Report of the city of Somerville 1955, Part 14

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1955
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ANNUAL REPORTS


DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS


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


1955


789


8.19


Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years ..


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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:


Reed Drug Co., Inc., Davis Square


Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway


Union Square Pharmacy, 23 Union Square


McClure's Pharmacy, Magoun Square


Lepore Pharmacy, 725 Broadway


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 physi- cian 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 de- fects discovered are called to the attention of the parents or guardians.


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


of the children and to cooperate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condition as possible.


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Following are the School physicians and the schools under their jurisdiction:


District One


Philip Bloom, M.D. 57 Cross Street Prescott, Hanscom, Dickerman and Edgerly Schools


District Two


David F. O'Brien, M.D. 44 Summer Street Southern Junior High and St. Joseph's Schools


District Three


Emil Goduti, M.D. 434 Broadway Senior High, Cummings, Proctor and St. Ann's Schools


District Four


Benjamin Blesoff, M.D. 333 Highland Avenue Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and Cholerton Schools


District Five


Benjamin Russman, M.D. 33 Curtis Street Cutler, Hodgkins, Lowe and Western Junior High Schools


District Six


Joseph Scaringi, M.D. 66 Curtis Street Bingham, Brown, Forster and Northeastern Junior High Schools


District Seven


Anthony Russo, M.D. 2 Austin Street Glines, Grimmons, St. Benedict's and St. Polycarp's Schools


District Eight


Charles J. McCarthy, M.D. 432 Medford Street Perry, Baxter, Knapp and Bennett Schools


During the year 3417 children were examined by the school physicians and 29 were sent home because of illness.


The following list will show the diseases and defects, ex- cept those of sight and hearing which have been found:


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ANNUAL REPORTS .


1. Infectious Diseases:


Chicken Pox


5


Measles


1


Mumps


1


Total


7


2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat:


Enlarged tonsils and adenoids 108


Inflammatory Diseases


319


Other abnormal conditions 250


Total


677


3. Diseases of the Eyes 6


4. Diseases of the Ear 88


5. Disease of the Skin:


Eczema


4


Herpes


26


Impetigo


24


Dermatitis


11


Pediculosis


10


98


Miscellaneous Conditions


Total 173


6. Diseases of the Feet 319


7. Miscellaneous Conditions:


Diseases of the Circulatory System


48


Diseases of the Lymphatic System 105


Diseases of the Respiratory System


6


Wounds and Injuries 26


Other Conditions 275


Total


460


Total number of diseases


1730


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


In accordance with Section 49 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws, thirty-two persons were licensed as Funeral Directors.


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 tuber-


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culosis cases, post natal hygiene, quarantining for contagious diseases and other related duties. The reports of the School Nurses are included in the report of the School Committee while those of the Public Health Nurses are submitted in de- tail, in subsequent pages of this report.


INFANT HYGIENE CLINICS


Under the supervision of the 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 holi- days. The average weekly attendance at the New Vocational School was 9, at the Old Police Station 5 and at the Western Junior High School 9. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 937.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN D. BENNETT, Chairman CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE A. ERNEST ZANGRILLI


Board of Health


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ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR


January 5, 1956.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


Following is the report of the Department of Medical In- spection for the year 1955:


During the year patients were admitted to the Haynes Memorial Hospital, Children's Medical Center and other in- stitutions as follows:


Scarlet Fever 2


Infantile Paralysis 47


Miscellaneous 4


TUBERCULOSIS


There was one death in the city from tuberculosis, seven died in sanatoria and four patients reported as having tuber- culosis 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 kindergarten and first grade of school.


Following are the statistics on these clinics:


Total number of doses of vaccine administered 2578


Number who completed three doses 626


Number who received two doses 588


Number who received one dose 600


Boosters


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In May, 2,569 school children received one dose of polio vaccine.


Respectfully submitted,


WILFRID C. MacDONALD, M.D., Medical Inspector


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REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSES


January 5, 1956.


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, 1955:


INFANT HYGIENE


There were 21 deaths of infants under one year of age during the year as shown in the following table:


Prematurity


8


Congenital Diseases


2


Pneumonia and other diseases 11


Total attendance at Well Baby Clinics


937


New Registrations 198


Average attendance


8


TUBERCULOSIS


Pulmonary Tuberculosis reported in 1955 47


Other forms of tuberculosis reported


2


Patients admitted to Middlesex County Sanatorium 49


Patients admitted to Lakeville State Sanatorium


1


Patients admitted to Rutland State Sanatorium


7


Patients admitted to North Reading State Sanatorium


1


Patients admitted to Westfield State Sanatorium


1


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 those clinics 440


Average attendance 23


AGE AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS


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Fifteen to twenty years


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3


Twenty to thirty years


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2


7


Thirty to forty years


4


3


7


Over forty years


20


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30


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ANNUAL REPORTS OTHER FORMS OF TUBERCULOSIS


Under fifteen years


1


1


Twenty to thirty years


1


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RECAPITULATION OF VISITS


Infant Hygiene


3432


Tuberculosis


1522


Contagion


300


Miscellaneous


152


Total visits


5406


Respectfully submitted,


GRACE P. HIGHT, R.N. MARY V. RYAN, R.N. EILEEN DAILY, R.N.


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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS


January 5, 1956.


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, 1955:


Number of establishments visited


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Complaints investigated


526


Notices sent


218


CONDEMNATIONS


Bakery Products


3522 lbs.


Poultry


175 lbs.


Canned Goods


217 misc.


Meat


287


Fish


97 lbs.


Butter


125


Cheese


27 11


Eggs


30 doz.


Cookies


135


Tea and Coffee


75 lbs.


Candy


315


Vegetables:


Fruit


117


Miscellaneous


517 lbs.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS J. HAGERTY,


Chief Health Inspector


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND VETERINARY


January 5, 1956.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


Following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1955:


A total of 526 calls were made in connection with 263 dog bites reported during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, D.V.M.,


Inspector of Animals & Veterinary


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY


City Hall, Somerville, Massachusetts


January 5, 1956.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


Four hundred and six stores and restaurants are licensed to sell milk, forty-nine dealers are licensed to distribute milk and two hundred and twenty-nine stores are registered to sell oleo- margarine. 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 the department. Three hundred and sixty-seven restaurants, stores and distributors are licensed to sell and twenty-two 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 $2,567.00 of which $1,409.00 was for license fees and the balance of $1,158.00 for analytical work.


Samples Collected


1143


Samples Submitted 412


Total


1555


Bacteriological Examinations


3896


Chemical Examinations


1807


Sediment Tests


1234


Phosphatase Tests


1762


Microscopical Examinations


1200


Total


9899


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGIA H. MORELAND, Bacteriologist & Milk Inspector


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ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF DENTAL HYGIENE


January 5, 1956.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen:


I submit the following statistics as the report of the Division of Dental Hygiene for the year ending December 31, 1955.


Respectfully submitted,


ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, D.M.D., Supervising School Dentist


SCHOOL CHILDREN


Number Examined


Old


Patients


New


Patients


Emergency


Cases


Special


Cases


Total Number


of Patients


Number of


Fillings


Extractions Number of


Number of


Cleanings


Treatments Number of


tificates Granted Number of Cer-


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Given Gas


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N Extractions


January


372


105


27


V 507


403


98


65


635


49


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February


601


136


67


0


804


574


216


95


1072


51


3


3


6


March


563


169


63


1


816


595


180


142


1112


107


6


6


10


April


407


96


42


1


546


406


125


86


740


75


5


5


8


May


595


162


51


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811


577


216


167


1121


114


19


19


45


June


371


76


32


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475


259


125


118


650


93


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19


July


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


August


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


September


10,267


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED (examining)


513


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5


October


SCHOOL CLINICS C LOSED (examining)


617


1


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1


November


368


242


49


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657


438


188


88


744


12


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December


451


101


40


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592


391


187


41


654


19


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18


Total


10,267


3728


1087


371


8


5208


3643


1335


802


6728


1650


52


52


118


BOARD OF HEALTH


225


HOSPITAL CLINIC CASES


226


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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS


Honorable William J. Donovan City Hall Somerville, Massachusetts


January 7, 1956


Dear Sir:


I am pleased to submit the following report on activities of the Somerville Department of Public Works during the period from January 1st, 1955 through December 31st, 1955.


Within this period we have progressed steadily toward our goal - a compact, well equipped, trained and efficient De- partment of Public Works.


We have acquired some additional, badly needed equip- ment, including a truck mounted catch basin cleaning machine - a street sweeping machine - two large dump trucks with 5 yard bodies - two power wagons - one power operated concrete and asphalt cutter and a variety of smaller items ranging from portable staging to pumps. Modern equipment of this type is invaluable and most economical in performing necessary service for our residents throughout the city.


Our repair shop is handling the bulk of normal repairs to snow fighters, street sweepers, trucks and equipment and has been of great assistance during emergency periods.


Our paint shop has repainted 33 trucks and a variety of equipment, ranging from horses and portable staging to police boxes. In addition, they have painted and lettered hundreds of signs and are now painting room numbers on classroom doors in some of our school buildings.


Our Highway Division has performed its usual duties of snow plowing, sanding, scraping, street sweeping, street clean-


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ing, tree removal, tree trimming, tree spraying, street and side- walk repairs, edgestone repairs, construction of new driveways, construction of new concrete sidewalks, hot top sidewalks, painting center lines, cross-walks, silhouettes and warning signs. During January, February and March, they have assisted the Sanitary Department and have performed many other du- ties, such as removing Christmas trees from squares, setting and maintaining sand boxes throughout the city, removal of dead animals, and clearance of debris following storms. In addition, this Division has worked with and assisted Utility Companies in topping and trimming trees and encouraged Utility Companies to use sidewalks for new installations, there- by gaining for the city, substantial sections of new sidewalk without expense to the tax-payer. Two prime examples are the 1375 feet of new concrete sidewalk on Medford Street, in the Magoun Square section, installed by the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company, and new hot top and concrete sidewalks installed by the Boston Edison Company on one side of Washington Street and Prospect Street from the Charlestown line to the Cambridge line. They have further reduced their cost of operation by closing the Highway night office and com- bining it with Water Division night office. A partial list of their accomplishments this year includes:


Installation of 122 new street signs. Insallation of 114 traffic regulatory signs. Construction of 90 new driveways and remodelled 11.


Construction of 10,510 running feet of new concrete sidewalk at 131 locations.


Construction of 1,443 running feet of new bituminous concrete sidewalk at 18 locations.


Removal of 118 tree stumps.


Topping of 72 trees to stump level ready for next stump re- moval operation.


Operation of paint shop, repair shop and gasoline pumps. Permits issued to occupy sidewalk for various reasons-95. Permits issued to public utilities for street and sidewalk openings-188.


The Water Division performed its usual duties of maintain- ing the water system, including repair of leaks - thawing of pipes - repair of hydrants - repair of meters - installation of new meters - general maintenance of the high and low pressure systems - meter reading and water billing. We have installed a new Addressograph and a Billing Machine, designed to further increase efficiency and accuracy in the operation of this revenue producing division. This division has been ab- normally busy due to sustained spells of below-freezing weather, in the early part of the year, causing a large number of leaks: its participation in the department's effort to alleviate


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hardship in the partially vacated brick-bottom section, during freezing weather, and the necessity of making many repairs and service changes because of the unusually heavy volume of construction work throughout the city.


This division is vitally affected by such major construction projects as the M.D.C. Water Tunnel-the Washington Street Overpass - the Chapter 90 Street Program - the Urban Re- development Program - the Edison Transmission Line - the construction of new school buildings and private industrial construction. In addition, they have handled many jobs, such as broken main on Adrian Street, new main at Capen Street, relocation of hydrant at Pope School, installation of hydrant guards and repairs of all types on construction work. Included in their accomplishments, are the following:


Excavated and repaired leaks at 494 locations. Major repairs or replacements on 34 hydrants. Blew out 85 gate boxes. Cleaned out 26 service boxes. Repacked main gates on Chapter 90 streets.


Replaced broken gate boxes throughout city.


Removed, repaired and replaced 121 water meters.


Our Lights and Lines Division handled its normal activities of electrical inspection - maintenance and care of Police and Fire Signal System - Police and Fire Radio System - traffic light installations - all cable and underground work for above systems and the maintenance and collection of parking meter receipts. This division covers all fires of two alarms or more and carefully checks condition of wiring following floods or fires. They have been particularly active this year since they, like the Water Division, are greatly affected by the scope of heavy construction work in progress in our city. Among their accomplishments this year are:


Installation of lighting facilities at Lincoln Park Basket Ball Court. Installation of time control on Basket Ball lights at Shaw Playground.


Operation and maintenance of field lighting installations at Trum Field and Glen Street Playground.


Inspection of installation and re-routing of traffic on Edison Transmission Line job.


Installation of Parking Meters at Davis Square Parking Lot. Installation of new Fire and Police Boxes to protect new schools. Major repairs to underground cable system damaged by ex- cavation equipment throughout city.


Installation of spot lights to protect both traffic officers and motorists.


Transferred 4 mobile radio sets from old to new police cars and installed 3 new sets, two of which are on fire equip- ment.


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Painted 864 parking meter stalls plus no parking signs on the ends of each area.


Painted 32 sets of traffic light installations-206 Fire Alarm Boxes and 96 Police Signal Boxes.


Installation of new traffic signals and pedestrian lights at Cross and Pearl Streets.


Completion of Air Raid Attack Warning System.


It is our conviction that Somerville now has an Attack Warning System as good and reliable as any city in the Metro- politan Area. This system, push-button controlled from Fire Alarm Headquarters, is designed to blanket the city and is tested at noon each Friday. Our Attack Warning System com- prises the following:


5 H. P. Siren at Engine 2-Broadway and Cross Street. 5 H. P. Siren at Engine 3-Union Square. 5 H. P. Siren at Engine 5-Somerville Avenue and Lowell St. 5 H. P. Siren at Engine 6-Teele Square.


5 H. P. Siren at Paul Revere Apartments-Broadway and Main Street.


2 H. P. Siren at Perry School-Washington Street.


2 H. P. Siren at Grimmons School-Shore Drive.


2 H. P. Siren at Nathan Tufts Park-Powder House Square. Compressed Air Horn-Engine 4-Highland Ave. at Grove St.


Compressed Air Horn-Engine 7-Highland Ave. at Conwell St. Compressed Air Horn-City Hall-Highland Ave. at School St.


The compressed air horns at Grove Street and City Hall are not new installations but are included in Attack Warning System. The entire system is maintained by the Lights and Lines Division and is located on city property with the excep- tion of the Paul Revere Apartments. We were able to obtain a lease on Paul Revere Apartments site at no cost to city and the roof mounting on this building was constructed by our own Building Division.


We have received 3 new gasoline driven stand-by generator sets purchased under Federal Matching Funds Program. This division will install these units to guarantee operation of our vital installations at Fire Alarm Headquarters, Police Station and Public Works Building during loss of power usually asso- ciated with severe storms or emergencies of similar nature.


The Building Division has performed its normal functions of general repairs and maintenance on all school and public buildings, inspection and issuance of building, plumbing and gas permits, and a close check on all construction activities throughout the entire city. This busy division has completed a long list of repairs of all types to our Public Buildings and Schools, which would be impractical to attempt to list in this


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report, repair work covers a wide scope ranging all the way from removal of rubbish to the installation of window cord and repair of oil burners. A few of their accomplishments are listed as follows:


Constructed a new modern classroom for special classes at Forster School.


Constructed a new Health Room at Southern Junior High School. Constructed a new Shower Room at Southern Junior High School. Reconstructed the Girls' Gymnasium at Southern Junior High School.


Installed modern dishwashing machines, involving major con- struction changes at the Northeastern Junior High-the Southern Junior High and the Western Junior High.


In addition, the Building Division has continued and ex- panded its clean-up and paint-up program inaugurated last year, a few typical examples:


Grimmons School-Auditorium, including stage and floor, teachers' office and rest room.


Forster School-Class-room and two offices.


Vocational School-Health Room and one Special Class-room. Southworth School-Special Class-room.


Prescott School-Cafeteria, two stock-rooms and front en- trance.


Hanscom School-Room 10.


Burns School-4 classrooms and font entrance.


Durell School-4 class-rooms, all corridors, stairways and en- trances.


Baxter School-2 class-rooms.


Bingham School-2 class-rooms.


Western Junior High-1 class-room, principal's office, front entrance and corridor, east, west and northeast corridors on first floor.


Knapp School-Teachers' rest-room and office.


Southern Junior High-Health Room and Teachers' office. Somerville High Gymnasium-Ladies' rest-room, front en- trance and foyer.


Somerville High-Boys' toilets and cafeteria floor.


Central Library-Dining room, front entrance and ladies' rest-room.


We are particularly gratified, having completed full scale inspection of all our school buildings, together with the State Inspector, to advise that we have received a certificate for every single building. This full scale inspection occurs every five years and has confronted the city with some serious situa- tions in the past.


The Building Division office and inspectors handle items ranging from rental of Public Buildings to issuance of permits. Following are a few tabulations for year 1955.


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391 Building permits issued.


620 Building inspections performed.


181 Building complaints investigated.


1651 Plumbing and gas fitting permits issued.


1651 Plumbing and gas fitting inspections performed.


140 Plumbing complaints investigated.


Cash receipts for building permits $2,958.00


Cash receipts for gas permits


1,149.00


Cash receipts for plumbing permits


1,317.75


Cash receipts for builders licenses


855.00


Cash receipts for gas fitters licenses


238.00


Cash receipts for Board of Appeal


200.00


Cash receipts for showers


352.75


Total


$7,070.50


This division acquired a tremendous amount of useable material when it requested and received permission, following transfer of Bennett School to Urban Redevelopment Authority, to remove salvageable material from the building. Building Division personnel promptly stripped the building of furniture, plumbing and electrical fixtures, blackboards, locks, hardware, valves, fittings, and the heating system complete including the boiler, oil burner and storage tank. All this material will be used in making repairs to school buildings throughout the city.




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