Report of the city of Somerville 1936, Part 7

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1936
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SCHEDULE A-WATER REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES


Revenue


Quarterly


Monthly or Commercial


Additional


Total


Brought forward Jan. 1, 1936


$22,757.64


$16,002.16 200,405.76


$58.45 30.29


449,707.55


Total


$272,029.14


$216,407.92


$88.74


$488,525.80


Less: Adjustments ....


1,141.27


1,327.13


2,468.40


$270,887.87


$215,080.79


$88.74


$486,057.40


Less: Liens Applied


323.14


6,438.72


6,761.86


$270,564.73


$208,642.07


$88.74


$479,295.54


Less: Carried forward


10,931.17


3,211.76


60.09


14,203.02


TOTAL REVENUE ..


$259,633.56


$205,430.31


$28.65


$465,092.52


Other Revenue:


Service Assessments


880.00


Maintenance Charges:


Balance January 1,


1936


851.24


Commited 1936 ...


1,711.71


Less: Adjustments ....


48.76


$2,514.19


Less: Liens Applied


31.00


$2,483.19


$38,818.25


Metered Charges 1936


249,271.50


$2,562.95


137


WATER COMMISSIONER


Less: Carried forward


700.30


Maintenance Receipts


1,782.89


Liens Applied :


(As shown above)


6,792.86


Less: Adjustments ....


827.68


$5,965.18


Less : Carried forward - 3,755.86


Liens discharged ....


2,209.32


Total Other Revenue


4,872.21


TOTAL REVENUE FROM ALL SOURCES


$469,964.73


Expenditures:


Under Control of the Water Commissioner


Water Works Maintenance


$119,775.10


Water Works Extension 6,375.00


$126,150.10


Not under Control of the Water Commissioner


Metropolitan Water Assessment 282,919.82


Maintenance of Water Works Buildings 2,537.49


285,457.31


TOTAL EXPENDITURES


411,607.41


Balance to City Treasury


58,357.32


Total


$469,964.73


In addition to the appropriations from water income to other municipal purposes enumerated above, water has been furnished without charge to all the city departments that have have required its use and it is paid for out of the income from sale of water.


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


Water Maintenance Account


Balance from 1935


$16,437.81 101,290.00


Appropriations made by Board of Aldermen .... Supplementary Appropriations 2,050.00


Service Transfer from Extension Account for Labor


1,162.08


Labor and materials for operation, mainten- ance and renewal of the Water Works. ..... $104,418.99


138


ANNUAL REPORTS


Contract of 1935


16,400.00


Service Transfer to Extension Account for


Labor


118.19


Balance


2.71


$120,939.89


$120,939.89


Water Works Extension Account


Appropriations made by the Board of Alder- men


$3,375.00 3,000.00


Supplementary Appropriation


Service Transfer from Maintenance Account- Labor


118.19


Amount expended for labor and materials used in extension of the water works


$5,331.11


Service Transfer to Maintenance Account- Labor


1,162.08


$6,493.19


$6,493.19


Cost of Water Works Since 1868


The total cost of water works on December 31, 1936, as represented by the expenditures


from appropriations for water works ex- tension was


$1,489,286.09


Expended during the year 1936 on extension


account. This includes inspection and


supervision on W. P. A. projects 6,493.19


TOTAL EXPENDITURES, DEC. 31, 1936


$1,492,269.81


The pipes constructed and replaced during the year are as follows :


Size


Feet Laid


Feet Dis- continued


Size


Bond Street


6"


30


45


6"


Central Hill (Municipal Bldgs.). ...


12"


176


Central Hill (Opp. High School)


...


12"


532


Curtis Street


12"


301


Fenwick Street


6"


15


15



Florence Terrace


4"


128


128


2"


Holts Avenue


4"


128


128


2"


Jaques Street


12"


1068


1068


6"


12"


1196


1196


6"


6"


31


31


6"


Liberty Road


4"


85


85


2"


Linden Place


4"


157


157


2"


Mystic Avenue


8'


231


12"


15


6"


15


15


139


WATER COMMISSIONER


North Street


12"


248


248


6"


Raymond Avenue


12"


1372


1377


6"


5


Wyatt Street


10"


538


538


6271


5031


Hydrant Branches


6’’


2121/2


40


8"


4


Blow-off


28


411/2


5


6557


5076


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


Number of fire hydrants in City, January 1, 1936


1320


Number set during the year


14


Number removed during the year


5


Net increase in number of hydrants


9


Total number of public fire hyrants.


1329


Number of private fire hydrants, January 1, 1936


४४


Total number of private fire hydrants


receiving their supply from the city mains


89


Number of gates in the city, January 1, 1936


2607


Number set during the year for streets.


30


Number of section gates set


3


Number set on hydrant branches


17


Number set on blow-off branches


3


53


Number of gates removed


15


Net increase in number of gates


38


Total number of gates in city


2645


Number of check-valves in city, January 1, 1936


9


Number added during the year


0


Total number of check-valves


9


Number of blow-offs in city, January 1, 1936 Number added during the year


2


Total number of blow-offs


221


Number of waterposts in city, January 1,


1936


61


Number removed during the year


0


Total number of waterposts


219


61


140


ANNUAL REPORTS


Number of drinking fountains in city, Jan- uary 1, 1936


9 0


Number now in city


9


Number of car-sprinkler connections in city, January 1, 1936


12


Number set during year


0


Number discontinued


0


Number now in the city


12


Number of water meters in city, January 1, 1936


13,804


Number installed during the year (new)


8


Number reset


915


923


Number removed:


On acount of permanent or temporary discontinuance of water and for sub- stitution of other meters


966


Decrease in the number of operating meters Number of motor registers (included in above) 1


43


Total number of meters in actual use ....


13,761


Per cent of service metered.


100%


Operating Meters, December 31, 1936


Size 5/8"


1"


11/2" 32


2''


3"


4"


6"


12"


Total


13,248


116


53


20


7


2


4 13,760


Motor and elevator register


1


13,761


NUMBER OF SERVICES SUPPLYING PUBLIC PROPERTY


City Hall


1


Police Station, Bow Street


1


Bathhouse, Shore Drive


1


City Home, Broadway, 3 (1 shut-off)


*2


Contagious Hospital


1


Tuberculosis Hospital


1


Water Works


1


Incinerator


1


City Stables, City Road


1


Garbage Plant


1


Sewerage Yard


1


3/4 " 278


...


Number added during the year


WATER METERS


141


WATER COMMISSIONER


Public Libraries


4


Fire Stations


7


Schools


32


Public Grounds


17


Water Posts


61


Street Sprinklers


15


Drinking Fountains


9


New Police Station


1


Total


158


SUMMARY OF PIPES AND FIXTURES OF THE WATER SYSTEM


December 31, 1936


Feet of main pipe (approximately)


592,077


Miles of main pipe (approximately)


112.14


Services in use (approximately)


13,761


Services supplying public property


158


Private fire supplies (Sprinkler System)


100


Fire supplies to public buildings


26


Public fire hydrants


1,329


Private fire hydrants


88


Sprinkler systems installed in public buildings.


0


Gates


2,645


Check Valves


CC


Meters (including 1 motor register)


13,761


Waterposts


61


Car-sprinkler connections


12


Blow-offs


221


Drinking fountains and troughs


9


WATER ASSESSMENTS AND CONSUMPTION


The assessment paid to the Commonwealth by this city as its proportionate part of the cost and operation of the Metro- politan Water Works for the year 1936 was as follows :


Sinking Fund


$6,771.45


Maintenance


75,195.84


Interest


120,070.54


Maturing Bonds


70,303.69


Brookline Credit


10,578.30


Total payment for 1936


$282,919.82


Total number of services required to be metered


in actual use


13,761


Services supplying public property


158


Total number of services


13,919


In addition to the above there are fire supplies for private sprinkler systems, which are not re- quired to be metered.


101


142


ANNUAL REPORTS


One new fire supply installed in 1936 as follows: JAMES A. KILEY, Linwood Street. (This is included in the above total.)


Size, number, and length of services installed in 1936:


6


3/4" Services


119'


5


1 " Services


90'


2


11/2" Services 80'


1


4 " Services


22'


1


6 " Service 40'


351'


FIRE SERVICES IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS


No.


Size


Installed


Atherton Street, Carr School


1


6"


1927


Boston Street, Pope School


1


6"


1927


Broadway, Lincoln School


1


6"


1927


Broadway, City Home.


1


6"


1916


Cherry Street, Burns School


1


1916


Concord Square, Knapp School


1


6"


1927


Craigie Street, Morse School


1


6"


1927


Cross Street, Edgerly School


1


6"


1927


Evergreen Avenue, Forster School Annex


1


6"


1923


*Gov. Winthrop Road, Charles A. Grimmons School


1


6"


1929


Grove Street, Highland School


1


6"


1927


Highland Avenue, Central High School


1


8"


1916


*Holland Street, Western Jr. High School.


1


6"


1916


Holland Street, Western Jr. High School.


1


6"


1930


Holland Street, Hodgkins School


1


6"


1928


Jaques Street, Glines School


1


6"


1928


Lowell Street, Bingham School


1


6"


1927


Maple Street, Bennett School


1


6"


1927


*Marshall Street, Northeastern Jr. High School Myrtle Street, Prescott School


1


6"


1927


Powder House Boulevard, Cutler School


1


6"


1927


School Street, Cummings School


1


6"


1916


School Street, High School (West Wing)


1


6"


1928


Summer Street, Southern Jr. High School.


1


6"


1930


Sycamore Street, Forster School


1


6"


1927


Willow Avenue, Brown School


1


6"


1928


Total


.....


26


* No sprinkler installed,


1


6"


1923


143


WATER COMMISSIONER


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1936 In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASS.


General Statistics


Population: Census 1920, 93,033; State Census 1935, 100,773.


Date of Construction: Commenced in 1868.


By whom owned: City of Somerville.


Source of supply: Metropolitan Water System.


Mode of supply: Water is delivered into the city's mains, both high and low pressure, by the Metropolitan Water Works.


Statistics of Consumption of Water


Census population: 1920, 93,033; 1935, 100,773.


Population on lines of pipe, December 31, 1936, Est. 100,773.


Population supplies, December 31, 1936, Est. 100,773.


Total consumption for the year, 3,422,680,00 gallons.


Average daily consumption 9,351,600 gallons.


Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 94.


Statistics Relating to Distributing System, 1936 MAINS


Kind of pipe, cast iron.


Sizes from 4-inch and under to 20-inch.


Laid 6,557 feet; discontinued 5,076 feet; net extension 1,481 feet. Total now in use, 112.14 miles.


Number of hydrants added during the year: Public, 9; private, 0.


Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 1417.


Number of stop gates added during the year, net increase, 38.


Number of stop gates now in use, 2645.


Number of blow-offs, 221.


Range of pressure on mains, 35 pounds to 100 pounds.


The amount paid by the city since the beginning in 1898 is as follows :


Sinking Fund


$520,549.78


Maintenance 1,312,622.03


Interest


2,936,269.11


Maturing Bonds


418,782.03


Miscellaneous (consists of improvements, etc.,


also Brookline credit)


57,103.87


Total payments to date


$5,245,326.82


144


ANNUAL REPORTS


The consumption of water for the city of Somerville for the year 1936, total quantity, average daily and per capita, the percapita consumption being figured on an estimated popu- lation for the year of 99,780.


Month


Gallons per day


Gallons per capita


January


9,195,100


92


February


9,505,100


95


March


9,107,000


91


April


8,953,000


90


May


9,033,500


90


June


9,740,100


98


July


9,944,000


100


August


9,855,400


99


September


9,125,800


92


October


9,110,800


91


November


9,165,000


92


December


9,480,600


95


Year 1936


9,351,600


94


Total consumption for the year 1936:


High-service Low-service


735,772,000 gals. 2,686,908,00


Total city


3,422,680,00


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The following table shows the daily per capita consump- tion of water in the cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District for the year 1936, as registered by the Metropolitan meters.


City or Town


Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Yr.


Arlington


50


53


53


51


58


66


68


61


53


52


52


53 49


56 54


Belmont


48


49


50


50


55


68


66


62


50


49


49


70 98


78 97


Everett


96


104


99


94


95


82 99 76 71 59


82 96 79 73 56


112 82 95 70 71 54


109 80 97 54 71 52 59 53 132 68 58 92 58 83


106 76 97 52 69 53 58 56 88 65 55 91 59 70 56


104 71 97 50 67 54 59 54 81 65 52 92


60 59


54


54


57


Winthrop


63


67


66


64 86


70 90


74 96


97


96


92


60 90


58 89


64


68


Met. Dist.


93


96


91


57 65


68 93


108


122


Watertown


54


53


58 68 55


90


90


Stoneham


57


62


51


54


Nahant


81


90


113 68


47 87 65


Revere


55


55


55


53


62


61


Somerville


92


95


91


54


57


69


62 80


60 82


67


92


92


108


102


104


110


111


Chelsea


80


83


77


74


76


66 49


64 66 54


62 58 131 68


184 71 75 98 72


69 58 207 72 80 100 74


62 57 181 71 75 99 68 109


Melrose


56


60


62


55


62


Milton


47


48


Quincy


67


69


64 69


57


49


Lexington


49


Malden


67


Medford


52


51


68 51


50 66 52


59 69 53


66 52 91 65


122


68


94 52 95 58 63 60 81


Swampscott


66


68


111 109


Boston


113


115


-


56


73 65


145


WATER COMMISSIONER


SERVICES


Kind of pipe: Lead; lead-lined wrought iron; cement-lined wrought iron; cast iron; brass; copper tubing.


Size, one-half to eight inches.


Laid 351 feet.


Number of service connections made, 15.


Services in use, approximately 13,977.


Number of private fire supplies (sprinkler systems), 101.


Number of meters added, 923; meters and motor registers discon- tinued, 966; net decrease, 43.


Number now in use, 13,761.


Percentage of services metered, 100.


Number of motors and elevator registers added, 0; removed, 0.


Number now in use, 1 (included in number of meters).


I wish to thank His Honor the Mayor, the Board of Alder- men, the employees of my department and all others with whom I have come in contact in the performance of my duty, for the kind cooperation I have received at their hands.


Respectfully submitted,


TIMOTHY F. HARRINGTON,


Water Commissioner.


146


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK


Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1937


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen,


Gentlemen :-


The following is respectfully submitted as the sixty-fifth Annual Report of the City Clerk of the City of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1936.


The receipts and payments were as follows :


For dog licenses issued in 1936:


1484 males at $2.00


$2,968.00


250 females at $5.00


1,250.00


337 spayed at $2.00


674.00


1 kennel at $25.00


25.00


$4,917.00


For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1936 :


276 fishing at $2.00


$552.00


276 hunting at $2.00 534.00


104 sporting at $3.25


338.00


40 minor fishing at $1.25


50.00


10 duplicate licenses at $.50


5.00


(11 free licenses )


1,479.00


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc. 1,226 papers


2,019.74


Certificates of marriage intentions, 1,102 (in- cluding postage)


2,237.94


Furnishing copies of records


492.41


Carried forward


$4,750.09


$6,396.00


147


CITY CLERK


Brought forward


$4,750.09


$6,396.00


Licenses :


Auctioneers, 23 at $2.00


46.00


Billiard, pool tables and bowling alleys, 116


licenses for 89 tables and 27 alleys, at $3.00


348.00


Cut meat and sausage, 3 at $50.00


150.00


Drain layers, 2 at $1.00


2.00


Drivers, 27 at $1.00


27.00


Engines and motors, 5 at $1.00


5.00


Garages, 10 licenses:


6 at $5.00


$30.00


at 10.00


20.00


2 at 20.00


40.00


90.00


Garage renewals


622.50


Hackney carriages, 31 at $1.00


31.00


Intelligence offices, 5 at $2,00


10.00


Junk and second-hand licenses :


Collect junk, 20 at $10.00


200.00


Junk shops, 9 at $25.00


225.00


Lodging houses, 32 at $2.00


64.00


Second-hand auto dealers:


9 licenses at $50.00


$450.00


29 licenses at $25.00


725.00


1,175.00


Slaughtering, 10 at $1.00


10.00


Street Musicians, 3 at $.50


1.50


Storage of explosives:


2 licenses at $1.00


2.00


17 licenses at 10.00


170.00


7 licenses at 20.00


140.00


1 license at 50.00


50.00


362.00


Storage of explosive renewals


2,825.50


Wagon licenses, 27 at $1.00


27.00


Wagon stand licenses, 28 at $1.00


28.00


Transient vendors, 2 at $25.00


50.00


Permits for projections over the sidewalk:


2 awnings


24 electric signs


21 neon signs


1 wooden sign


1 barber pole


2 metal signs


Carried forward


$11,049.59


$6,396.00


148


ANNUAL REPORTS


Brought forward


$11,049.59 $6,396.00


3 swing arms


1 canopy


8 licenses at $1.00 8.00


47 licenses at $5.00


235.00


243.00


(fee for projections over


sidewalk changed to $5.00


on Jan. 27, 1936 except for awnings which is $1.00)


Badges


20.00


Autos with musical attachment, 15 at $.50


7.50


Physician's registrations, 4 at $.25


1.00


Optometrist's registration, 1 at $.50


.50


Copies of zoning ordinance


5.00


Fees for notices of hearings


16.22


Advertising fees


42.00


Duplicate dog license tags


2.60


Transfer of dog license


.75


Forms


.75


Miscellaneous


1.58


11,390.49


$17,786.49


PAYMENTS


To City Treasurer for dog licenses in 1936 :


1484 males at $2.00


$2,968.00


211 females at $5.00


1,250.00


337 spayed at $2.00


674.00


1 kennel at $25.00


25.00


4,917.00


Less City Clerk's fees, 2,072 at $.20 414.40


To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for hunting licenses, etc. in 1936:


276 fishing at $2.00


552.00


267 hunting at $2.00


534.00


104 sporting at $3.25


338.00


40 minor fishing at $1.25


50.00


10 duplicate licenses at $.50


5.00


1,479.00


Less City Clerk's fees, 687 at $.25


171.75


1,307.25


$5,809.85


Carried forward


$4,502.60


149


CITY CLERK


.


Brought forward


$5,809.85


To the City Treasurer monthly :


City Clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses in 1936, 2,072 at $.20 414.40


City Clerk's fees for issuing and recording hunting licenses, etc. in 1936, 687 at $.25 171.75


All the receipts above specified except for hunting licenses and dog licenses 11,390.49


11,976.64


$17,786.49


LICENSES AND PERMITS


Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of re- ceipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows:


To hold religious services in streets, etc. 2


To parade in streets with music 4


To hold rallies 12


For sound wagons 8


Newspaper licenses


45


ORDINANCES


The following ordinances have been adopted since the printing of the Annual Reports for the 1934:


ORDINANCE NO. 205


An Ordinance amending Revised Ordinances known as Highways


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows : -


Chapter XXV of the Revised Ordinances is hereby amended by substituting the following:


Section 31. No person shall place or keep any table, stall, booth, or other erection, wholly or partly, in any street or on any sidewalk for the sale of fruit or other thing, without permission first obtained from the Board of Aldermen.


Permission granted under this section shall not be valid or take effect until the person to whom it has been given files with the city clerk a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars, in form approved by the city solicitor and with surety or sureties approved by the city treasurer, to indemnify and save harmless, the city from all liability and loss arising out of such permission.


Every such permission heretofore granted shall be regarded as re- voked and shall become null and void, unless the person to whom it was granted, has filed a bond as above provided.


A true copy of an ordinance approved December 26, 1935.


Attest :


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


150


ANNUAL REPORTS


ORDINANCE NO. 206


An Ordinance concerning the making and awarding of Certain Contracts by the City of Somerville


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. No contract for construction work, for the purchase of apparatus, supplies or materials, for the hire of equipment, or for any other purpose, the estimated cost of which amounts to one thousand dollars or more, except in cases of special emergency involving the health or safety of the people or their property, shall be awarded by the city unless proposals for the same have been invited by advertise- ments in at least one newspaper published in the city once a week for at least two consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least one week before the time specified for the opening of said proposals. Such advertisements shall state the time and place where plans and specifica- tions of proposed work or supplies may be had and the time and place for opening the proposals in answer to said advertisements, and shall reserve to the city the right to reject any or all of such proposals. All such proposals shall be opened in public. No bill or contract shall be split or divided for the purpose of evading any provision of this ordin- ance.


January 9, 1936. Having been presented to Mayor following meet- ing of Board of Aldermen held December 20, 1935, and not having been acted upon within ten days, ordinance is in effect.


A true copy.


Attest:


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


ORDINANCE NO. 207


An Ordinance Amending Chapter 31, Revised Ordinances, City of Somerville, as amended by Ordinance No. 182 and Ordinance No. 183, known as "Fees for Certain Licenses."


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows: -


Section 1. Paragraph 10 of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 182 is here- by amended by striking out said paragraph 10 and substituting there- for the following paragraph :-


Junk Shop --


To keep shop for the purchase, storage, sale or barter of junk, old metals, and second-hand articles $25.00


Section 2. Paragraph 15 of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 182 is here- by amended by striking out said paragraph 15 and substituting there- for the following paragraph :-


151


CITY CLERK


Projections-


1. To erect or maintain over sidewalk, bay window, shelf, sign, or other projection, except awning $5.00


2. To erect or maintain awning over sidewalk $1.00


Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


A true copy of an ordinance approved by the Mayor, January 27, 1936.


Attest :


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


ORDINANCE NO. 208


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. There shall be inscribed on the sides of all cars and trucks owned by the City of Somerville the name of the department in charge of said vehicle and the words "City of Somerville" by painting same thereon.


Section 2. When the head of any department fails to have this inscription on any car or truck owned by the City of Somerville, he may be summoned before the Board of Aldermen.


Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


A true copy of an ordinance appproved by the Mayor, February 17, 1936.


Attest:


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


ORDINANCE NO. 209


An Ordinance Amending the Building Zone Ordinance


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. The tract of land hereinafter described is hereby re- moved from a "Residence 'B' District" and shall hereafter be a "Res- idence 'C' District". A certain tract of land situated on Craigie Street, being numbered 24 to 36 inclusive and comprising lots numbered 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; containing appproximately 35,802 feet.


Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


A true copy of an ordinance approved by the Mayor, March 2, 1936. Attest :


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


ORDINANCE NO. 210


"An Ordinance Amending the Building Zone Ordinance and Building Zone Map of the City of Somerville"


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


The Building Zone Ordinance and the Building Zone Map of the City of Somerville are hereby amended and changed by removing from Residence "B" District to a Business District the parcel of land des- cribed as follows :-


"A certain parcel of land situated on Beacon Street, in Somerville, and bounded as follows :-


Beginning at a point forty (40) feet, more or less, from Miller Street, at the Northerly edge of a lot now zoned for business and run- ning Northwesterly, by said Beacon Street; forty-one and 72-100 (41.72) feet; thence turning and running by land of Axel Magnusson in a Northeasterly direction, sixty (60) feet to land of Hall-Gregg, Inc .; thence turning and running Southeasterly by said land of Hall-Gregg, Inc., forty-one and 72-100 (41.72) feet said boundary line being parallel with the Northeasterly line of Beacon. Street; thence turning and running by other land of Hall-Gregg, Inc. referred to hereinbefore as zoned for business, sixty (60) feet, to Beacon Street."


A true copy of an ordinance approved by the Mayor, May 19, 1936. Attest:


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


ORDINANCE NO. 211


"An Ordinance Amending the Building Zone Ordinance and Build- ing Zone Map of the City of Somerville."


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


The Building Zone Ordinance and the Building Zone Map of the City of Somerville are hereby amended and changed by removing from Residence "C" District to a Business District the parcel of land des- cribed as follows :-


The premises numbered 15 and 15A on Herbert Street, in Somer- ville, and being lot numbered five (5) on a plan belonging to T. C. Connor made by Dana E. Perkins C. E. dated February 22, 1895, and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds at the end of Book 2360.


A true copy of an ordinance approved by the Mayor June 16, 1936. Attest :


NORMAN E. CORWIN, City Clerk.


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CITY CLERK


BIRTHS


1936


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1936 :


Males


683


Females 593


Total


1,236


1935


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1935:


Number of births (exclusive of still births in Somerville in 1935


1,211


Males


611


Females


600


1,211


Born of American parents


642


Born of foreign parents


294


Born of American father and foreign mother


110


Born of foreign father and American mother


150


Born of American mother and father of un-


known nationality 15


Born of foreign mother and father of un-


0


1,211


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1935 registered.


47


Number of birth in other places in 1935 registered 629


Number of cases of twins 24


MARRIAGES


1936


Number of intentions issued in 1936


1,098


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