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Health Inspector, Robert N. B. Doane $1000 Inspector Plumbing, Louis E. Richardson $1400 Bateriologist, A. H. Mandell M.D. $500
Medical Inspector for Contagious Diseases in Schools, Archibald N. Senesac M.D.
CEMETERY BOARD, Merchants Bank bldg. John G. Nicholson ch. William H. Highman, Charles H. Vinal sec.
Clerk, Pardon A. Macomber Supt. Hurlbert E. Thomas $1200
WATER BOARD, Mayor ex-officio, ch. President Com- mon Council ex-officio, William E. Smith, Let- tice R. Washburn, William H. Pitman Water Registrar, Clifford Baylies $1000, 9-4 Clerk and Supt. Robert C. P. Coggeshall $2400 Inspectors, John B. Wilbur, Gilbert B. Borden Jr.
Alonzo W. Spooner, Frank M. Hamlin, Damon W. Rice
COMMISSIONERS SINKING FUNDS, Morgan Rotch ch. William A. Mackie, Edmund W. Bourne OVERSEERS POOR, Stanislaus Desautels ch. $150, Charles H. Brownell $150, Charles M. Carroll $150
Clerk, Ella F. Bucklin $800
Supt. Almshouse and Poor Farm, Thomas Brown $850
Interpreter, Antone H. Senna $800
Physicians ($85 month), Dennis J. Lowney M.D., John J. H. McAllister M.D., Edward T. Tucker M.D.
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, John O'Neil $300, John V. Thuot $300, Thomas Donaghy, Jr. ch. and sec. $300
Constables, John K. Blair (civil), John H. Dean (civil), George A. Greer (civil), Lewis S. Moore (civil), Joseph C. Patnaude (civil), Thomas M. Poirier (civil), Arthur C. Spooner (civil), James E. Barnum (civil), Thomas A. Sylvia (civil), Robert N. B. Doane (civil), Isaac H. Sweet (civil), John C. Vieira (civil), Herbert M. Jackson (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings first Monday evening of each month at 7.30 Mayor ex-officio, ch. President Common Council ex-officio
Napoleon Beaulieu J. Frank Weeks Frank R. Pease
Herbert C. Hammond
William A. Thompson William E. Jennings
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Frank E. Ramsdell Edgar B. Hammond George W. H. Brownell Clarence A. Cook Susan R. Perry George H. Bates Percy Gordon Robert L. Baylies Betsey B. Winslow Frank I. Rogers Calvin T. Bosworth Edward R. Hathaway Secretary and Supt. Schools, William E. Hatch $4000, hours 8.50-9, 12.15-1.15, Sat. 8.30-9.30 Prin. High School, Wilson R. Butler $3000 Prins. Grammar Schools-
Mary E. McAuliffe William H. Taylor School
Edward B. Gray, Hosea M. Knowlton School
Allen F. Wood, Fifth Street
Alice C. Munsey, Robert C. Ingraham School
Elwyn G. Campbell, Middle Street
Arthur F. Gilbert Parker Street
Allen P. Keith, John H. Clifford School
Walter I. Hamilton, Thomas Donaghy School
Public Library.
New Bedford Free Public Library, Pleasant St., George H. Tripp lib. 100,000 volumes TRUSTEES, Mayor ex-officio, pres. President Common Council ex-officio Otis Seabury Cook Francis M. Kennely Matthew C. Julien Alexander McL. Goodspeed Robert F. Raymond Frank A. Milliken
NEWBURYPORT.
One of the county seats of Essex Co. Estab- lished Jan. 28, 1764; a city May 24, 1851. Pop. 14,675. 37 m. northeast of Boston on Eastern Div. B.&M.R.R. and at terminus Danvers & Newburyport Br. Western Div. B.&M.R.R. Elec- tric street railways to Amesbury, Haverhill, Merrimac, Lawrence, Lowell, West Newbury, Groveland, Seabrook, Ipswich, Byfield and Row- ley.
VILLAGES - NewburyportAOGAmBLx, Arti- choke, Bellville, Daltonville, Joppa, Moultonville. City Government.
City election Tuesday after second Monday in December Mayor, Irvin Besse $1200, 11-12
ALDERMEN. Meetings first Monday evening of each month Clerk, Henry W. Little Ward 1. Herbert S. Noyer Ward 2. George P. Peckham Ward 3. George F. Avery Ward 4. Wm. H. T. Dodge Ward 5. Edw. G. Moody
Ward 6. Herbert Currier At large, John J. Kelleher COMMON COUNCILMEN. Meetings first Monday evening of each month Clerk, J. Hermann Carver Ward 1. Henry H. Harris Frederick W. Knapp Hiram H. Landford
Ward 2.
Frank H. Plumer
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Robert E. Burke
Chester G. Merritt
Ward 3. Chester M. Bates Ralph S. Elliott Henry Mullins
Ward 4. Geo. W. Langdon William J. Cusack Herbert C. Hewitt
Ward 6.
Ward 5. Geo. C. Howard Edward Bass Jeremiah H. Ryan Charles E. Coffin George E. Cooper Norman Russell
City Officers.
City Clerk, Henry W. Little $1450 Clerk of Committees, J. Hermann Carver $500 Treasurer and Collector, Harry F. Whiton $1650 City Messenger, Frank H. Rundlett $900 Auditor, William Balch $400
City Solicitor (vacancy) City Physician, Dr. Frank W. Snow $450 City Marshal, Frank W. Lattime $1200 Asst. City Marshal (vacancy)
Captain, Charles W. Wells $900 Chief Engineer Fire Dept. John F. Cutter $300 Supt. Fire Alarm Telegraph, Orrin J. Welch Supt. Streets and Sewers, Jas. H. Johnston $1300 Inspector Animals, Provisions, Milk and Vinegar,
T. D. Donahoe $500
Sealer Weights and Measures, Edw. Donahoe, Jr. $300
Supt. Highland and Old Hill Cemeteries, Alfred Gurney $250
Harbor Master, Benjamin W. Stevens $100 ASSESSORS, George P. Sargent ch. $500, Eben C. Knight sec. $500, Charles L. Perkins $500 OVERSEERS POOR, John W. Sargent ch. Mayor ex- officio, Edmund M. Dow, Herbert Patten Clerk and Visitor, William H. Bayley $850, 9-12 and 2-4, Wednesdays and Saturdays 9-1 and 2-4
Supt. Almshouse, Geo. H. Twombley $720 Matron, Mrs. Geo. H. Twombley $720
COMMISSIONERS SINKING FUND, Mayor ex-officio, Auditor ex-officio, President Common Council ex-officio, Henry B. Little, Lawrence B. Cushing REGISTRARS VOTERS, Benjamin G. Davis ch. $100, Chas W. Johnson $100, Albert W. Hopkinson $100, City Clerk ex-officio, clerk, $100
BOARD HEALTH, Dr. Jas. O. Lacaillado, John B. Frost, O. J. Gurney ch.
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Inspector Plumbing, Charles H. Sargent
Clerk and Health Officer, William Thurston $500 TRUSTEES ATKINSON SCHOOL FUND, Joshua Hale Jr. pres. William C. Coffin, Leonard W. Sar- gent clerk and treas.
TRUSTEES PUTNAM SCHOOL, Francis A. Howe pres. Henry B. Little, John J. Currier, Joseph E. Moody, Nathaniel Dole, John W. Dodge, Nathaniel N. Jones sec.
TRUSTEES WHEELWRIGHT SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL FUND, Lawrence B. Cushing pres. Mayor ex-of- ficio, John W. Winder sec. and auditor, James E. Whitney treas. Edmund D. Codman, Rev. T. C. Simpson
PARK COMMISSIONERS, Mayor, ex-officio, Geo. H. Welch ex-officio, Edward G. Moody ex-officio, John W. Sargent, Orrin J. Gurney, Charles C. Stockman
COMMISSIONERS ATKINSON COMMON, Mayor ex- officio, Edward G. Moody ex-officio, Alvah Hoyt, Orlando F. Hatch, Leonard W. Sargent
TRUSTEES SIMPSON FUND, Mayor ex-officio, ch. President Common Council ex-officio, Thomas C. Simpson, Henry B. Little, Nathan N. With- ington
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, - ch. and clerk $225, Charles W. Cooke $200, Arthur Withington $200 .
WATER COMMISSIONERS, John W. Winder, Louis F. Barton, Charles A. Bliss, James H. Higgins, Timothy W. Harrington
Sec. and Treas. Harold S. Noyes $500 Supt. - - $500
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS, Oliver B. Merrill, Henry B. Little, Dr. John F. Young Constables, Chas. G. Pray (civil), John J. Bryan (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings last Monday evening of each month
President, Mayor ex-officio Ernest W. Bliss vice-chairman Prentiss H. Reed Horton C. Stevens Charles W. Bailey Arthur P. Brown John F. Young Charles F. Johnson Samuel J. Hughes William F. Lunt James M. Gage William R. Usher George L. Whitmore
Clerk of Board and Supt. Schools, Edgar L. Wil- Jard $1600, hours 4-5, Wednesdays 9-10 a.m. Prin. High School, Walter E. Andrews $2000 Prins. Grammar Schools- Irving H. Johnson, Sarah B. Chute, . George W. Brown,
Kelley School Currier School Jackman School
Public Library.
Newburyport Public Library, John D. Parsons lib. State St.
TRUSTEES, Mayor and Aldermen ex-officio DIRECTORS- Mayor ex-officio
George H. Welch pres. Aldermen ex-officio Edward G. Moody, pres. Council ex-officio
Lawrence B. Cushing
Charles W. Moseley
Frederick S. Moseley
William R. Johnson
Frank F. Morrill
Josiah L. Hale Moses Brown
George W. Brown
Robert G. Dodge
William C. Coffin
NEWTON.
In Middlesex Co. Founded in 1630; a town in 1688; a city in 1873. Pop. 36,827. West of Bos- ton on the B.&A.R.R., the various villages being from 6 to 11 miles from Boston. Electric street railways to Boston via Boston & Worcester Street R. R., Newton Boulevard and Washing- ton Street, also to Waltham and Watertown, Needham, Wellesley and Brookline.
VILLAGES-NewtonAOGAmBLX, Auburndale 400AmBLX, Chestnut HillAOLIBLX, Eliott, Newton CenterAOGAmBLx, Newton Highlands AOGAmBLX, Newton Lower FallsAOGAdBLX, Newtonville4OGAmBLx, Newton Upper FallsAO CAdBLX, Nonantum, Norumbega Park, Oak Hill, Pine Grove[], Riverside[], Thompsonville, WabanAOGBLx, West NewtonAODAmBLx,
Woodland Station!
City Government.
City election second Tuesday in December Mayor, George Hutchinson $2500, term expires 2d Monday in January 1910
Mayor's Assistant, Theresa J. Mahoney $1000 ALDERMEN. Meetings first and third Monday evenings of each month, except generally July and August
Clerk, Isaac F. Kingsbury city clerk ex-oficio Ward 1. Frederick W. Stone Stephen W. Holmes William J. Doherty
Ward 2. Charles D. Cabot Charles W. Leonard Charles F. Avery
Ward 3. Benjamin S. Palmer Frank S. Webster Robert W. Williamson
Ward 4. Frank . H. Underwood Franklin T. Miller Howard P. Converse Ward 5. Edward P. Bosson
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Thomas W. White Lewis H. Bacon
Ward 6.
Allston Burr
Matthew B. . Jones Burton Payne Gray
Ward 7. Charles A. Clarke Thomas Weston Jr. Frank A. Day Note .- First two in each ward elected at large City Officers.
Hours,
City Hall is located at West Newton. 8.30-5; Saturday, 8.30-12.30 City Clerk, Isaac F. Kingsbury $2400 Asst. City Clerk, Frank M. Grant $1040 Treasurer and Collector, Francis Newhall $3250 Deputy Collector Taxes and Paymaster, Charles E. Braman $1500
City Solicitor, Winfield S. Slocum $3500 City Auditor, Benjamin F. Otis $1800
City Engineer, Irving T. Farnham $3500 Clerk of Committees, John C. Brimblecom $1000 Inspector Animals, C. Arthur Boutelle $250 Inspector Wires and Inspector Petroleum, Walter B. Randlett $300
City Messenger, Joseph D. Wellington $1200 City Physician, Edward R. Utley $1200 Chief Police, Frederick M. Mitchell $2000 Chief Fire Dept. Walter B. Randlett $1800 Street Commissioner, Charles W. Ross $4000 (highways, parks, sewers and street lights) Commissioner Public Buildings, George H. Elder $1800
Inspector Plumbing, Maurice B. Coleman $1500 Sealer Weights and Measures, Joshua A. Harding $1000
Milk Inspector, Arthur Hudson $500
Registration of Laborers, Cheney L. Hatch clerk, $150
Water Commissioner, J. Clifton Whitney $2300 ASSESSORS, Louis E. Coffin ch. $2400, Charles F. Rogers clerk $1400, J. Franklin Ryder $1100, Bernard Early $1100, Thomas White $1100 Overseer Poor, Edwin M. Fowle $1800 BOARD HEALTH, Dr. Francis G. Curtis ch. George R. Pulsifer, William F. Harbach Clerk and Agent, Alfred M. Russell $1800 SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS, John Lowell, Her- man E. Hibbard, Henry B. Day
TRUSTEES READ FUND AND ELIOT MEMORIAL, Henry B. Day, Fred H. Tucker, Mitchell Wing CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS, Francis George Curtis M.D., Dwight Chester, John C. Brimblecom sec. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS, Dr. Francis G. Curtis ex-officio ch. George H. Elder ex- officio, sec. William H. French
REGISTRARS VOTERS, George H. Bourne ch. $250, Henry H. Fanning $100, Seth C. Stevens $100, City Clerk ex-officio, clerk $250
Constables, Martin C. Laffie (civil), Frank B. Fletcher (civil) Charles Scipione (civil), Alfred M. Russell (civil), Howard S. Hiltz (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings second Monday in January, Wednesday following first Monday in Septem- ber, and fourth Wednesday evening of each month.
Chairman, Robert S. Gorham Secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Sherwood Ward 1. Fred H. Tucker
Joseph L. Caverly
Ward 2. Marcus Morton
Abbot Bassett
Ward 3. S. Edward Howard
Robert S. Gorham
Ward 4. William A. Knowlton
Adaline A. Davidson
Ward 5. Herbert E. Wells
Cora S. Cobb
Ward 6. William H. Rice
William E. Parker
Ward 7. Henry E. Bothfeld Herbert Stebbins
Supt. Frank E. Spaulding $5000; office at Claflin School, Washington Park; hours, 2-5 Thursday. P. O. address, Newtonville Prin. High School, Enoch C. Adams $3500
Prins. Grammar Schools-
Frank W. Chase, Bigelow School
Frank F. Carr, Horace Mann School
Louis J. West, Pierce School
Eleanor J. Mckenzie, C. C. Burr School
F. R. Hodge, Ralph Waldo Emerson School
Edgar M. Copeland, Mason School
Charlton D. Miller, Hyde School
Public Library.
Newton Free Library, Elizabeth P. Thurston lib. 414 Center; 70,000 volumes
TRUSTEES, Frank H. Howes pres. A. Lawrence Edmands Charles E. Kelsey William M. Bullivant John C. Kennedy
West Newton Branch, Nickerson block, Helen M. Wheeler in charge
Newton Center Branch, Pleasant St., Julia C. Henshaw in charge
Auburndale Branch, Taylor block, Annie E. Bunker in charge
Newton Upper Falls Branch, High St., Mary E. Barnard in charge Nonantum Branch, 345 Watertown St., K. A. Hodgdon in charge
Newtonville Branch, Masonic Bldg., C. L. Wil- liams in charge
NORTH ADAMS.
In Berkshire Co. Inc. a town Apr. 16, 1878; a city Apr. 8, 1895. Pop. 22,150. 143 m. west of Boston on Fitchburg Div. B.&M.R.R., and 21 m. north of Pittsfield at terminus Pittsfield & North
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Adams Br. B.&A.R.R .; electric railway to Adams, Williamstown, Beaver and Briggsville.
VILLAGES-North AdamsAOGAmNx, Beaver, Braytonville, GreylockOONx, BlackintonAOD AmX.
City Government.
City election third Tuesday in December Mayor, Frank D. Stafford (R) $1000 Clerk, Charles S. Brooker
CITY COUNCILMEN. Meetings first Tuesday even- ing of each month
John A. Bond (R)
Lotues M. Barnes (R)
Albert J. Buffum (R) .
Frank E. Eaton (R)
Harvey A. Gallup (R)
Patrick J. Malone (D) Patrick H. McMahon (D)
Lincoln Breckenridge (D)
Wallace E. Brown (R-Ind) Edward Davies (R)
George A. Hastings (R)
Henry J. Vrooman (R)
Ezra D. Whitaker (R)
David Bonnar (D) Hervey Burnham (R)
Benjamin K. Cook (R)
John H. Waterhouse (R)
Albert Franchere (R)
Alexander W. Fulton (R)
Shelley W. Potter (R)
City Officers.
City Clerk, Charles S. Brooker $1600 Treasurer and Collector, Edson M. Hodge $2000 Auditor, Benjamin T. Magenis $1000 Solicitor, John H. Mack
City Physician, William F. McGrath M.D. $250 City Engineer, Roswell L. Gardner $1800
Sealer Weights and Measures, John E. Davis $550
Inspector Milk, Vinegar and Provisions, Henry A. Tower $100
Chief Police, William F. Dinneen $4 per day Chief Fire Dept. and Asst. Inspector Buildings, Henry J. Montgomery $1200
Agent for Burial of Deceased Soldiers, Alexander W. Fulton
ASSESSORS, Edward N. Smith ch. $700, Timothy J. Crowley $600, Harold A. Spencer $600
COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC WORKS, William G. Cady $1800, Peter Keefe clerk $900, William P. Buckley supt. outdoor work $1200, Edward McCraw supt. water works $1200
BOARD HEALTH, Dr. John R. Hobbie ch. $100, James O'Halloran $100, H. Alphonse LaBrie $100
Agent, Douglas W. Hyde
Overseer Poor and Almoner, William H. Ingraham $1000 Keeper Almshouse, Henry W. Starks $750
REGISTRARS VOTERS, 50 cents per hour, Charles
M. Chase, William F. Barrington, Michael J. Fleming, Charles S. Brooker ex-officio
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS, O. A. Archer ch. Geo. French sec. A. W. Chippendale
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, Charles E. Winchell ch. $250, John F. Conlon $200, William G. Carroll $200 Inspector Animals, Dr. A. A. McDonnell Inspector of Plumbing, Douglas W. Hyde
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings second Tuesday evening of each month, salary $75 each
Charles J. Parkhurst ch.
Frank E. Curtis
Oscar A. Archer
James Tracey Potter
Martin M. Brown
Raoul Bernard
H. B. Clark
Supt. Isaac Freeman Hall $2750
Prin. High School, Herbert H. Gadsby $2500
Prins. of Grammar Schools- Lily E. Blanchard, Freeman School
J. Marion Woodward, Drury School
Mary Madden, Holden Street School
Mrs. M. E. Couch, Mark Hopkins School
Eva I. Haskins, Johnson School
Rose Sherry, Houghton School
Sarah F. Haskins,
State Street School
Mrs. Helen O. Sheldon, Brayton School
Mrs. Genevieve M. Chapin, Blackinton School
Public Library.
North Adams Free Public Library, Mabel Tem- ple lib.
TRUSTEES, Annie B. Jackson ch. Frank F. Mur- dock, William Arthur Gallup
NORTHAMPTON.
In Hampshire Co. Founded in 1653; inc. a city June 23, 1883. Pop. 19,957. County seat of Hampshire Co., 18 m. north of Springfield on Con- necticut & Passumpsic Div. and Central Mass. Div. B.&M.R.R. and Northampton Div. N.Y.,N.H. &H.R.R. Electric railways to Easthampton, Wil- liamsburg, Amherst, Hatfield, Greenfield, Mount Tom and Holyoke.
VILLAGES - NorthamptonAOLIAdAmx, Bay State4, FlorenceAODAdAmx, LeedsAODAdx, Loudville4, Mount Tom40, Smiths Ferry40, West Farms4, North Farms, Clark Ferry.
City Government.
City election first Tuesday in December Mayor, James W. O'Brien $800
ALDERMEN. Meeting first and third Thursday evenings of each month Clerk, Clarence D. Chase Ward 1. Perry F. Brown Ward 2. Thomas J. Hammond
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Ward 3. Joseph Brigham Jr.
Ward 4. Alfred J. Preece Ward 5. John F. Mahar Ward 6. Robert W. Grant Ward 7. Edward J. Ryan
COMMON COUNCILMEN. Meetings first and third Thursday evenings of each month Clerk, William E. Shannon $75 Ward 1. William F. Godfrey Thomas P. Keneavey John J. Moriarty
Ward 2. William H. Drexel Thomas Roe Walter A. Sheldon
Ward 3. Dennis McKenna Henry H. Harlow Adolphe Menard
Ward 4. Charles Bratton Charles A. Montgomery Charles S. Riley
Ward 5. George W. Busch Andrew A. Greene Thomas W. Jackson
Ward 6. Clifford A. Henry John A. Hogan Harold F. Keyes
Ward 7. Peter A. Seney W. Edwin Warner John T. Curran
City Officers.
City Clerk, Clarence D. Chase $1200, 9-12, 2-5 City Treasurer, George W. Clark $1200 Collector Taxes, John L. Warner $1000 Supt. Streets, George F. Birge $1200 City Solicitor, George P. O'Donnell $600 City Physician, Edward W. Brown M.D. $500 Auditor, Luther C. Wright $100 City Engineer, Malcolm D. Patteson $900 City Messenger, Thomas F. Burns $600 Keeper Lock-up, Luke Day $500
Inspector Milk and Vinegar, George R. Turner $100
Agent for Burial of Deceased Soldiers, Charles H. Heald
Inspector Animals, John H. Roberts V.S. $100 Inspector Provisions, Henry M. Martin V.S. $100 Inspector Plumbing, George R. Turner $800, 8-9 and 1-2
Inspector Petroleum and Sealer Weights and Measures, Henry F. Douglass
Gauger of Liquid Measures, George D. Clark Chief Police, George W. Gilbert $1200
Chief Engineer Fire Dept. Frederick E. Chase $1200
Supt. Fire Alarm Telegraph and Inspector of Wires, Charles F. Doe $800
ASSESSORS, Fred M. Starkweather ch. $900, Geo. L. Beals $350 BOARD HEALTH, Edward W. Brown M.D. ch. Michael J. McCarthy
Agent and Clerk, George R. Turner $200 Bacteriologist, Justus G. Hanson M. D. $150
BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS, Richard E. Davies ch. Michael J." Mccarthy, Rupert E. Dickinson sec.
OVERSEERS POOR, $700 for the Board. Mayor ex-officio, ch. President Common Council ex- officio, Edwin B. Emerson, Paul Fitzgerald, William E. Shannon
Agent and Clerk, William E. Shannon Keeper Almshouse, Arthur B. Whitbeck CEMETERY COMMITTEE, Oscar F. Ely, Christopher Clarke, Charles A. Maynard, Watson L. Smith, George W. Hillier, Oliver Walker
WATER COMMISSIONERS, Charles W. Kinney pres. Charles N. Clark treas. Charles E. Gould, Ed- ward E. Wood, John A. Sullivan, Warren M. King
Supt. Water Works, Luther C. Wright $900, 9-12 and 2-5
PARK COMMISSIONERS, Chauncey H. Pierce ch. Christopher Clarke, Rev. Patrick H. Gallen, Joseph A. Gagne, Charles A. Maynard Clerk, John C. Mangan $50 1
ALMONERS UNDER WILL OF WHITING STREET, Mayor ex-officio, ch. Miss Sarah M. Butler, Mrs. Eliza A. Mann, John J. Raleigh, Harry P. Otis, Mrs. Edwin W. Higbee, Mrs. Chiara A. Plimpton
REGISTRARS VOTERS, Edward W. Blanchfield ch. Frederick W. Bement, Patrick H. Halloran, R. Lynn Porter clerk, each $75 per year Elector Under the Oliver Smith Will, Frederick A. Pelton $15
COMMISSIONERS SINKING FUNDS, S. Dwight Drury ch. Frank E. Clark sec. Frederick N. Kneeland TRUST FUND COMMITTEE, A. Lyman Williston ch. Chauncey H. Pierce sec. Edward E. Wood CITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, Christopher Clarke ch. John Metcalf clerk, Chas. A. Clark, George S. Graves, Lemuel B. Field, Charles A. Maynard
SEWER COMMISSIONERS, John C. Hammond pres. John P. McGrath, John L. Mather, William Sawin, Harry P. Otis, Benjamin E. Cook Clerk, John L. Warner $200 Supt. Edward W. Blanchfield $800 Engineer, Malcolm D. Patteson
LICENSE COMMISSION, Edgar F. Crooks ch. $125, William A. Stevenson $5, Thomas F. Mc- Grath $5 Clerk, Fred M. Starkweather $100 Constable, Thomas A. Orcutt (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings first Thursday afternoon of each, month Mayor ex-officio, ch. At large, John J. Kennedy
Frank N. Look, Florence
Ward 1. George L. Harris
Ward 2. Caroline A. Yale
Ward 3. Benjamin E. Cook
Ward 4. George D. Clark
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Ward 5. William A. Bailey Ward 6. Sarah E. Martin, Florence Ward 7. Homer C. Chapin, Florence Supt. Schools and Sec. Board, Fayette K. Cong- don $2000; 8-9, 4-5, Saturday 9-12 Clerk, Mabel I. Spear; hours 8-12 and 1.30-5, Saturday 9-12 Prin. High School, C. B. Roote $1800
Prins. Grammar Schools- Martin H. Trapagen, Wilson S. Dakin,
Hawley Grammar
Florence Grammar
Walter F. Sargeant, Vernon Street
Public Libraries.
Forbes Library, West, 106,000 volumes, William P. Cutter lib. $2500
TRUSTEES, Arthur Watson ch.
Samuel W. Lee Haynes H. Chilson
Secretary, Charles E. Chase $75
Treasurer, Frederic A. Macomber $250
Free Public Library, Memorial Hall bldg. Main, 34,818 volumes
COMMITTEE, William P. Strickland ch. Arthur Watson Frank N. Look
Christopher Clarke A. Lyman Williston
Rev. Patrick H. Gallen
Rev. Elisha G. Cobb
Timothy G. Spaulding
Charles E. Williams sec. and treas.
Librarian, Miss Sarah D. Kellogg
Lilly Library, Florence, 8100 Volumes TRUSTEES, Frank N. Look pres. J. B. O'Donnell William H. Riley Louis F. S. Plimpton Sarah E. Martin Mary E. Gould Mrs. John B. Learned
Mrs. C. A. Plympton treas.
Librarian, Miss Matilda P. Schwartz
PITTSFIELD.
The county seat of Berkshire County. Settled in 1743; a town in 1761; a city in 1891. Pop. 25,001. 150 m. from Boston, 52 m. west of Springfield on the B.&A.R.R. and terminus of its Pittsfield & North Adams Br. and the Berkshire Div. N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R .; 150 m. from New York via the Harlem Div. N.Y.,C.R.R. The Berkshire Electric Railway connects with Cheshire and North Adams on the north, and Lenox and Great Bar. rington on the south. The Pittsfield Street Rail- way connects with Dalton, Hinsdale, West Pitts- field, Country Club, Pontoosuc Lake, Cheshire and North Adams. Here is the registry of deeds for the Middle District, comprising the towns of Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale, Lee, Lenox, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Stockbridge, Tyringham and Washington, and the city of Pittsfield.
VILLAGES - PittsfieldAODAdAmX, Pittsfield Junction[, Barkerville, Bel Air, ColtsvilleD, PontoosucA, Shaker VillageD Stearnsville, Taconic, Tillotson's, West PittsfieldAODAm.
City Government.
City election first Tuesday in December Mayor, William H. MacInnis (D) $1000
ALDERMEN. Meetings first and third Monday evenings of each month
Clerk, John Barker Ward 1. F. P. Dougherty (D)
Ward 2. William J. Baughman (R)
Ward 3. James Fallon (D)
Ward 4. Charles L. Hibbard (R)
Ward 5. Jay P. Barnes (D)
Ward 6. Patrick J. Flynn (D) Ward 7. George W. Clark (D)
COMMON COUNCILMEN. Meetings on the . Wednes- day evening after first Monday of each month Clerk, Alfred C. Daniels Ward 1. Michael L. Foley (D) Peter B. Colwell (D)
Ward 2. Emory M. Leonard (R)
George A. Grounds (R)
Ward 3.
Frank J. Trudeau (R)
James H. Sears (R)
Ward 4. Arthur H. Wood (R)
Frank D. Taylor (R)
Ward 5. Charles F. Reinhardt, Jr. (R)
James R. Savery (R)
Ward 6. Frank D. Burke (D)
John B. Cummings (D)
Ward 7. Willard B. Roberts (R) John H. Howieson (R)
City Officers.
City Clerk, John Barker $1300, hours 9-12 and 1-4, Saturdays 9-12
Treasurer, Fred M. Platt $1500
Auditor, Edgar T. Lawrence $1300, hours 9-12 and 1-4, Saturdays 9-12
Solicitor, Milton B. Warner $1000
City Physician, Wilfrid A. Millett $500
Collector Taxes, Frank Bartlett $1300, hours 9-12 and 2-4
Inspector Buildings, Edwin G. Hoag $1000 Sealer Weights and Measures, Anson C. Griffen Inspector Milk, Animals and Provisions, George N. Kinnell Chief Police, William G. White $1500
Chief Engineer Fire Dept. Lucien D. Hazard $1300
Asst. Chief Engineer, William C. Shepard $1000 Smoke Inspector, William G. White Inspector Wires, William F. Francis
ASSESSORS, William M. Clark ch. $1000, James H. Francis $500, William R. Gardner $500
BOARD PUBLIC WORKS, Chester E. Gleason ch. $800, J. M. Linnehan $800, Frank Howard $800 Clerk, Louis B. Cummings $1200, hours 9-12 and 1-5, Monday evening 7-8
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Engineer, A. B. Farnham $2000 Assistant Engineer, Harry J. Goodale Supt. Streets and Roads, Robert A. Rice $1200 Supt. Sidewalks, Joseph F. Biladeau $1200 Inspector and Collector, I. J. Barnfather per day Supt. Water Works, Thomas Martin $1200 LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, Charles B. Dunham ch. John L. Russell, David Rosenhein BOARD HEALTH, Charles H. Wright ch. $200, Fred T. Francis $200, Dr. Richard A. Woodruff $200 Agent, John Barker $25, 8-12 and 1-4; Saturday 9-12
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OVERSEERS POOR, Andrew Cairns ch. Henry E. Kloseman, Lomer G. Goodrich Supt. Poor, Albert W. Shaw $900, hours 9-12 and 2-5
Supt. Almshouse, William Shaw $650
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