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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, 297 Walnut Nv
POPULATION OF NEWTON
U. S. CENSUS, 1940, 1930, 1920, 1910, 1900; STATE CENSUS, 1935, 1925, 1915, 1905, 1895.
WARD.
1940
1935
1930
1925
1920
1915
1910
1905
1900
1895
WARD 1 ..
7,024
6,780
6,868
5,742
5,451
5,614
5,364
4,800
4,509
4,287
WARD 2 ..
12,296
11,481
11,848
10,305
8,865
7,956
7,261
6,216
5,710
5,412
WARD 3 ..
10,417
9,723
9,908
7,859
6,979
6,870
6,400
5,865
5,493
3,433
WARD 4 ..
6,943
6,490
6,174
5,339
4,925
4,695
4,251
4,113
3,912
3,574
WARD 5 ..
14,728
13,394
12,574
9,900
7,522
7,074
6,856
6,325
5,663
4,114
WARD 6. .
12,824
12,797
12,357
9,118
7,737
6,963
6,367
6,028
5,151
4,240
WARD 7 ..
5,641
5,335
5,547
4,740
4,575
3,941
3,307
3,480
3,140
2,530
TOTALS.
69,873
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 1940
Total, in 1940, 3,978,945
Total, in 1935, 4,350,915
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
BARNSTABLE
BRISTOL
Barnstable
8,037
8,333
Acushnet
3,951
4,145
Marblehead
10,173
10,856
Bourne
3,336
3,315
* Attleboro
21,835
22,071
Merrimac
2,209
2,320
Brewster
715
827
Berkley
1,156
1,130
Chatham
2,050
2,136
Dartmouth
9,424
9,011
Middleton
1,975
2,348
Dennis
2,017
2,015
Dighton
3,116
2,983
1,748
1,835
Eastham
606
582
Easton
5,294
5,135
1,576
1.599
Falmouth
6,537
6,878
Fairhaven
11,005
10,938
14,815
13,916
Harwich
2,373
2,535
*Fall River
117,414
115,428
7,164
7,524
Mashpee
380
434
Freetown
1,813
1,584
22,082
21,711
Orleans
1,425
1,451
Mansfield
6,543
6,530
3,634
3,556
Provincetown
4,071
3,668
*New
Bedford
.110,022
110,341
1,495
1,533
Truro
541
585
Wellfleet
948
890
Yarmouth
2,095
2,286
36,647
37,295
BERKSHIRE
Adams
12,858
12,608
Alford
210
201
Becket
723
689
366,465
364,637
FRANKLIN
Ashfield
918
872
Bernardston
975
954
Buckland
1,540
1,527
Charlemont
923
789
Colerain
1,554
1,497
Conway
952
944
Deerfield
2,963
2,684
Lenox
2,706
2,884
Monterey
325
320
MtWashington
64
57
New Ashford
94
87
New Marlboro
921
956
*North Adams
22,085
22,213
ESSEX
Amesbury
10,514
10,862
*Pittsfield
47,516
49,684
*Beverly
25,871
25,537
Montague
7,967
7,582
Richmond
628
624
Boxford
726
778
New Salem
443
357
Sandisfield
471
421
Danvers
13,884
14,179
Northfield
1,950
1,975
Savoy
299
300
Essex
1,486
1,384
Orange
5,383
5,611
Sheffield
1,810
1,709
Georgetown *Gloucester
24,164
24,046
Shelburne
1,606
1,636
Tyringham
243
213
Groveland
2,219
2,122
Shutesbury
239
191
Washington
252
267
Hamilton
2.235
2,037
Sunderland
1,182
1,085
W. Stockbridge
1,138
1,062
*Haverhill
49,516
46,752
Warwick
565
444
Williamstown
4,272
4,294
Ipswich
6,217
6,348
Wendell
393
391
Windsor
412
314
*Lawrence
86,785
84,323
Whately
1,133
979
121,099
122,273
Lynnfield
1,896
2,287
51,039
49,453
Norton
2,925
ยท 3,107
Salisbury
2,245
2,376
Saugus
15,076
14,825
Swampscott
10,484
10,761
Seekonk
5,011
4,912
1,113
1,150
Somerset
5,656
5,873
Swansea
4,327
4,684
*Taunton
37,431
37,395
Westport
4,355
4,134
504,487
496,313
Cheshire
1,660
1,708
Clarksburg
1,333
1,317
Dalton
4,282
4,206
DUKES
Chilmark
253
226
Great Barrington
6,369
5,824
Hancock
408
332
Hinsdale
1,144
1,335
Lanesboro
1,237
1,321
Oak Bluffs
1,657
1,584
Lee
4,178
4,222
West Tisbury
282
260
Erving
1,283
1,328
Gill
995
931
Greenfield
15,903
15,672
llawley
308
257
Heath
368
359
Leverett
726
688
Otis
415
364
Peru
151
142
Andover
10,542
11,122
Leyden
253
260
Monroe
240
207
Rowe
277
233
Stockbridge
1,921
1,815
Gay Head
158
127
Gosnold
129
136
Tisbury
1,822
1,966
1,196
1,220
West Newbury
1,475
1,515
Egremont
569
463
Florida
405
421
Edgartown
1,399
1,370
Sandwich
1,516
1,360
North Attleboro
10,202
10,359
*Salem
43,472
41,213
Raynham
2,208
2,141
Rehoboth
2,777
2,736
Methuen
21,073
21,880
Nahant
Newbury
*Newburyport
North Andover
*Peabody
Rockport
Rowley
Topsfield
Wenham
Manchester
2,509
2,472
5,700
5,669
*Lynn
.100,909
98,123
STATE CENSUS OF 1935
2,009
1,803
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TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
HAMPDEN
*Medford
61,444
63,083
Pembroke
1,621
1,718
*Melrose
24,256
25,333
Plymouth
13,183
13,100
Blandford
469
479
Natick
14,394
13,851
Plympton
558
532
Brimfield
892
1,012
*Newton
66,144
69,873
Rochester
1,229
1,269
Chester
1,362
1,284
North Reading
2,321
2,886
Rockland
7,890
8,087
Scituate
3,846
4,130
Reading
10,703
10,866
Granville
704
668
Sherborn
994
1,022
W. Bridgewater
3,356
3,247
Whitman
7,591
7,759
Holland
201
247
*Somerville
100,773
102,177
*Holyoke
56,139
53,750
Stoneham
10,841
10,765
166,329
168,824
SUFFOLK
*Boston
.817,713
770,816
*Chelsea
42,673
41,259
*Revere
35,319
34,405
Winthrop
17,001
16,768
*Springfield
149,642
149,554
Watertown
35,827
35,427
912,706
863,248
WORCESTER
Ashburnham
2,051
2,255
Athol
10,751
11,180
Auburn
6,535
6,629
Barre
3,509
3,528
Berlin
1,091
1,057
Blackstone
4,588
4,566
Bolton
739
775
Boylston
1,361
1,388
Brookfield
1,309
1,393
Charlton
2,366
2,557
Clinton
12,373
12,440
Douglas
2,403
2,617
Dudley
4,568
4,616
E. Brookfield
945
1,016
*Fitchburg
41,700
41,824
*Gardner
20,397
20,206
Cohasset
3.418
3,111
7,681
7,457
Hardwick
2,379
2,154
Harvard
952
1,790
Holden
3,914
3,924
Hopedale
3,068
3,113
Southampton
954
950
South Hadley
6,838
6,856
Medfield
4,162
4,384
Ware
7,727
7,557
Westhampton
405
403
Williamsburg
1,859
1,684
Worthington
530
471
74,205
72,461
MIDDLESEX
Acton
2,635
2,701
Arlington
38,539
40,013
Ashby
957
1,026
Ashland
2,497
2,479
Ayer
3,861
3,572
Bedford
3,185
3,807
Wrentham
4,160
4,674
423
481
Belmont
24,831
25,867
Billerica
6,654
7,933
Boxboro
404
376
Burlington
2,146
2.275
*Cambridge
118,075
110,879
PLYMOUTH
Southboro
2,109
2,231
Carlisle
688
747
Abington
5,696
5,708
Southbridge Spencer
6,487
6,641
Sterling
1,556
1,713
Carver
1,559
1,469
Sturbridge
1,918
2,227
Dunstable
419
447
Duxbury
2,244
2,359
Sutton
2,408
2,749
Templeton
4,302
4,601
Upton
2,163
2,249
Uxbridge
6,397
6,417
Hanson
2,417
2,570
Warren
3,662
3,531
Hingham
7,330
8,003
Webster
13,837
13,186
Westboro
6,073
6,463
West Boylston
2,158
1,822
Lincoln
1,573
1,783
1,443
1,780
W. Brookfield
1,258
1,387
Westminster
1,965
2.126
*Lowell
100,114
101,389
Marshfield
2,073
2,419
*Malden
57,277
58,010
Mattapoisett
1,682
1,608
*Marlboro
15,781
15,154
Middleboro
8,865
9,032
Maynard
7,107
6,912 Norwell
1,666
1,871
495,562
504,470
Amherst
6,473
6,410
Belchertown
3,863
3,503
Chesterfield
445
422
Cummington
610
608
NORFOLK
Avon
2,362
2,335
Bellingham
3,056
2,979
Granby
956
1,085
Braintree
17,122
16,378
Hadley
2,711
2,576
Brookline
50,319
49,786
Hatfield
2,433
2,216
Canton
6,505
6,381
Huntington
1,345
1,340
Middlefield
220
201
*Northampton
24,525
24,794
Pelham
504
568
Plainfield
332
264
Franklin
7,494
7,303
Hubbardston
1,000
1,022
Lancaster
2,590
2,963
Leicester
4,426
4,851
*Leominster
21,894
22,226
Lunenburg
2,124
2,195
Mendon
1,265
1.315
Milford
15,008
15,388
Norwood
15,574
15,383
6,879
6,983
Plainville
1,607
1,302
Millville
1,901
1,722
*Quincy
76,909
75,810
New Braintree
436
439
Randolph
7,580
7,634
Sharon
3,683
3,737
Stoughton
8,478
8,632
3,186
3,304
Walpole
7,449
7,443
441
423
Wellesley
13,376
15,127
Westwood
2.537
3,376
731
791
Weymouth
21,748
23,868
718
923
Princeton
707
713
Royalston
841
795
Rutland
2,406
2.181
Shrewsbury
7,144
7,586
Bridgewater
9,201
8,902
Concord
7,723
7,972
*Brockton
62,407
62,343
Dracut
6,500
7,339
*Everett
47,228
46,784
Framingham
22,651
23,214
Groton
2,534
2,550
Hanover
2,709
2.875
Holliston
2,925
Hopkinton
2,616
2.697
Hudson
8,495
8,042
Hull
2,619
2,167
Lexington
10,813
13,817
2,743
2,783
Littleton
1,530
1,651
Marion
1,867
2,030
Winchendon
6,603
6,575
*Worcester
190,471
193,694
178
Townsend
1,942
2,065
Palmer
9,437
9,149
Tyngsboro
1,331
1.634
Russell
1,283
1,242
Wakefield
16,494
16,223
Southwick
1,540
1,579
*Waltham
40,557
40,020
Tolland
141
129
Wayland
3,346
3,505
Wales
382
367
Westford
3,789
3,830
Weston
3,848
3,590
Wilmington
4,493
4,645
Wilbraham
2,969
3,041
Winchester
13,371
15,081
*Woburn
19,695
19,751
333,495
332,107
958,859
971,390
HAMPSHIRE
NANTUCKET
Nantucket
3,495
3,401
Easthampton
10,486
10,316
Goshen
257
237
Dedham
15,371
15,508
Dover
1,305
1,374
Foxboro
5,834
6,303
2,278
Milton
18,147
18,708
Needham
11,828
12,445
Norfolk
2,073
2,294
Millbury
Northboro
2,396
2,382
Northbridge
10,577
10,242
Oakham
Oxford
4,249
4,623
Petersham
Phillipston
320,827
325,180
15,786
16,825
Chelmsford
7,595
8,077
E. Bridgewater
3,670
3,832
Halifax
817
867
3,000
Holbrook
3,364
3,330
Medway
3,268
3,297
Millis
2,098
1,243
Ludlow
8,569
8,181
Sudbury
1,638
1,754
Monson
5,193
5,597
Tewksbury
6,563
6,261
*Chicopee
41,952
41,664
Pepperell
3,004
3,114
E. Longmeadow
3,375
3,403
Wareham
6,047
6.364
Hampden
854
1,023
Shirley
2,548
2,608
Longmeadow
5,105
5,790
Stow
1,190
Montgomery
174
*Westfield
18,788
18,793
W. Springfield
17,118
17,135
Agawam
7.206
7,842
Kingston
Lakeville
Grafton
N. Brookfield
Paxton
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POLK'S NEWTON CITY DIRECTORY 1941
Copyright, 1941, 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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BERTY AND UNION
FOUNDE
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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 1940-41
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Av Newton Centre
MAYOR
PAUL M. GODDARD
Office hours 8 to 12 noon daily and at other times by appointment
Mayor's Secretary, Vincent P Maloney, jr
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-Richard H Lee, John E Barwise Ward 2-Albert P Everts, Carl F Schipper jr
Ward 3-Maxwell Gaddis, Robert A Whid- den
Ward 4-Chas E Hughes, Chas B Floyd
Ward 5-John Temperley, Howard Whit- more jr Ward 6-Joseph B Jamieson, Henderson Inches
Ward 7-Geo E Rawson, Warner Eustis
Ward Aldermen
Ward 1-Edwd A Fahey
Ward 2-Rodney C Eaton
Ward 3-Eugene A Cronin
Ward 4-Geo A Bacon
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Ward 5-Clifford H Walker Ward 6-Carrol J Hoffman Ward 7-Theo R Lockwood Terms expire Dec 31, 1941
Standing Committees, 1940-1941
Finance-Schipper Chairman; Barwise, Floyd, Gaddis, Inches, Lockwood, Walker
Public Works-Jamieson, Chairman; Ba- con, Everts, Lee Rawson, Whidden, Whit- more
Public Buildings-Temperley, Chairman; Cronin, Eaton, Eustis, Fahey, Hoffman, Hughes
Franchises and Licenses-Fahey, Chair- man ; Cronin, Eaton,
Eustis, Hoffman, Hughes, Temperley
Claims and Rules-Rawson, Chairman ; Bacon, Everts, Inches, Lee, Walker, Whid- den
Education-Everts, Chairman; Jamieson, Lee
Kenrick Fund-Schipper, Chairman; Cron- in, Lee
Legislation-Walker, Chairman; Barwise, Eaton, Gaddis, Hoffman, Hughes, Rawson
Soldiers' Relief-Lockwood, Chairman; Schipper, Hoffman, Hughes, Jamieson
Select Committees
Mayor's Address-Lockwood, Chairman; Eaton, Jamieson, Schipper, Temperley
Street Traffic-Gaddis, Chairman; Bacon, Barwise
Joint School Committee-Bacon, man; Eustis, Whidden
Chair-
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 1944
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 1943
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- nen
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
Recreation Commission-Mrs Teresa G Marshall, Chairman; Irving C Paul, Howard L Rich, John H Underhill, Edwd F Dalton, F Ewing Wilson, comr
Planning Board-Herbert J Kellaway, Chairman; Nelson B Vanderhoof, Wm A Sproat, Wendell R K Mick, Harold B Buse. City Engineer and Street Commissioner are members ex-officio.
Board of License Commissioners-office City Hall; Roy V Collins (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 - C Adrian Sawyer jr, Chairman; Roger B Tyler, Augustus L Wakefield
John C Chaffin Educational Fund Trustees -Hon Leverett Saltonstall. Chairman Guy M Winslow, Robt H Loomis, Frank H Stuart, Frank A Day, Warren W Oliver; 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; Philip S Jamieson
Trustees of Eliot Memorial and Read Fund Chairman;
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, 1944; Wm J Doherty, term expires April 1, 1942; Thos F Donnelly, term expires April 1, 1943. 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 ir, J Edwd Callanan, John H Murray, Robt J Burns, Ber- nard W Riley, Willis B Fellows, Peter M Con- lev, 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,
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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, Wm Jacobs, Nelson M Silk.
Constables-John A Murray, 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-Richd C Schofield, 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; Albert H McAuslan, clk, term expires February 1, 1944; Sydney B Holden, term expires Febru- ary 1, 1943
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, John L Keating
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, Danl J Herlihy
Engine 5, 425 Auburn. Auburndale-Lieuts, Franklin E Davis, Jos P Murphy
Engine 6, 2040 Beacon, Waban-Capt Fran- cis J Linnehan
Engine 7, 27 Pettee, UF-Lieuts, Henry L Murphy, John F Flaherty
Hose 8, 381 Watertown, Nonantum-Lieuts, Thos J Burke, Wm C Fanning
Engine 9, 80 Manet rd, CH-Lieuts Everett H Seibert, John T Dooley
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 6:00 pm. Sundays at 11:45 am
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, Harold D Chope, M. D .; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen
Director of Public Health, Ernest M Morris, MD
Chief Sanitary and Milk Inspector-Alex A Robertson
Inspectors, Irving W House, Norman E Whitney
Meet 1st Mon at 7.30 pm
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Newton Free Library 414 Centre st., Newton
Org 1869. Inc. 1871. Transferred to City of Newton 1876. President of Board of Trus- tees, Mrs Virginia M Hutchinson. Treas, Thos Weston. Sec, Julius Lucht. Trustees: James P Gallagher, Mrs Virginia M Hutchinson, Vincent P Roberts, Thomas Weston, Guy M Winslow: Appointed by the Mayor and con- firmed by Board of Aldermen.
Committee on Books: The President, ex- officio, Thomas Weston, James P Gallagher. Committee on Buildings: The President, ex- officio, Vincent P Roberts, Guy M Winslow. Librarian: Julius Lucht. Assts. (Main Li- brary), Ruth E Buchan, Valia Ciccone, Alice E Dickinson, Elda Digiuni, Edw A Doucette, Mildred N Frost, Marion K Gustin, Margt G Hooper, Helen P Lane, Marion H Lane, Fanny M McGee, Philip J McNiff, Emily Piser, Helen L Saunders, Louisa Shepardson, Theresa Strong, M Gertrude Sweeney, Sarah S Wood. Boys' and Girls' Library-Florence B Sloan in charge; Schools Dept, Marie Mclaughlin.
The Main 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 being form- ed for the purpose, of which sum the late J Wiley Edmands contributed $17,000. 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. In 1887 a large addition was built by the City, and again in 1912 a large stack room was added. The plant was completed by the building of a three-car garage for the library trucks in 1925.
In 1926 the citizens of West Newton pre- sented to the City a new branch library building and grounds, valued at over $62,000, and in January 1928 the citizens of Newton Centre and Auburndale gave new buildings and land, valued at about $63,000 and $52,000 respectively. In 1930, the citizens of Waban presented to the City a new branch building valued with grounds at $75,000. A fine new building costing over $100,000, the largest branch in the system, was dedicated at New- tonville, December 1, 1939. The money for the large site was raised by Newtonville citi- zens. The building was a P. W. A. project. In 1934 the residence of the late John C Chaf- fin, 124 Vernon St., acquired by the City in
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1930, was remodelled for a "Boys' & Girls' Library". The former quarters of that de- partment in the main building now house the Art Department. At Lower Falls a remodel- led engine house serves as the village library. At Highlands, Upper Falls and Oak Hill, the libraries are in school houses, and in Nonan- tum, rented quarters are used.
On January 1, 1941 the Library owned 204,- 110 volumes, to which additions are con- stantly made. The circulation for 1940 was 861,717.
For 1940 the annual appropriation by the City was $94,685, for the Library with its ten branches. In addition there was received from Trust funds in 1940 as follows:
Jewett (Art) $459.22
Mary Shannon
149.00
J C Chaffin
153.52
Horace S Cousens
120.00
Alden Speare
53.15
Elizabeth Spear
27.20
Oliver Fisher
20.00
Sarah L Graves 10.00
John S Farlow
30.00
$1022.09
From the Duplicate Pay Collection (Howes Fund) $3,076.73
Special gifts for Story Hours 265.00
$3,341.73
There is no income at present from the Read bequest.
In addition to books and periodicals there is in the Newton Free Library a large col- lection of mounted photographs of art and in- dustrial pictures; also over seven thousand stereopticon slides of geographical and in- dustrial subjects, and many stereographs. These are loaned to all desiring to make use of the material.
The Library has also a large duplicate col- lection, the volumes of which are loaned for two cents a day, which is operated under the Howes Fund.
Main Library open from 8 am to 9 pm. Sundays, from Nov 1 to March 31, 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Closed on all holidays. Hours at the Branches vary. Call BIGelow 9040.
Branch Libraries
Books are delivered daily except Thursday at each of the ten villages given below (ex- cept Lower Falls and Oak Hill).
Auburndale-375 Auburn, Ann E Golding in charge, Esther Perlmutter, asst.
Newton Centre-1294 Centre, Laura E Smith in charge. Boys' & Girls' Room, Mabel Marion Hinkle.
Newton Highlands-Hyde School, Mabel A Singleton in charge. Boys' & Girls' Room, Mary M Prall.
Newton Lower Falls-677 Grove, Mary J Dalton in charge.
Newton Upper Falls-Ralph Waldo Emer- son School, Odessa Haugh in charge.
Newtonville-345 Walnut, Dorothy C Peters in charge, Ruth T Kierstead, asst. Boys' & Girls' Room, Mareda E Nichols
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