Report of the city of Somerville 1949, Part 21

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1949
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Number of Pages: 412


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1


2 3 4


5


6


7 Total


VOTE CAST


G. Edward Bradley John M. Lynch


5696 6269 5758 7133 6528 5325 6024 42733 2414 3382 2622 2797 2467 2155 2552 18389 3150 2711 2918 4129 3811 2951 3205 22875 132 176


Blanks


217 207


250 216 265 1463


All Others


6


ALDERMAN AT LARGE


1 2 3 4


5


6


7 Total


Peter Paul Bellini


1637 2012 2519 2603 2559 1515 1928 14773


Edward T. Brady


2648 3910 2534 2697 2581 1834 2220


18424


Thomas J. Burke


2126 2597 2399 2437 2630 2321 3056 17566


John W. DiCecca


2477 2172 1433 2357 1993 1159 1684


13275


John F. Foster, Jr.


1593 1297 1583 2149 2112 2797 2626


14157


Paul I. McCarthy


2698 2352 2090 3295 2896 1898 2161


17390


Charles G. Pickett Walter W. Whitney Blank


2395 2295 2571 3379 2871 2641 2839 5980 7402 6142 7685 6861 4985 5326 44381


WARD ALDERMEN


WARD ONE


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


Total


VOTE CAST


1236 1100


1020


1146 1194


5696


Elvin E. Mackenzie


489


587


428


467


369


2340


Frederick J. Ryan


684


455


502


593


781


3015


Blank


63


58


90


86


44


341


WARD TWO


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


6


Total


VOTE CAST


1144 1035


831


1143 1117


999


6269


Michael A. Donovan


501


554


320


410


569


559


2913


James F. Hall


508


453


461


688


478


401


2989


Blank


135


28


50


45


70


39


367


WARD THREE WARD ALDERMEN


WARD THREE


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


Total


VOTE CAST


1220


1091


1225


1189


1033


5758


Edward J. Butler


536


545


666


822


683


3252


Joseph J. Murphy


576


455


454


288


271


2044


Blank


108


91


105


79


79


462


1230


1039 1761 1930 1609 2150 2256


11975


18991


350


ANNUAL REPORTS


WARD FOUR


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


6


Total


VOTE CAST


1376


960 1240 1380 1312


7133


Walter B. MacDonald


651


252


678


830


480


223


3144


Leonard E. Radochia


628


658


496


442


809


616


3649


Blank


97


50


66


108


23


26


370


WARD FIVE


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5 6


Total


VOTE CAST


990 1143


1105 1108


1024


1058


6528


Andrew Capuano


423


747


722


529


563


654


3638


John F. Kennedy


522


367


339


523


423


456


2630


Blank


45


29


44


56


38


48


260


WARD SIX


1


2


3


4


5


Total


PRECINCT


VOTE CAST


1142 1139


933


1010 1001


5325


Raymond I. Reynolds


468


439


387


667


402


2363


Walter E. Steeves


622


640


508


425


558


2753


Blank


52


60


38


18


41


209


WARD SEVEN


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


Total


VOTE CAST


1208


1188


6024


James R. Doncaster


662


753


642


770


658


3485


Leo B. Mallard


516


389


561


446


461


2373


Blank


30


46


31


22


37


166


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


WARD ONE


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


Total


VOTE CAST


1236 1100 1020 1146 1194


5696


Margaret T. Keane


464


466


508


556


401


2395


Joseph F. Leahy


661


536


409


506


715


2827


Blank


111


98


103


84


78


474


WARD TWO


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


6


Total


VOTE CAST


1144 1035


831


1143


1117


999


6269


Francis H. Brown


493


528


505


598


514


494


3132


Edward J. Harrington


425


427


250


415


459


403


2379


Blank


226


80


76


130


144


102


758


WARD THREE


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


Total


VOTE CAST


1220


1091


1225 1189


1033


5758


Eleanor S. Coyne


608


541


533


609


586


2877


Joseph T. Maguire


487


485


611


496


382


2461


Blank


125


65


81


84


65


420


1234 1238


1156


865


351


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


WARD FOUR


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


6


Total


VOTES CAST


1376


960 1240 1380 1312


7133


Sarah M. Mclaughlin


515


369


697


792


586


550


3509


Gertrude I. Parker


728


447


422


459


575


233


2864


Blank


133


144


121


129


151


82


760


WARD FIVE


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5 1024


6


Total


VOTE CAST


990 1143


1105


1108


1158


6528


Frank Dardeno


405


618


519


443


435


552


2970


William J. Shea


488


463


524


562


469


539


3045


Blank


97


62


62


103


120


67


513


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


WARD SIX


PRECINCT


1


2


3


4


5


Total


VOTE CAST


1142


1139


933


1110


1001


5325


V. Theresa Morrissey


817


780


651


810


722


3780


Blank


325


359


382


300


279


1544


WARD SEVEN


PRECINCT


1 2


3


4 5


Total


VOTE CAST


1208 1188 1234 1238 1156


6024


A. Anthony Bellamacini 492


400


518


461


438


2309


John F. Fitzgerald


635


725


619


677


634


3290


Blank


81


63


97


100


84


425


ASSESSOR


1


2 3


4


5


6


7


Total


Maurice F. Ahearn


1922 2383 2240 2424 2279 2010 2390


15639


William B. Bailey


2508 2091 2451 3342 2738 2750 2900


18783


Charles R. Brunelle


1869


1733 1893 2849 2277 2151 2372


15089


John B. Carr


1849


2425 1972 2255 2085 2194 2336


15063


Timothy J. Cronin


2028


3404 2285 2071 2233 1742 2330


16096


Gordon Faulkner


2363


1937 2133 2845 3193 2577 2923


18031


Thomas F. Mackey


1497


1579 2180 2174 2211 2035 2176


13839


William J. Moran


2456


2368 1817 2318 2356 1636 2066


15072


Michael J. Simonelli


2357


1612


1188 2480 1850


982 1368 11806


Blank


8222 9798 8527 10736 9402 6847 7305 60812


INITIATIVE PETITION


Initiative Petition


"Shall the city of Somerville adopt the form of Government defined as Plan E. and consisting of a government by a City Council to be elected at large by proportional representation, 1 member of which shall be the Mayor and having a City Man-


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ANNUAL REPORTS


ager, with elections to be held biennially in every off num- bered year, According to Chapter 43 of the General Laws, re- lating to City Charters"


WARD


1


2 3


5


6


7 Total


4150 4249 4549 5654 5240 4581 5155 33578


Yes No Blank


831 1053 967


656 553


728 751 4


674 614


406 338


475 394


4823


715


4332


A True Copy Attest:


BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF SOMERVILLE


353


LICENSING COMMISSION


REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The following factual information is respectfully sub- mitted as the Annual Report of the Licensing Commission for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Daniel J. Coughlin was elected as Chairman of the Li- censing Commission for the year 1949.


The following Board of Health Inspectors were assigned to the Licensing Commission during 1949 on a rotating bas- is :-


Thomas J. Hagerty Anthony J. Scolles, Jr. Anthony Palmer James M. O'Meara Edward N. Gravelese


The following Police Inspectors were assigned to the Li- censing Commision for 1949 :-


Captain Thomas M. Sharry Inspector Frederick Landry Inspector James Sousa Inspector Garnet Reid


The following table will show the number of licenses per- missable by law as compared with the number of licenses that have been granted and are now in effect :-


All Forms Pkg.


All Forms Resta.


Beer & Wine Resta. & Pkg.


Club Druggist


Allowed by Law .....


22


84


22


14 unlimited


Issued by Commission


22


69


16


6


Balance to issue


0


15


6


11 3 unlimited


354


ANNUAL REPORTS


During the year the Commission received the following applications :-


For a 1949 License:


2-Applications for a Common Victualler's License and an All Forms Alcoholic Beverages, To Be Drunk On The Premises 7-Day License. One applicant withdrew application. On the other application the Somerville Commission voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on the liquor part of the application and "GRANTED" on the Common Vic- tualler's section of the application. This applicant appealed to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission which Commmission voted to sustain action taken by the Somerville Board.


1-Application for a Beer and Wine Restaurant, To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day License. The


Somerville Commission voted "GRANTED" on the liquor part of the application and on the Common Victualler's section they took no action as applicant had a Common Victualler's License. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. after holding a hearing, per request of Voters, voted "DISAPPROVED" on the liquor part of the application.


1-Application for an All Forms Alcoholic Club, To Be Drunk On The. Premises, License. Applicant withdrew application before the hearing.


7-Applications for Beer and Wine Package Goods Store, Not To BE Drunk On The Premises, License. The Somerville Commission voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on these seven applications. Four of the applicants appealed to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and said Commission voted to sustain action taken by the Somerville Board. On an application for a Beer and Wine Package Goods Store, Not To Be Drunk On The Premises, License for 1949 filed with the Somerville Commission in 1948 and on which they voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW", the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission held a hearing, per request of applicant, and on February 4, 1949 said Commission notified the Somerville Board that they voted "GRANTED" on this application. Therefore, one Beer and Wine Package Goods, Not To Be Drunk On The Premises, License was issued in 1949. On an application for a Section 30-A License, All Forms Alcoholic Druggist License, for 1949 which was filed with the Somerville Commission in 1948 and on which they voted "LEAVE TO WITH- DRAW", the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission held a hearing, per request of applicant, and on February 4, 1949 said Commission notified the Somerville Board that they had voted to sustain their action.


For a 1950 License:


1-Application for A Common Victualler's License and an All Forms. Alcoholic Beverages, To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day License The Somerville Commission voted "GRANTED" on the Common Victualler's part of the application and "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on the liquor section of the application.


1-Application for a Beer and Wine Restaurant, To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day License. The Somerville Commission voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on the Liquor part of the application and on the Common Victualler's section they took no action as applicant had:


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a Common Victualler's License. Applicant appealed to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and said Commission voted to sus- tain action taken by the Somerville Board.


1-Application for an All Forms Alcoholic Club, To Be Drunk On The Premises, License. The Somerville Commission voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on this application. The applicant appealed to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and said Commission voted to sustain action taken by the Somerville Board.


7-Applications for Beer and Wine Package Goods Store, Not To Be Drunk On The Premises, License. The Somerville Commission voted "GRANTED" on three of these applications. The Alcoholic Bev- erages Control Commission "APPROVED" one which license is not to be issued until January 1, 1950, and on the other two they took no action in 1949. The Somerville Commission voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on the other four applications. Three of these applicants appealed to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. At the close of the year the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission had held no hearings on these appeals.


The Somerville Commission received one application for a transfer of license, from an individual to a corporation, which they "GRANTED" and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission "APPROVED".


The Somerville Commission received three applications for transfer of location. They voted "GRANTED" on two of these applications and same were "APPROVED" by the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. On the other application the Somerville Commission voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW". Ap- plicant appealed to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commis- sion but withdrew appeal before hearing on same. The Som- erville Commission received three applications for additional premises. They "GRANTED" these applications and same were "APPROVED" by the Alcoholic Beverages Control Com- mission.


The Somerville Commission received fourteen applications for change of managers during 1949. Same were "AP- PROVED" by the Somerville Board and the Alcoholic Bever- ages Control Commission.


Five licenses who had been granted on 6-Day All Forms Alcoholic Beverages, To Be Drunk On The Premises, License for 1949 requested the Commission to reconsider their 1949 renewal application for a 7-Day All Forms Alcoholic Bever- ages, To Be Drunk On The Premises, License. The Somerville Commission after checking each establishment voted to "GRANT" these licenses a 7-Day All Forms Alcoholic Bever-


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ages, To Be Drunk On The Premises, License and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission "APPROVED" same.


The established policy of the Licensing Commission rela- tive to routine matters of office procedure has not materially changed. The Somerville Licensing Commission after inspec- tion and consideration decided to continue their policy of restricting so called entertainment in all restaurants. Only the radio and music box was allowed for the year with two ex- ceptions :- Coyne's Sportsmen's Grill Inc .- d-b-a-"Memory Lane" and P. J.'s Grill, Inc., 1949 which were issued a full entertainment and dance license for 1949.


A general inspection of all restaurants brought out the fact that all establishments are now equipped with adequate toilet and washing facilities.


In regard to 1950 renewal applications for liquor licenses, one 7-Day All Forms Alcoholic Beverages, To Be Drunk On The Premises, License filed for a 6-Day All Forms Alcoholic Beverages, To Be Drunk On The Premises, License. The Som- erville Commission voted "GRANTED" on this application and all Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission "APPROVED" same. There were no other changes in renewal of liquor li- censes for 1950.


We acknowledge the splendid co-operation and whole- hearted support given our Commission by the Board of Health Inspectors and Police Inspectors assigned to our Board during 1949. We also wish to acknowledge the efficient and faithful service of our clerk, Mary I. Kenney.


An itemized report of fees received during the year, end- ing December 31, 1949 is as follows :-


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REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1949


Licenses Granted and Fees Received:


67 Renewals-(1950)-All Forms Res- taurant License 7-Day


$1,000.00


$67,000.00


1 Renewal-(1950)-All forms Restau- rant License 6-Day


800.00


800.00


5 Change-(1949)-All Forms Restau- rant License 7-Day


200.00


1,000.00*


3 Renewals-(1950)-Beer & Wine Res- staurant License 7-Day


400.00


1,200.00


11 Renewals-(1950)-All Forms Club Restaurant License 7-Day


150.00


1,650.00


22 Renewals-(1950)-All Forms Pkg.


Goods License


900.00


19,800.00


New License-(1949)-Beer & Wine Pkg. Goods License


300.00


300.00


13 Renewals-(1950)-Beer & Wine Pkg. Goods License


300.00


3,900.00


1 New License-(1950)-Beer & Wine Pkg. Goods License


300.00


300.00


6 Renewals-(1950)-Druggist - All Forms Section 30-A


300.00


1,800.00


70 Renewals-(1950)-Entertainment Li- cense


5.00


350.00


1 Renewal-(1950)-Entertainment cense


Li-


1.00


1.00


1 Renewal-(1950)-Dance License


5.00


5.00


35 Special Alcoholic License


5.00


175.00


212 Common Victualler's License


5.00


1,060.00


243 Lord's Day License


5.00


1,215.00


1 Renewal-(1949)-Inn Holder's Li-


5.00


5.00


1 Renewal-(1950)-Inn Holder's Li-


5.00


5.00


2 Garage License


2.00


4.00


TOTAL RECEIPTS


$100,570.00


EXPENSES


5,523.87


NET TOTAL REVENUE of the De- partment-1949


$95,046.13


These five licenses had paid $800.00 in December 1948 for a 6-Day license for 1949 and during 1949 their license was changed to a 7-Day license, there- fore $200 due as fee for a 7-Day license is $1,000.00.


Respectfully submitted, LICENSING COMMISSION


RALPH B. JONES,Chairman DANIEL J. COUGHLIN, Commr. HUGH T. TURNER, Commr.


Attest MARY I. KENNEY, Clerk


cense


cense


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


June 26, 1950.


To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen:


Gentlemen:


In compliance with the Revised Ordinances of the City of Somerville, I have the Honor of submitting for your informa- tion the Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.


ALARMS AND LOSSES


Number of First Alarms


732


Number of Second Alarms


9


Number of Third Alarms


2


Number of A.D.T. Alarms


14


Number of Still Alarms


1846


Total


2603


Number of Alarms for the year 1949


2603


Number of Alarms for the year 1948


2018


Increase in the number of alarms during the year 1949


585


Value of Buildings at risk


$2,474,300.00


Insurance on building at risk


2,609,792.00


Insurance damage on buildings


157,755.97


Value of Contents at risk


3,633,831.46


Insurance on Contents at risk


3,864,250.00


Insurance damage on Contents


136,565.35


Total value at risk


6,108,131.46


Total insurance damage


294,321.32


Approximate Per Capita Loss


$2.77


MANUAL FORCE


Manual Force consists of Two Hundred and Twenty men.


1 Chief Engineer


5 Deputy Chiefs


3 District Chiefs


1 Master Mechanic


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FIRE DEPARMENT


8 Captains


32 Lieutenants


147 Privates 3rd Grade


14 Privates 2nd Grade


8 Privates 1st Grade


220


Total


RECOMMENDATIONS


During the past many years I have served as Chief Engi- neer of the Somerville Fire Department many improvements have taken place. Four major pieces of fire apparatus have been replaced, and at this writing an appropriation of $35,- 000.00 has been approved for the purchase of two 1,000 G. P. M. Pumpers to replace Engine 3 and Engine 4 pumpers, which are obsolete and not dependable.


On June 28, 1949 the ambulance service was transferred from the Police Department to the Fire Department. On this date a new Cadillac Superior Ambulance was placed in service. From June 28 to December 31st there were 637 ambulance calls. In the organization of the fire department under our City Charter and Ordinances ambulance service is not a func- tion of the fire department. It is recommended that suitable legislation be provided in our Municipal Ordinances for the protection of our firemen in the operation of the ambulance so as to properly protect them as firemen in cases of sickness, injuries and pensions.


In 1949 the department adopted and now carries a mini- mum of three demand-type compressed air masks on each piece of fire-fighting apparatus. Each station will be equipped with a modern electric hose dryer in the year 1950. Bids have been accepted for the last two stations to be equipped in July 1950.


A standardized training program of modern fire depart- ment fire-fighting techniques has been adopted and carried out for the improved efficiency in the department. It is essential that such a program be further carried on.


Fire prevention has become a necessary adjunct to the fire departments of today. It is a specialist's work and requires trained men to properly perform this work for the best interests of business, and safety of the people and property. Our Fire Prevention Bureau has had an enviable record. I recommend that more convenient quarters for this branch of the depart- ment be provided for the public.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


During the years of World War II we had for the first time in the history of the Somerville Fire Department an Auxiliary Fire Department organized under the United States Civilian Defense. We trained 300 volunteers to combat incendiary fires that could be caused by the enemy. The Federal Civilian Defense furnished the City of Somerville with seven (7) trailer and six (6) skid pumps of 500 G. P. M. capacity each, fire hose and equipment. The training of this Auxiliary Force was given by the Officers and members of the Somerville Fire Department. I recommend that the people lend their support to this patriotic and worthy group of men who gave their time and effort in time of emergency so that they may be banded together as a nucleous for any other emergency that may arise.


The hours on duty have been reduced from eighty-four (84) hours per week to seventy (70) hours per week under the two-platoon system. On July 20, 1947 the fifty-six hour week or three-platoon system was put into effect. Salaries have been increased from $5.85 per day in 1933 to $8.77 per day in 1949. While all this is not equal to some of our neigh- boring cities, it has been a large factor in keeping up our firemen's morale, which is essential for an efficient depart- ment.


To the officers and men of the fire department, through my years of service I am deeply appreciative of their integrity and loyalty to the fire service. This is the prime factor in making the Somerville Fire Department one of the best fire- fighting units in the country.


I sincerely thank all the Mayors and Boards of Aldermen of the past many years for their cooperation in providing the necessary equipment, apparatus, men, improved working con- ditions, Ordinances on Public Safety and for their many other courtesies extended to me and the fire department. Without the granting of these the Somerville Fire Department could not be one of the best.


The people of Somerville may justly feel proud of their fire department and their elected officials who, by their prudence and wisdom have provided the means for better protection against fire.


Respectfully submitted,


J. C. McNALLY, Chief Engineer.


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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY


December 31, 1949


BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Term Expires


Mr. John J. Griffin, President


January 1, 1950


Mr. William J. Donovan, Vice-President


11


1952


Mrs. J. Helen Clough


11


1950


Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty


11


1950


Mr. William H. McKenna


11


11


1952


Mrs. Mabel J. Wedlock


Dr. Thomas E. Leonard (Deceased January 23, 1949)


COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION


Mrs. Mabel J. Wedlock, Chairman


Mr. William H. McKenna


Mrs. J. Helen Clough


The President, Mr. John J. Griffin, ex-officio


The Vice-President, Mr. William J. Donovan, ex-officio


COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AND CATALOGING


Mr. Walter Avery, Chairman


Mr. George K. Coyne


Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty


Mrs. Josephine J. Hurley


The President, Mr. John J. Griffin, ex-officio


COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY The President and the Vice-President


SECRETARY OF THE BOARD Mr. John D. Kelley, Librarian


ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY AND STAFF PERSONNEL December 31, 1949 JOHN D. KELLEY, Librarian


1


11


1951


Mr. Walter Avery


11 1952


Mr. George K. Coyne


1951


Mrs. Josephine J. Hurley


1951


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ANNUAL REPORTS


PROFESSIONAL GRADED SERVICE


Assistant Librarian


Vivian J. Morse


Executive Assistant


Ruth Holmes


Reference Librarian


Anna E. Cullen


Chief Cataloger


Rita D. Adams


.Supervisor of Schools and Deposits


John T. Mackey


Assistant to Librarian


Elsie K. Wells


Branch Librarian


Kathryn Kenny


Branch Librarian


Barbara C. Niles


Branch Librarian


Myrtle K. Nicholson


Desk Chief


Katharine J. White


Supervisor of Periodicals and Binding


Emma Merlini


Station Executive


Mary M. Noonan


Station Executive


Margaret B. Scanlan


First Assistant


Elizabeth W. Hennigan


First Assistant


Mary E. Cullinane


First Assistant


Ruth D. Warner


First Assistant First Assistant


Lillian G. Casey


Children's Librarian


Children's Librarian


Children's Librarian


E. Lillian Clifford


Senior Assistant


Mary F. Warren


Senior Assistant


Ann F. Dennis


Senior Assistant


Irene M. Westhoff Senior Assistant


Mary A. Heneghan Senior Assistant


Gloria F. Graham Senior Assistant


Barbara T. O'Neill Senior Assistant


Mary J. O'Brien


Senior Assistant


Lois E. MacDonald


Senior Assistant Junior Assistant


I. Marguerite Sawin


Rita F. Brunet Junior Assistant


Agnes J. Kelley


Junior Assistant


Helen M. O'Neil Junior Assistant


Joan E. Brunet Junior Assistant


Beatrice H. Williamson Junior Assistant


NON-PROFESSIONAL SERVICE


Anne J. Durkin Constance R. McGrath


Marion E. Griffin Marilyn F. Legere


Catherine M. O'Malley


UNGRADED SERVICE - Part Time Attendants


Patricia C. Bellini


William P. O'Hara


Francis A. Cruise


Clara L. Osgood


George F. Hickey, Jr.


Ronayne M. Powers


Carol Ann Jones


Marion M. Reppucci


Joseph C. Kelley Anna I. Marchesani


Faith A. Small


Dorothea Matsos


Evelyn Thompson


Ethel Mullaney


Patricia A. Turner Mary A. Willwerth


Barbara Murphy


Mary L. Ross


Katherine V. Nolan


Station Executive


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RESIGNED DURING YEAR


Alice P. Burkhart


Part Time Attendant


Ann E. Capodanno


Part Time Attendant


Kathleen M. Cullinane


Non-Professional, Summer


Salvatore Fidaleo


David Kerr


Part Time Attendant Part Time Attendant


Dorothy M. Lally Non-Professional, Summer


Mary E. Leydon Part Time Attendant


M. Christine McQuade Non-Professional, Summer


Teresa Stellato


Part Time Attendant


Helen M. Walsh Junior Assistant


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


Our communication accompanying the Annual Report of the Librarian last year proposed positive recommendations which have remained largely unattended. Accordingly, we respectfully suggest that its contents be thoughtfully reviewed. For the record, we reaffirm here the convictions therein ex- pressed.


Unfortunately, the so-called "Municipal Report of the City of Somerville" published last year was limited to a successive series of statistics wholly shorn of the informational back- ground requisite to make the Departmental Reports intelligible. Moreover, the traditional custom of having Department Re- ports reprinted for general distribution was abrogated without notice. Consequently, the interpretive material which con- stituted the most valuable portion of the Library's Report was relegated to oblivion unusually early.


In order to provide the proper background for our present observations, we would like to recall that in our statement last year we directed attention among others to the following specific conditions and recommendations:


1. "Deterioration to an alarming degree has overtaken our public li- brary buildings";


2. "The lighting conditions at the Central Library - constitute a very real hazard to the visual health of both school students and adult patrons, as well as a threat to the safety of personnel and the preservation of public property";


3. "The general state of disrepair which marks the Central Library building";


4. "The conspicuous inadequacies of the Branch Libraries and Stations";


5. "The school children and adults in the Union Square district suffered a severe setback in the closure of the Branch Library on Bow Street. The small store on Somerville Avenue is totally devoid of reading space, is negligibly equipped, and unsatisfactory in every way";




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