Report of the city of Somerville 1944, Part 17

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Publication date: 1944
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1944


COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION Mr. William H. McKenna, Chairman Mrs. Kathryn M. Hueber The President and the Vice-President, ex-officiis.


COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AND CATALOGING


Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty. Chairman Mr. Louis B. Connelly Mr. John J. Griffin Mr. John F. McGann The President, ex-officio.


COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY


The President and the Vice-President.


SECRETARY OF THE BOARD John D. Kelley


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ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY AND STAFF PERSONNEL December 31, 1944


CENTRAL LIBRARY Highland Avenue and Walnut Street


WEST SOMERVILLE BRANCH 40 College Avenue EAST SOMERVILLE BRANCH Broadway and Illinois Avenue


UNION SQUARE BRANCH 50 Bow Street


WINTER HILL STATION Bingham School, Lowell Street


TEN HILLS STATION 10 Temple Street JOHN D. KELLEY, Librarian


PROFESSIONAL GRADED SERVICE


VIVIAN J. MORSE Executive Assistant


CORA B. EAMES Reference Librarian and Second Assistant


MILDRED A. BOWLEY Chief Cataloger


MARY B. BARTLETT,


Supervisor of Schools, Deposits and Children's Work MYRTLE NICHOLSON Central Desk Chief


Branch Librarians


ELSIE K. WELLS West Somerville Branch


KATHRYN KENNY


East Somerville Branch


BARBARA NILES


Union Square Branch


Station Executives


CATHERINE COTTER Winter Hill Station


MARY M. NOONAN Ten Hills Station


First Assistants


IRENE F. WARD Administration Department


ANNA E. CULLEN Catalog Department


RUTH HOLMES Reference Department


M. PHYLLIS BRINE Reference Department


RITA F. BRASSIL


West Somerville Branch


MARY B. GRAVELLE On leave, East Somerville Branch


JOHN T. MACKEY Temporary, East Somerville Branch


Union Square Branch EMMA MERLINI


Children's Librarians


..


Central Library West Somerville Branch East Somerville Branch Union Square Branch


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Senior Assistants


ELIZABETH L. CLIFFORD


Central Junior Library


MARY E. CULLINANE Central Circulation Department


CATHERINE P. KILLILEA


On leave


KATHARINE J. WHITE Periodical and Binding Department


LILLIAN G. CASEY East Branch Junior Library


ANN F. DENNIS Catalog Department


MARGARET B. SCANLAN Reference Department


RUTH D. WARNER West Somerville Branch


ELIZABETH W. HENNIGAN Catalog Department


KATHERINE AUSTIN Union Square Junior Library


MARY F. WARREN Union Square Branch


Junior Assistant


IRENE M. WESTHOFF


Central Circulation Department


UNGRADED SERVICE Non-Professional


MARY HENEGHAN West Somerville Branch


Part Time Attendants


FRANCIS CRUISE BARBARA DOLE MAXY DONAHOE


LOIS MacDONALD


MARY C. McQUADE


MARY MAGUIRE


ROSEMARY MURPHY


ELEANOR ERAMO CORNELIUS HART


HELEN O'BRIEN


BARBARA LAVERTY


MARY PHELAN


DOROTHY LIBERATORE


FAITH SMALL


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To the Board of Trustees :


During these momentous days, when the liberating armies are marching forward in the west of Europe, we can not help but pause to salute those valiant champions of the future world of peace, freedom, justice, and human decency whom we hope to serve earnestly and humbly. Today we realize, more than ever before, our great obligation for helping to build a better world, for which so many on the battlefields will make the supreme sacrifice.


It is now time for all of us to become aware of the treasures we have created for all men and to become militant for our own peculiar methods of government and living, which have given us the highest degree of freedom, security, and material well- being ever attained in human history. With this thought in mind, we pledge the resources of our responsibility to meet the challenge which we face in the days just ahead. For in the words of Clarence Day in his story of the Yale University Press, "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall ; nations perish ; civilizations grow old and die out; and, after an era of darkness, new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again, and yet live on, still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead."


We live in a changing world and every trade and profession has not only changed, but revolutionized, in the past few years. Increased mechanization and the extension of education have enriched every strata of American life and so with the library profession. The prevailing conditions have increased the skill, knowledge, and education required in all departments. How- ever, the abnormal conditions of employment have raised havoc with the personnel of the profession. To cope with this we must not be phased by the transient situation we face with our own personnel problem today by employing those who will not meet our requirements in temperament or education in the years to come.


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Illness, marriage, and opportunities for financial betterment have made serious inroads and have taken their toll of our staff. These resignations have left their scars as far as our services to the public are concerned but fortunately, through the overwhelming loyalty, cooperation, and willingness of the remaining staff, we have handled all situations commensurate with the standards of our institution. We trust the future will be brighter and the day will not be too far distant when our staff will be recognized financially in the same category as other members of the educational systems of our city.


In looking ahead we find many instances in which we might improve our service. The Central library though adequate in size is definitely lacking in facilities :- study rooms, music rooms, proper administration offices, and trustees meeting rooms are badly needed but could easily be acquired by a major alteration of Wellington Hall; the behind the scene operations such as the catalogue department, the school and reference departments, and the bindery room should have complete al- terations to facilitate the every day working needs. A branch building is sadly needed in the Ten Hills section to replace the present Station which is proving inadequate to cope with the demands from that area. A relocation of the Union Square Branch to a site more central to the population served. A new circulating station in the western part of the city which has been in prospect during the past year vet has not been es- tablished. The West Branch though attractively constructed is far from satisfactory as to location of the book stacks, cir- culation desk, staff accommodations, Junior Library, and reading rooms. With a large spacious basement which could easily be converted into a Junior Library, and a rearrangement of the present facilities a workable arrangement could inex- pensively be made. .


As we examine the records a rather interesting picture de- velops. We show a loss of approximately seven per cent in our adult circulation with an approximate loss of eight per cent in adult registration. These figures though not encour- aging signify that we as an institution are not losing value and good will in our community when one considers that well over twelve per cent of our adult population are in the armed forces and an unestimable number, formerly library patrons, are devoting their full time to the war effort. On the other hand, juvenile circulation, exclusive of the circulation in the public and parochial schools, shows an increase of eight per


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cent, an exceedingly encouraging fact since we know these little folks will be our patrons in the future. At least we feel we are not losing ground, for with a continual increase in juven- ile circulation and prospects of an early return to normalcy we should find ourselves overwhelmed with the calls upon our resources.


A contributing factor to some of our loss in circulation has been the experience of our Union Square Branch. Early this spring we were fortunate through the cooperation of the Build- ing Commissioner, Mr. John F. Kennedy, to have a complete renovation of the interior. Due to the manpower shortage and other unforeseen difficulties, the work took a period of months during which times Miss Niles and her staff worked under severe handicaps with staging occupying large areas of the library space and stacks covered with drapes for protection. However, the results were well worth the inconvenience and we looked forward to a busy season when an explosion in the boilers, forced us to close our doors early in December. At the present writing it is not expected that we will be able to reopen until sometime in February.


The improvement in the lighting fixtures in Wellington Hall of the Central Library has been most gratefully received. With the addition of approximately five more fixtures we will have the light necessary for the convenience of our patrons.


Our work schedule arrangement this year has been one severe headache after another, with the loss of six staff mem- bers and a continual turnover of our part time workers with long lapses between their departure and replacement. Our part time workers' recompense is no inducement for high school or college students who can receive double or more the amount in any place of employment in our city.


The resignations of our staff members were as follows: Anne V. Hopkins, Claire M. Gorman, and Julia M. Leddy who received attractive inducements in the teaching profession; Mary M. Witham who obtained larger financial return in the business world ; and Mrs. Winifred J. Cavanaugh and Mrs. Ruth B. Rosa who left because of marital obligations. In addition Mrs. Rita Brassil and Mrs. Mary Gravelle received six months leaves of absence. Mrs. Brassil is now back with us, and we look forward to Mrs. Gravelle's return in February.


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Under the Scheme of Service the following promotions were made: Katherine Austin, Elizabeth W. Hennigan, Mary F. Warren, and John F. Mackey from Third Year Junior to First Year Senior Assistants; Irene M. Westhoff, from First Year Junior to Second Year Junior Assistant ; Lillian G. Casey, Ann F. Dennis, Margaret B. Scanlan and Ruth D. Warner from First Year Senior to Second Year Senior Assistants. Mary A. Heneghan, a part time worker, was appointed to the Non- Professional Grade in October.


A legacy under the will of the late Arthur A. Smith, formerly of Somerville, was gratefully received during the month of April. The disposition of this legacy amounting to $5000.00 was left to the discretion of the Trustees. For the present the City Treasurer has invested $3750.00 in United States War Bonds, and the remainder in a Savings Bank Account.


The following displays, attractively arranged in the Glass Exhibit Case by the Reference Department, created an unusual amount of interest.


Model planes made by Somerville Young Aircrafters. Sponsored by the Somerville Recreation Commission.


Coats of Arms Mounted plates from our Art Room Picture File.


Photographs of New England Lent by Maynard Workshop, Waban, Mass.


Steins, twenty-three with variety of color and design Lent by staff members.


Joseph Lincoln: portrait: portrait, books, pictures From material in the library.


Waves: Posters, pictures, booklets, etc. Lent by Wave recruiting office.


Flower prints From our Art Room Picture File.


Stamp Collection Lent by Miss Emma Merlini, a staff member.


Ship pictures From our Art Room Picture File.


Miniature dogs Lent by staff members.


Pictures of Wake, Guam, and the Philippines Gift of Pan-American Airways.


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Children's Books From library collection.


Doll Collection Lent by Mrs. Ruth Murphy of Somerville.


We are indebted to those who so graciously lent us their collections and wish to express our appreciation at this time.


The resumption of Saturday afternoon closings during the months of July and August was most gratefully received by the staff members. Without these closings it would have been most difficult to carry on during the vacation period.


To the members of the staff I am most humbly indebted for their willing response and gracious attitude during one of the most trying periods of our experience. Their appreciation, loyalty, and cooperation deserve the highest commendation.


To the members of the Board of Trustees. I extend my heartfelt thanks for your kind and understanding counsel on our many perplexing administrative problems. The Board, as has prevailed in all previous years, functioned with the same zeal and with the interest of our citizenry and library as the paramount consideration, notwithstanding the fact that all your terms of office are still in abeyance. I indeed appreciate your cooperation and assistance.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN D. KELLEY Librarian.


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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FORM FOR UNIFORM STATISTICS


City-Somerville County-Middlesex State-Massachusetts


Name of Library-The Public Library of the City of Somerville


Date of Founding-1872


Name of Librarian-John D. Kelley


Report of fiscal year ending-December 31, 1944


Governmental unit of support and service-City


Population served (1940 U. S. census)-102,304


Terms of use-Free For lending, free for reference Agency-Central Library 1


Branches-in library buildings 2


in municipal building .. 1


Stations-in municipal building .. 1


in rented room 1


Others-in school rooms 253


in institutions 8


Total 267


CIRCULATION AND USE


Number of volumes of adult non-fiction lent for home use


42,685


Number of volumes of adult fiction


lent for home use


146,502


Number of volumes for juvenile's


lent for home use 237,267


Total number of volumes lent for home use


426,454


Period of loan for the majority of adult book stock-14 days


Number of inter-Library loans-Volumes lent 27


Volumes borrowed 29


Number of reference questions answered-6,802


REGISTRATION


Adult


Juvenile


Total


Total number of registered borrowers


7,906


6,819


14,725


Borrowers registered during year


4,097


3,531


7,628


Registration period-2 years


BOOK STOCK


Adult


Juvenile


Total


Number of volumes December 31, 1943


87,472


31,441


118,913


Number of volumes added during year


4,037


6,795


10,832


Total


91,509


38,236


129,745


Number of volumes. withdrawn during year


3,832


3,338


7,170


Number of volumes December 31, 1944 ...


87,677


34,898


122,575


Number of newspapers currently received excluding duplicates


9


Number of periodicals currently received excluding duplicates


179


FINANCE


Assessed valuation of city-$115,794,150.00


Rate of library tax levy for fiscal year reported: 82/100 of a mill


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RECEIPTS


Local Taxation :


Library Department


$75,329.15


Fines included in above


$3,447.97


Dog licenses included in above


5,560.40


Public Buildings Department ..


$19,961.24


Balance from 1943, Library Dept.


-


Invested Funds:


Income, current year


$864.21


Balance from 1943


4,846.38


Arthur H. Smith Fund, principal


5,000.00


TOTAL


$106,113.48


EXPENDITURES


Salaries: Library Department


$56,344.62 11,304.89


$67,649.51


Books: Appropriation


10,620.27


Invested Funds


1,537.16


12,157.43


Periodicals: Appropriation


663.78


Invested Funds


5.50


669.28


Binding


2,173.17


Rent: Public Buildings Dept. ....


900.00


Heat and Light:


Public Buildings Dept.


4,472.37


Insurance: Library Dept.


276.07


Public Buildings Dept.


469.75


745.82


Other Operating Expenses:


Library Dept., Appropriation ..


3,437.57


Invested Funds


23.68


3,461.25


Public Buildings Dept. ..


2,814.23


6,275.48


TOTAL


$95,043.06


INVESTMENT OF SMITH FUND


$5,000.00


TRANSFERS


From Public Library Dept. To Department of Electric Lines & Lights


$1,250.00


$95,290.39 112.50


5,710.59


Public Buildings Department


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BALANCES, December 31, 1944


Library Department: Appropriation Invested Funds


$676.17


4,144.25


Public Buildings Dept.


$4,820.42 0.00


TOTAL


$4,820.42


GRAND TOTAL


$106,113.48


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REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER


Office of the City Engineer, City Hall, Somerville, January 1945


Honorable G. Edward Bradley, Mayor, and Members of the Board of Aldermen :


Gentlemen :


In accordance with the provisions of Chapter X, Section 5, of the Revised Ordinances of 1929 of the City of Somerville, I hereby submit the Annual Report of the Engineering Depart- ment for the year ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-four.


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN City Engineer


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GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SPECIAL EXPEND- ITURES OTHER THAN ORDINARY EXPENDITURES FOR ENGINEERING, SEWER, AND PARK AND PLAYGROUND DIVISIONS


SPECIAL ITEM: $11,587.90 APPROPRIATION TO ORDINARY MAINTENANCE PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT FOR SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS


1944 Credit


Appropriation


$11.587.90


Statement of Expenditures


Loam for various parks and playgrounds. $ 720.00


Fertilizer for various parks and playgrounds .. 181.30


Calcium Chloride for various playgrounds for laying dust 68.60


Hemlock boards for marking stakes for


Victory Gardens


93.08


Prospect Hill Park: granolithic sidewalk


around southerly part


650.00


Tufts Park: repairs Old Powder House. loam ... Dickerman Park: surfacing the area around the wading pool with asphalt 1,280.71


118.80


Endicott Avenue Playground : surfacing with gravel fill and rolling with gas roller and bulldozer


747.63


Marchi Playground: constructing wooden fence around monument, repairing sand- boxes, main portion of play area loamed and graded and flowers and shrubs installed around the monument.


512.67


Foss Park: new irrigation system installed in order io obtain a purification system for wading pool by draining and refilling in a very few hours; new catch basins and man- holes constructed; old drainage pipes re- moved and larger pipe installed; various improvements to the drainage provided ...... Dilboy Field: loam for filling and grading New Playground Sunset Road and Curtis St .: new children's playground constructed; swings, see-saws, showers and sandboxes and leisure benches for mothers installed; also a chain link fence


4,679.10


148.50


Glen Street Playground: two new sets of bleachers constructed and two new sand- boxes with shelters installed


940.27


Lincoln Park: repairs to sandboxes 173.25


Trum Field: repairs to bleachers


228.05


Total


11,758.94


1,216.98


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BALANCE EXPENDED FROM PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS MAINTENANCE AC- COUNT REGULAR FUNDS $ 171.04


GEORGE FREDERICK CONWAY PLAYGROUND SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT


1944 Credit


Appropriation


$20,000.00


Statement of Expenditures


Rental and operation of bulldozer, gas roller, etc.


$1.482.03


Earth fill and loam


4,475.43


Transportation of equipment to playground


241.81


Remove old concrete foundations


169.29


Lumber


798.09


Equipment and supplies


639.95


Blue prints, etc.


.88


Construct water bubbler and stand and man- hole for water system


643.75


Play equipment: tennis nets and posts; 2 six- swing outfits; 2 four board see-saws 680.54


Construct manhole for pool


108.90


Construct manhole for 10" sewer; install drain- age system


1,019.70


Construct manhole for fountain, install plumb-


ing and water pipe for wading pool and drinking fountain, construct pool


4,299.27


Construct concrete retaining wall and partial erection of chain link fence.


2,332.91


TOTAL


$16,892.55


BALANCE UNEXPENDED


$ 3,107.45


COMMEMORATING PERSONS IN WORLD WAR II ACCOUNT (HONOR ROLL) -


Credit


Balance from 1943


$ 870.95


Appropriation


250.00


,


Total


$1,120.95


Statement of Expenditures


Bulbs for electric lighting at Christmas time .... 9.50


Boston Edison for lighting


81.64


Repair Concrete steps


39.60


Paint Honor Roll and Flagpole


94.05


Erection rod iron stairs rail


128.70


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Plants and evergreens for Memorial Day


68.31


Cards for Service Records; names and ad-


dresses typed therein by clerks of Draft Boards for correct listing


179.75


Install floodlights


235.00


Nine-drawer cabinet for 5x8 Service Record cards


48.01


Fertilizing, mulching hemlocks and pruning


75.00


Total


$ 959.56


BALANCE UNEXPENDED


$161.39


IMPROVEMENTS, REAR OF HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT


1944 Credit


Appropriation


.... $27,000.00


Statement of Expenditures


Equipment and supplies


$89.39


Advertising contract


15.00


Contract: Construct Concrete Crib, etc. Rear of Heating Plant, two payments on account


20,079.00


Excavation, grading and removal of surplus material and construction of concrete steps


and walks in rear of High School


970.00


Total 21,153.39


BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD INTO 1945


FOR COMPLETION OF THIS WORK $ 5,846.61


LENGTH OF STREETS


Miles


*Public


90.646


Private


10.804


101.450


* Includes 1.406 Miles of City Boulevard and Park Roadways 2.331 Miles Metropolitan District Boulevard 0.98 Mile State Highway


(A revision of lengths of public and private streets showing that, owing to abandoned and duplicated streets and incorpor- ated into the Northern Artery, the total length has decreased.)


shrubs at Honor Roll


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LENGTH OF PUBLIC STREETS IN EACH WARD


Miles


Ward One


14.280


Ward Two


14.671


Ward Three


10.321


Ward Four


14.771


Ward Five


11.779


Ward Six


11.591


Ward Seven


13.213


Total length of public streets in the city 90.646


TABLE OF STREET CONSTRUCTION


*


Miles


** Streets paved with granite blocks Streets paved with vitrified brick


Square Yards 214,608 1,648


8,778


Streets constructed with concrete base and bituminous concrete top


287,616


12.428


Streets constructed with bituminous con- crete base and bituminous concrete top ..


3,790


0.215


Streets constructed with concrete base and bituminous penetrated top


19,245


0.461


and bituminous concrete top ...


145,687


9.237


Streets constructed with broken stone and bituminous penetrated top


48.955


Streets constructed of water bound


10.308


Streets graveled or unimproved


10.780


Total (Miles)


101.450


* Also 27.92 miles (single track) electric railway paved with granite, as- phalt, etc.


** Includes 6,149 sq. yds. (0.438 mile) cement concrete roadway Middlesex Avenue


Includes 0.98 mile of state highway.


# Includes 1.406 miles of city boulevard and park roadways and 2.331 miles of state boulevard (Metropolitan District Commission, Park Divi- sion.)


MILES OF EDGESTONE. GRANOLITHIC, GRAVEL AND BRICK SIDEWALKS IN EACH WARD


Edgestone


Gravel Sidewalk


Brick Sidewalk


Granolithic Sidewalk


Ward One


21.343


2.525


5.523


12.419


Ward Two


17.946


4.470


3.580


8.628


Ward Three


14.619


0.448


10.088


3.865


Ward Four


20.901


0.363


5.973


12.090


Ward Five


23.309


2.119


10.638


8.852


Ward Six


25.873


3.225


9.261


13.559


Ward Seven


38.807


1.195


6.952


28.203


162.798


14.345


52.015


87.616


0.288


¿Streets constructed with broken stone


macadam


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.. (Details, etc., streets and sidewalks in report of Street Com- missioner.)


UNDERGROUND CONDUITS (Public Service Corporations)


Miles laid in City Streets 5.55


Boston Elevated Railway Co.


Edison Electric Illuminating Co.


17.52


New England Tel. & Tel Company


37.22


Cambridge Gas Light Company


67.60


Boston Consolidated Gas Co. (formerly Charlestown Gas Co.)


32.27


Somerville Department of Electric Lines and Lights,


15.66


Police and Fire Alarm


Total 175.82


All locations for sub-surface construction are assigned by this department.


SEWER DIVISION


The design and construction of sewers, storm drains, catch basins, house drains, etc., maintenance of the drainage system and other items in this division are under the direction and control of the City Engineer.


Total length of city's drainage system 151.90 miles Total length of Metropolitan sewerage system mains running through this city 3.475 miles


17 connections, in Somerville, with Metropolitan sewerage mains Also 4 connections through Medford and 1 connection through Cambridge. Locations of City's mains connecting with state sewer in 1912 report, and details of construction in previous reports


New catch basins constructed in city's highways 1944 4


Total catch basins maintained by city 2,311


Other catch basins-State Highway, Metropolitan Park, B. E. Ry., etc. 3 300


Total catch basins in the city for storm drainage


purposes 2,611


Sump manholes on drainage system


139


The separate sewerage system should be extended each year to assist in the ultimate separation of sewerage and storm water which the Metropolitan District Commission is striving to accomplish.


Many of our storm drains and sewers have been in service for many years. Several of the older sewers have collapsed


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during the past few years, necessitating immediate repair and in many instances the reconstruction of entire sections. After an exhaustive and thorough examination of our sewerage sys- tem, I am of the opinion that such breakdowns will occur more frequently than heretofore, particularly in the oldest and largest trunk sewers and storm drains. Looking toward this end. the City Engineer and his assistants are now preparing a comprehensive plan for such long range and large scale sew- age works construction program. This work can very well be done as part of our post war public works program.


1944


Credit


Appropriation and Credits $25,716.32


Statement of Expenditures


Labor


$20,284.25


Maintenance of trucks


1,616.26


Equipment, supplies and repairing tools and


property


3,517.66


Total


25,418.17


BALANCE UNEXPENDED


$ 298.15


There were received during the year 1944 a total of 1,276 complaints for drains clogged, cellars flooded and catch basins blocked.


Only persons that are licensed as drain layers by the city and who have given satisfactory bonds are permitted to lay and repair private drains




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