Report of the city of Somerville 1947, Part 20

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1947
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 434


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1


1


619


553


591


520


762


660


1128


1


2


586


501


556


524


611


618


987


1


3


537


630


543


485


638


570


992


1


4


680


679


626


636


737


713


1145


1


5


676


661


624


617


700


701


1149


2


1


697


462


649


433


768


538


1120


2


2


629


577


597


549


666


616


1011


2


3


441


450


410


411


482


460


722


2


4


687


649


648


606


713


672


1091


2


5


632


631


594


599


676


666


1032


2


6


532


465


498


449


620


550


881


3


1


671


697


635


662


713


737


1161


3


2


626


720


582


684


604


747


1018


3


3


645


733


612


672


692


768


1104


3


4


614


727


569


696


651


790


1140


3


5


504


672


476


635


531


715


989


4


1


774


807


708


755


807


859


1287


4


2


576


536


542


500


617


558


933


4


3


686


762


645


718


746


801


1119


4


4


854


867


697


807


784


892


1280


4


5


736


779


691


679


781


744


1196


4


6


523


48.1


483


435


520


504


794


5


1


583


591


545


547


620


606


960


5


2


632


610


612


570


681


672


1063


5


3


631


625


570


579


652


665


1002


5


4


630


640


594


597


650


663


1019


5


5


587


603


549


561


665


653


1038


5


6


653


619


648


616


717


686


1072


6


1


665


758


625


684


686


744


1074


6


2


710


775


664


719


730


767


1109


6


3


538


629


505


588


550


6.33


862


6


4


592


705


548


658


596


713


1009


6


5


541


714


501


667


556


713


917


7


1


718


757


687


724


758


786


1136


7


2


677


728


629


670


716


750


1060


7


3


709


764


666


701


718


768


1097


7


4


691


697


646


655


703


714


1106


7


5


707


691


649


653


698


706


1013


Totals


24189


24945


22614


23261


25515


26118


39816


Reg. Voters October 1946


Revised Lists June, 1947


Reg. Voters October, 1947


Votes Cast City Election Nov. 4,


288


ANNUAL REPORTS


January, 1948.


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 1947.


Listing of Males twenty years of age and upwards for poll taxes and listing of Females twenty years of age and upwards.


GEORGE J. MORAN WARREN S. JOHNSTON DENNIS L. DONOVAN WARREN C. DAGGETT AUGUSTINE F. SHARRY


Listing Board of Somerville


289


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


NUMBER OF PERSON LISTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1947


Wd.


Pct.


Males


Females


Totals


Males


Females


Totals


1


1


1093


1155


2248


1


2


880


949


1829


1


3


867


899


1766


1


4


998


1050


2048


1


5


948


996


1944


4786


5049


9835


2


1


1148


1015


2163


2


2


892


932


1824


2


3


701


779


1480


2


4


1023


1107


2130


2


5


1031


1132


2163


2


6


955


997


1952


5750


5962


11712


3


1


920


1032


1952


3


2


866


1033


1899


3


3


922


1100


2022


3


4


816


1013


1829


3


5


750


1050


1800


4274


5228


9502


4


1


1100


1239


2339


4


2


766


815


1581


4


3


987


1187


2174


4


4


965


1165


2130


4


5


1081


1114


2195


4


6


702


728


1430


5


1


768


835


1603


5


2


840


902


1742


5


3


866


974


1840


5


4


824


962


1786


5


5


905


924


1829


5


6


884


971


1855


5087


5568


10655


6


1


870


1022


1892


6


2


966


1136


2102


6


3


777


957


1734


6


4


743


919


1662


6


5


749


999


1748


7


1


950


1105


2055


7


2


974


1061


2035


7


3


866


1006


1872


7


4


882


969


1851


7


5


905


985


1890


4577


5126


9703


Totals


34180


38214


72394


34190


38214


72394


5601


6248


11849


4105


5033


9138


291


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


CITY PRIMARY OCTOBER 7, 1947


PRELIMINARY ELECTION OCTOBER 7, 1947


Ward One


Ward Two


Ward Three


Ward Four


Ward Five


Ward Six


Word Seven


1


2


3


4


5


1


2


3


4


5


6


1


2


3


4


5


1


2


3


4


5


6


1


2


3


4


5


6


1


2


3


4


5


1


2


3


4


5


Total


821


779


571


727


661


780


650


762


729


671 29700


NUMBER OF VOTES CAST


830


728


742


842


789


888


763


541


837


754


753


882


807


867


882


814 1000


674


811 1003


845


566


724


853


809


864


883


798


Moyor


261


262


183


324


311


263


379


224


294


311


317


281


277


31'


456


265


250


238


407


316


399


261


237


240


252


183


269


151


228


222


188


240


222 10838


John M. Lynch


416


345


294


381


374


131


269


185


188


232


205


151


252


170


159


5434


William B. Bailey


151


118


100


144


103


91


80


66


65


97


53


126


219


249


122


106


287


27


174


174


175


81


96


100


108


121


6


192


229


313


236


296


295


266


228


311


300


329


317


234


197


338


191


215


218


246


164


249


172


172


201


137


204


170


238


176


215


231


183


9109


G. Edward Bradley


19


189


237


227


231


443


314


52


9!


81


73


41


89


41


116


91


102


51


79


85


117


80


90


35


74


167


50


30


16


107


132


169


234


330


110


122


60


59


100


97


98


100


77


99


3760


Burton F. Faulkner


2


10


7


10


8


18


15


10


2


7


3


3


2


1


6


3


8


6


6


2


9


0


5


3


4


3


3


1


2


0


3


6


2


187


John B. McKenna


4


5


1


1


1


Alderman-ot-Large


207


312


272


273


215


218


13€


123


110


198


133


95


125


164


145


122


119


142


99


115


73


143


86


110


99


133


139


118


7125


Edward T. Brady


240


184


151


181


184


399


410


303


481


368


116


181


95


133


139


83


126


111


47


63


47


49


58


94


93


78


97


103


4805


John W. DiCecca


286


158


310


153


159


481


78


39


153


90


109


202


46


100


122


63


152


182


9€


108


108


109


97


93


77


71


73


107


98


71


71


3490


Wallace A. Blair


111


142


19


29


36


42


37


49


30


71


132


114


45


78


327


60


100


138


9


75


79


65


94


94


43


126


205


155


223


134


177


194


219


166


163


171


81


54


84


124


65


60


79


117


139


121


76


116


126


148


99


185


74


308


243


296


242


218


5512


Thomas J. Burke


133


105


93


108


124


87


109


94


142


105


102


59


4625


Peter Paul Bellini


72


81


79


65


132


134


57


37


120


248


59


97


71


181


443


155


114


167


121


161


154


101


116


264


209


76


120


102


9


71


58


51


31


54


170


118


135


110


136


124


56


94


74


70


2335


Lester W. Bowen


12


35


43


38


4


13


27


16


23


45


18


41


98


91


42


75


69


22


55


91


3


5


28


35


57


78


93


153


123


5936


Henry T. Murray, Jr.


130


128


158-


160


115


128


104


83


126


108


140


177


150


161


144


163


216


135


234


233


175


100


335


217


167


283


2.45


188


141


118


75


123


124


123


160


77


112


19€


136


123


99


109


123


128


127


153


23


170


49


57


64


8€


69


57


79


64


46


82


28


60


76


63


74


68


3767


John P. Sullivan


127


104


84


126


126


86


95


104


106


89


60


11!


171


198


99


166


195


80


149


235


142


58


101


114


209


219


76


220


319


389


300


244


349


287


189


280


219


196


6319


John F. Foster, Jr.


82


128


112


142


105


55


85


53


89


203


124


131


128


106


190


151


123


129


76


92


208


223


155


105


133


15€


103


147


229


156


157


111


93


137


148


62


188


169


185


148


134


141


139


123


183


169


117


5472


Walter W. Whitney


73


48


32


63


33


54


70


59


61


65


3094


Eugene McCarthy


91


95


54


99


91


60


75


35


63


62


59


65


80


93


66


71


72


44


155


111


151


65


154


74


51


92


304


104


25


32


35


39


52


2375


James P. Murphy


84


57


66


115


65


42


47


46


53


30


46


59


95


58


47


57


238


140


109


70


120


82


47


58


41


53


44


49


34


37


26


41


37


25


38


48


37


54


40


1899


John T. O'Brien


105


70


56


79


98


47


45


24


48


40


67


38


36


28


38


40


57


44


69


52


34


44


64


31


27


63


93


42


48


37


20


73


5€


47


24


54


12


17


17


46


76


44


52


17


2342


Nicholas V. Drago


42


65


3


78


82


85


33


74


240


56


57


21


69


103


39


62


114


24


44


91


48


48


145


137


40


28


10


19


26


12


15


19


18


35


31


28


12


22


42


14


12


34


46


59


33


35


77


27


69


40


24


52


63


44


32


47


23


1166


Fred J. Gagne


25


22


18


23


16


14


10


22


42


19


29


25


120


15


19


27


16


24


25


12


17


32


13


15


10


9


11


18


9


23


16


26


10


20


11


10


11


21


15


18


802


Frederick J. Welch


28


16


18


20


13


12


8


3


Dominick O'Donnell


22


23


18


19


32


28


71


28


46


27


131


31


21


14


15


11


10


13


17


13


12


25


13


15


16


12


20


8


9


8


15


7


11


808


47


39


28


23


25


41


34


42


28


75


31


52


35


68


23


24


39


72


33


32


23


15


30


21


17


22


32


28


45


1331


Daniel W. Donahue


27


27


19


45


35


44


51


16


43


87


42


21


54


118


43


62


94


51


57


87


54


120


218


155


84


165


148


33


36


16


22


23


61


46


50


59


31


2692


Theodore Campo


64


52


35


62


78


97


42


22


75


58


248


220


202


328


260


76


134


112


133


128


140


169


206


188


177


211


296


144


218


293


195


140


153


162


142


202


142


196


179


139


89


173


132


134


112


123


141


125


6562


Paul I. McCarthy


138


152


135


162


120


140


135


87


134


185


120


77


147


158


143


278


158


200


328


238


160


283


219


226


186


210


183


194


6137


T. Edward Corbett


125


132


117


138


111


96


136


74


150


162


13


22


16


3.


22


45


30


29


33


20


21


34


37


31


21


15


15


11


20


25


15


2


11


11


18


23


4


19


16


22


18


17


23


26


14


22


40


29


83


John J. Piercey


356


262


370


277


357 10079


Irving L. Stackpole


225


250


256


263


221


134


171


126


183


206


171


217


246


292


303


294


304


169


313


430


255


116


242


249


290


358


223


325


390


360


271


297


307


Ward Alderman -- Ward One


1564


Frederick J. Ryan


306


279


202


280


497


569


Chester M. Ryan


60


112


145


205


47


1557


Walter J. Moran


425


297


334


293


208


258


Ward Alderman -- Ward Two


Edwin G. Barrese


58


10


21


32


128


450


CD


Joseph J. Pinto


162


47


38


67


52


84


917


Michael A. Donovan


173


226


101


145


184


88


723


1561


James Michael O'Meara


49


181


40


134


76


243


310


James F. Hall


281


237


289


409


222


123


Ralph J. McCarvill


36


27


24


18


32


173


1049


Ward Alderman-Ward Three


224


168


132


272


253


939


Edward J. Butler


147


175


200


175


242


386


William J. Melley


105


95


82


56


48


1559


John J. McCarthy


299


310


402


321


227


Thomas F. Pickett


52


494


Ward Alderman-Ward Four


69


206


32


36


99


92


Aldo F. Ghiloni


80


80


87


160


195


322


660


Charles J. Sullivan


292


60


133


136


31


8


1165


Edward L. Leahy


200


197


191


178


292


107


1429


Alexander Marotta


304


100


329


441


190


65


Edith L. Hurd


Ward Alderman --- Ward Five


26


139


60


43


24


139


43


25


45


124


47


51


90


382


Joseph J. Manning


Ralph E. Beacham


81


22


32


305


147


60


647


60


83


189


81


184


693


David J. Daley


96


John P. Clair


375


135


147


123


292


184


1256


John L. Carroll


135


376


331


105


191


182


1320


Andrew Capuano


Ward Alderman-Ward Six


NO CONTEST


Ward Alderman-Ward Seven


NO CONTEST


School Committee-Ward One


NO CONTEST


94


School Committee-Ward Two


32


173


131


305


904


Gabriel Rodriques


119


187


9


96


1497


William B. Sanborn, Jr.


154


149


227


181


Francis H. 'Brown


278


291


194


312


214


208


76€


Arthur J. Cunningham


169


77


54


119


243


104


1818


School Committee-Ward Three


Eleanor S. Coyne


332


421


407


306


352


387


155


50


79


68


35


1729


Joseph Dischino


286


330


457


351


Arthur P. Fitzgerald


305


840


School Committee-Ward Four


112


275


97


43


211


102


508


John Gormley


150


51


73


66


97


71


1704


Fred J. Donovan


475


136


338


380


233


142


1310


Earl W. Landry


142


142


210


426


195


195


Joseph J. Galvin


School Committee-Ward Five


NO CONTEST


School Committee-Ward Six


NO CONTEST


School Committee-Ward Seven


NO CONTEST


295


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


CITY ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1947


CITY ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1947


1


2


3


4


5


1


2


6


1


3


4


5


1


2


3


4


5


6


1


2


3


4


5


6


1


2


4


5


1


2


4


5 Total


Mayor G. Edward Bradley


522


582


587


611


561


769


648


444


725


580


551


615


629


812


601


766


525


570 537


709 550


735 440


432 352


523 425


473


509


675 370


615 433


625 440


618 471


593 402


702 416


434


383


443


432 16200


Aldermon-at-Large


Edward T. Brady


Thomas J. Burke


T. Edward Corbett


378


363


353


368


401


347


226


318


472


32


26


147


265


349


397


39


414


423


353


367


354


447


315


494


460


460


243


404


332


450


483


342


415


517 594


594


472


512


518


582


643


612


635 18266


Walter W. Whitney


492


394


385


454


370


398


317


264


366


347


296


538


505


470


335


502


350


440


612


518


465


331 349


386


288


462


424


502


409


321


392


344


448


435


374 15508


Ward Alderman-Ward One


Walter J. Moran


626


497


472


510


382


585


747


496


254


395


497


471


473


369


448


485


599


541 554


494 45€


729 498


393 493


717


808


548


381 384


353


637 389


590 382


497 505


514 506


652 355


479 499


331 494


711 354


595 396


765 262


679


698


3448


Paul J. Wolf


266 1686


School Committee -- Ward One


Joseph F. Leahy


507


470


495


478


694


Mary E. Wholey


523


456


383


604


402


School Committee Ward Two


Francis H. Brown


644


638


567


712


685


436


262


294


115


314


258


402


473 601


514


533


382


401 545


378


434


618


429 642


403 331


707 721 776 747 762 788


4501


School Committee-Ward Six


2066


V. Theresa Morrissey


2651


School Committee-Ward Seven


466


308


486


381


361


2002


A. Anthony Bellamacina John F. Fitzgerald


To Vote on the Following Question, Mark a Cross in the Square at the right of yes or no.


"Shall the provisions of Section forty of chapter seventy-one of the General Laws, as amended, relative to equal pay for men and women teachers be in force in this city?"


YES


609


496


494


608


572


516


476


374


517


538


481


554


570


549


573 505


638


443


599


635 426


610 324


400 241


464 290


471 308


505 282


492 327


529 270


549 325


550 352


555 337


456 247


504 350


506


588


545


570


587 320


320


376


353 11394


NO


27


257


245


311


369


202


242 177


263


260


188


309


288


345


324


313


380


228


348


394 461


560


553


391


381


371


331


391


405 378


327


263


351 344


366 563 271 301


547


421


338


354


375


314


327 13129


Irving L. Stackpole


461


448


436


526


466


330


355


262


342


416


314


403


407 540


555


443


597


379


555


678


524


259


445


487


495


375 362 390 430 327


285 309 492 342


325 325 422


264 357


270


292 430


213 284


271 634


464


466


460


461


451 14946


John F. Foster, Jr.


280


328


262


348


320


222


193


583


304


387


267


354


354


187


284


314


228


315


302


308 398


376 640


229


302 415 376


422 38


269


252 377 242


389 293


155


Paul I. McCarthy


329 15210


Henry T. Murray ,Jr.


338


298


324


380


344


768


694


498


595


739 457


362


403


578 446 350


469 430


501 438 375 363


468 433 400 288


387 415 312


420 376


379 252


354


385


309


303


362 386


323


256 459 244


583 484 343


480


417


667


304


247


326


311


342


645


571 23045


John M. Lynch


595


394


398


521


574


331


354


268


352


436


323


384


455


306


368


492


401


989 1287


933 1119 1280 1196


794


960 1063 1002 1019 1038 1072 1074 1109


Ward Five


Ward Six


Ward Seven-


NUMBER OF BALLOTS CAST


1128


987


992 1145 1149 1120 1011


3 862 1009


511


560


609


693


285


583


526


498


451


392 13191


534


457


421


619


274


325


438


282


483


281


427


561 392


40€


459


255


314 592


297 15360 502 14572


2487 2729


Ward Alderman-Ward Two


Michael A. Donovan


2506


James F. Hall


2998


Ward Alderman-Ward Three


Edward J. Butler


Thomas F. Pickett


Ward Alderman-Ward Four


Edith L. Hurd


Alexander Marotta


Ward Alderman -- Ward Five


Andrew Capuano


2990


John L. Carroll


2940


Ward Alderman-Ward Six


George F. Morrison


2069


Raymond I. Reynolds


2487


Ward Alderman-Ward Seven


Leo B. Mallard


2644 2368


3682 1645


School Committee -- Ward Three


Eleanor S. Coyne Arthur P. Fitzgerald


2303 2865


School Committee Ward Four


Joseph J. Galvin


2669


Earl W. Landry


3360


School Committee-Ward Five


William J. Shea


Nelson W. Irving


378 496


405


349


438 422


620


598


697


534


666


597 3092


479


462


456


586


481


436


653


603


487


463


365


415


618


580


578


488


651


303


304


323


60€ 436


339


340


377


194 296 362 504


531 402


298


253


140


267


316


318


434


276


442


491


395 392


261


260


577


571 426


500


Ward Four-


Ward One


Ward Two


Ward Three- 2


4 3 5 722 1091 1032


881 1161 1018 1104 1140


917 1136 1060 1097 1106 1013 39816


509 20137


Gabriel Rodriques


468


536


715


797


407 409


600


581


651


547 411


25€


369


408


2588 2542


3576 2773


398


393


465 349


475


331


Frederick J. Ryan


375


566 443


414


596 538


298


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK


Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1948


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen


Gentlemen :


The following is respectfully submitted as the seventy-sixth Annual Report of the City Clerk of the City of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1947.


The receipts and payments were as follows :


For dog licenses issued in 1947 :


1629 males at $2.00


$3,258.00


259 females at $5.00


1,295.00


645 spayed at $2.00


1,290.00


5 Kennel at $10.00


50.00


3 transfers at $.25


.75


$5,893.75


For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1947 :


648 fishing at $2.00


1,296.00


456 hunting at $2.00


912.00


336 sporting at $3.25


1,092.00


166 minor fishing at $1.25


207.50


1 trapping at $5.25


5.25


2 non-resident fishing at $1.50


3.00


11 duplicates at $.50


5.50


3,521.25


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc. 7,015.82


Certificates of marriage intentions, including postage


3,373.51


Furnishing copies of records 788.81


Licenses :


Auctioneers, 13 at $2.00 26.00


Billard, pool tables and bowling alleys, 97 licenses for 55 tables and 42 alleys,


at $3.00, 15 licenses for Sunday bowling


at $2.00 321.00


299


CITY CLERK


Cut meat and sausage, 4 at $50.00


200.00


Drain layers, 4 at $1.00


4.00


Drivers, 304 at $1.00


304.00


Electric motors and stationary engines, 28 licenses


100.00


Garages :


5 at $5.00


6 at $10.00


85.00


Garage renewals


792.50


Hackney carriages, 135 at $1.00


135.00


Intelligence offices, 3 at $2.00


6.00


13,151.64


9,415.00


Brought forward


$13,151.64


$9,415.00


Junk and second hand licenses :


Collect junk, 21 at $10.00


210.00


Junk Shops, 22 at $25.00


550.00


Lodging houses, 27 at $2.00


54.00


Outdoor parking, 1 at $10.00


10.00


Second hand auto dealers :


9 at $50.00 40 at $25.00


1,450.00


Slaughtering, 4 at $1.00


4.00


Street Musicians, 12 at $.50


6.00


Storage of explosives :


2 at $1.00


6 at $10.00


12 at $20.00


2 at $40.00


382.00


Storage of explosives renewals


4,421.50


Storage of paper, 1 at $25.00


25.00


Wagon licenses, 6 at $1.00


6.00


Wagon stand licenses, 103 at $1.00


103.00


Permits for projections over the sidewalk for :


13 awnings


10 wooden signs


2 swing arms


31 neon signs


4 shelves


6 metal signs


9 electric signs


1 marquee


1 stand


2 flat signs


1 clock


2 signs


1 canopy


13 licenses at $1.00


300


ANNUAL REPORTS


70 licenses at $5.00


363.00


Sale of firearms, 2 at $10.00


20.00


Sale of ammunition, 1 at $10.00


10.00


Bus route, 1 at $10.00


10.00


Badges


14.25


Registration of physicians, optometrists and chiropodists


3.00


Copies of ordinances


11.10


Fees for notices of hearings


19.50


Advertising fees


125.50


Duplicate of dog licenses tags


7.30


Pole locations


60.30


Reporting congenital births


5.00


Refund mortgage fee


.75


21,022.84


$30,437.84


PAYMENTS


To City Treasurer for dog licenses in 1947 :


1629 males at $2.00


$3,258.00


259 females at $5.00


1,295.00


645 spayed at $2.00


1,290.00


5 kennel at $10.00


50.00


3 transfers at $.25


.75


5,893.75


Less City Clerk's fees, 2538 at $.20


and 3 transfers at $.25


508.35


$5,385.40


To Commissioner Fisheries and Game for hunting licenses, etc. in 1947 :


648 fishing at $2.00


1,296.00


456 hunting at $2.00


912.00


336 sporting at $3.25


1,092.00


166 minor fishing at $1.25


207.50


1 trapping at $5.25


5.25


2 non-resident fishing at $1.50


3.00


11 duplicates at $.50


5.50


Less City Clerks fees, 1609 at $.25


402.25


3,119.00


To City Treasurer monthly :


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


21,022.84


$29,527.24


LICENSES AND PERMITS


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


To parade with music in streets .... Sound trucks 2


3


Newspaper licenses 5


3,521.25


301


CITY CLERK


BIRTHS


1947


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1947 :


Males


916


Females


834


1750


1946


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1946: Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville in 1946. Registered-1730.


Males


899


Females


831


1730


Born of American parents


1348


Born of Foreign parents


82


Born of American father and Foreign


mother


146


Born of Foreign father and American


mother


125


Born of American mother and father un-


known


27-(1 unknown)


Born of Foreign mother and father un-


1


1730


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1946 registered


43


Number of births in other places in 1946 registered


1203


Number of cases twins


24


MARRIAGES 1947


Number of intentions issued in 1947


1652


Less than previous year


232


Marriages registered


1651


Less than last year


258


Both parties American


1396


Both parties Foreign


41


American groom and foreign bride


99


Foreign groom and American bride


115


1651


First marriage


2931


Second marriage


346


Third marriage


25


3302


1651 couples.


known


302


ANNUAL REPORTS


DEATHS 1947


Number of deaths recorded in Somerville in 1947


1307


Died in City


825


Died outside City


426


Stillbirths


56


1307


Males


659


Females


648


1307


Under ten years


162


10 and under 20 years of age


15


20 and under 30 years of age


31


30 and under 40 years of age


45


40 and under 50 years of age


91


50 and under 60 years of age


155


60 and under 70 years of age


277


70 and under 80 years of age


312


80 and under 90 years of age


186


90 and over


33


1307


Age of oldest person who died in Somerville in 1947, 98 years


Born in Somerville


178


Born in other places in United States


568


Of foreign birth


560


Of unknown nationality


1


1307


303


CITY CLERK


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1947


MAYOR G. EDWARD BRADLEY, 40 Benton Road


BOARD OF ALDERMEN President, RAYMOND I. REYNOLDS Vice-President, LEO B. MALLARD


ALDERMEN-AT-LARGE


EDWARD T. BRADY 277 Washington Street T. EDWARD CORBETT 108 Bristol Road


PAUL I. MCCARTY 472 Medford Street


HENRY T. MURRAY, JR. 38 Bartlett Street


ALDERMEN


WARD ONE


FREDERICK J. RYAN


27 Austin Street


WARD TWO


JAMES F. HALL


15 Parkdale Street


WARD THREE


THOMAS F. PICKETT


27 Loring Street


EDITH L. HURD WARD FOUR


125 Central Street


WARD FIVE


JOHN L. CARROLL 19 Norwood Avenue


WARD SIX


RAYMOND I. REYNOLDS 32 Walker Street


LEO B. MALLARD


WARD SEVEN 34 Belknap Street


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


304


ANNUAL REPORTS


Regular meetings, second and fourth Friday evenings of each month, at eight o'clock except when such Friday is a holi- day, in which case, the meeting is held on the preceding Tues- day evening.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS-Chairman Brady, Corbett and Carroll


FINANCE-Chairman Reynolds, Pickett, Hurd, Hall, Brady, Ryan and Mallard


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY-Chairman Hurd, Pickett, Hall, Murray and Ryan


LICENSES AND PERMITS-Chairman Pickett, McCarthy, Hurd, Car- roll and Mallard


PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS-Chairman McCarthy, Brady, Ryan, Corbett and Corroll


VETERANS' AID AND PENSIONS-Chairman Mallard, McCarthy and Murray


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Chairman-WILLIAM J. SHEA Vice-Chairman-JOHN F. FITZGERALD HON. G. EDWARD BRADLEY, Mayor, ex-officio RAYMOND I. REYNOLDS President of the Board of Aldermen, ex-officio


WARD ONE 191 Broadway


MARY E. WHOLEY


WARD TWO


FRANCIS H. BROWN 34 Bow Street


WARD THREE


34 Central Street


EARL W. LANDRY 72r Marshall Street


WARD FIVE


WILLIAM J. SHEA 10 Aberdeen Road


WARD SIX


V. THERESA MORRISSEY 17 Warner Street


WARD SEVEN


JOHN F. FITGERALD 86 Yorktown Street Superintendent and Secretary-EVERETT W. IRELAND Assistant Superintendent-LEO C. DONAHUE


JOSEPH J. GALVIN


WARD FOUR


305


CITY CLERK


Regular meetings last Monday of each month, except July and August.


ASSESSORS


CHARLES R. BRUNELLE, Chairman, term expires 1950


MAURICE F. AHEARN, term expires 1948 JOHN B. CARR, term expires 1948 THOMAS F. MACKEY, term expires 1949 WINFIELD S. PATTERSON, term expires 1950 (Died May 13, 1947)


GERALD F. MITCHELL, to fill unexpired term of Winfield S. Patterson


BOARD OF APPEALS


SOTER G. ZAHAROOLIS, Chairman, term expires 1948


ANTHONY ROSSELLI, Secretary, term expires 1950 EDWARD GERRIOR, term expires 1948 JAMES DANGORO, term expires 1949


CHARLES NOBILIO, term expires 1949


Associate Member


JOSEPH A. SOUZA, term expires 1948


BOARD OF HEALTH


DAVID F. O'BRIEN, M. M., Chairman, term expires 1949 ANTHONY F. COTA, term expires 1948


WALTER E. WHITTAKER, D. M. D., term expires 1948 Medical Inspector, WILFRID C. MacDONALD, M. D. Inspector of Animals and Provisions, JAMES A. DWYER Inspector of Slaughtering, JAMES A. DWYER Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, WILLIAM H. WALLIS Supervisor of Dental Hygiene, DR. ANTHONY F. BIANCHI Veterinarian, E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, V. S.


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


ALICE I. McNAMARA, Chairman, term expires 1950


EDWARD L. HAGAN, term expires 1949 EDWARD L. CONDON, term expires 1948 Agent-CHARLES J. WILLWERTH Warden, City Home-GEORGE GOODRICH Matron, City Home-ELIZABETH GOODRICH


LICENSING COMMISSION


RALPH B. JONES, Chairman, term expires 1948 DANIEL J. COUGHLIN, term expires June 1949 HUGH T. TURNER, term expires June 1950


306


ANNUAL REPORTS


PLANNING BOARD


DAVID B. NISSENBAUM, Chairman, term expires 1952 PATRICK J. LOGAN, term expires 1948 ANTHONY SCOLLES, term expires 1949 PATSY BARONI, term expires 1950 ERNEST BRENNER, term expires 1951


PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES


REV. ANTHONY J. FLAHERTY, President, term expires 1948 JOHN J. GRIFFIN, Vice-president, term expires 1950 LOUIS B. CONNELLY, term expires 1948 GEORGE K. COYNE, term expires 1950


WILLIAM J. DONOVAN, term expires 1948 JOSEPHINE J. HURLEY, term expires 1950 DR. THOMAS E. LEONARD, term expires 1949 WILLIAM H. McKENNA, term expires 1949


SOMERVILLE RECREATION COMMISSION


E. STUART ROGERS, Chairman, term expires 1949 EUGENE W. DRISCOLL, Vice-Chairman, term expires 1948 WALLACE A. BLAIR, term expires 1948 MRS. ROSE GLENDON, term expires 1948 MRS. ARTHUR W. HURLBURT, term expires 1949 GEORGE KEEFE, term expires 1948 MRS. CLARA MOORE, term expires 1949 REV. NAZARENO PROPERZI, term expires 1949 WILLIAM J. CROTTY, term expires 1949 HAROLD W. WELLS, term expires 1948


BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


GEORGE J. MORAN, Chairman, term expires Apirl 1950 WARREN C. DAGGETT, term expires April 1948 DENNIS L. DONOVAN, term expires April 1949 WARREN S. JOHNSTON, term expires April 1950


RETIREMENT BOARD


EDMUND L. KELLEHER, Chairman, term expires 1949 DANIEL A. DOWNEY, term expires 1950 FRANCIS MacDONALD, City Auditor


307


CITY CLERK


SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY


THOMAS W. BOWE, State Representative, term expires Aug. 1. 1951 OSCAR P. GROVE, term expires June 22, 1949 CHARLES B. MARTIGNETTE, term expires June 8, 1947 GEORGE TAYLOR, term expires June 8, 1950 WALTER A. BURDETT, term expires June 8, 1948


CITY CLERK NORMAN E. CORWIN


ASSISTANT CITY CLERK WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE


CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES WALTER E. COLLINS


CITY MESSENGER DANIEL A. DOWNEY


ASSISTANT CITY MESSENGER RICHARD A. KEYES


MAYOR'S SECRETARY TIMOTHY J. KANE


CITY AUDITOR FRANCIS MacDONALD


CITY SOLICITOR ANTHONY W. DI CECCA


ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITOR ASHELEN J. SENOPOULOS


CITY ENGINEER


WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN


308


ANNUAL REPORTS


COMMISSIONER OF STREETS JEREMIAH F. MURPHY


SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTHS JEREMIAH F. MURPHY


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS JOHN F. KENNEDY


WATER COMMISSIONER HENRY F. O'CONNELL


SUPERINTENDENT OF SANITARY DEPARTMENT JOHN F. MESKELL




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