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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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