Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 26

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


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577


203


7


5


827


419


374


85


459


10


469


392


86


5,826


3,250


3,014


491


3,505


51


3,556


3,022


939


City


26,744


13,477


12,360 2,007


14,367


443


14,810


12,009


5,335


1


1


4


2


2


3


3


2


5


6


2


2


372


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Women's Voting Lists.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Nov. 20, 1918


Revised Lists of July 15, 1919


Added in Sept. Oct. and Nov. 1919


Dec. 3. 1919


Voted Dec. 23, 1919


Ward 1


Precinct 1 .....


52


45


8


53


33


1


2


32


31


4


35


17


1.


3


18


18


13


31


22


1


4.


36


31


15


46


40


138


125


40


165


112


Ward 2


Precinct 1 ..


5


5


5


2


2 ..


11


11


11


2


3.


6


5


5


22


21


21


Ward 3.


Precinct 1


123


112


7


119


4


3


2


113


107


4


111


4


236


219


11


230


8


Ward 4.


Precinct 1.


50


19


4


53


3


4


90


87


1


88


2


140


136


5


141


5


Ward 5


Precinct 1


178


159


22


181


8


5


2


129


120


3


123


9


..


5


3


173


127


33


160


480


406


58


464


17


Ward 6


Precinct 1


211


207


16


223


16


6


)


66


61


*2


63


1


6.


3


68


55


10


65


5


345


323


28


351


22


Ward 7


Precinct 1


37


31


18


49


11


7


74


64


6


70


6


7


3


39


32


30


62


8


7


1


14


13


30


43


8


7


5.


16


15


15


30


10


180


155


99


254


43


City


1,541


1,385


241


1,626


207


373


CITY CLERK.


ELECTIONS.


The following is a statement of the votes cast, in the several wards of the city, for the candidates for the various offices, and on various questions, at the state election held November 4, 1919.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total.


GOVERNOR.


Calvin Coolidge


Republican


684


300


883


828


1083


1,437


2,381


7,596


Charles B. Ernst


Prohibition


5


1


2


3


3


8


6


28


William A. King


Socialist


6


7


7


7


6


30


16


79


Richard H. Long


Democratic


650


869


466


324


614


644


584


4,151


Ingvar Paulsen


5


2


5


3


5


6


9


35


Blank


21


12


4


14


10


33


26


120


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.


Charles J. Brandt


Socialist


16


12


12


12 828


19


39 1,417


30 2,340


140


Channing H. Cox


Republican


690


279


856


3


4


9


10


23


67


John F. J. Herbert


Democratic


599


845


468


298


596


625


577


4,008


Patrick Mulligan


Socialist Labor


4


10


00


9


8


14


14


67


Blank


46


43


20


28


30


53


38


258


SECRETARY.


Harry W. Bowman


Prohibition


26


10


25


26


31


31


53


205


James Hayes


Socialist Labor


13


11


6


10


8


18


22


88


Albert P. Langtry


Republican


669


270


848


831


1083


1,448


2,400


7,549


Charles H. McGlue


Democratic


542


779


417


238


510


516


412


3,414


Herbert H. Thompson Socialist


33


15


14


10


25


35


43


175


Blank


88


106


57


64


6-


107


92


578


TREASURER.


Fred J. Burrell


Republican


689


284


736


743


947


1,350


2,104


6,853


David Craig


Socialist Labor


13


13


7


7


12


17


19


88


Charles D. Fletcher


Prohibition


30


21


22


24


39


32


68


236


Louis Marcus


Socialist


120


13


8


9


17


30


28


125


Chandler M. Wood


531


746


535


351


637


638


708


4,146


Blank


88


114


59


45


69


91


95


561


AUDITOR.


Arthur J. B. Cartier Democratic


485


76€


431


241


521 1064


1.425


2,362


7,509


Oscar Kinsalas


Socialist Labor


12


8


7


6


10


9


16


68


Walter P. J. Skahan


Socialist


20


11


6


9


17


30


33


126


Henry J. D. Small


16


8


12


13


18


16


33:


116


Blank


120


128


84


67


91


139


124


753


ATTORNEY GENERAL


J. Weston Allen


Republican


670


257


838


811


1058


1,430


2,349


7,413


Morris I. Becker


Socialist Labor


12


13


8


5


9


14


18


79


Joseph A. Conry


Democratic


532


784


429


253


526


552


449


3,525


Conrad W. Crooker


Prohibition Independent


Progressive


42


24


34


39


45


49


87


320


23


9


8


12


17


26


28


123


92


104


50


59


66


87


91


549


454


3,437


Alonzo B. Cook


Republican


718


270


827


843


1059


7,469


H. Edward Gordon


Prohibition


16


2


William R. Henry Blank


Socialist


Democratic


539


Prohibition


Socialist Labor


374


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total.


COUNCILLOR, FOURTH DISTRICT


George B. Wason


Republican


822


367


911


889


1,182


1,538


2,476


8,185


William V. Baro Blank


549


824


456


290


538


620


546


3,823


SENATOR,


THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Arthur D. Healey


Democratic


563 725


836


555 767 45


288 841 50


624 1,034


784 1,275 99


794 2,090 138


559


REPRESENTATIVES, 23RD DISTRICT (3)


Charles M. Austin


Republican


731


842


815


1,044


3,432


William Fleming


Republican


792


821


812


1,079


3,504


Harvey E. Frost


Republican


719


816


783


1,002


3,320


David J. Kelly


Democratic


602


494


313


700


2,109


Charles L. Underhill .


1


1


John M. Webster


1


1


Charles L. Underhill


1


1


Blank


1,269


1,125


813


`1,338


REPRESENTATIVES, 24TH DISTRICT (3)


Warren C. Daggett


Republican


315


1,317


2,159


3,791


Frank Lewis Hope


Democratic


651


479


465


1,595


Wilbur F. Lewis


Republican


251


1,299


2,263


3,816


Joseph Linhares


Democratic


650


535


478


1,663


Robert R. Moody


Democratic


662


473


479


1,614


225


1,311


2,107


3,643


816


1,060


1,115


2,991


COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Erson B. Barlow


Republican


696


254


816 444


824 253 102


1,061 542 118


1,410 533


2,288


7,349


Charles J. Barton


Democratic


528


748


3,551


Blank


147


189


107


1,109


ASST. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Frederic P. Barnes


Republican


805 651


381 301


900 718


869 687 802


1,142 975 1,325


1,500 1,230 1,586


:2,376


7,973


H. Harding Hale ,


Republican


Blank


1,286


1,700


1,116


9,539


1


4,444


Joseph O. Knox


Republican


274


7,006


Blank


83


81


63


Joseph F. Leahy


1


1


4,545


Arthur W. Robinson Republican Blank


503


215


231


1,944 1,724


6,506


WARDS.


1


375


CITY CLERK.


CANDIDATE. PARTY


WARDS,


Total.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


William E. Russell Democratic Nathan A. Tufts Republican Blank


533 753


771 322


473 835 59


282 840 57


550 1091 80


615 1442 101


560 2360 102


3,784 7,643 582


756 153


604 127


787 161 419


675 141


993 229


1257 289 612


1856 358 808


6,928 1,458 3,623


865 145


711 120


850 172


768 131


1119 211 391


1420 261 477


2069 312 641


7,802 1,352


361


360


345


280


571 326 282


854 502 365


1132 545 481


935 586


2,764


Number of "YES" votes Number of "NO" votes Blank


"SHALL AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR BIENNI- AL ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE,' BE ACCEPT- ED?"


Number of "YES" votes Number of "NO" votes Blank


679 282


541 256


729 324


638 255 286


945 388 388


1213 461 484


1715 642 665


6,460 2,618


410


384


314


2.931


"SHALL THE REARRANGEMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBMITTED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON- VENTION, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED?"'


Number of "YES" votes Number of "NO" votes Blank


SHALL AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE ESTAB- LISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF CONTINUATION SCHOOLS AND COURSES OF INSTRUCTION FOR EMPLOYED MINORS," BE ACCEPTED?


Number of "YES" votes Number of "NO" votes Blank


SHALL CHAPTER 116, GENERAL ACTS OF 1919, APPROVED BY THE GENERAL COURT WITH- OUT DIVISION, WHICH PRO- VIDES THAT DEPOSITS IN SAV- INGS BANKS AND SAVINGS DE- PARTMENTS OF TRUST COM- PANIES MAY BE PLACED ON INTEREST ONCE A MONTH AND NOT OFTENER; THAT DIVI- DENDS ON SUCH DEPOSITS MAY BE DECLARED SEMI-ANNUAL- LY AND NOT OFTENER, AND THAT INTEREST SHALL NOT BE PAID ON ANY SUCH DEPOS- ITS WITHDRAWN BETWEEN DIVIDEND DAYS, BE AP- PROVED?


663 348 360


547 282 362


685 354 328


1501 5,953 3,292


462


460


363


499


2,855


85


98


376


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


Total.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


"SHALL AN ACT PASSED IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUN- DRED AND NINETEEN, TO PRO- VIDE FOR THE DIVISION INTO DAY AND NIGHT FORCES OF PERMANENT MEMBERS


OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS, KNOWN AS THE TWO PLATOON SYSTEM BE ACCEPTED?"


Number of "YES" votes Number of "NO" votes Blank


896


879


735 512


602 444 133


926 647


1,122 818 218


1,591


6,751


332


194


1,165


4,112


143


118


120


148


266


1,146


"SHALL THE REPRESENTA- TIVES FROM THIS DISTRICT BE INSTRUCTED TO VOTE FOR LEGISLATION TO REGULATE AND LICENSE THE MANUFAC- TURE AND SALE OF BEVER- AGES CONTAINING NOT OVER FOUR PER CENT OF ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT AND TO DEFINE SAME TO. BE NON-INTOXICAT- ING?''


Number of "YES" votes Numberof "NO" votes Blank


853


873 438


646 407 126


950 589


3,222


355


1,789


163


156


182


627


377


CITY CLERK.


The following is a statement of the votes cast in the several wards of the city for the candidates for the various offices, and on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating li- quors in this city, at the city election held December 23, 1919 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total.


MAYOR


Charles W. Eldridge Republican


708


291 354 96


405 65 27


358 28 10


553 77 16


835 143 52


845 65 29


1,044 296


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


James J. Shay


Republican


723


216


347


334


479 167


733 297


743 196


1,760


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


Robert C. Harris Republican William E. Musgrave Independent Blank


552 194


320


315


223 231 43


266 88


384 166 96


611 256 163


605 228 106


2,961 1,478 896


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


George A. Berry


Republican


Blank


579 507


213


386


328


493 153


735 295


179


1,841


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, . WARD 4.


Richard L. Rice


Republican


Blank


552 534


202


352


364 32


493 153


716 314


752 187


3,431 1,904


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.


William J. Bell


Republican


554 532


203


357


337 59


548 98


717 313


736 203


1,883


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.


Enoch B. Robertson Republican Blank


549


207


361 136


327


488 158


789 241


757


3,478


537


534


182


1,857


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7


Hiram N. Dearborn Republican Blank


550 536


192 549


355 142


325 71


480 166


719 311


806 133


3,427


1,908


3,995


John A. Kyte


Democratic


312


Blank


66


Blank


363


525


150


62


340


106


42


760


3,494


528


111


68


539


145


3,452


Blank


538


140


69


3,575


378


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total.


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 1.


William F. Burns


Democratic


513


513


James J. Corbett


Democratic


Lyman A. Hodgdon


Republican


455


455


Peter J. Kelly


Independent


John Lingard


Republican


421


421


213


213


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 2.


Peter F. Donnelly


Independent


400


401


401


35


354


Blank


327


327


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 3.


William C. Abbott Republican


370


370


343


343


1


1


280


280


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 4.


Waldo D. Phelps


Republican


345


345


John S. Smith, Jr.


Republican


332


332


Blank


115


115


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 5.


Fred Allen


Republican


480


480


Patrick H. Ryan


Democratic


152


152


Francis W. K. Smith Republican Blank


199


199


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 6.


Almon F. Heald


Republican


585


585


John E. Locatelli


Republican


586


586


Harry J. Norton


Independent


528


528


Blank


361


361


WARD ALDERMAN (2) WARD 7.


Emerson J. Coldwell Republican


790


790


Arthur F. Mason


780


780


Republican Blank


308


308


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 1.


Winnifred P. Davis Republican


522


Francis J. Fitzpatrick Democratic


610


610


William T. McCarthy Democratic


622


622


469


469


James Joseph Rudd Republican Blank


173


173


450


450


120


120.


Blank


400


Joseph A. Haley


Democratic


Alfred J. Toomey


Democratic


Charles E. Nichols, Jr. Republican John M. Nangle


Blank


461


461


522


WARDS.


379


CITY CLERK.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 2.


Daniel H. Bradley Democratic Christopher Muldoon, Jr. Democratic


Blank


490


490


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 3.


Charles W. Boyer Republican


353


353


360


360


297


297


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 4.


Frank M. Hawes


Republican


338


338


Edward I. Tripp


Republican


333


333


Blank


131


131


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 5.


Harry M. Stoodley · Republican Minnie S. Turner Republican


521


521


495


495


Blank


310


310


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 6.


Walter I. Chapman Republican William M. Morrison Republican Blank


778


778


776 550


550


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, WARD 7.


Herbert Cholerton


Republican Republican


809


809


Paul O. Curtis


773 1


1


381


381


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


Number of "YES" votes Number of "NO" votes Blank


645 371 70


561 101 79


254 228 15


151 130 15


310 326 10


506 476 48


350 565 24


2,777 2,297


261


518


518


474


474


Oscar W. Codding Republican Blank


776


773


Frank E. Porter Blank


WARDS.


380


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 esti- mated 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


3,30


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


1905


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


1916


1,100


4,158


271


14,500


88,000


1917


1,291


3,457


232


13,826


90,000


1918


690


1,935


161


13,477


90,500


1919


2,777


2,297


261


14,810


91,000


.


*Census.


381


CITY CLERK.


ORDINANCES.


Somerville, January 1, 1920.


The following ordinances have been adopted since the print- ing of the annual reports for the year 1918 :-


Ordinance No. 88 An Ordinance Relative to the Police Department.


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


Section 1. The permanent members and patrol drivers of the police department shall be excused from duty for one day out of every eight days without loss of pay. The time and the manner of excusing them from duty shall be determined by the chief of police. Allowances otherwise provided for of time off for vacation, injury, sickness or other cause, shall not be affected by the provisions of this ordinance. A mem- ber so excused shall be exempt from duty and from attendance at a police station or other place, but otherwise shall be subject to all laws, rules and regulations relating to members of the department.


Section 2. The chief of police shall have authority, whenever in his judgment public emergency or any unusual demand for the services of the police requires, to prevent any such member or driver from taking the day off herein provided for at the time when he is entitled thereto or at the time assigned therefor, provided, however, that such day off shall be granted him as soon thereafter as is practicable in the judg- ment of the chief of police. In no case shall the number of such days off be less than forty-five in each entire calendar year.


Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect October 1, 1919.


Approved July 11, 1919.


Ordinance No. 89


An Ordinance Fixing License Fee for Purchase and Sale of Second- Hand Motor Vehicles and Parts Thereof.


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


Section 1. The fee for each class of license provided for by Chap- ter 259 of the General Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the Year 1919 entitled "An Act to Regulate the Purchase and Sale of Second-Hand Motor Vehicles and Parts Thereof" is hereby fixed at the sum of ten dollars.


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


Approved September 26, 1919.


382


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Ordinance No. 90 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Relative to the Police Department.


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


Section 1. Chapter XIX of the Revised Ordinances of 1911 as amend -. ed by Ordinance No. 57 is hereby further amended by striking out sec- tion 1 and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 1. The police department shall consist of a chief of police, a captain, six lieutenants (two of whom shall be inspectors), six sergeants, such num- ber of patrolmen as the board of aldermen may from time to time deter- mine, and a reserve force of ten men. They shall take rank in the order in which they are named.


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


Approved December 15, 1919.


FREDERIC W. COOK, City Clerk.


383


CITY CLERK.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1919.


Mayor. CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE, 47 Highland Road.


Board of Aldermen. President, ENOCH B. ROBERTSON. Vice-President, CHARLES H. MANZER.


WARD ONE.


Justin P. Nowell, Alderman-at-large .


Ralph H. Hosmer


James J. Shay


1 Webster street 51 Mt. Vernon street 68 Mt. Pleasant court


WARD TWO.


James J. Comfort, Alderman-at-large


Peter F. Donnelly


Robert C. Harris .


9 Hammond street 11 Allen street 12 Dimick street


WARD THREE.


John M. Webster, Alderman-at-large


William C. Abbott


.


George A. Berry


.


76 Boston street 73 Avon street 60 Prescott street


WARD FOUR.


Charles H. Manzer, Alderman-at-large .


Richard L. Rice


.


Walter H. Snow .


60 Fellsway West 2961/2 Broadway 42 Derby street


WARD FIVE.


William J. Bell, Alderman-at-large


Fred Allen .


Alfred M. Pride


380 Medford street 121 Central street 150 Hudson street


WARD SIX.


Enoch B. Robertson, Alderman-at-large


Almon F. Heald .


John E. Locatelli


.


87 Highland road 83 Belmont street 78 Belmont street


WARD SEVEN.


Eugene M. Carman, Alderman-at-large


Hiram N. Dearborn .


Wilbur F. Lewis


102 College avenue 22 Lovell street 51 Foskett street


City Clerk - Frederic W. Cook. Assistant City Clerk - Jason M. Carson. City Messenger - Fred E. Hanley.


384


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS - Aldermen Shay, Carman, Comfort, Webster and Allen.


FINANCE - The President, Aldermen Rice, Dearborn, Donnelly, Hos- mer, Berry and Bell.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS - Aldermen Manzer, Webster, Bell, Comfort, and Nowell.


LICENSES AND PERMITS - Aldermen Harris, Dearborn, Rice, Heald, Shay, Abbott and Pride.


PUBLIC PROPERTY - Aldermen Bell, Lewis, Locatelli, Nowell and Snow.


PUBLIC SAFETY - Aldermen Carman, Manzer, Donnelly, Shay and Heald.


PUBLIC SERVICE - Aldermen Dearborn, Pride, Hosmer, Locatelli, Harris, Berry and Snow.


PUBLIC WORKS - Aldermen Lewis, Manzer, Locatelli, Harris, Hos- mer, Allen and Abbott.


School Committee. Chairman - HERBERT CHOLERTON. Vice-Chairman - DANIEL H. BRADLEY.


CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE, Mayor (ex-officio), 47 Highland Road. ENOCH B. ROBERTSON, President Board of Aldermen (ex-officio), 87 Highland Road.


WARD ONE.


WINNIFRED P. DAVIS (elected 1918), 125 Pearl street.


JAMES J. RUDD (elected 1917), 46 Franklin street.


WARD TWO.


DANIEL H. BRADLEY (elected 1917), 19 Concord avenue.


CHRISTOPHER J. MULDOON, JR., (elected 1918), 88 Concord avenue.


WARD THREE.


OSCAR W. CODDING (elected 1918), 21 Pleasant avenue.


ALFRED L. WEST (elected 1917), 69 Avon street.


WARD FOUR.


FRANK H. HOLMES (elected 1918), 22 Walter street.


EDGAR F. SEWALL (elected 1918, to fill vacancy), 281 Broadway.


WARD FIVE.


BLANCHE E. HERBERT (elected 1918; resigned October 27 1919), 56 Dart- mouth street. HARRY M. STOODLEY (elected 1917), 283 Highland avenue.


WARD SIX.


PAUL S. BURNS (elected 1918, to fill vacancy), 191 Summer street. WILLIAM M. MORRISON (elected 1918), 97 Rogers avenue.


WARD SEVEN.


HERBERT CHOLERTON (elected 1918), 94 College avenue. FRANK E. PORTER (elected 1917), 43 Ossipee road.


Superintendent and Secretary - CHARLES S. CLARK.


385


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1919.


Assessors.


FRED E. WARREN, Chairman (term expires 1920). WINSOR L. SNOW (term expires 1921). HARRY VAN IDERSTINE (term expires 1920). J. ROBERT FENELON (term expires 1919). DAVID B. ARMSTRONG (term expires 1921).


Assistant Assessors.


FRED B. CLAPP. JOHN S. MCGOWAN.


LAWRENCE J. WARD.


JOHN M. NANGLE. LEONARD C. SPINNEY. SAMUEL C. WISWALL.


Board of Health.


ROBERT M. LAVENDER, Chairman (term expires 1920). WARREN C. BLAIR (term expires 1920). JOHN E. GILLIS, M. D., (term expires 1921). Clerk-LAURENCE S. HOWARD. Agent-GEORGE I. CANFIELD. Acting Medical Inspector - RALPH F. HODGDON, M. D. Inspector of Animals and Provisions-CHARLES M. BERRY. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar-HERBERT E. BOWMAN.


Overseers of the Poor.


FRED E. DURGIN, Chairman (term expires 1920). HENRY F. CURTIS (term expires 1922). MICHAEL COLL (term expires 1921). Agent - WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE. Warden City Home-J. FOSTER COLQUHOUN. Matron City Home - CATHERINE COLQUHOUN.


Planning Board.


WILLIAM F. RILEY, Chairman (term expires 1921). DAVID J. KELLEY, Secretary (term expires 1924) . HARRISON L. EVANS, (term expires 1920). PAUL R. VALENTINE, (term expires 1922). GEORGE J. RAUH, (term expires 1923).


Registrars of Voters.


EDWIN D. SIBLEY, Chairman (term expires 1921). DOUGLASS B. FOSTER (term expires 1920). CHARLES LEO SHEA (term expires 1919). FREDERIC W. COOK, City Clerk.


386


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Public Library Trustees.


THOMAS M. DURELL, Chairman (term expires 1922) J. FRANK WELLINGTON (term expires 1920.) FREDERICK W. PARKER (term expires 1921). WILLIAM L. BARBER (term expires 1922). CHARLES L. NOYES (term expires 1920). HERBERT E. BUFFUM (term expires 1920). GILES W. BRYANT (term expires 1921). DAVID H. FULTON (term expires 1921). Librarian and Secretary-GEORGE H. EVANS.


Recreation and Playground Commission.


CHARLES S. CLARK, Chairman (term expires 1921). GEORGE L. DUDLEY, Secretary (term expires 1920). FRANCIS P. GARLAND (term expires 1920). ERNEST W. BAILEY (term expires 1920). JOHN F. COLQUHOUN (term expires 1920). FRANCES M. WEEKS (term expires 1921). ELIZABETH MONGAN (term expires 1921).


City Clerk. FREDERIC W. COOK. Assistant City Clerk-JASON M. CARSON.


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. JOSEPH S. PIKE.


City Messenger. FRED E. HANLEY.


Mayor's Secretary. LEON M. CONWELL.


City Solicitor. FRANK W. KAAN.


City Auditor. HOWARD E. WEMYSS.


City Engineer. ERNEST W. BAILEY.


Commissioner of Streets. ASA B. PRITCHARD.


Commissioner of Public Buildings and Inspector of Buildings. GEORGE L. DUDLEY.


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights. WALTER I. FULLER.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1919. 387


Water Commissioner. FRANK E. MERRILL.


Superintendent of Sanitary Department. EDGAR T. MAYHEW.


Clerk of Committees. RICHARD A. KEYES.


Chief of Police. CHARLES A. KENDALL.


Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. SEWALL M. RICH.


City Physician. C. CLARKE TOWLE, M. D.


Inspector of Plumbing. DUNCAN C. GREENE.


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. HERBERT E. BOWMAN.


Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY.


Inspector of Petroleum. SEWALL M. RICH.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT. Deputy Sealer-BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT.


Fence Viewers. CHARLES M. BERRY, HOWARD LOWELL,


Agent of Military and State Aid and Soldiers' Relief and Burial Agent. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT,


Constables.


MAURICE F. AHEARN.


FRED E. HANLEY.


CHARLES M. AUSTIN.


JAMES M. HARMON.


CHARLES W. F. BENNETT.


FRED W. JACKSON.


GEORGE .H. CARLETON.


HARRY E. JACKSON.


EUGENE A. CARTER.


CHARLES A. KENDALL.


WINSLOW W. COFFIN.


MICHAEL T. KENNEDY.


WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE.


ELBRIDGE G. LAVENDER.


ALBION B. CROCKER.


EDWARD E. MARSH.


WARREN C. DAGGETT.


LOUIS A. MORRIS.


THOMAS DAMERY.


JOHN A. RAY.


CHARLES L. ELLIS.


JOHN F. SCANNELL.


ARTHUR L. GILMAN.


CHARLES E. WOODMAN.


INDEX.


City Auditor, Report of


13


Balance Sheet


14


Cash Statement


16


Taxes - Special Assessments


18


Departmental Bills


19


Water Department Accounts


20


Statement of Estimated Revenue


21


Appropriations


24


Service Transfers


32


Commonwealth of Massachusetts .


33


County of Middlesex


33


Revenue and Expenses


34


Temporary Loans


35 36


Maturities on Funded Debt .


39-40


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt


39-40


Borrowing Capacity


41 42


Abatements, Refunds, State Income Tax, Etc. Overlay Accounts


44


Excess and Deficiency Account .


45


Receipts and Expenditures, Classification of


45


Schedule of Public Property


76


City Clerk, Report of .


365


Receipts


365


Payments


367


Licenses and Permits .


368


Births


368


Marriages


369


Deaths


365


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters .


371


Women's Voting Lists .


372


Elections


373


Liquor License Question


380


Ordinances


381


City Engineer, Report of .


263


Engineering Department, Classification of Expenses


263


Streets Accepted as Public Ways in 1919 .


265


Street Bounds Set In 1919


266


Table of Street Construction


267


Sewer Division, Statement of Expenses


270


Storm Drains


272


Maintenance Account


273


Parks and Playgrounds Statement of Expenses, Main- tenance 275


Table of Streets


·


279


Funded Debt


389


INDEX.


City Government and Officers for 1919


383


City Solicitor, Report of . 364


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


79


Condensed Cash Statement


80


Payments on Account of Debt


82


Grade Crossing Debt .


82


Treasury Department


83


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Commissioner) 304


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) .


292


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) . 319


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of Inspection of Wiring in Buildings


313


Fire Alarm System


314


Police Signal System


315


Supervision of Poles and Wires on the Streets .


315


Street Lighting


316


Recommendations


316


Conclusion


316


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of .


342


Alarms of Fire .


342


Manual Force


345


Apparatus


345


Horses


345


Hose


345


Resume


346


Recommendations


348


Conclusion .


349


Health, Board of, Report of


214


Organization, Officers, etc.


214


Permits and Licenses .


215


Stables


216


Board of Infants .


217


Deaths


217-220-225


Mortality Statistics


218-233


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


223


Specimens and Supplies


223


Medical Inspection of Schools


224


Bacteriological Department .


226


Undertakers


226


Examination of Plumbers


226


Health Nurses, Report of


226-22S


Medical Inspection, Report of


231


Inspector of Animals and Provisions .


232


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar and Acting Bacteriologist


235


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of . ·


232


·


Inspector of Buildings (see Public Buildings Commissioner) 304


342


List of Probable Causes


Nuisances .


215


319


390


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, and Acting Bacteriologist,


Report of the


235


Pasteurization


238


Infantile Mortality


238


Diagnostic Examinations


240


Diphtheria


240


Tuberculosis .


240


Typhoid


241


City Physician, Report of .


249


Law Department, Report of


364


Mayor's Inaugural Address Taxes


9


Medical Inspection, Report of .


231


Contagious Disease Hospital


231


Ordinances


381


Overseers of the Poor, Report of


242


Members of the Board, Committees, Officers, etc. .


242


Full Support


244


Partial Support


244


Aid Under 1913 Law (Mothers' Aid)


244


Reimbursements


245


Somerville Hospital


245


Population and Gross Expenditures


246


Overseers of the Poor Since 1885 .


247


Recapitulation


247


City Home, Report of Warden


24S


City Physician, Report of .


249


Planning Board, Report of .


339


Police, Chief of, Report of


35


Arrests


Crimes and Offenses Against the Person


350


Crimes and Offenses Against Property


351


Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order Recapitulation


353


Roster of Department .


357


Changes in the Force


358


Police Matron, Report of


360


Conclusion


361


Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor) Population .


242


129-246-380


Public Buildings Commissioner, Report of . Inspection of Buildings


304


Elevators


307


School Buildings .


307


Municipal Buildings


300


Libraries


309


Water, Highway and Refuse Buildings .


310


Hospital Buildings


310


City Home Buildings .


310


.


.


.


304


350


351


Report of General Agent .


244


3


391


INDEX.


Police Buildings


311


Bath House .


.


311


Park Buildings


311


In General


312


Public Grounds (City Engineer) .


263


Public Library


202


Board of Trustees and Officers


202


Organization of Library and Staff Personnel


203


Report of Trustees


206


Report of Librarian


207


Statistics


.


211


Recreation and Playground Commission, Report of Director of Playgrounds, Report of


250


Conditions Resulting From the War


Grounds


252


Supervision


253


Meetings


253


Exhibitions


253


Handwork


254


Games


254


Baseball


255


Dancing


255


Outings


255


Evening Supervision


256


Recommendations


256 ·


Conclusion .


257


Garden Supervisor, Report of


258


School Garden


261


Crops Gathered and their Value


262


Sanitary Department, Report of .


317


Collection of Ashes and Paper


317


Departmental Revenue


317


School Department


84


Accommodations


.


89


Americanization


100


Appendix, Contents of,


128


College Admission


102-119


Cost of Schools


94


Dental Dispensary


126


Elementary Schools


94


Gardens, Canning Clubs, Poultry Clubs


116-117


Graduates - High School


160


Junior High Schools


163


Vocational Schools .


173


High School


93-101-118-129


High School Athletic Association .


125


Increase of Salaries


88


In Memoriam


127


Junior High Schools


92-105


New Legislation, Continuation Schools and Retarded


99


Children


Organization and Activities of the Schools .


188


.


.


252


252


392


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Report of Superintendent of Schools .


87


Report of Assistant Superintendent of Schools


105


Report of Head Master of the High School


101


Report of Principal of Vocational Schoolfor Boys Report of Garden Supervisor


113


School Committee, 1919


85 176


School Nurses


Insert


Somerville Teachers' Association


123


Somerville Teachers' Club


124


Teachers in Service


177


Vocational School for Boys .


94-113-128


Vocational School for Girls .


94-128


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of


362


Sewers (see City Engineer) .


270


Street Commissioner, Report of .


292


Highway Maintenance .


292


Snow and Ice


293


Underground Wires


293


Crushed Stone


293


Bridges


293


Steam Rollers


293


Sidewalks Maintenance


293


Street Sprinkling


294


Street Cleaning


29


Supression of Moths


295


Shade Trees


295


Highways Construction, New Streets


295


Streets Constructed in 1919 .


297


Sidewalks Constructed


298


Highways Construction, Permanent Pavement


300


Reconstruction and Resurfacing .


300


Miscellaneous


302


Labor


302


Reimbursements .


30


Support of Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor) . Water Commissioner, Report of .


242


Revenue and Expenditures .


321


Water Debt


323


Water Works Income and Distribution


323


Water Distribution System, Construction


323


Hydrants, Gates, etc.,


325


Water Services .


325


Water Meters


326


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures .


328


Water Assessments and Consumption


328


Construction, Maintenance, Operation


330


Labor


331


Pensions


331


War Service Men


332


Improvements


332


Street Mains, Gates, Hydrants, etc., 1919


333


Summary of Statistics


337


Financial Statistics


338


.


319


Cost of Water Works


323


115


School Committee, 1920


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