Town of Newton annual report 1885, Part 8

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 570


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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.


168


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.


170


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


171


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


172


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.


174


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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