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When weights and measures are sealed as provided in Section 21 (that is, brought to the office) no fees are charged for sealing.
In compliance with the foregoing Section 21, the cus- tomary notice was given by advertising in the Somerville papers in March, 1916.
During the year all places where goods were bought or sold were visited and all scales, weights and measures were tested, and all found correct were sealed and all found not cor- rect were tagged for repairs or condemned. One hundred ninety-two scales, weights and measures were adjusted be- fore sealing, fifty-one scales were tagged for repairs, twenty- seven of which were repaired as ordered and the remaining twenty-four put out of use. Two hundred and eighty-one scales, weights and measures were condemned, and non-seals
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
labels placed on seventy-two others that were not used for selling or buying.
Work of weights and measures department for year 1916 :-
No. of Tests Made in Office.
No. of Tests Outside of Office.
Number of scales sealed
538
1,608
Number of weights sealed
717
4,030
Number of dry measures sealed .
106
57
Number of tin liquid measures sealed .
6,550
970
Number of glass liquid measures sealed
471
0
Number of yard sticks sealed
0
155
Number of reweighing in stores and
street
0
2,450
Total of all kinds sealed
8,382
9,270
17,652
Number of scales adjusted and sealed
30
21
Number of weights adjusted and sealed
53
84
Number of liquid measures adjusted and sealed
3
0
Total number adjusted and sealed
86
105
191
Number of scales tagged for repairs
24
27
Number of scales repaired as ordered .
17
10
Total number tagged and repaired
41
37
78
Number of scales condemned
23
5
Number of weights condemned
22
8
Number of dry measures condemned
6
0
Number of liquid measures condemned
210
7
Number of non-sealed labels
0
72
Total number condemned
261
92
353
Total
18,274
Receipts for year 1916 :-
Appropriation
$2,700 00
Fees received for adjusting and sealing
547 71
Expenditures for year 1916 :-
Salary of sealer
$1,100 00
Salary of deputy sealer
1,000 00
Equipment
134 52
Auto maintenance
437 85
Telephone service and helper
27 38
$2,699 75
Unexpended balance .
$547 96
JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
$3,247 71
REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-
The annual report of the law department for the year ending December 31, 1916, is as follows :-
On the petition of the mayor an act was passed by the legislature providing that members of police departments in cities seventy years of age or more might be pensioned with- out the right of appeal to the courts. (Chapter 113 of the General Acts of 1916.) The town of Reading was given au- thority by the legislature to enter the North Metropolitan sewerage district on terms which are expected to cause little or no expense to the district. (Chapter 159 of the General Acts of 1916.) An attempt by the city of Boston to secure by legislation a change in the method of apportioning ex- penses in the Metropolitan water district, whereby that city would pay less than at present and Somerville and some other municipalities would pay more, was successfully opposed. Anı attempt by the city of Cambridge to secure legislation requir- ing contribution by Somerville and other cities and towns toward the expense of constructing and maintaining bridges over the Charles river between Cambridge and Boston was successfully opposed. The legislature repealed Chapter 227 of the Acts of 1915, which was causing expense and incon- venience in making assessments for public improvements.
A petition was brought by Joseph Linhares against the city clerk to require that the petitioner's name be placed on the official ballot as a candidate for the board of aldermen in Ward 6. The case involved the construction of Section 201 of Chapter 835 of the Acts of 1913. The chairman of the board of registrars of voters acted with me in this matter. The name was ordered to be placed on the ballot and the order was complied with. Through a misunderstanding on the part of counsel and the justice who heard the case there was no op- portunity to carry it before the full bench of the supreme court.
An action was brought by the city against the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts to recover expenses incurred by the poor department for the care of certain paupers. The case involved the construction of Chapter 386 of the Acts of 1907, relating to aid furnished in consequence of a disease dangerous to the public health. A finding against the city was made by a justice of the superior court and the case was reported to the full bench of the supreme court, by which since the first of the year a decision has been rendered in favor of the city.
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CITY SOLICITOR.
An action is pending against the city by the contractor who constructed the S. Newton Cutler Schoolhouse in West Somerville. The case was referred to an auditor, before whom several hearings have been held.
A petition for abatement of taxes on a large tract of land in West Somerville was brought in the superior court and re- ferred to a commissioner and hearings have been held before him.
An action for injuries received by falling into a trench opened by the water department was tried in the Somerville police court and a finding made in favor of the city.
The action brought by the Union Glass Company for damages to its real estate resulting from the abolition of the railroad grade crossing at Webster avenue is still pending.
The adjustment of claims by the railroad company for damages to its real estate at various crossings has been de- layed by reason of receivership proceedings affecting the company.
For violation of the milk laws twenty-five cases have been prosecuted in the Somerville police court by the milk inspec- tor and myself.
A petition for alterations of the Beacon street bridge was brought before the Middlesex county commissioners by the Boston & Maine railroad. After a hearing the company de- cided to make repairs instead of alterations and the petition has been dismissed.
Settlements of claims for injuries received by reason of defects in public ways have been made in a number of cases.
The general work of this department has been of the usual nature and seems to have increased considerably in recent years.
Very respectfully, FRANK W. KAAN, City Solicitor.
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1917.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :- Gentlemen :- The following is respectfully submitted as the forty-fifth annual report of the City Clerk of the City of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1916.
The receipts and payments were as follows :-
Receipts.
Balance from year 1915, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1915 :-
8 males at $2.00 $16 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer in December, 1915, 8 at $.20 1 60
$14 40
For dog licenses issued in 1916 :-
959 males at $2.00
$1,918 00
197 females at $5.00
985 00
86 spayed at $2.00 .
172 00
1 breeder's license at $25.00
25 00
3,100 00
Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 1,004 papers
$595 20
Certificates of marriage intentions, 1,044 at $1.00 ·
1,044 00
Furnishing copies of records
184 55
Licenses :-
Auctioneers, 22 licenses at $2.00 44 00
Billiard and pool tables and bowling al- leys, 32 licenses for 92 tables and 77 alleys at $2.00
338 00
Cry goods and calling, 96 li- censes at $1.00 $96 00 .
1 license granted in 1915,
paid in 1916 1 00
1 refused and money not
called for · 1 00
1 applied for and not re-
turned ·
1 00
99 00
Drain layers, 5 licenses at $1.00 .
5 00
Drivers, 2 licenses at $1.00 .
2 00
Engines and motors, 15 licenses for 21 motors, 1 steam en- gine and 1 boiler, at $1.00
$15 00
2 paid for in 1915 2 00
13 00
Gasoline tanks, 16 licenses at $1.00
16 00
Amounts carried forward
$2,340 75
$3,114 40
.
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CITY CLERK.
Amounts brought forward
$2,340 75 $3,114 40
Garages, 169 licenses at $2.00
$338 00
5 licenses granted in 1915, paid for in 1916 10 00
$348 00
1 refund on 1915 license 2 00
346 00
Hackney carriages, 4 licenses for 4 carriages at $1.00 $4 00
1 refund on 1915 license 1 00
3 00
Innholders and common vic- tuallers, 43 licenses for 1 innholder and 42 victual- lers at $2.00
$86 00
1 petition not returned
2 00
1 refund on 1915 license 2 00
86 00
Intelligence offices, 6 licenses at $2.00 .
12 00
Junk and second-hand ļi-
censes, 32 licenses at $10.00 $320 CO
1 license granted in 1915,
paid for in 1916 10 00
4 licenses at $25.00
100 00
3 licenses granted in 1915, paid for in 1916 75 00
505 00
Lord's Day, sale of ice cream. confec- tionery, soda water and fruit on,
61 licenses at $5.00
305 00
Private detectives, 6 licenses at $10.00
60 00
Ring bells in streets, 5 licenses at $1.00 Slaughtering, 7 licenses at $1.00 .
7 00
Street musicians, 4 licenses for 4 per- sons at $.50 2 00
Wagons, 46 licenses for 84
wagons at $1.00 .
$84 00
1 license granted in 1915,
paid for in 1916 1 00
S5 00
Wagon stands, 3 licenses at $1.00 3 00 Permits for projections over sidewalks, 18 permits for 15 signs and 3 awnings at $1.00 18 00
Permits to transport liquors, 17 permits at $1.00 17 00
Filing certificates, under Acts of 1908, Chap. 502, 3 at $.50
1 50
Cable of record .
4 75
Repairing and sale of junk badges
1 50
Sale of old ballots
35 30
Interest on deposits
11 48
Witness fees
2 25
Notices of hearings (public service cor- porations)
14 15
Revenue tax stamps .
26 20
.
3,891 88
Total receipts
$7,006 28
5 00
88 00
374
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Payments.
To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1915, to November 30, 1916, both inclusive :- 947 males at $2.00 $1,894 00
191 females at $5.00
955 00
85 spayed at $2.00
170 00
1 breeder's at $25.00 .
.
25 00
$3,044 00
Less city clerk's fees, 1,224 at $.20
244 80
To the city treasurer, monthly :-
City clerk's fees for issuing and record- ing dog licenses, 1,243 at $.20 . $248 60
All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses
3,891 88
4,140 48
Total payments
$6,939 68
Balance, January 1, 1917, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1916 :-
20 males at $2.00 ·
$40 00
6 females at $5.00
30 00
1 spayed at $2.00
2 00
$72 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city
treasurer, 27 at $.20 . . . 5 40
$66 60
There have been issued during the year 316 resident hunters' certificates at one dollar each, the fees for which have been paid monthly to the commissioners on fisheries and game of the commonwealth ; total, $316.00.
Licenses and Permits.
Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of re- ceipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows :-
Auctioneers (to veterans of the Civil War) .
2
Children under fifteen to take part in entertainments .
11
Newsboys
To hold open-air political meetings .
2
To parade in streets, with music, etc.
2
To hold religious services in streets and squares .
4
To suspend campaign banners across streets 3
1
To erect stable 3 feet from line
1
To give band concerts (one permit for ten concerts)
1
To move buildings through streets
4
To construct coal pocket under sidewalk
1
To erect posts for church directional signs .
2
.
·
$2,799 20
.
23
To erect grand stand in street for flag raising
375
CITY CLERK.
Births.
1916.
Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1916 :-
Males 1,023
Females
945
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 1916 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1917.
1915.
The following is a statement in full of the births for 1915 :-
Number of births (exclusive of still births) in Somerville
1,898
Less than previous year
94
Males
980
Females
918
1,898
Born of American parents
764
Born of foreign parents . 717
Born of American father and foreign mother .
.
181
Born of foreign father and American mother 205
Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality 22
Born of foreign mother and father of unknown
nationality 8
Born of American father and mother of unknown nationality 1
1,898
Number of still-births in Somerville in 1915 as regis- tered
68
Number of births in other places in 1915 registered 422
2,388
Number of cases of twins
17
Marriages.
Number of intention certificates issued in 1916 ·
1,044
More than previous year
34
Marriages registered
1,079
More than previous year .
49
Both parties American
612
Both parties foreign
227
American groom and foreign bride .
125
Foreign groom and American bride
115
·
·
.
1,079 couples
in 1915 registered
376
ANNUAL REPORTS.
First marriage of .
1,909
Second marriage of .
232
Third marriage of
·
·
1
1,079 couples
Deaths. (Exclusive of still-births.)
Number of deaths in Somerville in 1916 .
1,081
More than previous year
78
Males
·
590
1,081
Under ten years of age
215
10 and under 20 years of age
24
20 and under 30 years of age
52
30 and under 40 years of age
81
40 and under 50 years of age
84
50 and under 60 years of age
139
60 and under 70 years of age
199
70 and under 80 years of age
190
80 and under 90 years of age
88
90 years of age and over .
9
Age of oldest person deceased 98 years
Born in Somerville
215
Born in other places in the United States
459
Of foreign birth
406
Birthplace unknown .
1
Number of deaths in January
129
Number of deaths in February
120
Number of deaths in March
106
Number of deaths in April
98
Number of deaths in May
93
Number of deaths in June
67
Number of deaths in july
48
Number of deaths in August
63
Number of deaths in September
86
Number of deaths in October .
89
Number of deaths in November
84
Number of deaths in December
98
1,081
The number of still-births during the year was seventy- two. In addition to the above, 235 deaths which occurred elsewhere and three removals were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of persons deceased having been residents of this city.
1,081
.
16
Fourth marriage of .
·
491
Females
·
1,081
CITY CLERK.
Assessed Polls and Registered Voters. MEN'S LISTS.
WARD.
PRECINCT.
As- sessed Polls, April 1 1916.
Nov. 24, 1915.
Re- vised Lists of July 5, 1916.
Added in Sept. and Oct., 1916.
Oct. 18, 1916.
Added in Nov., 1916.
Nov. 22, 1916.
Voted Nov. 7, 1916.
Voted Dec. 12, 1916.
Ward 1
Precinct 1
1,375 858 486
725 411 287 294
649 384 258 268
75 58 33 14
724 442 291 282
8 15
732 457
609 383
432
1
2
3
4
656
282
253
187
3,375
1,717
1,559
180
1,739
27
1,766
1,496
1,057
Ward 2
Precinct 1
1,187
441
404
33
437
1
438
376
132
1,706
736
81
746
5.8
377
324
83
3,676
1,569
1,417
135
1,552
18
1,570
1,336
328
Ward 3
Precinct 1 .
1,300
794
760
99
“ 3
.
2 . .
1,191
691
673
38
859 711
1
859 712
634
383 306
2,491
1,485
1,433
137
1,570
1
1,571
1,400
689
Ward 4
Precinct 1 . .
1,313 1,233
731 690
624
70
737 694
2
696
609
211
2,546
1,421
1,289
142
1,431
3
1,434
1,240
423
Ward 5
Precinct 1
1,324
787
748
79
827
2
829
747
275
1,055
637
587
78
665
665
577
200
5
3 . .
1,018
616
575
48
623
2
625
536
142
3,397
2,040
1,910
205
2,115
4
2,119
1,860
617
Ward 6
Precinct 1
1,884
916
865
92
957
3
960
816
367
1,478
783
717
129
846
1
847
763
383
1,164
750
689
115
804
. .
804
731
406
4,526
2,449
2,271
336
2,607
4
2,611
2,310
1,156
Ward 7
Precinct 1 ·
987
684
655
95
750
750
698
283
.1 7
3
.
1,417
801
732
133
865
5
870
779
283
4 7
4 .
1,553
904
861
172
1,033
1
1,034
936
380
5,186
3,124
2,918
497
3,415
14
3,429
3,115
1,259
City
.
25,197
13,805 12,797 1,632 1
14,429
71
14,500
12,757
5,529
.
.
.
783
392
665 348
21
369
1
738
631
212
4
2
.
.
.
.
.
.. ·
2
1,229
735
670
97
767
8
775
702
313
"
6
6
3
·
766
265
4
295
251
173
1
1
2
2
755
636
113
“ 2
665
72
5
2
2
7
.6
3
REGISTERED VOTERS.
378
ANNUAL REPORTS.
WOMEN'S VOTING LISTS.
WARD.
PRECINCT.
Nov. 24, 1915.
Revised Lists of July 5, 1916.
Added in Sept. Oct. and Nov., 1916.
Nov. 22. 1916.
Voted Decem- ber 12, 1916.
Ward 1
Precinct 1
58
51
13
64
36
2
24
21
17
38
31
16
3
26
26
2
28
4
1
·
.
70
62
. .
62
8
178
160
32
192
79
Ward 2
Precinct 1
4
2
4
6
6
6
7
13
..
. 2
3
8
9
2
11
. .
19
17
13
30
..
Ward 3
Precinct 1
178
145
7
152
16
136
122
7
129
9
314
267
14
281
25
Ward 4
Precinct 1 16
70
59
3
62
5
"
4
.
.
113
99
1
100
5
183
158
4
162
10
Ward 5
Precinct 1
243
220
1
221
33
176
154
4
158
8
5
·
3
245
2.25
5
230
5
664
599
10
609
46
Ward 6
Precinct 1
275
251
2
253
4
88
83
2
85
4
6
.
3
101
84
..
84
. .
464
418
4
422
8
Ward 7
Precinct 1
41
35
8
43
8
66
7
7
3
66
60
8
68
1
4
28
26
2
28
1
251
222
21
243
15
City .
.
.
.
.
2,073
1,841
98
1,939
183
·
.
.
2
·
·
·
·
3
.
.
.
.
2
116
101.
3
104
5
.
.
.
1
1
.
.
4
2
.
.
.
2
6
7
.
2
2
5
2
.
379
CITY CLERK.
Elections.
The following is a statement of the votes cast, in the several wards of the city, for the candidates for the various of- fices, and on various questions, at the state election held November 7, 1916 :-
CANDIDATE.
PARTY.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Louis F. Weiss, et als.
Socialist,
21
16
15 20 764
11 774
1,054 0
9
:
6,920 15
David 1. Walsh, et als. Blank,
Democratic,
799 58
0 1008 44
0 574 27
3 422 23
732 47
882 63
858 49
5,275 311
GOVERNOR.
James Hayes,
Socialist Labor, Prohibition,
8
5 2
2
5 20
2 12
6 50
13 47
41 158
Samuel W. McCall,
Republican,
682
276
860
798 361
1,117 665
1,391 771
2,327
7,451
Frederick W. Mansfield, Democratic, Dan A. White,
13
13
486 10 31
11 45
47
60
79
389
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Calvin Coolidge,
Republican, Prohibition,
724
279
872
836
1,148
1,468
2,361
7,688
Alfred H. Evans,
17
3
15
16
14
21
47
133
Sylvester J. McBride,
Socialist,
22
16
11
21
27
42
39
178
Thomas J. Maher,
6
7
2
19 263
10
8
12
6
Thomas P. Riley, Blank,
141
908 123
425 75
85
559 102
654 117
146
789
SECRETARY.
Thomas F. Brennan,
Socialist Labor, Democratic,
14 536 23
11 842 13 285
6 408 16 872
13 249 22 829
13 529 31
20 604
15 477 48
92 3,645 197
Louise Adams Grout,
Socialist, Republican,
730
1
192
185
98
127
147
169
220
1,138
TREASURER.
Charles L. Burrill,
Republican, Socialist Labor, Socialist, Democratic,
721
287
876
847
1,154
1,478
2,370
7,733 52
Elam K. Sheldon,
27
20
16 248
34 533
614
45 482
198 3,691
Wm. E. Marks, Blank,
1
183
176
101
122
132
167
201
1,082
AUDITOR.
Joseph Bearak,
Socialist, Socialist Labor, Republican, Democratic,
20 11
16 2
14
15 10 833
31 5
44 6
48
188 45
Alonzo B. Cook,
718
295
873
John B. N. Soulliere,
542
833
396
242
534
1,466 598
2,353 469
3,614
Myron T. Smith, Blank,
1
204
190
113
140
. .. 153
.... 196
238
1,234
7
21 6
39 13
35 24
154 82
William Shaw, et als.
Prohibition,
8
0 268
George v. L.Meyer, et als. Republican,
610
1,304
2,146
Oscar Kinsalas, et als.
Socialist Labor,
0
713
977
621 28
124
Blank,
64
63
..
..
..
7
9
17
Frederick E. Oelcher,
7
·2
3
7
Henry N. Teague,
557
14 857
400
4
7
7,675
·
..
1
586
510
3,905
Albert P. Langtry,
1,140
1,473
2,355
7,684
1
Willard O. Wylie, Blank,
Socialist Labor, Democratic,
16
11
Chester R. Lawrence,
4,594
Socialist,
17
1,137
42
1
Frank Bohmbach,
Leon R. Eyges,
44
WARDS.
380
ANNUAL REPORTS.
. CANDIDATE.
PARTY.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
TOTAL.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Henry C. Attwill, Republican,
719 559
285 869
872 405
854 236
1,140 544
1,465 622
2,363 477
7,698 3,712
Joseph Joyce Donahue, Democratic, Joseph Jiskra, Socialist Labor,
6
3
8 20
8 20
38
54
59
42 233
Frank Auchter,
1
... 164
95
122
135
164
207
1,071
SENATOR IN CONGRESS.
John F. Fitzgerald,
Democratic, Republican,
729 627
990 256
492 838
373 778 24
682 1,082 38
816 1,341 59
720 2,181 66
4,802 7,103 263 1
Blank,
97
75
51
65
... 58
94
148
588
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.
Alvan T. Fuller,
Independent, Republican,
709 605
742 300
620 650
518 617
829 874
1,033 1,079
1,300 1,638
5,751 5,763
Martin Ryan,
....
..
1
....
...
...
1
1
1
Blank,
.... 182
. . 294
... 129
105
157
197
176
1,240
COUNCILLOR, FOURTH DISTRICT.
Herbert P. Wasgatt,
Republican,
770
357
936
844 396
1,175 685
1,450 860
2,273 842
7,805 4,952
SENATOR, 3RD MIDDLESEX DIST.
Charles W. Eldridge,
Republican,
739
285
869
873 239
1,173 531
1,523 585 202
2,368 438 309
1,340
REPRESENTATIVES, 23RD DIST. (3)
William Fleming,
Republican,
864 807
974 952
870 840 816
1,263 1,179 1,156
...
..
2,038
1,350
1,192
1,982
REPRESENTATIVES, 24TH DIST. (3)
William P. French,
Republican,
Arthur D. Healey,
Democratic,
. ..
....
Joseph O. Knox,
Republican,
339
...
. ..
Joseph H. Perry,
Republican,
...
49
....
. .
....
86
104
239
Percy C. Smith,
330
Blank,
....
1,925
....
...
..
1,566
1,557
5,048
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Erson B. Barlow,
Republican,
821
395
930
870
1,245
1,549
2,372
8,182
John Kilmartin, Blank,
675
941
. . 470
370
614
761
.. 743
4,574
..
400
..
1,539
2,472 501
2,043
Walter E. Marden, Prohibition,
...
72
282
...
1,328
134 2,153
3,763
Albert Rankin,
Prohibition,
...
Prohibition,
....
77
....
1
1
William Reardon,
....
·
...
1
1
Arthur Richardson, Blank,
6,562
. .
3,778 3,675
William W. Kennard,
Republican,
779
924
John J. Murphy,
Democratic,
553
843
398
Blank,
204
208
133
128
156
3,971
Harvey E. Frost,
Republican,
726
979
464
19
Russell Atwood,
1
..
. .
1
Henry Rowland,
....
...
1
Leroy D. Peavey,
27
15
5
9
John Weaver Sherman, Socialist,
1
Blank,
184
Henry Cabot Lodge,
William N. McDonald, Socialist,
42
15
. .
864
678 1,501
2,283
4,123
120
326
112
141
1
1
1
Blank,
7,830 3,587
4,411
Ernest W. Roberts,
3
WARDS.
381
CITY CLERK.
WARDS.
CANDIDATE.
PARTY.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS (2)
Frederic P . Barnes,
Republican, Republican,
791 697
372 317
915 823
834 750
1,196 1,093
1.509 1,328
2,309 1,984
7,926 6,992 1
Joseph T. Cotter, Blank,
1,504
1,983
1,062
896
1,431
1,782
1,937
10,595
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
William R. Scharton,
Democratic, Republican,
501 762
741
380
224
496 1,165 199
550 1,516 244
449 2,385 281
1,487
CLERK OF COURTS.
William C. Dillingham, Republican, Blank,
798 698
392
924 476
852 388
1,221 639
1,551 759
2,349 766
8,087 4,670
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Thomas Leighton, Jr.,
805
400 936
916 484
846 394
1,218 642
1,557 753
2,346 769
8,088 4,669
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND IN- SOLVENCY (to fill vacancy)
Frederick M. Esty, Republican, Timothy E. Quinn, Democratic,
668 488
272
7,222
Blank,
340
342
815 360 225
779 213 248
1,092 489 279
1,388 539 383
2,208 403 504
2,321
"SHALL THERE BE A CONVEN- TION TO REVISE, ALTER OR AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF TIIE COMMONWEALTH?"
Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes, Blank,
629 298
552
601 376 423
547 280 413
535
1,097 534 679
1,477 780 858
5,777 2,920 4,060
"SHALL AN ACT PASSEI) BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN, TO MAKE THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, KNOWN AS NEW YEAR'S DAY, A LEGAL HOLIDAY, BE APPROVED AND BECOME LAW?"
Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes, Blank,
919 252
878 124
928 273
745 273
1,229 346 285
1,520 423 367
2,089 575 451
8,308 2,266 2,183
"SHALL AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX- TEEN, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO PREVENT THE VOTERS OF ONE POLITICAL PARTY FROM VOT- ING IN THE PRIMARIES OF ANOTHER POLITICAL PARTY' BE APPROVED AND BECOME
LAW?"
Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes, Blank,
597 400 499
341 451
635 409
534 346 360
859 516 485
1,060 656 59-4
1,520 814 781
5,546 3,592 3,619
544
356
877 143
862 154
Blank,
233
362 233
944
Republican, Blank,
691
722
201
569
583
325
334
199
222
Total.
H. Harding Hale,
1
3,341
Nathan A. Tufts,
7,929
3,214
874 451
382
ANNUAL REPORTS.
WARDS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
"SHALL THE REPRESENTATIVE OR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THIS DISTRICT BE INSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTON OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CON- STITUTION OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH, PROVIDING FOR SOME FORM OF THE INITIA- TIVE AND REFERENDUM WHICH SHALL GIVE TO THE VOTERS THE POWER TO ACCEPT OR REJECT STATUTES AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- MENTS PROPOSED TO THE LEGISLATURE BY PETITION OF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF CITIZENS BUT REJECTED BY IT, AND ALSO THE POWER, UPON SUCH PETITION, TO REJECT MEASURES PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE?"
23RD DISTRICT. 4
Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes,
Blank,
548
438
681 138 421
1,043 270 547
3,274 768 1,954
24TH DISTRICT.
Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No " votes, Blank,
671 82 583
1,361 297
1,832 407 876
3,864 786 2,111
"SHALL AN ACT, PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX- TEEN, TO AUTHORIZE CITIES TO MAINTAIN SCHOOLS OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTI- CULTURE AND TO MAKE PRO- VISION, IN CERTAIN IN- STANCES, FOR THE TEMPORARY HOUSING OF PERSONS AT- TENDING THE SCHOOL, BE
ACCEPTED ?"
Number of "Yes" votes, Number of "No" votes, Blank,
755
594
199
542
151 591
708 263 429
624 206 410
988 322 550
1,224 404 682
1,673 544 898
6,566 2,089 4,102
TOTAL.
791 157
759
203
652
383
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 in- toxicating liquors in this city, and of tenure of office of Chiefs of Fire Departments, at the city election held December 12, 1916 :-
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