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[Document 19—1932.]

ANNUAL REPORT

PARK DEPARTMENT

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1931.

Boston, December 31, 1931.

Hon. James M. Curley,
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 1931.

Respectfully submitted,

William P. Long,

Chairman.

City Document No. 19.

Expenditures for Maintenance, January I to December 31, 1931.

Abraham Lincoln square

Algonquin square .

Alvah Kittredge park

Andrew Henry square

Aquarium

Arborway

Arnold Arboretum

Belmont square

Berners square

Berwick park .

Blackstone square

Bromley park

Boston Common

Cedar square .

Centervale park

Central square

Camp Meiggs

Charlesbank .

Charlestown heights

Chestnut Hill park

City square

Columbia road

Columbus square .

Commonwealth avenue main

Commonwealth avenue extension

Concord square

Copley square

Copp's Hill terraces

Cornelius T. Mahoney square

City Hall grounds

Dorchester park

Drohan square

Eaton square ....

Edward Everett square

Edward M. Cunningham square

Elm Hill park.

Essex square .

Fens

Florida street

Fort Hill square

Francis G. Hanlon square

Francis Kane square

Franklin square

Franklin park

Carried forward

$122

77

141

37

115 43

106

50

45,842

20

11,169

40

10,573

75

159

00

57

00

138 25

2,002

91

333

04

48,619

76

261

00

117 00

480

50

248

75

15,387 04

6,674 87

14,151 44

566

00

11,183

53

52

25

18,427 53

13,330 84

315

87

787 45

2,465

62

115

00

327

27

2,068

62

213

13

1,172

83

35

79

141

00

240

00

104

50

35,200

43

158

50

795

50

70

00

99

74

2,204

17

230,305

64

$477,083

19

Park Department.

Brought forward

$477,083 19

Fred W. Olsen square .

62 50

General Heath square .

75 50

Gordon E. Denton square

81 50

Greenwood square

105 00

Gustav Emmett square

65 00

Hayes square .

957 00

Herbert J. Wolf square .

60 50

Highland park

670 50

Horace C. Woodworth square

80 25

Horatio Harris park

2,530 27

Independence square .

3,010 45

Irving W. Adams park .

802 55

John Donovan park

453 26

Lieut. Parker B, Jones square

57 50

Lincoln square

258 93

Linwood park

98 50

Longwood park

246 00

Madison park

2,040 10

Marine Park and Castle Island

20,780 74

Massachusetts avenue .

2,230 10

Maverick square .

200 53

Mount Bowdoin green .

545 75

Oakview terrace

130 50

Avenue Louis Pasteur .

572 00

Olmstead park

22,147 49

Orchard park ....

1,918 93

Peabody square ...

119 00

Prescott square

162 50

Public Garden

39,928 43

Putnam square

182 50

Public golf course .

4,350 37

Richardson square

710 49

Riverway ....

18,346 25

Rutland square

141 25

Savin Hill park

1,245 54

Seaver street ....

68 64

Soldiers' Monument lot

242 26

Spaulding square .

51 00

Statler park ....

422 95

St. Stephens square

86 08

Strandway and Columbus park

22,033 19

Sullivan square

1,112 05

Thomas park ....

1,652 45

Tremlctt square

246 50

Turner square

111 90

Union park ....

1,379 46

Vincent Cutillo park .

3,775 72

Carried forward

$633,633 07

City Document No. 19.

Brought forward

S633,633 07

Walnut park .

122 50

Waltham square .

117 25

Warren square

97 50

Washington park .

2,033 03

Wellesley park

463 00

West Roxbury Parkway

1,892 82

William B. Corbett park

1,011 53

Williams square

97 75

Winthrop square .

951 53

Wolcott square

114 75

Worcester square .

920 07

World War Memorial park

25,394 09

Zoological Garden

104,976 28

Webster square

77 50

Murray park .

849 00

Brighton square

60 00

Almont Street Playground

3,805 49

American Legion Playground

2,364 27

Arthur F. McLean Park Playground

926 50

Billings Field Playground .

13,049 13

Brookside Avenue Playground .

4,839 08

Ceylon Street Playground .

2,301 86

Charlestown Playground

13,447 65

Cherry Street Playground .

1,541 34

Christopher J. Gibson Playground

5,005 40

Christopher J. Lee Playground .

6,626 29

Columbus Park Playground

9,902 45

Dunbar Avenue Playground

699 52

Fallon Field Playground

6,180 48

Francis Parkman Playground

2,981 32

Frederick D. Emmons Playground

3,793 07

Frankhn Field Playground .

23,282 51

George H. Walker Playground .

4,696 27

Jefferson Playground .

2,669 25

James L. Cronin Playground

5,510 72

James F. Healey Playground

6,313 37

John J. Connolly Playground

10,691 22

John H. Doherty Playground

2,314 61

John F. Holland Playground

4,873 55

John H. L. Noyes Playground .

3,812 09

J. M. and J. J. Sullivan Playground

3,443 03

John W. Murphy Playground

6,520 55

John Winthrop Playground

4,084 11

Lester J. Rotch Playground

5,280 51

Mary E. Hemenway Playground

3,035 10

Matthew J. Sweeney Playground

4,176 84

McConnell Park Playground

2,458 18

Carried forward

$943,437 43

Park Department.

Brought forward
Mission Hill Playground
McKinney Playground
Nashua Street Playground .
Paris Street Playground
Parker Hill Playground
Portsmouth Street Playground
Prince Street Playground
Readville Playground .
Rev. Father Buckley Playground
Ripley Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Ronan Park Playground
Smith's Pond Playground .
Stanley H. Ringer Playground
Tyler Street Playground
West Third Street Playground
William Eustis Playground .
William J. Barry Playground
William E. Carter Playground
William H. Garvey Playground
William F. Smith Playground
William Amerina Playground
Webster Street Playground
Foster Street Playground
Gertrude M. Howes Playground
Property C and Athens Street .
Cabot Street Gymnasium and Bath
Columbia Road Gymnasium and Bath
Curtis Hall Gymnasium and Bath
Hyde Park Gymnasium and Bath
Lexington Street Bath and Gymnasium
North Bennet Street Gymnasium and Bath
Paris Street Gymnasium and Bath
Roslindale Gymnasium and Bath
Tyler Street Gymnasium and Bath
Vine Street Gymnasium and Bath
West Brookline Street Gymnasium and Bath
Columbus Park Beach Bath
Dewey Beach Bath ....
Dover Street Bath and Laundry
Freeport Street Bath ....

L Street Bath

Marine Park Beach Bath

North End Park Bath and Laundry .

Savin Hill Beach Bath

Tenean Beach Bath ....

Ward 10 Municipal Building Showers

Carried forward ....

$943,437 43

4,837

19

907 39

60

497 82

873

68

3,738

77

2,691

59

2,676

08

491

74

2,213

10

5,663

10

11,897 38

7,104

14

4,841

97

1,328

61

3,423

85

6,468

05

3,985

23

4,938

76

5,181

69

4,837 25

4,007

36

2,059 44

49

68

313

58

27

00

37,888

69

14,599

09

13,858

69

7,733

75

9,491

47

29,996

66

24,514

12

8,094

05

8,891

46

11,776

60

12,906

17

46,306

81

9,893

73

77,635

00

5,012

18

60,547

88

23,811

71

17,603

26

10,293

73

10,342

84

18,161

71

$1,487,852 08

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City Document No. 19.

Brought forward ....
World War Memorial Park Beach Bath
Repair Room, Sewing Squad and Stock Room
Repair Yard, East Boston .
Airport, East Boston .
General Expenses:

Central office — Administration

Suppression of moths

Stables

Street trees ....

Miscellaneous ....

Celebrations and entertainments

Pensions and annuities

Automobiles, tractors, etc.

Recapitulation.
Parks and gardens
Playgrounds .
Gymnasia
Baths and beaches
General expenses .
Airport, East Boston
Celebrations and entertainments

.,487,852 08
8,476 33

28,207 26
6,759 78

62,801 39

99,071 63

25,623 58

11,854 01

26,439 44

739 79

8,971 85

6,112 72

83,025 73

.,855,935 59

$772,811 65
255,653 81
179,777 75
323,052 24
252,866 90
62,801 39
8,971 85

[,855,935 59

Park Department.

Expenditures of Loan, Revenue and Special Appropriation from
January 1, 1931, to December 31, 1931.

Airport, Improvements ....
Almont Street Playground, Field House
Amerena Park and Paris Street Playground, East Boston

Playground and Locker Building

Animals, Birds, etc

Aquarium Improvements

Arnold Arboretum Improvements .

Barry Playground, Improvements

Billings Field, Improvements .

Boston Common and Public Garden, Improvements

Castle Island and Marine Park, Improvements .

Columbus Park and Strandway, Improvements . .

Fallon Field Playground, Additional Land and Construe

tion

Fens, Improvements

Francis Parkman Playground, Improvements
Franklin Park, Improvements ....
Granolithic Walks, Columbia Station to the Fens
James F. Healey Playground, Improvements
Jefferson School Playground, Locker Building, Grading,

etc

Longwood Park Improvements, Roxbury

Marine Park, Improvements

Mary Hemeiiway Playground, Improvements

Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Fund, Income

Maverick Square Improvements, East Boston .

Muddy River and Leverett Pond, Improvements

North End Park, Bath House and Laundry Building and

Equipment

Orient Heights Playground, Improvements
Playground, Eagle Hill District, East Boston
Playground, Faneuil District, Brighton
Playground, Fourth Section, East Boston, Land and Con

struction

Playground, Junction of Winthrop, Fairland and More

land Streets, Land and Construction
Playground, North End District, vicinity of Foster Place

and Foster Court

Playground, Vicinity of Dunbar Avenue
Playground Purposes, Billings Field ....

Public Golf Course

Randidge Trust Fund, Income

Reconstructing and Repairing Parkways and Roadways

Riverway, Improvements

Rogers Park, Additional Land and Improvements
Smith's Pond Playground, Improvements .
Stanley A. Ringer Playground, Improvements .
Tenean Beach, Purchase and Improvement of Beach

Land

Tercentenary Memorial, Gateway, etc

Thomas Park, Improvements

Transportation of Children

Webster Avenue, Improvements .

William Amerena Playground, Improvements

William H. Garvey Playground, Improvements .

William J. Barry Playground, Enlargement and Improve

ment

Total

$215,636 50

1,580

00

33

50

5,642

16

3,733

56

2,688

69

3,833

10

24,652

14

20,178 70

156,853

02

511,100

58

77,217 43

63,866

32

29

64

90,543

55

1,704

31

8,376

99

5,489

92

384 00

1,733

70

18,660 52

1,793

00

975

00

15,603 33

128,705 79

314 01

1,371

55

70,077 41

125 00
30,502 90

8,278 25

25,433 92

20 61

435,770 11

2,128 32

61,760 09

1,346 11

373 66

25,000 00

2,933 78

5 50

950 00

954 00

4,680 00

8,294 46

9 86

222 75

180 00

$2,041,747 74

8 City Document No. 19.

cash receipts.

For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1931.

Park Division.
From golf permits and use of lockers at Franklin

Park Golf Links $33,082 00

From permits for openings, occupations, etc. . 461 20

From permits for sale of novelties, etc. . . 40 15
For labor, suppression of gypsy and brown-tail

moths 7,516 78

For labor and use of playgrounds and equip-
ment 990 00

For use of towels and soap in playground

houses 4,614 07

Sale of animals 850 00

Refunds and settlement of claims .. . . 356 74

Sale of old materials, etc 125 00

Commission on telephones 63 29

From rents 28,635 47

Trust Funds, income 1,777 66

Sinking Fund, receipts 9,362 33

■ $87,874 69

Bath Division.

For use of bathing suits, towels, etc. . . $46,775 25

From rents 533 33

Commission on telephones . . . . . 147 13

From permits 25 00

47,480 71

$135,355 40

Above receipts were credited as follows:
General revenue, city income .... $124,207 65
Department appropriations .... 1,785 42

Sinking Fund •. 9,362 33

— $135,355 40

Public Park and Playground Debt.

Liabilities.
Total loans outstanding December 31, 1931 . . . . $4,665,000 00

Resources.
Sinking funds, December 31, 1931 1,222,243 84

Net debt, December 31, 1931 ... . . . $3,442,756 16

Park Department.

Attendance at Playgrounds, Season of 1931.

Name of Playground.

Attendance.

Almont Street Playground

Billings Field Playground

Brookside Avenue Playground

Ceylon Street Playground

Charlesbank Playground

Charlestown Playground

Charlestown Heights Playground. . .

Cherry Street Playground

Christopher J. Lee Playground

Columbus Park Playground

Dorchester Park Playground

Fallon Field Playground

Fens Stadium Playground

Francis Parkman Playground

Franklin Field Playground

Fred D. Emmons Playground

George H. Walker Playground

James L. Cronin Playground

James F. Healey Playground

John A. Doherty Playground

John J. Connolly Playground

John F. Holland Playground

John W. Murphy Playground

John H. L. Noyes Playground

J. M. and J. J. Sullivan Playground

John Winthrop Playground

Jefferson Playground

Lester J. Kotch Playground

Mary Hemenway Playground

McConnell Park Playground

Mission Hill Playground

Matthew J. Sweeney Playground. . .

Portsmouth Street Playground

Readville Playground

Rogers Park Playground

Ronan Park Playground

Ripley Playground

Smiths Pond Playground

88,867

211,089

30,000

18,000

28,789

196,415

107,199

60,000

296,150

666,736

20,000

93,000

192,050

18,000

847,700

24,100

121,575

80,900

138,260

148,950

275,140

40,776

47,112

20,000

50,000

99,950

263,515

311.379

15,000

159,805

187,722

61,934

112,260

109,325

147,535

268,675

20,000

39,320

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Name of Playground.

Attendance.

Stanley W. Ringer Playground . . .

Tyler Street Playground

West Third Street Playground . . .
William Amerena Playground ....
William J. Barry Playground. . . .

William Eustis Playground

William H. Garvey Playground . .
William E. Carter Playground . . .
William F. Smith Playground. . . .
World War Memorial Playground

Totals

96,140

25,000

21,034

35,000

107,621

207,650

148,674

357,400

340,315

60,000

,016,062

Franklin Park Toboggan Slide.

Six days' and nights' coasting; attendance, 15,200.
Report on Municipal Golf Links at Franklin Park, Season of 1931

Opening Date — April 16, 1931. Closing Date — December 8, 1931.
Attendance, 68,295.
Number of rounds played, 80,000.
Annual permits issued, 2,102 at $10 each
Daily permits issued, 9,732 at $1 each
Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, 168 at 5
Lockers, 595 at $3 each
Professional's concession

each

$21,020 00

9,732 00

504 00

1,785 00
41 00

$33,082 00

Gymnasia, Class and

ndividi

Lial Attendance

, 1931.

Indi-
viduals.

Men.

School
Boys.

Working
Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Mothers.

Total.

Cabot Street Gymnasium

Columbia Road Gymnasium ....

Curtis Hall Gymnasium

Hyde Park Gymnasium

1,625
3,490
1,074
4,013

2,568
9,057
3,522
3,634
8,982
5,077
3,580
7,550
3,375
1,674
3,232

1,408
4,915
4,745
1,759
7,215
5,153
1,500
5,334
4,039
2,372
5,570

758
3,296

867
1,823
1,505

720

509
2,707
2,412

898
1,415

1,771
6,346
3,181
1,243
3,550
1,390

221
3,789
1,229

784
1,449

1,650
5,476
3,036
2,588
2,527
4,989
781
4,533
4,757
1,471
3,512

9,780

1,730
1,371

34,310
17,796
15,060
24,394

615

Lexington Street Gymnasium . . .
North Bennet Street Gymnasium,
Paris Street Gymnasium

7,080

6,168

716

99

24,409
6,591

30,081

16,528

Tyler Street Gymnasium

7,298

313

15,491

Total

24,265

52,251

44,010

16,910

24,953

35,320

4,029

201,738

Park Department.

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Shower Baths, Attendance, 1931.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Total.

Broadway Bath House

Cabot Street Bath House

79,475
38,787
54,040
52,900

139,366
21,320

224,245
52,928

116,650

199,870
35,910
50,054
99,335

593,768
2,781

29,875
18,600
30,525
18,550

7,679
10,485

9,226
36,046
37,925
22,590

8,677

14,826

33,940

173,235

38,525

9,165

4,772

9,425

14,250

4,840

71,005

14,148

57,965

71,230

3,050

9,812

20,395

48,650

21,200

7,130

4,. 550

4,750

21,702

6,220

6,450

25,789

31,075

12,570

3,715

7,801

26,545

81,300

169,075
73,682

Columbia Koad Bath House

Curtis Hall Bath House

Dover Street Bath House

93,887

85,625

182,997

42,865

J. J. Williams Building Bath House . .

310,926
128,911

North Bennet Street Bath House. . . .
Paris Street Bath House

243,615

306,260

51,352

Tyler Street Bath House

Vine Street Bath House

82,493
180,215
896,953

2,781

Totals

1,761,429

452,179

377,232

260,797

2,851,637

Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1931.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Total.

Cabot Street Pool

6,760

5,493

254,068

26,715

9,565

296,410

90,125

38,245

26,910

151,060

419,564

9,287

14,030

256,666

62,595

18,100

142,250

75,740

203,680

108,489

114,075

179,712

5,062
7,745

241,161
28,045
10,335

216,885
95,870
38,909
37,262
43,875
75,274

9,628

6,800

267,428

58,220

18,410
138,200

83,620
181,871
135,403

56,205
135,177

30,737

Curtis Hall Pool

34,068

Columbus Park Beach

1,019,323
175,575

56,410

793,745

North End Park Beach

345,355
462,705

Tenean Beach

World War Memorial Park

L Street Beach

308,064
365,215
809,727

Totals

1,324,915

1,184,624

800,423

1,090,962

4,400,924

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PARK DEPARTMENT — CEMETERY DIVISION.

The following annual report is presented for the Cemetery
Division from January 1, 1931, to December 31, 1931.

Depaetment 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.

Bennington Street, East Boston 157,500

Rainsford Island 43,560

Bunker Hill, Charlestown 48,202

Phipps Street, Charlestown 76,740

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

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

Granary, Tremont street. City Proper 82,063

Central, Common, City Proper 60,693

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

Halves, Emerson street. South Boston 11,232

North, Upham's Corner, Dorchester 142,587

Eliot, Eustis street, Roxbury 34,830

South, Dorchester avenue, Dorchester 95,462

Westerly, Centre street, West Roxbury 39,450

Walter Street, West Roxbury 35,100

Mt. Hope, Walk Hill street, 125 acres and 14,330 square feet.
Fairview Cemetery, Fairview avenue, Hyde Park, about fifty acres.
Evergreen, Commonwealth avenue, Brighton, 604,520 square feet.
Market Street, Brighton, 18,072 square feet.

City Tombs.
Twenty-five in the South Ground; six in Phipps Street Ground, Charles-
town; 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 Evergi-een Cemetery, Brighton; one receiving
tomb in Mt. Hope Cemetery and one receiving tomb in Fairview Cemetery,
Hyde Park.

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Cemetery Division Receipts, January 1 to December 31, 1931.

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Perpetual

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Mount Hope

Fairview

Evergreen

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Central

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Phipps Street

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7,328 90

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$54,321 72

$22,353 52

$19,022 84

Total, General Fund, December 31, 1930.

Interest, General Fund, 1931

General Receipts, 1931

Total. Perpetual Care Fund. December 31, 1930.
Perpetual Care Receipts, 1931

$1,157,988 68
44,853 63
54,321 72

$480,058 21
22,353 52

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502,411 73

Total, Cemetery Fund $1,759,575 76

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Cemetery Division Expenditu

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December 31, 1931.

Office

$8,126 22

Park Department .

4,792 56

Mount Hope .

105,674 78

Fairview ....

16,284 69

Evergreen — Market Street

11,974 22

Dorchester North .

4,632 33

Dorchester South .

2,430 43

Hawes ....

100 76

Bennington Street

2,591 99

Bunker Hill .

1,553 94

Central ....

98 14

Copp'sHill .

1,920 18

Ehot . ...

1,251 72

Granary . . .

1,752 66

King's Chapel

1,875 65

Phipps Street

1,299 30

South End South .

1,226 79

Union ....

126 64

Westerly ....

139 91

Total

$167,852 91

Mt. Hope Cemetery, Extension and Development.

Appropriation, December 1, 1927

. $25,000 00

Expended, 1928 $19,028 20

Expended, 1929 4,803

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