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[Document 19 — 1948.]

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

PARK DEPARTMENT

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947.

Boston, December 31, 1947.

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 is annual report for the year 1947.

Respectfully submitted,

John J. Murphy,

Chairman.

City Document No. 19.

Expenditures for Maintenance, January 1 to December 31, 1947.

Parks, Gardens — Squares.

Algonquin square .

$77 56

Alice Gallagher park

9 75

Aquarium

39,444 19

Arborway

4,900 78

Arnold Arboretum

2,416 77

Back Bay yard

1,838 77

Belmont square

849 81

Blackstone square

1,607 65

Boston Common, Bandstand

1,402 81

Boston Common, Deer Park

1,194 35

Boston Common, Frog Pond

16 56

Boston Common, grounds ....

40,073 00

Boston Common, Park Street Station

1,396 30

Boston Common, West Street Station

92 12

Braddock park

125 97

Brigham Circle

249 36

Bromley park

168 62

Brookline overpass

7 95

Camp Meigs

251 94

Castle Island

761 28

Cedar square

232 56

Centervale park

113 05

Central square

853 83

Chester park

640 77

Chestnut Hill park

4,922 76

Columbia road ......

11,528 71

Columbus Park Stadium ....

8,557 76

Columbus square

138 69

Commonwealth avenue, main

28,003 92

Concord square

553 45

Dorchester park

3,321 03

Eaton square

290 70

Edison green

171 19

Elm Hill park ......

61 37

Fens

21,571 40

Florida street

161 10

Fort Hill square

677 90

Franklin Park, Administration Building, shops

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etc

9,312 16

Franklin Park, carpenter shop . . . .

7,637 17

Frankhn Park, Ellicott Cottage . • .

100 00

Franklin Park, garage

19,276 08

Franklin Park, golf course ....

17,255 74

Franklin Park, Grampian way .

94 40

Franklin Park, greenhouse ....

44,221 45

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Franklin Park, grounds

Franklin Park, paint shop .

Franklin Park, Refectory Building

Franklin Park, storehouse .

Franklin Park, yard

Franklin square

Fred Olson square

George Wolf square

George Wright Golf Course

Green and Lamartine streets

Greenwood square

Hayes square .

Heath square

Highland park

Hilson square

Horatio Harris park

Hyde square .

Independence park

Irving W. Adams park

Jamaica Pond Boat Landing

Jamaicaway .

John E. Donovan park

John Harvard Mall

John J. Welch

Kane square .

Kenmore square

Kittredge square

Lawton Circle

Linwood square

Madison park

Marine park .

Mary Cummings Estate

Massachusetts avenue .

Maverick square .

McLean park

Mount Bowdoin green .

North End park and pier

Oak square

Oakview terrace .

Olmsted park

Orchard park

Park Drive, Administration Building

Parks — General

Paul Revere Mall .

Peabody square

Penniman road

Preble Street Traffic Circle

Prescott square

Public Garden

$9,637 76

8,726 99

3,648 72

37,942 48

40,127 66

1,347 22

29 07

251 04

41,521 51

1,016 60

41 99

562 02

51 68

590 58

6 96

1,088 16

64 60
368 29

1,129 73

164 96

7,666 48

1,172 07

1,113 67

639 54

29 11

2,015 52

25 84

813 96

38 36

1,693 78

5,533 24

2 25

832 07

869 22

869 22

226 37

1,063 31

483 42

32 30

1,229 00

1,434 71

976 24

3,800 00

465 31

22 61

65 04
126 86
830 46

28,852 02

City Document No. 19.

Putnam square

Recreation Division

Richardson square

Riverway

Ross Estate .

Rutland square

Soldiers' Monument Lot

Spaulding square .

Strandway

Tremlett square

Turner square

Union park

Vincent Cutillo park

Walnut park .

Waltham square .

Warren Statue

Washington park .

Webster square

Wellesley park

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, Hon house

Total

64

155,217 64

563 21

14,201 62

239 68

824 30

132 43

29 07

30,127 23

3 23

190 57

288 92

608 66

230 64

154 32

74

1,711

6

161

689

174

148

469

7,004 32

4,462 30

5,966 71

4,656 71

15,029 20

10 02

6,161

31,553

5,538

$774,527 70

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Playgrounds.

Almont Street Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground .
Carl H. Ahlsen Playground
Carson Street Playground .
Ceylon Street Playground .
Charlesbank Playground
Charlestown Heights Playground
Cherry Street Playground .
Christopher J. Gibson Playground
Christopher J. Lee Playground .

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70

$4,382 65

4,172 43
4,671
1,788

39

46

1,236 85

2,356 55

67 14

797 28

3,864 28

3,333 89

Park Department.

Cook Street Playground

Copp's Hill Terrace Playground

Everett and Elm Streets Playground

Fallon Field Playground

Fellows Street Playground .

Foster Street Playgroimd .

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 .

John J. Connolly Playground

John J. Doherty Playground

John F. Holland Playground

John W. Murphy Playground

John H. L. Noyes Playground

John J. Ryan Playground .

John Winthrop Playground

Joseph Lee Playgromid

Kiley Street Playground

King Street Playground

L. Gertrude Howes Playground

Lester J. Rotch Playground

London Street Playground .

Mary Draper Playground .

Mary Hannon Playground .

Mary E. Hemenway Playground

McCarthy Playground

McConnell Park Playground

McKinney Playground

McLaughlin Playground

Mission Hill Playground .

Murray Playground

North End Prada Playground

Parker Hill Playground

Phillips Street 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

10

597 90

21 17

4,727 72

471 12

694 14

2,014 24

13,622 42

2,166 79

3,264 37

2,114 17

3,118 77

1,666 46

3,989 47

3,264 83

2,477 94

1,173 70

2,503

4,940

6,380

866

1,448

42

116

635

2,342

2,256
2,574
3,347

623

2,633

4,610

9

3,040

620
2,623
3,850

305

548
2,605

141

36

5,532

4,560

3,654

581
3,703
3,694

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City Document No. 19.

Troy Street Playground
Tyler Street Playground
Webster Street Playground
Wesley G. Ross Playground
William Amerena Playground
William J. Barry Playground
William E. Carter Playground
William Eustis Playground
William E. Garvey Playground
William F. Smith Playground
Winthrop Street Playground

11,314 82

116 28

9 75

3,047

1,927

3,048

3,774

2,472

3,277

4,873
253

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Total

$168,835 80

Gymnasia.

Cabot Street Gymnasium .
Columbia Road Gymnasium
Curtis Hall Gymnasium
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

$30,887 77
9,301 43

12,655 87
8,635 95

14,299 75
8,703 12

31,075 41

27,959 88
9,502 23
7,342 95

17,270 21

Total

$177,634 57

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,

Miscellaneous

$15,668 15

5,692 20
15,796 58
465 96
78,173
11,052
68,318
16,410

3,021

6,962

2,919 00
46,439 85

1,540 02

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52
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Total

$272,460 17

Park Department.

General Expense

Central Office — Administration

Stables

Street trees

Miscellaneous ....
Pensions and annuities
Automobiles, tractors, wagons, etc.

Total

$73,393 77
6,861 15
55,459 58
67,592 56
13,234 41
72,324 42

$288,865 89

Recapitulation.

Parks and gardens
Playgrounds .
Gymnasia
Baths and beaches
General expense

$774,527 70
168,835 80
177,634 57
272,460 17
288,865 89

Total ... $1,682,324 13

Expenditures of Loan, Revenue, Special Appropriations and Trust
Funds, January 1, 1947, to December 31, 1947.

Recreation.

Common and Parks in existence on January 12, 1887, Main-
tenance and Improvement of $198,321 85

Construction of buildings, acquisition of land, etc., Non-
revenue 24,040 80

Construction of buildings, acquisition of land, etc., Revenue, 23,931 57

Contingent Fund, Temporary War Memorial . . . 1,659 03

Contingent Fund, Band Concerts 1,600 00

Department Equipment Loan, Motor Vehicle Machinery,

Non-revenue 23,963 14

Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Fund, income . . . . 3,121 76

Park Department, South End District 30,272 75

Park, Playground Improvements, etc., Revenue . . . 151,228 48

Randidge Trust Fund, income 455 00

Reconstruction, Repair, Parkways, Roadways . . . 125,030 03

Rehabilitation of the Franklin Park Zoo 16,768 44

Total $600,392 85

CASH RECEIPTS.
For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1947.

Park Division.

Franklin Park Golf Course . . . . $16,721 50

George Wright Golf Course .... 25,042 50

Permits for openings, signs, etc . . . . 1,275 00

Use of equipment, labor, etc .... 270 00
Commission on receipts from public telephones

in Park Department buildings . . . 112 93

Sale of excavated material 360 78

City Document No. 19.

Refunds

Settlement of claims " .

Towels, soap, etc., in playground houses .
Rentals from concessions on parks and beaches

Moth suppression

United States Government, for restoration of

World War Memorial Park ....
Sales of city property:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, land in
East Boston district

Cleveland Circle area

Commercial Street area .

Franklin Park area Stadium-site
Conscience Fund ....
Boston Common Tree Fund, income
Mary P. C. Cummings Estate, income

$18 69

339 22

2,046 17

13,266 90

383 00

31,790 00

78,500 00

33,014 00

5,000 00

20,000 00

1 00

133 08

5,962 11

$234,236 88

Baths.

Towels, soap, etc., in bath houses

Above receipts were credited as follows:

General P^evenue .

Trust Funds, income

Conscience Fund .

Suspense Account

Sales of city property

$31,384 91 31,384 91

$91,221 60

6,095 19

1 00

31,790 00

136,514 00

$265,621 79

,621 79

Franklin Park Golf Course.
Opening Date — April 16. Closing Date — November 30, 19Jf.7.
Registered attendance, 24,292.

Annual permits issued, 554 at $15 . . . $8,310 00

Daily permits issued, 7,418 at $1 . . . 7,418 00

Twilight permits issued, 1,832 at 50 cents . 916 00

Professional's concession 5 00

Deposits on locker keys and towels not returned 72 50

Total

,721 50

George Wright Golf Course.
Opening Date — April 11. Closing Date — December 6, 1947.
Registered attendance, 34,817.

Annual permits issued, 540 at $25 . . . $13,500 00

Daily permits issued, 3,608 at $2 . . . 7,216 00

Daily permits issued, 4,295 at $1 . . . 4,295 00

Daily permits issued, 42 at 75 cents . . . 31 50

Total

$25,042 50

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Park Department.

Skating Attendance for Season 1947.

Name of Playground.
Almont Street Playground .
Amerena Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground
Carter Playground
Chandler Pond Playground
Charlestown Playground
Columbus Park Playground
Cronin Playground
Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds
Dorchester Park Playground
Draper Playground
Eustis Playground
Fallon Field Playground
Franklin Field Playground .
Garvey Playground
Hemenway Playground
Jamaica Pond
Jefferson Playground .
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay)
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)
Wood Avenue Playground .

Total

Approximate
Attendance .

3,300

5,000

3,500

12,500

1,500

9,000

15,000

9,000

20,250

5,000

10,000

6,000

2,500

5,000

15,000

95,000

65,500

7,500

50,000

15,000

15,000

10,000

22,500

7,500

7,500

4,000

50,000

10,000

10,000

5,000

5,000

15,000

10,000

15,000

544,000

General Attendance for Season 1947.

Name of Playground.
Ahlsen Playground
Almont Street Playgroimd .
Amerena Playground
American Legion Playgromid
Billings Field Playground .
Boston Common Playstead
Brookside Avenue Playground

Approximate
Attendance.

66,000
55,000
49,500
66,000
175,000
330,000
33,000

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City Document No. 19.

Approximate

Name of Playground. Attendance.

Carter Playground 150,000

Ceylon Street Playground 44,000

Charlesbank Playground . . . . . 110,000

Charlestown Heights Playground . . . 16,500

Charlestown Playground . . . , . 110,000

Cherry Street Playground 11,000

Chestnut Hill Playground 181,500

Columbus Park Playground and Stadium . 319,000

Connolly Playground . . . . . . 165,000

Cronin Playground 66,000

Dorchester Park Playground .... 110,000

Draper Playground 44,000

Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds . . . 231,000

Eustis Playground 129,800

Emmons Playground . . . . . . 16,500

Fallon Field Playground 258,500

Franklin Field Playground 643,500

Garvey Playground 209,000

Healy Playground 258,500

Hemenway Playground 66,000

Holland Playground 44,000

Jefferson Playground 165,000

Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston) 145,200

Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay) . . 239,800

Murphy Playground 120,000

McConnell Park Playground .... 151,800

McKinney Playground 90,200

Mead Street Playground 24,200

Mission Hill Playground 110,000

North End Park Playground .... 147,400

Noyes Playground 101,200

Parker Hill Playground 51,200

Parkman Playground 46,200

Portmouth Street Playground .... 48,400

Prince Street Playground 38,500

Readville Playground 77,000

Ringer Playground 85,800

Ripley Playground 22,000

Roberts Playground 151,800

Rogers Park Playground 167,200

Ronan Park Playground 197,100

Rotch Playground . . . . . . 93,500

Smith, William E., Playground .... 189,200

Smith's Pond Playground 90,000

Snow Hill Street Playground .... 55,000

Sweeney Playground 27,500

Tyler Street Playground 11,000

Walker Playground 150,000

Park Department.

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Name of Playground.
West Third Street Playground (Fr. Buckley)
Winthrop, John, Playground
Wood Avenue Playground ....
World War Memorial Park

Total

Approximate
Attendance.

22,000
44,000
68,200
77,000

7,257,800

Gymnasia, Class and Individual Attendance, 1947.

Gtmnasium.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

1,282

2,534

693

2,152

1,247

4,180

2,349

1,584

1,317

2,910

2,277

3,295

1,530

6,838

1,138

5,955

2,185

7,594

2,233

6,717

2,303

6,087

808

3,964

4,627

8,806

2,455

5,853

3,318

7,928

3,817

5,761

7,375

8,861

3,258

8,476

4,252

11,121

0

8,034

4,890

12,910

5,835

8,973

34,326

79,769

24,863

60,764

Total.

Cabot Street

Columbia Road

Curtis Hall

Hyde Park

John J. Williams Building.

Lexington Street

North Bennet Street

Paris Street

Roslindale

Tyler S^treet

Vine Street

Totals .

6,661
9,360
9,799
15,461
18,729
13,162
21,741
20,824
27,970
23,407
32,608

199,722

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Shower Baths, Attendance, 1947.

Building.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

10,079

5,821

357

726

61,045

12,210

27,215

9,635

15,760

7,575

2,618

1,520

7,550

2,100

250

575

53,249

9,843

2,890

1,982

58,300

1,555

5,297

1,615

13,070

5,560

710

925

100,200

6,885

18,515

4,425

20,500

18,900

6,900

8,800

105,196

49,409

43,719

18,778

140,950

16,865

23,925

6,090

20,140

8,320

2,250

2,103

31,650

22,925

5,325

4,275

89,045

31,420

15,475

18,900

243,842

42,860

40,013

62,200

11,254

1,438

981,830

242,248

196,889

142,549

Total.

Brighton

Broadway

Cabot Street

Columbia Road ....

Curtis Hall

Dover Street

Hyde Park

John J. Williams . . .
Lexington Street . . .
North Bennet Street

Paris Street

Roslindale

Tyler Street

Vine Street

L Street Bath

L Street Solarium . .

Totals

16,983

110,105

27,465

10,475

67,964

66,767

20,265

130,025

55,100

217,102

187,830

32,813

64,175

154,840

388,915

12,692

1,563,516

Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1947.

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls. Total.

Cabot Street Pool

Curtis Hall Pool

Columbus Park Beach

Head House Beach

North End Park Beach

Tenean Beach

World War Memorial Park Beach
L Street Beach

Totals

1,261

1,620

185,525

226,600

84,300

11,055

5,578

199,826

2,453

6,549

205,450

140,200

124,950

25,710

7,906

42,860

250

1,562

179,250

110,350

53,250

14,805

4,615

35,710

2,813

2,397

197,300

109,025

66,900

24,202

6,555

62,055

6,777

12,128

767,525

586,175

329,400

75,772

24,654

340,451

715,765

556,078

399,792

471,247

2,142,882

PARK DEPARTMENT STATISTICS TO
DECEMBER 31, 1947.

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PARK DEPARTMENT — CEMETERY DIVISION.

The following annual report is presented for the
Cemetery Division from January 1, 1947, to December
31, 1947:

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. listed.

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

Rainsford Island 43,560

Bunker Hill, Charlestown 48,202 1807

PhipTps Street, Charlestown 76,740 1630

Covv'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, Uphams 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 Roxbury .... 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, 1947.

Cemeteries.

General

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Perpetual

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Fairview

Evergreen

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Dorchester South . .

Central

Granary

Westerly

Copp's Hill

Phipps Street

King's Chapel. . . .

Bunker Hill

Bennington Street.

Totals .

$73,251 35

16,013 84

14,593 20

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Total: General Fund, December 31, 1946 $2,593,889 67

Interest, General Fund 1947 86,933 56

Revenue (General Receipts) 1947 104,244 39

Discounts on Securities Purchased 10,972 76

Payments from Fund During 1947:

To Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement.

Refunds

Premiums and Accrued Interest

Total: General Fund, December 31, 1947

Total: Perpetual Care Funds, December 31, 1947.

$60,000 00

205 00

2,601 63

$2,796,040 38

62,806 63

2,733,233 75
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Total Cemetery Funds $3.585,717 87

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Cemetery Division, Expenditures for Maintenance, Year Ending
December 31, 1947.

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Cemetery Division, Maintenance and Improvement, Year Ending
December 31, 1947.

Mount Hope $34,012 49

Fairview 9,016 60

Evergreen 5,603 42

Dorchester North 1,454 50

Dorchester South 1,434 12

Bennington Street 1,279 08

Bunker Hill 562 02

Copp's Hill 1,569 78

Eliot 600 78

Granary 1,279 08

King's Chapel 1,312 88

Phipps Street 736 44

South End South 600 78

Westerly 176 69

Central 220 68

Hawes 70 33

Union 70 33

$60,000 00

CITT OF BOSTON

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