Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 25

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 406


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55


Buildings found open


342


Carrier pigeon found .


1


Cats killed


?


Cellar flooded .


1


Cruelty to animals


2


Dead animals found .


4


Dead body found


1


Defective bridges


5


66 buildings


2


66


catch basins


29


66


drinking fountains


3


66


driveway


1


electric lamps


6


66


fire escape


1


66 gas gate boxes


2


66


guy rope .


1


66


hydrants


8


66


2


66


police signal service .


18


66


sewer


1


66


sidewalks


325


66


sidewalks, lighted


2


66


signs and sign posts


8€


66


streets


123


66


street, lighted


1


tree guard


1


U. S. mail box


1


.6


waste barrel .


1


66


water gate boxes


41


66


wires


51


Demented persons


4


Disturbances


27


Disturbances suppressed


4


Dogs killed


8


Dog, mad .


1


Dog, vicious


1


Elopement


1


fences


fire alarm box


1


man holes and covers poles


3


Attempts to commit suicide


355


CHIEF OF POLICE.


False alarm for burglary .


3


Fire, alarms given for


3


Fires extinguished without alarm


2


Fire, needless alarms for


3


Fires, false alarms of .


39


Fires reported


205


Gaming


1


Gas leaks .


9


Gas poisoning


1


Heat prostration


1


Horse killed


1


House boat broken and entered .


1


Houses unoccupied


36


Indecent exposure of person


6


Insane cases


3


Larcenies, no value given


126


Larcenies .


492


Lost children


269


Lost children, found .


269


Malicious mischief


40


Missing persons


72


Missing persons, found


36


Neglected children .


1


Obstructions on railroad track .


2


on sidewalks


13


in streets


21


66 in streets, not lighted .


5


66 in streets, lighted


5


Panes of glass broken


277


Permits granted to labor on Lord's Day


91


Permits granted to carry firearms


467


Person helped home .


1


Persons bitten by dogs


9


Property damaged and destroyed


62


Property lost, no value given .


56


Property found, no value given .


53


Rescued person from fire .


1


Robberies


6


Runaway children


28


Runaway children, found .


31


Runaway horse .


1


Runaway horses, stopped


3


Runaway teams, stopped .


3


Sidewalks dangerous from snow and ice


3


Sidewalks flooded


1


Still born infant, found


1


Stray bullets, fired .


3


Stray cats


2


Stray cows, found


2


Stray dogs


88


Stray dogs, found


51


Stray donkey


1


Stray donkey, found .


1


Stray horse


1


Stray horses, found .


8


Stray parrot, found .


1


Stray pig .


1


Stray pig, found


1


Stray teams


12


Stray teams, found .


17


356


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Streets dangerous, from snow and ice


6


Street lights, reported ·


3,509


Strikes


2


Sudden deaths .


5


Suicide


1


Subways, flooded


2


Summonses served for witnesses and defendents to appear in court at other places .


354


Suspicious persons .


82


Team hired and not returned in proper time


1


Threats


2


Trees, dangerous


50


Trespass


33


Trespass, wilful


18


Unlawful appropriation of horses


2


Unlawful appropriation of motor vehicles


5


Violation of accosting act


1


Violation of board of health rules


3


Violation of city ordinances


125


Violation of Lord's Day


3


Violation of motor vehicle laws


3


Water pipes, leaking .


124


Wife desertion .


1


Windows broken .


58


357


CHIEF OF POLICE.


OFFICIAL ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT.


Chief of Police. Charles A. Kendall.


Captain. Eugene A. Carter.


Charles E.| Woodman


John A. Ray.


Inspectors.


Michael T. Kennedy


Sergeants.


Ernest Howard Robert T. Blair Thomas P. Walsh


Patrolmen.


1- Edward M. Carter


2-George L. Smith 3 - Francis A. Perkins


4 -Theodore E. Heron


5-Charles W. Stevens


6- Daniel G. Simons


7-Samuel Burns


8-Jotham Chisholm 9-John A. Dadmun


10 - George L. Rice 11 - Myron S. Gott


12 - Charles W. Reick


13 - Frank C. Hopkins 14 - Charles W. Allen 15 - Hudson M. Howe 16 - Sanford S. Lewis 17 Henry A. Sudbey 18 - Thomas F. McNamara 19 - Louis F. Arnold 20-Charles S. Johnston


21 - Claude L. Crossman 22- John J. Cummings 23- Edmund J. Keane


24-Denis Neylon 25- Denis Downey


26- Edward M. Davies 27-George A. C. Peters


28 - Louis J. Belzarini


29 - Walter Reed 30- Dennis G. Mulqueeney


31 - Patrick J. Doolin


32- Edward J. Hopkins


33 - Walter L. Groves 34 - Frederick G. Jones


35- Joseph A. Dwyer 36 - Augustine J. Fitzpatrick


37 - Patrick McGrath


38- Bernard McCabe 39- Harry C. Young 40- Robert D. Dewar


41 - Peter Moore 42 - Albert C. Hawes


43 - Walter C. Oesting 44 -John L. Cameron 45 - Francis P. Higgins


46-John J. McCahey 47 - Alexander Morrison 48 - Daniel J. Powers 49 - Jeremiah O'Connor 50 -Charles E. Wilson 51 - William J. Warner 52 - Timothy Buckley 53 - John J. Killourhy 54 - Charles J. Sharry 55 - Thomas M. Sharry


56 - Michael J. O'Loughlin


57 - Charles W. Shepherd 58- John F. Cruise 59 - John J. Shay


60 - Edward G. Butman


61 - John P. L. O'Keefe 62 - Alfred E. Robitaille 63 - Allan S. Burns 64 - William H. Donovan


65- George R. Allan 66 - Jeremiah Keniry 67 - James Murray 68 - Charles J. Fulton 69 - Edward F. Culliton 70 - Alfred J. McFadden 71 - James A. Fitzpatrick 72 - Elmer E. G. Raymond 73 . Frank J. Roche 74 - Augustine F. Sharry


Lieutenants.


James M. Harmon


Thomas Damery


William G. Kenney Frank H. Graves James M. Lynch


358


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Reservemen.


75 - Daniel M. O'Connell 76 - Chester C. F. Warner


77 - George D. MacDonald


78- Charles F. Lacey


79 - William E. Dwyer 80 - Charles H. McAvoy


Chauffeurs and Patrol Drivers.


James W. Lundergan


James H. White John H. Mckenzie.


Matron. Mrs. Mina T. Weeks.


Assistant Matron. Mrs. Katherine Woods.


Pensioners, Retired On Half Pay.


John E. Fuller, Mar. 23, 1906 George H. Carleton, Mar. 27, 1914


Ira S. Carleton,


May 9, 1907 Frederick H. Googins, Mar. 12, 1915


James J. Pollard


Feb. 27, 1908 Robert R. Perry, Apr. 14, 1916


Melville C. Parkhurst, Oct. 31, 1909


Jacob W. Skinner, Dec. 31, 1917


Herbert Hilton,


Dec. 21, 1911 Elmer E. Drew, July 25, 1918


Ezra A. Dodge,


Mar. 14, 1914


Ernest S. Goff, July 11, 1919


CHANGES IN FORCE.


Appointments.


Charles F. Lacey, appointed, reserveman, May 26, 1919.


William E. Dwyer, appointed, reserveman, May 26, 1919.


Charles H. McAvoy, appointed, reserveman, May 26, 1919.


Promotions.


Reserveman, Alfred J. McFadden, promoted to patrolman, May 24, 1919.


Reserveman, James A. Fitzpatrick, promoted to patrolman, May 24, 1919.


Reserveman, Elmer E. G. Raymond, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 13, 1919. Reserveman, Frank J. Roche, promoted to patrolman, Sept. 27, 1919.


Reserveman, Augustine F. Sharry, promoted to patrolman, Nov. 15, 1919.


Patrolman, Robert T. Blair, promoted to sergeant, Dec. 20, 1919. Patrolman, Thomas P. Walsh, promoted to sergeant, Dec. 20, 1919.


Resignations.


Patrolman, Arthur S. Walsh, resigned, Jan. 9, 1919.


Patrolman, Clyde W. Steeves, resigned, Oct. 8, 1919.


359


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Retirements. Patrolman, William J. Davidson, placed on pension roll, Jan. 24, 1919.


Patrolman, Ernest S. Goff, placed on pension roll, July 11, 1919.


Death.


Retired patrolman, William J. Davidson, died Sept. 1, 1919.


Police Signal Service.


Number of on duty calls made by the patrolmen ·


245,344


Telephone calls made by the officers and patrolmen . 41,329


"White" Combination Automobile Service.


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 434


Number of prisoners conveyed ·


556


Number of sick and injured conveyed . .


312


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 914.0


Number of miles run in conveying sick and in- jured 952.1


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail . 582.4


Number of miles run elsewhere 835.4


Total number of miles run during the year 3,283.9


"Reo" Combination Automobile Service.


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station . 62


Number of prisoners conveyed 76


Number of sick and injured conveyed .


33


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 137.1


Number of miles run in conveying sick and in- jured 129.7


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail 95.5


Number of miles run elsewhere 260.5


Total number of miles run during the year 622.8


Touring Car Reports.


Number of prisoners conveyed to station 40


Number of sick and injured conveyed 3


Horse Drawn Patrol Wagon and Horse Drawn Ambulance Reports. Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station


4


Number of prisoners conveyed 5


4


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station


Number of sick and injured conveyed . 279


Number of miscellaneous runs 10


360


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF POLICE MATRON.


January 31, 1920.


To Charles A. Kendall, Chief of Police.


Dear Sir : -


I herewith submit my report as matron for the year ending December 31, 1919. The following females and minors having been committed to my care for following offenses, etc.


Adultery


2


Assault and battery


.


8


Contempt of court


1


Default


2


Demented


4


Drunkenness


15


Larceny


8


Lost children


72


Neglected children


1


Runaways .


2


Safe keeping


6


School absentee


1


Stubbornness


S


Threats .


1


Trespass


10


Violation, city ordinance


1


Violation of parole .


1


Violation of probation


1


Total


156


I have reported at police station each morning and at- tended juvenile sessions of court looking after all minors who have been in court.


Respectfully submitted,


MRS. MINA T. WEEKS,


Matron.


5


Lewd and lascivious cohabitation


7


Operating automobile without license


361


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Conclusion.


The following officers returned from duty in the United States service during the year, - John L. Cameron, Charles J. Sharry, Allan S. Burns, Wiliam H. Donovan, Alfred J. Mc- Fadden, James A. Fitzpatrick, Elmer E. G. Raymond, Frank J. Roche and Augustine F. Sharry. There were two strikes during the year, one of employees of the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Co., and another at the packing house plants, which took place on October 16th and lasted until De- cember 15, 1919, of about 3000 employees of the North Pack- ing and Provision Co., John P. Squire & Co., New England Dressed Meat and Wool Co., Sturtevant & Haley Beef Co., and Carl Weitz Sausage Co. All vacations, days off and leave of absence for the officers were suspended during this latter strike and conditions were handled by this department in a very satisfactory manner. Every officer in the depart- ment performed many extra hours of duty and every available officer was placed on duty around the plants, covering the twenty-four hours each day, and no loss of life and not a dollars worth of destruction of property occurred.


To His Honor the Mayor, Charles W. Eldridge for his uni- form courtesy and advice on all matters pertaining to this department, members of the board of aldermen, court officials, newspaper correspondents, and to all members of this depart- ment for attention to their duties, I wish to extend my sincere thanks.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES A. KENDALL,


Chief of Police.


362


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, City Hall Annex, Somerville, January 1, 1920.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-


The following report of the sealer of weights and measures for the year 1919 is respectfully submitted :-


Chapter 62 of Revised Laws :-


Section 21. Sealers of weights and measures shall all- nually give public notice by advertisement, or by posting, in one or more public places in their respective cities and towns, notices to all inhabitants or persons having usual places of business therein who use weights, measures or balances for the purpose of selling goods, wares, merchandise or other com- modities or for public weighing, to bring in their weights, measures and balances to be adjusted and sealed. Such sealers shall attend in one or more convenient places, and shall ad- just, seal and record all weights, measures and balances so brought in.


Section 23. Said sealers shall go once a year, and oftener if necessary, to every hay and coal scale and to every platform balance within their respective cities and towns which cannot be easily or conveniently removed, and shall test the accuracy of, adjust and seal the same.


Section 34. Sealers of weights and measures shall receive fees as follows : - For sealing (a) all scales with a capacity of more than five thousand pounds, one dollar each ; (b) all scales with a weighing capacity of one hundred to five thousand pounds, fifty cents each ; (c) all other scales, balances, and measures on pumps, ten cents each, and (d) all weights and other measures, three cents each. They shall also receive reasonable compensation for all necessary repairs, alterations and adjustments made by them.


When weights and measures are sealed as provided in Sec- tion 21 (that is, brought to the office) no fees are charged for sealing.


363


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


In compliance with the foregoing Section 21, the custom- ary notice was given by advertising in the Somerville papers in March, 1919.


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 correct were condemned.


ANNUAL REPORT.


Work of Weights and Measures Department for 1919.


Number of scales sealed


2,044


Number of weights sealed


3,851


Number of dry measures sealed


73


Number of liquid measures sealed


5,715


Number of oil and gas pumps sealed


260


Number of yard sticks sealed


132


Number of miscellaneous sealed


4


Total


12,079


Number of scales adjusted


34


Number of weights adjusted .


37


Total


71


Number of scales condemned


77


Number of weights condemned


23


Number of dry measures condemned


7


Number of liquid measures condemned .


124


Number of yard sticks condemned


0


Number of Gas pumps condemned


2


Total


233


Number of scales and weights out of use non-


sealed


41


41


Number of inspections in stores and street .


289


289


Total tests made in 1919 .


12,713


JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Sealer of Weights and Measures.


364


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT.


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, 1919, is as follows :


The boundary line between Somerville and Medford at present runs through many dwelling houses in such a manner that it is difficult to determine in which city the occupants live. Question has been raised as to the right of children liv- ing in such houses to attend public schools in this city. With the approval of Mayor Eldridge, I drew. a petition signed by the mayors of the two cities for a change in the boundary line and attended to its publication in the manner required by law and by the rules of the general court in order that legislation may be obtained in the year 1920, if a new boundary line can be agreed upon.


An act was secured from the legislature, chapter 41 of the general acts entitled "An act relative to collectors of taxes," which it is hoped will cause a material reduction of annual premiums paid the surety company on bonds of the city treas- urer and collector of taxes ..


I represented the city at hearings held by the trustees of the Boston Elevated Railway Company relative to the appor- tionment on various cities and towns of a deficit in the income of the company. The portion assigned to Somerville was ap- proximately the same as if on the basis of population.


I represented the city also at hearings held for the United States director of railroads in regard to increasing railroad fares in Somerville and elsewhere. Opposition was presented in behalf of many localities in the metropolitan district and no increase was made affecting this city.


At the request of the inspector of milk, I acted for the prosecution in the Somerville Police Court of persons charged with violation of the milk laws. Claims against the city were settled for sums varying from $20 to $750. A non-suit was ob- tained in one action and costs were collected by the city from the plaintiff. Another action which the city refused to settle was abandoned. A demurrer filed in behalf of the city in a case in equity relating to a garage license was sustained by the court.


Very respectfully,


FRANK W. KAAN,


City Solicitor.


365


CITY CLERK.


REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.


OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1920.


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-


Gentlemen : - The following is respectfully submitted as the forty-eighth annual report of the City Clerk of the City of' Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1919.


The receipts and payments were as follows :-


Receipts.


Balance from year 1918, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1918 :-


6 males at $2.00


$12 00


1 spayed at $2.00


2 00


$14 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city


treasurer, 7 at $ .20 1 40


$12 60


For dog licenses issued in 1919:


750 males at $2.00


$1,500 00


169 females at $5.00


845 00


90 spayed at $2.00


180 00


1 kennel at $25.00


25 00


$2,550 00


For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1919 :-


295 resident hunters at $1.00


$295 00


1 foreign born unnaturalized hunter at $15.00 .


15 00


21 resident fishermen at $ .50 .


10 50


$320 50


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 823 papers


$461 80


Certificates of marriage intentions,-


1226 licenses and 2 duplicates at $1.00 . 1,228 00


Furnishing copies of records .


261 60


Licenses :-


Auctioneers, 25 licenses


at $2.00


1 license granted in


$50 00


1918


2 00


52 00


366


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys :- 34 licenses for 100 ta- bles and 94 alleys at $2.00 $388 00


1 license for 6 tables granted in 1918 12 00


$400 00


Drain layers, 4 licenses at $1.00 . Engines and motors,-


4 00


25 licenses for 31 motors and 4 sta- tionary engines at $1.00 . 25 00


Garages,-


286 licenses, including 1 paid in 1918, at $2.00 570 00


1 license granted in 1917 and 4 in 1918, 5 at $2.00 10 00 .


580 00


Gasoline tanks,-26 li-


censes at $1.00 · $26 00


2 licenses granted in


1918 ·


2 00


28 00


Hackney carriages, - 4 licenses at $1.00 Innholders and common victuallers,-


4 00


51 licenses for 49 victuallers and 2 innholders at $2.00


102 00


Intelligence offices, - 2 licenses at $2.00 4 00


Junk and second hand licenses,-


23 licenses at $25.00 $575 00


3 licenses granted in 1918 75 00


32 licenses at $10.00 .


320 00


3 licenses granted in 1918 . 30 00


1,000 00


Lord's day, sale of ice cream, confec- tionery, soda water and fruit, on, - 107 licenses at $5.00


535 00


30 00


Private detectives, - 3 licenses at $10.00 Second hand motor vehicles, 42 licenses at $10.00 ·


420 00


Slaughtering,-7 licenses at $1.00


7 00


Street musicians,-5 licenses for 5


persons at $ .50 2 50


·


To play gasoline power


organ in


streets,-1 at $1.00 ·


1 00


Wagons,-49 licenses for 73 wagons at $1.00 73 00 ·


Wagon stands,-4 licenses at $1.00 4 00


Permits for projections over sidewalks,- 24 permits for 1 mar- quee, 16 signs and 7


367


CITY CLERK.


awnings at $1.00 $24 00


5 permits for signs granted in 1918 5 00


$29 00


Filing certificates, under Acts of 1908,


Chap. 502,-2 at $ .50 ·


1 00


Interest on deposits


11 73


Notices of hearings (public service cor- porations) ·


7 10


Chiropodists' registration,-3 at $ .50


1 50


Physicians' registration,-5 at $ .25 .


1 25


Repairing and sale of junk badges .


3 30


Witness fees


: 85


$5,280 63


Total receipts .


$8,163 73


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1918 to November 30, 1919, both inclusive :-


751 males at $2.00


$1,502 00


168 females at $5.00


840 00


90 spayed at $2.00


180 00


1 kennel at $25.00 .


.


25 00


$2,547 00


Less city clerk's fees, 1010 at $ .20 .


202 00


$2,345 00


To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, for licenses for hunting and fish- ing in 1919,-


295 resident hunters at $1.00 ·


$295 00


1 unnaturalized foreign


born at


$15.00 . ·


15 00


21 resident fishermen at $ .50 .


10 50


$320 50


Less city clerk's fees, Oct. 10 to Dec. 31, 1919, inclusive, - 151 at $ .15 22 65


297 85


To the city treasurer, monthly :- City clerk's fees for issuing and re- cording dog licenses, 1010 at $ .20 City clerk's fees for issuing and re- cording fishing and hunting li- censes, 151 at $ .15 ·


202 00


All the receipts above specified, ex- cept for dog licenses and fishing and hunting licenses 5,280 63


22 65


5,505 28 .


Total payments


$8,148 13


.


368


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Balance, January 1, 1920, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1919 :-


5 males at $2.00 $10 00


1 female at $5.00 5 00


1 spayed at $2.00 . 2 00


$17 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer, 7 at $ .20 1 40


$15.60


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


Newsboys


. To keep lodging houses, under Chap. 259, Acts of 1918 .


44


To hold open air meetings


2


To parade in streets, with music, etc.


3


To hold religious services in streets and squares .


4


To sing Christmas carols in streets . .


1


To suspend banner across square


1


To give band concerts (two permits for seven concerts) 2


To move buildings through streets .


2


Births. 1919.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1919.


Males · 920


Females


917


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 children born during the year.


As the information derived from such canvass will not be available in time sufficient for its incorporation in this re- port, a statement in full of the births of 1919 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1920.


1918.


The following is a statement in full of the births of 1918. Number of births (exclusive of still births) in Somerville in 1918 registered . 1,981


Less than previous year


.


56


Males


.


.


991


Females


990


1,981


12


369


CITY CLERK.


Born of American parents . 820


Born of foreign parents 772


Born of American father and foreign mother .


172


Born of foreign father and American mother


204


Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality 11


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown nationality


2


1,981


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1918 as registered


74


Number of births in other places in 1918 registered . 617


2,672


Number of cases of twins .


25


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1919 . 1,226


More than previous year .


279


Marriages registered .


1,227


More than previous year


253


Both parties American


779


Both parties foreign


192


American groom and foreign bride


129


Foreign groom and American bride


127


1,227 couples


First marriage of


2,161


Second marriage, of


272


Third marriage of


21


1,227 couples


Deaths.


(Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1919


1,074


Less than previous year


459


Males


502


Females


.


Under ten years of age


186


10 and under 20 years of age


35


20 and under 30 years of age


72


30 and under 40 years of age


71


40 and under 50 years of age


83


50 and under 60 years of age


122


60 and under 70 years of age


187


70 and under 80 years of age


206


80 and under 90 years of age


99


90 years of age and over


13


Age of oldest person deceased 98 years


Born in Somerville


189


Born in other places in the United States


519


Of foreign birth


363


Birthplace unknown


3


·


572


1,074


1,074


1,074


370


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Number of deaths in January


166


Number of deaths in February


125


Number of deaths in March


108


Number of deaths in April .


84


Number of deaths in May


90


Number of deaths in June .


73


Number of deaths in July .


63


Number of deaths in August


61


Number of deaths in September .


55


Number of deaths in October


71


Number of deaths in November


85


Number of deaths in December


93


1,074


The number of still-births during the year was fifty-four. In addition to the above 254 deaths which occurred elsewhere were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of per- sons deceased having been residents of this city.


371


CITY CLERK.


ASSESSED POLLS AND REGISTERED VOTERS.


Men's Lists.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD


PRECINCT.


As- sessed Polls, April 1 1919


Nov. 20, 1918


Re- vised Lists of July 15. 1919


Add- ed in Sept. & Oct. 1919


Oct. 15. 1919


Add- ed in Nov. 1919


Dec. 3, 1919


Voted Nov. 4, 1919


Voted Dec. 23, 1919


Ward 1.


Precinct 1


1,449


673


599


107


706


44


750


583


430


1


2


1,044


448


397


78


475


77


552


394


325


66


3


519


250


231


32


263


16


279


203


159


663


223


191


25


216


8


224


191


172


3,675


1,594


1.418


242


1,660


145


1,805


1,371


1,086


Ward 2


Precinct 1


1,032


388


342


30


372


12


384


292


243


1,784


759


682


107


789


17


806


621


328


742


351


321


49


370


7


377


278


170


3.558


1,498


1,345


186


1,531


36


1,567


1,191


741


Ward 3


Precinct 1


1,389


799


775


118


893


14


907


743


248


1,242


711


652


86


738


11


749


624


249


2,631


1,510


1,427


204


1,631


25


1,656


1,367


497


Ward 4.


Precinct 1


1,404


658


623


119


742


36


778


618


217


4


2


1,349


609


539


128


667


45


712


561


179


2,753


1,267


1,162


247


1,409


81


1,490


1,179


396


Ward 5


Precinct 1


1,420


755


687


109


796


22


818


686


227


5


2


1,112


639


594


70


664


24


688


550


221


66


66


3


1,007


551


499


94


593


7


600


485


198


3,539


1,945


1,780


273


2,053


53


2,106


1,721


646


Ward 6


Precinct 1


1,966


890


833


154


987


18


1005


807


416


1,516


775


694


112


806


14


820


680


309


6.


3


1,280


748


687


98


785


20


805


671


305


4,762


2,413


2,214


364


2,578


52


2,630


2,158


1,030


Ward 7


Precinct 1


1,095


704


677


84


761


12


773


673


194


7


2


1,294


702


633


107


740


2


742


644


214


7


3


1,522


818


750


128


878


14


892


736


242


7


4


1,088


607


580


87


667


13


680




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