Report of the city of Somerville 1930, Part 33

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1930
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1,689


...


...


....


175


Upland rd.


Curtis st.


Private


20


Private


35


...


200


Vine ct.


...


...


Length


...


1,409


490


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets-Continued


Street


From


To


Public or Private


Feet Public Private


Ware


Curtis st.


Russell rd.


Public


40


735


......


Warner


Pow. House sq.


Medford line


Public


60


500


......


Warren ave.


Union sq.


Columbus ave.


Public


40


663


......


Warren


Medford st.


Cambridge line


Public


30 to 40


109


......


Warwick


Cedar st.


Clyde st.


Public


30-40


935


350


Washington pl.


Washington st.


Southerly


Private about 7.5


114


Washington


Charlest'n line


Franklin ave.


Public


75


1,060


......


Washington


Franklin ave.


Fitchburg R.R.


Public 60 to 100


4,009


......


Washington


Fitchburg h.R.


Cambridge line


Public


60


2,272


......


Washington ter. Washington st.


Northerly


Private


30-40


... ...


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public


25


366


......


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


987


......


Watson


Broadway


Fairmount ave.


Public


40


236


...


Waverly


Washington st.


Roland st.


Private


35


200


Webster ave.


Union sq.


Cambridge line


Public


49.5


1,880


...


...


Webster


Franklin st.


Cross st.


Public


40


997


.......


Wellington ave.


Walnut st.


Montgomery av.


Public


40


215


85


Wesley pk.


Wesley sq.


Northeasterly Otis st.


Public


40


515


West


Hawthorne st.


Highland ave.


Public


30


192


... ...


West


Highland ave.


Arl'ton Br R.R.


Private


30


266


West Adams


Conwell ave.


Medford line


Public


40


710


...


Westminster


Broadway


Electric ave.


Public


40


376


......


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave. Bailey st.


Medford line


Public


40


292


...


......


Wheatland


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


40


1,325


......


Whipple


Willow ave. Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public


....


.. 307


200


Whitfield rd.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public


40


687


.......


Whitman


Mason st.


Packard ave.


Public


40


632


......


Wigglesworth


Pearl st.


Bonair st.


Public


40


744


......


William


College ave.


Chandler st.


Public


40


381


......


William


Broadway


Medford line


Private


50


50


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private


30


154


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public


40


427


...


...


Willow ave.


Elm st.


Broadway


Public


50


3,450


......


Willow pl.


Cambridge line


South st.


Public


25


125


...


...


.. .


...


Wilton


Lowell st.


Hinckley st.


Public


35


415


......


Winchester


Broadway


Medford line


Private


40


......


65


IVindom


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public


40


300


...


...


Windsor rd.


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public


40


575


......


Windsor


Cambridge line


Northerly


Public


40


40


......


Windsor


End of above


Fitchburg R.R.


Public


27


490


.....


Winslow ave.


College ave.


Clifton st.


Public


40


1,087


Winter


College ave.


Holland st.


Public


30


402


Winter Hill cir.


Broadway


Northeasterly


Private


25


...


Wisconsin ave.


Broadway


Penn. ave.


Public


50


499


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


Lowell st.


Private


35


212


Woods ave.


North st.


Alewife Bk pky


. Public


40


1,152


......


Woodstock


Victoria st.


Alewife brook


Public


40 to 32


361


....


Wyatt cir.


Wyatt st. around to Wyatt st.


Private


20


315


Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln pky


Public


10


505


......


Yorktown


Cambridge line N. E. line


Yorktown


Malvern ave.


Malvern ave.


Public


40


294


...


N. E. line


Northerly


Private


40


......


110


...


......


Wesley


Pearl st.


Broadway


Private


40


525


West Quincy


Central st.


Benton rd.


Public


40


489


Wheeler


Pinckney st.


Mt. Vernon st.


Public


40


269


431


1White


White St. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


......


...


Wilson ave.


Broadway


B. & L. R.R.


Public


20


307


Woodbine


Centre st.


Westerly


Private


30


...


269


Wellington ave. Montgomery av. Easterly


Private


40


Public


40


403


Washington av.


Washington st.


Northerly


Private


18


Width in


Length


Washington ter. End of above


Westerly and Easterly


Private


40


Private.


30


...


T Sidewalk in Somerville.


177


Westwood rd.


Highland ave.


491


LIST OF STREETS


Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets-Continued


Street


From


To


Public or Private


Width in Feet Public Private


Court


39 Adams st.


Southeasterly


Private


8


......


90


Court


Albion st.


Central st.


Private


12


......


216.


Court


11 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private


9


178


Court


21 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private


10


100


Court


292 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


15


90


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


20


188


Court


Buena Vista rd.


Easterly


Private


15


145


Court


Cambria st.


Northerly


Private


9


59


Court


12 Carlton st.


Southeasterly


Private


25


75


Court


112 Central st.


Northwesterly


Private


10


168


Court


113 Central st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


150


Court


227 Columbia st. Northwesterly


Private


10


117


Court


Conlon ct.


Windsor st. ex.


Private


20


240


Court


36 Craigie st.


Westerly


Private


25


126


Court


58 Dane st.


Easterly


Private


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private


39.25


136


Court


91 Franklin st.


Westerly


Private


12


171


Court


35 Lexington av.Northerly


Private


21


90


Court


06 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private


25


101


Court


101 Medford st.


Easterly


Private


8


75


Court


335 Somerville ave.


Northerly


Private


15


60


Court


10 Stone ave.


Northwesterly


Private


20


113


Court


Windsor st. ex. E'ly and W'ly


Private


20


370


Court


Washington ave. Franklin st.


Private


6


95


Court


Irvington rd.


Boston ave.


Private


20


157


Total


475,226 54,622


......


......


...


...


...


...


...


...


...


.....


Public, 90.005 miles [includes 1.406 miles of City Boulevard and Park Roadways, 2.331 miles of State Boulevard (Metropolitan Park Commission). and 0.98 miles State Highway]; private 10.345.


Total length of streets in the city, 100.350 miles.


Length


492


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :


The following report is respectfully submitted as the An- nual Report of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1930.


VALUATION OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Assessed April. 1, 1930


Buildings


$88,896,050


Land


26,722,150


Total


$115,618,200


Stock in trade


$ 1,228,600


Assessed Live Stock


12,800


Assessed Machinery


2,912,500


All other assessed tangible personal property Total


2,648,100


6,802,000


$122,420,200


Number of persons, partnerships and corpora-


tions assessed on property


13,835


Number of polls assessed.


31,824


Number of horses assessed


121


Number of dwelling houses assessed


14,391


Number of acres of land assessed


1,900


SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS


Number of polls 70 @ $2.00


$140 00


Assessed Value of Personal Estate $3,300 - Tax


96 03


VALUATION OF EXEMPTED PROPERTY


City of Somerville


Real Estate $6,823,300


Personal $911,500 16,000 141,100


Total $7,734,800


State Property


211,700


227,700


Literary Institutions


2,009,200


2,150,300


Benevolent Institutions


107,100


4,000


111,100


Charitable Institutions


495,400


24,500


519,900


American Legion Property


8,500


200


8,700


Houses of Religious Worship


2,133,500


159,000


2,292,500


County Property


130,000


12,000


142,000


Total Summary


$11,918,700


$1,268,300


$13,187,000


.....


493


BOARD OF ASSESSORS


WARRANTS - 1930


State Tax


$120,960 00


North Metropolitan Sewerage Tax


77,025 71


North Sewerage Special Assessment


1,435 00


Metropolitan Parks Tax


100,435 43


Wellington Bridge-Maintenance


2,915 85


State Highway


941 41


Charles River Basin


14,827 40


Alewife Brook (Acts 1907)


854 22


Abatement of Smoke


617 75


Fire Prevention


1,426 63


Metropolitan Planning


998 74


Southern Traffic Route


633 13


Auditing Municipal Accounts


170 88


Snow Removal Tax


63 48


Needy War Veterans, etc.


383 25


Ways in Malden, Braintree, Weymouth and Hing- ham


2,646 59


Metropolitan Water Tax (Excess over City Ap- propriation)


18,124 47


County Tax


182,602 46


County Tax (Tuberculosis Hospital)


19,184 28


City Appropriations 1


3,837,805 00


Overlays


City Tax


34,615 19


$4,418,671 87


$122,420,200 @ $29.10 on $1000


$3,562,427 82


31,824 polls @ $2.00


63,648 00


State Income Tax


484,396 05


Corporation Taxes


153,000 00


Bank Tax


2,600 00


Motor Excise Tax


152,600 00


$4,418,671 87


Street Sprinkling Assessment,


809,036 Feet Frontage @ 6¢ per foot $48.542 16


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX


In accordance with the present Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Law, assessments are made from card records prepared by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Cars registered are assessed on a monthly basis. The value is fixed under the law by the Com- missioner of Corporations and Taxation.


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Rate - $29.12 per $1000.


Number of Automobiles assessed - 18,768.


Total Valuation assessed $7,229,800 00


Total Motor Vehicle Excise Tax assessed 167,223 34


SPECIAL WORK


The work of the Assessing Department includes writing the Collector's Poll, Personal, Real Estate and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Books. The bills for the Polls, Personal and Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes are written in the Assessors' Office.


494


ANNUAL REPORTS


The work at the Registry of Deeds and the Probate Court is done by our Title Clerk.


During the year the assesors held eighty-three meetings for abatement and registration purposes, and the full Board made numerous inspections of properties.


The actual assessing is done by the full Board of Assessors. Each assesor inspects and appraises every piece of property in the district assigned to him. This work commenced April 1, 1930 and was finished July 3, 1930.


The method by which a city obtains its revenue is of the greatest importance to its citizens and property owners. Many people in this State do not realize that the Massachusetts Law requires that all property be assessed at a full and fair cash value. The fact that the equitable assessment of property is one of the biggest problems confronting a municipality today, has been recognized, and the levying of taxes equitably is the corner-stone in our structure of government which makes for peace and contentment in our municipal life. A logical system based upon complete data in regard to land and improve- ments, and administered impartially, will assure a just dis- tribution of taxes. Such a system was intalled in Cambridge in 1916, and Rochester (N. Y.), Bridgeport, Cleveland, St. Paul, Denver, and other large cities are using a similar method of assessing. Our own City, during the year, has taken the first step in the installation of a scientific system of assess- ment, based largely on a system similar to that used in the above mentioned cities. I most respecfully submit the follow- ing report, showing the progress made during the year of 1930.


The first problem in the installation of an equitable sys- tem of assessing is the preparation of adequate maps. These . maps should consist of a Valuation Map showing Unit Foot Land Values, and a set of Block and Lot Maps showing data pertaining to each individual lot.


A Valuation Map should be made of the entire city, showing the street lines, street names, and railroads and water- ways. This map should be of a sufficient scale so that the figures showing Unit Foot Land Values may be readily placed in the streets. A map large enough to include the entire city is preferable, as all values can be shown on one map and thus simplifies the detection of inconsistent and illogical values. To obtain this result, it is often advisable to exaggerate the widths of the streets so that a "picture" of the relative "lay- out" of the city is shown.


495


BOARD OF ASSESSORS


The second set of maps to be prepared are known as the Block and Lot Maps. These maps should be sufficiently large so that they may be scaled. A scale of 1" = 40' is suitable and the size should be sufficiently small for convenience in handling or filing. Complete blocks, wherever possible, should be shown. These maps should show street lines, street names, lot lines, the dimensions of all lots, the lot and block numbers, and the house numbers which latter are granted by the En- gineering Department of the municipality. Unit foot land values, as obtained from the Valuation Map, should be placed in the streets. These maps should be made on tracing cloth from which prints may be obtained, mounted, and filed in loose-leaf binders. The original tracings should be used only for making corrections and additions, so that revised prints may be furnished when necessary.


The tracing of the Valuation Map has been completed. This map, which is drawn in ink on tracing cloth, shows the entire City of Somerville. The center-lines of the streets have been plotted to a scale of 1" = 200', while the widths of the streets are to a scale of 1" = 100'. By this method of plot- ting, the entire city is shown on one map 4'-6" by 9'-6" and the streets are sufficiently wide for the placing therein of unit land values. Street and alley names, railways, and waterways are shown. This map has been checked against the corrected 1929 "List of Public and Private Streets in the City of Somerville."


The next, and most difficult step, is the preparation of the Block and Lot Maps. The standard scale used by the Asses- sors on their Block Plans, and by the City Engineer on High- way, Sewer, Numbering, and other plans is 1" = 40'. This scale, which is extremely satisfactory, was adopted for the Block and Lot Maps.


Mr. Bailey, a former City Engineer, had prepared Atlas Sheets to a scale of 1" = 40', which covered approximately 27% of the area of the City. These maps are in various stages of completion, some showing only the street lines in pencil, while others show, in ink, street lines, lot lines, fence lines, buildings, deed dimensions and areas, and survey data. These maps have been of considerable benefit in this work and have been used wherever possible.


In those portions of the City not covered by Bailey's Atlas Sheets, it was necessary to prepare first accurate maps showing the street lines. These maps are known as Street Line Maps. Each map shows, in general, six or more complete blocks. The old street surveys were used as the "backbone"


496


ANNUAL REPORTS


of these maps wherever possible. Some of these surveys were made over fifty years ago, but they have proved extremely helpful in the preparation of Street Line Maps. Without these old street surveys, much difficulty would have been encount- ered and considerable field work, which is costly, would have been necessary. In conjunction with the above data, informa- tion was obtained from the Street Acceptance Plans, Sewer plans, Numbering Plans, House Lot Plans, calculations, and various old maps in the City Engineer's Office. The Block Plans in the Assessors' Office have been of the greatest assis- tance and have saved an unestimable amount of work in the preparing of the Street Line and Block and Lot Maps. The Assessors' Street Books and Deed Books, showing all trans- fers to date, have been extensively used. The preparation of the Street Line Maps has been largely completed; there re- maining but approximately 20% of the City to be mapped.


Penciled tracings of the street and alley lines, as shown on Bailey's Atlas Sheets and the Street Line Maps, have been made on tracing paper. These tracings of the blocks have then been divided into lots and the dimensions of the lots and areas placed thereon. These maps now cover about 50% of the area of the City. The lot areas have been partially checked against the Assessors' Street Books for the latest subdivision of lots. Inked tracings of these Block and Lot Maps will then be made on tracing cloth and the locations of buildings will probably be shown in pencil. A sample Block and Lot Map, without showing land values, follows this report. Then with the Unit Land Values established, these figures will be placed on the maps and the computation of the value of the lot made on the Field and Office Record Card.


The cubage of the buildings, their physical features, and the unit price will show on this record card, and from this data the value of the building, taking depreciation and ob- solescence into account, may be computed.


This report is, in brief, the outline of the work accom- plished, and is the first annual report submitted by the Board of Assessors.


Respectfully submitted,


MAURICE F. AHEARN, Chairman FRED E. WARREN HARRY VAN IDERSTINE J. ROBERT FENELON GEORGE W. O'BRIEN


Board of Assessors.


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122


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176


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180


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CITY OF SOMERVILLE CHARLES A. GRIMMONS SCHOOL


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BOARD OF ASSESSORS


497


COMPARATIVE TABLE OF TAX RATES IN SURROUNDING CITIES


Chelsea


$39 60


Fall River


38 80


Revere


37 80


Cambridge


35 70


Marlborough


35.50


Woburn


35 40


Brockton


34 70,


Taunton


34 60


Chicopee


33 90,


Peabody


33 80;


Everett


33 80


Malden


33 40


Lowell


33.40


Melrose


33 20 ..


Waltham


33 00


Pittsfield


32 00


Westfield


32 00


Attleboro


31 45


Leominster


31 00


Boston


30 80


Haverhill


30 40


Salem


30 30>


New Bedford


29 80.


Newburyport


29 40


North Adams


29 10


Somerville


29 10


Medford


29 00


North Hampton


28 50


Worcester


28 40,


Fitchburg


28 40


Lynn


28 00


Quincy


28 001


Springfield


27 20


Newton


27.20)


498


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


OFFICE OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


Somerville, Mass., January 29, 1931.


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, 1930.


ALARMS AND LOSSES


Number of Bell Alarms


323


Number of Still Alarms


684


Total Alarms 1,007


Number less than 1929 21


Value of Buildings at risk


$4,014,484 00


Insurance on Buildings at risk


3,877,965 00


Damage to Buildings


219,486 08


Value of Contents


751,159 14


Insurance on Contents


674,115 00


Damage to Contents


182,563 37


Total value at risk


4,765,643 14


Total damage


402,049 45


Approximate per capita loss 4 02


CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF ALARMS


Smoke and Steam mistaken for fire


30


Overheated motor


7


Rubbish fires


65


Owl in chimney


1


Defective gas heaters


3


Clothing too near stove


4


Blow torch igniting building


1


Spark from hat cleaning machine


2


Spark from R. R. engine


4


Spark from fire place igniting building


5


Curtain in contact with gas jet


1


Brake lining on autos


4


Children and women locked out of house


9


Burglar in house


1


Firecrackers and fireworks


8


Gasoline flowing on hot exhaust pipe


18


Overheated stove


14


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FIRE DEPARTMENT


CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF ALARMS-Continued


Thawing out water pipes


1


Miscellaneous


52


Cigarettes


17


Dump fires


38


Dust ignited in register


2


Meat burning on stove


5


Defective Oil Burners


12


Wood and papers piled too near heater


7


Parrot in tree


2


Vacuum cleaner ignited match


1


Grease and oil ignited


10


Moving picture film ignited


1


Roof fires


23


Water burst


5


Awning fire


11


Electric flat iron left with current on


7


Overheated smoke pipe


3


Painter removing paint with torch


1


Sparks from forge ignited building


1


Coal gas in building


1


Careless smokers


70


Spontaneous ignition


29


Chimney fires


70


Cause unknown


18


Defective ice machine


1


Bon fires


37


Short circuit in wires


60


Out of town


138


Careless use of matches


16


Removing wall to take out dead horse


1


False alarms


24


Defective sprinkler systems


14


Children playing with matches


43


Back fire in motor


20


Hot ashes in wooden containers


14


Needless alarms


18


Grass fires


59


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MANUAL FORCE


The manual force consists of one hundred and forty-eight (148) permanent men, during the year a Captain and two per- manent men have been placed on the Pension list and one mem- ber resigned to enter the Police Department, eleven (11) per- manent men have been appointed to the Department from the Eligible list of the Civil Service.


The roster of the Department is as follows :


1 Chief


1 Deputy Chief


2 District Chiefs


7 Captains


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ANNUAL REPORTS


16 Lieutenants


1 Master Mechanic


1 Engineman


119 Permanent men


APPARATUS


During the year three (3) new Ford Sedan cars were pur- chased and assigned to the Deputy Chief and the two District Chiefs the Master Mechanic was assigned one of the District Chief's old car and the other with the Master Mechanic's old car was disposed of. The spare relief wagon chemical tanks were removed and installed on Ilose No. 5 and the wagon dis- posed of.


The apparatus at present consists of as follows :


1 Motor Driven 1300-gallon Pump and Hose Wagon.


1 Motor Driven 1000-gallon Pump and Hose Wagon.


1 Motor Driven 900-gallon Pump and Hose Wagon.


2 Motor Driven 750-gallon Pump and Hose Wagon and Chemical.


2 Motor Driven Hose Wagon and Booster Pump.


4 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-foot Aerial Ladder Truck.


1 Automobile Buick Chief's car.


1 Automobile Ford Deputy Chief's car.


2 Automobile Ford District Chief's cars.


1 Automobile Master Mechanic's car.


1 Automobile Service and Supply car.


HOSE


The present amount of serviceable Hose is, 12,450 feet of two and one-half inch (21/2) double jacketed rubber lined water hose and 2300 feet of three-quarter inch and one inch Chemical hose. There has been 6000 feet of new two and one-half inch hose purchased during the year, of which 3450 feet was placed in service immediately, 2550 feet is held in reserve by the com- panies for replacement when needed. During the year about 3200 feet of two and one-half inch hose was condemned for fire duty, some of which was assigned to the Sanitary and En- gineering Departments.


RECOMMENDATIONS


I respectfully recommend :


The purchase of a 75-foot aerial ladder truck to replace the city service ladder truck in Union Square. This city service truck will then be placed in service at the Teele Square Station replacing the small combination ladder truck located there


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FIRE DEPARTMENT


which is over ten years old and is not equipped with ladders long enough to reach the upper floors and roofs of some of the apartments houses in that district.


The purchase of one 1000-gallon engine and one hose wagon equipped with a booster tank to replace the 750-gallon pumper located in the Teele Square Station, the 750-gallon pumper, which is over ten years old, will be transferred to re- place Hose No. 5 located at Somerville Avenue and Lowell Street. The apparatus of Hose No. 5 was purchased October 30, 1913.


The purchase of one 1000-gallon pumping engine and one hose wagon equipped with a booster tank to be located in the new proposed Station in the Winter Hill District. This new Station in this district is a necessity for the proper protection of this recently developed area with its large apartment houses and the Ten Hills development, besides the new industrial plants located along Mystic and Middlesex Avenues.


The purchase of a suitable service truck equipped with a wrecking crane and emergency tools to remove disabled ap- paratus from off the street. At the present time this Depart- ment has no such equipment.


The purchase of a searchlight wagon is necessary to successfully and efficiently combat large night fires, with con- sideration being given to the safety of the firemen. In the past year during large night fires, it was neccessary for this Depart- ment to borrow the use of the searchlight wagons of the City of Cambridge and the Town of Arlington Fire Departments.




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