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BIBBER'S JEWELRY STORE
THAMOMDS 731 MAIN STRE5: WATCHES Cor. Hancock
GEORGE STEELE'S SONS INSURANCE
Prompt Courteous Reliable
120 MAIN STREET
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Telephone Connection
SAUNDERS ICE CREAM CO.
(JOHN H. LOVETT)
ICE
Manufacturers of
R'S
CR
EAM
Wholesale, and Retail
Home Made Confectionery
55 WASHINGTON STREET GLUJCES.ER. ... ..... . hone 485
53-55 WASHINGTON ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
INSURE
WITH
JOHNSON
Telephone: 16 end 67 1 DUNCAN STREET
GLOUCESTER NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
GEORGE L. BROWNE
Undertaker and Embaimer
Open Day at. / Night Personal A .- sution . Guaranteed Embalming, Funeral, Transfer, Cemetery and Crematory Work. Free Lungmotor Service
Orders igom any part of the Summer Colony Given Immedial attention
30 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER
Telephone 1202-W
LYF 156 Main St.
DEGISTERED Optometrist Min. Opticko
GORMAN'S DRUG STORE, 5. MAIN ST.
PRESCRIPTION
JOSEPH P ..
DRUGGIST
GORMAN
HIONE
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Cadks ONW 78
BUSY BEE RESTAURANT
"Chanticleer", Ice Cream
# 24:40-1
A
COME TO THE
YMCA
Co-operative Service for Men and Boys
Full Membership Privileges include Gymnasium and Running Track, Gym Classes, 10 Shower Baths, Swimming Pool and Lessons, Educational Classes, Bowling Alleys, Lectures and Entertainments, Dor- mitory Rooms for Men, Billiard, Social and Game Rooms, Boarding House Register, Reading and Rest Rooms, Social Companionship, Christian Fellowship. FEES MODERATE Enlisted Men in Uniform Given Membership Privileges 71 MIDDLE STREET Phone 470
Ask MR. CHICK Real Estate
Anywhere on Cape Ann SALES or RENTALS
353 MAIN ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Telephone
1180
STATIONER
Complete Line of SCHOOL and OFFICE SUPPLIES SOUVENIRS and NOVELTIES
BOOKSELLER and NEWSDEALER Wholesale and Retail
Agent for Boston and New York Daily and Sunday Papers
FRANK M. SHURTLEFF 114 MAIN STREET THE WAITING STATION
RICHARD L. MOREY EVERYTHING IN INSURANCE SERVICE and SATISFACTION EVERY MINUTE
NOTARY PUBLIC AUCTIONEER
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
201 MAIN ST. GLOUCESTER, MASS. Residence 543-M
Telephones Office 1410
B
Lumber To Build Your Home
Coal and Wood to Keep it Warm
CES
MAIN OFFICE
43 Duncan Street PHONE 3060
GLO COAL ER AND LUMBER
BRANCH OFFICES at
C
M
Manchester Magnolia Essex
BUILDING MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS
STATE HOUSE-BOSTON, MASS.
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POWER OF ADVERTISING
The City Directory is the power that generates information for the buyer that he may know who deals in the product he wishes to purchase. If your business is not classified properly, and a display advertisement arranged to describe your business, how can you expect the buyer to trade with you.
ADVERTISING is the foundation upon which successful busi- nesses are built. You must apply this to your own particular business.
ADVERTISING is the power of an idea multiplied.
Rates Upon Application
OUR SERVICE CANNOT BE EXCELLED
SAMPSON & MURDOCK CO.
377 BROADWAY - - BOSTON, MASS.
HAGSTROM CO., Inc.
General Contractors
ROAD BUILDING
Sand Crushed Stone
Gravel
Loam
Cement Blocks
GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Telephone 617
THE
GLOUCESTER DIRECTORY
MASSACHUSETTS
1929-1930 COMPRISING ALSO THE TOWN OF ROCKPORT
Containing
Alphabetical Section (Gloucester, page 129; Rockport, page 399). Gives names, occupa- tions and addresses of men and women eighteen years old or over, also all business houses. Wives names' are listed immediately after that of the husbands; printed in italic and 'enclosed in parentheses. The names of partners in firms are also given in this depart- ment. Dates of deaths during the previous year are given and, where possible, the addresses of people who have moved to other cities. Much other information is given that cannot be found elsewhere.
Business Directory (Gloucester, page 341; Rockport, page 399). All business houses, in- dividuals in business for themselves, and professional men are listed without charge under the heading that best describes them. The more progressive houses, realizing that it pays to be easily found, pay a nominal charge for special listings in heavy type, under every heading where a buyer might look for them, cross-indexed to a descriptive space in the "reference section."
Street Directory (Gloucester, page 41; Rockport, page 390). A complete list of Streets, giving numbers at intersections, and enabling one to tell at once between what streets a given number lies, and the quickest way to get there.
An alphabetical list of Halls, Blocks and Buildings from which street and number may be found for addresses which only give name of a certain building.
Advertising Department (Page 65). Where more information than is possible to give under the headings is placed on file for buyer's and seller's reference. The value of this department cannot be estimated. It is an index of the best business interests of the city, and stands for them and the city in reference libraries all over the country, as well as on the desks of progressive business men. It is accessible to everybody, and the log- ical place to look for specific information. This probably explains why no other form of publicity is so generally endorsed by business men, as a glance at this department will show.
Map (Opposite). The clearest map ever made of the city, on a scale large enough to see, and small enough to be handled easily.
Miscellaneous Information (Gloucester, page 12; Rockport, page 393). Organization of City Departments, giving officers-Cemeteries-Post Office branches-Parcel Post zones and rates-Churches and ministers-Societies, Institutions, etc., with officers-Courts- Population tables-Calendar, etc.
(For detailed Index to Contents, see page 3)
SAMPSON & MURDOCK COMPANY
377 BROADWAY BOSTON, MASS.
'ASSN. OF NORTH
BONO PUBLICO
AMERICAN
VOLUME
1898
XXX
DIRTI DIRCO DIREC
ZED
DIRECTORY
MREODIRECDIRE
PUBLISHERS.
For Sale By FRANK M. SHURTLEFF, 114 MAIN ST.
COPYRIGHT, 1929, SAMPSON & MURDOCK CO., BOSTON, MASS.
PRICE, $6.00
Printed in U. S. A.
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NAMES IN THE GLOUCESTER DIRECTORY
Glou-
Rock-
Total
cester
port
*Names in General Directory of 1929
13,291
2,479
15,770
*Names in General Directory of 1927
13 005
2,427
15.432
Increase in names.
286
52
338
*This number includes the names of 640 individuals in Gloucester, and 130 in Rockport who have died during the year, or have removed from the city, with datc of death, etc.
CALENDAR
1929
1929
1930
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon .
Tucs.
Wed.
Thurs.
| Fri.
ASut.
6
7
8
9
10
11|12
7
8
9
10 11 12
|13
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
13 14 15
16
17 18
19
14
15 16
17
18
19 |20
12
113
20|21 22
23 24 25
27
28 29
30
31
28 29
30
31
26
27
28
29 30
31
Feb.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
4 5
6
7
8
9 10
2
3
10
11
12 13
14 15
17 18 19
20
21 22
123
18 19
20
21|22.
23
24
16
17
18
19 20 21
22
24 25 26
27
28
25 26
127
28 29 30 31
23 24 25
Mar.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8.
10 11 12
9
10
11
.12 13
14 15
17|18 19
20 21
22 23
15 16
17
18
19 20
21
16
17
18
19 20 21
22
24 25 26
127
28
29
30
22 23
24
25 26 27
23 24
25
26 27
28 29
31
29 30
30 31
April
1
2
3
4
5
6
Oct.
1
2
3
4
5
Apr.
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10 11 12 13
6
7
8
9 10|11 |12
6
7
8
9 10
11 12
14|15 16
17
18
19 120
13 14
15
16 17
18 19
13 14
15
16 17 18 19
21|22
23
24
25 26,27
20 21 22
23 24 25
20 21
22
23 24 25 26
28 29 30
27 28 29
30
31
27 28 29
30
1
2
3
4
Nov.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
4
5
6
7
9 10
12
13 14
15
17
18
10 11 12
13|14
15 16
11
12
13
14 15 16/17
19 20 21
17
18 19
20 21
22 23
18 19
20
21 22 23 24
26 27 28
29
30
31
24
25 26
27
28 29 30
25 26
27
28 29 30 31
June
2 3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
June
1
2
3
4
5
6 7
9
10 11
12 13 14 15
8 910
18
19 20 21
15 16 17
18 19 20 21
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
30 .
29 30 31 . .
29 30
. .
. .
. .
·
·
.
7
8
10|11
12
13|
14
15
116
11|12
13
14 15 16 17
0
26
27 28
1
2
Mar.
Sept.
8
9
10
11
12 13
14
13
14
5
July
1
2
3
4
5
6
Jan.
·
1
2 1 3
.
1
2
3
4
2
Aug.
1
2
3
Feb.
21 22 23 24 25
26
27
19
20|21 22
23 24
25 26
5
6
·
.
·
7
2
May
5
6
7
S
9
10 11
16
22|23 24
25
1
·
7
8
9
10
11 12 13 14
16 17 18 19
20 21 22
15 16 17
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INDEX TO CONTENTS
PAGE
Abbreviations.
129,399
Acoriana Beneficial Association
34
Advertising Department.
'65
Aldermen.
15
American Legion.
30,396
Ancient Order of United Workmen
34
Assessors.
15
Associated Charities.
35
Association of North American Di-
rectory Publishers.
119
Bands of Music.
344
Banks.
38, 344, 397, 440
Bass Rocks Golf Club.
24
Blocks, Buildings, Halls, &c ...
.50,392
Board of Health.
15
Boarding Houses.
346
Business Directory of Gloucester.
341
Business Directory of Rockport. 439
Calendar.
2
Cape Ann Camera Club.
24
Cape Ann Community League.
24
Cape Ann Light Station. 397
Cape Ann Scientific Literary and
Historical Association.
35
Cemeteries.
37,397
Central Labor Union
35
Census of Massachusetts
12
Chamber of Commerce.
35
Churches.
22,394
City Government.
15
City Officers.
15
City Statistical Review 7
City Statistics.
39
Clergymen.
.350, 440
Clubs.
24,395
College Women's Club 24
Commissioner of Wrecks.
27
Commissioners.
25
Commonwealth Clubs
24,395
Constables.
19
County Officers
25
Courts.
26
Custom House.
29
Daughters of Am Revolution. 37
Daughters of Isabella. 31
Daughters of Rebekah 33
Deputy Sheriffs
26
District Attorney.
25
Drives.
64
Eastern Star, Order of.
32
Elks, B P Order of.
PAGE
Expresses.
357
Female Charitable Association.
36
Fire Alarm Signal Boxes.
16
Fire Departments.
16, 393
Fire Underwriters' Association.
35
Firemen's Relief Association.
36
Fishermen's Institute.
36
Fishermen's Widows' and Orphans'
Aid Society.
36
Foresters of America.
30,396
Gilbert Home for the Aged.
36
Gloucester Business Directory
341
Gloucester General Directory.
129
Gloucester Statistics.
39
Gloucester Street Directory.
41
Grand Army of the Republic.
30
Halls and Public Buildings. 50,392
Harbor Master.
16
Hibernians, Ancient Order of .
31
Holidays
27
Hospitals.
35, 364, 397
Hotels.
364, 443
Huntress Home for Old Ladies. 36
Improved Order of Red Men. ... 33, 396
Insurance Companies.
366
Justices of the Peace.
366, 443
Knights of Columbus.
31
Knights of Pythias.
31,396
Labor Organizations.
26
Lawyers
368, 443
Leander M Haskins Hospital ..
397
Libraries. .
.36, 368, 395, 397, 443
Light Houses and Harbor
27
Lodging Houses.
346
Manchester Unity, I O O F. 33
Masonic Societies.
31, 395
Mass Catholic Order of Foresters ..
30
Master in Chancery.
25
Master Mariners' Association
36
Medical Examiner
26
Military
29
Moose, Loyal Order of.
32
Motion Picture Theatres.
371
Music Teachers.
372, 444
New England Order of Protection ..
32
Newspapers.
372
Notaries Public.
. 372, 444
Nurses.
374, 444
Odd Fellows
32,395
Order of the Eastern Star
32
30 Order of Vasa.
397
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INDEX TO CONTENTS
PAGE
PAGE
Overseers of Public Welfare. 16
School Department. 20
Parcel Post Information. 28
Schools and Teachers. 20,393
Park Commissioners. 16
Scottish Clans. 34
Sheriff and Deputies. 25
Signal Boxes. 16
Sisters of Mercy. 35
Points of Interest. 51
Police Department. 19
Population
12
Port Wardens.
27
Portuguese Fraternity. 33
Post Offices.
29,397
Probate Court. 26
Public Administrator 26
Public Health Service. 27
Pythian Sisters.
31
Railroads. 39
Red Men, Improved Order of .... 33, 396
Registrars of Deeds. 25
Registrars of Voters. 16
Rockport Business Directory. 439
Rockport General Directory 399
Rockport Town Officers. 393
Rotary Club. 25
Roundabout Club. 25
Salvation Army. 24
Scandinavia Society
33
Sisters of the Grand Army. 30
Societies Fraternal. 30
Societies Miscellaneous. 34
Sons of United Veterans. 34
Statistical Review 7
Straitsmouth Light Station. 397
Street Directory of Gloucester 41
Street Directory of Rockport. 390
Superintendents, Inspectors, &c .. . 15, 16 Telegraph and Telephone Offices ... 385
Temperance Organizations. 37
Theatres. 371
United Spanish War Veterans. 34
United Workmen, Order of. 34 .
Village Hall Assn. 37
Water Commissioners. 16
Wharves. 50
Woman's Christian Temp Union. . . 37
Women's Relief Corps.
.30,396
Young Men's Christian Assn. .. .
37
Parks. 64
Patrons of Husbandry 33
Physicians. 377, 445
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
Adams John C 171 Main. 113 Allen Raymond C, Manchester 76
American Net & Twine Co 105 Maplewood av. 88
Andrews L E & Co 117-121 Main .. 95
Armstrong Shoe Store 106 Main. . 114
Atlantic Supply Co 37 Rogers. 94
Babson F J & Co 191} Main. ..
97
Bentley & Mellow 97 Main. .. back cover Bibber George H Estate 131 Main. line front cover
Bishop Print Shop 1 Centre
112
Bolles Charles S 24 Cleveland. 82
Borge Anthony F & Co 365 Main. . 111
Boston Dye House 261 Main. 77
Bott Brothers 145 Main. 99
Brown Brothers Co 67 Rogers.
102
Brown's Shoe Shop 133 Main. 115
Browne George L 30 Main.
front cover and 118
Burke s Express 30 Duncan ..
116
Busy Bee Restaurant 84 Main.
line front cover Butman A Carl Agency 31 Main, Rockport. 98
Call Thaddeus F Estate 46 Wash- Ington 108
Cameron Mayo 179 Washington. . 118 Cameron & Cameron 89 Duncan ... 111 Cape Ann Dairy 3 Sargent 104 Cape Ann Laundry 8 Parker 98
Cape Ann Mfg Co 31 Commercial. . 78
Cape Ann Motors 447 Main. 67
Cape Ann Nat Bank 154 Main .. 72 Cape Ann Savings Bank 109 Main. 73
Cape Pond Ice Co 105} Main .. . inside back cover
Chick George P & Son 353 Main ... front colored A Chisholm John Fisheries Co 35 Wharf. 87
Chisholm Leo A 19 Duncan 112
Clark James P 59 Main. 112 Comeau Leo E 276 Main. line back cover Cook A B Co 76 Main. . line back cover Cooney Tobias 284 Main .. 85
Cooney's Novelty Shoe Shoppe 244
Main. . 114
Corliss Bros Inc 9 Procter. 107 Cox Lee M 172 Main. 107
Coyle J Motor Transportation 2 Main. . 117
Cunningham Paint Co Inc 55 Main 108
Cunningham & Kerr 111 Main .. 98
PAGE
Curtis S Sons 272 Washington.
89
Davis Frank E Fish Co 93 Rogers. . 86 Davis Garage Co, Magnolia. 68 Dodd A W & Co Inc 10-20 Pearce. 107 Dodge C Furniture Mfg Co, Man- chester-by-the-Sea. 91
Eaton's Garage 21 Broadway, Rock-
port.
68
Fears F Clifton Co, Rockport.
81
Fernwood Garage 211 Essex av
66
Ferron P H & Co 351 Main.
110
Flye Everett A 156 Main. line front cover
Foley T Ralph r 49 Rogers
85
Frost D O Corp 10 Wharf.
78
Garland Simon rear 13 Pearce.
81
Gloucester Auto Sales Co 23 West-
ern av
66
Gloucester
Business College 209
Main.
114
Gloucester Chamber of Commerce
141 .Main.
75
Gloucester Coal & Lumber Co 43 Duncan. front colored B
Gloucester Cold Storage & Ware- house Co 71-89 Rogers. 86
Gloucester Daily Times and Cape Ann Advertiser 3 Centre. . 106
Gloucester Electric Co 102 Main ... 84 Gloucester Garage Co 130 Wash- ington. 68
Gloucester Gas Light Co 96-98 Main 91
Gloucester Nash Co 138 Prospect. . 66
Gloucester Nat Bank 185 Main ... . 70
Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Co 191-193 Main. 71
Gloucester Service & Sales Inc 5 East Main 66
Gorman's Drug Store 5 Main. .
line front cover
Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co 327-331
Main. .
inside back cover
Granite Savings Bank, Rockport .. .
73
Gray Charles J & Sons Inc 129 Main. . 115
Greely James C 85 Pleasant.
118
Griffin & Co 50 Commercial.
80
Grover & Thurston foot Parker
87
Hagstrom Co Inc 241 Eastern av.
front colored C
Hall Bros 446 Washington.
82
Hall C A Radio Service Shop 129}
Prospect.
113
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
PAGE
Harpel's Specialty Shop 14 Pleasant 78 Harris D F Co 26 Wharf .... back cover
Hodgkins D B Sons 30 Pearl. 92
Hotel Avery 225 Main. 96
Hotel Savoy 215 Main.
96
Howard John F 19 Main. 85
Jacobsons Inc The 1-5 Water. 91
Jason's Department Store Inc 179 Main. 78
John Alden Coal Co, Whittemore st 80 Johnson Frank M 375 Main 81
Johnson J Leonard, Rockport .. 94 Johnson John A 1 Duncan. . front cover
Kennedy Robert E 136 Wash
104
Kupsine Adolph 101 Main.
110
Lane Edward A Estate, Manchester 108 Lothrop L D Sons 68-70 Duncan. . back cover
Lufkin Charles F 363 Main. 88
McCarthy Mae E Miss 119 Main. . 76
MacDonald John J 15 Washington. 85
McGinn Lawrence J 20 Main. 111
Mckenzie F S & A H 78 Main.
112
Mclaughlin J J Machine Co Inc, Walen's wharf. 102
McLean John D 266} Main 77
Mclellan's 194 Main. 98
McPherson-Symmes Market Inc 431-433 Main. 94
Magnuson Axel, Manchester
89
Mahony G Everett 201 Main. back cover and 97 Mary's Gift & Linen Shoppe 124 Main. 92
Mattlage Charles F & Sons Co, Mattlage wharf. 86
May Jonathan Estate, Shore road, Magnolia. 97
Merchant Box and Cooperage Co, Willow cor Cleveland. 74
Merrill's Music Store 110 Main.
105
Mitchell's Coat, Apron & Towel
Supply 18 Gloucester av.
115
Morey Richard L 201 Main. front colored A
Morris Henry H 18 Highland ..
80
Morton William T 6 Pleasant. 115
National House Furnishing Co 196-
198 Main
91
National Net & Twine Co Inc 5
Rogers.
88
Nauss L B & Sons, Railroad av.
backbone, edges of book and 101 New York Store 211 Main. . 79
Nisbet M Lessels 11 Pleasant. 95
Noble & Allen Inc 19 E Main. 69
North Shore Dyeing & Cleaning House 245 Main. 77
North Shore Furniture Co 161-163 Main. 90
North Shore Ice Cream Parlor 279 Main. 96
Noyes Frank C 27 Duncan 116
Nunes' Art Store 6 Centre. 110
Oakes E B Sales & Service Station 2
Western av
69
Patriquin John N 224 Main.
67
Pattillo Store The 67 Middle 90
Pearce Frank C Company 401 Main 87 Perkins & Corliss Inc 1-5 Middle. . 67 Pettingill Gilbert N 119 Main. 76
Phelps Robert W 113 Main. 92
Phillips Earl O Inc 131 Main. 79 Pike Isaac S rear 29 Hartz. 80
Pike Willard S 75 Washington. back cover Pomeroy John S Co 135 E Main. . . . 82 Poole Frederick C, Marshfield st, Bond's Hill. . inside back cover Prince's Arthur Clothes Shops 14 Main. 79
Purdy Albert H 132 Main. 76 Reed George A & Son 16 Myrtle sq 89 Reed Thomas E Inc 6 Pearce and rear 197 East Main 116
Reed's Roy Garage 67 East Main. . 68 Rice Charles E 10 Middle 84 Roberts George E, Railway av 113 Rockport Granite Co, Rockport .. 93
Rockport National Bank, Rockport 74
Rogers Elliott C, Annisquam. 107 Royal Restaurant Co 123 Main .. 113
Salem Wall Paper & Paint Co 265
Main ..
109
Sampson & Murdock Co, Boston .. . back colored Y
Sampson & Murdock Co, Direct
Mail Division, Boston. .
103
Saunder's Ice Cream Co 55 Wash- ington. front cover
Scott Walter T 64 Main.
110
Service Trucking 2 Main.
117
Sharon Joseph F 133 East Main.
81
Shurtleff Frank M 114 Main.
front colored A
Sinnicks George
S,
Manchester
Mass.
83
Smith Arthur 201 Main.
108
Smith J Raymond, Rockport.
100
Smith L E Company 221 and 223
Main. .
95
Spittle Bros 17 Addison.
104
Standley C L, Manchester.
69
Steele & Abbot Co Inc 5 Wharf and 287 Main. . back cover Steele's George Sons 120 Main. . front cover
Stickney-Goodman Inc 91 Main ... 90
Stoddart A P & Co 236 Main ..
102
Strand Dye House 45 Main
77
Thistle Charles H 99 Duncan.
74
Thurston George E & Son 16 Com- mercial 109
Tognazzi Bros Co 40 Poplar.
104
Trowbridge The Druggist 159 Main
83
Tucker Lewis D 513 Wash.
82
Union Express Co 69 Friend.
117
United Machine Co, Parkhurst Railways. 102
United Sail Loft Co Inc 71 Wharf .. 114
Vivian George E 69 Washington ... .
90
Wiley Walter F 6 Winchester ct. ... 109
Young Men's Christian Association
71 Middle.
front colored A
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City Directory Statistical Review
Suggested and Planned by American Community Advertising Association Adopted by Association of North American Directory Publishers
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS " The Fish City"
Form of Government: Commission, composed of Mayor and four Aldermen.
Normal Population: 23,375 (Mass. Census 1925); 23,800 estimated (1929). Summer Population: 60,000, estimated.
Area: Thirty-six square miles.
Altitude: Fifty-five feet.
Assessed Valuation: $39,081,599 with $28.60 tax per $1,000.
White Population: 23,799.
Colored Population : One.
White Population of Age: Males 7,579. Females, 7,627.
Number of All Males: 11,870. And of All Females: 11,930.
Native Born Population : 85 per cent of whole population.
Predominating Nationalities in City: Native American, Italian, Portuguese, Polish.
Parks: Six with 400 acres valued at $1,000,000.
City's Bonded Debt: $1,973,750.
Financial: Two banks, one trust company with total deposits of $11,555,586.66, re- sources $13,190,412.35 and clearings of $50,557,164.85 annually. One savings bank with $7,111,147.31 total deposits.
Post Office Receipts: $196,586.13 with $2,184.35 in special deliveries.
Telephones in Service: 5,730.
Church Buildings: Twenty-seven.
Real Estate Transfers Total: 700. Dwellings total number 5,655.
Industry: Number of establishments sixty-eight employing 2,400, paying wages $2,499,392 annually, and having products valued at $14,098,440.
Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 40,000 people within the trading area covering a radius of thirteen miles.
Hotels: There are two hotels, with total of sixty rooms; also twenty-eight summer hotels.
City Served By: Boston & Main railroad.
Amusements: There are three theatres, with a total seating capacity of 3,200 people. Hospital: One with fifty beds, fifteen basinets.
Education: Number of schools twenty-three including one high school, one parochial and diocesan school. Number of pupils in public schools 4,108. Total of all teachers is 160. Value of all school property, private and public, approximately $879,409. Libraries: There are about 30,000 volumes in the libraries of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage ninety, with eighty-one miles paved. Miles of gas mains laid fifty, of sewers ten. Capacity of water works ( municipal) 750,000,000 gallons, daily average pump of 1,775,690 gallons, with 93.31 miles of mains and value of plant estimated at $1,977,729.30
Fire Department: Employs 103 men with following motor equipment: two autos, three engines, four hose wagons, four hose and chemical wagons, three hook and ladder trucks, one fire-boat in eight station houses. Value of fire department with property is $214,000.
Police Department: Has forty-one men with one station and eight pieces of motor equipment.
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GEOGRAPHY
Gloucester is located about thirty miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. The original town of Gloucester occupied the whole northern promontory of Massachusetts Bay, known as Cape Ann and was bounded on the north by Ipswich Bay, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Massachusetts Bay and on the west by the towns of Manchester, Essex and Ipswich.
Cape Ann is divided into two nearly equal sections by the An- nisquam River, an arm of the sea extending from Ipswich Bay about four miles towards and into Gloucester Harbor. Gloucester of today retains practically its same boundaries and includes the following districts: Magnolia, Annisquam, Riverdale, West Gloucester, East Gloucester, Bay View and Lanesville. The northeastern portion of the Cape, however, which was included in the territory of the original town of Gloucester, is separated into what is known as the town of Rockport, the extreme end being known as Pigeon Cove.
The principal harbor is on the south side of the city and is formed by Eastern Point-a strip of unequal width extending in a southwesterly direction about three miles-a rock bound coast that defies the violence of surging waves dashing almost constantly against it, and affording within a safe shelter and anchorage for a large fleet.
The surface of the town is uneven; and its peculiar character strikes every beholder at first sight with astonishment. Bald, rocky hills, bold and precipitous ledges of rock, with acres of bowlders of various sizes, in many places scattered thickly over the surface, combine to present a rare scene of naked ruggedness. The small tracts and patches of clear land, by which this view of barrenness is occasionally relieved, are covered with a strong and fertile soil, suited to the growth of most of our New England agricultural . products.
The rocks of Cape Ann are granite, of a beautiful, dark color and are easily wrought into blocks of any needed size. Quarries have been opened in different localities, several at Rockport, at the lower extremity of the Cape; others at Lanesville and at Bay View- suburban districts of Gloucester proper. The products of these quarries in the form of monuments, decorative ornamentations, paving blocks, etc. are shipped to every part of the world.
In all, Cape Ann is picturesque. It is truly typical of the rock bound coast of our northern Atlantic States. A drive around the shore road from which an open view of the ocean is afforded practi- cally throughout the entire route, presents a picture of rugged rocks dashed over with spray, these interposed with as many as forty beaches of various sizes around the entire Cape. The drives around Cape Ann are pretty. The inland roads through wooded sections of hard-wood growth give a touch of country life in sharp contrast to the rugged scenery along the shore.
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