Report of the city of Somerville 1920, Part 26

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 422


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12 91


Repairing and sale of junk badges .


7 50


Sale of old ballots .


42 60


Sale of stationery and postage


5 46


Witness fees .


60


Optometrists' registration, 6 at $ .50


3 00


Physicians' registration, 5 at $ .25 .


1 25


5,392 42


Total receipts


$8,268 52


Payments.


To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, recepits for dog


licenses from December 1, 1919 to


November 30, 1920, both inclusive :-


626 males at $2.00


$1,252 00


157 females at $5.00


785 00


85 spayed at $2.00


170 00


3 kennel at $25.00


, 00


$2,282 00


Less city clerk's fees, 871 at $ .20


174 20


$2,107 80


379


CITY CLERK.


To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, for licenses for hunting and fish- ing in 1920, -


396 resident hunters at $1.00 $396 00


3 alien hunters at $15.00 45 00 ·


251 resident fishermen at $ .50 .


125 50


3 alien fishermen at $1.00 3 00


2 non-resident fishermen at $1.00


2 00


$571 50


Less city clerk's fees, 655 at $ .15 .


98 25


473 25


To the city treasurer, monthly: --


City clerk's fees for issuing and record- ing dog licenses, 876 at $ .20 . ·


$175 20


City clerk's' fees for issuing and record- ing fishing and hunting licenses, 655 at $ .15


98 25


All the receipts above specified, except for dog licenses and fishing and hunting licenses


5,392 42


5,665 87


Total payments


$8,246 92


Balance, January 1, 1921, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1920: -


10 males at $2.00 $20 00


2 spayed at $2.00 4 00


$24 00


Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer, 12 at $ .20 2 40


$21 60


The decrease from previous years in amounts received as fees for licenses as innholders and common victuallers, to keep open places of business on the Lord's Day for sale of ice cream, confectionery, soda water and fruit, and as dealers in second- hand motor vehicles, is due to the change in June of the muni- cipal board having control of such licenses.


At the city election in 1919 it was voted to authorize the granting of licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor. Be- cause of such vote and in accordance with the provisions of law, a licensing board was appointed. This board has the pow- er of granting the various classes of licenses above referred to and collects the fees therefor.


380


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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 :-


Children under fifteen to take part in entertainments Newsboys


8


7


To give band concerts (one permit for three con- certs)


1


To hold political meetings in streets and squares


7


To hold religious services in streets and squares


1


To install branch single track railway across street .


1


To locate World War memorial tablet in square .


1


To move buildings through streets . 3


To parade in streets, with music, etc. 2


To suspend wire across street . .


1


Births. 1920.


Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1920.


Males .


1152


Females


1003


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 1921.


1919.


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1919.


Number of births (exclusive of still births) in Somerville in 1919 registered .


1889


Less than previous year .


.


92


Males .


. 935 .


Females


. 954 .


1839


381


CITY CLERK.


Born of American parents . 745


Born of foreign parents


741


Born of American father and foreign mother


185


Born of foreign father and American mother


209


Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality


8


Born of foreign mother and father of unknown nationality


1 1889


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1919 as registered


53


Number of births in other places in 1919 registered


531


Number of cases of twins .


31


Marriages.


Number of intention certificates issued in 1920 .


1292


More than previous year .


66


Marriages registered .


1352


More than previous year


125


Both parties American


847


Both parties foreign


215


American groom and foreign bride


131


Foreign groom and American bride


159


First marriage of


2357


Second marriage of


330


Third marriage of


15


Fourth marriage of


2


1352 couples


Deaths. (Exclusive of still-births.)


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1920


1137


Less than previous year


63


Males


526


Females


611


1137


Under ten years of age


238


10 and under 20 years of age


29


20 and under 30 years of age


53


30 and under 40 years of age


60


40 and under 50 years of age


82


50 and under 60 years of age


161


60 and under 70 years of age


163


70 and under 80 years of age


215


80 and under 90 years of age


118


90 years of age and over


18


Age of oldest person deceased 95 years


Born in Somerville


237


Born in other places in the United States .


490


Of foreign birth


408


Birthplace unknown


.


2


.


1137


1137


1352 couples


2473


382


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Number of deaths in January


.


·


121


Number of deaths in February


.


.


·


198


Number of deaths in March


104


Number of deaths in April .


80


Number of deaths in May


90


Number of deaths in June .


61


Number of deaths in July


78


Number of deaths in August


64


Number of deaths in September


70


Number of deaths in October


81


Number of deaths in November


95


Number of deaths in December


95


1137


The number of still-births during the year was sixty-five. In addition to the above 260 deaths which occurred elsewhere- were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire number of: persons deceased having been residents of this city.


1


CITY CLERK.


ASSESSED POLLS AND REGISTERED VOTERS.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


WARD


Por.


AS- sessed Polls, April 1, 1920


Dec. 3. 1919 Men


Dec. 3. 1919 Women


Re- vised Lists of July 24, 1920 Men


Re- vised Lists of July 24, 1920 Women


Add- edin Aug. Sept.


Add- edlin Aug. Sept.


Oct. 13, 1920


Oct. 13. 1920 2, Men Women 1920


Ward 1 Pct.


1


..


2


1,103


552


35


501


30


99


294


600


324


795


..


1


3


563


279


31


265


29


24


132


289


161


372


1


4


603


221


46


200


43


10


61


210


104


260


3,849


1,805


165


1.648


149


247.


878


1,895


1,027


2,499


Ward 2 Pct.


1


961


381


5


346


4


33


150


379


154


454


2


2


1,762


806


11


738


10


126


455


864


465


1,121


..


2


B


742


377


5


340


4


36


186


376


190


459


3,465


1,567


21


1,424


18


195


791


1,619


809


2,031


Ward 3 Pct. 3


1


1,398


907


119


842


106 101


89


523


811


624


1,275


2,687


1,656


230


1,564


207


183


1,140


1.747


1,347


2,746


Ward 4 Pct. 4


1


1,433


778


53


708


48


135


.539


843


587


1,263


2


1,375


712


88


671


87


1.22


482


793


569


1,212


2,808


1,490


141


1,379


135


257.


1,021


1,636


1,156


2,475


Ward 5 Pct.


1


1,521


818


181


777


163


169


667


946


830


1,636


5


2


1,164


688


123


652


104


109


446


761


550


1,180


5


B


997


600


160


566


137


82


312


648


449


953


3,682


2,106


464


1,995


404


360


1,425


2,355


1,829


3,769


Ward 6 Pct.


1,144


1,005


223


588


166


85


356


673


522


1,040


..


6


3


987


805


65


496


37


115


443


611


480


1,006


6


4


1,298


910


604


1,383


4,765


2,630


351


2,460


310


168


1,702


2,928


2,042


4,130


Ward 7 Pct.


1


1,131


773


49


727


43


114


543


841


586


1,339


2


1,375


742


70


715


64


152


601


867


665


1,435


7


3


1,561


892


62


816


53


160


629


976


682


1,510


7


4


1,116


680


43


628


32


127


530


755


562


1,227


7


5


830


469


30


424


27


164


368


588


395


915


6,013


3,556


254


3,310


219


717


2,671


4,027


2,890


6,426


City


27,269


14,810


1,626


13,780


1,472


2,427


9,628


16,207| 11,100


24.379


1


6


2


1,336


820


63


614


75


120


361


734


436


1,001


16


+2


1,289


749


111


722


17


114


391


796


438


1,072


1


1,580


750


53


682


762


62


148


542


936


723


1,471


94


617


Voted Nov.


Oct. 1920 Oct. 1920 Men Women


..


7


383


384


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ELECTIONS.


The following is a statement of the votes cast, in the. several wards of the city, for the candidates for the various offices, and on various questions, at the state election held November 2, 1920.


WARDS.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


B


1


5


6


7


Total.


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.


Marcus A. Coolidge, et als.


731


1147


800


436


862


1000


1137


6113


Peter O'Rourke, et als.


8


8


8


6


12


11


15


68


John J. McEttrick, et als.


53


69


41


53


75


96


110


497


Charles Sumner Bird et als.


Republican


1638


730


1861


1946


2754


3221


5096


17246


Blank


69


80


36


34


66


102


68


455


GOVERNOR.


Channing H. Cox


Republican


1515


555


1815


1899


2088


3228


5280


16980


Walter S. Hutchins


Socialist


21


2.5


25


27


47


59


62


269


Patrick Mulligan


Socialist Labor


12


21


40


6


18


19


21


137


John J. Walsh


.


Democratic


126


185


109


91


906 110


142


193


956-


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. .


Marcus A. Coolidge


Democratic


627


941


610


362


660


762


717


4679


David Craig


Socialist Labor


11


11


8


8


17


14


18


117


Alvin T. Fuller


Republican


1459


737


1594


1654


2322


2850


4368


14984


Thomas Nicholson


Socialist


15


19


17


26


45


49


2.24


Robert M. Washburn Independent


221


85


367


300


552


564


982


3071


Guy A. Ham


166


241


150


125


173


190


258


1303


Blank


SECRETARY.


Frederic W. Cook


Republican


1722


848


2055 496


1985 303


2959 563


654


531


3911


Edward E. Ginsburg Democratic


19


10


8


7


12


14


21


91


Anthony Houtenbrink Socialist Labor


30


30


30


26


16


75


77


314


Edith M. Williams


Socialist


197


313


157


154


189


236


255


1501


Blank


1


TREASURER.


George H. Jackson


Citizen


48


52


63 1752


1818


55 2560


90 3121


119


471


James Jackson


Republican


1448


457


23


26


53


56


56


284


Patrick O'Hearn


Democratic


763


1204


759


414


918


939


808


5835 .


Albert L. Waterman Socialist Labor Blank


12


12


20


8


12


20


'27


111


186


281


129


135


171


204


254


1360


AUDITOR.


Alonzo B. Cook


Republican


1498


551 1093


1757


1837 448


2648 842


3159


5174


16624 5641


Alice E. Cram


Democratic


722


Socialist Labor


19


9


16


9


12


14


25


104


Herbert H. Thompson Socialist


28


35


18


29


41


70


57


278.


Blank


232


346


207


152


226


253


316


1732


822


1218


757


152


982


870


6037


Blank


3451


5542


18562


531


833


5162


16318


Louis Marcus


Socialist


42


28


748


934


854


Stephen J. Surridge


1


1


Democratic


Socialist Labor


Socialist


385


CITY CLERK.


CANDIDATE.


PARTY.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total.


ATTORNEY GENERAL


J. Weston Allen Republican


1483


513


1780


1852


2609 12


3155 17


5236 23


16628 86


John Weaver Sherman Socialist


34


40


29


32


52 890 206


921 261


786


5715


214


292


188


304


1610


CONGRESSMAN, 9TH DISTRICT


Maurice F. Ahearn Democratic Charles L. Underhill Republican Joseph H. Soper Blank


891


1364


961


554 1773


1083 2477


1131 3049


1055 5003


7039 15819


1


181


215


150


148


209


'249


368


1520


COUNCILLOR, FOURTH DISTRICT


John C. F. Slayton Republican


1656


769


1969


1983


2850


3383


5449


18059


Joseph F. Cotter


843


1265


777


492


919


1046


977


6319


SENATOR,


THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Charles M. Austin Republican


1717


799


1995


2020 : 2958


3430


5481


18400


John M. Webster


1


1


Arthur D. Healey


2


2


9


13


M. J. Diggins


782


1235


747


455


809


991


945


5964


REPRESENTATIVES, 23RD DISTRICT (3)


William J. Bell


Republican


1548


1855


1939


2865


8207


1541


1838


1820


2631


7830


Patrick Henry Ryan Independent


575


491


387


836


2289


Walter H. Snow


1429


1748


1752


2538


7467


Blank


2404


2306


1527


2437


8674


REPRESENTATIVES, 24TH DISTRICT (3).


E. Agnes Blood


Democratic


1231


1132


1128 4942


3491


Warren C. Daggett


Republican


Peter F. Donnelly


Democratic


1088


894


771


2753


Wilbur F. Lewis


Republican


582


3004


4765


8351


John M. Woods


2123


2392


2867


7382


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Alfred L. Cutting Republican


1593


682


1858 1932


1883 1861


2765 2770


3196 3243


5113 5164


17090 17336


Walter C. Wardwell Republican Joseph Vigilanti


Blank


1829


2596


1702


1206


2003


2420


2575


14331


13


9


7


5


76


77


340


Michael L. Sullivan Democratic Blank


755


1180


742


441 145


1427


455


1635


1


1


1


Blank


1


1


Blank


Harvey E. Frost


Republican


669


3068


8679


409


2800


4805


8014


Republican Blank


1576


790


1


1


1


Republican


WARDS.


Morris I. Becker Socialist Labor


386


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Total


CANDIDATE


PARTY


1


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


SHERIFF


John R. Fairbairn Republican


1615


898


1889 1 856


6:22


1029


1193


1233


17425 1 6953


1


SHALL AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF BEER, CIDAR AND LIGHT WINES," AND IN WHICH IT IS PROVIDED THAT ALL BEVER- AGES CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN ONE HALF OF ONE PER CENT AND NOT MORE THAN


TWO AND THREE FOURTHS PER CENT OF ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT AT SIXTY DEGREES FAHRENHEIT SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE INTOXI- CATING LIQUOR, WHICH ACT PASSED THE HOUSE OF REP- RESENTATIVES BY A VOTE OF 121 IN FAVOR AND 67 AGAINST, AND PASSED THE SENATE BY A VOTE OF 26 IN FAVOR AND 6 AGAINST, AND WAS THERE- AFTER VETOED BY HIS EXCEL- LANCY THE GOVERNOR, AND FAILED OF PASSAGE IN THE SENATE OVER THE SAID VETO BY A VOTE OF 14 IN FAVOR AND 22 AGAINST, BE AP- PROVED ?


Number of "Yes" votes


Number of "NO" votes Blank


1161 1000 338


1187 454 393


1029 1428 289


842 1370 263


1291 2024 454


1621 2220 589


1807 3904 715


8938 12400 3041


TABULATION OF ABSENT VOT- ER BALLOTS


(Tabulated from precinct records of election).


Number of votes cast


11


3


17


6


25


11


44


117


Number rejected as defective


Number rejected as not a voter


Number rejected, voted in person


1


1


1


1


1853


2740


3237


5193


James J. Murphy Blank


884


1136


WARDS.


387


CITY CLERK.


Liquor License Question.


The following is a statement of the votes, during the sev- eral years of its submission to the people, on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in this city, together with the number of registered voters and the esti- mated population for each year :-


YEAR.


YES.


No.


BLANK.


REGISTERED VOTERS.


ESTIMATED POPULATION.


1881


979


1,222


3,678


26,000


1882


627


1,159


3,778


26,500


1883


767


1,343


4,407


27,000


1884


806


1,709


4,470


28,000


1885


428


1,604


3,969


*29,992


1886


214


1,321


4,089


32,000


1887


555


2,427


4,574


34,000


1888


744


2,456


5,399


36,000


1889


635


1,706


335


5,286


39,000


1890


999


2,282


409


5,556


*40,117


1891


1,054


2,598


279


5,938


43,000


1892


1,427


3,288


347


7,587


46,000


1893


1,547


2,654


218


7,943


48,000


1894


1,098


2,869


26


8,007


50,000


1895


1,854


4,708


459


8,410


*52,200


1896


1,466


3,680


332


9,379


54,000


1897


1,626


3,815


486


8,925


56,000


1898


1,595


3,501


186


8,657


57,500


1899


1,892


3,340


374


8,838


60,000


1900


1,660


3,427


321


9,620


*61,643


1901


1,579


3,295


374


9,499


63,500


1902


1,645


3,242


360


10,100


65,000


1903


2,248


4,410


550


11,346


67,000


1904


2,022


4,338


447


11,682


69,500


1905


2,483


4,660


531


11,340


*69,272


1906


2,193


5,204


582


11,571


70,000


1907


1,735


4,591


459


11,558


74,000


1908


1,780


4,760


491


12,777


75,500


1909


1,830


4,601


530


12,479


75,500


1910


1,544


3,968


365


12,522


*77,236


1911


2,193


4,841


492


13,226


80,000


1912


2,421


6,182


546


13,854


81,000


1913


2,348


6,431


550


13,417


82,000


1914


2,178


5,535


488


13,404


85,000


1915


1,705


5,262


379


13,805


*86,854


1916


1,100


4,158


271


14,500


88,000


1917


1,291


3,457


232


13,826


90,000


1918


690


1,935


161


13,477


90,500


1919


2,777


2,297


261


14,810


91,000


1920


27,307


*93,033


*Census.


388


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ORDINANCES.


Somerville, January 1, 1921.


The following ordinances have been adopted since the printing of the annual reports for the year 1919 :-


Ordinance No. 91.


An Ordinance Relative to the Fire Department.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter XVIII of the Revised Ordinances of 1911 is hereby repealed and the following substituted in place there- of:


Section 1. The fire department shall consist of a chief engineer, a deputy chief, two district chiefs, a master mechanic, and as many other officers and members as the board of aldermen shall from time to time determine. The two district chiefs shall each perform the duties of a captain.


Each engine company shall consist of not more than fourteen men and shall be organized as follows: Captain, lieutenant, hosemen, and, if the engine is operated with steam, an engineman and an assistant engineman or if motor driven, drivers or operators.


Each hose company shall consist of not more than ten men and shall be organized as follows: captain, lieutenant, drivers or operators, and hosemen.


Each ladder company shall consist of not more than sixteen men and shall be organized as follows: captain, lieutenant, drivers or opera- tors, and laddermen.


When two or more companies are housed in the same station, one only of such companies shall have a captain, and he shall have the authority and responsibility and perform the duties of that office with reference to all of such companies, except that, when in attendance at alarms or fires and in going to and'returning from the same, such authority, responsibility and duties shall devolve, with reference to all such companies other than his own, upon their respective lieuten- ants


Sect. 2. Section 3 of said chapter is hereby repealed and the fol- lowing substituted in place thereof: Sect. 3. The chief engineer and deputy chief shall also be fire wards of the city.


Sect. 3. Section 4 of said chapter is hereby repealed and the following substituted in place thereof: Sect. 4. The chief engineer shall have the sole and absolute control and command over all mem- bers of the department and all other persons present at fires, and shall take prompt measures to arrange the engines and other apparatus in the most advantageous manner, and issue such orders as he may deem necessary. In case of the absence of the chief engineer at a fire, the deputy chief, and if he is not present the district chief or in his ab- sence the officer designated to act in that capacity, shall during such absence, have and exercise all the power and authority of the chief engineer, and shall perform the duties of his office; and if the


389


CITY CLERK.


engineer or no chief be present, the captain who first arrives with his apparatus at a fire shall exercise such authority until the arrival of a superior officer, and until the arrival of one of said officers such authority is to be exercised by the lieutenant who first arrives with his apparatus.


Sect. 4. Section 5 of said chapter is hereby repealed and the following substituted in place thereof: Sect. 5. Whenever it shall be determined at any fire, by the officer in command, to be necessary to pull down or demolish any building in order to prevent the spreading of fire, the same may be done by his order, in accordance with the statute in such case made and provided.


Section 5. Section 7 of said chapter is hereby repealed and the following substituted in place thereof: Sect. 7. The members of the uniformed fire-fighting force shall be divided into two bodies or platoons, which shall be designated as a day force and a night force, and the day force and the night force shall alternate on tours of duty every third day. The hours of duty of the day force shall be from eight o'clock ante meridian to six o'clock post meridian, and the hours of duty of the night force shall be from six o'clock post meridian to eight o'clock ante meridian'; provided, that on every third day for the purpose of alternating the day force with the night force and vice versa, the number of hours of duty herein stated may be exceeded, but one force shall be at liberty at all times except in case of a conflagra- tion, the officer having charge of the fire-fighting force shall have full authority to summon and keep on duty any or all of the members of the fire-fighting force while the conflagration continues. The members of the fire department shall be entitled to fourteen days' vacation each year, without loss of pay. Members absent from duty on account of injury caused while in the performance of duty, and such injury being certified to by the city physician, shall receive full pay for a period not exceeding sixty days, provided however that the chief engineer of the fire department, with the approval of the city physician and mayor, may grant such extension of time as may be deemed necessary. A sub- stitute in the fire department incapacitated on account of injury caused while in the performance of duty in said department, and such injury being certified to by the city physician, shall receive pay equal to that paid to a member of the department during his first year, for a period not exceeding sixty days, provided however that the chief engineer of the fire department, with the approval of the city physician and mayor, may grant such extension of time as may be deemed necessary. Mem- bers of the department absent from duty on account of sickness, and such sickness being certified to by the city physician, shall be en- titled to full pay for not more than twenty days' absence on any one occasion, provided however that the chief engineer of the fire depart- ment, with the approval of the city physician and mayor, may grant such extension of time as may be deemed necessary. No pay will be allowed under this ordinance if the sickness or injury is feigned, simulated, exaggerated, or arises from carelessness, improper or vicious conduct, excessive indulgence of appetite or other bad habits, or from improper practices, or if the sick or injured person shall fraudulently, by concealment, false statement, or otherwise seek to deceive or mislead the attending physician or surgeon in relation to his case, or if he refuses or neglects to conform to the instructions of the at- tending physician or surgeon. At the discretion of the chief engineer of the fire department any member shall be entitled to full pay during absence not exceeding three days for the purpose of attending a fun- ral in his immediate family.


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Section 6. Ordinance No. 63 is hereby repealed.


Sect. 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.


Approved August 2, 1920


Ordinance No. 92. An Ordinance Relative to Street Railways.


Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as follows :-


Chapter XXV of the Revised Ordinances of 1911 entitled "Street Railways" is hereby amended by adding the following thereto.


Section 1. No person shall use or cause or allow to be used any portion of a public street as the terminal of a route for a street rail- way car unless permission therefor has been granted by the board of aldermen to the street railway corporation operating said car.


Sect. 2. No person shall cause or allow a street railway car to re- main standing in any public street for the purpose of using said street as the terminal of a route for such car unless permission therefor has been granted by the board of aldermen to the street railway corpora- tion operating said car.


Sect. 3. Whoever violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense.


Sect. 4. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its pas- sage.


Approved January 4, 1920


In submitting this, my final report, I wish to express to his honor, the mayor, the board of aldermen and all depart- mental officials and employees of the' city my appreciation of the uniform kindness and courtesy that has been extended by them throughout the whole of my official service. It is my opinion, if I may be permitted to record it herein, that Somer- ville has been unusually fortunate in the character and abil- ity of its mayors and aldermen throughout its existence as a city and that its government always has been and I sin- cerely trust always may be carried on with the purpose expressed in the preamble of the constitution of our Com- monwealth, - "to furnish the individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquility their natural rights and the blessings of life."


FREDERIC W. COOK,


City Clerk.


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Mayor.


CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE, 47 Highland Road.


Board of Aldermen. President, RICHARD L. RICE Vice-President, HIRAM N. DEARBORN


WARD ONE.


James J. Shay, Alderman-at-large .


William F. Burns


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Lyman A. Hodgdon


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68 Mt. Pleasant Court 21 Illinois Avenue 8 Indiana Avenue


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Robert C. Harris, Alderman-at-large .


Peter F. Donnelly .


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Joseph A. Haley


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12 Dimick Street 11 Allen Street 7 Linden Street


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George A. Berry, Alderman-at-large


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William C. Abbott


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Charles E. Nichols, Jr.


60 Prescott Street. 73 Avon Street 19 Greenville Street


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Richard L. Rice, Alderman-at-large .


Waldo D. Phelps .


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John S. Smith, Jr.


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2961/2 Broadway 64 Flint Street 52 Sydney Street


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William J. Bell, Alderman-at-large


Fred Allen


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Francis W. K. Smith .


380 Medford Street 121 Central Street 133 Central Street


WARD SIX.


Enoch B. Robertson, Alderman-at-large .


Almon F. Heald .


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John E. Locatelli


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39 Highland Road 83 Belmont Street


78 Belmont Street


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Hiram N. Dearborn, Alderman-at-large .


Emerson J. Coldwell . Arthur F. Mason .


86 Electric Avenue 27 Hall Avenue 18 Hall Avenue


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Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS - Aldermen Robertson, Shay, Berry, Haley and Phelps.


FINANCE - The President, Aldermen Allen, Berry, Donnelly, Heald, Hodgdon and Mason.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS - Aldermen Harris, Dearborn, Smith of Ward 4, Smith, of Ward 5 and Burns.


LICENSES AND PERMITS - Aldermen Dearborn, Heald, Abbott, Don- nelly, Smith of Ward 5, Burns and Smith, of Ward 4.


PUBLIC PROPERTY - Aldermen Berry, Bell, Locatelli, Coldwell and Hodgdon.


PUBLIC SAFETY - Aldermen Bell, Abbott, Dearborn, Robertson and Smith of Ward 4.




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