Report of the city of Somerville 1902, Part 37

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 518


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Rich, Sewall M., 381 Medford street, Agent. Rich, William W., 169 Pearl street, Printer. Richards, Daniel, Jr., 14 Granite street, Clerk. Richards, Frederick L., 127 Summer street, Engineer. Richards, William P., 44 Day street, Architect. Richardson, Benjamin H., 102 Curtis street, Clerk. Richardson, George A., 20 Wesley street, Clerk.


Richardson, G. Herbert, 56 Franklin street, Clerk.


Richardson, Homer L., 88 Albion street, Compositor Rideout, Henry N. W., 7 Howe street, Clerk. Ridler, Parker, 37 Ames street, Salesman. Riess, Frank, 49 Gorham street, Painter.


Ring, Francis W., 12 Wheatland street, Driver. Rinn, Daniel H., 17 Wesley park, Victualler. Rivers, Fred S., 31 Charnwood road, Electrician.


Roberts, Oliver S., 15 Kidder avenue, Manager. Roberts, Porter S., 41 Pearl street, Grocer.


Robinson, Francis H., 36 Beach street, Clerk. Robinson, William F. S., 84 Pearl street, Artist. Robinson, Wm. H., 265 Broadway, Veterinary surgeon. Rogers, Bishop G., 400 Somerville ave., Real estate agt. Rogers, Frederick R., 3 Wesley park, Driver. Rogers, Jolın E., 9 Wigglesworth street, Electrician. Ross, Daniel M., 7 Stickney avenue, Electrician. Ross, William M., 116 Hancock street, Grainer. Rowe, Daniel, 299 Washington street, Editor. Rowell, Elwin E., 17 Broadway, Clerk. Rufer, John B., 134 Lowell street, Blacksmith.


Rumney, Isaac E .. 10 Benedict street, Machinist. 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.


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Saben, Edward E., 110 Pearl street, Insurance agent. Samuel, Henry, 91 Belmont street, Clerk. Sampson, Paul L., 22 Joseph street, Printer. Sanborn, Charles H., 50 Walnut st., Steam heating contr. Sanborn, James C., 31 Sargent avenue, Teamster.


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454


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Sanborn, William A., 472 Broadway, Brick manufacturer. Sanborn, William F., 17 Benedict street, Cigar dealer. Sargent, Isaac C., 8 Parker street, Insurance agent. Savage, Peter J., 10 Dane avenue, Machinist.


Sawyer, Edward K., 32 Main street, Clerk.


Sawyer, Walter S., 16 Browning road, Real estate agent. Scanlon, Edward, 28 Marion street, Provision dealer. 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. Schwab, Ferdinand, 20 Virginia street, Superintendent. Searl, John, 86 Elm street, Shoe manufacturer. Sears, Eben, 25 Dartmouth street, Boiler inspector. Shattuck, Benjamin F., 26 Warren avenue, Potato dealer. Shattuck, David A., 23 Brook street, Carpenter. Shattuck, Elwin H., 75 Harris street, Metal spinner. Shaw, Charles E., 10 Eastman place, Paper hanger. Shaw, Oscar M., 18 Everett avenue, Contractor. Shaw, William H., 92 Central street, Clerk. Sheeran, John J., 153 Beacon street, Provision dealer.


Sheridan, Arthur H., Sr., 22 Perry street, Cashier. Sherman, Frank M., 41 Derby street, Clerk. Shorey, William P., 40 Columbus avenue, Writer. Short, Oscar W., 8 Bowdoin street, Box manufacturer. Shumway, Edward, 162 Highland avenue, Produce dealer. Sibley, Alfred M., 42 Oxford street, Mason. Sibley, Lincoln H., 39 Laurel street, Clerk. Simmons, Walter R., 10 Ellsworth street, Clerk. Singleton, Charles H., 17 Preston road, Jeweler. Skelton, Daniel J., 10 Burnside avenue, Carpenter. Skilton, Walter E., 156 School street, Salesman. Slager, Charles A., 45 Union square, Carpenter. Smith, Albert E., 15 1-2 Putnam street, Cooper. Smith, Edgar A., 45 Cedar street, Superintendent. Smith, William, 13 Smith avenue, Cabinetmaker. Smith, William H., 79 Irving street, Printer. Snow, Herbert W., 199 Pearl street, Clerk. 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. Solomon, Charles D., 12 Berkeley street, Clerk.


Solomon, William H., 12 Berkeley st., Real estate agent. Soule, Horace W., 22 Loring street, Draughtsman.


Spaulding, Daniel B., 8 Hancock street, No occupation. Spaulding, James R., 57 Chandler street, Merchant. Spear, Harry A., 44 Bradley street, Clerk. Sprague, Walter A .. 42 Prospect street, Telegrapher. Sproule, Alexander W., 448 Medford street, R. E. agent. Stackpole, J. Frank, 238 Broadway, Shipper. Stackpole, John, 242 Broadway, Builder. Stacy, George W., 14 Albion street, Clerk.


Staples, Mendall G., 42 Prospect street, Teamster.


Starbird, George M., 102 Pearl street, Carpenter. Starratt, John D., 9 Waterhouse street, Motorman. Starrett. Charles E., 32 Marshall street, Clerk. Steele, Danforth S., 8 Leslie place, Foreman. Stevens, Dudley L., 7 Francesca avenue, Salesman.


Stevens, Elmer A., 103 Liberty avenue, Provision dealer.


Stevens, John E., 7 Linden avenue, Painter.


Stevens, Oliver A., 20 Putnam street, Engineer.


455


JURY LIST.


Stillings. Rufus, 23 Arthur street, Printer. Stimpson, Frank W., 33 Jaques street, Compositor. Stockbridge, Alfred E., 88 Pearl street, Salesman. Stodder, George F., 20 Stickney avenue, Fish dealer. Story, Orville L., 25 Tufts street, Scenic artist. Stover, Alvra H., 13 Virginia street, Foreman. Strout, Charles O., 17 Flint street, Mason. Stuart, Lewis R., 21 Delaware street, Dry goods dealer. Studley, Stillman S., 130 Syamore street, Clerk. Sturtevant, Richard H., 31 Walnut street, Beef dealer. Swain, Gideon W., 18 Bradley street, Provision dealer. Swain, Noah R., 17 Hathorn street, Tailor.


Symonds, Irving F., 14 Greene street, No occupation.


Tarbox, Horace E., 30 Austin street, Mason. Tattan, Michael H., 458 Somerville avenue, Grocer. Taylor, Alvin, 15 Jaques street, Plumber. Teele, Samuel F., 73 Curtis street, Farmer. Temple, Wilbur C., 11 Laurel street, Photographer. Tewksbury, J. Gardiner, 34 Pinckney street, Paper dealer. Thiery, William O., 198 Summer street, Salesman.


Thomas, Joseph M., 23 Stickney ave., Produce dealer. Thompson, Charles W., 27 Lake street, Clerk. Thompson, J. Herbert, 66 Marshall street, Musician. Thompson, William H. J., 55 Concord avenue, Carpenter. Thomsen, Fred J., 171 Walnut street, Machinist. Thomson, Emerson, 10 Pinckney street, Clerk. Thorne. Richard E., 22 Woodbine street, Porter. Thurgood, Augustus, 42 Hudson street, Salesman. Tibbetts. Harris P., 31 Bradley street, Carpenter. Tilden, Elmer E., 80 Porter street, Bookkeeper. Timson, L. Edgar, 50 Webster street, No occupation. Titus, Anson M., 10 Raymond avenue, Bookkeeper. Titus, Franklin A., 34 Flint street, Real estate dealer. Tobey. S. Edwin, 17 Spring Hill terrace, Architect. Tomfohrde, Richard, 216 Highland ave., Restaurant kpr. Tompkins, Charles H., 2 Austin street, No occupation. Toothaker, Charles W., 24 Kensington ave., Milk dealer. Toothaker, Rolan H., 67 Pearl street, Milk dealer. Touchet. Victor L., 88 Line street, Teamster. Towne, Henry A., 41 Webster street, Moulder. Trafton, Mark, 2nd, 20 Chester street, Clerk. Tribble, Hiram, 50 Chandler street, Salesman. Tuckett, Charles R., 166 Broadway, Architect. Turner, George E., 27 Tufts street, Teamster. Tuttle, Herbert L., 22 Everett avenue, Clerk. Twitchell, Francis A., 120 Prospect street, Clerk.


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Upton, Henry J., 45 Florence street, Rubber worker.


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Valentine, Paul R., 2 Bolton street, Clerk. Van Buskirk, Charles, 20 Prescott street, Frame worker. Vanderslice, Isaac, 34 Wallace street, Clothing dealer. Vaughn, Hartley E., 7 Auburn avenue, Clerk.


456


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Vincent, Francis X., 95-B Prospect street, Printer. Vivian, James H., 210 Medford street, Salesman.


Vreeland, Edward B., 121 Central st., Hay & grain dlr.


Waitt, Ernest L., 261 Willow avenue, Reporter. Walker, Edwin P., 11 Bigelow street, Superintendent.


Walker, Ferdinand, 27 Cutter street, Mason.


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, 21 Grove street, Salesman. Ward, Benjamin A., 22 Milton street, Tailor.


Ware, Francis A., 54 Dartmouth street, Manufacturer. Warner, Charles S., 19 Chapel street, No occupation. Waters, Harry G., 101 Orchard street, Clerk. Waters, Morgan, 11 Sanborn avenue, Insurance agent.


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


Watson, Thomas J., 22 Chauncey avenue, Printer. Watters, James, 41 Mystic avenue, Musician. Watts, George A., 18 Maple avenue, Mechanic. Waugh, J. Robert, 36-A Linden ave., Carpenter. Webber, Edward O., 73 Partridge ave., Rubber worker.


Webber, Herbert L., 70 Columbus avenue, Painter. Webber, Orrin H., 2 Wellington avenue, Carpenter. Welch, James T., 303 Highland avenue, Mason. Wemyss, George D., 29 Ames street, Furniture mfr. Wentworth, Frank H., 61 Dartmouth street, Salesman. Wentworth, Ransom D., 22 Flint street, Stable keeper. West, Thomas, 22 Rogers avenue, Agent.


Weston, Howard H., 50 Jaques street, Restaurant keeper.


Wheeler, Homer C., 16 Kidder avenue, Receiver.


Whitaker, Joseph W., 8 Fairview terrace, Clerk.


White, Christopher J., 38 Concord avenue, Clerk.


White, Clifford F., 71 Boston street, Watchman.


White, Francis, 8 Park street, Clerk.


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


White, J. Harvey, 411 Broadway, 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.


Whittemore, Arthur W., 153 Elm street, Photographer.


Wholey, James, 25 Oak street, No occupation.


Wiggin, Walter S., 74 Walnut street, Clerk. Wilde, George, 104 Broadway, Clerk.


Wilde, Waldo M .. 15 Sartwell avenue. Bookkeeper.


Wiley, Henry C .. 75 Thurston street, Clerk.


Wilkins, Frederick L., 22 South Church street, Clerk.


Wilkins, Samuel H., 19 Dover street. Beef dealer. Willey, Clarence H., 26 Dartmouth st., Hay & grain dlr. Williams, Charles C., 10 Oakland avenue, Manager. Williams, Charles H., 45 Union square, Carpenter. Williams, Ernest P .. 1 Hillside avenue, Clerk.


Williams, James, 166 Sycamore street, No occupation.


Williams, James A., 15 Merriam street, Carpenter. Williams, Paulinus F., 1 Hillside avenue, Lumber dealer.


457


JURY LIST.


williston, Belvin T., 3 Monmouth street, Draughtsman. Willoughby, George T., 111 Central street, Builder. Wilson, John R., 60 Albion street, Carpenter. Winslow, Isaac S., 38 Spring street, No occupation. Winsor, Martin C., 65 Cross street, Salesman. Wiswell, Edward G., 22 Webster street, Salesman. Wood, Charles, 23 Columbus avenue, Locksmith. Wood, James, 40 Tower street, Locksmith. Woods, George H., 14-A Austin street, Agent. Wright, Walter H., 54 Vinal avenue, Manufacturer. Wyatt, Charles B., 10 Linden avenue, Machinist. Wyman, Charles B., 67 Thurston st., Restaurant keeper.


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


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1902.


Mayor. EDWARD GLINES, 129 Highland avenue.


Board of Aldermen. President - WILLIAM H WOODBERRY. Vice-President - JAMES WATTERS.


WARD ONE.


JAMES WATTERS, Alderman-at-large


. 41 Mystic avenue.


CHARLES S. GILMAN


, 11 Hathorn street.


THOMAS T. M. SARGENT


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67 Myrtle street.


WARD TWO.


HORACE A. BELCHER, Alderman-at-large


12 Webster avenue.


WILLIAM M. KELLEY


17 Merriam street


DENNIS C. MAHONEY


16 Parker street.


WARD THREE.


JACKSON CALDWELL, Alderman-at-large


50 Preston road. ·


WILLIAM F. BARKER


· 5 Putnam street.


CHARLES H. WOOD


7 Bigelow street.


WARD FOUR.


HOWARD LOWELL, Alderman-at-large


46 Gilman street.


EDWIN N. SIMONDS


47 Jaques street.


HERBERT P. NICKERSON


9 Edmands street.


WARD FIVE


WILLIAM H. WOODBERRY, Alderman-at-large


GEORGE W. HATCH


FRANK A. NOYES .


181 Central street. 69 Partridge avenue. 95 Highland avenue.


WARD SIX.


JAMES F. REYNOLDS, Alderman-at-large


. 12 Belmont place.


SUMNER T. KAULBACK


RALPH A. LANDERS


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34 Ayer avenue. 20 Cambria Street.


WARD SEVEN.


WARREN C. DAGGETT, Alderman-at-large 49 College avenue. J. WILLARD JONES . 50 Francesca avenue. ORAMEL P. WALKER 31 Conwell avenue.


City Clerk - GEORGE I. VINCENT. Assistant City Clerk - FREDERIC W. COOK.


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


459


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1902.


Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ACCOUNTS. - Aldermen Daggett, Landers and Kelley.


BONDS. - Aldermen Walker, Landers and Sargent.


CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Simonds, Kaulback an i Sargent.


CLAIMS. - The President, Aldermen Noyes and Wood.


ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Daggett, Hatch and Barker.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS. - Aldermen Reynolds, Watters, Lowell, Jones and Hatch.


FINANCE. - The President, Aldermen Reynolds, Watters, Caldwell, Belcher, Simonds and Daggett.


FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Aldermen Jones, Belcher, Nickerson, Sargent and Landers.


GRADE CROSSINGS. - Aldermen Belcher, Watters, Caldwell, Daggett and Kaulback.


HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Caldwell, Lowell, Gilman, Reynolds, Walker, Hatch and Mahoney.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - The President, Aldermen Wood and Walker.


LICENSES. - Aldermen Watters, Jones and Wood.


ORDINANCES AND RULES. - Aldermen Watters, Barker and Landers.


POLICE. - The President, Aldermen Jones and Sargent.


PRINTING. - Aldermen Gilman, Kelley and Kaulback.


PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Walker, Simonds, Wood, Kelley and Noyes. PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Noyes, Gilman, Barker, Kaulback and Belcher.


SEWERS. - Aldermen Lowell, Reynolds and Gilman.


SPECIAL BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Caldwell, Nickerson and Mahoney.


STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Lowell, Nickerson and Mahoney.


WATER. - Aldermen Simonds, Barker and Mahoney.


School Committee.


Chairman. - S. NEWTON CUTLER. Vice-Chairman .- GEORGE A. MILES. ( Term, two years. ) WARD ONE.


S. NEWTON CUTLER ( elected 1901 ), 28 Flint street. GEORGE S. POOLE ( elected 1900 ), 46 Mt. Vernon street.


WARD TWO.


JOHN H. O'NEIL ( elected 1901 ), 44 Oak street.


EDWARD J. FLYNN ( elected 1900 ), 273 Washington street.


WARD THREE.


DANA W. BENNETT ( elected 1900 ), 41 Putnam street. GEORGE E. WHITAKER ( elected 1901 ), 75 Walnut street.


WARD FOUR.


GEORGE W. W. WHITING ( elected 1901 ), 282 Broadway. WILLIAM P. JONES ( elected 1900), 13-A Maple avenue.


460


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARD FIVE. QUINCY E. DICKERMAN ( elected 1901 ), 85 Central street. J. WALTER SANBORN ( elected 1900 ), 183 Central street.


WARD SIX.


FREDERICK A. P. FISKE (elected 1901), 44 Cherry street. FRED M. CARR (elected 1900), 12 Westwood road.


WARD SEVEN.


GEORGE A. MILES ( elected 1901 ). 249 Elm street. HENRIETTA B. H. ATTWOOD ( elected 1900), 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, 8 to 10 A. M.


Regular meetings, last Monday evening of each month, except July and August, when none are held, and December, when meeting is on last Friday.


Assessors. (Term, three years. )


ALBERT B. FALES, Chairman ( term expires 1904 ). BENJAMIN F. THOMPSON ( term expires 1905). NATHAN H. REED ( term expires 1903). HARRY A. TRUE ( term expires 1903 ). JESSE J. UNDERHILL ( term expires 1905 ).


ASSISTANT ASSESSORS. ( Term, one year. )


FRED B. CLAPP. JAMES WILSON.


WILLIAM HENRY SMITH. SEWALL M. RICH.


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


Board of Health.


(Term, two members, two years; one member, one year. ) ALLEN F. CARPENTER, Chairman ( term expires 1904 ). ALVANO T. NICKERSON ( resigned Sept. 1, 1902). * EDMUND S. SPARROW (term expires 1903 ). Clerk. - WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Agent. - CALEB A. PAGE.


Superintendent Collection of Ashes and Offal. - EDGAR T. MAYHEW.


Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M. * Appointed Sept. 11, 1902, to fill vacancy.


461


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1902.


Overseers of the Poor. Office, City Hall Annex. (Term, three years. ) EDWARD B. WEST, Chairman ( term expires 1903 ). ALBERT W. EDMANDS ( term expires 1905 ). HERBERT E. MERRILL ( term expires 1904 ). Agent. - CHARLES C. FOLSOM. Secretary. - CORA F. LEWIS. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Registrars of Voters. ( Term, three years. ) CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman (term expires 1904 ). CHARLES E. PARKS ( term expires 1905). LEVI F. S. DAVIS ( term expires 1903 ). GEORGE I. VINCENT, City Clerk ( term expires 1905 ).


Public Library Trustees. (Term, three years. ) CHARLES A. WEST, Chairman ( term expires 1904). JOHN B. VIALL ( term expires 1905). EDWARD C. BOOTH ( term expires 1904 ). GEORGE W. PERKINS ( term expires 1904 ). J. FRANK WELLINGTON ( term expires 1905 ). IRVING G. HALL ( term expires 1903 ). HOWARD D. MOORE ( term expires 1903 ).


FREDERICK W. PARKER ( term expires 1903 ). CHARLES S. SOULE ( term expires 1905 ). Librarian and Secretary. - SAM WALTER FOSS. Library open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M., and the reading room Sundays 2 to 6 P. M.


City Clerk. GEORGE I. VINCENT. Assistant City Clerk. - FREDERIC W. COOK. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


JAMES F. BEARD. Office open : 8 A. M. to 2 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Messenger.


JAIRUS MANN.


462


ANNUAL REPORTS. 1


Mayor's Secretary.


FRED E. WARREN.


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


City Auditor. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON.


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, 8 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 : 8 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.


463


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1902.


Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street. City Physician. ALVAH B. DEARBORN, M. D., 34 Bow street.


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


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


Inspector of Petroleum. JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Office City Hall Annex.


Office open : November 1 to March 31, inclusive, 9 A. M. to 12 M .; April 1 to October 31, inclusive, 9 A. M. to 12 M., Fridays and Saturdays only.


Fence Viewers.


LAMBERT M. MAYNARD, 90 Highland avenue.


CHARLES M. BERRY, 60 Prescott street.


Burial Agent. UNDER REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 79, SECTION 20.


JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, 42 Sargent avenue.


Constables.


GEORGE H. CARLETON. EUGENE A. CARTER.


CHRISTOPHER C. CAVANAGH.


CHARLES H. COLGATE.


CHARLES B. PALMER.


MELVILLE C. PARKHURST.


ROBERT R. PERRY.


PATRICK J. GARVIN.


WILLIAM D. HAYDEN.


FRANKLIN W. HOPKINS. DENNIS KELLEY.


JOHN J. KENNEY. JAIRUS MANN.


EDWARD MCGARR.


CHARLES L. ELLIS. CHARLES C. FOLSOM.


CLIFTON P. SANBORN.


THOMAS C. SCOTTRON.


ALBION L. STAPLES.


CHARLES E. WOODMAN.


464


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Measurers of Wood and Bark. WILLIAM B. HOLMES, 317 Broadway. OSCAR A. DYKENS, 34 Chestnut street.


Measurers of Grain.


JOSEPH BAILEY.


JOHN CRAIG.


Public Weigher in Charge of City Scales, Union Square.


FULTON O'BRION. 3 Union square.


Weighers of Coal.


EDGAR H. BARKER.


GEORGE W. BARNABY.


CHARLES P. BRANN.


JOHN A. MARSH,


ERNEST P. COOKE.


JOHN J. MASTERS.


HARRY A. CRAWFORD.


HENRY T. MCLEAN,


CHARLES F. DOHERTY.


RODERICK C. MCNABB.


AMHERST F. DURKEE.


OSCAR A. DYKENS.


JOEL J. FISHER.


JOHN D. FLYNN.


CHARLES W. PORTER.


CHARLES T. GARLAND.


WILLIAM E. GERRISH.


CHARLES W. GOODWIN.


GEORGE GROGAN.


EDWIN R. SHORT.


STEPHEN M. G. HALE.


WILLIAM C. STICKLE.


DANIEL F. HALEY.


FRANK A. TEELE.


ERNEST R. HUBBARD.


DANIEL W. HURLEY.


JOHN P. TULLY.


ALFRED A. WALDRON.


FRED M. HUTCHINSON.


ELIZABETH M. WALLACE.


GEORGE P. JACKMAN.


EDWARD LOWMAN.


CHARLES H. WARD.


ALDEN P. WILLEY.


Weighers of Beef.


RALPH O. BROCK. JESSE W. CHASE. GEORGE M. CHISHOLM. FREDERICK A. GEILING.


REUBEN W. MEAD. ROBERT E. SMITH. EDWARD M. WHEELER. ELMER H. WHEELER.


THOMAS WALSH.


JOHN MACDONALD.


JOHN J. MACMAHON.


JOHN MANSFIELD.


GEORGE H. MOORE.


STEPHEN M. MORAN.


JAMES P. O'NEILL.


LOTTIE L. RICE.


OSCAR A. RITZMAN.


CHARLES E. ROCKWELL.


CHARLES H. TUCKER.


CHARLOTTE HUTCHINSON.


INDEX.


PAGE


City Clerk, Report of


424


Receipts


424


Payments


Licenses and Permits


425


Births


426


Marriages


427


Deaths


427


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters


429,430


Elections


431


Liquor License Question


435


Miscellaneous Work


436


City Engineer, Report of


304


Expenses, Engineering Department


304


Office Records and Value of Instruments


305


Bridges, Subways and Grade Crossings


307


Streets Accepted in 1902 . 309


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward


309


Miles of Edgestone, Brick Sidewalk and Gravel Sidewalk in Each Ward


310


Table of Street Construction


310


Table of Sidewalks Constructed


after page 310


Sewer Department


311


Expense of Sewers Construction, 1902


311


Table of Sewers and Drains Constructed in 1902


after page 312


Sewers Maintenance Account, 1902


314


Public Grounds Department


316


Prospect Hill Park


316


Broadway Athletic Field .


317


Public Grounds Maintenance, Expenses Table of Streets


318


City Government and Officers for 1902


458


City Physician, Report of


303


City. Solicitor, Report of


423


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


39


Public Property


39, 45


Funded Debt


39, 50


Appropriations from Funded Debt and from Income


42


Cash


43


Assets and Liabilities


43


Statement of Accounts


65


Balances


157


Balance Sheet 44, after page 158


Approval of Treasurer's Report 159


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights (see Electric Lines and Lights, Commissioner) 359


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings, Com- missioner) 351


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) . 333


Resources


42


321


Engineering Department


304


425


466


INDEX.


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner)


362


Electric Lines and Lights, Commissioner, Report of


359


Electrical Department


359,360


Fire Alarm Service .


359


Police Signal


360


Street Lights


360, 361


Expenditures


360, 361


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


405


Fires


405


Manual Force


405


Equipment


406


Recommendations


407


Comparison of Cost with Cost in Other Cities


408


Causes of Bell Fire Alarms


408


Fire Department Account


409


Service


410


Roster of Department


411


Health, Board of, Report of


270


Organization


270


Inspector of Animals and Provisions


270,289


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar


270,291


Superintendent Collection of Ashes and Offal Nuisances


270


Cows


272


Goats


272


Grease


272


Manure


272


Melting and Rendering


272


Pedlers


272


Ashes


272


House Offal


274


Stables


275


Board of Infants


275


Deaths


275, 284


Population and Death Rate


277


Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health


278, 285,286


Public Vaccination


280


Compulsory Vaccination .


281


Bacteriological Department


281


Districts


283


Map of the City


after page 286


287


Appropriation and Expenditures


287


Inspector of Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner) .


351


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of


289


291


Jury List


440


Map of the City


after page 286


Mayor's Inaugural Address


3


The Financial Problem


5


Funded Debt


6


Taxable Property


6


The City's Finances


7


Highways


14


Sidewalks


15


Watering Streets


15


Bridges and Subway


16


Principal Causes of Death


285


Undertakers


Examiners of Plumbers


287


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of


271


Swine


272


467


INDEX.


Grade Crossings


16


Sanitary Conditions


17


Health of the City


19


Compulsory Vaccination


19


Bacteriological Laboratory


20


Street Lighting


20


Public Buildings


20


Armory


21


Public Grounds and Boulevards


23


The Wilson Fountain


2-1


Clarendon Hill Ledge


25


Connecting Fells and Fens


25


Schools


26


High School Semi-Centennial


27


Public Library


28


Police


29


Fire Department


30


Water Department


30


Poor Department


31


Somerville Hospital


32


The Brown-Tail Moth Pest


32


History of Somerville


32


Miscellaneous Department Work In Memoriam


33


Our City


35


Ordinances


Overseers of the Poor, Report of .


293


Temporary Aid


Fuel


294


Somerville Hospital


294,296


Insane


295


State Hospital, Tewksbury


29


Burials


295


Full Support


295


Partial Support .


296


Reimbursements


296


Population and Gross Expenditures, 1883-1902


297


Expenditures, 1902


298,299


City Home


299, 300, 301, 302


Recommendations


300


Products of Farm, City Home


300


Report of City Physician


303


Police, Chief of, Report of


414


Miscellaneous Reports


Police Signal and Patrol Wagon


414


Number Held for Trial for Various Offenses in Past Five Years


415


Recommendations


416


In General


416


Changes in Force


417


In Memoriam


417


Roster of Police Department


418


Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor) Population


163, 277,297,435


351


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of Inspection of Buildings


351


Inspection of Plumbing


352


33


438


Members of the Board, Committees, Officers, etc.


293


294


Overseers of the Poor Since 1885


297


Arrests


414


414


293


468


INDEX.


Clark Bennett School


352


Morse School


353


Glines School


353


City Hall


354


Morrison-avenue School


354


City Home


354 355


School Buildings, Care and Repair


355


Fuel


355


Consumption of Fuel


355


Cost of Maintenance of Buildings


357, 358


Public Library


253


Trustees, Officers, Committees, Librarian, Employees


253


Receipts and Expenditures


254


Isaac Pitman Poetry Fund


254


Isaac Pitman Art Fund


254


Report of the Trustees


255


Report of the Librarian


257


Cataloguing Department


257


Books Withdrawn


258


Books Added


258


Binding


258, 263


School Department


258


Children's Department


259


Reference and Art Department


260


General Work


261


Circulation


261


Free Access


262


Sunday School Libraries


262


House Delivery


263


Inventory


263


Gifts


264


List of Donations


265


Recommendations


160


Report of School Committee


160


Members, Officers, Committees, Meetings, Office Hours,


161, 162, 211, 212, 243, 244


Report of Superintendent


163


Summary of Statistics


163


Population


163, 212


School Buildings


163, 164, 212


Teachers


163, 171, 212


Attendance


163, 164,212


Cost of Schools


164, 212


Additional Accommodations


166


High School Accommodations


167


School Census


170, 212


Pupils


170, 212


Latin High School


172, 207, 212


English High School


173, 208, 212


Grammar and Primary Schools


175, 206, 212


Kindergartens


176, 206


Evening Schools


176, 210, 212


Illiterates


177


Vacation School


178


Manual Training


180,209


Half-Time Schools


183


Shortened Courses


184


Medical Inspection


185


Hodgkins School


268


School Department


469


INDEX.


Stamp Savings System


186


Children's Reading and the Public Library


190,210


The Public Library .


190, 210, 212


Supervision


192, 211


How Well Do the Schools Do Their Work . In Memoriam


196


The Fiftieth Anniversary of the High School Organization of Somerville Schools


206


Promotions


207


Sewing


209


Music


209


Gymnastics


209


Recesses


209


Corporal Punishment


210


Drawing


210,225


Penmanship


210


Student Teachers


210


Truants


211


Janitors


211, 212


Appendix, with Table of Contents


212


Salaries Paid


245


Street Commissioner, Report of


333


Street Cleaning


333


City Ledge


334


Bridges


334


Subways


334


Brown-Tail Moths


334


Shade Trees


334


Steam Road Rollers


334


Miscellaneous Work


335


Recommendations


335


Detailed Statement of Expenditures


335-340


Streets Constructed


341


Streets Repaired


343


Sidewalks Constructed


344, 346


Gutters Paved


347


Driveways Constructed


349


Streets Accepted in 1902 .


349


Street Crossings Laid


350


Length of Accepted Streets in Each Ward


350


Support of Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor)


Water Commissioner, Report of


362


Water Income


363


Department Receipts and Disbursements


364


Water Debt


365


Inspection and Waste


366


Extension of Street Mains


367


Renewal of Street Mains


367


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


368


Service Pipes


368


Meters


368


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures


369


Metropolitan Water Works


370


Equalization of Water Charges


371


Graduations


234


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of


420


Sewers (see City Engineer)


311


Watering Streets


333 334


Stone Crusher


293


365


Cost of Water Works


193


197


470


INDEX.


Mains Laid, Gates, Hydrants, etc., set in 1902


374


Pipes Relaid, Gates and Hydrants Reset in 1902


377


Hydrants-Construction Account


379


Hydrants-Renewal Account


379


Hydrants-Recapitulation


380


Locations of Hydrants


380


List of Private Hydrants


396


Gates-Construction Account


396


Gates-Renewal Account


397


Gates-Recapitulation


399


Locations of Water Posts


399


Locations of Drinking Fountains


400


Meter Table


401


Defects in Street Mains


402


Water Services


402


Summary of Statistics


403, 404


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