Waltham, Massachusetts city directory 1948, Part 1

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Abbreviations


Advertisers' Index


33


Assessors


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Associations & Clubs-Comercial


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Buildings, Public & Office 465


Buyers' Guide


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Cemeteries


467


Chamber of Commerce


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Churches


468


City Government


17


City Statistical Review


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Classified Business Directory


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Clubs


471


Constables


472


County Officers


24


Courts


25


District Court


25


Express Companies


475


Fire Alarm Boxes


19


Fire Department


18


General Directory


33 483


Homes & Asylums


484


House Directory


517


Land Court


26


Massachusetts Government


26


Medical Examiners


25


Middlesex County Officers


25


Parks & Playgrounds


498


Permits & Licenses


14


Police Department


22


Post Office


28


Probate Court


26


Public Welfare Commission


18


Railroad Passenger Stations


503


Registrars of Voters


18


Schools, Colleges & Academies


24


Societies


509


State Officers


26 517


Superior Court


26


Supreme Court


25


Trial Justices


25


Trust Funds


18


United States Courts


25


United States Government


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Walter E Fernald State School


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


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Abbott Motors Inc .... left top lines and 2


Allen Thomas M R . 18


Ames B C Co ... . left side lines and 40


Ames Precision Machine Works .. left side lines and 43


Anderson Florist. . left top lines and 22 59


Arc Welding Co


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Ball A T Inc 55


Barker George J Lumber Company


right top and right side lines and


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Bay State Supply Co. . left top lines and Bell Bros Inc


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Bigham & Sons Inc


Bird Richard H & Co Inc


Brasco Funeral Home left top lines and


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Brown Edward L .... right top lines and Buckley Lee L


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Burke P E .... back cover, right side lines 45 and 56


Burlen Robert & Son


right bottom lines and


Carlson Business Service


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Central Square Taxi. right side lines and Central Welding Co 59 Mullin Bernard E


Chase Cedric G Photographic Laborator- ies Inc 48


Clarkson Furniture Co. right bottom lines and Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Com- right top lines and 28 Crescent Park Brass Foundry 23 pany back bone and Cronin Grover Inc .. right bottom lines Nickerson & Hills. . left bottom lines and Nolan Thomas F .... right top lines and Nonantum Lumber Co 9


Dandy Dutch Candies


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Derbyshire F W Inc ..


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Eastern Engravers Inc


Eastern Heating Company


Economy Screen & Shade Co


Eddy C F Company


Electro Products Company


Farwell Everett L. . left side lines and 34


Finn Insurance Agency 34 37


French Harry L


Gilchrist Co .right top lines and 15 45


Gill Robert E


Goodrich B F Stores 57


Griff Furniture Inc 27


Guthrie Lumber Co. . back cover,


Hall-Mara Co . left side lines and 3 Hays J S Co Inc .... right side lines and 13 Household Fuel Corporation right top lines and 12 31 39


Howard Clock Products Inc


Hyde's Incorporated. . right top lines and Ideal Concrete Block Co. . back cover and Industrial Enameling Corp right bottom lines and


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Jordan's Furniture Co left top lines and 27 Joyce Francis J .left top lines and 25 9 37 Kelly George I Inc 25 23 2 MacNeil Oil Co Madden W J . Manning H A Co 17 Massachusetts Supply Company left top lines and McGinnis C J right side lines and 8 10 49 Meaney John B 28 Mendelsohn's Inc Metal Fabricators Corp 50 47 Metropolitan Ice Co ... .top stencil, right side lines and 26 Mitchell & Corcoran. . left top lines and Mooney Frank J 50 33 27


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Ogilvie B L & Sons Inc. left top lines and O'Neil Joseph H


O'Toole The Florist Parke Snow Inc .... right side lines and Penney J C Co Inc right bottom lines and 16 35


Perkins D E


Perrine Quality Products Corp left side lines and 2


Potter C W Inc 53 57


Precision Products Company


Raytheon Manufacturing Company. 19


Reade Charles L .... left top lines and 26 28


Richardsons Hardware


Riseberg's. . . .... right bottom lines and 10 23


right top lines, 9 and 40 Roberts Oil Company


8 Miller William R


New England Mica Co Inc


Newton Sash & Door Co Inc


O'Donnell Charles J


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left top lines and 29 54 10 41


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Brown & Benson Inc. . right top lines and 51 49


Barney Buick Co Inc Barry Printing Co 51 Lituri Frank C MacDonnell John J Funeral Service. right top lines and


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Atlantic Register Co


Barnes Rowland H & Co 20 2


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StGermain's Ed .... right top lines and 3 Sears-Roebuck and Co. right bottom lines and 15


Sheer Sign Co .. right side lines and 55


Sherman Lock & Appliance Co. 38


Sinclair Warren Insurance Agency . right bottom lines and 35 30


Spencer Herbert T Inc


Starr Harry A Fuel Co. . right side lines and 12


Stone H L Dairy Inc. . left side lines and 14


54 Thomson Judson L Mfg Co .. right side lines and 52 Tyler Brenton E. . right side lines and 35 Viles Daniel F & Co Inc right side lines and 33


Waltham Camera Shop 48


Waltham Chamber of Commerce B


Waltham Chemical Co 21 bottom stencil, left top lines and


Waltham Citizens National Bank. back cover and 8


Waltham Coal Co. . front edge and 11 Waltham Credit Bureau. right bottom lines and 13


PAGE Waltham Federal Savings & Loan Assn front cover and 6


Waltham Floor Covering ... 21


Waltham Foundry Co .... inside back cover Waltham Hospital The. left top lines and 30 Waltham Hy-Grade Liquor Stores Inc .. left top lines and 37 38


Waltham Lumber Co. . left top lines and Waltham Machine Works


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Waltham Publishing Co.front cover and Waltham Savings Bank. back cover and Waltham Screw Co .. right top lines and Waltham Watch Co ...... inside front cover Wambolt R G .... left bottom lines and 50 Watch City Taxi Service. front cover and 57 Waverley Lumber & Supply Co 38 29 Wellcome F D & Son. right top lines and Wentworth Freedom & Sons Inc ..


24 West End Chevrolet Inc. . left side lines and 3


Whittemore Harvey F 22 Wilder R S Inc ...... right top lines and 32 Woodward & Tyler. . right top lines and 34


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INTRODUCTION


R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 800 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1948 edition of the Waltham City Directory.


Confidence in the growth of Waltham's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Direc- tory is a mirror truly reflecting Waltham to the world.


The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an un- rivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty co-opera- tion of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Waltham Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.


Five Major Departments The five major departments are arranged in the following order :-


THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 8 to 29, on white paper, presents lists of city, county, state and federal officials; post office, public school and fraternal organization Directories; statistical review; historical sketch; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 38 to 455, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Waltham, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and cor- poration in the city.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE beginning opposite page 456 and separately paged from 1 to 60, on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Waltham. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the busi- ness represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of sup- ply. In a progressive community like Waltham, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 457 to 516, on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under ap- propriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and in- dispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 517 to 638. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A special feature of this section is the designation of tenant- owned homes.


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The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Waltham.


The Waltham Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Waltham City Direc- tory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 500 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assur- ance that it will bring a commensurate return.


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WALTHAM


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Statistical Review


Form of Government: Mayor and Council; Council consists of four councillors-at-large, and seven councillors, one from each ward, elected biennially.


Population: U. S. Census, 1940, 40,020. State-City Census, 1945, 43,577. Area: 13.56 square miles.


Altitude: 67 feet.


Assessed Valuation: $55,125,300 with $42.20 tax per thousand.


Native Born Population: 79.69 per cent of whole population.


Predominating Nationalities in City: American, Canadian, Italian. Parks: 15 with 394 acres valued at $1,085,000.


City's Bonded Debt: $981,000, on June 1, 1947.


Financial: 1 Bank and Trust Company with resources of $60,658,460.18 as of June 1, 1947. 1 Savings bank with total deposits of $16,214,- 990.34, as of June 1, 1947. 1 Federal Savings and Loan Association, assets in excess of $15,000,000, as of June 1, 1947. 1 National bank with resources of $1,816,115.00, as of December 31, 1946.


Post Office Receipts for Year Ending May 31, 1947; $294,354.07.


Telephones in Service: 14,555 on March 31, 1947.


Churches: 20.


Building and Construction: Value of building permits $701,075. Number of building permits, 205, for year ending May 31, 1947.


Real Estate Transfers: 1,900. Number of homes 6,899.


Industry: Number of mills, factories, etc, 154.


Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 300,000 people, 29 communities, with- in the trading area covering a radius of fifteen miles.


City Served by: 2 railroad lines. 10 bus lines.


Amusements: Largest theatre or auditorium seats 2,100 people. There are 3 theatres, with a total seating capacity of 3,700 people.


Hospitals: 2 with 195 beds; also Metropolitan State Hospital with 1,990 beds; Middlesex County Sanatorium with 380 beds; Walter E Fernald School for Feeble Minded, 1,927 beds and Murphy General Hospital (U S Army) 550 beds.


Schools: Number of public school buildings, 15 including 1 high school, 2 junior high schools and trade school; enrollment 5,455 pupils with 242 teachers. 2 parochial high schools and 2 elementary school buildings; enrollment 2,184.


Libraries: There are 137,555 volumes in the libraries of the city.


City Statistics: Total street mileage 126.010 with 92.105 miles paved. Miles of sewers, 74.055. Capacity of water works (municipal) 14,660,000 gallons, daily average pump 3,484,200 gallons with 102.18 miles of mains. Fire department employs 112 men with the follow- ing motor equipment: 2 autos, 5 engines, 1 hose and chemical wagon, 2 hook and ladder trucks, in 5 station houses. Value of fire depart- ment with property is $221,133. Police department has 50 regular men with 1 station and 7 pieces of motor equipment.


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WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS


Incorporated a town in 1738. Voted to apply for City Charter November 30, 1883. Incorporation act approved June 2, 1884. Accepted by town July 16, 1884. Election of first Mayor and Aldermen December 2, 1884. Inauguration of first Mayor June 5, 1884.


LOCATION


Situated on the beautiful Charles River, nine miles west of Boston, the rich and fertile plain on which stands the present city of Waltham was called "Eden Vale" by the earliest settlers. Altitude 67 feet, total area 13.56 square miles.


INCORPORATED


In 1738 this area, which then comprised the Western Precinct of the town of Watertown was incorporated as a separate town and named Waltham, but it was not until the establishment of a paper mill in 1788 that it became anything more than an agricultural community.


TRANSPORTATION STARTS


In 1826 Waltham achieved the distinction of a daily stage to Boston, and with the improved transportation thus afforded, became a popular residential town. One of the early Governors of Massachusetts, Christopher Gore (1805) built a magnificent house with bricks brought from England, and surrounded it with imported shrubs and trees. This house and the extensive grounds were used for several years as the property of the Waltham Country Club. The property, especially the house and immediate grounds is being restored to their former grandeur and historic attractiveness by the present owners, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.


1843 - THE RAILROAD


The Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad Company was opened for operation as far as Waltham, November 10, 1843 and to travel, December 20, 1843.


BECOMES A CITY


Waltham had outgrown town government, and was incorporated a city on June 2, 1884. The last three decades have seen a rapid increase in the number of homes within its borders, not at all surprising in view of the advantages which Waltham offers both to those who commute to Boston and to those who work near their homes. There are excellent automobile roads, three convenient stations on the steam railroads, and bus lines which connect with the Boston Elevated System at several dozen points.


POPULATION


Waltham's population in 1765 was 663; in 1865-6,896; in 1930- 39,247; in 1940, 40,020 and in 1945, 43,579, with a potential population of approximately 300,000 residing in 29 communities that comprise the Waltham Shopping District. It is essentially an industrial city with a very definite shopping center serving many communities which latter form a complete circle about Waltham. Waltham is making a sub- stantial growth as a residential city. With an area of 13.56 square miles, the city has ample room for expansion without overcrowding.


TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES


Waltham is situated in the fourth largest metropolitan district, which in itself insures an excellent local market for all kinds of products. It is connected with Boston by two railroad lines, the Massachusetts Central and the Fitchburg Divisions of the Boston & Maine Railroad, the latter offering excellent rail shipments to the Central, West, Far West and Northern and Canadian points. Motor truck lines add to the ease of quick shipping facilities. Together with the Watertown Branch, these three roads provide ample shipping facilities, with spur tracks available when needed. It is only a short haul by truck to tap the main line of the Boston & Albany Railroad at Newtonville providing quick rail transportation to points South and West. Inter-city bus service is provided by the Middlesex & Boston St. R. R. Co.


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1788 - THE FIRST MILL


Paper manufacturing was the chief business of the town in the early days. Here, in 1788, John Boies, taking advantage of the waterpower privileges on the Charles, built a paper mill. This was soon followed by similar mills at the western and eastern boundaries of the town. In 1812 the Waltham Cotton and Wool Factory Company started operations at the present site of the large mills of the Waltham Bleachery and Dye Works, Inc. on River Street. In 1813 came the Boston Manufacturing Company, famed the world over as the first complete cotton mill to in- clude both spinning and weaving by power under one roof.


1854 - WATCHES


Waltham is often familiarly called the "Watch City" because for years the making of fine watches was its principal industry. The Wal- tham Watch Company, one of the largest manufacturers of watches in the world, made fine watches by machinery as early as 1854.


DIVERSITY OF INDUSTRIES


There are 154 industries engaged in the manufacture of watches, clocks, knit goods, precision machinery, furniture, enamelware, jewel bearings, plumbing supplies, paper, iron and brass castings, traffic signs, window frames, optical goods, paper tubes, dairy and poultry food, pest exterminators, mica products, electrical switches, batteries, salesbooks, loose leaf account systems, grinding wheels, rivets, builders' finish, lacquer-chemicals, gauges, rayon metering pumps, and women's shoes, also hundreds of other products. (Several warehousing projects are included in the 154 firms).


AGRICULTURE


Although Waltham has long been known throughout the world as the home of high grade industries engaged in the manufacture of quality products, it has always maintained its position as an important agricul- tural center. Here are located the headquarters of the Middlesex County Farm Bureau. In the beautiful section of the city known as Cedar Hill is located the Waltham Field Station, a branch of the Massachusetts State College. Experiments are in progress in vegetable gardening, fruit growing, and ornamental horticulture. Civic pride is strong among the residents of Waltham and at the Field Station our citizens receive help and free information regarding the maintenance of their lawns and shrubbery and the general upkeep of the home grounds.


METERS-POST OFFICE RECEIPTS


Statistics of interest show 12,611 electric meters; 14,555 telephone stations; 7,812 water meters; 10,137 gas meters; postal receipts of $294,354.07.


2300 STORE EMPLOYEES-564 STORES


Waltham stores are well stocked and well managed and carry a complete range of merchandise at prices as favorable as any in the large centers. Approximately 2,300 persons are employed in Waltham's ap- proximate 564 retail outlets.


BANKING FACILITIES


The Newton-Waltham Bank & Trust Co, a fine and progressive com- mercial bank, has resources of $60.658,460.18. Waltham has a Savings Bank 89 years old with deposits of $16,214,990.34. The Waltham Federal Savings & Loan Association was organized in 1880, Federalized March 1, 1937, and the present assets are in excess of $15,000,000. The city's newest bank, The Waltham Citizens National Bank, was opened on September 5, 1946 and on December 31, 1946, listed resources of $1,816,- 115.


20 CHURCHES


There are twenty church congregations, also numerous philanthropic societies, including the Waltham Community Fund, Inc. embracing ten relief, social service, philanthropic and character-building agencies.


FRATERNAL SOCIETIES


Nearly every leading fraternal society has at least one branch in the city, while some have more than one. The stranger in the city will find here to welcome him those affiliated with his own organization.


THEATRES


3 theatres present entertainment of a high grade. The Embassy Theatre has a seating capacity of 2,100.


11 4,743 HOSPITAL BEDS


There are 6 hospitals, the Waltham Hospital, 185 beds; and Teresian Lying-In Hospital, 10 beds. In addition, there is the Middlesex County Sanatorium 380 beds; the Metropolitan State Hospital for the care of the insane, present capacity being 1,990 beds; the Walter E. Fernald State School for the Feeble Minded, the oldest of its kind in this country, present capacity 1,927 and Murphy General Hospital (U. S. Army) 550 beds.


PUBLIC SERVICES


The superior water supply of the city is derived from driven wells fed by underground courses, but in case of need, the city can tap the Metropolitan system at a comparatively small expense. Practically all of the residential and business districts are connected with the sewer of which there are now 74.055 miles. Disposition of the sewage is made through the South Metropolitan system. The tax rate in Waltham is a favorable one. This has not been brought about by excessive valua- tions.


VALUATION


The valuation of the city for 1946 was $55,125,300. In 1946 there were 10,438 cars registered. There are 6,899 residences.


TWO UNIQUE INSTITUTIONS


The Hamblin L. Hovey Memorial Institute is a brick structure of attractive design, located at 545 Main Street. A main auditorium seats 1,100. A small lecture hall, served by a kitchen, accommodates approxi- mately 100. Well endowed, its purpose is to "provide recreation, amuse- ment, instruction and baths" without charge to the men of Waltham. Lectures and educational extension courses are provided.


The Jonas Willis Parmenter Rest Home, directly opposite the In- stitute, provides room and board and medical attendance if needed for stated periods of convalescence to women residents of Waltham.


The above mentioned buildings are models of their type, very well furnished and ably managed. Both are unique institutions doing a splendid work.




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