Report of the city of Somerville 1943, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1943
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Indoor Relief


(FULL SUPPORT)


City Home (Male, 69; Female, 54) 123


State Infirmary (Tewksbury) 25


Westfield Sanitarium 1


(PARTIAL SUPPORT)


Local Hospitals (Central, Somerville, Sunnyside)


Cases Hospitalized 107


Out patient treatments 57


164


Cases aided to hospitalization in other Cities and Towns (chargeable to Somerville in 1943) 26


Cases aided in Convalescent Homes 13


Cases aided in all other institutions (not included above) 46


Number of Burials during 1943 15


1


364


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table No. 2


No. of cases aided January 1, 1943 507


No. of cases aided during 1943 575


No. of cases aided in other Cities and Towns (Chargeable to Somerville in 1943) 176


No. of cases aided December 31, 1943


203


Table No. 3


Children Boarded


In Private Families 7


Through Division of Child Guardianship


24


Table No. 4 RECAPITULATION Welfare Miscellaneous


Total expenditures, 1943


$195,794.28


Refunds and transfers


4,894.01


Net cost to Welfare Department


$190,900.27


Reimbursements


87,753.97


Net cost to City


$103,146.30


Reimbursements


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$68,050.27


Cities and Towns


19,703.70


$87,753.97


Refunds


$4,843.46


Transfers


50.55


4,894.01


Total reimbursements, refunds, etc. ...... $92,647.98


Table No. 5 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Number of cases, January 1, 1943


175


Number of cases, December 31, 1943


134


No. of (dependent) children aided during 1943.


592


Amount allowed each family from $8. mo. to $160 per month.


$126,446.70


Administrative expense


5,077.11


Miscellaneous


669.39


Gross expenditures


$132,193.20


365


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Table No. 6 Reimbursements


U. S. Federal Grants


$38,228.91


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


75,908.40


Refunds


172.00


$114,309.31


Gross Expenditures


$132,193.20


Refunds and reimbursements


114,309.31


Net cost to City


$17,883.89


Table No. 7 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Number of cases, January 1, 1943


1,470


Number of cases, December 31, 1943


1,396


Gross expenditures, O. A. A. Bureau, 1943


$615,477.63


Grants, refunds and recoveries


275,528.74


Net cost to O. A. A. Bureau


$339,948.89


Reimbursement from State and Cities and Towns


240,629.58


Net cost to City


$99,319.31


Table No. 8 Reimbursements


U. S. Federal Grants


$272,161.35


Refunds and Recoveries


3,367.39


$275,528.74


Cities and Towns


2,774.93


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


237,854.65


Total reimbursements


240,629.58 $516,158.32


POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1933 thru 1943


Misc.


Year


Population


Welfare


City Home


A. D. C.


O. A. A.


Totals


1933


104,000


594,108.10


13,643.51


.........


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


1937


100,773


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


1942


105,000


349,640.74


17,523.97


170,298.86


578,141.50


1,115,605.07


1943


105,000


195,794.28


19,671.71


132,193.20


615,477.63


963,136.82


...


$97,511.63


$397,203.74


1,435,975.26


1938


913,225.67


924,302.76


16,957.13


607,751.61


366


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE WARDEN OF THE CITY HOME


March 1, 1944.


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, December 31, 1943.


Table No. 1


Number of weeks' board of inmates 2,566-5


Numuber of males admitted during 1943 39


Number of females admitted during 1943 31


Number of males discharged during 1943 44


Number of females discharged during 1943


34


Number of males supported during 1943


69


Number of females supported during 1943


54


Number of males died during 1943


4


Number of females died during 1943


6


Number of inmates in Home, December 31, 1943


45


Table No. 2 City Home Hospital


Number of weeks' board of inmates


739-4


Number of patients admitted during 1943


10


Number of patients in hospital, December 31, 1943


13


Table No. 3


Total expenditures and transfers, 1943


$19,671.71


Refunds and reimbursements 3,564.51


Net cost to city


$16,107.20


Reimbursements


Sale of Produce


$1,362.98


Reimbursement from Cities and Towns


1,360.39


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


473.14


Individuals


343.00


Refunds


25.00


Total reimbursements


$3,564.51


...


367


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


March 28, 1944


Board of Public Welfare Somerville. Mass.


Gentlemen :


I submit the following as the report of the City Physician for the year ending December 31, 1943 :


Patients treated at Clinic, January 1 thru Decem-


ber 31, 1943 8,552


Total house visits during, 1943 4,010


Visits to:


Old Age Assistance Patients 743


Soldiers Relief Patients 270


City Home Patients 509


Examinations :


City Employees (inc. Police and Fire Depts ... 550


Vaccinations 75


Miscellaneous


250


Respectfully submitted,


CIRO GIOBBE, M. D.,


City Physician


368


ANNUAL REPORTS


During the year 1943 our case load has again decreased and it is my belief that in General Relief, we have reached our minimum. The budgets in all categories have been increased to meet high living cost. Our City has accepted the State Budget and all Old Age Assistance cases are now receiving a standard budget. On Aid to Dependent Children all budgets were in- creased 15%.


Our rehabilitation program paid dividends during this year and we feel proud of the number of cases of physically handicapped persons we have placed in gainful employment. We are continuing our investigations for the four Selective Service Boards and are also assisting returning servicemen in procuring employment. Since the start of the war, fourteen members of our personnel have entered the Armed Services. Their places have not been filled except when absolutely ne- cessary.


The expenditures under the category of Miscellaneous Welfare for the year. 1942 were $346,292.42 and for the year, 1943, $190,900.27 a decrease of $155,392.15.


The Miscellaneous Welfare case load is as follows :


January


413


February


404


March


380


April


388


May


391


June


368


July


349


August


249


September


230


October


218


November


210


December


231


The expenditures under Aid to Dependent Children for the year 1942 were $169,885.34 and for 1943, $132,021.20, showing a decrease of $37,864.14.


The expenditures under Old Age Assistance for the year 1942 were $575,915.08 and for 1943, $612,110.24, an increase of $36,195.16.


While there has been a slight decrease in both the Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance case loads, the per capita cost has increased on account of increased aid.


369


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


During the year, the Federal Government has terminated the Food Stamp Plan and as a result, increased budgets in all categories became a necessity.


Our Employment Division was a big factor in 1943 in the reduction of our case load. Many of the people placed in posi- tions had not worked for years as they could not find the type of work they could do. The courteous consideration given these people by our Employment Division, is worthy of commenda- tion.


The change in Old Age Assistance to the State standard budget, was one of our big problems during 1943, but thanks to the wholehearted cooperation of the members of the per- sonnel, these budgets were prepared on time and all Old Age Assistance recipients received their checks without delay.


During this year we had many convalescent, aged, infirm and hopelessly invalided cases who could not be properly cared for in their own homes and who should have been institution- alized. On many occasions the necessary facilities were not available and I recommend to our Mayor and to our Board that additional space be provided in the infirmary part of our City Home in order that many such cases could be handled there thus eliminating lengthy periods of hospitalization, but also giving the recipient proper treatment and care.


During the year the members of our personnel have been re-classified under the Welfare Compensation Plan by the Divi- sion of Civil Service, Supervisors were appointed in the Gen- eral Relief and Old Age Assistance Divisions and other minor positions were established under the re-classification. Further personnel classifications are being considered.


We are making a new survey of our desertion and non- support cases and will continue our rehabilitation work. We shall continue in our effort to render service to the citizens of the city in as satisfactory a degree as we feel we have already given.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES J. WILLWERTH,


General Agent


370


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1944.


To the Honorable, The Mayor and the


Board of Aldermen of the City of


Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


I respectfully submit herewith the Annual Report of the Somerville Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1943.


ARRESTS


Whole number of arrests made


2140


2140


Summoned by the Court


530


On warrants


361


Without warrants


1249


2140


Held for trial


1918


Delivered to other departments


201


Released on waiver


21


2140


Males


1987


Females


153


2140


REPORTS


Cases investigated


12665


Value of property stolen


$65,495.60


Value of property recovered


$106,217.08


1


CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT Pensioned


Patrolman Thomas F. McNamara


Pensioned January 6, 1943


Patrolman August S. Cidado


Pensioned June 20, 1943


Patrolman Leo C. Reardon


Patrolman Francis P. Higgins


Patrolman John H. Baker


Pensioned December 19, 1943 Pensioned December 24, 1943 Pensioned December 29, 1943


371


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Appointment


Leo F. Kent*


Appointed July 9, 1943


Death of Retired Members


Patrolman Charles W. Allen


Captain Ernest Howard


Died February 19, 1943 Died January 8, 1943


Members retired on half pay


Rank


Appointed


Retired


Carleton, George H.


Sergeant


Jan. 9, 1883


Mar. 27, 1914


Drew, Elmer E.


Patrolman


May 22, 1895


July 25, 1918


Jones, Frederick G.


Patrolman


Oct. 11, 1906


Feb. 9, 1923


Davies, Edward M.


Patrolman


May 22, 1905


Sept. 23, 1927


Heron, Theodore E.


Patrolman


Mar. 26, 1890


Sept. 28, 1927


Arnold, Louis F.


Patrolman


Sept. 16, 1902


Oct. 18, 1930


Rice, George L.


Patrolman


May 22, 1895


Apr. 11, 1931


Hawes, Albert C.


Patrolman


Jan. 13, 1910


Nov. 22, 1932


Burns, Samuel


Patrolman


Apr. 25, 1894


Dec. 31, 1932


Morrison, Alexander Lacey, Charles F.


Patrolman


May 22, 1919


Apr. 14, 1934


Begley, Francis R.


Patrolman


Apr. 24, 1924


Sept. 14, 1936


Kennedy, Michael T.


Captain


May 11, 1892


Oct. 1, 1936


Dadmun, John A.


Patrolman


May 22, 1895


Oct. 1, 1936


Downey, Denis


Patrolman


Apr. 5, 1905


Oct. 1, 1936


Lynch, James M.


Sergeant


Sept. 16, 1902


Jan. 11, 1937


Raymond, Elmer E. G.


Patrolman


Apr. 12, 1917


June 10, 1937


Carey, Alfred J.


Patrolman


May 2, 1928


June 2, 1938


Roche, Frank J.


Sergeant


July 26, 1917


July 15, 1938


Crossman, Claude L.


Patrolman


Mar. 26, 1904


Dec. 1, 1938


Culliton, Edward F.


Patrolman


July 25, 1918


Sept. 18, 1939


Moore, Peter


Patrolman


May 14, 1908


Jan. 14, 1940


Hagerty, John J.


Patrolman


Feb. 14, 1929


June 1, 1940


McCabe, Bernard


Patrolman


May 14, 1908


Mar. 22, 1942


May, Edward A.


Patrolman


Jan. 9, 1930


Apr. 26, 1942


Strangman, George R.


Patrolman


Jan. 24, 1929


June 7, 1942


Hopkins, Edward J.


Patrloman


May 10, 1906


Sept. 23, 1942


McNamara, Thomas F.


Patrolman


May 8, 1902


Jan. 6, 1943


Cidado, August S.


Patrolman


Apr. 24, 1925


June 20, 1943


Reardon, Leo C.


Patrolman


Jan. 9, 1930


Dec. 19, 1943


Higgins, Francis P.


Patrolman


Apr. 27, 1911


Dec. 24, 1943


Baker, John H.


Patrolman


May 12, 1921


Dec. 29, 1943


During the year the following new Police Signal box was placed in service.


Box 242


Saxton C. Foss Park July 15, 1943


Apr. 14, 1934


Patrolman


Nov. 30, 1911


372


ANNUAL REPORTS


OFFICIAL ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT


Chief of Police


Thomas Damery


Deputy Chief of Police Charles J. Sharry


Fitzpatrick, Augustine J. Kenney, William G.


Sharry, Augustine F. Walsh, Thomas M


Lieutenants


O'Connell, Daniel M. Sharry, Thomas M.


Sergeants


Pierce, LeRoy V. Reed, Walter


Roche, Henry W. Small, Joseph F.


Allan, George R. Aucoin, Cornelius


Baird, William H.


Barrett, John K.


Begley, Cornelius T.


Berg, Edward L. Blake. Joseph P. Blake, William F. Brady, Robert J Brennan, Jeremiah G. Brosnahan, John J. Buckley, Timothy Burke, Ulick M.


Burlingame, John F.


Burns, Allan S. Butman, Edward G.


Calandrella, Nicholas A. Cameron, John L.


Cammon, Fred A.


Canavan, Cornelius P. Canty, Eugene M. Caswell, Lester A.


Clark, John J.


Coffey, Harold L. Collins, Cornelius J.


Patrolmen


Corkery, Timothy J. Courtney, John J.


Cronin, John J.


Crosby, George W.


Crowley, Joseph G.


Cruise, John F.


Cullinan, Christopher C.


Cummings, John J.


Curran, Joseph F. Curtin, John J.


Davis, Preston C. DeVellis, Cosmo


Dewar, Robert D.


Dillaway, John E.


Donovan, Jeremiah F.


Donovan, John F.


Donovan, Thomas A.


Donovan, William H.


Doolin, Patrick J.


Dowd, Michael J. Downey, William J.


Dunleavey, John M.


Dwyer, William E.


Ellis, Charles W.


Estee, George R., Jr. Estee, Joseph R.


Fulton, Charles J. Killourhy, John J .·


Cavanagh, Francis X.


Cunningham, Hugh R. Dwyer, Joseph A. Elliott, Earle W. Fitzpatrick, James A.


Captains


373 -


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Faulkner, Ernest C. Fedele, Joseph F. Fitzgerald, William J. Fitzpatrick, Augustine W. Flanagan, Thomas J. Fler in .; , Thomas J. For.istall, Edward G.


Gallagher, John J. Gleason, Raymond J. Gormley, Leo J. Griffin, William H. Gullage, George, Jr.


Hall, Thomas L. Hallion, Howard F. Heafey, John F.


Higgins, Francis E. Holmes, James F.


Hughes, James E. Hughes, John E. Johnson, William E.


Kearney, Dennis F. Kelley, Arthur W. Kelley, Edward W. Kelley, William J. Keniry, Jeremiah Kiley, Edward J. Kilmartin, James M.


Landry, Frederick A. Lord, Henry A. Lyons, Patrick J.


MacDonald, George D. MacRae, Walter J. Mahoney, Thomas F.


Mahood, John T. Meade, John J. McAuliffe, Daniel F. McAvoy, Charles H. McCauley, George W. McFadden, Alfred J. McGahan, Thomas L. McGovern, Frederick W.


Mckenzie, John H. McQuilken, Clifford A.


Mehigan, Garrett F. J. Murphy, Daniel F. No. 1 Murphy, Daniel F. No. 2 Murphy, John W. Nelson, Ludwig Nicholas, Glen B.


O'Brien, John H. O'Brien, Patrick F. O'Brien, Thomas J.


O'Connell, Daniel J.


O'Connor, Jeremiah O'Keefe, John P. L. O'Loughlin, Michael J. Oesting, Walter C.


Phillips, George B., Jr. Powers, James M. Powers, John F.


Quinlan, William J.


Reid, Garnet L. Riley, Daniel J.


Robitaille, Alfred E.


Rogers, Francis L. Rossi, Ricco J.


Ryan, James F.


Scotti, James V.


Shay, John J.


Sheehan, Jeremiah G.


Shepherd, Charles W.


Silva, Frank A., Jr. Skeffington, Richard H.


Smith, James L. Smith, John J. Souza, James


Spiers, George


Stokes, Herbert H.


Sullivan, Timothy L.


Tanner, John J.


Warner, Chester F Wills, William F.


Young, Harry C.


Matron Helen F. Kammerer


Assistant Matron


Susannah F. Bolt


374


ANNUAL REPORTS


The following named members of the Department are in the armed forces.


Deputy Chief Charles J. Sharry on December 8, 1942, United States Navy


Patrolman Dennis F. Kearney, on September 20, 1942, United States Coast Guard


Patrolman Garnet L. Reid, on January 4, 1943, United States Coast Guard Patrolman Ludwig Nelson, on November 30, 1942, United States Coast Guard Patrolman William J. Fitzgerald, on October 22, 1942, United States Patrolman Jeremiah G. Brennan, on March 23, 1943, United States Navy Navy


Patrolman John E. Dillaway, on September 14, 1942, United States Navy


Patrolman, Thomas J. Fleming, on September 2, 1942, United States Navy


Patrolman Preston C. Davis, on March 20, 1942, United States Army Patrolman Henry A. Lord, on June 11, 1942, United States Navy Patrolman Leo C. Gormley, on May 1, 1942, United States Army Patrolman Ulick M. Burke, on July 27, 1942 United States Army Patrolman John J. Meade on June 19, 1942, United States Army Patrolman Clifford A McQuilken, on November 23, 1942, United States Coast Guard


Patrolman Robert J. Brady, on June 25, 1942, United States Army Patrolman Fred A. Cammon, on June 19, 1942, United States Coast Guard


Patrolman John F. Donovan, on September 20, 1942, United States Navy Patrolman John F. Ryan, on June 30, 1942, United States Navy Patrolman C. C. Cullinan, on April 11, 1943, United States Army Patrolman Leo E. Kent, on July 8, 1943, United States Navy


IN GENERAL


I wish to take this opportunity to commend and thank the officers and members of our Auxiliary Police, who on many oc- casions during the year have rendered very valuable service and assistance at parades ; also during the 4th of July and Hal- lowe'en periods in protecting school buildings, fire alarm boxes and participating in various other police activities, giving free- ly of their time and efforts without compensation in a wonder- ful spirit of loyalty, patriotism and citizenship of such a type our City and they personally may well be proud of.


During the past year our department has operated at a handicap owing to the shortage of personnel. We find twenty- two members of our organization, including our Deputy Chief, have entered the armed services of our country. We have also lost five members on pensions. This situation calls for con- tinual readjustment and changes in an effort to furnish ade- quate supervision and police protection to our community.


375


POLICE DEPARTMENT


This year sees an easement of the restrictions on dim-out conditions and also a slackening of practice air raid alarms greatly relieving the tension on the entire public and furnish- ing more normal working conditions for the members of our de- partment.


IN CONCLUSION


I wish to thank our Honorable Mayor and members of our city government and the various heads of departments for their co-operation and valuable assistance throughout the year to me personally and to our department, such attitude on their part enabling the police to better handle their many problems to the benefit of our citizens.


I also wish to thank the superior officers and every member of the department for their valuable and continuous co-opera- tion with me, and their whole hearted efforts to serve the public through a very trying year.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS DAMERY,


Chief of Police


376


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK


Office of the City Clerk, January 1, 1944.


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen


Gentlemen :


The following is respectfully submitted as the seventy- second Annual Report of the City Clerk of the City of Somer- ville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1943.


The receipts and payments were as follows :


For dog licenses issued in 1.943 :


1681 males at $2.00 $3,362.00


331 females at $5.00 1,655.00


551 spayed at $2.00


1,102.00


1 kennel at $25.00 25.00


$6,144.00


For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1943 :


320 fishing at $2.00


$640.00


237 hunting at $2.00 474.00


125 sporting at $3.25


406.25


54 minor fishing at $1.25


67.50


1 trapping at $5.25


5.25


2 minor trapping at $2.25


4.50


1 non-resident fishing at $1.50


1.50


7 duplicates at $.50


3.50


1,602.50


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc.


$1,451.75


Certificates of marriage intentions, (including postage)


2,496.61


Furnishing copies of records


1,209.50


Licenses :


Auctioneers, 11 at $2.00 22.00


Billiard, pool tables and bowling alleys, 91


licenses for 49 tables and 42 alleys, at $3.00


273.00


Brought forward


$5,452.86


$7,746.50


377


CITY CLERK


Carried forward


$5,452.86


$7,746.50


Cut meat and sausage, 4 at $50.00


200.00


Drain layers, 1 at $1.00


1.00


Drivers, 61 at $1.00


61.00


Electric motors, 3 at $1.00


3.00


Garages, 1 at $5:00 2 at $10.00


25.00


Hackney carriages, 25 at $1.00


25.00


Garage renewals


785.00


Intelligence offices, 2 at $2.00


4.00


Junk and second hand licenses:


Collect junk, 10 at $10.00


100.00


Junk shops, 15 at $25.00


375.00


Lodging houses, 36 at $2.00


72.00


Open air parking, 1 at $10.00


10.00


Second hand auto dealers:


3 at $50.00


25 at $25.00


775.00


Slaughtering, 11 at $1.00


11.00


Street musicians, 3 at $.50


1.50


Storage of explosives :


2 at $1.00


3 at $10.00


1 at $20.00


1 to $50.00


102.00


Storage of explosives renewals


4,141.00


Storage of rags, 1 at $25.00


25.00


Transient vendors, 1 at $25.00


25.00


Wagon licenses, 7 at $1.00 7.00


Wagon stand licenses, 26 at $1.00


26.00


Permits for projections over the sidewalk for:


2 awnings


3 electric signs


3 neon signs


1 coal chute


1 metal sign


2 swing arms


2 licenses at $1.00


10 licenses at $5.00


52.00


Badges


2.25


Registration of physicians, optometrists and chiropodists


1.50


Copies of ordinances


3.50


Fees for notices of hearings


10.00


Advertising fees


30.00


Duplicate of dog license tags


2.50


Transfers of dog licenses


.25


Reporting congenital births


2.50


$12,331.86


$20,078.36


378


ANNUAL REPORTS


PAYMENTS


To City Treasurer for dog licenses in 1943 :


1681 males at $2.00


$3,362.00


331 females at $5.00


1,655.00


551 spayed at $2.00


1,102.00


1 kennel at $25.00


25.00


6,144.00


Less City Clerk's fees, 2564 at $.20


512.80


$5,631.20


To Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for hunting licenses, etc. in 1943 :


320 fishing at $2.00


640.00


237 hunting at $2.00


474.00


125 sporting at $3.25


406.25


54 minor fishing at $1.25


67.50


1 trapping at $5.25


5.25


2 minor trapping at $2.25


4.50


1 non-resident fishing at $1.50


1.50


7 duplicates at $.50


3.50


1,602.50


Less City Clerk's fees, 740 at $.25 ...


185.00


1,417.50


To City Treasurer monthly :


All the receipts above specified except for hunting licenses and dog licenses


12,331.86


$19,380.56


LICENSES AND PERMITS


Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of receipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows:


To hold religious services in streets 1


To parade with music in streets 3 2


Newspaper licenses


BIRTHS 1943


Number of births reported for 1943 :


Males 692


Females 706


1398


379


CITY CLERK


1942


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1942:


Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville in 1942 registered


1381


Males


717


Females


664


1381


Born of American parents


1006


Born of Foreign parents


130


Born of American father and foreign mother ..


93


Born of foreign father and American mother ..


131


Born of American mother and father unknown nationality


18


Born of foreign mother and father unknown nationality


3


1381


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1942 registered


44


Number of births in other places in 1942 reg- istered


1005


Number of cases of twins


13


MARRIAGES 1943


Number of intentions issued in 1943


1236


Less than previous year


232


Marriages registered


1225


Less than previous year


318


Both parties American


985


Both parties Foreign


45


American groom and Foreign bride


102


Foreign groom and American bride


93


1225


First marriage


2146


Second marriage


283


Third marriage


21


2450


DEATHS


1943


Number of deaths recorded in Somerville in 1943


1424


Died in City


996


Stillbirths in City


43


953


Died out of City


428


428


Males


733


Females


691


1424


$80


ANNUAL REPORTS


Under ten years


177


10 and under 20 years of age


20


20 and under 30 years of age


32


30 and under 40 years of age


68


40 and under 50 years of age


106


50 and under 60 years of age


171


60 and under 70 years of age


300


70 and under 80 years of age


357


80 and under 90 years of age


164


90 and over


29


1424


Age of oldest person who died in Somerville in 1943, 102 years, 3 months.


Born in Somerville


229


Born in other places in the United States


603


Of Foreign birth


577


Of unknown nationality


15


1424


381


CITY CLERK


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1943


MAYOR JOHN M. LYNCH, 34 Browning Road (Entered U. S. Navy, Aug. 10. 1942)


ACTING MAYOR


HAROLD A. PALMER, 88 Ten Hills Road


BOARD OF ALDERMEN


President, HAROLD A. PALMER Vice-President, EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN


ALDERMEN-AT-LARGE


ALLAN ROY KINGSTON, 205 Morrison Avenue EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN, 905 Broadway MARGARET R. STACKPOLE, 36 Lowden Avenue HENRY T. MURRAY, JR., 20 Morrison Avenue


ALDERMEN


WARD ONE


WESLEY A. MORAN 6 Wheeler Street


WARD TWO


JÅMES F. HALL 15 Parkdale Street


WARD THREE


WILLIAM J. MELLEY 17 Cleveland Street


WARD FOUR


HAROLD A. PALMER 88 Ten Hills Road


WARD FIVE


BURTON F. FAULKNER 71 Alpine Street


WARD SIX 1


CHARLES G. PICKETT 88 Josephine Avenue


WARD SEVEN JOSEPH F. MCEVOY, JR. 210 Powder House Boulevard


382


ANNUAL REPORTS


City Clerk, NORMAN E. CORWIN Assistant City Clerk, WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE City Messenger, DANIEL A. DOWNEY Assistant City Messenger, RICHARD A. KEYES


Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at eight o'clock, except when such Thursday is a holiday, in which case, the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday evening.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS - Chairman Stackpole, Melley, Mc- Evoy.


FINANCE - Chairman Palmer, Moynihan, Stackpole, Hall, Faulkner, Pickett, Melley.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY - Chairman Melley, Kingston, Murray, Faulkner, Hall.


LICENSES AND PERMITS - Chairman Faulkner, Hall, Moran, Pick- ett, Murray.


PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS - Chairman Moran, Stackpole, Murray, McEvoy, Hall.


SOLDIERS' RELIEF - Chairman Moynihan, Murray, McEvoy.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Chairman, FREDERICK J. RYAN Vice-Chairman, THOMAS J. BURKE


HON. JOHN M. LYNCH Mayor, ex-officio


HAROLD A. PALMER President of the Board of Aldermen, ex-officio


WARD ONE


FREDERICK J. RYAN 26 Austin Street


WARD TWO


FRANCIS H. BROWN 34 Bow Street




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