Report of the city of Somerville 1913, Part 39

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


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Porter, James E., 13 Waterhouse st., Conductor.


Post, George F., 7 Jay st., Foreman.


Potter, Archie S., 6 Liberty ave., Stenographer. Potter, Eugene V., 157 Walnut st., Civil engineer. Powell, Frank A., 9 Columbus ave., Machinist.


Prescott, Charles A., 5 Lexington ave., Printer.


Prescott, Horace A., 411 Highland ave., Milk dealer.


Prescott, Willard L., 19 Pearson rd., Clerk. Preston, William A., 179-a Pearl st., Shipper. Price, Elmer A., 35 Bartlett st., Manager. Pride, Edwin L., 9 Browning rd., Accountant. Priest, Wallace C., 10 Mioore st., Accountant. Prior, Charles W., 23 Greene st., Electrician.


Proctor, George Waldo, 44 Spring st., Grain dealer. Prouty, G. Edward, 205-a Summer st., Clerk. Puffer, Charles, 14 Dartmouth st., Fruit dealer. Pynn, Edward, 29 Ash ave., Show case maker.


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Quain, George M., 10 Morton st., Woolen dealer. Quigg, George F., 70 Holland st., Foreman. Quimby, Frank W., 309 Summer st., Stenographer. Quinn, Daniel C., 98 Elm st., Photo engraver. Quinn, John J., 7 Shawmut st., Foreman. Quinn, John W., 15 Oak st., Confectioner.


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Ralph, Howard L., 66 Bromfield rd., Manager. Ralph, James E., 24 Bromfield rd,, Clerk. Ralston, Robert S., 38-a Oliver st., Compositor,


497


JURY LIST.


Ramsey, Charles E., 79 Bay State ave., Auditor. Rankin, Albert, 5 Irving st., Inspector. Rapp, Henry W., 78 Fellsway West, Agent. Rauh, George J., 31 Electric ave., Surveyor. Rawles, Aaron B., 16 Broadway, Buyer. Raymond, Charles R., 218 School st., Clerk. Raymond, John M., 37 Jaques st., Bookkeeper. Rayner, James E., 143 Sycamore st., Manager. Read, Howard W., 53 Highland rd., Salesman. Reardon, Patrick T., 96 Grant st., Fireman. Reardon, Timothy J., 28 Bromfield rd., Produce dlr.


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Redmond, Thomas E., 159-a Walnut st., Pressman. Reed, John T., 9 Franklin st., Restaurant keeper. Reed, Nathan P., 42 Browning rd., Salesman. Rees, Warren C., 183 Willow ave., Inventor. Reid, Thomas A., 101 Willow ave., Stock man. Remick, Lewis H., 45 Josephine ave., Electrician. Reynolds, James B., 4 Concord ave., Laborer.


Reynolds, James F., 7 Adams st., Insurance agent.


Reynolds, James J., 7 Adams st., Machinist. Rhodes, Harry L., 275 Summer st., Manager. Rice, Charles A., 33-c Dover st., Clerk. Rice, Nathaniel P., 143 Summer st., Clerk. Rich, Reuben D., 34 Grant st., Teamster.


Richards, Charles A., 16-a Hall st., Market man. Richards, William P., 44 Day st., Architect. Richmond, Charles, 7 Munroe st., Clerk. Riley, Edward H., 110 Josephine ave., Bookkeeper. Riley, Philip W., 55 Josephine ave., Pressman. Rines, Amos, 7 Herbert st., Shipper. Ringer, Thomas F., 61 Central st., Superintendent. Ripley, Lawrence G., 48 Rogers ave., Piano tuner. Rivers, Fred S., 35 Charnwood rd., Electrician. Robbins, William T., 51 Jaques st., Teamster. Roberts, Henry P., 769 Broadway, Compositor. Roberts, William H., 62 Chandler st., Clerk. Robertson, Enoch B., 87 Highland rd., Bookkeeper. Robie, Walter A. H., 227 Highland ave., Jeweler. Robinson, Nathan, 475 Columbia st., Bottle dealer. Robinson, Richard H., 18 Thorndike st., Coremaker. Robinson, William H., 25 Simpson ave., Salesman. Rockwell, Leonard W., 315-a Beacon st., Meat cutter. Rockwood, Albert P., 68 Columbus ave., Stablekeeper. Rodway, Charles B., 52 Morrison ave., Salesman. Rogers, Andrew J., 25 Bay State ave., Sailmaker. Rogers, Francis F., 95 Highland ave., Painter. Rogers, Frank M., 11 Wilton st., Shipping clerk. Rogers, Thomas H., 157 Beacon st., Shipper. Rogers, William P., 25 Bay State ave., Sailmaker. Rokes, Wesley A., 2 Aberdeen rd., Carpenter. Rolfe, George H., 15 Lexington ave., Druggist. Rollins, Edgar J., 18 Kidder ave., Real estate dealer. Rooks, Julius R., 46 Highland rd., Fuel agent. Rose, Edward, 127 Josephine ave., Seed dealer. Ross, William H., 37 Laurel st., Real estate dealer. Row, Frederick W., 463 Somerville ave., Motorman. Rowell, Warren A., 99 Belmont st., Manager. Rutherford, Harry W., 53 Webster st., Clerk. Ryan, Charles E., 115 Cross st., No occupation. Ryan, Joseph A., 33 Dickinson st., Electrician.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Ryan, Matthew J., 20 Columbus ave., Manager. Ryder, Howard F., 54 Francesca ave., Salesman. Ryder, James M., 135 Lowell st., Fish dealer.


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Sanborn, J. Walter, 183 Central st., Merchant. Sargent, A. Eugene, 2 Sargent ave., Treasurer.


Sargent, Charles W., 101 Rogers ave., Salesman. Sargent, Elmont W., 79 Mt. Vernon st., Salesman. Saunders, Alfred J., 24 Powder House ter., Bookkeeper.


Savage, Sidney L., 49 Rogers ave., Electrical engineer. Savage, Walter F., 90 Conwell ave., Storekeeper. Saville, J. Freeman, 64 Sycamore st., Cigar dealer. Savory, Thomas C., 103 Belmont st., Salesman. Sawyer, Benjamin P., 42 Gibbens st., Druggist.


Sawyer, Henry R., 10 Browning rd., Real estate dealer.


Scanlon, Michael J., 70 Clarendon ave., Mason. Schraft, William E., 49 Belmont st., Chocolate mfr. Schroder, Charles F., Jr., 268 Summer st., Clerk. Scott, Elton H., 92 Cross st., Salesman.


Scott, John Winfield, 35 Hawthorne st., Printer.


Sears, Edward S., 130 College ave., Bookkeeper.


Sears, George R., 19 Columbus ave., Clerk. Seaward, Daniel L., 35 Marshall st., Lineman. Senter, Arthur W., 62 Highland ave., Railroad supt.


Seymour, Alfred A., 10 Brook st., Salesman.


Sharkey, James F., 31 Thurston st., Manager. Shattuck, Ernest V., 59 Glen st., Meat cutter. Shay, James J., 68 Mt. Pleasant st., Manufacturer. Shea, David J., 2 Prospect pl., Machinist.


Shea, John F., 15 Mortimer pl., Janitor.


Shea, William A., 34 Rossmore st., Bookbinder. Shepard, Frederick E., 191 Broadway, Grain dealer.


Sheridan, Bernard J., 86 Highland rd., Foreman.


Sherman, Charles E., 92 Gilman st., Superintendent.


Shirley, Percy E. S., 50 Vinal ave., Insurance agent. Sholes, Harry W., 10 Cypress st., Assistant shipper. Shull, Frederick G., 11 Ossipee rd., Salesman. Sillers, Charles M., 4 Aldrich st., Clerk.


Simons, Frank M., 37 Columbus ave., Salesman.


Simpson, Artemas D., 15 Lesley ave., Produce dealer.


Skillings, J. Henry, 34 Burnside ave., Salesman. Slack, Clarence I., 9 Windsor rd., Salesman. Slade, Frank L., 29 Willow ave., Electrician.


Slager, Charles A., 42 Ivaloo st., Builder.


Slavin, James C., 148-r Linwood st., Laborer. Sleeper, Fred A., 11 Park ave., Auto supplies dealer.


Sleeper, Fred., 66 Lexington ave., Claim agent.


Sliney, Bernard L., 52 Oxford st., Agent. Smart, Percy O., 136 Holland st., Inspector. Smith, Angus J., 37 Moore st., Salesman. Smith, Armand J., 17 Rush ave., Engineer. Smith, Earl W., 80 Packard ave., Salesman.


Smith, Edward P., 45 Josephine ave., Bookkeeper. Smith, Frank W., 43 Curtis st., Real estate agent. Smith, G. Frederick, 51 Webster st., Clerk.


Smith, Lawrence B., 45 Madison st., Salesman.


Smith, Leslie E. A., 16 Lincoln st., Driver.


Smith, Perley L., 51 Russell, st., Jeweler.


Smith, Percy C., 88 Irving st., Salesman.


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JURY LIST.


Smith, Ralph W., 5 Avon st., Candy dealer. Smith, Richard C., 51 Main st., Clerk.


Smith, Thomas, 54-r College ave., Cook.


Snow, Edward L., 22 Temple st., Solicitor. Snow, Ernest F., 39 Pearson rd., Trimmer.


Snow, Wallace H., 42 Derby st., Ice cream manufacturer Snow, William A., 17 Francesca ave., Stable fittings dlr. Solomon, Frank L., 12 Berkeley st., Manufacturer. Souther, Charles E., 95 Kidder ave., Millinery dealer.


Souther, Samuel C., 115 Belmont st., Clerk. Spaulding Fred E., 80 Partridge ave., Shipper. Spear, Charles W., 22 Gibbens st., Manager. Spering, Edward F., 92 Belmont st., Clerk. Spollett, Frederick W., 33 Lowden ave., Advertising agt. Spooner, John C., 23 Spencer ave., Printer. Sprague, Harry R., 18 Hancock st., Clerk. Seelig, Carl H., 69 Rush st., Machinist. Staples, Mendall G., 3 Pearl ter., Janitor.


Stetson, Walter'E., 13 Browning rd., Bookkeeper.


Stevens, Albion M., 2 Jaques st., Optician.


Stevens, Charles H., 10 Oakland ave., Butter dealer.


Stevens, James H., 18 Melvin st., Superintendent.


Stevenson, Charles W., 55 Grove st., Shipper. Stewart, Sidney M., 145 Orchard st., Supt.


Stewart, Walter H., 145 Orchard st., Clerk.


Story, William C., 50 Holvoke rd., Boxmaker. Strout, Frank W., 17 Flint st., Salesman. Sturtevant, George H., 64 Bow st., Salesman. Sullivan, Dennis F., 23 Packard ave., Reporter. Sullivan, Matthew W., 33 Joy st., Machinist. Sullivan, Nicholas M., 48 Tufts st., Milk dealer. Sutherland Thomas W., 16 Highland ave., Supt. Sweeney, Eugene F., 111 Belmont st., Printer. Sweeney, Lawrence J., 31 Quincy st., Glass worker. Syer, Harry A., 16 Aberdeen rd., Doorman.


Taffee, Samuel E., 159 Morrison ave., Nurse. Taft, Fred S., 67 Columbus ave., Drug clerk. Talbot, Edwin R., 222 Medford st., Copyist. Tarbell, Charles J., 36 Lowden ave., Compositor Tarbox, Edwin F., 30 Willoughby st., Yard master. Tarbox, French O. J., 51 Victoria st., Mechanic. Tarpey, Michael J., 23 Fremont st., Fireman. Taylor, Charles F., 36 Burnside ave., Salesman.


Taylor, Ernest A., 15 Sargent ave., Brakeman. Taylor, Ralph E., 44 Meacham rd., Clerk. Temple, Harry W., 111-a Hudson st., Salesman. Terhune, Samuel L., Jr., 16 Banks st., Caterer. Thomas, Fred, 18 Madison st., Salesman. Thomas, Joseph M., 23 Stickney ave., Treasurer. Thompson, Alvah M., 134 Highland ave., Merchant. Thompson, Charles E., 237 School st., Music dealer. Thompson, George J., 55 Willow ave., Clerk. Thomson, Emerson, 18 Mystic st., Station agent. Thornquist, Carl Jacob, 100 Packard ave., Broker. Thurston, Ned F., 58 Bow st., Painter. Tibbetts, Harris P., 10 Evergreen ave., Carpenter. Toomey, Thomas E., 40 Beacon st., Salesman. Toppan, Arthur W., 209 Highland ave., Boat dealer.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Townsend, Walter S., 40 Teele ave., Clerk.


Treat, Frederick H., 306 Summer st., Salesman. Trefry, Albert C., 65 Adams st., Telephone inspector.


Trefry, William S., 74-a Fremont st., Salesman. Tripp, Walter E., 420 Broadway, Real estate agent. Tripp, William A., 8 Pearl ter., Shipper. Towne, Clarence E., 111 Thurston st., Clerk. Truda, Frank S., 156 Lowell st., Musician.


Tucke, Archie J., 916 Broadway, Auditor.


Tufts, Charles R., 11 Clarendon ave., Motorman.


Tully, John J., 10 Landers st., Clerk.


Turbert, Francis, 37 Calvin st., Foreman.


Turner, George C., 251 School st., Salesman.


Turner, Walter F., 15 Highland rd., Salesman.


Tyrell, Benjamin F., 82 Albion st., Manufacturer.


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Underwood, Louis F., 50 Meacham rd., Bookkeeper. Union, William E., 11 Kingston st., Inspector. Upton, Jesse B., 24 Bay State ave., Chief engineer.


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Vannah, Chester A., 1196 Broadway, Engineer. Van Ummersen, Richard, 97 Munroe st., Freight agent. Varney, Charles A., 25 Teele ave., Clerk. Ver Wiebe, Max C., 109 Highland ave., Agent. Vigneaux, William H., 43 Mansfield st., Shipper. Vincent, James N., 11 Lovell st., Stereotyper.


Vorce, Martin E., 29-A Putnam st., Storekeeper.


Wade, James H., 9 Spencer ave., Chief clerk. Wadleigh, William Y., 65 Boston st., Grocer. Wainwright, George T., 28 Mt. Pleasant st., Painter.


Wakefield, Chester K., 21 Flint st., Collector. Waldron, Ralph D., 4 Lee st., Grocer. Walker, Andrew R., 4 Florence st., Foreman. Walker, Granville A., 9 Loring st., Painter. Walker, George, 26 Wallace st., Salesman. Walker, Harry R., 894 Broadway, Motorman. Walker, Henry I., 5 Columbus ave., Shipping clerk. Wallace, William E., 68 Glenwood rd., Interior decorator Wallace, William J., 411 Highland ave., Milk checker. Wardrobe, George E., 31 Rogers ave., Druggist. Wardwell, William H., 7 Jasner st., Salesman. Waters, Leonard O., 50-R Chapel st., Salesman. Watters, Robert D., 16 Ames st., Buyer. Watts, Edwin S., 42 Calvin st., Drug clerk. Watts, Frederick W., 11 Madison st., Salesman. Watts, John H., 62 Pinckney st., Plumber. Waugh, W. Whitney, 125 Highland rd., Salesman. Webster, Alexander S., 77 Columbus ave., Pedler. Weeks, Edward H., 67 Rush st., Stock clerk. Weitz, August, 9 Hudson st., Salesman. Welch, John T. A., 32 Prescott st., Mason. Wells, George C., 31 Lexington ave., Clerk. Wentworth, Edgar W., 329 Highland ave., Carriage mfr. Wentworth, Walter E., 42 Belknap st., Superintendent. West, A. Clifton, 152 Curtis st., Foreman. West, William C., 11 Gilman ter., Bookkeeper.


JURY LIST. 501


Westcott, Frederick W., 16 Richardson st., Motorman. Weston, Thomas G., 1150 Broadway, Mechan. engineer. Wetherbee, Fred E., 152 Walnut st., Chief clerk. Weyand, Martin C., 14 Buckingham st., Carpenter. Wheeler, Frank A., 34 Evergreen ave., Bookkeeper. Whipple, William D., 74 Josephine ave., Clerk. Whitaker, William L., 5 Lexington ave., Foreman. White, Albert A., 43 Bow st., Manager. White, Carleton G., 124 Highland ave., Student. White, Charles S., 4-A Aberdeen rd., Printer.


White, Edwin B., 33 Bay State ave., Bookkeeper. White, Frank H., 14 Montgomery ave., Map mounter. White, Joseph H. C., 118 Walnut st., Clerk. Whitman, Burton S., 26 Pearl st., Expressman. Whiting. Edward E., 67 Ossinee rd., Editor. Whittet. Rowland G., 120 Pearson rd., Dry goods dealer.


Whittier, Henry F., 30 Delaware st., Clerk. Wiggin, Albert L., 13 Knapp st., Millinery dealer. Wilbur Moses F., 227 Morrison ave., No occupation. Wiley. Henry C., 75 Thurston st., Broker. Williams, Ralph E., 45 Marshall st., Clerk. Williamson, William F., 114 Cross st., Foreman. Williston, Belvin T., 3 Monmouth st., Mechan. engineer.


Willoughby, George T., 113 Central st., Carpenter. Willwerth, William F., 61 Webster ave., Laborer. Wilson, J. Albert Jr., 52 Brastow ave., Musician. Wilson, Harry A., 34 Tower st., Foreman. Wilson, James C., 45 Grove st., Manager. Winslow, George H., 95 Liberty ave., No occupation. Wisdom, Arthur E., 84 Avon st., Clerk. Withington, Henry A.,, 189 Summer st., Clerk. Wolf, John Jr., 13 Fosket st., Provision dealer. Wolfe, Harold C., 25 Jaques st., Stenographer. Wolfe, William, 107 Hudson st., Car inspector.


Wood, Frank H., 286 Summer st., Real estate agent.


Wood, George A., 40 Laurel st., Lumber dealer. Wood, George T., 11 Union st., No occupation. Wood, Percy O., 150 Powder House blvd., Salesman. Woods, Frank W., 34 Myrtle st., Inspector. Woodward, Leonard S., 52 Dartmouth st., Bookkeeper. Worcester, Paul J., 7 Russell rd., Druggist. Wyman, George A., 20 Brastow ave., Mechanic. Wyman, Harry E., 18 Tower st., Salesman.


Yates, W. Dudley, 22 Powder House ter., Supt. Yeomans, James E., 8 Ellsworth st., Inspector. Young, Charles E., 41 Webster st., Clerk. Young, G. Thornton, 34 Belknap st., Draughtsman. Young, Herbert L., 43 Quincy st., Clerk.


Young, William E., 1101 Broadway, druggist.


CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman, . EDWIN D. SIBLEY, DOUGLASS B. FOSTER, FREDERIC W. COOK, Board of Registrars of Voters.


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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1913.


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Mayor. Charles A. Burns, 27 Thurston Street.


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Board of Aldermen. President, FRANK R. DUNKLEE. Vice-President, LEOD MACLEOD.


WARD ONE.


William H. Smith, Alderman-at-large


Ernest F. Flagg


William T. McCarthy .


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WARD TWO.


George A. Wilson, Alderman-at-large


Alfred J. Toomey


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Robert C. Harris


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16 Mystic street 137 Medford street 27 Shawmut street


32 Springfield street 18 Linden street 63 Newton street


WARD THREE.


Frank R. Dunklee, Alderman-at-large,


Oscar W. Codding


Robert J. Farrell


WARD FOUR.


Leod Macleod, Alderman-at-large . .


Joseph Hillson


Edwin Connell


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5 Prospect Hill avenue 21 Pleasant avenue 21 Avon street


13 Wesley street 13 Edmands street 150 Pearl street


WARD FIVE.


Charles A. Draper, Alderman-at-large


William G. Cummings


Fred E. Durgin .


442 Broadway 82 Thurston street 52 Albion street


WARD SIX.


Fred W. Jackson, Alderman-at-large


David H. Fulton


Arthur W. Robinson


166 Lowell street 5991/2 Somerville avenue 118 Highland road


WARD SEVEN.


Joseph H. Perry, Alderman-at-large


Eugene M. Carman .


William P. French


8 Kenwood street 56 Pearson road 13 Thorndike street


City Clerk-FREDERIC W. COOK. 1


Assistant City Clerk-HOWARD E. WEMYSS.


Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock, except when such Thursday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday evening.


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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1913.


Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS-Aldermen Wilson, Hillson, Flagg, Robin- son and Durgin.


FINANCE -- The President, Aldermen Smith, Macleod, Perry, Jackson, Cummings and Harris.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS-Aldermen


Macleod, Toomey, Fulton, Mc-


Carthy and Carman.


LICENSES AND PERMITS -- Aldermen Toomey, Farrell, Hillson, McCarthy, Durgin, Robinson and Carman.


PUBLIC PROPERTY-Aldermen Perry, Codding, Jackson, Cummings and Harris.


PUBLIC SAFETY-Aldermen Draper, Flagg, Farrell, French and Connell. PUBLIC WORKS-Aldermen Smith, Codding, Wilson, Draper, Fulton, French and Connell.


School Committee.


Chairman .- HENRY H. FOLSOM. Vice-Chairman .- GEORGE C. MAHONEY. (Term, two years, except members ex-officiis.) CHARLES A. BURNS, Mayor (ex-officio), 27 Thurston street. :


FRANK R. DUNKLEE, President Board of Aldermen (ex-officio), 5 Pros- pect Hill avenue.


WARD ONE.


MARY G. WHITING (elected 1911), 61 Mt. Vernon street. THOMAS KELLEY (elected 1912), 8 Rush street.


WARD TWO.


DANIEL H. BRADLEY (elected 1911), 19 Concord avenue. THOMAS M. CLANCY (clected 1912), 52 Springfield street.


WARD THREE.


GEORGE E. WHITAKER (elected 1911), 75 Walnut street. ALBERT C. ASHTON (elected 1912), 33 Columbus avenue.


WARD FOUR.


CHARLES A. KIRKPATRICK, JR. (elected 1911), 27 Sewall street, resigned September 4, 1913.


HARRY A. STONE (elected September 25, 1913), 254 Broadway. MARTIN P. HOGAN (elected 1912), 255 Broadway.


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HENRY H. FOLSOM (elected 1911), 103 Central street. HERBERT A. MACDONALD (elected 1912), 5 Norwood avenue.


WARD SIX.


FREDERICK A. P. FISK (elected 1911), 44 Cherry street. MARY R. BREWER (elected 1912), 170 Summer street.


WARD SEVEN.


GEORGE C. MAHONEY (elected 1911), 97 College avenue. HERBERT CHOLERTON (elected 1912), 94 College avenue.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


Superintendent and Secretary-CHARLES S. CLARK. Office, City Hall Annex. Hours : 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., except Saturdays; Saturdays, 8 to 10 A. M.


Regular meetings, last Monday evening of each month, except July and August, when none are held, and December, when meetings are on the fourth Friday, and on the Friday preceding the first Monday in January.


Assessors.


1 (Term, three years.) GEORGE E. ELLIOTT, Chairman (term expires 1914). NATHAN H. REED (term expires 1915). WINSOR L. SNOW (term expires 1915). HARRY VAN IDERSTINE (term expires 1914). J. ROBERT FENELON (term expires 1916), appointed March 13, 1913. 1


Assistant Assessors.


(Term, one year.)


FRED B. CLAPP. GEORGE I. CANFIELD.


JOHN FRANKLIN STACKPOLE. JAMES WILSON.


WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE.


WILLIAM H. WALLACE.


Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Board of Health.


(Term, two members, two years; one member, one year.) WESLEY T. LEE, M. D., Chairman (term expires 1914).


WILLIAM P. FRENCH (term expires 1913), resigned January 9, 1913. JACKSON CALDWELL (term expires 1915).


JOHN A. BLASER (term expires 1914), appointed March 13, 1913. Clerk, Laurence S. Howard. 1 Agent .- CALEB A. PAGE. Medical Inspector .- FRANK L. MORSE, M. D. 1 Inspector of Animals and Provisions .- CHARLES M. BERRY. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar .- HERBERT E. BOWMAN. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Overseers of the Poor. Office, City Hall Annex. (Term, three years.) HENRY F. CURTIS, M. D., Chairman (term expires 1916). ALBERT W. EDMANDS (term expires 1914). PHILIP KOEN (term expires 1915). 1 Agent .- CHARLES C. FOLSOM. Secretary .- CORA F. LEWIS.


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Office open; 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1913. 505


Registrars of Voters. (Term, three years.) CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman (term expired 1913). EDWIN D. SIBLEY (term expires 1915). DOUGLASS B. FOSTER (term expires 1914). FREDERIC W. COOK, City Clerk (term expires 1914).


Public Library Trustees. (Term, three years.)


THOMAS M. DURELL, Chairman (term expires 1916). J. FRANK WELLINGTON (term expires 1914). FREDERICK W. PARKER (term expires 1915). WILLIAM L. BARBER (term expires 1916). CHARLES L. NOYES (term expires 1914). FREDERICK W. HAMILTON (term expires 1915), resigned January 23, 1913. JOHN M. WOODS (term expires 1915), appointed February 27, 1913. GEORGE WHITING (term expires 1914). WILLIAM H. DOLBEN (term expires 1915). W. DUDLEY YATES (term expires 1916). Librarian and Secretary .- DREW B. HALL. Library open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M., and the reading room Sundays, 2 to 6 P. M.


Planning Board.


Appointed December 30, 1913. MALCOLM E. STURTEVANT, Chairman (term expires 1915). WILLIAM H. SMITH (term expires 1915). CHARLES F. MAGUIRE (term expires 1915). MRS. BARBARA GALPIN (term expires 1914). CHARLES J. CORWIN (term expires 1914). CHARLES E. GODFREY (term expires 1914). WARREN C. BLAIR (term expires 1914).


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City Clerk. FREDERIC W. COOK. Assistant City Clerk .- HOWARD E. WEMYSS. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


JOSEPH S. PIKE. Office open: 8 A. M. to 2 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Messenger.


FRED E. HANLEY. -


Mayor's Secretary. FRED E. WARREN.


506


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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City Solicitor. FRANK W. KAAN, 50 State street, Boston.


City Auditor. CLARENCE T. BRUCE.


City Engineer. ERNEST W. BAILEY. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Commissioner of Streets. ASA B. PRICHARD. Office hour: 9.30 to 10 A. M.


Commissioner of Public Buildings and Inspector of Buildings.


WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights. WALTER I. FULLER. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


Water Commissioner. FRANK E. MERRILL. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Clerk of Committees and Departments. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Office open: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Chief of Police. CHARLES A. KENDALL. Office, Police Building, Bow street. .1


Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. SEWALL M. RICH. 1


Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


City Physician. C. CLARK TOWLE, M. D. 24 Prospect Hill avenue.


Inspector of Plumbing. DUNCAN C. GREENE. 1


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Office hour: 8 to 9 A. M. . s


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. HERBERT E. BOWMAN. Office hours : 9 A. M. to 12 M., except Saturdays.


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Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY, 1 60 Prescott street.


Inspector of Petroleum. SEWALL M. RICH. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


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Sealer of Weights and Measures. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT. Deputy Sealer, BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT. Office, City Hall Annex. Office hours: 9 A. M. to 12 M.


Registration Clerk, City Laborers.


HOWARD E. WEMYSS (appointed April 22, 1913).


Fence Viewers.


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CHARLES M. BERRY, 60 Prescott street. ALBERT FISKE, 47 Prescott street.


Burial Agent. UNDER REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 79, SECTION 20. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, 42 Sargent avenue.


Constables.


WALTER C. BRIGGS.


GEORGE H. CARLETON.


EUGENE A. CARTER.


DENNIS KELLEY.


WINSLOW W. COFFIN.


JOHN J. KELLEY.


!VILLIAM E. COPITHORNE.


CHARLES A. KENDALL.


THOMAS DAMERY.


CHARLES B. PALMER.


CHARLES L. ELLIS.


ROBERT R. PERRY.


CHARLES C. FOLSOM.


JOHN F. SCANNELL.


ARTHUR L. GILMAN.


MALCOLM E. STURTEVANT


FREDERICK A. HANSCOM.


CHARLES E. WOODMAN.


Measurer of Wood and Bark. CHARLES A, HANDY. NORMAN A. WHITTUM. JOSEPH F. TYTER.


Meas ur( cf ( 12'1 . EVERETT C. EMERY.


JAMES M. HARMON.


FRED E. HANLEY.


508


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Public Weigher in Charge of City Scales at City Ledge. WILLIAM H. WHITCOMB.


Weighers of Coal.


DANIEL F. ASH.


JOSEPH E. MCGEE.


EDGAR H. BARKER.


JOHN J. McMAHON.


JOHN L. BLAKE.


JOHN C. MCNALLY.


JOHN R. BOYD.


GEORGE H. MARSH.


CORNELIUS J. COAKLEY.


JOHN A. MARSH.


EUGENE F. CUMMINGS.


OSMAN T. MARSH.


HARRY H. CUMMINGS.


GEORGE H. MOORE.


WILLIAM G. CUMMINGS.


LEWIS O'BRIEN.


ALBERTUS L. DAKIN.


JAMES P. O'NEILL.


CHARLES F. DOHERTY.


JOIIN J. O'NEILL.


WILLIAM J. DWYER.


MARK W. PATTEN.


WILLIAM L. EGAN.


JOHN J. RYAN.


EVERETT C. EMERY.


WALTER K. SMITH.


FRED L. ESTEY.


JOIIN W. STEELE.


CHARLES T. GARLAND.


WILLIAM E. GERRISH.


WILLIAM J. THOMPSON.


HELEN T. GOULD.


JAMES WALLACE. THOMAS WALSH.


CHIARLES A. HARDY.


GEORGE P. WARD.


JOSEPH F. HAUSE.


NORMAN A. WHITTUM.


HARVEY E. HEALD.


JOHN H. WOODMAN.


LUCIEN L. WOODMAN.


Weighers of Beef.


D. W. BAXTER.


F. A. BENNETT.


OLIVER BRYANT.


GEORGE RYAN.


CARL F. SAMPSON.


THOMAS J. CARNEY.


WILLIS B. SARGENT.


WALTER SAVAGE.


EDWIN F. SEASLEY.


FRANK SHAW.


GEORGE C. SHAW.


ROBERT E. SMITH.


LEONARD STICKLEY.


PAUL B. HILL. FORREST D. LANG. ARTHUR F. MASON. M. J. McCORMACK. REUBEN W. MEAD. JOSEPH MURPHY.


THOMAS S. PARKER.


JOHN J. QUINN


CARL W. BURROWS.


GEORGE DANIELS.


FRANK H. FALLIS.


WILLIAM HAGERTY.


FRED HARRIS. PETER HAYES.


L. G. TRAFTON. JAMES F TYTER.


GEORGE C. WILLIAMS. TOBIAS YAVNER. GEORGE YOUNG.


JOHN F. KELLEY.


WILLIAM M. LENNAN.


FRANK A. TEELE.


GARFIELD J. GRILLS.


INDEX.


PAGE


City Clerk, Report of


462


Receipts .


462


Payments .


464


Licenses and Permits


465


Gas and Pole Locations


465


Births


465


Marriages .


466


Deaths


466


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters


468


Women's Voting Lists .


469


Elections


470-476


Liquor License Question


477


City Engineer, Report of


330


Classification of Expenses, Assistants' Salaries .


331


Office Records and Value of Instruments .


331


General Work


332


Streets Accepted in 1913


333


Length of Public Streets in Each Ward .


333


Table of Street Construction


336


Miles of Edgestone, Gravel, Granolithic and Brick Side- walks in Each Ward


337


Bridges and Grade Crossings


339


Statement of Expenses, Grade Crossings


340


City Boundary Lines


340


Statement of Expenses, Sewers Construction


342


Summary of Work


344


New Work


345


Parks and Playgrounds Division .


347


Statement of Expenses, Park and Playgrounds Main- tenance


350


Expenditures, Playgrounds Extension Table of Streets


353


City Government and Officers for 1913 .


502


City Physician, Report of .


329


City Solicitor, Report of


461


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


17


Public Property


17-24


Funded Debt


17


Borrowing Capacity


20


Resources


21


Credit Balances


21


Cash


22


Available Assets


22


Liabilities


23


Balance Sheet


23


Appendix


24


Outstanding Bonds


29


Service Transfers


31


Refunds


32


Revenue


33


General Accounts and Balances


37


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Com- missioner)


390


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner)


366


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner)


399


Metropolitan Sewer Connections


345


Statement of Expenses, Sewers Maintenance .


346


354-365


Engineering Department, Statement of Expenses


330


510


INDEX.


Electric Lines and Lights, Commissioner, Report of .


PAGE 395


Inspection of Wiring


395


Fire Alarm System .


396


Police Signal System


397


Poles and Underground Conduits . Street Lighting


397


Financial Statement


397


Recommendations


398


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


438


Alarms of Fire .


438


Showing Probable Causes of Fire


438


Service of Companies


440


In Memoriam


441 442


Apparatus


442 442


Horses


442


Resume


442 447


Conclusion


448


Health, Board of, Report of Organization, Officers, etc.


286


Nuisances


287


Permits


288


Pedlars


288 289


Board of Infants


289


Deaths


289-294


Mortality Statistics


290, 291


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


292, 293, 295, 301, 302, 304 294


Hospital for Contagious Diseases .


296, 301


Tuberculosis Hospital


296, 303


Mental Disorders


297


Bacteriological Department


297, 304


Specimens and Anti-toxin


297


Undertakers


298


Examiners of Plumbers .


298


Financial Statement .


298


Medical Inspector, Report of


301


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of .


309


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of


307


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of .


Financial Statement


309


Bottle Law


311


Country Inspections


313


Infected Milk


314


Infantile Mortality


315


Bacteriological Examinations Legislation


316


Jury List .


482


Mayor's Inaugural Address


3


Finance


4


Taxation


5


City Charter


6


Planning Board


6


Workmen's Compensation Acts


.


7


.


.


307


Inspector of Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner)


390


309


City Inspection


310


Stables


Medical Inspection of Schools


286


Manual Force


Hose


Recommendations


.


397


316


511


INDEX.


Fire Districts


Streets


Grade Crossings


8 8


High School


9


City Hall Annex


9


Somerville Hospital


No-License


Financial Statement


Medical Inspector, Report of


Scarlet Fever


301, 302


Diphtheria


301, 302, 304


Typhoid Fever


301, 305, 306


Tuberculosis


301, 302, 305, 306 301


Contagious Disease Hospital


301, 304 303


Bacteriological Department


304 478


Ordinances


Overseers of the Poor, Report of


318


Members of the Board, Committees, Officers, etc. .


318


Report of Overseers of the Poor


319


Report of the General Agent


320


Full Support


322


Partial Support


322


Aid Under 1913 Law


322


Reimbursements


323


Somerville Hospital


323


Population and Gross Expenditures


324


Overseers of the Poor Since 1885 Recapitulation


325


City Home, Report of Warden


326


City Physician, Report of


329


Police, Chief of, Report of . Arrests.


449


Crimes and Offenses Against the Person


449


Crimes and Offenses Against Property


449


Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order Recapitulation


451


Miscellaneous Reports


451


Signal Service and Patrol and Ambulance Reports


454


Automobile Patrol-Ambulance


454


Roster of Department


455


Absence from Duty .


456


Performance of Duties


457


Recommendations


458


Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor) Population


208, 324, 399, 435


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of


390


Inspection of Buildings .


390


School Buildings


391


Fire Buildings


392


Municipal Buildings


392


Public Library


392


Park Buildings


392


Bathing Beach .


392


Highway Buildings


393


Refuse Buildings


393


City Home Buildings


.


393


PAGE 7


7


Street Railways


8


Public Library


10 10 11 301


Ophthalmia Neonatorum


Other Diseases .


325


449


450


318


512


INDEX.


PAGE


Hospital Buildings


393


Water Department Buildings ·


393


High School Addition


393


New Cells, Police Building


394


Public Grounds (City Engineer)


330


Public Library


264


Board of Trustees, Officers, etc


264, 266


Report of the Trustees


265


Report of the Librarian .


268


New Building .


268


Branches .


268


Accessions of Books


269


Borrowers


270


Home Use


270


General Administration


271


Statistical Report


272


Financial Statement


273


Facts About Somerville .


274


The Public Library of Somerville Addresses, Dedication


227-285


School Department


150


Report of School Committee .


150


Members, Officers, Committees, etc.


151


Report of Superintendent


153


Obligations of Public Education


153


Educational Offering of Somerville Day Schools


156, 160, 163


Night School


159, 162, 164, 179, 229, 237


Vocational School for Boys


160, 181


Vocational School for Girls


161, 178 163


Schoolhouses


164, 208, 213


Organization


167


Attendance


169, 208, 221, 229, 232


Cost of the Schools


170, 208, 209, 215, 219


Conclusion


170


High School Report


173


One Session Plan


173


Reorganization


173


Capacity of Building


173


Educational Work


173


Preparatory Course


174


Commercial Course


175


General Course.


175


Manual Arts Course


175


Departments


175


Subjects and Their Cost


176


Afternoon Conferences


177


The Large School: Its Strong Points . Vocational School for Girls, Report of


178


Evening Classes


179


Grade Sewing Classes


180


Vocational School for Boys, Report of


181


Supervision of Manual Arts, Report of


184


Report Upon Questionnaire .


187, 196


Somerville Playgrounds Association


197


Playgrounds, Receipts and Expenditures


198


School Savings Banks, Report of


199


Dental Dispensary, Report of


200


.


177


High School


180


.


155


Atypical Classes


275


.


513


INDEX


PAGE


School Nurse, Report of


202


Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi


203


Somerville Teachers' Association


.


204


Somerville Teachers' Club


205


Mary J. Malaney


206


Appendix


207


Population and School Census


208


Teachers


208, 238, 240, 255


Per Capita Cost


211, 216, 218, 262


Teachers' Salaries


212


Sight and Hearing


212 222


Pupils


223, 224, 236


Graduation


225, 231, 243, 252 226, 228 233


Promotions


234


Books


241


Graduation Exercises


242


Organization School Board, 1914 .


253


Officers


263


Janitors


263


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of


458 330


Street Commissioner, Report of . Highways Maintenance


366


Highways Construction


366


Street Cleaning


367


Street Sprinkling


367


Stone Crusher


367


Bridges


368


Shade Trees


368


Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths


368


Steam Rollers


368


Sidewalks


3C8


Snow and Ice


369 369


Accepted Streets


369


Sidewalks Maintenance


370 370


Tools and Personal Property .


371


Emergency Call


371


Miscellaneous


371 372


Tables


Support of Poor Department (See Overseers of the Poor) Water Commissioner, Report of .


318 309


Statement of Accounts


400


Cost of Water Works


401


Water Debt


401


Water Works Income and Distribution


402


Pensions


Water Distribution System, Construction


402 403 404


Grade Crossings


404


Hydrants, Gates


404 405


Water Meters


405, 406, 408


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures


407


Recommendations


Statement of Accounts


372, 380 381-389


Underground Wires


Sanitary Division


366


Sewers (see City Engineer) .


Truancy Department


Membership


High School Statistics


Water Services .


Income and Appropriations


514


INDEX.


PAGE


Water Distribution System, Maintenance


407


Waterposts and Fountains


407


Services


408


Water Assessments and Consumption


409


New Legislation


411


Gates Set in New Locations .


412


Gates Removed or Discontinued .


413


Fire Hydrants


413


Location of Hydrants


416


Private Hydrants


433


Locations of Waterposts


434


Locations of Drinking Fountains .


435


Summary of Statistics


435


Financial Statistics


437





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