Report of the city of Somerville 1959, Part 12

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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.


197


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


2196


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


201


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


203


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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ANNUAL REPORTS


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


1438


CITY CLERK


209


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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