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Milk Inspector
Optometry, registry of.
City Clerk
Parades, after approval by Chief of Police.
Dir of Public Works
Pawnbrokers
Physicians, registration of.
Picnic Groves.
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.
Supt of Schools
b Soldiers and sailors, injured &c.
State Dir of Standards
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.
Dir Public Works
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. . Skating Rink.
Spur Tracks R R.
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 Chief of Police
Swine
Pub Wel Commission
Tag Days, for charity only.
Theatrical Exhibitions
Undertakers
Pub Wel Commission
Vendor, transient.
Director of Standards 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
City Council
Dir Public Works
Dir Public Works Mayor City Council
Sunday Work necessary.
Pub Wel Commission Mayor
Victuallers, common.
Sealer of Wts and Meas
City Council City Clerk City Council
Pub Wel Commission Pub Wel Commission City Clerk
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POLK'S WALTHAM CITY DIRECTORY 1958
Copyright, 1958, 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 in odd years
City Government Organized On The First Monday in January in even years
GOVERNMENT
CITY City Hall, 614 Main Street
Mayor-Austin D Rhodes, 22 City Hall
City Council-Joseph S Trombley, president
Councillors-at-Large-Chas F Graceffa, Martin J Hansberry, Jas P McCarthy, Fredk W Parkhurst, Richard F Dacy jr, Fredk B Sweet jr
Councillors-Donald J Manning, Ward 1; Lawrence J Duffy, Ward 2; John J LaRosa, Ward 3; Fredk H Walter, Ward 4; Jos R Maher, Ward 5; Francis T Whalen, Ward 6; Jos D McCarthy, Ward 7.
Terms expire 1st Monday in Jan. 1958
Council Committees
Joseph S Trombley, council pres, ex-officio member of all council committees
Finance -* Trombley, Duffy, Hansberry, Jos D McCarthy, Park- hurst
Franchises and Licenses -* Parkhurst, Graceffa, Maher, Trombley, Wenckus
Ordinances and Rules -* Jas P McCarthy, LaRosa, Maher, Jos D Mc- Carthy, Manning, Powers, Walter
Police -* Locke, Graceffa, Jas P McCarthy, Parkhurst, Trombley
Public Works -* Graceffa, Duffy, Hansberry, LaRosa, Jas P Mc- Carthy
State and Military Aid -* Maher, Graceffa, Jos D McCarthy Industrial -* Duffy, Trombley, Parkhurst
* The first name on each committee is the chairman
DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
City Clerk-Wm J Lanagan, 27 City Hall
Asst City Clerk-Raymond J Tracey, 27 City Hall
City Treasurer and Collector-John E Clark, 4 City Hall
City Auditor-George S Gallitano, 5 City Hall
City Solicitor-Wm J Bannan, 23 City Hall
City Engineer, City Forester, Moth Superintendant and Director of Public Works-Herbert F Howe, 2 City Hall
Superintendent of Public Buildings-Walter E Gray, 6 City Hall Inspector of Plumbing-John F Holland, 6 City Hall
Inspector of Animals-Dr Julian M Karasoff, 22 Church
Sealer of Weights and Measures, 14 Church-Russell M Connors Veterans Graves Officer-Lawrence E Lawless, 40 Crescent Pound Keeper-Chas M Coburn
Purchasing Agent-John F Sweet, 28 City Hall
Compensation Agent-Josephine U Lawless, 23 City Hall
Fence Viewers-Arth Finn, James F Martin Labor Registrar-Joseph F McGann
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City Physician-Harry T Johnson
Veterans' Services-Joseph F McGann, executive director and mayor's agent, 24 City Hall
Board of Assessors, 7 City Hall-Alan J Morley, Chairman; John F Devane, George W Hatfield
Board of Appeals Under Zoning Ordinance-Geo A' Kelley, Chair- man; Jas W Curran, Rosario Campisi, John B Kenney, Arthur Clark, Associate member, Charles Gorley
Board of License Commissioners, 24 City Hall-Wm A Hitchcock, Chairman; Mary J Duane, Edmond F Cormier, Jos F McGann, clerk
Board of Park Commissioners-Jas A Casella, Calvin Chamberlin, Jas E Curran, Alice H Reardon, Kenneth E Trombley
Board of Recreation-Chas E Stankard, Chairman; Wm Bellis, Jas A Casella, Dorothy S Hill, John J Thompson
Board of Survey and Planning-Jas W McQuiston, Chairman; Her- bert F Howe, clerk; Martin Coleman, Arth DeVincent, Geo A Kelley, John Rando
Board of Cemetery Commissioners-Herbert F Howe, Chairman; Bertram W Eaton, Arth M King; Melvin L Downing, supt
Commissioners of Trust Funds-John J Harrington, Lawrence A Crane, Clarence L Fitzpatrick
Registrars of Voters-Fred H Hitchcock, Chairman; Lilla A Man- ning, Colinette Wrathall, Wm J Lanagan, clerk
Retirement Board, 26 City Hall-Geo J Gallitano, Chairman; Wm J Lanagan, Wm D Rhodes
Trustees of the Buttrick Charity Fund-Benj Wolk, Wm H Curnyn, Vincent J Cavanaugh
Trustees of Fiske Memorial Fund-John P Gaudet, Eugenie Rich- ardson, Wm J Lanagan
Trustees of the Leland Charity Fund-Wm D Rhodes, Ruth M Wheeler, Jane E Robinson
Trustees of the Royal E Robbins Memorial Fund-Ernest L Cana- van, Max Canter, Mary J Boulton
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Headquarters, 35 Prospect
Chief of Fire Department-John F Steede
1st Deputy Chief-Frank J Flood
2d Deputy Chief-Chas R Eagan
3d Deputy Chief-Edw A Cloohan
4th Deputy Chief-Lawrence A McIver
Fire Prevention Inspector-Harold Bartsley
Engine 1, 533 Moody-Capt, John J Daly
Engine 2, 29 Lexington-Capt, Edw A Wallace; Lieuts, Jas F Big- gins, Francis A Fair, Armand J LeBlanc
Engine 3, 63 Willow-Capt, Edw J Tracy; Lieuts, Martin J Brophy, Robt J Mooney, Chas Lombard
Engine 4, 35 Prospect-Capt, Robt E Webb; Lieuts, Robt E Hoffses, Moise J LeFort
Engine 5, 533 Moody-Lieuts, Ralph W Adler, Chas F Ryberg
Engine 6, 21 Lexington-Capt, Armand J LeBlanc; Lieuts, Francis A Harvey, Francis Fair, Joseph Zammuto
Engine 7, 104 Lake-Capt, Chas H Ball; Lieuts, Albert C Smith, Luther A Powers jr
Ladder 1, 29 Lexington-Capt, Edw A Wallace; Lieut, Armand J LeBlanc
Ladder 2, 533 Moody-Lieuts, Geo E Allen jr, Thos F Concannon
Wire Department 14 Church
Inspector of Wires, Superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph, Electric Lines and Police Signals-Edw W Burton
Lineman-Ernest W Burton, James E Kelly, Robt E Neal jr, Albert C Randle, Herbert Tringham
Fire Alarm Operators-Edw A Biggins, Donald R Baldaro, Ellard B Keefe, Thos F Mogan, Arth J Murphy, Edw O Naughton, Edw E Putnam jr, Bartholomew M Welch, John P Whelan
Electricians-Clarence Landry, Geo Doucette, Jas L LeBlanc
Principal Clerk-Mrs Thelma E Freeman
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 Cronin Parking Lots 21-49
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
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115 Woerd av opp 31 151 Rumford av opp O'Hara Dial Co at 74 152 Woerd av and Martyn st 153 Riverview av and Dennison st 154 Riverview av at 75
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 1621 Derby and Lowell sts 163 Orange st, front of 84 164 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
1721 Lowell and Robbins 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 st, Boston Edison Co
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
195 Muldoon and Calvary sts 21 Main and Moody sts 212 Moody st opp Hotel Middle. sex at 147
213 Moody st front of Embassy Theatre at 234
225 Winthrop and Boynton sts 226 Fiske and Park avs
227 Villa and Fairmont av
228 Auburn and Auburn ter 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 2632 Route 128 south of Weston st 2633 Route 128 north of Main st
2634 Route 128 at Winter st 2635 Route 128 at Trapelo rd 264 Stow and Dorchester sts 265 Virginia and Hamilton rds
266 Cedarwood av and Thornton rd
267 Summit av and Rockridge rd 268 Summit and Florence rds
269 Florence rd opp 166
2691 Florence and Harland rds 27 Prospect and Sharon sts 271 Charles and Prospect sts
272 Vernon and Prospect sts 273 Curtis and Highland sts 274 Bedford and Curtis sts 28 Vernon and South sts
281 South st opp Charles
2812 Bedford and Pearl sts 282 South and Dartmouth sts
283 South st and Shakespeare rd
284 Wheelock rd and Wheelock ter 287 South and Turner sts
288 Sunnyside and Morton sts 289 South st opp 762 2891 Edgewater and Riverside drives 31 Pond and Exchange sts
311 School st opp StMary's Ch. at 135
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
3161 Columbus and Prospect Hill avs 317 Prentice st and Sterling rd 3171 Sartell and Hawthorne rds
3172 Sartell and Woodland rds 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
324 Claremont and Kendall pk 331 Bacon st opp Emery
3312 Bacon and School 332 Bacon st opp Greenwood lane 3321 Greenwood and Saunders
lanes 334 Bacon st opp Worcester lane 3341 Worcester and Saunders
lanes 3342 Worcester lane at 140 34 Lexington and Lincoln sts
341 Lexington st opp Stanley rd 342 Lexington st opp College
Farm rd 343 Lexington and Lake sts 3431 Brookway rd and Chester lane
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 530
36 Lincoln st and College Farm rd 361 Pine Hill circle off Lincoln st 362 Lincoln and Ode sts 363 Lincoln and Lake sts
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364 Lincoln and Wyman sts 365 Lincoln and Trapelo rd
3651 Mountain rd and Brennan av 366 Lincoln st opp 345 37 Trapelo rd and Hardy Pond rd 371 Trapelo rd and Pinevale rd 372 Trapelo and Overlook rds 373 Trapelo rd and Smith st 374 Grove and Plant rds
375 Sheffield rd cor Brewster rd
376 Essex st cor Berkeley
377 Sheffield rd cor Banbury av
378 Brewster rd at 120 38 Lexington and School sts 381 Lexington opp Pond st
3812 Middle and Common sts
3813 Warren av opp 28
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 394 Sunset and Oak Hill rd 4 Church and Summer sts 41 Beaver near Forest
411 School and Liberty sts 412 Summer and Pleasant sts
413 Ellison park at No 63
414 Ellison park near Linden
415 Linden st at 100
416 Middlesex rd and Garden circle
417 Middlesex opp 100
42 Beaver and Linden sts
421 Waverley Oaks rd and Bea- ver st 422 Waverley Caks 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
441 Faneuil rd and Summer st
442 Garden la and Lyman st 45 Trapelo rd and Forest st 451 Trapelo rd and Woburn st
452 State Hospital, 475 Trapelo rd
453 Middlesex County Sanatorium 775 Trapelo rd .
4541 Forest at 436
4542 Hatherly rd and Hillcroft rd 4543 Doty st and Marguerite av
4544 Doty st and Temple rd
4545 Hobbs rd and Circle dr
4546 Hobbs rd and Marguerite av 4547 Hobbs rd and Temple rd 455 Trapelo rd and Abbott rd
456 Warwick av and Abbott rd
457 Drury lane and Green st 46 Trapelo rd
461 Marlborough rd and Van- Vechten st
462 Copley and Ivaloo rds
465 Porter rd and Baldwin rd 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
525 Elm st opp Central 53 Main st opp Linden
531 Beechwood rd
532 Potter rd and Gilbert 54 River and Willow sts
541 Willow and Grove sts
542 River st opp Farwell
543 Aberdeen av and Grove 56 Newton and River sts
561 River and Bright sts
562 Hastings and Bennett sts
563 School av and Hardy
57 Central and Appleton sts
571 River opp Jackson
61 Main and Willow sts
611 Rose Hill way near Main
612 Rose Hill way and Manor rd
613 Chaffee av and Ellery rd
614 Candace and Mayall rds
615 Rose Hill way and Bright- wood rd 016 Rose Hill way and Canter- bury rd
62 Main and Bowker rd
621 Bowker rd and Chaffee av
622 Candace av and Edwin rd
623 Candace av and Charlotte rd
624 Candace av and Barbara rd
625 Rosehill way and Neighbors lane
626 Madison rd opp No 31 63 Main and Gore sts
631 Beal rd and Chaffee av
632 Bruce rd and Chaffee av
633 Warren opp Candace av
634 Warren at Wilmot rd
635 Beal i'd and Windsor ter
637 Cleveland rd at 49
638 Tennyson and Whitman rds 64 Gore st opp 52
642 Colonial av and Grosvenor rd
643 Colonial av and Allen rd
644 Richgrain and Aberdeen avs 65 Beaver and Warren sts
651 Hollace and Waverley sts
652 Beaver and Clematis 661 Gill rd and Barnes st
662 Wayne av and Marlton rd 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 8454 Murphy Army Hospital, 424 Trapelo rd
Private Boxes
8 Waltham Watch Co. 221 Cres- cent 811 Waltham Industries 8112 College Clothing Co, 144 Moody 812 M & B Bus Terminal 1020 Main
814 Raytheon Mfg Co, Seyon st 815 Wool Process Co, Calvary st 8115 W H Nichols Co, 48 Woerd av 8118 Waltham Bag and Paper Co, Cooper st 8182 Yetten's Storage, off Newton
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8183 Yetten's Storage. 38 Yetten ter
8186 News Tribune, 18 Pine st 8187 StCharles Church, Hall st
8213 Grover Cronin's, 223 Mood.v st
3214 R C Harvey Co. 144 Moody st
8215 Doran and Kuriss. 144 Moody 8216 Studios Inc, 144 Moody
8217 Puritan Dress Co, 144 Moody 825 Waltham Savings, 704 Main 8258 Stone's Dairy, 1295 Main
8259 Esso Standard Oil Co, Jones rd
8274 Precision Products Co. 26 Bedford st
8283 City Home, 250 South st
8285 Brandeis University, 415 South st
8287 Potter Press, 515 South st
83 J L Thompson Mfg Co, 500 South st
831 Waltham Pumping Station No 1, 500 South
832 City Stables. 104 Pond st
8334 Frances E Willard Settle- ment, 90 Worcester lane
8354 Donnelly Mfg Co, Winter st 8364 Middlesex Mutual Bldg Trust, Wyman st
8365 Tracerlab Inc, Trapelo rd at Route 128
841 Forest Manor Nursing Home, 50 Forest st
8415 Stop & Shop, Linden st 84 Waltham Hospital, Hope av 8431 Frank Edgar Co, 105 Trapelo rd
8442 Waltham Rest Home, 91. Sum- mer
85 Walter E Fernald State School, 200 Trapelo rd
851 University of Mass, 240 Beaver st 8513 Leland Home, 21 Newton 8524 Elm at 169
854 Raytheon, 138 River st
855 Raytheon, 60 Foundry av
857 Beacon Brass Co. 2 Jackson st
862 StJudes Church, 147 Main st 86 Notre Dame Training School, 62 Newton st 87 Dale Rest Home, 90 Dale st 8814 Waltham Hotel, 94 Adams st 9 P B Mutrie Co, Muldoon's ct 94 Vocational School, Summer st cor Church st
9165 Fitch School. 10 Ash st
9178 Whittemore School, 30 Par- menter rd
9271 Newhall School, 220 Charles st
9322 Plympton School, 20 Farns- worth st
9342 Lexington St Junior High, Lexington st
9363 Northwest School, Lincoln st 9411 Senior High School, 55 School st 9456 Northeast School, Putney lane 946 Lawrence School, 258 Trapelo rd 9511 Thos Hill School. 2 Heard
9521 Bright School, 260 Grove st
9636 Warrendale School, 140 Beal rd
971 Hardy School, 51 Lake st
Signals
1 blow for test at 6:50 am and 8:50 pm.
1 blow for time signal at 12 m.
Two blows followed by company number will dismiss companies in waiting and give notice that companies in service have "made up."
2-2 twice followed by one round of the box indicates dismissal of the alarm.
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 A.M., indicates no session of schools in the morning at High, Trade and Junior High School at 7:30 A.M., no sessions in Elementary School, same signal at 12:15 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
Engine Co No 6-1-2-6
Engine Co No 2-1-2-2
Engine Co No 7-1-2-7
Engine Co No 3-1-2-3
Ladder No 1-1-2-8
Engine Co No 4-1-2-4
Ladder No 2-1-2-9
Engine Co No 5-1-2-5
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Waltham Public Library
735 Main st
Board of Trustees-John J Flynn jr, Chairman; Rev Geo O Ekwall, Secretary; Jas T MacVicar, Rev Danl McCabe, John W McDevitt, Mrs Margt Warren
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Librarian-Gordon A Gaskill
Assistants-Harriett J Carter, Eliz D Castner, Marjorie F Ellis, Miss Virginia P Kent, Mrs Laura Musto, Helen M Nims, Geraldine M Nolan, Mrs Dorothy Robbins, Mrs Alice Thompson, Mrs Mabel B Viscounte, Mrs Lorena P Weatherby
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 two Branch Libraries, the South Branch, established in 1919, located at 56 Chestnut, the Lakeview Branch, established in 1925, in the Nahum Hardy School.
There are about 165,238 volumes in the Library-About 320 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 1957 was 413,278. The City appropriates about $91,550 a year for the support of the Library and its Branches. There are in addition 10 endowment funds. The Lowell Clark Fund of $5.859: The Enos T Luce Fund of $1,000; The Jacob Whitney Fund of $1.328: The Porter L Newton Education Fund of $5,000; The Phineas Lawrence Fund of $2,500; The Lorenza Haynes Fund of $1,000; The Pryor Fulton Fund of $5,000; The Mary J McEvoy Fund of $1,000; The Mary Pratt Sears Memorial Fund of $21,343; the John Harvey Fund of $10,000; the income alone of which is used.
Library Hours Main Library-Every day 9 A.M. to 9 P.M., except Sunday
Children's Library: 9 A.M to 6 P.M .- Friday, 9 A.M to 9 P.M.
South Branch: 1 P.M. to 9 P.M., except Tuesday and Thursday, then 1 P.M. to 6 P. M.
Lakeview Branch: Adults and children, Monday 10.00 A.M. to 4.30 P.M.
POLICE DEPARTMENT Headquarters, 25 Lexington st
Chief of Police-Wm F Carmody
Deputy Chief-Francis A Dacey
Captains-Henry F Corcoran, Walter T Weir, John J Stanton
Inspectors-Wm F Carmody jr, Chas E Feeley, Arth L McAloon Lieutenants-Herman A Ferrick, Alex B Kann, Kenneth J Scanlon, John R Gallagher, Edw J Sicotti
Sergeants-Jos R Auld, Jos P Keefe jr, John C Martorilli, John F Rooney, Howard M Witham
Waltham City of Civil Defense-P Joseph O'Malley, director
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
22 Church st
Commissioners-Saul A Cohn, chairman; Hermenegilde H Brouill- ette, Ernest L Canavan, Saml A Cohn MD, Philip W Ham
Director-Jos T Mulcahy
Old Age Assistance-Michl J Lally, supervisor
Public Health Division-Jos T Mulcahy, director; City Physician. Harry T Jonhson, MD; Milk and Sanitary Inspectors, Roy N Casavant, John W Maxwell, Stanley T Oley: Inspector of Animals, Dr Julian M Karasoff; Inspector of Slaughtering. Chas E Brown
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 55 School st School Committee
Hon Austin D Rhodes, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio
Edw T Bigham jr, Mrs Dorothy Hill, Mrs Ruth C Kelley, Dr Albert E Perna, Henry A Turner, Stanley Andrews
Superintendent of Schools-John W McDevitt; Office, High School Bldg, 55 School
Assistant Superintendent of Schools-James Fitzgerald
The Office is open from 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. on school days. The
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Superintendent's office hours are from 4 to 5 P.M. on school days, evenings by appointment.
Supervisors of Attendance-Philip W Ham, Jos A Thibeault
Meetings
The annual meeting of the committee for organization is held on the first Wednesday in January
Regular meetings of the board are held on the first and third Wed- nesdays of each month, excepting August
School Sessions
The Senior High School from 8:00 to 2:30; Trade schools from 8:00 to 12:00, 12:30 to 2:30; the North Junior High school and the South Junior High School from 8:00 to 2:30. Elementary grades, the morning session is from 8:30 to 1:45. The afternoon session is from 1:15 to 3:15. Wednesday 8:30 to 11:45 A.M.
School Holidays
October 13, November 11, Good Friday
Vacations during the school year shall be as follows: From close of school Dec 23 to Jan 5, from close of school Feb 20 to March 2, from close of school April 17 to April 27.
There shall be no session of school on Saturdays, legal holidays. the afternoon before and the day following Thanksgiving.
Storm Signals
When the storm signal 22-22-22-22 sounds at 7.30 am it closes the elementary schools for the forenoon. The senior high school, junior high school and the trade schools will have a special signal of 22-22-22-22 which will ring at 7 am. Radio announcements will be made over sta- tions WCRB, WBZ, WEEI, WHDH, WNAC and WORL.
Teaching Supervisors
Art-Paul D Shea
Music-Raymond A Crawford
Physical Education-John L Leary, Louise Sewall
Industrial Education-Jas R Westall
Elementary Education-Eleanor B Linehan
Visual and Safety Education-Ralph H Nelson
Special Classes-Eleanor P Maloy
Speech and Hearing-Mrs Honora B Foster
Adult Education-Mary E O'Rourke
Director of Guidance-Leland H Chapman
School Health Dept
School Physicians-Nathaniel P Brackett, Director of Health Staff; Jos J Caravaglio, John C McManama
School Dentists-E Stanley Hobbs, John Larkin
School Nurses-Alice V Backman, Mary M Coughlan, Mrs B Leona Howell, Mrs Thelma S Hurley, Mary E Tierney, Mrs Doris B Putnam
Schools
Senior High School, 55 School-Head Master. Francis E Sheehy Waltham Vocational School-James R Westall, director
North Junior High School, 119 School-Head Master, Wm J Galla- gher
South Junior High School, 510 Moody-Head Master, Wm F Madden Nathaniel P Banks School, 948 Main-Principal. Jos A Cardillo Jonathan Bright School, 260 Grove-Principal, Mary E Spelman Ezra C Fitch School, 10 Ash st-Principal, Leo J Hill
Nahum Hardy School, 51 Lake-Principal, Francis H Leahy Thomas Hill School, 2 Heard-Principal, Mary E Spelman
Phineas Lawrence School, 258 Trapelo rd-Principal, Francis H Leahy
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