


No.


BLANK.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


ESTIMATED POPULATION


1881


979


1,222


3,678


26,000


1882


627


1,159


3,778


26,500


1883


767


1,343


4,407


27,000


1884


806


1,709


4,470


28,000


1885


428


1,604


3,969


*29,992


1886


214


1,321


4,089


32,000


1887


555


2,427


4,574


34,000


1888


744


2,456


5,399


36,000


1889


635


1,706


335


5,286


39,000


1890


999


2,282


409


5,556


*40,117


1891


1,054


2,598


279


5,938


43,000


1892


1,427


3,288


347


7,587


46,000


1893


1,547


2,654


218


7,943


48,000


1894


1,098


2,869


246


8,007


50,000


1895


1,854


4,708


459


8,410


*52,200


1896


1,466


3,680


332


9,379


54,000


1897


1,626


3,815


486


8,925


56,000


1898


1,595


3,501


486


8,657


57,500


1899


1,892


3,340


374


8,838


60,000


1900


1,660


3,427


321


9,620


*61,643


1901


1,579


3,295


374


9,499


63,500


1902


1,645


3,242


360


10,100


65,000


1903


2,248


4,410


550


11,346


67,000


1904


2,022


4,338


447


11,682


69,500


i905


2,483


4,660


531


11,340


*69,272


1906


2,193


5,204


582


11,571


70,000


1907


1,735


4,591


459


11,558


74,000


1908


1,780


4,760


491


12,777


75.500


1909


1,830


4,601


530


12,479


75,500


1910


1,544


3,968


365


12,522


*77,236


1911


2,193


4,841


492


13,226


80,000


1912


2,421


6,182


546


13,854


81,000


1913


2,348


6,431


550


13,417


82,000


1914


2,178


5,535


488


13,404


85,000


1915


1,705


5,262


379


13,805


*86,854


* Census.


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ORDINANCES.


-


Somerville, January 1, 1916.


The following ordinances have been adopted since the printing of the annual reports for the year 1914 :-


No. 58.


An Ordinance Relative to the Clerk of Committees.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. Chapter XII of the Revised Ordinances of 1911 is hereby amended by striking out section one of said chapter and in- serting in place thereof the following :-


Section 1. The Board of Aldermen shall annually elect a clerk of committees. He shall hold his office for one year and until an- other shall be elected and qualified in his stead, and may be re- moved, and his place for the unexpired term filled, at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen. He shall act as clerk of the committees of the Board of Aldermen, and shall make a proper record in books kept for the purpose of all their proceedings and transactions, keep a calendar of all meetings of said committees, and notify the mem- bers thereof. He shall perform such other duties and services in making estimates and computations, drawing orders and reports, and rendering assistance. as said committees shall require, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be required by order of the Board of Aldermen. Subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen he may employ and discharge at pleasure one or more assistants, whose compensation shall be fixed by said board.


Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 26, 1915.


No. 59. An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 51.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance 51 is hereby amended by striking out the whole of the second sentence of said section.


Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 29, 1915.


No. 60.


An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 42.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 42 is hereby amended by striking out after the word "claim" in the second sentence thereof the words "and shall be charged to the maintenance account of the department."


Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


Approved March 29, 1915.


414


ANNUAL REPORTS.


No. 61.


An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 44.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 44 is hereby amended by striking out the whole of said section and inserting in place thereof the following :-- Section 2. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, before money is paid out of the city treasury, a pay-roll therefor in writing, with detailed ac- counts specifying the amounts to be paid, and the per- sons to whom the payment


is due, together with a proper classification of said expenditure, shall be approved and delivered to the auditor by the board or officer incurring the expenditure. In case of any error or informality, the auditor shall make note of the fact, and return the account with the objections, to the officer or board presenting the same. When the auditor has any doubt con- cerning the propriety or correctness of any pay-roll or account, he may refuse to certify, in whole or in part, any pay-roll or account on the ground that it is unlawful, unreasonable, or fraudulent, or on other grounds, and in any case he shall state in writing to the mayor, his reasons for the refusal. The auditor may require any person presenting for settlement an account against the city, to answer as to any facts relative to the justness of such account. The auditor may require every officer of the city, who purchases, or supervises the purchase of materials or supplies, to certify under oath that the same are necessary, and that such purchase is made . without collusion and at the fair market price. He may require every foreman, superintendent, or other officer who approves a pay-roll to certify under oath the accuracy of the pay-roll. When the pay-rolls and accounts due from the city for supplies furnished and services rendered shall have been examined and recorded by the auditor, he shall, if found correct and approved as hereinbefore provided, draw a warrant upon the city treasurer for the payment of the same; but such warrant shall only be valid when signed by the mayor.


Section 2. Section 4 of Chapter IV of the Revised Ordinances of 1911 as amended by Section 6 of Ordinance 44 is hereby further amended by striking out the whole of paragraphs seven, eight and nine of said section and inserting in place thereof the following :-


The mayor shall not, after the passage of the annual order of appropriations, approve a warrant for the payment of any sum from any account until he has ascertained that there is a sufficient sum standing to the credit of such account.


Any account may be paid by the city treasurer in anticipation of the regular pay-roll upon a proper voucher therefor, approved by the proper board or officer and by the auditor and the mayor.


The city treasurer shall receive the warrants authorizing the payment of bills on or before the twelfth day of each month and on the fifteenth day of each month, or, if said fifteenth day shall be Sunday or a holiday, then on the first secular day following, be prepared to pay the same. He may, in anticipation of the monthly action, as provided in this ordinance, pay any bond, note or interest which may mature.


Section 3. Section 6 of said chapter as amended by Section 8 of Ordinance 44 is hereby further amended by striking out the whole of the first paragraph of said section and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 6. The city treasurer and collector of taxes shall keep an accurate account of all receipts and payments on be-


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half of the city and other money transactions in his office. The financial year shall end on the thirty-first day of December.


Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 29, 1915.


No. 62.


An Ordinance to Provide for Payments to the General Agent of the Overseers of the Poor.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :--


Section 1. The city treasurer, with the approval of the mayor and the city auditor, shall have authority from time to time to pay the general agent of the overseers of the poor a sum of money suf- ficient to enable the general agent to furnish aid in cash to mothers with dependent children and to other persons entitled by law to aid from the overseers of the poor.


Section 2. The general agent shall give the city a bond with surety satisfactory to the mayor to account properly for money so paid him, the cost of said bond to be charged to Poor Department, Miscellaneous account.


Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


Approved April 9, 1915.


No. 63. An Ordinance Relative to the Fire Department.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-




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