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Cape Ann is divided into two nearly equal sections by the Annisquam River, an arm of the sea extending from Ipswich Bay about four miles towards and into Gloucester Har- bor. Gloucester of today retains practically its same boundaries and includes the follow- ing districts: Magnolia, Annisquam, River- dale, West Gloucester, East Gloucester, Bay View and Lanesville. The northeastern por- tion of the Cape, however, which was in- cluded in the territory of the original town of Gloucester, is separated into what is known as the town of Rockport, the extreme end being known as Pigeon Cove.
The principal harbor is on the south side of the city and is formed by Eastern Point- a strip of unequal width extending in a south- westerly direction about three miles-a rock bound coast that defies the violence of surg- ing waves dashing almost constantly against it, and affording within a safe shelter and anchorage for a large fleet.
The surface of the town is uneven; and its peculiar character strikes every beholder at first sight with astonishment. Bald, rocky hills, bold and precipitous ledges of rock, with acres of bowlders of various sizes, in many places scattered thickly over the sur- face, combine to present a rare scene of naked ruggedness. The small tracts and patches of clear land, by which this view of barrenness is occasionally relieved, are cov- ered with a strong and fertile soil, suited to the growth of most of our New England agri- cultural products.
The rocks of Cape Ann are granite, of a beautiful, dark color and are easily wrought into blocks of any needed size. Quarries have been opened in different localities, sev- eral at Rockport, at the lower extremity of the Cape; others at Lanesville and at Bay View-suburban districts of Gloucester prop- er. The products of these quarries in the form of monuments, decorative ornamenta- tions, paving blocks, etc. are shipped to every part of the world.
In all, Cape Ann is picturesque. It is truly typical of the rock bound coast of our north- ern Atlantic States. A drive around the shore road from which an open view of the ocean is afforded practically throughout the entire route, presents a picture of rugged rocks dashed over with spray, these interposed with as many as forty beaches of various sizes around the entire Cape. The drives around Cape Ann are pretty. The inland roads through wooded sections of hard-wood growth give a touch of country life in sharp contrast to the rugged scenery along the shore.
HISTORY
From the time of the early explorers Gloucester, Mass., has occupied a large place
in the history of New England and the na- tion. 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 chieftan, Thorwald, being killed and buried on shore. In 1605, as authentically recorded, Cham- plain, 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 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 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 make 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 Mair street.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. STATE CENSUS OF 1935 Total, in 1930, 4,249,614, Total, in 1935, 4,350,915.
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930 1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
BARNSTABLE
Barnstable
7,271
8,037
Bourne
2,895
3,336
*Attleboro
21,769
21,835
Brewster
769
715
Berkley
1,120
1,156
Chatham
1,931
2,050
8,778
9,424
Dennis
1,829
2,017
Eastham
543
606
Easton
5,298
5,294
15,084
14,815
Fairhaven
10,951
11,005
North Andover
6,961
7,164
Freetown
1,656
1,813
3,630
3,634
Provincetown
3,808
4,071
Sandwich
1,437
1,516
Truro
513
541
Wellfleet
823
948
Yarmouth
1,794
2,095
32,305
36,647
BERKSHIRE
Adams
12,697
12,858
Alford
200
210
Becket
672
723
Cheshire
1,697
1,660
Clarksburg
1,296
1,333
Dalton
4,220
4,282
DUKES
Chilmark
252
253
Edgartown
1,276
1,399
Buckland
1,497
1,540
Gay Head
161
158
Charlemont
816
923
Gosnold
120
129
Colerain
1,391
1,554
Conway
900
952
Tisbury
1,541
1,822
2,882
2,963
West Tisbury
270
282
Erving
1,263
1.283
Gill
983
995
4,953
5,700
Greenfield
15,500
15,903
Hawley
313
308
Heath
331
368
Leverett
677
726
Otis
367
415
Amesbury
11,899
10,514
Leyden
Monroe
218
240
*Beverly
25,086
25,871
Montague
8,081
7,967
Boxford
652
726
New Salem
414
443
Sandisfield
412
471
Danvers
12,957
13,884
Northfield
1,888
1,950
Savoy
307
299
Essex
1,465
1,486
Orange
5,365
5,383
Sheffield
1,650
1,810
Georgetown
1,853
2,009
Rowe
298
277
*Gloucester
24,204
24,164
Shelburne
1,544
1,606
Groveland
2,336
2,219
Shutesbury
222
239
Hamilton
2,044
2,235
Sunderland
1,159
1,182
WV. Stockbridge ..
1,124
1,138
*Haverhill
48,710
49,516
Warwick
367
565
Williamstown
3,900
4,272
Ipswich
5,599
6,217
Wendell
353
393
Windsor
387
412
*Lawrence
85,068
86,785
Whately
1,136
1,133
+Lynn
102,320
100,909
Lynnfield
1,594
1,896
49,612
51,039
Acushnet
4,092
3,951
Merrimac
2,392
2,209
Methuen
21,069
21,073
Middleton
1,712
1,975
Nahant
1,654
1,748
Falmouth
4,821
6,537
Harwich
2,329
2,373
Mashpee
361
380
Orleans
1,181
1,425
Mansfield
6,364
6,543
Rowley
1,356
1,495
North Attleboro
.. 10,197
10,202
Salisbury
2,194
2,245
Norton
2,737
2,925
Saugus
14,700
15,076
Raynham
2,136
2,208
Swampscott
10,346
10,484
Seekonk
4,762
5,011
Wenham
1,119
1,196
West Newbury
1,549
1,475
Swansea
3,941
4,327
*Taunton
37,355
37,431
Westport
4,408
4,355
498,040
504,487
364,590
366,465
FRANKLIN
Ashfield
860
918
Bernardston
893
975
Great Barrington
5,934
6,369
Hancock
361
408
Hinsdale
1,144
1,144
Lanesboro
1,170
1.237
Lee
4,061
4,178
Lenox
2,742
2,706
Monterey
321
325
MtWashington
60
64
New Ashford
75
94
New Marlboro
864
921
*North Adams
21,621
22,085
Peru
108
151
Andover
9,969
10,542
*Pittsfield
49,677
47,516
Richmond
583
628
Stockbridge
1,762
1,921
Tyringham
246
243
Washington
222
252
120.700
121.099
BRISTOL
Manchester
2,636
2.509
Marblehead
8,668
10,173
Dartmouth Dighton
3,147
3,116
Newbury
1,530
1,576
*Fall River
.115,274
117,414
*Peabody
21,345
22,082
*New Bedford
: . 112,597
110,022
*Salem
43,353
43,472
Rehoboth
2,610
2,777
Topsfield
986
1,113
Somerset
5,398
5,656
Egremont
513
569
Florida
307
405
Oak Bluffs
1,333
1,657
Deerfield
261
253
ESSEX
*Newburyport
Rockport
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
1930
1935
HAMPDEN
Agawam
7,095
7,206
Blandford
545
469
Brimfield
884
892
*Newton
65,276
66,144
Rochester
1,141
1,229
Chester
1,464
1,362
North Reading
1,945
2,321
Rockland
7,524
7,890
Scituate
3,118
3,846
Wareham
5,686
6,047
W. Bridgewater
3,206
3,35€
Whitman
7,638
7,591
162,311
166,329
SUFFOLK
*Boston
781,188
817,713
*Chelsea
45,816
42,673
*Revere
35,680
35,319
Winthrop
16,852
17,001
Southwick
1,461
1,540
*Waltham
39,247
40,557
*Springfield
149,900
149,642
Watertown
34,913
35,827
879,536
912,706
WORCESTER
Ashburnham
2,079
2,051
Athol
10,677
10,751
Auburn
6,147
6,535
Barre
3,510
3,509
Berlin
1,075
1,091
Blackstone
4,674
4,588
Bolton
764
739
Boylston
1,097
1,361
Belchertown
3,139
3,863
Chesterfield
420
445
Cummington
531
610
Easthampton
11,323
10,486
NORFOLK
Dana
505
387
Enfield
497
495
Avon
2,414
2,362
Douglas
2,195
2.403
Goshen
248
257
Bellingham
3,189
3,056
Braintree
15,712
17,122
Hadley
2,682
2,711
Hatfield
2,476
2,433
Huntington
1,242
1,345
Middlefield
197
220
*Northampton
24,381
24,525
Pelham
455
504
Franklin
7,028
7,494
2,973
3,068
Plainfield
306
332
Prescott
48
18
Medfield
4,066
4,162
Lancaster
2,897
2,590
Southampton
931
954
Medway
3,153
3,268
Leicester
4,445
4.426
*Leominster
21,810
21,894
Lunenburg
1,923
2,124
Mendon
1,107
1.265
2,073 Milford
14,741
15,008
Norwood
15,049
15,574 Millbury
6,957
6,879
72,801
74,205
MIDDLESEX
Acton
2,482
2,635
Arlington
36,094
38,539
Ashby
982
957
Ashland
2,397
2,497
Westwood
2,097
2,537
672
731
Ayer
3,060
3,861
Bedford
2,603
3,185
Wrentham
3,584
4,160
357
423
Belmont
21,748
24,831
Billerica
5,880
6,654
299,426
320,827
PLYMOUTH
Southboro
2,166
2,109
Carlisle
569
688 Abington
5,872
5,696
Chelmsford
7,022
7.595
Bridgewater
9,055
9,201
Spencer
6,272
6,487
Sterling
1,502
1,556
Dracut
6,91%
6,500
Carver
1,381
1,559
Sturbridge
1,772
1,918
Dunstable
384
419
Duxbury
1,696
2,244
Sutton
2,147
2,408
*Everett
48,424
47,228
E. Bridgewater
3,591
3,670
Templeton
4,159
4,302
Upton
2,026
2,163
Groton
2,434
2,534
Hanover
2,808
2,709
Uxbridge
6,285
6,397
Holliston
2,864
2,925
Hanson
2,184
2,417
Warren
3,765
3,662
Hopkinton
2,563
2,616
Hingham
6,657
7,330
Webster
12,992
13,837
Hudson
8,469
8,495
Hull
2,047
2,619
Westboro
6,409
6,073
Lexington
9,467
10,813
Kingston
2,672
2,743
West Boylston
2,114
2,158
Lincoln
1,493
1,573
Lakeville
1,574
1,443
W. Brookfield
1,255
1,258
Westminster
1,925
1,965
Winchendon
6,202
6,603
*Malden
58,036
57,277
Mattapoisett
1,501
1,682
*Worcester
195,311
190,471
*Marlboro
15,587
15,781
Middleboro
8,608
8,865
Maynard
7,156
7,107
Norwell
1,519
1,666
491,242
495,562
Pembroke
1,492
1,621
Plymouth
13,042
13,183
Natick
13,589
14,394
Plympton
511
558
*Chicopee
43,930
41,952
Reading
9,767
10,703
Granville
674
704
Sherborn
943
994
Hampden
684
854
Shirley
2,427
2,548
Holland
137
201
*Somerville
103,908
100,773
*Holyoke
56,537
56,139
Stoneham
10,060
10,841
Longmeadow
4,437
5,105
Stow
1,142
1,190
Ludlow
8,876
8,569
Sudbury
1,182
1,638
Monson
4,918
5,193
Tewksbury
5,585
6,563
Montgomery
141
174
Townsend
1,752
1,942
Palmer
9,577
9,437
Tyngsboro
1.358
1,331
Tolland
134
141
Wayland
2,937
3,346
Wales
360
382
Westford
3,600
3,789
*Westfield
19,775
18,788
Weston
3,332
3,848
Wilmington
4,013
4,493
Wilbraham
2,719
2,969
Winchester
12,719
13,371
*Woburn
19,434
19,695
335,496
333,495
HAMPSHIRE
Amherst
5,888
6,473
NANTUCKET
Nantucket
... 3.678
3,495
Charlton
2,154
2,366
Clinton
12,817
12,373
Dudley
4,265
4,568
E. Brookfield
926
945
*Fitchburg
40,692
41,700
*Gardner
19,399
20,397
Grafton
7,030
7,681
Hardwick
2,460
2,379
Harvard
987
952
Holden
3,871
3,914
Hubbardston
1,010
1,000
South Hadley
6,773
6,838
Millis
1,738
2,098
Ware
7,385
7,727
Westhampton
374
405
Williamsburg
1,891
1,859
Worthington
485
530
Plainville
1,583
1,607
Millville
2,111
1,901
*Quincy
71,983
76,909
New Braintree
407
436
Randolph
6,553
7,580
Northboro
1,946
2,396
Northbridge
9,713
10,577
Stoughton
8,204
8,478
3,013
3,186
Walpole
7,273
7,449
Oakham
502
441
Wellesley
11,439
13,376
Oxford
3,943
4,249
Petersham
660
718
Princeton
717
707
Royalston
744
841
Rutland
2,442
2,406
Shrewsbury
6,910
7,144
Burlington
1,722
2,146
*Cambridge
113,643
118,075
Southbridge
14,264
15,786
Concord
7,477
7,723
*Brockton
63,797
62,407
Framingham
22,210
22,651
Halifax
728
817
Littleton
1,447
1,530
Marion
1,638
1,867
*Lowell
100,234
100,114
Marshfield
1,625
2,073
Weymouth
20,882
21,748
Boxboro
312
404
Dover
1,195
1,305
Foxboro
5,347
5,834
Granby
891
956
Greenwich
238
219
Brookline 47,490
50,319
Canton
5,816
6,505
Cohasset
3,083
3,418
Dedham
15,136
15,371
Hopedale
Holbrook
3,353
3.364
Milton
16,434
18,147
Needham
10,845
11,828
Norfolk
1,429
Sharon
3,351
3,683
1,352
1,309
Russell
1,237
1,283
Wakefield
16,318
16,494
Pepperell
2,922
3,004
E. Longmeadow
3,327
3,375
*Medford
59,714
61,444
*Melrose
23,170
24,256
W. Springfield
16,684
17,118
934,924
958,859
TOWNS
N. Brookfield
Paxton
Phillipston
Brookfield
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POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND
BY COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS FOR 1925, 1930, 1936 *Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in Bold Face Type
Towns and Divisons of the State
1925
1930
1936
Barrington
4,938
5,162
5,501
Bristol
12,707
11,953
10,885
Warren
7,997
7,974
7,389
Totals
25,642
25,089
23,775
Kent County
Coventry
6,379
6,430
6,907
East Greenwich
4,157
3,666
3,518
*Warwick
18,273
23,196
27,072
West Greenwich
407
402
400
West Warwick
18,215
17,696
17,397
Totals
47,431
51,390
55,294
Newport County
Jamestown
1,773
1,599
1,897
Little Compton
1,383
1,382
1,589
Middletown
2,245
2,499
3,007
"Newport
27,757
27,612
29,202
New Shoreham
1,070
1,029
1,044
Portsmouth
2,798
2,969
3,603
Tiverton
4,539
4,578
5,118
Totals
41,565
41,668
45,460
Providence County
Burrillville
9,413
7,677
7,335
*Central Falls
25,403
25,898
23,996
*Cranston
34,471
42,911
44,533
Cumberland
10,238
10,304
10,160
East Providence
26,088
29,995
30,113
Foster
1,069
946
1,167
Glocester
1,630
1,693
1,901
Johnston
8,668
9,357
9,768
Lincoln
10,581
10,421
10,453
North Providence
9,055
11,104
11,770
North Smithfield
3,571
3,945
3,764
*Pawtucket
69,760
77,149
72,820
"Providence
267,918
252,981
243,006
Scituate
3,348
2,292
2,729
Smithfield
3,948
3,967
4,566
*Woonsocket
49,681
49,376
46,822
Totals
534,842
540,016
524,903
Washington County
Charlestown
1,124
1,118
1,260
Exeter
1,182
1,314
1,617
Hopkinton
2,737
2,823
3,277
Narragansett
1,357
1,258
1,593
North Kingstown
4,399
4,279
4,767
Richmond
1,719
1,535
1,667
South Kingstown
6,085
6,010
6,100
Westerly
11,177
10,997
10,999
Totals
29,780
29,334
31,280
THE STATE
679,260
687,497
680,712
Bristol County
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Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1936
Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
For the Year 1936
Mayor, Weston U Friend
Aldermen
John A Perry, president; Geo W Thurston; Arthur J Grimes; Harold B Webber
Committee Chairmen
Mayor-Finance, Ordinances and Police De- partment
Thurston-Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities
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