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Plans to construct a $200,000.00 football stadium on Tev- lin Field were agreed on between this department and the Metropolitan District Commission. The architectural firm of
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Holmes and Edwards of Boston are designing the contract plans. Although the money was appropriated in 1950 by the Massachusetts General Court, work could not be started be- cause the National Production Authority regulations prohib- ited projects of this type. Present plans call for construction to start in the spring of 1952 if permission to build is received from Washington.
The Metropolitan District Commission acquired Saxton C. Foss Park in November by right of eminent domain. An ap- propriation of $350,000.00 has been made available to con- struct three pools with the necessary facilities in the park for use of the children of Somerville. Close co-operation between this department and the Metropolitan Park Division has been assured to develop the area for Somerville's best interests.
An agreement was signed between the City of Somerville and the Metropolitan District Commission for the use of the undeveloped part of Caesar Marchi Playground. The State will construct a water tunnel shaft at the lower end of the area and will grade the entire area with the material excavated from the shaft and tunnel to Elevation 60.00. In exchange for an area approximately one hundred feet square, the Commission will grade and surface with bituminous concrete approximately 6.000 square yards of playground. They will encircle the entire area with a concrete retaining wall and 10-foot wire fence and incorporate drainage and shower facilities. This agreement will complete the development of Caesar Marchi Playground at a very small cost to the taxpayers of Somerville. It is adjacent to the new Somerville Housing project for veterans and is a sorely needed recreational area.
Somerville has been very fortunate in having the Metro- politan District Commission assume the development of these three projects. It is our hope that such excellent co-operation and assistance to Somerville in the development of our recrea- tional areas will be continued by the State authorities.
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK
Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1952
To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen:
The following is respectfully submitted as the eightieth Annual Report of the City Clerk of the City of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1951.
The receipts and payments were as follows:
For dog licenses issued in 1951:
1510 males at $2.00
$3,020.00
203 females at $5.00
1,015.00
668 spayed at $2.00
1,336.00
10 kennel at $10.00
100.00
2 transfers at $.25 .50
$5,471.50
For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1951:
1098 fishing at $2.00
$2,196.00
544 hunting at $2.00
1,088.00
310 sporting at $3.25
1,007.50
252 minor fishing at $1.25
315.00
I trapping at $5.25
5,25
2 special non-resident fishing at $1.50
3.00
4 non-resident citizen fishing at $5.25
21.00
9 dup :cat licenses at $.50
4.50
4,640.25
Recording mortgages, assignments, etc.
6,476.51
Certificates of marriage intentions, including postage
2,845.15
Furnishing copies of records
1,002.00
Licenses:
Auctioneers, 16 at $2.00 32.00
Billiard, pool licenses and bowling alleys, 113 licenses for 63 tables and 50 al- leys, at $3.00 and 44 licenses for Sunday bowling at $2.00 427.00
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Cut meat and sausage, 3 at $50.00
150.00
Drain layers, 6 at $1.00
6.00
Drivers, 220 at $1.00
220.00
Electric motors, 47 at $1.00
47.00
Garages:
2 at $10.00
6 at $5.00
50.00
Garage renewals
810.00
Hackney carriages, 122 at $1.00
122.00
Intelligence offices, 4 at $2.00
8.00
Junk and second hand licenses:
Collect junk, 35 at $10.00
350.00
Junk shops, 19 at $25.00
475.00
Lodging house licenses, 6 at $2.00
12.00
Outdoor parking, 6 at $10.00
60.00
Second hanr auto dealers:
4 at $50.00 46 at $25.00
1,350.00
Slaughtering, 3 at $1.00
3.00
Street musicians, 19 at $.50
9.50
Storage of explosives:
1 at $1.00
7 at $10.00
13 at $20.00
1 at $40.00
3 at $50.00
521.00
Storage of explosives renewals
4,831.50
Storage of paper, 2 at $25.00
50.00
Wagon licenses, 5 at $1.00
5.00
Wagon stand licenses, 83 at $1.00
83.00
Permits for projections over the sidewalk:
5 awnings
22 neon signs
5 wooden signs
2 barber poles
7 metal signs
13 electric signs
2 shelves
1 marquee
5 licenses at $1.00
52 licenses at $5.00
265.00
Sales of firearms, 3 at $10.00
30.00
Badges
14.00
Registration of physicians, optometrists and chiropodists
1.25
Copies of ordinances
4.50
Fees for registered mail notices
70.80
Advertising fees
147.00
Duplicate of dog license tags
3.20
Pole locations
183.00
Reporting congenital births
3.00
Blank forms
.60
Gun registration
.70
$20,668.71;
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PAYMENTS
To City Treasurer for dog licenses in 1951:
1510 males at $2.00
$3,020.00
203 females at $5.00
1,015.00
668 spayed at $2.00
1,336.00
10 kennel at $10.00
100.00
2 transfers at $.25
.50
5,471.50
Less City Clerk's fees, 2391 at $.20 and 2 transfers at $.25 478.70
$4,992.80
To Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for hunting licenses, etc. in 1951:
1098 fishing at $2.00
2,196.00
544 hunting at $2.00
1,088.00
310 sporting at $3.25
1,007.50
252 minor fishing at $1.25
315.00
1 trapping at $5.25
5.25
2 special non-resident fishing at $1.50
3.00
4 non-resident citizen's fishing at $5.25
21.00
9 duplicates at $.50
4.50
4,640.25
Less City Clerk's fees, 2211 at $.25 ....
552.75
4,087.50
To City Treasurer monthly:
All the receipts above specified except for hunting licenses and dog licenses ..
20,668.71
$29,749.01
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of re- ceipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows:
To parade with music in streets 3
Newspaper licenses 3
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BIRTHS
1951
Number of births reported by physicians for 1951:
Males
578
Females 548
1126
1950
The following is a statement in full of the births for 1950. Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville in 1950:
REGISTERED-1211
Males
623
Females 588
1211
Born of American parents
1019
Born of Foreign parents
42
Born of American father and Foreign mother 65
Born of Foreign father and American mother
70
Born of American mother and father unknown 15
Born of Foreign mother and father unknown
0
1211
Number of Still-births in Somerville in 1950 registered
35
Number of births in other places in 1950 registered 1323
Number of cases twins 8
MARRIAGES
1951
Number of intentions issued in 1951
1384
Less than previous year
6
Marriages registered
1401
Less than last year
Both parties American
1224
Both parties Foreign
43
American groom and Foreign bride
67
Foreign groom and American bride
67
Total 1401
First marriage
2458
Second marriage
320
Third marriage
24
Total
2802
1401 Couples
1
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DEATHS 1951
Number of deaths recorded in Somerville in 1951
1309
Died in City
896
Died outside of the City
413
1309
Stillbirths
34
Males
694
Females
615
1309
Under ten years
112
10 and under 20 years of age
14
20 and under 30 years of age
14
30 and under 40 years of age
34
40 and under 50 years of age
91
50 and under 60 years of age
181
60 and under 70 years of age
255
70 and under 80 years of age
325
80 and 90 years of age
247
90 and over
36
1309
Age of oldest person who died in Somerville in 1951 - 99 years
Born in Somerville
165
Born in other places in U. S.
581
Of Foreign Birth
562
Of Unknown Nationality
1
1309
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ANNUAL REPORTS CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1951
MAYOR JOHN M. LYNCH, 34 Browning Road
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
President, ANDREW CAPUANO Vice-President, FREDERICK J. RYAN
ALDERMEN-AT-LARGE
EDWARD T. BRADY
277 Washington Street
THOMAS J .BURKE
38 Burnham Street
PAUL I. MCCARTHY 472 Medford Street
WALTER W. WHITNEY 24 Brastow Avenue
ALDERMEN
Ward One
FREDERICK J. RYAN 27 Austin Street
Ward Two
15 Parkdale Street JAMES F. HALL
Ward Three
EDWARD J. BUTLER
121 Lowell Street
Ward Four
LEONARD E. RADOCHIA 99 Jacques Street
Ward Five
ANDREW CAPUANO 1 Williams Court
Ward Six
WALTER E. STEEVES
85 College Avenue
Ward Seven
JAMES R. DONCASTER
70 Garrison Avenue
City Clerk-NORMAN E. CORWIN Assistant City Clerk-WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE City Messenger-DANIEL A. DOWNEY Assistant City Messenger-RICHARD A. KEYES
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Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at eight o'clock, except when such Thursday is a holiday, in which case, the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday evening.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS-Chairman Doncaster, Brady, Radochia
FINANCE-Chairman Capuano, Ryan, Hall, Doncaster, Whitney, Burke, McCarthy
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY-Chairman Steeves, Hall, McCarthy, Brady, Butler
LICENSES AND PERMITS-Chairman Radochia, Whitney, Steeves, Burke, Butler
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS-Chairman Burke, Hall, Radochia, Steeves, Butler
VETERANS' SERVICES-Chairman Whitney, McCarthy, Doncaster
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman-WILLIAM J. SHEA Vice-Chairman-ELEANOR S. COYNE HON. JOHN M. LYNCH Mayor, Ex-officio ANDREW CAPUANO President of the Board of Aldermen, ex-officio
.JOSEPH F. LEAHY
Ward One 16 New Hampshire Avenue
FRANCIS H. BROWN
Ward Three 59 Preston Road
SARAH M. MCLAUGHLIN 167 Central Street
WILLIAM J. SHEA
Ward Five 10 Aberdeen Road
Ward Six
V. THERESA MORRISSEY (Died July 4, 1951)
17 Warner Street
MARGARET R. MORRISSEY (Elected July 18, 1951)
17 Warner Street
Ward Seven
.JOHN F. FITZGERALD
86 Yorktown Street Superintendent and Secretary-EVERETT W. IRELAND Assistant Superintendent-LEO C. DONAHUE
Ward Two 34 Bow Street
IELEANOR S. COYNE
Ward Four
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Regular meetings last Monday of each month, except July® and August.
ASSESSORS
CHARLES R. BRUNELLE, Chairman, term expires 1952 (Died Sept. 25, 1951)
MAURICE F. AHEARN, Chairman, term expires 1952
WILLIAM B. BAILEY, term expires 1954
TIMOTHY J. CRONIN, term expires 1954
GORDON FAULKNER, term expires 1954 MICHAEL SIMONELLI, term expires 1952 (Appointed Nov. 14, 1951)
BOARD OF APPEALS
PATRICK D. LANGONE, Chairman, term expires 1952
GEORGE FULGINITI, term expires 1953
G. FRANCIS MITCHELL, term expires 1952
HOWARD W. TAYLOR, term expires 1954 MARY E. WHOLEY, term expires 1954
Associate Member
JOHN J. MOLLOY, term expires 1954
BOARD OF HEALTH
HUGH J. GALLAGHER, D.S.C., Chairman, term expires 1952
JOSEPH H. McSWEENEY, M.D., term expires 1952
ALFRED S. WASS, D.M.D., term expires 1953
Medical Inspector, WILFRID C. MacDONALD, M.D. Inspector of Animals and Provisions, JAMES A. DWYER THOMAS J. HAGERTY
Inspector of Slaughtering, THOMAS J. HAGERTY
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, WILLIAM H. WALLIS
Supervisor of Dental Hygiene, DR. ANTHONY F. BIANCHI Veterinarian, E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, V.S.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
JOHN J. CONWAY, Chairman, term expires 1953 EDWARD L. HAGAN, term expires 1952 J. CLEMENT McCANN, term expires 1954 Agent-CHARLES J. WILLWERTH Matron City Home-ELIZABETH GOODRICH
LICENSING COMMISSION
JOSEPH D. LONERGAN, Chairman, term expires 1953 DANIEL J. COUGHLIN, term expires 1952 G. VICTOR MURRAY, term expires 1954
PLANNING BOARD
DEAN HARRY POOLE, BURDEN, Chairman, term expires 1956 LAWRENCE CAPODILUPO, term expires 1952 JOHN J. DONAHUE, term expires 1954 ROBERT D. DONAHUE, term expires 1954 JOHN J. MOLLOY, term expires 1955
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PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
GEORGE K. COYNE, President, term expires 1953 WALTER AVERY, term expires 1952 HELEN CLOUGH, term expires 1952 REV. ANTHONY J. FLAHERTY, term expires 1954 JOHN J. GRIFFIN, term expires 1953 JOHN F. McGANN, term expires 1954 WILLIAM H. McKENNA, term expires 1952 REV. DR. HOWARD C. WHITCOMB, term expires 1954 MRS. GEORGE J. WYSE, term expires 1953
SOMERVILLE RECREATION COMMISSION
REV. NAZARENO PROPERZI, Chairman, term expires 1953 WILLIAM J. KOEN, Vice-chairman, term expires 1952 MALCOLM D. BLAIR, term expires 1952 WILLIAM J. CROTTY, term expires 1953 JERRY C. IANDOLI, JR., term expirs 1952 MRS. MARGARET T. KEANE, term expires 1952 PETER LUCARELLI, term expires 1953 EDWARD M. McCARTY, term expires 1953 MRS. MYRTLE MacLEOD, term expires 1952 REV. JOHN B. OLDS, term expires 1953
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
THOMAS W. ORPEN, Chairman, term expires April 1953 JOHN T. FORD, term expires April 1953 DENNIS L. DONOVAN, term expires April 1952 LEWIS A. PRATT, term expires April 1954
RETIREMENT BOARD
EDMUND L. KELLEHER, Chairman, term expires 1952 DANIEL A. DOWNEY, Vice-chairman, term expires 1953 DAVID Y. ROSS, City Auditor
SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
CHARLES G. MARTIGNETTE, Chairman, term expires June 8, 1952 WALTER A. BURDETT, term expires June 8, 1953
OSCAR P. GROVE, term expires June 22, 1954 DAVID Y. ROSS, term expires 1955
CHARLES J. MURPHY, (Appointed by State) term expires Aug. 1, 1956
CITY CLERK NORMAN E. CORWIN
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE
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CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES FRANCIS J. TAGUE
CITY MESSENGER DANIEL A. DOWNEY
ASSISTANT CITY MESSENGER RICHARD A. KEYES
MAYOR'S SECRETARY JOHN H. PHELAN
CITY AUDITOR
DAVID Y. ROSS
CITY SOLICITOR
ROBERT J. MULDOON
ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITORS
ARTHUR A. FORTE MARY A. KERWIN
CITY ENGINEER LAWRENCE A. BARUFFALDI
COMMISSIONER OF STREETS
JOHN E. O'BRIEN
SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTHS
JOHN E. O'BRIEN
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN
WATER COMMISSIONER
RALPH L. GARRETT
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SANITARY DEPARTMENT JOHN F. MESKELL
CLERK OF COMMITTEES ROBERT G. CAMERLENGO
ASSISTANT CLERK OF COMMITTEES JOHN M. MANSFIELD
ASSISTANT TO CLERK OF COMMITTEES FRANK L. McGONAGLE
CHIEF OF POLICE AUGUSTINE F. SHARRY
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JAMES H. O'HARA, Deputy Chief, Acting Chief Engineer
FOREST WARDEN JAMES H. O'HARA, Deputy Chief, Acting Chief Engineer
COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS MARTIN F. DENNING
CITY PHYSICIAN JOHN M. TRAVARES, M.D.
ASSISTANT CITY PHYSICIAN BENJAMIN BLESOFF, M.D.
COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' SERVICES THOMAS F. MCGRATH
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES JOHN F. CASEY
CHARLES M. AUSTIN DANIEL A. DOWNEY WILLIAM R. JUDSON
CONSTABLES
JOHN W. LUCE, JR. LEONARD O. MASTERS DANIEL J. O'DONOGHUE JOHN M. SMITH
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REPORT OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
March 24, 1952.
Gentlemen:
The department provided benefits to veterans and their dependents according to prevailing regulations. The employ- ment situation contributed favorably to the fact that the total expenditures were substantially less than the amount granted the previous year. However, the cost of all items of medical care increased and a comparatively larger payment was re- quired in this category. We cooperated with other agencies in continuing our policy of services on all matters related to vet- erans and their benefits.
Very truly yours,
THOMAS F. McGRATH, Commissioner
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
April 8, 1952.
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, 1951.
ALARMS AND LOSSES
Number of First Alarms
734
Number of Second Alarms
13
Number of Third Alarms
1
Number of A.D.T. Alarms
8
Number of Still Alarms
1120
First Aid, Accidents, Emergency Calls
1772
Number of Alarms for the Year 1951
3648
Number of Alarms for the Year 1950
3633
Decrease in the number of Alarms during the Year 1951
15
Value of Buildings at risk
$1,735,140.00
Insurance on Buildings at risk
1,619,240.00
Insurance Damage on Buildings
163,045.74
Value of Contents at risk
$1,665,175.00
Insurance on Contents at risk
1,686,475.00
Insurance Damage on Contents
296,145.52
Total value at risk
3,400,315.00
Total Insurance Damage
459,191.26
Approximate Per Capita Loss
$4.45
CLASSIFICATION OF ALARMS
Fires in Residence Buildings
353
Fires in other Buildings
148
Chimney Fires
26
Fires in rubbish, near buildings
85
Fires in dumps, vacant lots
80
Grass Fires
66
Miscellaneous Fires out of doors
69
Automobile Fires
127
False Alarms
249
Smoke scares-Needless Alarms
69
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Accidents, Inhalator Calls
196
Miscellaneous emergency calls 154
False Telephone Calls 24
Out of City Calls
230
Wrecker Calls 107
Ambulance Calls
1665
Total
3648
MANUAL FORCE
The manual force consists of two hundred and forty (240) permanent men. During the year one Chief Engineer pen- sioned, one Captain died, one firefighter died, one firefighter killed in action, two firefighters resigned, and twenty-three permanent men have been appointed to the Department from the Eligible List of the Civil Service.
At present there are five permanent men in the U. S. Armed Forces.
The Roster of the Department is as follows:
4 Deputy Chiefs
3 District Chiefs
6 Captains
32 Lieutenants
3 Assistant Mechanics
163 Privates 3rd Grade
7 Privates 2nd Grade
22 Privates 1st Grade
240 Total
"IN MEMORIAM"
JOHN KELLEY Died April 25, 1951 - Age 54 years Appointed February 2, 1920 A member of the Department for 31 years
PAUL J. WILLWERTH
Killed in action August 9, 1951 - Age 54 years Appointed April 1, 1928
A member of the Department for 23 years
CAPTAIN JOHN J. LUNNEY Died October 30, 1951 - Age 61 years Appointed January 14, 1923 A member of the Department for 28 years
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To His Honor the Mayor, the members of the Honorable Board of Aldermen, the officers and members of the Fire De- partment, all Municipal Departments who so ably assisted this department and to the citizens of the city, I extend the thanks of the Department for their support and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES H. O'HARA Deputy Chief (Acting) Chief Engineer
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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
April 22, 1952.
1
Gentlemen:
I herewith respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Electric Lines and Lights Department for the year ending De- cember 31, 1951:
INSPECTION OF WIRING IN BUILDINGS
Due, at least in part, to the tremendous influx of new and improved electrical appliances on the market, there has been a noted increase in the number of illegal extensions and alterations to wiring systems. Much of this amateur work is a life and fire hazard and we must be ever alert, by re-inspec- tions, to have same corrected. We are aided in this work by the Fire Department's prompt reporting to us any defective or im- proper electrical wiring or equipment in accordance with Chapter 710 of the Acts of 1945.
Number of permits issued for electrical installations 1717
Permits issued to Boston Edison Company 1305
Total fees collected for permits and deposited with City
Treasurer $1,984.50
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
This system is in good condition and giving excellent ser- vice despite its age. The original system and present Fire Alarm Operating room equipment, were installed in 1915. All boxes are inspected and tested monthly and so recorded at Central Office. We have in service 205 Fire Boxes with an estimated 300 demanded by the National Board of Fire Under-
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writers. For this reason I would recommend the addition of 10 Fire Alarm boxes yearly, in order to satisfy this demand as soon as possible.
ALARMS RECEIVED AND TRANSMITTED
First Alarms 769
Second Alarms 13
Third Alarms 1
A.D.T. Alarms
8
Still Alarms
1134
TOTAL
1925
The Central Office equipment consists of the following:
2- 6 circuit Box Alarm Board
1- circuit tapper board
- 5
1-5 circuit gong board
2-16 circuit storage battery charging boards
1-32 circuit protective board
1- 4
circuit punching register and take up reel
2- 5 circuit punching registers and take up reels
13 -
2
1 circuit punching registers and take up reels Automatic time and date stamps
1
4 dial manual transmitter
1
masterclock
1 local telephone used on still alarm system cells storage battery
486
3-10 ft. 4 shelf battery racks 32 low rate rectifiers 5 metropolitan tappers
1 high rate rectifier
Equipment outside Central Office:
63 Gardner Type Fire Alarm Boxes
77 Ideal Type Fire Alarm Boxes
30 Peerless Type Fire Alarm Boxes
2 Ideal Master Boxes with remote control
33 Peerless Master Boxes with remote control and equipped with
auxiliary stations located in various private and public build- ings.
4 Tower strikers (only 2 in service)
25 cable terminal boxes
8 punching registers
28 closed circuit tappers and 5 open circuit tappers
8 closed circuit tappers (secondary).
13 still alarm bells-local house system
7 local telephones used as a company service system
2 private interior telephones consisting of 12 stations
4 traffic sirens
11 house call bells
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POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
The Police Signal System is in good operable condition. By a systematic maintenance check, ordinary troubles are kept to the minimum. However, in order to keep the system operating under all possible conditions, I again recommend the purchase of a standby power unit.
The system consists of the following:
91 Street Signal Boxes 2 Bank Alarm Signal Boxes
1 Type "C" Police Signal Desk
3-5 Circuit Registers
35 Secondary Batteries
1
Charging panel-3 Rectifiers
2 Automatic time and date stamps
2 Takeup reels
8 Official phones connected with police desk
The Police Radio System consists of the following:
1 Central Station Transmitter and Receiver
3 Remote Central Stations
1 Vertical Antenna
1 Lampkin frequency monitor
1 Turning meter
18 F.M. 2-way mobile radio telephone units
TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM
A weekly inspection system is maintained as regards checking all traffic light installations, in order to maintain timing in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Public Works permits, as well as general inspection of all working parts, thereby eliminating many night and week-end trouble calls. Some of our controllers are 17 to 18 years old, and are now obsolete as regards obtaining new parts. I recommend a gradual replacement of same.
The System consists of 31 intersections, 19 of which are equipped with pedestrian push-buttons.
SUPERVISION OF POLES AND WIRES ON THE STREETS
Constant attention and inspection of the condition of poles and wires has been given in conjunction with the companies owning or using same. During 1952 work will continue on
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Somerville Avenue to place all utility owned overhead wires under-ground and poles removed.
STREET LIGHTING
The number of street lights December 31, 1951 are as follows:
1048
800
Lumen
Lamps
209
1,000
34
2,500
11
14
4,000
450
6,000
542
10,000
11
11
31
15,000
13
16,000
11
I wish to thank His Honor, the Mayor, and the members of the Board of Aldermen, and the several department heads for many courtesies received throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MARTIN F. DENNING, Commissioner Electric Lines & Lights
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Somerville, Mass. December 31, 1951.
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 J. CLEMENT McCANN EDWARD L. HAGAN
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
JOHN J. CONWAY, Chairman EDWARD L. HAGAN J. CLEMENT McCANN
COMMITTEES
On Finance, Investigations, Relief and City Home MR. CONWAY, MR. HAGAN and MR. McCANN
GENERAL AGENT CHARLES J. WILLWERTH
CITY PHYSICIAN
JOHN M. TAVARES, M.D.
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STAFF OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN
BENJAMIN BLESOFF, M.D. RICHARD T. WILSON, 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, 1952.
Board of Public Welfare
Somerville, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The General Agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1951.
Table No. 1 Indoor Relief (FULL SUPPORT)
City Home (Male, 139; Female, 61) 200
State Infirmary (Tewksbury) 20
(PARTIAL SUPPORT)
Local Hospitals (Central, Somerville)
Cases Hospitalized 112
Out Patient Treatments 74
186
Cases aided to hospitalization in other Cities and Towns
(chargeable to Somerville in 1951)
18
Cases aided in Convalescent Homes
17
Cases aided in all other institutions (not included above) 72
Number of Burials during 1951 7
Table No. 2
Number of cases aided January 1, 1951 410
Number of cases aided during 1951 722
Number of cases aided in other Cities and Towns (chargeable to Somerville in 1951 145
Number of cases aided December 31, 1951 166.
264
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table No. 3 Children Boarded
In Private Families 5
Through Division of Child Guardianship 32
Table No. 4 RECAPITULATION Welfare Miscellaneous Total Expenditures, 1951
$346,393.60
Reimbursements
Commonwealth of Mass.
$47,753.79
Cities and Towns
22,262.36
Refunds
5,788.55
Transfers
127.07
75,931.77
Net Cost to City
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