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ANNUAL REPORT

PARK DEPARTMENT

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942.

Boston, December 31, 1942.

Hon. Maurice J. Tobin,
Mayor of Boston.
Dear Sir, — In accordance with section 15 of chapter
185, Acts of 1875, the Park Commission herewith sub-
mits its annual report for the year 1942.

Respectfully submitted,

William P. Long,

Chairmaii.

City Document No. 19.

Expenditures for Maintenance, January 1 to December 31, 1942.

Parks, Gardens — Squares

Aquarium ....

$26,766 39

Arborway ....

4,828 50

Arnold Arboretum

1,247 48

Belmont square

704 00

Blackstone square

897 10

Boston Common Bandstand

663 33

Boston Common, Deer Park

450 05

Boston Common, Flagstaff Hill

13 12

Boston Common grounds .

21,172 25

Boston Common Kiosk

360 00

Boston Common, Park Street Station

422 67

Boston Common, Paul Revere Mall .

15 00

Boston Common, West Street Station

428 68

Brighton square

40 00

Bromley park . . . .

90 00

Camp Meigs

132 33

Cedar square . . . . .

160 83

Centervale park

10 00

Central square

981 25

Chandler pond

310 00

Chestnut Hill park . . . .

2,114 26

City square

280 00

Columbia road

3,168 72

Columbus Park Stadium ....

2,285 75

Columbus square

159 17

Commonwealth avenue, main

13,322 61

Concord square

173 73

Copley square . . . .

200 00

Dorchester park

2,575 94

Eaton square

551 25

Fens

19,644 26

Fens Traffic Circle

1,020 19

Fern square

55 00

Fort Hill square

729 84

Francis G. Kane square ....

15 00

Franklin Park, Administration Building, s

lops,

etc

13,928 31

Franklin Park, carpenter shop .

11,569 66

Franklin Park, garage . . . .

12,225 52

FrankKn Park, golf course ....

9,181 20

Franklin Park, greenhouse ....

24,552 23

Franklin Park, grounds ....

12,501 78

Franklin Park, Overlook Buildings .

234 29

Franklin Park, paint shop ....

3,496 29

Franklin Park Playstead ....

660 00

Carried forward

$194,337 98

Park Department.

Brought forward
Franklin Park, Refectory Buildin
Franklin Park, storehouse .
Franklin Park, toboggan slides
Franklin Park, yard
Franklin square . . .
General Heath square .
George AVright Golf Course
Gordon E. Denton square .
Greenwood square
Hayes square
Herbert J. Wolf square
Highland park
Horatio Harris park
Hyde square .
Independence square
Irving W. Adams park
Jackson square
Jamaica Pond Boat Landing
Jamaicaway .
John E. Donovan park
Lawton Circle
Madison park
Marine Park and Castle Island
Massachusetts avenue
Maverick square .
Mount Bowdoin green
Murray park .
Oak square
Olmsted park
Park Drive Recreation
Peabody square
Plympton street .
Prescott square
Public Garden
Putnam square
Richardson square
Riverway
Rutland square
Soldiers' Alonument Lot
Strandway
Sullivan square
Thomas park .
Turner square
Union park
Vincent Cutillo park
Walnut park .
Waltham square .
Washington park .

Carried forward

$194,337 98

3,182 83

9,050 31

1,336 92

6,801 70

864 00

13 50

19,201 77

27 69

15 25
255 00

2 50
368 67
745 84

16 00
1,200 00

672 92

136 50

37 83

4,902 63

477 75

540 00

984 50

4,427 84

672 36

709 00

131 00

163 49

288 00

2,732 05

19,677 95

55 00

16 75

947 52

17,881 77

943 00

154 33

8,374 23

154 94

40 50

10,011 87

642 30

1,080 00

58 00

230 17

677 75

154 16

184 58

920 42

$316,501 07

City Document No. 19.

Brought forward
Wellesley park
West Roxbury Parkway
William B. Corbett park
Williams square
Winthrop square .
Wolcott square
Woodworth square
Worcester square .
World War Memorial park
Zoological Garden, animal range
Zoological Garden, antelope house
Zoological Garden, bear dens
Zoological Garden, bird house
Zoological Garden, camel house .
Zoological Garden, elephant house
Zoological Garden, general .
Zoological Garden, lion house
Zoological Garden, monkey house

$316,501

07

272

17

183

00

288

84

15

25

422

88

38

34

15

25

230

16

4,891

64

1,484

17

1,839

76

2,840

77

8,262

79

17

67

3,776 45

28,068

48

2,808

56

2,282

66

174,239 91

Playgrounds.
Almont Street Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground .
Carl H. Ahlsen Playground
Ceylon Street Playground .
Charlesbank Playground
Charlestown Playground
Charlestown Heights Playground
Charter Street Playground .
Cherry Street Playground .
Christopher .J. Gibson Playground
Christopher J. Lee Playground .
Columbus Park Playground
Copp's Hill Terrace Playground
Fallon Field Playground
Foster Street Playground
Francis Parkman Playground
Franklin Field Playground .
Frederick D. Emmons Playground
George H. Walker Playground .
James L. Cronin Playground
James F. Healy Playground
James and Margaret Tobin Playground
Jefferson Playground ....

Carried forward ....

$1,736

17

1,819

42

2,821

67

2,227

35

1,486

70

897

72

2,223

01

893

33

1,267

18

44

50

259

75

3,258

86

2,900

05

9

10

382

00

2,917

69

665

26

1,236

57

8,882

33

630

45

2,299

71

2,808

05

2,296 39

2

25

4,023

68

$47,989

19

Park Department.

Brought forward
John J. Connolly Playground
John A. Doherty Playground
John F. Holland Playground
John W. Murphy Playground
John H. L. Noyes Playground .
John T. Ryan Playground .
J. M. and J. J. Sullivan Playground
John Winthrop Playground
Joseph Lee Playground
L. Gertrude Howes Playground .
Lester J. Rotch Playground
London Street Playground .
Mary Draper Playground .
Mary E. Hemenway Playground
Matthew J. Sweeney Playground
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
Mission Hill Playground
North End Prada Playground
Parker Hill Playground
Portsmouth Street Playground
Readville Playground .
Rev. Father Buckley Playground
Ripley Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Ronan Park Playground
Smith's Pond Playground .
Snow Hill Street Playground
Stanley A. Ringer Playground
Thomas J. Roberts Playground
Troy Street Playground
West Third Street Playground
William Amerena Playground
William J. Barry Playground
William E. Carter Playground
William Eustis Playground
William E. Garvey Playground
William F. Smith Playground
Wood Avenue Playground .

Gymnasia,
Cabot Street Gymnasium .
Columbia Road Gymnasium
Curtis Hall Gymnasium
Hyde Park Gymnasium
John J. Williams Gymnasium

82
10
31
55
80
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02
47
17

$47,989 19
2,539 82

712
1,915
2,786
1,552
1,715

198

648
1,060

304

1,366 12

37 48

1,537 60

2,037 90

120 31
2,565 66
2,087 74
2,097 77
1,805 20
1,308 96
1,488 89

733 75
17 69

121 00
2,624 30
2,029 53
2,070 58

632 50
2,121
1,927

150
72
1,406 90

596 93
2,269
2,700
3,146
2,843

720

95
42
00

75

81
87
58
09
32

Carried forward

$104,061 85

$20,203 99

8,631 11

10,308 87

6,128 23

9,850 37

$55,122 57

6

City Document No. 19.

Brought forward
Lexington Street Gymnasium
North Bennet Street Gymnasium
Paris Street Gymnasium
Roslindale Gymnasium.
Tyler Street Gymnasium
Vine Street Gymnasium

,122 57

7,011 90

18,708 33

21,256 70

5,921 01

5,572 12

10,382 86

$123,975 49

Baths and Beaches.
Broadway Municipal Building .

Charlesbank . . '

Columbus Park Beach

Dewey Beach

Dover Street Bath House and Laundry .
Head House, Marine Park ....
L Street Bath House and Beach
North End Park Beach and Bath

Savin Hill Beach

Tenean Beach

World War Memorial Park Beach
Repair Room, Sewing Room and Stock Room,
Repair Yard, East Boston ....
Pleasure Bay

$9,519 68

1,310 28

18,006 83

5,718 17

51,192 29

12,243 13

41,845 88

7,996 45

922 53

2,991 80

5,421 69

11,410 25

1,813 46

4,786 43

$175,178 87

General Expense
Central Office — Administration
Stables . . .
Street trees

Suppression of moths .
Miscellaneous
Pensions and annuities
Automobiles, tractors, wagons, etc

Recapitulation.

Parks and gardens
Playgrounds .
Gymnasia
Baths and beaches
General expense

$56,637 88

7.065 95

5,191 76

13,094 58

11,866 32

4,105 90

35,353 53

$133,315 92

$374,239 91

104,061 85

123,975 49

175,178 87

133,315 92

$910,772 04

Work Relief Program Expenditure

$225,511 24

Park Department. 7

Expenditures of Loan, Revenue, Special Appropriations and
Trust Funds, January 1, 1942, to December 31, 1942.

Recreation.
Common and Parks in existence on January 12, 1887, Main-
tenance and Improvement of .

Airport, Improvements

Park and Playground, Improvements, etc.
Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Fund Income .
Boston Common Tree Fund ....

Contingent Fund

Head House, South Boston, Repairs, etc.
Playgrounds, Establishment and Extension of
Special Fuel Appropriation ....

Total

$212,683 91

127 84

12,124 00

3,242 26

120 29

152 71

1,922 93

13,983 95

1,423 98

$245,781 87

CASH RECEIPTS.
For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1942.

Park Division.

Golf permits, Franklin Park course . . . $12,721 00

Golf permits, George Wright course . . . 13,933 00

Permits for openings, signs, etc. . . . 292 70

Use of equipment, labor, etc 105 00

Commission on receipts from public telephones

in Park Department buildings ... 82 38

Settlement of claims 628 99

Refunds 8 52

Sale of horses 65 00

Sale of junk 15 00

Towels, soap, etc., in plavground houses . . 707 33

Moth suppression . ' 2,380 33

Rentals from concessions on parks and beaches, 14,311 00

Suspense Account 500 01

Transfer of Boston Airport, adjustment be-
tween City of Boston and Commonwealth

of Massachusetts 22,000 00

Mary P. C. Cummings Estate, income . . 5,939 96

Boston Common Tree Fund, income . . 140 58

$73,830 80

Baths.
Towels, soap, etc., in bath houses . . . $28,359 46

Sale of junk 14 56

Commission on receipts from public telephones

in bath houses 88

28,374 90

Total $102,205 70

Above receipts were credited as follows:

General Revenue $95,625 15

Suspense Account 500 01

Trust Funds, income 6,080 54

$102,205 70

8 City Document No. 19.

Franklin Park Golf Course.

Opening Date — April 18. Closing Date — - November 29

Registered attendance, 20,297.
Estimated number of rounds played, 23,000.
Annual permits issued, 460 at $15 each .
Daily permits issued, 4,981 at $1 each
Twilight permits issued, 1,680 at 50 cents each.

$6,900
4,981

00
00

840 00

$12,721 00

George Wright Golf Course, Hyde Park.

Opening Date — April 18. Closing Date - — November 26.

Registered attendance, 18,221.

Estimated number of rounds played, 23,442.

Season permits, 355 at $25 each

$8,875 00

Saturday-Sunday permits, 1,371 at $2 each

2,742 00

Daily permits, 2,283 at $1 each .

2,283 00

Club house dance permits, 2 at $15 each .

30 00

Extra locker, 1 at $3

3 00

$13,933 00

Skating Attendance for Season, 1942.

Name of Playground. Attendance.

Almont Street Playground 6,370

Amerena Playground .

11,200

American Legion Playground

8,050

Barry Playground

18,480

Bilhngs Field Playground .

25,060

Brookside Avenue Playground .

2,660

Carter Playground

21,840

Chandler Pond Playground .

31,500

Charlestown Playground

21,140

Columbus Park Playground

38,150

Cronin Playground

9,170

Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds

20,510

Dorchester Park Playground

12,670

Draper Playground

3,570

Eustis Playground

10,430

Fallon Field Playground

30,100

Frankhn Field Playground .

206,500

Garvey Playground

175,630

George Wright Golf Course

10,360

Hemenway Playground

13,440

Jamaica Pond ....

91,000

Carried forward

767,830

Park Department.

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Name of Playground.
Brought forward
Jefferson Playground .
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay)
Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston)
Marine Park Playground
Murphy Playground
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
Noyes Playground
Parkman Playground .
Public Garden
Rogers Park Playground
Roberts, Thomas J., Playground
Rotch Playground
Ringer Playground
Smith's Pond Playground
Smith's Playground (Brighton)
Walker Playground
Wood Avenue Playground .
World War Memorial Park Playground

Attendance.
767,830
32,760
31,640
18,900
21,805
20,300
45,290
15,960
15,330

8,260
87,500
17,500
22,400
11,200

6,860
33,880
11,830

8,400
27,300
36,113

Total

1,241,058

General Attendance for Season, 1942.

Name of Playground.

Attendance.

Ahlsen Playground

60,000

Almont Street Playground ....

50,720

Amerena Playground

49,360

American Legion Playground

63,200

Barry Playground

116,000

Billings Field Playground ....

131,200

Brookside Avenue Playground .

31,200

Carter Playground

196,000

Ceylon Street Playground ....

52,160

Charlesbank Playground ....

108,000

Charlestown Heights

16,720

Charlestown Playground ....

185,600

Cherry Street Playground ....

12,000

Chestnut Hill Playground ....

184,320

Columbus Park Playground and Stadium

352,800

Connolly Playground

168,000

Cronin Playground

72,960

Dorchester Park Playground

113,520

Draper Playground

45,600

Doherty and Gibson Playground

241,600

Eustis Playground

136,000

Carried forward

2,386,960

10

City Document No. 19.

Name of Playground.
Brought forward
Emmons Playground .
Fallon Field Playground
Franklin Field Playground
Franklin Park Playstead
Garvey Playground
Healy Playground
Hemenway Playground
Holland Playground
Jefferson Playground .
Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston)
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay)
Murphy Playground
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
Mead Street Playground
Mission Hill Playground
North End Park Playground
Noyes Playground
Parker Hill Playground
Parkman Playground .
Portsmouth Street Playground
Prince Street Playground
Readville Playground .
Ringer Playground
Ripley Playground
Roberts Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Ronan Park Playground
Rotch Playground
Smith, William E., Playground
Smith's Pond Playground .
Snow Hill Street Playground
Sweeney Playground
Tyler Street Playground
Walker Playground
West Third Street Playground
Winthrop, John, Playground
Wood Avenue Playground .
World War Memorial Park
Boston Common Playstead

Attendance.

2,386,960

19,840

268,000

636,000

332,000

216,080

256,000

67,440

46,320

254,400

143,680

232,000

112,000

159,200

92,000

21,200

114,240

146,720

97,320

50,400

45,040

78,280

34,400

78,080

83,840

22,800

156,000

167,280

196,800

. 98,800

184,960

119,200

53,440

21,440

13,520

192,000

17,200

41,600

71,200

178,400

240,000

7,746,080

Park Department.

Gymnasia, Class and Individual Attendance, 1942.

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Gymnasium.

Indi-
viduals.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Mothers.

Total.

oot Street

umbia Road

rtis Hall ,

de Park

n J. Williams Building.

ington Street

rth Rennet Street , .

is Street

ilindale

er Street

e Street

1,285

4,130

811

1,183

115

1,127

1,791
2,195

823
1,136
1,89-4

371
1,440
3,017
1,431
1,820
2,487

3,814
7,886
4,838
3,618
5,373
2,605
7,585
4,838
5,074
1,759
9,494

1,084

1,756

994

297

1,161

249

27

1,762

1,000

1,575

762
3,983
6,660
1,903

700
1,165
1,892
2,903
1,985

831
3,220

928
411
596

755

11

Totals.

8,651

18,405

56,884

9,905

26,004

2,701

9,664

20,361

14,772

8,137

9,883

4,505

10,955

13,647

9,490

4,410

16,776

122,550

Shower Baths, Attendance, 1942.

B.\TH House.

Broadway

Cabot Street

Columbia Road

Curtis Hall

Dover Street

Hyde Park

J. J. Williams Buildin
Lexington Street ....
North Bennet Street .

Paris Street

Roslindale

Tyler Street

Vine Street

L Street

Totals

Men.

Boys. Women. Girls.

Total.

162,925

10,075

32,700

8,125

23,419

12,904

5,981

6,741

73,653

44,360

7,170

7,935

60,811

20,915

5,969

8,760

111,300

5,195

22,150

4,415

44,133

10,044

4,184

2,784

105,630

6,690

16,540

3,635

31,729

23,186

9,639

8,853

90,800

26,900

39,275

17,750

143,243

20,335

27,580

6,440

23,770

27,120

4,392

8,505

37,600

20,100

9,900

4,950

74,168

24,805

21,. 370

23,991

264,994

62,156

75,054

3,882

1,248,175

314,785

281,904

116,766

213,825
49,045

133,118
96,455

143,060
61,145

132,495
73,407

174,725

197,598
63,787
72,550

144,334

406,086

1,961,630

12 City Document No. 19.

Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1942.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Total.

Cabot Street Pool

1,623

2,844

117,305

22,100

58,161

36,950

9,043

35,380

264,994

4,227
11,774

118,170
91,500

121,825
57,950
38,726
47,505
62,156

1,077
2,217
120,665
28,500
63,175
29,750
15,116
12,940
75,054

3,661

5,116

109,470

90,700

120,875

48,600

40,170

26,360

3,882

10,588

Curtis Hall Pool

21 951

465,610

232,800

Head House Beach

North End Park Beach

364,036
173,250

103,055

World War Memorial Park Beach ....
L Street Beach

122,185
406,086

Totals

548,400

553,833

348,494

448,834

1,899,561

PARK DEPARTMENT STATISTICS TO
DECEMBER 31, 1942.

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City Document No. 19.

PARK DEPARTMENT — CEMETERY DIVISION.

The following annual report is presented for the
Cemetery Division from January 1, 1942, to December
31, 1942.

Department Cemeteries.
The burying grounds, cemeteries and tombs which
are owned by and in charge of the City of Boston are as
follows, with a total area of about 7,040,708 square feet:

Square
Feet

Estab-
lished

1838

Bennington Street, East Boston . . . 157,500

Rainsford Island 43,560

Bunker Hill, Charlestown .... 48,202 1807

PMpps Street, Charlestown .... 76,740 1630

Copp's Hill, Hull street. City .... 89,015 1659

King's Chapel, Tremont street, City . . 19,344 1630

Granary, Tremont street, City . . . 82,063 1660

Central, Common, City 60,693 1756

South End South, Washington street, City . 64,670 1810

i/awes, Emerson street. South Boston . . 11,232 1816

Union, East Fifth street. South Boston . 5,470 1841

North, Upham's Corner, Dorchester . . 142,587 1633

Eliot, Eustis street, Roxbury .... 34,830 1630

South, Dorchester avenue, Dorchester . . 95,462 1814

Westerly, Centre street. West Roxbury . 39,450 1683

Walter Street, West Roxhuvy .... 35,100 1711

Evergreen, Commonwealth avenue, Brighton, 604,520 1848

Market Street, Brighton 18,072 1764

Mount Hope, Walk Hill street, 125 acres and 14,330

square feet 1851

Fairview, Fairview avenue, Hyde Park, about 50 acres, 1892

City Tombs.

Twenty-five in the South Ground; six in Phipps Street
Ground, Charlestown; one tomb for infants in South Ground;
one tomb for infants and one for adults in Copp's Hill Ground;
one for adults and one for infants in the Granary Ground;
one for infants in King's Chapel Ground; one for infants in
the Central Ground; two receiving tombs in East Boston;
one receiving tomb in Dorchester North; one receiving tomb
in Dorchester South; one receiving tomb in Evergreen Ceme-
tery, Brighton; one receiving tomb in Mount Hope Cemetery,
and one receiving tomb in Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park.

Park Department.

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Cemetery Division Receipts, January 1 to December 31, 1942.

Cemeteries.

General
Receipts.

Perpetual

Care
Receipts.

Interest on

Perpetual

Care.

Mount Hope

Fairview

Evergreen

Dorchester North .

Copp's Hill

Bennington Street .

Phipps Street

Dorchester South. .

Central

Granai-y

King's Chapel

Westerly

Bunker Hill

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11,322 35

8,386 45

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71 00

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$12,597 50
3,687 50

4,720 00

$14,361 91

3,806 49

4,457 65

383 57

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$23,738 53

Total, General Fund, December 31, 1941 $2,078,468 72

Interest, General Fund, 1942 80,31121

Revenue (General Receipts), 1942 68,696 90

Payments from Fund during 1942:

To Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement.

To Premiums on Investments purchased

To Interest on Investments purchased

Total, Perpetual Care Fund, December 31, 1942.
Total Cemetery Fund

$60,000 00

1,575 52

120 19

$2,227,476 83

61,695 71

$2,165,781 12
692,091 62

.52,857,872 74

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City Document No. 19.

Summary Statement of Cemetery Activities, January 1 to
December 31, 1942.

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Cemetery Division, Expenditures for Maintenance, Year Ending
December 31, 1942.

Office .
Mount Hope
Fairview
Evergreen .
Dorchester North
Dorchester South
Bennington Street
South End South
Granary
King's Chapel
Phipps Street
Bunker Hill
Copp's Hill
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Central

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19,231 93

2,615 75

1,962 61

294 57

279 50

190 00

82 50

155 00

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316 50

245 50

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470 52

Paek Department.

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Cemetery Division, Maintenance and Improvement,
December 31, 1942.

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Mount Hope
Fairview
Evergreen .
Dorchester North
Dorchester South
Bunker Hill
Central
Copp's Hill
Eliot .
Granary-
King's Chapel
Phipps Street
South End South
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CITY OF BOSTON PRINTING DEPARTMENT