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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 pro- longed stay. His name for it was singularly appropriate, "Le Beau Port", the Beautiful Harbor.
After Champlain's departure came Captain John Smith and Miles Standish with his com- pany 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 StPeter'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 ob- ject was the pursuit of the fisheries which had been successfully carried on off the New England Coast since 1606. The site of the first settlement was at Stage Fort, now a public reservation known as "Stage Fort Park", where their landing is suitably com- memorated with a bronze tablet which bears an inscription telling the story of their orig- inal landing.
In 1624 Roger Conant was appointed Gov- ernor and the Colony attracted much atten- tion. 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 Ply- mouth in 1630. In 1632 the first church was built and services held. In 1639, the General Court was asked to incorporate the town. A charter was granted in 1642, the town taking the name of Gloucester from the ca- thedral 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 Louisburg, the Gibraltar of America,-how these men, in a craft commanded 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 tlie foreground when the flag of France was lowered for the last time on the American Continent. In the Revolutionary War, 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 fish- ing 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.
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FISHERIES
The principal industry in Gloucester is the canning and preserving of fish. The prod- uct value in this industry, $4,995,911, consti- tuted 36.1 per cent. of all manufactures in the city in 1929, and gave employment to 846 persons, or more than one-third of all the wage-earners engaged in manufacturing.
Destiny ordained that Gloucester should be the first and greatest fishing port in the New World. Back as far as 1602, that daring navi- gator, GOSNOLD, found that codfish were plenty in Massachusetts 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 Massa- chusetts 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 fisher- ies 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 pur- suit 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.
The name of Gloucester has been associ- ated 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 experi- enced a slight decline in this industry, due to the fact that many of the fishing vessels have been carrying their catches to Boston. Pres- ent 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 fasten- ing precious stones in their setting. Fish glue, however, was made in very small quan- tities and had to be used immediately. It was not until the last century, sometime between 1870 and 1875, that liquid glue was made a commercial possibility by the discovery of means whereby it might be permanently pre- served in liquid form.
Another most important industry is the quarrying of granite. Rockport granite is known the country over and the quarries produce 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 government forti- fications and navy yards, the Boston Custom House Tower, the Woolworth Building in New York, Brooklyn Bridge, &c.
Ash sifters, automobile-tops, awnings, bar- rels, 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, ham- mocks, hawsepipes, hosiery, inks, iron forg- ings, iron-work for vessels, machinery for cold storage, masts, men's clothing, mucilage, nets, oiled clothing, 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, sheeplined coats, ships' blocks, shoes, showcases, smoke- stacks, 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 cit- ies. 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 loca- tion, surrounded practically on every side by the open sea its magnificent summer climate, never extreme on the hottest days in sum- mer; its natural rugged beauty; its many beaches, both large and small; its pretty in- land roads through hard wood groves; its splendid summer cottages and hotels; all combine to make Cape Ann a splendid sum- mer home for those who wish to escape the monotony of city life. Gloucester has long since taken its place as the ideal summer re- sort. To point out any particular charm it may hold for the summer visitor is difficult, for the attractions 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 har- bor wharves, inspiring in thought the 300 years of struggle with the sea that its fisher- men have endured in the pursuit of its indus- try; its many boats entering and leaving the harbor in plying their trade; its foreign fish- ing colonies,-those of the Italian and Portu- guese; its beaches and parks; combine to make Gloucester ideal to the tourist.
CHURCHES
Church influence is strong in Gloucester, many social and welfare activities centering in the church organizations, of which there are twenty-five in the city. The first church was organized in 1632.
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There are over ninety clubs and fraternal organizations in the city, including the Woman's Club, Rotary Club, and the Glouces- ter 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 transporta- tion 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 Gloucester has them all.
ROCKPORT
Rockport, or Sandy Bay, as the town was formerly called, was a part of Gloucester un- til 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 country over and the quarries at Rockport, Pigeon Cove and Bay View produce many thousands of tons of this valuable stone each year furn- ishing employment to several hundred work- men. The industry dates from about 1823,
when the quarries were first worked, and has furnished granite for government fortifica- tions and navy yards, Boston Custom House Tower, Woolworth Building in New York, and Brooklyn Bridge.
The summer colony has grown consider- ably 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 beau- tiful shore drive, and the ocean scenery is unsurpassed. Many artists make their homes here during the summer months and find in- teresting subjects to transfer to their can- vasses 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 informa- tion regarding manufacturing opportunities, business facilities and residential advantages, will be gladly supplied upon request by the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, 141 Main street.
POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
STATE CENSUS OF 1925. UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. Total, in 1925, 4,144,205, Total, in 1930, 4,249,614.
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS.
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
Barnstable.
Bristol.
Manchester.
2,499
2,636
BARNSTABLE.
5,774
7,271
Acushnet.
4,135
4,092
Bourne.
3,015
2,895
*Attleboro.
20,623
21,769
Merrimac ..
2,349
2,392
Brewster.
774
769 |Berkley.
1,118
1,120
Methuen.
20,606
21,069
Chatham
1,741
1,931
Dartmouth
9,026
8,778
Middleton.
1,667
1,712
Dennis
1,749
1,829
Dighton.
3,208
3,147
Nahant.
1,630
1,654
Eastham.
494
543
Easton.
5,333
5,298
Newbury.
1,432
1,530
Falmouth. :
4,694
4,821 Fairhaven ..
10,827
10,951
*NEWBURYPORT ..
15,656
15,084
Harwich
2,077
2,329 *FALL RIVER
.128,993
115,274
North Andover.
6,839
6,961
Mashpee.
298
361 Freetown
1,663
1,656
Rockport.
3,949
3,630
Orleans.
1,078
1,181 |Mansfield ..
6,590
6,364
Rowley
1,408
1,356
Sandwich.
1,479
1,437 North Attleboro ..
9,790
10,197
Salisbury
1,820
2,194
Truro.
504
513
Raynham.
2,128
2,136
Swampscott.
8,953
10,346
Seekonk.
4,191
4,762
Wenham.
1,145
1,119
Swansea.
3,250
3,941
West Newbury.
1,337
1,549
*TAUNTON.
39,255
37,355
496,832
498,040
Adams.
13,525
12,697
Alford.
221
200
Becket
778
672
Cheshire.
1,842
1,697
Clarksburg
1,222
1,296
Dalton.
4,092
4,220
Dukes.
Florida.
362
307
EDGARTOWN
1,235
1,276
844
893
Buckland
1,555
1,497
Hancock.
510
361
Gosnold
142
120
820
816
Hinsdale.
1,044
1,144
Oak Bluffs.
1,314
1,333
Colerain.
1,562
1,391
Lanesboro.
1,181
1,170
Tisbury
1,431
1,541
2,968
2,882
Lenox.
2,895
2,742
Erving.
1,344
1,263
Monterey.
348
321
4,862
4,953
Gill.
918
983
MtWashington .. .
58
60
GREENFIELD.
15,246
15,500
New Ashford.
85
75
Hawley
354
313
New Marlboro.
991
864
Heath.
298
331
*North Adams. Otis.
395
367
Amesbury.
11,229
11,899
Leyden
270
261
Peru.
113
108
Andover ..
10,291
9,969 Monroe
143
218
*PITTSFIELD
46,877
49,677
*Beverly.
22,685
25,086
Montague ..
7,973
8,081
Richmond.
619
583
Boxford.
581
652
New Salem.
519
414
Sandisfield
480
412
Danvers.
11,798
12,957 |Northfield ..
1,821
1,888
Savoy.
399
307
Essex.
1,403
1,465 Orange.
5,141
5,365
Sheffield.
1,614
1,650
Georgetown.
1,888
1,853
Rowe.
292
298
Stockbridge.
1,830
1,762
*Gloucester.
23,375
24,204
Shelburne. .
1,538
1,544
Tyringham.
280
246
Groveland.
2,485
2,336 Shutesbury
208
222
Washington.
231
222 Hamilton.
2,018
2,044
Sunderland.
1,290
1,159
W. Stockbridge .. .
1,212
1,124 *Haverhill.
49,232
48,710 Warwick.
364
367
Williamstown .. . ..
4,006
3,900 Ipswich.
6,055
5,599
Wendell .
397
353
Windsor.
388
387
*LAWRENCE ..
93,527
85,068 Whately
1,229
1,136
*Lynn.
103,081
102,320
121,255
120,700 Lynnfield.
1,333
1,594
49,598
49,612
. 252
Ashfield
919
860
Great Barrington.
6,405
5,934
Gay Head.
168
161
Charlemont.
Conway.
931
900
Lee.
4,058
4,061
West Tisbury
332
270
*SALEM.
42,821
43,353
Norton.
2,769
2,737
Saugus.
12,743
14,700
Yarmouth.
1,532
1,794
Rehoboth. .
2,332
2,610
Topsfield.
915
986
29,782
32,305
Berkshire.
Westport.
4,207
4,408
383,795
364,590
Franklin.
Egremont.
477
513
Chilmark.
240
Essex.
22,717
21,621
Leverett.
664
677
Wellfleet.
786
823
Somerset ..
4,818
5,398
*Peabody
19,870
21,345
Provincetown.
3,787
3,808 *NEW BEDFORD .. 119,539
112,597
Marblehead.
8,214
8,668
Bernardston.
Deerfield.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
Hampden.
*Medford.
47,627
59,714
PLYMOUTH 13,176
13,042
Agawam.
6,290
7,095
Natick
12,871
13,589
Rochester.
1,100
1,141
Brimfield
840
884
North Reading. .
1,689
1,945
Scituate.
2,713
3,118
Chester.
1,514
1,464
Pepperell
2,779
2,922
Wareham
5,594
5,686
*Chicopee.
41,882
43,930
Reading
8,693
9,767
W. Bridgewater ....
3,121
3,206
E. Longmeadow.
3,134
3,327
Sherborn
929
943
Whitman.
7,857
7,638
Granville
609
674
Shirley
2,394
2.427
103,908
164,257
162,311
*Holyoke.
60,335
56,537
Stow
1,185
1,142
Longmeadow
3,333
4.437
Sudbury
1,394
1,182
Ludlow.
8,802
8,876
Tewksbury
4,985
Monson.
5,089
4,918
Townsend.
1,895
1,752
*Chelsea.
47,247
45,816
Palmer.
11,044
9,577
Wakefield.
15,611
16,318
Winthrop.
16,158
16,852
Southwick.
1,267
1,461
Watertown.
25,480
34,913
876,286
879,536
Tolland
150
134
Westford.
3,571
3,600
Wales.
434
360
Weston ..
2,906
3.332
*Westfield.
19,342
19,775
Wilmington.
3,515
4,013
W. Springfield.
15,326
16,684
Winchester.
11,565
12,719
Wilbraham
2,833
2,719
*Woburn.
18,370
19,434
Athol.
9,602
10,677
Auburn.
4,927
6,147
Barre.
3,329
3,510
Berlin ..
1,071
1,075
Blackstone.
4,802
4,674
Bolton.
801
764
Boylston.
970
1,097
Chesterfield.
445
420
531
Norfolk.
Easthampton ..
11,587
11,323
Avon.
2,360
2,414
Dana.
657
505
Goshen.
251
248
Braintree.
13,193
15,712
Dudley
4,594
4,265
Greenwich.
450
238
Canton.
5,896
5,816
*FITCHBURG.
43,609
40,692
Hatfield .
2,702
2,476
DEDHAM.
13,918
15,136
Grafton
6,973
7,030
Middlefield.
223
197
Foxboro.
5,347
Harvard.
996
987
Pelham.
519
455
Holbrook.
3,273
3,353
Hopedale
3,165
2,973
Prescott. .
230
48
Medway.
3,144
3,153
Lancaster.
2,678
2,897
South Hadley .
6,609
6,773
Milton
12,861
16,434
*Leominster.
22,120
21,810
Westhampton.
337
374
Norfolk
1,213
1,429
Mendon.
1,030
1,107
15,049
Milford.
14,781
14,741
1,583
Millbury
6,441
6,957
71,983
Millville.
2,366
2,111
6,553
New Braintree
423
407
Sharon.
3,119
3,351
Northboro.
1,968
1.946
Walpole.
6,508
7,273
N. Brookfield.
3,046
3,013
Ashby.
907
982
Westwood.
1,706
2,097
Oxford.
4,026
3,943
Ashland .
2.521
2,397
Weymouth
17,253
20,882
Paxton.
591
672
Ayer. .
3,032
3,060
Bedford.
1,514
2,603
357
Billerica.
4,913
5,880
Royalston
821
744
Boxboro
333
312
Rutland.
2,236
2,442
Burlington.
1,431
1,722
*CAMBRIDGE
119,669
113,643| Abington
5,882
5,872
Southborc .
2,053
2,166
Carlisle
510
569| Bridgewater ..
9,468
9,055 Southbridge.
15,489
14,264
Chelmsford.
6,573
7,022 *Brockton.
65,343
63,797 Spencer.
6,523
6,272
Concord
7,056
7,477
1,306
1,381 Sterling
1,516
1,502
Dracut.
6,400
6,912 Duxbury ..
1,688
1,696 Sturbridge.
1,845
1,772
Dunstable ..
338
384
E. Bridgewater.
3,538
3,591
Sutton.
2,174
2,147
*Everett
42,072
48,424 Halifax
614
728 Templeton.
4,368
4,159
Framingham.
21,078
22,210 Hanover.
2,755
2,808 Upton.
1,988
2,026
Groton
2,428
2,434 Hanson.
2,166
2,184 Uxbridge.
6,172
6,285
Holliston ..
2,812
2,864
Hingham
6,158
6,657 Warren.
3,950
3,765
Hopkinton.
2,580
2,563
Hull.
2,047
Webster.
13,389
12,992
Hudson.
8,130
8,469 Kingston.
2,524
2,672
Westboro.
6,348
6,409
Lexington
7,785
9,467
Lakeville.
1,439
1,574
West Boylston ..
1,916
2,114
Lincoln
1,306
1,493 Marion.
1,271
1,638
W. Brookfield .. . .
1,314
1,255
Littleton.
1,411
1,447 |Marshfield.
1,777
1,625| Westminster ..
1,884
1,925
*LOWELL.
.110,296
100,234 Mattapoisett.
1,556
1,501
Winchendon .... . .
6,173
6,202
*Malden.
51,789
58,036 Middleboro.
9,136
8,608
*WORCESTER ..... 190,757
195,311
*Marlboro
16,236
15,587 Norwell
1,466
1,519
Maynard
7,857
7,156 Pembroke.
1,480
1,492
489,697
491,242
Amherst. .
5,972
5,888
NANTUCKET ...
3,152
3,678
Belchertown.
2,905
3,139
Brookfield
1,401
1,352
Cummington.
508
Enfield.
749
497
Bellingham
2,877
3,189
Douglas
2,363
2,195
Granby.
810
891
Brookline.
42,681
47,490
E. Brookfield ..
926
Hadley
2,888
2,682
Cohasset.
2,913
3,083
*Gardner.
18,730
19,399
Huntington.
1,543
1,242
Dover.
1,044
1,195| Hardwick.
3,046
2,460
*NORTHAMPTON.
24,145
24,381
Franklin
7,055
7,028
Holden.
3,436
3,871
Plainfield.
282
306
Medfield.
3,867
4,066
Hubbardston.
1,067
1,010
Southampton
916
931
Millis
1,791
1,738
Leicester
4,110
4,445
Ware. .
8,629
7,385
Needham.
8,977
1,875
1,923
Williamsburg.
1,993
1,891
Norwood.
14,151
Worthington.
429
485
Plainville
1,512
75,122
72,801
Middlesex.
Stoughton.
7,857
8,204|Northbridge ..
10,051
9,713
Acton.
2,387
2,482
Arlington.
24,943
36,094
Wellesley
9,049
11,439
Oakham
525
502
Wrentham.
3,214
3,584
Petersham.
672
660
Belmont.
15,256
21,748
262,065
299,426
Princeton
773
717
Plymouth.
Shrewsbury
5,819
6,910
*Quincy
60,055
Worcester.
Ashburnham.
2,159
2,079
327,088
335,496
860,414
934,924
Suffolk.
*BOSTON
779,620
781,188
Montgomery.
191
141
Tyngsboro.
1,107
1,358
*Revere.
33,261
35,680
Russell.
1,398
1,237
*Waltham
34,746
39,247
*SPRINGFIELD ..
.142,065
149,900
Wayland.
2,255
2,937
Hampden.
632
Holland
141
137
Stoneham
9,084
10,060
Rockland.
7,966
7,524
*Newton.
53,003
65,276
Plympton.
511
511
Blandford.
437
545
*Melrose.
20,165
23,170
Hampshire.
Nantucket.
Charlton
2,295
2,154
Clinton.
14,180
12,817
10,845 Lunenburg.
Randolph
5,644
Phillipston.
384
Carver ..
4,934
5,585
684
*Somerville.
99,032
2,652
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POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND
BY COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS FOR 1920, 1925, 1930 *Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS
Towns and Divisions of the State
Bristol County
1920
1925
1930
Barrington.
3.897
4,938
5,162
BRISTOL.
11,375
12,707
11,953
Warren.
7,841
7,997
7,974
Totals
23,113
25,642
25,089
Kent County
Coventry.
5,670
6,379
6,430
EAST GREENWICH.
3,290
4,157
3,666
Warwick.
13,481
18,273
23,196
West Greenwich
367
407
402
West Warwick.
15,461
18,215
17,696
Totals
38,269
47,431
51,390
Newport County
Jamestown.
1,633
1,773
1,599
Little Compton.
1,389
1,383
1,382
Middletown.
2,094
2,245
2,499
*NEWPORT
30,255
27,757
27,612
New Shoreham
1,038
1,070
1,029
Portsmouth
2,590
2,798
2,969
Tiverton.
3,894
4,539
4,578
Totals
42,893
41,565
41,668
Providence County
Burrillville.
8,606
9,413
7,677
*Central Falls.
24,174
25,403
25,898
*Cranston.
29,407
34,471
42,911
Cumberland.
10,077
10.238
10,304
East Providence.
21,793
26,088
29,995
Foster
905
1,069
946
Glocester.
1,389
1,630
1,693
Johnston.
6,855
8,668
9,357
Lincoln
9,543
10,581
10,421
North Providence.
7,697
9,055
11,104
*Pawtucket.
64,248
69,760
77,149
*PROVIDENCE.
237,595
267,918
252,981
Scituate.
3,006
3,348
2,292
Smithfield.
3,199
3,948
3,967
*Woonsocket.
43,496
49,681
49,376
Totals.
475,190
534,842
540,016
Washington County
Charlestown.
759
1,124
1,118
Exeter.
1,033
1,182
1,314
Hopkinton.
2,316
2,737
2,823
Narragansett.
993
1,357
1,258
North Kingstown
3,397
4.399
4.279
Richmond
1,301
1,719
1,535
SOUTH KINGSTOWN.
5,181
6,085
6,010
Westerly ..
9,952
11,177
10,997
Totals
24,932
29,780
29,334
WHOLE STATE
604,397
679,260
687,497
North Smithfield
3,200
3,571
3,945
GLOUC
OF
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CITY
ER,
INCO
1873.
Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1931
Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
For the Year 1931
Mayor, John E. Parker
Aldermen
J. Russell Bohan, R. Chandler Davis, Geo. H. Newell, Lincoln Simonds
Committee Chairmen
Mayor-Finance and Ordinances
Simonds-Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities, Po- lice Department
Newell-Public Safety, which includes fire department, inspection of buildings, city electrician, licenses, forest protection, weights and measures
Davis-Public Works, which includes engi- neering, highway repairs and construction, bridges and waterways, snow removal, street cleaning and oiling, sidewalks, sew- ers and drains
Bohan-Public Property, which includes halls, fire houses, police court building, City Hall, City Home, City Hospital, fuel, cemeteries, beaches, public lands and land- ings (exclusive of parks and playgrounds)
CITY OFFICERS
City Clerk-Allen F. Grant
City Treasurer-Wilmot A. Reed
Collector of Taxes-Albert D. Hodsdon
City Auditor-Richard Friend
City Solicitor-John J. Cunningham
City Marshal-Danl. M. Casey
City Physician-Dr. Roscoe H. Philbrick
Superintendent of Highways and City Engi- neer-John H. Griffin
City Messenger-Samuel H. Rogers
Night Watchman, City Hall-Ernest S. Par- sons
Agent to Issue Burial Permits-Allen F. Grant
Assessors-Frank A. Rogers (Chairman), Samuel Montgomery, Edwd. S. Degnan
Board of Health-Dr. John J. Egan, Chair- man; M. Francis Buckley, Arth. C. Davis, John A. Radcliffe, Clerk; Sanitary Inspec- tor 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 Park Commissioners-Alfred S. Steele, Patk. 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, Geo. E. Mac- Donald, Secretary
Registrars of Voters-Grace Thompson, Chairman; Wm. F. Harty, Howard R. Cor- liss, Allen F. Grant, Clerk
Matron of City Infirmary-Mrs. Charles W. Riley
Harbor Master-Loren A. Jacobs
Superintendent of Schools-Ernest W. Fel- lows
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Maurice A. Dunn
Inspector of Buildings-Homer R. Marchant City Electrician-Henry J. Burke
Superintendent of Blynman Bridge-Francis M. Clark.
Superintendent of Annisquam Bridge-Geo. A. Ricker
Keeper of City Pound-Charles W. Riley Keeper of Hay Scales-John D. McIsaac
Field Drivers-Edward A. Pomeroy, Emil Swinson, Wm. Bennie
Gaugers of Oil-Paul B. Oakley, James C. Hanrahan
Measurers of Lumber-John A. Anderson, Percy Crowell, Samuel DeCoste, Jeremiah Foster, Albert A. Gayton, Arthur J. Grimes, Arthur W. Hall, Edwin J. Mckay, Loren H. Nauss, Raymond Nickerson, Jacob Stone, Eugene M. Chick, Howard F. Corliss, Wm. D. Corliss, Theron F. Harvey, Walter W. Hill, Lawrence W. Kirton, Rudolph Moalli, Edward A. Parsons, Edwin A. Par- sons, Wilfred F. Perry, Frank G. Ritcy, Walter Silva, Horace A. Smith, Frank B. Wetmore
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