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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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