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Accountant-Investigator WILLIAM F. FITZGERALD
General Agent WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE
City Physician EMIL GODUTI, M. D.
Assistant City Physician EDWARD M. MCCARTY, M. D.
Warden and Matron, City Home MR. AND MRS. HERMAN M. REYNOLDS
Office CITY HALL, HIGHLAND AVENUE
311.
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Somerville, Mass.,
December 31, 1932.
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, Board of Public Welfare. J. C. MCNALLY,
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ANNUAL, REPORTS
REPORT OF GENERAL AGENT
City Hall, January 2, 1933.
To the Board of Public Welfare, Somerville, Mass. :-
Gentlemen :- The general agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1932 :-
Table No. 1 FULL SUPPORT (During the year)
In City Home (men 70, women 19) 89
In City Home, December 31, 1932 60
In hospitals for the sick in other cities, towns and state .... 22
Table No. 2 PARTIAL SUPPORT (Outside Relief)
Families
1,776
Persons aided (including hospital cases)
8,792
Burials
23
Table No. 3
CHILDREN
In private families 14
In care of state division of child guardianship 33
Table No. 4 AID UNDER CHAPTER 118 (Mothers' Aid)
Number of mothers' aid cases, January 1, 1932
49
Number of families aided at close of year
57
Number of children
216
Amount allowed each family, from $5.00 to $20.00 per week
Number of out-of-town families
5
Number having no settlement
9
Cost to City
Somerville settlement
$28,796.00
Settled in other cities and towns (reside here)
3,434.00
State
6,976.00
Somerville families living in other cities and towns 687.73
$39,893.73
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Table No. 5 REIMBURSEMENTS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$122,938.97
City of Boston
6,391.98
Brockton
6.25
Cambridge
10,524.63
Chelsea
86.00
Everett
441.95
Fitchburg
498.10
Haverhill
619.66
Malden
2,188.41
Medford
60.12
New Bedford
283.98
Newburyport
507.07
,,
Newton
961.62
North Adams
40.00
"
Pittsfield
86.00
Taunton
719.81
Waltham
644.12
Woburn
505.56
Worcester
614.30
Town of Amesbury
102.50
Belmont
47.80
Bourne
618.36
Brookline
396.84
Clinton
100.00
Concord
2.50
Hudson
63.98
Leominster
522.12
Methuen
264.48
Millis
129.00
" Needham
19.50
"
Norwood
2,772.95
"
"
Orange
8.33
Plymouth
939.31
„ Randolph
75.00
Swampscott
62.50
Townsend
16.00
Wakefield
25.00
=
Watertown
1,289.80
273.59
Winchendon
12.50
Winchester
245.00
Individual
189.00
Weymouth
$156,294.59
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Old Age Assistance) $37,238.24
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Table No. 6
AID UNDER CHAPTER 118A (Old Age Assistance)
Number of old age assistance cases January 1, 1932 ...
161
Number of old age assistance cases aided at close of year Cost to city
$86,803.88
Reimbursement and refunds
37,528.08
Net cost to city
$49,275.80
Table No. 7 SOMERVILLE HOSPITALS (CITY PATIENTS)
Patients having settlement in Somerville
323
Patients having settlement in other cities and towns
156
Patients having no settlement (chargeable to state)
160
Total number of patients sent to hospitals
639
Amount paid to hospitals
$23,057.00
Table No. 8 POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1900 to 1932
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
17,955.34
=
6,875.56
24,830.99
1909
- 75,500
16,843.17
7,562.83
24,406.00
1910
-* 77,236
16,110.42
"
7,695.89
23,806.31
1911
78,000
16,327.56
7,842.03
24,169.59
1912
81,000
19,201.33
8,998.97
28,200.30
1913
82,000
21,827.73
,
10,945.95
"
32,773.68
1914
85,000
35,619.68
=
11,200.25
46,819.93
1915
-* 86,854
-
45,490.98
11,218.65
56,709.63
1916
90,000
"
51,759.62
=
11,593.41
63,353.03
1917
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
1931
103,604
,,
402,742.58
13,374.66
416,117.24
1932
-104,000
650,893.45
14,983.46
665,876.91
* Census.
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RECAPITULATION FOR THE YEAR 1932
1932
Board.
Burials.
Cities and Towns.
Cash Paid Out.
Chap. 118
Cash Allowance
Fuel
Dry Goods
Groceries.
Other Institu- tions.
Stationery and Printing.
Nursing.
Salaries.
Local Hospitals.
State Hospital
All Other. Telephone.
Totals
January
$57.56
$163.32
$ $120.00
$ 27,561.00
$ $219.19
$520.00
$10.40
$713.99
$305.59
$149.21
$
$1,329.00
$268.00
$ $ 25.35
$6.96
$40.324.29
February
1,788.60
163.32
305.00
25,164.75
205.06
260.00
6.18
456.18
65.78
1,303.68
4,228.00
649.92
8.00
55,112.26
March.
57.56
163.32
205.00
27,983.50
219.19
910.00
35.00
9,457.12
430.01
79.86
1,303.68
1,924.00
7.55
17.40
42,793.19
April
1,752.70
163.32
78.50
292.00
33,555.00
212.13
33,937.58
235.00
441.82
110.14
1,542.10
1,636.00
934.82
8.25
3.38
74,902.74
May
159.70
163.32
27.00
29,811.50
219.19
32,015.47
505.35
347.35
47.40
2,803 68
2,833.00
6.55
10.49
68,950.00
June
42.86
163.32
129.00
30,843.25
212.13
22,773.84
87.50
251.77
76.71
24.80
1,303.68
1,944.00
8.05
57,860.91
July.
1,995.70
163.32
7.00
31,854.00
219.19
14,437.65
218.77
147.20
1,666.34
1,824.00
925.43
191.15
6.96
53,656.71
August
44.28
150.82
67.00
32,285.00
219 19
5.40
10,332.13
242.73
248.90
5.00
1,892.60
2,896.00
13.10
13.62
48,415.77
September
42.86
138.32
7.00
28,544.50
194.99
20,655.90
42.50
317.45
98.84
1,610.16
1,968.00
61.00
5.15
6.86
53,693.53
October.
2,128.17
138.32
305.00
31,714.94
201.48
50.00
13,971.60
326.36
57.63
1,993.95
1,716.00
608.00
4.35
10.49
53,226.29
November
42.86
138.32
97.00
888.83
30,420.00
2 16.42
16,155.75 4,719.15
345.20
365.77
38.25
1,665.16
1,092.00
4.70
6.76
51,467.02
December.
44.28
133.48
72.00
5,081.59
36,007.00
687.73
219.19
292.50
387.35
111.83
1,996.39
728.00
5.25
50,490.74
Totals
$8,157.13
$1,847.50
$1,114.50
$6,567.42
$365, 744. 44
$687.73
$2,547.35 $1,982.50
$106.98
$207,838.70 $2,172.27 $4,097.32
987.85
$24.80 $20,410.42 $23,057.00
$3,179.17
$287.45
$82.92
$650,893.45
$ 8,874.72 20,507.79
Medicine
Auto Mainte- nance
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR IN SOMERVILLE Since the reorganization in 1885
*Hon. Mark F. Burns, chairman, ex-officio
*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, Feb., 1912)
1.888
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
1899
*James H. Butler
March,
1898
1899
*Hon. George O. Proctor, chairman, ex-officio
1899
*Henry F. Curtis, M.D., (president 1912-1919) *Philip Koen
*Michael Coll
Nov.
1916 Dec. 1924
1918
date
"
*James D Sharkey
Dec.
1924
date
Wilbur F. Lewis
June
1928 Jan. 1931
*John C. McNally .
Jan.
1931
date
+ Present member.
* Deceased.
Table No. 10 RECAPITULATION (MISCELLANEOUS)
Expenditures and transfers
$650,893.45
Reimbursements and refunds
158,351.12
Net cost to city
$492,542.33
Respectfully submitted,
WM. E. COPITHORNE,
General Agent.
"
1912 Nov. 1916
Fred E. Durgin (chairman 1919 to date) Oct. George G. Brayley
Jan.
1922 June 1928
1910
1921
1885
1888 inclusive.
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REPORT OF WARDEN OF CITY HOME
City Home, January 1, 1933.
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, 1932 :-
Table No. 1
Number of weeks' board of inmates
2101-6
Number of males admitted during 1932 40
Number of females admitted during 1932 14
Number of males discharged during 1932 28
Number of females discharged during 1932 11
Number of males supported during 1932
70
Number of females supported during 1932
19
Number of males died during 1932
12
Number of females died during 1932
7
Number of inmates in home December 31, 1932
60
Table No. 2 CITY HOME HOSPITAL
Number of weeks' board
680
Number of patients admitted
31
Number of patients in hospital, December 31, 1932
12
Table No. 3
Expenditures
$14,983.46
Reimbursements and refunds
5,670.63
Net cost to city
$9,312.83
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN M. REYNOLDS,
Warden.
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REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN
Somerville, January 2, 1933
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen :-
The work of your City Physician during the year 1932 is presented in the following abstract :-
Office consultations and treatments
3,117
Total outside visits
2,580
Confinements
6
Vaccinations
188
Visits at City Home
63
Attended at Police Station
32
Examinations :-
For Legal Department
14
For Fire Department
53
For Pension
18
For Police Department
23
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.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL
January 30, 1933.
To THE HONORABLE THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
Gentlemen :
The Board of Appeal of the City of Somerville respectfully submits the following report of its activities during the year ending December 31, 1932.
In the past year the Board held twenty-seven meetings for the consideration of appeals taken from decisions of the Com- missioner of Public Buildings, refusing to grant permits which conflicted with the provisions of the Zoning, Building or Fire District Ordinances.
It has been the endeavor of the Board in its consideration of all appeals to render decisions in a scrupulous manner, hav- ing regard for the best interests of the city, the welfare of the appellant, and proper concern for the rights of those appearing in opposition to the granting of such appeals, and has striven to extend to all parties the courtesy and time to which they are entitled as property owners or residents of the city of Somer- ville.
In most of the cases coming before the Board, appeals have been acted upon favorably on account of there being only slight variations from the provisions of the ordinances, and in more difficult matters the Board has tried to make its decisions in a practical way and for the best interests of the city.
The powers of the Board of Appeal are regulated by statute and favorable decisions may only be made by a unanimous vote of the full Board when in its judgment there is involved practi- cal difficulty or unnecessary hardship on the appellant. It is therefore incumbent upon the individual members of the Board to become thoroughly familiar with the facts in every case. This we have endeavored to do before forming our opinions and giving decisions. After favorable decisions have been rendered it is then the duty of the Building Department to enforce the
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conditions imposed, and it is a pleasure to report that the full- est cooperation has been received from the Commissioner of Public Buildings.
The Board of Appeal has completed seven years of work, having been organized early in 1926. In the opinion of the Board it is evident that, due to the steady growth of Somerville and the construction of the artery through the city and now named the Monsignore McGrath Boulevard, in the near future alterations should be made in the existing building zone map and ordinance. We believe there are several changes which on account of constantly changing conditions should be made and we feel that the City Government may well give consideration to such changes which seem proper after hearings in the matter and this Board pledges its cooperation and assistance in mak- ing suitable recommendations.
There have been 50 appeals on which hearing have been given by the Board during the year 1932 of which 49 have been granted and one refused. Reconsideration has been given on two former appeals and they have been granted.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK J. WHITE, Chairman WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD, Secretary FRANCIS R. GAFFNEY, WILLIAM T. CROTTY, JOHN D. MEDEIROS.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :
Gentlemen: The sixtieth annual report of the Trustees of the Public Library is herewith respectfully submitted; be- ing the report of the librarian and tables of statistics of opera- tion.
Very respectfully,
The Board of Trustees, By WILLIAM L. BARBER, President.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
Members of the Board of Trustees :
The sixtieth annual report of the Somerville Public Li- brary, being that for the year 1932, is herewith submitted.
In cooperation with efforts for all possible economy in the administration of city departments the report will be brief. · Detailed statements of the work of the year, setting forth in statistical form the use and growth of the library, will be found in the appendices. In outline the picture of the year's work is as follows :
The total number of recorded home book loans is 680,622, a gain of 49,703 over last year. All circulating agencies. except one, share in the increase, the best relative showing being made in the School and Deposit Division. 10,439 borrowers have registered, making our active, two-year registration 21,006. For purposes of comparison with those libraries that employ the three-year term of registration it may be noted that our registration for the last three years is 30,572. The total num- ber of books added to the library system is 11,008. This is a decline of 2,656 from last year's figure of 13,664, resulting from a reduction of $3,917 in our appropriation for book purchase in 1932, coupled with a large increase in use by the public. De-
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clining resources and increasing use burns the candle at both ends.
It is an interesting fact that the loan life of a book is comparable to the years of man. A loan is to a book what a year is to a man, and some loans like some years are more devastat- ing than others. Taken by and large the books in this library have a life of 72 loans. If as now looks probable, we make 700,000 loans in 1933, we may confidently expect our book reduction figure to be approximately 9,700. At present prices, taking into consideration all types of books, we shall need about $14,000 to replace what may be termed lapsed-life re- ductions in the working collection of books. Less than this sum will not maintain our present level, and will mean a de- cline in the usefulness of the library ; a larger sum will mean continued progress and increased usefulness.
By executive order of the Mayor on January 20 automatic salary increases of all city employees were suspended. On August 15 the Board of Aldermen transferred from the appro- priations of the Public Library Department the sum of $3,000, substantially the amount required to provide the expected automatic increases of the year. In response to a request of the Mayor every member of the staff signed an agreement to. contribute 10% of his or her salary to the Welfare Depart- ment for the year 1933.
In Board of Aldermen, .Jan. 28, 1932, the following action; was taken.
ORDERED :- WHEREAS, J. Frank Wel- lington, late of Somerville, Mass. died October 25, 1930 and by his last will and codicil, duly- filed in Middlesex Probate records No. 180852, be- queathed to the City of Somerville the sum of four thousand (4,000) dollars under the second para- graph of the codicil of his will to be known as the "J. Frank Wellington Library Fund", it is here- by
ORDERED :- The City of Somerville gratefully accepts the legacy of four thousand (4000) dollars bequeathed to it under the second paragraph of the codicil to the will of J. Frank Wellington, late of Somerville, a copy of which paragraph is herewith attached, to be known as the "J. Frank Welling- ton Library Fund" for the uses and purposes as stated in the second paragraph of the codcil of
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said will, and the City Treasurer is hereby author- rized to receive the said legacy in behalf of the city and shall be held in the custody of the City Treasurer and invested and reinvested by him in such securities as may be approved by law for in- vestment by Savings Banks in Massachusetts, and the income thereof be expended under the direc- tion of the Trustees of the Somerville Public Li- brary and the Librarian for the time being for the uses and purposes mentioned in the second para- graph of the codicil of said will.
Signed (George J. Moran)
Copy of Second Paragraph of Codicil to will of J. Frank Wellington, late of Somerville, deceased.
"Second : I hereby cancel and revoke Para- graph Fourteenth of my said will and in place thereof I substitute the following :
I give to said City of Somerville the sum of four thousand dollars to be known as the J. Frank Wellington Library Fund to be held in trust by it and the net income only of said Fund to be expended as follows :
One half of said income shall be expended under the direction of the Trustees of the Som- erville Public Library in their discretion for the purchase of new books, but upon the express condi- tion that the annual appropriation of the City of Somerville for the purchase of new books shall not in any year be diminished by reason of this gift, as it is not my intention to relieve the city of any part of its appropriation for the purchase of books, but to enable the Library to secure books in addition to and beyond what it would otherwise be able to do from the usual appropriation.
The other one-half part of said yearly income shall be expended by the Librarian for the time being of said Library in his discretion, for special library purposes for which funds are not usually available by city appropriation, such as special equipment, staff welfare, expenses incidental to special library activities, promotion of high stan- dards and professional fitness, and similar extra- ordinary expenses, it being my intention not to re-
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lieve the city of any part of its normal support of the library, but rather to provide service and conveniences in addition to and beyond those that the city may reasonably be expected to supply."
The only resignation during the year was that of Unetta Quinn Carberry, whose vacant position was filled by the ap- pointment of Margaret M. O'Neill.
On May 1 the following members of the Training Class, having completed their six months course of training, were appointed to the staff : Ruth Holmes, Eleanor Lloy, Eleanor Martin, Mary M. Noonan, G. Elinor Smith, and R. Vivian Smith.
The appended statistics of operation for the year 1932 are submitted as a part of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. H. EVANS, Librarian.
APPENDIX A Statistics of Use and Growth Circulation
Volumes circulated adult.
Central 166,102 43,441
West 107,887 36,770
70,727
Unior 54,948 40,087
Winter Hill 17,441 13,970
Schools
Total 417,105 263,517
Volumes circulated juvenile
92,080
Total circulation (A. L. A.
rules)
209,543
144,657
107,896
95,035
31,411
92,080
680,622
Accessions
Central
West
East
Union
Winter Hill
Total
Volumes in Library, Dec. 31, 1931
93,167
19,591
10,600
11,996
2,344
137,698
Volumes added
5,656
1,877
1,492
1,438
545
11,008
Volumes transferred to
12
25
1
2
0
40
Volumes restored
152
15
7
1
2
177
Total additions
5,820
1,917
1,500
1,441
547
11,225
Volumes withdrawn
2,332
811
950
926
85
5,104
Volumes transferred from
34
1
2
2
1
40
Volumes lost
1,058
221
274
148
15
1,716
Total reductions
3,424
1,033
1,226
1,076
101
6,860
Net gain
2,396
884
274
365
446
4,365
Volumes in Library, Dec.
31, 1932
95,563
20,475
10,874
12,361
2,790
142,063
Registration
Central
West
East
Union
Winter Hill
Total
Registered borrowers, Dec. 31, 1931 Expirations in 1932
7,611
5,623
2,861
3,193
845
20,133
3,647
2,719
1,377
1,487
336
9,566
Registrations in 1932
4,146
2,913
1,433
1,474
473
10,439
Registered borrowers, Dec. 31, 1932
8,110
5,817
2,917
3,180
982
21,006
Expenditures in Library Department
Per capita expenditure for library service. $0.758
Expenditure per book lent
$0.115
....
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..
East
37,169
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APPENDIX B
American Library Association Form for Uniform Statistics
Annual Report for year ended December 31, 1932.
Name of library: The Public Library of the City of Somerville, Mass.
City: Somerville
State:
Massachusetts
Name of librarian:
George Hill Evans
Date of founding:
1872
Population served:
(1933 World Almanac)
103,908
What government unit served:
City
$123,285,500.00
Assessed valuation is what per cent of true cash value:
True cash value
Rate of tax levy for library purposes .802 of a mill
Terms of use: Free for lending
Free for reference
Total number of agencies 271
Consisting of Central Library 1
Branches (in separate buildings) 3
Station
1
High School 1
School Rooms 254
Clubs
3
Institutions
8
Number of days open during year (Central Library)
343
Hours open each week for lending (Central Library)
79
Hours open each week for reading (Central Library)
79
Hours service per week required of staff
41
BOOK STOCK
Number of volumes at beginning of year
Adult 109,523 5,264
Juvenile 28,175 5,460
Totals 137,698 10,724
Number of volumes added by purchase ..
Number of volumes added by gift or ex- change
184
13
197
Number of volumes added by binding.
81
6
87
Number of volumes added by lost books restored
118
59
177
Total number of volumes added
5,647
5,538
11,185
Number of volumes lost or withdrawn.
3,764
3,056
6,820
Total number of volumes at end of year.
111,406
30,657
142.063
Number of volumes in Reference Depart- ment
6,374
Number of volumes in Children's Depart-
ment
..
30,657
MISCELLANEOUS STOCK
Number of newspapers and periodicals cur- rently received :
Titles
219
Copies
534
Number of publications issued during
year
9
Assessed valuation of city
326
ANNUAL REPORTS
USE
Adult
Juvenile
Totals
Number of volumes of non-fiction lent for home use
90,015
78,826
168,841
Number of volumes of fiction lent for home use Total number of volumes lent for home use Number of volumes lent through School Deposit collections
327,090
184,691
511,781
417,105
263,517
680,622
Per cent fiction lent of total volumes lent .. Circulation per capita
.........
...
.....
Number of pictures, photographs and prints
lent for home use
............
.......
1,312
REGISTRATION
Adult
Juvenile
Totals
Number of borrowers registered during year
6,088
4,351
10,439
Total number of registered borrowers
11,666
9,340
21,006
Registration period, years
... ........
.. .........
2
Per cent registered borrowers of popula- tion served
...
...... ...
............
20.2%
STAFF
Library
Janitor
Number of individuals on payroll
59
6
Full time equivalent of above individuals
47
6
FINANCE
Receipts From:
Local Taxation:
$98,925.00
Library Department
$81,375.00
Fines included in above ...... $2,147.55
Dog Licenses in above. 2,497.34
17,550.00
Invested Funds:
1,556.56
Income, current year
1,041.36
Balance, previous year
515.20
Total
$1.00,481.56
Payments For:
Maintenance:
1. Library Operating Expenses
Librarians' salaries
$53,581.43
Books
15,014.49
Periodicals
1,155.14
Binding
3,761.95
Supplies, stationery, printing
2,123.93
Furniture, equipment, etc.
607.85
Telephone, postage, freight, express
2,251.16
Other items
305.26
Total
...........
..
92,080
.......
..
...
75.1%
6.5
Service
Service
Public Buildings Department
$78,801.21
327
PUBLIC LIBRARY
2. Building Operating Expenses
Janitors, mechanics, wages
$9,758.83
Cleaning supplies and equipment
331.24
Building repairs and minor alterations
330.37
Rent
610.00,
Heat and light
5,445.34
Other items
132.98 :
Total
$16,608.76
Total maintenance expense
$95,409.97
Extraordinary Expenses:
Transfer to Welfare Department
$3,000.00.
Unexpended Balance:
Library Appropriation
$18.16
Invested Funds
1,112.19
Public Buildings Appropriation
941.24
Total
$2,071.59
Grand Total
$100,481.56
Maintenance expenditure per capita
$0.918.
328
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Organization, 1932 LOUIS J. GRANDISON, M. D., Chairman JAMES A. KILEY GERALD L. McSWEENEY
Executive Clerk LAURENCE S. HOWARD
Assistant Clerk OLIVE M. STANLEY
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