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*STONE COURT, from 164 Washington *SUMMER, from 14 Beacon to Hovey 0 0 Beacon
8 Hovey school
7 Foster
9 10 Orchard
13 16 Granite
45 0 Riggs
53 54 Hovey
*SUMMIT, from 27 Millett to 12 Trask
*SUMNER, from 569 Essex av to Con- cord, West Gloucester
SUNSET, from 11 Calder
SYLVAN, from 31 Cleveland
SYLVAN COURT, from 8 Sylvan
*TAYLOR, from 146 Prospect to 10 El- well 0 0 Prospect
10 Staten
16 Taylor court
TAYLOR COURT, from 16 Taylor
TEN POUND ISLAND, off Wonson's Cove
TERRACE, from 3 Clarendon to 44 Rocky Neck av, Rocky Neck
*THOMPSON, fr Concord to Concord THURSTON'S POINT, end of Wheeler TOLMAN, from Williams court to Hartz
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
TOLMAN AVENUE, from opp 207 Western av
Left Right
394 Hodgkins
406 opp Riverdale place
410 opp Reynard
445 Seeall
434 Riverdale M E Church
457 Hillside Hall
513 Gee avenue
535 Stanwood
553 Holly
558
Vine
560 Annisquam Willows
638
Minnesota
699
Dennison
742
Bridgewater
829
Bennett
834 Lane road
836
Leonard
836 Universalist Church
853 Revere
896
Vale court
887 Albion court
895 South Kilby
895 Combination B
901 Bradstreet school
915 Cherry Hill Cemetery
921 Quarry
924 Mechanic place
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927 Colburn
955 North Kilby
960 Sanderson court
964 Bay View M E Church
978 Plum court
989 Hillside court
996 MtLocust place
1003 Linwood place
1035 Church of the Sacred Heart
1039 High
1061 Young avenue
1072 Hose No 3
1080 Village Hall
1080 Pythian Hall
1085 Good Templars' Hall
1095 Tucker
1097 Finnish Socialist Hall
Duley
1084 1088 Andrews
1117 Lane school
1119 Morgan avenue
1104 Munsey
1135 Emerald
1120 Lanesville Congregational Ch
1145 Leverett
1134 McLellan
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5 Puritan court Legion Memorial bldg
10
21 Middle
20
Mansfield
1202 Langsford
1202 Sea Side Cemetery
1233 Woodbury
1212 Locust Grove Cemetery
1260 0 Rockport line
*WASHINGTON SQUARE, from 40 Washington to Granite
*WATER, from 215 Main to 42 Wharf
0 0 Main
87 Prospect
Foster
99 Addison
94 Beacon
109 Pearl
108A Commonwealth avenue
*WELLS, from 9 Beacon, crossing Com- monwealth av
119 Center court
124 Arcadia court
119 Railroad avenue Exchange
*WESTERN AVENUE, from junction Main, Washington and Angle sts, westerly, to Manchester line
33 Middle
45 Mansfield
55 Babson's court
97 Centennial avenue
101 Perkins avenue
117 Essex avenue
207 Madison av
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224
225 Gloucester avenue
245 Poplar
108 Washington Cemetery
116 Crowell avenue
122
Beachmont avenue
197 Old Salem road
opp
207 Tolman av
215 Parson's school Atlantic Highlands
40 44 48
Granite
Continuation school Orchard
62 86
79 Pine
0 7 Rogers
17 Locust Wharf street
*WEBSTER, from 34 Eastern av to be- yond Sadler
*WESLEY, from 6 Hodgkins to Wheeler
136
138 139 B & M R R crossing
155 Derby
177 Oak Grove Cemetery 183 Grove Stone court
164
178 192
195 Knowlton square Centennial avenue Whittemore Baker
0 Kent circle Stage Fort avenue
161 Bond
246 272 286 298 298
Ashland place Marsh Harvey place
Addison Gilbert Hospital Ferry
334 Wheeler
5 Beckford'
8 Forest
16 Essex
24 Summit 25 Dodge
*TRAVERSE, from 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, from 325 Main to Vincent's Point
VINE, from 558 Washington
** VULCAN, from 9 Emerald to High
WAINO AVENUE, from 56 Langsford *WALKER, from 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 Magnolia av
*WALNUT, from 26 Leonard to 84 Leonard, Annisquam
*WARNER, from 116 Prospect to 11 Millett
0 0 Prospect 15 M ~~ le 19 O.A 39 Trask 57 Millett
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*WARREN, from Dale av to 20 Pleasant *WASHINGTON, from 2 Main to Rock- port line
0 0 Main
1 Puritan House
1157 Barker 1161 Bulfinch
1160 Butman avenue
35 Forbes school
47 First Church of Christ
47 Grand Army Hall
47 Gould's court Washington square
206
TRAGABIGZANDA, from Atlantic rd to Souther rd
*TRASK, from 39 Warner to Summit
0 0 Werner
TOWN HALL SQUARE, junction Washington and Middle
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FOR YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1926
Western Av-Con
Left Right 282 Hesperus avenue O Ravenswood park
640 729 Magnolia avenue
0 0 Manchester line
*WHARF STREET, from 146 Duncan to beyond Pearce
0 0 Duncan
13 § Dod's wharf
¿Burnham Bros' railway whf
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31 Walen's wharf Water
50 33 Pearce 51 Leighton's wharf
61 James S Ayer's wharf
71 B Low's wharf
*WHEELER, from 334 Washington to Wheeler's Point
WHEELER'S POINT, end of Wheeler street
*WHITTEMORE, from 192 Washington to Annisquam river, at Cape Ann Anchor Works
WILE SQUARE, junction Common- wealth av and Centennial av
*WILEY, from 16 Fremont, Rocky Neck WILLIAMS COURT, from 65 Eastern avenue to 32 Hartz
*WILLOW, from 15 Shepherd, across the railroad
*WINCHESTER COURT, from Prospect to 2 Spring
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WINDERMERE ROAD, from Atlantic road to Moorland road
WINNIAHDIN, from 207 Essex av WINTHROP AVENUE, from Stanwood av, to Stanwood av W G
WISE PLACE, from 23 Hartz
*WITHAM, from 229 Eastern av to the beach
WOLF HILL, between Washington street and Annisquam river
*WONSON, from 28 Rocky Neck av to Clarendon, Rocky Neck
1 2 Rocky Neck avenue
6 Giles Chapel
8 Rackliff
11 Wonson school 29 Clarendon
WONSON'S COVE, off Rocky Neck av and Rackliff
WOODBURY, from 1233 Washington at Folly Cove, to Edmunds av
WOODMAN, from 626 Essex av near Essex line
WOODWARD AVENUE, from Stan- wood av to 293 Essex av
*YOUNG AVENUE, from 1061 Wash- ington to High
HALLS, BLOCKS AND BUILDINGS
American Legion Hall, Town Hall sq Armory, 99 Prospect
Armstrong Building, 100-106 Main 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 107- 113 Main Center's Block, 115 to 121 Main City Hall, Dale avenue and Warren st Coakley Building, 140 Main Community House, 3 Washington Custom House, Main cor Pleasant Eagles Hall, 21 Main
Ferguson's New Block, Washington, cor Gould court
Finnish Socialist Hall, 1097 Washington Lanesville
Gilbert Home, 1 Western avenue
Gloucester National Bank Building, Main corner Duncan Good Templars Hall, 1085 Washington G A R Hall, 47 Washington Hillside Hall, 457 Washington
Holy Name Hall, 138} Prospect Huntress Home, 110 Prospect Independent Hall, 175 East Main, E G Jason Block, 185 Main Jeffery Block, 14 Pleasant
Langsford Hall, 54 Langsford
Legion Memorial Building, Town Hall square
Liberty Hall, 440 Essex avenue
Mansfield Hall, 21 Main
Masonic Block, 201 Main Masonic Hall, 175 East Main E G
Masonic Hall, 201 Main
Men's Community Club, 1044 Washing- ton
Odd Fellows' Hall, 89 Main Odd Ladies' Hall, 171 Main O U A M Hall, 21 Main
Parsons Hall, 195 E Main Police Court Building, 10 Duncan Post Office, Main, corner Pleasant Procter's Building, Main, corner Center Pythian Hall, 139 Main
Pythian Hall, 1080 Washington
Red Men's Building, 65 Middle
Safe Deposit & Trust Co's Hall, 191} Main
Sawyer Block, 95 to 101 Main Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle
School Administration Building, 7 Bea- con
Shepherd's Building, 139-143 Main
Shepherd's Hall, 139 Main
Sinclair's Block, Duncan, corner Rogers
Tappan Block, 112 to 116 Main
Village Hall, 1080 Washington
Village Hall, 38 Leonard, Annisquam
West Gloucester Grange Hall, 545 Essex av W G
Winola Hall, 56 Langsford (Lanesville) Yates' Hall, 163 Main
Young Men's Christian Association, 71 Middle, corner Hancock
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WHARVES
Atlantic, from 137 Duncan Atlantic Maritime Co's, from 37 Rogers Atlantic Supply Co wharf, 37 Rogers
Atwood's, from 105 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, 93 Rogers Chisholm's, foot of Water
Cunningham & Thompson's, 88 Com- mercial Davis', 63 Rogers Dodd's, from 13 Wharf street Duncan's Point, foot of Duncan Fears', from 87 Duncan Fort, end of Commercial Gilbert's, 6 Commercial Gloucester Coal Co's, 43 Duncan Gloucester Cold Storage, 89 Rogers Gloucester Gas Co's, foot of Duncan, Griffins, Commercial street Jordan's, from 375 Main King's, 66 Commercial Langsford's, 67 Rogers Lantz, 107 Duncan'
Leighton's, 51 Wharf Low's (Benjamin estate of), 71 Wharf Mansfield's, from Rogers McDonald Jerome, 9 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 Pearce Perkins, from 371 Main Pew's from 331 Main Porter's, from foot of Porter Procter's, from opp 51 Commercial Public Landing 21 Eastern Point rd Reed & Gamage's, from 217 East Main Sayward's, from 65 East Main Shute & Merchant 22 Parker Slade-Gorton, 95 East 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, 1 Rogers
Walen's (M & Sons) 31 Wharf 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 1
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 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 BAR BREAKWATER, Eastern Point
DOGTOWN COMMON. 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 busses 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.
JOAN OF ARC, World War Veterans Monument, Old Town Hall square, junction Washington and Middle streets
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
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POINTS OF INTEREST
"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
PUBLIC LANDING, Rogers street foot of Washington 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
SARGENT MURRAY GILMAN 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
UNITED STATES LIFE SAVING STATION, Fresh Water Cove
UNITED STATES NAVAL COMPASS STATION, on Thacher's Island
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 a part of the Manchester drive To MANCHESTER. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Man- chester
To WINGAERSHEEK BEACH. See West Gloucester drive
PARKS
Dogtown Common, 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
GLOUCES
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CITY
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Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1924
Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1924 MAYOR, WILLIAM J. MACINNIS ALDERMEN
Martha N. Brooks George Nelson
Harry G. Pew Henry H. Parsons
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mayor-Finance and Ordinances
Brooks-Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities
Pew-Public Safety, which includes fire department, police depart- ment, inspection of buildings, city electrician, licenses, forest protection, weights and measures
Parsons-Public Works, which includes engineering, highway repairs and construction, bridges and waterways, snow removal, street cleaning and oiling, sidewalks, sewers and drains
Nelson-Public Property, which includes schools, halls, fire houses, police court building, City Hall, City Home, City Hospital, fuel, cemeteries, beaches, public lands and landings (exclusive of parks and playgrounds)
CITY OFFICERS
City Clerk-Allen F. Grant City Treasurer-Edward Dolliver
Collector of Taxes-Charles S. Bott
City Auditor-Daniel O. Marshall
City Solicitor-John J. Cunningham
City Marshal-John E. Parker City Physician-Dr. Charles M. Quimby
Superintendent of Highways-C. Homer Barrett City Engineer-John H. Griffin
City Messenger-Samuel H. Rogers
Night Watchman, City Hall-Walter Kendall
Agent to Issue Burial Permits-Allen F. Grant
Assessors-Frank A. Rogers (Chairman), Samuel Montgomery, William A. Homans
Board of Health-Dr. John J. Egan, Chairman; M. Francis Buck- ley, Arthur C. Davis, John A. Radcliffe, Clerk; Sanitary In- spector, Patrick E. Curley
Health Agent-William E. Tucker
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
Inspector of Animals-Elmer W. Babson
Inspector 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-George O. Stacy, Charles T. Smith, James S. Steele, William G. Brown, jr., Vina B. Pringle
Overseers of Public Welfare-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex-officiis, Edwin F. Parsons, Jennie F. Mitchell, George E. MacDonald, Secretary
Registrars of Voters-William D. Corliss, Chairman; William O'Brien, Grace Thompson, Allen F. Grant, Clerk
Matron of City Home and Farm-Mrs. William E. MacDonald Harbor Master-Jeremiah E. Cook
Superintendent of Schools-Ernest W. Fellows
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Robert H. Callahan
Inspector of Buildings-Homer R. Marchant
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
Field Drivers-Edward A. Pomeroy, Emil Swinson, George R. Lane, William Bennie
Gaugers of Oil-William D. Lufkin, Daniel B. Tarr, Paul B. Oakley Measurers of Lumber-Alfred M. Anderson jr., John A. Anderson,
Percy Crowell, Samuel DeCoste, Edward J. Flaherty, Jeremiah Foster, Albert A. Gayton, Robert W. Goode, Arthur J. Grimes, Arthur W. Hall. M. Herbert Keyes, Mark W. McGowan, Edwin J. McKay, Loren H. Nauss, Raymond Nickerson, George W. Procter, Sylvanus Smith, Jacob Stone
Water Commissioners-William Moore, Chairman; Frederick F. Wonson, Clerk; John W. Moran, Supt. Albert P. Hubbard, Jeremiah Foster,
Weighers of Coal-Frank D. Griffin, Edward J. Flaherty, Willard N. Griffin, Sidney Harvey, Charles T. Heberle, Lentz E. Klotz, Edwin J. McKay, Edward N Marsh, Martin J. Whalen, Alfred M. Anderson, jr., Raymond A. Nickerson, Alymer A. Brown, Joshua C. Boynton, Mollie H. Merchant, Sylvanus Smith, William Lantz Weis, Philip Wonson
Weighers of Granite-Harold Clark, George E. Mahoney, William A. Taylor
Weighers of Iron and its Products-Isaac D. Nutton, Augustus Hobart
Weighers of Glue-Ernest F. Lufkin, Percy Rogers, William E. P .. Rogers
Weigher of Hay and Straw-Howard A. Hodgkins
Weighers of Fish-Fred A. Grant, Roland Grant, Edward G. Hotch- kiss, Everett Irving, Jeremiah Foster, Frank L. Levie, Fred E. Morris, Charles C. Hilton
Fence Viewers-Edward S. Griffin and Simon Garland
Officer for Burial of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors-William H. Marston
Superintendent Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, City Forester, Forest Warden-Harland W. Dann
Temperance Missionary-George Sayward
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Headquarters, 7 School Street
Chief Engineer-Homer R. Marchant
Deputy Chief Engineer-John A. Macaulay
City Electrician-Henry J. Burke
No. LOCATION OF SIGNAL BOXES -
12 Rocky Neck, near Terrace
12 Near Mrs. Lyle's Store
13 cor. East Main and Mt.Pleasant av.
14 cor. East Main and Highland
15 East Main, near Delphine Hotel
16 East Main, opp. Haskell
17 Beach av., Bass Rocks
18 cor. Haskell and Hammond
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1926
No. LOCATION OF SIGNAL BOXES-Continued
19 Atlantic av., Bass Rocks
112 Tarr & Wonson's, Rocky Neck
113 cor. Eastern Point Boulevard and Steward av
114 cor. Chapel and Mt.Pleasant av.
115 Second Gate Lodge Eastern Point
119 Amero's Corner 129 Moorland Hotel
151 Grape Vine and Atlantic rd.
21 cor. Eastern av, and Harrison av.
23 cor. East Main and Eastern av.
24 cor. Bass and Brightside av.
25 Friend, near Sawyer School
26 Main, near W. H. Jordan's
27 Main, near Union Hill Theatre
28 cor. Mt.Vernon and Perkins 29 Webster, near Sadler
261 cor. Main and Prospect 31 Main, opp. Custom House
32 Gas Works, Duncan st.
34 Main, near Pearce
35 Mt. Vernon and Prospect
36 State Armory, Prospect st.
37 cor. Pleasant and Liberty
38 cor. Cedar and Millett
39 cor. Trask and Warner
312 Olympia Theatre 313 cor. Rogers and Water 41 Pine, near Church
42 Main, opp. Centre
43 cor. Mansfield and Washington
45 near High School
411 cor. Hancock and Rogers 46 Ipswich Mills, Maplewood av. 461 Myrtle sq.
47 Prospect, cor. School
51 cor. Main and Commercial
52 Commercial, opp. C and T
53 Western av., opp. Perkins and Corliss
531 Bridge House, Western av.
54 Summer, cor. Granite
541 cor. Hampden and Granite
56 Washington, near Exchange
57 Washington, near Prospect
58 Beacon, cor. Lookout
581 cor. Lookout and Exchange 59 cor. Commonwealth and Centennial av.
61 Washington, cor. Marsh
611 Addison Gilbert Hospital
661 Wheeler's Point
62 Cleveland, cor. Arthur
63 Grove, cor. Washington
64 Anchor Works, Whittemore st.
65 Net and Twine Factory, Maplewood av.
651 Maplewood av. and Maplewood court
67 Riverdale Mills, Riverdale
68 Washington, near Gee av.
69 Washington, near Dennison
71 Annisquam, opp. Post Office
72 opp. Bent's, Annisquam
712 Norwood's Heights
73 Washington, opp. Leonard
75 Washington, near Granite Co.
76 Washington, Foster's Drug Store
78 Washington, cor. Butman av.
79 Langsford st. and Mason sq.
751 Plum Cove
81' Western av. and Bond st.
82 Essex av., near Sam Poole's
83 Western av. and Hesperus av.
84 Russia Cement Co.
85 Western av. and Magnolia av.
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
No. LOCATION OF SIGNAL BOXES -- Continued
86 Essex av., opp. Magnolia av.
87 cor. Raymond and Norman av.
811 Kent Circle
812 John Hays Hammond, Western av.
852 Oceanside Hotel, Magnolia
IMAGINARY BOXES
Alarms sent out from Headquarters 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
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS When Weather is too Cold or for Special Reason
5-5-5 blows at 7.20 A.M., no forenoon session for any school 5-5-5 blows at 12.05 P.M., no afternoon session for any school
When Weather is Too Stormy
Five blows at 7.20 A.M., no foreonon session of High School until 9 A.M.
Five blows at 8.05 A.M., no forenoon session any school
Five blows at 8.30 A.M., no forenoon session for the three pri- mary grades
Five blows at 1.05 P.M., no afternoon session for the three pri- mary grades
Five blows twice at 1.05 P.M., no afternoon session for any of the grades
Five blows at 6.05 P.M., no session of Evening school
ENGINEER'S SIGNALS
One blow tests fire alarm, by superintendent
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 Ladder Truck
Four blows repeated (eight blows) calls Combination C, Pump . 3, Ladder 5 to Manchester
Five blows used for School Signals
Six blows repeated (twelve blows) calls Pump 3 for fire outside of Manchester and Rockport
Six blows repeated for fire out side of Manchester and Rockport Seven blows repeated calls the Fire Boat
Nine blows repeated (eighteen blows) emergency call in case of accident or any one getting lost (meet at City Hall)
Nine blows-two blows call Forest Warden 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
FIRE EQUIPMENT
CHEMICAL ENGINE No. 1. 7 School street
COMBINATION A. 75 Mt.Pleasant av., E. G. Captain, Edward Parsons
COMBINATION B. 895 Washington street, Bay View. Captain, John Fuge
COMBINATION C. Raymond st. Captain, Harold K. Vaughn COMBINATION D. 440 Essex av., W. G. Captain, Alfred Wil- kins
HOSE No. 1. 7 School street. Captain, Fred Jensen
HOSE No. 2. Stanwood street, Riverdale. Captain, Allen J. Tucker
HOSE No. 3. 1072 Washington street, Lanesville. Captain, William Stevens, jr.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 1926
HOSE No. 8. Walnut street, Annisquam. Captain, Ralph Par- sons
LADDER No. 1. 135 Prospect street. Captain, Augustus Ho- bart
LADDER No. 3. Fuller street. Captain, Edward A. Wilkinson LADDER No. 5. 7 School street. Captain, Cornelius F. Strong PUMPER No. 3. 7 School street. Captain, Warren S. Mitchell PUMPER No. 5. 135 Prospect street. Captain, John J. Lufkin, jr. MOTOR SUPERVISION, Guy Wagner
FIRE BOAT Reed's wharf, E. G. Captain, Jeremiah E. Cook
FIREMEN, John L. Parsons, John A. Anderson, Henry Hilton, John J. Hinkley, Fitz E. R. Robinson, Eugene Robishaw, Wallace J. Tuck, Joseph Vieria, George W. Currier, Ray W. Corliss, J. Frank Ford, William J. Melanson, Carrol R. Worthley, John H. Reed, Antone Courant, Louis Francis, Guy B. Symonds, Richard A. Perry, Manuel Mattos, Charles H. Lowe, Morton R. Nichols, Ray- mond A. William, Moses H. Lufkin, Maurice T. Dench, Lawrence Landry, William B. Nichols, Frank O. Lufkin, Frank P. Marston, George Fuge, Harold Dunbar, Henry Lowe, Edward J. Ahearn
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