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James F. DeFuria
Albert J. Daly
William B. Ward, Jr.
Gerald D. Budgen
Charles A. Cecere
John P. Dwyer
John J. Zonghetti
Edward J. Lepore
James J. Ryan, Jr.
Thomas M. Hickey
IN CONCLUSION
I wish to thank his Honor the Mayor, members of the Board of Aldermen, heads of the various departments, and all mem- bers of the police department, for their loyal support, coopera- tion and assistance during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
AUGUSTINE F. SHARRY,
Chief of Police
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES
March 2, 1955.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
Submitted herewith is the Annual Report for 1954 of the Veterans' Service Department.
During the year benefits were granted in accordance with Directives.
We endeavored to be understanding and helpful in con- sidering the circumstances of all applicants for assistance.
The department operated efficiently in providing services to veterans of the Korean Conflict just returning to civilian status.
We continued to cooperate with other Agencies to maintain the standard of the department's services.
Very truly yours,
THOMAS F. MCGRATH,
Commissioner
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BOARD OF HEALTH
BOARD OF HEALTH
January 4, 1955.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen:
We respectfully submit the following, which is a summary of the work of the department for the year 1954, as the Seventy-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Health.
RECORD OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED
SLAUGHTER POULTRY - Four applications for a permit to slaughter poultry under the provisions of Section 139a of Chapter 679 of the General Laws were received. All were granted.
COLLECT GREASE - Thirteen applications for a permit to collect grease were received and all were granted.
MELT AND RENDER - Three licenses to carry on the business of melting and rendering were granted.
MASSAGE - Fourteen persons were licensed to practice massage.
BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES - Five licenses to engage in the business of bottling carbonated beverages, soda waters and mineral spring water were granted. A fee of twenty dollars is charged for each license, ten of which is paid to the Commonwealth.
BOARD INFANTS - Four applications made to the State Department of Public Welfare for licenses to board children were referred to the Board under the provisions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws. All were approved.
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CONVALESCENT HOMES - In accordance with Sections 71 to 73 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, eight applica- tions for licenses to operate Convalescent or Nursing Homes or Boarding Homes for the Aged were approved and forwarded to the State Department of Public Health for licensure.
MORTALITY
There were 760 deaths and 35 stillbirths during the year, as specified in the following tables:
Deaths at the Central Hospital
52
Deaths at the Somerville Hospital
189
Deaths at the Home for Aged Poor (Highland Ave.)
25
Deaths at the City Home
6
Deaths at Other Institutions
85
DEATHS BY AGES
Male Female
Total
Under one year
9
6
15
One to five years
3
1
4
Five to ten years
1
1
2
Ten to fifteen years
1
0
1
Fifteen to twenty years
0
1
1
Twenty to thirty years
2
4
6
Thirty to forty years
8
4
12
Forty to fifty years
25
13
38
Fifty to sixty years
47
37
84
Sixty to seventy years
85
70
155
Seventy to eighty years
103
134
237
Eighty to ninety years
62
105
167
Over ninety
10
28
38
Totals
356
404
760
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Totals
I. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
II. Cancer and Other Tumors
5
12
9
14
8
10
10
6
13
12
4
3
106
III. Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition, etc.
IV. Diseases of Blood Forming Organs
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93
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
11
7
36
32
37
37
36
21
31
21
38
37
44
406
VII. Diseases of the Circulatory System
7
6
6
4
3
3
1
3
3
5
7
11
59
VIII. Diseases of the Respiratory System
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
21
IX. Diseases of the Digestive System
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
20
X. Diseases of the Genito Urinary System
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XVII. Violent or Accidental
1
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3
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ANNUAL REPORTS
DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS
1945
870
8.50
1946
874
8.25
1947
841
7.94
1948
941
8.88
1949
847
7.99
1950
828
7.88
1951
868
8.48
1952
806
7.88
1953
779
7.63
1954
760
7,43
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
8.09
SPECIMENS AND SUPPLIES
Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diphtheria and typhoid fever, as well as biologicals may be ob- tained at the office of the Board of Health, City Hall and at the following places:
George R. Reed & Son, Inc., Davis Square
Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway
Union Square Pharmacy, 23 Union Square
McClure's Pharmacy, Magoun Square
INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Eight physicians are employed by the Board of Health for Inspection of School Children and to them are referred all children who show evidence of disease or abnormal condition. Children who are found unfit to remain in school are sent home with a notice to the parent or guardian that the family physician should be consulted.
Children in the first and fourth grades of the elementary schools and those in the first year of junior high and first year of senior high school are examined annually and any defects discovered are called to the attention of the parents or guard- ians.
In accordance with the provisions of the statutes, tests of sight and hearing are made by principals and teachers.
Monthly inspections of the school buildings and premises are made and suggestions or criticisms are referred to the proper authorities. Every effort is made to protect the health
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of the children and to cooperate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condition as possible.
Following are the School Physicians and the schools under their jurisdiction:
District I.
Francis Shaw, M. D. 202 Broadway Prescott, Hanscom, Dickerman and Edgerly Schools
District Il.
David F. O'Brien, M. D. 44 Summer Street Southern Junior High and St. Joseph's Schools
District III.
Emil Goduti, M. D. 434 Broadway Senior High, Cummings, Proctor and St. Ann's Schools
District IV.
Benjamin Blesoff, M. D. 333 Highland Avenue Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and Cholerton Schools
District V.
Benjamin Russman, M. D. 33 Curtis Street Cutler, Hogkins, Lowe and Western Junior High Schools
District VI.
Joseph Scaringi, M.D. . 66 Curtis Street Bingham, Brown, Forster and Northeastern Junior High Schools
District VII.
Anthony Russo, M. D. 2 Austin Street Glines, Grimmons, St. Benedict's and St. Polycarp's Schools
District VIII.
Charles J. McCarthy, M. D. 432 Medford Street Perry, Baxter, Knapp and Bennett Schools
During the year 3197 children were examined by the school physicians and 54 were sent home because of illness.
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The following list will show the diseases and defects, ex- cept those of sight and hearing which have been found.
1. Infectious Diseases:
Chicken Pox
24
Measles
3
Mumps
17
Total 34
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat:
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
164
Inflammatory Diseases 12
Other abnormal conditions 393
Total 569
3. Diseases of the Eyes 11
4. Diseases of the Ear 117
5. Diseases of the Skin:
Eczema
5
Herpes
27
Impctigo
25
Dermatitis
8
Pediculosis
11
Scabies
5
Ringworm
8
Miscellaneous Conditions
91
Total 180
6. Diseases of the Feet 244
7. Miscellaneous Conditions:
Diseases of the Circulatory System
44
Diseases of the Respiratory System 6
Wounds and Injuries 39
Other Conditions 316
Total 405
Total number of diseases 1560
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Under the provisions of Chapter 114, Section 49 of the laws relating to public health, thirty-one persons were duly licensed as Funeral Directors.
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HEALTH NURSES
Eight nurses are employed by the Board of Health, three as Public Health Nurses and five School Nurses. The work of the Public Health Nurses consists of follow-up work on tuberculosis cases, post natal hygiene, quarantining for contag- ious diseases and other related duties. The reports of the School Nurses are included in the report of the School Com- mittee while those of the Public Health Nurses are submitted in detail, in subsequent pages of this report.
INFANT HYGIENE CLINICS
Under the supervision of this Board clinics have been held every Tuesday afternoon at the New Vocational School, every Wednesday at the Old Police Station and every Thursday at the Western Junior High School, except when the days were holidays. The average weekly attendance at the New Voca- tional School was 11, at the Old Police Station 6 and at the Western Junior High School 9. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 1100.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN D. BENNETT, Chairman CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE A. ERNEST ZANGRILLI
Board of Health
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR
January 4, 1955.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Following is the report of the Department of Medical In- spection for the year 1954:
During the year patients were admitted to the Haynes Mem- orial Hospital or the Children's Medical Center as follows:
Scarlet Fever 2
Pertussis
2
Infantile Paralysis 4
TUBERCULOSIS
There was one death in the city from tuberculosis, two died in sanatoria and three patients reported as having tuberculosis, died of other causes.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION
Clinics for immunization against diphtheria, whooping- cough and tetanus are held on the last Wednesday of each month, throughout the year, at the Old Police Station, 50 Bow Street. Notices are sent to the parents when children reach the age of four months, advising them of the opportunity to have their children immunized.
Clinics are also held for the immunization of all children in the kndergarten and first grade of school.
Following are the statistics on these clinics:
Total number of doses of vaccine administered 2631
Number who completed three doses 588
Number who received two doses 576
Number who received one dose 579
Boosters
888
Respectfully submitted,
WILFRID C. MACDONALD, M.D.,
Medical Inspector
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSES
January 4, 1955.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
We submit the following report of the work performed by us in infant hygiene, post natal, contagious and tuberculosis cases for the year ending December 31, 1954:
INFANT HYGIENE
There were 15 deaths of infants under one year of age dur- ing the year as shown in the following table:
Prematurity
10
Congenital Diseases
3
Pneumonia and other diseases 2
Total attendance at Well Baby Clinics
1100
New Registrations 271
Average Attendance 9
TUBERCULOSIS
Pulmonary tuberculosis reported in 1954
42
Other forms of tuberculosis reported
3
Patients admitted to Middlesex County Sanatorium ..
42
Patients admitted to Lakeville State Sanatorium
3
Patients admitted to Rutland State Sanatorium
3
Patients admitted to North Reading State Sanatorium
2
Clinics are held on the first and third Monday afternoon of each month, at the Old Police Station on Bow Street, for x-ray and examination of patients and contacts.
Total attendance at these clinics 466
Average attendance 26
AGE AND SEX OF CLASS REPORTED PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Male Female
Total
Under fifteen years
1
1
2
Fifteen to twenty years
1
3
4
Twenty to thirty years
1
4
5
Thirty to forty years
3
4
7
Over forty years
19
5
24
Totals
25
17
42
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OTHER FORMS OF TUBERCULOSIS
Male
Total
Over forty years of age
3
3
RECAPITULATION OF VISITS
Infant Hygiene
3924
Tuberculosis
1617
Contagion
235
Miscellaneous
116
Total visits
5892
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE P. HIGHT, R.N. MARY V. RYAN, R.N. EILEEN A. DAILY, R.N.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS
January 4, 1955.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Following is a report of the work of the Division of Inspec- tion of Animals and Provisions for the year ending December 31, 1954:
Number of establishments visited
6342
Complaints investigated
636
Notices sent
174
CONDEMNATIONS
Bakery Products
800 lbs.
Poultry
500 lbs.
Canned Goods
2300
Meat
250 "
Fish
312
Butter
75
Cheese
400
Eggs
60 doz.
Cookies
112
Tea and Coffee
85 lbs.
Candy
120
Misc. Vegetables
460
Fruit
562
Liquid Sugar
2500 gals.
Tonic
28000
Syrup
300
11
Fire in a bottling plant and the hurricanes account for the increase in condemnations.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS J. HAGERTY,
Chief Health Inspector
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND VETERINARY
January 4, 1955.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1954:
There were a total of 644 calls made in connection with 322 dog bites reported during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, D.V.M. Inspector of Animals and Veterinary
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REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF DENTAL HYGIENE
January 4, 1955.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I submit the following statistics as the report of the Divi- sion of Dental Hygiene for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Respectfully submitted,
ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, D.M.D., Supervising School Dentist
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OPERATIVE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
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tificates Granted
Number
Given Gas
Number of
Patients
Number of
Extractions
January
466
106
41
613
498
130
93
792
50
0
0
0
February
328
71
46
2
447
350
83
69
610
57
7
7
13
March
561
123
69
0
752
660
143
108
990
89
8
8
28
April
359
77
51
0
477
376
108
59
596
49
6
6
13
May
468
93
74
0
635
552
135
57
849
48
4
4
6
June
231
69
65
O
365
227
129
69
508
48
0
6
36
July
SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED
August
SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED
September
EXAMINING
1
1
1
October
11,994
EXAMINING
13
17
40
November
225
235
22
N
484
318
170
115
559
33
3
3
7
December
377
73
25
O
495
391
116
69
660
34
6
6
15
Total
11,994
3015
847
393
A
4268
3372
1014
639
5564
408
57
61
159
Total Number
of Patients
Number of
Fillings
Number of
Extractions
Number of
Cleanings
Number of
Treatments
Number of Cer-
Number
Examined
Patients
Patients
Emergency
Cases
Special
O Cases
ANNUAL REPORTS
Old
New
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
January 4, 1955.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Four hundred and seven stores and restaurants are licensed to sell milk, fifty-four dealers are licensed to distribute milk and two hundred and twenty-four stores are registered to sell oleomargarine. Four pasteurizing plants located in Somerville are licensed to operate and thirty-nine plants in cities and towns adjacent to Somerville are also under the jurisdiction of this department. Three hundred and seventy-six stores, restaurants and distributors are licensed to sell and twenty-one dealers are licensed to manufacture frozen desserts or ice cream mix.
An average of 45,000 quarts of milk and 1,000 quarts of cream are distributed daily in Somerville.
Revenue for the department for the year was $2,942.50 of which $1,413.50 was for license fees and the balance of $1,529.00 for analytical work.
Samples Collected
1050
Samples Submitted 636
Total
1686
Bacteriological Examinations
3355
Chemical Examinations
1650
Sediment Tests
1051
Phosphatase Tests
1512
Microscopical Examinations
993
Total
8561
One sample of milk was found to be under-pasteurized, three were low in solids and one hundred and forty-three milks, creams and ice creams slightly exceeded the maximum plate count.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGIA H. MORELAND, Ph.C., Bacteriologist and Milk Inspector
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REPORT OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville.
Gentlemen:
The report of the Sanitary Department for the year 1954 is respectfully submitted herewith :-
COLLECTIONS OF ASHES AND REFUSE
Loads
Yards
Tons
January
2450
15925
5513
February
2400
15600
5400
March
2400
15600
5400
April
2275
14788
5119
May
2200
14300
4950
June
2150
13975
4838
July
2050
13325
4613
August
1900
12350
4275
September
1925
12513
4331
October
2150
13975
4838
November
2500
16250
5625
December
2450
15925
5513
COLLECTIONS OF PAPER
Yards
Tons
January
3825
510
February
3788
505
March
3713
495
April
3675
490
May
3563
475
June
3338
445
July
3263
435
August
3300
440
September
3278
437
October
3825
510
November
3975
530
December
4013
535
The above figures are approximate and are based on the general average of amounts carried by the trucks.
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The ashes and refuse are being collected with motor trucks on account of the distance to the Medford dumps, which are being used by this department subject to the rules and regula- tions of the Board of Health of the City of Medford.
The total estimated collection of garbage amounted to 4100 cords, the work is being done by a contractor who fur- nishes trucks and chauffeurs, the City supplying the laborers and collections to be the same as previously, namely, - two collections a week throughout the year from private dwellings and three times a week from restaurants, stores, etc.
The department as a whole is operating efficiently and with the citizen's co-operation we shall continue to carry on in the usual manner.
I wish to thank His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen and the employees of my department for their co- operation extended during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. MESKELL, Supt., Sanitary Department
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REPORT OF THE SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1954
The Somerville Housing Authority members who assumed office in January 1954 were:
*GEORGE F. HICKEY Chairman
FRANCIS J. DI CIACCIO Vice-Chairman
ERNEST E. JENNINGS Treasurer
CHARLES J. MURPHY Member
** OSCAR P. GROVE Member
* Mr. George F. Hickey resigned from the Authority on May 27, 1954 and was succeeded as Chairman by Charles J. Murphy. Mr. Albert F. Fitzgerald was appointed as a member of the Authority on May 27, 1954 in place of Mr. Hickey.
* * On September 16, 1954, Mr. John R. Wiseman was appointed as a member of the Authority in place of Mr. Oscar P. Grove, whose term expired June 22, 1954.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY
April 20, 1955
Mr. Daniel J. Tyler, Chairman State Housing Board 90 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Tyler:
The annual report of the Somerville Housing Authority for the year ending December 31, 1954 is herewith submitted for your perusal, and that of your Board.
During 1954 there were a total of 682 apartments under the supervision of the Somerville Housing Authority. This number includes the 240 apartments in the State-Aided Vet- erans' Project on Memoriral Road; the 216 apartments in the State-Aided Veterans' Project on Clarendon Hill; the five duplex Veterans' homes on Linden Avenue; and the 216 apart- ments in the newly completed PHA-Aided Low-Rent Housing Project on Mystic Avenue.
Initial occupancy in the P.H.A. Low-Rent Housing Project took place on July 1, 1954. On that date two of the six build- ings, each one of which houses 36 families, was accepted by the Authority. Two more buildings were completed and ac- cepted on August 1, 1954, and the final two buildings were made available on September 1, 1954. Full occupancy followed soon afterward. Priority for apartments in this new project was accorded those eligible families being dispossessed from their homes by the Urban Redevelopment Project in the Linwood-Joy or "Brickbottom", section of the city. There is a continually growing large number of eligible families on the waiting list for apartments in this project, reflecting, we believe, a vital need for additional units of this type.
1954 was a year of progress towards the goal of physical redevelopment of the Linwood-Joy Project Area. Approval of the Redevelopment Plan by the Board of Aldermen on De- cember 30, 1953 was followed within three months by approval of the State Housing Board and final approval by the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington.
Since this was the first urban redevelopment project in Massachusetts, the issue of constitutionality had to be settled in the Courts before the program could get under way. Thanks to the civic leadership shown by the Somerville Chamber of Commerce, suits were brought in March, and arguments were
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heard by the Supreme Judicial Court in May. The project was found constitutional by a unanimous decision on September 21, 1954 (Papadinis v. Somerville Housing Authority). Another suit, more limited in scope, was heard by the Supreme Judicial Court in November and a decision was pending at year's end.
Despite the litigation, work proceeded on title search, ap- praisal and co-ordination with plans of the Metropolitan District Commission for the Washington St. Overpass. A Relocation Office was established to help families displaced by this public improvement, and to make a detailed survey of all families in the "Brickbottom" section.
By December 31, 1954, preliminaries to land acquisition had been completed, and the Authority was waiting for the signal to move ahead with the last stage of the long process that started with planning and would end with clearance and redevelopment.
The Veterans' homes on Linden Avenue constructed under Chapter 372 remained in the hands of the Authority through- out the year of 1954. However, because of negotiations under way at year's end, it is anticipated that by the end of 1955 all five duplexes will have been sold at private sale.
The Authority is very conscious of its responsibility for efficient, economical management of the 672 apartments in the three major developments. This responsibility extends to the State and Federal governments for their underwriting of the investment of over $7,500,000, to the citizens of Somer- ville including our tenants, and to the city government which has brought the Authority into being. For a number of reasons, including litigation affecting the position of Executive Director, several major management problems remained un- solved at the year's end. The Authority is concerned with this situation, and wishes to report that every effort will be made to improve maintenance standards in the future.
One problem in particular deserves mention. There is a serious condition requiring costly repair work on the roofs of the State-aided project on Mystic Ave. This condition, is the result of decisions made in previous years long before the present members of the Authority were appointed. The Au- thority is aware of the problem, and seeking ways and means of taking the necessary corrective action.
Just before year's end, the Authority received word of significant, forward steps in its plans for two additional housing
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projects in Somerville. On December 29, 1954, Mayor William J. Donovan was notified that the city's "Workable Program" for neighborhood improvement had been approved. Somerville thus became the second community in the entire country to get this approval, required by the Housing Act of 1954 as a condition precedent to federal financial aids for housing and neighborhood rehabilitation. Administrator Albert M. Cole of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington certi- fied that 42 one-bedroom units planned for a vacant land site on Highland Avenue were needed to relocate families to be displaced by the redevelopment project. On the same date, the Authority received tentative approval of the sites selected for a State-aided Old Age project which will consist of 75 units on a total of eight separate sites throughout the city.
Respectfully submitted,
SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Albert F. Fitzgerald
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK
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Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1955
To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen:
The following is respectfully submitted as the eighty-third Annual Report of the City Clerk of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1954.
The receipts and payments were as follows:
For dog licenses issued in 1954:
1354 males at $2.00
$2,708.00
150 females at $5.00
750.00
686 spayed at $2.00
1,372.00
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