Report of the city of Somerville 1916, Part 27

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 432


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June 30, 6.46 A. M. Box 23, brick macaroni factory at 45-47 South street owned and occupied by Michele Capodil- upo. Damage to building, $2,670; to contents, $2,420. Cause, careless smoker.


August 31, 11.35 P. M. Box 425, 22 St. James avenue. dwelling owned by Albert Ober; occupants, F. J. Dowd and Mrs. Mary Hallett. Damage to building, $949; to contents, $433.50. Cause, accidental.


November 14, 8.40 P. M. Box 117. 3 Cutter street, stable owned by Joseph Cohen; occupied by Charles L. O'Nei !. Damage to building, $700; to contents, $800. Cause, un- known.


December 24, 8.43 A. M. A second alarm was sounded for this fire, Box 213, 74 Walnut street; a six-family apart- ment owned by Mrs. Mary F. Stevens, trustee; occupants, E. M. Gorman, E. Spaulding, W. S. Wiggin, W. J. Willard, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Stevens. Damage to building, $5,280; to contents, $1,570. Cause, careless janitor.


December 27, 4 A. M. Box 436, 10-12 Pearson road, dwelling owned by George Ohse; occupants, Herbert Ericson and A. G. King. Damage to building, $1,500; to contents, $461. Cause, combustion, oily rags.


There has been no diminution in the number of false alarms, there being twenty-nine (29), the same as last vear. This is all too many, taking into consideration that but eleven were sounded on June 17 and Tuly 4, thereby leaving eighteen (18) at other times when deliberation rather than deviltry prevails. As stated in my previous reports every effort should be put forth to apprehend this class of criminals and the heaviest penalties imposed.


Users of cigars, cigarettes and pipes and incendiaries


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divide the doubtful honor of causing a like number of fires ; the only difference in the responsibility is that the smoker accomplishes the same result from carelessness that the in- cendiary does through design.


On January 22, at 2 P. M., Hose No. 2 on Marshall street was replaced by a motor-driven double tank combina- tion chemical engine and hose wagon. This piece of ap- paratus should have been ready for service the latter part of last year, but the chassis was not delivered until the last week in December. The construction, assembling and at- tachment of the body and equipment were most admirably done by the joint work of Captain John T. Coneeny and George W. Tripp, to whom too much commendation cannot be given. Having this work done in the department work- shop made a saving to the city of upwards of $1,700. On the installation of this piece of apparatus the number was changed from Hose No. 2 to Hose No. 8; this was done to carry out the numerical arrangement of the department in regard to houses and equipment. The maintenance expense of this piece of apparatus for the year has been but $79 as against $370 for a horse-drawn machine of like capacity.


In my recommendations of last year I suggested the re- placement of the steam fire engine at Engine No. 2 Station with a motor pumping engine. Such an engine was ordered from the Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio. On September 2 this engine was tested at the corner of Temple street and Mystic avenue and delivered 945 gallons of water per minute at 120 pounds pressure, this being 145 gallons in excess of the contract. This machine was im- mediately accepted and put into service September 6 at 3 P. M.


The very general agitation against the increased in- surance rates in this city, which have been so materially raised in the past two or three years, was fully recognized by his honor, the Mayor, and at his request the National Board of Fire Underwriters made a resurvey of the city, beginning in May, the last having been made in 1906, ten years ago.


Engineers Barker and Charnock spent several weeks go- ing over the general conditions of the city and particularly its fire-fighting facilities. Their report was exhaustive. elaborate and complete; relative to the number of fires and losses, their statement was that the average number of fires per 1,000 population was moderate and the average loss ner capita was $1.34, a low figure. On September 18-19 En- gineer Howland followed up with a supplementary report recommending early and favorable action with reference to the following recommendations, which were emphasized as being of special urgency : "Auxiliary supply to the high ser-


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vice water supply ; more permanent men and additional motor apparatus for the fire department, and improved building ordinances."


Recommendations.


In the past five years ten of the sixteen pieces of appara- tus in the department have been motorized at a cost of $13,953. A complete motorization of the department is needed and desired and can be fully accomplished with the expendi- ture of not more than $29,000. In event of an appropriation for new apparatus this year, the most important is the equip- ping of the Teele Square Station with a triple combination pump, hose and chemical engine, and the attaching a tractor to Ladder 3 located in Engine No. 2 Station, thereby com- pleting the motorization of this station as well as the Teele Square Station ; eight horses would be released from service and without doubt could be disposed of at a minimum price of $2,000. The result would be that six of the eight stations in the city would be fully motorized.


The discontinuance of the call force, consisting now of but fifteen members, should be given serious, and, if possible, immediate attention and placing the department upon a full-paid and permanent footing. With the adoption of mo- tor apparatus the manual force must of necessity be ever present to respond with the apparatus. Stopping while re- sponding to an alarm to pick up callmen, as has been the practice in the past with horse-drawn apparatus, is out of the question if the full benefit and efficiency of motor appara- tus is to be obtained.


The re-enactment of the so-called "Shingle Ordinance" prohibiting the replacement of more than twenty-five per cent. of any existing combustible roof covering that may hereafter be repaired, is a long stride in the right direction in the re- duction of our city's conflagration hazard. Our building or- dinances should be immediately amended, in fact a new building code should be adopted to lessen the congestion of frame construction. The urgency of immediate establish- ment of fire limit districts is imperative in order that suitable fire barriers may be set up to aid in cutting off any serious fire that may visit us and thereby preserve our city from ever being classed with our immediate neighbors, Chelsea and Salem.


In Conclusion.


I wish to express my thanks and appreciation for the uni- versal courtesy and good will shown me by his honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen. I also thank the police department for the assistance given us at fires, and last,


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but not least, I fully recognize the loyalty and the cheerful and helpful co-operation given me by my officers and men, and commend them for the very able and efficient manner in which they performed their duties.


Respectfully submitted, SEWALL M. RICHI, Chief Engineer.


REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.


OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, 1 CITY OF SOMERVILLE, February 10, 1917. 5 To the Honorable, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


Gentlemen,-I respectfully submit the annual report of the Somerville police department for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1916 :-


Financial Statement.


Appropriation


$109,500 00


Transfer from Maintenance Electrical


Department


271 84


Transfer from Interest account


.


.


$109,996 84


Expenditures :-


Salaries to December 31, 1916 .


$107,007 91


Departmental expenses


2,683 40


Transfer, Highway Maintenance account . 274 00


$109,965 31


Balance


$31 53


Arrests.


Whole number of arrests made


1,759


With and without warrants


1,375


On summons and notification .


384


1,759


Males


1,656


Females


103


1,759


Americans


1,131


Foreign born


628


1,759


Residents


1,120


Non-residents


639


1,759


1 .- Crimes and Offenses Against the Person.


Assault .


1


Assault on officers


5


Assault with dangerous weapon


9


Assault with intent to murder .


2


Assault and battery


114


Manslaughter


4


Murder


2


Murder, witness to


1


Rape (fugitive from justice)


1


Robbery


2


Threats


·


5


146


Building account


225 00


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2 .- Crimes and Offenses Against Property.


Breaking and entering


92


Breaking and entering, attempt


2


Breaking and entering railroad car


2


Breaking glass, wantonly


9


Burning a building


1


Injury to personal property


5


Larceny


90


Larceny, attempt


16


Larceny in building


1


Larceny from person .


4


Malicious mischief


7


Receiving stolen goods


2


Setting fire in the open


1


Trespass


102


Unlawful appropriation of horse .


6


Unlawfully interfering with water meter .


3


Unlawfully riding on freight cars


7


350


3 .- Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order, etc.


Abandonment of minor child


2


Adultery


1


Bail surrender


8


Bastardy


22


Capias .


8


Carrying revolver without license


2


City ordinances, violation of


85


Contempt of court


1


Cruelty to animals


5


Default


7


Desertion of wife


4


Disturbing the peace .


10


Disturbing public assembly


15


Drunkenness


618


Drunkenness, common


22


Escape from custody of State Board of Charity .


2


Escape from temporary home of State Board of Charity 4


1


Escaped prisoner


1


Gaming implements, present where found


62


Giving false alarm of fire


3


Idle and disorderly


3


Indecent exposure of person


6


Interrupting funeral procession


1


Lewd cohabitation


2


Neglected children


21


Neglect of family


114


Neglect to support illegitimate children


2


Obstructing street railway car .


1


Offering for sale tainted meat


1


Parole, revoke of


6


Polygamy


2


Promoting lottery


6


Safe keeping, demented


10


Safe keeping, feeble minded


7


Carried forward


1,061


.


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Brought forward .


1,061


Safe keeping, inebriates


·


·


.


1


Safe keeping, insane .


8


Safe keeping, pauper


1


Safe keeping, runaway boys


11


Safe keeping, runaways School for Boys .


from Lyman


3


Safe keeping, sick person .


1


Selling adulterated food


2


Selling potatoes other than by weight


1


Sodomy


1


Stubbornness


15


Unsealed dry measure, in possession of


1


Vagrancy


9


Violation of health regulation


1


Violation of labor law


1


Violation of liquor laws


6


Violation of Lord's Day


44


Violation of milk laws


27


Violation of motor vehicle laws


46


Violation of plumbing law ..


1


Violation of rules of Middlesex County Training School


1


Violation of school laws


3


Violation of terms of probation


15


Violation of traffic rules


1


Recapitulation.


(1) Crimes and Offenses Against the Person ·


146


(2) Crimes and Offenses Against Property


350


(3) Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order, etc. 1,263


Whole number of arrests made


1,759


Bailed to appear at other courts


14


Cases in which nolle prosequi was entered Contempt of court


18


Delivered to jail at East Cambridge, bail surrender, indictment, etc. .


7


Delivered to police court, Somerville, vio- lation of probation, capias, default, etc. Delivered to superior court, bail surren- der, capias, etc.


18


Defaulted in police court, Somerville


S


Discontinued and dismissed in police court, Somerville .


9


Released by probation officer, drunkenness Released by probation officer, larceny .


109


Surrendered to other officers, institu- tions, etc.


100


Number of cases held for trial /


1,466


.


2


Safe keeping, infirm .


.


293


Note .- Three hundred and fifty of the above number of cases were juveniles and delinquents.


1,263


1


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1


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Miscellaneous Reports.


Abandoned automobiles, found


7


Accidental poisoning


1


Accidents reported


357


Amount of stolen property recovered


$9,434 25


Amount of abandoned automobile found


700 00


Amount of property damaged and destroyed


128 00


Amount of property lost .


1,065 77


Amount of lost property recovered .


504 67 43


Assault with dangerous weapon


1


Attempts to break and enter .


47


Attempts to commit larceny


8


Attempts to commit suicide


4


Attempts to rob


2


Automobiles, unlawfully using


7


Bank call, false alarm of .


Bridge steps dangerous from snow and ice


1 1 11


Buildings broken and entered, nothing stolen


40


Buildings found open


Burglar call, false alarm of


1


Cruelty to animals


4


Dead animals found


1


Defective bridges


7


Defective buildings


6


Defective catch basins


18


Defective drinking fountains


5


Defective electric lights


5


Defective fences


10 1


Defective fire alarm tappers


2


Defective gas gate boxes


2


Defective hydrants .


3


Defective lamp post . .


1


Defective manhole covers


7


Defective poles and posts


10


Defective police signal boxes


8


Defective sidewalks


409


Defective sidewalk, lighted


1


Defective signs and sign posts Defective stone wall .


1


Defective streets


224


Defective tree protectors .


4


Defective voting list boards


5


Defective water gate boxes Defective wires .


52


Demented persons


5


Destitute families


7


Disturbances


28


Disturbances suppressed


9


Dogs killed


18


Dogs, vicious


7


Electric lamps broken


13


False report of attempt to burn building


1


Cat killed


Child rescued from fire in building


1


Breaking and entering, false alarm of .


398 1


Cruelty to children


3 9


Dead body found


Defective fire alarm box .


51


69


Assaults


362


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Fatal burning accident


1


Fire, alarms given for


4


Fire, needless alarm for


1


Fires, extinguished without alarm


3


Fires, false alarms of


32


Fires reported


229


Fraud


4


Gas pipes leaking


3


Gas poisoning .


4


Heat prostrations


6


Horse shot and killed


1


Indecent exposure of person


16


Infirm persons


2


Insane person


1


Larcenies, no value given


103


Larcenies


476


Lost children


292


Lost children found


292


Lottery reported


1


Malicious mischief


63


Missiles thrown at railroad trains


4


Missing persons


72


Missing persons found


49


Murder


1


Murder, attempt


1


Needy families .


2


Neglected children


6


Nuisance


1


Obstructions on railroad track


1


Obstructions on sidewalks


10


Obstructions on sidewalks, lighted


2


Obstructions on sidewalks, removed


1


Obstructions in streets


33


Obstructions in streets, lighted


19


Obstruction in street, removed


1


Panes of glass broken


.


168


Persons bitten by dogs


.


4


Pheasant captured


1


Poisoning cases


2


Property damaged and destroyed


23


Property lost, no value given


48


Property found, no value given


59


Robbery


3


Runaway children


14


Runaway children found .


34


Runaway horse .


1


Runaway horses stopped .


3


Runaway teams stopped


3


Sidewalks dangerous from snow and ice


222


Stray Angora cats


2


Stray Angora cats found


2


Stray bullets fired


5


Stray cows found


3


Stray deer .


1


Stray dogs .


69


Stray dogs found


55


196


Permits to labor on Lord's Day


17


Persons helped home


Runaway teams


2


Houses unoccupied


75


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Stray donkey


1


Stray donkey found


.


Stray horses


4


Stray horses found


7


Stray Persian cat


1


Stray teams


18


Stray teams found


25


Stray tiger cat .


1


Streets dangerous from snow and ice


7


Streets and sidewalks flooded .


23


Street lights reported


2,870 2


Streets littered


Strike


1


Subway flooded


1


Sudden deaths


4


Suicide


1


Summonses served for witnesses and defendants to ap- pear in court at other places


231


Suspicious persons


69


Threats


2


Trees dangerous .


32


Trees defective


3


Trespass


61


Unlawful appropriation of teams


5


United States letter box found open


1


Violation of board of health rules .


18


Violation of building laws


5


Violation of city ordinances


134


Violation of fire laws


2


Violation of Lord's Day .


10


Violation of Metropolitan Park rules


1


Violation of motor vehicle laws


5


Violation of pool room laws


1


Water pipes leaking .


107


Windows broken .


44


Official Roster of Department.


CHIEF OF POLICE. Charles A. Kendall LIEUTENANTS.


Eugene A. Carter Charles E. Woodman


James M. Harmon


John A. Ray Thomas Damery Michael T. Kennedy


SERGEANTS.


William G. Kenney Frank H. Graves


James M. Lynch Ernest Howard


PATROLMEN.


1-Edward M. Carter


2-George L. Smith


3-Francis A. Perkins


9-Jotham Chisholm


4-Jacob W. Skinner


10-William J. Davidson


5-Theodore E. Heron


6-Charles W. Stevens


7-Daniel G. Simons S -- Samuel Burns


11-Elmer E. Drew


12-John A. Dadmun


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13-George L. Rice


14 -- Myron S. Gott


15-Charles W. Reick


43-Clyde W. Steeves


44-Augustine J. Fitzpatrick


45-Patrick McGrath


46-Bernard McCabe


47-Harry C. Young


48-Robert D. Dewar 49-Peter Moore


21-Henry A. Sudbey


22-Thomas F. McNamara


23-Louis F. Arnold


24-Charles S. Johnston


25-Robert T. Blair


26-Claude L. Crossman


27-John J. Cummings


28-Edmund J. Keane


29-Denis Neylon


30-Denis Downey


31-Edward M. Davies


32-George A. C. Peters


33-James E. Phillips


34-Louis J. Belzarini


35-Walter Reed


36-Dennis G. Mulqueeney


37-Patrick J. Doolin


38-Edward J. Hopkins


39-Walter L. Groves


40 Frederick G. Jones


73-Alfred E. Robitaille


74-Allan S. Burns


75-William H. Donovan


76-George R. Allan


77-Jeremiah Keniry


CHAUFFEURS AND PATROL DRIVERS.


Charles J. Fulton


James H. White


James W. L.undergan


MATRON. Mrs. Mina T. Weeks


ASSISTANT MATRON. Mrs. Bridget A. Fitzpatrick


PENSIONERS, RETIRED ON HALF PAY.


Albion L. Staples, Mar. 24, 1905


Herbert Hilton, Dec. 21, 1911


John E. Fuller, Mar. 23, 1906 Ezra A. Dodge,


Mar. 14, 1914


Ira S. Carleton, May 9, 1907 George H. Carleton, Mar. 27, 1914


James J. Pollard, Feb. 27, 1908 Fred'r'k H. Googins, Mar. 12, 1915


Melville C. Parkhurst, Oct. 31, 1908


Robert R. Perry, Apr. 14, 1916


Changes in the Force. DEATHS.


George W. Bean, ex-patrolman, retired, died January 6, 1916. Edward McGarr, ex-sergeant, retired, died February 17, 1916.


RESERVEMEN.


68-John F. Cruise


69-Edward G. Butman


70-John P. L. O'Keefe


71-John J. Shay


72-Thomas F. J. Long


57-Daniel J. Powers


58-Jeremiah O'Connor


59-James P. Higgins


60-Charles E. Wilson


61-William J. Warner 62-Timothy Buckley 63-John J. Killourhy


64-Charles J. Sharry


65-Thomas M. Sharry


66-Michael J. O'Loughlin


67-Charles W. Shepherd


18-Hudson M. Howe


19-Ernest S. Goff


20-Sanford S. Lewis


50-Albert C. Hawes


51-Walter C. Oesting


52-John L. Cameron


53-Francis P. Higgins


54-Arthur S. Walsh


55-John J. McCahey


56-Alexander Morrison


41-Joseph A. Dwyer 42-Thomas P. Walsh


16-Frank C. Hopkins


17-Charles W. Allen


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APPOINTMENTS.


William H. Donovan, appointed reserveman, June 7, 1916. George R. Allan, appointed reserveman, June 7, 1916. Jeremiah Keniry, appointed reserveman, June 10, 1916.


PROMOTIONS.


Reserveman Thomas M. Sharry, promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1916.


Reserveman Michael J. O'Loughlin, promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1916. Reserveman Charles W. Shepherd, promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1916.


RETIREMENT.


Captain Robert R. Perry, placed on pension roll, April 14, 1916.


Location of Police Signal Boxes. CIRCUIT NO. 1.


Box No. 12-Highland avenue, corner School street.


13-Central street, at R. R. bridge.


14-Evergreen avenue, near Thurston street.


112-Magoun square.


113-Highland avenue, corner Lowell street.


114-Cedar street, corner Summer street.


121-Cedar street, at R. R. crossing.


122-Elm street, near Willow avenue.


123-Highland avenue, corner Willow avenue.


124-Dover street, near Davis square.


66 131-Powder House square.


66 132 -- Broadway, corner Rogers avenue. 66 133-Gorham street, at Carr's Factory.


134-Teele square.


141-Curtis street, opposite Professors Row.


142-Broadway, opposite City Home.


143-Conwell avenue, corner West Adams street.


CIRCUIT NO. 2.


Box No. 21-Walnut street, opposite Munroe street.


22-Highland avenue, corner Medford street.


23-Medford street, at Gilman square.


24-Dana street, near Pearl street.


211-Broadway, corner Walnut street.


212-Broadway, corner Cross street.


213-Broadway, corner Franklin street. 214-Lincoln street, corner Perkins street.


221-Broadway, corner Mt. Pleasant street. 66 222-Mystic avenue, corner Mystic street.


223-Mystic avenue, corner Fellsway West. 224-Mystic avenue, corner Temple street.


.. 231-Temple street, near Broadway.


232-Broadway, opposite Main street.


233-Meacham street, corner Fremont street.


CIRCUIT NO. 3.


Box No. 31-Somerville avenue, corner Allen street.


32-Somerville avenue, corner Medford street.


33-Medford street, corner Warren street.


34-South street, corner Water street.


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Box No. 311-Washington street, corner Linwood street.


312-Linwood street, corner Poplar street.


313-Linwood street, at R. R. bridge.


314-Somerville avenue, near Cambridge line.


321-Tufts street, corner Cross street.


322-Washington street, opposite Franklin street.


323-Washington street, opposite Mt. Vernon street.


CIRCUIT NO. 4.


Box No. 41-Somerville avenue, near Dane street.


42-Park street, at R. R. Crossing.


43-Central street, corner Summer street.


44-Somerville avenue, near Kent street.


411-Kent street, corner Beacon street.


66 412-Somerville avenue, at Oak square.


413-Beacon street, opposite Oxford street.


66 414-Clark street, at Lincoln park.


66 421-Union square.


422-Webster avenue, corner Prospect street. 423-Columbia street, corner Conlon court.


424-Springfield street, opposite Houghton street.


431-Beacon street, opposite Concord avenue.


432-Washington street, near Beacon street.


SPECIAL CALLS.


Box No. 52-Circuit No. 3, Somerville Co-operative Bank, Union sq. " 53-Circuit No. 3, Somerville Savings Bank, Union square. " 51-Circuit No. 1, City Hall.


Police Signal Service.


Number of on duty calls made by the patrolmen . 253,621


Telephone calls made by the officers and patrolmen 37,781


Combination Automobile Service.


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 783


Number of prisoners conveyed 940 .


Number of sick and injured conveyed


·


491


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 1,653.9


Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured


1,584.6


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . 600.7


Number of miles run elsewhere 1,212.5


Total number of miles run during the year 5,051.7


Horse Drawn Patrol Wagon and Horse Drawn Ambulance Reports.


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 24


Number of prisoners conveyed 24


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station . 311/2


Number of sick and injured conveyed 464


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . .


351


Number of miscellaneous runs , -


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CHIEF OF POLICE.


REPORT OF POLICE MATRON.


January 1, 1917.


To Charles A. Kendall, Chief of Police. Dear Sir :-


I herewith submit my report as matron for the year end- ing December 31, 1916. The following females and minor children have been committed to my care during the year who were arrested or brought to police station.


Abandonment of minor child .


2


Assault and battery .


10


Attempted larceny


2


Contempt of court


1


Default warrant


1


Demented


4


Disturbing the peace


1


Drunkenness


38


Failure to send child to school


1


Keeping open shop on Lord's Day


2


Larceny


8


Lewd and lascivious cohabitation


1


Lost children


36


Neglected children


15


Neglect of minor child


2


Polygamy .


1


Receiving stolen property


1


Selling intoxicating liquor


1


Stubbornness


7


Trespass


1


Violation of milk law


1


Violation of probation


2


Witness


1


Total


142


I have attended to the regular duties each day at the sta- tion and have remained in court on Saturdays through the juvenile sessions.


Respectfully submitted, MRS. MINA T. WEEKS,


Matron.


Conclusion.


To the Mayor, Honorable Zebedee E. Cliff, members of the Board of Aldermen, heads of departments, court officials, all members of the police department and newspaper repre- sentatives I wish to extend my sincere thanks for their kindly support and assistance rendered to me in the discharge of my cluties.


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. KENDALL, Chief of Police.


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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,


City Hall Annex, Somerville, January 1, 1917.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


The following report of the sealer of weights and meas- ures for the year 1916 is respectfully submitted :-


Chapter 62 of Revised Laws :-


Section 21. Sealers of weights and measures shall an- nually give public notice by advertisement, or by posting, in one or more public places in their respective cities and towns, notices to all inhabitants 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 bal- ances so brought in.


Section 23. Said sealers shall go once a year, and of- tener if necessary, to every hay and coal scale and to every platform balance within their respective cities and towns which cannot be easily or conveniently removed, and shall test the accuracy of, adjust and seal the same.


Section 34. Each sealer of weights and measures, in- cluding the county treasurers, shall receive a fee of one dollar for sealing each platform balance if weighing five thousand pounds or more, and fifty cents if weighing 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.




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