Report of the city of Somerville 1916, Part 28

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 432


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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


369


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.


371


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


.


373


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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