Report of the city of Somerville 1960, Part 19

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
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1947


4:3


Margaret B. O'Hare 1949


1 Ruth Buttery


1946


5 Mrs. Helen T. Haight 1957


Kdgn. Lucille Moseley 1942


4:3 Jane Bonia 1959


Asst. Mrs. Alice A. Sheehan 1953


GEORGE O. PROCTOR SCHOOL Hudson Street


Walter A. Buckley,


4


Anne B. Mullin 1930


Principal


1936


3 Ellen C. Kostro 1958


2


Mary E. McCarthy


1926


2 Mrs. Ethel M. Ziegel 1934


6


Mrs. Marion K. White


1953


1 Mary E. Collins 1959


5


Mrs. Helen F. Martignette 1954


Kdgn. Mrs. Claire M. Driscoll 1941


GEORGE W. DURELL SCHOOL Beacon and Kent Streets


Michael B. Dewire,


1 Michelina Parziale 1960


Principal


1929


Kdgn.


2


Mildred I. O'Meara


1946


Asst. #Theresa M. Andrews 1952


3:4 Mary A. Dewire


1939


° Mrs. Lillian McDonald 1960


MARK F. BURNS SCHOOL Cherry Street, near Highland Avenue


John W. Healey,


2 Mrs. Ruth Kaup 1946


Principal


1931


1 Mrs. Margaret K. White 1952


4


Frances H. Shea 1936


1 Mary Lou Clancy 1956


3 Estelle Brennan 1950


Kdgn. Helen T. Brooks 1946


3 Helen Constant 1951


Asst. ºMrs. Eileen Sheehan 1957


BENJAMIN G. BROWN SCHOOL Willow and Josephine Avenue


John W. Healey,


3 Bernice E. Kingdon 1959


Principal


1931


2


Anne Brennan 1959


6


Edward G. Murray 1954


1 M. Virginia Jennings 1953


Mrs. Gertrude T.


1 Pearl P. Johnson 1960


McNamara 1940


1 #Andrea Driscoll 1944


5 Mrs. Evelyn M. Flynn 1956


Kdgn. Elizabeth V. Colbert 1933


4 Mary T. Smith


1956


Asst. ºMrs. Mary R. Chiulli . 1957


6:5


Gertrude E. Macdonald 1926


2 Ruth Kelley 1931


3


Began


Michael B. Dewire, Principal


1929


2 Julia M. Leddy


1944


2 Mrs. Ruth G. Gough 1930


1 ¡Mrs. Catherine E. Lewis 1946


2 Martha Stanton 1951


299


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1960 - Continued HERBERT CHOLERTON SCHOOL Highland Avenue and Grove Street


Began Service


Name


Service


John W. Healey,


5 John J. McSweeney 1956


Principal


1931


5 Anne M. Doherty 1932


6


Ernest J. Bennett


1953


5 Daniel P. Severino


1957


5 Ann F. O'Leary


1959


4 Georgina Bennett 1958


6 Arthur Hughes 1955


Kdgn. Mrs. Margaret Grady 1947


(WILLIAM H.) HODGKINS SCHOOL Holland Street


Edward L. Smith,


3


Isabelle G. Porter 1928


Principal


1930


2 Mary M. Diskin


1938


6


John J. Madden


1953


2 Abbie M. Brown 1923


6


William P. Fedele


1956


1 Doris F. Tomlinson 1947


5


Mrs. Helen B. Donahue


1943


1 Mrs. Sarah Talbot


1956


5 Helen B. Hesson


1930


1 Civitina E. Spinosa 1960


4 Stella G. Bucknam


1917


Kdgn. Louise Gartland


1926


4 Helen M. Merry


1936


Asst. ¡ Mrs. Corrine A. Cremins 1950


3 Gertrude O. Kohler 1929


Asst. Mrs. Alice Wordell 1960


S. NEWTON CUTLER Powder House Boulevard near Raymond Avenue


Edward L. Smith,


2 Nora F. Keniry 1941


Principal


1930


2 Rose Santosuosso


1953


6


Mary A. Ahern


1928


1 Mrs. Nancy G. Higgins 1950


6


Elaine T. Healey


1958


1 Muriel P. King 1929


6 Mrs. Monira Blodgett


1921


1 Rosemarie Saldanha 1958


5 Alice A. Libbey


1919


1 Mrs. Carol Hanley 1958


5 Eugenia Carver


1922


1 Barbara M. Lee 1951


5 William P. Fedele


1956


3 Catherine M. Hagan 1943


4 Evelyn J. Bucknam


1943


Asst. Mrs. Alice B. Burkhart


1947


4 Eliza I. Patterson


1919


Asst. ºMrs. Rita Fitzpatrick


1957


3 Mrs. Mary D. Manning 1945


Asst. ºMrs. Cecelia Robbins 1961


3 Mrs. Alice W. Heffernan .. 1954


Asst.


Nancy L. Giobbe


1960


2 Pauline Emery 1925


MARTHA PERRY LOWE SCHOOL Morrison Avenue near Grove Street


John W. Healey,


Principal 1931


2 Margaret Sliney


1928


4


Marion A. Cannon 1928


2 Mary L. Stiles 1959


3 M. Justine Cook


1959


1 Selena G. Wilson 1922


4 Ruth Brooks 1943


1 Helen J. Dervan 1928


LEON M. CONWELL SCHOOL Capen Street


Edward L. Smith,


Principal


1930


2 Alice J. McNally 1942


4


Philomena C. Lombardi 1929


1 Dorothy Kostas 1960


6 Mrs. Minnie E. Lougee 1922


Kdgn. Katherine R. Austin 1945


EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPAL


James J. McGowan ......... 1958


5 Jefferson G. Cicia 1959


2 Mrs. Margaret Cody 1957


3 Eileen M. Dewire 1950


Began


Name


300


ANNUAL REPORTS TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1960 - Continued DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS SUPERVISOR OF ELEMENTARY GRADES


Name


William J. Crotty


Began Service 1926


REMEDIAL READING


Director


A. Teresa Diotaiuti


1942


Teachers


Gertrude M. Bell


1951


Shirley A. Mckenzie 1949


Mrs. Anna R. Martin


957


Mrs. Winona Neal 1953


Dorothy M. Lally


1950


M. Lillian O'Neill 1936


COORDINATOR OF GUIDANCE SERVICES


James J. Noonan


1934


Winifred M. Ford SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST


1927


EDUCATIONAL TESTING


Eleanor Rose


1942


TEACHER OF SPEECH AND HEARING HANDICAPPED


Marion C. Moran 1929


TEACHERS OF SPEECH


Carol Lysaght


1958


° Marjorie D. Robinson


1960


TEACHER OF PARITIALLY SEEING


Mrs. Irma Di Nucci


1934


AUDIOMETER


Helen A. Moran


1919


Albert G. Ciampa


1958


MUSIC DIRECTOR


Paul O. Kelley


1946


SUPERVISOR - ELEMENTARY GRADES


William Howard


1936


VISION TESTER


301


Name


Bart E. Grady, Jr ..


1945


TEACHER - BAND AND ORCHESTRA


Arthur J. Bizier


1953


ART


Charles R. Khirallah, Director


1951


PENMANSHIP


Anna M. Dee, Supervisor


1928


SEWING


6-5 Mary Swansey 1937 6-5 Mrs. Ruth M. Murphy ...... 1958


6-5 Pia M. Fortini 1930


MANUAL ARTS


Melvin T. Carver, Supervisor


1936


ATHLETICS


Charles A. Dickerman, Director


.... 1925


AUDIO - VISUAL AIDS


Edward J. Harrington, Supervisor ... 1950


PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION


John St. Angelo, Director


1928


SPECIAL CLASSES 1958 - 1959


DIRECTOR


Edward M. McCarty


1939


TEACHERS


PRESCOTT SCHOOL


Mrs. Eleanor J. Gagan ... ....


1955 İMrs. Helen MacLean 1956


°Mrs. Eileen R. Harkins 1960


KNAPP SCHOOL


Mrs. Mary M. Sullivan


1956


SCHOOL COMMITTEE TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1960 - Continued TEACHER - FIELD MUSIC


Began Service


302


ANNUAL REPORTS


TEACHERS IN SERVICE, DECEMBER 31, 1960 - Continued EDGERLY SCHOOL


Began


Name


Began Service


Name


Service


Mrs. Margaret E. Sullivan 1936


Muriel H. Albanese 1949


Mrs. Louise Gordinier


1953


Margaret Connors 1935


FORSTER SCHOOL


Mrs. Dorothy Merrifield


1953


BINGHAM SCHOOL


Katherine E. Dooley


1950


CHOLERTON SCHOOL


* Elena Alberghini


1948


Suszanne Lombardi ..... 1946


Elizabeth Amlaw


1959


SOUTHERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


James Keefe


1938


Wilson E. Whittaker .. 1949


Donald G. Jones 1948


THRIFT


E. Bella Weisman, Director


1921


Eva Palmer


....


............. 1930


AMERICANIZATION


Rita J. DeLeo


1944


NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASS


° Mrs. Dorothy Sugarman


1960


PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED


Eunice F. Somers 1942 Mrs. Madeleine Scammell 1951


° Mrs. Ruth Anderson 1959


SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOL CAFETERIAS 'Mrs. Patricia M. Fitzpatrick


SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE James G. Hourihan


VISITING TEACHER Estelle M. Walsh


ADJUSTMENT COUNSELOR


Catherine J. Russell.


1959


CUSTODIAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE ROOMS Leo J. Callahan


MATRON SCHOOL COMMITTEE ROOMS Mrs. Margaret M. Manning


303


PLANNING BOARD


REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


June 1, 1961


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 1960.


At its annual organizational meeting, held on February 1, 1960, Charles J. Sullivan was elected Chairman of the Board, and Francis J. McAuliffe, Clerk.


Perhaps the most notable achievement for the City, as well as for planning officials in 1960 was the adoption by your Honorable Board of the new Zoning Ordinance. No longer were enforcement officials hampered by an ordinance designed for the "horse and buggy" era, and the Planning Board was en- couraged by this addition of one more important element to the city's General Plan. Credit is due the Board of Aldermen for their foresight in providing the city with this necessary and effective tool, and to the Building Department staff, particu- larly Mr. Estee and Mr. Rosselli, for their cooperation with the planning staff in the successful effectuation of the ordinance.


Final work on the text was done by the Planning Staff. Although it is the opinion of the Staff that the ordinance is completely modern and as up to date as it is possible to have it considering the time element involved before its passage, your Honorable Board should give consideration to the need for review of all city codes periodically, in order to meet the city's changing needs.


Despite the limitation of funds during 1960, the Planning Board and staff made some progress in its analysis of land use and the study of its neighborhoods. Highway uncertainty con-


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ANNUAL REPORTS


tinued to be a major factor in the proposed renewal activities, but the Planning Board staff worked hard and continuously toward the promotion of a program for "community improve- ment" (workable program) necessary if the city is to take advantage of federal assistance.


In 1960, several joint meetings of the Planning Board and the Redevelopment Authority were held - two ot them with commercial planners and government officials, respectively. It was proposed that Redevelopment funds augment the Planning Budget, previously curtailed, to permit the employment of a part-time Planning Consultant and summer personnel for the purpose of beginning on a necessary survey of Community Fa- cilities. With the concurrence of both Boards and the approval of Mayor Wells, Mr. Harold P. Myer, former Planning Director for Somerville, was retained on a part-time basis, and Miss Beverly Meeker, Research Assistant was employed during the summer in the Planning Office to do the preliminary research, leading to a more complete study of the elementary school plant.


This study coincided with the plans of the school depart- ment to engage a school consultant to survey the possibilities of elementary school consolidation, with the result that an agreement was reached with the school authorities and the planning staff that would make available to the school depart- ment's consultant whatever research was done in the Planning office. (This was submitted in an interim report "Elementary School Survey - Program for Consolidation, 1961-1975" to your Honorable Board and to the School Committee early in May, 1961.)


The Planning Board is grateful to the Redevelopment Board and to the School Committee for the assistance rendered in preparing this report. The next phase of the school study will include a survey of classroom needs for the retarded; a comparison of 1950 and 1960 Census material, as they affect school enrollment and a financial analysis of school replacement.


In May, the School Committee voted to transfer funds for the completion of this survey to the Planning Board account. In all, the Planning Board feels that the above is a splendid example of inter-department cooperation, the type of coordina- tion so necessary for the pursuance of a successful planning program.


The Planning staff continued to interview citizens affected by highway proposals and to study DPW releases and to inter-


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PLANNING BOARD


pret them to the public. Members of the Board and staff attended the Legal Public Hearing of the State Department of Public Works, held in May, 1960, and worked with officials in the emphasis of alternate routes with a lesser impact on the city.


The Planning Board 1961 work program includes con- tinued study of the elementary school consolidation plan; study of highway proposals; continued work on the "program for community improvement"; replacement of the worn condition and land use maps; comparison of 1960 census material; con- tinued study of the effectiveness of the new zoning code, including any proposals for change; (this will include work with the building and public works departments and with the Board of Appeal.) The Board feels that despite 1960 limitation of funds, it has made progress toward the perfection of a general plan for the city. It is hoped that additional staff may be em- ployed soon to relieve the pressure on the Executive Secretary. Summer help is available to us, but some thought to full-time properly qualified planning assistance might well be given when the 1962 budget is prepared.


The Planning Board recommends that the splendid pro- gram of code enforcement inaugurated by your Honorable Board be continued and expanded, and that some thought be given to the employment of additional inspectors to assist the Building, Health, Fire and other officials in their difficult task of removing blighted structures or forcing their rehabilitation. Discussions with Federal officials have assured us that this type of "bootstrap" self-help will be of the utmost assistance to us in any requests we may make for federal aid. Somerville has much to be proud of; it could be "blightless!" Much remains to be done - much can be done with this type of interest.


The Planning staff has maintained liaison with community agencies interested in the city's physical improvement and feels that this interest should not exceed the city's own con- cern for the problems that keep Somerville from being wholly free of the areas of neglect that are discernible, particularly in the older sections of the city. It is encouraging to note the action of the Board of Aldermen toward rehabilitation, and the Planning staff offers its assistance in any programs that are identified with a vital "program for community im- provement" - a newer and more apt designation of the 'workable program."


Cordially yours,


CHARLES J. SULLIVAN, Chairman Somerville Planning Board


306


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK


Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1961


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The following is respectfully submitted as the eighty-ninth Annual Report of the City Clerk of Somerville and is for the year ending December 31, 1960.


The receipts and payments were as follows:


For dog licenses issued in 1960:


1164 Males at $2.00


$2,328.00


146 Females at $5.00


730.00


686 Spayed at $2.00


1,372.00


8 Kennel at $10.00


80.00


1 Transfer at $.25


.25


2 Spayed (Seeing-Eye-Free)


.00


$4,510.25


For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1960:


869 Fishing at $4.25


$3,693.25


480 Hunting at $4.25


2,040.00


177 Sporting at $7.25


1,283.25


133 Minor Fishing at $2.25


299.25


86 Female Fishing at $3.25


279.50


1 Non-resident Citizen Fishing at $8.75


8.75


3 Resident Alien Fishing at $8.75


26.25


2 Special Non-resident Fishing at $4.25


8.50


19 Archery Stamps at $1.10


20.90


16 Duplicate Licenses at $.50


8.00


Recording Mortgages, Assignments, Etc. ..... Certificates of Marriage Intentions, Including Postage


$6,740.17


2,236.96


Furnishing Copies of Records


2,972.00


Licenses:


Auctioneers, 11 at $2.00


$22.00


Billiard, Pool Tables and Bowling Alleys: 67 Licenses for 2 Billiard Tables, 21 Pool Tables, 44 Bowling Alleys at $3.00 and for 38 Licenses for Sunday, 38 Bowling Alleys at $2.00 277.00


$7,667.65


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CITY CLERK


Cut Meat and Sausage, 3 at $50.00


150.00


Drain Layers, 5 at $1.00


5.00


Drivers, 313 at $1.00


313.00


Boilers, 2 at $1.00


2.00


Stationary Engines, 11 at $1.00


11.00


Garages:


3 at $5.00


15.00


Garage Renewals


697.50


Hackney Carriages, 110 at $1.00


110.00


Intelligence Offices, 4 at $2.00


8.00


Junk and Second-hand Licenses:


Collect Junk, 11 at $15.00


165.00


Junk Shops, 14 at $35.00


490.00


Lodging House Licenses, 4 at $2.00


8.00


Outdoor Parking, 10 at $10.00


100.00


Second-hand Auto Dealers:


43 at $25.00 2 at $50 ..


1,175.00


Slaughtering, 1 at $1.00


1.00


Street Musicians, 3 at $.50


1.50


Storage of Explosives:


3 at $10.00


7 at $20.00


2 at $40.00


4 at $50.00


1 at $100.00


550.00


Storage of Explosives Renewals


4,817.00


Storage of Waste Paper, 2 at $25.00


50.00


Wagon Licenses, 5 at $1.00


5.00


Wagon Stand Licenses, 57 at $1.00


57.00


Permits for Projections Over the Sidewalk:


2 Awnings at $1.00


24 Electric Signs


8 Neon Signs


17 Illuminated Signs


4 Metal Signs


1 Metal and Wooden Sign


4 Plastic Signs


5 Miscellaneous Signs


63 at $5.00


317.00


Badges


4.50


Registration of Physicians, Optometrist, Elec-


trolysis


4.00


Copies of Ordinances


44.40


Fees for Registered Mail Notices


6.78


Advertising Fees


141.00


Duplicate of Dog License Tags


4.60


Pole Locations


97.90


Gas Mains


7.20


Reporting Congenital Births


10.50


Blank Forms


6.70


Closing Out Sale


2.00


Deposit for Dogs, Chap. 140, Sec. 160


200.00


...


$21,825.71


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ANNUAL REPORTS


PAYMENTS


To the City Treasurer for Dog Licenses in 1960:


1164 Males at $2.00


$2,328.00


146 Females at $5.00 730.00


686 Spayed at $2.00 1,372.00


8 Kennel at $10.00


80.00


1 Transfer at $.25


.25


2 Spayed (Seeing-Eye-Free)


.00


$4,510.25


Less City Clerk's Fees:


2004 at $.25


501.00


1 Transfer at $.25


.25


$4,009.00


To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game


for Hunting Licenses, Etc., in 1960:


869 Fishing at $4.25


$3,693.25


480 Hunting at $4.25


2,040.00


177 Sporting at $7.25


1,283.00


133 Minor Fishing at $2.25


299.25


86 Female Fishing at $3.25


279.50


1 Non-resident Citizen Fishing at $8.75


8.75


3 Resident Alien Fishing at $8.75


26.25


2 Special Non-resident Fishing at $4.25


8.50


19 Archery Stamps at $1.10


20.90


16 Duplicate Licenses at $.50


8.00


$7,667.65


Less City Clerk's Fees:


1751 at $.25


$437.75


19 Stamps at $.10 1.90


439.65


$7,228.00


To City Treasurer Monthly:


All the receipts above specified except for Hunting Licenses and Dog Licenses ....


21,825.71


$33,062.71


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:


Parade with Music in Streets 3


Religious Sidewalk Meeting 1


BIRTHS 1960


Number of births reported by physicians for 1960.


Males 709


Females 731


1440


CITY CLERK


309


1959


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1959. Number of births (exclusive of stillbirths) in Somerville in 1959:


Registered 1476


Males


766


Females


710


1476


Born of American Parents


1266


Born of Foreign Parents


68


Born of American Father and Foreign Mother 64


Born of Foreign Father and American Mother


51


Born of American Mother and Father Unknown 25


Born of Foreign Mother and Father Unknown


2


1476


Number of Stillbirths in Somerville in 1959 Registered


24


Number of Births in other places in 1959 Registered


1501


Number of Cases Twins


24


MARRIAGES 1960


Number of Intentions Issued in 1960


1072


Less than Previous Year


16


Number of Marriages Registered in 1960


1141


Less than Previous Year


39


Both Parties American


984


Both Parties Foreign


51


American Bride and Foreign Groom


70


American Groom and Foreign Bride


36


Total 1141


1970


2nd Marriage


277


3rd Marriage


30


4th Marriage


5


Total


2282


Total Marriages for the Year 1960


1141


DEATHS 1960


Number of Deaths in Somerville in 1960 :


998


Died in City


634


Died out of City


364


998


Stillbirths


37


Males


512


Females


486


998


1 st Marriage


310


ANNUAL REPORTS


Under 10 Years


54


10 and Under 20 Years of Age


2


20 and Under 30 Years of Age


9


30 and Under 40 Years of Age


19


40 and Under 50 Years of Age


48


50 and Under 60 Years of Age


104


60 and Under 70 Years of Age


228


70 and Under 80 Years of Age


280


80 and Under 90 Years of Age


204


Over 90 Years of Age 50


998


Born in Somerville


125


Born Elsewhere in U. S.


442


Foreign Born


427


Unknown Birthplaces


4


998


Age of Oldest Person Who Died in Somerville


99


311


VETERANS' SERVICES


REPORT OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES


May 19, 1961


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


We are submitting herewith the Annual Report of the Veterans' Services Department for 1960. The program under which these benefits are granted is expanding constantly to meet the current needs of Veterans and their dependents who apply here for various types of assistance.


The department benefits are broad in coverage as men- tioned before, still we find greater demands for services. In case of an emergency we endeaver to assist promptly accord- ing to the circumstances.


It is noted that the cost of medical benefits were higher and it represents a substantial amount of the larger expendi- tures as compared to the previous year. We realize that medical costs are increasing and we are aware of the advance in the cost of living.


In our efforts to operate competently, we continue to utilize the services of the Division of Employment Security and the Veterans' Administration as well as numerous other Agencies to which a referral is proper under our Directive.


The department payments were steady and the funds granted for household maintenance were chiefly the means of keeping families together and providing more than the basic needs. The medical services have reached a high standard and they are the result of fine cooperation between this office, the State Department of Veterans' Services and the hospitals throughout this area.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


In the event a Veteran or his dependents qualified for benefits in Somerville require material aid, then funds are provided without delay. Our facilities are available to everyone who requests the services and we believe the department func- tioned at a good level of efficiency during the year.


Very truly yours,


THOMAS F. McGRATH, Commissioner


SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS BY THE VETERANS' SERVICES DEPARTMENT -- 1960


RECAPITULATION OF VETERANS' BENEFITS - SOMERVILLE


Somerville Veterans' Benefits


State Veterans' Benefits


Veterans' Services Burial Expense


Total Relief


Cash


Medical


Fuel


Groceries


Cases


Persons


January


......


$5,492.74


$5,653.74


...


$11,146.48


$3,299.61


$1,514.13


$471.50


$207.50


138


158


February


....


8,108.81


8,193.91


16,302.72


4,363.00


3,054.31


519.00


172.50


147


347


March


6,357.57


6,392.55


12,750.12


3,862.53.


1,799.54


516.50


179.00


139


183


April


5,623.45


5,688.42


11,311.87


3,914.43


1,078.52


456.50


174.00


139


272


May


6,140.82


6,184.15


12,324.97


3,627.50


2,318.54


194.78


137


223


June


5,595.61


5,646.63


11,242.24


3,535.89


1,959.72


100.00


127


236


12.50


............


July ..


5,817.84


5,865.84


11,683.68


2,858.50


2,764.34


182.50


127


183


August


4,774.61


4,806.61


50.00


9,631.22


2,899.50


1,752.61


122.50


116


191


September


5,694.07


5,767.10


11,461.17


2,738.02


2,896.05


60.00


118


193


October


5,611.02


5,746.02


250.00


11,607.04


2,850.35


2,224.17


426.50


110.00


120


208


November


4,769.98


4,884.95


...........


9,654.93


2,588.00


1,638.48


379.50


164.00


125


231


December


..


4,346.20


4,393.24


150.00


8,889.44


1,991.90


1,714.30


420.50


219.50


122


231


TOTAL ..


$68,332.72


$69,223.16


$450.00


$138,005.88


$38,541.73


$24,714.71


$3,190.00


$1,886.28


1555


2425


........


313


BOARD OF ASSESSORS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


January 1, 1961


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The following report is respectfully submitted as the Annual Re- port of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1960.


CITY OF SOMERVILLE - 1960 RECAPITULATION


A-CITY-All appropriations since 1959 Tax Rate was fixed


1. Total to be raised by taxation


$14,295,489.26


2. Total appropriations to be


taken from Available Funds:


(a) in 1959


$309,865.80


(b) in 1960


13,220.70 323,086.50 $14,618,575.76


3. Deficits due to abatements in excess of overlay of prior years:


(a) in 1951


$1,986.00


(b) in 1952


27.80


(c) in 1953


18.12


(d) in 1954


1,668.48


(e) in 1955


3,172.64


(f) in 1956


8,777.02


(g) in 1957


49,238.56


(h) in 1958


50,243.36


$115,131.98


1960


1959


B-State: Tax and Assessments


Estimates


Underestimates


1. State Audit Municipal Ac- counts


$14,525.36


2. State Examination of Retire- ment System


497.90


3. Smoke Inspection Service ..


1,736.83


3.98


4. Additional State Assessments


1,690,492.76


13,008.79


$1,707,252.85


$13,012.77 $1,720,265.62


314


ANNUAL REPORTS


C-County: Tax and Assessments


1. County Tax


$468,283.50


$10,666.39


2. Tuberculosis Hospital


176,182.12


5,356.12


D-Overlay of current year


E-Gross amount to be raised


$17,513,100.42.


F-Estimated Receipts and Avail- able Funds:


1. Income Tax


$820,682.17


2. Corporation Taxes


550,370.16


3. Reimbursement a/c Publicly owned land


1,037.20


4. Old Age Tax Meals


61,483.27


5. Motor Vehicle & Trailer Ex- cise


1,078,659.90


6. Licenses


122,422.29


7. Fines


21,409.76


8. General Government


26,489.06


9. Protection of Persons & Prop- erty


4,785.37


10. Health & Sanitation


33,618.18


11. Highways


1,873.65


12. Charities


274,918.35


13. Old Age Assistance


826,139.83


14. Veterans' Services


42,059.64


15. School


9,109.05


16. Libraries


6,567.37


17. Recreation


229.40


18. Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept.)


638,470.51


19. Interest


23,029.03


20. Public Law 874


55,000.00


21. Electrolysis


500.00


22. Grants & Gifts


190,598.94


23. Disability Assistance


110,716.69


Total Estimated Receipts $4,900,169.82


24. Overestimates of previous year to be used as Available Funds: (a) Metropolitan Parks


(b) Metropolitan Sewerage (North System)


25. Amounts voted to be taken from Available Funds


Total Estimated Receipts and Avail- able Funds


G-NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS AND PROPERTY


H-Number of Polls - 28,385 @ $2.00 each


$12,895.33


29,702.34


323,086.50


$5,265,853.99


$12,247,246.43


Taxes $56,770.00


$644,465.62


$16,022.51


$660,488.13 $398,638.93


315


BOARD OF ASSESSORS


J-Total Valuation:


Personal Property


$8,264,000.00 $754,503.20


Real Estate


125,257,100.00


11,435,973.23


$133,521,100.00 $12,247,246.43


TAX RATE:


$91.30


TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON POLLS AND PROPERTY


$12,247,246.43


The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the other departments for the co-operation extended during the year, particularly the Legal Department.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM B. BAILEY, Chairman GORDON FAULKNER JOHN B. CARR JOHN R. HAVICAN GEORGE J. MORAN, JR.




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