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55
Buildings found open
342
Carrier pigeon found .
1
Cats killed
?
Cellar flooded .
1
Cruelty to animals
2
Dead animals found .
4
Dead body found
1
Defective bridges
5
66 buildings
2
66
catch basins
29
66
drinking fountains
3
66
driveway
1
electric lamps
6
66
fire escape
1
66 gas gate boxes
2
66
guy rope .
1
66
hydrants
8
66
2
66
police signal service .
18
66
sewer
1
66
sidewalks
325
66
sidewalks, lighted
2
66
signs and sign posts
8€
66
streets
123
66
street, lighted
1
tree guard
1
U. S. mail box
1
.6
waste barrel .
1
66
water gate boxes
41
66
wires
51
Demented persons
4
Disturbances
27
Disturbances suppressed
4
Dogs killed
8
Dog, mad .
1
Dog, vicious
1
Elopement
1
fences
fire alarm box
1
man holes and covers poles
3
Attempts to commit suicide
355
CHIEF OF POLICE.
False alarm for burglary .
3
Fire, alarms given for
3
Fires extinguished without alarm
2
Fire, needless alarms for
3
Fires, false alarms of .
39
Fires reported
205
Gaming
1
Gas leaks .
9
Gas poisoning
1
Heat prostration
1
Horse killed
1
House boat broken and entered .
1
Houses unoccupied
36
Indecent exposure of person
6
Insane cases
3
Larcenies, no value given
126
Larcenies .
492
Lost children
269
Lost children, found .
269
Malicious mischief
40
Missing persons
72
Missing persons, found
36
Neglected children .
1
Obstructions on railroad track .
2
on sidewalks
13
in streets
21
66 in streets, not lighted .
5
66 in streets, lighted
5
Panes of glass broken
277
Permits granted to labor on Lord's Day
91
Permits granted to carry firearms
467
Person helped home .
1
Persons bitten by dogs
9
Property damaged and destroyed
62
Property lost, no value given .
56
Property found, no value given .
53
Rescued person from fire .
1
Robberies
6
Runaway children
28
Runaway children, found .
31
Runaway horse .
1
Runaway horses, stopped
3
Runaway teams, stopped .
3
Sidewalks dangerous from snow and ice
3
Sidewalks flooded
1
Still born infant, found
1
Stray bullets, fired .
3
Stray cats
2
Stray cows, found
2
Stray dogs
88
Stray dogs, found
51
Stray donkey
1
Stray donkey, found .
1
Stray horse
1
Stray horses, found .
8
Stray parrot, found .
1
Stray pig .
1
Stray pig, found
1
Stray teams
12
Stray teams, found .
17
356
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Streets dangerous, from snow and ice
6
Street lights, reported ·
3,509
Strikes
2
Sudden deaths .
5
Suicide
1
Subways, flooded
2
Summonses served for witnesses and defendents to appear in court at other places .
354
Suspicious persons .
82
Team hired and not returned in proper time
1
Threats
2
Trees, dangerous
50
Trespass
33
Trespass, wilful
18
Unlawful appropriation of horses
2
Unlawful appropriation of motor vehicles
5
Violation of accosting act
1
Violation of board of health rules
3
Violation of city ordinances
125
Violation of Lord's Day
3
Violation of motor vehicle laws
3
Water pipes, leaking .
124
Wife desertion .
1
Windows broken .
58
357
CHIEF OF POLICE.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT.
Chief of Police. Charles A. Kendall.
Captain. Eugene A. Carter.
Charles E.| Woodman
John A. Ray.
Inspectors.
Michael T. Kennedy
Sergeants.
Ernest Howard Robert T. Blair Thomas P. Walsh
Patrolmen.
1- Edward M. Carter
2-George L. Smith 3 - Francis A. Perkins
4 -Theodore E. Heron
5-Charles W. Stevens
6- Daniel G. Simons
7-Samuel Burns
8-Jotham Chisholm 9-John A. Dadmun
10 - George L. Rice 11 - Myron S. Gott
12 - Charles W. Reick
13 - Frank C. Hopkins 14 - Charles W. Allen 15 - Hudson M. Howe 16 - Sanford S. Lewis 17 Henry A. Sudbey 18 - Thomas F. McNamara 19 - Louis F. Arnold 20-Charles S. Johnston
21 - Claude L. Crossman 22- John J. Cummings 23- Edmund J. Keane
24-Denis Neylon 25- Denis Downey
26- Edward M. Davies 27-George A. C. Peters
28 - Louis J. Belzarini
29 - Walter Reed 30- Dennis G. Mulqueeney
31 - Patrick J. Doolin
32- Edward J. Hopkins
33 - Walter L. Groves 34 - Frederick G. Jones
35- Joseph A. Dwyer 36 - Augustine J. Fitzpatrick
37 - Patrick McGrath
38- Bernard McCabe 39- Harry C. Young 40- Robert D. Dewar
41 - Peter Moore 42 - Albert C. Hawes
43 - Walter C. Oesting 44 -John L. Cameron 45 - Francis P. Higgins
46-John J. McCahey 47 - Alexander Morrison 48 - Daniel J. Powers 49 - Jeremiah O'Connor 50 -Charles E. Wilson 51 - William J. Warner 52 - Timothy Buckley 53 - John J. Killourhy 54 - Charles J. Sharry 55 - Thomas M. Sharry
56 - Michael J. O'Loughlin
57 - Charles W. Shepherd 58- John F. Cruise 59 - John J. Shay
60 - Edward G. Butman
61 - John P. L. O'Keefe 62 - Alfred E. Robitaille 63 - Allan S. Burns 64 - William H. Donovan
65- George R. Allan 66 - Jeremiah Keniry 67 - James Murray 68 - Charles J. Fulton 69 - Edward F. Culliton 70 - Alfred J. McFadden 71 - James A. Fitzpatrick 72 - Elmer E. G. Raymond 73 . Frank J. Roche 74 - Augustine F. Sharry
Lieutenants.
James M. Harmon
Thomas Damery
William G. Kenney Frank H. Graves James M. Lynch
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Reservemen.
75 - Daniel M. O'Connell 76 - Chester C. F. Warner
77 - George D. MacDonald
78- Charles F. Lacey
79 - William E. Dwyer 80 - Charles H. McAvoy
Chauffeurs and Patrol Drivers.
James W. Lundergan
James H. White John H. Mckenzie.
Matron. Mrs. Mina T. Weeks.
Assistant Matron. Mrs. Katherine Woods.
Pensioners, Retired On Half Pay.
John E. Fuller, Mar. 23, 1906 George H. Carleton, Mar. 27, 1914
Ira S. Carleton,
May 9, 1907 Frederick H. Googins, Mar. 12, 1915
James J. Pollard
Feb. 27, 1908 Robert R. Perry, Apr. 14, 1916
Melville C. Parkhurst, Oct. 31, 1909
Jacob W. Skinner, Dec. 31, 1917
Herbert Hilton,
Dec. 21, 1911 Elmer E. Drew, July 25, 1918
Ezra A. Dodge,
Mar. 14, 1914
Ernest S. Goff, July 11, 1919
CHANGES IN FORCE.
Appointments.
Charles F. Lacey, appointed, reserveman, May 26, 1919.
William E. Dwyer, appointed, reserveman, May 26, 1919.
Charles H. McAvoy, appointed, reserveman, May 26, 1919.
Promotions.
Reserveman, Alfred J. McFadden, promoted to patrolman, May 24, 1919.
Reserveman, James A. Fitzpatrick, promoted to patrolman, May 24, 1919.
Reserveman, Elmer E. G. Raymond, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 13, 1919. Reserveman, Frank J. Roche, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 27, 1919.
Reserveman, Augustine F. Sharry, promoted to patrolman, Nov. 15, 1919.
Patrolman, Robert T. Blair, promoted to sergeant, Dec. 20, 1919. Patrolman, Thomas P. Walsh, promoted to sergeant, Dec. 20, 1919.
Resignations.
Patrolman, Arthur S. Walsh, resigned, Jan. 9, 1919.
Patrolman, Clyde W. Steeves, resigned, Oct. 8, 1919.
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CHIEF OF POLICE.
Retirements. Patrolman, William J. Davidson, placed on pension roll, Jan. 24, 1919.
Patrolman, Ernest S. Goff, placed on pension roll, July 11, 1919.
Death.
Retired patrolman, William J. Davidson, died Sept. 1, 1919.
Police Signal Service.
Number of on duty calls made by the patrolmen ·
245,344
Telephone calls made by the officers and patrolmen . 41,329
"White" Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 434
Number of prisoners conveyed ·
556
Number of sick and injured conveyed . .
312
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 914.0
Number of miles run in conveying sick and in- jured 952.1
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . 582.4
Number of miles run elsewhere 835.4
Total number of miles run during the year 3,283.9
"Reo" Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station . 62
Number of prisoners conveyed 76
Number of sick and injured conveyed .
33
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 137.1
Number of miles run in conveying sick and in- jured 129.7
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail 95.5
Number of miles run elsewhere 260.5
Total number of miles run during the year 622.8
Touring Car Reports.
Number of prisoners conveyed to station 40
Number of sick and injured conveyed 3
Horse Drawn Patrol Wagon and Horse Drawn Ambulance Reports. Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station
4
Number of prisoners conveyed 5
4
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station
Number of sick and injured conveyed . 279
Number of miscellaneous runs 10
360
ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF POLICE MATRON.
January 31, 1920.
To Charles A. Kendall, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir : -
I herewith submit my report as matron for the year ending December 31, 1919. The following females and minors having been committed to my care for following offenses, etc.
Adultery
2
Assault and battery
.
8
Contempt of court
1
Default
2
Demented
4
Drunkenness
15
Larceny
8
Lost children
72
Neglected children
1
Runaways .
2
Safe keeping
6
School absentee
1
Stubbornness
S
Threats .
1
Trespass
10
Violation, city ordinance
1
Violation of parole .
1
Violation of probation
1
Total
156
I have reported at police station each morning and at- tended juvenile sessions of court looking after all minors who have been in court.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. MINA T. WEEKS,
Matron.
5
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
7
Operating automobile without license
361
CHIEF OF POLICE.
Conclusion.
The following officers returned from duty in the United States service during the year, - John L. Cameron, Charles J. Sharry, Allan S. Burns, Wiliam H. Donovan, Alfred J. Mc- Fadden, James A. Fitzpatrick, Elmer E. G. Raymond, Frank J. Roche and Augustine F. Sharry. There were two strikes during the year, one of employees of the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Co., and another at the packing house plants, which took place on October 16th and lasted until De- cember 15, 1919, of about 3000 employees of the North Pack- ing and Provision Co., John P. Squire & Co., New England Dressed Meat and Wool Co., Sturtevant & Haley Beef Co., and Carl Weitz Sausage Co. All vacations, days off and leave of absence for the officers were suspended during this latter strike and conditions were handled by this department in a very satisfactory manner. Every officer in the depart- ment performed many extra hours of duty and every available officer was placed on duty around the plants, covering the twenty-four hours each day, and no loss of life and not a dollars worth of destruction of property occurred.
To His Honor the Mayor, Charles W. Eldridge for his uni- form courtesy and advice on all matters pertaining to this department, members of the board of aldermen, court officials, newspaper correspondents, and to all members of this depart- ment for attention to their duties, I wish to extend my sincere thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. KENDALL,
Chief of Police.
362
ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, City Hall Annex, Somerville, January 1, 1920.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
The following report of the sealer of weights and measures for the year 1919 is respectfully submitted :-
Chapter 62 of Revised Laws :-
Section 21. Sealers of weights and measures shall all- 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 com- modities 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 ad- just, seal and record all weights, measures and balances so brought in.
Section 23. Said sealers shall go once a year, and oftener 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. Sealers of weights and measures shall receive fees as follows : - For sealing (a) all scales with a capacity of more than five thousand pounds, one dollar each ; (b) all scales with a weighing capacity of one hundred to five thousand pounds, fifty cents each ; (c) all other scales, balances, and measures on pumps, ten cents each, and (d) all weights and other measures, three cents each. They shall also receive reasonable compensation for all necessary repairs, alterations and adjustments made by them.
When weights and measures are sealed as provided in Sec- tion 21 (that is, brought to the office) no fees are charged for sealing.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
In compliance with the foregoing Section 21, the custom- ary notice was given by advertising in the Somerville papers in March, 1919.
During the year all places where goods were bought or sold were visited and all scales, weights and measures were tested, and all found correct were sealed and all found not correct were condemned.
ANNUAL REPORT.
Work of Weights and Measures Department for 1919.
Number of scales sealed
2,044
Number of weights sealed
3,851
Number of dry measures sealed
73
Number of liquid measures sealed
5,715
Number of oil and gas pumps sealed
260
Number of yard sticks sealed
132
Number of miscellaneous sealed
4
Total
12,079
Number of scales adjusted
34
Number of weights adjusted .
37
Total
71
Number of scales condemned
77
Number of weights condemned
23
Number of dry measures condemned
7
Number of liquid measures condemned .
124
Number of yard sticks condemned
0
Number of Gas pumps condemned
2
Total
233
Number of scales and weights out of use non-
sealed
41
41
Number of inspections in stores and street .
289
289
Total tests made in 1919 .
12,713
JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
364
ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :
The annual report of the law department for the year ending December 31, 1919, is as follows :
The boundary line between Somerville and Medford at present runs through many dwelling houses in such a manner that it is difficult to determine in which city the occupants live. Question has been raised as to the right of children liv- ing in such houses to attend public schools in this city. With the approval of Mayor Eldridge, I drew. a petition signed by the mayors of the two cities for a change in the boundary line and attended to its publication in the manner required by law and by the rules of the general court in order that legislation may be obtained in the year 1920, if a new boundary line can be agreed upon.
An act was secured from the legislature, chapter 41 of the general acts entitled "An act relative to collectors of taxes," which it is hoped will cause a material reduction of annual premiums paid the surety company on bonds of the city treas- urer and collector of taxes ..
I represented the city at hearings held by the trustees of the Boston Elevated Railway Company relative to the appor- tionment on various cities and towns of a deficit in the income of the company. The portion assigned to Somerville was ap- proximately the same as if on the basis of population.
I represented the city also at hearings held for the United States director of railroads in regard to increasing railroad fares in Somerville and elsewhere. Opposition was presented in behalf of many localities in the metropolitan district and no increase was made affecting this city.
At the request of the inspector of milk, I acted for the prosecution in the Somerville Police Court of persons charged with violation of the milk laws. Claims against the city were settled for sums varying from $20 to $750. A non-suit was ob- tained in one action and costs were collected by the city from the plaintiff. Another action which the city refused to settle was abandoned. A demurrer filed in behalf of the city in a case in equity relating to a garage license was sustained by the court.
Very respectfully,
FRANK W. KAAN,
City Solicitor.
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CITY CLERK.
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1920.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen : - The following is respectfully submitted as the forty-eighth annual report of the City Clerk of the City of' Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1919.
The receipts and payments were as follows :-
Receipts.
Balance from year 1918, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1918 :-
6 males at $2.00
$12 00
1 spayed at $2.00
2 00
$14 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city
treasurer, 7 at $ .20 1 40
$12 60
For dog licenses issued in 1919:
750 males at $2.00
$1,500 00
169 females at $5.00
845 00
90 spayed at $2.00
180 00
1 kennel at $25.00
25 00
$2,550 00
For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1919 :-
295 resident hunters at $1.00
$295 00
1 foreign born unnaturalized hunter at $15.00 .
15 00
21 resident fishermen at $ .50 .
10 50
$320 50
Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 823 papers
$461 80
Certificates of marriage intentions,-
1226 licenses and 2 duplicates at $1.00 . 1,228 00
Furnishing copies of records .
261 60
Licenses :-
Auctioneers, 25 licenses
at $2.00
1 license granted in
$50 00
1918
2 00
52 00
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys :- 34 licenses for 100 ta- bles and 94 alleys at $2.00 $388 00
1 license for 6 tables granted in 1918 12 00
$400 00
Drain layers, 4 licenses at $1.00 . Engines and motors,-
4 00
25 licenses for 31 motors and 4 sta- tionary engines at $1.00 . 25 00
Garages,-
286 licenses, including 1 paid in 1918, at $2.00 570 00
1 license granted in 1917 and 4 in 1918, 5 at $2.00 10 00 .
580 00
Gasoline tanks,-26 li-
censes at $1.00 · $26 00
2 licenses granted in
1918 ·
2 00
28 00
Hackney carriages, - 4 licenses at $1.00 Innholders and common victuallers,-
4 00
51 licenses for 49 victuallers and 2 innholders at $2.00
102 00
Intelligence offices, - 2 licenses at $2.00 4 00
Junk and second hand licenses,-
23 licenses at $25.00 $575 00
3 licenses granted in 1918 75 00
32 licenses at $10.00 .
320 00
3 licenses granted in 1918 . 30 00
1,000 00
Lord's day, sale of ice cream, confec- tionery, soda water and fruit, on, - 107 licenses at $5.00
535 00
30 00
Private detectives, - 3 licenses at $10.00 Second hand motor vehicles, 42 licenses at $10.00 ·
420 00
Slaughtering,-7 licenses at $1.00
7 00
Street musicians,-5 licenses for 5
persons at $ .50 2 50
·
To play gasoline power
organ in
streets,-1 at $1.00 ·
1 00
Wagons,-49 licenses for 73 wagons at $1.00 73 00 ·
Wagon stands,-4 licenses at $1.00 4 00
Permits for projections over sidewalks,- 24 permits for 1 mar- quee, 16 signs and 7
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CITY CLERK.
awnings at $1.00 $24 00
5 permits for signs granted in 1918 5 00
$29 00
Filing certificates, under Acts of 1908,
Chap. 502,-2 at $ .50 ·
1 00
Interest on deposits
11 73
Notices of hearings (public service cor- porations) ·
7 10
Chiropodists' registration,-3 at $ .50
1 50
Physicians' registration,-5 at $ .25 .
1 25
Repairing and sale of junk badges .
3 30
Witness fees
: 85
$5,280 63
Total receipts .
$8,163 73
Payments.
To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1918 to November 30, 1919, both inclusive :-
751 males at $2.00
$1,502 00
168 females at $5.00
840 00
90 spayed at $2.00
180 00
1 kennel at $25.00 .
.
25 00
$2,547 00
Less city clerk's fees, 1010 at $ .20 .
202 00
$2,345 00
To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, for licenses for hunting and fish- ing in 1919,-
295 resident hunters at $1.00 ·
$295 00
1 unnaturalized foreign
born at
$15.00 . ·
15 00
21 resident fishermen at $ .50 .
10 50
$320 50
Less city clerk's fees, Oct. 10 to Dec. 31, 1919, inclusive, - 151 at $ .15 22 65
297 85
To the city treasurer, monthly :- City clerk's fees for issuing and re- cording dog licenses, 1010 at $ .20 City clerk's fees for issuing and re- cording fishing and hunting li- censes, 151 at $ .15 ·
202 00
All the receipts above specified, ex- cept for dog licenses and fishing and hunting licenses 5,280 63
22 65
5,505 28 .
Total payments
$8,148 13
.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Balance, January 1, 1920, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1919 :-
5 males at $2.00 $10 00
1 female at $5.00 5 00
1 spayed at $2.00 . 2 00
$17 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer, 7 at $ .20 1 40
$15.60
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
Newsboys
. To keep lodging houses, under Chap. 259, Acts of 1918 .
44
To hold open air meetings
2
To parade in streets, with music, etc.
3
To hold religious services in streets and squares .
4
To sing Christmas carols in streets . .
1
To suspend banner across square
1
To give band concerts (two permits for seven concerts) 2
To move buildings through streets .
2
Births. 1919.
Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1919.
Males · 920
Females
917
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 children born during the year.
As the information derived from such canvass will not be available in time sufficient for its incorporation in this re- port, a statement in full of the births of 1919 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1920.
1918.
The following is a statement in full of the births of 1918. Number of births (exclusive of still births) in Somerville in 1918 registered . 1,981
Less than previous year
.
56
Males
.
.
991
Females
990
1,981
12
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CITY CLERK.
Born of American parents . 820
Born of foreign parents 772
Born of American father and foreign mother .
172
Born of foreign father and American mother
204
Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality 11
Born of foreign mother and father of unknown nationality
2
1,981
Number of still-births in Somerville in 1918 as registered
74
Number of births in other places in 1918 registered . 617
2,672
Number of cases of twins .
25
Marriages.
Number of intention certificates issued in 1919 . 1,226
More than previous year .
279
Marriages registered .
1,227
More than previous year
253
Both parties American
779
Both parties foreign
192
American groom and foreign bride
129
Foreign groom and American bride
127
1,227 couples
First marriage of
2,161
Second marriage, of
272
Third marriage of
21
1,227 couples
Deaths.
(Exclusive of still-births.)
Number of deaths in Somerville in 1919
1,074
Less than previous year
459
Males
502
Females
.
Under ten years of age
186
10 and under 20 years of age
35
20 and under 30 years of age
72
30 and under 40 years of age
71
40 and under 50 years of age
83
50 and under 60 years of age
122
60 and under 70 years of age
187
70 and under 80 years of age
206
80 and under 90 years of age
99
90 years of age and over
13
Age of oldest person deceased 98 years
Born in Somerville
189
Born in other places in the United States
519
Of foreign birth
363
Birthplace unknown
3
·
572
1,074
1,074
1,074
370
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Number of deaths in January
166
Number of deaths in February
125
Number of deaths in March
108
Number of deaths in April .
84
Number of deaths in May
90
Number of deaths in June .
73
Number of deaths in July .
63
Number of deaths in August
61
Number of deaths in September .
55
Number of deaths in October
71
Number of deaths in November
85
Number of deaths in December
93
1,074
The number of still-births during the year was fifty-four. In addition to the above 254 deaths which occurred elsewhere were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of per- sons deceased having been residents of this city.
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CITY CLERK.
ASSESSED POLLS AND REGISTERED VOTERS.
Men's Lists.
REGISTERED VOTERS.
WARD
PRECINCT.
As- sessed Polls, April 1 1919
Nov. 20, 1918
Re- vised Lists of July 15. 1919
Add- ed in Sept. & Oct. 1919
Oct. 15. 1919
Add- ed in Nov. 1919
Dec. 3, 1919
Voted Nov. 4, 1919
Voted Dec. 23, 1919
Ward 1.
Precinct 1
1,449
673
599
107
706
44
750
583
430
1
2
1,044
448
397
78
475
77
552
394
325
66
3
519
250
231
32
263
16
279
203
159
663
223
191
25
216
8
224
191
172
3,675
1,594
1.418
242
1,660
145
1,805
1,371
1,086
Ward 2
Precinct 1
1,032
388
342
30
372
12
384
292
243
1,784
759
682
107
789
17
806
621
328
742
351
321
49
370
7
377
278
170
3.558
1,498
1,345
186
1,531
36
1,567
1,191
741
Ward 3
Precinct 1
1,389
799
775
118
893
14
907
743
248
1,242
711
652
86
738
11
749
624
249
2,631
1,510
1,427
204
1,631
25
1,656
1,367
497
Ward 4.
Precinct 1
1,404
658
623
119
742
36
778
618
217
4
2
1,349
609
539
128
667
45
712
561
179
2,753
1,267
1,162
247
1,409
81
1,490
1,179
396
Ward 5
Precinct 1
1,420
755
687
109
796
22
818
686
227
5
2
1,112
639
594
70
664
24
688
550
221
66
66
3
1,007
551
499
94
593
7
600
485
198
3,539
1,945
1,780
273
2,053
53
2,106
1,721
646
Ward 6
Precinct 1
1,966
890
833
154
987
18
1005
807
416
1,516
775
694
112
806
14
820
680
309
6.
3
1,280
748
687
98
785
20
805
671
305
4,762
2,413
2,214
364
2,578
52
2,630
2,158
1,030
Ward 7
Precinct 1
1,095
704
677
84
761
12
773
673
194
7
2
1,294
702
633
107
740
2
742
644
214
7
3
1,522
818
750
128
878
14
892
736
242
7
4
1,088
607
580
87
667
13
680
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