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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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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