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Our Marital Relations Division continued to press parents and others for the support of their children. During the year, we collected $50,603.26 from this source.
Constant vigilance on the part of our staff, especially our statistical workers, to submit claims for every penny of reim- bursement legally due us from the State and Federal Govern- ments has shown results.
Detail of expenditures and income is appended to this report.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
CONCLUSION
We look back on the year with satisfaction. We have made slow progress, but it was progress rather than retrogression. Much is left to be done in the way of reorganization. By mov- ing slowly, but deliberately, we hope to accomplish our plans with a minimum of confusion to the recipients, the business and professional people with whom we deal, and to the mem- bers of our staff.
Again we wish to thank the three members of the Board for their complete cooperation, understanding and encourage- ment in all our efforts during the year.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM T. CASEY, Director of Public Assistance
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ANNUAL REPORTS
1959 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Ordinary Maintenance
$2,127,605.11
Personal Services
114,491.40
Equipment
1,465.50
Gross Expenditures
$2,243,562.01
Refunds
$14,140.25
Recoveries
33,738.76
Federal Grants (Assistance)
896,804.44
Federal Grants (Administrative)
71,829.95
Meal Tax
61,483.27
Cities and Towns
19,005.87
State Reimbursements
787,773.48
Total Reimbursements
1,884,776.02
Net Expenditures
$358,785.99
NET COSTS = 16.0% OF GROSS EXPENDITURES.
1959 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Ordinary Maintenance
$664,379.55 43,982.31
Personal Services
Equipment
351.50
Gross Expenditures
$708,713.36.
Refunds
$50,603.26
Recoveries
.00
Federal Grants (Assistance)
288,267.88
Federal Grants (Administrative)
22,210.40
State Reimbursements
193,204.07
Total Reimbursements
554,285.61
Net Reimbursements
$154,427.75.
NET COSTS = 21.8% OF GROSS EXPENDITURES.
1959 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Ordinary Maintenance
$277,611.00 22,806.24
Equipment
386.50
Gross Expenditures
$300,803.74
Refunds
$3,271.61
Recoveries
4,248.03
Federal Grants (Assistance)
94,319.84
Federal Grants (Administrative)
15,730.28
State Reimbursements (Assistance)
100,569.61
State Reimbursements (Administrative)
7,972.13
Total Reimbursements
226,111.50
Net Expenditures
$74,692.24
NET COSTS = 24.8% OF GROSS EXPENDITURES.
Personal Services
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
1959 MISCELLANEOUS WELFARE
Ordinary Maintenance
$255,974.71 44,229.17
Personal Services
Equipment
.00
Gross Expenditures
$300,203.88.
Refunds
$12,346.34
Cities and Towns
49,254.92
Commonwealth (Unsettled Cases)
31,615.31
Total Reimbursements
93,216.57
Net Expenditures
$206,987.31
*NET COSTS = 68.9% OF GROSS EXPENDITURES.
The net cost of this category for 1959 is lower than usual because of the. very large amount collected from Cities and Towns. In 1958, this figure was. only $7,806.87.
1959 RECAPITULATION
Gross Expenditures
% of Aggregate Costs
Net Expenditures
% of Totak Net Costs
O.A.A.
$2,243,562.01
63.1%
$358,785.99
45.2
A.D.C.
708,713.36
19.9%
154,427.75
19.4
D.A.
300,803.74
8.5%
74,692.24
9.4
G.R.
300,203.88
8.5%
206,987.31
26.0
$3,553,282.99
100.0%
$794,893.29
100.0%
GROSS EXPENDITURES
1958 $3,333,895.26
1959 $3,553,282.99
Increase
$219,387.73
% of Increase 6.5%
NET COSTS
1958
1959
Increase
$734,606.98
$794,893.29
$60,286.31
% of Increase: 8.2%
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ANNUAL REPORTS
1959 EXPENSES FOR MEDICAL CARE AND HOSPITALIZATION (IN-CARE AND OUT-PATIENT)
O.A.A. A.D.C. D.A. G.R.
Total
General $152,698.61 $27,020.98 $26,741.61 $35,912.28 $242,373.48
Chronic 50,215.06
25,748.55
9,722.79 85,686.40
Out-Patient 3,404.35
3,377.45 2,062.00 1,345.10 10,188.90
GRAND TOTAL
$338,248.78
PHYSICIAN'S SERVICES
Home
$17,188.90
$4,229.50
$1,503.00
$1,540.00 $24,461.40
Office
6,744.50
4,111.50
827.50 1,575.50
13,259.00
GRAND TOTAL
$37,720.40
NURSING HOME CARE
$462,235.00
$234.00 $49,356.12 $1,339.00 $513,164.12
DRUGS
$91,074.91 $18,973,63 $15,915.81 $6,932.32 $132,896.67
VISITING NURSES
$6,522.50 $194.70 $1,322.10
$432.60
$8,471.90
MISCELLANEOUS-(See Note Below)
$8,720.84 $4,041.28
$4,394.84 $1,816.60 $18,973.56
DENTAL AND EYE AND FEET CARE
Dental
$9,254.00 $15,067.50
$2,172.00
$2,694.50 1,297.50
$29,188.00
Eye
9,860.75
3,699.70
875.75
15,733.70
Feet
1,938.50
122.23
311.40
14.00
2,386.13
GRAND TOTAL
$47,307.83
TOTAL MEDICAL COST FOR 1959
$1,096,783.26
Miscellaneous Expense Covers Items Viz: Hospital Beds, Wheel Chairs, Special Shoes, Prosthetics (Legs, Eyes, Hooks, Etc.) Surgical Braces and Med- ical Equipment and Appliances for the Home, Etc.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
February 23, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the Revised Ordinances of the City of Somerville, I have the honor of submitting for your informa- tion, The Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1959:
ALARMS AND LOSSES
Number of First Alarms 811
Number of Second Alarms
10
Number of Third Alarms
2
Number of A.D.T. Alarms
18
Number of Still Alarms
644
Accidents, Ambulance and Emergency Calls
3087
Number of Alarms for the year 1959
4572
Number of Alarms for the year 1958
3443
Increase in the Number of Alarms during the year 1959 1129
Value of Buildings at Risk $3,539,500.00
Insurance on Buildings at Risk
3,806,000.00
Insurance Damage on Buildings
352,072.24
Value of Contents at Risk
1,375,550.00
Insurance on Contents at Risk
1,288,850.00 186,916.56
Insurance Damage on Contents
Total Value at Risk
4,915,050.00
Total Insurance Damage
538,988.80
Approximate Per Capita Loss
5.39
CLASSIFICATION OF ALARMS
Fires in Residence Buildings
282
Fires in Other Buildings
104
Chimney Fires
9
Fires in Rubbish, near Buildings
67
Fires in Dumps, Vacant Lots
52
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Grass Fires 108
Miscellaneous Fires - Out of Doors
115
Automobile Fires 121
False Alarms 269
Smoke Scares - Needless Alarms
82
Accidents, Inhalator Calls
322
Miscellaneous Emergency Calls
401
False Telephone Calls
28
Out of City Calls
236
Ambulance Calls
2364
Total
4560
Second Alarms
10
Third Alarms
2
TOTAL
4572
TIME PERIOD OF ALARMS
8:00 A.M. To 4:00 P.M. 811
4:00 P.M. To 6:00 P.M.
254
6:00 P.M. To 9:00 P.M.
439
9:00 P.M. To Midnight
362
Midnight To 8:00 A.M. 330
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MANUAL FORCE
The Manual Force consists of Two Hundred Forty-One (241) Permanent Men and One Senior Account Clerk and Stenographer. During the year, 1 Captain and 3 Fire Fighters were pensioned. One Fire Fighter died. The Roster of the Department is as follows:
1 Chief Engineer
3 Deputy Fire Chiefs
5 District Fire Chiefs
1 Master Mechanic
4 Assistant Mechanics
7 Fire Captains
32 Fire Lieutenants
7 Assigned to Ambulance
154 Fire Fighters - 4th Year
4 Fire Fighters - 3rd Year
6 Fire Fighters - 2nd Year
17 Fire Fighters - 1st Year
1 Senior Account Clerk and Stenographer
242
Total
"IN MEMORIAM"
SAMUEL J. BURNS Fire Fighter
Appointed February 19, 1942
Died September 30, 1959
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
Permits Delivered in 1959
14,254 Renewal Permits for Storage of Oil @ .25
$3,563.50
612 Original Permits for Installation of Heaters and Storage of Oil @ .50
306.00
38 Miscellaneous (Tank Removal, Tar Kettles, Blasting, etc.) @ .50 19.00
$3,888.50
Inspection of premises was made on the delivery of renewal per- mits and original installations.
I respectfully recommend the purchase of the following equipment:
A Hose Wagon to replace Engine 1's Hose Wagon. Present wagon was placed in service July 31, 1928.
A Hose Wagon to replace Engine 3's Hose Wagon. Present wagon was placed in service September 12, 1929.
A 1000-Gallon Pump for Engine Company 6. Present Pump was placed in service May 31, 1932.
The problem of inspecting premises for Fire Prevention, the checking on complaints relative to fire hazards, the inspec- tion for the storage of inflammable fluids in dwellings and business establishments, and the issuing of approximately 16,000 renewal permits annually for the storage of fuel oil, is one requiring detailed supervision and direction by an officer.
The placing in service and operation of modern fire equipment requires that the members of the department be thoroughly trained in the use of this apparatus and equipment. At the present time, this work is performed by the various commanding officers - thereby leading to different methods of operating and handling the new equipment - and a lack of continuity of the training program.
I recommend that an officer be appointed to supervise this training program.
Again-I recommend that the Fire Department transmitter be located on another frequency. At present, the Fire and Police Departments use the same frequency, and this has re- sulted in the delay in receiving and transmitting important Fire Department messages. The sets now in use by the Fire De- partment can be used - with minor adjustments.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
I recommend that consideration be given to the complete modernization or replacement of the following Fire Stations:
ENGINE 1 - Central Fire Station Built in 1894
ENGINE 2 - Cross Street and Broadway Built in 1895
ENGINE 4 - Highland Ave. & Grove St. Built in 1873
To His Honor, the Mayor, the members of the Honorable Board of Aldermen, the Officers and Members of the Fire De- partment, all municipal departments who so ably assisted this department - and to the citizens of the City, I extend the thanks of the department for their support and co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. O'HARA, Chief Engineer
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PLANNING BOARD
REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
June 1, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The Planning Board of the City of Somerville, in accord- ance with Section 81C, of Chapter 41, of the General Laws of Massachusetts, herewith respectfully submits its annual report for the year, 1959.
The Planning Board, at its annual organizational meeting reelected as Chairman, Mr. Anthony A. Bellamy, and as Clerk of the Board, Mr. Charles J. Sullivan. On March 12, 1959 Mr. Bellamy passed away, leaving his colleagues on the Board and the staff saddened by the loss of so fine and enthusiastic a Chairman and citizen. Mr. Sullivan was subsequently elected Chairman, and Mr. Francis J. McAuliffe, Clerk.
Mrs. Mary A. Ford was appointed Executive Secretary, in charge, the Planning Office, following the resignation of Mr. Harold P. Myer, as Planning Director in September, 1958, and by subsequent examination, duly certified by the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Lund continued as Planning Assistant and Draftsman. Two part time employees were hired subsequently to assist in some of the routine business of the office and as vacation substitutes.
Despite staff limitations, the Planning Board and staff made progress in its analysis of land use, and in the preliminary study of two neighborhoods. Feasibility studies of the Ward-South area in Ward II were completed and endorsed by the Planning Board and the Redevelopment Authority, but final action was deferred because of the highway uncertainty.
The Planning Board continued its contacts with the State Department of Public Works on highway developments, and stated the case for the city in various communications to Com-
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ANNUAL REPORTS
missioner Di Natale, expressing the degree of unrest in the sensitive areas, and the problems presented to homeowners, tenants, and businessmen. The Board's presentation and en- dorsement of the alternate Route 93 resulted in restudy of the alternate and its inclusion in the consultant's report.
The Planning staff prepared the annual certification report on Somerville's Workable Program. Certification is a prerequi- site to federal approval for loans and capital grants under Title I, for Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal, and contracts for low-rent public housing, and mortgage insurance under sec- tions 220 and 221 of the National Housing Act.
The Planning Board wishes to commend the Board of Aldermen for its initiation of steps toward the final acceptance of the Planning Board's recommendations for a general amend- ment of the city's zoning ordinance, and for its final passage early in 1960.
Passage of the Zoning Ordinance has strengthened the position of those charged with zoning enforcement and pro- vided the city with one more effective tool for code enforce- ment. The Building Division of the Public Works Department, the Board of Zoning Appeal, and the Planning Board have co- ordinated their best efforts toward the successful effectuation of the amendment, through a system of checking which assures the city of the highest and best use of its land.
This and other evidence of your Honorable Board's step by step acceptance of those programs which are good for the city is heartening to its citizens and to the administrative officials charged with its affairs. Through a concerted attack by all agencies of the city on the problems of blight, respect for its long range possibilities, and the full implementation of all the resources available to it, Somerville can hope to reach its goal of a thoroughly workable program.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES J. SULLIVAN, Chairman
Somerville Planning Board
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LICENSING COMMISSION
REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION 1959
January 1, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The following factual information is respectfully submitted as the Annual Report of the Licensing Commission for the year ending December 31, 1959 :-
A. Ernest Zangrilli was re-appointed by the Mayor, ap- proved by the Board of Aldermen, and sworn in on May 20, 1959 as a member of the Licensing Commission for a term of three years.
A. Ernest Zangrilli was designated by the Mayor, in accord- ance with Section 6 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as chairman of the Licensing Commission to June 1962 and the members of the Licensing Commission voted "ACCEPTED."
Thomas J. Hagerty, Board of Health Inspector, was assigned to the Licensing Commission for the year of 1959.
The following Police Inspectors were assigned to the Li- censing Commission for the year of 1959 :-
LIEUTENANT FRED CAMMON OFFICER WILLIAM QUINLAN
The following table will show the number of licenses per- missible by law as compared with the number of licenses that have been granted and are now in effect :-
All Forms Pkg.
Beer & Wine Pkg.
Allowed by Law ..
22
22
Issued by Commission
22
22
83
Balance to Issue ...
0
0
11
All Forms Beer & Wine Restaurants & Clubs Druggist 94 Unlimited 6 Unlimited
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The Somerville Licensing Commission received the follow- ing applications during 1959 :-
1-Application for an All Forms Alcoholic, To Be Drunk On The Premises 7-Day Restaurant License for 1960-They voted "GRANTED" on this application and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission "APPROVED" same.
2-Applications for an All Forms Alcoholic, To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day Club License-One applicant with- drew application and on the other application the Com- mission voted "GRANTED" and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission "APPROVED" same.
1-Application for a transfer of location - They voted "GRANTED" on this application and the Alcoholic Bev- erages Control Commission "APPROVED" same.
2-Applications for additional premises - They voted "GRANTED" on both of these applications and the Alco- holic Beverages Control Commission "APPROVED" them.
1-Application for a transfer of type of license, from a Malt Beverages and Wines, To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day Restaurant License to an All Forms Alcoholic To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day Restaurant License -They voted "LEAVE TO WITHDRAW" on this applica- tion.
8-Applications for a transfer of license on which they voted "GRANTED" and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Com- mission "APPROVED" as follows :-
4-transfers from one corporation to another corpora- tion. 1-transfer from a partnership to a corporation.
2-transfers from one individual to another individual. 1-transfer from one registered pharmacist to another registered pharmacist.
10-Applications for a change of manager which were "AP- PROVED" by them and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.
2-All Forms Alcoholic, To Be Drunk On The Premises, 7-Day Restaurant 1959 Renewal Licenses were cancelled for non-payment of renewal license fee.
2-Applications for a Lubritorium-They voted "GRANTED" on both of these applications.
The established policy of the Somerville Licensing Com- mission relative to routine matters of office procedure has not materially changed. The Somerville Licensing Commission, after inspection and consideration, decided to continue their policy of restricting entertainment in all restaurants. Only the radio and juke box were allowed for the year with two excep- tions :- Memory Lane Cafe, Inc. and the New Jumbo Cafe, Inc., which were issued a full entertainment license and a dance license for 1959.
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LICENSING COMMISSION
A general inspection tour of all licensed premises brought out the fact that all establishments are now equipped with up- to-date facilities.
We wish to acknowledge the splendid co-operation and wholehearted support given our Commission by Police Inspec- tors, Lieutenant Fred Cammon and Inspector William Quinlan and the Board of Health Inspector Thomas J. Hagerty assigned to our department. We also wish to acknowledge the efficient and faithful service of our clerk Mary I. Kenney.
An itemized report of the fees received during the year ending December 31, 1959 is as follows :-
REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1959
Licenses Granted and Fees Received:
64-Renewals (1960) All Forms Restaurant
Licenses 7-Day
$1,000.00
$64,000.00
1-New License (1960) All Forms Res-
1,000.00
1,000.00
2-Renewals (1960) Beer & Wine Restau- rant Licenses 7-Day
400.00
800.00
1-Renewal (1959) All Forms Club Li- cense 7-Day .
150.00
150.00
1-New License (1959) All Forms Club License 7-Day
150.00
150.00
16-Renewals (1960) All Forms Club Li- censes 7-Day
150.00
2,400.00
22-Renewals (1960) All Forms Pkg. Goods Licenses
900.00
19,800.00
22-Renewals (1960) Beer & Wine Pkg. Goods Licenses
300.00
6,600.00
6-Renewals (1960) Druggist, Section 30-A Licenses
300.00
1,800.00
66-Renewals (1960) Entertainment Licenses
5.00
330.00
1-Renewal (1960) Entertainment License
1.00
1.00
1-New License (1959) Dance License
5.00
5.00
2-Renewals (1960) Dance License
5.00
10.00
1-Renewal (1959) Inn Holder License
5.00
5.00
1-Renewal (1960) Inn Holder License
5.00
5.00
32-Special Alcoholic Licenses
5.00
160.00
264-Common Victualler's Licenses
5.00
1,320.00
143-Lord's Day Licenses
5.00
715.00
2-Garage Licenses
2.00
4.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS EXPENSES
$99,255.00
8,601.67
NET TOTAL REVENUE OF THE DE- PARTMENT FOR 1959
$90,653.33
Attest: MARY I. KENNEY Clerk
Respectfully submitted, LICENSING COMMISSION A. ERNEST ZANGRILLI, Chairman JOHN KORN, Commissioner THOMAS KENNY, Commissioner
taurant License 7-Day
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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK
Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The following is respectfully submitted as the eighty- eighth Annual Report of the City Clerk of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1959.
The receipts and payments were as follows:
For dog licenses issued in 1959:
1127 Males at $2.00
$2,254.00
103 Females at $5.00
515.00
669 Spayed at $2.00
1,338.00
8 Kennel at $10.00
80.00
1 Transfer at $.25
.25
2 Spayed (Seeing-Eye-Free)
.00
$4,187.25
For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1959:
1000 Fishing at $3.25
$3,250.00
493 Hunting at $3.25
1,602.25
208 Sporting at $5.25
1,092.00
173 Minor Fishing at $1.25
216.25
126 Female Fishing at $2.25
283.50
4 Resident Alien Fishing at $7.75
31.00
- Special non-resident Fishing at $2.75
.00
13 Duplicate Licenses
6.50
$6,481.50
Recording Mortgages, Assignments, Etc.
$8,200.42
Certificates of Marriage Intentions, Including Postage
2,217.44
Furnishing Copies of Records
2,834.38
Licenses:
Auctioneers, 10 at $2.00
20.00
Billiard, Pool Tables and Bowling Alleys: 79 Licenses for 3 Billiard Tables, 23 Pool Tables, 44 Bowling Alleys and 9 Tennis Tables at $3.00 for 38 Licenses for Sundays, 38 Bowling Alleys at $2.00 313.00
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CITY CLERK
Cut Meat and Sausage, 4 at $50.00
200.00
Drain Layers, 4 at $1.00
4.00
Drivers, 322 at $1.00
322.00
Stationary Engines, at $1.00
34.00
Garages:
3 at $5.00
1 at $10.00
25.00
Garage Renewals
712.50
Hackney Carriages, 101 at $1.00
101.00
Intelligence Offices, 3 at $2.00
6.00
Junk and Second-hand Licenses:
Collect Junk, 15 at $15.00
225.00
Junk Shops, 14 at $35.00
490.00
Lodging House Licenses, 4 at $2.00
8.00
Outdoor Parking, 9 at $10.00
90.00
Second-hand Auto Dealers:
46 at $25.00
2 at $50.00
1,300.00
Slaughtering, 3 at $1.00
3.00
Street Musicians, 7 at $.50
3.50
Storage of Explosives:
1 at $1.00
1 at $10.00
1 at $20.00
1 at $40.00
2 at $50.00
1 at $100.00
271.00
Storage of Explosives Renewals
4,967.00
Storage of Waste Paper, 1 at $25.00
25.00
Storage of Rags, 1 at $25.00
25.00
Wagon Licenses, 5 at $1.00
5.00
Wagon Stand Licenses, 55 at $1.00
55.00
Permits for Projections Over the Sidewalk:
1 Awning at $1.00
4 Electric Signs
14 Neon Signs
6 Illuminated Signs
5 Metal Signs
5 Wooden Signs
8 Plastic Signs
4 Miscellaneous Signs
46 at $5.00
231.00
Badges
1.35
Registration of Physicians, Chiropodist
3.00
Copies of Ordinances
24.20
Fees for Registered Mail Notices
4.42
Advertising Fees
126.50
Duplicate of Dog Tags
4.50
Pole Locations
80.40
Gas Mains
12.60
Reporting Congenital Births
8.00
Blank Forms
5.30
Charter
.50
$22,959.01
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ANNUAL REPORTS
PAYMENTS
To the City Treasurer for Dog Licenses in 1959:
1127 Males at $2.00
$2,254.00
103 Females at $5.00 515.00
669 Spayed at $2.00
1,338.00
8 Kennel at $10.00
80.00
1 Transfer at $.25
25
2 Spayed (Seeing-Eye-Free)
.00
$4,187.25
Less City Clerk's Fees:
1908 at $.25
477.00
1 Transfer at $.25
.25
$3,710.25
To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for Hunting Licenses, Etc., in 1959:
1000 Fishing at $3.25 $3,250.00
493 Hunting at $3.25 1,602.25
208 Sporting at $5.25
1,092.00
173 Minor Fishing at $1.25
216.25
126 Female Fishing at $2.25
283.50
4 Resident Alien Fishing at $7.75
31.00
- Special Non-resident Fishing at $2.75
.00
13 Duplicates at $.50
6.50
$6,481.50
Less City Clerk's Fees:
2004 at $.25 501.00
$5,980.50
To City Treasurer Monthly:
All the receipts above specified except for Hunting Licenses and Dog Licenses .........
$22,959.01
$32,649.75
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of receipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows:
Newspaper Licenses 1
Parade with Music in Streets 1
Religious Sidewalk Meetings 1
Erect Band Stand 1
BIRTHS 1959
Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1959:
Males 748
Females 690
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CITY CLERK
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1958
The following is a statement in full of the births for 1958. Number of births (exclusive of stillbirths) in Somerville in 1958.
Registered 1605
Males
829
Females
776
1605
Born of American Parents
1404
Born of Foreign Parents
59
Born of American Father and Foreign Mother
75
Born of Foreign Father and American Mother
50
Born of American Mother and Father Unknown
16
Born of Foreign Mother and Father Unknown
1
1605
Number of Stillbirths in Somerville in 1958 Registered
29
Number of Births in other places in 1958 Registered
1501
Number of cases twins 18
DEATHS 1959
Number of Deaths in Somerville in 1959
1124
Died in City
676
Died out of City
448
1124
Stillbirths
37
Males
602
Females
522
1124
Under 10 years
88
10 and under 20 years of age
3
20 and under 30 years of age
10
30 and under 40 years of age
27
40 and under 50 years of age
64
50 and under 60 years of age
137
60 and under 70 years of age
212
70 and under 80 years of age
304
80 and under 90 years of age
240
Over 90 years of age
39
1124
Born in Somerville
158
Born elsewhere in U. S.
497
Foreign Born
463
Unknown Birthplaces
6
1124
Age of oldest person who died in Somerville
99
MARRIAGES 1959
Number of Intentions Issued in 1959
1088
Less than Previous Year
28
Number of Marriages Registered in 1959
1180
Less than Previous Year
33
210
ANNUAL REPORTS
Both Parties American
1059
Both Parties Foreign
36
American Bride and Foreign Groom
48
American Groom and Foreign Bride
37
Total
1180
1 st Marriage
2080
2nd Marriage
260
3rd Marriage
20
2360
Total Marriages for the Year 1959
1180
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING
January 1, 1960
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen:
The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Department for the year 1959 is respectfully submitted.
Scales
Adjusted
Sealed
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Over 10,000 Lbs.
3
19
5,000 to 10,000
3
1
1
100 to 5,000 Lbs.
18
190
9
7
Under 100 Lbs.
151
678
12
26
Weights
Avoirdupois
8
572
3
5
Metric
146
3
Apothecary
354
9
Liquid Measures
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