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Number of
Cleanings
Treatments
Hospital Clinic
Extractions
Public Welfare
Cases Extrac.
Amount of
Fees Collected
January
149
75
83
158
64
96
10
62
......
...
6
59
49
108
26
82
11
24
March
5
68
80
......
148
64
81
17
61
April
2,959
14
41
......
55
8
46
4
21
May
786
51
57
......
108
32
60
11
41
June
5
32
48
......
80
27
48
2
44
July
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9
1
58
21
168
12
82
5 60
October
3,581
48
127
178
30
255
157
181
20
21
28
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180
367
117
631
289
317
56
42
52
53 95
December
Totals
14,020
654
912
148
1,601
688
1,079
131
328
88
82
$156 95
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August
September
1,722
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Respectfully submitted,
DR. ANTHONY F. BIANCHI Somerville, Mass.
397
BOARD OF HEALTH
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$27 35
February
18 30
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25 30
9 15
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17 30
November
4,807
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Children Treated
Teeth Extracted
398
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS
January 2, 1931.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1930 :
INSPECTIONS
The following table shows the number of inspections made during the past year. In order to safeguard the consumer, all establishments handling food stuffs are under constant super- vision. Lunch cars and restaurants have been inspected week- ly.
Under the provision of the General Laws of 1920 all bakeries are required to register with the Board of Health. The law provides that all doors and windows shall be proper- ly screened and that all food exposed for sale be kept covered. Careful inspections of all bakeries have been made to see that · this law has been complied with.
All the factories in the city have been inspected monthly.
The Barber Shops are under careful inspection and must be kept sanitary and the barbers are required to keep them- selves neat and clean and to properly sterilize their instru- ments.
NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS
Bakeries
381
Milk and Cream Plants .... 53
Barber Shops
395
Pedlers and Wagons and
Stock 1,273
Public Halls
46
Rendering Plants
76
Factories
116
Sausage Factories
53
Fish Markets
571
Slaughter Houses
409
Goat Houses
5
Stores and Markets 4,379
Hen Houses and Yards ...
64
Stables 69
Ice Cream Plants
98
Theatres
87 ,
Lunch Rooms and Cars ....
1,328
Bottling Plants
12
Bowling Alleys and Pool Rooms
40
399
BOARD OF HEALTH
ARTICLES CONDEMNED Fish
Butter Fish
1bs.
Haddock
195 1bs.
Halibut
7 lbs.
Mackerel
89 1bs.
Salmon
81/2 lbs.
Salmon (Canned)
69 cans
Smelts
9 1bs.
Swordfish
16 lbs.
Fruit
Apples
2 cr.
Bananas
11012 doz.
Blueberries
14 bxs.
Blueberries
16 qts.
Grapefruit
21/2 bxs.
Grapes
1 box
Melons
31/2 doz.
Melons
19 cr.
Raspberries
18 bas.
Strawberries
97 bxs.
Watermelon
4
Meats
Bacon
10 lbs.
Beef (Corned )
171 lbs.
Beef (Fresh)
78 1bs.
Fowl
791 1bs.
Frankforts
51 lbs.
Hamburg Steak
105 lbs.
Ham
54 lbs.
Lamb
153 lbs.
Liver
58 1bs.
Meat Scraps
33 lbs.
Pork (Fresh)
223 lbs.
Sausages
66 1bs.
Shoulders (Corned )
24 lbs.
Shoulders
(Fresh)
25 lbs.
Spare Ribs
50 1bs.
Turkey
731/2 lbs.
Veal
8 1bs.
Whole Pigs
2
Vegetables
Asparagus
32 bxs.
Asparagus
120 bun.
Beans
5 bu.
Cauliflower
5 doz.
Corn
3 bu.
Lettuce
15 bxs.
400
ANNUAL REPORTS
Potatoes (White)
1/2 bbl.
Potatoes (White)
21/2 bu.
Potatoes (White)
10 bags
Potatoes (Sweet)
1/2 bbl.
Potatoes
(Sweet)
2 bu.
Spinach
7 bu.
Squash
11/2 bbls.
Tomatoes
15 bxs.
Tomatoes
bas.
Turnip
1 bbl.
Turnip
2 bxs.
Miscellaneous
Baked Beans
20 qts.
Bread
59 1vs.
Cake
46 Ivs.
Cheese
22 lbs.
Pies
18
Potato Salad
12 qts.
Suet
1 1b.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES
During the year weekly inspections have been made at all slaughtering establishments and these plants were never in a more sanitary condition than at present.
Number of Animals Slaughtered In 1930
Swine
529,819
Sheep
302,239
Calves
73,787
Cattle
27,964
933,809
Animals Examined
Inspected
Quarantined
Killed
Released
Cats
1
1
0
1
Cows
2
0
0
0
Goats
5
0
0
0
Dogs
120
120
0
103
Total ...
128
121
0
104
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES M. BERRY Inspector of Animals and Provisions.
401
BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR Chemical and Bacteriological Laboratory, City Hall, Somerville, Mass.
January 2, 1931.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
During the year six hundred and sixty-nine stores were licensed to sell milk, fifty-eight dealers were licensed to dis- tribute milk and one hundred and fifty-two stores were reg- istered to sell oleomargarine. Nine dealers located in Somer -- ville are licensed to operate a milk pasteurizing plant. Four dealers sell cream exclusively. Nine dealers purchase bottled pasteurized milk for distribution. Three out of town dealers sell raw milk from tuberculin tested cows. Five dealers sell raw certified milk and one dealer handles pasteurized certified milk. Seven dealers have discontinued business. There were 37,607 quarts of milk and 3,321 quarts of cream distributed daily in Somerville according to records submitted by the deal- ers.
The following tables 1, 2, 3, and 4 are a summary of the work of the department for the year :
Table 1 Receipts
Months.
License
Applications
License
Fees.
Analytical
Fees.
Cash Paid
City Treas.
Analyses
on Account.
Income for
Department
January
15
7.50
0
7.50
177.50
185.00
February
9
4.50
1.00
5.50
168.50
174.00
March
6
3.00
8.50
11.50
136.00
147.50
April
7
3.50
1.50
5.00
160.00
165.00
May
579
289.50
0
289.50
132.50
422.00
June
177
88.50
1.50
90.00
83.50
173.50
July
13
6.50
4.00
10.50
143.50
154.00
August
13
6.50
1.00
7.50
157.00
164.50
September
*19
76.00
5.00
81.00
135.00
216.00
October.
+26
22.50
0
22.50
156.50
179.00
November.
+15
17.00
6.00
22.00
132.25
155.25
December
9
4.50
11.00
107.50
118.50
Total
888
529.50
35.00
564.50
1689.75
2254.25
* 7 Pasteurizing Licenses included.
¡ 1 Pasteurizing License included.
Total
402
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2 Samples Examined
Months.
Chemical
Samples
Collected.
Bact.
Samples
Collected.
Total
Collections.
Lorenz
Tests.
Samples
Submitted
Microscopical
Examina-
tions.
January
216
123
339
78
294
261
972
February
180
122
302
158
288
311
1059
March
269
129
398
96
257
364
1115
April
274
94
368
85
286
362
1101
May
222
92
314
92
268
323
997
June
236
98
334
79
154
340
907
July.
244
147
391
122
252
391
1156
August
203
87
290
87
320
360
1057
September
214
108
322
87
235
53
697
October
157
134
291
65
243
125
734
November
141
124
265
61
216
169
711
December
207
175
382
77
213
197
869
Total
*2563
1433
3996
1087
3026
3256
11365
* This item includes samples of milk, cream, ice cream and vinegar.
Table 3 Legal Notices
Months.
Chemical
Bac-
teriological
Lorenz
Temperature
Milk Plant
and
Dairy
Corrections
Total
January
0
24
3
19
46
February
0
17
0
25
42
March
0
9
0
0
21
30
April
0
12
0
0
7
19
May
1
4
0
0
66
71
June
2
21
0
8
35
66
July
2
27
2
4
11
46
August
2
21
0
8
10
41
September
0
5
0
0
15
20
October
2
0
0
0
3
5
November
1
14
2
0
7
24
December
0
16
0
0
45
61
Total
10
170
7
20
264
471
Total
403
BOARD OF HEALTH
Table 4 Inspections
Months.
City
Milk Plants
and Railroad
Terminals
Country
Stations
and Dairies
Restaurants
and Stores
Total
January
77
10
220
307
February
87
10
46
143
March
57
7
418
482
April
77
6
22
105
May
51
7
482
540
June
52
5
227
284
July
79
15
36
130
August
69
5
43
117
September
56
15
43
114
October
64
17
33
114
November
80
40
33
153
December
89
25
21
135
Total
838
162
1624
2624
During 1930 license fees and fees for analyses amounted to $2,254.25. There were in 1930, 11, 365 laboratory examina- tions. Sediment tests were carried out as routine and the Reductase test applied as occasion demanded.
Each month during the year pint samples have been tak- en from each milk dealer and analyzed for food value (fats and solids) and cleanliness (bacterial count and sediment), and microscopically for pathogenic organisms.
The higher the fats and solids the greater food value. The lower the bacterial count, greater care in production, better handling, or more efficient pasteurization is shown. By call- ing the office of the Milk Inspector these figures will be cheer- fully quoted.
Among the various milk bills presented to the General Court this year there is one changing the definition of pasteur- ization as defined now in general laws.
This bill has some merit and I recommend that this board be recorded in favor of that portion of the bill which reads as follows :
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ANNUAL REPORTS
" "Pasteurized Milk" natural cows milk not more than 72 hours old when pasteurized, subjected for a period of not less than thirty minutes to a temperature of not less than 142º F."
This measure which is designated as house bill No. 80 carries further provision that milk may be held for shorter periods at higher temperatures at the discretion of the De- partment of Public Health. This latter portion is not, in my opinion, for the best interests of the consumers of milk.
As in previous years, I recommend that all operators of pasteurizing machines be required to pass an examination and when qualified receive a certificate, also that all controls for pasteurizing machines should be automatic.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT E. BOWMAN, Inspector of Milk and Vinegar.
405
SANITARY DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT
January 27, 1931.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen :
The report of the Sanitary Department for the year 1930 is respectfully submitted herewith.
COLLECTIONS OF ASHES AND REFUSE
Loads
Yards
Tons
January
2,193
14,2541/2
6,579
February
1,961
12,7461/2
5,883
March
1,886
12,259
5,658
April
2,336
15,184
7,008
May
1,684
10,946
5,052
June
1,644
12,330
5,754
July
2,004
15,030
7,014
August
1,452
10,890
5,082
September
1,524
11,430
5,334
October
1,968
14,760
6,888
November
1,651
12,38212
5,7781/2
December
1,995
14,9621/2
6,9821/2
Totals
22,298
157,175
73,013
COLLECTIONS OF PAPER
January
368
3,128
February
308
2,618
March
308
2,618
April
378
3,213
May
320
2,720
June
308
2,618
July
390
3,315
August
308
2,618
September
308
2,618
October
381
3,2381/2
November
315
2,6771/2
December
363
3,0851/2
Totals
4,055
34,4671/2
Loads
Yards
406
ANNUAL REPORTS
The total collections of garbage amounted to 18,400 cords.
The above figures are approximate and are based on the general average of amount carried by trucks and wagons.
TABLE OF COSTS OF COLLECTION
Total Cost
Cost per Capita
Ashes and Refuse
$131,178 01
$1 261/2
Paper
29,839 68
2834
Garbage
48,350 00
461/2
$209,367 69
$2 0134
The above figures are based on an estimated population of 104,000.
The paper and combustible materials have been disposed of at the incinerator plant, the city receiving a revenue therefrom of $400 per year.
The garbage has been collected by contract which provides for collection twice a week throughout the year, which as a whole I believe has been pretty faithfully adhered to.
The ashes and refuse are being collected with motor trucks on account of the distance to the Medford dumps which are being used by this department subject to the rules and regula- tions of the Board of Health of the City of Medford. These dumps are fast nearing completion and it is probable that at the end of two years we will be confined to the Combination Park property which should take care of the requirements of the city for a period of possibly seven or eight years.
The conditions at Clarendon Hill which in the past caused considerable complaint have now been entirely eliminated.
On May 26th twelve new Sterling trucks were put into service and have proven very efficient. It cannot be definitely stated at so early a period just what saving may result from operating our own trucks as compared with using hired trucks but in my judgment it will be for the better interests of the city.
The conditions arising from the two snow storms gave a slight opportunity for them to prove their value with the snow plows attached, as they were in service plowing the snow at night. However, the storms were not severe enough to allow of their showing to best advantage.
407
SANITARY DEPARTMENT
The department as a whole I believe to be operating ef- ficiently and with the co-operation of the citizens will endeavor to carry on the work of collection with increasing satisfaction.
I wish to thank his honor the Mayor, the Board of Alder- men and the heads of departments for the helpful co-operation extended during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
ELBRIDGE G. LAVENDER,
Supt. of Sanitary. Dept.
408
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
City Hall, January 31, 1931.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the first Annual Report of the Municipal Employment Service in which is pre- sented a tabulated statement of the work done in the depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1930.
We have had 1441 Female and 2665 Male applicants for work of which 602 Female and 1383 Male applicants have been placed in either permanent or temporary positions.
This Department by the employment of 1985 has alleviated a great amount of expense from the Welfare and Soldiers' Relief Departments.
The following is the monthly report :
Registrations
Placed
January
208
159
Februray
504
153
March
568
294
April
394
206
May
253
122
June
291
118
July
269
99
August
292
177
September
313
156
October
302
109
November
266
108
December
446
284
Municipal Employment Service,
ARTHUR C. COFFEY,
Acting Commissioner.
409
BOARD OF APPEAL
REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEAL
January 22, 1931,
To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
Gentlemen :-
The Board of Appeal respectfully submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
The number of cases considered and acted upon by the Board has steadily increased, and during the past year it was found necessary to hold several extra meetings, in addition to the regular ones which are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
The past year was the fifth since the Board was organized and we believe the experience of those five years has proven the wisdom of the establishing of a Board of Appeal.
All matters coming before the Board are appeals from the decisions of the Commissioner of Public Buildings relating to the Zoning, Fire District and Building Ordinances. Con- sideration of these matters is extremely important both to the appellant and to the city and require the most careful thought. We feel that such careful thought and consideration has been given by this Board, and trust that our decisions have been fair and for the best interests of the city.
There have been held during the year 28 meetings to hear the appellants and remonstrants in 44 cases of appeal from the decisions of the Commissioner of Public Buildings refus- ing to grant permits. The result of the consideration of these cases has been that 32 cases have been granted, 7 cases refus- ed, 2 decided no action necessary and 3 appeals have been car- ried over to 1931.
410
ANNUAL REPORTS
The Board is grateful for the co-operation extended by all the departments of the city and especially to the Commis- sioner of Public Buildings who has on all occasions when re- quested given it the benefit of his experience and intimate knowledge of the matters under consideration.
The power granted to the Board of Appeal is such that great care must be exercised in making its decisions.
It is evident to the Board after five years of functioning that in the near future many changes will be advisable in the Zoning Ordinance. The steady growth of the city has caused the necessity of such changes and we advise a careful study of this situation in the near future in order to keep abreast with the present progressive programme of the city.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK J. WHITE, Chairman WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD, Secretary FREDERICK A. DUTTON EUGENE A. F. BURTNETT FREDERICK J. DREYER
411
LAW DEPARTMENT
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 31st, 1930, is as follows:
An Act relative to the qualifications of members of the Board of Aldermen and of the School Committee was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor, February 21st, 1930. This Act amended the existing law by providing that all members of the Board of Aldermen and School Com- mittee shall be "qualified voters" of their respective wards. The law was amended by striking out the word "resident" and inserting the words "qualified voter."
See Acts of 1930, Chapter 50.
There was also a Resolve passed by the Legislature affect- ing Somerville, relating to a proposed cut-off from the corner of Broadway and the Alewife Brook Parkway to the Powder House Boulevard near its intersection with North Street, and also relating to the construction of an overpass or underpass carrying the Northern Artery, so-called, over or under Wash- ington Street; to be a combined overpass or underpass for vehicular traffic and street railways.
The year 1930 also brought a change in the status of all city employees, optional in its provisions as to present em- ployees, but mandatory as affecting all future employees of the City.
The Act of the Legislature causing this change is Chapter 184 of the Acts of 1930, entitled "An Act Providing Retire- ment Allowances Based on Annuity and Pension Contribu- tion for Employees of the City of Somerville." The purpose of this Act is to improve the efficiency of the public service of the City by the retirement of disabled or superannuated employees. This Act is administered by a Retirement Board of three members. A statement was prepared by the Law Depart- ment and approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, as required by General Laws, Chapter 54, Section 56, giving in- formation to the voters relating to this law. This statement was mailed to all registered voters of Somerville by the Elec-
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ANNUAL REPORTS
tion Commissioners prior to the State Election, as required by law.
This Retirement Act was accepted by the voters at the State Election held November 4th, 1930.
There were also several Bills filed with the Legislature by the Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, seeking authority to borrow outside the debt limit in order to provide for the construction of new public buildings to re- place old structures which had outgrown their usefulness. These Bills were all given leave to withdraw.
I also attended hearings on other Bills before the Legis- lature, either directly or indirectly affecting Somerville. It was necessary to attend conferences with the Metropolitan Planning Commission with reference to proposed rapid transit facilities affecting the City, and the proposed construction of new highways which may result in additional assessments on the City as a member of the Metropolitan District.
While all these public improvements are necessary, the nature and cost of these improvements, and the method of ap- portioning the cost, are important matters, not only to Som- erville, but to all the other municipalities in the Metropolitan District.
During the year it was necessary to attend to various matters with the different State Departments on business con- cerning the Departments of the City Government, the Board of Aldermen and School Committee.
Conferences were also held with County Commissioners relating to the construction of the overhead bridge on Kent Street. I am hopeful that this will be disposed of during the coming year. There was some opposition on the part of one of the property owners, which it is expected will be settled equit- ably, so that the City will not be liable for land damages. The Boston & Maine Railroad has cooperated with the City, and has not opposed this improvement, which it is agreed is greatly needed.
There were also many conferences with department heads relating to various legal matters, including written opinions furnished at their request. Many questions were considered with the Building Commissioner concerning the interpreta- tion of the zoning and building laws, also conferences with the Board of Appeal and Election Commissioners.
Four land damage cases arising out of the taking of land of the Southern Junior High School, and pending in court,
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LAW DEPARTMENT
were settled, and the necessary deeds, orders and reports were drafted, finally disposing of these cases, with the approval of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. At present there are no land damage cases pending against the City on account of the Southern Junior High School land taking.
The construction of the Southern Junior High School, and the additions to the Western Junior School, required conferences with the architects, contractors and Building Com- issioner, as well as the drafting of the necessary contracts and bonds to secure the proper performance of the work in accordance with the specifications, and as required by law.
The construction of new highways, sewers and other need- ed improvements also required conferences with the contrac- tors, City Engineer and Street Commissioner, and the draft- ing of various contracts and bonds as is usual in such cases.
The approval of the different bonds required to be furnish- ed by city officers, and the approval of numerous bonds re- quired by statutes and ordinances were also considered and approved as to form. In some instances new bond forms were drafted.
I helped to prepare various orders and ordinances for the Board of Aldermen, and during the year sixteen opinions were given to the Board of Aldermen by the Law Department.
The retirement of Frank W. Kaan, head of the Law De- partment for many years, and the death of William J. Shan- ahan, his successor, on April 7th, 1930, of necessity required a general report of the Law Department from such informa- tion as was obtainable of the work performed prior to the appointment of the writer on April 20th, 1930.
I request that the resolution passed by the Board of Aldermen on the retirement of Frank W. Kaan, and the resolu- tion passed by the Board of Aldermen on the death of Wil- liam J. Shanahan. be incorporated into this report, and made a part of the records of the Law Department for the year 1930.
A report made to me by Robert J. Muldoon, as assistant in this Department, is also submitted herewith as a part of this report, covering that portion of the work of the Law De- partment under his charge.
Respectfully submitted.
DAVID J. KELLEY,
City Solicitor.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
February 27, 1930
RESOLVED :
That the Board of Aldermen adopt the following set of resolutions :
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, Frank W. Kaan has retired from his service as City Solicitor of the City of Somerville and
WHEREAS, Frank W. Kaan has served his City, as City Solicitor, for an uninterrupted period of al- most thirty-two years, his first appointment hav- ing been made in August 1897, and
WHEREAS, during his service as City Solicitor the duties and responsibilities of that most important office have been fulfilled by him in a manner and with an ability most beneficial to his City, there- fore be it
RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen express to Mr. Kaan the sincere appreciation of the people of the City of Somerville for the splendid, able and conscientious service that he rendered to his City as its legal advisor, and be it further
RESOLVED that the City Clerk be ordered to pre- pare a suitable copy of these resolutions and the same be sent to Mr. Kaan.
JOHN J. CROWLEY
In Board of Aldermen Feb. 27, 1930.
Read twice and adopted. Norman E. Corwin, Clerk
A true copy. Attest :
NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk
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LAW DEPARTMENT
April 7, 1930
WHEREAS, the sudden death of our esteemed City Solicitor
WILLIAM J. SHANAHAN
brings to this Board a sense of profound sorrow, and WHEREAS, the passing of our faithful and efficient public servant, fellow citizen and associate, who was beloved by all irrespective of race, creed or political affiliations, will be a great loss to the community and its activities, therefore be it
RESOLVED :
The City of Somerville, through its Mayor and Board of Aldermen, and voicing the universal senti- ment of its people, expresses at this time its deep feelings of grief at the cessation of his activities, its high appreciation of his exemplary public and private life, and its sincere sympathy for his wife and children whom he loved so well and whose wel- fare was his constant thought, and be it further
RESOLVED :
That these resolutions be spread upon the rec- ords of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Som- erville and a copy of same sent to the family of our late City Solicitor.
PHILIP SHERMAN.
In Board of Aldermen, April 7, 1930. Read twice and adopted by rising vote. Norman E. Corwin, Clerk
A true copy.
Attest :
NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF ROBERT J. MULDOON FOR THE YEAR 1930
The following is a report of that portion of the work of the Law Department in my charge since my appointment in February, 1930.
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