Report of the city of Somerville 1949, Part 5

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Publication date: 1949
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3,500.00


58,000.00


* Knapp (Includes dental


Clinic


53,000.00


6,900.00


59,900.00


Baxter


39,200.00


2,000.00


41,200.00


Perry


53,600.00


2,500.00


56,100.00


Bell & Southern Jr. High


364,400.00


10,000.00


374,400.00


Pope


83,600.00


5,000.00


88,600.00


Cummings


87,000.00


2,500.00


89,500.00


Vocational


372,800.00


40,000.00


412,800.00


Northeastern Junior High


618,000.00


20,000.00


638,000.00


High & Gymnasium


1,129,500.00


134,000.00


1,263,500.00


Glines


96,400.00


5,000.00


101,400.00


Grimmons


96,800.00


4,000.00


100,800.00


Forster


64,000.00


4,500.00


Forster (Annex)


40,000.00


3,500.00


112,000.00


#Proctor


42,000.00


5,000.00


47,000.00


Bingham


77,000.00


5,000.00


82,000.00


Morse


59,000.00


5,000.00


64,000.00


Carr


58,600.00


4,500.00


63,100.00


Durrell


24,600.00


1,500.00


26,100.00


Burns


46,000.00


3,000.00


49,000.00


Brown


80,700.00


3,000.00


83,700.00


Herbert Cholerton


68,600.00


5,000.00


73,600.00


Lowe


57,000.00


2,000.00


59,000.00


Hodgkins


121,200.00


5,000.00


126,200.00


§West Somerville Jr. High


475,000.00


8,000.00


483,000.00


Cutler


144,000.00


10,000.00


154,000.00


Total


$4,607,200.00


$309,400.00 $4,916,600.00


Miscellaneous Land


Roberts Street


$500.00


$500.00


Putnam Street


400.00


400.00


McGrath Highway


300.00


300.00


Spencer Avenue


100.00


100.00


Lowell Street


100.00


100.00


Endicott Avenue


1,000.00


1,000.00


Princeton Street


1,600.00


1,600.00


Wilson Avenue


600.00


600.00


Total


$4,600.00


...


$4,600.00


..


* Dental Clinic $1,400.00


Land included in Central Hill Park


1-10+000 Buildings and Fixtures, land owned by State


Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground


..


95


CITY AUDITOR


Libraries


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


*Central


$137,000.00


$100,000.00


$237,000.00


East Somerville Branch


25,500.00


2,500.00


28,000.00


West Somerville Branch


42,600.00


10,000.00


52,600.00


Total


$205,100.00


$112,500.00


$317,600.00


Land included in Central Hill Park


Miscellaneous Buildings


New Police Station


141,500.00


70,000.00


211,500.00


Highways (Stables, etc.)


56,500.00


30,000.00


86,500.00


Contagious & Tuberculosis


Hospital


33,700.00


33,700.00


City Home


59,400.00


18,000.00


77,400.00


Recreation Center


73,500.00


2,000.00


75,500.00


§City Hall


347,000.00


200,000.00


547,000.00


Power House & Heating Plant


142,500.00


142,500.00


City Garages


24,900.00


24,900.00


Sanitary


21,400.00


45,000.00


66,400.00


Water


47,500.00


6,500.00


54,000.00


§ Land included in Central Hill Park


Parks


Field House, Dilboy Field


12,000.00


12,000.00


Trum (Wall, etc.)


14,000.00


14,000.00


Broadway


3,100.00


3,100.00


Lincoln


3,000.00


3,000.00


Bathhouse


20,000.00


5,000.00


25,000.00


Polling Booths


200.00


200.00


Glen Street Showers


9,000.00


....


9,000.00


Total


$1,009,000.00


$376,700.00 $1,385,700.00


Fire Buildings


New Fire Alarm Building ..


27,500.00


72,000.00


99,500.00


* Central


48,500.00


39,100.00


87,600.00


Engine Two, Ladder Two


44,000.00


41,500.00


85,500.00


Engine Six, Ladder Three .


43,100.00


18,000.00


61,100.00


Engine Five & Drill Tower .


30,000.00


10,000.00


40,000.00


Ladder One, Engine Three .


72,400.00


36,000.00


108,400.00


Ladder Four & Chemical 7


19,500.00


35,900.00


55,400.00


Engine Four


26,300.00


18,000.00


44,300.00


Total


$311,300.00


$270,500.00


$581,800.00


..


..


* Included Electrical Department Equipment


96


ANNUAL REPORTS


FORECLOSED PROPERTY 1949


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


6 Abdell Street Pt. lot 7


$3,700.00


$3,700.00


17 Bow St. Place, Reg. lot ..


2,200.00


2,200.00


Fellsway 5" strip & rear lot


500.00


500.00


10 Flint St. lot 5


1,100.00


1,100.00


Flint St. pt. lot 18


300.00


300.00


Franklin Ave.


300.00


300.00


(30-28) Lincoln Ave. pt. lot 3


1,000.00


1,000.00


Lincoln Parkway, lot 14


1,100.00


1,100.00


Perkins St. lot 3


1,000.00


1,000.00


Perkins St. lot 1


1,100.00


1,100.00


Perkins St. lot 2


1,000.00


1,000.00


Prospect St. part lot 15


3,200.0


3,200.00


Stone PI. & 8-10 Sanborn Ct.


2,100.00


2,100.00


(12) Sanborn Ct.


1,500.00


1,500.00


Skehan St.


1,500.00


1,500.00


Thurston St. part lot 5


1,000.00


1,000.00


Total


$22,600.00


.......


$22,600.00


VETERANS SERVICES


Veterans' Aid Bureau


3,500.00


3,500.00


Veterans' Cemetery


17,200.00


17,200.00


Veterans' Housing Projects


608,900.00


608,900.00


Total


$626,100.00


$3,500.00


$629,600.00


Parks and Playgrounds


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Robert Houley Playground


$11,000.00


..


.... ....


$11,000.00


Sullivan-Hoyt Playground


2,800.00


2,800.00


Saxon C. Foss Park


421,200.00


421,200.00


Central Hill


475,000.00


475,000.00


Lincoln


87,500.00


4,000.00


91,500.00


Prospect Hill


69,800.00


69,800.00


Tufts


123,000.00


123,000.00


Paul Revere


1,000.00


1,000.00


Trum Playground


98,600.00


98,600.00


Glen Street


39,000.00


39,000.00


O'Callahan Playground


6,300.00


6,300.00


Dilboy Field


167,400.00


167,400.00


John M. Woods Playground


36,600.00


36,600.00


Walter E. Shaw Playground ..


65,000.00


65,000.00


Cesare Marchi Playground ..


10,900.00


10,900.00


E. W. Bailey Playground


5,100.00


5,100.00


Dickerman Playground


4,400.00


4,400.00


George F. Conway


59,000.00


59,000.00


Total


$1,683,600.00


$4,000.00 $1,687,600.00


..........


............


..


..


..


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CITY AUDITOR


Summary


School Buildings


4,607,200.00


309,400.00


4,916,600.00


Fire Buildings


311,300.00


270,500.00


581,800.00


Libraries


205,100.00


112,500.00


317,600.00


Miscellaneous Buildings


1,009,000.00


376,700.00


1,385,700.00


Foreclosed Property


22,600.00


22,600.00


Veterans


626,100.00


3,500.00


629,600.00


Parks & Playgrounds


1,683,600.00


4,000.00


1,687,600.00


Miscellaneous Land


4,600.00


..


4,600.00


Total


$8,469,500.00 $1,076,600.00 $9,546,100.00


Sewers (Cost)


1,998,840.27


\Water Works (Cost)


1,793,614.46


Total Value of Public


Property . . . ...


$13,338,554.73


7


98


ANNUAL REPORTS


1


REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Somerville, Mass. March 10, 1950


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the


Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville:


Gentlemen:


Presented herewith is the annual report of the City Treas- surer and Collector of Taxes for the year 1949, as appears by the records of the office.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANCIS J. TAGUE


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes


99


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


CASH STATEMENT


Receipts


$17,959,068.81


Balance January 1, 1949


704,769.75


Transfer from Non-Revenue


5,000.00


$18,668,838.56


Payments


$17,912,143.15


Balance December 31, 1949


709,195.41


Transfer to Non-Revenue


47,500.00


$18,668,838.56


100


ANNUAL REPORTS


The Assessors' Warrants for the tax levy, assessed upon polls and property for the year 1949, and the Motor Vehicle Excise amounted to $6,949, 286.79.


Real Estate Valuation:


Land


Buildings


$34,082,100.00 90,179,500.00


$124,261,600.00


Personal Valuation


6,875,100.00


$131,136,700.00


At the rate of $49.90 per $1,000.


6,543,721.33


Polls-33,269 at $2.00


66,538.00


Assessments. Motor Vehicle Excise:


Commitment No. 1 " 11


$14,248.41


2


58,631.37


3


59,387.13


4


11,238.45


5


53,748.95


11


6


19,507.44


11


11


7


30,552.69


8


75,412.33


11


9


14,621.09


337,346.85 1,679.60


Water Liens


Total Commitment by Assessors


$6,949,286.79


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


101


TEMPORARY LOANS, 1949, IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE


Balance from 1948


$1,000,000.00


Dated


Due


Rate


Amount


Jan. 10, 1949


Nov. 4, 1949


.83


$1,000,000.00


Feb. 21, 1949


Nov. 8, 1949


.757


1,000,000.00


Apr. 14, 1949


Nov. 29, 1949


.827


1,000,000.00


June 21, 1949


Dec. 15, 1949


.87 600,000.00


July 12, 1949


Jan. 26, 1950


.85


400,000.00


Aug. 26, 1949


Feb. 15, 1950


.82 500,000.00


4,500,000.00


5,500,000.00


Notes paid in 1949


4,600,000.00


Balance to 1950


900,000.00


LOANS IN 1949, IN ANTICIPATION OF LOANS


Balance from 1948


None


Nov. 15, 1949


Dec. 30, 1949


.70


$793,000.00


Nov. 15, 1949


Dec. 30, 1949


.70


118,000.00


911,000.00


Notes paid in 1949


911,000.00


Balance to 1950


None


102


ANNUAL REPORTS


FUNDED DEBT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1949


Rate


Date of Issue


Due


Amount


Transit Assessment Loan


11/4


Nov. 15, 1949


1959


$793,000.00


Veterans' Housing


13/4


Jan. 1, 1948


1963


115,000.00


Macadam Pavement


11/4


Apr. 1, 1947


1952


270,000.00


Remodeling & Reconstruction, Chap. 44


11/4


Apr. 1, 1947


1957


600,000.00


Veterans' Housing


11/2


July 1, 1947


1962


430,000.00


Sewer Loan


23/4


Oct. 1, 1937


1967


31,000.00


Sewer Loan


334


July 2, 1934


1964


15,000.00


Southern Junior High


4


July 1, 1930


1950


23,000.00


Southern Junior High


31/2


Apr. 1, 1931


1951


3,000.00


Western Junior High


4


Oct. 1, 1930


1950


15,000.00


Western Junior High


31/2


Apr. 1, 1931


1951


6,000.00


School


31/2


July 2, 1934


1954


75,000.00


Garage


43/4


Jan. 1, 1932


1952


6,000.00


Water Loan


21/4


Apr. 1, 1938


1953


20,000.00


Water Loan


11/2


Apr. 1, 1940


1955


30,000.00


Water Loan


11/4


Apr. 1, 1941


1951


10,000.00


Water Loan


11/2


Jan. 1, 1942


1952


15,000.00


Sewer Loan


21/2


Jan. 1, 1939


1969


60,000.00


Sewer Loan


13.4


Oct. 2, 1939


1957


40,000.00


Municipal Relief


1 1/4


Apr. 1, 1940


1950


15,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/2


July 1, 1940


1950


10,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Oct. 1, 1940


1950


20,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Oct. 1, 1940


1950


5,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Apr. 1, 1941


1951


52,000.00


Municipal Relief


1 1/4


July 1, 1941


1951


50,000.00


Municipal Relief


2


Oct. 1, 1941


1951


6,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Apr. 1, 1942


1952


60,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


July 1, 1942


1952


42,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Oct. 1, 1942


1952


19,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Oct. 1, 1942


1952


11,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Nov. 15, 1949


1953


118,000.00


Municipal Relief


1


July 1, 1946


1951


85,000.00


Municipal Relief


11/4


Oct. 1, 1948


1952


215,000.00


$3,265,000.00


103


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


YEARLY BOND MATURITIES WITH INTEREST


Municipal Relief Loans


Year Due


Principal


Interest


Total


1950


$304,000.00


$8,326.25


$312,326.75


1951


233,000.00


4,697.50


237,697.50


1952


143,000.00


2,012.50


145,012.50


1953


28,000.00


350.00


28,350.00


$708,000.00


$15,386.25


$723,386.75


All Other Loans


1950


$381,000.00


$37,406.25


$418,406.25


1951


342,000.00


30,766.25


372,838.25


1952


333,000.00


25,765.00


358,765.00


1953


235,000.00


21,512.50


256,512.50


1954


230,000.00


17,976.25


247,976.25


1955


215,000.00


14,496.25


229,496.25


1956


210,000.00


11,578.75


221,578.75


1957


210,000.00


8,698.75


218,698.75


1958


125,000.00


6,287.50


131,287.50


1959


120,000.00


4,551.25


124,551.25


1960


41,000.00


2,858.75


43,858.75


1961


41,000.00


2,153.75


43,153.75


1962


41,000.00


1,448.75


42,448.75


1963


10,000.00


743.75


10,743.75


1964


5,000.00


560.00


5,560.00


1965


4,000.00


420.00


4,420.00


1966


4,000.00


317.50


4,317.50


1967


4,000.00


215.00


4,215.00


1968


3,000.00


112.50


3,112.50


.1969


3,000.00


37.50


3,037.50


$2,557,000.00


$187,906.25 $2,744,978.25


104


BONDS DUE IN 1950


January


Water


$5,000.00


April $15,000.00


July


October


November


Totals


$20,000.00


Sewer


3,000.00


1,000.00


7,000.00


11,000.00


Veterans' Housing


10,000.00


35,000.00


45,000.00


Macadam Pavement


90,000.00


90,000.00


Southern Junior High


2,000.00


23,000.00


25,000.00


Western Junior High


3,000.00


15,000.00


18,000.00


School Loan


15,000.00


15,000.00


Garage


2,000.00


2,000.00


Remodel & Reconstruction


75,000.00


75,000.00


Transit Assessment


80,000.00


80,000.00


Municipal Relief


61,000.00


99,000.00


114,000.00


30,000.00


304,000.00


$20,000.00


$246,000.00


$173,000.00


$136,000.00


$110,000.00


$685,000.00


ANNUAL REPORTS


..


..


INTEREST DUE IN 1950


January


April


May


July


October


November


Totals


Water


$112.50


$512.50


$75.00


$387.50


$1,087.50


Sewer


1,031.25


776.25


993.75


776.25


3,577.50


Veterans' Housing


4,231.25


4,143.75


8,375.00


Macadam Pavement


1,687.50


1,125.00


2,812.50


Southern Junior High


460.00


52.50


460.00


17.50


990.00


Western Junior High


405.00


352.50


757.50


School Loan


1,312.50


1,312.50


2,625.00


Garage


142.50


95.00


237.50


Remodel & Reconstruction


3,750.00


3,281.25


..


7,031.25


Transit Assessment


4,956.25


4,956.25


9,912.50


Municipal Relief


1,075.00


2,541.25


737.50


1,075.00


2,160.00


737.50


8,326.25


$8,365.00


$9,725.00


$5,693.75


$8,155.00


$8,100.00


$5,693.75 $45,732.50


..


TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES


105


106


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1950.


To the Honorable, the Mayor and


Board of Aldermen of the City of


Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :-


I respectfully submit herewith the Annual Report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.


ARRESTS


Whole number of arrests


3979


Summons


1120


Warrants


508


Without Warrants


2351


3979


Held for trial


3712


Delivered to other departments


214


Released on waiver


53


3979


Males


3741


Females


238


3979


Americans


3508


Foreigners


471


3979


Residents


2453


Non-residents


1526


3979


Minors


360


PERSONS ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS CAUSES


Abortion


4


Accosting and Annoying


4


Adultery


4


Affray


12


Assault and Battery, Dangerous Weapon


11


Assault and Battery


139


Assault on a Police Officer


11


Automobile, using without authority


19


Breaking and Entering, night time, Larceny ..


22


Breaking and Entering night time, int. Lar- ceny


25


Breaking and Entering, int. Misdemeanor


1


Breaking and Entering, Attempt ..


2


Breaking and Entering and Larceny


10


107


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Breaking and entering dwelling


1


Breaking and Entering Railroad Car


2


Burglary


1


Causing false alarm of fire.


4


Child, Abandonment of infant


1


Concealing leased property


3


Conspiracy


13


Contributing to Delinquency of Minor


2


Default Warrant


12


Delinquent Children


112


Disturbing the Peace


5


Dog, keeping unlicensed


2


Drunkenness


1538


Escape from Training Schools


5


Evading Fare


3


Failing to furnish heat. light and water


8


Firearms, carrying without a license


7


Forgery


6


Fornication


4


Fugitives from Justice


3


Gaming and present at


25


Gaming and keeping implements


1


Gaming, allowing premises to be used for


1


Idle and disorderly


1


Illegitimate Child Act, violating


25


Incest


2


Indescent exposure


13


Injury to real estate


1


Kidnapping


4


Larceny


134


Larceny, attempt


2


Larceny of automobile


16


Larceny from person


2


Lewdness


19


Manslaughter


13


Motor Vehicle Laws, violating


574


Murder


1


Narcotic Drug laws, violating


8


Neglect or Desertion of family, nonsupport


..


147


Neglected children


9


Non-payment of wages


19


Operating under influence


100


Operating Motor vehicle to endanger


11


Perjury


2


Profanity


11


Promoting a lottery, and concerned


20


Rape


4


Receiving stolen goods


11


Registering bets


12


Robbery, armed


25


Robbery, unarmed


6


Rude and Disorderly


7


Safe keeping


51


Sauntering and Loitering


12


Sodomy


1


Stubbornness


5


Suspicious persons


51


Threats and intimidations


9


108


ANNUAL REPORTS


Trespass


5


Unnatural act


3


Uttering


5


Vagrants


6


Violation of city ordinance


398


Violation of conditions of probation


120


Violation of fireworks laws


2


Violation of parking meter law


34


Violation of traffic control signal


51


Violation of parole


3


Violation of Chap. 271 Section 17


1


Weapon, possession of dangerous


1


3979


REPORTS


Accidents reported


669


Automobiles stolen


126


Automobiles recovered


152


Buildings found open and secured


757


Dead bodies found


2


Dead animals


135


Defective street lamps


897


Defective sidewalks


607


Defective streets


121


Defective catch basins and sewers


48


Defective hydrants and gates


21


Defective signs and signposts


55


Defective wires


37


Disturbances suppressed


1010


Dogs killed


129


False alarm of fire


198


Fires reported


494


Gas leaks


1


Houses unoccupied


99


Injured and sick persons assisted


768


Lost children restored to parents


231


Missing persons


150


Missing persons located


154


Panes of glass broken


809


Permits to labor on Lord's day


167


Persons notified for various causes


4133


Sudden deaths


17


Summons served, local


70


Summons served outside source


2882


Suspicious persons


18


Stray animals found


174


Stray animals


179


Streets and subways flooded


2


Streets sanded


12


Value of property reported stolen


$51,975.57


Value of property recovered


$87,742.03


Water running to waste


83


Radio messages


12,703


Duty calls recorded


233,279


Telephone calls


76,347


Wagon calls


1,004


15,324


109


POLICE DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1950.


Augustine F. Sharry Chief of Police Somerville, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit the following report of the Automobile Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Number of purchases and sales of automobiles by dealers 2,113


Number of individual sales and transfers


1,176


Number of waivers for immediate sale or transfer


695


Number of investigations for the Registrar of Motor Vehicles


1,643


Number of bicycles registered


717


Number of automobiles reported stolen in Somerville


126


Number of automobiles recovered in Somerville


152


Accidents reported


999


Accidents investigated and hearings held


753


Number of fatal accidents by automobiles


12


Number of fatal accidents by trolley bus


0


Number of automobiles tagged for violation of street and traffic ordinances


6,194


Number of summons sent by mail for all traffic violations


7,000


Number of automobiles tagged with two way tags, warnings


2,176


Number of hackney and cab licenses investigated


260


Number of cards filed by this department


45,649


In regard to the fatal accidents for the year 1949 I wish to state that 50 percent of all persons involved were struck on Brodway at night and all were adults.


There were no children in any of the fatal accidents for the year 1949.


Respectfully submitted,


HARRY W. ROCHE, Lieut. of Police Auto Department


110


ANNUAL REPORTS


January 1, 1950.


Augustine F. Sharry Chief of Police Somerville, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


We hereby submit a report of the activities of the Juven- ile Officers for the year ending December 31, 1949.


ARRESTS


Assault and battery


16


Assault by means of a dangerous weapon


2


Attempt B. & E. building in night time


4


Breaking and entering dwelling int. commit larceny


3


Breaking and entering daytime and larceny


1


Breaking and entering in the night time


3


Breaking and entering in the night time and larceny


17


Carnal abuse


Escapees from training schools


Larceny


10


Larceny of auto


5


Mal. destruction of property


6


Robbery


2


Rec. stolen property


]


Runaways


2


Sauntering and Loitering


2


Stubborn child


4


Using motor vehicle without authority


15


Violation of Motor Vehicle laws


5


Violation of probation


2


Carrying pistol without permit


1


Carrying dirk on person


1


Obscene language


1


Total-101 males 7 females


17 males and 1 female were committed to the Youth Service Board


23 males and 1 female were placed on Probation


2 males were sent to the Concord Reformatory


4 males' cases were placed on file


A total of $4,656.50 was recovered in monies and property during the year of 1949 from cases involving juveniles.


JUVENILE INVESTIGATIONS


Assault


2


Assault and battery


1


Breaking and entering buildings


2


Breaking and entering dwellings


2


Breaking and entering school houses


10


Breaking and entering stores, attempt


2


Drinking intoxicating liquors


2


False alarm of fire


8


Larceny, attempt


5


Larceny


18


1 4


111


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Larceny of bikes


5


Setting fires


5


Rude and disorderly conduct. 3


Throwing missiles at trains


6


Violation of the Selective Service Act.


Totals-83 males females


During the year we also made numerous visits to our local schools and Social Agencies relative to aiding the children who were getting into trouble, and who needed guidance in these matters.


Respectfully submitted,


SERGEANT THOMAS L. HALL, EDWARD G. FORRISTALL, Juvenile Officers


Augustine F. Sharry Chief of Police


Somerville, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit a report of the activities of the Inspec- tors for the year ending December 31, 1949.


ARRESTS


Abortion, conspiracy to commit


1


Abortion, unlawful attempt


3


Abortion, accessory before the fact


1


Aiding in concealment of stolen property


1


Annoying persons of opposite sex


3


Assault


2


Assault and Battery


24


Assault and Battery by means dangerous weapon


4 1


Being concerned in a lottery


14


Being present where gaming is concerned


18


Breaking and entering dwellings and larceny


1


Breaking and entering night time building and larceny


23


Breaking and entering night time intent to commit larceny


11


B. & E. night time intent to commit a felony


7 1


Carnal abuse


1


Confining a person for purpose of stealing


1


Conspiracy to B. & E. N. T.


1


Contempt of court


1


Contributing to delinquency of minor


2


Fraudently procuring entertainment at an inn


1


Assault intent to murder


Breaking and entering daytime and larceny


6


B. & E. night time intent to commit a misdemeanor


3


January 1, 1950.


112


ANNUAL REPORTS


Fraudent conveyance of property


Forgery


Fugitive from justice


1


Idle and disorderly person


1


Illegal possession of narcotics


4


Illegal possession of narcotics intent to sell


Incest


Kidnapping


Lewd and Lascivious cohabitation


Lewd person in speech and behavior


Larceny


Larceny of motor vehicle


6


Larceny from person


2


Leaving scene of accident injury to person


1


·Manslaughter


1


Non payment of wages


2


Open and gross lewdness


12


Operating under influence of liquor


1


Operating motor vehicle so as to endanger


3


Pistol, unlawful possession


Perjury


Permitting premises to be used for gaming


Promoting a lottery


2 1


Rape


3


Rec. stolen property


12


Reg. bets on speed of animal


12


Robbery, unarmed


2


Robbery, armed


22 4


1


1


1


S. P. assault to rape


1


2


S. P. breaking and entering


1


S. P. larceny of auto


2


S. P. larceny


5


S. P. armed robbery


6


S. P. murder


2


S. P. rape


2


S. P. rec. stolen property


2


Threats


4


Unnatural acts


3


Unlawful carrying firearm on person


1


Using motor vehicle without authority


7


Uttering


4


Unlawful possession of firearm in vehicle


1


Vagrancy


2


Violation of parole


2


Violation of probation


20


Complaints Investigated


.Abortion


1


Arson, attempt


3


Assault


1


Assault dangerous weapon


2


Assault and battery


18


1


1


Polygamy


Safekeeping


Sauntering and loitering


Selling leased property


Sodomy


S. P. assault by means of dangerous weapon


1


2


4


1


102 2


1 5


113


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Breaking and entering


10


Breaking and entering attempt


31


Breaking and entering Larceny


205


Burglary (house breaks)


98


Damage to City Property


1


Kidnapping


1


Larceny


257


Larceny of auto


2


Larceny, attempt


3


Robbery


11


All others


428


Murder


1


Total


1062


Report of Fingerprint & Photography Department


Photographs for Criminal File


155


Prints made from film


680


Photos of Scenes of Crime


38


Number of Stand-up Photographs


62


Photographs sent to other Departments


214


Photos sent to Mass. Bureau of Identification


310


Photos taken for City Solicitor


42


Fingerprints, taken-classified and filed Male


1.45


Fingerprints, taken-classified and filed Female


5


Fingerprints sent to Federal Bureau of Investigation


155


Fingerprints sent to Mass. Bureau of Identification


155


Fingerprints sent to other Police Departments


60


Fingerprints received from other departments as wanted


470


Non-Criminal Fingerprints taken


136


Fingerprints taken at scene of crime


212


Bad checks cleared by arrests


87


Bad checks cleared by restitution


146


Other Duties Performed


Investigations for Jury Duty


85


Sudden Deaths Investigated


69


Investigation of bad checks


233


Investigations of Confidential nature for outside Police De- partments


114


Firearms sent to Mass. State Police for Test


62


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN J. KILLOURHY,


Deputy Chief of Police


114


ANNUAL REPORTS


January 1, 1950.


Augustine F. Sharry Chief of Police Somerville, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit a report of the activities of the Domes- tic Relations Officer for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Arrests


Assault and Battery


3


Adultery


2


Begetting Warrants


27


Fornication


2


Fugitive from justice


1


Neglected children


5


Neglct of illegitimate child


2


Neglect of wife and minor children


150


Stubborn children


2


Violation of probation (Capias for neglect)


40


Violation of weekly wage law


2


Total


236


During the year there were also one hundred and twenty- five types of domestic complaints investigated and settled without court action.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN J. COURTNEY, Domestic Relation Officer


POLICE DEPARTMENT


115


January 1, 1950.


Augustine F. Sharry Chief of Police Somerville, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


We herewith submit a report of the activities of the Matrons for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Persons placed in our custody


236


Assault and Battery


18


Abortion


1


Adultery


1


Abandonment of infant


1


Breaking and Entering, misdemeanor


Causing false alarm of fire


1


Concealing leased property


Delinquent children


4 102 1


Escape from training school


Failing to furnish heat, light and water


1


Forgery


Kidnapping


1


Larceny


Motor Vehicles, Violations of Chapter 90


Neglect of family


Neglected children


Operating while under the influence of liquor


Profanity


Promoting a lottery


2 1


Safe keeping


7 1


Stubborn children


3 2 2


Threats


Vagrants


2 38


Violation of city ordinances


4


Violation of probation


3


Violation of parole


2


Violation of traffic control signal


5


235


Lost children placed in our care


231


Number of trips to jails, hospitals, etc.


28


Respectfully submitted,


HELEN F. KAMMERER SUSANNAH F. BOLT


3 17 2 6 1 1


Registering bets on the speed of a horse


Sauntering and Loitering


Suspicious persons


Violation of parking meters


3


1


Drunkenness


116


ANNUAL REPORTS


OFFICIAL ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT DECEMBER 31, 1949


Chief of Police Augustine F. Sharry


Deputy Chiefs of Police


John J. Killourhy Hugh R. Cunningham


Thomas M. Sharry Earle W. Elliott Daniel M. O'Connell


Henry W. Roche


John T. Mahood


John J. Smith


William F. Willis


Leo J. Gormley


Thomas L. McGahan


John E. Hughes


Raymond J. Gleason


Cornelius J. Collins


Dennis F. Kearney


James M. Kilmartin


Thomas J. O'Brien


Lieutenants


Francis X. Cavanagh


Sergeants


Joseph G. Crowley




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