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3
Attempts to commit larceny
6
Attempts to commit suicide
3
Breaking and entering, false alarms of
8
Buildings broken and entered, nothing stolen
52
Buildings found open
434
Cat killed
1
Cellar flooded
2
Child deserted
1
Cruelty to animals
3
Dead animals, found .
9
Dead body, found
1
Defective bill boards
3
66 bridges
18
66
buildings
4
66 chimneys
2
66 coal - hole
1
66
curb stones
2
drinking fountains
7
66
fences
10
66
hydrants
12
66
man - hole covers
8
66
playground
1
66 police signal service
15
66
railway
1
66 sewer
1
66 sidewalks
414
66
signs and sign posts
107
66
spot - light
1
stairs and railing
2
66
streets
143
66
subway
1
66
voting list boards
4
66
water gates
18
66
wires
195
Demented persons
2
Disorderly house
1
catch basins
29
electric lamps
13
gas gate box
1
poles
26
Attempts to rob
4
Accosting a female .
368
ANNUAL REPORTS.
44
Dogs killed
24
Dog unlicensed .
1
Dogs, vicious
5
Fires, alarms given for
1
3
Fire, danger of
1
Fires, false alarms of
29
Fires, needless alarms for
3
Fires reported
202
Fraud
6
Gas leaks
3
Heat prostration
1
Horses killed
4
Houses unoccupied
58
Indecent exposure of person
4
Larcenies, no value given
141
Larcenies
545
Lost children
281
Lost children, found
231
Malicious mischief
29
Missing persons
72
Missing persons found
72
Murders .
2
Obstructions on railroad tracks
4
Obstructions on sidewalks
12
Obstructions in streets ·
24
Obstructions in streets, lighted
4
Obstruction in street, not lighted
1
Panes of glass broken
118
Permits to labor on Lord's Day .
78
Permits issued to carry firearms
223
Persons bitten by dogs .
18
Persons helped home .
1
Property damaged and destroyed
69
Property lost, no value given .
63
Property found, no value given
76
Railroad car broken and entered, nothing stolen Rescue from drowning
Robberies
Runaway children
11
Runaway children, found
18
Runaway horses
2
Runaway teams
4
Sidewalks dangerous, from snow and ice
26
Sidewalks flooded
1
Somnambulist
1
Still born infant, found .
1
Stray bullets, fired
7
Stray cat, found
1
Stray cow, found
1
Stray dogs
102
Stray dogs, found
51
Stray fowl
2
Stray fowl, found
2
Stray horse .
1
Stray horses, found
7
Stray mule, found
1
.
·
1
1 9
Stray cats .
2
Disturbances
369
CHIEF OF POLICE.
Stray teams
9
Stray teams, found
11
Streets dangerous from snow and ice
17
Streets flooded
5
Street lights reported
6,954
Sudden deaths .
6
Suicides
2
Summonses served for witnesses and defendants to appear in court at other places
553
Suspicious persons
144
Threats
1
Trees and branches dangerous .
136
Trespass
26
Trespass, wilful
4
United States mail box, found open .
1
Unlawful appropriation of a horse
1
Violation, board of health regulations
4
Violation of city ordinances
205
Violation of Federal law .
1
Violation of Lord's Day
6
Violation of motor vehicle laws
11
Water pipes, leaking
107
Windows broken
43
Transfers and Sales of Motor Vehicles.
Officers report on investigation, card indexing and filing sales and transfers of motor vehicles.
Number of licenses granted by License Commission.
First class .
6
Second class
.
.
28
Third class
5
Total
39
.
.
.
Number of sales and transfers made by the thirty-nine dealers 3,783 Number of individual sales 1,360 Number of stolen motor vehicles reported by the several Police Departments, Insurance Agencies and Detective Bureaus in the United States and Canada . 10,748
Number of motor vehicles reported recovered by same . 2,838
Number of index cards printed and filed . . 18,729
370
ANNUAL REPORTS.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT. Chief of Police. Charles A. Kendall Captain. Eugene A. Carter.
James M. Harmon
Thomas Damery
Frank H. Graves James M. Lynch Ernest Howard
1-Edward M. Carter
2-Francis A. Perkins
3-Theodore E. Heron
4- Daniel G. Simons 5-Samuel Burns 6- John A. Dadmun 7-George L. Rice 8- Myron S. Gott 9 - Charles W. Reick 10-Frank C. Hopkins 11 - Hudson M. Howe 12 - Sanford S. Lewis 13-Henry A. Sudbey 14 - Thomas F. McNamara
15-Louis F. Arnold 16- Charles S. Johnston
17 - Claude L. Crossman
18-John J. Cummings 19 - Edmund J. Keane 20- Denis Downey 21- Edward M. Davies
22-George A. C. Peters
23 - Louis J. Belzarini 24 - Walter Reed 25 - Dennis G. Mulqueeney
26 - Patrick J. Doolin 27-Edward J. Hopkins
28 - Walter L. Groves 29 - Frederick G. Jones 30- Joseph A. Dwyer 31 - Augustine J. Fitzpatrick 32 - Patrick McGrath 33 - Bernard McCabe 34-Harry C. Young 35- Robert D. Dewar 36 - Peter Moore
37- Albert C. Hawes
38- Walter C. Oesting 39- John L. Cameron 40 - Francis P. Higgins
John A. Ray
Inspectors.
Michael T. Kennedy
Sergeants.
William G. Kenney Robert T. Blair
Thomas P. Walsh
Patrolmen.
41 - John J. McCahey
42 - Alexander Morrison
43- Daniel J. Powers
44 - Jeremiah O'Connor
45 - Charles E. Wilson
46 - Timothy Buckley
47 -John J. Killourhy 48- Charles J. Sharry
49 - Thomas M. Sharry
50 · Michael J. O'Loughlin
51- Charles W. Shepherd
52-John F. Cruise
53-John J. Shay
54 - Edward G. Butman
55 -John P. L. O'Keefe
56 - Alfred E. Robitaille
57 - Allan S. Burns
58 - William H. Donovan
59 - George R. Allan 60 - Jeremiah Keniry 61 - James Murray
62 - Charles J. Fulton 63 - Edward F. Culliton
64 - Alfred J. McFadden
65 - James A. Fitzpatrick
66 - Elmer E. G. Raymond 67- Frank J. Roche
68 - Augustine F. Sharry
69 - Daniel M. O'Connell
70 - Chester C. F. Warner
71 - George D. MacDonald
72 - Charles F. Lacey
73 - William E. Dwyer
74 - Charles H. McAvoy 75- James F. Holmes
76 - Earle W. Elliott
77 - Michael J. Dowd, Jr.
78 - Patrick J. Lyons
79 - Alfred S. Macomber
Lieutenants.
371
CHIEF OF POLICE.
Reservemen.
80 - Thomas A. Donovan 81 - Thomas J. Flanagan
82 - Timothy J. Corkery
83 - John H. O'Leary
84 - Leo J. Hurley
85- Henry W. Roche 86-John H. Baker
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 Jacob W. Skinner, Dec. 31, 1917
Ira S. Carleton, May 9,1907 Elmer E. Drew, July 25, 1918
James J. Pollard, Feb. 27, 1908 Ernest S. Goff, July 11, 1919
Herbert Hilton, Dec. 21, 1911 Charles W. Allen, Mar. 26, 1920
Ezra A. Dodge,
Mar. 14, 1914 Jotham Chisholm, Apr. 23, 1920
George H. Carleton, Mar. 27, 1914 Charles E. Woodman, June 24, 1921
Frederick H. Googins, Mar. 12, 1915
CHANGES IN THE FORCE. Appointments.
Thomas A. Donovan, appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921. Thomas J. Flanagan, appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921.
Timothy J. Corkery, appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921.
John H. O'Leary, . appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921.
Leo J. Hurley appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921.
Henry W. Roche, appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921.
John H. Baker, appointed reserveman, May 15, 1921.
Promotions.
Reserveman, James F. Holmes, promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1921 Reserveman, Earle W. Elliott, promoted to patrolman, May 14, 1921 Reserveman, Michael J. Dowd, Jr. promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1921 Reserveman, Patrick J. Lyons, promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1921 Reserveman, Alfred S. Macomber, promoted to patrolman, May 13, 1921
Retirements.
Lieutenant, Charles E. Woodman, placed on pension roll, June 24, 1921 Patrolman, Denis Neylon, placed on pension roll, June 24, 1921
372
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Deaths
Patrolman, William J. Warner died July 15, 1921, as a result of injuries received while on duty July 14, 1921. Patrolman Warner left a widow and seven children. The City of Somerville paid $1,000 to the family of the deceased officer and a sum of money raised by subscrip- tion from the citizens was also donated to the family.
Retired chief of police, Melville C. Parkhurst died Aug. 18, 1921 Retired captain of police, Robert R. Perry died Oct. 5, 1921.
Retired patrolman, Denis Neylon, died Nov. 11, 1921.
Police Signal Service.
Number of on duty calls made by the patrolmen 267,867
Telephone calls made by the officers and patrolmen . 44,725
"White" Combination Automobile Service.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station .
49
Number of prisoners conveyed .
87
Number of sick and injured conveyed
.
549
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 82.4
Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured 1,730.3
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to and from jail 15.3
Number of miles run elsewhere 343.9
Total number of miles during year 2,171.9
"Reo Combination Automobile Service.
'Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 709
Number of prisoners conveyed .
938
Number of sick and injured conveyed
66
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 1,420.7
Number of miles run in conveying sick and injured 213.2
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners .
to and from jail 402.9
Number of miles run elsewhere 827.2
Total number of miles during year .
.
2,864.0
Touring Car Reports.
Number of prisoners conveyed to station 99
Number of sick and injured conveyed 11
Number of prisoners conveyed to and from jail 1
Horse Drawn Patrol Wagon and Ambulance Reports.
Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station 3
Number of prisoners conveyed 3
Number of sick and injured conveyed 21
Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 3
Harley - Davidson Motorcycle Report.
Total mileage for the year 3,985
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373
CHIEF OF POLICE.
REPORT OF POLICE MATRON.
December 31, 1921.
To Charles A. Kendall, Chief of Police.
Dear Sir : -
I herewith submit my report as matron for the year end- ing December 31, 1921. The following females and minors were committed to my care, charged with the following offenses, etc.
Abortion
1
Assault
1
Assault and battery
20
Bail surrender
1
Being present where gaming implements were found
2
Common drunkard
1
Default warrant
1
Disorderly house
1
Drunkenness
10
False statement, marriage certificate-
1
Illegal sale of intoxicating liquor .
2
Illegal keeping of intoxicating liquor Larceny
10
Lewd and lacivious cohabitation
1
Lost children
105
Manslaughter
1
Neglected child
1
Revoke of parole
1
Safe keeping
6
Stubbornness
6
Threats
2
Trespass
2
Uttering forged instrument
1
Violation of probation .
4
Total
182
I have reported at station each day and have attended the sessions of the juvenile court, looking after minors who have been in court.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. MINA T. WEEKS, Matron.
The vehicles in the department have all been motorized, early in the year the horse which was in use was sold to the Highway Department, a new motor-cycle was purchased which was much needed. The police building needs to be thoroughly repaired and enlarged garage space with suitable heating ap- paratus installed. A new patrol car to replace one of the older ones.
1
374
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Increased number of patrolmen and the establishment of a traffic and liquor squads, one lieutenant appointed to fill a vacancy.
To all city officials who have business with this depart- ment and to the officers under my command I wish to tender my thanks for all assistance rendered.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. KENDALL,
Chief of Police.
375
CITY CLERK.
REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, January 1, 1922.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen :- The following is respectfully submitted as the fiftieth annual report of the City Clerk of the City of Somer- ville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1921.
The receipts and payments were as follows :-
Receipts.
Balance from year 1920, 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
For dog licenses issued in 1921 :-
638 males at $2.00
$1,276 00
155 females at $5.00
775 00
87 spayed at $2.00 .
174 00
3 kennel at $25.00 .
75 00
2,300 00
For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1921:
404 resident hunters at $1.00 .
$404 00
2 alien hunters at $15.00 .
30 00
251 resident fishermen at $ .50 .
125 50
3 alien fishermen at $1.00
00
3 trappers at $ .25
.75
563 25
Recording mortgages, assignments, etc., 974 papers
$1,247 35
Certificates of marriage intentions,- 1278 licenses and 2 duplicates less
one refund
1,279 00
Furnishing copies of. records
242 70
Amounts carried forward
$2,769 05
$2,884 85
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376
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Amounts brought forward
$2,769 05 $2,884 85
Licenses :-
Auctioneers, 37 licenses at $2.00 . . $74 00
Billiard and pool tables and bowling al- leys :-
199 licenses for 129 ta- bles and 70 alleys, at $2.00
$398 00
Drain layers, 3 licenses at $1.00
3 00
Drivers, 1 license at $1.00
1 00
Engines and motors,-
19 licenses for 14 mo- tors, 2 boilers and 3 gas engines at $1.00
$19 00
Garages,-
358 licenses, including 9 granted in 1920, at $2.00 .
$716 00
Gasoline tanks,-39 licenses at $1.00 39 00
Hackney carriages,-6 licenses at $1.00 6 00
Intelligence offices 3 licenses at $2.00 6 00
Junk and second hand licenses,-
20 licenses, at $25.00 $500 00
21 licenses, at $10.00 210 00
710 00
Slaughtering,-7 licenses at $1.00
7 00
Street Musicians,-8 licenses for 8 per- sons at $ .50 ·
4 00
Wagons,-84 licenses at $1.00
.
84 00
Wagon stands,-4 licenses at $1.00
4 00
Permits for projections over sidewalks,- 19 permits for 14 signs, 2 marquees, 1 movable conveyor, 1 awning and 1 post and sign, including 1 permit granted in 1919, and 1 permit grant- ed in 1920, at $1.00 .
19 00
Filing certificates, under Acts of 1908,
Chap. 502, 1 at $ .50
.50
Interest on deposits
8 28
Repairing and sale of junk badges
3 75
Witness . fees .
3 55
Refund bond premium .
14 40
Optometrists' registration, 3 at $ .50 ·
1 50
Physicians' registration, 3 at $ .25 . .
.75
.
$4,891 78
Total receipts .
$7,776 63
377
CITY CLERK.
Payments.
To Joseph O. Hayden, county treasurer, June 1 and December 1, receipts for dog licenses from December 1, 1920, to November 30, 1921, both inclusive :-
645 males at $2.00
$1,290 00
154 females at $5 00
·
765 00
88 spayed at $2.00 .
176 00
3 kennel at $25.00 .
75 00
2,306 00
Less city clerk's fees, 871 at $ .20
177 80
$2,128 20
To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for licenses for hunting and fish- ing in 1921,-
404 resident hunters at $1.00 .
$404 00
2 alien hunters at $15.00. 30 00 ·
251 resident fishermen at $ .50 .
125 50
3 alien fishermen at $1.00
3 00
3 trappers at $ .25
.75
$563 25
Less city clerk's fees, 663 at $ .15
99 45
463 80
To the city treasurer monthly :-
City clerk's fees for issuing and record- ing dog licenses, 883 at $ .20 . City clerks fees for issuing and record- ing fishing and hunting licenses, 663 at $ .15 .
$176 60
All the receipts above specified except for dog licenses and fishing and hunting licenses
4,891 78
5,167 83
Total payments
$7,759 83
Balance, January 1, 1922, being for dog li- censes issued in December, 1921 :-
3 males at $2.00 $6 00
2 females at $5.00 .
10 00
1 spayed at $2.00 2 00
$18 00
Less city clerk's fees paid to the city treasurer, 6 at $ .20 1 60
$16 80
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·
99 45
378
ANNUAL REPORT>.
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 10
Newsboys 18
To hold religious services in streets and squares ·
4
To parade in streets, with music, etc. 4
To sing from auto truck .
1
Approval of construction of stable, etc. ·
1
To move buildings through streets
.
7
Births.
1921.
Number of births reported by physicians and midwives for 1921.
Males
835
Females
.
907
A canvass of the city is at present being made under the direction of the city clerk as required by section 5, chapter 46, of the General 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 report, a statement in full of the births of 1921 will be given in the city clerk's report for the year 1922.
1920.
The following is a statement in full of the births for 1920.
Number of births (exclusive of still births) in Somerville
1919
More than previous year .
30
Males . ·
1034
Females
.
1919
Born of American parents
877
Born of foreign parents
629
Born of American father and foreign mother .
184
Born of foreign father and American mother
214
Born of American mother and father of unknown nationality ·
11
Born of foreign mother and father of unknown
nationality
4
1919
in· 1920 registered
885
.
CITY CLERK. 379
Number of still births in Somerville in 1920 as registered · Number of births in other places in 1920 registered
65
589
Number of cases of twins
22
Marriages.
Number of intention certificates issued in 1921
1278
Less than previous year
14
Marriages registered
1279
Less than previous year
74
Both parties American
809
Both parties foreign
213
American groom and foreign bride
113
Foreign groom and American bride
144
1279 c'pls
First marriage of
2226
Second marriage of
319
Third marriage of
13
1279 c'pls
Deaths.
(Exclusive of still births.)
Number of deaths in Somerville in 1921
986
Less than previous year
51
Males
.
.
464
Females
.
.
986
Under ten years of age
195
10 and under 20 years of age
45
20 and under 30 years of age
53
30 and under 40 years of age
47
40 and under 50 years of age
77
50 and under 60 years of age
107
60 and under 70 years of age
172
70 and under 80 years of age
190
80 and under 90 years of age
89
90 years of age and over .
11
Age of oldest person deceased
. 100 years
Born in Somerville
210
Born in other places in the United States
417
Of foreign birth
.
·
357
Birthplace unknown
2
·
.
986
.
.
986
.
.
.
522
·
2573
380
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Number of deaths in January
111
Number of deaths in February
87
Number of deaths in March
100
Number of deaths in April
.
77
Number of deaths in May
.
96
Number of deaths in June
78
Number of deaths in July
73
Number of deaths in August
65
Number of deaths in September
68
Number of deaths in October
85
Number of deaths in November
71
Number of deaths in December
75
·
986
The number of still-births during the year was seventy- seven. In addition to the above 230 deaths which occurred elsewhere were recorded in Somerville, almost the entire num- ber of persons deceased having been residents of this city.
381
CITY CLERK.
ASSESSED POLLS AND REGISTERED VOTERS.
REGISTERED VOTERS.
WARD
PCT.
As- sessed Polls, April 1 1921
Oct. 13, 1920 Men
Oct. 13. 1920 Women
Re- vised Lists of Oct. 1, 1921 Men
Re- vised Lists of Oct. 1, 1921 Women
Add- ed in Oct. & Nov. 1921 Men
Add- ed in Oct. & Nov. 1921 Women
Nov. 23, 1921 Men
Nov. 23, 1921 Voted Dec. 13, Women 1921
1
4
600
210
104
187
82
24
18
211
100
276
3,913
1,895
1,027
1.701
918
233
255
1,934
1,173
2,378
Ward 2 Pct.
1
1,108
379
154
325
148
43
36
368
184
373
2
2
1,779
864
465
753
427
91
100 43
381
200
372
3,686
1,619
809
1,412
73.2
181
179
1,593
911
1,486
Ward 3 Pct. 3
1
1,446
936
723 624
731
557
81
81
812
638
996
2,821
1,747
1,347
1,591
1,209
146
149
1,737
1,358
2,040
Ward 4 Pct. 4
1
1,485
843
587
752
511
97
104
849
615
875
2
1,390
793
569
727
514
55
71
782
585
807
2,875
1,636
1,156
1,479
1,025
152
175
1,631
1,200
1,682
Ward 5 Pct.
1
1,531
946
830
873
753
60
48
933
801
987
5
2
1,180
761
550
690
489
45
63
735
552
723
5
3
1,039
648
449
596
406
58
57
654
463
764
3,750
2,355
1,829
2,159
1,648
163
168
2,322
1,816
2,474
Ward 6 Pct.
6
2
1,420
734
436
665
347
74
43
739
390
600
..
6
3
989
611
480
559
429
46
49
605
478
614
6
4
1,337
910
604
836
537
62
79
898
616
859
4,900
2,928
2,042
2,660
1,728
247
235
2,907
1,963
2,788
Ward 7 Pct.
1
1,119
841
586
766
546
48
82
814
628
894
7
2
1,415
867
665
781
633
82
68
863
701
873
7
3
1,632
976
682
884
627
85
68
969
695
922
7
4
1,130
755
562
689
519
51
53
740
572
813
7
5
868
588
395
529
385
50
54
579
439
536
6,164
4,027
2,890
3,649
2,710
316
325
3,965
3,035
4,038
City
...
28,109
16,207
11,100
114,651
9,970
1,438
1,486
16,098
11,456
16,886
1
1,606
796 600
438
724
415
77
94
801
509
989
1
2
1,143
324
523
293
87
96
610
389
733
1
3
564
289
161
267
128
45
47
312
175
380
2
3
799
376
190
334
157
47
65
68
925
720
1,044
2
..
1
1,154
673
522
600
415
65
64
665
479
715
860
652
1,375
811
844
527
741
Ward 1 Pct.
382
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 the question of granting licenses for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this city held Decem- ber 13, 1921.
CANDIDATE.
PARTY.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total.
MAYOR
John J. Murphy Democratic
1,117 1,221
2,248 3:23
665 1,356
475 1,172
942 1,516
868 1,880
796 3,152
5,994 10,620
Eugene M. Carman
Republican
1
1
Blank
40
32
19
35
16
39
90
271
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 1.
Lyman A. Hodgdon Republican Blank
1,338 1,040
269 1,217
1,160 880
1,030 652
1,519 955
1,612 1,176
1,281
7,201
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 2.
Robert C. Harris Republican Fred Wilson
1,124 359
678
812
761 438
1,116 776 582
1,356 710 722
1,068 872
4,163
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 3.
William C. Abbott
984
274
1,363
989
1,490 984
1,574 1,214
1,385
7,559
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 4.
Waldo D. Phelps
Republican
1.135
316
1,181
1,285 1
1,532
1,610
2,663
9,722
Warren A. Perry
Republican
1
Blank
1,243
1,170
859
396
942
1,178
1,375
7,163
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 5.
Fred Allen Republican
984
267
1,137
968
1,732
1,541
2,615
9,244
Francis Q. Harrington Blank
1,394
1,219
903
714
741.
1,247
1,423
7,641
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 6.
Enoch B. Robertson Republican Blank
985
300.
1,127
952
1,393
1,186
913
730
1,467 1,007
2,051 737
1,394
7,360
ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE, WARD 7
Hiram N. Dearborn Republican A. A. Young Blank
966
256
1,117
944
1,447
1,558
3,181
9,467
1
1
1,412
1,230
922
738
1,029
1,230
857
7,416
2,098
7,945
587
840
4,778
Blank
895
221
388
483
Republican Blank
1,394
1,212
677
693
1
1
-
2,644
9,526
2,653
9,327
John M. Webster
Republican
2,757
9,685
Independent
WARDS.
383
CITY CLERK.
WARDS.
CANDIDATE.
PARTY.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total.
WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 1.
William F. Burns Democratic
1,272
1,272
Arthur S. Crossman Republican
962
962
William J. Donovan
Democratic
842
842
John R. Spiers
Republican
1,079
1,079
Blank
601
601
WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 2.
Frank J. Eigabroadt Republican
165
165
Joseph A. Haley
Democratic
907
907
John Joseph Hoban Democratic
9:26
926
308
308
John J. Sheeran
666
666
WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 3.
George A. Berry
Republican
1,535
1,535
Thomas D. Mitchell
Republican
1,152
1,152
Blank
WARD ALDERMEN( 2) WARD 4.
John S. Smith, Jr.
Republican
1,091
1,091
Henry F. Welch
Republican
1
1
Warren A. Perry
1,092
1,092
WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 5.
J. Freeman Saville Republican
1,590
1,590
Francis W. K. Smith Republican John D. Flynn
1
1
Patrick H. Ryan
1
1
.
Blank
1,711
1,711
WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 6.
Albert E. Hughes Republican
1,924
1,924
William M. Morrison Republican Benj. Surrett
1
1
1,605
1,605
Blank
WARD ALDERMEN (2) WARD 7.
2,958
2,958
Emerson J. Coldwell Republican
2,960
2,960
Arthur F. Mason
Republican
2,158
2,158
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2) WARD 1.
Julia A. Crowley Democratic
1,148
1,148
Tenney L. Davis Republican
1,039
Francis J. Fitzpatrick Democratic
1,157
1,157
1,062
1,062
Emma Prichard Hadley Republican Blank
350
350
1,178
1,178
Fred H. Parker
2
2
Blank
1,645
1,645
2,046
2,046
Blank
1,039
1,393
1,393
Blank
384
ANNUAL REPORTS.
CANDIDATE. PARTY.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (2) WARD 2.
Daniel H. Bradley Democratic Christopher J. Muldoon Democratic Blank
1,178
1,178
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (2) WARD 3.
Charles W. Boyer Republican
1,300
1,300
1,363
1,363
1
1
1,416
'1,416
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (2) WARD 4.
1,211
1,211
1,132
1,132
Edw. I. Tripp
1
1
Blank
1,020
1,020
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (2) WARD 5.
Harry M. Stoodley Republican
1,650
1,650
Minnie S. Turner Republican
1
1
Ruth H. Hallion Blank
1,612
1,612
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (2) WARD 6.
Walter I. Chapman Republican Walter Frye Turner Republican Blank
1,996
1,996
1,903
1,903
1,677
1,677
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, (2) WARD 7.
3,089
3,089
3,130
3,130
1,857
1,857
SHALL LICENSES BE GRANTED FOR THE SALE OF CERTAIN NON-INTOXICATING BEV -
ERAGES IN THIS CITY?
892
678 358
586 1,118
483" 915 284
704 1,359 411
861 1,523 404
2,517 582
8.751
Number of "NO" votes
525
450
336
Blank
939
5,143
Number of "YES" votes
961
2,992
926
926
868
868
Oscar W. Codding Republican Van Iderstein Blank
Katherine C. Coveney Republican Richard L. Rice Republican
1,685
1,685
Herbert Cholerton Republican Paul O. Curtis Republican Blank
WARDS.
385
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
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