Newton (Middlesex County, Mass.) city directory 1957, Part 2

Author: R.L. Polk & Co.
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1032

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE ADVERTISING SECTION THE YELLOW PAGES

Auburndale Co-operative Bank right side lines and 12

Barron's of West Newton

. right side lines and 18 5

Battles Frank Inc . left side lines and

Boston Gas Co . . right top lines and

Bowers Real Estate left side lines and

Bradley R M & Co Inc left side lines and

Brodrick Bros . left side lines and

Brown Joshua W right side lines and

Bryson George W .

Burke Joseph L Funeral Home right side lines and

Burns John T & Sons Inc. front stencil, left top lines and

Carley Realty Co . left top lines and

Cate Henry F Inc .

Chandler Albert M Insurance Agency right top lines and

Chandler J H & Son Inc left side lines and

Clapper Co The left side lines, back cover, 25 and

Cleveland Thomas V left side lines and

Community Service Stations Inc Conroy Funeral Home

Crawford Door Sales Corp of New England

DiCarlo Bros Inc left top lines and

Diehl F & Son Inc . back cover, right side lines, 14 and

DuBois Oil Company Inc

Eddy C F Company left top lines and

Edgar HE left side lines, back cover and

Edwards Roy S Ino.

Framingham Landscape Company The left side lines and

Fuller Alfred E Insurance Agency . right top lines and

Furden D J & Sons

G & H Motors Inc . .right top lines and

Gasbarri Fiorangelo

Gordon John H & Son .

left side lines and

Gregorian Arthur J Inc

Hall Charles W

Hawes Electric Co left side lines and

Highland News .

Hockridge W H Co right side lines and

Holden's Taxi Service

right side lines and

Home Specialties Co Inc

left side lines and

Key Realty Co .

Kidder Peabody & Co

Langley Book Shop The

left side lines, front cover and

Lorraine Oil Co .

left side lines and

Lyons Thomas J

Mayer Leon H

left side lines and

McBarron John W Insurance Agency

McMullin Automotive Service . right side lines, front cover and

Metropolitan Coal Company

Modern Doors Inc .

Moore & Moore Inc .

Moye Chevrolet Co Inc

right side lines and

Newton Buick Co .

Newton Cemetery and Crematory left top lines

Newton Chamber of Commerce The

Newton Co-operative Bank front cover, left top lines and

Newton Glass Co . left side lines 31

Newton Memorial Art Co

Newton Motor Sales Co

Newton National Bank

Newton Savings Bank front cover, right top and side lines and

Newton South Co-operative Bank . right side lines and Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Co .. . backbone and inside back cover Newton Electrical Co Inc . back cover, 2 and

right top lines and 4

. front cover and 8 9

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Hugo Pontiac Inc

left side lines and

Leavitt W P Sons Co

left top lines and

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

Niles Inc

Nonantum Coal Co

right side lines and

North Star Valet Service

left side lines and 13 5

Parshley W W.

Patterson Ralph M

Paul Luther Co

left side lines and

Paulini & Vespa Bros Inc

front cover, right top lines, 25 and

Pilibosian Kasper

right side lines and

Rich, Bellinger & Mackay

top stencil and

Riggs Flower Shop .

right top lines and

Riverside Sand & Gravel Co

. front cover, 16 and 48

Scipione Charles. .

ribbon book mark and

Sherman Bros Inc

. left top lines and

Sherwin-Williams Co The

right side lines and

Short & Williamson Inc

Stone Mason H

Suburban Real Estate

left side lines and

Suvalle David Inc

left side lines and 38 37

Thomas Benjamin M

back cover, left side lines and

Transcript Publications Inc

.right top lines and

Trefrey James T Realtor

right side lines and

Vachon R A & Sons Inc

left side lines and

Village Beverage Store Inc

.left side lines and

Waltham Publishing Co

right side lines and

Waterman J S & Sons Inc

. back cover and

Watt Norman B .

bottom stencil and

West Newton Co-operative Bank

. back cover, right top lines and

West Newton Savings Bank

. back cover, right side lines and

White & Franke Inc .

White Richard Sons Inc

left side lines and

White S A & Son

right side lines and 20

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Osterlund August Inc

left side lines and

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NEWTON

"THE GARDEN CITY"

(Courtesy Newton Chamber of Commerce)

Statistical Review

Form of Government -Mayor and Board of Aldermen; each of the seven wards represented by three members: one alderman elected by the ward, and two aldermen-at-large elected from the ward on a general ticket; election held biennially on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of the odd numbered years. An eighth ward is being added in 1957.

Population-1954, 87,000 (Estimated).

Native Born Population-86.3 per cent.

Area-18 square miles.

Altitude-15 to 320 feet.

Assessed Valuation-1956, $252,472, 750 with $48.20 tax per thousand.

Playgrounds-370 acres.

City's Bonded Debt-1956, $16,947,000.

Financial-1 national bank with 3 branches, 1 bank and trust with 7 branches;

and 3 savings banks, 4 co-operative banks.

Church Buildings-46. First church organized 1633.

Building and Construction-Value of building permits in 1956, $7,976,221; 752 permits.

Railroad and Bus Lines-Boston & Albany Railroad, M. T. A., and Middlesex

& Boston bus service. Newton is only 7.1 rail miles from Boston.

Amusements-There are 2 theatres and 1 amusement park. Theatres seating 2,700 people.

Hospitals-1, with 260 beds.

City Statistics-Total street mileage, 296,417 miles, comprising 237.127 miles of accepted streets, 59.290 miles private ways, 5.14 miles State Highway, included in accepted streets. Fire department employs 233 officers and men, 4 clerks, 13 motor pumping engine and hose cars, 2 aerial ladder trucks, 1 quad- ruple ladder truck, 1 lighting plant truck, 3 defense trailer pumps, 8 automobiles and light trucks in 8 station houses. Fire Insurance Rate, Class A. Police De- partment has approximately 195 officers, men and women and 18 pieces of motor equipment.

Education-Andover Newton Theological School, Boston College, Newton Col - lege of the Sacred Heart, Lasell Junior College, Mount Ida Junior College, New - ton Junior College and Fessenden. Number of schools, 48, included are 26 Ele - mentary schools, 4 Junior High Schools, 1 High School and Technical-Vocational High schools, 4 parochial schools. Number of pupils in public schools, 19,076; in private schools, 1,288; in parochial schools, 2,664. Total of all educators in public schools is 775.

A Few Historical Facts

As early as 1631 Newton was settled and fortified. In those days Newton con- sisted of a large tract of land with a dwelling here and there, a most . modest settlement, but the foundation, nevertheless, upon which rests the beautiful pro- gressive city of today. King's Handbook of Newton states "the domain northward of the Charles was acquired from the Indian queen, the squaw -sachem, Nanepashe - ment's daughter, one of her perquisites being a new coat each winter as long as she lived."

Newton was incorporated a town in 1688 being called New Cambridge until 1692: and having outgrown town government by 1873, was chartered a city in that year.

During the war with the Indians the men of Newton left their homes and families and fought with the rest of the settlers. There is a stone in Nonantum, known as the Elliot memorial, which bears this inscription: "Here at Nonantum, Oct 28, 1624, in Waban's Wigwam near this spot, John Elliot began to preach the gospel to the Indians. Here he founded the first Christian community of Indians within the English colonies."

During the period of the Revolutionary War, the men of Newton rose with the other men of Massachusetts and shared the hardships that the crude army led by the great George Washington endured. And sohistory repeats itself down the ages. There are many beautiful monuments and ancient landmarks, silent tributes to the men who so nobly answered the call to arms, from the early days when the settlers fought with the Indians thru World War II.

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Interesting Facts Regarding City

It is interesting to note just what Newton stands for to residents in other parts of the country. With its beautiful long avenues, its long lanes leading into beautiful wide parks, its streams and hills, its lovely gardens and artistic resi- dences, it stands for prosperity and success. It signifies elegance and beauty, rather than fashion and display.

Although the march of time has brought changes to Newton in every part, though much of its barren land has been transformed into house lots and streets, though many of its old farm houses have been turned into modern dwellings, still Newton maintains an abundance of its natural beauty which has given it the name of the Garden City, widespread recognition as a City of beauty, a City of homes.

The Charles River winds its course along the northern and western boundaries for more than sixteen miles, adding utilized water power atits upper and lower falls and much beauty to the scenery for miles around. Newton has that same New England atmosphere which characterizes so many other Massachusetts cities, with its stable type of people whose interests are centered in their homes and the finer things of life. Each and every part of Newton typifies the modern "home City," a source of admiration to all visitors and of pride to its citizens.

Population

The best estimates of the present population of Newton indicates that it is approximately at the eighty-seven thousand mark today. This shows a tremendous increase within the past decade. The steady stream of people who come to Newton yearly to make their homes here are of the thrifty, desirable sort, good citizens who soon blend into the social and civic life and share the pride of their neighbors in their adopted city.

Administration

The administration of Newton's city government is in the hand of safe and conservative executives, honest public-spirited citizens who have the best in- terests of the people at heart and in their minds. This is manifested by the high standards of administration which this city has always experienced.

Newton has a police department of 195 employees, giving it protection at all hours of the day and night. The fire department with 233 permanent men is always ready at hand to meet every emergency. Within recent years, all new modern fire apparatus has been installed.

Educational Opportunities

One factor which has always given Newton a high standing in the estimation of those looking for a good "home city" is its superb system of schools. Since the early days of 1699, when the first little schoolhouse was built and John Staples became teacher, holding his scholastic sessions four days in each week for a stipend of two shillings a day, the school system of Newton has grown nobly.

Since those early days, Newton has developed tremendously along educational lines. Now there are high grade modern buildings, schools of the highest type for this purpose, with proper exits and due caution against fires and other emer - gencies. There are also new modern high schools, and the number of pupils that enter the high schools has increased appreciably within the last decade. There also are several very fine private schools. The Lasell Junior College with its beautiful spacious grounds, established 1851, has long been famous. This young ladies academy has admitted young women from all parts of the United States and several foreign countries.

Among other well known private schools within the city are Fessenden and Mount Ida Junior College. The higher institutions of learning are represented by Boston College, in the Chestnut Hill section of the City, and the Andover Newton Theological School (1825) at Newton Centre.

Newton also has a splendid playground system which has developed tremen- dously within the last decade. There are now many beautiful spots which have been turned into playgrounds for the young. These playgrounds are in the charge of very efficient young men and women and the children are taught all sorts of healthful games, while other educational opportunities and interests are en- couraged and promoted.

The Public Library

Another important factor which cannot be disassociated from the school room is the Newton free library. This was organized in Sept 1869, and received the property of its sponsors, the Newton Library Association. In 1875 the stock - holders of the association transferred the entire estate to the City of Newton. The location of the building is on Centre Street, the ancient main thoroughfare of the town. The Newton Library contains 268, 085 reference books of all periods,

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and is continually adding to the collection. There are valuable reference books of all periods, as well as works of old and new fiction. There are also many beautiful and rare prints. There are now branch libraries in ten sections of New- ton, the most recent one being that established in Oak Hill Park.

Church and Social Activities

Church influence is strong in Newton, many social and welfare activities also centering in the church organization, of which there are forty-six in the city. The first church was organized in 1633.

There are over one hundred forty clubs and fraternal organizations in the city, a Federation of Woman's Clubs, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary and the Newton Chamber of Commerce.

Growth

History shows that the different parts of Newton have made rapid strides in development. In 1860 Nonantum Hill has only the Ricker family on its massive western shoulder. 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 cross- road 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.

Business Activities and Opportunities

Although Newton is widely known as a residential city, it has various manu- facturing activities. In Newton there are machine shops, and factories engaged in electronics, the manufacture of fire alarm systems, silk, worsted, plastics, paper boxes, railway signals, knit goods, etc.

Information regarding manufacturing opportunities, business facilities and residential advantages will be supplied on request by the Newton Chamber of Commerce, 1171 Washington Street, West Newton. 65 Massachusetts.

POLK'S NEWTON CITY DIRECTORY 1957

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.

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 7:45 P. M., except in July and August.

GOVERNMENT City

Mayor HON HOWARD W WHITMORE JR 211 City Hall

Mayor's Secretary, Mrs Emma Mgrove, Ham, Ripley Connolly

Administrative assistants to the May-|chairman, Merrill, Prentice, Shattuck, or, Harold T Pilsbury, James E Murphy Spaulding, Sutherland

Board of Aldermen

President, Wendell R Bauckman

Vice-President, Wm R Mattson

Clerk of Board, Monte G Basbas

Aldermen at Large Legislation -Cannon, chairman, Ward 1-Leo M Cannon, Carleton P Bauckman, Hovey, Nixon, Shattuck, Suth -

Merrill

Ward 2-Wm R Mattson, John W Whittemore

Ward 3-Jos B Davis, John P Nixon Ward 4-Harry H Ham jr, Earle D Wood

Ward 5-Wendell R Bauckman, Edwin A Terkelsen

Ward 6-Chas F Hovey, Wm P Ripley Ward 7-Winfield C Anderson, Wm M Powers

Ward 8 to be added in 1957.

Ward Aldermen

Ward 1-Adelaide B Ball

Ward 2-Stuart M Spaulding

Ward 3-Chas H Cosgrove

Ward 4-Warren A Sutherland Ward 5-Wm H Prentice Ward 6-Hirsh Sharf

Ward 7-Benj Shattuck Ward 8 to be added in 1957.

Standing Committees, 1956-1957

Finance-Wood, chairman; Anderson,

City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Av, Bauckman, Cannon, Mattson, Nixon, Sharf Newton Centre

Public Works-Terkelsen, chairman; Ball, Cosgrove, Ham, Powers, Ripley, Whittemore

Claims and Rules-Mattson, chair- man; Anderson, Bauckman, Cannon, Cos -

Franchises and Licenses -Davis,

Public Buildings-Spaulding, chair- man; Davis, Hovey, Merrill, Prentice, Shattuck, Sutherland

Education-Powers, chairman, Sharf, Wood

erland, Terkelsen, Whittemore

Kenrick Fund-Anderson, chairman; Ball, Nixon

Select Committees

Street Traffic-Cosgrove-chairman; Ham, Merrill, Powers, Ripley, Spaulding, Terkelsen

Municipal Parking and Meters-Sharf, chairman; Ball, Davis, Prentice, Shat- tuck, Sutherland, Whittemore

DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

Office Hours at City Hall 8:30 am to 5 pm except Saturdays

Accounting Department

108 City Hall. John D Martin, Comp- troller of Accounts.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Assessors' Department 116 City Hall

Sidney B Holden, chairman; Edw A Fahey, clerk;Isabelle R Mackey, prin as- sessor

Building Department 207 City Hall

Commissioner-Arthur Campbell

Building Inspectors-Malcolm A War- ren, supvr; Stanford M Acker, Victor G Taglienti, J Edw Theriault

Inspector of Plumbing -Matthew J Hurley

Inspectors of Wires-Robt E Murray, senior insp; Wm H Heffernan

Board of Appeal on Building Laws- Engine 7 and Ladder 2-Capt, James Chas S Grover, Fredk A Hawkins, Louis E Kennedy; Lieuts, Andrew E Corrigan,

W Ross

City Clerk Department 101 City Hall

City Clerk-Monte G Basbas; asst city clerk, J Philip Berquist

Civil Defense Department 430 Walnut, Nv Philip Purcell, acting director

Engineering Department 104 City Hall Ulderico M Schiavone, city engineer

Fire Department

Headquarters 1164 Centre NC

Chief appointed by Mayor and Alder- men, others by Chief of Department, sub- ject to approval of Mayor

Chief of Fire Department, Inspector of Petroleum and Forest Warden, Fredk A Perkins jr; office hours 8:30 to 10 am, 1:30 to 2:30 pm

Asst Chiefs-Station 3,31 Willow, NC, Francis X Dwyer, Henry L Murphy, Station 4, 195 Crafts, Nv, John L Martin, Harvey D Preble

Location of Stations and Officer Personnel Station 1 336 Wash, Newton

Engine 1 and Ladder 3-Capt, Geo F Saunders; Lieuts, Leo J Hogan, Paul B Jones, Geo F Herlihy, Fredk R Kinchla, Geo H Vuilleumier

Station 2 1455 Wash, WN

Engine 2-Capt, Jas J Clarke; Lieuts, Danl J O'Connell, Arth R Trainor

Station 3 31 Willow, NC

Station 4 195 Crafts,Nv

Richd Fanning, James Inman, Lawrence H Kerr, Thos W Lane, Gerard A Lom- bardi, Lawrence A Smith, James W Wood- lock

Station 5 425 Auburn, Au

Engine 5-Capt, Thos P McManus; Lieuts, J Wallace Greeley, James A Walsh

Station 6 2040 Beacon, Waban

Engine 6-Capt, Philip K Coakley; Lieut, Joseph P Murphy

Station 7 964 Boylston, Newton Hlds

Harold De Doming, Thompson Fleming, Edw J McDade, Ernest J Pescosolido

Station 9 80 Manet rd, CH

Engine 9-Capt, Wm H Fitzgerald; Lieuts, John T Dooley, Elliot P McClel- land

Station 10 755 Dedham, Oak Hill

Engine 10-Capt, Louis A Colella; Lieuts, Richd J Cronin, Robt M Malone jr

Wire Division 1164 Centre, NC Foreman-Jas A Saunders

Health Department Office 218 City Hall

Members of the Board-Henry W God- frey, acting director of public health; Wil - mer P Heath MD, chairman; Chas A Thompson MD, Mrs Edith Z Armet

Chief Sanitary Officer and Milk In- spector-Harlan W Kingsbury

Sanitary Inspectors-Lawrence Bon- ney, Chas M Hopkinson, Paul A Moan Dog Officer and Inspector of Animals -Dr Richd C Schofield

Law Department 211 City Hall Matt B Jones jr, city solicitor

Library Department Newton Free Library 414 Centre st., Newton

Org 1869. Inc 1871. Transferred to City of Newton 1876. President of Board of Trustees, Judge Thos Weston; Treas, E Graham Bates; Sec and Librarian, Harold A Wooster. Trustees: Jas P Gal- lagher, Frank B Maher with the President and Treasurer of the Board.

Engine 3, Lighting Plant-Capt, Tim- J Demmons Meetings of Trustees, 3d Friday in othy D Herlihy; Lieuts, Jos P Walton, Robt each month at 4:30 PM. Librarian, Harold A Wooster; Asst Librarian, Bertha L Cain; Supervisor of Book Processing, A Wm Kunkel; Cataloger, Margt G Hooper; Ref- erence Librarian, Mildred N Frost;

Engine 4,Engine 8 and Ladder 1-Capt, Supervisor of Children's Work, Ann E Chas W Cassidy, Lieuts, Edw W Clark, Golding.

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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Main Library-414 Centre St, Newton Boys' and Girls' Library-126 Vernon St, Newton

Branches

Auburndale, 375 Auburn; Newton Centre, 1294 Centre; Newton Highlands, 20 Hartford; Newton Lower Falls, 677 Grove; Newton Upper Falls, 9 High; New - tonville, 345 Walnut; Nonantum, 136 Adams; Oak Hill Park, 655 Saw Mill Brook pkwy; Waban, 1608 Beacon; West Newton, 25 Chestnut.

Information About the Newton Free Library Newton, Massachusetts

The Newton Free Library cooperates with the Newton Public Schools. It has a special department which lends collec- tions of books to elementary school class- rooms. It also supplies supplementary reading and reference services to the junior and senior high schools of the city, although they have school libraries of their own. Newton is in the center of nu- merous colleges; a high percentage of its young people are college students, and the reference and book services, especially of the Main Library, are used by many college students. The range of library users is from the pre-school to the re- tired, from the well-educated to the be- ginning learners. The ideal of the Library

Newton, Mass., is a residential suburb is that education, broadly speaking, is a which has long had a vital interest in pro- life process, that books, periodicals, in formational material and the ability to read opens a wide field for self develop- ment which is to the advantage of the in- dividual citizen and the community. Music records, story hours for the children, viding high standard educational and cul- tural opportunities. In comparative sta- tistics among cities of its size, Newton has high standing in public library re- sources and their use. In round figures this city of 87,000 population has a book libraryhalls for lectures, meetings, dis- collection of over a quarter of a million cussion groups, exhibits, displays are part of the educational program of the modern public library. volumes, an annual book circulation of well over three-quarters of a million (851, 100 volumes in 1956), has ten branch libraries and strong reference facilities. Operation of the Library The City appropriation for 1957 was The Newton Free Library has a Board of Trustees appointed by the Mayor of the City with the approval of the Board of Al - dermen. There are five members of the $265,038.90 for the operating budget and the Library receives about six thousand dollars a year for books from endowment funds. In annual book circulation to the Board, all prominent Newton citizens in- public the Newton Library is third among all city libraries of Massachusetts and ranks among the first three for cities up to 100,000 population in the United States.

terested in educational matters and good government. Their responsibility is the general oversight of the Library, super- vising the expenditures of funds, being consulted on planning and administrative Historical matters, the details of operation, the carrying out of plans is delegated to the The New England colonists were much concerned that they should have educated ministers, leaders, citizens. For this rea- son, schools, colleges, public libraries, institutions of learning were a natural outgrowth of the people's interest. Horace Mann of Newton did much to establish high standards in public education. The begin- nings of the Newton Public Schools and the Newton Free Library can be traced back to the ideals of the early colonists. To an unusual degree the Newton Free Library was built up through the volun - tary interest of citizen groups. It is a characteristic of the New England village pattern that in the village center there should be the church, the school, a public library, the town hall, a village green. Newton grew from a collection of eleven villages; the citizen groups of the larger villages all built a branch library by pub- Librarian and his staff. The annual Li- brary Budget has to be approved by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen. Bills and payrolls are paid through the custom- ary City business procedures, as the New - ton Free Library is the Library Depart- ment of the City of Newton. The Treasurer of the Library Board is the custodian and administrator of approximatelyfifty thousand dollars in endowment funds left to the Library. Library accounts are audited by the Massachusetts State Audi - tors. Over one thousand dollars a month are returned to the City Treasury from Library fines and collections. The City Buildings Commissioner is in charge of the repairs to the Library buildings and new construction. Library grounds are looked after by the Forestry Division of the Street Department. It is a combination of citizen interest and of municipal sup- lic subscription, given by them to the City|port that has built up a strong Library which accepted the responsibility for System in Newton. maintaining and operating the same. The Licensing Board 205 City Hall original section of the Main Library was also erected and given to the city by a group of interested citizens.

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Newton (Middlesex County, Mass.) city directory 1957, Part 2

Author: R.L. Polk & Co. Publication date: 1957 Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co. Number of Pages: 1032

Author: R.L. Polk & Co.
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1032