Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) city directory 1935-1936, Part 2

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Publication date: 1935
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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 the 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, $3,581,983, consti- tuted 38.4 per cent of all manufactures in the city in 1931 and gave employment to 695 persons, or about two-fifths 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.


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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


Marblehead.


8,214


8,668


Bourne.


3,015


2,895


*Attleboro.


20,623


21,769


Merrimac.


2,349


2,392


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


*Peabody


19,870


21,345


Orleans.


1,078


1,181|


Mansfield.


6,590


6,364


Rockport.


3,949


3,630


Provincetown ..


3,787


3,808 *NEW BEDFORD . . 119,539


112,597


Rowley


1,408


1,356


Sandwich.


1,479


1,437


North Attleboro .. Norton


9,790


10,197


*SALEM


42,821


43,353


Truro.


504


513


2,769


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


Buckland.


1,555


1,497


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


Deerfield.


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


Peru.


113


108


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


Bernardston


844


893


Great Barrington.


6,405


5,934


Gay Head.


168


161


Hancock.


510


361


Gosnold .


142


120


Charlemont.


820


816


Lee.


4,058


4,061


West Tisbury


332


270


Leverett.


664


677


Wellfleet.


786


823 Raynham.


2,128


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


364,590


Egremont.


477


513


Chilmark


240


252


Ashfield.


919


860


Brewster.


774


769


Berkley


1,118


1,120


Methuen.


20,606


21,069


2,737 Salisbury


1,820


2,194


Somerset.


4,818


5,398


Conway


931


900


22,717


21,621


Essex.


11,899 Leyden.


270


261


Andover.


383,795


Franklin.


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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS


TOWNS


1925


1930


TOWNS


1925


1930


TOWNS


1925


1930


*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


Holland.


141


137


*Somerville


99,032


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


5,585


*BOSTON.


.779,620


781,188


*Chelsea. .


47,247


45,816


Palmer.


11,044


9,577


Wakefield.


15,611


16,318


33,261


35,680


Russell.


1,398


1,237


*Waltham.


34,746


39,247


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


18,370


19,434


Athol.


9,602


1 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


Cummington ..


508


531


× Norfolk.


Easthampton.


11,587


11,323


Avon.


2,360


2,414


Dana.


657


505


Goshen.


251


248


Bellingham


2,877


3,189


Douglas.


2,363


2,195


Granby.


810


891


Brookline.


42,681


47,490


E. Brookfield ..


*FITCHBURG.


43,609


40,692


Hatfield


2,702


2,476


DEDHAM.


13,918


15,136


Grafton.


Hardwick.


3,046


2,460


*NORTHAMPTON ...


24,145


24,381


Franklin.


7,028


Holden.


3,436


3,871


Plainfield.


282


306


Holbrook.


3,273


3,353


Hopedale


3,165


2,973


Prescott. .


230


48


Medfield.


3,867


4,066


Hubbardston


1,067


1,010


Southampton ..


916


931


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


10,84:5 Lunenburg.


1,875


1,923


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


Sharon.


3,119


3,351 Northboro.


1,968


1,946


Stoughton


7,857


8,204 Northbridge ..


10,051


9,713


Arlington


24,943


36,094


Wellesley


9,049


11,439


Oakham.


525


502


Ashby.


907


982


Westwood ..


1,706


2,097


Oxford ..


4,026


3,943


Ashland.


2,521


2,397


Wrentham.


3,214


3,584


Petersham.


672


660


Bedford.


1,514


2,603


Phillipston.


Princeton.


773


717


Billerica.


4,913


5,880


Royalston.


821


744


Boxboro.


333


312


Rutland.


2,236


2,442


Burlington


1,431


1,722


Shrewsbury


5,819


6,910


*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 Carver.


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


3,538


3,591 Sutton.


2,174


2,147


*Everett.


42,072


48,424


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.


2,652


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


*Melrose ...


20,165


23,170|Plympton.


511


511


Blandford.


437


545


*Newton.


53,003


65,276


Rockland.


7,966


7,524


Granville.


609


674


Shirley .


2,394


2,427


Hampden.


632


684


Stoneham


9,084


10,060


Suffolk.


Monson.


5,089


4,918


Townsend.


1,895


1,752


Montgomery.


191


141


149,900


Wayland.


2,255


2,937


Worcester.


Ashburnham.


2,159


2,079


327,088


335,496


860,414


934,924


Hampshire.


Nantucket.


Amherst.


5,972


5,888


NANTUCKET ... 3,152


3,678


Brookfield.


1,401


1,352


Charlton.


2,295


2,154


Clinton


14,180


12,817


Enfield.


749


497


Braintree.


13,193


15,712


Dudley.


4,594


4,265


Greenwich.


450


238


Canton


5,896


5,816


3,083


*Gardner.


18,730


19,399


Huntington.


1,543


1,242


Dover.


1,044


1,195


5,347


Harvard.


996


987


Pelham


519


455


Millis.


1,791


1,738


Leicester.


4,110


4,445


Ware.


8,629


7,385


Needham.


8,977


Westhampton ...


337


374


Norfolk


1,213


Williamsburg.


1,993


1,891


Norwood ..


14,151


Worthington. .


429


485


Plainville.


1,512


75,122


Randolph.


5,644


6,553 New Braintree ...


423


407


×


Middlesex.


Acton.


2,387


2,482


Walpole


6,508


7,273 N. Brookfield.


3,046


3,013


Weymouth


17,253


20,882


Paxton.


591


672


Ayer. ..


3,032


3,060


Belmont.


15,256


21,748


262,065


299,426


384


357


Hadley


2,888


2,682


Cohasset.


2,913


6,973


7,030


Middlefield.


223


197


Foxboro.


4,934


Belchertown ..


2,905


3,139


*SPRINGFIELD ...


. 142,065


Tyngsboro


1,107


1,358


*Revere ..


Winthrop.


Hampden.


72,801


*Quincy.


60,055


Plymouth.


E. Bridgewater .. . Halifax


..


. .


926


7,055


*Woburn


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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


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


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


North Smithfield.


3,200


3,571


3,945


*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


Bristol County


Kent County


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GLOUCES


CITY


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Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.


CITY GOVERNMENT, 1934


Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December


MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1934


Mayor, Dr George H Newell


Aldermen


Earle R Andrews, Weston U Friend, John A Perry, Ralph W Wilson


Committee Chairmen


Mayor-Finance, Ordinances and Police De- partment


Andrews - Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities


Wilson-Public Safety, which includes fire department, inspection of buildings, city electrician, licenses, forest protection, weights and measures


Perry-Public Works, which includes engi- neering, highway repairs and construction, bridges and waterways, snow removal, street cleaning and oiling, sidewalks, sew- ers and drains


Friend-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-J Russell Bohan


Collector of Taxes-Chester H Grant


City Auditor-Kenneth S Webber


City Solicitor-Carlton W Wonson


City Marshal-Danl M Casey


City Physician-Dr Roscoe H Philbrick


Superintendent of Highways-Henry H Par- sons


City Engineer-John H Griffin


City Messenger-Saml 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, Arthur C Davis, John A Radcliffe, Clerk; Sanitary Inspec- tor, Patk E Curley


Inspector of Animals-Elmer W Babson Inspector of Slaughtering-Elmer W Babson Inspector of Provisions, Milk and Vinegar- Patk E Curley


Inspector of Plumbing-Geo H Powers


Liquor License Commissioners-Fred R Dun- bar, Chairman; Hugh D Savage, Wm H Sawyer


Park Commissioners-Alfred S Steele, Patk H Keating, Lester W Harrison, John A Smith jr and Jos Kerr


Board of Public Welfare-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex-officiis, Edwin F Parsons, Jennie F Mitchell, Jeremiah Fos- ter, Secretary


Registrars of Voters-Grace Thompson, Chair- man; Wm F Harty, Howard R Corliss, Al- len F Grant, Clerk


Matron of City Infirmary-Mrs Chas W Riley Harbor Master-Loren A Jacobs


Superintendent of Schools-Ernest W Fel- lows


Superintendent of Sewers-Jos A Peters


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-Chas W Riley


Keepers of Hay Scales-John D McIsaac and Everett N Hodgkins


Field Drivers-Emil Swinson, Wm Bennie, Geo Nugent


Gaugers of Oil-Paul B Oakley, Jas C Hanra- han


Surveyor of Lumber-Richd R Hale


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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT


Measurers of Lumber-John A Anderson, Percy Crowell, Saml DeCoste, Albert A Gayton, Arthur J Grimes, Arthur W Hall, Edwin J McKay, Loren H Nauss, Raymond Nickerson, Eug M Chick, Howard F Cor- liss, Theron F Harvey, Walter W Hill, Law- rence W Kirton, Rudolph Moalli, Edwd A Parsons, Edwin A Parsons, Wilfred F Perry, Frank G Ritcy, Walter Silva, Horace A Smith, Frank B Wetmore


Water Commissioners-Wm Moore, Chair- man; Fredk F Wonson, Clerk; John W Moran, Supt. Albert P Hubbard, Jas A Sudbay


Measurer of Wood & Bark-Franklin R Hinckley


Weighers of Coal-Ralph Day, Frank D Grif- fin, Willard N Griffin, Sidney Harvey, Chas T Heberle, Lentz E Klotz, Edwin J McKay, Edwd N Marsh, Martin J Whalen, Ray- mond A Nickerson, Alymer A Brown, Wm Lantz Weiss, Philip Wonson, Theron F Harvey, Eug M Chick, Wm L McNamara, Wilfred Perry, Rudolph Moalli, George E Sticklen, Eliz M Whalen, Madeline O'Neil, Franklin R Hinckley, Margt C Norris, Chas H Bohan


Weighers of Granite-Walter H Anderson, Harold Clark, Wm A Taylor, Lovell Sar- gent, Geo E Taylor, Harold E Taylor


Weighers of Stone-Raymond R Hall, John J LaFrance


Weigher of Iron and by Products-Isaac D Nutton


Weighers of Glue-Augustus Hobart, Percy Rogers, Edwd Wile


Weigher of Hay and Straw-Everett N Hodg- kins


Weighers of Fish-Fred A Grant, Roland Grant, Wm M Haapa, Edwd G Hotchkiss, Everett Irving, Frank L Levie, Chas C Hilton, Anthony Rogers, Edwd Wile


Weighers of Ice-E Raymond Abbott, Edwd B Appt jr, N Webster Day, Arthur Homans, Richd J Ryan


Officer for Burial of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors-Wm H Marston


Superintendent Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, City Forester, Forest Warden-Albert C LaBelle


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Headquarters, 8 School Street


Chief Engineer-Homer R Marchant


Deputy Chief Engineer-John A Macaulay Motor Supervisor-Guy Wagner


Location of Signal Boxes


No.


12 Rocky Neck, near Railways


12 Pilgrim House, Wonson st


13 cor E Main and MtPleasant av


14 cor E Main and Highland


15 Eastern Point rd, nr Hawthorne lane 16 E Main, cor Sayward 17 Beach av, Bass Rocks


18 cor Haskell and Hammond 19 Atlantic av, Bass Rocks


112 Tarr & Wonson's, Rocky Neck


113 cor Eastern Point blvd, and Stewart av


114 cor Calder st and MtPleasant av




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