The Newton directory : containing a general directory of the citizens, a business directory, and the town record, to which is added a business directory of Waltham and of Watertown, the County register, and other information. 1936, Part 2

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Since those early days, Newton has de- veloped tremendously along educational lines. Now there are high grade modern buildings -schools of the highest type for this purpose, with proper exits and due caution against fires and other emergencies. There are also new modern high schools, and the number of pupils that enter the high schools has in- creased appreciably within the last decade. There also are several very fine private schools. The Lasell Junior College, with its beautiful spacious grounds, established 1851, has long been famous. This young ladies' academy has admitted young women from all parts of the United States.


Among other well-known private schools within the city are Mt. Ida School, Allen, Fessenden, and Country Day Schools. The higher institutions of learning are represent- ed by Boston College, in the Chestnut Hill section of the city, and the Andover Newton Theological School (1825) at Newton Centre.


Newton also has a splendid playground system which has developed tremendously within the last decade. There are now many beautiful spots which have been turned into playgrounds for the young. These play. grounds are in charge of very efficient young men and women and the children are taught all sorts of healthful games, while other edu- cational opportunities and interests are en- couraged and promoted.


The Public Library


Another important factor which cannot be disassociated from the school room is the Newton Free Library. This was organized in September, 1869, and received the property of its sponsors, the Newton Library Associa- tion. In 1875 the stockholders of the associa- tion transferred the entire estate to the City of Newton. The location of the building is on Centre street, the ancient main thoroughfare of the town. The Newton Library contains 171,033 volumes and is continually adding to the collection. There are valuable reference books of all periods, as well as works of old and new fiction. There are also many beauti- ful and rare prints. There are now branch libraries in nine sections of the Newtons, the most recent one being that established in Waban.


Church and Social Activities


Church influence is strong in Newton, many social and welfare activities also centering in the church organizations, of which there are forty-four in the city. The first church was organized in 1633.


There are over one hundred forty clubs and fraternal organizations in the city, a federa- tion of Women's Clubs, Kiwanis and Rotary, and the Newton Chamber of Commerce.


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Growth


History shows that the different parts of Newton have made rapid strides in develop- ment. In 1860 Nonantum Hill had only the Ricker family on its massive western should- er. The greater part of it consisted of scrub oak, a lonely and desolate tract of land. Early in 1800 Newton Lower Falls was a tranquil little village with but ten resident families. In 1872 the village had risen to 940. A little later the village of Newton Highlands was not much more than a crossroads settlement in a region of farms. Nearby were shops of the blacksmith and wheelwright. But today Newton is a great modern city teeming with activities, ever growing, ever expanding. Beautiful modern structures are constantly being erected. Among the later ones the An- gier Memorial School at Waban and the West Newton Memorial Library add much to the appearance of these sections. There are also the Christian Science Church and the Junior High School in Newtonville and Bos- ton College in the Chestnut Hill section.


Business Activities and Opportunities


Although Newton is widely known as a residential city, the waterpower privileges at Upper and Lower Falls have attracted to it various industries. At Lower Falls is lo- cated one of the first paper mills established in the country. In Newton there are also ma- chine shops, and factories engaged in the manufacture of fire alarm supplies, silk, worsted, rubber, paper boxes, curtains, rail- way signals, cordage, &c.


There are numerous retail stores and specialty shops, pharmacies, modern sanitary markets and food shops, and up-to-date cloth- ing stores well managed and well stocked, a complete range of merchandise at prices as low as any in the large centers.


Information regarding manufacturing op- portunities, business facilities and residential advantages will be supplied on request by the Newton Chamber of Commerce, 277 Washing- ton street.


POPULATION OF NEWTON U. S. CENSUS, 1930, 1920, 1910, 1900; STATE CENSUS, 1935, 1925, 1915, 1905, 1895.


WARD.


1935


1930


1925


1920


1915


1910


1905


1900


1895


WARD 1


6,780


6,868


5,742


5,451


5,614


5,364


4,800


4,509


4,287


WARD 2.


11,481


11,848


10,305


8,865


7,956


7,261


6,216


5,710


5,412


WARD 3.


9,723


9,908


7,859


6,979


6,870


6,400


5,865


5,493


3,433


WARD 4.


6,490


6,174


5,339


4,925


4,695


4,251


4,113


3,912


3,574


WARD 5.


13,394


12,574


9,900


7,522


7,074


6,856


6,325


5,663


4,114


WARD 6


12,797


12,357


9,118


7,737


6,963


6,367


6,028


5,151


4,240


WARD 7


5,335


5,547


4,740


4,575


3,941


3,307


3,480


3,140


2,530


TOTALS


66,000


65,276


53,003


46,054


43,113


39,806


36,827


33,587


27,590


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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS


UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. STATE CENSUS OF 1935


Total, in 1930, 4,249,614, Total, in 1935, 4,350,915.


* Cities designated by an asterisk.


Shire towns in Bold Face Type.


TOWNS


1930


1935


TOWNS


1930


1935


TOWNS


1930


1935


Manchester


2,636


2,509


Marblehead


8,668


10,173


Acushnet


4,092


3,951


Bourne


2,895


3,336


*Attleboro


21,769


21,835


Brewster


769


715


Berkley


1,120


1,156


Chatham


1,931


2,050


Dartmouth 8,778


9,424


Dennis


1,829


2,017


Dighton


3,147


3,116


Eastham


543


606


Easton


5,298


5,294


15,084


14,815


Fairhaven


10,951


11,005


North Andover


6,961


7,164


Mashpee


361


380


Freetown


1,656


1,813


3,630


3,634


Provincetown


3,808


4,071


Sandwich


1,437


1,516


Truro


513


541


Wellfleet


823


948


Yarmouth


1,794


2,095


32,305


36,647


BERKSHIRE


Adams


12,697


12,858


Alford


200


210


Becket


672


723


Cheshire


1,697


1,660


Clarksburg


1,296


1,333


Dalton


4,220


4,282


Egremont


513


569


Florida


307


405


Great Barrington


5,934


6,369


Hancock


361


408


Hinsdale


1,144


1,144


Lanesboro


1,170


1,237


Lee


4,061


4,178


Lenox


2,742


2,706


Monterey


321


325


4,953


5,700


Greenfield


15,500


15,903


Hawley


313


308


New Marlboro


864


921


ESSEX


Amesbury


11,899


10,514


Andover


9,969


10,542


*Beverly


25,086


25,871


Montague


8,081


7,967


New Salem


414


443


Sandisfield


412


471


Danvers


12,957


13,884


Northfield


1,888


1,950


Savoy


307


299


Essex


1,465


1,486


Orange


5,365


5,383


Sheffield


1,650


1,810


Georgetown


1,853


2,009


Rowe


298


277


Stockbridge


1,762


1,921


* Gloucester


24,204


24,164


Shelburne


1,544


1,606


Tyringham


246


243


Groveland


2,336


2,219


Shutesbury


222


239


Washington


222


252


Hamilton


2,044


2,235


Sunderland


1,159


1,182


W. Stockbridge


1,124


1,138


*Haverhill


48,710


49,516 Warwick


367


565


Williamstown


3,900


4,272


Ipswich


5,599


6,217


Wendell


353


393


Windsor


387


412


*Lawrence


85,068


86,785


Whately


1,136


1,133


*Lynn


102,320


100,909


49,612


51,039


120,700


121,099


Lynnfield


1,594


1,896


FRANKLIN


Ashfield


860


918


Bernardston


893


975


Buckland


1,497


1,540


Charlemont


816


923


Colerain


1,391


1,554


Conway


900


952


Deerfield


2,882


2,963


West Tisbury


270


282


Erving


1,263


1,283


Gill


983


995


Mt Washington


60


64


New Ashford


75


94


*North Adams


21,621


22,085


Otis


367


Peru


108


151


*Pittsfield


49,677


47,516


Richmond


583


628


Boxford


652


726


Leyden


261


253


Monroe


218


240


Norton


2,737


2,925


Saugus


14,700


15,076


Raynham


2,136


2.208


Swampscott


10,346


10,484


Rehoboth


2,610


2,777


986


1,113


Seekonk


4,762


5,011


Wenham


1,119


1,196


West Newbury


1,549


1,475


*Taunton


37,355


37,431


Westport


4,408


4,355


498,040


504,487


364,590


366,465


DUKES


Chilmark


252


253


Edgartown


1,276


1,399


Gay Head


161


158


Gosnold


120


129


Oak Bluffs


1,333


1,657


Tisbury


1,541


1,822


1,356


1.495


*New Bedford


112,597


110,022


43,353


43,472


North Attleboro


. . 10,197


10,202


Salisbury


2,194


2,245


Somerset


5,398


5,656


Swansea


3,941


4,327


1,654


1,748


Newbury


1,530


1,576


Falmouth


4,821


6,537


Harwich


2,329


2.373


*Fall River


.115,274


117,414


21,345


22,082


Orleans


1,181


1,425


Mansfield


6,364


6,543


Middleton


1,712


1,975


Nahant


2,392


2,209


Methuen


21,069


21,073


BARNSTABLE


BRISTOL


Barnstable


7,271


8,037


Merrimac


* Peabody


Rockport


Rowley


*Salem


Topsfield


Heath


331


368


Leverett


677


726


415


*Newburyport


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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS


TOWNS


1930


1935


TOWNS


1930


1935


1930


1935


HAMPDEN


Agawam


7,095


7,206


Blandford


545


469


Brimfield


884


892


North Reading


1,945


2,321


Rockland


7.524


7,890


* Chicopee


43,930


41,952


Reading


9,767


10,703


Wareham


5,686


6,047


W. Bridgewater


3,206


3,356


Whitman


7,638


7,591


*Somerville


103,908


100,773


*Holyoke


56,537


56,139


Stoneham


10,060


10,841


162,311


166,329


SUFFOLK


*Boston


781,188


817,713


*Chelsea


45,816


42,673


*Revere


35,680


35,319


Winthrop


16,852


17,001


Southwick


1,461


1,540


Watertown


34,913


35,827


*Springfield


.149,900


149,642


Wayland


2,937


3,346


Tolland


134


141


Westford


3,600


3,789


Wales


360


382


Weston


3,332


3,848


*Westfield


19,775


18,788


W. Springfield


16,684


17,118


Winchester


12,719


13,371


*Woburn


19,434


19,695


335,496


333,495


934,924


958,859


HAMPSHIRE


Amherst


5,888


6,473


Belchertown


3,139


3,863


Chesterfield


420


445


Cummington


531


610


Easthampton


11,323


10,486


NORFOLK


Enfield


497


495


Goshen


248


257


Granby


891


956


Greenwich


238


219


Brookline


47,490


50,319


Hadley


2,682


2,711


Hatfield


2,476


2,433


Huntington


1,242


1,345


Middlefield


197


220


*Northampton


24,381


24,525


Pelham


455


504


Franklin


7,028


7,494


2,973


3,068


Plainfield


306


332


Holbrook


3,353


3,364


Prescott


48


18


Medfield


4,066


4,162


2,897


2,590


Leicester


4,445


4,426


*Leominster


21,810


21,894


Lunenburg


1,923


2,124


Westhampton


374


405


Williamsburg


1,891


1,859


Worthington


485


530


72,801


74,205


MIDDLESEX


Acton


2,482


2,635


Arlington


36,094


38,539


Ashby


982


957


Ashland


2,397


2,497


Westwood


2,097


2,537


Paxton


672


731


Ayer


3,060


3,861


Weymouth


20,882


21,748


660


718


Bedford


2,603


3,185


Wrentham


3,584


4,160


357


423


Belmont


21,748


24,831


Billerica


5,880


6,654


Boxboro


312


404


Burlington


1,722


2,146


*Cambridge


113,643


118,075


Carlisle


569


688 Abington


5,872


5,696


Southbridge


14,264


15,786


Chelmsford


7,022


7,595


Bridgewater


9,055


9,201 Spencer


6,272


6,487


Concord


7,477


7,723


63,797


62,407


Sterling


1,502


1,556


Dracut


6,91%


6,500


Carver


1,381


1,559


Sturbridge


1,772


1,918


Dunstable


384


419


Duxbury


1,696


2,244


Sutton


2,147


2,408


*Everett


48,424


47,228


E. Bridgewater


3,591


3,670


Templeton


4,159


4,302


Framingham


22,210


22,651


Halifax


728


817


Upton


2,026


2,163


Groton


2,434


2,534


Hanover


2,808


2,709


Uxbridge


6,285


6,397


Holliston


2,864


2,925


Hanson


2,184


2,417


Warren


3,765


3,662


Hopkinton


2,563


2,616


6,657


7,330


Webster


12,992


13,837


Hudson


8,469


8,495


2,047


2,619


Westboro


6,409


6,073


Lexington


9,467


10,813


2,672


2,743


West Boylston


2,114


2,158


Lincoln


1,493


1,573


Lakeville


1,574


1,443


W. Brookfield


1,255


1,258


Littleton


1,447


1,530


Marion


1,638


1,867


Westminster


1,925


1,965


Winchendon


6,202


6,603


*Malden


58,036


57,277 Mattapoisett


1,501


1,682


*Worcester


195,311


190,471


*Marlboro


15,587


15,781


Middleboro


8,608


8,865


Maynard


7,156


7,107


Norwell


1,519


1,666


491,242


495,562


Pembroke


1,492


1,621


*Melrose


23,170


24,256


13,042


13,183


Natick


13,589


14,394


Plympton


511


558


Rochester


1,141


1,229


Chester


1,464


1,362


Pepperell


2,922


3,004


Scituate


3.118


3,846


E. Longmeadow


3,327


3,375


Sherborn


943


994


Hampden


684


854


Shirley


2,427


2,548


Holland


137


201


Stow


1,142


1,190


Longmeadow


4,437


5,105


Sudbury


1,182


1,638


Monson


4,918


5,193


Townsend


1,752


1,942


Montgomery


141


174


Tyngsboro


1,358


1,331


Palmer


9,577


9.437


Wakefield


16,318


16,494


Russell


1,237


1,283


*Waltham


39,247


40,557


879,536


912,706


WORCESTER


Ashburnham


2,079


2,051


Athol


10,677


10,751


Auburn


6,147


6,535


Barre


3,510


3,509


Berlin


1,075


1,091


Blackstone


4,674


4,588


Bolton


764


739


Boylston


1,097


1,361


Brookfield


1,352


1,309


Charlton


2,154


2,366


Clinton


12,817


12,373


Dana


505


387


Douglas


2,195


2,403


Dudley


4,265


4,568


E. Brookfield


926


945


*Fitchburg


40,692


41,700


*Gardner


19,399


20,397


Grafton


7,030


7,681


Hardwick


2,460


2,379


Harvard


987


952


Holden


3,871


3,914


Hopedale


Hubbardston


1,010


1,000


Southampton


931


954


South Hadley


6,773


6,838


Ware


7,385


7,727


Needham


10,845


11,828


1,107


1,265


Norfolk


1,429


2,073


14,741


15,008


Norwood


15,049


15,574


6,957


6,879


Plainville


1,583


1,607


Millville


2,111


1,901


*Quincy


71,983


76,909


New Braintree


407


436


Randolph


6,553


7,580


Northboro


1,946


2,396


Sharon


3,351


3,683


9,713


10,577


Stoughton


8,204


8,478


3,013


3,186


Walpole


7,273


7,449


502


441


Wellesley


11,439


13,376


Oxford


3,943


4,249


Princeton


717


707


299,426


320,827


Royalston


744


841


Rutland


2,442


2,406


Shrewsbury


6,910


7,144


PLYMOUTH


Southboro


2,166


2,109


Millis


1,738


2,098


Milton


16,434


18,147


Mendon


Milford


Millbury


Northbridge


N. Brookfield


Oakham


Petersham


6,505


Cohasset


3,083


3,418


Dedham


15,136


15,371


Dover


1,195


1,305


Foxboro


5,347


5,834


Avon


2,414


2,362


Bellingham


3,189


3,056


Braintree


15,712


17,122


Wilmington


4,013


4,493


Wilbraham


2,719


2,969


*Medford


59,714


61,444


*Newton


65,276


66,144


Granville


674


704


Ludlow


8,876


8,569


Tewksbury


5,585


6,563


NANTUCKET


Nantucket


3,678 3,495


Canton


5,816


Lancaster


Medway


3,153


3,268


*Lowell


100,234


100,114


Marshfield


1,625


2,073


Hingham


Hull


Kingston


TOWNS


Plymouth


Phillipston


*Brockton


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There are two kinds of Advertising


That which the Buyer seeks, and that which is thrust upon him.


Both are good


Display advertising suggests wants and creates desire. Of its tremendous power many present day successes bear witness.


Reference Advertising steps in when the desire has been created. It shows where the goods can be purchased and gives information that the buyer wants when he wants to buy.


A Connecting Link


The weakness of display advertising is that often a need is not realized until the ad that suggested it is misplaced or thrown away.


A shrewd buyer usually looks the field over before buying and where is so logical a place to look as in this book.


A Help to You


In your buying, use the lists in this book. If you see a name in heavy type it is because that concern thought enough of your possible business to make it easy for you to find them. If it says "See page - - ", you will find there information that will really help you.


Are You Covered?


Have you made it easy for buyers to find you, by putting a bold type listing under every heading where they might look for you or a competitor? Have you put information in the "Selling Section" that will really help a buyer, and point to you as the one who can serve him best?


If not, make a note to do it in the next edition, and let us tell you now how little it costs to be protected.


SAMPSON & MURDOCK CO.


179 LINCOLN STREET


BOSTON, MASS.


CITY


CITY


ELECTION


GOVERNMENT


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SECOND


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TUESDAY


FIRST SECULAR


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DECEMBER


IN JANUARY


MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN ON THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH AT 7.45 P.M., EXCEPT IN JULY AND AUGUST


CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 1936 City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Av Newton Centre


MAYOR


EDWIN O CHILDS


Office hours 8 to 10.30 AM daily and at other times by appointment


Mayor's Secretary, Phyllis Lindley


BOARD OF ALDERMEN


President, Chas B Floyd


Vice-President, Donald M Hill Clerk of Board, Frank M Grant


Note-In all appointments by the Mayor and Aldermen, the Mayor by law has the ex- clusive right of nomination, the Alderman to confirm. The terms of such officers, unless otherwise provided by law, continue during the pleasure of the Mayor


Aldermen at Large


Ward 1-Frank T McCabe, John E Barwise Ward 2-Donald H Mill, Albert M Lyon Ward 3-Benj J Bowen, Maynard Hutchin- son


Ward 4-Dennis M Cronin, Chas B Floyd Ward 5-Donald D Mckay, John Temper- ley


Ward 6-Paul M Henderson Inches


Ward 7-Geo E Rawson, Clarence C Colby


Franchises and Licenses -Colby, Chair- man; Akins, Brocklesby, Guzzi, Keller, Schip- per, Walker.


Claims and Rules - Rawson, Chairman; Cronin, Hutchinson, Inches, Lyon, McCabe, Walker.


Public Buildings-Temperley, Chairman; Barwise, Brocklesby, Colby, Goddard, Hill, Hutchinson.


Education - McCabe, Chairman; Akins, Keller.


Kenrick Fund-Barwise, Chairman; Mc- Kay, Schipper.


Legislation - Cronin, Chairman; Akins, Colby, Floyd, Guzzi, Hill, Inches, Mckay.


Select Committees


Mayor's Address - Melcher, Chairman; Akins, Inches, Lyon, Walker.


Street Traffic-Goddard, Chairman; Guzzi, Schipper.


Joint School Buildings-McKay, Chairman; Barwise, Melcher.


Regular meetings of the Board 1st and 3d Mondays of each month at 7.45 pm except in July and August. At the last meeting in June it is customary to suspend regular meetings till the 2d Monday of September


Ward Aldermen


Ward 1-James P Akins


Ward 2-Carl F Schipper jr


Ward 3-Alfred R Guzzi


Ward 4-John F Brocklesby


Ward 5-Clifford H Walker


Ward 6-Harold R Keller Ward 7-Jas B Melcher


Terms of First named Aldermen-at-Large in each ward expire Dec 31, 1937; all other terms expire Dec 31, 1936.


Standing Committees, 1936


Finance-Bowen, Chairman; Floyd, God- dard, Hill, McCabe, McKay, Melcher


Public Works - Hutchinson, Chairman; Barwise, Cronin, Keller, Lyon, Rawson, Tem- perley.


DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS


Office Hours at City Hall 8.30 am to 5 pm Saturdays 8.30 pm to 12 m


City Clerk-Frank M Grant; elected by Board of Aldermen for three years. Term ex- pires second Monday in February 1938 City Treasurer and Collector-Francis Newhall; elected annually in January by Board of Aldermen


Deputy Collector-Laura R Ellice; appoint- ed by City Treasurer


Comptroller of Accounts-Danl A White; elected by Board of Aldermen for three years. Term expires second Monday in February 1937


City Engineer-Ernest H Harvey, appoint- ed by Mayor and Aldermen


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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT


City Solicitor-Jos W Bartlett; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Office 75 Federal st, Boston


City Physician-A C Cummings; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Office hours at City Hall, 9 am to 10 am, week days


Street Commissioner (Highways, Forestry, Sewers, Street Lights)-office City Hall, Chas A Mahoney; appointed by Mayor and Alder- men


Forestry Division-Combined with Street Department; Geo B Rogers, Supt


Public Welfare-James P Reynolds, dir, office City Hall; appointed annually by Mayor and Aldermen


City Infirmary 525 Winchester st. Supt John Ewart; appointed annually in March by the Director of Public Welfare. Matron, Mrs John Ewart


Mayor's Relief Committee-Harold F


Young Executive Sec. Office City Hall


Playground Commission-Albert P Carter, Chairman; Ralph C Henry, Lysom A Bruce, Jr., Edwd Ray Speare, Mrs Louis Marshall. Supt, Ernst Hermann


Planning Board-James Kingman, Chair- man; Robt A Whidden, Dr Edwd Mellus, Herbert J Kellaway, Nelson B Vanderhoof. City Engineer and Street Commissioner are members ex-officio.


Board of License Commissioners-office City Hall; Wm T Glidden jr (chairman) John V Spalding, A Leslie Moriarty


Public Buildings Commissioner and In- spector of Buildings-office City Hall; H A Hageman; appointed by Mayor and Alder- men


Inspector of Plumbing-office City Hall; Ellsworth W Poole; appointed by Public Buildings Commissioner


Retirement Board-Danl A White, Chair- man; A Stuart Pratt, Chas A Mahoney, Fran- cis Newhall treas


Board of Appeal on Building Laws-Chas R Cabot, Chairman; C Adrian Sawyer, jr, Augustus L Wakefield.


John C Chaffin Educational Fund Trustees -Hon Leverett Saltonstall. Chairman; Hon Edwin O Childs, Secretary; Robert H Loomis, Guy M Winslow, Frank H Stuart, Walter R Amesbury; Irving O Palmer, Chairman School Committee ex-officio


Commissioners of Sinking Fund-Henry B Day, Chairman; Walter H Barker, Allston Burr; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Secretary, Danl A White, Comptroller of Ac- counts; Treasurer, Francis Newhall, City Treasurer.


Trustees of Cousens Fund-Harry W Fitts, Albert T Stuart, Arthur C Dunmore


Trustees of Eliot Memorial and Read Fund -Wm T Foster, Chairman; Chas E Coyne, Thos Fox


Registrar of Laborers-Andrew. Prior; ap- pointed by State Civil Service Commission. Daily at City Hall


Workingmen's


Compensation Agent- Frank M Grant


Registrars of Voters-Jas A Waters, Chair- man; term expires April 1, 1937; Wm J Doh- erty, term expires April 1, 1936; Harold F Young, term expires April 1, 1938. Appointed by Mayor and Aldermen. Frank M Grant, City Clerk ex-officio, Clerk


Sealer of Weights and Measures and Pub- lic Weigher-Andrew Prior, appointed by Mayor and Aldermen


Auctioneers-Chas Scipione, Chas J V Sci- pione, Harry Cohn, Chas A Malley, Job E Gaskin, Kenneth B Hastings, Chas K Ander-


son, William J Stober, Ralph M Patterson, Arthur J Swett, Chas J Kinchla, Wm R Fer- ry, Nelson A McGrath, Thos H Noonan, V Bruce Davis, J Frederick Clune, Joshua W Brown, Arnold C Barker, J Oliver Daly, Her- bert F Hofstedt, Ralph T Laffie, Frank Y Clark, Frank K Harris, Fred W Burns, Ed- mond M Poulin, Richd R MacMillan, Angelo T Annicelli, Phillips Byfield, John T Burns jr, J Edwd Callanan, John H Murray, Robt J Burns, Bernard W Riley, Willis B Fellows, Peter M Conley, Ellis L Gates, Chas F Dow, John H Schroeder, James A Scalia, H Nelson Hartstone, Chas H Seavey, John A Hope, Paul H Drake.


Constables-Howard S Hiltz, Chas Scipione, Angelo T Annicelli, Ralph T Laffie, Andrew Prior, Louis Ebb, M J Enegess, Chas J V Scipione, Phillips Byfield.


Agent in Charge of Funds Appropriated for Soldiers' Relief and Burial of Deceased Sol- diers-Edmund T Dungan


Agent in Charge of Funds appropriated for State and Military Aid-Edmund T Dungan


Inspector of Animals-C Arthur Boutelle, DVS; appointed annually in March by Mayor and Aldermen


Pound Keeper-John Ewart


Inspector of Milk-Keble B Perine; ap- pointed by Board of Health


Fence Viewers-Wm U Fogwill, John A Janse


Forest Warden and Inspector of Petroleum -Clarence W Randlett, Chief of Fire Dept


ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT


Office City Hall-John W Murphy, Chair- man, term expires February 1, 1936; John R Prescott, Clerk, term expires February 1, 1937; Albert H McAuslan, term expires Feb- ruary 1, 1938


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Headquarters 1164 Centre NC


Chief appointed by Mayor and Aldermen, others by Chief of Department, subject to ap- proval of Mayor


Chief of Fire Department-Clarence W Randlett, Also Inspector of Wires, Superin- tendent Fire Alarm Telegraph and Electric Lines, Inspector of Petroleum and Forest Warden. Office hours 8 to 9:30 am, 1 to 2:30 pm.


Asst Chief-Henry T Seaver, headquarters No 2 Engine House, West Newton


Engine 1 and Ladder 3, 336 Washington, Newton-Capt, Danl J Herlihy; Lieuts, Thos W Enegess, John L Keating


Engine 2, 1455 Washington st, W Newton- Capt, Rupert L Sanborn


Engine 3, 31 Willow, N C-Capt, Fredk A Perkins


Engine 4 and Ladder 1, 990 Washington, Nv-Capt, John E Corcoran. Lieuts, Bernard F Neville, John R Marchant


Engine 5, 425 Auburn, Auburndale-Lieut, Franklin E Davis


Engine 6, 2040 Beacon, Waban-Lieut, Roderick J McNeil


Engine 7, 27 Pettee, UF-Lieut Edwd F Herlihy


Hose 8, 381 Watertown, Nonantum-Lieut, Thos J Burke


Engine 9, 80 Manet rd, C H-Capt, Eug T Whiting; Lieut Francis J Linnehan


Ladder 2 and Hose 10, Boylston and Cook sts, NH-Capt, Michl F Turner


Supervisor of Motor Apparatus-Saml E Lawrence headquarters 990 Washington Nv


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FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1937


Signal Tower Bells


I Blow for test at 11.45 am and 5.45 pm. Sundays at 12.15 pm


10 Blows followed by station number. Mo- bilization of American Legion


12 Blows followed by station number. Mo- bilization of Boy Scouts


14 Blows followed by station number. Mo- bilization of Police


15 Blows followed by station number 311. Mobilization of Militia


Railroad Fire Signal, one long and three short blasts of the locomotive whistle repeat- ed


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Office City Hall


Members of the Board-Wilson G Smillie, MD, Chairman; John C Madden, J Earle Parker; appointed by Mayor and Aldermen


Director of Public Health, Harold D Chope, MD


Director of Child Hygiene, Ann H Stewart Agent and Secretary-Keble B Perine; ap- pointed by the Board under Civil Service Rules


Inspector-Irving W House


Meet 1st and 3d Mon at 4.15 pm


LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Newton Free Library


414 Centre, Newton


Org 1869. Inc 1871. Transferred to City of Newton 1876. Pres Mrs Virginia M Hutchin- son. Treas Thos Weston. Sec Julius Lucht. Trustees, Thos Weston, Jas P Gallagher, Vir- ginia M Hutchinson, Vincent P Roberts, Guy M Winslow. Appointed by Mayor and con- firmed by Board of Aldermen.


Committee on Books, The President, ex- officio, Thos Weston, Jas P Gallagher. Com- mittee on Buildings, The President ex- officio, Vincent P Roberts, Guy M Winslow Librarian, Julius Lucht, Assts, Dorothy Allen, Alice Dickinson, Helen L Follett, Mildred N Frost, Cora C Holt, Margt G Hooper, Marion H Lane, Helen P Lane, Philip J McNiff, Ruth R Perlmutter, Ruby Tillinghast, Sarah S Wood, Marguerita A Woods. Boys' and Girls' Library; Florence B Sloan in charge. Virginia R Owen, Miriam Putnam


The Library was incorporated in 1871, and was built, furnished and maintained for five years through the liberal contributions of citizens, a fund of over $65,000, of which the late J Wiley Edmands contributed $17,000, being formed for the purpose. In March 1876, the entire property of the Library was given to the City of Newton on condition of its maintenance forever as a Free Library. Dur- ing the year 1912 a large stack room was added by the City, and soon after the various Library departments were re-arranged in the older part of the building. In 1928 an addi- tional floor of stacks was added, and addition- al office space was arranged for




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