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Mason School (Mason District) 1242 Centre NC-Principal, Ruth E Dority
New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children (Oak Hill-New England Peabody Home District) 474 Brookline NC-Marion K Shaw head teacher
Oak Hill School, 130 Wheeler rd NC- -Principal, Jane M Wyman
Peirce School 88 Chestnut WN-Principal, Ann L Caldwell
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), 102 Hancock st Au-Head Teacher, Margt L Eddington
Supervisors and Directors
Art-F Eleanor Elliot, supvr; Helen Rose, asst
Music-Jas H Remley, supvr; Eva A San- derson, asst; Donald S March, instrumental music supvr
Physical and Health and Safety Education -Frank M Simmons, director
Asst Director, Boys-Warren L Huston
Supervisor, Girls-Helene D Breivogel
Asst Supervisor, Elementary Grades-Sally W Tarbell
Americanization-Marian E Green, direc- tor
Supervisor Dietetics, Cafeterias-Helena F Brooks
Supervising Engineer and Superintendent of Buildings-Arthur S Swanson
Special Counselors
Speech and Reading-Margt S Childs
Psychological-Edna F Denault, Patricia Neilon
Speech-Grace M Kennedy
Hearing-Ena G Macnutt
Special Education and Acting Supervisor of Attendance-Ruth B Maynard
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: 141 gas lamps, 5,801 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
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Water Commissioner-Jos J Murray
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; January 1, 1948, 249.256 miles; Janu- ary 1, 1949, 254.746 miles; number of hy- drants set, 1,912; number of service pipes, 17,437; number of water meters, 20,062; ca- pacity 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; 1947, 6,306,000; 1948, 6,454,000
ASSOCIATIONS
(See Clubs, also Organizations in Classi- fied Business Directory. Associations are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Sec- tion.)
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 Organizations in Classified Business Directory. Clubs are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section.)
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
(See Organizations in Classified Business Directory. Fraternal Organizations are also listed with additional information under their individual 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; Jas Cullen, Winchester
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- cham.
District Attorney-Geo E Thompson, Mel- rose
Asst District Attorneys-Ephraim Martin, Belmont; Lyman C Sprague, Reading; Allen Gerson, Lowell; M Edw Viola, Medford; Ed- mund V Keville, Belmont; Harold E Magnu- son, Arlington
Sheriff-Louis E Boutwell, Billerica
Deputy Sheriffs-Leo E Baron, Lowell; Fredk H Bowser jr, Woburn; Leon Brenner, Somerville; Jos Ciavardone, Somerville; Harry C Cole, Marlborough; Roland J Con- way, Billerica; Arthur Cooke, Chelmsford; Arthur B Corey, Concord; Edw H Donovan, Cambridge; Waldo S Ford, Billerica; Edwin J Grant, Arlington; Grace K Jennings, Som- erville; Loring R Kew jr, Tewksbury; Elzear J Larochelle, Lowell; Earle C MacAnanny, Lowell; Frank D McElroy, Lincoln; Wm P Morrissey, Natick; Geo V Murray, Somer- ville; Robt F Parker, Medford; Robt J Pat- ton, Framingham; Chester M Ricker, New- ton; David Robinson, Concord; Warren H Shaw, Melrose; Lyman R Walker, Medford; Leo H Wilson, Arlington
Court Officers-Frederick T Peabody, Mel- rose, supervising; Frederic F Clauss, Cam- bridge; William M Emerson, Watertown; John E Johnson, Chelmsford; Paul I Kings- bury, Holliston; Clarence McElroy, Cam- bridge; 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-Edw H Donovan, Cambridge
Master of the House of Correction at Biller- ica-Louis E Boutwell, Billerica
Supt of Training School at Chelmsford- J Earl Wotton, N Chelmsford
Supt of Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham-Francis P Dawson, MD, Waltham
Medical Examiners
Thos M Gallagher, Newton; David C Dow, Cambridge; Orma L Clark, Acton; Andrew D Guthrie, Medford; John M Wilcox, Wo- burn; Marshall L Alling, Lowell; Ira W Richardson, Wakefield; Michl F Burke, Na- tick; Clyde H Merrill, Marlboro; Edw Lilly, Shirley
Associate Medical Examiners
Justin L Anderson, Reading; Harry L Ben- son, Winchester; Mason D Bryant, Lowell; Howard E Robinson, Concord; Thos C Quirk, Watertown; J Harry McCann, Framingham; N John Colombo, Hudson; Jos A McLean, Ayer; Leo T Myles, Cambridge; G Stanley Miles, Somerville
Trial Justices For Middlesex County Daniel J Riley, Hopkinton; Fred E Morris, Hudson
Law Library
Middlesex Law Library-Pearl J Larson, Cambridge librarian; Barbara Dunsford, Low- ell, librarian
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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, 15th fl Boston
Associate Justice-Felix Frankfurter of Massachusetts
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; John D Clifford, Maine; Arthur D Healey, Chas E Wyzanski jr and Geo C Sweeney, Francis J W Ford, Massachusetts; Aloysius Connor, New Hampshire; Robt A Cooper, SanJuan, Puerto Rico
Clerk-Roger A Stinchfield
Deputy Clerk-Francis F Neal
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 Court House Pemberton Square, Boston Chief Justice-Stanley E Qua
Associate Justices-John Varnum Spald- ing, Henry T Lummus, Arth W Dolan, Jas J Ronan, Raymond S Wilkins, Harold P Wil- liams
Reporter of Decisions-Ethelbert V Grabill Clerk of the Court for the Commonwealth -Walter F Frederick
Superior Court Court House Pemberton Square, Boston Chief Justice-John P Higgins
Associate Justices-Wm A Burns, Edward T Broadhurst, David F Dillon, Walter L Col- lins, Daniel T O'Connell, Raoul H Beaudreau, Edw F Hanify, Abr E Pinanski, Jas C Don- nelly, Frank J Donahue, Lewis Goldberg, John E Swift, Vincent Brogna, Geo F Leary, Thos H Dowd, J Arth Baker, Jos L Hurley, Francis J Good, Jesse W Morton, Wm C Giles, Paul G Kirk, Allan G Buttrick, Felix Forte, Jos E Warner, John V Sullivan, Eug A Hud- son, Edw J Voke, Frank J Murray, Daniel D O'Brien, Horace T Cahill, Frank E Smith
Probate Court
Judges of Probate and Insolvency-John C Leggat, Lowell; Joseph W Monahan, Bel- mont
Register of Probate and Insolvency-Lor- ing P Jordan, Wakefield
Assistants-Ernest M Hodgdon, Medford; Edmund H Gunther, Chelmsford; Edw J Shaughnessy, Ashland; Chas H Randall jr, Cambridge; Warren J FitzGerald, Belmont
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 1949-1950
State election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
Executive Department
Governor-His Excellency, Paul A Dever (D), of Cambridge
Lieut Governor-His Honor Chas F Jeff Sullivan (D), of Worcester
Secretary of the Commonwealth-Edw J Cronin (D), of Chelsea
Treasurer and Receiver General-John E Hurley (D), of Dorchester
Auditor of Commonwealth-Thos J Buck- ley (D) of Boston
Attorney-General-Francis E Kelly (D), of Dorchester
Legislative Department Meets first week in January
SENATE
President-in 1949, Chester A Dolan Jr, of Boston. In 1950 Harris S Richardson, of Winchester
Clerk-Irving N Hayden, of Wollaston
Sergeant-at-Arms-Arthur R Driscoll, of Fall River
Chaplain-Rt Rev Francis A Burke, of Ja- maica Plain
Senators from Middlesex County District 1-Wm C Geary, of Lowell
2-Danl F O'Brien, of Cambridge
= 3-James J Corbett, of Somerville
= 4-Sumner G Whittier of Everett
= 5-Richd I Furbush, of Waltham
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
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 Wards 2, 3, 4, 6, Malden Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Melrose
Fifth District-Acton, Boxborough, Con- cord, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown
Sixth District-Arlington, Medford Wards 2, 3, 4, 6, Winchester, Woburn
Seventh District-Bedford, Billerica, Bur- lington, Lexington, Lowell, wards 1, 9 10, and 11, Reading, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Wake- field, Wilmington
Norfolk and Middlesex District-Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Marlborough, Sherborn, Wayland, Weston, in the county of Middlesex; Bellingham, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham in Norfolk County; Blackstone and Millville in Worcester County
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Middlesex and Suffolk District-Cambridge Ward 5. Newton in Middlesex and Boston Ward 22 in Suffolk County
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Speaker-Thos P O'Neill jr, of Cambridge Clerk-Lawrence R Grove, of Boston Sergeant-at-Arms-Arthur R Driscoll, of Fall River
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
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 Waltham, wards 1, 2, 4, 6, Weston -George C Cousens of Waltham, Wm E Hays of Waltham
8 Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Sherborn, J Alan Hodder, John C Fiore, of Fram- ingham
9 Marlboro - Norman F Wellen, Marlboro
= 10 Hudson, Lincoln, Sudbury, Way- land-Howard S Russell, of Way- land
= 11 Acton, Chelmsford, Tyngsborough, Westford-Edw S DeSaulnier jr, of Chelmsford
12 Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Duns- table, Groton, Littleton, Pepper- ell, Shirley, Townsend-Earle S Bagley, of Townsend
13 Carlisle, Concord, Maynard, Stow -Harold Tompkins, of Concord 14 Lowell, wards 3, 6, 7, 8-Raymond J Lord, Cornelius F Kiernan
15 Lowell, wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11- Cornelius Desmond jr, Patk F Plunkett
16 Malden, wards 2, 3-Robt F Mur- phy
17 Waltham, wards 3, 5, 7, Water- town, precincts 8, 10-Louis B Connors, of Waltham
= 18 North Reading, Reading, Wilming- ton, Woburn wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-Logan R Dickie, Reading, Malcolm S White, Woburn
19 Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Dra- cut, Lexington, Tewksbury- Chas E Ferguson, of Lexington, John Brox, of Dracut
= 20 Everett, wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-Fran- cis T Gallagher, Fred C Harring- ton
= 21 Malden, wards 1, 4, 5, 6, 7-Louis H Glaser, Geo H O'Farrell
= 22 Melrose, Stoneham, Wakefield- Chas Gibbons, of Stoneham, Jos A Milano of Melrose, Theo J Vaitses of Melrose
23 Belmont, Watertown precincts 3, 9,-Clark B Partridge, Water- town, John W Vaughan, Bel- mont
24 Everett, ward 1, Somerville, wards 1, 3, 4, 5-Joseph F Leahy, Paul A' McCarthy, Harold A Palmer
25 Somerville, wards 6, 7, Arlington precincts 1, 3, 5-T Edw Corbett, Somerville, Joseph F McEvoy jr, Somerville 2
= 26 Medford, wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-Michl Catino, Thos J Doherty, John J Fitzpatrick
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, Henry E Keenan, of Arlington
29 Winchester, Woburn, ward 1- Harrison Chadwick, of Winches- ter
= 30 Watertown, precincts 4, 5, 6, 7- Earle S Tyler
STATE DEPARTMENTS
State Armory, 1135 Washington St, WN -Joseph App, Armorer
Company F, 101st Infantry-Capt Stanley Webb comdr
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Company K, 101st Infantry-Capt Thos F Hickey, military custodian
Division of Employment Security-290 Cen- tre rm 12N. Henry A Milano mgr
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT The Executive
President-Harry S Truman, of Missouri; salary, $100,000; term expires January 20, 1952.
Vice-President-Alben W Barkley, of Ken- tucky; salary $30,000.
The Cabinet
Arranged in the order of succession for The Presidency
Salary, $15,000
Secretary of State-Dean G Acheson, of Connecticut
Secretary of the Treasury-John W Snyder, of Missouri
Secretary of Defense-Louis A Johnson, of Virginia
Attorney General-J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island
Postmaster General-Jesse M Donaldson, of Illinois
Secretary of the Interior-Julius A Krug, of Wisconsin
Secretary of Agriculture-Charles F Bran- nan, of Colorado
Secretary of Commerce-Charles Sawyer, of Ohio
Secretary of Labor-Maurice J Tobin, of Massachusetts
Legislative
Salaries of Senators and Representatives, $12,500 a year with $2,500 tax free expense account. Eighty-First Congress began Janu- ary 3, 1949
Senators from Massachusetts-Henry Cabot Lodge jr of Beverly, term expires 1953; Lev- erett Saltonstall, of Newton, term expires 1955
Representatives from Massachusetts District 1-John W Heselton, of Deerfield
2-Foster Furcolo, of Longmeadow
3-Philip J Philbin of Clinton
4-Harold D Donohue, of Worcester
5-Mrs Edith N Rogers, of Lowell
= 6-George J Bates of Salem
7-Thos J Lane of Lawrence
8-Angier L Goodwin of Melrose
9-Donald W Nicholson, of Ware- ham 10-Christian A' Herter, of Boston
= 11-John F Kennedy, Boston
.. 12-John W McCormack of Boston 13-Richd B Wigglesworth of Milton
14-Jos W Martin jr of N Attleboro
POST OFFICES
All Post Offices in Newton are branches under Boston PO. Francis A Crowley, Acting Postmaster
Newton Centre Branch 209 Sumner, John J Canniff, Supt
Newton Branch 13 Centre av, Joseph F O'- Gorman, Supt
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Newtonville Branch 897 Wash, Wm A Mc- Kenna, Supt
West Newton Branch 529 Waltham, Chas P A Cunniff, Supt
Auburndale Branch 271 Auburn, 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 Brookline, 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 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 hy 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 houndary 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 eentre of Bigelow road; thence easterly and north- erly by the centre of Bigelow road to its intersect lon 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 hy 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 hy 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 & 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; tbence 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 sald last named boundary line to the boundary line between the city of Newton and the city of Waltham; thence northeasterly hy said last named boundary line to the point of he- ginning.
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