Report of the city of Somerville 1924, Part 8

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1924
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74,000


66


17,852.20


7,001.23


24,853.43


1908


75,500


17,955.34


6,875.56


66


24,830.90


1909


75,500


66


16,843.17


7,562.83


66


24,406.00


1910


*77,236


66


16,110.42


7,695.89


23,806.31


1911


78,000


66


16,327.56


7,842.03


66


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


60


45,490.98


11,218.65


60


63,353.03


1917


90,000


53,653.33


66


13,417.77


66


67,071.10


1918


90,500


66


63,420.48


15,411.20


66


78,831.68


1919


91,000


66


67,682.53


15,789.34


83,471.87


1920


-* 93,033


66


77,456.57


17,308.29


66


94,764.86


1921


95,000


66


87,922.69


66


15,069.81


66


102,992.50


1922


97,000


66


95,510.92


66


13,577.07


109.087.99


1923


- 98,000


88,909.21


66


14,770.97


103,680.18


1924


-100,000


100,013.27


66


14,891.79


66


114,905.06


56,709.63


1916


90,000


51,759.62


66


11,593.41


66


$31,971 54


148


ANNUAL REPORTS.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF SOMERVILLE


Since the reorganization in 1885


+Hon. Mary F. Burns, chairman, ex-officio


1885


1888 inclusive


*Col. Herbert E. Hill


1885


1889


+Charles S. Lincoln, Esq., chairman


1885


1887


+Hon. Edward Glines .


1885


1887


Charles G. Brett (president 1SSS-1892)


1885 Apr. 1883


Edward B. West (president May, 1894- Feb. 1912)


1888


1912


*Daniel C. Stillson


1888 Apr. 1892


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


1889


1891


¡Nathan H. Reed (president 1893 to April 1894)


1890 Apr. 1894


*Hon. William H. Hodgkins, chairman ex- officio)


1892


1895


¡James G. Hinckley


May


1892


1894


tAlbert W. Edmands


May


1893


Oct. 1918


Herbert E. Merrill


May


1894


1909


Ezra D. Souther .


1895 Feb. 1898


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


1896


1898


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


1899


Henry F. Curtis, M. D. (president 1912- 1919)


1910


1921


Philip Koen


1912 Nov. 1916


+Michael Coll


.November


1916 Dec. 1924


*Fred E. Durgin (president 1919 to date)


October


1918


date


*George G. Brayley


January


1922


date


*James D. Sharkey


December


1924


date


Table No. 9


RECAPITULATION (Miscellaneous)


Expenditures and transfers


$100,013 27


Reimbursements and refunds


37,528 79


Net cost to city


$62,484 48


* Present member


+ Deceased


Respectfully submitted.


WM. E. COPITHORNE,


General Agent.


1898


1899


Table No. 8 EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL FOR THE YEAR 1924


1924


Board.


Burials.


Somerville Poor in other Cities and Towns.


Cash Paid Out.


Somerville Poor in other Cities and Towns 1913 Law.


Cash Allowance


Fuel and Clothing


Other Institu- tions.


Med. Att. and Medicine


Stationery and Printing.


Salaries.


Somerville Hospital.


State Institu- tions.


All Other. Telephone.


Totals


January


$133.57


$12.50


$130.00


$585.35


$4,602.75


$84.08


$ 8.25


$240.00


$51.43


$29.06


$ 5.50


$


$537.81


$817.00


$183.00


$48.00


$ 8.59


$7,476.89


February


102.86


12.50


70.00


579.68


4,734.46


80.79


101.00


20.28


3.00


3.12


558.93


605.50


30.00


9.14


6,911.26


March. .


291.01


12.50


13.71


5,647.00


86.36


130.00


79.43


9.25


6.00


4.50


677.83


626.50


39.00


10.09


7,633.18


April


741.26


12.50


227.99


4,275.30


3,007.24


92.14


161.00


3.66


11.00


11.25


567.26


854.00


188.35


15.00


8.84


10,176.79


May


86.71


12.50


9.14


5,608.46


95.22


40.01


131.00


12.06


13.00


17.00


561.16


854.00


18.00


8.59


7,700.85


June


343.13


12.50


4,482.50


1,380.79


83.57


87.00


13.26


7.00


567.26


850.50


9.09


7,916.59


July.


886.11


12.50


40.00


242.93


4,545.87


86.36


113.00


14.24


2.50


.85


701.22


833.33


346.00


10.00


8.24


7,843.15


August


92.99


12.50


83.00


1621.84


5,792.40


1,207.00


96.93


108.00


5.00


615.16


833.33


8.69


10,476.84


September


983.68


12.50


776.09


4,883.50


79.28


146.00


38.50


467.26


833.33


18.00


9.44


8,247.58


October.


92.99


12.50


901.39


5,084.25


81.93


108.00


38.96


28.21


567.26


833.33


716.21


10.00


9.54


8,484.57


November


112.99


12.50


493.30


6,658.40


234.00


62.14


113.00


16.96


3.00


10.62


661.16


833.33


10.94


9,222.34


December.


106.28


12.50


120.00


69.00


5,425.96


464.85


64.22


84.00


102.00


11.11


2.38


617.66


833.33


9.94


7,923.23


Totals.


$3,973.58


$150.


$443.00


$5,520.42


$61,740.85


$6,527.88


$993.02


$48.26


$1,522.00


$312.85


173.84


$44.00


$123.43


$7,099.97


$9,607.48 $1,433.56


$188.00


$111.13 100,013.27


Groceries.


Nursing.


Auto Mainte- nance


234.00


79.99


149


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE.


REPORT OF WARDEN OF CITY HOME


City Home, January 1, 1925


To the Board of Public Welfare, Somerville, Mass. :-


Gentlemen :- I submit the following as the report of the Warden of the City Home for the year ending December 31, 1924 :-


Table No. 1


Number of weeks' board of inmates


2050-2


Number of males admitted during 1924 .


15


Number of females admitted during 1924


11


Number of males discharged during 1924


7


Number of females discharged during 1924


4


Number of males supported during 1924 .


32


Number of females supported during 1924


30


Number of males died during 1924 .


1


Number of females died during 1924 .


6


Number of inmates in home, December 31, 1924


44


City Home Hospital


Number of weeks' board 531-2


Number of patients admitted


18


Number of patients in hospital. December 31, 1924 12


Table No. 2


Reimbursements .


$6,819 68


Net expenditures .


8,072 11


Appropriation and transfers


$14,891 79 $14,891 79


Respectfully submitted.


J. FOSTER COLQUHOUN,


Warden.


150


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


Somerville, January 1, 1925.


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


Gentlemen :-


The work of your City Physician during the year 1924 is presented in the following abstract :-


Office consultations and treatments


261


Total outside visits


766


Confinements


2


Vaccinations


13


Visits at City Home


129


Attended at Police Station


22


Examinations : -


For legal department


31


For highway department


1


For police department


11


For fire department


4


For soldiers' relief department


3


For public grounds department


1


For sanitary department


4


For water department


1


For pension


6


Much of the important conference work of the City Physi- cian does not admit of tabulation.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. BATEMAN,


City Physician.


151


CHIEF OF POLICE.


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


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, 1924.


Arrests


Whole number of arrests made


3,119


With and without warrants


2,690


On Summons and notification . .


429


3,119


Males


3,007


Females


112


3,119


Americans


2,101


Foreign born


1,018


3,119


Residents


1,772


Non-residents


1,347


3,119


1,-Crimes and Offenses Against the Person


Abduction


1


Assaults


3


Assault and battery .


108


Assault and battery on officers


9


Assault with a dangerous weapon


3


Manslaughter


2


Murder


2


Rape, attempt


1


Rape attempt, accessory to


1


Robbery


9


Threats


11


150


2,-Crimes and Offenses Against Property


Breaking and entering . 29


Breaking and entering, attempt


1


Breaking and entering and larceny


35


Breaking glass .


14


Destroying electric lamp .


1


152


ANNUAL REPORTS


Injury to property


7


Larcenies


108


Larceny in building


6


Larceny, attempt


5


Leased property, concealment of .


1


Leased property, selling


1


Personal property, concealment of .


1


Receiving stolen goods


11


Stealing ride on freight car


11


Trespass


32


Unlawful appropriation of horse


2


Unlawfully diverting electricity


1


Crimes and offenses Against Public Order, etc.


Abandonment of infant


1


Abandonment of infant, aiding and abetting .


1


Accosting a female


1


Adultery


7


Bail surrender


1


Bribery. attempt


1


Capias


26


Contempt of court


1


Cruelty to animals


3


Default


32


Deserter, United States Army


1


Desertion of minor child


1


Desertion of wife


2


Disturbing the peace


6


Disturbing a public assembly .


7


Disturbing a religious assembly


10


Dog keeping, unlicensed .


2


Drunkenness


1,639


Drunkenness, common


8


Firearms, carrying without permit


2


Fornication


4


Fugitive from justice


1


Gaming


2


Giving false alarm of fire .


1


Indecent exposure of person


1


Indictment


2


Interrupting funeral procession


1


Lewd cohabitation


6


Lottery, promoting


3


Neglected child


1


Neglect to support


116


Obscene literature, in posession of .


1


Peddling, unlicensed


1


Perjury, and attempt to incite


2


(Polygamy


2


Refusing to aid officer


1


Rescue of prisoners, and attempts .


5


Safe keeping, bail surrender


2


Safe keeping, demented


25


Safe keeping, escape from prison camp


1


Safe keeping, feeble minded


2


Safe keeping, infirm .


1


Safe keeping, insane


5 ---


266


153


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Safe keeping, revoke of parole


1 7


Safe keeping, runaways


Stubbornness


13


Throwing glass in street .


5


Vagrancy


3


Violation of city ordinances .


76


Violation of health regulations


2


Violation of illegitimate child act


19


Violation of labor laws .


5


Violation


of liquor laws .


74


Violation of Lord's Day


24


Violation of milk laws


10


Violation of motor vehicle laws


448


Violation of narcotic drug laws


2


Violation of and revoke of parole .


12


Violation of pure food laws


2


Violation of terms of probation


37


Violation of school laws .


15


Violation of weight and measure laws


8


Walking on railroad track .


2


2,703


Recapitulation


(1) Crimes and Offenses Against the Person


150


(2) Crimes and Offenses Against Property 266


(3) Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order, etc. 2,703


Total number of arrests made


3,119


Bailed to appear elsewhere


30


Cases in which nolle prosequi was entered and dismissed


31


Released by probation officer, drunkenness


17


Surrendered to court, other officers, institutions etc.


215


293


Number of cases held for trial . 2,826


NOTE .- One hundred and eighty-two of the above number of cases were juveniles and delinquents.


Miscellaneous Reports


Abandoned automobiles


118


Abandoned infant found


1


Accidents reported


1,066


Accosting females


3


Amount of property stolen


$138,422 82


Amount of stolen property recovered


187,076 19


Amount of property damaged


130 00


Amount of property lost


1,042 66


Amount of property found


485 89


Assault and battery, and assaults


10


Attempts to commit arson


2


Attempts to break and enter


55


Attempts to commit larceny


10


154


ANNUAL REPORTS


Attempts to commit suicide


6


Breaking and entering, false alarms of


2


Buildings broken and entered, nothing stolen


75


Buildings found open


538


Cruelty to animals


4


Dead animals found


13


Dead infants found


2


Defective bridges


16


Defective buildings


7


Defective catch basins


17


Defective curb stone and driveway


2


Defective drinking fountains


7


Defective electric lamps


15


Defective fences


3


Defective fire alarm boxes


3


Defective gas gate box .


1


Defective hydrants .


6


Defective man holes and covers


12


Defective poles and posts


7


Defective police signal service


7


Defective railway


1


Defective sewers


3


Defective sidewalks


389


Defective signs and sign posts


131


Defective stand pipe


1


Defective step


1


Defective streets


171


Defective United States mail box


1


Defective water gate boxes .


45


Defective wires


89


Disturbances


30


Dogs killed


47


Dog unlicensed


1


Dogs vicious


6


Feeble minded


1


Fire, alarms given for


10


Fire, danger of


1


Fire, false alarms of


23


Fire, needless alarms for


6


Fires reported


279


Fireworks, selling without permit


1


Gaming


3


Gas poisoning


1


Horses killed


2


Houses unoccupied


83


Idle and disorderly


1


Indecent exposure of person


4


Larcenies, no value given


178


Lost children .


273


Lost children found


273


Malicious mischief


36


Missing persons


86


Missing persons found


84


Obstructions on railroad tracks


2


Obstructions on railways


2


Obstructions on sidewalks


19


Obstructions in streets


37


Gas leaks


3


Infirm persons cared for


2


Larcenies


864


155


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Obstructions in streets, lighted


12


Obstructions in streets, not lighted


6


Panes of glass broken .


225


Permits issued to carry firearms


224


Permits to labor on Lord's Day .


74


Persons bitten by dogs .


47


Property damaged and destroyed


62


Property lost, no value given


71


Property found, no value given


76


Robberies, and attempts to rob .


34


Runaway children .


19


Runaway children found


20


Runaway horse


1


Runaway teams


3


Runaway teams stopped


2


Sidewalks and streets dangerous and ice


from snow


74


Sidewalks, streets and subways flooded


20


Stray bullets fired


4


Stray dogs and other animals


140


Stray dogs and other animals found .


72


Stray teams


4


Stray teams found


4


Street lights reported


4,962


Sudden deaths


8


Suicides


5


Summonses served for witnesses and defend- ants to appear in court at other places


860


Suspicious persons


112


Threats


1


Trees dangerous


34


Trespass


62


Trespass, wilful


11


Unlawful appropriation of horse


1


Unlawful appropriation of team


1


Vagrancy


1


Violation of city ordinances


229


Violation of health regulation


1


Violation of labor laws


2


Violation of Lord's Day


3


Violation of motor vehicle Jaws


24


Violation of pool room law .


1


Water pipes leaking


129


Windows broken


73


156


ANNUAL REPORTS


OFFICIAL ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT Chief of Police Charles A. Kendall


Captain Eugene A. Carter


James M. Harmon John A. Ray


Thomas Damery


Frank H. Graves


James M. Lynch


William G. Kenney


Michael T. Kennedy Ernest Howard


Sergeants


Robert T. Blair


Thomas P. Walsh


Charles J. Sharry


Patrolmen


1-Edward M. Carter


2-Theodore E. Heron


3-Daniel G. Simons


4-Samuel Burns


5-John A. Dadmun 6-George L. Rice


7-Myron S. Gott


S-Charles W. Reick 9-Frank C. Hopkins 10-Hudson M. Howe


11-Sanford S. Lewis


12-Henry A. Sudbey


13-Thomas F. McNamara


14-Louis F. Arnold 15-Charles S. Johnston 16-Claude L. Crossman


20-Edward M. Davies


21-George A. C. Peters


22-Louis J. Belzarini


23-Walter Reed


24-Dennis G. Mulqueeney


25-Patrick J. Doolin 26-Edward J. Hopkins


27-Walter L. Groves 28-Joseph A. Dwyer 29-Augustine J. Fitzpatrick


30-Patrick McGrath


31-Bernard McCabe 32-Harry C. Young 33-Robert D. Dewar 34-Peter Moore 35-Albert C. Hawes 36-Walter C. Oesting


37-John L. Cameron


38-Francis P. Higgins 39-John J. McCahey


40-Alexander Morrison 41-Daniel J. Powers


42-Jeremiah O'Connor


43-Charles E. Wilson


44-Tiniothy Buckley


45-John J. Killourhy


46-Thomas M. Sharry


47-Michael J. O'Loughlin


48-Charles W. Shepherd


49-John F. Cruise 50-John J. Shay


51-Edward G. Butman


52-John P. L. O'Keefe


53-Alfred E. Robitaille 54-Allan S. Burns


55-William H. Donovan


56-George R. Allan 57-Jeremiah Keniry


58-James Murray 59-Charles J. Fulton 60-Edward F. Culliton


61-Alfred J. McFadden


62-James A. Fitzpatrick


63-Elmer E. G. Raymond 64-Frank J. Roche


65-Augustine F. Sharry 66-Daniel M. O'Connell 67-Chester F. Warner


68-George D. MacDonald


69-Charles F. Lacey


70-William E. Dwyer 71-Charles H. McAvoy 72-James F. Holmes 73-Michael J. Dowd, Jr. 74-Patrick J. Lyons 75-Alfred S. Macomber


76-Thomas A. Donovan 77-Thomas J. Flanagan 78-Timothy J. Corkery


17-John J. Cummings 18-Edmund J. Keane 19-Denis Downey


Lieutenants


157


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Patrolmen, Continued


82-John J. Courtney 83-Pierce P. Ronayne


Reservemen


84-Joseph P. Blake


85-Frank A. Silva, Jr.


86-John J. Smith


87-Dennis F. Kearney


88-Edmond F. Flynn 89-LeRoy V. Pierce 90-Francis R. Begley


Chauffeurs and Patrol Drivers


1-James W. Lundergan


2-John H. Mckenzie


3-William R. Burnett


4-George R. Estee, Jr. James H. White


Matron Mrs. Mina T. Weeks


Assistant Matron Mrs. Katherine Woods


Pensioners Retired on Half Pay


Ira S. Carleton, May 9, 1907 Elmer E. Drew, July 25, 1918


James J. Pollard,


Feb. 27, 1908 Ernest S. Goff, July 11, 1919


Herbert Hilton, Dec. 21, 1911 Charles W. Allen, Mar. 26, 1920


Ezra A. Dodge,


Mar. 14, 1914 Jotham Chisholm, Apr. 23, 1920


George H. Carleton, Mar. 27,. 1914


Charles E. Woodman,


Frederick H. Googins,


June 24, 1921


Mar. 12, 1915 Frederick G. Jones, Feb. 9, 1923


Jacob W. Skinner, Dec. 31, 1917 Francis A. Perkins, Apr. 25, 1924


CHANGES IN THE FORCE


Discharges


Patrolman John H. O'Leary, discharged after hearings, to date from April 27, 1924.


Resignations Patrolman Earle W. Elliott, resigned May 2 1924.


Leave of Absence


Patrolman Michael J. O'Loughlin, granted leave of absence, July 4 to Sept. 20, 1924.


Patrol Driver and Chauffeur, James H. White, granted leave of ab- sence, Nov. 1, 1924 to Jan. 31, 1925.


Death Retired pensioner, John E. Fuller, died Jan. 8, 1924.


79-Leo J. Hurley 80-Henry W. Roche 81-John H. Baker


158


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Appointments


Francis R. Begley, appointed reserveman, May 17, 1924. Elmer E. G. Raymond, reinstated as patrolman, May 22, 1924. George D. MacDonald, reinstated as patrolman, May 22, 1924. George R. Estee, Jr., appointed temporary patrol driver and chauf- feur, Nov. 1, 1924.


Police Signal Service


Number of on duty calls made by the patrolmen 276,180


Telephone calls made by the officers and patrolmen . 46,025


White Combination Automobile Service


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station . 104


Number of prisoners conveyed 114


Number of sick and injured conveyed


621


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 207.8


Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured 1,913.9


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail 54.3


Number of miles run elsewhere 656.1


Total number of miles run during the year 2,832.1


Reo Combination Automobile Service


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 1,426


Number of prisoners conveyed 1,749


Number of sick and injured conveyed


80


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 2,804.6


Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured .


224.8


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . 956.6


Number of miles run elsewhere 1,280.6


Total number of miles run during the year . 5,266.6


Touring Car Reports


Number of prisoners conveyed to station . 116


Number of sick and injured conveyed . 20


International Harvester Co. Auto Car Reports


Sick and injured conveyed . 1


159


CHIEF OF POLICE.


REPORT OF LIQUOR OFFICERS


The following is the report of the liquor officers from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1924.


Cases investigated .


433


Search warrants served


314


Cases in District Court .


76


Fines imposed in District Court .


$4,950.00


Jail sentences imposed in District Court


11


Seizures


Intoxicating liquors, gallons .


2,374


Mash, gallons


305


Stills


8


Hydrometers


3


Kegs, jugs, cans, bottles, etc.


12,611


Beer cases


140


Corks


3,500


Respectively submitted. FRANK H. GRAVES and JAMES M. LYNCH,


Sergeants.


Report of Transfers and Sales of Motor Vehicles


Number of licenses granted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.


First class


13


Second class


18


Third class


6


Total 37


Note :- Two licenses were revoked at the request of the per- sons to whom they were granted.


Number of sales and transfers made by dealers .


4,079


Number of individual sales 2,068


Number of stolen motor vehicles reported by the several Police Departments, Insurance Agencies and Detective Bureaus


in the United States and Canada 9,393


Number of motor vehicles recovered by above . 5,390 .


Number of index cards filed . 21,634


Respectfully submitted,


DANIEL G. SIMONS, Police Officer.


160


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF POLICE MATRON


To Charles A. Kendall, Chief of Police.


Dear Sir :- I herewith submit my report as matron for the year ending Dec. 31, 1924. The following females and minors were placed in my care, charged with the following offenses etc.


Abandonment of infant


1


Adultery


3


Assault


3


Assault and battery


7


Concealing personal property


1


Default


2


Demented


6


Desertion of minor children


1


Drunkenness


47


Fornication


2


Illegal sale of intoxicating liquor .


2


Keeping intoxicating liquor for sale


4


Larceny


6


Lewd and lascivious cohabitation


3


Loitering on street .


2


Lost children .


66


Malicious injury to property


1


Receiving stolen property


1


Runaway


1


Safe keeping


6


Stubbornness


6


Unlawfully diverting electricity


1


Violation of motor vehicle laws


4


Violation of probation


2


Total


178


Respectfully submitted, MRS. MINA T. WEEKS, Matron.


Conclusion


I wish to call your attention to the need of a new police building, the present one is in a dilapidated condition and is probably beyond repair for police business.


I wish to express my sincere thanks to His Honor the Mayor John M. Webster, members of the board of aldermen, court officials, heads of departments, newspaper men and mem- bers of this department who have all assisted me in the dis- charge of my duties.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES A. KENDALL,


Chief of Police.


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CITY SOLICITOR.


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, 1924, is as follows:


An act was passed by the legislature providing that the biennial municipal election shall take place on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, 1925, and every second year thereafter. to take effect upon its acceptance by the board of aldermen.


In order to secure from the state a refund of interest paid by the city in connection with the abolition of railroad grade crossings a petition was filed with the legislature by the city treasurer. Legislation was secured and the refund was made.


A resolve was passed by the legislature for an investiga- tion by the division of metropolitan planning of "Methods and means for providing better and more rapid transportation within and for the city of Somerville and improved facilities therefor."


An act was passed for the construction by the metropoli- tan district commission of a northern traffic route along Charles river and through East Cambridge and Somerville to the Wellington bridge over Mystic river as a "convenient and adequate way for motor vehicles and other traffic between Boston and the territory north and east thereof ...... ". This improvement has been under consideration by the legislature from time to time for about thirty years.


The county commissioners of the county of Middlesex made a taking of land twenty-five feet in width on the south- erly side of Bridge street in East Cambridge under the pro- visions of chapter 504 of the acts of the year 1922 for the purpose of widening the street. No construction work has been done. It is probable that the northern traffic route above mentioned will be laid out over the same location.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Proceedings were brought in the superior court in behalf of sub-contractors recently engaged in the erection of the Leonard B. Chandler schoolhouse on Marshall street, the gen- eral contractor having become unable to pay them in full. The Maryland Casualty Company as surety on the general con- tractor's bond was made a party to the suit and helped bring about an early settlement whereby the sub-contractors were paid their claims.


An appeal by a member of the police department from his removal by the mayor and board of aldermen was tried in the district court of Somerville and the removal was sustained.


Ralph M. Smith. Esq .. as assistant in this department disposed of street accident claims, examined titles of land taken for park and playground purposes on Cherry street and land taken for schoolhouse purposes on Beacon street and made many collections by suit and otherwise for the city treas- urer of claims in behalf of the city coming from various de- partments. Two street accident cases tried by him resulted in verdicts against the city and are now before the supreme court on questions of law, both cases having been reserved by the justice who presided at the trial.


Yours very respectfully, FRANK W. KAAN, City Solicitor.


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE CITY OF SOMERVILLE


School Committee Rooms, December 29, 1924.


Ordered, that the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools be adopted as the annual report of the Board of School Committee, it being understood that such adoption does not commit the Board to the opinions or recommenda- tions made therein; that it be incorporated in the reports of the City Officers ; and that 1.000 copies be printed separate- ly.


CHARLES S. CLARK, Secretary of School Board.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


School Committee, 1924


OSCAR W. CODDING WALTER I. CHAPMAN


Chairman Vice-Chairman


Members


EX-OFFICHIS


JOHN M. WEBSTER. Mayor


76 Boston street LYMAN A. HODGDON. President Board of Aldermen, 8 Indiana avenue WARD ONE


FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK 2 Austin street JOHN J. HAYES 10 Wisconsin avenue WARD TWO


DANIEL H. BRADLEY CHRISTOPHER J. MULDOON


WARD THREE


CHARLES W. BOYER OSCAR W. CODDING


66 Avon street 59 Vinal avenue


KATHERINE C. COVENEY WALTER E. WHITTAKER


73 Marshall street 135 Walnut street


HARRY M. STOODLEY MINNIE S. TURNER


283 Highland avenue 64 Hudson street


WALTER I. CHAPMAN WALTER FRYE TURNER


18-A Central street 15 Highland road


HERBERT CHOLERTON EDWIN A. SHAW


94 College avenue 63 College avenue


Superintendent of Schools CHARLES S. CLARK


Office: City Hall Annex, Highland avenue. Residence: 75 Munroe street.


The Superintendent's office will be open on school days from S to 5; Saturdays, 8 to 10. His office hour is 4 o'clock on school days, and 8.30 on Saturdays.


Superintendent's Office Force


Mary A. Clark, 42 Highland avenue. Mildred A. Merrill, 26 Cambria street.


Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman street.


Ruth O. Elliott, 4 Lincoln Place. Beatrice M. Hersom, 62 Highland avenue.


S. Regina Truelson, 38 Rogers avenue. Bernice F. Parker, 11 Dickson street.


Board Meetings


January 7 March 31


June 30 November 24


January 28 April 28


February 18 May 26


September 29 October 27


December 29


8.15 o'clock


19 Concord avenue 88 Concord avenue


WARD FOUR


WARD FIVE


WARD SIX


WARD SEVEN


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Standing Committees, 1924




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