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PARK DEPARTMENT

SIXTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Year Ending December 31, 1940

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[Document 19 — 1941.]

ANNUAL REPORT

PARK DEPARTMENT

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940.

Boston, December 31, 1940.

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 1940.

Respectfully submitted,

William P. Long,

Chairman.

City Document No. 19.

Expenditures for Maintenance, January 1 to December 31, 1940.

Parks and Gardens.

Algonquin square .

$5 00

Andrew Henry square .

15 00

Aquarium

21,735 64

Arborway

3,057 31

Arnold Arboretum

2,063 95

Belmont square

1,024 03

Berners square

10 00

Blackstone square

753 84

Boston Common Bandstand

834 80

Boston Common, Deer Park

912 71

Boston Common, Flagstaff Hill .

285 27

Boston Common grounds ....

15,671 87

Boston Common, Park Street Station

2,073 03

Boston Common, West Street Station

1,518 46

Braddock park

5 00

Brighton square

10 16

Bromley park

15 50

Camp Meigs

104 50

Cedar square

168 10

Central square

920 56

Chandler pond

1,049 16

Chestnut Hill park . . .

3,245 97

City Hall grounds

20 00

City square

200 25

Columbia road

2,458 50

Columbus square . . .

329 08

Commonwealth avenue, extension

4,174 14

Commonwealth avenue, main

5,757 04

Concord square

197 05

Copley square

263 36

Cornelius T. Mahoney square

10 00

Dorchester park

2,297 03

Eaton square

324 50

Elm Hill park

5 00

Fens

11,681 91

Florida street

3 00

Fort Hill square

995 52

Francis G. Kane square ....

5 00

Franklin Park, Administration Building, shops

;

etc

17,035 41

Franklin Park, carpenter shop .

13,210 49

Franklin Park, golf course ....

10,026 68

Franklin Park, greenhouse ....

29,941 58

Franklin Park, grounds ....

13,350 62

Franklin Park, Overlook Buildings .

1,165 79

Carried forward

,931 81

Park Department.

Brought forward
Franklin Park, paint shop
Franklin Park, Refectory Buildinc
Franklin Park, rock garden
Franklin Park, rose garden
Franklin Park, Schoolmaster's Hill
Franklin Park, storehouse .
Franklin Park, toboggan shdes
Franklin square
Fred C. W. Olsen square
George Wright Golf Course
Gordon E. Denton square .
Hayes square ....
Herbert J. Wolf square
Highland park

Horace C. Woodworth square
Horatio Harris park
Independence square
Irving W. Adams park
John E. Donovan park
Lincoln square
Longwood park
Madison park

Marine Park and Castle Island
Massachusetts avenue
Maverick square .
Mount Bowdoin green
Oak square
Oakview terrace
Olmsted park
Orchard park .
Park Drive Recreation
Peabody square
Prescott square
Public Garden
Putnam square
Richardson square
Riverway
Rutland square
Soldiers' Monument lot
Strandway
Sullivan square
Thomas park .
Tremlett square
Turner square
Union park
Vincent Cutillo park
Walnut park .

S168,931 81

4,290 21

3,859 46

873 69

1,733 11

854 76

11,634 57

1,934 96

613 30

2 00

20,919 06

2 00

90 00

117 00

569 38

2 00

643 02

945 00

335 80

374 25

2 00

10 00

1,200 52

7,157 04

346 30

734 66

300 00

15 00

204 35

5,939 00

454 29

11,686 03

15 00

1,024 93

16,037 64

991 39

163 00

7,796 26

99 00

15 00

9,466 36

242 00

935 00

208 58

76 50

337 00

1,141 83

115 00

Carried forward

$285,439 06

City Document No. 19.

Brought forward
Waltham square
Warren square
Washington park
Webster square
Wellesley park
West Roxbury Parkway
William B. Corbett park
Winthrop square .
Wolcott 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

$285,439 06

186 00

46

1,047

102

195

289

156

45

15

408

6,183 87

1,880 03

1,855

3,086

6,631

12

2,664

29,320 99

2,871 50

2,517 80

$344,954 85

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38
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77
86
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Playgrounds.

Almont Street Playground .
American Legion Playground
Bilhngs Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground .,
Carl H. Ahlsen Playground
Ceylon Street Playground .
Charlesbank Playground
Charlestown Playground
Charlestown Heights Playground
Cherry Street Playground .
Christopher J. Gibson Playground
Christopher J. Lee Playground .
Columbus Park 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
Jefferson Playground .
John J. Connolly Playground

Carried forward

$2,274

89

1,811

94

2,758 32

2,369

87

1,376

44

918

72

4,024

68

3,672 70

2,966

51

369

84

3,165

43

2,939

19

3,107

39

2,538

75

50

75

1,170

05

9,332

12

1,679

14

2,494

30

3,442

18

2,464

47

4,127

93

2,596 34

$61,651

95

Park Department.

Brought forward
John A. Doherty Playground
John F. Holland Playground
John W. Murphy Playground
John H. L. Noyes Playground .
J. M. and J. J. Sullivan Playground
John Winthrop Playground
Joseph Lee Playground
L. Gertrude Howes Playground .
Leo F. McCarthy Playground .
Lester J. Rotch Playground
Mary Draper Playground .
Mary E. Hemenway Playground
Martin M. Lomasney Playground
Matthew J. Sweeney Playground
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
Mission Hill Playground
North End Prada 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 A. Ringer Playground
Thomas J. Roberts Playground
Tyler Street Playground
Webster Avenue 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 .

51,651

95

112

06

1,356

12

2,936

28

2,236

21

420 32

850

06

945

43

538

93

411

60

2,655

41

1,383

37

3,099

22

10

70

92 50

3,704 85

2,172

11

1,688

94

102

00

10

71

1,286

58

1,647

83

29

50

706

28

7 67

156

00

2,534

60

2,529

79

3,021

18

2,162

81

2,267

53

10

70

1,498 35

58

32

1,325 35

2,906 88

1,879

20

1,916

04

2,359

33

2,366

80

1,868

30

.18,917 81

Gymnasia.
Cabot Street Gymnasium .
Columbia Road Gymnasium
Curtis Hall Gymnasium

Carried fonvard

$22,647 88

6,168 00

12,404 27

$41,220 15

6

City Document No. 19.

Brought forward
Hyde Park Gymnasium
John J. Williams Gymnasium
Lexington Street Gymnasium
North Bennet Street Gymnasium
Paris Street Gymnasium
Roslindale Gymnasium
Tyler Street Gymnasium
Vine Street Gymnasium

Baths and Beaches.
Broadway Municipal Building .
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

$41,220 15
5,744 35
8,398 44
6,288 03
22,648 29
22,739 06
7,164 84
4,271 55
9,475 76

$127,950 47

$9,611 12

14,556 48
5,042 79

46,721 21
8,123 65

30,854 20
8,613 93
620 40
4,137 79
5,228 39
8,664 78
2,632 71

$144,807 45

Boston Airport, East Boston

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

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

Recapitulation.

Parks and gardens
Playgrounds ....
Gymnasia ....
Baths and beaches
Boston Airport, East Boston
General expense

,931 97

$55,812 04

7,050 49

2,445 36

10,392 67

2,299 11

6,932 12

69,296 27

387,385 22

$541,613 28

$344,954 85
118,917 81
127,950 47
144,807 45
39,931 97
541,613 28

[,318,175 83

Park Department.

Expenditures of Loan, Revenue and Special Appropriations,
January I, 1940, to December 31, 1940.

Recreation.

Common and Parks in existence on January 12, 1887, Main-
tenance and Improvement of $214,757 87

Airport, Improvements 25,230 33

Park and Playground, Improvements, etc 2,759 83

Special Welfare Fund, Children's Outing .... 750 00

Transportation of children 3,456 20

Total $246,954 23

CASH RECEIPTS.
For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1940.

Park Division.

Golf permits, Franklin Park course . . . $11,766 00

Golf permits, George Wright course . . . 14,145 50

Bowling Green, Franklin Field . . . . 450 00

Permits for openings, signs, etc. . . . 342 00

Use of equipment, labor, etc 285 00

Commission on receipts from public telephones

in Park Department buildings . . . 579 69

Settlement of claims 18 33

Refreshment permit 50 00

Landing field permits 150 00

Towels, soap, etc., in playground houses . . 1,346 64
Percentage of receipts of vending machines.

Airport 251 62

Moth suppression 2,184 00

Rentals from concessions on parks and beaches, 17,234 50

Rentals, Boston Airport 32,493 55

Mary P. C. Cummings Estate, income . . 5,839 96

Boston Common Tree Fund, income . . 140 58

Refund on expense account . . . . 59 21

$87,336 58

Baths.

Towels, soap, etc., in bath houses . . . $29,870 10
Commission on receipts from public telephones

in bath houses 60 65

Sale of old equipment 300 00

30,230 75

Total $117,567 33

Above receipts were credited as follows:

General revenue $79,034 03

Sinking Fund 32,493 55

Department appropriations 6,039 75

[17,567 33

City Document No. 19.

Franklin Park Golf Course.
Opening Date — • May 2. Closing Date — November 28.
Registered attendance, 21,156.
Estimated number of rounds played, 26,000.

Annual permits issued, 490 at $15 each . . $7,350 00

Daily permits issued, 3,835 at $1 each . . 3,835 00

Twilight permits issued, 1,146 at 50 cents each, 573 00

Lockers, 1 at $3 3 00

Professional's concession 5 00

1,766 00

George Wright Golf Course, Hyde Park.

Opening Date — ■ April 19. Closing Date — November 26.
Registered attendance, 19,522.
Estimated number of rounds played, 21,626.

Season permits, 292 at $35 $10,220 00

Season permits, limited, 5 at $32 . . . 160 00

Season permits, limited, 4 at $28 . . . 112 00

Season permits, limited, 3 at $25 ... 75 00

Saturday-Sunday permits, 905 at $2 . . . 1,810 00

Weekday permits, 139 at $1.50 ... '20850

Week day permits, 1,532 at $1 . . . . 1,532 00

Extra locker, 1 at $3 3 00

Club house dance permits, 1 at $10; 1 at $15 . 25 00

$14,145 50

Skating Attendance for Season, 1940.

Name of Playground.
Almont Street Playground .
Ahlsen Playground
Amerena Playground .
American Legion Playground
Barry Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground .
Carter Playground
Chandler Pond ....
Charlestown Playground
Columbus Park Playground
Cronin Playground
Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds
Dorchester Park Playground
Draper Playground

Carried forward

Attendance.

9,000

8,000
14,600

9,800
22,000
36,400

4,200
30,725
40,000
29,700
52,800
12,400
28,900
18,400

5,350

322,275

Park Department.

Name of Playground.

Attendance .

Brought forward

322,275

Eustis Playground

14,000

Fallon Field Playground ....

42,800

Franklin Field Playground ....

785,000

Garvey Playground

265,000

George Wright Golf Course

15,000

Hemenway Playground ....

18,000

Jamaica Pond

75,000

Jefferson Playground

46,200

Lee, Joseph Playground (Back Bay) .

43,200

Lee, Christopher Playground (South Boston)

26,700

Marine Park Playground . . . .

30,000

Murphy Playground

31,000

McConnell Park Playground

64,500

McKinney Playground ....

23,550

Noyes Playground

21,600

Parkman Playground

11,950

Public Garden

130,000

Rogers Park Playground ....

24,500

Roberts, Thomas J. Playground

10,000

Rotch Playground

16,000

Ringer Playground

11,550

Smith's Pond

44,300

Smith's Playground (Brighton) .

16,500

Walker Playground

16,200

Wood Avenue Playground ....

40,000

World War Memorial Park Playground .

49,680

Total

2,193,770

General Attendance for Season, 1940.

Name of Playground.
Ahlsen Playground .
Almont Street Playground .
Amerena Playground .
American Legion Playground
Barry Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground
Ceylon Street Playground .
Charlesbank Playground
Charlestown Playground and Heights
Cherry Street Playground .
Chestnut Hill Playground .
Columbus Park Playground and Stadium
Carter Playground
Connolly Playground .

Attendance.

89,000

61,300

61,400

78,400

145,000

165,500

42,000

64,300

133,700

270,450

18,000

228,800

420,000

245,000

196,000

Carried forward

2,218,850

10

City Document No. 19.

Name of Playground. Attendance.

Brought forward . . . . . . 2,218,850

Cronin Playground 88,600

Dorchester Park Playground .... 143,700

Draper Playground 67,400

Doherty and Gibson Playground . . . 300,000

Eustis Playground 165,000

Emmons Playground 25,000

Fallon Field Playground 332,800

Franklin Field Playground 785,000

Franklin Park Playstead 408,000

Garvey Playground 265,000

Healy Playground ...... 318,300

Hemenway Playground 86,100

Holland Playground 50,475

Jefferson Playground 315,600

Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston) . 178,500

Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay) . . 288,000

Murphy Playground 122,000

McConnell Park Playground .... 198,700

McKinney Playground 120,600

Mission Hill Playground . . . . . 141,700

Mead Street Playground 28,000

North End Park Playground .... 182,600

Noyes Playground 121,600

Parker Hill Playground ...... 62,700

Parkman Playground 52,400

Portsmouth Street Playground . . . . 97,400

Prince Street Playground . . . . . 42,900

Readville Playground 98,800

Ringer Playground 104,000

Ripley Playground 28,400

Roberts Playground 205,100

Rogers Park Playground 207,200

Ronan Park Playground 245,000

Rotch Playground 122,000

Smith, WiUiam E., Playground .... 230,000

Smith's Pond Playground . . . . . 144,600

Snow Hill Street Playground . . . . 67,400

SulHvan Square Playground .... 20,000

Sweeney Playground 26,400

Tyler Street Playground 16,500

West Third Street Playground .... 22,000

Walker Playground 262,400

Wood Avenue Playground 48,600

Winthrop, John, Playground .... 54,000

World War Memorial Park .... 222,400

Boston Common Playstead .... 300,000

9,631,725

Park Department.

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Gymnasia, Class and Individual Attendance, 1940.

Indi-
viduals.

Men.

Boys.

Women. Girls.

Mothers.

Total.

,bot Street

ilumbia Road

irtis Hall

;de Park

bn J. Williams Building.

xington Street

)rth Bennet Street

ris Street

islindale

ler Street

le Street

Totals.

727

1,850

26.5

1,950

1,665
364

6,821

1,.557
1,556
871
1,099
2,419
1,750
1,735

435
2,770

4,292
3,820
5,051
8,780
4,539
8,144
6,021
6,060
6,416
875
12,042

17,986

66,040

456

1,124
1,136

685
1,169

369

73

1,755

835

48

2,150

9,800

771
,536
,695
,754
851
,266
,524
,677
,399
126
,756

1,562
203
837
435
250

1,284

1,325
1,150

8,121

9,365
10,089
10,855
12,753

9,228
14,763

9,353
15,287
11,153

1,484
20,793

125,123

Shower Baths, Attendance, 1940.

Men. ■

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Total.

195,795
39,2.50
23,510
64,245

130,520
45,557

145,770
44, .540
79,100

144,350
30,935
48,825
77,155

269,781

12,575

11,405

12,270

7,635

6,377

9,225

18,695

38,638

23,375

38,995

37,760

19,900

40,769

119,861

46,325

6,931

2,335

3,375

37,485

3,695

36,470

15,975

22,750

30,390

5,085

8,450

33,410

35,086

12,850
3,800
2,882
2,075
9,223
2,275
7,845

16,387
9,735

12,990

10,355
4,4.50
3,497

50,162

267,545
61,386
40,997
77,330

183 605

Columbia Road Bath House

Hyde Park Bath House

60 752

J. J. Williams Building Bath House,

Lexington Street Bath House

North Bennet Street Bath House. . .

208,780
115,540
134,960
226,725
84,135
81.625
186,131
474 890

Tyler Street Bath House

L Street Bath House

Totals

1,339,333

397,480

287,7 62

179,826

2,204,401

12

City Document No. 19.

Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1940.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Total.

Cabot Street Pool

Curtis Hall Pool

Columbus Park Beach

Dewey Beach

Head House Beach

North End Park Beach

Tenean Beach

World War Memorial Park Beach
L Street Beach

Totals

5,738

2,436

177,685

36,-590

58,000

36,800

45,515

93,595

208,807

3,003

9,753

179,995

86,200

66,550

57,800

62,565

62,280

119,861

1,933
2,405
175,970
42,750
59,250
25,000
39,475
19,910
35,086

969
4,386
174,040
99,700
72,450
40,300
49,435
44,625
50,162

11,643
18,980
707,690
265,240
256,250
159,930
193,990
220,410
413,916

665,166

648,007

401,779

536,067

2,251,019

PARK DEPARTMENT STATISTICS TO
DECEMBER 31, 1940.

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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, 1940, to December
31, 1940.

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 Estab
Feet lishedt

Bennington Street, East Boston . . . 157,500 1838

Rains ford Island 43,560

Bunker Hill, Ch&rlestown .... 48,202 1807

Phipps 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

Hawes, 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 Roxhury .... 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.

23

Cemetery Division Receipts, January 1 to December 31, 1940.

Cemeteries.

General
Receipts.

Perpetual

Care
Receipts.

Interest on

Perpetual

Care.

Mount Hope

Fairview

Evergreen

Dorchester North . ,
Bennington Street.
Dorchester South. .

Westerly

Central

Granary

Phipps Street

Bunker Hill

Copp's Hill

King's Chapel. . . .

$42,589 35

11,632 35

8,630 00

196 00

78 50

70 80

28 00

15 00

15 00

7 50

$8,920 00
2,855 00
4,880 00

$10,388 96

2,803 63

3,332 01

316 52

20 19
192 38
100 00
100 00
5 00
80
100 00
100 00

$63,262 50

$16,655 00

$17,459 49

Total, General Fund, December 31, 1939 $1,952,771 95

Interest, General Fund, 1940.

Revenue (General Receipts), 1940

Payments from Fund during 1940:

To Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement. .

To Premiums on Investments purchased

To Interest on Investments purchased

76,865 05
63,262 50

$60,000 00

21,742 79

1,135 65

Total, Perpetual Care Fund, December 31, 1940.

$2,092,899 50

82,878 44

$2,010,021 06
652,784 14

Total Cemetery Fund $2,662,805 20

24

City Document No. 19.

Summary Statement of Cemetery Activities, January 1 to
December 31, 1940.

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165

332

5,669

1,993

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298

9

136

800

738

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78

1

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Evergreen

171

23

79

674

1,818

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124

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197

547

7,302

4,549

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431

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63

Cemetery Division Expenditures for Maintenance, Year Ending
December 31, 1940.

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

$8,470 66

24,827 03

4,640 59

3,184 90

844 77

409 40

3 14

150 00

307 00

318 13

149 96

140 00

232 55

289 96

159 96

15 25

11 00

15 25

t,169 55

Park Department.

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Cemetery Division Maintenance and Improvement, Year Ending
December 31, 1940.

Park .
Mount Hope
Fairview
Evergreen .
Dorchester North
Dorchester South
Bennington Street
Bunker Hill
Copp's Hill
Eliot .
Granary
King' Chapel
Phipps Street
South End South
Westerly
Hawes .
Union .

$12 67

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1,665

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1,390

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75

50

685

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1,290

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702

50

1,431

50

1,262

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696

50

674

00

36

50

21

14

21

14

$60,000 00

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