Report of the city of Somerville 1950, Part 20

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1950
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Emery street


Harding street


Eustis street


Eustis court


Everett avenue


Everett street


Evergreen square


Cutter square or place


Fairlee street


Graham street


Fanning avenue


Dexter street


Fellsway east


Winthrop avenue


Fellsway west


Chauncey avenue or street


Fenwick street


Thurston street


Flint avenue


Runey place


Flint street


Runey street (Cross street to Aldrich street )


Forster street


( Linwood street Federal street


Franklin street


First rangeway Second poleway


Two Pole lane


Fremont street Giles park


Tremont street Giles place


Gilman street


Cross-street place Clarendon street


Gilson terrace


Gilson park Holmes street


Glendale avenue Glenwood road Gould avenue


Greenville street


Hamilton road


Russell road


Hammond street


( Dickinson place Benefit street


Hancock street


Gordonia rd. (Summer st. to Highland ave.} Fanning avenue (Highland avenue to Lex- ington avenue)


Harding street Harrison street (Wd. 6) Harvard place


Jenny Lind avenue


Gould court C strect


Rideout street Ivaloo place Chestnut street or court


Dimick street


Elm street


296


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known ( Hawkins court Milton street


Hawkins street


Hawthorne street


Henry avenue


§ Graves street Evans or Evon street Ayer street


Highland avenue


1 Middle lane Cross lane Barberry lane Church street [ (Medford street to Central street)


Highland road


Dale avenue Ayer avenue


Hillside park


Hinckley street


Holland street


New street to Arlington


Ivaloo street


Jackson road


Jaques street


Josephine avenue


Auburn court Wood street Walter street Bond street (Temple street to Bond street) Arnold street


Kensington avenue


[ Kensington street ¿ Kenilworth avenue


[ Kingman court or street


Kingman road


Kingston street


Lake street


Langmaid avenue


West street


Lesley avenue


Alton street


Lexington avenue


Lincoln avenue


Lexington street George street


Linden avenue


Brackett's row Leland street


Line street


Linwood street London street


Lynde street Linden street Lowell street


-


Rangeway


Old rangeway Sixth rangeway Charles Adams' rangeway White street Highland road


Road from Medford to Boston Medford road ~


Malvern avenue


Maple avenuc


Maple street


Hollis street Parterre square Jackson street


Marion street


McGrath Highway


Cook st. (Adrian st. to north of Wyatt st.) Harcourt st. (North Wyatt st. to Dimick st.) No. traffic artery, parts Somerville ave., Medford st., Shawmut st., Aldrich st., Dana st., Edmands st., Fellsway east, Winthrop ave.


Lowell street


Main street


Warren avenue or street -


Campbell park (angle to Cambridge line) Hawkins court


Marritt or Marrett place Lawrence street (southerly end)


297


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street Meacham road


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known ( Meacham street ¿ Brooks street


Road from Medford to Lechmere point Road from Canal bridge to Medford New rd. from Medford to Cambridge bridge


Craigie's road to Medford


Road to Medford


Craigie road Gore street (easterly end)


Merriam street Miller street


Milton street


Myrtle street Pierce's court Mason avenue


L York terrace (easterly end)


Monmouth street


Chestnut street Chestnut court (westerly end)


Harvard place


Moreland street


Morrison avenue


Brooks street (Main st. to Meacham st.) Morrison street


Prospect street Mt. Pisgah avenue


Munroe street


High street B street


Myrtle street


Warren street


Mystic avenue


Mystic turnpike or road


Mystic street (Wd. 2)


Myrtle street


Way by Bullard's bridge


Newton street .......


Road to Cambridgeport Brick Yard lane


-


L Proprietor's way Cook's lane Third rangeway


North Union street


Canal street


Norwood avenue


Magoun street


Oakland avenue


Oakman avenue


Oliver Street


Broom street


Oxford street


High street (westerly end) Trull street


Park street


Snowhill street


Paulina street


James street


Pearson avenue


Orient street


Perkins street


Proprietor's way (part)


Perry street


North Wyatt street


Pitman street


Walnut street


Poplar street Walnut street (Linwood street to Joy st.) Powder House boulevard Barnett street (North street easterly)


Prentiss street


Harris street Preston street


Pritchard avenue


Orient street


Prospect Hill avenue


Cross street


Prospect street


( Road from Cambridgeport to Charlestown ) Pine street


Medford street


Preston road


Baldwin street


North street


298


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known S Veazie street


Radcliffe road


Hawes avenue


Richardson street


Appleton street (Lowell street westerly)


Sacramento street ...


Union street


Sargent avenue


Mills street (Walnut street to angle) § Chestnut street ¿ Maple street


Sawyer avenue


Sawyer street Fourth rangeway


School street


Ireland's lane (Somerville ave. northerly) Stiles street


Seven Pines avenue ...


Sewall street


Heath street


Shawmut street


( Three Pole lane Second rangeway


Charlestown lane (Union sq. westerly)


Somerville avenue


Milk Row road (Union sq. westerly) Milk row (Union square westerly) Kent's street (Union square westerly) Road from West Camb. to Charlestown County road


Bridge street


Milk street


Spring court


Spring Hill court


Spring street


Spring Hill street


St. James avenue


Melburn place


Sycamore street


Lyceum street


Sycamore terrace


Chapel court


Teele avenue


Teele street


Temple street


Derby lane or street


Thorpe street


Thorpe place


Vernon street


Taylor street Euston street


Virginia street


Eglantine avenue


Walnut street


Warner street


Hazeltine's lane Elm street


Warwick street


.. Angle northerly Warwick place


Highway to Newtowne


Road from Cambridge to Charlestown


Road to old Cambridge


Washington street


Road from the colleges to Charlestown Charlestown road Milk row (Charlestown to Union square) Kirkland street (Union sq. to Cambridge) Cambridge st. (Union sq. to Charlestown)


Water street Webster avenue


Willow street Medford street


Webster street


Sullivan street


Wesley park


Hawkins park Prince street


Wesley street


Walnut street


Wheatland street


( Lime street


Third rangeway


New Walnut street


Sartwell avenue


299


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known


Whipple street ........


- Dynamo street Howard street


White street


White-street place


... Maple street Cottage court


Willow avenue


Rangeway Eighth rangeway Irving street Willow street


Winchester street


Charles street


Windsor road


Wyatt street


Yorktown street


Wyatt's lane Albro street


Ball square


Central square


Prescott square


Concord square


Cutter square


Davis square


Russell square Clarendon square


Gerrior square


Gilman square


Homer square


Magoun square


Powder House square


Pollard square Tufts squar? Russell square


Teele square


Union square


Wesley square


Wilson square


Oak square


i.


Cottage street


Minot street Willow Dale street


§ Metropolitan square Post Office square


300


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER


OFFICE OF THE WATER COMMISSIONER


January 1, 1950.


To His Honor, The Mayor and the Board of Aldermen:


I present herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1950.


Water charges committed to the City Treasurer and Col- lector of Taxes during the year 1950:


Quarterly Accounts


Committed


$303,215.60


Commercial Accounts


Committed 194,603.30


Additional Accounts


Committed


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


Service Assessments


Committed


555.22


Maintenance Charges


Committed


1,212.52


TOTAL COMMITMENT $499,586.64


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


Water Maintenance and Extension Account


Appropriations made by the Board of Alder- men


69,637.00


Ordinary Maintenance (brought forward from '49 Budget) $ 971.13


70,608.13


301


WATER COMMISSIONER


Labor


76,693.70


Personal Service


39,326.00


$186,627.83


Expenditures:


Ordinary Maintenance


$ 45,521.53


Labor


76,365.73


Personal


39,264.28


$161,151.54


Balances:


Ordinary Maintenance Encumbered Bal-


ance brought forward 1951


25,039.96


Unencumbered Balance


46.64


Personal Service Balance


61.72


Labor Balance


327.97


25,476.29


Expenditures


161,151.54


Balances


25,476.29


$186,627.83


$186,627.83


The consumption of water for the City of Somerville for the year 1950, total quantity, average daily and per capita consumption, the per capita consumption being figured on an estimated population for the year of 108,000.


Month


Gallons per day


*Gallons per capita


January


10,849,000


100


February


10,889,500


101


March


11,014,800


102


April


10,749,100


100


May


10,139,300


94


June


11,059,200


102


July


11,115,800


103


August


11,002,100


102


September


10,486,800


97


October


10,434,200


97


November


10,045,300


93


December


9,908,300


92


YEAR 1950


10,639,700


99


* : 1950 census not available.


Total consumption for the year 1950:


High-service


823,870,000 gals.


Low-service


3,059,621,000 gals.


TOTAL CITY


3,883,491,000 gals.


302


ANNUAL REPORTS


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS For the year ending December 31, 1950 In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association


SOMERVILLE WATER WORKS SOMERVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS


GENERAL STATISTICS


Population, State Census 1945 - 105,883


Date of Construction: Commenced in 1868


By Whom owned: City of Somerville


Source of Supply: Water is delivered into City's mains, both high and low pressure, by the Metropolitan Water Works.


STATISTICS OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER


Population supplied December 31, 1950 - 108,000


Average daily consumption 10,639,700


Gallons per day to each inhabitant - 99 gals.


Total consumption for the year 1950:


High service 823,870,000 gals.


Low service 3,059,621,000 gals.


Total city 3,883,491,000 gals.


STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION


Mains


Kind of Pipe: Cast Iron


Size: from 4" to 20 "


Total now in use: 114.15 miles


Number of hydrants (public and private)


1,452


Number of Gates added during year:


Number of Gates now in use: 3,027


Number of blow-offs: 237


Range of pressure - 40 to 100 lbs.


SUMMARY OF PIPES AND FIXTURES OF THE WATER SYSTEM


December 31, 1950


Feet of main pipe (approximately)


602,698


Miles of main pipe (approximately)


114.15


Services in use ..


14,039


Services supplying public property


86


Private fire supplies (sprinkler systems)


132


Fire supplies to public buildings


26


Public fire hydrants


1,360


Private fire hydrants


92


Sprinkler systems installed in public buildings


0


Gates


3,028


303


WATER COMMISSIONER


Check valves


9


Meters (including 1 motor register)


13,902


Waterposts (not in use)


59


Car-sprinkler connections (not in use)


10


Blow-offs


237 11


Total number of services required to be metered in actual use


13,902


Services supplying public property


86


Total number of services 14,004


In addition to the above there are fire supplies for private sprinkler systems which are not required to be metered .. 132


OPERATING METERS, DECEMBER 31, 1950


Size


5/8"


3/4" 1" 11/2" 2" 3" 4 "


10" 12" Total


No. 13,366


283 121 47


72 18 10 4


1 1 13,923


Percentage of services metered - 100%


Water is furnished without charge to all City Departments and Municipal Buildings.


No main pipe construction or replacement during the year. Size, number and length of new services installed during the year:


Size


Number


Total Length 2351/2


3/4" 1" 11/2" 2" 4" Fire 6" Fire


14


0


0


2


11


3


11


0


0


3


38


HYDRANTS, GATES, ETC. IN CITY DECEMBER 31, 1950


Number of Fire Hydrants, January 1, 1950


1,360 Number of private hydrants 92


Number of Gates January 1, 1950 3,028


Set during the year 1


Removed during the year


0


Net increase in gates


1


3,029


Number of check valves 9


Number of blow-offs


237


Number of waterposts


59


Number of drinking fountains 12


Number of car-sprinkler connections not in use 10


Drinking fountains


304


ANNUAL REPORTS


Services


Kind of Pipe: Lead, Lead Lined, cement lined, galvanized iron, cast iron, brass, copper tubing and tubeloy.


Sizes: 5/8" to 8" Services in use - 14,039


Number of private fire supplies (sprinkler system) - 133


Number of meters now in use - est. 13,902


Percentage of services metered: - 100%


Public services not metered.


Respectfully submitted,


RALPH L. GARRETT, Water Commissioner.


305


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Somerville, Mass. December 31, 1950


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 Superintendent of the City Home and the City Physician, with tables showing the work.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN J. CONWAY, Chairman EDWARD L. HAGAN EDWARD L. CONDON


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


JOHN J. CONWAY, Chairman EDWARD L. CONDON EDWARD L. HAGAN


COMMITTEES


On Finance, Investigations, Relief and City Home MR. CONWAY, MR. CONDON, and MR. HAGAN.


GENERAL AGENT CHARLES J. WILLWERTH


CITY PHYSICIAN


JOHN M. TAVARES, M. D.


306


ANNUAL REPORTS


STAFF OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


BENJAMIN BLESOFF, M. D. JOSEPH A. BALDASSARRE, M. D. MARIE A. HANRAHAN, R. N. MARY G. WELCH, Med. & Dent. Asst.


SUPERINTENDENT AND MATRON, CITY HOME


MRS. ELIZABETH GOODRICH MISS VIRGINIA GOODRICH


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT


City Hall January 31, 1951.


Board of Public Welfare


Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


The General Agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1950.


Table No. 1


Indoor Relief


(FULL SUPPORT)


City Home (Male, 95; Female, 54) 149


State Infirmary (Tewksbury) 19


(PARTIAL SUPPORT)


Local Hospitals (Central, Somerville)


Cases Hospitalized


137


Out Patient Treatments 89


226


Cases aided to hospitalization in other Cities and Towns


(chargeable to Somerville in 1950) 120


Cases aided in Convalescent Homes


20


Cases aided in all other institutions (not included above) 72


Number of Burials during 1950


10


Table No. 2


Number of cases aided Jan. 1, 1950 526


Number of cases aided during 1950 941


Number of cases aided in other Cities and Towns (charge- able to Somerville in 1950) 128


Number of cases aided Dec. 31, 1950 410


307


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Table No. 3 Children Boarded


In Private Families 6


Through Division of Child Guardianship 34


Table No. 4 RECAPITULATION Welfare Miscellaneous


Total expenditures, 1950


$427,568.68


Reimbursements


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$61,331.46


Cities and Towns


24,616.27


Refunds


7,448.49


Transfers


154.70 93,550.92


Net Cost to City


$334,017.76


Table No. 5 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Number of cases, January 1, 1950


375


Number of cases, December 31, 1950


346


Number of (dependent) children aided during 1950 (502 families


1240


Gross expenditures, A. D. C. Dept., 1950


$533,904.44


Table No. 6 Reimbursements


U. S. Federal Grants (Relief) $192,439.48


U. S. Federal Grants (Administrative) 16,769.20


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


167,116.87


Refunds


2,023.54


Recoveries


15.00 378,364.09


Net Cost to City


$155,540.35


Table No. 7 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Number of cases, Jan. 1, 1950 2170


Number of cases, Dec. 31, 1950


2256


Gross Expenditures, O. A. A. Bureau, 1950 $1,852,724.61


308


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table No. 8 Reimbursements


U. S. Federal Grants (Relief)


$746,003.01


U. S. Federal Grants (Administrative)


47,476.04


Commonwealth of Mass.


735,634.67


Commonwealth of Mass. (Meal Tax)


33,135.01


Cities and Towns


33,952.63


Refunds


12,941.48


Recoveries


3,050.00


1,612,192.84


Net Cost to City


$ 240,531.77


POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1940 THRU 1950


Year


Population


Welfare


City Home


A. D. C.


O. A. A.


Totals


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


1950


105,882


427,568.68


31.043.35


533,904.44


1,852,724.61


2,845,241.08


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


309


REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CITY HOME


March 1, 1951.


Board of Public Welfare Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I submit the following as the report of the Superintendent of the City Home for the year ending, December 31, 1950.


Table No. 1


Number of weeks' board of inmates 2704


Number of males admitted during 1950


29


Number of females admitted during 1950 18


Number of males discharged during 1950


28


Number of females discharged during 1950


22


Number of males supported during 1950


66


Number of females supported during 1950


36


Number of males died during 1950


3


Number of females died during 1950


2


Number of inmates in Home, Dec. 31, 1950


69


Number of children cared for during 1950


12


Number of days care of children during 1950


144


Number of weeks' board of inmates-City Home Hospital


676


Table No. 2


Gross Expenditures, City Home, 1950 $31,043.35


Reimbursements


Commonwealth of Mass.


$2,960.78


Cities and Towns


2,397.84


Individuals


4,752.77


10,111.39


Net Cost to City


$20,931.96


310


ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


February 28, 1951.


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, 1950.


Patients treated at Clinic, Jan. 1, thru Dec. 31, 1950 (In- cludes Old Age Assistance, Soldier's Relief, Aid to De- pendent Children, Vaccinations & Emergencies.) 6,157


Patients treated at home, Jan. 1, thru Dec. 31, 1950 (In- cludes all of the above types of cases, plus City Infirmary and Police and Fire Dept.) 5,887


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN M. TAVARES, M. D. City Physician


311


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT


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


Gentlemen:


In compliance with the City Ordinances, the Annual Report of the Board of Public Welfare for the fiscal year ending De- cember 31, 1950, is hereby submitted.


During the first five months of 1950, our General Relief costs were far in excess of corresponding months in 1949. In June of 1950, the cost was slightly less than in June of 1949. In July and August of 1950, the cost was slightly in excess of the expenditures for the corresponding months in 1949. From September to the end of the year of 1950, costs were consid- erably less than for the corresponding months in 1949. For the most part, the decrease in the latter months was due to our ability to procure employment for our employable cases.


The expenditures under the title of "Miscellaneous Wel- fare" for the year 1949 were $359,466.38; for the year 1950, $427,568.68, an increase of $68,102.30.


The Welfare Miscellaneous case load for 1950 was as follows:


January


556


February


573


March


553


April


552


May


542


June


538


July


536


August


523


September


547


October


549


November


565


December


588


The expenditures under A. D. C. for the year 1949 were $467,787.67. For the year 1950, $553,904.44, an increase of $66,116.77.


The expenditures under O. A. A. for the year of 1949 were $1,567,412.50. For the year of 1950, $1,852,724.61, an in- crease of $285,312.11.


312


ANNUAL REPORTS


The A. D. C. case load in December of 1949 was 375, while in December of 1950, it was 348.


The O. A. A. case load in December of 1949 was 2162, while in December of 1950, it was 2253.


The housing shortage was a continual problem for our de- partment. During 1950 we had fourteen (14) evictions. With the exception of five (5) cases, we were able to procure imme- diate housing. Three (3) cases took us about two months to make permanent placement. Two other cases required six months. As of January 1, 1951, we had no eviction cases that we were boarding out.


On Oct. 1, 1950, the Federal Government changed its formulary on A. D. C. grants to include the parent or grantee- relative. Previously, no reimbursement was made for the same. The new formula allows us $16.50, and as we have about 325 cases which will be effected, we anticipate increased grants of approximately $69,000.00 for 1951.


On May 29, 1950, our department opened its Federal Sur- plus Commodities Distribution Center at 54 - 56 Summer Street. Your Agent was made Certifying Agent for this dis- tribution. Andrew F. Ryan was named Supervisor, and Eugene Adcock, Storekeeper. A great deal of credit for the smooth operation of this center should be given to Mr. John Stocker, and John W. Havey of the State Department of Public Welfare, Commodity Distribution Division, for making supplies avail- able when needed.


All recipients of public assistance and Veterans' Benefits, together with certain cases recommended by private agencies are eligible to receive these commodities. Distribution is made once a month, on a basis of the number in family. The follow- ing table shows the amounts and values distributed up to De- cember 31, 1950:


Commodity


Pounds


Value


Cheese


10,710


$3,676.10


Butter


30,720


20,889.60


Dry eggs


7,280


8,153.60


Dry Milk


13,800


3,174.00


Potatoes


98,500


1,970.00


TOTALS


161,010


$37,863.30


Our Domestic Relations division had a very active year dur- ing 1950. There were 247 complaints issued at Somerville


313


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


District Court during the year, on neglect and non-support charges, the great majority of these cases involving our inter- est, through applications for General Relief and A. D. C. Many complaints have been sought and granted on "begetting" charges, these latter cases for the most part involving unwed mothers.


Results obtained in the above categories have been most successful, resulting in adjudications and court orders for sup- port payment, thus saving our department considerable money. With the assistance of a police officer assigned to this division, our work also includes endeavors to locate missing husbands, in order that they may be forced to assume their legal respon- sibility toward the support of their families. Along this line we can also point to a great measure of success in having been able, either through their arrest and subsequent conviction, or under certain conditions where it was found feasible, to make arrangements for contributions toward support, in keeping with the man's earnings and ability to pay. Complaints of fraud have also been brought, where families have been receiv- ing aid illegally from the city. We have been successful in closing some cases on A. D. C., where our investigation has shown moral unfitness.


Through the year 1950, our employment division accepted a total of 718 applications for employment. Of this number, a total of 522 procured employment through this division. A breakdown in the various categories of aid to receive benefits through our employment services are as follows:


Persons placed in employment through Unemployment Re- lief roles 261


Persons placed in employment through General Relief 58


Persons placed in employment through A. D. C. . 29


Persons placed in employment through Veterans' Services . 4


Persons placed in employment through outside sources, in-


cluding private charities, clergy, domestic relations, and persons filing for employment in general 170


At this time we wish to offer our sincere thanks to the many concerns who have aided us in the placement of our em- ployables.


While the office space housing the Public Welfare Depart- ment is woefully inadequate, it is the intention of your Agent to set up an Intake and Fiscal division, or a combination of both, during 1951.


314


ANNUAL REPORTS


During 1950, considerable work was done to improve the appearance of our City Infirmary. New gutters were installed; piazzas renovated; new insulated side-walling was put on the entire building. The building was painted on the outside. Land in rear of building was leveled and graded. A new unit was also put in the refrigerator at the Infirmary. During early 1951, the inside of the building will be painted throughout.


In the distributing of relief in any of its forms, the basic consideration is need. The need exists for many causes. Among the most prevalent causes are unemployment, illness and in- jury, old age, desertion and non-support of families, and im- prisonment. All public assistance programs are governed by statutes, and they are the yardstick by which the department must gauge 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. Our city has been very fortunate in the caliber and type of persons appointed as members of the Board of Public Wel- fare, for their faithful attendance at meetings; for their advice and counsel in matters of policy and procedure. I offer my sincere thanks.


Our aim for 1951 will be to safeguard the taxpayers' inter- ests by intelligent case work, and to give adequate relief to those in need.


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES J. WILLWERTH General Agent


315


POLICE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1951.


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, 1950.


ARRESTS


Whole number of arrests


3213


On summons


869


On warrants


462


Without warrants


1882


3213


Held for trial


2982


Delivered to other departments




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