Report of the city of Somerville 1941, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1941
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Number of Pages: 430


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Private


25


...


...


Sewall


Grant st.


Temple st.


Public


40


615


........


Shawmut


Washington st.


McGrath H'wy


Public


40


210


...


...


Shedd


Somerville ave.


Merriam st.


Private


40


310


#Sheridan ave.


Hooker ave.


Weston ave.


Private


40


...


250


Shore dr.


Mystic ave.


Fellsway


Public


50


2,081


100


Sibley pl.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private


23+25


264


Silvey pl.


Craigie st.


Lowell st.


Public


40


1,018


Skehan


Dane st.


Hanson st.


Public


30


306


...


Skehan


Hanson st.


Durham st.


Private


40


........


540


Smith ave.


Beacon st.


Line st.


Public


23


213


120


Snow ter.


Jaques st.


Southwesterly


Private


16


Somerville ave.


McGrath H'wy


Union sq.


Public


75


1,812


........


Somerville ave.


Union sq.


N. Camb. line


Public


70


6,729


...


South


Medford st.


Water st.


Public


30


959


...


...


...


Spring


Somerville ave.


Summer st.


Public


40


1,220


........


Springfield


Concord ave.


Cambridge line


Public


20


673


...


...


Stanford ter.


Beacon st.


Northeasterly


Private


20


200


Steeves cir.


Cherry st.


Easterly


Public


40


802


........


Sterling Stickney ave.


Marshall st.


School st.


Public


40


458


........


St. James ave.


Elm st.


Summer st.


Public


40


488


.....


St. James ave. ext.


Summer st.


Northeasterly


Public


30


125


........


Stone ave.


Union sq.


Columbus ave.


Public


40


676


........


Stone ave.


Columbus ave.


Prosn't Hill py.


Public


38


107


........


Stone pl.


Stone ave.


Southeasterly


Public


30


142


........


Strathmore rd.


Broadway


Medford line


Private


40


15


Sturtevant


Foley


Easterly


Public


40


995


........


Summer


Bow st.


Elm st.


Public


45


7,870


........


Summit ave.


Walnut st.


Vinal ave.


Public


45


532


........


Summit


College ave.


Billingham st.


Public


40 25 to 35


306


........


Sunset rd.


Curtis st.


Hillsdale rd.


Dithlje


40


656


........


Sycamore


Broadway


Medford st.


Public


45


1,245


.......


t Proposed.


E


...


...


North st.


Alewife Bk pky


Public


40


788


.....


Spring Hill ter.


Highland ave.


Belmont st.


Private


15


120


Sibley ct.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private


10


... ...


100


Simpson ave.


Broadway


Holland st.


Private


30


405


Skilton


Pearl st. around to Pearl st.


Public


40


727


Spencer ave.


Cedar st.


Hancock st.


Private


10


Sherman ct.


Sargent ave.


Marshall st.


Private


10


...


...


...


........


Sunnyside ave.


Walnut st.


Wigglesworth st. Public


262


...


...


190


688


Feet Public Private


351


LIST OF STREETS


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With in


Feet Public Private


Sycamore


Medford st.


B. & L. R.R.


Public


40


639


.......


Sycamore


B. & L.R.R.


Highland ave.


Public


35


722


......


Sycamore


Sycamore st.


Northwesterly


Private


12


........


13€


Sydney


Grant st.


Temple st.


Public


40


679


.......


Talbot ave.


Packard ave.


College ave.


Private


50


..


...


1,409


Taunton


Wyatt st.


East'y to angle


Private


30


........


176


Taunton


Angle


Marion st.


Private


20


........


95


Taylor pl.


Somerville ave.


Southerly


Private


15


... .....


200


Taylor


Mystic ave.


Sydney st.


Public


40


309


......


Teele ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public


40


685


.......


Temple rd.


Mystic ave.


Shore drive


Public


40


1,420


.......


Temple


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


66


1,628


.......


Ten Hills rd.


Bailey rd.


Shore drive


Public


25-40


1,886


.......


Tenney ct.


Mystic ave.


Northeasterly


Private


30


... .....


400


Tennyson


Forster st.


Pembroke st.


Public


40


869


Thorndike


Holland st.


Kingston st.


Public


40


584


..


....


Thorndike


Underpass


B. & M. R.R. Arlington Br. Southwesterly Richdale ave.


Public


20


88


...


Thorpe


Highland ave.


Public


30


468


Thurston


Broadway


Westerly


Private


3.5


97


Tower ct.


Tyler st.


Northeasterly


Private


25


........


150


Tower


Crown st.


Highland ave.


Public


40


559


.......


Tremont pl.


Tremont st.


Cambridge line


Public


40


589


........


Trull


Vernon st.


Medford st.


Public


40


1,050


...


Trull Lane


Highland ave.


Oxford st.


Private


15


...


....


200


Tufts pky.


College ave.


College ave.


Public


22


900


Tufts


Washington st.


Cross st.


Public


40


982


........


Turner ct.


Franklin st.


Westerly


Private


20


150


Tyler


Vine st.


Dane st.


Public


40


404


...


Union


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


40


362


...


Union pl.


Linwood st.


Southwesterly


Private


10


........


175


Upland rd.


Curtis st.


Southwesterly Hillsdale rd.


Public


40


655


........


Vermont ave.


Mystic ave.


Penn. ave.


Public


40


433


.......


Vernon


Central st.


Glenwood rd.


Public


40


764


........


Vernon


Glenwood rd.


Partridge av.


Public


40 to 30


190


........


Vernon


Partridge ave.


Lowell st.


Public


30


434


Victoria


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


1,036


........


Villa ave.


Winslow ave.


Arl'ton Br R.R. Vine st.


Private


10+


....


Vinal ave.


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public


45


1,425


...


...


Vinal


Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private


19


........


........


140


Vine


Somerville ave.


Fitchburg R.R.


Public


40


540


........


Vine


Fitchburg R.R.


Hanson st.


Private


40


222


Vine


Hanson st.


Beacon st.


' Public


30


662


Virginia


Aldrich st.


Jasper st.


Public


40


403


...


...


Wade ct.


Cedar st.


Westerly


Private


20


116


Waldo ave.


Beacon st.


Dimick st.


Public


40


277


........


Waldo


Highland ave.


Hudson st.


Public


40


287


........


Walker


Broadway


Leonard st.


Public


40


713


..... ...


Wallace


Holland st.


Broadway


Public


40


1,342


........


Walnut


Bow st.


Broadway


Public


40


3,753


........


Walnut rd.


Walnut st.


Kenneson rd.


Public


40


270


........


Walter ter.


Jackson rd.


Southwesterly


Public


40


222


........


Ward


Medford st.


Harding st.


Public


30


433


.......


Ware


Curtis st.


Russell rd.


Public


40


735


........


Warner


Pow. House sq.


Medford line


Public


60


500


........


Warren ave.


Union sq.


Columbus ave. Cambridge line


Public


30 to 40


109


......


........


...


75


Tremont


Webster ave.


Southeasterly


Private


20


... .....


370


Village ter.


Village st.


Northeasterly


Private


35


200


Village


Dane st.


Private


25


200


Vine ct.


Vine st.


Northwesterly


Private


25


1,689


Timmins pl.


Dane st.


Public


40


...


Warren


Medford st.


Public


40


663


.......


100


Upland pk.


Main st.


110++


Private about 10


Length


...


352


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With in


Length


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


Washington ter. End of above


Westerly and Easterly


Private


40


...


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public


25


366


........


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


987


Watson


Broadway


Fairmount ave.


Public


40


236


........


Waverly


Washington st.


Roland st.


Private


35


........


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.


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. 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


431


[White


Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public


307


........


White st. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


200


Whitfield rd.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public


40


687


........


Whitman


Mason st.


Packard ave.


Public


40


632


........


Wigglesworth


Pearl st.


Bonair st.


Public


40


744


........


William


College ave.


Chandler st.


Public


40


381


.... ....


William


Broadway


Medford line


Private


50


50


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private


30


...


427


........


Willow ave.


Em st.


Broadway


Public


50


3,450


........


Willow pl.


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


...


....


Winchester


Broadway


Medford line


Private


40


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


........


Windsor


End of above


Fitchburg R.R.


Public


27


490


........


Winslow ave.


College ave.


Clifton st.


Public


40


1,087


...


...


Winter


College ave.


Holland st.


Public


30


402


........


Winter Hill cir.


Broadway


Northeasterly


Private


25


Wisconsin ave.


Broadway


Penn. ave.


Public


50


499


...


Woodbine


Centre st.


Westerly


Private


30


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


Lowell st.


Private


35


212


Woods ave.


North st.


Alewife Bk pky


Public


40


1,152


Woodstock


Victoria st.


Alewife brook


Public


40 to 32


361


315


Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln pky


Public


40


505


........


Yorktown


Cambridge line N. E. line


Malvern ave.


Malvern ave.


Public


40


294


.......


Yorktown


N. E. line


Northerly


Private


40


...


110


" Sidewalk in Somervile.


Broadway


Private


40


525


West Quincy


Willow ave.


Highland ave.


Private


30


154


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public


40


403


........


Wesley


Pearl st.


Public


40


Feet Public Private


...


Wyatt cir.


Wyatt st. around to Wyatt st.


Private


20


...


....


177


Whipple


269


........


353


LIST OF STREETS


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


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With Length in Feet Public Private


Court


39 Adams st.


Southeasterly


Private


8


........


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


........


90


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


20


.....


188


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


......


..


..


240


Court


36 Craigie st.


Westerly


Private


25


126


Court


58 Dane st.


Easterly


Private


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly 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


Court


113 Central st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


150


Court


227 Columbia st. Northwesterly


Private


10


117


Court


Conlon ct.


Windsor st. ex.


Private


20


Private


39.25


136


Court


91 Franklin st.


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.


..


168


354


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE SHOWING OLD NAMES OF CERTAIN STREETS AS FORMERLY KNOWN


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


Aberdeen road


Gurney street Tube Works court


Addison place


Franklin street


Albion 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


Barberry lane Cross lane


Bartlett street (Wd. 5)


...


Beacon place


Taggard court


Road to West Cambridge


Beacon street


Middlesex turnpike


Hampshire street


Beech street


Oak street


Benedict avenue


Lovell street


Benton road


Benton avenue


Berwick road


Holland street


Bigelow street


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


Broadway


Great road from Charlestown to Menotomy Winter Hill road or street


West Cambridge road


Charlestown road Broadway street Main street


Butler drive Calvin street


Cameron avenue


Carlton street


Ten Hills street Dimick street Cameron street Bow street


Middle lane


Earle street


Bonner place


Southwick avenue


355


LIST OF STREETS


Cedar street


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


Chester avenue


Chester street Middle lane Cross lane Barberry lane New Church street


Church street


Claremon street


Cleveland street


Clifton street


College avenue


Columbia street


Highland street L


Columbus avenue


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 ..


Cottage avenue


Crescent street


Hanson lane Cottage place Mt. Vernon street


Cross street


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


Crown street


( Pleasant avenue


Curtis avenue


...


Mt. Pleasant avenue


Curtis street


S Second rangeway South street -


Cutter avenue


Russell street


Dane avenue


Dane court


Dane street


Union street


Dartmouth street


Fruit street


Dearborn road


Professors row


(College ave. to Boston ave. ) ( Temple street ¿ Winthrop street


Derby street


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


Centre street Charles Ryan road


356


ANNUAL REPORTS


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


Dickinson street


John street


Dimick street


Dover street


Calvin street Willow street Weare street


Dow street


Dynamo street


Howard street


Eastman road


Eastman terrace or place


Elm court


Elm street


Charlestown lane


Milk lane


Road from Medford to Cambridge


Road from Medford to Cambridge over Quarry hill Powder House road


Milk row or road


Cambridge road


Elmwood street


Emery street


Harding street


Eustis street


Eustis court


Everett avenue


Everett street


Evergreen square


Cutter square or place


Fairlee street


Graham street


Fanning avenue


Dexter street


Fellsway east


Winthrop avenue


Fellsway west


Chauncey avenue or street


Fenwick street


Thurston street


Flint avenue


Runey place


Flint street


Runey street (Cross street to Aldrich street )


Forster street .....


Linwood street Federal street


Franklin street


First rangeway Second poleway


Two Pole lane


Fremont street


Tremont street


Giles park


Giles place


Gilman street


Clarendon street


Gilson terrace


Gilson park


Glendale avenue


Holmes street


Glenwood road


Jenny Lind avenue


Gould avenue


Gould court C strect


Hamilton road


Russell road


Hammond street


§ Dickinson place Benefit street


Hancock street


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


Harding street


Harrison street (Wd. 6) Harvard place


Ivaloo place Chestnut street or court


( Rollins street (southeasterly end)


Elm street


( Elmwood avenue ¿ Davis street


§ Cross-street place


Greenville street


357


LIST OF STREETS


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


Hawkins street


Hawkins court Milton street


Hawthorne street


Evans or Evon street


Henry avenue


Ayer street


Highland avenue


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


Highland road


Dale avenue Ayer avenue


Hillside park


Hinckley street


Holland street


New street to Arlington


Ivaloo street


Jackson road


Jaques street


Josephine avenue


Auburn court Wood street Walter street Bond street (Temple street to Bond street) Arnold street


Kensington avenue


Kensington street Kenilworth avenue


Kingman road


Kingman court or street


Kingston street


Lake street


Warren avenue or street Campbell park (angle to Cambridge line) Hawkins court


Langmaid avenue


Lesley avenue


West street Alton street


Lexington avenue


Lincoln avenue


Lexington street George street


Linden avenue


Line street Linwood street London street


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


L


Lowell street


-


Main street


Malvern avenue Maple avenue Maple street


Marion street


McGrath Highway


Rangeway Old rangeway Sixth rangeway Charles Adams' rangeway White street Highland road


Road from Medford to Boston Medford road Hollis street Parterre square Jackson street


Cook st. (Adrian st. to north of Wyatt st.) Harcourt st. (North Wyatt st. to Dimick st.) No. traffic artery, parts Somerville ave., Medford st., Shawmut st., Aldrich st., Dana st., Edmands st., Fellsway east, Winthrop ave.


§ Graves street


Marritt or Marrett place Lawrence street (southerly end)


358


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street


Meacham road


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


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


Craigie's road to Medford


Road to Medford


Craigie road Gore street (easterly end)


Merriam street Miller street Milton street


Myrtle street Pierce's court Mason avenue


Monmouth street


-


Harvard place


Moreland street


Morrison avenue


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


Munroe street


Prospect street Mt. Pisgah avenue High street B street


Myrtle street


Warren street


Mystic avenue


Mystic turnpike or road


Mystic street (Wd. 2)


Myrtle street


Newton street


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


Proprietor's way


North street


Cook's lane Third rangeway -


North Union street


Canal street


Norwood avenue


Magoun street


Oakland avenue


Oakman avenue Broom street


Oxford street


( High street (westerly end) ¿ Trull street


Park street


Baldwin street Snowhill street


Paulina street


James street


Pearson avenue


Orient street


Perkins street


Proprietor's way (part)


Perry street


North Wyatt street


Pitman street


Walnut street


Poplar street Walnut street (Linwood street to Joy st.)


Powder House boulevard


Barnett street (North street easterly)


Prentiss street ...


Harris street


Preston road


Preston street


Pritchard avenue


Orient street


Prospect Hill avenue


Cross street


Prospect street


( Road from Cambridgeport to Charlestown Pine street


Medford street ....


York terrace (easterly end)


Chestnut street Chestnut court (westerly end)


Oliver Street


359


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street


Radcliffe road


Richardson street


Sacramento street


Sargent avenue


Sartwell avenue


Sawyer avenue


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 street


Spring Hill court


Spring Hill street


St. James avenue


Melburn place


Sycamore street


Lyceum street


Sycamore terrace


Chapel court


Teele avenue


Teele street


Temple street


Derby lane or street


Thorpe street


Thorpe place


Vernon street


Taylor street Euston street


Virginia street


Eglantine avenue Third rangeway


Walnut street


Hazeltine's lane


Warner street


Warwick street


Elm street Angle northerly Warwick place


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


( Lime street Sullivan street


Wesley park


Hawkins park Prince street


Wesley street


Wheatland street


( Walnut street New Walnut street


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known S Veazie street


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


( Chestnut street Maple street Sawyer street


Somerville avenue ..


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


Whipple street ..... Howard street


White street ....


Maple street


White-street place


Cottage court


' Willow avenue


Rangeway Eighth rangeway Irving street Willow street


Winchester street


Charles street


Windsor road


Willow Dale street


Wyatt street


Yorktown street


Wyatt's lane Albro street


Ball square


Central square


Prescott square


Concord square


Cutter square


Davis square


Russell square Clarendon square


Gerrior square


( Metropolitan square Post Office 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


Cottage street


Minot street


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SOLDIERS' RELIEF DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE SOLDIERS' RELIEF DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen :


I am submitting the annual report of the Soldiers' Relief Department showing the aid given the veterans and their dependents of the Civil, Spanish, World and Mexican Border Wars for the year ending December 31, 1941.


The amounts spent for the different types of aid are as fol- lows :


Military Aid


$8,559.50


State Aid


6,887.00


Soldiers' Relief


51,134.94


Total Expenditures $66,581.44


One thousand, eight hundred and seventy-eight cases with five thousand, one hundred and thirty persons were aided dur- ing the year.


The decrease in expenditures for 1941 under those of 1940 was mainly due to the fact that private employment and de- fense work absorbed many of our relief cases.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS F. MCGRATH,


Commissioner


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT


March 13, 1942.


To the Honorables, the Board of Aldermen Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


I herewith respectfully report that the Law Department during the year 1941 endeavored to perform the duties of that Department as required by the City Ordinances. It is gratify- ing to report that the number of claims filed against the City decreased somewhat from the number filed in the previous year. There has been an increased volume of work in connection with practically all departments of the City due to the many new problems that have had to be met during the past year.


The City Solicitor and his Assistant have endeavored to be available at all times to discuss with all other department heads any problems affecting their departments in which the assistance of the City Solicitor was felt to be helpful.


The amount expended on disposition of suits and claims arising out of accidents has been kept at a continued low level, due primarily to the efforts of Charles L. Doherty, Assistant City Solicitor, who has had general charge of this work, and Police Lieutenant Thomas M. Sharry, who has been assigned to this office as Inspector of Claims.


As in the past, the relations of this Department with all other departments, his Honor, the Mayor, and your Honorable Board, have been most pleasant.


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT .J. MULDOON,


City Solicitor


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BOARD OF APPEAL


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL


January 31, 1942.


To the Honorable the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.


Gentlemen :


The Board of Appeal of the City of Somerville respectfully submits the following report of its activities during the year ending December 31, 1941.


In the past year it was necessary to hear and act upon fifty- five appeals which had to do with variations of the Zoning, Building or Fire District Ordinances. Out of this number relief was granted on forty-nine of the appeals, five were re- fused, and one taken under advisement.


It has been the express intention of your Board at all times to act in good faith and without favor or prejudice to anyone, and to grant relief whenever the interests of both city and appellant would be most favorably served. Appeals were granted because of no great variation from the existing or- dinances or because of unnecessary hardship which would have been suffered by the appellants.


All of the members of your Board have during the year made it a part of their duty, in conjunction with the work of hearing and deciding appeals, to visit the premises that would be affected by the appeal, so that when the hearing was held the members had a mental picture of just what the appellant wanted.


A large percentage of the matters considered have been ap- peals from the decision of the Commissioner of Public Build- ings refusing to grant permits to alter two family dwellings into three family dwellings in accordance with the provisions of Section 10, Paragraph "D" of the Building Ordinance and


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in view of prevalent economic conditions and because of no great variance from existing ordinances and the fact that un- necessary hardship would be suffered by the appellants, it has seemed advisable by the Board to grant such appeals in most instances.




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