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102 44
Preparing rooms for elections and caucuses
1,112 37
Rent of
69 50
Repairing ballot-boxes
5 00
Distributing and collecting ballot-boxes
16 00
Boards for posting check-lists
94 00
Preparing hall for inauguration
39 13
Amount carried forward
$2,902 23
.
$1,566 23
366
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward . $2,902 23 Ringing bells on holidays 10 00
Rental of seven sets telephone instruments in public buildings from Sept. 1, 1889, to Sept. 1, 1890, 105 00
Carriage hire . . 33 00 ·
Fitting up storage shed on city land, Glen street
·
152 65
Ice for Barrett fountain, Union Square 50 00 ·
Incidentals
23 24
Expenses on Rifle Range :-
insurance
$6 00
carpentering (repairs)
130 25
rent of land one year from Oct. 1,
1888, to Oct. 1, 1889, . . 150 00 .
286 25
City Messenger's team :-
maintenance
·
396 73
Net expenditures .
$3,959 10
POLICE STATION INCIDENTAL ACCOUNT.
Nothing has been done at this building during the year except some minor repairs.
The old building in the rear formerly used by the Overseers of the Poor has been removed to the city's lot on Glen street, at a cost of $70.
SCHOOL-HOUSE INCIDENTALS ACCOUNT.
At the Prescott School the wood-work has been thoroughly cleaned and refinished at an expense of $375.00. The building was formerly heated by direct steam, the pipes having been placed around the rooms ; this system has been changed during the year so that now one-half of the system is by indirect heating, and the hot-air pipes are already in position for the heating of the balance of the building by the same process of heating when the city shall deem it advisable to make the change. This change was made in connection with a new system of ventilation which was done by Mr. A. A. Sanborn, at a cost of $3,561.86, exclusive of carpentering, mason work and painting, which expense is included in the cost of improvements.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
At the Beach Street School a ventilator has been placed on the building, connecting with each room, at an expense of $43.72.
At the Burns School a front fence has been built and the division fence so changed as to give the girls' yard double its former size.
· At the Bingham School a fence has been built around the entire lot and the division fence has been changed, giving the girls' vard double its original size.
At the High school the only improvement made was the placing of double windows in one of the new rooms which was formerly used as a part of the hall.
At the Lincoln school a fence has been built on both sides and rear of the lot, and a new bulk-head has also been built, and the Fuller- Warren Company's new sanitaries have been placed in the building. The cost of this change was $679.00, which is the largest part of the cost of improvements at this building.
At the Morse school, under an order dated September 4, a con- tract was made with Messrs. Dearborn Bros. & Co., at a cost of $24,987, for the addition of six rooms, and the alterations of the original building in accordance with plans and specifications made by S. Edwin Tobey, architect. A contract was also made under an order dated July 24, with the Fuller-Warren Company, for the placing of their system of heating, ventilating, and sanitaries, at a cost of $2,975.00. The walls to the addition are up and the contractors are now placing the roof in position, and a portion of the interior of the original building has been removed in order to make the changes necessary ; while this work is being done the baptist chapel on Bel- mont street has been rented at an expense of $60 per month, and as many of the scholars as could be accommodated have been sent there, while others are placed in the school buildings in the im- mediate neighborhood.
A new eight room brick school building is now being erected at Concord square by Messrs. Dearborn Bros. & Co., under an order dated May 22, for $21,541.87, in accordance with plans and specific- ations made by S. Edwin Tobey, architect. The Fuller-Warren Co. are also, under an order dated May 8, about to place their system of heating, ventilating, and sanitaries in the building, at a cost of $2,755.62 ; this building is now in process of being plastered, but should have been completed by the terms of the contract, December 15 ; the land for this building was purchased of the Clark heirs in 1888, at a cost of $4,903.50.
368
ANNUAL REPORTS.
HIRED SCHOOL ROOMS.
A school room has been hired during the year on Bow street, at the corner of Somerville avenue, at a cost of $25 a month ; also the Sycamore street chapel at a rental of $25 a month, and the Baptist chapel on Belmont street, at $60 a month ; the amount paid for rental for school rooms during the year, including those hired prior to January 1, 1889, amounted to $1,651.50.
For the Committee,
GEO. D. WEMYSS, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Feb. 12, 1890.
Accepted and referred to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 13, 1890.
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS, February 12, 1890.
To the Honorable the Mayor and the City Council :
GENTLEMEN,- I respectfully submit the following report for the year 1889. The number of building permits granted was 485, clas- sified as follows :-
Dwelling houses
406
Stores .
15
Family hotels
1
Churches
1
Factories
3
Alteration of buildings
7
Sheds for storage
13
Stables .
35
Miscellaneous
5
Total . 486
All of the above permits were granted for the erection of wooden buildings, excepting three, which were brick blocks to be used for stores and dwellings.
A license was refused for the erection of a building for refining petroleum and its products.
As land becomes valuable builders are desirous of using smaller lots, and as a consequence many wooden buildings have been erected too near together.
I recommend that provision be made requiring that when a building is to be erected, if not over two stories high, it should be eight feet from another building ; if three stories high twelve feet from the ad- joining building ; if four stories sixteen feet, and the wall nearest such other building shall be constructed of stone, brick, iron or some other non-inflammable material and the roof covered with slate, iron or asphalt and gravel.
372
ANNUAL REPORTS.
I regard this as an important matter, and if it be dealt with at the present time the building of a compact wooden city, in which any ordinary fire might result in a conflagration, may be prevented.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES R. HOPKINS, Inspector of Buildings.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Feb. 12, 1890.
Referred to the next City Council, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEO. I. VINCENT, Clerk.
1
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 13, 1890.
Concurred in
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
SOMERVILLE, Jan. 2, 1890.
To His Honor the Mayor and Gentlemen of the City Council :
I herewith present to you my annual report of receipts as Milk Inspector for the year 1889. I have issued to milkmen and to parties who keep cows during the year 244 licenses to sell milk ; 44 registers to those who sell from stores ; also 18 licenses to sell oleo- margarine from wagons and stores.
Registers are given to parties for an indefinite period or as long as they remain in the same stores. Licenses must be renewed every year on or after April 30th.
There are now over 200 registers in force in Somerville.
I have found very few poor samples of milk during the year, although on account of the rank vegetation the past season, milk, as a general thing, has not been quite up to the usual quality, particu- larly for butter. Still, as milk it has proved to be a very fair quality. I have had the same trouble as last year from examina- tions of dairies for milkmen who bring samples as received from the country. The milkmen are as anxious to distribute good milk as the customers are to receive it.
I have collected 232 samples for examination, and, as before stated, a very small proportion of poor ones.
In all cases the parties have been ready and willing to correct all faults.
Hoping this report may be acceptable and to your satisfaction, gentlemen, I am. respectfully,
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM,
Milk Inspector.
Cash paid to the City Treasury, $153.
REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALEERMEN, Feb. 12, 1890. Referred to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 13, 1890.
CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
Feb. 12, 1890.
To the Honorable the Mayor and City Council :
I respectfully submit my report, as city solicitor, for the year end- ing Dec. 31, 1889.
The following are the cases pending in the courts, to which the city of Somerville is a party :
1. Parker vs. Somerville - Before Supreme Judicial Court in Middlesex County .. Bill in equity to restrain nusiance alleged to be caused by the city upon Mystic flats by a sewer.
2. Parker vs. Somerville - Before County Commissioners of Middlesex County. Damages on account of land alleged to have been taken for a sewer by the city.
3. Squire vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middlesex County. Damages for conversion of box drain.
4. Boston & Lowell Railroad Company vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middlesex County. Petition in regard to repairs and reconstruction of bridges across railroad location in Somerville and assessment of expenses thereof.
.
5. Shea vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middlesex county. Action for personal injuries upon Russell street, Oct. 14, 1885.
6. Joslin vs. Cole et al - Before Superior Court in Middlesex County. Action for false arrest and imprisonment.
7. Knowles vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middlesex County. Damages on account of land alleged to have been taken for a sewer by the city.
8. Wanamaker vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middle- sex County. Action for personal injuries upon Broadway, Feb. 6. 1887.
9. Philbrook vs. Somerville - Before U. S. Circuit Court. Action for damages for alleged violation of the Knibb's patent for a relief valve on steam fire-engines. This action was com- menced May 20, 1887, and similar actions were brought against
380
ANNUAL REPORTS.
other cities. Somerville and the other defendant cities put their cases into the hands of Livermore & Fish, patent solicitors.
At a hearing Nov. 14, 1888, the Court decided for the defendant, and the case is now pending on appeal from that decision.
10. Grover vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries upon Union street.
11. Lindsay vs. Somerville - Before Superior Court in Middlesex County. Action for personal injuries upon Highland avenue.
The claim of Baldwin vs. Somerville was on account of personal injuries received by plaintiff, by being thrown from his sleigh on account of its coming in contact with a hydrant opposite the " turn- out " of the horse railroad on Cross street. It was settled by pay ment to its plaintiff, of $1,250, of which the city paid one-half and the horse railroad company one-half.
In most of the cases which came before the Committee on Claims, the petitioners were given leave to withdraw, and as we have not heard from such cases since, I need not trouble you with a recital of them.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
SELWYN Z. BOWMAN, City Solicitor.
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan. 12, 1890.
Accepted and referred to the committee on printing, to be printed in the annual reports. Sent down for concurrence.
GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
Concurred in.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 13, 1890. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, Feb. 12, 1890. To the Honorable the Mayor and the City Council :
GENTLEMEN,- The following is respectfully submitted as the Nineteenth Annual Report of the City Clerk of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1889 : -
CASH.
The receipts and payments were as follows : -
RECEIPTS :
Balance from year 1888, being for dog
licenses issued in December, 1888, - 8 males at $2.00 $16 00
2 females at 5.00 10 00
$26 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city
treasurer in Dec., 1888, 10 at .20 2 00
$24 00
For dog licenses issued in 1889,
1181 males at $2.00
$2,362 00
139 females at 5.00 695 00
$3.057 00
$3,081 00
recording mortgages, assignments, etc.
.
$326 50
marriage certificates
402 at
.50
201 00
licenses to collect junk
44 at 2.00
88 00
(apothecaries') to sell liquor
23 at
1.00
23 00
for billiard and pool tables (two licenses)
5 tables at
2.00
10 00
to auctioneers ·
15 at 2.00
30 00
66 for intelligence offices
3 at
2.00
6 00
Amount carried forward
$684 50
384
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amount brought forward
$684 50
licenses to sell fireworks
50 at 1.00 50 00
for amusements 1 at 50.00
13 at 1.00 63 00
recording and posting naturalization notice .
50
furnishing copies of records
3 25
$801 25
Total receipts
$3,882 25
PAYMENTS.
To Joseph O. Hayden, County Treasurer,
June 1 and Dec. 1, dog license fees,
1168 males at 2.00 $2,336 00
139 females at 5.00 695 00
$3,031 00
Less city clerk's fees, 1307 at .20
261 40
$2,769 60
To John F. Cole, city treasurer, monthly,
City clerk's fees for issuing dog licenses, 1320 at .20 $264 00
All of the "receipts" above specified, except for dog licenses 801 25
$1,065 25
Total payments
$3,834 85
Balance January 1, 1890, being for dog licenses issued in December,
21 males at 2.00 $42 00
2 females at 5.00
10 00
$52 00
Less city clerk's fees, paid to city
· treasurer, 23 at .20 4 60
$47 40
BIRTHS.
Number of births in Somerville in 1889, registered
891
More than previous year
64
Males .
.
.
446
Females
. 445 .
891
385
REPORT OF CITY CLERK.
Born of American parents 374
" foreign 345
" American father and foreign mother 86
·· foreign father and American mother .
84
60 ·· parents of unknown nationality 1
·· foreign mother and father of unknown
nationality 1
891
Number of cases of twins 9
MARRIAGES.
Number of intention certificates issued . 403
More than previous year
36
Marriages registered
424
More than previous year
46
Both parties American .
202
foreign
114
American groom and foreign bride
70
Foreign groom and American bride
38
424 couples.
First marriage of .
753
Second 6 6
90
Third 66
5
424 couples.
Oldest groom aged
76
bride .6
61
Youngest groom
17
bride
14
Youngest couple aged :-
Groom .
17
Bride .
16
DEATHS.
Number of deaths in Somerville in 1889
598
Less than previous year
3
Males
299
Females
299 - 598
386
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Under 10 years of age
212
Between 10 and 20 years of age
35
20 “ 30 66
63
30
40
48
40
50
66
44
66
50
60 6 .
50
6 6
60
70
66
58
70 66 80
60
80
66 90
66
27
90 " 100
66
1
Age of oldest person deceased
Born in Somerville
204
66 other places in the United States
255
Of foreign birth
138
Birthplace unknown
1
Number of deaths in January
33
" February
41
. : " March
56
. .
. . . . " April
43
. .
6 6
" May
47
66
66
". June
55
" July
74
" August
49
66
" October
41
66
66
" November .
43
66
66 " December .
70
598
The causes of death may be found in the report of the Board of Health.
1
598 90
598
..
66 66
66 " September
46
.
VOTERS. MEN'S LISTS.
PRECINCT.
On revised lists of Oct. 1.
Added in October.
On lists of Nov. 1.
Voted Nov. 5.
Ward 1-Precinct 1
288
33
321
223
60
2. . . ..
291
31
322
242
66
3 ..
308
35
343
244
66
4. .
247
69
316
253
1,134
168
1,302
962
Ward 2-Precinct 1.
314
68
382
319
66
2. .....
346
57
403
324
190
58
248
215
259
49
308
247
66
5.
206
65
271
241
1,315
297
1,612
1,346
Ward 3-Precinct 1.
312
59
371
290
243
57
300
249
3.
318
85
403
350
.€
4.
154
41
195
168
1,027
242
1,269
1,057
Ward 4-Precinct 1.
221
64
285
228
66
2.
170
47
217
169
3.
188
51
239
205
66
4.
258
59
317
247
837
221
1,058
849
Entire City.
4,313
928
5,241
4,214
PRECINCT.
On lists of Nov. 1.
Added in November.
On lists of Dec. 1.
Voted Dec. 3.
Ward 1-i'recinct 1.
321
0
321
113
2.
322
3
325
149
3.
343
0
343
120
66
4.
316
3
319
155
1,302
6
1,308
537
Ward 2-Precinct 1.
382
3
385
237
403
4
407
222
66
3.
248
0
248
154
308
5
313
184
66
5. ..
271
1
272
173
1,612
13
1.625
970
Ward 3-Precinct 1.
371
2
373
145
66
2.
300
3
303
117
66
3.
403
0
403
157
66
4.
195
5
200
93
1,269
10
1,279
512
Ward 4-Precinct
285
3
288
158
217
2
219
97
66
3. .
239
G
245
182
66
4 ..
317
5
322
220
1,058
16
1,074
657
Entire City
5,241
45
5,286
2.676
2.
...
...
4.
. .
. .
3 ......
4.
. .
2 .
.
2 .
388
ANNUAL REPORTS.
WOMEN'S LISTS.
PRECINCT.
On Revised lists of Nov. 7.
Added in November.
"On lists of Dec. 1.
Voted Der. 3.
Ward 1-Precinct 1
7
7.
14
5
2
11
8
19
7
3
9
7
16
7
6€
4.
1
2
3
2
28
24
52
21
Ward 2-Precinct
20
8
28
10
2
17
17
34
12
3.
1
5
6
5
66
4.
3
1
4
3
5.
2
0
2
0
43
31
74
30
Ward 3-Precinct 1.
11
3
14
.. 3
66
2 ..
12
7
19
1
66
3 ..
13
5
18
4
66
4 . .
1
4
5
1
37
19
56
9
Ward 4-Precinct 1.
9
1
10
7
66
2.
..
6
0
6
2
66
3. ..
..
4
3
7
5
66
4. .
. .
10
10
20
15
29
14
43
29
Entire City.
137
88
225
89
00
GEORGE I. VINCENT,
City Clerk.
ORDINANCES,
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, Feb. 12, 1890.
Ordered :- That the committee on printing be, and is hereby, authorized and instructed to have printed, in the annual reports for the year 1889, all ordinances that have been passed since the publication of the annual reports for the year 1888; the expense to be charged to printing and stationery account.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Feb. 12, 1890. Read twice and adopted. Sent down for concurrence. GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.
IN COMMON COUNCIL, Feb. 13, 1890.
Read twice and adopted in concurrence.
CHAS. S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
February 14, 1890.
Approved,
CHAS. G. POPE, Mayor.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
ORDINANCE NO. 45.
OPERATOR AND REPAIRER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND APPARATUS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Somerville, as follows : -
SECTION 1. - The mayor and aldermen shall, upon the passage of this ordinance, and annually thereafter, as soon after their organiza- tion as practicable, appoint a suitable person as operator and repairer of electric lines and apparatus of the city, who shall hold his office until his successor shall be appointed in his stead, subject, however, to removal at any time by the mayor and aldermen.
He shall receive such compensation for his services as the city council shall, from time to time, determine.
He shall, under the direction of the chief engineer of the fire department, and in accordance with such rules as he may establish, have the care and management of the lines of wire and of the bat- teries, instruments, signal boxes, and other apparatus belonging to the fire alarm telegraph system, and he shall perform such other duties in connection with the fire department as may be required of him by the chief engineer.
He shall, under the direction of the chief of police, and in accord- ance with such rules as he may establish, have the care and manage- ment of all lines, batteries, instruments, signal-boxes, and other apparatus belonging to the police signal system.
He shall, under the direction of the several heads of departments using the same, have the care and management of all the electric apparatus of the city, and shall keep the same in proper condition and repair.
SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. [Passed July 24, and approved July 26,1889.]
392
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ORDINANCE NO. 46.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 15, ENTITLED "HIGHWAYS."
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Somerville. as follows : -
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 15 of the City Ordinances is hereby amended by striking out all of the eighteenth section of said Ordi- nance and substituting therefor the following :
" SECTION 18. No person owning or having the control of cattle or other grazing animals or swine shall permit or suffer such cattle or other grazing animals or swine to pasture upon or to go at large or loose into or in any street or way in the city, nor shall any sheep, swine or neat cattle be driven through or over the public streets, ways, causeways or bridges within the limits of the city, in droves of more than twenty-five animals each or at less intervals than thirty minutes between any two droves, or except in charge of at least two competent persons." [Passed July 24, and approved July 26, 1889.]
ORDINANCE NO. 47. .
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE CARE OF THE PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Somerville. as follows : -
SECTION 1. The Committee on Public Grounds shall have the direction and control, subject to the orders of the City Council, of Broadway Park, Central Hill Park, and the grounds around the City Hall, Public Library and High School-house, and all such other grounds of the nature of parks or public grounds and not the imme- diate premises of public buildings under the charge of any of the departments of the city as the city may from time to time lay out or acquire, and of keeping in condition, repairing and using the same ; and the City Engineer, under the direction of the said committee. shall have the immediate supervision and charge of all such public grounds.
SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. [Passed July 24, and approved July 26,1889.]
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GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1890.
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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1890.
MAYOR. CHARLES G. POPE.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN. CHARLES M. HEMENWAY, President.
CHARLES M. HEMENWAY
143 Perkins Street.
·
CHARLES B. SANBORN
.
.
. 4 Austin Street.
WARD TWO.
GEORGE A. KIMBALL
.
·
21 Prospect Hill Avenue.
10 Park Street.
WARD THREE.
EZRA D. SOUTHER ALVANO T. NICKERSON
.
Pembroke Street.
334 Broadway.
WARD FOUR.
JOHN W. CONVERSE ALBERT W. EDMANDS .
.
7 Clarendon Avenue.
.
.
·
155 Summer Street.
CLERK.
GEORGE I. VINCENT.
·
.
ALLEN F. CARPENTER
WARD ONE.
396
ANNUAL REPORTS.
COMMON COUNCIL. CHARLES B. OSGOOD, President.
WARD ONE.
CLARENCE H. WILLEY .
.
11 Flint Street.
EDWIN A. WILCOX
EDRIC ELDRIDGE .
88 Pearl Street.
GEORGE W. PRICHARD
Mystic Street.
WARD TWO.
CHARLES S BUTTERS .
19 Church Street. .
L. ROGER WENTWORTH
WILLIAM J. MCLEAN .
WILLIAM M. ARMSTRONG
91 Summer Street.
WARD THREE.
CHARLES B. OSGOOD
·
41 Gilman Street.
WILLIAM E. PULSIFER
. 262 School Street.
WILLIAM L. BARBER .
36 Marshall Street. ·
FRANK E. DICKERMAN
85 Central Street. ·
WARD FOUR.
ISAAC R. WEBBER
24 Wallace Street.
WILLIAM A. HUNNEWELL
· Mason Avenue.
Fairmount Avenue.
43 Cedar Street.
CLERK. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
ACCOUNTS. - Aldermen Souther, Edmands ; Councilmen Pulsifer, Webber, Armstrong.
CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Kimball, Hemenway ; Councilmen Caswell, McLean, Prichard.
CLAIMS. - His Honor the Mayor; Alderman Hemenway ; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Wilcox, Dickerman. -
FRANK E. MERRILL
NEWELL F. CASWELL 1
.
27 Glen Street.
Munroe Street.
.
32 Concord Avenue. .
397
CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1890.
FINANCE .- His Honor the Mayor; Aldermen Hemenway, Ed- mands ; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Went- worth, Wilcox, Pulsifer, Webber.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Aldermen Converse, Sanborn ; Councilmen Merrill, Willey, Dickerman.
FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS. - Aldermen Sanborn, Carpenter ; Coun- cilmen Webber, Butters, Barber.
HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Kimball, Nickerson ; Councilmen Willey, Hunnewell, Barber.
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - His Honor the Mayor ; Alderman Kim- ball; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen Went- worth, Dickerman.
ORDINANCES. - Aldermen Converse, Hemenway ; Councilmen Wil- cox, Hunnewell, McLean.
PRINTING. - Aldermen Souther, Sanborn ; · Councilmen Pulsifer, Wentworth, Merrill.
PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Carpenter, Kimball ; Councilmen Butters, Pulsifer, Dickerman.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Nickerson, Carpenter ; Councilmen Wentworth. Hunnewell, Eldridge.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Sanborn, Edmands ; Councilmen Eldridge, Caswell, Armstrong.
WATER. - Aldermen Edmands, Souther; the President of the Common Council ; Councilmen, Willey, McLean.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Edmands, Nickerson.
ENROLLED ORDINANCES. - Aldermen Souther, Carpenter.
LICENSES. - Aldermen Nickerson, Sanborn.
POLICE. - His Honor the Mayor ; Aldermen Souther, Converse.
SEWERS. - Aldermen Hemenway, Souther, Edmands.
STATE AID. - Aldermen Carpenter, Hemenway, Nickerson, Con- verse.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Kimball, Converse.
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
ELECTIONS AND RETURNS. - Councilmen Wentworth, Caswell, Eldridge.
ENROLLED ORDINANCES AND .RESOLUTIONS. - Councilmen Wilcox, Butters, Prichard.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CHARLES G. POPE, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio:
CHARLES B. OSGOOD, President of the Common Council, ex officio.
(Term, three years.)
WARD ONE. S. NEWTON Cutler (elected 1888). HORACE C. WHITE, M. D. (elected 1889). HORACE P. HEMENWAY, M. D. (elected 1887).
WARD TWO. A. H. CARVILL, M. D. (elected 1888). JAMES F. BEARD (elected 1889). CHARLES I. SHEPARD (elected 1887) .
WARD THREE.
NORMAN W. BINGHAM (elected 1888). QUINCY E. DICKERMAN (elected 1889) . WILLIAM P. HILL (elected 1887) .
WARD FOUR. GILES W. BRYANT, M. D. (elected 1889) . MARTIN W. CARR (elected 1887). ADDIE B. UPHAM (elected 1888) .
CLARENCE E. MELENEY, Superintendent and Secretary.
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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1890.
ASSESSORS.
(Term, three years.)
BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON (elected 1890) . GEORGE W. HADLEY (elected 1888). HIRAM D. SMITH (elected 1889) .
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.
(Term, one year. )
WARD ONE. GEORGE W: BARTLETT.
WARD TWO. DAVID A. SANBORN.
WARD THREE. EDGAR T. MAYHEW.
WARD FOUR. SAMUEL T. RICHARDS.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
(Term, Physician, three years ; other members, two years.)
J. FRANK WELLINGTON (appointed 1889), Chairman. CHARLES H. CRANE (appointed 1890). ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D. (appointed 1889). Clerk, WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Inspector, CALEB A, PAGE.
400
ANNUAL REPORTS.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
CHARLES G. POPE, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio. CHARLES G. BRETT (elected 1889 for 4 years) . HERBERT E. HILL (elected 1886 for 4 years). EDWARD B. WEST (elected 1888 for unexpired term. ) DANIEL C. STILLSON (elected 1888 for unexpired term.) Agent, CHARLES C. FOLSOM. Secretary, FRANK W. KAAN.
SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD. (Term, one year. ) ADNA C. WINNING. WALTER C. MENTZER. SAMUEL W. HOLT. FRANK G. LOMBARD. FRANK A. TITUS. NATHANIEL DENNETT, Supt. Water Works. FREDERIC W. STONE, Secretary.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
CROMWELL G. ROWELL (appointed 1886 for unexpired term,) Chairman. CHARLES P. LINCOLN (appointed 1889 for 3 years). WILLIAM B. HAWES (appointed 1889 for unexpired term) . GEORGE I. VINCENT, City Clerk.
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, (Term, three years. ) GEORGE A. BRUCE (elected 1889). WILLIAM E. WELD (elected 1890). JAMES E. WHITAKER (elected 1890) . JOHN B. VIALL (elected 1890).
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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1890.
CHARLES S. LINCOLN (elected 1888). J. HENRY FLITNER (elected 1889.) CHRISTOPHER E. RYMES (elected 1888) . ELIJAH C. CLARK (elected 1889). CHARLES H. BROWN (elected 1889 for unexpired term. ) Librarian, HARRIET A. ADAMS.
CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN. GEORGE I. VINCENT.
CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES. JOHN F. COLE.
MESSENGER TO CITY COUNCIL. JAIRUS MANN.
CITY SOLICITOR. SELWYN Z. BOWMAN.
CITY AUDITOR. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON.
CITY ENGINEER. HORACE L. EATON.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
THOMAS H. EAMES.
402
ANNUAL REPORTS.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND LIGHTS. THOMAS R. ROULSTONE.
CHIEF OF POLICE. MELVILLE C. PARKHURST,
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. JAMES R. HOPKINS.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS. JAMES R. HOPKINS.
CITY PHYSICIAN. ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D.
INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR. THOMAS CUNNINGHAM.
CLERK OF ASSESSORS AND COMMITTEES. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL.
ASSISTANT CLERK OF ASSESSORS AND COMMITTEES. ALBERT B. FALES.
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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,
PAGE
City Government and Officers for 1889
3
Mayor's Inaugural Address
17
Meetings .
13
Ordinances
389
Report of the Board of Health
66
Chief Engineer of Fire Department
343 381
City Clerk
Engineer
285
Physician .
249
66
66
66 Solicitor
377 33
Committee on Fire Department
337
66
66 66 Fuel and Streets Lights
351
66
60
Highways
261
66
" Public Property
357
.6
66
66
" Sewers
279
Inspector of Buildings
369 373
Inspector of Milk
Overseers of the Poor
221
Somerville Mystic Water Board
207
Superintent of Schools
131
" Water Works .
211
Trustees of the Public Library
253
66
1890
393
231
66
6 6
66 Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
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