Report of the city of Somerville 1922, Part 6

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 472


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


is ready to meet and assist pupils whose work sends them here. The result of these efforts is becoming evident in an increasing intelligence in the pupils' use of the library.


NOTABLE ADDITIONS


The Trust Funds were given by their donors to enable the library to make purchases of an unusual nature which it could not reasonably hope to make from the ordinary appro- priations allowed by the city. Thereby they perform a valu- able service. During the past year notable additions have been derived from this source. The impoverishment of many of the educated people of England due to the war has brought into the market some exceptional offerings. Our library has been able to secure from the sale of a private library in Eng- land a set of four quarto volumes containing reproductions of the portraits painted by the famous English artists, Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Henry Rae- burn. In the same manner we also picked up in three portfo- lios the complete etchings of Rembrandt, over 1,600 in num- ber. Another interesting addition is the purchase from the well-known house of Alinari, of Florence, Italy, of eighty-six copies of famous paintings mostly from Italian galleries and churches. These are not produced by any of the usual litho- graphic processes, nor are they colored after printing. They are actual color photographs. The colors are undoubtedly truer to the originals, inasmuch as they do not depend for accuracy upon the human eye, but upon a purely scientific process which registers the actual color values. None of these expensive books may be taken from the library, but they may be used freely by responsible people within the building.


The library is also indebted to the family of the late S. Newton Cutler, donor of one of our funds, for a gift from his library of 193 volumes; also to Dr. Charles L. Noyes, for many years until his recent retirement an active and valued member of the Board of Trustees, for the gift of 225 volumes.


FIRE RISK AND INSURANCE


After many years of good fortune the library suffered the loss of 265 volumes by fire and water damage while at the bindery. A reasonably satisfactory adjustment of the loss was effected by compromise but the episode served to call at- tention to the general subject of fire risks. After consider-


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ation of the subject the Trustees directed the Librarian to place insurance upon library books while at the bindery, and also upon the collection housed in the Union Square building, a wooden structure. Two policies have accordingly been se- cured, one of $5,000 upon the Union Square collection, and one of $1,000 upon books while at the bindery.


THE TRAINING CLASS


The Training Class began its course of instruction on Monday, October 2, with the following members: E. Marion Akerley, Helen Farrar, Elsie L. Knox, Corinne Mead, and Alice D. Williams. This is an intensive study course of twenty-six weeks, with illustrative practice work. A brief summary of the courses of instruction may be of interest.


American literature to 1870. 20 lectures by Prof. R. E. Rogers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Reference work and source books of knowledge. 24 class sessions with illustrative and test work. 1


Miss Eames.


Children's work. 24 class sessions with illustrative and test work. Reading and review of at leat 50% of a selected list of 44 standard children's books.


Miss Hastings.


Operations of the charging desk. 12 class sessions with illus- trative and test work.


Miss Whipple.


Classification, cataloguing, accessioning and filing. 12 class sessions with illustrative and test work.


Miss Bunker.


Book review and selection. 12 class sessions with illustrative and test work. Credit given for attendance at John Claire Minot lectures.


Miss Mayhew.


Current events of the world. 12 class sessions.


Mr. Evans.


Penmanship and printing. 6 class sessions with additional practice work.


Mr. Evans.


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Book mending. 4 class sessions with additional practice work.


1


Mr. Evans.


Book binding for libraries. 3 class sessions with practice work in preparation of books for binding.


Miss Nicholson.


Care of periodicals. 3 class sessions.


Miss Nicholson.


Parts of a book and their significance. 3 class sessions with illustrative material on book making.


Mr. Evans.


Shelving and library arrangement of books. 2 class sessions with daily practice work throughout the course. Miss Bunker.


Miscellaneous lectures on professional topics, such as ; Libra- rianship as a profession. Ethics of the Librarian. Library history and development. Work of the State Commission. High School libraries. Welfare and citizenship work. Book ordering, and publishing houses. By various librarians.


Branch work,-Not less than one month.


Visits of inspection to typical libraries, including the Boston Public, Harvard, Massachusetts State, Boston Athenae- um, and important suburban libraries.


Visits to book binderies, printing shops, publishing houses. Numerous professional readings as assigned.


Keeping of complete note books is required.


Very careful attention is given to the conduct of these courses. Admittedly elementary, they have been laid out and developed upon the basis of the actual demands of our daily work, and are therefore intensely practical. They are only too brief for their purpose, and there is a constant tendency to over-crowd them in the attempt to accomplish the utmost. Pupils without exception find that a considerable amount of outside work is necessary to maintain a satisfactory rank.


For admission to the Training Class the applicant must be not younger than eighteen nor older than thirty, at least a high school graduate of creditable rank, of normal health and strength and possessed of unimpaired faculties, and with- out marked peculiarities of temperament. She must pass an examination of High School graduate standard, including al- so general information relative to current affairs of the world and particularly of our own country. College graduates are


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exempt from educational tests. The final rating is based 40 % upon examination and 60% upon reports of daily work dur- ing the course. Students who pass with a rating of 75% or more are eligible to appointment to the library staff as vacan- cies occur. High School graduates to the Third Grade of the service, and College graduates to the Second Grade. Prefer- ence is given to Somerville residents both for admission to the class, and for appointment to the staff.


Every year since the institution of the Training Class applications for the privilege of taking a single course of instruction, such as Reference work or Children's work, have been received from members of our staff whose appointment antedates the class, or who have come to us from another li- brary. It has been found to our mutual advantage to encour- age these attempts at self-improvement by granting the time necessary. There is no doubt that the Training Class, in ad- dition to its function as a recruiting agency, is a most valu- able factor in the morale of our public service, making for harmony and a real conception of the spirit of service.


PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION


Of interest to librarians and trustees is the May issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and So- cial Science. The entire number is devoted to the consider- ation of professional and business ethics. Under each calling the prevailing ethical standards are expounded, discussed, and an attempt is made to codify them. Some of the codes presented are those that have been formally accepted and endorsed by representative organizations of the particular professions. It is a tribute to the progress of the library profession that it has been included by the Annals, a pub- lication representing the highest scholarship of America, in the same professional group with the clergy, law, medicine, architecture, teaching, engineering, and journalism.


STATISTICS


The usual tabulations of the statistics of operation for the year 1922, appended to this report, are submitted as a part of it.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE H. EVANS,


Librarian.


The Public Library of the City of Somerville APPENDIX A Statistics of Use and Growth Circulation


Central


Volumes circulated, adult ·


115,183


West 82,330


East 47,812


Union 37,072


1,835


284,232


Volumes circulated, juvenile .


35,569


25,484


23,640


34,919


46,032


165,644


Total circulation (A. L. A. rules) . .


150,752


107,814


71,452


71,991


47,867


449,876


.


Accessions


Central


West


East


Union


Total


Volumes in library, Dec. 31, 1921


85,629


13,071


6,404


6,711


111,815


Volumes added


5,202


1,336


1,003


1,518


9,059


Volumes transferred to


5


18


4


1


28


Volumes restored


15


4


4


6


29


Total additions .


5,222


1,358


1,011


1,525


9,116


Volumes withdrawn


.


·


2,690


753


293


689


4,425


Volumes transferred from


18


10


0


0


28


Volumes lost


391


30


30


59


510


Total reductions


.


·


.


·


.


..


.


2,123


565


688


777


4,153


Volumes in library, Dec. 31, 1922 .


87,752


13,636


7,092


7,488


115,968


Registration


Central


West


East


Union


Total


Borrowers registered Dec. 31, 1921 .


6,339


4,902


2,271


2,457


15,969


Expirations in 1922


.


.


.


2,953


2,042


905


1,068


6,968


Registrations in 1922


3,109


2,291


1,208


1,178


7,786


Borrowers registered Dec. 31, 1922


6,495


5,151


2,574


2,567


16,787


Expenditure in Library Department


Per capita expenditure for library service . $0.528 Expenditure per book lent


$0.111


.


·


·


.


·


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


3,099


793


323


748


·4,963


Net gain


.


.


·


.


.


.


.


4


.


·


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


ANNUAL REPORTS.


110


Schools


Totals


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APPENDIX B


American Library Association Form for Uniform Statistics


Annual report for year ended December 31, 1922.


Name of library: The Public Library of the City of Somerville, Mass.


City: Somerville State: Massachusetts


Name of librarian: George Hill Evans


Date of founding


1872


Population served (latest estimate)


97,000


Assessed valuation of city


. $88,166,539 27


Rate of tax levy for library purposes: $0.671/2 on each $1000 valuation.


Terms of use: Free for lending Free for reference


Total number of agencies . 182


Consisting of Central Library


1


Branches


High School Department


1


School Rooms . 165


4


Playgrounds 8


Number of days open during year (Central Library)


302


Hours open each week for lending (Central Library) 72


Hours open each week for reading (Central Library) . 72


INCREASE


Number of volumes at beginning of year .


111,815


Number of volumes added during year by purchase


8,222


Number of volumes added during year by gift or ex- change ·


727


Number of volumes added during year by binding mate- rial not otherwise counted


110


Number of volumes added during year by lost 'books re- stored


29


Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year


4,935


Total number at end of year .


115,968


USE


Adult


Juvenile


Total


Number of volumes of fic-


tion lent for home use


214,742


92,432


· 307,174


Total number of volumes lent for home use


284,232


165,644


449,876


Number of pictures, photo-


graprs and prints lent for home use


2,168


REGISTRATION


Adult


Juvenile


Total


Number of borrowers reg- istered during year ·


4,223


3,563


7,786


Total number of registered


borrowers


9,670


7,117


16,787


3


Institutions


112


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Registration period, years .


2


Number of periodicals and newspapers currently re- ceived :


Titles


224


Copies


490


Number of publications issued during year:


Bulletins


5


Special lists .


3


Number of staff, library service


.40


Number of staff, janitor service


.


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FINANCE


Receipts from:


City tax levy :


Library Department


$45,727 72


Public Buildings Department


12,850 00


Endowment Funds


1,382 55


Fines


2,348 57


Other sources (Dog licenses)


2,053 71


Total


.


$64,362 55


Payments for:


Library Department:


Books


$ 9,792 93


Periodicals


1,306 82


Pictures


146 20


Music


213 80


Binding


2,695 71


Salaries, library service


33,625 59


Supplies


890 98


Printing


687 58


Telephone


288 56


Transportation, postage, express, freight, etc.


-


1,113 01


Other maintenance


.


.


Total


51,264 36


Public Buildings Department:


Salaries, janitor service


6,855 91


Heat


2,282 81


Light


2,070 90


Furniture


107 62


Permanent improvements


541 67


Other maintenance


198 30


Total


12,057 21


Total maintenance


Balance from Appropriation, Library Dept.


2 39


Balance from Endowment Funds


245 80


Balance from Appropriation, Public


Buildings Department .


792 79


.


Total balance $1,040 98


$63,321 57


6


503 18


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SUPPORT OF POOR DEPARTMENT


SUPPORT OF POOR DEPARTMENT.


Board of Overseers of the Poor. FRED E. DURGIN, President. -- MICHAEL COLL, Vice-President. GEORGE C. BRAYLEY -


Committees. On Finance, Investigation and Relief, and City Home MR. DURGIN, MR. COLL AND MR. BRAYLEY.


Clerks.


JOSEPHINE S. PHILBROOK


HELEN E. LINEGAB


General Agent. WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE.


City Physician C. CLARKE TOWLE, M. D.


FRANK E. BATEMAN, M. D. (Appointed Oct. 11, 1922)


Warden and Matron, City Home. MR. AND MRS. J. FOSTER COLQUHOUN.


Office. City Hall Annex, Highland Avenue.


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... ANNUAL REPORTS.


Somerville, Mass., December 31, 1922.


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


Gentlemen,-The Overseers of the Poor submit herewith reports of the General Agent, the Warden of the City Home and the City Physician, with tables showing the work.


Respectfully submitted,


Fred E. Durgin, Michael Coll,


George G. Brayley,


Overseers of the Poor.


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Table No. 7. Expenditures in Detail for the Year 1922.


1922


Board.


Burials.


Somerville Poor in other Cities and Towns.


Cash Paid Out.


Somerville Poor in other Cities and Towns 1913 Law.


Cash Allowance


Fuel.


Groceries.


Other Institu- tions.


Med. Att. and Medicine


Stationery and Printing.


Salaries.


Somerville Hospital.


State Institu- tions.


Sundries.


Telephone.


Totals


January


$229.35


$94.00


$306.92


$4,675.00


$1,095.33


$28.79


$447.71


$398.00


$65.40


$66.81


$12.00


$ 8.40


$522.05


$444.00


$25.08


$10.38


$8,429.22


February


769.85


41.40


75.43


4,544.36


745.35


42.00


333.77


321.00


63.85


13.06


8.00


22.25


522.05


559.00


$396.74


12.50


11.06


8,481.67


March


562.65


10.00


132.00


4,665.20


501.88


45.65


363.51


322.43


144.15


22.48


3.50


8.50


522.05


767.00


13.19


10.24


8,094.43


April


362.28


141.36


5,637.00


44.44


37.64


285.00


5.25


55.28


18.00


610.98


356.00


228.49


12.50


10.81


7,805.03


May


225.49


5.00


4.25


4,613.20


302.00


54.51


167.00


121.80


6.00


3.00


528 05


620.00


12.50


10.38


6,673.18


June


553.84


74.00


4,516.00


230.35


53.01


142.00


July.


376.78


979.08


5,437.46


54.51


98.00


8.50


7.50


635.23


858.00


349.00


12.50


12.44


8,829.00


August


152.78


17.00


247.80


4,318.01


2,505.67


61.15


190.00


18.00


2.00


12.25


553.05


578.75


12.50


10.20


8,679.16


September


162.14


1,028.39


5,533.15


654.67


59.44


165.81


122.57


1.50


7.12


568.23


425.75


12.50


10.21


8,751.48


October.


553.06


18.00


1,119.37


4,322.00


61.15


146.00


21.00


7.50


2.50


10.75


528.05


438.75


833.00


12.50


13.95


8,087.58


November


189.17


4,457.00


234.00


59.44


134.00


45.00


48.33


2.50


528.05


461.50


12.50


9.09


6,180.58


December.


600.92


156.00


5,471.00


1,041.13


57.15


135.00


35.00


10.50


88.75


620.91


325.00


12.50


8.69


8,562.55


Totals.


$4,738.31


$259.40


$4,190.60


$58,189.38


$7,310.38


$621.24


$1,182.63


$2,504.24


$642.02


225.46


$45.00


$186.52


$6,666.75


$6,652.75 $1,807.23


$163.27


$125.74


$95,510.92


528.05


819.00


12.50


8.29


6,937.04


Dry Goods and Shoes.


Nursing.


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SUPPORT OF POOR DEPARTMENT.


REPORT OF GENERAL AGENT


City Hall Annex, January 1, 1923.


To the Overseers of the Poor, Somerville, Mass :-


Gentlemen :- The following as the report of the general agent for the year ending December 31, 1922 is herewith sub- mitted :-


Table No. 1. FULL SUPPORT (During the year).


In City Home (men 29, women 22) . 51


In City Home, December 31, 1922 35


In private families . 26


In hospitals for the sick in other cities, towns and state 65


In care of state division minor wards (children) . 12


Table No. 2. PARTIAL SUPPORT (Outside Relief).


Families


249


Persons aided (including hospital cases) ·


·


·


1016


Burials .


11


Permits to State Infirmary


·


Table No. 3. AID UNDER 1913 LAW (Mother's Aid).


Number of applications from widows or deserted women 82


Number of families aided at close of year


65


Number of children


284


Number of out-of-town families


15


Number having no settlement .


.


.


Cost to City


Somerville settlement


$22,131 06


Settled in other cities and towns (reside here)


5,248 08


State


10,719 19


Somerville families living in other cities and towns 7,310 38


$45,408 71


·


·


·


3


Amount allowed each family, from $4.00 to $20.00 per week ·


19


.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table No. 4. REIMBURSEMENTS


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$30,655 38


City of Beverly


45 50


Boston


2,219 18


Brockton


693 05


"


Cambridge


5,181 63


..


Chelsea


58 50


Everett


552 81


Haverhill


24 00


Malden


138 83


Medford


971 92


Newton


32 00


6€


Salem


195 74


Town of Freetown


11 15


Plymouth


152 00


Ware


126 00


Watertown


180 00


Winchester


201 12


Individual


$41,706 66


Table No. 5. SOMERVILLE HOSPITAL (CITY PATIENTS)


Patients having settlement in Somerville


45


Patients having settlement in other cities and towns


24


Patients having no settlement (chargeable to State)


24


Total number of patients sent to hospital


93


Amount paid to hospital .


$6,652 75


Table No. 6. POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1900 to 1922


Population (Estimated)


1900


- -* 61,643


(Misc.


$23,697.62


Home,


$5,528.83) Total $29,226.45


1901


- - 62,5001


29,171.15


6,622.43


35,793.58


1902


-


63.500


28,667.04


7,396.64


36,063.68


1903


65,500


30,470.20


7,548.39


38,018.59


1904


69,500


20,476.54


6,563.11


27,039.65


1905


-* 69/272


17,527.88


7,474.36


25,002.24


1906)


72.000


18,237.53


6,806.79


25,044.32


1907;


74,000


17,852.20


100


7,001.23


24,853.43


1908


75,500


17,955.34


6,875.56


24,830.90


1909


75,500


16,843.17


7,562.83


24,406.00


1910


-* 77,236


16,110.42


7,695.89


..


23,806.31


1911


78,000


16,327.56


7,842.03


24,169.59


1912


81,000


19,201.33


8,998.97


28,200.30


1913


82.000


21,827.73


10,945.95


..


32,773.68


1914


85,000


35,619.68


11,200.25


46,819.93


1915


*86,854


45,490.98


11,218.65


56,709.63


1916


90,000


51,759.62


11,593.41


63,353.03


1917


90,000


53,653.33


13,417.77


67,071.10


1918


90,500


63,420.48


15,411.20


78,831.68


1919


91,000


67,682.53


15,789.34


83,471.87


1920


-* /93,03/3


77,456,57


17,308.29


94,764.86


1921


-


95,000


87,922.69


15,069.81


102,992.50


1922


-


97,000


..


95,510.92


13,577.07


109,087.99


.


.


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267 85


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-


*Census


Year


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SUPPORT OF POOR DEPARTMENT.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF SOMERVILLE


Since the reorganization In 1885.


tHon. Mark F. Burns, chairman, ex-officio . 1885


1888


inclusive


+Col. Herbert E. Hill


1885


1889


+Charles S. Lincoln, Esq., chairman .


·


1885


1887


tHon. Edward Glines


1885 ·


1887


+Charles G. Brett (president 1888-1892)


1885 Apr. 1893


Edward B. West (president May, 1894 February, 1912)


1888


to


1912


tDaniel C. Stillson


1888 Apr. 1892


¿Hon. Charles G. Pope, chairman ex-officio


1889


1891


tNathan H. Reed (president 1893 to April 1894)


1890 Apr. 1894


+Hon. William H. Hodgkins, chairman


ex-officio


1892


1895


tJames G. Hinckley


May,


1892


1894


Albert W. Edmands


May,


1893 Oct. 1918


(Dieđ)


+Herbert E. Merrill


May,


1894


1909 inclusive


tEzra D. Souther


1895 Feb. 1898


(Died)


Hon. Albion A. Perry, chairman ex-officio . James H. Butler


1896


1898 inclusive


March,


1898


1899


Hon. George O. Proctor, chairman, ex- officio .


1899


Henry F. Curtis, M. D.


1910


to 1921


Philip Koen


1912 Nov. 9, 1916


Michael Coll


November,


1916


to date


Fred E. Durgin


October,


1918


to date


George G. Brayley .


January, 1922 to date* inclusive


Table No. 8.


RECAPITULATION (Miscellaneous)


Expenditures and transfers .


$95,510 92


Reimbursements and refunds


.


·


Net cost to city


$53,435 89


* Present member.


t Deceased.


. Present member.


+ Deceased.


i: 1


Respectfully submitted,


WM. E. COPITHORNE


General Agent.


.


·


-


42,075 03


-


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF WARDEN OF CITY HOME


City Home, January 1, 1923.


To the Overseers of the Poor, Somerville, Mass :-


Gentlemen,-I submit the following as the report of the Warden of the City Home for the year ending December 31, 1922 :-


Table No. 1.


Number of weeks board of immates


1814-2


Number of males admitted during 1922


11


Number of females admitted during 1922 .


5


Number of males discharged during 1922


5


Number of females discharged during 1922


11


Number of males supported during 1922


29


Number of females supported during 1922


22


Number of males died during 1922


5


Number of Females died during 1922


5


Number of inmates in home, December 31, 1922


.


35


City Home Hospital.


Number of week's board .


466-1


Number of patients admitted .


11


Number of patients in hospital, December 31, 1922 8


Table No. 2.


Reimbursements


.


.


.


$6,477 71


Net expenditures


.


7,099 36


$13,577 07


Appropriation


$14,560 00


Balance


982 93


$13,577 07


Respectfully submitted,


J. Foster Colquhoun,


Warden. .


.


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SUPPORT OF POOR DEPARTMENT.


REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


Office of the City Physician, Somerville, January 1, 1923.


Gentlemen,-The work of your City Physician during the year 1922 is presented in the following abstract :-


Office consultations and treatments .


95


Total outside visits .


809


Confinements


3


Vaccinations


20


Visits at City Home


129


Attended at Police station


28


Examinations :-


For legal department


( 18


For highway department


8


For police department


9


For fire department .


3


For water department


3


For soldiers' relief department


6


For building department


1


For pension


14


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. BATEMAN, City Physician.


120


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.


January 31, 1923.


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, 1922.


Arrests.


Whole number of arrests made .


2,438


With and without warrants


1,973


On summons and notification


465


2,438


Males


2,343


Females


95


2,438


Americans


1,599


Foreign Born


839


2,438


Residents


1,525


Non-residents


913


2,438


1, -Crimes and Offenses Against the Person.


Assaults


4


Assault, indecent


1


Assault on police officer


1


Assault with dangerous weapon


12


Assault and battery .


120


Assault with intent to murder


8


Assault with intent to rape .


3


Assault with intent to rob ·


2


Murder


1


Rape


5


Robbery


.


8


Threats


.


10


.


.


175


121


CHIEF OF POLICE.


2, - Crimes and Offenses Against Property.


Arson, attempt .


1


Breaking and entering


40


Breaking and entering railroad car, attempt


1


Breaking glass .


4


Destroying electric lamps


8


Fraudulent conveyance of property


2


Illegal possession of registered bottles


1


Injury to personal property


2


Injury to real estate


11


Larceny


104


Larceny in building


1


Malicious mischief


3


Receiving stolen goods


5


Trespass


51


Trespass, wilful


15


Unlawful diversion of electricity


1


Unlawfully using unmetered gas


1


251


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


Abortion, accessory to


1


Absent without leave United States Army


1


Accosting female


1


Adultery


2


Bail surrender


2


Bastardy


7


Capias


7


Carrying firearms without permit


4


Cruelty to animals .


5


Default


15


Deserter, United States draft law


1


Disturbing the peace


5


Disturbing a public assembly


1


Dog keeping, unlicensed .


5


Drunkenness


1,030


Drunkenness, common


16


False statement in procuring marriage license


1


Fornication


4


Fugitive from justice


1


Gaming implements, present when found


30


Giving false alarms of fire


12


Idle and disorderly


1


Lewdness


3


Lewd cohabitation


7


Neglected children


3


Neglect to support


135


Neglect to support illegitimate children


3


Polygamy


1


Rescue prisoner, attempt


1


Revoke of parole


2


Runaway children


1


2


Safe keeping, alcoholism


1


:


Obstruction on railroad track .


2


122


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Safe keeping, contempt of court .


1 24


Safe keeping, epileptic


1


Safe keeping, escape from Lyman School 2


Safe keeping, escaped prisoners


2


Safe keeping, escape from Training School


6


Safe keeping, infirm


2


Safe keeping, insane


8


Safe keeping, revoke of parole


2


Safe keeping, runaway children


4


Safe keeping, runaway from Wrentham School


1


Safe keeping, straggler United States Army .


1


Safe keeping, suicide threatened .


1


Safe keeping, violation of immigration law


2


Safe keeping, violation of parole .


3


Stubbornness


7


Suspicious persons


4


Unlawfully riding on freight car


1


Unnatural act


1


Vagrancy


1


Violation health regulation


1


Violation of cigarette law


1 105


Violation of food laws


2


Violation of labor laws .


3


Violation of liquor laws .


95


Violation of Lord's Day .


22


Violation of milk laws


10


Violation of motor vehicle laws


317


Violation of parole .


3


Violation of terms of probation


53


Violation of school laws .


11


Witnesses, assault intent to murder


3


Recapitulation.


(1) Crimes and Offenses Against the Person


175


(2) Crimes and Offenses Against Property . 251


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


2,012


Total number of arrests made .


2,438


Bailed to appear elsewhere


19


Cases in which nolle prosequi was entered . .


47


Cases pending . 2


Released by probation officer, drunkenness, etc.


30


Released from custody . 3 .


Surrendered to court, violation probation, etc. .


53


Surrendered to other officers, institutions, etc. .


163


Witnesses, assault intent to murder


3


-


320


Number of cases held for trial . 2,118


NOTE .- Two hundred and seventy-two of the above number of cases were juveniles and delinquents.




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