Report of the city of Somerville 1909, Part 35

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 510


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444


ANNUAL REPORTS.


pany, Lessee, including the space between the rails of its tracks, and the approaches thereto shall be maintained and kept in re- pair by the said West End Street Railway Company, the Boston Elevated Railway Company, Lessee; so much thereof as shall lie within the limits of the City of Somerville with the ap- proaches thereof, except such part as shall be occupied by the tracks of the West End Street Railway Company, the Boston Elevated Railway Company, Lessee, including the space be- tween the rails of its tracks, shall be maintained and kept in re- pair by the City of Somerville ; so much thereof as shall lie with- in the limits of the City of Boston with the approaches thereto, except such part thereof as shall be occupied by the tracks of the West End Street Railway, the Boston Elevated Railway Company, Lessee, and the space between the rails of its tracks, shall be maintained and kept in repair by the City of Boston."


Cases in Court. Three actions brought for injuries claimed to have been received by reason of defects in public ways were settled for $150, $175 and $600, respectively. Another action of the same nature was tried in the police court of Somerville and decided in favor of the city. An action brought by the city of Chelsea for expenses incurred in the care of a person infected with the smallpox, having a settlement in this city, was settled for $200. An action brought against the city, the collector of taxes and a constable for false arrest on a warrant for the col- lection of a poll tax was settled for $125. Two actions brought for land damages in connection with the laying out of Cleve- land street and Vine street were adjusted by setting off better- ment assessments, and another action of the same nature was settled for $500. A test case brought by the city against the state to collect for services of the city physician, rendered to poor persons having no settlement, was discontinued without costs, the subject matter having been disposed of by chapter 292 of the Acts of the year 1909.


Electric Railroad. Many hearings were held by the railroad commissioners on a petition for the construction of an electric railroad from Lowell and Lawrence to Boston through this city. I took part in the opposition to the petition.


Very respectfully,


FRANK W. KAAN, City Solicitor.


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1910.


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


Gentlemen,-The following is respectfully submitted as the thirty-eighth annual report of the city clerk of the city of Som- erville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1909 :-


The receipts and payments were as follows :-


Receipts.


Balance from year 1908, being for dog li- -


censes issued in December, 1908 :---


3 males at $2.00 $6 00


3 females at $5.00


15 00


$21 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer in December, 1908, 6 at $.20, 1 20


$19 80


For dog licenses issued in 1909 :-


1,450 males at $2.00


$2,900 00


295 females at $5.00


1,475 00


88 spayed at $2.00


176 00.


1 breeder's license at $25.00


25 00


1 breeder's license at $50.00


50 00


$4,626 00


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 807 papers


$487 50


Certificates of marriage intentions, 768 and 1 duplicate at $1.00 769 00


Furnishing copies of records


110 50


Licenses :-*


Amusements,-


29 monthly licenses at $4.00 . $116 00


35 licenses at $1.00 . 35 00


3 licenses for fractional parts of months . 3 23


154 23


Auctioneers, 21 at $2.00


42 00


Billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 20 licenses for 52 tables and 8 alleys, at $2.00 .


120 00


Drivers, 9 at $1.00


9 00


Fireworks, 49 at $1.00


49 00


Hackney carriages, 6 licenses for 15


carriages at $1.00


15 00


Intelligence offices, 6 at $2.00 . Collect junk, 26 at $10.00 $260 00


12 00


Paid back on 2 refused in 1908


20 00


$240 00


Junk shop, 1 at $25.00


25 00


265 00


Amounts carried forward


$2,033 23


$4,645 80


.


446


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward $2,033 23 $4,645 80


Private detective, 1 at $10.00 (refused


and money not called for)


10 00


Slaughtering, 6 at $1.00 $6 00 1 refused and money not


called for 1 00


7 00


Street musicians, 16 licenses for 32 per- sons at $.50 16 00


Wagons, 59 licenses for 126 wagons at $1.00 .


126 00


Wagon stands, 4 at $1.00 .


4 00


Permits to transport liquors, 14 at $1.00 .


$14 00


6 refused and money not called for 6 00


$20 00


Paid back on 10 refused in 1908, 10 00


10 00


Recording and issuing sixth-class liquor licenses, 39 at $1.00 39 00


Filing certificates, 2 at $.50


1 00


Repairing and sale of junk badges


1 75


Sale of old ballots


3 00


Interest on deposits


10 57


2,261 55


Total receipts


$6,907 35


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1908, to November 30, 1909, both inclusive :- 1,443 males at $2.00 $2,886 00


297 females at $5.00


1,485 00


88 spayed at $2.00


176 00


1 breeder's license at $25.00 .


25 00


1 breeder's license at $50.00 .


50 00


$4,622 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1,830 at $.20


366 00


$4,256 00


To the city treasurer, monthly :-


City clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses, 1,835 at $.20


$367 00


All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses


2,261 55


2,628 55


Total payments .


Balance, January 1, 1910, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1909 :-


10 males at $2.00 .


$20 00


1 female at $5.00


5 00


$25 00


Amount carried forward


$25 00


.


$6,884 55


447


CITY CLERK.


Amount brought forward


$25 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city


treasurer, 11 at $.20


2 20


$22 80


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 (fees remitted) :-


Children under fifteen to take part in entertainments


3


Somerville High School Athletic Association, ball games Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil War)


3


Innholders


3


Innholder, transferred to new owner


1


Common victuallers


70


Common victuallers, transferred to new owners


3


Drain layers


7


Drain layers, bond not filed


83


Junk collectors, to cry calling in streets .


26


To cry goods in streets


57


To cry aloud to announce calling as umbrella menders


3


To ring bell in streets :-


Ice cream venders .


5


Scissors' sharpeners


7


Umbrella mender


1


To set up and use engines :-


Boiler


1


Electric motors, 29 licenses for 38 motors


38


Gas engines


2


Steam engines


2


To blast rock or stone


1


To blast rock or stone, bond not filed


1


To erect or use buildings for gasoline .


10


To erect or use buildings for garages


30


To maintain projections over sidewalks :-


Arc light, 1 permit for 2 lights


2


Awning


1


Barber's pole


1


Clock signs


2


Electric signs


5


Signs


17


To construct trap and pipe under sidewalk


1


To move buildings through streets, bond not filed


1


To parade in streets


2


To hold open-air meetings


2


Approval of location of stable .


1


To keep lying-in hospitals


3


To erect derricks and guy wires


1


To move buildings through streets, 1 permit for 4 buildings


4


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.


35


1


Newsboys


448


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Permission has also been given The Edison Electric Illumi- nating Company of Boston and The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts for the erection of poles for the support of wires, and the West End Street Rail- way Company for track locations and electric rights 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.


Births. 1909.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1909 :-


Males Females


832


750


A canvass of the city is at present being made under the di- rection 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 1909 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1910.


1908.


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1908 :- Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville in 1908 registered


1,739


Less than previous year


8


Males


897


Females


842


1,739


Born of American parents


662


Born of foreign parents


672


Born of American father and foreign mother


202


Born of foreign father and American mother


188


Born of American mother and father of unknown na- tionality


12


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown na-


tionality


3


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1908 registered Number of births in other places in 1908 registered


Number reported by both canvasser and physician or midwife


1,440


Number reported by canvasser alone


290


Number reported by physician or midwife ·


172


Carried forward


.


.


·


1,902


.


1,739


70


201


2,010


.


.


.


449


CITY CLERK.


Brought forward


1,902


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place and canvasser ·


41


. Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place and physician 12


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place, canvasser and physician 4


Number reported by clerk or registrar of other place 39


Number of still-births taken from death records


12


Number of cases of twins


11


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1909


768


More than previous year


21


Marriages registered


833


More than previous year


13


Both parties American


449


Both parties foreign


180


American groom and foreign bride


106


Foreign groom and American bride


98


833 couples


First marriage of


1,470


Second marriage of


188


Third marriage of


8


833 couples


. Deaths. (Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1909


988


More than previous year


85


Males


.


.


471


Females


.


988


Under ten years of age .


250


10 and under 20 years of age


38


20 and under 30 years of age


52


30 and under 40 years of age


72


40 and under 50 years of age


73


50 and under 60 years of age


94


60 and under 70 years of age


145


70 and under 80 years of age


175


80 and under 90 years of age


75


90 years of age and over


14


Age of oldest person deceased


98 yrs.


Born in Somerville


257


Born in other places in the United States


404


Of foreign birth


322


Birthplace unknown


5


Number of deaths in January


66


66


60


February


109


66 March


97


66


66


April


86


66


66


66


May


87


66


66


66


June


78


66 66


July


54


Carried forward .


· 601


988


988


90


66


66


.


517


2,010


450


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


601


Number of deaths in August


·


87


66


66 September


62


66


66 October


68


66


November


83


66


66


December


87


988


The number of still-births recorded during the year was sixty-four. In addition to the above, 188 deaths which occurred elsewhere were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire num- ber of persons deceased having been residents of this city.


451


CITY CLERK.


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters. MEN'S LISTS.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, May 1, 1909.


Nov. 18, 1908.


Re- vised Lists of July 20, 1909.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1909,


Oct. 13, 1909.


Added in Nov., 1909.


Nov. 17, 1909.


Voted Nov. 2, 1909.


Voted Dec. 14, 1909.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


1,243 521


681 330


600 277 302 284


40 8 15


640 285 317 292


18


310


221


249


2,925


1,680


1,463


71


1.534


20


1,554


1,111


1,045


Ward 2


Precinct 1 "


1,113


416


367


25


392


10


402


313


225


1,402


675


593


51


644


5


649


505


341


850


371


339


33


372


12


384


272


230


3,365


1,462


1,299


109


1,408


27


1,435


1,090


796


Ward 3


Precinct 1


1,007


745


702


30


732


6


738


537


382


1,201


774


707


45


752


. .


752


570


442


12,208


1,519


1,409


75


1,484


6


1,490


1,107


824


Ward 4


Precinct 1


1,335


860


778 592


44 35


822 627


2


629


478


335


2,308


1,51€


1,370


79


1,449


3


1,452


1,087


752


Ward 5


Precinct 1


1,387


946


889


52


941


1


942


735


531


5


2


699


450


402


26


428


7


435


320


285


934


593


526


21


547


7


554


405


367


3,020


1,989


1,817


99


1,916


15


1,931


1,460


1,183


Ward 6


Precinct 1


1,442


906


829


25


854


7


861


582


444


1,228


776


690


69


759


4


763


567


359


6


3


1,067


722


649


68


717


1


718


519


312


3,737


2,404


2,168


162


2,330


12


2,342


1,668


1,115


Ward 7


Precinct 1


1,534


991


916


87


1,003


5


1,008


714


539


982


584


544


56


600


2


· 60%


447


349


7


.


.


3


1,056


632


595


62


657


8


665


500


358


3,572


2,207


2,055


205


2,260


15


2,275


1,661


1,246


City


·


21,135


12,777


11,581


800


12,381


98


12,479


9,184


6,961


.


1


.


3


545


337


232


224


1


4


616


332


8


2


.


.


·


.


·


·


3


.


·


·


.


.


2


973


656


5


66


3


.


·


· -1


640 284


455 203


401


1


2


171


=


3


320


609


417


' 4


6


2


7


2


2


" 2


3


2


1


823


·


.


452


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Nov. 18, 1908.


Revised Lists of July 20, 1909.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1909.


October 13, 1909.


Added in Nov., 1909.


Nov. 17, 1909.


Voted Decem- ber 14, 1909.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


23


23


. .


23


23


46


39


1


1


3


9


9


. .


9


2


11


5


66


4


.


·


22


12


62


58


..


58


25


83


58


Ward 2


Precinct 1


4


3


..


2


2


. .


10


. .


. .


7


..


Ward 3


Precinct 1


34


33


..


33


1


34


1


46


43


.


43


43


3


80


76


..


76


1


77


4


Ward 4


Precinct 1


18


17


17


1


18


1


4


2


17


17


17


1


18


4


35


34


..


34


2


36


5


Ward 5


Precinct 1 לנ


37


34


34


34


3


9


7


4


11


1


12


7


"


5


.


·


.


6


2


13


10


3


13


1


14


2


2


2


1


3


.


3


1


75


70


4


74


2


76


6


Ward 7


Precinct 1


72


67


8


75


48


123


108


61


54


6


60


22


82


61


"


7


.


3


38


35


1


36


3


39


26


174


156


15


171


73


244


195


City


.


·


.


493


450


23


473


104


577


279


·


4


4


. .


4


4


2


.


·


. .


2


5


3


3


3


1


1


..


1


..


3


2


·


.


3


11


S


8


8


1


57


49


4


53


1


5-4


11


Ward 6


Precinct 1


58


58


1


59


3


6


3


.


7


.


26


22


. .


22


3


. .


3


3


. .


1


5


2


2


1


453


1


CITY CLERK.


Elections.


The following is a statement of the votes cast, in the sev- eral wards of the city, for the candidates for the various offices, at the state election held November 2, 1909 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


GOVERNOR.


Eben S. Draper,


John A. Nicholls,


Republican, Prohibition, ¿ Socialist J Labor,


537 11


292


750 19


776 20


948 19


1,063 30


1,203 37


5,569 139


Moritz E. Ruther,


8


6


1


4


10 436 23


6 506 31


5 $52 35


3,079 167


Charles A. Grimmons, Blank,


31


23


20


31


24


31


29


189


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Eugene N. Foss,


Louis A. Frothingham,


Democratic, Republican, Socialist, Prohibition,


489 560


743 293


331 729


2:25 803


475 924 16


527 1,044 32


397 1,159


3,187 5,512


George G. Hall,


21


18


21


20


16


19


27


158 96


Ernest R. Knipe,


( Socialist


4


3


1


5


8 21


41


44


201


SECRETARY.


David T. Clark,


Democratic, Socialist, § Socialist


385 27


643


211


141


332 25


304 38


175 35


2,191 177


Henry C. Hess,


Labor,


5


4


1


2


6


6 30 1,172


41 1,305


6,015


Blank,


78


93


57


16 843 67


1,004 65


118


91


569


TREASURER AND RECEIVER- GENERAL.


James H. Bryan,


Democratic,


378 24


630 23


215 21


133 22


331 30


298 36


185 39


2,170 195


David Craig,


¿ Labor,


4


6


2


4


5 23


12


4


37


Daniel Parlin,


Prohibition,


13


1


38


Elmer A. Stevens,


611


341


762


12 848 68


997 74


114


96


591


AUDITOR.


Alexis Boyer, Jr.


Democratic, Prohibition,


365


622


217


127


312 21


282


175


2,100


Charles A. Chase,


10


3


15


15


24


34


122


Sylvester J. McBride,


Socialist, § Socialist


27


16


18


17


28


61


39


206


Jeremiah P. McNally,


1 Labor,


7


34 297


782


837


993


24 1,122


7


77


Henry E. Turner, Blank,


Republican,


597


105


118


75


89


103


155


1,281 125


5,909 770


40


James H. Vahey,


Democratic, Socialist,


22


15


299 18


233 23


1


1


Lawrence Yates,


30


Blank,


28


31


16


20


18


14


38


William G. Merrill,


Prohibition,


11


51


17


194


William M. Olin,


Republican,


605


283


803


Blank,


81


89


69


2


3


24


46


157


Republican,


1,184


1,291


6,034


James B. Carr,


Socialist,


§ Socialist


9


2


9


14


Labor,


5


4


Daniel A. White,


502


751


16


18


Harriet D'Orsay,


28


30


3


454


ANNUAL REPORTS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


Henry M. Dean,


Prohibition,


25


11


20


31


26 11 926


38 11


49 12


200 61


Dana Malone,


Republican,


592


323


770 225


158


368


329


206


2,268


John Weaver Sherman,


29


24


21


24


29


45


44


216


Blank,


86


112


70


77


100


119


118


682


COUNCILLOR.


Charles E. Butterworth,


Socialist,


38


52


36


36


57 357


69 325


78 224


366


Celdon B. Foster,


Democratic,


378


615


229


167


Walter S. Glidden,


Republican,


594


300


755


787


935


1,120


1,220


5,711


Charles A. Grimmons,


101


123


87


97


110


154


139


811


SENATOR.


Charles V. Blanchard,


Republican,


572


331


789


808 45


989 35


1,179 48 323


206


2,263


William L. Barber,


114


106


68


86


97


118


107


696


REPRESENTATIVES, 25TH DIST. (3)


Guy R. Anderson,


Democratic,


364


232


167


332


1,095


William M. Armstrong,


562


789


770


958


3,079


William N. Cartwright,


Republican, Democratic, Socialist, Republican,


317


191


131


280


919


Lewis N. Gilman,


40


35


38


40


153


Sidney B. Keene,


542


732


748


905


2,927


Edward C. Monahan,


Democratic,


298


190


112


281


881


John L. Mulholland,


Socialist,


30


19


23


30


102


Thomas R. Taylor,


Socialist,


34


26


27


41


128


Charles L. Underhill,


Republican,


548


754


751


925


2,978


Herman Barker,


1


1


Richard E. Pickthal,


1


1


Jesse S. Newcomb,


1


Blank,


598


353


494


585


2,030


REPRESENTATIVES, 26TH DIST. (3)


William Brown,


Democratic,


632


421


276 1,308


1,329


Zebedee E. Cliff,


Republican,


353


1,129


2,790


Leon M. Conwell,


Republican,


350


1,143


1,199


2,692


Nicholas H. Flynn,


Socialist,


113


78


67


258


Clayton S. Hunt,


Socialist,


81


79


79


239


Richard Pigott,


Socialist,


60


53


155


William L. Waugh,


330


1,086


2,600


Blank,


1,369


1,008


3,194


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Patrick Conlon,


Democratic,


363


626


202 22 794


123 21 828 115


311 31 1,008 110


336 36 1,130 166


78 1,262 161


5,880 904


COUNTY TREASURER.


Joseph O. Hayden,


Republican, Socialist,


601


345


783 23


827 24


1,014 35


1,173


1,285


6,028 232


Dexter C. Whittimore,


Democratic,


343


576


219


132


289


291


182


2,032


Newton E. Cutler,


1


Blank,


129


145


82


104


121


163


147


891


9


8


1


9


788


1,126


1,232


5,757


Harvey N. Shepard,


370


612


23


27


George A. Glidden,


Democratic,


395


630


223


148


338


1


54


5,962 262


Orton D. Field,


Socialist,


30


1,294


1


Blank,


WARDS.


TOTAL.


John A. Fredrikson,


Socialist Labor,


Democratic, Socialist,


38


24


41


47


2,121 279


Robert J. Kelley,


Socialist,


32


59


Samuel O. Upham,


Republican,


587


271 134


89


Blank,


129


42


Republican,


1,184 817


160


2,295


1


Blank,


1


1


Anson B. Hobbs,


1


455


CITY CLERK.


The following is a statement of the votes cast in the sev- eral wards of the city for the candidates for the various offices, and on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this city, at the city election held 'December 14, 1909 :-


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


9


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


MAYOR


John F. Foster,


Thomas M. Nolan,


§ Independent, Citizens, Democratic, Socialist, Republican,


221 293


99 423


204 112


165 95 10 467 1


264 212 25 655


227 178 14 689


451 81 16 678


100 3,699


Arthur P. Vinal,


1


J. Frank Mixer, Blank,


34


13


21


14


26


7


20


135


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


John H. Concannon,


Leslie E. A. Smith,


Democratic, Republican, Socialist,


368 524


417 203


136 555 20


105 538 25


255 711 28 2 187


191 709 35


99 922 46


1,571 4,162


Thomas R. Taylor,


36


19


209 2


Francis P. Garland, Blank,


117


157


113


84


180


179


1,017


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


Nicholas H. Flynn,


Socialist, Republican,


126 533


347 309


59 572 193


48 557 147


100 760 3:23


89 744 282


88 916 242


650 4,429 1,882


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


William E. Copithorne,


Republican, Socialist,


544 92 409


299 80 417


644 55 125


568 39 145


760 79 344


751 72 292


887 97 262


4,453 514 1,994


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 4.


Orton D. Field,


Ray R. Rideout,


Socialist, Republican,


86 554


89 264


52 576


48 604


90 760 2 331


69 747


75 903


509 4,408 2 2,042


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.


Lewis N. Gilman,


Alphonso A. Wyman,


Socialist, Republican,


94 548


80 256


44 579


40 564


92 810 12 269


106 715


70 886


526 4,358 12 2,065


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.


Charles E. Blaisdell,


Edgar A. Smith,


Socialist, Republican,


87 555


84 264


44 581


46 559


75 760 1


83 821


95 892


514 4,432 1


Francis P. Garland, Blank,


403


448


199


147


347


211


259


2,014


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7.


Jesse E. Perry, Richard Pigott, Blank,


Republican, Socialist,


527 97 421


264 80 452


570 43


551 41


746 76 361


746 63 306


1,005 91 150


4,409 491


211


160


2,061


.


Francis P. Garland, Blank,


405


443


196


100


299


268


Francis P. Garland, Blank,


403


460


201


148


294


290


1,631 1,394


Squire E. Putney,


John M. Woods,


18 479


8 253


9 478


1


1


Paul R. Valentine, Blank,


386


140


Duane T. Whitney, Blank,


WARDS.


456


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 1.


Ernest F. Flagg,


Democratic,


418


418


Fred E. Hanley,


Republican,


551


551


William H. Smith,


Republican,


.


.


.


·


.


483


Blank,


638


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 2.


Walter W. Burke,


Republican,


192


192


Joseph A. Haley,


Democratic,


472


William Eaton Musgrave, Republican, Edmond Russell, Democratic,


472


282


....


. . .


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 3.


Charles W. Boyer,


Republican, Republican,


573 544


Frank R. Dunklee,


..


....


..


:


1


....


....


:


·


530


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 4.


William N. Cartwright,


Democratic,


104


Charles W. Hodgdon,


Republican,


522


William P. Jones,


Republican,


509


Blank,


369


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 5.


Thomas W. Burke,


Democratic, Republican,


619


Gerald A. Gardner,


Republican,


644


John J. Ryan,


Democratic,


252


Francis P. Garland,


229


229


Charles W. Rugg,


1


Blank,


....


....


....


395


. .


395


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 6.


Oscar H. Belding,


Republican, Republican,


...


:


. .


..


. .


262


....


262


Blank,


.


·


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 7.


William B. Brown,


Republican, Republican,


....


.


·


:


:


: :


. .


938 892 662


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2yrs.) WARD 1.


Henry F. Curtis,


Republican, Independent,


464 561


78


·


·


·


·


:


:


464 561 78


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2yrs.) WARD 2.


Daniel H. Bradley, Edward F. Sherman, Blank,


Democratic, Republican,


474


474


....


189


189


..


..


133


133


. .


. .


104


. . ..


..


..


....


522


....


..


..


..


:


. .


....


....


..


..


. .


..


. .


. .


..


. . .. .


619


. .


. .


....


. .


....


..


1


692


.. . .


692


Joseph O. Knox,


764


..


764


Bernard J. Sheridan,


Democratic,


:


Ralph M. Smith,


Blank,


....


.


.


.


.


.


.


. :


:


:


:


.


. :


.


Blank,


. .


..


.


174


....


:


472


Blank,


..


472


....


...


. .


....


174


573 544


....


1


Edward J. Crimmings, Blank,


530


509


369


226


226


Ellsworth Fisk,


614


252


512


....


512


.


938 892


662


.


·


.


.


.


·


.


·


638


.


. .


.


. .


483


.


TOTAL.


. .


. .


. :


Mary G. Whiting,


.


..


282


457


CITY CLERK,


WARDS.


CANDIDATE. Party.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.)WARD 3.


George E. Whitaker,


Republican,


645


. ..


. .


1


. .


. .


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 4.


Albert H. Benson, Democratic,


.. .


. .


100


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


....


...


100 568 89


....


..


..


. .


. .


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 5.


Henry H. Folsom,


Republican,


893


893


Patrick H. Ryan,


1


Alfred Murphy, Blank,


....


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD 6.


Frederick A. P. Fiske, Blank,


Republican,


. ·


· ·


858 263


.... ....


263


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 yrs.) WARD7.


George C. Mahoney,


Republican,


. .


.


.


..


.


...


. .


..


343


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (1 yr.) WARD 7.


(TO FILL VACANCY)


Harry G. Chase,


Republican,


485


485


Lilla H. Tainter,


Independent


877


877


Blank,


79


79


SHALL LICENSES BE GRANTED FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICAT- ING LIQUORS IN THIS CITY?


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


357


446 255


202 592


118 590


276 816


258 770 87


173 996 77


4,601


106


95


30


44


91


530


.


.


.


:


:


.


1


....


..


. .


. .


..


.


·


.


.


1,098 343


1,098


Blank,


....


·


1


... ..


3


....


3


Denis I. Crimmings, Leila C. Pennock, Blank,


179


179


568 89


1


299


299


·


.


.


. .


( Republican


Nom. Paper.


1,830


582


·


. .


858


1


TOTAL.


645


458


1 :


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Liquor License Question.


The following is a 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, together with the number of registered voters and the estimated popula- tion for each year :-


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


1906


2,193


5,204


582


11,571


70,000


1907


1,735


4,591


459


11,558


74,000


1908


1,780


4,760


491


12,777


75,500


1909


1,830


4,601


530


12,479


75,500


* Census.


ORDINANCES.


Somerville, January 1, 1910.


The following ordinances have been adopted since the printing of the annual reports for the year 1908 :-


No. 73.


An Ordinance to Prohibit Passing Upon, Over or Across Reserved Spaces in the Streets.


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


Section 1. No person shall, unless authorized so to do by law or as an employee of the city, cause or allow a wagon, sleigh or other vehicle to pass upon, over or across any space heretofore or hereafter reserved in a street or way under the provisions of section 85 of chap- ter 48 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts, or under other statutes applicable to such reserved spaces.




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