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BOARD OF ALDERMEN President, ERNEST C. CARR Vice-President, JOHN J. CROWLEY
WARD ONE
JOHN M. GRATTAN, Alderman at large
JOHN J. CROWLEY
ELMER F. WALSH
10 Otis Street
WARD TWO
TIMOTHY J. CRONIN, Alderman at large
GEORGE J. MORAN .
JAMES F. STYNES
103 Beacon Street 74 Dane Street 29 Parkdale Street
WARD THREE
HENRY F. RAFFERTY, Alderman at large ERNEST C. CARR .
JOHN J. DENNING
143 Summer Street . 79 Boston Street 7 Oxford Street
WARD FOUR
LEO B. HAVICAN, Alderman at large
32 Willoughby Street
ARTHUR G. PEARSON
WARREN A. PERRY
369 Broadway 11 Evergreen Avenue
WARD FIVE
HARRY F. O'CONNELL, Alderman at large JOHN L. CARROLL .
68 Glenwood Road 9 Norwood Avenue . 163 Albion Street
JOHN M. LYNCH
WARD SIX
ROBERT F. DONOVAN, Alderman at large WALDO P. ELLIOTT
LOUIS C. GOBRON
82 Wallace Street 205 College Avenue 6 Liberty Avenue
WARD SEVEN
7 Curtis Street
PHILIP SHERMAN
WILLIAM G. BARRETT, Alderman at large LESLIE E. KNOX 275 Alewife Brook Parkway 21 Moore Street
21 Benedict Street 8 Vermont Avenue
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City Clerk, NORMAN E. CORWIN Assistant City Clerk, WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE City Messenger, CHARLES T. KENNEY Assistant City Messenger, FRED E. HANLEY
Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at eight o'clock, except when such Thursday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday evening.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS-Aldermen Barrett, Grattan, Elliott, Perry, and Denning
FINANCE-The President, Aldermen Stynes, Grattan, Havican, Lynch Donovan, and Sherman
LEGISLATIVE-Aldermen Sherman, Walsh, Gobron, Carroll, and Moran LICENSES AND PERMITS-Aldermen Moran, Pearson, Carroll, Elliott, Rafferty, Walsh, and Barrett
PUBLIC PROPERTY-Aldermen Donovan, Havican, O'Connell, Crow- ley, and Knox
PUBLIC SAFETY - Aldermen Stynes, Rafferty, Lynch, Cronin, and Pearson
PUBLIC WORKS-Aldermen Crowley, O'Connell, Gobron, Perry, Cronin, Knox, and Denning
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman, FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK Vice-Chairman, WILLIAM F. DEWIRE
HON. JOHN J. MURPHY, Mayor, Ex-officio ERNEST C. CARR, President of the Board of Aldermen, Ex-officio
WARD ONE
FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK EUGENE H. GIROUX
2 Austin Street 37 Cross Street East
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CITY CLERK
WARD TWO
ELIZABETH J. CAIRNES WILLIAM F. DEWIRE
10 Mossland Street 5 Magnus Avenue
WARD THREE
JOHN C. KELLEHER JAMES C. SCANLAN
8 Bigelow Street 36 Munroe Street
WARD FOUR
A. MARION MERRILL MINNIE S. TURNER
2 Madison Street 64 Hudson Street
WARD FIVE
LOUIS B. CONNELLY PERRY F. NANGLE
84 Bartlett Street 29 Highland Road
WARD SIX
HERBERT CHOLERTON EDWIN A. SHAW
94 College Avenue 63 College Avenue
WARD SEVEN
CRAWFORD K. SWEELEY 25 Curtis Street ORVILLE S. WALDRON 135 Powder House Boulevard
Superintendent and Secretary EVERETT W. IRELAND
Assistant Superintendent WALTER P. SWEET
Regular meetings last Monday of each month except July and August, when none are held.
ASSESSORS
MAURICE F. AHEARN, Chairman, (term expires 1933) HARRY VAN IDERSTINE (term expires 1932) J. ROBERT FENELON (term expires 1931) FRED E. WARREN (term expires 1932 GEORGE W. O'BRIEN (term expires 1933)
BOARD OF HEALTH
JAMES A. KILEY (term expires 1931) J. JOSEPH O'DONNELL (term expires 1932) LOUIS J. GRANDISON, M.D., Chairman (term expires 1932)
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Clerk, LAURENCE S. HOWARD Agent, GEORGE I. CANFIELD
Medical Inspector, FRANK L. MORSE, M.D.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions, CHARLES M. BERRY Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, HERBERT E. BOWMAN
BOARD OF APPEAL
FREDERICK J. WHITE, Chairman (term expires 1933) WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD, Secretary (term expires 1932) FREDERICK J. DREYER (term expires 1931)
FREDERICK A. DUTTON (term expires 1931) EUGENE A. F. BURTNETT (term expires 1930)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
HARRIS GORDON (term expires 1932) JOHN W. WHITNEY (term expires 1930)
LICENSING COMMISSION
EUGENE A. HUDSON (term expires 1932)
EUGENE M. CARMAN (term expires 1931)
RICHARD J. MCLAUGHLIN (term expires 1933)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
FRED E. DURGIN, Chairman (term expires 1932) WILBUR F. LEWIS (term expires 1931)
JAMES D. SHARKEY (term expires 1933) Agent, WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE
City Clerk NORMAN E. CORWIN
Assistant City Clerk WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes JOSEPH L. MURPHY
City Messenger CHARLES T. KENNEY
Assistant City Messenger FRED E. HANLEY
Mayor's Secretary HENRY J. MCHENRY
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CITY CLERK
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
WILLIAM F. BURNS, Chairman (term expires 1932) CHARLES LEO SHEA (term expires 1931) WARREN C. DAGGETT (term expires 1933) ARTHUR G. BURTNETT, Secretary (term expires 1932
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
THOMAS M. DURELL, Chairman (term expires 1931) J. FRANK WELLINGTON (term expires 1932) (died Oct. 25, 1930)
WILLIAM L. BARBER (term expires 1931)
FRANK M. BARNARD (term expires 1932)
REV. DAVID V. FITZGERALD (term expires 1933)
ARTHUR L. HASKELL (term expires 1931) WILLIAM H. DOLBEN (term evpires 1933) ANNA J. COLL (term expires 1933)
FRANK R. NICKERSON (term expires 1932)
SOMERVILLE RECREATION COMMISSION
CHARLES S. CLARK (term expires 1932) (died Jan. 30, 1930) MARY M. McGANN (term expires 1932)
WINNIFRED P. DAVIS (term expires 1931)
GEORGE H. EVANS (term expires 1931) PEARL L. CALDWELL (term expires 1932) JENNIE E. STOWELL (term expires 1932) REV. N. PROPERZI (term expires 1931) ERNEST W. DANFORTH (term expires 1931) ARTHUR A. FORTE (term expires 1931) MRS. ARTHUR W. HURLBURT (term expires 1931) JAMES C. DONAHUE (term expires 1932)
Sealer of Weights and Measures BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT
Fence Views CHARLES M. BERRY DENNIS SEXTON
Agent of Military and State Aid and Soldiers' Relief and Burial Agent
THOMAS F. MCGRATH
City Solicitor WILLIAM J. SHANAHAN, died April 7, 1930 DAVID J. KELLEY, appointed April 17, 1930
Assistant City Solicitor ROBERT J. MULDOON
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City Auditor FRANCIS J. DALEY
City Engineer PHILIP P. WELCH
Commissioner of Streets ROBERT W. HOULEY
Commissioner of Public Buildings and
Inspection of Buildings JOHN H. KELLEY
Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights JOHN F. KNIGHT
Water Commissioner THOMAS A. KELLEY
Superintendent of Sanitary Department ELBRIDGE G. LAVENDER
Clerk of Committees ARTHUR C. COFFEY
Assistant Clerk of Committees RICHARD A. KEYES
Assistant To Clerk of Committees FRANCIS L. McGONAGLE
Chief of Police THOMAS DAMERY
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and Inspector of Petroleum JOSEPH A. CRIBBY
City Physician JOHN D. BENNETT (resigned Feb. 13, 1930) EMIL GODUTI (appointed Feb. 13, 1930)
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CITY CLERK
Assistant City Physician PATRICK A. O'SULLIVAN
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar HERBERT E. BOWMAN
Inspector of Slaughtering CHARLES M. BERRY
PLANNING BOARD
FRANK H. BIGNOTTI (term expires 1932) WALDO D. PHELPS (term expires 1935) GEORGE J. RAUH (term expires 1933) DAVID J. KELLEY, Secretary (term expires 1934) MRS. P. EDMUND ROSE (term expires 1931)
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
City Hall, Somerville, January 1, 1931.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
Gentlemen :
In accordance with the provisions of the City Charter, I submit herewith the annual report of the Public Buildings De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1930.
The total valuation of the property which is in the cus- tody of the Public Buildings Department is approximately $5,000,000.
The total expenditure for the year 1930 for the care and maintenance of the property was $297,825.54.
This amount was expended as follows :
Janitors
Fuel $30,772 66
Light $19,059 80 1,637 23
$67,548 67 $211,958 01
Municipal Bldgs.
5,539 24
7,105 31
14,281 78
Polling Places
8 00
73 94
705 63
787 57
Police Buildings
2,983 74
911 93
1,494 02
1,450 75
6,840 44
Fire Buildings ..
1,681 60
3,159 73
3,561 79
5,461 68
13,864 80
Electrical Bldgs.
1,350 00
528 22
92 92
1,059 96
3,031 10
Contagious Hospital 415 43
1,808 01
683 16
2,686 28
5,592 88
Sewer Buildings
90 95
35 87
48 05
174 87
Sanitary Buildings
244 72
26 50
146 36
4,593 37
5,010 95
Highway Buildings
518 75
1,120 35
202 87
1,097 09
2,939 06
City Home Bldgs.
928 63
1,165 61
437 30
3,366 85
5,898 39
Central Library
4,311 00
717 02
1,576 05
3,005 42
9,609 49
West Br. Library
1,841 76
622 59
446 20
1,449 43
4,359 98
East Br. Library
1,437 00
315 86
241 50
361 02
2,355 38
Union Sq. Library
1,485 00
485 50
268 44
141 88
2,380 82
Park Buildings
1,076 11
841 30
122 21
711 73
2,751 35
Water Buildings
406 35
676 57
481 08
1,564 00
Bathhouse
1,935 00
2,107 81
4,042 81
Bandstand
381 86
381 86
Care and Repairs
Total
School Buildings $94,576 88
Totals
$120,324 86 $42,980 58 $30,756 23 $103,763 87 $297,825 54
Inspection of Buildings
The Commissioner of Public Buildings is also the in- spector of buildings according to the terms of the charter.
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During the past year over 900 formal inspections of buildings in the process of construction has been made.
The following tables show the number of permits issued for building operations during the year 1930 :
WARDS
Buildings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Totals
Dwellings
40
61
43
53
44
24
39
304
Dwellings & Stores.
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
13
Stores
5
5
4
4
5
13
1
37
Stores & Storage.
....
1
2
1
....
....
....
4
Stores & Lodge Rooms
....
....
1
1
....
....
....
2
Storage
4
4
2
....
1
1
2
14
Shops
1
3
4
24
33
17
24
113
Manufactories
3
4
....
2
1
....
1
11
Stables
2
1
....
....
1
....
4
Sheds
3
4
1
1
1
....
....
2
Hen Houses
....
....
1
....
....
....
....
1
Filling Stations
1
1
2
2
....
1
....
2
Schools
....
....
....
....
....
1
2
Accessory Buildings ..
....
1
....
1
....
....
....
3
Offices
....
1
....
....
....
....
....
1
Club Houses
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
1
Warehouses
2
....
....
....
....
....
2
Miscellaneous
1
1
1
1
1
....
....
5
Torn Down
4
7
8
....
1
2
2
24
Totals
....
75
103
76
93
89
62
75
573
New Buildings
24
129
153
Alteration
338
58
396
Totals
362
187
549
WARDS
Buildings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Totals
Wood
53
78
60
58
52
29
42
372
Wood & Iron
....
1
....
....
....
....
....
1
Wood & Steel
1
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
Wood & Stucco
1
....
....
....
....
....
1
Brick
6
10
9
7
2
9
5
48
Brick & Wood
1
2
....
....
4
1
11
Brick & Concrete.
2
2
2
1
2
4
....
13
Brick Veneer
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
Brick & Steel
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
Cement Block
5
3
3
19
27
10
23
90
....
1
..
....
....
....
2
Garages
8
...
....
....
....
....
3
10
Theatres
....
1
1
....
....
1
....
2
Golf Buildings
1
....
1
....
....
....
1
Hosptials
....
....
1
....
....
....
....
9
Bakeries
....
1
....
....
....
....
Churches
....
....
1
-
....
....
1
....
....
....
....
Wood
Fire-resisting
Totals
1
Wood & Stone
....
1
1
1
1
2
Stores & Offices
2
1
1
3
....
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WARDS
Buildings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Totals
Cement Block and
Wood
3
....
....
....
...
....
4
Cement & Steel
1
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
Concrete
1
1
....
....
1
2
8
Steel
1
5
....
2
5
3
2
18
Cast Stone
....
....
....
....
....
1
....
1
Storage
space on
land
1
....
...
....
....
....
..
-
Totals
75
103
76
93
89
62
75
573
The number of plumbing permits issued during 1930 was
349
Number of permits for plumbing in new buildings
49
Number of permits for plumbing in old buildings
300
Number of buildings in which soil pipes were tested
196
Fees collected for 284 plumbing permits amounted to
$447 00
During the year of 1930 there has been over 600 inspec- tions of Plumbing. Of these twenty-eight were found defec- tive or work done in violation of plumbing ordinances.
We found four jobs where work was being done without a permit. On each of these jobs the owner and plumber were called into this office and told that any further violation would cause court action. They were made to take out permits and remove all work done, and the work completed according to city Ordinances.
As this inspection work is increasing greatly and with no means of cross town conveyance the inspectors are greatly handicapped in their work, and I should like to recommend that an automobile be purchased for their use. This would greatly increase the efficiency of their work.
Gas Inspections
In past years all gas was inspected by the two gas com- panies supplying gas to the City. This left the city without any control and no one to see that the city ordinances were carried out or work inspected.
His Honor, the Mayor, honored a request from the Com- missioner for the appointment of a gas and plumbing inpector. After the Civil Service examination the Commissioner ap- pointed Mr. John J. Blute, a wounded world war veteran who headed the list, to the position. On and after that date every new or alteration job on gas piping has been inspected ac- cording to law and a permit has been granted to the gas com- pany to install meters. By doing this we have discovered another end that was not reached before, that of requiring a
1
1
3
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gas inspection in houses where gas fixtures were being sup- planted by electric fixtures. Through the cooperation of the Commissioner of Lines and Lights a check has been kept on this work and all gas lines tested after electric fixtures had been hung. On twenty of these jobs we found leaks that might have had a very serious ending if not discovered at that time.
The inspection of gas piping, previously taken care of by the Cambridge and the Charlestown Gas Companies was taken over by the Building Department on May 19, 1930.
Number of permits issued for gasfitting from May 19 .... 435
Permits for new installations 40
Permits for additions and alterations 395
Buildings in which gas piping was tested with mercury test tubes 375
Buildings in which gas piping was tested after fires 12
Buildings in which gas piping was tested after change
from gas to electric lighting 26
Fees collected for 435 gas permits $139.25.
The Inspectors of Plumbing and Gasfitting have kept them- selves informed concerning the work as it has been under con- struction and have made over 2200 formal inspections.
The Building Department, in cooperation with the Board of Health, required one building to be vacated. The plumb- ing in this building, in which food was being manufactured, conformed to no plumbing ordinance nor to any rule of health.
The total estimated cost of new buildings and alterations during the year 1930 was $1,380,406, while the estimated cost in 1929 was $3,086,154.00, showing a decrease of $1,705,748.00.
The total number of permits issued during the year 1930, viz 573, was 70 less than during the year 1929, when 643 per- mits for new buildings and alterations were issued.
Permits were issued for 26 new dwellings housing 50 fam- ilies.
On September 1, 1918 the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville passed an ordinance requiring a fee to be col- lected for every building permit issued by this department. In accordance with this, fees collected for buildings during the year 1930 amounted to $1,216.00.
The Commissioner has under his charge and direction the work of maintenance and upkeep of the eighty-five public buildings of this City and the grounds in connection there- with, all janitors in the City's employ, a force of mechanics
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who perform the work of keeping all buildings in repair, the inspection of installation and care of all elevators, the super- vision of construction of all new municipal buildings, the maintenance of the public bathing beach and public municip- al baths in the Bennett and Bingham Schools, and Lincoln Park.
The various activities in connection with the department work require a vast amount of time and attention in order to keep the property in proper condition for occupancy.
Coal
As in the past years an invitation was sent out for bids for supplying the necessary tonnage of both Anthracite and Bituminous coal for the city buildings for the Winter of 1930 and the Spring of 1931. Owing to the unemployment situa- tion and with the intention of helping Somerville labor the Mayor confined the bids to Somerville firms having coal yards in Somerville and employing Somerville men.
The contract for both Bituminous and Anthracite coal was awarded to the Commonwealth Fuel Company of Som- erville. .
Elevators
According to an act of the legislature, the Building Com- missioner is required to have every elevator in the city in- spected yearly, and a report of the conditions and necessary repairs made to the Public Safety Department, State House, Boston.
Plans and specifications of all new installations of ele- vators must be filed in this office and certificates of approval granted by the Commissioner. There has been one elevator installed during the past year, and 153 elevator inspections made. 27 orders for repairs were sent out to owners cover- ing 42 elevators.
School Buildings
The maintenance and care of the school buildings has, as formerly, demanded the most vigilant attention from this department and the appropriation made for that purpose I believe has been expended carefully and judiciously.
Every year, before the summer vacation arrives, this de- partmnt sends out blanks to be filled in by both the principals
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and janitors of the school buildings for all requisitions and repairs needed.
These repairs and requests are taken up with the Super- intendent of Schools, and taken care of in the order which he suggests so far as the appropriation will allow.
First are taken into consideration the requests and re- pairs absolutely needed for the opening of schools in the Fall. Then the others are taken up in the order of their importance. This in itself is a huge task as the wants of every section must be taken into consideration.
In several of our older school buildings the sanitary con- ditions are obsolete and in need of continuous repair. We should recommend that new boys and girls sanitaries be in- stalled in the Carr, Glines, Prescott and Hanscom Schools. There are several of our older buildings that are in very bad shape. In one of the three old story buildings the heating ducts are enclosed in a wooden flue from cellar to attic. I should recommend the removing of the wooden partitions and installing an eight inch brick wall in the basement with fire doors and a gypsum block partition around flues. As the build- ing exists at the present time it is a fire trap.
The Edgerly School was originally a four room building, it was changed to an eight room, then raised up and by putting another story under it made into a twelve room building. This building is in very poor condition and should not be used for school purposes but should be replaced by another building.
The Boys Trade School on Tufts street is an altered over building with a mere shell of a building for a machine shop without any cellar under it. It is almost impossible to heat same properly for school purposes in cold weather. The un- satisfactory conditions and the cost of maintenance under- these conditions is so great that it would be advisable in the near future to replace same with a modern building to prop- erly house this very important department.
School Yards
During the past year the Bennett and Cummings School yards were relaid with a new surface, and a portion of the Cutler School yard. It is the hope of this department to be able to do several more school yards during the coming year as there are several yards that are in very bad shape and the danger of children being hurt while playing is great. These should be taken care of as early as possible.
,
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During the past year fences were put up around the yards on the Bennett and Hodgkins Schools at a cost of $908.88. There are several other school yards that should be enclosed with fences.
The Grimmons School yard was graded making an ex- tensive playground for the children. It is the hope of this de- partment that in the near future a wall can be erected along the Puritan Road side with a fence, thus enlosing the entire playground and protecting the public as well as the children from accident should they run into the street while at play.
As in the past years invitations were sent out for bids for the care of lawns and contract was awarded to Frank Di Cioccio, 9 Josephine Avenue, Somerville, who was the lowest bidder, at a price of $435.00.
Owing to the automobile traffic and the danger of play- ing upon the streets we will in the near future have to do away with a great many of the lawns in the school yards and turn them into playgrounds enclosed by fences. We would very much like to retain these grass plots if possible but the only means of retaining them would be by purchasing addi- tional land for playground purposes. As many districts are so densely populated around our schools this would neces- sitate quite a cost at this time.
Lighting of School Buildings
There is still one school, the Continuation School, that is not fully equipped with artificial lighting and the Commis- sioner hopes to be able to install a lighting system in this building during the coming year.
Fire Escapes
Somerville has unfortunately several three story school buildings of the older type with stairs running from a com- mon hallway.
The Bell, Prescott, and Forster School buildings have been taken care of by enclosed fire stairways of non-combusti- ble material, entirely separate from the building but accessi- ble from each floor.
The Commissioner again recommends that the Morse, Highland and Edgerly Schools be immediately equipped with enclosed fire stairways.
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Heating of Schools
Several boilers have been retubed and otherwise repaired during the past year. The contract for boiler repairs was awarded to James Speirs of Lowden Avenue, Somerville.
We are nearing the time when there will have to be a replacement of boilers in several of the schools. I should ad- vise that this matter be taken up gradually and at least one plant be changed during the coming year. Some of the boil- ers have been in use for over forty years and should be re- placed on general age conditions.
We have some boiler room ceilings with the wood lath and plaster. These should be replaced by wire lath and plaster to avoid as much as possible all danger from fire.
We have some school buildings with the old method of wholly indirect heating. While this is a good system in re- gard to ventilation it is an extremely costly system for the heating of school buildings. I should recommend that direct heat be put in all school rooms of this type, properly heat controlled and indirect stacks used only while the building is occupied. This would make a tremendous saving in coal and would overbalance the cost in a comparatively few years.
It was found necessary during the past year to replace the hot water boiler for heating the water for the shower baths at the Bennett School. This has been replaced by a new 500 gallon boiler of the modern type.
Every summer an internal inspection is made by the State Inspectors on every boiler, and recommendations for repairs made. Repairs are made during the summer vacation, the boilers reinspected and a certificate for operation grant- ed. These certificates are hung in every boiler room. Besides this inspection there are three external inspections made while boiler is in use.
Painting
Each year we try to paint a certain number of buildings both inside and outside thereby keeping the general up keep of the buildings in as good shape as possible. During the past year the Folsom Building, the Brown School and the Bennett School buildings have been thoroughly renovated, walls tinted, ceilings whitened and all woodwork varnished. The Bennett and Cummings Schools were painted with two coats of lead and oil on the outside.
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Southern Junior High School
During the past year, His Honor, the Mayor, has let the contract for the addition to the Southern Junior High School at a cost of $455,453.00.
A brief summary of this addition is a follows :
Total cubical contents of the Additions after Existing Central Portion is razed on Vinal Avenue, is one million, one hundred sixty thousand, five hundred and eighty (1,160,580.)
The Summer Street Wing contains fourteen (14) rooms, five (5) shops, totaling nineteen (19) rooms, together with boys' and girls' toilet rooms, storage rooms, etc., the Auditor- ium with balcony seating approximately Twelve hundred and fifty (1250) and Lunch Room for pupils, Teachers' lunch room, teachers' room, locker and shower room. The area of the Sum- mer Street Wing is eight hundred sixteen thousand, five hun- dred and twenty (816,520) cubic feet.
The New Central Portion contains twelve (12) rooms, school library the size of two class rooms, teachers' rooms, boys' and girls' toilets, boiler room containing a heating plant for both the old and new buildings, and storage room. The area of the Central Portion is three hundred forty-four thou- sand, and sixty (344,060) cubic feet.
In the existing South Wing there will remain six (6) class rooms.
In the existing North Wing ten (10) class rooms will re- main.
The total number of rooms in the old portion and new ad- ditions will be forty-seven (47) in number. Forty (40) of these are home rooms. The home rooms will accommodate approximately sixteen hundred and eighty (1680) pupils. The requirements of the superintendent of schools was that the building should accomodate between sixteen hundred (1600) and seventeen hundred (1700) pupils. This arrangement pro- vides for all present and future needs of a school building in this locality.
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