. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . highway department of Fitchburg has many obstaclesto meet in the faithful carrying out of its work, by reason ofthe demand for new streets, sidewalks, etc., occasioned bythe marked growth of the city, and the difficulty of makingeffective and permanent work on our hillside streets. Thomas Larkin, Jr., the present superintendent ofstreets is a native of Fitchburg, where he was born June 24,1852, and has resided here since. George W. Holman was superintendent of streets in 1873and 1874: Joel Davis, 1875-76-77; F. W. Aldrich, 1878-79-80-81-82 ; Abram
. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . highway department of Fitchburg has many obstaclesto meet in the faithful carrying out of its work, by reason ofthe demand for new streets, sidewalks, etc., occasioned bythe marked growth of the city, and the difficulty of makingeffective and permanent work on our hillside streets. Thomas Larkin, Jr., the present superintendent ofstreets is a native of Fitchburg, where he was born June 24,1852, and has resided here since. George W. Holman was superintendent of streets in 1873and 1874: Joel Davis, 1875-76-77; F. W. Aldrich, 1878-79-80-81-82 ; Abram G. Lawrence, 1883-84-85-86. POOR DEPARTMENT. The overseers of the poor chosen annually in January bythe city council in convention are, this year the Mayorex officio, (chairman), S. S. Holton, John J. Sheehan,Aaron F. Whitney and the president of the common councilex officio. S. S. Holton, a native of Northfield, Mass., was bornNov. 16, 1818 ; represented his town in the legislature oneyear; removed to Montague in 1857, and came to Fitchburg.
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