Report of the city of Somerville 1949, Part 18

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


WATER COMMISSIONER HENRY F. O'CONNELL


SUPERINTENDENT OF SANITARY DEPARTMENT JOHN F. MESKELL


CLERK OF COMMITTEES JAMES F. McCARRON


ASSISTANT CLERK OF COMMITTEES JOHN M. MANSFIELD


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ASSISTANT TO CLERK OF COMMITTEES FRANCIS L. McGONAGLE


CHIEF OF POLICE AUGUSTINE F. SHARRY


CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JOHN C. MCNALLY


FOREST WARDEN JOHN C. McNALLY


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288


ANNUAL REPORTS


COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS


JAMES J. CUDDIHY


CITY PHYSICIAN CIRO GIOBBE, M.D.


COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' SERVICES THOMAS F. McGRATH


GRAVES REGISTRATION OFFICER MAURICE F. CAMERA


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


JOHN F. CASEY


CONSTABLES


CHARLES M. AUSTIN DANIEL A. DOWNEY WILLIAM R. JUDSON


WILLIAM J. MARA DANIEL J. O'DONOGHUE JOHN M. SMITH


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WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Somerville, Mass., December 31, 1949.


To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The Board of Public Welfare submits, herewith reports of the General Agent, the Warden of the City Home and the City Physician, with tables showing the work.


Respectfully submitted,


ALICE I. McNAMARA, Chairman E. L. CONDON E. L. HAGAN


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


ALICE I. McNAMARA, Chairman EDWARD L. CONDON EDWARD L. HAGAN


COMMITTEES On Finance, Investigations, Relief and City Home MRS. McNAMARA, MR. CONDON and MR. HAGAN


GENERAL AGENT CHARLES J. WILLWERTH


CITY PHYSICIAN


CIRO GIOBBE, M. D.


290


ANNUAL REPORTS


STAFF OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN JOHN M. TAVARES, M. D. BENJAMIN BLESOFF, M. D. JOSEPH A. BALDASSARRE, M. D. MARIE A. HANRAHAN, R. N. MARY G. WELCH, Med. & Dent. Asst.


WARDEN AND MATRON, CITY HOME MR. & MRS. GEORGE S. GOODRICH Mr. Goodrich died November 15, 1949


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT


City Hall, January 31, 1949.


Board of Public Welfare


Somerville, Massachusetts


The General Agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Table No. 1


Indoor Relief


(FULL SUPPORT)


City Home (Male, 101; Female, 31) 132


State Infirmary (Tewksbury) 25


(PARTIAL SUPPORT)


Local Hospitals (Central, Somerville)


Cases Hospitalized 115


Out Patient Treatment 54


169


Cases aided to hospitalization in other Cities and Towns


(chargeable to Somerville in 1949) 32


Cases aided in Convalescent Homes


32


Cases aided in all other institutions (not included above) 67


Number of Burials during 1949 15


Table No. 2


Number of cases aided January 1, 1949 281


Number of cases aided during 1949 906


Number of cases aided in other Cities and Towns (charge- able to Somerville in 1949) 68


Number of cases aided December 31, 1949 372


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WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Table No. 3 Children Boarded


In Private Families 10


Through Division of Child Guardianship


34


Table No. 4 RECAPITULATION Welfare Miscellaneous


Total expenditures, 1949


.... $359,466.38


Reimbursements


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$38,472.06


Cities and Towns


13,128.41


Welfare Clinic


1,061.30


Refunds


5,457.61


Transfers


117.14


58,236.52


Net cost to city


$301,229.86


Table No. 5 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Number of cases, January 1, 1949


292


Number of cases, December 31, 1949


375


Number of (dependent) children aided during 1949 (475 families)


1219


Gross expenditures, A.D.C. Dept., 1949


$467,787.67


Table No. 6 Reimbursements


U. S. Fedral Grants (Relief) $129,837.73


U. S. Federal Grants (Administrative)


11,243.26


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


128,320.61


Refunds


1,253.57


Recoveries


55.00


$270,710.17


Net cost to city


$197,077.50


Table No. 7 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Number of cases, January 1, 1949 1,918


Number of cases, December 31, 1949 2,170


Gross expenditures, O.A.A. Bureau, 1949


$1,567,412.50


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Table No. 8 Reimbursements


U. S. Federal Grants (Relief)


$662,241.91


U. S. Federal Grants (Administrative)


29,136.29


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


560,004.41


Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Meal Tax) Cities and Towns


33,267.90


9,479.94


Refunds


9,208.71


Recoveries


755.99 $1,304,093.15


Net cost to city


$263,319.35


POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1939 THRU 1949


Year Population


Welfare


City Home


A.D.C.


O.A.A.


Totals


1939


100,773


$842,163.70


$16,590.48


$158,930.39


$ 524,738.50


$1,542,443.07


1940


105,000


769,452.31


17,359.02


163,102.51


534,405.27


1,484,319.11


1941


105,000


446,195.74


16,927.91


171,358.23


541,864.00


1,176,345.88


1942


105,000


349,640.74


17,523.97


170,298.86


578,141.50


1,115,605.07


1943


105,000


195,794.28


19,671.71


132,193.20


615,477.63


963,136.82


1944


105,000


149,427.33


20,757.56


135,464.96


658,940.37


964,590.22


1945


105,882


153,897.81


21,673.44


168,787.17


719,709.88


1,064,068.30


1946


105,882


184,142.24


23,759.40


222,460.87


914,699.75


1,450,944.26


1947


105,882


211,415.73


24,960.46


276,903.91


1,128,792.45


1,642,072.55


1948


105,882


252,167.58


28,297.62


348,429.52


1,341,752.67


1,970,647.39


1949


105,882


359,466.38


30,577.42


467,787.67


1,567,412.50


2,425,243.97


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WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CITY HOME


March 1, 1950.


Board of Public Welfare Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


I submit the following as the report of the Superintendent of the City Home for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Table No. 1


Number of weeks' board of inmates


3224


Number of males admitted during 1949


39


Number of females admitted during 1949


8


Number of males discharged during 1949


28


Number of females discharged during 1949 .


7


Number of males supported during 1949


62


Number of females supported during 1949


23


Number of males died during 1949


5


Number of females died during 1949


2


Number of inmates in Home, Dec. 37, 1949


62


Number of children cared for during 1949 ..


3


Number of days care of children during 1949


4


Number of weeks' board of inmates-City Home Hospital


936


Table No. 2


Gross Expenditures, City Home, 1949 $30,577.42


Reimbursements


Commonwealth of Mass.


$3,937.01


Cities and Towns


1,984.11


Individuals


2,382.00


Refunds


25.00


8,328.12


Net cost to city


$22,249.30


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ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


February 21, 1950.


To the Board of Public Welfare Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I submit the following as the report of the City Physician for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Patients treated at Clinic, Jan. 1, thru Dec. 31, 1949 (In- cludes Old Age Assistance, Soldier's Relief, Aid to De- pendent Children, Vaccinations & Emergencies.) 6,399


Patients treated at home, Jan. thru Dec. 31, 1949 (Includes all of the above types of cases, plus City Infirmary and Police and Fire Dept.) 5,940


Respectfully submitted,


CIRO GIOBBE, M. D.,


City Physician


295


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT


To His Honor the Mayor and Honorable Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


In compliance with the City Ordinance, the Annual Report of the Board of Public Welfare for the fiscal year ending De- cember 31, 1949 is herewith submitted:


The continued business recession during 1949 caused a continued gradual increase in the number of unemployed per- sons applying for general assistance during the year. Our Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children case loads also increased on a gradual basis during this year.


The expenditures under the title of Miscellaneous Welfare for the year 1948 were $252,167.58 and for the year 1949 $359,466.38, an increase of $107,298.80.


The Welfare Miscellaneous case load for 1949 is as fol- lows:


January


314


February


346


March


381


April


392


May


398


June


416


July


437


August


453


September


478


October


482


November


500


December


526


The expenditures under Aid to Dependent Children for the year 1948 were $348,429.52, and for 1949 $467,787.67, an increase of $119,358.15.


The expenditures in Old Age Assistance for the year 1948 were $1,341,752.67 and for 1949 $1,567,412.50, an in- crease of $225,659.83.


The Aid to Dependent Children case load in December 1948 was 290 while in December 1949 it was 375.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


The Old Age Assistance case load in December 1948 was: 1914 while in December 1949 it was 2162.


The housing shortage which continued during the year was a major problem for our department. Many evicted families have been forced to go into furnished rooms and the like, but we anticipate that with the many Veteran Housing Projects under construction, that this problem will be somewhat alle- viated during 1950.


An interesting fact regarding Aid to Dependent Children cases is worthy of mention. The original intention of this re- lief was to care for dependent children whose father was either dead or totally and permanently incapacitated. Now our survey shows that 60% of cases in this catagory are on re- lief on account of desertion or non-support of parent.


The State Department of Public Welfare has advised us that the Social Security Board has demanded of them a Per- sonal Practice Plan to be set up in the Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children Divisions. This plan calls for in- creased personnel and our Mayor and Board have been ap- prized of the fact.


The work of our Employment Division and our Domestic Relation work continues. The work of these two divisions has been very effective and has paid dividends to our city.


In the dispensing of relief in any of its forms, the basic consideration is need. The need exists from many causes. Among the most prevalent causes are unemployment, illness or injury, old age, desertion, non-support of families and im- prisonment. All Public Assistance Programs are governed by statutes, and they are the yardsticks by which the department must guage the work. We fully realize the responsibilities which are ours in caring for the needy and we feel that many measures have been taken to safeguard the taxpayers inter- ests.


The office facilities of our department are woefully inad- equate. Your agent is anxious to set up an Intake Division as well as a Fiscal Division but our present office space precludes. this.


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WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Our present City Infirmary is over 100 years old and is a fire hazard. I believe there will always be a need for an In- firmary and strongly recommend a new one.


Our city has been very fortunate in the caliber and type of members appointed to the Board of Public Welfare, for their faithful attendance at meetings, for their advice and council in matters of policy and procedure, I offer my sincere thanks


Our aim for 1950 will be to safeguard the taxpayers' in- terest by intelligent case work, and to give adequate relief to those in need.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES J. WILLWERTH, General Agent


298


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


January 1, 1950.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen:


The following report is respectfully submitted as the An- nual Report of the Board of Assessors for the year ending De- cember 31, 1949:


CITY OF SOMERVILLE-1949 RECAPITULATION


A. City or Town: All appropriations since 1948 Tax Rate was fixed


. Total to be raised by tax- ation


$8,934,801.96


2. Total from available Funds:


1949 $25,276.40


1948


317,851.12 343,127.52


$9,277,929.48


3. Deficits due to abate-


ments in excess of over-


lay of prior years:


1937


$57.59


1938


381.93


1939


187.98


1940


148.05


1941


87.78


1942


90.20


953.53


1943


88.88


1944


709.28


1945


2,164.24


1946


1947


46,609.80


1948


396,446.95


446,019.15


446,972.68


1949 Estimates 1498 Underestimates


B. State: Tax and Assessments


1. State Audit Municipal Accounts


$3,411.80


2. State Examination of Retirement System ..


778.57


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BOARD OF ASSESSORS


3. Smoke Inspection Ser- vice . 1,732.57


26.88


4. Add'l State Assess- ments


860,039.87


32,358.65


$865,962,81


$32,385.53


898,348.34


C. County: Tax & Assessments:


1. County Tax


$230,447.74


13,210.97


2. Tuberculosis Hospital Ass'ts. 67,159.17


249.41


$297,606.91


$13,460.38


311,067.29


160,653.10


D. Overlay of Current Year


E. GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED


F. Estimated receipts & Available Funds


1. Income Tax


$193,039.00


2. Corporation Taxes 247,940.00


3. Motor Vehicle & Trail- er Excise


248,581.88


4. Licenses


131,881.19


5. Fines


13,686.90


6. Grants & Gifts


4,317.47


7. Spec. Asst's. Old Age Meals Tax Acts 1948


13,933.48


8. General Government


14,028.59


9. Protection of Persons & Property


3,671.05


10. Health & Sanitation


19,731.64


11. Highways


2,123.00


12. Charities


140,838.25


13. Old Age Assistance


514,719.39


14. Old Age Tax, Meals, Gen. Laws


15,923.98


15. Veterans' Benefits


26,865.79


16. Schools


62,230.98


17. Libraries


3,527.80


18. Recreation


530.20


19. Pub. Serv. Enterprises


506,822.80


20. Electrolysis & all other


505.00


21. Interest:


Taxes & Ass'ts


$9,750.19 44.80


Deposits


9,794.99


22. Gas & Electric Fran-


chise Tax 1,075.08


23. Personal Income Taxes 495,420.56


24. Business Corp'ns Tax .. 110,258.95


25. Add'l Amt. approved by Commissioner 905,947.00


Total Estimated Receipts $3,687,394.97


26. Overestimates of previous year: (a) Add'l Overestimates 3,793.07 3,793.07


$11,094,970.89


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27. Amts. to be taken from Available Funds:


(a) 6- 1-48 $43,000.00 (v)


33,074.75


12-21-48


(b) 6-22-48 4,500.00 (w)


3,260.72


2-28-48


(c) 7-12-48 1,190.00 (x)


8,700.00


12-29-48


(d) 7-20-48


2,295.00 (y)


125.00 12-30-48


(e) 8- 3-48 2,058.46 (z)


275.00


12-31-48


(f) 9-13-48


2,259.34 (al)


14,800.70


12-31-48


(g) 9-15-48 600.00 (a2)


950.00


2- 7-49


(h) 9-17-48


9,111.57 (a3)


906.00


2-17-49


( i ) 9-23-48


37,445.62 (a4)


540.00


3- 3-49


(j) 9-23-48


700.00 (a5)


5,300.20


4- 6-49


(k) 9-27-48 808.00 (a6)


268.00


4-26-49


(1) 10- 4-48 7,725.00


(a7)


700.00


5- 6-49


(m) 10- 8-48


2,671.16


(a8)


1,693.08


5-10-49


(n) 10-19-48


39,738.96


(a9)


1,152.00


5-23-49


(o) 10-29-48


1,040.00


(a10)


1,175.00


6- 9-49


(p)11-19-48


4,246.80


(all)


1,407.11


6-20-49


(q)11-23-48


35,400.00 (a12)


2,522.24


7-11-49


(r)11-26-48


660.00


(a13)


3,600.47


7-14-49


(s) 12- 3-48


450.00


a14)


1,020.30


7-25-49


(t) 12- 6-48


47,924.58


(a15)


2,042.00


8-10-49


(u) 12-21-48


13,790.46


(a16)


2,000.00


8-16-49


Metropolitan Transit Authority Bond Issue .... 450,396.00


793,523.52


Total Available Funds


$797,316.59


Total Estimated Receipts & Available Funds


$4,484,711.56


NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXA- TION ON POLLS AND PROPERTY


$6,610,259.33


H. Number of Polls; 33,269 at $2. each


6,875,100.00


J. Total Valuation: Personal Property Real Estate 124,261,600.00


Total Valuation $131,136,700.00


Taxes:


Poll


$66,538.00


Personal Property


343,067.49


Real Estate


6,200,653.84


Total Taxes Levied on Polls & Property 6,610,259.33


M. Items not entering into the determination of the tax rate


1. Water Liens


1,679.60


Total amount of 1949 taxes on polls & property & of assessments added to


taxes as committed to Collector $6,611,938.93


The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the other depart- ments for the co-operation extended during the year, partic- ularly to the Legal Department.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM B. BAILEY CHARLES R. BRUNELLE MAURICE F. AHEARN GORDON FAULKNER TIMOTHY J. CRONIN


Board of Assessors


301


PLANNING BOARD


REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the


Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville:


Gentlemen:


The Planning Board of the City of Somerville herewith respectfully submits its annual report for the year 1949.


Applications for zoning changes, including the veterans' housing project, were acted upon after public hearings and recommendations were forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for final action. All monies received in this connection have been turned over to the City Treasurer and incorporated in his report.


The Planning Board has attempted to impress upon the city government the necessity of an expanded Planning Board program, supplemented with a trained city planner, so that the city may participate in the Urban Redevelopment Program. Such participation cannot be accomplished unless the City of Somerville, through its Board of Aldermen, votes to participate in this program. This action must be taken before July 1, 1950, or the city may forfeit a federal contribution of approxi- mately $360.000.


The need for city planning on a full time basis is further manifested in the master highway plan already on blueprints, which eventually may lead to the loss of considerable taxable property in addition to one of the major parks of the city.


The Planning Board sincerely recommends that a full time city planner be employed to keep the city informed of improved methods of municipal planning. Such information would be helpful also in any future improvements.


Respectfully submitted,


PLANNING BOARD


ERNEST BRENNER, Chairman


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


Honorable John M. Lynch, Mayor of Somerville


January 1, 1950.


My dear Mr. Mayor:


The year 1949 has seen the starting and partial comple- tion of the work ordered by the Department of Public Safety of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the twenty-eight school buildings of the City of Somerville at a cost of $168- 220.88. This work consisted of installation of smoke screens, installation of panic hardware, installation of inter-communi- cation doors, reconstruction of stairways, installation of hard- ware and locks, installation of metal covered doors in boiler rooms, installation of emergency lighting and exit signs and the flameproofing of curtains.


Window shades were installed in the following school buildings at a cost of $7,338.20.


Carr


Morse


Hodgkins


Burns


Glines


Bingham


Prescott


Durell


Baxter


New Vocational


Western Junior


Northeastern Junior Southern Junior


Senior High


Forster Lowe Forster Annex Grimmons Highland Southworth Cummings Knapp Bennett


Screens were put on windows in some school buildings in order to try and cut down on the continued breakage of glass.


The following pages contain a list of the general repairs done in school and municipal buildings for the year of 1949:


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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


Baxter School


Set glass Installed plugs for new electric clocks


General electrical repairs


Installed new section in boiler


General steamfitters repairs Repaired furniture Set up swings in yard


Repaired fence


Bennett School


Electrical repairs Set glass and reputtyed sash


Repaired window cords


Furniture repairs


Plumbing repairs


Steamfitters repairs on boiler and radiators


Plaster repairs in basement


Arranged furniture from Pope School


Bingham School


Sanded and refinished desk tops Replaced window cords Set glass


Steamfitters repairs in basement


Installed new lights in basement


General electrical repair work


Plaster repairs in basement


General plumbing repairs


Brown School


Shellaced, waxed and polished desks


Repaired furniture


Enlarged ink well holes


General Electrical repairs


Boarded up windows and doors


Put up screens


Plaster repairs Set glass General plumbing repairs Steamfitters repairs on radiators


Burns School


Set glass and reputtyed sash Electrical repairs for Visual Education Sanded and refinished desks Painted pipes Repaired and tightened desks and chairs Bored holes for inkwells General plumbing repairs Installed new hand rail


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Carr School


Set glass and reputtyed sash


Repaired furniture


Sanded, waxed and refinished desk tops


Electrical repairs Plumbing repairs Plaster repairs in basement and third floor


Steamfitters repairs


Cummings School


Set glass Installed new window cords


Painted and put up screens


Refinished furniture


Repaired locks and put up mail boxes


Stoker repairs


Steamfitters repairs


General plumbing repairs


Repaired window gratings and coal shute door


General electrical repairs


Cutler School


Repaired roof Repaired back stairs


Bored holes for inkwells


Repaired steel lockers and painted same Set glass Installed new window cords


Electrical repairs for Visual Education


Electrical repairs on pumps, switches and lights


Patched plaster in basement


Steamfitters repairs on boiler, radiators and valves


General plumbing repairs


Central Heating Plant


Painted boiler room Repaired windows and boarded up same, put up screens


Steamfitters repairs on boiler, flanges and valves


Mason repairs on fire boxes


Stoker repairs


Durell School


Sanded and shellaced desk tops Bored holes for new ink wells Set glass Installed new window cords


Repaired screens


Repaired furniture and put down furniture from Pope School


General plumbing work Steamfitters repairs on supply lines and valves Mason brick repairs in yard


305


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


Forster School


Painted rings in kindergarten room Repaired stoker


Set glass and reputtyed sash


Repaired furniture, doors and locks


Made new screens


General plumbing repairs Steamfitters repairs


Mason repairs on stoker and boiler


Forster Annex


Set glass Repaired furniture


General plumbing repairs


Installed new grates in boiler


Put hangars on radiators


Electrical repairs Mason repairs on stoker


Glines School


Set glass


Replaced all lights in basement and boiler room


Electrical repairs


Plumbing repairs


Patched ceiling in Boiler room


Repaired conductor and drain pipes


Replaced sheathing on wall of Room 6


Bored holes for new ink wells


Sanded and refinished desks


Repaired furniture and put down furniture from Pope School


Grimmons School


Repaired stage platform and stairs


Made cement pins under stage


Dug hole for sump pump in boiler room Set glass


Installed new window cords


Boarded up windows and doors


General plumbing repairs Steamfitters repairs


Electrical repairs


Hanscom School


Plaster repairs Set glass and reputtyed sash Steamfitters repairs on stacks in basement General plumbing repairs Set down furniture from Pope School Installed window butts on catch Electrical repairs on switches and Sump Pump


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High School


Repaired and adjusted clock system


Washed and painted walls on main stairway and corridors Set glass


Installed new window cords


Painted and shellaced walls


Repaired furniture


Repaired window grates in gymnasium


Repaired bleachers, locks and doors in gymnasium


Hung curtain in gymnasium


Electrical repairs for Visual Education and general repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Plumbing repairs


New linoleum laid in Mr. Ireland's office


Highland School


Repaired desks and chairs


Bored holes for new inkwells


Painted blackboards


Set glass and puttyed sash


Took out coal bin ramp


Boarded up windows in basement


Repaired doors and windows


Steamfitters repairs on boilers


Patched plaster on ceilings and walls


Mason repairs on boiler


General plumbing repairs


General electrical repairs


Hodgkins School


Bricked up windows


Repaired ceilings


Washed and painted walls and ceilings in Dental Room


Sanded and shellaced floors in Dental Room


Repaired furniture


Bored holes for new inkwells


General plumbing repairs Steamfitters repairs


Electrical repairs


Knapp School


Sanded and refinished desks and tables Set glass


Installed new window cord


Repaired furniture


Bored holes for new inkwells


General plumbing work


Electrical repairs


Steamfitters repairs on boiler, vents and valves


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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


Lowe School


Set glass and reputtyed sash Installed new contact cabinet for four circuits for new lighting system for Visual Education Repaired locks and door checks Made new screens and put same up


Patched plaster in Boys' toilet in basement


General plumbing repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Electrical repairs


Morse School


Set glass and reputtyed sash


Steamfitters repairs on boiler, valves and return lines


Mason repairs on boiler


Plaster repairs


General plumbing repairs


Sanded and refinished desk tops


Electrical repairs


New Vocational School


Mason repairs to shower room


Stoker repairs


Steamfitters repairs to boiler front


Mason Repairs on boilers


General plumbing repairs


Replaced new door


Repaired fence


Repaired furniture


Electrical repairs on motor


Northeastern Junior High


Installed new lighting system under auditorium


Repaired desks and chairs


Repaired locks and doors


Built cabinet for printing room


Repaired floor in gymnasium


Set glass and puttyed sash


Installed new window cords


General plumbing repairs


Repaired side wall and capped combustion chamber wall in Boiler No. 1


Electrical repairs Steamfitters repairs Installed grates in incinerator Repaired and renewed 11/2" pipe rail fence on runway


Perry School


Set glass and reputtyed sash Repaired floors Repaired desks and chairs


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Plaster repairs Installed receptacles for Visual Education Electrical repairs Steamfitters repairs General plumbing repairs


Mason repairs on brick stairs and bulkhead


Repaired brick in yard


Pope School


Set glass and reputtyed sash


Bored holes for new inkwells


Sanded and refinished desks


Pointed stone stairs at entrance


Patched plaster


General plumbing work


Removed all furniture and books to different schools


Prescott School


Set glass and reputtyed sash


Repointed stairs


Patched plaster on ceiling in basement


Put up shelves in store room


Repaired furniture


Mason repairs on boilers


Patched slate in boys' basement


Sanded and refinished desks


General plumbing work


Repaired door checks


Repaired wire fences


Electrical repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Proctor School


Set glass and reputtyed sash Adjusted oil burner stack switch and motor control


General plumbing repairs


Installed lines for plugs for Visual Education


Electrical repairs


Sanded and refinished desks


Repaired furniture


Steamfitters repairs


Mason and plaster repairs


Installed new lights and bells




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