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MUNICIPAL REGISTEE:

CONTAINING THE

CITY CHARTER AND RULES AND ORDERS

CITY COUNCIL,

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FOR THE YEAR

1856.

BOSTON:

MOORE & CROSBY, CITY PRINTERS— 1 WATER STREET.
1856.

EULES AND OEDERS

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Section 1. The Mayor, and in his absence, the Chair-
man of the Board, shall take the chair at the hour to
which the Board shall have adjourned, and shall call
the members to order, and a quorum being present,
shall cause the minutes of the preceding meeting to be
read ; and in the absence of the Mayor and Chairman,
the senior member present shall preside as chairman
pro tempore.

Sect. 2. He shall preserve decorum and order ; may
speak to points of order in preference to other mem-
bers ; and shall decide all questions of order, subject to
an appeal to the Board, by motion regularly seconded ;
and no other business shall be in order till the question
on the appeal shall have been decided.

Sect. 3. He shall declare all votes, but if any mem-
ber rises to doubt a vote, he shall cause a return of the
members voting in the affirmative, and in the negative,
without debate on the question.

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Sect. 4. He may read sitting, but shall rise to state
a motion or put a question to the Board.

Sect. 5. When the Mayor shall desire to vacate the
chair, he shall call the Chairman of the Board to take
it, and in his absence, the senior member present.
When the Chairman of the Board or the Chairman pro
tempore shall desire to vacate the chair, he may call any
member to it, but such substitution shall not continue
beyond an adjournment.

Sect. 6. On all questions and motions whatsoever,
the Chair shall take the sense of the Board by yeas and
nays, provided any member shall so require.

Sect. 7. The Chair shall propound all questions in
the order in which they are moved, unless the subse-
quent motion shall be previous in its nature, except,
that in the naming sums and fixing times, the largest
sum and longest time shall be put first.

Sect. 8. After a motion is stated or read by the
Chair, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the
Board, and shall be disposed of by vote, but the mover
may withdraw it at any time before a decision or amend-
ment.

Sect. 9. When a question is under debate, the Chair
shall receive no motion, but to adjourn, to lay on the
table, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, to amend,
or to postpone indefinitely ; which several motions shall
have precedence in the order in which they stand ar-
ranged ; and a motion to strike out the enacting clause
of an Ordinance shall be equivalent to a motion to
postpone indefinitely.

Sect. 10. The Chair shall consider a motion to
adjourn as always in order, except on an immediate

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repetition ; and that motion, and the motion to lay on
the table, or to take up from the table, shall be decided
without debate.

Sect. 11. When a vote has passed, it shall be in
order for any member to move a reconsideration there-
of) at the same or the succeeding meeting, but not after-
ward ; and when a motion for reconsideration is decided,
that vote shall not be reconsidered.

Sect. 12. Every member when about to speak, shall
rise and respectfully address the Chair ; shall confine
himself to the question under debate, and avoid per-
sonalities.

Sect. 13. No member speaking shall be interrupted
by another, but by rising to a call to order.

Sect. 14. No member shall be permitted to vote, or
serve on any Committee, on any question where his
private right is immediately concerned, distinct from
the public interest.

Sect. 15. Every member, who shall be present when
a question is put, where he is not excluded by interest,
shall give his vote, unless the Board, for special reasons,
shall excuse him ; application to be so excused, on any
question, must be made before the Board is divided, or
before the calling of the yeas and nays, and such appli-
cation shall be accompanied by a brief statement of the
reasons, and shall be decided without debate.

Sect. 16. Every motion shall be reduced to writing,
if the Chair shall so direct.

Sect. 17. Any member may require the division of
a question, when the sense will admit of it. A motion
to strike out and insert, shall be deemed indivisible ;

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but a motion to strike out, being lost, shall not preclude
amendment, or a motion to strike out and insert.

Sect. 18. No motion or proposition, of a subject dif-
ferent from that under consideration, shall be admitted
under color of amendment.

Sect. 19. Motions and Reports may be committed
or recommitted, at the pleasure of the Board.

Sect. 20. When a vote is doubted, the members for,
and against the question, when called on by the Chair,
shall rise and stand till they are counted.

Sect. 21. All questions relating to priority of busi-
ness to be acted upon, shall be decided without debate.

Sect. 22. When a motion is made to refer any sub-
ject, and different Committees are proposed, the question
shall be taken in the following order : —

1st. To a Standing Committee of the Board ;

2d. To a Select Committee of the Board ;

3d. To a Joint Standing Committee ;

4th. To a Joint Select Committee.

Sect. 23. The following Standing Committees of the
Board, to consist of three members each, shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor : —

Committee on Armories and Military Affairs — Bridges
— Cemeteries — Common and Public Squares — County
Accounts — Fire Department — Faneuil Hall (to be com-
posed of the Committee on Public Buildings on the
part of this Board) — External Health — Internal Health
— Lamps, Bells, and Clocks — Laying out and Widen-
ing Streets — Licenses — Jail — Market — Paving and Re-
pahs of Streets — Sewers and Drains — Steam Engines
and Furnaces. All other Committees, unless otherwise

Rules and Orders of the Board of Aldermen. 7

provided for, or specially directed by the Board, shall
be appointed by the Chair.

Sect. 24. At every regular meeting of the Board,
the order of business shall be as follows: —

1. Communications from His Honor the Mayor.

2. Presentation of petitions, memorials and remon-
strances.

3. Papers from the Common Council.

4. Reports of City Officers.

5. Reports of Committees.

6. Motions, orders and resolutions.

And the above order of business shall not be departed
from, but by the votes of a majority of the members of
the Board present.

Sect. 25. Each Committee elected on the part of
this Board shall organize at its first meeting by the
choice of a Chairman, and shall report the same to this
Board, and in all cases where the Chair appoints a
Committee, unless otherwise provided for, the member
first named shall be Chairman, and in his absence the
member next in order, who shall be present, shall be
Chairman pro tempore.

Sect. 26. Committees of the Board, to whom any
matter is specially referred, may be required to report
within four weeks, or ask for further time.

Sect. 27. The foregoing rules shall not be altered,
amended, suspended or repealed at any time except by
the vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board
present at the time.

JOINT EULES AND OEDEES

CITY COUNCIL.

Sect. 1. At the commencement of the Municipal
Year, the following Joint Standing Committees shall
be chosen by ballot, viz : —

A Committee on Finance, to consist of the Mayor,
the Chairman of the Board of Aldermen, and seven
members of the Common Council.

A committee on Accounts, to consist of three Alder-
men and five members of the Common Council.

And the following committees shall be appointed,
viz: —

A committee on Public La?ids, to consist of three
Aldermen and five members of the Common Council.

A committee on Public Buildings, to consist of three
Aldermen and five members of the Common Council.

A committee on Public Instruction, to consist of three
Aldermen, and the President and four members of the
Common Council.

A committee on Institutions at South Boston and
Deer Island, to consist of three Aldermen and five
members of the Common Council.
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A committee on Fuel, to consist of two Aldermen
and three members of the Common Council.

A committee on Water, to consist of three Aldermen
and five members of the Common Council.

A committee on the Treasury Department, to consist
of two Aldermen and three members of the Common
Council.

A committee on the Assessors7 Department, to consist
of two Aldermen and three members of the Common
Council.

A committee on the Harbor, to consist of two Alder-
men and three members of the Common Council.

A committee on Printing, to consist of one Alder-
man and two members of the Common Council.

A committee on Public Library, to consist of three
Aldermen and five members of the Common Council.

A committee on Ordinances, to consist of three Alder-
men and five members of the Common Council.

A committee on Telegraphic Fire Alarms, to consist
of two Aldermen and three members of the Common
Council.

A committee on Claims, to consist of three Aldermen
and five members of the Common Council, who shall
have full power and authority to investigate all claims
against the City, and to take any measures for the de-
fence of such claims that they may deem expedient,
and also under the advice of the Mayor to adjust and
settle all claims not exceeding the sum of $500.

The members of the Board of Aldermen and of the
Common Council, who shall constitute the Joint Stand-
ing Committees, shall be chosen or appointed by their
respective Boards.

Joint Rules and Orders of the City Council. 11

The Mayor, the President of the Common Council,
and the Chairman of the Committee of Finance on the
part of the Common Council, shall, according to the
ordinance, constitute the Committee on the Reduction
of the City Debt.

The member of the Board of Aldermen first named
on every Joint Committee, of which the Mayor is not a
member, shall be its Chairman ; and in case of his
resignation or inability, the other members of the same
Board, in the order in which they are named, and after
them, the member of the Common Council, first in
order, shall call meetings of the Committee and act as
Chairman.

Sect. 2. In every case of disagreement between the
two branches of the City Council5, if either Board shall
request a conference, and appoint a Committee of Con-
ference, and the other Board shall also appoint a Com-
mittee to confer, such Committee shall, at a convenient
hour, to be agreed upon by their Chairman, meet and
state to each other verbally or in writing, as either
shall choose, the reasons of their respective Boards, for
and against the matter in controversy, confer freely
thereon, and report to their respective branches.

Sect. 3. When either Board shall not concur in any
action of the other, notice of such non-concurrence
shall be given by written message.

Sect. 4. Either Board may propose to the other, for
its concurrence, a time to which both Boards shall
adjourn.

Sect. 5. All By-Laws passed by the City Council,
shall be termed " Ordinances," and the enacting style
shall be : — Be it ordained by the Aldermen and Com-

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mon Council of the City of Boston, in City Council
assembled.

Sect. 6. In all votes, when either or both branches
of the City Council express any thing by way of Com-
mand, the form of expression shall be " Ordered ; " and
whenever either or both branches express opinions,
principles, facts, or purposes, the form shall be " Re-
solved."

Sect. 7. In the present and every future financial
year, the specific appropriations for the several objects
enumerated in the general appropriation bill shall be
deemed and taken to be the maximum amount to be
expended by the several Committees having the charge
thereof for the entire financial year, and shall be ex-
pended with a proper regard thereto ; and after the
annual order of appropriations shall have been passed,
no subsequent expenditures shall be authorized for any
object, unless provisions for the same shall be made by
special transfer from some of the appropriations con-
tained in such annual order, or by expressly creating
therefor a City Debt ; in which cases the order shall
not be passed, unless two-thirds of the whole number
of each branch of the City Council shall vote in the
affirmative, by vote taken by yea and nay.

Sect. 8. In all contracts or expenditures to be made
under the authority of the City Council, whenever the
estimates shall exceed the appropriations specially
made therefor, or whenever any committee shall have
expended the sum specially appropriated for their use,
in the order of appropriation for the year, and in either
case shall require a further sum ; it shall be the duty
of such Committee having such matter in charge, to

Joint Rules and Orders of the City Council. 13

submit the fact to the City Council for instructions,
accompanied with a detailed statement m. print, of the
cause or causes which have created the necessity for
such application, and the object for which the same is
needed. And no contract shall be made, or expendi-
ture authorized in either case, unless by a specific vote
of the City Council first making the necessary provision
for the payment resulting therefrom, and no debt shall
be created, or transfer from one special appropriation
to another be made, until such report or statement
shall have been submitted to the City Council, by the
Committee requirmg the same.

Sect. 9. Joint Standing Committees shall cause
records to be kept of their proceedings, by a Secretary
to be chosen at their first meeting, in books provided
by the City for that purpose. No Committee shall act
by separate consultations, and no report shall be re-
ceived, unless agreed to in Committee actually assem-
bled.

Sect. 10. It shall be the duty of every Joint Com-
mittee, to whom any subject may be specially referred,
to report thereon within four weeks, or to ask for fur-
ther time.

Sect. 11. All reports and other papers submitted to
the City Council, shall be written in a fair hand, and
no report or endorsement of any kind shall be made on
the reports, memorials, or other papers referred to the
Committee of either branch. All reports shall be
signed by the writers thereof, unless otherwise directed
by the Committee. And the Clerks shall make copies
of any papers to be reported by Committees, at the re-
quest of the respective Chairman thereof.

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Sect. 12. No Chairman of any Committee shall audit
or approve any bill or account against the City, for any
supplies or services, which shall not have been ordered
or authorized by the Committee.

BULES AND OEDEES

COMMON COUNCIL.

Duties and Poivers of the President.

Sect. 1. The President shall take the chair precisely
at the hour to which the Council shall have adjourned ;
shall call the members to order ; and on the appear-
ance of a quorum, cause the minutes of the preceding
meeting to be read, and proceed to business.

Sect. 2. He shall preserve decorum and order ; may
speak to points of order in preference to other mem-
bers ; and shall decide all questions of order, subject to
an appeal to the Council, by motion regularly seconded ;
and no other business shall be in order till the question
on the appeal shall have been decided.

Sect. 3. He shall declare all votes, but if any mem-
ber rises to doubt a vote, the President shall cause a
return of the members voting in the affirmative, and
in the negative, without further debate on the ques-
tion.

Sect. 4. He shall rise to address the Council, or to
put a question, but may read sitting.

Sect. 5. In all cases the President may vote.

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Sect. G. When the Council shall determine to go
into a Committee of the Whole, the President shall
appoint the member who shall take the chair. The
President may at any other time, call any member to
the chair, but such substitution shall not continue
beyond an adjournment.

Sect. 7. On all questions and motions whatsoever,
the President shall take the sense of the Council by
yeas and nays, provided one-fifth of the members pres-
ent shall so require.

Sect. 8. The President shall propound all questions
in the order in which they are moved, unless the sub-
sequent motion shall be previous in its nature, except,
that in the naming sums and fixing times, the largest
sum and longest time shall be put first.

Sect. 9. After a motion is stated or read by the
President, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the
Council, and shall be disposed of by vote, but the
mover may withdraw it at any time before a decision
or amendment.

Sect. 10. When a question is under debate, the
President shall receive no motion, but to adjourn, to
lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone
to a day certain, to commit, to amend, or to postpone
indefinitely; which several motions shall have prece-
dence in the order in which they stand arranged ; and
a motion to strike out the enacting clause of an Ordi-
nance shall be equivalent to a motion to postpone in-
definitely.

Sect. 11. The President shall consider a motion to
adjourn as always in order ; and that motion, and the

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motion to lay on the table, or to take up from the
table, shall be decided without debate.

Sect. 12. He shall put the previous question in the
following form: "Shall the main question be now put?"
and all debate upon the main question shall be sus-
pended until the previous question shall be decided.
After the adoption of the previous question, the sense
of the Council shall forthwith be taken upon amend-
ments reported by a Committee, upon all pending
amendments and then upon the main question.

Sect. 13. On the previous question, no member shall
speak more than once without leave ; and all incidental
questions of order, arising after a motion is made for
the previous question, shall be decided without debate,
except on an appeal ; and on such an appeal, no mem-
ber shall be allowed to speak more than once without
eave of the Council.

Sect. 14. "When two or more members happen to
rise at once, the President shall name the member who
is first to speak.

Sect. 15. All Committees shall be appointed and
announced by the President, unless otherwise provided
for, or especially directed by the Council.

Rights, Duties, or Decorum of Members.

Sect. 16. In the absence of the President, the senior
member present shall call the Council to order, and
preside until a President pro tempore shall be chosen by
ballot ; and if an election is not effected on the first
trial, on a second ballot a plurality of votes shall elect.

Sect. 17. Every member when about to speak, shall
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rise and respectfully address the President ; shall con-
fine himself to the question under debate, and avoid
personalities ; and shall sit down when he has finished.
No member shall speak out of his place, without leave
of the President.

Sect. 18. No member speaking, shall be interrupted
by another, but by rising up to call to order.

Sect. 19. No member shall speak more than twice
on one question, without first obtaining leave of the
Council ; nor more than once, until the other members,
who have not spoken, shall speak, if they desire it.

Sect. 20. When a vote has, passed, it shall be in
order for any member who voted in the majority, to
move a reconsideration thereof, at the same or the suc-
ceeding meeting, but not afterwards; and when a
motion for reconsideration is decided, that vote shall
not be reconsidered.

Sect. 21. No member shall be obliged to be on
more than two Committees at the same time, nor Chair-
man of more than one.

Sect. 22. No member shall be permitted to stand
up to the interruption of another, while any member is
speaking ; or to pass unnecessarily between the Presi-
dent and the person speaking.

Sect. 23. When any member shall be guilty of a
breach of either of the rules and orders of the Council,
he may, on motion, be required by the Council to make
satisfaction therefor ; and in such a case, he shall not
be allowed to vote, or speak, except by way of excuse,
till he has done so.

Sect. 24. No member shall be permitted to vote or
serve on any Committee, on any question where his

Rules and Orders of the Common Council. 19

private right is ; immediately concerned, distinct from
the public interest.

Sect. 25. Every member, who shall be present when
a question is put, where he is not excluded by interest,
shall give his vote, unless the Council, for special rea-
sons, shall excuse him ; application to be so excused,
on any question, must be made before the Council is
divided, or before the calling of the yeas and nays, and
such application shall be accompanied by a brief state-
ment of the reasons, and shall be decided on without
debate.

Sect. 26. Every motion shall be reduced to writiDg,
if the President shall so direct.

Sect. 27. Any member may require the division of
a question, when the sense will admit of it. A motion
to strike out and insert, shall be deemed indivisible;
but a motion to strike out, being lost, shall not preclude
amendment or a motion to strike out and insert.

Sect. 28. No motion or proposition, of a subject
different from that under consideration, shall be admit-
ted under color of amendment.

Sect. 29. Motions and reports may be committed or
recommitted at the pleasure of the Council.

Sect. 30. At every regular meeting of the Council,
the order of business shall be as follows : —

1. Papers from the Board of Aldermen.

2. Unfinished business of preceding meetings.

3. Communications and Keports from City Officers,
Presentation of Petitions, Remonstrances, and Memo-
rials.

4. Reports of Committees.

5. Motions, Orders or Resolutions.

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And the above order shall not be departed from but
by the votes of a majority of the members of the Coun-
cil present.

Sect. 31. When a vote is doubted, the members for,
and against the question, when called on by the Presi-
dent shall rise and stand till they are counted.

Sect. 32. All questions relating to priority of busi-
ness to be acted upon, shall be decided without debate.

Sect. 33. When a motion is made to refer any sub-
ject, and different Committees are proposed, the question
shall be taken in the following order: —

A Standing Committee of the Council ;

A Select Committee of the Council ;

A Joint Standing Committee ;

A Joint Select Committee.

Sect. 34. The seats of the members of the Council
shall be numbered, and shall be determined, in the
presence of the Council, by drawing the names of
members, and the numbers of the seats, simultaneous-
ly ; and each member shall be entitled, for the year,
to the seat bearing the number so drawn against his
name ; and shall not change it except by permission of
the President.

Sect. 35. No member shall call another member by
his name in debate, but may allude to him by any in-
telligible and respectful designation.

Sect. 36. If the reading of any paper is called for,
and any member objects thereto, it shall be decided by
the Council.

Sect. 37. No rule or order of the Council shall be
dispensed with, altered or repealed, unless two-thirds of
the members present consent thereto.

Rules and Orders of the Common Council. 21

Petitions, Memorials, &e.

Sect. 38. All papers addressed to the Council shall
be presented by the President, or a member in his place,
and shall be read by the President, Clerk, or such other
person as the President may request ; and shall be
taken up in the order in which they are presented,
except when the Council shall otherwise determine ;
provided, that the reading of petitions, memorials, re-
monstrances, and papers of a like nature, shall in all
instances be dispensed with, unless specially ordered by
the Council.

Powers and Duties of Committees, &c.

Sect. 39. The rules of proceeding in the Council,
shall be observed in Committee of the Whole, so far as
they are applicable, excepting the rule limiting the
times of speaking; but no member shall speak twice
upon any question, until every member choosing to
speak, has spoken. A motion to rise, report progress
and ask leave to sit again, shall be first in order, and
shall be decided without debate.

Sect. 40. A Standing Committee on Elections and
Returns shall be appointed at the commencement of the
municipal year, and shall consist of five members.

Sect. 41. No Committee shall sit during the sessions
of the Council, without special leave.

Sect. 42. All Committees of the Council, chosen by
ballot, or consisting of one or more from each ward,
shall be notified of their first meeting by the Clerk, by

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the direction of the President ; they shall organize at
their first meeting, by the choice of a Chairman, and
shall report the same to the Council ; and members on
the part of the Council, of Joint Committees, chosen as
aforesaid, shall choose a Chairman at their first meeting,
and report to the Council hi like manner.

In all cases where the President appoints a Commit-
tee, unless otherwise provided for, the member first
named shall be Chairman, and in his absence the
member next in order, who shall be present, shall be
Chairman pro tempore.

Sect. 43. All Select Committees of the Council shall
consist of three members, unless otherwise ordered.

Sect. 44. No Report of any Committee shall be
entitled to be received, unless agreed to in Committee
assembled.

Sect. 45. No meeting of any Committee shall be
called upon less notice than twenty-four hours.

Sect. 46. It shall be the duty of all Standing Com-
mittees to keep a record of their doings, in books pro-
vided by the City for that purpose.

Sect. 47. Committees of the Council, to whom any
matter is specially referred, may be required to report
within four weeks, or ask for further time.

Ordinances, Orders, &c.

Sect. 48. All Ordinances, Orders and Resolutions
shall have two several readings, before they are finally
passed ; and no Ordinance, Order or Resolution, impos-
ing penalties, or authorizing the expenditure of money,
whether the same may have been appropriated or not —

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and no Order or Eesolution authorizing a loan, shall
have more than one reading on the same day ; provided,
however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent
the passage of an Order at any meeting of the Council,
to authorize the printing of any document relating to
the affairs of the City.

Elections, &c.

Sect. 49. In all elections by ballot on the part of
the Council, the number of blanks and ballots for in-
eligible persons shall be reported, but shall not be
counted in the returns.

Sect. 50. All salary officers shall be voted for by
written ballots.

Duties of Cleric, &c.

Sect. 51. The Clerk shall keep minutes of the votes
and proceedings of the Council, enter thereon such
orders and resolutions, as are adopted, by their title or
otherwise, — shall notice Reports, Petitions, Memorials
and other papers which are presented, — and shall enter
all accepted Reports of Select Committees of the Coun-
cil, at length in a separate journal, to be kept for that
purpose, and provided with an index, — shall draw up
all messages to the Board of Aldermen, and send them
by the Messenger, and shall attend the meetings of
Committees of the Council, and make their records
when required.

Sect. 52. The members of the Council shall not
leave their places on adjournment, until the President
shall declare the Council adjourned.

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THE CITY CHARTER.

Section 1. The inhabitants of the City of Bos- corporate

powers.

ton, for all the purposes for which towns and cities 821, 110, § L
are by law incorporated in this Commonwealth,
shall continue to be one body politic in fact and
in name, under the style and denomination of the
City of Boston, and, as such, shall have, exercise
and enjoy, all the rights, immunities, powers, and
privileges, and shall be subject to all the duties
and obligations now incumbent upon and apper-
taining to said city as a municipal corporation.

Sect. 2. The administration of all the fiscal, city Govern-
ment.

prudential, and municipal concerns of said city, 1821, 110' § 1-
with the conduct and government thereof, shall
be vested in one principal officer, to be styled the
Mayor, one council of twelve persons, to be called
the Board of Aldermen, and one council of forty-
eight persons, to be called the Common Council,
which boards, in their joint capacity, shall be de-
nominated the City Council, and also in such other
boards of officers as are hereinafter specified.

Sect. 3. It shall be the duty of the City Coun- Division into

twelve wards.

cil, and they are empowered during the year 1860, \f^ \$ | f
and whenever thereafterwards they may deem it
expedient, not oftener than once in ten years, to
cause a new division of the city to be made into
twelve wards, in such manner as to include an

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CITY CHARTER.

Annual meeting
for the election
of city officers.

1851, ch. 167.
1854, ch. 39.

equal number of voters in each ward, as nearly as
conveniently may be, consistently with well de-
fined limits to each ward ; and until such division
be made, the boundary lines of the wards shall
remain as now established.

Sect. 4. The annual meeting of citizens for the
election of municipal officers hereinafter mention-
ed, shall be held on the second Monday of Decem-
ber, and the citizens of said city, qualified to vote
in city affairs, shall, for the purpose of such elec-
tion, then meet together within the wards in which
they respectively reside at such hour and place as
the board of aldermen may by their warrant direct
and appoint, and the person receiving the highest
number Of votes for any office shall be deemed and
declared to be elected to such office ; and when-
ever two or more persons are to be elected to the
same office, the several persons, to the number re-
quired to be chosen, having the highest number of
votes, shall be declared elected.

Sect. 5. Every person so chosen in any ward
shall within forty-eight hours of his election, be
furnished by the clerk with a certificate thereof,
signed by the warden, clerk, and a majority of the
inspectors, which certificate shall be presumptive
evidence of the title of such person to the office
therein mentioned.
commencement Sect. 6. The municipal officers to be chosen at

of municipal x

182449, §2. the annual election, shall enter upon the duties
of their respective offices on the first Monday of
January.

Certificates of
election to be
furnished.

CITY CHARTER.

27

Sect. 7. The qualified voters of said city shall, ^jeccetj.°nofward
at the annual meeting, choose by ballot one ward-
en and one clerk and five inspectors of elections
for each ward, who shall be resident in said ward,
and who shall hold their offices for one year, and
until others shall be chosen and qualified in their
stead.

Sect. 8. The ward officers mentioned in the ward officers to

be sworn.

preceding section, shall respectively make oath 1821, 110, § 3-
faithfully and impartially to discharge their sev-
eral duties, which oath may be administered by
the clerk of such ward to the warden, and by the
latter to the clerk and inspectors, or to all of said
officers by any justice of the peace for the county
of Suffolk ; and a certificate thereof shall be en-
tered in the record to be kept by the clerk of the
ward. .

Sect. 9. In case of the non-election of any Non-election of

J ward officers.

ward officer at the annual meeting, adjournments
may be had for the purpose of effecting such elec-
tion, in the same manner as is hereinafter provided
with regard to the election of members of the
common council.

Sect. 10. In case of the absence of any ward^™ofward
officer at any ward meeting, such officer may be ms, 21?; § 3!
chosen pro tempore by hand vote, and shall have
all the powers and be subject to all the duties of
the regular officer at such meeting.

Sect. 11. It shall be the duty of the warden Power and duty

*/ of warden.

to preside at all ward meetings, with the powers
of moderators of town meetings. In case of his
absence, the clerk, and in case of the absence of

28

CITY CHARTER.

Duties of ward

clerk.

1821, 110, § 3.

the clerk, any inspector shall preside according to
seniority, nntil a warden shall be chosen as pro-
vided in the preceding section.

Sect. 12. It shall be the duty of the clerk to
make a fair and true record and to keep an exact
journal of all the acts and votes of citizens at the
ward meetings, and to deliver over such records
and journals, together with other documents and
papers held by him in his said capacity, to his suc-
cessor hi office.
Duties of warden Sect. 13. It shall be the duty of the warden

and inspectors.

1821, no, § 3. an(j inspectors of each ward to receive, sort, and
count, and of the warden to declare, all votes at
any election within such ward.

Sect. 14. It shall be the duty of all ward offi-
cers authorized to preside and act at elections of
city officers to attend and perform their respective
duties, at the times and places appomted for elec-
tions of any officers, whether of the United States,
State, City, or Wards, and to make and sign the
regular returns of the same.

Sect. 15. The qualified voters of said city
shall, at the annual meeting, be called upon to
give in their votes for one able and discreet person,
being an inhabitant of the city, to be mayor of
said city for the term of one year. All the bal-
lots so given in, in each ward, being sorted, count-
ed and declared, shall be recorded at large by the
clerk in open ward meeting : and in making such
declaration and record the whole number of votes
or ballots given in shall be distinctly stated, to-
gether with the name of every person voted for,

Duties of ward
officers at all
elections.
1845, 217, § 3.

Election of
mayor.
1821, 110, § 5.

CITY CHARTER. 29

and the number of votes given for each person
respectively ; such numbers to be expressed in
words at length : and a transcript of such record,
certified and authenticated by the warden, clerk,
and a majority of the inspectors of elections for
each ward, shall forthwith be transmitted or deliv-
ered by such ward clerk to the clerk of the city.
It shall be the duty of the city clerk forthwith to
enter such returns, or a plain and intelligible ab-
stract of them, as they are successively received,
upon the journal of the proceedings of the board
of aldermen, or some other book to be kept for
that purpose.

Sect. 16. The board of aldermen shall, as soon Board of aider-
men to examine

as conveniently may be, within three days of such for™.00rf.vote8
election, meet together and examine all the, said i83o! chap. 7,' §2.
returns, and they shall cause the person who may
have been elected mayor, to be notified in writing
of his election ; but if it shall appear by said re-
turns that no person has been elected, or if the
person elected shall refuse to accept the office, the
board shall issue their warrants for a new election,
and the same proceedings shall be had, as are pro-
vided in the preceding section for the choice of a
mayor, and repeated from time to time, until a
mayor shall be chosen.

Sect. 17. Whenever, on examination by ^JSSSSSX*
board of aldermen of the returns of votes given tneTommence-

ment of the mu-

for mayor at the meetings of the wards holden for ™fvf year.
the purpose of electing that officer, last preceding
the first Monday of January, in each year, no per-
son shall appear to be chosen, the board or alder-

30 CITY CHARTER.

men, by whom such examination is made, shall
make a record of that fact, an attested copy of
which record it shall be the duty of the city clerk
to produce and read, on the first Monday of Jan-
uary, in the presence of the members returned to
serve as aldermen and common councilmen ; and
the oaths prescribed by law may be administered to
the members elect. The members of the board of
aldermen shall thereupon proceed to elect a chair-
man, and the common council a president, hi their
respective chambers, and being respectively organ-
ized they shall proceed to business in the manner
hereinafter provided, in case of the absence of the
mayor : — and the board of aldermen shall forth-
with issue their warrants for meetings of the citi-
zens of the respective wards, for the choice of a.
mayor, at such time and place as they shall judge
most convenient ; and the same proceedings shall
be had, in all respects, as are hereinbefore directed,
and shall be repeated from time to time, until a
mayor shall be duly chosen.
proceedings in Sect. 18. Whenever it shall appear, by the

case no mayor

^nboSarndofaai- regular returns of the elections of city officers,

dermen is not iii i it i ii i n n

eiected...i that a mayor has not been chosen, or that a full

1845, 217 §

board of aldermen has not been elected, such of
the board of aldermen, whether they constitute a
quorum or not, as may have been chosen, shall
issue their warrant, in the usual form, for the elec-
tion of a mayor, or such members of the board of
aldermen as may be necessary, and the same pro-
ceedings shall be had and repeated, until the elec-
tion of a mayor and aldermen shall be completed,

CITY CHARTER.

31

and all vacancies shall be filled in the said board ;
and in case neither a major nor any aldermen
shall be elected at the usual time for electing the
same, and after the powers of the former mayor
and aldermen shall have ceased, it shall be the
duty of the president of the common council, to
issue his warrant, in the same manner as the board
of aldermen would have done, if elected, and the
same proceedings shall be had and repeated, until
a mayor or one or more aldermen, shall be elected.

Sect. 19. The qualified voters of said city, Election of ai-
shall, at the annual meethig, be called upon to give 1821' 110, § 6'
in their votes for twelve persons, being inhabitants
of said city, to constitute the board of aldermen
for the ensuing year, and all the votes so given,
being sorted, counted, and declared by the warden
and inspectors, shall be recorded at large by the
clerk, in open ward meeting ; and in making such
declaration and record, the whole number of votes
or ballots given in shall be particularly stated, to-
gether with the name of every person voted for,
and the number of votes given for each person ;
and a transcript of such record, certified by the
warden and clerk, and a majority of the inspectors
of each ward, shall forthwith be transmitted to
the city clerk ; whereupon the same proceedings
shall be had, to ascertain and determine the per-
sons chosen as aldermen, as are hereinbefore direc-
ted in regard to the choice of mayor, and for a
new election, in case of the whole number required
not being chosen at the first election. And each
alderman so chosen shall be duly notified in writ-

32 CITY CHARTER.

ing of bis election, by tbe mayor and aldermen
for tbe time being.
Election of com- Sect. 20. Tbe qualified voters of eacb ward

mon cuuncil- -1

unu no, § 7. shall, at the annual election, be called upon to give
in their votes for four able and discreet men, be-
ing inhabitants of the ward, to be members of the
common council, for the ensuing year ; and all
the ballots so given in, in each ward, being sorted,
counted and declared, a public declaration of the
result shall be made by the warden hi open ward
meeting ; and a record of such proceedings shall
be kept by the clerk, hi his journal, stating partic-
ularly the whole number of ballots given in, the
number necessary to make a choice, the number
actually given for each person, the whole to be
written in words at length.

Proceedings in Sect. 21. In case four persons are not chosen

case there is no ■*■

moTcoundi"" at the first balloting in any ward, the meeting of

men.

such ward shall be adjourned by the presiding offi-
cer, for the purpose of filling such vacancies, to a
period not less than twenty-four, nor more than
seventy-two hours distant from the hour when the
polls were opened at the first balloting, the time
of adjournment, within such limits, to be deter-
mined by the warden, with the consent of a ma-
jority of the inspectors who may be present when
such adjournment is had ; and such notice shall be
given of the time of such adjournment, and the time
the polls will be kept open, as the warden may
direct ; and at such adjourned meeting a balloting
shall be opened for a number of common council-
men sufficient to complete the number of four,

CITY CHARTER. 33

which shall be conducted, and its result be declared
and recorded, in the same manner as before pre-
scribed for the first balloting.

Sect. 22. In case there shall still be vacancies same subject.
in the number of common councilmen in any
ward, adjournments of the meetings of the citizens
thereof, for the purpose of filling the same, shall
continue to be had in the same manner to periods
not less than twenty-four, nor more than seventy-
two hours distant from each other, at all of which
the balloting shall be conducted, and the result be
declared and recorded in the same manner as be-
fore prescribed, until the number of four shall be
duly chosen. And at all such adjournments the
polls shall be kept open the same number of hours
as are required by the original warrant.

Sect. 23. If at the close of the last legally ad- same subject.
journed meeting of any ward as aforesaid prece-
ding the first Monday in January, there shall still
be vacancies in the number of common council-
men for any ward, no further adjournment shall
be had ; but a record of the fact, and of the num-
ber of such vacancies, shall be made by the clerk
of the ward in his journal, signed therein by the
warden, clerk, and a majority of the inspectors, an
attested copy of which record shall forthwith be
delivered by the clerk of the ward to the city
clerk, who shall lay the same before the common
council at their first meeting in January.

Sect. 24. The board of aldermen, the common Board of ai.ier-

men, &c, to

council, and the school committee shall haveJt?o,fs!ofelec"
authority to decide upon all questions relative to

34 CITY CHARTER.

the qualifications, elections and returns of their
respective members.
LayorCward Sect. 25. Whenever it shall appear to the

]0845?2i7, § 2. board of aldermen, that there is a vacancy, by re-
moval from the city, or by death, resignation, or
otherwise, in the board of aldermen, the common
council, the school committee, or hi any of the city
and ward offices, it shall be the duty of said board
to issue their warrant in due form to fill all such
vacancies, in each and all of said boards and offi-
ces at such time and place as they may deem ad-
visable ; and the same proceedings shall be had and
adjournments, if necessary, within the same limits,
as are herein prescribed for the annual meeting
for the election of common councilmen. But in
case of vacancies hi the common council, and
school committee, such warrant shall not be is-
sued, until the board of aldermen receive official
hiformation thereof.
Removal of city Sect. 26. All city and ward officers shall be

or ward officers . «/

wardstbeir held to discharge the duties of the offices to which

1845, 217, § S.

they have been respectively elected, notwithstand-
ing their removal after their election out of their
respective wards, into any other wards of the city.
But they shall not be so held after they have ta-
ken up their permanent residence out of the city.
SS^SSST0* Sect. 27. The mayor, aldermen, and common
1824 49, §2." councilmen, on the first Monday of January, or
before entering on the duties of their offices, shall
respectively be sworn, by taking the oath of alle-
giance and oath of office, prescribed in the consti-
tution of this commonwealth, and an oath to sup-

CITY CHARTER. 35

port the constitution of the United States. And
such oaths may be administered to the mayor elect, oath of office.
by any one of the justices of the supreme judicial
court, or any judge of any court of record, com-
missioned to hold any such court, within the said
city, or by any justice of the peace for the county
of Suffolk. And such oaths shall be administered
to the aldermen and members of the common
council, by the mayor, being himself first sworn
as aforesaid ; or by either of the persons authorized
to administer said oath to the mayor ; and a cer-
tificate of such oaths having been taken shall be
entered in the journal of the mayor and aldermen,
and of the common council respectively, by their
respective clerks.

Sect. 28. In case of the unavoidable absence Absence of

mayor elect.

on account of sickness or otherwise, of the mayor 183a 7' § 2*
elect, on the first Monday in January, the City
Government shall organize itself in the mode here-
inbefore provided in cases wherein no person shall
have been elected mayor at the meeting last pre-
ceding the first Monday in January, and may pro-
ceed to business in the same manner as if the
mayor was present.

Sect. 29. After the organization of the citv Aldermen t0

° * choose a perma-

government and the qualification of a mayor, and nent chairman-
when a quorum of the board of aldermen shall be
present, said board, the mayor presiding, shall pro-
ceed to choose a permanent chairman, who shall
preside at all meetings of the board and at conven-
tions of the two branches, in the absence of the
mayor ; and in case of any vacancy in the office

36 CITY CHARTER.

of mayor for any cause, he shall exercise all^the
powers and perform all the duties of the office as
long as such vacancy shall continue. But he shall
contmue to have a vote in the hoard and shall not
have the veto power.
city oierk. Sect. 30. The mayor, aldermen, and common

1821, 110, §10. J ^ '

council in convention in the month of January,
shall choose a clerk for the term of one year, and
until another person is duly chosen and qualified
hi his stead, who shall be sworn to the faithful dis-
charge of the duties of his office, and shall be re-
movable at the pleasure of the board of aldermen
— the mayor thereto consenting. He shall be de-
nominated the city clerk, and it shall be his duty
to keep a journal of the acts and proceedings of
the board of aldermen, to sign all warrants issued
by them, and to do such other acts hi his said ca-
pacity, as may lawfully and reasonably be required
of him ; and to deliver over all journals, books,
papers, and documents entrusted to him as such
clerk, to his successor in office immediately upon
such successor behig chosen and qualified as afore-
said, or whenever he may be thereunto required
by the aldermen. The city clerk thus chosen and
qualified shall continue to have all the powers and
perform all the duties now by law belonging to
him.
vacancy in office Sect. 31. In case of a vacancy in the office of

of city clerk. ^

city clerk, from any cause, the same shall be filled

in the manner provided in the preceding section.

Absence of city Sect. 32. In case of the temporary absence of

the city clerk, the mayor, by and with the advice

CITY CHARTER. 37

and consent of the board of aldermen, may appoint
a city clerk pro tempore.

Sect. 33. The administration of police, togeth- Powers and du.

-*• jo ties of mayor

er with the executive powers of the said corpora- i^ii™".'
tion generally, and all the powers formerly vested
in the selectmen of the town of Boston, either by
the general laws of this commonwealth, by partic-
ular laws relative to the powers and duties of said
selectmen, or by the usages, votes or by-laws of
said town, and all the powers subsequently vested
in the mayor or aldermen of said city, as county r. s. 24, § 54.

J J 7 J Ibid, 14, § 29.

commissioners or otherwise, shall be, and hereby
are vested in the board of aldermen, as hereby
constituted, as fully and amply as if the same were
herein specially enumerated. A majority of the
members of the board shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. Their meetings
shall be public, and the mayor if present, shall 1821. no, § 11.
preside, but without a vote.

Sect. 34. The persons so chosen and qualified common council

■*■ x a separate body.

as members of the common council of the said city, 1821' U0, § 1L
shall sit and act together as a separate body, dis-
tinct from that of the board of aldermen, except
in those cases in which the two bodies are to meet
in convention ; and the said council shall have
power, from time to time, to choose one of their President.
own members to preside over their deliberations,
and to preserve order therein, and also to choose cierk.
a clerk, who shall be under oath faithfully to dis-
charge the duties of his office, who shall hold such
office during the pleasure of said council, and
whose duty it shall be to attend said council, when

38 CITY CHARTER.

the same is in session, to keep a journal of its acts,

votes, and proceedings, and to perform such other

services, in said capacity, as said council may re-

sittings to be quire. All sittings of the common council shall

public. J- o

be public ; and twenty-five members shall consti-
Quorum. tute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Powers of city Sect. 35. All other powers heretofore by law

council. J- ^

stat.' 1817,^262. vested in the town of Boston, or in the inhabitants

1851, c. 238. . . . 1

thereof, as a municipal corporation, or m the city
council of the city of Boston, shall be and hereby
are continued to be vested in the mayor, alder-
men, and common council of the said city, to be
exercised by concurrent vote, each board as hereby
constituted, having a negative upon the proceed-
ings of the other, and the mayor having a veto
power as hereinafter provided. More especially
they shall have power to make all such needful

By-iaws. and salutary by-laws, or ordinances, not inconsist-

ent with the laws of this commonwealth, as towns
by the laws of this commonwealth have power to
make and establish, and to annex penalties not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, for the breach thereof, which
by-laws and ordinances shall take effect and be in
force from and after the time therein respectively
limited, without the sanction or confirmation of
any court, or other authority whatsoever.

Assessment of Sect. 36. The city council shall also have

stat i852§c133oi Power> from time to time, to lay and assess taxes
for all purposes for which towns are by law re-
quired or authorized to assess and grant money,

1822, as. and also for all purposes for which county taxes

Ke'v. Stat. 14, 34.

may be levied and assessed, so long as other towns

CITY CHARTER. 39

in the county shall not be liable to taxation for
county purposes. But in the assessment and ap-
portionment of all such taxes upon the polls and
estates of all persons liable to contribute thereto,
the same rules and regulations shall be observed
as are now established by the laws of this com-
monwealth, or may be hereafter enacted, relative
to the assessment and apportionment of town
taxes.

Sect. 37. The said city council shall also have collection of

^ taxes.

power to provide for the assessment and collection 1821' 110, § 15"
of such taxes, and to make appropriations of all
public moneys, and provide for the disbursement
thereof, and take suitable measures to ensure a
just and prompt account thereof ; and for these Assessors to be
purposes, may either elect such assessors, and as-
sistant assessors, as may be needful, or provide for
the appointment or election of the same, or any of
them, by the mayor and aldermen, or by the citi-
zens, as in their judgment may be most conducive
to the public good, and may also require of all
persons entrusted with the collection, custody, or
disbursement of public moneys, such bonds with Bonds, &c, may
such conditions and such sureties, as the case may
in their judgment require.

Sect. 38. The city council may provide for the city council may

• , , -. .. r»n on provide for the

appointment or election 01 all necessary omcers, appointment of

^ ' city officers.

for the good government of said city, not other- 1821, 110, § 16-

wise provided for, and may prescribe their duties,

and fix their compensation, and may choose a reg- Eegister of

deeds.

ister of deeds, whenever the city shall be one
county.

40 CITY CHARTER.

care and cub- Sect. 39. The city council shall have the care

tody of city ^

i82iS§ie. and superintendence of the public buildings, and
the care, custody, and management of all property
of the city, with power to lease or sell the same,
except the Common and Faneuil Hall. And the

power to pur- said city council shall have power to purchase

chase property. ^ -1- x

property, real or personal, hi the name, and for
the use of the city, whenever its interest or conve-
nience may in their judgment require it.
Board of health. Sect. 40. All the power and authority now by

1R21, 110, § 17. x J J

i24PickUiI+!' law vested in the city council or in the board of
mayor and aldermen, relative to the public health
and the quarantine of vessels, shall continue to be
vested in the city council, to be carried into exe-
cution by the appointment of one or more health
commissioners ; or in such other manner as the
health, cleanliness, comfort, and order of the city
may, in their judgment, require, subject to such
alterations as the legislature may from time to
thne adopt. The powers and duties above named
may be exercised and carried into effect by the
city council, in any manner which they may pre-
scribe, or through the agency of any persons to
whom they may delegate the same, notwithstand-
ing a personal exercise of the same, collectively
or individually, is prescribed by previous legisla-
tion ; and the city council may constitute either
branch, or any committee of then number, wheth-
er joint or separate, the board of health for all, or
for particular purposes.

surveyors of Sect. 41. The board of aldermen shall be sur-

highways.

1828, § 2. veyors of highways for said city.

CITY CHARTER. 41

Sect. 42. The city council shall, in the month city treasurer.

J m 7 1821, 110, § 18.

of May, meet together in convention and elect a
suitable person to be the treasurer of said city,
who shall also be county treasurer ; and who shall r. s. u, § 47.
hold his office until his successor is chosen and
qualified in his stead.

Sect. 43. No person shall be eligible to any Members of

x o •/ cjty council

office, the salary of which is payable out of the 0thef offices.
city treasury, who, at the time of his appointment, vm', 116, § 22!
shall be a member of either the board of alder- anU< § 42-
men or the common council; and neither the
mayor, or any alderman, or member of the com-
mon council, shall at the same time hold any office
of emolument under the city government.

Sect. 44. In the month of October, in each Representatives

to general court.

year, the city government shall meet in conven- \H\'t \™' § 22-
tion and determine the number of representatives
which it may be expedient for the corporation to
send to the general court in the ensuing year,
within its constitutional limits, and to publish such
determination, which shall be conclusive ; and
the number thus determined shall be specified in
the warrant calling a meeting for the election of
representatives.

Sect. 45. The mayor of the city, chosen and compensation of

** ^ the mayor.

qualified as hereinbefore provided, shall be taken 1821, no' § 12-
and deemed to be the chief executive officer of
said corporation ; and he shall be compensated for
his services by a salary, to be fixed by the board
of aldermen and common council, in convention
assembled, payable at stated periods ; which salary
shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars

42- CITY CHARTER.

annually, and lie shall receive no other compen-
sation or emolument whatever ; and no regulations
enlarging or diminishing such compensation shall
be made, to take effect until the expiration of the
year for which the mayor then in office shall have
been elected, and said salary when fixed shall con-
tinue until changed by the city council as afore-
said.
^.powers and Sect. 46. It shall be the duty of the mayor to
i82i, no, § i2, |je ■vjgjjan^ an(j active at all times, in causing the
laws for the government of said city to be duly ex-
ecuted and put in force ; to inspect the conduct of
all subordinate officers in the government thereof,
and as far as may be in his power to cause all neg-
ligence, carelessness, and positive violation of duty
to be duly prosecuted and punished. He shall
have power, whenever in his judgment, the good
of said city may require it, to summon meetings
of the board of aldermen and common council, or
either of them, although the meeting of said boards
may stand adjourned to a more distant day, and
shall cause suitable notice in writhig of such meet-
ings to be given to the respective members of said
boards. And he shall, from time to time, com-
municate to both branches of the city council all
such information, and recommend all such meas-
ures as may tend to the improvement of the
finances, the police, health, security, cleanliness,
comfort and ornament of the said city,
veto power of Sect. 47. Every ordinance, order, resolution

the mayor.

or vote, to which the concurrence of the board of
aldermen, and of the common council may be nee-

CITY CHARTER. 43

essary (except on a question of convention of the
two branches) and every order of either branch,
involving the expenditure of money, shall be pre-
sented to the mayor ; if he approve thereof he
shall signify his approbation by signing the same,
but if not, he shall return the same with his ob-
jections, to the branch hi which it originated, who
shall enter the objections of the mayor at large on
their records, and proceed to reconsider said ordi-
nance, order, resolution, or vote, and if after such
reconsideration, two-thirds of the board of alder-
men, or common council, notwithstanding such ob-
jections, agree to pass the same, it shall, together
with the objections, be sent to the other branch of
the city council, (if it originally required concur-
rent action,) where it shall also be reconsidered,
and if approved by two-thirds of the members
present it shall be in force ; but in all cases the
vote shall be determined by yeas and nays, and if
such ordmance, order, resolution, or vote shall not
be returned by the mayor within ten days after it
shall haye been presented, the same shall be in
force. But the veto power of the mayor shall not
extend to the election of officers required by any
law or ordmance to be chosen by the city council
in convention, or by concurrent action, unless ex-
pressly so provided therein.

Sect. 48. In all cases where any thing is or same subject.
may be required or authorized by any law or ordi-
nance to be done by the mayor and aldermen, the
board of aldermen shall first act thereon, and any
order, resolution or vote of said board shall be pre-

44 CITY CHARTER.

sentecl to the major for his approval, in the man-
ner provided in the preceding section.
Mayor to aP- Sect. 49. In all cases wherein appointments to

point officers by -1 x

coi^sentof aider- 0^ce are c]irected to be made by the mayor and

i85i! ch. '94 lea. aldermen, they shall be made by the mayor, by

and with the advice and consent of the aldermen,

moral ofre" anc^ sllcn officers may be removed by the mayor.
vacancy in the Sect. 50. In the case of the decease, hi ability,

office of mayor.

1821, 119, § 5. absence or resignation of the mayor, and whenev-
er there is a vacancy in the office from any cause,
and the same being declared, and a vote passed
by the aldermen and common council respectively,
declaring such cause and the expediency of elect-
ing a mayor for the time being, to supply the va-
cancy thus occasioned, the board of aldermen shall
issue their warrants in due form for the election of
a mayor, and the same proceedings shall be had
as are hereinbefore provided for the choice of a
mayor.

Accountability Sect. 51. All boards, and officers, acting under

of all boards and

officers for pub- ^he authority of the said corporation, and entrusted

he money. J X. 7

with the expenditure of public money, shall be ac-
countable therefor to the city council, in such
manner as they may direct, and it shall be the du-
ty of the city council to publish and distribute an-
nually, for the hiformation of the citizens, a par-
Annual financial ticular statement of the receipts and expenditures

statement. . J- J-

of all public moneys, and a particular statement
of all city property.
Election of over- Sect. 52. The qualified voters of each ward

seers of the poor. •*-

stat1.' lsKtii. shall, at the annual meeting, be called uponto give
in their votes for one able and discreet person, be-

CITY CHARTER. 45

iiig an inhabitant of the ward, to be an overseer
of the poor, and thereupon the same proceedings
shall be had as are before directed in the election
of members of the common council. And the per-
sons thus chosen, shall together constitute the Their powers

J ° and duties.

board of overseers for said city, and shall continue '22 Pick" 122'

to have all the powers, and be subject to all the

duties, now by law appertaining to the overseers

of the poor, of the city of Boston, until the same

shall be altered or qualified by the legislature.

Sect. 53. The school committee shall consist The school com-
mittee.

of the mayor of the city, the president of the j^; ch%09.'
common council, and of the persons hereinafter
mentioned. A majority of the persons duly elect-
ed shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business; and at all meetings of the board, the
mayor, if present, shall preside.

Sect. 54. At the annual election next after the same subject,
passage of this act, the qualified voters of each
ward shall be called upon to give in their ballots
for six mhabitants of the ward, to be members of
the school committee ; and the two persons who
receive the highest number of votes, or in case
more than two receive an equal number of votes,
the two persons who are senior by age shall hold
their office for three years from the second Mon-
day in January next ensuing, and the next two
persons who receive the highest number of votes,
or who are senior by age in the contingency afore-
said, shall hold their office for two years from said
date, and the two other persons shall hold their
office for one year from said date ; and at every

46 CTTT CHARTER.

subsequent annual election, two persons shall be
chosen in each ward, to be members of the school
committee for the term of three years.
organization of Sect. 55. The persons so chosen, as members

school com- J- '

of the school committee, shall meet and organize

on the second Monday of January, at such hour

as the mayor may appoint. They may choose a

secretary and secretary and such subordinate officers as they

subordinate J u

officers. may deem expedient, and shall define their duties,

and fix then respective salaries.
powers and du- gECT> 5^ The said committee shall have the

ties of school

i82lmiio?e§ 10. care and management of the public schools, and
may elect all such instructors as they may deem
proper, and remove the same whenever they con-
sider it expedient. And generally they shall have
all the powers, in relation to the care and manage-
ment of the public schools, which the selectmen of
towns or school committees are authorized by the
laws of this commonwealth to exercise.

Qualifications of Sect. 57. Every male citizen of twenty-one

voters at mum- " *

cipai elections, yearg 0f age anc"[ upwards, excepting paupers, and
persons under guardianship, who shall have resided
withm the commonwealth one year and within the
city six months next preceding any meeting of
citizens, either in wards, or in general meetmg,
for municipal purposes, and who shall have paid
by himself or his parent, master, or guardian, any
state or county tax, which, within two years next
preceding such meeting, shall have been assessed
upon him, in any town or district in this common-
wealth, and also every citizen who shall be, by
law, exempted from taxation, and who shall be in

CITY CHARTER. 47

all other respects qualified as above mentioned,
shall have a right to vote at such meeting, and no
other person shall be entitled to vote at such
meetmg.

Sect. 58. It shall be the duty of the board of Mayor and ai-

' . . dermen to make

aldermen, prior to every election 01 city omcers, "sts of voters

'J- " " J prior to every

or of any officer or officers under the government ^lfiid, § 24
of the United States or of this commonwealth, to
make out lists of all the citizens of each ward
qualified to vote in such election, in the manner
in which selectmen and assessors of towns are re-
quired to make out similar lists of voters, and for
that purpose they shall have free access to the as-
sessor's books and lists, and shall be entitled to the
aid and assistance of all assessors, assistant asses-
sors, and other officers of said city. And it shall
be the duty of the board of aldermen to deliver
such list of the voters in each ward, so prepared
and corrected, to the clerk of said ward, to be used
by the warden and inspectors thereof at such elec-
tion ; and no person shall be entitled to vote at
such election, whose name is not borne on such
list. And to prevent all frauds and mistakes in
such elections, it shall be the duty of the inspector, Inspect0.
in each ward, to take care that no person shall vote vote whose

name is no1

at such election, whose name is not so borne on on the list-
the list of voters, and to cause a mark to be placed
against the name of each voter on such list, at
the time of givmg in his vote. And the city coun-
cil shall have authority to establish such rules and
regulations, as to making out, publishing, and
usmg such lists of qualified voters, as they shall

rs to al-
low 110 one to

48

CITY CHARTER.

Elections of na-
tional and state
officers.
1821, 110, § 23.
K. S. 5, § 11.
" " 6, § 9. 18.
" " 4, § 12.
" " 5, § 11.
" " 6, § 9, 18.
Stat. 1852, 209.

Examination
and return of
votes.

Certificate.

deem proper, not inconsistent with the constitution
and laws of the commonwealth.

Sect. 59. All elections for governor, lieutenant
governor, senators, representatives, representatives
to congress, and all other officers, who are to be
chosen and voted for by the people, shall be held
at meetings of the citizens qualified to vote in
such elections, in their respective wards, at the
time fixed by law for those elections respectively.
And at such meetings, all the votes given hi, be-
ing collected, sorted, counted, and declared by the
inspectors of elections, in each ward, it shall be
the duty of the clerk of such ward to make a
true record of the same, specifying therein the
whole number of ballots given in, the name of
each person voted for, and the number of votes
for each, expressed in words at length. And a
transcript of such record, certified by the warden,
clerk, and a majority of the inspectors of elections
in such ward, shall forthwith be transmitted or
delivered by each ward clerk to the clerk of the
city. And it shall be the duty of the city clerk
forthwith to enter such returns, or a plain and in-
telligible abstract of them, as they are successively
received, in the journals of the proceedings, of the
board of aldermen, or hi some other book kept
for that purpose. And it shall be the duty of
the board of aldermen to meet together within
two days after every such election, and examine
and compare all the said returns, and thereupon to
make out a certificate of the result of such election,
to be signed by a majority of the aldermen, and

CITY CHARTER. 49

also by the city clerk, which shall be transmitted,
delivered or returned in the same manner as simi-
lar returns are by law directed to be made by the
selectmen of towns ; and such certificates and re-
turns shall have the same force and effect in all
respects, as like returns of similar elections made
by the selectmen of towns. At the election of vot JTtor g« v^-n-

-.. . . 1 , • , or, &c, to be

governor, lieutenant governor, and senators, it transmitted to

the secretary or

shall be the duty of the board of aldermen to make *£ l^f8;.
and seal up separate lists of persons voted for as
governor, lieutenant governor, and senators of the
commonwealth, with the number of votes for each
person, written hi words at length agahist his
name, and to transmit said lists to the secretary of
the commonwealth or to the sheriff of the county.
The board of aldermen shall within three days Votes for elec-

•> tors of president

next after the day of any election of electors of when™ bend
president and vice president of the United States, the secretary.

r r j 1844j 167j g L

held by virtue of the laws of this commonwealth,
or of the United States, deliver, or cause to be
delivered the list of votes therefor, sealed up, to
the sheriff of the comity, and the said sheriff shall
within four days after receiving said lists, transmit
the same to the office of the secretary of the com-
monwealth, or the said aldermen may, and when
the office of sheriff is vacant, they shall themselves
transmit the said lists to the said officer within
seven days after the election, and all votes not so
transmitted shall be rejected. In all elections for proceedings in

. case representa-

epresentatives to the general court, m case the Mjes are not

1 os chosen.

whole number proposed to be elected shall not be
chosen according to law by the votes legally re-

50 CITY CHARTER.

turned, the board of aldermen shall forthwith issue
their warrant for a new election, agreeably to the
constitution and laws of this commonwealth, and
the same proceedings shall be had in all respects
«™eCeof do selec- as are hereinbefore directed ; and in case of no

tion of represen- , . , . -, „ . „.

tatives to con- choice being made ot representatives to Congress,

gress. ox o

k. s. ch. e, § m either district, of which the city of Boston com-
poses a part, or in case of any vacancy happening
in said districts, or either of them, the governor
shall cause precepts for new elections, to be directed
to the board of aldermen of said city, as often as
occasion shall require ; and such new elections
shall be held, and all proceedings thereon had,
and returns made in conformity with the foregoing
provisions.

General meet- Sect. 60. General meetings of the citizens,

ings of the citi- o i

1821,'no, § 25. qualified to vote in city affairs, may from time
to time be held to consult upon the common good,
to give instructions to their representatives, and
to take all lawful measures to obtain a redress of
any grievances, according to the right secured to
the people by the constitution of this common-
wealth. And such meetings shall and may be
duly warned by the board of aldermen, upon the
requisition of fifty qualified voters of said city.
The mayor, if present, shall preside, and the city
clerk shall act as the clerk of such meetmgs.

warrants for Sect. 61. All warrants for the meetings of the

meetings to be °

wd of aider- citizens, for inimfcipa'I purposes to be had either

1821,' no. § 20. in general meetmgs or in wards, shall be issued

by the board of aldermen, and in such form, and

shall be served, executed, and returned at such

CITY CHARTER. 51

time, and in such manner as the city council may
by any by-law or ordinance direct and appoint.

Sect. 62. Nothing* in this act contained shall Power of legist

<~> tnre to alter the

be so construed as to restrain or prevent the legis- "no, § 30.
lature from amending or altering the same, when-
ever they shall deem it expedient.

Sect. 63. All acts and parts of acts inconsis- Repeal or first

■"• charter.

tent with this act, are hereby repealed. Provided Proviso.
however, that the repeal of the said acts shall not
affect any act done, or any right accruing or ac-
crued, or established, or any suit or proceeding
had or commenced in any civil case, before the
time when such repeal shall take effect. And that
no offence committed, and no penalty or forfeiture
incurred under the acts hereby repealed, and be-
fore the time when such repeal shall take effect,
shall be affected by the repeal. And that no suit
or prosecution pending at the time of the said
repeal, for any offence committed, or for the re-
covery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred under
the acts hereby repealed, shall be affected by such
repeal ; and provided also, that all persons, who,
at the time when the said repeal shall take effect,
shall hold any office under the said acts shall con-
tinue to hold the same according to the tenure
thereof. And provided also, that all the by-laws
and ordinances of the city of Boston, which shall
be in force at the time when the said repeal shall
take effect, shall continue in force until the same
are repealed by the city council. And all officers
elected under such by-laws and ordinances, shall
continue in office according to the tenure thereof.

52

CITY CHARTER.

Tippeal not to re
vivo other .acts.

citizens.

Sect. 64. No act which has been heretofore
repealed shall be revived by the repeal of the acts
mentioned hi the preceding section.
Act to be sub- Sect. 65. This act shall be void unless the in-

mitted to the

habitants of the city of Boston, at a legal meeting
called for that purpose, by a written vote, deter-
mine to adopt the same ; and the qualified voters
of the city shall be called upon to give in their
votes upon the acceptance of this act, at meetings
in the various wards duly warned by the mayor
and aldermen, to be held on or before the second
Monday of November; and thereupon the same
proceedings shall be had respecting the sorting,
counting, declaring, recording and returns of said
votes as is herein provided at the election of
mayor; and the board of mayor and aldermen
shall within three days, meet together and compare
the returns of the ward officers, and if it appear
that the citizens have voted to adopt this act, the
mayor shall make proclamation of the fact, and,
thereupon, the act shall take effect for the purpose
of electing municipal officers at the next annual
election, and for all other purposes it shall take
effect on and after the first Monday of January
next.

CITY CHARTER. 53

SEAL OF THE CITY.

An Ordinance to establish the City Seal.

Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- ^™n{Lt0city
mon Council of the City of Boston, in City Council Jan.' 2,1823?
assembled, That the design hereto annexed, as
sketched by John R. Penniman, giving a view of
the city, be the device of the city seal ; that the
motto be as follows, to wit : " Sicnt patribus, sit
Deus nobis ; and that the inscription be as follows,
to wit: "Bostonia condita, A. D. 1630. Civitatis
reghnine donata, A. D. 1822."

CITY OF BOSTON

An Ordinance in addition to an Ordinance entitled
" An Ordinance concerning the Public Lands. Passed
July 22, 1850."

Be it ordained hy the Board of Aldermen and Common
Council of the City of Boston, in City Council assembled,
as follows :

Section 1. In the month of January, in each year,
there shall be appointed a joint Committee of the City
Council, to be called the Committee on Public Lands,
to consist of three aldermen and five members of the
Common Council.

Sect. 2. An ordinance " entitled an Ordinance in
addition to an Ordinance on Public Lands," passed Jan-
uary 12, 1855, and all parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith, are hereby repealed.

Sect. 3. This ordinance shall take effect on and
after its passage. \_Passed January 14, 1856.]

An Ordinance in relation to City Officers.

Be it ordained by the Aldermen and Common Council of
the City of Boston, in City Council assembled, as
follows :

Section 1. All City Officers required by the City
Ordinances to be elected or appointed by the concur-

56 ORDINANCES.

rent vote of the City Council, or to be appointed by
the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Board of Aldermen, excepting those officers, the time
of whose election or appointment is otherwise pre-
scribed by the Statutes of the Commonwealth, also,
excepting the Treasurer, Auditor and Assessors, shall
be elected or appointed, as the case may be, on the
first Monday of January, in each year, or within sixty
days thereafter.

Sect. 2. Every City Officer elected or appointed
under the provisions of the foregoing section, shall
hold his office, if not sooner removed, for one year
from the first Monday of January, in the year in
which he shall be elected or appointed, and until a
successor be elected or appointed, but he may, at any
time, be removed by the authority under which he
may have been elected or appointed, and any vacancy
occasioned by the removal, resignation or death of
such City Officer, may be filled at any time.

Sect. 3. Nothing in this Ordinance shall require the
election or appointment of any City Officer, during
the present municipal year, to be made prior to the
respective times heretofore prescribed for such election
or appointment ; but every City Officer, with the ex-
ceptions mentioned in the first section of this Ordi-
nance, who may be elected or appointed during the
present municipal year, shall hold his office, if not
sooner removed, until the first Monday of January, in
the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and until
another is elected or appointed in his place.

Sect. 4. So much of any Ordinance as may be in-
consistent herewith, is hereby repealed.
[Passed March 4, 1856.]

ORDINANCES. 57

An Ordinance in relation to Water.

Be it ordained by the Aldermen and Common Council of
the City of Boston, in City Council assembled, as fol-
lows :

Section 1, The Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
providing for the care and management of the Boston
Water Works," passed October 31, 1850, shall be
amended as follows : By striking out the words " in
the month of March or April," in the first and second
lines of the first section of said ordinance, and inserting
in place thereof, the words " on the first Monday of
January, or within sixty days thereafter."

Sect. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on the
first Monday of January next.

[Passed March 4, 1856.]

GOVEBNMENT

OF THE

CITY OF BOSTON

185 6.

MAYOR.

ALEXANDEK HAMILTON EICE, .... 18 Union Park.

[Salary, $3,000. Charter, § 15.]

ALDERMEN. *

PELHAM BONNEY, Chairman.

JOHN THOMAS DINGLEY, ... 33 Fayette street.

EBEN JACKSON, 63 Broadway.

PELHAM BONNEY, 22 Lynde street.

TIMOTHY CONVERSE KENDALL, . 6 Pliipps place.

WILLIAM HOWARD CALROW, . . 127 Webster street.

FARNHAM PLUMMER, 18 Franklin place.

JAMES CHEEVER 27 Somerset street.

OSMYN BREWSTER, 30 Hancock street.

LEVI BENJAMIN MERIAM, ... 125 Harrison avenue.

OTIS RICH, 27 Rowe street.

GEORGE WASHINGTON TORREY, 21 Green street.

ROBERT CODMAN, 1083 Washington st.

COMMON COUNCIL.

OLIVER STEVENS, President.

Ward 1.

Oliver Frost, ... 25 Sheafe street.

William Parkman, . . 18 Sheafe street.

William A. Krueger, . 48 Charter street.

Henry L. Dalton, . . 21 Sheafe street.

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Amos A. Dunnels, .
Edward F. Porter,
Bradbury G. Prescott,
William S. Albertson,

James M. Stevens,
Lucius A. Bigelow,
James W. Eussell,
John Peak,

Eobert I. Burbank,
Jerome W. Tyler,
Jacob A. Dresser,
Oliver Stevens, .

Joseph A. Pond,
Beuben Eeed, .
Barnet F. Warner,
Daniel J. Coburn,

Ebenezer Johnson,
Ezra Farnsworth,
John G. Webster,
Davis B. Eoberts,

Samuel Hatch, .
Hales W. Suter,
Eufus B. Bradford,
Daniel Cragin, .

Frederic L. Washburn,
Joseph Buckley,
Sylvester P. Gilbert,
David F. McGilvray. .

Jonas H. French,
Thacher Beal, .
Nahum M. Morrison,
L. Miles Standish.

Ward 2.

Paris, corner Henry street.
16 Paris street.
122 Lexington street.
7 Liverpool street.

Ward 3.

10 Pitts street.
19 Crescent place.

14 Billerica street.

7 Leverett street.

Ward 4.

Quincy House.
1 Mt. Vernon street.

21 Somerset street.
31 Somerset street.

Ward 5.

22 Allen street.
39 Lynde street.

8 Blossom street.
22 Leverett street.

Ward 6.

59 Chestnut street.
10 Hancock street.

15 West Cedar street.

15 Pinckney street.

Ward 7.

16 Lincoln street.
5 Avon place.

16 Columbia street.
109 Pearl street.

Ward 8.

Winthrop House.
U. S. Hotel.
Winthrop House.

17 Harrison avenue.

Ward 9.

49 Pleasant street.
348 Tremont street.
3 Fuller street.
67 Carver street.

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Joel Eichards, .
John E. Mullin,
Eobert Slade, .
Nathaniel C. Nash,

Francis J. Parker,
William F. Eichardson,
Frederic F. Thayer, .
Julian O. Mason,

Ezra Harlow, .
Freeman M. Josselyn, Jr.
Lewis C. Whiton,
Sumner Crosby,

Ward 10.

33 Hollis street.
139 Harrison avenue.
12 Florence street.
4 Burroughs place.

Ward 11.

218 Shawmut avenue.

1151 Washington street.

51 Shawmut avenue.

88 Shawmut avenue.

Ward 12.

Eighth, near K street.
63 B street.

F, near Fourth street.
Corner E and Broadway.

City Clerk.

SAMUEL F. McCLEAEY, 81 Pinckney street.

Salary #2000, and for Assistant Clerks $2500. [Chosen by
City Council, in Convention, in January. Charter, § 30.]

Clerk of Common Council.

WASHINGTON P. GEEGG, 18 Leverett street.

Salary $1200. [Chosen by Common Council in January.
Charter, § 34.]

Messenger.

OLIVEE H. SPUEE, 3 Bumstead place.

Salary $1100. [Chosen by City Council in May.]

Assistant Messenger.

J. E. HUNT, 397 Hanover street.

Salary $300. [Appointed by Messenger.]

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COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.

ON REDUCTION OF CUT DEBT.
[Ord. p. 121.]
The Mayor, President of the Common Council, and the Chairman
of the Committee on Finance on the part of the Common
Council.

ACCOUNTS.
[Ord. p. 119.]

Aldermen.
Levi B. Meriam,
Farnham Plummer,
James Cheever.

Common Council.
Ezra Farnsworth,
Amos A. Dunnels,
Samuel Hatch,
Daniel J. Coburn,
Jacob A. Dresser.

ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.

[Ord. p. 400.]

Aldermen.
Osmyn Brewster,
Otis Bich.

Aldermen.
James Cheever,
Farnham Plummer,
Levi B. Meriam.

Common Council.
William Parkman,
Eobert Slade,
Hales W. Suter.

CLAIMS.

[Mtra. Reg. p. 10.]

Common Council.
Jonas H. French,
Nathaniel C. Nash,
Sylvester P. Gilbert,
Daniel Cragin,
Ebenezer Johnson.

FINANCE.
[Ord. p. 121.]

The Mayor, ex officio.
The Chairman of Board of
Aldermen, ex officio.

Common Council.
Oliver Frost,
William Parkman,
Nathaniel 0. Nash,
David F. McGilvray,
Joel Richards,
Edward F. Porter,
Hales W. Suter.

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FUEL.
[Ord. p. 42.]

Aldermen.
"William H. Calrow,
Otis Rich.

Aldermen.
Eben Jackson.
William H. Calrow.

Common Council.
Jeromo W. Tyler,
Nahum M. Morrison,
James W. Russell.

EIRE ALARMS.
[Mun. Reg. p. 10.]

Common Council.
Hales W. Suter,
Barnet F. Warner,
John R. Mullin.

INSTITUTIONS AT SOUTH BOSTON AND DEER ISLAND.

Aldermen.
Timothy C. Kendall,
Pelham Bonney,
Eben Jackson.

Aldermen.
Pelham Bonney,
George W. Torrey.

Aldermen..
Farnham Plummer,
Pelham Bonney,
Robert Codman.

Aldermen.
George W. Torrey,
John T. Dingley,
James Cheever.

[Mun Reg. p. 9.]

Common Council.
Thacher Beal,
Jerome W. Tyler,
William F. Richardson,
Amos A. Dunnels,
F. M. Josselyn, Jr.

HARBOR.
[Ord. p. 174.]

Common Council.
Oliver Frost,
Edward F. Porter,
Lewis C. Whiton.

ORDINANCES.
[Ord. p. 278.]

Common Council.
Frederic L. Washburn,
Oliver Frost,
Robert I. Burbank,
Daniel J. Coburn,
L. Miles Standish.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
[Ord. p. 306.]

Common Council.
Ebenezer Johnson,
Joseph Buckley,
B. G. Prescott,
Ezra Harlow,
Julian O. Mason.

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PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

[Mun. Reg. p. 9.]

Aldermen.
Robert Coclman,
Levi B. Meriam,
Osmyn Brewster.

Aldermen.
Farnham Plummer,
James Cheever,
Robert Codman.

Alderman.
Osmyn Brewster.

Aldermen.
Otis Rich,

Timothy C. Kendall,
John T. Dingley,

Common Council.
President Common Council,

ex officio.
Ezra Farnsworth,
Rufus B. Bradford,
Frederic F. Thayer,
Joel Richards.

PUBLIC LANDS.
[Ord. p. 309.]

Common Council.
Francis J. Parker,
Samuel Hatch,
Frederic L. Washburn,
Edward F. Porter,
John G. Webster.

PRINTING.
[Ord. p. 304.]

Common Council.
Sylvester P. Gilbert,
William A. Krueger.

PUBLIC LIBRARY.
[Ord. p. 256.]

Common Council.
Robert I. Burbank,
Jonas H. French,
Joseph Buckley,
Joel Richards,
Jacob A. Dresser.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Aldermen.
Levi B. Meriam,
Timothy C. Kendall.

Aldermen.
John T. Dingley,
George W. Torrey,
William H. Calrow.

[Ord. p. 124.]

WATER.
[Ord. p. 411.]

Common Council.
Joseph A. Pond,
Davis B. Roberts,
Lucius A. Biffelow.

Common Council.
Samuel Hatch,
Thacher Beal,
David F. McGilvray,
James M. Stevens,
Henry L. Dalton.

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STANDING COMMITTEES OF COMMON COUNCIL.

John E. Mullin,
Keuben Seed,
Sumner Crosby,

Oliver Frost,
Joel Kichards,
Barnet F. Warner,

ON ELECTIONS.
[Mun. Reg. p. 21.]

James W. Russell,
William S. Albertson.

ON STREETS.

Jobn E. Mullin,
Frederic F. Thayer.

STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOAED OF
ALDEEMEN.

ARMORIES AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Aldermen Brewster, Calrow and Kendall.

BRIDGES.

Aldermen Jackson, Eich and Torrey.

CEMETERIES.

Aldermen Calrow, Cheever and Plummer.

COMMON AND PUBLIC SQUARES.

Aldermen Plummer, Eich and Brewster.

COUNTY ACCOUNTS.
Aldermen Meriam, Bonney and Dingley.

FANEUIL HALL.

Aldermen Torrey, Dingley and Cheever.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Aldermen Cheever, Meriam and Dingley.

EXTERNAL HEALTH.

Aldermen Codman, Calrow and Plummer.

INTERNAL HEALTH.

Aldermen Bonney, Codman and Torrey.

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LAMPS, BELLS AND CLOCKS.

Aldermen Eicli, Jackson and Kendall.

LICENSES.

Aldermen Kendall, Codman and Meriam.

JAIL.
Aldermen Plummcr, Bonney and Kendall.

MARKET.

Aldermen Bonney, Torrey and Dingley.

PAVING.
Aldermen Eicli, Calrow and Jackson.

SEWERS.

Aldermen Dingley, Meriam and Brewster.

STEAM ENGINES, &C.

Aldermen Clieever, Brewster and Jackson.

STREETS, LAYING OUT, &C.

Aldermen Dingley, Bonney and Meriam.

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ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.

Principal Assessors. — George Jackson, Henry Sargent, George E. Head,
John D. Richardson. Salary $1,400 each ; and $3,200 for Assistant
Clerk. Per diem Assessors, John G. Davis, Wm, H. Lane, Benjamin
Eessenden, with an allowance of $4 for each day's service. [Char-
ter, § 24.]

Assistant Assessors for 1855, residing in different Wards.

1 — Amos W. Cross,

Moses Miller.
2_Edwin A. Hill,

Geo. P. Dudley.
3 — Samuel A. Bradbury,

James Quinn.
4 — Benj. L. Allen,

Lucius B. Marsh.
5 — John Cowdin,

Robert Bunten.
6 — Daniel Davies,

Emerson Cooledge.

7 — Joseph W. Merriam,

Julian 0. Mason.
8 — Otis Rich,

Robert B. Lincoln.
9 — David Loring,
George Patten.
10 — James Standish,
John R. Mullin.
11 — Stephen Smith,

Ebenezer Morton.
12— William P. Houston,
Lewis Tucker.

Henry Sargent, Secretary.

[The Assessors and Assistant Assessors are chosen by concurrent vote
of the City Council, in March, Statutes 1821. 110, § 15. City
Ordinances, p. 399. The Assistant Assessors receive $3 for each
day's service.]

BRIDGES.

Samuel Jenkins, Superintendent of the North Free Bridge. Salary
$900, and rent of Shop on Bridge. [Chosen by concurrent vote,
in January or February. City Ordinances, p. 54.]

Abner J. Gaffield, Superintendent of the South Free Bridge. Salary
$400, and rent of House and Shop on Bridge. [Chosen by con-
current vote in January or February. City Ordinances, p. 54.]

Edward T. Stowers, Superintendent of the East Boston and Chelsea
Free Bridge. Salary $200. [Chosen by concurrent vote in Jan-
uary or February.]

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FIKE DEPABTMENT.

Chief Engineer.

Elisha Smith, Jr., 15 Indiana Place. Salary $1200.

Assistant Engineers. Salary $250 each.

Dist. 1. Nathaniel W. Pratt,
" 2. Eichard S. Martin,
" 3. Erederic A. Colburn,
" 4. David Chamberlain,
" 5. George W. Bird,
" 6. George F. Hibbard,
" 7. Joseph Dunbar,

At large, David C. Meloon,
Charles S. Clark,

12 Cotting Street.
138 Charles Street.
6 South Street.
41 Albany Street.
Hawthorn Place,
South Boston Hotel,
4 Bennington Street.
58 Lincoln Street.
32 Snowhill Street.

Secretary. Salary

[Chosen in January or February, by concurrent vote,
pp. 126, 132.]

Ordinances,

Foremen of Engines.

Mazeppa Co. No. 1.
William H. Cunningham,

Perkins Co. No. 2.
Daniel Weston, Jr.

Eagle Co. No. 3.
Edward W. Milliken,

Cataract Co. No. 4.
John S. Damrell,

Extinguisher Co. No. 5.
William A. Bumerey,

Melville Co. No. 6.
Benjamin H. Bailey,

Howard Co. No. 7.
Charles C. Henry,

Boston Co. No. 8.
Charles P. Shattuck,

Maverick Co. No. 9.
John P. Somerby,

Old North Co. No. 10.
Joseph Baker,

Broadway, South Boston.
Gold, near E. Street.

Broadway, South Boston.
131 Fourth Street, South Boston.

Washington Street.
46 Oak Street.

Foot of Mount Vernon Street.
3 Champney place.

East Street.
56 South Street.

Leverett Street.
11 Butolph Street.

Purchase Street.
201 Washington Street.

Commercial Street.
10 Margaret Street.

Paris street, East Boston.
Webster Street, East Boston.

Meridian street, East Boston.
Sumner Street, East Boston.

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Bar ni coat Co. No. 11.
William H. Colburn,

Tremont Co. No. 12.
Oliver B. Bobbins,

Webster Co. No. 13.
George K. Putnam,

Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1.
Jeremiah S. Stevens,

Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2.
Charles Simmons,

Hook and Ladder Co. No. 3.
Orlando F. Marshall,

Hydrant Co. No. 1.
Charles E. Dun ton,

Hydrant Co. No. 2.
Moses C. Thompson,

Hydrant Co. No. 3.
John S. Eyan,

Hydrant Co. No. 5.
William Lovell,

Hydrant Co. No. 6.
Joseph Barnes,

Court Square.
6 Federal Court.

Tremont street.
40 Pleasant Street.

Paris street, East Boston.
102 Sumner Street.

Friend street.

30 Chardon Street.

Paris street, East Boston.
Orleans Street.

Harrison Avenue.
24 Bochester Street.

Salem street.
24 Cooper Street.

Hudson street.

31 Tyler Street.

Friend street.
70 High street.

Shawmut Avenue.
80 West Dedham Street.

Paris street, East Boston.
Liverpool street, East Boston.

There are attached to the department, 16 Foremen of Engine, Hook
and Ladder, and Hydrant Companies, at $150 each; 16 Assistant
Foremen, at $125 each; 16 Clerks, at $125 each; 16 Stewards, at
$125 each; 458 Members, at $100 each; 5 Foremen, at $75 each;
5 Assistant Foremen, at $60 each; 5 Clerks, at $60 each; 5 Stew-
ards, at $60 each ; 140 members, at $50 each. There are three Engine
Companies and 1 Hook and Ladder Company, and 1 Hydrant Company,
at East Boston, which are not required to attend Fires in the City
proper, except by special order of the Chief Engineer — their compensa-
tion is as follows : — Foremen, $75 each per annum ; Assistant Foremen,
$60 each ; Clerks, $60 each, Stewards, $60 each ; Members, $50 each.
[Ordinances, pp. 126, 132.]

FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.

Central Office, No. 8 City Building, Court Square.

Superintendent, Joseph B. Stearns. Salary $1,000 per annum.
[Chosen by concurrent vote in April or May.]

Operators. John F. Kennard, Edward Clay, Adam McAfee, George S.
Thorn. Salary $2.00 per day.]

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A constant watch is kept at the Central Office night and day. Each
operator is on duty four hours. Two persons are required to be about
the office at all times for safety, in case of accident to any of the
machinery, or sudden illness of the attending operator.

No operator is permitted to sleep during his watch unless expressly
relieved by some one else.

Each operator is accountable to the Superintendent for any omis-
sions or mistakes that may occur at the Central Office during his hour
of duty.

An accurate account is kept of the time of giving each alarm, and
of the District and Station from whence it originates.

Alarms are transmitted to the Central Office from the Signal
stations or Boxes by turning the crank in the Box. The Police,
Watch, and a person resident near each Box, have each a key to the
Boxes.

Alarms are usually given in less than a minute from the time the
crank is turned in any Box, which is done in accordance with the
following directions : —

DIRECTIONS TO THOSE WHO HOLD SIGNAL KEYS.

1. If a fire is discovered in your vicinity, go to the nearest box in
the District.

2. Turn the crank tiventy-five times, rather slowly at first, then
quite fast at last. If convenient, wait at the box so as to direct the
Eiremen where to go.

3. If you hear no reply at the box, or on the bells, turn again. If
still no reply, go to another box in the District.

4. The Watch, upon hearing the bells, will spring their rattles
and call the number of the District.

The alarm will be given from the Central Station by striking the
number of the District on the bells, and tapping the number of the
Station in the boxes.

CAUTIONS.

1. Be sure that your box is locked before leaving it.

2. Never open the box or touch the apparatus except in case of
fire.

3. Never let the key go out of your possession, unless called for by
the City Authorities.

There are 47 Signal Stations distributed and located in accordance
with the following plan: —

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LIST OF SIGNAL STATIONS.
District No. 1.

East and North of Levcrctt, Green, Court and State Streets.

Station No. 1. — Fanouil Hall.

" 2. — Corner Marshall and ITanover Streets.

" 3. — Richmond, East of Hanover Street.

" 4. — Eastern Railroad Wharf.

" 5. — Constitution Wharf.

" 6. — Phipps Place, corner of Charter Street.

" 7.— Cooper Street Church.

" 8. — Boston and Maine Railroad Freight Depot.

" 9. — Causeway, corner of Lowell Street.

" 10. — Lcverett, corner of Vernon Street.

" 11. — Sudbury Street, Williams' Stable.

" 12. — Hull, corner of Snowhill Street.

" 13.— Engine House No. G, Wall Street.

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District No. 2.
West of Leverett, Green, Court, Fremont, and Boyhton Streets.

Station No. 1. — Church in North Russell Street.

" 2. — West Cedar, corner of Cambridge Street.

" 3. — Engine House No. 4, foot of Mount Vernon Street.

" 4. — West Centre, corner of Pinckney Street.

" 5. — Reservoir, Hancock Street.

" 6. — Bowdoin, corner of Cambridge Street.

" 7. — Albion, Tremont Street.

" 8. — Poplar, corner of Spring Street.

District No. 3.

Between the Water, Beach, Washington, Boylston, Tremont,
Court and State Streets.

Station No. 1.— Old South Church.

" 2. — Central, corner of Broad street.
" 3. — Belmont, corner of High street.
" 4. — No. 21 Purchase street.
" 5. — Lincoln, corner of Summer street.
" 6. — Dr. Cabot's, Winter street.

7.— Central Office, City Building.
" 8. — Engine House No. 7, Purchase street.

District No. 4.

Between Dover, the Water, Beach, Washington and
Boylston Streets.

Station No. 1. — Old Colony Railroad Depot.

" 2. — Hydrant No. 2, House, Hudson street.

" 3. — Seneca street, near Harrison Avenue.

" 4. — Indiana Place Church.

" 5. — Engine House No. 12, Warren street.

" 6. — Providence Railroad Depot.

" 7. — Boylston Market.

District No. 5.

South of Dover Street.

Station No. 1. — Engine House No. 3.

" 2. — Church on Shawmut Avenne, cor. Waltham st.
" 3.— Hydrant No. 5.

" 4. — Shawmut Avenue, corner of Northampton st.
" 5. — Harrison Avenue, corner of Brookline street.

District No. 6.

Comprises South Boston.

Station No. 1. — Broadway, corner of Dorchester Avenue.
" 2. — Engine House No. 2.
" 3. — Lyceum Hall.
" 4. — Broadway near Dorchester street.
" 5. — House of Industry.
" 6. — Washington Village.

District No. 7.
Comprises Bast Boston.
Station No. 1. — Near Toll House, on Boston side.

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HARBOR

George Y. Tewksbury, Harbor Master. Salary $1200, and $830 for
two Boatmen, and $150 for rent of Boat House. Chosen by con-
current vote annually, " if expedient." [Ordinances, p. 172.]

REGULATIONS.

Section 1. All vessels in the upper harbor are to anchor according to the
directions of the Harbor master.

Section 2. All vessels in the upper harbor, not intended to be hauled into
some wharf immediately, must anchor below the range of India Wharf, and the
easterly point of East Boston, either on the north or south side of the channel,
designated by the following marks, viz. : on the south by the tall steeple in Han-
over street, in range with the Granite block on Long Wharf, and on the North
by Long Island Light, in range with the half moon battery on Governor's Island.

Section 3. The master, commander, or owners of vessels, shall, as soon as
practicable, after having hauled to the end of any wharf that extends to the
channel in said harbor, cause her lower yards to be cock-billed, and her top-sail
yard to be braced fore and aft, and her jib-boom to be rigged in, and the yards
and jib-boom shall be kept so arranged, while such vessel lies at the end of the
wharf, as aforesaid, and until she is preparing immediately to leave her berth.

Section 4. All vessels found lying in the stream, not anchored according to
the regulations, and not having a sufficient crew to move them, will be moved
by the Harbor-msister at the vessel's expense.

Section 5. No person shall throw or deposit in said harbor, or any part
thereof, any stones, gravel, ballast, cinders, ashes, dirt, mud, or other sub-
stances, which may, in any respect, tend to injure the navigation thereof.

Section 6. No warp or line shall be passed across the mouth of any slip, for
the purpose of hauling any vessel by the said slip before the vessel shall be
within one hundred feet of said slip, if the owners or occupants thereof object,
unless the Harbor master may think it necessary.

Section 7. All vessels at anchor in the harbor of Boston, shall keep an
anchor watch at all times, and shall keep a clear and distinct light suspended
at least six feet above the deck, during the night ; and whenever the provisions
of this section shall be violated on board any vessel, the master or owners shall
be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty dollars, to be recovered in the
manner provided in the Act to which this is in addition, and shall be held
liable to pay all damages that may be occasioned by such violence.

Under no circumstances whatever are vessels permitted to anchor in the
track of the ferry boats, or in Fore Point Channel.

An Act in addition to an Act to establish Regulations concerning the Harbor of Boston.

Section 1. The Harbor-Master shall have authority to regulate the anchor-
age of all vessels in the upper harbor of Boston, and when necessary, to order
the removal of such vessels, and to cause the same to be removed in obedience
to such order, at the expense of the master or owners thereof; and if any
person shall obstruct said Harbor master in the performance of any of his
duties, as prescribed by this Act, or by the Act to which this is in addition or
shall neglect or refuse to obey any lawful order made by said Harbor master
he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for each offence.
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HEALTH.

EXTERNAL DEPARTMENT.

John M. Moriarty, Port Physician, Resident at Deer Island. Salary
$200 and board. [Chosen by concurrent vote in May. City
Ordinances, p. 211.]

George Loring, Captain of the Steamer Henry Morrison, which runs
daily from the City to Deer Island, pay $250 per month for the boat
and crew.

The Quarantine Boat is in the service of the Port Physician, and the
men are paid by the City. She is used as a boarding boat, and
visits all vessels coming from foreign ports to inspect their crews,
passengers, and cargoes.

INTERNAL DEPARTMENT.

Ezra Eorristall, Superintendent of Health. Salary $1400. [Chosen
by concurrent vote in January or February.]

Daniel B. Curtis, Assistant Supt. Salary $720. [Appointed by
Superintendent, and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen.]

Henry G. Clark, City Physician. Salary $1000. Chosen by con-
current vote in May. Office, City Building, Court square. [City
Ordinances, p. 209.]

John C. Warren, George Hayward, James Ayer, Jacob Bigelow, D.
McBean Thaxter, Jr., Consulting Physicians. Chosen by concur-
rent vote in May or June. [City Ordinances, p. 202.]

Nicholas A. Apollonio, City Registrar. Salary $1200. Chosen in
February or March, by concurrent vote of the City Council. [City
Ordinances, p. 327.]

The City Registrar has the Superintendence of the Burial Grounds
and Funerals. He records the Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and
grants Certificates of all Intentions of Marriage.

David W. Foster, Clerk. Salary

George Adams, Assistant Registrar of Births.

UNDERTAKERS.

[Appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen in January. City Ordi-
nances, p. 212.]

Caleb I. Pratt, 179 Federal street.
Oren Faxon, 700 Washington street
Franklin Smith, 2 Seaver place.

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Eichard Dillon, 2 Avery place.

John Peak, 7 Leverett street.

Constant T. Benson, 82 Prince street.

Haruru Merrill, 5 West Brookline street.

John White, 51 Meridian street, East Boston.

Levi Whitcoiab, in the rear of Lowell Institute.

William Cooley, 42 Cambridge street.

Charles Cook, 125 Hudson street.

Lewis Jones, rear St. Paul's Church.

David Marden, 3 Bevere place.

John W. Pierce, 12 Purchase street.

Nahura P. Whitney, 128 Brighton street.

James Lynde, 23 Snowhill street.

Philip E. Field, 63 B street, South Boston.

John D. Ingersoll, 77 Charter street.

Jeremiah Tinkham, 214 Broadway.

Levi L. Whitcomb, 3 Saratoga street.

Luther L. Tarbell, 14 N. Bussell street.

David Gugenheimer, 102 Warren street.

Job T. Cole, 132 Fourth street.

Jacob C. Phelps, Province House court.

George Johnson, Jr., 1 Pitts place.

•Thomas Pearce, 145 Fourth street.

John Sproul, 37 Mercer street.

INSTITUTIONS AT SOUTH BOSTON AND DEER ISLAND.

The Directors, Overseers and Visitors of the different Institutions, and
the Master of the House of Correction are chosen by concurrent vote
of the City Council. The other officers are appointed by the Di-
rectors of the different Houses.

HOUSE OE INDUSTRY, AT DEER ISLAND.

Office, City Hall

Directors. — Win. Dall, Chairman, John Flint, John Cowdin, Henry
M. Holbrook, Josiah Dunham, Jr., John M. Clark, Albion K. P. Joy,
Samuel W. Bopes, Eben Tarbell, Mark Googins, George D. Bicker,
and Timothy C. Kendall. [Chosen in May. Ordinances, p. 236.]
Clerk of the Directors, William Willett. Salary $1200.

The Board meet the first Thursday at Deer Island ; the third Thurs-
day at the House of Reformation ; all other Thursdays at their office,
City Hall.

John M. Moriarty, Superintendent and Physician. Salary paid by
External Health Department. [See page 74.]

There are also paid by the Trustees of the Boylston and Mason
Funds to the Chaplain, $500 ; Teacher of Boys, $500 ; Assistant
Teacher, $300.

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HOUSE OF REFORMATION AT SOUTH BOSTON.

This Institution was established for the Education and Keformation
of juvenile offenders, and is under the care of the Directors of the
House of Industry.

In the House of Eeformation Department, there is paid to the Male
Teacher, $700, and to two Assistants $300 each ; and to the Matron,
$200. [Appointed by the Directors.]

HOUSE OE CORRECTION.

Office, City Building.

Overseers. — Thacher Beal, Chairman ; Charles S. Burgess, Edward"
H. Brainard, Levi Boles, Eobert Cowdin, Lorenzo S. Cragin, Joseph
L. Drew, Samuel W. Hall, George W. Messinger, Charles T. Wood-
man, John A. Cummings, Francis B. Winter. Chosen from time
to time, generally in the month of May. [Ordinances, p. 219.]

The Board meet at City Building on Friday afternoons.

Master. — Charles Bobbins. Salary $1200, and board in House.
Deputy Master. — Silas E. Walker. Salary $600, and board in House.
Clerk to Master. — E. E. Irwin. Salary $450, and board in House.
Clerk to Overseers. — Guy C. Underwood. Salary $800.
Chaplain.— Eev. J. T. Burrill. Salary $1100.

There is also paid to eight Male Assistants, $450 each, and board ;
two at $350, and four at $300. Two Female Assistants, at $250
each, and two at $200, and one at

BOSTON LUNATIC HOSPITAL.

Visitors. — Stephen Tilton, Jr., Chairman ; Thomas Sprague, Seth
Adams, Calvin E. Hinds, William H. Calrow, William Barkman,
John L. Emmons. [Chosen in January or February. Ordinances,
p. 270.]

The regular Meetings of the Board are held at the Hospital on the
second Tuesday of every month, and at the City Hall on the fourth
Tuesday of every month.

Clement A. Walker, M. D., Superintendent and Physician to the
above Institution and House of Correction. Salary $1500, and
board in the House. [Chosen in June, by the Visitors.]

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There are also attached to this Institution, one Male and one Female
Supervisor. Seven male Attendants, $180 each , seven female Attend-
ants $130 each; one Laundress and one Housekeeper, at $156 each ;
two Cooks, at $2 per week; one Sempstress, at $2.50 per week;
House Attendant, at $2 per week.

The Gate Keepers to the enclosures of the Institutions at South
Boston receive $G00, which amount is shared by the three Institutions.

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.

Office, City Hall.

Charter, (§ 62.)

{Chosen in each Ward where they reside.)

Ward 1 — John Pratt, 195 Salem street.

2 — Ephraim Brock, Central Square, East Boston.

3 — Simeon P. Adams, 177 Court street.

4 — Silas Durkee, 50 Howard street.

5 — John White, 38 Leverett street.

6 — Thomas Haviland, 63 Chestnut street.

7 — Patrick Kiley, 10 Lincoln street.

8 — John W. Warren, 49 Harrison Avenue. {Chairman.)

9 — Thomas D. Morris, 3 Townsend Place.
10 — Isaac Emery, 101 Harrison Avenue.
11 — Joseph Eustis, 15 Dover street.
12 — Isaac T. Campbell, 153 Broadway.

James Phillips, Secretary.

The Board meet on the first and third Wednesdays of every month,
at 3 P. M., at their office, City Hall.

The Overseers of the Poor are likewise incorporated as a Board of
Trustees of John Boylston's and other charitable funds, left for the
assistance of persons of good character and advanced age, " who have
been reduced by misfortune to indigence and want."

John W. Warren, Treasurer and Clerk of the Corporation.

The meetings of the Board of Trustees are held in April and
October.

LAMPS.

Wm. Barnicoat, Superintendent of Lamps. Office, City Building.
Salary $1000 per annum, and $200 for Clerk hire. [Appointed by
the Mayor and Aldermen. City Ordinances, p. 250.]

There are 1,964 Gas Lamps in City proper; 201 in East Boston;
207 in South Boston. Total, 2372.

There are 585 Fluid Lamps in Boston proper; 231 in East Boston;
374 in South Boston ; in Washington Village 64. Total, 1,254.

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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

The Public Buildings of the City and County comprise the City
Hall, the Begistry of Deeds, the Court House, Faneuil Hall, and
Eaneuil Hall Market House, the new Stone Jail and Dead House, the
Institutions at South Boston and Deer Island, the Old State House,
the City Building (so called), all the Grammar and Primary School
Houses, and all the Engine, Hydrant, and Hook and Ladder Houses in
the City, besides other buildings used for public purposes.

Samuel C. Nottage, Superintendent of Public Buildings. Office,
City Hall. Salary $1200. [Chosen by concurrent vote in April or
May.]

Henry Taylor, Superintendent of Faneuil Hall. Salary $ [Ap-

pointed by Mayor and Aldermen in October.]

PUBLIC LANDS.

Bobert "W. Hall, Superintendent of Public Lands. Office, City Hall.
Salary $1200. [Chosen by concurrent vote in April or May. City
Ord. p. 311.]

The Superintendent has the care and custody of all the Public Lands
belonging to the City " except the Common, the Land and flats west
of Charles Street, Deer Island, the lands connected with the Public
Institutions at South Boston, or any other lands held for specific
purposes."

Ezra L. Byder, Superintendent of the Common, Malls and Public
Squares. Salary $1000. [Appointed by the Committee on the
Common, &c]

PUBLIC LIBBAEY.
Instituted A.B. 1852.

Trustees. — Hon. Edward Everett, President, George Ticknor, John

N P. Bigelow, Nathaniel B.~ Shurtleff, Thomas G.^Appleton, Earnham

Plummer, Oliver Erost. [Chosen by concurrent vote in January.]

Librarian. — Edward Capen. Salary $1000. [Chosen by concurrent
vote in October.] Samuel M. Bedlington, John W. M. Appleton,
Assistants.

The Library is open every day, with the exception of Sundays and
the holidays, for the delivery of books for home use, from 3 to 8
o'clock P. M. ; and the Reading Room connected therewith is open
from 9 A, M. to 9.30 P. M., both of which privileges are enjoyed
freely by all who agree to conform to the regulations of the Public
Library.

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The Library is, at present, situated in the Adams School House
Building, in Mason street. Joshua Bates, Esq., of London, whose early
life was passed in Boston, having offered to this City the munificent
sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars towards the purchase of Books for the
Public Library of the City, if the City would erect a suitable building
for that purpose; on the 24th of February, 1853, an order was passed
by the City Council, authorizing the Committee on the Library, in
conference with the Board of Trustees, to purchase a suitable site for
the erection of a building which should be fully adapted to the pur-
pose of Mr. Bates's donation. Accordingly said Committee purchased
two estates on Boylston street, opposite the Common.

And the following Board of Commissioners has been appointed by
the City Council, to prepare plans, and superintend the erection of a
suitable building on said site.

Commissioners on the erection of a Building for the Public Library.

Bobert C. "Winthrop, President.

Samuel G. Ward,

George Ticknor,

Nathaniel B. Shurtleff,

Pelham Bonney,

Joseph A. Pond,

Joseph Buckley.

Edward Capen, Clerk.

MABKET.

Charles B. Bice, Superintendent of Faneuil Hall Market. Salary
$1200. [Appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen, in June or July.
City Ordinances, p. 109.]

Thomas Bennett, Deputy Superintendent. Salary $800 per annum.
[City Ordinances, p. 109.]

Sullivan Sawin, Weigher. Salary $35 per month.

The limits of Faneuil Hall Market include the lower floor, porches
and cellars of the building called Faneuil Hall Market, and the streets
on each side thereof called North Market street and South Market
street, except the northerly sidewalk of North Market street and the
southerly sidewalk of South Market street ; and also all those parts of
Commercial street and the street lying between the Market building
and Faneuil Hall, which lie between the inner lines of said sidewalks
extended easterly and westerly across said street.

POLICE DEPAKTMENT.

This department is under the immediate direction of the Mayor.
It is employed in the detection of criminals, and has the superintend-
ence of places of public amusement, carriages, wagons, trucks, pawn-
brokers, junk shops, intelligence offices, &c.

Under the present organization, the Police are divided into day and
night police ; the night police performing the duties devolving on
watchmen.

Kobert Taylor, Chief of Police. Salary $1800. Office, City Hall.
Luther A. Ham, First Police Deputy. Salary $1200. Hezekiah
Earl, Second Police Deputy. Salary $800. [Appointed by the
Mayor and Aldermen in May or June.]

Horace G. Barrows, Clerk of Police. [Nominated by Chief of Police

and confirmed by Mayor and Aldermen.]
Eufus C. Marsh, Superintendent of Coaches, Carriages, 8fC.
George W. Oliver, Superintendent of Trucks, Wagons, fyc

There are eight Police Stations, the location and officers of which
are as follows : —

Station No. 1.
Old Hancock School House, Hanover street.

Edward H. Savage, Captain.

Arnold C. Whitcomb, Nathaniel G. Davis, Lieutenants.

Station No. 2.
Williams Court.

Asa Morrill, Captain.

Oliver Whitcomb, Harrison Marsh, Lieutenants.

Station No. 3.

Leverett Street.

Samuel G. Adams, Captain.

Simon P. Wright, P. Harvey, Lieutenants.

Station No. 4.

Washington Street, at Boylston Market.

William D. Eaton, Captain.

John S. Hunt, Geo. Churchill, Lieutenants.

Station No. 5.

Canton Street Place.

George M. King, Captain.

Cyrus Small, William Chadbourn, Lieutenants.

si

Station No. G.

Broadway, South Boston.

James D. Russell, Captain.

Henry T. Dyer, Jacob Hcrrick, Lieutenants.

Station No. 7.

Paris Street above Maverick Square.

J. L. Philbrick, Captain.

•lames Adams, Samuel Dillaway, Jr., Lieutenants.

Station No. 8. — (Harbor Police.)
Commercial Street, opposite Union Wharf.
William B. Tarleton, Captain.

constables.

Appointed and Qualified.

Moses Bass,
Win. Blaisdell,
Wm. H. Brown,
Wm. Calder,

Silas Carlton,
Derastus Clapp.
Rufus R. Cook,
Isaac A. Cooledge,
Edward D. Carpenter,
Daniel B. Curtis,
James Curtis,
Albert G-. Dawes,
Charles H. Dennie,
Geo. B. Dexter,
David M. R. Dow,
Ephraim Eliot,
Wm. Fairfield,
Eben E. Gay,
Elisha V. Glover,
Benj. Heath,
Zaccheus Holmes,
John C. Harrington,
Alex. Hopkins,
Luther Hutchins,
Fred. P. Ingalls,
Wm. K. Jones,
Edward J. Jones,
Robert E. Keith,
John T. Lawton,
John C. Leighton,

Joseph W. Leighton,
John P. Lynch,
Wm. H. Mason,
Harum Merrill,
William Munroe,
Henry Nichols,
John C. Pattee,
David Patterson,
Nathl. A. Pennock,
George D. Phillips,
James Pierce,
Isaac Pierce,
Jabez Pratt,
Wm. E. Reed,
Edwin Rice,
James P. Rice,
Thomas M. Smith,
Charles Smith,
James E. Spear,
Elijah K. Spoor,
Oliver H. Spurr,
Henry C. Stratton,
Henry Taylor,
John G. N. Taylor,
Jacob C. Tallant,
Geo. W. Tuckerman,
Samuel S. Vialle,
William Whitwell,
John Wilson,

[City Ord. p. 83.]

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The following Constables attend the Ward Meetings of the Citizens
on Election day.

"Ward

1 — James E. Spear.
2 — Wm. Munroe.
3— Wm. Calder,
4— Geo. D. Phillips.
5 — David Patterson.
6— Wm. Whitwell.

Ward

7 — Jabez Pratt.

8 — Charles Smith.

9 — Isaac A. Cooledge.
10 — Zaccheus Holmes.
11 — Albert G. Dawes.
12 — John T. Lawton.

Constables appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen to make complaints
against Truant Children and Absentees from School. [City Ordi-
nances, p. 402. Salary, $800 per annnm.]

William F. Eeed, Nathaniel Seaver.

John C. Pattee,

PRINTING AND ADVERTISING.

Moore & Crosby, No. 1 Water street, City Printing. Work done
by contract. [City Ordinances, p. 304.]

The newspapers in which the City Ordinances, Advertisements, SfC,
are published, comprise all the daily papers, and the American
Patriot, and East Boston Ledger. [Elected bythe City Council, in
February or March.]

SEWEES.

Simeon B. Smith, Superintendent of Common Sewers. Office, City
Hall. Salary $1500. [Chosen by concurrent vote in May or June.
City Ordinances, p. 358.]

SOLICITOR.

A. A. Ranney, City Solicitor, Office, No. 10 Court street. Salary
$2000, his office expenses, and $200 for clerk hire. [Chosen by
concurrent vote in June. City Ordinances, p. 360.]

STREETS.

The Board of Aldermen are Surveyors of Highways. [Charter,

§ 41.]

Alfred T. Turner, Superintendent of Streets, Office, City Hall. Sal-
ary $1400. [Chosen by concurrent vote in January or February.
City Ordinances, p. 383.]

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Frederic U. Tracy, City and County Treasurer and Collector'
Salary $3000; and $5700 for permanent assistant clerks, $1100
of which is paid to a clerk, whose duty it is to receive money for the
Water Rates. [Chosen by the City Council in Convention, in May,
City Charter, § 42.]

DEPUTY COLLECTORS.

James Pierce,
Alexander Hopkins,
Eben E. Gay,
Moses Bass,

Ephraim L. Eliot,
Henry Nichols,
John G. N. Taylor.

[Appointed by Treasurer. Statutes 1821. 110, § 1, 13. City
Ordinances, p. 119. They are also appointed Constables by the
Mayor and Aldermen.]

Elisha Copeland, City Auditor. Salary $2500, and $1500 for clerk
hire. [Chosen by concurrent vote of the City Council in May.
City Ordinances, p. 396.]

WATER DEPARTMENT.

COCHITUATE "WATER BOARD.

Office 119M Washington Street.

[Chosen in March or April, by concurrent vote. City Ordinances,
p. 424.]

John H. Wilkins,
Samuel Hatch,
Jonathan Preston,

Thomas Wetmore, Chairman.

Charles Stoddard,
John T. Dingley,
Joseph Smith.

Samuel N. Dyer, Clerk.

Wm. F. Davis, Water Registrar. Salary $1300.
Office, City Building, Court square.

[Chosen by concurrent vote in September or October. Ordinances,
p. 425.]

CITY ENGINEER.

James Slade. Salary $2500.

N. Henry Crafts, Assistant Engineer. Salary $1200.
Office, 119^ Washington street.

[Chosen in September or October, by concurrent vote. Ordinances,
p. 425.]

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The following City Officers are paid by fees, and are annually ap-
pointed by the City Council. [Ordinances, p. 274.]

SURVEYOR GENERAL OF LUMBER.

George W. Cram. Office, 25 Doane street.

[Chosen by concurrent vote in February. City Ordinances, p. 260.]

Deputy Surveyors appointed by the Surveyor General.
[City Ordinances, p. 261.]

Surveyors of Pine Lumber.

Timothy Abbott,
Francis Allen,
Charles Bullard,
Hiram Crego,
George Davis,
George Dupee,
Osgood Eaton,
Thomas H. Holland,
George Hall,
Martin H. Cross,
John Lefavor,
Josiak Marston,
Nehemiah T. Merritt,
Thomas Millikin,
Erastus J. Fowler,
Henry J. Fowler,
Bradbury G. Prescott,
Charles H. Simpson,
John Kenney,
Edward Willett,
Samuel Waldron,
William Keith,
E. Kirk Sparrell,
Charles W. Smith,
Shadrack Wade,
J. W. Willard,

21 Broadway, South Boston.

226 Shawmut avenue.

14 Fayette street.

10 Tyler street.

4 West Brookline street.

332 Tremont street.

38 Hull street.

42 Harvard street.

26 South Bussell street.

143 Lexington street.

2 Porter street, East Boston.

204 Fourth street, South Boston.

440 Harrison avenue.

36 Ash street.

Maverick House.

122 Lexington street, East Boston.

437 Tremont street.

204 Fourth street, South Boston.

35 Porter street.

103 Broadway, South Boston.

2 Lyndeboro' place.

East Boston.

10 Camden street.

Surveyor of Mahogany and Cedar.
Nathaniel Bryant, 31 Dover street.

Surveyors of Oak and other Hard Wood.

Seth Brooks,
Gad Leavitt,
John B. Drew,

Saratoga street, East Boston.

Franklin House.

Princeton and Marion streets, E. Boston.

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Inspector of Lime. — Andrew Abbot.

Fence Viewers. — William P. Houston, Martin H. Cross.

Cullers of Dry Fish. — Nehciniah P. Mann, Moses Miller.

Cullers of Hoops and Staves. — Lewis Beck, Benjamin Abbot.

Assay Master. — Samuel F. Guild.

Field Drivers and Pound Keepers. — Samuel Stinson, Thomas John-
son.

Inspectors of Ballast and Weighers of Boats and Lighters. — Abijah
E. Tewksbury, Henry Curtis, John Davis. [Appointed in March
or April. Ordinances, p. 33.]

The following are appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen.

Weigher of Hay, Sfc. — John B. Bradford. [Ordinances, p. 180.]

Measurers of Upper Leather. — William Bragdon, Benjamin B. Web-
ster. [Ordinances, p. 254.]

Measurer of Wood and Bark brought by land. — John B. Bradford.
[Ordinances, p. 444.]

Measurer of Wood brought by water. — Warren Bowker. [Ordi-
nances, p. 444.]

City Crier. — George Hill. — [Licensed from time to time, until the
first day of May following. Ordinances, p. 97.]

Sealer of Weights and Measures. — Peter H. Walker. [Ordinances,
pp. 430, 439.]

Inspectors and Weighers of Bundle Hay. — Elbridge G. Dudley,
Israel M. Barnes, Samuel B. Livermore, B. M. Nevers, Caleb W.
Hartshorn, Joseph Urann, Henry B. Andrews. [Ordinances, p.

181.]

COUNTY OFFICEBS.

SUPERIOR COURT.

This Court, established by the Legislature of 1855, in place of the
Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Suffolk only, holds its
terms in Boston on the first Tuesdays of January, March, May, July,
September and November, annually.

Chief Justice. — Albert H. Nelson, Salary $3,200.

Associate Justices. — Charles P. Huntington, Josiah G. Abbott, Stephen
G. Nash. Salary $3,000.

Clerk.— Joseph Willard. Salary $2,000

Assistant Clerk. — Joseph A. Willard. Salary, $1,500.

Crier. — James Boyle.

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MUNICIPAL COURT.

The duties of Judges of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston,
are performed by the Justices of the Superior Court, or some one of
therA. [Act 1843, ch. 7.]

George W. Cooley, Attorney.

Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk.

Henry Homer, Crier and Messenger.

SHERIFFS AND CORONERS.

John M. Clark, Sheriff and Jailer.

George W. Loud, ")

Chas. J. Merrill,

William P. Baker,

Alonzo P. Neale,

Joseph D.Coburn, [ D .^

Benjamin P. Bay ley,

Erastus W. Sanborn,

Joseph A. Willard,

Prancis 0. Irish, Chelsea.

William S. Bartlett, Deputy Jailer.

Jabez Pratt, Charles Smith, Edwin Eice, Erastus W. Sanborn, Jacob
Herrick, Charles H. Stedman, William Andrews, William M. Cor-
nell, Jasper H. York, J. S. H. Fogg, Erastus Kugg, Chelsea, Ham-
let Bates, JV. Chelsea, Edward Ployd, Winthrop, Coroners.

POLICE COURT.

John Gray Eogers,") Justices of the Police Court and of the Justices'
Abel Cushing, [• Court. Salary, $1800 each. [Kev. Stat.
Thomas Eussell, ) ch. 87.]

Thomas Power, Clerk. Salary $1800. [Ord. pp. 90, 93, 97.]

William Knapp, Assistant Clerk. Salary $1500. [Eev. Stat. ch.
87.] Seth Tobey, Second Assistant Clerk. Salary $1000. Daniel
E. Smith, Third Assistant Clerk. Salary $800.

Jonas Stratton, Messenger. Salary $33.33 per month.

The Judge of Probate and the Justices of the Police Court are the
Inspectors of Prisons. [Eevised Statutes, p. 784. Act 1843,
Ch. 61, § 2.]

William Knapp, Secretary to the Inspectors.

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The Judge of Probate and the three Justices of the Police Court, con-
stitute the Board of Accounts for the County. LUevlseci Statutes,
p. 164. Ord. p. 96.] They are allowed $3 for each day's actual
service in auditing the County Accounts.

William Knapp, Secretary of the Board. Salary $150.

William Easterbrook, Keeper of the County Court House. Salary
$700.

Samuel Canning, Assistant Keeper. Salaiy $700. [Appointed by
Mayor and Aldermen, subject to approval of Supreme Court.]

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

FOE 1856.

Hon. Alexander H. Bice, Mayor, Ex officio.
Oliver Stevens, President of the Common Council, Ex officio.

TERM EXPIRES JANUARY, 1857,

Ward.

1-Lyman B. Hanaford,
Isaac B. Mills.

2-Eufus W. Clark,
W. H. Cudworth.

3-N. Webster Farley,
Uriah K. Mayo.

4-S. K. Lothrop,
M. P. Stickney.

5-Joseph L. Bates,
George Bussell.

6 -Henry Uphani,
Josh. G. Wilbur.

7-Aug. A. Gould,
John Codman.

8-Bufus Ellis,
J. I. T. Coolidge.

9-George Norton,
Ambrose A. Eanney.

10-Samuel Holbrook,
Solomon J. Gordon.

11-Charles W. Moore,
Alvak Hobbs.

12-Jasper H. York,
Horace Smitk.

TERM EXriRES JANUARY, 1858.1 TERM EXPIRES JANUARY, 1859.

Epkraim Buck,

George Eabyan.

James N. Sykes,
Marcus B. Leonard.

Samuel A. Bradbury,
Isaac H. Hazelton.

Nath'l B. Skurtleff,
Ezra Palmer, Jr.

William Howe,
Erederick Emerson.

George W. Tuxbury,
Jokn C. Stockbridge.

Le Baron Bussell,
Eobert W. Hooper.

George H. Lyman,
Jokn B. Alley.

Otis A. Skinner,
William W. Baker.

William M. Cornell,
Sam'l J. M. Homer.

Norman C. Stevens,
James A. Fox.

D. McB. Thaxter, Jr.
Thomas Dawes.

Adino B. Hall,
Albert Day.

Edwin Wright,
Edwin A. Hill.

Daniel P. Simpson.
E. D. G. Palmer.

Francis E. Parker,
Benjamin S. Shaw.

Henry A. Miles,
T. B. Marvin.

Chandler Bobbins,
Jabez B. Upham.

Alex'r H. Vinton,
Charles D. Homans.

Samuel W. Bates,
Thomas M. Brewer.

John P. Putnam,
William Beck.

George M. Bandall,
Enoch C. Bolfe.

George Eaton,
Arthur H. Poor.

Cbas. S. Porter,
Henry A. Drake.

Nathan Bishop, Superintendent of Public Schools. Office in
City Hall. Office hours from 12 to 2 o'clock, P. M.

Barnard Capen, Secretary of the School Committee.

ORGANIZATION

BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE

STANDING COMMITTEES.

COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.

Messrs. Solomon J. Gordon, N. Webster Parley, Alvah Hobbs,
Lyman B. Hanaford, William Beck.

COMMITTEE ON EULES AND REGULATIONS.

Messrs. George W. Tuxbury, Ambrose A. Banney, Samuel K.
Lotlirop, Frederick Emerson, Samuel J. M. Homer.

COMMITTEE ON SALARIES.

Messrs. Henry A. Drake, William W. Baker, James A. Fox,
Ezra Palmer, Jr., T. B. Marvin.

COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS.

Messrs. William W. Baker, J. I. T. Coolidge, Benjamin S.
Shaw, Enoch C. Bolfe, John B. Alley.

COMMITTEE ON TEXT-BOOKS.

Messrs. Francis E. Parker, Charles W. Moore, John Codman,
Thomas M. Brewer, Le Baron Kussell.

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL HOUSES.

Messrs. Robert W. Hooper, Isaac H. Hazelton, Nathaniel B.
Shurtleff, Joshua G. Wilbur, Albert Day.

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LATIN SCHOOL, BEDFORD STREET.

COMMITTEE.

Nathaniel B. Siiurtleff, 2 Beacon street.
Francis E. Parker, 30 Court street.
John Codman, 4 Court street.
Edwin Wright, 9 Joy's Building.
Arthur H. Poor, 10 Ashland place.

Francis Gardner, Blaster.
John Noble, Sub-Master.
Charles J. Capen, Phillips Brooks, James Eeed, and N. Willis

Bmnstead, Ushers.
Frederick D. Williams, Teacher of Drawing.
N. B. M. De Montrachy, Teacher of French.

ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL, BEDFORD STREET.
COMMITTEE.

S. K. Lothrop, 12 Chestnut street.
Augustus A. Gould, 31 Boy Is ton street.
Alex. H. Vinton, 8 Temple place.
Henry A. Mills, 21 Bromfield street.
Norman C. Stevens, 6 Brookline street.

Thomas Sherwin, Master.

Luther Bobinson, First Sub-Master.

Charles M. Cumston, Second Sub-Master.

Luther W. Anderson, and Ephraim Hunt, Ushers.

Frederick D. Williams, Teacher of Drawing.

girls' high and normal school, mason street.

COMMITTEE.

Le Baron Bussell, 1 Otis place.
Ezra Palmer, Jr., 1 Tremont place.
Samuel A. Bradbury, 7 State street.
George H. Lyman, 152 Tremont street.
Thomas M. Brewer, 8 Edinboro' street.

Loring Lothrop, Master.

Caroline C. Johnson, Head Assistant.

Mary A. Currier, Harriet E. Caryl, Caroline E. Sparrell, and

Maria A. Bacon, Assistants.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

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THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ARRANGED IN ALPHABET-
ICAL ORDER.

BIGELOW SCHOOL DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE.

Duncan McB. Thaxter, Jr., Chairman, 370 Broadway.

Henry A. Drake, 251 Broadway.

Jasper H. York, 206 Broadway.

Horace Smith, 239 Fourth street.

Charles S. Porter, 301 Broadway.

Thomas Dawes, G- street, near Fourth.

Bigelow School, Fourth Street, South Boston.

Joseph Hale, Master.

Julia M. Baxter and Celinda Seaver, Head Assistants.

ASSISTANTS.

Martha C. Jenks, Elizabeth Williams, Eachel C. Mather,

Mary E. Page, Olive A. Leighton.

Caroline E. Poree, Teacher of Sewing.

Albert Drake, Teacher of Vocal Music.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

Location.

Sub- Committees.

Annie C. Gill,
Lydia K Bates,

No. 1-Bigelow Sch. ho.
2 " "

}

Messrs. Drake0 and
Dawes.

Lucy E. Lovell,
Sarah E. R. Manning,

3

4

1

Messrs. Smith and
Porter.

Tiley Ann Balcom,
C. Augusta Mott,

8 "
1-Lyceum Hall.

}

Messrs. Porter and
Smith.

Adeline M. Sheldon,
Emeline L. Tolman,

1-Wash. Village.
2 " "

}

Messrs. York and
Drake.

Tho person first named on any Sub-Committee is the Chairman.

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BOWDOIN SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Chandler Bobbins, Chairman, 80 Mt. Vernon street.

Henry Upham, 19 Irving street.

Benjamin S. Shaw, 13 Bowdoin street.

Ezra Palmer, Jr., 1 Tremont place.

J. G. Wilbur, 135 Cambridge street.

G-. W. Tuxbury, 5 Court street.

Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, 2 Beacon street.

Jabez B. Upham, 31 Chestnut street.

John C. Stockbridge, 42 Charles street.

Bowdoin School, Myrtle Street.

Daniel C. Brown, Master.

James Bobinson, Assistant Teacher of Arithmetic.

Mary A. Murdock, Bebecca Lincoln, Head Assistants.

ASSISTANTS.

Mary S. Bobinson, Marcy Ann Smith,

Hannah S. Andrews, Martha A. Palmer,
Elizabeth B. Mitchell, Sarah B. Andrews,

Eliza J. Baxter, Teacher of Sewing.

Charles Butler, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Mary A. Proctor,
Mary M. Clapp.
Sophia B. Horr.

primary schools.

Teachers.

Lucy A. Clark,
Mary A. Howe,

C. Eliza Wason,

Location.

No. 1-Bowdoin Sq. cb.

2

1-Joy street,

Priscilla C. Sampson,
Marianne Stephens,

P. D. E. Whitman,
Lydia A. Woodward,
Sarah A. Cushing,

Eebecca E. Thayer,
Harriet N. Pike,
Malverda 1ST. Parker,

1-May street,

2 " "

1 -Blossom street,
2

3 "

1-Franklin street,

2

3 " "

Sub- Committees.

Messrs. Shaw and
J. B. Upham.

Messrs. Tuxbury
and Shaw.

Messrs. H. Upham,
and Stockbridge.

Messrs. Wilbur,
Tuxbury, and
J. B. Upham.

Messrs. Palmer,
Shurtleff, and
Stockbridge.

BOYLSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Alexander H. Vinton, Chairman, 8 Temple place.
John Codman, 4 Court street.
Charles D. Homans, 1 Chauncey place.
Augustus A. Gould, 31 Boylston street.
Eobert W. Hooper, 44 Summer street.
Le Baron Eussell, 1 Otis place.
L. B. Hanaford, 16 Summer street.
M. P. Sticknet, 1 Allston place.
Chandler Eobbins, 80 Mt. Vernon street.
John P. Putnam, 97 Boylston street.

Boylston School, Fort Mill.

Charles Kimball, Master, William T. Adams, Sub-Master,
William P. Harding, Usher, Mary G. Clement, Read Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Clarinda E. P. Treadwell, Eosetta M. Hodges, Caroline Leavitt,
Ellen M. S. Treadwell, Mary S. Smith, Sarah E. Moulton,
Maria A. Moulton, Laura P. Holland, Ellen McKendry.

Eliza A. Baxter, Teacher of Sewing.

Charles Butler, Teacher of Vocal Music.

primary schools.

Teachers. Location. Sub- Committees.

M. A. Kotch, No. 1-Lane place, ")
M. E. Tappan, 2 " " [ Messrs. Eussell and

M. W. Parker, 3 " " ( Eobbins.

Eliza M. Ayres, 4 " " J

Mary E. Sawyer, 5 " " ^

A. M. Parker, 6 " " f Messrs. Gould and

E. Peaslee, 7 " " [ Putnam.

C. A. Curtis, 8 " " J

Celeste Weed, 9 " " ^

S. S. Parsons, 1-Eort Hill, I Messrs. Stickney and

A. E. Edwards, 2 " " ( Hanaford.

A. E. N. Treadwell, 2 ' " J

A. M. Newmarch, William street, | Meggrg> Hooper ^

M.J.Cobu'rn, « « j Vinton'

J. B. Lombard, 1-Purcbase place, "}

A. M. Lecain, 1-Belcher lane, ! Messrs. Codman and

H. B. Cutler, 2 f Homans.

L. B. Felt, 3 ■ " j

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BRIMMER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Otis A. Skinner, Chairman, 17 Tyler street.
Ambrose A. Ranney, 5 Pleasant street.
George Norton, 346 Tremont street.
Augustus A. Gould, 31 Boyiston street.
John B. Alley, 35 Boyiston street.
George H. Lyman, 152 Tremont street.
William Beck, 137 Pleasant street.
George M. Randall, 201 Harrison avenue.

Brimmer School, Common Street.

Joshua Bates, Master, Fred. A. Sawyer, Sub-Master,

William L. P. Boardman, Usher, Anna L. Gage, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Ellen B. Cunningham,

Mary E. Beck,
Mary M. Knight,

Edwin Bruce, Teacher of Vocal Music

Augusta H. Farrar.

Helen M. Chaffee,
Rebecca L. Duncan.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

Location.

Sub- Committees.

Elizabeth Goodrich,

No. 1-Brimmer Sch. ho.,

Eanney and Skinner.

E. E. Andrews,

1-Warren street,

Alley and Lyman,

Sarah K. Bowles,

2 " "

Alley and Lyman.

Mary B. Swett,

3 " "

Gould and Alley.

Dorcas B. Baldwin,

A <( <<

Gould and Alley.

Deborah Burgess,

5 " "

Bandall and Norton.

Anne M. Bourne,

6

Norton and Kandall.

C. M. E. Bichardson,

l~Newbern place,

Beck and Norton.

Bebecca J. Weston,

9 a it

Lyman and Alley.

Sarah E. Gillespie,

3

Gould and Beck.

Priscilla S. Taft,

1-Warren street ch.,

Skinner and Banney.

Eliza E. Foster,

2 " "

Skinner and Banney.

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CHAPMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE.

Kufus W. Clark, Chairman, Webster, cor. Seaver street.
Warren H. Cudworth, 1 Meridian street.
James N. Sykes, 8 Terrace place.
Marcus B. Leonard, 7 Meridian street.
Edwin A. Hill, 74 Princeton street.

Chapman School, Mitaw Street

John P. Averill, Master of Boys' Department
Jane E. Gilbert, Head Assistant

ASSISTANTS.

Adeline E. Clapp, Mary E. Morton,

Julia T, Beale, Elizabeth F. Dickason,

Sarah J. D'Arcy.

L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Percival W. Bartlett, Master of GirW Department
Jane S. Tower, Head Assistant

ASSISTANTS.

Lucy A. Wiggin, Charlotte L. Stockwell,

Sarah F. Whitmore, Helen M. Caldwell,

Mary A. H. Pingrey.

Mary A. Conley, Teacher of Sewing.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers. Location. Sub- Committees.

Sarah A. Pratt, No. 1-Porter street, \ Messrs. Hill and

Susan M. Underwood, 2 " " J Sykes.

Emily C. Sturtevant, 3 " " ") Messrs. Leonard

S. 0. Macreading, 4 " j and Hill.

Jane E. Beals, 1-Lexington street,

Louisa Curtis, 2 "

Kate W. Lincoln, 3

Mary E. Morse, 1-Saratoga street, ~) „ ffill d

Mary 0. Smith, 2 [■ Leonard

Annette A. Webster, 3-(376) Saratof"

'eet, ")

" 1

•eet, ")

" f

Dga st. J

Messrs. Cudworth
and Hill.

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DWIGHT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Norman C. Stevens, Chairman, 6 West Brookline st.

Charles W. Moore, 42 Concord street.

Alvah Hobbs, 147 Shawmut avenue.

James A. Fox, 843 Washington street.

Samuel Holbrook, 129 Hudson street.

Enoch C. Eolfe, 563 Washington street.

George Eaton, 1189 Washington street.

Arthur H. Poor, 10 Ashland Place.

Dwight School, Concord Street.

James A. Page, Master of Boys' Department.
William F. Basto, Sub-Master.
Anna C. Ellis, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Elizaheth P. Wyman, Almira W. Hodges,

Lucretia S. Josselyn, Caroline L. Tyler,

Catherine S. Damrell.

L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

George B. Hyde, Master of Girls' Department.
Eliza A. Harding, Mead Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Louisa Tucker, Pamelia W. Cate,

Susan E. Green, Frances A. Keller.

Eleanor L. Brown, Teacher of Sewing.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Teachers.

Eliza C. Gould,
Harriet S. Keith,
Henrietta Draper,
Ann J. Bolden,
Betsey H. Warren,
Augusta A. Davis,

Clara B. Gould,
Mary A. Hall,
Elizabeth Newman,
Mary E. Moore,

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Location.

No. 1-Kutland street,
2 " "

3

4. << <<

5

6

1-Dedham street,

1 -Worcester street,

1-Northampton street,

2

Sub- Committees.

Messrs. Stevens,
Moore, Poor, and
Eolfe.

Messrs. Poor, Fox,
and Hobbs.

Messrs. Eaton,
Holbrook, and
Eox.

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ELIOT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

George Fabyan, Chairman, 191 Salem street.
Ephraim Buck, 14 Salem street.
Uriah K. Mayo, 110 Hanover street.
N. Webster Farley, 130 Hanover street.
Isaac B. Mills, 68 Charter street.
Daniel P. Simpson, 5 Crescent place.
E. D. G. Palmer, 13 Portland street.
Adino B. Hall, 89 Salem street.

Eliot School, North Bennett Street.

William H. Seavey, Master,
Alfred Hewins, Usher,

Samuel W. Mason, Sub-Master.
Abby A. Marsh, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Eliza L. Felt,
Sophia Shepard,
Hannah M. Damon,

Calista H. Clement,
Fanny E. Bichardson,
Sarah T. Jones,
Anna E. Dyke.

Emily T. Shattuck,
Elizabeth M. Turner,
Caroline E. Conant,

Charles Butler, Music Teacher.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.
Abigail S. Eich,

Harriet S. Boody,

Sarah C. Chevaillier,
Louisa Myers,
Therese M. Carpenter,

Susan A. Vose,
Louisa A. Leavitt,
Mary A. Gushing,
Eliza Brintnall,

L. I. Tewksbury,
Mary S. Stoddard,
Sarah Eipley,

Maria A. Gibbs,
Sarah E. Pierce,
Helen M. Warner,

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Location.

No. 1-Snelling Place,
2 " "

5 " "

1-22 Charter street,
2 " "

4. <i <<

q (i u

o

3-rear 22 Charter st.,
2 « » „

<< << <<

3-Hanover avenue,

2

1

Sub- Committees.

Mr. Fabyan.
Mr. Buck.

I Messrs. Mills,
f Mayo.

( Messrs Farley,
r Hall, Palmer.

Messrs. Mayo,
Simpson,
Hall.

Messrs. Hall,
Mills,
Farley.

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FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE.

George M. Eandall, Oliairman, 201 Harrison avenue.

Charles W. Moore, 42 Concord Street.

Norman C. Stevens, 6 West Brookline street.

J. I. T. Coolidge, Beach street, opposite Edinboro' street.

Kufus Ellis, 4 Exeter Place.

Alvah Hobbs, 147 Shawmut avenue.

Enoch. C. Rolfe, 563 Washington street.

George Norton, 846 Tremont street.

George Eaton, 1189 Washington street.

Arthur H. Poor, 10 Ashland place.

Franklin School, Washington Street.
Samuel L. Gould, Master.

HEAD ASSISTANTS.

Catherine T. Simonds, Abby A. Johnson, Charlotte M. Moore.

ASSISTANTS.

Sarah A. Gale, Mary J. Leach,

Elizabeth M. Bradbury, Elizabeth J. Brown,
Clara M. Ellms.

Mary A. Mitchell,
Mary J. Bruce,

Maria S. Wolcott, Teacher of Sewing.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

Location.

Sub- Committees

Jane S. Hobart,

No. 1 -Genesee street,

Eandall.

Susan M. Chaffee,

O M <<

Coolidge.

Abbie K. Sweetser,

3

Coolidge.

Helen E. Eaton,

1-West Castle street

Hobbs.

►Emeline J. Brown,

2 " "

Eolfe.

Josephine G-. Whipple,

1 -Indiana place,

Norton.

Ellen Wright,

2

Norton.

H. M. Faxon,

1-Groton street,

Moore.

Lucy M. Beck.

2 "

Ellis.

Caroline A. Miller,

3 "

Stevens.

Eliza Ann Tirrell,

4 "

Eaton.

H. M. Coolidge,

5 "

Stevens.

Eliza J. Dyer,

G "

Poor.

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HANCOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE.

Ephraim Buck, Chairman, 146 Salem street.

Francis .E. Parker, 30 Court street.

N. Webster Farley, 130 Hanover street.

Uriah K. Mayo, 110 Hanover street.

Isaac B. Mills, 68 Charter street.

George Fabyan, 191 Salem street.

Samuel A. Bradbury, 7 State street.

Adino B. Hall, 89 Salem street.

E. D. G. Palmer, 13 Portland street.

Daniel P. Simpson, 5 Crescent place.

Hancock School, Richmond Place.

George Allen, Jr., Master.
Phineas G. Parruenter, Sub-Master.
Susan E. Hoyt, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Henrietta L. Pierce,
Sarah E. White,
M. K. Brigham,

Achsah Barnes,
Elizabeth F. McKay,
M. Sherman,
Angelina A. Brigham.

Mary A. McKay, Teacher of Sewing.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Mary S. Gale,
Mary J. Wason,
Emily 0. Spencer,

Teachers.

Elizabeth E. Pettes,
Sarah L. Shepard,
Sarah F. Ellis,
Mary E. Keith,

Nancy B. Seaver,

Emily A. Tewksbury,
Elizabeth E. Frye,
Margaret W. Hall,
Harriet M. James,

Emeline B. Turner,
Cordelia B. Beed,
Martha F. Boody,
Mary B. Viles,

Anna E. Page,
Susan Page,
Betsy L. Canedy,
Anna H. Burns,

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Location.

No. 1-Thacher street,
2 " "

3
1-N". Margin street,

2 " "

1-Hanover "

2 "

3

1— Bennett avenue,

2 " "

1-Sheafe street,
2 "
3

1-Cooper street,
2 «

Sub -Committees.

Messrs. Parker and
Mayo.

Mr. Fabyan.

Messrs. Palmer
and Bradbury.

Messrs. Mills and
Simpson.

Messrs. Farley and
Hall.

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HAWES SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Thomas Dawes, Chairman, G street, near 4th.
Jasper H. York, 206 Broadway.
Henry A. Drake, 251 Broadway.
Horace Smith, 239 Fourth street.
Charles S. Porter, 301 Broadway.
Alvah Hobbs, 147 Shawmut avenue.

Howes School, Broadway, South Boston.

Samuel Barrett, Master.

Charles A. Morrill, Sub-Master. Henry C. Hardon, Usher.

Mary E. Balch, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Josephine W. Easte, Martha A. Dearborn,

Myra S. Butterfield, Laura Bartlett.

Albert Drake, Teacher of Vocal Music.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

Cynthia H. Sears,
Caroline S. Burrill,

Elizabeth T. Dodge,
Mary H. Faxon,

Elizabeth S. Kettell,
Susan TV. Smith,

No.

Location.

-rear Hawes sch. ho.

1-Blanchard's Build'g,
2 " "

2-City Point,
i "

V

Sub-Committees.

Messrs. York and
Porter.

Messrs. Drake and
Hobbs.

Messrs. Porter and
Smith.

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LAWRENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE.

Jasper H. York, Chairman, 206 Broadway.
D. McB. Thaxter, Jr., 370 Broadway.
Henry A. Drake, 251 Broadway.
James A. Fox, 843 Washington street.
Horace Smith, 239 Fourth street.
George Eaton, 1189 Washington street.
Charles S. Porter, 301 Broadway.
William M. Cornell, 630 Washington street.
Thomas Dawes, G- street, near Fourth.

Lawrence School, South Boston.

Josiah A. Stearns, Master.
Asa Weeks, Sub-Master. L. F. Bradley, Head Assistant.

Lucy Floyd,
Margarette A. Moody,
Emily Childs,

ASSISTANTS.

Elizabeth B. Eeynolds,
Alice Cooper,
E. S. Jefferds,
Mary Jane Meader.

Sarah J. Bliss, Teacher of Saving.
Albert Drake, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Mary J. Newmarch,
Olive M. Jefferds,
Marie Ann Hale,

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

Location.

Sub- Committees.

Lucinda Smith,
Lucy B. Howard,

No. 1 -Silver street,
6 "

\ Messrs. Porter and

j Eaton.

Hannah 0. Merritt,
Mary E. Fox,

9 (l a

3 "

| Messrs. Smith and
j Fox.

Elizabeth C. Toombs,
Mary V. Dillaway,

4. a u

5 " "

1 Messrs. Cornell and
} Porter.

Harriet A. Horton,
Mary A. Macnair,

1-Phillips Church,

1 -Athens street,

) Messrs. Fox and
j Thaxter.

Bebecca H. Bird,
Mary K. Davis,

2-Mather Sch. ho.

2 "

") Messrs. Eaton and
j Smith.

Susan S. Sproul,
Mary Lincoln,
Sarah K. Glover,

1 -Broadway,

3

] Mather Sch. ho.

*) Messrs. York,
> Thaxter, and
J Dawes.

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LYMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Warren H. Cudworth, Chairman, 1 Meridian st.
Eufus W. Clark, Webster, corner of Seaver street.
Marcus B. Leonard, 7 Meridian street.
James N. Sykes, 8 Terrace Place.
George Fabyan, 191 Salem street.
Isaac B. Mills, 68 Charter street.
Edwin Wright, Maverick House.
Edwin A. Hill, 74 Princeton street.

Lyman School, Meridian Street, East Boston.

Hosea H. Lincoln, Master. James F. Blackinton, Sub-Master.

Mary O. Bulfinch, Mary S. Gage, Head Assistants.

ASSISTANTS.

Emeline French,
Mary P. Moulton,

Cordelia Lothrop,
Almira G. Smith,
Eliza A. Wiggin, Mary A. Turner,
Jane M. Hight, Amelia H. Pitman,

Mary A. Titcomb, Teacher of Sewing.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music

Fanny R. Edmunds,
Eliza F. Russell,
Clara M. Crosby.

primary schools.

Teachers.

Susan H. M. Swan,
Elizabeth Lincoln,
Louisa Pratt,
Elizabeth H. Allen,
Frances W. Bedding,
Susan D. Wilde,

Helen A. Plumley,
Esther L. Morse,

Hannah L. Manson,
Marion W. Atkins,
Angeline M. Cudworth,

Hannah C. Atkins,
Emily C. Morse,
Kosa S. Morse,

Location.

No. 1 -Sumner street,
2 " "

3

1-Webster street,

2

q « <<

o

4_ <! "

5

1 -Paris street,

2 " "

3 "

4 u

5 "

Sub Committees.

Messrs. Sykes and
Clark.

Messrs. Wright and
Cudworth.

Messrs. Wright and
Sykes.

Messrs. Leonard
and Fabyan.

Messrs. Clark and
Wright.

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MAYIIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Daniel P. Simpson, Chairman, 5 Crescent place.

Isaac H. Hazelton, 15 Leverett street.

Samuel A. Bradbury, 7 State street.

S. K. Lothrop, 12 Chestnut street.

M. P. Stickney, 1 Allston place.

Charles D. Homans, 1 Chauncy place.

T. R Marvin, 42 Congress street.

31ayhew School, Hawkins Street.

Samuel Swan, Master and Teacher of Vocal Music.

Bobert Swan, Sub-Master. Quincy E. Dickerman, Usher.

Emily A. Moulton, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Elizabeth L. West, S. W. I. Copeland,
Elizabeth P. Hopkins, Adeline F. Cutter,

Caroline H. Eice,
Helen H. Pearson.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

C. W. Callender,
Mary E. Parker,
Permelia Stevens,

Caroline Wason,
Maria E. Clapp,

Bethia Whiting,

Harriet M. Warren,
Harriet A. Earrow,

Harriet L Chester,

Location.

No. 1-Cross street,
2 "
4-Mayhew Sch. house,

1-South Margin street,
2-Merrimac street,

3-Mayhew Sch. house,

1-Old Hancock "
2 « « «

1-Friend street,

Sub- Committees.

Messrs. Stickney
and Homans.

Messrs. Bradbury
and Hazelton.

Messrs. Hazelton
and Marvin.

Messrs. Marvin and
Lothrop.

Messrs. Lothrop
and Simpson.

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PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

William Howe, Chairman, 19 Allen street.
Henry Upham, 19 Irving street.
George Eussell, 14 Lynde street.
Benjamin S. Shaw, 13 Bowdoin street.
Joseph L. Bates, 129 Washington street.
John C. Stockbridge, 42 Charles street.
J. Baxter Upham, 31 Chestnut street.

Phillips School House, West Centre Street.

James Hovey, Master.

Amphion Gates, Sub-31aster. John M. Colcord, Usher.

Helen L. Gilson, Mead Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Catherine P. Dow, Elvira M. Harrington,

Eliza F. Copeland, Gertrude A. Brown,

Clara W. Cushman, Mary Hohart,

Lucy S. Nevins.

Edwin Bruce, Teacher of Vocal Music.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers. Location. Suh-Committees.

Mary A. Allen, No. 1-Southac street, ) Messrs. Eussell and

Sarah A. M. Turner, 2 " " j Stockhridge.

Lydia F. Poole, 3 " \ Messrs. H. Upham

Caroline P. Eastman, 4 " " j and Bates.

Abby A. Lincoln, 1-West Cedar street, ") Messrs. J. B. Upham

Eliza A. Corthell, 2 j and Shaw.

Sarah Ingalls, 1— Phillips Sch. house, ") Messrs. Bates and

j Howe.

Harriet H. King. 2-Joy street, ") Messrs. Stockbridge

j and H. Upham.

Ruth M. Sanborn, 1-Western avenue, ) Messrs. Shaw and

j J. B. Upham.

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QUINCY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
COMMITTEE.

William M. Cornell, Chairman, 630 Washington street.

Rufus Ellis, 4 Exeter place.

Samuel Holbrook, 129 Hudson street.

George Norton, 346 Tremont street.

Solomon J. Gordon, 11 Burroughs place.

Samuel W. Bates, 46 Washington street.

J. I. T. Coolidge, Beach, opposite Edinboro' street.

George M. Randall, 201 Harrison Avenue.

S. J. M. Homer, 13 Union street.

William Beck, 7 Niles' Building.

Quincy School, Tyler Street

Charles E. Valentine, Master. B. W. Putnam, Sab-Master.

Adoniram Alden and Richard F. Putnam, Ushers.
Josephine L. Tucker, Mead Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Lydia A. Hanson, Caroline D. Cotton, Angelina A. Moulton,
E. Maria Simonds, E. O. Vinton, Olive M. Paige,

Harriet D. Hinckley, Ada G. Beal, Caroline A. Morris,

Charles Butler, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Teachers.

Sophronia N Herrick,
Hannah A. Lawrence,
Adeline Stockbridge,
Lucy C. Haskell,

Mary C. Greene,
Charlotte L. Young,
Elizabeth S. Emmons,

Hannah E. Moore,
Mary Williams,
Caroline L. P. Torrey,
Erancis Torrey,

Mary A. Hunt,
Hannah L. Billings,
Emily B. Peck,
Harriet A. Dow,

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Location.
No. 1-East street place,

9 a it a

3 " " "

4. U tl it

1-E. Orange street,

2 " "

3 " "

1 -Tyler street,

2 "

3 "

4 «

5 "

6 "

1 -Hudson street,
2 " "

Sub- Committees.

Messrs. Coolidge
and Homer.

I Messrs. Norton
T and Beck.

I Messrs. Gordon,
V Holbrook, and
| Bates.

~\ Messrs. Holbrook,

( Bandall,

( Ellis and
J Coolidge.

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WELLS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Frederick Emerson. Chairman, 1 Lyncle street.
Joseph L. Bates, 129 Washington street.
George Eussell, 12 Lyncle street.
William Howe, 19 Allen street.
Isaac H. Hazelton, 15 Leverett street.
Joshua G. Wilbur, 135 Cambridge street,
T. E. Marvin, 29 Lyncle street.
Henry A. Miles, 15 Allen street.

Wells School, Blossom Street.

Eeuben Swan, Jr., Master. William H. Swan, Sub-Master.

Matilda A. Gerry, Head Assistant.

ASSISTANTS.

Sarah J. Lothrop,
Lydia A. Hayward,

Maria E. Chase,
Juliana Sparrell,
Josephine Bacon.

Jane M. Bedford, Teacher of Sewing.

Edwin Bruce, Teacher of Vocal Music

Mary S. Carter,
Josephine Couthouy,

PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

Teachers.

Mary L. Bailey,
Anna A. James,

Elizabeth W. Snow,
Augusta H. Foster,

Lucy M. A. Eedding,
Ekaiua B. Housley,

Elizabeth S. Grater,
Elizabeth S. Foster,

Mary A. II. Cotting,
Mary S. Watts,

Location.

No. 1-Wall street,

2 " "

3 "

5 " "

6 "

-Milton "

2-Spring street place,
1-Wells School house,

jl

Sub-Committees.

Messrs. Wilbur
and Hazelton.

Messrs. Marvin
and Wilbur.

Messrs. Hazelton
and Miles.

Messrs. Eussell
and Bates.

Messrs. Bates and
Marvin.

Messrs. Miles and
Eussell.

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WINTIIROP SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMITTEE.

Samuel W. Bates, Chairman, 46 Washington street.

Otis A. Skinner, 17 Tyler street.

George H. Lyman, 152 Tremont street.

William W. Baker, Nassau street, near Harrison Av.

Ambrose A. Eanney, 5 Pleasant street.

Solomon J. Gordon, 11 Burroughs place.

John B. Alley, 35 Boylston street.

John P. Putnam, 97 Boylston street.

S. J. M. Homer, 13 Union street.

Thomas M. Brewer, 8 Edinhoro street.

Winihrop School, Tremont Street.

Henry Williams, Jr., Master.

HEAT) ASSISTANTS.

Susan A. W. Loring,
Eehecca P. Barry,

Almira Paul,
Martha E. Towne.

ASSISTANTS.

Elizaheth E. Briggs,
Caroline A. Sogers,
Martha I. Cotton,

Almira Seymour,
Mary Jane Banforth,
L. Ellen Sprague,
Hannah H. Hosmer.

Eliza J. Eeed,
Elizaheth Newell,
Julia C. Bird,

Eehecca W. Bell, Teacher of Serving.
L. H. Southard, Teacher of Vocal Music.

Teachers.

Sarah E. Lewis,
Mary A. Easterhrook,
Mary E. Parker,
Sarah Eveleth,

Anna 0. Jones,
Mary B. Browne

Eliza A. C. Day,
Harriet A. Bettis-

Harriet A. Parker,
Hannah M. Gihbs,
Elizaheth C. Frink,

primary schools.

Location.

No. 1-East street,

2 " "

3 "

4 -

1-Bumstead court,
o <« <<

1 -Essex place,

2 " "

1-South street court,

2 »

3 "

Sub-Committees.

I Messrs. Baker,

y Homer, and

Putnam.

Messrs. Alley and
Lyman.

Messrs. Brewer,
Bates, & Baker.

Messrs. Eanney,
Gordon, and
Brewer.

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WARD OFFICERS

185G

Ward No. 1.

Warden.
Samuel B. Krogman.

Clerk.

Warden.

Ezra Vinal.

Cleric.

Albert Huse.

Warden.
Thomas Critchet.

Clerk.
Daniel K. Sortwell.

Warden.
S. Bowland Hart.

Clerk.

Charles Hale.

Inspectors.
Charles E. Dodd,
Jeremiah 0. Winkley,
William F. Clark, Jr.
E. B. W. Bestieaux,
Enoch H. Snelling, Jr.

Ward No. 2.

Inspectors.
Taylor Mills,
William Wentwortli,
David M. B. Dow,
Moses J. Gove,
Jacob C. Went worth.

Ward No. 3.

Inspectors.
John S. Leonard,
Charles Carter,
Joseph Snow,
S. Henry Stone,
Henry Davis.

Ward No. 4.

Inspectors.
William G. Welch,
Henry H. Holbrook,
Earley E. Conant,
0. H. Dutton.
William E. Webster.

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Ward No. 5.

Warden.

Emmons Bayniond.

Clerk.
William P. Draper.

Warden.
Thomas F. Nutter.

Clerk.
Frederic S. Hill.

Warden.
Joseph W. Merriam.

Clerk.
James C. Tileston.

Warden.
Stephen G. Deblois.

Clerk.
Timothy K. Page.

Warden.
Francis Eichards.

Clerk.
Charles H. Bacon.

Warden.

John F. Trull.

Clerk.

Otis Orne.

Inspectors.
Frederic Whiton,
Charles W. Kimball,
George Lane,
William H. Sampson,
William T. E. Marvin.

Ward No. 6.

Inspectors.
Benjamin C. Piper,
Charles H. Mann,
Arthur W. Hobart,
John H. Jackson,
William W. Winthrop.

Ward No. 7.

Inspectors.
Edward S. Taj lor,
John F. Bancbor,
T. A. Bridge,
Benjamin W. Dix,
Ira C. Gray.

Ward No. 8.

Inspectors.
William B. Eussell,
Henry C. Allen,
William Bacon,
Thomas J. Brigham,
S. G. Clarke.

Ward No. 9.

Inspectors.
Charles W. Morris,
Joseph L. Drew, Jr.
George W. Dean,
Thomas E. Dudley,
F. Henry Dix.

Ward No. 10.

Inspectors.
Moses C. Thompson,
Hezekiah Prince, Jr.
William H. Eussell,
Benjamin F. White, Jr.
Benjamin G. Gay.

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Ward No. 11.

Warden.

S. S. Kidgway.

Clerk.
Charles Caverly, Jr.

Warden.
Gustavus Forbes.

Clerk.

George B. Proctor.

Inspectors.
B. D. Tucker,
W. S. McGowan,
Homer Sanders,
A. P. Melzar,
Edward Paxon.

Ward No. 12.

Inspectors.
Edwin B. Spinney,
Jesse Batchelder,
Wm. S. Thacher,
J. H. Cheney,
S. S. Jefferds.

Ill

WAKDS.

No. 1. — Beginning at the water, on the southerly side of the
Eastern Packet Pier ; thence across Commercial street to Kichmond
street ; thence by the centre of Eichmond street, across Hanover
street to Salem street ; thence by the centre of Salem street to Cooper
street ; thence by the centre of Cooper street, crossing Charlestown
street to Beverly street; thence by the centre of Beverly to Cause-
way street ; thence across Causeway street, and in the same direction
with Beverly street, to the water ; thence by the water to the point
begun at.

No. 2. — All East Boston and the islands.

No. 3. — Beginning at the water on the north side of the Fitchburg
Eailroad depot, on a line which would strike the central line of Beverly
street if extended to the water; thence by such line and the centre of
B3verly street to Charlestown street; thence across Charlestown street,
and by the centre of Cooper street, to Salem street ; thence by the
centre of Salem street to Eichmond street ; thence by the centre of
Eichmond street to Hanover street ; thence by the centre of Hanover
street to Court street ; thence by the centre of Court street to Green
street ; thence by the centre of Green street to Leverett street ; thence
by the centre of Leverett street to Causeway street ; thence by the
centre of Causeway street to Lowell street ; thence by the centre of
Lowell street, and by a line in the same direction with Lowell street,
to the water ; thence by the water to the point begun at.

No. 4. — Beginning at the water, on the southerly side of the East-
ern Packet Pier ; thence across Commercial street to Eichmond street ;
thence by the centre of Eichmond street to Hanover street ; thence
by the centre of Hanover street to Court street ; thence by the centre
of Court street to Green street ; thence by the centre of Green street
to Staniford street ; thence by the centre of Staniford street to Cam-
bridge street; thence by the centre of Cambridge street to Temple
street ; thence by the centre of Temple street and Mount Vernon street
to Park street ; thence by the centre of Park street to Tremont street ;
thence by the centre of Tremont street to Winter street ; thence by the
centre of Winter street to Washington street ; thence by the centre of
Washington street to Milk street ; thence by the centre of Milk street
to India street ; thence across India street by a straight line to the
water on the south side of Central wharf; thence by the water to the
point begun at.

No. 5. — Beginning at the water at the easterly end of Cambridge
Bridge ; thence by the centre of Cambridge street to Staniford street;
thence by the centre of Staniford street to Green street ; thence by the
centre cf Green street to the junction of Lynde and Leverett streets ;
thence by the centre of Leverett street to Causeway street ; thence by

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the centre of Causeway street to Lowell street ; tlience by the centre of
Lowell street, and by a line in the same direction with Lowell street to
the water ; thence by the water to the point begun at.

No. 6. — Beginning at the water, at the easterly end of Cambridge
Bridge ; thence by the centre of Cambridge street to Temple street ;
thence by the centre of Temple and Mount Vernon streets to Beacon
street ; thence by the centre of Beacon street and the Western avenue
to the boundary line between Boston and Boxbury, on the Western
avenue ; thence northerly by said boundary line to the water ; thence
by the water to the point begun at.

No. 7. — Beginning at the water on the south side of Central wharf ;
thence across India street by a straight line to Milk street ; thence by
the centre of Milk street to Washington street ; thence by the centre
of Washington street to Winter street ; thence by the centre of Winter
street to Tremont street ; thence by the centre of Tremont street to
West street : thence by the centre of West street and Bedford street to
Kingston street ; thence by the centre of Kingston street to Essex
street ; thence by centre of Essex street to South street ; thence by
centre of South street to Summer street ; thence by centre of Summer
street, and by a straight line in continuation thereof, to the water on
the northerly side of Summer street wharf; thence by the water to
point begun at.

No. 8. — Beginning at the water on the northerly side of Summer
street wharf ; thence by a straight line in continuation of the centre
of Summer street, and by the centre of Summer street to South street ;
thence by the centre of South street to Essex street ; thence by the
centre of Es~ex street to Kingston street ; thence by the centre of
Kingston street to Bedford street ; thence by the centre of Bedford
street and West street to Tremont street ; thence by the centre of
Tremont street to Eliot street ; thence by the centre of Eliot street to
Washington street ; thence across Washington street to Kneeland
street ; thence by the centre of Kneeland street to Sea street ; thenee
crossing Sea street by a straight line to the water on the southerly side
of Howe's wharf ; thence by the water to the point begun at.

No. 9. — Beginning at the boundary line between Boston and Box-
bury, on the Western avenue ; thence by the centre of the Western
avenue and Beacon street to Bark street ; thence by the centre of Bark
street to Tremont street ; thence by the centre of Tremont street to
Warren street ; thence by the centre of Warren street to Washington
street; thence by the centre of Washington street to West Castle
street ; thence by the centre of West Castle street to Tremont street ;
thence by the centre of Tremont street to the Bailroad Bridge ; thence
by the centre of the Boston and Worcester Bailroad to the boundary
line between Boston and Boxbury ; thence by said boundary line to
the point begun at.

No. 10. — Beginning at the water on the southerly side of Howe's
wharf; thence by a straight line across Sea street to Kneeland street ;
thence by the centre of Kneeland to Washington street ; thence across
Washington street to Eliot street ; thence by the centre of Eliot street
to Tremont street ; thence by the centre of Tremont street to Warren

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street ; thence by the centre of Warren street to Washington street ;
thence by the centre of Washington street to Dover street ; thence by
the centre of Dover street to the water at the northwesterly end of the
Boston South Bridge; thence by the water to the point begun at.

No. 1 1 . — Beginning at the boundary line between Boston and Box-
bury, on the Boston and Worcester Eailroad ; thence by the centre of
the Boston and Worcester Eailroad to the Eailroad Bridge ; thence by
the centre of Tremont street to West Castle street ; thence by the centre
of AVest Castle street to Washington street ; thence by the centre of
Washington street to Dover street ; thence by the centre of Dover
street to the water at the northwesterly end of the Boston South
Bridge ; thence by the water to the Boundary line between Boston and
Boxbury ; thence by said boundary line to the point begun at.

No. 12. — All South Boston, including Washington Village recently
annexed to the City of Boston.

WAED ROOMS.

1 Eliot School House, North Bennet street.

2 School Boom, Paris street, East Boston.

3 Corner Eriend and Merrimac streets.

4 City Building, Court square.

5 Wells School House, Blossom street.

6 Phillips School House, West Centre street.

7 School House, Eranklin street, corner Theatre alley.

8 Corner Beach and Kingston streets.

9 School room, Warren street.

10 Brimmer School House, Common street.

1 1 Franklin School House, Washington street.

12 Mather School House, South Boston.

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T A X E S .

The amount of Taxes assessed on the Eeal and Personal Estates in
the City of Boston, for the past six years, has been as follows :

1850.

Valuation of Eeal Estate, ----- $105,093,400.00
Valuation of Personal Estate, - 74,907,100.00

Total Valuation, - 180,000,500.00

At $6.80 per $1,000, is 1,224,003.40

No. of Polls, 28,018, at $1.50 each, is - - - 42,027.00

Total Tax for 1850, $1,266,030.40

Increase over 1849, viz. :
Property, Real, $2,265,900.00, being 2.203 per cent.
Personal, 3,355,400.00, 4.981

Total, $5,820,300.00, being 3.341 per cent.

Polls decreased, 345, being a loss of 12.233 per cent.

1851.

Valuation of Eeal Estate, $109,358,500.00

Valuation of Personal Estate, ... - 78,588,500.00

Total Valuation, ------ 187,947,000.00

At $7 per $1,000, is 1,315,629.00

No. of Polls, 28,445, at $1.50 each, is - - - 42,667.50

Total Tax for 1851, $1,358,296.50

Increase over 1850, viz.:
Property, Real, $4,265,100.00, being 4.058 per cent.
Personal, 3,681,400.00, 4.914

Total, $7,946,500.00, being 4.414 per cent.
Increase of Polls, 447, 1.524

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1852.

Valuation of Eeal Estate, ..... $110,699,200.00
Valuation of Personal Estate, ... - 76,980,800.00

Total Valuation, 187,680,000 00

At $6.40 per $1,000, is 1,201,152.00

No. of Polls, 28,9S3, at $1.50 each, is - - - 43,474.50

Total Tax for 1852, ..... $1,244,626.50

Increase on Real over 1851, $1,340,700.00

Decrease on Personal over 1851, 1,607,700.00

Net decrease, - - $267,000.00

1853.

Valuation of Eeal Estate, $116,090,900.00

Valuation of Personal Estate, .... 90,423,300.00

Total Valuation, 206,514,200.00

At $7.60 per $1,000, is 1,569,507.92

No. of Polls, at $1.50 each, 44,938.50

Total Tax for 1852, $1,614,446.42

Increase over Real Estate, 1852, $5,391,700.00
Increase over Personal Estate, 1852, 13,442,500.00

$18,834,200.00

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1854.

Valuation of Keal Estate, $127,730,200.00

Valuation of Personal Estate, .... 99,233,000.00

Total Valuation, 227,013,200.00

At $9.20 per $1,000, is 2,088,521.44

No. of Polls, at $1.50 each 46,701.00

Total Tax for 1854, ..... $2,125,222.44

Increase over Real Estate, 1853, $11,639,300.00
Increase over Personal Estate, 1853, 8,859,700.00

$20,499,000.00

1855.

Valuation of Eeal Estate, $136,351,300.00

Valuation of Personal Estate, ... - 105,580,900.00

Total Valuation, ...... $241,932,200.00

At $7.70 per $1000, is $1,816,877.94

31,602 Polls, at $1.50 each, .... 47,403.00

Total Tax for 1855, $1,910,280.94

Increase over Real Estate, 1854, $8,621,100.00
Increase over Personal Estate, 1854, 6,297,900.00

$14,919,000.00

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CITY DEBT AT DIFFERENT PERIODS.

184G

1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856

January 1st,

Ordinary Debt,*
Water Debt,

Consolidated Debt,

$2,337,188.66
5,341,961.11

$1,085,200.00
1,033,766.00
1,112,906.00
1,354,332.00
1,623,823.00
1,756,000.00
1,714,298.44
1,746,510.39
1,886,459.55
2,367,594.21

$7,679,149.77

REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.

The following Table shows the value of the Eeal and Personal
Estate, with the number of persons assessed from the year 1794, and
every subsequent fifth year, to 1851.

Year.

Real Estate.

Personal Estate.

Aggregate.

No. Bills.

£ s d

£ s d

£ s d

1794

602,312 10 00

824,812 10 00

1,427,125 0 0

2,953

DOLLARS.

DOLLARS.

DOLLARS.

1799

3,224,100

3,766,200

6,990,300

3,600

1804

13,753,000

15,328,300

29,081,300

5,230

1809

19,712,000

16,617,200

36,329,200

5,772

1814

17,871,400

15,164,800

33,037,200

6,617

1819

22,795,800

16,583,400

39,379,200

7,851

1824

27,303,800

22,540.000

49,807,800

10,980

1829

36,963,800

24,104,200

61,068,000

13,311

1834

43,140,600

31,665,200

74,805,800

15,652

1839

58,577,800

33,248,600

91,828,400

18,151

1844

72,048,000

46,402,300

118,450,300

24,817

1849

102,827,500

71,352,700

174,180,200

32,396

1851

109,358,500

78,588,500

187,947,000

33,183

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POPULATION AT DIFFERENT PERIODS.

1800 24,937

1810 33,787

1820 - 43,298

1830 - 61,392

1835 78,603

1840 - - - 85,000

1845 - - - -114,366

1850 -------- 138,788

1855 160,50S

Modes and Times of Appointment of the various City

0 fleers, as prescribed by the City Ordinances, &c,

tvhich ivill be in force until the first Monday of

January, 1857, [vide page 55.]

City Clerk — in Convention, ... - January.

Undertakers — Mayor and Aldermen, - - January.

Trustees of Public Library — Concurrent vote, - January.

Visitors of Lunatic Hospital — Concurrent vote, January or February.
Superintendents of Free Bridges — Concurrent

vote, -•- - - - - - - January or February.

Engineers of Fire Department — Concurrent vote,. January or February.
Superintendent of Streets — Concurrent vote, - January or February.
Superintendent of Health — Concurrent vote, - January or February.
Fence Viewers, Cullers of Hoops and Staves,

Field Drivers, Pound Keepers, Inspectors of

Lime — Concurrent vote, - January or February.

Officers to complain of Truants, &c. — Mayor and

Aldermen, ------- January or February.

Surveyor General of Lumber — Concurrent vote, - February.

City Begistrar — Concurrent vote, - February or March.

Newspapers, elected by joint ballot, for City

Advertising, February or March.

Assessors and Assistant Assessors — Concurrent

vote, March.

Sealers of "Weights and Measures, Hay Weighers,

Inspectors of Hay, Measurers of Wood and

Bark — Mayor and Aldermen, - March or April.

Inspectors of Ballast and Weighers of Lighters

— Concurrent vote, March or April.

Cochituate Water Board — Concurrent vote, - March or April.

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Measurers of Leather — Mayor and Aldermen, -
Superintendent of Public Buildings — Concurrent

vote, - - -

Superintendent of Public Lands — Concurrent

vote,

Superintendent of Fire Alarms — Concurrent

vote,

Coal Weighers — Board of Aldermen,
City Crier — Mayor and Aldermen, -
Grain Measurer — Mayor and Aldermen, -
Overseers of House of Correction — Concurrent

vote,

Master of House of Correction — Concurrent vote.
Directors of House of Industry, &c. — Concurrent

vote,

City Treasurer — In Convention, -
City Auditor — Concurrent vote, -
City Physician — Concurrent vote, ...
Port Physician — Concurrent vote, ...
City Messenger — Concurrent vote, ...
Chief of Police — Mayor and Aldermen,
Consulting Physicians — Concurrent vote, -
Superintendent of Sewers and Drains — Concur-
rent vote, -------

Clerk of Joint Standing and Special Committees,
City Solicitor — Concurrent vote, -
Surveyor of Marble — Concurrent vote,
Superintendent of Faneuil Hall Market — Mayor

and Aldermen, ■ -

County Physician — Mayor and Aldermen,
Constables — Mayor and Aldermen, -
City Engineer — Concurrent vote, -
Water Kegistrar — Concurrent vote, -
Librarian — Concurrent vote, ... -
Superintendent of Paneuil Hall — Mayor and

Aldermen,

April.

April

or May.

April

or May.

April

or May.

April

or May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May.

May

or June.

May

or June.

May

or June.

June.

June.

June.

June

or July.

July.

September.

September or

October.

September or

October.

October.

October.

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OEATOES OF BOSTON.

Appointed by the Public Authorities.

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON MASSACRE, MARCH 5, 1770.

1771. James Lovell, A. M.

1772. Gen. Joseph Warren, M. D.

1773. Benjamin Church, M. D.

1774. Hon. John Hancock.

1775. Gen. Joseph Warren, M. D.

1776. Eev. Peter Thacher.

1777. Benjamin Hichborn, Esq.

1778. Jonathan Williams Austin. Esq.

1779. Hon. William Tudor.

1780. Hon. Jonathan Mason.

1781. Hon. Thomas Dawes.

1782. Hon. George Richards Minot.

1783. Thomas Welsh, M. D.

ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE, JULY 4, 1776.

1783. John Warren, M. D.

1784. Benjamin Hichborn, Esq.

1785. John Gardiner, Esq.

1786. Jonathan Loring Austin, Esq.

1787. Hon. Thomas Dawes.

1788. Hon. Harrison Gray Otis.

1789. Samuel Stillman, D. D.

1790. Edward Gray, Esq.

1791. Thomas Crafts, Esq.

1792. Joseph Blake, Esq.

1793. Hon. John Quincy Adams,

1794. Hon. John Phillips.

1795. Hon. George Blake.

1796. John Lothrop, Jr., Esq.

1797. John Callender, Esq.

1798. Hon. Josiah Quincy.

1799. Hon. John Lowell.

1800. Hon. Joseph Hall.

1801. Charles Paine, Esq.

1802. Bev. William Emerson.

1803. Hon. William Sullivan.

1804. Thomas Danforth, M. D.

1805. Warren Dutton, Esq.

1806. Francis Dana Cbanning, Esq.

1807. Hon. Peter Oxenbridge Thacher,

1808. Andrew Ritchie, Jr., Esq.

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1809. William Tudor, -Jr., Esq.

1810. Alexander Townsend, Esq.

1811. Hon. James Savage.

18 1 2. Benjamin Pollard, Esq.

1813. Hon. Edward St. Loe Livermore.

1814. Benjamin Whitwell, Esq.

1815. Hon. Lemuel Shaw.

1816. George Sullivan, Esq.

1817. Prof. Edward Tyrrell Channing.

1818. Hon. Erancis Calley Gray.

1819. Hon. Franklin Dexter.

1820. Hon. Theodore Lyman, Jr.

1821. Hon. Charles Greely Loring.

1822. Hon. John Chipman Gray.

1823. Charles Pelham Curtis, Esq.

1824. Erancis Bassett, Esq.

1825. Charles Sprague, Esq.

1826. Hon. Josiah Quincy.

1827. William Powell Mason, Esq.

1828. Bradford Sumner, Esq.

1829. Hon. James Trecothick Austin.

1830. Hon. Alexander Hill Everett.

1831. Hon. John Gorham Palfrey.

1832. Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr.

1833. Edward Goldsborough Prescott, Esq.

1834. Kichard Sullivan Fay, Esq.

1835. Hon. George Stillman Hillard.

1836. Henry Willis Kinsman, Esq.

1837. Hon. Jonathan Chapman.
1 8 38 . Bev. Hubbard Winslow.

1839. Ivers James Austin, Esq.

1840. Thomas Power, Esq.

1841. George Ticknor Curtis, Esq.

1842. Hon. Horace Mann.

1843. Hon. Charles Francis Adams.

1844. Peleg Whitman Chandler, Esq.

1845. Charles Sumner, Esq.

1846. Fletcher Webster, Esq.

1847. Hon. Thomas Greaves Cary.

1848. Hon. Joel Giles.

1849. William Whitwell Greenough, Esq.

1850. Edwin Percy Whipple, Esq.

1851. Hon. Charles Theodore Bussell.

1852. Bev. Thomas Starr King.

1853. Timothy Bigelow, Esq.

1854. Bev. Andrew L. Stone.

1855. Bev. Alonzo A. Miner.

_ N. B. — All of the above Orations have been printed with the excep-
tion of those delivered by Benjamin Pollard, Francis Dana Channing,
and Thomas S. King.

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CATALOGUE

OF THE

IK CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THEIE SERVICE,

INSTITUTION, MAY 1, 1822, TO JANUARY 1, 1856,

INDEX

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PRELIMINARY REMARKS.

NOTE.

The asterisk denotes the deceased.

The Junior of Theodore Lyman omitted in 1839. See Mayors.

MAYORS.

The election of Mayor for 1845 was more warmly contested than on
any former year. There were not less than eight several ballotings
by the citizens. At the eighth trial, on the 21st of February, Thomas
A. Davis was elected. *

In the meantime, from January to February 27, 1845, William
Parker, one of the Aldermen, having been elected Chairman of the
Board of Aldermen, performed the duties of Mayor.

On the 6 th of October, Thomas A. Davis, being in declining health,
resigned the office of Mayor, which resignation, however, was not
accepted by the City Council, and on the 22d of November he died,
being the first Mayor who has died in office, since the organization of
the City Government in 1822.

On the 11th of December, Josiah Quincy, Jr., was elected Mayor by
the City Council, for the unexpired term of 1845.

Benson Leavitt, one of the Board of Aldermen, acted as Chairman
of the Board in the interval between the death of Mr. Davis and the
election of Mr. Quincy.

In 1.851, Benjamin Seaver, having already been elected an Alderman
of the City for 1852, was afterwards chosen Mayor for said year.

At the commencement of the ensuing municipal year, 1852, he
resigned as an Alderman and accepted the office of Mayor.

The election of Mayor for 1854 was continued through three ballot-
ings, from December 12, 1853, to January 9, 1854. In the meantime
the duties of Mayor were performed hy Benjamin L. Allen, Chairman
of the Board of Aldermen.

ALDERMEN.

Nathaniel P. Bussell, Daniel Baxter, Joseph H. Dorr, re-elected ;
and Thomas B. Wales and Bedford Webster, elected 1825, declined.

George Blake, re-elected for 1826, declined.

John Stevens, elected for 1832, died prior to the organization.

James Savage, elected for 1834, declined.

William Parker, elected for 1845, resigned.

George E. Head, elected for 1848, resigned — having been chosen one
of the principal Assessors.

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In 1853, Lyman Perry, Esq., who had been duly elected an Alder-
man, died before his qualification.

At the Municipal Election in 1852, nine Aldermen had a majority
of ballots ; but, in accordance with the statute, the eight who had the
highest number of votes were declared elected.

The Municipal Government, for 1855, was the first one that was
organized under the new or revised City Charter, which provided for
the annual election of twelve Aldermen.

COMMON COUNCIL.

William Bowes Bradford, Ward 3, elected 1822, did not qualify
himself, declining to be sworn, there being then no provision for
affirmation, except for Quakers.

Lucius Manlius Sargent, Ward 6, elected for 1827, declined.

Henry D. Gray and Isaac Harris, Ward 1 ; Eleazer Howard, Ward

2, and Joseph H. Thayer, Ward 9, elected for 1828; also, Holmes
Hinckley, Ward 11, for 1845, declined prior to the organization.

Samuel Thaxter, Ward 6, elected for 1830, declined.

William Foster, Ward 6, elected for 1831, declined.

John Bowles, Ward 3, re-elected for 1838, declined.

The Junior of George Morey, omitted 1829.

Asa Adams, Ward 3, took the intermediate name of Perry, 1830.

The Junior of Joshua Seaver, Ward 6, omitted 1833.

The Junior of Henry Fowle, Ward 2, omitted 1837.

The Junior of Francis Brinley, Ward 10, omitted 1838.

The Junior of Ezra Lincoln, omitted 1851.

Washington P. Gragg, Ward 4, spelt Gregg since 1836.

Ezra Eorristall, Ward 6, resigned in May, 1853, and was elected
Superintendent of Health.

There have been six successfully contested Elections.

The first, February 22, 1830, vacated the seat of a member from
Ward 6, on the ground that "closing the poll before the hour at which
the voters were notified it would be closed was a violation of the rights
of the voters."

The second, May 7, 1835, vacated the seats of the members of Ward

3, who were returned as having been elected at an adjourned meeting,
December 11, 1834, on the ground of irregular proceeding to render
the whole number of votes certain by taking the highest number of
votes for candidates on each opposing ticket ; adjournment of the meet-
ing by the sole authority of the Warden, and other irregularities at the
annual election, December 8.

The third case, March 7, 1839, vacated the seats of three members
of AVard 12, on the ground that a number of illegal voters, sufficient to
effect the choice, voted at the polls.

The fourth, February 9, 1843, vacated the seats of three members
from Ward 1, returned as elected at the adjourned meeting, December
14, on the ground that four votes for non-resident candidates, (after

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having been first thrown out by the Ward ofiicers,) °were counted at
the annual election, December 1 2, thereby preventing the choice of two
other candidates, who, by excluding the said four votes, were by the
decision of the Council declared elected, leaving one vacancy.

The fifth, February 27, 1851, vacated the seats of two members from
Ward 3, on the ground that they were chosen at an adjourned meeting
which was illegally held. At the subsequent trial the same members
were again returned to the Common Council.

The sixth, January 20, 1853, vacated the seats of three members from
Ward 3, on the ground that they were chosen at an adjourned meeting
which was illegally held.

The seventh, in accordance with the Report of the Committee on
Elections, vacated the seats of three members from Ward 11, on the
ground that the Mayor and Aldermen had no right to issue warrants
for election of members of the Common Council, after the annual
Election, and before the organization of the Government elect. But
inasmuch as the elections in question were conducted bona fide, and
no other informality was apparent, and as this custom of supple-
mentary elections had been in vogue for twenty years, the members
thus elected were by the vote of the Common Council declared entitled
to their seats. The passage of the Plurality Law, of 1854, will remedy
most of these cases for the future.

° This fact was admitted, though not stated in the report of the Committee.

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1822

MAYOR,

JOHN PHILLIPS.

ALDEEMEX

°Samuel Billings,
-Ephraira Eliot,
Jacob Hall,
-Joseph Head,

--Joseph Jenkins,
-Joseph Lovering,
'-'Nathaniel Pope Eussell
-Bryant Parrott Tilden.

COMMON COUNCIL

-WILLIAM PBESCOTT, President.

Ward 1.
°Williani Barry,
'-'Thaddeus Page,
Charles Wells,
Simon Wilkinson.

Ward 2.
Martin Bates,
Benjamin Lamson,
°Henry Orne,
°Joseph Stodder.

Ward 3.
-Theodore Dexter,
Joshua Emmons,
-Samuel Jones.

Ward 4.
-Joseph Cooledge,
-Samuel Perkins,
'-'Bobert Gould Shaw,
Joel Thayer.

Ward 5.
George Washington Coffin,
°Thomas Kendall,
'-'Horatio Gates Ware,
Isaac Winslow.

Ward 6.
°Samuel Ajrpleton,
Thomas Motley,
Jesse Shaw,
•William Sullivan.

Ward 7.
'-'Jonathan Amory,
'-Patrick Tracy Jackson,
^Augustus Peabody,
°Enoeh Silsby.

Ward 8.
°David Watts Bradlee,
°Peter Chardon Brooks,
°James Perkins,
°Benjamin Eussell.

Ward 9.
'-Jonathan Davis,
'-'Hawkes Lincoln,
°William Prescott,
°John Welles.

Ward 10.
'-Andrew Drake,
°Daniel Lewis Gibbens,
°David Collson Moseley,
cTsaac Stevens.

Ward 11.
-George Watson Brimmer,
°Asa Bullard,
-Barzillai Holmes,
'-Winslow Lewis.
Ward 12.
°Cyrus Alger,
John French,
'-John Howe,
Moses Williams,

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18

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY.

ALDERMEN

^Daniel Baxter,
'George Ocliorne,
David Weld Child,
•Joseph Hawley Dorr,

••-Ashur Benjamin,
Enoch Patterson,
Caleb Eddy,
°Stephen Hooper.

COMMON COUNCIL,

-JOHN WELLES, President,

Ward 1.
°Thaddeus Page,
Simon Wilkinson,
°John Eliot,
Joseph Wheeler.

Ward 2.
Martin Bates,
Benjamin Lamson,
°Joseph Stodder,
°John Parker Boyd.

Ward 3.
°Theodore Dexter,
Samuel Jones,
°John Kichardson Adan,
°John Damarisque Dyer.

Ward 4.
-Joseph Cooledge,
°Samuel Perkins,
°Bobert Gould Shaw,
• -Henry Earn am.

Ward 5.
-Thomas Kendall,
Isaac Winslow,
Elias Haskell,
°John Sullivan Perkins.

Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
°Joel Prouty,
°John Stevens,
William Wright.

Ward 7.
^-Jonathan Amory,
:-Enoch Silsby,
Samuel Swett,
Charles Pelham Curtis.

Ward 8.
°Benjamin Bussell,
James Savage,
°Eliphalet Williams,
Samuel King Williams.

Ward 9.
°Jonathan Davis,
°Hawkes Lincoln,
c John Welles,
Lewis Tappan.

Ward 10.
Aaron Baldwin,
:;David Erancis,
Francis Johonnot Oliver,
•■-Thomas Beale Wales.

Ward 11.
°Asa Bullard,
-Charles Howard,
Josiah Stedman,
-Joseph Willett.

Ward 12.
Samuel Bradlee,
c\N~oah Brooks,
Francis Jackson,
Charles Sprague.

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1824.

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY.

ALDERMEN

^Daniel Baxter,

-George Odiorne,
:iDavid Weld Child,
-Joseph Hawley Dorr,
Ashur Benjamin,

Enoch Patterson,
Caleb Eddy,

°Stephen Hooper, (died Sep-
tember,)
°Cjrus Alger, (November.)

COMMON COUNCIL,

FRANCIS JOHONNOT OLIVER, President.

Ward 1.
William Barry,
°John Elliott,
Joseph Wheeler,
Michael Tombs.

Ward 2.
-William Little, jr.
°01iver Beed,
^Joseph Stone,
°Thaddeus Page.

Ward 3.
°John Bichardson Adan,
°John Daniarisque Dyer,
Edward Page,
William Sprague.

Ward 4.
°Joseph Cooledge,
°Bobert Gould Shaw,
°Jercmiah Fitch,
Wm. Bounsville Pierce Washburn.

Ward 5.
Elias Haskell,
Eliphalet Porter Hartshorn,
George Washington Otis,
Winslow Wright.

Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
°Joel Prouty,
William Wright,
Thomas Wiley.

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Ward 7.
Charles Pelham Curtis,
cWilliam Goddard,
°Elijah Morse,
Isaac Parker.

Ward 8.
^Benjamin Bussell,
°Eliphalet Williams,
Samuel King Williams,
-Benjamin Willis.

Ward 9.
°Jonathan Davis,
°Hawkes Lincoln,
John Ballard,
John Chipman Gray.

Ward 10.
°Thomas Beale Wales,
James Savage,
Phineas Upham,
Francis Johonnot Oliver.

Ward 11.
Josiah Stedman,
Samuel Frothingham,
°Giles Lodge,
Charles Sprague.
Ward 12.
Samuel Bradlee,
Francis Jackson,
°Isaac Thorn,
Charles Bemis.

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182

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY.

ALDERMEN

^Daniel Carney,
°John Bellows,
:::;!Josiali Marshall,
<;!John Daruariscpie Dyer,

°Thonias Welsh, jr.,
°George Blake,
°Henry Jackson Oliver,
John Bryant.

COMMON COUNCIL,

FEANCIS JOHONNOT OLIVER, President.

Ward 1.
William Barry,
°John Elliot,
°Bobert Fennelley,
Lewis Lerow.

Ward 2.
°01iver Beed,
°Scammel Penniman,
?;;:Benjamin Clark,
°John Fenno.

Ward 3.
°John Bichardson Adan,
°Thomas Wells,
-Abraham Williams Fuller,
Amos Farnsworth.

Ward 4.
cJoseph Cooledge,
Wm. Bounsville Pierce Washburn,
°George Hallett,
°Theodore Dexter.

Ward 5.
■John Sullivan Perkins,
Ezra Dyer,
°Charles Tracy,
°Williain Simonds.

Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
Thomas Wiley,
°Isaac Waters,
-Samuel Thaxter.

Ward 7.
Charles Pelham Curtis,
-William Goddard,
Elijah Morse,
Isaac Parker.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
-Benjamin Willis,
Jeffrey Bichardson,
Josiah Bradlee.

Ward 9.
John Chipman Gray.
Franklin Dexter,
°Jeremiah Smith Boies,
°Levi Meriam.

Ward 10.
Francis Johonnot Oliver,
James Savage,
°Jonathan Simonds,
John Parker Bice.

Ward 11.
Samuel Frothingham,
°Giles Lodge,
George Morey, jr.,
°Joshua Vose.

Ward 12.
°John Stevens,
Adam Bent,
c01iver Fisher,
Ephraim Groves Ware.

131

1826

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY.

ALDERMEN

;;Daniel Carney,
-John Bellows,
•Josiah Marshall,
;;Thomas Welsh, jr.,

°Henry Jackson Oliver,
John Foster Loring,
Francis Jackson,
°Edw. Hutchinson Bobbins.

COMMON COUNCIL

-JOHN RICHARDSON ADAN, President.

Ward 1.
William Barry,
Lewis Lerow,
Lemuel P. Grosvenor,
Samuel Aspinwall.

Ward 2.
°Scammel Penniman.
cBenjamin Clark,
°John Fenno,
Nathaniel Faxon.

Ward 3.
"John Eichardson Adan,
°William Sprague,
Amos Farnsworth,
Asa Adams.

Ward 4.
C:George Hallett,
'•'William Howe,
John Warren James,
Joseph Eveleth.

Ward 5.
Ezra Dyer,
-•Charles Tracy,
::;?Jonathan Thaxter,
William Parker.

Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
Thomas Wiley,
cTsaac Waters,
°Samuel Thaxter.

Ward 7.
'••Augustus Peabody,
Charles Pelham Curtis,
Isaac Parker,
Edward Brooks.

Ward 8.
Francis Bassett,
Joseph Helger Thayer,
°Joseph Hawley Dorr.
John Baker.

Ward 9.
John Chipman Gray,
0Jerenriah Smith Boies,
°Levi Meriam.
Charles Torrey.

Ward 10.
Aaron Baldwin,
John Parker Eice,
Solomon Piper,
Charles Barnard.

Ward 11.
°Giles Lodge,
George Morey, jr.,
°Joshua Vose,
Thomas Brewer.

Ward 12.
°John Stevens,
Adam Bent,
°01iver Fisher,
Henry Hatch.

132

182

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY.

ALDERMEN

°Cyrus Alger,
"John Bellows,
c?Thomas Welsh, jr.

Jolm Foster Lor in 2',

"Jeremiah Smith Boies,
°Bobert Fennelly,
-Thomas B. Wales,
James Savage.

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOHN RICHARDSON ADAN, President.

Ward 1.
William Barry,
Simon AVilkinson,
:; John Elliot,
Samuel Aspinwall.

Ward 2.
^Benjamin Clark,
°Scammel Penniman,
John Warren James,
:: John Floyd Truman.

Ward 3.
°John Bichardson Adan,
•John Daraarisque Dyer,
Asa Adams,
Thomas Gould.

Ward 4.
Wm. Bounsville Pierce Washburn,
- George Hallett,
-William Howe,
Joseph Eveleth.

Ward 5.
i; Jonathan Thaxter,
William Parker,
Lewis Glover Pray,
-George Lane.

Ward 6.
°Isaac Waters,
cSamuel Thaxter,
"Jonathan Loring
-Joseph Warren Lewis.

Ward 7.
°Samuel Dorr,
Samuel Dexter Ward,
'•John Arno Bacon,
Thomas Walley Phillips.

Ward 8.
"David Watts Bradlee,
°Benjamin Bussell,
"Eliphalet Williams,
Joshua Sears.

Ward 9.
John Chipman Gray,
°Levi Meriam,
"Gamaliel Bradford,
John Preseott Bigelow.

Ward 10.
"Jonathan Simonds,
George Brinley,
William Parker,
Charles Sprague.

Ward 11.
••Giles Lodge,
George Morey, jr.,
°Joshua Vose,
Josiah Vose.

Ward 12.
Adam Bent,
William Wright,
-William Little, jr.,
"George Gay.

133

1828

John Foster Loring,
°Kobert Fennelly,
James Savage,
■Thomas Kendall,

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY.

ALDERMEN,

°James Hall,
Phineas Upham,
°Jobn Pickering,
^Samuel Turell Armstrong.

COMMON COUNCIL,

-JOHN BICHABDSON ADAN, President.

Ward 1.

Samuel Aspinwall,
Ninian Clark Betton,
°Horace Fox,
°Eleazer Pratt.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
Frederick Gould,
°Henry Fowle, jr.,
George Washington Johnson.

Ward 3.
°John Eichardson Adan,
°John D. Dyer, (resigned April.)
Thomas Gould,
°Levi Koberts Lincoln,
:;?James L. P. Orrok, (from May.)

Ward 4.
Joseph Eveleth,
Quincy Tufts,
Andrew Cunningham, jr.,
°Janies Means.

Ward 5.
George Washington Otis,
William Parker,
Lewis Glover Pray,
°George Lane.

Ward 6.
°Isaac Waters,
Francis Johonnot Oliver,
°Ebenezer Appleton,
°David Moody.

Ward 7.
-John Arno Bacon,
:: John Belknap,

°Geo. W. Adams, (from May.)
Thomas Wren Ward, (res. July.)
Waldo Flint, (res. February.)
cBenj. T. Pickman, (from Aug.)

Ward 8.
°Benjamin Bussell,
-Eliphalet Williams,
Samuel King Williams,
Thomas Lamb.

Ward 9.
John Chipman Gray,
John Prescott Bigelow,
°Norraan Seaver,
°Daniel Lewis Gibbens.

Ward 10.
"Jonathan Simonds,
William Parker,

Kobert Treat Paine, (from May.)
°John Lowell, jr.,
George Bethune, (res. April.)

Ward 11.
°Otis Everett,
Otis Turner.
•Perez Gill,
°Payson Perrin.

Ward 12.
Alpheus Cary,
Walter Cornell,
0 Joseph Neale Howe,
Benjamin Stevens.

134

1829

MAYOR,

-HARRISON GRAY OTIS.

ALDERMEN,

°Henry Jackson Oliver,
John Foster Loring,
••'Thomas Kendall,
a James Hall,

"Samuel Turell Armstrong,
-Benjamin Russell,
-Winslow Lewis,
Charles Wells.

COMMON COUNCIL,

-ELIPHALET WILLIAMS, President.

Ward 1.
Ninian Clark Betton,
-Eleazer Pratt,
John Wells,
••-Christopher Gore.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
Henry Sewall Kent,
Samuel Ellis,

-'Thomas Keed, (died February.)
•-Daniel Ballard, (from March.)

Ward 3.
Thomas Gould,
--Levi Roberts Lincoln,
Joseph Bradley,
*Amos Bradley Parker.

Ward 4.
Quincy Tufts,
Andrew Cunningham,
John Rayner,
Samuel Davenport Torrey.

Ward 5.
-Jonathan Thaxter,
William Parker,
°George Lane,
Joseph Eveleth.

Ward 6.
--Isaac Waters,
Samuel Austin, jr.,
Jared Lincoln,
"Samuel Goodhue.

Ward 7.
"Geo. W. Adams, (died May.)
--Benjamin Toppan Pickman,
Thomas Wetmore,
Walter Frost,
Isaac Danforth, (from May,)

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
Samuel King Williams,
°Thomas Minns,
James Brackett Richardson.

Ward 9.
John Prescott Bigelow,
-Jacob Amee,
Levi Brigham,
:;iDaniel Lewis Gibbens. •

Ward 10.
-Jonathan Simonds,
--John Lowell, jr.,
--Samuel Leonard Abbott,
Charles Casey Starbuck.

Ward 11.
°Otis Everett,
Otis Turner,
°Perez Gill,
°Payson Perrin.

Ward 12.
:::;01iver Fisher,
Walter Cornell,
Aaron Willard, jr.,
-Isaac Parker Townsend.

135

1830

MAYOR,

HARRISON GRAY OTIS.

ALDERMEN

CiHenry Jackson Oliver,
John Foster Loring,
°Samuel Turell Armstrong,
-Benjamin Bussell,

°Winslow Lewis,
Charles Wells,
°John Burbcck McClcary,
Moses Williams.

COMMON COUNCIL,

-BENJAMIN TOPPAN PICRMAN, President.

Ward 1.

Ninian Clark Betton,
°Eleazer Pratt,
"'Christopher Gore,
Simon Wiggin Bobinson.

Ward 2. .
John Warren James,
Samuel Ellis,
°Daniel Ballard,
John B. Wells.

Ward 3.
Thomas Gould,
°Levi Koberts Lincoln,
Larra Crane,
Michael Lovell.

Ward 4.
Quincy Tufts,
John Bayner,
Samuel Davenport Torrey,
Washington Parker Gregg.

Ward 5.
Winslow Wright,
Joseph Eveleth,
Levi Boynton Haskell,
Charles Leighton.

Ward G.
°Isaac Waters,
Samuel Austin, jr.,
Jared Lincoln,
Joshua Seaver,
Benjamin Parker, (seat vacated in
Eebruary.)

Ward 7.
°Benjamin Toppan Pickman,
Thomas Wetmore,
Isaac Danforth,
Elias Hasket Derby.

Ward 8.
°Thomas Minns,
James Brackett Richardson,
°Joseph Beynolds Newell,
°Leach Harris.

Ward 9.
John Prescott Bigclow,
"Jacob Amee,
Levi Brigham,
°Ed. Goldsborough Prescott.

Ward 10.
c John Parker Bice,
cJohn Lowell, jr.,
°Sanmel Leonard Abbott,
°Levi Bliss.

Ward 11.
°Otis Everett,
•Perez Gill,
°Jabez Ellis,
Joseph Hay.

Ward 12.
Henry Hatch,
Aaron Willard, jr.,
°Thoraas Melville Vinson,
°James Wright.

136

1.

MAYOR,

HARRISON GRAY OTIS.

ALDERMEN

-Henry Jackson Oliver,
-Samuel Turell Armstrong,
°Benjamin Eussell,
cJohn Burbeck McCleary.

: Henry Farnam,
Adam Bent,
°John Binney,
°Bichard Devens Harris.

COMMON COUNCIL,

BENJAMIN TOPPAN PICKMAN, President.

Ward 1.
Simon Wiggin Bobinson,
John Brigden Tremere,
Charles French,
Frederick Gould.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
°Daniel Ballard,
°Ephraim Milton,
°Daniel Dickenson.

Ward 3.
Larra Crane,
James Clark,
Asa Swallow,
°Samuel Chessman.

Ward 4.
Joseph Eveleth,
John Bayner,

Washiiigton Parker Gregg,
Joshua Barker Flint.

Ward 5.
Winslow Wright,
William Parker,
Levi Boynton Haskell,
Charles Lei eh ton.

" Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
°Isaac Waters,
°Ensign Sargeant,
Stephen Titcomb.

Ward 7.
-Benjamin Toppan Pickman,
Thomas Wetmore,
Levi Bartlett,
°Abbott Lawrence.

Ward 8.
°Thomas Minns,
James Brackett Bichardson,
'"Joseph Beynolds Newell,
°Leach Harris.

Ward 9.
John Prescott Bigelow,
°Jacob Amee,

cEd. Goldsborough Prescott,
°Ed. Hutchinson Bobbins.

Ward 10.
°Samuel Leonard Abbott,
°Levi Bliss,
°Ebenezer Bailey,
Josiah Pierce.

Ward 11.
°Otis Everett,
°Perez Gill,
°Jabez Ellis,
Joseph Hay.

Ward 12.
Henry Hatch,
Aaron Willard, jr.,
•-Thomas Melville Vinson,
•John Stevens.

137

1832

MAYOR,

CHARLES WELLS.

ALDERMEN,

°Henry Jackson Oliver,
°Benjaniin Bussell,
°John Burbeck McCleary,
°Henry Farnam,
°Jolin Binney,

°Eich'd D. Harris, (res. Feb.)
°Jabez Ellis,
°James Bowdoin,
c;:=John Stevens, (died.)
°Wm. Tileston, (from Feb.)

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOHN PRESCOTT BIGELOW, President.

Ward 1.
Simon Wiggin Bobinson,
Charles French,
John Centre,
'•'Bill Bichardson.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
°Ephraim Milton,
°Daniel Dickenson,
John Brigden Tremere.

Ward 3.
Larra Crane,
James Clark,
Asa Swallow,
°Samuel Chessman.

Ward 4.
°George Hallett,
Joseph Eveleth,
John Eayner,
Joshua Parker Flint.

Ward 5.
Eliphalet Porter Hartshorn,
William Parker,
Levi Boynton Haskell,
Charles Leighton.

Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
°Isaac Waters,
Jonathan Porter,
°Grrenville Temple Winthrop.

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Ward 7.
Isaac Parker,
Thomas Wetmore,
Levi Bartlett,
Henry Bice.

Ward 8.
°Thomas Minns,
Bichard Hildreth,
James Brown,
John Lewis Dimmock.

Ward 9.
John Prescott Bigelow,
°Jacob Amee,

°Ed. Goldsborough Prescott,
°Ed. Hutchinson Bobbins.

Ward 10.
°Ebenezer Bailey,
Josiah Pierce,
Francis Brinley, jr.,
John Collamore, jr.

Ward 11.
Joseph Hay,
John Lillie Phillips,
°Gilman Prichard,
Henry Willis Kinsman.

Ward 12.
Henry Hatch,
Thomas Hunting,
Ebenezer Hayward,
Joseph Harris, jr..

138

1833.

MAYOR,

CHAELES WELLS.

ALDERMEN

Henry Farnam,
-John Binney,
-Jabez Ellis,
-William Tileston,

Thomas Wetmore,
° Samuel Fales,
Joseph Warren Eevere,
Benjamin Fiske.

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOHN PKESCOTT BIGELOW, President.

Ward 1.
Simon Wiggin Bobinson,
°Bill Bichardson,
Enoch Howes Snelling,
°Thomas Hart Thompson.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
John B. Wells,
Henry Andrews,
George Briest Thomas.

Ward 3.
Larra Crane,
James Clark,
°Samuel Chessman,
Bhilip Adams.

Ward 4.
°Bobert Gould Shaw,
Joseph Eveleth,
Edward Blake,
°Silas Fierce Tarbell.

Ward 5.
Eliphalet Porter Hartshorn,
Charles Leighton,
°Abel Phelps,
°Perez Loring.

Ward 6.
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
°Isaac Waters,
°Grenville Temple Winthrop,
Luther Parks.

Ward 7.
Levi Bartlett,
Henry Bice,

William Tappan Eustis,
Josiah Quincy, jr.,

Ward 8.
Eliphalet Williams,
°Silas Bullard,
Francis Osborn Watts,
°Abner Bourne.

Ward 9.
John Prescott Bigelow,
°Jacob Amee,

°Ed. Goldsborough Brescott,
°01iver Wm. Bourne Beabody.

Ward 10.
Josiah Pierce,
°Daniel Messinger,
-Israel Martin,
Thomas Bichards Dascomb.

Ward 11.
Bobert Treat Baine,
John Doggett,
Samuel Gilbert, jr.,
°Buel Baker.

Ward 12.
Thomas Hunting,
Joseph Harris, jr.,
James Blake,
Josiah Dunham.

139

1834.

MAYOR,

THEODOKE LYMAN, Jr.

ALDERMEN ,

cJabez Ellis,
Thomas Wetmore,
°Saruuel Eales,
Charles Leighton.

Josiah Dunham,
°Nathan Gurney,
Samuel Atkins Eliot,
Samuel G-reele.

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOSIAH QUINCY, Jr., President.

Ward 1.

Enoch Howes Snelling,
Henry D. Gray,
Eobert Keith,
°Henry Jackson Oliver.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
John Brigden Tremere,
George Washington Smith,
°Joseph Melcher Leavitt.

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,
°Simon Green Shipley,
Joshua Sears,
°Samuel Chessman.

Ward 4.
Ammi Cutter,
-Ezra Trull,
Asa Lewis,
George Worthington Lewis.

Ward 5.
°Michael Eoulstone,
Nathaniel Fellows Cunningham,
°Calvin Washburn,
Enoch Hobart.

Ward 6.
Jesse Shaw,
Joseph Stacy Hastings,
cGrenville Temple Winthrop,
George Washington Bazin.

Ward 7.
Levi Bartlett,
Henry Bice,

William Tappan Eustis,
Josiah Quincy, jr.,

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
James Brackett Kichardson,
Henry Sargent,
°Edward Cruft, jr.

Ward 9.
°Ed. Goldsborough Prescott,
°01iver Wm. Bourne Peabody,
Benjamin Apthorp Gould,
Isaac McLellan, jr.

Ward 10.
°Daniel Messinger,
°Israel Martin,
Thomas Kichards Dascomb,
'••William Beed.

Ward 11.
Eobert Treat Paine,
°Euel Baker,
Elias Bond Thayer,
Philip Marrett.

Ward 12.
Thomas Hunting,
Joseph Harris, jr.,
James Blake,
Josiah Lee Currell Amee.

140

18

MAYOR,

THEODOEE LYMAN, Jr.

ALDERMEN

°Winslow Lewis,
°John Burbeck McCleary,
Thomas Wetmore,
Charles Leighton,

Josiah Dunham,
°Nathan Gurney,
Samuel Atkins Eliot,
Samuel Greele.

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOSIAH QUINCY, Jr., President.

Ward 1.
Henry D. Gray,
Kobert Keith,
Isaac Harris,
Caleb Gould Loring.

Ward 2.
John Warren James,
°Stephen William Olney,
Lewis Josselyn,
Thomas Hollis.

Ward 3.
"John Snelling,
°Simon Green Shipley,
°William Turner Spear,
George Washington Smith.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,
George William Gordon,
Henry Lincoln,
°Benajah Brigham.

Ward 5.
"Calvin Washburn,
Enoch Hobart,
Abraham Waters Blanchard,
John Cochran Park.

Ward 6.
Jesse Shaw,
Stephen Titcomb,
'••Jonathan Chapman,
°Amos Wood.

Ward 7.
William Tappan Eustis,
Josiah Quincy, jr.,
Horatio Masa Willis,
0 James Means.

Ward 8.
Eliphalet Williams,
°Edward Cruft, jr.,
••Ebenezer Bailey,
°Horace Dupee.

Ward 9.
°Daniel Lewis Gibbens,
Benjamin Apthorp Gould,
Zebedee Cook, jr.,
-James Harris.

Ward 10.
Solomon Piper,
cTsrael Martin,
Bichard Sullivan Fay.
°Jedediah Tuttle.

Ward 11.
°Buel Baker,
Elias Bond Thayer,
Philip Marrett,
°John Thompson.
Ward 12.
Thomas Hunting,
William Bradlee Dorr,
John Green, jr.,
°John Bliss Stebbins.

141

1836

MAYOR,

'SAMUEL TUKELL AEMSTKONG.

ALDERMEN

°Winslow Lewis,
::;John Burbeck McCleary,
Josiah Dunham,
°Nathan Gurney,

Samuel Greele,
Joseph Henshaw Hayward,
Thomas Hunting,
°Samuel Quincy.

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOSIAH QUINCY, Jr., President.

Ward 1.
Enoch Howes Snelling,
-Joseph Bassett,
Gilbert Nurse,
William Eaton.

Ward 2.
Lewis Josselyn,
Thacher Bich Baymond,
Nathan Carruth,
Thomas Moulton.

Ward 3.
John Boles,
Benjamin Kimball,
Jason Dyer Battles,
Asa Barker Snow.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,
George William Gordon,
Henry Lincoln,
°Benajah Brigham.

Ward 5.

Abraham Waters Blanchard,
John Cochran Park,
George Washington Edmands,
Ebenezer Ellis.

Ward 6.
"Isaac Waters,
^Jonathan Chapman,
°Amos Wood,
Henry Upham.

Ward 7.
William Tappan Eustis,
Josiah Quincy, jr.,
Henry Edwards,
James Thomas Hobart.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
°Horace Dupee,
-William Greene Eaton,
Aaron Breed.

Ward 9.
°Daniel Lewis Gibbens,
Benjamin Ap thorp Gould,
=:;: James Harris,
Thomas Coffin Amory.

Ward 10.
Solomon Piper,
°Israel Martin, (res. March.)
°Jedediah Tuttle,
°Elbridge Gerry Austin,
Benjamin Yeaton, (April.)

Ward 11.
Elias Bond Thayer,
Philip Marrett,
John Thompson,
Benjamin Marshall Nevers.

Ward 12.
Alpheus Stetson,
Stephen Child,
°George Savage,
Solon Jenkins.

142

1837.

MAYOR,

SAMUEL ATKINS ELIOT.

ALDERMEN

; Henry Farnam,
Thomas Wetmore,
-Nathan Gurney,
Joseph Henshaw Hayward,

Thomas Hunting,
°Samuel Quincy,
John B. Wells,
Thomas Kichardson.

COMMON COUNCIL,

PHILIP MAKRETT, President.

Ward 1.

--Eleazer Pratt,

Isaac Harris,

-Erasmus Thompson, (d. Aug.)

Thomas Hudson,

Samuel Locke Cutter.

Ward 2.
Lewis Josselyn,
Thatcher Rich Eaymond,
Nathan Carruth,
Thomas Moulton.

Ward 3.
John Boles,
Jason Dyer Battles,
Asa Barker Snow,
William Orne Haskell.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,
George William Gordon,
Joseph Thornton Adams,
Lemuel Putnam Grosvenor.

Ward 5.
Ebenezer Ellis,

Edmund Trowbridge Hastings,
°Philip Greely, jr.,
Francis Brown.

Ward 6.
°Isaac Waters,
George Washington Bazin,
°Ezra Lincoln,
Henry Edwards.

Ward 7.
Levi Bartlett,
James Thomas Hobart,
Thomas Buckminster Curtis,
•;Simon Davis Leavens.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
°Horace Dupee,
°William Greene Eaton,
Aaron Breed.

Ward 9.
Benjamin Apthorp Gould,
c James Harris,
Thomas Coffin Amopy,
Charles Brooks.

Ward 10.
Solomon Piper,
°Jedediah Tuttle,
°Elbridge Gerry Austin,
Benjamin Yeaton,

Ward 11.
Philip Marrett,
Lemuel Shattuck,
Calvin Bullard,
oThomas Vose.

Ward 12.
°George Savage,
Solon Jenkins,
Josiah Dunham, jr.,
John Thomas Dingley.

143

1838

MAYOR,

SAMUEL ATKINS ELIOT.

ALDERMEN

°Henry Farnani,
Thomas Wetmore,
°Nathan Gurney,
Joseph Henshaw Hayward,

Thomas Hunting,
Thomas Richardson,
Isaac Harris,
°Martin Brimmer.

COMMON COUNCIL,

PHILIP MAERETT, President.

Ward 1.
°Eleazer Pratt,
Thomas Hudson,
Benjamin Dodd,
Bradley Newcomb Cumings.

Ward 2.
°Daniel Ballard,
Lewis Josselvn,
Thatcher Bich Baymond,
Thomas Moulton.

Ward 3.
Asa Barker Snow,
Bowland Ellis,
William Eaton,
Charles Arnold.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,
George William Gordon,
Lemuel Putnam Grosvenor,
James Morris Whiton.

Ward 5.
Erancis Brown,
Nathaniel Hammond,
°James McAllaster,
Theophilus Burr.

Ward 6.
°Jonathan Chapman,
°Ezra Lincoln,
Henry Edwards,
Newell Aldrich Thompson.

Ward 7.
Isaac Parker,
Henry Rice,

Thomas Buckminster Curtis,
°Simon Davis Leavens.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
Benjamin Parker Eichardson,
John Brooks Parker,
°Thomas Jefferson Shelton.

Ward 9.
°James Harris,
Thomas Coffin Amory,
Charles Brooks,
°John Brooks Russell.

Ward 10.
°Elbridge Gerry Austin,
Benjamin Yeaton,
Jonathan Preston,
Stephen Shelton,

Ward 11.
Philip Marrett,
Lemuel Shattuck,
Calvin Bullard,
°Thomas Vose.

Ward 12.
Jeremy Drake,
Nehemiah Pitman Mann,
Samuel Wheeler,
Warren White.

144

1839.

MAYOR,

SAMUEL ATKINS ELIOT.

ALDERMEN,

•Henry Farnam,
Thomas Wetniore,
°Nathan Gurney,
Joseph Henshaw Hayward,

Thomas Hunting,
Thomas Eichardson,
Isaac Harris,
°Janies Harris.

COMMON COUNCIL,

PHILIP MARRETT, President.

Ward 1.
Jchn B. Wells,
Benjamin Dodd,
Zebina Lee Raymond,
William Dillaway.

Ward 2.
Thomas Moulton,
Bichard Brackett,
Freeborn Bairfield Baymond,
Samuel Emmes.

Ward 3.
-John Snelling,
°Simon Green Shipley,
Jacob Stearns,
Ezekiel Bates.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,

George Wm. Gordon, (res. May.)
Charles Wilkins,
James Haughton,
Alfred A. Wellington, (May.)

Ward 5.
Nathaniel Hammond,
°James McAllaster,
°William Vinal Kent,
Ephraim Larkin Snow.

Ward 6.
c Jonathan Chapman,
°Ezra Lincoln,
Newell Aldrich Thompson,
Horace Williams.

Ward 7.
Isaac Barker,
Bhilip Marrett,
Ezra C. Hutchins,
Edward Blake.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
John Brooks Barker,
°Thomas Jefferson Shelton,
William Walker Barrott,

Ward 9.
Thomas Coffin Amory,
Charles Brooks,
Jonathan Breston,
Stephen Shelton.

Ward 10.
Gideon French Thayer,
°Ruel Baker,
Winslow Lewis, Jr.,
Lemuel Shattuck.

Ward 11.
Warren White,
Samuel Wheeler,
Elisha Copeland, Jr.,
'-John Stevens.

Ward 12.
Josiah Lee Curell Amee,
'"Nicholas Noyes,
George Bage,
Horatio Nelson Crane.

145

1840.

MAYOR,

JONATHAN CHAPMAN.

ALDERMEN

"Nathaniel Pope Eussell,
"Nathan Gurney,
Thomas Hunting,
James Clark,

Charles Wilkins,
Abraham Thompson Lowe,
William Turell Andrews,
Charles Amory.

COMMON COUNCIL,

PHILIP MAERETT, President,

Ward 1.
Zehina Lee Eaymond,
Henry Leeds,
William Eussell Lovejoy,
Peter Dunbar.

Ward 2.
Eichard Brackett,
Freeborn Fairfield Eaymond,
Samuel Emmes,
Erastus Wilson Sanborn.

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,
°Simon Green Shipley,
°Jacob Stearns,
Dexter Eollett.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,
James Haughton,
Alfred Augustus Wellington,
Lucius Doolittle.

Ward 5.
°Philip Greely, jr.,
Nathaniel Hammond,
°William Vinal Kent,
George Washington Otis, jr.

Ward 6.
°Ezra Lincoln,
Newell Aldrich Thompson,
John Hubbard Wilkins,
Elijah Williams, jr.

19

Ward 7.
Isaac Parker,
Philip Marrett,
Ezra Child Hutchins,
Edward Blake.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
Benjamin Parker Eichardson,
°Thomas Jefferson Shelton,
William Walker Parrott.

Ward 9.
Thomas Coffin Amory,
Charles Brooks,
Jonathan Preston,
Stephen Shelton.

Ward 10.
°Euel Baker,
Lemuel Shattuck,
George William Phillips,
Daniel Kimball.

Ward 11.
°John Stevens,
Holmes Hinckley,
°George Savage,
John Thomas Dingley.

Ward 12.
Josiah Lee Currell Amee,
George Page,
Horatio Nelson Crane,
Eben Jackson.

14G

1841

MAYOR,

"JONATHAN CHAPMAN.

ALDERMEN

Thomas "Wetmore,
Thomas Hunting,
James Clark,
Charles Wilkins,

Abraham Thompson Lowe,
William Turell Andrews,
Charles Amory,
Benson Leavitt.

COMMON COUNCIL,

EDWARD BLAKE, President.

Ward 1. ,

Isaac Harris,
Benjamin Dodd,
William Dillaway,
Henry Northey Hooper.

Ward 2.
Bichard Brackett,
Freeborn Fairfield Baymond,
Samuel Emmes,
Erastus Wilson Sanborn.

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,
°Simon Green Shipley,
°Jacob Stearns,
°Benajah Brigham.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,
Joseph Thornton Adams,
James Haughton,
Alfred Augustus Wellington.

Ward 5.
George Washington Otis, jr.,
Pelham Bonney,
Freeman Stowe,
Edward Parker Meriam.

Ward 6.
°Ezra Lincoln,

Newell A. Thompson, (res. April.)
John Hubbard Wilkins,
Enoch Train,
Jos. Neale Howe, jr., (from July.)

Ward 7.
Ezra Child Hutchins,
Edward Blake,
John Plummer Healey,
Theophilus Bogers Marvin.

Ward 8.
°Eliphalet Williams,
Benjamin Parker Bichardson,
-"Thomas Jefferson Shelton,
William Walker Parrott.

Ward 9.
Thomas Coffin Amory,
Jonathan Preston,
Stephen Shelton,
°Moses Whitney, jr.

Ward 10.
°Buel Baker,
Lemuel Shattuck,
Daniel Kimball,
Luther Blodgett.

Ward 11.
John Gardner Nazro,
Bichard Urann,
Edward Shirley Erving,
John Gray Boberts.

Ward 12.
Samuel Leeds,
William Henry Howard,
°Scriah Stevens,
William Burton Harding.

147

1842.

MAYOR,

-JONATHAN CHAPMAN.

ALDERMEN,

Thomas Wetmore,
°Nathan Gurney,
Abraham Thompson Lowe,
Larra Crane,

William Parker,
° Joseph Tilden,
James Longley,
Kichard Urann.

COMMON COUNCIL,

EDWAKD BLAKE, President.

Ward 1.

Enoch Howes Snelling,
Norton Newcomb,
Cyrus Buttrick,
Perkins Boynton.

Ward 2.
Samuel Emmes,
Aaron Adams,
°Joseph Cullen Ayer,
Abner Williams Pol J arch

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,
--Simon Green Shipley,
Jacob Stearns,
Enoch Hemmenway Wakefield.

Ward 4.
Moses Grant,

Erancis Boardman Crowninshield,
William Brown Spooner,
Noah Sturtevant.

Ward 5.
Pelhani Bonney,
George Wheelwright,
Henry Plympton,
Samuel Kipley Townsend.

Ward 6.
°Ezra Lincoln,
John Hubbard Wilkins,
Enoch Train,
Joseph Neale Howe, jr.

Ward 7.
William Tappan Eustis,
Edward Blake,
John Plummer Healy,
Theophilus Rogers Marvin.

Ward 8.
Benjamin Parker Richardson,
"William Augustus Weeks,
Josiah Moore Jones,
Benjamin Burchstead.

Ward 9.
Thomas Coffin Amory,
°Moses Whitney, jr.,
Charles Edward Cook,
John Rice Bradlee.

Ward 10.
Luther Blodgett,
William Hayden,
Jonathan Ellis,
Henry Worthington Dutton.

Ward 11.
John Thomas Dingley,
William Dall,
Asaph Parmelee,
Robert Cowdin.

Ward 12.
Jeremy Drake,
Willis Howes,
John Tillson.
Caleb Thurston.

14S

1 84

MAYOR,

MARTIN BRIMMER.

ALDERMEN

Thomas Wetmore,
Abraham Thompson Lowe,
William Parker,
James Longley,

Eichard Urann,
Simon Wilkinson,
Josiah Stedman,
Jonathan Preston.

COMMON COUNCIL,

EDWARD BLAKE, President.

Ward 1.
Isaac Harris,

Josh. B. Fowlc, (seat vac. Feb.)
°J. G. L. Libbey, (seat vac. Feb.)
Daniel Bartlett, jr., (Feb.)
William Henry Learnard, (Feb.)

Ward 2.
Aaron Adams,
°Joseph Cullen Ayer,
Abner Williams Pollard,
Henry Davis.

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,

Enoch Hemmenway Wakefield,
James Whiting,
James Harvey Dudley.

Ward 4.
Francis Boardman Crowninshield,
Noah Sturtevant,
George Washington Crockett,
Thomas Buckminster Curtis.

Ward 5.
George Wheelwright,
Henry Plympton,
°Willard Nason Fisher,
James Fowle.

Ward 6.
John Hubbard Wilkins,
Joseph Neale Howe, jr.,
°Kimball Gibson,
Peleg Whitman Chandler.

Ward 7.
Edward Blake,
Theophilus Kogers Marvin,
John Slade, jr.,
George Tyler Bigelow.

Ward 8.
Benjamin Parker Bichardson,
-William Augustus Weeks,
Josiah Moore Jones,
Benjamin Burchstead.

Ward 9.
Charles Edward Cook,
°John Eice Bradlee,
Andrew Townsend Hall,
Clement Willis.

. Ward 10.
Luther Blodgett,
William Hayden,
Jonathan Ellis,
Henry Worthington Dutton.

Ward 11.
Edward Shirley Erving,
Eobert Cowdin,
Isaac Cary,
Greenleaf Connor Sanborn.

Ward 12.
Jeremy Drake,
Eben Jackson,
°John Tillson,
: Eomanus Emerson.

149

1844

MAYOR,

-MARTIN BRIMMER.

ALDERMEN

Thomas Wetruore,
Abraham Thompson Lowe,
Larra Crane,
Jonathan Preston,

Simon Wiggin Bobinson,
Henry Bromfield Eogers,
James Longley,
Simon Wilkinson.

COMMON COUNCIL,

PELEG WHITMAN CHANDLER, President.

Ward 1.
Isaac Harris,

1\ illiam Henry Learnard,
°Job Tinmer,
John P. Ober.

Ward 2.
° Joseph Cullen Ayer,
Abner Williams Pollard,
Henry Davis,
Timothy C. Kendall.

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,
James Whiting,
James Harvey Dudley,
Oliver Dyer.

Ward 4.
Francis Boardman Crowninshield,
George Washington Crockett,
Thomas Buckminster Curtis,
Samuel W. Hall.

Ward 5.
George Wheelwright,
°Willard Nason Fisher,
Charles Boardman,
Loring Norcross.

Ward 6.
Peleg Whitman Chandler.
°Kimball Gibson,
John Gardner,
Otis Clapp.

Ward 7.
°Simon Davis Leavens,
Gideon French Thayer,
°B. B. Appleton, (d. April.)
John Brooks Parker, (May.)
°Joseph Bradlee.

Ward 8.
Benjamin Parker Bichardson,
Samuel Topliff,
George Whittemore,
Samuel Harris.

Ward 9.
Charles Edward Cook,
Andrew Townsend Hall,
Clement Willis,
Charles H. Brown.

Ward 10.
William Hayden,
Jonathan Ellis,
Henry Worthington Dutto'n,
Horace Williams.

Ward 11.
Edward Shirley Erving,
Isaac Cary,

Grcenleaf Connor Sanborn,
William Pope.

Ward 12.
Jeremy Drake,
Asa Brown,
Henry W. Fletcher,
Isaac Jones.

150

1845.

MAYOR,

-THOMAS A. DAVIS, (died November.)
JOSIAH QUINCY, Jr., (from December 11.)

ALDERMEN,

Benson Leavitt,
William Parker, (resigned.)
William Pope,
John Hathaway,
Samuel Shurtleff Perkins,

°Simon Green Shipley,
°Joseph Cullen Ayer,
Lyman Keed,
James S. Savage, (from March.)

COMMON COUNCIL,

PELEG WHITMAN CHANDLER, President.

Ward 1.
Henry Northey Hooper,
Cyrus Buttrick,
Perkins Boynton,
Samuel P. Oliver.

Ward 2.
James Munroe,
William B. Carnes,
Benjamin Wood, 2d,
°John Turner.

Ward 3.
Asa Swallow,
James Whiting,
Artemas Ward,
Cyrus Cummings.

Ward 4.
Thomas Buckminster Curtis,
Samuel W. Hall,
Samuel Abbott Lawrence,
°Sargent S. Littlehale.

Ward 5.
Charles Boardman,
Loring Norcross,
^Benjamin Seaver,
George B. Sampson.

Ward 6.
Peleg Whitman Chandler,
°Kimball Gibson,
Otis Clapp,
George Stillman Hillard.

Ward 7.
°Simon Davis Leaver^,
Gideon French Thayer,
John Brooks Parker,
°Josepk Bracllee.

Ward 8.
Samuel Topliff,
George Whittemore,
James Hayward,
Daniel Denny.

Ward 9.
Charles Edward Cook,
Andrew Townsend Hall,
Clement Willis,
Charles H. Brown.

Ward 10.
William Hayden,
Henry Worthington Dutton,
Horace Williams,
James Dennison.

Ward 1 1.
Greenleaf Connor Sanborn,
John Green, jr.,
George Davis,
Calvin W. Haven.
Ward 12.
Samuel C. Demerest,
Thomas Jones,
Samuel W. Sloan,
Theophilus Stover.

151

184 6

William Parker,
Jonathan Preston,
William Pope,
John Hathaway,

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY, Jr.

ALDERMEN,

Frederick Gould,
Charles A. Wells,
°Thomas Jones,
George E. Head.

COMMON COUNCIL,

GEOEGE STILLMAN HILLARD, President.

Ward 1.
William Eaton,
John P. .Ober,
Samuel P. Oliver,
Samuel C. Nottage.

Ward 2.
Benjamin Wood, 2d,
°John Turner,
Noah Harrod,
George Carlisle.

Ward 3.
°John Snelling,
James Whiting,
George Cofran,
Jeremiah Koss.

Ward 4.
Samuel W. Hall,
William Tappan Eustis,
-Abel Phelps,
Thomas B. Pope.

Ward 5.
Charles Boardman,
Loring Norcross,
°Benjamin Seaver,
George B. Sampson.

Ward 6.
Otis Clapp,
George S. Hillard,
Thomas Haviland,
Charles Henry Parker.

Ward 7.
°Simon Davis Leavens,
Gideon French Thayer,
John Gardner,
Nathaniel W. Coffin.

Ward 8.
Samuel Topliff,
George Whittemore,
James Hayward.
Daniel Denny.

Ward 9.
Clement Willis,
William Whitney,
Walter Bryent,
Henry W. Cushing.

Ward 10.
Henry Worthington Dutton,
Horace Williams,
James Dodd,
John L. Emmons.

Ward 11.
Edward Shirley Erving,
John Green, jr.,
Stephen Tucker,
George W. Erothingham.

Ward 12.
Solon Jenkins,
William Eaton,
Seth Adams-,
John W. Crafts.

152

1847

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY Jr.

ALDERMEN

Thomas Wetmorc,
William Parker,
John Hathaway,
Frederick Gould,

-Thomas Jones,
George E. Head,
John H. Wilkins
Billings Briggs.

COMMON COUNCIL,

GEORGE STILLMAN HILLARD, President.

(Resigned July 1.)

-BENJAMIN SEAVER, President.

(Chosen July 1.)

Ward 1.
John P. Ober,
Samuel P. Oliver,
Samuel C. Nottage,
Noah Lincoln.

Ward 2.
c John Turner,
Noah Harrod,
George Carlisle,
°William Wildes.

Ward 3.
James Whiting,
James Boynton,
Edwin C. Bailey,
°George W. Felt.

Ward 4.
William Brown Spooner,
Samuel W. Hall,
William Whitwell Greenough,
Darwin E. Jewett.

Ward 5.
°Benjamin Seaver,
Eliphalet Jones,
William D. Coolidge,
°George W. Abbott.

Ward 6.
George S. Hillard,
Thomas Haviland,
Charles Henry Parker,
■Kichard B. Carter.

Ward 7.
Theophilus Bogers Marvin,
Gideon French Thayer,
William G. Brooks,
Samuel Eliot Guild.

Ward 8.
Samuel Topliff,
George Whitteraore,
Francis Gardner,
Willard A. Harrington.

Ward 9.
Walter Bryent,
Henry W. Cushing,
William Blake,
Tisdale Drake.

Ward 10.
Henry Worthington Dutton,
George B. Sampson,
Ezra Lincoln, jr.,
Samuel Wales, jr.

Ward 11.
Edward Shirley Erving,
John Green, jr.,
Stephen Tucker,
George W. Frothingham.

Ward 12.
William Eaton,
Jabez Coney,
Samuel S. Perkins,
Alvan Simonds.

18 4 8.

MAYOR,

JOSIAH QUINCY, Jr.

ALDERMEN

Henry Bromfield Eogers,

William Pope,

John Hathaway,

Frederick Gould,

George E. Head, (res. April.)

John H. Wilkjns,

Billings Briggs,

John P. Ober,

Moses Grant, (from April.)

COMMON COUNCIL,

-BENJAMIN

Ward 1.
Daniel Bartlett, jr.,
Noah Lincoln, jr.,
John H. Bowker, (resigned.)
Abel B. Munroe,
William Palfrey.

Ward 2.
Freeborn Fairfield Baymond,
Henry Davis,
-William Wildes,
George D. B. Blanchard.

Ward 3.
James Boynton,
George Cofran,
Edwin C. Bailey,
Thomas Critchet.

Ward 4.
Samuel W. Hall,
William Whitwell Greenough,
Darwin E. Jewett,
°Benjaniin Seaver.

Ward 5.
°Philip Greely, jr.,
Francis Brown,
William D. Coolidge,
-■George W. Abbott.

Ward 6.
Thomas Haviland,
Charles Henry Parker,
°Kichard B. Carter,
John Phelps Putnam.

20

SEAVEE, President.

Ward 7.
Theophilus Sogers Marvin,
Gideon French Thayer,
William G. Brooks,
J. Putnam Bradlee.

Ward 8.
Samuel Topliff,
Francis Gardner,
Willard A. Harrington,
Nathaniel Brewer.

Ward 9.
Walter Bryent,
Henry W. Cushing,
William Blake,
Tisdale Drake.

Ward 10.
George B. Sampson,
Samuel Wales, jr.,
Solomon Hopkins,
Jesse Maynard.

Ward 11.
Edward Shirley Erving,
John Green, jr.,
Stephen Tucker,
George W. Frothingham.

Ward 12.
Samuel S. Perkins,
Alvan Simonds,
Benjamin James,
Joseph Smith.

154

1849

MAYOR,

JOHN PRESCOTT B1GELOW.

Henry Bromfield Eogers,
William Pope,
Samuel S. Perkins,
John H. Wilkins,

ALDERMEN,

Billings Briggf,
John P. Ober,
Moses Grant,
Samuel Hall.

COMMON COUNCIL,

-BENJAMIN SEAVER, President.

Ward 1.
Abel B. Munroe,
William Palfrey,
Isaiah Faxon,
William Parkman.

Ward 2.
Freeborn Fairfield Eaymond,
Henry Davis,
George D. B. Blanchard,
°Emery Goss.

Ward 3.
George Cofran,
Thomas Critchet,
Julius A. Palmer,
Bobert Marsh.

Ward 4.
William Whitwell Greenough,
-Benjamin Seaver,
John Atkins,
Nathaniel Seaver.

Ward 5.
Francis Brown,
Frederick Crosby,
Benjamin Beal,
John M. Wright.

Ward 6.
°Bichard B. Carter,
John Phelps Putnam,
Charles Brown,
Edward Hennessey.

Ward 7.
Theophilus Eogers Marvin,
William G. Brooks,
J. Putnam Bradlee,
Daniel N. Haskell.

Ward 8.
Samuel Topliff,
Francis Gardner,
Willard A. Harrington,
Nathaniel Brewer.

Ward 9.
Tisdale Drake,
Francis Brinley,
Eichard B. Callender,
Calvin W. Clark.

Ward 10.
George E. Sampson,
George Woodman,
Moses Kimball,
Eeuben Lovejoy.

Ward 11.
°Manlius S. Clarke,
George William McLellan,
-Albert T. Minot,
Francis Eichards.

Ward 12.
Josiab Dunham, jr.,
Benjamin James,
Joseph Smith,
Samuel D. Crane.

155

1850.

MAYOR,

JOHN PEESCOTT BIGELOW.

ALDERMEN,

Henry B. Eogers,
Samuel S. Perkins,
Billings Briggs,
Moses Grant,

Samuel Hall,
Solomon Piper,
Henry M. Holbrook,
James Perkins.

COMMON COUNCIL,

FEANCIS BELNLEY, President.

Ward 1.
Abel B. Munroe,
Isaiah Faxon,
"William Parkman,
John Cushing.

Ward 2.
Freeborn F. Baymond,
Henry Davis,
George D. B. Blancbard,
°Einery Goss.

Ward 3.
Julius A. Palmer,
Eobert Marsh,
Solomon Carter,
Charles Emerson.

Ward 4.
Henry Lincoln,
Nathaniel Seaver,
Henry J. Gardner,
William C. Ford,

Ward 5.
Benjamin Beal,
John M. Wright,
Abraham G. Wyman,
Avery Plumer, Jr.,

Ward 6.
John P. Putnam,
Charles Brown,
Edward Hennessey,
Ebenezer Dale.

Ward 7.
William G. Brooks,
J. Putnam Bradlee,
Daniel N. Haskell,
Samuel A. Appleton.

Ward 8.
Willard A. Harrington,
Nathaniel Brewer,
David Chapin,
John B. Dexter, Jr.,

Ward 9.
Francis Brinley,
Calvin W. Clark,
James W. Sever,
Joseph W. Merriam.

Ward 10.
George Woodman,
Moses Kimball,
Eeuben Lovejoy,
Aaron H. Bean.

Ward 11.
George William McLellan,
°Manlius S. Clarke,
-Albert T. Minot,
Francis Eichards.
Ward 12.
Josiah Dunham, Jr.,
Jabez Coney,
Joseph Smith,
Samuel D. Crane.

156

1851

MAYOK,

JOHN PKESCOTT BIGELOW.

ALDERMEN

Henry Bromfield Eogers,

Billings Briggs,

Moses Grant,

Henry Manning Holbrook,

Abel B. Munroe,
Calvin Whiting Clark,
Moses Kimball,
Benjamin Smith.

COMMON COUNCIL,

FRANCIS BRINLEY, President.

Ward 1.
John Cushing,
James G-. Hovey,
Joel M. Holden,
Charles H. Stearns.

Ward 2.
Cyrus Washburn,
°James B. Allen,
William H. Calrow,
Bichard Shackford.

Ward 8.
Solomon Carter,
Hiram Bosworth,
Thomas Sprague,
Andrew Abbott,

Ward 4.
Asa Swallow,
Henry J. Gardner,
James Lawrence,
Harvey Jewell.

Ward 5.
Benjamin Beal,
Avery Plumer, jr.,
Abraham G. Wyman,
Ezekiel Kendall.

Ward 6.
Henry Lincoln,
John P. Putnam,
Charles Brown,
Ebenezer Dale.

Ward 7.
Francis Brinley,
James W. Sever,
David Chapin,
John B. Dexter, jr.

Ward 8.
John M. Wright,
Daniel N. Haskell,
Oliver B. Dorrance,
Francis C. Manning.

Ward 9.
Newell A. Thompson,
Edward S. Erving,
Francis Bichards,
Peter C. Jones.

Ward 10.
Ezra Lincoln,
Aaron H. Bean,
Otis Kimball,
Edward Beed.

Ward 11.
Bradley N. Cumings,
-Albert T. Minot,'
Andrew J. Loud,
Theodore P. Hale.

Ward 12.
Josiah Dunham, jr.,
Joseph Smith,
Samuel D. Crane,
Zibeon Southard.

157

185

MAYOR,

BENJAMIN SEAVER.

ALDERMEN

John Plummer Ober,
Benjamin James,
Sampson Eeed,
Jacob Sleeper,

°Lyraan Perry,
Benjamin Leach Allen,
Thomas Phillips Bich,
Isaac Cary.

COMMON COUNCIL,

HENRY J. GARDNER, President.

Ward 1.

Elijah Stearns,
Benjamin Fessenden,
Edward A. Vose,
George AVilson.

Ward 2.
Cyrus Washburn,
°James B. Allen,
William H. Calrow,
Andrew Burnham.

Ward 3.
Thomas Sprague,
Andrew Abbott,
Samuel A. Bradbury,
Dexter Boby,

Ward 4.
Asa Swallow,
Henry J. Gardner,
James Lawrence,
John J. Bayner.

Ward 5.
Abraham G. Wyman,
Ezekiel Kendall,
Harvey Jewell,
Joseph D. Koberts.

Ward 6.
Henry Lincoln,
Paul Adams,
William Thomas,
Erederick H. Stimpson.

Ward 7.
David Chapin,
Samuel Nicolson,
Edward H- Eldredge,
Earnham Plummer.

'Ward 8.
John M. Wright,
Daniel N. Haskell,
Amos Cutler,
George W. Warren.

Ward 9.
Newell A. Thompson.
Edward S. Erving,
Peter C. Jones,
John Odin, Jr.

Ward 10.
Ezra Lincoln,
Aaron H. Bean,
Otis Kimball,
John E. Banister.

Ward 11.
Theodore P. Hale,
Horace A. Breed,
Aaron Hobart,
°David Hamblen.

Ward 12.
Zibeon Southard,
John Proctor,
George N. Noyes,
Samuel B. Spinney.

158

18 0 3.

MAYOR,

^BENJAMIN SEAVEB.

ALDERMEN,

Benjamin James,
Sampson Eeed,
Jacob Sleeper,
Thomas Phillips Eich,

Isaac Cary,
James Whiting,
Benjamin Franklin White,
Oliver Frost.

COMMON COUNCIL,

HENRY J. GARDNER, President.

Ward 1.
Cyrus Buttrick,
Elijah Stearns,
Charles T. Woodman,
Charles A. Turner.

Ward 2.
Andrew Burnham,
Henry D. Gardiner,
Daniel D. Kelly,
Benjamin F. Bussell.

Ward 3.
Thomas Sprague,
Dexter Koby,
Mical Tubbs,
Charles Dupee.

Ward 4.
Henry J. Gardner,
John J. Bayner,
William F. Goodwin,
Martin L. Hall.

Ward 5.
Pelham Bonney,
Joseph D. Boberts,
"Tsrael C. Bice,
Matthew Binney.

Ward 6.
Paul Adams,

Ezra Forristall, (resigned in May,)
Francis B. Winter,
Henry F. Durant,
William Washburn, (from May,)

Ward 7.
Samuel Nicolson,
Farnham Plummer,
Samuel Hatch,
William Burrage.

Ward 8.
George W. Warren,
Charles Demond,
John H. Thorndike,
Calvin P. Hinds.

Ward 9.
Peter C. Jones,
Thacher Beal,
Joseph L. Drew,
Jonas H. French.

Ward 10.
John F. Bannister,
Bobert Cowdin,
Samuel J. M. Homer,
Joel Bichards.

Ward 11.
Horace A. Breed,
Alexander H. Bice,
Stephen Til ton, Jr.,
Gardner P. Drury, (res. in Feb.)
John A. Cummings, (from Feb.)

Ward 12.
Charles C. Conley,
Joshua Jenkins,
William S. Thacher,
James F. Whittemore.

159

1854.

MAYOR,

JEROME VAN CROWNINSHIELD SMITH.

ALDERMEN

Benjamin Leach Allen,
Oliver Frost, (res. May)
John Thomas Dingley,
Josiah Dunham, Jr.,
William Washburn,

Tisdale Drake,

George Frederick Williams,

George Odiorne,

Abel B. Munroe, (from May.)

COMMON COUNCIL

ALEXANDER

Ward 1.

Charles T. Woodman,

Timothy C. Kendall,

William P. Howard,

John Davis.

Ward 2.

Daniel D. Kelly,

Morrill Cole,

Watson G. Mayo,

Ebenezer Atkins.

Ward 3.
Charles Dupee,

Mical Tubbs.
Caleb S. Johnson,
Benjamin F. Mahan.
Ward 4.
Martin L. Hall,
William F. Goodwin,
George W. Messinger,
John M. Clark.

Ward 5.
Pelham Bonney,
George W. Chipman,
Levi Bolles,
Daniel Warren.

Ward 6.
George S. Jones,
J. Amory Davis,
Hiram Simmons,
Ebenezer Johnson.

HAMILTON KICE, President.

Ward 7.
Farnham Plummer,
Samuel Hatch,
Artemas Stone,
David Whiton.

Ward S.
George W. Warren,
Charles Demond,
Calvin P. Hinds,
Charles 0. Bogers.

Ward 9.
John Odin,
Joseph L. Drew,
Thacher Beal,
J. W. T. Stodder.

Ward 10.
Bobert Cowdin,
David Bryant,
Hezekiah Prince,
John B. Mullin.

Ward 11.
Stephen Tilton, Jr.,
Alexander H. Bice,
John W. F. Hobbs,
Charles Mayo.

Ward 12.
• Charles C. Conley,
James F. Whittemore,
Joshua Jenkins,
Edward H. Brainarcl.

160

MAYOR,

JEEOME VAN CROWNINSHIELD SMITH.

ALDERMEN

Josiah Dunham, jr.,
William Washburn,
Bobert Cowdin,
Tamuel Topliff,
Shomas Sprague,
Joseph Lawrence Drew,
Charles Todd Woodman,

John Morehead Clark, (res. June,)
Salma Elger Gould,
Charles Woodberry,
Albion Keith Parris Joy,
Benjamin Franklin Cooke,
George Washington MessiDgcr,
(from June.)

COMMON COUNCIL,

JOSEPH STORY, President.

Ward 1.
William P. Howard,
William Marble,
Samuel P. Whitman,
George D. Picker.

Ward 2.
Bradbury G. Prescott,
Austin Gove,
Amos A. Dunnels,
Edward P. Porter.

Ward 3.
Samuel Jepson,
Jonathan B. Severance,
William H. Lounsbury,
Edward W. Hincks.

Ward 4.
Eobert I. Burbank,
Charles B. Farley,
Lorenzo S. Cragin,
Jerome W. Tyler.

Ward 5.
George W. Chipman,
Joseph Story,
Joseph A. Pond,
AVilliam G. Harris.

Ward 6.
George S. Jones,
George W. Learnard,
Benjamin F. Stevens,
Alvin Vinal.

Ward 7.
Farnham Plummer,
Samuel Hatch,
Artemas Stone,
Hales W. Suter.

Ward 8.
Charles 0. Eogers,
Joseph Buckley,
Sylvester P. Gilbert,
Frederick L. Washburn.

Ward 9.
Jonas H. French,
John W. T. Stodder,
Charles Nowell,
William B. Merrill.

Ward 10.
Hezekiah Prince,
William A. Bell,
Samuel W. Eopes,
Charles S. Burgess.

Ward 11.
Charles Mayo,
John W. F. Hobbs,
Eben Tarbell,
Jairus A. Frost.

Ward 12.
Edward H. Brainard,
George S. Dexter,
Daniel Hall,
Jedediah P. Bean.

INDEX.

ALDERMEN

\The figures indicate the number of years of service^

A

Alger, Cyrus 2

Allen, Benjamin L. 2

Amory, Charles 2

Andrews, William T. 2
Armstrong, Samuel T. 4

Ayer, J. Cullen 1

B

Baxter, Daniel 2

Bellows, John 3

Benjamin, Asher 2

Bent, Adam 1

Billings, Samuel 1

Binney, John 3

Blake, George 1

Boies, Jeremiah S. 1

Bonney, Felhani 1

Bowdoin, James 1

Brewster, Osmyn 1

Briggs, Billings 5

Brimmer, Martin 1

Bryant, John 1

C

Calrow, William H. 1

Carney, Daniel 2

Cary, Isaac 2

Cheever, James 1

Child, David W. 2

Clark, Calvin W. 1

Clark, James 2

Clark, John M. 1

Codman Robert 1

Cooke, Benjamin F. 1

Cowdin, Robert 1

Crane, Larra 2

D

Dingley, John T. 2

Dorr, Joseph H. 2

Drake, Tisdale 1

Drew, Joseph L. 1

Dunham, Josiah 3

Dunham, Josiah, Jr. 2

Dyer, John D. 1

E

Eddy, Caleb 2

Eliot, Ephraim 1

Eliot, Samuel A.
Ellis, Jabez

F

Fales, Samuel
Farnum, Henry
Fennelly, Robert
Fiske, Benjamin
Frost, Oliver

G
Gould, Frederick
Gould, Salma E.
Grant, Moses
Greele, Samuel
Gurney, Nathan

H

Hall, Jacob
Hall, James
Hall, Samuel
Harris, Isaac
Harris, James
Harris, Richard D.
Hathaway, John
Hayward, Joseph H.
Head, George E.
Head, Joseph
Holbrook, Henry M.
Hooper, Stephen
Hunting, Thomas

Jackson, Eben
Jackson, Francis
James, Benjamin
Jenkins, Joseph
Jones, Thomas
Joy, Albion K. P.

K

Kendall, Thomas
Kendall, Timothy C.
Kimball, Moses

Leavitt, Benson
Leighton, Charles
Lewis, Winslow

Longley, James 3

Loring, John F. 5

Lovering, Joseph 1

Lowe, Abraham T. 5

M

Marshall, Josiah 2

McCleary, John B. 5

Meriam, Levi B. 1

Messinger, Geo. W. 1

Munroe, Abel B. 1

0

Ober, John P. 3

Odiorne, George 2
Odiorne, George (1851) 1

Oliver, Henry J. 6

Parker, William 5

Patterson, Enoch 2

Perkins, James 1

Perkins, Samuel S. 3

Perry, Lyman 1

Pickering, John 1

Piper, Solomon 1

Plummer, Farnham 1

Pope, William 4

Preston, Jonathan 3

Q

Quincy, Samuel 2

R

Reed, Lyman 1

Reed, Sampson 2

Revere, Joseph W. 1

Rich, Otis 1

Rich, Thomas P. 2

Richardson, Thomas 3

Robbins, Edward H. 1

Robinson, Simon W. 1

Rogers, Henry B. 5

Russell, Benjamin 4

Russell, Nathaniel P. 2

S

Savage, James 2

Savage, James S. 1

Stedman, Josiah 1

162

INDEX

Stevens, John. See Note.
Shipley, Pinion G. 1

Sleeper, Jacob 2

Smith, Benjamin 1

Sprague, Thomas 1

Tilden, Bryant P.
Tilden, Joseph
Tileston, William
Topliff, Samuel
Torrey, George W.

Upham, Phineas 1

Urann, Richard 2

W

Wales, Thomas B. 1

Washburn, William 2
Webster, Redford. See N.

Wells, Charles 2

Wells, Charles A. 1

Wells, John B. 1

Welsh, Thomas, jr. 3

Wetmore, Thomas 11

White, Benjamin F. 1

Whiting, James 1

Wilkins, Charles 2

Wilkins, John H. 3

Wilkinson, Simon 2

Williams, George F. 1

Williams, Moses 1

Woodberry, Charles 1

Woodman, Charles T. 1

COMMON COUNCIL

[Tlie references, are to Wards.']

Abbott, Andrew 3

Abbott, George W. 5

Abbott, Samuel L. 10

Adams, Aaron 2

Adams, Asa 3

Adams, George W. 7

Adams, Joseph T. 4

Adams, Paul 6

Adams, Philip 3

Adams, Seth 12

Adan, John R. 3

Albertson, William S. 2

Alger, Cyrus 12

Allen, James B. 2

Amee, Jacob 9

Amee, J. L. C. 12

Amory, Jonathan 7

Amory, Thomas C. 9

Andrews, Henry 2
Appleton, Benjamin B. 7

Appleton, Ebenezer 6

Appleton, Samuel 6

Appleton, Samuel A. 7

Arnold, Charles 3

Aspinwall, Samuel 1

Atkins, Ebenezer 2

Atkins, John 4
Austin, Elbridge G. 7, 10

Austin, Samuel, jr. 6

Ayer, Joseph C. 2

B

Bacon, John A.
Bailey, Ebenezer,

7
8, 10

Bailey, Edwin C. 3

Baker, John 8
Baker, Ruel 10, 11

Baldwin, Aaron 10

Ballard, Daniel 2

Ballard, John 9

Banister, John F. 10

Barnard, Charles 10

Barry, William 1

Bartlett, Daniel, jr. 1

Bartlett, Levi 7

Bassett, Francis S

Bassett, Joseph 1

Bates, Ezekiel 3

Bates, Martin 2

Battles, Jason D. 3

Bazin, George W. 6

Beal, Benjamin 5

Beal, Thacher 9

Bean, Aaron H. 10

Bean, Jedediah P. 12

Belknap, John 7

Bell, William A. 10

Bemis, Charles 12

Bent, Adam 12

Bethune, George 10

Betton, Ninian C. 1

Bigelow, George T. 7

Bigelow, John P. 9

Bigelow, Lucius A. 3

Binney, Matthew 5

Blake, Edward 4, 7

Blake, James 12

Blake, William 9

Blanchard, Abra'm W. 5

Blanchard, Geo. D. B. 2

Bliss, Levi 10

Blodgett, Luther 10

Boardman, Charles 5

Boies, Jeremiah S. 9

Boles, John 3

Boles, Levi 5

Bonney, Pelham 5

Bosworth, Hiram 3

Bourne, Abner 8

Bowker, John H. 1

Boyd, John P. 2

Boynton James 1

Boynton, Perkins 1

Brackett, Richard 2

Bradbury, Samuel A. 3

Bradford, Gamaliel 9

Bradford, Rufus B. 7
Bradford, W. B. See Note.

Bradlee, David W. 8

Bradlee, John R. 9

Bradlee, Joseph 7

Bradlee, Josiah 8

Bradlee, Josiah P. 7

Bradlee, Samuel 12

Bradley, Joseph, 3
Brainard, Edward H. 12

Breed, Aaron 8

Breed Horace A. 11

Brewer, Nathaniel S

Brewer, Thomas 11

Brigham, Bengali 3, 4

Brigham, Levi 9

Brimmer, George W. 11
Brinley, Francis jr. 9,10,7

INDEX

163

Brinley, George 10

Brooks, Charles 9

Brooks, Edward 7

Brooks, Noah 12

Brooks, Peter C. 8

Brooks, William G. 7

Brown, Asa 12

Brown, Charles 6

Brown, Charles H. 9

Brown, Francis 5

Brown, James 8

Bryant, David 10

Bryent, Walter 9

Buckley, Joseph 8

Bullard, Asa 11

Bullard, Calvin 11

Bullard, Silas 8

Burbank, Robert I. 4
Burchstead, Benjamin 8

Burgess, Charles S. 10

Burnham, Andrew 2

Burr, Theophilus 5

Burrage, William 7

Buttrick, Cyrus 1

C.

Callender, Bichard 9

Calrow,-Wm. H. 2

Carlisle, George 12

Carnes, William R. 2

Carruth, Nathan 2

Carter, Richard B. 6

Carter, Solomon 3

Cary, Alpheus 12

Cary, Isaac 11

Center, John 1

Chandler, Peleg W. 6

Chapin, David 7, 8

Chapman, Jonathan 6

Chessman, Samuel 3

Child, Stephen 12

Chipman, George W. 5

Clapp, Otis 6

Clark, Benjamin 2

Clark, Calvin W. 9

Clark, James 3

Clark, John M. 4

Clarke, Manlius S. 11

Coburn, Daniel J. 5

Coffin, George W. 5

Coffin, Nath'l W. 7

Cofran, George 3

Cole, Morrill 2

Collamore, John, jr. 10

Coney, Jabez, 12

Conley, Charles C. 12

Cook, Charles E. 9

Cook, Zebedee, jr. 9

Coolidge, Joseph 4

Coolidge, William D. 5

Copeland, Elisha, jr. 11

Cornell, Walter 12

Cowdin, Robert 11, 10

Crafts, John W. 12

Cragin, Daniel 7

Cragin, Lorenzo S. 4

Crane, Horatio N. 12

Crane, Larra 3

Crane, Samuel D. 12

Critchet, Thomas 3

Crockett, George W. 4

Crosby, Frederick 5

Crosby, Sumner 12

Crowninshield, F. B. 4

Cruft, Edward, jr. 8
Cumings, B. N. 1, 11

Cummings, Cyrus 3

Cummings, John A. 11

Cunningham, A. jr. 4

Cunningham, N. F. 5

Curtis, Charles P. 7

Curtis, Thomas B. 4, 7

Gushing, Henry W. 9

Cushing, John 1

Cutler, Amos 8

Cutter, Ammi 4

Cutter, Samuel L. 1

D

Dale, Ebenezer 6

Dall, William 11

Dalton, Henry L. 1

Danforth, Isaac 7

Dascomb, Thomas R. 10

Davis, George 11

Davis, Henry 2

Davis, J. Amory 6

Davis, John 1

Davis, Jonathan 9

Demerest, Samuel C. 12

Demond, Charles 8

Denison, James 10

Denny, Daniel 8

Derby, Elias H. 7

Dexter, Franklin 9

Dexter, George S. 12

Dexter, John B. jr. 7, 8

Dexter, Theodore 3, 4

Dickinson, Daniel 2

Dillaway, William 1

Dimmock, John L. 8
Dingley, John T. 11, 12

Dodd, Benjamin 1

Dodd, James 10

Doggett, John 11

Doolittle, Lucius 4

Dorr, Joseph H. 8

Dorr, Samuel 7

Dorr, William B. 12

Dorrance, Oliver B. 8

Drake, Andrew 10

Drake, Jeremy 12

Drake, Tisdale 9

Dresser, Jacob A. 4

Drew, Joseph L. 9

Dudley, James H. 3

Dunbar, Peter 1

Dunham, Josiah 12

Dunham, Josiah, jr. 12

Dunnels, Amos A. 2

Dupee, Charles 3

Dupee, Horace 8

Durant, Henry F. 6

Dutton, Henry W. 10

Dyer, Ezra 5

Dyer, John D. 3

Dyer, Oliver 3

E

1,

Eaton, William

Eaton, William 12

Eaton, Yv'illiam G. 8
Edmands, George W. 5

Edwards, Henry, G, 7
Eldredge, Edward H. 7

Elliot, John 1

Ellis, Ebenezer 5

Ellis, Jabez 11

Ellis, Jonathan 10

Ellis, Rowland 3

Ellis, Samuel 2

Emerson, Charles 3

Emerson, Romanus 12

Emmes, Samuel 2

Emmons, John L. 10

Emmons, Joshua 3
Erving, Edward S. 11,9

Eustis, William T. 4, 7

Eveleth, Joseph 4, 5

Everett, Otis 11

F

Farley, Charles B. 4

Farnsworth, Amos 3

Farnsworth, Ezra 6

Farnam, Henry 4

Faxon, Isaiah 1

Faxon, Nathaniel 2

Fay, Richard S. 10

Felt, George W. 3

Fennelly, Robert 1

Fenno, John 2
Fessenden, Benjamin 1

Fisher, Oliver 12

Fisher, Willard N. 5

Fitch, Jeremiah 4

Fletcher, Henry W. 12

Flint, Joshua B. 4

Flint, Waldo 7

Follett, Dexter 3

Ford, Wm. C. 4

Forristall, Ezra 6
Foster, William. See Note.

Fowle, Henry, jr. 2

Fowle, James 5

Fowle, Joshua B. 1

164

INDEX

Fox, Horace 1

Francis, David 10

French, Charles 1

French, John 12

French, Jonas H. 9

Frost, Jairus A. 11

Frost, Oliver 1

Frost, Walter 7

Frothingham, G. W. 11

Frothingham, Samuel 11

Fuller, Abraham W. 3

G

Gardiner, Henry D. 2

Gardner, Francis 8

Gardner, Henry J. 4

Gardner, John 6

Gay, George 12
Gibbens, Daniel L. 9, 10

Gibson, Kimball 6

Gilbert, Samuel, jr. 11

Gilbert, Sylvester P. 8

Gill, Perez 11

Goddard, William 7

Goodhue, Samuel 6

Goodwin, William F. 4

Gordon, George W. 4

Gore, Christopher 1

Goss, Emery 2

Gould, Benjamin A. 9
Gould, Frederick 1, 2

Gould, Thomas 3

Gove, Austin 2

Grant, Moses 4

Gray, Henry D. 1

Gray, John C. 9

Greely, Philip, jr. 5
Green, John, jr. 11, 12

Greenough, Wm. W. 4

Gregg, Washington P. 4
Grosvenor, L. P. 1, 4

Guild, Samuel E. 11

H.

Hale, Theodore P. 11

Hall, Andrew T. 9

Hall, Daniel 12

Hall, Martin L. 4

Hall, Samuel W. 4

Hallet, George 4

Hamblen, David 11

Hammond, Nathaniel 5

Harding, Wm. B. 12

Harlow, Ezra 12

Harrington, W. A. 8

Harris, Isaac 1

Harris, James 9

Harris, Joseph, jr. 12

Harris, Leach 8

Harris, Samuel 8

Harris, William G. 5

Harrod, Noah 2

Hartshorn, E. P. 5

Haskell, Daniel N. 7, 8

Haskell, Elias 5

Haskell, Levi B. 5

Haskell, William 0. 3
Hastings, Edmund T. 5

Hastings, Joseph S. 6

Hatch, Henry 12

Hatch, Samuel 7

Haughton, James 4

Haven, Calvin W. 11

Haviland, Thomas 6

Hay, Joseph 11

Hayden, William 10

Hayward, Ebenezer 12

Hayward, James 8

Ilealy, John P. 7

Hennessey, Edward 6

Hildreth, Richard 8

Hillard, George S. 6

Hinckley, Holmes 11

Hinds, Calvin P. 8

Hinks, Edward W. 3

Hobart, Aaron 11

Hobart, Enoch 5

Hobart, James T. 7

Hobbs, John W. F. 11

Holden, Joel M. 1

Hollis, Thomas 2

Holmes, Barzillai 11
Homer, Samuel J. M. 10

Hooper, Henry N. 1

Hopkins, Solomon 10

Hovey, James G. 1

Howard, Charles 11
Howard, Eleazer. See note

Howard, William H. 12

Howard, William P. 1

Howe, John 12

Howe, Joseph N. 12

Howe, Joseph N. jr. 6

Howe, William 4

Howes, Willis 12

Hudson, Thomas 1

Hunting, Thomas 12

Hutchins, Ezra C. 7

J*

Jackson, Eben 12

Jackson, Francis 12

Jackson, Patrick T. 7

James, Benjamin 12

James, John W. 2, 4

Jenkins, Joshua 12

Jenkins, Solon 12

Jepson, Samuel 3

Jewell, Harvey 5, 4

Jewett, Darwin E. 4

Johnson, Caleb S. 3

Johnson, Ebenezer 6

Johnson, George W. 2

Jones, Eliphalet 5

Jones, George S.

6

Jones, Isaac

12

Jones, Josiah M.

8

Jones, Peter C.

9

Jones, Samuel

3

Jones, Thomas

12

Josselyn, F. M. jr.

12

Josselyn, Lewis

2

K

Keith, Robert

1

Kelly, Daniel D.

2

Kendall, Ezekiel

5

Kendall, Thomas

5

Kendall, Timothy C.

1,3

Kent, Henry S.

2

Kent, William V.

5

Kimball, Benjamin

3

Kimball, Daniel

10

Kimball, Moses

10

Kimball, Otis

10

Kinsman, H. W.

11

Krueger, William A.

1

Lamb, Thomas 8

Lamson, Benjamin 2

Lane, George 5

Lawrence, Abbott 7

Lawrence, James 4

Lawrence, S. Abbott 4

Learnard, George W. 6

Learnard, AVm. H. 1

Leavens, Simon D. 7

Leavitt, Joseph M. 2

Leeds, Henry 1

Leeds, Samuel 12

Leighton, Charles 5

Lerow, Lewis 1

Lewis, Asa 4

Lewis, George W. 4

Lewis, Joseph W. 6

Lewis, Winslow 11

Lewis, Winslow, jr. 10

Libby, J. G. L. 1

Lincoln, Ezra 0

Lincoln, Ezra, jr. 10

Lincoln, Hawkes 9
Lincoln, Henry 6, 4

Lincoln, Jared 6

Lincoln, Levi R. 3

Lincoln, Noah, jr. 1

Little, William, jr. 12
Littlehale, Sargent S. 4

Lodge, Giles 11

Loring, Caleb G. 1

Loring, Jonathan 6

Loring, Perez 5

Loud, Andrew J. 11

Lounsbury, Wm. H. 3

Lovejoy, Reuben 10

Lovejoy, William R. 1

INDEX.

165

Lovell, Michael 8

Lowell, John, jr. 10

M

Mahan, Benjamin F. 3

Mann, Neheniiah P. 12

Manning, Francis C. S

Marble, William 1
Marrett, Philip 7, 11

Marsh, Robert 3

Martin, Israel 10
Marvin, Theophilus R. 7

Mason, Julian 0. 11

Maynard, Jesse 10

Mayo, Charles 11

Mayo, Watson G. 2

McAllaster, James 5

McGilvray, David F. 8

McLellan, George W. 11

McLellan, Isaac, jr. 9
Means, James 4, 7

Merriam, Edward P. 5

Merriam, Joseph W. 9

Meriam, Levi 9

Merrill, Wm. B. 9

Messinger, Daniel 10
Messinger, George W. 4

Milton, Ephraim 2

Minns, Thomas 8

Minot, Albert T. 11

Monroe, James 2

Moody, David 6

Morey, George, jr. 11

Morrison, Nahum M. 9

Morse, Elijah 7

Moseley, David C. 10

Motley, Thomas 6

Moulton, Thomas 2

Mullin, John R. 10

Munroe, Abel B. 1

N

Nash, Nathaniel C. 10

Nazro, John G. 11

Nevers, Benjamin M. 11

Newcomb, Norton 1

Newell, Joseph R. 8

Nicolson, Samuel 7

Norcross, Loring 5

Nottage, Samuel C. 1

Nowell, Charles 9

Noyes, George N. 12

Noyes, Nicholas 12

Nurse, Gilbert 1

0

Ober, John P. 1

Odin, John, jr. 9
Oliver, Francis J. 6, 10

Oliver, Henry J. 1

Oliver, Samuel P. 1

Olney, Stephen W. 2

Orne, Henry 2

Orrock, James L. P. 3

Otis, George W. 5

Otis, George W. jr. 5

Page, Edward 4

Page, George 12
Page, Thaddeus 1, 2
Paine, R. T. 10, 11

Palfrey, William 1

Palmer, Julius A. 3

Park, John C. 5

Parker, Amos B. 3

Parker, Benjamin 6

Parker, Charles H. 6

Parker, Francis J. 11

Parker, Isaac 7
Parker, John B. 7,8

Parker, William 5

Parker, William 10

Parkman, William 1

Parks, Luther 6

Parmelee, Asaph 11

Parrott, William W. 8

Peabody, Augustus 7

Peabody, 0. W. B. 9

Peak, John 3

Penniman, Scammell 2

Perkins, James 8

Perkins, John S. 5

Perkins, Samuel 4

Perkins, Samuel S. 12

Perrin, Payson 11
Phelps, Abel 4, 5

Phillips, George W. 10

Phillips, John L. 11

Phillips, Thomas W. 7
Pickman, Benjamin T. 7

Pierce, Josiah 10

Piper, Solomon 10

Plumer, Avery, jr. 5

Plummer, Farnham 7

Plympton, Henry 5

Pollard, Abner W. 2

Pond, Joseph A. 5

Pope, Thomas B. 4

Pope, William 11

Porter, Edward F. 2

Porter, Jonathan 6

Pratt, Eleazer 1

Pray, Lewis G. 5
Prescott, Bradbury G. 2

Prescott, Edward G. 9

Prescott, William 9
Preston, Jonathan 9, 10

Prince, Hezekiah 10

Pritchard, Gilman 11

Proctor, John 12

Prouty, Joel 6

Putnam, John P. 6

Q
Quincy, Josiah, jr. 4

R

Raymond, Freeborn F. 2

Raymond, Thacher R. 2

Raymond, Zebina L. 1

Rayner, John 4

Rayner, John J. 4

Reed, Edward 10

Reed, Oliver 2

Reed, Reuben 5

Reed, Thomas 2

Reed, William 10

Rice, Alexander H. 11

Rice, Henry 7

Rice, Israel C. 5

Rice, John P. 10
Richards, Francis 10, 9

Richards, Joel 10

Richardson, Benj. P. S

Richardson Bill 11

Richardson, James B. 8

Richardson, Jeffrey 8

Richardson, William F. 11

Kicker, George D. 1

Robbins, Edward H. 9

Roberts, Davis B. 6

Roberts, John G. 11

Roberts, Joseph D. 5

Robinson, Simon W. 1

Roby, Dexter 8

Rogers, Charles 0. 8

Ropes, Samuel W. 10

Ross, Jeremiah 3

Roulstone, Michael 5

Russell, Benjamin 8

Russell, Benjamin F. 2

Russell, James W. 8

Russell, John B. 9

S
Sampson, George R. 10, 5
Sanborn, Erastus W. 2
Sanborn, Greenleaf C. 11
Sargent, Ensign 6

Sargent, Henry 8

Sargent, Lucius M. See N.
Savage, George 11, 12
Savage, James 8, 10

Sears, Joshua 3, 8

Seaver, Benjamin 4, 5
Seaver, Joshua, jr. 6

Seaver, Nathaniel 4

Seaver, Norman 9

Sever, James W. 7, 9

Severance, Jonathan B. 3
Shackford, Richard 2
Shattuck, Lemuel 10, 11
Shaw, Jesse 6

Shaw, Robert G. 4

Shelton, Stephen 9, 10

166

INDEX

Shelton, Thomas J. 8

Shipley, Simon G. 3

Silsby, Enoch 7

Simmons, Hiram 6

Simonds, Alvan 12

Simonds, Jonathan 10

Simonds, 'William 5

Slade, John, jr. 7

Slade, Robert 10

Sloan, Samuel W. 12
Smith, George W. 2,3

Smith, Joseph 12

Snelling, Enoch H. 1

Snelling, John 3

Snow, Asa B. 3

Snow, Ephraim L. 5

Southard, Zibeon 12

Spear, William T. 3

Spinney, Samuel R. 12

Spooner, William B. 4
Sprague, 0. 10, 11, 12

Sprague, Thomas 3

Sprague, William 3

Standish, L. Miles 9
Starbuck, Charles C. 10

Stearns, Charles H. 1

Stearns, Elijah 1

Stearns, Jacob 3

Stebbins, John B. 12

Stedman, Josiah 11

Stetson, Alpheus, 12

Stevens, Benjamin 12
Stevens, Benjamin F. 6

Stevens, Isaac 10

Stevens, James M. 3
Stevens, John 6, 12

Stevens, John 11

Stevens, Oliver 4

Stevens, Seriah 12
Stimpson, Frederick H. 6

Stodder, Joseph 2

Stodder, J. W. T. 9

Stone, Artemas 7

Stone, Joseph 2

Story, Joseph 5

Stover, Theophilus 12

Stowe, Freeman 5

Sturtevant, Noah 4

Sullivan, William 6

Suter, Hales W. 7
Swallow, Asa 3, 4

Sweet, Samuel 7

T

Tappan, Lewis 9

Tarbell, Eben 11

Tarbell, Silas P. 4
Thacher, William S. 12

Thaxter, Jonathan 5

Thaxter, Samuel 6

Thayer, Elias B. 11

Thayer, Frederic F. 11

Thayer, Gideon F. 7, 10

Thayer, Joel 4

Thayer, Joseph H. 8

Thorn, Isaac 12

Thomas, George F. 2

Thomas, William G

Thompson, Erasmus 1

Thompson, John 11
Thompson, N. A. 6, 9

Thompson, Thomas H. 1

Thorndike, John H. 8

Thurston, Caleb 12

Tillson, John 12

'Hlton, Stephen, jr. 11

Titcomb, Stephen 6

Tombs, Michael 1

Topliff, Samuel 8

Torrey, Charles 9

Torrey, Samuel D. 4

Townsend, Isaac P. 12

Townsend, Samuel R. 5

Tracy, Charles 5

Train, Enoch 6
Tremere, John B. 1, 2

Trull, Ezra 4

Truman, John F. 2

Tubbs, Mical 3

Tucker, Stephen 11

Tufts, Quincy 4

Turner, Charles A. 1

Turner, Job 1

Turner, John 2

Turner, Otis 11

Tuttle, Jedediah 10

Tyler, Jerome W. 4

U

Upham, Henry

6

Upham, Phineas

10

Urann, Richard

11

V

Vinal, Alvin

6

Vinson, Thomas M.

12

Vose, Edward A..

1

Vose, Joshua

11

Vose, Josiah

11

Vose, Thomas

11

W

Wakefield, Enoch H.

3

Wales, Samuel

10

Wales, Thomas B.

10

Ward, Artemas

3

Ward, Samuel D.

7

Ward, Thomas W.

7

Ware, Ephraim G.

12

Ware, Horatio G.

5

Warner, Barnet F.

5

Warren, Daniel

5

Warren, George W.

8

Washburn, Calvin

5

Washburn, Cyrus 2

Washburn, Frederic L. 8

AVasbburn, W. R. P. 4

Waters, Isaac 6

Watts, Francis 0. 8

Webster, John G. 6

Weeks, William A. 8

Welles, John 9

Wellington, Alfred A. 4

Wells, Charles 1
Wells, John B. 1, 2

Wells, Thomas 3

Wetmore, Thomas 7

Wheeler, Joseph 1

Wheeler, Samuel 11, 12

Wheelwright, George 5

White, Warren 11, 12

Whiting, James 3

Whitman, Samuel P. 1

Whitney, Moses, jr. 9

Whitney, William 9

W hi ton, David 7

Whiton, James M. 4

Whiton, Lewis C. 12

Whittemore, George 8

Whittemore, James F. 12

Wildes, William 2

Wiley, Thomas 6

W'ilkins, Charles 4

Wilkins, John H. 6

Wilkinson, Simon 1

Willard, Aaron, jr. 12

Willett, Joseph 11

Williams, Elijah, jr. 6

Williams, Eliphalet 8
Williams, Horace 6, 7

Williams, Moses 12

Williams, Samuel K. 8

Willis, Benjamin 8

Willis, Clement 9

Willis, Horatio M. 7

Wilson, George 1

Winslow, Isaac 5

Winter, Francis B. 6

Winthrop, G. T. 6

Wood, Amos 9

Wood, Benjamin, 2d 2

AVoodman, Charles T. 1

Woodman, George 10

Wright, James 12
Wright, John M. 5, 8

Wright, William 6, 12

Wright, Winslow 5

Wyman, Abraham G. 5

Yeaton, Benjamin 10

INDEX.

Aldermen, Rules and Orders, - - 3

names and residences, 59

powers and duties, 37

Vacancies in, - - - - 30
Election of 30, 31

No choice of, - - - - 30

Standing Committees of, 65

Chairman of, ■ - - - - 35
Appropriations,

Additions to, - - - - 12

Transfers of, - - - - 12

Amendment of motion, 19

of Questions, 19

of Rules and Orders, - - 7, 20

Accounts, Board of, 87

Committee on, 62

County, Committee on, - - 65

Armories, Committee, 65

Assessors' Department, Committee on, 62

Assessors, and how chosen, &c, - - 39, 67

Assistant, ----- 67

Auditor of Accounts, ... 83

Assay Master, ----- 85

Advertising, &c, ----- 82

B

By-Laws, titles to, ----- 11

Ballot, election by, - - - - - 23
Buildings, Public,

Committee on, - - - - 63

Superintendent of, - - - 78
Burials, (see Cemeteries,)

Bridges, Committee on, - - - - 65

Superintendents of, - - - 67

Bells and Clocks, Committee on, - - 65

Board of Accounts, - .... 87

Bark, &c, Measurers of, - - - - 85

Boats, &c, Weighers of, ... 85

Bundle Hay, Inspectors of, - - - 85
Ballast,

Inspectors of, - - - - 85

Business, Order of, - - - - 6, 19

C

Cochituate Water Board, 83

Committees, ------ 62

not to act separately, - - 13

Joint records and reports of, - 13

time allowed for reporting, - 13

powers and duties, 21

Committees,

Conference, 11

Joint Standing, - - - 9, 62

number of Members, - - 9
how appointed, 11

of the Whole, 21

Standing, how appointed, - 11
when not to sit, 21

Chairman of, - - - 11, 21

Chosen by ballot, - 9

Chairman of, pro tern., - - 11
Notice of meetings, 22

when to report, - - - 22

of Board of Aldermen, - - 6, 65

Claims, 10

Committee on, - - - - 62

Chairman of Committees, - - 11, 21

of Board of Aldermen, - - 35

City Charter, 25

how altered, 57

City Debt, amount of, - - 117

vote to increase, - - - 12

Committee on, - - - - 62

Clerk of Council, duties, - - 37,61

City Officers, times of choice, - 55, 118
City Council, powers of, - 38

ineligible to other offices, - 41
rules of, 9

City Council, former members, - - 122
City Physician, ----- 74

Common Council, ----- 59

organization of, - - 34, 37

how chosen, 32

rules of, ----- 15

vacancies in, - - - - 32

President, ... 37, 59

clerk of, - 37, 61

Cemeteries, Committee on, 65

Coroners, ------ 86

Conferences, ------ 11

City Clerk, 36, 61

vacancy, ----- 36

absence, ----- 36

County Accounts, Committee on, - - 65

Officers, 85

Common, &c„ Committee on, - - 65

Superintendent of, - - - 78

Constables, ------ 81

Clocks, &c. Committee on, - - - 65
Court House, Keeper of, - 87

Cullers of Fish, 85

Hoops, <&c. 85

City Crier, 85

Charitable Institutions, 75

Consulting Physicians, 74

Chief of Police, - - - - 80

168

INDEX

D

Debt, City, -

increase of,
Committee on, -
Deaths, registry of -
Division of Questions, -
Decorum of Members, -
Doubted Votes,
Disagreement of two Boards,

E

Excuses for not voting,

Elections by ballot,

of State Officers,

of City Officers, Times,

Committee on, -

External Health, Committee on,

Engines, officers and members,

Engineer, City, ...
Assistant do.

Engineer, pay, &c,

Estates, valuation of,

General Meetings,
Government, City

H

117
12
62
74
19
17
19
11

18
23
26,48
55, 118
65
65

83

68

117

P

Finance, Committee on, 62

Furnaces, &c, do. ----- 66

Faneuil Hall, Committee on, - - - 65

Superintendent of, - - - 78

Fire Department, ----- 68

Committee on, - - - - 65

Officers of, 68

Fire Alarms, Superintendent, &c. - - 69

Stations, - 71

Committee, 63

Fence Viewers, ----- 85

Field Drivers, 85

Further time to report, 22

Fish, Cullers of, 85

Funeral Undertakers, 74

Fuel, Committee, ----- 63

Harbor of Boston, Committee on, - - 63

Acts, 73

Master, ----- 73

regulations, 73
House of Correction,

Overseers, &c. of, - - 76

Beformation, 76

Industry, &c, 75

Hospital, Lunatic, Visitors of, - - 76

Health Department, 74

Board of, 40

Superintendent of, - - - 74

Hay Weighers, ----- 85

Hay, Inspectors of, - - - - - 85

Highways, Surveyors of, ... 40

Hoops and Staves, Cullers of, - - 85

Internal Health, Committee on, - - 65
Industry, House of, - - - - - 75
Instruction, Public, Committee on, - 64

Inspectors of Prisons, -
Indefinite Postponement,
Institutions at South Boston and Deer

Island, Committee on,

Officers, -

Jail, Committee on,
Joint Bules and Orders,
Joint Standing Committees,
how composed, -
records to be kept,
Chairman of,
reports of, -
Jailor, Deputy,
Justices, Police Court, -

70
4
65
64
78
77
65
77
84
85
85
85

64

78
78

7 'J

L

Lunatic Hospital, Visitors, -

Laying on the Table,

Licenses, Committee on,

Lands, Public, Committee on,
Superintendent of,

Lamps, number of, <tc, -
Committee on, -
Superintendent of, -

Lumber, Surveyors of, -

Lighters, Weigher of,

Lime, Inspector of,

Leather, Measurer of, t

Library, Public,

Committee on, -
Trustees, - - -
Librarian, -
Commissioners,

M

Motions to be in writing, 19
withdrawn, 16
Members, rights and duties of, 17
Members, not to speak more than twice, 18
not to stand up, - - - 18
not to be interrupted, - - 18
not to be on more than two Com-
mittees, ----- 18
not to be named, 20
all to vote, 18
two or more rising, 17
interested, 18
Mayor and Aldermen, 59
Mayor, absence of, - - - - - 35
no choice of, - - - - 29
election of, 28
decease of, 44
vacancy, ----- 44

duties of, 42

compensation, 41

veto power, 42

Main question, ----- 16

Memorials, &c, ----- 20

Market, Committee on, - - - - 66

Supei'intendent and assistants of, 79

limits, ----- 79

Mahogany, &c, Surveyors of, - - 84

Municipal Court, Officers of, - - - 86

Year, 26

Messenger to City Council, 61

Assistant, ----- 61

Meetings of Committees, notice of, - 22

of citizens, 50

Marriages, &c, Begistry of - - - 74

Measurer of Wood, Bark, &c. - - - 85

INDEX.

169

Notice to Committees, -
Newspapers taken by City,
Non-concurrence, -

O

Oaths of Office, 34

Order of business, - - - - -0,19

Orders, titles of, 11

to have two readings, - - 22
Ordinances, titles of, - - - - 11
reading of, 22

Committee on, 63

Overseers of the Poor, - - - 44,77

Oak Lumber, &c, Surveyors of - 84

Order, questions of, .... 4, 16
Officers, election of, time, &c, - 55, 118
Orators of Boston, ... 120

Organization of City Council, - - 34

Primary Schools, 91

Police Department, ..... 80

Court, 86

Harbor, 81

Paving, &c, Committee on, 66

Prisons, Inspectors of, - - - - 86

Physicians, Port, and City, 74

Consulting, .... 74

Priority of Business, - - - - 6, 19

Pound Keepers, ..... 85

Personal Estate, valuation of, - - 117

Population of the City, ... us
President of the Council,

Eights and duties of, - - 15

Absence of, 17

Substitution of, - - - - 15

to call to ord er, ... 15

Previous Question, 16

Public Buildings, Superintendent of, - 78

Committee on, - - - - 63

Public Library, Committee on, 64

Trustees, ----- 78

Commissioners, 79

Public Instruction, Committee on, - 64

Public Lands,

Ordinance, 55

Superintendent of, - - - 78

Committee on, 64

advertising, 82

Poor, Overseers of, ... 44, 77

Personalities, 17

Postponement, ..... 16

Petitions, &c, ----- 20

Printing, Ac, Committee on, - 64, 82

Q

Questions propounded, -
under debate, -
order of, -

Questions, Divisions of,

laying on the Table,

Quarantine Boat, -

It

Rules and Orders,
Joint,

Board of Aldermen,
Common Council,
suspension of, -

22

15

3

15

7,20

Rules and Orders,

repeal or amendment of, - - 7, 20
Reduction of City Debt,

Committee on, ... 62

Resolves, what are, 11
Representatives,

number of determined, - - 41
election of, ... 48, 49

Records of Committees, - - - - 13

Reports, Clerks to make copies, 13

to be in writing, 13

Joint, ... 13

agreed to by Committee, - - 13

time allowed, - - - - 13

Reconsideration, 4, 18

Reading of papers, 20

Real Estate, valuation of, - - - 117

Reference of questions, - ... 19

Recommitment, - .... 19

Reformation, House of, - - - - 76

Registrar, City ..... 74

Water, 74

Registry of Births, &c, 83

Register of Deeds, 39

Standing Committees, Joint,

Members of,

Chairman of,

Meetings, how called,

of Aldermen,

to keep records,
Sums, and times, votes on,
Suspension of Rules, &c,
Seats of Members, ...
Sewers and Drains,

Committee on, -

Superintendent of, -
Salaried Officers, how chosen,
Solicitor, City - - - -
Steam Engines,

Committee on, -

Boat, Captain, -
Streets and Ways, Committee on,

Superintendent of, -
Surveyors of Highways,
Staves, Ac, cullers of, &c,

Seal of City

Sheriffs, &c, -
Substitution of President,
Sealers of Weights and Measures,
Schools,

Committee,

Instructors, &c,

Superintendent,

Superior Court,

T

Transfers of Appropriations,
Times and sums, votes on,
Taxes, -

Treasurer, ....
Treasury Department, -

Committee on, -
Titles to ordinances, &c,
Trucks, &c., Superintendent of,
Two-thirds vote, -
Truants,

Officers for,

62
11
22
65
13
4, 16
7,20
20

66

66

74

65, 66

82
40
85
53
86
15
85

45, 46,

12
- 4, 16
38, 39, 114
41
83
64
11

Undertakers, -

Upper Leather, Measurer of,

170

1 X D E X

V

Votes, returns of, -

how transmitted,

doubted, -

of all required, -

Voters, qualified, -

Vacancies in Ward Offices, ,tc,

W

Water Department,
Water, Committee on, -
Ordinance,
Registrar, -
Ward Officers,

Officers, duties of,
Aracancies, <fcc, -

48

49

o,

13

18

4G

47

27,

30

83

.

64

.

57

-

83

27,

108

27

47

27

36

Ward Rooms, 113

Meetings, 50

Warden, power and duties, 27

Wards, Boundaries, .... m

division of, 25

Widening streets, Committee on, - - 65

Wood and Bark, ----- 85

Wood, Ac, Measurers of, ... 85
Weights and Measures,

Sealers of, 85

Wagons and Trucks, Superintendent of, 80

Weighers and Measurers, 85

Yeas and Nays,

4, 16

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