Report of the city of Somerville 1900, Part 38

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 546


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Powers, Charles F., 62 Mt. Vernon street, Grain dealer. Preble, Frederick A., 55 Tennyson street, Clerk. Prichard, Charles E., 145 Walnut street, Salesman. Prichard, George W., 1 Bean court, Teamster. Prime, George W., 78 Partridge avenue, Painter. Puffer, Charles, 14 Dartmouth street, Produce dealer.


Puffer, David, Jr., 24 Hall avenue, Produce dealer. Pugh, Samuel, 269 Summer street, Clerk. Pushee, Leslie D., 10 Harvard place, Clerk.


Putnam, Charles R., 345 Summer street, Salesman.


Quick, Augustus S., 51 Chester street, Clerk. Quimby, Timothy H., 34 Mead street, Carpenter.


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Race, Hiram G., 220-A Pearl street, Carpenter. Ramsdell, Charles H., 53 Tufts street, Real estate agent. Rand, George T., 336 Highland avenue, Bookbinder. Rand, James B., 24 Austin street, No occupation. Randlet, Irving N., 11 Jay street, Builder. Ratcliffe, Edward F., 31 Rossmore street, Clerk. Rawson, James, 65 Pinckney street, House painter. Ray, Benjamin P., 30 Berkeley street, No occupation. Ray, Frank E., 16 Virginia street, Clerk. Raymond, Marcus M., 37 Jaques street, No occupation. Read, Joseph, 21 Maple street, Laborer. Reed, Albert. L., 336 Beacon street, Mason.


Reed, Cyrus A., 14 Farragut avenue, Upholsterer.


Reed, Edward F., 35 Union square, Paper hanger. Reeves, Frederic H., 15-A Herbert street, Clerk. Rice, Asa Barron, 21 Aldersey street, Clerk. Rich, Isaac L., 50 Rush street, Builder.


Rich, Samuel B., 45 Francesca avenue, Fish dealer. Rich, Sewall M., 381 Medford street, Agent. Richards, Frederick L., 127 Summer street, Engineer. Richards, Samuel T., 127 Summer street, Bookkeeper. Richardson, Benjamin H., 102 Curtis street, Clerk. Richardson, G. Herbert, 56 Franklin street, Clerk. Richardson, Homer L., 88 Albion street, Compositor. Riddell, Henry G., 104 Pearl street, Clerk. Rideout. Henry N. W., 7 Howe street, Clerk. Ridler, Parker, 37 Ames street, Salesman. Riess, Frank, 49 Gorham street, Painter.


458


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Ring, Frank W., 12 Wheatland street, Driver. Rinn, Daniel H., 17 Wesley park, Victualler. Roberts, Porter S., 41 Pearl street, Grocer. Robinson, Francis H., 36 Beach street, Clerk. Robinson, William F. S., 84 Pearl street, Artist.


Rogers, Bishop G., 29 Carlton street, Real estate agent.


Rogers, Frederick R., 3 Wesley park, Driver. Rogers, John E., 9 Wigglesworth street, Electrician. Rolfe, Frank A., 30 Dover street, Dry goods dealer. Ross, William M., 22 Fanning avenue, Grainer.


Rowell, Elwin E., 72 Broadway, Clerk.


Rufer, John B., 388 Highland avenue, Blacksmith.


Russ, Oliver E., 22 Pinckney street, No occupation.


Russell, Arthur J., 51 Beacon street, Printer. Russell, Eugene L., 1196 Broadway, Clerk.


Ryan, Michael E., 10 Murdock street, Shipper.


Saben, Edward E., 110 Pearl street, Insurance agent. Sallaway, George H., 63 Putnam st., Provision dealer.


Samuel, Henry, 124 Summer street, Clerk.


Sanborn, Charles H., 223 School st., Steam heating contr. Sanborn, William A., 11 Oakland avenue, Brick mfgr. Sanborn, William F., 17 Benedict street, Cigar dealer. Sargent, Isaac C., 8 Parker street, Insurance agent. Sargent, Thomas T. M., 67 Myrtle street, Architect.


Savage, Peter J., 10 Dane avenue, Machinist.


Sawyer, Edward K., 32 Main street, Clerk. Sawyer, Walter S., 16 Browning road, Real estate agent. Schick, Jacob, 18 Gorham street, Cabinetmaker.


Schillinger, Edgar F., 8-A Montgomery ave., Mechanic.


Schofield, John E., 28 Willow avenue, Dry goods dealer. Schrafft, William E., 49 Belmont st., Candy manufacturer. Sears, Eben, 25 Dartmouth street, Boiler inspector. Sellew, Francis L., 98 Pearl street, Civil engineer. Sewall, Charles F., 17 Webster street, No occupation.


Shattuck, Benjamin F., 26 Warren avenue, Potato dealer.


Shattuck, Elwin H., 75 Harris street, Metal spinner.


Shaw, William H., 92 Central street, Clerk. Sherman, Frank M., 15 Flint street, Clerk.


Shumway, Edward, 162 Highland avenue, Produce dealer. Sibley, Alfred M., 42 Oxford street, Mason.


Sibley, Elton S., 30 Oxford street, Metal engraver.


Sibley, Lincoln H., 39 Laurel street, Clerk.


Skelton, Daniel J., 10 Burnside avenue, Carpenter.


Smith, Albert E., 15 1-2 Putnam street, Cooper.


Smith, Wallace E., 21 Windom street, Salesman.


Smith, William, 13 Smith avenue, Cabinetmaker. Smith, William H., 79 Irving street, Printer.


Snow, John C. H., 60 Mt. Vernon st., Carpenter and bldr.


Snow, Walter H., 42 Derby street, Grocer. Snow, William A., 17 Francesca avenue, Iron worker.


Snowman, Albert E., 22 Park street, Shipper. Solomon, Charles D., 12 Berkeley street, Clerk.


Solomon, William H., 12 Berkeley st., Real estate agent. Spalding, Daniel B., 8 Hancock street, No occupation. Spear, Harry A., 23 Veazie street, Clerk. Spencer, George, 39 Houghton street, Cabinetmaker.


Spofford, George A., 7 Auburn avenue, Painter.


Sprague, Walter A., 42 Prospect street, Telegrapher.


459


JURY LIST.


Stacey, George W., 14 Albion street, Clerk. Stackpole, J. Frank, 238 Broadway, Shipper. Stackpole, John, 242 Broadway, Builder. Staples, Mendall G., 42 Prospect street, Teamster. Starbird, George M., 102 Pearl street, Carpenter. Steele, Danforth S., 8 Leslie place, Foreman. Stevens, Elmer A., 103 Liberty avenue, Provision dealer. Stevens, John A., 30 Church street, Painter. Stevens, John E., 7 Linden avenue, Painter.


Stevens, Oliver A., 46 Beacon street, Engineer. Stillings, Rufus, 23 Arthur street, Printer. Stockbridge, Alfred E., 88 Pearl street, Salesman. Stodder, George F., 4 Cross street, Fish dealer. Story, Isaac M., 21 Linden avenue, Civil engineer. Stover, Alvra H., 13 Virginia street, Foreman. Stuart, Lewis R., 21 Delaware street, Dry goods dealer. Studley, Stillman S., 130 Sycamore street, Clerk. Sturtevant, Richard H., 31 Walnut street, Beef dealer. Swain, Gideon W., 18 Bradley street, Provision dealer. Symonds, Irving F., 14 Greene street, No occupation.


Taapken, John D., 233 Holland street, Grocer. Tarbox, French O. J., 37 Victoria street, Foreman. Tarbox, Horace E., 30 Austin street, Mason. Teele, Samuel F., 73 Curtis street, Farmer. Temple, Charles A., 9 Whipple street, Laborer. Tewksbury, J. Gardiner, 34 Pinckney street, Paper dealer. Thomas, Joseph M., 228 Pearl street, Produce dealer. Thompson, Charles W., 27 Lake street, Clerk. Thompson, Joseph M., 66 Marshall street, Collector. Thompson, John F., 399 1-2 Somerville avenue, Druggist.


Thompson, William H. J., 55 Concord ave., Carpenter. Thomson, Emerson, 10 Pinckney street, Clerk. Thurgood, Augustus, 42 Hudson street, Salesman. Tilden, Elmer E., 80 Porter street, Bookkeeper. Timson, L. Edgar, 50 Webster street, Clerk.


Titcomb, Josiah P., 20 Mt. Vernon street, No occupation. Titus, Anson M., 10 Raymond avenue, Bookkeeper. Tobin, Thomas J., 134 Tremont street, Clerk. Tomfohrde, Richard, 11 Wheatland st., Restaurant keep'r. Toothaker, Charles W., 24 Kensington ave., milk dealer. Torrey, William C., 8 Bowers avenue, Superintendent. Towne, Henry A., 41 Webster street, Moulder. Tribble, Hiram, 50 Chandler street, Salesman.


Tucker, Frank P., 50 Dartmouth street, Manufacturer. Tuckett, Charles R., 166 Broadway, Architect. Tuttle, Herbert L., 22 Everett avenue, Clerk.


Twitchell, Francis A., 120 Prospect street, Clerk.


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Underhill, Charles L., 157 Central st., Hardware dealer. Upton, Henry J., 45 Florence street, Rubber worker. 1


Van Buskirk, Charles, 20 Prescott street, Frame worker. Vanderslice, Isaac, 34 Wallace street, Clothing dealer. Vaupel, Louis H. W., 109 College avenue, Agent.


460


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Veazie, William, 135 Walnut street, No occupation. Vincent, Francis X., 95-B Prospect street, Printer. Vivian, James H., 210 Medford street, Salesman. Vreeland, Edward B., 121 Central st., Hay & grain dealer.


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Walker, George, 26 Wallace street, Salesman.


Walker, Granville A., 9 Loring street, Painter.


Walker, J. Edwin, 64 Temple street, Engineer.


Walker, Thomas G., 5 Dell st., Foreman, N. P. & P. Co. Wanless, David, 17 Grove street, Salesman.


Ward, Benjamin A., 22 Milton street, Tailor.


Ware, Francis A., 54 Dartmouth street, Manufacturer.


Washburn, Frank D., 18 Park street, Student.


Watson, Frank L., 21 Aldersey street, Paint dealer.


Watson, George B., 55 Sargent ave., Foreman tinshop.


Watt, Lewis C., 8 Emerson street, Plumber. Watters, James, 41 Mystic avenue, Musician. Watts, George A., 18 Maple avenue, Mechanic.


Waugh, J. Robert, 10 Carver street, Carpenter.


Webber, Edward O., 79 Partridge ave., Rubber worker.


Webber, Herbert. L., 104 Belmont street, Painter. Webber, Orrin H., 94 Jaques street, Carpenter. Welch, James T., 303 Highland avenue, Mason. Wemyss, George D., 29 Ames street, Furniture mfgr.


Wentworth, Edwin B., 15 Edmands street, Clerk.


Wentworth, Frank H., 61 Dartmouth street, Salesman.


West, Ernest. H., 57 Boston street, Clerk.


Weston, Howard H., 50 Jaques street, Milk dealer. Wheelock, Herbert A., 66 Franklin street, Driver. Whitaker, Joseph W., 146-R Chapel court, Clerk, B. & M. White, Christopher J., 9 Concord avenue, Clerk.


White, Clifford F., 41 Greenville street, Watchman.


White, Frank H., 14 Montgomery avenue, Map mounter. White, Henry F., 18 Grant street, Plater.


White, J. Harvey, 38 Browning road, Agent.


White, Joseph A., 150 Hudson street, Carpenter. White, Maurice J., 52 Linwood street, Clerk. Whiton, Erastus, 45 Webster street, Clerk.


Whiton, George F., 20 Otis street, Leather dealer.


Wiggin, Walter S., 42 Walnut street, Clerk.


Wilde, George, 104 Broadway, Clerk.


Willey, Clarence H., 26 Dartmouth st., Hay & grain deal'r. Williams, Charles H., Union square hotel, Carpenter.


Williams, James, 166 Sycamore street, No occupation.


Williams, Paulinus F., 1 Hillside avenue, Lumber dealer.


Willoughby, George T., 111 Central street, Builder. Wilson, John R., 60 Albion street, Carpenter. Wilson, William B., 3 Hillside avenue, Superintendent. Winslow, Isaac S., 38 Spring street, No occupation. Winsor, Martin C., 65 Cross street, Salesman. Winterbottom, Charles J., 13 Walnut street, Undertaker. Winward, Edwin, 123 Orchard street, Pension agent. Wood, George D., 5 Bradford avenue, Agent. Woodbury, Frederick A., 79 Marshall st., Boot & shoe dlr. Woods, Jotham S., 17 Westminster street, Printer. Woods, Thomas S., 69 Joy street, Carpenter. Wyatt, Charles B., 10 Linden avenue, Machinist. Wyman, Charles B., 67 Thurston st., Restaurant keeper.


461


JURY LIST.


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Ycaton, George W., 49 Day street, Yard master. Yelland, Henry, 5 Munroe street, Bottler. York, Ernest A., 10 Thorndike street, Baker. Young, David, 372 Highland avenue, Blacksmith. Young, Willis A., 49 Cedar street, Carpenter. Younger, Richard E., 9 Rossmore street, Wheelwright.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1900.


Mayor. GEORGE O. PROCTOR, 44 Spring street.


Board of Aldermen. President. - FRANCIS M. WILSON. Vice-President. - CHARLES A. GRIMMONS. WARD ONE.


CHARLES F. WILDES, Alderman-at-large .


2 Hillside avenue. 41 Mystic avenue.


JAMES WATTERS.


RANSOM D. WENTWORTH


. 22 Flint street.


WARD TWO.


WILLIAM H. ENNIS, Alderman-at-large


JAMES W. KENNEY


THOMAS H. NAUGHTON


16 Bowdoin street. 4 Concord avenue. 32 Dane avenue.


WARD THREE.


ARTHUR P. VINAL, Alderman-at-large


JOSEPH S. PIKE, JR.


JACKSON CALDWELL


36 Walnut street. 53 Preston street. 50 Preston street.


WARD FOUR.


FRANCIS M. WILSON, Alderman-at-large .


WILLIAM H. CUSHMAN


JOHN STACKPOLE


103 Cross street. 6 Evergreen avenue. 242 Broadway.


WARD FIVE.


CHARLES A. GRIMMONS, Alderman-at-large


SAMUEL T. LITTLEFIELD


T. FRANKLIN PRESTON


72 Thurston street. 321 Broadway. 19 Hudson street.


WARD SIX.


ISAAC M. STORY, Alderman-at-large


JAMES F. REYNOLDS


CALEB L. SANBORN


21 Linden avenue. 12 Belmont place. 21 Willow avenue.


WARD SEVEN.


PAUL J. SMITH, Alderman-at-large


JOSEPH P. BOYCE


CHARLES S. WARNER


. 79 Irving street. 78 Liberty avenue. . 19 Chapel street.


Clerk. - GEORGE I. VINCENT.


Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock.


463


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1900.


Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ACCOUNTS. - Aldermen Preston, Naughton, and Watters.


BONDS. - Aldermen Littlefield, Reynolds, and Warner.


CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Stackpole, Caldwell, and Sanborn.


CLAIMS. - The President, Aldermen Grimmons and Smith.


ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Ennis, Reynolds, and Wentworth.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS. - Aldermen Boyce, Littlefield, Pike, Rey- nolds, and Watters.


FINANCE. - The President, Aldermen Grimmons, Story, Smith, Vinal, Wildes, and Kenney.


FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Aldermen Vinal, Preston, Cushman, Boyce, and Reynolds ..


GRADE CROSSINGS. - Aldermen Story, Littlefield, Caldwell, Warner, and Wildes.


HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Cushman, Caldwell, Sanborn, Warner, and Went- worth.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - The President, Aldermen Cushman and Ennis.


LICENSES. - Aldermen Pike, Stackpole, and Kenney.


ORDINANCES AND RULES. - Aldermen Story, Vinal, and Grimmons.


POLICE. - The President, Aldermen Preston and Vinal.


PRINTING. - Aldermen Wildes, Ennis, and Sanborn.


PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Story, Smith, Littlefield, Kenney, and Wildes.


PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Grimmons, Preston, Pike, Stackpole, and Naughton.


SEWERS. - Aldermen Smith, Story, and Stackpole.


SPECIAL BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Caldwell, Naughton, and Watters.


STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Littlefield, Watters, and Boyce.


WATER. - Aldermen Ennis, Warner, and Wentworth.


School Committee.


Chairman .- JAMES F. BEARD, to August 27; S. NEWTON CUTLER, from September 24.


Vice-Chairman .- S. NEWTON CUTLER, to September 24; GEORGE A. MILES, from September 24. [ All elected in 1899. ]


WARD ONE.


S. NEWTON CUTLER ( term, two years ), 28 Flint street. GEORGE S. POOLE ( term, one year ), 46 Mt. Vernon street.


WARD TWO. JOHN H. O'NEIL ( term, two years ), 44 Oak street. EDWARD J. FLYNN ( term, one year ), 1 Tremont place.


WARD THREE.


* JAMES F. BEARD ( term, two years ), 17 Prospect Hill avenue. + ALVAH B. DEARBORN, 34 Bow street. DANA W. BENNETT ( term, one year ), 41 Putnam street.


*Resigned August 27.


+Elected September 13 to fill vacancy.


464


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARD FOUR.


GEORGE W. W. WHITING ( term, two years ), 282 Broadway. WILLIAM P. JONES ( term, one year ). 13-A Maple avenue.


WARD FIVE.


QUINCY E. DICKERMAN ( term, two years ), Số Central street. J. WALTER SANBORN ( term, one year ), 183 Central street.


WARD SIX.


MARTIN W. CARR ( term, one year ), 74 Craigie street. FREDERICK A. P. FISKE (term, two years ), 179 Summer street.


WARD SEVEN.


GEORGE A. MILES ( term, two years ), 249 Elm street. HENRIETTA B. H. ATTWOOD ( term, one year ), 18 Herbert street.


Superintendent and Secretary. - GORDON A. SOUTHWORTH. Office, City Hall Annex.


Hours : 8 A. M. to 12 M., and 1.30 to 5 P. M .; Saturdays, S.30 to 10 A. M.


Regular meetings, last Monday evening of each month.


Assessors. ( All appointed in 1900. ) ALBERT B. FALES, Chairman ( term, one year ). BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON ( term, two years ). JESSE J. UNDERHILL ( term, two years ). NATHAN H. REED ( term, three years ). HARRY A. TRUE ( term, three years ).


Assistant Assessors.


( Term, one year. )


. FRED B. CLAPP.


CHARLES C. FARRINGTON.


EDGAR T. MAYHEW. FRANK A. TEELE.


Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.


Board of Health.


( All appointed in 1900. ) ALLEN F. CARPENTER, Chairman ( term, two years ). ALVANO T. NICKERSON ( term, one year ). ARTHUR R. PERRY, M. D. ( term, one year ). Clerk. - WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Agent. - CALEB A. PAGE.


Superintendent Collection of Ashes and Offal. - GEORGE W. S. HUSE.


Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.


465


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1900.


- Overseers of the Poor. Office, City Hall Annex. ( All appointed in 1900. ) EDWARD B. WEST, Chairman ( term, three years ). ALBERT W. EDMANDS ( term, two years ). HERBERT E. MERRILL ( term, one year ). Agent. - CHARLES C. FOLSOM. Secretary. - CORA F. LEWIS.


Office open : 8 A. M. to 12 M., 1 to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Registrars of Voters.


( Term of City Clerk, one year; other members appointed in 1900. ) CROMWELL G. ROWELL, Chairman ( term, three years ). CHARLES P. LINCOLN ( term, one year ). CHARLES E. PARKS ( term, two years ). GEORGE I. VINCENT, City Clerk.


Trustees of the Public Library. (All appointed in 1900. ) CHARLES A. WEST, Chairman ( term, one year ). JOHN B. VIALL ( term, two years ). EDWARD C. BOOTH ( term, one year ). GEORGE W. PERKINS ( term, one year ). CHARLES H. BROWN ( term, three years ) ( died March 7, 1900 ). J FRANK WELLINGTON ( term, two years ). CHARLES W. SAWYER ( term, two years ). IRVING G. HALL ( term, three years ). HOWARD D. MOORE ( term, three years ). EDWARD GLINES ( appointed March 22, 1900, for unexpired term ). Librarian and Secretary. - SAM WALTER FOSS. Library open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M., and the reading room Sundays from 3 to 7 P. M


City Clerk. · GEORGE I. VINCENT.


Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. JOHN F. COLE. (Resigned August 2, 1900.) JAMES F. BEARD. (Elected August 9, 1900.) Office open : 8 A. M. to 2 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M. 1


City Messenger.


JAIRUS MANN.


466


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Mayor's Secretary.


FRED E. WARREN.


City Solicitor. FRANK W. KAAN, 50 State street. Boston.


City Auditor. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, City Hall.


City Engineer. ERNEST W. BAILEY. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Clerk of Committees and Departments. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.


Commissioner of Streets. JOHN P. PRICHARD. Office hour : 9 A. M.


Commissioner of Public Buildings and Inspector of Buildings. FREDERICK C. FULLER. Office hours : S A. M. to 12 M.


Inspector of Plumbing. DUNCAN C. GREENE. Office hour : 8 to 9 A. M.


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights.


EDWARD BACKUS. Office hour: 8.30 to 9.30 A. M.


Water Commissioner. FRANK E. MERRILL. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays. 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Chief of Police. MELVILLE C. PARKHURST. Office, Police Building, Bow street.


467


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1900.


Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


City Physician. ARTHUR R. PERRY, M. D., 258 Elm street, 18 Bow street.


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. JULIUS E. RICHARDSON, 310 Broadway.


Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY, 60 Prescott street.


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, 42 Sargent avenue.


Fence Viewers. LAMBERT M. MAYNARD, 90 Highland avenue. CHARLES M. BERRY, 60 Prescott street.


Burial Agents. UNDER CHAPTER 279, ACTS OF 1896.


JAMES F. DAVLIN, 15 Kingman court. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, 42 Sargent avenue.


Constables.


GEORGE H. CARLETON.


FRANKLIN W. HOPKINS.


DENNIS KELLEY.


JOHN J. KENNEY.


CHRISTOPHER C. CAVANAGH.


IRA F. LEGROW.


CHARLES H. COLGATE.


JAIRUS MANN.


WARREN C. DAGGETT.


EDWARD MCGARR.


RICHARD T. DARMODY.


CHARLES A. PAINE.


CHARLES L. ELLIS.


MELVILLE C. PARKHURST.


CHARLES C. FOLSOM.


ROBERT R. PERRY.


PATRICK J. GARVIN.


CLIFTON P. SANBORN.


JOSEPH J. GILES. WILLIAM D. HAYDEN.


ALBION L. STAPLES. AUGUSTUS T. WOLFF.


CHARLES E. WOODMAN.


EUGENE A. CARTER.


OWEN L. CASEY.


468


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Measurer of Wood and Bark. WILLIAM B. HOLMES, 317 Broadway.


Measurers of Grain. . JAMES MCFADZEAN.


JOHN CRAIG.


Public Weigher in Charge of City Scales, Union Square. FULTON O'BRION.


Weighers of Coal.


EDGAR H. BARKER.


JOHN MACDONALD.


CHARLES P. BRANN.


JOHN A. MARSH.


AMHERST F. DURKEE.


JOHN J. MASTERS.


JOEL J. FISHER.


GEORGE H. MOORE.


JOHN D. FLYNN.


CHARLES E. ROCKWELL.


CHARLES W. FURLONG.


IRWIN L. SMITH.


CHARLES W. GOODWIN.


FRANK A. TEELE.


GEORGE GROGAN.


CHARLES H. TUCKER.


SIDNEY E. HAYDEN.


BERT WALBRIDGE.


WILLIAM HOULAHAN.


ALFRED A. WALDRON.


CORNELIUS LINNEHAN.


CHARLES H. WARD.


NATHAN E. WILLIS.


RALPH O. BROCK. D. WARNER DANFORTH. CLARENCE EDWARDS.


Weighers of Beef.


FREDERICK A. GEILING. ROBERT E. SMITH. EDWARD M. WHEELER.


INDEX.


City Clerk, Report of


Receipts


439


Payments


440


Births


440


Marriages


441


Deaths


Assessed Polls, Registered Voters, and Number Voting Votes, for Presidential Elector, Governor, and Mayor, on Liquor License Question, and on Acceptance of Acts of Legislature


444, 445


City Engineer, Report of


294


Board of Public Works


294


Engineering Department


294


Highways


296-299


Table of Sidewalks Constructed


after page 298


Sewer Department


300


Table of Sewers Constructed


. after page 302


Public Grounds Department


303


Table of Streets


307


City Government and Officers for 1900


462


City Physician, Report of


292


City Solicitor. Report of


437 35


Public Property


35, 40


Funded Debt


35, 44-56


Resources


37


Balance Sheet


after page 56


Balances


Approval of Treasurer's Report


143


Street Lighting


363


Fire Department, Chief Engineer, Report of Fire Alarms, Losses, etc.


415, 418


Manual Force


415


Equipment


415


Service


417, 420


Recommendations


417


Discipline


418


Acknowledgments


418


Roster


421


In Memorianı


424


Statement of Accounts


425


Health, Board of, Report of


259


Organization


259


Inspector of Animals and Provisions


259, 277


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar


259,278


Nuisances


260


Glanders


261


Cows


261


Swine


261


38


Statement of Accounts


57


147


Electric Lines and Lights, Commissioner, Report of Electric Lines


36_


362


415


Assets and Liabilities


305


Powder-house Boulevard


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


439


441


442


470


INDEX.


Goats


261


Grease


261


Manure


261


Pedlers


261


Ashes


261


House Offal


263


Stables


263


Board of Infants


264


Deaths


264


Population and Death Rate


260


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


267,273,274


Map of the City


. after page 270


Districts


271


Principal Causes of Death


273


Undertakers


275


Examiners of Plumbers


275


Appropriation and Expenditures


275


Inspector of Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner).


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of


277


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


278


Jury List


446


Map of the City


after page 270


Mayor's Inaugural Address


The Financial Situation


3


Funded Debt


4


The City's Finances


5


Sanitary Conditions


12


Highways


13


Sidewalks


15


Railroad Bridges


15


Police Department


16


Curfew


16


Water Department


17


Watering Streets


17


Fire Department


18


Department of Electric Lines and Lights


20


Street Lighting


20


Fire Alarm Service


20


Eight Hours of Labor


20


Poor Department


21


Health of City


21


Sealer of Weights and Measures


22


Law Department


22


Public Grounds and Boulevards


23


Playgrounds


24


Connecting Fells and Fens


24


A Beautiful City


25


A Convenient City


25


Railways, Bridges, Paving


26


Soldiers


27


Schools


27


Manual Training and Domestic Science


29


Somerville Hospital


29


Public Library


30


The Passing of the Century


31


Overseers of the Poor, Report of


281


Members of Board, Committees, Officers, etc.


281


Full Support


283


Somerville Hospital Partial Support


283


284


.


Taxable Property


5


471


INDEX.


Reimbursements


281


Expenditures


285, 286


Appropriations


286


Cost of Maintaining Poor in Twenty-six Cities


287


Property at City Home .


288


Report of Warden. of City Home


289


City Physician's Report


292


· Police. Chief of, Report of


427


Reserve Police


428


Patrol


429


Arrests


430


Miscellaneous Work


431


Police Signal and Patrol Wagon


431


Ambulance Service


431


Gaming and Sale of Liquors


431


Recommendations and Suggestions


432


In General


432


Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor).


Population


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of


346


Inspection of Buildings


346


Inspection of Plumbing


347


The Charles G. Pope School Building


347


The Oren S. Knapp School Building


348


Edgerly School Building


349


Forster School Building


350


Forster School Annex


350


Davis School Building


355


Buildings of Highway Department


355


George L. Baxter and Benjamin G. Brown Schools


355


Public Library Building


357


House of Ladder Company No. 2


358


Schoolhouses, Care and Repair


358


Consumption of Fuel


359


Cost of Maintenance


360


Public Library


240


Trustees, Officers. Committees, Librarian, Employees


240


List of Donations


251


Report of the Trustees


242


Report of the Librarian


245


The Cataloguing Department


245


Books Withdrawn


246


Binding


246


The Reference and Art Department


246


The School Department


248


The Children's Department


249


Gifts


250


List of Donations


251


General Work


251


Needs of the Library


255


Free Access


256


Reading Rooms


257


Conclusion


258


School Department


Report of School Committee


150


Members, Officers, Committees, Meetings, Office Hours


150


Report of Superintendent


151, 152, 231, 232 153


Isaac Pitman Poetry Fund


241


Books Added


246


207,266


Roster


427


472


INDEX.


158


School Buildings


161, 203


Forster School Annex (cut after page 152)


161


Increased Accommodations


162


Pupils


164, 210,211


Teachers


165, 219, 220, 221, 233


Latin School


165, 223


English High School


166, 224


Losses of Classes in English High School


167


Grammar Schools


167, 212,215,225


Primary Schools


168


Kindergartens


169


Expenditures


169


Per Capita Cost


170, 205, 206


Courses of Study


170


Studies in Other Cities


177


Time Schedules


178


Self Help


181


Home Study


185


Penmanship


186


Evening Schools


188


School Hygiene


190


Who is Responsible


192


Suggestions Summarized


193


The Outlook


193


Organization of Somerville Schools


196


Appendix, with Table of Contents


202


Schoolhouses


203


Population and School Census Salaries Paid


207


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of .


434


Street Commissioner, Report of


319


Street Cleaning


319


Watering Streets


320


Oiled Streets


321


Vitrified Brick Pavement


321


Wide Tires


322


Wayside Advertising


323


Brown-tail moths


323


Tar Macadam Streets


323


Boston-avenue Bridge (old)


324


Boston-avenue Bridge (new)


325


Subways ·


325


Middlesex-avenue Bridge


325


Broadway Bridge at Alewife Brook


325


Street Railways


325


Miscellaneous Work


326


Shade Trees


327


Street Openings


328


Criticism


328


Employment of Home Labor


328


Detailed Statement of Expenditures


329


Streets Constructed


337


Streets Repaired


338


Sidewalks Constructed


339,341


180


Home and School


182


Drawing


186


The Public Library and the Schools


187, 213, 214


Vacation Schools


.


233


Sewers (see City Engineer).


City Ledge


320


Summary of Statistics


473


INDEX.


Length of Edgestone and Brick Sidewalk in Each Ward


340


Gutters Paved


342


Driveways Constructed


344


Street Crossings Laid


344


Streets Accepted in 1900


345


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward


345


Support of Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor).


Water Commissioner, Report of


Administration


Water Income


Department Receipts and Disbursements


371


Cost of Water Works


372


Water Debt


372


Inspection and Waste


374


Renewal of Street Mains


374


Extension of Street Mains


375


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


375


Drinking Fountains and Troughs


377


Service Department


377


Meter Department


378


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures


379


Pumping Plant


379


Buildings and Grounds


380


Metropolitan Water Works


380


Revision of Water Rates


381


Appendix


382


Mains Laid, Gates, Hydrants, etc., Set in 1900


383


Hydrants-Construction Account


39


Location of Hydrants


391


Gates-Construction Account


406


Gates-Renewal Account


409


Location of Water Posts


410


Location of Drinking Fountains


411


Meter Table


412


Defects in Street Mains


413


Water Services


414


Pipes Relaid. Gates and Hydrants Reset in 1900


387


Hydrants-Renewal Account


39


List of Private Hydrants


406


366


368


369


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