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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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