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CITY OF BOSTON
MUNICIPAL REGISTER
FOR 1976-1977
CONTAINING
REGISTER OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, EX-
CERPTS FROM STATUTE 1909, CHAPTER 486,
AS AMENDED BY STATUTE 1948, CHAPTER
452, AND STATUTE 1951, CHAPTER 376, IN-
CLUDING SUBSEQUENT CHANGES,
WITH
LISTS OF EXECUTIVE AND OTHER PUBUC OFFICERS,
AND
MEMBERSHIP OF FORMER CITY GOVERNMENTS.
COMPILED AND EDITED BY THE CITY CLERK
UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
OF BOSTON a^^» PRINTING SECTION
GOV DOC
6357
BOSTON
UNICIPAL REGISTER
FOR 1976-1977
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SEAL OF THE CITY
OF
BOSTON
THE CITY SEAL
As it appeared prior to 1827
The City Seal was adopted by "An Ordinance to Estab-
lish the City Seal," passed January 2, 1823, which pro-
vides "That the design hereto annexed, as sketched by
John R. Penniman, giving a view of the City, be the
device of the City Seal; that the motto be as follows,
to wit: 'Sicut patribus sit Deus nobis'; and that the
inscription be as follows: — 'Bostonia condita, A.D.
1630. Civitatis regimine donata, A.D. 1822.'" The
motto is taken from 1 Kings, viii, 57: "God be with us
as He was with our fathers."
The seal as it first appeared is shown above.
The seal as it was afterwards changed, and has ever
since continued to be used, was first shown on page 221
of the volume of laws and ordinances, commonly known
as the "First Revision," pubhshed in 1827, and is estab-
lished as the City Seal at the present time by Revised
Ordinances of 1914, Chapter 1, Section 5, which pro-
vides that "The seal of the City shall be circular in form;
shall bear a view of the City ; the motto 'Sicut Patribus
Sit Deus Nobis,' and the inscription, 'Bostonia
Condita, A.D. 1630. Civitatis Regimine Donata
A.D. 1822,' as herewith shown."
The seal as changed in 1827 is shown on the opposite
page.
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ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF BOSTON
The Royal Patent incorporating the Governor and
Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England passed
the seals March * 4, 1628-29. At a General Court or,
Meeting of the Company, on August * 29 of that year it
was voted "that the Government and patent should be
settled in New England." To that end Governor Win-
throp led the Puritan Exodus in 1630. Soon after his
arrival at Salem on June * 12, 1630, he proceeded with a
large following to Cheu:lestown, where a plantation had
been estabhshed the summer before. The Assistants
held three Courts at Charlestown in the interval, August
* 23 to September * 28, inclusive. At their meeting
on September * 7, they "ordered that Trimountaine
shall be called Boston; Mattapan, Dorchester; and the
towne upon Charles River, Waterton." Thus Shawmut
of the Indians was named Boston, probably out of grati-
tude to the Merchants of Boston in Lincolnshire, who
had subscribed generously to the stock of the Company.
In the latter part of August, Governor Wtnthrop
with the patent chose Boston as his abiding place. The
first "Court" held in Boston was a "General Court"
on October * 19, "for establishing of the government."
On October * 3, 1632, Boston was formally declared to
be "the fittest place for publique meetings of any place
in the Bay."
Boston was the first town in Massachusetts to become
a city. It was incorporated February 23, 1822, by
St. 1821, c. 110, adopted by the voters March 4, 1822.
This act was revised by St. 1854, c. 448; amended by
St. 1885, c. 266, again by St. 1909, c. 486, and again by
St. 1948, c. 452 as amended by St. 1951, c. 376.
The neck of land called Boston, still called Boston
Proper, contained perhaps 700 acres of land, judging
from the 783 acres shown by the official survey of 1794.
(In the interval 1630-37, Boston acquired jurisdiction
over most of the territory now included in Chelsea,
Winthrop, Revere, East Boston, Brookline, Quincy,
Braintree, Randolph and Hplbrook, besides certain
islands in the harbor.) From 1637 till May 13, 1640,
when "Mount Woollaston" was set off as Braintree,
Boston exercised jurisdiction over a territory of at least
♦ Old Style.
40,000 acres. Within its present limits there axe 30,598
acres, including flats and water.
Since 1640, grants of land have been made to Boston
by the General Court as follows: (1) October * 16, 1660,
1,000 acres "for the use of a free schoole, layd out in
the wildernesse or North of the Merimake River" (in
Haverhill), in 1664. (2) June * 27, 1735, in abatement
of Province Tax, three townships, each six miles square,
or 69,120 acres in aU. These townships later became
the Towns of Charlemont, Colrain, and Pittsfield.
Boston sold its interest in them on June * 30, 1737, for
£3,660. (3) June 26, 1794, a township of land in Maine
(23,040 acres) "to build a pubhc hospital." This tract
was sold by the City April 6, 1833, for $4,200.
Muddy River was set off as the Town of Brookline
on November * 13, 1705, and Rumney Marsh was set
off as the Town of Chelsea January * 8, 1739.
The principal annexations of territory included within
the present limits of the City of Boston have been made
as follows :
(1) Noddle's Island by order of Court of Assistants,
March * 9, 1636-37. (2) South Boston set off from
Dorchester March 6, 1804, by St. 1803, c. 111. (3)
Washington Village set off from Dorchester May 21,
1855, by St. 1855, c. 468. (4) Roxbury January 6, 1868,
by St. 1867, c. 359, accepted September 9, 1867. Roxbury
received its name by order of the Court of Assistants
October * 8, 1630. It was incorporated as a city March
12, 1846, by St. 1846, c. 95, accepted March 25, 1846.
(5) Dorchester January 3, 1870, by St. 1869, c. 349, ac-
cepted June 22, 1869. It received its name September
* 7, 1630, by order of the Court of Assistants. (6)
Brighton January 5, 1874, by St. 1873, c. 303, accepted
October 7, 1873. Set off from Cambridge as the Town
of Brighton February 24, 1807, by St. 1806, c. 65. (7)
Charlestown January 5, 1874, by St. 1873, c. 286, ac-
cepted October 7, 1873. Settled July * 4, 1629. It was
incorporated a City February 22, 1847, by St. 1847, c. 29,
accepted March 10, 1847. (8) West Roxbury January 5,
1874, by St. 1873, c. 314, accepted October 7, 1873. It
was set off from Roxbury and incorporated a Town
May 24, 1851, by St. 1851, c. 250. (9) Hyde Park
January 1, 1912, by St. 1911, c. 469, and 583, accepted
November 7, 1911. Incorporated a Town April 22, 1868.
" Old Style.
CITY OF BOSTON
IN CITY COUNCIL
Ordered, — That the City Clerk be authorized, under
the direction of the Executive Committee, to prepare and
have printed the Municipal Register for the biennium
1976-1977, the expense of said register to be charged to
the appropriation for City Documents.
In City Council April 20, 1976. Passed.
Approved by the Mayor April 26, 1976.
Attest:
J. M. DUNLEA,
City Clerk.
Kevin H. White
Mayor of Boston
Louise Day Hicks
President, Boston City Council, 1976
Joseph Me Tierney
President, Boston City Council, 1977
[Document 50 — 1976]
CITY OF BOSTON
MUNICIPAL REGISTER
FOR 1976-1977
CONTAINING
A REGISTER OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, EX-
CERPTS FROM STATUTE 1909, CHAPTER 486,
AS AMENDED BY STATUTE 1948, CHAPTER
452, AND STATUTE 1951, CHAPTER 376, IN-
CLUDING SUBSEQUENT CHANGES,
WITH
LISTS OF EXECUTIVE AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICERS,
AND
MEMBERSHIP OF FORMER CITY GOVERNMENTS.
COMPILED AND EDITED BY THE CITY CLERK
UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 9
The City Government, 1976-1977 11
Officers of the City Council 12
Committees of the City Council 13
Amended City Charter of 1909 (with Plan A charter) . 15-39
Officials in charge of executive departments, term, etc. . 40-42
Notes of executive departments, hsts of officials, term,
etc 44-102
Various City, County and State officials, term, etc. . . 103-143
Various departments, commissions, courts, etc., Hsts of
officials, term, etc. ........ 144-154
Members of City Government, 1909—1976-1977 . . 155-177
Mayors of Boston, 1822—1976-1977 ..... 171
Chairmen of the Board of Aldermen,1855-1909 . . 172-173
Presidents of the Common Council, 1822-1909 . . . 173-174
Presidents of the City Council, 1910-1976 .... 175
Orators of Boston, 1771-1976 . . . . . . 176-177
Index 178-185
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INTRODUCTION
As a public document The Municipal Register is
as old as the City of Boston itself, the first volume
having been published in 1821, a ycEu* before the govern-
ment of Boston changed from Town to City. Up to
1940 the title of the volume was : The Rules and Orders
of the Common Council. From 1821 to 1829 the docu-
ment contained merely a register of the City Council
and a hst of the officers.
In 1829 the City Charter was published as a part of
the volume, and in 1830 the Acts relating to Boston,
also the ordinances, were added. In 1832 the size of
the volume was increased by the addition of an index
to the contents. The volume published in 1822 con-
tained fifteen pages and for the year 1840 there were
eighty-eight pages, including three pages of index.
The title The Municipal Register was adopted in
1841 when the publication became more ambitious,
incorporating in its pages the Rules and Orders of the
Common Council, joint rules, ordinances of the City,
statutes of the Commonwealth relating to the City, a
hst of the pubhc schools, the City Government of 1841,
the committees and departments (consisting at that
time of the treasury, law, police, health, public land
and buildings, lamps and bridges, fire, and public chari-
tEible institutions), and a hst of the ward officers.
From 1842 to 1864 it also contained a list of the mem-
bers of preceding City Governments, a necrological record
of those members, the latest ordinances and the special
statutes relating to the City. In 1851 a hst of the annual
orators was added, and in 1853 a map of the City and
the Rules of the Board of Aldermen. In 1876, statistics
of registration and voting were included, carried from
1879 to 1924 in tabulated form.
From 1889 to 1896, inclusive. The Municipal Reg-
ister also continued a compilation of the Charter with
the revision of 1854 and the amendments of 1885 and
thereafter. The Amended Charter of 1909 (15 pages)
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was added in 1910, and the various changes since that
year have been indicated by footnotes.
In 1924 the important amendments to the Charter
enacted in that year (10 pages) were included.
The 1925 volume contained, as the latest addition,
descriptions of the ward boundaries as fixed for the 22
new wards (formerly 26) in December, 1924.
This volume contains the City Charter as amended
by Stat. 1948, Chap. 452, and Stat. 1951, Chap. 376,
commonly known as Plan A, including subsequent
changes.
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James M. Connolly
Lawrence S. DiCara
Louise Day Hicks
CITY COUNCIL
Christopher A. lannella
Frederick C. Langone
Patrick F. McDonough
John J. Kerrigan
Albert L. O'Neil
Joseph M. Tierney
PUBLIC
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LOUISE DAY HICKS
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FREDERIC d O'DONNELL
ass't city clerk
JOSEPH M.DUNLEA
CITY CLERK
FRANCIS M. MASURET
ASSISTANT CLE
OF COMMITTEES
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NICHOLAS DiMELLA
CLERK OF COMMITTEES
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JOSEPH M. TIERNEY
JAMES M. CONNOLLY
MARY E. FORD
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STENOGRAPHER
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ALBERT L. O'NEIL
PATRICK F. Mcdonough
FREDERICK C.
LANGONE
JOHN J.
KERRIGAN
LAWRENCE S. DiCARA
CHRISTOPHER A.
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BOSTON CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 1976
PUBLIC
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JOSEPH M. TIERNEY
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FREDERIC a ODONNELL
ASS'T city CLERK
JOSEPH M.DUNLEA
CITY CLERK
EDWARD T. KELLEY
ASSISTANT CLER
OF COMMITTEES
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NICHOLAS DIMELLA
CLERK OF COMMITTEES
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JAMES M. CONNOLLY
MARY E. FORD
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STENOGRAPHER
ALBERT L. O'NEIL
PATRICK F. Mcdonough
FREDERICK C.
LANGONE
JOHN J.
KERRIGAN
LAWRENCE S. DICARA
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GOVERNMENT
OF THE
CITY OF BOSTON
1976-1977
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
Residence,
158 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston
BOSTON CITY COUNCIL, 1976-1977
Stat. 1948, Chap. 452; Stat. 1951, Chap. 376; Stat. 1952, Chap. 190.
Louise Day Hicks, President, 1976
1780 Columbia Road, South Boston
James Michael Connolly
177 Hackensack Road, West Roxbury
Lawrence S. DiCara
86 Codman Hill Avenue, Dorchester
Christopher A. Iannella
14 Jaeger Terrace, West Roxbury
John J. Kerrigan
331 Ashmont Street, Dorchester
Frederick C. Langone
118 Richmond Street, Boston
Patrick F. McDonough
11 Barrington Road, Dorchester
Albert L. O'Neil
4354 Washington Street, Roslindale
Joseph M. Tierney
38 Milton Avenue, Hyde Park
Regular meetings in Council Chamber, City Hall,
fifth floorj Mondays, at 2 p.m.
IIA
GOVERNMENT
OF THE
CITY OF BOSTON
1976-1977
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
Residence,
158 Mt. ^'ernoIl Street. Boston
BOSTON CITY COUNCIL, 1976-1977
Stat. 1948, Chap. 452; Stat. 1951, Chap. 376; Stat. 1952, Chap. 190.
Joseph J\I. Tierney, President, 1977
38 Milton Avenue, Hyde Park
James Michael Connolly
177 Hackensack Road, West Roxbui-y
Lawrence S. DiCara
86 Codnian Hill Avenue, Dorchester
Louise Day Hicks
1780 Columbia Road, South Boston
Christopher A. Iannella
14 Jaeger Terrace, West Roxbury
John J. Kerrigan
331 Asluuont Street, Dorchester
Frederick C. Langone
118 Richmond Street, Boston
Patrick F. McDonough
11 Barrington Road, Dorchester
Albert L. O'Neil
4354 Wasliington Street, Roslindale
Regular meetings in Council Chamber, City Hall,
fifth floor, Mondays, at 2 p.m.
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1976
OFFICERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Clerk
Joseph M. Dunlea
Assistant Clerk
Frederic J. O'Donnell
Staff Director
Joseph J. Brogna
The Staff Director keeps the accounts of the expendi-
tures from the city council appropriations, and has the
care and distribution of all documents printed for the
use of the City Council, also the regular depeirtraent
reports, and has charge of the City Hall Reference
Library.
Clerk of Committees
Nicholas J. DiMella
The Clerk of Committees acts as the clerk of all com-
mittees of the City Council, and keeps the records of
their meetings.
Assistant Clerk of Committees
Francis M. Masuret
The Assistant Clerk of Committees assists the Clerk
of Committees in the performance of his duties.
City Messenger
Edward T. Kelley
Chaplain
Rt. Rev. Christopher P. Griffin
Chief of Administrative Services
Francis X. Joyce
Librarian
James M. Coyle
Receptionist
Bridget McMullen
Official Reporter of Proceedings
Mary E. Ford
12A
1977
OFFICERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Clerk
Joseph M. Dunlea
Assistant Clerk
Frederic J. O'Donnell
Staff Director
Joseph J. Brogna
The Staff Director keeps the accounts of the expendi-
tures from the city council appropriations, and has the
care and distribution of all documents printed for the
use of the City Council, also the regular department
reports, and has charge of the City Hall Reference
Library.
Clerk of Committees
Nicholas J. DiMella
The clerk of Committees acts as the clerk of all com-
mittees of the City Council, and keeps the records of
their meetings.
Assistant Clerk of Committees
Edward T. Kelley
The Assistant Clerk of Committees assists the Clerk
of Committees in the performance of his duties.
City Messenger
James M. Coyle
Chaplain
Rt. Rev. Christopher P. Griffin
Chief of Administrative Services
Francis X. Joyce
Librarian
Robert McDonald
Receptionist
Bridget McMullen
Official Reporter of Proceedings
Mary E. Ford
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF CITY COUNCIL — 1976
EXECUTIVE
AU members: Councillor McDonough, Chairman
Councillor O'Neil, Vice-Chairman
On the following committees the first-named member is Chair-
man; the second-named member is Vice-Chairman.
WAYS AND MEANS
Five members: Councillors Connolly Tierney, DiCara, Mc-
Donough, Hicks
CLAIMS
Three members: Councillors Tierney, Iannella, Connolly
CONFIRMATIONS
Three members: Councillors DiCara, Iannella, Connolly
HOUSING
Three members: Councillors Langone, O'Neil, DiCara
LAWS AND ORDINANCES
Three members: Councillors McDonough, DiCara, Hicks
LICENSES
Three members : Councillors Langone, McDonough, DiCara
PENAL MATTERS
Three members: Councillors O'Neil, Tierney, McDonough
PUBLIC HEALTH
Three members: Councillors O'Neil, Tierney, McDonough
PUBLIC LANDS
Three members : Councillors Iannella, DiCara, Connolly
PUBLIC SERVICES
Three members: Councillors O'Neil, Tierney, Iannella
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Three members: Councillors DiCara, Iannella, Hicks
POST AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT
Three members: Councillors Hicks, Langone, McDonough
13A
STANDING COMMITTEES OF CITY COUNCIL — 1977
EXECUTIVE
All members: Councillor Langone, Chairman
Comicillor McDonough. V ice-Chairman
On the following committees the first-named member is Chairman;
the second-named member is Vice-Chairman.
CLAIMS
Councillors Connolly, Hicks, Iannella
CONFIRMATIONS
Councillors Hicks, Iannella, O'Neil
EDUCATION
Councillors Kerrigan, Connolly, DiCara
ELDERLY AFFAIRS
Councillors Connolly, O'Neil, Kerrigan, Langone, Tierney
HOUSING
Councillors Langone, O'Neil, Hicks
LAWS AND ORDINANCES
Councillors Kerrigan, Connolly, Langone
PENAL MATTERS
Councillors O'Neil,. Hicks, Iannella
POST AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT
Councillors Connolly, Tierney, Hicks
PURLIC HEALTH
Councillors O'Neil, Hicks, Iannella
PURLIC LANDS
Councillors McDonough, Iannella, Connolly
PURLIC SERVICES
Councillors O'Neil, McDonough, Iannella
TRANSPORTATION AND LICENSES
Councillors Langone, O'Neil, Kerrigan
URRAN DEVELOPMENT
Councillors Tierney, DiCara. Hicks
VETERANS' SERVICES
Councillors O'Neil, Connolly, McDonough
WAYS AND MEANS
Councillors Kerrigan, Langone. Connolly, DiCara, Tierney
Joseph M. Dunlea
City Clerk
OFFICERS
of the
CITY COUNCIL
Joseph J. Brogna
City Messenger
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Portions of the City Charter concerning the form of
government, the election of the Mayor, the School Com-
mittee, and the City Council, and the general powers and
duties of those officers, together with certain miscellaneous
sections relative to the powers and duties of certain boards
and officers.
Users of the following material should bear in mind
that these are only excerpts from the hundreds of Special
Laws Relating to the City of Boston, all of which together
comprise the "City Charter." A codification thereof can
be purchased from the Law Department. The voters of
Boston adopted a "Plan A" form of city government on
November 8, 1949. See G. L. c. 43.
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SECTION NUMBERS REFER TO
CHAPTER 452 OF THE ACTS OF 1948
AS AMENDED BY
CHAPTER 376 OF THE ACTS OF 1951,
INCLUDING CERTAIN SUBSEQUENT CHANGES
Geiveral Provisions
Section 1. The following words as used in this act shall, unless the
context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:
"City", the city of Boston.
"Board of election commissioners", the board of election commissioners
of the city of Boston.
"Regular municipal election", the biennial election held for electing
officers of the city as provided in this act.
"Preliminary election", the election held for the purpose of nominating
candidates whose names shall appear on the official ballot at a municipal
election.
Sect. 8. Whenever one of the plans provided in this act shall be
adopted the terms of office of all elective officers in office, and the position
of city manager if there be one, shall terminate at ten o'clock in the fore-
noon on the first Monday of January following the first municipal election
held in accordance with the provisions of the plan so adopted.
Sect. 9. Whenever one of the plans provided in this act shall be
adopted, the fiscal year of the city shall begin on January first and shall
end on December thirty-first next following;* and the municipal year
thereof shall begin on the first Monday in January and shall continue until
the first Monday of the January next following.
Plan A. Government by Mayor, City Council, and School Com-
mittee, Elected at Large with Preliminary Elections
{Plan A was adopted by the voters of the City of Boston at the Municipal
Election held November 8, 19^9, Yes, iU6,i62, No, 73,882.)
Sect. 11. There shall be in the city a mayor who shall be the chief
executive officer of the city, a city council of nine members which shall
be the legislative body of the city, and a school committee of five mem-
bers which shall have the powers and duties conferred and imposed by
law.
Sect. 11 A. Every person elected mayor and every person elected or
chosen city councillor or school committeeman shall, before entering upon
the duties of his office, take, and subscribe in a book to be kept by the
city clerk for the purpose, the oath of allegiance and oath of office pre-
scribed in the constitution of this commonwealth and an oath to support
*By St. 1969, c. 849, as amended, changed the fiscal year of all cities
and towns in the Commonwealth to begin on July 1, and end on June 30.
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the constitution of the United States. Such oaths shall be administered,
to a person elected mayor, by a justice of the supreme judicial court, a
judge of a court of record commissioned to hold such court within the
city or a justice of the peace, and to a person elected or chosen city coun-
cillor or school committeeman, by the mayor or any of the persons au-
thorized to administer said oaths to a person elected mayor.
Sect. IIB. Whenever the mayor is absent from the city or unable from
any cause to perform his duties, and whenever there is a vacancy in the
office of mayor from any cause, the president of the city council, while
such absence, inability or vacancy continues, shall perform the duties of
mayor. If there is no president of the city council or if he also is absent
from the city or unable from any cause to perform such duties, they shall
be performed, until there is a mayor or president of the city council or
the mayor or president of the city council returns or is able to attend
to said duties, by such member of the city council as that body by a vote
which, for the purposes of section seventeen D, shall be deemed to be a
vote electing an official, may elect, and until such elections by the city
clerk. The person upon whom such duties shall devolve shall be called
"acting mayor" and he shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters
not admitting of delay, but shall have no power to make permanent
appointments.
Sect. 12. At the next regular municipal election following the adoption
of Plan A and at every second regular municipal election after a regular
municipal election at which a mayor is elected, a mayor shall be elected
at large to hold office for the four municipal years following the municipal
year in which he is elected and thereafter until his successor is elected and
qualified.
Sect. 13. If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor within sixteen
weeks prior to a regular municipal election other than a regular municipal
election at which a mayor is elected, or within sixteen months after a
regular municipal election, or if there is a failure to elect a mayor or a
person elected mayor resigns or dies before taking office, the city council
shall forthwith adopt an order calling a special municipal election for the
purpose of electing at large a mayor for the unexpired term, which election
shall be held on such Tuesday, not less than one hundred and twenty days
nor more than one hundred and forty days after the adoption of such
order, as the city council shall in such order fix. If a vacancy occurs in
the office of the mayor at any other time, a mayor shall be elected at large
at the next regular municipal election to hold office for a term expiring at
ten o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday of the fourth January
following his election. A person elected mayor under either of the fore-
going provisions shall take and subscribe the oaths required by section
eleven A as soon as conveniently may be after the issuance to him of his
certificate of election. Such person shall hold office from the time of
taking and subscribing such oaths until the expiration of his term and
thereafter until his successor is elected and qualified. The provisions of
this section shall not apply if a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in
the period beginning on the date of a regular municipal election at which
a new mayor is elected and ending at the time he takes office.
17.
Sect. 13A.* The mayor shall be paid an annual salary of twenty
thousand dollars or such other sum as may from time to time be fixed by
ordinance. The mayor shall not receive for his services any other com-
pensation or emolument whatever; nor shall he hold any other office of
emolument under the city government.
Sect. 14. At the next regular municipal election following the adoption
of Plan A and at every regular municipal election thereafter, there shall
be elected at large nine city councillors, each to hold office for the two
municipal years following the municiped year in which he is elected.
Sect. 15. f If at any time a vacancy occurs in the city council from
any cause, the city clerk shall forthwith notify the city council thereof; and
within fifteen days after such notification, the remaining city councillors
shall choose, as city councillor for the unexpired term, whichever of the
defeated candidates for the office of city councillor at the regular municipal
election at which city councillors were elected for the term in which the
vacancy occurs, who are efigible and willing to serve, received the highest
number of votes at such election, or, if there is no such defeated candidate
eligible and willing to serve, a registered voter of the city duly qualified
to vote for a candidate for the office of city councillor. If at a regular
municipal election there is a failure to elect a city councillor or if a person
elected city councillor at such an election resigns or dies before taking
office, the city clerk shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the re-
maining city councillors-elect take office, notify the city council of such
failure to elect, resignation or death; and within fifteen days after such
notification, the members thereof shall choose, as city councillor for the
unexpired term, whichever of the defeated candidates for the office of city
councillor at such' election, who are eligible and wilfing to serve, received
the highest number of votes at such election, or, if there is no such defeated
candidate eligible and willing to serve, a registered voter of the city duly
qualified to vote for a candidate for the office of city councillor. If in
any of the aforesaid events a choice is not made as hereinbefore provided
within fifteen days after the notification of the city council by the city
clerk, the choice shall be made by the mayor, or, if there is no mayor, by
the city councillor senior in length of service, or, if there be more than
one such, by the city councillor senior both in age and length of service.
For the purposes of section seventeen D, votes of the city council under
this section shall be deemed to be votes electing officials.
Sect. 16.J Every city councillor shall be paid an annual salary of five
thousand dollars; and no other sum shall be paid from the city treasury
for or on account of any personal expenses directly or indirectly incurred
by or in behalf of any city councillor.
Sect. 17. The city council shall be the judge of the election and quali-
fications of its members; shall elect from its members by vote of a majority
*At Present forty thousand dollars, under Rev. Ord. 1961, c. 2, s. 9A.
tSect. 15 as amended by St. 1952, c. 190.
jAt present, president twenty-two thousand dollars, other councillors
twenty thousand dollars, under Rev. Ord. 1961, c. 2A, s. 1.
Passed pursuant to G. L., c. 39, s. 6A.
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of all the members a president who when present shall preside at the
meetings thereof; and shall from time to time establish rules for its pro-
ceedings. The member eldest in years shall preside until the president
is chosen, and in case of the absence of the president, until a presiding
officer is chosen.
Sect. 17A. The mayor may, whenever in his judgment the good of
the city requires it, summon a meeting or meetings of the city council
although said council stands adjourned to a more distant day, and shall
cause suitable written notice of such meeting or meetings to be given to
the city councillors.
Sect. 17B. The city council may, subject to the approval of the
mayor, from time to time establish such offices, other than that of clerk,
as it may deem necessary for the conduct of its affairs and at such salaries
as it may determine, and abolish such offices or alter such salaries; and
without such approval may fill the offices thus established and remove
the incumbents at pleasure. The city clerk shall act as clerk of the city
council.
Sect. 17C. All elections by the city council under any provision of
law, including the choosing of a city councillor under section fifteen, shall
be made by a viva voce vote, each member who is present answering to his
name when it is called by the clerk or other proper officer, and stating
the name of the person for whom he votes, or declining to vote, as the
case may be; and the clerk or other proper officer shall record every such
vote. No such election shall be valid unless it is made as aforesaid.
Sect. 17D. Every order, ordinance, resolution and vote of the city
council (except special municipal election orders adopted under section
thirteen, votes relating to the internal affairs of said council, resolutions
not affecting legal rights, votes electing officials, and votes confirming
appointments by the mayor) shall be presented to the mayor for his
approval. If he approves it, he shall sign it; and thereupon it shall be in
force. If he disapproves it, he shall, by filing it with the city clerk with
his objections thereto in writing, return it to the city council which shall
enter the objections at large on its records. Every order, ordinance, reso-
lution and vote authorizing a loan or appropriating money or accepting
a statute involving the expenditure of money, which is so returned to the
city council, shall be void, and no further action shall be taken thereon;
but the city council shall proceed forthwith to reconsider every other
order, ordinance, resolution and vote so returned, and if, after such recon-
sideration, two thirds of all the city councillors vote to pass it notwith-
standing the disapproval of the mayor, it shall then be in force; but no
such vote shall be taken before the seventh day after the city council has
entered the objections at large on its records. Every order, ordinance,
resolution or vote required by this section to be presented to the mayor
which, within fifteen days after such presentation, is neither signed by
him nor filed with his written objections as hereinbefore provided, shall
be in force on and after the sixteenth day following such presentation.
Every order, ordinance, resolution or vote required by this section to
be presented to the mayor shall be approved as a whole or disapproved
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as a whole; except that, if the same authorizes a loan or appropriates
money, the mayor may approve some of the items in whole or in part
and disapprove other of the items in whole or in part; and such items or
parts of items as he approves shall, upon his signing the same, be in force
and such items or parts of items as he disapproves by filing with the city
clerk his written objections thereto shall be void, and such items or parts
of items as he neither signs nor so disapproves within fifteen days after
the order, ordinance, resolution or vote shall have been presented to him
shall be in force on and after the sixteenth day following such presen-
tation.
Sect. 17E.* The mayor from time to time may make to the city council
in the form of an ordinance or loan order filed with the city clerk such
recommendations as he may deem to be for the welfare of the city. The
city council shall consider each ordinance or loan order so presented and
shall either adopt or reject the same within sixty days after the date when
it is filed as aforesaid. If such ordinance or loan order is not rejected
within said sixty days, it shall be in force as if adopted by the city council
unless previously withdrawn by the mayor. Nothing herein shall pre-
vent the mayor from again presenting an ordinance or loan order which
has been rejected or withdrawn. The city council may originate an ordi-
nance or loan order and may reduce or reject any item in any loan and.
Subject to the approval of the mayor, may amend an ordinance. All sales
of land other than school lands, all appropriations for the purchase of
land, and all loans voted by the city council shall require a vote of two
thirds of all the city councillors and shall be passed only after two separate
readings and by two separate votes, the second of said readings and votes
to be had not les^ than fourteen days after the first, except that in the
case of loan orders for temporary loans in anticipation of taxes the second
of said readings and votes may be had not less than twenty-four hours
after the first. No amendment increasing the amount to be paid for the
purchase of land, or the amount of loans, or altering the disposition of
purchase money or of the proceeds of loans shall be made at the time of
the second reading and vote. If a petition signed by three city councillors
requesting that action be taken forthwith upon a loan order presented by
the mayor is filed in the office of the city clerk not earlier than fourteen
days after the presentation of such loan order, action shall be taken by
the yeas and nays on the question of the adoption of such loan order at
the next meeting of the council, or, if one vote has already been taken
thereon, at the next meeting after the expiration of the required interval
after such vote; provided, that such action thereon has not sooner been
taken or such loan order has not been withdrawn by the mayor.
Sect. 17F. The city council at any time may request from the mayor
specific information on any municipal matter within its jurisdiction, and
may request his presence to answer written questions relating thereto
at a meeting to be held not earlier than one v.eek from the date of the
receipt of said questions, in which case the mayor shall personally, or
through a head of a department or a member of a board, attend such
meeting and publicly answer all such questions. The person so attending
♦ Sect. 17E, as amended by St. 1966, c. 642, s. 14.
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shall not be obliged to answer questions relating to any other matter.
The mayor at any time may attend and address the city council in person
or through the head of a department, or a member of a board, upon such
subject as he may desire.
Sect. 17G. Eixcept as otherwise provided in chapter four hundred and
eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, neither the city council
nor any member, committee, officer or employee thereof shall directly or
indirectly on behalf of the city or of the county of Suffolk take part in the
employment of labor, the making of contracts, or the purchase of materials,
supplies or real estate; nor in the construction, alteration, or repair of
any public works, buildings, or other property; nor in the care, custody,
or management of the same; nor in the conduct of the executive or ad-
ministrative business of the city or county; nor in the appointment or
removal of any city or county employee ; nor in the expenditure of public
money except such as may be necessary for the contingent and incidental
expenses of the city council. Any person violating any provision of this
section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year,
or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.
Sect. 17H. No city councillor nor any person elected city councillor
shall during the term for which he is elected or chosen, be appointed to,
or hold, any office or position which is under the city government or the
salary of which is payable out of the city treasury except the office of city
councillor and any office held ex officio by virtue of being a member, or
president, of the city council; provided, however, that nothing herein
contained shall prevent a city councillor or any person elected city council-
lor from, during the term for which he is elected or chosen, being appointed
by the governor, with or without the advice and consent of the council,
to, and holding, any such office or position if before entering upon the
duties of such office or position he resigns as city councillor or city council-
lor-elect.
Sect. 18. At the next regular municipal election following the adoption
of Plan A and at every regular municipal election thereafter, there shall
be elected at large five school committeemen, each to hold office for the
two municipal years following the municipal year in which he is elected.
Sect. 19.* If at any time a vacancy occurs in the school committee
from any cause, the mayor, the president of the city council and the
remaining school committeemen, meeting in joint convention, shall,
within fifteen days after the vacancy arises, choose, as school committee-
man for the unexpired term, whichever of the defeated candidates for the
office of school committeeman at the regular municipal election at which
school committeemen were elected for the term in which the vacancy
occurs, who are eligible and willing to serve, received the highest number
of votes at such election, or, if there is no such defeated candidate eligible
and willing to serve, a registered voter of the city duly qualified to vote
for a candidate for the office of school committeeman. If at a regular mu-
nicipal election there is a failure to elect a school committeeman or if a
person elected school committeeman at such an election resigns or dies
* Sect. 19 as amended by St. 1952. c. 190.
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before taking ofBce, within fifteen days after the remaining school com-
mitteemen-elect take office, such school committeemen and the then
mayor and the then president of the city council shall meet in joint con-
vention, and choose, as school committeeman for the unexpired term,
whichever of the defeated candidates for the office of school committeeman
at such election, who are eligible and willing to serve, received the highest
number of votes at such election, or, if there is no such defeated candidate
eligible and willing to serve, a registered voter of the city duly qualified
to vote for a candidate for the office of school committeeman.
Sect. 20. The members of the school committee shall meet and
organize on the first Monday of January following their election. The
school committee shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its
members. The members of the school committee shall serve without
compensation.
Sect. 53. Every municipal officer required by sections twelve, thirteen,
fourteen and eighteen to be elected at large shall be elected at a biennial
municipal election, or, in the case of a mayor for an unexpired term, at a
special municipal election, after, in either case, nomination at a pre-
liminary municipal election, except as otherwise provided in section fifty-
seven C. In sections fifty-three to sixty-five, inclusive, the term "regular
election" shall be construed to refer to the biennial municipal election or
the special municipal election, as the case may be, and the term "pre-
liminary election" to the preliminary municipal election held for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for election at such regular election. Every
preliminary election shall, unless dispensed with under said section fifty-
seven C, be held Qn the sixth Tuesday preceding the regular election.
Sect. 54. Any person who is a registered voter of the city duly qualified
to vote for a candidate for an elective municipal office therein may be a
candidate for nomination to such office; provided, that a petition for the
nomination of such person is obtained, signed and filed as provided in
sections fifty-five, fifty-five A, and fifty-six, and signatures of petitioners
thereon, to the number required by section fifty-six, certified as provided
in section fifty-seven by the board of election commissioners, in sections
fifty-five to sixty-five, inclusive, called the election commission.
Sect. 55, A nomination petition shall be issued only to a person sub-
scribing after the sixteenth Tuesday, and before the eleventh Tuesday
preceding the preliminary election, in a book kept for that purpose by
the election commission, a statement of candidacy in substantially the
following form: —
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
CITY OF BOSTON
STATEMEl>fT OF.CaNDIDACY
I (name with first or middle name in full), under the pains and penal-
ties of perjury declare that I reside at (street and number, if any) in Ward
(number) of the City of Boston; that I am a registered voter of said City
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duly qualified to vote for a candidate for the ollice hereinafter mentioned;
that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of (Mayor or City
Councillor or School Committeeman); that I request that my name be
printed as such candidate on the oOlcial ballot to be used at the preliminary
municipal election to be held on Tuesday, , 19 , for the
purpose of nominating candidates for election to such ofiice; and that
I also request that my nomination petition contain the following state-
ment (not exceeding eight words) concerning the elective public offices
now or formerly held by me: —
Signature of Candidate
Sect. 55A. A nomination petition shall be issued by the election com-
mission not later than twelve o'clock noon on the second day (Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays excluded) after the subscription of a statement
of candidacy, except that no such petition shall be issued before the
eleventh Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. A nomination
petition shall not relate to more than one candidate nor to more than one
office. A nomination petition may state the elective public offices which
the candidate holds or has held under the government of the common-
wealth, the county of Suffolk or the city of Boston or in the congress as a
representative or senator from the commonwealth; provided, that such
statement shall not exceed eight words and shall, with respect to each
such office, consist solely of the title, as hereinafter given, of such office,
preceded, if the candidate is the then incumbent thereof, by the word
"Present", otherwise, by the word "Former", and followed, if, but only
if, the office is that of city councillor, by the words "at Large" or "for
Ward (here insert ward number in numerals, which shall be counted as one
wordy, as the case may be. For the purposes of such statement, the
titles of the elective public offices which may be stated shall be deemed
to be as follows: — city councillor, school committeeman, mayor, district
attorney, sheriff, register of deeds, register of probate, county clerk of
superior (criminal) court, county clerk of superior (civil) court, county
clerk of supreme judicial court, state representative, state senator, gov-
ernor's councillor, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, state
secretary, lieutenant governor, governor, congressman, and United States
senator.
If the candidate is a veteran as defined in section twenty-one of chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws, his nomination petition may contain the
word "Veteran", which, in the case of a candidate holding or having held
elective public office as aforesaid, shall, for the purposes of this section and
sections fifty-five, fifty-eight and sixty-two, be counted as a part of the
statement concerning the elective public offices held by him, and, in the
case of a candidate who does not hold and has never held elective public
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office as aforesaid, shall, for the purposes of said sections, be deemed to be
a statement concerning the elective public offices held by him.
A nomination petition may consist of one or more sheets; but each sheet
shall be in substantially the following form: —
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
CITY OF BOSTON
Nomination Petition
Whereas {name of candidate) residing at (street and number, if any)
in Ward (number) of the City of Boston, (here insert any lawfully requested
statement concerning the elective public offices held by candidate) is a candidate
for nomination for the office of (Mayor or City Councillor or School
Committeeman), the undersigned, registered voters of the City of Boston,
duly qualified to vote for a candidate for said office, do hereby request
that the name of said (name of candidate) as a candidate for nomination
for said office be printed on the official ballot to be used at the preliminary
municipal election to be held on Tuesday, , 19 .
Each of the undersigned does hereby certify that he or she has not
subscribed (if the petition relates to the office of mayor, here insert: — any
other nomination petition for said office; if the petition relates to the office
of city councillor, here insert: — more than eight other nomination petitions
for said office; and if the petition relates to the office of school committeeman,
here insert: — more than four other nomination petitions for said office).
In case the above-named candidate withdraws his name from nomi-
nation or is found' to be ineligible or dies, we authorize (names and resi-
dences of a committee of not less than five persons) or a majority thereof
as our representatives to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed by law.
Signatures of
Nominators
(To be signed in person
with name as regis-
tered)
Residence
January 1, 19
(If registered after above
date, residence when
registered)
Ward
Pre-
cinct
Present Residence
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk, ss. Boston, 19 .
The undersigned, being the circulator or circulators of this sheet,
severally certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the persons
whose names are written upon the lines the numbers of which appear
opposite our signatures below, signed the same in person.
Names and Addresses of Persons
Circulating This Sheet
Numbers of Lines Upon Which
Appear Signatures as to Which
Certification is Made Hereby
Name
Address
{Add here or at some other convenient place on the nomination petition
sheet the following.)
I hereby accept the nomination.
This nomination petition sheet filed by
Signature of Candidate
Signature of Filer
Number Street City
Every nomination petition sheet shall, before issuance, be prepared by
the election commission by printing or inserting thereon the matter re-
quired by the first two paragraphs of the foregoing form. Not more than
three hundred nomination petition sheets shall be issued to any candidate
for nomination to the office of mayor under Plan A; not more than one
hundred and fifty such sheets shall be issued to any candidate for nomi-
nation to the office of city councillor under Plan A or D; and not more
than two hundred such sheets shall be issued to any candidate for nomi-
nation to the office of school committeeman under Plan A or D. No
nomination petition sheet shall be received or be valid unless prepared and
issued by the election commission; nor shall any such sheet be received or
be valid unless the written acceptance of the candidate thereby nomi-
nated is endorsed thereon, anything in section three A of chapter fifty
of the General Laws to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sect. 56. The nomination petition shall be signed, in the case of a
candidate for mayor, by at least three thousand registered voters of the
city qualified to vote for such candidate at the preliminary election, in the
case of a candidate for city councillor, by at least fifteen hundred registered
voters of the city quafified to vote for such candidate at such election,
25.
and, in the case of a candidate for school committeemEui, by at least two
thousand registered voters of the city qualified to vote for such candidate
at such election.
Every voter signing a nomination petition shall sign in person, with his
name as registered, and shall state his residence on January first preceding,
or his residence when registered if subsequent thereto, and the place
where he is then living, with the street and number, if any; but any voter
who is prevented by physical disability from writing may authorize
some person to write his name and residence in his presence. No voter
may sign as petitioner more than one nomination petition for the ofQce
of mayor, nor more than nine nomination petitions for the office of city
councillor, nor more than five nomination petitions for the office of school
committeeman. If the name of any voter appears as petitioner on more
nomination petitions for an office than prescribed in this section, his name
shall, in determining the number of petitioners, be counted, in the case
of the office of mayor, only on the nomination petition sheet bearing his
name first filed with the election commission, in the case of the office of
city councillor, only on the nine nomination petition sheets bearing his
name first filed with said commission, and, in the case of the office of
school committeeman, only on the five nomination petition sheets bearing
his name first filed with said commission. If the name of any voter ap-
pears as petitioner on the same nomination petition more than once,
it shall be deemed to appear but once. The signature of any petitioner
which is not certified by the circulator of the sheet as provided in the
form set forth in section fifty-five A shall not be counted in determining
the number of petitioners.
The separate sheets of a nomination petition may be filed all at one
time or in lots of one or more from time to time, but shall all be filed with
the election commission at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the
eleventh Tuesday preceding the preliminary election. Every nomination
petition sheet shall be filed by a responsible person, who shall sign such
sheet and, if he is other than the candidate, add to his signature his place
of residence, giving street and number, if any; and the election commission
shall require satisfactory identification of such person.
The names of candidates appearing on nomination petitions shall, when
filed, be a matter of public record; but no nomination petition shall be
open to public inspection until the signatures on all nomination petitions
for the same office have been certified.
Sect. 57. Upon the filing of each nomination petition sheet the election
commission shall check each name to be certified by it on such sheet and
shall certify thereon the number of signatures so checked which are the
names of registered voters of the city qualified to sign the same; provided,
however, that said commission shall not certify, in connection with a
single nomination petition, a greater number of names than required by
section fifty-six with one tenth of such number added thereto. Names
not certified in the first instance shall not thereafter be certified on the
same nomination petition. All nomination petitions not containing
names certified pursuant to this section, to the number required by said
section fifty-six, shall be invalid. The election commission shall complete
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the certification required by this section at or before five o'clock in the
afternoon on the fifty-fifth day preceding the preliminary election.
Sect. 57A. A nomination petition which has been filed and is in ap-
parent conformity with law shall be valid unless written objection thereto
is made by a registered voter of the city. Such objection shall be filed
with the election commission at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on
the forty-ninth day preceding the preliminary election. Objections filed
with the election commission shall forthwith be transmitted by it to the
Boston ballot law commission. Certification pursuant to section fifty-
seven shall not preclude a voter from filing objections to the validity of
a nomination petition.
Sect. 57B.* Any candidate may withdraw his name from nomination
by a request signed and duly acknowledged by him; provided, however,
that all withdrawals shall be filed with the election commission at or
before five o'clock in the afternoon on the forty-ninth day preceding the
preliminary election. If a candidate so withdraws his name from nomina-
tion before five o'clock in the afternoon of the twenty-ninth day preceding
the preliminary election, or is found to be ineligible or dies, the vacancy
may be filled by a committee of not less than five persons or a majority
thereof, if such committee be named and so authorized in the nomination
petition; provided, however, that all certificates of substitution, except
any certificate of substitution for a deceased candidate for mayor under
Plan A, shall be filed with the election commission at or before five o'clock
in the afternoon on said twenty-ninth day.
The certificate of substitution for a deceased candidate for mayor
under Plan A shall be filed with the election commission (a) at or before
five o'clock in the afternoon on the first Tuesday preceding the preliminary
election if he dies on or before the second Friday preceding such election
(6) at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the first Friday following
the preliminary election if he dies after the second Friday preceding such
election and before the closing of the polls at such election, (c) at or before
five o'clock in the afternoon on the first Tuesday preceding the regular
election if he dies after the closing of the polls at the preliminary election
and on or before the second Friday preceding the regular election, and
(rf) at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the first Friday follow-
ing the regular election if he dies after the second Friday preceding such
election and before the closing of the polls at such election; provided,
however, that no certificate of substitution for such a deceased candidate
shall be filed after the closing of the polls at the preliminary election unless
such candidate, if living, would be deemed under either section fifty-
seven C or sixty-one to have been nominated for the office of mayor
under Plan A.
If a certificate of substitution for a deceased candidate for mayor
under Plan A is filed at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the first
Tuesday preceding the preliminary election, the ballots for use at such
election shall be printed with the name, residence and ward of the sub-
* Sect. 57B as amended by St. 1958, c. 257.
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stitute in the place of the name, residence and ward of the deceased;
and the voting machine ballot labels for use at such election, if not pre-
viously printed, shall be printed with the name, residence and ward of
the substitute in the place of the name, residence and ward of the deceased,
and, if previously printed shall have a slip containing the name, residence
and ward of the substitute pasted over the name, residence and ward of
the deceased. If such a certificate is filed after five o'clock in the after-
noon on the first Tuesday preceding the preliminary election, all ballots
and voting machine ballot labels for use at such election shall bear the
name, residence and ward of the deceased but shall be deemed as a matter
of law to bear the name, residence and ward of the substitute in the place
of the name, residence and ward of the deceased, and a vote for the de-
ceased at such election shall be counted as a vote for the substitute. If
such a certificate is filed at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the
first Tuesday preceding the regular election, the ballots for use at such
election other than absent voting ballots shall be printed with the name,
residence and ward of the substitute in the place of the name, residence
and ward of the deceased; and the absent voting ballots for use at such
election, if not previously printed, shall be printed with the name, resi-
dence and ward of the substitute in the place of the name, residence and
yfaid of the deceased and, if previously printed, shall be deemed as a
matter of law to bear the name, residence and ward of the substitute in
the place of the name, residence and ward of the deceased so that a vote
thereon for the deceased shall be counted as a vote for the substitute; and
the voting machine ballot labels for use at such election, if not previously
printed, shall be printed with the name, residence and ward of the substi-
tute in the place of the name, residence and ward of the deceased, and,
if previously printed, shall have a slip containing the name, residence
and ward of the substitute pasted over the name, residence and ward of
the deceased. If a candidate for mayor under Plan A in whose nomina-
tion petition a committee of not less than five persons or a majority thereof
is authorized to fill a vacancy dies after the second Friday preceding the
regular election and a certificate of substitution is not filed at or before
five o'clock in the afternoon on the first Tuesday preceding such election,
such election, so far, but only so far, as it is for the purpose of electing a
person for the ofQce of mayor, shall be postponed for four weeks and
no vote cast for any candidate for mayor at the originally scheduled
election shall be counted.
Every certificate of substitution shall state: — (1) the name of the sub-
stitute, (2) his residence, with street and number, if any, and ward, (3) the
office for which he is to be a candidate, (4) the name of the original candi-
date, (5) the fact of his death, withdrawal or ineligibility, and (6) the
proceedings had for making the substitution. The chairman emd secre-
tary of the committee shall sign and make oath to the truth of the cer-
tificate; and it shall be accompanied by the written acceptance of the
candidate substituted. A certificate of substitution shall be open to
objection in the same manner, so far as practicable, as a nomination
petition.
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Sect. 57C. On the first day, other than a legal holiday or Saturday
or Sunday, following the expiration of th e time for filing withdrawals and
the final disposition of any objections filed, the election commission shall
post in a conspicuous place in the city hall the names, residences and
wards of the candidates for nomination for mayor under Plan A and for
city councillor and school committeeman under Plans A and D who have
duly qualified as such candidates, as they are to appear on the official
ballots to be used at the preliminary election, except as to the order of the
names. If there are so posted the names of not more than two candi-
dates for the office of mayor under Plan A, the candidates whose names
are so posted shall be deemed to have been nominated for said office, and
the preliminary election for the purpose of nominating candidates therefor
shall be dispensed with; if there are so posted the names of not more than
eighteen candidates for the office of city councillor under Plan A or D,
the candidates whose names are so posted shall be deemed to have been
nominated for said office, and the preliminary election for the purpose of
nominating candidates therefor shall be dispensed with; and if there are
so posted the names of not more than ten candidates for the office of school
committeeman under Plan A or D, the candidates whose names are so
posted shall be deemed to have been nominated for said office, and the
preliminary election for the purpose of nominating candidates therefor
shall be dispensed with.
Sect. 58. On the day of the posting provided for by section fifty-
seven C, or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, the election com-
mission shall draw by lot the position of the candidates on the ballot.
Each candidate shall have an opportunity to be present at such drawing in
person or by one representative. As soon as conveniently may be after
such drawing, the election commission shall cause the ballots to be printed.
Said ballots shall, in addition to the directions and numbers provided for
by section fifty-nine, contain, in the order drawn by the election com-
mission, the names posted as aforesaid (except those of candidates deemed
under section fifty-seven C to have been nominated), and no others,
with a designation of residence and ward and the title and term of the
office for which the person named is a candidate, and the statement,
if any, contained in his nomination petition concerning the elective public
offices held by him. Said ballots shall be official and no others shall be
used at the preliminary election. Said ballots shall be headed as follows:
OFFICIAL PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL
ELECTION BALLOT
Candidates for nomination for the offices of in the
City of Boston at the preliminary municipal election to be held on Tues-
day, , 19 .
The heading of said ballots shall be varied in accordance with the offices
for which nominations are to be made.
Sect. 59. At every preliminary election, and every regular election,
under Plan A, each voter shall be entitled to vote for not more than one
candidate for the office of mayor, not more than nine candidates for the
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office of city councillor, and not more than five candidates for the office
of school committeeman. On the ballots and voting machine ballot labels
for use at each of said elections, there shall, as a direction to the voter,
be printed in capital letters, near the title of each office to be voted for,
the words "vote for {here insert in icords the number of candidates specified
in this section with respect to such office). The election commission, when
drawing under section fifty-eight the position on the ballot of the candi-
dates for nomination at every preliminary election, shall draw the posi-
tions of all candidates for mayor, if any are to be drawn, before drawing
the position of any candidate for city councillor or school committeeman
and shall draw the positions of all candidates for city councillor, if any are
to be drawn, before drawing the position of any candidate for school
committeeman. The election commission shall number consecutively,
regardless of office, all candidates drawn, — the candidate first drawn
being assigned the number 1 and the candidate last drawn being assigned
the last number assigned. No position shall be drawn for, nor shall any
number be assigned to, any candidate deemed under section fifty-seven C
to have been nominated; nor shall any number be assigned to any blank
space provided under section sixty-four or to any sticker candidate, so
called; and no vote by sticker, which term shall not be construed to in-
clude the slip provided for by section fifty-seven B, shall be counted if
any candidate number appears thereon. The numbers assigned under
this paragraph shall be separate and distinct from the alphabetical or
numerical code of any voting machine. On the ballots and voting ma-
chine ballot labels for use at every preliminary election, there shall, as
an aid to the voter, be printed in numerals, before the name of each candi-
date and with t^"pe the same size as the name, the number assigned to the
candidate by the election commission under this paragraph.
Sect. 60. The election officers shall, immediately upon the closing
of the polls at preUminary elections, count the ballots and ascertain the
number of votes cast in the several voting places for each candidate, and
forthwith make return thereof upon the total vote sheets or, if voting
machines are used, the general or precinct record sheets, as the case may
be, to the election commission which shall forthwith canvass said returns
and, subject to the provisions of the first sentence of section one hundred
and thirty-seven of chapter fifty-four of the General Laws, determine and
declare the result thereof, pubUsh said result in one or more newspapers
in the city, and post the same in a conspicuous place in the city hall.
Sect. 61. The two persons receiving at a preliminary election under
Plan A the highest number of votes for nomination for the office of mayor
shall be deemed to have been nominated for said office; and the eighteen
persons receiving at such an election under Plan A or D the highest num-
ber of votes for nomination for the office of city councillor shall be deemed
to have been nominated for said office; and the ten persons receiving at
such an election under Plan A or D the highest number of votes for nomi-
nation for the office of school committeeman shall be deemed to have
been nominated for said office. If a preliminary election under Plan A
or D results in a tie vote among candidates for nomination receiving the
lowest number of votes, which, but for said tie vote, would entitle a person
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receiving the same to be deemed to have been nominated, all persons
participating in said tie vote shall be deemed to have been nominated,
although in consequence there be printed on the official ballot to be used
at the regular election names to a number exceeding twice the number to
be elected.
Sect. 62. The name of every person deemed under section fifty-seven
C or section sixty-one to have been nominated, together with his residence
and ward and the title and term of the office for which he is a candidate,
and the statement, if amy, contained in his nomination petition concerning
the elective public offices held by him, shall, in addition to the directions
provided for by section fifty-nine, be printed on the official ballots to be
used at the regular elections ; and said persons shall be the sole candidates
whose names may be printed on such ballots. As soon as conveniently
may be after the sixth Tuesday preceding every regular election, the elec-
tion commission shall draw by lot the position of said names on said
ballots; and said names shall be print^ed on such ballots in the order so
drawn. Each candidate shall have an opportunity to be present at such
drawing in person or by one representative.
Sect. 63. No ballot used at any preliminary or regular election shall
have printed thereon any party or political designation or mark, and
there shall not be appended to the name of ajiy candidate any such party
or political designation or mark or anything showing how he was nomi-
nated or indicating his views or opinions.
Sect. 64. On every ballot to be used at a preliminary or regular
election, there shall be left, at the end of the list of candidates for each
office, blank spaces equal to the number for which a voter may vote for
such office, in which blank spaces the voter may insert the name of any
person not printed on the baillot for whom he desires to vote for such
office.
Sect. 65. At every preliminary election, and every regular election
under Plan D, each voter shall be entitled to vote for not more than six
candidates for the office of city councillor and not more than three candi-
dates for the office of school committeeman. On the ballots for use at
both of said elections, there shall be printed directions to the voters that
each voter shall not vote for more than the number of candidates soecified
in this section.
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SECTION NUMBERS REFER TO
CHAPTER 486 OF THE ACTS OF 1909
AS AMENDED
The Mayor and City Council
Sect. 3.* All appropriations, other than for school purposes, to be met
from taxes, revenue or any source other than loans, shall originate with
the mayor, who, not later than the first Monday in February of each
year, shall submit to the city council the annual budget of the current
expenses of the city and county for the current fiscal year, and may sub-
mit thereafter such supplementary appropriation orders as he may deem
necessary. The city council may reduce or reject any item, but, except
upon the recommendation of the mayor, shall not increase any item in,
nor the total of, a budget, nor add any item thereto, nor shall it originate
a budget. Not later than the first Monday in April the city council shall
take definite action on the annual budget by adopting, reducing or reject-
ing it, and in the event of their failure so to do the items and the appro-
priation orders in the budget as recommended by the mayor shall be in
effect as if formally adopted by the city council and approved by the
mayor. The city council shall take definite action on any supplementary
appropriation order for the public facilities department by adopting,
reducing or rejecting it within sixty days after it is filed with the city clerk;
and in the event of their failure so to do, such supplementary appropria-
tion order as submitted by the mayor shall be in effect as if formally
adopted by the city council and approved by the mayor. It shall be the
duty of the city and county officials, when requested by the mayor, to
Submit forthwith in such detail as he may require estimates for the next
fiscal year of the expenditures of the department or office under their
charge, which estimates shall be transmitted to the city council.
Sect. SA.f In the period after the expiration of any fiscal year, and
before the regular appropriations have been made by the city council and
the school committee, city and county officers who are authorized to
make expenditures, and the school committee, may incur liabilities in
carrying on the work of the several departments and offices entrusted to
them, and payments therefor shall be made from the treasury from any
available funds therein and charged against the next annual appropri-
ation, or special appropriation, if any is made; provided, that the liabilities
* Sect. 3 as amended by St. 1924, c. 479, Sect. 2, St. 1941, c. 604, Sect. 1,
and St. 1966, c. 642, Sect. 10.
t Sect. 3A as inserted by St. 1941, c. 604, Sect. 1, and as amended by
St. 1947, c. 120.
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incurred during such interval for regular employees do not exceed in
any one month the average monthly expenditure of the last three months
of the preceding fiscal year, and that the total Uabilities incurred during
said interval do not exceed in any one month the sums spent for similar
purposes during any one month of the preceding fiscal year; and provided,
further, that said officers who are authorized to make expenditures may
expend in any one month for any new officer or board lawfully created
an amount not exceeding one twelfth of the estimated cost for the current
fiscal year; and provided, further, that until a regular or special appro-
priation has been made for snow removal, expenditures may be made for
that purpose to an amount not exceeding the average of the annual ex-
penditures for snow removal in the five preceding fiscal years. Notwith-
standing the foregoing limitations upon the authority of city officers to
incur liabilities during said interval, such officers may incur liabilities to
such extent as may be necessary for the purpose of compensating first
assistant assessors for their regular duties.
Sect. 3B.* After an appropriation of money has been duly made by
the city of Boston for any specific purpose, or for the needs and expendi-
tures of any city department or county office, no transfer of any part of
the money thus appropriated shall be made except in accordance with
and after the written recommendation of the mayor to the city council,
approved by a yea and nay vote of two thirds of all the members of the
city council; provided, that the city auditor, with the approval in each
instance of the mayor, may make transfers, other than for personal service,
from any item to any other item within the appropriations for a depart-
ment, division of a department or county office. After December tenth in
each year the city auditor may, with the approval of the mayor in each
instance, apply any income and taxes not disposed of and make transfers
from any appropriation to any other appropriation for the purpose only
of closing the accounts of the fiscal year.
(iSee Stat. i9^2. Chap, i, Sect. 3, reading as follows:
"During the continuance of the existing state of war between the United
States and any foreign country, notwithstanding the provisions of section
three B of chapter four hundred and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred
and nine, inserted in said chapter by section one of chapter six hundred and
four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one, the vote required for ap-
proval by the city council of the city of Boston of any transfer of appropriation,
other than a loan appropriation, shall be by a yea and nay vote of a majority
of all the members of the city council.")
Sect. 4A.t The mayor may designate one clerical assistant for whose
acts he shall be responsible to sign his name in approval of all vouchers of
less than five hundred dollars each.
* Sect. 3B as inserted by St. 1941, c. 604, Sect. 1, and as amended by
St. 1954, c. 24.
t Sect. 4A inserted by St. 1924, c. 479, Sect. 3.
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Sect. 5.* The city council with the approval of the mayor may from
time to time make by-laws or ordinances for any or all of the following
purposes: — (a) to create a new department or agency; (fc) to abolish, in
whole or in part, any department or agency; (c) to reorganize, in whole
or in part, any department or department head or any agency or agency
head; (d) to confer or impose on any department or agency any power
or duty of the city not appertaining at the time of the making of the
by-law or ordinance to any department or agency; (e) to transfer any or
all of the powers, duties and appropriations of any division of any depart-
ment or agency to another division of the same department or agency;
(/) to transfer any or all of the powers, duties and appropriations of any
department or division thereof or of any agency or division thereof either
to another department or division thereof or to another agency or division
thereof; and (g) to increase, reduce, establish or abolish the salary of any
department or agency head. Every department or agency head created
by, or resulting from a reorganization effected by, a by-law or ordinance
made under this section shall, unless ex officio, be appointed by the mayor
without confirmation by the city council for a term expiring on the first
Monday of the January following the next biennial municipal election at
which a mayor is elected or, in the case of a person serving without com-
pensation or of a person serving on the board of appeal, the board of
examiners, the board of examiners of gasfitters or other like board, for
such other term as the by-law or ordinance may prescribe. Every person
holding an office or position subject to the civil service law and rules
shall, if the ofiice»or position is abolished by a by-law or ordinance made
under this section and the by-law or ordinance so provides, be reappointed
without civil service examination or registration to a similar office or
position with similar status in any new department or agency, or division
of either, thereby created or in any department or agency, or division
of either, not thereby abolished; and every such person shall upon such
reappointment, retain all rights to retirement with pension that shall
have accrued or would thereafter accrue to him; and his services shall be
deemed to have been continuous to the same extent as if such abolition
had not taken place. As used in this section, the term "agency" shall
be construed to mean any office in charge of a board or officer not subject
to the direction of a department head. Nothing in this section shall
authorize any action in conflict with the civil service laws or rules ex-
cept as expressly provided herein ; nor shall any by-law or ordinance made
under this section affect in any way the school committee or any board
or officer of the school committee or school department, or the board of
commissioners of school buildings or the superintendent of construction,
or the board of trustees of the teachers' retirement fund or the board of
trustees of the permanent school pension fund, or the Boston retirement
board, or the city clerk, or the board of election commissioners, or the
Boston traffic commission, or any board or officer appointed by the
governor.
* Sect. 5 as amended by Stat. 1953, Chap. 473.
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Sect. 6. No contract for lighting the public streets, parks, or eilleys,
or for the collection, removal, or disposal of refuse, extending over a
period of more than one year from the date thereof, shall be valid without
the approval of the mayor and the city council after a pubUc hearing
held by the city council of which at least seven days' notice shall have
been given in the City Record.
Sect. 8. Neither the city council, nor any member or committee,
officer, or employee thereof shall, except as otherwise provided in this
act, directly or indirectly on behalf of the city or the county of Suffolk
take part in the employment of labor, the making of contracts, the pur-
chase of materials, supplies or real estate; nor in the construction, alter-
ation, or repair of any public works, buildings, or other property; nor
in the care, custody, and management of the same; nor in the conduct
of the executive or administrative business of the city or county; nor in
the appointment or removal of any municipal or county employee ; nor in
the expenditure of public money except such as may be necessary for the
contingent and incidental expenses of the city council. . . .
It shall be unlawful for the mayor or for a member of the city council
or for any officer or employee of the city or of the county of Suffolk or for
a member of the finance commission directly or indirectly to make a con-
tract with the city or with the county of Suffolk, or to receive any com-
mission, discount, bonus, gift, contribution or reward from or any share
in the profits of any person or corporation making or performing such
contract, unless such mayor, member of the city council, officer, or em-
ployee or member of the finance commission immediately upon learning
of the existence of such contract or that such contract is proposed, shall
notify in writing the mayor, city council, and finance commission of such
contract and of the nature of his interest in such contract and shall abstain
from doing any official act on behalf of the city in reference thereto. In
case of such interest on the part of an officer whose duty it is to make such
contract on behalf of the city, the contract may be made by any other
officer of the city duly authorized thereto by the mayor, or if the mayor
has such interest by the city clerk: provided, however, that when a con-
tractor with the city or county is a corporation or voluntary association,
the ownership of less than five percent of the stock or shares actually
issued shall not be considered as being an interest in the contract within
the meaning of this act, and such ownership shall not affect the validity
of the contract, unless the owner of such stock or shares is also an officer
or agent of the corporation or association, or solicits or takes part in the
making of the contract.
A violation of any provision of this section shall render the contract in
respect to which such violation occurs voidable at the option of the city or
county. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by im-
prisonment for not more than one year, or both. . . .
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The Executive Depaktment
Sect. 9. All heads of departments and members of municipal boEU'ds,
including the board of street commissioners, as their present terms of
office expire (but excluding the school committee and those officials by
law appointed by the governor), shall be appointed by the mayor without
confirmation by the city council. They shall be recognized experts in
such work as may devolve upon the incumbents of said offices, or persons
specially fitted by education, training or experience to perform the same,
and (except the election commissioners, who shall remain subject to the
provisions of existing laws) shall be appointed without regeu-d to party
affiliation or to residence at the time of appointment except as hereinafter
provided.
Sect. 12. A vacancy in any office to which the provisions of section
nine of this act apply, shall be filled by the mayor under the provisions
of said section and pending a permanent appointment he shall designate
some other head of a department or member of a board to discharge the
duties of the office temporarily.
Sect. 13.* Members of boards shall be appointed for the terms estab-
lished by law or by ordinance. Heads of departments shall be appointed
for terms of four years beginning with the first of May of the year in
which they are appointed and shall continue thereafter to hold office
during the pleasure of the mayor.
Sect. 14.t The mayor may remove any head of a department or
member of a board (other than the election commissioners, who shall re-
main subject to the provisions of existing law) by filing a written state-
ment with the city clerk setting forth in detail the specific reasons for such
removal, a copy of which shall be delivered or mailed to the person thus
removed, who may make a reply in writing, which, if he desires, may be
filed with the city clerk, but such reply shall not affect the action taken
unless the mayor so determines. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to the school committee, the public facilities commission, or any
official by law appointed by the governor.
Sect. 15. The positions of assistants and secretary authorized by
section twenty of chapter four hundred and forty-nine of the acts of the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-five except those in the election depart-
ment are hereby aboUshed, and except as aforesaid the said section is
hereby repealed.
The civil service laws shall not apply to the appointment of the mayor's
secretaries, nor of the stenographers, clerks, telephone operators and
messengers connected with his office, and the mayor may remove such
appointees without a hearing and without making a statement of the
cause for their removal.
* Sect. 13. Affected by St. 1953, c. 473.
t Sect. 14 as amended by St. 1966, c. 642, s. 11.
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Sect. 16. No official of said city, except in case of extreme emergency
involving the health or safety of the people or their property, shall expend
intentionally in any fiscal year any sum in excess of the appropriations
duly made in accordance with law, nor involve the city in any contract
for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriation, except
as provided in section six of this act. Any official who shall violate the
provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more
than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or
both.
Sect. 16 A.* Anything in section three A or section sixteen to the
contrary notwithstanding, city and county officers who are authorized to
make expenditures, and the school committee, may, during any fiscal
year, at the time of, or after, contracting for the performance or delivery
during the remainder of such year of any work, services or supplies of a
constantly recurrent nature, contract, without an appropriation, upon
like or more favorable terms and conditions, for the performance or de-
livery of such work, services or supplies for the whole or any part of the
first three months of the next fiscal year ; provided, that in no event shall
the average monthly liability incurred with respect to the next fiscal year
exceed the average monthly liability for such work, services or supplies
during the last nine months of the then current fiscal year.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Sect. 26.t All loans issued by the city after the passage of this act
shall be made payable in annual instalments in the manner authorized by
section thirteen of chapter twenty-seven of the Revised Laws as amended
by section one of chapter three hundred and forty-one of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eight. No sinking fund shall be established
for said loan. All bonds shall be offered for sale in such a manner that
the premiums, if any are received, shall be applied in accordance with the
provisions of chapter three hundred and seventy-nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and ten. No city or county money shall be de-
posited in any bank or trust company of which any member of the board
of sinking fund commissioners of said city is an officer, director, or agent.
Nothing herein shall apply to transit bonds of the city of Boston issued
under the provisions of the several acts authorizing the construction of
tunnels and subways in said city by the Boston Transit Commission, and
said bonds may be issued as heretofore and secured by sinking fund.
Sect. 27.$ Every officer and board in charge of a department of the
city of Boston or county of Suffolk shall, on or before the sixth day of
February in each year, prepare and furnish to the city auditor a list of
* Sect. 16A. Inserted by St. 1951, c. 182.
t Sect. 26 as amended by St. 1910, c. 437, Sect. 1, and St. 1911, c. 165,
Sect. 1.
t Sect. 27 as amended by Special St. 1919, c. 168, Sect. 1, St. 1922, c.
133, Sect. 1, St. 1938, c. 263, Sect. 1, and St. 1951, c. 111.
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the officials and employees under said officer or board and paid by the
city or county on the first of such February. Such list shall give the
name, residence by street and ward, designation, compensation, and date
of election or appointment of each of said officials and employees and the
date when each first entered the employ of the city or county. It shall
be the duty of the city auditor to verify said fists by the pay rolls and to
keep a copy of said lists open for public inspection, and to prepare and
publish in the City Record on or before the tenth day of April in each
year a comparative table containing the number of such officials and
employees holding office or employed in each such depaurtment or board
and paid by the city or county on the compilation date in each of the ten
years next preceding such publication. The term "compilation date,"
as herein used, shall be construed to mean, with respect to the year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-one or any prior year, the first day of January,
and with respect to the year nineteen hundred and fifty-two or any subse-
quent year, the first day of February.
Sect. 28. The jurisdiction now exercised by the board of aldermen
concerning the naming of streets, the planting and removal of trees in the
public ways, the issue of permits or licenses for coasting, the storage of
gasoline, oil, and other inflammable substances or explosive compounds
and the use of the public ways for any permanent or temporary obstruction
or projection in, under, or over the same, including the location of con-
duits, poles, and posts for telephone, telegraph, street railway, or illumi-
nating purposes, is hereby vested in the board of street commissioners, to
be exercised by said board with the approval in writing of the mayor; and
the mayor and city council shall have authority to fix by ordinance the
terms by way of gash payment, rent, or otherwise, upon which permits or
licenses for the storage of gasoline or oil, or other inflammable substances
or explosive compounds, and the construction or use of coal holes, vaults,
bay windows, and marquises, in, under, or over the public ways shall be
issued.
Sect. 29.* Within ninety days after the passage of this act and there-
after there shall be published at least once a week and distributed and sold
under the direction of the mayor and on terms to be fixed by the city
council and approved by the mayor a paper to be known as the "City
Record." All advertising with reference to the sale of property for non-
payment of taxes shall appear exclusively in the City Record. All other
advertising, whether required by law or not, with reference to the pur-
chase or taking of land, contracts for work, materials or supplies, and the
sale of bonds, shall appear in said paper, and in such newspaper or news-
papers as the mayor, in his discretion, may order; a list of all contracts of
one thousand dollars or more, as awarded, with the names of bidders, and
the amount of the bids; appointments by the mayor; and changes in the
number and compensation of employees in each department, shall be
published in the City Record. Failure to publish in such newspaper or
newspapers as the mayor may order shall not invalidate any purchase,
contract or sale made or action taken by the city. The proceedings of the
* Sect. 29 as amended by St. 1934, c. 185, Sect. 1, and St. 1947, c. 447,
Sect. 1.
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city council and school committee together with all communications from
the mayor, shall be published in the City Record; provided, that the sub-
stance of debates by and among the members of the city council shall not
be so published or published elsewhere at the expense of said city.
Sect. 30.* Every officer or board in charge of a department in said
city and every officer, board or official of the county of Suffolk having
power to incur obligations on behalf of said county in cases where said
obligations are to be paid for wholly from the treasury of said city, when
authorized to erect a new building or to make structural changes in an
existing building, shall make contracts therefor, not exceeding five, each
contract to be subject to the approval of the mayor; and when about to
do any work or to make any purchase, the estimated cost of which alone,
or in conjunction with other similar work or purchase which might properly
be included in the same contract, amounts to or exceeds two thousand
dollars, shall, unless the mayor gives written authority to do otherwise,
invite proposals therefor by advertisements in the City Record. Such
advertisements shall state the time and place for opening the proposals in
answer to said advertisement, and shall reserve the right to the officer,
board or official to reject any or all proposals. No authority to dispense
with advertising shall be given by the mayor unless the said officer, board
or official furnishes him with a signed statement which shall be published
in the City Record giving in detail the reasons for not inviting bids by
advertisement.
Sect. 31. f Without obtaining the consent of any other board or officer
or further authority than that contained in this act, the public facilities
commission, in the name of the city, may acquire by purchase, lease, gift,
devise or otherwise for any municipal purpose a fee simple absolute or any
lesser interest in any land, public or private, within the limits of the city,
including air rights and riparian rights, and may take by eminent domain
under chapter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A of the General Laws any
such fee or interest except in parks and playgrounds and except also,
unless there be express consent, in lands belonging to or covered by con-
tract with the United States, the commonwealth, the Boston Housing
Authority or the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Whenever the price
proposed to be paid for any land to be acquired for any municipal purpose
is more than twenty-five percent higher than its average assessed valuation
during the previous three years, such land shall not be acquired by purchase
but shall be taken by eminent domain. No land shall be taken until an
appropriation by loan or otherwise for the general purpose for which
land is needed shall have been made by the mayor and city council by a
two thirds vote of all its members; nor shall a price be paid in excess of
the appropriation, unless a larger sum is awarded by a court of competent
jurisdiction. Nothing in this section shall affect in any way the powers
and duties of the real property board under chapter four hundred and
seventy-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six as now or
* Sect. 30 as amended by St. 1939, c. 156, Sect. 1, and St. 1955, c. 60,
Sect. 2.
t Sect. 31 as amended by St. 1966, c. 642, s. 12.
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hereafter amended, or of the pubhc improvement commission as successor
in function to the board of street commissioners under chapter four hun-
dred and thirty-seven of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-three or
chapter four hundred and twenty-six of the acts of eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven or chapter three hundred and ninety-three of the acts
of nineteen hundred and six, as severally now or hereafter amended, or
acts in addition thereto.
Sect. 31A. Without obtaining the consent of any board or officer
other than the mayor, and without interdepartmental payment, the public
facilities commission, without further authority, may transfer any land
now or hereafter belonging to the city, except parks and playgrounds, but
including school lands and land acquired by foreclosure of tax title, from
the municipal purpose, if any, to which it is devoted at the time of such
transfer to any other specific municipal purpose, and may also trEuasfer
the care, custody, management and control of any such land, except parks
and playgrounds, but including school land and land acquired by fore-
closure of tax title, from such board or officer, including itself, as at the
time of such transfer may have the same to such other board or officer,
including itself, as it may determine.
Sect. 31B. Without obtaining the consent of any board or officer
other than the mayor, the public facilities commission, without further
authority, may, for such rent or price and upon such terms as said com-
mission may deem appropriate, lease or sublease or sell, grant, and convey
any surplus land, as hereinafter defined, to the federal government or any
agency thereof, the commonwealth or any political subdivision or authority
thereof or, if notice of intent to lease or sell such land or buildings together
with a statement of when and where written details of such proposed
lease or sale may be examined shall first have been publicly advertised in
the City Record once a week for two successive weeks, to any person, fi^'m,
corporation or trust. "Surplus land", as used in this section, shall be
• deemed to mean land, buildings and real estate now or hereafter belonging
to the city and in the care, custody, management and control of said com-
mission (except parks and playgrounds) which at the time of such lease
or sale are or have been used for school purposes, or which have been
acquired by foreclosure of tax titles or acquired under section eighty of
chapter sixty of the General Laws, or which, irrespective of the manner
or time of acquisition, are not held by the city for a specific purpose, or
which have been transferred to the commission by the city council.
Sect. 32.* Beginning in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
the municipal election in said city shall take place biennially in every odd
numbered year on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
* Sect. 32 as amended by St. 1914, c. 730, Sect. l.St. 1921, c. 288, Sect. I,
and St. 1924, c. 479, Sect. 4.
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OFFICIALS OF THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
The following table shows the manner in which the admin-
istrative officers of the Executive departments are appointed
or elected, the time of appointment or election and the term
of office as prescribed by statute or ordinance. (Stat. 1953,
Chap. 473; Ord. 1953, Chap. 8; Ord. 1954, Chaps. 2 and 3;
Ord. 1956, Chaps. 1 and 3; Ord. 1957, Chap. 2; Ord. 1958,
Chap. 4 and Ord. 1961, Chap. 1.)
Officials
How
Created
Appointed
OR Elected
Term
By Whom
When
Begins
Length
Administrative Services,
Director of
Ord.
Mayor
*
:|c
*
Appeal, Board of (Five)
Statute
and Ord.
Annually,
one
May 1
5 yrs.
Art Commission (Five)
Statute
and Ord.
u
Annually,
one
May 1
5 yrs.
Assessing, Commission-
er of
Statute
and Ord.
Statute
and Ord.
u
*
*
*
*
*
Assessing, Associate
Commissioner of
(Two)
*
Auditor
Ord.
a
t
t
t
Beacon Hill Architec-
tural Commission
(Five)
Statute
u
Annually,
one
May 1
*
5 yrs.
Budgets, Supervisor of. .
Ord.
u
*
Building Commissioner.
City Clerk
Statute
Statute
u
City
Council
Quinquen-
nially
Trien-
nially
May 15
1st Mon.
in Feb.
5 yrs.
3 yrs.
Civil Defense Director. .
Statute
and Ord.
Mayor
"
u
X
Collector-Treasurer ....
Statute
and Ord.
«
*
*
*
Corporation Counsel . . .
Ord.
«
Quadren-
nially
May 1
4 yrs.
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
election at which a mayor is elected.
t Position placed under Civil Service by vote of electorate, November
X Determined by St. 1953, c. 491.
next biennial municipal
2, 1943.
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Appointed or Elected
Term
Officials
How
Created
By Whom
When
Begins
Length
Election Commissioners
(Four)
Statute
Mayor
Annually,
one
April 1
4 yrs.
Examiners, Board of
(Three)
Statute
and Ord.
Annually,
one
May 1
3 yrs.
Fire Commissioner
Statute
«
Quadren-
nially
May 1
4 yrs.
Hospital Members
(Nine)
Statute
a
Annually,
one
May 1
3 yrs.
Housing Inspection De-
partment
Ord.
u
*
*
«
Library Trustees (Five)
Ord.
«
Annually,
one
May 1
5 yrs.
Parks and Recreation,
Commissioner of
Statute
and Ord.
«
*
*
*
Parks and Recreation,
Associate Commis-
sioners of (Four)
Statute
and Ord.
..
Annually,
one
May 1
4 yrs.
Penal Institutions Com-
missioner
Ord.
„
Quadren-
nially
May 1
4 yrs.
Personnel, Supervisor of
Ord.
u
t
t
t
Police Commissioner . . .
Statute
"
Quinquen-
nially
May 1
5 yrs.
Public Facilities Com-
missioners (Three) . . .
Statute
u
*
*
*
Public Works, Commis-
sioner of
Ord.
Ord.
u
*
*
*
*
*
Purchasing Agent
*
Real Estate, Committee
on Foreclosed (Three)
Ord.
"
§
§
§
Real Property, Com-
missioner of
Ord.
u
*
*
*
Real Property, Assist-
ant Commissioner of..
Ord.
u
*
*
iii
♦ For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial municipal
election at which a mayor is elected.
t Position placed under Civil Service by St. 1959, c. 603.
§ The Chairman and two other members of the Real Property Board are appointed by the
Mayor from the Real Property Board.
42
How
Created
Appointed or Elected
Term
Officials
By Whom
When
Begins
Length
Real Property, Associ-
ate Commissioners of
(Three)
Ord.
Statute
Statute
and Ord.
Statute
and Ord.
Statute
Statute
and Ord.
Statute
and Ord.
Statute
and Ord.
Statute
and Ord.
Mayor
u
u
Annually,
one
Triennially,
one
See
footnote
Annually,
two
*
*
t
t
Annually,
four
May 1
Oct. 1
See
footnote
May 1
*
t
i
May 1
3yrs.
3 yrs.
Retirement Board
(Three)
Review, Board of
(Three)
See
footnote
Sinking Funds Com-
missioners (Six)
Traffic and Parking
Commissioner
Veterans' Benefits and
Services Commissioner.
Veterans' Graves and
Registration, Super-
visor of
3 yrs.
♦
t
Weights and Measures,
Sealer of
t
3 yrs.
Zoning Commission
(Eleven)
• For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial munici-
pal election at which a mayor is elected.
t Position placed under Civil Service by St. 1949, c. 245.
j Position placed under Civil Service by St. 1909, c. 382.
Note: — The Mayor appoints three persons to this Board as follows: — (1)
such person in the service of the real estate appraised division of the assessing
department as the mayor, by a writing filed with the city clerk after the com-
mencement of a municipal year, shall designate to serve ex officio on said board
at his pleasure during such year, who, while so serving, shall be chairman of
said board, (2) such person in the service of the statistical research division of
the assessing department as the mayor in like manner shall designate to serve
ex officio on said board at his pleasure during such year, and (3) such person
as the mayor shall appoint from the public at large to serve on said board for
a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial
municipal election at which a mayor is elected.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
The departments and boards of the city were reorga-
nized and consolidated by chapter 8 of the Ordinances of
1953, which took effect on January 1, 1954, chapter 2
of the Ordinances of 1954, which took effect on May 1,
1954, and chapter 3 of the Ordinances of 1954, which took
effect on June 30, 1954.
For convenient reference the following departments
are arranged alphabetically according to the principal
word of their title. The departments are distinguished
by titles in capital letters and the boards and commis-
sions are in ita'hcs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE MAYOR
Office, 511 City HaU
(Stat. 1885, Chap. 266; Stat. 1895, Chap. 449; Stat. 1904, Chap. 450;
Stat. 1905, Chap. 341; Stat. 1906, Chap. 259; Stat. 1907, Chaps. 274,
463; C. C, Title II., Chap. 3; Stat. 1908, Chaps. 292, 494; Stat. 1909,
Chap. 486; Stat. 1910, Chap. 373; Stat. 1911, Chap. 413; Stat. 1912,
Chap. 550; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 280, 367, 788; Stat. 1914, Chaps. 274,
730; Spec. Stat. 1915, Chaps. 184, 348; Spec. Stat. 1918, Chap. 94;
Gen. Stat. 1919, Chap. 75; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 6, 312, 613; Stat. 1921,
Chaps. 169, 407, 497; Stat. 1922, Chaps. 35, 399, 521; Stat. 1924,
Chaps. 453, 479; Stat. 1930, Chap. 167; Stat. 1938, Chap. 300;
Stat. 1945, Chaps. 4, 8; Rev. Ord. 1947, Chap. 2; Stat. 1948, Chap.
452; Stat. 1951, Chap. 376.]
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
Barbara G. Cameron, Special Assistant
Lawrence Quealey, Executive Assistant
, Director of Communications
Melissa Carey, Appointment Secretary
Margaret D. Clifford, Clerk
Richard J. Sinnott, Chief of Licensing Division
the city record
Office, 721 City Hall
Joseph J. Fahey, Editor
45 .
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Office, 608 City Hall
[Rev. Ord. 1961, Chaps. 3 and 4; Ord. 1968, Chap. 2; Ord. 1969, Chap. 4,
Sees. 1 and 2A; Ord. 1974, Chap. 486, Sec. 5, Acts of 1909, as amended
by Sec. 1, Chap. 473, Acts of 1953.]
Administrative Services Board
Edward T. Sullivan, Director of Adrninistraiive Services, Chairman*
Richard E. Wall, Deputy Director for Fiscal Affairs
, Supervisor of Budgets*
Robert A. Freeley, Supervisor of Personnel]
Frank F. Chin, Purchasing Agent*
Walter W. Merrill, City Auditor, ex officio
James V. Young, Collector-Treasurer, ex officio
, Commissioner of Assessing, ex officio
Robert E. Holland, Supervisor of Labor Relations'^
Lawrence W. Costello, Executive Secretary
The Administrative Services Department represents a consolidation of
the activities formerly conducted by the Budget, Printing, and Supply
Departments, and the acquisition of 6 new activities — general admin-
istrative; the repair and maintenance of office machines; surplus property
control; data processing; the administration of a life-health insurance
program for City and County employees; and a labor relations unit.
The Department is under the charge of a board known as the Admin-
istrative Services Board, consisting of the Director of Administrative
Services as chairman, the Deputy Director for Fiscal Affairs, the Supervisor
of Budgets, the Supervisor of Personnel, the Purchasing Agent, the Super-
visor of Labor Relations, the City Auditor, the Collector-Treasurer, and
the Commissioner of Assessing, ex officiis. It is the duty of this board,
and more especially of the Director of Administrative Services, to make,
under the Mayor, studies and recommendations with respect to the or-
ganization, activities, pohcies, and procedures of all departments, boards,
and officers so that the administration thereof shall be economical and
efficient.
The Deputy Director of Administrative Services for Fiscal Affairs shall,
under the direction of the Mayor, and in consultation with the Director
of Administrative Services review all aspects of the fiscal affairs of the
city and make recommendations for continual modernization and improve-
ment in the basic fiscal policies and procedures of the city, including, but
not limited to, the means by which the budget can be used to effectuate
policy decision.
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a mayor is elected.
t Stat. 1959, Chapter 603 placing the office of Supervisor of Personnel
under Civil Service was accepted by the City Council on October 19,
1959, and approved by the Mayor on October 20, 1959.
46
The regular activities of the department, for payroll purposes, are
divided into six divisions — administrative, budget, data processing, per-
sonnel, printing, and purchasing, the operations and functions of all
divisions being under the overall supervision of the Director.
The Administrative Division which handles all types of administrative
matters concerning City and County operations, is under the supervision
of the Executive Secretary to the Board.
The Supervisor of Budgets is the budget officer of the City and County
and under the direction of the Mayor and in consultation with the Director
is responsible for the preparation of the annual and all supplementary
budgets as well as all subsequent revisions of the items in any budget.
The Supervisor of Personnel is in charge of all personnel records as well
as the administration of all compensation plans established for City and
County employees. He makes a continuing study of personnel problems,
employment conditions, and economic changes affecting all departments
and recommends to the Mayor and department officials programs and
administrative policies designed to improve and co-ordinate the handling
of personnel matters.
The Office of Labor Relations was established in 1971 by his Honor
the Mayor and the Board and by Ordinance in 1974 as a new unit within
the Personnel Division. The office represents the Mayor in collective
bargaining and is responsible for the administration of collective bargaining
agreements and all other labor relations matters.
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for the furnishing of all materials
or supplies requisitioned by the several departments. He has charge of
the Printing Plant and supplies the printing or binding requisitioned by
departments to whom the City is required by law to furnish the same.
He is the custodian of all surplus personal property of the City and may
reallocate any such items among the several departments or, with the
required approvals, sell or otherwise dispose of the same. He is also
responsible for the operations of the Office Machine Repair Unit.
The department also contains a board of five commissioners known as
the Art Commission, which has the custody and care of all works of art
owned by the City. While not subject to the direct supervision or control
of the Administrative Services Board, this commission shall not communi-
cate with the Mayor or make any annual or other report except through
the board.
Art Commission
Office, Faneuil Hall
[Stat. 1898, Chap. 410; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 4; C. C, Title IV., Chap. 11 ;
Spec. Stat. 1919, Chap. 87; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 4, Sec. 8.]
OFFICIALS
, Chairman
, Secretary
0^
s^
c
(h
47
COMMISSIONERS '
William B. Osgood, nominated by the Trustee of the Public Library of
the City of Boston. Term expiring May 1, 1971.
MAKtiAKJL'h' FiTzgnnH Browne, nominated by the Copley Society of Bos-
ton. Term expiring May 1, 1972.
Stephen D. Paine, nominated by the Museum of Fine Arts. Term ex-
piring May 1, 1973.
Carol Bratley, nominated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Term expiring May 1, 1979.
Marvin Goody, nominated by the Boston Society of Architects. Term
expiring May 1, 1970.
Bavib JMuKi-amw, Clerk, 10 J Beacon street, Boston
The Art Commission, formerly the Art Department, established in
1898, is composed of five commissioners, appointed by the Mayor. Each
year one of the following-named bodies, namely, the Museum of Fine Arts,
the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, the Boston Society of Architects, and the
Copley Society of Boston, submits a list of three^ personsto Jhe Ma:>5or:
and the Mayor appoints one ]pSr5Sn~as Art Commissioner from the list so
Submitted, to serve for five years. Whenever the term of a member of
the commission expires, the Mayor appoints his successor from a list
selected by the body which made the original selection, as aforesaid.
No work of art can become the property of the City of Boston without
the ■QOTrovalji£_tlig_Art Commission, which may also be regu^ed by the
Mayor or the City Council to pass upon the design ofany mmnicipal
building, bridge, approach, lamp, ornamental gateor fence, or_flther. strttc-""
ture to.bejerected yponjandjbelonging to_the City. No work of art, the
property of the City of Boston, shall bfi4;emovgd except by order of the
Art Commissioners and with the approval of the Mayor, Moreover, all
contracts or orders for the execution of any painting, monument, statue,
hiisf^haa-rftlipf, nr ^rthftr sculpt^e_foE^he City shall ^^madeJiy^-se^d
CoiriQiissiOTi acting by a majority of its members, si^^ect tothe_aEproyal
of the Mayor. By Chap. 87, Special Acts of 1919, all works of art owned
by the City were placed in the custody and care of the Art Commissioners.
• The Commissioners serve without compensation.
ORGANIZATION OF BOSTON'S CITY GOVERNMENT
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CITY
COUNCIL
FINANCE
COMMISSION
ADMINISTRATIVE
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BOSTON
HOUSING
AUTHORITY
BOSTON
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SERVICES
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REAL ESTATE
TREASURY
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DEPARTMENTS
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COMMISSION
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COMMISSION
DEPARTMENTS
attached for Administrative
Purposes.
CHART DESIGNED AND LITHOGRAPHED BY THE
CITY OF BOSTON -^^^^ PRINTING SECTION
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Public Safety Commission
Office, 608 City Hall
[Stat. 1959, Chap. 203; Stat. 1961, Chap. 194; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 4,
Sec. 9.]
Edward T. Sullivan, Director of Administrative Services, ex officio,
Chairman
David Rosenbloom, Commissioner of Health and Hospitals
Francis W. Gens, Building Commissioner, ex-officio
George H. Paul, Fire Commissioner, ex officio
Joseph F. Casazza, Public Works Commissioner, ex officio
William T. Noonan, Traffic and Parking Commissioner, ex officio
Marion J. Fahey, Superintendent of Schools, ex officio
Joseph M. Jordan, Police Commissioner, ex officio
Robert R. Kiley, General Manager, Massachusetts Ray Transportation
Authority, ex officio
Lawrence W. Costello, Executive Secretary
It is the duty of this Commission to co-ordinate the work of all depart-
ments of the City concerned with public safety to the end that there may
be efficient and concerted action by said departments, particularly in
times of emergency or disaster. The Commission shall meet at least once
each month, at the call of the Director of Administrative Services, for
the purpose of discharging said duty.
ASSESSING DEPARTMENT
Office, 301 City Hall Annex, third floor
[Stat. 1854, Chap. 448, § 37; Stat. 1884, Chap. 123; Stat. 1903, Chap. 279;
Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 5; Ord. 1900, Chap. 5; Ord. 1901, Chap. 8;
C. C, Title IV., Chap. 12; Ord. 1910, Chap. 1; Stat. 1911, Chap. 89;
Stat. 1913, Chaps. 155, 484; Stat. 1914, Chap. 198; Rev. Ord. 1914,
Chap. 5; Gen. Stat. 1915, Chap. 91; Gen. Stat. 1916, Chaps. 87, 173,
294; Spec. Stat. 1918, Chap. 93; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 93, 96, 183, 552;
Stat. 1921, Chaps 283, 399; Stat. 1922, Chap. 6; Stat. 1924, Chap.
410; Stat. 1938, Chap. 257; Stat. 1945, Chap. 263; Stat. 1949, Chap.
313; Stat. 1951, Chap. 601; Ord. 1954, Chap. 3; Ord. 1958, Chap. 4;
Ord. 1961, Chap. 1; Acts 1963, Chap. 160.]
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, Commissioner of Assessing*
Robert J. Ryan, Associate Commissioner of Assessing
Jack Kardon, Associate Commissioner of Assessing*
BOARD OF REVIEW
Harold L. Vaughn, ex officio, Chairman
Helen M. Sullivan, ex officio t
Arthur E. Shea
John P. Doherty, Executive Secretary
The Assessing Department is under the charge of a board consisting
ot an officer, known as the Commissioner of Assessing, and two other
officers, known as Associate Commissioners of Assessing. The mayor
shall from time to time by a writing filed with the city clerk designate
one of the associate commissioners of assessing as the associate com-
missioner of assessing for motor vehicle excises.
Said board shall divide the assessing department from time to time
into a real estate appraisal division, a statistical research division, and
such other divisions as said board shall adjudge necessary for the proper
conduct of the department.
The commissioner of assessing shall, for the assessing department
including the board of review, exclusively have the power, and perform
the duties, conferred or imposed by law on the assessor in existence im-
mediately prior to April 26, 1961, with respect to the acquisition and
disposal of property, the making of contracts, and the appointments,
suspension, discharge, compensation and indemnification of subordinates.
The commissioner of assessing shall also have the powers and perform
the duties conferred or imposed by law on the assessor and the board
of review in the assessing department in existence immediately prior to
April 26, 1961, with respect to taxes other than poll and motor vehicle
excise taxes, and shall further have the powers and perform the duties
from time to time conferred or imposed on assessors of cities in Massa-
chusetts by general laws applicable to Boston with respect to taxes other
than motor vehicle excise taxes.
The associate commissioners of assessing shall have the powers and
perform the duties conferred or imposed by law on the assessor in existence
immediately prior to April 26, 1961, with respect, in the case of the asso-
ciate commissioner of assessing for motor vehicle excises, to motor vehicle
excise taxes, and shall also have the powers and perform the duties
from time to time conferred or imposed on assessors of cities in
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a mayor is elected.
t Such person in the service of the statistical research division of the
assessing department as the mayor, by a writing filed with the city clerk
after the commencement of a municipal year, shall designate to serve
ex officio on said board at his pleasure during such year. (See Ord. 1961,
Chap. 1, Sect. 4.)
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Massachusetts by general laws applicable to Boston with respect, in the
case of the associate commissioner of assessing for motor vehicle excises,
to motor vehicle excise taxes. In addition, each associate commissioner
of assessing may, at such time as he shall have been so authorized by
written designation signed by the commissioner of assessing, approved
by the mayor and filed with the city clerk and such authorization shall not
have been revoked in like manner, exercise the powers and perform the
duties of commissioner of assessing in relation to such matters as may be
specified in such designation. In the event of the absence, disability or
vacancy in office of an associate commissioner of assessing, the powers and
duties conferred or imposed upon him by or under this section shall be
exercised and performed by the other associate commissioner of assessing.
The Board of Review, consists of (1) such person in the service of
the real estate appraisal division of the assessing department as the
mayor, by a writing filed with the city clerk after the commencement of
a municipal year, shall designate to serve ex officio on said board at his
pleasure during such year, who, while so serving, shall be chairman of
said board, (2) such person in the service of the statistical research division
of the assessing department as the mayor in like manner shall designate
to serve ex officio on said board at his pleasure during such year, and (3)
such person as the mayor shall appoint from the public at large.
It shall be the duty of the board of review to review every application
for the abatement of a real estate or personal property tax and report
to the commissioner of assessing its findings and recommendations with
respect thereto, including such suggestion for settlement, if any, as, after
discussion with the applicant, the board may think proper.
Every application for abatement filed with the assessing department
shall be deemed to be filed with, and shall be forthwith transmitted to,
in the case of an application for the abatement of a real estate or personal
property tax, the commissioner of assessing, in the case of an application
for the abatement of a motor vehicle excise tax, the associate commissioner
of assessing for motor vehicle excises.
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AUDITING DEPARTMENT
Office, M4 City HaU
[Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 6; Ord. 1901, Chap. 10; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486,
§§3,23, 24, 25; Stat. 1911, Chap. 413; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 367, 788;
Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 6; Spec. Stat. 1917, Chap. Ill; Spec. Stat.
1919, Chap. 168; Ord. 1921, Chap. 1; Stat. 1922, Chap. 133; Stat.
1924, Chap. 479; Ord. 1925, Chap. 6; Ord. 1934, Chap. 5; Ord. 1949,
Chap. 9.]
Walter W. Merrill, City Auditor
The office of Auditor was established by ordinance on August 2, 1824.
Under provisions of Chapter 414 of the Acts of 1941, the office of City
Auditor was placed under Civil Service on November 2, 1943, by a refer-
endum vote of 60,139 to 12,409.
The office of Deputy City Auditor was established by ordinance on July
11, 1934.
Regular annual reports of receipts and expenditures have been pub-
lished by the Auditor since 1825. Less complete reports were published
by finance committees from 1811 to 1824, inclusive. Since June 1, 1867,
the Auditor has published monthly exhibits of all City, School, and
County expenditures.
The City Auditor is also Auditor of the County of Suffolk, Secretary of
the Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds, a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Gfeorge Robert White Fund, a member of the Boston
Retirement Board and a member of the Administrative Services Board.
(Rev. Ord. 1961, Chaps. 3, 6.)
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Office, 807 City HaU
[Stat. 1945, Ch. 626; Ord. 1945, Ch. 6; Rev. Ord. 1947, Ch. 41; Ord. 1949,
Ch. 8; Ord. 1950, Ch. 6; Stat. 1952, Ch. 212; Ord. 1953, Ch. 7; Ord.
1954, Ch. 7; Stat. 1955, Ch. 4; Ord. 1955, Ch. 1, Ch. 2; Ord. 1957,
Ch. 11; Stat. 1958, Ch. 234; Stat. 1959, Ch. 227; Ord. 1962, Ch. 10;
Ord. 1963, Ch. 6, Ch. 8; Ord. 1964, Ch. 6; Ord. 1965, Ch. 7; Ord. 1967,
Ch. 10.]
Francis W. Gens, Building Commissioner.
J.TCQ F, Martin Deputy fjiiildinq Commissioner
Richard L. Granara, Jr., Assistant Commissioner, Administration
James T. Reid, Ass istard Cqmmiss ionerjJiisg£ciions
Daniel F. Kent, Supervisor of Construction and Safety Inspections
John L. O'Leary, Supervisor of Mechanical Inspections
Alec F. Bonda, Supervisor of Electrical Inspections
52
The duty of the Building Commissioner, under the provisions of Chap-
ter 802 of the Acts of 1972, as amended (the Massachusetts State Building
Code), is to inspect all buildings and structures in the City of Boston
excegUbridges, quays or wharves, buildings owned and occupied by the
United States or the Commonwealth, railroad stations and structures
used primarily for railway purposes, voting booths, tanks of certain
specified capacities, tunnels constructed and maintained by the public
authority, tents covering an area of less than one hundred square feet,
fences less than six feet in height, signs oi. billboards upon the ground
and signs less than one square foot in area, and flagpoles less than twenty
feet in length.
The Code authorizes the Commissioner tp issu.e.jaermits to erect, en-
large, alter, substantially repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy
of any building or structure; orjLo install, alter, or substantially repair
plumbing, gas fitting, fire extinguishing apparatus and elevators; or to
install steam boilers, furnaces, heaters or other heat producing apparatus
the installation of which is regulated by the Code; or to install engines or
dynamos.
BursuajLUto-Chaptftr fifi.'i, Arts nf TQ56, a new zQnii^icr ^^nrlfl h"" been pre-
pared and approved and became e.^ctive DeC-Sl, J.9A4. Many important
revisions of previous regulations are made in the new code, but it con-
tinues, in effect, under new use districts and administrative regulations,
the general purposes of the superseded zoning act. With minor excep-
tions, no building shall be erected or altered, nor shall any building or
premises be used, for any purpose other than _tbfi_iige_permitted in the
district in which such building or premises is located.
In addition, Ci^fiP^'^r ^'^^ "^ ^be General Laws, insnfar j^g apjiH^f^KlQ
to Boston, is administered by the Building Commissioner under delegated
authority from the State Commissioner of_Pnb|ic Safety.
The primary purpose of tj2P piiV^Hr ggff^ty regulations promulgated under
this chapter is to establish a minimum code of safety for the entire state.
Cities aT}c\ towns may niake furtherexactions in accordance with local
building ordinances and not inconsistent with law, but in no (^asR paay tha
yjrnviainns ^f statf^ ]fl-vjv he avoided Or minimized.
The law falls with particular force on all places of assembly — restau-
rants, taverns, dance halls, meeting halls and all places of similar occu-
pancy in which fifty or more persons may be accommodated. Lodging
houses and apartment houses in which there are eight or more rooms
above the second floor, or in which ten or more persons are accommo-
dated above the second floor come also within the provisions of this Act.
All such buildings must be certified by the Building Commissioner as to
compliance with these particular regulations in addition to the Boston
Code requirements.
On May 1, 1954, in accordance with Ordinances of 1954, Chapter 2,
Section 30, the powers, duties, appropriations and personnel of the Elec-
trical Inspectiop Division of the Fire Department were transferred to the
Buudiug Department.
By Chapter 2 of the Ordinances 9^ J19.'i4 the Board of Appeal, the Board
of EiXaminers, and the Committee on Licenses were placed in the Building
Department and the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Zon^g Com-/
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nai^sinn \yerpi placed in the said Department by Revised Ordinances of 1961 ,
Chapter 9, Sections 9 and 10, but none of said Boards, Commission or
Committee is subject to the supervision or control of the Building Com-
missioner, but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor none of said Boards,
Commission or Committee shall communicate with the Mayor or make any
annual or other report, """"Cfti tilirniinh *^r Tfir''^'''^g Commissioner.
Licenses for gas fitters are now issued by the Gas Regulatory Board
(Ch. 623, Acts 1962).
Ch. 254, Acts 1965, became effective May 5, 1965. Under its provisions
the Electrical Code of the City of Boston was repealed and the Massachu-
setts Electrical Code (G. L., Ch. 143, S. 3L) was substituted therefor.
Board of Appeal
Office, 803 City Hall
(Building Code: Statute 1972, Chapter 802, as amended, and the
Boston Zoning Code: Statute 1956, Chapter 665, Section 8, as amended.)
OFFICIALS
John W. Priestley, Jr., Chairman
Charles F. SpilljVNE, Secretary
Anne Hagerty, Executive Secretary
THE BOARD
Members
Nominated by
Term ending
John W. Priestley, Jr .
Charles F. Spillane, . .
Alfred Gross
J Boston Society of Architects
\ Boston Society of Civil Engineers.
Building and Construction Trades Council of
the Metropolitan District
Master Builders Association
Building Trades Employers' Association
Associated G«neral Contractors of Massa-
chusetts, Inc
Frank R. McDonc
May 1, 1973
May 1, 1974
May 1, 1976
May 1, 1972
The Board consists (^fivy membe^ appointed by the Mayor in the fol-
lowing manner: One member from two candidates, one to be nominated
by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and one by the Massachusetts
Association of Real Estate Boards; one member from two candidates, one
nominated by the Boston S«cietv of Architects and one by the Boston
Society of Civil Engineers; one member from three candidates, one to be
nominated by the Master Builders' Association, one by the Building
Trades Employers' Association, and one by the Associated General Con-
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tractors of Massachusetts, Inc.; one member from two candidates nomi-
nated by the Building and Construction Trades Council of the Metro-
politan District; and one member selected by the Mayor. The term of
office is five years. Each member is paid $7.5 per diem for actual service,
but not more than $9,000 in any one year for the aggregate services ren-
dered by him under building code and zoning law.
Aity_ applicant for a permit from tV**^ ^"'^'^JflS r'^inrr'ip'"'""'^'' whose
application has been refused in re Building Law may appeal therefrom
within 90 days, and any appHcant whose application has been refused in re
Zoning^ Code may appeal therefrom within 45 days, and a person who
has been ordered to incur expense may within thirty days after receiving
such order (or in the case of its being a hazardous condition in the opinion
of the Building Commissioner within a shorter period as the Building
Commissioner designates) appeal to the Board of Appeal by giving notice
in writing to the commissioner. All cases of appeal are settled by the
Board after a hearing, and a decision rendered on same open for public
inspection.
Bnard nf ExnTnirieait
Office, 804 City Hall
[Stat. 1912, Chap. 713; Ord. 1912, Chap. 9; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap 8;
Ord. 1920, Chap. 10; Ord. 1925, Chap. 5; Stat. 1938, Chap. 479 as
amended by Ord. 1943; Stat. 1945, Chap. 626; Stat. 1952, Chap. 212;
Ord. 1952, Chap. 6; Ord. 1954, Chap. 2, § 22.]
OFFICIALS
John Guarino, Chairman
Geraldine Antonelli, Executive Secretary
THE BOARD
Michael P. Veneto Term expiring May 1, 1970
Thomas M. Simmons Term expiring May 1, 1971
John Guarino Term expiring May 1, 1972
The Board of Examiners, as an adjunct of the Building Department,
was established in 1912. It consists of three members appointed by the
Mayor, the duty of said members being to act upon the qualifications of
persons desiring to be registered as construction superintendents in the
City of Boston. Under the law the personnel of the Board includes an
architect or engineer, a contractor, and a lawyer. Compensation for serv-
ice by said members is established at twenty-five dollars a day, the yearly
salary not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars.
(47) Builder's or Mechanic's License. The fee for a license granted by
the board of examiners under section 120 of the Boston Building Code and
classified by said board under paragraph (c) of said section as an ABC
license shall be $40 ; provided, that the fee for a renewal of such a license
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shall be, if paid on or before, or within thirty days after, the expiry date
of the license renewed, $25, otherwise, $30. The fee for any other
license granted by the board of examiners under said section 120 shall be
$30 ; provided, that the fee for a renewal of such a license for which the
fee is paid on or before, or within thirty days after, the expiry date of the
license renewed shsJl be $10.
Committee on Licenses
Office, 807 City Hall
[Ord. 1954, Chap. 2, § 25; Stat. 1959, Chap. 203, § 2; Ord. 1961, Chap. 9,
§ 11.]
COMMITTEE
Francis W. Gens, Building Commissioner, ex officio
William T. Noonan, Traffic and Parking Commissioner, ex officio
George H. Paul, Fire Commissioner, ex officio
Edward J. Whelan, Secretary
The Committee on Licenses is in the Building Department. This com-
mittee shall have the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed
on the board of street commissioners by Chapter 148 of the General
Laws, as amended, by Chapter 577 of the Acts of 1918, as amended, by
Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1924, as amended, and by Chapter 349 of the
Acts of 1953, as ardended.
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
Office, 807 City Hall
[Stat. 1955, Chap. 616; Stat. 1958, Chaps. 314, 315; Stat. 1963, Chap. 622;
Stat. 1965, Chap. 429.]
OFFICIALS
John W. Priestley, Jr., Chairman
Carmen DiStefano, Vice Chairman
, Secretary
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THE COMMISSION
Members
Nominated by
Term ending
Jesse R. Fillman
Beacon Hill Civic Association, Inc
May 1, 1976
May 1, 1972
John Codman
Greater Boston Real Estate Board
John P. Bennett
Boston Society of Architects
May 1, 1973
May 1, 1974
May 1, 1970
James D. McNeely . . .
Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities
Joseph L. Eldredge . . .
Mayor's Selection
Alternate Members*
Nominated by
Term ending
George M. Notter, Jr. .
Boston Society of Architects
May 1, 1973
May 1, 1974
May 1, 1970
Harriet Ropes Cabot. .
Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities, Inc
Benjamin A. Cook. . . .
Mayor's Selection
Alex Mclntyxe
Beacon Hill Civic Association, Inc
May 1, 1976
Frederic W. Lord
Greater Boston Real Estate Board
May 1, 1972
*Alternate members as provided in Chap. 429, Acts of 1965.
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission was formed for the purpose
of promoting the "educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of
the public through the preservation of the historic Beacon Hill District
and to maintain said district as a landmark in the history of architecture
and as a tangible reminder of Old Boston as it existed in the early days of
the Commonwealth."
The District, as defined in the Act comprises the area bounded as
follows: — southerly by the northerly side line of Beacon street; westerly
by a line parallel with, and one hundred and fifty feet distant westerly
from, the westerly side line of Beaver street; northerly by Beaver place;
easterly by Brimmer street; northerly again by Byron street; westerly
again by a line parallel with, and eighty feet distant westerly from, the
westerly side line of Charles street; northerly again by the southerly side
fine of Revere street; easterly again by the westerly side line of Myrtle
street; northerly again by the southerly side line of Myrtle street; and
easterly again by the westerly side line of Hancock street and said side
line extended southerly to Beacon street; excluding, however, from said
area land of the commonwealth and the estates numbered twenty-six to
eighty-eight, inclusive, and ninety-eight to one hundred and thirty-six,
inclusive, on Myrtle street.
Under the provisions of Stat. 1958, Chap. 315, the following addition
was made to the Historic District. The area bounded as follows : southerly
by Byron street; westerly by Brimmer street; southerly again by Beaver
place; westerly again by Embankment road; northerly by Pinckney street;
and easterly by a line parallel with, and eighty feet distant westerly from,
the westerly line of Charles street.
Under Stat. 1963, Chap. 622, the Historic Beacon Hill District as defined
in the two previous paragraphs was further enlarged and extended in area
as follows:
Section IB. The Historic Beacon Hill District, created by section one
and enlarged and extended by section one A, is hereby further enlarged
and extended to include an area contiguous thereto bounded as follows:
— southerly by Myrtle street, including, however, the estates numbered
twenty-six to eighty-eight, inclusive, and ninety-eight to one hundred
and thirty-six, inclusive, on Myrtle street; westerly by Myrtle street;
southerly by Revere street; westerly by the alley located to the rear of
the estates numbered one hundred and thirty to one hundred and forty
Charles street; northerly by the northerly boundary line of the estate
numbered one hundred and forty Charles street, and by said boundary
line extended diagonally in an easterly direction across Charles street
to Putnam avenue; northerly by Putnam avenue; westerly by West
Cedar street; northerly by Phillips street; easterly by the rear property
lines of the estates numbered seventy-nine to sixty-one West Cedar street;
northerly and westerly by the northerly property lines of the estates
located at the northerly ends of Bellingham place. Sentry Hill place and
Goodwin place, and the northerly sideline of the estate numbered thirty-
seven Grove street, easterly by Grove street; northerly by Revere street;
easterly by Irving street; but including the estates located on Rollins
place.
Section IC. Th^ Historic Beacon Hill District, created by section one
and enlarged and extended by sections one A and one B, is hereby further
enlarged and extended to include an area contiguous thereto bounded as
follows: — northerly by a line parallel to and forty feet distant southerly
from the southerly sideline of Cambridge street; easterly by Bowdoin
' street; southerly by Derne and Myrtle streets; westerly by Irving street;
generally southerly by the northerly, easterly and westerly boundaries of
the area defined in section one B; southerly by Revere street; westerly and
northerly by Embankment road; and northerly by Charles street circle;
and including the estates located at 131 and 141 Cambridge street and
2-16 Lynde street.
Nothing contained in this act shall apply to the construction, repair,
alteration, demolition or reconstruction of any building by Suffolk Uni-
versity on Hancock, Derne or Temple streets.
Section 7A. Signs — No permit to erect a sign, marquee, awning or
other exterior architectural feature protruding from any structiu-e in the
Historic Beacon Hill District shall be issued by the public improvement
commission of the city of Boston, or by any other agency now or hereafter
authorized to issue such permits, unless the application for such permit
shall be accompanied by a certificate of appropriateness issued under
section seven.
It is the function of the Commission to regulate and control all con-
struction, reconstruction and alteration to buildings and structures within
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the District in which exterior architectural features are involved. Under
the terms of the Act, an "Exterior Architectural Feature" is the "archi-
tectural style £ind general arrangement of such portion of the exterior of a
structure as is designed to be open to view from a public way, including
kind, color and texture of the building materials of such portion and type
of all windows, doors, lights, signs and other fixtures appurtenant to such
portion."
The members of the Commission are appointed by the Mayor as follows:
one commissioner from two candidates, and one alternate from two other
candidates, nominated by the Beacon Hill Civic Association, Inc., one
commissioner from two candidates, and one alternate from two other
candidates, nominated by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, one
commissioner from two candidates, and one alternate from two other
candidates, nominated by The Boston Society of Architects, one com-
missioner from two candidates, and one alternate from two other candi-
dates, nominated by the Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities, and one commissioner, and one alternate, selected at large by
the mayor. As the term of any commissioner expires, his successor shall be
appointed in like manner as such commissioner for a term of five years.
Any vacancy in the office of a commissioner shall be filled in like manner
for the unexpired term. As the term of any alternate expires, his successor
shall be appointed in like manner as such alternate. Any vacancy in
the office of an alternate shall be filled in like manner. Every person
appointed an alternate shall be so appointed that his term will expire at
the same time as the term of the incumbent commissioner appointed in
the same manner as such alternate. Every commissioner and every
alternate shall continue in office after the expiration of his term until his
successor is duly appointed and qualified. Any commissioner or alternate
may be removed by the mayor as provided in section fourteen of chapter
four hundred and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of a commissioner, or whenever
a commissioner is absent or unable for any cause to perform his duties,
the alternate appointed in the same manner as such commissioner shall
exercise the powers and perform the duties of such commissioner; but an
alternate shall not otherwise be deemed to be, or act as, a member of the
board.
[The above paragraph was inserted by Section 1 of Chapter 429 of the
Acts of 1965, approved May 5, 1965, effective June 4, 1965.]
59.
Section 907 City Hall, Boston
[Stat. 1956, Chap. 665; Stat. 1957, Chap. 408; Stat. 1958, Chap. 77;
Stat. 1960, Chap. 652; Rev. Ords. 1961, Chap. 9, § 10; Stat. 1964,
Chap. 244; Stat. 1966, Chap. 193; Stat. 1972, Chap. 802, § 66.]
Boston Zoning Code, Adopted March 29, 1963; Filed with Clerk of Senate
April 1, 1963; Effective December 31, 1964
OFFICIALS
Richard Battles, \ ice- Chairman
^xcE Wennigeb. Advisor
Marguerite Hildebrand, Secretary
Members
Nominated by
Term ending
Raymond T. Coleman
Vincent DiNunno
Richard B. Fowler
Thomas F. Gallagher .
Thomas G. Green
Louis P. Leonard
Anthony Macolini
Robert L. Marr
Richard F. Battles
Theodore W. Paul
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Mayor's Selection
Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Boston Society of Architects
Mayor's Selection
Mayor's Selection...
Master Builders Association of Boston
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Greater Boston Massachusetts Labor Council
Massachusetts Motor Truck Association, Inc.
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
Mayl
1975
1977
1976
1976
1975
1977
1976
1977
1972
May 1, 1971
The Commission consists of eleven commissioners appointed by the
Mayor subject to confirmation by the City Council as follows: one com-
missioner from two candidates nominated by the Associated Industries
of Massachusetts, one commissioner from two candidates nominated by
the Greater Boston Massachusetts Labor Council, AFL-CIO, one com-
missioner from two candidates nominated by the Greater Boston Real
Estate Board, one commissioner from two candidates nominated by The
Boston Society of Architects and one by the Boston Society of Land-
scape Architects, one commissioner from two candidates nominated by
the Boston Society of Ci\il Engineers, one commissioner from two candi-
dates nominated by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, one
commissioner from two candidates nominated by the Massachusetts
Motor Truck Association, Inc., one commissioner from two candidates
nominated by the Master Builders Association of Boston, and three
commissioners selected at large by the Mayor, one of whom shall own
alone or with one or more other persons, and shaU occupy in whole or in
part as his place of residence, a dwelling house having not more than
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three dwelling units. All zoning commissioners shf^]! hp, ypfiiHftnts of
Boston. The term of office is for three years and the commissioners
serve without compensation.
The commissioners nifly flfl'ppt a ^""jng t^iilj^tinn and from time to
time flTj^pnd it upqn |Te|itio^ or otherwise, by tha-eeRCurrent vote of not
Ipgg^^lnqp §f;-"^pT^ of its members, rendered after a public hearing following
advertisement.
(A zoning regulation shall be designed among other purposes taJessen
CQngestijjn in _tli£-gtreets ; to conserve health; to.Ae.cuiifi^safety from^fire.
panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent
overcrnwding of land: tn gvriirl imfhipjvvn<^ptrat,inn nf popiil^jjorij tO fa-
cilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools,
parks and other public requirements; *^„ c^^j'^^'.Yfi *^^ value i)f J^nd aad
buildinga: to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the
city; and ^^" PTfSfr''^^ and increase its amenities.
Votes of the Zoning Commission adopting a zoning regulation or amend-
ment thereof shall be subject to the same provisions of law in respect to
aDprovalJjy the Mayor as orders or votes of the City Council of the
city, except that the concurrent vote of not less than nine members of
the Zoning Commission shall be necessary to pass such a regulation or
amendment oxssJLii*sVetp of the Mayor,
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
Office, 601 City Hall
[Stat. 1821, Chap. 110, § 10; Stat. 1854, Chap. 448, § 30; Stat. 1885,
Chap. 266, § 2; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 11; G. L., Chap. 41, §§ 12-19;
C. C, Title IV., Chap. 8; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, § 22; Rev. Ord.
1947, Chap. 10; Stat. 1951, Chap. 376, § 17B.]
Joseph M. Dunlea, City Clerk
Frederic J. O'Donnell, Assistant City Clerk
The City Clerk is elected by the City Council for the term of three
years. He has the care and custody of the records of the City Council
and of all city records, documents, maps, plans and papers, except those
otherwise provided for. He also records financing statements, assignments
of wages, and other instruments, issues licenses and badges to minors when
so directed by the City Council, and performs other duties imposed by
statute.
The City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk are, respectively, Clerk and
Assistant Clerk of the City Council.
The Assistant City Clerk is appointed by the City Clerk, subject to the
approval of the Mayor. By Gen. Laws, Chap. 41, § 18, the certificate or
attestation of the Assistant City Clerk has equal effect with that of the
City Clerk.
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Registry Division
Room 213, City Hall
IStat. 1892, Chap. 314; Stat. 1898, Chap. 389; Gen. Laws, Chap. 46; Rev.
Ord. 1925, Chap. 28; C. C, Title IV., Chap. 28; Ord. 1954, Chap. 2,
§ 31; Stat. 1965, Chap. 656.]
William J. Kane, City Registrar
Helen Bowen, First Assistant City Registrar
AxiCE CuNNiFF, Assistant City Registrar
William McOsker, Assistant City Registrar
The City Registrar keeps the records of births, deaths and marriages,
issues certificates of the same and marriage licenses, receives and records
affidavits of, additions to, and amendments and corrections of said records,
and forwards copies of all records to the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth and to outside cities and towns when nonresidents are
involved. Annual reports have been published since 1849, except in 1860
and 1861.
By ordinance, approved July 12, 1892, the Department of Ancient
Records and the office of Record Commissioners (established July 6, 1875)
were abolished, and the duties of the Record Commissioners, including
the publication of documents relating to the early history of Boston, were
transferred to the City Registrar.
ELECTION DEPARTMENT
Office, 241 City Hall
[Stt.t. 1906, Chap. 311; Stat. 1907, Chap. 560, § 78; Rev. Ord. 1898,
Chap. 15; C. C, Title IV., Chap. 16; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, §§ 53-61;
Stat. 1910, Chap. 520; Stat. 1911, Chaps. 304, 469, 517, 550, 735;
Stat. 1912, Chaps. 275, 471, 483, 641; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 286, 835;
Stat. 1914, Chap. 730; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 15; Gen. Stat. 1915,
Chaps. 48, 91; Gen. Stat. 1916, Chaps. 16, 43, 81, 87, 179; Gen.
Stat. 1917, Chap. 29; Gen. Stat. 1918, Chap. 74; Stat. 1920, Chaps.
129, 142; Stat. 1921, Chaps. 65, 93, 114, 209, 288, 340, 387; Ord. 1921,
Chap. 7; Stat. 1924, Chaps. 311, 410, 453, 479; Stat. 1925, Chaps.
39, 136; Stat. 1926, Chap. 105; Ord. 1938; Stat. 1938, Chap. 287;
Stat. 1939, Chap. 450; Stat. 1941, Chap. 472; Stat. 1945, Chap. 139;
Stat. 1947, Chaps. 227, 446; Stat. 1948, Chap. 452; Stat. 1949, Chap.
347; Stat. 1951, Chap. 376.]
OFFICIALS
Joseph D. Mltrphy, Chairman
Perlie Dyar Chase, Secretary
COMMISSIONERS
Joseph W. Fitzgerald Term ending April 1, 1971
Joseph D. Murphy Term ending April 1, 1974
William A. McDermott, Jr. Term ending April 1, 1980
John M. Robinson Term ending April 1, 1977
One Election Commissioner is appointed by the Mayor each year, term
beginning April 1. The two leading political parties must be equally
represented on the Board and the Chairman is designated annually by the
Mayor.
The Board of Registrars of Voters was appointed in May, 1874, and
was succeeded July 1, 1895, by the Board of Election Commissioners.
This department exercises all the powers and duties formerly conferred
upon the Board of Registrars of Voters (including the preparation of the
jury list), except the power and duty of giving notice of elections and
fixing the days and hours for holding the same.
The Board also exercises all the powers and duties formerly conferred
upon the City Clerk and other officers by chapter 504 of the Acts of 1894.
The voting precincts in the 22 wards number 252.
POLICE LISTING BOABD
Chapter 287 of the Acts of 1938 provides: "In Boston there shall be a
listing board composed of the police commissioner of the city and the
board of election commissioners. In case of disagreement between the
members of the listing board, the chief justice of the municipal court of
the city of Boston, or, in case of his disability, the senior justice of said
court who is not disabled, shall, for the purpose of settling such disagree-
ment, be a member of said listing board and shall preside and cast the
deciding vote in case of a tie."
The duties of said board are further provided for in Sections 8, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1917; and all other acts in
amendment and addition thereto.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Office, 115 Southampton Street
[Stat. 1850, Chap. 262; Stat. 1895, Chap. 449, §§9-11; Rev. Ord. 1898,
Chap. 17; Stat. 1909, Chap. 308; Stat. 1912, Chap. 574; Ord. 1912,
Chaps. 4, 6; Ord. 1913, Chap. 1; Stat. 1913, Chap. 800; Stat. 1914,
Chaps. 519, 795; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 16; Ord. 1917, Chap. 4; Ord.
1919, Chap 2; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 60, 68; Stat. 1921, Chap. 196; Stat.
1923, Chap. 309; Stat. 1939, Chap. 237; Ord. 1944, Chap. 10; Stat.
1945, Chap. 413; Ord. 1959, Chap. 3.]
George H. Paul, Fire Commissioner /Chief of Department
John F. O'Neil, Executive Secretary (Acting)
Joseph L. Dolan, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Marshal
John R. Harrison, Deputy Fire Chief in Charge of Training and Research
John E. Clougherty, Jr., Deputy Fire Chief
Joseph M. Clasby, Deputy Fire Chief
James M. Finn, Deputy Fire Chief
Francis X. Finnegan, Deputy Fire Chief
Robert J. Hamilton, Deputy Fire Chief
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John C. Kilroy, Deputy Fire Chief
Leslie W. Magoon, Deputy Fire Chief
John J. McCarthy, Deputy Fire Chief
John J. O'Mara, Deputy Fire Chief
Leo D. Stapleton, Deputy Fire Chief
George Thompson, Deputy Fire Chief
John M. Murphy, Superintendent, Fire Alarm Division
Joseph M. Roper, Superintendent, Maintenance Division (Acting)
The Boston Fire Department was organized in 1837. It is in charge of
1 Commissioner, 1 Executive Secretary, 1 Chief of Department, 13 Deputy
Chiefs, 59 District Chiefs, 3 Chaplains, 1 Superintendent of Fire Alarm, 1
Superintendent of Maintenance, 1 Medical Examiner, 1 Engineer of Motor
Apparatus, 88 Captains, 272 Lieutenants, 1,550 Engineers, Apparatus
Operators, Masters, Aides, Fire Fighters, 43 Clerks, 29 Fire Alarm Opera-
tors, and 109 Mechanics, Painters, Linemen, Repairers, Electricians,
Workmen and other employees. i [j'
There are 43 fire stations, a fire alarm branch with 79 employees, oper-
ating 2,413 signal boxes. Annual reports have been published since 1838.
Weekly salaries of deputy chiefs, $521.27; district chiefs, $453.28; fu-e
captains, $398.72; fire lieutenants, $346.71; fire fighters, $220.22— $288.68.
BOSTON firemen's RELIEF FUND
By Chapter 308, Acts of 1909, amended by Chapter 134, Acts of 1911,
and Chapter 186, Acts of 1949, the Fire Commissioner and 12 members
of the Fire Department, to be elected annually by all the members, are
constituted a corporate body for the purpose of holding and administering
the Firemen's Relief Fund.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS
Main OfQce, 818 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02118
BOARD
Herbert Gleason, Acting President
Everett Sheppard, Secretary
Bessie Washington
George Munoz
Shirley Campbell
William Morrisey
David Rosenbloom
Joseph Smith
John A. Vitagliano
COMMISSIONER
Term ending May 1, 1973
Term ending May 1, 1978
Term ending May 1, 1976
Term ending May 1, 1971
Term ending May 1, 1977
Term ending May 1, 1975
Term ending May 1, 1977
Term ending May 1, 1976
Term ending May 1, 1978
David Rosenbloom
Term ending June 30, 1979
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DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS
Leonard Pasciucco, Administrative Services
Lewis Pavick, Community Health Services
Lawrence Chvany, Planning, Research and Evaluation
Thomas Lyons, Hospital and Health Facilities
Kathleen Moylan Personnel (Acting)
A Board of Health was first established in 1799 under a special statute
of February 13, 1799. It was abolished by the first City Charter and
from 1822 to 1872 its functions were exercised through the City Council.
A Board of Health was re-established by an ordinance of December 2,
1872. It pubhshed annual reports beginning with 1873.
By Chap. 1, Ord. 1914, 2d Series, the board was replaced by a Health
Commissioner. Chap. 1, Ord. 1915, provided that the quarantine service
should pass from the control of the Health Department when certain
property was leased to the United States, in effect June 1, 1915.
Ord. 1927, Chap. 1 abolished the Boston Sanatorium Depsirtment and
placed the Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Mattapan under the jurisdiction
of the Boston City Hospital Trustees and transferred all other powers and
duties as well as the Out-Patient Department to the Health Commissioner.
The Boston City Hospital was opened on June 1, 1864.
The Relief Stations were closed to patients on March 15, 1938, but on
October 15, 1945 the East Boston Relief Station was opened on a 24-hour
basis.
The Convalescent Home in Dorchester was closed in March, 1932.
By Ord. 1954 the Institutions Department was abolished; and the
powers and duties and appropriations of said department in relation to the
commitment of the insane to Long Island and the institution thereon
were transferred to the Hospital Department.
Chapter 656 of the Acts of 1965, accepted January 6, 1966, created
the Department of Health and Hospitals — • merging the former Health
Department and former Hospital Department. The Board of Health and
Hospitals by this same statute was incorporated as the Trustees of Health
and Hospitals of the City of Boston and authorized to hold real and personal
estate to an amount not exceeding $10,000,000.
LAW DEPARTMENT
OfQce, 615 City Hall
[Ord. 1904, Chap. 23; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 17.1
Herbert P. Gleason, Corporation Counsel
Dennis G. Austin, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Michael Betcher, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Philip G. Boyle, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert E. Brooks, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Harold J. Carroll, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Joseph F. Dalton, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Suzanne DelVecchio, Assistant Corporation Counsel
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Michael DeMarco, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Kelam Derderian, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Barbara Dortch, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Paul T. Edgar, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Kenneth Glidden, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Edmund C. Grant, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Mack K. Greenberg, Assistant Corporation Counsel
James H. Greene, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Norman W. Huggins, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Richard W. Hynes, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Jay F. Jason, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Peter L. Kofp, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Thomas H. Martin, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Thomas F. McKenna, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel
Richard F. Meyer, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Kenneth J. Mickiewicz, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Kevin F. Moloney, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Darrell L. Outlaw, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Gerard A. Powers, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Norman C. Ross, Assistant Corporation Counsel
John J. Ryan, Assistant Corporation Counsel
AsHELEN P. Senopoulos, Assistant Corporation Counsel
John J. Slater, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel
William J. Smith, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Theodore R. Stanley, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Marilyn Sticklor, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Walter F. Maqujire, Senior Legal Assistant
Eleanor Merrigan, Legal Assistant
Earl Franklin, Workmen's Compensation Counsel
The oflice of Attorney and Solicitor was established in 1827, which was
superseded by the office of City Solicitor in 1866. A further office of
Corporation Counsel was created in 1881. The office of City Solicitor
was abolished and the department placed under the sole charge of the
Corporation Counsel in 1904.
The Law Department consists of a Corporation Counsel, thirty-one
assistant corporation counsels, a workmen's compensation agent, and
thirty-three other employees, including the staff of the Administrative,
Counselling and Miscellaneous Litigation, General Trial, Collection and
Workmen's Compensation Divisions of the Law Department.
The Law Department has general charge of the legal work of the city,
represents the city in all litigation to which it is a party, prosecutes certain
criminal proceedings, does the conveyancing work for the veurious munici-
pal departments, performs the legal work incidental to tax title fore-
closures, prepares and approves all municipal contracts and bonds, fur-
nishes legal opinions to the Mayor and the City Council and to the various
department heads and city officials, including the School Committee, on
matters relating to the discharge of their official duties, prepares petitions
for and drafts of legislation in which the city has an interest and appears
and represents the city before the various committees of the legislature,
and before state and federal boards, commissions and administrativt
agencies.
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LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Office, Central Library Building, Copley Square
tStat. 1878, Chap. 114; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 24; C. C, Title IV., Chap.
23; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 21; Spec. Stat. 1919, Chap. 116; Spec.
Stat. 1931, Chap. 50; Spec. Stat. 1943, Chap. 218; Spec. Stat. 1953,
Chap. 167.]
OFFICIALS
Edward G. Murray, President
AuGUSTiN H. Parker, Vice-President
Philip J. McNiff, Director, and Librarian
trustees*
Edward G. Murray Term ending May 1, 1972
Sidney R. Rabb Term ending May 1, 1974
AuGusTiN H. Parker, Jr. Term ending May 1, 1970
Patricia Hagan White Term ending May 1, 1976
Frank B. Maher Term ending May 1, 1978
The Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, five in num-
ber, are appointed by the Mayor, one each year, for a term of five years.
They were incorporated in 1878, and authorized to receive and hold real
and personal estate to an £imount not exceeding $1,000,000. This amount
was changed to $10,000,000 in 1919, to $20,000,000 in 1931, and to
$50,000,000 in 1953. The first Trustees were appointed under an ordi-
nance of October 14, 1852.
The old library building on Boylston street was opened to the public
in September, 1858, and closed finally in January, 1895. The Central
Library Building in Copley square was first opened on March 11, 1895.
A 500,000 square foot addition to the Central Library Building was opened
on December 12 of 1972.
The Library is maintained by an annual appropriation made to the
Trustees by the City Government.
The annual reports, the first of which appeared in 1852, have been con-
tinued without interruption.
THE library system
The library system consists of the Central Library in Copley square,
the Kirstein Business Branch in the Edward Kirstein Memorial Library
Building at 20 City Hall avenue, twenty-six Branch Libraries, two Book-
mobiles, and Hospital Library Service at Boston City Hospital.
The component parts of the library system are the following :
General Administrative Offices
General Library Services
Research Library Services
Resources and Processing Services
Business Operations
* The Trustees serve without compensation.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
The general administration of the library system as a whole is centered
in the Director's OfGce. There is also supervised from the Director's
Office the work of the Personnel Office, the Information and Publication
Office, the general pubUshing activities of the Library, and the work of
the development of the collections.
GENERAL LIBRARY SERVICES
These services are administered from the Central Library in Copley
Square, which houses a 600,000-volume, open-shelf, circulating collection,
an Audio-Visual Center, and Adults', Young Adults', and Children's
Section. City- wide services are also provided by the twenty-six Branch
Libraries, a Multilingual Library, two Bookmobiles, and the Hospital
Library Service at Boston City Hospital.
The Branch Libraries and Bookmobiles are distributed throughout
the city as follows:
City Proper:
Bookmobiles, 380 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown
Hospital Library Service, Boston City Hospital
Kirstein Business Branch, 20 City Hall Avenue
Multilingual Library, 498 Tremont Street
North End, 25 Parmenter Street
South End, 685 Tremont Street
West End, 151 Cambridge Street
Brighton: »
AUston, 161 Harvard Avenue
Brighton, 40 Academy Hill Boad
Faneuil, 419 Faneuil Street
Charlestown:
Charlestown, 179 Main Street
Dorchester :
Adams Street, 690 Adams Street
Codman Square, 6 Norfolk Street
Fields Corner, 1520 Dorchester Avenue
Lower Mills, 1110 Washington Street, corner of Richmond Street
Mattapan, 10 Hazleton Street
Uphams Corner, 500 Columbia Road, corner of Bird Street
East Boston
East Boston, 276 Meridian Street
Orient Heights, 18 Barnes Avenue
Hyde Park
Hyde Park, 35 Harvard Avenue, corner of Winthrop Street
Jamaica Plain
Connolly, 433 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, 12 Sedgwick Street, corner of South Street
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ROXBURY
Egleston Square, 2044 Columbus Avenue
Grove Hall, 5 Crawford Street
Mount Pleasant, 12 Vine Street, corner of Dudley Street
Parker Hill, 1497 Tremont Street
South Boston
South Boston, 646 East Broadway
Washington Village, 290 Old Colony Avenue
West Roxbury
Roslindale, 4238 Washington Street
West Roxbury, 1961 Centre Street
RESEARCH LIBRARY SERVICES
The more important part of the reference work of the library system
as a whole is carried on in the Central Library. The purely library activi-
ties of the Central Library are therefore considered as a unit which is
designated as the Research Library Services. The pubhc service areas
are:
Humanities
Literature and Languages
Religion, Philosophy, and Psychology
Social Sciences
Economics
Education
History
Maps and Geography
Kirstein Business Branch
Science
Technology
Patents
Government Documents
Periodicals and Newspapers
Music
Fine Arts
Prints
Rare Books and Manuscripts
resources and processing services
This division is responsible for the acquisition and processing of all
library materials and for their integration into the collections of the
Library. The division is made up of two units:
Processing
Resources and Acquisitions
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
All of those aspects of the Library's activities that are not of a purely
library nature, and are not provided for otherwise, are considered as a
unit constituting the Business Operations. The units constituting the
division are:
Accounting
Binding
Buildings
Duplicating
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Lectures, concerts, films, and special programs are among the full
schedule of events held in the Central Library Lecture Hall. Several
annual lecture series and the week-long Children's Books International
bring distinguished scholars and librarians to the Boston Public Library
each year. Exhibits in the Main Lobby, the Cheverus Room, the Cushman
Room, and in the Puvis de Chavannes, Sargent, and Wiggin Galleries
in the Central Library building afford opportunities for emphasizing the
Library's valuable resources.
The BPL Calendar of Events listing all activities in the Central Library
and Branches is distributed free throughout the system each month.
STATISTICAL DATA
City appropriation for support of the Library, 1975 . $8,948,365
For purchase of books and library materials, 1975 . . $1,125,100
Books lent to borrowers, 1975 ....... 2,624,352
Employees (in full time equivalents) 629
Number of volumes 3,863,786
Trust Funds, approximate value . . . . . . $4,775,843
M T W Th F S Sun.
CENTRAL LIBRARY
Copley Square, 536-5400 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-6 2-6
Prints, Ext. 311 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 el. cl.
Rare Books and Manuscripts Depart-
ment, Ext. 318 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 cl.
CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS
BRANCH LIBRARIES
M T W Th F S Sun.
City Proper
Bookmobiles, 536-5400, Ext. 238 [Please call for Schedule]
Hospital Library Service, Boston City Hos-
pital, 424-4578 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 cl. cl.
Kirstein Business Branch, 20 City Hall
Ave., 523-0860 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 cl. cl.
Multilingual Library, 498 Tremont St., Tues.: 12-8; Mon., Wed.,
426-0963 Thurs., Fri.: 9:30-1; 2-5:30 cl. cl.
North End, 25 Parmenter St., 227-8135 12-8 9-6 9-6 9-6 9-5 cl. cl.
South End, 685 Tremont St., 536-8241 10-6 10-6 10-6 12-8 10-5 10-5 cl.
West End, 151 Cambridge St., 523-3957 9-6 12-8 9-6 12-8 9-5 9-5 cl.
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BRANCH LIBRARIES
M T W Th F S Sun.
Brighton
Allston, 161 Harvard Ave., 782-3332 12-8 9-6 9-6 12-8 9-5 cl. cl.
Brighton, 40 Academy Hill Road,
782-6032 1-9 9-9 9-9 9-6 9-5 9-5 cl.
Faneuil, 419 Faneuil St., 782-6705 1-8 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-5 cl. cl.
Charlestown
Charlestown, 179 Main St., 242-1248 1-9 9-6 9-6 1-9 9-5 12-5 cl.
Dorchester
Adams Street, 690 Adams St., 436-6900 12-8 9-6 12-8 9-6 9-5 9-5 cl.
Codman Square, 6 Norfolk St., 436-8214 9-6 9-6 9-6 9-6 9-5 9-1 cl.
Fields Corner, 1520 Dorchester Ave.,
436-2155 1-9 9-6 9-6 1-9 9-5 9-5 cl.
Lower Mills, 1110 Washington St., cor.
Richmond St., 298-7841 12-8 9-6 9-6 12-8 9-5 9-1 cl.
Mattapan, 10 Hazleton St., 298-9218 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-6 9-5 12-5 cl.
Uphams Corner, 500 Columbia Rd., cor.
Bird St., 265-0139 1-8 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-5 cl. cl.
East Boston
East Boston, 276 Meridian St., 569-0271 1-8 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-5 9-5 cl.
Orient Heights, 18 Barnes Ave., 567-2516 1-8 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-5 cl. cl.
Hyde Park
Hyde Park, 35 Harvard Ave., cor. Win-
throp St., 361-2524 12-8 9-8 9-8 12-8 9-5 9-5 cl.
Jamaica Plain
Connolly, 433 Centre St., 522-1960 1-8 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-5 cl. cl.
Jamaica Plain, 12 Sedgwick St., cor.
South St., 524-2053 1-8 9-6 9-6 1-8 9-5 9-5 cl.
ROXBURY
Egleston Square, 2044 Colxmabus Ave.,
445-4340 Mon. thru Fri.: 9:30-5:30 cl. ci.
Grove Hall, 5 Crawford St., 427-3337 12-8 9-6 9-6 12-8 9-5 9-5 cl.
Mount Pleasant, 12 Vine St., cor. Dudley
St., 445-8823 Mon. thru Fri. : 9 :30-12 ; 1-5 :30 cl. ci.
Parker Hill, 1497 Tremont St.,
427-3820 1-8 9-6 9-6 9-6 9-5 cl. cl.
South Boston
South Boston, 646 East Broadway,
268-0180 1-9 9-9 9-9 1-9 9-5 9-5 cl.
West Roxbury
Roslindale, 4238 Washington St., 323-2343 9-8 9-6 9-8 9-6 9-5 9-5 cl.
West Roxbury, 1961 Centre St., 325-3147 12-8 9-8 9-8 12-8 9-5 9-5 cl.
CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS
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PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Office, 802 City HaU
[Stat. 1875, Chap. 185; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 28; C. C. Title IV., Chap.
24; Stat. 1911, Chaps. 435, 540; Ord. 1912, Chap. 10; Ord. 1913,
Chap. 5; Ord. 1914, Chap. 3; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 24; Ord. 1920,
Chap. 13; Ord. 1922, Chaps. 5, 7; Stat. 1923, Chap. 309; Ord. 1923,
Chaps. 8, 12; Ord. 1954, Chap. 2, § 37.]
Parks and Recreation Commission
Peter G. Meade, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, Chairman.
Alan M. Austin,* Assistant Commissioner of Administration.
Gerard J. Horgan,* Assistant Commissioner of Recreation.
J. Leo McCarthy, Associate Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.
Term ending May 1, 1974.
John F. Kelly, Associate Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. Term
ending May, 1979.
James A. Smith, Associate Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. Term
ending May 1, 1976.
NoRRis Strawbridge, Associate Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.
Term ending May 1, 1977.
officials
Peter G. Meade, Commissioner
John F. Ruck, Executive Secretary
FiLANK Clark, Chief Engineer
Dorothy Curran, Director of Recreation
Alan M. Austin, Assistant Commissioner of Administration
Gerard J. Morgan, Assistant Commissioner of Recreation
The first Board of Park Commissioners was appointed on July 8, 1875.
The Board consisted of three members who served without compensation.
As thus constituted, the department continued up to 1913, when, by the
provisions of Chapter 10, Ordinances of 1912, it was merged with the
Public Grounds, Bath and Music Departments, under the name of Park
and Recreation Department. In 1920, the Cemetery Department was
merged with the Park Department, the latter title being substituted for
Park and Recreation Department. On May 1, 1954, the department be-
came the Parks and Recreation Departjnent. The four Associate Com-
missioners serve without compensation.
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected.
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Parks and Parkways with Location, Area and Year Acquired.
main park system
Acres
zArborway, Prince street to Franklin Park, 1892 . . . 17 . 38
tArnold Arboretum and Bussey Park, South, Centre and
Walter streets, 1882, 1895 223.00
zBack Bay Fens, Beacon street to Brookline avenue, 1877 . 113 . 19
JBoston Common, Tremont to Park street, Beacon, Charles
and Boylston streets, 1634 48 . 40
Commonwealth avenue, Arlington street to Kenmore street,
1894-1905 32.00
Franklin Park (1833-84) Blue Hill avenue, American Legion
Highway, Forest Hills street. Walnut avenue, Columbus
avenue and Seaver street
zOlmsted Park, Huntington avenue to Prince street, 1890
Public Garden, Charles to Arlington and Beacon to Boylston
streets, 1823
zRiverway, Brookline avenue to Huntington avenue, 1890
West Roxbury Parkway, from Centre street, near Arboretum
to the Metropolitan District Commission Ptukway, 1894,
Roadway area taken by M.D.C.
429.00
180.00
24.25
28.22
59.18
Total Acres, Main Park System 1,154.62
MARINE PARK SYSTEM
Columbus Park 57.00
L Street Beach 30.00
Total Acres, Marine Park System 87 . 00
MISCELLANEOUS PARKS
*Adams, Irving W. Park, Junction of Washington and South
streets, Roslindale, 1919 0 . 78
Chestnut Hill Park, Beacon street and Commonwealth avenue,
Brighton, 1898-1902 33.50
Chiswick road, Commonwealth avenue, Sidlaw road, Brighton,
1949 0.60
§Copp's Hill terraces. Commercial and Charter streets. North
End, 1893 0.60
t Of this park, only the roads and walks are maintained by the City.
X This area of the Common is exclusive of the old cemetery on Boylston
Street side containing 1.40 acres.
z The roadway portions of these areas have been transferred to the
Metropolitan District Commission on October 30, 1956 under Stat. 1956,
Chap. 581.
*Named for U.S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
§Children's Playground.
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Acres
*Corbett, William B. Park, between Washington and Clay-
bourne streets, Dorchester, 1917 0 . 94
Cummings Memorial Park, located partially in Woburn and
Burlington, Mass., 1930 212.16
xDoherty, Ensign, John J., Jr., Bunker Hill and Medford
streets <4.30), 1891 4.30
Dorchester Park, Dorchester avenue and Bichmond street,
1891-1925 27.27
Freeport Street (Malloch's) Wharf and grounds, Dorchester
flats (1.40), 1912 1.42
North End Beach, Commercied and Charter streets (land and
flats), 1893 . 6.70
*Ringer, Stanley A. Park, Allston street and Griggs place,
Allston, 1916 (playground area 2.32) 10.54
Rogers Park, Lake and Foster streets, Brighton, 1899 (play-
ground 6.00 acres) 8.20
Savin Hill Park, Grampian Way, Dorchester, 1909 . . . 8.26
Statler Park, Columbus avenue, Stuart and Church streets,
1925 0.25
William A, Meaney Park, Pleasant and Pond streets, Dorchester,
1921 0.22
Washington street and Monsignor Reynolds Way, South Elnd,
1945 0.32
Total Area, Miscellaneous Parks 316.06
Playgrounds and Play Areas, with Location, Area, and Yeah
Acquired
AJmont Street Playground, Mattapan, 1924 . . . . 17.81
Alsen, Carl Henry Playground, Victory road at Park street,
Dorchester, 1916-1943 . . . 4.27
Amatucci, Priv. Joseph Playground, East Glenwood and Hyde
Park avenues, Hyde Park, 1958 0.47
American Legion Playground, Condor and Glendon streets.
East Boston, 1924 3.38
•Barry, William J. Playground, Chelsea street and Mystic
river, Charlestown, 1897 5.72
Beecher Street Play Area, Jamaica Plain, 1942 (undeveloped) 0.18
Billings Field, La Grange and Bellevue streets, West Roxbury,
1896 10.83
Boston Common, Charles Street side 3 . 50
Bradford Street Play Area, South End, 1954 , . . . 0.04
Bruce Street, West Roxbury, 1945 (undeveloped) . . , 0.80
JBrookside Avenue Playground at Cornwall street, Jamaica
Plain, 1925 1.32
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
X Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 2.
X Children's playground.
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Acres
JBuckley, Rev. Fr. Playground, West Third and Bolton streets,
South Boston, 1925 0.65
xByrne, Joseph M. Playground, Everett and Elm streets, Dor-
chester, 1939 1.16
Carleton and Canton streets. South End, 1945 .... 0 .05
Carroll Pond, Carrolton Rd,, West Roxbury (undeveloped),
1921 0.47
Carson street, Dorchester, 1945 0 . 47
*Carter, William E. Playground, Columbus avenue at Camden
street, 1899 4.95
txCassidy, Walter F. (Chestnut Hill) Playground, Beacon
street, Brighton, 1898 9.44
Ceylon Street Playground, Ceylon and Intervale streets, Dor-
chester, 1923 4.03
JCharter Street Playground, Charter street and Greenough
Lane, North End, 1940 0.25
Clifford, Edward P. Playground, Norfolk avenue and Proctor
street, Roxbury, 1909 7.60
Columbia Point Playground, at Columbia Point Housing Proj-
ect, 1970 33.29
tColumbus Park, South Boston . 57.00
♦Connolly, John J. Playground, Marcella and Highland streets,
Roxbury, 1903 5.10
Crawford Street Playground, Crawford street and Walnut
avenue, Roxbury, 1965-1966 2.64
*Cronin, James L. Playground, Brent street, at Wainwright
street, Dorchester, 1899 2.24
Cumston Street Play Area, South End, 1952 .... 0.02
*tCutillo, Vincent Playground, Morton and Stillman streets.
North End, 1917 0.29
*JDeFilippo, Private John Playground (Snow Hill street).
North End, 1937 1.13
*Doherty, John A. Playground, Dorchester and Geneva ave-
nues, 1897 1.47
fxDoherty, Ensign John J., Jr. Playground, Bunker Hill and
Medford streets, Charlestown Heights, 1891 . . . . 4.30
tDorchester Park, Dorchester avenue and Richmond street,
1891 5.40
Douglass C^ort Play Area, North End, 1952 . . . . 0.01
Dover Street Extension— Bath— Land, 1952 . . . . 0.06
Downer Avenue Playground, Downer avenue and Hancock
street, Dorchester, 1972 0.78
Draper, Mary Playground, Washington and Stimson streets.
West Roxbury, 1932 5.76
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
t Playgrounds located in parks, and included in areas of parks.
t Children's playground.
X Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 2.
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Acres
East Boston Memorial Stadium, Porter street, East Boston,
1954 17.67
Edwards Playground, Mead, Main, and Eden streets, Charles-
town 1.26
Erie-Ellington Street Playground, Erie and Ellington streets,
Roxbury 0.12
Eustis Street Play Area, Eustis street, Roxbury . . . . 0.23
Factory Hill Playground, Town and Sunnyside streets, Hyde
Park, 1912 5.20
*Fallon Field, South and Robert streets, Roshndale, 1899 and
1931 7.57
JFoster Street Playground, Foster street, place and court.
North End, 1930 0.10
Franklin Field, Blue Hill and Talbot avenues, Dorchester, 1892 . 45 . 59
fFranklin Park, 1883-1884 (Playstead) 22.00
Gallagher, Alice E. Memorial Park, Brighton, 1937-1943-1948 . 16.51
*Garvey, William H. Playground, Neponset avenue, opposite
Chickatawbut street, Dorchester, 1896 5 . 33
Gibson, Christopher, Playground, , Dorchester and Geneva
avenues, 1897 4.34
Hannon, Mary Playground, Howard avenue and Folsom
street, Dorchester, 1940-1945 1 . 69
Hanson Street Play Area, Hanson street. South End, 1957 . 0.07
Harrison avenue, 624-634, South End Play Area (1950) . . 0.12
Harvard, John Mall, Main street, near City Square, Charles-
town, 1943 0.85
*Healy, James F." Playground, Washington street and Firth
road, Roslindale, 1902 9.63
Hemenway, Mary Playground, Adams street, Dorchester, 1919 4.41
Hill and Cook Streets Play Area, Charlestown, 1942 . . . 0 . 10
Hobart Street Play Area, Hobart and Ranelegh roads, Brighton,
1970 0.60
Holyoke Street Play Area, South End, 1951 . . . . 0.04
Howes, Gertrude Playground, Winthrop, Fairland and More-
land streets, Roxbury, 1930 1 . 88
Hynes, Thomas J. Playground, V. F. W. Parkway at Bruce-
wood street. West Roxbury, 1950 6.42
JefTerson Playground, Heath, Crawford and Floyd streets,
Roxbury, 1924 4.38
Joyce, William F. Playground, Union Street, Brighton, 1949 . 1.31
King Street Play Area, Roxbury, 1943 0 . 32
Lambert Avenue Playground, Lambert avenue, Millmont and
Dorr streets, Roxbury 0 . 68
Lasell street at Addington road. West Roxbury, vacant land,
1958 0.09
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
X Children's playground.
t Playgrounds located in parks, and included in areas of parks.
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Acre?
FLee, Major Christopher J. Playground, First street at M
street, South Boston, 1897 5.20
tLee, Joseph Playground, The Fens, Back Bay, 1877 . . 5.00
Little Scobie Playground, Dunreath and Copeland streets,
Roxbury 0.79
London and Decatur streets Play Area, East Boston, 1941 . 0 . 13
Mason School Site, Roxbury, 1970 0.44
*c||McConnell Park (including Comerford Field), Springdale
and Denny streets (land and flats), 1899, 1914, including
beach 57.40
McKinney Playground, Faneuil street, Brighton, 1930 . . 5 . 94
FxMcLaughlin, Joseph D. Playground, Parker Hill and Fisher
avenues, Roxbury, 1912 11.54
*|McLean, Arthur F, Playground, Saratoga and Bennington
streets, near Moore street. East Boston, 1917 . . . . 0 . 43
Mission Hill Playground, Tremont and Smith streets, Rox-
bury, 1913-1915-1947 2.75
Mt. Pleasant Avenue Play Area, Mt- Pleasant avenue, Roxbury 0.26
Mozart Street Play Area, Centre and Mozart streets, Roxbury,
1959 0.81
*Murphy, John W. Playground, Carolina avenue, Jamaica
Plain, 1912 4.17
Myrtle Street Play Area, West End, 1949 0 . 17
tNorth End Beach and Playground, Commercial street, 1893 3.00
Noyes, John H. L. Playground, Saratoga and Boardman streets,
East Boston (land and flats), 1909 8.31
Oak Square Playground, Brighton, 1948 1.48
O'Day, Thomas F. Playground, Pembroke street, near Tremont
street, 1960 0.87
tOlmsted Park, Jamaicaway, 1890 3.00
tParis Street Playground, East Boston, 1912 . . . . 1.27
JParkman, Francis Playground, Wachusett street. Forest Hills,
1924 2.06
Paul Gore street, Jamaica Plain, 1913 (undeveloped) , . . 0.74
Penniman and Hano streets, Brighton, 1945 . . . . 0 . 94
JPhillips Street Play Area, West End, 1941 0.13
jPitts and Hale Streets Play Area, West End, 1942 . . . 0 . 10
APlympton Street Play Area, South End, 1926 . . . . 0.09
Polcari, Capt. Louis Playground, North Bennet and Prince
streets. North End, 1897 0.40
Poplar and Hillside Streets, Roslindale, 1951 . . . . 0.44
A Acquired by gift,
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
X Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 2.
I Children's playground.
i Playgrounds located in parks, and included in areas of parks.
II The beach section of this area was turned over to the M. D. C. of the
Commonwealth under Chap. 92, Sec. 87, G. L. Final transfer not com-
pleted.
c The playground area named Comerford Field, July 1960.
F Little League area named Sp4 Martin F. Killilea Field.
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Acres
Portsmouth Street Playground, Brighton, 1912 . . , . 4.29
Quincy Street Play Area, 61-71 Quincy Street, Roxbury . . 0.54
Quincy and Stanley Streets, Dorchester, 1955 . . . , 0.38
Readville Playground, Milton and Readville streets, Hyde
Park, 1924 5.03
Revere, Paul Mall, Hanover and Unity streets. North End,
1925 0.76
tRinger, Stanley A. Playground, Allston street and Griggs
place, Brighton, 1916 2.32
Ringgold Street Play Area, Ringgold, Waltham and Hanson
streets, Boston, 1965 , 0.38
ARipley Playground, Ripley road, near Harvard street, Dor-
chester, 1913 0.86
Roberts, Thomas J. Playground, Dunbar avenue, Dorchester,
1930 10.20
fRogers Park, Lake and Foster streets, Brighton, 1899-1931 . 6.00
Ronan Park (formerly Mt. Ida), Adams street and Mt. Ida
road, Dorchester, 1912 . 11.65
xRoss, Wesley G. Playground, Westminster street, near Wood
avenue, Hyde Park, 1936 . 13.03
*Rotch, Lester J. Playground, Albany and Randolph streets,
South End, 1903 2.80
Rutherford Avenue and Union Streets, Charlestown, 1951 . 0.21
xRyan, John J., Jr. Playground, Main and Alford streets,
Charlestown (land and flats), 1891 , 12.38
Ryan, Robert F., Play Area, Harbor View street at Dorchester
avenue, Dorchester, 1960 0.64
St. James Street Park, Roxbury, 1966 0.40
Saratoga Street, undeveloped, Saratoga and Byron streets, East
Boston, 1969 . . .... 0.23
Smith's Pond Playground, Brainard near Cleveland street,
Hyde Park, 1914 12.91
*Smith, William F. Playground, Western avenue and North
Harvard street, Brighton, 1894 14.00
Sorrento, Hooker and Goddard streets, Brighton, 1951 . . 1 . 00
Sumner and Lamson Streets, East Boston, 1955 . . . . 0 , 48
*JSweeney, Matthew J. Playground, West Fifth street, South
Boston, 1909 0.47
Thetford Avenue and Evans Street, Dorchester, 1955 (unde-
veloped) 0.66
Thornton Street, Roxbury— No. 134 (undeveloped), 1941 . . 0 , 06
Townsend Street Plaza, at Humboldt avenue, Roxbiu^y, 1966 0.62
Vernon Street, Roxbury, between Cabot and Lamont streets
(undeveloped), 1941 0.40
A Acquired by gift.
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
t Children's playground.
X Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 2.
t Playgrounds located in parks, and included in areas of parks.
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Acres
*Walker, George H. Playground, Norfolk street, opposite
Evelyn street, Mattapan, 1912 6.21
Walnut Park Play Area, Walnut Park at Walnut avenue, Rox-
bury, 1965 0.32
xxWalsh, William Gary Playground, Gallivan Boulevard, corner
Washington street, Dorchester, 1946 6.97
Washington and Stimson streets. West Roxbtiry, 1938 . . 0 . 30
West Rutland Square Play Area, South End, 1953 . , . 0.13
JWest Third Street Playground at B street, South Boston, 1909 0 .28
Wilkes Street Play Area, South End, 1954 0.06
Winthrop, John Playground, Dacia and Danube streets, Dor-
chester, 1911 1.57
Woodcliff Street Play Area, at Howeird avenue, Dorchester,
1965 0.09
Wright, George Golf Course, West street, Hyde Park, 1930-
1931 158.48
Total area of the 118 Playgrounds and Play Areas (Acres) 750 . 36
Area of 10 Playgrounds in Parks (Acres) . . . . 63.96
Area of the 108 Separate Playgrounds (Acres) . . . 686.40
The first separate playground acquired by the City was the Charles-
town Playground, purchased in 1891 for $172,923. With that included,
121 playgrounds (111 separate and 10 located in parks) have been estab-
lished, most of them equipped with first-class shelter and sanitary build-
ings containing lockers, also drinking fountains, shower baths, etc.
Recreation Centers, Beaches, Pools and Public Baths
Recreation Centers
Brighton Municipal Building
Cabot Street, Roxbury
Columbia Road, Dorchester
Curtis Hall, Jamaica Plain
Hyde Park Municipal Building
J. J. Williams Building, South End
Lexington Street, Charlestown
North Bennet Street, North End
Paris Street, East Boston
Roslindale Municipal Building
South Boston Mimicipal Building
Vine Street, Roxbury
Tobin Memorial Building, Roxbury
Beaches and Swimming Pools
Curtis Hall Pool, indoor
Charlestown Pool, outdoor
XX Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 2. Congres-
sional medal of honor.
t Children's playground.
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
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North End Pool, outdoor
L Street Beach (3 beaches — men, women, boys)
L Street Solarium (men, women)
Public Baths
Brighton Municipal Building
Cabot Street, Roxbury
Columbia Road, Dorchester
Copley School, Charlestown
Curtis Hall, Jameiica Plain
Dover Street, South End
Hyde Park Municipal Building
Lexington Street, Charlestown
North Bennet Street, North End
Paris Street, East Boston
Roslindale Municipal Building
South Boston Municipal Building
Tobin, Maurice J. Memorial Building
Vine Street, Roxbury
Williams, John J. Building, South End
Public Grounds, Squares, etc., wfth Locations and Areas
city proper
Square Feet
Blackstone Square, Washington street, between West Brookline
and West Newton streets 105,100
Braddock Park, between Columbus avenue and N. Y., N. H. &
H. R. R 3,800
City Hall Ground^, School street 7,700
Harriet Tubmem Square, Columbus and Warren avenues , . 2,200
Concord Square, between Tremont street and Columbus avenue . 5,005
Copley Square, between Huntington avenue, Boylston and
Dartmouth streets 28,399
Dock and Faneuil squares 707
Franklin Square, Washington street, between East Brookline
and East Newton streets 105,205
Abraham Lincoln Square (formerly Park Square), Columbus
avenue, Eliot street and Broadway 2,867
Massachusetts Avenue Malls, four sections, between Albany
street and Columbus avenue 106,500
Angell Memorial Plaza 6,747
Rachael Revere Square, North End, 1945 3,509
Rutland Square, between Tremont street and Columbus avenue . 7,400
St. Stephen Square, corner St. Stephen street and Symphony
road 100
Trinity Triangle, Huntington and St. James avenues, 1885 . 7,841
Union Park, between Tremont street and Shawmut avenue . 16,000
Waltham Square, Harrison avenue, opposite Union Park street . 3,000
Worcester Square, between Washington street and Harrison
avenue 16,000
Total 428,125
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BRIGHTON
Square Feet
Brighton Square, Chestnut Hill avenue and Academy Hill road . 25,035
•Cunningham, Edward M., Square, Cambridge, Murdock and
Sparhawk streets 7,449
Fern Square, between Franklin and Fern streets .... 1,900
Jackson Square, Chestnut Hill avenue. Union and Winship
streets 4,300
P.F.C, Kevin Barry Hardiman Square, Washington and
Faneuil streets 9,796
Public Ground, Cambridge and Henshaw streets . . . 1,434
II William Boyden Park, Commonwealth avenue at Lake Street
Extension —
Total 49,914
CHARUESTOWN
City Square, junction of Main and Park streets .... 8,739
Essex Square, Essex and Lyndeboro' streets .... 930
Hayes Square, Bunker Hill and Vine streets .... 4,484
Sullivan Square, Main, Cambridge, Sever and Gardner streets . 14,542
Winthrop Square, Winthrop, Common and Adeums streets . 38,450
Total 67,145
DORCHESTER
Algonquin Square, Algonquin and Bradlee streets . . . 1,728
*Andrew, Henry, Square, Adams and Granite streets . . 2,068
Centervale Park, Upland avenue and Bourneside street . . 9,740
Coppens, Reverend Francis X., Square, Adams and Bowdoin
streets (Formerly Eaton Square) 13,280
*Denton, Gordon E., Square, Magnolia street .... 3,605
♦Donovan, John F., Park, Meeting House Hill .... 56,200
Drohan Square, Edison Green 10,241
Florida Street Reservation, King to Ashmont streets (7 sections) 24,193
*Kane, Francis G., Square, Bowdoin, Winter and Hancock streets 1,600
Mt. Bowdoin Green, summit of Mt. Bowdoin .... 25,170
*01son, Fred C. W., Square, junction of Adams street and
Gallivan Boulevard 700
Peabody Square, Ashmont street and Dorchester avenue . . 1,963
Richardson Square, between Pond and Cottage streets . . 46,035
Monsignor O'Donnell Square, junction of Freeport street and
Neponset avenue 6,263
(Town Meeting Park) see "Miscellaneous Parks"
Tremlett Square, Tremlett street, between Hooper and Waldeck
streets 7,107
Wellesley Park, Wellesley park 28,971
Total 238,864
* Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
II Part of Chestnut Hill Park.
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EAST BOSTON Square Feet
Brophy, Michael J., Park, Webster, Sumner, Lamson and Seaver
streets 30,000
Central Squsire, Meridian and Border streets .... 40,310
Maverick Square, Sumner and Maverick streets .... 4,396
Prescott Square, Trenton, Eagle and Prescott streets . . 12,284
Putnam Square, Putnam, White and Trenton streets . . 11,628
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,618
HYDE PARK
Lt. Robert M. Foley Square, junction of Greenwood street and
Central avenue 220
*Jones, Lieut. Parker B., Square, Milton avenue and Highland
street 220
Webster Square, junction of Webster street and Central avenue 220
Williams Square, Williams avenue and Prospect street . . 700
Wolcott Square, Hyde Park avenue, Milton and Prescott streets 220
*Woodworth, Horace Campbell, Square, Beacon street and
Metropolitan avenue 220
Total
1,800
ROXBURY
Cedar Square, Cedeu" street, between Juniper and Thornton streets 26,163
Elm Hill Avenue Tree Reservation, between Seaver and Schuyler
streets 2,650
Elm Hill Park, off 550 Warren street 6,920
*Hanlon, Francis G., Square, junction of Huntington avenue,
Tremont and Francis streets 1,662
Harris, Horatio, Park, Walnut avenue, Munroe, Townsend and
Harold streets 110,040
Heath, General, Square, Old Heath, New Heath and Parker
streets 2,416
Highland Park, Fort avenue and Beech Glen street . . . 158,421
Joslin Park, Deaconess road and Brookline avenue . . . 13,500
Kittredge, Alvah Park, Highland street and Highland avenue . 5,600
Linwood Park, Centre and Linwood streets 3,625
Orchard Park, Chadwick, Orchard Park and Yeoman streets . 108,545
Public Ground, corner Blue Hill avenue and Seaver street . 2,500
Walnut Park, between Washington street and Walnut avenue . 5,736
Warren Square, Warren, St. James and Regent streets . . 1,380
Washington Park, D(ale and Bainbridge streets .... 396,125
*Wolf, Herbert J., Square, Crawford, Abbotsford and Harold
streets 966
Total 846,249
•Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
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SOUTH BOSTON
Independence Square, Broadway, Second, M and N streets
Lincoln Square, Emerson, Fourth and M streets .
Thomas Park, Telegraph Hill (Dorchester Heights) ,
Square Feet
. 279,218
9,510
. 190,000
Total , 478,728
WEST ROXBimY
DufBe, Arthur, Square, Clement avenue. West Roxbury ,
*Gustav Emmet Square, S. Conway, S. Fairview and Robert
2,200
streets
750
*Mahoney, Cornehus J., SquEire, Centre and Perkins streets
3,200
Oakview Terrace, off Centre street
5,287
Soldiers' Monmnent Lot, South and Centre streets, Jamaica
Plain
5,870
Total
17,307
Total area of Public Grounds, etc., 2,222,697 Square Feet, or
51.03 Acres.
RECAPITULATION
Acres
Parks and Parkways:
Main Park System
1,154.62
Marine Park System
87.00
Miscellaneous Parks
316.06
Playgrounds (separate)
686.40
51.03
Grand total (acres)
2,295.11
Monuments and Memorials Belonging to City, Located on
Public GROtrNDS
Year
Name or Designation and Location Erected
Blackstone Memorial Tablet, Boston
Common 1914
Crispus Attucks and Other Patriots
of 1770, Boston Common (Boston
Massacre) 1888
William EUery Channing, Public Garden. 1903
Patrick A. Collins Memorial, Common-
wealth Ave 1908
Declaration of Independence Tablet,
Boston Common 1925
Dorchester Heights (Revolutionary), Tele-
graph Hill, South Boston 1902
Ether Memorial, Public Garden 1867
Football Tablet, Boston Common 1925
Artist or Architect
R. Clipston Sturgis
Robert Kraus
Herbert Adams
Henry H. Kitson
T. Alice Kitson
John F. Paramino
Peabody and Stearns
John Q. A. Ward
Named for U. S. serviceman killed in World War No. 1.
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Curtis Guild Memorial Entrance, Boston
Common 1917
John Harvard Tablet, John Harvard
Mall, Charlestown
Kosciuszko Tablet, Public Garden 1927
Lafayette Tablet, Boston Common 1924
Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation,
Abraham Lincoln Sq 1879
Donald MacKay, Castle Island
John Boyle O'ReUly, Back Bay Park 1896
Francis Parkman Memorial, Olmsted
Park, Jamaica Plain 1906
George F. Parkman Memorial Band-
stand, Boston Common 1912
Paul Revere, Paul Revere Mall, Boston. .1940
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and 54th
Mass. Regiment, Boston Common 1897
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Boston
Common 1877
Soldiers' Monument, Charlestown,. Win-
thropSq 1872
Soldiers' Monument, Dorchester, Meeting
House Hill 1867
Soldiers' Monument, Jamaica Plain, Cen-
tre and South Sts., Jamaica Plain 1871
George Robert White Memorial, Public
Garden 1924
Founding of Boston Memorial Tablet,
Boston Common 1930
Cram and Ferguson
Mrs. T. A. R. Kitson
John F. Paramino
Thomas Ball
W. T. Aldrich
Daniel C. French
Daniel C. French
Robinson and Shepard
Cyrus E. Dallin
Augustus Saint Gaudens
McKim, Mead & White
Martin Milmore
Martin Milmore
D. F. Dwight
W. W. Lummis
Daniel C. French
John F. Paramino
Statues Belonging to City, Located in Parks and Public Grounds
Year
Name Location Erected
Samuel Adams, Adams Sq 1880
Robert Burns, Back Bay Fens 1919
Colonel Thomas Cass, Public Garden 1899
John Endicott, Back Bay Fens (at For-
syth Way) 1937
Leif Ericsson, Commonwealth Ave 1886
Edward Everett, Richardson Pk 1867
Admiral David G. Farragut, Marine Park,
South Boston 1895
Benjamin Franklin, City Hall Grounds.. .1856
William Lloyd Garrison, Commonwealth
Ave ,...1886
General John Glover, Commonwealth Ave.1875
Edward Everett Hale, Public Garden 1913
Alexander Hamilton, Commonwealth Ave. 1865
Wendell Phillips, Public Garden 1915
Artist
Anne Whitney
Henry H. Kitson
Richard E. Brooks
Jennewien
Anne Whitney
William W. Story
Henry H. Kitson
Richard S. Greenough
Olin L. Warner
Martin Milmore
Bela L. Pratt
William Rimmer
Daniel C. French
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Josiah Quincy, City Hall Grounds 1879 Thomas Ball
Charles Sumner, Public Garden 1878 Thomas Ball
General Joseph Warren, Warren Sq., Rox-
bury. 1904 Paul W. Bartlett
George Washington,* Public Garden 1869 Thomas BaU
John Winthrop, Marlborough St. at
Berkeley St., First Church Grounds 1880 Richard S. Greenough
Labor Group,** Franklin Park 1930 Daniel G. French
Science Group,** Franklin Park 1930 Daniel G. French
(West Street Plaza Group), Boston Com-
mon 1961 Cassieri & DiBiccari
* Equestrian Statue.
** Removed from Old Post OfBce Building in Boston to the Zoological
Garden.
FouTJTAEvs Belonging to City, Located on Public Grounds
Brewer Fountain, Boston Common.
Coppenhagen Memorial Fountain, Richardson square.
Johnson Memorial Fountain and Gateway, entrance to Back Bay Park,
Westland avenue.
"Maid of the Mist" and three other fountains, Public Garden.
West Street, Parkman Plaza, at Boston Common.
One fountain on each of the following locations: —
Blackstone, Frankhn, and Reverend Francis X. Coppens squares and
Rayman Fountain and Union Park.
Bridges Located in Parks and Parkways
Public Garden
Foot Bridge, over Pond.
The Fens
Boylston, over outlet of the Fens.
Fens, over outlet of Muddy River.
Riverway
Bellevue, over Muddy River from Francis street.
Brookline avenue, over Muddy River.
Berners street Foot Bridge, over Muddy River.
Berners street Foot Bridge, over Bridle Path.
Olmsted Park
Foot Bridges at Leverett Pond and over outlets of Willow Pond and
Ward's Pond.
Franklin Park
Ellicott Arch, carrying Circuit Drive over walk at EUicottdale.
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Forest Hills, carrying entrance to Franklin Park over traffic road.
Scarboro, carrying Circuit Drive over Scarboro Pond.
Scarboro Pond Foot Bridge, carrying the walk over Scarboro Pond.
George H. Walker Playground
Foot Bridge over Midland Division of New York, New Haven & Hart-
ford Railroad.
CEMETERY DIVISION
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
7,000,000 square feet:
Square Estab-
Feet lished
Bennington Street, East Boston 157,500 1838
Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill street, Charlestown . . . 48,202 1807
Central, Boston Common, City 60,693 1756
Copp's Hill, Hull street. City 89,015 1659
Dorchester North, Uphams Corner, Dorchester . . , 142,587 1633
Dorchester South, Dorchester avenue, near Gallivan
Boulevard, Dorchester 95,462 1814
Eliot, Eustis street, Roxbury 34,830 1630
Evergreen, Commonwealth avenue, near Wade street,
Brighton 604,520 1848
Fairview, Fairview avenue, Hyde Park, about 50 acres . 1892
Granary, Tremon^t street. City 82,063 1660
Hauies, Emerson street. South Boston 11,232 1816
King's Chapel, Tremont street. City ..... 19,344 1630
Market Street, Brighton 18,072 1764
Mount Hope, Walk Hill, Paine and Canterbury streets,
125 acres and 14,330 square feet 1851
Phipps Street, Charlestown . . . . . . . 76,740 1630
South End South, Washington street, near East Newton
street. City 64,670 1810
Union, East Fifth street. South Boston .... 5,470 1841
Walter Street, West Roxbury 35,100 1711
H^es/erZy, Centre street, West Roxbury. .... 39,450 1683
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 Dor-
chester South; one receiving tomb in Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton; one
receiving tomb in Mount Hope Cemetery, and one receiving tomb in
Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park.
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PENAL INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT
Office, 276 City Hall
[Stat. 1895, Chap. 449, Sec. 14; Stat. 1896, Chap. 536, Sec. 9; Stat. 1897.
Chap. 395, Sec. 5; Stat. 1928, Chap. 389; Ord. 1924, Chap. 9; Rev,
Ord. 1961, Chap. 20.]
William Nickerson, Commissioner
The PeneJ Institutions Department is under the direction of the Penal
Institutions Commissioner who is the executive and administrative head
of the department and exercises the power and performs the duties pro-
vided by statute. The Suffolk County House of Correction at Deer
Island is under his control and he is also charged with paroling power for
inmates, serving sentences of less than twelve months at the House of
Correction and the Suffolk County Jail.
House of Correction
Stfphen J. Carroil, Master
The Suffolk County House of Correction is located at Deer Island,
which is part of Boston, adjacent to the Town of Winthrop, and covers
about 67.5 acres. The institution dates from 1895 and now includes land
and buildings valued at $2,221,600; land appraised at $448,900, and build-
ings at $1,722,700.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Headquarters, 154 Berkeley Street
[Stat. 1878, Chap. 244; Stat. 1885, Chap. 323; Stat. 1906, Chap. 291;
Stat. 1938, Chap. 377; Stat. 1962, Chap. 322; Stat. 1964, Chap. 739]
Joseph M. Jordan, Police Commissioner
, Super inlendent-in-ChieJ
Bureau Chiefs
Superintendent, John F. KjtECKLER
Superintendent,
Superintendent, Edward J. O'Neil
Superintendent, John M. Lynch
Superintendent, Paul J. Russell
Superintendent, John F. Doyle
The Police Department is responsible for the prevention of crime, the
investigation of crime, the apprehension of criminals, the maintenance of
order, the enforcement of laws and statutes, the enhancement of the
public safety, and the provision of other police and emergency services.
ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
The department is organized into six major entities: the Office of the
Commissioner, the Bureau of Administrative Services, the Bureau of
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Field Services, the Bureau of Inspectional Services, the Bureau of TrafiBc
Services, and the Bureau of Management Services.
Definitions : For the purpose of tliis order, the terms that follow are
defined as noted :
Department. The Boston Police Department.
Bureau. The first level of command under the Police Commissioner,
responsible for coordinating and directing a major grouping of like activities
in the department.
Division. The second level of command, responsible for a broad type
of police activity and/or a large geographical area of the city.
Area. A division-level grouping of field operations according to either
geographical proximity or fxmctional similarity. The city is divided
geographically into six areas, A through F.
District. A geographical area of the city to which field personnel and
other resources are assigned in sufficient quantity to provide general
police services on a twenty-four-hour basis.
Section. A part of a division or district, with ongoing responsibility
for a particular function.
Unit. A group of personnel and resources organized to perform a
special task.
Platoon. A group of ofiBcers composing the work force of a district
for a particular period of the day and containing its own supervisory and
command officers.
Squad. A group of officers under the command of a sergeant for an
operational task.
Sector. A geographical area of variable size within a district to wliich
is assigned one or more radio cars.
Beat. A geographical area of variable size within a district to which
is assigned one or more officers for foot patrol purposes.
Office of the Police Cosimissioner
The office of the Commissioner consists of the Commissioner, his
personal staff assistants, and the following:
1. The Administrative Staff is responsible for managing and coordinating
the activities of the Commissioner's office. It creates and maintains
liaison with other public service agencies, cultivates effective working
relationships within the organization, and coordinates correspondence
to and from the department. The staff has general responsibilities to
assist the Commissioner in developing programs to improve the quality
of police service and in reviewing and evaluating recommendations made
by other units as to their feasibility and completeness. From time to time,
members are assigned to represent the Commissioner in meetings or to
perform other duties that may be required.
2. The Confidential Secretary provides staff assistance to the Police
Commissioner; makes policy recommendations in the area of community
relations; is the department's coordinator of community affairs and
information programs; provides policy recommendations in the area of
news media relations; is responsible for studies of community attitudes,
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arranging presentations to community appearance for the Police Com-
missioner, and such other staff work directed by tlie Police Commissioner.
2A. Informational Services is responsible for keeping members of the
department and the public informed of police activities by publishing an
employee newsletter and by maintaining liaison with the news media
by preparing and disseminating news releases, coordinating news con-
ferences, and requests for interviews and coverage. It prepares slide
shows, movies, brochures, displays, and booklets and coordinates a
speaker's bureau and tours of police facilities. A crime prevention section
provides advice to citizens on personal and property protection.
3. Grants Management Unit estabhshes and maintains liaison with
potential and actual funding sources, and supervises development and
implementation of grant proposals.
4. Office of Labor Relations represents the Commissioner at employee
collective bargaining negotiations, conferences, and grievance discussions
and assists in the development of policies regarding labor relations and
negotiations. It advises command officers to ensure their compliance
with the provisions of the various collective bargaining agreements and
works to resolve grievances at the unit or district level when possible.
5. Office of Legal Affairs maintains liaison with the city Law Depart-
ment, other criminal justice agencies, and local bar associations, en-
couraging their participation in the development of responses to the legal
problems of the police. It formulates legislative programs and participates
in the legislative process. It prepares and reviews contracts and agree-
ments, produces or formulates legal opinions, and provides the Commis-
sioner with a legal perspective on policy matters. Legal Affairs personnel
assist in the development of law-related training programs and bulletins
and provide legal advice to sworn members concerning arrests, warrants,
searches, and case presentations. The Legal Advisor is available for
consultation after office hom-s tlirough the department switchboard.
The Legal Advisor represents the department in selected civil litigation.
6. Special Investigations Linit is responsible for providing the Com-
missioner with complete and accurate information on the maintenance
of integrity in the department. It seeks out information regarding corrup-
tion in the department; investigates thoroughly and aggressively all
instances in which a member is reported or suspected of having accepted
a bribe or of other involvement in criminal activity ; and reports its findings
to the Commissioner. It also monitors the efforts and effectiveness of all
police commanders to combat corruption; looks for weaknesses in the
department that may encourage its existence; and makes appropriate
recommendations to the Commissioner.
Bureau of Management Services
The Bureau of Management Services consists of three divisions: Per-
sonnel Division, Planning and Research Division, and the Training and
Education Division.
1. Personnel Division is responsible for the administration of the
department's personnel systems. It develops standards and policies for
all personnel actions, including estabUshment of job specifications, recruit-
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ment, selection, and promotion, transfer, discipline, leaves and retirement,
and monitors all personnel activities. The division coordinates processing
of new personnel; conducts background investigations; processes all
personnel actions affecting existing personnel; and maintains centred
personnel files. It supervises the medical program of the department,
the Stress Program, and related personnel service activities. It provides
liaison with the city personnel services and the Massachusetts Division
of Civil Service.
2. Planning and Research Division is responsible for researching
operational and administrative problems in the department and assisting
affected units in developing effective responses to those problems. It
works closely with other imits in preparing long-range and contingency
plans and is responsible for forms control. This division is composed of
four units, each with certain responsibilities.
a. Written Directives Section is responsible for preparing rules and
regulations, special orders. Commissioner's memoranda, and circulars
as directed by the Police Commissioner.
b. Administrative Analysis Section researches problems that arise
pertaining to the administration of the department and develops
thorough objective reports detailing the findings of such studies.
c. Crime Patterns and Trends Section gathers and analyzes data
relating to specific target crimes, identifies patterns and trends of use
to field officers and commanders, and disseminates such information to
concerned units throughout the department.
d. Graphic Arts Section (Department Artist) prepares illustrations,
graphic layouts, crime scene sketches, and other art work as required
by the various u^its and divisions of the department.
3. Training and Education Division is responsible for development of
department training standards and administration of all training and
education programs. It is organized into four sections each with specific
responsibilities.
a. Program Development Section is responsible for initiating and
developing new training programs. It prepares course prospecti, selects
instructors, gathers teaching materials, and coordinates covu-se develop-
ment with affected units in the department.
b. Program Coordination Section is in charge of ongoing, inservice
training programs, and includes the registrar who is responsible for
scheduling, attendance, and testing.
c. Technical Training Section operates the police range, develops
firearms standards, and coordinates a firearms qualification program.
d. Recruit Training Section is responsible for implementing and
coordinating all recruit training programs and for supervising recruits
throughout the recruit training year.
Bureau of Administbative Services
The Bureau of Administrative Services is responsible for providing
services to support the field activities of the department. Most divisions
and sections of a supportive nature are organized under the Bureau of
Administrative Services, with a general mandate to arrange the avail-
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ability of their resources to meet the needs of the department and the
public in the most effective manner possible.
1. Services Division prepares the department budget and administers
the ofBce of the chief clerk, which is responsible for receiving, recording,
and transmitting to the city treasurer all license fees collected by the
department. The division is divided into six sections, each providing
specific services to other units in the department and/or to the public.
a. Property Clerk Section coordinates the acquisition, mventory,
maintenance, and disposition of department property and keeps secure
all lost, stolen, or abandoned property in the department's custody.
b. Central License Section investigates, processes, and records all
applications for licenses and bicycle registrations. When appropriate,
it aiso investigates and reports upon applications for licenses and per-
mits issued by other city or state agencies.
c. Auto Maintenance Section is responsible for the maintenance and
repair of police vehicles.
d. Building Maintenance Section is responsible for the maintenance
and repair of all police buildings.
e. Auditing and Finance Section audits all vouchers paid by the
department, encumbers all accounts and appropriations, and initiates
and processes non-orders for payment.
f. Payroll Section prepares payrolls and maintains accurate records
and files of all payroll-related activities.
2. Communications Division is responsible for the overall operation of
telecommunications systems within the department and for supervision
of the four sections comprising it :
a. Operations Section operates the Emergency 911 and communica-
tion system; it receives and records telephone calls for police service
and dispatches units in accordance with department directives and
plans developed by the Bureau of Field Services; and it obtains infor-
mation for field units via teletype. The section maintains ciurent
knowledge of conditions throughout the city and makes such informa-
tion available to police and, when appropriate, authorized members of
the news media. The Operations Section duty supervisor has final
responsibility for the movement of field units to provide the most
effective police service possible.
b. Communications Maintenance Section is responsible for installa-
tion, repair, and maintenance of all department communications
equipment, including video equipment and electronic sirens.
c. Signal Service Section is responsible for installation, maintenance,
repair, and alteration of all electrical appliances, equipment, lines, and
related accessories in department buildings. It is also in charge of
erecting and maintaining markings (poles, signs, or painted mau^kings)
of public taxicab stands and police parking areas.
d. Engineering Section is responsible for keeping abreast of techno-
logical innovations in communication systems and equipment, main-
taining the operations center and related transmitting and receiving
equipment, and preparation of specifications for department communi-
cations equipment.
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3. Records and Data Processing Division is responsible for the main-
tenance and control of active warrants of arrest as well as incident, crimi-
nal, arrest, and other department records. It also operates data processing
systems, prepares statistical data, seeks to ensure accuracy of official
reports and records, and works to develop improved systems. The divi-
sion is divided into several sections, each having a specific responsibility.
a. Records Review Section reviews, codes, routes, and processes data
received from other units into the Keypunch Section.
b. Systems Analysis and Programming Section is responsible for
analysis, design, programming, and implementation of all data proc-
essing projects in the department.
c. Keypunch Section keypunches and verifies all documents necessary
for reports and statistics and delivers its output cards to the computer
facility.
d. Computer Operations Section uses the computer to produce reports
responsive to the informational needs of the department. It maintains
a twenty-four-hour, seven-day operation and is available to street offi-
cers via on-lin,e terminals in the Commimications Section.
e. Crime Analysis Section produces statistical reports and calcula-
tions used for Uniform Crime Reports, identification, and prediction of
crime patterns, and other analyses.
f . Police Reporting Section is composed of fom: units :
1. The Insurance Unit, which maintains historical police data
and makes it available to the public and other police agencies.
2. The Case File Unit, which files all material relating to specific
cases.
3. The Warrants Unit, which serves as a cleeiring house for all
warrants issued by the courts.
4. The Missing Persons Unit, which coordinates and maintains
files of missing persons and related reports.
g. Private Detail Service Unit is responsible for coordinating all off-
duty police services rendered by members of the department to private
employers. The unit keeps accurate records of all private detail activity
and is responsible for billing and processing payments received. Also
administers centralized paid details for superior officers.
h. Technical Services Section is responsible for obtaining, preserving,
and analyzing physical evidence for eventual court presentation and for
assisting in the development of techniques and procedures for effective
crime scene search; it includes:
1. The Crime Laboratory.
2. The Identification (Fingerprint) and Photograph Unit.
3. The Ballistics Unit, which issues and maintains all department
weapons, ammunition, and emergency equipment. This unit is also
responsible for the examination, custody, and lawful disposition of all
firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and ammunition coming into
the possession of the members of the department. Rule 10, Section 10
through 25.
i. Printing Section prints and prepares for distribution all forms,
directives, bulletins, news releases, and other official documents necessary
for the elficient administration of tlie department.
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Bureau of Field Services
The Bureau of Field Services has primary responsibihty for delivery of
effective and efficient police services to the community.
Patrol Divisions. The department's patrol function, responsible for
providing general police services throughout the city, is divided into six
patrol divisions:
Area A — Districts 7 and 15.
Area B — District 1 and House of Detention.
Area C — Districts 4 and 14.
Area D — Districts 2 and 3.
Area E — Districts 6 and 11.
Area F — Districts 5 and 13.
Each division commander provides complete administrative and field
supervision in the area under his control and is responsible for the actions
of all personnel assigned to the division. He is responsible for meeting
the needs of citizens in the area and for the accurate interpretation and
implementation of department rules and policies in the districts and
units for which he is responsible. Each district, imder the command of
a captain, is responsible for all police services within the district bounda-
ries except those that are specifically assigned to other units in the de-
partment. District personnel are responsible for providing the best pos-
sible police service to their communities, and they cooperate fully with
specialized units in seeking ways to improve the overall effectiveness of
police operations in the district. Each district maintains a patrol force
sufficient in size to provide around-the-clock coverage and each contains
its own administrative, supervisory, and command personnel.
The House of Detension is responsible for the care and custody of all
women prisoners until the court has disposed of their cases or until they
have been otherwise released in accordance with law.
The Assistant Chief of Field Services is responsible for specialized in-
vestigative functions on a city-wide basis and provides supplemental
assistance to area commanders when its special capabilities can be utilized.
a. Tactical Patrol Force {Anti-Crime Lnit) functions as a selective
enforcement group concentrating on the reduction of street crimes and
robberies tlu-oughout the city. The unit supplements regular patrol
forces in selected areas, has a canine capability, and is specially trained
and equipped for emergencies. The Mounted Patrol Unit patrols suit-
able areas of the city, including the Boston Common and the Public
Garden, and is used for crowd control and/or traffic control as the
need for and propriety of such services is determined. The Emergency
Services Unit responds to all incidents likely to require the use of spe-
cial tools and equipment. It also responds to sniper or hostage incidents
and is responsible for bomb search and disposal.
b. Drug Control Jjnit is responsible for city-wide enforcement of
the Massachusetts Controlled Substance Act (Chapter 94C), develop-
ment and implementation of drug-related public education programs,
and liaison with public and private organizations involved in prevention
and control of drug abuse.
c. The Homicide Lnit investigates and prepares the case for Grand
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Jury presentation on all homicides, suspicious deaths, serious assaults,
and battered child cases in which the victim is in danger of death;
is also responsible for the investigation of the sudden death of infants
or those apparently stillborn.
d. The Robbery Suppression Unit investigates major robberies in
which a pattern is detectable and uses alarm systems for prevention
and apprehension.
e. Consumer Fraud Lnit investigates all crimes particular to shop-
lifting, pocket-picking, and larceny from express or delivery trucks,
and confidence theft; investigates all crimes involving the drawing
and uttering of fraudulent checks, drafts, or orders upon a bank or
depository.
f. Rape Investigation Lnit is responsible for the coordination and
supervision of all department investigations concerning rape and sex
crimes. This unit also developes improved procedures for handling of
rape and sex crimes, techniques, standardized reporting and crime
analysis, and investigates methods of operation of rapists. They also
maintain a continuing liaison with agencies involved in medical and
psychological aid to victim.s and other agencies necessary.
Bltreau of Inspectional Services
The Bureau of Inspectional Services is generally responsible for pro-
viding the Police Commissioner with accurate information as to the
department's performance in providing police services to the community.
Legal Section is responsible for properly advising the Bureau of Inspectional
Services in matters of investigations concerning possible violations of
the department's Rules and Regulations and other related matters that
the Police Commissioner may designate.
1. Internal Affairs Division is responsible for supervising the dis-
ciplinary processes of the department to ensure they are both fair and
constructive in nature. It thoroughly investigates or causes to be in-
vestigated all reports or allegations of police misconduct and makes
appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner. The division also
reviews complaint data as to type and source and recommends training
programs or changes in procedure to reduce the causes and frequency of
complaints.
2. Intelligence Division is responsible for developing information
regarding organized criminal activity and for keeping abreast of vice
activity in the city. The division is divided into three sections, each
with specific responsibilities:
a. Intelligence Section keeps the Commissioner informed of all the
operational responses of the department to planned criminal occurrences.
b. The Vice Control Section provides specialized assistance to area
and district commanders for control of illegal gaming, liquor law viola-
tions, prostitution, and related crimes. It also investigates and reports
attempts of criminal organizations td gain control of licensed establish-
ments or businesses.
c. Organized Crime Section conducts investigations of organized
criminal activity for purposes of court prosecutions when warranted
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In furtherance of its investigative responsibilities it maintains liaison
with other governmental agencies and maintains its own confidential
records and files.
3. Staff Inspection Division is responsible for evaluating the level of
performance of units, districts, and divisions in the department, with
particular attention to their efforts to attain departmental goals and
assists in the development of performance standards. It also reviews rules
and orders as to their adequacy and the level to which they are complied
with throughout the department.
Bureau of Traffic Services
The Bureau of Traffic Services is responsible for insuring the safe and
orderly movement of traffic in the city.
Traffic Operations Division is responsible for direction and control of
traffic in District 1 and District 4. The division also supervises traffic
for major parades, public celebrations, and similar events in the city.
The Towing Section tows and safely stores illegally parked vehicles
throughout the city and maintains appropriate records concerning all
tows and collection of towing and storage fees. Traffic Analysis Section
analyzes and classifies all traffic accident reports, identifies high-incidence
locations, and advises its personnel and the Bureau of Field Services of
those locations.
Mobile Operations Patrol is the department's motorcycle unit which is
used for traffic enforcement and selective tactical situations and operations.
PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT
Office, 608 City Hall
[Stat. 1966, Chap. 642]
OFFICIALS
Edward T. Sullivan, Chairman
Barbara G. Cameron, Vice Chairman
Patricia A. Vandenberg, Secretary
Robert J. Vey, Commissioner
Victor E. Hagan, Acting Director
Chapter 642 of the Acts of 1966 establishes in the City of Boston a
Public Facilities Department, abolishes the Department of School Build-
ings and transfers its function in part to the Public Facilities Department
and in part to the School Committee of said City for the more efficient and
economical construction and alterations of municipal buildings. The
Public Facilities Department shall be under the charge of a board known
as the Public Facilities Commission consisting of three members known as
Public Facilities Commissioners appointed by the mayor for a term ex-
piring on the first Monday of the January following the next biennial
municipal election at which a mayor is elected.
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
714 City HaU
Joseph F. Casazza, Commissioner*
The Public Works Department was created in 1911 under the provisions
of Chapter 486, Acts of 1909, through the consolidation of the existing
street, water, and engineering departments. The Department was placed
in the charge of a Commissioner who was required by Ordinances to be a
civil engineer of recognized standing. The Department now operates
through its Central OflQce and five (5) major divisions, each in the charge
of a Division Engineer. These divisions carry out the major programs of
the Department; namely, the maintenance and construction of highways,
street lighting, snow removal, sewerage construction and maintenance,
water construction and maintenance, sanitation, street cleaning, removal
of refuse and garbage. All engineering in connection with the foregoing
programs is performed by the Engineering Division. The Centrsd Office
performs general administrative functions including personnel manage-
ment, payrolls, cost accounting, purchasing, inventory control, property
and equipment maintenance.
Central OflSce
Room 714, City HaU
A. Administrative Branch
This branch is in charge of administrative functions that include per-
sonnel, payroll management, supplies, inventories, accounting and con-
tracts.
B. Maintenance Branch
The Maintenance Branch is responsible for the care, control, and mainte-
nance of all department-owned motor vehicles, and for the operation, care,
and maintenance of all real estate and related facilities of the Public
Works Department.
C. Permit Branch
The Permit Branch issues all permits to open, occupy, and obstruct
portions of the streets, as well as Water and Sewer permits.
Highway Division
Room 708, City Hall
Robert S. Bowes, Division Engineer
This Division has charge of the construction and maintenance of all
public streets, street cleaning and flushing by Department forces, the care
and upkeep of electric and gas lamps on public streets, parks, and public
grounds; the construction, operation, and maintenance of the highway
bridges under the control of the Department, and the abolition of grade
crossings.
Sanitary Division
Room 708, City Hall
Charles T. Dinneen, Division Engineer
The SanitEU-y Division has charge of the contract collection, removal, and
disposal of ashes, garbage, and refuse. It also supervises the removal of
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a mayor is elected.
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commercial wastes under contractual arrangement between the product'-
and the contractor.
Sewer Division
Room 716, City Hall
James A, O'Rourke, Division Engineer
The Sewer Division collects and disposes of the domestic and com-
mercial waste water and storm drainage of the city. It constructs and
maintains a system of sanitary, storm, combined, and intercepting sewers
discharging to the Metropolitan system for primary treatment at Deer
Island and Nut Island. It also maintains the Calf Pasture pumping
station and Moon Island disposal works for emergency service during
storms.
Engineering Division
Room 709, City Hall
Frederick L. Garvin, Deputy Commissioner and Division Engineer
This Division performs engineering services for the Divisions of the
Public Works Department and other City departments.
Water Division
Room 715, City Hall
John P. Sullivan, Division Engineer
This Division has the control, care, and maintenance of all pipes and
appurtenances for supplying wholesome water to the City. Its source of
supply is the Metropolitan District Commission which charges two hun-
dred forty dollars ($240.00) per million gallons of water to its members.
Boston's requirements were 144,981,306 gallons per day in 1974, or 226
gallons per capita. Under present rates the consumer pays the city one
cent for 15 gallons of pure water.
The Division maintains and operates a high pressure fire service for the
central business section of Boston.
Public Improvement Commission
Room 709, City Hall
THE BOARD
Joseph F. Casazza, Commissioner of Public Works, ex officio, Chairman
Joanne A. Prevost, Commissioner of Real Property, ex officio. Vice Chair-
man
William T. Noonan, Commissioner of Traffic and Parking, ex officio
Joyce E. Burrell, Executive Secretary
The Public Improvement Commission was established May 1, 1954.
This Commission was assigned many of the powers and duties of the
former Board of Street Commissioners, including the authority to lay out,
widen, relocate, alter, or discontinue highways, and to order specific repairs
to be made therein; to name or rename public highways and private ways;
to order the construction of sanitary sewers and storm drains; to permit
the opening of private ways for public travel; to levy assessments for
street, sidewalk, and sewer betterments and to issue permits for the loca-
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tion of wire-carrying poles, conduits, pipes, tracks, signs, and similar
uses of the public ways.
The administration functions include the processing of petitions, arrang-
ing public hearing, preparing estimates and orders relating to land damages
and street arid sewer betterments, preparing orders for the laying out of
streets snd the construction of streets and sewers, for eminent domain
land takings, and for the granting of permits for use of public highways,
erection of poles, signs, etc.
REAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
Office, City Hall, Room 811
[Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 22.]
[St. 1943, c. 434, as amended by St. 1945, c. 433; St. 1949, c. 317; St. 1950,
c. 318; St. 1951, c. 159; St. 1952, c. 196; St. 1961, c. 314. See also
St. 1962, c. 762, s. 4; St. 1946, c. 474, as amended by St. 1948, c. 612
St. 1950, c. 316; St. 1951, c. 625; St. 1951, c. 734; St. 1955, c. 450
St. 1958, c. 273; St. 1960, c. 413; St. 1962, c. 338; St. 1963, c. 263
St. 1964, c. 567; St. 1965, c. 203; St. 1965, c. 218; St. 1965, c. 342.
See also G. L. c. 40, s. 22B, 22C, 22E.]
REAL PROPERTY BOARD
Joanne A. Prevost, Commissioner of Real Property, Chairman*
James W. Ronayne, Assistant Commissioner of Real Property*
Robert Kxine, Associate Commissioner. Term expires May 1, 1971.
Thomas F. Kelly, Jr. Term expires May 1, 1972.
Rose V. O'Connell, Executive Secretary
Francis P. Tracey, Deputy Commissioner of Real Property
The Real Property Board has the powers and performs the duties con-
ferred or imposed on the Board of Real Estate Commissioners by the
St. 1943, c. 434, as amended, and by the St. 1946, c. 474, as amended, and
has also the powers and performs the duties conferred or imposed by stat-
ute on the Board of Street Commissioners in relation to the abatement of
taxes.
By the Ord. 1954, c. 2, s. 43, the Public Buildings Department was
abolished and the powers, duties and appropriations of the Superintendent
of Public Buildings with respect to the appointment, suspension, discharge,
compensation, and indemnification of subordinates were transferred to
the Commissioner of Real Property, and all other powers, duties, and
appropriations of the Public Buildings Department were transferred to
the Assistant Commissioner of Real Property.
Committee on Foreclosed Real Estate
Joanne A. Prevost, Chairman
Thomas F, Kelly, Jr.
Robert G. Kline
The Committee on Foreclosed Real Estate consists of the chairman
and two otier members of the Real Property Board appointed by the
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected.
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Mayor from said Board. The Committee has the powers and performs
the duties conferred or imposed by law on the Committee on Foreclosed
Real Estate established under St. 1943, c. 434, s. 4.
RETIREMENT BOARD, BOSTON
Office, 224, City Hall
CStat. 1922, Chap. 521; Stat. 1923, Chaps. 284, 381, 426; Stat. 1924, Chaps.
89, 249, 250, 251; Stat. 1925, Chaps. 18, 90, 152; Stat. 1926, Chap. 390
Stat. 1933, Chap. 243; Stat. 1937, Chap. 163; Stat. 1939, Chap. 131
Stat. 1943, Chap. 204; Stat. 1945, Chap. 658; Stat. 1947, Chap. 520
Stat. 1950, Chap. 355; Stat. 1951, Chap. 644; Stat. 1952, Chap. 379
Stat. 1954, Chaps. 423, 434, 684; Stat. 1955, Chap. 309; Stat. 1958,
Chap. 391; Stat. 1971, Chap. 481.]
OFFICIALS
Thomas J. McGrimley, Chairman
Edward W. Donovan
Walter W. Merrilx.
Harold B. Sacks, Secretary and Executive Officer
Charles R. Curran, Assistant Executive Officer
THE BOARD
Edward W. Donovan Term ends September 30, 1976
Walter W. Merrill, City Auditor (ex officio)
Thomas J. McGrimley Term ends September 30, 1978
The Boston Retirement System was established on February 1, 1923,
under the provisions of Chapter 521 of the Acts of 1922, which was ac-
cepted by the Mayor and City Council in August, 1922.
An additional retirement system for city and county employees was
provided by chapter 658 of the Acts of 1945. This act was accepted by
the City Council June 3, 1946, and approved by the Mayor June 5, 1946.
The new system, designated as the State-Boston Retirement System, went
into effect October 1, 1946. Every employee appointed after that date
becomes a member of the new system.
Both systems are administered by a Retirement Board consisting of
Edward W. Donovan, chosen by the two other membors; Walter W.
Merrill, City Auditor, ex-officio; and Thomas J. McGrimley, elected by
members of the system. The Board serves without compensation.
TRAFFIC AND PARKING DEPARTMENT
Office, 721 City HaU
IStat. 1929, Chap. 263; Stat. 1954, Chap. 97; Stat. 1956, Chap. 12; Ord.
1956, Chap. 2; Stat. 1957, Chap. 253; Stat. 1960, Chaps. 84, 267,
755; Stat. 1962, Chap. 338; Stat. 1965, Chap. 365.]
officials
William T. Noonan, Commissioner of Traffic and Parking*
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected.
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Traffic and Parking Commission
William T. Noonan, Commissioner of Traffic and Parking, Chairman
Joseph M. Jordan, Police Comm,issioner, ex officio, Associate Commissioner
of Traffic and Parking
Joseph F. Casazza, Commissioner of Public Works, ex officio, Associate
Commissioner of Traffic and Parking
George H. Paul, Fire Commissioner, ex officio, Associate Commissioner
of Traffic and Parking
Joanne A. Prevost, Commissioner of Real Property, ex officio, Associate
Commissioner of Traffic and Parking
Edna Jacobs, Executive Secretary
engineering division
Joseph M. Galeota, Traffic Engineering Director
Robert F. Drummond, Associate Traffic Engineer
The Act establishing the commission became effective April 30, 1929,
after approval by the Governor and acceptance by the Mayor and City
Council. By Stat. 1957, Chap. 253', and Stat. 1962, Chap. 338, the Com-
mission was reorganized. The Commissioner of Traffic and Parking is
appointed by the Mayor, and until the qualification of his successor,
receives compensation established by the Mayor and City Council, and
may be removed by the Mayor. The associate commissioners of traffic
and parking receive no compensation.
The commissioner of traffic and parking may employ, subject to the
approval of the Mayor and to chapter thirty-one of the General Laws,
engineers, experts, assistants and other officers and employees. The
commission has exclusive authority to adopt, amend, alter and repeal
rules and regulations relative to vehicular street traffic, and to the move-
ment, stopping or standing of vehicles on, and their exclusion from, all or
any streets, ways, highways, roads and parkways, under the control of the
city. The commission has the power to erect, make and maintain, or
cause to be erected, made and maintained, traffic signs, signals, markings
and other devices for the control of such traffic in the city and for informing
and warning the public as to the rules and regulations adopted by the
commission.
The latest revision of the Traffic Regulations contains 1,672 one-way
streets, 2,875 no-parking regulations, and 1,263 stop streets. The com-
mission maintains 593 traffic signals, including 8 interconnected systems
in downtown Boston, and 327 miles of lines painted in the roadway,
including crosswalks, center lines, lane lines, and stop lines. There are
1,347 loading zones, requiring 46,030 feet of painted curbing maintained
by the commission. Fees amounting to $79,941 are collected for the
establishment and maintenance of these loading zones. There were 162
loading zone signs instedled this year for which we collected $3,125. The
commission also maintains 7,900 parking meters, and received $1,340,482
in revenua from this source during the year 1974. Issued 201 licenses for
off-street parking lots and collected $48,852 in fees for these licenses.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office, Mezzanine, City Hall
IRev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 40; Stat. 1908, Chap. 210; Ord. 1908, Chap. 4;
C. C, Title IV., Chap. 9; Stat. 1911, Chap. 413; Stat. 1913, Chaps.
367, 672, 788; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 36; Stat. 1920, Chap. 140;
Ord. 1920, Chap. 12; Ord. 1921, Chaps. 1, 2; Stat. 1922, Chap. 521;
Ord. 1925, Chap. 2; Ord. 1926, Chap. 1; Ord. 1930, Chap. 7; Ord.
1935, Chap. 3; Ord. 1945, Chap. 10; Ord. 1954, Chaps. 2, 6; Rev.
Ord. 1961, Chap. 25.]
James V. Young, Collector-Treasurer
James J. Hyde, First Assistant Collector-Treasurer, Treasury Division
Daniel A. Grant, First Assistant Collector-Treasurer, Collecting Division
James J. CtnvNiNGHAM, Second Assistant Collector-Treasurer, Treasury
Division
Catherine V. Clonan, Second Assistant Collector-Treasurer, Collecting
Division
Treasury Division
Office, Mezzanine, City Hall
The Collector-Treasurer has the care aind custody of the current funds
of the City, of all moneys, properties, and securities placed in his charge
by any statute or ordinance, or by any gift, devise, bequest, or deposit,
and pays all bills and demands against the City.
The Collector-Treasurer is also County Collector-Treasurer, Treasurer
of the Sinking Funds Department, Treasurer-Custodian of Boston Retire-
ment Board, Custodian of the Boston Public School Teachers' Retirement
Fund, and Treasurer of the George Robert White Fund. He publishes
reports yearly, also monthly statements.
Collecting Division
Office, Mezzanine, City Hall
[Stat. 1875, Chap. 176; Stat. 1885, Chap. 266; Stat. 1888, Chap. 390;
Stat. 1890, Chap. 418; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 14; Ord. 1908, Chap.
1; C. C. Title IV., Chap. 10; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486; Stat. 1913,
Chap. 672; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 13; Ord. 1914, 2d Series, Chap. 2;
Spec. Stat. 1916, Chap. 291; Ord. 1921, Chap. 1; Stat. 1922, Chap.
390; Ord. 1925, Chap. 1; Ord. 1954, Chap. 36; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap.
25.]
The Collector-Treasurer collects and receives all taxes and other assess-
ments, betterments, rates, dues, and moneys payable on any account to
the City of Boston or the County of Suffolk. Annual reports have been
pubhshed since 1876, also weekly and daily statements. The Collector-
Treasurer is also Collector-Treasurer of the County of Suffolk.
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Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds
OfEce, Mezzanine, City Hadl
[R. L., Chap. 27, § 14; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 35; C. C, Title IV., Chap. 9.
§ 5; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, § 26; Stat. 1910, Chap. 437; Stat. 1911,
Chap. 165; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 31; Stat. 1914, Chap. 324; Spec.
Stat. 1915, Chap. 184; Ord. 1916, Chap. 7; Ord, 1925, Chaps. 2, 30;
Ord. 1954, Chap. 2; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 25.]
OFFICIALS
, Chairman
Daniel Weisbebg, Vice-Chairman
Walter W. Merrill, Secretary
Edwin J. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary
James V. Young, Treasurer
James J. Hyde, Assistant Treasurer
commissioners
Dr. Joseph I. McGrath Term ending May 1, 1974
Alfred W. Archibald • Term ending May 1, 1974
Daniel Weisberg Term ending May 1, 1970
Patrick E. Roche Term ending May 1, 1975
Stephen O. Slyne Term ending May 1, 1973
The Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds for the payment or
redemption of the City debt consists of six members, two of whom are
appointed annueJly by the Mayor for a term of three years from May 1.
The Board has published annual reports since 1871. The amended City
Chsirter, Section 26, prohibits the further establishing of sinking funds,
but an exception was afterwards made by the Legislature regarding loans
for Rapid Transit purposes. It also prohibits the depositing of City or
County money in any bank of which any member of the Board of Sinking
Funds Commissioners is an officer, director or agent.
Chapter 2 of the Ordinances of 1954 placed the Board of Commissioners
of Sinking Funds in the Treasury Department but not subject to the
supervision or control of the Collector-Treasurer.
VETERANS' SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Office, 294 Washington Street
[Stat. 1897, Chap. 441; Gen. Laws, Chap. 115, as amended; Ord. 1954,
Chap. 2, § 66; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 26.J
Thomas B. Materazzo, Veterans^ Benefits and Services Commissioner
George L. Glennon, Sr., Administrative Assistant
The Veterans' Services Department was established as a department of
the City of Boston by the Ordinances of 1954, Chapter 2, Section 66, and
is under the charge of a Commissioner who is appointed by the Mayor.
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This department performs the functions formerly performed by the
Department of Veterans* Services, which it replaces. The Commissioner
exercises all powers and duties for the distribution of state and city benefits
to veterans and their eligible dependents in the City of Boston, such as
were formerly vested in the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Under his
direction assistance is rendered to veterans and their dependents of the
Civil War, Indian War, Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection,
China Relief Expedition, Mexican War, World War I, World War II, and
for service with Armed Forces from June 25, 1950, through the termination
of the Vietnam campaign.***
This department provides information, advice and assistance to veterans
of all wars, to enable them to procure the benefits to which they are en-
titled relative to employment, vocational and educational opportunities,
hospit€dization, medical care, pensions, and other veterans* benefits.
David E. Gately, Supervisor of Veterans^ Graves and Registration
OfQce, 721 City HaU
By the Ordinances of 1954, Chapter 2, Section 66, there was placed in
this department Em officer, known as the Supervisor of Veterans' Graves
and Registration, who is appointed by the Mayor subject to the provi-
sions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws and who has the powers and
performs the duties from time to time conferred or imposed by general
laws applicable to Boston on persons appointed under Section 9 of Chapter
115 of the General Laws. This officer is not subject to the supervision or
control of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Commissioner, but, unless
otherwise ordered by the Mayor, such officer shaU not communicate with
the Mayor, or make any annual or other report, except through such
commissioner.
*** February 1, 1955, and the termination of the Vietnam campaign,
both dates inclusive.
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VARIOUS CITY AND COUNTY
DEPARTMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS MUNICIPAL
ACTIVITIES
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VARIOUS CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS
The following table shows the manner in which public officials, other than
the regular City department heads, are appointed or elected, as prescribed by
statute, ordinance, or regulation, the time of appointment or election, and the
term of office.
Officials
How
Created
Appointed or Elected
By Whom
When
Term
Begins
Length
Auditorium Commission
(five)
Boston Employees
Credit Union, City
of
Boston Finance Com-
mission (five)
Boston Housing Au-
thority (five)
Boston Metropolitan
District Commission
(five)
Boston Redevelopment
Authority (five)
Charitable Donations
for Inhabitants of
Boston, Trustees of. .
Franklin Foundation
(twelve Managers). . .
Freedom Trail Com-
mission
Government Center
Commission (seven) . .
Licensing Board (three)
Old South Association
in Boston (two Man-
agers)
Ord.
Statute
Mayor
Annually
one
May 1
Governor A
Governor
and
Mayor
Mayor
Supreme
Court
Mayor
Mayor
Governor A
City Coun-
cil
Annually
one
Biennially
Annually
four
Jan. 8
Oct. 24
Sept. 17
May 1
Biennially
one
Annually
When
elected
5 yrs.
5 yrs.
5 yrs.
2 yrs.
5 yrs.
3 yrs.
t
6 yrs.
1 yr.
A With the advice and consent of the Executive Council.
B As vacancies occur.
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the Janueu-y following the next
biennial municipal election at which a mayor is elected.
** Four members appointed by the Mayor and City Council and one ap-
pointed by the Massachusetts State Housing Board.
t Until the completion of the construction of a new city hall. (See Stat.
1958, Chap. 624.)
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How
Created
Appointed or Elected
Term
Officials
By Whom
When
Begins
Length
School Buildings, Board
of Commissioners of
(three)
Statute
a
Bequest
Statute
***
Elected
****
Annually
one
City elec-
tion
Deo. 1
1st Mon.
in Jan'y
3 yrs.
School Committee (five)
Suffolk County Coiu't-
house Commission
(three)
2 yrs.
White Fund, George
Robert (five Trustees)
Youth Activities Com-
mission
. t
Ajmually
one
May 1
5 yrs.
County of Suffolk
*** Appointing power shared by the Mayor, School Committee and Board
Members. (See Stat. 1929, Chap. 351.)
**** Appointing power shared by the Governor, Mayor and Chief Justices of
Supreme, Superior and Boston Municipal Courts. (See Stat. 1935, Chap. 474.)
I Appointing powe^: shared by the Mayor, Superintendent of Schools and
Chairman of the Youth Service Board of the Commonwealth. (See Stat. 1965,
Chap. 391.)
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THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE
CITY OF BOSTON
Administration Building, 26 Court Street
[Stat, 1875, Chap. 241; Stat. 1898, Chap. 400; Stat. 1900, Chap. 235;
Stat. 1901, Chap. 448; Stat. 1903, Chap. 170; Stat. 1905, Chap. 249;
C. C, Chaps. 33 and 48; Stat. 1906, Chaps. 205, 231, 259, 318, 505;
Stat. 1907, Chaps. 295, 357, 450; Stat. 1908, Chap. 589; Stat. 1909,
Chaps. 120, 388, 446, 537, 540; Stat. 1910, Chap. 617; Stat. 1911,
Chaps. 540, 708; Stat. 1912, Chaps. 195, 569, 711; Stat. 1913, Chaps.
337, 363, 389, 615, 779; Stat. 1914, Chaps. 128, 331, 489, 730, 738;
Gen. Stat. 1915, Chaps. 78, 81, 90 and Spec. Stat., Chaps. 189, 300,
304, 372; Spec. Stat. 1917, Chaps. 86, 88, 213, 267, 289 and Gen.
Stat., Chap. 102; Gen. Stat. 1917, Chaps. 84, 169 and Spec. Stat.
Chap. 146; Spec. Stat. 1918, Chap. 132; Spec. Stat. 1919, Chaps. 132,
199, 206, 249; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 140, 524, 641; Stat. 1921, Chaps.
169, 351; Stat. 1922, Chaps. 273, 286; Stat. 1923, Chaps. 284, 308,
381, 460, 488; Stat. 1924, Chaps. 380, 479; Stat. 1925, Chaps. 309,
327; Stat. 1926, Chaps. 153, 314; Stat. 1928, Chap. 382; Stat. 1929,
Chap. 256; Stat. 1930, Chaps. 283, 313; Stat. 1931, Chaps. 100, 155,
229, 247, 250; Stat. 1933, Chap. 121; Stat. 1934, Chaps. 145, 228;
Stat. 1935, Chaps. 19, 284; Stat. 1936, Chap. 224; Stat. 1937, Chap.
366; Stat. 1939, Chap. 142; Stat. 1946, Chaps. 388, 497; Stat. 1947,
Chap. 226; Stat. 1948, Chaps. 167, 301, 452, 602; Stat. 1949, Chaps.
117, 681; Stat. 1951, Chaps. 376, 468, 781; Stat. 1952, Chaps. 190,
624; Stat. 1955, Chaps. 236, 298, 396, 594; Stat. 1963, Chap. 786;
Stat. 1965, Chap. 208; Stat. 1972, Chap. 150.]
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Terms ends January, 1978
David I. Fitstnegan
John J. McDonough
Elvira Pixie Palladino
Kathleen Sullivan
Paul R. Tierney
officials
John J. McDonough, Chairman
David I. Finnegan, Treasurer
Marion J. Fahey, Superintendent
Edward J. Winter, Secretary
Leo J. Burke, Business Manager
Anthony L. Galeota, Chief Structural Engineer
John J. Doherty, Schoolhouse Custodian
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BOAKD OF SUPERINTENDENTS
Marion J. Fahey, Superintendent
John J. Kelly, Deputy Superintendent
ASSOCIATE superintendents
Paul A. Kennedy Helen M. Moran
Charles W. Leftwich Bernard H. Shulman
Robert V. McCabe
COMMUNITY superintendents
Rollins Griffith George E. Murphy
Leo M. Howard Anne B. O'Brien
Muriel Harris Joseph McDonough
Peter J. Ingeneri
boston business school
LATIN AND DAY HIGH SCHOOLS (18)
Boston Latin, Boston Latin Academy, Boston Technical High, Brighton
High, Charlestown High, Dorchester High, East Boston High, English
High, Hyde Park High, Jamaica Plain High, Jeremiah E. Burke High,
South Boston High, Boston Trade High, Copley Square High, Boston
High, Madison Park High, Southwest High School, Roxbury High.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Brighton — William Howard Taft, Thomas A. Edison
Charlestown — Clarence R. Edwards
City Proper — Michelangelo
Dorchester — Champlain, Grover Cleveland, Oliver W. Holmes, Martin
Luther King, Jr., John W. McCormack, Frank V. Thompson, Woodrow
Wilson
East Boston — Joseph H. Barnes
Hyde Park — William Barton Rogers
Jamaica Plain — Mary E. Curley
Mattapan — Solomon Lewenberg
Roslindale — Washington Irving
Roxbury — Dearborn, Lewis, Horace Mann, Theodore Roosevelt,
James P. Timilty
South Boston — Patrick F. Gavin
South End — Charles Mackey, Blackstone Square Community
West Roxbury — Robert Gould Shaw
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Allston — Barrett, Jackson-Mann
Brighton — Baldwin, Gardner, Garfield, Oak Square, Storrow, Winship
Charlestown — Bunker Hill, Holden, Kent, Warren-Prescott
City Proper — Carter, Eliot, McKinley, Milmore, Prince, Quincy
Dorchester — Audubon, Brooks, Clap, Dever, Dickerman, Endicott,
Everett, Fifield, Greenwood, S., Hernandez, Holland, Kenny, Lee,
Marshall, Mather, Motley, Murphy, O'Hearn, Paine, Richards, Rocham-
beau, Russell, Shaw, Stone, Winthrop
East Boston — Alighieri, Bradley, Chapman, Guild, Kennedy, P.,
Lyman, McKay, O'Donnell, Otis, Sheridan
Hyde Park — Channing, Fairmount, Greenwood, E., Grew, Hemenway,
Roosevelt, F.
Jamaica Plain — Abrahams, Agassiz, Bowditch, Curley, J., Fuller,
Hermigan, Kennedy, J., Manning, Mendell, Parkman, Seaver
Mattapan — Bradford, Chittick, Taylor, Tileston
RosLiNDALE — BaiTon, Bates, Conley, Haley, Longfellow, Mozart,
Philbrick, Sumner
RoxBURY — Ellis, Emerson, Farragut, Fenwick, Hale, Higginson, Mason,
Tobin, Trotter
South Boston — Bigelow, Condon, O'Reilly, Perkins, Perry, Tuckerman,
Tynan
West Roxbury — Beethoven, Cannon, Kilmer, Lyndon, Morris, Ohren-
berger, Parker, Ripley
special SCHOOLS
School for the Deaf — Jackson-Mann — Mann Unit
English Language Center — For instruction in English language
Administrative offices
Administration Building, 26 Court Street. Headquarters of all officials
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION
Room 911, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
[Rev. Ord. of 1961, Chap. 15, Sec. 2, as inserted by Sec. 5, Chap. 14, of
Ordinances of 1968, and amended by Sec. 1, Chap. 3, Ordinances of
1970]
Commissioners
Emily C. Lloyd, Chairman
Susan D. Straight
David Rosenbloom, Commissioner of Health and Hospitals
Eugenie Beal, Acting Executive Director
The Air Pollution Control Commission was established December 12,
1968. The Commission consists of three members who serve without com-
pensation, the executive director, and staff. It is empowered to regulate
and control atmospheric pollution as provided in Section 31C, Chapter 111,
of the General Laws. On April 2, 1970, the Commission was given juris-
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diction to investigate, control, and abate noise within the city, to establish
standards, and to issue permits and establish fees therefor. The Com-
mission also has power to require the production of records and documents
relevant to its work and to compel the attendance and testimony of
witnesses before it. The Commission is the issuing department for abrasive
blasting permits.
BOSTON CONSUMERS' COUNCIL
{Ordinances of 1968, Chapter 15]
The Boston Consumers' Council is a board consisting of seven members
serving coterminously with the Mayor. The Consumers' Council con-
ducts studies, investigations, and research in matters affecting consumer
interests; keeps consumers informed on matters affecting their interests;
and pursues a course of action to insure to the fullest possible extent that
all laws enacted for the benefit of consumers are duly enforced.
Dr. Ira A. Korff (appointed after consultation with the Massachusetts
Consumers' Council)
Herbert P. Gleason, Corporation Cbunsel (Richard G. Huber serves as
the Corporation Counsel's Designee)
Michael Tarallo
Edwin F, Lownie, Sealer of Weight and Measures
David Rosenbloom, Commissioner, Department of Health and Hospitals
(Leonard Pasciucco serves as his Designee)
Maureen Schaffner
Harold F. Fennell
Richard A. Borten, Executive Secretary
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
[Established by Ordinances of 1970, Chapter 10]
Peter Meade, ex officio
Susan Straight Term ends in 1971
William Smith Term ends in 1977
Augusta Bailey Term ends in 1972
Edith G. DeAngeus Term ends in 1976
John Lewis Term ends in 1973
Robert E. Holland Term ends in 1975
Alan Weinberg, Executive Secretary
The Boston Conservation Commission, established in June, 1970, is
composed of six Commissioners appointed by the Mayor for three-year
terms. The Mayor appoints the chairman and vice-chairman. The Com-
missioner of Parks and Recreation will serve as an ex-ofGcio member. All
of the Commissioners are residents of JBoston. Two Commissioners are
appointed from a list of ten candidates nominated by the following organi-
zations — Massachusetts Audubon Society, Massachusetts Forest and
Park Association, Massachusetts Roadside Council, Trustees of Reserva-
tions, Eastern Massachusetts of the Sierra Club.
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The Conservation Commission is established under Chapter 40, Section
8c, of the General Laws for the promotion and development of natural
resources and for the protection of the watershed resources of Boston. The
Commission shall conduct research, seek to coordinate the activities of
unofQcial conservation bodies, hold public hearings, may prepare, print,
land distribute books, maps, plans, and pamphlets. Among such plans
may be a conservation and passive outdoor recreation plan. The Com-
mission shall publish an annual report. The Commission may receive gifts,
bequests, or devices or interests in real property of the kinds mentioned
below in the name of the city, subject to the approval of the City Council.
It may purchase interests in such land with sums available to it, or it may
lease, exercise conservation restrictions, easements, or other contractual
rights including conveyances, and it shall manage and control the same.
The Conservation Commission can apply for funds under the Self
Help Act (G. L. Ch. 132 A, Section 11) for acquiring land and in planning
ox desigiu'ng suitable public outdoor facilities. The City will be reimbursed
up to fifty percent of the cost of such a project.
Under the provisions of the Wetlands Protection Act (G. L. Ch. 131, s.
40), the Conservation Commission regulates the filling, dredging, or altering
of coastal and inland wetlands.
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(CBC, Ord. 8, chapter 7]
The Commission consists of fifteen Commissioners appointed by the
Mayor, subject to the confirmation of City Council.
The Development and Industrial Commission conducts research into
industrial conditions, investigates and assists in the estabUshment of
educational, commercial, and industrial projects, including projects inr
volving private enterprise, for the purpose of expanding or strengthening
the local economy, and seeks to coordinate the activation of unofficial
bodies organized for said purposes, and may advertise, prepare, print,
and distribute books, maps, charts, and pamphlets to further the purposes
for which it is established.
George Seybolt, Chairman Term ends in 1974
Thomas E. Leggat, Vice-Chairman. Term ends in 1974
Matthew McGbath Term ends in 1972
Frank Bronstein Term ends in 1977
Joseph Greenbaum Term ends in 1977
Roger A. Saunders Term ends in 1977
Warren Berg Term ends in 1974
Michael D. M. Westgate, Director To serve at pleasure of the Mayor
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL
CORPORATION
[Established by Chapter 1097 of the Acts of 1971]
Members
Thomas E. Leggat Term ends June 30, 1977
Frank Bronstein Term ends June 30, 1977
Hale Champion Term ends June 30, 1978
Edwardo DaSilva Term ends June 30, 1978
Mark C, Wheeler Term ends June 30, 1978
Matthew L. McGrath Term ends June 30, 1979
George C. Seybolt Term ends June 30, 1979
COORDINATING COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE
[ordinances of 1969, chapter 17]
The Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse is a 21-member Board ap-
pointed by the Mayor for terms coterminous with the Mayor. Its duties
are "to coordinate to the fullest possible extent the work of all public
and private agencies dealing with drug abuse, to effect an ongoing dialogue
and exchange of views between such agencies; to conduct, either inde-
pendently or in conjunction with the school committee of the city, such
drug education programs as said council deems advisable; to conduct
studies, investiga»tions, and research into the source and use of harmful
drugs and narcotic drugs; to pursue a course of action that all laws govern-
ing the sale, possession, and use of both harmful and narcotic drugs are
duly enforced; and by the use of such media of communication as said
council shall from time to time deem appropriate, keep the inhabitants
of the city informed respecting the use of both harmful and narcotic
drugs." The meetings of the Council are open to the public.
Dr. David C. Lewis, Chairman
Paul E. Robinson, Executive Secretary
John Bartholomew
Virginia Burns
Marjorie Eltzroth
, Designee of Corporation Counsel
■■ , Designee of Police Commissioner
William Nickerson, Penal Commissioner
, Designee of Y.A.C. Chairman
, Designee of Commissioner of Health and Hospitals
Dr. John Renner, Chairman, Treatment Committee
Rev. C. Melvin Surette, Chairman, Education Committee
Nathaniel Wade
James Wells
John Halliday
Marsha Semuels
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COMMISSION ON MENTAL RETARDATION
[Ordinances of 1970, Chapter 1]
The Commission on Mental Retardation shall coordinate the work
of public and private agencies dealing with the problems of children
who are mentally retarded, and assist retarded children in any manner.
Sophie M. Gallagher §
Pauline M. Spragije§
Dr. Vincent P. Conners§
DOMENICK S. PaSCIUCCO§
Lorraine Sullivan §
Robert Briggs§
Daphna Krouk§
Daniel E. Nebdham, designee of Parks and Recreation Commissioner.
BOSTON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCING AUTHORITY
[General Laws Chapter 40D, Section 3]
The Industrial Development Financing Authority is designed to
attract new industry to Boston or substantially expand industry existing
in the city through industrial development projects financed through
the Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority.
David W. Davis Term ends in 1976
William H. O'Leary Term ends in 1975
Matthew L. MgGrath Term ends in 1974
Lawrence A. Bianchi Term ends in 1973
BOSTON FINANCE COMMISSION
Office, 3 Park Street
[Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, ss 17-21; Stat. 1921, Chap. 81; Stat. 1923, Chap.
489; Stat. 1924, Chap. 369; Stat. 1948, Chap. 175; Stat. 1961, Chap.
40; Stat. 1965, Chap. 894.]
officials
Andrea Wasserman Gargiulo, Chairwoman
Peter Hiam, Confidential Secretary
commissioners
Henry B. Wynn Term ends in 1976
Andrea Wasserman Gargiulo Term ends in 1977
Percy C. Wilson Term ends in 1978
Frederick R. H. Witherby Term ends in 1979
Barbara S. Cheney Term ends in 1980
§ For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following
the next biennial election at which a mayor is elected.
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COMMISSION ON THE
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
[ordinances of 1971, chapter 3]
The Commission on the Physically Handicapped shall coordinate the
work of all public and private agencies dealing with the needs and problems
of the physically handicapped.
Dr. Murray M. Freed, Chairrnan
Susan K. O'Brien
Haroi d S. Remmes
Doris Sarkisian
axjtied sonnenstrahl
Edward T. Sullivan, ex officio
ViviENNE S. Thomson
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The Finance Commission is constituted under the Amended Charter of
1909. It consists of five commissioners appointed by the Governor and
confirmed by the Executive Council, the term of each being five years.
The Chairman of the Commission is named by the Governor. The mem-
bers of the Commission, other than the chairman, serve without pay.
It is the duty of the Commission to investigate, at its discretion, all
matters relating to appropriations, loans, expenditures, accounts and
methods of administration affecting the City of Boston or the County
of Suffolk, or any of their departments, and to report upon its investi-
gations from time to time to the Mayor, the City Council, the Governor
or the General Court.
The Commission is required to make an annual report, in January, to
the General Court. It is also the duty of the Commission to report to
the Mayor, the City Auditor or the City Treasurer as to the validity or
proper amount of any doubtful payroll, bill or claum referred to it by them.
LICENSING BOARD
Office, Room 240, City HaU
[Stat. 1906, Chap. 291; Stat. 1909, Chap. 423; Stat. 1918, Chap. 259,
Stat. 1921, Chap. 59; Stat. 1922, Chaps. 392 and 485; Stat. 1926,
Chap. 299; Stat. 1933, Chaps. 97, 284 and 376 (Chap. 376 is now
the new Chap. 138 of the General Laws); General Laws, Chap. 140,
§§ 2 and 202.]
OFFICIAI^S
Charles L. Byrne, Chairman
Edwin J. Thomas, Secretary
THE BOARD
Charles L. Byrne Term ends in 1978
Richard L. Arrington Term ends in 1980
Jon C. Straight Term ends in 1982
The Licensing Board for the City of Boston was established by Statutes
of 1906, Chapter 291. It consists of three members appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council. They must be
citizens of Boston who have resided in Boston for at least two years pre-
ceding the date of their appointment. The two principal political parties
must be represented on the Board and the term of the members is fixed
at six years after the first appointment, which was for six, four, and two
years. The Board was created to exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties conferred upon the Board of Police of the City of Boston rela-
tive to intoxicating liquors (now called alcohohc beverages), innholders,
[Note: Roller skating rinks, merry-go-rounds, etc., were transferred to
the Mayor's Office by Chap. 169 of the Acts of 1936. The licensing
of the sale of denatured alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing, and
chemical purposes, under Section 76 of Chap. 138 of the General
Laws, was eliminated by Section 43 of Chap. 440 of the Acts of 1935,]
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common victuallers, billiard and pool tables, sippio tables, bowling alleys,
intelligence offices, and picnic groves.
By Statutes of 1909, Chapter 423, the Board was given the right to issue
licenses to "Sunday dealers in ice cream, or confectionery, or soda water
or fruit." (Repealed, see c. 616 Acts of 1962.)
By Statutes of 1918, Chapter 259, the Board was granted the right to
issue licenses to lodging houses.
By Statutes of 1922, Chapter 392, the Board was given the right to
license "retail vendors of soft drinks."
By Statutes of 1926, Chapter 299, the Board was given the right to
grant entertainment licenses in places where such entertainment was
carried on in conjunction with sale for cash of food or drink six days of
week but not on Sundays.
By Chapter 284 of the Acts of 1933, the Board was given authority to
grant victuallers licenses to clubs, societies, associations or other organ-
izations which dispense food and beverages on their premises, to their
stockholders or members and their guests and to no others.
By Chapter 376 of the Acts of 1933, now Chapter 138 of the General
Laws, the Board was given the authority to issue alcoholic beverage li-
censes to common victuallers, innholders, taverns, clubs and retail drug-
gist and package stores, and to suspend or revoke the same after a hearing.
By Statutes of 1949, Chapter 361, the Board was given the right to li-
cense mechanical amusement devices and regulate the operation thereof.
By Statutes of 1953, Chapter 622, in addition to the notice which the
Licensing Board for the City of Boston is required by law to give to the
public concerning apphcations for new licenses, under Sections 12, 15 or
30A of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, and applications for transfer of
location of said licenses, it shall also give notice of such apphcations to the
state representatives of each representative district affected by the appli-
cation, and also to such persons, groups, and organizations as have for-
mally requested in writing that such notice be given them for license appli-
cations in a designated representative district.
By Statutes of 1966, Chapter 729, the authority to grant employment
office licenses, with the exception of "not for profit class" of employment
agency, was transferred to the Department of Labor and Industries of the
Commonwealth.
By Statutes of 1969, Chapter 59, Sections 41 to 46, inclusive of Chapter
140 of the General Laws was repealed; and in Section 202 of said Chapter
140, the words "keepers of intelligence offices" to be stricken out.
By Statutes of 1971, Chapter 486, the Licensing Board for the City
of Boston was designated as the "Local Licensing Authority" under the
provisions of said chapter (beano bill).
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TRUSTEES OF CHARITABLE DONATIONS FOR
INHABITANTS OF BOSTON
[Chap. 368, Acts of 1970]
MEMBERS
Terms Ending May 1, 1972
James Demos BLajcridas
Walter Ollen
Anna DeFronzo
Melnea Cass
Term Ending May 1, 1973
Term Ending May 1, 1974
Terms Ending May 1, 1975
Rev. Michael E. Haynes
Robert J. Ryan
Terms Ending May 1, 1976
Clarence J. Jones
John Kelly
Terms Ending May 1, 1977
Carlos Ivan Diaz Peter G. Meade Kevin P. O'Malley
Term Ending May 1, 1979
Robert McCoy
The Overseers of the Poor in the Town of Boston, a corporation estab-
lished in 1772 by act of the Legislature, were succeeded in 1864 by the
corporation called "Overseers of the Poor in the City of Boston," con-
sisting of twelve residents of Boston, four of whom are appointed annually
to serve for the term of three years from the first day of May. In 1921
the name of the corporation was changed to Overseers of the Public Wel-
fare." The members of the corporation also constitute the Trustees of
John Boylston's Charitable Donations. The total book value of the 20
permsment charity funds in the custody of the corporation on June 30,
1976, was $1,182,851.97, the annual income from which ($61,108.27 in
1973") is distributed in accordance with the terms of the donations.
THE FRANKLIN FOUNDATION
[Stat. 1905, Chap. 448; Stat. 1908, Chap. 569; Stat. 1927, Chap. 40; Stat.
1941, Chap. 212; Stat. 1953, Chap. 77; Stat. 1957, Chap. 119; C. C.
Chap. 48, §5.]
members of the corporation of the franklin foundation
John A. Lunn, President Emeritus
John P. Kendall, President
C. William Anderson, Vice-President and Secretary
Georges F. Doriot, Vice-President
Noel Morss, Vice-President
Paul F. Hellmuth, Treasurer
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Kevin II. White, Mayor of Boston (ex officio)
Rev. Rhys Williams, Congregational Minister (fix officio)
Rev. Robert W. Golledge, Episcopalian Minister (ex officio)
Rev. Joseph C. Williamson, Presbyterian Minister (ex officio)
C. William Anderson, Georges F. Doriot, Paul F. Hellmuth, John
P. Kendall, John Lowell, John A. Lunn, Noel Morss, Ralph H.
Young, Appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court.
Franklin Institxtte of Boston, 41 Berkeley Street
Michael C. Mazzola, Director
The Frankhn Foundation is incorporated under Chapter 569 of the Acts
of 1908, a board of citizens being named therein to act for the City in
the control of the Franklin Fund and in maintaining the Franklin Insti-
tute of Boston as an independent technical college for adults.
The Franklin Fund is the proceeds of a bequest of one thousand pounds
to "the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston in Massachusetts" made by
Benjamin Franklin, in a codicil to his will dated June 23, 1789. The
codicil provided that the fund "if accepted by the Inhabitants of the
Town of Boston" be managed " under the direction of the Select Men,
united with the Ministers of the oldest Episcopalian, Congregational and
Presbyterian Churches in that Town," who were to make loans on certain
conditions to "young married artificers, under the Age of twenty-five
years."
Dr. Franklin, who died April 17, 1790, calculated that, in one hundred
years, the thousand pounds would grow to one hundred and thirty-one
thousand pounds "of which," he says, "I would have the Managers then
lay out at their discretion one hundred thousand Pounds in Public Works
which may be judged of most general utility to the Inhabitants .
The remaining thirty-one thousand Pounds I would have continued to be
let out on interest in the manner above directed for another hundred
years ... At the end of this second Term, if no unfortunate acci-
dent has prevented the operation the sum will be Four millions and Sixty-
one thousand Pounds Sterling, of which I leave one Million sixty-one
Thousand Pounds to the Disposition of the Inhabitants of the Town of
Boston, and Three Millions to the disposition of the Government of the
state, not presuming to carry my views farther." The Town accepted
the donation at a Town Meeting held June 1, 1790.
A futile suit brought by the Franklin Heirs in 1891 prevented the
division of the fund at the expiration of one hundred years; but on Jan-
uary 17, 1894, by direction of the three ministers and the Board of Alder-
men of the City, which board claimed to be the successors of the "Select-
men", $329,300.48 (il? of the fund) was paid to the City Treasurer,
for "the purchase of land and the erection thereon of the Franklin In-
stitute of Boston and for the equipment of the same." Owing to a series of
complications the money remained in the custody of the Treasurer.
Mayor Collins, in 1902, caused a petition of the City to be filed in the
Supreme Judicial Court, praying for instructions as to the authority of
the persons then acting as Managers of the fund. The Court rendered
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an opinion November 25, 1903 (184 Masa. 373) to the effect that the
three ministers were Managers of the fund under Franklin's "will, but
that the Aldermen did not succeed the "Selectmen" as Managers and
had no powers with reference to it. The Court, under its general power
to care for public charitable funds, appointed, on March 16, 1904, nine
Managers to take the place of the "Selectmen" and provided in the
decree of the Court, that the Mayor of Boston should be one, ex officio.
Successors to the other eight are appointed by the Court. In 1908 the
Franklin Fund Managers were incorporated as The Franklin Foundation by
the special act already referred to which was clarified by amendments
in 1927 and 1953. In 1931 the Court held the incorporation to be con-
stitutional, since it did not change the composition or duties with respect
to the Franklin Fund of the Board of Managers, and answered various
questions which had been raised (276 Mass. 549).
On December 2, 1905, the City Treasurer received from Mr. Andrew
Carnegie $408,396.48, said sum being equal to the amount of the ex-
pendable portion of the Franklin Fund in August, 1904, which Mr. Car-
negie agreed to duplicate.
On November 17, 1927, $100,000 was received by the Foundation from
the estate of the late James J. Storrow, the income to be used for main-
tenance of Franklin Institute of Boston.
In 1906 the City appropriated $100,000, raised by a 20-year loan, to
purchase a building site of about 16,000 square feet at the corner of
Appleton and Berkeley Streets. On January 31, 1907, the amount avail-
able to be "laid out" by the Managers was $438,741.98 and in that year
the Franklin Union Building was erected and equipped at a cost of
$438,528.80. It was opened in September, 1908, as a Technical Institute
to train young men and women for positions of supervision in industry.
In 1941 the name was legally changed to Franklin Technical Institute.
In 1957, the Board of Collegiate Authority of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts voted to confirm the action of the Members of the Franklin
Foundation to confer the Degree of Associate in Engineering upon qualified
graduates of the Institute.
In 1961, the name of the school was again changed to Franklin Institute
of Boston. It is maintained partly by tuition fees ($616,176 for the fiscal
year 1973), and income from the previously mentioned funds {i.e., the
Andrew Carnegie donation and the Storrow bequest). The Franklin Union
Building contains eleven classrooms, two drafting rooms, one shop, four-
teen laboratories, library, and offices. There is also an auditorium with a
seating capacity of 927.
A second building, acquired in 1960 at 4 Appleton Street, contains four
classrooms, two laboratories, one shop, and two offices. A third building,
acquired in 1965 at 439-441 Tremont Street, contains three classrooms,
five laboratories, one shop, and three offices. Four hundred adult students
received instruction at evening sessions and five hundred in day courses
during the school year of 1973.
The Franklin Fund (Second Part) will become available in 1991.
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GEORGE ROBERT WHITE FUND
Office, City Hall Room 620
Trustees, 1974
Kevin H. White, Mayor, Chairman
Louise Day Hicks, President, Boston City Council
Walter W. Merrill, City Auditor
Joseph W. Bartlett, President, Boston Bar Association
Thomas A. Sampson, President, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
James J. Walsh, Manager
Elaine F. Guiney, Assistant Manager
The late George Robert White, who died in Boston, January 27, 1922,
left the residue of his estate to the City of Boston to be held as a per-
manent charitable trust fund, "the net income only to be used for creating
works of pubhc utility and beauty, for the use and enjoyment of the
inhabitants of the City of Boston."
The control and management of the fund is in the hands of a board of
five trustees, consisting of the Mayor as Chairman, the President of the
City Council, the City Auditor, the President of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce and the President of the Bar Association of the City of Boston.
At a meeting of the Trustees held on Tuesday, April 5, 1938, it was
unanimously voted that the services of a paid Manager be engaged. In
accordance with this vote the custody care, control and management of
the George Robert White Fund is now in the hands of a Manager; all legal
matters are attended to by the Corporation Counsel; all financial disburse-
ments and investments are in the hands of the Collector-Treasurer; all
collections and receipts are handled by the Collector-Treasurer; and the
examination of all bills and demands rendered against the Fund, together
with the approval of all expenditures and the auditing of all accounts,
' rests with the City Auditor.
Health Units have been provided at Baldwin Place and North Margin
Street in the North End, at Paris and Emmons Streets, East Boston, at
Dorchester and West Fourth Streets, South Boston, at Blue Hill Avenue
and Savin Street, Roxbury, at High and Elm Streets, Charlestown, at
Blossom and Parkman Streets, West End, at Whittier and Hampshire
Streets, Roxbury, at Central Avenue, Hyde Park, and at Blue Hill Avenue
and Harvard Street, Dorchester, in the hope of being able, by proper
instruction, to better the living and health conditions of the communities
in the congested districts.
A Prado has been established at Hanover and Unity streets in the
North End, to provide an open air space for the residents of the North
End. In 1935, the Trustees voted to change the name of the Prado to
Paul Revere Mall,
In the spring of 1936 the Trustees voted to establish a wading pool
and locker building in the yard in the rear of the Whittier Street Health
Unit, Roxbury. The wading pool and locker building have since been in
fuU operation for the use and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the City.
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In the summer of 1936 the Trustees voted to have thirteen memorial
bronze tablets fabricated and placed in the walls of the Paul Revere Mall
in the North End. The inscriptions to be placed on these tablets in-
volved considerable research work and as a consequence these tablets
were not completed until the summer of 1940. This was done as an im-
provement to the Mall.
On January 27, 1940, the Trustees voted to purchase an equestrian
statue of Paul Revere — made by Cyrus E, Dallin, sculptor — to be
placed in the Paul Revere Mall in the North End, as an addition and
further improvement in accordance with provision of the will.
On September 22, 1940, the Trustees dedicated the thirteen bronze
tablets and the Statue of Paul Revere at the Paul Revere Mall in the
North End.
Starting in the spring of 1946 and ending in the fall of 1949 the Trustees
of the Fund voted to establish the following projects from the Income of
the Fund:
Health Unit at Central avenue and Elm street, Hyde Park
Health Unit at Blue Hill avenue and Harvard street, Dorchester
Swimming Pool, Diving Pool and Locker Building, Doherty Heights,
Charlestown
Schoolboy Stadium in Franklin Park
War Memorial Center in the Fens
Swimming Pool, Diving Pool and Locker Building, Commercial
street. North End Park
War Memorial Veterans Section, Mt. Hope Cemetery
On May 25, 1971, the Trustees voted to make extensive improvements
to the George Robert White Fund, Health Units in East Boston and
South Boston. Such improvements were completed in 1974.
BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
Office, 53 State Street
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 12 IB, Sees. 1 to 59]
MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
Appointed by the Mayor and City Council
Otto Phillip Snowden, Member Term ends in 1980
DoMENicK S. Pasciucco, Member Term ends in 1976
Maureen F. Schaffner, Member Term ends in 1977
Patrick Bocanfuso, Treasurer and Secretary Term ends in 1978
Samuel Thompson, Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
Administrator
Appointed by Secretary, Executive Office of Communities
and Development
John P, Connolly Term ends in 1978
The Boston Housing Authority was estabhshed by the Mayor and the
City Council, in October of 1935, in accordance with the provisions of
General Laws, chapter 121, sees. 26 I et seq.
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Five members of the Authority, each appointed for a term of five years,
guide and act on local agency policy.
Four of these members are appointed by the Mayor with the approvsJ
of the City Council. The Secretary, Executive Office of Communities
and Development, appoints one member. As the terms of the members
expire, successors are appointed by the same appointive powers for terms
of five years.
The objective of the public housing program administered by the Boston
Housing Authority is to provide low-rent housing for low-income famiUes
and for elderly people of hmited income.
To insure this purpose, the Authority has established specific policies
governing eligibility both for admission to and continued occupancy of al 1
its public housing developments.
Housing developments are built and operated either with federal or state
financial assistance. The federal program dates back to the initial oc-
cupancy of the Mary Ellen McCormack Houses in May of 1938. State
legislation, in 1948, initiated the state-aided program.
The Boston Housing Authority has, under management, 19 federally
aided and 10 state-aided developments for low-income families.
Also under management, in its program of specialized housing for the
elderly, are 26 federally aided and 2 state-aided developments.
The location and number of dwelling units of these housing programs are
noted in the following tables.
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Dev.No. Location No. Units
2-61 Waterfront Urban Renewal Area, North End (Elderly) 100
2-70 Spring Temple, West Roxbury (Elderly) 104
2-71 Washington-Corey, Brighton (Elderly) 225
2-72 Cliffmont, Rosiindale (Elderly) 119
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667-4 Pine Street Inn (Residents) 350
667-5 Summer Street, Hyde Park (Elderly) 12a
705-1 Roxbiu-y Action Program, Roxbury (Family) 30
705-2 Dorchester Area Planning Action Council, Dorchester
(Family) 30
Total Planning and Development Program 1,149
BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Office, City Hall, Room 900
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 121B, as amended)
Appointed by Mayor with Approval op City Council
Robert L. Farrell, Chairman Term ends in 1974
Joseph J. Walsh, Vice Chairman Term ends in 1971
James G. Colbert, Treasurer Term ends in 1972
James K. Flaherty, Assistant Treasurer Term ends in 1973
Appointed by Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs
James E. Cofxeld, Jr. Term ends in 1980
Robert T. Kenney, Director
Kane Simonian, Secretary and Executive Director
The Boston Redevelopment Authority, established in accordance with
General Laws, Chapter 121B, has the sole responsibility for urban renewal
activities in the City of Boston.
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The Authority was organized in September, 1957, and received its
certificate of organization from the Secretary of the Commonwealth on
October 4, 1957.
Under the provisions of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department is authorized to
enter into contracts with local redevelopment authorities to finance slum
clearance, urban renewal projects and open space, urban beautification
and other programs designed to prevent the spread of urban blight through
rehabilitation and conservation measures and to improve the quality of
the urban environment. The most common form of urban renewal financ-
ing is one in which the local government provides one-third of the net
cost of undertaking a project and the federal government provides the
other two-thirds.
Chapter 121B of the General Laws provides authority for local com-
munities to carry out urban renewal without federal aid.
Under Chapter 652, Acts of 1960 (Mass. Gen. Laws, Chapter 121A),
the City Planning Board was abolished and all its staff transferred to the
Authority. The functions, duties, and responsibilities for general city
planning and development was merged into one agency, the Boston
Redevelopment Authority.
A brief description of major renewal projects approved by the Authority
as of December 31, 1971, and a summary of planning activities follow.
Bedford-West, Mass. R-182. The 2.3-acre Bedford-West Project, located
in the retail core of the Central Business District, received federal approval
in March, 1975. The project is part of the $220-million, Jordan Marsh/
Lafayette Place development, which includes a consolidated Jordan Marsh
retail facility, a major retail, hotel and office complex, a new city parking
garage, and other street and pedestrian improvements.
Brunswick-King, Mass. R-168. Located in the Model Cities area, the
33.5-acre Brunswick-Bang Project was approved by the federal govern-
ment in January, 1974. Included in the project are some 140 new housing
units, plus improvement and expansion of parks and recreation space
within the area.
Campus High School, Mass. R-129. The 129-acre Campus High School
Project, located in Roxbiu-y, received federal approval in June, 1972. The
project is the site for a 2,500-student, city-wide Secondary Education
Complex being built on thirty-five acres of the project area, along with a
2,500-student Occupational Resource Center, a public concourse, parking,
and a community service center. An elementary school is also planned.
The Lower Roxbury Community Corporation has built 380 units of low-
and moderate-income housing.
Central Business District Projects. The original Central Business Dis-
trict Project, encompassing 245 acres, received early land acquisition
approval from the federal government in August, 1966, but did not receive
final approval and funding. Three smaller projects, however, including
land that had been acquired through early land acquisition, have been
designated renewal areas:
1. In School-Franklin (Mass. R-82A), a nine-acre project, construc-
tion was completed in 1970 of the new Woolworth's department store
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with adjoining 900-care parking garage, the Boston Company Build-
ing, and the Sack Pi- Alley Theater-Coffman parking garage complex.
The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank and the renovation of Old City Hal I
for office and commercial use were completed in 1972. In addition. School
Street has been aligned with Milk Street, creating a triangular piece of
land that has been converted to a small park. Franklin Street has been
relocated, a new entrance to the Washington Street MBTA built, and
Filene's has built a major addition at Franklin and Washington Streets,
adjacent to the project area. A new Shoppers Park was developed be-
tween Filene's and the relocated end of Franklin Street when the depart-
ment store's new building was completed in 1973.
2. Boylston-Essex (UR Mass. R-82B), primarily a street realignment
project (six-tenths of an acre), includes a new Essex MBTA station,
alignment of Boylston Street to meet Essex, and Liberty Tree Park which
has been built on the newly created land at that corner.
3. South Station (Mass. R-82C) will be the site for a new Transporta-
tion Center for rail, intercity and commuter bus, rapid transit, and auto-
mobile parking facilities. The historic 1899 Headhouse will be integrated
into the new development. Also in the project area, Stone and Webster
Engineering Company completed their ofBce building in 197 , and 175
Federal Street (the Fiduciary Trust Building) is under construction.
Major public improvements are scheduled for the project area as well.
The 82-acre project received federal approval in June, 1971.
4. Park Plaza. Lack of federal funds for downtown renewal and an
awareness that private development was imminent led to the creation
in 1971 of the nonfederally funded Park Plaza Project in the Park Square
area of the central business district. The 35-acre project will include
residential, hotel, commercial, entertainment, office, and parking uses.
The Boston City Council approved Park Plaza in December, 1971, and
the state approved it in March, 1974. The Park Plaza plan has been
modified considerably since its initial introduction, with density reduced
from 6 million square feet to approximately 2.8 million square feet, the
number of tower elements reduced from five to two, and the maximum
tower heights reduced from 550 feet to 350 and 300 feet. The environ-
mental impact report for the project is now being reviewed by the Massa-
chusetts Department of Community Affairs.
Charlestown, UR Mass. R-155. The 520-acre Charlestown project was
approved by the federal government in 1965. Its main emphasis has been
rehabilitation of existing structures and improvement of public facilities
to strengthen the residential character of this historic section of Boston.
Nearly 1,600 housing units have been rehabilitated, with another 400 under
way or planned. Charles-New-Town, 262 units of low- and moderate-
income housing located between Medford Street and the Little Mystic
Channel, was completed in 1971, and Mishawum Park, 337 units, has
been built between Main Street and New Rutherford Avenue. Ninety-six
units of housing for the elderly were built through the federal Turnkey
Program, and the Thompson Triangle has been rehabilitated through a
federal rehabilitation loan. Thirty-eight single-, two- and three-family
homes are completed or under way, with another 4 planned. The Charles-
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town branch library and Sullivan Square fire station have been completed,
as well as the Kent Elementary School and Stage I of Bunker Hill Com-
munity College (in the vicinity of the former State Prison). A shopping
center is planned at Thompson Square. The new MBTA Orange Line
beneath Interstate 93 went into operation in late 1974, making possible
the demolition of the elevated structure on Main Street, which began in
August, 1975.
Downtown Waierfront-Faneuil hall, UR Mass. R-77. Approved in
August, 1964, the 104-acre Waterfront Project is intended to provide
housing and recreational activities, to preserve historic structures, and to
open the city to the sea once again. The New England Aquarium on
Central Wharf, opened in 1968, enjoys wide popularity and has been
cited for its innovative design. Harbor Towers, with 624 luxury apart-
ments, was opened for occupancy in 1971. Rehabihtation and conversion
of more than 500 apartments is under way or complete in structures,
including the Custom House Block on Long Wharf, Commercial Wharf
South, Lewis Wharf, the Mercantile Wharf Building, the Prince Building,
and former commercial structures on Fulton and Commercial Streets.
A 325-room motel is planned for Long Wharf, and two elderly housing
developments, totaling 260 imits, are under construction. The 4.5-acre
Waterfront Park, between Long and Commercial Wharves and New
Atlantic Avenue, was completed in mid 1976. Extensively landscaped,
the park provides an opportunity to enjoy the seaside environment and
also has a children's tot lot. A major development in the Waterfront is
the Faneuil Hall Markets Restoration Project, which opened some of its
space in August, 1976, and is creating a vital and exciting area of retail,
entertainment, restaurant, and office activity along North and South
Market Streets. The neighboring Blackstone Block and Merchants Row
buildings are also undergoing rehabihtation as office and commercial space.
Fenway, UR Mass. R-115. The 507-acre Fenway Project, approved in
March, 1967, contains residential, institutional, and recreational uses and
has a high concentration of both elderly and student residents. The
Christian Science Church has completed its 31-acre Church Center on
Huntington Avenue, which includes an administration tower, Sunday
School, underground parking garage, and reflecting pool and plaza. The
508-unit Church Park mixed-income housing development on Massachu-
setts Avenue has been completed, as has the Colonnade Hotel on Himting-
ton Avenue. Housing for the elderly is of major concern in the Fenway,
and the Episcopal City Mission "Morville House," which contains 147
apartments for elderly persons was constructed. Additional housing for
senior citizens is planned for sites on two corners of the intersection of
Massachusetts and Himtington Avenues. Residential rehabilitation has
also been stressed, and more than 1,400 apartments have been rehabili-
tated. A major residential office, and commercial complex for the corner
of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street is also being studied. Two
tot lots in the Fens Parkland were completed several years ago as well,
and a neighborhood park on Edgerly Road was built in 1975. Institu-
tional development by universities, hospitals, and cultural institutions in
the Fenway has helped the city financially; the Fenway financing plan
provides for a pooling credit of $12.7 million from institutional expendi-
tures under Section 112 of the National Housing Act, which allows the
application of these credits to the city's share of the financing of other
renewal projects.
Government Center, UR Mass. R-35. The plan for the 60-acre Gov-
ernment Center, approved in July, 1964, has received wide acclaim for its
high level of design. Now more than 90 percent complete, it represents
nearly $300 million in public and private investment. The award-winning
New City Hall, the focal point of the project, was completed in 1963, and
the seven-acre City Hall Plaza surrounding it was completed in 1976. The
Government Center MBTA station was completed in late 1971, and new
stations have also been built at Bowdoin and Haymarket. Pemberton
Square, next to the Suffolk County Court House, has also been redesigned
as a pedestrian area. Numerous government £md private office facilities
have been constructed, including the John F. Kennedy Federal Office
Building, the Center Plaza Office Building, and the New England Mer-
chants National Bank. The Government Center parking garage and bus
terminal between Sudbury and New Chardon Streets, accommodates 1,865
cars. Adjacent on Sudbury Street is the new District One Police Station,
and on the site of the Mayhew School the Capitol Bank has built a five-
story structure to house office and commercial space. Near Bowdoin
Square, a new post-office building, headquarters for RKO-General, the
Jewish Family and Children's Service Center, and the Bulfinch Place
Office Building are complete, as are two of the three sections of the State
Service Center — the Division of Employment Security and the Mental
Health Center. The third section, the Health, Education, and Welfare
tower, is awaiting state approval of construction funds. The New England
Telephone Company has built an addition to its facility, and Cardinal
Gushing Park was completed in 1976. In the neighborhood of City Hall,
the Sears Block and Crescent have been rehabilitated, the City Bank and
Trust Company has built a new building, and One Washington Mall is
also complete. Construction began on Sixty State Street, a 37-story office
tower at State and Congress Streets in fall, 1974, and development of a
350-room motel on Parcel 7, along New Congress Street, is also planned.
Kittredge Square, LR Mass. R-167. The 27-acre Kittredge Square
project in the Model Cities area was approved by the federal government
in January, 1974. Some 75 new housing units are proposed for construction
in the project, as well as rehabilitation of existing housing in the area.
New York Streets Project, UR Mass. 2 — i. Boston's first urban renewal
project under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 was officially completed
and closed out in 1964 upon receipt of the final portion of the federal
grant. This 23-acre tract of land had been one of Boston's most decayed
residential areas for many years prior to 1955 when the land was acquired,
the residents relocated, and the buildings demolished. With the con-
struction of a new street system ten new commercial buildings have been
erected at a cost of $10,300,000.
North Harvard Street, UR Mass. R-5U. The 6.6 acre North Harvard
Street Project in Allston, approved by the federal government in 1966, was
completed and occupied in 1971. It is the location of the 212-unit Charles-
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view Apartments development for low- and moderate-income families,
which includes parking, a day care center, health clinic, and commercial
space. It is the end result of the efforts of the Committee for North
Harvard, Inc., a group of concerned residents in the AUston-Brighton
neighborhood who joined together to form a Umited dividend corporation,
under Chapter 121 A of the General Laws, to develop the area cleared by
the Authority in 1969.
St. Botolph Street, UR Mass. R-148. This 1.1 acre single-purpose project
was approved by the federal government in May, 1971, as the location for
134 units of housing for the elderly, built by the Boston Housing Authority
under the federal Turnkey Program. Construction was completed in 1973 .
South Cove, UR Mass. R-92. The 96-acre South Cove Project contains
a variety of uses : residential, institutional, commercial, and entertainment.
Its renewal plan was approved by the federal government in April, 1966.
Tai Tung Village and Mass. Pike Towers, totaling 414 units of housing for
low- and moderate-income families have been built and 162 units of
mixed-income housing for the elderly have been built adjacent to the new
Quincy Community School. Residential rehabilitation has affected some
240 housing units, and a small retail and apartment complex has been
constructed in the Bay Village section. In addition, extensive street
relocation, sewer and water improvements, street lighting, and tree
planting have been accomplished. Extension of the MBTA tunnel for
the Forest Hills-Everett line to a point south of the Turnpike Extension
has also been completed. South Cove has a new fire station, dedicated in
1971, and a temporary YMCA recreation facility has helped alleviate
the area's lack o^ space. The 57 Carver Street hotel-garage-retail-theater
complex was completed in 1971, and several other retail and parking
facilities are being discussed. Tufts-New England Medical Center has
built its Health Services Building, Dental Health Services Building, and
a parking garage, and Don Bosco Technical High School has completed its
first stage of expansion. South Cove institutional expenditures have pro-
vided the city with $4 million in Section 112 credits.
South End, UR Mass. R-56. The 606-acre South End Project, ap-
proved by the federal government in November, 1965, is the largest
residential renewal project in the nation. Both rehabilitation and new
coiistruction have taken place, as well as an upgrading of public facilities.
More than 2,500 new housing units for low- and moderate-income families
and the elderly are complete, and another 200 are planned. In addition,
more than 3,300 apartments have been rehabilitated, including several
tenant-developed projects, and over 560 are imder way or planned. The
South End Branch Libreiry is complete, and playgrounds and parks com-
pleted include Carter Playground, James Hayes Park, Eight Streets Play-
ground, Peters Park, Derby Park, and Titus Sparrow Park. The Boston
Center for the Arts is operating in the Cyclorama building £md other
neighboring structures vacated by the wholesale flower market, which has
moved to new facilities on Harrison Avenue, also in the project area. City
Hospital and Boston University Medical Center are rehabilitating and
expanding their facilities, and United South End Settlements has built a
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new community facility. Several elementary schools are planned, plus
an intermediate school library.
Sumner Street ]\eighborhood Development Program, VR Mass. A-3.
The 9.6-acre Sumner Street NDP in East Boston is the site of Heritage
Apartments, 300 units of Tvunkey public housing: 280 spartments for
the elderly, and 20 for families. Located near Maverick Square, the
project was formulated with extensive community participation in the
planning and design of the housing. The project was approved by the
federal government in March, 1972, and completed in late 1975.
Washington Park, UR Mass. R-2U. Renewal activities in the 502-acre
Washington Park Project are nearing completion. The renewal plan,
approved in April, 1963, places major emphasis on housing, both reha-
bilitation and new construction. More than 4,600 dwelling xmits have
been rehabilitated, and construction of nearly 1,800 new vmits is complete.
Numerous community facilities have been built, including a new YMCA
and addition, the Roxbm-y Chapter of the Boys' Clubs of Boston, a
neighborhood shopping center, Washington Park Community Park (with
MDC skating rink and swimming pool, outdoor playing fields and recrea-
tional areas, and an indoor recreation and community center), five parks
and playgrounds, the Trotter Elementary School, Grove Hall branch
library, Roxbury Civic Center Court House, Police Station and library,
and several chm-ches. Also completed are the Roxbury Ecumenical
Center and a Comprehensive Community Health Center. More than $12
million is being spent to complete the program of providing new streets,
sidewalks, sewer and storm drains, street lighting, parks, playgrounds,
and water lines.
West End, UR Mass. 2-4. The 47-acre West End Project received
federal approval in January, 1958. Charles River Park, Inc., the principal
developers of the project, received approval in 1971 of their final plans for
the last phase of new construction in the project area, which consists of
two 35-story apartment towers with 710 dwelling units, an eleven-story
building to provide 150 apartments for the elderly, a 10-story office build-
ing, and an underground garage for 1,200 cars. Construction began in
1972 and was completed in 1976. Six luxtu-y apartment towers con-
taining 1,426 units have been built in the West End, plus a shopping
center with parking garage on Charles Street, a 300-room motel, parking
garages for 1,500 cars, a ten-story office building, the West End branch
library, a nursery school, the Shriners Hospital Burns Institute, the
Retina Foundation Research Center, the Regina Cleri home for retired
Catholic priests, and Temple Beth Amedrish Agudal Beth Jacob.
Whitney Street. In 1966 the Authority approved the application of
Back Bay Manor Apartments, Inc., to develop the third and last two-acre
parcel in the city-financed Whitney Street Project area. Construction was
completed in 1969 on a twenty-story building containing 288 apartments
and a three-level, 267-car pau-king facility.
Limited Dividend Projects — M.G.L., Chapter 121 A. With the enact-
ment of Chapter 652 of the Acts of 1960 the Authority was given the power
to approve appUcations for the formation of limited dividend corporations
and the development of projects pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 121A,
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legislation -written initially to insure stable taxes for the Prudential Center
development. Since that time nearly seventy such corporations have been
approved by the Authority and the Mayor following a public hearing for
each application. These corporations have in the past fifteen years under-
taken more than $650 million of new construction and rehabilitation, both
within and outside federally funded renewal projects, including, in addition
to the Prudential, nearly 10,000 housing imits. One Beacon Street, the
Christian Science Center, and the South Bay Food Market for meat and
poultry dealers.
The BRA as the city's planning agency is responsible for city-wide
comprehensive planning, lu-ban renewal and special planning studies, trems-
portation planning, historic preservation, and zoning. Planning activities
in most urban renewal projects have been completed, but planning staff
provide necessary assistance to other staff and community groups as
required. The District Planning Program, initiated in 1968, is designed to
improve planning services to all of the city's neighborhoods by developing,
with extensive community participation, a comprehensive planning pro-
gram for each of the planning districts. AJl sections of the city have
received assistance from the District Planning Program. District Plan-
ning staff have also worked on approaches to the utihzation of federal
community development revenue-sharing funds. City-wide studies of
housing, open space and recreation, industrial development, institutional
expansion, and transportation policy have also been undertaken by Plan-
ning staff. The Transportation Planning Section carries out planning
studies pertaining to traffic, parking, pubUc transportation, and intercity
transportation issues. Staff activities include formulation of state and
federally funded TOPICS programs, and work with the MBTA to improve
the quality of pubUc transportation in the city. Under a HUD grant the
Historic Preservation staff is developing a comprehensive program for the
preservation of historic buildings and landmarks in the city, and also
serves as staff to the Boston Landmarks Commission, established in 1975
under state law. The primary function of the Zoning staff is to review and
make recommendations on petitions for conditional use permits, variances,
and exceptions that come before the Board of Appeal, and amendments
to the Zoning Code and Zoning Maps that come before the Zoning Com-
A major adjunct to the Authority's planning capabilities is the Research
Department, established several years ago to evaluate the economic
impact of urban renewal on the city and formulate programs of action for
the future. The early focus centered on information useful for planning,
including studies of population and income, the city's expanding economy,
and property values before and after renewal in several renewal projects,
plus analyses of data from the 1970 Federal Census of Population and
Housing. Information management systems have been established for
the development and rehabilitation activities of the BRA. Strategies are
now being formulated for fiscal planning, housing and community, develop-
ment, economic and manpower development, and population and income
goals for the city.
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BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION
City Hall, Boston, MA 02201
[Establislied under Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975.]
OFFICIALS
Pauline Chase Harrell, Chairman
Mabcia L. Myers, Executive Director
commissioners
Name Nominated by
Term Ends June 30, 1976
Martha Rothman Boston Society of Architects
LiBBY Blank American Institute of Planners
(vacant^ Mayor (at large^
Term Ends June 30, 1977
Henry A. Wood Boston Society of Architects
Thomas J. Hynes, Jr. Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence A. Bianchi Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Term Ends June 30, 1978
Morgan D. Wheelock Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Paltline Chase Harrell Society for the Preservation of New
England Antiquities
Luix Overbea Mayor (at large)
alternates
Term Ends June 30, 1976
Margaret S. Smith Society for the Preservation of New
England Antiquities
Virginia Aldrich Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
John F. Cooke Mayor (at large)
Term Ends June 30, 1977
Joan Goody Boston Society of Architects
Susan S. Davis Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Carl Zeliner American Institute of Planners
Term Ends June 30, 1978
Roger P. Lang Boston Society of Architects
James R. Adams Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Romas Brickus Mayor (at large)
Established by home rule petition. Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, the
Boston Landmarks Commission is a statutory commission that provides a
continuing, comprehensive, preservation program for Boston; coordinates
preservation related activities ciu-rently undertaken by private organiza-
tions and other city departments; and develops additional functions
necessary for a serious local preservation program.
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The Commission consists of nine members and nine alternates appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Seven of the members
and seven of the alternates must be appointed from nominations by six
organizations : two members and two alternates must be nominated by the
Boston Society of Architects, and one member and one alternate from each
of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, the American Institute of
Planners, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities,
the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, and the Greater Boston Chamber
of Commerce. The Mayor appoints two members and two alternates on
an at-large basis. All members and alternates must be residents of Boston.
They are not compensated, except for expenses incm"red in performance
of their duties.
The Commission is placed administratively under the Boston Re-
development Authority, which agency provides staff to the Commission.
The Commission has the power to designate, for architectural regula-
tion, those areas, sites, and structures that are of historical, social, cultm-al
architectm-al, or aesthetic value located in the City of Boston. Four
categories of designation may be given; Landmark, Landmark District,
Architectural Conservation District, and Protection Area.
The Commission is empowered to' review and approve or disapprove
proposed changes to the physical environment of designated sites and
districts. Depending on the type of designation, changes to be reviewed
by the Commission could include: new construction, restoration, demoli-
tion, alteration of exterior architectural features, and, in the case of
certain landmarks, changes to distinguished interior features. No building
permit or sign permit shall be issued for changes to designated properties
unless the application for permit is accompanied by either a Certificate of
Design Approval or a Certificate of Exemption from the Commission.
The Mayor may veto any designation voted by the Commission within
fifteen days of the vote; the City Council may override a Mayoral approval
of a designation by two- thirds majority within thirty days of such approval.
The Commission also assumes the responsibilities of a historical commis-
sion for the City, piu-suant to Chapter 40C of the Massachusetts General
Laws. It provides advice and technical assistance to other agencies and
departments of the City; surveys and collects data concerning properties
of architectural or historical interest; prepares reports of its findings; and
sponsors educational activities. In addition, the Commission may, with
appropriate funds and with the approval of the Mayor and City Council,
buy, receive, manage, and dispose of properties of architectural and
historical value.
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BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION
[Chap. 625 — Acts of 1966, as amended by Chap. 463 — Acts of 1974]
COMMISSIONEBS
Donald F. Winter, Chairman, Neighborhood Association of Back Bay,
Dec. 31, 1973
CuFFORD deBaun, Vice-Chairman, Back Bay Association, Dec. 31, 197 6
Stephen T. Kunian, Mayor's Representative, Dec. 31, 1977
Roger P. Lang, Boston Society of Architects, Dec. 31, 1974
Donald L. Saunders, Greater Boston Real Estate Board, Dec. 31, 1974
alternates
Lynne C. Fife, Dec. 31, 1973
A. Anthony Tappe, Dec. 31, 1976
Stephen W. Wolfe, Dec. 31, 1977
Jean-Paul Carlhian, Dec. 31, 1974
Maurice E. Frye, Dec. 31, 1974
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Mace Wenniger — Boston Redevelopment Authority
The Back Bay Architectural District was established by special acts of
the Legislature for these purposes:
(a) to promote the economic, cultural, educational, and general wel-
fare of the public through the encouragement of high design standards for
that portion of the Back Bay area in the city of Boston described below:
(b) to safeguard the heritage of the City of Boston by preventing the
despoliation of a district in that city which reflects important elements of
its cultural, social, economic, and pohtical history;
(c) to stabilize and strengthen residential property values in such
areas;
(d) to foster civic beauty; and
(e) to strengthen the economy of the Commonwealth and the City of
Boston.
The District includes generally both sides of Beacon Street, Marlborough
Street and Commonwealth Avenue, from the PubUc Garden at Arlington
Street beyond Massachusetts Avenue to Charlesgate East, and Newbury
Street and Boylston Street from Dartmouth Street to Massachusetts
Avenue. The boundaries are defined in the Act as follows:
starting at the intersection of the center line of Newbury Street and
the center fine of Charlesgate East; thence running northerly by the
center line of Charlesgate East to the center Une of Back Street;
thence running easterly by the center Une of Back Street to the
center line of Embankment Road; thence running southerly by
the center Une of Embankment Road to the center line of Beacon
Street; thence running easterly along the center line of Beacon
Street to the center Une of Arlington Street; thence running south-
erly along the center Une of Arlington Street to the center line of
the public alley between Newbury Street and Commonwealth
Avenue; thence running westerly along the center Une of the pubUc
alley between Newbury Street and Commonwealth Avenue to the
center Une of Dartmouth Street; thence running southerly along the
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center line of Dartmouth Street to the center line of Boylston Street ;
thence running westerly along the center line of Boylston Street to
the center line of Massachusetts Avenue; thence running northerly
along the center line of Massachusetts Avenue to the center line of
Newbury Street; thence running westerly along the center line of
Newbury Street to the point of beginning.
In general, no building permit can be issued by the Building Commis-
sioner in the District for construction, reconstruction, alteration or demo-
lition unless:
(1) the Secretary certifies on the building permit application that no
exterior architectural feature is involved, or
(2) the application for a building permit is accompanied by a cer-
tificate of design approval issued by the Secretary.
No permit can be issued by the Public Improvement Commission to erect
a sign, marquee, awning, or other architectural feature protruding from
any structure unless the application for such permit is accompanied by a
certificate of design approval issued by the Secretairy. This Act shall not
affect a building permit issued prior to December 6, 1966, in the case of
a property facing on Beacon Street, Marlborough Street, or Commonwealth
Avenue, or issued prior to August 3, 1974, in the case of a property facing
on Newbury Street or Boylston Street.
This Act shall not prevent construction or alteration of an architectural
feature if such work is certified as necessary by the Building Commissioner
to remedy an imsafe or dangerous condition.
The commission shall pass only upon the exterior architectural features
of a structure and shall not consider interior arrangements nor the use
to be made of the structure.
It is the intent of this act that the commission be strict in its judgment
of plans involving substantial new construction or for structures deemed
to be valuable according to studies performed on behalf of the city, the
board or the commission for said area to determine which structures aie of
' architectural value. It is also the intent of this act that the commission
shall be lenient in its judgment of plans for structures of little 8U-chitectural
value except where such plans would seriously impair the architectural
value of surrounding structures or the surrounding area. It is also the
intent of this act that the commission deal more leniently with proposals
respecting structures zoned for business to the end that conversions to
business uses will not be prevented.
Owing to conditions especially aff"ecting the structure involved, but not
affecting the District generally, the commission may issue a certificate
of design approval to avoid substantial hardship to an applicant, where
this can be done without substantial detriment or derogation to the pur-
poses of the Act.
Exterior color may be changed, without applying for a certificate of
design approval, to any color or combination of colors which the Commis-
sion has determined may be used.
"Exterior architectural feature" is the architectural style and general
arrangement of such portion of the exterior of a structure as is designed
to be open to view from a public street or way, but not such portions as
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are designed to be open to view only from a public alley, including, but not
limited to, kind, color, and texture of the building material of such portion,
type and design of all windows, doors, lights, signs, and other fixtures
appurtenant to such portion, the location and adequacy of vehicular
access, if any, and the location and treatment of any parking space for
motor vehicles open to view from such public street or way.
The applicant must submit plans to aid the commission in considering:
(a) the architectural value and significance of the structure and its
relationship to the surrounding area.
(b) the relationship of the exterior architectural features of such
proposed structure to the rest of the structure and to the surrounding
area.
(c) the general compatibility of exterior design, arrangement, tex-
ture, and materials to be used.
(d) any landscape features proposed by the applicant.
(e) any aesthetic or other factor which it deems to be pertinent.
The Commission has nine commissioners and five alternates, appointed
by the Mayor as follows: two commissioners and one alternate from
nominations by each of the following organizations: the Neighborhood
Association of the Back Bay, the Back Bay Association, the Boston
Society of Architects; one commissioner and one alternate from nomina-
tions by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board; two commissioners and
one alternate selected at large by the Mayor. Commissioners serve
without compensation.
AUDITORIUM COMMISSION
900 Boylston Street
[Stat. 1954, Chap. 164; Ord. 1957, Chap. 2.]
OFFICIALS
Robert C. Linnell, Chairman
Joseph R. Hynes, Executive Secretary
THE BOARD
Members
Nominated by
Term ending
Robert C. Nordblom
Bertram A. Druker
Robert C. Linnell . ...
Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Greater Boston Hotel and Motor Inn Assoc .
Mayor's Selection
May 1, 1971
May 1, 1977
May 1, 1973
William H. O'Leary
Richard W. Barger
Mayor's Selection
May 1, 1974
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce ....
May 1, 1975
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The Board is known as the Auditorium Commission and consists of
five officers known as Auditorium Commissioners, who shall be residents
of the City of Boston and appointed by the Mayor as follows: One com-
missioner from three candidates nominated by the Greater Boston Hotel
and Motor Inn Association, one commissioner from three candidates
nominated by the Boston Real Estate Board, one commissioner from
three candidates nominated by the Greater Boston Chamber of Com-
merce, and two commissioners selected at large by the Mayor. As the
terra of any commissioner expires, his successor shall be appointed in like
manner as such commissioner for a term of five years. Vacancies in the
board shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term. The
commissioners serve without compensation but are to be reimbursed for
their traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties.
The commission constructed the municipal auditorium authorized by
chapter 164 of the Acts of 1954, with an exhibition hall, assembly hall and
accessory rooms suitable for exhibitions, conventions and other shows
and gatherings in the city; contracts for the care and management thereof;
and for such purposes may, subject to the approval of the mayor, make
such contracts and employ such experts, assistants and employees as
they may think necessary or expedient.
FREEDOM TRAIL COMMISSION
[Stat. 1965, Chap. 625.]
OFFICIALS
Richard A. Berenson, Chairman
Joseph F. Casazza, Vice Chairman
Robert P. Mehegan, Secretary
Members
Nominated by
Term ending
Freedom Trail Foundation, Inc
Jan. 7, 1980
Joseph F. Casazza
Mayor's Selection
Jan. 7, 1980
Mayor's Selection
Jan. 7, 1890
Peter G Meade
Mayor's Selection
Jan. 7, 1980
Robert Cumings
Freedom Trail Foundation, Inc
Jan. 7, 1980
A board in the Public Works Depar^tment consisting of five commis-
sioners appointed by the Mayor, two of whom shall be appointed from a
list of seven candidates nominated from the Freedom Trail Foundation,
Inc. The Freedom Trail Commission shall from time to time designate a
route in said city not over three miles in length, along which the public
may walk and pass not less than twelve historic places.
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GOVERNMENT CENTER COMMISSION
City Hall, Room 609
[Stat. 1958, Chap. 624; Stat. 1959, Chaps. 403, 577; Stat. 1964, Chap. 516;
Stat. 1967, Chap. 677.]
OFFICIALS
, Chairman
Frank W. Crimp, Vice Chairman
Lawrence W. Costello, Acting Secretary
THE BOARD
Members
Nominated by
Term ending
*
Associated General Contractors of Mas-
sachusetts, Inc
*
Building Trades Council of Boston and
Vicinity
*
Frank W. Crimp
Edward T. Sullivan
The Boston Society of Architects
*
Director of Administrative Services, ex
officio
*
Appointed by Mayor. See Stat. 1960,
Chap. 652, Sec. 12
at pleasure
of Mayor
Joseph F. Casazza
Commissioner of Public Works, ex officio . . .
«
Until the completion of the construction of a new city hall, there shall
be in the city a board, known as the Government Center Commission
consisting of the Director of Administrative Services of the City and the
Commissioner of Public Works of the City, ex officiis, one member ap-
pointed by the Mayor to serve at his pleasure, pursuant to Stat. 1960,
Chap. 652, Sect. 12, and four other members appointed by the Mayor
of the City, as follows: one from three candidates nominated by the
Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, Inc., one from three
candidates nominated by the Building Trades Council of Boston and
Vicinity, one from three candidates nominated by the Boston Society of
Architects, and one selected at large by the Mayor. Any vacancy in the
office of any appointive member shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
The member appointed by the Mayor upon selection at large shall be
Chairman of the Government Center Commission. Said Commission
shall elect one of its members as vice chairman, and shall also elect a
secretary, who need not be a member of the Commission. The members
of the Government Center Commission shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for their traveling and other necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties.
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The Grovernment Center Commission shall have the power and duty to
acquire in the name and behalf of the City by purchase or gift from the
Boston Redevelopment Authority or otherwise or to request the Public
Improvement Commission of the City to so acquire by eminent domain
under G. L. Chapter 79 or Chapter 80A from said authority or otherwise,
a suitable site for a new city hall for the City, and in acquiring the whole
or any part of such site from said authority, to assume in the name of the
City any and all obligations imposed by or under G. L. Chapter 121,
Section 26 LL. Subject to the provisions of sections 44A to 44L, inclusive,
of Chapter 149 of the General Laws and the provisions of section 6 of Chap-
ter 418 of the Acts of 1890, as respectively amended, the Government
Center Commission shall also have the power and duty to contract in the
name and behalf of said City for the preparation of such site and the
planning and construction thereon and the original equipping and fur-
nishing of such new city hall.
CITY OF BOSTON EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION
Room 34, City Hall
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 171.]
Officers
William P. McNeill, President
Thomas E. Newcomb, First Vice-President
Anne M. Tierney, Second Vice-President
James J. Hyde, Treasurer
Thomas W. Gately, Assistant Treasurer
Joseph V. McBrine, Security Officer
Gene J. DiBenedetto, Clerk
Directors
Marguerite H. Connaughton James F. Johnson
Charles D. Costello Harold T. Kenney
Roy E. Covell Paul K. Leary
Peter J. DeRosa Richard Ryan
Paul F. Fitzgerald Joseph P. Sances
John P. Hardiman Albert G. Sullivan
James W. Hunt, Jr. Francis J. Wilson
This organization was incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts
on October 25, 1915.
The incorporators were twenty-one in number and included, besides
the Mayor, the Corporation Counsel, the City Auditor, City Treasurer,
Park Commissioner, the Principal Assessor and fifteen other city employees
occupying responsible positions.
Since its incorporation the Credit Union has been functioning for the
benefit of the city employee by the promotion of thrift among its mem-
bers and the loaning of money to members in need of financial assistance.
These loans are made at a low rate of interest, saving the borrower from
the exorbitant rates charged by loan agencies. Approximately 95 percent
of the borrowers have their weekly loan payment deducted from their
salary by means of the payroll deduction plan.
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The Credit Union at the present time has assets of $24,305,147.91 and re-
serves of $1,295,821.10 with 15,408 members, 9,626 of which are borrowers.
Most departments of the City or County government are represented
on the board of directors which consists of twenty-one members. Seven
of these directors are elected each year for a three- year term.
BOSTON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
73 Tremont Street
[Stat. 1929, Chap. 383.]
Trustees Appointed by the Governor
John A. Perkins, Chairman, Boston, 1975
Robert B. Ajlmy, Jr., Dedham, 1977
Joseph Lockett, Treasurer, Wellesley, 1977
George Larson, Reading, 1974
Trustee Appointed by Mayor of Boston
Charles A. Birmingham, Clerk, Newton, 1971
OLD SOUTH ASSOCIATION IN BOSTON
[Stat. 1877, Chap. 222, §§ 1, 2.]
The Mayor, ex officio, Councillors John J. Kerrigan and Albert L.
G'Neil, Managers on the part of the City of Boston.
The association is managed by a Board of Managers, consisting of
twenty-nine, of whom the Mayor of the City of Boston is one, ex officio, two
are elected annually by the City Council for the municipal year, and the
others are chosen as provided by statute.
The business of the Association is the operation of the Old South Meet-
ing House on Washington street as a historical monument.
HOUSING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
703 City Hall
[G. L. Chap. 83, Sec. 12; G. L. Chap. Ill, Sees. 5, 122, 123, 124, 125;
Stat. 1885, Chap. 382, Sees. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22; Stat. 1897, Chap.
185, Chap. 219; Stat. 1907, Chap. 550, Sec. 128; Sec. 116 of Boston
Building Code; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, Sec. 5; Stat. 1953, Chap. 473,
Sec. 1; Rev. Ord. 1961, Chap. 3, Sec. 5, Chap. 2, Sec. 2, Rev. Ord.
1961.]
John A. Vitagliano, Commissioner
Constantino Buttiglieri, Assistant Commissioner
Frank P. Heisry, Director
This Department enforces the portion of the State Sanitary Code
which relates to Human Habitation of any dwelUng unit.
It is organized with a Commissioner and an Assistant Commissioner
whose primary mission is to supervise the Enforcement Division, and a
Director of Inspection who supervises the Environmental Sanitation
and Housing Inspectors.
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The Commissioner of Housing Inspection shall have the powers and
perform the duties from time to time conferred or imposed on a board
of health by Section 12 of Chapter 83, and Section 127 of Chapter 111,
of the General Laws, by Sections 122, 123, 124 and 125 of said Chapter
111 insofar as said Sections 122, 123, 124 and 125 apply to places of human
habitation, and by Section 5 of said Chapter 111 insofar, but only insofar,
as said Section 5 relates (a) to enforcing so much of the state sanitary
code as concerns standards of fitness for places of human habitation,
housing and sanitation standards for farm labor camps, unsewered areas,
and (b) to adopting such public health regulations, not inconsistent with
the state sanitary code or other provisions of law, as in the opinion of
the commissioner of housing inspection may be necessary to make and
keep aU places of human habitation fit for such habitation. The com-
missioner of housing inspection shall also have the powers and perform
the duties conferred or imposed upon the board of health of the city, or
the health commissioner of the city, by Sections 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 and 22
of Chapter 383 of the Acts of 1885, as amended, by Chapter 185 of the
Acts of 1897, by Chapter 219 of the Acts of 1897, as amended, by Section
128 of Chapter 550 of the Acts of 1907, as amended, and by Section 116
or any other provision of the Boston Building Code. It shall further be
the duty of the commissioner of housing inspection: (1) to receive all
complaints of violations, in or about places of human habitation, of any
and all statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations enacted for the preserva-
tion of health or safety in or about places of human habitation; (2) to refer
in writing to the building commissioner or the fire commissioner, as the
case may be, for investigation and prosecution all complaints of violations
of the Boston Building Code and the Boston Fire Prevention Code and to
maintain written 'contact with said commissioners with respect thereto;
and (3) to inspect places of human habitation and enforce therein the
provisions of law specified in the preceding sentences of this section and
all other statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations enacted for the preser-
vation of health in or about such places. It shall remain the duty and
responsibihty of the building and fire commissioners, respectively, to
enforce comphance with the Boston Building Code and the Boston Fire
Prevention Code. To aid them in discharging such duty but without any
lessening of their respective responsibilities, the enforcement division of
the housing inspection department may offer them, and they may accept
assistance designed to unify action upon complaints received by the
commissioner of housing inspection.
Weights and Measures Division
204 City Hall
[Ord. 1954, Chap. 2, § 31; Chap. 656, Acts of 1965.]
Edward F. Lownie, Sealer
William R. Bradley, Chief Deputy Sealer
Marie Forsyth, Principal Clerk
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The duties of the division are set forth in the General Laws, Chapters
94 through 98, 101 and 885, with amendments and additions thereto.
The Sealer is required to give public notice annually by advertisement
to all persons having places of business in the city and using weighing and
measiuring devices for the purpose of buying or selling goods, wares or
merchandise, for public weighing or for hire or reward, to bring them into
his office to be tested and sealed. After giving the said notice, he shall
visit the places of business not complying and shall test, adjust, seal, or
condemn in accordance with the results of the tests made on the weighing
and measuring devices of said persons. In addition the division is charged
with the enforcement of all laws relative to the licensing of hawkers,
peddlers, and transient vendors; the giving of false or insufficient weight
or measure; the reweighing of coal and road-building materials; the re-
weighing or remeasuring of merchandise packaged in advance of sale and
the inspection of standard containers as to the size, shape, dimensions, and
capacity. The division also enforces the Unit Pricing law. The division
makes investigations of all complaints registered with the division relative
to the above duties and when the evidence warrants, shall prosecute the
violators.
COMMISSION ON AFFAIRS OF THE ELDERLY
[Established by Ordinances of 1970, Chapter 4]
Maubeen Schaffner, Commissioner
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS
Term Ending
Mary S. Colbert May 1, 1974
James C. Spiliane May 1, 1973
Professor Louis Lowy May 1, 1972
Kjenneth Arvedon May 1, 1972
Frank Manning May 1, 1971
Edward T. Riley May 1, 1971
Matthew E. Sullivan May 1, 1973
Fannie L. Allen May 1, 1972
William Akers May 1, 1971
Christopher Kelly May 1, 1974
The Commission on Affairs of the Elderly shall be cognizant of federal
and state legislation concerning financial assistance, information exchange,
and planning for better community programming for the elderly, and
shall co-ordinate or carry out programs designed to meet the problems of
the aging in co-ordination with programs of the Commission on Aging
established under Section 73 of Chapter 6 of the General Laws. The
Commission on Affairs of the Elderly shall send to said Commission on
Aging a copy of the annual report transmitted by it to the Mayor under
Section 25 of Chapter 3 of these ordinances.
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MODEL CITY AGENCY
[Ordinances of 1969, Chapter 16, as amended, establishes for a limited time
a Model City Agency and a Model Neighborhood Board and Defines
Their Powers and Duties.]
Brian Fallon, Model City Administrator
RENT BOARD
Ellen Gordon, Chairperson* Kathleen Ryan
John Duffy, Vice-Chair man* Claudette Worthington
Harold Brown*
The Rent Board performs the following functions:
Regulates residential rents and evictions in certain federally subsidized
housing, and niakes certain transitional provisions in relation to rent
control in other housing.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES COMMISSION
73 Hemenway Street, Boston
(Chapter 391 of the Acts of 1965)
OFFICIALS
Thomas C. Heffernan, Chairman
Donald Manson, Executive Director
COMMISSIONERS
RoscoE O. Baker, term ending May 1, 1978
John J. Connelly, term ending May 1, 1972
Ann T. Murphy, term ending May 1, 1975
Bernard FitzGerald, term ending May 1, 1979
Thomas C. Heffernan, appointee of School Superintendent
William W. Francis, appointee of Chairman of Youth Services Depart-
ment
Mary Aaron, term ending May 1, 1981
The Youth Activities Commission consists of seven members, five of
whom are appointed by the Mayor, and one each by the Superintendent
of Schools and the Chairman of the Department of Youth Services.
The Commission is responsible for the prevention and control of juvenile
delinquency in the city. In its effort to meet this mandate, the Com-
mission has established five Youth Resource Centers (Dorchester, Jamaica
* For a term expiring on the first Monday of the January following the
next biennial municipal election at which a Mayor is elected.
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Plain, Mattapan, Roxbury, and South Boston) and maintains individual
area youth workers in other high delinquency areas in the city.
The youth workers at each Youth Resource Center provide intensive
counseling for the select number of juveniles in their respective caseloads
and also perform outreach group work. Extensive referrals are solicited
from the police, the courts, and the schools. Area Youth Workers assigned
to individual neighborhoods perform outreach work with their groups of
clients and also stress individual contact. Youth Resource Center and
outreach workers are both supported by the Commission's counseling,
community organization, recreation and special projects, research and
planning staffs in a coordinated and comprehensive effort of dealing with
delinquency prevention and control.
SUFFOLK COUNTY COURT HOUSE
COMMISSION
OflBce, Room 318, New Court House
[Stat. 1939, Chap. 383.]
AxBERT Sherman, Chairman, Appointed by the Governor
John E. Powers, Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Court
Thomas S. Eisenstadt, Sheriff of Suffolk County
The Commission chooses its own Chairman and its own Secretary.
Its members receive no compensation for their services.
The Commission was established by Special Act of the Legislature,
for the care, custody and control of the Suffolk County Court House,
and is required to appoint a Custodian and such other officers as it may
deem necessary for the proper operation of the building and to determine
their term or terms of service.
The Commission succeeded to the authority given to the Sheriff of
Suffolk County over the Suffolk County Court House, in Chapter 525
of the Acts of 1922, and took over the management and control of the
Court House upon its completion during 1939, by the Special Commis-
sion created under Chapter 474 of the Acts of 1935 for providing additional
accommodations and facilities for the Suffolk County Court House.
A thirty percent contribution by the Commonwealth to the annual
costs and charges of maintenance and operation of the Court House began
in the calendar year 1939 when the additional Court House enlargements
and improvements, made under authority of Chapter 474 of the Acts of
1935, were "substantially completed" and in "actual use," and the re-
maining 70 percent is paid by the City of Boston. While the Common-
wealth now pays 30 percent of the operating costs of the Court House, it
has taken no part in its operations, other than the exercise of its authority
in the makeup of the Commission in charge, and other than expanding
its tenancy of state-supported departments on a 24-hour-a-day basis, like
the State Board of Probation, Land Court, State Supreme Judicial Court,
and Recorder of Decisions.
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COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
All debts and expenses of the County of Suffolk are borne by the City
of Boston, unless otherwise specified.
County Commissioners for the County of Suffolk — The Mayor and City
Council of Boston
County Auditor — ^Walter W. Mhrrill
County Treasurer — James V. Yoxjng
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Room 627, New Court House
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 12, § 12, etc.; Stat. 1910, Chaps. 373, 439; Stat. 1912,
Chap. 576; Stat. 1913, Chap. 602; Gen. Stat. 1919, Chap. 269; Stat.
1920, Chap. 451; Stat. 1922, Chap. 277; Stat. 1923, Chaps. 398, 485.]
District Attorney — Garrett H. Byrne
Executive Assistant — Joseph A. Laurano
Administrative Secretary — V. Cobleigh
James Antonucci (Sp.)
Philip T. Beauchesne
Alvan Brody (Sp.)
Frances M. Burns
Paul Buckley
Anna Chopek (Sp.)
Richard I. Clayman
Joseph E. Coffey
Kathleen Curry (Sp.)
William A. Doherty
John Donovan (Sp.)
' William J. Doyle
Bernard Dwyer
Thomas E. Dwyer, Jr. (Sp,
David Eisenstadt
Roger Emanuelson (Sp.)
Peter Feeherry
Arthur W. Finch
Newman A. Flanagan
James Foley (Sp.)
George Foote (Sp.)
Carmen A. Frattaroli"(Sp.
John T. Gaffney
William J. Galvin, Jr.
John Gibbons
John Glynn (Sp.)
Hyman F. Goldman
Jacqueline Haley (Sp.)
Sandra Hamlin
Richard Hannaway
ASSISTANTS
Leonard Henson (Sp.)
Andrew Hier (Sp.)
James Hayes
Kevin Leary
Penny Levin
Alan Levine
Robert Long (Sp.)
D. Lloyd Macdonald (Sp.)
John C. Mahoney
John V. Mahoney III
Michael Martin (Sp.)
Joseph A. McDonough
Robert J. McKenna, Jr. (Sp.)
) John M. Moscardelli (Sp.)
Gerald F. Muldoon
Daniel C. Mullane
Joseph I. Mulligan, Jr.
Thomas J. Mundy, Jr. (Sp.)
Philip X. Murray (Sp.)
Stephen Needle (Sp.)
Louis M. Nordlinger
) Kevin F. O'Donnell
Timothy P. O'Neill
Thomas Peisch (Sp.)
Christopher Quinn (Sp.)
Thomas F. Reardon (Sp.)
Alice E. Richmond
Timothy J. Spillane, Jr. (Sp.)
Jeremiah Sullivan
Richard A. Yoke
SUFFOLK
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Indictment Clerk — John P. O'Flanagan
Office: New Court House Building, Room 612,
Pemberton Square, Boston 02108
Tel: 617-723-9700
District Court Prosecutors
Director — Andrew Sheriff (Sp.)
503 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA
SHERIFF AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS
Room 102, New Court House
iGen. Laws, Chap. 37; Stat. 1910, Chap. 373; Gen. Stat. 1919, Chap. 269;
Stat. 1922, Chap. 525.]
Sheriff — Thomas S. Eisenstadt. Term ends first Wednesday in Janu-
ary, 1981.
Chief Deputy Sheriff — James Doherty
Deputy Sheriffs for Service of Writs — Paul DtrPFLEY, John Nickerson,
Arthur O'Neill, Morton Silver, Melvin Toon, Richard Turner
register OF DEEDS
5th Floor, Old Court House
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 36; Stat. 1895, Chap. 493; Stat. 1904, Chap. 452;
Stat. 1910, Chap. 373; Stat. 1913, Chap. 737; Gen. Stat. 1919, Chap.
296; Stat. 1920, Chap. 495.]
Register of Deeds — Joseph D. Coughlin. Elected by the people in 1970.
Term ends first Wednesday in January, 1977.
The Register is ex officio Assistant Recorder of the Land Court.
Assistant Register — Lawrence J. Fallon, Gen. Laws, Chap. 36, Sec. 4.
Second Assistant Register — John Barry, Gen. Laws, Chap. 36, Sec. 5.
Third Assistant Register — Fred L. Sweeney, Gen. Laws, Chap. 36, Sec. 5
Fourth Assistant Register — ^John Duffy, Gen. I^aws, Chap. 36, Sec. 5
LAND court
Room 408, Old Court House
Judge — William I. Randall
Associate Judge — Marilyn M. Sljlltvan
Associate Judge — John E. Fenton, Jr.
Recorder — Margaret M. Daly
Deputy Recorder — Jeanne M. Maloney
Chief Title Examiner — Orrin P. Rosenberg
Title Examiner — Margaret D. Cronin
Title Examiner — Ann-Marie Breuer
Title Examiner — John Whelton
Title Examiner — Glendon J. Buscher, Jr.
Assistant Clerk — Charles W. Trombly, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Clerks — Ennio A. Sgalzilli, Frank J. Richmond
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COURTS AND COURT OFFICIALS
Offices in New Court House, Pemberton Square
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
Chief Justice — Edward F. Hennessey
Associate Justices — Ruth I. Abrams, Francis J. Quirico, Robert
Braucher, Paul J. Liacos, Benjamin Kaplan, Herbert P. Wilkins.
Clerk for the Commomvealth — Frederick J. Quinlan. Appointed by
the Court.
First Assistant Clerk — William M. Cloran. Appointed by the Court.
Clerk for the County of Sujffolk — John E. Powers. Elected,
First Assistant Clerk — Joseph F. Toomey. Appointed by the Court.
Second Assistant Clerk — Jean M. Kennett. Appointed by the Clerk.
Reporter of Decisions — Thomas B. Merritt. Appointed by the Court.
Executive Secretary — John A. Fiske. Appointed by the Court.
Assistant Executive Secretary — John F. Burke. Appointed by the Court.
Assistant Executive Secretary — Robert S. Bloom. Appointed by the
Court.
StrPERIOR COURT
Chief Justice — Walter H. McLaughlin
Associate Justices — John H. Meagher, August C. Taveira, James L.
Vallely, Robert Sullivan, Francis John Good, Vincent R.
Brogna, Francis L. Lappin, Joseph Ford, Robert H. Beaudreau,
Henry H. Chmielinski, Jr., Joseph S. Mitchell, Jr., Samuel T.
TisDALE, James C. Roy, Andrew R. Linscott, Edward H. Bennett,
Jr., Henry M. Leen, Alan J. Dimond, Paul V. Rutledge, Paul K.
Connolly, Thomas E. Dwyer, John F. Moriarty, Herbert F.
Travers, Jr., Paul A. Tamburello, John J. McNaught, George
J. Hayer, Ruth I. Abrams, James P. Lynch, Jr., Kent B. Smith,
Raymond R. Cross, Arthur M. Mason, Harry Zarrow, Eileen P.
Griffin, Roger J. Donahue, David S. Nelson, James P. McGuire,
Robert J. Hallisey, Samuel Adams, John P. Sullivan, John T.
Ronan, Thomas R. Morse, Jr., Francis W. Keating, Robert S.
Prince, A. David Mazzone, John M. Greaney, Francis P.
O'Connor.
Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice — Francis X. Orfanello
Deputy Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice — Francis M.
Masuret, Jr.
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For Civil Business
Clerk — Thomas Dorgan. Elected by the people in 1970. Term ends
first Wednesday in January, 1977.
Assistant Clerks — Robert J. Dorgan, First Assistant Clerk, Thomas F.
Brophey, Assistant Clerk for Equitable Remedies, John E. Noonan,
Francis B. Tyrrell, Thomas F. McDonough, Albert L. Crimmins,
Walter V. Brennan, Rita M. Dunlap, Michael J. Sclafani,
Christine M. Mackay, John Peter Connolly, Mary T. Gaquin,
Michael J. Donovan, Francis T. Foley, James P. Kelly, Daniel
Leo Dailey, Catherine M. McGillicuddy, Vera L. Gavin, Kevin
G. Murphy.
For Criminal Business
Clerk — Edward V. Keating
First Assistant Clerk — James B. Gibbons
Second Assistant Clerk — Mary C. Phelan
Assistant Clerks — Thomas M. Ford, John F. Geraghty, Dennis P.
Glynn, Jr., Ernest J. Handy, A. Daniel Keohan, Jr., Paul K.
Leary, Patrick J. Lee, Irwin R. Macey, Gerald O'Callaghan,
John H. Yoke, Theodore S. Bakas, George T. Lanigan, Lawrence
E. Sullivan, Benjamin F. Forde, Jr., Diana M. Prift, Robert
J. Shone.
probate COtTRT AND COURT OF INSOLVENCY
2nd Floor, Old Court House
1st Floor, Registry of Probate
[Gen. Laws, Chaps. 215-217; Stat. 1904, Chap. 455; Stat. 1910, Chap.
373; Stat. 1912, Chap. 585; Stat. 1913, Chap. 791; Gen. Stat. 1919,
Chap. 269; Stat. 1921, Chaps. 386, 487; Stat. 1922, Chap. 532.]
Judges — Mary C. Fitzpatrick, Robert L. Yasi, Joseph P. Warner
Register — James W. Hennigan, Jr.
First Assistant Register — Arthur A. Kelly
Second Assistant Register
Third Assistant Register — Thomas N. Foley
Fourth Assistant Register — William Tick
Fifth Assistant Register — Nancy Gould
Sixth Assistant Register — Robert A. Deleo
Executive Assistant — James J. Twomey
The judges of Probate are appointed by the Governor. The assistant
registers are appointed by the judges. They and the other officials of this
Court are paid by the State, as are the clerical assistants to the register.
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BOSTON HOUSING COURT
Room 1003, New Court House
[M.G.L. Ch. 185A, Ch. 700, Acts of 1974]
Chapter 185A created the Boston Housing Court with jurisdiction over
a broad range of civil and criminal matters, including those arising under
statutes concerning "health, welfare, or safety" of landlords and tenants.
A second judgeship was created in 1974.
The justices and the clerk are appointed by the Governor.
The Court has six housing specialists who aid the justices with fact-
finding and housing expertise.
Chiej Justice — E, George Daher
Associate Justice — Patrick King
Clerk — William J. Najam, Jr.
First Assistant Clerk — Mark A. Gray
Assistant Clerk — Ernestine Grace Masone
Assistant Clerk — Marion G. McElhaney
Assistant Clerk — Michael McEneaney
Chief Housing Specialist — Felix Vazquez, Jr.
Assistant Chief Housing Specialist — John E. Laurenti
municipal court of the city of boston
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 218; Stat. 1907, Chap. 179; Stat. 1908, Chap. 191;
Stat. 1909, Chaps. 386, 434; Stat. 1911, Chaps. 231, 469, § 5; Stat.
1912, Chaps. 6*48, 649, 660, 672; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 289, 430, 612,
716, 748; Stat. 1914, Chaps. 35, 409; Gen. Stat. 1915, Chap. 166;
Gen. Stat. 1916, Chaps. 69, 71, 109, 195, 261, 263; Gen. Stat. 1917,
Chaps. 262, 330; Gen. Stat. 1918, Chap. 250; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 553,
614; Stat. 1921, Chap. 284; Stat. 1922, Chaps. 309, 399, 532.]
Chief Justice — Jacob Lewiton
Associate Justices — Francis X. Morrissey, Theodore A. Glynn, Jr.,
Harold W. Canavan, A. Frank Foster, Joseph A. Deguglielmo,
Harry J. Elam, Gordon L. Doerfer, Mario Umana
All judges are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by
the Executive Council.
For Civil Business
Room 374, Old Court House
Clerk — John E. Hurley. Appointed by the Governor.
First Assistant Clerk — Frank J. Fitzwilliam
Assistant Clerks — Ralph Pullo, Jr., Timothy J. Hurley, Joseph A.
Woods, James H. Nicholson, Michael J. Coleman, Thomas F.
Lynch, George D. Lambrenos, Neil P. Murphy, Lucian C. Magri,
John R. Cavanaugh, Margaret P. Hourihan.
Appointed by the Clerk of the Court with the approval of the Justices.
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For Criminal Business
Room 411, New Court House
Clerk — John J. Craven, Jr. Appointed by the Governor.
First Assistant Clerk — Robert E, Rlock
Assistant Clerks — John F. Greene, Joseph L. Kenny, Domenxc A.
Procopio, John P. McCoole, Ruth M. Hunter, Anthony F. Sarno,
William J. Tierney, William H. Hunter, Francis X.*^Cunning-
HAM, Michael J. White, J. Peter Donovan
Appointed by the Clerk of the Court with the approved of the Justices.
municipal court, BRIGHTON DISTRICT
52 Academy Hill Road
Justice — Charles J. Abtesani
Special Justice — ^Joseph R. Nolan
Clerk — G. Sherman Blair, Jr. Appointed by the Governor.
Assistant Clerk — Elizabeth P. Crane
Assistant Clerk — Paul V. Crowley
Assistant Clerk — Mary Ellen Ryan
Deputy Assistant Clerk — Maureen A. Callan
MUNICIPAL court, CHARLESTOWN DISTRICT
City Square
Justice — Richard C. Woods
Special Justice — James J. Mellen
Clerk — Jeremiah F. Brennan
First Assistant Clerk — ^Josephine Brennan
Second Assistant Clerk — John F. Mullen
Third Assistant Clerk — Robert E. O'Leary
Fourth Assistant Clerk — ^Edward W. Manley
municipal court, DORCHESTER DISTRICT
Washington Street and Melville Avenue
Justices — Paul H. King and Herbert E. Tucker, Jr.
Special Justices — Margaret C. Scott and James W. Dolan
Clerk — Manuel V. McKenney
First Assistant Clerk — Benjamin J. Wall
Second Assistant Clerk — James T. Buckley
Third Assistant Clerk — ^Fpla.ncis X. Holland
Fourth Assistant Clerk — Philip D. Oliver
Fifth Assistant Clerk — Eleanor F. Cadigan
Sixth Assistant Clerk — James A. Foley
Seventh Assistant Clerk — Carole E. Boyd
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EAST BOSTON DISTRICT COURT
Meridian and Paris Streets
Justice — Guy J. Rizzotto
Special Justice — Joseph V. Ferrino
Clerk — Joseph R. Faretra
First Assistant Clerk — ^Joseph Fiandaca
Assistant Clerk — Nora N. Benincuore
Assistant Clerk — A. Claire Kelley
Assistant Clerk — Robert T. Fitzpatrick
municipal court, roxbury district
85 Warren Street
Senior Presiding Justice — Elwood S. McKenney
Justices — Richard L. Banks and Philip A. Tracy
Special Justices — John C. Cbatsley and Baron H. Martin
Clerk — Keesler H. Montgomery
First Assistant Clerk — ^John I. Sullivan
Second Assistant Clerk — John A. D'Arcy
Third Assistant Clerk — Theodore J. .Zaborski
Fourth Assistant Clerk — Paul W. Shannon
Fifth Assistant Clerk — Francis J. Concannon
Sixth Assistant Clerk — William A. Mahoney
Seventh Assistant Clerk — Joseph Silva
Eighth Assistant Clerk — William Kaszanek
r\iinth Assistant Clerk — John F. Devlin .
Chief Probation Officer — Edward Keegan, Jr.
municipal court, south boston district
Municipal Building, East Broadway
Justice — Lawrence L. Cameron
' Special Justice — Joseph F. Feeney
Clerk — John E. Flaherty. Appointed by the Governor.
First Assistant Clerk — Raymond J. Dodds
Second Assistant Clerk — Ralph F. Clougherty
Assistant Clerk — Helen T. Joyce
Assistant Clerk — David Smallcomb
municipal court, west roxbury district, including HYDE PARK,
JAMAICA PLAIN AND ROSLiNDALE, 445 Axborway, Forest Hills, 02130
Justice — Paul Murphy
Special Justice — Benjamin Gargill
Clerk — ^Vincent A. Mannering
First Assistant Clerk — Richard F. Fell
Second Assistant Clerk — Robert P. Colbert
Third Assistant Clerk — John J. Desmond
Fourth Assistant Clerk — ^John L. Scolponeti
Fifth Assistant Clerk — Roger P. Gill
Sixth Assistant Clerk — Brian Walsh
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BOSTON JUVENILE COURT
Room 168, Old Court House
[Chap. 334, Acts of 1903; Chap. 489, Acts of 1906; Gen. Stat. 1919, Chap.
255; Stat. 1922, Chap. 659, Acts of 1965.]
Justice — Francis G. Poitrast
Special Justices — George W. Cashman, G. Bruce Robinson
Clerk — John H. Louden
First Assistant Clerk — William H. Ohrenberger, Jr.
Second Assistant Clerk — Leonard C. Alkins
Third Assistant Clerk — ^John P. Bulger
Fourth Assistant Clerk — Leo J. DiCarlo
Fifth Assistant Clerk — Bruce 1L Wall
Chapter 489 of the Acts of 1906, establishing a court to be known as
the Boston Juvenile Court for the "Care, Custody, and Discipline of
Juvenile Offenders," provides for the transfer to said court of the jims-
dictions, authority, and powers hitherto vested in the Municipal Court of
Boston, under Chapter 334 of the Acts of 1903. The Act took effect Sep-
tember 1, 1906.
The jurisdiction of the Court has been increased from time to time.
The Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Boston Municipal Court
and the Municipal Court of the Roxbury District over adults who commit
the offences of Contributing to the DeUnquency of Children and against
parents for neglect of minor children, and against parents for failing to have
children attend school.
In addition, the jurisdiction, authority, and powers formerly exercised
by the Municipal Court of the Roxbury District pertaining to juvenile
offenders under 17, and cases of neglected, wayward or delinquent children
are now vested in the Boston Juvenile Court.
The Justice, Special Justices, and Clerk of this Court are appointed by
the Governor.
Probation Officers
[Stat. 1880, Chap. 129, §1; P. S. 212, §74; Stat. 1882, Chap. 125; Stat
1891, Chap. 256, § §1, 6; Stat. 1892, Chaps. 242, 276, §§1,3; Stat,
1897, Chap. 266, § §1, 3; Stat. 1898, Chap. 511, § §1, 2; R. I. Chap
217, § §81, 92; Stat. 1905, Chap. 295; Stat. 1906, Chaps. 329, 489, §6
Stat. 1907, Chaps. 223, 261; Stat. 1908, Chaps. 190, 637; Stat, 1909
Chap. 216; Stat. 1910, Chaps. 332, 479; Stat. 1911, Chaps. 116, 470
Stat. 1912, Chaps. 648, §2, 664; Stat. 1913, Chap. 612, §1; Stat. 1915
Chaps. 89, §1, 254, §1; Stat. 1936, Chap. 360; Stat. 1937, Chap. 186
Stat. 1947, Chaps. 566, §1, 639, 655; Stat. 1948, Chap. 640 (Acts of
1949, Chap. 783 has amended the above); Chaps. 513, 531, Acts of
1950; Chap. 774, Acts of 1951; Chap. 731, Acts of 1956.]
These officers are appointed by the judges of the respective criminal
courts to ascertain all facts relating to the offenders brought before the
courts. In the performance of their official duties they have all the powers
of police officers.
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Acts of 1956, Chapter 731
These ofBcers are appointed by the judges of the respective criminal
courts to ascertain all facts relating to the offenders brought before the
courts. The chief justice of the municipal court of the city of Boston,
subject to the approval of the associate justices thereof, and the justice
of each other district court and of the Boston juvenile court, with the
written approval of the administrative committee of the district courts,
who may appoint such male and female probation officers as they may re-
spectively from time to time deem necessary for their respective courts.
No person shall be appointed until his or her qualifications have been ex-
amined by the Commissioner of Probation and approved by him as meet-
ing the standards established by the Committee on Probation, as provided
in Section 99A. In the performance of their official duties they have all
the powers of police officers.
MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
Chief Probation Officer — George R. Skelly
First Assistant Chief Probation Officer — John S. Tobin
Second Assistant Chief Probation Officer — Margaret E. Conley
Court Physician — H. Bernard Fisher, M.D.
Deputy Probation Officer — Francis J. Burke
Deputy Probation Officer — Matthew C. Regan
Probation Officers — ^Thomas E. CutmY, Jr., Dorothy M. Murray,
Edward M. Sacks, Daniel F. Griffin, Jr., Phyllis R. Folkes,
Elisabeth Fuller, Peter A. Hoffman, Nazzareno N. Modica,
Leo Osgood, Jr., Joseph B. Tavada, Joseph C. Tomasello, Wil-
liam F. WoLDMAN, Ann L. Fitller, Charles P. Graham, Daniel
M. Henderson, Nancy M. Hibey, Thomas W. Lally, Jr., Robert
P. Nichols, Robert E. Tierney, Joseph T. Tracey, Dana N.
Bulger, Nancy M. Escott, William F. Fleming, Barbara J.
Wells.
boston juvenile court
Chief Probation Officer — Louis G. Maglio
First Assistant Chief Probation Officer — Nicholas F. Gatto
Assistant Chief Probation Officers — Katherine M. Connolly, Edward
R. Sheffington, William T. Ahern, Joseph M. O'Reilly.
Probation Officers — Daniel J. Byrne, Charles Bevilacqua, Paul P.
Heffernan, Paul V. Kelley, John J. McGlynn, Jr., Philippa J.
Myers, Dorothy L. Parks, Salvatore Paterna, Lawtience S.
Plenty, Anthony R. Polcari, EVelyn G. Porter, Mary Galla-
gher, Daniel J. Passacantilli, William J. Barrett, Michael
Garbacik, Barry E. Hickman, Teresa A. Marino, Joseph T.
McMann, Francine L. Pope, Carole A. White.
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MUNICIPAL DISTRICT COURT
Brighton — Chief Probation Officer, Thomas C. O'Brien, Jr., Assistant
Chief Probation Officer, Marian O'Donnell, Probation Officers, Joseph
BiANCULLi, David M. Crane, Timothy F. Murphy, Donald W. Stev-
ens. Charlestown — Chief Probation Officer, James Conway, Probation
Officers, Harvey Brooks, John D. Collins, Daniel W. Doherty.
Chelsea — Chief Probation Officer, David Greenspan, Assistant Chief
Probation Officer, Donald J. Proctor, Probation Officers, Diane Bar-
rett, Howard Martin, James F. Monahan, Edward P. Volta, Donald
A. Waggenheim. Dorchester — Bernard Harmon (temporary), First
Assistant Chief Probation Officer, John M. Maloney, Assistant Chief
Probation Officers, Winston J. Prescod, Hubert C. Travers, William
J. Vaughan, Probation Officers, Francis J. Coughlin, Jr., Michael J.
Coyne, James L. Crowe, Bernard F. Fitzgerald, Marcia Flynn,
Charles F. Hoar, Pearlis Jones, Francis E. Kelley, Jr., Brian M.
Leahy, James R. McLaughlin, Paul C. O'Hara, Edward J. Pollis,
Hugh Rafferty (temporary), Robert J. Sullivan, Francis M. Wall
(temporary), Richard C. Woods, Jr. East Boston — Chief Probation
Officer, James A. Sartori, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Vincent D.
Basile, Probation Officers, Clyde B. DeBay, Helen K. Gavin, Mari-
anne Kelley, Vincent Santosuosso, Ciriaco Tordiglione, Michale
WiLK. Roxbury — Chief Probation Officer, Edward J. Keegan, Jr.,
First Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Norma Kilson, Assistant Chief
Probation Officers, Benjamin Dames, Arthur A. Devin, John M.
Teehan, Probation Officers, Mary E. Ball, Salvatore Bellistri,
David C. Comebford, Evan Cook, Jocelyn Covington, Dennis R.
D'Arcy, Luis Duran, Robert J. Filippone, Ellen F. Genereux,
Albert J. Murphy, James H. Norton, Jr., Edward A. Pina (tempo-
rary), Jeannette M. Ronan, Edward P. Rooney, Raymond A. Slayton,
James E. Spencer, Joseph J. Underwood, Jr., William P. Wallace.
South Boston — Chief Probation Officer, William R. Gillespie, Probation
Officers, Robert O. Flynn, Regina M. Gibbons, William R. Hanrahan.
West Roxbury — Chief Probation Officer, Edith V. Mace, Assistant Chief
Probation Officer, James F. Holland, Probation Officers, Leo D. Bran-
nelly, Gerald T. Palmer, James J. Rush, Timothy F. Tobin, Jr.
SUPERIOR court
Chief Probation Officer — John J. O'Connor
First Assistant ChieJ Probation Officer — Daniel Paul Toomey
Assistant Chief Probation Officers — Joseph P. Donnelly, Jr., Richard
A. Luccio, Kenneth G. Lehane
Probation Officers (male) — Michael A. Baldassarre, Robert L. Boyer,
Milton L. Britton, Joseph H. Cody, James P. Concannon, John
F. Cremens, Jr., Richard H. Cronin, Henry J. Dobbyn, Joseph
G. GuERREiRO, Thomas A. McPhee, Robert C. O'Shea, Michael
G. Pano, Sandy J. Stillwell, Edward F. Walsh, Charles R.
Wiley
Probation Officers (female) — Miss Laura R. Alfieri and Ms. Denyse
J. Clayborne
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MEDICAL EXAMINERS FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY
[Gen. Laws, Chap. 38; Stat. 1908, Chap. 424; Stat. 1909, Chap. 273; Stat.
1911, Chaps. 252, 274; Stat. 1912, Chaps. 466, 631; Gen Stat. 1916,
Chap. 114; Gen. Stat. 1919, Chap. 216; Stat. 1920, Chap. 188.]
The county is divided into two medical districts, Northern and Southern,
by a line beginning at the junction of the Brookline line with Huntington
avenue; thence through Huntington avenue and Fencourt; thence through
middle of Fens, through Boylston, Berkeley and Providence streets. Park
square, Boylston and Essex streets, Atlantic avenue and Summer street
to Fort Point Channel; thence through said channel. East Berkeley
Street, Dorchester avenue, Dorchester street, East Fourth and G streets
to the harbor.
Medical Examiners — Northern District, Michael A. Luongo, M.D., 784
Massachusetts avenue, Boston. Term ends in 1977. Southern Dis-
trict, 784 Massachusetts avenue, Boston. George W. Curtis, M.D.,
Term ends in 1971.
Associate Medical Examiners — George G. Katsas, M.D., 784 Massachu-
setts avenue, Boston. Term ends in 1977. Leonard Atkins, M.D.
Term ends in 1971.
Each is appointed by the Governor for a term of seven years.
Northern District Mortuary is located at 784 Massachusetts avenue.
Southern District Mortuary is located at 784 Massachusetts avenue.
George W. Cxirtis, M.D., is now Medical Examiner, Southern District,
and George G. Katsas, M.D., is an Associate Medical Examiner. Term
ends in 1977. »
155
MEMBERS OF
CITY GOVERNMENT
Mayors and Certain Other Officials
Since 1822
1909-1977
Orators Appointed by the City Since 1771
156
1909
Mayor
GEORGE A. HIBBARD*
AlJ>ERH£N
Frederick J. Brand, Chairman
James M. Curley Jeunes P. Timilty
Daniel A. Whelton J. Frank O'Hare
Daniel J. DonneUyf John J. Attridge
George P. Anderson Charles L. Carr
Walter Ballantyne Thomtis J. Giblin
Frederick J. Brand Matthew Hale
W. Dudley Cotton, Jr.
John T. Priest, City Clerk
COUNCILMHN
George C. McGabe, President
Wardi
Edward C, R. Bagley
Frank A. Goodwin
Joseph A. Hoey
Ward 2
Joseph H. Pendergast
Dennis A. O'Neil
Michael J. Brophy
Wards
James J. Brennan
Joseph A. Dart
William J. Murray
Ward a
Francis M. Ducey
Patrick B. Carr »
Jeunes I. Green
Wards
John J. Buckley
William E. Carney
Edward A. Troy
Wards
Stephen Gardella
Francis D. O'Donnell
Alfred Scigliano
Ward?
John L. Donovan
John T. Kennedy
Dominick F. Spellman
Wards
James J. Ryan
James A. Bragan
Adolphus M. Burroughs
Ward 9
Isaac Gordon
Robert J. Howell
Thomas B. McEeagney
Ward 10
J. Henderson Allston
Channing H. Cox
William S. Kinney
Ward a
Courtenay Crocker
Theodore Hoague
Charles H. Moore
Ward 12
Seth Fenelon Arno
Alfred G. Davis
Francis J. H. Jones
Ward 13
Leo F. McCuUought
Stephen A. Welch
Coleman E. Kelly
Ward lU
Cornelius J. Fitzgerald
Thomas J. Casey
Joseph L. CoUins
Ward 15
John O'Hara
William T. Conway
Joseph A. O'Bryan
Ward 16
John D. McGivem
Hugh M. Garrity
William D. McCarthy
Ward 17
Thomas M. Joyce
Francis J. Brennan
John D. Connors
Joseph O'Kane, Clerk
Ward 18
Daniel F. Cronin
Michael F. O'Brien
George Kenney
Ward 19
Peter A. Hoban
William J. Kohler
John J, Donovan
Ward 20
Charles T. Hardmg
Harry R. Cumming
WiUiam Smith, Jr.
Ward 21
William N. Hackett
John Ballantyne
Walter R. Meins
Ward 22
William H. Morgein
George Penshom
Bemhard G. Krug
Ward 23
George W. Carruth
George W. Smith
Ward D. Prescott
Ward2i
Frank B. Creme
James A. Hart
Oififord C. Best
Ward 25
Edward C. Webster
George C. McCabe
Charles H. Warren
* Elected for two years f Died June 23, 1909
t Resigned June 3, 1909
157
1910
Term Ends in 1913
John J. Attridge
Matthew Hale
Walter L. Collins
Mayor
JOHN F. FITZGERALD
City Council.
Walter Baixantyne, President
Term Ends in 1912 Term Ends in 1911
James M. Curley Frederick J. Brand
Walter Ballantyne Daniel J. McDonald
Thomas J. Kenny Timothy J. Buckley
Terms Ends in 1914
Daniel J. McDonald
Timothy J. Buckley
Ernest E. Smith
1911
Mayor
JOHN F. FITZGERALD
City Council,
Walter L. Collins, President
Term Ends in 1913 Term Ends in 1912
John J. Attridge James M. Curley
Matthew Hale Walter Ballantyne
Walter L. Collins Thomas J. Kenny
1912
Term Ends in 1915
Walter Ballantyne
Thomas J. Kenny
John A. Coulthurst
Mayor
JOHN F. FITZGERALD
City Council
John J. Attridge, President
Term Ends in 1914 Term Ends in 1913
Daniel J. McDonald John J. Attridge
Timothy J. Buckley Matthew Hale
Ernest E. Smith Walter L. Collins
1913
Term Ends in 1916
John J. Attridge
Walter L. Collins
James A. Watson
Mayor
JOHN F. FITZGERALD
City Council
Thomas J. Kenny, '_Presideni
Term Ends in 1915 Term Ends in 1914
Walter Ballantyne Daniel J. McDonald
Thomas J. Kenny Timothy J. Buckley
John A. Coulthurst Ernest E. Smith
1914
Term Ends in 1917
Daniel J. McDonald
George W. Coleman
William H. Woods
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
Daniel J. McDonald, President
Term Ends in 1916 Term Ends in 1915
John J. Attridge Walter Ballantyne
Walter L. Collins Thomas J. Kenny
James A. Watson John A. Coulthurst
Note. — The Board of Aldermen and Common Council were abolished by the amended
City Charter of 1909 and the City Council was established, consisting of nine members.
158
Term Ends in 1918
Walter Ballantyne
John A. Coulthurst
Henry E. Hagan
1915
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City CouNai.
George W, Coleman, President
Term Ends in 1917 Term Ends in 1916
George W. Coleman John J. Attridge
Daniel J. McDonald Walter L. Collins
William H, Woods* James A. Watson
• Councillor Woods died May 3, 1915, and the City Council elected James J. Storrow,
May 24, to serve in his place for the remainder of the municipal year.
1916
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Councii.
Henry E. Hagan, President
Term Ends in 1919
John J. Attridge
Walter L. Collins
James J. Storrow
Term Ends in 1918
Walter Ballantyne
John A. Coulthurst*
Henry E. Hagan
Term Ends in 1917
Daniel J. McDonald
George W. Colemem
Thomas J. Kenny
• Councillor Coulthurst died June 30, 1916, and the City Council elected GeoEFrey B.
Lehy, October 17, to serve in his place for the remainder of the municipal year.
1917
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
James J. Storrow, President
Term Ends in 1920
Francis J. W. Ford
Daniel J. McDoiudd
James A. Watson
Term Ends in 1919
John J. Attridge
Walter L. Collins
James J. Storrow
1918
Term Ends in 1918
Walter Ballantyne
Henry E. Hagam
Alfred E. Wellington
Term Ends in 1921
Henry E. Hagan
Daniel W. Lane
James T. Moriarty
Term Ends in 1922
Walter L. Collins
John A. Donoghue
Edward F. McLaughlin
ANDREW J. PETERS, Mayor
City Council
Walter L. Collins, President
Term Ends in 1920 Term Ends in 1919
Francis J. W. Ford John J. Attridge
Daniel J. McDonald Walter L, CoUins
Jeunes A. Watson James J. Storrow
1919
ANDREW J, PETERS, Mayor
City Council
Francis J. W. Ford, President
Term Ends in 1921 Term Ends in 1920
Henry E. Hagan Francis J. W. Ford
Daniel W. Lane Daniel J. McDonald
James T. Moriarty James A. Watson
1920
Term Ends in 1923
David J. Brickley
Francis J. W. Ford
James A. Watson
ANDREW J. PETERS, Mayor
City Council
James T. Moriarty, President
Term Ends in 1922 Term Ends in 1921
Walter L. Collins Henry E. Hagan
John A. Donoghue Daniel W. Lane
Edward F. McLaughlin James T. Moriarty
i
159
1921
Term Ends in 1924
Henry E. Hagan
Daniel W. Lane
James T. M oriarty
ANDREW J. PETERS, Mayob
City Council
James A. Watson, President
Term Ends in 1923 Term Ends in 1922
David J. Brickley Walter L. Collins
Francis J. W. Ford John A. Donoghue
Jeunes A. Watson Edward F. McLaughlin
1922
Term Ends in 1925
John A. Donoghue
George F. Gilbody
William J. Walsh
JAMES M, CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
David J. Buckley, President
Term Ends in 1924 Term Ends in 1923
Henry E. Hagan David J. Brickley
Daniel W. Lane Francis J. W. Ford
Jeunes T. Moriarty James A. Watson
1923
Term Ends in 1926
David J. Brickley
William C. S. Healey
James A. Watson
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
Daniel W. Lane, President
Term Ends in 1925 Term Ends in 1924
John A. Donoghue Henry E. Hagan
George F. Gilbody Daniel W. Lane
William J. Walsh James T, Moriarty
1924
Daniel W. Lane
James T. Moriarty
James T. Purcell
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
John A. Donoghue, President
David J. Brickley John A. Donoghue
William C. S. Healey George F, Gilbody
James A. Watson William J. Walsh
Daniel W. Lane
Jaunes T. Moriarty
James T. Purcell
1925
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Cotn>iciL
James T. Moriarty, President
David J. Brickley
WiUiam C. S. Healey
James A. Watson
John A. Donoghue
George F. Gilbody
William J. Walsh
1926
Timothy F. Donovan
Thomas H. Green
John I. Fitzgerald
Seth F. Arnold
Michael J. Mahoney
Henry Parkman, jr.
William G. Lynch
MALCOLM E. NICHOLS, Mayor
City Coitocil
Charles G, K-Eene, President
John F. Dowd Thomas W. McMahon
Michael J. Ward George F. Gilbody
Walter J. Freeley Robert Gardiner WUson, jr.
Edward L. Englert Walter E. Wragg
HermELn L. Bush Horace Guild
Joseph McGrath Frederic E. Dowling
Israel Ruby John J. Heffeman
160
1927
Timothy F. Donovan
Thomas H, Green
John I. Fitzgerald
Seth F. Arnold
Michael J. Mahoney
Henry Parkman, jr.
William G. Lynch
MALCOLM E. NICHOLS, Mayob
City CouNcaa,
JoEDV J. Heffernan, President
John F. Dowd
Michael J. Ward
Walter J. Freeley
Edweird L. Englert
Herman L. Bush
Joseph McGrath
Israel Ruby
Thomas W. McMahon
George F. Gilbody
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Walter E, Wragg
Horace Guild
Charles G. Eeene
Frederic E. Dowling
1928
Timothy F. Donovan
John I. Fitzgerald
Seth F. Arnold
Henry Parkman, jr.
Michael J. Mahoney
William G. Lynch
John F. Dowd
MALCOLM E. NICHOLS, Mayor
City Councii,
Thomas H. Green, President
Michael J. Ward
Roger E. Deveney
William A. Motley, jr.
Herman L. Bush
Frank E. Sullivan
Israel Ruby
Thomas W. McMahon
Albert L. Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Peter J. Murphy
Peter A. Murray
Charles G. Eeene
Frederic E. Dowling
Edward M. Gallagher
1929
Thomas H. Green
John I. Fitzgerald
Seth F. Arnold
Henry Parkman, jr.
Michael J. Mahoney
William G. Lynch
John F. Dowd
MALCOLM E. NICHOLS, Mayor
City Councu,
Timothy F. Donovan, President
Michael J. Ward
Roger E. Deveney
William A. Motley, jr.
Herman L. Bush
Frank E. Sullivan
Israel Ruby
Thomas W. McMahon
Albert L. Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Peter J. Murphy
Peter A. Murray
Charles G. Eeene
Frederic E. Dowling
Edward M. Gallagher
1930
Timothy F. Donovan
Thomas H. Green
John I. Fitzgerald
Seth F. Arnold
Laurence Curtis, 2d
Michael J. Mahoney
John F. Dowd
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
WiLUAM G. Lynch, President
Richard D. Gleason
Leo F. Power
Edward L. Englert
Herman L. Bush
Joseph McGrath
Israel Ruby
Francis E. Eelly
Albert L. Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
Joseph P. Cox
James Hein
Edward M. Gallagher
161
1931
Timothy F. Donovan
Thomas H, Green
John I. Fitzgerald
Seth F. Arnold
Laurence Ciurtis, 2d
Mi(diael J. Mahoney
William G. Lynch
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City CouNcaL
Joseph McGrath, President
John F. Dowd
Richard D. Gleason
Leo F. Power
Edward L, Englert
Herman L. Bush
Iffl'ael Ruby
Francis E. Kelly
Albert L. Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
Joseph P. Cox
James Hein
Edward M. Gallagher
1932
William H. Barker
Thomas H. Green
John I. Fitzgerald
George W. Roberts
Laurence Curtis, 2d
George P. Donovan
William G. Lynch
JAMES M, CURLEY, Mayor
City Counch.
E^WABO M. Gallagher, President
John F, Dowd
Richard D. Gleason
Leo F. Power
Edward L. Englert
David M. Brackman
Joseph McGrath
Israel Ruby
Albert L. Fish
Francis E. Kelly
Thomas Burke
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
Joseph P. Cox
James Uein
1933
William H. Barker
Thomas H. Green
John I. Fitzgerald
George W. Roberts
Laurence Curtis, 2d
George P. Donovan
William G. Lynch
JAMES M. CURLEY. Mayor
City Council
Joseph McGrath, President
John F. Dowd
Richard D. Gleason
Leo F. Power
Edward L. Englert
David M. Brackman
Israel Ruby
Francis E. Kelly
Albert L. Fish
Thomas Burke
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
Joseph P. Cox
James Hein
Edward M. Gallagher
1934
Henry Selvitella
Thomas H. Green
John I. Fitzgerald
George W. Roberts
Henry L. Shattuck
George P. Donovan
John E. Kerrigan
FREDERICK W. MANSFIELD,
City Council
John F. Dowd, President
Richard D. Gleason
John J. Doherty
Edward L. Englert
David M. Brackman
Joseph McGrath
Maurice M. Goldman
Martin H. Tobin
Mayor
Albert L. Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr»
Clement A. Norton
Peter A, Murray
James F. Finley
James E. Agnew
Edward M. Gallagher
162
1935
Henry Selvitella
Thomas H. Green
George W. Roberts
Henry L. Shattuck
George P. Donovan
John E. Kerrigan
John F. Dowd
FREDERICK W. MANSFIELD, Mayor
City Councii,
John I. Fitzgeraixi, President
Richard D. Gleason
John J. Doherty
Edward L. Englert
David M. Brackman
Joseph McGrath
Maurice M. Goldman
Martin H. Tobin
Albert L. Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
James F. Finley
James E. Agnew
Edward M. Gallagher
1936
Henry Selvitella
James J. Mellen
George W. Roberts
Henry L. Shattuck
Greorge A. Murray
John E. Kerrigan
John F. Dowd
FREDERICK W. MANSFIELD, Mayor
City Council
John I. Fitzoeraub, President
Richard D. Gleason
John J. Doherty
James J. Kilroy
David M. Brackman
Peter J. Fitzgerald
Sidney Rosenberg
Martin H. Tobin
John J. McGrath
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
James F. Finley
James E. Agnew
Edward M. Gallagher
1937
Henry Selvitella
James J. Mellen
George W. Roberts
Henry L. Shattuck
George A. Murray
John E. Kerrigan
John F. Dowd
FREDERICK W. MANSFIELD, Mayor
City Council
John I. Fitzgerald, President
Mildred M. Harris
John J. Doherty
James J. Kilroy
David M. Brackman
Peter J. Fitzgerald
Sidney Rosenberg
Martin H. Tobin
John J. McGrath
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Qement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
James F. Finley
James E. Agnew
Edward M. Gallagher
1938
Francis W. Irwin
William J. Galvin
John I. Fitzgeredd
Perlie Dyar Chase
Henry L. Shattuck
George A. Murray
John F. Dowd
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayor
City Council
John E. Kerrigan, President
Mildred M. Hsuris
William A. Carey,
Edward L, Englert
Charles I. Taylor
Edward A. Hutchinson, jr.
Sidney Rosenberg
John B. KeUy
Philip Austin Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Clement A. Norton
Peter A. Murray
Theodore F. Lyons
James E. Agnew
Maurice H. Sullivan
163
1939
Francis W. Irwin
William J. Galvin
John I. Fitzgerald
Perlie Dyar Chaae
Heniy L. Shattuck
John E. Kerrigan
George F. McMahon
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayor
City Council
George A. Murray, President
Mildred M. Harris
William A. Carey
Edward L. Englert
Charles I, Taylor
Edward A. Hutchinson, jr.
Sidney Rosenberg
John B. Kelly
Philip Austin Fish
Robert Gardiner Wilson, jr.
Clement A. Norton
James M. Langan
Theodore F. Lyons
James E. Agnew
Maurice H. Sullivan
1940
James S. Coffey
Joseph Russo
Perlie Dyar Chase
Henry L. Shattuck
Joseph M. Scannell
Thomas E. Linehan
William F. Hurley
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayor
City Counchl
WiLUAM J. Galvin, President
Daniel F. Sullivan
William A. Carey
Edward L. Englert
Charles I. Taylor
Edward A. Hutchinson, jr.
Joseph J. Gottlieb
John B. KeUy
Philip Austin Fish
John C. Wickes
James J. Goode, jr.
James M. Langan
Theodore F. Lyons
Michael J. Ward
Maurice H. Sullivan
1941
James S. Coffey
Joseph Ruaso
Perlie Dyar Chase
Henry L. Shattuck
Joseph M. Scannell
Thomas E. Linehan
William F. Hurley
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayob
City Council
William J. Galvin, President
Daniel F, Sullivan
William A. Carey
Edward L. Englert
Charles I. Taylor
Edwsurd A. Hutchinson, jr.
Joseph J. Giottlieb
John B. KeUy
Philip Austin Fish
John C. Wickes
Jamea J. Goode, jr.
James M. Langan
Theodore F. Lyons
Michael J. Ward
Maurice H. Sullivan
1942
James S. Coffey
Michael L. Kinsella
Joseph Russo
Perlie Dyar Chase
A. Frank Foster
Joseph M. Scannell
William F, Hurley
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayor
City Council
Thomas E. Linehan, President
Daniel F. Sullivan
William A. Carey
Matthew F. Heinley
Cheirles I. Taylor
Thomas J. Hannon, jr.
Joseph J. Gottlieb
John B. Kelly
Philip Austin Fish
John C. Wickes
James J. Goode, jr.
James M. Langan
Theodore F. Lyons
William F. Dwyer
Maurice H. Sullivsoi
164
1943
James S. CofiFey
Michael L. Kinsella
Joseph Russo
Perlie Dyar Chase
A. Frank Foster
Joseph M. Scannell
Thomas E. Linehan
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayor
City Council
Thomas J. Hannon, President
William F= Hurley
Daniel F. Sullivan
Willieun A. Carey
Matthew F. Hanley
Charles I. Taylor
Isadore H. Y. Muchnick
John B. Kelly
Philip Austin Fish
John C. Wickes
James J. Goode, jr.
James M. Langan
Theodore F. Lyons
William F. Dwyer
Maurice H. Sullivan
1944
James S. CofiFey
Michael Leo Einsella
Joseph Russo
Perlie Dyar Chase
James C. Bayley, jr.
Joseph M. Scannell
Willieun F. Hurley
MAURICE J. TOBIN, Mayor
City Council
John E. Kbbbiqan, President
Daniel F. Sullivan
William A. Casey
Matthew F. Hanley
Charles I. Taylor
Thomas J. Hannon
Isadore H. Y. Muchnick
John B. KeUy
Philip Austin Fish
WiUiam Joseph Keeaan
Michael Paul Feeney
Thomas L. McCormack
Thomas G. J. Shannon
Willisun F. Dwyer
Maurice H. Sullivan
1945
• James S. CofiFey
Michael Leo Kinsella
Joseph Russo
PerUe Dyar Chase
James C. Bayley, jr.
Joseph M. Scannell
WiUiam F. Hurley
JOHN E. KERRIGAN, Mayor
City Council
JoEOf E. Kerrigan, President
Daniel F. Sullivan
WiUiam A. Carey
Matthew F. Hanley
Charles I. Taylor
Thomas J. Hannon
PhiUp Austin Fish
WiUiam Joseph Keensin
Michael Paul Feeney
Thomas L. McCormack
Thomas G. J. Shannon
Isadore H. Y. Muchnick WiUiaLm F. Dwyer
John B. KeUy
Maurice H. Sullivan
1946
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
James S. CofiFey
Michael Leo KinseUa
Joseph Russo
Perlie Dyar Chase
James C. Bayley, jr.
Joseph M. ScanneU
Thomas E. Linehan
City Council
John B. Kelly, President
WiUiam F. Hurley
Daniel F. SuUivan
WiUiam A. Carey
WiUiam A. Moriarty
Milton Cook
Thomas J. Hannon
Isadore H. Y. Muchnick
PhiUp Austin Fish
WiUisim Joseph Keenan
Michael H. CantweU
Thomas L. McCormack
Walter D. Bryan
Edmund V. Lane
Edward C. Madden
165
1947
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
James S. Coffey
Michael Leo Ejnsella
Joseph Russo
Perlie Dyar Chase
James C. Bayley, jr.
Joseph M. Scannell
Thomas E. Linehan
City Council
John B. Kbixy, President
William F. Hurley
Daniel F. Sullivan
William A.. Carey
William A. Moriarty
Milton Cook
Thomas J. Hannon
Isadore H. Y. Muchnick
Philip Austin Fish
William Joseph Keenan
Michael H. Cantwell
Thomas L. McCormack
Walter D. Bryan
Eklmund V. Lane
Edward C. Madden
1948
James S. Coffey
Michael Leo Kinsella
George T. Lanigan
Perlie Dyar Chase
John E. Yerxa
John B. Wenzler
Thomas E. Linehan
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
Thomas J. Hannon, President
William F. Hurley
Daniel F. Sullivan
Winiam A. Carey
Philip A. Tracy
Milton Cook
Julius Ansel
Robert J. Ramsey
John J. Beades
WiUiaun Joseph Keenan
Michael H. Cantwell
Thomas L. McCormack
Walter D. Bryan
Edmund V. Lane
Vincent J. Shanley
1949
James S. Coffey
Michael Leo Einsella
George T. Lanigan
Perlie Dyar Chase
John E. Yerxa
John B. Wenzler
Thomas E. Linehan
JAMES M. CURLEY, Mayor
City Council
William F. Hurley, President
Daniel F. Sullivan
William A. Carey
Philip A. Tracy
Milton Cook
Thomas J. Hannon
Julius Ansel
Robert J. Ramsey
John J. Beades
William Joseph Keenan
Michael H. Cantwell
Thomas L. McCormack
Walter D. Bryan
Edmund V. Lane
Vincent J. Shanley
1950
James S. Coffey
Michael Leo Kinsella
George T. Lanigan
Perlie Dyar Chase
John E, Yerxa
John B. Wenzler
• Thomas E. Linehan
t John J. McColgan
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayor
City Council
William F. Hurley, President
Daniel F. Sullivan John J. Beades
Francis P. Tracey Anthony J. Farin
Philip A. Tracy Michael H. CantweH
Milton Cook Thomas L. McCormack
Thomas J. Hannon Walter D. Bryan
Julius Ansel Ekimund V. Lane
Robert J. Reimsey Vincent J. Shanley
* Resigned June 15, 1950,
t From September 20, 1950.
166
1951
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayor
City Council
WiixiAM F. Hurley, President
James S. Coffey
Michael Leo Eansella
George T. LanigaLD
Perlie Dyar Chase
John E. Yerxa
John B. Wenzler
John J. McCoIgan
• Daniel F. Sullivan
t Laurence H. Banks
Francis P. Tracey
Philip A. Tracy
Milton Cook
Thomas J. Hannon
Julius Ansel
Robert J. Ramsey
John J. Beades
Anthony J. Farin
Michael H. CEintwell
Thomas L, McConnack
Walter D. Bryan
Edmund V. Lane
Vincent J. Shanley
• To August 6, 1951. t From August 6, 1951.
Note. — This was the final year of the City Council of twenty-two members elected
from wards. A City Council of nine members elected at large under the provisions of
Chapter 452 of the Acts of 1948, commonly known as Plan A, took o£Sce on the first
Monday of January, 1952.
1952
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayor
City Counqi,
Gabriel F. Piemontb, President
Francis X. Ahearn
William J. Foley, jr.
Frederick C. Hailer, jr.
William F. Hurley
Francis X. Joyce
John E. Kerrigan
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Michael J. Ward
Joseph C. White
Francis X. Ahearn
t Michael H. Cantwell
William J. Foley, jr.
Frederick C. Hailer, jr.
1953
JOHN B. HYNES. Mayor
City Counql
Francis X. Ahearn, President
William F. Hurley
Francis X. Joyce
John E. Kerrigan
Gabriel F. Piemonte
• Michael J. Ward
Joseph C. White
• To December 28, 1953.
t From Deceiober 28, 1953.
1954
Francis X. Ahearn
William J. Foley, jr.
Frederick C. Hailer, jr.
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayor
City Council
Joseph C. White, President
William F. Hurley Edwsu-d F. McLaughlin, jr.
John E. Kerrigan Gabriel F. Piemonte
Edward J. McCormack, jr. Joseph C. White
1955
Francis X. Ahearn
William J. Foley, jr.
Frederick C. Hailer, jr.
JOHN B. HYNES. MXyor
City Council
William F, Hurley, President
William F. Hurley Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
John E. Kerrigem Gabriel F. Piemonte
Exiward J. McCormack, jr. Joseph C. White
167
1956
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayob
City Coxjncil
Edward J. McCobmack, Jb,, President
Francis X. Aheain John E. Kerrigan Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
John F. Collins Edward J. McCormack, jr. Gabriel F. Piemonte
William J. Foley, jr. Patrick F, McDonough Joseph C. White
Francis X. Ahearn
• John F, Collins
Willieun J. Foley, jr.
t Frederick C. Hailer, jr.
1957
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayob
City Council
WiujAM J. Foley, Jb., President
John E. Kerrigan
Edward J. McCormack, jr.
Patrick F. McDonough
Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Joseph C. White
' To February 18, 1957.
t From February 18, 1957.
t James S. Coffey
William J. Foley, jr.
• Frederick C. Hailer, jr.
tf- Peter F. Hines
1958
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayob
City Council
Patrick F. McDonough, President
Christopher A. lannella Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
John E. Kerrigan Gabriel F. Piemonte
••Edward J. McCormack, jr. Joseph C. White
Patrick F. McDonough
• To April 21, 1958.
•• To September 12, 1958.
t From April 22, 1958.
tt From September 15, 1958.
1959
JOHN B. HYNES, Mayob
James S. Cofifey
William J. Foley, jr.
Peter F. Hines
City Council
Edwabd F. McLaughlin, Jb.,
Christopher A. lannella
John E. Kerrigan
Patrick F. McDonough
President
Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Joseph C. White
1960
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayob
City CoxraciL
Edwabd F. McLaughlin, Jb.
James S. CofiFey Peter F. Hines
John Patrick Connolly Christopher A. lannella
William J. Foley, jr. John E. Kerrigan
President
Patrick F. McDonough
Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
Joseph C. White
168
1961
Jamee S. C!offey
John Patrick Connolly
William J. Foley, jr.
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayob
City Councm,
Patrick F. McDonough, President
Peter F. Hines Patrick F. McDonough
Christopher A. lannella * Edward F. McLaughlin, jr.
John E. Kerrigan t Thomas A. Sullivan
tt Frederick C. Langone ** Joseph C. White
' To January 5, 1961
• To AprU 27, 1961
t From January 9, 1961
tt From May 1, 1961
1962
James S. Co£Fey
William J. Foley, jr.
Peter F. Hines
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor
City Counchl
Christopher A. Iapjnella, President
Christopher A. lannella Gabriel F. Piemonte
John E. Kerrigan Thomas A. Sullivan
Patrick F. McDonough John J. Tiemey, jr.
1963
Jamee S. Coffey
William J. Foley, jr.
Peter F. Hines
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor
City Counch.
Peter F. Hines, President
Christopher A. lannella Gabriel F. Piemonte
John E. Kerrigan Thomas A. Sullivan
Patrick F. McDonough John J. Tierney, jr.
1964
Katherine Craven
George F. Foley, jr.
William J. Foley, jr.
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor
City Council
John J. Tierney, Jr., President
Peter F. Hines John E. Kerrigan
Barry T. Hynes Frederick C. Langone
Christopher A. lannella John J. Tierney, jr.
1965
Katherine Craven
George F. Foley, jr.
William J. Foley, jr.
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor
City Council
John J. Tierney, Jr., President
Peter F. Hines John E. Kerrigam
Barry T. Hynes Frederick C. Langone
Christopher A. lannella John J. Tierney, jr.
169
Katherine Craven
Williaun J. Foley, jr.
Peter F. Hinea
1966
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor
City CouNcai,
Fhedemck C. Langone, President
Barry T. Hynes
Christopher A. lannella
John E. Kerrigan
1967
Frederick C. Langone
Patrick F. McDonough
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Katherine Craven
William J. Foley, jr.
Peter F. Hines
Thomas I. Atkins
Garrett M. Byrne
William J. Foley, jr.
Thomas I. Atkins
Grarrett M. Byrne
William J. Foley, jr.
JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor
City Council
Barry T. Hynes, President
Barry T. Hynes Frederick C, Langone
Christopher A. lannella Patrick F. McDonough
John E. Kerrigan Gabriel F, Piemonte
1968
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
William J. Foley, Jr., President
John E. Kerrigan Gerald F. O'Leary
Frederick C. Langone John L. Saltonstall, jr.
Patrick McDonough Joseph F. Timilty
1969
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Gerald F. O'Leary, President
John E. Kerrigan
Frederick C. Langone
Patrick F. McDonough
1970
Gerald'F. O'Leary
John L. Saltonstall, jr.
Joseph F, Timilty
Thomas I. Atkins
Louise Day Hicks
Christopher A. laimella
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Gabriel F. Piemonte, President
John E. Kerrigan
Frederick C. Langone
Gerald F. O'Leary
1971
Gabriel F. Piemonte
John L. Saltonstall, jr.
Joseph F. Timilty
Thomas I. Atkins
•Louise Day Hicks
Christopher A. lannella
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Gabriel F. Piemonte, President
Gabriel F. Piemonte
John L. SaltonstsJl, Jr.
John E. Kerrigan
Frederick C. Langone
Gerald F. O'Leary
t Albert L. O'Neil
Joseph F. Timilty
•To January 25, 1971
tFrom January 25, 1971
170
1972
Lawrence S. DiCara
Christopher A. lannella
John E. Kerrigan
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Gabmel F. Piemonte, President
Patrick F. McDonough Albert L. O'Neil
John Joseph Moakley
Gerald F. O'Leary
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Joseph M. Tierney
1973
Lawrence S. DiCara
Christopher A. lannella
John,E. Kerrigan
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City CouNcn,
Patrick F. McDonough, President
*Frederick C. Langone Albert L. O'Neil
Patrick F. McDonough Glabriel F. Piemonte
tJohn Joseph Moakley Joseph M. Tierney
Gerald F. O'Leary
*From January 4, 1973
tTo January 1, 1973
1974
James Michael Connolly
Lawrence S. DiCara
Louise Day Hicks
KEVIN H„ WHITE, Match
City Council
Gerald F. O'Leary, President
Christopher A. lannella
Frederick C. Langone
Patrick F. McDonough
1975
Gerald F. O'Leary
Albert L. O'NeU
Joseph M. Tierney
James'Michael Connolly
Lawrence S. DiCara
Louise Day Hicks
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Gerald F. O'Leary, President
Christopher A. lannella
Frederick C. Langone
Patrick F. McDonough
Gerald F. O'Leary
Albert L. O'NeU
Joseph M. Tierney
1976
James Michael Connolly
Lawrence S. DiCara
Louise Day Hicks
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Louise Day Hicks, President
Christopher A. lanneUa
John J. Kerrigan
Frederick C. Langone
Patrick F. McDonough
Albert L. O'Neil
Joseph M. Tierney
1977
James Michael Connolly
Lawrence S. DiCara
Louise Day Hicks
KEVIN H. WHITE, Mayor
City Council
Joseph M. Tierney, President
Christopher A. lannella Patrick F. McDonough
John J. Kerrigan Albert L. O'NeU
Frederick C. Langone Joseph M. Tierney
171
Mayors of the City of Boston
From 1822 to the Present Time
Name
Place and Date of Birth
Died
Years of
Service
•John Phillips
* Josiah Quincy
•Harrison Gray Otis. . .
•Charles WeUs .. ..
•Theodore Lyman, jr. . .
•Samuel T. Armstrong.
•Samuel A. Eliot
•Jonathan Chapman ....
•Martin Brimmer
•Thomas A. Davis
•Josiah Quincy, jr ,
•John P. Bigelow
•Benjamin Seaver
•Jerome V. C. Smith . . . ,
•Alexander H. Rice. ....
•Frederic W. Lincoln, jr.
•Joseph M. Wightman. .
•Frederic W. Lincoln, jr.
•Otis Norcross
•Nathaniel B. ShurtleflF
•William Gaston
•Henry L. Pierce
•§ Leonard R. Cutter. . . .
•Samuel C. Cobb
•Frederick O. Prince ....
•Henry L. Pierce
•Frederick O. Prince. . . .
•Samuel A. Green
•Albert Palmer
•Augustus P. Martin. . .
•Hugh O'Brien
•Thomas N. Hart
•Nathan Matthews, jr. . .
•Edwin U. Curtis
•JJosiah Quincy
•tThomas N. Hart
* jPatrick A. Collins ....
*§ Daniel A. Whelton . . .
•fJohn F. Fitzgerald
•fGeorge A. Hibbard . . .
•IT John F. Fitzgerald. . .
* if James M. Curley. . . .
•if Andrew J. Peters. . . .
* if James M. Curley. . . .
•ifMalcolm E. Nichols. .
•ifJames M. Curley. . . .
•if Frederick W. Mansfield
•ftMaurice J. Tobin
Jfjohn E. Kerrigan
♦f James M. Curley.
• J - - -
11 John B. Hynes.
•fJohn B. Hynes. . .
•ftJohn B. Hynes . .
tJohnF. Collins. . .
tf-John F. Collins. . .
If Kevin H. White. .
ttKevin H.White..
tftKevin H.White.
Boston Nov. 26, 1770
Boston Feb. 4, 1772
Boston Oct. 8, 1765
Boston Dec. 30, 1786
Boston Feb. 19, 1792
Dorchester April 29, 1784
Boston Mar. 5, 1798
Boston Jan. 23, 1807
Roxbury June 8, 1793
BrookUne Dec. 11, 1798
Boston Jan. 17, 1802
Groton Aug. 25, 1797
Roxbury April 12, 1795
Conway, N. H. . . .July 20, 1800
Newton Aug. 30, 1818
Boston Feb. 27, 1817
Boston Oct. 19, 1812
(See above)
Boston Nov. 2,1811
Boston June 29, 1810
Killingly, Conn. . . Oct. 3, 1820
Stoughton Aug. 23, 1825
(See Chairmen of Aldermen.)
Taunton May 22, 1826
Boston Jan. 18, 1818
(See above)
(See above)
Groton Mar. 16, 1830
Candia, N. H Jan. 17, 1831
Abbot, Me Nov. 23, 1835
Ireland July 13,1827
North Reading... Jan. 20,1829
Boston Mar. 28, 1854
Roxbury Mar. 26, 1861
Quincy Oct. 15, 1859
(See above)
Fermoy, Ireland. . Mar. 12, 1844
Boston Jan. 21, 1872
Boston Feb. 11, 1863
Boston Oct. 27, 1864
(See above)
Boston Nov. 20, 1874
Jamaica Plain April 3,1872
(See above)
Portland, Me May 8, 1876
(See above)
Boston Mar. 26, 1877
Boston May 22, 1901
Boston Oct. 1,1907
(See above)
Boston Sept. 21, 1897
(See above)
(See above)
Boston July 20, 1919
(See above)
Boston Sept. 25, 1929
(See above)
(See above)
May 29, 1823
July 1, 1864
28, 1848
3, 1866
17, 1849
Mar. 26, 1850
Jan. 29, 1862
May 25, 1848
Aprd 25, 1847
Nov. 22, 1845
2, 1882
4, 1872
14, 1856
20, 1879
22, 1895
Sept. 13, 1898
Jan. 25, 1885
(See above)
Sept. 5, 1882
Oct. 17, 1874
Jan. 19, 1894
Dec. 17, 1896
Oct.
June
July
Nov.
July
Feb.
Aug.
July
Mar.
Aug.
Oct.
Dec.
Feb. 18, 1891
June 6, 1899
(See above) . . .
(See above) . . .
Dec. 5, 1918
May 21, 1887
13, 1902
1, 1895
4, 1927
11, 1927
Mar. 28, 1922
Sept. 8, 1919
(See above) . . .
Sept. 14, 1905
Nov. 27, 1953
Oct. 2, 1950
May 29, 1910
(See above) . . .
Nov. 12, 1958
June 26, 1938
(See above) . . .
Feb. 7, 1951
(See above) . . .
Nov. 6, 1968
July 19, 1953
(See above) . . .
Jan. 6, 1970
(See above) . . .
(See above) . . .
1822 1
1823-28. .6
1929-31.. 3
1832-33.. 2
1834-35.. 3
1836 1
1837-39.. 3
1840-42. .3
1843-44.. 2
1845 1
1846-48.. 3
1849-51.. 3
1852-53. .2
1854-55.. 2
1856-57. .2
1858-60.. 3
1861-62.. 2
1863-66. .4
1867 1
1868-70.. 3
1871-72. .2
1873,10mo.
1873, 2 mo.
1874-76. .3
1877 1
1878 1
1879-81 . . 3
1882 1
1883 1
1884 1
1885-88. .4
1889-90. .2
1891-94.. 4
1895 1
1896-99. .4
1900-01.. 2
1902-05,31
1905-3|mo.
1906-07.. 2
1908-09. .2
1910-13.. 4
1914-17.. 4
1918-21. .4
1922-25.. 4
1926-29. .4
1930-33. .4
1934-37. .4
1938-44. .7
1945 1
1946-49.. 4
1947-5 mo.
1950-51.. 2
1952-59.. 8
1960-63.. 4
1964-67. .4
1968-71.. 4
1972-75.. 4
1976-79.. 4
•Deceased.
fElected for two years.
tfTwice elected for four years.
StThrice elected for foui years.
Appointed Mayor by Act of Massachusetts Legislature.
II Appointed Temporary Mayor by Act of Massachusetts Legislature.
JTwice elected for two years.
^Elected for four years.
§Mayor for balance of unexpired term.
Note. — Andrew J. Peters was the first Mayor not eligible to succeed himself. See Special
Acts, 1918, Chapter 94. See also Acts 1938, Chapter 300.
172
Note. — From January 6, 1845, to February 27, 1845, or from the close of Mayor
Brimmer's term in office till the election of his successor, Thomas A. Davis, the Chairman
of the Board of Aldermen, William Parker, performed the duties of Mayor.
In the interim between the death of Mayor Davis, on November 22, 1845, and the
election on December 11, 1845, of his successor, Josiah Quincy, Jr., Benson Leavitt, Chair-
man of the Boeu-d of Aldermen, acted as Mayor.
There were three ballotings for the election of Mayor for 1854, between December 12,
1853, and January 9, 1854. In the meantime the duties of Mayor were performed by
Benjamin L. Allen, Chairman of the Board of Aldermen.
In 1873 Mayor Pierce resigned his office on November 29, on his election to the Congress
of the United States. During the remainder of the municipal year Leonard R. Cutter,
Chairman of the Board of Aldermen, served ex officio as Acting Mayor.
Mayor Collins died on September 14, 1905. Daniel A. Whelton, Chairman of the
Board of Aldermen, acted as Mayor for the remainder of the miuniciped year, viz., Sep-
tember 15, 1905, to January 1, 1906.
Mayor Tobin, having been elected Governor, resigned January 4, 1945. By Chapter 4
of the Acts of 1945, John E. Kerrigan, the President of the City Council was given all the
jMJwers of the Mayor and served from January 25, 1945, for the remainder of the year.
Under the provisions of Chapter 580 of the Acts of 1947, City Clerk John B. Hynes
served, under the title of Temporary Mayor, with full powers as Mayor, for the period
from June 26 to November 28, 1947, during the absence of Mayor Curley.
Chairmen of the Board of Aldermen
Name
Place and Date of Birth
Died
Years of
Service
William Washburn
Pelham Bonney
Joseph MiLaer Wightman.
Silas Peirce i • • • ■
Otis Clapp
Silas Peirce
Thomas Phillips Rich ....
Thomas Coffin Amory, jr.
Otis Norcross
George W. Messinger ....
Charles Wesley Slack ....
George W. Messinger ....
Benjamin James
Newton Albert
Charles Edward Jenkins. .
Samuel Little
Leonard R. Cutter
John Taylor Clark
Solomon Bliss Stebbins. . .
Hugh O'Brien
Solomon Bliss Stebbins. . .
Hugh O'Brien
Charles Varney Whitten. .
Charles Hastings Allen . .
Patrick John Donovan . .
Charles Hastings Allen . .
Homer Rogers
William Power Wilson. . .
Herbert Schaw Carruth . .
John Henry Lee
Alpheus Sanford
John Henry Lee
Lyme, N. H Oct. 7, 1808
Pembroke Feb. 21, 1802
Boston Oct. 19, 1812
Scituate Feb. 15, 1793
Westhampton Mar. 2, 1806
(See above)
Lynn Mar. 31, 1803
Boston Aug. 16, 1812
Boston Nov. 2, 1811
Boston Feb. 5, 1813
Boston Feb.. 21, 1825
(See above)
Scituate Aug. 22, 1814
Stoughton Mar. 10, 1815
Scituate July 29, 1817
Hingham Aug. 15, 1827
Jaffrey, N. H July 1, 1825
Sanbornton, N.H..Sept. 19, 1825
Warren Jan. 18, 1830
Ireland July 13, 1827
(See above)
(See above)
Vassalboro, Me May 10, 1829
Boston June 14, 1828
Charlestown April 9, 1848
(See above)
Sudbury .Oct. 11, 1840
Baltimore, Md. . . .Nov. 15, 1852
Dorchester .Feb. 15, 1855
Boston April 26, 1846
North Attleboro. . .July 5, 1856
(See above)
Oct. 30, 1890
April 29, 1861
Jan. 25, 1885
Aug. 27, 1879
Sept. 18, 1886
(See above) . . .
Dec. 11, 1875
Oct. 10, 1899
Sept. 5, 1882
AprU 27, 1870
April 11, 1885
(See above) . . .
April 13, 1901
Feb. 3, 1904
1, 1882
21, 1906
13, 1894
29, 1880
8, 1910
1, 1859
(See above) . . .
(See above) . . .
Mar. 18, 1891
Mar. 31, 1907
Sept. 18, 1912
(See above) . . .
Nov. 10, 1907
Date unknown
Dec. 27, 1917
Sept. 12, 1923
Aug. 10, 1944
(See above) .
Aug.
Dec.
July
Oct.
June
Aug.
1855
1856-57
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865-^6
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874-77
1878
1879-81
1882
1883
1884-85
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892-93
1894-95
1896
Note. — The Mayor was eX officio Chairman of the Board of Aldermen from the incor-
poration of the City until 1855; the BoEU-d elected a permanent Chairman from 1855.
173
Chairmen of the Board of Aldermen — Concluded
Years of
Name
Place and Date of Birth
Died
Service
• Perlie Appleton Dyar. . .
Lynn
.Mar. 26, 1857
May 15, 1930
1897-98
* Joseph Aloysius Conry. .
Brookline
.Sept. 12, 1868
June 22, 1943
1898
David Franklin Barry ....
Boston
.Feb. 29, 1852
July 23, 1911
1899
Michael Joseph O'Brien . .
Ireland
.Feb. 11, 1855
April 5, 1903
1900
James Henry Doyle
Boston
.June 17, 1867
Oct. 3, 1952
1901-04
Daniel A. Whelton
Boston
.Jan. 21, 1872
Nov. 27, 1953
1905
t Charles Martin Draper. .
Dedham
.Nov. 1, 1869
Jan. 25, 1943
1906
t Edward L. Cauley
Charlestown . . .
.Aug. 8, 1870
AprU 19, 1928
1906
William Berwin
New Orlean8,La
,Dec. 16, 1858
July 9, 1935
1907
Louis M. Clark
Dorchester. . . .
PlainviUe, Conn
.Dec. 14, 1858
.,Feb. 3, 1861
Mar. 15, 1914
Mar. 16, 1912
1908
Frederick J. Brand
1909
Presidents of the Common Council
Years of
Name
Place and Date of Birth
Died
Service
William Prescott
Pepperell
.Aug, 19, 1762
Dec. 8, 1844
1822
John Welles
Boston
Boston
.Oct. 14,1764
.Oct. 10,1777
Sept. 26, 1855
Aug. 21, 1858
1823
Francis Jononnot Oliver . .
1824-25
John Bichardson Adan . . .
Boston
.July 8, 1793
July 4, 1849
1826-28
Eliphalet Williams
Taunton
.Mar. 7,1778
June 12, 1855
1829
Benj. Toppan Pickman. . .
Salem
.Sept. 17, 1790
Mar. 22, 1835
1830-31
John Prescott Bigelow. . . .
Groton
.Aug, 25, 1797
July 4, 1872
1832-33
Josiah Quincy, jr
Boston
.Jan. 17, 1802
Nov. 2, 1882
1834-36
Phillip Marett
Boston Sept. 25, 1792
Boston Sept. 28, 1805
N. Gloucester, Me., Apr. 12, '16
Mar. 22, 1869
Sept, 4, 1873
May 28, 1889
1837-40
Edward Blake
1841-43
Peleg Whitman Chandler.
1844-45
George Stillman Hillard . .
Machias, Me..
.Sept. 22, 1808
Jan. 21, 1879
1846-47J
Benjamin Seaver
Roxbury
.April 12, 1795
Feb. 14, 1856
1847-49 §
Francis Brinley
Boston
.Nov. 10, 1800
June 14, 1889
1850-51
Henry Joseph Gardner . . .
Dorchester. . . .
.June 14, 1818
July 19, 1892
1852-53
Alex. Hamilton Rico
Newton
.Aug. 30,1818
July 22, 1895
1854
Joseph Story
Marblehead. . . .
Andover
Portsmouth, N,
.Nov. 11, 1822
.June 22, 1825
H., Oct. 24, '28
June 22, 1905
Aug. 23, 1905
Aug. 24, 1882
1855
1856-57
Samuel W. Waldron, jr. . .
1858
Josiah Putnam Bradlee . . .
Boston
.June 10, 1817
Feb. 2, 1887
1859-60
Joseph Hildreth Bradley. .
Haverhill
.Mar. 5,1822
Oct. 5, 1882
1861
Joshua Dorsey Ball
Baltimore, Md
..July 11, 1828
Dec. 18, 1892
1862
George Silsbee Hale
Keene, N. H...
.Sept. 24, 1825
July 27, 1897
1863-64
Wm. Bentley Fowle, jr. . .
Boston
.July 27, 1826
Jan. 21, 1902
1865
* Perlie A. Dyar from January 25, 1898, to April 1, 1898, and October 1, 1898, to end
of year. Joseph A. Conry from April, 1898, to October 1, 1898.
t Charles M. Draper from February 28, 1906, to September 10, 1906. Edward L.
Cauley from September 10, 1906, to end of year.
t To July 1 § From July 1
174
Presidents of the Common Council — Concluded
Years of
Name
Place and Date of Birth
Died
Service
Marblehead. ...
Hingham
.Nov.
.April
11, 1822
1, 1834
June 22, 1905
April 6, 1893
1866
Weston Lewis
1867
Charles Hastings Allen . . .
Boston
.June
14, 1828
Mar. 31, 1907
1868
William Giles Harris
Revere
.May
15, 1828
Oct. 29, 1897
1869
Melville Ezra Ingalls
Harrison, Me. .
.Sept.
6, 1842
July 11, 1914
1870
Trm-o
.June
8. 1820
Dec. 13, 1914
1871
Mcu'quis Fayette Dickin-
Amherst
Hampton, N. H
.Jan.
.Nov.
16, 1840
25, 1835
Sept. 18, 1915
AprU27. 1903
1872
Edward Olcott Shepard. . .
1873-74
Halsey Joseph Boardman.
Norwich, Vt . . .
.May
19, 1834
Jan. 15, 1900
1875
John Q. A. Brackett
Bradford, N. H
.June
8, 1842
April 6, 1918
1876
Benjamin Pope
Waterford, Ire.
.Jan.
13, 1829
Sept. 24, 1879
1877-78
William H. Whitmore
Dorchester. . . .
.Sept.
6, 1836
June 14, 1900
1879
Harvey Newton Shepard. .
Boston
.July
8, 1850
April 14, 1936
1880
Andrew Jackson Bailey. . .
Charlestown . . .
.July
18, 1840
Mar. 21, 1927
1881*
Charles Edward Pratt
Vassalboro, Me.
.Mar.
13, 1845
Aug. 20, 1898
1881t-82
James Joseph Flynn
St. John, N. B .
18.15
Mar. 26, 1884
1883t
Wachenheim, Germanv.
May
17, 1846
June 20, 1911
18831
26, 1846
Sept. 12, 1923
1884
Edward John Jenkins ....
London, Eng. . .
.Dec.
20, 1854
Oct. 3, 1918
1885-86
David Franklin Barry. . . .
Boston
.Feb.
29, 1852
July 23, 1911
1887-88
Horace Gwynne Allen ....
Jamaica Plain. .
.July
27, 1855
Feb. 12, 1919
1889-90
1891-93
Christopher Francis
O'Brien ^ . .
Boston
.Feb.
17, 1869
April 25, 1899
1894-95
Joseph Aloysius Conry . . .
Brookline
.Sept.
12, 1868
June 22, 1943
1896-97
Timothy Lawrence Con-
nolly
Boston
Boston
.Oct.
.July
5, 1871
27, 1874
Dec. 5, 1928
Nov. 12, 1935
1898
Daniel Joseph Kiley
1899-1901
Arthur Walter Dolan
Boston
.Sept,
22, 1876
Sept. 28, 1949
1902-05
William John Barrett ....
Boston
.June
24, 1872
May 29, 1933
1906-07
Leo F. McCullough
Boston
.July
1, 1882
May 12, 1951
1908
George Cheney McCabe. .
Carmel, N.Y..
.July
5, 1873
Dec. 27, 1917
1909
• To October 27. t From October 27.
J To June 11.
§ From June 11.
175
Presidents of the City Council
Name
Plac« and Date of Birth
Died
Year of
Service
Walter Ballantyne
Walter Leo Collins
John Joseph Attridge
Thomas Joseph Kenny . . . .
Daniel Joseph McDonald. .
George W. Coleman
Henry E. Hagan
James J. Storrow
Walter Leo Collins
Francis J. W. Ford
James T. Moriarty
James A. Watson
David J. Brickley
Daniel W. Lane ,
John A. Donoghue
James T. Morisirty
Charles G. Keene
John J. HeflFernan
Thomas H. Green
Timothy F. Donovan
William G. Lynch
Joseph McGrath
Edward M. Gallagher
Joseph McGrath
John F. Dowd
John I, Fitzgerald
John I. Fitzgerald
John I. Fitzgerald
John E. Kerrigan
George A. Murray
William J. Galvin
William J. Galvin
Thomas E. Linehan
Thomas J. Hannon
John E. Kerrigan
John E. Kerrigan
John B. KeUy
John B.Kelly
Thomas J. Hannon
Williaun F. Hurley
William F. Hurley
William F. Hurley
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Francis X. Ahearn
Joseph C. White
William F. Hurley
Edwfird J. McCormack, jr.
William J. Foley, jr
Patrick F. McDonough. . . .
Edward F. McLaughlin, jr. .
Edward F. McLaughlin, jr..
Patrick F. McDonough
Christopher A. lannella.. .
Peter F, Hines
John J. Tierney, jr
John J. Tierney, jr
Frederick C. Langone
Barry T. Hynes
William J. Foley, jr
Gerald F. O'Leary
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Gabriel F. Piemonte
Patrick F. McDonough . . .
Gerald F. O'Leary
Gerald F. O'Leary
Louise Day Hicks
Joseph M. Tierney
Hawick, Scotland . Mar. 17, 1855
Boston April 7, 1878
Boston Feb. 8,1878
Boston Nov. 18, 1863
Chelsea Aug. 14, 1873
Boston June 16, ]<867
St. John, N. B. . . . Feb. 26, 1865
Boston Jan. 21, 1864
(See above)
Boston Dec. 23, 1882
Amesbury Sept. 22, 1876
Boston June 24, 1870
Boston Mar. 14, 1889
Boston Dec. 11, 1872
Boston Aug. 12, 1885
(See above)
Gardiner, Me Aug. 6, 1880
Boston Jan. 27, 1893
Boston May 11, 1883
Sept. 30, 1932
May
June
July
May
Mar.
17, 1926
28, 1937
31, 1950
18, 1933
13, 1926
AprU
Dec.
Oct.
5, 1950
5, 1941
31, 1960
21, 1889
20, 1892
20, 1890
25, 1877
Boston Aug
Boston Oct.
Boston Dec,
Charlestown Jan.
(See above)
Boston Nov. 28, 1895
Boston July 18, 1882
(See above)
(See above)
Boston Oct. 1, 1907
Boston Sept. 1,1905
Boston Jan. 31, 1904
(See above)
Boston June 28, 1904
Boston Dec. 9,1900
(See above)
(See above)
Boston July 21, 1904
(See above)
(See above)
Boston Aug. 3, 1895
(See above)
(See above)
Boston Jan. 28, 1909
Cohasset Feb. 26, 1917
Boston Jan. 30, 1898
(See above)
Boston Aug. 29, 1923
Boston Dec. 18, 1923
Galway, Ireland. . .Feb. 6, 1925
Boston Aug. 18, 1920
(See above)
(See above)
Avellino, Italy May 29, 1913
Boston Nov. 30, 1927
Boston Feb. 18, 1926
(See above)
Boston .Oct. 31, 1921
Boston Nov. 9,1934
(See above)
Boston Aug. 7,1932
(See above)
(See above)
(See above)
(See above)
(See aibove)
(See above)
Boston Oct. 16, 1923
Boston Jan. 1, 1941
Feb.
Aug.
June
April
10, 1946
25, 1927
13, 1958
21, 1933
April
Oct.
25, 1943
25, 1961
Aug. 14, 1961
Mar. 19, 1965
Mar. 15, 1965
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
Single chamber established in 1910 (see Chap. 486, Acts of 1909, Sects. 48-51).
176
Orators of Boston
APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
For the Anniversary of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770
1771 James Lovell
1772 Dr. Joseph Warren
1773 Dr. Benjamin Chm-ch
1774 John Hancock
1775 Dr. Joseph Warren
1776 Rev. Peter Thacher
1777 Benjamin Hichborn
1778 Jonathan Williemas Austin
1779 William Tudor
1780 Jonathan Mason, jr.
1781 Thomas Dawes, jr.
1782 George Richards Minot
1783 Dr. Thomas Welsh
For the Anniversary of National Independence, July h, 1776
1783 Dr. John Warren
1784 Benjamin Hichborn
1785 John Gardiner
1786 Jonathan L. Austin
1787 Thomas Dawes, jr.
1788 Harrison Gray Otis
1789 Rev. Samuel Stillman
1790 Edward Gray
1791 Thomas Crafts, jr.
1792 Joseph Blake, jr.
1793 John Quincy Adams
1794 John Phillips
1795 George Blake
1796 John Lathrop
1797 John Callender
1798 Josiah Quincy
1799 John Lowell, jr.
1800 Joseph Hall ,
1801 Charles Paine
1802 Rev. William Emerson
1803 William Sullivan
1804 Dr. Thomas Danforth
1805 Warren Dutton
1806 Francis Dana Charming
1807 Peter O. Thacher
1808 Andrew Ritchie, jr.
1809 William Tudor, jr.
1810 Alexander Townsend
1811 James Savage
1812 Benjamin Pollard
1813 Edward St. Loe Livermore
1814 Benjamin Whitwell
1815 Lemuel Shaw
1816 George Sullivan
1817 Edward T. Channing
1818 Francis C. Gray
1819 Franklin Dexter
1820 Theodore Lyman, jr.
1821 Charles G. Loring
1822 John C. Gray
1823 Charles Pelham Curtis
1824 Francis Bassett
1825 Charles Sprague
1826 Josiah Quincy, Mayor
1827 William Powell Mason
1828 Bradford Sumner
1829 James T. Austin
1830 Alexander H. Everett
1831 Rev. John G. Palfrey
1832 Josiah Quincy, jr.
1833 Edward G. Prescott
1834 Richard S. Fay
1835 George S. Hillard
1836 Henry W. Kinsman
1837 Jonathan Chapman
1838 Rev. Hubbard Winslow
1839 Ivers James Austin
1840 Thomas Power
1841 George Ticknor Curtis
1842 Horace Mann
1843 Charles Francis Adams
1844 Peleg W. Chandler
1845 Charles Sumner
1846 Fletcher Webster
1847 Thomas G. Carey
1848 Joel Giles
1849 William W. Greenough
1850 Edwin P. Whipple
1851 Charles Theodore Russell
1852 Rev. Thomas Starr King
1853 Timothy Bigelow
1854 Rev. A. L. Stone
1855 Rev. A. A. Miner
1856 Edward Griffin Parker
1857 Rev. William R. Alger
1858 John S. Holmes
1859 George Sumner
1860 Edward Everett
1861 Theophilus Parsons
1862 George Ticknor Curtis
1863 Oliver Wendell Holmes
1864 Thomas Russell
1865 Rev. Jacob M. Manning
1866 Rev. S. K. Lothrop
1867 Rev. George H. Hepworth
L868 Samuel Eliot
1869 Ellis W. Morton
1870 William Everett
177
Orators of Boston — Concluded
1871 Horace Binney Sargent
1872 Charles Francis Adams, jr.
1873 Rev. John F. W. Ware
1874 Richard Frothingham
1875 Rev. James Freeman Clarke
1876 Robert C. Winthrop
1877 William Wirt Warren
1878 Joseph Healey
1879 Henry Cabot Lodge
1880 Robert Dickson Smith
1881 George Washington Warren
1882 John Davis Long
1883 Rev. H. Bernard Carpenter
1884 Harvey N. Shepard
1885 Thomas J. Gargan
1886 George Fred Williams
1887 John E. Fitzgerald
1888 WiUiam E. L. Dillaway
1889 John L. Swift
1890 Albert E. Pillsbury
1891 Josiah Quincy
1892 John R. Murphy
1893 Henry W. Putnam
1894 Joseph H. O'Neil
1895 Rev. Adolph Augustus Berle
1896 John F. Fitzgerald
1897 Rev. Edward Everett Hale
1898 Rev. Denis O'Callaghan
1899 Nathan Matthews, jr.
1900 Stephen O'Meara
1901 Curtis Guild, jr.
1902 Joseph A. Conry
1903 Edwin D. Mead
1904 John A. Sullivan
1905 LeBaron B. Colt
1906 Timothy W. Coakley
1907 Rev. Edward A. Horton
1908 Arthur D. Hill
1909 Arthur L. Spring
1910 James H. Wolff
1911 Charles William Eliot
1912 Joseph C. Pelletier
1913 Grenville S. MacFarland
1914 Rev. James A. Supple
1915 Louis D. Brandeis
1916 Joe Mitchell Chappie
1917 Daniel J. Gallagher
1918 William H. P. Faunce
1919 Charles Ambrose DeCourcy
1920 Jacob L. Wiseman
1921 Lemuel H. Mm-lin
1922 Jeremiah E. Burke
1923 Rev. Charles W. Lyons
1924 Rev. Dudley H. Ferrell
1925 Thomas H. Dowd
1926 Andrew J. Peters
1927 William McGinnis
1928 Edith Nourse Rodgers
1929 Robert Luce
1930 Herbert Parker
1931 David I. Walsh
1932 Robert E. Rogers
1933 Joseph A. Tomasello
1934 His Eminence William Car-
dinal O'Connell, Arch-
bishop of Boston
1935 Albert Bushnell Hart
1936 Faris S. Malouf
1937 Louis J. A. Mercier
1938 David I. Walsh
1939 Stephen F. Chadwick
1940 John P. Sullivan
1941 Daniel L. Marsh
1942 Gerald F. Coughlin
1943 John W. McCormack
1944 Francis Maloney
1945 His Excellency Richard J.
Gushing, D. D., Arch-
bishop of Boston
1946 John F. Kennedy
1947 Judge Robert Gardiner Wil-
son, jr.
1948 Hon. James M. Curley
1949 Most Reverend John J.
Wright, D. D., Auxiliary
Bishop of Boston
1950 Francis C. Gray
1951 Judge Elias F. Shamon
1952 Judge Elijah Adlow
1953 Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson
1954 Herbert A. Philbrick
1955 Clare Booth Luce
1956 Timothy J. Murphy
1957 Judge Felix Forte
1958 Rev. Daniel Linehan, S.J.
1959 Admiral Carl F. Espe
1960 Judge Jennie Loitman Bar-
ron
1961 Edward M. Kennedy
1962 Erwin D. Canham
1963 General James M. Gavin
1964 Louis Lyons
1965 Alexander Brin
1966 Philip J. McNiff
1967 Daniel J. Finn
1968 Robert C. Wood
1969 Gerald F. O'Leary
1970 Gabriel F. Piemonte
1971 Frederick Homberger
1972 John J. Moakley
1973 Prof. Benjamin W. Labaree
1974 Prof. Richard L. Bushman
1975 Elma Lewis
1976 John Silber
178
INDEX
Page
A
Administrative Services Department 45-47
Air Pollution Control Commission 108-109
Aldermen, Chairmen of the Board of, 1855 to 1909 . . 172-173
Amended City Charter of 1909 (with Plan A Charter) . . 15-39
Appeal, Board of (Building Dept.) 52, 53-54
Art Commission (Administrative Services Dept.) . ... 46-47
Assessing, Bo£U"d of 49
Assessing Department 48-50
Board of Review 49-50
Auditing Department 51
Auditorium Commission . 135-136
B
Back Bay Architectural Commission 133-135
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission 55-58
Births, Registrar of (City Clerk Dept.) 61
Boards and Commissions of the City (alphabetical list) :
Administrative Services Board 45
Air Pollution Control Commission 108-109
Appeal, Board of 52, 53-54
Art Commission 46-47
Assessing 48-49
Auditorium Commission . . . . . . . 135-136
Back Bay Architectural Commission .... 133
Beacon Hill Architectured Commission .... 55-56
Boston Consumers' Council . . . . . . 109
Boston Housing Authority . . . . . . . 119-125
Boston Landmarks Commission 132A
Boston Redevelopment Authority ..... 125-126
Boston Retirement Board 98
Conservation Commission 109-110
Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse .... Ill
Development and Industrial Commission ... 110
Elderly, Commission on Affairs of the .... 141
Election Commissioners, Board of 61-62
Examiners, Board of 52, 54
Finance Commission 113-113
Frankhn Foundation Members . . . . . . 115-116
Freedom Trail Commission . 136
Government Center Commission ' 137-138
Health and Hospitals, Board of the Dept. of . . . 63-64
Library Trustees 66
Licensing Board 113
179
Page
Listing Board 62
Mental Retardation, Commission on .... 112
Model Neighborhood Board 142
Parks and Recreation Commission 71
Physically Handicapped, Commission on . . . 112
PubUc Facilities Commission 94
Public Improvement Commission 96-97
Public Safety Commission 48
Public Welfare, Overseers of the (see "Trustees of
Charitable Donations") 115
Real Property Board 97-98
Rent Board 142
Review, Board of 49
School Committee 106
Sinking Funds, Board of Commissioners of . . . 101
Traffic and Parking Commission 98-99
White Fund Trustees 118
Youth Activities Commission 142
Zoning Commission 52, 59-60
Boston City Record (official weekly of City) . . .45, 34, 37, 38, 39
Boston Consumers' Council 109
Boston Housing Authority 119-125
Boston Housing Court 148
Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority . . 112
Boston Landmarks Commission 132A
Boston MetropoUtan District 139
Boston, origin and growth of 4-5
Boston Redevelopment Authority 125-132
Boston Retirement Board 98
Brighton (Wards 21 and 22):
Municipal Court of 149
PubUc Schools in 107,108
Budgets, Supervisor of 45, 46
Building Code 52, 53
Building Department 51-60
Beacon Hill Architectural Commission .... 55-58
Board of Appeal 53-54
Board of Examiners 54-55
Committee on Licenses 55
Zoning Commission (Building Dept.) .... 59-60
C
Cemetery Division, Park Department 85
Charitable Donations, Trustees of, for Inhabitants of Boston 115
Charlestown (Ward 2):
Municipal Court of 149
Public Schools in 107, 108
City Charter 15-39
180
Page
City Clerk Department 60-61
City Council of 1976-1977 11, 13, 170
1^ Committees of, 1976 13
Committees of, 1977 13A
Officers of 12
President of 11, 170, 175
City Council, Presidents of, 1910-1977 175
City Government, 1976-1977 11
City Governments, 1909 to 1977 . . . . . . 155-170
City Hospital 63-64
City Messenger (City Council) 12
City officials of the executive depEirtments . . . . 40-42
City, origin and growth of 4-5
City Proper (Wards 3 and 5):
Public Schools in 107, 108
City Record (Boston City Record) 45, 34, 37, 38, 39
City Registrar 61
City Seal, origin of and present form 2-3
City Solicitor, office of, abolished 65
Clerk of Committees (City Council) . • 12
Collecting Division (Treasury Dept.) 100
CoUector-Treasurer 100
Commission on AflFairs of the Elderly 141
Commission on Mental Retardation 112
Commission on the Physically Handicapped .... 112
Committee on Foreclosed Real Estate . . . . . 97-98
Committee on Licenses (in Building Department) . . 55
Common Council:
Presidents of, 1822-1909 . . . . . . . 173-174
Conservation Commission . . . . . . . . 109-110
Consumers Council, Boston 109
, Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse Ill
Corporation Counsel (Law Dept.) . . . . . . 64-65
Council on Aging (see "Commission on Affairs of the
Elderly") 141
County of Suffo k:
Auditor . 144
Commissioners 144
Court House Commission 143
District Attorney . . 144
Treasurer 144
Courts and Officers of:
Land Court 145
Register of Deeds 145
Sheriff 145
Credit Union, City of Boston Employees . . . . 138-139
D
Deaths, Registrar of (City Clerk Dept.) 61
Deeds, Register of (Suffolk County) 145
181
Page
Departments of the City (alphabetical list):
Administrative Services 45-48
Assessing 48-50
Auditing 51
Building 51-60
City Clerk 60-61
Election 61-62
Fire 62-63
Health and Hospitals 63-64
Housing Inspection 139-141
Law 64-65
Library 66-70
Licensing Board 113-114
Parks and Recreation 71-85
Penal Institutions 86
PoUce 86-94
Public Facilities 94
Pubhc Works 95-97
Real Property 97-98
Retirement Board 98
Traffic and Parking Department 98-99
Treasury 100-101
Veterans' Services 101-102
Welfare (see "Trustees of Charitable Donations") . 115
Development and Industrial Commission .... 110
District Attorney (Suffolk County) 144
Assistants 144
Donations, Charitable, Trustees of, for Inhabitants of Boston 115
Dorchester (Wards 13-17):
Municipal Court of 149
Public Schools in 107-108
Drug Abuse, Coordinating Council on Ill
E
East Boston (Ward 1):
District Court of 150
Public Schools in 107-108
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation . . Ill
Elderly, Commission on Affairs of the 141
Election Department 61-62
Engineering Division (Public Works Dept.) 96
Examiners, Board of (Building Dept.) 52, 54-55
Executive Departments of City 43-102
Executive Officers, with term, etc 40-42
F
Finance Commission, Boston 112-113
Fire Department, with officials, etc 62-63
Firemen's Relief Fund 63
Foreclosed Real Estate, Committee on 97
182
Fourth of July Orators appointed by City Government
Franklin Foundation
Franklin Institute of Boston
Freedom Trail Commission
G
Government Center Commission . , . .
Government of Boston, 1976-1977 .....
Government of Boston, Members of, 1909-1977
Government of Boston, Organization of .
H
Health and Hospitals, Department of . .
Highway Division (Public Works Dept.)
Hospital Department (City Hospital) ....
House of Correction, Deer Island
Housing Authority, Boston .:....
Housing Court, Boston
Housing Inspection Department
Hyde Park (Ward 18, part):
Municipal Court of (with West Roxbury)
Public Schools in
Page
176-177
115-117
116
136
137-138
11
155-170
44
63-64
95
63-64
86
119-125
148
139-141
150
107-108
I
Industrial Commission, Development and .... 110
Industrial Development Financing Authority, Boston . . 112
Insolvency and Probate, Court of 147
J
Jailer and Sheriff (Suffolk County) 145
Jamaica Plain (Ward 19):
PubUc Schools in 107-108
July Fourth, Orators appointed by the City .... 176-177
Justices of Municipal Courts 148-150
Juvenile Court 151-152
L
Land Court (Suffolk County) 145
Landmarks Commission, Boston 132A
Law Department . . . . 64-65
Library Department 66-70
Central and Branch Libraries of . . . . . 66-70
Officials and Trustees of . 66
Trust funds, appropriation, etc. 69
Volumes, number belonging and circulated ... 69
183
Page
License and Permit Fees:
Board of Examiners (Building Dept.) .... 54-55
Public Works Dept 95
Licenses, Committee on (Building Dept.) .... 52, 55
Licensing Board, Boston 113-114
Licensing Division, Mayor's Office (Amusement Licenses) . 44
Listing Board 62
Long Island Hospital (Hospital Dept.) 64
M
Maintenance Branch (Public Works Dept.) .... 95
Markets, Faneuil and Quincy Markets (in charge of Assistant
Commissioner of Real Property) 97
Marriage Certificates, Licenses (Registry Division, City Clerk
Dept.) 61
Mattapan:
Public Schools in 107-108
Mayor:
City Record (Editorial Office) 44
Office, staff of 44
Mayors of Boston, 1822 to Present Time 171
Medical Examiners (Suffolk County) 154
Mental Retardation, Commission on 112
MetropoUtan District, Boston 139
Model City Agency 142
Monuments, Memorials, Statues 83-84
Mortuaries (Suffolk County) 154
Municipal Court:
Boston Proper 148
Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury,
South Boston, West Roxbury 149-150
Justices of (regular and special) 149-150
O
Old South Association 139
Orators of Boston since 1771 176-177
Origin and Growth of Boston 4-5
Overseers of PubUc Welfare (see * 'Trustees of Charitable Donations' ' ) 115
P
Parks and Recreation Department 71-85
Commissioners and chief officials of 71
Penal Institutions Department 86
Personnel, Supervisor of 45-46
Physically Handicapped, Commission on 112
Plan A Charter 15-39
184
Page
Police Department 86-94
Commissioner and chief officials of 86
Printing Section (Purchasing Division) 46
Probate and Insolvency, Court of 147
Probation Officers (Suffolk County) 151-153
Public Buildings (in charge of Assistant Commissioner of
Real Property) 97
Public Facilities Department 94
Public Improvement Commission (Public Works Dept.) . 96
Public Library (Library Dept.) 66-70
Public Safety Commission (Administrative Services Dept.) . 48
Public Works Department 95-97
Engineering Division of 96
Highway Division (includes former Bridge Division) . 95
Lamps, on streets 95
Sanitary Division of . 95
Sewer Division of 96
Water Division of . . 96
Purchasing Agent 46
Printing Plant 46
R
Real Estate, Committee on Foreclosed 97
Real Property Department . 97
Redevelopment Authority, Boston 125-132
Refuse, removal of 95
Register of Deeds (Suffolk County) . . . . . . 145
Registry Division (City Clerk) 61
City Registrar of births, marriages, and deaths . . 61
Rent Board 142
Retirement Board, Boston ........ 98
Roslindale (Wards 19 and 20):
PubUc Schools in . 107-108
Roxbury (Wards 8-12):
Municipal Court of 150
PubUc Schools in 107-108
S
Sanitary Division (Public Works Dept.) 95
School Committee 106-108
Department of, with officials 106-108
High and Latin Schools . ... . . . 107
Special schools . . . ... . . . . 108
Seal of the City, origin of and present form .... 2-3
Sewer Division (Public Works Dept.) ..... 96
Sherifl' of Suffolk County 145
Sinking Funds, Board of Commissioners of ... • 101
185
Page
South Boston (Wards 6 and 7):
Municipal Court of 150
Public Schools in 107-108
South End (WardsS, 4, 9):
Public Schools in 107-108
Suffolk County (County of Suffolk) 144^154
Superior Court, justices and clerks of 146
Supreme Judicial Court, justices and clerks of . , . 146
T
Traffic and Parking Commission, Boston 98-99
Traffic and Parking Department 98-99
Treasury Department 100-101
Collecting Division 100
Treasury Division 100
Trustees of Charitable Donations for Inhabitants of Boston . 115
Veirious City, County and State Officials .... 103-105
Veterauis' Graves and Registration, Supervisor of . . . 102
Veterans' Services Department 101-102
W
Water Division (Public Works Dept.) 96
Water used in 1967, average gallons daily .... 96
Weights and Measures Division (Housing Inspection Dept.) 140-141
Welfare Department (see "Trustees of Charitable Donations" ) 115
West Roxbury (Wards 19 and 20):
Municipal Court of 150
PubUc Schools in 107-108
White Fund, George Robert 118-119
Y
Youth Activities Commission ....... 142-143
Z
Zoning Code 54, 60
Zoning Commission (Building Dept.) 52, 59-60
Members of 59
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