Report of the city of Somerville 1907, Part 39

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 548


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Total number of all kinds sealed


113,876


7,793


121,669


Number of scales adjusted and sealed


45


96


Number of weights adjusted and sealed


9


37


Number of dry measures adjusted and sealed


2


1


Number of liquid measures adjusted and sealed


3


Total number adjusted and sealed


59


134


193


Number of scales tagged for repairs


14


9


Number of scales repaired as ordered


8


1


Total number tagged and repaired


22


10


32


Number of scales condemned


5


3


Number of weights condemned .


1


2


Number of dry measures condemned


9


37


Number of liquid measures condemned


1,811


12


Number of yard sticks condemned .


4


Total number condemned


1,826


58


1,884


115,783


7,995


Total number tested in and out of office


123,778


Expenditures for year 1907 :-


Telephone


$29 60


Printing books and supplies


78 70


Amount paid for team


270 00


Amount paid for helper


286 00


Salary of sealer


1,100 00


Total expenditures


$1,764 30


Receipts for the year 1907 :- Appropriation


$1,300 00


Received fees for sealing and adjusting


442 90


1,742 90


Deficiency


21 40


$1,764 30


.


JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Sealer of Weights and Measures.


REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.


January 16, 1908.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


The following is my report as city solicitor for the year 1907 :-


Abolition of Grade Crossings. The commission appointed by the superior court, consisting of George W. Wiggin, George F. Swain, and James D. Colt, have held several public hearings in the Tremont building, Boston, in regard to the abolition of the five grade crossings in this city of the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine railroad. At these hearings, persons repre- senting the Fresh Pond Ice Company, the American Tube Works, and several other business interests along the line of the railroad were fully heard. The regular public hearings have been closed, and plans are in preparation under the direction of the commission. There is good reason to expect that the work of the commission will soon be finished.


Lowell-street Bridge. Actions brought in the supreme court by the railroad corporations, to determine the validity of the decrees made by the county commissioners, were set down for a hearing in January, 1908, and will go to the full bench of that court for adjudication.


Other Cases in Court. Three highway accident cases have been settled for $100, $350, and $650, respectively, with the approval of the mayor and the street commissioner.


In another highway accident case the plaintiff was non- suited by agreement, and the case was disposed of without ex- pense to the city.


A highway accident case for injuries received in Washing- ton street by reason of a hole in snow and ice at a catch basin, whereby it was claimed an accident was caused, resulting in the death of the person injured, was tried before a jury of the su- perior court. The amount claimed was $5,000. A verdict was given against the city for $1,000. On the application of the city, the verdict was reduced by the court to $900, and then entirely set aside. The case was reported to the full bench of the supreme court and was argued in November. No decision has yet been given.


A petition in the superior court for the abatement of taxes was dismissed by agreement without costs.


An action brought for damages to property in Hall street, claimed to have been caused by the filling of a water course in an adjoining estate with ashes and other refuse by the board of


464


ANNUAL REPORTS.


health, was argued last year before the full bench of the supreme court, after a verdict of a jury in the superior court for $400 against the city, and has been decided in favor of the city.


An action long pending in the superior court, brought by the commonwealth against the city for expenses incurred in the support of paupers settled in Somerville, was adjusted for $737.75, being much less than the amount claimed.


An action brought in the superior court by the city, against a drain layer on his bond, was settled for the full amount of the judgment and costs previously paid by the city. 1


An action brought against the city of Newton, for expenses incurred in the support of a pauper, was tried in the superior court, and judgment given in favor of the defendant. By agreement previously made with the city of Boston, full reim- bursement was made to this city.


Alewife Brook Improvement. As the result of many hearings before legislative committees and the metropolitan park com- mission, the legislature passed an act, chapter 529 of the year 1907, for the purification of Alewife brook and adjacent drain- age areas. The cost to the cities and towns concerned is not to exceed $125,000, and is to be apportioned according to the fol- lowing percentages: Cambridge, 47; Arlington, 24; Belmont, 17 ; Somerville, 12.


Boston, Lowell, and Lawrence Electric Railroad Company. Hearings were given by the Massachusetts railroad commis -- sioners on the petition of this company for a location between Lowell and Boston through Somerville. From information ob- tained at the hearings, it appeared that the company intended to erect a structure here which would be a detriment to property in its vicinity, and that the operation of the railroad would give the people of this city little in the way of facilities for travel. I joined in the opposition to the petition. The commission re- fused to grant the petitioner a certificate of location.


Very respectfully, FRANK W. KAAN, City Solicitor.


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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1908.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen,-The following is respectfully submitted as the thirty-sixth annual report of the city clerk of the city of Somer- ville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1907 :---


The receipts and payments were as follows :-


Receipts.


Balance from year 1906, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1906 :- --


2 males at $2.00 $4 00


2 females at $5.00 10 00


$14 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treas- urer in December, 1906, 4 at $.20 . 80


$13 20


For dog licenses issued in 1907 :-


1,579 males at $2.00


$3,158 00


294 females at $5.00


1,470 00


84 spayed at $2.00


168 00


5 breeders' licenses at $25.00


125 00


$4,921 00


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 755 papers


$455 50


Certificates of marriage intentions, 835 at $.50, and 1 duplicate


418 00


Furnishing copies of records


56 75


Licenses :- To collect junk, 45 at $10.00 $450 00


For junk shop, 1 at $25.00 25 00


475 00


For billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 12 li- censes for 33 tables and 6 alleys, at $2.00 $78 00 ·


fee for 1 table paid back on 1906 account 2 00


76 00


To auctioneers, 27 at $2.00


54 00


To sell fireworks, 43 at $1.00


43 00


To keep intelligence offices, 5 at $2.00


10 00


For amusements, 38 licenses for 90 per- formances, at $1.00 .


90 00


To street musicians, 10 li- censes for 20 persons, at $.50 $10 00


Amounts carried forward


$1,678 25


$4,934 20


466


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward .


4 licenses for 8 persons refused but money not called for, at $.50 4 00


$1,678 25 $4,934 20


To slaughter, 7 at $1.00 . $7 00


1 refused but money not called for, at $1.00 . 1 00


8 00


Repairing and sale of junk badges


1 75


Sale of old ballots .


2 00


Recording and issuing liquor licenses, 35 at $1.00 . · .


35 00


Permits to transport liquors, 23 at $1.00 · ·


$23 00


14 refused, but money not called for


14 00


1 granted in 1906, issued and paid in 1907 1 00


$38 00


6 refused in 1906, paid


back in 1907 · 6 00


32 00


Interest on deposits


12 49


1,783 49


Total receipts


$6,717 69


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1906, to November 30, 1907, both inclusive :- 1,579 males at $2.00


$3,158 00


295 females at $5.00


1,475 00


83 spayed at $2.00


166 00


5 breeders' licenses at $25.00


125 00


$4,924 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1,962 at $.20


392 40


$4,531 60


To the city treasurer, monthly :-


City clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses, 1,962 at $.20 .


$392 40


All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses


1,783 49


2,175 89


Total payments .


$6,707 49


Balance January 1, 1908, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1907 :-


2 males at $2.00


$4 00


1 female at $5.00


5 00


1 spayed at $2.00


2 00


$ 11 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer, 4 at $.20 . · 80


$10 20


-


14 00


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CITY CLERK.


467


Licenses and Permits.


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


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


Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil War) Innholders


4


Common victuallers


Common victuallers, transferred to new owners


4


Drain layers


Drain layers, bond not filed :


0


8


Newsboys


91


Junk collectors, to cry calling in streets


45


To cry goods in streets .


39


To cry aloud in streets to announce calling : Umbrella menders


Umbrella mender and locksmith


To ring bell in streets :-


Ice cream venders


5


Scissors sharpeners


8


To set up and use engines :- Electric motors, 12 licenses for 17 motors Gas engines


17


Steam engines .


10


To erect or use buildings for gasoline .


6


To blast rock or stone


3


To maintain projections over sidewalks :- Awnings


7


Banner


1


Barber's pole


1


Bay windows


2


Electric lights


2


Flag and flag pole


1


Signs


18


To erect guy post and cable .


1


To move buildings through streets


3


To Salvation Army to parade, sing, and play on musical instru- ments in streets


2


To hold open-air meetings


1


For children to take part in entertainment


1


To keep lying-in hospital


.


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 Edi- son 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 suit- able agreement for the protection of the interests of the city must be filed with the city clerk before the order can become operative.


.


1


To lay pipe under sidewalk


1


.


24


3


54


2


2


1


3


To set and maintain hitching post


468


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Births.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1907 :-


Males Females


860


770


A canvass of the city is at present being made under the direction of the city clerk, as required by section 5, chapter 29, of the Revised Laws, to ascertain the facts required for record relative to all children born therein during the year.


As the information derived from such canvass will not be available in time sufficient for its incorporation in this report, a statement in full of the births of 1907 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1908.


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1907


835


Less than previous year


14


Marriages registered


890


Less than previous year


6


Both parties American


470


Both parties foreign


208


American groom and foreign bride


118


Foreign groom and American bride


94


890 couples


First marriage of


1,595


Second marriage of


178


Third marriage of


.


7


890 couples


Deaths.


(Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1907


997


Less than previous year


7


Males


455


Females


542


997


Under ten years of age .


238


10 and under 20 years of age


31


20 and under 30 years of age


66


30 and under 40 years of age


55


40 and under 50 years of age


75


50 and under 60 years of age


111


60 and under 70 years of age


152


70 and under 80 years of age 80 and under 90 years of age


90


90 years of age and over


997


Age of oldest person deceased


100 yrs. 9 mos. 4 dys.


Born in Somerville


233


Born in other places in the United States


417


Of foreign birth


338


Birthplace unknown


9


997


165


14


469


CITY CLERK.


Number of deaths in January


95


66


66


February


74


66


66


66


May


72


June


72


July


63


66


66


August


69


66


66


September


65


66


66


October


92


66


66


November


86


66


66


60


December


131


997


The number of still-births recorded during the year was seventy-five. In addition to the above, 164 deaths which oc- curred elsewhere were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of persons deceased having been residents of this city.


Voting Precincts.


In my report of last year, I called attention to the fact that precinct two of ward seven had nearly reached the legal limit of 1,000 voters. By an order of the board of aldermen approved March 15, 1907, this precinct was divided into two precincts by a line beginning at the Cambridge line, and following the middle line of Cameron avenue in a northeasterly direction to Holland street, and thence in the same general direction across Holland street, through the proposed street, across land of the city of Somerville known as the Holland-street ledge, to Broadway, across Broadway, and following the middle line of Packard ave- nue to the Medford line.


The southerly of these two new precincts is numbered two, and the northerly three. A room in the Hodgkins schoolhouse on Holland street is used for the polling place for precinct two, and a room in the Lincoln schoolhouse on Broadway for pre- cinct three.


Precinct one of ward five has at present the largest number of registered voters of any precinct in the city, there being 863 names on the list at the close of registration November 20, 1907.


When a re-division of the ward is made, it would seem ad- visable to rearrange the existing precinct lines so that the num- ber of precincts would remain unchanged and the number of voters in each precinct be more nearly the same.


It does not appear necessary, however, to make any change. in this precinct the present year.


66


March


103


66 April


75


66


470


ANNUAL REPORTS.


7


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters. MEN'S LISTS.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, May 1. 1907.


Nov. 21. 1906.


Re- vised Lists of Aug. 1. 1907.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1907.


Oct. 16. 1907.


Added in Nov., 1907.


Nov. 20, 1907.


Nov. 5, 1907.


Voted Voted Dec. 10, 1907.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


1,303 534


733 350


634 295 296


56 17


690 312


..


690 312


410 205


217


539


362


12


308


6


314


202


250


667


389


341


3


344


3


347


205


280


3,043


1,834


1,566


88


1,654


9


1,663


1,022


1,179


Ward 2


Precinct 1


1,269


415


14


384 538 361


10


371


206


213


3,514


1,372


1,227


56


1,283


34


1,317


798


783


Ward 3 ·


Precinct 1


990


671


628 698


41 32


669 730


54


784


521


471


2,194


1,431


1,326


73


1,399


108


1,507


997


887


Ward 4


Precinct. 1


1,287


792


732


31 34


554


4


558


413


336


2,200


1,358


1,252


65


1,317


8


1,325


924


794


Ward 5


Precinct 1


1,328


836


785


74


859


4


863


663


505


694


409


374


32


406


4


410


282


2:20


5


=


3


890


514


466


22


488


8


496


336


276


2,912


1,759


1,625


128


1,753


16


1,769


1,281


1,001


Ward 6


Precinct 1


1,521


870


778


57 102


835 692 642


2


644


472


330


3,732


2,106


1,895


274


2,169


5


2,174


1,524


1,121


Ward 7


Precinct 1


1,414


747


714


81


795


10


805


558


443


880


964


451


28


479


7


486


349


292


7


3


946


...


446


59


505


7


512


362


285


3,240


1,711


1,611


168


1,779


24


1,803


1,269


1,020


City


20,835


11,571


10,502


852


11,354


204


11,558


7,815


6,785


·


1


1


1


·


.


2


.


·


2


1,390


558


370 495 362


43


15


553


356


344


2


.


.


3


.


·


·


·


4


.


.


.


2


2


1,204


667


691


498


378


6


3


1,007


569


590 527


115


763


4


767


511


458


2


913


566


520


5


.


4


839


554


413


6


7


2


3


4


3


855


399


-1


54


723


476


416


2


1,204


760


236


226


9


393


432


-1


2


471


WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Nov. 21, 1906.


Revised Lists of Aug. 1, 1907.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1907.


October 16. 1907.


Added in Nov., 1907.


Nov. 20 1907.


Voted Decem- ber 10, 1907.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


23


23


..


23


23


3


1


2


6


3


. .


1


1


. .


71


66


. .


66


.


66


3


Ward 2


Precinct 1


4


4


4


. .


4


"


2


66


3


1


1


. .


1


. .


1


..


10


10


. .


..


10


..


Ward 3 "


Precinct 1


30


25


25


..


25


3


-


3


·


..


45


4


85


70


..


..


70


7


Ward 4


Precinct 1


17


16


..


16


1


17


3


4


·


19


19


. .


19


. .


19


1


36


35


35


1


36


4


Ward 5


Precinct 1


37


36


..


5


2


·


3


11


10


..


10


1


11


. .


57


54


..


54


2


56


4


Ward 6


Precinct 1 66


37


35


35


35


1


18


16


..


16


. .


16


..


6


.


60


54


54


54


1


Ward 7


Precinct 1


87


82


..


82


2


84


14


134


66


. .


66


1


67


5


7


3


...


44


44


44


..


221


192


..


192


3


195


19


City


.


540


481


.


481


6


487


38


3


12


11


..


11


. .


11


..


4


30


29


. .


2


2


5


5


5


. .


5


.


.


9


8


..


8


1


37


4


5


6


2


.


3


5


3


3


..


3


. .


7


2


·


2


55


45


. .


. .


45


. .


3


..


3


29


29


8


..


1


CITY CLERK.


..


36


10


70


2


·


472


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 5, 1907 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


GOVERNOR.


Charles W. Bartlett,


Anti-Merger,


26


56


9


12


26


15


18


162


Thomas F. Brennan,


Socialist Labor, Socialist,


12


13


8


15


17


26


16


107


Hervey S. Cowell,


Prohibition,


39


9


6


8


11


13


86


Curtis Guild, Jr.,


Republican,


502


262


679


646


825


959


878


4,751


Thomas L. Hisgen,


Ind. League,


237


227


149


143


235


291


215


1,497


Henry M. Whitney,


Democratic, Ind. Citizens, Dem. Citizens


11


16


6


6


14


14


5


72


Nom. Paper,


5


13


1


1


3


4


1


28


23


23


23


11


21


19


35


155


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


E. Gerry Brown,


Independ. League, Anti-Merger,


281


283


171


181 10


276 15 761


9


4


79


Eben S. Draper,


Republican,


483


206


642


599


878


857


4,426


Walter J. Hoar,


Socialist Labor, Socialist, Prohibition,


7


12


3


2


5


10


8


47


Robert Lawrance,


13


11


9


17


15


26


15


106


Jonathan S. Lewis,


4


2


12


11


16


24


24


93


George A. Schofield,


Dem. Cit. Nom.


172


216


121


76


147


175


87


994


Rosie Aylward, Blank,


44


51


33


28


.. 46


59


28


289


SECRETARY.


Solon W. Bingham,


Prohibition, Dem. Cit. Nom.


9


6


11


12


18


20


21


97


Odilon Z. E. Charest,


Paper, Democratic, Socialist,


22


15


15


27


24


32


21


156


William M. Olin,


Republican,


569


251


747


712


895


1,053


999


5,226 63


Arthur E. Reimer,


Socialist Labor,


4


15


10


8


3


13


10


Dennis J. Ring,


162


170


80


64


147 83


179


107


909


Blank,


80


114


54


46


88


62


527


TREASURER AND RECEIVER- GENERAL.


Albert Barnes,


Edward J. Cantwell,


152


137


86 741


7 80 692


3 145 893


13 169 1,032


111 1,000


50 880 5,168 58


William P. Connery,


5


19


10


5


1-


9


3


Daniel F. Doherty,


183


251


88


55


122


148


46


893


16


13


12


19


19


28


19


126


7


9


17


9


12


26


20


100


92


108


43


57


80


99


61


540


5


7


1


1


2


8


3


27


John W. Brown,


151


173


102


69


112


156


74


837 93


Henry M. Whitney,


11


8


10


14


18


21


11


246


1,780


John T. Cahill,


18


17


6


80


55


111


139


49


837


John Hall, Jr.,


Socialist Labor, Ind. League, Republican, Anti-Merger,


5


13


9


Arthur B. Chapin,


562


248


§ Dem. Cit. Nom. Paper, Democratic, Socialist, Prohibition,


Charles E. Hitchcock, Edward Kendall, Blank,


Paper, Democratic,


1


1


Ind. League,


176


227


Henry M. Whitney,


Henry M. Whitney, Blank,


312


473


CITY CLERK.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


AUDITOR.


Joao Claudino,


Socialist Labor, § Dem. Cit. Nom.


5


10


..


7


2


11


6


41


Joseph A. Conry,


{Paper, Democratic,


182


258


89


68


123


135


59


914


Thomas E. Finnerty,


Ind. League,


145


159


84


67


133


165


87


840


George G. Hall,


Socialist,


20


12


16


20


27


31


27


153


James F. Pease,


Prohibition,


17


3


13


22


21


22


21


119


Henry E. Turner,


Republican,


549


239


729


668


870


1,032


986


5,073


Blank,


104


117


66


72


105


128


83


675


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


Allen Coffin,


Prohibition,


40


9


13


27


20


30 987


27 950


166 4,925


John McCarty,


Socialist,


20


18


13


17


20


32


18


138


James E. McConnell,


Democratic,


200


274


97


63


135


150


61


980


William N. Osgood,


Ind. League,


160


143


107


94


156


198


130


988


Harvey H. Pratt,


Anti-Merger,


13


7


2


5


8


13


5


53


Gilbert G. Smith,


4


9


4


1


4


8


4


34


Blank,


78


92


48


59


74


106


74


531


COUNCILLOR.


Amos L. Betts,


Prohibition,


26


10


29


29 649


38 873


37 1,063


52 898


5,147


Thomas Hooper,


Ind. League,


231


256


142


153


247


267


184 135


967


SENATOR.


George E. Gookin, 2nd, Ind. League,


302 568


311 259


163 723


146 686


267 881


315 1,036


217 967


1,721 5,120


Elmer A. Stevens,


Republican,


John P. Quinland,


152


228


111


92


133


172


85


973


REPRESENTATIVES, 25TH DIST. (3)


William E. Dunning,


Ind. League,


277


...


152


140


251


820


Sidney B. Keene,


Republican,


524


701


626


788


....


. .


...


775


659


882


Edwin H Marks,


Ind. League,


223


125


100


197


645


Charles L. Underhill,


515


698


611


814


2,638


John Diggins,


1


....


1


....


...


....


1


Blank,


942


....


539


636


910


....


....


3,027


REPRESENTATIVES, 26TH DIST. (3)


Charles V. Blanchard,


Republican,


..


. .


. .


. . .


1,030


968


2,272


Charles E. Butterworth,


Ind. League,


246


. .


. .


300


198


744


Wilbur S. Porter,


Ind League,


241


272


186


699


William H. Smith,


Republican,


1,012


883


2,258


William L. Waugh,


Republican,


237


920


865


2,022


Caleb A . Page.


1


1


Ned Ryan,


1


Willie J. Claig,


1


1


Blank,


....


1,032


....


. .


...


1,036


707


2,775


.. .


1


Frederick White,


1


Albion A. Perry,


....


....


...


1


. .


....


2,639


Robert Luce,


Republican,


584


315


726


Blank,


142


217


100


93


123


157


Dana Malone,


Republican,


507


246


713


658


864


..


....


....


Republican,


....


.


363


...


....


1


....


..


. .


. .


TOTAL.


221


Walter S. Glidden,


Republican,


623


1,480


1


Blank,


1


.. .


274


. . .


2,900


Socialist Labor,


WARDS.


474


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Francis Bigelow,


Republican,


504


233


676 80


48


17


31


29 174


1,352


Blank,


126


193 145


16 138 87


18 146 97


211 128


175


104


862


ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS. (2)


James H. Christie,


Ind. League,


259


243


128


110


209 216


239 245


167


1,355


George B. Glidden,


Ind. League,


237


253


136


119


Matthew H. Quick,


Prohibition,


32


19


41


28


35


51


42


248


David T. Strange,


Republican,


472


215


652


598


755


855


820


4,367


Edward Everett Thompson,


Republican,


448


211


639


564


733


873


785


4,253 263


Charles A. Ward,


22


14


26


39


36


72


54


Blank,


574


641


372


390


578


713


502


3,770


DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


John J. Higgins, § Ind. League, ¿ Republican,


738


394


827


772 71


1,042 148


1,216 165


1,109


6,098


John J. McClure, Jr.,


Democratic,


194


286


107


....


....


1


...


1


89


118


.... 63


81


.. 91


142


96


680


SHERIFF.


John R. Fairbairn,


Republican,


661 26


329


780


742


940 71 142


1,151 39


1,082 36


5,685 244


Albion A. Weeks,


Prohibition,


12


28


32


George W. Wilkins,


215


298


99


59


1


169


61


1,043


Seavey,


120


.... 159


90


91


127


165


90


842


SHALL THE PROPOSED AMEND- MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL, TO REMOVE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND NOTARIES PUBLIC BE


APPROVED AND RATIFIED ?


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


556 133


400 122


606 112


541 108


767 141


900 188 436


775 138 356


4,545 942 2,328


333


276


279


275


373


811 114


941 107


916 46


4,696


George A. DeLord,


Democratic,


164


221


780


Austin B. Robbins,


Prohibition,


8


6


125


George W. C. Smith,


Ind. League,


220


270


64


1,035


John B. Moran,


1


..


...


1


J. B. Moran, Blank,


Democratic,


..


1


Blank,


168


1,374


Prohibition,


....


615


475


CITY CLERK.


1


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 question of granting liquor licenses, at the city election held December 10, 1907 :-


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


9


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


MAYOR.


John F. Foster,


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


193


164


198


127


225


296


388


1,591


Charles A. Grimmons,


641


219 386


590 76


604 51


699 69 1


702 108


34


4,047 1,031 1


Jessie S. Newcomb, Blank,


.... 38


14


23


.. 12


.. 15


6


115


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


George A. Lord,


Republican,


729


268


659 1


649


789


824


799


4,717 1


Neil O'Donnell,


... 450


515


227


... 145


212


297


.... 221


2,067


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


David Berglind,


Republican,


617


417


637 1


603 ....


773


799


768


4,614


W. C. Daggett,


Warren C. Daggett, Blank,


... 562


364


249


191


... 228


322


.... 252


2,168


ALDERMAN.AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


Leonard W. Cole,


Republican,


634 156


351


705 107


590 77


722 130


757 164


695 144


4,454 907


Edwin H. Marks,


Ind. League,


Seth Mason,


William Armstrong,


.... 389


.... 303


73


.... 127


149


200


181


1,422


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 4.


William E. Dunning,


§ Ind. League, ¿ Democratic,


271


286


121


106 599 89


690 150


214


191


1,481


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.


J. Frank Mixer,


Republican,


604


267


635 ....


615 ....


843 1 1


793


749


4,506


John Kilmartin,


....


....


....


1


Charles F. Maguire,


... 575


516


.... 252


179


156


.... .... 328


271


2,277


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.


Henry A. Diehl,


Ind. League, Republican,


534


178


78 574 81 154


55 572 50


149 632 92


146 763 119 93


107 694 35 184


731 3,947 885 1,222


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7.


Andrew J. H. Bickford, Ind. League,


Edward H. Kingman,


Republican,


176 519


156 192


100 580


82 556


141 684


153 715


159 739 1


967 3,985


George T. Rand,


1


Blank,


484


.... 435


207


156


176


253


121


1,832


...


2


129


....


1 1


George W. Harvey,


Republican,


557


718


710


4,051


Blank,


351


Robert W. Houley,


Democratic,


228


280


Blank,


316


230


117


128


161


189


119


1,253


John H. O'Neil,


307


...


..


. .


....


....


1


..


..


....


....


1 1


Blank,


1


Blank,


101


95


Richard Y. Good,


191 306


586 180


Blank,


2


·


WARDS.


592


476


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 1.


John Diggins,


Ind. Citizen, Democratic,


632


....


....


....


632


James D. Hayden,


Republican,


598


....


Leslie E. A. Smith,


Republican,


598


...


...


.


....


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 2.


Albert H. Bassett,


Republican,


179


....


..


179


Joseph A. Haley,


Democratic,


466


466


Philip Koen,




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