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Some six thousand cans of milk are handled daily by the milk- men that supply Somerville. Among these there is a sharp com- petition for trade, and stores, for various reasons, are supplied at prices varying from thirty-eight to fifty-two cents per can. Thirty- six cents is now the railroad price for milk per can, and forty-five cents gives a fair margin for handling milk by the can. Many stores retail for five and six cents per quart, while others sell at
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seven cents. The people of Somerville who raise their own milk have no trouble in selling for eight cents per quart in their own immediate vicinity. The milk from the country purchased by the milkmen is of as good quality, with only a few exceptions, as that produced in the city, but it cannot be delivered as fresh ; hence the reason for the difference in prices at retail. Many stores sell milk as received from the roads at nominal prices, as leaders for trade in other goods, without respect to profit.
There are but fourteen licensed men in Somerville that sell oleo- margarine and butterine, the high rate for government license hav- ing induced many to give up trading in the articles. By the report of these fourteen dealers, they are selling about forty-seven hundred pounds per month. By an estimate it is found that there are about one hundred and twenty thousand pounds of butter sold in the city per month. These estimates prove that the proportion of oleomargarine and butterine is quite small.
I have pursued the same course as heretofore in dealing with cases where milk does not exactly meet the full requirements of the law, and, I think, with good effect. I have received no com- plaints from citizens as to quality.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, Inspector of Milk.
REPORT
OF THE
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan. 11, 1SS8.
Accepted and referred to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
DOUGLAS FRAZAR, Clerk pro tem.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Jan. 11, 1888.
Concurred in.
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
DEC. 31, 1887.
To his Honor the Mayor and the City Council.
GENTLEMEN, - The number of permits granted for the erection of new, and alteration of old, buildings during the year was 395.
Classified as follows : -
Dwelling-houses
287
Stores and tenements
7
Churches
3
Alterations
52
Stables .
34
Miscellaneous
12
The building ordinance is not exacting, and there is a general disposition among builders to comply with its provisions. As one purpose of this ordinance is to prevent the destruction of property by fire, I recommend that it be so improved as to require that shingled roofs be covered with a fire-proof paint. As conflagra- tions are caused by fire extending from one building to another on the exterior, the importance of this recommendation can plainly be seen.
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. HOPKINS, Inspector.
CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1888.
MAYOR. MARK F. BURNS.
Residence, 61 Mt. Vernon Street ; office, City Hall.
ALDERMEN. BERNARD W. LAWRENCE, President.
WARD ONE.
NATHAN H. REED
·
Florence Street.
GEORGE D. WEMYSS .
.
Austin Street.
WARD TWO.
CHARLES L. NORTH .
. High Street.
TIMOTHY C. DWYER . .
. Somerville Avenue.
WARD THREE.
JOHN F. KENNARD
Howe Street.
ROBERT DUDDY
.
.
Bond Street.
WARD FOUR.
BERNARD W. LAWRENCE .
EDWARD H. BRADSHAW .
. Holland Street. . Central Street.
CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
CHARLES E. GILMAN (deceased Feb. 22). GEORGE I. VINCENT (elected Feb. 28).
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COMMON COUNCIL. GEORGE O. PROCTOR, President. WARD ONE.
GEORGE M. STARBIRD
CHARLES M. HEMENWAY
CHARLES B. SANBORN
BYRON L. FRENCH .
·
· Austin Street.
. Florence Street.
WARD TWO.
PATRICK F. DEADY .
Oak Street. ·
JOHN W. MACDONALD
. High Street. ·
. Washington Street.
. Somerville Avenue.
WARD THREE.
EDWARD O'BRIEN
EZRA D. SOUTHER
MARTIN L. KING
Cross Street.
Broadway. .
WARD FOUR.
GEORGE O. PROCTOR .
. Spring Street.
Summer Street. ·
· Broadway.
JOSEPH CUMMINGS ·
. Broadway.
CLERK OF COMMON COUNCIL. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1888.
ACCOUNTS. - Aldermen North, Duddy ; Councilmen King, Edmands, Lyons.
CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Reed, North; Councilmen Starbird, O'Brien, Nickerson.
CLAIMS. - His Honor the Mayor; Alderman Wemyss ; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Hemenway, Cummings.
JEREMIAH J. LYONS .
LYMAN H. BROWN
Lowell Street.
· Pembroke Street.
ALBERT W. EDMANDS
CHARLES F. BERTWELL
ALVANO T. NICKERSON
. Pearl Street.
. Perkins Street.
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FINANCE. - His Honor the Mayor ; Aldermen Wemyss, Brad- shaw ; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Souther, Hemenway, Deady, Cummings.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Aldermen Lawrence, Kennard ; Council- men Macdonald, Bertwell, Sanborn.
FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS. - Aldermen Dwyer, Reed ; Coun- cilmen King, French, Edmands.
HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Reed, Bradshaw ; Councilmen O'Brien, Starbird, Brown.
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - His Honor the Mayor ; Alderman Bradshaw ; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Cummings, Deady.
ORDINANCES. - Aldermen Wemyss, Lawrence ; Councilmen Hemenway, Souther, Bertwell.
PRINTING. - Aldermen Kennard, Lawrence ; Councilmen King, Sanborn, Edmands.
PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Kennard, Reed ; Councilmen Macdonald, Nickerson, French.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Duddy, Wemyss ; Councilmen Starbird, Nickerson, Lyons.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Reed, North ; Councilmen O'Brien, Sanborn, Lyons.
WATER. - Aldermen Bradshaw, Dwyer ; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Souther, Brown.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Lawrence, North.
ENROLLED ORDINANCES. - Aldermen Duddy, Dwyer.
LICENSES. - Aldermen Lawrence, Duddy.
POLICE. - His Honor the Mayor ; Aldermen Dwyer, Wemyss. SEWERS. - Aldermen North, Lawrence, Kennard.
STATE AID. - Aldermen Bradshaw, Dwyer, Duddy, North.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Reed, Lawrence.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
ELECTIONS AND RETURNS. - Councilmen Deady, Macdonald, Bertwell.
ENROLLED ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. - Councilmen Souther, French, Brown.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
MARK F. BURNS, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio.
GEORGE O. PROCTOR, President of the Common Council, ex officio. (Term, three years.)
WARD ONE.
S. NEWTON CUTLER (elected 1885) . Pearl Street.
HORACE C. WHITE, M.D. (elected 1886) .
Arlington Street.
HORACE P. HEMENWAY, M.D. (elected 1887) Perkins Street.
WARD TWO.
A. H. CARVILL, M.D. (elected 1885) ·
JAMES F. BEARD (elected 1886)
CHARLES I. SHEPARD (elected 1887) .
Bow Street.
. Prospect Hill Av.
. High Street.
WARD THREE.
NORMAN W. BINGHAM (elected 1885) . School Street.
Q. E. DICKERMAN (elected 1886)
WILLIAM P. 1IILL (elected 1887)
. Sycamore Street.
WARD FOUR.
MARTIN W. CARR (elected 1887) Cragie Street.
Prof. BENJAMIN G. BROWN (elected 1885)
Professors' Row.
H. P. MAKECHNIE, M.D. (elected 1886) . Elm Street.
Secretary, J. H. DAVIS
·
Myrtle Street.
Superintendent of Schools, J. H. DAVIS to May 1.
C. E. MELENEY from May 1.
PRINCIPAL ASSESSORS.
(Term, three years.)
STILLMAN H. LIBBY (elected 1886), Chair-
man . .
.
Elm Street.
GEORGE W. HADLEY (elected 1888) . Perkins Street.
BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON (elected 1887) · Summit Avenue.
Central Street.
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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1888.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS. (Term, one year.)
GEORGE W. BARTLETT, Ward One . Mt. Vernon Street.
DEXTER F. BENNETT, Ward Two
Washington Street.
HIRAM D. SMITH, Ward Three . . Cross Street.
SAMUEL T. RICHARDS, Ward Four
. Summer Street.
BOARD OF HEALTH. (Term, Physician, three years; other members, two years.)
THOMAS M. DURELL, M.D. (appointed
1888) Chairman
Office, Police Building.
J. FRANK WELLINGTON
Vinal Avenue.
Clerk, GEORGE I. VINCENT Office, City Hall.
Inspector, WILLIAM H. BRINE 40 Houghton Street.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING FUNDS.
(Term, three years.)
HENRY F. WOODS (elected 1888)
Sycamore Street.
CHRISTOPHER E. RYMES (elected 1887 for
unexpired term) Summer Street.
JOHN F. NICKERSON (elected 1887 for unex- pired term . .
Flint Street.
Treasurer, AARON SARGENT, Broadway.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
MARK F. BURNS, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio.
(Term, four years.)
HERBERT E. HILL (elected 1886)
CHARLES G. BRETT (elected 1885)
EDWARD B. WEST (elected 1888 for un- expired term)
DANIEL C. STILLSON (elected 1888) .
Mt. Vernon Street.
Hall Street.
Prescott Street.
. Tennyson Street.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Agent, CHARLES C. FOLSOM, Office, Police Building, Bow Street. Secretary, FRANK W. KAAN, Office, Police Building, Bow Street.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
CHARLES E. GILMAN, City Clerk (deceased Feb. 22). GEORGE I. VINCENT, City Clerk (elected Feb. 28). (Term, three years.)
CROMWELL G. ROWELL (appointed 1888).
OTIS M. CURRIER (appointed 1887).
SAMUEL G. A. TWYCROSS (appointed 1886) .
SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD.
(Term, one year.)
J. ORLIN HAYDEN, President Hill Building, Union Square.
WALTER S. BARNES .
Highland Avenue.
JOHN B. VIALL
. Webster Street.
ADNA C. WINNING
Fremont Street.
RICHARD DOWD
Charles Street. Clerk, FREDERIC W. STONE.
Superintendent of Water Works, NATHANIEL DENNETT. Office, Prospect Street, corner Somerville Avenue.
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
(Term, three years.)
CHARLES S. LINCOLN (elected 1888), President, Laurel Street.
CHARLES G. POPE (elected 1888) Summit Avenue.
J. HENRY FLITNER (elected 1886), Secre-
tary . Day Street. .
GEORGE A. BRUCE (elected 1886)
. Highland Avenue.
WILLIAM E. WELD (elected 1887)
. Harvard Street.
JAMES E. WHITAKER (elected 1887) . . Sycamore Street.
WILLIAM H. BRINE (elected 1886)
. Highland Avenue.
SANFORD HANSCOM, M.D. (elected 1887) . Webster Street.
CHRISTOPHER E. RYMES (elected 1888) Librarian, HARRIET A. ADAMS.
Summer Street.
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CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN. CHARLES E. GILMAN (deceased Feb. 22). Office, City Hall. GEORGE I. VINCENT (elected Feb. 28).
CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES. JOHN F. COLE. Office, City Hall.
CITY MESSENGER. JAIRUS MANN. Office, City Hall.
CITY SOLICITOR.
SELWYN Z. BOWMAN. Office, 23 Court Street, Boston.
CITY AUDITOR. DOUGLAS FRAZAR. Office, City Hall.
CITY ENGINEER.
HORACE L. EATON. Office, City Hall.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
FRANK G. WILLIAMS, Albion Street. Office, City Hall.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND LIGHTS.
THOMAS R. ROULSTONE. Office, City Hall.
SUPERINTENDENT OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES.
JAMES R. HOPKINS, Thorpe Place.
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CHIEF OF POLICE. MELVILLE C. PARKHURST, Police Station, Bow Street.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Engine House, Highland Avenue.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS. JAMES R. HOPKINS, Thorpe Place.
INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR. THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, Oak Street.
CITY PHYSICIAN. THOMAS M. DURELL, M.D., 14 Bow Street.
CLERK OF ASSESSORS AND COMMITTEES. GEORGE I. VINCENT. Office, City Hall.
ASSISTANT CLERK OF ASSESSORS AND COMMITTEES. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Office, City Hall.
CONSTABLES.
JARIUS MANN. ROBERT R. PERRY.
CHARLES C. FOLSOM. EDWARD MCGARR.
C. C. CAVANAGH.
WM. H. BRINE (Houghton St.). WILLIAM D. HAYDEN.
SAMUEL R. Dow.
JOSEPH J. GILES.
GEORGE CULLIS.
CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1888.
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FIELD DRIVERS.
JOHN E. FULLER. JUDSON W. OLIVER.
PATRICK BENCH. HUBERT H. MILLER.
DENNIS KELLY. CHARLES S. THRASHER. GEORGE W. BEAN. CHARLES L. ELLIS.
JAMES F. FOLEY.
FENCE VIEWERS.
DAVID A. SANBORN. CHARLES D. ELLIOTT.
POUND KEEPER. CHARLES A. SMALL.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. AMMIEL COLMAN, 34 Marshall Street.
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK. SAMUEL T. LITTLEFIELD.
WEIGHERS OF COAL. ,
J. C. COUSINS.
D. W. DANFORTH.
MEASURER OF GRAIN. JOHN C. CRAIG.
UNDERTAKERS.
WILLIAM A. FLAHERTY. P. H. RAFFERTY. PATRICK RAFFERTY. E. H. MARSH. THOMAS J. BARKER. HORACE D. RUNEY. ALFRED E. MANN.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
M. C. PARKHURST, Chief.
R. R. PERRY, Captain.
S. R. Dow, Sergeant.
EDWARD MCGARR, Sergeant.
C. C. CAVANAGH, Sergeant.
JOHN E. FULLER.
P. W. SKINNER.
A. L. STAPLES.
S. A. BROWN.
J. W. OLIVER.
JOHN HAFFORD.
GEORGE W. BEAN.
IVAN LAIGHTON.
GEORGE L. SMITH.
M. H. KINSLEY.
EDWARD M. CARTER.
G. A. BODGE.
PATRICK J. BENCH.
DENNIS KELLY.
J. F. JOHNSON. GEORGE H. CARLETON. H. H. MILLER.
E. A. CARTER.
EDWARD E. HAMBLEN.
FRANCIS A. PERKINS.
JAMES F. FOLEY.
CHARLES S. THRASHER.
CHARLES L. ELLIS.
WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON.
CHARLES E. WOODMAN.
M. C. PARKHURST, Lock-up Keeper.
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MEETINGS.
MEETINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month.
COMMON COUNCIL. Thursday evenings following the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Last Monday evening of each month.
INDEX.
City Government and Officers for 1887
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66 66 1888
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Mayor's Inaugural Address .
15
Meetings
Report of the Board of Health
195
66 Chief Engineer of Fire Department
277
66
66
Engineer
249
66
66
" Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
66
Commissioners of the Sinking Funds Committee on Fire Department
66
66
66 " Fuel and Street Lights
66
66
66
" Highways
66
66
" Public Property
66
66
66 Sewers
66
66 Inspector of Buildings
66
Inspector of Milk
66
66
Overseers of the Poor
313 185
66
66
School Committee .
127
66
Somerville Mystic Water Board
171
66
66 Trustees of the Public Library
221
66
66 City Clerk
307
66
" Physician
217
33 123 271 299 227 285 243 317
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