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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Waltham's 6,208 pupils are housed in 18 brick buildings of approved construction. The three high schools have excellent gymnasiums. The two junior high schools and five elementary buildings have adequate assembly halls which are extensively used by the public. Kindergarten, opportunity classes, five trades, vocal and instrumental music, art, col- lege preparation, business and clerical training are among the educa- tional opportunities.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
In addition to its public schools, Waltham has three parochial schools, two of which provide High School courses. St. Mary's Gram- mar School and St. Mary's High School have an enrollment of 1,083, St. Charles Grammar and High School an enrollment of 785, and St. Pierre's an enrollment of 508.
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CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
The Chapel Hill School, formerly The Waltham School for Girls, located on Lexington Street, one mile north of City Hall was founded in 1860 by Benjamin Worcester and was co-educational. In 1912 it became the Waltham School for Girls. The property is owned and controlled by the New Church Institute of Education. The estate embraces approxi- mately ten acres of rolling land with sloping hillsides bordered by a clear running stream and made picturesque by beautiful old shade trees. Chapel Hill School embraces studies in grades below the eighth as well as full High School courses. It is a day and boarding school which acts as a home school for young people from the lowest grades through preparation for college. Miss Katharine G. Rusk is principal.
MOUNT PROSPECT SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Nestling among the pines and attractive foliage of the Piety Corner district is the Mount Prospect School for Boys, a private school which had its inception in the mind of the late Arthur Carey. The first class started studies in 1922. It has a very limited enrollment thus providing for individual instruction. Studies are so offered that they prepare for entrance to college. It is a most unusual schoolhouse, an attractive colonial type of building and is endowed so that the students may be in an environment of home influence under most competent direction.
NOTRE DAME TRAINING SCHOOL
One of the very attractive educational institutions of Waltham is the estate of eleven acres forming the grounds of the Notre Dame Train- ing School, also the Provincial House of the Eastern Province. The buildings of stucco are of plain but stately architecture, well set off by most attractive grounds. This institution is operated under the direc- tion of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur which organization started its work in the United States in 1840 and in this Commonwealth in 1849 and in Waltham in 1889.
WALTHAM TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES
Waltham's most unique educational institution is the Waltham Training School for Nurses which for many years enjoyed the title of being the only school in the country to give this particular type of train- ing. It was established in 1885. A distinguished graduate, Miss Charlotte McLeod is credited with the assistance of Dr. Alfred Worcester with organizing the Victorian Order of Visiting Nurses in Canada.
WALTHAM HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING
Established in 1933 at Waltham Hospital, the School of Nursing averages 80 trainees and each year accepts about 25 students for the three-year course. Young women are provided a well rounded basis in the nursing profession, having the advantage of varied clinical ma- terial and of lectures by staff specialists in medicine and surgery.
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
Middlesex University, chartered in 1850, moved to Waltham in 1928 and erected a group of Norman Gothic buildings on its 100-acre campus that are a triumph of architectural originality. There is a program of continuous building and expansion. It has a student body of 600 and a faculty of eighty-five teachers and physicians, many of whom have come to make their homes in Waltham. The University comprises five depart- ments: College of Arts and Sciences; School of Medicine; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Podiatry; School of Pharmacy. Recent additions to plant include ten dormitory bungalows for student resi- dence; and the Veterinary building that houses an animal hospital and clinic.
THE WALTHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Is Waltham's largest and outstanding civic and commercial or- ganization. Its membership embraces the outstanding civic leaders of the Community. Incorporated in 1917, is has been a dominant factor in the remarkable growth of this city, thus giving a prestige to those enrolled in its membership.
RECREATION
With parks, playgrounds and other facilities for outdoor recreation, Waltham is bountifully supplied. In the very heart of the city there is an unusually fine Common of 7.2 acres on which is located a stately as well as attractive Ctiy Hall. Prospect Hill Park is a natural beauty spot of 218.91 acres, such as can seldom be found within walking dis- tance of a busy city. It is the highest elevation within the city limits and a vista of over 40 miles is obtained from its vantage points. It is provided with good roads, enticing pathways and camping sites. The Cornelia Warren Park, lying between Waltham and Waverley contains 67.78 acres. The State Girl Scout headquarters are housed in the spacious mansion on Cedar Hill, left for the purpose by Miss Cornelia
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Warren. The grounds embrace acres with many interesting features and with an area for camp sites, on which Scout Troops from various cities of the Commonwealth locate their camp houses. There is also the High School Athletic Field of 10.5 acres and ten active playgrounds of 45.4 acres competently supervised with an efficient corps of instruc- tors. The Charles River, with its facilities for boating and canoeing in the summer, and ice sports in the winter, has long been famed as a pleasure stream in New England.
MOTOR ROUTES
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. U. S. Route 20 passes through Waltham to Boston, 9 miles east.
LABOR SUPPLY
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 insurance rates are low, land values and rents are reasonable.
INDUSTRIAL SITES
Along both lines of railroad there are many acres of land available 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 manufactur- ing purposes. This land is offered at much less than the assessed valua- tion to industries planning to build within a short time of purchase.
ADVANTAGES OF WALTHAM
Good government, splendid roads, fine schools, congenial social conditions, a high standard of citizenship, convenience to shipping points, nearness to a market, excellent transportation facilities, sanita- tion above the average, abundant recreational and amusement facilities, the advantages of homes in the open spaces combined with urban con- veniences- these are the qualities that go to make a city desirable-and Waltham has them all.
The Waltham Chamber of Commerce composed of the business and civic leaders of the city, welcomes inquiries and will be glad to make a complete and intelligent survey of the situation for any prospective in- dustry or business.
Waltham will continue to register a very definite increase in popula- tion, development of its Retail Shopping District and during the next five years will make a decided gain in the number of new residences. With a very favorable cost of living figure and a proximity to Boston, the Waltham district is proving very attractive to many industrial and business houses in addition to home seekers. New construction in 1941 has started well. New houses are being erected to take care of those seeking residence here.
WALTHAM IS THE PLACE
WHERE all the operations of cotton cloth were first performed under one roof.
WHERE chalk crayons were invented and first made.
WHERE kerosene oil was first refined and made available for house- hold usage.
WHERE watches were first successfully manufactured in the United States.
WHERE the first single Board of Government for cities in Massa- chusetts was adopted.
POPULATION OF WALTHAM
1765
663
1880
11712
1800
903
1885
14609
1810
1004
1890
18707
1820
1677
1895
20876
1840
2504
1900
23481
1850
4464
1905
26239
1860
6397
1910
27834
1865
6896
1915
30047
1870
9065
1920
30915
1875
9967
1925
34926
Population 1940, 40,020
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1940
Total, in 1940, 3,978,945
* Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
BARNSTABLE
Barnstable
8,037
8,333
Acushnet
3,951
4,145
Marblehead
10,173
10,856
Bourne
3,336
3,315
* Attleboro
21,835
22,071
Merrimac
2,209
2,320
Brewster
715
827
Berkley
1,156
1,130
Methuen
21,073
21,880
Chatham
2,050
2,136
Dartmouth
9,424
9,011
Middleton
1,975
2,348
Dennis
2,017
2,015
Dighton
3,116
2,983
Nahant
1,748
1,835
Eastham
606
582
Easton
5,294
5,135
Newbury
1,576
1,599
Falmouth
6,537
6,878
Fairhaven
11,005
10,938
14,815
13,916
Harwich
2,373
2,535
*Fall River
117,414
115,428
North Andover
7,164
7,524
Mashpee
380
434
Freetown
1,813
1,584
22,082
21,711
Orleans
1,425
1,451
Mansfield
6,543
6,530
3,634
3,556
Provincetown
4,071
3,668
*New Bedford
110,022
110,341
1,495
1,533
*Salem
43,472
41,213
Salisbury
2,245
2,376
Saugus
15,076
14,825
Rehoboth
2,777
2,736
10,484
10,761
Seekonk
5,011
4,912
1,113
1,150
Wenham
1.196
1,220
West Newbury
1,475
1,515
*Taunton
37,431
37,395
Westport
4,355
4,134
504,487
496,313
366,465
364,637
FRANKLIN
Ashfield
918
872
Bernardston
975
954
Buckland
1,540
1,527
Charlemont
923
789
Colerain
1,554
1,497
Conway
952
944
Lee
4,178
4,222
West Tisbury
282
260
Erving
1,283
1,328
Gill
995
931
Greenfield
15,903
15,672
Hawley
308
257
Heath
368
359
*North Adams
22,085
22,213
ESSEX
Amesbury
10,514
10,862
*Pittsfield
47,516
49,684
*Beverly
25,871
25,537
Montague
7,967
7,582
Richmond
628
624
Boxford
726
778
New Salem
443
357
Sandisfield
471
421
Danvers
13,884
14,179
Northfield
1,950
1,975
Sheffield
1,810
1,709
Georgetown
2,009
1,803
Rowe
277
233
Stockbridge
1,921
1,815
*Gloucester
24,164
24,046
Shelburne
1,606
1,636
Tyringham
243
213
Groveland
2,219
2,122
Shutesbury
239
191
Washington
252
267
Hamilton
2,235
2,037
Sunderland
1,182
1,085
W. Stockbridge
1,138
1,062
*Haverhill
49,516
46,752
Warwick
565
444
Williamstown
4,272
4,294
Ipswich
6,217
6,348
Wendell
393
391
Windsor
412
314
*Lawrence
86,785
84,323
Whately
1,133
979
*Lynn
100,909
98,123
121,099
122,273
Lynnfield
1,896
2,287
51,039
49,453
Alford
210
201
Becket
723
689
Cheshire
1,660
1,708
Clarksburg
1,333
1,317
Dalton
4,282
4,206
DUKES
Chilmark
253
226
Edgartown
1,399
1,370
Great Barrington
6,369
5,824
Hancock
408
332
Hinsdale
1,144
1,335
Lanesboro
1,237
1,321
Tisbury .
1,822
1,966
2,963
2,684
Lenox
2,706
2,884
Monterey
325
320
5,700
5,669
MtWashington
64
57
New Ashford
94
87
New Marlboro
921
956
Otis
415
364
Peru
151
142
Andover
10,542
11,122
Savoy
299
300
Essex
1,486
1,384
Orange
5,383
5,611
Truro
541
585
Wellfleet
948
890
Yarmouth
2,095
2.286
Somerset
5,656
5,873
Swansea
4,327
4,684
Egremont
569
463
Florida
405
421
Gay Head
158
127
Gosnold
129
136
Oak Bluffs
1,657
1,584
Leverett
726
688
Leyden
253
260
Monroe
240
207
Sandwich
1,516
1,360
North Attleboro
10,202
10,359
Norton
2,925
3,107
Raynham
2,208
2,141
37,295
36,647 BERKSHIRE
Adams
12,858
12,608
BRISTOL
Manchester
2,509
2,472
*Newburyport
*Peabody
Rockport
Rowley
Swampscott
Topsfield
Deerfield
STATE CENSUS OF 1935
Total, in 1935, 4,350,915
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TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
TOWNS
1935
1940
HAMPDEN
*Medford
61,444
63,083
Pembroke
1,621
1,718
*Melrose
24,256
25,333
Plymouth
13,183
13,100
Blandford
469
479
Natick
14,394
13,851 Plympton
558
532
Brimfield
892
1,012
*Newton
66,144
69,873
Rochester
1,229
1,269
Chester
1,362
1,284
North Reading
2,321
2,886
Rockland
7,890
8,087
Scituate
3,846
4,130
Reading
668
Sherborn
1,023
Shirley
247
*Somerville
100,773
102,177
*Holyoke
56,139
53,750
Stoneham
10,841
10,765
166,329
168,824
SUFFOLK
*Boston
.817,713
770,816
*Chelsea
42,673
41,259
*Revere
35,319
34,405
Winthrop
17,001
16,768
*Springfield
149,642
149,554
Watertown
35,827
35,427
Tolland
141
129
Wayland
3,346
3,505
Wales
382
367
Westford
3,789
3,830
*Westfield
18,788
18,793
Weston
3,848
3,590
W. Springfield
17,118
17,135
Wilmington
4,493
4,645
Wilbraham
2,969
3,041
Winchester
13,371
15,081
*Woburn
19,695
19,751
333,495
332,107
958,859
971,390
HAMPSHIRE
Amherst
6,473
6,410
Belchertown
3,863
3,503
Chesterfield
445
422
Cummington
610
608
NORFOLK
Avon
2,362
2,335
Goshen
257
237
Bellingham
3,056
2,979
Granby
956
1,085
Braintree
17,122
16,378
Hadley
2,711
2.576
Brookline
50,319
49,786
Hatfield
2,433
2,216
Canton
6,505
6,381
Huntington
1,345
1,340
Cohasset
3,418
3,111
7,681
7,457
Hardwick
2,379
2,154
Harvard
952
1,790
Holden
3,914
3,924
Hopedale
3,068
3.113
Hubbardston
1,000
1,022
Lancaster
2,590
2,963
Leicester
4,426
4,851
*Leominster
21,894
22,226
Lunenburg
2,124
2,195
Mendon
1,265
1,315
Milford
15,008
15,388
74,205
72,461
MIDDLESEX
Acton
2,635
2,701
Arlington
38,539
40,013
Ashby
957
1,026
Ashland
2,497
2,479
Ayer
3,861
3,572
Bedford
3,185
3,807
Belmont
24,831
25,867
Billerica
6,654
7,933
Boxboro
404
376
Burlington
2,146
2,275
*Cambridge
118,075
110,879
PLYMOUTH
Southboro
2,109
2,231
Southbridge
15,786
16,825
Spencer
6,487
6,641
Sterling
1,556
1,713
Sturbridge
1,918
2.227
Dunstable
419
447
Duxbury
2,244
2,359
Sutton
2,408
2,749
Templeton
4,302
4,601
Upton
2,163
2,249
Uxbridge
6,397
6,417
Hanson
2,417
2,570
Hopkinton
2,616
2,697
Hingham
7,330
8,003
Hudson
8,495
8,042
2,619
2,167
Westboro
6,073
6,463
West Boylston
2,158
1,822
W. Brookfield
1,258
1,387
Westminster
1,965
2,126
*Lowell
100,114
101,389
Marshfield
2,073
2,419
*Malden
57,277
58,010
Mattapoisett
1,682
1,608
*Worcester
190,471
193,694
*Marlboro
15,781
15,154 Middleboro
8,865
9,032
Maynard
7,107
6,912 | Norwell
1,666
1,871 |
495,562
504,470
WORCESTER
Ashburnham
2,051
2,255
Athol
10,751
11,180
Auburn
6,535
6,629
Barre
3,509
3,528
Berlin
1,091
1,057
Blackstone
4,588
4,566
Bolton
739
775
Boylston
1,361
1,388
Brookfield
1,309
1,393
Charlton
2,366
2,557
Clinton
12,373
12,440
Douglas
2,403
2,617
Dudley
4,568
4,616
E. Brookfield
945
1,016
*Fitchburg
41,700
41,824
*Gardner
20,397
20,206
Middlefield
220
201
*Northampton
24,525
24,794
Pelham
504
568
Foxboro
5,834
6,303
Plainfield
332
264
Franklin
7,494
Southampton
954
950
Holbrook
3,364
3,330
South Hadley
6,838
6,856
Medfield
4,162
4,384
Ware
7,727
7,557
Medway
3,268
3,297
Westhampton
405
403
Williamsburg
1,859
1,684
Worthington
530
471
Needham
11,828
12,445
Norwood
15,574
15,383
Millbury
6,879
6,983
Plainville
1,607
1,302
Millville
1,901
1,722
*Quincy
76,909
75,810
New Braintree
436
439
Randolph
7,580
7,634
Sharon
3,683
3,737
10,577
10,242
Stoughton
8,478
8,632
3,186
3,304
Walpole
7,449
7,443 | Oakham
441
423
Wellesley
13,376
15,127
Westwood
2,537
3,376
Weymouth
21,748.
23,868
718
923
Phillipston
423
481
Princeton
707
713
Royalston
841
795
Rutland
2,406
2,181
Shrewsbury
7,144
7.586
Carlisle
688
747 Abington
5,696
5,708
Chelmsford
7,595
8,077
Bridgewater
9,201
8,902
Concord
7,723
7,972
*Brockton
62,407
62,343
Dracut
6,500
7,339
Carver
1,559
1,469
*Everett
47,228
46,784
E. Bridgewater
3,670
3,832
Framingham
22,651
23,214
817
867
Groton
2,534
2,550
Hanover
2,709
2,875
Warren
3,662
3,531
Webster
13,837
13,186
Lexington
10,813
13,817
2,743
2,783
Lincoln
1,573
1,783
Lakeville
1,443
1,780
Littleton
1,530
1,651
Marion
1,867
2,030
Winchendon
6,603
6,575
*Chicopee
41,952
41,664
Pepperell
3,004
10,703
10,866
6,047
6,364
W. Bridgewater ..
3,356
3,247
Whitman
7,591
7,759
Holland
201
Longmeadow
5,105
5,790
Stow
1,190
1,243
Ludlow
8,569
8,181
Sudbury
1,638
1,754
Monson
5,193
5,597
Tewksbury
6,563
6,261
Montgomery
174
178
Townsend
.1,942
2,065
Palmer
9,437
9,149
Tyngsboro
1,331
1,634
Russell
1,283
1,242
Wakefield
16,494
16,223
Southwick
1,540
1,579
*Waltham
40,557
40,020
912,706
863,248
E. Longmeadow
3,375
3,403
Granville
704
994
1,022
Hampden
854
7,842
Agawam
7,206
NANTUCKET
Nantucket
3,495
3,401
Easthampton
10,486
10,316
Dedham
15,371
15,508
Dover
1,305
1,374
2,278
Milton
18,147
18,708
Norfolk
2,073
2,294
Northboro
2,396
2,382
Northbridge
N. Brookfield
Oxford
4,249
4,623
Paxton
731
791
Wrentham
4,160
4,674
320,827
325,180
Halifax
Holliston
2,925
3,000
Hull
Kingston
7,303
Millis
2,098
Grafton
2,548
2,608
3,114
Wareham
Petersham
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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.
Bay windows &c overhanging public way
Billboards approved by.
City Council
State Dept Pub Works
City Council
Chief Fire Dept
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.
Concerts on Sunday.
Cows
Dance Halls (supervision Recreation Dept)
Dances (must be in licensed halls)
Day Nursery
Pub Wel Commission
Dogs ..
City Clerk
Employment Office.
City Council
Explosives, storage or transportation of. Firearms, sale of.
City Council
Firecrackers &c, sale of.
Chief Fire Dept
Fishing Certificates.
City Clerk
Garage and Gasolene.
City Council
Garbage, conveyance through streets. Gas Meters and fixtures.
Building Inspector
Gasolene up to 130 gallons for private use
Chief Fire Dept
Goats
Pub Wel Commission Mayor
Hackney Carriages.
Hawkers and pedlers (see Sealer of Weights)
Heating Permits.
City Council Sealer 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.
Innholders Intelligence Office Jobbing Wagon Junk Collector.
City Council License Commission City Council City Council
City Council
Building Inspector
City Council
Billboards licensed by
Billiard Tables and bowling alleys Blasting Permits and transportation of explosives .. Boarding House for infants, application for approv- ed by
Director Pub Works Mayor
Pub Wel Commission Mayor Chief of Police
Chief Fire Dept
Pub Wel Commission
Golf Courses (miniature)
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Permits and Licenses
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.
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.
Parades, after approval by Chief of Police.
Pawnbrokers
City Council
Physicians, registration of.
City Clerk
Picnic Groves.
City Council
Plumbing Permits.
Plumbing Inspector
Poles, private telephone wires, etc.
Pool Tables.
City Council City Council
Posting bills, placards, show cards &c.
Director Pub Works
Revolver or pistol, license to sell.
Revolver or pistol, permit to carry.
Sales of goods, ware, or merchandise on sidewalks or in streets, recorded or licensed by .
a By minors.
Supt of Schools
b Soldiers and sailors, injured &c.
State Dir of Standards
c Manufactured by self or employer. d Obstruction of street by team or stand. Secondhand articles, dealers in.
Dir Public Works
Sidewalks, obstruction of.
Sidewalks, opening in.
Dir Public Works
Signs, advertising devices, clocks, marquees &c ... 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.
Stables
Pub Wel Commission
Street or sidewalk speaking
Director Public Works
Streets, obstruction of.
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
City Council Mayor or Chief of Police
Sealer of Wts and Meas
State Dir of Standards
City Council Dir Public Works
Dir Public Works
Mayor City Council
Director Public Works Director Public Works
Pub Wel Commission Mayor
By Whom Issued City Council License Commission City Council License Commission Pub Wel Commission Pub Wel Commission City Clerk Pub Wel Commission Milk Inspector
City Clerk Dir of Public Works
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POLK'S WALTHAM CITY DIRECTORY 1941-42 Copyright, 1941, 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
City Election Biennial on the First Tuesday after the . First Monday in November
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INCORP
WALTHAM
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City Government Organized On The First Monday In January
City Government for 1941-1942 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 1942 Thos J Flannery, Wm H Rhodes, Ball Bartlett, John C Collins.
Councillors by Wards Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1942
Ward 1-Geo M MacDonald
Ward 2-Wm E Hays
Ward 3-Thos M Flaherty
Ward 4-John F Devane
Ward 5-Louis B Connors
Ward 6-Linwood I Locke
Ward 7-Joseph D McCarthy
Standing Committees
Louis B Connors ex-officio member of all standing committees Finance-John F Devane (Chairman), John C Collins, Geo M Mac- Donald, Thos J Flannery, Ball Bartlett
Public Works-Wm H Rhodes (Chairman), Jos D McCarthy, Thos M Flaherty, Linwood I Locke, Wm E Hays
Franchises and Licenses-Jos D McCarthy (Chairman), Linwood I Locke, John C Collins, Wm H Rhodes, Thos M Flaherty
Ordinances and Rules-Thos J Flannery (Chairman), Ball Bartlett, Geo M MacDonald, Wm E Hays, John F Devane
State & Military Aid-Geo M MacDonald (Chairman), Ball Bartlett, Jos D Mccarthy, 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-Alex R Smith
City Engineer and Director of Public Works-Henry F Beal. Chief of Fire Department-Bertram A Neal
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-Frank Loughry
Inspector of Graves of Soldiers and Sailors-Lawrence Lawless
Purchasing Agent-Henry G Saumsiegle.
Deputy Tax Collector-Arthur E Storer.
Constables-Wm Lyons, Chas P Gormley, Anna Resh, Dominic Conte, Geo Davidson, John F Lonergan, John D Long Moth Superintendent-Henry F Beal.
Compensation Agent-Alex Smith
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.
Forest Warden-Bertram A Neal
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-Geo A' Kelley, Chair- man; Harry P Trainor, Danl Sullivan, 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-Lowell A Warren, Rev Harold W Wren, John J Thompson, Chas E Stankard, Florence 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, Albert Wollrath, Wm S Mills, Acting Supt.
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.
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