Report of the city of Somerville 1892, Part 28

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 554


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CASH.


The receipts and payments were as follows :


RECEIPTS.


Balance from year 1891, being for dog licenses issued in December, 1891, -


6 males at $2.00 . $12 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer in December, 1891, 6 at .20 1 20


$10 80.


For dog licenses issued in 1892 : -


1,205 males


. at $2.00 $2,410 00


127 females


· at 5.00


635 00


3,045 00


Amount carried forward d


$3,055 80


506


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amount brought forward $3,055 80


recording mortgages, assigments, etc., 649 papers


$398 75


marriage certificates 531 at $0.50


265 50


furnishing copies of records .


5 25


recording and posting naturalization notices . . 3 at $0.50


1 50


licenses : -


to collect junk


. 45 at 2.00


90 00


(apothecaries') to sell liquor, 22 at 1.00


22 00


for billiard and pool tables (three licenses ) . · 11 tables at 2.00


22 00


to auctioneers


16 at 2.00


32 00


for intelligence offices . . 5 at 2.00


10 00


to sell fireworks


64 at 1.00


64 00


for amusements


23 at 1.00


23 00


934 00


Total receipts


$3,989 80


PAYMENTS.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and Dec. 1, receipts for dog licenses from Dec. 1, 1891, to Nov. 30, 1892, inclusive,-


1,209 males


at $2.00


$2,418 00


127 females


· at 5.00


635 00


$3,053 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1,336 at .20


267 20


$2,785 80


To John F. Cole, city treasurer, monthly, city clerk's fees for issuing dog licenses, 1,332 at .20


$266 40


All of the "receipts" above speci- fied, except for dog licenses


934 00


1,200 40


Total payments


$3,986 20


.


.


507


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


Balance January 1, 1893: -


receipts for dog licenses issued in December, -


2 males · at 2.00 $4 00 Less city clerk's fees paid to city


treasurer


. 2 at .20 40


$3 60


Of the amount in the hands of the receiver of the Maverick National Bank, January 1, 1892, as stated in my last annual report, viz. $1,484 66


dividends have been received as follows : -


January 19, 1892, 40 per cent. $593 86


February 25, 1892, 20 66 296 93 .


April 18, 1892, 15 · 222 70


June 8, 1892, 5


. 74 23


1,187 72


Balance in hands of receiver January 1, 1893 · $296 94


All of these dividends have been paid, as soon as received, to the county treasurer.


BIRTHS.


Number of births in Somerville in 1892 registered


1,158


More than previous year


2


Males


602


Females


556


1,158


Born of American parents


445


" foreign


470


66 " American father and foreign mother 129


" foreign father and American mother .


112


" parents of unknown nationality


2


Number of cases of twins


1,158


11


·


.


508


ANNUAL REPORTS.


MARRIAGES.


Number of intention certificates issued . ·


· 530


More than previous year


53


Marriages registered


544


More than previous year


49


Both parties American


267


foreign


151


American groom and foreign bride .


. 65


Foreign groom and American bride


.


61


-544 couples.


First marriage of .


. 987


Second " 66 .


· 86


Third 66 66


. 15


-544 couples.


Oldest groom aged .


73


bride


63


Youngest groom aged


18


bride ·


. 16


Youngest couple aged,-


Groom


19


Bride


· 17


DEATHS.


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1892


718


Less than previous year .


63


Males


329


Females


. 389 - 718


.


.


·


-


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


Under 10 years of age .


Between 10 and 20 years of age


27


20 " 30


30 " 40 66


59


40


" 50


58


66


50


60 66


59


60


70 80


66


66


89


66


70


83


66


80


90 "100


66


66


66


50


66


66


10


Of unknown age


·


.


718


Age of oldest person deceased


98


Born in Somerville


193


" other places in the United States Of foreign birth


198


Birthplace unknown


·


8


Number of deaths in January


118


66


66 " March


.


55


66


66


" April


51


66


66


" May


54


66


66


" June


56


" July


64


66


" August


58


66


" September


54


" October


56


66


66


" November


47


66


66


" December


47


718


The number of still-births recorded during the year was · 50


The causes of death may be found in the report of the Board of Health.


718


66


" February


58


66


.


90


.


2


.


223


66


58


66


66


·


319


.


·


66


509


510


ANNUAL REPORTS.


VOTERS.


-


MEN'S LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Dec. 1, 1891.


Added in Sept., 1892.


Total.


Re- vised Lists of Oct. 1, 1892.


Added in Oct., 1892.


Nov. 1 1892.


Net Re- duc- tion in Nov., 1892.


Dec. 1, 1892.


Voted Nov. 8, 1892.


Voted Dec. 6, 1892.


Ward 1


Precinct 1 66


313


3


316


280


105 109 152 187


441 445


4


441


412


331


1,313


8


1,321


1,107


553


1,660


9


1,651


1,535


1,126


Ward 2


Precinct 1


444


2


446


415


146


561


1


560


533


409


66


2


2


479


7


486


456


141


597


597


566


404


16


2


.


.


.


311


3


314


286


120


406


4


402


377


287


1,861


21


1,882


1,722


730


2,452


5


2,447


2,312


1,677


Ward 3


Precinct 1


438


3


441


412


211


623


623


572


352


345


2


347


322


136


458


5


453


433


246


66


3


.


.


276


4


280


274


147


421


1


421


381


245


1,529


11


1,540


1,439


620


2,059


10


2,049


1,914


1,206


Ward 4


Precinct 1


340


1


341


308


126


434


-


434


408


282


4


2


238


1


239


221


129


350


2


348


333


195


4


.


.


.


395


6


401


368


176


544


1


543


521


328


1,235


9


1,244


1,151


564


1,715


5


1,710


1,628


1,053


City


5,938


49


5,987


5,419


2,467


7,886


29


7,857


7,389


5,062


·


-


385


356


259


1


2


335


1


336


280


66


66


3


.


324


1


325


289


66


1


4


.


341


3


344


258


333


205


538


-


538


512


336


2


66


4


370


6


376


232


118


350


350


324


241


2


.


.


·


.


66


3


66


3


.


470


2


472


431


126


557


5


552


528


363


66


66


3


262


1


263


254


133


387


2


385


366


248


4


.


66


4


.


.


.


3


257


3


260


-


386


357


260


2


439


410


276


.


385 389


3


1


3


2


5


4


.


511


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


WOMEN'S LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Dec. 1, 1891.


Revised Lists of Nov. 14, 1892.


Added in Novem- ber, 1892.


Decem- ber 1, 1892.


Voted Decem- ber 6, 1892.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


5


3


3


6


4


66


1


2


9


9


1


10


2


1


3 .


5


5


4


9


4


1


4 .


1


I


I


-


Ward 2


Precinct 1


26


16


5


21


3


66


2


14


13


11


24


11


66


2


4


.


2


2


2


4


1


2


5 .


3


3


2


5


2


Ward 3


Precinct 1


4


4


1


5


-


66


3


2


3


.


20


15


8


23


6


66


3


4 .


6


6


1


7


2


44


39


10


49


8


Ward 4


Precinct 1


6


5


7


12


6


66


4


2


4


4


2


6


3


4


66


3


5


4


1


5


2


66


4


4


11


8


5


13


6


26


21


15


36


17


City


135


111


54


165


52


66


2


3


1


1


1


1


-


46


34


21


55


17


14


14


14


66


3


19


17


8


25


10


2


512


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WAR RECORDS.


I renew the recommendation made in my last annual report, that measures be taken to provide a record of the services rendered in the late war by those who went from Somerville.


The public naturally expect to find such a record in the posses- sion of every city and town.


The expense of compiling it would be small, and while it would, of necessity, be incomplete, yet it would be of great interest, and could be added to from time to time, as new material should become available.


The longer this work is postponed, the more imperfect will be its results, as every year reduces the number of those capable of giving the necessary information.


GEORGE I. VINCENT,


City Clerk.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


MAYOR. WILLIAM H. HODGKINS, 188 Central Street.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN. WILLIAM L. BARBER, President.


WARD ONE.


EDRIC ELDRIDGE


.


.


. 88 Pearl Street.


CHARLES B. SANBORN


. . . 4 Austin Street.


WARD TWO.


FRANK E. FITTS


.


.


17 Pleasant Avenue.


FRANKLIN J. HAMBLIN


. . 30 Walnut Street.


WARD THREE.


WILLIAM L. BARBER .


.


.


· 36 Marshall Street.


JOHN ANDREWS .


.


· 34 Albion Street,


WARD FOUR.


CHARLES A. G. WINTHER FRANKLIN F. PHILLIPS


.


408 Highland Avenue.


.


. 211 Holland Street.


CLERK.


GEORGE I. VINCENT.


516


ANNUAL REPORTS.


COMMON COUNCIL. FRED W. GILBERT, President.


WARD ONE.


ISAIAH H. WILEY


HERBERT E. MERRILL


LEWIS STOCKBRIDGE


WILFRED B. RICH


13 Franklin Street.


WARD TWO.


FRED W. GILBERT


GEORGE B. CLARKE


ARTHUR W. HAYNES


FRANK W. KAAN


.


·


101 School Street.


· 31 Berkeley Street.


11 Parker Street.


·


12 Pleasant Avenue.


WARD THREE.


CALVIN H. WHITNEY


LEONARD B. CHANDLER G. FRANKLIN WILKINS GEORGE H. RUSS


68 Gilman Street.


45 Jaques Street.


· 98 Central Street.


28 Montrose Street.


WARD FOUR.


FRANKLIN E. HUNTRESS J. WILLARD JONES


FREDERICK A. P. FISKE


. BENJAMIN J. DOWNS .


318 Elm Street.


217 Beacon Street. ·


. 52 Cherry Street.


. 52 Claremon Street.


CLERK.


CHARLES S. ROBERTSON.


·


54 Mt. Vernon Street. .


. 44 Florence Street.


, 33 Pinckney Street.


517


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


ACCOUNTS. - Aldermen Hamblin, Winther ; Councilmen Merrill, Wilkins, Clarke.


CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Barber, Sanborn; Councilmen Wilkins, Haynes, Downs.


CLAIMS. - His Honor the Mayor; Alderman Hamblin ; the Presi- dent of the Common Council; Councilmen Rich, Fiske.


FINANCE .- His Honor the Mayor; Aldermen Fitts, Phillips; the President of the Common Council; Councilmen Stockbridge, Whit- ney, Kaan, Fiske.


FIRE DEPARTMENT .- Aldermen Fitts, Phillips; Councilmen Wiley, Jones, Wilkins.


FUEL AND STREET LIGHTS. - Aldermen Sanborn, Winther ; Coun- cilmen Jones, Haynes, Russ.


HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Barber, Sanborn; Councilmen Wiley, Clarke, Downs.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - His Honor the Mayor; Alderman Bar- ber; the President of the Common Council; Councilmen Fiske, Chandler.


ORDINANCES. - Aldermen Phillips, Hamblin; Councilmen Stock- bridge, Huntress, Russ.


PRINTING. - Aldermen Hamblin, Eldridge; Councilmen Whitney, Huntress, Merrill.


PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Winther, Fitts; Councilmen Stockbridge, Haynes, Chandler.


PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Eldridge, Andrews ; Councilmen Huntress, Kaan, Rich.


SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Andrews, Eldridge ; Councilmen Jones, Clarke, Russ.


WATER. - Aldermen Andrews, Phillips; the President of the Common Council; Councilmen Rich, Downs.


518


ANNUAL REPORTS.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Phillips, Fitts, Barber.


ENROLLED ORDINANCES. - Aldermen Winther, Eldridge, Ham- blin.


LICENSES. - Aldermen Sanborn, Andrews, Phillips.


POLICE. - Aldermen Fitts, Sanborn.


SEWERS. - Aldermen Sanborn, Andrews, Winther.


STATE AID. - Aldermen Eldridge, Hamblin, Andrews, Winther. SPECIAL BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Barber, Fitts.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.


ELECTIONS AND RETURNS .- Councilmen Wiley, Kaan, Chandler. ENROLLED ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. - Councilmen Me rill, Whitney, Fiske.


519


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


WILLIAM H. HODGKINS, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio. FRED W. GILBERT, President of the Common Council, ex officio.


(Term, three years.)


WARD ONE.


S. NEWTON CUTLER (elected 1891 ). SANFORD HANSCOM, M. D. ( elected 1890 ). GEORGE S. POOLE (elected 1892 ).


WARD TWO.


THOMAS M. DURELL, M. D. ( elected 1890 ). ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D. ( elected 1891). HERBERT A. CHAPIN ( elected 1892 ).


WARD THREE.


NORMAN W. BINGHAM ( elected 1891 ). QUINCY E. DICKERMAN (elected 1892 ). HELEN J. SANBORN ( elected 1890 ).


WARD FOUR.


GILES W. BRYANT, M. D. ( elected 1892 ). MARTIN W. CARR ( elected 1890 ). BENJAMIN G. BROWN ( elected 1891).


CLARENCE E. MELENEY, Superintendent and Secretary.


1


520


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ASSESSORS.


(Term, three years.)


BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON (term expires 1896). GEORGE W. HADLEY (term expires 1894). SAMUEL T. RICHARDS (term expires 1895). Clerk of Assessors, ALBERT B. FALES.


ASSISTANT ASSESSORS.


:


(Term, one year.)


WARD ONE.


EDWARD G. WISWELL.


WARD TWO.


DAVID A. SANBORN.


WARD THREE.


EDGAR T. MAYHEW.


WARD FOUR. HARRY A. TRUE.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


( Term : City Physician, three years; other members, two years.) THOMAS M. DURELL, M. D., Chairman ( term expires 1895). ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D., City Physician ( term expires 1895). ALVANO T. NICKERSON (term expires 1894). Clerk, WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Inspector, CALEB A. PAGE.


521


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. Office, Police Building, Bow Street.


WILLIAM H. HODGKINS, Mayor, Chairman, ex officio. (Term, four years.)


CHARLES G. BRETT (term expires 1893 ). EDWARD B. WEST (term expires 1895). NATHAN H. REED ( term expires 1894 ). JAMES G. HINCKLEY ( term expires 1896 ). Agent, CHARLES C. FOLSOM.


SOMERVILLE MYSTIC WATER BOARD.


Office, Prospect Street, corner Somerville Avenue. ( Term, three years.)


GEORGE D. WEMYSS ( term expires 1894 ), 5 Austin Street.


GEORGE A. KIMBALL ( term expires 1895 ), 5 Munroe Street. WILLIAM FRANKLIN HALL ( term expires 1896 ), 345 Broadway. NATHANIEL DENNETT, Supt. Water Works. FRANK E. MERRILL, Clerk.


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


( Term : City Clerk, one year ; other members, three years.) CROMWELL G. ROWELL, Chairman ( term expires 1894 ). CHARLES P. LINCOLN ( term expires 1895). CHARLES E. PARKS ( term expires 1896 ). GEORGE I. VINCENT, City Clerk.


522


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


( Term, three years.)


CHARLES S. LINCOLN, Chairman ( term expires 1894 ). CHARLES A. WEST, Secretary ( term expires 1895 ). JAMES E. WHITAKER ( term expires 1896 ). JOHN B. VIALL ( term expires 1896 ). J. HENRY FLITNER ( term expires 1895 ). CHRISTOPHER E. RYMES ( term expires 1894 ). ELIJAH C. CLARK ( term expires 1895 ). CHARLES H. BROWN ( term expires 1894 ). CHARLES A. WEST ( term expires 1895 ). J. FRANK WELLINGTON ( term expires 1896 ). HARRIET A. ADAMS, Librarian.


CITY OFFICERS.


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.


524


ANNUAL REPORTS.


INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND . SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. THOMAS R. ROULSTONE.


CHIEF OF POLICE. MELVILLE C. PARKHURST.


CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. JAMES R. HOPKINS.


SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS. LEIGHTON W. MANNING.


CITY PHYSICIAN. ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D.


INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR. THOMAS CUNNINGHAM.


CLERK OF COMMITTEES. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL.


CLERK OF ASSESSORS. ALBERT B. FALES.


Suitable Person to Cause to be Properly Interred the Bodies of Honorably Discharged Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, . Under Chapter 395, Acts of 1889. JESSE J. UNDERHILL.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


525


CONSTABLES.


JAIRUS MANN.


ROBERT R. PERRY.


CHARLES C. FOLSOM.


EDWARD MCGARR.


CHRISTOPHER C. CAVANAGH.


EUGENE A. CARTER.


GEORGE H. CARLETON.


FIELD DRIVERS.


CHRISTOPHER C. CAVANAGH.


CHARLES S. THRASHER.


GEORGE H. CARLETON.


GEORGE W. BEAN.


JOHN E. FULLER.


CHARLES L. ELLIS.


JACOB W. SKINNER.


JOHN G. KNIGHT.


THEODORE E. HERON.


FENCE VIEWERS.


LAMBERT M. MAYNARD. AMMIEL COLMAN.


POUND KEEPER. ( Office vacant.)


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. AMMIEL COLMAN, 34 Marshall Street.


MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK. SAMUEL T. LITTLEFIELD.


MEASURER OF GRAIN. JOHN CRAIG.


PUBLIC WEIGHER IN CHARGE OF CITY SCALES, UNION SQUARE. FULTON O'BRION.


WILLIAM D. HAYDEN.


JOSEPH J. GILES.


DENNIS KELLEY.


CHARLES L. ELLIS.


CLARENCE TUCKER.


526


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WEIGHERS OF 'COAL.


JOHN CRAIG.


GEORGE K. WALCOTT.


CHARLES H. TUCKER.


G. E. SLACK. GEORGE E. NEWCOMB.


D. WARNER DANFORTH. THADDEUS HARRINGTON. C. C. WOOLEY.


EDWARD L. DUNNING.


WILLIAM I. NEWCOMB.


WEIGHERS OF BEEF.


D. WARNER DANFORTH. CHARLES H. TUCKER.


C. C. WOOLEY.


THADDEUS HARRINGTON.


GEORGE K. WALCOTT.


G. E. SLACK.


FREDERICK A. GEILING.


POLICE DEPARTMENT. MELVILLE C. PARKHURST, Chief.


ROBERT R. PERRY, Captain.


CHRIS. C. CAVANAGH, Sergeant.


EUGENE A. CARTER, Sergeant.


PHINEAS W. SKINNER.


JOHN E. FULLER.


SAMUEL A. BROWN.


ALBION L. STAPLES.


JOHN HAFFORD. GEORGE A. BODGE.


JUDSON W. OLIVER.


GEORGE W. BEAN.


GEORGE L. SMITH.


EDWARD M. CARTER.


JOHN F. JOHNSON.


FRANCIS A. PERKINS.


EDWARD E. HAMBLEN.


CHARLES S. THRASHER.


CHARLES E. WOODMAN.


WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON.


ARTHUR E. KEATING.


JOHN G. KNIGHT.


STEPHEN S. SMITH.


JACOB W. SKINNER.


EUGENE H. GAMMON.


DAVID A. BOLTON.


IRA S. CARLTON.


JAMES M. HARMON.


CHARLES W. STEVENS.


MICHAEL T. KENNEDY.


JAMES J. POLLARD.


EZRA A. DODGE.


ULYSSES G. SKINNER.


DANIEL G. SIMONS.


MELVILLE C. PARKHURST, Lock-up Keeper.


EDWARD McGARR, Sergeant.


DENNIS KELLEY, Sergeant.


THEODORE E. HERON.


GEORGE H. CARLETON.


HUBERT H. MILLER.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1893.


527


MEETINGS.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


Second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month.


COMMON COUNCIL. First and third Wednesday evenings of each month.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Last Monday evening of each month.


528


ANNUAL REPORTS.


INDEX.


City Government and Officers for 1892


3


66


1893


513


Mayor's Inaugural Address


15


Meetings


Report of the Board of Health .


285


Chief Engineer of Fire Department


431 503


66


66


66


Solicitor


499


66


Treasurer and Collector of Taxes Committee on Fire Department


445


66


66


66


" Highways ·


329


66


66


66


Sewers


351


"


66


Inspector of Buildings


479


66


66


Inspector of Milk


489


66


66


Inspector of Provisions and of Animals Intended for Slaughter or Kept for the Production of Milk


493


66


66 Overseers of the Poor


277


66 School Committee


161


Somerville Mystic Water Board


227


66


66 Superintendent of Lights


451


66


66 Superintendent of Public Buildings


483


Trustees of the Public Library


321


66


City Clerk .


66


Engineer


359


Physician


317


29


425


" Fuel and Street Lights


463


66


66


" Public Property


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