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5 Newton, wards 4, 5, 6-Douglass B Francis (R) Paul R Goddard (R)
66 6 Natick H Edward Snow (R)
64 7 Waltham, Watertown-George C Cousens (R) of Waltham, Rich- ard I Furbush (R) of Waltham, Leo P Landry (D) of Watertown
8 Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlboro, ward 1, Sherborn-Charles W Olson (R)
of Ashland, Charles Holmes Roberts jr (R) of Framingham
44 9 Marlboro, wards 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- John F Manning (D)
10 Boxborough, Hudson, Maynard. Stow, Avery W Steele (R) of Boxborough
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11 Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Chelms- ford, Littleton, Westford-John H Valentine (R) of Chelmsford
12 Ashby, Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngsborough-Fred Carpenter (R) of Groton
13 Concord, Lincoln, Sudbury, Way- land, Weston-Otis M Whitney (R), of Concord
14 Lowell, wards 3, 4, 6, 7, 8-Wilfred J Achin (R), Albert Bergeron (R), Frank E McLean (R)
15 Lowell, wards 1, 2. 10, 11-George T Ashe (D), Hubert L McLaugh- lin (D)
16 Lowell, wards 5, 9-Albert L Bour- geois (R)
17 Billerica, Burlington, Dracut, Tewksbury, Wilmington-Her- bert L Trull (R), of Tewksbury
= 18 North Reading, Reading, Woburn -Arthur W Coolidge (R), of Reading, Gustave W Everberg (R), of Woburn
19 Wakefield-Joseph A Hines (R)
20 Everett-Lawrence H Davis (R), Albert E Morris (D)
21 Malden-William R Gilman (R), William A Hastings (R), John V Kimball (R)
22 Melrose, Stoneham-Theodore P Hollis (R), of Stoneham, Jos A Milano (R), of Melrose
66 23 Somerville, ward 2-Edward T Brady (D)
66 24 Somerville, wards 1, 3, 4, 5-G Ed- ward Bradley (D), Paul A Mc- Carthy (D), Walter J Moran (D)
25 Somerville, wards 6, 7-Hiram N Dearborn (R), Philip Sherman (R)
46 26 Medford-Robert P Campbell (R), Walter E Lawrence (R), Arthur L Youngman (R)
27 Belmont-John W Vaughan (R)
28 Arlington, Lexington-Nelson B Crosby (R), Hollis M Gott (R), of Arlington
29 Winchester-Wm E Ramsdell (R)
MILITARY
State Armory, 1135 Washington St, WN John K Barton, Chief Armorer 51st Infantry Brigade
101st Regiment, 2d Battalion. C Company: Captain, E C Laidlaw; 1st Lt Lawrence Kirk; 2d Lt James Dorsey
Headquarters 101st Quartermaster Regi- ment-Col Edwd T Ryan, Lt Col Wilford A Walker, Capt Adj Geo L Gleason, Maj C O 1st Bat Francis J Kelly, Lt Paul Jones, Major Med Det Norman B Morrison, Capt Med Det Victor Baer, Capt HQ Harold Brown, 1st Lt HQ Paul E Ford. 2d Lt James McNulty, Capt P&T Walter J Flanagan, Lt QMSO Chas Allen
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT The Executive
President-Franklin D Roosevelt, of New York; salary, $75,000; term expires January 20,1941
Vice-President-John N Garner, of Texas; salary $15,000; term expires Jan 20, 1941
The Cabinet
Arranged in the order of succession for The Presidency
Salary, $15,000
Secretary of State-Cordell Hull, of Ten- nessee
Secretary of the Treasury-Henry Morgen- thau jr, of New York
Secretary of War-Harry H Woodring, of Kansas
Attorney General-Frank Murphy, of Mi- chigan
Postmaster General-James A Farley, of New York
Secretary of the Navy-Charles Edison, of New Jersey (acting)
Secretary of the Interior-Harold L Ickes, of Illinois
Secretary of Agriculture-Henry A Wal- lace, of Iowa
Secretary of Commerce-Harry L Hopkins, of Iowa
Secretary of Labor-Frances Perkins, of New York
Legislative
Salaries of Senators and Representatives, $10,000 and 20 cents mileage. Seventy-sixth Congress began January 4, 1938; ends Jan- uary 3. 1940
Senators from Massachusetts - David I Walsh, of Fitchburg; term expires 1941; Hen- ry Cabot Lodge jr, of Beverly; term expires 1943
Representatives from Massachusetts District 1-Allen T Treadway (R), of Stock- bridge
2-Charles R Clason (R), of Spring-
field
4 3-Joseph E Casey (D), of Clinton
4-Pehr G Holmes (R), of Worces- ter
€ 5-Edith N Rogers (R), of Lowell
6-George J Bates (R), of Salem
= 7-Lawrence J Connery Jr (D), of Lynn
8-Arthur D Healey (D), of Somer- ville
9-Robert Luce (R), of Waltham
14 10-George H Tinkham (R), of Bos- ton
11-Thomas A Flaherty (D), of Bos- ton
12-John W McCormack (D), of Bos- ton
13-Richard B Wigglesworth (R), of Milton
14-Joseph W Martin, Jr (R), of N Attleboro
15-Charles L Gifford (R), of Barn- stable
Thirteenth Congressional District
Comprises the cities and towns in Middle- sex County, of Ashland, Framingham, Hol- liston, Natick, Newton, Sherborn, Waltham, Wayland, and Weston; in Norfolk County, of Bellingham, Brookline, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, Wellesley and Wren- tham; in Suffolk County, wards 21 and 22 of Boston; in Worcester County, of Southboro
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POST OFFICES
All Post Offices in Newton are branches under Boston PO. Peter F Tague. Acting Post- master
Newton Centre Branch 209 Sumner, John J Canniff, Supt
Newton Branch 13 Centre av, Joseph F O'- Gorman, Supt
Newtonville Branch 897 Wash, George Mills, Supt
West Newton Branch 529 Waltham, Chas P A Cunniff, Supt
Auburndale Branch 271 Auburn nr Lexing- ton, Jas J Feerick, Supt
Newton Highlands Branch 57 Lincoln, Alf S Pratt, Supt
Newton Upper Falls Branch 1215 Chestnut, Edwd B Wildman, Supt
Newton Lower Falls Branch 2364 Wash, Denis J Anderson, Supt
Waban Branch 93 Wyman, John W Mulli- gan, Supt
Chestnut Hill Branch 14 Middlesex rd, John C Brennan, Supt
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WARD BOUNDARIES
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, June 24, 1912
Ward One .- Bounded by a line beginning at a point in the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the town of Watertown, at its intersection with the prolongation of the centre line of Emerson street; thence running southerly by said prolongation and by the centre of Emerson street to the centre of Pearl street; thence southeasterly by the centre of Pearl street to the centre of Channing street; thence southerly by the centre of Channing street to the centre of Washington street; thence easterly by the centre of Washington street to the centre of Centre street; thence southerly by the centre of Centre street to the centre of Mill street; thence westerly by the centre of Mill street to the centre of Blake street; thence northerly by the centre of Blake street to the centre of Cabot street; thence easterly by the centre of Cabot street about fifty feet to the prolongation of the westerly boundary line of Cabot park; thence northerly by said prolongation and by the westerly boundary line of Cabot park to the centre of Laundry brook at Newtonville avenue; thence northerly by the centre of Laundry brook to the centre of Washington street; thence easterly by the centre of Washington street to the centre of Adams street; thence north- westerly by the centre of Adams street to the centre of Middle street; thence northeasterly by the centre of Middle street to the centre of Chapel street; thence northwesterly by the centre of Chapel street to the centre of California street; thence westerly by the centre of California street to the centre of Bridge street; thence northerly by the centre of Bridge street to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Watertown at Charles river; thence east- erly, southwesterly and easterly by said boundary line to the point of beginning.
Ward Two .- Bounded by a line beginning at a point on the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the town of Watertown at the centre of Bridge street; thence running southerly by the west- erly boundary of ward one to the centre of Mill street; thence westerly by the centre of Mill street to the centre of Morton street; thence southerly by the cen- tre of Morton street to the centre of Commonwealth avenue; thence westerly by the centre of Commonwealth avenue to the centre of Valentine street; thence northwesterly by the centre of Valentine street to the centre of Bigelow road; thence easterly and north- erly by the centre of Bigelow road to its intersection with the prolongation of the centre line of Forest avenue; thence northerly by said prolongation and by the centre of Forest avenue to the centre of Mt. Vernon street; thence easterly by the centre of Mt. Vernon street about three hundred and ten feet to the prolongation of the westerly boundary line of land of the Newtonville New Church Society; thence northerly by said prolongation and by said boundary line and its prolongation northerly to the centre of Washing- ton street; thence easterly by the centre of Washing- ton street to the centre of Eddy street; thence north- erly by the centre of Eddy street to the centre of Watertown street; thence easterly by the centre of Watertown street to the centre of Albemarle road; thence northerly by the centre of Albemarle road to the centre of North street; thence northwesterly and northerly by the centre of North street to the bound- ary line between the city of Newton and the city of Waltham; thence northeasterly by said boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Watertown; thence easterly by said last named boundary line to the point of beginning.
Ward Three .- Bounded by a line beginning at a point on the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the city of Waltham at the centre of North street; thence running southerly by the westerly bound- ary of ward two to the centre of Commonwealth avenue at Valentine street; thence westerly by the centre of Commonwealth avenue to the centre of Fuller street; thence westerly by the centre of Fuller street to the centre of Commonwealth avenue; thence westerly by the centre of Commonwealth avenue to the centre of Washington street; thence northeasterly by the centre of Washington street to the centre of Greenough street; thence westerly by the centre of Greenough street to the centre of Auburn street; thence easterly by the centre of Auburn street to the centre of Crescent street; thence northerly by the centre of Crescent
street, crossing the Boston and Albany railroad, to the centre of Webster street; thence westerly by the centre of Webster street to the centre of Murray road; thence northerly by the centre of Murray road to the centre of Auburndale avenue; thence easterly by the centre of Auburndale avenue to the centre of River street; thence northwesterly by the centre of River street to the centre of Lexington street at Rumford avenue; thence northwesterly by the centre of Rum- ford avenue to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the city of Waltham; thence north- easterly by said boundary line to the point of be- ginning.
Ward Four .- Bounded by a line beginning at a point on the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the city of Waltham at the centre of Rumford avenue; thence running southerly by the westerly boundary of ward three to the centre of Commonwealth avenue at Washington street; thence southwesterly by the centre of Washington street to the centre of Beacon street; thence easterly by the centre of Bea- con street to the centre of Varick road; thence south- erly by the centre of Varick road to the centre line of the Cochituate aqueduct of the Metropolitan Water Works; thence southwesterly by the centre line of said aqueduct to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Wellesley at Charles river; thence westerly by said boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Weston; thence northerly by said last named boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the city of Waltham; thence northeasterly by said last named boundary line to the point of be- ginning.
Ward Five .- Bounded by a line beginning at a point in the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the town of Wellesley at the centre line of the Cochituate aqueduct of the Metropolitan Water Works; thence running northeasterly, westerly and northeasterly by the easterly boundary of ward four to the centre of Commonwealth avenue; thence easterly by the southerly boundary of ward three to the pro- longation of the westerly boundary line of the land of the Newton Cemetery Corporation; thence southerly by said prolongation and by the westerly boundary line of the land of the Newton Cemetery Corporation to the division line between lands of Elizabeth A. Reeves and Hannah E. King; thence southerly by said divi- sion line and its prolongation to the center of Bea- con street at a point about opposite the easterly line of Winslow road; thence easterly by the center of Bea- con street to the center of Walnut street; thence southerly by the center of Walnut street to the center of Berwick road; thence easterly by the center of Berwick road to the center of Lake avenue; thence southerly by the center of Lake avenue to the center of the old location of Rogers street; thence easterly by the center of the old location of Rogers street to the center of Centre street; thence southerly by the center of Centre street to the center of Clark street south of the common; thence southeasterly by the center of Clark street to the center of Boylston street; thence easterly by the centre of Boylston street to the center of Florence street; thence southeasterly by the center of Florence street to the boundary line be- tween the city of Newton and the town of Brookline; thence southwesterly and southeasterly by said bound- ary line to the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the city of Boston; thence southwesterly by said last named boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Needham; thence northwesterly by said last named boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Wellesley; thence northwesterly by said last named boundary line to the point of beginning.
Ward Six .- Bounded by a line beginning at the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Brookline, at the center of Florence street; thence running northwesterly by the northeasterly boundary of ward five to the southerly boundary of ward three at Commonwealth avenue; thence easterly by the southerly boundary of ward three to the south- erly boundary of ward two; thence by the southerly boundary of ward two to the southerly boundary of ward one; thence by the southerly boundary of ward one to the center of Cotton street; thence easterly by
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the center of Cotton street to the centre of Waverley avenue; thence northerly by the center of Waverley avenue to the center line of Montrose street; thence easterly by the center line of Montrose street and its prolongation to the center line of the Cochituate aqueduct of the Metropolitan Water Works; thence easterly by the center line of said aqueduct about two thousand six hundred and sixty-five feet to the southeasterly boundary line of the land of the Devisees of Dana Estes; thence northeasterly by said boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the city of Boston; thence southerly, easterly and southeasterly by said last-named boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Brookline; thence southwesterly by
said last-named boundary line to the point of be- ginning.
Ward Seven .- Bounded by a line beginning at a point on the boundary line between the city of New- ton and the city of Boston, at the northerly bound- ary of ward six; thence running westerly by the north- erly boundary of ward six to the easterly boundary of ward one at Center street; thence northerly by the easterly boundary of ward one to a point in the boun- dary line between the city of Newton and the town of Watertown; thence easterly, northeasterly and east- erly by said boundary line to the boundary line be- tween the city of Newton and the city of Boston; thence southerly by said last-named boundary line to the point of beginning.
VOTING PRECINCTS
WARD ONE
Precinct 1-That portion of the ward northwest
of Jackson road
Precinct. 2-That portion of the ward southeast of Jackson road
WARD TWO
Precinct 1-That portion of the ward north of the Boston & Albany railroad, west of a line run- ning through Crafts street, Lothrop street, Nevada street, across the center of Silver Lake to Bridge street to California street; and east of a line begin- ning at Albemarle road and running through Crafts street and Walnut street to the Boston & Albany railroad
Precinct 2-That portion of the ward south of the Boston & Albany railroad and east of Walnut street
Precinct 3-That portion of the ward north of the Boston & Albany railroad and east of the line of precinct 1
Precinct 4-That portion of the ward south of the Boston & Albany railroad and west of Walnut street
Precinct 5-That portion of the ward north of the Boston & Albany railroad and west of Walnut and Crafts streets
WARD THREE
Precinct 1-Beginning at the boundary line of ward 2 at the junction of Washington street and Eddy street, thence by the centre line of Eddy street to the centre of Watertown street, thence by the centre line of Watertown street to the centre line of Albemarle road; thence by the centre line of. Albemarle road to the centre line of North st; thence by the centre line of North street to a point on the boundary line between the city of Newton and the city of Waltham; thence by said boundary line to the centre line of Cherry street; thence by the centre line of Cherry street to the centre line of River street; thence by the centre line of River street to the centre line of Waltham street; thence by the centre line of Waltham street to the centre line of Washington street; thence by the centre line of Washington street westerly to the Boston & Al- bany railroad tracks; thence by said Boston & Al- bany railroad tracks to a point on Washington street near Cross street; thence by the centre line of Wash- ington street to the point of beginning at Eddy street
Precinct 2-That portion of the ward south of the Boston & Albany railroad
Precinct 3-That portion of the ward north of Boston & Albany railroad tracks and west of the line of precinct 1
WARD FOUR
Precinct 1-That portion of the ward north of the main line of the Boston & Albany railroad
Precinct 2-That portion of the ward southwest of the Boston & Albany railroad from Riverside station to Washington street
Precinct 3-That portion of the ward south of the main line of the Boston & Albany railroad and north- east of the circuit branch of the Boston & Albany railroad
WARD FIVE
Precinct 1-That portion of the ward bounded by a line commencing at the Charles river east of the pumping station, and running by an old precinct line to Needham street, to Columbia avenue, to Elliot street, to Circuit avenue, to Meredith avenue, to the Boston & Albany railroad at Eliot station, by the railroad to Chestnut street, to Radcliff road, to Quinobequin road, and crossing it; thence by the division line be- tween land of C. Warren and M. A. P. Dresser to the Charles River and by said river to point of beginning
Precinct 2-That portion of the ward east and north of a line commencing on Beacon street at the west bounds of the Newton cemetery and running by Beacon street to Beethoven avenue to Woodward street, to Orchard avenue, to the Boston & Albany railroad, to Meredith avenue to Circuit avenue, to Elliot street, to Columbia avenue, to N.Y., N.H. & H. railroad to B. & A. R.R. easterly to ward 6 line
Precinct 3-That portion of the ward north and west of a line commencing at the Charles river at the division line between land of Catherine Warren and Mary A. P. Dresser, and running by said line to Quinobequin road, to Radcliff road, to Chestnut street, to the B. & A. R.R., by the railroad to Or- chard avenue, to Woodward street to Beethoven avenue, to Beacon street, and by Beacon street to the west bounds of the cemetery
Precinct 4-That portion of the ward south of the N.Y., N.H. & H. R.R. and the B. & A. R.R., and east of the line of precinct 1
WARD SIX
Precinct 1-That portion of the ward north of Beacon street, east of Centre street and west of the line of precinct 3
Precinct 2-That portion of the ward south of Beacon street, and westerly of the line of precinct 3
Precinct 3-That portion of the ward east of a line commencing at the junction of Florence and Boylston streets, and running northeasterly 2180 feet, northwesterly 520 feet, northeasterly 2585 feet on private lands, to Beacon street, by Beacon street to Hobart road, to Commonwealth avenue to Nobscot road, northerly by Nobscot road 272 feet; easterly 172 feet, northerly 562 feet on private lands to Ward street, a point about 240 feet westerly from the centre line of Hammond street; thence easterly on Ward street 220 feet, northerly and northwesterly by the westerly line of Woodchester drive 1500 feet to private land; westerly 28 feet, northwesterly 395 feet on private lands to Cochituate aqueduct at line of ward 7
Precinct 4-That portion of the ward north of Bea- con street and west of Centre street
WARD SEVEN
Precinct 1-That portion of the ward north of Washington street
Precinct 2-That portion of the ward south of Washington street
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WEALTH OF NEWTON
Valuation of Real Estate and Personal Property Assessed January 1, 1939 Real Estate
$151,825,850
Personal Property
15,518,950
Taxable Property on which the rate was declared Decrease in 1939
167,344,800
Tax Rate in 1938
$1,010,900 30.20
Tax Rate in 1939 30.20
Total Taxable Property assessed for Taxes in 1938.
$168,385,900
Rate of taxation per $1,000 in 1895, $14.60; in 1900, $15.20; in 1905, $18.00; in 1910, $18.60; in 1911, $17.60; in 1912, $17.40; in 1913, $18.20; in 1914, $18.80; in 1915, $18.50; in 1916, $18.90; in 1917, $19.80; in 1918, $18.40; in 1919, $19.80; in 1920, $27.20; in 1921, $24.00; in 1922, $25.40; 1923, $26.60; 1924, $27.40; 1925, $27.40; 1926, $28.00; 1927, $27.40; 1928, $27.60; 1929, $27.20; 1930, $27.20; 1931, $26.60; 1932, $25.00; 1933, $24.80; 1934, $26.60; 1935, $26.80; 1936, $28.00; 1937, $28.40; 1938, $30.20; 1939, $30.20
Number of polls in 1895, 8,166; in 1900, 9,249; in 1905, 9,836; in 1910, 10,617; in 1911, 10,747; in 1912, 10,945; in 1913, 11,194; in 1914, 11,399; in 1915, 11,658; in 1916, 11,883; in 1917, 12,256; in 1918, 12,564; in 1919, 12,482; in 1920, 12,950; in 1922, 13,747; in 1923, 14,276; in 1924, 14,977; in 1925, 15,394; in 1926, 15,853; in 1927, 16,424; in 1928, 17,213; 1929, 17,213; 1930, 18,433; 1931, 18,802; 1932, 19,077; 1933, 19,291; 1934, 19,504; 1935, 19,948; 1936, 20,100; 1937, 20,800; 1938, 19,769
Number of registered voters in 1895, males 4,653, females 543; in 1900, males 5,764, females 551; in 1905, males 6,283, females 738; in 1910, males 6,690, females 620; in 1911, males 6,894, females 594; in 1912, males 7,284, females 590; in 1913, males 7,377, females 604; in 1914, males 7,517, females 580; in 1915, males 7,959, females 631; in 1916, males 8,282, females 676; in 1917, males 7,974, females 656; in 1918, males 7,817, females 632; in 1919, males 8,366, females 651; in 1920, males 9,776, females 8,298; in 1922, males 9,888, females 9,099; in 1923, males 9,595, females 8,927; in 1924, males 11,159, females 11,427; in 1925, males 10,673, females 10,816; in 1926, males 10,846, females 10,806; in 1927, males 11,066, females 10,816; in 1928, males 14,151, females 15,817; in 1929, males 14,151, females 15,817; in 1930, males 13,574, females 14,680; in 1931, males 13,249, females 14,150
Total-1934, 33,002; 1935, 33,445; 1936, 37,128; 1937, 34,451; 1938, 34,865; 1939, 37,068
Trust Funds, January 1, 1939
Kenrick Fund, $4,000 income for needy and worthy poor of Newton
Read Fund, $40,000, income to be expended as follows:
Annual picnic or sleigh ride for children of the village of Newton Corner not to exceed $400; for free lectures on scientific subjects for the village of Newton Corner not to exceed $800; for books for Newton Free Library at Newton Corner, not to exceed $600; balance of income to poor widows in any part of Newton. For trustees of this fund see page 14
Eliot Memorial Fund, $326.87
Income to be used in whole or in part to stimulate in the pupils of the public schools of Newton the study of American history, especially the early history of Massachusetts and the beginning of New England, by the offer of a prize or prizes annually for essays written by the pupils of the public schools in Newton for the current year in which such prizes are offered, and upon such subjects as may be appointed. For trustees of this fund see page 14
John C. Chaffin Educational Fund
The income of said fund shall be paid out by the City Treasurer as directed by said Trustees in expenditure for the benefit of graduates of the Newton High School or of any school of a similar standard that may be established in said Newton, who have a thirst for knowledge and are anxious to obtain the benefits of an education at a col- lege or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but are financially unable to do so. The Horace Cousens Industrial Fund, Jan. 1, 1939, $744,116.88
The income of said fund shall be loaned out by the City Treasurer by application approved by the board of Aldermen to residents of Newton enabling them to own their own homes at a rate of interest 25 per cent less than the current bank charges. The Elizabeth Spear Fund, $340
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