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Administration
The administration of Newton's city gov- ernment is in the hands of safe and con- servative executives, honest public-spirited citizens who have the best interests of the people at heart and in their minds. This is manifested by the high standards of admini- stration which this city has always experi- enced.
Newton has a police force of 134 men, giv- ing it protection at all hours of the day and night. Within recent years, all new modern fire apparatus has been installed. The fire
department with 108 permanent men is al- ways ready at hand to meet every emergency.
Educational Opportunities
One factor which has always given Newton a high standing in the estimation of those looking for a good "home city" is its superb system of schools. Since the early days of 1699, when the first little schoolhouse was built and John Staples became teacher, hold- ing his scholastic sessions four days in each week for a stipend of two shillings a day, the school system of Newton has grown nobly.
Since those early days, Newton has de- veloped tremendously along educational lines. Now there are high grade modern buildings -schools of the highest type for this purpose, with proper exits and due caution against fires and other emergencies. There are also new modern high schools, and the number of pupils that enter the high schools has in- creased appreciably within the last decade. There also are several very fine private schools. The Lasell Junior College, with its beautiful spacious grounds, established 1851, has long been famous. This young ladies' academy has admitted young women from all parts of the United States.
Among other well-known private schools within the city are Fessenden, and Country Day Schools. The higher institutions of learning are represented by Boston College, in the Chestnut Hill section of the city, and the Andover Newton Theological School (1825) at Newton Centre.
Newton also has a splendid playground system which has developed tremendousiy within the last decade. There are now many beautiful spots which have been turned into playgrounds for the young. These play grounds are in charge of very efficient young men and women and the children are taught all sorts of healthful games, while other edu- cational opportunities and interests are en- couraged and promoted.
The Public Library
Another important factor which cannot be disassociated from the school room is the Newton Free Library. This was organized in September, 1869, and received the property of its sponsors, the Newton Library Associa- tion. In 1875 the stockholders of the associa- tion transferred the entire estate to the City of Newton. The location of the building is on Centre street, the ancient main thoroughfare of the town. The Newton Library contains 191,841 volumes and is continually adding to the collection. There are valuable reference books of all periods, as well as works of old and new fiction. There are also many beauti- ful and rare prints. There are now branch libraries in ten sections of the Newtons, the most recent one being that established in Newtonville
Church and Social Activities
Church influence is strong in Newton, many social and welfare activities also centering in the church organizations, of which there are forty-seven in the city. The first church was organized in 1633.
There are over one hundred forty clubs and fraternal organizations in the city, a federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Kiwanis and Rotary, and the Newton Chamber of Commerce.
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Growth
History shows that the different parts of Newton have made rapid strides in develop- ment. In 1860 Nonantum Hill had only the Ricker family on its massive western should- er. The greater part of it consisted of scrub oak, a lonely and desolate tract of land. Early in 1800 Newton Lower Falls was a tranquil little village with but ten resident families. In 1872 the village had risen to 940. A little later the village of Newton Highlands was not much more than a crossroads settlement in a region of farms. Nearby were shops of the blacksmith and wheelwright. But today Newton is a great modern city teeming with activities, ever growing, ever expanding. Beautiful modern structures are constantly being erected. Among the later ones the An- gier Memorial School at Waban, the Oak Hill School at Newton Centre, the Franklin School at West Newton, the Eliot Lincoln School at Newton, the West Newton Memorial Library and the Newtonville Branch Library, add much to the appearance of these sections. There are also the Christian Science Church and the Junior High School in Newtonville
and Boston College in the Chestnut Hill sec- tion.
Business Activities and Opportunities
Although Newton is widely known as a residential city, it has various manufacturing activities. At Lower Falls is located one of the first paper mills established in the country. In Newton there are also machine shops, and factories engaged in the manufac- ture of fire alarm supplies, silk, worsted, rub- ber, paper boxes, curtains, railway signals, cordage, radio tubes, knit goods, &c.
There are numerous retail stores and specialty shops, pharmacies, modern sanitary markets and food shops, and up-to-date cloth- ing stores well managed and well stocked, a complete range of merchandise at prices as low as any in the large centers.
Information regarding manufacturing op- portunities, business facilities and residential advantages will be supplied on request by the Newton Chamber of Commerce, 634 Common- wealth avenue.
POPULATION OF NEWTON U. S. CENSUS, 1930, 1920, 1910, 1900; STATE CENSUS, 1935, 1925, 1915, 1905, 1895.
WARD.
1935
1930
1925
1920
1915
1910
1905
1900
1895
WARD 1
6,780
6,868
5,742
5,451
5,614
5,364
4,800
4,509
4,287
WARD 2.
11,481
11,848
10,305
8,865
7,956
7,261
.6,216
5,710
5,412
WARD 3.
9,723
9,908
7,859
6,979
6,870
6,400
5,865
5,493
3,433
WARD 4.
6,490
6,174
5,339
4,925
4,695
4,251
4,113
3,912
3,574
WARD 5.
13,394
12,574
9,900
7,522
7,074
6,856
6,325
5,663
4,114
WARD 6.
12,797
12,357
9,118
7,737
6,963
6,367
6,028
5,151
4,240
WARD 7.
5,335
5,547
4,740
4,575
3,941
3,307
3,480
3,140
2,530
TOTALS.
66,000
65,276
53,003
46,054
43,113
39,806
36,827
33,587
27,590
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. STATE CENSUS OF 1935:
Total, in 1930, 4,249,614. Total, in 1935, 4,350,915.
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
BARNSTABLE
Barnstable
7,271
8,037
Acushnet
4,092
3,951
Bourne
2,895
3,336
*Attleboro
21,769
21,835
Brewster
769
715
Chatham
1,931
2.050
Dartmouth
8,778
9,424
Dennis
1,829
2,017
Dighton
3,147
3,116
Eastham
543
606
Easton
5,298
5,294
15,084
14,815
Falmouth
4,821
6,537
Harwich
2,329
2,373
Mashpee
361
380
Orleans
1,181
1,425
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
Ashfield
860
918
Bernardston
893
975
Buckland
1,497
1,540
Charlemont
816
923
Colerain
1,391
1,554
Conway
900
952
Deerfield
2,882
2.963
Erving
1,263
1,283
Gill
983
995
Greenfield
15,500
15,903
Hawley
313
308
Heath
331
368
Leverett
677
726
Otis
367
Peru
108
151
Andover
9.969
10,542
*Pittsfield
49,677
47,516
*Beverly
25,086
25,871
Montague
8,081
7,967
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
Shelburne
1,544
1.606
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
56K
Williamstown
3,900
4,272
Ipswich
5,599
6,217
Wendell
353
393
Windsor
387
412
*Lawrence
85,068
86,785
Whately
1,136
1,133
*Lynn
102,320
100,909
Lynnfield
1,594
1,896
49.612
51.039
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
Nahant
1,654
1,748
Newbury
1,530
1,576
Fairhaven
10,951
11,005
*Newburyport North Andover
6,961
7.164
*Peabody
21,345
22,082
Mansfield
6,364
6,543
Rowley
1,356
1.495
*Salem
43,353
43,472
Salisbury
2.194
2,245
Norton
2,737
2,925
Saugus
14,700
15,076
Swampscott
10,346
10,484
Seekonk
4,762
5,011
Somerset
5,398
5,656
Swansea
3,941
4,327
*Taunton
37,355
37,431
Westport
4,408
4,355
364,590
366,465
Chilmark
252
253
Edgartown
1,276
1,399
Great Barrington
5,934
6,369
Hancock
361
408
Hinsdale
1,144
1,144
Lanesboro
1,170
1,237
Lee
4,061
4,178
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
Monroe
218
240
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
Tyringham
246
243
Groveland
2,336
2,219
Egremont
513
569
Florida
307
405
Raynham
2,136
2,208
Rehoboth
2,610
2,777
Topsfield
986
1.113
Wenham
1,119
1,196
West Newbury
1,549
1,475
*Fall River
115,274
117,414
Freetown
1,656
1,813
Rockport
3,630
3,634
*New Bedford
.. 112,597
110,022
North Attleboro ..
10,197
10,202
Gay Head
161
158
Gosnold
120
129
Oak Bluffs
1,333
1,657
Tisbury ...
1,541
1,822
*North Adams
21,621
22,085
120.700
121,099
BRISTOL
Berkley
1,120
1,156
498,040
504,487
FRANKLIN
5,365
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TOWN8
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930 1935
1930
1935
HAMPDEN
Agawam
7,095
7,206
Blandford
545
469
884
892
Chester
1,464
1,362
Chicopee
43,930
41,952
E. Longmeadow
3,327
3,375
Granville
674
704
Hampden
684
854
Holland
137
201
*Somerville
103,908
100,773
* Holyoke
56,537
56,139
Stoneham
10,060
10,841
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
*Springfield
.149,900
149,642
Watertown
34,913
35,827
879,536
912,706
WORCESTER
Ashburnham
2,079
2,051
Athol
10,677
10,751
Auburn
6,147
6,535
Barre
3,510
3,509
Berlin
1,075
1,091
Blackstone
4,674
4,588
Bolton
764
739
Boylston
1,097
1.361
Belchertown
3,139
3,863
Chesterfield
420
445
Cummington
531
610
Easthampton
11,323
10,486
NORFOLK
Enfield
497
495
Avon
2,414
2,362
Bellingham
3,189
3,056
Granby
891
956
Braintree
15,712
17,122
Hadley
2,682
2,711
Hatfield
2.476
2,433
Huntington
1,242
1,345
Dedham
15,136
15,371
2,460
2,379
Harvard
987
952
Holden
3,871
3,914
Hopedale
2,973
3,068
Plainfield
306
332
Holbrook
3,353
3,364
1,010
1,000
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
Millville
2,111
1,901
New Braintree
407
436
Northboro
1,946
2,396
Northbridge
9,713
10,57;
N. Brookfield
3,013
3,186
Oakham
502
441
Oxford
3,943
4,249
Paxton
672
731
Petersham
660
718
Bedford
2,603
3.185
Wrentham
3,584
4,160
357
423
Princeton
717
107
Royalston
744
841
Rutland
2,442
2.406
Shrewsbury
6,910
7.144
Southboro
2.166
2,109
Carlisle
569
688
Abington
5,872
5,696
Southbridge
14,264
15,786
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
Sutton
2,147
2,408
Templeton
4,159
4,302
Upton
2,026
2,163
Groton
2,434
2,534
Hanover
2,808
2,709
Uxbridge
6,285
6,397
Holliston
2.864
2,925
Hanson
2,184
2,417
Warren
3,765
3,662
Hopkinton
2,563
2,616
Hingham
6,657
7,330
Hudson
8,469
8,495
Hull
2,047
2,619
Lexington
9,467
10,813
Kingston
2,672
2,743
West Boylston
2,114
2.158
W. Brookfield
1,255
1,258
Littleton
1,447
1,530
Marion
1,638
1,867
*Lowell
100,234
100,114
Marshfield
1,625
2,073
* Malden
58,036
57,277
Mattapoisett
1,501
1,682
*Marlboro
15,587
15.781
Middleboro
8,608
8,865
Maynard
7.156
7.102
i Norwell
1.519
1,666
491,242
495,562
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
Reading
9,767
10,703
5,686
6,047
Sherborn
943
994
W. Bridgewater
3,206
3,356
Whitman
7,638
7,591
Longmeadow
4,437
5,105
Stow
1,142
1,190
Ludlow
8,876
8,569
Sudbury
1,182
1,638
Monson
4,918
5,193
Tewksbury
5,585
6,563
Montgomery
141
174
Townsend
1,752
1,942
Palmer
9,577
9,437
Russell
1,237
1,283
Southwick
1,461
1,540
*Waltham
39,247
40,557
Tolland
134
141
Wayland
2,937
3,346
Wales
260
382
Westford
3,600
3,789
Weston
3.332
3,848
W. Springfield
16,684
17,118
4,013
4,493
Wilbraham
2,719
2,969
Winchester
12,719
13,371
*Woburn
19,434
19,695
335,496
333,495
934,924
958,859
HAMPSHIRE
Amherst
5,888
6,473
NANTUCKET
Nantucket
. .. 3.678
3,495
Charlton
2,154
2,366
Clinton
12,817
12,373
Dans
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
Middlefield
197
220
*Northampton
24,38:
24,525
Pelham
455
504
Franklin
7,028
7.494
Prescott
48
18
Medfield
4,066
4,162
Southampton
931
954
Medway
3,153
3,268
South Hadley
6,773
6,838
Millis
1,738
Ware
7,385
7,727
Milton
16,434
Westhampton
374
405
Williamsburg
1,891
1,859
Worthington
485
530
72,801
74,205
MIDDLESEX
Acton
2,482
2,635
Arlington
36,094
38,539
Ashby
982
957
Ashland
2,397
2,497
Westwood
2,097
2,537
Ayer
3,060
3,861
Weymouth
20,882
21,748
Belmont
21,748
24,831
Billerica
5,880
6,654
299,426
320,827
Boxboro
312
404
Burlington
1,722
2,146
*Cambridge
113,643
118,075
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
Framingham
22,210
22,651
Halifax
728
817
Webster
12,992
13,837
Westboro
6,409
6,073
Lincoln
1,493
1,573
Lakeville
1,574
1,443
Westminster
1,925
1,965
Winchendon
6,202
6,603
*Worcester
. ..
.195,311
190,471
.Medford
59,714
61,444
*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
Shirley
2.427
2,548
Tyngsboro
1,358
1,331
Wakefield
16,318
16,494
·Westfield
19,775
18,788
Goshen
248
257
Greenwich
238
219
Brookline
47,490
50,319
Canton
5,816
6,505
Cohasset
3,083
3,418
Dover
1,195
1,305
Foxboro
5,347
5,834
18,147
Norwood
15,049
15,574
Plainville
1,583
1,607
*Quincy
71,983
76,909
Randolph
6,553
7,580
Sharon
3,351
3,683
Stoughton
8,204
8,478
Walpole
7,273
7,449
Wellesley
11,439
13,376
Needham
10,845
11,828
Norfolk
1,429
2,073
Brookfield
1,352
1,309
Hardwick
Hubbardstor
Phillipston
PLYMOUTH
2,098
Wilmington
Wareham
TOWNS
Brimfield
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POLK'S NEWTON CITY DIRECTORY 1940
Copyright, 1939, 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
City Election held biennially on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of the odd numbered years
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IBERTY AND UNJON
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CITY 1873.
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City Government Organized on the First Secular Day in the following January
Meetings of the Board of Aldermen on the First and Third Mondays of each Month at 8.00 P.M., except in July and August
CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 1939
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Av Newton Centre
MAYOR
EDWIN O CHILDS Office hours 8 to 10.30 AM daily and at other times by appointment
Mayor's Secretary, Phyllis Lindley
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
President, Chas B Floyd
Vice-President, Clifford H Walker Clerk of Board, Frank M Grant
Note In all appointments by the Mayor and Aldermen, the Mayor by law has the ex- clusive right of nomination, the Alderman to confirm. The terms of such officers, unless otherwise provided by law. continue during the pleasure of the Mayor
Aldermen at Large
Ward 1-Frank T McCabe, Jobn E Barwise Ward 2-Albert P Everts, Carl F Schipper jr
Ward 3-Maxwell P Gaddis, Maynard Hut- chinson
Ward 4-Chas E Hughes, Chas B Floyd
Ward 5-John Temperley, Donald D Mckay Ward 6-Carroll J Hoffman; Henderson Inches
Ward 7-Geo E Rawson, Clarence C Colby
Ward Aldermen
Ward 1-Edwd A Fahey
Ward 2-Richd C Ashenden
Ward 3-Kenneth C Tiffin Ward 4-Geo A Bacon
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Ward 5-Clifford H Walker Ward 6-Joseph B Jamieson Ward 7-Theo R Lockwood Terms expire Dec 31, 1939
Standing Committees, 1938
Finance-McKay, Chairman; Colby, Floyd, Hutchinson, Inches, McCabe, Schipper.
Public Works-Jamieson, Chairman; Ba- con, Barwise, Everts, Gaddis, Rawson, Walk- er.
Public Buildings-Temperley, Chairman; Ashenden, Barwise, Hoffman, Hughes, Lock- wood, Tiffin
Franchises and Licenses-Fahey, Chair- man: Ashenden, Hoffman, Hughes, Lockwood, Temperley, Tiffin
Claims and Rules-Rawson, Chairman; Bacon, Everts, Hutchinson, Inches, McCabe, Walker.
Education-McCabe, Chairman; Fahey,
Jamieson.
Kenrick Fund-Schipper, Chairman; Lock- wood, Mckay
Legislation-Walker, Chairman; Everts, Fahey, Gaddis, Hughes, Inches, Rawson
Soldiers' Relief-Colby, Chairman; Schip- per, Hoffman, Lockwood, Hughes
Select Committees
Mayor's Address-Colby, Chairman; Ashen- den, Jamieson, Schipper, Tiffin
Street Traffic-Gaddis, Chairman; Bacon, Fahey.
Joint School Committee-Hutchinson Chairman; Barwise, Lockwood
Public Welfare-Hutchinson. Chairman; Bacon, Fahey, Colby, Jamieson. Lockwood, President Floyd
Consolidation of Certain Departments- Jamieson, Chairman; Everts, Rawson
Regular meetings of the board 1st and 3d Mondays of each month at 8.00 pm except in July and August. At the last meeting in June it is customary to suspend regular meetings till the 2d Monday of September
DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Office Hours at City Hall 8.30 am to 5 pm Saturdays 8.30 am to 12 m
City Clerk-Frank M Grant; elected by Board of Aldermen for three years. Term ex- pires second Monday in February 1941
City Treasurer and Collector-Francis Newhall; elected annually in January by Board of Aldermen
Deputy Collector-Laura R Ellice; appoint- ed by City Treasurer
Comptroller of Accounts-Danl A White; elected by Board of Aldermen for three years. Term expires second Monday in February 1940
City Engineer-Ernest H Harvey, appoint- ed by Mayor and Aldermen
City Solicitor-Jos W Bartlett; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Office 75 Federal st, Boston
City Physician-Sidney Derow; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Office hours at City Hall, 9 am to 10 am, week days
Street Commissioner (Highways, Forestry, Sewers, Street Lights)-office City Hall, John D Haughey; appointed by Mayor and Alder- men
Forestry Division-Combined with Street Department; Geo B Rogers, Supt
Public Welfare-James P Reynolds, dir, office City Hall; Assistant Director, Florence S Fitzgerald; appointed annually by Mayor and Aldermen
City Infirmary 525 Winchester st. Supt John Ewart; appointed annually in March by the Director of Public Welfare. Matron, Mrs John Ewart
Mayor's Relief Committee-Harold F Young, Executive Sec, Office 537 Watertown Street, Nv.
Playground Commission-Mrs Teresa G Marshall, Acting Chairman; Irving C Paul, Ralph C Henry, Geo Kellar, Edwd F Dalton. Acting Supt, F Ewing Wilson
Planning Board-Herbert J Kellaway, Chairman; Robt A Whidden, Nelson B Van- derhoof, Wm A Sproat, Wendell R K Mick. City Engineer and Street Commissioner are members ex-officio.
Board of License Commissioners-office City Hall; Wm T Glidden jr (chairman) John V Spalding, A Leslie Moriarty
Public Buildings Commissioner and In- spector of Buildings-office City Hall; Arthur Campbell; appointed by Mayor and Alder- men
Inspector of Plumbing-office City Hall; Ellsworth W Poole; appointed by Public Buildings Commissioner
Retirement Board-Danl A White, Chair- man; Ernest H Harvey, Frank L Richardson, Francis Newhall treas
Board of Appeal on Building Laws-Chas R Cabot, Chairman; C Adrian Sawyer, jr, Augustus L Wakefield.
John C Chaffin Educational Fund Trustees -Hon Leverett Saltonstall. Chairman; Robt H Loomis, Guy M Winslow, Frank H Stuart, Frank A Day, Irving O Palmer; Chairman School Committee ex-officio
Commissioners of Sinking Fund-Henry B Day, Chairman; Walter H Barker, Allston Burr; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Secretary, Danl A White, Comptroller of Ac- counts; Treasurer, Francis Newhall, City Treasurer.
Trustees of Cousens Fund-Arthur C Dun- more, Chairman; Albert T Stuart, Secretary; Harry W Fitts
Trustees of Eliot Memorial and Read Fund -Wm T Foster, Chairman; Chas E Coyne, Thos Fox
Registrar of Laborers-Andrew Prior; ap- pointed by State Civil Service Commission. Daily at City Hall
Workingmen's Compensation Agent- Frank M Grant
Registrars of Voters-Harold F Young, Chairman; term expires April 1, 1941; Wm J Doherty, term expires April 1, 1942; Thos F Donnelly, term expires April 1. 1940. Ap- pointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Frank M Grant, City Clerk ex-officio, Clerk
Sealer of Weights and Measures and Pub- lic Weigher-Andrew Prior, appointed by Mayor and Aldermen
Auctioneers-Chas Scipione, Chas J V Sci- pione, Chas A Malley, Job E Gaskin, Ken- neth B Hastings, Charles K Anderson, William J Stober, Ralph M Patterson, Arthur J Swett, Chas J Kinchla. Wm R Ferry, Nel- son A McGrath, Thomas H Noonan, V Bruce Davis, J Frederick Clune, Joshua W Brown, Arnold C Barker, J Oliver Daly, Ralph T Laffie, Frank K Harris, Edmond M Poulin, Richd R MacMillan, John T Burns jr, J Edwd Callanan, John H Murray, Robt J Burns, Ber-
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nard W Riley. Willis B Fellows, Peter M Con- ley, Ellis L Gates, Jas A Scalia, H Nelson Hartstone, John A Hope, John A McIntyre, S W Macey, Jas E Tully, Jos P O'Donoghue, Paul R Tucker, Richd B Stimpson, Arthur E Maguire, Peter M Conley, Eugene J Conroy, W Mark Noble jr, Arthur E Maguire, Earl C Mitchell, Maxwell H Robson
Constables-Howard S Hiltz, Chas Scipione, Angelo T Annicelli, Ralph T Laffie, Andrew Prior, Louis Ebb, M J Enegess, Chas J V Scipione, Phillips Byfield.
Agent in Charge of Funds Appropriated for Soldiers' Relief and Burial of Deceased Sol- diers-Edmund T Dungan
Agent in Charge of Funds appropriated for State and Military Aid-Edmund T Dungan
Inspector of Animals-C Arthur Boutelle, DVS; appointed annually in March by Mayor and Aldermen
Pound Keeper-John Ewart
Inspector of Milk-Alex A Robertson; ap- pointed by Board of Health
Fence Viewers-Wm U Fogwill, John A Janse
Forest Warden and Inspector of Petroleum -Clarence W Randlett, Chief of Fire Dept
Bureau of Old Age Assistance-Florence S Fitzgerald, Supervisor.
Bureau of Aid to Dependent Children- Florence S Fitzgerald, Supervisor
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT
Office City Hall-John W Murphy, Chair- man, term expires February 1, 1942; John R Prescott, Clerk, term expires February 1, 1940; Albert H McAuslan, term expires February 1, 1941
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Headquarters 1164 Centre NC
Chief appointed by Mayor and Aldermen, others by Chief of Department, subject to ap- proval of Mayor
Chief of Fire Department-Clarence W Randlett, Also Inspector of Wires, Superin- tendent Fire Alarm Telegraph and Electric Lines, Inspector of Petroleum and Forest Warden. Office hours 8 to 9:30 am, 1 to 2:30 pm.
Asst Chief-Henry T Seaver, headquarters No 2 Engine House, West Newton
Engine 1 and Ladder 3, 336 Washington, Newton-Capt, Danl J Herlihy
Engine 2, 1455 Washington st, W Newton- Capt, Thomas W Enegess
Engine 3, 31 Willow, N C-Capt, Fredk A Perkins
Engine 4 and Ladder 1, 990 Washington, Nv- Capt, Bernard F Neville
Engine 5, 425 Auburn, Auburndale-Lieut, Franklin E Davis
Engine 6, 2040 Beacon, Waban-Capt Fran- cis Linnehan
Engine 7, 27 Pettee, UF-Lieut Henry L Murphy
Hose 8, 381 Watertown, Nonantum-Lieut, Thos J Burke
Engine 9, 80 Manet rd, C H-Lieut Everett Seibert
Ladder 2 and Hose 10, Boylston and Cook sts, NH-Capt, John E Corcoran
Signal Tower Bells
1 Blow for test at 11:45 am and 5:45 pm. Sundays at 12.15 pm
10 Blows followed by station number. Mo- bilization of American Legion
12 Blows followed by station number. Mo- bilization of Boy Scouts
14 Blows followed by station number. Mo- bilization of Police
15 Blows followed by station number 311. Mobilization of Militia
Railroad Fire Signal, one long and three short blasts of the locomotive whistle repeat- ed
HEALTH DEPARTMENT Office City Hall
Members of the Board-John C Madden, Chairman; J Earle Parker, Edwd Mellus, M. D .; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen
Director of Public Health, Harold D Chope, MD
Chief Sanitary and Milk Inspector-Alex A Robertson
Inspector-Irving W House
Meet 1st Mon at 7.30 pm
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Newton Free Library
414 Centre, Newton
Org 1869. Inc 1871. Transferred to City of Newton 1876. President of the Board of Trustees, Mrs Virginia M Hutchinson. Treas, Thomas Weston. Sec. Julius Lucht. Trus- tees, Thos Weston, Jas P Gallagher, Virginia M Hutchinson, Vincent P Roberts, Guy M Winslow. Appointed by Mayor and confirmed by Board of Aldermen.
Committee on Books, The President, ex- officio, Thos Weston, Jas P Gallagher. Com- mittee on Buildings, The President ex- officio, Vincent P Roberts, Guy M Winslow. Librarian Julius Lucht. Assts, Ruth E Buchan, Alice E Dickinson, Mildred N Frost, Marion K Gustin, Odessa Haugh, Margaret G Hooper, Helen P Lane, Marion H Lane, Fanny M McGee, Emily Piser, Helen L Saun- ders, Anne F Sheehan, Theresa Strong, M Gertrude Sweeney, Sarah S Wood. Boys' & Girls' Library: Florence B Sloan in charge; Assts, Marie Mclaughlin, Mareda Miller
The Library was incorporated in 1871, and was built, furnished and maintained for five years through the liberal contributions of citizens, a fund of over $65,000, of which the late J Wiley Edmands contributed $17,000, being formed for the purpose. In March 1876, the entire property of the Library was given to the City of Newton on condition of its maintenance forever as a Free Library. Dur- ing the year 1912 a large stack room was added by the City, and soon after the various Library departments were re-arranged in the older part of the building. In 1928 an addi- tional floor of stacks was added, and addition- al office space was arranged for.
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