Report of the city of Somerville 1947, Part 25

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1947
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Repaired flagpole


Repaired window grills


General plumbing work Mason and plaster work General electrical repairs Repaired radiators and leaking valves


PROCTOR SCHOOL


Set glass and installed new window cords Cut new windows Closed up old windows


Installed fire alarm system General electrical repairs


General plumbing repairs


Repaired supply and return valves


SOUTHERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


Set up boxing ring and basket ball courts Set glass and installed window cords General plumbing repairs Repaired elevator Repaired fence Repaired furniture Set up sink frame and tore down partition General electrical repairs Cut grass and cleaned up the grounds Mason and plaster work


390


ANNUAL REPORTS


SOUTHWORTH BUILDING


Set glass and installed window cords Put up screens Repaired grills Installed new locks General plumbing repairs


WESTERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


Set glass and installed window cords


Installed screens


Repaired furniture and doors


Repaired gymnasium floor


Installed new kitchen sink and put counter around same General electrical work


General plumbing work


Mason and plaster repairs


Repaired boilers


BOW ST. MUNICIPAL BUILDING


Painted and remodeled building


General electrical repairs


Repaired plumbing


Set all broken glass


CENTRAL LIBRARY


Repaired and bound books


General electrical repairs Set glass


Painted inside of building


Repaired locks, doors and windows


General plumbing repairs


CITY HALL


Redecorated Aldermanic chamber, laid new floor, etc. Painted outside of building


Made new room in Mayor's office


Repaired furniture


Installed new window cords


Repaired roof


General plumbing repairs


General electrical repairs


Laid new linoleum in Board of Health office


Painted City Clerk's office and Sanitary Department


CITY HOME


Setting glass and putting in new window cords General electrical repairs Repaired gas and water lines Stoker repaired Repaired steps and piazza


391


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL


Repaired doors and locks Set glass and installed new window cords General electrical repairs Installing screens and doors General plumbing work Repaired stoker


DILBOY FIELD HOUSE


General electrical repairs Repaired hot water tank


EAST BRANCH LIBRARY


Repaired boiler Repaired doors


ENGINE NO. 1


Repaired doors and back porch Installed new window in tower General plumbing repairs Set glass and installed new window cords Repaired stoker


Repaired slate pipe and trap door Inside painting


ENGINE NO. 2


General plumbing repairs Replaced stair treads Repaired stoker Set glass Repaired doors and locks


ENGINE NO. 3


Repairing doors and putting in bulk head Repaired stoker Installed trap doors Set glass Repaired ceilings


ENGINE NO. 4


Set glass Repaired stoker General plumbing repairs Mason repairs


ENGINE NO. 5


Repaired stoker and boiler General plumbing repairs Set glass Repaired doors and window sills Repaired floor in drill tower


392


ANNUAL REPORTS


ENGINE NO. 6


Installed new boiler in house with stoker Set glass General plumbing repairs


ENGINE NO. 7


Repaired stoker and oil burner Set glass General plumbing repairs


FIRE ALARM BUILDING


Repaired back porch


General plumbing repairs


Repaired stoker


FOSS PARK


General plumbing repairs


G. A. R. HALL


Repaired roof and floor Set glass General plumbing repairs


GLEN ST. PLAYGROUND


General plumbing repairs Repairing oil burner Set glass Installed new transom


HIGHWAY BUILDING


Repaired garage doors and windows General electrical repairs Set glass General plumbing repairs


Repairs to boiler


NEW POLICE BUILDING


Refinished furniture


Laid new linoleum


Installed fire alarm system


Set glass Repaired boilers


General plumbing repairs


Installed screens


Repaired furniture, doors, etc.


POWDER HOUSE PARK


Repaired boiler and oil burner Repaired roof Repaired cement floor General electrical repairs Installed grills on windows


..


393


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


SANITARY GARAGE


Set glass Repaired boilers Repaired doors General electrical repairs


TRUM FIELD HOUSE


Repaired boiler and hot water tank


UNION SQUARE LIBRARY


Set up counters and book shelves


Repaired furniture, floors and stairs


Painted and put up sign


Painted shelves and counter


Moved books and furniture


WEST BRANCH LIBRARY


General plumbing repairs Plaster work Repairs to boiler


WATER BUILDINGS


Repaired roof and conductor pipes


Installed new windows, set glass


Repaired boilers


Installed two radiators


Repaired garage doors


General plumbing repairs


This department is required to inspect all new building constructions and all alterations, this includes all plumbing and gasfitting, and to issue permits therefor.


The number of building permits issued by the Commission- er during the year 1947, having been duly inspected by the Building Inspectors, is as follows :


Wood


Fire-Resisting


Totals


New Buildings


19


35


54


Alterations


1111


99


1210


1130


134


1264


The fees collected for these permits totals $6,648.00 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.


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During the year 1947 there have been approximately 1400 inspections of plumbing and gasfitting, and the number of per- mits are classified as follows :


The number of plumbing permits issued during 1947 was 429 The number of permits for installation of new plumbing 17 The number of permits for alterations to plumbing 412 The number of buildings in which soil pipes were tested 110


The fees collected for plumbing for the year of 1947 was $905.75 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.


The number of permits issued for gasfitting in 1947 was 797 The number of permits for new installation of gas 11


The number of permits for additions and alterations 786 The number of buildings in which gaspiping was tested with mercury test tubes 521


The number of buildings in which gaspiping was tested after change from gas to electric lighting 4


The fees collected for gasfitting for the year 1947 amounts to $768.00 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.


The total estimated cost of new building and alterations as filed by the grantees on the permits issued amounts to $2,500.176.00 in 1947. For comparison the estimated cost for the same amount was $1,608,581.00 in 1946. The total number of permits for all purposes, not including plumbing and gasfit- ting, viz 1300, is 124 more than in 1946 when 1176 permits were issued.


The following is a tabulation showing the distribution of money spent for the operation of the Building Department in 1947 :


Buildings


Salaries


Fuel


Light


Care and Repair $58.78


Totals


Bathhouse


$58.78


Bandstand


$103.58


103.58


Bow St. Municipal


7,689.60


$672.98


$603.04


4,308.97


13,274.59


Electrical


2,905.14


457.56


15.61


1,376.52


4,754.83


Fire


2,241.33


4,481.68


3,966.04


14,319.42


25,008.47


Municipal Garage


222.14


36.96


259.10


Contagious Hospital


2,503.80


414.76


618.77


1,102.43


4,639.76


City Home


184.25


1,788.90


957.17


1,159.00


4,089.32


Highway


174.00


927.24


242.38


1,037.50


2,381.12


Central Library


10,704.58


1,384.14


957.85


6,171.09


19,217.66


West Br. Library


2,846.83


285.79


348.54


3,537.89


7,019.05


East Br. Library


2,822.24


544.91


173.49


296.11


3,836.75


Union Sq. Br. Library


748.16


74.42


34.34


1,104.35


1,961.27


Teele Sq. Br. Library


2,525.71


320.78


68.47


907.41


3,822.37


Winter Hill Br. Library


657.86


20.35


850.42


1,528.63


City Hall


18,005.20


1,547.13


17,440.38


36,992.71


Parks


500.79


2,380.50


248.42


1,205.51


4,335.22


Police


6,695.63


1,662.19


1,713.88


6,333.52


16,405.22


Polling Places


926.04


1,402.53


2,328.57


Sanitary


71.58


637.82


108.76


818.16


Sewer


12.58


715.58


121.49


849.65


Water


381.01


791.13


401.79


739.65


2,313.58


Soldiers' Aid


139.36


2,078.15


2,217.51


Selective Service


22.50


22.50


Schools


183,429.16


76,019.62


28,028.67


205,158.16


492,635.61


Totals


$246,129.07


$93,560.00


$40,307.44


$270,877.50


$650,874.01


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Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. KENNEDY, Commissioner of Public Buildings


395


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


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396


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE SOMERVILLE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM


The Somerville Contributory Retirement System, under the provisions of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, Section 1 to 28, inclusive, became operative in the City of Somerville on July 1, 1946. Employees entering or re-entering the service of the city after that date are subject to the provisions of said Chapter 32, Sections 1 to 28 inclusive. Employees' contributions under this law are at the rate of 5%.


The Somerville Contributory Retirement System was prev- iously governed by Chapter 184 of the Acts of 1930, as amended by Chapter 222 of the Acts of 1933. Members of this system contribute 4% of their salaries.


Members of the 4% system are permitted to transfer to the 5% system.


The following table shows the membership as of December 31, 1947 :


Group


5% System


4% System


Total Both Systems


General Employees:


Men


304


45


349


Women


171


9


180


Firemen and Policemen


239


1


240


Total


714


55


769


The following table shows the number of beneficiaries on the roll of the 4% system as of December 31, 1947, together with the amount of their annual retirement allowances.


Employee Beneficiaries


in Receipt of Service


Retirement Allowances


Group


Number Annuities


Pensions Paybale From: Pension Accumulation Fund


Pension Reserve Fund


Total Retirement Allowances


General Employees:


Men


15


$1,391.16


$10,449.78


$79.59


$11,920.53


Women


14


941.76


7,839.89


359.16


9,140.81


Firemen and Policemen


Total


29


$2,332.92


$18,289.67


$438.75


$21,061.34


...


397


RETIREMENT SYSTEM


Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Disability Retirement Allowances


General Employees:


Men


1


$36.84


$943.91


..........


$980.75


Women


Firemen and Policemen


Total


1


$36.84


$943.91


...........


$980.75


Dependent Beneficiaries of Deceased Employees and Employee Beneficiaries


Men


Women


4


$25.08


$1,018.42


$2,095.00


$3,138.50


Total


.......


...


4


$25.08


$1,018.42


$2,095.00


$3,138.50


GRAND TOTAL


34


$2,394.84


$20,252.00


$2,533.75


$25,180.59


The following table shows the number of beneficiaries on the roll of the 5% system as of December 31, 1947, together with the amount of their annual retirement allowances.


Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Service Retirement Allowances


Group


Number Annuities


Pensions Payable From: Pension Fund


Total Retirement Allowances


General Employees:


Men


1


$182.88


$1,795.44


$1,978.32


Women


4


392.76


2,842.56


3,235.32


Firemen and Policemen


-


Total


..... ...


5


$575.64


$4,638.00


$5,213.64


Employee Beneficiaries in Receipt of Disability Retirement Allowances General Employees:


Men


Women


1


$71.40


$565.92


$637.32


Firemen and Policemen


Total


1


$71.40


$565.92


$637.32


GRAND TOTAL


6


$647.04


$5,203.92


$5,850.96


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398


ANNUAL REPORTS


SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM Balance Sheet, December 31, 1947 Assets


Investments


$830,595.74


Deposits in Banks


67,272.46


Cash


67,725.02


Accrued Interest


10,720.53


$976,313.75


Liabilities


Annuity Savings Fund (5%)


$460,991.55


Annuity Reserve Fund (5%)


8,481.15


Pension Fund (5%)


262,574.01


Special Fund for Military Service Credit


18,037.36


Annuity Savings Fund (4%)


40,683.91


Annuity Reserve Fund (4%)


18,851.25


Pension Accumulation Fund (4%)


134,615.47


Pension Reserve Fund (4%)


32,079.05


$976,313.75


Receipts and Expenditures for Year 1947 Receipts


Cash on hand January 1, 1947 ...


$38,796.47


Contributions by Members :


4%


3,797.60


5%


79,106.07


Redeposits


1,427.55


84,331.22


Contributions by City :


4%


41,042.17


5%


23,957.83


65,000.00


Reimbursements from


other Systems


2.61


Income from Investments


22,965.79


Sale and Redemption


of Securities


25,000.00


$236,096.09


Expenditures


Purchase of Securities


$107,549.52


Accrued Interest on Securities


Purchased


133.20


Pension Payments:


4%


$23,324.61


5%


4,220.93


27,545.54


399


RETIREMENT SYSTEM


Annuity Payments :


4%


2,515.84


5%


498.01


3,013.85


Refunds :


4%


4,948.16


5%


10,945.98


15,894.14


Transfers to other Contributory Retirement Systems 90.20


Cash on hand December 31, 1947


81,869.64


$236,096.09


EDMUND L. KELLEHER, Chairman DANIEL A. DOWNEY, Vice-Chairman FRANCIS MACDONALD


400


ANNUAL REPORTS


INDEX


Address, Mayor G. Edward Bradley 5


Appeal, Board of, Report of 109


Assessors, Board of, Report of


281


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 282


City Auditor, Report of


15


Appropriations


24


Balance Sheet


18


Borrowing Capacity, Dec. 31, 1947


42


Cash Statement


22, 23, 24


Classified Debt Jan. 1, 1947


34


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


31


County of Middlesex


32


Detail of Estimated Receipts in 1947


28


Excess and Deficiency Account


48


Funded Debt 34, Insert 35


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt 1948


39


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt (Six Years)


40


Interest Requirements on Present City Debt to Maturity .. Insert 35 Loans Increasing the Debt


35


Maturities on Funded Debt 1948


38


Maturities on Funded Debt (Six Years)


40


Maturities Reducing the Debt


35


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


20


Overlay Accounts


44-47


Receipts and Expenditures, Classification


49-96


Refunds


96


Schedule of Public Property


97-100


Statement of Appropriations (Revenue) 1947 Insert 24


Statement of Revenue and Expenses 1947


32


Statement of Other Revenue Accounts 1947


25


Statement of Appropriations (Non-Revenue)


Insert 24


Tailings


43


Taxes


36


Tax Possessions


43


Tax Titles


43


Temporary Loans 1947


33


Trust and Invested Funds


21


City Clerk, Report of


298


Births


301


Deaths


302


Licenses and Permits


300


Marriages


301


401


INDEX


Payments


300


Receipts


298, 299


City Engineer, Report of 331


Length of Public Streets in Each Ward 332


Length of Streets 332


Miles of Edgestones and Sidewalk in Each Ward


333


Parks and Playgrounds Division


335


Sewer Division


334


Table of Street Construction 332


Underground Conduits


333


City Government and Officers for 1947 303


City Solicitor, Report of 237


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


101


Bonds Due in 1948


107


Bond Interest Due in 1948 108


Bond Maturities with Interest, Yearly


10€


Cash Statement


102


Commitment by Assessors


103


Funded Debt as of December 31, 1947


105


Motor Vehicle Excise


103


Loans, All other


106


Temporary Loans


104


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Com- missioner ) 379


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) ...


244


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) 339


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of 322


Fire Alarm System


322


Inspection of Wiring in Buildings 322


Police Signal System


323


Street Lighting 324


Traffic Signals


324


Dental Hygiene, Report of 375


Election Commissioners, Board of, Report of


284


Expenses


Jurors


List Registered Voters


287


Listing Board, Report of


289


Nomination Papers Initiative Petitions


285


City Primary, October 7, 1947 Insert 291-293


City Election, November 4, 1947 Insert 295-297


Recounts 286


Registration 284


286


285


402


ANNUAL REPORTS


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


326


Alarms of Fire


326


Classification of Alarms


326


In Memoriam


328


Recommendations


329


Health, Board of, Report of


354


Dental Hygiene, Report of


375


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


363


Funeral Directors


366


Health Nurses, Report of


366,368


Infant Hygiene Clinics


366


Inspection of Animals and Provisions, Report of


373


Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian, Report of


374


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


376


Medical Inspection, Report of


370


Mortality Statistics


355-361


Nuisances


354


Permits and Licenses


354


Specimens and Supplies


363


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


376


Law Department, Report of ... 237


Licensing Commission, Report of


315


List of Streets 249


Medical Inspection, Report of


370


Diphtheria Immunization


371


Laboratory Examinations 370


371


Planning Board 321


Police, Chief of, Report of


231


Arrests


231


Changes in Department


231


Roster of Department


233


Recommendations


235


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of


379


Buildings Permits Issued


393


Distribution of Expenditures


395


Estimated Cost New Buildings and Alterations


394


Fees Collected


394


Maintenance of Municipal Buildings


380-393


Medical Inspection of Schools


363


Tuberculosis


403


INDEX


Public Library


270


Board of Trustees and Officers


270


Report of Librarian 274


Report of Trustees


273


Organization of Library and Staff Personnel


270


Statistics


279


Public Welfare, Department of 344


Aid to Dependent Children


346


City Home, Reports of Warden


349


City Physician, Report of


350


Full Support


345


Members of Board, Committee, Officers, etc.


344


Old Age Assistance


347


Partial Support


345


Population and Gross Expenditures


348


Report of General Agent


351


Reimbursements


349


Recreation Commission, Report of


310


Retirement System 396


Sanitary Department, Report of


239


Collection of Ashes and Paper 239


School Department


113


Appendix, Contents of


154


Graduates-High School


199


Junior High Schools


206


Evening High School


216


Vocational School


214


School Committees and Office Force


114, 115


Somerville Teachers' Club


197


Somerville High School


194


Somerville High School Athletic Association


196


Superintendent of Schools, Report of


116


Teachers in Service


217


Statement of Work of School Nurses Insert 154


Sealer of Weights and Measures 241


Sewers (see City Engineer)


334


Street Commissioner, Report of


244


List of Streets


249-269


Miscellaneous


247


Snow and Ice


244


Street Cleaning


247


Suppression of Moths


247


Traffic Control


247


Recommendations


248


Sidewalks and Highway Maintenance 245


404


ANNUAL REPORTS


Veterans' Services, Report of Insert 319, 320


Veterans' Graves Registration Department, Report of


.. 111


Water Commissioner, Report of


339


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


340


Appropriations and Expenditures


340


Summary Pipes and Fixtures


341


Summary and Statistics 343


Water Consumption


343


352 569 1947


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