Fitchburg directory 1898, Part 32

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Publication date: 1898
Publisher: [New Haven] The Price & Lee Co
Number of Pages: 638


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370


FITCHBURG DIRECTORY.


Teas, Coffees and Spices. [See also Grocers.]


COBB, ALDRICH & CO., 153 and 378 Main (see outside front cover)


COLEMAN & DRURY, 138 Main (see page 476)


Grand Union Tea Co., N. T. Lane, 98 Blossom


MORRILL J. D., 59 Green (see page 477)


NEW ATLANTIC TEA CO., F. A. Blanchard manager, 1 Main (see page 475)


NEW ENGLAND TEA AND CROCKERY CO., 214 Main (see page 475)


Telegraph Offices.


Postal Telegraph Cable Co., 128 and 373 Main


Western Union Telegraph Co., Fitchburg passenger depot and 365 Main, West Fitchburg depot and Wachusett depot


Telephone Company. NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO .. 162 Main (see advt. opposite)


Theatre.


Whitney's Opera House, John R. Oldfield manager, 208 Main


Tin and Sheet Iron Workers.


BROWNELL & MASON, 159 Main (see page 465)


JENNISON PLUMBING CO., office 27 Water, shop Putnam n railroad crossing (see front cover)


KNOWLTON GEORGE B., 3 Main (see page 465)


PATCH LYMAN, 390 Main (see page 465)


Tobacconists. [See Cigar Stores.] Top Roll Coverer.


HART ELMER E., r 1 Main (see page 436)


Towel Rack Mfr.


SMITH J. T., r 126 Water (see page 443)


Toy Dealers.


EATON'S 5 AND 10 CENT STORE, 11 to 15 Prichard (see back cover)


Toy Mfrs.


ADAMS H. B., r 126 Water (see page 442)


BROWN L., City Steam Mills, 31 North (see page 442)


Cushing S. G., 29 Newton pl


Mossman Jerome, r 5 Main


NOVELTY TURNING CO., 31 North (see page 442)


Trading Stamps. Traders' Supply Co., Walter M. Redfield manager, 132 Main


NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO.


EXECUTIVE OFFICES, 125 MILK ST., BOSTON, MASS.


Direct communication can be had with all the principal towns and cities of New England and States east of the Mississippi River. For the accommoda- tion of non-subscribers and the public generally, the Company has established Public Telephone Pay Stations in different parts of the city.


Public Pay Stations in Fitchburg, Mass." CENTRAL OFFICE; 162 MAIN STREET.


Geo. S. Shaw


Ashby, Mass.


Atlantic Tea Co 1 Main st. . Fitchburg, Mass.


S. L. Bowker. 244 Main st .. Fitchburg, Mass.


W. A. Cole. American House. . Fitchburg, Mass.


Napoleon Deschenes


38 Fairmount st. . Fitchburg, Mass.


A. E. Rogers .366 Main st. . Fitchburg, Mass.


Thorn Medicine Co


16 Westminster st. . Fitchburg, Mass.


F. H. Boutwell. . . Lunenburg, Mass.


A. L. Josselyn & Co.


. Townsend, Mass.


Fitchburg Street R. R. Co.


Waholm Lake, Mass.


W. M. Lawrence


West Townsend, Mass.


GARDNER, MASS. CENTRAL OFFICE, 1 MAIN ST., WEST GARDNER, MASS.


William Richardson


Ashburnham, Mass.


Louis.Leland.


.Baldwinsville, Mass.


F. L. Sargeant


East Templeton, Mass.


G. R. Godfrey


14 Pearl St .. Gardner, Mass.


Lowe Bros. & Co.


Gardner Depot, Mass.


Wheeler Bros.


. Hubbardston, Mass.


Wheeler Bros.


Hubbardston Depot, Mass.


Francis Leland.


Otter River, Mass. South Ashburnham, Mass.


F. W. Lombard


S. W. A. Stevens & Son.


. South Gardner, Mass. ,


P. Blodgett


Templeton, Mass.


G. W. Bruce


. Westminster, Mass.


LEOMINSTER, MASS. CENTRAL OFFICE, FOSTER'S BLOCK, MAIN ST.


Columbian Hotel. .Main st. . Leominster, Mass.


E. C. Williams 17 Mechanic st. . Leominster, Mass.


Fitchburg R. R. Passenger Depot. . North Leominster, Mass.


For List of Public Toll Stations in the various cities and towns, see pages 26-32, Section I, and 8-19, Section II, of the Official Directory.


LOOK FOR THE BLUE BELL.


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The Fitchburg Sentinel,


DAILY AND WEEKLY.


SOME CIRCULATION FIGURES. DAILY EDITION.


Year. Average.


Year. Average. Year.


Average.


1886,


1851.


1890,


2735.


1894,


3517.


1887,


2064.


1891,


2650.


1895,


3507.


1888,


2266.


1892,


3330.


1896,


3680.


1889,


2442.


1893,


3395.


1897,


4070.


These are net figures, and show actual circulation, not number of copies printed. You can see for yourself that they indicate a circulation based upon merit and good service.


READ IT .....


if you want the qualities that have given it its standing with its more than 4000 purchasers.


ADVERTISE IN IT


if you want to cover its field in the most complete manner, at a price that gives you the full value of your money. Rate cards, sample copies and any information on request.


PRINTING-the kind you want.


The same steady growth which is a characteristic of THE SENTINEL is found in our Job Printing business. New facili. ties and new customers are being added to the old. We think we can satisfy you, and that by our work we can help you get business. The proof is in the trial.


SENTINEL PRINTING CO.,


389 MAIN STREET, FITCHBURG, MASS. Established 1838.


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Trunks, Valises and Bags.


Albee, Lyons & Co., 158 Main


ALLEN & LESURE, 146 Main (see page 461)


GOODRICH H. A. & CO., 149 and 151 Main (see page 461)


LITCHFIELD & STEBBINS, 120 Main (see page 461)


LOVERING, ELLIOTT & CO., 121 Main (see back cover) Whitney Eden S., 354 Main


Type Writers and Supplies.


FITCHBURG RUBBER STAMP WORKS, (supplies) 244 Main (see page 452) GILLESPIE JOHN, 104 Main (see page 453)


Sanborn Herbert C., 373 Main


UPHAM N. C., (41) 145 Main (see page 448) Umbrella Stand Mfr. SMITH J. T., r 126 Water (see page 443)


Undertakers.


Butler T. J. Mrs., 154 Water


CUMMINGS M. W., 211 Main (see page 482)


DUMAIS J. OVIDE, 124 Fairmount (see page 482)


Hartnett T. F., 155 Westminster, W. F.


LaRue A. Horace, 59 Walnut


ROADSTRAND CHARLES J., 7 Main (see page 482) Smith J. R., 181 Water


Upholsterers. [See also Furniture.]


Austin Furniture Co., 223 and 225 Main


Clarke Herbert E., 98 Pearl


Coleman P. W., 27 Oliver


FERDINAND FURNITURE CO., 219 and 221 Main (see p 464) Jewett John W., 155 Westminster, W. F.


Knight Albert, 54 Lawrence


PHILBROOK HOUSEFURNISHING CO., 222 Main (see p 464) WEBBER & HAYWARD, 331 to 335 Main (see page 464)


Variety Stores.


Champagne Albert, 228 Water


EATON'S 5 AND 10 CENT STORE, 11 and 15 Prichard (see back cover) Leathers W. E., 80 Cedar


Moran Dennis E., 201 Water


NEW ENGLAND TEA AND CROCKERY CO., 214 Main (see page 475) Tetrault Julia M. Mrs., 101 Clarendon


Veterinary Surgeons.


KEENE C. A., rear 257 Main (see page 498) Lord Otis F., 6 Highland av


Williams Warren W., 293 Rollstone


.


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Violin Mfr.


White John M., 20 Academy


Tise Mfrs. Adjustable Saw Table Co., (machinists' and woodworkers'), r 5 Main


Watchmakers and Jewelers. [See Jewelers and Watchmakers.] Water Wheels.


LOVELL F. S. MACHINE WORKS, 97 to 103 Boutelle (see page 437) PUTNAM MACHINE CO., Putnam near Main (see front colored page IV)


Weighers.


HANNA JAMES, office 9 Rollstone (see page 468)


Willis W. M., (city) 97 Main


Window Shades and Curtain Fixtures.


Austin Furniture Co., 223 and 225 Main


Bowker Frank, 192 Main


BUXTON A. A., 37 Grove (see page 463)


FERDINAND FURNITURE CO., 219 and 221 Main (see p 464)


HARLEY DANIEL, 210 and 212 Main (see page 459)


NICHOLS & FROST, 150 to 156 Main (see page 458)


PAGE GEORGE Z., 357 Main and 11 Day (see page 494)


PHILBROOK HOUSE FURNISHING CO., 222 Main page 464) WEBBER & HAYWARD, 331 to 335 Main (see page 464)


(see


Wood Dealers.


Arnold F. H., 16 Harwood pl


Bean Bros., 142 Water


BUTLER JOSEPH. 2 South (see opp inside back cover)


DAVIS MIAL ESTATE OF, 31 North n Main (see front cover)


Gagnon Alec, r F. Mfg. Co., Cleghorn


GARNO W. A., 114 to 124 Lunenburg (see pages 478 and 485) Hahn Henry, Middle cor Third


HANNA JAMES, 9 Rollstone, yard Barton n railroad (see page 468) HARDING WILLIAM F., 32 Willow (see page 467)


HOLLAND JOHN H., 446 Water (see page 468)


Lessard Charles, Daniels cor Plymouth


LOVELAND & FISH, 37 North (see page 468)


Monahan T. A., yard Depot opp passenger station, W. F.


Powell Brothers, office 2 Day


PRIEST C. A. LUMBER CO., 45 Rollstone (see inside back cover) Proctor R. K., 69 Bemis


Proctor William K., 250 Main


Rambeau Antoine, 39 Clarendon


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Rogers Henry B., 57 Townsend


Rouleau Noe, 57 Sheridan


TWICHELL SETH, 96 Main (see page 491)


WHITNEY COAL CO., Thomas E. Kielty manager, r 64 Circle (see page 467) Williams Lewis E., 33 Snow


Wood Engravers.


EMERSON WILLIAM A., (45) 229 Main (see page 489)


Wood Turners.


ADAMS H. B., rear 126 Water (see page 442)


BROWN L., City Steam Mills, 31 North (see page 442)


Colon Warren, rear 5 Main


Cushing S. G., 29 Newton place


EATON R. C., (hand turning) rear 31 North (see page 491) Mossman Jerome, rear 5 Main


NOVELTY TURNING CO., 31 North near. Main (see page 442)


PRIEST C. A. LUMBER CO., (hand turning) 45 Rollstone (see inside back cover) WEBBER MARTIN, 31 Newton place (see page 491) WILDER CHARLES W., rear 126 Water (see page 442)


Wood Working Machinery.


COWDREY C. H. MACHINE WORKS (turning lathes) rear 5 Main (see front colored page VI)


LOVELL F. S. MACHINE WORKS, 97 to 103 Boutelle (see page 437)


PUTNAM MACHINE CO., Putnam near Main (see front colored page IV)


Waymoth A. D. & Co., (turning lathes) 28 Newton place


WILDER C. W., (turning lathes) rear 126 Water (see page 442)


Wooden Betwells Mfrs.


BROWN L., City Steam Mills, 31 North (see page 442) Mossman Jerome, rear 5 Main


NOVELTY TURNING CO., City Steam Mills, 31 North (see page 442)


Wooden Ware.


COLEMAN & DRURY, 138 Main (see page 476)


CUMMINGS & REMINGTON, (wholesale) 356 Main (see p 434) DAMON & GOULD CO .. 135 Main (see page 466)


EATON'S 5 AND 10 CENT STORE, 11 and 15 Prichard (see back cover)


NEW ENGLAND TEA AND CROCKERY CO., 214 Main (see page 475)


PATCH LYMAN, 390 Main (see page 465)


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Wool Dealers. Bartow & Cookson, 413 River Wool Waste.


Bartow & Cookson, 413 River


BOROWSKY JACOB, 120 Boutelle (see page 434)


HARDY JOHN, 105 Water (see page 434)


Woolen Batting. Bartow & Cookson, 413 River


Woolen and Worsted Goods Mfrs.


Beoli Co., Westminster cor Simonds rd, W. F.


FITCHBURG MFG. CO., Rockville Mill Ashburnham, W. F., office New Rock Mill, 40 Oak Hill rd cor Cleghorn. P. O. Fitchburg (see page 431) FITCHBURG WORSTED CO., off 368 Water (see page 432) PARKHILL MFG. CO., office (1) 387 Main (see page 432) Star Worsted Co., (yarn ) 42 West cor Sheldon


Yarn Mfrs.


GRANT YARN CO., (cotton) Cleghorn (see page 432)


Henry & Co., (fibre ) Fairmount near Oak Hill av


ORSWELL MILLS, (cotton) off 273 River (see page 432)


Star Worsted Co., (worsted ) 42 West cor Sheldon


Yeast Dealer.


Hunting Arthur G., (compressed) 66 Green


INDEX TO OUT-OF-TOWN ADVERTISERS.


PAGE


Artificial Stone Walks.


Murtfeldt W. A. Co., Boston. front colored page IX


Asphalt Floors. *


Murtfeldt W. A. Co., Boston . front colored page IX


Asphalt Roofing.


Murtfeldt W. A. Co., Boston .. front colored page IX


Automatic Sprinklers.


Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston


5º3


Bank and Office Railing.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .... front colored page VIII


Belting.


Boston Belting Co., Boston front colored page VII


Block Sheaves (Self-Lubricating). Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston .. 503 Block and Tackle Mfrs.


Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston. .. 503 Brass Goods Mfrs. Wire Cloth and Bank Railings).


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield . . . . front colored page VIII


Brass Wire Cloth Mfrs. Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .... front colored page VIII


Concrete Paving.


Murtfeldt W. A. Co., Boston . .


front colored page IX


Dandy Rolls.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .... front colored page VIII


Differential Chain Blocks. Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston .. . 503 Drop Forgings.


Bagnall-Loud Block Co., Boston .. . ..


...


502


Dumb Waiters.


Elektron Mfg. Co., Springfield . . .. . ... 502


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Electric Elevator Mfrs.


Elektron Mfg. Co., Springfield .


502


Electric Machinery Mfrs.


Elektron Mfg. Co., Springfield .


502


Electric Motor Mfrs.


Elektron Mfg. Co., Springfield.


502


Electrotyper.


Mugford A., Hartford, Conn ..


opp. inside back cover


Elevator Mfrs.


Elektron Mfg. Co., Springfield . . ..


502


Engravers (Wood and Photo).


Mugford A., Hartford, Conn.


opp. inside back cover


Faucet Mfrs. (Lock and Metal Key). Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston ... 503 Fourdrinier Wires.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .. ..


front colored page VIII


Foundry Riddle Mfrs.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .. ..


front colored page VIII


Gas Machines.


Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston.


503


Hose (Fire) Mfrs.


Boston Belting Co., Boston


front colored page VII


Insurance Companies.


Franklin Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn


front colored page IX


Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and In-


surance Co., Hartford, Conn


......


501


Iron Fencing and Railing.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works; Springfield .. ..


front colored page VIII


Iron Work for Buildings (Grill Work and Railings).


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield ....


front colored page VIII


Iron and Steel.


Hobson Francis, Seaman & Co., New


York


504


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PAGE


Machinists and Machinery Mfrs. Elektron Mfg. Co., Springfield . .... 502


Needle Wire.


Hobson Francis, Seaman & Co., New York . 504


Packing.


Boston Belting Co., Boston front colored page VII Pen Mfrs. (Steel).


Esterbrook Steel Pen Co., New York .... 503


Paper Makers' Wire Cloth Mfrs.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .... front colored page VIII


Photo-Engraver. Mugford A., Hartford, Conn ..


opp. inside back cover


Pump Mfrs. (Loud's Patent Diaphragm) Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston. .. 503 Ribbon Mfrs.


Cheney Bros., So. Manchester, Conn.


back colored page


Roller Bearings (Ferrall's Patent).


Bagnall-Loud Block Co., Boston .


502


Rubber Belting.


Boston Belting Co., Boston


front colored page VII


Rubber Goods.


Boston Belting Co., Boston . . front colored page VII Silk Mfrs.


Cheney Bros., So. Manchester, Conn


. .


back colored page


Sprinkling Apparatus. Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston . 5º3


Steam Heating Apparatus Mfrs. (Coil Boilers.)


Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston 503


Steam and Gas Fitter's Tools.


Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston .


503


Steam and Gas Pipe.


Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston


5º3


PAGE


Steel Mfrs. Hobson Francis, Seaman & Co., New York. 504 Steel Pen Mfrs.


Esterbrook Steel Pen Co., New York ..


503


Steel Tackle Blocks.


Bagnall-Loud B'ock Co., Boston .


..


502


Steel Wire Mfrs.


Hobson Francis, Seaman & Co., New


York


504


Tar Concrete.


Murtfeldt W. A. Co., Boston front colored page IX Truck and Factory Wagons (Hand). Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston. .. 503 Velvet and Plush Mfrs.


Cheney Bros., So. Manchester, Conn .


back colored page


Wagon Jacks (Lockport Patent). Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston ... 503 Watch Case Mfrs.


Margot Bros., II Franklin, Boston


Wire Cloth Mfrs.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfiel I ....


front colored page VIII


Wire Window and Door Screens.


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield ....


front colored page VIII


Wire Work Fence and Railing Mfrs. Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, Springfield .... front colored page VIII


Wire Mfrs.


Hobson Francis, Seaman & Co., New


York


504


Wood Engraver.


Mugford A., Hartford, Conn .


opp. inside back cover


Wood Tackle Blocks (Elliptical Design)


Bagnall-Loud Block Co., Boston


..


502


Yacht Lock Mfrs.


Boston & Lockport Block Co., Boston. .. 503


CITY GOVERNMENT, 1898.


CHBURG


4


TOWN FEB. 3


MAR. 8, 1872.


CITY,


176


A


MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER.


CITY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY.


Meetings of the City Government are held on the First and Third TUES- DAYS of each month except August, and except during the month of December, when they are held on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays.


MAYOR, HON. HENRY F. ROCKWELL.


ALDERMEN.


WARD 1-CHARLES C. WALKER.


WARD 2-JOSEPH A. RIVERS.


WARD 3-WILLIAM G. FARRAR.


WARD 4-ARTHUR A. TRAIN.


WARD 5-JOEL JOEL.


WARD 6-FREDERICK F. WOODWARD.


President of the Board-JOEL JOEL.


Clerk of the Board-WALTER A. DAVIS.


STANDING COMMITTEES-BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Police-Aldermen Woodward and Train. Licenses-Mayor Rockwell, Aldermen Joel and Walker. Enrollment-Aldermen Rivers and Farrar. Election Returns-Aldermen Farrar and Woodward. Bills in Second Reading-Aldermen Joel and Farrar.


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COMMON COUNCIL.


PRESIDENT-CHARLES A. BABBITT.


Ward 1-Charles S. Keith, James McGee, Lawrence J. Scanlon. Ward 2-Charles A. Babbitt, Patrick C. Donohue, Francois X. Morin.


Ward 3-John E. Dempsey, Michael O'Brien, Jr., Elijah P. Sheddon.


Ward 4-Eustace L. Fiske, George H. Priest, J. Wilder Mer- riam.


Ward 5 .- Abner H. Brownell, Alfred R. Chilton, Moses J. Perault.


Ward 6-Henry E. Cowdrey, Daniel E. Sullivan, Guy Woods. Clerk-Fred A. Tolman.


STANDING COMMITTEES, COMMON COUNCIL.


Enrollment-Councilmen McGee, Donohue and Priest.


Bills in Second Reading-Councilmen Morin, Brownell and Cowdrey.


Elections-Councilmen Sullivan, Cowdrey and Sheddon.


JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1898.


Finance-Mayor Rockwell, Alderman Woodward, President Bah- bitt, Councilmen McGee and Dempsey.


Accounts-Alderman Woodward, Councilmen Keith and O'Brien. Printing-Mayor Rockwell, President Babbitt, and Councilman Chilton.


Claims-Aldermen Walker and Farrar, Councilmen Brownell, Keith and Donohue.


Highways, Sidewalks, Bridges, Drains and Sewers-Aldermen Joel, Rivers and Train, Councilmen Scanlon, Morin, Sheddon, Fiske, Perault and Woods.


Water -- Aldermen Rivers and Joel, Councilmen Woods, Sullivan and Merriam.


Fire Department-Aldermen Rivers and Train, Councilmen Donohue, Priest and Keith.


Fuel and Lighting Streets-Alderman Train, and Councilmen Scanlon and O'Brien.


City Property-Aldermen Farrar and Woodward, Council- men McGee, Dempsey and Chilton.


Salaries-Aldermen Joel and Walker, Councilmen Sheddon, Brownell and Cowdrey.


Education-Aldermen Woodward and Farrar, Councilmen Fiske, Woods and Merriam.


Military-Aldermen Walker, Councilmen Priest and O'Brien.


Shade Trees and Public Grounds-Alderman Joel, Councilmen Perault and Sullivan.


Buildings-Alderman Walker, Councilmen Morin and Merriam.


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SUB-COMMITTEES OF HIGHWAYS.


New Roads and Streets-Alderman Rivers, Councilmen Sheddon and Woods.


General Repairs-Alderman Joel, Councilmen Scanlon and Shed- don.


Bridges, Culverts and Stone Masonry-Alderman Rivers, Coun- cilmen Morin and Perault.


Sidewalks. Sewers and Drains-Alderman Train, Councilmen Morin and Fiske.


Approval of Accounts of Supt. of Streets-Aldermen Joel and Train, and City Engineer.


Watering Streets-Alderman Train, Councilmen Scanlon and Perault.


CITY OFFICERS.


Treasurer-George E. Clifford.


Collector of Taxes-George E. Clifford.


Deputy Collector of Taxes-G. Fred P. Day.


City Clerk-Walter A. Davis.


Auditor of Accounts-Henry Jackson.


Superintendent of Streets .- Michael J. Hogan.


City Engineer-David A. Hartwell.


City Solicitor-Edward P. Pierce.


City Physician-D. S. Woodworth M. D.


Superintendent of Water Works-Thomas C. Lovell.


Water Registrar -- A. W. F. Brown.


Chief of Police-Fred A. Tarbox.


Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph-John W. Rand. Inspector of Milk-Otis F. Lord.


Inspector of Petroleum-Henry G. Greene.


Sealer of Weights and Measures-S. W. Harris.


Inspector of Vinegar-Otis F. Lord.


Inspector of Buildings-William H. Goodwin.


Inspector of Wires-John W. Rand.


Superintendent of Public Buildings-William H. Goodwin. Chief Engineer of Fire Department -Timothy F. Murnane. Inspector of Animals and Provisions-Otis F. Lord.


Clerk of Committees-Fred A. Tolman.


ASSESSORS OF TAXES.


Charles K. Sawyer, Chairman; Edward W. Ackley, Clerk; Walter A. Atwood.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


D. S. Woodworth, M. D., Chairman; J. H. Palardy, M. D., Clerk ; Agent and Inspector, Chester L. Lincoln; Inspector of Plumbing, John F. Bresnahan.


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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS.


John J. Sheehan, Walter A. Davis, Francis Buttrick, Frederick Fosdick.


BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Leander Sprague, Chairman ; David A. Corey, Joseph L. Stratton, Walter A. Davis, ex-officio, Clerk.


Surveyors of Lumber-A. O. Stickney, George H. Priest, D. W. Tinsley, Seth Twichell, John F. Desmond, Arthur W. Stickney, Charles E. Mansfield, R. K. Proctor, Richard A. Leonard, William A. Garno, H. D. McIntire, William Pidgeon, George T. Young- love, C. W. Kinsman, John Z. Collette, Jerome Mossman, John F. Lynch, H. J. Garno, William Nichols, Joseph T. Goodwin, Walter B. Goff, George F. Stocker, Alden A. Robinson.


Measurers of Wood and Bark-Alder. A. Robinson, George T. Younglove, Arthur W. Stickney, H. D. McIntire, Harrison Upton, Charles T. Cushing, James Hanna, Milan G. Twichell, Peter Poland, J. Wilder Merriam, F. L. Rolph, Edward B. Dole, August Beck, Thomas A. Monahan, H. J. Garno, William Nichols, Daniel W. Bemis, Arvine P. Carpenter, Walter B. Goff, William A. Garno, Fred H. Fenwick, Aleck Gagnon, Albert H. Flagg, Patrick F. Burke, Richard A. Leonard, Thomas E. Kielty.


Public Weighers of Heavy Machinery and Boilers-W. M. Willis, Lizzie G. Hackett.


Public Weighers of Beef-W. M. Willis, James Hanna, Lizzie G. Hackett.


Public Weighers of Hay, Grain and Other Articles-H. D. McIntire, W. M. Willis, A. R. Ordway, F. B. Wright, Eddie F. Marble, Peter Poland, George E. Waite, Waldo E. Clapp, Oran W. Delaney, Jeremiah Shea, Joseph M. Ashline, George R. Wallace, Edgar B. Twitchell, Lizzie G. Hackett.


Public Weighers of Hay, Paper Stock and Other Articles-Henry Tinsley, William Delea.


Public Weighers of Ice, Hay and Other Articles-Miss Cora M. Greene, Miss E. G. Pierce.


Public Weigher of Cotton, Cotton Yarn and Cotton Waste-B. Marshall Pitts.


Public Weigher of Cotton, Coal, and Other Articles-William H. Ashline.


Public Weigher of Stone-Patrick Carey.


Public Weighers of Iron, Steel, Etc .- Andrew A. Keyes, Charles H. Vickery.


Public Weighers of Hay, Coal and Other Articles-Nora Lyons, Adolph Lenz.


Weighers of Coal-W. M. Willis, A. R. Ordway, James Hanna, Thomas A. Monahan, Waldo E. Clapp, Lizzie G. Hackett, Edgar B. Twitchell, Aleck Gagnon, Patrick F. Burke, Thomas E. Kielty.


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Fence Viewers-Andrew Pratt, J. M. Carpenter, W. A. Hardy. Field Driver-Francis Buttrick.


Pound Keeper-Charles L'Ecuyer.


Janitor of City Hall-Charles T. Cushing.


Undertakers-M. W. Cummings, Mrs. T. J. Butler, John R. Smith, Timothy F. Hartnett, A. Horace LaRue, C. J. Roadstrand, J. Ovide Dumais.


POLICE FORCE OF FITCHBURG.


APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, IN JANUARY. Chief's Office, Police Station, 38 Elm St.


Chief of Police-Fred A. Tarbox.


First Captain of Police-Asahel Wheeler.


Second Captain of Police-Charles H. Hurley ..


First Sergeant of Police-W. H. H. Shattuck.


Second Sergeant of Police-Jesse F. Coombs.


Policemen and Constables-Benjamin A. Young, James F. Roy, John Flood, Calvin C. Damon, Arthur M. Sanderson, Hugh Irving, Charles S. Brown, William S. Bullock, Charles F. Donovan, Her- bert L. Flint, John B. Gooch, William Heap, Samuel J. Thompson, Bernard H. Flaherty, Henry L. Kendall, Carlos L. Fallon, Fred H. Estabrook, George J. Bigelow, Winfred H. Whiting. William E. Hackett, Malichi W. Tarpey.


Constables-All the Police Officers, Francis Buttrick, Aaron F. Whitney, Cornelius F. Foley, Samuel W. Harris, Joseph M. Peirce, Benjamin D. Dwinnell, Henry G. Greene, Charles E. F. Hayward, Abel A. Fox, Elliott N. Choate, William E. Henry, Horace F. Gove, Charles H. Foss, Richard Tucker, Herbert W. Wyman, Charles T. Cushing, Charles M. Caswell, George P. Holton, George N. Greene, Charles W. Kendall, John W. Ogden, Frank W. Aldrich, Nathan C. Upham, Martin S. Hall, William Morin, John J. Sheehan, George M. Pratt, Henry E. Ames, A. L. Thurston, George T. Lewis, T. Lyman Sanderson, George W. Lord, John T. Smith, Arthur J. Lewis, Willard A. Lowe, Patrick T. Corley, John W. Garside, J. Edward Putnam, George W. Battles, Seth Twichell, Austin Liversage, Charles F. Cowdrey, Lorenzo E. Sanderson, Alex- ander Cuthbertson, Edward F. Carter, Albert H. Flagg, Frank A. Bradley, Roswell C. Ross, Isaac P. Connig, Charles H. Gibson, William A. Hardy, George A. Newell, Martin Farrell, Artemas A. Gibson, Frank A. Damon, Charles E. Gough, Joseph Croto, Fred- erick M. Sanderson, T. Joshua Conroad, Lewis C. Robinson.


Keeper of Lockups-Fred A. Tarbox.


Special Policemen Without Pay-George O. Hutchins, for Put- nam Machine Company; John T. Burke, at armory; Henry Burgess, for J. Cushing & Co .; A. R. Durling, for Fitchburg Water Works ; Charles M. Kidder and John T. Smith, at jail; Justin W. Bemis, for Henry A. Hale; Hazen S. Howard, at Safety Fund National


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Bank; Michael Fenton, at Pitts' Mill; Nils Anderson and Ludwig Efverman, at Burbank Hospital; Samuel Sykes, at the dump, Lu- nenburg street; Jonathan Charlton and Joseph W. Charlton, at yards of Union Pork Company; George Hamilton, James Gorman, Charles F. Gillis, John G. Grubb, Lewis C. Robinson, William H. Good- speed, Augustus Judd, Frank W. Emery, Joseph Croto, Charles W. Kendall, Moses Gokey, Benjamin M. Kuhn, H. M. Saunders, Albert H. Flagg.


Special Dog Constable-George F. Meacham.


POOR DEPARTMENT.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR-Office in City Hall. Chosen annu- ally in January, by the City Council, in joint convention.


Chairman-The Mayor, ex-officio. Frank S. Stone, term expires January, 1900; James M. Blanchard, term expires January, 1901; Charles E. Wallace, term expires January, 1899. C. A. Babbitt, President of the Common Council, ex-officio. Clerk-Charles E. Wallace.


Office Hours-2 to 5 p. m.


POOR FARM-Superintendent-George P. Holton ; Matron-Mrs. George P. Holton. Appointed by the Overseers of the Poor.


Agent of Board of Aldermen, to furnish relief to U. S. soldiers and sailors and their widows, under Chapter 279, Acts of 1893- Charles E. Wallace.


Suitable Person to properly bury the body of any honorably dis- charged soldier or sailor, in accordance with Chapter 395, Acts of 1889-Ira G. Wilkins.




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