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The large patronage which the Reference Department at Central is receiving makes it almost mandatory that the refer- ence section be enlarged. This may be completed with very little expense and it is our sincere hope it will receive the re- quired attention in the near future.
To the members of the staff I extend my heartfelt thanks for their loyalty and untiring efforts, and to the Members of the Board of Trustees I wish to express my sincere apprecia- tion for their counsel and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN D. KELLEY, Librarian.
313
PUBLIC LIBRARY
APPENDIX A
American Library Association Form for Uniform Statistics
City: Somerville County: Middlesex State: Massachusetts
Name of Library: The Public Library of the City of Somerville
Date of founding: 1872
Name of Librarian: John D. Kelley
Report for fiscal year ending: December 31, 1939
Governmental unit of support and service: City
Population served (1930 U. S. census) 103,908
Terms of use: Free for lending; free for reference
Total number of agencies
Consisting of: Central library
1
Branches: In library buildings
2
In municipal build- ings
2
Stations: In schools 254
Other 11
CIRCULATION AND USE
Number of volumes of adult non-fiction lent for home use.
92,925
Number of volumes of adult fiction lent for home use
243,908
Number of books for children lent for home use
290,123
Total number of volumes ient for home use
626,956
Period of loan for the majority of adult book stock: 14 days Number of inter-library loans: Volumes lent, 70; Volumes borrowed, 110
Number of reference questions answered: 20,595
REGISTRATION
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Total number of registered borrowers
12,466
8,638
21,104
Borrowers registered during year
6,301
4,337
10,638
Registration period, 2 years
BOOK STOCK
Number of volumes December 31, 1938.
Adult 98,190
Juvenile 25,929
124,119
Number of volumes added during year
6,762
4,542
11,304
Total
104,952
30,471
135,423
Number of volumes withdrawn during year
6,271
4,250
10,521
Number of volumes December 31, 1939
......
98,681
26,221
124,902
Number of newspapers currently received excluding duplicates: 13.
Number of periodicals currently received excluding duplicates : 246. .
270
Total
314
ANNUAL REPORTS
FINANCE
Assessed valuation of city, $114,124,400.00.
Rate of library tax levy for fiscal year re- ported, 73/100 of a mill.
RECEIPTS:
Local Taxation :
$84,234.10
Library Department
$71,131.00
Fines included in above
$2,286.59
Dog licenses included in above
4,689.80
Public Buildings Department ..
13,103.10
Invested Funds:
2,673.15
Income, current year
614.42
Balance, previous year
2058.73
Total
$86,907.25
PAYMENTS:
Salaries, Library staff
$52,474.92
Salaries, Building staff
8,745.70
Books
11,938.38
Periodicals
661.67
Binding
1,441.55
Rent, Public Buildings Depart- ment
150.00
Heat, light, Public Buildings De- ment
3,561.46
Insurance, Public Buildings De- partment
32.40
Other Operating Expenses:
Library Department
$4,155.69
Public Buildings Department ..
613.54
4,769.23
Total
$83,775.31
Transfers to other departments: From Library Department ......
995.00
Balance on hand December 31, 1939:
Library Department: Appropriation
109.61
Invested funds
2,027.33
2,136.94
Grand Total
$86,907.25
315
WATER COMMISSIONER
SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS
SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX CO., MASSACHUSETTS Settled, when part of Charlestown 1630 Incorporated a Town; 1842 Established a City, 1872
Location: Somerville City Hall (Near centre of the city), 234 miles northerly from State House, in Boston. Greatest extent of the City north and south about 4.2 miles. Greatest extent of the City east and west about 2.1 miles Elevation Highland Avenue at City Hall 105 feet above mean low water. Highest building elevation in the City 145 feet. Lowest building elevation in the City 13 feet. Area of City, including land and water, about 4.22 square miles. Land, 2,461.50 acres; water and marsh 238.50 acres. Population, 1920 Census, 93,033. Population, State census, 1935, 100,773. Entire population on line of pipe and supplied with water.
Water works owned by City of Somerville. Construction commenced in 1868. Source of supply: Metropolitan system. Range of pressure on street mains: Low service 35 to 65 pounds; High service 45 to 100 pounds.
Mayor HON. JOHN M. LYNCH
Water Commissioner JOHN T. FORD
316
ANNUAL REPORTS
Office of the Water Department City Hall, Highland Ave., corner School St.
Department Buildings and Yard 275 Cedar Street, near Broadway
ADMINISTRATION OF WATER WORKS VESTED AS BELOW
1861 - 1871 SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER COMMITTEE (5) Acts 1868; Chap. 202
1872 - 1890 SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD (5) Acts 1871; Chap. 182
1891 - 1897 SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD (3) Acts 1890; Chap. 218
1898 - 1899 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS (3) Acts 1898; Chap. 33
WATER COMMISSIONER (1) 1900 Acts 1899; Chap. 240
317
WATER COMMISSIONER
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONER
OFFICE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER
January 2, 1940.
To His Honor, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :
I present herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1939, this being the Sixty-fifth Annual Report of the Water Department.
Water Charges committed to the City Treasurer and Col- lector of Taxes during the year 1939:
Quarterly Accounts
Committed
Less: Adjustments
$259,385.14 240.55
$259,144.59
Commercial Accounts
Commited
$197,489.54
Less: Adjustments
$197,489.54
Additional
Committed
2.00
Service Assessments
Commited
684.31
Less: Adjustments
30.00
654.31
Maintenance Charges
Committed
987.87
Less: Adjustments
22.00
965.87
TOTAL COMMITMENTS ...
$458,256.31
Adjustments on account of previous years
Note: See report of City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for Collections.
$513.40
318
ANNUAL REPORTS
Water Liens created during the year amounted to $2,755.39
Less: Adjustments 11.50
$2,743.89
Expenditures :
Under Control of the Water Commissioner
Water Maintenance and Extension ...
$82,716.88
Not Under Control of the Water Commissioner
Metropolitan Water Assessment
$300,108.43
Maintenance of Water Works Buildings 1,871.87
$301,980.30
$384,697.18
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES
Water Maintenance and Extension Account
Appropriations made by the Board of Alder- men
$85,421.00
Labor and materials for operation, mainten-
ance and renewal of the Water Works
$82,716.88
Transfers
2,500.00
Balance
204.12
$85,421.00
$85,421.00
CHAPTER NO. 44 WATER BONDS
Balance January 1, 1939
$38,622.70 25,000.00
Bond Issue
$63,622.70
Expended during 1939
52,686.59
Balance December 31, 1939
$10,936.11
319
WATER COMMISSIONER
In Memoriam
THOMAS J. CONSIDINE 1916 - 1939
JOHN BURKE 1888 - 1939
320
ANNUAL REPORTS
WATER ASSESSMENTS
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 1939 was as follows:
Sinking Fund
$7,493.04
Maintenance
73,129.79
Interest
120,491.59
Maturing Bonds
88,151.14
Brookline Credit
10,842.87
Total payment for 1939
$300,108.43
The amount paid by the City since the beginning in 1898 is as follows :
Sinking Fund
$549,970.67
Maintenance
1,536,545.12
Interest
3,300,088.69
Maturing Bonds
682,382.54
Brookline Credit and Miscellaneous
88,753.88
Total payments to date
$6,157,740.90
The pipes constructed and replaced during the year are as follows :
Size
Feet Laid
Feet Dis- continued
Size
Albion Street
12"
316
316
Albion Place
12"
88
1,455
6"
Appleton Street
8'
160
160
6"
Boston Street
12"
1,951
1,951
6"
Carlton Street
12"
360
360
4"
Church Street
so ão
222
222
Giles Park
22
3
10"
Hamlet Street
12"
682
682
6"
Hawkins Street
12"
225
225
6"
Lake Street
8'
225
225
12"
655
655
6"
Line Street
8''
1,145
1,145
Princeton Street
12"
666
666
6"
Summer Street
12"
692
91
Vernon Street
12"
660
660
9,726
9,028
......
Alpine Street
12"
1,455
30
30
Clifton Street
172
182
2"
321
WATER COMMISSIONER
Size
Feet Laid
Feet Dis- continued 95
Size
Hydrant Branches
6"
179
2"
12
Blow-off
4"
20
9,937
9,123
Hydrants, Gates, Etc.
Number of fire hydrants in City, January 1, 1939
1,341
Number set during the year
28
Number removed during the year
25
Net increase in number of hydrants
3
Total number of fire hydrants
1,344
Number of private fire hydrants, December 31, 1939
88
Number of gates in the city, January 1, 1939
2,783
Number set during the year for streets
45
Number set on hydrant branches
28
Number set on blow-off branches
1
74
Number of gates removed
3
Net increase in number of gates Total number of gates in city
2,854
Number of check-valves in city, January 1, 1939
9
Number added during the year
0
Total number of check-valves
9
Number of blow-offs in city, January 1, 1939 Number added during the year
1
Total number of blow-offs
232
Number of Waterposts in city, January 1, 1939
61
Number removed during the year
0
Total number of waterposts
61
Note: These waterposts are not in use. Number of drinking fountains in city, Jan- uary 1, 1939
9
Number added during the year
0
Number now in city
9
Number of car-sprinkler connections in city, January 1, 1939
12
None set or discontinued during the year ..
0
Total number of car-sprinkler con- nections
12
Note: These are not in use.
231
71
322
ANNUAL REPORTS
Operating Meters, December 31, .1939
Size 5/8'' 3 / 4 " 1" 11/2" 2" 3"
10" 12"
Total
13,732 276
116
36
56 17
9
4
1
1 13,748
Motor and elevator register
1
Total
Per cent of services metered 100%
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
Public Libraries
4
Fire Stations
7
Schools
32
Public Grounds
20
Waterposts (Not in use)
61
Street Sprinklers (Not in use)
15
Drinking Fountains
9
New Police Station
1
Total Services in use supplying Public Property ......
85
Water is furnished without charge to all city departments and municipal buildings.
Summary of Pipes and Fixtures of the Water System December 31, 1939
Feet of main pipe (approximately)
597,831
Miles of main pipe (approximately)
113.22
Services in use (approximately)
13,749
Services supplying public property
85
Private fire supplies (sprinkler system)
107
Fire supplies to public buildings
26
Public Fire Hydrants
1,344
Private Fire Hydrants
88
Sprinkler systems installed in public buildings
0
Gates
2,854
Check Valves
9
Meters (including 1 motor register)
13,749
Waterposts (Not in use)
61
Car-sprinkler connections (Not in use)
12
Blow-offs
232
Drinking Fountains and troughs
12
13,749
323
WATER COMMISSIONER
Total number of services required to be metered in actual use 13,749
Services supplying public property 85
Total number of services 13,834
In addition to the above there are fire supplies for private sprinkler systems, which are not re- quired to be metered
107
Size, number and length of services installed in 1939 :
7
3/4" Services
120
3
1" Services
73'
1
Service 20'
1
Fire Service 13'
226'
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
1916
Cherry Street, Burns School
1
6"
1916
Concord Square, Knapp School
1
1927
Craigie Street, Morse School
1
6"
1927
Cross Street, Edgerly School
1
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 .... Holland Street, Western Jr. High School .... Holland Street, Hodgkins School
1
6"
1930
1
6"
1928
Jaques Street, Glines School
1
6"
1928
Lowell Street, Bingham School
1
6"
1927
Maple Street, Bennett School
1
1927
*Marshall Street, Northeastern School
Jr. High
1
6"
1923
Myrtle Street, Prescott School
1
1927
Powder House Boulevard, Cutler School.
1
6"
1916
School Street, High School (West Wing) ....
1
1928
Summer Street, Southern Jr. High School
1
0
1930
Sycamore Street, Forster School
1
6"
1927
Willow Avenue, Brown School
1
1928
Total
26
* No Sprinklers Installed.
The consumption of water for the City of Somerville for the year 1939, total quantity, averages daily and per capita, the per capita consumption being figured on an estimated pop- ulation for the year of 97,790.
1
6"
1916
1916
School Street, Cummings School
1
324
ANNUAL REPORTS
Gallons per capita
January
93
February
8,998,800
92
March
8,890,100
91
April
8,878,900
91
May
8,896,000
91
June
9,277,100
95
July
10,106.00
103
August
10,011,900
102
September
9,231,800
95
October
9,165,700
94
November
9,235,000
95
December
9,280,200
95
Year 1939
9,259,800
95
Total consumption for the year 1939:
Low-service
2,613,975,000
"
Total city
3,379,845,000
The following table shows the daily per capita consumption of water in the cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District for the year 1939, as registered by the Metropolitan meters.
City or Town Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Yr.
Arlington
48
48
48
48
55
58
72
60
59
54
56
55
55
Belmont
48
50
50
50
57
61
81
66
63
59
60
59
59
Boston
110
107
103
100
99
106
112
115
108
106
105
109
107
Chelsea
83
81
80
79
79
83
91
98
94
90
89
86 105
86
Everett
100
96
94
91
94
101
106 125
107 102 81
97
52
49 73 53 55 49 65 57 59 95 51 59 64
57 95 51 59 58
95
Stoneham
59
58
57
57 66 60
60 69 63
67
73
67
Winthrop
75
72
69
70
73
87
106
104
86
76 92
70 90
68
80
Met. Dist.
92
90
87
85
86
92
100
100
94
80 57 67 50 127 58 68 95 53 80 64
79 54 60 49 83 58 60 94 50 64 66
57
57
Revere
55
54
53 91
53
63
62
Somerville
93
92
91
91
103
69
55
Swampscott
66
67
65
Watertown
60
63
61
53
55
58
63
Melrose
56
57
56
54
Milton
50
49
Nahant
58
Quincy
51
61 57
49 59 57
49 59 51
56 59 71 54
59 60 125 58 69 95 59 81
74 73 196 65 84
59 67 60 186 63 74 102
107
107 105
101
Lexington
54 68
68
69
69
70 70
82
74
81
Medford
53
53
53
52
55
55
70
Malden
50 71 74 55 52 55 60 54 46 59 96
57
111
107
75
64
92
92
High-service
765,870.000 gals.
Gallons per day 9,108,100
325
WATER COMMISSIONER
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS For the Year Ending December 31, 1939 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, 1939, Est. 97,790.
Population supplies, December 31, 1939, Est. 97,790.
Total consumption for the year, 3,379,845,000 gallons.
Average daily consumption 9,259,800 gallons.
Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 95.
Statistics Relating to Distributing System, 1939 Mains
Kind of pipe, cast iron.
Sizes from 4-inch and under to 20-inch.
Laid 9,937 feet; discontinued 9,123; net extension 814.
Total now in use, 113.22 miles.
Number of hydrants added during the year; Public 3; private, 0.
Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 1,432.
Number of stop gates added during the year, net increase, 71. Number of stop gates now in use, 2854.
Number of blow-offs, 232.
Range of pressure on mains, 35 pounds to 100 pounds.
Services
Kind of pipe; Lead, lead-lined wrought iron, cement-lined wrought iron, cast iron, brass, copper tubing. Sizes, one-half to eight inches.
Laid 226 feet of new service pipe during the year.
Number of service connections made, 12.
Services in use, approximately, 13,749. Number of private fire supplies (sprinkler system), 107.
Number of meters now in use, 13,749.
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.)
326
ANNUAL REPORTS
I am sincerely grateful for the interest and cooperation accorded me during the year by His Honor the Mayor; the members of the Board of Aldermen ; the employees of the Water Department and to those men engaged on W. P. A. Water pro- jects, and I earnestly solicit their continued support for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN T. FORD, Water Commissioner.
327
POLICE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
January 1, 1940.
To the Honorable, The Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Somerville, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :-
I respectfully submit the Annual report of the Somerville Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1939.
ARRESTS
Whole number of arrests made
2,186
Summoned by the Court
188
On Warrants
414
Without warrants
1,584
2,186
Held for trial
1,943
Delivered to other departments
216
Released on Waiver
27
2,186
Males
2,028
Females
158
2,186
Americans
1,749
Foreigners
437
2,186
Residents
1,578
Non-residents
608
2,186
REPORTS
Cases investigated
5,720
Value of property stolen
$23,710.26
Value of property recovered
$121,274.65
CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT
Death
Patrolman Edmund J. Keane
Died January 5, 1939
Retired
Patrolman Edward F. Culliton
Retired September 18, 1939
328
ANNUAL REPORTS
Resignations
Patrolman James G. Hourihan Resigned November 12, 1939 Assistant Matron Alice J. Buchert Resigned November 12, 1939
Appointments
Patrolman William F. Wills Appointed December 28, 1939 Assistant Matron Susannah F. Bolt Appointed December 1, 1939
Death of retired members
Patrolman Walter L. Groves Died January 24, 1939
Lieutenant Charles E. Woodman Died March 22, 1939
Chief Charles A. Kendall
Died April 24, 1939
Members retired on half pay
Hilton, Herbert
Patrolman
May 22, 1895
Dec. 2, 1911
Carleton, George H.
Sergeant
Jan. 9, 1883
Mar. 27, 1914
Drew, Elmer E.
Patrolman
May 22, 1895
July 25, 1918
Allan, Charles W.
Patrolman
Mar. 22, 1900
Mar. 26, 1920
Jones, Frederick G.
Patrolman
Oct. 11, 1906
Feb. 9, 1923
Howe, Hudson M.
Patrolman
Mar. 22, 1900
Sept. 14, 1925
Davies, Edward M.
Patrolman
May 22, 1905
Sept. 23, 1927
Heron, Theodore E.
Patrolman
Mar. 26, 1890
Sept. 28, 1927
Arnold, Louis F.
Patrolman
Sept. 16, 1902
Oct. 18, 1930
Rice, George L.
Patrolman
May 22, 1895
Apr. 11, 1931
Peters, George A. C.
Patrolman
Aug. 6, 1903
Oct. 8, 1932
Hawes, Albert C.
Patrolman
Jan. 13, 1910
Nov. 22, 1932
Burns, Samual
Patrolman
Apr. 25, 1894
Dec. 31, 1932
Morrison, Alexander
Patrolman
Nov. 30, 1911
Apr. 14, 1934
Dadmun, John A.
Patrolman
May 22, 1895
Oct. 1, 1936
Gott, Myron S.
Patrolman
May 22, 1895
Oct. 1, 1936
Downey, Denis
Patrolman
Apr. 5, 1905
Oct. 1, 1936
Lynch, James M.
Sergeant
Sept. 16, 1902
Jan. 11, 1937
Raymond, Elmer E. G.
Patrolman
Apr. 12, 1917
June 10, 1937
Carey, Alfred J.
Patrolman
May 2, 1928
June 2, 1938
Roche, Frank J.
Sergeant
July 26, 1917
July 15, 1938
Crossman, Claude L.
Patrolman
Mar. 26, 1904
Dec. 1, 1938
Culliton, Edward F.
Patrolman
July 25, 1918
Sept. 18, 1939
Lacey, Charles F.
Patrolman
May 22, 1919
Apr. 14, 1934
Begley, Francis R.
Patrolman
Apr. 24, 1924
Sept. 14, 1936
Kennedy, Michael T.
Captain
May 11, 1892
Oct. 1, 1936
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT
Chief of Police
Thomas Damery
Deputy Chief of Police
Charles J. Sharry
329
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Captains
Sharry, Augustine F. Walsh, Thomas P.
Fitzpatrick, Augustine J. Howard, Ernest Kenney, William G.
Fulton, Charles J. Killourhy, John J.
Cavanagh, Francis X. Cunningham, Hugh R. Dwyer, Joseph A. Elliott, Earle W. Fitzpatrick, James A.
Pierce, LeRoy V. Reed, Walter Roche, Henry W. Small, Joseph F.
Patrolmen
Donovan, Thomas A.
Donovan, Timothy F.
Donovan, William H.
Doolin, Patrick J.
Begley, Cornelius T.
Dunleavey, John M.
Berg, Edward L., Jr.
Dwyer, William E.
Blake, Joseph P.
Ellis, Charles W.
Blake, William F.
Estee, George R.
Brennan, Jeremiah G. Brosnahan, John J.
Fitzgerald, William J.
Buckley, Timothy
Fitzpatrick, Augustine W.
Burlingame, John F.
Flanagan, Thomas J.
Fleming, Thomas J.
Forristall, Edward G.
Gallagher, John J. Griffin, William H.
Gullage, George, Jr.
Hagerty, John J.
Hallion, Howard F.
Heafey, John F. Higgins, Francis E.
Higgins, Francis P.
Higgins, James J. Holmes, James F.
Hopkins, Edward J. Hughes, James E. Hughes, John E.
Johnson, William E.
Kearney, Dennis F. Kelley, Arthur W. Keniry, Jeremiah Kiley, Edward J. Kilmartin, James M.
Landry, Frederick A. Lord, Henry A. Lyons, Patrick J.
Allan, George R. Aucoin, Cornelius Baird, William J. Baker, John H. Barrett, John K.
Dowd, Michael J.
Fedele, Joseph F.
Burnett, William R. Burns, Allan S. Butman, Edward G. Cameron, John L.
Canavan, Cornelius P.
Canty, Eugene M. Caswell, Lester A. Cidado, August S. Clark, John J. Coffey, Harold L. Collins, Cornelius J. Corkery, Timothy J. Courtney, John J. Cronin, John J. Crosby, George W. Crowley, Joseph G. Cruise, John F. Cummings, John J. Curran, Joseph F. Curtin, John J. Davis, Preston C. Dewar, Robert D. Dillaway, John E. Donovan, Jeremiah F.
Lieutenants
O'Connell, Daniel M. Sharry, Thomas M.
Sergeants
330
ANNUAL REPORTS
MacDonald, George D.
MacRae, Walter J.
Phillips, George B., Jr.
Mahoney, Thomas F.
Powers, James M.
Powers, John F.
Quinlan, William J.
Reardon, Leo C.
McCabe, Bernard
McCauley, George W.
McDonald, Stephen D.
McFadden, Alfred J.
Rossi, Ricco J.
Scotti, James V.
Shay, John J.
Sheehan, Jeremiah G.
Shepherd, Charles W.
Silva, Frank A., Jr.
Skeffington, Richard H.
Smith, James L.
Smith, John J.
Souza, James
Spiers, George
Stokes, Herbert H.
Strangman, George H.
Sullivan, Timothy L.
Tanner, John J.
Warner, Chester F.
Wills, William F.
Young, Harry C.
Matron
Ellen F. Kammerer
Assistant Matron
Susannah F. Bolt
IN GENERAL
During the year the following new police signal boxes were placed in service :
Box No. 15 Highland Ave. & Central St. Feb. 3, 1939
Box No. 154 Alewife Brook Pkwy. opp. Dilboy Field June 21, 1939
Box No. 234 Shore Drive & Crest Hill Rd. July 10, 1939
Box No. 155 Powder House Blvd. & Dow St. Sept. 7, 1939
Box No. 235 Mystic Ave. & Temple St. Oct. 5, 1939
Box No. 51 College Ave. & Park Ave. Nov. 20, 1939
Box No. 35 Prospect Hill Ave. & Munroe St.
Dec. 30, 1939
RECOMMENDATIONS
I most respectfully recommend that at the very earliest moment possible, a very thorough marking of curb-stones and Street crossings in the public Squares, at all busy corners, at the approach to all Schools and Churches, and all dangerous
Mahood, John T. May, Edward A.
McAuliffe, Daniel F. McAvoy, Charles H.
Reid, Garnet L.
Riley, Daniel J.
Robitaille, Alfred J.
Rogers, Francis L.
McGahan, Thomas L.
McGovern, Frederick W.
Mckenzie, John H.
McNamara, Thomas F.
Mehigan, Garrett F. J.
Moore, Peter
Mulqueeney, Dennis G.
Murphy, Daniel F. No. 1
Murphy, Daniel F. No. 2
Nelson, Ludwig
Nicholas, Glen B.
O'Brien, John H.
O'Brien, Patrick F.
O'Connell, Daniel J.
O'Connor, Jeremiah
O'Keefe, John P. L.
O'Loughlin, Michael J.
Oesting, Walter C.
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Street intersections, with a view of conveying warning to auto- mobile operators and pedestrians as well in a very practical effort to protect our citizens from automobile hazard. That the erection of the signs already provided for, warning auto- ists as to a safe driving speed in our congested City Streets, be immediately carried out, which will also tend to provide greater Safety and reduce our Fatality and injury record from the constantly growing dangers of fast moving motor vehicles.
In conclusion, I wish to thank His Honor, Mayor Lynch and all heads of Departments for the whole hearted coopera- tion furnished me and my Department throughout the year, which cooperation and assistance made possible greate service to our community. And also wish to express my appreciation to all members of my Department for their very loyal support in our efforts to furnish the best possible Police service and protection to our citizens.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS DAMERY,
Chief of Police
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRIC LINES & LIGHTS
April 24, 1940.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen :
I respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Department of Electric Lights and Lines, for the year ending December 31, 1939 :
INSPECTION OF WIRING IN BUILDINGS
Strict and careful inspection of electrical wiring and at- tachments thereto have been carried on as in the past.
Consistent re-inspection has resulted in the use of approved appliances and materials. Amateur work and the use of unap- proved appliances and materials has been constantly con- demmed.
The number of permits issued for work and inspections thereto are as follows :-
New Work (permits)
1,872
Inspections (new work)
2,429
Re-Inspections (new work)
557
Re-Inspections (old work)
1,002
Defective Installations (old work)
376
Defective Installations remedied
280
Permits issued to Edison Company
789
Total fees collected for permits
$2,108.00
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Changes and additions are continuously being made on the Fire Alarm System. The outside wiring is almost completely
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underground and is expected to be complete within the next year. During the past year, six new Fire Alarm boxes were add- ed and three old type hazardous Gardner boxes were removed .. There are still sixty-three of the hazardous type Gardner boxes in service and these should be removed because they are ex- tremely dangerous to the successful operation of our system. The National Board of Fire Underwriters recommend the re- moval of these Gardner Boxes, or if not, their re-building from a non-interferring box to a straight interferring box.
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