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Consistent re-inspection has resulted in the use of approved appliances and materials. Amateur work and the use of un- approved appliances and materials has been constantly con- demned.
The number of permits issued for work and inspections thereto are as follows :
New Work (permits)
1,688
Inspections (new work)
2,011
Re-inspections (new work)
987
Re-inspections (old work)
1,186
Defective Installations (old work)
142
Defective Installations remedied
162
Permits issued to Edison Company
394
Total fees collected for permits
$2,017.00
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Changes and additions are continuously being made on the Fire Alarm System. The entire system is completely under-
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ground. 23,500 feet of underground cable was installed on this system. During the past year 5 new Fire Alarm boxes were added and 10 old type hazardous Gardner boxes were rebuilt as recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. The remaining 10 Gardner boxes will be removed or rebuilt within the next year.
The installation of a new Vocal-Alarm System which would act as a secondary means for transmitting an alarm and which would greatly increase our receiving and transmitting equip- ment is recommended at this time.
Inasmuch as the supports for the tower bells and striking mechanism in some instances are unsafe, striking equipment worn and in general poor condition. it is recommended that they be discontinued. We recommend a Cunningham Air Whistle, or similar type, which is used by the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard, be substituted and lo- cated on the top of the City Hall, for sounding multiple alarms, as our part in the National Defense Program. After the emer- gency is over it would serve as a permanent means of notifica- tion of the Fire Department for mobilization and action in an emergency.
ALARMS RECEIVED AND TRANSMITTED
Box Alarms
676
Second Alarms
9
Third Alarms
2
A. D. T. Alarms
12
Still Alarms
783
Total
1,482
Inhalator and Accident calls
63
Out-of-town calls (included in Still Alarms) 254
False Alarms (included in Box Alarms)
122
The central office equipment consists of the following :
2- 6 circuit operating boards
1- 5 circuit tapper boards
1- 5 circuit gong boards
2-16 circuit storage battery charging boards
1-32 circuit protective boards
1- 4 circuit punching registers and take up reels
2- 5 circuit punching registers and take up reels
13- 1 circuit punching registers and take up reels
1- 4 dial manual transmitter
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ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS
2- automative time and date stamps
1- masterclock
1- local telephone used on still alarm system
520-
cells storage battery
3- 10 foot 4 shelf battery racks
32 low rate rectifiers
5- metropolitan tappers and gongs
1- high rate rectifiers
It is mandatory at this time that an auxiliary power supply such as a portable gasoline driven Motor Generator set be purchased as an auxiliary to our present Edison supply serv- ice. If our present Edison service should be interrupted for any length of time the Fire Alarm Signal Service would be seriously endangered.
Apparatus outside the central office consists of the follow- ing:
202 Fire Alarm signal boxes of which 31 boxes are Master boxes, equipped with auxiliary stations located in various private and public buildings.
7 Tower strikers (only 3 in service)
25 cable terminal boxes
8 punching registers
28 closed circuit tappers and 5 open circuit tappers
7 closed circuit tappers (secondary)
13 still alarm bells
7 local telephones used as a still alarm system
2 private interior telephones consisting of 12 stations
4 traffic sirens
7 still alarm systems (local house system)
11 house call bells
The vibrating bells in service in the stations are in poor condition because of age and years of service and it is recom- mended that for continued efficient service that these bells be replaced.
It is also recommended that some machine shop equipment be purchased for use in the maintenance and repair of our Fire Alarm System. At the present time all our machine shop work is done by Contractors.
In compliance with the National Board of Fire Underwrit- ers, we are removing and combining as many of our upright pedestals as possible. This removes some of the hazards from our outside system.
There were 276 trouble calls.
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POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
The Police Signal equipment is in good condition and addi- tions and improvements are constantly being made.
Four new boxes were added this year, making a total of 89 boxes and two special bank alarm boxes.
Calls received from the boxes were as follows:
Duty Calls
281,049
Telephone Calls
86,726
Wagon Calls
820
Total
368,595
Due to constant supervision on this system its efficiency has been greatly increased. There were only 366 trouble calls during the past year.
The Police Station equipment consists of the following :
Type C Police Desk
2-5 circuit registers
41 secondary batteries
1 charging panel
There are also 6 official telephones connected with the Police Desk.
It is recommended that a spare register, 72 secondary bat- teries and a 4 circuit charging panel be purchased for this system in order to eliminate our present overloaded conditions. It is mandatory that auxiliary power supplies be purchased for Police Radio Transmission and also for Police Signal System.
The Police radio transmitter is rendering good service, but its efficiency would be greatly increased by the addition of a two-way equipment. There are eleven police receivers in serv- ice and two auxiliaries. These sets are obsolete and should, therefore, be replaced.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
There are 30 intersections controlled by Traffic Signals, fourteen of which are equipped with pushbuttons for pedes- trians traffic. The State Department of Public Works recently
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made a survey recommending changes on every controller in the City, to meet State standards. These changes are gradually being made
Seven battery operated flashing beacons have been removed because of the hazard involved during Blackout periods.
There were 428 trouble calls.
There are ten Police traffic posts controlled by Spotlights.
Due to automobile accidents damages to our Traffic, Police and Fire Alarm Systems amounted to $732.55 during the past year.
POLES AND STREET LIGHTS TRACKLESS TROLLEYS
On November 8, 1941, trackless trolley service was sub- stituted for street car service on the Highland Avenue and Somerville Avenue lines running between Clarendon Hill, Som- erville, and Lechmere Station.
On the Somerville Avenue route, which includes the car- house, 336 poles were set and 42 poles relocated. It will also be necessary to remove 108 poles. This route required 89,800 feet of 2/0 grooved trolley wire.
On the Highland Avenue route, 104 poles were set and 21 relocated. Fifty one poles will be removed. It required 49,000 feet of 2/0 grooved trolley wire to equip this route from Som- erville Avenue to Davis Square.
A total of 138,800 feet of trolley wire was installed on the complete installation and 56,000 feet of 5/16" galvanized wire for spans, pull-offs and guy wires.
In addition to the foregoing, the construction of this line required extensive installations of over-head frogs, switches, segments, crossings, trolley troughing, wood protection, side feeds, lightning arrestor grounds, as well as extensive street excavations necessary for connections to the return system and feeder cables.
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New Poles
Replaced Poles
Removed Poles
Reset Poles
Relocated Poles
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
8
21
0
5
68
0
0 0
2
Permits issued to Boston Edison Co. for attach- ment to New England Tel. & Tel. Co. poles .... Permits issued to Boston Edison Co. for attach-
0
ments to Boston Ele-
vated Railway Co. for poles
0
Permits issued to New
Eng. Tel. & Tel. for
attachments to Boston
Edison Company poles 2
The number of street lights January 1, 1942 are as follows :
5-15,000 lumen lamps
371-10,000 511- 6,000 35- 2,500 198- 1,000
„,
1,010- 800
I am sincerely grateful and appreciative for the co-opera- tion of His Honor the Mayor, the members of the Board of Aldermen, the various Department Heads, and the men under my jurisdiction during the year 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. MAGUIRE,
Commissioner Electric Lines and Lights
0
Boston Edison Company
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
EDWARD L. HAGAN, Chairman JOSEPH P. MCCARRON PERRY F. NANGLE
COMMITTEES On Finance, Investigations, Food Stamp Plan, Relief and City Home MR. HAGAN, MR. MCCARRON AND MR. NANGLE
GENERAL AGENT CHARLES J. WILLWERTH
Clerks, Bookkeepers, Social Workers and Investigators (Welfare, Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children Depts.)
JOSEPH E. Dow DOROTHY C. WATKINS
RAYMOND J. AHERNE ELMER E. HASELTON LAWRENCE J. CROWLEY
EILEEN T. HENNESSY RALPH BEACHAM
WILLIAM T. CASEY
FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK WILLIAM KEELEY FRANK FITZGERALD
ECIO LUCIANO WILLIAM MAHONEY FRANK PALANGE
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JOHN F. SINGLETON
MAURICE F. BREEN
MARGARET RILEY
THOMAS L. HALL
EUGENE F. DALEY
JOHN J. BRENNAN
EMILY MCCARTHY
GRACE STYNES JOHN O'BRIEN J. ARTHUR OUELLETTE JOHN ROCHE MARGARET CONLEY
JOHN GRIFFIN
LORETTA ROBINSON
JOHN GRIFFIN JOSEPH A. MACDONALD
ROBERT BRADLEY
STEPHEN COLAHAN
MARY O'BRIEN
ANN MCGUIRE
MABEL MCGOLDRICK
ELISE REYNOLDS
M. ETTA NEYLAN
DOROTHY F. WHITE
City Physician CIRO GIOBBE, M. D.
Assistant City Physicians
JOHN M. TAVARES, M. D. EDWARD MCCARTY, M. D. GEORGE HUGHES, M. D.
MARIE HANRAHAN, R. N.
Warden and Matron, City Home MR. & MRS. HERMAN M. REYNOLDS
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Somerville, Mass. December 31, 1941
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 JOSEPH P. MCCARRON PERRY F. NANGLE
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REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT
City Hall January 31, 1942
To the Board of Public Welfare Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The General Agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1941.
Table No. 1 INDOOR RELIEF (Full Support)
City Home (Men, 98; Women, 36) 134
State Infirmary (Tewksbury) 22
(Partial Support) Local Hospitals (Central, Somerville, Sunnyside)
528
Cases hospitalized
Out patient treatments 286
814
Cases aided to hospitalization in other Cities and Towns (chargeable to Somerville in 1941)
93
Cases aided in Convalescent Homes in Somerville 41
Cases aided in State Institutions (Lakeville) ..
2
Cases aided in all other Institutions (not included above) ...
81
Number of Burials during 1941 26
Table No. 2 (PARTIAL SUPPORT) Unemployment Relief and General Aid
Number of Cases aided, January 1, 1941: Temporary Aid
991
Medical Aid, only
182
1,173
Number of Cases aided, December 31, 1941:
Temporary Aid
688
Medical Aid, only 117
805
Number of Cases aided in Other Cities and Towns
(Chargeable to Somerville in 1941)
247
Table No. 3 CHILDREN BOARDED
In private families
23
Through the Division of Child Guardianship 22
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RECAPITULATION Welfare Miscellaneous
Exxpenditures
$446,195.74 15,967.90
Refunds and Transfers
Net cost to Welfare Department
$430,227.84
Reimbursements
$190,133.03
Net cost to City
$240,094.81
Reimbursements
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$151,743.15-
Cities and Towns
38,345.88
Individuals
44.00
$190,133.03.
Refunds
$15,753.29
Transfers
214.61
15,967.90
Total Reimbursements, Refunds, and
$206,100.93
Welfare, Food Stamp Plan
Expenditure (Cost to City)
$6,214.98
Table No. 5 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Number of Cases, January 1, 1941
225
Number of Cases, December 31, 1941
237
Number of Cases aided during 1941
272
Number of (dependent) children
1,114
Amount allowed each family from $8. to $120. per mo.
Cost , to City
$171,358.23
Reimbursements and Refunds
83,372.54
Net cost to City
$87,985.69
Table No. 6 REIMBURSEMENTS
U. S. Federal Grant
$47,367.99
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
35,633.83
Refunds 370.72
$83,372.54
Transfers
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Table No. 7 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Number of Cases, January 1, 1941
1,569
Number of Cases, December 31, 1941
1,606
Cost to City
$541,864.00
Reimbursements and Refunds
459,764.27
Net cost to City
82,099.73
Table No. 8 REIMBURSEMENTS
Federal Grants
$254,987.97
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
194,596.78
Cities and Towns
6,697.02
Refunds and Transfers
3,482.50
$459,764.27
RECAPITULATION FOR THE YEAR 1941 MISCELLANEOUS
1941
Salaries
Cash In Advance
Auto Maintenance
All Other
Office Supplies
State Infirmary
Board
Burials
Groceries
Medicine
Glasses
Cent. Som. Sunn. Hosp.
Cities and Towns
Fuel
Clothing and Shoes
Other Institutions
Totals
January
$3,453.16
$200.00
$662.40
....
364.63
$1,157.53
144.41
172.00
20,643.50
6,915.60
1,317.53
23.00
8.22
2,912.15
1,016.00
958.06
40,880.90
March
4,433.85
169.98
1,271.66
153.43
128.00
99.00
20,572.50
5,810.26
1,197.15
59.65
2,462.00
244.70
2,734.90
1,228.50
882.66
41,448.24
April
3,644.63
174.98
2,171.39
83.14
139.98
200.00
22,298.50
1,777.03
1,269.86
25.30
2,385.50
2,863.13
1,128.50
2,293.82
40,455.76
May
4,535.10
174.98
2,787.33
152.46
136.00
306.58
15,536.50
1,746.00
1,071.51
58.20
1,953.00
6,018.06
128.88
1,041.00
1,455.72
37,111.32
June
3,814.15
174.98
3,511.27
114.96
1,112.91
167.53
100.00
16,187.50
1,587.40
1,082.30
67.56
3,253.00
1,647.08
944.00
1,069.93
34,834.57
July
3,943.66
174.98
3,217.53
95.80
157.43
110.00
17,152.00
1,291.08
912.22
76.76
4,564.00
August
4,421.23
199.98
4,529.47
110.60
1,315.29
172.44
85.00
15,470.50
1,534.54
906.25
67.30
1,256.50
1,575.56
704.95
585.50
32,935.11
September
3,565.63
199.98
4,429.29
203.54
194.12
10.00
14,846.50
1,603.89
834.94
11.30
1,942.50
10,625.92
367.49
1,365.03
40,200.13
October
3,686.02
199.98
4,376.23
35.00
198.88
200.00
16,831.50
1,382.73
1,285.80
89.20
1,480.50
1,206.50
1,152.97
32,125.31
November
4,374.11
199.98
4,172.12
125.45
1,224.04
162.12
135.00
13,295.00
1,040.81
1,110.13
38.00
2,210.00
8,479.33
899.00
1,064.88
38,529.97
December
3,972.11
400.20
5,109.27
473.77
313.85
350.00
19,295.50
5,491.17
2,219.10
186.60
5,924.50
2,750.34
3,777.15
1,136.50
2,090.77
53,490.83
Totals
$47,453.31
$200.00
$2,248.22
$37,698.37
$1,922.78
$4,809.77
$1,914.76
$1,767.58
$207,246.00
$30,180.51
$13,206.79
$702.87
$28,336.00
$31,349.21
$12,416.21 $10,417.44
$14,325.92
$446,195.74
....
....
....
$20,336.56
..........**
.... .......
$904.50
February
3,609.66
178.20
1,460.41
....
....
STAMP PLAN
All Other $5,950.93
Office Supplies $264.05
Total $6,214.98
745.00
1,406.58
33,847.04
....
Cash Paid Out
$15,116.50
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN
To the Board of Public Welfare Somerville, Mass.
March 7, 1942
Gentlemen :
I submit the following as the report of the City Physician for the year ending December 31, 1941 :
Patients treated at Clinic from January 1 thru December
31, 1941 14,468 Total House visits during 1941 (including City Home) 7,356
Examinations
Hospital Investigations
City Employees (inc. Police and Fire Departments) .......... 245
Miscellaneous
First Aid given 178
Special tests
173
Respectfully submitted,
CIRO GIOBBE, M. D.
City Physician
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE WARDEN OF THE CITY HOME
March 1, 1942
To the Board of Public Welfare .
Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit the following as the report of the Warden of the City Home for the year ending, Deecember 31, 1941 :
Table No. 1
Number of weeks' board of inmates
3,171
Number of males admitted during 1941
58
Number of females admitted during 1941 18
Number of males discharged during 1941
57
Number of females discharged during 1941
17
Number of males supported during 1941
98
Number of females supported during 1941
36
Number of males died during 1941
9
Number of females died during 1941
3
Number of inmates in Home, December 31, 1941
59
Table No. 2 CITY HOME HOSPITAL
Number of weeks board of inmates
944-3
Number of patients admitted
37
Number of patients in hospital, December 31, 1941
17
Table No. 3
Expenditures and transfers
$16,927.91
Reimbursements
2,438.89
Net cost to City
$14,489.02
Table No. 4 REIMBURSEMENTS
Sale of Produce
$929.16
Cities and Towns
1,300.86
Individuals
180.00
Refunds and Transfers
28.87
$2,438.89
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN M. REYNOLDS,
Warden
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
1931 thru 1941
Fred E. Durgin
Term expired, 1935
James D. Sharkey
Term expired, 1933
Wilbur F. Lewis
Term expired, 1931
John C. McNally
1931-1933
Frank Cole
1933-1934
Arthur Coffey
1934-1939, inc.
Quinlan J. Sullivan
1934-1940
Walter Robinson
1935-1938
*Edward L. Hagan (Chairman)
1938-to date
*Francis J. Fitzpatrick, M. D. 1939-1940
¿James A. Reynolds
1940-1940
*Joseph P. McCarron 1940-to date
*Perry F. Nangle
1941-to date
* Present Member
* Deceased
POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES 1931 thru 1941
Misc.
Year
Population
Welfare
City Home
A. D. C.
O. A. A.
Totals
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
$97,511.63
$397,203.74
1,435,975.26
1938
100,773
875,654.35
16,740.71
154,851.97
464,592.63
1,511,839.66
1939
100,773
842,163.70
16,590.48
158,930.39
524,758.50
1,542,443.07
1940
105,000
769,452.31
17,359.02
163,102.51
534,405.27
1,484,319.11
1941
105,000
446,195.74
16,927.91
171,358.23
541,864.00
1,176,345.88
............
..
During the past year a definite policy of the Department has been to emphasize Rehabilitation.
On March 1st. we established an Employment Bureau, with two of our Social Workers assigned full time to interview Per- sonnel Managers of large Concerns and owners of small Busi- ness Enterprises with a view of obtaining their co-operation in placing many of our employable recipients in private employ- ment. The results obtained far exceeded our expectations and I wish to express, as part of my report, my grateful anprecia- tion of the excellent assistance given to the Department by the business men, which has resulted in an average of one job a day in private employment of those on our Welfare rolls.
The facilities of the State Rehabilitation Bureau have been used to some success in aiding those recipients of Public Wel-
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ANNUAL REPORTS
fare who were handicapped by physical defects such as poor sight or hearing, etc.
Desertion cases and deliberate instances of non-supporting husbands and fathers have long been a bane of the Welfare Department. Two of our Investigators and a Police Officer were assigned to this particular classification of Welfare. Many erring husbands and fathers were located and reunited with their families. It was the first objective of this Depart- ment to obtain this result. Many were found working at var- ious distances from Somerville and, if the proper disposition was shown to co-operate, every effort was made in the best in- terest of the family and our community to have the husband and father return to live with his family and contribute towards their support. In 125 cases we were unable to obtain the co-operation of the deserting husband and our only recourse was to prosecute in Court for desertion and non-support. Our concentrated attention to this classification of Welfare recip- ients, plus Fraud cases, resulted in a saving to the City of, approximately, $75,000.
Among the services rendered by the Welfare Dept. not gen- erally recognized, are: (1) Taking histories and determining settlement for the Board of Health; (2) The certifying of ap- plicants for C. C. C. program. (3) Special investigating of dependency claims for the four local Selective Service Boards. (One Investigator has been assigned full time and other part time to investigate these cases and during 1941, 1,258 such cases were investigated by our Department.)
The expenditures under the category of Miscellaneous Wel- fare for the year, 1940, were $760,102.60 and for the year, 1941, $430,227.84, showing a decrease of $329,874.76 in the past year.
On February 26, 1941 the Food Stamp Plan was inaug- urated in our City and it has been a decided help to all categories of Relief and W. P. A. Under the Stamp Plan oper- ations, our City received in Surplus Blue Stamps, $252,230.00, which was in substitution of the direct distribution of food.
In 1941 the Surplus Commodities Division made a direct distribution of food in our City amounting to $196.917.84 and Clothing amounting to $48,109.90. The combined value of both food and clothing was $245,027.74.
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In the report for 1940 it was requested that additional room for all Divisions of Aid be provided. We now have adequate facilities and are grateful for the attention given to our request.
By recent legislation the State Department of Public Wel- fare has been given certain jurisdiction over the personnel of Welfare Departments and there are specified requirements that must be met in order that we may receive our reimbursement for the different types of relief granted. These rules are man- datory and attention is respectfully called to Chapters 402 and 588 of the Acts of 1941 and the rules issued by the Civil Serv- icee Commission under date of January 7, 1942.
Your agent is of the opinion that it is for the best interest of the City and Department that the Step-rate plan of salaries as submitted, be adopted.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES J. WILLWERTH, General Agent
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CITY HALL, MASSACHUSETTS
January 1, 1942.
To HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR, AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN :
The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1941 is respectively submitted.
Work of Weights and Measures Department for 1941
Scales
Adjusted
Sealed
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Platform over 10,000
0
23
1
0
Platform 5,000 lbs. to 10,000 ..
0
6
1
1
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.
1
187
15
10
Counter 100 lbs. to 5,000
0
20
0
1
Counter under 100 lbs.
3
264
4
9
Beam 100 lbs. to 5,000
0
6
1
1
Beam under 100 lbs.
0
0
0
0
Spring 100 lbs. to 5,000
0
65
2
1
Spring under 100 lbs.
0
444
5
7
Computing 100 lbs. to 5,000
0
0
0
0
Computing under 100 lbs.
0
528
6
9
Personal Weighing (Slot)
0
99
0
6
Prescription
0
55
0
0
Jewellers
0
4
0
1
Weights :
Avoidupois
6
1145
0
2
Apothecary
0
747
0
6
Metric
0
160
0
0
Troy
0
0
0
.
0
Capacity Measure:
Vehicle Tanks
0
5
0
0
Liquid over 1 gallon
0
120
0
3
Liquid under 1 gallon
0
293
0
10
291
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Adjusted Sealed
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Oil Jars
0
2
0
0
Dry
0
3
0
0
Fuel Baskets
0
3
0
0
Automatic Measuring Devices :
Gasoline Pumps
0
6
14
0
Quantity Measure on Pumps
(ea.)
0
242
0
0
Gasoline Meters
0
362
0
50
Kerosene Pumps
0
0
0
0
Oil Measuring Pumps
0
32
413
2
Tank Meter Systems
0
125
0
3
Grease Measuring Devices ...
0
167
18
3
Linear Measure:
Yard Sticks
0
89
0
0
Taxi Meters
0
17
0
0
Cloth Measuring Devices
0
4
0
0
Total
10
5223
480
125
Summary of Inspection made:
Clinical Thermometers
339
Coal Certificates
0
Ice Scales
35
Junk Scales
8
Marking of Bread
24
Marking of Food Packages
30
Metal Ice Cream Containers
0
Milk Jars
0
Oil Jars
778
Paper or Fibre Cartons
0
Pedlers' License
65
Pedlers' Scales
30
Transient Vendors
0
Wholesale Milk Cans
0
Taxi Meters
0
Fuel Meters
0
Gas Pumps and Meters
0
Coal in Paper Bags
0
Kindling Wood in Paper Bags
0
Oil Measures (5 gallons)
32
Summary of Tests made:
Berry Baskets
0
Cartons (approved as measures )
0
Gasoline Devices (other than Sealings)
60
Ice Cream Cartons
0
Scales in Stores
50
Tax Meters (other than Sealing)
22
Fuel Meters (other than Sealing
7
Beer Kegs
0
Applications inspected and signed for Special Licenses :
Special City Licenses
17
County
109
State
73
292
ANNUAL REPORTS
Disabled Veterans
5
Transfers
16
Total
220
Gasoline Station Tests:
Total number of calls
131
Number of different stations
112
Number of call-backs to stations previously inspected
19
Number of Gallons drawn for tests
3200
Trial weighings and measurements of commodities sold or put up for sale:
Total No. Number
Incorrect-
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Beans
22
11
11
0
Bread
24
11
1
12
Butter
23
23
0
0
Coal (in paper bags)
0
0
0
0
Coal (in transit)
0
0
0
0
Confectionery
0
0
0
0
Dry Commodities
46
44
0
2
Flour
0
0
0
0
Fruits and Vegetables
12
2
4
6
Ice
0
0
0
0
Lard
8
8
0
0
Meat and Provisions
4
3
1
0
Potatoes
9
1
0
8
Total
148
103
17
28
Miscellaneous :
Court Cases
3
Complaints investigated
1
Because of the sudden death of my predecessor Benjamin S. Abbott on April 14, 1941, the routine of the department was greatly upset, with the result we were not able to accomplish as much as in other years. With the appointment of an as- sistant, time was absorbed in training, but I am pleased to re- port we are now well organized and ready to function at full strength.
The department pledges its utmost efforts to efficiency and guarantees to the citizens of the city, full protection against any unscrupulous dealings.
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