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54 46
36 67
J. C. Farrar, material and labor . George B. Randall, material and labor . 35 00
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 31 99
Henry F. Jenks, material and la- bor
30 89
Peter A. Mc Vicar, material and
labor
30 00
Cranitch & Horrigan, material and labor
16 13
O. B. Leavitt, material and labor
14 67
J. D. Billings, material and labor Isaac Smith, material and labor .
3 95
Charles Carr, supplies
47 40
Ward & Curley, supplies
25 31
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies
11 15
Hooper, Lewis & Co., supplies
11 01
A. S. Morss, supplies
9 71
M. R. Warren, supplies
8 30
Boston Machine Mfg. Co., sup- plies
6 25
A. A Savage, supplies
6 23
J. A. & W. Bird & Co., supplies
5 55
F. Murphy, supplies
4 00
C. W. Morehouse, supplies
3 07
B. Billings, supplies
2 30
Sabin & Page, supplies
2 10
Amounts carried forward . $12,859 97
$13,000 00
12 00
146
Amounts brought forward, $12,859 97 $13,000 00
W. H. Gallison, supplies 2 00
C. H. Jennison, expressage . 3 20
Frank R. Patch, expressage
2 10
F. H. Hunting, expressage 2 00
Sundry small bills
4 22
Total, as per item No. 52 ofexpenses $12,873 49
Balance, unexpended, transferred into treasury $126 51
Water Meters and Service Pipe.
Appropriation
$5,000 00
Additional, by order of City
Council
1,700 00
$6,700 00
Pay-rolls of laborers . 2,177 33
National Meter Co., meters, etc. 2,056 80
Union Water Meter Co., repairs of meters 153 25
J. C. Whitney, services as in- spector . 387 50
Chadwick Lead Works, lead pipe,
etc.
592 81
Cunningham Iron Works Co., pipe, etc.
543 78
Ward & Curley, supplies 234 53
E. Smead & Co., for grain .
82 04
H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash ex- penses .
40 65
Amounts carried forward
$6,268 69
$6,700 00
147
Amounts brought forward $6,268 69 $6,700 00
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 32 04
National Tube Works Co., pipe . 22 01
Boston & Albany Railroad, freight 18 10
Chapman Valve Manf. Co., water gate 16 00
Jenkins Bros., packing 17 90
H. R. Worthington, material and labor 11 21.
Walworth Manf. Co., supplies 11 15
C. Conant, hay 8 62
E. W. Hodgson, material and la- bor 8 27
T. A. Ward, hay 8 40
A. S. Glover, sundry cash ex- penses 5 50
M. C. Laffie, delivering sum-
monses 6 00
Robert S. Harrison, delivering summonses . 3 50
Charles P. Heustis, delivering summonses 3 00
R. M. Lucas, delivering sum-
monses 2 50
W. E. Desper & Co., repairing meters 4 22
Sabin & Page, supplies 4 15
O. B. Leavitt, supplies 3 90
Newton Transcript Publishing
Co , printing 4 00
Amounts carried forward
·
$6,459 16
$6,700 00
148
Amounts brought forward $6,459 16 $6,700 00
Daniels' Nonantum Stables, use of teams
4 00
Central Stables, use of teams 1 50
Frank R Patch, expressage .
2 28
C. F. Eddy & Co., cement
1 60
Sundry small bills
2 71
Total, as per item No. 53 of expenses
$6,471 25
Balance, unexpended, transferred into treasury $228 75
Water Construction.
Total expenditure to December 31, 1884
$966,584 73
Pay-roll of laborers
$10,899 85
Warren Foundry and Machine Co., iron pipe 13,062 45
Chapman Lead Works, lead 1,546 07
Boston and Albany Railroad, freight
1,327 15
Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., cast- ings, etc.
1,322 48
City Iron Foundry and Chain Works, gate boxes, etc. 674 98
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., water gates, etc. 638 60 . Boston Machine Mfg. Co., hy- drants, etc. . 512 11
Cunningham Iron Works Co., pipe, etc. 487 61
Timothy Stuart, carting pipe, etc. 458 02
Amounts carried forward . $30,929 32 $966,584 73
149
Amounts brought forward, . John A. Gill, driving pipe for ad- ditional supply of water 349 56
$30,929 32 $966,584 73
William S. French, services on account of additional supply of water 303 91
George A. Goodyear, powder and fuse
180 84
D. R. Wood & Co., hydrants 165 06
E. Smead & Co., grain 161 64
Henry F. Jenks, iron drinking fountains 150 00
G. Fuller & Son, lumber 113 92
Priest, Page & Co., sash wheels .
110 00
Park, Brother & Co., steel
71 74
Union Water Meter Co., repair- ing meters, etc.
50 25
Thomas Mckinley, inspecting
50 00
Oliver Whyte & Co., copper net 41 25
Hall Rubber Co., rubber boots 41 02
H. N. Hyde, Jr., sundry cash ex- penses 40 00
M. F. Lucas, lumber, etc.
38 65
35 80
A. F. Noyes, sundry cash expenses H. M. Darling & Co., shovels, etc. American Fire Hose Mfg. Co., hose, etc. 31 76
31 84
National Tube Works Co., pipe . 22 00
John E. Coleman, pipe, etc. 17 44
N. & W. Gaslight Co., coke
15 00
Amounts carried forward . $32,951 00
$966,584 73
pipe .
150
Amounts brought forward $32,951 00 $966,584 73 15 00
John Marden, labor
Batchelder & Lincoln, rubber
boots 14 40
C. Conant, hay
12 92
T. A. Ward, hay
12 60
H. S. Macomber & Co., oil
11 58
Waldo Bros., cement .
9 20
A. S. Morss, spikes
7 29
Bingham & Taylor, service boxes
6 90
Jenkins Bros , packing
6 78
National Meter Co., repairing meters 8 68
C. F. Eddy & Co., cement .
4 85
N. Y. & N. E. Railroad, freight
4 11
F. Murphy, rubber
4 06
Morss & Whyte, skimmer
3 50
William T. Vose, labor 2 00
Quincy Harrington, sharpening lawn mower . 1 50
B. F. Barlow, blacksmithing 112 31
J. C. Farrar, blacksmithing 83 05
Charles A. Cole, blacksmithing 79 05
A. Danforth, Agt., blacksmith- ing 64 09
Andrew Peters, blacksmithing
43 30
S. D. Keegan, blacksmithing
17 90
P. A. Mc Vicar, blacksmithing
13 71
Thomas Belger, blacksmithing
10 93
Murray & Farrell, blacksmithing 6 08
T. W. Mullen, blacksmithing
5 73
Amounts carried forward . $33,512 52 $966,584 73
51
Amounts brought forward $33,512 52 $966,584 73
Frank R. Patch, expressage 38 17
F. H. Hunting, expressage . 20 20
C. H. Jenison, expressage ·
2 50
A. F. Harrington, use of teams 78 00
Stephen F. Cate, use of teams
4 00
Henry H. Hunt, material and la- bor 80 30
James Russell & Sons, material and labor 55 50
T. J. Hartnett, material and la- labor . 16 50
W. A. Fogwill, material and la- bor 15 02
E. W. Hodgson, material and la- bor 13 72
Higgins & Nickerson, material and labor 7 35
Pettee Machine Works, material and labor 3 67
M. C. Higgins, material and la- bor 3 10
J. Carroll, material and labor 25
Ward & Curley, supplies 536 70
Sewall & Day Cordage Co, sup- plies 55 91
H. R. Worthington, supplies 55 08
Parker & Wood, supplies
A. A. Savage, supplies 32 86
21 66
C. W. Morehouse, supplies . 19 51
J. W. Staniford, supplies 15 65
Amounts brought forward, . $34,588 17 $966,584 73
152
Amounts brought forward, 834,588 17 8966,584 73
A. J. Wilkinson & Co., supplies 13 01
Dodge, Haley & Co., supplies 7 73
Bagnall & Loud, supplies . 6 95
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, supplies 6 88
Sabin & Page, supplies 6 20
F. Armstrong, supplies
5 50
Edson Manf. Co., supplies
3 70
O. B. Leavitt, supplies
3 23
George C. Goodwin & Co., supplies 1 12
Walworth Manf. Co., supplies
589 02
Henry F. Paine, supplies
3 80
Total,as per item No.54 of expenses $35,235 31
Received.
Received from Boston & Albany Railroad Corporation for chang- ing main pipe as follows :
Beacon street $1,189 46
Washington street . 932 17
Chestnut street
328 95
Received from J. B.
Gould for chang-
ing main in a pri- vate way off Ben- nington street 43 91
Received from War- ren Foundry and
Machine Co., re-
fund of freight bill
9 83
Total, as per item No. 46 of receipts $2,504 32
$32,730 99
Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1885 . $999,315 72
153
Water Rebate. Paid to sundry parties, rebate of water bills, as per item No. 55 of expenses $196 43
West Newton (Shaw Street) Schoolhouse.
Total expenditure to Dec. 31, 1884 $8,065 38
Henry H. Hunt, amount paid on contract for building $11,647 00
Walker & Pratt Manf. Co., amount paid on contract for heating apparatus 1,284 00
J. Foster Ober, services as archi- tect
521 55
C. F. Eddy & Co., coal 65 76
Total, as per item No. 56 of expenses $13,518 31
Total expenditure
$21,583 69
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL.
Almshouse Department.
70 acres of land . $7,000 00
Buildings
8,000 00
Personal property
3,947 35
$18,947 35
Armory Hall.
Land, building, fixtures, etc $12,000 00
Amount carried forward
$30,947 35
154
Amount brought forward $30,947 35
City Hall Department.
City Hall furniture and fixtures . $50,000 00
City seal
25 00
City stainps
35 00
Reports, statutes, and special laws
300 00
Set of standard weights and meas-
ures
100 00
Record books
200 00
Bookcases, maps, etc. .
500 00
$51,160 00
Cemetery Department.
Land in Newton cemetery .
$2,000 00
Tomb in Newton Cemetery 800 00
$2,800 00
City Engineering Department.
Two transits, $150 each $300 00
Three transits, $100 each
300 00
Two levels, $100 each
200 00
Draughting materials
126 00
Surveying materials
48 00
Tools . ·
50 00
Horse, wagon, etc
150 00
$1,174 00
Fire Department.
Steam fire engine No. 1, appara- tus, horses and furniture $6,000 00
Steam fire engine No. 2, appara- tus, horses and furniture 6,000 00
Amounts carried forward . $12,000 00
$86,081 35
155
Amounts brought forward . $12,000 00 $86,081 35
Steam fire engine No. 3, appara- tus, horses and furniture 6,000 00
Hook and ladder, truck, horses, etc. 3,300 00
Hose No. 4, horse, hose, reel, etc., Newtonville
1,200 00
Hose No. 5, horse, hose, reel, etc., Auburndale 1,200 00
Hose No. 6, horse, hose, reel, etc., Lower Falls 1,500 00
Hose No. 7, hose-carriage, horse, hose, etc., Upper Falls 1,500 00
Fire-alarm telegraph, including team, etc. $23,000 00
$49,700 00
Fire and Highway Department Buildings.
Steam fire-engine house, stables and land, Ward 7 $13,000 00
Steam fire-engine house, stables, and land, Ward 3
19,000 00
Steam fire-engine house, stables, and land, Ward 6 19,000 00
Hook and ladder and hose No. 4 house, stables and land 17,500 00
Hose station No. 5, stables and land, Auburndale 5,200 00
Hose station No. 6, stables and land, Lower Falls 6,900 00
Hose station No. 7, stables and land, Upper Falls 5,500 00
$86,100 00
Amount carried forward
$221,881 35
156
Amount brought forward $221,881 35
Free Library Department.
Newton Free Library, building
and land $42,000 00
Books
10,000 00 $52,000 00
Gravel and Gravel Lands.
Land on Jewett Street, Ward 1 . $2,000 00
Land on California Street, Ward
1 6,600 00
Land on Crafts Street, Ward 2 .
500 00
Land on Chapel Street, Ward 2 Land on Watertown Street, Ward 2
1,000 00
Land on Faxon Street, Ward 2 . 200 00
Land on Auburndale Avenue, Ward 3 1,200 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
2,000 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
2,000 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
1,200 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
250 00
Land on Pine Street, Ward 3
550 00
Land on Bourne Street, Ward 4
9,000 00
Gravel on Washington Street,
Ward 4
600 00
Gravel on Washington Street,
Ward 4
600 00
Gravel on Walnut street
500 00
Land on Elliot Street, Ward 5 .
1,000 00
Gravel on Parker Street, Ward 5
250 00
Amounts carried forward . $29,550 00 $273,881 35
100 00 -
157
Amounts brought forward
$29,550 00 $273,881 35
Gravel on Pine street
100 00
Land east of Oak Street, Ward 5
1,200 00
Land on Willow and Centre Streets, Ward
500 00
Land on Florence Street, Ward 5
400 00
Land on Florence Street, Ward 5
1,500 00
Land on Homer Street, Ward 6
4,000 00
$37,250 00
Highway Department.
1 steam road roller
$6,000 00
22 cart horses, $225
4,950 00
3 horses $100
300 00
2 horses for superintendent of
. streets
375 00
26 double and single carts
2,600 00
43 harnesses
850 00
4 double sleds, $200
800 00
2 stone crushers and houses
4,600 00
2 stone wagons, wagon, carriage, and sleigh 525 00
Tools, chains, derricks, blankets, etc.
1,800 00
1 road scraper
150 00
$22,950 00
-
Lighting Department.
For 1,313 posts, lanterns, burners, etc., $10 $13,130 00
Amount carried forward . . $347,211 35
158
Amount brought forward $347,211 35
Police Department.
Station-house, building and land,
North Village $4,000 00
Furniture and bedding 50 00
Lock-up, furniture and bedding, Ward 1
1,050 00
Lock-up, furniture and bedding, Ward 6 1,575 00
Two carriages, sleigh and harness
200 00
Horse, saddle, bridle and harness
200 00
15 pairs handcuffs, $3.75
56 25
30 clubs, $1.50
45 00
6 lanterns, $2.50
15 00
18 badges
112 00
18 parade clubs and belts, $3.50
63 00
Blankets
50 00
Record books
50 00
Furniture in station at City Hall
75 00
$7,541 25
School Department.
High School buildings, furniture and land
$57,000 00
Mason schoolhouse, furniture and land
49,100 00
Hyde schoolhouse, furniture and land 24,000 00
Prospect schoolhouse, furniture and land 31,000 00
Prospect schoolhouse No. 2 furni- ture and land 7,500 00
Amounts carried forward . $168,600 00 $354,752 60
159
Amounts brought forward . $168,600 00 $354,752 60 Oak Hill schoolhouse, furniture and land
12,000 00
Hamilton schoolhouse, furniture and land Williams schoolhouse, furniture and land
28,000 00
10,000 00
Williams new schoolhouse and land
35,000 00
Pierce schoolhouse, furniture and land
32,000 00
Davis schoolhouse, furniture and land
13,000 00
Franklin schoolhouse, furniture and land
15,000 00
Claflin schoolhouse, furniture and land
35,000 00
Adams schoolhouse, furniture
and land
22,000 00
Bigelow schoolhouse, furniture and land
42,000 00
Underwood schoolhouse, furni- ture and land 24,000 00
Lincoln schoolhouse, furniture and land 5,500 00
Jackson schoolhouse, furniture and land
15,000 00
Eliot schoolhouse, furniture and land
19,000 00
Rice schoolhouse and land .
20,000 00
New schoolhouse and land, West Newton
21,000 00
School apparatus
5,000 00
$522,100 00
Amount carried forward,
$876,852 60
160
Amount brought forward,
$876,852 60
Water Department.
Building for pipe-fittings, etc., stable and land $3,500 00
3 horses, wagons, harness, etc. 500 00
$880,852 60
For cost of water-works, see water construction account.
Table Showing the Number of Polls, Real and Personal Estate of the City, Amount of Tax, Rate per Cent .. Appropriations, etc., for Twenty-Five Years.
A. D.
POLLS.
REAL ESTATE.
PERSONAL.
TOTAL.
CITY, STATE, AND COUNTY TAX.
RATE.
APPROPRIATIONS.
HOUSES.
1861
2,056
$5,644,285 00
$1,955,835 00
$7,600,120 00
$57,804 88
$7 20
$47,500 00
1,330
1862 .
1,989
5,476,805 00
2,495,821 00
7,922,620 00
56,599 17
6 60
35,000 00
1,374
1863
1,911
5,504,367 00
2,988,195 00
8,492,562 00
64,968 65
7 20
40,000 00
1,399
1864 .
·
2,046
5,637,755 00
2,309,021 00
7,946,776 00
78,000 55
9 50
52,500 00
1,421
1865 .
2,118
5,756,185 00
3,390,075 00
9,146,260 00
113,991 12
12 00
60,000 00
1,438
1866
2,297
6,394,835 00
4,560,724 00
10,955,559 00
114,149 59
10 00
75,000 00
1,491
1867
2,438
7,227,285 00
4,995,127 00
12,222,412 00
153,990 88
12 20
95,000 00
1,552
1868
2,736
9,104,567 00
5,366,602 00
14,441,169 00
193,208 88
13 00
160,000 00
1,671
1869 .
2,937
10,288,610 00
5,634,266 00
15,922,876 00
188,990 46
11 50
150,000 00
1,826
1870
3,055
11,407,070 00
6,330,922 00
17,737,992 00
222,514 71
12 20
185,000 00
2,077
1871
3,199
12,770,420 00
6,615,593 00
19,386,013 00
223,521 32
11 20
185,000 00
2,220
1872
3,420
15,792,950 00
8,463,904 00
24,256,854 00
334,314 87
13 50
291,050 00
2,392
1873 .
3,659
18,446,275 00
7,537,775 00
25,984,050 00
384,089 84
14 50
333,300 00
2,523
1874
3,917
20,032,800 00
8,048,645 00
28,081,445 00
372,893 53
13 00
320,000 00
2,657
1875
4,089
21,073,495 00
7,882.374 00
28,955,869 00
399,085 46
13 50
351,000 00
2,876
1876
4,334
21,128,120 00
7,072,845 00
28,200,965 00
392,201 13
13 60
350,004 99
3,004
1877
4,045
20,007,025 00
6,627,488 00
26,634,513 00
370,319 38
13 60
402,200 00
3,057
1878
3,882
18,604,105 00
6.408,825 00
25,012,930 00
352,942 43
13 80
378,400 00
3,150
1879 .
4,010
17,456,655 00
6,330,697 00
23,787,352 00
326,959 64
13 40
367,850 00
3,178
1880
4,132
17,718,270 00
7,481,830 00
25,200,100 00
361,139 40
14 00
388,525 00
3,214
1881
4,336
18,238,510 00
8,169,763 00
26,408,273 00
379,434 18
14 00
416,505 00
3,257
1882 .
4,502
18,930,485 00
7,405,233 00
26,335,718 00
383,633 00
14 20
423,930 00
3,310
1883
4,661
19,794,805 00
7,329,283 00
27,124,088 00
427,033 59
15 40
488,120 00
3,381
1884
4,804
20,467,295 00
7,347,266 00
27,814,561 00
410,137 68
14 40
478,306 88
3,468
1885
4,984
21,134,820 00
7,865,000 00
28,999,820 00
415,965 48
14 00
475,490 00
3,542
161
162
TABLE Showing Amount Paid for Support of Poor Out of Almshouse from 1851 to 1885 Inclusive.
1851
$138 56
1869
$2,019 28
1852
104 94
1870
· 2,197 41
1853
45 70
1871
. 3,713 39
1854
38 10
1872
. 2,884 79
1855
73 63
1873
.
3,066 59
1856
135 49
1874
. 3,895 51
1857
204 96
1875
5,553 79
1858
387 61
1876
. 9,336 14
1859
358 25
1877
. 10,259 57
1860
500 81
1878
· 8,284 10
1861
757 14
1879
8,246 42
1862
781 50
1880
6,455 80
1863
632 27
1881
6,808 75
1864
605 02
1882
· 7,933 57
1865
870 77
1883
. 8,016 14
1866
643 72
1884
7,076 86
1867
. 1,268 08
1885
. 8,500 15
1868
. 1,464 53
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS, 1885.
Mayor
$1,000 00
City clerk
2,000 00
City treasurer and collector
2,700 00
Assistant treasurer and deputy collector
1,200 00
City auditor
2,000 00
City solicitor
1,000 00
Chairman of assessors
1,200 00
Two assessors, each
750 00
Assistant assessors, each per day
4 00
City messenger
1,100 00
Clerk of Common Council
200 00
Sealer of weights and measures
75 00
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163
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent of streets, two horses and car-
riage furnished
$1,500 00
City Engineer
2,100 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief of department, team furnished $1,500 00
Assistant chief and Superintendent of Fire
Alarm Telegraph, team furnished .
950 00
Three engineers of steamers, each 950 00
Four drivers of steamers, and Hook and Lad- der Co., each 750 00
One driver of hose-carriage No. 4
600 00
Eight foremen of steamers, and Hook and Lad- der, and Hose Co., each 110 00
Eight assistant foremen, and clerks of steamers,
and Hook and Ladder, and Hose Co., each 105 00
Forty-eight hosemen and laddermen, each
100 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
City marshal, team furnished
$1,500 00
Sergeant of police, $3 per day .
Twelve policemen, each
1,000 00
Two policemen
900 00
Two policemen
750 00
First year of service
750 00
Second year of service
825 00
Third year of service
900 00
Fourth and subsequent years
1,000 00
164
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Seven overseers of poor, each .
$50 00
City almoner and clerk of board
700 00
Warden of almshouse
600 00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Water registrar
$1,800 00
Superintendent of water-works, team furnished 1,500 00
Inspector of meters and fixtures
1,200 00
Engineer at pumping station, with house-rent . 1,200 00
Fireman and watchman, pumping station with
house-rent
600 00
SCHOOLS.
Superintendent
$2,800 00
One teacher
2,800 00
Six teachers at $1,900
11,400 00
One teacher
2,200 00
Two teachers at $1,800
3,600 00
Three teachers .
4,800 00
One teacher
800 00
Five teachers at $1,000
5,000 00
Two teachers at $950
1,900 00
Sixteen teachers at $750
12,000 00
Forty-two teachers at $600
25,200 00
Six teachers at $550
3,300 00
Six teachers at $500
3,000 00
Three teachers at $450
1,350 00
Two teachers at $300
600 00
One teacher
400 00
Secretary of School Committee
300 00
165
Janitors.
One janitor
$650 00
One janitor
696 00
One janitor
540 00
Two janitors, each
480 00
Three janitors, each
360 00
Two janitors each
264 00
One janitor
300 00
Two janitors at $240
480 00
Two janitors, each
200 00
Two janitors at $96
192 00
Library.
Librarian
$1,000 00
Assistant librarian
600 00
Three assistants, each $400
1,200 00
Janitor
800 00
OFFICERS
OF THE
NEWTON CITY GOVERNMENT,
188 6.
MAYOR. J. WESLEY KIMBALL. Office Hour at City Hall: 3:30 P. M. Daily. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. President, GEORGE PETTEE.
Ward One. FRANK A. DEARBORN.
Ward Three. JAMES H. NICKERSON.
Ward Five. GEORGE PETTEE.
Ward Two. BENJAMIN S. GRANT. Ward Four. GEORGE M. FISKE. Ward Six. EDWARD H. MASON.
Ward Seven. SAMUEL L. POWERS.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Elections and Returns. ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE. JAMES H. NICKERSON.
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Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions. ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT.
EDWARD H. MASON
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. Standing Committees.
Police. THE MAYOR. ALDERMEN. EDWARD H. MASON. FRANK A. DEARBORN.
Licenses. Weights and Measures. ALDERMEN.
GEORGE M. FISKE.
SAMUEL L. POWERS.
Regular meetings of the Board, first and third Mondays of each month, 7.15 P. M.
Clerk of Board of Aldermen. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President, JAMES W. FRENCH.
Ward One. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
Ward Two. N. HENRY CHADWICK. ELLIS W. REDPATH.
Ward Three. GEORGE D. DIX. ANDREW J. FISKE.
Ward Four. WINTHROP B. ATHERTON. FREDERICK JOHNSON.
Ward Five. EDMUND G. POND. EDWARD M. BILLINGS.
Ward Six. FRANK EDMANDS. CHARLES W. ROSS.
Ward Seven.
JAMES W. FRENCH. J. CHARLES KENNEDY.
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Standing Committee of the Common Council.
Enrolled Ordinances and Resolutions.
COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE. EDMUND G. POND. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
Regular meetings of the Common Council, second and fourth Monday of each month, 7:15 P. M.
Clerk of Common Council. ALBERT S. GLOVER.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES OF CITY COUNCIL.
Finance and Salaries.
ALDERMEN .
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. SAMUEL L. POWERS. COUNCILMEN. PRES. JAMES W. FRENCH.
FREDERICK JOHNSON. J. EDWARD HOLLIS
Accounts.
ALDERMEN.
FRANK A. DEARBORN. GEORGE M. FISKE.
COUNCILMEN .
ANDREW J. FISKE. ELLIS W. REDPATH.
EDMUND G. POND.
Public Property.
ALDERMEN .
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. EDWARD H. MASON
COUNCILMEN .
WINTHROP B. ATHERTON. J. CHARLES KENNEDY. EDWARD M. BILLINGS.
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State Aid, Soldiers' Relief and Military Affairs. ALDERMEN .
FRANK A. DEARBORN. GEORGE M. FISKE.
COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE.
EDMUND G. POND. J. CHARLES KENNEDY .
Fuel and Street Lights
ALDERMEN.
SAMUEL L. POWERS. JAMES H. NICKERSON.
COUNCILMEN.
FRANK EDMANDS. EDWARD M. BILLINGS. ELLIS W. REDPATH.
Fire Department.
ALDERMEN.
GEORGE PETTEE.
SAMUEL L. POWERS. COUNCILMEN.
WINTHROP B. ATHERTON. FRANK EDMANDS. ANDREW J. FISKE.
Highways.
Inc. Streets and Ways, Sidewalks, Drains and Culverts.)
ALDERMEN.
JAMES H. NICKERSON. GEORGE M. FISKE.
GEORGE PETTEE. COUNCILMEN. N. HENRY CHADWICK. J. CHARLES KENNEDY.
CHARLES W. ROSS. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
Printing.
ALDERMAN. EDWARD H. MASON.
COUNCILMEN. WINTHROP B. ATHERTON. EDWARD M. BILLINGS
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Ordinances. ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT.
EDWARD H. MASON.
COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE. FREDERICK JOHNSON. LEWIS E. COFFIN
Claims.
ALDERMEN.
EDWARD H. MASON.
SAMUEL L. POWERS.
COUNCILMEN. PRES. JAMES W. FRENCH.
GEORGE D. DIX.
J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
Almshouse and Poor. ALDERMAN. GEORGE PETTEE. COUNCILMEN . CHARLES W. ROSS. GEORGE D. DIX.
Assessors' Department. ALDERMAN. JAMES H. NICKERSON. COUNCILMEN. N. HENRY CHADWICK. EDMUND G. POND.
Highway Surveyors.
ALDERMEN.
JAMES H. NICKERSON. GEORGE M. FISKE. GEORGE PETTEE. COUNCILMEN.
CHARLES W. ROSS. N. HENRY CHADWICK. LEWIS E. COFFIN. J. CHARLES KENNEDY
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Public Parks, Squares and Burial Grounds.
ALDERMEN.
SAMUEL L. POWERS. GEORGE PETTEE. FRANK A. DEARBORN. COUNCILMEN.
FRANK EDMANDS. GEORGE D. DIX.
ELLIS W. REDPATH.
FREDERICK JOHNSON.
JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Sewerage.
ALDERMEN.
EDWARD H. MASON. GEORGE M. FISKE. COUNCILMEN.
ANDREW J. FISKE, N. HENRY CHADWICK. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
Rules and Orders.
ALDERMEN.
BENJAMIN S. GRANT. EDWARD H. MASON.
COUNCILMEN.
EDWARD M. BILLINGS. WINTHROP B. ATHERTON. CHARLES W. ROSS.
Read Fund. ALDERMEN.
FRANK A. DEARBORN. SAMUEL L. POWERS.
COUNCILMEN. PRES. JAMES W. FRENCH. J. CHARLES KENNEDY. LEWIS E. COFFIN.
J. EDWARD HOLLIS.
Clerk of Committees. BENJAMIN F. OTIS.
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TRUSTEES OF NEWTON FREE LIBRARY.
JOHN S. FARLOW, President.
ALDERMAN FISKE, COUNCILMAN REDPATH.
JULIUS L. CLARKE. BRADFORD K. PIERCE.
A. LAWRENCE EDMANDS. WM. CLAFLIN.
Meetings: First Tuesday in each month, 7 o'clock P. M.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE MAYOR, ex-officio. ALDERMAN BENJ. S. GRANT, President.
COUNCILMAN FRANK EDMANDS. J. FRANKLIN FULLER. OTIS PETTEE.
JESSE F. FRISBIE.
Agent of Board. NATHAN MOSMAN.
Clerk. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
Agent for Inspection of Plumbing. ALBERT F. NOYES. Meetings: First and Third Tuesdays in each month, 4:20 P. M.
WATER BOARD. EDWARD W. CATE, President.
ALDERMAN GEORGE PETTEE. COUNCILMAN GEORGE D. DIX. FRANCIS A. DEWSON. CHAS. FRED CREHORE.
Clerk. ALBERT S. GLOVER.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
GEORGE S. BULLENS.
GEORGE C. LORD.
ALDEN SPEARE.
City Solicitor.
WINFIELD S. SLOCUM.
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ASSESSORS. ISAAC HAGAR, Chairman.
SAMUEL M. JACKSON.
HOWARD B. COFFIN.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. GEORGE E. BRIDGES, Chairman. GEORGE H. BOURNE. RICHARD T. SULLIVAN.
Clerk. ISAAC F. KINGSBURY.
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
THE MAYOR, ex-officio.
Ward One. DEXTER WHIPPLE.
Ward Three. GEORGE H. INGRAHAM.
Ward Five. HOSEA C. HOYT.
Ward Two. E. S. COLTON.
Ward Four. NATHAN MOSMAN.
Ward Six. GEORGE WARREN.
Ward Seven. JOHN WARNER.
Clerk. NATHAN MOSMAN. Meetings: First Thursday in each month, 3.45 P. M.
SECRETARY OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE. THOMAS EMERSON (Superintendent of Schools). OFFICE AT HIGH SCHOOL. Hours: Monday, 2 to 4 and 6.30 to 8 P. M.
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OFFICERS AT CITY HALL.
P. O. Address, West Newton, Mass. City Clerk, ISAAC F. KINGSBURY. City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, JOHN A. KENRICK. Deputy Collector of Taxes, MOSES CLARK, JR. Auditor, BENJAMIN F. OTIS. City Engineer, ALBERT F. NOYES. Chairman of Assessors, ISAAC HAGAR. Water Registrar, ALBERT S. GLOVER. City Almoner, Clerk of Overseers of Poor, NATHAN MOSMAN. City Messenger, J. D. WELLINGTON. City Marshal, DANIEL M. HAMMOND.
OFFICE HOURS: 8.15 A. M. to 12.30 P.M. 2 P. M to 5 P. M.
Except Saturdays in June, July, August and September, when the hours are from 8.15 A. M. to 1 P. M.
Chief of Fire Department, HENRY L. BIXBY. Hours at City Hall, 2 to 5 P. M.
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