Report of the city of Somerville 1913, Part 36

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 540


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Very respectfully, FRANK W. KAAN,


City Solicitor.


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1914. To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen,-The following is respectfully submitted as the forty-second annual report of the city clerk of the city of Somer- ville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1913. The receipts and payments were as follows :-


Receipts.


Balance from year 1912, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1912 :-


1


3 males at $2.00 $6 00


1 female at $5.00 .


.


5 00


$11 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer in December 1912, 4 at $.20 80


$10 20


For dog licenses issued in 1913 :-


1,159 males at $2.00


$2,318 00


257 females at $5.00 .


1,285 00


111 spayed at $2.00 . .


222 00


$3,825 00


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 852 papers $571 00


Certificates of marriage intentions :-


914 licenses, including 2 duplicates, at $1.00 . $916 00 money refunded on 1 not issued, 1 00


915 00


188 00


Furnishing copies of records . Licenses :-


Amusements :- 54 monthly licenses at $4.00 . $216 00 293 licenses for 376 enter- tainments at $1.00 376 00


592 00


Auctioneers, 23 at $2.00


46 00


Billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys, 24 licenses for 73 tables and 40 alleys, at $2.00 226 00


Cry goods and calling, 84 at $1.00


$84 00


3 applied for and petitions not returned 3 00


87 00


Amounts carried forward . $2,625 00


$3,835 20


.


463


CITY CLERK.


Amounts brought forward


$2,625 00


Drain layers, 8 at $1.00


8 00


Drivers, 5 at $1.00 . Engines and motors, 24 li-


5 00


censes for 31 motors, 1 boiler and 1 gas en ine, in-


cluding 3 paid in 19!2, mak- ing 21 at $1.00 $21 00


2 licenses for 1 boiler and


1 motor, not acted on .


2 00


23 00


Hackney carriages, 5 licenses carriages at $1.00


for 9


9 00


Garages, 67 licenses, includ- ing 2 paid in 1912, making 65 at $2.00 . $130 00


2 refused and money not


called for


4 00


1


$134 00


refunded on 2 refused in


1912


· 4 00


$130 00


5 petitions not acted ơn


10 00


140 00


Innholders and common victual-


lers, 61 licenses for 1 inn-


holder and 60 victuallers,


including 2 paid in 1912,


making 59 at $2.00 . . $118 00


2 refused and money not


called for 4 00


122 00


Intelligence offices, 6 at $2.00 .


12 00


Junk and second-hand licenses :- 31 licenses at $10.00 . $310 00


17 licenses at $25.00


. 425.00


$735 00


1 granted in 1012, paid in


in 1913


25 00


Private detectives, 6 at $10.00 .


60 00


Ring bells, 13 at $1.00


3 00


Slaughtering, 6 at $1.00 .


6 00


Street musicians. 10 licenses for 17 per-


sons. including 1 license for 2 per- sons paid in 1912, making 15 at $.50 Wagons. 52 licenses for 102 wagons at $1.00 ·


7 50


Wagon stands, 1 at $1.00 .


4 00


Gasoline tanks :--


7 licenses at $1.00 $7 00


1 not acted on 1 00


8 00


Amounts carried forward $3,904 50


$3,835 20


$3,835 20


760 00


102 00


.


464


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Amounts brought forward


Sale of ice cream, confectionery, soda water and fruit on the Lord's Day :- 18 licenses at $5.00 . $90 00 1 not acted on 5 00 95 00


Permits for projections over sidewalks :- 21 signs and 3 awnings, includ- ing 1 paid in 1912, making 23 at $1.00 $23 00


1 refused and money not called for 1 00


.


Permits to transport liquors :-


22 permits at $1.00 $22 00


1 refused and money not called for 1 00


$23 00


refunded on 1 refused in 1912 1 00


22 00


Recording and issuing sixth-class


liquor


licenses, 29 at $1.00 .


29 00


Filing certificates. 3 at $.50


. 50


Repairing and sale of junk badges


3 25


Notices of hearings (public service cor- porations)


33 58


Interest on deposits


9 54


$4,122 37


Total receipts


$7,957 57


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden county treasurer, June 1 to December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1912, to November 30, 1913, both inclu- sive :-


1,109 males at $2.00


$2,218 00


245 females at $5.00


1,225 00


110 spayed at $2.00


220 00


$3,663 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1,464 at $.20 .


292 80


$3,370 20


To the city treasurer, monthly :- City clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses from December 1, 1912, All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses . 4,122 37


$4,427 77


Total payments Balance, January 1, 1914, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1913 :- 53 males at $2.00 $106 00


$7,797 97


Amount carried forward . $106 00


$3,904 50 $3,835 20


24 00


465


CITY CLERK.


Amount brought forward . .


.


$106 00


13 females at $5.00


65 00


1 spayed at $2.00 .


2 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city


13 40


$159 60


There have been issued during the year 207 resident hunt- ers' certificates at one dollar each, the fees for which have been paid monthly to the commissioners on fisheries and game of the commonwealth ; total, $207.


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 fifteen to take part in entertainments


7


Newsboys


35


To blast rock or stone


7


To erect or use buildings for gasoline


27


To hold religious services in streets and squares


3


To inove buildings through streets .


5


To parade in streets, with music, etc. .


10


To hold open-air meetings .


4


To give band concerts (one permit for seven concerts)


1


To build coal vault in sidewalk .


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 granted The Edison Electric Il- luminating Company of Boston and The New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts for the erect- ion of poles and for the attachment 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. 1913.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1913 :-


Males Females ·


897


846


.


.


$173 00


treasurer, 67 at $.20


466


ANNUAL REPORTS.


A canvas 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 information derived from such canvas will not be avail- able in time sufficient for its incorporation in this report, a state- ment in full of the births of 1913 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1914.


1912.


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1912 :- Number of births (exclusive of still-births) in Somerville in 1912 registered


1,808


More than previous year


52


Males


935


Females


873


Born of American parents


679


Born of foreign parents


756


Born of American father and foreign mother .


164


Born of foreign father and American mother .


197


Born of American mother and father of unknown na- tionality 10


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown na-


.


1


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1912 registered .


72


Number of births in other places in 1912 registered


305


Number of cases of twins .


20


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1913 .


914


More than previous year


1


Marriages registered


971


More than previous year .


13


Both parties American .


566


Both parties foreign


183


American groom and foreign bride


102


Foreign groom and Americian bride


120


971 couples


First marriage of


1,755


Second marriage of


170


Third marriage of .


16


Fourth marriage of .


1


971 couples


Deaths


(Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1913 .


993


More than previous year


10


Male's


490


Females


.


.


.


.


503


993


.


1,808


Born of parents of unknown nationality


1


tionality


2,185


·


.


1,808


467


CITY CLERK.


Under ten years of age .


227


10 and under 20 years of age


26


20 and under 30 years of age


46


30 and under 40 years of age


·


72


50 and under 60 years of age .


115


60 and under 70 years of age


.


173


70 and under 80 years of age


83


80 and under 90 years of age


17


90 years of age and over .


993


Age of oldest person deceased Born in Somerville


98 yrs. 219


Born in other places in the United States .


435


Of foreign birth


335


Birthplace unknown


4


Number of deaths in January


86


66


66


..


February


121


66 March


84


66


66


66


66


May


71


66


66


66


June


.


69


66


66


66


78


66


66


66


66 September


69


66


66


66


66 October


73


66


66


66


November


72


66


66


66 December


106


993


66


66


66 April


89


75


66


66


66


July August


The number of still-births recorded during the year was fifty-three. In addition to the above, 189 deaths which occurred elsewhere and two removals were recorded in Somerville, al- most the entire number of persons deceased having been resi- dents of this city.


993


72


40 and under 50 years of age


162


468


ANNUAL REPORTS.


1


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters. MEN'S LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, April® 1. 1913.


Nov. 20 1912


Re- vised Lists of July 1, 1913.


Added in Sept. and Oct., 1913.


Oct. 15, 1913.


Added in Nov., 1913.


Nov. 19 1913.


Voted Nov. 4, 1913.


Voted Dec. 9 1913.


Ward 1


Precinct 1 .


.


1,341 621


737 318 334 358


G42 318 305 302


52 20 5


694 338 310 319


10


329


294


292


3,127


1,747


1,567


94


1,661


35


1,696


1,358


1,255


Ward 2


Precinct 1 ·


1,032


455


412


15


427


8


435


345


296


1,645


791


693


40


733


11


744


597


487


805


399


350


17


367


5


372


291


216


3,482


1,645


1,455


72


1,527


24


1,551


1,233


999


Ward 3


Precinct 1 .


1,267


838


799


8:29


8


837


658


552


1,118


694


622


30 41


663


8


671


564


465


2,385


1,532


1,421


71


1,492


16


1,508


1,222


1,017


Ward 4


Precinct 1


1,311


834


713


50 52


763 662


13


675


534


492


2,447


1,531


1,323


102


1,425


20


1,445


1,138


993


Ward 5


Precinct 1


1,240


831


760


37


797


4


801


640


555


986


625


578


27


5


.


1,003


636


556


40


605 596


7


603


505


469


3,229


2,092


1,894


104


1,998


18


2,016


1,636


1,463


Ward 6


Precinct 1


1,695


973


881


59


940


15


955


748


664


1,388


826


738


45


783


g


792


635


522


1,168


763


669


62


731


7


738


602


484


4,251


2,562


2,288


166


2,454


31


2,485


1,985


1,670


Ward 7


Precinct 1


896


644


603


38


641


12


653


542


427


1,191


740


667


26


693


4


697


572


514


“ 7


3


·


1,211


682


631


32


663


15


678


546


478


"


7


1,105


679


637


31


668


20


688


550


513


4,403


2,745


2,538


127


2,665


51


2,716


2,210


1,932


City


·


.


.


23,324


13,854 12,486


736


13,222


195


13,417 10,782


9,329


·


.


3


.


4


.


.


2


2


.


.


16


2


3


.


. .


2 .


1,136


697


610


4


5


2


.


.


7


612


491


439


3


2


·


.


3


.


·


6


.


2 .


524 641


311


243


221


1


.


13 11


707 349


549 272


490


1


2


252


1


1


7


770


604


501


3


6


7


2


·


1


REGISTERED VOTERS.


17


469


CITY CLERK.


WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.


WARD.


PRECINCT.


Nov. 20. 1912.


Revised Lists of July 1, 1913.


Added in Sept. Oct. and Nov., 1913.


Nov. 19 1913.


Voted Decem- ber 9, 1913.


Ward 1


Precinct 1


55


51



52


27


2


25


24


24


16


3


15


18


1


14


7


63


55


..


55


29


158


143


Ward 2


Precinct 1 =


2


8


8


.


.


.


.


.


. .


14


14


2


16


Ward &


Precinct 1


182


170


13


183


61


156


132


3


135


43


338


302


16


318


104


Ward 4


Precinct 1


25


20


4


24


5


24


22


10


32


10


49


42


14


56


15


Ward 5


Precinct 1


85


79


76


155


124


68


59


84


143


115


5


.


·


·


3


134


120


60


180


129


287


258


2.20


478


368


Ward 6


Precinct 1


384


333


26


359


224


2


117


106


5


111


66


"


6


·


3


94


86


21


107


61


595


525


52


577


351


Ward 7


Precinct 1


29


27


11


38


12


94


80


37


117


44


54


49


15


64


20


27


24


9


33


9


204


180


72


252


85


City .


1,645


1,464


378


1,842


1,002


·


1


1


.


. .


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


.


2


.


·


.


.


.


.


3


2


2


2


4


. .


2


.


.


·


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5


6


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·


7


7


·


7


.


.


. .


4


..


4


.


2


2


.


.


.


.


3


4


·


.


. .


1


145


79


4


4


8


2


4


470


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 4, 1913 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


GOVERNOR.


Charles S. Bird,


367


196


402 5


463 1


518


723


1,044 13


33


Eugene N. Foss,


28


20 108


55 365


67 350


3 75 467


85 528


139 626


2,741


Arthur E. Reimer,


Labor,


623


868


379


239


548 17 6


8


15


76


LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Edward P. Barry,


617 273


866 163 141


376 305 497


248 340 496


526 390


591 588 728


339 826 959


3,885


11


4


7


4


5


18


56


1


9


2


3


11


10


38


20


21


8


13


18


33


17


130


46


29


21


32


21


29


41


225


SECRETARY.


Frank J. Donahue,


William S. Kinney,


Democratic, Republican, Prohibition, § Socialist, Labor,


623 389


869 141


392 476


239 4.98


550 626


599 717 15


346 921


3,768


John A. Nicholls,


8


7


11


18


21


68


148


Fred E. Oelcher,


2


5


1


3


1


5


6


23


Ella M. Roberts,


Socialist,


21


24


9


19 314


26 374 38


558


754


2,705


69


35


307 26


47


61


84


360


TREASURER.


Charles L . Burrill,


415


169 2.


508


547 13


684 24


778 35


1,015


4,116


Charles E. Fenner,


170


Thomas A. Frissell,


5


7


8


8


13


36


91


Warren R. Keith,


242


131


281 369


14 278 '224


355 524


519 56:


696 326


2,502 3,453


Dennis McGoff,


5


7


1


5-


1


4


3


26


Blank,


65


61


46


57.


44


69


. 82


424


AUDITOR.


Herbert S. Brown,


Prohibition, , Socialist,


20


8


10


24


18


23


48


151


David Craig,


Labor,


5


9


2


5


4


8


4


37


Octave A. LaRiviere,


Progressive,


214


122


257


254


302


464


658


2,271


Samuel P. Levenberg,


Socialist.


24


21


11


21


20


38


28


163


Frank H. Pope,


Democratic,


599


838


362


213


534 698


805


1,039


4,193


John E. White, Blank,


Republican,


404 92


70


52


67


60


91


112


544


2


8


3


2


2


8


14


39


David I. Walsh,


Democratic, Socialist,


13


17


110


George H. Wrenn, Blank,


24


18 13


7


12


602 26


342


3,601


Daniel Cosgrove,


2,885


August H. Goetting, Albert J. Orem, Peter O'Rourke,


Democratic, Progressive, Republican, Prohibition, § Socialist, Labor,


4


2


5


3,713


Alfred H. Evans,


Progressive, Prohibition, Independent,


469


Augustus P. Gardner,


Republican, § Socialist,


297


6


4


674


George E. Roewer, Jr., Blank,


Socialist,


246


152


Russell A. Wood, Blank,


Progressive,


Republican, Socialist, Prohibition, Progressive, Democratic, Socialist, { Labor,


21


9


Frederick W. Mansfield,


605


838


165


524


554


556


321


3,423


1


TOTAL.


39


31


169


52


3,609


3,563


390


471


CITY CLERK.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


Thomas J. Boynton,


Democratic, Prohibition,


600


831


370


228


537


549


329


3,444


Freeman T. Crommet,


10


5


8


9


8


11


23


74


John McCarty, H. Heustis Newton,


Socialist,


22


28


13


16 271


328


478


698


2,391


Ingvar Paulson,


9


5


1


2


2


6


5


30


412


178


525 37


54


698 41


830 70


86


431


COUNCILLOR.


John Herbert,


284


163


335 490


369 500


435 632


614 732


872 958


3,072


Alexander McGregor,


398


161


350


197


502


527


291


3,269


93


90


47


72


67


112


89


570


SENATOR


Charles W. Berry,


Progressive,


235


140


279


307


393 678


442 945


768 1,046 293


4,399


Thomas M. Nolan,


585


791


352


189


498


501


3,209


Charles H. Underhill, Blank,


106


106


54


76


67


97


103


609


REPRESENTATIVES, 25TH DIST. (3)


William M. Armstrong,


447


591


559


726


....


2,323


Arthur W. Berry,


265


. ..


312


321


405


1,303


Alphonso H. Carvill,


223


...


313


279


367


1,182


Harvey E. Frost,


Republican,


470


519


555


678


2,222


Joseph E. Kelly,


Democratic,


535


317


176


465


1,493


William W. Kennard,


Republican,


428


496


530


644


2,098


Jolın J. Murphy,


Democratic,


517


348


182


476


1.527


John F. Wilber,


Progressive,


265


242


263


350


1,120


John J. McCarthy,


1


1


John Hamilton,


....


..


...


1


1


John J. Ryan,


....


. . .


.. .


....


1


1


Patrick P. Howard,


Democratic,


1


Blank,


923


....


527


.... 549


795


. ..


2,794


REPRESENTATIVES, 26TH DIST. (3)


Harold W. Ayres,


549


895 1,028


1,598


William H. Dolben,


746


1,931


Frank J. Eigabroadt,


... .


124


415


614


1,153


Joseph O. Knox,


....


804


511


273


1,588


John H. O'Neil,


Democratic,


....


729


477


250


1,456


Otto C. Scales,


....


127


444


643


1,214


Bernard J. Sheridan,


545


327


1.634


....


152


752


982


1,886


...


526


....


. .


. .


662


621


1,809


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.


Erson B. Barlow,


429


159 805


508 352


560 198


673 503


774 536 516 159


999 295


4,102


John B. McCloskey,


568


3.257


226


147


298


276


371 89


154


827


. . .


....


...


154


....


157


164


854


997 2,015


John J. McCarthy,


....


Progressive,


Democratic,


762


....


Republican,


Ralph M. Smith, Blank,


Charles H. McIntire, Blank,


Republican, Democratic, Progressive,


135


122


64


104


762


2,596


165


Progressive, § Socialist,


222


126


268


James M. Swift, Blank,


93


60


1,046


4,247


Benjamin F. Sullivan, Blank,


Republican,


432


196


536


566


22


41


23


Labor, Republican,


Progressive, Republican, Democratic,


583


819


3,871


2,564


Charles W. Eldridge,


Democratic,


1


....


1


Republican, Progressive, Progressive,


....


. .


....


Progressive, Republican, Progressive, Republican, Democratic,


1


558


172


ANNUAL REPORTS.


. WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER.


Charles W. Atkins,


Progressive,


240


146


291 490


301


381


518


770


2,647


Frederic P. Barnes,


Republican,


379


Democratic,


512


764


311


184


456


486


266


2,979


George W. Enwright,


Democratic,


479


711


280


164


422


464


279


2,799


Edwin P. Fitzgerald,


Republican,


364


149


480


461


582


669


814


3,519


Albert F. Parker,


223


142


280


283


351


527


718


2,524


Blank,


519


410


312


381


448


597


651


3,318


DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


Philip M. Clark,


Progressive,


214


141


271


275


353 489


542 532


778 291


2,574


William J. Corcoran,


Democratic,


605


796


346


191


John J. Higgins,


418


182


533


584


707 87


126


143


751


REGISTER OF PROBATE AND IN- SOLVENCY.


James T. Barrett,


Democratic, ( Progressive


607


820


370


222


536


555


380


3,490


William E. Rogers,


573


270


751


782


961


1,190


1,567


6,094


Charles A. Vaughn,


....


..


..


. .


....


1


178


143


100


134


139


239


263


1,196


REGISTER OF DEEDS.


J. Frank Facey,


Democratic,


583


797


341 589


193


501 707


518 853 469


292 1,114 636


4,475


Albin M. Richards, Blank,


132


89


56


101


101


145


168


792


SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, MAKING WOMEN ELIG- IBLE TO APPOINTMENT AS NOTARIES PUBLIC, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED ?


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


460 573


368 551


512 502


435 466


635 698 303


406


435


2,228


SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, AUTHORIZING THE REF- ERENDUM, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED ?


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


685 230


666


672


601 188


889 295


1,108 306 571


1,255 335


5,876 1,716


443


421


334


349


452


620


3,190


"SHALL CHAPTER 807 OF THE ACTS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN BEING AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR COM- PENSATING LABORERS, WORKMEN AND MECHANICS FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, AND TO EXEMPT FROM LEGAL LIABILITY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS WHICH PAY SUCH COMPENSATION, BE ACCEPTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THIS COUNTY ? "


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


802


770 150


748 223


660 187


972 318


1,178 325


1,319


6.449


216


353


1,772


340


303


251


291


356


482


538


2,561


1


Charles H. Vaughn, Blank,


1


..


123


236


274


327


760 819


957 818


4,127


4,427


325


314


208


237


570


Thomas Leighton, Jr.,


Republican,


418


224


225


Progressive,


2,290


Blank,


121


114


88


502


709


922


3,778


John J. Butler,


Progressive,


Republican,


785


998


4,207


3,250


¿ Republican


1


3,225


1


146


216


144


473


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 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 9, 1913 :-


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


1


5


6


7


Total.


MAYOR.


Zebedee E. Cliff,


Republican, Citizens,


520 661


295 665


470 529


532 443


712 734


881 764


1,314 604


4,724 4,400


James H. Maguire,


...


1


1


..


.. .


...


John J. Ryan,


... .


..


....


...


..


. .


.


....


....


...


. .


1


...


. .


...


....


17


15


24


13


199


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.


William Fleming,


Republican, Democratic,


541 657


216 654


592 342


625 239


843 502


938 517 1


1,369 376


5,124 3,287


W. H. Flynn,


57


.. 129


. 83


129


118


214


187


917


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.


Peter F. Donnelly,


§ Citizens,


554


663


344


245


524


519


385


3 234


George W. Pratt,


528


257


594


590


805


923 228


1,328 219


1,070


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 3.


Oscar W. Codding,


Republican,


624


331


717


650


945


1,008


1,476


5,751


J. P. Broderick,


1


David Murphy,


....


..


1


1


...


. .


..


..


. .


. .


....


....


..


. .


....


....


1


1


Edward P. Roache,


...


....


.


..


Blank,


631


668


298


343


516


.... 659


456


3,571


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 4.


Joseph Hillson,


j Democratic, ¿ Republican,


688


494


672


718


976


1,068


1,389


6,005


Charles Leo Shea,


1


Meddie W. Brown,


...


....


....


....


1


P. H. Ryan,


....


....


....


....


1


....


...


1


Robert T. Ramsey,


567


505


345


. .. 275


.. 384


601


543


3,220


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.


Fred E. Durgin,


· Republican,


595


308


661


649


1,036


1,032


1,428


5,709


John W. Hamilton,


....


..


...


. .


..


. .


...


1


Charles F. Ross,


....


....


....


. .


...


....


1


..


1


660


691


356


344


425


637


504


3,617


1


Joseph F. Sharkey,


1


Emil Veecks,


1


Z. E. Cliff,


1


1


Blank,


74


38


18


79


158


134


. .


. .


....


. .


1


Joseph R. Phillips,


....


. .


1


John J Ducey,


1


John J. Murphy,


1


. . .


1


John T. A. Webster,


....


....


..


. .


1


...


....


1


....


.. .


1


...


1


Blank,


Edward F. Trefren, Blank,


....


....


1


...


1


John W. Hamilton,


1


John J. Wood,


Democratic,


Republican,


5,025


Blank,


173


79


. .


1


Blank,


1


....


1


1


1


1


1


John Herbert,


1


1


474


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.


William F. Bennett,


§ Citizens, ¿ Democratic,


547 475


596 218


3.2 530


287 542


541 741 1


595 954


441 1,224


3,379 4,684


Bernard J. Sheridan,


. . 233


185


. . 115


164


180


121


. . 267


1,265


ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7.


John A. Breen,


445


551 198


354


232 552


509 739


517 854 299


1,326 4.697 129


1,547


WARD ALDERMEN, (2) WARD 1.


Alrik A. Hanson,


J. Edward Hatch,


507


1,255 507


William T. McCarthy,


f Citizens, ¿ Democratic,


502


502


Patrick J. Sullivan,


645


645


Blank,


152


...


.


.


·


·


·


. .


152


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 2.


Robert C. Harris,


Democratic,


....


759 743


759


Alfred J. Toomey,


Democratic,


743


Blank,


....


496


496


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 3.


William F. Barker,


Republican, Republican,


...


581


581


Frank E. Ross,


Citizens,


..


. .


. .


354


354


John T. A. Welch,


Democratic,


.. .


360


360


Blank,


....


.. .


195


....


. . .


....


195


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 4.


William H. Andrews,


Republican, Republican,


....


...


...


278


418


418


Blank,


....


....


281


. . .


....


281


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 5.


William G. Cummings,


Republican, Republican,


....


. .


825


825


Peter J. Lombard,


Democratic,


....


.


..


577


577


Thomas F. Ronayne,


....


.


. .


422


422


....


....


.. .


...


1


1


Blank,


....


.


.


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 6.


James A. Butler,


Republican,


891


891


Frank J. Eigabroadt,


Citizens,


....


.


.. ..


441


..


731


Arthur W. Robinson,


Republican,


....


. .


..


....


866


...


866


Blank,


...


...


...


. ..


...


411


411


. .


519 490


519


Edwin Connell,


490


Elmer B. Cutler, Citizens,


....


278


James Hurley,


Democratic,


. .


.. .


841


84 1


Hermon A. Fleming,


§ Citizens,


Albert E. Hughes,


Democratic,


..


..


731


..


..


..


....


544


544


Robert J. Farrell,


....


.


.


:


. .


.


.


. : ·


. .


:


·


.


:


:


477 3,085


Joseph H. Perry,


495


Blank,


315


250


533 130


209


215


David H. Fulton,


Republican,


. .


1


Blank,


Citizens, Republican,


Republican, Republican,


1,255


§ Citizens,


¿ Democratic,


J Citizens,


Democratic,


John J. Ducey,


260


.. .


260


441


§ ''itizens,


.. .


....


·


.


475


CITY CLERK.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


TOTAL.


WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 7.


Eugene M. Carman,


Republican, Republican,


...


. .


...


1,374 1,473 1


1,374 1,473 1


William C. Stickle,


...


...


.


.


.


1,016


1,016


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2yrs.) WARD 1.


James J. Rudd,


Republican,


Citizens,


722


. . .


. .


722


Mary G. Whiting,


Democratic,


74


Blank,


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2yrs.) WARD 2.


Daniel H. Bradley Blank,


Democratic,


760 239


....


:


: :


..


239


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.)WARD 3.


Frances M. Weeks,


Citizens,


....


489 557 75


....


..


557


George E. Whitaker, Blank,


Republican,


....


.. .


. .


. .


. .


75


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.) WARD 4.


Harry A. Stone, Blank,


Republican,


....


....


...


....


....


....


....


...


265


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2yrs.)WARD5.


Henry H. Folsom,


Republican, § Citizens, Democratic,


..


1,076


1,076


John A. Kyte,


680


...


680


Blank,


. ..


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2 yrs.)WARD 6.


Guy E. Healey,


Republican, J Citizens, Į Democratic,


. .


. .


1,112


1,112


Walter M. Smith,


...


.


·


·


..


818


818


Blank,


SCHOOL COMMITTEE(2yrs.) WARD 7.


Clarence W. Williams,


...


....


....


....


. .


..


...


..


..


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


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


464 701 90


485 411


250 721 46


160 757 76


344 1,065 51


378 1,201 91


267 1,575 90


2,348 6,431 550


SHALL CHAPTER 487 OF THE ACTS OF 1913, ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE PROMOTION OF CALL MEN IN THE FIRE DE- PARTMENTS OF CITIES AND TOWNS," BE ACCEPTED BY THIS CITY?


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


602 375


443 385 171


570 251


486 273 234


723 432 308


982 322 366


1,055 364 513


4,861 2,402 2,066


. .


760


....


....


....


.


.


538


.


.


74


489


743


743 265


75


91


91


...


....


·


.


·


.


.


..


Republican, Blank,


1,659 358


1.659 358


103


278


196


....


William P. French,


Blank,


538


76


476


ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARDS.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


SHALL CHAPTER 807 OF THE ACTS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED THIR- TEEN, BEING AN ACT TO PRO- VIDE FOR COMPENSATING LA- BORERS, WORKMEN AND ME- CHANICS FOR INJURIES SUS- TAINED IN PUBLIC EMPLOY- MENT, AND TO EXEMPT FROM LEGAL LIABILITY COUNTIES


AND MUNICIPAL CORPORA- TIONS WHICH PAY SUCH COM- PENSATION, BE ACCEPTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THIS CITY OF SOMERVILLE ?




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