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COMMISSIONERS SINKING FUND, Irving D. Ferrey, George H. Tucker, Ralph B. Bardwell
REGISTRARS VOTERS, Edward Cain ch. $5 per day, Joseph J. St. James $5 per day, Jason N. Shepardson $5 per day, Abram E. Malcolm $5 per day
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS (vacancy) ch. Louis B. Cummings, Dr. S. C. Burton, Morris Schaff Constable, Edwin T. Holmes (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings first Thursday evening of each month
Chairman, Mayor ex-officio
Chairman in absence of Mayor, William L. Adam Ward 1. Franklin W. Russell Henry A. Francis
Ward 2. Frank R. Strong
Frank W. Rice
Ward 3. George A. Prediger Robert T. Parker
Ward 4. William L. Adam Joseph E. Peirson
Ward 5. William Nugent
C. H. Dickson
Ward 6. Robert Kirk James Henchey
Ward 7. William B. Rice William H. Polly
Secretary, William Nugent Supt. Charles A. Byram $2300, hours 8-9, 4-5 Prin. High School, William D. Goodwin $2000 Truant Officer, Asher Starkweather $900 Prins. Grammar Schools- C. E. Bennett, Mary A. Brennan, Rose Duffy, G. W. Gardner, Arabella Roach, Augusta Edwards, Clara E. Rogers, Susan E. Stevens, Ellen Irons, Agnes M. Reid,
Linden St. School Center Grammar Center Intermediate Orchard St. School Training School Fenn St. School William B. Rice School Briggs School Redfield School Russell School
Helena J. Jordan, Rose O. Kendall,
Stearnsville School Pontoosuc School
Public Library and Museum.
Berkshire Athenaeum, Bank Row
Museum of Natural History and Art, South St., H. H. Ballard librarian and curator TRUSTEES, W. F. Hawkins pres. Henry Colt vice pres. George H. Tucker treas. Morris Schaff
J. F. A. Adams William M. Mercer
George C. Harding Irving D. Ferrey
William H. MacInnis ex-officio
William L. Adam ex-officio
Fred M. Platt ex-officio
Henry R. Peirson
Henry A. Francis
Theodore L. Pomeroy
James L. Bacon
John C. Crosby
William H. Swift
Morris Schaff
QUINCY.
In Norfolk Co. Established Feb. 2, 1792; a city May 17, 1888. Pop. 28,076. 8 m. southeast of Boston on Plymouth Div. N.Y., N.H.&H.R.R. Electric street railways to Boston, Weymouth, Braintree, Holbrook and East Milton.
VILLAGES-Quincy AOONYBBLx, AtlanticAO BLx, Germantown, Quincy Point, South Quincy, Hough's Neck, Squantum, West QuincyOnNYB BLx, WollastonAOONYBBLX, Norfolk Downs.
City Government.
City election first Tuesday in December Mayor, William T. Shea $1000 COUNCILMEN. Meetings first and third Monday evenings of each month Clerk and Clerk of Committees, George T. Magee $600 At-large. Arthur C. Beal J. Leonard Ferguson Charles M. Bryant Jesse F. Curtis Alfred H. Gilson
Ward 1. George W. Abels Otto Gelotte Joseph L. Whiton, Jr.
Ward 2. William A. Carey James B. Oakes Michael T. Walsh
Ward 3. Thomas Bishop Alexander Falconer James M. Cantfill
Ward 4.
Thomas F. Hogan
Charles J. McGilvray
Robert J. Teasdale
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Ward 6.
Ward 5. Charles L. Bean James H. Broughton Richard R. Freeman Ralph W. Hobbs Charles E. Cherrington John Moir City Officers.
Commissioner Public Works, Thomas F. Burke $2400, hours 8-12, 1-5 City Clerk, Harrison A. Keith $1400, 8-12, 1-5 City Treasurer, Henry G. Fay $1600, 8-12, 1-5 Collector, James H. Cunningham $1400 City Solicitor, William R. Thomas $1400 Chief Police, Frank E. Burrell City Engineer, Hamilton Flood $1200
Chief Engineer Fire Dept. Amos L. Litchfield $800
City Auditor, Henry O. Fairbanks $800 City Messenger, Harry W. Tirrell $250 Overseer Poor, Frederick F. Green $800, 8-5 City Physician, Dr. Henry C. Hallowell $300 Inspector Animals, Francis Abele Jr. Inspector Meats and Provisions, James F. Allen Inspector Milk, William G. Curtis $150 Inspector Plumbing, J. J. Keniley $1000 Supt. Almshouse, William J. Vaughan $600 ASSESSORS, Charles H. Johnson ch. $800, Julius Johnson $600, William B. Glover $600 PARK COMMISSIONERS, George E. Pfaffmann ch. Fred B. Rice sec. Dexter E. Wadsworth
BOARD HEALTH, William H. Teasdale ch. $200, Ross K. Whiton M.D. clerk $250, Henry P. Kittredge $200 Inspector, Edward J. Lennon $780 BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS, William H. Teasdale ch. William A. Bradford, Warren S. Parker
MANAGERS ADAMS ACADEMY, William Everett, Roger H. Wilde, Luther S. Anderson, Walter S. Pinkham, George M. Sheahan
MANAGERS PUBLIC BURIAL PLACES, Albert W. Fay ch. John Q. Cudworth, Alfred O. Diack, Joseph H. Vogel, Benjamin King, W. W. Mitchell Supt. James Nicol
MANAGERS WOODWARD FUND AND PROPERTY, Wm. T. Shea, mayor, ch. Henry G. Fay, city treas. Harrison A. Keith sec. Henry O. Fairbanks, George A. Sidelinger, elected by Council
REGISTRARS VOTERS, Edward J. Mckeon $150, Michael B. Geary $150, Harrison A. Keith $150 Constables, Charles H. Johnson (civil), Amos L. Litchfield (civil), Napoleon B. Furnald (civil), Charles H. Burgess (civil), Edward J. Lennon (civil), Michael T. Sullivan (civil)
Public Schools. COMMITTEE. Meetings last Tuesday evening of each month Nathaniel S. Hunting M.D. ch. Dexter E. Wadsworth Edward H. Bushnell M.D.
Arthur W. Newcomb
John J. O'Hara John L. Miller Charles H. Owens Dr. William G. Curtis John A. Duggan
Secretary Committee and Supt. Schools, Frank E. Parlin $2800
Prin. High School, Leslie L. Cleveland $2400 Prins. Grammar Schools-
James M. Howland,
Adams School
Walter H. Bentley, Coddington School
James M. Nowland, Cranch Street School
Austin W. Greene, Gridley Bryant School
Archer M. Nickerson John Hancock School Lincoln School
Archer M. Nickerson,
C. Ralph Taylor,
Mass. Fields School
Charles Sampson,
Quincy School
Thomas B. Pollard,
Washington School
William R. Kramer, Willard School
C. Ralph Taylor Wollaston School
Public Library.
Thomas Crane Public Library, Alice G. White lib. 26,000 volumes, Washington
TRUSTEES, Rev. E. C. Butler ch. H. A. Keith sec. George W. Morton treas.
Henry McGrath
Harry L. Rice
Charles R. Safford
SALEM.
The county seat of Essex Co. Established in 1626; a city in 1836. Pop. 37,627. 17 m. north- east of Boston on Eastern and Western Divs. B.& M.R.R., and 16 m. east of Wilmington Junction. Electric street railways to Lynn, Beverly, Dan- vers, Peabody and Marblehead. Here is located the registry of deeds for the Southern District, comprising the towns of Amesbury, Beverly, Box- ford, Danvers, 'Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, Pea- body, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham and West New- bury.
VILLAGES-Salem4OGAmBLx, North Salem, Salem Neck, South Salem, Salem WillowsO.
City Government.
City election second Tuesday in December Mayor, John. F. Hurley (I) $1500, hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ALDERMEN. Meetings second and last Wednesday evenings of each month
Clerk, J. Clifford Entwisle George Lincoln Allen (R) William H. Colbert (Cit.) Michael J. Doyle (Cit.)
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George W Tull (R) William H. McSweeney (R) Edward N. Reed (R) Charles D. Smith (R)
COMMON COUNCILMEN. Meetings fourth Tuesday evenings of each month Clerk, William H. Rolling
second and
Ward 1. James D. Burns (R) William H. Collins (Cit.) John H. Higgins (R) Thomas L. Mead (Cit.)
Ward 2. William N. Andrews (R) John R. Moulton (R) E. Howard Perley (R) John M. Wilson (R)
Ward 3. Lyman E. Hurd (R) John F. Sullivan (Cit.) Frank P. Tebbetts (R) James F. Whelton (R)
Ward 4. John J. Hurley (Cit.) William F. Fouhey (R) Robert D. Kiley (R) Mattheas J. O'Keefe (Cit.)
Ward 5. Leslie E. Dockham (Cit.) Samuel A. Goodhue (R) Elias Voyer (R) Ward 6. Herbert Osborn (R) William J. Ivers Albert Pierce (Cit.) Henry K. Melcher (R) George F. Very (R)
City Officers.
City Clerk, J. Clifford Entwisle $1600, hours 8.30-1 and 2.30-4, Saturday 8.30-2 City Auditor, Charles H. Danforth $1800, 8.30-5 Treasurer, William A. Hill $1400 Collector, John T. Quinn $1500 City Electrician, Charles H. Ashby $1250 City Marshal, William E. Hill City Messenger, Charles E. Burns $1000 Assistant, William H. O'Neil $900 City Solicitor, Forrest L. Evans $250 City Physician, Thomas F. Henry Commissioner Streets, Patrick J. Kelley $1600, 11.30-12
Chief Fire Dept. William O. Arnold $1350 Sealer Weights and Measures, Anton E. Liebsch $500
Supt. Essex Bridge, John F. Plummer $600 Supt. Union Bridge, Patrick F. Ahern $600 Supt. Lights, Amos Stillman $800 Supt. Hay Scales, Daniel M. Frye $500 Supt. Market, William E. Hill
Supt. Public Buildings and Inspector Buildings, John Pollock $1400, 9-10
Surveyors Lumber, Henry R. Luscomb, Fred E. Warner
Inspector Animals, Fred Saunders $200
ASSESSORS, John H. Conway ch. $1000, John H. Russell $1000, James F. Donovan $1000
BOARD HEALTH, G. Arthur Bodwell ch. Dr. Martin T. Field, William O. Safford Clerk and Inspector, Raymond L. Newcomb $1200, 9-12.30 Agent to Issue Burial Permits, J. C. Entwisle OVERSEERS POOR, Mayor ex-officio, ch. Alderman William H. Colbert, Councilman James Coffey, John B. Tivnan, Arthur W. West, Charles O. Dugan
Clerk, Edward F. Brown $1100, 9-4, except Sat. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PLUMBERS, G. Arthur Bodwell ex-officio, ch. John Pollock, Lawrence E. Millea
COMMISSIONERS MUNICIPAL SINKING FUND, Le- land H. Cole, Charles E. Phippen, J. Foster Smith
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, John E. Spencer ch. and sec. $300, Edward B. Trumbull $200, Morgan J. McSweeney $200
PARK COMMISSIONERS, J. Frank Dalton ch. John J. Connolly, George W. Creesy, William A. Clapp, Willard B. Porter
Supt. Amos Stillman $150 Clerk, Charles A. Arrington $100
REGISTRARS VOTERS, William A. Carson ch. $100, Joseph J. Andrews $100, Harry P. Gifford $100 Clerk, J. C. Entwisle $150
WATER BOARD, Michael J. Doyle pres. E. Howard Perley, William H. McSweeney, James Coffey, James F. Whelton
Clerk, Henry E. Reynolds $1200, 9-1 and 2.30-4 Supt. Water Works, David N. Cook $1600 Inspector, Fred J. Dennett $750
Engineer Pumping Station, Michael P. Dugan $1500
Trustees Plummer Farm School-
Jeremiah T. Mahoney ch.
William H. Jelly
William S. McIntire
George M. Whipple
Francis H. Lee
Matthew Robson
Frank S. Atwood Robin Damon John B. Trorian John E. Stanton
Constables, E. Everett O'Brien (civil), Joseph M. Coffey (civil), John H. Sullivan (civil), Fran- cis X. Voyer (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings third Monday evening of each month
Horatio P. Peirson pres.
Mayor ex-officio President Common Council ex-officio
Arthur H. Phippen
Lewis J. Bridgman
Philip Little George K. Blair Edward F. Brown
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Thomas F. Mack Horatio P. Peirson William F. Cass William A. Pew Jr. John J. Sheehan George P. Lord Joseph W. Newhall John A. Davis Michael J. Reardon McDonald E. White John J. Connelly William O. Chapman George W. Creesy Secretary, Alfred B. Brown $1200
Supt. Schools, John W. Perkins $2500, 4.15-5.15 on school days Prin. High School, Hobart K. Whitaker $2500
Truant Officers, John W. Libbey $800, Charles E. Burns, Thomas C. Brown Prins. Grammar Schools-
Joseph A. Ewart,
Bentley School
Frank L. Smith,
Bowditch School
Joseph A. Ewart
Phillips School
Charles F. Towne,
Pickering School
Herbert E. Wentworth,
Saltonstall School
Alton C. Churbuck, Practice School
Public Library.
Salem Public Library, Gardner M. Jones lib. 370 Essex
TRUSTEES, Mayor ex-officio, ch. John M. Raymond
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
William P. McMullan
David Pingree
Matthew Robson Arthur H. Phippen
SOMERVILLE.
In Middlesex Co. Founded Mar. 3, 1842; inc. a city Apr. 14, 1871. Pop. 69,272. On Eastern, Southern and Western Divs. B.&M.R.R., and on Fitchburg R.R .; East Somerville is on Eastern Div. (2 m.) and Western Div. (2 m.), Prospect Hill (2 m.), Winter Hill (2 m.), Somerville Junc- tion (3 m.), North Somerville (4 m.), Somerville Highlands (4 m.), Willow Avenue (4 m.), West Somerville (4 m.), on Southern Div. B.&M.R.R .; Union Square (2 m.) and Somerville (3 m.) from Boston on Fitchburg R.R. Electric cars to Bos- ton.
VILLAGES-SomervilleAOGAmBLx, East Som- ervilleOGAmx, West Somerville4OGAmBLX, Winter Hill30AmBLX, Central Hill, Spring Hill, Prospect Hill, Union SquareD, Willow Bridge.
City Government.
City election second Tuesday in December
Mayor, Charles A. Grimmons (R) $2500, hours 8 to 10, Saturday 8 to 9
Mayor's Secretary, Fred E. Warren $1300 ALDERMEN. Meetings second and fourth Thurs- day evenings of each month Clerk, Frederic W. Cook
'At large -- Ward 1. George A. Lord (R)
Ward 2. David Berglind (R)
Ward 3. Leonard W. Cole (R)
Ward 4. George W. Harvey (R)
Ward 5.
J. Frank Mixer (R)
Ward 6 Richard G. Good (R)
Ward 7. Edward H. Kingman (R)
Ward Aldermen- Ward 1 John Diggins
James D. Hayden
Ward 2. Joseph A. Haley (D)
Philip Koen (D)
Ward 3.
Clarence A. Smith (R)
William E. Copithorne (R)
Ward 4. Ray R. Rideout (R) Amos W. Shepard (R)
Ward 5. Charles A. Burns (R)
Alphonso A. Wyman (R)
Ward 6. Charles W. Eldridge (R)
Edgar A. Smith (R)
Ward 7.
Robert M. Lavender (R)
Jesse E. Perry
City Officers.
City Clerk, Frederic W. Cook $2400, hours 8-4, Saturdays 8-12
Asst. City Clerk, Howard E. Wemyss $1300
Treasurer and Collector, Joseph S. Pike $3000, 8-2, Sat. 8-12
Messenger, Jairus Mann $1500
Solicitor, Frank W. Kaan $2100 Auditor, Charles S. Robertson $700
Engineer, Ernest W. Bailey $3000 Street Commissioner, Asa B. Prichard $2000
Inspector Buildings and Commissioner Public Buidlings, Walter T. Littlefield $2000
Commissioner Electric Lines and Lights, Melvin F. Underwood $1300
Chief Police and Keeper Lock-up, Melville C. Parkhurst $2000
Chief Engineer Fire Dept. James R. Hopkins $2000 City Physician, Clarke Towle M.D. $1200
Inspector Milk and Vinegar, Julius E. Richard- Bon $1000
Clerk Committees, William P. Mitchell $2000 Asst. Clerk Commttees, Laurence S. Howard $1000 Inspector Plumbing, Duncan C. Greene $1200 Inspector Animals and Provisions, Charles M. Berry $1000
Sealer Weights and Measures, John H. Dusseault $1100
ASSESSORS, George W. Perkins ch. $1800, Nathan H. Reed $800, George E. Elliott $800, Benjamin F. Thompson $800, Winsor L. Snow $800
BOARD HEALTH, Allen F. Carpenter ch. Wesley T. Lee M.D., Zebedee E. Cliff
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Clerk, William P. Mitchell Agent, Caleb A. Page $1300 Medical Inspector, Frank L. Morse M.D. $1200
Supt. Collection Ashes and Offal, Edgar T. May- hew $1200
OVERSEERS POOR, Edward B. West ch. Albert W. Edmands, Herbert E. Merrill Agent, Charles C. Folsom $1600 Secretary, Cora F. Lewis $700
Water Commissioner, Frank E. Merrill $2300 REGISTRARS VOTERS, Charles P. Lincoln ch. $200, Charles E. Parks $200, Edwin D. Sibley $200, Frederic W. Cook city clerk, ex-officio $200 Constables, Winslow W. Coffin (civil), Charles L. Ellis (civil), Patrick J. Garvin (civil), Wil- liam D. Hayden (civil), Franklin W. Hopkins (civil), Jairus Mann (civil), Chas. B. Palm- er (civil), Malcolm E. Sturtevant (civil)
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings last Monday evening of
each month.
Frederick A. P. Fiske ch. mayor, er-officio
President Board of Aldermen ex-officio, Elmer H. Spaulding Henry F. Curtis
Thomas M. Clancy
Daniel H. Bradley
Wilbur S. Clarke
George E. Whitaker
George W. Foster
Charles A. Kirkpatrick Jr.
J. Walter Sanborn Henry H. Folsom Frederick A. P. Fiske
Leon M. Conwell
Henrietta B. H Attwood George C. Mahoney Sec. and Supt. Schools, Gordon A. Southworth $3000
Prins. High Schools- John A. Avery $2600, George L. Baxter $3000, Prins. Grammar Schools- Samuel A. Johnson $1900, Charles E. Brainard $1900, Harlan P. Knight $1900,
George M. Wadsworth $1900,
John S. Emerson $1900, Fred C. Baldwin $1900, Mary E. Northup $1900, Charles G. Ham $1900, Mina J. Wendell $1900, Aaron B. Palmer $1900, Arthur L. Doe $1900, Harry F. Hathaway $1900, George I. Bowden $1600, Annie E. McCarty $1000, Nora F. Byard $900, Laura J. Brooks $900, May E. Small $900,
English High School Latin High School
Prescott School Edgerly School Bell School
Pope School
Knapp School Foster School
Glines School Carr School Morse School Highland School Hodgkins School Bingham School Brown School Bennett School Proctor School Burns School Lowe School
Elizabeth M. Collins $900, Hanscom School Helen Tincker $825, Baxter School Catherine E. Sweeney $825, Perry School Mary A. Holt $775, Davis School
Fannie L. Gwynne $775, Abigail P. Hazleton $775, Eliza H. Lunt $775,
Cummings School Durell School Lincoln School
Public Library.
Somerville Public Library, Sam Walter Foss lib. $2500, Highland av.
TRUSTEES, Edward C. Booth ch. John B. Viall, Thomas M. Durell, Frederick W. Parker, Wm. L. Barber, J. Frank Wellington, Irving G. Hall, Howard D. Moore, Charles L. Noyes
SPRINGFIELD.
County seat of Hampden Co. Organized a town May 14, 1636; a city May 25, 1852. Pop. 73,968. 99 m. west of Boston at junction B.&A.R.R. and its Athol Br., and the Hartford and Highland Divs. of the N.Y., N.H.&H.R.R., Conn. & Pass. Div. B.& M.R.R., and the Central New Eng. R.R. Electric railways to Chicopee, Chicopee Falls, Holyoke, Palmer, Feeding Hills, East Longmeadow, Suf- field and Hartford, Conn., Westfield, Agawam, and Warehouse Point, Conn.
VILLAGES - SpringfieldAODAdAmx, Bright- wood4OGAmx, Indian OrchardAOGAmx, Athol Junction, Sixteen Acres4, Pecowsich.
City Government.
City election Tuesday after first Monday in Dec. Mayor, William E. Sanderson $3000, hours 11-1
ALDERMEN. Meetings Monday evenings by ad- journment
Clerk, Elijah A. Newell
Ward 1. Henry N. Bowman
Ward 2. Henry Lasker
Ward 3. George H. Crouss
Ward 4. Arthur H. Rogers
Ward 5. Alfred F. H. Pillsbury
Ward 6. George D. Chamberlain
Ward 7. Fred R. Brown
Ward 8. Ralph W. Wight
COMMON COUNCILMEN. Meetings Monday even- ings by adjournment Clerk, H. S. Gilbert $300 Ward 1. Charles Adams
John Henry Curtiss
Ward 2. George C. Connell Michael J. Scully John J. Collins
Ward 3. George H. Hadd
Albert A. Mathews
Ward 4.
Edward P. Butts
John A. Denison
Ward 5. Robert N. Ingersoll J. Frank Drake
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Ward 6. Frank E. Stacy Harcourt W. Bull
Ward 7. Edward N. Maynard
John L. Scott
Ward 8. Jay W Nickels George M. Howe John W. Superneaw
City Officers.
City Clerk, Elijah A. Newell $2400, hours 9-5, Saturdays 9-1 Asst. City Clerk, Annie H. Hawkes $900
City Treasurer, Eliphalet T. Tifft $2500, 9-5, Sat. 9-1
Auditor, William C. Marsh $1800 Collector, Charles A. Frazer $2200, 9-5, Sat. 9-1 City Physician, Dr. Joseph N. Boyer Jr. $1250 City Engineer, Charles M. Slocum $2300 City Messenger, Stephen P. Burns $1200 City Marshal, William J. Quilty $1800 City Solicitor, Stephen S. Taft $2400 Supt. Streets and Sewers, Arthur A. Adams $2300 Sealer Weights and Measures, Weigher of Coal, Soldiers' Relief, James L. Bowen $700 Deputy Sealer, John F. Whitaker $1000 Supt. Street Lights, W. J. Converse $1400 Inspector Milk and Vinegar, Stephen C. Downs $1000
Inspector Animals, Benjamin D. Pierce $300 Inspector Petroleum, George E. Kimball, fees Fish Warden, John J. O'Malley $25 Inspector Buildings, Abner P. Leshure $1000 Chief Fire Dept. Willard J. Littlefield $1800 Lock-up Keeper, Charles M. Wright $25 Sanitary Inspector, J. Frederick Power $1000, J. R. Sackett $1000
ASSESSORS, George B. Smith ch. $1600, Frank A. Lawton sec. $1500, Frank S. Crane $1500
OVERSEERS POOR, Mayor ex-officio, Dr. Joseph N. Boyer Jr., C. C. Smith, Edwin S. Stacy, Arthur A. Call
Agent, Edward I. White $2000, 8.30-12, 1.30-5, Sat. 9-1
Supt. Almshouse, Lyman W. Sexton $1200 Matron, Jennie M. Clark $360
WATER COMMISSIONERS, Mayor ex-officio, Everett E. Stone ch. $1200, Charles H. Bennett Supt. Water Works, Alfred E. Martin $2400 Engineer, E. E. Lochridge $4000
Water Registrar, Alfred R. Hathaway, $2000 BOARD PUBLIC WORKS, R. Hale Smith ch. Claudius C. Margerum, John McFethries
BOARD HEALTH, Gurdon W. Gordon, Thomas F. Rearden M.D., Herbert C. Emerson M.D. clerk Agent, William L. Young $1400 Health Physician, Herbert C. Emerson M.D. $1250 Inspector Plumbing, Frank W. Tower $1500
REGISTRARS VOTERS, Edward A. Hall $225, Or- thello K. Merrill $225, William W. Bartlett $225, E. A. Newell clerk $225
COMMISSIONERS FIRE DEPT. James E. Dunleavy, James W. Kirkham, Albert G. Bennett, Na- poleon E. Russell, Arthur H. Rogers
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, William M. Titus, Wil- liam C. Hayes, Charles A. Royce
PARK COMMISSIONERS, Daniel J. Marsh, Nathan D. Bill, Everett H. Barney, William E. Wright, Herman Buchholz Supt. Charles E. Ladd $1500
COMMISSIONERS SINKING FUNDS, A. Willard Da- mon, Robert O. Morris, A. B. Wallace Treas. Sinking Funds, E. T. Tifft $300
POLICE COMMISSIONERS, Mayor ex-officio, James D. Norton, Fred O. Clapp, John J. Gleason Constables. The City Marshal and Assistant City Marshal are bonded constables, but do not exercise their powers except on public business
Public Schools.
COMMITTEE. Meetings last Friday evening of each month.
Mayor ex-officio, ch. Edward H. Wilkinson, vice-ch. and member at large, Wayland V. James
George D. Weston
William M. Kimball
Leona May Pierce
Esther J. Morgan
Frederick E. Hopkins
Frank N. Seerley
Francis M. Bennitt
Secretary, Bertha M. McConkey $1200
Chief Clerk, Fred L. Ward; Clerks, Edwina A.
Miller, A. Leota Pinney, Anna C. Murray, Charles A. Parker
Supt. Wilbur F. Gordy $4000, 12-1, Sat. 10-1 Prin. Central High School, William Orr $3500 Prin. Technical High School, Charles F. Warner $3500
Truant Officer, John G. Taylor $1200 Assistant, H. A. Killmer
Prins Ninth Grade Grammar Schools-
Arthur P. Irving, Buckingham
Albert Candlin, Chestnut Street School
John L. Riley, Central Street School
George E. Foss, Forest Park
Dwight Clark, Indian Orchard
Harriet C. Emerson, State Street School
Public Libraries.
City Library Association, 160,000 vols., Hiller C. Wellman lib. State near Chestnut
President, Nathan D. Bill
Vice-pres. Robert O. Morris
Treasurer, Henry H. Bowman
Clerk, Hiller C. Wellman
DIRECTORS, Henry J. Beebe, Luke Corcoran, Fred- erick H. Gillett, James W. Kirkham, Marcus P. Knowlton, George Dwight Pratt, James A. Rum- rill, 'Henry H. Skinner, G. W. V. Smith, A. B. Wallace, Walter H. Wesson, William E. San-
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derson, mayor; Ralph W. Wight, pres. Common Council; Wilbur F. Gordy, supt. schools; R. F. Hawkins and W. C. Simons, auditors Art Museum, George Walter Vincent Smith curator Museum Natural History, Wiliam Orr curator Boston & Albany R. R. 236 Main
Hampden County Law Library, Claribel H. Smith lib. Court House, Elm
TAUNTON.
County seat of Bristol Co. A town in 1639; a city in 1864. Pop. 30,967. 36 m. south of Bos- ton on Old Colony Sys. N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R., and terminus of the Attleboro & Middleboro Br. of same. Electric street railways to Dighton, Som- erset, Bridgewater, Brockton, Fall River, and Providence, R. I.
VILLAGES - TauntonAOONYBX, Britannia- ville, Chace's, Coane's Depot, East Taunton400 NYBx, Hopewell, North Dighton Station[], North Taunton, Oakland Village, Sabbatia Park, Walker, Weirt], Weir Junction!, Westville, Whittentont.
City Government.
City election Tuesday after first Mon. in Dec. Mayor, Edgar L. Crossman $1200, hours 12-1 and Tuesday evenings
ALDERMEN. Meetings first Wednesday evening of each month
Clerk, Edwin A. Tetlow
Ward 1. Levi L. Wetherbee
Ward 2. Frederick M. Atwood
Ward 3. J. William Flood
Ward 4. Chester S. Hart
Ward 5. Joseph P. Dufour
Ward 6. John H. Cronan
Ward 7. Arthur S. Sartoris
Ward 8. Simon Swig
COMMON COUNCILMEN. Meetings second Thursday evening of each month Clerk, James N. Lincoln $200 Ward 1. Lester D. Dickerman . Charles Garnest, Jr. George Howard
Ward 2. Robert A. Brown Herman Nearing Joseph E. Warner
Ward 3. Fred P Conefy John Smith Joseph N. Smith
Ward 4. Winfield G. Cushing Charles P. Foster Amos C. Morse
Ward 5. James P. Callahan Charles W. Fields Henry J. McNelly
Ward 6. Charles W. Church Thomas P. Hartigan James H. Carney
Ward 7. William Barlow George E. Higgins Harry Yates Ward 8. Matthew A. Higgins William P. Doherty Nathaniel W. Carter
City Officers.
City Clerk, Edwin A. Tetlow $1500, hours 9-4 Asst. City Clerk, Alice C. Clark $800 Treasurer and Collector, Edward H. Temple $2500, 9-4
Treasurer's Clerk, Marie H. Manseau $800 Auditor, Harrison A. Cushman $1000 Supt. Streets, John H. Church $1500 City Solicitor, Harold F. Hathaway $800 Chief Police, Lemuel P. Gammons $1100, 9.30-12.50 Deputy Chief Police, James Cash $2.75 per day Chief Engineer Fire Dept. Fred A. Leonard $1500 City Messenger, M. Francis Flood $1100
Supt. Public Buildings, Herbert N. Pierce $500, hours, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 4-5 City Electrician (manager electric lighting plant), Abner Coleman $2400
Inspector Petroleum, William A. Doherty Inspector Animals, Albert G. Walker $300 City Engineer, Alonzo K. Crowell $1500, 12-1
Sealer Weights and Measures and Inspector Milk, Charles B. King $550
ASSESSORS, Charles L. Johnson ch. $700, Michael J. McAloon $700, Noah Lemaire $700
WATER COMMISSIONERS, Henry M. Lovering pres. $200, Peter H. Corr $200, Silas D. Presbrey $200
Clerk and Supt. Water Works, George A. King $1800, 9-12 and 2-5
OVERSEERS POOR, Daniel Carey ch. $200, Edward B. Wilbur $200
Secretary and Agent, Mrs. Lizzie T. Burt $800, 2-4
City Physician, Edward J. Galligan, M.D. Supt. Almshouse, Edwin C. Harvey $900
COMMISSIONERS SINKING FUND, William C. Dav- enport ch. Henry R. Wood, (vacancy)
Secretary and Treas. Edward H. Temple
BOARD HEALTH, $1075 for the Board, Dr. Elliott Washburn, Edward J. Galligan, M.D. John O'Hearne
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