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In 1826 Waltham achieved the distinction of a daily stage to Boston, and, with the improved transportation thus afforded, be- came a popular residential town. One of the early Governors of Massachusetts, Christopher Gore (1809), built a magnificent house with bricks brought from England, and surrounded it with imported shrubs and trees. This house and the extensive grounds are now the property of the Waltham Country Club.
In 1844 the Fitchburg railroad was opened to travel. Forty years later, Waltham had outgrown town government, and was incorporated a city on June 2, 1884. The last three decades have seen a rapid increase in the number of homes within its borders, not at all surprising in view of the advantages which Waltham offers both to those who commute to Boston and to those who work near their homes. There are excellent automobile roads, eight convenient stations on the steam railroads, and bus lines which connect with the Boston Elevated system at half a dozen points.
Waltham's population in 1765 was 663; in 1865, 6,896; and in 1930, 40,000 ; with a potential population of 250,000, residing in the surrounding cities and towns. It is essentially an industrial city. With an area of 13} square miles, the city has ample room for expansion without overcrowding.
Waltham is situated in the fourth largest metropolitan dis- trict, which in itself insures an excellent local market for all kinds of products. It is connected with Boston by two railroad lines, the Massachusetts Central and the Fitchburg Divisions of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Together with the Watertown Branch these roads provide ample shipping facilities, with spur tracks available when needed. It is only a short haul by truck to tap the main line of the Boston & Albany Railroad at Newton- ville.
Paper manufacturing was the chief business of the town in the early days. Here, in 1788, John Boies, taking advantage of the waterpower privileges on the Charles, built a paper mill. This was soon followed by similar mills at the western and east- ern boundaries of the town. In 1812 came the Boston Manufac- turing Company, famed the world over as the first complete cot- ton mill to include both spinning and weaving by power under one roof.
Waltham is often familiarly called the "Watch City" because for years the making of fine watches was its principal industry. The Waltham Watch Company, one of the largest manufacturers of watches in the world, was the first to make fine watches by machinery. In Waltham, too, kerosene was first refined and made available for household and commercial use.
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There are 114 factories engaged in the manufacture of watches, clocks, knit goods, precision machinery, furniture, canoes, en- amel ware, jewel bearings, plumbing supplies, yard goods, paper, iron and brass castings, traffic signs, die stuffs, window frames, ice cream equipment, optical goods, paper tubes, automatic irri- gation systems, dairy and poultry food, pest exterminators, mica products, electrical switches, batteries, sales books, loose leaf account systems, paper box machinery, grinding wheels, rivets, builders' finish, lacquer-chemicals, gauges, patent leather, oil burners, rayon metering pumps, and women's shoes, also hun- dreds of other products.
Although Waltham has long been known throughout the world as the home of high grade industries engaged in the manufac- ture of quality products, it has always maintained its position as an important agricultural center. Here are located the head- quarters of the Middlesex County Farm Bureau, and the Federa- tion of Farm Bureaus. The experimental station of the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College was transfered to this city some years ago.
Waltham stores are well stocked and well managed, and carry a complete range of merchandise at prices as favorable as any in the large centers.
The Waltham National Bank, a fine and progressive commer- cial bank, founded in 1836, has resources of over $6,000,000 and deposits of over $5,500,000. Waltham has a Savings Bank eighty years old with deposits of nearly $10,000,000 and over 17,000 depositors. There are two co-operative banks: the Wal- tham Co-operative Bank, which was organized fifty years ago, and the Watch City Co-operative Bank, incorporated in 1914.
There are twenty-two church congregations, also numerous philanthropic societies. Every leading fraternal society has at least one branch in the city, while some have more than one. The stranger in the city will find here to welcome him those affiliated with his own organization. Three theatres, attractive in their appointments, present entertainment of a high grade. There are three hospitals, and in addition to these, there is the excellent Waltham Training School for Nurses.
The superior water supply of the city is derived from driven wells fed by underground courses, but in case of need the city can tap the Metropolitan system at a comparatively small ex- pense. Practically all of the residential and business districts are connected with the sewer, of which there are now 62.647 miles. Disposition of the sewage is made through the South Metropolitan system. The tax rate in Waltham is among the lowest in the cities of Massachusetts. This has not been brought about by excessive valuations. The valuation of the city for 1933 was $58,445,950.
Over six thousand pupils are enrolled in the seventeen public schools. The Junior High School buildings are of the modern type, each with a spacious auditorium extensively used for com- munity purposes. Besides its public schools, Waltham has three parochial schools, two of them extending through high school grades. There are also two private schools-the Waltham School for Girls, and the Mount Prospect School for Boys and one business school.
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With parks, playgrounds and other facilities for outdoor recre- ation, Waltham is bountifully supplied. In the center of the city there is an unusually fine Common. Prospect Hill Park is a natural beauty spot such as can seldom be found within walk- ing distance of a busy city. The Cornelia Warren Park, lying between Waltham and Waverley contains 67.78 acres, largely woodland. The State Girl Scout headquarters, are housed in the spacious mansion on Cedar Hill, left for the purpose by Miss Cornelia Warren. There is also the High School Athletic Field, and ten active playgrounds competently supervised and with an efficient corps of instructors. The Charles River, with its facili- ties for boating and canoeing in the summer, and ice sports in the winter, has long been famed as a pleasure stream in New England.
For the motor enthusiast, Waltham is an ideal center. Many main thoroughfares converge at Waltham Common, giving a choice of routes to the Berkshire Hills, Cape Cod, or the White Mountains.
Waltham has an excellent supply of both skilled and unskilled labor. Much of this population is native New England stock with a permanent residence in the city. Fire hazard and insur- ance rates are low, land values and rents are reasonable.
Along both lines of railroad there are many acres of land avail- able for manufacturing plants, some so located that only a few hundred feet of spur tracks are needed. The City itself owns a large tract of land at Roberts Station, which has been specially set aside for manufacturing purposes. This land is offered at much less than the assessed valuation to industries planning to build with a year of purchase.
Good government, good roads, good schools, congenial social conditions, a high standard of citizenship, convenience to ship- ping points, nearness to a market, excellent transportation facili- ties, sanitation above the average, abundant recreational and amusement facilities, the advantages of homes in the open spaces combined with urban conveniences-these are the qualities that go to make a city desirable- and Waltham has them all.
The Waltham Chamber of Commerce welcomes inquiries from manufacturers and will be glad to make a complete and intelli- gent survey of the situation for any prospective newcomer with particular reference to his special needs.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
STATE CENSUS OF 1925. UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. Total, in 1925, 4,144,205, Total, in 1930, 4,249,614.
ยท Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS.
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
Barnstable.
Bristol.
Manchester.
2,499
2,636
Bourne.
3,015
2,895
*Attleboro.
20,623
21,769
Merrimac.
2,349
2,392
Brewster.
774
769
Berkley
1,118
1,120
Methuen.
20,606
21,069
Chatham.
1,741
1,931
Dartmouth.
9,026
8,778
Middleton.
1,667
1,712
Dennis .
1,749
1,829
Dighton.
3,208
3,147
Nahant
1,630
1,654
Eastham.
494
543
Easton
5,333
5,298
Newbury .
1,432
1,530
Falmouth.
4,694
4,821
Fairhaven ..
10,827
10,951
*NEWBURYPORT.
15,656
15,084
Harwich
2,077
2,329
*FALL RIVER.
128,993
115,274
North Andover ...
6,839
6,961
Mashpee.
298
361 Freetown.
1,663
1,656
*Peabody
19,870
21,345
Orleans.
1,078
1,181 |Mansfield.
6,590
6,364
Rockport.
3,949
3,630
Provincetown.
3,787
3,808 *NEW BEDFORD .. 119,539
112,597
*SALEM.
42,821
43,353
Truro.
504
513
Raynham.
2,128
2,136
Swampscott.
8,953
10,346
Seekonk.
4,191
4,762
Topsfield.
915
986
Wenham.
1,145
1,119
*TAUNTON
39,255
37,355
496,832
498,040
Adams.
13,525
12,697
Alford.
221
200
Becket.
778
672
Cheshire.
1,842
1,697
Clarksburg
1,222
1,296
Dalton ..
4,092
4,220
Dukes.
Florida.
362
307
EDGARTOWN
1,235
1,276
Buckland.
1.555
1,497
Hancock ..
510
361
Gosnold .
142
120
Charlemont.
820
816
Hinsdale.
1,044
1,144
Oak Bluffs
1,314
1,333
Conway
931
900
Lee.
4,058
4,061
West Tisbury
332
270
Deerfield.
2,968
2,882
Lenox.
2,895
2,742
Erving.
1,344
1,263
Monterey.
348
321
Gill.
918
983
MtWashington ...
58
60
GREENFIELD
15,246
15,500
New Ashford.
85
75
Hawley
354
313
New Marlboro.
991
864
Heath.
298
331
*North Adams ....
22,717
21,621
Essex.
Leverett.
664
677
Otis.
395
367 Amesbury.
11,229
11,899
Leyden.
Monroe.
143
218
*PITTSFIELD.
46,877
49,677
*Beverly.
22,685
25,086 Montague.
7,973
8,081
Richmond.
619
583
Boxford.
581
652| New Salem
519
414
Sandisfield.
480
412
Danvers.
11,798
12,957 | Northfield
1,821
1,888
Savoy
399
307
Essex
1,403
1,465 Orange.
5,141
5,365
Sheffield.
1,614
1,650
Georgetown.
1,888
1,853
Rowe.
292
298
Stockbridge.
1,830
1,762
*Gloucester.
23,375
24,204
Shelburne.
1,538
1,544
Tyringham
280
246
Groveland
2,485
2,336 Shutesbury
208
222
Washington.
231
222
Hamilton.
2,018
2,044
Sunderland.
1,290
1,159
W. Stockbridge .. .
1,212
1,124 *Haverhill.
49,232
48,710 Warwick.
364
367
Williamstown
4,006
3,900
Ipswich
6,055
5,599
Wendell.
397
353
Windsor.
388
387
*LAWRENCE.
93,527
85,068 Whately.
1,229
1,136
*Lynn.
.103,081
102,320
121.255
120,700 Lynnfield.
1,333
1,594
49,598
49,612
Acushnet.
4,135
4,092
Marblehead.
8,214
8,668
BARNSTABLE.
5,774
7,271
32,305
Somerset ..
4,818
5,398
West Newbury. ..
1,337
1,549
Berkshire.
Westport.
4,207
4,408
383,795
364,590
Franklin.
Chilmark.
240
252
Ashfield.
919
860
Bernardston.
844
893
Great Barrington.
6,405
5,934
Gay Head.
168
161
Colerain. .
1,562
1,391
Lanesboro.
1,181
1,170
Tisbury.
1,431
1,541
Rowley
1,408
1,356
Sandwich.
1,479
1,437 North Attleboro .. Norton ..
2,769
2,737
Salisbury .
1,820
2,194
Wellfleet.
786
823
Rehoboth.
2,332
2,610
Saugus.
12,743
14,700
Yarmouth
1,532
1,794
Swansea ..
3,250
3,941
270
261
Peru.
113
108
Andover.
10,291
9,969
Egremont.
477
513
9,790
10,197
29,782
4,862
4,953
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN8
1925
1930
TOWN8
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
Hampden.
*Medford.
47,627
59,714
PLYMOUTH. 13,176
13,042
Agawam.
6,290
7,095
Natick
12,871
13,589
Rochester.
1,100
1,141
Brimfield.
840
884
North Reading.
1,689
1,945
Scituate.
2,713
3,118
*Chicopee.
41,882
43,930
Reading.
8,693
9,767
W. Bridgewater
3,121
3,206
Granville.
609
674
Shirley
2,394
2,427
Holland.
141
137
*Somerville
99,032
103,908
164,257
162,311
*Holyoke.
60,335
56,537
Stoneham.
9,084
10,060
Longmeadow
3,333
4,437
Stow
1,185
1,142
Ludlow.
8,802
8,876
Tewksbury
4,985
5,585
*BOSTON.
779,620
781,188
*Chelsea
47,247
45,816
Palmer.
11,044
9,577
Wakefield
15,611
16,318
33,261
35,680
Russell.
1,398
1,237
*Waltham.
34,746
39,247
Winthrop.
16,158
16,852
Southwick
1,267
1,461
Watertown.
25,480
34,913
876,286
879,536
Tolland.
150
134
Westford
3,571
3,600
Wales.
434
360
Weston
2,906
3,332
*Westfield.
19,342
19,775
Wilmington.
3,515
4,013
Worcester.
Ashburnham.
2,159
2,079
Athol ..
9,602
10,677
Auburn.
4,927
6,147
Barre.
3,329
3,510
Berlin.
1,071
1,075
Hampshire.
Nantucket.
Blackstone.
4,802
4,674
Amherst.
5,972
5,888
NANTUCKET.
3,152
3,678
Boylston.
970
1,097
Chesterfield.
445
420
Brookfield.
1,401
1,352
Cummington.
508
531
Norfolk.
Clinton.
14,180
12,817
Enfield.
749
497
Bellingham
2,877
3,189
Douglas.
2,363
2,195
Granby
810
891
Brookline
42,681
47,490
E. Brookfield.
926
Hadley.
2,888
2,682
Cohasset
2,913
3,083
*Gardner.
18,730
19,399
Huntington.
1,543
1,242
Dover.
1,044
1,195
Hardwick.
3,046
2,460
*NORTHAMPTON.
24,145
24,381
Franklin.
7,055
7,028
Holden
3,436
3,871
Plainfield.
282
306
Holbrook
3,273
3,353
Hopedale.
3,165
2,973
Prescott.
230
48
Medway.
3,144
3,153
Lancaster.
2,678
2,897
South Hadley
6,609
6,773
Milton
12,861
16,434
*Leominster.
22,120
21,810
Westhampton.
337
374
Norfolk
1,213
1,429
Mendon.
1,030
1,107
Worthington.
429
485
Plainville.
1,512
1,583
Millbury.
6,441
6,957
75,122
72,801
Middlesex.
Acton.
2,387
2,482
Arlington
24,943
36,094
Ashby.
907
982
Ashland
2,521
2,397
Ayer.
3,032
3,060
Bedford.
1,514
2,603
Phillipston.
384
357
Belmont.
15,256
21,748
Princeton.
773
717
Billerica.
4,913
5,880
Royalston.
821
744
Boxboro.
333
312
Rutland.
2,236
2,442
*CAMBRIDGE
119,669
113,643
Abington.
5,882
5,872 Southborc
2,053
2,166
Carlisle
510
569
Bridgewater.
9,468
9,055 Southbridge.
15,489
14,264
Chelmsford.
6,573
7,022
*Brockton.
65,343
63,797 Spencer.
6,523
6,272
Concord.
7,056
Carver.
1,306
1,381 Sterling.
1,516
1,502
Dracut
6,400
6,912
Duxbury.
1,688
1,696 Sturbridge.
1,845
1,772
Dunstable
338
384
E. Bridgewater.
3,538
3,591 Sutton.
2,174
2,147
*Everett
42,072
48,424 Halifax.
614
728 Templeton.
4,368
4,159
Framingham.
21,078
22,210| Hanover.
2,755
2,808
Upton.
1,988
2,026
Groton.
2,428
2,434 Hanson.
2,166
2,184
Uxbridge.
6,172
6,285
Holliston.
2,812
2,864
Hingham
6,158
6,657 Warren.
3,950
3,765
Hopkinton
2,580
2,563
Hull ..
2,652
2,047
Webster.
13,389
12,992
Hudson
8,130
8,469
Kingston
2,524
2,672
Westboro.
6,348
6,409
Lexington ..
7,785
9,467
Lakeville.
1,439
1,574 West Boylston ...
1,916
2,114
Lincoln.
1,306
1,493
Marion.
1,271
1,638|W. Brookfield.
1,314
1,255
Littleton.
1,411
1,447
Marshfield.
1,777
1,625
Westminster .. .
. .
1,884
1,925
*LOWELL
110,296
100,234
Mattapoisett.
1,556
1,501| Winchendon .. . . .
6,173
6,202
*Malden
51,789
58,036 Middleboro.
9,136
8,608 *WORCESTER ...
.190,757
195,311
*Marlboro
16,236
15,587 Norwell.
1,466
1,519
Maynard
7,857
7,156 Pembroke.
1,480
1,492
489,697
491,242
Avon.
2,360
2,414
Dana.
657
505
Goshen.
251
248
Braintree.
13,193
15,712
Dudley
4,594
4,265
Greenwich
450
238
Canton. 5,896
5,816
*FITCHBURG.
43,609
40,692
Hatfield.
2,702
2,476
DEDHAM.
13,918
15,136
Grafton.
6,973
7,030
Middlefield.
223
197
Medfield.
3,867
4,066
Hubbardston.
1,067
1,010
Southampton.
916
931
Millis.
1,791
1,738
Leicester
4,110
4,445
Ware.
8,629
7,385
Needham.
8,977
10,84:5
Lunenburg.
1,875
1,923
Williamsburg
1,993
1,891
Norwood.
14,151
15,049
Milford.
14,781
14,741
*Quincy.
60,055
71,983
Millville.
2,366
2,111
Randolph
5,644
6,553
New Braintree
423
407
Sharon.
3,119
3,351
Northboro.
1.968
1,946
Stoughton.
7,857
8,204
Northbridge.
10,051
9,713
Walpole.
6,508
7,273
N. Brookfield.
3,046
3,013
Wellesley
9,049
11,439
Oakham
525
502
Westwood.
1,706
2,097
Oxford.
4,026
3,943
Weymouth.
17,253
20,882
Paxton.
591
672
Wrentham.
3,214
3,584
Petersham.
672
660
Burlington.
1,431
1,722
Plymouth.
Shrewsbury
5,819
6,910
Pelham.
519
455
Foxboro.
4,934
5,347
Harvard
996
987
W. Springfield.
15,326
16,684
Winchester.
11,565
12,719
Wilbraham
2,833
2,719
*Woburn.
18,370
19,434
327,088
335,496
860,414
934,924
Suffolk.
Monson.
5,089
4,918
Townsend.
1,895
1,752
Montgomery
191
141
Tyngsboro.
1,107
1,358
Rockland.
7,966
7,524
Chester.
1,514
1,464
Pepperell
2,779
2,922
Wareham.
5,594
5,686
E. Longmeadow ..
3,134
3,327
Sherborn.
929
943
Whitman.
7,857
7,638
Hampden
632
684
Sudbury
1,394
1,182
*SPRINGFIELD.
. 142,065
149,900
Wayland.
2,255
2,937
Bolton
801
764
Belchertown.
2,905
3,139
Charlton.
2,295
2,154
Easthampton.
11,587
11,323
*Melrose.
20,165
23,170 Plympton.
511
511
Blandford.
437
545
*Newton.
53,003
65,276
262,065
299,426
7,477
*Revere.
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FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1935
PERMITS AND LICENSES CITY OF WALTHAM
Permits and Licenses
By Whom Issued
Alcohol Methyl or denatured.
Pub Wel Commission
Amusements Public.
Mayor
Apertures under sidewalk.
City Council
Auctioneers
City Council
Awnings
Public Works Street Div
Bakeries
Pub Wel Commission
Band Concerts on Sunday.
Mayor
Bandstand on Common, use of
Building Inspector
Bay windows &c overhanging public way.
City Council
Billboards approved by.
City Council
Billboards licensed by.
State Dept Pub Works
Billiard Tables and bowling alleys.
City Council
Blasting Permits and transportation of explosives .. Chief Fire Dept
Boarding House for infants, application for approv- ed by.
Pub Wel Commission
Boats, power.
City Council
Bonfires and permits to burn rubbish
Chief Fire Dept
Building Permits of all kinds.
Building Inspector
Burial Permits.
Pub Wel Commission
Chiropodists, registration of.
City Clerk
Circulars and handbills, advertising.
Director Pub Works
Coasting on certain streets.
Director Pub Works Mayor
Cows
Pub Wel Commission
Dance Halls (supervision Recreation Dept)
Mayor
Dances (must be in licensed halls) .
Chief of Police
Day Nursery
Pub Wel Commission
Dogs
City Clerk
Employment Office.
City Council
Explosives, storage or transportation of.
Chief Fire Dept
Firearms, sale of.
City Council
Firecrackers, &c, sale of
Chief Fire Dept
Fishing Certificates.
City Clerk
Garage and Gasolene.
City Council
Garages, 2 car.
Garage Commission
Garbage, conveyance through streets.
Pub Wel Commission
Gas Meters and fixtures.
Building Inspector
Gasolene up to 130 gallons for private use.
Chief Fire Dept
Goats
Pub Wel Commission
Golf Courses (miniature)
Mayor
Hackney Carriages.
City Council
Hawkers and pedlers (see Sealer of Weights)
Sealer
Heating Permits
Plumbing Inspector
Henfowl, roosters, duck (Health Regulation)
Pub Wel Commission
Hunting Certificates.
City Clerk
Ice Cream, confectionery, soda water and fruit, sale of on Sunday .
City Council
Innholders
City Council
Intelligence Office.
City Council
Concerts on Sunday
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
Permits and Licenses
By Whom Issued
Jobbing Wagon.
City Council
Junk Collector
City Council
Junk Dealer.
City Council
Liquor Licenses.
City Council
Lodging Houses
City Council
Lunch Cart.
City Council
Lying-in Hospital, certificates by.
Pub Wel Commission
Manicuring and massage.
Pub Wel Commission
Marriage License
City Clerk
Milk, license to sell by producers.
Pub Wel Commission
Milk, license to sell by retailers.
Milk Inspector
Motor Vehicles, sale of second hand.
City Council
Moving House through streets.
Director Pub Works
Numbers to buildings to be given by
City Engineer
Oleomargarine, registration of sellers of.
Milk Inspector
Optometry, registry of.
City Clerk
Parades, after approval by Chief of Police
Dir of Public Works
Pawnbrokers
City Council
Physicians, registration of.
City Clerk
Picnic Groves.
City Council
Plumbing Permits.
Plumbing Inspector
Poles, private telephone wires, etc.
City Council
Pool Tables.
City Council
Posting bills, placards, show cards, &c.
Director Pub Works
Revolver or pistol, license to sell ..
City Council
Revolver or pistol, permit to carry.
Mayor or Chief of Police
Sales of goods, ware, or merchandise on sidewalks or in streets, recorded or licensed by.
a By minors.
b Soldiers and sailors, injured, &c.
State Dir of Standards
c Manufactured by self or employer
State Dir of Standards
d Obstruction of street by team or stand.
Dir Public Works
Secondhand articles, dealers in.
City Council
Sidewalks, obstruction of.
Dir Public Works
Sidewalks, opening in.
Dir Public Works
Signs, advertising devices, clocks, marquees &c. . .
Dir Public Works
Signs, permit to attach to building, &c.
Building Inspector
Signs, permit to obstruct sidewalk while hanging .. Dir Public Works Skating Rink.
Spur Tracks R R.
Mayor City Council
Stables
Pub Wel Commission
Street or sidewalk speaking.
Director Public Works
Streets, obstruction of.
Director Public Works
Streets, opening for drains, gas &c.
Director Public Works
Sunday Work necessary.
Chief of Police
Swine
Pub Wel Commission
Tag Days, for charity only
Theatrical Exhibitions.
Undertakers
Pub Wel Commission
Vendor, transient.
Director of Standards
Victuallers, common.
City Council
Vinegar, inspector of, by.
Inspector of Milk
Wires, electric, over public ways.
City Council
Wires, electrical, installation of.
Inspector of Wires
Wood, hay and straw, sale of, on streets or public grounds
Pub Wel Commission Mayor
Director Public Works
Sealer of Wts and Meas Supt of Schools
CITY ELECTION BIENNIAL ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER
PORATED A TON
INCORPO
WALTHAM .
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CITY
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY
City Government for 1934-1935
City Hall, 614 Main Street
MAYOR
FREDERICK L. MacDONALD
Office City Hall, 614 Main St
CITY COUNCIL
President James J Harold
Councillors-at-Large
Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1936
Edmund A Broe, Thos J Flannery, Anna W Fogg, Freedom Wentworth
Councillors by Wards
Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1936
Ward 1-Wm E Bartel
Ward 2-Albert J Wollrath
Ward 3-Raymond J Tracey
Ward 4-Francis B Turner
Ward 5-Louis B Connors
Ward 6-Ball Bartlett Ward 7-Jas J Harold
Standing Committees
James J Harold ex-officio member of all standing committees
Finance-Ball Bartlett (Chairman), Wm E Bartel, Raymond J Tracey, Anna W Fogg, Thos J Flannery
Public Works-Francis B Turner (Chair- man), Edmund A Broe, Albert J Wollrath, Louis B Connors, Freedom Wentworth
Franchises and Licenses-Freedom Went- worth (Chairman), Raymond J Tracey, Ball Bartlett, Anna W Fogg, Edmund A Broe
Ordinances and Rules-Thomas J Flannery (Chairman), Albert J Wollrath, Louis B Con- nors, Francis B Turner, Wm E Bartel
State & Military Aid-Edmund A Broe (Chairman), Ball Bartlett, Louis B Connors
DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
City Clerk-Richard Steele, Term expires first Mon in Jan, 1936
Asst City Clerk-Elbert L Greene. Term 1 year beginning 1st Mon in Jan
City Treasurer and Collector-Harlan W Cutter. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
City Auditor-C Ralph Dow. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
City Solicitor-Geo P Drury. Term dur- ing pleasure of Mayor
City Engineer and Director of Public Works-Henry F Beal. Term 1 year, be- ginning February 1
City Messenger-Samuel E Clark. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
Chief of Fire Department-George L John- son
Chief of Police-Richard Currin
Bacteriologist and City Physician-C Ben- jamin Fuller, M.D. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
Inspector of Animals and Provisions-Ru- dolph A Sibley
Inspector of Wires-Arthur L Holbrook. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
Milk Inspector-Frank T McGlinchey
Inspector and Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds-Zoel F Leger. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
Inspector of Plumbing and Deputy Build- ing Inspector-William W Stokes
City Forester-Warren M Ryan. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
Director of Public Welfare-Joseph T Mul- cahy
Sealer of Weights and Measurers-Fred- erick M Haggarty
Inspector of Graves of Soldiers and Sailors -Fred M Stiles M. D. Term expires 1st Mon- day in March, 1934
Purchasing Agent-Henry G Saumsiegle Deputy Tax Collector-Arthur E Storer
Constables-John P Doyle, LeRoy O Fuller, Peter F McGann, Francis J McGuire, John V Dwyer, Thomas J Philips, Joseph L Meagher, Joseph G Randall, Herbert L Sweat, Francis M Duddy
Moth Superintendent-Warren M Ryan
Compensation Agent-Geo P Drury. Term 1 year, beginning February 1
Fence Viewers-George C Snow, James I Rooney, George A Mansfield
Field Drivers-Charles F Chase, John R Murphy.
Fish and Game Warden-Henry F Shields Labor Registrar-Leo J Hinchey
Keeper of the Public Pound-J Arthur Burke
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
Board of Assessors-William T Shoesmith, Chairman, term expires 1st Monday in March 1936; Anton N Sederquist, term expires 1st Monday in March 1934; Mary M Codyer, term expires 1st Monday in March, 1935
Board of Appeals Under Zoning Ordinance -John C Collins, Chairman, term expires July 1, 1934; Hoyland D Bettinger, term ex- pires July 1, 1938; James A McGlinchey, term expires July 1, 1937; Frederick E Burke, term expires July 1, 1935; Daniel W Gibbs, term expires July 1, 1936. Associate member, Louis P Hager, term expires July 1, 1938
Board of Park Commissioners- John H McCusker, Chairman, term expires 1st Mon in May, 1937; James D Kelley, term expires 1st Mon in May, 1934; George W Barrow, term expires 1st Mon in May, 1935; Rev Sven G Youngert, term expires 1st Mon in May, 1936; Katherine H Owens, term expires 1st Mon in May, 1938
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