Waltham, Massachusetts city directory 1939, Part 3

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Publication date: 1939
Publisher: R.L. Polk
Number of Pages: 642


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4.493


*Westfield


16,684


17,118


Winchester


943


994


E. Longmeadow


674


Granville


4,437


5,105


Stow


1,182


1,638


Sudbury


5,585


1,942


1,752


1,331


40,557


Russell


1,461


Watertown


34,913 39,247


3,346


Wayland


141


3,600


Weston


2.922


9.767


10,703


*Chicopee


43,930


3,206


3,356


2,427


2.548


103,908


100,773


Stoneham


1.142


Plymouth


23,170


24,256


511


558


Plympton


1.141


1,229


*Newton


1,945


2,321


Brimfield


1.464


3,004


Chester


3,327


684


13,589


14,394


1.492


1,621


* Medford


333,495


3,139


3,863


Belchertown


420


10,486


495


2,711


2,433


15,136


15,371


1,305


5,834


5,347


7,028


7,494


1,607


N. Brookfield


Oakham


718


Westwood


118,075


5,872


5,696


62,407


1.559


6,500


3,670


E. Bridgewater


22,651


Westboro


357


257


956


219


6,505


Wakefield


18,788


2,079


2,051


387


220


405


2,482


3,584


6,563


35,827


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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


Concerts on Sunday.


Mayor


Cows


Pub Wel Commission


Dance Halls (supervision Recreation Dept)


Mayor


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


License Commission


Intelligence Office.


City Council


Dances (must be in licensed halls)


Chief of Police


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Permits and Licenses


By Whom Issued


Jobbing Wagon Junk Collector


Junk Dealer. Liquor Licenses


Lodging Houses


Lunch Cart.


Lying-in Hospital, certificates by.


Manicuring and massage.


Marriage License


Milk, license to sell by producers


Milk, license to sell by retailers.


Motor Vehicles, sale of second hand


Moving House through streets.


Director Pub Works


Numbers to buildings to be given by


City Engineer 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


State Dir of Standards


Dir Public Works


City Council


Sidewalks, obstruction of.


Dir Public Works


Sidewalks, opening in.


Dir Public Works


Dir Public Works


Building Inspector


Dir Public Works


Spur Tracks R R.


Mayor City Council Pub Wel Commission


Street or sidewalk speaking.


Director Public Works


Streets, obstruction o


Streets, opening for drains, gas &c.


Sunday Work necessary.


Chief of Police


Swine


Pub Wel Commission


Tag Days, for charity only


Theatrical Exhibitions. Undertakers


Vendor, transient.


Victuallers, common.


Vinegar, inspector of, by


Wires, electric, over public ways. Wires, electrical, installation of.


Wood, hay and straw, sale of, on streets or public grounds


Pub Wel Commission


Director of Standards License Commission Inspector of Milk City Council Inspector of Wires


Director Public Works


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c Manufactured by self or employer. d Obstruction of street by team or stand Secondhand articles, dealers in


Sealer of Wts and Meas Supt of Schools


Signs, advertising devices, clocks, marquees &c ... Signs, permit to attach to building, &c .. Signs, permit to obstruct sidewalk while hanging .. Skating Rink.


Stables


Director Public Works


Director Public Works


Pub Wel Commission Mayor


City Council City Council City Council License Commission City Council License Commission Pub Wel Commission Pub Wel Commission City Clerk


Pub Wel Commission Milk Inspector City Council


Oleomargarine, registration of sellers of.


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POLK'S WALTHAM CITY DIRECTORY 1939-40 Copyright, 1939, by R. L. Polk & Co.


Miscellaneous Information


For information not found in this department see regular Alphabetical Section or under proper headings in the Classified Business Directory


HATED


CITY ELECTION BIENNIAL ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER


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WALTHAM


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CITY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY


City Government for 1939-1940 City Hall, 614 Main Street


MAYOR ARTHUR A. HANSEN Office City Hall, 614 Main St


CITY COUNCIL


President


Louis B Connors


Councillors-at-Large Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1940 G Chauncey Cousens, Jos M Maher, Ball Bartlett, John C Collins.


Councillors by Wards Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1940


Ward 1-Geo M MacDonald


Ward 2-Richard I Furbush


Ward 3-Stephen J Halloran


Ward 4-John F Devane


Ward 5-Louis B Connors


Ward 6-Robt W Elder


Ward 7-Joseph D McCarthy


Standing Committees


Louis B Connors ex-officio member of all standing committees


Finance-Stephen J Halloran (Chairman), John C Collins, John F Devane, Joseph D McCarthy, Ball Bartlett


Public Works-Joseph M Maher (Chairman), G Chauncey Cousens, Geo M MacDonald, Robt W Elder, Richd I Furbush


Franchises and Licenses-John C Collins (Chairman), Stephen J Halloran, Joseph D McCarthy, G Chauncey Cousens, Geo M MacDonald Ordinances and Rules-Robt W Elder (Chairman), Jos M Maher, Ball Bartlett, John F Devane, Richd I Furbush


State & Military Aid-Joseph D McCarthy (Chairman), Joseph M Maher, Stephen J Halloran, Leo F Whitehead, clerk


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DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS


City Clerk-Wm J Lanagan.


Asst City Clerk-Raymond J Tracey.


City Treasurer and Collector-Harlan W Cutter.


City Auditor-C Ralph Dow.


City Solicitor-Geo P Drury.


City Engineer and Director of Public Works-Henry F Beal.


City Messenger-Samuel E Clark.


Chief of Fire Department-George L Johnson.


Chief of Police-Asa E McKenna.


Bacteriologist and City Physician-C Benjamin Fuller, M.D.


Supervisor of Old Age Assistance-J Arthur Burke.


Inspector of Animals and Provisions-Rudolph A Sibley.


Inspector of Wires-Robt E Neal.


Milk Inspector-Frank T McGlinchey.


Inspector and Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds- William W Stokes.


Inspector of Plumbing and Deputy Building Inspector-William W Stokes.


City Forester-Henry F Beal.


Director of Public Welfare-Joseph T Mulcahy.


Sealer of Weights and Measures-Frederick M Haggarty.


Inspector of Graves of Soldiers and Sailors-Fred M Stiles M. D. Purchasing Agent-Henry G Saumsiegle.


Deputy Tax Collector-Arthur E Storer.


Constables-Peter F McGann, Francis J McGuire, John V Dwyer, Dominic Conte, Geo Davidson, John F Lonergan, John D Long, Wesley A Sherwin.


Moth Superintendent-Henry F Beal.


Compensation Agent-Geo P Drury.


Fence Viewers-George C Snow, Victor C Harnish, George A Mans- field.


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-Leon C Hoyt.


Board of Assessors-Frank L Gallagher, Chairman; Jos P Morrissey, Elbert L Greene.


Board of Appeals Under Zoning Ordinance, Thomas F Duffy, Chair- man; George A Kelley, James A McGlinchey, Danl J Neilon, Rosario Campisi. Associate member, L Scott Roe.


Board of License Commissioners-Joseph H O'Neil, Chairman; William J Donlan, Clarence G Pratt.


Board of Park Commissioners-James D Kelley, Chairman; Henry C Eaton, Katherine H Owens, Henry A Turner, Rev Harold W Wren.


Board of Recreation-Frank T Quinn, Chairman; Lowell A Warren, Rev Harold W Wren, John J Thompson, Lawrence M Elder.


Board of Survey and Planning-Charles W Potter, Chairman; Richd S Hood, Allen V Mosher, James W McQuiston, L Scott Rowe.


Board of Cemetery Commissioners-Reginald A Hooton, Chairman; Elbert L Green, Wm S Mills, Acting Superintendent.


Commissioners of Sinking Fund-Joseph P Morrissey, Chairman; Wm B Comstock, Thomas I Curtin, Harlan W Cutter, Treasurer.


Public Welfare Commission-Jos P Trombley, Chairman; Henry W Leonard, Mary H Sheridan, Samuel A Cohn, M.D., Francis P Curtin, Joseph T Mulcahy, director; J Arthur Burke, investigator; Rudolph A Sibley, inspector of animals and provisions; Francis T McGlinchey, milk and sanitary inspector.


Registrars of Voters-Edmond F Cormier, Chairman; Fred H Hitch- cock, Blanche M Harold, Wm J Lanagan, Clerk.


Trustees of the Buttrick Charity Fund-Harry L French, Chairman; Eleanor C Ford, Joseph J Murray.


Trustees of the Leland Charity Fund-Josephine B Callan, Chair- man; Catherine F McCusker, George F Hughes.


Trustees of the Royal E Robbins Memorial Fund-Wm P Bartel, Chairman; Joanna T Leahy, Max Canter.


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FIRE DEPARTMENT Headquarters, Moody St Fire Station


Chief of Fire Department-George L Johnson.


Deputy Chiefs-Bertram A Neal, Ernest L Neal.


Fire Prevention Inspector-Carl H Isaacson.


Chemical 1, 21 Lexington-Capt, Geo H Strauch.


Engine 1, 533 Moody-Capt, Henry F Smith; Acting Lieut, Henry R McDonald.


Engine 2, 27 Lexington-Capt, Frank H Fleming, Lieut, John F Steede.


Hose 1, School av-Capt, Orrin H Walker.


Hose 3, 533 Moody-Capt, Phelps E Polland; Acting Lieut, Geo S Tapley.


Hose 4, 20 Prospect-Capt, John F Whitcomb; Acting Lieut, Harry B Sheldon.


Ladder 1, 29 Lexington-Capt, Henry W Backman; Lieut, John B Mogan.


Ladder 2, 533 Moody-Capt, Thomas J Glasgow; Lieut, Andrew G Gray.


Wire Department 14 Church


Inspector of Wires, Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph, Electric Lines and Police Signals-Robert E Neal.


Linemen-Edward W Burton, Albert C Randle, Francis J McGowan. Fire Alarm Operators-Ellard B Keefe, Ralph E Hodge, Paul E Fleming, Arthur T Murphy, Thelma E Freeman, clerk.


Location of Fire Alarm Signal Boxes


12 Moody front of South Junior High Sch


112 Moody and Chestnut sts


13 Moody opp Spruce


113 Crescent opp Hotel Crescent


131 Moody opp Walnut


132 Taylor and Union sts


14 Adams and Maple sts


114 Crescent and Walnut sts


141 Crescent and Maple sts


142 Adams and Chestnut sts


143 Crescent st at Martyn sq


15 Crescent and Robbins sts


115 Woerd av opp Gov Gore Lodge


151 Rumford av opp O'Hara Dial Co 152 Woerd av and Martyn st


153 Riverview av and Dennison st


154 Riverview av opp Hull's Est


155 Riverview av and Park st


16 Moody and Ash sts


116 Crescent and Adams sts


161 Moody and Robbins sts


162 Moody and Derby sts


163 Orange st, front of Bemis School


164 Adams and Robbins sts


165 Adams and Ash sts 17 High and Hall sts


117 Myrtle opp Beech st


171 Lowell and Alder sts


172 Lowell and Ash sts


173 Lowell st and Wash av


174 High and Gardner sts


175 Newton and Myrtle sts


176 Newton and Robbins sts 177 High, opp Cedar


178 Parmenter rd and Ash st


179 Hovey and Hamblen rds


18 Pine and Gardner sts


118 Cooper lane, rear of Elec Light Sta


181 Newton and Benefit sts


182 Newton and Gorham sts 183 Newton and Chestnut sts


184 Lowell and Taylor sts


185 Lowell and Chestnut sts


186 Hall and Pine sts


187 Hall and Cushing sts


19 Cedar and Oak sts


119 Stearns st opp Cushing


191 Calvary opp Flood


192 Calvary and Farwell sts


193 John and Friend sts


194 Day and Bolton sts


21 Main and Moody sts


212 Moody st opp Hotel Middle- sex 213 Moody st front of Embassy Theatre


225 Winthrop and Boynton sts


226 Fiske and Park avs


23 Felton and Waters sts


231 Felton and Harvard sts


234 Sun and Fern sts


24 Charles and Mechanic sts


241 Charles and Fountain sts


242 Charles st opp Williams


243 Harvard and Russell sts 25 Main opp Spring


251 Main near Christ Church


252 Main opp Bacon


253 Main opp Howard


254 Main and Prospect sts


255 Main and South sts


256 Main and Lunda sts


257 Main st and Edge Hill rd


258 Main st, opp Stow


259 Main st, opp Green


26 Vernon and Cabot sts


261 Weston st, near Summit av


262 Cedarwood av, near Weston st


263 Weston st and Sibley rd


264 Stow and Dorchester sts


265 Virginia and Hamilton rds


266 Cedarwood av and Thornton rd 267 Summit av and Rockridge rd 27 Prospect and Sharon sts


271 Charles and Prospect sts


272 Vernon and Prospect sts


273 Curtis and Highland sts 28 Vernon and South sts


281 South st opp Charles


282 South and Dartmouth sts


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283 South st and Shakespeare rd 287 South and Turner sts 288 Sunnyside and Morton sts


289 South st opp Roberts Paper Mill 31 Pond and Exchange sts


311 School st opp StMary's Ch 312 School and Grant sts 313 School and Howard sts 314 School and Hammond sts 315 Rich st and Wellington av


316 Columbus av and Banks st


317 Prentice st and Sterling rd 318 Lunda st opp Berry Est 319 Prospect Hill rd and Jen- nings rd 32 Bacon and Dale sts 321 Dale and Tomlin sts


322 Plympton and Caughey sts


323 Dale and Murray sts 331 Bacon st opp Emery 332 Bacon st opp Greenwood lane 3321 Greenwood and Saunders lanes


334 Bacon st opp Worcester lane 3341 Worcester and Saunders


lanes


34 Lexington and Lincoln sts 341 Lexington st opp Stanley rd


342 Lexington st opp College Farm rd


343 Lexington and Lake sts


344 Lexington st and Trapelo rd


345 Trapelo rd and Bow st 35 Lincoln and Curve sts 351 Lincoln and Winter sts


352 Winter and Malvern sts


353 Winter and Wyman sts


354 Winter and West sts


355 West st opp Clifford Griggs 36 Lincoln st and College Farm rd 361 Pine Hill circle off Lincoln st


362 Lincoln and Ode sts


363 Lincoln and Lake sts


364 Lincoln and Wyman sts


365 Lincoln opp Driscoll's 37 Trapelo rd opp McAdoo's 371 Grove and Plant rds


372 Trapelo and Outlook rds 38 Lexington and School sts 381 Lexington opp Pond st


3812 Middle and Common sts 382 Lexington st at Mass Central R R crossing 383 Lexington opp Dale st


384 Lexington and Beaver sts 39 Hammond and Lawrence sts 391 Summit and Lawrence sts 392 Plympton and Prentice sts


393 Summit st and Bryant rd 4 Church and Summer sts


41 Beaver st at A T Lyman's


411 School and Liberty sts 412 Summer and Pleasant sts 413 Ellison park at No 63


414 Ellison park opp Sanderson's 42 Beaver and Linden sts


421 Waverley Oaks rd and Bea- ver st


422 Waverley Oaks rd and Lin- den st


43 Waverley Oaks rd at Pierce Est


431 Waverley Oaks rd and Tra- pelo rd


432 Brookfield and Upton rds 44 Warren av opp No 28 45 Trapelo rd and Forest st


451 Trapelo rd and Woburn st 452 State Hospital, off Trapelo rd


453 Middlesex Tuberculosis Hosp. Trapelo rd


46 Trapelo rd opp Baldwin Est 461 Marlborough rd and Van


Vechten st


5 Main and Church sts


51 Main st opp Liberty


511 Main and Heard sts


512 Lyman st and Faneuil rd


513 Newton and Barton sts 52 Main and Townsend sts


521 Grove and Bright sts


522 Massasoit st and Massasoit ct


523 River and Elm sts


524 Elm and Benefit sts 53 Main st opp Linden 54 River and Willow sts


541 Willow and Grove sts


542 River st opp Farwell 56 Newton and River sts


561 River and Bright sts


562 Hastings and Bennett sts 57 Central and Appleton sts 571 River opp Jackson


61 Main and Willow sts 62 Main st and Bowker rd


621 Bowker rd and Chaffee av 63 Main and Gore sts


631 Beal rd and Chaffee av


632 Bruce rd and Chaffee av 64 Gore st opp Country Club 65 Beaver and Warren sts 651 Hollace and Waverley sts


661 Gill rd and Barnes st 71 Lake st and Indian rd


711 College Farm rd and Mont- view av


712 College Farm rd and Pied- mont av 713 Trimont and Marivista avs 714 College Farm rd and Prince- ton av 72 Lake st and Bowdoin av


721 Hiawatha and Amherst av


73 Lake st and Lakeview av


Private Boxes


8 Waltham Watch Factory 811 Waltham Industries


8112 Bancroft Walker Shoe Co, Moody st 812 Car Barns, Upper Main st 814 Noyes Buick Co, Seyon st 815 Browning Drake Corp, Cal- vary st 8118 Waltham Bag and Paper Co, Cooper Lane


8213 Grover Cronin's, Moody st 8283 City Home, South st


83 J L Thomson Mfg Co, South st 831 Waltham Pumping Station No 1 832 City Stables, Pond st


84 Waltham Hospital 85 Mass School


for Feeble


Minded


851 Mass State College, Beaver st 86 Notre Dame Training School, Newton st


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9 Standard Oil Co, Muldoon's ct worth st 9411 Senior High School, School


9165 Fitch School, Ash st


9178 Whittemore School, Parmen- ter rd


9271 Newhall School, Prospect st


9322 Plympton School, Farns-


st


946 Lawrence School, Trapelo rd 9521 Bright School, Grove rd


Signals


1 blow for test at 6:50 am and 8:50 pm.


1 blow for time signal at 12 m.


1-1 Two blows will dismiss companies in waiting and give notice that companies in service have "made up."


3 blows, followed by box number, second alarm.


3-3 Three blows twice followed by box number, third alarm.


3-3-3 Three blows three times followed by box number, call for assistance from city of Newton.


3-3-3-3 calls assistance from town of Lexington.


6-6-6 followed by box, calls Belmont.


6-6-6-6 followed by box, calls Watertown.


666 on whistle summons American Legion for emergencies.


10 blows twice will assemble for Police in case of emergency.


22-22-22-22 Twenty-two struck four times at 7:15 A.M. indicates no session of schools in the morning; same signal at 12:35 P. M. indicates no afternoon session; 6:15 P. M. no school for evening session.


7-7-7 Military call. Seven blows struck three times.


Railroad Fire Signal-One long blow of the locomotive whistle followed by three short blows repeated twice or more.


Company Calls


Engine Co No 1-1-2-1


Hose No 1-3-2-5


Engine Co No 2-1-2-2


Hose No 3-3-2-3


Ladder No 1-2-1-1


Hose No 4-3-2-4


Ladder No 2-2-1-3


Chemical No 1-1-3-1


LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Waltham Public Library


735 Main st


Board of Trustees-Rev Francis E Webster, Chairman; John J Flynn jr, Secretary; Miss Evelyn G Sears, William H Slayton, Dr Nicholas W Cousens.


Librarian-Leslie T Little.


Assistants-Raymah H Smith, Nora C Rooney, Ethel M Nute, Helen M Nims, Gladys L Davis, Mabel I Buell, F Dorothea Williams, May E Jones, Helen L Hosmer, Jane Pride, Frances Atwood, Marie Lyons, Agnes McManama.


The Waltham Public Library is the union of three libraries. (1) The Waltham Social Library, founded in 1798, and the earliest Waltham library, was given to the Unitarian Society, and later, in 1865, was pre- sented to the town. (2) The early Boston Manufacturing Company's Manufacturers' Library was given to the Rumford Institute Library, which, in turn, offered all of its books to the town in 1865. (3) The Agri- cultural Library of the Waltham Farmers' Club was presented to the town in 1874. The Public Library was first housed (1865) in the Bank Building on Main street. In 1879 it was moved to the corner of Charles and Moody streets (Welch Block). In December, 1915, the Library was moved to the present building, which is the gift of a Waltham citizen, Francis Buttrick. The cost of the building was $124,000.


There are four Branch Libraries, the South Branch, established in 1919, located in the South Junior High School Building, the Lakeview Branch, established in 1925, in the Nahum Hardy School, the Trapelo Branch, established in 1932, in the Phineas Lawrence School and the Grove Hill Branch, established in 1937, in the Bright School.


There are about 112,648 volumes in the Library. About 227 news- papers and periodicals are received. There is also an excellent collec- tion of pictures on every subject, arranged in Classified form, which may be taken from the building. The Library undertakes to help all by supplying information and in looking up difficult reference questions when requested.


The circulation in 1938 was 481,268, an average of 12 books per capita. The City appropriates about $39,000 a year for the support of the Library and its Branches. There are in addition eight endowment funds. The Lowell Clark Fund of $5,000; The Enos T Luce Fund of $1,000; The Jacob Whitney Fund of $1,000; The Porter L Newton Edu- cation Fund of $5,000; The Phineas Lawrence Fund of $2,500; The Lorenza Haynes Bequest of $1,000 and The Pryor Fulton Fund of $5000; The Mary J McEvoy Fund of $1,000 and The Mary Pratt Sears Memorial Fund of $16,500; the income alone of which is used.


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Library Hours


Main Library-Every day except Sundays and holidays, 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.


Children's Library: 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.


South Branch: 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.


Children's Department: 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.


Lakeview Branch: Adults and children, Monday and Thursday, 1:30 to 6 P.M.


Trapelo Branch: Adults and children, Tuesdays 1:45 to 4:30 P.M. Grove Hill Branch: Adults and children, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 to 12 A.M., 1 to 6 P.M.


POLICE DEPARTMENT Headquarters, 25 Lexington st


Chief of Police-Asa E McKenna


Captain-Edward A Cloonan


Lieutenant-James A Mulvihill


Sergeants-Michael F Duffy, William H Lyons, Francis J McGuire


SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN MIDDLESEX


Court House, 38 Linden st


Standing Justice-P Sarsfield Cunniff


Special Justices-Patk J Duane, Frederic A Crafts


Clerk of Court-George A Mansfield


Assistant Clerk of Court-Alice L Dowd


Probation Officer-J Stuart Cameron


Assistant Probation Officers-Dorothy B Thompson, Wm J Sweeney


jr Court Officer-John J Stankard


Sessions of Court for criminal business daily, except Sundays and holidays, at 9 A. M.


Civil business every Friday, and oftener as Standing Justice shall see fit Supplementary process 1st and 3d Wednesdays of the month at 10 A.M.


Small claims 2d and 4th Wednesdays in the month at 9.30 A.M.


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT School Committee


Hon Arthur A Hansen, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio Clerk William H Slayton


Benjamin N Bliss, Jeannette C Chisholm, Warren E Glancy, Mrs Margaret Bresnahan, Fredk Potter Flagg, Robert S Ward


Superintendent of Schools-William H Slayton; Office, High School Bldg, 55 School


The Office is open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on school days and from 8:30 A. M. to 12 M on Saturdays. The Superintendent may be found there as follows: 4 to 5 P.M. on school days, evenings by appointment.


Supervisor of Attendance-Charles M Andrews


Meetings


The annual meeting of the committee for organization is held on the first Monday in January


Regular meetings of the board are held on the first day of each month, excepting Aug; provided, however, that when the first day of the month in which a regular meeting is to be held falls on either Satur- day or Sunday, the regular meeting for that month is held on the follow- ing Monday


School Sessions


The Senior High school from 8 to 1:45, the North Junior High school from 8 to 12:45 and 1 to 5:30, the South Junior High school from 8:20 to 12 and from 1:20 to 3. In grades one to three, inclusive, the morning session is from 8:45 to 11:30 am. In grades four, five and six it is from 8:45 to 11:45, for kindergarten, session is from 8:45 to 11:30 am. The afternoon session is from 1:30 to 3:30 for all grades.


School Holidays


October 12, November 11, January 1, February 22, April 19, Memorial Day and Good Friday.


Vacations during the school year shall be as follows: From noon of the day before Christmas to the day after the New Year holiday, unless the holidays fall upon Tuesday or Thursday, when the session of the Monday preceding or of the Friday following (as the case may be) shall be omitted; the weeks in which occur the 24th of February and the 3d of May.


There shall be no session of school on Saturdays, legal holidays, the afternoon before and the day following Thanksgiving.


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Storm Signals


When the storm signal 22-22-22-22 sounds at 7.30 am it closes the elementary schools for the forenoon. There will be a session in the afternoon unless the signal sounds at 12:35. The high schools will be in session every day regardless of weather conditions.


Teaching Supervisors


Music-Raymond A Crawford


Physical Education-John L Leary, Louise Sewall


Nature Study-John A C Kimball


Americanization-Gertrude M Farnum


Industrial Subjects-Harold L Pride


Special Classes-John L Fitzpatrick


Custodian of Buildings-Otis E VanDemark


Foods-Susan B Hunter


Clothing-Anne C Graverson


Commercial Subjects-Grace L Woodward


School Health Dept


School Physicians-Irving W Fraim, head physician; Nathaniel P Brackett, Ralph W Dennen


School Nurses-Rachel A Mackintosh, Alice V Backman, Estelle O'Brien


Schools


Senior High School, 55 School opp Liberty-Head Master, Chas W Goodrich


North Junior High School, School corner Lexington-Head Master, Leroy E Sweeney


South Junior High School, 510 Moody corner High-Head Master, Verner F Robinson




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