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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-
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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.
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- les 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 1941, a total of 148,451,060 pounds of fish, all kinds, was landed at the Port of Gloucester with an ex-vessel value of $3,290,624.
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, fertilizers, fish-fresh, salted, smoked and canned, fishlines, fish meal, 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-
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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.
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 1940
Total, in 1940, 3,978,945
Total, in 1935, 4,350,915
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
Manchester
2,509
2,472
Acushnet
3,951
4,145
Marblehead
10,173
10,856
*Attleboro
21,835
22,071
Merrimac
2,209
2.320
Brewster
715
827
Berkley
1,156
1,130
Methuen
21,073
21,880
Chatham
2.050
2,136
Dartmouth
9,424
9,011
Middleton
1,975
2,348
Dennis
2.017
2,015
Dighton
3,116
2,983
Nahant
1,748
1,835
Easton
5,294
5,135
Newbury
1,576
1,599
Fairhaven
11,005
10,938
*Newburyport
14,815
13,916
*Fall River
.117,414
115,428
North Andover
7,164
7.524
Freetown
1,813
1,584
*Peabody
22,082
21,711
Mansfield
6,543
6,530
3,634
3,556
Provincetown
4,071
3,668
Sandwich
1,516
1,360
Truro
541
585
Wellfleet
948
890
Yarmouth
2,095
2,286
36,647 BERKSHIRE
Adams
12,858
12,608
Alford
210
201
Becket
723
689
Cheshire
1,660
1,708
Clarksburg
1,333
1,317
Dalton
4,282
4,206
DUKES
Chilmark
253
226
Edgartown
1,399
1,370
Buckland
1,540
1,527
Charlemont
923
789
Hinsdale
1,144
1,335
Lanesboro
1,237
1,321
Lee
..
4,178
4,222
West Tisbury
282
260
Erving
1,283
1,328
Gill
995
931
Greenfield
15,903
15,672
Hawley
308
257
Heath
368
359
*North Adams
22,085
22,213
ESSEX
Amesbury
10,514
10,862
Peru
151
142
Andover
10,542
11,122
Monroe
240
207
Montague
7,967
7,582
Richmond
628
Boxford
726
778
New Salem
443
357
Sandisfield
471
421
Danvers
13,884
14,179
Northfield
1,950
1,975
Savoy
299
300
Essex
1,486
1,384
Orange
5,383
5,611
Sheffield
1,810
1,709
2,009
1,803
Rowe
277
233
Stockbridge
1,921
1,815
*Gloucester
24,164
24,046
Shelburne
1,606
1,636
Tyringham
243
213
Groveland
2.219
2,122
Shutesbury
239
191
Washington
252
267
Hamilton
2,235
2,037
Sunderland
1.182
1,085
W. Stockbridge
..
1,138
1,062
*Haverhill
49,516
46,752
Warwick
565
444
Williamstown
4,272
4,294
Ipswich
6,217
6,348
Wendell
393
391
Windsor
412
314
*Lawrence
86,785
84,323
Whately
1,133
979
*Lynn
.100,909
98,123
121,099
122,273 |Lynnfield
1,896
2,287
51,039
49,453
BARNSTABLE
Barnstable
8,037
8,333
Bourne
3,336
3,315
Falmouth
6,537
6,878
Harwich
2,373
2,535
Mashpee
380
434
Orleans
1,425
1,451
*New
Bedford
.110,022
110,341
1,495
1,533
Norton
2,925
3,107
Salisbury
2,245
2,376
Raynham
2,208
2,141
Saugus
15,076
14,825
Rehoboth
2,777
2,736
Swampscott
10,484
10,761
Seekonk
5,011
4,912
Topsfield
1,113
1,150
Somerset
5,656
5,873
Wenham
1,196
1,220
Swansea
4,327
4,684
*Taunton
37,431
37,395
Westport
4,355
4,134
504,487
496,313
366,465
364,637
FRANKLIN
Ashfield
918
872
Bernardston
975
954
Great Barrington
6,369
5.824
Hancock
408
332
Gosnold
129
136
Colerain
1,554
1,497
Conway
952
944
Deerfield
2,963
2,684
Lenox
2,706
2,884
Monterey
325
320
5,700
5,669
Mt Washington
64
57
New Ashford
94
87
New Marlboro
921
956
Leverett
726
688
Leyden
253
260
*Pittsfield
47,516
49,684
*Beverly
25,871
25,537
Egremont
569
463
Florida
405
421
Gay Head
158
127
Oak Bluffs
1,657
1,584
Tisbury
1,822
1,966
Rowley
*Salem
43,472
41,213
North Attleboro
.. 10,202
10,359
37,295
West Newbury
1,475
1,515
Eastham
606
582
STATE CENSUS OF 1935
BRISTOL
..
Otis
415
364
624
Georgetown
Rockport
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TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
Pembroke
1,621
1,718
Plymouth
13,183
13,100
Plympton
558
532
Rochester
1,229
1,269
Rockland
7.890
8,087
Scituate
3,846
4,130
Reading
10,703
10,866 Wareham
6,047
6,364
W. Bridgewater ..
3,356
3,247
Whitman
7,591
7,759
166,329
168,824
SUFFOLK
*Boston
817,713
770,816
*Chelsea
42,673
41,259
*Revere
35,319
34,405
Winthrop
17,001
16,768
912,706
863,248
WORCESTER
Ashburnham 2,051
2,255
Athol
10,751
11,180
Auburn
6,535
6.629
Barre
3,509
3.528
Berlin
1,091
1,057
Blackstone
4,588
4,566
Bolton
739
775
Boylston
1,361
1,388
Brookfield
1,309
1,393
Charlton
2,366
2,557
Clinton
12,373
12,440
Douglas
2,403
2,617
Dudley
4,568
4,616
E. Brookfield
945
1,016
*Fitchburg
41,700
41,824
*Gardner
20,397
20,206
Grafton
7,681
7,457
Hardwick
2,379
2,154
Harvard
952
1,790
Holden
3,914
3,924
Hopedale
3,068
3,113
Southampton
954
950
Holbrook
3,364
3,330
South Hadley
6,838
6,856
Medfield
4,162
4,384
Ware
7,727
7,557
Westhampton
405
403
Williamsburg
1,859
1,684
Worthington
530
471
74,205
72,461
MIDDLESEX
Acton
2,635
2,701
Arlington
38,539
40,013
Ashby
957
1,026
Ashland
2,497
2,479
Ayer
3,861
3,572
Bedford
3,185
3,807
Wrentham
4,160
4,674
320,827
325,180
PLYMOUTH
747 Abington
5,696
5,708
Chelmsford
7,595
8,077
Bridgewater
9,201
8,902
Spencer
6,487
6,641
Sterling
1,556
1,713
Sturbridge
1,918
2,227
Dunstable
419
447
Duxbury
2,244
2,359 Sutton
2,408
2,749
Templeton
4,302
4,601
Upton
2,163
2,249
Uxbridge
6,397
6,417
Warren
3,662
3,531
Webster
13,837
13,186
Westboro
6,073
6,463
West Boylston
2,158
1,822
W. Brookfield
1,258
1,387
Westminster
1,965
2,126
Winchendon
6,603
6,575
*Worcester
.190,471
193,694
*Marlboro
15,781
15,154 Middleboro
8,865
9,032
Maynard
7,107
6,912
Norwell
1,666
1,871
495,562
504,470
HAMPDEN
Agawam
7,206
7,842
Blandford
469
479
Natick
14,394
13,851
Brimfield
892
1,012
*Newton
66,144
69,873
Chester
1,362
1,284
North Reading
2,321
2,886
Chicopee
41,952
41,664
E. Longmeadow
3,375
3,403
Granville
704
668
Hampden
854
1,023
Holland
201
247
*Somerville
100,773
102,177
*Holyoke
56,139
53,750
Stoneham
10,841
10,765
Longmeadow
5,105
5,790
Stow
1,190
1,243
Ludlow
8,569
8,181
Sudbury
1,638
1,754
Monson
5,193
5,597
Tewksbury
6,563
6,261
Montgomery
174
178
Townsend
.1,942
2,065
Palmer
9,437
9,149
Tyngsboro
1,331
1,634
Wakefield
16,494
16,223
Southwick
1,540
1,579
*Waltham
40,557
40,020
*Springfield
149,642
149,554
Watertown
35,827
35,427
Wayland
3,346
3,505
Westford
3,789
3,830
Weston
3,848
3,590
W. Springfield
17,118
17,135
Wilmington
4,493
4,645
Wilbraham
2,969
3,041
Winchester
13,371
15,081
*Woburn
19,695
19,751
333,495
332,107
958,859
971,390
HAMPSHIRE
Amherst
6,473
6,410
NANTUCKET
Nantucket
3,495
3,401
NORFOLK
Avon
2,362
2,335
Bellingham
3,056
2,979
Granby
956
1,085
Braintree
17,122
16,378
Hadley
2,711
2,576
Brookline
50,319
49,786
Hatfield
2.433
2,216
Canton
6,505
6,381
Huntington
1.345
1,340
Cohasset
3,418
3,111
Middlefield
220
201
*Northampton
24,525
24,794
Pelham
504
568
Plainfield
332
264
Franklin
7,494
7,303
Hubbardston
1,000
1,022
Lancaster
2,590
2,963
Leicester
4,426
4,851
*Leominster
21,894
22,226
Lunenburg
2,124
2,195
Mendon
1,265
1,315
Milford
15,008
15,388
Millbury
6,879
6,983
Plainville
1,607
1,302
1,901
1,722
New Braintree
436
439
Northboro
2,396
2.382
Northbridge
10,577
10,242
N. Brookfield
3,186
3,304
Oakham
441
423
Wellesley
13,376
15,127
Westwood
2,537
3,376
731
791
Petersham
718
923
Phillipston
423
481
Belmont
24,831
25,867
Billerica
6,654
7,933
Boxboro
404
376
Burlington
2,146
2,275
Shrewsbury
7,144
7,586
Southboro
2,109
2,231
Southbridge
15,786
16,825
Concord
7,723
7,972
*Brockton
62,407
62,343
Dracut
6,500
7,339
Carver
1,559
1,469
*Everett
47,228
Framingham
22,651
23,214
Groton
.2,534
2,550
Hanover
2,709
2,875
Holliston
2,925
3,000
Hanson
2,417
2,570
Hopkinton
2,616
2,697
Hingham
7,330
8,003
Hudson
8,495
8,042
Hull
2,619
2.167
Lexington
10,813
13,817
Kingston
2,743
2,783
Lincoln
1,573
Lakeville
1,443
1,780
Littleton
1,530
Marion
1,867
2,030
*Lowell
100,114
101,389
Marshfield
2,073
2,419
·Malden
57,277
58,010
Mattapoisett
1,682
1,608
707
713
Royalston
841
795
Rutland
2,406
2,181
*Cambridge
.118,075
110,879
Sharon
3,683
3,737
Stoughton
8,478
8,632
Walpole
7,449
7,443
Oxford
4,249
4,623
Weymouth
21,748
23,868
Norfolk
2,073
2,294
Norwood
15,574
15,383
*Quincy
76,909
75,810
Randolph
7,580
7,634
Medway
3,268
3,297
Millis
2,098
2,278
Milton
18,147
18,708
Needham
11,828
12,445
Dedham
15,371
15,508
Dover
1,305
1,374
Foxboro
5,834
6,303
Chesterfield
445
422
Cummington
610
608
Easthampton
10,486
10,316
Goshen
257
237
Tolland
141
129
Wales
382
367
*Westfield
18,788
18,793
Russell
1,283
1,242
3,004
3,114
Sherborn
994
1,022
Shirley
2.548
2,608
*Medford
61,444
63,083
*Melrose
24,256
25,333
Carlisle
688
46,784
E. Bridgewater
3,670
3,832
Halifax
817
867
Millville
Paxton
Princeton
Belchertown
3,863
3,503
Pepperell
1,783 1,651
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POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND
BY COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS FOR 1930. 1935, 1940 *Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in Bold Face Type
Towns and Divisions of the State
1930
1935
1940
Barrington
5,162
5,501
6,231
Bristol
11,953
10,885
11,159
Warren
7,974
7,389
8,158
Totals
25,089
23,775
25,548
Coventry
6,430
6,907
6,998
East Greenwich
3,666
3,518
3,842
*Warwick
23,196
27.072
28,757
West Greenwich
402
400
526
West Warwick
17,696
17,397
18,188
Totals
51,390
55,294
58,311
Newport County
Jamestown
1,599
1,897
1,744
Little Compton
1,382
1,589
1,492
Middletown
2,499
3,007
3,379
#Newport
27,612
29,202
30,532
New Shoreham
1,029
1,044
848
Portsmouth
2,969
3,603
3,683
Tiverton
4,578
5,118
5,018
Totals
41,668
45,460
46,696
Providence County
Burrillville
7,677
7,335
8,185
*Central Falls
25,898
23,996
25,248
*Cranston
42,911
44,533
47,085
Cumberland
10,304
10,160
10,625
East Providence
29,995
30,113
32,165
Foster
946
1,167
1,237
Glocester
1,693
1,901
2,099
Johnston
10,421
10,453
10,577
North Providence
11,104
11,770
12,156
North Smithfield
3,945
3,764
4,196
*Pawtucket
77,149
72,820
75,797
"Providence
252,981
243,006
253,504
Scituate
2,292
2,729
2,838
Smithfield
3,967
4,566
4,611
*Woonsocket
49,376
46,822
49,303
Totals
540,016
524,903
550,298
Washington County
Charlestown
1,118
1,260
1,199
Exeter
1,314
1,617
1,790
Hopkinton
2,823
3,277
3,230
Narragansett
1,258
1,593
1,560
North Kingstown
4,279
4,767
4,604
Richmond
1,535
1,667
1,629
South Kingstown
6,010
6,100
7,282
Westerly
10,997
10,999
11,199
Totals
29,334
31,280
32,493
THE STATE
687,497
680,712
713.346
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9,357
9,768
10,672
Lincoln
Bristol County
Kent County
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POLK'S GLOUCESTER CITY DIRECTORY 1942 Copyright, 1942, 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
GLOUCE
OF
CITY
ER,
INCO
1873.
Settled 1623 .. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised Charter in effect January 1, 1909.
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1942
Annua JElection on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1942 Mayor, Donald J Ross
Aldermen
Weston U Friend, pres; Owen E Steele, Elias R Sweet, Reginald Courant
Committee Chairmen
Mayor-Finance, Ordinances and Police De- partment
Sweet - Administration which includes street lighting, poles, wires, soldiers' aid and relief, public health and charities Courant-Public Safety, which includes fire department, inspection of buildings, city electrician, licenses, forest protection, weights and measures
Steele-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
Superintendent of Highways-Preston C Strople
City Engineer-Paul A Polisson
Night Watchman, City Hall-Eliot H Good- win
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; Leo E Comeau, Joseph 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, Dorothy M Harding sec
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; Freeman D Hodsdon, 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, Abr H White, Alston N Faulk, Leo J Kennedy
Board of Public Welfare-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex-officiis, Bernard A Landry, Secretary; J Jos Roach, Mrs Agnes S Hotchkiss.
Aid to Dependent Children-Gertrude L Line- han social worker
Registrars of Voters-Grace Thompson, Chair- man; Wm F Harty, Howard R Corliss, Al- len F Grant, Clerk
Supt of City Infirmary-Henry L Wolfe Harbor Master-Loren A Jacobs
Superintendent of Schools-Ernest W Fel- lows
Superintendent of Sewers-Jos A Peters
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Donald Sheedy
Inspector of Buildings-Homer R Marchant City Electrician-Gardner T Burke
Superintendent of Blynman Bridge-Donald P Homans
Superintendent of Annisquam Bridge-Jas B Ellery
Keeper of City Pound-Henry L Wolfe
Keepers of Hay Scales-John D McIsaac and Everett N Hodgkins
Fence Viewers-Albert C LaBelle, Paul A Pollison
Field Drivers-Emil S Swinson, Wm J Ben- nie, Geo Nugent
Gaugers of Oil-Paul B Oakley, Jas C Hanra- han, Robt D Porper
Surveyors of Lumber, Measurers of Wood & Bark, Franklin R Hinckley, Eino Kleimola, Elmer A Reed, Ralph Day
Measurers of Lumber-Edwin J McKay, Eu- gene M Chick, Theron F Harvey, Rudolph Moalli, Everett Anderson
Water Commissioners-Albert P Hubbard, Fredk F Wonson, Clerk; Lester B Hull, supt. James A Sudbay, Wm Moore
Weighers of Coal-Everett Anderson, Aylmer A Brown, Eug M Chick, Ralph Day, Burnett Davis, Chas H Bohan, Philip R Wonson, Madeline O'Neil, Theron F Harvey, Frank- lin R Hinckley, Edwin J McKay, Edw N Marsh, Rudolph Moalli, Herman B Davis
Weighers of Granite-Philip Fitzgibbons, Ian Rusk, Wm A Taylor
Weighers of Stone-Philip M Holmberg, John J LaFrance, T Henry Nikola
Weigher of Iron and by Products-Isaac D Nutton
Weigher of Glue-Edw Wile
Weigher of Hay and Straw-Everett N Hodg- kins
Weighers of Fish-Fred A Grant, Roland Grant, Chas E Hanson, Chas C Hilton, Frank L Levie, Lawrence W Brown, Albert H Souza, Geo Hines, Robt Stewart, Densil B Morton, Geo Johnson, Wm E Pratt, Wm H Grant, Jas Xavier, John Rowe, Roy Caull, Donald Kimmence, Patk Kennedy, Michl Gallivan, Wm C Wilson, Frank Sul- livan, Jas M Brazier, Jos Mitchell, Mar- jorie L Wheeler, Herbert Wennerberg, El- mer Darrah, Milton K Stoddard, Jos S Mit- chell, Henry J Souza, Wm Raizin, W Allen Horton, Richd Corkum, Chas Whynot, Robt J Williams, Geo T MacDonald, Edw Wile Weigher of Ice-E Raymond Abbott
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