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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. Mrs Robert Rounds, is principal.
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 90 trainees and each year accepts about 30 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- ยท terial and of lectures by staff specialists, in medicine and surgery. Graduates may join the Red Cross Service, Army, Navy, Indian Reserve Service and Veterans' Bureau and become members of state, national and international nursing organizations.
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 seventy-five teachers and physicians, many of whom have come to make their homes in Waltham. The University comprises three de- partments: College of Arts and Sciences; School of Medicine; School of Veterinary Medicine. Recent additions to plant include ten dormitory bungalows for student residence; 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 over 500 of the business and civic leaders of the Community. Incorporated in 1917, it 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 67.28 acres. The State Girl Scout headquarters are housed in the spacious mansion on Cedar Hill, left for the purpose by Miss Cornelia 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-
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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.
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 over 500 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.
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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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. Blasting Permits and transportation of explosives.
City Council
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 Mayor
Dance Halls (supervision Recreation Dept)
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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 Chief Fire Dept City Clerk
Fishing Certificates
City Council
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 City Council
Hackney Carriages.
Hawkers and pedlers (see Sealer of Weights) Heating Permits.
Sealer
Henfowl, roosters, duck (Health Regulation)
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
Plumbing Inspector Pub Wel Commission
Firecrackers &c, sale of.
Garage and Gasolene
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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.
Milk Inspector
Motor Vehicles, sale of second hand.
Moving House through streets.
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.
Poles, private telephone wires, etc.
Pool Tables.
Posting bills, placards, show cards &c.
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.
b Soldiers and sailors, injured &c.
State Dir of Standards
State Dir of Standards
Dir Public Works
Secondhand articles, dealers in.
Sidewalks, obstruction of.
Sidewalks, opening in.
Dir Public Works
Dir Public Works
Building Inspector
Signs, permit to obstruct sidewalk while hanging. . 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
Tag Days, for charity only.
Theatrical Exhibitions
Undertakers
Vendor, transient.
Pub Wel Commission Director of Standards
Victuallers, common.
License Commission
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 Director Public Works
Plumbing Inspector
City Council City Council Director Pub Works
City Council Mayor or Chief of Police
Sealer of Wts and Meas Supt of Schools
City Council Dir Public Works
Dir Public Works Mayor City Council
Director Public Works Director Public Works
Pub Wel Commission Pub Wel Commission Mayor
Signs, advertising devices, clocks, marquees &c. Signs, permit to attach to building, &c.
c Manufactured by self or employer. d Obstruction of street by team or stand.
By Whom Issued City Council License Commission City Council License Commission Pub Wel Commission Pub Wel Commission City Clerk Pub Wel Commission
City Council Director Pub Works
City Clerk Dir of Public Works
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POLK'S WALTHAM CITY DIRECTORY 1943
Copyright, 1943, 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
WALTHAM .
ED
City Government Organized On The First Monday In January
City Government for 1942-1943 City Hall, 614 Main Street
MAYOR JOHN F. DEVANE Office City Hall, 614 Main St
CITY COUNCIL
President
Edmund A Broe
Councillors-at-Large Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1944 Thos J Flannery, Walter A E Anderson, Ball Bartlett, John C Collins
Councillors by Wards Terms expire 1st Mon in Jan 1944
Ward 1-Geo M MacDonald
Ward 2-Wm E Hays
Ward 3-Thos M Flaherty
Ward 4-A Albert Gray
Ward 5-Edmund A Broe
Ward 6-Linwood I Locke
Ward 7-Joseph D McCarthy
Standing Committees
Edmund A Broe, ex-officio member of all standing committees
Finance-Geo M MacDonald (Chairman), John C Collins, Walter A E Anderson, Thos J Flannery, Ball Bartlett
Public Works-Linwood I Locke (Chairman), Jos D Mccarthy, Thos M Flaherty, Wm E Hays, A Albert Gray
Franchises and Licenses-John C Collins (Chairman), Walter A E Anderson, Wm E Hays, Ball Bartlett, Thos J Flannery
Ordinances and Rules-Thos M Flaherty (Chairman), A Albert Gray, Geo M MacDonald, Linwood I Locke, Jos D McCarthy
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-Wm J Bannan
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-Leo E Keane
Inspector of Graves of Soldiers and Sailors-Lawrence Lawless
Purchasing Agent-Henry G Saumsiegle.
Deputy Tax Collector-Arthur E Storer.
Constables-Chas P Gormley, Anna Resh, Dominic Conte, Geo David- son, John D Long
Moth Superintendent-Henry F Beal.
Compensation Agent-Josephine U Lawless
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.
State Military and Soldiers' Relief-Leo F Whitehead, agent
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, Jas W Curran, 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-Jeannette C Chisholm, 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, Supt.
Commissioners of Sinking Fund-Joseph P Morrissey, Chairman; Wm B Comstock, Thomas I Curtin, Harlan W Cutter, Treasurer.
Public Welfare Commission-Hermenegildorouillette, Chairman; Henry W Leonard, Mary H Sheridan, Saml A Cohn, M.D., Francis P Cur- tin, Jos 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; Mary J Boult, Max Canter.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT Headquarters, Moody St Fire Station
Chief of Fire Department-Bertram A Neal
Deputy Chief-Ernest L Neal
Fire Prevention Inspector-Harry B Sheldon
Combination A, 21 Lexington
Engine 1, 533 Moody-Acting Lieut, Henry R McDonald.
Engine 2, 27 Lexington-Capt, Frank H Fleming, Lieut, John F Steede.
Engine 3, 63 Willow.
Engine 4, 20 Prospect.
Hose 1, School av-Lieut, Francis Burke.
Hose 3, 533 Moody-Acting Lieut, Geo S Tapley.
Ladder 1, 29 Lexington-Capt, Henry W Backman; Lieut, John B Mogan.
Ladder 2, 533 Moody-Capt, Andrew W Gray; Lieut, Walter E 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, Jas H Mckinnon.
Fire Alarm Operators-Ellard B Keefe, Ralph E Hodge, Paul E Fleming, Arthur T Murphy.
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 Overlook 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 Gov. Gore Estate 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
8186 News Tribune, Pine st 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
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854 Raytheon Co Bleachery Bldg River st
86 Notre Dame Training School, Newton st
9 Standard Oil Co, Muldoon's ct 9163 Bemis School, Orange st
9165 Fitch School, Ash st
9178 Whittemore School, Parmen- ter rd
9271 Newhall School, Prospect st 9322 Plympton School, Farns- worth st 9411 Senior High School, School 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."
2-2-3 Two rounds, calls Auxiliary Fire Department (Civilian De- fense).
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 3-1-2-5
Engine Co No 2-1-2-2
Chemical No 1-1-2-6
Engine Co No 3-1-2-3
Ladder No 1-1-2-7
Engine Co No 4-1-2-4
Ladder No 2-1-2-8
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Waltham Public Library 735 Main st
Board of Trustees-John J Flynn jr, Chairman; Wm H Slayton, Secretary; Miss Evelyn G Sears, Dr Nicholas W Cousens, Rev John E O'Connell, Rev Geo O Ekwall
Librarian-Leslie T Little.
Assistants-Raymah H Smith, Nora C Rooney, Ethel M Nute, Helen M Nims, Mabel I Buell, Eliz D Castner, Geraldine M Murray, Marion Hughes, Helen L Hosmer, Jane Pride, 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.
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