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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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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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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
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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
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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
........
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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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