Report of the city of Somerville 1953, Part 2

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1953
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Repairing doors, locks, etc.


Taking up desks and chairs


General electrical repairs


General plumbing repairs


Steamfitting repairs


Knapp School


Setting glass New window cords


Patching plaster and painting walls and ceilings


General electrical repairs


General plumbing repairs


Repairing doors and locks


Steamfitters repairs


Lowe School


Setting glass Repairing brick wall and floor in basement Repairing roof


General repairs on electrical fixtures, etc.


Working on doors and locks


Painting, plumbing repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Morse School


Setting glass Reputtied windows Repaired roof Conductor pipes, drain and soil pipes


Installing two new oil burners


Removing coal from cellar


Patch plaster and painting


Repairing chain link fence New electric service for oil burner, etc. General plumbing repairs and steamfitting repairs


New Vocational School


Repairing doors and locks Repaired metal overhead garage door Installed two new oil burners New electric service for oil burners General plumbing repairs Steamfitters repairs Put up basket ball court Painting


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Northeastern Junior High


Setting glass


Reputtied sash


New window cords


Electrical work on elevator and other electrical repairs


Repairing doors, desks and locks


General plumbing repairs


Repairing metal partitions in basement


Extended chain link fence


General steamfitters repairs


Perry School


Setting glass


New window cords


Sanding and painting furniture


Steamfitters and mason work on floor


Installing sprinkler in yard and general plumbing repairs


Putting up basket ball backboard


Prescott School


Setting glass and new window cords


Reputtied sash


Repaired chain link fence and replaced broken poles


Patching plaster and painting


Repairing furniture and doors


General electrical repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Repairing roof


Moved deep freeze and assembled parts


Proctor School


Setting glass and new window cords Repairing class room furniture, doors and checks Installed water piping and other plumbing repairs General electrical repairs


Steamfitting repairs and painting


Southern Junior High


Setting glass New window cords and reputtied sash


Washed and painted ceilings and walls


Sanding and shellacking desks


Working on new check room


Working on doors and checks


Making runs and putting up screens


General electrical repairs General Steamfitters work, patching plaster


Southworth Building


Setting glass Reputtying sash Replacing desks and chairs Repairing doors and locks General electrical repairs Patching plaster and steamfitters general repairs


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Western Junior High


Setting glass


Reputtying sash and new window cords


Patching plaster and painting in the first aid room


Electrical repairs in general


Installing linoleum


Repairing furniture and making new screens


Repaired fire doors


General plumbing repairs


Electrical repairs on oil burner


Steamfitters repairs in general


Bow St. Municipal Building


Setting glass New window cords


Installing flourescent lights in recreation office and other electrical repairs


Masons working on basement floor for steamfitters


Steamfitters repairs


Putting up partition and making new screens


Central Heating Plant


Repairing fire boxes


Installing lavatory, etc.


Electrical repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Central Library


Setting glass New window cords


Working on doors and locks


Replacing roof scuttle that blew off


Electrical repairs


Steamfitters work


Installing new boiler and new oil burner


City Hall


New window cords in registrar's office and Solicitor's office Repairing lineloum treasurer's office


Hanging pictures and mirror


Patching roof


Repairing door on School St.


General electrical repairs


General plumbing repairs


Plaster repairs and painting


City Home


General painting Installing sink, re-piping bathroom Setting tile floor Installing recepticals for range and refrigerator and other general electrical repairs Steamfitters repairs


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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT


Dilboy Field House Hanging door, replace hardware, painting door


Engine No. 1


Stoker repairs Painting windows and doors outside Repaired linoleum Electrical repairs, steamfitters work


Repairing garage door


Engine No. 2


Setting glass Reputtying sash, painting doors


General plumbing repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Engine No. 3


Setting glass Repairing shower, other plumbing repairs


Repairing iron grill on side walk


Relined stoker coal hopper, overhauling stoker


Painting


Engine No. 4


Setting glass Overhauling stoker General plumbing repairs


Electrical repairs Steamfitters work


Engine No. 5


Repairing stoker Installing flourescent fixture Plumbing repairs Steamfitting repairs


Engine No. 6


Repairing stoker Repairing trap door Steamfitters repairs General plumbing repairs


Engine No. 7


Setting glass and reputtying sash New window cords Washing ceilings and walls and painting, Overhauled stoker General electrical repairs Mason work Steamfitters repairs General plumbing repairs


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ANNUAL REPORTS


East Branch Library


Setting glass, reputtying sash


Painting outside of building Patching plaster General electrical repairs Painting and reputtying woodwork and sash inside Steamfitters repairs


Fire Alarm


Covering boiler that was moved from Water Bldg.


Electrical work on boiler and other repairs


Repairing stoker


Painting outside windows and doors


Putting up awnings


Setting glass, reputtied sash


General Plumbing repairs


Flint Street


Boarding up windows


Glen Street Playground


Repairing doors and locks Steamfitters repairs


G. A. R. Hall


Repairing floor


Highway Buildings


Putting up shanty Installing lights and receptacles in shack and other electrical repairs Plumbing repairs


Steamfitters repairs


Lincoln Park


Working on doors and locks Putting up dressing booths General plumbing repairs


Steamfitting repairs


New Police Building


Repairing doors, locks, Making partitions for Civil Defense and a 20 ft. table Working on overhead doors


Painting Electrical repairs Steamfitters repairs Repaired roof Installed flourescent lights all through


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Powder House Park


Steamfitters repairs Plumbing repairs


Rent Control Office in Veterans Quarters


Washing and painting walls Setting glass Moving files and furniture, making a clothes hanger Electrical repairs Cutting in new locks


Sanitary Buildings


Taking down cement blocks and overhead door Framing in doorway in front


Painting garage doors


Sewer Garage


General plumbing repairs Steamfitting repairs


Teele Square Library


Patching plaster and painting Washing walls Making up bookcases, refinishing same and chairs.


Break down and put up partition


Electrical repairs


Temple Street Library


Electrical repairs Made up all new bookcases and stained same


Trum Field House


Putting iron hand rail to building Plumbing repairs


Water Buildings


Remove oil burner to Fire Alarm Installing new lines, switches, etc. Working on windows and doors Put shed over meter box


West Branch Library


Setting glass, reputtying sash Working on doors and locks Varnishing doors and reputtying same- General electrical repairs Steamfitters repairs, repairing stoker


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ANNUAL REPORTS


This department is required to inspect all new building constructions and all alterations, this includes all plumbing and gasfitting, and to issue permits thereof.


The number of building permits issued by the Commis- sioner during the year 1953, having been duly inspected by the Building Inspectors, is as follows:


Wood


Fire-Resisting


Totals


New Buildings


4


42


46


Alterations


275


61


336


Torn Down


18


18


Permit of Occupancy


10


10


307


103


410


The fees collected for these permits totals $2,663.50 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.


During the year 1953 there have been approximately 2500 inspections of plumbing and gasfitting, and the number of permits are classified as follows:


The number of permits for plumbing during 1952 547


The number of permits for installation of new plumbing


9


The number of permits for alterations to plumbing 538


The number of buildings in which soil pipes were tested


375


The fees collected for plumbing for the year 1953 was $1,126.75 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.


The number of permits issued for Gasfitting in 1953 917


The number of permits for new installation of Gas 0


The number of permits for alteration of plumbing 917


The number of buildings in which gaspiping was tested with mercury test tubes 800


The number of buildings in which gaspiping was tested after change from Gas to Electric Lighting


0


The fees collected for gasfitting for the year 1953 was $926.25 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.


The total estimated cost of new buildings and alterations as filed by the grantees on the permits issued amounts to $3,962,211.00 for 1953. For comparison the estimated cost for the same amount was $603,276.00 for 1952. The total number of permits for all purposes, not including plumbing


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and gasfitting, viz 410, is 65 less than in 1952 when 475 per- mits were issued.


The following is a tabulation showing the distribution of money spent for the operation of the Building Department in 1953.


Buildings


Salaries


Fuel


Light


Care and Repair $38.10


Totals $38.10


Band Stand


Bow St. Municipal


$7,571.99


$866.93


$539.58


1,784.81


10,763.31


Electrical


4,544.21


837.00


753.02


6,134.23


Fire


4,831.21


5,482.36


7,895.10


18,208.67


Municipal Garage


236.13


168.71


294.93


876.43


City Home


2,665.56


1,117.74


4,642.11


8,425.41


City Hall


20,930.27


1,749.17


19,982.92


42,662.36


Central Library


10,753.51


1,532.06


1,331.01


21,431.33


35,047.91


W. Branch Library


3,176.85


320.35


483.71


984.31


4,965.22


E. Branch Library


3,193.01


817.38


263.11


3,556.12


7,829.62


Union Sq. Library


114.09


60.62


2,961.20


2,976.22


Teele Sq. Library


9,866.22


9,866.22


Park Buildings


2,158.49


718.86


941.12


3,818.47


Police


8,289.72


1,624.54


1,817.23


5,145.87


16,877.36


Polling


478.45


456.39


569.19


1,025.58


Sewer


496.33


100.95


597.28


Water


1,169.21


127.04


510.90


1,807.15


Soldiers' Aid


202.65


4,220.12


4,422.77


54-56 Summer St. (Welfare)


3.27


6.40


9.67


58,938.01


18,538.46


14,209.98


90,159.69


181,846.14


City Home


Credit ---


242.31


Credit-


242.31


Schools


212,749.70


62,205.86


35,219.75


258,410.81


568,586.12


Totals


$271,687.71


$80,744.32


$49,187.42


$348,570.50


$750,189.95


Respectfully submitted,


ANTHONY C. ROSSELLI,


Superintendent of Buildings


129.90


129.90


Public Works Bldg.


236.13


Highway


412.79


600.00


774.71


Ten Hills Library


15.02


3,874.97


4,353.42


Sanitary


13,967.67


181,603.83


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The Board of Election Commissioners respectfully submits the following report for the year 1953.


REGISTRATION


Before the Preliminary Election in October, registration was held in the office at City Hall, beginning on January 2 and continuing until Tuesday, September 15, from 8:30 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. except Saturday. Also Friday, August 28 and Monday, August 31; Monday, September 14 and Tuesday September 15, from 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. and Wednesday, September 16 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. 964 names were added to the voting list during this period.


OUTSIDE SESSIONS from 7:00 to 9:00 P. M. were as follows:


Thursday, August 20. Cutler Schoolhouse, Powder House Blvd.


Thursday, August 20. John A. Dickerman Schoolhouse, Cross Street


Friday, August 21 Morse Schoolhouse, Summer Street


Friday, August 21 Western Junior Schoolhouse, Holland Street


Monday, August 24 Carr Schoolhouse, Atherton Street


Monday, August 24 Perry Schoolhouse, Washington Street


Tuesday, August 25


Bingham Schoolhouse, Lowell Street


Tuesday, August 25 Glines Schoolhouse, Jaques Street


Wednesday, August 26. Knapp Schoolhouse, Adrian Street


Wednesday, August 26 Southworth Schoolhouse, Myrtle Street


Thursday, August 27 Brown Schoolhouse, Willow Avenue


Thursday, August 27.


Southern Junior Schoolhouse, Summer Street


After the Preliminary Election on October 6, 1953 registra- tion was held daily in City Hall, October 7-8-9, from 8:30 A.M.


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to 4:30 P.M. also, Tuesday, October 13, from 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. and on Wednesday, October 14, from 8:30 A. M. to 10:00 P. M.


445 names were added to the voting list after the Prelimi- nary Election.


NOMINATION PAPERS


The Board of Election Commissioners received five hun- dred eighty (580) papers on which eighteen thousand two hun- dred eighty seven (18287) names were certified. There were no Initiative or Referendum Petitions received this year.


JURORS


In accordance with Chapter 234 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 211 of the Acts of 1924, the Election Commissioners prepared a list of the inhabitants of Somerville, liable to serve as jurors.


The Board has established a system, whereby each person, provisionally selected for jury service, fills out a questionnaire and appears before the Board at the office and makes oath to the statements contained therein. This gives the Board an op- portunity to meet each individual and note, if any, his physical defects or disability to render the county the service that would be required from him as juror. These personal examinations, also enable the Board to know the educational qualifications of each prospective juror.


The Jury List for the year 1953, prepared by the Board contains the names of One Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Eight (1158) prospective jurors.


RECOUNTS


A Recount of votes cast at the Preliminary Election on October 6, 1953 for the office of Mayor, Alderman at Large and Ward Five Alderman was held on October 17 and October 18. Original figures and figures of the Recount are on Page 58, in the book "Records of Primary Elections", in the office of the Election Commissioners.


After the Election on November 3, 1953 a Recount was. held for the offices of Alderman at Large, Ward Alderman, Wards One and Six and for School Committee, Ward Two.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


This Recount was started on Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Figures of the original count and figures of the Recount are on Pages 30 and 31 in the book "Records of Elections", in the office of the Election Commis- sioners.


EXPENSES


The Expenses for the Election Department for the year ending December 31, 1953, were as follows:


Board of Election Commissioners $45,289.37


Pay of Election Officers 11,784.00


Total Expenses $57,073.37


The Board has had the co-operation of His Honor, the Mayor and the Honorable members of the Board of Aldermen and all City Officials, for which it is deeply grateful.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS W. ORPEN LEWIS A. PRATT THEODORE R. O'KEEFE JOHN C. HARRINGTON


Board of Election Commissioners of Somerville


NOMINATION PAPERS PROTESTED


The Hearing was held Saturday, September 19, 1953 at 10:00 A.M.


Signatures on nomination papers of James F. Brady, candi- date for Assessor, were protested by Edward T. Brady, also a candidate for the same office.


Hector J. Gosselin and School Committeeman William J. Shea protested the signatures on nomination papers of candi- date for School Committee in ward five, Joseph F. Sampson.


School Committee woman Eleanor S. Coyne protested sig- natures on nomination papers of candidates for School Com- mittee in Ward Three of Lawrence M. Neylon and William B. Hoey.


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John M. Smith protested signatures against nomination papers of T. Edward Corbett, candidate for re-election for Al- derman at large.


At the conclusion of the hearing the Election Commis- sioners with the assistance of City Solicitor, Robert J. Muldoon, held a meeting and unanimously voted that the names of James F. Brady, Joseph F. Sampson, Lawrence M. Neylon and T. Edward Corbett would not appear on the ballot.


It was voted that William B. Hoey had sufficient signatures and that his name would appear on the ballot.


To The Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen


of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The Listing Board of the City of Somerville, respectfully submits the following report for the year 1953.


Listing of males, twenty years of age and upwards for poll taxes and listing of females, twenty years of age and upwards.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS W. ORPEN LEWIS A. PRATT THEODORE R. O'KEEFE JOHN C. HARRINGTON


Listing Board of the City of Somerville


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ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER OF PERSONS LISTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1953


Ward


Pct.


Male


Female


Total


Male


Female


Total


]


]


1057


1038


2095


1


2


821


864


1685


1


3


814


863


1677


1


4


905


970


1875


1


5


880


976


1856


4477


4711


9188


2


1


944


980


1924


2


2


766


846


1612


2


3


608


726


1334


2


4


931


1030


1961


2


5


910


1044


1954


2


6


861


933


1794


5020


5559


10579


3


1


866


979


1845


3


2


798


952


1750


3


3


827


1005


1832


3


4


769


960


1729


3


5


664


971


1635


3924


4867


8791


4


1


1014


1138


2152


4


2


693


751


1444


4


3


899


1143


2042


4


4


930


1101


2031


4


5


955


1074


2029


4


6


872


944


1816


5363


6151


11514


5


1


680


766


1446


5


2


798


860


1658


5


3


820


888


1708


5


4


777


876


1653


5


5


790


846


1636


5


6


821


924


1745


4686


5160


9846


6


1


788


949


1737


6


2


890


1057


1947


6


3


710


901


1611


6


4


690


844


1534


6


5


731


893


1624


3809


4644


8453


7


1


876


975


1851


7


2


882


984


1866


7


3


818


953


1771


7


4


1000


1129


2129


7


5


855


942


1797


4431


4983


9414


Totals


31710


36075


67785


31710


36075


67785.


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REGISTERED VOTERS


Registered Voters Oct. 1952


Revised Lists June 1953


Registered Voters Oct. 1953


Votes Cast Nov. 3 1953


1


1


802


774


722


695


744


715


1043


1


2


682


694


628


648


649


664


967


1


3


656


646


595


595


615


618


903


1


4


722


755


668


687


683


715


1011


1


5


747


765


689


707


704


726


1054


2


1


719


594


669


557


691


589


960


2


2


644


674


589


615


606


630


930


2


3


507


540


454


500


467


518


747


2


4


702


752


649


691


668


729


1031


2


5


734


775


677


724


693


747


1016


2


6


634


652


580


606


607


624


854


3


1


709


779


653


697


673


717


942


3


2


653


784


594


706


617


719


918


3


3


718


834


640


771


659


783


1046


3


4


661


828


612


669


627


781


1052


3


5


548


722


492


706


499


721


929


4


1


873


950


787


857


810


881


1155


4


2


586


580


539


540


553


555


834


4


3


729


907


672


839


697


863


1070


4


4


810


931


768


860


786


888


1220


4


5


782


813


724


773


743


807


1140


4


6


690


716


694


710


709


731


1031


5


1


591


637


550


603


557


620


866


5


2


707


688


636


650


656


689


1002


5


3


686


714


640


656


657


672


927


5


4


657


725


618


666


642


691


1020


5


5


614


650


578


597


593


625


895


5


6


708


711


655


669


663


703


1035


6


1


682


796


650


769


658


779


1072


6


2


743


843


695


800


710


812


1035


6


3


582


731


526


688


536


692


865


6


4


636


731


585


689


584


698


978


6


5


619


766


546


706


566


730


894


7


1


760


790


689


722


700


746


1051


7


2


740


809


679


755


691


778


1033


7


3


731


832


668


760


683


772


1047


7


4


870


922


814


867


827


892


1246


7


5


733


769


691


726


716


749


1044


Totals


26367


28579


24315


26476


24939


27369


37863


Ward


Pct.


Men


Women


Men


Women


Men


Women


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PRELIMINARY ELECTION


OCTOBER 6, 1953


Candidate


Wards 1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Totals


Total Vote Cast


3609 4417 3786 4761 4703 3390 3803 28469


Mayor


Arthur L. Goodfellow


68


36


48


69


68


119


88


496


John B. Carr


84


174


92


90


66


83


96


685


William J. Doncvan


513


751


787


786


1086


1553


1108


6584


Walter W. Whitney


118


186


165


199


145


184


208


1205


Andrew Capuano


672


1046


755


1174 1631


385


736


6399


James J. Corbett


962


1256


940


952


602


261


498


5471


John M. Lynch


1158


900


971 1440 1075


784 1034


7362


Alderman at Large


Harold John Roche


449


583


393


464


561


540


748


3738


A. Joseph Goguen


284


209


288


394


409


339


658


2581


John H. Cataldo


885


803


572


1470 1167


567


665


6129


Charles G. Pickett


356


268


611


566


505


645


560


3511


John L. Lovering


422


361


818


858


657


661


661


4438


Michael A. Manning


369


461


925


576


1085


488


420


4324


John V. Chisholm


552


150


263


486


307


343


450


2551


Augustus P. Casassa


297


408


256


479


586


360


479


2865


Harold J. Drew


385


207


364


1232


460


460


448


3556


Thomas C. De Tucci


487


771


620


483


641


144


278


3424


Arthur Vitt Vitagliano


995


515


388


704


704 942


992


1196


6728


Daniel W. Foley, Jr.


427


331


227


409


364


284


281


2323


Clarence E. Lord


121


321


113


162


171


251


197


1336


T. Peter Russo


295


357


309


475


558


172


231


2397


James F. Hall


607


1861


902


610


709


630


570


5889


Garnet L. Reid


275


251


321


706


270


274


272


2369


James R. Ford


162


234


477


251


272


240


244


1880


Francis Leo McCarthy


857


419


427


967


751


491


446


4358


Thomas Curtin


140


240


167


162


371


256


810


2146


Arthur W. Graham, Jr.


215


130


137


457


476


247


221


1883


Domenic N. Vitiello


320


689


492


435


805


342


366


3449


John Joseph Ryan, Jr.


623


431


289


503


713


772


563


3894


Norman S. Bruning


98


242


91


79


115


80


64


769


Gordon F. Hughes


312


514


416


316


310


362


346


2576


Ward Alderman


WARD ONE


Donald E. Wilson


295


Elvin E. Mackenzie


1445


John Macaris


184


John F. Dunne


1153


Philip O. McCarthy


349


WARD TWO


John J. Burke


426


Edward J. Moran


254


James J. Papadinis


255


Daniel A. Barbuto


402


239


355


3900


Thomas J. Burke


644


1332


955


667


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


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Candidate Wards 1 2 4


5 7 6 Totals.


John D. Paolera


167


Thomas L. Finn


267


James Profirio


251


Peter Ferola


255


William J. Joyce, Jr.


759


George J. Moran


317


Paul M. Haley


667


WARD THREE


William J. Melley


1025


Edward J. Butler


1338


Timothy F. Cronin


703


Albert Ardizzoni


502


WARD FOUR


John J. Gormley


499


Richard Harrington, Jr.


1015


Theodore Corrieri


665


Walter B. MacDonald


1738


Paul I. Kopelman


568


WARD FIVE


John B. Mclaughlin


375


John T. O'Brien


285


Dorothy M. Murray


221


Arthur C. Keohane


44


William A. Warren


171


Theodore Campo


328


Eugene McCarthy


254


William E. Higham


326


George E. O'Brien, Jr.


162


Anthony R. DiCicco


467


Joseph R. Conceison


333


Chester F. Warner, Jr.


301


Leonard A. Scott


552


Leon W. Curtin


172


Constant Macarelli


402


WARD SIX


Thomas C. O'Keefe


480


Lee Carver Kitson


399


John E. Ryan


1081


Walter S. Harrington


482


John F. Foster, Jr.


740


WARD SEVEN


Richard G. Rossi


303


Stanley Bann


254


Robert A. Allen


974


Patrick J· Goggin, Jr.


451


Peter J. Morrissey, Jr.


901


Anthony A. Ballamy


545


David 1. Leary


187


Joseph O'Brien


10


3


38


ANNUAL REPORTS


Candidate Wards 1 2 3 4


5


6


£


7 Totals


School Committee


WARD ONE


Edward A. Ciampa 1239


Blanche C. Leahy 1064


Charles F. McCarthy 561


Ernest J. MacPhail 591


WARD TWO


Claire A. O'Meara


1165


Lawrence F. Bretta


531


Thomas J. Noonan


342


Walter J. Casey


862


Andrew J. Mulligan 587


Anthony J. Dell'Anno


594


NO CONTEST IN WARD THREE


WARD FOUR


Dewey F. Romano


1313


Sarah M. Mclaughlin


2163


Gerard J. Parker


1001


NO CONTEST IN WARD 5-6-7


Assessors


David A. Demaine


228


249


305


339


295


287 1176


320


2023


Timothy J. Cronin


1230 2335


1519


1336


1483


951 777


787


826


425


4501


Meddie W. Brown


274


181


178


415


254


254 306


259


1867


Helen C. Dillaway


233


380


754


496


445


344 280


420


3072


Joseph V. Macarelli


624


1089


709 229


338


373


315


297


2485


Hugh Logue


116


122


174


168


132 1143


116 977 551


117 1001


7670


James H. Edwards


258


292


308


335


545


331


2620


John Paul Wolf


181


124


160


219


282


467


951


2384


CITY ELECTION


NOVEMBER 3, 1953


Total Number of


Votes Cast


4978 5538 4887 6450 5745 4844 5421 37863


Mayor


John M. Lynch


2232 2050 1868 2979 2299 1504 2024 14956


William J. Donovan


2697 3420 2980 3429 3383 3316 3350 22575


Alderman at Large


Thomas J. Burke


John H. Cataldo


James F. Hall


2385 3039 2487 2773 2746 2784 3428 19642 1944 1891 1462 2834 2249 1528 1919 13827 15546 1751 3229 2155 2085 1908 2177 2241


1398


10477


Gordon Faulkner


1716 1164


1702 2169 2769


1875


1993


3388


Edward T. Brady


1013


1903


1037


944


Anthony Scaglione


745


650


447


1203


783


1065


470


5020


Dominick O'Donnell


345


588


Harold A. Palmer


1143


512


841


2053


945


7461


39


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


Candidate Wards 1 3 6 2 4 5 7 Totals


John L. Lovering 1520. 1329 2064 2481 1868 1961 2090 13313


Michael A. Manning 1330 1505 2100 2003 2417 1609 1795


12759


Francis Leo McCarthy 2282


1713 1532 3039 2102 1667 1949


14284


John Joseph Ryan, Jr. 1856 1775 1409 2150 2178 2479 2313 14160


Arthur Vitt Vitagliano 1892


1484 1058 1859 1580


907 1174 9954


Ward Alderman


WARD ONE


Elvin E. Mackenzie 2345


John F. Dunne 2425


WARD TWO


Paul M. Haley


2368


William J. Joyce, Jr. 2855


WARD THREE


Edward J. Butler 2513


William J. Melley 2137


WARD FOUR


Walter B. MacDonald


3769


Richard Harrington, Jr. 2315


WARD FIVE


Anthony R. DiCicco


2287


Leonard A. Scott


2952


WARD SIX


John F. Foster, Jr.


2199


John E. Ryan 2408


WARD SEVEN


Robert A. Allen


Peter J. Morrissey, Jr.


2269 2998


School Committee


WARD ONE


Edward A. Ciampa 2528


Blanche C. Leahy 2231


WARD TWO


Walter J. Casey


2700


Claire A. O'Meara 2509


WARD THREE


Eleanor S. Coyne


2571


William B. Hoey 2054


WARD FOUR


Sarah M. Mclaughlin 3767 2345


Dewey F. Romano


.40


ANNUAL REPORTS


Candidate Wards 1 2 3 4


5


6


7


Totals


WARD FIVE William J. Shea Doris Spurio


2879


1987


Joseph F. Sampson


494


WARD SIX


Charles E. Ivers


2067


Edward F Moynihan, Jr.


2318


WARD SEVEN


John J. Brennan


4292


Assessors


Timothy J. Cronin 2297 3509 2773 2733 2775 2512 2857 19456


Gordon Faulkner 2914 2199 2871 3624 3928 3446 3640 22622


Edward T. Brady


2150 2884 2105 2154 2029 2092 2267 15681


Joseph V Macarelli


1052 1553 1196 1301 1474 698 941 8215


Harold A. Palmer


1980 1531 1674 3248 2103 2177 2280


14993


Anthony Scaglione 1491 1156 796 2137 1302 812 1117 8811


REFERENDUM - QUESTION NO. 1


"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three entitled 'An Act to establish a department of public works in the city of Somerville.' be accepted?"




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