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*STAGE FORT AVENUE, from 82 Western avenue
STANLEY COURT, fr. 35 East Main *STANWOOD, fr. 535 Washington to Gee avenue
STANWOOD AVENUE, from 211 Essex av. across the railroad, north STARKNOUGHT HARBOR RD., from end of Witham to Long beach STARR COURT, from 120 Duncan *STATEN, from 10 Taylor to Perkins STEWART AVENUE, from Farring- ton av. to Gardner avenue
*STONE COURT, fr. 164 Washington *SUMMER, fr. 14 Beacon to Hovey 0 0 Beacon
0 Hovey school
7 Foster
0 12 Orchard
21 0 Granite
45 0 Riggs
53 54 Hovey
*SUMMIT, fr. 27 Millett to 12 Trask
*SUMNER, fr. 569 Essex avenue to Concord, West Gloucester
SUNSET, from 11 Calder
SYLVAN, from 31 Cleveland
SYLVAN COURT, from 8 Sylvan
*TAYLOR, from 146 Prospect to 10 Elwell 0 0 Prospect
Left Right 10 Staten
16 Taylor court
23 Bent
960 28 Perkins
TAYLOR COURT, from 16 Taylor TERRACE, from 3 Clarendon
*THOMPSON, from Concord to Con- cord
TOLMAN, from Williams court to Hartz
TRAGABIGZANDA, from Atlantic road to Souther road
*TRASK, from 39 Warner to Summit 0 0 Warner
5 Beckford
8 Forest
12 0 Summit
*TRAVERSE, fr. Haskell to Beach av *TUCKER, from 1095 Washington to 50 High
UNION COURT, from 27 Leonard, at Annisquam
VALE COURT, from 896 Washington, Bay View
VIKING, from 62 Langsford
VINCENT, fr. 325 Main to Vincent's Point
VINE, from 558 Washington
** VULCAN, from 9 Emerald to High WAINO AVENUE, from 56 Langsford *WALKER, fr. Sumner to Concord, near Essex line, West Gloucester WALKER COURT, from Walker, West Gloucester
WALL, from 55 East Main to Parker WALLACE COURT, from 213 Mag- nolia avenue
*WALNUT, from 26 Leonard to 84 Leonard, Annisquam
*WARNER, from 116 Prospect to 11 Millett
0 0 Prospect
17 Maple
19 Oak
39 Trask
62 57 Millett
*WARREN, from Dale avenue to 20 Pleasant
*WASHINGTON, fr. 2 Main to Rock- port line
0 0 Main
1 Puritan House
8
5 Puritan court Forbes primary school
21 Middle
20 Mansfield
47 Grand Army Hall
40 44 62
47 Gould's court Washington square Granite Orchard
79 Pine
86
87 Prospect Foster
99 Addison
94 Beacon
109 Pearl
118 Commonwealth avenue
119 Center court Arcadia court
136
138
139 B. & M. R. R. crossing
151 Derby
177 Oak Grove Cemetery 183 Grove
164 Stone court
178 192
195 Knowlton square Centennial avenue Whittemore
206 Baker
223 Gloucester avenue
Gloucester av. extension
224
246 272 286
245 Poplar Ashland place Marsh Harvey place
10
124
121 Railroad avenue Exchange
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
Washington St .- Con
Left Right
298 Addison Gilbert Hospital
298 Ferry
334 Wheeler
394
Hodgkins
406 opp. Riverdale place
410 opp. Reynard
455 Seeall
434 Riverdale M. E. Church
86
0 Kent Circle Stage Fort avenue
519 Gee avenue
535 Stanwood
553 Holly
558
Vine
560 Annisquam Willows
638
Minnesota
698 opp. Dennison
742
Bridgewater
828 opp.
Bennett
Lane road
836
836
853 Revere
0 0 Duncan ( Dodd's wharf
896
Vale court
887 Albion court
895 South Kilby
13 . Burnham Bros.' railway wharf Walen's wharf 31
924 0
0 Colburn
957 North Kilby
960 Sanderson court
964 Bay View M. E. Church
978
Plum court
989 Hillside court
996 Mt. Locust place
1003 Linwood place 1035 Church of the Sacred
Heart
1039 High 1061 Young avenue
1080
Village Hall
1084
1095 Tucker Duley Andrews
1117 Lane school
1119 Morgan avenue
*WILLOW, fr. 15 Shepherd, across the railroad
1123 Universalist Church Munsey
1104 1135 Emerald
1120 Lanesville Cong. Ch.
1122 opp. Leverett
1134
McLellan
1157 Barker
1161 Bulfinch
1160 1202
Butman avenue Langsford
1233 Woodbury
1212 Locust Grove Cemtery
1260 0 Rockport line
*WASHINGTON SQUARE, fr. 40 Washington to Granite
*WATER, fr. 215 Main to 42 Wharf 0 0 Main 7 Rogers 17 Locust Wharf street
*WEBSTER, fr. 34 Eastern avenue to Sadler
*WELLS, from 9 Beacon, crossing Commonwealth avenue
*WESLEY, fr. 6 Hodgkins to Wheeler
*WESTERN AVENUE, fr. junction Main, Washington and Angle sts., westerly, to Manchester line
33 Middle
47 Mansfield
55 Babson's court
97 Centennial avenue
101 Balford
0 Essex avenue
161 Bond 0 Washington Cemetery Beachmont avenue
178
197 Old Salem road
0 School-house Atlantic Highlands
282 Hesperus avenue
640 641 Magnolia avenue
0 Manchester line 0
*WHARF STREET, fr. 146 Duncan to beyond Pearce
42
J. Friend's wharf Water
50 0 Pearce Leighton's wharf James S. Ayer's wharf B Low's wharf
*WHEELER, from 334 Washington to Wheeler's Point
WHEELER'S POINT, end of Wheeler street
*WHITTEMORE, from 192 Washing- ton to Annisquam river, at Cape Ann Anchor Works
1088
*WILEY, fr. 16 Fremont, Rocky Neck WILLIAMS COURT, fr. 65 Eastern avenue to 32 Hartz
*WINCHESTER COURT, from 109 Prospect to 2 Spring
WINDERMERE ROAD, from At- lantic road to Moorland road . WINNIAHDIN, from 105 Essex av. WINTHROP AVENUE, from Stan- wood .av., to Stanwood av., W. G. WISE PLACE, from 23 Hartz
*WITHAM, fr. 229 Eastern avenue to the beach
WOLF HILL, between Washington street and Annisquam river, be- yond Poplar
WONSON, fr. 28 Rocky Neck avenue to Clarendon, Rocky Neck
WOODBURY, fr. 1233 Washington at Folly Cove, to Edmunds avenue WOODMAN, from 626 Essex avenue, near Essex line
WOODWARD AVENUE, fr. Stan- wood avenue to 293 Essex avenue *YOUNG AVENUE, fr. 1061 Wash- ington, across High
opp. 835 Leonard
Universalist Church
921 Quarry Mechanic place
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1920
HALLS, BLOCKS AND BUILDINGS
Andrews Hall, 73 Main
Armory, 99 Prospect
Assembly Hall, 209 Main
Bradford Building, 209 Main
Brown's Block, 7 to 15 Pleasant
Brown's Hall, 11 Pleasant
Burnham's Block, 177 to 183 Main
Cape Ann Savings Bank Building, 111 Main
Center's Block, 115 to 121 Main Central Labor Union Hall (Yates Hall) 163 Main
City Hall, Dale avenue and Warren st.
Coakley Building, 140 Main
Custom House, Main cor. Pleasant
Eagles Hall, 21 Main
Ferguson block, 201 Main
Ferguson's New Block, Washington, cor Gould court
Gilbert Home, 1 Western avenue
Gloucester National Bank Building, Main, corner Duncan
Gloucester Yacht Club, 5 Wiley
G. A. R. Hall, 47 Washington Hillside Hall, 457 Washington
Huntress Home, 110 Prospect
Independent Hall, 175 East Main, E. G Jeffery Block, 14 Pleasant Knights of Columbus Hall, 14 Pleasant Langsford Hall, 54 Langsford
Liberty Hall, 440 Essex avenue
Low's Block, Main, corner Duncan
Magnolia Hall, 396 Western avenue
Manchester Unity Hall, 97 Main
Mansfield Hall, 21 Main
Masonic Hall, 175 East Main, E. G
Masonic Hall, 201 Main
Odd Fellows' Hall, 89 Main
Odd Ladies' Hall, 171 Main
O. U. A. M. Hall, 21 Main
Parsons Hall, 195 E. Main, E. G.
Police Court Building, Duncan, corner Rogers
Post Office, Main, corner Pleasant
Procter's Building, Main, corner Centre
Pythian Hall, 141 Main
Red Men's Hall, 26 Middle
Rogers' Block, 107 to 113 Main
Safe Deposit & Trust Co's Hall, 191} Main
Sawyer Block, 95 to 101 Main
Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle Scientific Hall, 65 Middle
Shepherd's Building, 141 Main
Sinclair's Block, Duncan, corner Rogers
Tappan Block, 112 to 116 Main
Tibbets' Block, 100 to 106 Main
Village Hall, 1080 Washington
Village Hall, 38 Leonard, Annisquam
Wa nola Hall, 56 Langsford (Lanes- ville)
West Gloucester Grange Hall, 545 Essex av., W. G.
Yates' Hall, 163 Main
Young Men's Christian Association, 71 Middle, corner Hancock
WHARVES
Atlantic, from 137 Duncan
Ayer's (James S.) 61 Wharf
Boynton's, from 31 Rogers
Bradford's, from 21 Fort Square
Burnham Brothers' Railway, from 13 Wharf street
Central, foot of Parsons, fr. 89 Rogers Chisholm's (John), foot of Water
Cunningham & Thompson's, 88 Com- mercia!
Davis', 63 Rogers
Dodd's, from 13 Wharf street
Duncan's Point, foot of Duncan Fears', from 87 Duncan Fort, end of Commercial Griffins, Commercial street
Jordan's, from 375 Main King's, 66 Commercial
Langsford's, 67 Rogers
Lantz, from 105 Duncan Leighton's, 51 Wharf Low's (Benj., estate of), 71 Wharf Mansfield's, from Rogers
McKenzie & Co., from 43 Duncan Montgomery's, foot of Montgomery pl. Parkhurst's, foot of Duncan
Parsons, from 159 East Main Pearce Street wharf, foot of Peage Perkins, from 371 Main
Pew's, from 331 Main
Porter's, from foot of Porter
Procter's (Joseph O.), from opp. 51 Commercial
Reed & Gamage's, from 217 East Main Sayward's, from 65 East Main Shute & Merchant 22 Parker Slade-Gorton, 95 East Main Smith (D. B. & Co.). 524 Main
Smith's (Sylvanus), from 401 Main Steamboat wharf, foot of Pearce Story's, from 227 East Main Todd's, from 393 Main
Town Landing, Rogers
Walen's (M. & Sons), foot of Water
Wonson's (William H. & Son Co), foot of Parker, East Gloucester
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POINTS OF INTEREST
ANNISQUAM LIGHT, at the extreme end of Annisquam Point. Iron light tower
ANNISQUAM WILLOWS, planted many years ago, and forming an arch over Washington street just before entering Annisquam
BABSON HOUSE, at Pigeon Cove, erected by three men who fled from Salem about 1698 with their mother charged with witchcraft and hid in this house
BABSON HOUSE, Riverdale, built about 1740 by Joseph Allen. Said to still retain the slave pens used during the slavery times
CAPE ANN SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION, 65 Middle street. A fine collection of models of Gloucester fishing vessels and other local matters. Open to the public.
CAPE POND, on the road to Rockport; water supply for Rockport COFFIN'S BEACH, near Willoughby Park, now called Wingaersheek Beach. Unusual sand dunes. Take West Gloucester drive to Concord street; through Concord street to Atlantic street, thence to the beach
DENNISON HOUSE, Bay View, built about 1727
DOG TOWN COMMONS. May be visited by way of Washington street and Gee avenue
EASTERN POINT LIGHT. May be reached by the government road. Niles' Beach and Pond are on the road
ELLERY HOUSE, Riverdale, built between 1704 and 1710 by Rev. John White. Used for a long time as a tavern. Contains many interesting relics
FIVE AND TEN POUND ISLANDS, in Gloucester Harbor, so named from the fact that five and ten pounds respectively were paid for them. On the latter are the building of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and lighthouse
FREEMAN HOUSE, West Gloucester, was erected previous to 1700, and used as a tavern for years
GOOD HARBOR BEACH, at Bass Rocks
GORTON-PEW FISHERIES (East Main Street Branch). Guides fur- nished free by company. East Gloucester cars to door
GOVERNOR's HILL, to the left of Washington street, by way of Com- monwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and harbor GRANITE QUARRIES, at Pigeon Cove, may be seen on the drive around the Cape. The quarry of the Rockport Granite Company may be seen from the main road
HOME FOR CAPE ANN FISHERMEN, 136 Eastern avenue. Open to the public
INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The first Universalist Society in America. Organized 1770. Present building built in 1806, Middle corner Church.
MOUNT ANNE PARK, formerly Thompson's Mountain given to the city by Minot Brothers of Boston, in West Gloucester. The highest elevation on Cape Ann, being 255 feet above sea level, commanding an extensive view
NILES' POND, Eastern Point, a State pond at East Gloucester, con- taining pickerel and other fresh water fish
NORMAN'S WOE, known wherever English is spoken through Long- fellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus". May be visited on the drive to Magnolia. Not visible from road
OLD FORT, at Eastern Point, just off the road to Eastern Point Light, erected 1862
OLD FORT, at Stage Fort Park, erected 1812
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POINTS OF INTEREST
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"OLD MOTHER ANN", at the extremity of Eastern Point. A perfect contour of a woman in a reclining position
OLDEST HOUSE ON CAPE ANN. Built at Goose Cove by Thomas Riggs, the first schoolmaster and town clerk. Take road on the left approaching the Willows
PAVILION BEACH, just off Western avenue near Main street
RAFE'S CHASM, Magnolia, is a fissure in the solid rocks, some sixty feet deep and twelve wide at the mouth, gradually growing narrower as it runs inland
RAVENSWOOD PARK. Bequeathed to the city by the late Samuel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park, on Western avenue, near Fresh Water Cove
REVOLUTIONARY HOUSE, 47-49 Middle. Home of the Rev. John Murray, first Universalist minister in America
SAWYER FREE LIBRARY, 88 Middle. An example of fine interior architecture of the Colonial Period.
STAGE FORT PARK, was purchased by the city in 1898. On Western avenue. An excellent view of the harbor and city
THACHER'S TWIN LIGHTS, on Thacher's Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. They may be visited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island
UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION HATCHERY, on Ten Pound Island in the harbor. Open to the public
WILLOUGHBY PARK, in West Gloucester, by way of Essex avenue and Atlantic street
DRIVES
DRIVES AROUND THE CAPE. May be made via Eastern avenue to Rockport first, or in the opposite direction via Washington street
AROUND THE BIG HEATER. Through Western and Essex avenues to Essex, thence to Manchester, and thence home by way of West- ern avenue
AROUND WEST GLOUCESTER. Through Western and Essex avenues to Concord street, thence through Concord and Atlantic streets to Willoughby Park and Wingaersheek Beach. Concord street may be taken to Essex on return
To EAST GLOUCESTER AND EASTERN POINT. Through Main street and East Main street to Eastern Point; thence along the ocean to Bass Rocks, continuing around to East Main street again
To MAGNOLIA. Through Western avenue, past Stage Fort Park and Ravenswood Park. This is part of the Manchester drive To MANCHESTER. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Man- chester
To WINGAERSHEEK BEACH. See West Gloucester drive
PARKS
Dogtown Commons, east of Washington street and Gee avenue, Riverdale.
Governor's Hill City Reservation, Commonwealth avenue, Beacon and Lookout streets.
Marine Park, Western avenue, at Blynman Bridge.
Mount Anne Park, 50 acres, off Essex avenue, near Post Office, West Gloucester. Given by the Minot Brothers of Boston to the State of Massachusetts for a public reservation.
Ravenswood Park, off Western avenue. This park was donated by Samuel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park.
Stage Fort Park, off Western avenue, opposite Essex avenue.
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Liberty Bond Details Compared
First Liberty Loan 33% Bonds
Second Liberty Loan 4% Bonds
Third Liberty Loan 42% Bonds
Issued
June 15, 1917
Nov. 15, 1917
May 9, 1918
Interest due
June 15, Dec. 15
May 15, Nov. 15
Mar. 15, Sept. 15
Maturity
June 15, 1947
Nov. 15, 1942
Sept. 15, 1928
Amount authorized
$2,000,000,000
$3,000,000,000 plus half of oversub- scription
$3,000,000 000 plus over subscription
subscribed
over $3,000,000,000
$4,617,532,300
$4,170,019,650
issued
indefinite because of conversions
$3,808,766,150
$4,170,019,650
Tax features Normal Federal Income Tax
Exempt
Exempt
Exempt
U. S. Surtaxes on Incomes, Excess Profits and War Profits Taxes
Exempt
Interest on $5000 totalholding of Liber- ty Loan 4s, 42s and certificates of indebt- edness, is exempt.
Interest on $5000 total holding of Liber- ty Loan 4s, 42s and certificates of indebt- edness, is exempt.
10% Tax on Un- distributed Income of Corporations
Taxable
Exempt
Exempt
Estate and Inheritance Taxes
Taxable
Taxable
Taxable
All other U.S. State and Local Taxes
Exempt
Exempt
Exempt
Subject to redemption
On June 15, 1932, or any interest date thereafter, on three month's notice
On Nov. 15, 1927, or any interest date thereafter, on six month's notice
Not subject to call for redemption be- fore maturity
No privilege of con- version
Conversion Privileges
May be converted. before May 15, 1918, into First Liberty Loan Converted 4% Bonds having interest Dates, Maturity and redemption features as above, and conversion and taxation features like Second Liberty 4s
or ... .. . before Nov. 9
1918, into First Liberty Loan Converted 41% Bonds having interest Dates, Maturity and redemption features as above, and conversion and taxation features like Third Liberty Loan 42% Bonds
or .... into any bonds of higher interest rate that may be issued during this war, within six months of issue of such bonds.
May be converted. . . before Nov. 9, 1918, into Second Liberty Loan Con- verted 41% Bonds having Interest Dates, Maturity and redemption features as above, and conversion and taxation features same as Third Lib- erty Loan 42%
Bonds
Prepared by War Committee of the Association of American Directory Publishers from sources they believe reliable
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Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1918
Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
For the Year 1918 MAYOR, JOHN A. STODDART
ALDERMEN
Asa G. Andrews Augustus Hubbard
William F. Poole Antoine A. Silva
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mayor-Finance, Licenses, Trust Funds, Officers' Bonds, Fire Department, Ordinances
Silva-Accounts, Public Property
Hubbard-Administration, Fuel, Claims, Gypsy Moth, Street Lights, Telephone and Telegraph Poles, State Aid, Military and Soldiers' Relief Poole-Highways Andrews-Police
CITY OFFICERS
City Clerk-John J. Somes Assistant City Clerk-Allen F. Grant
City Treasurer-Edward Dolliver Collector of Taxes-Richard L. Morey City Auditor-Daniel O. Marshall
City Solicitor-M. Francis Buckley City Marshal-Daniel M. Casey Acting City Physician-Philip P. Moore
Superintendent of Highways-Charles H. Barrett City Engineer-John H. Griffin City Messenger-Samuel H. Rogers
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
Night Watchman, City Hall-Walter J. Kendall
Agent to Issue Burial Permits-John J. Somes
Assessors-Edward Carpenter (Chairman), Samuel Montgomery, Frank A. Rogers
License Commissioners-William P. Daley, Chairman and Sec .; Arthur C. Thurston, Thomas Avery
Board of Health-Dr. Philip D. Moore, Chairman; Osborne Knowles, Christian D. Saunders, John A. Radcliffe, Clerk
Health Agent-William E. Tucker
Inspector of Animals-Elmer W. Babson
Inspectors of Slaughtering-Elmer W. Babson, George E. Watson Inspector of Provisions, Milk and Vinegar-George E. Watson
Inspector of Plumbing-William E. Tucker
Park Commissioners-Horace A. Smith, George O. Stacy, Fred L. Davis, James S. Steele, William G. Brown, jr.
Overseers of the Poor-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex- officiis, George H. Friend, Edwin F. Parsons, George E. Mac- Donald, Secretary
Registrars of Voters-Addison P. Burnham, Chairman; William O'Brien, William D. Corliss, John J. Somes, Clerk
Matron of City Home and Farm-Mrs. William E. MacDonald Harbor Master-Alfred W. Spurr
Superintendent of Schools-T. McK. Haines
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Robert H. Callahan
Inspector of Buildings-William S. Smith
City Electrician-Henry J. Burke
Superintendent of Blynman Bridge-Francis M. Clark
Superintendent of Annisquam Bridge-George A. Ricker
Keepers of City Pound-George R. Lane, William E. MacDonald
Keepers of Hay Scales-John D. McIsaac, Charles H. Low, John S. Hicks
Lamp Lighter-Edward A. Somes (gas)
Field Drivers-George E. Lane, Edward A. Pomeroy, Emil Swinson, Charles W. Quint, George R. Lane
Gaugers of Oil-Daniel B. Tarr, William D. Lufkin
Measurer of Salt-Thomas H. Parsons
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark-William P. Dennis, George W. Proctor, Arthur W. Hall, John MacEachen, Loren H. Nauss, M. Herbert Keyes, Samuel DeCoste, Edward J. Flaherty, Arthur J. Grimes, Samuel Coté, Sylvanus Smith, jr., Robert Goode
Water Commissioners-Jeremiah Foster, Chairman; James H. Tarr, Melvin Parsons, Frederick F. Wonson, Clerk; John W. Moran, Supt.
Weighers and Gaugers-Albert F. Smalley, Daniel B. Tarr, Paul B. Oakley, Daniel S. Tarr
Weighers of Coal-Frank D. Griffin, William W. Cook, Edward J. Flaherty, Charles Montgomery, Willard N. Griffin, Charles T. Heberle, Edward Driscoll, Frank A. Gray, Martin J. Whalen, Sidney R. Harvey, Frank E. Harvey, Alfred M. Anderson, jr., Howard M. Parsons, Antoine C. Mello, Charles H. Bergengren, Joshua Boynton, John Anderson, Horace J. Heath, Mollie H. Merchant, George W. Harvey, Albion B. Knowlton, Sylvanus Smith, jr.
Weighers-William F. Fisher, Isaac D. Nutton, Paul B. Oakley, Sidney R. Harvey, Elliott Adams, Frank A. Gray, Edwin J. MacKay, Edward E. Coffin, Alfred G. Ireland, George, E. Mahoney, S. Harold Clark, Charles H. Low. John S. Hicks
Public Weighers-Augustus Hobart, Zeno A. Brosemer, Frank L. Levie, Charles C. Hilton, Fred E. Morris, Nathaniel Webster Day, Roland Grant, Fred A. Grant, Robert W. Goode, Carl E. Crittenden, Merrill H. Keyes, Everett B. Low, David J. Moun- tain, Walter Nickerson, Lendall H. Abbott, Joseph Langley, Phillip A. Merchant, Ernest F. Lufkin, John S. Hicks, John Schlecht, John Tucker, Wm. E. P. Rogers, Percy Rogers, John J. Lowrie
Fence Viewers-Thomas McGhie, Isaac F. Day
Officer to Care for Deceased Soldiers and Sailors-William H. Marston
Superintendent Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, City Forester, Forest Warden-George W. O'Maley
Temperance Missionary-George Sayward
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1920
FIRE DEPARTMENT Headquarters, Dale Avenue
Chief Engineer-William S. Smith Assistant Engineers-Alfred P. Gorman, Parker Marr, Lafayette F. Hunt, William H. Poland Secretary-Parker Marr City Electrician-Henry J. Burke
No. LOCATION OF SIGNAL BOXES
112 Tarr & Wonson Factory, Rocky Neck
113 Eastern Point Boulevard and Stewart
114 Chapel, cor. Mt.Pleasant av.
115 Eastern Point Boulevard
119 Moorland rd. cor. Souther rd.
12 Rocky Neck av. terminus of street railway, on pole
12 James G. Tarr's building, Rocky Neck
13 East Main, cor. Mt.Pleasant av.
14 East Main, cor. Highland
15 East Main, near Hawthorne
16 East Main, opp. Parker
17 Beach av., Bass Rocks
18 Hammond, cor. Haskell
19 Atlantic av., Bass Rocks
21 Eastern av., cor. Harrison av.
23 Main, opp. Eastern av.
24 Bass av., cor. Brightside av., on pole
25 Friend, on Sawyer school house
26 Main, near W. H. Jordan's store
27 Main, opp. Union Hill
28 Perkins, cor. Mt. Vernon
31 Main, opp. near Custom House
32 Wharf, cor. Duncan
34 Main, near Pearce, on pole
35 Prospect, cor. Mt. Vernon
36 Prospect, on Armory
37 Pleasant, cor. Liberty, on pole
38 Cedar, cor. Sargent
39 Trask, cor. Warner
312 Main st., in Olympia theatre
41 Pine, cor. Church, on pole
42 Main, opp. Centre
43 Mansfield, cor. Washington, on pole
45 Warren, cor. Dale av., on pole
46 Maplewood av., at Ipswich Mills
47 Prospect, cor. School
51 Main, opp. Puritan House, on pole
52 Commercial, opp. Cunningham & Thompson's store
53 Western av., opp. No. 67, on pole
54 Summer, near cor. Granite
56 Washington, near Exchange
57 Washington, cor. Prospect
58 Lookout, cor. Commonwealth av.
59 Centennial av., cor. Commonwealth av.
61 Washington, cor. Marsh, on pole
661 Wheeler's Point
62 Cleveland, cor. Willow
63 Centennial av., cor. Washington
64 Cape Ann Anchor Works
65 Maplewood av., Net and Twine Factory
67 Riverdale, near Riverdale mills, on pole
68 Washington, cor. Gee av.
69 Washington, opp. Dennison
71 Annisquam, Leonard cor. Bridgewater
73 Washington, opp. Leonard
75 Washington, near granite works, Bay View
76 Washington, near Foster's drug store, Lanesville
78 Washington, near Butman av., Lanesville
79 Langsford st., near Mason sq.
81 Western av., foot of Bond's hill
82 Essex av., W. G., near Russia Cement Co.
83 Western av., cor. Hesperus av., on pole
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
No. LOCATION OF SIGNAL BOXES-Continued
84 Russia Cement Co.
85 Magnolia av., cor. Western av.
86 Essex av., opp. Magnolia av., on pole
87 Magnolia Engine House
IMAGINARY BOXES
Alarms sent out from Dale-av Engine House on telephone advice
861 Richard O'Neil jr. house, Essex av., cor. Concord
862 Sidney Haskell's house, Essex av.
863 Alfred G. Ireland's house, 562 Essex av.
864 Bray's grocery store, Summer opp. Walker
865 Walter Lufkin's house, Summer street
866 Gardner Lane's house, Summer street
868 S. Nelson Bray's house, Concord street
SCHOOL SIGNALS
Nine blows three times at 7.05 A.M., no session of the High school till 9 A.M.
Nine blows at 8.05 A.M., no forenoon session for any school
Nine blows at 8.30 A.M., no session for the three primary grades
Nine blows once repeated at 12.05 P.M., no afternoon session
Nine blows at 1.05 P.M., no session for the three primary grades
School signals, Anchor Works. Nine whistles corresponding to the fire alarm signal as given above
ENGINEER'S SIGNALS
One blow tests fire alarm, by superintendent
Two blows at 12 M. and 9 p.M., tests the fire alarm
Two blows at 9 o'clock each evening, curfew
Two blows, all-out signal
Two blows repeated (four blows), second alarm
Two blows repeated twice (six blows), third alarm
Two blows repeated three times (eight blows), general alarm, calls the whole department
Three blows calls Hose
Five blows calls Hook and Ladder Truck in waiting
Three blows repeated calls Steamer One to fire out of town
Four blows repeated calls Steamer Three to fire out of town
Five blows repeated calls Steamer Five to fire out of town
Six blows repeated calls Steamer Six to fire out of town Seven blows repeated calls the Fire Boat
Eight blows repeated calls Steamer Four to fire out of town Ten blows repeated twice, military call
When two or more alarms occur at the same time, the all-out signal will be followed by one round of the box
STEAMERS, HOSE, ETC.
WILLIAM H. T. JAMESON STEAMER No. 1. 8 School street. Captain, Edward Hearn. Engineer, W. E. Tucker. Driver, Frank Griffin. Driver Hose, Eugene Robichaud
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