Report of the city of Somerville 1953, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1953
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Rent


4,000.00


Light


202.65


Rent of water cooler


54.00


Janitors' supplies


93.65


Hardware & materials


60.81


4,411.11


4,422.77


Veterans' Grave Registrations


Personal Service:


Graves Registration Officer


750.00


Ordinary Maintenance:


Burial vaults


49.00


Supplies, printing, postage


6.00


Tools


52.38


Care of grounds


90.75


Flag


11.17


All other


35.90


245.20


995.20


EDUCATION


School Contingent


Personal Service:


Superintendent


9,500.00


Assistant Superintendent ..


8,200.00


Clerks


51,534.75


Attendance Officer


4,985.00


Other employees


344.06


74,563.81


Carried forward


74,563.81


166


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


74,563.81


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


2,275.00


Telephone


6,373.95


Auto allowance


1,516.90


All other


86.31


Textbooks and Supplies:


Text & reference books


23,685.12


School supplies


29,141.29


Equipment & repairs


6,538.68


Manual training & supplies


11,171.56


Musical instruments and


supplies


1,117.39


Binding


968.36


Other Expenses:


Diplomas and graduation


expenses


801.20


Support of truants


32.86


Printing annual report


948.94


Disbursements


423.39


Catering


629.83


Swim periods


405.00


Athletics


2,642.80


Special Items:


Bus Service


9,520.00


M. T. A. tickets


1,350.00


Out of State Travel


200.00


Air Conditioning Unit


452.00


Medical Panel


773.10


Uniforms


4,893.30


Conference


255.59


Travel in State


244.50


106,447.07


181,010.88


School Department-Outside Tuition


Ordinary Maintenance:


City of Boston


2,571.82


Other cities


2,719.61


5,291.43


5,291.43


School Teachers' Salaries


Personal Service:


Day Schools


2,476,928.02


Evening Schools 18,228.50


Americanization 6,357.75


2,501,514.27


2,501,514.27


167


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


School Department-Hot Lunch Program


Supervisor


982.10


Cooks


1,627.48


Helpers


2,341.42


4,951.00


Groceries


3,360.26


Telephone


42.00


Kitchen supplies


64.51


Repairs to equipment


4.00


Services in cafeteria


124.50


Freezer


266.29


All other


38.44


3,900.00


8,851.00


Hot Lunch Receipts-Elementary Schools


Supervisor


1,045.41


Cooks


1,716.64


Helpers


2,086.31


Groceries


2,896.18


Milk


25,020.47


Telephone


50.73


Services in cafeteria


135.75


Service charge


4.45


Cafeteria supplies


76.08


Used refrigerator


75.00


All other


8.00


33,115.02


33,115.02


Hot Lunch Receipts- High & Junior High Schools


Salaries:


High School


8,993.17


Northeastern


3,576.33


Southern


1,389.60


Western


3,856.74


17,815.84


Groceries-High School


37,155.90


Groceries-Northeastern


18,564.92


Groceries-Southern


9,003.55


Groceries-Western


18,163.43


Kitchen & cafeteria supplies


976.95


Repairs to equipment


788.99


Telephone


288.26


Printing & office supplies


108.07


Exterminating


111.78


Services in cafeteria


1,604.55


Laundry


92.73


Freight & express charges


130.29


Carried forward


104,805.26


168


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


104,805.26


Bond & insurance


51.33


Utility Truck


51.00


Services charges


112.11


Transportation


27.00


All other


31.27


87,262.13


105,077.97


Cafeteria and Hot Lunch High and Junior High


Salaries:


High


1,582.14


Northeastern


589.06


Southern


237.91


Western


586.65


2,995.76


2,995.76


High School Athletic Account


Transportation


1,366.85


Services at games


749.35


Equipment & repairs


7,928.01


Food


129.27


Medical Services


3,615.76


Telephone


123.25


Entry & registration fee


156.50


Rent rink


307.50


Janitors' service


100.00


Public Address System


60.00


Printing, postage & supplies


46.00


All other


51.11


14,633.60


14,633.60


School-Athletic Receipts


Transportation


648.85


Services at games


744.00


Insurance


36.04


Equipment & repairs


4,348.02


Printing & postage


29.95


Medical attention & supplies


404.85


Telephone


56.65


Registration fees


75.25


Rent of rink


192.50


Food


332.63


Janitors' services


97.50


Movies


96.00


Public Address System


90.00


Tourney Tickets


1,466.10


Expenses of team to conven- tion


100.00


Disc jockey


40.00


All other


18.97


8,777.31


8,777.31


CITY AUDITOR


169


Public Buildings Department Maintenance School Buildings Janitors' Salaries


Expenses


Outlays


Personal Service: Janitors' Salaries 212,749.70


Elementary Schools


Architect Fees


23,000.00


23,000.00


Public Buildings Department Maintenance School Buildings Fuel and Light


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


58,726.80


Light


38,683.81


All other


15.00


97,425.61


97,425.61


Public Buildings Department Maintenance School Buildings Buildings and Grounds


Labor 122,397.05


Ordinary Maintenance:


Furniture & furnishings ..


3,873.11


Janitors' supplies


10,344.39


Laundry


2,305.26


Electrical & building re-


6,642.69


Heating & plumbing re-


8,580.61


Equipment & repairs


1,150.92


Glass, hardware & paint


32,178.65


Lumber


5,740.36


Night watch service


365.20


Flags & flag poles


66.81


Care of grounds


1,268.60


Truck maintenance


5,860.95


Power


2,312.00


Electric bulbs


1,043.93


Insurance


21,517.50


Carfare allowance


300.00


Exterminating


1,148.86


Tools


2,532.79


Folding chairs & carts


4,575.40


Office supplies


487.50


Pigeon proofing


420.00


Desks & chairs


5,740.35


All other


68.12


118,524.00


Carried forward


240,921.05


212,749.70


pairs


pairs


170


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


240,921.05


Special Items:


Oil Burning Equipment, Morse & Vocational .. ...


14,990.00


Heating Grimmons School 2,499.76


17,489.76


School Trust Funds


Smith-Hughes Fund: Teachers' Salaries


2,396.65


S. Newton Cutler Fund:


Books


97.00


Carolyn G. Baker:


Bennett Christmas Party ..


16.70


Arthur A. Smith:


Medals


356.34


2,866.69


2,866.69


LIBRARIES


Central and Branch Libraries


Personal Service:


Librarian


5,850.00


Assistants


116,585.90


122,435.90


Ordinary Maintenance:


Books


17,706.35


Periodicals


1,122.18


Music


870.77


Binding


552.42


Postage & office supplies


2,532.41


Printing & Advertising


..


986.45


Telephone


1,458.53


Auto allowance


200.00


Express


560.71


Repairs to equipment


99.49


Cash expenses


96.93


Convention expenses


127.27


All other


112.11


26,425.62


Equipment:


2 Typewriters


290.00


1 Mimeograph


521.65


811.65


258,410.81


149,673.17


CITY AUDITOR


171


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Central Library


Personal Service:


Janitors


10,045.81


Labor


9,465.08


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


1,539.49


Light


1,323.58


Janitors' supplies


312.23


Repairs to building


93.81


Rental of water cooler


60.00


Hardware & materials


821.84


Plumbing & heating


35.61


All other


29.40


4,215.96


Special Items:


Oil burner


11,140.00


Rent of radiator


168.00


11,308.00


Public Buildings Department Maintenance West Branch Library


Personal Service:


Janitors


3,589.03


Labor


370.38


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


320.35


Light


483.71


Hardware & materials


107.73


Heating & plumbing


15.15


Repairs to building & elec- tricity


72.50


All other


6.37


1,005.81


Public Buildings Department Maintenance East Branch Library


Personal Service:


Janitors


3,535.43


Labor


2,251.84


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


671.33


Light


259.16


Repairs to building & elec-


tricity


158.80


Carried forward


6,876.56


Expenses


Outlays


35,034.85


4,965.22


172


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


6,876.56


Hardware & materials


442.61


Plumbing & heating


77.49


Janitors' supplies


48.90


All other


384.06


2,042.35


7,829.62


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Teele Square Library


Labor


1,312.35


Ordinary Maintenance:


Rent


7,000.00


Lumber for tables


1,123.04


Hardware & materials


157.83


Furniture & furnishings


273.00


8,553.87


9,866.22


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Union Square Library


Ordinary Maintenance:


Rent


600.00


Fuel


114.09


Light


60.62


774.71


774.71


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Ten Hills Library


Ordinary Maintenance:


Light


15.02


Rent


2,305.00


Lumber


540.15


Furnishings


45.00


All other


71.05


2,976.22


2,976.22


Public Library Trust Funds


Hunt Art Fund:


Books


9.63


Pitman Art Fund:


Books


139.46


Pictures


5.30


Pitman Poetry Fund:


Books


83.34


Cutler:


Books


30.00


Carried forward


267.73


173


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses Out lays


Brought forward


267.73


Hunt Art:


Pictures


6.18


E. C. Booth: Books


87.30


361.21


361.21


RECREATION


Engineering-Parks Maintenance


Labor


45,910.66


Ordinary Maintenance:


Maintenance of trucks ..


1,781.61


Tools, equipment & re-


pairs


988.75


Flags & flag poles Telephone


101.23


Materials & supplies


907.58


Miscellaneous repairs


295.00


Grading & seeding


3,868.71


All other


6.00


8,159.05


Equipment:


Power Mower


970.20


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Park Buildings


Labor


248.40


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


2,158.49


Light


718.86


Hardware & materials


228.35


Laundry & janitors' sup-


plies


268.06


Heating & plumbing


63.71


Towels


132.60


3.570.07


Engineering Department Playgrounds Maintenance


Labor


36,492.04


Ordinary Maintenance:


Maintenance of Trucks ....


695.34


Tools, equipment & repairs


732.22


Carried forward


37,919.60


210.17


55,039.91


3,818.47


174


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses Outlays


Brought forward


37,919.60


Repairs to seats, fences & backstops


1,535.21


Materials & supplies


1,534.83


Fences


2,382.58


Rent of equipment


372.00


Skating


412.75


Planting, grading, seeding


209.15


Playground equipment


997.40


All other


16.00


8,887.48


Special Items:


Woodstock Playground


5,701.30


Dilboy Little League


843.90


6,545.20


Equipment:


Truck


2,600.80


54,525.52


Somerville Stadium Loan


City's share of cost paid to State


200,000.00


Recreation Commission


Personal Service:


Superintendent


5,900.78


Instructors and other em- ployees


57,699.73


Clerical Hire


3,875.18


67,475.69


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


520.78


Auto allowance


232.70


Apparatus & supplies


3,892.23


Telephone


397.41


Various rentals


393.71


Disbursements


102.20


Maintenance Station Wag- on


728.85


Photography service


126.75


Convention


109.00


Maintenance of office


38.00


All other


73.17


6,614.80


Special Item:


Tumbling mats


200.00


Carried forward


74,290.49


200,000.00


equipment


175


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


74,290.49


Equipment:


Swing Set


155.25


Calculator


210.70


Swing Chain


68.31


Basketball Equipment


165.68


599.94


74,890.43


Recreation Trust Funds


Mary A. Haley Fund: Handwork supplies ..


77.47


77.47


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Bandstand


Labor


38.10


38.10


Celebrations and Conventions


Ordinary Maintenance:


Nineteenth of April


723.75


Gold Star Mothers


80.45


Cerebral Palsy


3.00


City Functions


222.71


Reception P.O.W. S. Sgt. Erickson


457.36


Gift P.O.W. Lt. Stravakes


43.20


Somerville Apprentice Trainees


85.00


1,615.47


1,615.47


UNCLASSIFIED


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Bow St. Municipal


Personal Service:


Janitors


6,805.34


Labor


766.65


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


866.93


Light


539.58


Hardware & supplies


1,245.71


Rental of Water Cooler


60.00


Repairs to building and


electricity


216.71


Carried forward


10,500.92


176


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


10,500.92


Janitors' supplies


65.47


Plumbing & heating


162.02


Furniture & furnishings


24.50


All other


10.40


3,192.32


10,763.31


Foreclosed Property Maintenance


Advertising


7.50


Insurance


17.00


24.50


24.50


Memorial Day


Ordinary Maintenance:


Dilboy V. F. W.


800.00


Post No. 19-A. L.


800.00


Post No. 47-A. L.


150.10


D. A. V.


524.94


Amvets


150.00


Jewish Veterans


150.00


Marine Corps


150.00


Spanish War Veterans


235.00


Sons and Daughters of


133.04


Firemen's Memorial


199.64


American Portuguese Vet- erans


150.00


Baltimore No. 9995


672.00


Military Order Purple Heart


150.00


Abraham Lincoln Post


149.20


James A. Logan Post


150.00


4,563.92


4,563.92


Municipal Documents


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing


6,607.25


Advertising


14.25


6,621.50


6,621.50


Quarters, Veterans' Organizations


Ordinary Maintenance:


V. F. W. No. 9971


550.00


American Legion No. 388


600.00


American Legion No. 447


600.00


Baltimore V. F. W.


600.00


Marine Corps


550.00


Italian American Veterans


540.00


Jewish War Veterans


600.00


Carried forward 4,040.00


United Veterans


177


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward 4,040.00


Amvets


600.00


American Portuguese Vet- erans


600.00


Abraham Lincoln No. 1 ... 160.00


Military Order Purple Heart


550.00


5,950.00


5,950.00


Damage to Persons and Property


Ordinary Maintenance:


Settlement of claims


16,429.53


16,429.53


Maintenance of Public Works Building Fuel 236.13


236.13


Rent Control


Personal Service:


Director


1,880.53


Clerks


1,778.00


Investigator


7.50


3,666.03


Ordinary Maintenance:


Supplies, printing, postage


409.49


Telephone


53.47


All other


1.60


464.56


Equipment:


Typewriters


345.00


Chairs


165.25


Desks


489.75


1,000.00


5,130.59


City Employees Group Insurance


Ordinary Maintenance: City's Contribution ... 14,226.52


T4,226.52


Tailings


Tailings


14.28


14.28


178


ANNUAL REPORTS


COMPENSATIONS AND PENSIONS


Expenses


Outlays


Workmen's Compensation


Ordinary Maintenance:


Compensation for injuries


28,491.36


Medical attendance


10,195.37


Office supplies


23.86


38,710.59


38,710.59


Pensions


Ordinary Maintenance:


Treasury


1,174.50


Building


31,493.96


Police


88,384.06


Fire


107,760.75


Engineering


2,685.69


Sanitary


33,828.19


Highway


45,313.02


Welfare


2,530.00


School Teachers


3,996.42


Water


16,697.40


333,863.99


333,863.99


Retirement System-Expense Fund


Transfer of Funds:


Personal Service


6,257.96


Ordinary Maintenance


1,302.50


7.560.46


Pension Accumulation Fund


Ordinary Maintenance:


City's contribution ...


53,557.00


53,557.00


Annuities


Ordinary Maintenance:


Police


19,424.00


Fire


15,407.53


Sanitary


1,300.00


36,131.53


36,131.53


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Interest


Ordinary Maintenance:


Temporary Loans: Anticipation of Revenue 24,905.34


Carried forward


24,905.34


179


CITY AUDITOR


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward 24,905.34


General Loans:


P. W. A. Sewer


450.00


Chapter 44-Sewers


2,362.50


Chapter 44-Water


243.75


P. W. A. School


1,050.00


Municipal Garage


14,248.00


Municipal Relief


6,252.00


Chapter 44-School and


Municipal Buildings ....


4,218.75


Veterans Housing


6,275.00


Transit Assessment


6,912.50


All other


886.70


67,804.54


67,804.54


Reduction of Funded Debt


Ordinary Maintenance: General Loans:


P. W. A. Sewers


15,000.00


Chapter 44-Sewers


10,000.00


Chapter 44-Water


10,000.00


P. W. A. School


1,000.00


Municipal Garage


35,000.00


Municipal Relief


154,000.00


Veterans' Housing


45,000.00


Chapter 44-School and


Municipal Buildings


75,000.00


Transit Assessment 79,000.00


424,000.00


424,000.00


WATER WORKS


Water Maintenance


Personal Service:


Commissioner


5,250.33


Clerks


18,902.12


Foreman


5,332.89


Meter Readers


21,257.60


50,742.94


Labor


98,409.99


Ordinary Maintenance:


Printing, postage & supplies


3,662.40


Maintenance office equip- ment


25.75


Telephone


464.86


Recording liens


90.76


Auto allowance


902.38


Carfares


135.00


Hydrants & fittings


2,414.45


Carried forward 156,848.53


180


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Brought forward


156,848.53


Pipe & fittings


15,760.44


Meters & fittings


2,445.36


Tools & repairs


4,233.90


Trucks maintenance supplies


and


3,143.50


Gasoline & oil


2,959.83


Miscellaneous supplies


677.08


Resurfacing materials


57.40


Power


1.74


All other


135.28


37,110.13


Special Item:


Adding machine


331.20


Public Buildings Department Maintenance Water Buildings


Labor 418.46


Ordinary Maintenance:


Fuel


1,117.20


Light


101.24


Repairs to building


5.65


Hardware & Materials


48.37


Heating & Plumbing


38.42


1,310.88


1,729.34


OTHER ACCOUNTS


Temporary Loans


Loans in anticipation of reve-


nue


3,250,000.00


3,250,000.00


Loan in Anticipation of School Loan


Loan 100,000.00


100,000.00


Deposits


City Clerk's Deposits


320.00


Highway Deposits


2,430.00


School Deposits


700.00


School Deposits-Forfeited


233.72


Fees


245.00


Water Deposits


3,928.72


186,594.26


3,928.72


181


CITY AUDITOR


Metropolitan and Other Assessments


Metropolitan and other as- sessments 921,893.89


921,893.89


County of Middlesex


County Tax 1953


296,462.34


County Assessment 1953


133,285.80


429,748.14


County of Middlesex-Dog Licenses


Dog Licenses


4,787.60


4,787.60


Teachers' Retirement Deductions


Retirement deductions paid


to State


119,696.09


119,696.09


Pay Roll Deductions for U. S. Savings Bonds


Bonds to employees


17,250.00


Refunds


38.63


17,288.63


Pay Roll Deductions for Insurance


Payments to Insurance Co.


1,053.13


1,053.13


Employees Group Insurance


Payments to Insurance Co.


14,226.52


Refunds


41.54


14,268.06


14,268.06


Federal Tax Withholding


Federal Tax Withholding paid U. S. Government


751,295.91


Refunds


6.00


751,301.91


Blue Cross Deductions


Payments to Blue Cross


78,248.25


Refunds


39.00


Expenses


Outlays


751,301.91


78,287.25 78,287.25


182


ANNUAL REPORTS


Expenses


Outlays


Municipal Credit Union Deductions


Payments to Credit Union .... 227,224.78


227,224.78


Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Department


Bottling License fees to State 50.00


50.00


Cash Overages


Cash Overages


71.64


71.64


Cash Refunds


Real Estate:


Taxes-1953


50,503.07


Taxes-1952


20,725.00


Taxes-1951


6,121.12


Taxes-1950


3,670.13


Taxes Previous Years


100.63


81,119.95


Poll:


Taxes-1953


72.00


Taxes-1952


18.00


Taxes- -1951


4.00


Taxes-1950


24.00


118.00


Personal:


Taxes-1953


132.72


Taxes-1952


105.64


238.36


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Taxes-1953


14,366.18


Taxes-1952


4,183.89


Taxes-1950


2.06


18,552.13


Estimated Receipts


364.97


Tax Title


17.69


Water


58.86


441.52


Totals


100,469.96 17,297,947.76


1,049,750.17


Refunds


27,005.49


17,324,953.25


1,049,750.17


Total Cash Payments


$18,374,703.42


183


CITY AUDITOR


SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS


School Buildings


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Prescott


$72,200.00


$3,000.00


$75,200.00


Southworth


62,000.00


2,000.00


64,000.00


Hanscom


66,500.00


4,000.00


70,500.00


Clark Bennett


54,500.00


3,500.00


58,000.00


* Knapp (Inc. dental clinic)


53,000.00


6,900.00


59,900.00


Baxter


39,200.00


2,000.00


41,200.00


Perry


53,600.00


2,500.00


56,100.00


Bell & Southern Jr. High


364,400.00


10,000.00


374,400.00


Pope


13,600.00


13,600.00


Cummings


87,000.00


2,500.00


89,500.00


Vocational


372,800.00


40,000.00


412,800.00


Northeastern Jr. High


618,000.00


20,000.00


638,000.00


+High & Gymnasium


1,129,500.00


134,000.00


1,263,500.00


Glines


96,400.00


5,000.00


101,400.00


Grimmons


96,800.00


4,000.00


100,800.00


Forster


50,000.00


4,500.00


Forster (Annex)


54,000.00


3,500.00


112,000.00


#Proctor


42,000.00


5,000.00


47,000.00


Bingham


77,000.00


5,000.00


82,000.00


Morse


59,000.00


5,000.00


64,000.00


Carr


58,600.00


4,500.00


63,100.00


Durell


24,600.00


1,500.00


26,100.00


Burns


46,000.00


3,000.00


49,000.00


Brown


80,700.00


3,000.00


83,700.00


Herbert Cholerton


68,600.00


5,000.00


73,600.00


Lowe


57,000.00


2,000.00


59,000.00


Hodgkins


121,200.00


5,000.00


126,200.00


§West Somerville Jr. High


475,000.00


8,000.00


483,000.00


Cutler


144,000.00


10,000.00


154,000.00


Total


$4,537,200.00


$304,400.00 $4,841,600.00


Miscellaneous Land


Roberts Street


$500.00


$500.00


Putnam Street


400.00


400.00


McGrath Highway


300.00


300.00


Spencer Avenue


100.00


100.00


Lowell Street


100.00


100.00


Endicott Avenue


2,200.00


2,200.00


Princeton Street


600.00


600.00


Wilson Avenue


600.00


600.00


Mystic Avenue


400.00


400.00


Total


$5,200.00


$5,200.00


..


* Dental Clinic, $1,400.00


Land included in Central Hill Park


Building and Fixtures, land owned by State


Land included in Walter Ernest Shaw Playground


184


ANNUAL REPORTS


Libraries


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


¡Central


$137,000.00


$100,000.00


$237,000.00


East Somerville Branch


25,500.00


2,500.00


28,000.00


West Somerville Branch


42,600.00


10,000.00


52,600.00


Total


$205,100.00


$112,500.00


$317,600.00


Land included in Central Hill Park


Miscellaneous Buildings


New Police Station


$141,500.00


$70,000.00


$211,500.00


Highways (Stables, etc.)


56,500.00


30,000.00


86,500.00


Rest Home


33,700.00


33,700.00


City Home


59,400.00


18,000.00


77,400.00


Recreation Center


73,500.00


2,000.00


75,500.00


City Hall


347,000.00


200,000.00


547,000.00


Power House and Heating Plant


142,500.00


.......


142,500.00


§City Garages


24,900.00


24,900.00


Sanitary


21,400.00


45,000.00


66,400.00


Water


47,500.00


6,500.00


54,000.00


Sewer Department


28,000.00


100.00


28,100.00


§ Land included in Central Hill Park


Parks


Field House, Dilboy Field ..


$12,000.00


$12,000.00


Trum (Wall, etc.)


14,000.00


14,000.00


Lincoln


3,000.00


3,000.00


Polling Booths


200.00


200.00


Glen Street Showers


9,000.00


9,000.00


Total


$1,014,100.00


$371,600.00 $1,385,700.00


Fire Buildings


New Fire Alarm Building ..


$27,500.00


$72,000.00


$99,500.00


* Central


48,500.00


39,100.00


87,600.00


Engine Two, Ladder Two ..


44,000.00


41,500.00


85,500.00


Engine Six, Ladder Three


43,100.00


18,000.00


61,100.00


Engine Five & Drill Tower


30,000.00


10,000.00


40,000.00


Ladder One, Engine Three


72,400.00


36,000.00


108,400.00


Ladder Four & Chemical 7


19,500.00


35,900.00


55,400.00


Engine Four


26,300.00


25,000.00


51,300.00


Total


$311,300.00


$277,500.00


$588,800.00


..


* Included Electrical Department Equipment


185


CITY AUDITOR


FORECLOSED PROPERTY 1953


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


10 Flint St. lot 5


$1,100.00


$1,100.00


Flint St. pt. lot 18


300.00


300.00


Franklin Avenue


300.00


300.00


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


1,000.00


1,000.00


Lincoln Parkway, lot 14


1,100.00


1,100.00


Perkins St. lot 3


1,000.00


1,000.00


Perkins St. lot 1


1,100.00


1,100.00


Perkins St. lot 2


1,000.00


1,000.00


Stone Place and 8-10 Sanborn Court


2,100.00


2,100.00


(12) Sanborn Court


1,500.00


1,500.00


Thurston St. part lot 5


1,000.00


1,000.00


Ten Hills Road lot 33


100.00


100.00


Flint St. lot 1


500.00


500.00


Franklin Avenue


300.00


300.00


(96-98r) Gilman Street


1,000.00


1,000.00


Hadley Ct.


4,800.00


4,800.00


Hanson St. lot 1


500.00


500.00


Harrison St. lot 10


400.00


400.00


(118) Highland Avenue


7,600.00


7,600.00


Highland Avenue


100.00


100.00


Kingman Road


3,800.00


3,800.00


(11-1la) Lake Street


700.00


700.00


(62-62r) Linwood Street


1,800.00


1,800.00


(9-7) Mortimer Pl.


700.00


700.00


(13-11) Mortimer Pl.


900.00


900.00


(82) Myrtle Street


2,300.00


2,300.00


Mystic Ave. cor. Fremont St. Reg. Lots B2


2,900.00


2,900.00


(5) Olive Square


1,600.00


1,600.00


Pearl Street


1,500.00


1,500.00


(93r) Perkins Street


1,300.00


1,300.00


(3-5) Sibley Ct.


3,100.00


3,100.00


Willow Place


1,000.00


1,000.00


Flint St. lot 2


300.00


300.00


11 Myrtle St.


5,600.00


5,600.00


Total


$54,300.00


$54,300.00


VETERANS SERVICES


Veterans' Aid Bureau


$3,500.00


$3,500.00


Veterans' Cemetery


17,200.00


........


..


17,200.00


Veterans' Housing Projects


5,390,100.00


1,500.00


5,391,600.00


Total


$5,407,300.00


$5,000.00 $5,412,300.00,


. .


186


ANNUAL REPORTS


Parks and Playgrounds


Land and Buildings


Personal


Totals


Robert Houley Playground


$11,000.00


$11,000.00


Sullivan-Hoyt Playground ..


2,800.00


2,800.00


Central Hill


475,000.00


475,000.00


Lincoln


84,500.00


4,000.00


88,500.00


Prospect Hill


69,800.00


69,800.00


Tufts


123,000.00


123,000.00


Paul Revere


1,000.00


1,000.00


Trum Playground


84,400.00


84,400.00


Glen Street


39,000.00


39,000.00


O'Callahan Playground


6,300.00


6,300.00


Dilboy Field


155,400.00


155,400.00


John M. Woods Playground


36,600.00


36,600.00


Walter E. Shaw Playground


65,000.00


65,000.00


Cesare Marchi Playground


9,400.00


9,400.00


E. W. Bailey Playground ...


5,100.00


5,100.00


Dickerman Playground


4,400.00


4,400.00


George F. Conway Play- ground


59,000.00


59,000.00


Albion Street Playground ..


5,700.00


5,700.00


Total


$1,237,400.00


$4,000.00 $1,241,400.00


Summary


School Buildings


$4,537,200.00


$304,400.00


$4,841,600.00


Fire Buildings


311,300.00


277,500.00


588,800.00


Libraries


205,100.00


112,500.00


317,600.00


Miscellaneous Bldgs.


1,014,100.00


371,600.00


1,385,700.00


Foreclosed Property


54,300.00


54,300.00


Veterans


5,407,300.00


5,000.00


5,412,300.00


Parks & Playgrounds


1,237,400.00


4,000.00


1,241,400.00


Miscellaneous Land


5,200.00


..


5,200.00


Total


$12,771,900.00


$1,075,000.00 $13,846,900.00


Sewers (Cost)


2,014,771.06


Water Works (Cost) ...


1,793,614.46


Total Value of


Public Property


$17,655,285.52


...


187


WELFARE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE JOHN J. CONWAY, Chairman J. CLEMENT McCANN CHARLES J. SULLIVAN


COMMITTEES


On Finance, Investigations, Relief and City Home MR. CONWAY, MR. McCANN, and MR. SULLIVAN.


GENERAL AGENT


CHARLES J. WILLWERTH


CITY PHYSICIAN


JOHN M. TAVARES, M.D.


STAFF OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN


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


SUPERINTENDENT AND MATRON, CITY HOME


EDWARD V. COLBERT LEONA F. COLBERT


188


ANNUAL REPORTS


Somerville, Massachusetts December 31, 1953


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


Gentlemen:


The Board of Public Welfare submits, herewith, the annual report of the General Agent, the report of the Superintendent of the City Home, and the report of the City Physician, to- gether with illustrative statistical tables.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN J. CONWAY, Chairman J. CLEMENT McCANN CHARLES J. SULLIVAN


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT


To the Honorable Mayor and the Board of Aldermen


The following is respectfully submitted as the Annual Report of the General Agent of the Board of Public Welfare for the year ending December 31, 1953.


Probably the most impressive feature of Public Assistance experience in Somerville during the year 1953 was the remark- able steadiness of the caseloads in the three chief categories of relief namely, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Chil- dren, and Disability Assistance. Only the perennially unpre- dictable General Relief classification was characterized by some spectacular surges and equally dramatic declines.


Since the Temporary Aid program now serves principally those heterogeneous groupings of the acutely needy, not eli- gible for the long-term categorical subsidies, such as the suddenly or seasonally unemployed, medically indigent indi- viduals, and families struggling on marginal subsistence levels, the fluctuations in caseload are not surprising. General Relief is the assistance barometer which traditionally reacts most quickly and most sensitively to the vacillations and pressures of the economic order. This remains true currently even




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