Report of the city of Somerville 1935, Part 13

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1935
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Allan Roy Kingston


77


49


44


53


223


Joseph John Ferrarl


91


473


Percy R. Crowell


103


179


100


Ward Aldermen-Ward Seven


34


13


'35


116


35


233


Eugene Hawes


46


42


42


13


16


159


2


James Walter Balfour, Sr.


31


0


3


C


54


Alexander S. Patterson


37


62


69


319


John F. Meskell


29


12


10


105


George J. Kingston


266


269


328


220


233


1316


Edward A. Rose


15


15


7


3


3.1


Arthur E. Savage


162


12


255


93


237


874


Frederick L. Bosworth


67


128


54


52


36


337


Wililam F. Chisholm


52


57


20


19


2


176


Dlogene C. Thibault


62


18


133


60


331


Howard Taylor


......


Member of School Committee-Ward One


477


William P. Dooley


200


124


57


96


441


Mary E. Wholey


92


134


131


386


439


296


344


1465


Thomas E. Hegarty


767


CatherInge E. Falvey


113


233


167


254


Member of School Committee-Ward Two


Louis F. Solano


272


147


83


180


200


882


.John .T. McDonnell, Jr.


36


71


35


51


253


446


Charles B. Kelly


20


47


26


18


10


121


Joseph E. Harrington


63


303


$3


389


119


957


386


248


443


244


1506


Lawrence J. Donovan.


185


Member School Committee-Ward Three


James H. Buckley


181


145


280


437


1043


111


132


131


89


463


Edward Edwards, Jr.


George F. Edwards


36


49


93


45


Edward M. McCarty


461


359


551


548


1919


.....


Member School Committee- Ward Four


Dominick F. Keegan


113


168


105


241


75


702


Vincent R. Cronin


97


95


110


167


89


558


Willlam A. McDermott


73


304


29


20


119


545


Edith L. Hurd


415


238


367


$66


277


1763


William M. Kuhn


122


79


93


74


105


473


......


Member School Committee-Ward Five


560


.Joseph J. Manning


104


270


155


10


George Byam


32


46


52


116


216


John P. Clair


345


322


390


503


1560


WllHam J. Koen


536


338


517


297


16SS


.....


Perry F. Nangle


3


.....


Member School Committee-Ward Six


73


49


253


Merton L. Towle


55


Inhn R. Wiseman


375


281


225


284


1163


692


John .1. Avery


166


158


133


235


244


209


39


385


1237


Edwin A. Shaw


Member School Committee-Ward Seven


313


246


403


189


337


1488


Warren S. Johnston


94


123


100


116


525


Joseph M. Barry


185


277


328


220


1194


Charles A. Campbell


209


85


46


539


....


129


69


William B. Sullivan


243


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


STATISTICS CITY ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 1935


CITY ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 1935


Candidate


Ward One 2 3


1


Total Number of Votes Cast .... 1122


Mayor


615


709


476


591


575


$79


427


943


724 386


588 455


441 490


635 73


785


407 730


667 593


375 586


462 781


383 571


710 687


647 569


695 678


576 675


431 S02


355 726


841 $16


435 887


412 763


328 624


341 785


536


674


All others


....


......


......


.....


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......


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......


2


1


......


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Aldermen - at - Large Walter W. Cenerazzo


378 373


407 482


228


270


290


283 228


303 243


371 297


198 363


133 423


251 559 418 661


311 574 396


248 571 307


351 497


212 515


205 681 342


227 462 22 329


389 468 352 564 395


376 527 349


35 676 384 554


253 617


17S SG4 317 36S


174 $19 275 321


167 839 2SS 270 761


175 872 263


202 73.


164 577


124 709 299


173 520


175 593


7745 16053


John F. Foster


302


414


209


344


671


530


760


403


872


647


330 304


182


200 470


732


623


606


801


533


GS7


601 465


572 737 591


502 508 478 791 486


318


307


330


298


270


253


233


253


241


16924 9603 1SS63 16215 3


Ward Aldermen-Ward One


Walter .J. Moran


666 384


638 573


414


477


......


636


......


....


......


......


....


327


693


595


......


......


......


......


636


558


....


.....


......


......


......


....


672


562


.....


......


......


....


......


....


......


....


......


......


....


....


485


653


395


537


370


......


......


......


....


......


...


627 552


......


.... ++


......


....


Charles L. Mooney


......


...


.....


....


John W. Pickering


Ward Aldermen-Ward Six


J. Stanley Fudge Allan Roy Kingston


523


438 571


469 627


541 700


......


......


......


......


654


2501 2698


Member School Committee-Ward One


Catherine E. Falvey


498


656


382


695 521


...**


......


......


628


699


379


....


721


576


847


762


......


....


664


625


794


604


......


......


....


582


716


......


......


......


...***


....


.....


....


......


2394 2663


Member School Committee -- Ward Six


Edwin A. Shaw


......


...


.....


......


......


....


.....


...


2416 2294


Member School Committee -- Ward Seven


Charles A. Campbell


......


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608


384


572


322


538


2324


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....


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......


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635 .... .


733 ......


553


452


634


......


....


.....


....


......


690 567 1


920 657


770


61S


764


579


640


406


607 557


John F. Whitney All others


511


591


429


593


351


455


23S


422


427


439


572


739


597


405 582


408 554 450


304 501 285


412 692


428


457


602


6S6


623


799


363 661


524


688


431


351 543


10520 14663


George J. Moran


652 373


493


289


509


112


460


221


399


328


525


302


325 512


376


642


271


3SO 909


351


383


307


622


519


504


579


419


607


212


392


234


447


460


461 547


3 Ward Three 2 947 1386


4


1


2 1272


3 972 1260


6 957


1324


1265 1247


1086


8 1163


1331


1185


3 1129


4 932


5 1026


Total 3511S


James L. Hagan


496


595


334


574


175


281


176


321


5


1


1128


1054


1455


1147


4


1


1


1


Ward Six 2


1


......


604


638


626


675


456


2699


Warren S. Johnston


......


......


......


......


......


......


3


4


761


611 1280


1176


2 1173


4


1319


$17


491


92


294


602


279


276 223


250


395


George WV. Pratt


Eugene J. Redmond


231


323


187


335


122


281


130


366


546


250


560


470


....


......


......


......


....


....


Ward Aldermen-Ward Three


Francls A. Dardis


...


Arthur S. Walsh


Ward Aldermen-Ward Four G. Edward Bradley Walter E. Struble, Jr.


Ward Aldermen-Ward Five John L. Carroll


744


593 538


635 680 1


......


......


......


....


682


640


505


526


446


2131 2099


Thomas E. Hegarty


575


605


898


......


......


.....


......


.....


....


All others


....


......


...***


......


......


......


....


Member School Committee -- Ward Two


Lawrence J. Donovan


Joseph E. Harrington


......


Member School Committee -- Ward Three


James H. Buckley


Edward M. McCarty


......


Thomas Gilhooley


......


......


......


Member School Committee --- Ward Four


Edith L. Hurd


......


.....


......


....


.....


.....


......


424


564


322


437


334


....


726


640


779


618


......


......


......


......


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......


......


John R. Wiseman


....


....


716


568


451


559


......


......


......


......


......


3378 2081


Dominick F. Keegan


.....


....


Member School Committee-Ward Five


John P. Clalr


.....


William J. Koen


....


.....


.....


246


312


449


611


......


....


......


....


....


.....


......


507


485


685


739


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654


542


65S


....


558


397


606


386


....


2106 2421


Ward Aldermen-Ward Seven


Frederick L. Bosworth Edward A. Rose


....


792 550 1


631


538


......


.....


....


......


2195 1926


Ward Aldermen-Ward Two


Timothy J. Cronin


....


......


2522 2192


James F. Stynes


......


....


......


461


401


666


817


630


592


543


....


......


323


684


178 111 236


709


280


265


Francis .J. Greeley


657


442


321


553


436


389


343


16685 18035 6


1


Elmer F. Walsh ....


....


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....


53:


......


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1618 2906 1


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2669 2032


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2217 2345


....


****


....


2999 2440


2599 2309 1


561


389


282


568


189


614


519


504


....


396 679 603


664


......


540 ......


491


443


318


2


Ward Five 2 3 1397 1237


Ward Two


Ward Four


Ward Seven 2 959


...


......


691


......


....


....


2


392


.....


1


Leslie E. Knox


639


215


Irving L. Stackpole


276


333


....


....


......


......


245


LAW DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT


January 31, 1936.


TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR, AND THE BOARD OF


ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE :


Gentlemen :


The Annual Report of the Law Department for the year ending December 31, 1935, is hereby respectfully submitted for your information and consideration.


As usual, I was called upon to attend some hearings be- fore various committees of the Legislature, the Public Utilities Department, and certain Special Commissions on matters affecting the interests of the city. Wherever such Legislative, Departmental or Committee action would cause additional assessments on the city or result in the imposition of additional tax burdens on the tax payers of our city, I appeared in be- half of the city and opposed such action or legislation.


As is customary, it was necessary to hold conferences with various State Department Heads on business affecting the city and city departments. Likewise, much time was spent in con- ference with E.R.A., P.W.A. and W.P.A. officials in regard to Federal Projects being carried on in our city.


NEW SCHOOLHOUSE


As the result of the erection of the schoolhouse on Cross, Bonair and Otis streets, it was necessary for the city to acquire four parcels of land, and a large part of the time of the City Solicitor's Office was taken up during the Spring and early Summer of 1935 in handling this matter. Two of the parcels were acquired by direct purchase. The other two were taken by Eminent Domain. One of these latter cases was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict of about one thousand dollars


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ANNUAL REPORTS


less than the amount offered by the city before trial. The other case was thereupon settled at a figure advantageous to the city.


BOARD OF TAX APPEALS


A part of the regular work of the Law Department is now the preparation and trial of cases before the Board of Tax Appeals. The Board of Aldermen authorized the employment of an additional counsel to assist the City Solicitor in handling these cases. Alfred C. Walton, Esquire, was retained for this purpose and rendered valuable and able service to the city in defending many petitions for abatement of assessments in these matters.


During the year, as is usual, it was necessary and I pre- pared various contracts and forms for publication or proposals for contracts as required by the comparatively new law requir- ing advertising on all contracts over one thousand dollars for the different departments, and also advised the departments on these contracts.


Numerous bonds required to be furnished by various city officers and the large number of bonds required by Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Federal regulations in E.R.A., P.W.A. and W.P.A. projects were submitted to me for approval as to form. Various contracts, entered into by the city, were either drafted by me personally or examined and approved by me as to form only, as part of the duties of the City Solicitor, to the end that the legal interests of the city would at all times be protected.


Many conferences were held with Department Heads in relation to legal questions involving their department, and written opinions or advice furnished at their request.


Various orders and ordinances were prepared by me dur- ing the year for the Board of Aldermen, and many opinions, in writing, on various subjects were given on request of the Board of Aldermen, to which reference may be had in the records of the said Board of Aldermen.


Although the work of the Law Department has been rather arduous, and certain angles of it seem to be on the increase, I have found it a pleasure to work with the Board of Aldermen and the various Department Heads on the diversified problems


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LAW DEPARTMENT


concerning the city, and I wish to thank them individually and collectively for the cooperation which they so unselfishly ex- tended to me. Their help has been of great assistance to me in the performance of my duties.


During the year 1935, my assistant, Joseph R. Corish, Esquire, has had charge of the settlement of claims against the city by reason of alleged defects in highways. He has exhibited careful and painstaking work, both in the settlement of claims and trials of various actions in court against the city. He has been of cooperative assistance in many ways and I have found it a pleasure to have had him associated with me in this work.


The report covering that portion of the work of the Law Department in charge of the Assistant City Solicitor, for the year 1935, has been prepared by Mr. Corish.


Respectfully submitted,


CHRISTOPHER J. MULDOON,


City Solicitor.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE


January 1, 1936.


To HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR, AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN :


The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1935 is respectively submitted.


Work of Weights and Measures Department for 1935


Scales:


Not


Con- Sealed demned


Platform over 5000 1bs


...


Sealed 33


2


....


Platform 100 to 5000 1bs


6


266


20


16


Counter 100 1bs or over


....


43


2


1


Counter under 100 1bs


6


332


....


5


Beam 100 1bs or over


....


4


....


....


Bean under 100 1bs


....


....


....


....


Spring under 100 1bs


2


526


3


9


Computing 100 lbs or over


....


....


....


....


Computing under 100 1bs


....


526


4


13


Personal Weighing (Slot)


....


72


....


1


Jewellers


....


....


....


Weights:


Avoidupois


31


1889


....


13


Apothecary


....


588


....


15


Metric


....


153


....


1


Troy


....


37


....


Capacity Measure:


Vehicle Tanks


....


22


....


....


Liquid


....


525


8


3


Oil Jars


....


287


....


....


Dry


....


11


....


....


Fuel Baskets


....


....


....


....


4


Spring 100 1bs or over


....


46


....


8


Prescription


....


49


3


....


3


Adjusted


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


249


Not


Con-


Adjusted


Sealed


Sealed demned


Automatic Measuring Devices:


Gasoline Pumps


55


19


....


Gasoline Meters


35


300


20


Kerosene Pumps


9


....


....


Oil Measuring Pumps


87


571


....


Quantity Measure on Pumps (ea.)


....


381


....


....


Molasses Measuring Devices ..


9


....


....


Grease Measuring Devices


....


....


1


Linear Measure:


Yard Sticks


95


....


....


Taxi Meters


16


....


....


Cloth Measuring Devices


....


....


....


Total


80


6395


629


113


Summary of Inspections made:


Clinical Thermometers


268


Coal Certificates


9


Ice Scales


72


Junk Scales


7


Marking of Bread


294


Marking of Food Packages


901


Metal Ice Cream Containers


330


Milk Jars


2275


Oil Jars


2245


Paper or Fibre Cartons


0


Pedlers' License


157


Pedlers' Scales


53


Transient Vendors


2


Wholesale Milk Cans


232


Taxi Meters


0


Fuel Meters


0


Gas Pumps and Meters


0


Coal in Paper Bags


181


Kindling Wood in Paper Bags


402


Oil Measures (5 Gallons)


2


Summary of Tests made:


Berry Baskets


0


Cartons (approved as measures)


0


Gasoline Devices (other than Sealing)


82


Ice Cream Cartons


0


Scales in Stores


494


Taxi Meters (other than Sealing)


9


Fuel Meters (other than Sealing)


20


Applications inspected and signed for Special Licenses :


Special City Licenses


45


County


87


State


61


Disabled Veterans


12


Transfers


28


Total


233


...


....


....


....


....


25


....


....


6


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Gasoline Station Tests:


Total number of calls


158


Number of different stations


124


Number of call-backs to stations previously inspected 34


Trial weighings and measurements of commodities sold or put up for sale:


Total No. Number Tested


Incorrect


Beans


272


229


37


6


Bread


294


247


18


29


Butter


424


358


21


45


Coal (in paper bags)


181


161


4


16


Coal (in transit)


9


0


2


7


Confectionery


81


74


1


6


Dry Commodities


617


474


20


123


Flour


401


262


70


69


Fruits and Vegetables


543


342


92


109


Ice


0


0


0


0


Lard


121


121


0


0


Meat and Provisions


594


367


177


50


Potatoes


173


21


31


121


Total


3710


2656


473


581


Miscellaneous:


Court Cases


4


Complaints investigated


1


May I respectfully call to your attention again the need of a public scale, for reweighing purposes. The department is greatly handicapped in reweighing of coal in transit by having to direct vehicles to different parts of the City to weigh loads on privately owned scales that have been sealed previously by this department.


As oil is used so extensively for heating purposes, the method of distribution has to be checked very carefully. The fuel trucks have to be calibrated, and meters tested, therefore the purchase of a 50 gallon test tank should be seriously con- sidered in the near future.


B. S. ABBOTT,


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


Correct


Under


Over


251


LICENSING COMMISSION


REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION


April 23, 1936.


TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR, AND THE BOARD OF


ALDERMEN, OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE :


Gentlemen :


The Licensing Commission respectfully submits the fol- lowing report for the year ending December 31, 1935 :


During the year the Commission issued ninety-seven alco- holic beverage licenses out of total of approximately one hun- dred twenty-four applications. The number of such licenses granted was six less than the previous year.


On June 27, 1935, Mr. Eugene W. Driscoll was appointed to the Commission to take the place of Mr. Eugene A. Hudson, whose term had expired.


During the course of the year, the Commission suspended three alcoholic beverage licenses for different periods of time, due to violations of the rules and regulations. One club sur- rendered its alcoholic beverage license.


Several changes were made in the alcoholic laws, one of which was the repeal of the law requiring a license for the sale of denatured alcohol.


Attached hereto is a table showing the number of different licenses granted and the total income of this department. After deducting the sum of $3,127.24, which was the expense of running this department for the year, the total net income would be $72,425.17.


REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1935


Licenses granted and fees received :


3 Transfer of Lord's Day Licenses @ 0.50 $1.50


10 Transfers of Common Victualler licenses @ $1.00 10.00


25 Garage licenses granted @ $2.00 50.00


31 Special alcoholic licenses granted 38.00


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ANNUAL REPORTS


13 Denatured alcohol licenses granted 13.25


32 Entertainment permits granted @ $5.00 160.00


146 Common Victualler licenses granted @ $5.00 730.00


289 Lord's Day licenses granted @ $5.00 1,445.00


97 Alcoholic beverage licenses granted 73,111.66


Total $75,559.41


Rebated on licenses :


2 Denatured alcohol licenses $2.00


1 Lord's Day license 5.00


$7.00


Net total revenue of the department for 1935 .. $75,552.41


Respectfully submitted,


Attest :


JOHN P. DROMGOOLE, Secretary.


EUGENE M. FLANAGAN, Chairman, RICHARD J. MCLAUGHLIN, EUGENE W. DRISCOLL,


Commissioners.


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ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS


REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS


263 MEDFORD STREET, SOMERVILLE, MASS.


February 14, 1936.


TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF


ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE :


Gentlemen :


I herewith respectfully submit the thirty-first annual re- port of the Department of Electric Lines and Lights for the year ending December 31, 1935.


INSPECTION OF WIRING IN BUILDINGS


The inspection of electrical wiring and attachments thereto have been carried on in the same manner as in previous years.


The use of unapproved and improperly constructed cords and appliances are being constantly discouraged by our re- inspection system.


No. notifications new work (permits) 1985


No. Inspections, new work


2650


No. Re-inspections, new work


292


No. Inspections, old work


1109


No. Defective installations, old


432


No. Defective installations, remedied


333


No. Re-inspections, old work


1002


5818


No. Permits issued to Edison Co.


743


FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS


Defective cables, need of additional wires and inferior type of boxes are still a matter of grave concern despite constant care and attention.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


10SS feet of defective underground cable was replaced dur- ing the year.


6052 feet of new underground cable was installed which removed many hazardous conditions.


A rectifier floating battery power system which replaced one set of our old duplicate battery system was also placed in service, this eliminated 521 batteries which were in poor con- dition, thereby improving operating conditions.


636 box alarms have been received and transmitted during the year.


7 second alarms 7 A.D.T. alarms 685 telephone calls received and fire department sent. 1335


RECOMMENDATIONS


That cable replacements with a sufficient number of con- ductors to provide for additional boxes, a secondary alarm and spare circuits be given serious consideration.


That the present 63 inferior type of fire alarm boxes be replaced by the adoption of a program to replace a certain number each year.


That a two dial manual transmitter be installed to trans- mit code signals and to provide additional means of transmit- ting alarms in case of failure of present transmitter.


The purchase of eight punching registers in order to record mutual aid and local alarms in central office and radio broad- casting room.


Inasmuch as the supports for the tower bells and striking mechanism in some instances are unsafe, striking equipment worn and in general poor condition, I recommend their dis- continuance and substitute two air whistles located at Engine 1 and Engine 4 respectively for sounding multiple alarms.


The central office equipment consists of the following :


2-6 circuit operating boards


1-5 Circuit tapper board


1-5 circuit gong board


2-16 circuit storage battery charging boards


1-32 circuit protector board 1-12 circuit automatic repeater


2-5 circuit punching registers and take up reels


13- punching registers and take up reels


1-1 dial 4 number manual transmitter


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ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS


2- automatic time and date stamps


1- master clock


1- local telephone used as a still alarm system


567- cells storage battery


4-10 ft. 4 shelf battery racks


5- metropolitan tappers and gongs


32- low rate rectifiers


1- high rate rectifiers


Apparatus outside the central office consists of the follow- ing :


157 Signal boxes


31 Master signal boxes with remote control stations in adjacent school buildings


7 tower strikers


29 cable terminal boxes


8 punching registers


35 tappers (fast time) 8 tappers (slow time)


13 still alarm bells


7 local telephones used as a still alarm system


18 private telephones


3 traffic sirens


Approximately 65 miles of overhead and 87 miles of un- derground.


POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM


The overhauling of the police signal boxes has been com- pleted, but system is in need of cable replacements.


The police radio transmitter is in good condition after four years of service.


The outside equipment consists of the following :


65 Police signal boxes


4 Special signal boxes


16 Police and fire department radio receiving sets


SUPERVISION OF POLES AND WIRES ON THE STREET


The same close supervision has been given to the condition of poles and wires in the streets as in previous years. Over- head wires in Davis Sq., Cutter Sq., Grove St., and Highland Ave. at the present time are being placed underground which will allow the removal of poles on these streets during the coming year. A number of defective poles have been replaced, and abandoned poles removed by the companies owning same.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


New Poles


Re- placed


Re- moved


Re- Reset located


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. ... ...


....


....


....


....


Edison Elec. Ill. Co.


11


23 128


8


....


10


Boston Elevated Railway


1


2


21


....


....


Permits given to Edison Elec.


Ill. Co. for attachments to New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. poles


1


....


....


....


....


Permits given to Edison Elec. Ill. Co. for attachments to Boston Elevated Railway Co. poles


6


....


....


....


....


The number of street lights January 1, 1936, are as follows :


989 No. 20-80 candle power lights


203 No. 30-100 candle power lights


21 No. 50-250 candle power lights


504 No. 70-600 candle power lights


339 No. 75-1000 candle power lights


2056


TRAFFIC LIGHTS


Five signal posts or heads were damaged by collision and had to be repaired or replaced during the year.


The control mechanism of the older signals are showing signs of wear and will need replacement parts within a short time.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES J. CUDDIHY


Commissioner of Electric Lines & Lights.


257


SOLDIERS' RELIEF DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE SOLDIERS' RELIEF DEPARTMENT


TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR, AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE :


Gentlemen :


I am submitting the annual report of the Soldiers' Relief Department in which is presented a tabulated statement of the aid rendered to the veterans of the Civil, Spanish, German and Mexican Wars for the year ending December 31, 1935.


2615 cases were aided during the year and the total amount spent for Military Aid, State Aid and Soldiers' Relief, includ- ing medical services, was $72,625.20.


Many of our relief cases worked on ERA and PWA pro- jects thereby decreasing the amount of aid given them by this department.


I wish to thank his Honor, the Mayor, the members of the Board of Aldermen and the heads of the departments for their cooperation during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS F. MCGRATH,


Commissioner.


SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS MADE BY THE SOLDIERS' RELIEF DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING


DECEMBER 31, 1935


Military Aid


State Aid


Direct Relief


Work Relief


Medical Services


Orders etc.


Total Relief


No. Cases


January


$575.00


$670.00


$1,979.28


$808.00


$247.90


$884.87


$5,165.05


208


February


587.00


640.00


1,720.45


1,072.50


58.25


1,024.94


5,103.14


217


March


567.00


640.00


1,502.46


537.00


229.77


878.59


4,354.82


212


April


610.00


580.00


1,508.64


435.00


248.45


827.98


4,210.07


170


May


670.00


600.00


1,704.37


612.00


646.95


962.46


5,195.78


198


June


615.00


570.00


1,513.77


674.00


463.37


666.68


4,502.82


175


July


678.40


550.00


1,585.71


753.50


261.46


832.29


4,661.36


175


August


670.00


529.00


2,135.70


1,098.50


343.95


1,154.38


5,931.53


238


September


748.50


504.00


2,203.36


1,257.00


1,827.01


411.14


6,951.01


211


October


888.60


537.00


2,654.46


1,482.50


326.04


1,558.08


7,446.68




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