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470
560
93
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865
565
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474
595 15640
Arthur D. Henley, Oem
077 1067
759 1039
624 1212 1030
00 1082
781 1730
638 1062
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03
551
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636
550
519
618
682 24309
Jolin B. Lynch .
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4-484
44 444
COUNCILLOR 6th DISTRICT
Eugene A. F Burtbett, Rep.
167
332
620
206
750
492
814 10
1096
TT6
692 18785
Edward A. Rose, Dem.
827
010
596
63
124 7072
474
460
425
455
196
559
449
464 20157
SENATOR THIRD MIOOLESEX
Jobo F. Foster. Rep. ..
359 527 304 642
128
250
177 235
579
011
413
693
565
504
521
794
95% 1069
712
617
530
626
554 17954
Eugene H Giroux, Dem.
927 1018 651
793
976
163 1131
69
672 109%
515
63ª
193
539
57
573
661
670 22244
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT 21rd DISTRICT
Elward T Brady. Dem. .
669 7049
514 1186
926
4312
Mlichnel J. Pasquerello, Rep
164
201
130 183
27!
1055
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT 24th DISTRICT
G. Edward Renilley, Dein ..
503
436
671
513
661 910
515
573
609
753
690
716
677
17202
Anthony DeCleco, Jr., Rep.
197
234
362
534
60ª
56
GT1
672 694
9230
Harvey E. Frost, Rep.
369
513
345
712
576
SGT
621
651
8508
George L. Leavitt, Rep.
268
120
190
261
442
38
105
35
6759
Paut A. McCorthy, Dom.
613 743
432
62
65
454
700 855
425
750
721
10847
Walter J. Moran, Dom.
867
928
401
097
417
FIT
622
10419
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL
COURT 25th DISTRICT
Chartes A. Campbell, Dem. .
53
522
556
510
607
659
4693
Hiram N. Dearborn, Rop,
711
461
676 0166
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710
941
Joseph P. Murray, Dem
405 359
355
374
37
3214
Philtp Sherman, Rep.
742
59
735
57
740
595
0396
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY
NORTHERN DISTRICT
Robert F. Bradford, Rep.
614 696 354 527
194 353
199
321
476
465
635
755
565
660 573 625
747 686
508
632
769
665
358
832 1099 1099
862
693
721 19505
Joseph V. Carroll, Den,
770 892 606
694 619 847
436 7044
816 614
470
703
900
650 856
638
921
836
475
460
3.94
446
452
466
429 19687
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
MIOOLESEX COUNTY
Thomas B. Brennan, Det.
SS4 957
545
755
670 1010
477 1766
931
740
510
793 7019
653 1006
619 613
90
51
155
529
613
519
444
639
497 21510
Sylvester J. McBride, Soc
10
8
27
45
15
19
19
10
13
17
12
2
15
12
19
16
10
490
Charles C. Worren, Rep.
397
50.5
993
645
206
160
130
320
650
524 591
422
672 654
506
592
709 TODO 10
727
699
812
624 645 16439
SHERIFF MIDOLESEX COUNTY
Oliver W. Anderson, Soc.
18
11
12
1
1
16
19
17
50
6
10
11
11
446
Michael J. Dec. Oem.
442
837
474
666
900
423 7073
014
459
0
616
$59
453
60 8
784
435
416
456
418
414
361
457
403 18742
Herbert Harria. Ind.
17
19
11
10
26
1
1
17
12
77
1
14
T
10
10
14
7
8
1 419
Joseph M. McElroy, Rep.
616
377
32
190
20
459
452
765
553
644
570
643
597
861 1173 1100
937
671
737 19658
CLERK OF COURTS MIOOLESEX
Edward 1. Ford, Det.
862 934 649 753
696 1047
101 1182
259
717
629
816 1029
623
996
620
589
998
916
831
832
617
626
450 633
675
621
444
640
490 21994
Frederle L. Putnam, Rep.
418 635 239
93
196
145
76
319
353
671
649
523 612
155
586 662
470
463 660
612
79
763 1025 1037 734
599
843 528
668 16757
QUESTION NO. 1.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the Constitu-
tlon providing for blenatal sessions of
the General Court and for a bientfal
budget which is further described 05
follows :-
This amendment nnouls all existing
provisions of the Constitution and Its
prior amendments which require an-
munt sessions of the General Court,
commonly known as the Legislature,
and provides for blonolol sessions In
their place. It also provides that the
budget of all proposed expenditures of
the Commonwealth shall be so pro.
pared as to cover two fiscal years
instead of only one as at present re-
quired, - which proposed amendment
was approved by the Ocheral Court
and In a joint session of the two
branches bold May 27, 1936, received
141 votes in the affirmative ond 117 10
the negative, and in a joint session of
the two branches beld May 19, 1937,
received 158 votes in the afirmativo
and 112 In the negativo, = bo ap-
provedT
Yes
56.
683
392
615
395
632
269 574 671 434 482 591
698 641 691 606 659 495 535
600
522
611
515 571 664
193 561
557
470 478 17111
No
337
390
213 355
166 274
149 349 311 261 309
449
399 362 934
402 304 384 367
447 373 125
271 402 298 320 10798
QUESTION NO. 2.
LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
PETITION
Shall the proposed monsure which
provides that in any city of town
which necopts tts terms, Iho lleensing
authorities shall catablich tree public
laxlenh stands for the use of all taxl-
cabe and motor vehicles for bire whose
owners are licensed within such elty or
lown, and shall abolish all other forms
of taxlenb alonds on any publle bigb
woy within such clty or town,- which
wos disapproved In the House of Rep-
rementatives by a vote of 06 in the
affirmative and 105 In the negative and
In the Senate by o voto of | In the
aOrtativo and 35 in the negative,-
be approvedf
Yey
661 782 454 659 480
646 292
631
642 486
135
694 628 650 774 462
625
523
673 544 476
524
461 491 474 451 17492
101 170 259 360 164 322 198 436
400
402
470 593 663
619
153 617
631 564 6
100 579 416
471 74714
No
To obtain a full expression of oplo-
lon, volers should vote on ull three of
the following questions :-
(a) It a voler desires lo permit tho
sale in this city (or town) of any and
all nlechoile beverages to ho drunk on
and off the premises where sold, he
will vote "YES" on all three questions.
(b) it be desires to permit the sale
bureln of wines and malt beverages
only to bo drunk on and off the premi-
Ises where sold, he will vote "NO" 00
question one, "YES" on question two
und "NO" on question three.
(c) It ho desites to permit the sale
herein of all alcobolle beverages but
only In packages, so called, not to be
drunk on the premises where sold. he
will voto "NO" on questions one and
two and "YES" on question three.
(d) If he dealres to permit the salo
berein of wines and malt beverages to
be drunk on and off The premises where
gold and In audition other alcoholle
beverages but only In packages, 80
called, not to be drunk on the prembica
where sold, he will vote "NO" on
question one and "YES" oh questlons
two and three.
(e) It be desires to prohibit the sale
herelo of any and all nlcobolle bover-
ages whether to be drunk on or of the
premises where sold he will vote "NO"
on all three questlons.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this
city (or town) for the salo therein of
all alcoholle beverages { whisky, rum,
gin, malt beverages, wines and all
other alcobolle beverages) ?
38
703 799
150
699
612
50
675
625
478
475 437 485 620 19045
No
432 693
328 519
16
70.0
575
746 636 650 17030
2. Shall ilcenses be granted in this
elty (or town) for the sale thereln of
wines and matt bereragos (wines ood
beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
Yes
719 801
453
350
657
005
609
448
501
163 508 520 19811
Na
542
272
769
436
151
705
407
137 543 15430
3. Shall licenses be granted in this
city (or town) for the sale therein of
all alcoholle beverages lo packages, so
called, not to be drunk on the prem-
Ises!
805
92
509
$95
791
651 1035
69
866
686
769
597
609
624
614 565 21979
S
Na
328
44
350
415
580
59
434
560
370
459 12656
7. Shall the part-mutuel system
betting on licensed borse races bo
permitted lo thin county 7
Yes
912
525
911
493
523
537 639
85
690
927
592
669
845
76
671
673
729
$10
711
522
690
410
550
679
629
16
623 31804
No
911
426
241
219
16
291
441
439
404
415
561
10
430
475
$10
389 12746
2. Shall the parkmutuel system of
betting on licensed dog races bo por-
mitted In this county?
Yes
715
746
168
659
105
639
$78
496
448
650
655
697
76.0
467
659
727
623
69
543
441
500
410
509 603 18057
Nc
352 153 249 425 768
275
18
3.39
35.
593
194
616
40
545
606
55
649
453
663 428 +46 14479
QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY
Sball the representative to the Gen
oral Court from this district be in-
structed lo vote In favor of legislation
barring from employment, In the public
service, matried women whose bus-
bands are employed?"
Ye
No
181 943 512 847
302 350
469
761
102
909
$09
687
613
064
7.60
975
643 773
659
916
5.6.3
99.9
908
790
779
855
480
724
754 690
703 23915
$14
322
16
247
354
316
354
$95
329
367
947
373 269 294 9871
=
397
INDEX
INDEX
-
Appeal, Board of, Report of 127
Assessors, Board of, Report of
107
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 108
City Auditor, Report of
13
Appropriations
29
Balance Sheet
16
Borrowing Capacity
42
Cash Statement
22
Classified Debt Jan. 1, 1938
34
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
30
County of Middlesex
31
Detail of Estimated Receipts
25
Excess and Deficiency Account
45
Funded Debt .34, insert 38
Interest Requirements on Funded Debt
39
Interest Requirements on Funded Debt (Six Years)
41
Interest Requirements on Present Cash Debt to Maturity insert 38 Loans Increasing the Debt
34
Maturities on Funded Debt (Six Years)
40
Other Revenue Accounts
28
Overlay Accounts
43, 44,45
Receipts and Expenditures, Classification
46-90
Redemption of Tax Liens
45
Refunds
50
Revenue and Expenses
32
Schedule of Public Property
90-92
Somerville Retirement System
93, 94
Special Assessments
36
Statement of Appropriations (Revenue) insert 28
Statement of Other Revenue Accounts
insert 28
Statement of Appropriations (Non-Revenue)
insert 28
Tailings
43
Taxes
36
Tax Titles
43
Temporary Loans
33
City Clerk, Report of
297
Births
300
Deaths
301
Licenses and Permits
299
Marriages
300
Payments
299
Receipts
297
398
INDEX
City Engineer, Report of
346
General Financial Statement
347
Highways
354
Inspection of Materials
355
Length of Public Streets in each ward
348
Length of Streets
348
Maintenance Accounts
351
Miles of Edgestones and Sidewalk in each ward
349
Parks and Playgrounds Division
353
P. W. A.
355
Sewer Division
350
Table of Street Construction
348
Underground Conduits
349
City Government and Officers for 1938
302
City Physician, Report of
126
City Solicitor, Report of
133
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of
95°
Bonds Due in 1939
105
Bond Interest Due in 1939
106
Bond Maturities with Interest, yearly
104
Cash Statement
96
Departmental Accounts
99
Loans, All other
104
Municipal Relief Loan Due in 1939
106
Taxes
97
Tax Title Loans
102
Temporary Loans
101
Total Commitment by Assessors
97
Special Assessments in Real Estate Taxes
98
Water Charges
100
Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Com- missioner ) 323
Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner)
262
Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner)
334
Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of
122
Fire Alarm System
123
Inspection of Wiring in Buildings
122
Police Signal System
124
Street Lighting
124
Supervision Poles and Wires
124
Traffic Lights
125
Recommendations
125
Dental Hygiene, Report of 379
399
INDEX
Election Commissioners, Board of, Report of
383
Expenses
385
Jurors
385
List Registered Voters
387, 388
Nomination Papers Referendum Petitions
384
Recount
385
Registration
383
Statistics
389
Fire Department, Chief of, Report of
114
Alarms of Fire
114
Apparatus
117
Classification of Alarms
115
Hose
117
In Memoriam
116
Recommendations
118
Health, Board of, Report of
356
Bacteriological Work
370
Board and Infants
359
Dental Hygiene, Report of
379
Diseases Dangerous to Public Health
367
Funeral Directors
370
Health Nurses, Report of
370, 372
Infant Hygiene Clinics
371
Inspection of Animals and Provisions
377
Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian
378
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar
380
Lying-In Hospitals
359
Medical Inspection of Schools
368
Medical Inspection, Report of
374
Mortality Statistics
359
Nuisances
358
Organization, Officers etc.
356
Permits and Licenses
358
Specimens and Supplies
367
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of 380
Law Department, Report of
133
Licensing Commission, Report of
128
List of Streets
266
Medical Inspection, Report of
374
Diphtheria Inımunization
375
Laboratory Examinations
3'74
Tuberculosis
375
Visits
374
Message, Mid-Term, Hon. John M. Lynch
5
Planning Board 132
400
INDEX
Police, Chief of, Report of
109
Arrests
109
Changes in Department
109
Roster of Department
110-112
Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of
323
Buildings, under jurisdiction of
323
Buildings Permits Issued
325
Estimated Cost New Buildings and Alterations
325
Fees Collected
325
W. P. A. and P. W. A. Projects
332
Recommendations
327
Public Grounds (City Engineer)
346
Public Library
312
Board of Trustees and Officers
313
Report of Librarian
316
Report of Trustees
312
Organization of Library and Staff Personnel
314
Statistics
321
Public Welfare, Department of
Aid Under Chapter 118-A
292
Children
290
City Home, Report of Warden
295
City Physician, Report of
296
Full Support
290
Members of Board, Committees, Officers, etc.
287, 288
Overseers of the Poor Since 1885
293
Partial Support
290
Population and Gross Expenditures
292
Recapitulation
.insert 294
Report of General Agent
290
Reimbursements
291
Somerville Hospitals
292
Recreation Commission
251
Retirement System
93,94
Sanitary Department, Report of
120
Collection of Ashes and Paper
120
School Department
135
Appendix, Contents of
173
Graduates -- High School
212
Junior High Schools
220
Evening High School
232
Vocational School
233
School Committees
136, 234
Somerville Teachers' Club
169
Somerville High School
170
Somerville High School Athletic Committee
171
Superintendent of School, Report of
138
Teachers in Service
236
287
INDEX 401
Sealer of Weights and Measures
309
Sewers (see City Engineer)
350
Soldiers' Relief Commission
130
Street Commissoner, Report of
List of Streets
266
Miscellaneous
264
Shade Trees
263
Sidewalks Maintenance
263
Snow and Ice
262
Street Cleaning
263
Suppression of Moths
263
Traffic Control
264
Recommendations
264
Water Commissioner, Report of
334, 336
Chapter 44 Water Bonds
337
Fire Services
342
Hydrants, Gates, etc.
340
Number of Services Suppling Public Property
341
Per Capita Consumption of Water in Cities and Towns
343
Revenue and Expenditures
336
Summary Pipes and Fixtures
341
Summary and Statistics
344
Water Assessments
339
Water Consumption
342
262
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