Report of the city of Somerville 1938, Part 19

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
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Waldo ave.


Beacon st ..


Dimick st.


Public


40


277


Waldo


Highland ave.


Hudson st.


Public


40


287


Walker


Broadway


Leonard st.


Public


40


713


Wallace


Holland st.


Broadway


Public


40


1.342


Walnut


Bow st.


Broadway


Public


40


3,753


Walnut rd.


Walnut st.


Kenneson rd.


Public


40


270


Walter ter.


Jackson rd.


Southwesterly


Public


40


222


Ward


Medford st.


Harding st.


Public


30


433


Ware


Curtis st.


Puscell rd.


Public


40


735


Warner


Pow. House sq.


Medford line


Public


60


500


Warren ave.


Union sq.


Public


40


663


...


Warren


Medford st.


Columbus ave. Cambridge line


Public


30 to 40


109


......


...


Public


40


1,420


95


Taylor pl.


Somerville ave.


Southerly


Private


15


722


.....


Sycamore


Sycamore st.


Private


12


13.


Sydney


Grant st.


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


20


88


97


Tower ct.


Tyler st.


Northeasterly


Private about 10


....


75


Trull Lane


Highland ave.


Oxford st.


Private


15


Upland pk.


Main st.


Winslow ave.


Arl'ton Br R.R. Vine st.


Private


35


Village


Dane st.


Private


25


370


Northeasterly


Private


19


...


200


Vine ct.


100


Private


20


...


...


..


Villa ave.


Highland ave.


Thorpe


Tremont


Webster ave.


Private


25


With in


Length


Public


35


1,409


Temple


278


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


Street


From


To


Public or


With in


Length


Private


Feet Public Private


Warwick


Cedar st.


Clyde st.


Public


30-40


935


........


Washington ave. Washington st.


Northerly


Private


18


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 R.R.


Cambridge line


Public 60 2,272


.......


Washington ter. Washington st.


Northerly


Private


30-40


218


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public


25


366


........


Watson


Broadway


Fairmount ave.


Public


40


236


....


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


........


Wellington ave.


Montgomery av. Easterly


Private


40


...


....


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


Westminister


Broadway


Electric ave.


Public


40


376


...


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private


40


525


West Quincy


Bailey st.


Medford line


Public


40


292


...


Westwood rd.


Central st.


Benton rd.


Public


40


489


........


Wheatland


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


40


1,325


........


Wheeler


Pinckney st.


Mt. Vernon st.


Public


40


269


.....


Whipple


Willow ave.


Highland ave.


Private


30


307


...


White st. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


...


....


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.


Em st.


Broadway


South st.


Public


25


125


.....


Wilson ave.


Broadway


B. & L. R.R.


Public


20


307


........


Wilton


Lowell st.


Hinckley st.


Public


35


415


...


....


Winchester


Broadway


Medford line


Private


40


65


Windom


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public


40


300


...


.......


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


177


Wisconsin ave.


Broadway


Penn. ave.


Public


50


499


.....


Woodbine


Centre st.


Westerly


Private


30


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


Lowell st.


Private


35


......


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


40


505


......


Yorktown


Cambridge line N. E. line


Malvern ave.


Malvern ave.


Public


40


294


.......


Yorktown


N. E. line


Northerly


Private


40


.....


110


....


Waverly


Washington st.


Roland st.


Private


35


...


...


431


¡White


Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public


40


... ...


269


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


987


...


........


Wesley


Pearl st.


Public


40


403


...


Willow pl.


Cambridge line


Public


50


3,450


Windsor rd.


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public


40


575


212


[ Sidewalk in Somervile.


.......


Washington ter. End of above


Westerly and Easterly


Private


...


........


200


279


LIST OF STREETS


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With Length in Feet Public Private


Court


39 Adams st.


Southeasterly


Private


8


........


yu


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


South westerly


Private


15


...


90


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


20


183


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


...


...


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


39.25


136


Court


91 Franklin st.


Westerly


Private


12


171


Court


35 Lexington av. Northerly


Private


21


90


Court


66 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private


25


101


Court


101 Medford st.


Easterly


Private


8


75


Court


335 Somerville ave.


Northerly


Private


15


Court


10 Stone ave.


Northwesterly


Private


20


113


Court


Windsor st.


E'ly and W'ly


Private


20


.......


370


Court


Irvington rd.


Boston ave.


Private


20


...


...


157


Total


475,226


54,622


... .....


150


Court


227 Columbia st. Northwesterly


Private


10


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private


........


Public, 90.288 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 10.804 miles.


Total length of streets in the city, 101.092 miles.


280


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE SHOWING OLD NAMES OF CERTAIN STREETS AS FORMERLY KNOWN


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known Gurney street


Aberdeen road ...


Addison place


Tube Works court


Albion street


Forest avenue or street (easterly end) Hobbs street


Aldrich street


Ruby street Eglantine street


Ash avenue


Minnie avenue


Ashland street


Maple street Beech street (westerly end)


Avon place


Middle lane Barberry lane


Cross lane


Bartlett street (Wd. 5) ...


Earle street


Beacon place


Taggard court


Road to West Cambridge


Beacon street


Middlesex turnpike Hampshire street


Beech street


Oak street


Benedict avenue


Lovell street


Benton road


Benton avenue


Berwick road


Holland street


Bigelow street


D street


Bond street


Park street


Bonner avenue


Warren avenue


Boston ave. (s'th'ly end)


[ Southwick avenue Cypress street |Orange street


Boston street


A street


Bow street


L Charlestown lane Milk Row road Milk row


Road to Menotomy


Menotomy road


Medford road Road from Menotomy to Boston


Broadway


Medford road over Winter hill Great road from Charlestown to Menotomy Winter Hill road or street


West Cambridge road


Charlestown road Broadway street Main street


Butler drive Calvin street


Cameron avenue


Carlton street


Ten Hills street Dimick street Cameron street Bow street


High street


Bonner place


Atherton street ...


Franklin street


281


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street


Cedar street


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known Rangeway Seventh rangeway Rangeway to Medford Second rangeway from Central street Leland street Rose lane Milk lane


Central street .... ...


Rangeway from Winter hill to Milk row Centre street Old road Rand's lane


Centre street Charles Ryan road


Forest place City road


Chester avenue


Church street


Claremon street


Cleveland street


Clifton street


College avenue


Columbia street ...


Highland street Warren avenue Probation path


Columbus avenue


Windham road (southeasterly end)


L


Brick Yard lane (Newton st. to Beacon st.)


Concord avenue


Lincoln street (Beacon street easterly ) Garden street (Beacon street easterly)


Cooney street


Hanson lane Cottage place


Cottage avenue


Crescent street


Mt. Vernon street


Cross street


Second rangeway (B'way to Medford st.) Runey's lane Three Pole lane Rand street Pleasant avenue


Crown street


Curtis avenue


Mt. Pleasant avenue


§ Second rangeway


Curtis street


South street


Cutter avenue


Russell street


Dane avenue


Dane court


Dane street


Union street


Dartmouth street


Fruit street


Dearborn road


Professors row ave.) Temple street Winthrop street


(College ave. to Boston


Derby street


L Fifth rangeway Tufts rangeway


[ Chester street ¿ Middle lane Cross lane Barberry lane New Church street S Carmel street


Claremont street Elm place Appleton street Elm s+. (Davis sq. to Powder House sq.) Glass House court (westerly end)


282


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known John street


Dickinson street


Dimick street


S Rollins street (southeasterly end) Calvin street


Dover street


Dow street


Dynamo street


Howard street


Eastman road


Elm court


[ Charlestown lane


Milk lane


Road from Medford to Cambridge


Road from Medford to Cambridge over Quarry hill Powder House road


Milk row or road


| Cambridge road


Elmwood street


Emery street


Harding street


Eustis street


Eustis court


Everett avenue


Everett street


Evergreen square


Cutter square or place


Fairlee street


Graham street


Fanning avenue


Dexter street


Fellsway east


Winthrop avenue


Fellsway west


Chauncey avenue or street


Fenwick street


Thurston street


Flint avenue


Runey place


Flint street


Runey street (Cross street to Aldrich street)


Forster street


( Linwood street Federal street


Franklin street ...


First rangeway Second poleway Two Pole lane Tremont street


Fremont street


Giles park


Giles place


( Cross-street place


Gilman street


...


Gilson terrace


¿ Clarendon street Gilson park Holmes street


Glendale avenue


Glenwood road


Jenny Lind avenue


Gould avenue


Greenville street


Hamilton road


Gould court C strect Russell road


Hammond street


§ Dickinson place Benefit street


Hancock street


( Gordonia rd. (Summer st. to Highland ave.) Fanning avenue (Highland avenue to Lex- ington avenue)


Harding street Harrison street (Wd. 6)


Harvard place


Rideout street Ivaloo place Chestnut street or court


Elm street


Willow street Weare street


Eastman terrace or place Elm street


( Elmwood avenue ¿ Davis street


283


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known


Hawkins street


( Hawkins court Milton street


Hawthorne street


Henry avenue


Highland avenue


Graves street Evans or Evon street Ayer street Middle lane Cross lane Barberry lane Church street (Medford street to Central street)


Highland road


Hillside park


Hinckley street


Holland street


Dale avenue Ayer avenue Marritt or Marrett place Lawrence street (southerly end) New street to Arlington


Ivaloo street


( Auburn court Wood street ~


Jackson road


Jaques street Josephine avenue


Walter street Bond street (Temple street to Bond street) Arnold street


Kensington avenue


Kenilworth avenue


Kingman road


Kingston street


Campbell park (angle to Cambridge line) Hawkins court


Lake street


Langmaid avenue


West street


Lesley avenue


Alton street


Lexington avenue


Lexington street George street


Linden avenue


§ Brackett's row Leland street Lynde street Linden street Lowell street


Lowell street


Main street


Malvern avenue Maple avenuc Maple street


Marion street


McGrath Highway


Rangeway Old rangeway Sixth rangeway Charles Adams' rangeway White street Highland road Road from Medford to Boston Medford road Hollis street Parterre square Jackson street


Cook st. (Adrian st. to north of Wyatt st.) Harcourt st. (North Wyatt st. to Dimick st.)


L No. traffic artery, parts Somerville ave., Medford st., Shawmut st., Aldrich st., Dana st., Edmands st., Fellsway east, Winthrop ave.


Line street Linwood street London street


( Kensington street


Kingman court or street Warren avenue or street


Lincoln avenue


284


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street Meacham road ....


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known § Meacham street Brooks street


Road from Medford to Lechmere point Road from Canal bridge to Medford New rd. from Medford to Cambridge bridge


Craigie's road to Medford Road to Medford


Craigie road Gore street (easterly end)


Merriam street


Miller street


Milton street


Myrtle street Pierce's court Mason avenue


Monmouth street


Harvard place


Moreland street


Morrison avenue


Brooks street. (Main st. to Meacham st.) Morrison street


Munroe street


Prospect street Mt. Pisgah avenue High street B street


Myrtle street


Warren street


Mystic avenue


Mystic street (Wd. 2)


Mystic turnpike or road Myrtle street


Newton street


Way by Bullard's bridge Road to Cambridgeport Brick Yard lane


North street


Proprietor's way Cook's lane Third rangeway -


North Union street


Canal street


Norwood avenue


Magoun street


Oakland avenue


Oakman avenue


Oliver Street


Broom street


Oxford street


( High street (westerly end) ¿ Trull street


Park street


§ Baldwin street Snowhill street


Paulina street


James street


Pearson avenue


Orient street


Perkins street


Proprietor's way (part)


Perry street


North Wyatt street


Pitman street


Walnut street


Poplar street Walnut street (Linwood street to Joy st.) Powder House boulevard Barnett street (North street easterly)


Prentiss street


Harris street


Preston road


Preston street


Pritchard avenue


Orient street


Prospect Hill avenue


Cross street


Prospect street


( Road from Cambridgeport to Charlestown Pine street


Medford street


York terrace (easterly end)


Chestnut street Chestnut court (westerly end)


285


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known S Veazie street


Radcliffe road


Richardson street


Sacramento street


Sargent avenue


Sartwell avenue


Sawyer avenue


School street


Seven Pines avenue Sewall street


...


Shawmut street


Three Pole lane Second rangeway


Charlestown lane (Union sq. westerly) Milk Row road (Union sq. westerly) Milk row (Union square westerly) Kent's street (Union square westerly) Road from West Camb. to Charlestown County road


Bridge street


Milk street


Spring court Spring street


Spring Hill court


Spring Hill street


St. James avenue


Melburn place


Sycamore street


Lyceum street


Sycamore terrace


Chapel court


Teele avenue


Teele street


Temple street


Derby lane or street


Thorpe street


Thorpe place


Vernon street


Euston street


Virginia street


Walnut street


Eglantine avenue Third rangeway Hazeltine's lane


Warner street Warwick street


Elm street Angle northerly Warwick place


Highway to Newtowne Road from Cambridge to Charlestown


Washington street


Road to old Cambridge Road from the colleges to Charlestown Charlestown road Milk row (Charlestown to Union square) Kirkland street (Union sq. to Cambridge) Cambridge st. (Union sq. to Charlestown) -


Water street Webster avenue


Willow street Medford street


Webster street


...


Wesley park


( Lime street Sullivan street Hawkins park Prince street


Wesley street


Walnut street


Wheatland street


New Walnut street


.. Hawes avenue Appleton street (Lowell street westerly) Union street Mills street (Walnut street to angle)


Chestnut street Maple street Sawyer street ( Fourth rangeway Ireland's lane (Somerville ave. northerly ) Stiles street Heath street


Somerville avenue


Taylor street


286


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known § Dynamo street Howard street S Cottage street Maple street


White-street place


Cottage court


Willow avenue


Rangeway Eighth rangeway Irving street Willow street


Winchester street


Charles street


Windsor road


§ Minot street Willow Dale street


Wyatt street Yorktown street


Wyatt's lane Albro street


Ball square


Central square


Prescott square


Concord square


Cutter square


Davis square


Russell square Clarendon square S Metropolitan square Post Office square


Gerrior square


Gilman square


Homer square


Magoun square


Powder House square ...


Pollard square Tufts squar? Russell square


Teele square


Union square


Wesley square


Wilson square


Oak square


Whipple street ..


White street


287


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Board of Public Welfare EDWARD L. HAGAN, Chairman QUINLAN J. SULLIVAN, Vice-Chairman ARTHUR C. COFFEY


Committees On Finance, Investigation and Relief and City Home MR. HAGAN, MR. SULLIVAN, MR. COFFEY


Clerks and Social Workers


DOROTHY C. WATKINS


M. ETTA NEYLAN


MARGARET C. CONLEY JOSEPH E. Dow


WILLIAM E. CASEY


ELMER E. HASELTON


DOROTHY F. WHITE


RAYMOND AHERNE JOHN J. GRIFFIN LORETTA E. ROBINSON HELEN HAVICAN EUGENE F. DALEY


EILEEN T. HENNESSY


MARGARET E. RILEY MARY O'BRIEN EMILY MCCARTHY GRACE STYNES


288


ANNUAL REPORTS


General Agent CHARLES J. WILLWERTH


City Physician CIRO GIOBBE, M.D.


Assistant City Physicians JOHN M. TAVARES, M.D. EDWARD M. MCCARTHY, M.D. GEORGE HUGHES, M.D.


Warden and Matron, City Home MR. AND MRS. HERMAN M. REYNOLDS


289


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Somerville, Mass., December 31, 1938


To His Honor, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :


Gentlemen :


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


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD L. HAGAN, Chairman QUINLAN J. SULLIVAN ARTHUR C. COFFEY


290


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT


City Hall, January 2, 1939.


To the Board of Public Welfare


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


The general agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1938 :


Table No. 1 (Full Support)


In City Home (Men 92, Women 38) 130


In City Home, December 31, 1938 73


In Hospitals for sick in Other Cities, Towns and State 145


Table No. 2 Partial Support (Outside Relief) Unemployment Relief and General Aid


Families


2,673


Persons aided (inc. Hospital Cases) 13,890


Burials


39


Table No. 3 Children


In private families 12


In care of State Division of Child Guardianship 38


Table No. 4 Aid under Chapter 413 (Aid to Dependent Children)


No. of ADC cases, January 1, 1938


127


No. of families aided at close of year 196


No. of families aided during year


216


No. of children


555


Amount allowed each family from $2.50 to $30.


Cost to City


$145,265.87


Reimbursements and Refunds


60,563.30


Net cost to City


$84,702.57


Table No. 5 Reimbursements Aid to Dependent Children


U. S. Government Grant 24,725.92


Commonwealth of Massachusetts 34,056.67


Cities and Towns 1,362.86


$60,145.45


Refunds ...


417.85


$60,563.30


291


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REIMBURSEMENTS


Miscellaneous


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$197,220.92


City of Boston


41,251.72


Brockton


227.56


Everett


5,486.22


Framingham


574.16


Haverhill


444.05


, Lawrence


115.23


Leominster


10.45


Lowell


306.60


,


Lynn


233.65


Medford


7,697.38


Methuen


175.49


Newton


1,887.46


"


Revere


2,426.71


Salem


.50


Waltham


107.75


Worcester


2,063.75


Watertown


1,966.68


Town of Arlington


2,652.94


Avon


404.76


Billerica


13.20


Brookline


385.58


,, Dedham


147.00


Franklin


87.33


"


Holbrook


86.06


Hudson


1.00


" Melrose


264.11


Milton


759.90


Randolph


227.58


Stoneham


563.71


Shrewsbury


25.00


Swampscott


75.00


Wakefield


2,105.50


Ware


237.26


$270,232.15


Individuals


20.00


$270,252.15


During the year, 1938, there was no reimbursement received from the City of Cambridge and only a partial payment from the Commonwealth.


During the year, 1938, seven hundred to seven hundred and fifty men worked an average of three and one-half days each week for aid granted. No appropriation credit was made to


292


ANNUAL REPORTS


this department by the other city departments for whom the work was performed.


Table No. 6 Aid under Chapter 118A (Old Age Assistance)


Number of Old Age Assistance cases January 1, 1938


1241


Number of Old Age Assistance cases December 31, 1938 Cost to City


$464,592.63


Reimbursements and Refunds 368,441.05


Net Cost to City


$96,151.58


Reimbursements


Federal Grants


$212,890.62


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


144,418.76


Cities and Towns


8,641.67


Table No. 7 Somerville Hospitals (City Patients)


Patients having settlement in Somerville


198


Patients having settlement in Other Cities and Towns


248


Patients having no sett. (Chargeable to State)


398


Total number of patients sent to Hospital


1444


Amount paid to hospitals


$60,631.75


Table No. 8 POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1900 to 1938


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


,,


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


"


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


Misc.


51,759.62


Home


11,593.41


Total


63,353.03


1917


90,000


53,653.33


,,


13,417.77


"


67,071.10


1918


90,500


,,


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


,,


23,806.31


1911


78,000


16,327.56


7,842.03


38,018.50


1904


69,500


20,476.64


6,563.11


78,831.68


1919


91,000


63,420.48


15,411.20


1363


$365,951.05


RECAPITULATION FOR THE YEAR 1938


Month


Salaries


Maintenance


All Other


Cash In Advance


Office Supplies


State Infirmary


Board


Burials


Local Hospitals


Cash Paid Out


Groceries


Medicine


Furniture Storage


Cash Allowance


Cities & Towns


Clothing & Shoes


Glasses


Other Institutions


Totals


January


$2,787.22


$100.00


$54.75


$200.00


$187.92


$6.00


$154.12


$228.00


$6,254.00


$34,874.50


$17,015.66


$672.09


$192.69


$8,188.89


$2,486.98


$267.40


$831.52


$82,000.89


February


2,816.59


203.32


2,462.46


68.44


147.71


135.00


6,876.76


32,716.00


27,502.50


1,128.38


176.00


2,733.96


4,886.07


5,024.65


625.25


1,247.61


87,638.59


March


3,490.02


121.13


79.09


166.33


168.98


196.00


5,417.25


38,023.00


21,778.25


2,275.04


174.98


91.00


4,876.75


5,782.10


521.76


646.24


83,795.91


April


4,644.53


98.43


75.50


47.00


940.00 2,613.58


84.60


5,791.60


27,973.50


25,648.03


1,402.73


170.00


14,649.53


2,372.48


3,435.67


370.60


816.64


91,034.12


May


3,785.93


149.71


124.23


330.03


168.26


182.00


29,021.50


25,062.18


1,232.59


174.98


3,494.04


2,142.39


582.25


377.25


935.76


67,763.09


June


3,243.20


91.64


63.39


93.48


162.86


200.00


6,499.00


28,089.50


19,734.13


2,270.92


170.00


188.50


2,323.96


145.06


291.60


1,082.83


64,649.96


July


3,598.39


128.64


57.85


109.00


16.00


218.25


16.00


5,786.50


25,106.60


22,604.25


1,177.10


148.41


1,970.09


350.75


832.97


62,018.70


August


2,890.80


136.64


48.71


27.25


234.68


14.00


5,995.00


27,479.50


17,699.85


1,113.29


126.27


1,471.96


400.60


1,373.44


59,011.89


September


3,038.56


171.14


76.26


279.50


993.20


227.15


422.00


4,530.50


23,129.00


17,619.91


1,041.27


122.86


1,807.20


233.60


1,081.24


64,773.28


October


3,777.38


116.64


76.21


566.58


234.68


132.00


4,041.25


20,411.70


17,635.28


1,308.63


126.27


6,800.24


3,057.50


1,161.00


171.25


1,606.34


61,209.85


November


3,214.44


136.64


79.82


400.19


4,968.81


195.00


2,962.50


22,237.50


12,624.21


1,362.70


105.00


122.86


8,234.37


861.60


2,629.25


437.26


716.38


61,177.42


December


3,770.60


140.38


174.23


469.98


1,185.45


234.68


186.00


7,478.50


23,073.00


33,603.90


2,662.84


19.00


126.27


17,833.83


1,627.60


5,964.00


264.60


1,777.00


100,580.66


Totals


$41,066.65


$1,594.31


$3,361.50


$200.00


$2,744.70


$2.140.65


$9,423.76


$1,987.50


$60,631.75


$332,134.20 $258,428.16


$17,647.48


124.00


$1,831.69


$62,214.46


$29,872.37


$32,114.02


$4,201.40


$12,945.86


$875,664.35


....


....


.....


Auto


Fuel $7,610.06


293


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


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



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


1933


104,000


594,108.10



13,643.51


607,751.61


1934


104,000


747,993.71


"


13,499.64


761,493.35


1935


*100,773


551,351.15


13,722.16


565,073.31


1936


100,773


897,986.79


15,238.88


913,225.67


1937


100,773


924,302.76


16,957.13


1,435,975.26.


1938


100,773


875,654.35 Home 16,740.71


A.D.C. 154,851.97 OAA 464,592.63


1,511,839.66


· Census.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR IN SOMERVILLE Since the Reorganization in 1885


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


1885


1888 inclusive


Col. Herbert E. Hill


1885


1889


Charles S. Lincoln, Esq., chairman


1885


1887


Charles G. Brett (president 1888-1892)


1885


Apr. 1893


Hon. Edward Glines


1885


1887


Edward B. West (president May 1894,


February 1912)


1888


1912


Daniel C. Stillson


1888


Apr. 1892


Hon. Charles C. Pope, chairman, ex-officio 1889


1891


Nathan H. Reed (president 1893 to April, 1894)




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