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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
PARK DEPARTMENT
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951.
Boston, December 31, 1951.
Hon. John B. Hynes,
Mayor of Boston.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with section 15 of chapter 185, Acts of
1875, the Park Commission herewith submits its an-
nual report for the year 1951.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank R. Kelley,
Chairman, Board of
Park Commissioners.
Theodore C. Haffenreffer,
Joseph Lee,
Commissioners.
City Document No. 19.
Expenditures for Maintenance, January 1 to December 31, 1951.
Parks, Gardens — Squares.
Algonquin square
Aquarium
Aquarium, grounds
Arborway
Arnold Arboretum
Back Bay District
Back Bay yard
Belmont square
Blackstone square
Boston Common, Bandstand
Boston Common, Charles Street Station .
Boston Common, Deer Park
Boston Common, Frog Pond ...
Boston Common, grounds ....
Boston Common, Park Street Station
Boston Common, Playland ....
Boston Common, West Street Station
Braddock park
Brighton District
Bromley park
Camp Meigs
Castle Island
Cedar square
Centervale park
Central square
Chambers and Poplar streets
Charlestown District
Chester park
Chiswick road
Christmas trees and decorations
City square
Columbia road
Columbus Park
Columbus Park Stadium ....
Commonwealth avenue, main
Concord square
Copley square
Dorchester Heights
Dorchester Park
East Boston District .......
East Boston Stadium . . . . .
Eaton square
Elm Hill park
Factory Hill ........
Fellows street
Fens . . . . ■ . . .
$221 00
50,016
17
4,841
18
7,435
61
2,508 05
12,502
47
25,104 07
2,561
00
2,568
50
1,845
24
466
20
375
22
3,779
37
57,590
73
1,502
14
672
30
1,819
92
58
25
29,501
80
241
75
1,603
50
1,868
67
164
75
55
25
4,352
00
180
10
9,586
89
1,643
68
397
46
3,929
99
1,385
31
103
95
16,592 00
5,870
12
29,509
17
443
20
50 00
4,798 91
5,144 08
5,136 81
14,901
82
155
75
61
25
110
50
251
25
23,248
55
Park Department.
Fens Rose Garden
Fens Stadium
Fens Vet Memorial
Florida street
Fort Hill square .
Franklin Park, Administration Buildings, shop
etc
Franklin Park, carpenter shop
Franklin Park, garage .
Franklin Park, golf course .
Franklin Park, greenhouse .
Franklin Park, grounds
Franklin Park, harness shop
Franklin Park, lawn mower shop
Franklin Park, paint shop
Franklin Park, Refectory Buildin
Franklin Park, Rose Garden
Franklin Park, repair shops
Franklin Park, stadium
Franklin Park, storehouse .
Franklin Park, toboggan slide
Franklin Park, yard
Franklin square
Fred Olson square
Herbert J. Wolf square
George Wright Golf Course
Green and Lamartine streets
Haverhill Park
Hayes square
Heath square
Highland park
Horatio Harris Park
Hyde square .
Independence Park
Irving W. Adams Park
Jamaica Pond Boat Landing
Jamaicaway .
John E. Donovan Park
John Harvard Mall
Kelley's Circle
Kenmore square
Kittredge square
Linwood square
Madison Park
Maiden street
Maloney square
Mary Cummings Estate
Massachusetts avenue
Maverick square .
McLean Park
Michael J. Brophy Park
$18,849
69
12,775
885
14
85
166
75
809
03
13,397 17
18,284 98
49,304 86
35,051 79
57,359
48,682
1,541
78
72
00
4,962 77
35,532 59
6,507 80
13,586 48
79,241 63
174 73
53,176 46
791 24
20,356 36
2,335 25
61
25
1,383
25
61,876
994
65
75
331
50
50
25
55
25
308 42
1,381
55
00
25
607
75
2,546
143
13
65
20,889
50
93
25
2,437
979
50
50
165
75
55
25
55
25
2,960
596
66
62
552
25
269
35
1,714 00
609
75
3,120
84
176 35
City Document No. 19.
Mount Bowdoin Green
Murray Park
Myrtle street .
Myrtle Street Boat Landing
Oakview terrace
Olmsted Park
Orchard Park
Park Drive, Administration Building
Parks — General
Plympton Street Pool .
Preble Street Traffic Circle
Prescott square
Public Garden
Putnam square
Recreation Division
Richardson square
Riverway
Ross Estate .
Rutland square
South Boston District .
Strandway
Turner square
Union park
Wall street
Walnut park .
Warren Statue
Washington Park .
Winthrop square .
Wellesley park
William B. Corbett Park
Wolcott square
Worcester square .
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, elk range
Zoological Garden, general .
Zoological Garden, lion house
Zoological Garden, monkey cages
Total
$420 00
61
25
1,326 50
3,176 02
50 25
354
75
2,310 22
19,897 71
9,464 91
55 25
501
33
1,539 25
39,352 03
1,849 75
173,614 06
351
75
3,791
92
465
80
856
25
3,552 45
955 59
307
50
1,014 75
382 00
1,731
50
56
25
2,634
62
227 00
50
25
161
75
435 00
1,704 84
10,479
9,995
11
62
11,592
41,225
55
44
28
31
13,357
261
58
15
64,929
11,931
53
42
912
61
,352,724 17
Playgrounds.
Almont Street Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground
58,469 87
7,758 39
8,242 67
2,774 58
Park Department.
Cassidy Playground
Ceylon Street Playground .
Cherry Street Playground .
Christopher J. Gibson Playground
Christopher J. Lee Playground .
Cook Street Playground
Fallon Field Playground
Francis Parkman Playground
Franklin Field Playground .
Frederick D. Emmons Playground
General Playground
George H. Walker Playground .
James L. Cronin Playground
James F. Healy Playground
J. M. and J. J. Sullivan 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 Playground
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
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
McLaughlin Playground
Mission Hill Playground
North End Prado Playground
Parker Hill Playground
Paris Street Playground
Pitts and Hale Streets Playground
Philips Street Playground .
Portsmouth Street Playground
Prince Street Playground .
Readville Playground .
Rev. Father Buckley Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Ronan Park Playground
Smith's Pond Playground .
Stanley A. Ringer Playground
Thomas J. Roberts Playground
$7,505
62
2,579
09
1,086
50
7,147 58
5,815
76
156
50
8,809
91
3,852 45
27,925 24.
6,815 43
29,177 55
5,166
62
3,344 86
7,590
70
74
64
638
00
11,493
51
8,380
64
11,281
93
2,931
09
6,124
93
10,625
75
784
63
3,054
92
4,686 07
955
50
1,808 00
2,899 02
5,991
71
1,342
25
5,275
65
1,110
60
5,846
52
5,303
30
7,446
27
2,659 23
6,821
79
8,299
57
3,211
09
2,273
75
110
50
1,043
00
5,118 09
221
00
3,705
53
463
10
7,690 75
6,316
81
9,598
69
4,654
54
5,630 47
G
City Document No. 19.
Troy Street Playground
Tyler Street Playground
Wesley G. Ross Playground
William Amerena Playground
William E. Carter Playground .
William Eustis Playground
William E. Garvey Playground .
William F. Smith Playground
William Gary Walsh Playground
William J. Barry Playground
75
989 75
5,767 11
4,762 04
8,444 99
5,448 02
7,625 93
9,365
1,504
1,850
38
66
85
Total
$356,833 64
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
Total ....
$43,028 25
13,017 28
22,391 69
9,825 90
22,687 61
9,079 36
41,514 86
53,722 61
10,390 07
14,094 88
21,576 42
$261,328 93
Baths and Beaches.
Broadway Municipal Building .
Charlestown Pool
Dover Street Bath House and Laundry
L Street Bath House and Beach
L Street Solariums ....
North End Park Beach and Bath
Repair Room, Sewing Room, and Stock Room
Total ........
$26,789 54
39,417 03
54,089 24
129,013 28
2,324 20
21,320 78
47,690 81
$420,644 88
General Expenses.
Central Office — Administration . . . $141,776 14
Fuel 18,868 88
Street trees 58,337 73
Miscellaneous 5,728 60
Automobiles, tractors, wagons, etc. . . . 89,145 15
Total $313,856 50
Park Department.
Recapitulation.
Parks and gardens
Playgrounds .
Gymnasia
Baths and beaches
General expenses .
Total
,352,724 17
356,833 64
261,328 93
420,644 88
313,856 50
J,705,388 12
CASH RECEIPTS.
For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1 95 1 .
Park Division.
Franklin Park Golf Course
George Wright Golf Course
Permits for openings, signs, etc.
Use of equipment, labor, etc.
Refunds
Telephone commissions and refunds
Sale of junk
Settlement of claims for damages
Miscellaneous ....
Towels, soap, etc., from playground houses
Rentals from property and concessions
Boston Common Tree Fund, income
Mary C. P. Cummings Estate, income
Randidge Trust Fund, income . . .
Babcock Music Fund, income .
Foss Flag Fund, income ....
Foss 17th of June Fund, income
.$21,380 00
29,799 75
105 50
270 00
465 76
439 46
100 00
563 02
52 00
1,411 62
12,114 44
125 66
6,170 07
1,768 50
73 87
85 00
85 00
Bath Division.
Towels, soap, etc., income
$75,009 65
31,769 67
$106,779 32
Above receipts were credited as follows:
General Revenue $98,471 22
Trust Funds, income 8,308 10
$106,779 32
Expenditures of Loan, Revenue, Special Appropriations and Trust
Funds, January I, 1951, to December 31, 1951.
Recreation.
Common and Parks in Existence on January 12, 1887, Main-
tenance and Improvement of $177,595 87
Construction of Buildings and Original Equipment and
Furnishings Thereof, Non-Revenue 4,973 28
Gallivan Boulevard, Washington Street, Dorchester; and
Gary Walsh Playground, Restoration of ... 575 00
Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Funds, Income . . . 47,695 97
Park and Playground Improvements, etc., Revenue . . 112,088 66
Randidge Trust Fund, Income 2,946 74
Reconstruction and Repair of Parkways and Roadways . 105,612 29
City Document No. 19.
Rehabilitation of the Franklin Park Zoo $24,319 11
Trees Afflicted with Dutch Elm Disease, Removal of . . 24,443 95
William J. Barry Playground, Restoration of ... 6,044 25
Park Department, South End District 228 11
Total $506,523 23
Franklin Park Golf Course.
Opening Date — April 7, 1951. Closing Date — December 9,
1951.
Registered attendance, 29,217.
Annual permits, residents, 672 at $15
Annual permits, non-residents, 1 at
Week-end — Holiday permits, non-residents, 268
at $1.50
Daily permits, 10,004 at $1 .
Twilight permits, 1,728 at 50 cents .
Total
$10,080 00
30 00
402 00
10,004 00
864 00
$21,380 00
George Wright Golf Course.
Opening Date — April 7, 1951. Closing Date -
1951.
Registered attendance, 39,137.
Annual permits, residents, 427 at $30
Annual permits, non-residents, 53 at $40 .
Week-end — Holiday permits, 3,829 at $2
Daily permits, 5,924 at $1
Special permits, 118
Lockers, 417 at $3
Total .
December 10,
$12,810 00
2,120 00
7,658 00
5,924 00
135 75
1,251 00
,898 75
Skating Attendance for Season 1951.
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 . .
Approximate
Attendance.
1,000
1,650
1,200
2,100
450
2,900
4,850
2,850
6,500
1,300
3,300
2,000
550
Park Department. 9
Approximate
Name of Playground. Attendance.
Eustis Playground 1,600
Fallon Field Playground . . . . 4,700
Franklin Field Playground 27,000
Garvey Playground . . . . . . 18,000
Hemenway Playground > 1,900
Jamaica Pond 15,000
Jefferson Playground 5,000
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay) . . 4,600
McConnell Park Playground . ' . . . 6,900
McKinney Playground . . . . . 2,400
Murphy Playground ■ . . . . . . 2,750
Noyes Playground 1,900
Parkman Playground 900
Public Garden 10,500
Ringer Playground ...... 900
Roberts, Thomas J., Playground . . . 3,300
Rogers Park Playground ..... 2,900
Rotch Playground • . 1,500
Smith Playground (Brighton) .... 2,200
Smith's Pond Playground 3,900
Wood Avenue Playground 4,100
Total 152,600
General Attendance for Season 1951 .
Approximate
Name of Playground. Attendance.
Ahlsen Playground 68,500
Almont Street Playground 60,000
Amerena Playground 49,000
American Legion Playground .... 67,000
Billings Field Playground ..... 172,000
Boston Common Playstead .... 325,000
Brookside Avenue Playground .... 33,000
Carter Playground 153,500
Ceylon Street Playground 47,500
Charlesbank Playground 110,000
Charlestown Heights Playground . . . 18,000
Charlestown Playground 106,900
Cherry Street Playground 12,000
Chestnut Hill Playground 175,500
Columbus Park Playground and Stadium . 304,600
Connolly Playground 160,400
Cronin Playground 66,800
Dorchester Park Playground .... 106,700
Draper Playground 43,000
Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds . . . 221,600
Emmons Playground 16,500
Eustis Playground 124,000
10
City Document No. 19.
Approximate
Name of Playground. Attendance.
Fallon Field Playground 247,600
Franklin Field Playground 613,500
Garvey Playground 200,188
Healy Playground ...... 248,000
Hemenway Playground . . . . . 64,300
Holland Playground 42,900
Jefferson Playground 159,800
Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston) 139,900
Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay) . . 228,600
McConnell Park Playground .... 145,500
McKinney Playground 89,800
Mead Street Playground 23,900
Mission Hill Playground 106,600
Murphy Playground 116,000
North End Park Playground .... 142,300
Noyes Playground 98,000
Parker Hill Playground 50,500
Parkman Playground . . . ... 45,300
Portsmouth Street Playground .... ' 47,750
Prince Street Playground . . . . . 38,000
Readville Playground 76,700
Ringer Playground 82,800
Ripley Playground 24,000
Roberts Playground 145,600
Rogers Park Playground . . . . . 161,400
Ronan Park Playground . . . . . 190,100
Rotch Playground 89,500
Smith, William E., Playground .... 180,950
Smith's Pond Playground . . . . . 86,950
Snow Hill Street Playground . . . . 54,700
Sweeney Playground 26,750
Tyler Street Playground . . . . . 12,850
Walker Playground 143,850
West Third Street Playground (Fr. Buckley) . 22,750
Winthrop, John, Playground . . . . 43,000
Wood Avenue Playground . . . . . 65,750
World War Memorial Park . . . . 76,200
Total 6,773,738
Park Department.
Shower Baths, Attendance, 1951,
11
Building.
Men.
Boys. Women. Girls.
Total.
Brighton
Broadway
Cabot Street
Columbia Road
Copley School
Curtis Hall
Dover Street
Hyde Park
John J. Williams
Lexington Street. . . .
North Bennet Street
Paris Street
Roslindale
Tyler Street
Vine Street
L Street Baths
L Street Solarium . . .
Totals
8,277
3,396
352
371
81,100
25,800
44,600
21,200
22,053
10,037
3,570
2,025
102,100
13,925
2,780
5,770
13,929
5,516
3,120
3,755
48,856
6,203
2,332
2,678
69,736
2,277
6,865
2,147
29,635
18,235
1,760
2,845
71,100
10,350
21,175
8,100
34,150
29,885
10,115
12,315
128,465
43,770
61,082
38,508
158,025
17,875
19,315
6,410
16,210
4,517
1,982
1,043
56,750
38,975
4,000
3,250
65,250
13,735
17,875
13,140
544,900
60,790
212,534
55,106
8,758
2,845
1,459,294
305,286
416,302
178,663
12,396
172,700
37,685
124,575
26,320
60,069
81,025
52,475
110,725
86,465
271,825
201,625
23,752
102,975
110,000
873,330
11,603
2,359,545
Gymnasia, Class and Individual Attendance, 1951,
Location.
Men.
Boys. Women. Girls.
Total.
Cabot Street
Columbia Road
Curtis Hall
Hyde Park
J. J. Williams Building
Lexington Street
North Bennet Street. .
Paris Street
Roslindale
South Boston
Tyler Street
Vine Street
Totals
1,723
4,274
4,168
2,124
4,003
3,232
6,856
4,111
3,462
5,301
1,745
2,630
43,629
8,549
690
1,534
6,014
801
4,777
5,312
799
4,862
6,119
1,705
2,005
7,291
1,212
3,316
3,125
2,021
1,716
7,447
392
1,369
14,300
1,605
7,642
9,002
4,450
3,007
17,570
692
5,003
4,320
482
635
15,003
2,163
5,997
104,052
17,012
41,863
12,496
15,866
15,141
11,953
15,822
10,094
16,064
27,658
19,921
28,566
7,182
25,793
206,456
12
City Document No. 19.
Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1951.
Location.
Men.
Boys.
Women.
Girls.
Totals.
1,412
2,715
13,250
5,825
544,900
5,132
9,479
73,600
12,065
60,790
354
1,328
9,000
4,320
212,534
3,190
6,804
36,800
8,340
55,106
10,688
Curtis Hall Pool
20,326
132,650
30,550
873,330
Totals
568,102
161,066
227,536
110,240
1,066,944
PARK DEPARTMENT STATISTICS TO
DECEMBER 31, 1951.
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PARK DEPARTMENT — CEMETERY DIVISION
The following annual report is presented for the
Cemetery Division from January 1, 1951, to December
31, 1951:
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. lished.
Bennington Street, East Boston .... 157,500 1838
Bunker Hill, Charlestown 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, 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.
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Cemetery Division Receipts, January I to December 31, 1951.
Cemeteries.
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Interest on
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16,805 40
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$41,213 32
$29,737 95
Total: General Fund, December 31, 19t
Interest, General Fund, 1951 . . .
Revenue (General Receipts), 195
Discounts on Securities Purchas
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Cemetery Division, Expenditures for Maintenance, Year Ending
December 31, 1951.
Office $15,785 96
Mount Hope 127,216 91
Fairview 26,593 11
Evergreen 24,670 02
Dorchester North 1,943 13
Dorchester South 2,030 29
Bennington Street 1,883 42
Bunker Hill 1,063 85
Copp's Hill 2,103 44
Eliot 1,703 54
Granary 2,005 60
King's Chapel 2,028 70
Phipps Street 1,084 39
South End South 1,247 95
Westerly 68 42
Central 205 69
Market Street 10 05
$211,644 47
Cemetery Division, Maintenance and Improvement, Year Ending
December 31, 1951.
Mount Hope $32,862 06
Fairview . . . . . . . . . 7,064 15
Evergreen ........ 4,440 98
Dorchester North 872 95
Dorchester South 983 45
Bennington Street 1,038 70
Bunker Hill 502 77
Copp's Hill 872 95
Eliot . 533 18
Granary . 928 20
King's Chapel 1,196 40
Phipps Street ....... 502 78
South End South ....... 533 15
Market Street 44 20
Westerly 11 05
Central 66 30
$52,453 27
CITY OF BOSTON c^raSkr, PRINTING DEPARTMENT