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[Document 19 — 1953.]

ANNUAL REPORT

PARK DEPARTMENT

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1962.

Boston, December 31, 1952.

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 annual
report for the year 1952.

Respectfully submitted,

Frank R. Kelley,

Chairman, Board of
Park Commissioners.

Theodore C. Haffenreffer,
Joseph Lee,

Commissioners.

City Document No.

Expenditures for Maintenance, January 1 to December 31, 19S2.

70
00
55
32
00
00

, Parks, Gardens — Squares.

Algonquin square $126 00

Aquarium 56,442 47

Aquarium, grounds . . . . . . 4,978 00

Arborway 6,313 53

Arnold Arboretum 1,467 78

Back Bay District 14,117 74

Back Bay yard . . . . . . . 30,600 65

Belmont square 110 50

Berners square . 337

Blackstone square . . ... . 2,402

Boston Common, Bandstand . . . . 1,902

Boston Common, Charles Street Station . . . 2,341

Boston Common, Deer Park .... 764

Boston Common, Frog Pond . . . . 2,521

Boston Common, grounds 72,648 92

Boston Common, Information Booth . . 511 07

Boston Common, Park Street Station . . 650 29

Boston Common, Playland 121 50

Boston Common, West Street Station . . 1,155 56

Braddock park 469 75

Bradford street play area 1,445 04

Brighton District 25,157 65

Bromley park 55 00

Camp Meigs 493

Castle Island 2,271

Cedar square 116

Center vale park 116

Central square 2,470

Chambers and Poplar streets .... 110

Chandler Pond 1,820 20

Charlestown District 9,785 96

Chester park ........ 1,635

Chiswick road 168

Christmas trees 450

City square 2,419

Columbia road . . . . . . . 699

Columbus Park 17,014

Columbus Park Stadium 7,081 76

Commonwealth avenue, main . . . . 19,863 10

Concord square 1,786 33

Dorchester Heights . . . . . . 4,587 25

Dorchester Park 6,432 66

East Boston District 6,712 85

East Boston Stadium ...... 18,458 50

25
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50
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25
50

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81
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99
30
26

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Park Department.

Fens

Fens Rose Garden
Fens Stadium
Fens Vet Memorial
Franklin Park, Administration Buildings, shops
etc.

blacksmith shop
carpenter shop
garage .
golf course .
greenhouse .
grounds
harness shop
lawn mower shop
paint shop .
plumber shop
Refectory Building
repair shops
Rose Garden
School Master
storehouse
yard

Hill

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin Park,

Franklin square

George Wright Golf Course

Greenough Park .

Harrison Avenue, Play Area

Haverhill Park

Hayes square

Herbert J. Wolf square

Highland park

Horatio Harris Park

Independence Park

Irving W. Adams Park

Jamaica Pond Boat Landing

Jamaicaway .

John Harvard Mall

Kelley's Circle

Kenmore square

Logan square

Madison Park

Maiden street

Maloney square

Martin M. Lomasney Park

Mary Cummings Estate

Massachusetts avenue .

Maverick square .

McLean Park

Meade and Ludlow streets. Play

Michael J. Brophy Park

Myrtle street .

Area

,347 67
20,100 50
12,619 90

656 97

19,809 94

2,773 73

30,084 75

54,822 83

27,300 68

72,025 56

67,962 89

2,038 75

307 07

34,484 42

11,929 31

3.282 90
46,777 58
14,335 91

3.283 85
38,396 75
28,005 15

2,786 25
71,148 80
106 80
442 00
383 18
168 75

1,554 40
372 12

2,374 25

1,000 00

2,333 75

162
15,741

2,863

1,491

1,164
445

2,841

426

61

165

67

2,905
749 00

1,622 50
505 88
334 50
606 95

43
63
52
75
97
50
50
08
25
75
50
75

City Document No.

Myrtle Street Boat Landing

Orchard Park

Park Drive, Administration Building

Park, roads

Parks, General

Plympton Street Pool

Preble Street Traffic Circle

Prescott square

Public Garden

Putnam square

Recreation Division

Riverway

Ross Estate .

Rutland square

Savin Hill Park .

Soldiers' Monument Lot

Sorrento Street, Play Area

South Boston District .

Statler Park .

StrandAvay

Tenean Beach

Thomas Park

Union park

Walnut park .

Washington Park

Webster square

West End District

William B. Corbett Park

Winthrop 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

Total

S5,342 12

1,910 94

32,403 10

11,789 12

9,825 66

1,281 37

333 50

1,768 00

47,500 93

1,795 00

196,344 00

8,198 30

332 41

1,887 79

526 93

896 00

304 40

9,566 55

564 31

220 96

26 74

915 75

1,493 38

2,076 75

3,673 75

228 50

110 50

362 75

113 50

2,665 55

11,103 96

11,673 16

9,728 24

41,374 07

7 50

13,393 60

4,236 12

77,301 90

10,822 59

1,483,408 44

Playgrounds.

Almont Street Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground
Cassidy Playground
Ceylon Street Playground .
Cherry Street Playground .

$8,957 76
6,314 02
8,301 46
2,753 18
6,516 97
4,192 32
950 25

Park Department.

Christopher J. Gibson Playground

Christopher J, Lee 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

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

Paris Street Playground

Parker Hill Playground

Phillips Street Playground .

Pitts and Hale Streets 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

Troy Street Playground

Tyler Street Playground

Wesley G. Ross Playground

William Amerena Playground

William J. Barry Playground

$8,972 22

5,603

14

10,526 82

4,600 64

29,896 25

5,974 47

29,612 80

5,637

03

4,259 40

6,243

15

617 00

6,597

18

8,853

41

11,521

53

1,972 75

6,603

13

6,952

61

1,640

50

3,778

63

3,846

93

1,286 50

1,276

75

3,841

24

8,362 38

1,115

75

5,771

36

3,161

75

7,281

43

7,100 76

7,287

65

1,150 25

7,937

28

7,221

10

1,929

59

5,904

56

3,899 00

1,771

00

5,993

34

1,013

80

3,450

63

549

64

9,441

13

9,190 27

8,487

64

7,166 36

7,536 34

961

35

165

75

7,346

91

5,731

21

3,233

10

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City Document No. 19.

William E. Carter Playground .
William Eustis Playground
William E. Garvey Playground .
William F. Smith Playground
William Gary Walsh Playground

Total

$6,817 33
7,529 51

10,715 38
7,971 26
4,085 13

$385,379 98

Gymnasia.
Brighton Gymnasium .
Cabot Street Gymnasium .
Columbia Road Gymnasium
Curtis Hall Gymnasium
Gymnasiums, General .
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 ....

$5,207 22
46,824 22
13,000 92
25,028 61
12,520 36
10,348 30
23,362 78

9,865 01
44,088 31
55,461 12

9,991 77
13i,lll 93
21,762 54

$290,573 09

Baths and Beaches

Baths, General

Broadway Municipal Building .

Charlestown Pool

Dover Street Bath House and Laundry

L Street Bath House and Beach

L Street Solariums ....

North End Park Beach, Bath, and Pool

Repair Room, Sewing Room, and Stock Room

Total

$2,943 02

28,312 95

49,192 12

192,981 93

124,351 60

3,122 12

48,901 85

46,941 17

,746 76

General Expenses.

Central Office — Administration . . . $149,464 67

Fuel 20,488 99

Street trees 84,340 69

Miscellaneous 1,130 60

Automobiles, tractors, wagons, etc. . . . 114,060 83

Total $369,485 78

Park Department.

Recapitulation.

Parks and gardens
Playgrounds .
Gymnasia
Baths and beaches
General expenses .

Total

,483,408 44
385,379 98
290,573 09
496,746 76
369,485 78

!,025,594 05

CASH RECEIPTS.
For Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1952.

Park Division.
Franklin Park Golf Course
George Wright Golf Course
Permits for openings, signs, etc.
Use of labor, equipment, etc.

Refunds

Telephone commissions and refunds
Settlement of claims for damages
Miscellaneous ....
Tow^els, soap, etc., from playground houses
Rentals from property and concessions .
Suspense account ....
Sale of park land ....
Boston Common Tree Fund, income
Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Fund,
Randidge Trust Fund, income .
Babcock Music Fund, income .
Foss Flag Fund, income
Foss 17th of June Fund, income

Bath Division.

Towels, soap, etc., income
Sale of junk .

$20,445 50

.31,969 00

73 20

300 00

260 59

309 96

2,543 03

28 00

1,927 24

10,901 00

500 00

165,750 00

125 72

6,194 86

1,768 68

81 65

85 00

85 00

2,677 48
15 00

.$243,348 43

32,692 48
$276,040 91

Above receipts were credited as follows:

General revenue $101,450 00

Trust funds, income 8,340 91

Suspense account 500 00

Sale of park land 165,750 00

576,040 91

Expenditures of Loans, Revenue, Special Appropriations and Trust
Funds, January 1, 1952, to December 31, 1952.

Recreation,

Common and Parks in Existence on January 12, 1887, Main-
tenance and Improvement of $176,593 82

Construction of Buildings and Original Equipment and

Furnishings Thereof, Non-Revenue 79,527 94

Gallivan Boulevard, Washington Street, Dorchester; and

Gary Walsh Playground, Restoration of ... . —

8

City Document No. 19.

Mary P. C. Cummings Trust Funda, Income .
Park and Playground Improvements, etc., Revenue

Randidge Trust Fund, Income

Reconstruction and Repair of Parkways and Roadways

Playground, Fairmount Section, Hyde Park .

Playgroimd, West Roxbury District

Rehabilitation of the Franklin Park Zoo :

Trees Afflicted with Dutch Elm Disease, Removal of

William J. Barry Playground, Restoration of .

Park Department, South End District

Total

$6,562 53

153,456 48

5,315 68

19,015 01

1,650 00

11,000 00

22,366 76

81,814 83

8,957 19

$566,260 24

Franklin Park Golf Course.

Opening Date — April 5, 1952. Closing Date — December 7,

1952.

Registered attendance, 33,332.
Annual permits, residents, 621 at $15
Annual permits, non-residents, 4 at $30 .
Weekend-Holiday permits, non-residents,

at $1.50

Daily permits, 9,710 at $1 .
Twilight permits, 1,755 at 50 cents .

Total .

282

$9,315 00
120 00

423 00

9,710 00

877 50

$20,445 50

George Wright Golf Course.

Opening Date — April 12, 1952. Closing Date — December 17,

1952.

Registered attendance, 44,108.
Annual permits, residents, 466 at
Annual permits, non-residents, 59 at $40
Weekend-Holiday permits, 3,924 at $2
Daily permits, 6,320 at $1 .
Lockers, 454 at $3 ....

Total

$13,980 00
2,360 00

7,848 00
6,320 00
1,362 00

$31,870 00

Skating Attendance for Season 1952.

Name of Playground.
Aimont Street Playground .
Amerena Playground .
American Legion Playground
Billings Field Playground .
Brookside Avenue Playground
Carter Playground
Chandler Pond Playground
Charlestown Playgroimd

Approximate
Attendance.

3,000
4,150
3,500
6,500
1,200
7,800
10,500
7,500

Park Department.

Name of 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)
McConnell Park Playground
McKinney Playground
Murphy Playground
Noyes Playground
Parkman Playground
Public Garden
Ringer Playground
Roberts, Thomas J., Playground
Rogers Park Playground
Rotch Playground
Smith Playground (Brighton)
Smith's Pond Playground .
Wood Avenue Playground .

Total

Approximate
Attendance.

15,500

3,800

9,200

5,500

1,500

4,000

12,500

58,000

47,000

3,500

4,300

14,000

12,000

17,000

6,200

7,500

5,200

2,700

30,000

2,700

6,500

6,000

4,300

6,100

11,000

12,000

352,150

General Attendance for Season 1952.

Approximate

Name of Playground, Attendance.

Ahlsen Playground 68,800

Almont Street Playground 61,000

Amerena Playground 49,200

American Legion Playground .... 67,000

Billings Field Playground 172,000

Boston Common Playstead .... 327,000

Brookside Avenue Playground .... 33,500

Carter Playground 153,500

Ceylon Street Playground 47,800

Charlesbank Playground . . . . . 111,200

Charlestown Heights Playground . . . 18,200

Charlestown Playground 106,900

Cherry Street Playground 12,200

Chestnut Hill Playground 175,700

Columbus Park Playground and Stadium . 304,600

Connolly Playground 160,500

Cronin Playground 67,000

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City Document No. 19.

Approximate

Name of Playground Attendance.

Dorchester Park Playground .... 107,600

Draper Playground 43,000

Doherty and Gibson Playgrounds . . . 222,000

Emmons Playground . . . . . . 17,000

Eustis Playground 124,500

Fallon Field Playground 247,600

Franklin Field Playground 614,000

Garvey Playground 200,188

Healy Playground . . . . . . 248,500

Hemenway Playground 65,000

Holland Playground 43,000

Jefferson Playground . " 159,800

Lee, Christopher, Playground (South Boston) 140,000

Lee, Joseph, Playground (Back Bay) . . 228,600

McConnell Park Playground .... 145,500

McKinney Playground 89,800

Mead Street Playground . . . . . 24,000

Mission Hill Playground 106,600

Murphy Playground . . . . . . 116,000

North End Park Playground .... 142,300

Noyes Playground (closed) —

Parker Hill Playground 50,500

Parkman Playground 45,300

Portsmouth Street Playground .... 47,750

Prince Street Playground ..... 38,000

Readville Playground 77,000

Ringer Playground 82,800

Ripley Playground ...... 24,000

Roberts Playground 145,600

Rogers Park Playground . . . . . 161,400

Ronan Park Playground ..... 190,100

Rotch Playground 90,000

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 . 6,687,288

Park Department.

Shower Baths, Attendance, 1952.

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 Solariums .

Totals

9,955
74,125

•32,084
90,525
13,450
41,435
65,040
38,710
71,200
39,975

138,023

135,860
16,686
50,250
71,750

642,553
8,579

3,830
24,775

7,522
14,500

5,210

4,510

1,595
18,775

9,175
30,050
51,039
20,900

4,534
27,150

9,925
187,148

427

41,325

4,130

3,870

3,089

1,773

5,885

1,325

19,700

8,900

64,683

17,145

2,030

5,725

21,975

31,074

2,760

427

20,800

2,060

4,130

3,605

1,963

1,667

2,270

6,375

11,000

43,296

6,470

840

5,225

14,800

51,384

14,639

161,025

45,796

113,025

25,354

49,681

74,187

61,080

106,450

89,925

297,041

180,375

24,090

88,350

118,450

912,159

11,339

1,540,200 420,638 235,816 176,312

2,372,966

Gymnasia, Class and Individual Attendance, 1952.

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

1,801

8,550

625

1,612

4,173

6,104

799

4,830

4,206

5,299

804

4,667

2,221

6,194

1,715

2,011

3,999

7,305

1,311

3,323

3,241

3,115

1,999

1,801

6,766

7,373

300

1,315

4,204

14,320

1,700

7,640

3,396

9,110

4,320

3,121

5,402

17,440

701

5,100

1,740

4,224

379

648

2,560

15,113

1,063

5,835

43,709

104,147

15,716

41,903

12,588
15,906
14,976
12,141
15,938
10,156
15,754
27,864
19,947
28,643
6,991
24,571

205,475

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City Document No. 19.

Beaches and Swimming Pools, Attendance, 1952.

Location

Men

Boys

Women

Girls

2,180

5,294

470

3,340

3.506

9,269

1,443

7,445

23,350

'64,050

15,750

58,700

30,890

53,698

26,290

44,852

642,553

31,074

165,715

72,817

702,479

163,385

209,668

187,154

Total

Cabot Street Pool

Curtis Hall Pool

Gharlestown Pool ,

North End Park Beach .
L Street Beach

Totals.

11,284

21,663

161,850

155,730

912,159

1,262,686

PARK DEPARTMENT STATISTICS TO
DECEMBER 31, 1952.

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PARK DEPARTMENT — CEMETERY DIVISION.

The following annual report is presented for the
Cemetery Division from January 1, 1952, to December
31, 1952.

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

Kings 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 Kings Chapel Ground; one for infants m
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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City Document No. 19.

Cemetery Division Receipts, January 1 to December 31, 1952.

Cemeteries.

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Perpetual

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Fairview

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King's Chapel

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19,915 81

17,996 35

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Total, General Fund, December 31, 1951 $3,345,623 08

Interest, General Fund, 1952 99,905 61

Revenue (General Receipts), 1952 148,740 07

Discounts on Securities Purchased 3,536 59

Payments from Fund during 1952:
Premiums and Accrued Interest. . .
Refunds

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$3,597,805 35

2,133 81

Total, General Fund, December 31, 1952 $3,595,671 54

Total, Perpetual Care Funds, December 31, 1952 1,021,908 05

Total Cemetery Funds $4,617,579 59

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December 31, 1952.

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Kings Chapel
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