Report of the city of Somerville 1939, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
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Southeasterly


Private about 10


...


Public


40


362


Union pl.


Linwood st.


Southerly


Private


15


........


95


Taylor pl.


Somerville ave.


Public or


With in


Length


........


Walnut rd.


...


370


222


Tremont pl.


Curtis st.


Private


375


LIST OF STREETS


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


Street


From


To


Public or


in


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


...


200


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. Pearl st.


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


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


........


154


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public


40


427


........


Willow ave.


Cambridge line


South st.


Public


25


125


........


Wilson ave.


Broadway


B. & L. R.R.


Public


20


307


........


Wilton


Lowell st.


Hinckley st.


Public


35.


415


65


Windom


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public


40


300


Windsor rd.


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public


40


575


..... ...


Windsor


Cambridge line


Northerly


Public


40


40


...


........


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


........


212


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


...


...


Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln pky


Public


40


505


........


Yorktown


Cambridge line N. E. line


Malvern ave.


Public


40


294


.......


Yorktown


Malvern ave. N. E. line


Northerly


Private


40


........


110


...


...


Washington ter. End of above


Westerly and Easterly


Private


40


........


269


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


987


........


Waverly


Washington st.


Roland st.


Private


35


403


........


White st. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


.. ....


50


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private


30


..


Em st.


Broadway


Public


50


3,450


........


Willow pl.


Winchester


Broadway


Medford line


Private


40


........


Windsor


End of above


Fitchburg R.R.


Public


27


490


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


Lowell st.


Private


35


431


"White


Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public


With


Length


Private


Feet Public Private


.....


......


T Sidewalk in Somervile.


315


Wesley


Public


40


376


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With in


Feet Public Private


Court


39 Adams st.


Southeasterly


Private


8


........


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


Southwesterly


Private


15


yu


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


20


....


...


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


150


Court


227 Columbia st. Northwesterly


Private


10


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


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private


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


60


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


...


...


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.


........


.


........


188


..


Length


377


LIST OF STREETS


TABLE SHOWING OLD NAMES OF CERTAIN STREETS AS FORMERLY KNOWN


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


Albion street


Franklin street Forest avenue or street (easterly end) Hobbs street


Aldrich street


Ruby street Eglantine street


Ash avenue


Minnie avenue


Ashland street


Atherton street


Maple street Beech street (westerly end)


Avon place


Middle lane Barberry lane Cross lane


Bartlett street (Wd. 5) ...


Beacon place


Earle street Taggard court


Beacon street


Road to West Cambridge Middlesex turnpike Hampshire street


Beech street


Oak street


Benedict avenue


Lovell street


Benton road


Benton avenue


Berwick road


Holland street


Bigelow street


High street D street


Bond street


Park street


Bonner avenue


Warren avenue


Boston ave. (s'th'ly end)


Cypress street Orange street


Boston street .....


A street


Bow street


Charlestown lane Milk Row road Milk row


Road to Menotomy


Menotomy road


Medford road


Road from Menotomy to Boston


Medford road over Winter hill


Broad way


.....


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


Ten Hills street Dimick street Cameron street Bow street


Carlton street


Bonner place


[ Southwick avenue


Aberdeen road


Addison place


378


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of 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


Fifth rangeway Tufts rangeway Rangeway from Winter hill to Milk row Centre street


Old road Rand's lane Forest place City road


Centre street Charles Ryan road


Chester avenue


¿ Middle lane


Church street


Claremon street


Claremont street -


Cleveland street


Clifton street


College avenue


Columbia street


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


Columbus avenue


Highland street Warren avenue Probation path


Windham road (southeasterly end)


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 avenue


Cottage place


Crescent street


Mt. Vernon street


Cross street


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


Crown street


Rand 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. )


(College ave. to Boston


Derby street .... ....


Temple street Winthrop street -


Cedar street ....


Chester street


Cross lane Barberry lane New Church street Carmel street


Pleasant avenue


379


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known John street { Rollins street (southeasterly end)


Dickinson street


Dimick street


Dover street


Dow street


Dynamo 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


§ Elmwood avenue Davis 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


Fremont street Giles park


Gilman street


Gilson terrace Glendale avenue


Glenwood road Gould avenue


Greenville street


Hamilton road


Russell road


Hammond street


Hancock street


Harding street Harrison street (Wd. 6) Harvard place


First rangeway Second poleway Two Pole lane Tremont street Giles place ( Cross-street place ¿ Clarendon street Gilson park Holmes street Jenny Lind avenue Gould court C strect


Dickinson place ¿ Benefit street


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


Rideout street Ivaloo place Chestnut street or court


¿ Calvin street Willow street Weare street Howard street Eastman terrace or place Elm street


Elm street


380


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known


Hawkins street


Hawkins court Milton street


Hawthorne street


Henry avenue


Ayer street


-


Highland avenue


L Middle lane Cross lane Barberry lane Church street (Medford street to Central street)


Highland road


Dale avenue Ayer avenue


Hillside park


Marritt or Marrett place


Hinckley street


Lawrence street (southerly end)


Holland street


New street to Arlington


Ivaloo street


Wood street


Jackson road


Jaques street


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


Kensington avenue


Kenilworth avenue


Kingman road


Warren avenue or street


Kingston street


Campbell park (angle to Cambridge line) Hawkins court


Langmaid avenue


West street


Lesley avenue


Alton street


Lexington avenue


Lexington street


Lincoln avenue


George street


Linden avenue


Brackett's row Leland street


Line street


Lynde street


Linwood street


Linden street Lowell street


Rangeway


Old rangeway


Lowell street


Sixth rangeway Charles Adams' rangeway White street Highland road


Main street


Road from Medford to Boston Medford road Hollis street


Malvern avenue


Maple avenue


Maple street


Parterre square Jackson street


Marion street


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


McGrath Highway


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


Josephine avenue


Auburn court


Kensington street


Kingman court or street


Lake street


London street


Graves street Evans or Evon street


381


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street Meacham road ....


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


L 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


L York terrace (easterly end)


Monmouth street


-


Harvard place


Moreland street


Morrison avenue


Prospect street Mt. Pisgah avenue


Munroe street .....


High street B street


Myrtle street


Warren street


Mystic avenue


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 Broom street


Oxford street


5 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


Myrtle street Pierce's court Mason avenue


Chestnut street Chestnut court (westerly end)


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


Mystic street (Wd. 2)


Oliver Street


382


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street


Radcliffe road


Hawes avenue


Richardson street


Appleton street (Lowell street westerly) Union street


Sargent avenue


Mills street (Walnut street to angle)


Sartwell avenue


( Chestnut street Maple street


Sawyer avenue


Sawyer street


School street


Seven Pines avenue


Sewall street


( Fourth rangeway Ireland's lane (Somerville ave. northerly) Stiles street Heath 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 Hill court


Spring street


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


Taylor street Euston street


Virginia street


Eglantine avenue


Walnut street


Hazeltine's lane


Warner street


Warwick street


Highway to Newtowne


Road from Cambridge to Charlestown


Road to old Cambridge


Washington street


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


Sullivan street


Wesley park


Hawkins park


Wesley street


Prince street


Wheatland street


§ Walnut street


New Walnut street


..


Third rangeway


Elm street Angle northerly Warwick place


§ Lime street


Sacramento street


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known S Veazie street


Somerville avenue


383


LIST OF STREETS


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


Whipple street


- Dynamo street Howard street


White street


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 Wyatt's lane Albro street


Yorktown 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 square Russell square


Teele square


Union square


Wesley square


Wilson square


Oak square


384


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 1


January 1, 1940.


To the Honorable, The Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :


Gentlemen:


In compliance with the Revised Ordinances of the City of Somerville, I have the honor of submitting, for your informa- tion, the Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1939.


ALARMS AND LOSSES


Number of Alarms during 1939


1,515


Value of Buildings at risk


$4,107,385.00


Insurance on Buildings at risk


4,359,478.28


Insurance loss on Buildings 151,954.29


Value of Contents at risk


283,764.97


Insurance on Contents at risk


255,789.97


Insurnace loss on Contents


39,159.32


TOTAL VALUE AT RISK


4,391,149.97


TOTAL INSURANCE LOSS BY FIRE


191,113.61


AVERAGE PER CAPITA LOSS FOR 1939


1.90


TYPICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ALARMS


Classification


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov. Dec.Totals


Fires in Residential Buildings


27


7


30


12


11


18


22


13


10


15


23


23


211


Fires in other Buildings


9


8


12


13


9


19


18


11


11


13


17


23


163


Chimney Fires ...


6


4


4


3


2


1


1


....


....


2


4


3


3


42


Fires in Rubbish near Buildings


6


....


3


5


16


23


33


17


18


14


17


14


173


Fires in Dumps and Vacant Lots


5


1


3


2


4


6


3


2


3


13


3


45


Grass Fires


7


3


3


4


8


17


21


4


5


11


13


3


99


Misc. Fires Out-of-Doors


13


7


2


11


2


9


9


5


10


6


13


17


104


Automobile Fires


9


9


11


12


6


8


7


3


13


8


9


13


108


False Alarms


22


9


13


10


9


12


10


6


6


15


12


16


140


Smoke Scares and Needless Alarms ..


1


2


9


1


1


1


1


3


3


2


4


3


31


Accidents and Inhalator Calls


5


11


26


13


10


8


17


14


8


15


10


18


155


Misc. Emergency Calls


19


19


11


8


17


25


24


14


19


16


21


14


207


Out-of-City Calls


TOTALS


142


80


129


98


101


145


175


95


107


126


158


159


1515


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Fires in Buildings


411


Out-of-Door Fires


359


Automobile Fires


104


TOTAL FIRES


874


False Alarms


108


Other Alarms, no fire


326


TOTAL ALARMS IN CITY


1308


Out of City Calls


207


TOTAL ALARMS ANSWERED


..


1515


2


4


6


4


6


2


4


3


9


37


13


....


..


..


..


..


.


..


..


..


....


385


..


386


ANNUAL REPORTS


In Memoriam


-


SPIKE, CHARLES (Lieutenant Retired)


Died at home March 5, 1939 Appointed as Permanent Fireman February 13, 1902 Appointed Lieutenant July 18, 1910 Pensioned from Department July 17, 1934


KELSON, FREDERICK M. (Lieutenant Retired)


Died at home August 14, 1939 Appointed as Permanent Fireman June 28, 1913 Appointed Lieutenant October 3, 1937 Pensioned from Department March 1, 1938


GARLAND, ROBERT F. (Private Retired)


Died at home July 14, 1939 Appointed as Permanent Fireman July 4, 1915 Pensioned from Department December 1, 1932


387


FIRE DEPARTMENT


MANUAL FORCE


The manual force consists of, one hundred and sixty-two permanent men. The roster of the department is as follows :


1 Chief Engineer


1 Deputy Chief


2 District Chiefs


6 Captains 1 Master Mechanic


22 Lieutenants


127 Privates 3rd Grade


2 Privates 2nd Grade


APPARATUS


The motor apparatus in the department is as follows :


1 1300 gallon pumper and hose wagon


3 - 1000 gallon pumpers and hose wagons


1 900 gallon pumper and hose wagon


2 750 gallon pumpers and hose wagons


1


500 gallon pumper and hose wagon (reserve)


5 Combination booster pumpers and hose wagons Combination chemical and hose wagon


1 1 100 Foot aerial ladder truck with booster pump 1 85 Foot aerial ladder truck with booster pump


1


75 Foot aerial ladder truck City service tiller ladder truck


1 1 Combination Rescue, Salvage and Lighting truck 1 Wrecking truck


1 Automobile, Lafayette sedan, Deputy Chief's car 2 Automobiles, Ford sedans, District Chief's car 1 Automobile, Ford sedan, Master Mechanic's car


SERVICES PERFORMED BY COMPANIES DURING 1939


Engine No. 1


Engine No. 2


Engine No. 3


Engine No. 4 193


Engine No. 5 184


Engine No. 6 98


Engine No. 7


Bell Alarms answered


443


280


335


309


Still Alarms answered


73


136


154


37


69


104


106


Miles traveled


812


638


981


320


313


422


795


Ft. 21/2" Hose used


15,700


37,200


19,350


10,250


12,550


7,550


66,900


Ft. 11/2" Hose used


1,250


2,000


1,450


950


3,100


500


31,900


43,200


50,800


16,000


28,900


24,500


3,750 21,750


Ft. 34" Hose used


17


20


5


8


....


7


5


Gas Masks used


....


....


6


2


5


2


....


Out-of-City Calls


13


37


61


2


11


38


33


Ladder No. 1


Ladder No. 2


Ladder No. 3


No. 4


No. 1


Bell Alarms answered


311


349


157


355


638


Still Alarms answered ..


27


25


29


14


62


Miles traveled


629


613


345


721


1,673


Ft. 21/2" Hose used


....


....


....


....


1,400


Ft. 11/2" Hose used


600


300


....


....


2,000


Ft. Ladders used


4,246


3,171


925


2,890


70


Extinguishers used


17


3


2


2


23


Salvage Covers used


2


....


....


4


36


Gas Masks used


4


....


....


....


76


Flood-Lights used


....


....


....


....


.


....


....


....


....


10


Inhalators used


....


....


....


....


.


....


....


....


....


9


Smoke Ejector used


....


....


....


....


Syphons used


....


....


....


....


Out-of-City


Calls


5


5


19


....


....


Refrigerator Calls


....


....


....


....


....


....


....


180


60


36


....


Extinguishers used


..


..


....


....


....


....


350


Ft. 34" Hose used


153


Portable Lighting Unit used


36


Sprinkler systems


re-


placed with heads


5


6


12


ANNUAL REPORTS


388


Ft. Ladders used


Ladder Rescue


389


FIRE DEPARTMENT


RECOMMENDATIONS


1. The purchase of two 1000 gallon pumpers and one 65 foot aerial ladder truck is advisable. The pumper located at Broadway and Cross Street Station is 24 years old. The pumper located at Engine 7 on Highland Avenue is 20 years old, while the ladder truck at the Teele Square Station is 19 years old. This apparatus is obviously obsolete. Moreover, it is practically impossible to keep it in safe running condition, especially in regard to the two-wheel brake situation. Taking into considera- tion the cost of repair in labor and parts, I believe it would be economical to replace these three pieces of apparatus with modern equipment.


2. An ordinance concerning automatic water sprinklers and sprinkler alarms for hospitals, homes for the sick and aged, and apartment houses would be extremely desirable. Such sprinkler service should extend at least to the basement, hall- ways and stairways of these buildings. Recent fires resulting in heavy loss of life throughout the country have forcefully directed the public's attention to a necessity for automatic sprinklers in these types of buildings.


3. The former construction of large area stores with no accessible means of extinguishing fires in basements in the cause of heavy fire losses in such structures. The installation of a dry pipe system of sprinklers in these basements extending over 75-feet in depth, or in excess of 2500 feet in area will great- ly reduce fire losses in this kind of construction. The sprinkler system would have outside fire department connections.


4. I further recommend the enactment of an ordinance reg- ulating the installation and maintenance of artificial refrig- eration of all units and systems containing in excess of twenty pounds of refrigerant. The inherent danger of such flammable refrigerants is obvious. Irritant refrigerants are fire hazards since their liberation at time of fire would retard fire-fighting operations. The escape of refrigerants at time of fires has often resulted in serious casualties.


5. An ordinance governing the design and construction of wall-paper removers with a provision for licensing and inspect- ing them would be beneficial.


Since the last annual report there has been a reduction in the conflagration fire insurance rates in some sections of our city.


390


ANNUAL REPORTS


The demolition of dilapidated structures is proceeding rapidly, and the New England Insurance Exchange, one of the rate making bodies of the insurance companies is cooperating in reducing rates with the removal of fire hazards.


I respectfully refer to some of the important recommenda- tions made in reports of the Fire Department for the past sev- eral years.


Sincere appreciation is hereby expressed to His Honor, Mayor John M. Lynch and Board of Aldermen for their as- sistance and cooperation.


The officers and members of this department have my com- mendation and sincere thanks for the efficient and loyal manner in which they have performed their duties the past year.


J. C. MCNALLY, Engineer.


391


INDEX


INDEX


Appeal, Board of, Report of 278


Assessors, Board of, Report of


233


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 234


City Auditor, Report of


13


Appropriations


29


Balance Sheet


16


Borrowing Capacity


43


Cash Statement


23


Classified Debt Jan. 1, 1939


35


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


31


County of Middlesex


32


Detail of Estimated Receipts


26


Excess and Deficiency Account


47


Funded Debt 35, insert 40


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt


40


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt (Six Years)


42


Interest Requirements on Present Cash Debt to Maturity insert 40 Loans Increasing the Debt 36


41


Other Revenue Accounts


29


Overlay Accounts


45,46


Receipts and Expenditures, Classification


48-91


Refunds


52


Revenue and Expenses


33


Schedule of Public Property


92-94


Somerville Retirement System


95, 96,97


Special Assessments


37


Statement of Appropriations (Revenue)


insert 28


Statement of Other Revenue Accounts


29


Statement of Appropriations (Non-Revenue)


insert 30


Tailings


44


Taxes


37


Tax Titles


44


Temporary Loans


34


City Clerk, Report of


264


Births


267


Deaths


268


Licenses and Permits


267


Marriages


267


Payments


266


Receipts


264


Maturities on Funded Debt (Six Years)


392


INDEX


City Engineer, Report of


346


General Financial Statement


347


Highways


357


Inspection of Materials


358


Length of Public Streets in each ward


348


Length of Streets


348


Maintenance Accounts


356


Miles of Edgestones and Sidewalk in each ward


349


Parks and Playgrounds Division


355


P. W. A.


357


Sewer Division


351


Table of Street Construction 349


Underground Conduits


350


City Government and Officers for 1939 270


City Physician, Report of


277


City Solicitor, Report of 230


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


98


Bonds Due in 1940


107


Bond Interest Due in 1940


108


Bond Maturities with Interest, yearly


106


Cash Statement


99


Departmental Accounts


102


Loans, All other


106


Municipal Relief Loan Due in 1940


107


Taxes


100


Tax Title Loans


104


Temporary Loans


104


Total Commitment by Assessors


100


Special Assessments in Real Estate Taxes 101


Water Charges


103


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Com- missioner) 337


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) .. 35


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) 315


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of 332


Fire Alarm System


332


Inspection of Wiring in Buildings


332


Police Signal System


334


Street Lighting


335


Supervision Poles and Wires


335


Traffic Lights


334


Dental Hygiene, Report of


260


393


INDEX


Election Commissioners, Board of, Report of


216


Expenses


Jurors


List Registered Voters


221, 222


Nomination Papers Referendum Petitions


217


Recount


218


Registration


216


Statistics


221, 227


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


384


Alarms of Fire


384


Apparatus


387


Classification of Alarms


385


In Memoriam


386


Recommendations


389


Health, Board of, Report of


237


Bacteriological Work


251


Board of Infants


240


Dental Hygiene, Report of


260


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


248


Funeral Directors


251


Health Nurses, Report of


251, 253


Infant Hygiene Clinics


252


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


258


Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian


259


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


261


Lying-In Hospitals


240


Medical Inspection of Schools


249


Medical Inspection, Report of


255


Mortality Statistics


241


Nuisances


239


Organization, Officers etc.


237


Permits and Licenses


239


Specimens and Supplies


248


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


261


Inaugural Address, Hon. John M. Lynch


5


Law Department, Report of


230


Licensing Commission, Report of


236


List of Streets 363


Medical Inspection, Report of


255


Diphtheria Immunization


256


Laboratory Examinations


255


Tuberculosis 256


Visits


255


Planning Board


290


218


217


394


INDEX


Police, Chief of, Report of


327


Arrests


327


Changes in Department


327


Roster of Department


328, 330


Recommendations


330


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of


337


Buildings, under jurisdiction of


337


Building Permits Issued


340


Estimated Cost New Buildings and Alterations


340


Fees Collected


340


W. P. A. and P. W. A. Projects


344


Recommendations


341, 344


Public Grounds (City Engineer)


346


Public Library


Board of Trustees and Officers


305


Report of Librarian


308


Report of Trustees


304


Organization of Library and Staff Personnel


306


Statistics


313


Public Welfare, Department of


294


Aid Under Chapter 118-A


298


Children


297


City Home, Report of Warden


303


City Physician, Report of


302


Full Support


297


Members of Board, Committee, Officers, etc.


294, 295


Overseers of the Poor Since 1885


298


Partial Support


297


Population and Gross Expenditures


300


Recapitulation


301


Report of General Agent


297


Reimbursements


298


Recreation Commission


281


Retirement System


95, 96,97


Sanitary Department, Report of


109


Collection of Ashes and Paper


109


School Department


111


Appendix, Contents of


141


Graduates-High School


177


Junior High Schools


185


Evening High School


197


Vocational School


198


School Committees


112, 199


Somerville Teachers' Club


139


Somerville High School


136


Somerville High School Athletic Committee


138


Superintendent of School, Report of


115


Teachers in Service


201


304


395


INDEX


Sealer of Weights and Measures


291


Sewers (see City Engineer)


351


Soldiers' Relief Commission


279


Street Commissioner, Report of


List of Streets


363


Miscellaneous


361


Sidewalks Maintenance


360


Snow and Ice


359


Street Cleaning


360


Suppression of Moths


360


Traffic Control


361


Recommendations


361


Water Commissioner, Report of


315, 317


Chapter 44 Water Bonds


318


Fire Services


323


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


321


Number of Services Supplying Public Property


322


Per Capita Consumption of Water in Cities and Towns


324


Revenue and Expenditures


315


Summary Pipes and Fixtures


322


Summary and Statistics


325


Water Assessments


320


Water Consumption


323


359


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