Report of the city of Somerville 1951, Part 24

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1951
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Number of Pages: 410


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Public


38


107


........


Stone pl.


Stone ave.


Southeasterly


Public


30


142


........


Strathmore rd.


Broadway


Medford line


Private


40


........


15


Sturtevant


Foley


Easterly


Public


40


995


----


Summer


Bow st.


Elm st.


Public


45


7,870


........


Summit ave.


Walnut st.


Vinal ave.


Public


45


532


........


Summit


College ave.


Billingham st.


Public


40


262


Sunnyside ave.


Walnut st.


Wigglesworth st


Public


25 to 35


306


Sunset rd.


Curtis st.


Hillsdale rd.


Public


40


656


--


Sycamore


Broadway


Medford st.


Public


45


1,245


+ Proposed.


Highland ave.


Belmont st.


Public


20


673


........


Steeves cir.


Cherry st.


Easterly


Private


15


........


100


Sibley pl.


Cutter st.


Northwesterly


Private


23+25


264


Simpson ave.


Broadway


Holland st.


Private


30


........


405


Skilton


Pearl st. around to Pearl st.


Public


40


Sewall ct.


Sewall st.


Southwesterly


Private


25


688


Sherman ct.


Sargent ave.


Marshall st.


Private


10


10


...


Springfield


Concord ave.


Cambridge line


Public


40


788


Spring Hill ter.


200


...


Seven Pines ave. Cameron ave.


Cambridge line


120


Royce pl.


Bonair st.


Private


15+


Feet Public Private


-....


Private


374


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets-Continued


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With in


Feet Public Private


Sycamore


Medford st.


B. & L. R.R.


Public


40


639


.......


Sycamore


B. & L.R.R.


Highland ave. Northwesterly Temple st.


Public


40


679


.......


Talbot ave.


Packard ave.


College ave.


Private


50


...


Taunton


Wyatt st.


East'y to angle


Private


30


...


...


........


200


Taylor


Mystic ave.


Sydney st.


Public


40


309


.......


Teele ave.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public


40


685


.......


Temple rd.


Mystic ave.


Shore drive


Public


40


1,420


.......


Temple


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


66


1,628


.......


Ten Hills rd.


Bailey rd.


Shore drive


Public


25-40


1,886


......


Tenney ct.


Mystic ave.


Northeasterly


Private


30


400


Tennyson


Forster st.


Pembroke st.


Public


40


869


.......


Thorndike


Holland st.


Kingston st.


Public


40


584


.......


Thorndike


Underpass


B. & M. R.R. Arlington Br.


Public


20


88


.......


Thorpe


Highland ave.


Southwesterly


Public


30


468


.......


Thurston


Broadway


Richdale ave.


Public


40


1,689


Timmins pl.


Dane st.


Westerly


Private


3.5


97


Tower ct.


Tyler st.


Northeasterly


Private


25


........


150


Tower


Crown st.


Highland ave.


Public


40


559


75


Tremont


Webster ave.


Cambridge line


Public


40


589


.......


Trull


Vernon st.


Medford st.


Public


40


1,050


Trull Lane


Highland ave.


Oxford st.


Private


15


...


200


Tufts pky.


College ave.


College ave.


Public


22


900


Tufts


Washington st.


Cross st.


Public


40


982


Turner ct.


Franklin st.


Westerly


Private


20


...


150


Tyler


Vine st.


Dane st.


Public


40


404


.......


Union


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


40


362


....


Union pl.


Linwood st.


Southwesterly


Private


10


100


Upland pk.


Main st.


Southwesterly


Private


20


175


Upland rd.


Curtis st.


Hillsdale rd.


Public


40


655


........


Vermont ave.


Mystic ave.


Penn. ave.


Public


40


433


.......


Vernon


Central st.


Glenwood rd.


Public


40


764


........


Vernon


Glenwood rd.


Partridge av.


Public


40 to 30


190


........


Vernon


Partridge ave.


Lowell st.


Public


30


434


.... ....


Victoria


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


1,036


...


Villa ave.


Winslow ave.


Arl'ton Br R.R.


Private


35


200


Village


Dane st.


Vine st.


Private


25


370


Village ter.


Village st.


Northeasterly


Private


10+


110++


Vinal ave.


Summer st.


Highland ave.


Public


45


1,425


200


Vine ct.


Vine st.


Northwesterly


Private


25


140


Vine


Somerville ave.


Fitchburg R.R.


Public


40


540


...


Vine


Fitchburg R.R.


Hanson st.


Private


40


662


Virginia


Aldrich st.


Jasper st.


Public


40


403


.... ..


Wade ct.


Cedar st.


Westerly


Private


20


...


....


Waldo ave.


Beacon st.


Dimick st.


Public


40


277


........


Waldo


Highland ave.


Hudson st.


Public


40


287


Walker


Broadway


Leonard st.


Public


40


713


........


Wallace


Holland st.


Broadway


Public


40


1,342


........


Walnut


Walnut st.


Kenneson rd.


Public


40


270


........


Walter ter.


Jackson rd.


Southwesterly


Public


40


222


........


Ward


Medford st.


Harding st.


Public


30


433


.......


Ware


Curtis st.


Russell rd.


Public


40


735


........


Warner


Pow. House sq.


Medford line


Public


60


500


Warren ave.


Union sq.


Public


40


663


.......


Warren


Medford st.


Columbus ave. Cambridge line


Public


30 to 40


109


.....


Taunton


Angle


Marion st.


Private


20


95


Taylor pl.


Somerville ave.


Southerly


Private


15


722


Sycamore


Sycamore st.


Private


12


13.


Sydney


Grant st.


Public


35


.....


222


Vine


Hanson st.


Beacon st.


Public


30


Walnut rd.


Bow st.


Broadway


Public


40


3,753


........


Vinal


Richardson st.


Northeasterly


Private


19


........


Tremont pl.


Tremont st.


Southeasterly


Private about 10


1.409


170


Length


116


........


375


LIST OF STREETS


Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets-Continued


Street


From


To


Public or


in


Private


Feet Public Private


Warwick


Cedar st.


Clyde st.


Public


30-40 935


... ....


Washington ave. Washington st.


Northerly


Private


18


350


Washington pl. Washington st.


Southerly


Washington


Charlest'n line


Franklin ave.


Washington


Franklin ave.


Fitchburg R.R.


Public 60 to 100


4,009 ...


Washington


Fitchburg R.R.


Cambridge line


Public 60


2,272


...


Washington ter. Washington st.


Northerly


Private


30-40


........


Washington ter. End of above


Westerly and Easterly


Private


40


Water


South st.


Northerly


Public


25


366


Waterhouse


Broadway


Cambridge line


Public


40


987


Watson


Broadway


Fairmount ave.


Public


40


236


Waverly


Washington st.


Roland st.


Private


35


200.


Webster ave.


Union sq.


Cambridge line


Public


49.5


1,880


...


Webster


Franklin st.


Cross st.


Public


40


997


........


Wellington ave. Walnut st.


Montgomery av.


Public


40


215


Wellington ave. Montgomery av. Easterly


Private


40


...


85


Wesley pk.


Wesley sq. Pearl st.


Northeasterly Otis st.


Public


40


515


West


Hawthorne st.


Highland ave.


Public


30


192


West


Highland ave.


Arl'ton Br R.R.


Private


30


710


...


Westminister


Broadway


Electric ave.


Public


40


376


...


Weston ave.


Clarendon ave.


Broadway


Private


40


...


...


525


West Quincy


Bailey st.


Medford line


Public


40


292


...


Westwood rd.


Central st.


Benton rd.


Public


40


489


........


Wheatland


Broadway


Mystic ave.


Public


40


1,325


........


Wheeler


Pinckney st.


Mt. Vernon st.


Public


40


269


431


[White


Elm st.


Cambridge line


Public


307


200


Whitfield rd.


Packard ave.


Curtis st.


Public


40


687


Whitman


Mason st.


Packard ave.


Public


40


632


Wigglesworth


Pearl st.


Bonair st.


Public


40


744


........


William


College ave.


Chandler st.


Public


40


381


........


William


Broadway


Medford line


Private


50


...


154:


Willoughby


Central st.


Sycamore st.


Public


40


427


.....


Willow ave.


Em st.


Broadway


Public


50


3,450


........


Willow pl.


Cambridge line


South st.


Public


25


125


.....


Wilson ave.


Broadway


B. & L. R.R.


Public


20


307


Wilton


Lowell st.


Hinckley st.


Public


35


415


Winchester


Broadway Elm st.


Summer st.


Public


40


300


Windsor rd.


Willow ave.


Hancock st.


Public


40


575


Windsor


Cambridge line


Northerly


Public


40


40


........


Windsor


End of above


Fitchburg R.R.


Public


27


490


Winslow ave.


College ave.


Clifton st.


Public


40


1,087


........


Winter


College ave.


Holland st.


Public


30


402


........


Winter Hill cir.


Broadway


Northeasterly


Private


25


...


...


Woodbine


Centre st.


Westerly


Private


30


461


Woodbine Ex.


End of above


Lowell st.


Private


35


1,152


... .....


Woodstock


Victoria st.


Alewife brook


Public


40 to 32


361


.....


Wyatt cir.


Wyatt st. around to Wyatt st.


Private


20


315


Wyatt


Concord ave.


Lincoln pky


Public


40


505


........


Yorktown


Cambridge line N. E. line


Malvern ave.


Malvern ave.


Public


40


294


.......


Yorktown


N. E. line


Northerly


Private


40


........


...


....


Wisconsin ave.


Broadway


Penn. ave.


Public


50


499


21%


Woods ave.


North st.


Alewife Bk pky


Public


40


50


Williams ct.


Porter st.


Northwesterly


Private


30


40


.....


65


Whipple


Willow ave.


Highland ave.


Private


30


White st. pl.


White st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


266


West Adams


Conwell ave.


Medford line


Public


40


403


.....


Wesley


Public


40


.......


114


Public Privateabout 7.5 75 1,060


With


Length


110


f Sidewalk in Somervile.


Medford line


Private


Windom


177


218


269


376


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table Showing the Location, Length and Width of Public and Private Streets-Continued


Street


From


To


Public or Private


With in


Feet Public Private


Court


39 Adams st.


Southeasterly


Private


8


........


Court


Albion st.


Central st.


Private


12


........


216


Court


11 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private


9


........


178


Court


21 Albion st.


Northeasterly


Private


10


100


·Court


292 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


15


......


y0


Court


612 Broadway


Southwesterly


Private


20


188


Court


Buena Vista rd. Easterly


Private


15


........


69


Court


12 Carlton st.


Southeasterly


Private


25


.......


75


Court


112 Central st.


Northwesterly


Private


10


........


168


Court


113 Central st.


Southeasterly


Private


20


........


150


Court


227 Columbia st. Northwesterly


Private


10


........


117


Court


Conlon ct.


Windsor st. ex.


Private


20


......


240


Court


36 Craigie st.


Westerly


Private


25


.... .


126


Court


58 Dane st.


Easterly


Private


10


70


Court


20 Dimick st.


Southwesterly


Private


39.25


.......


136


Court


91 Franklin st.


Westerly


Private


12


........


171


Court


35 Lexington av. Northerly


Private


21


90


Court


66 Lowell st.


Westerly


Private


25


........


101


Court


101 Medford st.


Easterly


Private


8


........


76


Court


335 Somerville ave.


Northerly


Private


15


........


60


Court


10 Stone ave.


Northwesterly


Private


20


........


113


Court


Windsor st.


E'ly and W'ly


Private


20


........


370


Court


Irvington rd.


Boston ave.


Private


20


........


157


Total


475,226


54,622


...


...


Court


Cambria st.


Northerly


Private


9


.....


145


...


Public, 90.288 miles [includes 1.406 miles of City Boulevard and Park Roadways, 2.331 miles of State Boulevard (Metropolitan Park Commission). and 0.98 miles State Highway]; private 10.804 miles.


Total length of streets in the city, 101.092 miles.


Length


LIST OF STREETS


377


TABLE SHOWING OLD NAMES OF CERTAIN STREETS AS FORMERLY KNOWN


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


Aberdeen road


Gurney street


Addison place


Tube Works court


Albion street


Franklin street Forest avenue or street (easterly end) Hobbs street


Aldrich street


Ruby street Eglantine street


Ash avenue


Minnie avenue


Ashland street


Maple street


Atherton street


Beech street (westerly end)


Avon place


Middle lane Barberry lane Cross lane


Bartlett street (Wd. 5) ....


Beacon place


Earle street Taggard court


Road to West Cambridge


Beacon street


Middlesex turnpike Hampshire street


Beech street


Oak street


Benedict avenue ...


Lovell street


Benton road


Benton avenue


Berwick road


Holland street


Bigelow street


High street D street


Bond street


Park street


Bonner avenue ....


Warren avenue


Southwick avenue


Boston ave. (s'th'ly end)


-


A street


Bow street


Charlestown lane Milk Row road Milk row


Road to Menotomy Menotomy road Medford road Road from Menotomy to Boston


Medford road over Winter hill Great road from Charlestown to Menotomy Winter Hill road or street


Butler drive Calvin street Cameron avenue Carlton street


West Cambridge road Charlestown road Broadway street Main street Ten Hills street Dimick street Cameron street Bow street


C


.


Boston street


Bonner place


Cypress street Orange street


Broadway


378


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known


Rangeway


| Seventh rangeway


Rangeway to Medford ¿ Second rangeway from Central street | Leland street


Rose lane


| Milk lane


Fifth rangeway


Tufts rangeway ¿ Rangeway from Winter hill to Milk row,


| Centre street


Old road | Rand's lane Forest place


City road


Chester street


¿ Middle lane


Cross lane


Church street


Carmel street


Claremon street


Claremont street Elm place


Cleveland street


Clifton street


College avenue


Columbia street


Highland street


Columbus avenue


-


1


Windham road (southeasterly end)


Brick Yard lane (Newton st. to Beacon st.).


Concord avenue


Lincoln street (Beacon street easterly) Garden street (Beacon street easterly)


Cooney street


Hanson lane Cottage place


Crescent street


Mt. Vernon street


Cross street


Second rangeway (B'way to Medford st.). Runey's lane Three Pole lane


Crown street


§ Pleasant avenue


Curtis avenue


¿ Mt. Pleasant avenue


( Second rangeway


Curtis street


South street


Cutter avenue


Russell street


Dane avenue


Dane court


Dane street


Union street


Dartmouth street


Dearborn road


(College ave. to Boston


Derby street


....


Fruit street Professors row ave. ) S Temple street 2 Winthrop street


Cedar street


Central street


Centre street


Charles Ryan road


Chester avenue


| Barberry lane New Church street


Appleton street Elm st. (Davis sq. to Powder House sq.)- Glass House court (westerly end)


Warren avenue Probation path


Cottage avenue


Rand street


379


LIST OF STREETS


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


Dickinson street


John street ( Rollins street (southeasterly end)


Dimick street


Dover street


Dow street


Weare street Howard street


Dynamo street Eastman road


Elm court


Eastman terrace or place Elm street


Elm street


Charlestown lane Milk lane


Road from Medford to Cambridge


Road from Medford to Cambridge over Quarry hill Powder House road


Milk row or road


Cambridge road


Elmwood street


Elmwood avenue Davis street


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


Clarendon street


Gilson terrace


Gilson park Holmes street


Glendale avenue Glenwood road


Jenny Lind avenue


Gould avenue


Gould court


Greenville street


C strect


Hamilton road


Russell road


Hammond street


§ Dickinson place ¿ Benefit street


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


Rideout street Ivaloo place Chestnut street or court


Harding street Harrison street (Wd. 6) Harvard place


Cross-street place -


Hancock street


? Calvin street Willow street


380


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street


Hawkins street


Hawthorne street


Henry avenue


Highland avenue


Highland road


Dale avenue Ayer avenue


Hillside park


Hinckley street


Holland street


New street to Arlington


Ivaloo street


Wood street


Jackson road


Jaques street


Josephine avenue


Walter street Bond street (Temple street to Bond street) Arnold street


Kensington avenue


§ Kensington street Kenilworth avenue


Kingman road


Kingston street


Lake street


Langmaid avenue


West street


Lesley avenue


Alton street


Lexington avenue


Lexington street


Lincoln avenue


George street


Linden avenue


( Brackett's row Leland street


Line street


Linwood street London street


Lynde street Linden street Lowell street


Lowell street


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


Main street


Malvern avenue


Maple avenuc Maple street


Marion street


McGrath Highway


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known [ Hawkins court Milton street Graves street Evans or Evon street


Ayer street Middle lane


Cross lane Barberry lane Church street (Medford street to Central street)


Marritt or Marrett place Lawrence street (southerly end)


Auburn court


Kingman court or street Warren avenue or street


Campbell park (angle to Cambridge line) Hawkins court


( Road from Medford to Boston ¿ Medford road Hollis street Parterre square Jackson street


( 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.


381


LIST OF STREETS


Present Name of Street Meacham road


Medford street


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


Monmouth street


York terrace (easterly end) Chestnut street Chestnut court (westerly end)


Harvard place


Moreland street


Morrison avenue


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


Munroe street


Prospect street Mt. Pisgah avenue High street B street


Myrtle street


Mystic avenue


Mystic street (Wd. 2)


Myrtle street


Newton street


Way by Bullard's bridge Road to Cambridgeport Brick Yard lane


Proprietor's way


North street


Cook's lane Third rangeway


North Union street


Canal street


Norwood avenue


Magoun street


Oakland avenue


Oakman avenue 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 road


Preston street


Pritchard avenue


Prospect Hill avenue


Orient street Cross street


( Road from Cambridgeport to Charlestown Pine street


Prospect street


Baldwin street


Oliver Street


Warren street Mystic turnpike or road


382


ANNUAL REPORTS


Present Name of Street


Radcliffe road


Hawes avenue


Richardson street ...


Sacramento street ...


Sargent avenue ...


Sartwell avenue


Sawyer avenue


School street


Seven Pines avenue ...


Sewall street


..


Heath street


Shawmut street .....


( Three Pole lane Second rangeway


Charlestown lane (Union sq. westerly) 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 Eglantine avenue Third rangeway


Virginia street


Walnut street


Warner street


Warwick street


Highway to Newtowne


Road from Cambridge to Charlestown


Washington street


Road to old Cambridge 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


Wesley park


Wesley street


( Lime street Sullivan street Hawkins park Prince street


Wheatland street


( Walnut street ) New Walnut street


Appleton street (Lowell street westerly) Union street Mills street (Walnut street to angle)


Chestnut street Maple street Sawyer street Fourth rangeway Ireland's lane (Somerville ave. northerly) Stiles street


Somerville avenue ...


Former Names by Which Street Has Been Known S Veazie street


Hazeltine's lane Elm street Angle northerly Warwick place


383


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


Cottage street. Maple street Cottage court


Willow avenue


Winchester street


Windsor road


Willow Dale street


Wyatt street


Wyatt's lane Albro street


Ball square


Central square


Prescott square


Concord square


Cutter square


Davis square


Russell square Clarendon square


Gerrior square


Metropolitan square Post Office square


Gilman square


Homer square


Magoun square


Powder House square ...


Teele square


Union square


Wesley square


Pollard square Tufts squar- Russell square


Wilson square ... Oak square


Rangeway Eighth rangeway Irving street Willow street Charles street


Minot street


Yorktown street


384


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


June 23, 1952.


The Honorable, the Mayor and The Board of Aldermen Somerville, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


The Planning Board of the City of Somerville herewith respectfully submits its annual report for the year 1951.


On June 28, 1951, Ordinance #229-Amending Revised Ordinances of 1929, relative to the establishment of a Planning Board, was ordained in Board of Aldermen, and approved by his Honor, the Mayor, July 13, 1951.


This Ordinance provided the appointment by the Mayor of a five-member Planning Board, said Board to have all the powers and duties granted to Planning Boards by General Laws, (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 41, Section 81C to 81Y, inclusive, and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto; said Board was also empowered to employ such technical and other as- sistants as necessary to perform the Board's function, subject to appropriation and the approval of the Mayor.


On December 19, the Mayor approved the appointment of the following to serve as members of the Somerville Planning Board, effective as of November 15, 1951:


HARRY P. BURDEN JOHN J. MOLLOY LAWRENCE CAPODILUPO JOHN J. DONAHUE ROBERT D. DONAHUE


The first meeting of the new Somerville Planning Board was held at the City Hall on December 3, 1951, at 4 P. M. At this meeting, Mr. Harry P. Burden was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board until February 1, 1952, and Mr. John J. Molloy was elected to serve as Clerk of the Board.


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PLANNING BOARD


At a special meeting, held on December 26th, 1951, at which all five members were present, the Somerville Planning Board approved the action of the Urban Redevelopment Section of the Housing Authority in choosing the Joy Street - Linwood Street area for redevelopment for commercial and industrial use. The Board also approved the proposal for public housing to take care of people who will be displaced by this redevelop- ment.


Respectfully submitted, SOMERVILLE PLANNING BOARD HARRY P. BURDEN, Chairman


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ANNUAL REPORTS


INDEX


Address, Mayor John M. Lynch 5


Appeal, Board of, Report of


235


Assessors, Board of, Report of


104


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


105


City Auditor, Report of


11


Appropriations


19


Balance Sheet


12


Borrowing Capacity, Dec. 31, 1951


40


Cash Statement


16-18


Classified Debt Jan. 1, 1951


35


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


32


County of Middlesex


32


Detail of Estimated Receipts in 1951


29


Excess and Deficiency Account


43


Funded Debt


35, Insert 39


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt 1952


Insert 37


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt (Six Years)


39


Interest Requirements on Present City Debt to Maturity


Insert 39


Maturities on Funded Debt 1952


37


Maturities on Funded Debt (Six Years)


38


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


14


Overlay Accounts


41


Receipts and Expenditures, Classification


45-88


Refunds


88


Schedule of Public Property


89-90


Statement of Appropriations (Revenue) 1951


19-28


Statement of Revenue and Expenses 1951


33


Statement of Appropriations (Non-Revenue)


28


Tailings


44


Taxes


35


Tax Possessions


44


Tax Titles


44


Temporary Loans 1951


34


Trust and Invested Funds


15


City Clerk, Report of


243


Births


246


Deaths


247


Licenses and Permits


245


Marriages


246


Payments


245


Receipts


243


INDEX 387


City Engineer, Report of Engineering Division Parks and Playgrounds Division 241 Sewer Division 239


237


238


City Government and Officers for 1951 248


City Solicitor, Report of 278


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


93


Bonds Due in 1952


98


Bond Interest-Due 1952


Insert 98


Bond Maturities with Interest, Yearly


97


Cash Statement


94


Commitment by Assessors


95


Funded Debt as of December 31, 1951


96


Motor Vehicle Excise


95


Loans, All Other


97


Temporary Loans


95


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Commis- sioner) 310


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner)


360


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) 294


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of 258


Fire Alarm System


258


Inspection of Wiring in Buildings Police Signal System


258


260


Street Lighting


261


Traffic Signals


260


Dental Hygiene, Report of 335, 336


Election Commissioners, Board of, Report of


350


Expenses


352


Jurors


351


List Registered Voters


354


Listing Board, Report of


352


Nomination Papers Initiative Petitions


351


Registration


350


Preliminary Election


355


City Election


358


Recounts


351


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


255


Alarms and Losses


255


Classification of Alarms


255


Manual Force


256


Memoriam


256


388


ANNUAL REPORTS


Health, Board of, Report of


322


Dental Hygiene, Report of


335, 336


Diseases, Schools, list of


327


Funeral Directors


327


Health Nurses, Report of


329


Infant Hygiene, Clinics


329


Inspection of Animals and Provisions, Report of


333


Inspection of Animals and Veterinarian, Report of


334


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar, Report of Medical Inspection of Schools


325


Medical Inspection, Report of


331


Mortality Statistics


323


Permits and Licenses


322


Specimens and Supplies


325


Housing Authority, Report of


273


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


337


Law Department, Report of


278


Licensing Commission, Report of


99


Medical Inspection, Report of


331


Diphtheria Immunization


331


Tuberculosis


331


Planning Board 384


Police, Chief of, Report of


283


Arrests


283


Changes in Department


293


Roster of Department


291


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of


310


Building Permits Issued


319


Distribution of Expenditures


320


Estimated Cost New Buildings and Alterations


320


Fees Collected


320


Maintenance of Municipal Buildings


310-319


Public Library


298


Board of Trustees and Officers


298


Report of Librarian


303


Report of Trustees


301


Organization of Library and Staff Personnel


298


Statistics


308


Public Welfare, Department of


262


Aid to Dependent Children


264


City Home, Reports of Superintendent


266


City Physician, Report of


267


Full Support


263


Members of Board, Committee, Officers, etc.


262


Old Age Assistance


264


337


INDEX 389.


Partial Support


263


Population and Gross Expenditures


265


Report of General Agent Reimbursements


263, 268


265


Recreation Commission, Report of 339


Retirement System 279


Sanitary Department, Report of


107


Collection of Ashes and Paper


107


School Department 109


Appendix Contents of (Summary of Statistics)


158


Graduates-High School


203


Junior High Schools


209


Evening High Schools Vocational School


217


School Committees and Office Force


110-111


Somerville Teachers' Club


201


Somerville High School


197


Somerville High School Athletic Association 200


113


Teachers in Service


218


Sealer of Weights and Measures 232


Sewers (see City Engineer)


237


Street Commissioner, Report of


360


Sidewalks and Highway Maintenance


361


Snow and Ice


360


Street Cleaning


361


Suppression of Moths


362


Traffic Control


362


List of Streets


363


Veterans' Services, Report of 254, Insert 254


Veterans' Grave Registration Department, Report of 272


Water Commissioner, Report of 294


Hydrants, Gates, etc. .


296


Appropriations and Expenditures


294


Summary Pipes and Fixtures


295


Summary and Statistics 297


Water Consumption


297


216


Superintendent of Schools, Report of


.74




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