USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Wakefield > Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1890-1893 > Part 53
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65
W. Bridgewater, Francis M. and Emma J., First, Isaac and R. V,. Worcester,
First,
Elwin Hitchcock, at Stoneham.
Dec. 28,
Charles Bridge, Frances E. Gleason,
23 Wakefield, 21 Malden,
Wakefield, Malden,
Charles C. & Georgiana, First, Herbert W. & Elizabeth, First,
R. W. Wallace, at Wakefield.
23 Wake'ield, 66
Nova Scotia, Wakefield,
Henry and Mary, Jason II. and Jennie,
First, First,
N. R. Everts, at Wakefield.
.
62
Dec. 28, -
John G. Reid, Carrie L. Knight,
27
Births Registered in the Town of Wakefield during the Year 1892.
Date.
Name of Child.
Sex.
Names of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
Jan. 1 Roland Elsworth Burditt,
Male,
John B. and Lizzie F. (Weston),
Clerk.
3 Annie Florence Pow, S Gertrude Heath,
Female,
Bertram A. and Gertrude L. (Holt),
Rattan worker.
9| Harry Guthbert Sederquest,
Male,
Albert E. and Virginia L. (Sharp),
Laborer.
10 Clara Louise Crowell,
Female,
Alvah L. and Lillian M. (Siner),
Provision Dealer.
12 Helen Morgan,
Female, Female,
Henry J. and Nellie J. ( McCarty),
Mason. Real Estate Agent.
14 Sophia Ruth Knowles,
15 Joseph Henry Hanglin, 15 Irene Cathleen Sullivan, 16 John Larter,
Male, Female, Male,
James and Carrie F. (Chadwick),
Female,
William R. and Kate (Geary),
Male,
Charles W. and Mary E. (Gonier),
Harness maker.
Wood worker.
Feb. 1 Ernest Mariner Lawrence,
Male,
James M. and Grace M. (Shannahan), Mariner S. and Lillian C. (Weston),
Book keeper.
Piano maker.
2 Edward Ewing,
Male,
Edward and Mary (O'Hara), James and Mabel (Cook),
7 Ernest Warren Savage, S John William Moore, 8 Frances Charlotte Funk,
Male,
William and Cassie (McDonald),
Weaver.
Rattan worker. Piano maker.
9 Florence Gardner, 10 Christopher Robert Murray, twins,
10 Margaret Murray,
11 Esther Florence Ahlquist,
16 Edward Newell Winship,
18 Irene Frances Parker, 20 Edith Marion Johnson, 24 William Hall Nicholson, 25 Mary Minnie Doucette, 25 James Francis O'Neil, 28|Roger Thomas Welch,
Female, Female, Male, Female, Female, Male, Female, Female, Male, Female, Male, Male,
Andrew and Eva (Kindgren), Charles N. and and Mary (Burke), Charles F. and Lilla M. (Downes), Adolph E. and Mary (Rourke), Andrew and Lena G. (Ellis),
Simon and Nancy (Muse), Michael H. and Minnie (Meade), Thomas J. and Elizabeth (Madden),
Shoemaker.
Female,
James R. and C. Flora ( Vegelin).
John and Mary (Welsh),
Painter. Shoemaker. Grinder.
22 Mary Anna Barry, 28 Carl Irwin Cheever, 31 George Joseph Maxwell, 31 Debra Elizabeth Bishop,
Male,
Joseph E. and Mary L. (Killorin),
Female,
Benjamin II. and Elizabeth M. (Saint), Jeremiah and Fannie (Doucette),
Polisher.
Store keeper.
63
Shoe maker.
Male,
Charles and Augusta (Heinrick), Charles A. and Jennie (Symmes),
John and Kate (Connelly),
Winder.
Shoe maker. Manufacturer. Shipping clerk. Machinist. Teamster. Stone mason. Machinist. Chair maker.
Births Registered in the Town of Wakefield during the Year 1892.
Date:
Name of Child.
Sex.
Name of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
Feb. 28|James Francis Mckeon, 29 Frank Albert Morris, 29 Leo Venson Welch, Mar. 2 Thomas Joseph Whalen, Jr., 8 Olive Ray Dunn,
Male,
Patrick H. and Mary (Reynolds),
Male,
Albert E. and Emma A. (Wells),
Male,
Thomas J. and Julia (Chamberlain),
Male,
Thomas J. and Nellie (Fitzgerald),"
Rattan worker. Farmer.
9 Ernest Conant Leach,
Rattan worker.
10 Margaret Grayson Bartley,
11 Jennie Eudora Taggart,
13 John Joseph Doucette,
16 Frank Thomas Doucette,
Male, Female,
Male,
Foreman.
64
Apr.
27 George Mccullough, 30 Ida Cunningham Philbrick, 6 Martha Behr, 7 Ruth Shepard, 10 Irvin Ransom Phipps,
Brass finisher. Iceman. Reed worker.
Clerk. Clerk.
10|Effie Isabella White, 12 Maloney,
Laborer.
12 William Henry White,
Laborer.
16 Lillian May Pearson,
Salesman.
20 Alice Margaret Gaetes.
Engineer. Tailor. Reed worker. Stock-fitter.
23 Maude Barton Stimpson,
Female,
23 Mary Margaret Paon,
Female,
Rattan worker.
25 Lucy Curtis Braxton,
Female, Male, Harry 2nd and Emma (Phillips),
Piano maker. Clerk.
30 Phillips Haskell,
Charles II. R. and Louisa ( Milner), Charles E. and Annie M. (Conant, ) Robert B. and Mary J. (Stack), . David and Josephine E. (Jess), Joseph and Theresa (Moulesong), William F. and Annie (Dowd),. Charles E. and Louisa F. (Nichols), Archibald and Annie (Bishop), Emery W. and Fannie L. (Phillips), Charles and Daveda (Johnson), George M. J. and Nellie (Regan), Alvin S. and Ella R. (Alley), Frederick and Elizabeth (Behnke), William P. and Carrie B. (Knowlton), Solon P. and Sarah L. (Ransom), Foster and Emma (Doucette), John J. and Nora G. (Sullivan), Amos and Fannie (Deveau), Hiram D. and Emily A. (Ransom), James A. and Laura (Gaetes), James and Annie (Comer), Philip J. and Mary E. (O'Connell), John F. and Lydia P. (Emerson), Frederick W. and Josephine (Richards), George W. and Lucy (Whitehurst),
Plumber. Iceman. Carpenter. Shoe manufacturer.
19 Marjorie Walton, 22 Roy Winifred Wright, 23 Helen Willietta Rolfe, 26 Annie Victoria Brown,
Female,
Salesman.
Brass finisher.
Female, |Male,
Female, Female, Female, Male, Female, Female, Male, Female, Female, Female, Male,
.
Teamster.
20 Annie Beulah Devlin, 21 Francis O'Rouke,
Laborer. Shoe maker. Clerk.
Female,
Shoe maker.
Male, Female, Female, Male,
May
30|Daniel Meagher, 2 Rachel Eva Phinney, 2 Arthur H. Sederquest, 4 Willie McGlory, 7 | Helen May Howes, 7 Frank Mckay,
12 Winifred Hogan,
21 Ralph Reed Pitman, 13 Mary Lucy Doucette,
13 Margaret Agnes Quinn,
14 Edna Maria Aurelia Sohlberg,
15 James Ernest Brown,
15 Cornelius Francis Crimmins,
15 Joseph Taylor Hodges, 19 Norma Kendrick Campbell,
20 Edith May Cade,
22 Jolın William Glynn, 22 Clarence Francis Hanson, 23 Bessie May Ricker, 24 Ernest Butler, 25 William Humphrey Harrington,
28 Ella Florence Dow, 28 Ernest Wilbur Crocker, 28 Ella Florence Crocker, 29 John Adolph Doucette, 29 Gray,
twins,
June 1 Arthur Joseph O'Leary, 5 Joseph Chester Harney, 5 Arline Estelle Rouke, 5 Smith, 11 |Laura Doucette, 14 George Everett Kelly,
15 Bernice Louise McCleary, 15 Marion Lane, 18 Ella Williams Goldsmith, 18 Elizabeth Maloney,
Male, Female, Male, Male, Female, Male, Male, Male, Female, Female, Female,
Daniel and Hannah (Croghan). David A. and Sarah J. ( McNeil), George and Mary (Eagles), John and Mary L. (Meade), Harry C. and Millie A. (Gordon), John D. and Fannie (Byrnes), Unknown and Kate (Hogan), Charles W. and Emma G. (Jenkins), James A. and Betsey (Smith), Peter and Bridget (Joyce), Carl and Frida (Sohlberg), James W. S. and Lizzie A. (Nickerson),
John and Hannah (Welsh), Francis E. and Elizabeth ( Mitchell),
Edmund E. and Georgie R. (Smith),
Thomas and Mary A. (Grindrod),
Humphrey and Mary (Mahoney), George and Clara F. (Gould),
Wilbur E. and Ella M. (Kinney),
John M. and Mary (Doucette),
Male,
John H. and Zilphia (Doucette),
Male,
Arthur J. and Elizabeth F. ( McMahon),
George and Margaret (Brennan),
James and Elizabeth J. (Campbell), John and
Isaiah and Catherine (Allen),
George M. and Mabel (Scott),
Henry J. and Catherine (Crozier),
Female, Female, Maurice and Margaret (Scannell),
Asa F. and Anna S. (Potter),
Female, Female, Patrick and Annie (Mccullough),
Laborer.
Carpenter. Blacksmith. Laborer. Foreman. Carpenter. Unknown.
Clerk. Laborer. Laborer.
Barber. Fish dealer.
Laborer.
Evangelist.
Clerk. Varnisher.
Laborer. Painter. Clerk. 65
Reed worker.
Mat maker.
Carpenter.
Insurance Agent.
Painter. Laborer. Chair maker. Plumber. Telegrapher.
Laborer. Blacksmith. Printer. Piano polisher. Laborer. Rattan worker.
Male, Male,
John and Mary (Lyons),
Samuel H. and Emma HI. (Inchcomb),
Male, Female,
Charles C. and Grace (Dobson),
B. Frank and Emma (Rosson),
Female,
Male, Male, Female, Male, Male, Female, Male, Female, Male,
Male, Female, Female, Female, Male,
Births Registered in the Town of Wakefield during the Year 1892.
Date.
Name of Child.
Sex.
Name of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
June 19 Lillian Myrtie Johnson,
Female,
Ludwig and Hannah (Larson),
19 Myrtle Gammons,
Female,
Edward J. and Louisa (Mayer),
20 John Gideon Martin Gates,
Male,
Stephen M. and Emily A. (Nieforth),
21 Ralph Sumner Johnson,
Male,
Alonzo L. and Fannie B. (Parker),
Shoe maker.
24 Joseph A. Hawkes,
Male,
George and Mary (Moore),
Carpenter.
24 Arthur Brown Bickford,
Male,
George R. and Lottie A. (Farmer), Albert J. and Nellie M. (Burbank),
Undertaker.
3 Emma Eugene Walton,
Female, Female,
John and Mary (Deveau), John II. and Nora (Hart),
Rattan worker.
7 William Arthur Fowler,
Male,
John D. and Nora (Kelleher),
Teamster.
7 Roscoe Manson Guillow,
Male,
Nicola M. and Susie O. (Perkins),
Designer.
9 Roy Thomas Mayo,
Male,
Unknown and Annette (Mayo),
Unknown.
66
10 Ruchie Lula Bisbee,
Female,
Ulysses G. and Nellie E. (Creed),
Laborer.
11 John Alexander Burbine,
Male, Male,
John and Margaret ( Miller), William G. C. and Annie E. (Wendall),
Iceman. Carpenter.
15 Gladys Shannahan,
Female, Male, Male,
Daniel W. and Maude M. (Moore),
Salesman.
19 Raymond Westgate Grant,
Machinist.
23 Maggie Ella Plunkett,
Female, Female, Male, Female,
Harry A. and Nellie (Parker),
Piano maker.
31 Julia Barrett,
Fruit dealer.
Piano maker.
3 William Henry Tyzzer, Jr.,
Rattan worker.
5 Arthur Thomas Welch,
Male,
Thomas F. and Julia (Regan), John and Clara M. (Pilzar),
Reed worker.
6 John Francis Dormeiden, S Philip Henry Eager,
Male, Philip HI. and Winnie (Cullen),
Polisher.
10 Stanley Webster Heath,
11|John Robert Jackson,
Male,
Male, Joseph W. and Sarah E. (Greene), Thomas and Mary (Neil),
Physician. Carpenter.
30 Clyde Milton Simonds,
Rubber shoe maker.
Aug. 2 Salvino de Cecca,
3 Clarence Leroy Wannamake,
Male, Male, Male, Male,
Jeremiah and Julia (Murphy), Philip de and Emilia (de Pali), George E. and Ella (Northup), William II. and Addie F. (Rich),
Machinist.
19 Ernest Lawrence Caswell,
Carpenter.
19 Frida Bertha Herring,
French W. and Mattie E. (Staples), Joseph and Bertha (Twecker), Patrick and Ella (Marley),
Moulder.
13 William Frederick Horton,
Daniel E. and Elizabeth A. (Wallace),
Laborer.
5 Mary Elizabeth White,
Laborer.
5 Mary Ellen Sullivan,
Female,
Chair maker. Chair maker. Farmer.
Cabinet maker.
July
15Kate O'Connell, 16 Carl Malcolm Nelson, 16 Edgar Hazen Curtis, 17 Robert Philip Reid, 17 Arthur Michael Dugan, 18 Clifford Paul Houston, 18 Robert Daland Bonney, 19 Fred Brown,
Female, Charles and Julia (Walsh),
Male. Albert and Hannah (Swanson),
Male, George A. and Addie M. (Farrar),
Vale, James R. and Martha M. C. (Hart), Male, Stephen and Kate (Gibbons),
Male,
Donald M. and Agnes (O'Brien), Josiah S. and Linda P. (Daland),
19 Eleanor May Frost,
19 Lillian Sullivan,
21 Paul Huse Taylor,
21 Isidor Alfred Carlson,
23 Mary Oberlin Paon, 23 Clarence Arland Sheldon,
Male, Chauncey and Lizzie J. (Palmer),
Male, Michael and Nora (Carr),
Male,
George W. and Maude E. (Brown),
Male, Female, Female, Female,
Patrick and Elizabeth (O'Keefe),
John and Mary ( Ryan),
Sept. 5 Mary Alice Sliney, 5 Elizabeth Dinan, 6 Grace Louise 'Tuttle,
11 Joseph Clarence Melonson,
Male, Male,
Nelson and Ida (Nelson).
Male. Female,
Dennis and Margaret (Galvin),
Shoe maker.
Editor.
Shoe manufacturer.
Piano maker. Framer.
Foreman. Expressman.
13 George Parker French, 17 Thomas Francis Roach,
Male,
Martin J. and Mary E. (Joyce),
17 Harold Carter Flanders,
19 Thomas Stewart,
21 Roy Heath Allison,
22 Marjorie Thorndike Bunker, 24 Louis Stamegna,
Female, Male,
Fred E. and Fannie (Perkins), Joseph and Mary (de Cecca),
Weaver.
Coachman. Machinist. Provision dealer. Painter. Rattan worker.
Druggist.
Unknown. Carpenter.
Painter.
Plumber. Wood turner.
Rattan worker.
Pattern maker.
Teamster. . Letter carrier.
Laborer. Laborer.
Laborer.
Salesman.
Fireman.
Coachman. Steam fitter.
17 Kate Horgan,
Male,
Edson W. and Alice G. (Currier),
Female,
Elmer W. and Lizzie (Reed),
Male, James W. and Marian E. (Perry),
Arthur and Annie (Warren),
John and Mary (Sinnott),
Herbert F. and Cora E. (Reynolds),
Male, Philip J. and Ella M. (Watson),
Male, Thomas and Margaret P. (Campbell),
Male, Asa and Margaret (Murdock),
Rattan worker. Rattan worker. Engineer. Laborer. Wood worker. Fruit dealer.
67
14 Albion Sigrid, 15 William Edward Curran,
John G. and Nora M. (Kelley),
1S Donald White, 19 Mildred Alice Griffin, Oct.
3 Albert Stanley Farwell, 7 Carl Eric Banks, 9 Walter C. Hickey,
Male, Male, Male,
William and Margaret M. (Murray),
Charles R. and Mary L. (Schaffer), Philip and Mary (Cullett),
26 Mitchell, 26 J. Harold Hunter, 2S Thomas Francis Welch,
Unknown and Jane (Brown),
Male, Female, Daniel E. and Rose A. (Doucette),
Female, Charles and Margaret E. (Welsh),
Male, George HJ. and Abbie L. (Dennett), Male, Frank and Annie (Johnson), Female, Thomas I. and Eugenie (Richard),
Male,
Births Registered in the Town of Wakefield during the Year 1892.
Date.
Name of Child.
Sex.
Name of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
Oct. 25 Honora Regan,
Female,
Patrick C. and Nora G. (Holden, )
Barber.
Male,
Dorr A. and Alice E. (Godfrey),
Clergyman.
28 Paul Godfrey Hudson, 29 Ralph Howard Allen,
Male,
Charles and Charlotte (Johnston),
Shoe maker.
Male,
Alger L. and Maggie (Logie),
Shoe maker.
Nov. 2 Henry Alger Baker, 2 Thomas Coffey, 4 Gaynell May Wood,
Male,
John and Mary [McGourty],
Laborer.
Female,
William F. and Elizabeth [McCluse],
Baker.
5 Hurd,
Male,
Frank C. and Cora B. [Ayer],
Shoe maker.
5 Herbert Ayer Flint, 8 Lucy Annie Berthold,
Female,
Conrad and Celia [Stoel],
Rubber shoe maker.
10 Mary Ann Derby,
Female,
William and Mary [Connelly],
Rattan worker.
11 Annie Deveau.
Female,
Reuben and Madeline [ Molonson],
Rattan worker.
18 Alice Cassidy,
Female, Female,
William H. and Helen E. [ Hobbs], Robert W. and Ida F. [Tousley], Charles II. and Sadie | Cheetham],
Clergyman.
19 Rnth Willard Wallace,
Female, Małe,
George H. and Hattie G. [Mansfield],
Salesman.
Male,
Richard and Minnie J. [Scannell],
Tinsmith.
Male,
George H. and Mary [Barry],
Carpenter.
Dec. 7 George Lawson Lockhart, 10 Everard Lincoln Sweetser,
Male,
Fred L. and Annie M. [Sullivan],
Printer.
13 Stephen Fleming,
Male,
John and Lizzie [Dunn],
Rattan worker.
14 John Joseph Muse,
Male,
Phelix T. and Rose [ Moulesong],
Teamster.
16 Leon Charles Clapp,
Male,
F. Harry and Laura E. [Newcomb], Daniel O. and Ella C. [ Perkins],
Clergyman.
19 Daniel Ostrander Ferris,
Male,
Charles R. and Margaret A. [McKeen],
Carpenter. Printer.
25 Arthur Gillespie Burrill,
Carpenter.
27 Mary Francis Harding,
Female. William H. and Margaret A. [Rousi],
Shoe treer.
27 Arthur Everett Smith,
Male,
Heeler.
30|Ruth Elliott Donald,
Female.
John W. and Catherine F. [Hawkins], Edgar A. and Mabel A. [Henfield],
Butter dealer.
68
18 Eleanor Hobbs Cartland,
Clerk.
Printer.
21 Frederick Cushing,
22 Marjorie Grey Smith, 24 John Joseph Cooper,
Female,
Henry L. and Mary [Mullen],
Salesman.
Male,
George A. and Marian | MacGregor],
Clerk.
Not registered in '91. Oct. 29, Eliza O'Hara, Fem., Parents, John and Mary [ Forrest], Occupation of father, Rattan worker,
Blacksmith.
21 Sarah Belding Smith,
Female, Male, Male, Frank H. and Elizabeth A. [Houston], Campbell D. and Mary A. [ Mckinnon],
26|Joseph Hines,
69
RECAPITULATION.
Births registered in 1892,
192
Males,
. III
Females,
81
192 .
Nativity of Parents.
Fathers.
Mothers.
Wakefield, .
20
22
United States,
76
70
British Provinces,
42
45
Ireland,
25
29
England,
8
8
Sweden,
8
8
Germany,
5
5
Italy, .
2
2
Scotland,
2
I
Norway,
O
I
Unknown,
4
I
Marriages registered in 1892,
93
Nativity.
Grooms.
Brides.
Wakefield, .
I2
IO
United States,
38
36
British Provinces,
20
24
Ireland,
.
I2
I3
Sweden,
6
5
England,
3
3
Italy,
2
2
93 93
·
192
192
70
Grooms.
Brides .-
First marriage,
. 83
85
Second
8
8
Third,
I
O
Fourth
.
.
I
O
-
93
93
Number under 20 years of age,
2
13
between 20 and 30,
. 65
68
30 and 40,
.
15
8
40 and 50,
·
7
3
· 50 and 60,
3
I
60 and 70,
.
O
O
70 and So,
.
.
I
O
93
93
Deaths registered in 1892, .
116
Males, . ·
· 56
Females,
. 60
116
Number under 5 years of age,
23.
between 5 and 10,
2
10 and 20,
6
20 and 30,
6
30 and 40,
9
40 and 50,
10
50 and 60,
12.
60 and 70,
13
70 and 80,
18
So and 90,
5
90 and 100,
9
I16.
Average age, 39 years, 2 months, 23 days.
.
.
--
.
Still births, .
-
.
71
Nativity.
Wakefield, .
4I
United States,
47
Ireland,
13
England,
5
British Provinces,
3
Scotland,
I
Isle of Wight,
I
Sweden,
I
Holland,
I
Unknown,
3
116
DOG LICENSES.
Number of dogs licensed in 1892,
· 296
Males,
· 270
Females, .
26
296
Tax on 270 Males at $2.00,
$540 00
26 Females at $5.00,
130 00
$670 00
Deduct Clerk's fees, .
59 20
$610 80
Paid J. O. Hayden, County Treasurer,
610 80
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE,
Town Clerk.
72
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To the Citizens of Wakefield :
The Selectmen beg to submit their annual report and for a detailed statement of the financial and ordinary affairs of the town respectfully refer to the reports of the Treasurer, Aud- itor, and other officers of the town.
BOYNTONVILLE.
At the time of submitting the last annual report a petition was pending before the Legislature of the Commonwealth vitally affecting the autonomy of the town. Some of the citizens living in the southern part of the town, believing it to be for their interest to become annexed to Melrose, had presented their petition to the General Court asking that . they might be set off from Wakefield and annexed to that town. This petition contemplated depriving this town of some three hundred acres of its territory and of many families. Upon a protracted hearing, at which one of the endeavors was to ascertain the cause of their dissatisfaction, and after a view of the premises by the Committee of the Legislature, their petition was referred to the next Legisla- ture, which is at the present time in session. After the decision was rendered, the Selectmen invited the citizens of Boyntonville and vicinity to meet the officers of the town and see if any grievances which they had could be remedied. Accordingly, a large number of the citizens of Boyntonville met the Selectmen and other officers of the town at the Selectmen's room, where a lengthy and pleasant interview was had. They stated such matters as they thought the town should attend to in their section, the most important of which were acceded to on the part of the officers of the town
73
and subsequently carried out, and as we were told, to their entire satisfaction.
This winter another petition has been presented to the Legislature by others in that part of the town for a like pur- pose, which does not contemplate taking so large a strip of territory nor so many families.
At the time of writing this report, no hearing has been had upon this petition. A committee of the town has the matter in charge.
STREET LIGHTS.
Under the instruction of the town a contract was entered into with the Globe Gas Light Company to light a certain number of lamps during the year. For a short time these lights gave good satisfaction, being evidently an improve- ment upon the gas lights furnished the year before. Soon, however, the lighting power of these lamps apparently diminished and they failed to burn in some instances the contracted number of hours. The attention of the company was called to these facts by notice and refusal to pay their bills. Later in the season these defects were largely reme- died.
It will be for the town to determine whether this method of street lighting shall be continued or not another year.
STREET RAILWAY.
Early in the season the Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway Company presented its petition to the Selectmen for leave to lay its tracks on Main street from the postoffice to the Melrose line and on Water street from Main street to the Saugus line. Notice of a public hearing was given and a hearing had, at which a large number of the leading citizens of the towns were present. The company explained their plans and described the kind of plant (including tracks) which it proposed to operate. There was no opposition The Selectmen took the matter under advisement and finally granted the prayer of the petitioner as follows :
.
74
July 11, 1892.
Town of Wakefield, in Board of Selectmen :
In the matter of the petition of the Wakefield and Stone- ham Street Railroad Company for leave to extend its tracks on Main street from Albion street, Wakefield, to the line of 1 the town of Melrose, and from said Main street to the line of the town of Saugus on Water street,
Upon the foregoing petition after proof of notice as or- dered, and a hearing thereon had, this 11th day of July, A. D. 1892, it was voted by the Selectmen as follows :
That said Railroad company be and hereby are granted the privilege of extending its tracks on Main street, in said Wakefield, from Albion street to the line of the town of Melrose, and on Water street in said Wakefield from said Main street to the line of the town of Saugus, and of erecting poles and running wires in connection therewith for the pur- pose of constructing and operating an electric railroad as prayed for. The said privilege is granted subject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now in force, or which may be hereafter enacted relative thereto and subject to any use to which the town of Wakefield, as a municipality, may wish to put said streets, and also subject to the rights of the Wakefield Water Company, and the Citizens' Gas Light Com- pany of Reading, South Reading and Stoneham in said streets.
Said company shall run its tracks in the middle of Main street from Albion to Water street, and on the easterly side of Main street from Water to Green street, and on the westerly side of said Main street from Green street to the line of the town of Melrose, and on the northerly side of Water street from Lincoln street to the line of the town of Saugus.
Said company shall complete its road to Melrose line and have the same in operation on or before Jan. 1, 1893, and to Saugus line on or before Jan. 1, 1894. In case of failure to complete said road and operate the same within the time named this grant shall become void and of no effect.
75
Said company shall pave with square blocks of granite the line of their tracks at a proper width from the westerly line of Main street to a point opposite the westerly side of the Miller Piano Factory, and down Main street to a point oppo- site the northerly side of Cutler Bros.' store, and also the crossing of Main street, near Green street, and all streets or parts of streets which have been or may hereafter be macad- amized. The width of sidewalk and gutters and the exact location of said tracks, shall be determined by the Road Commissioners of the town of Wakefield.
Said company shall construct, maintain and keep that por- tion of said highway used by it, reasonably safe for travel, and at all times in such condition as the authorities of Wake- field having charge of the highways, shall direct.
Said company shall also, at its own expense, defend all suits brought against said town for, or on account of any injury to persons or property, on account of any alleged defect in said highway caused by said company, and hold said town harmless therefor, and shall also hold the town harmless from any injury occasioned to the fire alarm system of the town by said company.
In witness thereof the Selectmen of said town have here- unto set their hands this 11th day of July, A. D. 1892.
S. K. HAMILTON, WILLIAM B. DANIEL, SILAS W. FLINT, Selectmen of Wakefield.
Town Clerk's Office, Wakefield, July 25, 1892.
Acceptance of the above named location received and placed on file in this office at 8 o'clock and five minutes A. M.
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE, Town Clerk.
This road has been completed and cars are running nearly to the Melrose line, and we have assurance that early in the present year the tracks will be laid to connect with the East Middlesex road at Melrose and with the road running to.
76
Lynn. The operation of this road will prove a comfort and convenience to a large portion of our people.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
During the year the New England Telephone Company have been granted slight additional rights in our streets with a view of extending and improving the telephone service in the town, which has become seriously interfered with by the railway and electric light service.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The year has witnessed the completion and occupation of the Lincoln School Building on Academy Hill. It fills a much needed place in the work of the schools, and its use demonstrates the wisdom of its plan and construction.
An ornament to the town, it reflects great credit upon the committee in charge of its construction, the architects, and the builders.
The Engine House has been' substantially completed and partially occupied. The Hose House at Greenwood author- ized by the town has been completed and is now in use.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE TOWN.
At the time of the last annual report the suit of Catherine Kelleher was pending against the town to recover for injuries received on account of a defective way. The alleged defect consisted in an improper accumulation of ice and snow on Main street in front of the factory of Messrs. Thomas Emerson's Sons. The case was prepared for trial and about to be presented to the jury when negotiations for a settlement were commenced, which resulted in the settle- ment of the case upon the payment of one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.