Report of the city of Somerville 1930, Part 30

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1930
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L 56 G


312 feet west from Cambridge Somerville line


L


60 G


117 feet west from Cambridge-Somerville line L 60 G


99 feet west from Cambridge-Somerville line L 60


South Street, 95 feet west from Bedford Street


L


62


25 feet west from Hunting Street


L


62


2 feet east from Harding Street


L 62


1 foot west from Water Street


L 63


G


Spencer Avenue, 63 feet east from Hancock Street


L


50


278 feet west from Cedar Street


L


45


Springfield Street, 146 feet south from Concord Avenue 22 feet south from Dickinson Street


L 62


G G


177 feet south from Houghton Street


L 64


Spring Hill Terrace, 331 feet south from Highland Avenue


H 63


H 74


Spring Street, 184 feet north from Atherton Street 11 feet south from Pitman Street


L


58


Sterling Street, 11 feet west from North Street


L


49 G


414 feet east from Alewife Brook Parkway


L 61


G


27 feet east from Alewife Brook Parkway


L


66


G


Stickney Avenue, 209 feet west from Marshall Street


L


52


Stone Avenue, 120 feet north from Washington Street 99 feet north from Stone Place


H


98


G G


107 feet west from Windom Street


L 57


Opp. Elston Street


L 56


G


L 54


36 feet east from Banks Street


H


99 G


Summer Street, 96 feet west from Cutter Avenue


L


58


G


L 63 G


L 53


G


H


60 G


457


WATER DEPARTMENT


8 feet west from Hancock Street


L 49 G


7 feet east from Cherry Street


L 43


5 feet east from Cedar Street


H 80


G


25 feet east from Linden Avenue


H 76


H


55


4 feet west from Lowell Street


H


57


5 feet east from Belmont Street


H


56


1 foot west from Spring Street


H


56


33 feet west from Benton Road


H


57 G


236 feet east from Benton Road


H 64 G


58 feet east from Central Street


H 65 G


19 feet west from Laurel Street


H 72 G H 73 G


190 feet west from School Street


H 86


G G


Summit Avenue, 231 feet east from Vinal Avenue


H 69


Sunnyside Avenue, 107 feet west from Wigglesworth Street L


H 70


119 feet east from Hillsdale Road


H 73


Sycamore Street, 18 feet south from Broadway


H


60


61 feet south from Browning Road


H 65


2 feet south from Forster Street


H 66


199 feet north from Medford Street


H 75


119 feet north from Pembroke Street


L


40


Sydney Street, Opp Taylor Street


L


63


Talbot Avenue, 4 feet west from College Avenue


H 93


482 feet west from College Avenue On east line of Latin Way


H 78


Taylor Street, 15 feet south from Mystic Avenue


L


62


Teele Avenue, 173 feet west from Packard Avenue


H 80


200 feet east from Curtis Street


H 78


Temple Road, 23 feet north from Mystic Avenue


L


60


10 feet south from Shore Drive


L 62


Temple Street, 5 feet north from Broadway


H 87


123 feet south from Sewall Street


51


11 feet north from Jaques Street


L


6 feet south from Sydney Street


L 60 52 G


45 feet east from Temple Road


L


51


G


225 feet west from Temple Road


L


53 G G G


Tenny Court, 306 feet north from Mystic Avenue


L 59


L 38


Tennyson Street, 4 feet south from Medford Street 117 feet north from Pembroke Street


L 39


L


58


Thorndike Street, 4 feet south from Holland Street 31 feet north from Kingston Street Thorpe Street, 269 feet south from Highland Avenue Thurston Street, 185 feet north from Medford Street


H


86


177 feet south from Evergreen Avenue


H H


78


347 feet north from Evergreen Avenue


H 80


Tower Street, 17 feet north from Crown Street


H


52


Tremont Street, 12 feet west from Webster Avenue


L 68


G


458 feet west from Webster Avenue


L 67


Trull Street, 3 feet south from Medford Street


L 36


G G


G


G G


G G


L L 50 53


Ten Hills Road, (at angle of street)


L


119 feet east from Shore Drive


L 58


L 56 H 77


81


7 feet north from Evergreen Avenue


H


59


51 feet west from Preston Road


8 feet east from School Street


H 87


47


Sunset Road, 239 feet west from Curtis Street


10 feet south from Derby Street


H 90


34 feet east from Porter Street Opp. Craigie Street


458


ANNUAL REPORTS


276 feet south from Medford Street L


41


520 feet north from Vernon Street


L 44


270 feet north from Vernon Street


L 44


G


Tufts Street, 47 feet east from Cross Street


L 54


53 feet east from Dell Street


L


56


44 feet west from Glen Street


L


57


58 G


Tyler Street, 31 feet east from Vine Street L


H


99


G


4 feet south from Bow Street


H 99


G


Union Street, 2 feet north from Broadway Opp. Benedict Street


L


53


Upland Road, 308 feet west from Curtis Street


H


67 G


89 feet east from Hillsdale Road


H 73 G


Vermont Avenue, 200 feet north from Pennsylvania Avenue L


L


48


1 foot east from Bartlett Street


L 44


2 feet east from Miner Street 48 feet west from Central Street


L


37


G


Victoria Street, 256 feet south from Broadway


H


90


G


501 feet south from Broadway


H 94


150 feet north from Woodstock Street


H


95


Victoria Street, 71 feet south from Woodstock Street


H


99 G G


Villa Avenue, 181 feet south from Winslow Avenue


L 60


Vinal Avenue, 5 feet south from Highland Avenue H 64


9 feet north from Pleasant Avenue


H


71


123 feet south from Summit Avenue


H 77


204 feet north from Summer Street


H 94


16 feet north from Summer Street


H


95


Vine Street, 32 feet south from Somerville Avenue 121 feet south from Tyler Street Opp. Elliott Street


L


61


14 feet north from Beacon Street


L 64


Virginia Street, 45 feet west from Aldrich Street


L


57


Waldo Street, 6 feet north from Highland Avenue


H


67


Walker Street, 140 feet north from Broadway


L


56


213 feet east from Leonard Street


L 58


Wallace Street, 40 feet south from Broadway


L


54


394 feet south from Broadway


L


50


694 feet south from Broadway


L


54


165 feet north from Park Avenue


L


58


11 feet north from Holland Street


L


57


Walnut Road, 268 feet west from Walnut Street


L


52


Walnut Street, 11 feet south from Boston Street


H 65


31 feet north from Pleasant Avenue


H


69 52


39 feet south from Walnut Road


L


53


Walter Terrace, 112 feet south from Jackson Road


L


52


G


Ward Street, 116 feet west from Medford Street 7 feet east from Harding Street


L


Ware Street, 260 feet west from Curtis Street


H 70


43 feet west from Dow Street


H 74


Warner Street, 67 feet north from Broadway


L


54


G G


150 feet east from Glen Street 50 feet north from Washington Street L 59 G


L


63


Union Square, 64 feet west from Stone Avenue


L


48


59


Vernon Street, 72 feet west from Partridge Avenue


L 39


L


66


L 64


114 feet south from Pearl Street Opp. Radcliffe Road


L L


48


G G


L 60 61


459


WATER DEPARTMENT


Warren Avenue, 48 feet north from Bow Street H 91


6 feet north from Sanborn Avenue


H 95


6 feet south from Columbus Avenue


H 83


Warwick Street, 332 feet west from Warwick Street


L 49


110 feet south from Clyde Street Washington Street, 63 feet east from Line Street


L 62


45 feet east from Beacon Street


L


64


7 feet east from Leland Street Opp. Perry Street


L


62


G


243 feet east from Parker Street


L


62


G


6 feet west from Hawkins Street


L 60


G


5 feet east from Kingman Road


L


61


G


15 feet east from Stone Avenue


H 101


G


6 feet east from Sanborn Court


H 101


G


1 foot west from Columbus Avenue


L 58


G


38 feet east from Rossmore Street


L


57


30 feet west from Boston Street


H


93


G


79 feet east from Boston Street


L


56


G


50 feet east from Shawmut Street


L


59


59 feet west from Franklin Street


L


61


151 feet west from Franklin Avenue


L


62 G G


18 feet east from Franklin Avenue 27 feet east from Durant Street


L


63


G G G


3 feet west from Murray Street On west corner of Mt. Vernon Street


L


64


G


4 feet west from Waverley Street


L 64


G


69 feet west from Crescent Street


L


61 G


Washington Terrace, 5 feet east from Washington Terrace L 44


L


63


252 feet north from South Street


L


66


90 feet north from South Street


L 63


Waterhouse Street, 24 feet south from Broadway


H 89


323 feet south from Broadway


H


91


241 feet north from Woodstock Street


H


96


Waverly Street, 171 feet south from Washington Street


L 65


Webster Avenue, 35 feet south from Washington Street


L 61


82 feet north from Newton Street


L 59


G


140 feet north from Prospect Street


L


59


G


19 feet south from Prospect Street


L


62


G


76 feet north from Tremont Street On north line of Beach Avenue


L


68


G


Webster Street, 25 feet east from Cross Street


L


56


10 feet east from Rush Street Opp. Cutter Street


L


57


L 52


Wellington Avenue, 15 feet west from Montgomery Avenue L 60


H 98


Wesley Park, 17 feet north from Summer Street 331 feet north from Summer Street


H 96


Wesley Street, 200 feet north from Pearl Street


L 56


West Street, 92 feet south from Highland Avenue .


L 58


69 feet north from Highland Avenue L


58 G


G


132 feet east from Hanson Street 13 feet west from Magnus Avenue


L


63


G


G


49 feet east from Bowdoin Street


L 65


G


G G


G G


15 feet west from Myrtle Street


L


64


6 feet west from Florence Street


L


65


L


64


G


Water Street, 340 feet north from South Street


G


G


G


L


65


8 feet south from Columbia Court


L


68


G G


L


49


L 62


L 62


6 feet west from Washington Terrace


L 58


L 64


460


ANNUAL REPORTS


West Adams Street, 200 feet north from Conwell Avenue L 46


Opp. Bailey Street


L 43


Westminister Street, 156 feet south from Electric Avenue


H 75


Weston Avenue, 194 feet south from Broadway H 80


297 feet south from Broadway H 80


West Quincy Street, 88 feet north from Bailey Street L


Westwood Road, 91 feet west from Central Street


H


67


Wheatland Street, 127 feet north from Broadway


9 feet south from Jaques Street


L 62


73 feet north from Derby Street


L 63


78 feet south from Mystic Avenue


L


63


G


Whipple Street, 100 feet north from Highland Avenue


L


55


321 feet east from Curtis Street


H


72


G G


G


G


Willoughby Street, 147 feet west from Sycamore Street H


L


54


G


17 feet north from Summer Street


L


53


3 feet north from Lexington Avenue


L


55


38 feet south from Morrison Avenue


L


52


46 feet south from Fosket Street


L


48


84 feet south from Kidder Avenue


L


50


171 feet north. from Kidder Avenue On south line of Mallet Street


L 50


Wilson Avenue, 306 feet south from Broadway


L


50


Wilton Street, 8 feet east from Henderson Street


L


45


7 feet east from Nashua Street


L


44


9 feet east from Hinckley Street


L


47


Windom Street, 6 feet south from Summer Street


L


56


Windsor Road, 45 feet west from Hancock Street L 47


84 feet east from Willow Avenue


L


52


Windsor Street, 30 feet south from Glass House Court L


64


G


224 feet south from Glass House Court


L 63


G


35 feet north from the Somerville-Cambridge Line


L 63


G


Winslow Avenue, 144 feet east from College Avenue


L


57


5 feet west from Grove Street


L


58


222 feet east from Grove Street


L


56


10 feet west from Clifton Street


L


56


Winter Street, 134 feet north from Holland Street


L


57


Wisconsin Avenue, 210 feet south from Pennsylvania Avenue


L 54


Woodbine Street, 222 feet west from Centre Street


L


48


Woods Avenue, 180 feet west from North Street


L 50


G


496 feet west from North Street


L


55 G


318 feet east from Alewife Brook Parkway L 60


G


65 feet east from Alewife Brook Parkway L


65


G


Woodstock Street, 6 feet west from Victoria Street


H 97


Wyatt Street, 8 feet north from Taunton Street L 65


G G G


44


58 feet east from Benton Road


H


60


L


61


Whitfield Road, 86 feet west from Packard Avenue


82 feet east from Curtis Street


H


73


Whitman Street, 170 feet west from Mason Street 211 feet east from Packard Avenue


H


90


Wigglesworth Street, 14 feet north from Pearl Street


L


56


William Street, 31 feet west from College Avenue L 44


H


93


8 feet east from Chandler Street


81


Willow Avenue, 280 feet south from Summer Street


H 75


L 50


L 50


G


461


WATER COMMISSIONER


FIRE HYDRANTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY


Dilboy Field


1 L. S.


1 G.


Foss Park


2 L. S. 1 G.


High School Grounds


2 H. S. 1 G.


Highway Department Yard


1 L. S. 1 G.


Sanitary Department


1 L. S. 1 . G.


Water Department Yard


1 H. S. 1 G.


Western Junior High School


1 H. S.


1 G.


FIRE HYDRANTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY


American Tube Works


2


L. S.


Boston Elevated Ry. Co. (Car Barns


6


H. S.


Boston & Maine Railroad Co.


24


L. S.


Carlisle Ayer Co.


1


L. S.


M. W. Carr Co.


1 H. S.


Edison Electric Light Co.


1


L. S.


Ford Motor Co.


11 L. S.


Fresh Pond Ice Co.


1 L. S.


Middlesex Bleachery


3


L. S.


New England Dressed Meat & Wool Co.


4 L. S. & 4 H. S.


North Packing Co.


9 H. S. & 1 L. S.


John P. Squire Co.


12


H. S. & 2 L. S.


Tufts College


1 H. S.


Union Glass Works


1 L. S.


Vacuum Co.


3 L. S.


80


462


ANNUAL REPORTS


SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Board of Public Welfare FRED E. DURGIN, Chairman JAMES D. SHARKEY, Vice-Chairman WILBUR F. LEWIS


Committees On Finance, Investigation and Relief, and City Home MR. DURGIN, MR. SHARKEY, AND MR. LEWIS


Clerks HELEN E. LINEGAR DOROTHY C. WATKINS FRANCES V. SHARPE


General Agent


WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE


City Physician


FRANK E. BATEMAN, M. D. JOHN D. BENNETT, M. D. EMIL GODUTI, M. D.


Assistant City Physician


WILFRID C. MACDONALD, M. D. PATRICK A. O'SULLIVAN, M. D.


Warden and Matron, City Home


MR. AND MRS. HERMAN M. REYNOLDS


Office City Hall, Highland Avenue


463


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Somerville, Mass., December 31, 1930.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the


Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :


Gentlemen :-


The Board of Public Welfare submit herewith reports of the General Agent, the Warden of the City Home and the City Physician, with tables showing the work.


Respectfully submitted,


FRED E. DURGIN, JAMES D. SHARKEY, WILBUR F. LEWIS


Board of Public Welfare.


464


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF GENERAL AGENT


City Hall, January 2, 1931.


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


Gentlemen :- The general agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1930 :-


Table No. 1 FULL SUPPORT (During the year)


In City Home (men 58, women 24) 82


In City Home, December 31, 1930 51


In hospitals for the sick in other cities, towns and state 36


Table No. 2 PARTIAL SUPPORT (Outside Relief)


Families


581


Persons aid (including hospital cases)


4,212


Burials


11


Permits to State Infirmary


3


Table No. 3 CHILDREN


In private families


11


In care of state division of child guardianship 32


Table No. 4 AID UNDER CHAPTER 118 (Mothers' Aid)


Number of mothers' aid cases, January 1, 1930.


47


Number of families aided at close of year


51


Number of children


152


Amount allowed each family, from $5.00 to $23.00 per week


Number of out-of-town families


4


Number having no settlement


11


Cost to City


Somerville settlement


$26,361 00


Settled in other cities and towns (reside here)


1,865 00


State


8,250 00


Somerville families living in other cities and towns


2,307 70


$38,783 70


465


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Table No. 5 REIMBURSEMENTS


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$66,915 26


City of Boston


9,321 49


Cambridge


1,749 79;


Chelsea


67 76


=


Everett


124 23.


"


Fitchburg


19 88.


Lynn


918 00


Malden


84 00


Medford


1,614 56


·,


Taunton


180 81


Waltham


16 00


=


Woburn


1,552 70


Town of Amesbury


113 00


"


" Arlington


70 51


=


Leominster


164 02


Milford


453 00


Peabody


15 00


Plymouth


678 20


" Watertown


261 26


Westford


140 00


Weymouth


250 04


Whitman


10 50


Individual


603 00*


$86,071 96


Table No. 6 SOMERVILLE HOSPITALS (City Patients)


Patients having settlement in Somerville


168


Patients having settlement in other cities and towns


60


Patients having no settlement (chargeable to State)


66


Total number of patients sent to hospitals


294


Amount paid to hospitals


$10,994 51


,


Worcester


648 67


Brookline


100 18


466


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table No. 7


POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1900 TO 1930


1900


-* 61,643


Misc.


$23,697.62


Home $5,528.83


Total


$29,226.45


1901


- 62,500


"


29,171.15


6,622.43


35,793.58


1902


63,500


28,667.04


7,396.64


36,063.68


1903


- 65,500


30,470.20


7,548.39


38,018.50


1904


69,500


20,476.64


6,563.11


27,039.65


1905


*69,272


17,627.88


7,474.36


25,002.24


1906


72,000


18,237.53


",


6,806.79


25,044.32


1907


74,000


17,852.20


7,001.23


24,853.43


1908


75,500


„,


16,843.17


",


7,562.83


24,406.00


1910


-* 77,236


16,110.42


"


7,695.89


23,806.31


1913


82,000


21,827.73


10,945.95


32,773.68


1914


85,000


"


45,490.98


"


11,218.65


56,709.63


1916


- 90,000


„,


53,653.33


13,417.77


67,071.10


1918


90,500


"


63,420.48


=


15,411.20


78,831.68


1919


91,000


67,682.53


15,789.34


83,471.34


1920


-* 93,033


77,456.57


17,308.29


94,764.86


1921


- 95,000


„,


87,922.69


"


15,069.81


"


102,992.50


1922


97,000


95,510.92


13,577.07


109,087.99


1923


- 98,000


88,909.21


=


14,770.97


103,680.17


1924


-100,000


100,013.27


14,891.79


114,905.06


1925


-* 99,032


108,009.99


17,138.03


125,148.02


1926


- 101,000


121,513.30


16,896.89


138,410.19


1927


-103,000


135,671.34


16,070.45


151,741.79


1928


-104,000


160,269.41


13,393.85


173,663.25


1929


-104,000


177,499.26


14,382.34


191,881.60


1930


*103,604


230,862.48


14,420.61


245,283.09


1911


- 78,000


,,


16,327.56


7,842.03


24,169.59


1912


- 81,000


35,619.68


11,200.25


46,819.93


1915


-* 86,854


51,759.62


11,593.41


63,353.03


1917


90,000


19,201.33


8,998.97


28,200.30


1909


75,500


17,955.34


6,875.56


"


24,830.99


* Census.


Table No. 8 EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL FOR THE YEAR 1930


1930


Board.


Auto Mainte. nance


Burials.


Somerville Poor in other Cities and Towns.


Cash Paid Out.


Somerville Poor in other Cities and Towns Chap. 118


Cash Allowance


Fuel And Dry Goods


Other Institu- tions.


Med. Att. and Medicine


Stationery and Printing.


Saiaries.


Local Hospitals.


State Institu- tions.


Aii Other. Telephone.


Totals


January


$1,496.61


$16.95


$ 55.00


$1142.61


$ 9,319.30


$


$266.90


$1,558.22


$ $119.98


$


$ 46.49


$718.72


$833.33


$822.63


$23.88


$16,421.72


February


84.00


15.32


74.30


9,918.00


238.00


14.27


2,221.36


115.70


160.15


16.66


738.05


833.33


March. ..


92.99


16.66


137.00


595.56


12.623.25


290.61


3.98


3,561.22


24.00


228.59


8.18


865.55


833.33


22.42


19,303.34


April


1,402.20


16.66


646.98


9,920.00


259.27


3,106.60


153.14


122.06


754.94


833.33


698.55


6.81


17,920.54


May


174.42


41.66


3,699,01


12,624.50


267.90


3,199.66


151.37


58.60


1,031.00


833.33


6.81


22,088.26


June


129.27


41.66


100.00


1,879.53


10,198.00


259.27


3,115.40


25.71


126.57


23.19


788.62


833.37


7.51


17,528.10


July.


1,625.41


41,66


7.00


1,119.87


10,311.00


267.90


39.98


2,850.46


119.78


73,18


1,085.38


852.00


652.82


6.81


19,053.25


August


143.27


41.66


97.00


924.02


12,968.00


267.90


4,077.00


26.57


69.50


2.43


1,056.96


1,070.49


6.76


20,751.56


September


141.42


41.66


85.00


2,771.17


10,357.85


1,924.37


267.84


24.25


3,693.82


13.71


96.80


4.50


772.56


1,000.00


7.21


21,202.16


October.


1,639.74


41.66


7.00


239.84


10,753.10


255.33


304.75


39.00


6,022.22


20.00


.65


899.12


1,124.00


589.86


10.64


21,946.91


November


102.85


41.66


102.00


109.42


13,807.00


128.00


302.12


4,494.60


73.07


213.67


19.25


1,036.40


1,264.00


18.00


3.43


21,715.47


December.


106.27


42.79


545.38


11,333.21


329.31


4,310.14


76.57


72.20


972.68


684.00


10.57


6.91


18,490.03


Totals.


$7,138.45


$400.


$590.00


$13,747.69 $134,133.21 $2,307.70 $3,321.77


$121.48 $42,210.70


$508.47


$1,500.67


$253.13


$10,719.98 [$10,994.51


$2,763.86


$41.67


$109.19


$230,862.48


$ 1.10 12.00


14,441.14


Groceries.


Nursing.


467


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR IN SOMERVILLE Since the reorganization in 1885


¡Hon. Mark F. Burns, chairman, ex-officio


1885


1888 inclusive


+Col. Herbert E. Hill


1885


1889


¡Charles S. Lincoln, Esq., chairman


1885


1887


+Charles G. Brett (president 1888-1892)


1885 Apr. 1893


¿Hon. Edward Glines


1885


1887


Edward B. West (president May, 1894, February, 1912)


1888


1912


¡Daniel C. Stillson .


1888 Apr. 1892


¡Hon. Charles C. 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


¡Albert 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


1896


1898


¡James H. Butler


March,


1898


1899


¡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 .


Nov.


1916 Dec. 1924


*Fred E. Durgin (chairman 1919 to date)


Oct.


1918


date


George G. Brayley


Jan.


1922 June 1928


*James D. Sharkey


Dec.


1924


date


*Wilbur F. Lewis


June


1928


date


"


* Present member.


Deceased.


Table No. 9 RECAPITULATION (MISCELLANEOUS)


Expenditures and transfers


$230,862 48


Reimbursements and refunds


86,909 82


Net cost to city


$143,952 66


",


Respectfully submitted,


WM. E. COPITHORNE, General Agent.


468


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF WARDEN OF CITY HOME


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, 1930 :-


Table No. 1


Number of weeks' board of inmates


2108-5


Number of males admitted during 1930 28


Number of females admitted during 1930 11


Number of males discharged during 1930


15


Number of females discharged during 1930


5


Number of males supported during 1930


58


Number of females supported during 1930


24


Number of males died during 1930


6


Number of females died during 1930


4


Number of inmates in home December 31, 1930


51


Table No. 2 CITY HOME HOSPITAL


Number of weeks' board 428-3


Number of patients admitted


14


Number of patients in hospital, December 31, 1930


7


Table No. 3


Expenditures


$14,420 61


Reimbursements and refunds 7,333 81


Net cost to city


Respectfully submitted,


$7,086 80


HERMAN M. REYNOLDS,


Warden


469


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


Somerville, January 2, 1931.


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


Gentlemen : -


The work of your City Physician during the year 1930 is presented in the following abstract :-


Office consultations and treatments


365


Total outside visits


1,601


Confinements


4


Vaccinations


42


Visits at City Home


86


Attended at Police Station


42


Examinations :-


For highway department


2


For legal department


14


For fire department


28


For soldiers' relief department


2


For pension


3


For police department


3


For water department


1


The work of the city physician has increased to a marked degree, and many of the important duties such as attendance at hearings, conferences and the like, do not admit of tabula- tion.


Respectfully submitted,


EMIL GODUTI, City Physician.


470


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER


Office of the Street Commissioner,


City Hall, Somerville, January 1, 1931. To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen :- I respectfully submit the fifty-fifth annual report, containing a brief summary of the work performed by the Highway Department, during the year 1930, with recom- mendations for necessary additions the coming year.


This department has charge of the construction, altera- tion, repair, maintenance and management of ways, streets, sidewalks and bridges ; the setting out and care of shade trees ; the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths, elm leaf beet- les and other pests which destroy trees; and the oiling and watering of streets.


Highway Department Appropriations


Appropriations Expenditures


Highway Maintenance


$172,545 97


$172,419 08


Sidewalks Maintenance


22,800 00


22,792 92


Street Sprinkling


40,000 80


40,000 26


Street Cleaning


34,644 00


34,642 58


Suppression of Moths


5,330 00


5,326 75


Care of Trees


8,000 00


7,997 27


New Streets


17,685 81


2,675 25


Permanent Pavement


235,798 40


158,937 51


Sidewalks Construction


8,746 83


8,744 72


Reconstruction and Resurfacing


8,077 07


8,077 07


$553,628 88


$461,613 41


SNOW AND ICE


Due to the purchase of twelve Sterling trucks by his honor, the Mayor, which were equipped with plows, the de- partment was able to keep the streets clear of snow during the past year. A large number of unemployed men were used on this work.


Snow around all public buildings and grounds was re- moved by this department, also at many places where there were weddings, funerals, parties, etc.


STREET COMMISSIONER


471,


Highway Maintenance


Appropriations


$145,589 97


Credits


26,956 00


$172,545 97


Street Commissioner


$3,995 07


Bookkeeper-Clerk


4,004 09


Telephones


232 06


Office Expenses


131 89


Equipment and repairs


1,802 01


Harnesses


936 39


Tools and machinery


4,623 23


Steam Rollers


616 21


Crusher Maintenance


179 20


New Automobiles


996 04


New Trucks


6,530 00


Sand Spreader


1,600 00


Auto Maintenance


11,285 42


Stable expenses


7,609 53


Hay, grain and feed


5,589 88


Shoeing and Veterinary


2,942 37


Fuel


135 29


Emergency calls


1,272 71


Repairs to streets, gutters, crossings


46,664 77


Repairs to subways


758 23


Bridges and approaches


1,853 00


Care of Highway Property


5,561 56


Lantern and. traffic signs


8,515 38


Snow and ice


12,949 95


Cleatractor


357 12


Street signs


5,393 31


Sawing wood


2,349 24


Holidays and vacations


14,754 71


Driveways


5,475 42


Charges to other departments


2,480 18


Bills receivable


317 48


Materials to other appropriations


5,292 89


Band Saw


358 01


New Plows


4,480 00


New Carts


225 00


Miscellaneous


151 44


Balance


126 89


$172,545 97


Many warning signs were erected and ashes spread at the foot of hills where coasting was allowed.


$12,949.95 was expended for the removal of snow and ice 5,755 cubic yards of snow and ice were removed.


142 cubic yards of sand and 115 cubic yards of ashes were used in caring for icy sidewalks, streets and crossings.


472


ANNUAL REPORTS


Bridges


All bridges are in good condition except Lowell Street and I recommend an appropriation of $3,000.00 for its repair.


Street Railways


The tracks on Newton Street, Concord Square and Spring- field Street have been removed as the car lines have been aban- doned.


Underground Wires


There was no construction of conduits in the city this year.


Crushed Stone


Crushed stone purchased during the year :-


213 tons $2.00 from Coleman Brothers


432 tons 1.25 from R. H. Ducey Co.


235 tons 2.25 from Rowe Contracting Co.


806 tons 2.25 from W. J. Sullivan Co.


740 tons from stone crusher.


The portable crusher was used to crush old paving blocks.




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