Report of the city of Somerville 1905, Part 33

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 486


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The receipts and payments were as follows :-


Receipts.


Balance from year 1904, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1904 :-


35 males at $2.00


$70 00


9 females at $5.00


45 00


$115 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the treasurer


in December, 1904, 44 at $.20 .


$106 20


For dog licenses issued in 1905 :-


1,583 males at $2.00


$3,166 00


312 females at $5.00


1,560 00


66 spayed at $2.00


132 00


4 breeders' licenses at $25.00


100 00


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 908 papers


$523 25


Certificates of marriage intentions, 727


at $.50 ·


363 50


Furnishing copies of records


52 25


Licenses :--


To collect junk, 33 at $10.00


330 00


1 license refused, but money not called for


10 00


For junk shop, 2 at $25.00


50 00


For billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 17 licenses for 58 tables and 12 alleys, at $2.00


140 00


To private detectives, 2 at $1.0.00


20 00


To auctioneers, 23 at $2.00


46 00


To sell fireworks, 49 at $1.00 .


49 00


To keep intelligence offices, 11 at $2.00 .


22 00


For amusements, 41 at $1.00


41 00


To street musicians, 24 persons at $.50


12 00


4 persons refused licenses, but money not called for .


2 00


Amounts carried forward


$1,661 00


$5,064 20


8 80


4,958 00


413


CITY CLERK.


Amounts brought forward .


$1,661 00


$5,064 20


To slaughter cattle, 5 at $1.00 .


5 00


1 00


50 00


34 00


12 38


1,763 38


Total receipts


$6,827 58


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer. June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1904, to November 30, 1905, both inclusive :--


1,615 males at $2.00 $3.230 00


319 females at $5.00


1.595 00


66 spayed at $2.00


132 00


4 breeders' licenses at $25.00


100 00


$5,057 00


Less city clerk's fees, 2,004 at $.20


400 80


$4,656 20


To the city treasurer, monthly :-


City clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses, 1,965 at $.20 .


$393 00


All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses


1,763 38


2,156 38


Total payments .


$6.812 58


Balance January 1, 1906, being for dog li- censes issued in December :-


3 males at $2.00 .


$6 00


2 females at $5.00 .


10 00


$16 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city


1 00


$15 00


Licenses and Permits.


Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of re- ceipts, licenses and permits have been granted and issued without charge, as follows :-


Amusements, Somerville High School Athletic Association, foot- ball games (fees remitted) . 14


3


Common victuallers


43


Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil War)


4


Drain layers


12


Drain layer's license granted, but bond not filed


1 Newsboys


323


1 refused, but money not called for To keep roller skating rink, 2 at $25.00 . Recording and issuing liquor licenses, 34 at $1.00 Interest on deposits


treasurer, 5 at $.20 .


Innholders


414


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Newsboys' licenses revoked


10


Junk collectors, to cry calling in streets


33


To cry goods in streets .


18


Number in addition granted but not called for


15


To ring bell in streets :-


Ice cream venders


1


Number in addition granted but not called for


7


Scissors' sharpeners


4


Umbrella menders


3


To Socialist party to hold series of outdoor meetings


1


To set up and use engines :-


gas engines .


9


steam engine


1


electric engine


1


To blast rock or stone


To maintain projections over sidewalks :-


signs


25


lights attached to buildings


4


barber's pole


1


awnings


4


chutes over sidewalk


1


gas light and sign corner of street


1


To set and maintain hitching posts


To place and maintain stepping block on outer edge of sidewalk 2


To construct coal holes in sidewalk


15


To use storage tank for kerosene oil


1


To use building for keeping, storage, and sale of gasolene


1


To keep lying-in hospital 1


1


Gas and Pole Locations.


The Cambridge Gas Light Company 'and the Charlestown Gas and Electric Company have been granted permission to lay gas mains in sundry streets.


Permission has also been given The New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts and The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston to erect poles for the support of wires in various streets.


In every case of such permission to use the streets, a suitable agreement for the protection of the interests of the city must be filed with the city clerk before the order can become operative.


Births.


Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville


in 1905 registered


1,570


Less than previous year


9


Males


796


Females


774


1,570


To move buildings through streets


To Somerville Fourth of July Association to use certain public grounds for the purpose of the celebration 1


To lay iron pipe in street


·


415


CITY CLERK.


Born of American parents . 561


Born of foreign parents 644


Born of American father and foreign mother 172


Born of foreign father and American mother . 181


Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality 8


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown nation- ality


4


1,570


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1905 registered . 53 Number of births in other places in 1905 registered in Somerville 199 ·


1,827


Number reported by both canvasser and physician or midwife


1,173


Number reported by canvasser alone 391


.


Number reported by physician or midwife


156


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place and canvasser


24


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place and physician


23


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place, canvasser and physician .


1 .-


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place .


26


Number of still-births taken from death records .


9


Number of births found in death records and not other- wise reported


18


1,827


Number of cases of twins


21


Number of cases of triplets


1


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1905


727


More than previous year .


23


Marriages registered


773


More than previous year .


42


Both parties American


411


Both parties foreign .


178


American groom and foreign bride


98


Foreign groom and American bride


91


First marriage of


1,398


Second marriage of .


148


Third marriage of .


10


778 , couples


Deaths.


(Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1905


·


963


More than previous year


4


Males


453


Females


515


968


.


·


778 couples


416


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Under ten years of age .


243


10 and under 20 years of age


26


20 and under 30 years of age


67


30 and under 40 years of age


68


40 and under 50 years of age


80


50 and under 60 years of age


98


60 and under 70 years of age


132


70 and under 80 years of age


172


80 and under 90 years of age


74


90 years of age and over .


8


Age of oldest person deceased


96 yrs. 7 mos. 14 dys.


Born in Somerville


233


Born in other places in the United States


433


Of foreign birth


300


Birthplace unknown


2


Number of deaths in January


..


66


February


82


66


66


April


80


May


·


76


June


·


57


July


86


66


August


82


66


6:


September


72


66


66


October


71


6:


November


88


66


December


77


968


The number of still-births recorded during the year was fifty- eight.


In addition to the above, 126 deaths which occurred else- where were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of persons deceased having been residents of this city.


968


90


66


March


107


.


968


417


CITY CLERK.


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters. MEN'S LISTS.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, May 1. 1905.


Dec. 1, 1904.


Re- vised Lists of Aug. 1, 1905.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1905.


Oct. 18, 1905.


Added in Nov., 1905.


Nov. 23, 1905.


Voted Nov. 7, 1905.


Voted Dec. 12, 1905


Ward 1


Precinct 1


1,290


743 331


637 286 322


82 37


719 323 361 397


4


401


359


343


3,020


1,849


1,581


219


1,800


32


1,832


1,494


1,375


Ward 2


Precinct 1


1,105


453


383


14


397


12


409


257


290


1,296


603


527


28


555


9


564


385


368


841


461


405


16


421


14


435


254


294


3,242


1,517


1,315


58


1,373


35


1,408


896


952


Ward 3


Precinct 1


964


690


631


34


665


668


489


449


1,191


759


697


40


737


3


740


525


503


2,155


1,449


1,328


74


1,402


6


1,408


1,014


952


Ward 4


.


.


Precinct 1 66


1,284


818


741


51


792


9


801


593


560


849


642


554


34


588


4


592


473


421


2,133


1,460


1,295


85


1,380


13


1,393


1,066


981


Ward 5 66


Precinct 1


1,199


822


732


61


793


12


805


661


595


674


427


366


37


403


8


. 411


312


306


5


66


3


884


490


447


30


477


1


478


376


341


2,757


1,739


1,545


128


1,673


21


1,694


1,349


1,242


Ward 6


Precinct 1


1,421


906


817


40


857


2


859


531


494


1,149


705


610


57


667


8


675


483


422


807


451


424


49


473


6


479


349


277


3,377


2,062


1,851


146


1,907


16


2,013


1,363


1,193


Ward 7 ..


7


.


.


.


1,589


903


810


75


885


19


904


654


556


2,704


1,606


1,443


119


1,562


30


1,592


1,166


979


City


·


·


·


19,388 11,682


10,358


829


11,187


153


11,340


8,348


7,674


.


.


3


528


385


39


9


370


293


286


66


1


4


684


390


336


61


66


2


.


.


.


3


.


.


·


5


.


.


.


.


66


6


.


6


66


3


Precinct 1 66


1,115


703


633


44


677


11


688


512


423


4


.


.


2


.


.


.


2


·


1


2


6


329


265


214


1


13


732


577


532


518


60


3


2


2


2


2


·


2


418


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Dec. 1. 190-1.


Revised Lists of Aug. 1, 1905.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1905.


October 18. 1905.


Added. in Nov .. 1905.


Nov. 23, 1905.


Voted Decem- ber 12, 1905.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


25


21


21


. .


21


10


16


1


66


3


·


. .


.


·


..


. .


39


33


. .


33


..


33


11


Ward 2


Precinct 1


3


3


..


2


·


.


. .


5


·


2


·


.


1


1


.


1


..


1


9


9


..


9


..


9


Ward 3


Precinct 1 66


33


27


27


. .


27


4


51


50


1


51


. .


51


8


8-4


1


78


..


78


12


Ward 4


Precinct 1


21


18


. .


18


..


18


5


4


2


20


19


1


20


.


20


6


41


37


1


38


..


38


11


Ward 5


Precinct 1


48


47


3


50


..


50


4


11


9


:


5


3


11


11


11


. .


11


1


70


3


70


..


70


8


Ward 6


Precinct 1


44


40


1


41


. .


41


2


6


.


3


3


3


1


4


1


5


2


68


61


2


63


1


6-1


4


Ward 7


Precinct 1


95


86


1


87


87


9


111


104


104


-1


103


10


206


190


1


191


-1


190


19


City


·


.


517


474


8


482


. .


482


65


·


1


2


5


5


5


.


5


1


1


.


.


3


.


·


.


5


2


.


. .


9


3


6


2


21


18


18


..


3


.


5


5


5


3


2


·


9


18


.


7


.


66


4


9


3


419


CITY CLERK.


Elections.


The following is a statement of the votes cast, in the several wards of the city, for the candidates for the various offices, at the state election held November 7, 1905 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


GOVERNOR.


Charles W. Bartlett,


Democratic,


661


578 26


251


246 18


467 26


407 35


260 24


2,870 166 26


Curtis Guild, Jr.,


Republican,


750


263


726


774


829


881


844 20


60


Blank,


56


22


12


17


15


21


16


159


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Thomas F. Brennan,


Socialist Labor,


16


10


. .


8 679


6


1


51


Eben S. Draper,


Republican,


Patrick Mahoney,


Socialist,


16


27


16


21


24


10 743 35


731 18


4,434 157


John H. Smith,


Prohibition,


14


3


8


15


5


16


27


88


Henry M. Whitney,


Democratic,


682


594


323


318


556 36


526 33


363 26


256


SECRETARY.


Charles C. Hitchcock,


Socialist,


17


29


19


25


33


41


23 23


187 101


Henry B. Little,


Democratic,


493


506


162


144


333


269


173


2,080


William M. Olin,


Republican,


761


287


782


836


900


952


884


5,402


Moritz E. Ruther,


40


3


1


1


14


10 73


58


504


TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.


Christopher D. Albro,


Prohibition,


15


6


9


12


8


17 37 963


25


92 187


Arthur B. Chapin,


Republican,


803


283


788


829


9


13 256 77


64


528


AUDITOR.


Patrick J. Ashe,


Democratic,


490


512


156


136


306


257


118


1,975


Herbert B. Griffin,


Prohibition,


19


3


9


18


10


22


28


109


E. O. Fredrik Hansson, Socialist Labor,


9


8


3


2


11


18


2


53


Ambrose Miles,


Socialist,


13


21


20


24


31


33


27


172


Henry E. Turner,


789


281


77.2


822


901 90


944 89


919 72


611


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


Allen Coffin,


Prohibition,


21


3


18


26


18


29


38


153


Henry C. Hess,


Socialist Labor,


6


17


2


12


10


14


2


63


John P. Leahy,


Democratic,


515


510


170


179


325


284


131


2,114


Dana Malone,


Republican,


758


282


744


744


882


909


891


John Weaver Sherman,


26


27


25


25


32


42


35


5,210 212


Blank,


168


57


55


80


82


85


69


596


3


4


2


7


8


2


5,067


Willard O. Wylie,


Prohibition,


5


3


5


11


5


11


17


62


Daniel F. Doherty,


Democratic,


500


521


148


140


306 79


110


1,981


Blank,


152


54


46


56


37 910


28 922


5,498


Joao Claudino,


Socialist Labor,


10


5


4


4


David S. Brodeur,


Socialist,


14


27


19


25


6


18


Jonathan S Lewis,


Prohibition,


29


5


8


12


Blank,


154


66


42


48


63


Blank,


174


68


54


64


Blank,


86


23


27


25


James F. Carey,


Socialist,


19


18


William H. Carroll,


Socialist Labor,


680


239


640


722


3,362


74


Socialist Labor,


5


5,428


Republican,


Socialist,


1


420


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


COUNCILLOR.


Warren W. Rawson,


Republican,


764 538


272 530


770 186


803 173


871 353


918 315


895 178


5,293 2,273


Squire Putney, Blank,


.... 192


91


.. 58


.... 90


.... 125


129


93


781


SENATOR.


Charles E. Blaisdell,


Socialist,


25


33


20


32


228


Alvah E. Dearborn,


Democratic,


506


529


180


164


38 316 898 97


48 291 935


32 158 888 88


5,362


Blank,


172


65


45


58


REPRESENTATIVE, SIXTH DIST.


John Diggins,


Democratic,


790 646


..


....


. .


.


.


. .


.


REPRESENTATIVES, 7TH DIST.


Charles V. Blanchard,


Republican,


266


729


....


910


870


2,775


Robert Luce,


Republican,


. .


265


757


. . .


....


915


864


2,801


John L. Nichols,


Democratic,


461


178


....


291


167


1,097


Arthur P. Vinal,


Republican,


274


780


....


923


866


2,843


Lawrence J. Ward,


Democratic,


479


126


234


112


951


Frederick J. White,


Democratic,


493


169


. .


255


146


1,063


Warren C. Daggett,


Squire Putney,


. .


. .


... .


.


....


....


...


...


..


....


....


...


...


1


...


1


Blank,


....


450


303


. . .


....


554


473


1,780


REPRESENTATIVE, EIGHTH DIST.


John P. Burke,


Democratic, Republican, (Republican


Charles A. Kenneson,


Citizens' Nom.


516


Blank,


....


. .


51


57


...


108


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Frederick Bancroft,


527


518


183


164 815


346 895


297 939


154 906


2,189 5,371


Levi S. Gould,


783


275


758


G. E. Hatch,


184


103


73


87


108


126


106


787


REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY.


Alfred Belanger,


521


525


162 778


144 829


319 895


271 948


135 9:23


2,077 5,434 837


Blank,


185


98


74


93


135


144


108


·


. .


. .


. .


133


329 704


1


1


1


..


..


?


1


1


....


1


W. H. Berry,


...


....


....


.. .


....


.


Blank,


58


....


.


790


F. DeWitt Lapham,


Republican,


646 58


Elmer A. Stevens,


Republican,


791


269


769


812


89


614


George A. Sanderson,


Democratic,


1


.. .


1


. .


. .


..


257


259


1


1


Blank,


Democratic, Republican,


788


273


William E. Rogers,


Democratic. Republican,


462


John J. Higgins,


1,329


Nicholas Plimpton,


1


....


S. J. Holzwasser,


. .


1


F. W. Wolffe,


2


. .


Paper,


TOTAL.


2,144


:


625


1


CITY CLERK.


421


The following is a statement of the votes cast in the several wards of the city for the candidates for the various offices, and on the questions submitted to the voters, at the city election held December 12, 1905 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


MAYOR.


Abraham A. Elston,


Citizens' Nom. Paper,


665


748


343


365


489


519


350


3,479


Charles A. Grimmons,


Republican,


672


190


585


585


731


655


613


4,031


S. Holzwsser,


....


. . .


...


..


....


....


....


....


....


. .


....


....


1


W. A. Chandler,


....


. .


14


23


31


.. 22


16


16


160


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


John P. Rouse,


Democratic,


518


537


178 676


141


346 759


753


723


4,558


Blank,


116


216


98


133


137


162


152


1,014


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


William H. Smith,


Republican,


716


505


744


729


840


844


740


5,118


George Rand,


....


....


..


. .


.. ..


...


. .


1


1


....


....


1


...


....


.. .


..


....


1


Blank,


659


446


208


252


401


347


238


2,551


ALDERMAN. AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


William F. Barker,


Republican,


660


283


704


718


825


795


736


4,721


Frank Brown,


715


668


. . 248


... 263


417


.... 398


243


2,952


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 4.


Henry T. Gallishaw,


Democratic,


453


487


173


169


302


272


102


1,958


Sidney B. Keene,


597


189


648


702


759


709


698


4,302


Blank,


325


276


131


110


181


212


179


1,414


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.


Jesse S. Newcomb,


Republican,


660


270


685


723


912


778


730


4,758


Wm. F. McKenna,


....


....


....


....


1


Blank,


715


682


267


258


328


415


249


2,914


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.


Frank D. Wilkins,


Republican,


667


255


686


699


820


822


726


4,675


William L. Waugh,


1


Charles W. Eldridge,


..


. .


....


....


David Piggott,


....


....


...


...


1


1


1


E. A. Mahoney,


....


....


....


.. .


...


....


....


....


...


....


....


....


J. B. Ruffer,


Blank,


708


697


266


282


421


365


.... 253


2,992


1


James Wilson, Albion A. Perry,


...


....


. .


...


1


....


1


. .


. .


278


104


2,102


Elmer H. Spaulding,


Republican,


741


199


707


1


1


William Kelly,


C. A. Page,


....


George L. Marshall,


. . .


....


. .


..


. ..


....


1


1


John B. Rufer,


1


....


...


....


....


1


....


1


John B. Rufus,


....


....


....


1


. .


E. L. Jensen,


...


...


1


1


....


1


...


1


Thomas Jones,


. . ..


....


. .


1


1


....


1


Blank,


38


( Democratic,


1


1


1


-


1


1


1


1


Blank,


Republican,


1


...


1


1


422


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7.


Zebedee E. Cliff, John Taylor, Blank,


Republican,


653


271


684


694


854 1


793


834


4,783


722


681


· 268


287


387


· 400


145


2,890


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 1.


David B. Armstrong,


Republican,


Edward Coliton,


Democratic,


William F. Remnick,


Democratic,


William F. Remick,


1


...


. .


674


. .


. .


.


.


·


. .


236


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 2.


William A. Flaherty,


Democratic,


John M. Hanson,


Republican,


...


219


219


Frank J. Lane,


Republican,


Joseph P. Phillips,


Democratic,


....


607


607


Blank,


.. .


257


....


·


... .


257


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 3.


William M. Armstrong, Republican,


719


719


Leonard W. Cole,


Republican,


Blank,


....


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 4.


John Joseph Dellea,


Democratic, Republican,


705


Charles S. McCarthy,


Democratic,


112


David C. Theall, Republican,


....


742


..


. .


..


....


1


....


. .


. .


·


....


....


...


..


. .


. .


. . ..


....


268


...


...


268


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 5.


Charles A. Burns,


Republican, Democratic,


. .


....


...


300


....


300


Francis Q. Harrington, Democratic,


..


..


. .


....


306


.. .


804


Blank,


. .


..


271


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 6.


John F. Aylward,


Democratic, Democratic,


..


.


...


285


285


Frank P. Gould,


270


270


Chester S. McFarland,


753


753


731


..


.


.


.


...


1


1


....


. .


....


.. .


346


....


346


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 7.


James Davis,


783


783


..


....


..


. .


Edward H. Kingman,


Republican Ind. Nom. Paper, Republican, ( Republican Ind. Nom. Paper, Democratic, Republican,


Blank,


..


....


....


...


...


389


389


. .


..


572


...


. ..


. .


636


.. .


. .


1


Thomas W. Sutherland, Republican, Blank,


236


....


....


·


.


.


..


631


631


....


190


704


...


.


.


704 481


481


....


·


..


132


132


Charles W. Hodgdon,


.. ..


.. . .


112


742


C. A. Kirkpatrick,


1


1


Daniel O'Brien,


....


.


.


...


1


J. H. Kimball,


1


1


Blank,


803


John T. Donovan,


306


J. Frank Mixer,


Republican,


..


....


804


271


...


...


....


....


..


....


.


. .


.


....


731


..


....


786


786


Republican, Richard Van Ummersen, Republican, Sam Hodzwsser, Blank,


..


803


....


1


.


631


631


572


636


674


190


705


..


. .


-


WARDS.


423


CITY CLERK.


CANDIDATE.


Party.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 1


Henry F. Curtis,


Republican, Democratic,


736 538 112


....


...


.


:


736 538 112


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 2


Daniel H. Bradley,


Democratic, Republican,


....


. .


...


..


Blank,


...


164


. . .


.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.) WARD 3


George E. Whitaker,


Republican, Democratic,


....


....


676 192


. .


. .


. .


676 192 96


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 4


Douglass B. Foster, Democratic,


402


Charles A. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Republican, Blank,


....


..


....


:


. .


515 75


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 5


Henry H. Folsom,


Republican, Democratic,


....


Albert E. Hughes,


...


.


:


.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2yrs.) WARD 6


Frederick A. P. Fiske, Republican, Democratic,


....


:


...


778


Joseph H. Frazer,


....


:


:


. .


.


:


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 7


George C. Mahoney,


Republican, Democratic,


....


:


·


.


:


:


113


113


SHALL LIQUOR GRANTED ?


LICENSES BE


Number of " Yes " votes, Number of " No" votes, Blank,


520


609 251


254 639 59


207 722


348 831


341 787 65


204 733 42


2,483 4,660 531


SHALL CHAPTER 373 OF THE ACTS OF 1905 BE ACCEPTED?


Number of " Yes " votes, Number of " No " votes, Blank,


437


248 279


350 207


372


445 292


414 264


371 193 415


2,637 1,761


597


425


395


424


505


515


3,276


...


.. .


96


....


·


....


Blank,


....


...


....


..


778 256 163


....


256 163


Blank,


...


..


. .


808


808 77


Geo. Mahoney,


77


Blank,


....


.


697


158


92


52


63


...


81


Blank,


....


.


770 398


F. H. Flynn,


....


1


81


:


TOTAL.


John T. Quinn, Blank,


....


. .


..


598


598


Edward F. Carl,


....


190


190


164


Fred. J. White,


. .


75


402 515


770 398


1


....


.


341


185


-


WARDS.


424


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Liquor License Question.


The statement of the votes during the several years of its submission to the people on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this city is continued in this report.


The power of the board of aldermen to grant licenses of the sixth and seventh classes is not affected by the vote on this ques- tion. In fact, the law provides that the board shall annually grant one or more licenses of the sixth class. These two classes are defined as follows :-


Sixth Class,-Licenses to retail druggists and apothecaries to sell liquors of any kind for medicinal, mechanical, or chemical purposes only, and to such persons only as may certify in writing for what use they want them.


Seventh Class,-Licenses to dealers in paints or in chemicals to sell alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing, or chemical purposes only.


The following is a statement of the votes on the question, the number of registered voters, and the estimated population in the several years :-


YEAR.


YES.


No.


BLANK.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


ESTIMATED POPULATION.


1881


979


1,222


3,678


26,000


1882


627


1,159


3,778


26,500


1883


767


1,343


4,407


27,000


1884


806


1,709


4,470


28,000


1885


428


1,604


3,969


*29,992


1886


214


1,321


4,089


32,000


1887


555


2,427


4,574


34,000


1888


744


2,456


5,399


36,000


1889


635


1,706


335


5,286


39,000


1890


999


2,282


409


5,556


*40,117


1891


1,054


2,598


279


5,938


43,000


1892


1,427


3,288


347


7,587


46,000


1893


1,547


2,654


218


7,943


48,000


1894


1,098


2,869


246


8,007


50,000


1895


1,854


4,708


459


8,410


*52.200


1896


1,466


3,680


332


9,379


54,000


1897


1,626


3,815


486


8,925


56,000


1898


1,595


3,501


486


8,657


57,500


1899


1,892


3,340


374


8,838


60,000


1900


1,660


3,427


321


9,620


*61,643


1901


1,579


3,295


374


9,499


63,500


1902


1,645


3,242


360


10,100


65,000


1903


2,248


4,410


550


11,346


67,000


1904


2,022


4,338


447


11,682


69,500


1905


2,483


4,660


531


11,340


*69,272


* Census.


1


CITY CLERK.


425


GEORGE I. VINCENT.


Early in the year the city suffered the loss of its city clerk, George I. Vincent.


Mr. Vincent was born in Somerville July 6, 1851. His parents removed to Bangor, Me., in 1854, where he resided until their return to Somerville in 1867.


For the next seven years he was in the employ of an import- ing goods house in Boston as office boy, and later as entry clerk, which position he occupied until he entered the employ of the city in March, 1874.


His first appointment in the municipal service was by Mayor Furber, as clerk for the board of assessors. To this duty was added the clerkship of several committees, and, in 1878, that of the board of health. In 1882 the office of clerk of assessors and committees was created by ordinance, and Mr. Vincent was its first incumbent.


On February 28, 1888, he was unanimously elected city clerk, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former City Clerk Charles E. Gilman, and continued in that office until his death on February 5, 1905.


Beginning his service but two years after the city's incorpo- ration, his labor in municipal affairs, extending over a period of more than thirty years, had brought him into close personal re- lations with all who had been identified in any way with the city's growth and development. To them, and to the public at large, the announcement of his death came with the force of a great public calamity.


Loyal and true to every duty, steadfast for the right, of un- failing courtesy, a wise counsellor, and a staunch friend,-Mr. Vincent was an ideal man and public servant.


FREDERIC W. COOK, City Clerk. 0


ORDINANCES.


Somerville, February 17, 1906.


The following ordinances have been adopted since the printing of the annual reports for the year 1904.


FREDERIC W. COOK,


City Clerk. -


No. 52.


An Ordinance to Provide for Printing of List of City Employees.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. The mayor shall cause to be printed within one month after the first day of May and the first day of November in each year a list of all persons employed by the city during the whole or any portion of the period of six months preceding each of said days. Such list shall show the name, sex, age, place of residence, department, nature of posi- tion or service, date of original entrance into service, date of cessation of service, duration of service in the six months, compensation received, increase or decrease of rate of compensation as compared with the pre- vious six months, and whether a citizen of the United States.


Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 30, 1905.


No. 53.


An Ordinance to Amend Section Two of Chapter Eleven of the Revised Ordinances of 1900, Entitled "Board of Health."


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. Section two of chapter eleven of the Revised Ordinances of 1900 is hereby amended by striking out the words "and may call upon the police department and other officers of the city to aid it in the per- formance of its duties," and inserting in place thereof the words, "pro- vided, however, that the offal shall be sold directly to the retail pur- chasers, and the proceeds of the sales shall be credited to the health de- partment account," so that said section shall read as follows: Section 2. The board of health shall make provision by contracts, or in such other manner as it shall deem expedient for the cleansing of private cesspools, vaults, and privies. and for the collection, carrying away, sale, and dis- posal of the house offal and the ashes and house dirt of the city; pro- vided, however, that the offal shall be sold directly to the retail pur- chasers, and the proceeds of the sales shall be credited to the health department account. It shall annually, in the month of January, make a report to the Board of Aldermen.




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