Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 406


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By whom owned: City of Somerville.


Source of supply: Metropolitan water system.


Mode of supply: Water is delivered into the city's mains, under both high and low pressures, by the Metropolitan Water Works.


Statistics of Consumption of Water.


Estimated total population at date, 95,000.


Estimated population on lines of pipe, 95,000.


Estimated population supplied, 95,000.


Total consumption for the year, 2,387,663,000 gallons.


Average daily consumption, 6,541,500 gallons.


Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 69.


Statistics Relating to Distribution System, 1919.


MAINS.


Kind of pipe, cast iron.


Sizes, from 4-inch and under to 20-inch.


Laid 1,648 feet; discontinued 1,091 feet; net extension, 557 feet.


Total now in use, 102.58 miles.


Number of leaks per mile, 0.24.


Number of hydrants added during year (public, 2; private, 0), 2.


Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 1,241.


Number of stop gates added during year, 29.


Number of stop gates now in use, 1,856.


Number of blow-offs, 183.


Range of pressure on mains, 35 pounds to 100 pounds.


SERVICES.


Kind of pipe: Lead; wrought iron - lead-lined; wrought iron --- cement-lined; cast iron.


Sizes, one-half to eight inches.


Extended 1,407 feet; discontinued 592 feet.


Total now in use, 88.48 miles.


Number of service taps added, 48; discontinued, 18; net increase, 30. Number now in use, 13,544.


Number of meters added, 382; meters and motor registers discon- tinued, 176; net increase, 206.


Number now in use, 10,322.


Percentage of services metered, 76.21.


Percentage of water receipts from metered services, 82. Number of motors and elevator registers added, 0; removed, 0. Number now in use, 3 (included in number of meters).


FINANCIAL STATISTICS.


REVENUE.


EXPENDITURES.


From Water Rates :-


Fixture rates .


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$43,470 54


Meter rates 199,400 75 . .


$49,933 61


Total from consumers .


$242,871 29


From other sources : -


Water service assessments ·


2,113 67


Total


$53,492 92


Interest on bonds .


240 00


Payment on bonds ·


4.000 00


Water Works Buildings .


865 01


Water Works Construction: -


Mains


$3,456 51


Services


1,779 01


Meters


950 89


Total construction .


$6,186 41


Unclassified expenses : - Metropolitan water assessment .


128,082 30


Balance : - Ordinary ·


$55,677 03 .


Total balance .


55,677 03


Total


$248,544 27


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$248,544 27


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Disposition of balance: applied to municipal purposes. Cost of works to date . Bonded debt at date


$1,073,196 79 2,000 00


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Labor and materials


3,559 31


Water Works Maintenance :- Operation (management, re- pairs and renewals) . Special :- Miscellaneous accounts .


3,559 31


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PLANNING BOARD.


REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD.


December 31, 1919.


To His Honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen :


In compliance with Chapter 494 of the Acts of 1913, the Planning Board herewith respectfully submits its annual re- port and recommendations for the year 1919.


The Board organized for the year by electing William F. Riley, Chairman, and David J. Kelley, Secretary, the other members of the Board being Harrison L. Evans, George J. Rauh and Paul R. Valentine.


In the course of the past year the Board has considered the following subjects, and makes recommendations as fol- lows :-


Fire Protection.


The Board again respectfully calls attention to the urgent necessity of establishing Fire Districts in our city. At the present time the construction of new buildings is practically at a stand still, and in' the opinion of the Board now is the opportune time to take action which will secure our citizens against danger from the presence of fire hazards. The es tablishment of Fire Districts has already been undertaken in our neighboring cities, and Somerville should not lag behind in this respect. This matter has been discussed by our city governments of the past several years, but no progress has been made.


Modern fire-fighting apparatus is being furnished as rapid. ly as possible, but Fire Districts are very necessary as a safe. guard to prevent the erection of more wooden buildings and to insure a better class of building construction when the old wooden buildings now standing in some of the public squares of our city have become obsolete. This Board, there- fore, recommends that Fire Districts be established, and some action taken during the coming year towards the fulfillment of this object.


Street Car Service.


In spite of agitation by all our citizens the street car, service still remains a serious problem. The crowded condi- tions existing during the rush hours on all the car lines still


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remains unchanged. In the opinion of the Planning Board Somerville is being discriminated against in the matter of fur- nishing sufficient cars, and also in the quality of the service rendered. The Board recommends that action be taken to se- cure better service and more car accommodations by appealing to the proper authorities without further delay.


Public Parks and Buildings.


The Planning Board recommends that our school buildings be made more accessible for neighborhood gatherings, so that our citizens may use them for social entertainments, which will help to develop community spirit and civic pride.


The Board also respectfully calls your attention to the . necessity of laying out the land now owned by the city be- tween Cedar Street and City Road, and known as "Richard Trum Playground" as a public park, to insure to the people in that section of our city a permanent playground and recrea- tion center for all time.


The Board again recommends that a playground be pro- vided on the land owned by the city known as the old City Ledge. This would be a great benefit to the Clarendon Hill section of our city, and would not be a very great expense to the city.


Somerville Bath House.


The necessity of making the only bathing place in Somer- ville a fit place for the people of our city to go to for pleasure and recreation is a duty which should be no longer neglected. The Board recommends that the bathing beach at Wellington Bridge be thoroughly cleaned for the coming season, and a remedy found for the muddy condition of the beach.


Bridge Street Widening.


As recommended in the reports of 1916, 1917 and 1918 the Planning Board again calls your attention to the importance of widening Bridge Street at the lower end of our city, and rec- ommends that this matter be discussed with our neighboring city of Cambridge at an early date. The old houses now standing are for the most part unoccupied, and in a dilapidated condition, and if taken at their present valuation for widening the street, would result in a great saving to both cities, and be a valuable and much needed public improvement.


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Housing Conditions.


In view of the abnormal conditions existing, due to the shortage of houses, the Board respectfully calls attention to the fact that it is authorized under the Act of the Legislature creat- ing it to "make careful studies of the resources and needs of the city, particularly with respect to conditions injurious to public health - in and about rented dwellings." It therefore recom- mends that all complaints of this nature from citizens be re- ferred to it for investigation and report.


Appropriation.


The Planning Board received Two hundred dollars for 1919, and was able to purchase some of the supplies needed, but did not use the whole of its appropriation because the amount allotted was insufficient to enable it to carry out the plans it has in view. It hopes to gradually procure sufficient equipment so that it will be in a position to furnish informa- tion to the city government, which will be of assistance in solv- ing the various municipal problems.


The Board has been promised office space, but nothing has been done, and at present the Board has no definite meeting place. This should be attended to without undue delay.


The Board respectfully requests an appropriation of Two hundred dollars this year, and also an office in the City Hall, where its records may be kept, and meetings held.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM F. RILEY, Chairman, HARRISON L. EVANS, PAUL R. VALENTINE, GEORGE J. RAUH, DAVID J. KELLEY, Secretary.


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REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Somerville, Mass., February 14, 1920.


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


Gentlemen, - I have the honor of presenting to you for your consideration the annual report of the fire department for the year ending December 31, 1919 :-


Alarms of Fire.


Number of bell alarms


252


Number of still alarms .


410


Total alarms


662


Number less than 1918 .


46


Value of buildings at risk


$781,500 00


Insurance on buildings .


437,900 00


Damage to buildings


48,035 87


Value of contents .


203,090 90


Insurance on contents


116,026 50


Damage to contents


29,154 60


Total value at risk


984,590 90


Total insurance


553,926 50


Total damage


77,190 47


List of Probable Causes.


Accidental


7


A. D. T.


3


Automobiles and Trucks


5


Bonfires


22


Candle on table


2


Carelessness with matches .


9


Child caught in elevator


1


Children playing with matches


17


Cigars, cigarettes and pipes .


12


Closet fires


4


Dump fires


8


Decorations in contact with gas


1


Defective chimneys


10


Electric car


2


Electric flat iron


1


Electric wires


5


Explosion of powder


1


False alarms


43


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Filling gas tanks


5


Fire crackers


2


Fire in Boston


3


Grass fires


15


Heat from dryer


1


Hot ashes


8


Incendiary


9


Kettle of fat


Kerosene lamps and stoves


6


Overflow of bathroom tank


1 2


Smoke from Chimney


2


Salamander


1


Smoking in bed


6


Spark from furnace


5


Spark from Locomotive


5


Spark on roof


5


Spark from forge


1


Spontaneous Combustion


4


Tarvia truck on street .


1


Thawing water pipes .


3


Unknown ·


8


Wood near stove .


2


Wires on trees and poles


3


252


1


Smoke from automobile


Engine 1.


Engine 2.


Engine 4.


Engine 6.


Hose 3.


Hose 5.


Hose 7.


Hose 8.


Ladder 1.


Ladder 2.


Ladder 3.


Totals


Bell alarms responded to .


202


141


106


37


111


90


95


90


104


86


61


252


Still alarms responded to .


55


43


13


84


31


33


4 48


54


17


3


29


410


Miles traveled .


477


241


235


108


281


234


168


2081/2


97


149


99 2,2971/2


Feet of 21/2 in. hose used .


12,650


13,550


6,600


8,650


3,400


8,100


7,050


10,250


70,250


Feet of chemicalhose used


8,000


2,150


7,000


10,050


7,050


6,250


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3,000


43,500


Feet of ladders used


120


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108


1,474


1,051


1,551


4,588


Chemical used


extinguishers


29


18


8


2


1


14


13


12


2


10


103


Gallons of chemical used .


1,950


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741


1,225


1,855


630


789


683


7,875


Times on duty at other stations · .


Times responded out


8


12


26


9


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16


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85


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Manual Force. .


Robert Geaton, a callman, died August 3, 1919, appointed May 22, 1895, and one callman resigned. One permanent ma' has been retired on a pension and one discharged. One per- manent man was appointed. The membership of the depart- ment now consists of eighty-two permanent men and nine callmen classified as follows,-


1 Chief Engineer,


1 First Assistant Engineer,


1 Second Assistant Engineer,


7 Captains,


1 Master Mechanic,


11 Lieutenants,


3 Enginemen,


57 Permanent men,


9 Callmen.


Apparatus.


1 Second size, horse drawn steam fire engine,


1 Third size, horse drawn steam fire engine,


2 Horse drawn combination chemical engine and hose wagons.


1 Horse drawn hose wagon,


1 Horse drawn combination ladder truck and chemical engine,


1 Horse drawn ladder truck,


1 Motor driven ladder truck,


4 Motor driven combination chemical engine and hose wagons.


1 Second size tractor drawn steam fire engine,


1 Motor driven 900 gallon pumping engine and hose wagon,


1 Motor driven supply and wrecking car,


1 Automobile, Chief's car,


1 Automobile, Assistant Chief's car,


Automobile for Master Mechanic.


Assistant Chiefs buggies,


1 Horse drawn relief hose wagon,


1 Horse drawn relief ladder truck,


4 Exercising wagons,


1 Supply wagon.


Horses.


There are nineteen horses in the department, three have died and one was disposed in trade; two were purchased; two more will have to be bought to keep up the efficiency of the horse-drawn apparatus. Many of the horses are getting old and will have to be replaced much more rapidly than in the past.


Hose.


The amount of serviceable hose is 9,500 feet of two and one half inch rubber lined cotton hose, and 1,950 of three- quarter inch chemical hose. There has been three hundred feet


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of two and one-half inch hose purchased and five hundred feet condemned. There should be at least 12,000 feet of hose in the department but the cost has increased from twenty-five to thirty per cent. so that the amount is reduced to the very minimum.


Brief Resume.


The average loss has been $6,500 a month, the months of February and October had upwards of $15,000 each; the damage to St. Ann's Church in October amounted to $14,000. The month of September had the smallest loss of any one month: for the past twenty years i. e. $100.


The following table gives the losses by months, -


January


$6,700 93 '


February


15,981 00


March


8,850 71


April


2,322 00


May


6,963 00


June


5,659 00


July


5,160 50


August .


2,473 96


September


100 00


October


15,509 46


November


3,121 17


December


4,348 74


$77,190 47


There have been twenty fires with an insurance loss ex- ceeding $1,000 as follows, -


January 22, 7:43 A. M. Box 228, 550 Somerville Avenue, Middlesex Bleach, Dye and Print Works owned and occupied by K. M. Gilmore Co., damage to building, $136.76, to contents $4,039.78. Cause, Spontaneous combustion.


February 1, 2:10 A. M. Box 321, 138 Sycamore St., unoc- cupied dwelling owned by S. L. D. Millet, damage to building $2.685. Cause, incendiary.


February 9, 9:20 A. M. Box 47, 14-16 Dresden Circle, dwell- ing owned by George Buettel, occupants, George Dyment and Mrs. Emma Gould, damage to building $1,310, to contents $200. Cause, carelessness with matches.


February 14, 2:42 A. M. Box 334, Middlesex Ave., Mystic River Ship Building Co., damage to building $1,000, to con- tents $2,000. Cause, probably tramps smoking.


February 16, 9:17 P. M. Box 21, 45-47 South Street, Bak- ery and Macaroni Factory, owned and occupied by Michele Capodilupo, damage to building $3,200, to contents $4,456. Cause, Electric wires.


March 5, 6:21 P. M. Box 28, 550 Somerville Ave., Mid- dlesex Bleach, Dye and Print Works, owned and occupied by


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K. M. Gilmore Co., damage to building $1,200, to contents $975.71. Cause, careless watchman, matches.


March 8, 9:02 P. M. Box 32, 17-19 Otis St., dwelling owned by Harry Schlager, occupants, Wm. H. Anlaw and A. Richards, damage to building $1,700, to contents, $200. Cause, thawing water pipes.


March 13, 8:47 P. M. Box 232, 28 Lake St., Salt and Grain Storehouse, owned and occupied by Rosenthal and Cholfin, dans- age to building $650, to contents, $1,850. Cause, spark from locomotive.


March 14, 8:28 P. M. Box 119, 80 Pearl St., dwelling owned by Charles G. Johnson, occupants, Chas. G. Johnson and Mrs. Belle Hazen, damage to building $765, to contents, $400. Cause, unknown.


April 3, 6:05 P. M. Box 19, 197 Washington St., dwell- ing owned by the S. W. Holt Estate, occupant, W. E. Plumer, damage to building $774, to contents, $275. Cause, spark in newspapers.


May 1, 9:15 A. M. Box 324, 66-68 Derby St., dwelling owned by Miss Sadie Thayer, occupants, Elbridge Tilton and William Highet, damage to building $2,040, damage to contents $100. Cause, overheated stove.


May 10, 8:54 P. M. Box 213, 31 Walnut St., Stable used as garage, owned by Mrs. Harriet Lamont, occupant Mrs. C. A. Musgrave, damage to building $1,000, to contents $1,600. Cause, upsetting lantern igniting gasoline.


May 23. 1:15 A. M. 'Box 114, a second alarm was sounded for this fire, rear Linwood Terrace, barrel storage owned and occupied by W. J. Carroll, damage to building $1,690, to con- tents $1,410. Cause, unknown.


June 5, 9:33 P. M. Box 42, a second alarm was sounded for this fire, 1 Bleachery Court, rum storage owned by Daniel E. Chase Estate, damage to building $2,491, to contents $2,035. Cause, locomotive spark.


July 7, 8:03 A. M. Box 156, rear 22 No. Union St., Stable and shed owned and occupied by Dennis Lucey, damage to building $1,285, to contents $640. Cause, careless smoker.


August 2, 11:14 P. M. Box 219, 31-33 Houghton St., Bottling Plant owned by C. Varhely, occupied by Charles Birn- baum, damage to building $960, to contents $792.96. Cause, . electric wires.


October 18, 1:39 A. M. Box 33, Cor. Medford and Thur- ston Sts., St. Ann's Church, damage to building, $10,000, to contents $3,700. Cause, carelessness with matches.


October 28, 8:45 P. M. Box 331, 245 Pearl St., Grocery store in Fleming Building owned by F. W. Fleming, occupied by Carlo Bizzaro, damage to building $756.66, to contents $300. Cause, incendiary.


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November 5, 8:34 P. M. Box 217, 68 Summer St., Drug store and dwelling owned by Brady Estate, occupants C. H. Shea and Mrs. Margaret J. Pinkham, damage to building $870.17, to contents $800. Cause, Rubbish in cellar.


December 15, 5:57 A. M. Box 48, 8 Curtis St., owned and occupied by the Clarendon Club Association, damage to build- ing $2,210, to contents $400. Cause, spark from heater in cellar.


Again the sounding of false alarms and alarms for bonfires lead all other causes. The penalty, if imposed upon the secur- ing of conviction, should be a sufficient deterrent and warning to others from practicing this foolish crime. Such an alarm, calling out the apparatus unnecessarily, caused an expense of over $800 in repairs to one motor piece. Every citizen and tax- payer, who has to bear this expense, should give to the author. ities any and all information toward the apprehending and convicting this class of criminals.


The number of fires caused by the careless use of matches and children playing with matches has again increased during the past year. Almost annually I have urged upon the citizens to exercise greater care in the handling of matches: as for children being permitted to have access to matches. there is no excuse. Parents use extraordinary care in keeping away from the child the unusual dangers, whereas the familiar match is left lying about ; playing with which, the child, not infre- quently, is disfigured for life or burned to death.


Recommendations.


A full motorization of the department spells economy and efficiency ; it is true that the purchase price of motor ap- paratus has advanced rapidly in the past three years but there appears no prospect of a reduction but rather a further ad- vance. The expense of maintaining the horses, feeding and shoeing, has become almost prohibitive, it having advanced practically 50% to 75%. Furthermore, the National Board of Fire Underwriters are adopting a new method of classifica- tion and rating of cities and communities, - heretofore cities have been rated according to their efficiency and thereby classi- fied as A. B. C. D., etc., and the insurance assessed accordingly, whereas under the new plan, marked according to their deficien- cies, they will be numbered from 1 to 10, and in order that a city may be placed in one of the first three classes, the deficiency mark, as applied to the fire department, requires, at least, three- fourths of the department shall be motorized. At the present time eleven of the nineteen pieces of apparatus are motorized in our city.


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In Conclusion.


In closing I wish to express to His Honor, the Mayor, and the gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen, my sincere apprecia- tion and thanks for the unfailing cordiality, consideration and courtesy shown me the past year.


To my associates in the department I express my gratitude for their loyal support and the efficient manner in which they have performed their various duties.


Respectfully submitted,


SEWALL M. RICH, Chief Engineer.


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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.


January 31, 1920.


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 December 31, 1919,-


Arrests


Whole number of arrests made .


1,764


With and without warrants


1,184


On summons and notification .


580


1,764


Males


1,674


Females


90


1,764


Americans


1,246


Foreign Born


518


1,764


Residents


1,089


Non-residents


675


1.764


1. - Crimes and Offenses Against the Person.


Assaults .


2


Assault on officer


1


Assault and battery on officers


8


Assault with dangerous weapon


6


Assault with intent to murder .


2


Assault with intent to rape


1


Assault and battery


95


Carnal abuse of female child


1


Manslaughter


4


Murder, witness to


1


Rape


5


Robbery


5


Robbery, attempt


2


Threats


4


Murder


2


139


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2. - Crimes and Offenses Against Property.


Breaking and entering


83


Breaking and entering, attempt


6


Breaking and entering railroad cars


7


Breaking and entering railroad cars, attempt .


3


Breaking glass


10


Concealment of leased property


2


Destroying electric lamp .


1


Injury to real estate .


6


Larceny


151


Larceny, attempt


1


Larceny from person


6


Larceny in building .


5


Malicious mischief .


2


Receiving stolen goods


5


Trespass


115


Trespass, wilful


12


Unlawfully taking horse .


2


Unlawfully using electricity


1


418


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


Adultery


4


Bail surrender


6


Bastardy


6


Capias


5


Carrying concealed weapons


1


Carrying firearms without licence


4


Contempt of court


5


Cruelty to animals .


6


Dangerous weapons, in possession of


1


Default


12


Deserters from United States Army .


2


Deserter from United States Navy .


1


Desertion of wife .


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5


Disturbing the peace


8


Disturbing public assembly


17


Dog keeping, unlicensed .


3


Drunkenness


326


Drunkenness, common


5


Escape from Industrial School


1


False scales, in possession of


2


Gaming implements, present when found . Gaming nuisance


3


Giving false alarm of fire .


4


Incest


1


Indecent exposure of person .


2


Lewd and lascivious cohabitation


12


Neglected children


16


Neglect to support .


80


Revoke of parole, Lyman School


3


Revoke of parole, State Farm, Bridgewater


2


Safe keeping, alcoholism


1


Safe keeping, demented ·


30


Safe keeping, escaped prisoner


1


22


Disorderly conduct on public conveyance


2


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Safe keeping, escape from Industrial School . Safe keeping, escape from Middlesex Training School · .


1


Safe keeping, feeble minded


3


Safe keeping, insane


4


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Safe keeping, escape from Prison Camp, Tewks- bury


1


Safe keeping, revoke of parole, Lyman School for Boys


2


. Safe keeping, revoke of parole from Industrial School · ·


1


Safe keeping, revoke of parole, from Mass. Re- formatory


3


Safe keeping, runaway from Industrial School


1


Safe keeping, runaway from Lyman School


2


Safe keeping, runaway children


21


Selling gasoline, short measure


1


Selling ice, short weight .


2


Stubbornness


19


Unnatural act


1


Straggler from United States Army


1


Straggler from United States Navy


1


Suspicious persons


2


Violation of city ordinances


125


Violation of cigarette law


1


Violation of insurance law


1


Violation of labor laws .


29


Violation of liquor laws


5


Violation of Lord's Day


59


Violation of milk laws


10


Violation of parole


1


Violation of parole from Mass. Reformatory


1


Violation of motor vehicle laws


246


Violation of parole from State Farm


1


Violation of school laws


16


Violation of terms of probation


28


Violation of traffic rules .


1


Walking on railroad track


14


Recapitulation.


(1) Crimes and Offenses Against the Person 139


(2) Crimes and Offenses Against Property 418


(3) Crimes and Offenses Against Public Or


der, etc. . .


1,207


Total number of arrests made .


Bailed to appear at other courts . Cases in which nolle prosequi was entered 33


10


Contempt of court .


5


Defaulted


1


Delivered to jail at East Cambridge, bail sur- render · Delivered to police court, violation of proba- tion, etc. .


5


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4


1,207


1,764


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Delivered to superior court, bail surrender, capias, etc. ·


4


Discontinued and dismissed in police court 1.


6 Released by probation officer, drunkenness, etc.


37


Surrendered to other officers, institutions, etc. 161


Witness to murder . 1


Number of cases held for trial .


293


1,471


Note, - Four hundred and seventy-five of the above number of cases were juveniles and delinquents.


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Miscellaneous Reports.


Abandoned automobiles


26


Abandoned motorcycle


1


Accidents reported


555


Alarms given for fire .


Amount of property stolen


$46,001 71


Amount of stolen property recovered


62,443 61


Amount of property lost .


1,145 25


Amount of lost property found .


88 63


Assaults


Assault, attempt


10 1


Assault and battery


2


Assault with dangerous weapon


3


Assault, indecent


1


Attempts to break and enter


41


Attempts to commit larceny


4


Attempts to rob


3


Buildings broken and entered, nothing stolen




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