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$9,558 24
Bal. Dec. 31, 1927
$43,690 77
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$308,961 71
$1,397 84
$21,784 24
$9,558 24
$337,885 85 $43,690 77
ANNUAL REPORTS
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS FOR COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT
Balance Dec. 31, 1926
Committed
Total
Abated
Collected
Balance
Deposits $2,279 55
Assessors
9 70
Engineering Dept.
2 85
Police Dept.
475 54
Fire Dept.
1,508 35
Weights and Measures
963 06
Board of Appeals
430 00
Health Dept.
$441 73
$1,223 00
$1,664 73
$159 00
$1,077 93
$427 80
7 20
Contagious Hospital
3,254 75
8,543 50
11,798 25
1,894 00
6,251 60
3,652 65
7 20
Inspection of Milk & Vinegar
4 00
203 00
207 00
186 00
21 00
3 00
Sanitary Dept.
400 00
400 00
400 00
2,794 10
Sanitary Dept. Mntce. Bldgs.
371 52
15,991 39
16,362 91
109 74
15,944 89
308 28
37 75
Sewers Construction
45 00
45 00
45 00
14 73
Sidewalks Construction
23 29
23 29
23 29
Street Sprinkling
23 64
23 64
23 64
Welfare Misc. (Comm. of Mass.)
16,313 45
28,655 69
44,969 14
202 72
22,249 32
22,517 10
Welfare Miscellaneous
5,435 81
11,536 85
16,972 66
7 00
10,305 71
6,659 95
52 46
Welfare, City Home
636 85
4,922 82
5,559 67
24 00
5,515 67
20 00
2,670 56
School Dept.
1,316 75
20,098 90
21,415,65
4,257 41
14,793 31
2,364 93
46 14
School Dept., Mntce. Bldgs.
850 60 1
850 60
850 60
268 00
Libraries
2,360 8
Bathhouse
262 75
Shower Baths
568 40
$27,843 15
$93,056 70
$120,899 85
$6,698 87
$78,229 27
$35,971 71
$14,747 41
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
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592 58
592 58
592 58
Highway Maintenance
14 73
14 73
Sidewalks Maintenance
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City Clerk
REVENUE LOANS In anticipation of Revenue
Balance from 1926
Borrowed by authority of an order of the Board of Aldermen on city notes, as follows:
Nos.
Rate
Premium
Discount
1443-1449
275 days
@ 3.52
disct.
$7.75
$200,000 00
$5,370 78
1450
257
3.50
50,000 00
1,249 31
1451-1457
236
3.58
66
100,000 00
2,346 89
1458-1462
243
3.58
100,000 00
2,416 50
1463-1486
228
66
3.581/2
400,000 00
9,082 00
1487-1498
200
3.52
1.75
200,000 00
1499-1514
168
3.59
2.75
300,000 00
1515-1528
182
3.58
1.25
300,000 00
1529-1540
177
3.59
7.25
200,000 00
3,522 92
1541-1548
176
3.37
200,000 00
1549-1551
126
3.26
100,000 00
1552-1554
155
3.26
11.00
100,000 00
1555-1557
186
3.26
1 100,000 00
2,350,000 00
4,217 94
$2,950,000 00
$45,862 47
Paid notes maturing in 1927
2,250,000 00
Maturing in 1928
$700,000 00
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Notes, 1927 averaged to run 200 days and the average rate 3.5129 Notes, 1926 averaged to run 215 4/22 days and the average rate 3.6288 Average for 1925, 213 days and the average rate 3.365+
Average for 1924, 216 150-195 days and average rate 4.07+
$600,000 00
3,909 36
5,023 25
5,428 41
3,295 11
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
The funded debt December 31, 1927 was $2,311,000.00 classified as follows :
Beyond limit fixed by law limit
Within
Total
*Met. Park Assts. Loan at 31/2 per cent
$2,000 00
Lowell Street Bridge at 31/2 per cent
$22,000 00
Sewer at 31/2 per cent
24,000 00
Sewer at 4 per cent
106,000 00
Sewer at 41/4 per cent
16,000 00
City at 31/2 per cent
2,000 00
City at 4 per cent
67,000 00
Highway at 4 per cent
124,000 00
Highway at 41/2 per cent
8,000 00
Highway at 5 per cent
35,000 00
City Hall Additian at 4 cent
per
48,000 00
City Hall Addition at 41/4
per cent
70,000 00
Public Buildings at 4 per cent
82,000 00
Public Buildings at 41/2 per
cent
40,000 00
Schoolhouse at 4 per cent ....
665,000 00
High School at 31/2 per cent
700,000 00
High School at 4 per cent ....
300,000 00
$2,000 00
$2,309,000 00 $2,311,000 00
* Chap. 325, Acts 1902
OUTSTANDING BONDS DECEMBER 31, 1927
1928
Park Outside $1,000 1,000
Bridge $1,000
Sewer $18,000
City $17,000
Highway $32,000
City Hall Addition $8,000
Pub. Bldgs. $16,000
School- house $44,000 44,000
High School $50,000 50,000
Total $187,000
1929
1,000
17,000
16,000
32,000
8,000
16,000
185,000
1930
1,000
16,000
15,000
28,000
8,000
16,000
44,000
50,000
178,000
1931
1,000
16,000
12,000
22,000
8,000
15,000
44,000
50,000
168,000
1932
1,000
14,000
9,000
17,000
8,000
15,000
44,000
50,000
158,000
1933
1,000
14,000
12,000
8,000
14,000
43,000
50,000
142,000
1934
1,000
14,000
12,000
7,000
14,000
43,000
50,000
141,000
1935
1,000
13,000
12,000
7,000
8,000
43,000
50,000
134,000
1936
1,000
6,000
7,000
4,000
43,000
50,000
111,000
1937
1,000
6,000
7,000
4,000
43,000
50,000
111,000
1938
1,000
4,000
7,000
43,000
50,000
105,000
1939
1,000
3,000
7,000
43,000
50,000
104,000
1940
1,000
2,000
7,000
43,000
50,000
103,000
1941
1,000
1,000
7,000
43,000
50,000
102,000
1942
1,000
1,000
7,000
43,000
50,000
102,000
1943
1,000
1,000
7,000
15,000
50,000
74,000
1944
1,000
50,000
51,000
1945
1,000
50,000
51,000
1946
1,000
50,000
51,000
1947
1,000
50,000
51,000
1948
1,000
1,000
1949
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$2,000
$22,000
$146,000
$69,000
$167,000
$118,000
$122,000
$665,000
$1,000,000
$2,311,000
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
BONDS DUE IN 1928
January
April
July $1,000 00
October
Met. Park ....
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Lowell Street
Bridge
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$1,000 00
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1,000 00
Sewer
9,000 00
9,000 00
18,000 00
City
$2,000 00
8,000 00
7,000 00
17,000 00
Highway
19,000 00
13,000 00
32,000 00
City Hall
Addition ..
$8,000 00
8,000 00
Public Bldg.
5,000 00
5,000 00
6,000 00
16,000 00
Schoolhouse
15,000 00
16,000 00
13,000 00
44,000 00
High School
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$22,000 00
$58,000 00 $86,000 00
$21,000 00 $187,000 00
BOND INTEREST DUE IN 1928
Met. Park
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Total $70 00
Lowell Street
Bridge
$385 00
$367 50
752 50
Sewer
1,090 00
1,790 00
1,090 00
1,613 75
5,583 75
City
900 00
475 00
860 00
317 50
2,552 50
Highway
1,980 00
1,555 00
1,980 00
1,115 00
6,630 00
Addition
2,447 50
2,447 50
4,895 00
Public Bldg.
1,880 00
660 00
1,780 00
560 00
4,880 00
Schoolhouse
4,800 00
8,500 00
4,500 00
8,180 00
25,980 00
High School
18,250 00
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$28,935 00 $15,812 50 $28,495 00 $14,601 25
$87,843 75
BONDS OUTSTANDING DECEMBER 31, 1927
With Interest to Maturity
Met. Park
Bonds $2,000 00
Interest $105 00
Total $2,105 00
Lowell Street Bridge
22,000 00
8,470 00
Sewer
146,000 00
29,330 00
30,470 00 175,330 00
City
69,000 00
6,790 00
75,790 00
Highway
167,000 00
23,505 00
190,505 00
City Hall Addition
118,000 00
40,932 50
158,932 50
Public Bldg.
122,000 00
21,860 00
143,860 00
Schoolhouse
665,000 00
207,000 00
872,000 00
High School
1,000,000 00
393,750 00
1,393,750 00
$2,311,000 00
$731,742 50
$3,042,742 50
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January $35 00
April ..........
July $35 00
October
Total $1,000 00
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50,000 00
50,000 00
18,250 00
36,500 00
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YEARLY BOND MATURITIES WITH INTEREST
Date Due
Principal
Interest
Total
1928
$187,000 00
$87,843 75
$274,843 75
1929
185,000 00
80,521 25
265,521 25
1930
178,000 00
73,366 25
251,366 25
1931
168,000 00
66,598 75
234,598 75
1932
158,000 00
60,281 25
218,281 25
1933
142,000 00
54,363 75
196,363 75
1934
141,000 00
48,926 25
189,926 25
1935
134,000 00
43,611 25
177,611 25
1936
111,000 00
38,573 75
149,573 75
1937.
111,000 00
34,353 75
145,353 75
1938.
105,000 00
30,173 75
135,173 75
1939.
104,000 00
26,233 75
130,233 75
1940
103,000 00
22,331 25
125,331 25
1941
102,000 00
18,466 25
120,466 25
1942
102,000 00
14,621 25
116,621 25
1943.
74,000 00
10,846 25
84,846 25
1944
51,000 00
8,192 50
59,192 50
1945
51,000 00
6,157 50
57,157 50
1946.
51,000 00
4,122 50
55,122 50
1947
51,000 00
2,087 50
53,087 50
1948
1,000 00
52 50
1,052 50
1949
1,000 00
17 50
1,017 50
$2,311,000 00
$731,742 50
$3,042,742 50
MEMORANDUM OF PAYMENTS IN 1927 ON ACCOUNT OF DEBT.
Bonds, General City Debt
Principal $146,000 00
Interest $57,156 25 45,862 47
Total $203,156 25 45,862 47
On account of
ยท Metropolitan District Debt:
Sewers
34,749 76
30,173 01
64,922 77
Parks
6,502 87
15,005 15
21,508 02
Charles River Basin
305 69
3,486 25
3,791 94
Alewife Brook
818 39
121 71
940 10
Wellington Bridge
1,423 53
27 5
1,451 06
Water
14,835 01
82,373 49
97,208 50
$204,635 25
$234,205 86
$438,841 11
Revenue Loans
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1927
Appropriated in budget
$29,430 00
Transferred to budget
50 00
29,480 00
Salaries :
Treasurer and Collector
$4,300 00
Deputy Collector
2,400 00
Cashiers
3,067 48
Clerks
12,934 39.
Investigator
285 00
$22,986 87
Other Expenses :
Books, postage and supplies
2,639 41
Printing and advertising ...
1,440 81
Telephone
205 29
Bonds
864 37
Brink's Express Co.
285 00
All other
179 25
5,614 13
Special Items :
Typewriters
695 00
Adding Machine
98 00
Repairs to machines
19 73
812 73
$29,413 73
Balance unexpended
66 27
$29,480 00
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REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
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, 1927.
Alarms and Losses
Number of bell alarms
295
Number of still alarms
570
Total alarms
865
Number less than 1926
193
Value of buildings at risk
$2,695,500 00
Insurance on buildings
3,214,600 00
Damage to buildings
140,486 88
Value of contents
613,200 00
Insurance on contents
467,200 00
Damage to contents
65,540 43
Total value at risk
3,308,700 00
Total damage
206,137 31
Approximate per capita loss
2 06
Classification of Causes of Alarms
Automobiles
93
Bonfires
63
Chimney fires
46
Careless smoker
44
Children playing with matches
39
Grass fires
39
Sparks on shingle roof
36
Unnecessary
34
Rubbish
30
False alarms
29
Dump
17
Unknown
16
Oil burners
15
Food on stove
14
Hot ashes in wooden receptacles
13
Overheated heaters
13
Defective heaters
11
Leaves and Christmas trees
11
Carelessness with matches
10
Firecrackers
8
Spontaneous combustion
8
Out of town
105
Miscellaneous
171
865
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Engine 1.
Engine 2.
Engine 3.
Engine 4.
Hose 5.
Engine 6.
Hose 7.
Hose 8.
Ladder 1.
Ladder 2.
Ladder 3.
Ladder 4.
Totals
Bell alarms
209
189
199
104
66
35
94
178
117
103
27
115
295
Still alarms
69
28
81
23
48
91
71
103
17
8
18
13
570
Miles traveled
449
171
388
203
203
160
187
227
110
120
92
216
2,526
Feet, hose used
16,900
26,850
16,000
10,100
4,950
7,650
9,000 9,500
13,500
Chem. hose used
16,000
2,750
17,500
5,450
3,000
6,250
20
2,726
1,583
1,009
2,432
9,882
Feet of ladders
13
9
29
6
8
9
14
17
8
4
3
1
121
Extinguisher
2,240
440
2,881
815
1,000
1,366
2,000
240
10,982
Gals. of chem.
11
Covering
5
9
13
1
8
33
11
21
4
5
6
3
16
Covers used
2
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4
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105
Out of town
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74,950
72
40
110,600
19,150
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Manual Force
The manual force consists of one hundred and thirty- four (134) permanent men, during the year one has died and three have been retired and placed on the pension list; eight 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,
15 Lieutenants,
2 Enginemen,
105 Permanent men.
Apparatus
On December 2nd the Tractor-drawn steam fire engine, lo- cated at the Central Fire Station, that has been in service for the past fourteen years was replaced by a 1,000 gallon Ahrens-Fox pumping engine, thereby putting into first alarm service an added pumping unit that answers more than two- thirds of the fire boxes of the city. The apparatus is as follows, --
1 Motor driven 1,300 gallon pumper and hose wagon,
1 Motor driven 1,000 gallon pumper and hose wagon,
1 Motor driven 900 gallon pumper and hose wagon,
2 Motor driven 750 gallon pumper, hose wagon and chemical,
5 Motor driven combination hose and chemical wagons,
1 Motor driven combination ladder truck and chemical,
2 Motor driven tiller steering ladder trucks,
1 Motor driven tiller steering 75 ft. aerial ladder truck.
1 Automobile, Chief's car,
1 Automobile, Deputy Chief's car,
1 Automobile, District Chief's car,
1 Automobile, Master Mechanic's car,
1 Automobile, Service car.
Hose
The present amount of serviceable hose is but 9,350 feet of two and one-half (21/2) inch double jacket, rubber lined, water hose and 2,200 feet three quarter inch chemical hose.
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There has been 1,000 feet of new two and one-half inch hose purchased and 1,200 feet condemned, also four hundred and fifty feet of chemical hose purchased and three hundred and fifty condemned.
It is imperative that at least two thousand feet of new hose be purchased the coming year as there is not a foot in reserve it having been used to equip the new pumper with twelve hundred feet.
1,750 feet of our present equipment has been repaired and returned to service.
Brief Resume
With the exception of the fire on June 23rd involving the false roof on the cold storage building of the North Packing and Provision Company causing a loss of $48.000., due to the carelessness of workmen, there have been no fires excepting what are with us practically all of the time. Although the values at risk have been more than twice that of last year the loss has been $50.000. less, and of the year 1925 the loss has been more than one-half. Following is the loss by months,-
January
$18,162 75
February
29,877 38
March
31,783 31
April
20,074 87
May
17,551 50
June
53,281 75
July
940 00
August
3,035 00
September
1,523 57
October
3,503 00
November
18,097 05
December
8,297 13
$206,127 31
Automobiles. Fires in automobiles have taken the lead of all causes for the past year and in the majority of cases there has been no insurance upon the cars to lighten the loss to the owner.
The opening of the new Northern Artery has brought hundreds of autos to and through this city, more than ever before, therefore this cause of increase in this class of fires is partially accounted for.
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Chimney Fires. Are still all too numerous, they can and should be fewer; it is impossible for the inspection de- partment to examine the inside of chimneys to learn of their condition, in fact it should not be necessary if the property owner would have his chimney properly cleaned and all soot removed ; for every fire, from this cause, the owner or occu- pant has been notified, in writing, and directed to the remedy- ing this condition immediately.
Children Playing with Matches. There is no excuse for this class of fires, in the past years I have sounded a warning against the careless use and handling of matches; children being permitted to have access to matches is criminal. Par- ents use extraordinary care in keeping away from the child unusual dangers but the familiar match is left lying about for the child to get and attempt to ape what the older people do, in so doing the child, not infrequently, is disfigured for life or burned to death. On September 26th a child was so severely burned that it died the next morning.
Inspection. The following report submitted by Captain Hutchins who has been in charge of the inspection department for the past four years, is given practically in its entirety ; There were 2,859 original inspections, about thirty per cent of which required one or more re-inspections, of the different mercantile and manufacturing establishments, garages, apart- ment houses, theatres and the cellars of the private dwellings throughout the city. The reduced number of notices issued for violations of the law was made possible by the willingness of the owners or occupants to remedy the hazardous or un- lawful conditions on the verbal requests of the inspectors.
A recapitulation of the inspections made since the es- tablishing of a fire prevention bureau is as follows,-
Year
Original Inspections
Notices Issued
1924
1,935
840
1925
1,536
460
1926
3,817
1,041
1927
2,859
516
Total
10,148
2,857
Conditions over which the fire department has no control were reported to either the Building Commissioner, Wire Commissioner, Board of Health or the Gas Companies. Dur- ing "Paint-up and Clean-up Week" in April two thousand home inspection blanks containing fifty-five fire prevention
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questions were distributed and answered by the students of the Junior High Schools, examination of these blanks dis- closed conditions in 167 dwellings that were a possible fire menace, inspectors were sent to these premises and conditions were improved ; This self inspection work, by the school chil- dren, was made possible by the financial assistance of the Somerville Safety Council.
Through the co-operation of the Board of Trustees of the Somerville Hospital conditions in this building have been greatly improved. A private fire alarm system has been in- stalled and an effective fire drill organized. The public fire alarm connection was changed from the quarters of Ladder Co. Four to the Fire Alarm Headquarters thereby improving an essential point in early notification of fire.
The Chief of the Department, Wire Commissioner, Dis- trict Chief Young and Captain Hutchins have made reinspec- tions to check up on the various changes and improvements.
The inspectors were detailed to the Kiwanis Club Carni- val which was held on the Tufts College Athletic Field from June 22nd to the 25th while patrolling the grounds two in- cipient fires were discovered and extinguished by them.
The various types and makes of the artificial refrigerat- ing systems installed in the different stores and establishments have been listed.
There are periodical inspections made of all the theatres.
The members of the department assigned to do this duty have been conscientious in the performance of this work even to the extent of devoting a part of their off-time in making re-inspections of serious cases.
The co-operation of the owners and occupants of the in- spected premises have made it possible for the successful re- sults obtained.
Recommendations
The combination wagon at the Central Station has been in service for the past fifteen years and has done excellent work but it now needs replacing with an up-to-date wagon; the reconditioning of this wagon will be considerable and then only for temporary service inasmuch as the wagon is practical- ly worn out it having answered more than two-thirds of the alarms for the past fifteen years.
Again I must recommend the procuring of another loca- tion for the housing of Engine Company No. 4 and its mem- bers. The present building is more than fifty years old and impossible of remoddeling for the purposes for which it is
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needed. This is suitable for business purposes and can be disposed of at a worth while figure that can go far toward a new location and structure.
In Conclusion
In concluding this report, I desire to express my appre- ciation to His Honor, Mayor Conwell and to the Board of Aldermen also to all other city officials who have in any way co-operated with this department.
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the offi- cers and members of the department for their efficiency and loyalty to the department.
Respectfully submitted, SEWALL M. RICH, Chief Engineer.
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BOARD OF APPEAL
BOARD OF APPEAL
January 25, 1928 ..
To the Honorable the Mayor and
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
Gentlemen :-
The Department of the Board of Appeal respectfully sub -- mits the following report of its work during the year ending December 31, 1927.
The board held its first meeting of the year on January 10th without change in its organization.
On March 24th the Chairman Hon. Leonard B. Chandler was oblige:l to tender his resignation owing to illness and on April 14th Mr. Frederick J. White was unanimously elected to succeed him.
On March 24th Mr. Roscoe E. Estes having been elected a member of the Board of Aldermen automatically retired as a member of this board.
On April 14th Mr. Eugene A. F. Burtnett and Mr. Fred- erick J. Dreyer were appointed to membership on this board" to succeed Messrs. Chandler and Estes and qualified as such on April 27th.
During the year, twenty-two regular meetings and four special meetings of the board were held and fifty-two cases of appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Public Buildings refusing to grant permits were received. The board. having duly advertised and caused the proper notifi- cation sent to all persons deemed to be interested in such cases in accordance with the provisions of the Building Zone Ordinance, rendered forty-eight decisions of which twenty- nine decisions were favorable to the appellants and nineteen decisions were unfavorable; two cases were filed and two. cases were held in abeyance.
The board is glad to report extraordinary unanimity in its proceedings and gratification in the fact that its decisions have been so satisfactorily accepted : At this time we desire to offer the sincere appreciation of the board to His Honor the Mayor, Members of the Board of Aldermen, the Commissioner
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ANNUAL REPORTS
of Public Buildings, the City Solicitor and other heads of de- partments for their hearty co-operation in our work.
The board desires to express its endorsement of the pend- ing legislation before the General Court relative to the ap- pointment of an associate member of this board, the necessity for which is quite obvious.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK J. WHITE, Chairman, WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD, Secretary, F. J. DREYER, FREDERICK A. DUTTON,
EUGENE A. F. BURTNETT.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE CITY OF SOMERVILLE
School Committee Rooms, December 19, 1927.
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 separately.
CHARLES S. CLARK,
Secretary of School Board.
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'ANNUAL REPORTS
School Committee 1927
HARRY M. STOODLEY
JOHN J. HAYES . .
Members
EX-OFFICIIS
LEON M. CONWELL, Mayor CHARLES C. GRIMMONS, President Board of Aldermen
17 Monmouth Street
72 Thurston Street
WARD ONE
FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK JOHN J. HAYES
WARD TWO
WILLIAM F. DEWIRE
CHRISTOPHER J. MULDOON
384 Washington Street 88 Concord Avenue
RICHARD W. BENNETT JAMES C. SCANLAN
WARD FOUR
ALICE P. RUSSELL
WALTER E. WHITTAKER
WARD FIVE
HARRY M. STOODLEY MINNIE S. TURNER
283 Highland Avenue 64 Hudson Street
WARD SIX
ELIZABETH J. CARNES
WALTER I. CHAPMAN
WARD SEVEN
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 8 to 5; Saturdays, 8 to 10. His office hour is 4 o'clock on school days, and 8.30 on Saturdays.
Assistant Superintendent of Schools EVERETT W. IRELAND, 138 Powder House Boulevard
Superintendent's Office Force
Mary A. Clark, 42 Highland avenue.
Mildred A. Merrill, 26 Cambria street.
Ruth O. Elliott, 45 Sever street, Charlestown.
Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman street.
S. Regina Truelson, 38 Rogers avenue.
Alice I. Amidon, 27 Gorham street.
Bernice A. Tuck, 165 Lowell street.
Board Meetings
January 3 January 31 February 28 March 28
April 25 May 23 June 27
October 31 November 28 December 19
September 26
8.15 o'clock
10
2 Austin Street Wisconsin Avenue
WARD THREE
25 Wesley Park 36 Munroe Street
233 School Street 135 Walnut Street
10 Mossland Street 18-A Central Street
Chairman Vice-Chairman
FRANK IRVING COOPER CORPORATION ARCHITECTS . BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOMERVILLE MASSACHUSETTS HONORABLE LEON M CONWELL MAYOR
WALTER TROWBRIDGE LITTLEFIELD ASSOCIATE BOSTON
ARCHITECT MASSACHUSETTS
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE:
Herewith I submit a report of the School Committee and of the Superintendent of Schools for the school year 1927. This is the 56th in the series of such reports and the 20th which I have written.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR
One act of the School Committee this year is in its nature and effect of such importance as to stand out as a landmark in the history of the School Committee. In the February meeting, the School Committee voted to do away with all standing committees and to substitute therefor a Committee of the Whole. This change was effected by the adoption of the following rules and the abolishment of such provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the School Committee as were in conflict therewith :
"Section 2. There shall be one standing committee of the School Board, to be known as the Committee of the Whole, to be composed of all the members of the School Committee.
"Section 3. The Committee of the Whole shall meet regularly on the third Friday night of each month at 8:15 o'clock but it may meet at other times upon the call of the Chairman of the School Committee.
"At these meetings the Chairman of the School Com- mittee shall preside unless he has designated some other member of the Committee for this purpose. In the event of the absence of the Chairman without such designation having been made, the vice-chairman shall preside.
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