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1650
1906
6
Harriet M. Clark, 10 Vernon Street, West Medford
1575
1893
5
Margaret V. Lamb, 34 Crescent Street
1500
1922
5
Eva E. Perkins. 136 Colonial Road, Brighton
1500
1911
4
Annie G. Sheridan, 43 Highland Road
1500
1886
4
Lizzie W. Parkhurst
146 Highland Avenue
1500
1885
3
Rosa J. Aberle, 49 Mystic Avenue
1100
1923
3
M. Katherine Davis, 243-A Highland Avenue
1500
1904
2
Florence E. Locke, 14 Katherine Road, Watertown
1500
1899
2
Eunice S. Higgins, 25 Berkeley Street
1300
1921
1
Josephine Lacy, 63 Cherry Street
1500
1921
1
Alice B. Frye. 101 Summer Street. Malden
1500
1904
(JOHN A.) CUMMINGS SCHOOL School Street, near Highland Avenue
Samuel A. Johnson, Master, 5 Gardner Ter., Allston
1×93
4
Fannie L. Gwynne, 65 School Street
$1600
1886
3
Katherine M. Fox, 152 Franklin St., Stoneham
1500
1896
2
Elizabeth L. Hersey, 96 Oxford Street
1500
189€
1
Mrs. Stella M. Hadley, 11 Greene Street
1500
1914
(JOHN G.) EDGERLY SCHOOL Cross and Bonair Streets
Charles E. Brainard. Master, 12 Pleasant Avenue
1889
1
Martha W. Power, 37 Gleason St., West Medford
$1650
1890
3
Mary M. Dorney, 62 Webster Street, Medford
1000
1924
2 Alice M. McFarland, 90 Prospect Street
1100
1923
3
Grace R. O'Neil, 347 Washington Street
1922
Florence A. Chaney, Master, 49 Boston Street
$3000
1892
259
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 29-Teachers in Service, January, 1925-Continued
· Name and Residence (JACOB T.) GLINES SCHOOL Jacques Street, near Grant Street
Began
Grade 6
Charles E. Brainard, Master, 12 Pleasant Avenue
1889
6
Harriet F. Ward, Weymouth
1500
1895
5
Alice C. Blodgett, 34 Browning Road Mrs. Monira Blodgett 84 Pearl Street
1500
1922
5:4 *Helen M. Northrup, 12 Raymond Avenue 4 Laura M. Flynn, 57 Franklin Street 4 Mrs. Carrie Armitage, 57 Madison Street
1400
19202
3
Florence F. Baxter, 42 Highland Avenue
1500
1891
3
Cora J. Demond, 146 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
1500
1900%
2
Elizabeth C. Sullivan, 74 Ossipee Road
1400
1920
2
Mrs. Florence S. Fowler, 109 Highland Avenue
1500
1915
1
Isabel J. Tifft. 109 Highland Avenue
1500
1892
Kdgn.
Ida M. Kane, 28 Fellsway West
1400
1905
Asst.
Marjorie Gustin. 3 Virginia Street
1200
1921
* Leave of absence
(CHARLES) FORSTER SCHOOL
Sycamore Street and Evergreen Avenue
1890
6
Elizabeth F. Clement, 29 Kidder Avenue
1500
1884
4
Hazel C. Wellington, 71 Oxford Street
1000
1924
3
Carrie T. Lincoln. 65 Ashland Street, Medford
1500
1892
3:2
Ethel H. Werner. 20 Laurel Street, Arlington
1500
1919
2
Lilllian G. Wells. 61 Bonair Street
1000
1924
1
Grace Shorey, 142 Sycamore Street
1500
1892
1
( NORMAN W.) BINGHAM SCHOOL Lowell Street, near Vernon Street
6
Elizabeth J. O'Neil. 82 Benton Road
1650
1894
6
Anna G. Molloy, 82 Benton Road
1500
1921
6:5
Margaret Callahan, 165 Lowell Street
1000
1924
5
Clara L. Griffiths, 39 Ames Street
1500
1902
5
Helen F. Wiseman, 43 Highland Ave., Cambridge
1500
1922
4
Anna R. Canfield, 205 Cedar Street
1500
1914
4
Alice A. Griffiths. 39 Ames Street
1500
1920
4, 3
Barbara E. Drummey, 43 Short Street, Marlboro
1500
1918
3
Lillian F. Commins, 6 Cypress Street, Cambridge
1500
1914
3
Lynda V. Merrill, 26 Brastow Avenue
1500
1912
2
Ruth A. Gilman. 63 Berkeley Street
1500
1923
2
M. Gertrude McCarthy. 36 Brastow Avenue
1500
1917
2. 1 Ethel F. Rudd, 46-A Franklin Street 1 Mabel E. Mansir, 77 Albion Street
1500
1894
1
Frances E. Fisher, 176 Williams Avenue, East Lynn 1500
1300
1921
Kdgn.
Asst. Mary B. White. 109 Highland Avenue
1200
1921
...
Margaret A. Orr, 146 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
$1700
1890
1500
1917
5
1100
1924
1500
1899
1.
Harry F. Hathaway, Master, 29 Albion Street
Annie S. Gage, 32 Marshall Street
$1650
1881
Harry F. Hathaway. Master, 29 Albion Street
$3000
1890
1300
1921
1921
Marguerite Driscoll, 396 Medford Street
Salary Service
260
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 29-Teachers in Service, January, 1925-Continued
Name and Residence MARTIN W. CARR SCHOOL Atherton Street
Began
Grade
Salary Service
Samuel A. Johnson, Master. 5 Gardner Ter., Allston $3100
1893
6
Grace McElhiney, 32 Minot Avenue, Brockton
1500
1925
6
Dorothy L. Lundgren. 93 Lowden Avenue
1500
1915
Mrs. Hazel F. Quinn, 21 Hamilton St., Wollaston
1500
1915
Lillian E. Haskell, 41 Putnam Street
1500
1913
Elizabeth S. Foster, 53 Laurel Street
1500
1895
+Mrs. Blanche G. Crowell, 86 Partridge Avenue
1200
1924
4 Alice M. Cumming, 117 School Street 4 Helen Hession. 184 North Street
1000
1924
3
Margaret M. Brennan. 30 School Street
1500
1917
3
Bessie 1. Berry. 38 Wyllis Avenue, Everett
1500
1901
Mary E. Flanley. 9 Avon Street. Wakefield
1500
1915
1
Frances E. Welch, 303 Highland Avenue
1500
1908
1 Mabel R. Ingham. 62 Central Street
1500
1912
+ Temporary Teacher
(ENOCH R.) MORSE SCHOOL Summer and Craigie Street
Frank W. Seabury. Master. 18 Winslow Avenue
$3100
1911
6
Mrs. Harriette C. Hamilton. 36 Meacham Road
1650
1900
6:5
Lennie W. Bartiett. 49 Laurel Street
1500
1893
1
Mrs. Sarah K. Lake, 199 Prospect Street, Cambridge
1500
1921
4:3
Eva A. Wilson. 153 Lowell Street
1500
1917
3
Mrs. Agnes (. Rice, 34 Highland Avenue
1500
1900
Edna M. Scriven, los Summer Street
1200
1922
Lena
Munroe, 211-A Summer Street
1500
1913
1
Mrs. Helen T. Smith. 43 Paulina Street
1500
1912
1
* Alena M. Shea. 6 Holton Street. Medford
1000
1925
Gertrude Prichard. 5 Webster Street
1400
1920
Asst.
Esther D. Hamilton, 12 Francesca Avenue
900
1924
* Temporary Teacher
GEORGE O. PROCTOR SCHOOL
Hudson Street
Harry F. Hathaway, Master. 29 Albion Street
1890
6
Nora F. Byard. 27 College Avenue
1650
1884
6
Alice G. Hosmer. 42 Boston Street
1500
1906
Mrs. Nettie L. Fay. 15 Pleasant Avenue
1500
1901
Eliza I. Patterson, 65 Hudson Street
1500
1919
1
Ethel F. Morang. 1\ Curtis Avenue
1500
1920
3
Edith 1. Hunnewell. 41 Mason Street
1500
1894
Mary S. Richardson, 347 Boston Avenue. Medford
1500
1906
1
Lucia AAlger. 163 Summer Street
1500
1889
GEORGE W. DURELL SCHOOL Beacon and Kent Streets
Samuel A. Johnson, Master, 5 Gardner Ter., Allston
1893
1
Abigail P. Hazelton, 28 Whitfield Road
1600
1902
3
Grace E. Packard, 14 Winslow Road, Belmont
1500
1912
2
Mary Winslow, 124 Oxford Street, Cambridge
1500
1887
1
Alice M. Dicker. $2 Marion Street, East Boston
1500
1912
1650
1915
Eva S. Bent, 10 Steeves Circle
1500
1917
1500
1915
Annie B. Russell. 14 Kidder Avenue
Blanche E. Thompson, 53 Laurel Street
1575
1906
Kdgn.
261
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 29-Teachers in Service, January, 1925-Continued
Name and Residence MARK F. BURNS SCHOOL Cherry Street, near Highland Avenue
Began Salary Service
4
Mrs. Margaret D. Quarrie, 21 Bay State Avenue
1650
1909
4
Lizzie E. Hill, 121 St. Stephen Street. Boston
1500
1890
3
Annie L. Brown, 1 Saginaw Avenue. N. Cambridge 1500
1500
1914
Mary E. Lacy. 63 Cherry Street
1500
1890
1
Alice E. Morang, 18 Curtis Avenue
1500
1893
1
Ruth E. Andrews. 21 College Avenue
1500
1917
BENJAMIN G. BROWN SCHOOL Willow Avenue and Josephine Avenue
6
Mary T. Ford, 3 Goodwin Pl., Boston
1650
1911
5
Annie Sanburn, 11 East Newton St., Boston 1500
1906
4
Anna N. Johnson. 33 Everett Avenue
1500
1913
1
* Mildred S. Flint, 103 Orchard Street
1300
1925
3
Pauline Thiesfeldt. 159 Mystic
St., Arlington 1500
1923
3
Alice M. Dorman, 159 Morrison Avenue
1500
1903
?
Mrs. Grace H. Bliss, 33 Whitfield Road
1500
1900
2:1
Valborg Prebensen, 43 Sacramento Street, Cambridge 1000
1924
1 Olivia H. Norcross, Wilmington
1500
1914
* Temporary Teacher
HIGHLAND SCHOOL Highland Avenue and Grove Street
Harlan P. Knight, Master, 22 Hamilton Road
1897
Grace M. Clark, 10 Vernon Street, W. Medford
1650
1893
6
Margaret McLeod, 14 Ware Street 1500
1923
6
Eva M. Barrows, 1 Glover Circle 1500
1903
6:5 *Marion Allen, 74 Collins Street, Danvers
1500
1911
10
Hazel M. Stone. 915 Broadway
1500
1919
Carrie E. Crockett, 889 Broadway
1500
1923
* Leave of Absence
S. NEWTON CUTLER SCHOOL Powder House Boulevard, near Raymond Avenue
6
Bernice J. Andrews, 10 Locke St., No. Cambridge 1650
1914
6
Mrs. Minnie R. Lougee, 631 High St., West Medford 1500
1922
6
Ella H. Bucknam, 36 Curtis Avenue
1500 1897
6
Mrs. Mabel T. Totman, 163 Summer Street
1500
1893
5
Alice Parlin, 79 Everett St., Arlington
1200
1923
5
Bessie J. Baker, 19 Mills Street, Malden
1500
1919
CI
Eugenia Carver, 65 Hudson Street
1500
1922
4
Mrs. Elva A. Cutler, 36 Powder House Boulevard
1500
1911
4
Mrs. M. Eunice Byrne, 37 Sunset Road
1500
1912
4
Wilma S. Bryant, 11 Burnham Street
1400
1925
3
Hortense F. Small. 91 Electric Avenue
1500
1912
3
E. Mildred Milner, 66 Hall
Avenue
1500
1920
3
Mrs. Nettie M. Humiston, 43 Fairmount Avenue
1500
1920
2
Almena J. Mansir. 77 Albion Street
1500
1899
2
Stella Bucknam, 35 Curtis Avenue
1400
1917
2
Gladys G. Stone, 41 Marshall Street
1000
1924
1
Annie H. Hall, 36 Curtis Avenue
1500
1906
1
Mary L. McKenna, 294 Lowell Street
1500
1915
1
Eleanor E. Waldron, 135 Powder House Boulevard
1400
1919
Kdgn.
Mrs. Dorothea G. Lamb, 90 Curtis Street
1400
1921
Asst.
Hilda Foley, 141 Bowdom St., Dorchester
900
1923
...
1911
Frank W. Seabury, Master, 18 Winslow Avenue
1885
3
Margaret Beattie. 401 Washington Street
Ardelle Abbott. 71 Craigie Street
1500
1896
Catherine A. Burden, 50 College Avenue
1500
1902
1500
1905
Alice A. Libbey, 20 Chandler Street
Harlan P. Knight, Master, 22 Hamilton Road $3000 1897
George I. Bowden, Master, 92 Monument St., W. Med $3050
1908
Ruth Brown. 84 Perkins Street 1400
1924
262
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 29-Teachers in Service, January, 1925-Continued
Name and Residence LINCOLN SCHOOL Broadway near Teele Square
Grade
Salary Service
Harlan P. Knight, Master, 22 Hamilton Road
....
SUPERVISORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS
Music
12. 7 James P. McVey, 14 Wendell Street, Cambridge
$2500
1915
6, 1 Mrs. Charlotte D. Lawton. 121 St. Stephen St., Boston 1975
1898
Drawing
6, 1 Clara M. Gale, 21 Willoughby Street
1975
1911
Sewing
Mary H. Brown, Supervisor, 162 Highland Avenue
*200
1913
6, 5 Mary L. Boyd, 18 Fenwick Street
1500
1888
6. 5 Mrs. Emma J. Ellis, 163 Summer Street
1500
1900
Penmanship
9, 1 Ruth L. Whitehouse. 21 College Avenue
1700
1915
4
Stella M. Holland, 34 Francesca Avenue 1500
1903
3
Maude C. Valentine, 1098 Broadway
1500
1901
3
Mrs. Jane M. Taaffe, 159 Morrison Avenue
1500
1888
2
Katherine E. Hourahan, 94 College Avenue
1500
1892
Clara G. Hegan, 100 School Street
1500
1897
1
Octavia A. Stewart, 15 Kenwood Street
1500
1917
1
Selena G. Wilson, 11 Irving Street
1400
1922
EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Everett W. Tuttle, High $7.00
Francis A. Ryan, Bell and Cliff
6.00
CADETS
Lillian Andrews, 1× Walnut Road
$600
1924
Mona Burke, 275 Lowell Street
600
1924
Eleanor B. Casey, 28 Bartlett Street
600
1924
George K. Coyne, 59 Preston Road
600
1924
Dorothea Crosby. 34 Rush Street
600
1924
Pauline D. Dodge, 222 Highland Avenue
600
1924
Ruth M. Drew, 42 Mt. Vernon Street
600
1924
Mary L. Harrington. 1 Carver Street
600
1924
Alice Frances Morgan, 71 Park Street
600
1924
Gladys M. Wellington, 71 Oxford Street
600
1924
Catherine Wiggins, 61 Webster Avenue
600
1924
Helen Wilson, 66 Highland Road
600
1924
George 1. Bowden, Master, 92 Monument St., W. Med.
1908
May E. Small, 104 Orchard Street
1650
1900
3 3431 1
Eliza H. Lunt, 248 Highland Avenue
1600
1889
Mrs. Lillian M. Wentworth, 248 Highland Avenue 1500
1911
Olevia M. Woods, 22 Chetwynd Road
1575
1908
MARTHA PERRY LOWE SCHOOL Morrison Avenue near Grove Street
Began
1897
263
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
TABLE 29-Teachers in Service, January, 1925-Concluded
Name and Residence Began
Salary Service
Manual Training
Harry L. Jones. Supervisor, 137 Powder House Blvd. $200 1911
Physical Instruction
12, 1₺Ernest Hermann, The Warren, Wash. St., Newton
$1550
1914
12, 7 Arthur R. Aver, 11 Fenwick Street
2500
1921
12, 1 Margaret V. Burke, 1 Pearl Street 1200
1923
12, 1 M. Helen Campbell, 22 Barton Street
1200
1923
Atypical
Mary A. Holt, 13 Pleasant Avenue
1550
1910
Mrs. Bertha M. Morton. 62 Highland Avenue
1550
1913
Julia M. Riordan, 165 Albion Street
1600
1914
Mildred M. Harkins, 22 Traymore St., Cambridge
1200
1923
Sight Saving
Mrs. Amy F. Woodbury. 83 Pearson Road
1600
1917
* additional to salary as Director of Household Arts Courses + Additional to salary as Principal of Boys' Vocational School # Part time
TABLE 30-OFFICERS, ETC., IN SERVICE JANUARY 1925
Nane and Residence SUPERINTENDENT AND SECRETARY
Charles S. Clark, 75 Munroe Street
Salary $5000
Clerks
Mary A. Clark. 42 Highland Avenue
1500
Mildred A. Merrill. 26 Cambria Street
1350
Ruth O. Elliott, 4 Lincoln Place
$23 per wk
Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman Street
$21 per wk
Beatrice M. Hersom, 62 Highland Avenue
$19 per wk
Regina Truelson, 38 Rogers Avenue
$15 per wk
Attendance Officer
Benjamin R. Jones, 25 Loring Street
Bernice F. Parker, Clerk, 11 Dickson Street
2000 $17.50 per wk
ANNUAL REPORTS.
TABLE 31-SCHOOL JANITORS, JANUARY, 1925
School
Name
Residence
Weekly- Salary $28.50
High School, assistant
Jeremiah M. Brennan
44 Radcliffe Rd.
High School, assistant
John N. Quirk
202 Somerville Ave. 27.50
High School, assistant Joseph McCormack
206 Washington St. 27.50
High School, assistant Charles Hoyt
60 Vernon St. 32.50
High School, assistant
Thomas G. Pullen
6 Madison St. 27.50
Prescott
James J. Quirk
216-B Medford St. 30.00
Prescott
Thomas E. Dickinson
5 Berkeley St. 31.00
Hanscom
Frank C. Martis
79 Flint St. 29.00
Boys' Vocational
Charles B. Kelley
25 Clark St. 28.50
Bennett
Michael Mullaney
7 Greene St.
30.50
Baxter
Jeremiah Sullivan
13 Fremont Ave.
31.00
Perry
Dan'l E. Cunningham
15 Leland St.
26.50
Pope
John J. Kilty
671 Somerville Ave. 30 Warren Ave.
32.50
Cummings
Charles P. Horton
26 Everett Ave.
30.50
Glines
Roy C. Burckes
20 Jaques St.
30.50
Forster
George W. Coombs
196 Central St.
30.00
Continuation
Michael A. Mullin
16 Bowdoin St.
30.00
Bingham
John F. O'Brien
335 Lowell St.
33.50
Carr
John H. Lane
5-A Belmont .St.
36.50
Morse
John W. Cremen
69 Oxford St. 9 Homer Sq.
28.00
Durell
Ellsworth C. Lundgren
93 Lowden Ave.
24.50
Burns
Charles J. Elkins
14 Holyoke Road
28.00
Brown
James J. Cooper
105 Willow Ave. 29.00
28.00
Hodgkins
Patrick A. Delmore
11 Atherton St.
30.00
Western
Junior High
James T. Eddy
31 Wallace St.
36.50
Western
Junior High
George A. Givan
17 Henry Ave.
32.50
Cutler
Daniel T. Campbell
22 Barton St.
30.50
Cutler
Walter .F. Burns
23 Avon St. .
27.50
Lincoln
John T. Morey
1 Weston Ave. 24.50
Lowe
Frank H. Flagg
22 Clyde St.
28.00
60 Newton St. 26.50
Knapp
Maurice T. Mullins
30.50
Southern Junior High
William Meskill
Southern Junior
High
Nicholas J. Lacey Lewis G. Keene
327 Washington St. 92 School St.
32.50
24.50
Edgerly
Highland
Michael J. McKenna
215 Washington St.
31.00
Proctor
Vincent J. Burke
265
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Somerville, Mass., January 21, 1925.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen,
Gentlemen: In compliance with the City Ordinance, I have the honor of submitting, for your information, the annual report of the fire department for the year ending December 31, 1924.
Alarms and Losses
Number of bell alarms ·
326
Number of still alarms
.
880
Total alarms
Number in excess of 1923
1,206 139
Value of buildings at risk
$3,498,000 00
Insurance on buildings
3,695,603 00
Damage to buildings
128,702 97
Value of contents
379,219 65
Insurance on contents
288,340 00
Damage to contents
94,285 19
Total value at risk
3,877,219 65
Total damage
222,988 16
Approximate per capita loss
2 20
Classification of Causes of Alarms
Dump
. 217
Bonfires
143
Ont of town
101
Grass
80
Unnecessary
76
Chimney
65
Automobiles
53
False
42
Children playing with matches
37
Rubbish in cellar
37
Careless smoker
34
Spark on shingle roof .
32
Set by boys
26
Leaves and Christmas trees .
20
Hot ashes in wooden receptacles .
20
Miscellaneous .
223
1,206
99%
Engine 1.
Engine 2.
Engine 3.
Engine 4.
Hose 5.
Engine 6.
Hose 7.
Hose S.
Ladder 1.
& Ladder 2.
Ladder 3.
Total
Bell alarms
213
205
180
84
85
54
123
70
145
103
326
Still alarms
109
54
113
37
64
280
74
79
21
17
28
880
Miles traveled
536
370.5
330
164
222
471
298
217
163
192
162
3,1251/2
Feet of hose used
18,700
21,150
15,400
14,650
10,500
79,900
12,350
11,100
Chemical
hose
17,100
15,250
7,050
7,500
8,000
5,300
3,850
3,750
67,800
Feet of ladders
90
60
40
440
20
120
2,095
2,495
1,975
7,335
Extinguishers
28
8
60
12
4
13
11
2
9
147
Gal. of chemical
2,200
2,688
1,116
3,000
1,916
2,120
695
627
14,362
Covering
6
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17
6
43
20
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2
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7
2
11
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1
5
6
Out of town
101
Covers used
ANNUAL REPORTS
183,750
........
267
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Manuel Force
The manual force consists of one hundred and nineteen (119) permanent men : during the year one has been retired and placed on the pension list and one has resigned; three men have been added from the eligible list of the Civil Service. The roster of the department is as follows,-
1 Chief Engineer,
1 Deputy Chief,
2 District Chiefs,
7 Captains,
1 Master Mechanic,
11 Lieutenants,
· 2 Enginemen,
94 Permanent men.
Apparatus
1 Motor driven, 1,300 gallon "Metropolite" pumper and hose wagon,
1 Motor driven, 900 gallon pumper and hose wagon,
2 Motor driven, 750 gallon pumpers and hose wagons,
1 Tractor drawn, 800 gallon steam fire engine,
5 Motor driven, Combination hose and chemical wagons,
1 Motor driven, Combination ladder truck and chemical,
2 Motor driven, Tiller steering ladder trucks,
1 Automobile, Chief's car,
1 Automobile, Deputy Chief's car,
1 Automobile, District Chief's car,
1 Automobile, Master Mechanic's car,
1 Motor driven, Combination hose and chemical wagon, in re- serve, -
1 Motor driven. Ladder truck, in reserve.
Hose
The amount of serviceable hose is 9,800 feet of two and one- half (21/2) inch double jacket, rubber lined, water hose and 2,150 feet of three quarter inch chemical hose. There has been 1,000 feet of new two and one-half inch purchased and 750 feet condemned. Owing to the unusual number of alarms and the increased use of hose, much more will have to be re- tired in the coming year, so that at least 2,000 feet of new hose must be purchased in order that the necessary equipment be kept up.
268
ANNUAL REPORTS
Brief Resume
The loss by fire during the month of February was more than one third of the year's total. The losses, by months, were as follows :-
January
$25,533 80 ·
February
81,886 19
March
13,198 15
April
13,662 29
May
3,128 00
June
7,141 61
July
14,208 85
August
10,916 73
September
14,522 10
October
4,691 17
November
16,476 88
December
17,622 39
$222,988 16
Bonfires Etc. False alarms, bonfires and grass fires have called the department 291 times, these malicious calls can and should be reduced ; the making a plaything of the appara- tus of the department, for the amusement of potential crimi- nals, should be followed up and stopped ; the calls of the department are increasing materially each year, the legitimate wear and tear on men and material is very considerable with- out adding to it by unnecessary calls.
Dump. The Clarendon Hill dump has called the depart- ment 185 times during the year requiring the services of a company of men and the laying of a total of 79,000 feet of hose. The fire department should not be used for the extin- guishment of dump fires excepting in a very few instances where there appears to be a possible danger to neighboring property. The absence of Engine Company 6 from its station, fighting dump smoke and fire, is a very serious menace to that community which may require its prompt and needed service at a monent's notice.
Fire Prevention Bureau. Owing to the many fires due to accumulations of rubbish, in cellars and about premises, it was deemed necessary to employ a system of inspection. On May 15th. such a bureau was established consisting of five members of the department, Lieutenant Horace W. Hutchins Jr. officer in charge, Charles J. Markey, Engine 2, Robert L. Powers, Engine 3, William J. Mahoney, Ladder 2, and Albert J. McMahon, Ladder 3. During the past seven months this bureau has made 1,936 original inspections and approximately 1.500 following inspections : There were 840 cases reported
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for corrections covering every known violation of the Regu- lations of the Department of Public Safety governing the Metropolitan District of which Somerville is a part. Owing to the conscientious and thorough work of this fire prevention bureau the cellar fires have been reduced to a minimum, I desire to commend the bureau members for their faithful per- formance of this duty and for their voluntary use of much of their off-time thereby contributing largely to the success of this branch of the fire service.
Recommendations
As in previous years, I recommend the erection of a new fire station in the vicinity of Davis Square for the housing of Engine 4 and its tender together with Ladder 2 thereby bringing it nearer to that part of the city which it must cover. The present Engine 4 station was erected more than fifty years ago and is past serving the purpose for which it is needed besides occupying a very valuable corner on High- land Avenue which could be used for business purposes.
With the replacement of Ladder 2 with a new motor tiller operated truck and the reconditioning of Hose 5 com- bination wagon the equipment is fully motorized. I recom- mend the replacement of the tractor-drawn steam fire engine, at the Central Station, with a 1,000 gallon pumper; this steam fire engine is now being used only at multiple alarıns, the running it to first alarms has proven to be expensive owing to the frequent breaking of tractor parts. further- more, the expense of maintaining steam at all times, the employment of men with special licenses to operate and two drivers kept in quarters could be obviated and thereby release two men on each platoon for fire service.
In Conclusion
In concluding this report, I wish to express to His Honor the Mayor and to the Board of Aldermen my sincere appreciation and thanks for their cooperation and confidence.
I commend the officers and members of the department for their efforts and cooperation in the performance of their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
SEWALL M. RICH,
Chief Engineer.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF LICENSING COMMISSION
January 23, 1925.
To the Honorable the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-
Gentlemen :
The Licensing Commission respectfully submits the fol- lowing report for the year 1924. The commission has con- tinued its duties in the consideration and granting of the so-called Lord's Day licenses for the sale of ice cream, con- fectionery, soda water and fruit, and has endeavored to use its best judgment in the granting of these licenses for the good of the city and the convenience of the general public. At present there are about two hundred places of business operat- ing under the Lord's Day license which is approximately one to every five hundred of population.
The number of applications for licenses for one and two car garages has increased somewhat during the year. Early in the year the commission purchased an atlas of the city for its use in locating the abutters to locations from which appli- cations have been received for garage licenses, and notifying them of the time and place of hearings on same,
The commission has received the hearty cooperation of the several city departments connected with its operations and the support and assistance of his honor the Mayor and mem- bers of the Board of Aldermen.
Licenses were granted and fees paid over to the City Treasurer, as follows :
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431 Garage licenses @ $2. $ 862 00
249 Lord's Day licenses @ $5. .
1,245 00
7 Lord's Day transfers @ 50c 3 50
Total
$2,110 50
.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE M. CARMAN,
WM. H. SMITH, WM. J. SHANAHAN,
Licensing Commission.
Attest : R. A. KEYES, Secretary.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURERS
Office of Sealer of Weights and Measures, City Hall. Somerville. January 1. 1925.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
The following report of the sealer of weights and meas- urers for the year 1924 is respectfully submitted :-
Work of Weights and Measures Department for 1924
Adjusted Sealed
Non- Con- Sealed demned
Platform over 5000 capacity
-
48
Platform under 5000 capacity
344
4
2
Counter
12
629
12
4
Spring
14
574
8
41
Computing
G
390
14
1
Slot Personal Weighing
61
2
Prescription
51
Beam
38
1
Weights
Avoirdupois
45
3352
1
Apothecary
588
103
Metric
83
8
Capacity Measures
Dray
39
2
Liquid
829
66
Gasoline Pumps
148
Oil Pumps
1
126
54
3
Molasses Pumps
28
1
-
Yard Sticks .
163
7
Wood Baskets
56
6
Cloth Measuring Devices
1
Total
92
7548
94
246
-
-
....
-
-
-
-
1
-
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Weights, Measures and Scales Condemned
This photograph represents between five and six hun- dred articles of weight and measure which, during the past two years, have been taken from stores and pedlers and con- demned because of their inaccuracy.
Fees collected and paid to City Treasurer. $701.63.
Amount paid City Treasurer for Pedlers' Licenses, $1.240.00.
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Total number of licenses issued, 312.
Inspections other than sealing:
Number of scales and measures in stores .
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