Report of the city of Somerville 1943, Part 26

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1943
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JURORS


In accordance with Chapter 234 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 211 of the Acts of 1924, the Election Com- missioners prepared a list of the inhabitants of Somerville, liable to serve as jurors. The Board has established a system, whereby each person, provisionally selected for jury service fills out a questionnaire and appears before a member of the Board at the office and makes oath to the statements contained therein. This gives the Board an opportunity to meet each individual and note, if any his physical defects or disability to render the county the service that would be re- quired of him as a juror. These personal examinations also, enable the Board to know the educational qualifications of each prospective juror. The jury list prepared by the Board for the year 1943 contains the names of eleven hundred (1100), voters.


405


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


RECOUNTS


A Recount was held on October 11, 1943 of ballots cast at the Preliminary Election held October 5 for Ward Alder- men, Ward One and for Ward Alderman for Ward Six. This Recount was held in the Aldermanic Chamber at City Hall.


After the Election, held November 7, 1943, there was a Recount for Aldermen-at-Large for the entire city for all bal- lots cast, and for Ward Alderman, Ward One. This Recount was also held in the Aldermanic Chamber at City Hall, on November 10 and 12, 1943.


EXPENSES


The expenses for the Election Department for the year end- ing December 31, 1943, were as follows:


Board of Election Commissioners $20,157.74


Pay of Election Officers 5,867.50


Total Expenses


$26,025.24


The Board of Election Commissioners has had the co-opera- tion of His Honor, the Mayor, and His Honor the Acting Mayor and the Honorable members of the Board of Aldermen and the City Officials, for which it is deeply grateful.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM F. BURNS, Chairman WARREN S. JOHNSTON, Secretary WARREN C. DAGGETT LEO B. HAVICAN Board of Election Commissioners of Somerville.


406


ANNUAL REPORTS


January, 1944.


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the


Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen :


The Listing Board of the City of Somerville respectfully submits the following report for the year 1943.


.


Listing of males, twenty years of age and upwards for poll taxes and listing of all females, twenty years of age and up- wards.


WILLIAM F. BURNS, Chairman WARREN S. JOHNSTON WARREN C. DAGGETT LEO B. HAVICAN THOMAS DAMERY


Listing Board of the City of Somerville.


407


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


NUMBER OF PERSONS LISTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1943.


Ward Pct.


Males


Females


Totals


Males


Females


Totals


1


1


1139


1150


2289


1


2


837


912


1749


1


3


825


851


1676


1


4


979


1024


2003


1


5


961


1002


1963


4741


4939


9680


2


1


1104


971


2075


2


2


888


922


1810


2


3


680


767


1447


2


4


1053


1101


2154


2


5


998


1119


2117


2


6


918


969


1887


3


1


914


1034


1948


3


2


860


1022


1882


3


3


898


1074


1972


3


4


809


996


1805


3


5


692


1029


1721


4


1


1066


1225


2291


4


2


768


803


1571


4


3


892


1184


2076


4


4


887


1150


2037


4


5


1069


1144


2213


4


6


708


710


1418


5390


6216


11606


5


1


763


862


1625


5


2


845


922


1767


5


3


853


917


1770


5


4


836


918


1754


5


5


852


886


1738


5


6


874


952


1826


6


1


866


1050


1916


6


2


943


1156


2101


6


3


747


933


1680


6


4


702


917


1619


6


5


771


1009


1780


7


1


897


1064


1961


7


2


912


1071


1983


7


3


815


984


1799


7


4


894


974


1868


7


5


893


964


1857


4411


5057


9468


33410


37738


71148


33410


37738


71148


5641


5849


11490


4173


5155


9328


5023


5457


10480


4031


5065


9096


408


ANNUAL REPORTS


REGISTERED VOTERS


Wd. Pct.


Men


Women


Men


Women


Men Women


Men


Women


1


1


677


605


604


537


19


38


623


575


706


1


2


576


538


511


483


19


20


530


503


628


1


3


591


505


514


460


17


21


531


481


576


1


4


681


676


613


618


17


23


630


641


728


1


5


671


636


625


611


11


24


636


635


692


2


1


700


424


620


381


17


32


637


413


673


2


2


623


581


591


525


17


25


608


550


645


2


3


476


456


431


426


16


20


447


446


521


2


4


690


626


627


575


14


38


641


613


776


2


5


658


594


581


565


24


16


605


581


687


2


6


559


472


500


421


20


22


520


443


500


3


1


657


665


635


631


14


20


649


651


829


3


2


596


710


550


659


14


13


564


672


722


3


3


645


715


574


671


37


19


611


690


825


3


4


652


709


583


663


5


32


588


695


814


3


5


488


638


453


603


17


20


470


623


720


4


1


768


773


675


697


38


44


713


741


950


4


2


534


479


505


440


28


28


533


468


632


4


3


605


771


588


694


22


32


610


726


763


4


4


704


836


661


786


20


29


681


815


936


4


5


755


719


698


650


28


38


726


688


810


4


6


508


467


477


438


12


16


489


454


487


5


1


577


574


544


530


28


23


572


553


638


5


2


603


583


582


544


15


32


597


576


722


5


3


643


611


601


561


5


35


606


596


689


5


4


618


634


567


566


19


27


586


593


690


5


5


590


553


528


495


28


35


556


530


672


5


6


657


609


621


560


19


33


640


593


725


6


1


646


758


612


710


14


30


626


740


804


6


2


704


779


642


699


25


30


667


729


773


6


3


540


623


475


560


12


16


487


576


596


6


4


575


698


538


659


22


38


560


697


800


6


5


540


677


486


622


20


20


506


642


610


7


1


708


759


655


709


12


18


667


727


829


7


2


634


680


605


640


11


24


616


664


713


?


3


675


718


622


662


17


22


639


684


789


7


4


678


681


637


633


12


18


649


651


733


7


5


691


650


643


603


19


20


662


623


666


Total


23893


24182


21974


22287


704


991


22678


23278


27069


Registered Voters Oct. 1942


Revised Lists May 3 . 1943


Added May 3 to Oct. 13 1943


Reg- istered Voters Oct. 13 1943


Votes Cast City Election Nov. 2 . 1943


409


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


PRELIMINARY ELECTION OCTOBER 5, 1943


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ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


CITY ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1943


417


INDEX


INDEX


Address, (Inaugural) Mayor G. Edward Bradley


5


Appeal, Board of, Report of


232


Assessors, Board of, Report of Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 227


City Auditor, Report of


11


Appropriations


Insert 20


Balance Sheet


14


Borrowing Capacity, Dec. 31, 1943


39


Cash Statement 19, 20, 21


30


Classified Debt Jan. 1, 1943


31


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


28


County of Middlesex


29


Detail of Estimated Receipts in 1943


25


Excess and Deficiency Account


44


Funded Debt 31, Insert 32


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt 1944


36


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt (Six Years)


38


Intrest Requirements on Present City Debt to Maturity .. Insert 32 Loans Increasing the Debt 32


Maturities on Funded Debt 1944


35


Maturities on Funded Debt (Six Years)


37


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


17


Overlay Accounts


40-43


Receipts and Expenditures, Classification


45-87


Refunds


50


Schedule of Public Property


88-91


Somerville Retirement System


92-94


Statement of Appropriations (Revenue)


Insert 20


Statement of Revenue and Expenses 1943


29


Statment of Other Revenue Accounts 1943


22


Statement of Appropriations (Non-Revenue) Insert 20


Tailings


40


Taxes


33


Tax Titles


40


Temporary Loans 1943


30


Trust and Invested Funds


18


City Clerk, Report of


376


Births


378


Deaths


379


Licenses and Permits


378


Marriages


379


Payments


378


Receipts


376


Chap. 44 Loans, Section 8, Clause 9


226


418


INDEX


City Engineer, Report of


396


General Financial Statement 397


Length of Public Streets in Each Ward 398


Length of Streets 398


Maintenance Accounts


402


Miles of Edgestones and Sidewalk in Each Ward


399


Parks and Playgrounds Division


401


Sewer Division


400


Table of Street Construction 399


Underground Conduits


399


City Government and Officers for 1943 381


City Solicitor, Report of 346


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


95


Bonds Due in 1944


102


Bond Interest Due in 1944


103


Bond Maturities with Interest, Yearly


100


Cash Statement


96


Commitment by Assessors


97


Funded Debt as of December 31, 1943


99


Motor Vehicle Excise


97


Loans, All other


100


Tax Title Loans


98


Temporary Loans


98


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Com- missioner ) 104


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) 318


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) 353


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of 348


Fire Alarm System


348


Inspection of Wiring in Buildings 348


Police Signal System


350


Street Lighting 352


351


Dental Hygiene, Report of 258


Election Commissioners, Board of, Report of 403


Preliminary Election, October 5, 1943 Insert 409


Election November 7, 1943 Insert 413


405


Jurors


404


List Registered Voters


408


Listing Board, Report of


406


Nomination Papers Referendum Petitions


404


Recounts 405


Registration 403


Traffic Signals


Expenses


INDEX 419


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


388


Alarms of Fire


388


Apparatus 389


Classification of Alarm


390


In Memoriam 392


Recommendations


393


Health, Board of, Report of


237


Dental Hygiene, Report of


Insert 258


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


246


Funeral Directors


249


Health Nurses, Report of


250,251


Infant Hygiene Clinics


250


Inspection of Animals and Provisions, Report of.


256


Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian, Report of


257


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


259


Medical Inspection of Schools


246


Medical Inspection, Report of


253


Mortality Statistics


239


Nuisances


237


Permits and Licenses


237


Specimens and Supplies


246


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of 259


Law Department, Report of 346


Licensing Commission, Report of


229


List of Streets 322


Medical Inspection, Report of


253


Diphtheria Immunization


254


Laboratory Examinations


253


Tuberculosis


254


Visits


253


Planning Board 345


Police, Chief of, Report of 370


Arrests


370


Changes in Department


370


Roster of Department


372


Recommendations


374


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of 104


Buildings, under jurisdiction of


104


Building Permits Issued


106


Estimated Cost New Buildings and Alterations


105


Fees Collected


106


Recommendations


108


Maintenance of Municipal Buildings


107


School Buildings


107


420


INDEX


Public Library 262


Board of Trustees and Officers


263


Report of Librarian


266


Report of Trustees


262


Organization of Library and Staff Personnel 264


Statistics


272


Public Welfare, Department of


361


Aid to Dependent Children


364


City Home, Reports of Warden


366


City Physician, Report of


367


Full Support


363


Members of Board, Committee, Officers, etc.


361


Old Age Assistance


365


Partial Support


363


Population and Gross Expenditures


365


Report of General Agent


363, 368


Reimbursements


364,365


Recreation Commission, Report of 275


Retirement System


92


Sanitary Department, Report of


343


Collection of Ashes and Paper 343


School Department


111


Appendix, Contents of


149


Graduates-High School


189


Junior High Schools


196


Evening High School


206


Vocational School


208


School Committees and Office Force


112, 113


Somerville Teachers' Club


147


Somerville High School 144


Somerville High School Athletic Association


146


Superintendent of Schools, Report of


114


Teachers in Service


211


Statement of Work of School Nurses


Insert 150


Sealer of Weights and Measures 234


Sewers (see City Engineer) 400


Street Commissioner, Report of


318


List of Streets


322


Miscellaneous


320


Sidewalks and Highway Maintenance


319


Snow and Ice


318


Street Cleaning


319


Suppression of Moths


319


Traffic Control


320


Recommendations


321


INDEX 421


Veterans' Aid and Pensions, Report of


360


Water Commissioner, Report of


353


Chapter 44 Water Bonds


356


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


Appropriations and Expenditures


356


Summary Pipes and Fixtures


358


Summary and Statistics


359


Water Assessments


356


Water Consumption


359


357


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