Report of the city of Somerville 1954, Part 13

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Publication date: 1954
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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


XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth, etc.


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1


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60


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XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Movement


3


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XV. Diseases Peculiar to First Year of Life


2


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207


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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


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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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