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HISTORY
From the time of the early explorers Gloucester, Mass., has occupied a large place in the history of New England and the nation. It is claimed that the Norsemen in 1001 skirted the New England Coast, which they called New Vineland and landed here. It has also been said that they called the place " Kroasnes", the Cape of the Cross; that they were attacked by the Indians, their chieftain, Thorwald, being killed and buried on shore. In 1605, as authen- tically recorded, Champlain, on a voyage of exploration and discov- ery sailed about the cape which he named CAPE AUX ISLES.
The next year in early September he founded what is now Eastern Point and came to anchor in the inner harbor between Five and Ten Pound Islands-so named for the sums for which they were purchased from the Indians in Colonial times. Champlain was charmed with the place and made a prolonged stay. His name for it was singularly appropriate, "Le Beau Port", the Beautiful Harbor.
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After Champlain's departure came Captain John Smith and Miles Standish with his company of followers. The honor of making the first settlement, however, which was also the first permanent settlement in Massachusetts Bay, belongs to the Dorchester Colony, a company formed by the Rev. John White, a Puritan minister, rector of St.Peter's church of Dorchester, England. His colony sailed for and reached what is now Gloucester in 1623, not, as had been supposed, for the purpose of escaping religious persecution. Its real object was the pursuit of the fisheries which had been suc- cessfully carried on off the New England Coast since 1606. The site of the first settlement was at Stage Fort, now a public reserva- tion known as "Stage Fort Park", where their landing is suitably commemorated with a bronze tablet which bears an inscription telling the story of their original landing.
In 1624 Roger Conant was appointed Governor and the Colony attracted much attention. Its interests were concerned entirely in fishing and farming. The fisheries were successfully pursued and good catches sent to Balboa, Spain, but the arable land of the Cape was exceedingly limited. This latter fact resulted in the agricultural part of the colony moving to Salem. Those remaining, however, were joined by others from time to time, among them being a colony from Plymouth in 1630. In 1632 the first church was built and ser- vices held. In 1639, the General Court was asked to incorporate the town. A charter was granted in 1642, the town taking the name Gloucester from the cathedral city in England, whence many of the early settlers came.
The history of Gloucester is entwined with events of national importance. It tells us the story of the expedition against Louis- burg, the Gibraltar of America,-how these men, in a craft com- manded by Captain Sanders and in a land company under Captain Byles, gave splendid service in reducing that stronghold; they were with Wolfe at Quebec and were in the foreground when the flag of France was lowered for the last time on the American Continent. In the Revolutionary War, in the Civil War, in the Spanish American War and in the World War, the call to arms has ever been answered by the population of this fishing city. Their services have been rendered on land and sea and they have left behind a record of which any community may well be proud.
FISHERIES
The principal industry in Gloucester is the canning and pre- serving of fish. The product value in this industry, $5,612,679, constituted 39.8 per cent. of all manufactures in the city in 1927, and gave employment to 863 persons, or more than one-third of all the wage-earners engaged in manufacturing.
Destiny ordained that Gloucester should be the first and great- est fishing port in the New World. Back as far as 1602, that daring navigator, GOSNOLD, found that codfish were plenty in Massa- chusetts Bay and for twenty years before a permanent settlement was made here, the fisheries were pursued off this coast with profit. Destiny also took a hand when the Dorchester Company set out from England in 1623 to engage in a fishing trip and also to found a permanent colony. The ancient records tell us that the expedition had no definite place in view for settlement and that arriving late in the season at the fishing grounds on the Maine coast, finding the fishing poor and in hopes of making up a full fare, the voyage was continued to Massachusetts Bay. Our first colonists, therefore, were fishermen and the first business of the place was fishing.
With the exception, possibly, of a very few years immediately following 1626, the fisheries have been followed from this port throughout all these 300 years, practically without interruption. Its history is a fitting story of a hardy race of fisher folk, who have ever braved the call of the deep in the pursuit of their industry which today ranks as the oldest in Massachusetts. It teems with stories of self-sacrifice and valor. It has been a costly industry, however. Braving the storms and perils of the ocean in seeking their existence, scouring the seas almost to the Arctic Circle in their perilous quest, at the mercy of the storms and the heavy fogs, the treacherous shoals and drifting boats, over 8,000 of these men have been sacrificed in this perilous calling.
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The name of Gloucester has been associated with the curing, catching, packing and distribution of fish since its early settlement in 1623. This industry may truly be said to be the corner stone upon which the city's prosperity and reputation has been based, although at the same time other pursuits have gained ground and prospered. During the past few years there has been experienced a slight decline in this industry, due to the fact that many of the fishing vessels have been carrying their catches to Boston. Present indications, however, again point to an upward trend and the time is looked forward to when it will again pass its former status.
MANUFACTURING AND LOCAL INDUSTRIES
Gloucester has many other industries aside from the fisheries but one directly connected with these, is the manufacture of liquid fish glue. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew that a strong adhesive could be extracted from the skins of certain fish, and used this adhesive for such delicate purposes as fastening precious stones in their setting. Fish glue, however, was made in very small quanti- ties and had to be used immediately. It was not until the last cen- tury, sometime between 1870 and 1875, that liquid glue was made a commercial possibility by the discovery of means whereby it might be permanently preserved in liquid form.
Another most important industry is the quarrying of granite. Rockport granite is known the country over and the quarries pro- duce many thousands of tons each year, furnishing employment to several hundred workmen. The industry dates back to 1823, when the quarries were first worked, and has furnished granite for govern- ment fortifications and navy yards, the Boston Custom House Tower, the Woolworth Building in New York, Brooklyn Bridge, &c.
Ash sifters, automobile-tops, awnings, barrels, boats, box- shooks, bread, castings of iron and brass, chicken feed, cigars, codliver oil, cookies, copper paint, crackers, dip nets, drop forgings, fertilizers, fish-fresh, salted, smoked and canned, fishlines, fishing tackle, fish-traps, flags, foghorns, glue, granite, hammocks, hawse- pipes, hosiery, inks, iron forgings, iron-work for vessels, machinery for cold storage, masts, men's clothing, mucilage, nets, oiled cloth- ing, overalls, pants, paste, pastry, patent bits, patent steering wheels, paving blocks, pipeless heaters, plant boxes, porch dresses, printing, refrigerators, rudder braces, sails, sand soap, seines, sheep- lined coats, ships' blocks, shoes, showcases, smokestacks, spars, steel forgings, stove polishes, street dresses, tanning oils, tents, traffic signs, trawl nets, truck bodies, ventilators, vessel steerers, windlasses for vessels, wooden boxes and drums, yacht steerers.
While Gloucester is situated far from the sources of supply of some raw materials, yet we have several advantages over inland cities. For instance, the city is on the sea coast where it can obtain its coal supply direct by water, at a cheaper rate than by rail. It has a direct freight line by water to Boston, with daily service. It is located on the Boston & Maine Railroad with a schedule of fifteen trains daily to and from Boston.
SUMMER COLONIES
The whole of Cape Ann is an ideal resort for the summer tourist. Its admirable location, surrounded practically on every side by the open sea; its magnificent summer climate, never extreme on the hottest days in summer; its natural rugged beauty; its many beaches, both large and small; its pretty inland roads through hard wood groves; its splendid summer cottages and hotels; all combine to make Cape Ann a splendid summer home for those who wish to excape the monotony of city life. Gloucester has long since taken its place as the ideal summer resort. To point out any particular charm it may hold for the summer visitor is difficult, for the attrac- tions are many and of sufficient varieties to satisfy the most exacting critic.
It combines within a radius of one-half dozen miles practically every type of natural scenery found anywhere. Its picturesque harbor wharves, inspiring in thought the 300 years of struggle with the sea that its fishermen have endured in the pursuit of its industry; its many boats entering and leaving the harbor in plying their trade; its foreign fishing colonies,-those of the Italian and Portuguese; its beaches and parks; combine to make Gloucester ideal to the tourist.
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CHURCHES
Church influence is strong in Gloucester, many social and wal- fare activities centering in the church organizations, of which there are twenty-five in the city. The first church was organized in 1632
There are over ninety clubs and fraternal organizations in the city, including the Woman's Club, Rotary Club, and the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce.
Good government, good roads, good schools, congenial social conditions, a high standard of citizenship, convenience to shipping points, nearness to a market, excellent transportation facilities, abundant recreational and amusement facilities, the advantages of homes in the open spaces combined with urban conveniences- these are the qualities that go to make a city desirable-and Glouces- ter has them all.
ROCKPORT
Rockport, or Sandy Bay, as the town was formerly called, was a part of Gloucester until 1840 when it was incorporated and set up its own town government. Like Gloucester, its inhabitants early engaged in the fishing industry, but not possessing the facilities for large vessels the pursuit of this industry has been largely confined to the shore fisheries, the trapping of lobsters forming the major portion of the business as carried on today.
Rockport granite is known the county over and the quarries at Rockport, Pigeon Cove and Bay View produce many thousands of tons of this valuable stone each year furnishing employment to several hundred workmen. The industry dates from about 1823, when the quarries were first worked, and has furnished granite for government fortifications and navy yards, Boston Custom House Tower, Woolworth Building in New York, and Brooklyn Bridge.
The summer colony has grown considerably in the last twenty years. A cleaner and more wholesome town in which to spend the summer cannot be found in New England. There are a number of good beaches, a beautiful shore drive, and the ocean scenery is unsurpassed. Many artists make their homes here during the summer months and find interesting subjects to transfer to their canvasses along the quaint old wharves and rugged shore.
The breakwater erected by the government has given Rockport a safe harbor, available for large vessels of all types, and the town is often visited during the summer by some of the fleets of United States Warships.
GLOUCESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Gloucester Chamber of Commerce is organized for the service of the public and for the promotion of the business and industrial growth of the community. Further information regarding manufacturing opportunities, business facilities and residential advantages, will be gladly supplied upon request by the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, 141 Main street.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1920; STATE CENSUS OF 1925.
Total, in 1920, 3,852,356.
Total, in 1925, 4,144,205.
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS.
TOWNS.
1920
1925
TOWNS.
1920
1925
TOWNS,
1920
1925
Barnstable.
BARNSTABLE.
4,836
5,774
Acushnet.
3,075
4,135
Bourne
2,530
3,015
*Attleboro.
19,731
20,623
Brewster.
688
774
Berkley
935
1,118
Middleton
1,195
1,667
Dennis. .
1,536
1,749
Dighton.
2,574
3,208
Nahant.
1,318
1,630
Eastham
430
494
Easton.
5,041
5,333
*NEWBURYPORT .. .
15,618
15,656
Harwich.
1,846
2,077
*FALL RIVER.
120,485
128,993
North Andover.
6,265
6,839
Mashpee
242
298
Freetown.
1,532
1,663
*Peabody
19,552
19,870
Orleans.
1.012
1,078
Mansfield.
6,255
6,590
Rockport.
3,878
3,949
Provincetown
4,246
3,787
Sandwich
1,458
1,479
Truro.
554
504
Wellfleet.
826
786
Yarmouth
1,229
1,532
26,670
29,782
Berkshire.
Adams.
12,967
13,525
Alford.
248
221
Becket.
674
778
Cheshire.
1,476
1,842
Clarksburg.
1,136
1,222
Dalton.
3,752
4,092
Egremont.
441
477
Florida
298
362
Great Barrington.
6,315
6,405
Hancock
464
510
Hinsdale
1,065
1,044
Oak Bluffs
1,047
1,314
Conway
961
931
Lee.
4,085
4,058
West Tisbury
345
332
Deerfield.
2,803
2,968
Lenox
2,691
2,895
Monterey.
282
348
4,372
4,862
GREENFIELD
15,462
15,246
Hawley
390
354
New Marlboro.
1,010
991
*North Adams.
22,282
22,717
Otis. .
361
395
Amesbury.
10,036
11,229
Leyden.
Monroe.
173
143
*PITTSFIELD
41,763
46,877
*Beverly.
22,561
22,685
Montague.
7,675
7,973
Richmond
561
619
Boxford ..
588
581
New Salem
512
519
Sandisfield.
460
480
Danvers.
11,108
11,798
Northfield
1,775
1,821
Savoy
436
399
Essex
1,478
1,403
Orange.
5,343
5,141
Sheffield
1,435
1,614
Georgetown
2,004
1,888
Rowe.
333
292
Stockbridge.
1,764
1,830
*Gloucester.
22,947
23,375
Shelburne ..
1,436
1,538
Tyringham ..
267
280
Groveland
2,650
2,485|
Shutesbury
242
208
Washington.
240
231
Hamilton.
1,631
2,018
Sunderland
1,289
1,290
W. Stockbridge .. .
1,058
1,212
*Haverhill
53,884
49,232
Warwick
327
364
Williamstown .. .
3,707
4,006
Ipswich
6,201
6,055
Wendell .
346
397
Windsor.
403
388
*LAWRENCE
94,270
93,527
Whately.
1,234
1,229
*Lynn.
99,148
103,081
113,033
121,255
Lynnfield.
1,165
1,333
49,361
49,598
Ashfield ..
869
919
Bernardston
769
844
EDGARTOWN
1,190
1,235
Buckland.
1,433
1,555
Gay Head
144
168
Charlemont.
808
820
Gosnold .
131
142
Colerain.
1,607
1,562
Lanesboro
1,054
1,181
Tisbury
1,275
1,431
900
915
Seekonk.
2,898
4,191
Wenham ..
1,090
1,145
West Newbury.
1,492
1,337
*TAUNTON Swansea.
37,137
39,255
Westport.
3,115
4,207
482,156
496,832
359,005
383,795
Franklin.
Dukes.
Chilmark
240
240
Gill.
879
918
MtWashington ..
73
58
New Ashford ..
116
85
Heath.
325
298
Leverett.
330
270
Peru ..
149
113
Andover.
8,268
10,291
Saugus ..
10,874
12,743
Raynham.
1,695
2,128
Swampscott.
8,101
8,953
Rehoboth
2,065
2,332
Topsfield.
Somerset.
3,520
4,818
Rowley
1,249
1,408
*NEW BEDFORD
121,217
119,539
*SALEM.
42,529
42,821
North Attleboro. .
9,238
9,790
Salisbury
1,701
1,820
Norton.
2,374
2,769
Methuen.
15,189
20,606
Chatham.
1,737
1,741
Dartmouth
6,493
9,026
Newbury
1,303
1.432
Falmouth
3,500
4,694
Fairhaven.
7,291
10,827
Manchester.
2,466
2,499
Marblehead.
7,324
8,214
2,173
2,349
Merrimac. .
Erving
1,295
1,344
Essex.
695
664
2,334
3,250
Bristol.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWNS.
1920
1925
TOWNS.
1920
1925
TOWNS.
1920
1925
*Marlboro
15,028
16,236
Mattapoisett.
1,277
1,556
Maynard.
7,086
7,857
Middleboro
8,453
9,136
*Medford.
39,038
47,627
Norwell.
1,348
1,466
Brimfield
778
840
Natick
10,907
12,871
PLYMOUTH
13,045
13,176
*Chicopee.
36,214
41,882
North Reading.
1,286
1,689
Rochester.
1,047
1,100
E. Longmeadow.
2,352
3,134
Pepperell
2,468
2,779
Rockland.
7,544
7,966
Granville
655
609
Reading
7,439
8,693
Scituate
2,534
2,713
Holland
153
141
Shirley.
2,260
2,394
W. Bridgewater
2,908
3,121
*Holyoke.
60,203
60,335
*Somerville.
93,091
99,032
Whitman.
7,147
7,857
Longmeadow.
2,618
3,333
Stoneham.
7,873
9,084
Ludlow.
7,470
8,802
Stow.
1,101
1,185
Monson.
4,826
5,089
Sudbury
1,121
1,394
Montgomery
229
191
Tewksbury
4,450
4,985
Suffolk.
*BOSTON.
748,060
779,620
*Chelsea.
43,184
47,247
*SPRINGFIELD
129,614
142,065
*Waltham.
30,915
34,746
Winthrop.
15,455
16,158
Wales.
419
434
Wayland.
1,935
2,255
835,522
876,286
Worcester.
Ashburnham.
2,012
2,159
Athol.
9,792
9,602
Auburn
3,891
4,927
Barre.
3,357
3,329
Berlin. .
868
1,071
Blackstone.
4,299
4,802
Amherst.
5,550
5,972
Belchertown ..
2,058
2,905
Chesterfield. .
441
445
NANTUCKET ...
2,797
3,152
Brookfield.
2,216
1,401
Easthampton ..
11,261
11,587
Clinton
12,979
14,180
Enfield .
790
749
Dana.
599
657
Granby
779
810
Avon
2,176
2,360
Dudley
3,701
4,594
Greenwich.
399
450
Bellingham.
2,102
2,877
*FITCHBURG
41,029
43,609
Hadley.
2,784
2,888
Braintree.
10,580
13,193
Gardner.
16,971
18,730
Hatfield
2,651
2,702
Brookline.
37,748
42,681
Grafton.
6,887
6,973
Huntington.
1,425
1,543
Canton.
5,945
5,896
Hard wick
3,085
3,046
Middlefield.
280
223
Cohasset
2,639
2,913
Harvard
2,546
996
*NORTHAMPTON
21,951
24,145
DEDHAM.
10,792
13,918
Holden.
2,970
3,436
Pelham
503
519
Dover.
867
1,044
Hopedale.
2,777
3,165
Plainfield.
332
282
Foxboro
4,136
4,934
Hubbardston
1,045
1,067
Prescott.
236
230
Franklin.
6,497
7,055
Lancaster.
2,461
2,678
Southampton.
814
916
Holbrook
3,161
3,273
Leicester.
3,635
4,110
South Hadley .
5,527
6,609
Medfield
3,595
3,867
Leominster
19,744
22,120
Ware.
8,525
8,629
Medway
2,956
3,144
Lunenburg.
1,634
1,875
Westhampton. .
305
337
Millis
1,485
1,791
Mendon.
961
1,030
Williamsburg
1,866
1,993
Milton.
9,382
12,861
Milford
13,471
14,781
Worthington.
409
429
Needham
7,012
8,977
Millbury
5,653
6,441
Norfolk
1,159
1,213
Millville
2,224
2,366
69,599
75,122
Middlesex.
Acton
2,162
2,387
Arlington
18,665
24,943
Walpole.
5,446
6,508
Paxton
489
591
Ashby
834
907
Wellesley
6,224
9,049
Petersham
642
672
Ashland.
2,287
2,521
Westwood ..
1,358
1,706
Phillipston.
354
384
Ayer.
3,052
3,032
Weymouth
15,057
17,253
682
773
Bedford.
1,362
1,514
Wrentham.
2,808
3,214
Royalston.
819
821
Belmont.
10,749
15,256
Rutland
1,743
2,236
Billerica.
3,646
4,913
219,081
262,065
Shrewsbury.
3,708
5,819
Boxboro.
298
333
Burlington.
885
1,431
Southbridge
Spencer.
5,930
6,523
Carlisle
463
510
Sterling
1,305
1,516
Chelmsford.
5,682
6,573
Abington
5,787
5,882
Sturbridge.
1,573
1,845
Concord
6,461
7,056
Bridgewater.
8,438
9,468
Sutton.
2,578
2,174
Dracut.
5,280
6,400
66,254
65,343
Templeton
4,019
4,368
Dunstable.
353
338
Carver.
891
1,306
Upton
1,693
1,988
Duxbury.
1,553
1,688
Uxbridge
5,384
6,172
Framingham
17,033
21,078
E. Bridgewater.
3,486
3,538
Warren
3,467
3,950
Groton
2,185
2,428
Halifax.
563
614
Webster.
13,258
13,389
Holliston.
2,707
2,812
2,575
2,755
Westboro
5,789
6,348
Hopkinton.
2,289
2,580
Hanson
1,910
2,166
West Boylston
1,624
1,916
Hudson.
7,607
8,130
Hingham.
5,604
6,158
W. Brookfield
1,281
1,314
Lexington.
6,350
7,785
Hull.
1,771
2,652
Westminster.
1,343
1,884
Lincoln
1,042
1,306
Kingston.
2,505
2,524
Winchendon.
5,904
6,173
Littleton.
1,277
1,411
Lakeville
1,419
1,439
*WORCESTER.
179,754
190,757
*LOWELL
112,759
110,296
Marion
1,288
1,271
*Malden
49,103
51,789 Marshfield.
1,379
1,777
455,135
489,697
Agawam.
5,023
6,290
Blandford.
479
437
*Melrose.
18,204
20,165
Pembroke.
1,358
1,480
Chester
1,302
1,514
*Newton.
46,054
53,003
Plympton.
469
511
Hampden.
624
632
Sherborn
1,558
929
Wareham.
4,415
5,594
Russell.
1,237
1,398
1,267
Wakefield
13,025
15,611
*Revere ..
28,823
33,261
Westfield .
18,604
19,342
Westford
3,170
3,571
W. Springfield
13,443
15,326
Weston.
2,282
2,906
Wilmington.
2,581
3,515
Winchester ..
10,485
11,565
*Woburn
16,574
18,370
778,352
860,414
Hampshire.
Bolton.
708
801
Boylston.
794
970
Cummington.
489
508
Charlton.
1,995
2,295
Goshen.
224
251
Norfolk.
Douglas.
2,181
2,363
Palmer.
9,896
11,044
Townsend.
1,575
1,895
Tyngsboro.
1,044
1,107
Tolland.
192
150
Watertown
21,457
25,480
156,968
164,257
Southwick
1,194
2,833
Wilbraham
2,780
300,305
327,088
*Everett.
40,120
42,072
12,627
14,151
New Braintree.
394
423
Plainville.
1,365
1,512
Northboro.
1,753
1,968
*Quincy
47,876
60,055
Northbridge.
10,174
10,051
Randolph
4,756
5,644
N. Brookfield ..
2,610
3,046
Sharon.
2,467
3,119
Oakham
477
525
Stoughton.
6,865
7,857
Oxford
3,820
4,026
Princeton
Southboro.
1,838
2,053
*CAMBRIDGE ..
109,694
119,669
Plymouth.
14,245
15,489
*Brockton
Hanover.
Norwood
Nantucket.
Hampden.
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POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND
BY COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS FOR 1915, 1920, 1925 *Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS
Towns and Divisions of the State
1915
1920
1925
Barrington.
2,982
3,897
4,938
BRISTOL.
10,302
11,375
12,707
Warren.
7,241
7,841
7,997
Totals
20,525
23,113
25,642
Kent County
Coventry
5,669
5,670
6,379
EAST GREENWICH.
3,604
3,290
4,157
Warwick.
13,302
13,481
18,273
West Greenwich
509
367
407
West Warwick.
15,782
15,461
18,215
Totals
38,866
38,269
47,431
Newport County
Jamestown.
1,518
1,633
1,773
Little Compton
1,382
1,389
1,383
Middletown
1,992
2,094
2,245
*NEWPORT.
30,472
30,255
27,757
New Shoreham
1,414
1,038
1,070
Portsmouth.
2,678
2,590
2,798
Tiverton
4,409
3,894
4,539
Totals
43,865
42,893
41,565
Providence County
Burrillville.
8,086
8,606
9,413
*Central Falls
23,708
24,174
25,403
*Cranston
26,940
29,407
34,471
Cumberland.
9,929
10,077
10.238
East Providence.
18,584
21,793
26,088
Foster
1,076
905
1,069
G'ocester.
1,491
1,389
1,630
&chnston.
6,693
6,855
8,668
Lincoln.
10,149
9,543
10,58
North Providence.
6,780
7,697
9,05€
North Smithfield
2,805
3,200
3,571
*Pawtucket
55,335
64,248
69,760
*PROVIDENCE.
247,660
237,595
267,918
Scituate
3,342
3,006
3,348
Smithfield
3,284
3,199
3,948
*Woonsocket.
40,075
43,496
49,681
Totals.
465,937
475,190
534,842
Washington County
Charlestown.
901
759
1,124
Exeter.
904
1,033
1,182
Hopkinton.
2,496
2,316
2,737
Narragansett.
1,431
993
1,357
North Kingstown
3,931
3,397
4,399
Richmond
1,458
1,301
1,719
SOUTH KINGSTOWN.
5,497
5,181
6,085
Westerly.
10,175
9,952
11,177
Totals.
26,793
24,932
29,780
WHOLE STATE
595,986
604,397
679,260
Bristol County
GLOUCES
OF
S'
CITY
ER
INCOR
1873.
Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1929
Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1929 MAYOR, HENRY H. PARSONS
ALDERMEN
Charles H. Doyle James E. Smith
William T. Hudson Gilbert H. Ryan
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mayor-Finance and Ordinances, Police Department
Smith-Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities
Doyle-Public Safety, which includes fire department, inspection of buildings, city electrician, licenses, forest protection, weights and measures
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Ryan-Public Works, which includes engineering, highway repairs and construction, bridges and waterways, snow removal, street cleaning and oiling, sidewalks, sewers and drains
Hudson-Public Property, which includes 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-Wilmot A. Reed
Collector of Taxes-Percy W. Wheeler
City Auditor-Daniel O. Marshall
City Solicitor-John J. Cunningham
City Marshal-Charles B Corliss 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 Inspector of Animals-Elmer W. Babson
Inspector of Slaughtering-Elmer W. Babson
Inspector of Provisions, Milk and Vinegar-Patrick E. Curley Inspector of Plumbing-Frank A. Regan
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
Park Commissioners-Alfred S. Steele, Patrick H. Keating, Lester W. Harrison, John F. Connors and Joseph Kerr
Board of Public Welfare-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex-officiis, Edwin F. Parsons, Jennie L Mitchell, George E. MacDonald, Secretary
Registrars of Voters-Grace Thompson, Chairman; William F. Harty, Howard R. Corliss, Allen F. Grant, Clerk
Matron of City Infirmary-Mrs. William E. MacDonald
Harbor Master-Thomas E. Reed
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-William E. MacDonald
Keepers of Hay Scales-John D. McIsaac
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