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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
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.
Gloucester has a new million dollar Fish Pier which started operating early in 1939, located at the foot of Parker Street and over- lapping Five Pound Island. It has a modern cold storage plant with capacity of 5,000,000 pounds, and is equipped to engage in an ex- tensive fresh fish business. Individual stalls are rented to operating firms.
During the year 1938, a total of 63,009,136 pounds of fish, all kinds, was landed at the Port of Gloucester with an ex-vessel value of $971,986.
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.
Formerly, quarrying of granite was a very important industry. In recent years, quar- ries at Rockport have been closed, and the industry there is concerned principally at the present time in the cutting of granite pavment blocks. A new industry gradually is developing at the Lanesville quarries in the manufacture of ultimite blocks used for street paving and street curbing. Grout, of which large quantities accumulated during active operation of the quarries, is used in the making of these blocks which have a cement fill.
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, electric light bulbs, fertilizers, fish-fresh, salted, smoked and canned, fish- lines, fishing tackle, fish-traps, flags, foghorns, glue, granite, hammocks, hawsepipes, ho- siery, inks, iron forgings, iron-work for vessels, machinery for cold storage, masts, men's clothing, mucilage, nets, oiled clothing, overalls, pants, paste, pastry, patent bits, pa- tent steering wheels, paving blocks, pipeless heaters, plant boxes, porch dresses, printing, refrigerators, rudder braces, sails, sand soap, seines, sheeplined 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 steer- ers.
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 sixteen 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.
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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.
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 have produced many
thousands of tons of this valuable stone and have furnished employment to several hundred workmen. The industry dates from about 1823, when the quarries were first worked, and has furnished granite for govern- ment fortifications 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, 120 Main street.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. STATE CENSUS OF 1930'
Total, in 1930, 4,249.614. Total, in 1935, 4,350,915.
· Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWN8
1930
1935
TOWN8
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
BARNSTABLE
Barnstable
7,271
8,037
Acushnet
4,092
3,951
Bourne
2,895
3,336
*Attleboro
21,769
21,835
Brewster
769
715
Berkley
1,120
1,156
Chatham
1,931
2,050
Dartmouth
8,778
9,424
Dennis
1,829
2,017
Dighton
3,147
3,116
Nahant
1,654
1,748
Eastham
543
606
Easton
5,298
5,294
*Newburyport
15,084
14,815
Falmouth
4,821
6,537
Harwich
2,329
2,373
Mashpee
361
380
Freetown
1,656
1,813
Rockport
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
Great Barrington
5,934
6,369
Hancock
361
408
Hinsdale
1,144
1,144
Lanesboro
1,170
1,237
Tisbury
1,541
1,822
2,882
2,963
Erving
1,263
1,283
Gill
983
995
Greenfield
15,500
15,903
Hawley
313
308
Heath
331
368
*North Adams
21,621
Otis
367
Peru
108
151
Andover
9,969
10,542
Monroe
218
240
*Pittsfield
49,677
Richmond
583
628
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
Stockbridge
1,762
1,921
*Gloucester
24,204
24,164
Shelburne
1,544
1,606
Tyringham
246
243
Groveland
2.336
2,219
Shutesbury
222
239
Washington
222
252 | Hamilton
2,044
2,235
Sunderland
1,159
1,182
W. 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
1.896
49.812
51.038
120,700
121.099
Lynnfield
1.594
FRANKLIN
Ashfield
860
918
Bernardston
893
975
Buckland
1,497
1,540
Charlemont
816
923
Colerain
1,391
1,554
Conway
900
952
Lee
4,061
4,178 1
West Tisbury
270
282
Lenox
2,742
2,706
Monterey
321
325
4,953
5,700
MtWashington
60
64
New Ashford
75
94
New Marlboro
864
921
ESSEX
415 Amesbury
11,899
10,514
Leyden
261
253
47,516 . * Beverly
25,086
25,871
Montague
8.081
7.967
Egremont
513
569
Florida
307
405
Edgartown
1.276
1,399
Gay Head
161
158
Gosnold
120
129
Oak Bluffs
1,333
1,657
10,346
10,484
Topsfeld
986
1.113
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
364,590
366,465
Manchester
2,636
2,509
Marblehead
8,668-
10,173
Merrimac
2,392
2,209
Methuen
21,069
21,073
Middleton
1,712
1.975
Newbury
1,530
1,576
Fairhaven
10,951
11,005
North Andover
6,961
7,164
*Peabody
21,345
22,082
Orleans
1,181
1.425
Mansfield
6,364
6,543
Rowley
1,356
1,495
*Salem
42,353
43,472
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
Rehoboth
2,610
2,777
Seekonk
4,762
5,011
Somerset
5,398
5,656
498,04€
504.487
*Fall River
115,274
117,414
*New Bedford
.112,597
110,022
Swampscott
Deerfield
Leverett
677
726
22,085
..
BRISTOL
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LOWNS
1930
1935
TOWND
1930
1935
1930
1935
*Medford
59,714
61,444
Pembroke
1,492
1,621
Plymouth
13,042
13,183
Plympton
511
558
Rochester
1,141
1.229
Rockland
7,524
7,890
Scituate
3,118
3,846
Wareham
5,686
6,047
W. Bridgewater
3,206
3,356
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
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
Douglas
2,195
2,403
Dudley
4,265
4.568
E. Brookfield
926
945
*Fitchburg
40,692
41,700
*Gardner
19,399
20,397
Grafton
7,030
7,681
Huntington
1,242
1.345
Middlefield
197
220
*Northampton
24,381
24,525
Pelham
455
504
Plainfield
306
332
Prescott
48
18
Medfield
4,066
4,162
Lancaster
2,897
2,590
Leicester
4,445
4,426
*Leominster
21,810
21,894
Lunenburg
1,923
2,124
Mendon
1,107
1,265
Milford
14,741
15,008
Millbury
6,957
6,879
72,801
74,205
MIDDLESEX
xcton
2,482
2,635
Arlington
36,094
38,539
Ashby
982
957
Ashland
2,397
2,497
Ayer
3,060
3,861
Bedford
2,603
3,185
Belmont
21,748
24,831
Billerica
5,880
6,654
Boxboro
312
404
Burlington
1,722
2,146
*Cambridge
.113,643
118,075
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
Sturbridge
1,772
1.918
Dunstable
384
419
Duxbury
1,696
2,244
2,147
2,408
Templeton
4,159
4,30%
Framingham
22,210
22,651
Halifax
728
Groton
2,434
2,534
Hanover
2,808
2,709
Holliston
2,864
2,925
Hanson
2,184
2.417
Hopkinton
2.563
2,616
Hingham
6,657
7,330
Webster
12,992
13,837
Westboro
6,409
6,073
Lexington
9,467
Kingston
2,672
2.743
West Boylston
2,114
2,158
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
495.582
HAMPDEN
7,095
7,206
Blandford
545
469
Brimfield
884
892
Chester
1,464
1,362
Chicopee
43,930
41,952
Reading
9,767
10,703
Granville
674
704
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
Ludlow
8,876
8,569
Sudbury
1,182
1,638
Monson
4,918
5,193
Tewksbury
5,585
6,563
Montgomery
141
174
Palmer
9,577
9.437
'Tyngsboro
1,358
1,331
Russell
1,237
1,283
Southwick
1,461
1,540
*Springfield
.149,900
149,642
Watertown
34,913
35,827
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
W. Springfield
16,684
17,118
Wilmington
4,013
4,493
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
Enfield
497
495
Goshen
248
257
Bellingham
3,189
3,056
Granby
891
956
Braintree
15,712
17,122
Greenwich
238
219
Brookline
47,490
50,319
Hadley
2,682
2,711
Hatfield
2,476
2,433
Cohasset
3,083
3,418
Dedham
15,136
15,371
Hardwick
2,460
2,379
Harvard
987
952
Holden
3,871
3,914
Hopedale
2,973
3,068
Hubbardston
1,010
1,000
Southampton
931
954
South Hadley
6,773
6,838
Ware . .
7,385
7,727
Westhampton
374
405
Williamsburg
1,891
1,859
Worthington
485
530
Norwood
15,049
15,574
Millville
2,111
1,901
*Quincy
71,983
76,909
New Braintree
407
436
Northboro
1,946
2,396
Sharon
3,351
3,683
Northbridge
9,713
10,577
Stoughton
8,204
8,478
3,013
3,186
Walpole
7,273
7,449
502
441
Oxford
3,943
4,249
Paxton
672
731
Petersham
660
718
Phillipston
357
423
Princeton
717
707
Royalston
744
841
Rutland
2,442
2,406
Shrewsbury
6,910
7.144
Southboro
2.166
2,109
Southbridge
14,264
15,786
Concord
7,477
7,723
*Brockton
63,797
62,407
Dracut
6,912
6,500
Carver
1,381
1.559
*Everett
48,424
47,228
E. Bridgewater
3,591
3,670
817 Upton
2,026
2,163
Uxbridge
6,285
6,397
Warren
3,765
3,662
Hudson
8,469
8,495
Hull
2,047
2.619
Lincoln
1,493
Lakeville
1,574
1,443
Littleton
1,447
1,530
Marion
1,638
1,867
*Lowell
.100,234
100,114
Marshfield
1,625
2,073
2,097
2,537
Weymouth
20,882
21,748
Wrentham
3,584
4,160
299,426
320,827
*Melrose
23,170
24,256
Natick
13,589
14,394
*Newton
65,276
66,144
North Reading
1,945
2.321
Pepperell
2,922
3,004
E. Longmeadow
3,327
3,375
Sherbort
943
994
Hampden
684
854
Stow
1.142
1,190
Townsend
1,752
1,942
Wakefield
16.318
16,494
*Waltham
39,247
40,557
Wilbraham
2,719
2,969
Avon
2,414
2,362
Dover
1,195
1,305
Foxboro
5,347
5,834
Franklin
7,028
7,494
3,353
3,364
3,153
3,268
Millis
1,738
2,098
Milton
16,434
18,147
Needham
10,845
11,828
Norfolk
1,429
2,073
Plainville
1,583
1,607
Randolph
6,553
7,580
N. Brookfield
Oakham
Wellesley
11,439
13,376
Westwood
Brookfield
1,352
1,309
Canton
5,816
6,505
Holbrook
Medway
934,924
958,859
TOWN8
PLYMOUTH
Sutton
10,813 1,573
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POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND
BY COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS FOR 1925, 1930, 1935 *Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in Bold Face Type
Towns and Divisions of the State
1925
1930
1935
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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The CITY DIRECTORY
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POLK'S GLOUCESTER CITY DIRECTORY 1941-42 Copyright, 1940, by R. L. Polk & Co.
Miscellaneous Information
For information not found in this department see regular Alphabetical Section or under proper headings in the Classified Business Directory
GLOUC
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CITY
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Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1940
Annual Election on Tuesday following first, Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1940 Mayor, Sylvester F Whalen
Aldermen
George H Newell, president; Donald J Ross, Allan C Gerring, Weston U Friend
Committee Chairmen
Mayor-Finance, Ordinances and Police De- partment
Ross - Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities
Gerring-Public Safety, which includes fire department, inspection of buildings, city electrician, licenses, forest protection, weights and measures
Newell-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-Frank L Chandler City Auditor-Kenneth S Webber City Solicitor-Carlton W Wonson City Marshal-Winfred J Ellis
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City Physician-Dr Morris H Pett
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Superintendent of Highways-Preston Strople
City Engineer-Paul A Polisson
Night Watchman, City Hall-Ernest S Par- sons
Agent to Issue Burial Permits-Allen F Grant
Assessors - Edward S Degnan (Chairman). Ronald H Hammond, Paul F Lundberg
Board of Health-Dr John J Egan, Chair- man; M Francis Buckley, Jos S McGrath, John A Radcliffe, Clerk; Sanitary Inspec- tor, Patk E Curley
Bureau of Old Age Assistance-Mayor chair- man ex-officio, J Jos Roach, Mrs Harold S Maddocks, Edward G Hotchkiss, investiga- tor in charge
Inspector of Animals-Osman Babson
Inspector of Slaughtering-Osman Babson
Inspector of Provisions, Milk and Vinegar- Patk E Curley
Inspector of Plumbing-Geo H Powers
Liquor License Commissioners-Danl Cleary, Chairman; Wm H Sawyer, John H Biggs Park Commissioners-Alfred S Steele, chair- man; C Homer Barrett, Benj C Haley, Edwd M Currier and Benj A Cucuru
Playground Commissioners-Robt E Bolcome, chairman; Howard F Corliss, Wm E Coull, Alston N Faulk, Leo J Kennedy
Board of Public Welfare-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex-officiis, Bernard F Landry, Secretary; J Jos Roach, Mrs Agnes S Hotchkiss. 1
Aid to Dependent Children-Gertrude L Line- han clerk
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-Gardner T Burke
Superintendent of Blynman Bridge-Francis M Clark
Superintendent of Annisquam Bridge-Jas B Ellery
Keeper of City Pound-Chas W Riley
Keepers of Hay Scales-John D McIsaac and Everett N Hodgkins
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