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Bowen School (Emerson-Bowen District) 383 Langley rd NC-Head Teacher, Mrs Pearl M Barrett
Charles C Burr School, 46 Ash st Au- Principal, Wm A Leighton
Cabot School (Cabot-Claflin District), Park- view av cor Cabot Nv-Principal, Helen L Thompson
Frank F Carr School (Carr-Horace Mann District), 225 Nevada st Nv-Principal, Ken- neth J LaFlamme
Claflin School (Cabot-Claflin District) 350 Walnut Nv-Head Teacher, Julia M Tobin
Davis School 492 Waltham WN-Principal, Francis A Tanner
Ralph Waldo Emerson School (Emerson- Bowen District) 5 High UF-Principal, Jos H Randall
Franklin School 125 Derby WN-Principal, Elmer E Ellsworth
Hamilton School (Chas C Burr District) 545 Grove LF-Head Teacher, Alice C Smith Hyde School 68 Lincoln NH-Principal, Clarence E Churchill
Horace Mann School (Carr-Horace Mann District) 680 Watertown Nv-Head Teacher, Florence E Hickey
Lincoln-Eliot School (Stearns-Lincoln-Eliot District), 191 Pearl st N-Head Teacher, Mrs Ilda T Provost
Mason School (Mason District) 1242 Centre NC-Principal, Ruth E Dority
Oak Hill School, 130 Wheelel rd NC- -Principal, Jane M Wyman
Peirce School (Angier-Peirce District) 88 Chestnut WN-Head Teacher, Ruth J O'Don- nell
Rice School (Mason District) 1180 Centre NC
Stearns School (Stearns-Lincoln-Eliot Dis- trict), 44 Jasset st N-Principal, G Winthrop Brainerd
Underwood School, 101 Vernon st N-Prin- cipal, Allan Acomb
John Ward School, 10 Dolphin rd NC- Principal, Mildred March
Williams School (Chas C Burr District), Hancock st Au-Head Teacher, Margt L Ed- dington
Supervisors and Directors
Director Music Education-Jas H Remley
Director Physical and Health and Safety Education-Frank M Simmons
Supervisor Physical, Health and Safety Education-Helene D Breivogel
Asst Supervisor Physicial, Health and Safe- ty Education-Sally W Tarbell
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Supervisor Art-F Eleanor Elliott
Assistant Supervisor Art-Gertrude M Ab- bihl
Director of Americanization-Marian E Green Supervisor Elementary Music-Eva A San- derson Supervisor Dietetics, Cafeterias-Helena F Brooks
Supervising Engineer and Superintendent of Buildings-Arthur S Swanson
Special Teachers
Psychometrist-Eliz C Peterson Psychologist-Kathern M Mckinnon Lip Reading-Ena G Macnutt Remedial Reading-Kath E Torrant
STREET LAMPS
In charge of Street Commissioner
All lights are supplied, lighted and cared for by the Boston Consolidated Gas Co and the Boston Edison Co by contracts as follows: 241 gas lamps, 5,516 incandescent electric lights, current energy of 80, 100, 250, 600, 1000, 1500 candle power
The gas and half night electric lights are on all night, electric lights are extinguished at 20 minutes before day break
WATER DEPARTMENT
Water Commissioner-Jos J Murray; Ap- pointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Office at City Hall
Total length of mains laid January 1, 1908, 141.28 miles; January 1, 1909, 143 miles; Jan- uary 1, 1910, 144.76 miles; January 1, 1911, 146.4 miles; January 1, 1912, 148 miles; Jan- uary 1, 1913, 150 miles; January 1, 1914, 152 miles; January 1, 1915, 155 miles; January 1. 1916, 157.8 miles; January 1, 1917, 160.6 miles; January 1, 1919, 162.7 miles; January 1, 1920,164.57 miles; January 1, 1922, 167.3 miles; January 1, 1925,169.7 miles; January 1, 1926, 190 miles; January 1, 1930, 198 miles; January 1, 1931, 201.68 miles; January 1, 1933, 210 miles; Jan 1, 1935, 214.97 miles; January 1, 1937, 223.545; January 1, 1939, 234.66; January 1, 1941, 241.6; January 1, 1945, 245.658 miles; January 1, 1947, 247.734 miles; number of hydrants set, 1,901; number of service pipes, 17,168; number of water meters, 17,150; capacity of covered reservoir, 10,000,000 gallons
Average daily consumption of water in 1881, 450,705 gallons; 1885, 614,968; 1891, 1- 067,294; 1895, 1,812000; 1900, 2,086,000; 1905, 2,151,293; 1910, 2,505,421; 1911,2,582,000; 1912, 2,700,000; 1913, 2,889,000; 1914, 2,960,- 000; 1915, 2,830,455; 1916, 3,098,878; 1917, 3,115,116; 1918, 3,430,153; 1919, 3,488,000; 1922,2,887,635; 1924, 4,100,000; 1925, 4,145,- 690; 1926, 4.300,000; 1927, 4,400,000; 1928, 4,450,000; 1929, 4,788,000; 1930, 5,027,541; 1933, 4,710,100; 1935, 4,654,262; 1936, 4,990,- 807; 1938, 4,746,127; 1940, 5,130,000; 1942. 5,269,000; 1944, 5,853,000; 1946, 6,112,000
ASSOCIATIONS
(See Societies also Associations & Clubs- Commercial, also Clubs, in Classified Business Directory. Associations are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section.)
CHURCHES IN NEWTON
(See Churches, also Clergymen, in Classi- fied Business Directory. Churches are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section.)
CLUBS
(See Clubs, also Associations & Clubs- Commercial, also Societies, in Classified Busi- ness Directory. Clubs are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section.)
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
(See Societies in Classified Business Direc- tory. Fraternal Organizations are also listed with additional information under their in- dividual names in Alphabetical Section.)
HOMES
(See Classified Business Directory. Homes are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section.)
HOSPITALS
(See Classified Business Directory. Hospi- tals are also listed with additional informa- tion under their individual names in Alpha- betical Section.)
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
(See Classified Business Directory. Schools and Colleges are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section.)
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Incorporated May 10, 1643. Population, 1940, 971,390.
Shire towns-Cambridge (East), Lowell
COUNTY OFFICERS
County Commissioners-Melvin G Rogers, Tewksbury, Chairman; Wm G Andrew, Cam- bridge; Edwin O Childs, Newton
Meet at Cambridge, Tues and Fri; at Low- ell 3d Monday of each month and 1st Tuesday of January, June and September
Clerk of Courts-Frederic L Putnam, Mel- rose
Register of Deeds-Albert T Gutheim, Arl- ington; Danl F Moriarty, Lowell. Assts- James F Fitzgerald, Cambridge; Wm L Mul- doon, Lowell; Ralph A Nellson, Medford
County Treasurer-Chas P Howard, Read- ing
County Engineer-Howard S Hatch, Wal- tham.
District Attorney-Geo E Thompson, Mel- rose
Asst District Attorneys- Ephraim Martin, Belmont; Lyman C Sprague, Ayer; Allen Gerson, Lowell; M Edw Viola, Medford; Ed- mund V Keville, Belmont; Harold E Magnu- son, Arlington
Sheriff-Joseph M McElroy, Cambridge. Deputy Sheriffs-Fredk H Bowser jr, Wo- burn; Leon Brenner, Somerville; Jos Ciavar- done, Somerville; Harry C Cole, Marlbor- ough; Arthur Cooke, Chelmsford; Arthur B Corey, Concord; Edwin J Grant, Arlington; Elzear J Larochelle, Lowell; Earle C Mac- Ananny, Lowell; Frank D McElroy, Lincoln; Robt J Patton, Framingham; Chester M Ricker, Newton; Robert F Parker, Medford; Lawrence W Tucker, Wakefield; Leroy Wil- liams, Cambridge; Leo H Wilson, Arlington
Court Officers-Frederick T Peabody, Mel- rose, supervising; Frederic F Clauss, Cam- bridge; William M Emerson, Watertown; Alan C Eveleth, Lexington; John E Johnson, Chelmsford; Clarence McElroy, Cambridge; Arth H McLearn, Lexington; Saml Miller, Malden; Chas S Robinson, Concord; George H Stevens, Dracut; Roland E Brown (Pro- bate Court) Cambridge; Michl J Mahoney (Probate Court) Cambridge; John Fisk Ford, Cambridge; Jas J Fenton, Cambridge
Master of House of Correction and Jail, Cambridge-Joseph H McElroy, Cambridge
Master of the House of Correction at Biller- ica-Loring R Kew, Billerica
Supt of Training School at Chelmsford- J Earl Wotton, N Chelmsford
Supt of Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham-Francis P Dawson, MD, Waltham
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Medical Examiners
Thos M Gallagher, Newton; Orma L Clark, Acton; Andrew D Guthrie, Medford; John M Wilcox, Woburn; Marshall L Alling, Low- ell; Ira W Richardson, Wakefield; Michl F Burke, Natick; Clyde H Merrill, Marlboro; Edw Lilly, Shirley
Associate Medical Examiners
Justin L Anderson, Reading; Richd W Sheehy, Winchester; Mason D Bryant, Low- ell; Howard E Robinson, Concord; Thos C Quirk, Watertown; J Harry McCann; Fram- ingliam; N John Colombo, Hudson, Jos A McLean, Ayer; Leo T Myles, Cambridge
Trial Justices For Middlesex County
Daniel J Riley, Hopkinton; Fred E Morris, Hudson
Law Library
Middlesex Law Library-Pearl J Larson, Cambridge librarian; Barbara Dunstord, Low- ell, asst librarian
COURTS
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court-Fred M Vinson. (Fourth Circuit)
Associate Justice from Massachusetts- Felix Frankfurter
U S Circuit Court of Appeals (First Circuit)
Federal Bldg, 15tlı fi Boston
Associate Justice-Felix Frankfurter Massachusetts
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Circuit Judges- Calvert Magruder of Mass- achusetts; John C Mahoney of Rhode Island; Peter Woodbury of New Hampshire
District Judges-John P Hartigan, Rhode Island; Jolin D Clifford, Maine; Arthur D Healey, Chas E Wyzanski jr and Geo C Sweeney, Francis J W Ford, Massachusetts; Aloysius Connor, New Hampshire
Clerk-Arthur I Charron
Deputy Clerk-Roger A Stinchfield
Annual Term-First Tuesday of October Sessions for Hearing Cases-First Tues of each month except from July to September
United States District Court
Federal Bldg, 12th and 15th fls, Boston
District Judges-Chas E Wyzanski jr, Ar- thur D Healey, Geo C Sweeney, Francis J W Ford
United States Attorney for District of Massachusetts-Wm T McCarthy
United States Commissioners
Federal Bldg, Room 1104, Boston
Wm C Rogers, Cohasset; Martin T Hall, Natick; Jas P Moriarty, Springfield; W Arth Gerrity, Worcester; Geo E Lilley, New Bed- ford; Milton B Warner, Pittsfield; Thos M Higgins, Lowell
Referee in Bankruptcy for Middlesex County-Wm J Hession, Arlington
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Room 238 Court House Pemberton Square, Boston Chief Justice-Fred T Field Associate Justices-John Varnum Spald- ing, Henry T Lummus, Stanley E Qua, Arth W Dolan, Jas J Ronan, Raymond S Wilkins Reporter of Decisions-Ethelbert V Grabill Clerk of the Court for the Commonwealth -Walter F Frederick, of Boston
Superior Court Court House Pemberton Square, Boston Chief Justice-John P Higgins Associate Justices-Wm A Burns, Edward T Broadhurst, David F Dillon, Harold P Wil- liams, Walter L Collins, Daniel T O'Connell, Raoul H Beaudreau, Edw F Hanify, Abr E Pinanski, Jas C Donnelly, Frank J Donahue, Lewis Goldberg, John E Swift, Vincent Brog-
na, Geo F Leary, Thos H Dowd, J Arth Baker, Jos L Hurley, Francis J Good, Jesse W Mor- ton, Wni C Giles, Paul G Kirk, Allan G Buttrick, Felix Forte, Jos E Warner, John V Sullivan, Chas C Cabot, Eug A Hudson, Edw J Voke, Frank J Murray, Daniel D O'Brien
Probate Court
Judges of Probate and Insolvency-John C Leggat, Lowell; Joseplı W Monahan, Bel- mont
Register of Probate and Insolvency-Lor- ing P Jordan, Wakefield
First Assistant Register-Ernest M Hodg- don, Medford
Second Assistant Register-Edmund H Gunther, Chelmsford
Third Assistant Register-Edw J Shaugh- nessy, Ashland
Fourt Assistant Register-Chas H Randall jr, Cambridge
Terms of the Probate Court
At Cambridge, daily except Saturdays and the third Tuesday in every month; at Lowell on the third Tuesday of each month except August
Land Court 408 Court House, Boston
Judge-John E Fenton
Associate Judges-Joseph R Cotton, Patk J Courtney
Recorder-Robt E French. Business Hours 9 AM to 4:15 PM. Saturdays 9 AM to 12 M
Sittings in the Court of Boston, and by adjournment from time to time, at such other places as public convenience may require. Court is open every day except Sundays and legal holidays
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE GOVERNMENT 1947-1948
State election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
Executive Department
Governor-His Excellency, Robert J Brad- ford (R), of Cambridge
Lieut Governor-His Honor Artlı W Cool- idge (R), of Reading Secretary of the Commonwealth-Frederic W Cook (R) of Somerville
Treasurer and Receiver General-Laurence Curtis (R) of Boston
Auditor of Commonwealth-Thos J Buck- ley (D) of Boston
Attorney-General-Clarence A Barnes (R), of Mansfield
Legislative Department Meets first week in January
SENATE
President- Donald W Nicholson, of Ware- ham
Clerk-Irving N Hayden, of Wollaston
Sergeant-at-Arms-Charles O Holt, of West Medford
Chaplain-Rev Fredk May Eliot, of Cam- bridge
Senators from Middlesex County District 1-Wm C Geary
2-Edw M Rowe, of Cambridge
3-Burton F Faulkner of Somerville
4-Sumner G Whittier of Everett
5-Richd I Furbush, of Waltliam
4 4 6-Harris S Richardson, of Winches- ter 7-Geo J Evans, of Wakefield
Middlesex and Norfolk District-Chas W Olson, Ashland
Middlesex and Suffolk District-Richd H Lee, Newton
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Senatorial Districts of Middlesex County
First District - Ashby, Ayer, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Little- ton, Lowell Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Westford
Second District-Belmont and wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Cambridge, Somerville, Wards 6, 7
Third District-Somerville, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Cambridge, Ward 3, Malden, Ward 2 Medford Wards 1, 5, 7
Fourth District-Everett, Malden Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, Melrose
Fifth District-Acton, Boxborough, Con- cord, Hudson, Lincoln, Maynard, Stow, Sud- bury, Waltham, Watertown
Sixth District-Arlington, Medford Wards 2, 3, 4, 6, Winchester, Woburn
Seventh District-Bedford, Billerica, Bur- lington, Lexington, Lowell, wards 1, 9 and 10, Reading, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Wakefield, Wilmington
Norfolk and Middlesex District-Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Marlborough, Sherborn, Wayland, Weston, in the county of Middlesex, Bellingham, Frank- lin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Wren- tham in Norfolk County, Blackstone in Wor- cester County
Middlesex and Suffolk District-Cambridge Ward 5, Newton in Middlesex and Boston Ward 22 in Suffolk County
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Speaker-Frederick B Willis, Saugus
Clerk-Lawrence R Grove, of Boston Sergeant-at-Arms-Charles O Holt, of West Medford
Chaplain-Rev Elmore Brown, of Lowell
Representatives from Middlesex County District 1 Cambridge, wards 1, 2, 3, Somer- ville ward 2-John J Toomey Cambridge; Thos F Coady, Cam- bridge
66 2 Cambridge, wards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8- Francis W Lindstrom, A John Serino, Henry D Winslow
3 Cambridge, wards 9, 10, 11, Water- town precincts 1, 2-Jeremiah J Sullivan, Cambridge; Thos P O'Neill jr, Cambridge
= 4 Newton, wards 1, 2, 3, 7-Geo E Rawson, John S Whittemore
.. 5 Newton, wards 4, 5, 6-Margt L Spear, Howard Whitmore jr
6 Natick, H Edw Snow
= 7 Bedford, Lexington, Waltham - George C Cousens of Waltham, Wm E Hays of Waltham, Chas E Ferguson, Lexington
8 Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Sherborn, Sudbury, J Alan Hodder, Clarence A Wood of Hopkinton
= 9 Marlboro - Norman Wellen, Marlboro
= 10 Boxborough, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Fannie M Buz- zell, Hudson
11 Acton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Tyngs- borough, Westford-John H Val- entine of Chelmsford
12 Ashby, Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Earle S Bagley of Townsend
13 Concord, Lincoln, Wayland, Wes- ton-Harold Tompkins of Con- cord
14 Lowell, wards 3, 4, 6, 7, 8-Ray- mond J Lord, George E Mar- chand, Paul A Sullivan
15 Lowell, wards 1, 2-Cornelius Des- mond jr
16 Lowell, wards 10, 11-Geo B Mur- phy jr
4 4 17 Lowell, wards 5, 9-Danl F Sulli- van
18 North Reading, Reading, Wilming- ton, Woburn wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-Logan R Dickie, Reading, Malcolm S White, Woburn
= 19 Billerica, Burlington, Dracut, Tewksbury - Harold E Tivey, Billerica
66 20 Everett wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Law- rence H Davis, Fred C Harring- ton
66 21 Malden - Fred Lamson, Burt
Dewar and Robt F Murphy
22 Melrose, Stoneham, Wakefield- Chas Gibbons, of Stoneham, Jos A Milano of Melrose, Theo J Vaitses of Melrose
23 Belmont, Watertown precincts 3, 9, 10-Clark B Partridge, Water- town, John W Vaughn, Belmont
= 24 Somerville, wards 1, 3, 4, 5-Wm B Bailey, Paul A McCarthy, Har- old A Palmer
= 25 Somerville, wards 6, 7, Arlington precincts 1, 3, 5-John F Foster Somerville, Allan R Kingston Somerville
= 26 Medford wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-Robert P Campbell, Norman S Baxter, Arthur L Youngman
27 Everett ward 5 Medford wards 1, 7-Michl F Skerry, Medford
28 Arlington precincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14-Hollis M Gott, Hallam T Ring, of Arlington
= 29 Winchester, Woburn, ward 1- Harrison Chadwick, of Winches- ter
30 Watertown, precincts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8- Earle S Tyler
STATE DEPARTMENTS
State Armory, 1135 Washington St, WN John H Hamilton, Armorer
Company K, 101st Infantry, 1st Lieut Thos F Hickey, military custodian
Division of Employment Security-290 Cen- tre rm 12N. James F Fitzgerald mgr
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT The Executive
President-Harry S Truman, of Missouri; salary, $75,000; term expires January 1949. Vice-President-
The Cabinet
Arranged in the order of succession for The Presidency
Salary, $15,000
Secretary of State-George C Marshall, of Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury-John W Snyder, of Missouri
Secretary of Defense-James V Forrestal, of New York
Attorney General-Thomas C Clark, of Texas
Postmaster General-Jesse M Donaldson, of Washington
Secretary of the Interior-Julius A Krug, of Wisconsin
Secretary of Agriculture-Clinton Ander- son, of New Mexico
Secretary of Commerce-W Averell Harri- man, of New York
Secretary of Labor-Lewis B Schwellen- bach, of Washington
Legislative
Salaries of Senators and Representatives, $12,500 a year with $2,500 tax free expense account. Eiglitietli Congress began January 3,1947
Senators from Massachusetts-Henry Cabot Lodge jr of Beverly, term expires 1953; Lev- erett Saltonstall, of Newton, term expires 1949
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Representatives from Massachusetts
District 1-John W Hasselton, of Deerfield
2-Charles R Clason of Springfield
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3-Philip J Philbin of Clinton
4-Harold D Donohue
5-Edith N Rogers of Lowell
6-George J Bates of Salem 7-Thos J Lane of Lawrence 8-Angier L Goodwin of Melrose
9-Chas L Gifford, of Cotuit
10-Christian A Hertier of Boston
11-John F Kennedy, Boston
12-John W McCormack of Boston
44 13-Richd B Wigglesworth of Milton 14-Jos W Martin jr of N Attleboro Tenth Congressional District
Comprises the cities in Middlesex County of Newton; in Norfolk County of Brookline and in Suffolk County of Boston, wards 4, 5, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21
United States Government Offices in Newton
Veterans Administration, Contact Office, 277 Wash rm 6 N, Henry J Jubinville officer in charge
Veterans Administration, Rehabilitation Department, 277 Wash rm 6 N, Alf A Heffer- nan senior training officer
POST OFFICES
All Post Offices in Newton are branches under Boston PO. Patk J Connelly, 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, Wm A Mc- Kenna, 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, Jos P Barry, Supt
Newton Upper Falls Branch 1215 Chestnut, Alf F Emery, Supt
Newton Lower Falls Branch 2364 Wash, Frank J McCabe, Supt
Waban Branch 83 Wyman, John W Mulli- gan, Supt
Chestnut Hill Branch 12 Middlesex rd, Wm A Bannon, Supt
HALLS (See Classified Business Directory)
HILLS
With Elevation above Tide Water
Bald Pate Hill, Dudley rd nr Brookline, wd 5; 318 feet
Bellevue, Bellevue av, wd 4
Chestnut Hill, Essex rd, wd 6; 290 feet.
Cottage Hill, Elliot cor Cottage, wd 5; 230 feet
Farlow Hill, Kenrick nr Waverley av, wd 7 Hunnewell Hill, Washington nr Hunnewell av, wd 7
Institution Hill, Institution av, wd 6; 301 feet
Moffat Hill, Windsor rd W, wd 5; 223 feet Mount Ida, Newtonville av, wd 1; 206 feet Nonantum Hill, Nonantum nr Waverley av, wd 7
Oak Hill, Dedham nr Greenwood, wd 5; 296 feet
Pigeon Hill, Auburn nr Evergreen av, wd 4 Waban Hill, Commonwealth av nr Ward, wd 6; 313 feet
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WARD BOUNDARIES
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, June 24. 1912
Ward One .- Bounded hy 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 sald 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 hy 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; tbence 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 tbe 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 hy tbe 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 Wehster 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 sald houndary line to the point of he- 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 sald aqueduct to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the town of Wellesley at Charles river; thence westerly by said houndary 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.
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