Report of the city of Somerville 1912, Part 36

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 528


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9


11


Number of scales repaired as ordered .


3


2


Total number tagged and repaired .


12


13


25


Number of scales condemned .


23


0


Number of weights condemned


0


0


Number of dry measures condemned


9


5


Number of liquid measures condemned .


166


1


Number of yard sticks condemned .


0


0


Number of miscellaneous condemned


37


0


Total number condemned .


235


0


241


Total number tested in and out of office


20,305


Receipts for the year 1912 :-


Appropriation .


$2,400 00


Fees received for sealing and adjusting .


465 62


Expenditures for the year 1912 :-


Telephone service


$26 10


Printing books and supplies


76 91


Amount paid for team .


292 50


Amount paid for helper .


14 00


Salary of sealer


1,100 00


Salary of deputy sealer .


900 00


$2,409 51


Unexpended balance .


$456 11


JOHN H. DUSSEAULT,


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


$2,865 62


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REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.


Somerville, January 15, 1913.


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 1912 :-


The work of construction in the abolition of grade cross- ings at Medford street and at Dane street is well under way. Settlements have been made of many claims for land damages at these crossings. Work has not yet begun at Park street, as provided by the decree.


Several actions brought against the city for damages to es- tates at Webster avenue were tried in the Middlesex County Superior Court. The cost of abolishing the Webster-avenue crossing, including payments for such damages, is paid as fol- lows: 10 per cent. by the city, 65 per cent. by the railroad com- pany, 12} per cent. by the street railway company, 12} per cent. by the state.


An action brought by J. Walter Sanborn for damages to land and three dwelling houses on Prospect street and Newton street was tried and a verdict for $3,011.25 was given by the jury. This verdict is believed by the parties interested as de- fendants to be more than a fair and reasonable estimate of the real damages to the property, and acting under instructions I intend to file exceptions and attempt to secure another trial. As the action is still pending, I cannot properly report upon it now at greater length.


I tried also two actions brought by the owners of the church,.convent, and school property on the westerly side of Webster avenue. Settlements by agreement had previously been made with the same owners for damages to their property on the easterly side of Webster avenue, $12,750 having been paid them June 21, 1911, for damages to land and the school building thereon at the corner of Everett street and $5,750 hav- ing been paid them December 4, 1911, for damages to land and two houses thereon situated nearer Union square.


Several conferences were held between representatives of the owners and representatives of the city, the state, the rail- road and the street railway in an attempt to make a settlement for damages to the property on the westerly side. The sum of $142,292 was asked in behalf of the owners, and their repre- sentatives refused to consider favorably a suggestion made them by the representatives of the city, the state, the railroad, and the street railway that the payment of $25,000 would be recommended in settlement. The actions were tried together and verdicts amounting to $17,535.67 were given by a jury.


456


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Motions were made by the plaintiffs for new trials and were denied by the court. Exceptions were filed by them for the purpose of attempting to obtain another trial. A few months later, the plaintiffs being entitled to costs and interest in addi- tion to the amount of the verdicts, a settlement was agreed upon for $21,000 and this sum was paid them.


Actions in court and claims for injuries received by reason of defects in public ways were settled for $76.65, $125, and $175. A claim of a similar nature was settled by the surety on the bond of a contractor without expense to the city.


Two actions were tried before a jury in the Superior Court at Lowell, arising out of the destruction by fire of the incinera- tor building. One of these actions was brought by the city against a tenant and his surety to enforce the payment of rent under a written agreement. A final judgment was obtained in favor of the city for the full amount of the rent and was paid by the surety. The other action was brought by the tenant against the city on a large claim for damages. A verdict was directed by the court in favor of the city, and the plaintiff is now endeavoring to have the verdict set aside on exceptions to be taken to the Supreme Court.


A petition for a writ of mandamus was brought against the mayor to compel the reinstatement of the petitioner as an em- ployee in the police department under the provisions of chapter 624 of the acts of the legislature for the year 1911, and is now pending before the full bench of the Supreme Court.


Two actions brought against the city for injuries claimed to have been received by reason of a defect in Powder House boulevard were defended on the ground that the special statute authorizing the city to lay out the boulevard created no liabil- ity for defects, and the actions were dismissed without expense to the city.


Actions against the city of Cambridge on claims for taxes and assessments upon land in Somerville were abandoned. Several old sewer assessments against various persons were collected by suit, the interest and costs being abated.


A bill before the legislature was successfully opposed, similar to one presented the year before, requiring other cities and towns as well as Boston and Cambridge, to pay a part of the expenses of constructing and maintaining bridges over the Charles River between Cambridge and Boston.


The general work of my department has been about the same as in other years.


Very respectfully, FRANK W. KAAN, City Solicitor.


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REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1913. 5 To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen,-The following is respectfully submitted as the forty-first annual report of the City Clerk of the City of Som- erville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1912.


The receipts and payments were as follows :-


Receipts.


Balance from year 1911, being for dog licenses issued in December, 1911 :-


5 males at $2.00 .


$10 00


3 females at $5.00 . .


15 00


$25 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer in December, 1911, 8 at $.20, 1 60.


$23 40


For dog licenses issued in 1912 :-


1,252 males at $2.00


$2,504 00


259 females at $5.00


1,295 00


104 spayed at $2.00


208 00


1 breeder's license at $25.00 .


25 00


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 802 papers $494 50


Certificates of marriage intentions, 913 at $1.00


913 00


Furnishing copies of records


152 50


· Licenses :-


Amusements :-


37 monthly licenses at $4.00 . $148 00


330 licenses for 462 entertain-


ments, including 1 paid


for in 1911, making 461 at $1.00 461 00


609 00


Auctioneers, 26 at $2.00 .


52 00


Billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 24 licenses for 71 tables and 20 alleys, at $2.00 .


182 00


Cry goods and calling :-


92 at $1.00 $92 00


3 licenses applied for and not returned 3 00


95 00


Drain layers, 8 at $1.00


8 00


Drivers, 4 at $1.00


4 00


Amounts carried forward


$2,510 00


$4,055 40


$4,032 00


458


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


$2,510 00 $4,055 40


Engines and motors, 26 licenses for 30 motors, 1 boiler, 2 gas engines, and 2 steam engines, including 1 paid in 1911, making 25 at $1.00 . $25 00


2 licenses for 11 motors, not acted on 2 00


Hackney carriages, 4 licenses 8


for


carriages at $1.00


8 00


Garages, 74 licenses, including 1 paid in 1911, making 73 at $2.00 . $146 00


4 refused and money


not called for $8 00


1 not acted on 2 00


10 00


3 refunds on licenses refused in 1911 . 6 00


150 00


Innholders and common vict-


uallers, 55 licenses for 1 inn-


holder and 54 victuallers, including 1 paid in 1911,


making 54 at $2.00


$108 00


1 not acted upon


2 00


$110 00


1 refund on license refused in 1911 .


2 00


108 00


Intelligence offices, 8 at $2.00 .


16 00


Junk and second-hand licenses : 19 shop licenses at $25.00 . $475 00


35 collectors' licenses at $10.00 .


350 00


825 00


Private detectives, 7 at $10.00 . .


70 00


Ring bells, 10 at $1.00


10 00


Slaughtering, 6 at $1.00 . . Street musicians, 8 licenses for 14 persons at $.50 $7 00


6 00


1 license for two persons refused, and money not called for


1 00


8 00


Wagons, 104 licenses, including 1 paid for in 1911, making 103 at $1.00 ·


103 00


Wagon stands, 4 at $1.00 . .


4 00


Permits for projections over sidewalks, 18 signs and 5 awnings, making 23 at $1.00 .


23 00


Permits to transport liquors :- - 19 licenses at $1.00 $19 00


.


Amounts carried forward . . $19 00 $3,868 00


$4,055 40


.


.


27 00


$156 00


459


CITY CLERK.


Amounts brought forward $19 00


$3,868 00 $4,055 40


1 refused and money not called for


1 00


$20 00


2 refunds on permits refused


in 1907 and 1911 2 00


18 00


Recording and issuing sixth-class liquor


licenses, 38 at $1.00


38 00


Filing certificates, 2 at $.50


1 00


Repairing and sale of junk badges


2 50


Sale of old paper


4 68


Notices of hearings (public service corpora- tions) .


32 50


Interest on deposits .


13 24


3,977 92


Total receipts


$8,033 32


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1911, to November 30, 1912, both in- clusive :-


1,254 males at $2.00 .


$2,508 00


261 females at $5.00


1,305 00


104 spayed at $2.00


208 00


- 1 breeder's license at $25.00


25 00


$4,046 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1,620 at $.20 .


324 00


$3,722 00


To the city treasurer, monthly :- City clerk's fees for issuing and re- cording dog licenses, 1,616 at $.20 . $323 20


All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses . 3,977 92


4,301 12


,


Total payments .


$8,023 12


Balance, January 1, 1913, being for dog licenses issued in December, 1912 :-


3 males at $2.00 .


$6 00


1 female at $5.00


5 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city


80


$10 20


.


.


.


·


$11 00


treasurer, 4 at $.20 .


There have been issued during the year 168 resident hunters' certificates at $1 each, and one unnaturalized foreign- born certificate at $15, the fees for which have been paid monthly to the commissioners of fisheries and game of the commonwealth; total, $183.


460


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Licenses and Permits.


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


Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil War) .


2


Children under 15 to take part in entertainments


9


Newsboys


57


To blast rock or stone


6


To erect or use buildings for gasoline .


20


To hold road race in streets .


1


To move buildings through streets 13


5


To hold open-air meetings


8


To give band concerts (two permits for five concerts)


2


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 granted The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston and The New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts for the erection of poles and for the attachments of wires and fixtures, and to the West End Street Railway Company for track locations and electric rights in various streets.


In every order of the board of aldermen granting such permission to use the streets provision is made for the pro- tection of the interests of the city, and a suitable agreement, satisfactory in form to the city solicitor, must be filed with the city clerk before the order can become operative.


Births.


1912.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1912 :-


Males Females 875


964


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 1912 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1913.


1911.


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1911 :-


To parade in streets


CITY CLERK.


461


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


1911 registered .


1,756


More than previous year


90


Males


859


Females


897


1,756


Born of American parents


669


Born of foreign parents . 675


Born of American father and foreign mother . 204


Born of foreign father and American mother . 194


Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality . 9


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown nationality .


4


Born of parents of unknown nationality .


1


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1911 registered .


73


Number of births in other places in 1911 registered . 260


2,089


Number of cases of twins


19


Number of cases of triplets .


.


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1912 .


. 913


More than previous year


7


Marriages registered


951


Less than previous year .


7


Both parties American


530


Both parties foreign .


212


American groom and foreign bride


101


Foreign groom and American bride


111


954 couples


First marriage of


1,719


Second marriage of .


173


Third marriage of


14


Fourth marriage of .


2


954 couples


Deaths. (Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1912


983


Less than previous year .


52


Males .


438


Females .


545


983


Under ten years of age .


227


10 and under 20 years of age .


29


20 and under 30 years of age .


53


30 and under 40 years of age .


70


40 and under 50 years of age .


75


50 and under 60 years of age .


101


60 and under 70 years of age .


163


70 and under 80 years of age .


165


80 and under 90 years of age .


83


90 years of age and over


17


1,756


1


983


462


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Age of oldest person deceased


96 yrs.


Born in Somerville


226


Born in other places in the United States


403


Of foreign birth


353


Birthplace unknown


.


983


Number of deaths in January


94


February


109


March


96


April


76


May


94


66


June


72


16


66


August


61


September


68


October


75


November


80


December


93


66


July .


65


66


"


The number of still-births recorded during the year was seventy-five. In addition to the above, 201 deaths which · occurred elsewhere, and two removals, were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of persons deceased having been residents of this city.


983


1


463


CITY CLERK.


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters. MEN'S LISTS.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, April 1, 1912.


Nov. 22. 1911.


Added in April, 1912.


Re- vised Lists of July 5, 1912.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1912.


Oct. 16, 1912.


Added in Nov., 1912.


Nov. 20, 1912.


Voted Nov. 5, 1912.


Voted Dec. 10, 1912.


Ward 1


Precinct 1 .


1,309 524


678 274 326 336


613 254 288 301


117 61 40


730 315


7 3


737 318


640 284


245


1


1


4 ·


677


358


331


310


3,038


1,614


..


1,456


272


1.728


19


1,747


1,541


1,327


Ward 2


Precinct 1 .


441


1


396


452


3


455


413


301


683


1


639 356


56 152 40


791 396


3


399


361


243


3,492


1,515


2


1,391


248


1,639


6


1,645


1,486


999


Ward 3


Precinct 1 .


1,245


830


2


780 638


58 53


838 691


3


838 694


621


593 492


2,352


1,530


2


1,418


111


1,529


3


1,532


1,384


1,085


Ward 4


.


·


Precinct 1 ·


1,406


810


1


734 598


100 98


834 696


1


834 697


618


463


2,521


1,446


1


1,332


198


1,530


1


1,531


1,338


955


Ward 5


Precinct 1 .


1,233 958


813 633


2


566 573


58 59


624 632


4


636


583


488


3,203


2,067


5


1,897


189


2,086


6


2,092


1,910


1,486


Ward 6 "


6


2 .


1,392


792


716


89 109 86


825 766


3


763


686


426


4,229


2,489


. .


2,268


284


2,552


10


2,562


2,286


1,547


Ward 7


Precinct 1 .


849


632


573


66


639


5


644


586


417


7


.


2


1,186


736


..


650


91


741


-1


740


680


471


7


.


3


1,121


607


577


103


680


2


682


605


435


7


4 .


997


590


1


569


111


680


-1


679


629


427


4,153


2,565


1


2,369


371


2,740


5


2,745


2,500


1,750


City


22,988


13,226


11


12,131 1


1,673


13,804


50


13,854 12,445


9,149


.


2


.


.


791


712


455


2


.


.


3


.


.


.


1,107


700


. .


4


2 .


1,115


636


. .


758


72


830


1


831


757


582


5


·


66


3 .


1,012


621


3


.


Precinct 1 .


1,682


931


. .


872


961


12


973


860


647


6


3 . .


1,155


766


. .


680


54


328 355


6


334


286


251


.


528


. .


..


..


1


2 .


3


2 .


3


.


1,076 1,562 854


391


. .


763


720


492


416


5


.


2 ·


1


625


570


740


474


1


826


..


·


..


.


-


521


3


2


464


-


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Nov. 22, 1911.


Revised Lists of July 5, 1912.


Added in Sept. Oct. and Nov., 1912.


Nov. 20 1912.


Voted Decem- ber 10, 1912.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


40


38


17


55


37


2


6


5


20


25


22


3


14


12


3


15


8


4


58


56


7


63


43


118


111


47


158


110


Ward 2


Precinct 1


6


3


1


4


1


2


7


7


1


8


1


2


.


.


.


. .


17


12


2


14


2


Ward 3


Precinct 1


112


105


77


182


130 90


211


198


140


338


220


Ward 4


Precinct 1


17


17


8


25


7


· 4


.


.


.


15


15


9


24


6


32


32


17


49


13


Ward 5


Precinct 1 «


18


18


67


85


69


20


19


49


68


53


5


7


7


127


134


127


45


44


243


287


249


Ward 6


Precinct 1


239


217


167


384


295


6


2


60


53


64


117


101


6


.


3


28


26


68


94


69


327


296


299


595


465


Ward 7


Precinct 1


23


19


10


29


7


94


78


16


94


25


56


49


5


54


8


26


21


6


27


6


199


167


37


204


46


City


.


.


.


949


860


785


1,645


1,105


·


1


.


1


1


·


·


·


·


2


99


93


63


156


3


.


.


.


7


7


7


.


.


4


.


2


.


3


4


2


·


.


2


3


.


.


.


.


2


3


2


·


5


·


2


·


1


465


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, and on various questions, at the state election held November 5, 1912 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.


John M. Fisher,


Prohibition,


6


6


8


6


8


9


18


61


Edward Kendall,


Fred Tepper,


Socialist,


18


17


14


26


33


38


30


176


Daniel A. White,


Socialist


2


2


1


2


10


1


18


James P. Magenis,


Progressive,


385


259


468


474


595


804


1,087


4,072


Rufus D. Adams,


Republican,


454


220


453


477


600


707


826


3,737


John W. Cummings,


Democratic,


608


911


407


327


626


666


517


4,062


Scattering,


..


68


68


33


26


... 48


52


... 21


316


GOVERNOR.


Charles S. Bird,


Progressive,


357 683


219


413 416


402 344


533 648


694 705


928 535


3,546 4,349


Eugene N. Foss,


{ Socialist


3


6


....


1


1


8


1


20


Frank N. Rand,


Prohibition,


4


8


6


3


7


9


14


51


Roland D. Sawyer,


Socialist,


22


13


19 472


25 505 58


25 632 64


742 92


908 81


497


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Daniel Cosgrove,


Progressive, Prohibition,


7


8


8


263 13 610 19


351 6 818 26


490


683 22


2,426 72


Robert Luce,


Republican,


451


178


610


14


3


2


9


4


24


David I. Walsh,


687


1,035


431


345


628 79


134


551 114


708


SECRETARY.


Frank J. Donahue,


Democratic, Socialist.


597


938


368


247


542 29


577 44 879


365 33


3,634


Ellen Hayes,


Republican,


448


178


542


587


771


2


9


8


37


William W. Nash,


Prohibition,


5


4


9


10


11


13


16


767


2,758


Russell A . Wood, Blank,


207


175


117


153


417 138


564 200


209


1,199


TREASURER.


Charles A. Chace,


Prohibition, § Socialist Labor,


6


4


4


8


10


18


57


David Craig,


8


11


2


4


3


9


3


40


Eldon B. Keith,


Progressive,


198


147


258


242


365


456


639


2,305


Joseph L. P. St. Coeur,


Democratic,


581


919


342


231


506


553


346


3,478


Elmer A. Stevens,


544


217


643


691


871


1,021


1,296


5,283


Louis F. Weiss,


23


19


13


26


25


43


37


181


169


119


140


132


194


161


186 1,096


33


173


Joseph Walker,


Republican,


403


147


3,809


Blank,


69


75


58


240


146


253


Alfred H. Evans,


8 880


1,092 34


4,639 171


Robert B. Martin,


Socialist,


23


18


Dennis McGoff,


Socialist


2


4


Labor,


Democratic,


131


97


68


85


Albert P. Langtry,


Socialist


10


7


1


Karl Lindstrand,


Labor,


Progressive,


225


162


319


304


37


49


22


28


242


1,102


4,507


William A. Gaston,


3


....


3


Blank,


Labor,


Robert Bateson,


Moritz E. Ruther,


Cassius A. Ward,


David F. Dillon,


Democratic,


1,018


Patrick Mulligan,


Labor,


37


728


4,405


Blank,


Republican, Socialist,


Blank,


....


36


466


1


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


AUDITOR.


James F. Carens,


590


938


360


238


Herbert B. Griffin,


10


32


16 270


14 264 27


535 13 376 27


568 34


358 25


3,587 144


Octave A. La Riviere,


209


110 21


15


Jeremiah P. McNally,


1 Labor,


5


6


2


2


4


12


4


35


519


193


598 123


639 154


807 148


932 217


1,183 228


1,244


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


George W. Anderson,


Democratic, Socialist Labor,


619


955


373


265


553


608


403


3,776


Frank Bohmbach,


8


6


1


1


4


22


5


47


Freeman T. Crommett,


Prohibition,


6


6


10


11


11


13


24


81


H. Heustis Newton,


Progressive,


218


137


288


278


397


498


712


2,528


George E. Roewer, Jr.,


23


24


17


26


28


39


32


189


496


197


579


613 144


784 133


924 182


195


1,102


REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.


John Herbert,


Progressive, Socialist,


28


20


16


290 68 617


434 33 776 563 104


534 44 936 637 135


728 54 1,176 397 145


852


COUNCILLOR.


William H. Barter,


Democratic, Republican, Socialist,


635 562


937 276


373 739


284 794


585 1,002 58


632 1,189 61


437 1,525 66


3,883 6,087 344


Leod McLeod, Blank,


.... 309


227


230


224


264


404


472


2,130


SENATOR.


Charles V. Blanchard,


Republican, Socialist,


20


20


545 18


620 25 336


755 34 471


927 41 579


1,148 33


4,716 191


Arthur W. Glines,


236


129


348 403


258


537 113


141


845 346 128


3,811


Blank,


126


106


70


99


REPRESENTATIVES, 25TH DIST. (3)


William M. Armstrong,


552


670


592


807


2.621


Leonard B. Chandler,


300


359


463


538


1,660


Wilbur S. Clarke,


218


300


306


390


1,214


William J. Ennis,


586


325


232


532


1,675


Thomas H. Kelley,


68


83


34 582


49


234


William W. Kennard, Walter A. Ladd,


Progressive, Socialist,


218


297


300


406


1,221


John L. Mulholland,


36


16


23


41


116


William H. Reardon,


Democratic,


602


340


252


518


1,712


Charles L. Underhill, Emil Veeck,


Republican, Socialist,


28


17


26


35


1


1


John P. Ryan, Blank,


1,051


630


625


868


3,174


205


129


289


Squire E. Putney,


Ernest W. Roberts,


Republican,


532


222


584 405 90


262


Henry C. Rowland, Blank,


622


992


154


123


101


36


1


1


Michael W. White,


675


994


783


Republican, Progressive, Progressive, Democratic, Socialist,


Republican,


510


521


734


2,347


454


594


579


811


480 43


668 34


2,377 187


Sylvester J. McBride,


Progressive, Socialist, J Socialist


20


Republican,


4,871


John E. White, Blank,


188


186


Republican,


1,129


4,722


James M. Swift, Blank,


171


161


116


4,843 3,878


Alexander McGregor,


Calvin M. Verbeck,


35


46


42


484


237


Joseph Hatfield Estey,


2,944


Progressive, Democratic,


598


2,438 106


Socialist,


Democratic,


2,609 263


TOTAL.


Democratic, Prohibition,


467


CITY CLERK.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


REPRESENTATIVES, 26TH DIST. (3)


Henry A. Diehl,


William H Dolben,


192


932


1,364


2,488


Frank J. Eigabroadt,


126


455


656


1,237


John H. O'Neil,


.....


28


52


49


129


William Sanborn,


....


34


59


56


149


Bernard J. Sheridan,


Democratic,


901


582


367


1,850


Ralph M. Smith,


Republican,


188


975


1,195 751


1,466


O. S. Scales, Blank,


. .


846


1,067


1,168


3,081


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Winthrop H. Fairbank,


Democratic,


615 43


934 41


388 32 739 225


277 38 776 247


574 50 1,011 275


621 77 1,20 38-4


472 90 1,476 462


6,051 2,142


COUNTY TREASURER.


Nicholas H. Flynn,


Socialist,


Joseph O. Hayden,


Republican,


538


835


351 250


257


57 1,027 491 335


560 411


74 1,542 384 500


2,471


SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, DISQUALIFYING FROM VOTING PERSONS CONVICTED OF CER- TAIN OFFENCES, BE APPROVED AND RAT- IFIED ?


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


600 323 618


427 417


698 227


671 194 473


967 339 604


1,116 372 798


1,315 364 821


5,794 2,236 4,415


SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, RELATIVE TO THE TAX- ATION OF WILD OR FOREST LANDS, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED ?


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


600 220


534 243


616 229


721


709


539


612 173 553


918 269 723


1,004 367 915


1,188 352 960


5,472 1,853 5,120


SHALL AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUN- DRED AND TWELVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATIVE TO PENSIONING LABORERS IN THE EMPLOY OF CITIES AND TOWNS," BE ACCEPTED ?


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


847


897


225


143


469


446


322


755 229 354


11,026 444 -440


1,253 457 576


1,272 578 650


6,756 2,432 3,257


Charles W. Eldridge,


Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Republican, Democratic, Socialist, Socialist,


864


539


309


1,712


217


1,135 531


1,268 317


1,725


Richard Pigott,


. .


Progressive,


185


530 1


1


Robert J. Kelly,


Socialist,


Chester B. Williams,


Republican,


588


257 254


Blank,


295


11 606


37 252


37 746


33 801 247


Thomas F. Royle, Blank,


Democratic,


356


362


642


459


353 6,215 3,406


1,241


3,881 371


. ..


877


2,620


2,358


French O. J. Tarbox,


706 356


468


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 questions of granting licenses for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors and on acceptance of act relative to vacations of members of fire departments, in this city, at the city election held December 10, 1912 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total.


MAYOR.


Charles A. Burns,


Republican,


548 182


221


533 282 263


532 221 193


736 283 456 11


737 347 450 13


841 603 271 35


2,860


25


14


7


9


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


Winslow P. Burhoe,


Progressive,


103


71


210 508


166 491


244 666


281 681 388


468 832 220


2,704


Blank,


63


140


117


117


144


197


230


1,008


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


John H. Cassidy,


Democratic,


496


620


230


167


423 235


395 285


214


2,545


Laurence C. E. Hallin,


Progressive,


127


80


213


172


George A. Wilson,


483


242


506


478


670 158


666 201


254


1,165


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


John B. Dayton,


Democratic,


512


601


301 690


189 575


462 799 225


446 831 270


286 1,068 396




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