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BOLAND Importing Tailor,
Greylock Cash Grocery Co. Beer & Dowlin Block, 85 Eagle Street.
M.A. GALLUP. Loan
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AlCroobries, Provisions
Fruits, Confectionery, Etc.
SAVE SU PER CENT. ON WALL PAPER PURCHASES.
All the popular brands o 1de Cigars, te, 4 for 300, 5c Cigars, 4c.
AHfor 15c.
T. M. LUCEY PLUMBING CO
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS
Hot Water and Steam Heating
PLACKINTON BLOCK HOLDEN STALET, NORTH ADAMS.
George P. Miller
e Leader in Insurance."
Adams Gas Light Company
und Incandescent Light.
POWE
MERCHANT TAILORIN
Insurance & Steamsh
TINKER & RANSFOR
BOLAND BLOCK MAIN STREET
1974.4 N868
1899
FITZGERALD BROS
BREWING CO.,
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and
& Lager Beer.
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OF THE UNITED STATES
Guaranteed absolutely pure and equal
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NORTH ADAMS
GENERAL
CITY DIRECTORY
AND MAP, including
BLACKINTON, GREYLOCK AND BRAY- TONVILLE FOR
1899.4
EMBRACING THE
Dames of all Residents and Streets ..
- AND- -
A Full List of Churches, with Their Officers, City Govern- ment and Officers Complete, Ward Boundary Lines, City and Normal Schools and School Teachers, Manufac= turing Companies, Corporations, Masonic, Odd Fellows, Temperance Organizations, A. O. U. W., Lodges, Clubs, Deaths, Etc., Etc.
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COPY OF THE REVISED CITY CHARTER and NEW RULES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Other Information of Local Interest.
PRICE WITH COLORED MAP $2.50.
JAMES T. LARKIN, Publisher and Printer. 2 Main Street, North Adams, Mass.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1899, by JAMES T. LARKIN, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
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JAMES T. LARKIN'S
TO THE PUBLIC.
THE 1899 NORTH ADAMS CITY DIRECTORY is herewith pre- sented, enlarged and improved in many ways. Especial attention being paid to the city government, city officers, ward lines, city charter, 1899 Rules of the Board of Health, deaths, etc; also a colored map with the city divided into wards, giving streets (over 200), public buildings, half-mile distances from post office, railways, rivers, reservoirs, parks, etc. Also account of State Normal School.
Following is a summary of the amount of work performed:
Number of names in Directory for North Adams, 11,800
Number of names in Directory for Blackinton, 610
Number of names in Directory for Greylock, 292
Total,
12,702
New names added North Adams,
2,046
New names added Blackinton,
45
New names added Greylock,
60
Total number of new names added,
2,151
Number of erasures North Adams,
1,795
Number of erasures Blackinton,
58
Number of erasures Greylock,
54
Total number of erasures,
1,907
Number changes in location North Adams
2,097
Changes in location Blackinton,
40
Changes in location Greylock,
30
Total number of changes in location,
2,167
Total number of changes in General Directory, 6,225
The publisher will issue the work yearly as in the past, and will guarantee improvements and additions that will add to its usefulness and keep pace with the rapid growth of the "CITY OF NORTH ADAMS," which it represents, and here thank the public for their generous support.
Very Respectfully,
JAMES T. LARKIN. Publisher.
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NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Pagel
Abbreviations,
161 Laundries,
Page 414
Avenues and Streets,
155 Lawyers,
147 and 414
Auctioneers & Dept. Sheriffs, 397
Labor Unions, 437
Bands and Music,
397
Masonic Societies, 432
Banks, .
398 Map North Adams, front of book 466
Blackinton names,
Boarding and rooms,
399 Military Organizations,
418
Board of Health, 1899 rules,
33 Notaries Public,
452
Board of Trade,
152
Odd Fellows,
445
Business Directory,
397| Physicians,
421
Church Directory,
429
Police Department,
12
Calendar 1899-1900,
105 Post Office,
146
City Charter,
49 Railroad fares and distances,
146
City Government,
7 Savings Banks,
448
Clergymen,
404 Schools, City,
17
Courts,
451 Schools, State Normal,
29
Deaths,
468 Secret Societies,
432
Fire Alarm,
148 Social Organizations,
447
Fire Department,
13 Street Railway,
472
Grand Army of the Republic, 446 Street Directory,
155
Greylock names,
461 Surrounding town's officers,
467
Halls and Blocks,
145
24
Hotels,
411 Truant officers,
19
Insurance Societies,
435 Ward Lines,
72
Justice of the Peace,
451|Water Department,
11
Pay Days of the Different Corporations and Companies.
Arnold plant pay every Wednesday.
James Hunter Machine Co. pay every Wednesday.
Windsor plant pay every Thursday.
Dunbar Mills Co. pay every Monday .
Johnson Manufacturing Co. pay every Monday.
North Adams Mfg. Co. pay every Monday.
Sampson Shoe Co. pay every Saturday
W. G. Cady & Co. pay every Saturday. N. L. Millard pays every Saturday.
Canedy-Clark Shoe Co. pays every Saturday.
S. B. Dibble Lumber Co. pays every Monday.
Bartlett Bros. pay every Wednesday .
B. & A. R. R. pay every Friday. Fitchburg R. R. pay every Tuesday.
453 Milk Peddlers, 446
Board of Education,
17 Newspapers,
Teachers.
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Index to Advertisements.
Adams National Bank. 78 | Cluett & Sons 125
Alderman & Carlisle. 103 | Cody J. H. 120
Ashe & Arnold 147
Coleman M. F. 132
Comisky James L.
120
Coon Jacob
113
Bartlett A. L. & H. E.
92
Barlow E. T. .
118
Darby J. M.
143
Deerfield River Ice Co.
103
Deming W. B.
107
DeGuzzi Frank
139
Dibble S. B. Lumber Co
.92
Dick S. W
133
Donald D. & J.
139
Dunbar Mills
75
Elliott W. A.
112
Ellis A. E.
89
Ellis S. J. & W. C.
110
Elhis W. C.
107
Evans W. S.
123
Evening Herald
85
Farnam Bros. Lime Co.
122
Farley Carl M.
101
Farley T. C.
back cover
Fire Alarm
148
Fisher C. C.
110
Flagg J. H.
94
Flood N. B. & Co
106
Flaherty Michael
134
Ford C. W.
back cover
Ford & Arnold.
128
Franco-American Pharmacy. . . 100
Franklin Typewriter.
138-465
Frink Chas. L.
109
Fressola Michael
144
Gallup H. A .
covers
Gatslick Morris
115
Goodrich F. H.
106
Gosselin R.
90
Greylock Cash Grocery Co.
City Market, T. S. Bateman .86
Clark W. R. & Son.
119
Clark L. L. Dr.
122
Clarksburg Company
88
Cully Samuel & Co. 88
Darling & Brainard
98
Bartlett C. G.
134
Barden Mary
465
Bennett William II .
87
Beals J. H.
124
Berkshire National Bank .
88
Berkshire Cycle Co
142
Berkshire Co- operative Bank back cover
Beer & Dowlin
147
Bernard & Cumm 144
Billings & Cronin 140
Blackinton Co. 76
Bliss Business College . ... 138-154
Boland P. J.
.front cover
Boston Store
105
Bordon Lorenzo
114
Bolduc & LaForce.
150
Boulger M.
465
Buckley & Winton.
135
Brooklyn Street Foundry
142
Braman M. V. N ....
91
Bresnehan & Phillips
103
Brown W. M.
130
Bruce George H.
.93
Burch Wm. M
122
Burlingame & Darbys. . front col'd
Calnan T. M.
117
Canedy & Blossom.
118
C. and C. Dye Co.
119
Cleveland & Smith
130
Chambers James Morely.
129
Christie & Co.
134
front cover
Gurney F. E. ...
131
Harrington Peter & Bros
130
Harrington F. J.
108
Barry John
140
Barsalou D. A
121
Barnard & Co ..
covers
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Hatton P. M.
135
Hicks O. .
127
Hodge Bicycle Co.
470
Hoosac Valley St. Railway
472
Horrigan James M
128
Howard Chas. M
117
Hunter A. W.
104
Hunter J. Machine Co
96
Hunt, Seaman & Co.
142
Hurd L. M.
139
Jaffe Abraham
105
Johnson J. A.,
470
Johnson Manufacturing Co.
.75
Kelley Kate H
122
Kennedy T. F.
80-127
Kronick Hymon H
.135
Kohler T.
143
LaBrie J. H.
106
Larkin James T.
137
Lapointe & Bond
118
LeClair M. D.
129
Leonard James A.
114
Linnell H. P.
470
Loftus Plumbing Co
94
Lonergan & Bissaillon
89
Loomis John G.
136
Livermore's Bakery
150
Lucey T. M. Plumbing Co .cover
Lyons Henry S.
104
Malone P. J.
151
Mansfield John
128
Mack John H.
147
Mausert Conrad .
116
Maxwell Gilbert.
102
McIntosh John & Co
121
McNeill Wm. J.
.front colored
McNeil H.
139
Meany & Walsh
124
Meerworth Bros
108
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
133
Mead William J
151
Miller Geo. F
front cover
Miller James E.
115
Tower Horace A
116
Monteath Thomas
123
Morgan John
132
Mulcare T.
141
Mulcare John T.
111
Murdock H. P. & Bros.
138
Murphy T. F.
127
New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.
73
New England Butter Co
144
Nichols R. L. & Co.
112
Nixon E. D ..
141
No. Adams Gas Light Co ... cover North Adams Paper Box Co. . 150 North Adams Brush Co. . . . .. 142 No. Adams Manufacturing Co. . 77 No. Adams Savings Bank . 79
No. Adams Transcript.
83
O'Shea Thomas
116
Osgood Thomas
114
Parker & Brainard.
110
Partenope V
111
Pecor Alex
93
Pike F. E.
109
Porter & Hannum
102
Potter James T
147
Roberts David
129
Rist G. Frank
144
Rice & McMillan
112
Sanford Murray M
132
Secor F. A.
124
Schouler R. E. & Son. back cover Shaw E. A. 128
Sherman H. A.
113
Smith W. N. & A. R.
133
Snyder Peter & Co
140
Snyder W. G. & Co
90
Sorell Peter.
136
Southwick M. S.
131
Simons S. Mrs
131
Stockwell & Rosston
116
Sullivan John J
110
Sullivan P. J.
150
Sullivan Wm.
97
Stroud C. A.
108
Thayer O. S.
91
Thrasher H. H
108
Tinker & Ransford
covers
Tower & Porter
.96
Turner Wm. H
104
Union House Cafe
143
Vadnais Edmund
124
Valentine Bros
102
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Vaughn L. N. 131
White L. W. 125
Walker F. A back cover
Walker, Rand & Son. . back cover
Ward H. D. 97
Whalen T. & Co 141
Wilson House Drug Store Co. 100
OUT-OF-TOWN ADVERTISERS.
Adams House, Adams, Mass ... .135
Albany Evening Journal, Albany, N. Y 84
American House, Pittsfield, Mass. .471
Berkshire Loan and Trust Co. Pittsfield. 101
Bolton S. Sons, Lansingburgh, N. Y. 81
Connor F., pianos, New York. . back colored page
95
Cutter-Tower Co., Boston. .138, 160, 461 and back clored page
Curo Blood Tonic Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 471
Deerfield River Company, Wilmington, Vt. .112
471
Gimlich & White, Pittsfield, Mass. .471
Globe Hotel, Albany, N. Y.
.126
Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington R. R.
.99
Larkin Bros., Holyoke ...
.149
Mansion House, Troy, N. Y ..
.126
Massachusetts Year Book, Worcester
.118
New England Felt Roofing Works, Boston
SO
Penrose & McEniry, Cohoes, N. Y
.95
Springfield Union, Springfield.
85
Springfield Republican .. 82
Troy Times, Troy. .84
99
Wendell (The), Pittsfield, Mass 471
126
Windsor Hotel, Troy, N. Y.
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Directories of all the principal cities on file for the accommodation of our patrons and the public.
Whitney Bros · 114
Windsor Mfg. Co. .74
Wood Richard A. 120
Conway Bros. & Kane, Troy.
Eagan James, Pittsfield, Mass.,.
Revere House, Troy, N. Y. 126
Van Nostrand A. G., Charlestown, Mass.
CITY OF
North Adams, Mass.
1899.
THE WESTERN
070H 3M - NORTH.
A HOOSAC
29
GATEWAY - 968/- 111
ADAMS®
MASS .-
CITY COUNCIL
Committees and City Officers.
8.
JAMES T. LARKIN'S
O
CITY HALL,
Cor. Summer and Morris Streets.
N ORTH ADAMS is situated in the northern part of Berkshire, the western county of Massachusetts, in latitude 42 deg. 40 min. N. and longitude 3 deg. 53 min. E. It is of perfectly rect- angular form, 5 miles east and west and 312 miles north and south. Its meridian lines run due north and south, and its par- allels of latitude east and west. It is bounded north by Clarks- burg, east by Florida and Savoy, south by Adams and west by Williamstown. Adams was incorporated as a township October 15, 1778. On April 15, 1878, the town was divided into two equal parts, the new line between them running east and west. Incorporated as a city in 1895.
Population North Adams, 1895 census, 19, 135.
NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
City Government.
MAYOR. HON, H. TORREY CADY.
CITY COUNCIL.
EDWARD S. WILKINSON, President.
COUNCILMEN.
William Armstrong,
Term expires 1900
Edwin Barnard,
I 900
Charles H. Cutting,
1900
James H. Flagg,
1 900
William P. McDonald,
L
-
-
1900
George B. Perry,
1900
Albert A. Wills,
1900
Lewis F. Amadon,
1901
Willard S. Gallup,
1901
William H. Gove,
1901
George A. Hastings, -
1901
Arthur A. Mignault,
1901
Charles E. Whitney,
-
190I
Edward S. Wilkinson,
1901
John Bracewell,
1902
William H. Broderick,
1902
Alexander Craswell,
1902
Louis Ladam,
1902
John A. Rice,
1902
Thomas W. Sykes,
1902
Valmore A. Whitaker,
1902
-
-
Clerk, Charles S. Brooker.
Regular Meetings of City Council first Tuesday of each month at 7.30 p. m.
7505
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JAMES T. LARKIN'S
STANDING COMMITTEES.
1. Meetings, Elections, Election Returns and Licenses. Councilmen Rice, Wills and Hastings.
2. Finance, Accounts, Bonds, Sureties and Claims. Councilmen Whitaker, Cutting and Sykes.
3. Ordinances, Rules, Resolutions, Printing and Supplies. Councilmen Perry, Craswell and McDonald.
4. Police and Fire Department and Fire Limits.
Councilmen Bracewell, Mignault, Gallup, Whitney and Amadon.
5. Erection, Construction and Alteration of buildings. Councilmen Armstrong, Hastings and Ladam.
6. Streets, Highways and Bridges.
Councilmen Barnard, Flagg and Gove.
7. State and Military Aid, Soldiers' Relief and Salaries. Councilmen Amadon, Craswell and Broderick.
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NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
CITY OFFICERS.
City Clerk. Charles S, Brooker.
City Treasurer and Collector. James W. Hardenbergh.
City Solicitor. Patrick J. Ashe.
City Auditor. Austin Bond,
City Engineer. John H. Emigh.
Assistant City Engineer. H. E. Blake.
Commissioner of Public Works, Jackson L. Temple.
City Bookkeeper. Peter Keefe.
Superintendent of Out Door Work. George F. Owens.
1
Superintendent of Water Works. William F. Hodge.
City Almoner and Commissioner of Cemeteries. William H. Ingraham.
City Physician. Thomas J. Putnam, M. D.
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Assessors.
Term Expires
Courtland G. Bartlett, Chairman,
1900
Marshall R. Ford, 1901
John F. Bowes, 1902
Board of Health. Appointed by the Mayor for One Year.
Frank D. Stafford, M. D., Chairman,
William B. Arnold, Secretary,
Edmond Vadnais,
James A. Boughton, Agent, office City Hall, Residence 6 Union Street.
Trustees of Public Library.
Term Expires
Clarence A. Brown,
1 900
Arthur Robinson, 190I
Annie B. Jackson,
1902
License Commissioners.
Term Expires
William H. Gaylord, Chairman,
1900
Charles E. Winchell,
1902
J. Monroe Canedy, 1904
Civil Service Examiners.
Oscar A. Archer, Chairman,
Arthur W. Chippendale,
George French, Secretary.
Registrars of Voters.
Term Expires
Joseph A. Saulner, Jr.,
1900
William H. Bennett,
1901
Harvey A. Gallup, Chairman,
1902
Charles S. Brooker, City Clerk, Ex-officio.
Chief of Police.
Charles A. Kendall.
First Captain of Police.
William F. Dineen.
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Second Captain of Police. Philip Parrow.
Patrolmen.
James H. Krum, Frank J. Jones, Henry F. Whipple, Nicholas J. Walsh, Giovanni B. Rosasco, James A. Bowes, Wm. Scully, Guy G. Hill, Wm. P. Reagan, Patrick Walch, Arthur P. Wyman, George B. Chil- son, Sidney E. Horan.
Chief of Fire Department and Assistant Inspector of Buildings
William W. Byars.
First Assistant Engineer. Everett Lesure.
Second Assistant Engineer. Moses J. Nichols.
Inspector of Plumbing. Frank P. Nugent.
Assistant Inspector of Plumbing. Alexander W. Ford, 72 River.
Agent to Provide for Burial of Deceased and Indigent Soldiers and Sailors. Alexander W. Fulton.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions. A. A. McDonald, V. S
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar Sealer of Weights and Measures. Albert G. Nichols.
Constables. James A. Boughton. Patrick H. Smith.
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SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor, - $1,000 00
City Clerk, 1,300 00.
City Treasurer and Collector, 2,000 00'
City Solicitor,
900 00
City Auditor,
1,000 00.
City Engineer,
1,800 00
Commissioner of Public Works, 1, 800 00
City Bookkeeper, 900 00
Superintendent of Out Door Work,
1,200 00:
Superintendent of Waterworks, 1,200 00
Overseer of the Poor,
1,000 00
City Physician, 250 00
Assessors-each, 400 00
Assessor's Clerk,
150 00
Board of Health-each, 100 00
School Committee-each,
75 00
Superintendent of Schools,
2,750 00
License Commissioners, 650 00
Chief of Police- per day, 3 50
Captains of Police- per day, 3 00
Patrolmen - per day, 2 50
Chief of Fire Department and Assistant In- spector of Buildings, 900 00
Assistant Chiefs of Fire Department -each, 100 00
Firemen -each, 65 00
Keeper of Almshouse, -
750 00
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NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
Schedule of City Property.
City hall,
Safes, furniture, etc.,
$30,000 00 2,500 00 5.00 00
Law library,
-$33.000 00 15,000 00
Hodskins property,
Memorial library, building and lot,
60.000 00
Library books, etc., New furniture, etc,
2,400 00
Kemp park,
3,000 00
City Farm.
Land and buildings,
$20,000 00
Household furniture,
860 00
Provisions and supplies,
1,024 87
Farming implements,
631 64
Stock, hay, grain, etc.,
1,096 00 23.612 51
Cemeteries.
Hillside, and vaults,
$3,000 00
Southview,
8,000 00
Tools,
100 00 11,100 00
Fire Department,
Hose 1, building and lot,
$20,000 00
1 two horse hose wagon,
315 00
1 pair horses,
250 00
1000 feet hose,
500 00
Harness. wagon, sleigh, tools, etc.,
707 75 21,772 75
Hose 2, building and lot,
$7,000 00
I combination chemical engine,
1,550 00
1 pair gray horses,
300 00
1 set of hub runners,
100 00
1000 feet hose,
500 00
Harness, tools, etc.,
609 20 10,059 20
Hose 3, building and lot,
$6,000 00
Contents,
1,101 20
7,101 20
Hook and Ladder Company.
I truck equipped,
$1,475 00
1 80-foot chute,
62 50
1 60-foot extension ladder,
150 00
l gun for shooting line, etc.,
125 00
1,812 50
Water Department.
Pump house and lot, $20,000 00
Wells and machinery,
10,000 00
Supplies and tools on hand,
2,364 .63
1,500 acres of land at Broad Brook outside of reservoirs, 2,000 00 Gatekeeper's house, 1,500 00
15,000 00
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Broad Brook dams and basins,
$ 15,000 00
Land in Notch outside of reservoirs,
15.000 00
New Notch reservoir,
100,000 00
Middle reservoir,
30,000 00
Lower reservoir.
15,000 00
Broad Brook main line,
200,000 00
Broad Brook service pipe,
40,000 00
Notch system, main line and service,
40,000 00
High service, main line and service,
30,000 00
Hydrants and meters,
15,000 00 535,864 63
Hose 4, at Braytonville,
Building and lot,
$1,500 00
1 hose carriage,
100 00
1 truck equipped,
4 0 00
350 feet hose.
140 00
Coal, tools and supplies,
79 90
2,219 90 11,000 00
Police building and contents,
Police telegraph system,
4,5000 00
Superintendent of Outdoor Work.
Machinery-Steam road roller,
$3,000 00
Road scraper.
225 00
Curbing,
261 17
Akron pipe,
833 90
Road roller,
45 00
Stone crusher,
180 00
Tools, etc.,
1,504 55
6,049 62
Schools.
Drury academy building and contents,
$57,000 00
Mark Hopkins school, including gymnasium, contents and land,
75,000 00
Brayton school, contents and land.
50,000 00
Johnson school, contents and land,
50,000 00
Houghton school, contents and land,
50,000 00
Miner school, contents and land,
35,000 00
State street school, contents and land,
12,000 00
Veazie street school, contents and land,
7,000 00
Blackinton school. contents and land,
10,000 00
Greylock school, contents and land,
7,000 00
Walden school, contents and land,
400 00
East Mountain school, 300 00
Apparatus, pianos and other school property not included in the above, 2,000 00
Lots on Church street near Normal school, 26,431 57
382,131 57
$1,145,623 83
City of
North Adams, Massachusetts,
1899.
THE
WESTERN
070H 3M - NORTH.
HOOSAĆ
187
GATEWAY - 9681.
ADAMS
MASS .- 1
Public School Directory.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Drury School, between 130-134 East Main Street.
Mark Hopkins School, between 67 Church Street and Normal School.
Miner School, between 89-91 Union Street.
Houghton School, between 4-15 East Union Street.
Johnson School, Johnson Street.
Veazie Primary and Kindergarten, between 12-14 Veazie Street.
Brayton School, West Main Street. Blackinton School, Blackinton. Greylock School, Greylock. Walden School, South Church Street.
East Mountain School, East Mountain Road. Union Kindergarten, 4 Union Street.
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NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Oscar A. Archer,
Term Expires 1900
Blackinton.
James D. Hunter, 1900
Hunter Machine Company.
James R. Chippendale, Chairman, Marion Avenue.
I90I
William H. Pritchard, Secretary,
1901
Adams National Bank.
David A. Anderson, 1902
North Adams Savings Bank Building.
Martin M. Brown, 1902
III Main Street.
Superintendent of Schools. Isaac Freeman Hall.
The Superintendent of Schools will be at his office at the City Hall every week day morning, including Satur- day, from 8.15 to 9.15 o'clock. The office will be open every school day from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 1.30 to 4 p. m. The Superintendent will make evening appoint- ments at his office to suit the convenience of those who wish to see him on school business.
Clerk. Lizzie D. Lenoz. . Office hours, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Truant Officer and General Agent. Albert G. Whipple. Office Hours, 8.15 a. m. to 9.15 a. m., and Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 8.30.
Truant Officer - Blackinton.
Edwin Kinsey.
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JAMES T. LARKIN'S
District Boundaries.
The Drury School District.
Includes all pupils of Miner school district above sev- enth grade; all Johnson above sixth grade. It includes all pupils living on both sides of Main street from Brown street to 195 East Main street, except the north side of Main from Holden street to Eagle street; all pupils in the territory bounded by Pleasant street to 47 East Quincy, 47 East Quincy to 195 East Main street, then to Pleasant street. It includes all pupils in the territory bounded by Marshall street to Main, Main to Holden, Halden to River street; all pupils north of that section of River street be- tween Eagle and Brooklyn streets, and above 135 Eagle to Clarksburg line excepting Liberty street.
The Miner School District.
Beginning at 135 Eagle street, extends south to River street, River to Holden, Holden to Main, Main to Eagle, Eagle to Union, Union to Willow Dell, Willow Dell to Miner street and Main.
The Mark Hopkins School District.
Territory south of Main and 47 East Quincy streets, State street as far as State street bridge.
State Street School District.
Territory south of the State street bridge.
The Johnson School District.
Territory of Houghtonville and both sides of Marshall street, including Johnson Ground and Burdickville, Brooklyn and Liberty streets.
Houghton School District.
Includes all pupils living north and east of a line from 47 Quincy street and 195 East Main street and 150 Union street.
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NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
(Unless otherwise specified the district lines are un- derstood as extending through the center of the streets. )
NORTH ADAMS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Rates of Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils.
JAN. FEB. MAR.
APR. MAY JUNE.
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SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.
THE YEAR.
High School
$10 00
$10 00
$10 00
$30 00
Grammar
5 00
5 00
5 00
15 00
Primary
5 00
5 00
5 00
15 00
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Tuition must be paid by the end of the second week of each term.
JANITORS.
The Drury School. Orville Lasher, The Drury Ground.
The Mark Hopkins School. Joseph Saulnier, 26 Montgomery Street. Joseph Parrow, 18 Cliff Street.
The Miner School. William B. Teft, 19 Hall Street.
The Johnson School. Alpheus M. Burdick, 44 North.
State Street School. Robert Costello, 70 River.
The Brayton School.
John Crews, 53 1-2 Bracewell Avenue.
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Blackinton and Greylock Schools. Edward Kinsey, Blackinton.
Houghton School.
Charles Leighton, 7 Ray Street.
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JAMES T. LARKIN'S
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Teachers and Salaries.
Mr. Anderson, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Archer.
District Boundaries.
Dr. Brown, Mr. Archer, Mr. Chippendale.
Repairs and Buildings.
Mr. Hunter, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Pritchard.
Supplies, Rules and Regulations.
Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Hunter. Dr. Brown.
Blackinton District. Mr. Archer. Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Population by the state census of 1895, 19,127
School census of IS98, 4,134
Whole number of pupils enrolled in the schools:
Boys, 1,925
Girls, 2,044
Total,
3,969
Increase over last year,
174
Average number of pupils,
2,92S
Average daily attendance,
2,726
Per cent. of attendance,
93
Number belonging at the end of the year,
3,038
Increase over last year,
77
Whole number of pupils in evening schools:
Males, 286
III
Females, Total.
397
Average attendance in evening schools,
305
Per cent of attendance in evening schools,
.76
Number of school buildings,
I2
Number of rooms,
85
Total number of teachers,
IO0
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NORTH ADAMS DIRECTORY.
SCHOOL CALENDAR.
Winter Term - Begins January 2, 1899. Ends March 31, 1899.
Spring Term- Begins April 10, 1899.
Primary and Grammar Schools- Ends June 16, 1899.
High School - Ends June 23, 1899.
Fall Term - Begins September 11, 1899 Ends December 15, 1899.
Holidays.
Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Second and Third days of Agricultural Fair.
Vacations.
March 31 to April 10, 1899.
June 23 to September 11, 1899. December 15, 1899 to January 2, 1900.
School Sessions.
Primary Schools-9.00 to 11.30 a. m.
1.30 to 3.50 p. m.
Recess - 10 minutes each session.
Grammar Schools-9.00 to 11.40 a. m.
1.30 to 4.00 p. m.
High School-8.15 a. m. to I p. m.
Recess - 15 minutes at 11.15 a. m.
Salaries.
The pay-roll will be ready at the office of the City Treasurer, City Hall, every fourth Friday of Term time.
Storm Signals.
At 7.30 o'clock a. m., two blows of the whistle repeated four times signify no school for the morning. The same signal repeated at II a. m. signifies no school for the afternoon.
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JAMES T. LARKIN'S
SCHOOL DIRECTORY.
Isaac Freeman Hall, Superintendent of Schools, Office City Hall.
4 East Elmwood Avenue 3 Quincy Street
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