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Auditing Municipal Accounts ....
5,524.86
Charles River Basin 9,100.62
Metropolitan Park Assessment 33,881.09
Metropolitan Planning Division .. 377.01
Metropolitan Sewer Assessment
106,288.97
281,035.92
Metropolitan Water Assessment Boston Metropolitan District Ex- penses
244.80
Hospital or Home Care for
Civil War Veterans
771.55
Carried forward $437,224.82
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CITY AUDITOR
Expenses $437,224.82
Outlay
Brought forward
Smoke Inspection
1,257.58
Veterans' Exemption
167.11
Canterbury St. Highway
.99
W. Roxbury-Brookline Pkwy ...
.72
438,651.22
C. of M. Health Department
Bottling License
Fees to State
40.00
40.00
Reimbursements, Old Age Assistance
Reimbursements
281.33
281.33
Tailings
Tailings
44.20
44.20
Cash Variations
Cash Variations
185.44
185.44
Cash Refunds
Real Estate:
Taxes-1941
8,555.81
Taxes-1940
23,041.44
Taxes-1939
11,438.28
Taxes-1938
715.57
Polls :
Taxes-1941
52.00
Taxes-1940
22.00
Taxes-1939
...
2.00
Personal:
Taxes-1941
91.77
Taxes-1940
25.38
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Taxes-1941
4,482.81
Taxes-1940
285.73
Taxes-1938
4.00
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Carried forward $48,716.79
84
ANNUAL REPORTS
Expenses
Outlay
Brought forward
$48,716.79
Water Rates
14.40
Estimated Receipts
52.82
Tax Titles
10.00
48,794.01
Total
12,215,471.11
133,711.05
Refunds
22,728.55
237.96
12,238,199.66
133,949.01
Total Cash Payments
$12,372,148.67
85
CITY AUDITOR
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
School Buildings
Land and Buildings
Personal
Totals
Prescott
$72,200.00
$3,000.00
$75,200.00
Southworth
62,000.00
2,000.00
64,000.00
Hanscom
66,500.00
4,000.00
70,500.00
Davis
53,000.00
7,500.00
60,500.00
Clark Bennett
54,500.00
3,500.00
58,000.00
*Knapp (included dental clinic) ..
53,000.00
6,900.00
59,900.00
Baxter
39,200.00
2,000.00
41,200.00
Perry
53,600.00
2,500.00
56,100.00
Bell and Southern Jr. High
364,400.00
10,000.00
374,400.00
Pope
83,600.00
5,000.00
88,600.00
Cummings
87,000.00
2,500.00
89,500.00
Vocational
372,800.00
40,000.00
412,800.00
Northeastern Junior High
618,000.00
20,000.00
638,000.00
+High and Gymnasium
1,129,500.00
134,000.00
1,263,500.00
Glines
96,400.00
5,000.00
101,400.00
Grimmons
96,800.00
4,000.00
100,800.00
Forster
64,000.00
4,500.00
Forster
(Annex)
40,000.00
3,500.00
112,000.00
Bingham
77,000.00
5,000.00
82,000.00
Morse
59,000.00
5,000.00
64,000.00
Carr
58,600.00
4,500.00
63,100.00
Durrell
24,600.00
1,500.00
26,100.00
Burns
46,000.00
3,000.00
49,000.00
Brown
80,700.00
3,000.00
83,700.00
Highland
68,600.00
5,000.00
73,600.00
Lowe
57,000.00
2,000.00
59,000.00
Hodgkins
121,200.00
5,000.00
126,200.00
§West Somerville Jr. High
475,000.00
8,000.00
483,000.00
Lincoln
24,700.00
1,000.00
25,700.00
Cutler
135,800.00
10,000.00
145,800.00
Total
$4,676,700.00
$317,900.00 $4,994,600.00
* Dental Clinic $1,400.00
Land included in Central Hill Park
Buildings and Fixtures, Land owned by State
Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground
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42,000.00
5,000.00
47,000.00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Fire Buildings
Land and Buildings
Personal
Totals
New Fire Alarm Building
$27,500.00
$72,000.00*
$99,500.00
Central
48,500.00
39,100.00
87,600.00
Engine Two, Ladder Two
44,000.00
41,500.00
85,500.00
Engine Six, Ladder Three
43,100.00
18,000.00
61,100.00
Engine Five and Drill Tower
30,000.00
10,000.00
40,000.00
Ladder One, Engine Three
72,400.00
36,000.00
108,400.00
Ladder Four and Chemical 7
19,500.00
35,900.00
55,400.00
Engine Four
26,300.00
18,000.00
44,300.00
Total
$311,300.00
$270,500.00
$581,800.00
* Includes Electrical Department Equipment
Libraries
*Central
$137,000.00
$100,000.00
$237,000.00
East Somerville Branch
25,500.00
2,500.00
28,000.00
West Somerville Branch
42,600.00
6,500.00
49,100.00
Total
$205,100.00
$109,000.00
$314,100.00
* Land included in Central Hill Park
Miscellaneous Buildings
New Police Station
$141,500.00
$70,000.00 30,000.00
$211,500.00
Highways (Stables, etc.)
56,500.00
86,500.00
Contagious and Tuberculosis Hos- ital
63,500.00
9,000.00
72,500.00
City Home
166,700.00
18,000.00
184,700.00
Recreation Centre
73,500.00
2,000.00
75,500.00
*City Hall
347,000.00
200,000.00
547,000.00
Power House and Heating Plant ..
142,500.00
142,500.00
City Garages
24,900.00
24,900.00
Sanitary
21,400.00
45,000.00
66,400.00
Water
47,500.00
6,500.00
54,000.00
44 Linwood Street
800.00
800.00
20 Benedict Street
4,500.00
4,500.00
* Land included in Central Hill Park
Parks
Field House, Dilboy Field
$12,000.00
$12,000.00
Trum (Wall, etc.)
14,000.00
14,000.00
Broadway
3,100.00
3,100.00
Lincoln
3,000.00
3,000.00
Bathhouse
20,000.00
$5,000.00
25,000.00
Polling Booths
400.00
400.00
Glen Street Showers
9,000.00
9,000.00
Total
$1,151,800.00
$385,500.00 $1,537,300.00
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CITY AUDITOR
Parks and Playgrounds
Land and Buildings $421.200.00
Personal
Totals
Saxton C. Foss Park
$421,200.00
Central Hill
475,000.00
475,000.00
Lincoln
84,500.00
$4,000.00
88,500.00
Prospect Hill
69,800.00
.......
69,800.00
Tufts
123,000.00
123,000.00
Paul Revere
1,000.00
........
1,000.00
Trum Playground
84,400.00
84,400.00
Glen Street
39,000.00
39,000.00
George F. Conway Playground
17,000.00
17,000.00
Poplar Street
6,300.00
6,300.00
Dilboy Field
155,400.00
.......
155,400.00
John M. Woods Playground
36,600.00
36,600.00
Walter E. Shaw Playground
54,500.00
54,500.00
Mt. Vernon Avenue
10,900.00
......
10,900.00
Belmont Street
5,100.00
5,100.00
Dickerman Playground
4,400.00
4,400.00
Total
$1,588,100.00
$4,000.00 $1,592,100.00
Miscellaneous Land
Somerville Avenue
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
Prospect Street
11,000.00
11,000.00
Roberts Street
200.00
200.00
Putnam Street
400.00
400.00
McGrath Highway
300.00
300.00
Spencer Avenue
100.00
100.00
Lowell Street
100.00
100.00
Weston Avenue
3,800.00
3,800.00
Endicott Avenue
800.00
800.00
Alpine Street
1,800.00
1,800.00
Princeton Street
1,600.00
1,600.00
Wilson Avenue
600.00
600.00
South Street
1,900.00
1,900.00
Wigglesworth Street
1,300.00
1,300.00
Total
$25,200.00
.......
$25,200.00
Summary
School Buildings
$4,676,700.00
$317,900.00 $4,994,600.00
Fire Buildings
311,300.00
270,500.00
581,800.00
Libraries
205,100.00
109,000.00
314,100.00
Miscellaneous Buildings
1,151,800.00
385,500.00
1,537,300.00
Parks and Playgrounds
1,588,100.00
4,000.00
1,592,100.00
Miscellaneous Land
25,200.00
... .........
25,200.00
Total
$7,958,200.00 $1,086,900.00 $9,045,100.00
Sewer (Cost)
1,957,976.42
Water Works
(Cost)
1,744,176.03
Total Value of Public Property
$12,747,252.45
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ANNUAL REPORTS
SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
The Somerville Retirement System, which was established as of January 1, 1931, under Chapter 184, Acts of 1930, as amended by Chapter 222, Acts of 1933, covers all employees of the City of Somerville except teachers and elected officials and those employees in service on January 1, 1931 who elected not to become members.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE SYSTEM ACTIVE MEMBERS
The active membership of the system consists of members with credit for service rendered prior to January 1, 1931 and members without such credit who are referred to as "new en- trants." Members entering the retirement system are classified either as general employees referred to as "Group 1" employees which include clerical, administrative and technical workers, laborers, mechanics and all employees not otherwise classified, or as "Group 2" employees which include members of the City's Police and Fire Department. The following table shows the number of members in each group and their annual compensation as of June 30, 1941.
THE NUMBER AND ANNUAL SALARIES OF ACTIVE MEMBERS AS OF JUNE 30, 1941
Group
Total
Members With Prior Service Credit
No.
Salaries
No.
Salaries
No.
New Entrants Salaries
General Employeés :
Men ....
211
$394,108
33
$69,680
178
$324,428
Women
167
207,584
61
91,416
106
116,168
Firemen and
Policemen
89
195,676
1
2,184
88
193,492
Total-All Groups 467
$797,368
95
$163,280
372
$634,088
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RETIRED MEMBERS
The following table shows the number of beneficiaries on the roll as of June 30, 1941 together with the amount of their annual retirement allowances.
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CITY AUDITOR
THE NUMBER AND ANNUAL RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES OF BENEFICIARIES ON THE ROLL AS OF JUNE 30, 1941
Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Service Retirement Allowances
Pensions Payable From:
Pension
Pension
Total
Accumulation Reserve Retirement
Men
19
Women
12
Firemen and
Policemen
..
...
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Total
31
$1,684.80
$18,645.67
$20,330.47
Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Disability Retirement Allowances
General Employees :
Men
1
$36.84
$780.45
$817.29
Women
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Firemen and
Policemen
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Total
1
$36.84
$780.45
$817.29
Dependent Beneficiaries of Deceased Employees and Employee Beneficiaries
Men
Women
1
$24.36
$408.08
$432.44
Total
1
$24.36
$408.08
$432.44
Grand Total
33
$1,746.00
$19,834.20
$21,580.20
SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1941
Assets
Cash
$4,720.35
Cash (in closed Highland Trust Co.) 12,395.94
Investments
$17,116.29 439,500.00
Accrued Interest
8.33
$456,624.62
General Employees: Group
No.
Annuities $1,178.76 506.04
Fund $13,181.34 5,464.33
Fund
Allowances $14,360.10 5,970.37
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90
ANNUAL REPORTS
Liabilities
Annuity Savings Fund
$236,047.96
Annuity Reserve Fund
14,475.32
Pension Accumulation Fund
205,218.75
Reserve Account, Highland Trust Co.
882.59
$456,624.62
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR 1941
Receipts
Cash on hand January 1, 1941 ....
$5,596.84
Cash (in closed Highland Trust
Co.) January 1, 1941
12,395.94
$17,992.78
Contributions by Members
30,416.69
Transfer from State Retirement
Board
41.66
30,458.35
Contributions by City :
Normal
16,674.00
Accrued Liabiliity
26,986.00
43,660.00
Income from Investments
12,888.72
Accrued Interest
80.00
Redemption of Bonds
17,000.00
Withdrawal of Bank Deposits ...
11,000.00
$133,079.85
Expenditures
Purchase of Securities, Par value
$50,000.00
Investments-Savings Banks ..
35,000.00
Premium on Securities Purchased
1,228.13
Accrued Interest on Securities Purchased
58.33
Commission and Charges
8.68
Pension Payments
$19,871.73
Annuity Payments
1,708.64
Refunds :
Resignations and Dismissals
5,597.51
Death
2,110.35
21,580.37
7,707.86
CITY AUDITOR
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Transfer to State Retirement Board
Cash on hand December 31, 1941 ..
4,720.35
Cash (in closed Highland Trust
Co.) December 31, 1941
12,395.94
17,116.29
380.19 .
$133,079.85
SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT BOARD, MAURICE F. AHEARN, Chairman, FREDERICK W. HALE, Secretary, M. DAVID BINGHAM
92
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Somerville, Mass. March 13, 1942
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :
Gentlemen :
I herewith present the annual report of the City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. DONAHUE,
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
93
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
CASH STATEMENT
Receipts
$11,963,911.17
Balance Jan. 1, 1941
1,165,950.91
$13,129,862.08
Payments
$12,367,580.63
Balance Dec. 31, 1941
762,281.45
$13,129,862.08
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The Assessors' warrants for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property for the year 1941, and the Motor Vehicle Excise amounted to $4,764,953.28.
- Real Estate Valuation:
Land
Buildings
$28,305,050.00 79,084,150.00
$107,389,200.00
Personal Valuation
5,884,600.00
Total Valuation
$113,273,800.00
At rate of $39.90 per $1,000.00
4,519,624.62
Polls-33,185 @ $2.00
66,370.00
Assessments:
Sidewalk Assessments in Taxes 1941 ....
27.64
Highway Assessments in Taxes 1941.
103.64
Int. on Sidewalk Assts. in Taxes 1941
2.24
Int. on Highway Assts. in Taxes 1941.
6.20
Water Liens
780.24
Motor Vehicle Excise :
Commitment No. 1
54,943.72
2
61,007.55
4
3
50,526.69
4.
10,063.73
5
1,497.01
178,038.70
4,764,953.28
Total Commitment by Assessors
919.96
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
95
1941 TEMPORARY LOANS IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE
Balance from 1940 .... .... .... $2,300,000.00 ..
Dated
Due
Rate %
Amount
Jan. 22, 1941
Nov. 4, 1941
237
$500,000.00
Jan. 31, 1941
Nov. 4, 1941
.237
500,000.00
Mar. 13, 1941
Nov. 28, 1941
.27
500,000.00
Mar. 17, 1941
Dec. 12, 1941
.27
650,000.00
Mar. 18, 1941
Dec. 19, 1941
.24
100,000.00
Apr. 11, 1941
Jan. 22, 1942
.32
500,000.00
June 30, 1941
Feb. 20, 1942
.27
200,000.00
June 30, 1941
Apr. 10, 1942
.27
200,000.00
June 30, 1941
May 15, 1942
.27
50,000.00
July 28, 1941
Apr. 10, 1942
.25
200,000.00
July 28, 1941
May 15, 1942
.25
200,000.00
$3,600,000.00
RENEWALS
Dec. 12, 1941
Mar. 17, 1942
.40
300,000.00
$300,000.00
$6,200,000.00
Notes paid in 1941
4,550,000.00
Balance to 1942
$1,650,000.00
TAX TITLE LOANS
Balance from 1940
$304,871.37
Dated
Due
Rate %
Amount
Feb.
4, 1941
Feb. 4, 1942
1
15,000.00
July 25, 1941
July 25, 1942
1
19,000.00
Dec. 29, 1941
Dec. 29, 1942
1
32,045.22
$66,045.22
$370,916.59
Paid in 1941
50,299.39
Balance to 1942
$320,617,20
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ANNUAL REPORTS
FUNDED DEBT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1941
Date of Issue
Due
Amount
Rate %
Lowell St. Bridge
Apr. 1, 1909
1949
8,000
3 1/2
*Water Loan
Oct. 1, 1937
1942
16,000
21/4
*Water Loan
July 2, 1934
1949
16,000
31/2
*Water Loan
Apr. 1, 1938
1953
60,000
21/4
*Water Loan
Oct.
, 1939
1944
15,000
2
*Water Loan
Apr. 1, 1940
1955
70,000
11/2
Water Loan
Apr. 1, 1941
1951
50,000
11/4
Sewer Loan
Apr. 1, 1913
1943
2,000
41/4
*Sewer Loan
July
, 1934
1964
23,000
3 34
Sewer Loan
Oct. 1, 1937
1967
47,000
2 34
Sewer Loan
Jan.
1, :
1969
92,000
21/2
Sewer Loan
Oct. 2, 1939
1957
80,000
1 3/4
Highway Loan
Apr.
., 1932
1942
25,000
41/2
*Highway Loan
July
2, 1934
1944
45,000
31/2
Macadam Pavement
Oct.
1, 1937
1942
16,000
21/4
Macadam Pavement
July
1, 1939
1944
48,000
1
Macadam Pavement
Apr.
, 1940
1945
100,000
1
Schoolhouse Loan
Apr. 1, 1922
1942
16,000
4
Schoolhouse Loan
Oct.
2, 1922
1942
12,000
4
414
4 4
4
So. Jr. High School
Apr.
, 1931
1951
24,000
31/2
W. Jr. High School
Oct. 1, 1930
1950
135,000
4
W. Jr. High School
Apr. 1, 1931
1951
35,000
31/2
*Elementary School
Oct. 1, 1931
1946
30,000
4 1/2
*School Loan
July 2, 1934
1954
199,000
31/2
Municipal Garage
Jan. 1, 1932
1952
22,000
4 34
*Police Station
Jan. 1, 1932
1947
90,000
5 1/4
*Tax Funding Loan
Oct. 2, 1939
1944
90,000
2
*Emergency Storm Damage Oct. 2, 1939
1949
40,000
21/4
*Funding Loan
July
1, 1941
1946
180,000
34 of 1
*Funding Loan
Oct. 1, 1941
1946
18,000
2
*Defense Loan
Oct. 1, 1941
1946
10,000
134
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1935
1945
60,000
21/4
*Municipal Relief
July 1, 1936
1946
110,000
2
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1936
1946
85,000
2
*Municipal Relief
Apr. 1, 1936
1946
100,000
1 3/4
*Municipal Relief
July 1, 1937
1947
90,000
21/2
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1937
1947
163,000
21/2
*Municipal Relief
Oct.
1, 1937
1947
96,000
21/2
* Municipal Relief
Apr. 1, 1938
1948
105,000
21/2
*Municipal Relief
July
1, 1938
1948
121,000
2
*Municipal Relief
July
1, 1938
1948
84,000
13/4
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1938
1948
35,000
2
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1938
1948
63,000
134
*Municipal Relief
Apr. 1, 1939
1949
80,000
134
*Municipal Relief
July 1, 1939
1949
120,000
11/4
*Municipal Relief
July 1, 1939
1949
80,000
11/2
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 2, 1939
1949
48,000
21/4
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 2, 1939
1949
48,000
11/2
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 2, 1939
1949
89,000
1 3/4
*Municipal Relief
Apr. 1, 1940
1950
135,000
11/4
Jan.
1, 1923
1943
30,000
4
City Hall Addition
Oct.
, 1923
1943
14,000
High School
July
, 1927
1947
300,000
High School
July 1, 1928
1948
77,000
So. Jr. High School
July 1, 1930
1950
211,000
Schoolhouse Loan
Oct.
1, 1933
1943
10,000
Highway Loan
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TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
FUNDED DEBT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1941-Concluded
Date of Issue
Due
Amount Rate %
*Municipal Relief
July 1, 1940
1950
90,000
112
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1940
1950
180,000
11/4
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1940
1950
45,000
11/4
*Municipal Relief
Apr. 1, 1941
1951
267,000
11/4
*Municipal Relief
July 1, 1941
1951
250,000
11/4
*Municipal Relief
Oct. 1, 1941
1951
35,000
2
* Outside debt limit
YEARLY BOND MATURITIES WITH INTEREST Municipal Relief Loans
Year Due
Principal
Interest
Total
1942
$357,000.00
$43,800.00
$400,800.00
1943
355,000.00
37,327.50
392,327.50
1944
354,000.00
30,897.50
384,897.50
1945
354.000.00
24,487.50
378,487.50
1946
339,000.00
18,077.50
357,077.50
1947
279,000.00
12,180.00
291,180.00
1948
221,000.00
7,257.50
228,257.50
1949
162,000.00
3,978.75
165,978.75
1950
104,000.00
1,788.75
105,788.75
1951
54,000.00
535.00
54,535.00
$2,579,000.00
$180,330.00 $2,759,330.00
All Other Loans
1942
$427,000.00
$65,065.00
$492,065.00
1943
342,000.00
53,342.50
395,342.50
1944
314,000.00
44,023.75
358,023.75
1945
247,000.00
35,548.75
282,548.75
1946
220,000.00
28,478.75
248,478.75
1947
171,000.00
21,518.75
192,518.75
1948
106,000.00
15,622.50
121,622.50
1949
95,000.00
12,120.00
107,120.00
1950
86,000.00
9,087.50
95,087.50
1951
47,000.00
6,285.00
53,285.00
1952
38,000.00
5,121.25
43,121.25
1953
36,000.00
4,106.25
40,106.25
1954
31,000.00
3,195.00
34,195.00
1955
16,000.00
2,340.00
18,340.00
1956
11,000.00
2,047.50
13,047.50
1957
11,000.00
1,792.50
12,792.50
1958
6,000.00
1,537.50
7,537.50
1959
6,000.00
1,370.00
7,370.00
1960
6,000.00
1,202.50
7,202.50
1961
6,000.00
1,035.00
7,035.00
1962
6,000.00
867.50
6,867.50
1963
5,000.00
700.00
5,700.00
1964
5,000.00
560.00
5,560.00
1965
4,000.00
420.00
4,420.00
1966
4,000.00
317.50
4,317.50
1967
4,000.00
215.00
4,215.00
1968
3,000.00
112.50
3,112.50
1969
3,000.00
37.50
3,037.50
$2,256,000.00
$318,070.00 $2,574,070.00
$4,835,000
98
BONDS DUE IN 1942
January
April $15,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
July $2,000.00
October $21,000.00
Total $38,000.00 1,000.00 13,000.00
Sewer
$4,000.00
1,000.00
7,000.00
Highway
25,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
45,000.00
Macadam Pavement
25,000.00
16,000.00
16,000.00
57,000.00
Schoolhouse
15,000.00
16,000.00
12,000.00
43,000.00
City Hall Addition
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7,000.00
7,000.00
High School
............
61,000.00
61,000.00
Southern Junior High
3,000.00
24,000.00
27,000.00
Western Junior High
4,000.00
15,000.00 6,000.00
19,000.00
Elementary
6,000.00
School
16,000.00
16,000.00
Garage
2,000.00
2,000.00
Police Station
15,000.00
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87,000.00
127,000.00
143,000.00
357,000.00
$36,000.00
$177,000.00
$298,000.00
$273,000.00
$784,000.00
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15,000.00
Tax Funding Loan
34,000.00
34,000.00
Funding Loan
36,000.00
36,000.00
Emergency Storm Damage
5,000.00
5,000.00
Defense Loan
2,000.00
2,000.00
Municipal Relief
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Water
Bridge
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BOND INTEREST DUE IN 1942
Water
January $280.00
April $1,842.50 140.00
July $280.00
October $1,717.50 122.50
Total $4,120.00
Bridge
1,581.25
1,388.75
1,531.25
1,367.50
5,868.75
Highway
787.50
787.50
787.50
225.00
2,587.50
Macadam Pavement
240.00
680.00
240.00
555.00
1,715.00
Schoolhouse
600.00
560.00
300.00
240.00
1,700.00
City Hall Addition
297.50
297.50
595.00
High School
7,540.00
7,540.00
15,080.00
Southern Junior High
4,220.00
4,220.00
367.50
9,227.50
Western Junior High
3,312.50
3,242.50
6,555.00
Elementary School
675.00
675.00
1,350.00
School
3,482.50
3,482.50
6,965.00
Garage
522.50
475.00
997.50
Police Station
2,362.50
1,968.75
4,331.25
Tax Funding Loan
900.00
900.00
1,800.00
Funding Loan
675.00
180.00
675.00
180.00
1,710.00
Emergency Storm Damage
450.00
450.00
900.00
Defense Loan
87.50
87.50
175.00
Municipal Relief
7,757.50
14,498.75
7,757.50
13,786.25
43,800.00
Water January 1, 1942
375.00
375.00
$30,048.75
$26,220.00
$29,632.50
$24,213.75
$110,115.00
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CITY AUDITOR
99
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420.00
262.50
Sewer
100
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.
January 2, 1942.
To His Honor the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the Sixty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Health in which is presented a statement tabulated and otherwise, of the sanitary condition of the city, and the business of the Board for the year ending December 31, 1941.
NUISANCES
A record of the nuisances abated during the year, in com- pliance with notices issued by the Board, or under the Board's direction, is presented below :
Complaints received during 1941 743
First notices sent
86
Second notices sent
4
Total notices sent 90
Annually the yards and alleyways of the city are examined and the owners of the property where unsanitary conditions exist are required to remedy the same.
RECORDS OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED
GOATS - Three applications were received for permits to keep nine goats, which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
101
BOARD OF HEALTH
HENS - Ten applications for permits to keep 132 hens were received and granted.
GREASE - Thirteen applications were received for per- mits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dol- lars for each team.
MELTING AND RENDERING - Three licenses have been granted to carry on the business of melting and rendering for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
MASSAGE - Twenty-three persons have been licensed to practice massage in this city. A fee of one dollar was received for each license.
SALE OF ALCOHOL - Three persons have been licensed to sell methyl alcohol in this city. A fee of one dollar was re- ceived for each license.
BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES - Four per- sons were granted permits to engage in the business of bottling carbonated non-alcoholic beverages, soda waters, and mineral and spring water. A fee of twenty dollars is charged in each case, ten dollars of which is paid to the State.
SALE OF FROZEN DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM MIX -333 permits were granted for the sale of frozen desserts and ice cream mix, and a fee of one dollar was received for each permit.
SALE OF POULTRY - There were three permits granted for the sale of live poultry in this city.
BOARD INFANTS - Five applications having been made to the State Department of Public Welfare for licenses to care for children in this city, were referred to this board and under provisions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, all but one were approved.
LYING-IN HOSPITALS - One application was made to the State Department of Public Welfare for a license to main- tain a lying-in hospital in this city, which was referred to this Board under the provisions of Section 71, of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, and was approved.
102
ANNUAL REPORTS
TRANSPORT GARBAGE - Three permits were granted to transport garbage through the City, under the provisions of Chapter 111, of the General Laws.
MORTALITY
There were eight hundred and seventy-two deaths and forty- six stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table :
Deaths at Central Hospital
50
Deaths at Somerville Hospital
184
Deaths at Hospital for Contagious Diseases
1
Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highland Avenue)
43
Deaths at City Home
13
Deaths at Other Institutions
66
DEATHS BY AGES
Total
Male
Female
Under one
33
19
14
One to Two
2
2
0
Two to Three
3
0
3
Three to Five
1
1
0
Five to Ten
4
2
2
Ten to Fifteen
2
1
1
Fifteen to Twenty
3
2
1
Twenty to Thirty
10
2
8
Thirty to Forty
30
19
11
Forty to Fifty
57
32
25
Fifty to Sixty
118
58
60
Sixty to Seventy
185
97
88
Seventy to Eighty
252
125
127
Eighty to Ninety
154
58
96
Ninety and Over
18
7
11
Totals
872
425
447
103
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1941
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
I. Infectious and Parasitic Diseasses
13 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System ...
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
11
14 Tuberculosis of the Meninges and Central Nervous System
1
1
1
24 Septicemia and pur- ulent infection
30a Tabes dorsalis
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33 Influenza
1
II. Cancers and other Tumors
45 Cancer of the buccal cavity and pharynx
3
2
1
1
1
8
6
6
4
81
4
5
6
7
3
3
3
3
58
47 Cancer of the respira- tory system
2
1
...
1
2
1
3
1
1
9
49 Cancer of other female genital organs
1
....
1
2
1
2
1
9
51 Cancer of the male genital organs
1
1
2
1
5
52 Cancer of the urinary organs
1
1
2
53 Cancer of the skin
54 Cancer of the brain
55 Cancer of other and
1
2
5
1
1
1
11
III. Rheumatism, Diseases
of Nutrition and of the Endocrine Glands, Other General Diseases and Avitaminosis
3
61 Diabetes Mellitus
1
2
...
64 Diseases of the Thymus Gland
1
..
1
2
IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
72 Hemorrhagic conditions.
1
1
221
V. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication 77c Acute Alcoholism
1
1
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
83a Cerebral Hemorrhage ..
7
16
12
8
10
9
9
10
7
8
12
7
115
83b Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
1
2
1
2
1
...
...
74 Leukemia
1
1
..
46 Cancer of the digestive
organs and peritoneum
2
5
48 Cancer of the uterus
1
50 Cancer of the breast
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
unspecified organs
73a Pernicious Anemia
1
7
1
22a Miliary Tuberculosis
104
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1941-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
83d Hemiplegia
1
85 Epilepsy
1
1
87 Other Diseases of the
Nervous System
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