Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1942, Part 2

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R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.

City Directory Statistical Review

Suggested and Planned by American Community Advertising Association Adopted by Association of North American Directory Publishers (Information furnished by the Providence Chamber of Commerce) PROVIDENCE, R. I., SOUTHERN GATEWAY OF NEW ENGLAND

Form of Government: Under the New Charter for the City of Providence, approved by referendum on November 7th, 1939, elective officers are a mayor, to be elected at large, and members of the council, which body is to consist of 26 councilmen, two from each of the thirteen wards as the same are now constituted. The Charter became effective in its entirety January 1, 1941.

Population: 253,504 (1940 Bureau of Census Estimate).

Area: 18.34 square miles.

Altitude: Maximum 210 feet; minimum 4 feet.

+ Assessed Valuation: $720,740,040.

Predominating Nationalities in City: Native Americans, Italians, Irish, Eng- lish and Swedish.

Parks and Playgrounds: Sixty-five Parks covering a total of 961 acres, thirty- five Playgrounds covering 4,855,633 square feet.

Total City's Bonded Debt: $72,560,500 (Sept. 30, 1941).

Financial: Sixteen banks, six trust companies and four savings banks.

Post Office Stamp Sales Receipts: $2,261,769.99 (11 months).

Telephones in Service: 76,861.

Church Buildings: 121.

Building and Construction: Value of building permits to Dec. 1, 1941, $4,283,- 000.

Real Estate: $402,905,240.

Tax Rate: $2.50 per $100 on real estate and tangible personal property; 40 cents per $100 on intangible personal property.

Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 950,000 people within the trading area cover- ing a radius of thirty miles.

Hotels: There are twenty-two hotels. Newest hotel was built in 1922 (Provi- dence Biltmore).

Railroads: New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.

Steamship Lines: Rhode Island Marine Transportation Co, Colonial Naviga- tion Co., Merchants & Miners Transportation Co., Luckenbach Steamship Co., Providence Tow & Steamboat Co., Interstate Navigation Co., Sound Steamship Co.

Air Transport: The State of Rhode Island owns and maintains what is one of the largest and very finest airports in the United States. During the summer of 1935, there were constructed hard-surfaced runways 150 feet wide and 3000 feet long which will permit the landing and departure of the very largest airships with the greatest possible safety and convenience. The field is also equipped with all lighting facilities so that planes, including American Airlines, Inc. - have superior trunk line, passenger, mail and express service from the state airport which is located at Hills- grove, a twenty-five minute run by auto from the heart of the city, to all parts of the country.

Amusements: Largest auditorium seats 9,000 people. There are eighteen theatres, with a total seating capacity of 27,637 people.

Hospitals: Nine.

Education: Number of school buildings 119 with 3 annexes, including four high and eight junior high schools. Number of pupils in public schools 41,736. Total of all teachers in public schools is 1,573. Value of all public school property is over $20,000,000.

Libraries: There are 1,489,051 volumes in the libraries of the city.

Business Library: In the Providence Chamber of Commerce the Providence Public Library maintains a library for the especial use of business in- terests, including complete files of city and phone directories from all leading cities in the United States, and from many smaller communities; commercial indices; and technical volumes relating to many varieties of businesses.

City Statistics: Total street mileage: Platted streets 414.42 with 329.67 miles received. Miles of gas mains laid 744, of sewers 428.14, electric street rail- way 30.43, trackless trolleys 61.44, motor bus 186.81. Capacity of water works (municipal) 37,000,000,000 gallons, daily average 28,540,000 gal- lons, with value of plant estimated at $12,275,984.19. Fire department employs 471 men with the following equipment: 45 pieces apparatus in 28 station houses, 1 fire alarm building, 1 repair shop. Police department has 125 officers, 349 patrolmen, 6 stations, 1 traffic division, 1 detective divi- sion, 1 sub-station, 97 pieces of motor equipment including 22 motorcycles.

Providence was founded in 1636 by Roger Wil- liams. Incorporated in 1832. The oldest bank in America and the first Baptist meeting house in the country are located in the city. Brown University, founded in 1764, any many institutions of the early eighteen hundreds are within the city limits. The first directory of names and addresses of persons located in the city was published in 1824.

Providence is the second city of New England in point of population, a fact of special significance, inasmuch as the figures of the United States Census Bureau credit the city with 253,504 inhabitants, yet its area is only nineteen square miles. This City is the trading centre for an immediately adjoining pop- ulation of fully five hundred thousand people; fur- thermore, if we include an extended area, the pop- ulation of which turns to Providence more than to any other city, that trading population is increased to seven hundred and fifty thousand. Recent statis- tical estimates prepared for the Census Bureau with a view to establishing boundaries for Metropolitan Providence place it eleventh in area among cities of the United States.

Many factors contribute in making Providence a great city in respect, not only to population, but to industrial activity. Situated as it is on Narragan- sett Bay wih its deep channel and other superior water facilities, the city is in a position to call to its service transportation by water as well as by rail. The activities of the Port of Providence increase year by year and they will expand at a tremendous rate when there shall be established in the city ele- vators which can supply grain cargo to fill the bot- toms of ocean steamers.

Providence is more than usually well provided with excellent public utility facilities. Its Gas Com- pany is known as the most efficient in the industry in New England. Its highly efficient electric serv- ice has grown to very large proportions. The street railway system, now embodied in the Rhode Island Public Service Company, furnishes service not only within the city, but to many outlying points. Its telephone service is the equal of the best in the New England Telephone and Telegraph system, of which it is a part.

The densely populated industrial district of Providence, with its large population to be fed and clothed, is known in all parts of the United States as a distributing point of great importance. Because of the excellent educational opportunities offered, there is a large student population attending Brown University, Pembroke College, Providence College, Rhode Island School of Design, Bryant College and many private, business and trade schools.

Providence is particularly fortunate in having a diversity of manufactures. It is not dependent on any one industry. The great industries which have distinguished the city for many years include tex- tiles, jewelry, silverware, iorn and steel. It has, for instance : the largest machine shop in the world; the largest finger ring manufacturer in the country ; the largest file manufacturers in the world; the largest silverware manufacturers in the United States; the largest screw manufacturer in the world; one of the leading newspapers of the country, the Providence Journal. Back of these industries and supporting them is a great variety of products, large and small, that have a national reputation. Few cities in the United States send out daily so many small pack- ages of so great a variety of manufactured articles as does Providence.

The city of Providence has one of the lowest mu- nicipal tax rates in the country and numerous other advantages. Among the most important of these is the wonderful water supply now impounded in an area some seven miles from the city, and as large as the city itself, which ensures pure water for human consumption and a plentiful supply for fire emergencies.

Providence retail trade is prosperous, as it should be, in the centre of so great a population. Likewise the wholesale trade, which reaches out over an area extending into Connecticut, Massachusetts and other New England states.

Few cities have been more active in providing adequate facilities for the care of the sick and needy ; its hospitals are equal to all demands. The munici- pality has been active in providing for its citizens those agencies, such as parks and playgrounds, that contribute to the promotion of life and health. The parks form the centre for annual events which attract hundreds of thousands of people for enjoyment and cultural development. Best known among these events is the Annual Festival of the Providence Fes- tical Chorus in Roger Williams Park.

Providence is an attractive city in which to do business and to live in comfort and security. This is evidenced by its continued increase of population over that which follows a steady birth-rate, due to the coming from all parts of the country of investors of both capital and labor. Newcomers are accommo- dated in Providence as in few other cities with pub- licly conducted enterprises which ensure good health, excellent educational opportunities, good living con- ditions and satisfactory returns.

For those who are interested in obtaining gen- eral information or detail particulars regarding the municipality and business opportunities it is recom- mended they write to The Providence Chamber of Commerce, 162 Westminster St.

POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS

UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1940

Total, in 1940, 3,978,945

Total, in 1935, 4,350,915

* Cities designated by an asterisk.

Shire towns in Bold Face Type.

TOWNS

1935

1940

TOWNS

1935

1940

TOWNS

1935

1940

BARNSTABLE

8,037

8,333

Acushnet

3,951

4,145

Marblebead

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

*Newburyport

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

*Peabody

22,082

21,711

Orleans

1,425

1,451

Mansfield

6,543

6,530

Rockport

3,634

3,556

Provincetown

4,071

3,668

*New Bedford

110,022

110,341

Rowley

1,495

1,533

Sandwich

1,516

1,360

North Attleboro .. 10,202

10,359

*Salem

43,472

41,213

Truro

541

585

Norton

2,925

3,107

Salisbury

2,245

2,376

Wellfleet

948

890

Yarmouth

2,095

2,286

Rehoboth

2,777

2,736

Swampscott

10,484

10,761

Seekonk

5,011

4,912

Topsfield

1,113

1,150

Somerset

5,656

5,873

Wenham

1,196

1.220

Swansea

4,327

4,684

West Newbury

1,475

1,515

BERKSHIRE

Adams

12,858

12,608

Westport

4,355

4,134

504,487

496,313

Alford

210

201

Becket

723

689

366,465

364,637

FRANKLIN

918

872

Great Barrington

6.369

5,824

Gay Head

158

127

Charlemont

923

789

Hinsdale

1.144

1,335

Oak Bluffs

1,657

1,584

Conway

952

944

Lee

4,178

4,222

West Tisbury

282

260

Erving

1,283

1,328

Monterey

325

320

Gill

995

931

MtWashington

Greenfield

15,903

15,672

New Ashford

Hawley

308

257

New Marlboro

921

956

Heath

368

359

*North Adams

22,085

22,213

ESSEX

Leverett

726

688

OLis

415

364

Amesbury

10,514

10,862

Leyden

253

260

Peru

151

142

Andover

10,542

11,122

Monroe

240

207

*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

Savoy

299

300

Essex

1,486

1,384

Orange

5,383

5,611

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

121,099

122,273

Lynnfield

1,896

2,287

51,039

49,453

Bernardston

975

954

Edgartown

1,399

1,370

Buckland

1,540

1,527

Hancock

408

332

Gosnold

129

136

Colerain

1.554

1,497

Lanesboro

1,237

1,321

Tisbury

1,822

1,966

Deerfield

2,963

2,684

Lenox

2.706

2,884

Raynham

2,208

2,141

Saugus

15,076

14,825

Cheshire

1,660

1.708

Clarksburg

1,333

1,317

Dalton

4,282

4,206

DUKES

Egremont

569

463

Florida

405

421

Chilmark

253 226

5,700

5,669

BRISTOL

Manchester

2,509

2,472

Barnstable

36,647

37,295

*Taunton

37,431

37,395

Ashfield

98,123

*Lynn

.100,909

STATE CENSUS OF 1935

TOWNS

1935

1940

TOWNS

1935 1940

TOWNS

1935

1940

HAMPDEN

*Medford

61,444

63,083

Pembroke

1,621

1,718

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

Nortb Reading

2.321

2,886

Rockland

7,890

8,087

Chicopee

41,952

41,664

Pepperell

3,004

3,114

Scituate

3,846

4,130

Wareham

6,047

6,364

W. Bridgewater

3,356

3,247

Whitman

7,591

7,759

Holland

201

247

*Somerville

100,773

102,177

*Holyoke

166,329

168,824

SUFFOLK

*Boston

.817,713

770,816

*Chelsea

42,673

41,259

*Revere

35,319

34,405

Wintbrop

17,001

16,768

912,706

863,248

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

Grafton

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

Millbury

6,879

6.983

Millville

1,901

1,722

New Bralntree

436

439

Randolph

7,580

7.634

Northboro

2.396

2,382

Northbridge

10,577

10,242

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

Princeton

707

713

Billerica

6,654

7,933

320,827

325,180

Boxboro

404

376

Burlington

2,146

2,275

*Cambridge

118,075

110,879

PLYMOUTH

Southboro

2,109

2,231

Carlisle

688

747

Abington

5,696

5,708

Southbridge

15,786

16,825

Concord

7,723

7.972

*Brockton

62,407

62,343 Sterling

1,556

1,713

Dracut

6,500

7,339

Carver

1,559

1,469

1,918

2,227

Dunstable

419

447

Duxbury

2,244

2,359

Sutton

2,408

2,749

*Everett

47,228

46,784

E. Bridgewater

3,670

3,832

4,302

4,601

Upton

2,163

2,249

Uxbridge

6,397

6.417

Warren

3,662

3,531

Hopkinton

2,616

2,697

Hingham

7,330

8,003

Webster

13,837

13,186

Westboro

6,073

6,463

Lexington

10,813

13,817

Kingston

2.743

2,783

West Boylston

2,158

1,822

Lincoln

1,573

1,783

Lakeville

1.443

1,780

W. Brookfield

1,258

1,387

Littleton

1,530

*Lowell

.100,114

101,389

Marshfield

2,073

2,419

Winchendon

6,603

6.575

·Malden

57,277

58,010

Mattapolsett

1,682

1,608

*Worcester

190,471

193,694

·Marlboro

15,781

15,154 Middleboro

8,865

9,032

1,666

1,871

495,562

504.470

.149,642

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

Belchertown

3,863

3,503

Nantucket

3.495

3,401

445

422

Cummington

610

608

NORFOLK

Avon

2,362

2,335

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

Middlefield

220

201

*Northampton

24,525

24,794

Pelham

504

568

Plainfield

332

264

Southampton

954

950

Holbrook

3,364

3.330

South Hadley

6,838

6,856

Medfield

4,162

4,384

Ware

7,727

7,557

Westhampton

405

403

Williamsburg

1,859

1,684

WorthIngton

530

471

74,205

72,461

Norwood

15,574

15,383

Plainville

1,607

1,302

*Quincy

76,909

75,810

Sharon

3,683

3,737

N. Brookfield

3,186

3,304

Oakham

441

423

Wellesley

13,376

15,127 Oxford

4,249

4,623

Westwood

2,537

3,376 Paxton

731

791

Petersham

718

923

Phillipston

423

481

Royalston

841

795

Rutland

2,406

2,181

Shrewsbury

7,144

7,586

Chelmsford

7,595

8,077

Bridgewater

9,201

8,902 Spencer

6,487

6.641

Framingham

22,651

23,214

Halifax

817

867

Groton

.2,534

2,550

Hanover

2,709

2,875

Holllston

2,925

3,000

Hanson

2,417

2,570

Hudson

8,495

8,042

Hull

1,651

Marion

1,867

2,030

Westminster

1,965

2.126

Maynard

7,107

6,912 |Norwell

*Melrose

24,256

25,333

Agawam

7,206

7,842

E. Longmeadow

3,375

3,403

Reading

10,703

10,866

Granville

704

668

Sherborn

994

1,022

Hampden

854

1,023

Shirley

2,548

2,608

56,139

53,750

Stoneham

10,841

10,765

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

*Springfield

149,554

Watertown

35,827

35,427

Easthampton

10,486

10,316

Goshen

257

237

Cohasset

3.418

3,111

Dedham

15,371

15,508

Dover

1,305

1.374

Foxboro

5,834

6,303

Franklin

7,494

7,303

3,297

Millis

2,098

2,278

Milton

18,147

18,708

Needham

11,828

12,445

Norfolk

2,073

2,294

8,478

8,632

Walpole

7.449

7,443

Weymouth

21,748

23,868

Wrentham

4,160

4,674

2,619

2,167

Sturbridge

Templeton

Medway

3,268

6,410

NANTUCKET

Chesterfield

MIDDLESEX

Stoughton

POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND

BY COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS FOR 1930, 1935, 1940 "Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in Bold Face Type

Towns and Divisions of the State

1930

1935

1940

Barrington

5,162

5,501

6,231

Bristol

11,953

10,885

11,159

Warren

7,974

7,389

8,158

Totals

25,089

23,775

25,548

Kent County

Coventry

6,430

6,907

6,998

East Greenwich

3,666

3,518

3,842

*Warwick

23,196

27.072

28,757

West Greenwich

402

400

526

West Warwick

17,696

17,397

18,188

Totals

51,390

55,294

58,311

Newport County

Jamestown

1,599

1,897

1,744

Little Compton

1,382

1,589

1,492

Middletown

2,499

3,007

3,379

"Newport

27,612

29,202

30,532

New Shoreham

1,029

1,044

848

Portsmouth

2,969

3,603

3,683

Tiverton

4,578

5,118

5,018

Totals

41,668

45,460

46,696

Providence County

Burrillville

7,677

7,335

8,185

*Central Falls

25,898

23,996

25,248

*Cranston

42,911

44,533

47,085

Cumberland

10,304

10,160

10,625

East Providence

29,995

30,113

32,165

Foster

946

1,167

1,237

Glocester

1,693

1,901

2,099

Johnston

9,357

9,768

10,672

Lincoln

10,421

10,453

10,577

North Providence

11,104

11,770

12,156

North Smithfield

3,945

3,764

4,196

*Pawtucket

77,149

72,820

75,797

"Providence

252,981

243,006

253,504

Scituate

2,292

2,729

2,838

Smithfield

3,967

4,566

4,611

*Woonsocket

49,376

46,822

49,303

Totals

540,016

524,903

550,298

Washington County

Charlestown

1,118

1,260

1,199

Exeter

1,314

1,617

1,790

Hopkinton

2,823

3,277

3,230

Narragansett

1,258

1,593

1,560

North Kingstown

4,279

4,767

4,604

Richmond

1,535

1,667

1,629

South Kingstown

6,010

6,100

7,282

Westerly

10,997

10,999

11,199

Totals

29,334

31,280

32,493

THE STATE

687,497

680,712

713.346

Bristol County

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POLK'S PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY 1942

Miscellaneous Information

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

CITY GOVERNMENT OF PROVIDENCE

"WHAT CHEER ?"

City Election, First Tuesday following First Monday in November biennially

City Government Organizes First Monday in January biennially

FOUNDED 16.36 RAT

City of Providence, Founded 1636, Incorporated 1832

CITY GOVERNMENT 1942

Mayor-Dennis J. Roberts

Executive Secretary-Walter S. Rey- nolds

COMMON COUNCIL

President-Rodolphe A Magnan

Ward 1-Henry J Donovan, John W Moakler

Ward 2-J Benj Nevin, Philip V Marcus Ward 3-Hugh B Donley, Howard Presel

Ward 4-Valentine H Mariani, Angelo Aiello Ward 5-Henry J McLaughlin, James F McCaffrey

Ward 6-Wm D'Abate, John F Brock Ward 7-Fredk S Barnes, D Thos Testa

Ward 8-Rodolphe A Magnan, Ern- nest C Munroe

Ward 9-G Elmer Lord, Chas B Cop- ben

Ward 10-Jas L Cahill, Chas H O'- Connor

Ward 11-Edwd P Quigley, Edmund Wexler

Ward 12-Patk F Martin, Justin P McCarthy

Ward 13-Anthony Viola jr, Thos S Luongo

Clerk, Jos E Maguire. Asst Clerks, Fred Colagiovanni, W Earl Dodd

CITY OFFICERS

City Clerk-W Earl Dodd

1st Deputy City Clerk-Chas J Mc- Cabe

2d Deputy City Clerk-Vincent Ves- pia

City Treasurer-Walter F Fitzpatrick City Auditor-Thos F A Flynn

City Solicitor-William A Needham Chief of Police-James J Cusick

Deputy Chief of Police-Jas E Mur- ray

Assessors of Taxes-Michl N Cardar- elli, Chairman; Jos H Kiernan, Arthur W Drew

Director of Public Welfare-Eug A McGough

City Registrar-Michl J Nestor, MD Superintendent of Health-Michl J Nestor, MD

Superintendent of Charles V Chapin Hospital-Wm Hindle, MD

Judge of the Probate Court-Francis J McCabe

Clerk of the Probate Court-J Henry A Griffin

Recorder of Deeds-Edwd M Flana- gan

City Sergeant-Frederick R Lane City Messenger-Frederick R Lane City Engineer-S Frank Nolan

Superintendent of Public Buildings -Wm J Maguire

Commissioner of Public Works-Chas F McElroy

Public Service Engineer-Ralph W Eaton

Board of Canvassers and Registra- tion, office at City Hall-Thos H Cahir, chairman; Philip E Quinn, sec; Jos E Maguire

Inspector of Buildings-Alex Addeo Sanitary Engineer of Plumbing and Drainage-Edwd F Drumm

Inspector of Provisions-Maurice W Clare

Harbor Master-Wm H Carroll

Port Agent-James J Fisher

Board of Park Commissioners-John F Quirk, Chas B Mackinney, Jos Castro- novo, MD, chairman

Superintendent of Parks-Martin F. Noonan

Supt of Weights and Measures- Owen McMann

Board of Contract and Supply- Mayor Dennis J Roberts, chairman; W Earl Dodd, clerk

Purchasing Department-Francis X Mckinnon, agt

Board of Recreation-Mayor Dennis J Roberts, chairman; Henry J Bishop, sec and supt

City Plan Commission-John Hutch- ins Cady, chairman and secretary; Jos F Farrell, Royal B Farnum, Edwin E Cull, Chas F McElroy, Henry J Mc- Laughlin, Thos S Luongo

Board of Health-Mayor and Coun- cil. Superintendent, Michl J Nestor, MD; clerk, W Earl Dodd

Dexter Asylum under the care of the Mayor and Council. Superintendent, Eug A McGough

Viewer of Fences-Stanley A Steffin Supt of Incinerator-James A O'Con- nor

City Traffic Engineer-Ralph W Ea- ton

City Forester-Joseph S Keenan Zoning Board of Review-Achille Mangiante sec

Building Board of Review-Achille Mangiante sec

Bureau of Police and Fire, 209 Foun- tain-Edward L Casey, chairman; Com- missioners, C Scunzio, Wm H Garrahan

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Headquarters, 209 Fountain Chief of Police-Jas J Cusick

Deputy Chief of Police-Jas E Mur- ray

Commander Detective Division- Thos F Rattigan

Bureau of Prosecution-Capt, Chas A Higgins; Sergt, Harold C Dann and Sergt, John A Crohan, Warrant Officers

Bureau of License Enforcement- Capt James A Glynn, Sergeants, John T Cassidy, Edward F Skees, Wm A Leonard

Bureau of Criminal Identification- Lieut Wm A Mckay, Sergt Howard A Franklin

Police Surgeon-Geo V Coleman, MD Deputy Police Surgeon-Arthur Rat- tenni, MD

License Department-Otis P Mowry, John R Shoesmith and Gladys E Gam- ble

Detective Division - Commander, Thos F Rattigan, Capts, Francis J Bu- chanan, Jas F Rogers, Wm E McCall, Thos Pyne, Paul A King. Detective Lieuts, Bryan K Annable, Wm F Burk- hardt, Jas J Healey, John M McGuirl, John G Murphy, Wm J Murray, John D O'Connor, Jas C Finneran, John J Barry, Peter H Osterman, Laurence Walsh, William A MacKay, Arthur H Kane, Francis S Barnes. Detective Sergeants, Joseph Barra, Leo T Burns, Edmund S Crowley, Kevin P McCarthy, Walter R McCoy, Charles A McElroy, William F Purcell, Louis F Madden, Umberto Martino, Edward J Bresnahan, Howard A Franklin

Superintendent of Vehicles-Wesley D Homan

Amusement Inspector-Capt, Geo W Cowan, Asst Insp, Lieut Wm F McTer- nan

Asst Physical Director-John Halipos Pistol Instructors-Sergts, John M Crowley, Allen L T Duchesneau

Central Records Bureau

School Squad-Sergt, Axel G John- son

Accident Prevention Bureau-Sergt Earl F Adams

Radio Division-Sergt T Walter Stubbs, Perry O Briggs

Traffic Division, 209 Fountain-Dir, Jos V McGuirl, Capt, John B Lucitt, Lieuts; Hugh F Conlon, Francis E Ly- ons, David T Livingston, Sergts; Nor- man F Cox, Wm E Cummings, John J Lucey, Geo E Miller, Morris Stepak, Wm R Bowen, Chas W Rathbun, Wm E May

Police Court, 209 Fountain-Justices Frank L Hanley, Carl Testa; Clerk, Frank J Conley; Deputy Clerk, Fran- cis L Palmer

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Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1942, Part 2

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1406

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Publication date: 1942
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Number of Pages: 1406