^ I.M M-l MAR 16 19 Sixteenth Annual REP0iK5^»nr-i^ TRUSTEES PUBLIC RESERVATIONS, 1906. PRINTED FOB THE TRUSTEES BY WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square, Boston. 1907. Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts his- tory, natural history, scenery, and town and country im- provement, are invited to contribute to the vs^orking funds of this Board. The treasurer is Greorge Wigglesworth, 53 State Street, Boston. The secretary is John Woodbury, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. Sixteenth Annual Repoet TRUSTEES PUBLIC RESERVATIONS 1906, PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEES BY WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square, Boston. 1907. 71^ ^90fe-\'2i23 \ 132.5 CONTENTS* PAGE Officers and Members of the Corporation, 1906 . .5 rouNDERS, Life Associates, 1906 6 An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations, ... 8 By-laws, 9 Sixteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Reservations, 14 Report of the Treasurer, 18 Appendix : — Exercises at the dedication of the Charles Eliot Memorial Bridge on Great Blue Hill, on Oct. 13, 1906, 24 Officers and Members of the Corporation. me. Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Vice-President, Deerfleld. STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53 State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston. Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston. E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. James W. Brooks, Petersham. George W. Chase, North Adams. Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotuit. Deloraine p. Corey, Maiden. Charles H. Dalton, Boston. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond Fitzgerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney F. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Jamaica Plain. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert Sedgwick Minot, Dover. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. Daniel H. Newton, Holyoke. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Frederick L. Olmsted, Jr., Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. William Taggard Piper, Cambridge. John Robinson, Salem. 6 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. Joseph Tuckek, Pittsfield. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. William Whiting, Holyoke. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. FOUNDERS. Miss Helen C. Butler, New York. Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline. *Mr8. Mary F. Cunningham, Milton. ♦Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth. *JoHN M. Forbes, Milton. ♦Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. Miss Edith Forbes, Milton. *J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton. ♦Joseph S. Glover, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. ♦WiLLiAN Minot, Boston. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manches- ter. Laurence Minot, Boston. Mrs. Martha W. Nash, Boston. ♦George R. R. Rivers, Milton, Miss Mart Rivers, Milton. ♦Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston. George Wiggles worth, Milton. LIFE ASSOCIATES. DwiGHT Andrews, Sheffield. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Mrs. Anna E. Barnard, Sheffield. Henry Brooks, Concord. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. J. Henry Brooks, Milton. Joseph Brewer, Milton. Edward M. Brewer, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Mrs. Louis Cabot, Brookline. Miss C. H. Cabot, Brookline. Mrs. Edward M. Cary, Milton. Miss Hester Cunningham, Milton. Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. W. E. C. EUSTIS, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Miss C. F. Forbes, Milton. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. A. L. HOLLINGSWORTH, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Frances Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Mary L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. William C. Loring, Boston. WiLLiAivi J. Ladd, Boston. ♦ Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 Mrs. Henky Lee, Brookline. H, A. Lamb, Milton. I'RANCis T. Owen, Great Barrington. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston. Mrs. Oliver W. Peabodt, Milton. Wallace L. Pierce, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Laura D. Russell, Plymouth. Miss Marion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Henry S. Russell, Milton. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. John E. Thayer, South Lancaster. William Whiting, Holyoke. Ellerton p. Whitney, Milton. OFHCERS, J89J-J906. President. George F. Hoar, 1891-1904. Charles W. Eliot, 1905-1906. Vice-President. William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895. George Sheldon, 1896-1906. Chairman of the Standing Committee. Philip A. Chase, 1891-1893. Charles Eliot, 1894-1897. Philip a. Chase 1897-1903. Henry P. Walcott, 1903-1906. Treasurer. George Wigglesworth 1891-1906. Secretary. Charles Eliot, 1891-1893. Henry R. Shaw, 1894. John Woodbury 1894-1906. LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, J906. ACBES. Virginia Wood, 20 Goodwill Park 70 Rocky Narrows ....... 21 Mount Anne Park, 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, 10 Monument Mountain Reservation, 260 The Pine Knoll 6 Petticoat Hill, 50 8 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION- [Chapter 352, Acts of 1891.] An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Na- thaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Slmrtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquir- ing, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hun- dred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations ; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other prop- erty, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not ex- ceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE I. Of Members. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts, and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate persons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by resignation, and shall be terminated by failure for three successive years to attend the annual meeting; but in the latter case the Standing Committee may by vote suspend the operation of this rule when it sees best. ARTICLE II. Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled during life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE III. Of Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transac- tion of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Com- mittee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Stand- ing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present ; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the President, and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the previous 31st of December, and the financial condition of the corporation at that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — • Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon, as provided in Article YII. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation^ an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the annomicement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. ARTICLE IV. Of Officers. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Com- mittee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice-Presi- dent is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Stand- ing Committee as he may be directed by the chairman of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corpo- ration not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the corre- spondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his rec- ords to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of 12 PUBLIC EESERYATIONS. all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the cor- poration. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faith- ful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. AETICLE V. Of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three mem- bers. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nominate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove invest- ments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint sub- committees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the PUBLIC KESERVATIONS. 13 affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. ARTICLE VI. Of the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corporation, the year of its organization, the word " Massachusetts and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its' face that it can be em- bossed on paper by pressure. ARTICLE VII. Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Trustees of Public Reservations. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Reser- vations submits herewith its sixteenth annual report. There have been no additions this year to the holdings of the Trustees, and the report is therefore substantially con- fined to an account of the conditions of the lands which are already in your charge. Virginia Wood in Stoneham has been cared for by the Metropolitan Park Commission as a part of the Middlesex Pells. The gypsy moth work done last winter was very effective, and all damage from the insect during the feeding period was prevented. As a result of reduction in the number of moths, the number of egg masses was so greatly diminished that the creosoting has been done this winter at about one- fourth of the cost of last season's work. The brown-tail moth has practically disappeared from the immediate vicinity of the Virginia Wood, and possible danger from this source is removed for the present. A number of dead and diseased trees have been removed, and the Wood generally is in good condition. Goodwill Park in Palmouth has been visited by consider- able numbers during the summer months. The roads near the picnic ground were graded and repaired last summer, and a long stretch of division fence rebuilt. The two picnic grounds were carefully mowed and dead trees and branches removed. Further improvement in the roads will be made this year. Your committee is informed that members of Mr. Fay's fam- ily have in mind the gift of additional land adjoining the park, which Avill improve the boundaries and increase its attractiveness. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 15 Rocky Narrows on the Charles River at Sherborn has been visited by many canoeists, and has been kept in good condition. It is pleasant to record that the appreciation of visitors is shown by the fact that the few simple rules which are posted there are well observed. Mount Anne Park at Gloucester is maintained by the terms of the deed of gift as a wild park. It is desirable, however, that the means of approach should be bettered, and this will naturally be brought about if plans for additional woods roads between Magnolia and the Essex Road which are being discussed by citizens of Manchester and Gloucester are carried out. At Governor Hutchinson Field in Milton the grass was burned over in the spring, the trees along the street were sprayed as a protection against defoliating insects, and a general inspection made for the eggs of the gypsy moth. This insect pest tends to increase in this vicinity, and, although no serious damage has yet been done, it is necessary to keep a vigilant lookout to prevent an injurious infestation. For this and other reasons, notably danger from ground fires, it is necessary to keep the Field cleared from leaves and litter. The grass was sold standing, and a number of weedy and diseased trees removed. It will be necessary before long to do something to enrich the soil and promote a better growth. Monument Mountain in Great Barrington is more and more visited each year. The road to the summit has remained in good condition the past year, in spite of heavy rains. Some judicious forestry work will be necessary this winter for the benefit of the better trees, and is especially needed along the edges of the road. There have been no fires in this Reserva- tion. The Pine Knoll in Shefiield is much used in summer by the people in the neighborhood. It has been kept clear of rubbish, and the fences and gates have been repaired. It is suggested that additional seats of permanent character be placed in the grove for the comfort of visitors. Petticoat Hill in Williamsburg has been well visited, con- sidering it is the first year that it has been open to the public. The bronze memorial tablet stating the facts of the gift has 16 PUBLIC KESERYATIONS. been set in a boulder near the entrance. There was so little snow last winter that it was not possible to remove all the wood piles left from the forestry work which was being done according to the State Forester's plan at the time the gift was made. The remainder will be removed this winter. There is need of some paths, and a road to the summit of the hill where the best views can be obtained would be very attractive. Mrs. JSTash, who established this park, is having a study made to ascertain whether such a road is practicable and can be built for a moderate expenditure. At the last annual meeting a member of the Board of Trustees reqiiested the appointment of a committee to visit him and examine certain tracts of woodland belonging to him, with respect to their availability as a public reservation. The committee appointed for this purpose were entertained by him in June, and passed a large part of two days in an in- spection of these lands. They comprise some 2,000 acres of woodland of a most varied and interesting character, and nearly encompass the village of the town in which they are situated. They are not alone of interest in themselves as woods, but are an essential part of the scenery and picturesque charm of one of the most beautiful of the l^ew England hill to^vns. It is to be hoped and it seems probable that the gen- erous and far-seeing intention of the owner will be in some way realized, and it will be a public service performed if this Board shall have been able to assist in bringing about such a result. On October 13 last a memorial to Charles Eliot was dedi- cated in the Blue Hills Reservation near the summit of Great Blue Hill in Milton. The creation of this Board was his idea, and was largely due to his individual efforts. He was our first Secretary and afterwards Chairman of the Standing Committee, which office he held at the time of his death. It was natural that many of our members became interested in the movement to erect this memorial, and took an active part in carrying out the plan. The memorial is in the form of a bridge, which carries across a little ravine near the top of Great Blue Hill a path which encircles the summit of the hill and affords the most extensive views of any point in PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 eastern Massachusetts. The tablet, which forms the back of a stone seat on the easterly end of the bridge, states the purpose of the memorial and briefly sums up the great gift which Eliot made to his fellowmen. An account of the simple exercises of dedication and photographs of the memo- rial itself will be printed with this report. This Board has this year lost a distinguished member by the death of ISTathaniel Southgate Shaler. Professor Shaler -was a charter member of the Trustees of Public Reserva- tions, and was always interested in the work of this Board. He attended many of its meetings, and those who were present will always retain a lively memory of his enthusiasm and his frank and genial personality. His wide knowledge of the topography of Massachusetts and his general interest in the purposes of the Trustees made him a valuable member of this organization. HENRY P. WALCOTT, Chairman, CHARLES S. SARGENT, NATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMANN, EDWARD W. FORBES, GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, Treasurer, JOHN WOODBURY, Secretary, Standing Committee. 1.8 PUBLIC RESEEVATIONS. ^ .2 be . c o . . o o ^- o o ._0 . ^1^ ■ o o 2§ O &. 03 a o ^ to --J 03 (D QO QO O o 4©= =3 o bO .S o o IS ^ pi o o ^ o PUBLIC RESEEVATIONS. 19 o CO CO lO as OS QO Si A o o 03 3 QO QO t-H OS a 2 o 20 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. Oi o 0 <£> 00 00 0 0 as 00 CO CO •2:5 . 'a ^^^^ C3 2 1^ - © CM . PQCQ ^ O QO o o 00 a ^ - (D 03 o . 03 pj= fc- a s C en o oo°^o^o*-«o HH H H H o 0 0 CO CO 00 QO (M CM 03 89 o Q s o a, O OQ o c 03 S •-5^ PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 5 o s CQ QO o 00 00 o GO »o O CM CO CD o -a I o5 03 O »3 C .CO ,— . 1-3 '73 cj 3 03 ^ O e 22 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. t5 o c I CO © . Q o o o o o o o o o CM (M CO QO QO OS CD . 00 Tt- r-l O o >■ CO O O *5 c3 P o CO o c» !3 ^ Is go g >5 o .2 60 V 5 en > 3 1 § a c^' H a o o cj 03 s o o « o § o o. 2 ^ ^ o :5 X! P5 ^ « a 25 !3 M H 3 a, It i1 ^ o © s > © © 24 PUBLIC EESERVATIONS. APPENDIX. Exercises at the DEDiCATioisr of the Charles Eliot ^Memorial Bridge ok Great Blue Hill on Oct. 13, 1906. On the afternoon of Oct. 13, 1906, the Charles Eliot Me- morial on Great Blue Hill was dedicated bv simple exercises held near the summit of the hill on a little plateau a few steps away from the Memorial Bridge. There were present, in addition to the Committee of the Charles Eliot Memorial Association and the Metropolitan Park Commission, members of Eliot's family, classmates, associates, friends, and a con- siderable number of people brought there by the interest of the occasion. The exercises were begun by Charles S. Racke- mann, Esq., Chairman of the Memorial Committee, who spoke as follows : — Address of Charles S. Rackemann, Esq. We have come together at this place, this vantage point of eastern Massachusetts, in all the glory of a beautiful autumn day, annua ted by the single idea of establishing a permanent expres- sion of the respect and honor which we feel for the character and achievements of one who has gone out from among us never to return, — Charles Eliot, landscape architect. In a large sense Ehot was the foiinder of the Metropolitan Park System of Massachusetts, as he certainly was of the Trustees of Public Reservations, — the one now an integral part of the domain of our beloved Commonwealth, the other a quasi-public corporation, having similar purposes and similar duties. Eliot was a man of genius, with breadth of view and far-seeing wisdom. He was a humanist. And it is highly creditable to this community, in which most of his life work was done, that it recognized so quickly and so fully the incalculable benefit to the present and all future generations that was to result from the accomplishment of his conceptions and plans. "Ideas," says Emerson, "beget enthusiasm;" and so it was that PUBLIC EESERVATIONS. 25 within a few weeks from the time of Eliot's death a movement was set on foot by some of his friends for making a permanent public record of the respect, admiration and esteem which were felt for him and his work by his fellow citizens. A committee was quickly formed, which took charge of this labor of love. It consisted of one of the original members of the stand- ing committee of the Trustees of Public Reserv^ations, two members of the Appalachian Mountain Club, one classmate in Harvard Col- lege and one neighbor in Milton. The announcement of its plan was enough to bring to it a generous total of many contributions, ranging from the modest one dollar sent by some anonymous friend to the check for a hundredfold that amount received from some richer but not more willing subscriber. After much careful study, and with the co-operatio*i of the Metropolitan Park Commission, at all times cordially giveti, this site was selected for the memorial, as the most appropriate in the whole district; an advisory architect, Mr. A. W. Longfellow, was engaged, and later a sculptor, to design the recording tablet. The whole memorial which we dedicate to-day consists of two parts: it includes the path (hereafter to be known as the "Charles Eliot Path ") encircling the brow of Blue Hill, and the stone bridge over this little ravine. The bridge was designed by the present landscape architects to the Commission, who were his former associates in business, Olmsted Brothers, and the tablet by Mr. C. R. Harley. The path provided by the Metropolitan Park Commission is the tribute of the Commonwealth; the bridge with the inscription is that of the public. The work of the committee is done. If it shall be found worthy of your approval, and the approval of all friends and admirers of Charles Eliot, nothing more is to be desired. To Hon. Mr. de las Casas, Chairman of the Board of Metro- politan Park Commissioners, in whose custody this reservation has been placed by the Commonwealth for the use and enjoyment of its inhabitants forever, T deliver the deed of gift. The gift was accepted by Hon. William B. de las Casas, Chairman of the Metropolitan Park Commission, in the fol- lowing words : — Address of Hon. William B. de las Casas. In behalf of the Metropolitan Park Commission, as representing the Commonwealth and its Metropolitan Parks District, I accept the gift of the Charles Eliot Memorial upon the Great Blue Hill, and thereby dedicate it to public use. In the same representative 26 PUBLIC KESERVATIONS. capacity I return to you and your committee, and to the subscribers and all who by gifts of money, time and talents have contributed to this memorial, the thanks of the Commission, the Commonwealth and all citizens, both for the addition which has been made to the attractiveness and resources of the Blue Hills Reservation, and even more for the evidence which it perpetuates of the larger gift made by Charles Pjliot of his talents, work and life. Charles Eliot was a patient, practical, working idealist; a noble son of a noble father; a worthy citizen of this Commonwealth. He was gentle, sweet-natured, sensitive and affectionate, yet well trained, discreet, patient, industrious and persistent beyond most men. He brought these fine qualities into his intense professional life and into his citizenship. While he did not wholly originate or develop the idea of a Metropolitan District and system of parks, nor live to work out all its details, yet he saw its form more clearly than others, and shaped its accomplishment with such intelligence and sweet reasonableness that all men became persuaded to make it possible, and to work out its details with something of his devotion and intelligence. The result is before us in the Metropolitan Park System, now well advanced toward completion, and more immediately before us in this great Blue Hills Reservation of 4,700 acres, — stretching- eastward from this seat upon its highest hilltop almost as far as eye can see. It is fitting that this simple, rugged memorial should be placed in this spot. Charles Eliot loved the woods and rocky hills; he knew their bounds and inmost recesses, and the refreshment which they held for the tired souls of those who must live for the most part in the noisy ugliness of towns. The intensity of his nature went quietly and persistently into an effort to make sure that these reservations and their tree growth would be cared for, and become useful and available to the highest degree. It was in this Blue Hills Reservation that in March, 1897, while persistently accumulating data to make evident the necessity for adequate for- estry and development plans, he took the cold that developed into intense illness, and terminated his life. We may hope that as men come here from time to time and look over the fair prospect they will gain in hope and faith, and, going away, become each in his own work a patient, practical idealist like Charles Eliot. At the conclusion of the Chairman's address Mr. Racke- mann read the following letter from His Excellency, Governor Guild: — PUBLIC RESEEVATIONS. 27 Letter of His Excellency the Governor. I am extreme^ sorry that the unavoidable stress of duties at this time makes it impossible for me to attend the dedication of the Eliot Memorial at the top of Great Blue Hill. He was my friend, as he was yours, and all who knew him loved him. I cannot conceive a more fitting location for his monument than on the great hill from which the Commonwealth takes its name. He taught the love of open air and of those gentle arts which are the hand-maidens of nature herself. We are all the better for his friendship, and life is healthier and more wholesome because he lived. The memorial well reminds the people of his life, but his monuments are the great breathing spaces about ocean, stream and woodland, which the Com- monwealth preserves forever for the use of its people. The exercises were concluded with the following address of Henry W. Cunningham, Esq., secretary of the class of 1882 of Harvard College, of which Charles Eliot was a member : — Address OF Henry W. Cunningham, Esq. I am glad to say a few words of tribute on behalf of the class of '82 to the memory of Charles Eliot, for he was one of that band of brothers who graduated from Harvard just twenty-five years ago. And you all of you know how close are the ties that bind together the members of a class by that sympathetic cord that grows tighter as the years go on, and as the ranks grow thinner. As the two gentlemen who have preceded me have spoken as representing the public, I may be permitted to touch upon the personal side, — the side of friendship and of comradeship. Our class, although it con- tained many admirable men from eastern Massachusetts, was not what is known as a " Boston class," for most of our leading men during college days came from other parts of the country. They came together as freshmen in many small groups, some of the men knowing few^ beyond those with whom they had been at school. But there were a few Massachusetts men whom we all knew by reputation, at least, before we met them, and of these I shall call to your mind to-day but two, — Sherman Hoar and Charles Eliot, — both gone in their early prime. Yet both lived long enough to leave their impress upon this community. There could not have been two men more unlilie in character than these two, for Hoar was essen- tially a public man, while Eliot was so quiet and so retiring that few but his associates realized till towards the end of his life the full extent of his abilities; yet each of these men had one strong trait in common, — they lived to benefit their fellowmen. 28 PUBLIC EESERVATIONS. And so we all knew who Charles Eliot was before we met him, and those who came to know him well appreciated the rare charm of his character; but his nature was so retirmg that he did not make friends easily. He never took a prominent part in any of the social organizations of the class, nor entered into any of the athletic sports, because of his lack of robust health; and, though he neveo: was what was known as a popular man, yet those who knew him always liked him, and I think they liked him not because of the negative virtues of many popular men, but because they recognized, boys though they were, that there lay behind that quiet manner a purpose to do something useful in the world. I doubt if he had much idea when he was in college just what his life work would be; but instinctively, in taking the elective courses that appealed to him, he took many that were of benefit to him in his profession. And after we graduated we all knew that he was studying with Mr. Olmsted, and that he was pursuing the profession of landscape architect; but he worked so quietly, so unostentatiously, that none but his intimate friends, and the class secretary, who is supposed to know all things, knew the full extent of his accomplishments. But suddenly we realized, when these great public reservations began to appear in all their natural beauties, that our classmate had not only done much of the planning, but by his enthusiasm he had led on the interest in them. And so, Mr. Chairman, we are proud to think that he was a member of our class. And we are glad that his name and fame are perpetuated in this enduring monu- ment, though while these grand rocks and noble trees exist he needs no other monument in the hearts of his friends. And I am glad to say these few words of tribute, and in behalf of my class' to lay this wreath of affection upon his monument. And as I stand here upon this hilltop, looking over this broad vista of forest and on to the blue waters of the harbor beyond, I think I may truly say, as did Tennyson, standing on the cliffs below the city of Bristol and lamenting the early death of his friend Hal- lam : — And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But, oh, for the touch of a vanished hand And the sound of a voice that is still! V MAR 161 SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT TV* OF THE Trustees Public Reservations. 1907. PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEES BT WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square, Boston. 1908. Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts his- tory, natural history, scenery, and town and country im- provement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The treasurer is George Wigglesworth, 63 State Street, Boston. The secretary is John Woodbury, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THK Trustees OF Public Reservations. 1907. PRINTKD FOR THE TRUSTEES BY WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square, Boston. 1908. CONTENTS* PAGE Officers and Members of the Corporation, 1907, ..... 5 Founders, Life Associates, 1907, ........ 6 An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations, . . . 8 By-laws, ............. 9 Seventeenth Annual Report op the Trustees op Public Reservations, 14 Report of the Treasurer, ......... 19 Appendix : — The Harvard Forest, .......... 26 Officers and Members of the Corporation. J907- Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Vice-President, Deerfield. STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53 State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston. Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston. E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. James W, Brooks, Petersham. George W. Chase, North Adams. Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotuit. Deloraine p. Corey, Maiden. Charles H. Dalton, Boston. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond FitzGerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney F. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Jamaica Plain. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert Sedgwick Minot, Dover. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. Daniel H. Newton, Holyoke. ft James H. Newton, Holyoke. Frederick L. Olmsted, Jr., Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. William Taggard Piper, Cambridge. John Robinson, Salem. 6 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. William Whiting, Holyoke. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. FOUNDERS, Miss Helen C. Butler, New York. Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline. ♦Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Milton. ♦Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth. ♦John M. Forbes, Milton. ♦Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. Miss Edith Forbes, Milton. ♦J, Malcolm Forbes, Milton. ♦Joseph S. Glover, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. ♦William Minot, Boston. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester. Laurence Minot, Boston, Mrs. Martha W. Nash, Boston. *George R. R. Rivers, Milton. Miss Mary Rivers, Milton. ♦Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston. George Wigglesworth, Milton. LIFE ASSOQATES. DwiGHT Andrews, Sheffield. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Mrs. Anna E. Barnard, Shefl&eld. Henry Brooks, Concord. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. J. Henry Brooks, Milton. Joseph Brewer, Milton. Edward M. Brewer, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Mrs. Louis Cabot, Brookline. Miss C. H. Cabot, Brookline. Mrs. Edward M. Car%, Milton. Miss Hester Cunningham, Milton. Miss Mary E. Dewey, Boston. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. W. E. C. EusTis, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Mbs C. F. Forbes, Milton. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Frances Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Mary L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. William C. Loring, Boston. William J. Ladd, Boston. Mrs. Henry Lee, Brookline. Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 H. A. Lamb, Milton. Fkancis T. Owen, Great Barrington. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston, Mrs. Oliver W. Peabody, Milton. Wallace L. Pierce, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Laura D Russell, Plymouth. Miss Marion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Henry S. Russell, Milton. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. John E. Thayer, South Lancaster. William Whiting, Holyoke. Ellerton p. Whitney, Milton. OFFICERS, im-m?. President* George F. Hoar, 1891-1904. Charles W. Eliot 1905-1907. Vice-President* William S. Shurtleff, ....... 1891-1895. George Sheldon, . . . . . - . . . 1896-1907. Chairman of the Standing Committee* Philip A. Chase, 1891-1893. Charles Eliot 1894-1897. Philip A. Chase, 1897-1903. Henry P. Walcott, 1903-1907. Treasurer. George Wigglesworth, ....... 1891-1907. Secretary* Charles Eliot, ......... 1891-1893. Henry R. Shaw, 1894. John Woodbury, ........ 1894-1907. LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC* 3J, J907* ACRES. Virginia Wood, .......... 20 Goodwill Park 70 Rocky Narrows, .......... 21 Mount Ann Park, 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, ....... 10 Monument Moiintain Reservation, ....... 260 The Pine Knoll, 6 Petticoat Hill 50 8 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION. Chapter 352, Acts of 1891. An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Eeservations. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Na- thaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquir- ing, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hun- dred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other prop- erty, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not ex- ceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law ; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE L Of Members. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate persons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by resignation, and shall be terminated by failure for three successive years to attend the annual meeting; but in the latter case the Standing Committee may by vote suspend the operation of this rule when it sees best. ARTICLE IL Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled dur- ing life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. AETICLEIIL Or Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transac- tion of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Com- mittee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present ; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the Presi- dent and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the pre- vious 31st of December, and the financial condition of the cor- poration of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon as pro- vided in Article YII. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. AETICLE IV. Of Officers. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Com- mittee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice-Presi- dent is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Stand- ing Committee as he may be directed by the chairman of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corpo- ration not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the corre- spondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his rec- ords to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of 12 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the cor- poration. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faith- ful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Stand- ing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. ARTICLE V. Of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three mem- bers. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nom- inate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove invest- ments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint sub- committees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 13 ARTICLE VL Of the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corpora- tion, the year of its organization, the word Massachusetts " and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. ARTICLE VI L Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Trustees of Public Reservations. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Reser- vations submits herewith its seventeenth annual report. Virginia Wood, in Stoneham, has been for some years a part of the Middlesex Fells Reservation and is cared for by the Metropolitan Park Commission. One of the dis- tinguishing features of the Wood is a grove of white pine of unusual size and beauty. The prevalence of the gypsy and brown-tail moths in the neighborhood has been a source of great anxiety, and great care has been taken to protect this interesting tree growth from the ravages of these insect pests. During the past year the gypsy moth has been abso- lutely controlled in this Wood, and no tree has been lost from that cause. The brown-tail moth has practically disappeared from this vicinity, apparently from some natural cause, which is not fully understood. But now a new danger to these noble trees menaces them, which is more alarming since as yet no means, of protection against it has been discovered. Many of the pines have already died and others are dying from what is pronounced to be a fungous disease. The first indication seems to be the turning brown of the tips of new growth, beginning with the higher branches and gradually extending down the tree imtil the visual effect is such as to justify the popular description of the condition as " rust." This condition is found very generally in the pine growth of eastern ^^Tew England and appears to be spreading. A con- siderable number of dead and dying pines have been removed from Virginia Wood, and this constant thinning is now be- ginning to be noticeable in several sections. In view of the unavoidable loss of so many full-grown trees it is encouraging PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 15 to note the large number of vigorous pine and hemlock seed- lings that are to be found in constantly increasing numbers. In Goodwill Park considerable brush has been removed, and in the neighborhood of the pond especially some cutting has been done, to allow the people coming to this point to circulate about more freely. Last year's report referred to the proposed gift, by members of Mr. Joseph Story Fay's family, of adjoining lands bordering on the smaller pond, known as Grew's Pond. Deeds of this gift similar in form to Mr. Fay's original deed are about to be passed, and at the same time comes the pleasant announcement that the other owners of the shores of Grew's Pond contemplate supple- menting this gift with a deed of a strip of their land along the edge of the pond. The result will be to place control of the entire border of the pond in the hands of the Trustees and the water department of the to^vn of Falmouth. Rocky Narrows, at Sherborn, on the Charles River, does not call for special mention. Apparently the place continues to be much appreciated by the canoeists who use the river during the boating season. Steps have been taken to see that the tree growth does not become infested with some of the insect pests with which eastern Massachusetts has had so much trouble during the past few years. In Mount Ann Park, at Gloucester, the gypsy moth has made its appearance in considerable numbers. The State Superintendent for Suppressing the Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths, Dr. Kirkland, has caused the Park to be thoroughly scouted and has located the colonies. At the present time a force of men under his direction are employed in using the well-known methods for controlling the spread of the moth and preventing substantial damage. The new road from Forest Street, Manchester, to Essex Avenue in Glouces- ter, by the way of Haskell's Pond, comes very near to Mount Anne, and it has been suggested that, if funds were available, an attractive approach could be built therefrom into the Park. The grass in Governor Hutchinson Field, in Milton, was cut and sold and the proceeds applied towards its mainte- nance. The elms were sprayed, as in previous years. One of the elms in the row along Adams Street was removed after 16 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. efforts to save it had proved ineffectual. Along the river and to the northwest of the Field the gypsy moth tends to increase. Therefore, at the lower end of the Field, where the trees make a grove, they were gone over thoroughly and some thinning done. A similar policy was followed on the adjoining private lands, so that danger from this source seems to have heen avoided. Monument Mountain, in Great Barrington, is visited more and more each year. The road up the mountain has been kept in good condition, and has been used by fifty to a hun- dred people on favorable days. Some dead trees and brush have been cut and will be burned during the winter, when the snow on the ground will prevent danger from fire. A Page woven-wire fence has been built along one of the boundaries in co-operation with the owner of the adjoining land. The Pine Knoll, at Shefiield, is so close to the village that it is quite largely used. Iron seats have been placed in the grove and have proved to be a needed convenience. The playground is considerably used by the school children of the neighborhood. By the additional generosity of Mrs. Nash considerable has been done at Petticoat Hill, in Williamsburg, to add both to its attractiveness and convenience. Along the road at the entrance a rustic stone wall has been built, leaving a turn- stile entrance for visitors to the park, and at the upper end a wagon entrance in case the work in the park requires it. In the gutter of the highway a drain pipe has been laid and covered over, so that carriages can be driven up to several hitching posts. From the turnstile a footpath leads to the bowlder in which the tablet is set that marks the purpose of the park. Here another bowlder has been placed, which answers for a seat on which to rest. Thence a narrow path ascends up the steep hill through the trees by the best ob- tainable grade, a few stone steps carrying one over the steepest places. The path has been completed about two- thirds of the distance up the hill, and Mrs. Nash hopes to complete it next year to the summit, from w^hich there is a charming view to the south down the Connecticut valley, PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 and to the east towards Amherst. The custodian reports that hardly a day in the summer season passes without visitors, most of them coming from Northampton by trolley and many staying to lunch under the shade of the trees. There has been no addition to the lands held by the Trus- tees this year, but the result of an investigation referred to in the last report is of much interest. Through the efforts of Mr. James W. Brooks, extended through a period of many years, a large portion of the woodlands surrounding the hill town of Petersham, in Worcester County, have not only been preserved, but a very considerable area purchased by him from time to time has been steadily improved in quality and appearance. It is also due to the same gentleman as a citi- zen, and for a time as tree warden, ^that the roadside trees have to such an extent been saved from destruction. The result has been to give to this New England village a peculiar charm, which is well known to every one who is familiar with it. Your committee, who visited it in June, 1906, to consider what steps could be taken to ensure the preservation of at least some part of these beautiful woods, was met with several apparent obstacles, the most obvious one being the ne- cessity which would arise at once of securing a sufficient fund to provide an adequate income for the maintenance of any considerable tract. Out of these investigations, however, a plan developed which, while it precluded the Trustees from acquiring some portion of these most attractive woods, will result not only in their preservation, but will also provide for their care and careful development. Through the gen- erosity of Mr. John S. Ames of North Easton, with the co- operation of Mr. Brooks and others, 2,000 acres of this woodland, to be known as the Harvard Forest, is about to be conveyed to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, and will be placed in charge of the Division of Forestry of the newly established Graduate School of Applied Science. To his gift of $55,000 for purchase of land, Mr. Ames has added $5,000 towards equipment, and several residents of Petersham have also aided the project by gifts of land. The Harvard Forest is to become the laboratory, as one may say, for the Harvard students of forestry, and in the practical 18 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. study, on the ground, of forest conditions and economic de- velopment, it is expected that the product from the forest itself will contribute substantially to the maintenance of the school. Professor Fisher, after a careful investigation, has expressed the opinion that these woods are the best suited of any in New England for the purposes to which they are to be put. Inasmuch as this use is perfectly compatible with the public enjoyment, under proper restrictions, of the forest, your committee feels that the outcome of their visit to Peters- ham has been most fortunate. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is an English society which has accomplished much in the same lines as this Board. Several years ago the Trustees were asked to nominate a representative to serve on the council of the National Trust, and have this year been requested to again nominate a member. Your committee, acting under the powers conferred on them by the by-laws of this body, has again nominated Prof. Charles S. Sargent to the position which he has hitherto filled. HENRY P. WALCOTT, Chairman, CHARLES S. SARGENT, NATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMANN, EDWARD W. 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S ;ih 42 O rri Q c3 3 •5 H 03 d -^3 5 « 8 ^ Eh W TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT <-^il^H 11 Trustees BLic Reservations. 191 1. PRUtTXD FOR THE TRU8TBES BY WEIGHT & POTTEB FEINTING CO., STATE PRINTEES, 18 Post Office Square^ Boston. 1912. FORM OF BEQUEST. give Itouie Trustees of Public Reservations, created by chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachu- setts for the year 1891, the sum of— ^doUars . Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts his- tory, natural history, scenery, and town and country im- provement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The treasurer is George Wiggles worth, 53 State Street, Boston. The secretary is John Woodbury, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT Trustees Public Reservations 191 1. PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEES BY WEIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square, Boston. 1912. CONTENTS. PAGE Officers and Members of the Corporation 5 Founders, . ... l ........ q Life Associates, q Officers, 1891-1911, 7 Lands held by the Trustees, 7 An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations, . . g By-Laws, 9 Twenty-first Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Reservations, 14 Report of the Treasurer, Ig OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Vice-President, Deerfield. STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53 State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, John S. Ames, North Easton. Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston, E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. James W, Brook?, Petersham. Kenyon L. Butterfield, Amherst. Henry M. Channing, Sherborn. George W. Chase, North Adams. Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotuit. Winthrop Murray Crane, Dalton. George B. Dorr, Boston. William C. Endicott, Danvers. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond FitzGerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney F. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. A. Lawrence Lowell, Cambridge. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Jamaica Plain. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. *Daniel H. Newton, Holyoke. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Fred'k L, Olmsted, Jr., Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. Dudley L. Pickman, Beverly. *WiLLiAM Taggard Piper, Cambridge. Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. John Robinson, Salem. Alexander Sedgwick, Stockbridge. John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Allen T. Treadway, Boston. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. Chas. G. Washburn, Worcester. FOUNDERS. Miss Helen C. Butler, New York. Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline. *Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Milton. *JosEPH Story Fay, Falmouth. *John M. Forbes, Milton. *Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. Miss Edith Forbes, Milton. *J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton. *JosEPH S. Glover, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. *WlLLIAM MiNOT, Boston. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. *Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester. Laurence Minot, Boston. Mrs. Martha W. Nash, Boston. * George R. R. Rivers, Milton. Miss Mary Rivers, Milton. *Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston. George Wigglesworth, Milton. LIFE ASSOCIATES. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. J. Henry Brooks, Milton. Joseph Brewer, Milton. Edward M. Brewer, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Miss C. H. Cabot, Brookline. Mrs. Edward M. Cary, Milton. Miss Hester Cunningham, Milton. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. W. E. C. Eustis, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Francis Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Mary L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. \ William C. Loring, Boston. William J. Ladd, Boston. H. A. Lamb, Milton. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston. Wallace L. Pierce, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. * Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Laura D. Russell, Plymouth. Miss Marion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Hexry S. Russell, Milton, Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel H. Stone, Milton. John E. Thayer, South Lancaster. Ellerton p. Whitney, Milton. OFFICERS, 1891-1911. President. George F. Hoar, 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1911 Vice-President. William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon, 1896-1911 Chairman of the Standing Committee. Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase, 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1911 Treasurer. George Wigglesworth, 1891-1911 Secretary. Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw 1894 John Woodbury, * . . . 1894-1911 LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, 1911. acres. Virginia Wood, ........... 20 Goodwill Park, ........... 88 Rocky Narrows, ........... 21 Mount Ann Park, ........... 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, ......... 10 Monument Mountain Reservation, . . . . . . . .260 The Pine Knoll, 6 Petticoat Hill, 50 8 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION. Chapter 352, Acts of 1891, An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Na- thaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquir- ing, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hun- dred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other prop- erty, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not ex- ceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law ; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE L Of Membees. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may^ if it sees fit, nominate persons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by resignation, and shall be terminated by failure for three successive years to attend the annual meeting; but in the latter case the Standing Committee may by vote suspend the operation of this rule when it sees best. ARTICLE 11. Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled dur- ing life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE III. Of Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transac- tion of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Com- mittee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the. annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present ; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the Presi- dent and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the pre- vious 31st of December, and the financial condition of the cor- poration of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — li the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon as pro- vided in Article VII. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. ARTICLE IV. Of Officers. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Com- mittee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided ; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. . Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice-Presi- dent is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Stand- ing Committee as he may be directed by the chairman of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corpo- ration not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the corre- spondence is of importance, preserve copies of the , letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his rec- ords to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of 12 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the cor- poration. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faith- ful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Stand- ing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. ARTICLE Y. Or THE Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three mem- bers. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nom- inate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove invest- ments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint sub- committees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 13 ARTICLE VL Of the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corpora- tion, the year of its organization, the word " Massachusetts and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. ARTICLE VI L Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Reser- vations submits herewith its twenty-first annual report, Virginia Wood, in Stoneham, is still cared for by the Metropolitan Park Commission as a part of the Middlesex Eells Reservation. The superintendent reports that no new work has been done in this section during the year, with the exception of the construction of a new turn from Ravine Road to Washington Street, in place of the old turn, which was very sharp and dangerous. The tree growth continues to improve from year to year, as the damage done by the gypsy moths becomes less, and is in excellent condition throughout this section. The paths and walks have been kept in repair and the section visited by the usual large num- ber of persons. Goodiuill Parh, in Falmouth, has had general care during the year, the roads have been kept in repair and the debris from picnics cleaned up and removed. Only a small portion of the regular appropriation made by the town for the main- tenance of the park has been expended this year, as un- fortunate circumstances left no one to take responsibility for new work. Early in the summer William Taggard Piper, who had been for many years the active member of the local committee, died after a short illness, and Mr. Beebe, the re- maining member of the committee, was in Europe during the summer. The balance of the appropriation lapses, but will undoubtedly be renewed by the town at its annual meet- ing, and can be expended to advantage under the direction of the present committee. The Standing Committee desires to place on record its full appreciation of the efficient and long- continued services rendered to the trustees by Mr. Piper during his service upon this committee. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 15 Bochy Narrows, on the Charles River, at Sherborn, has been visited by the canoeists in the usual numbers. The com- mittee report that there had been no changes in the condi- tion of the reservation, and the rules which have been adopted for its use have been conformed to by those who have made use of it. Mount Ann Park, in Gloucester, has been kept in good condition, although the presence of the gypsy moth in that region is a source of anxiety, and it has required active work to prevent the increase of this insect pest in this wild piece of woodland. Some necessary clearing and cleaning up has been done in the section near the entrance to the park, and it is desirable that work of this kind should be extended to other portions, both to facilitate moth work and as a protec- tion against danger from wood fires. For the same reasons additional paths might well be provided. The disappearance of the signs which were placed there several years ago re- quires that new ones should be put up to direct the public. A suggestion has been made for a new path connecting with the roads leading to the Magnolia Station. This is a matter which should receive the careful attention of your committee the coming year. The coimnittee on Governor Hutchinson s Field report that the surface of the field was somewhat improved in the early spring by spreading over it the road scrapings from Adams Street. In this way several depressions were raised to the general grade, and a certain amount of nourishment was got for the gras§. The grass was sold standing, as usual, the expense of putting it up at auction being just met by the receipts. The gypsy and brown-tail moth situation having gro^vn a little worse, especially at the foot of the slope, all superfluous brush was removed, the young trees thinned out again, and dead branches removed from the larger growth. All remaining trees were sprayed. Towards the end of the summer the stone wall along the front was put in condition. This is made up mostly of large rocks, which were chinked up with very heterogeneous material, and clumsily pointed with mortar. All the small stones in the crevices were re- moved, the large rocks, many of which are really fine boul- 16 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ders, were put into better line, and the mortar kept back in the crevices so as to allow the rocks to stand in a manner more suggestive of natural conditions. The destructive fire which swept through Monument Mountain Reservation last year was mentioned in the last report. Eurther examination has shown that the damage was far more extensive and serious than was then realized. The situation has been carefully examined by two firms of experts, and the trustees are also indebted to their fellow trustee, Mr. John S. Ames, who has personally visited the reservation and has given to the committee the benefit of his observations and his advice. The growth affected is very largely chestnut, and it is the opinion of all three independ- ent investigators that the chestnut and other growth killed by the fire should be removed. The situation is further com- plicated by the chestnut blight, which has spread from the State of ^sTew York into Connecticut and is already found in Massachusetts, for which no remedy has been found. It would therefore appear that sooner or later the chestnut growth of the reservation, whether damaged by fire or not, is doomed. Under these circumstances your committee is forced to the conclusion that the only wise course to pursue is to proceed at once to remove the chestnut and other damaged trees and to replace them by a planting of pine. Steps have been taken with this end in view, and it is hoped that from the sale of the timber, before further deterioration takes place, something may be realized towards the expense of planting. Pine Knoll, in Sheffield, has been kept in good condition, and some of the fencing repaired. The building of a trolley road in the vicinity made it possible to obtain some filling material without cost, and it has been deposited so as to fill some of the low land near the main street. When this can be properly graded and some additional fencing done the result will be an improvement to the reservation. At Petticoat HUl, in Williamsburg, the paths were put in repair in the spring. On account of the steepness of the hill and the character of the soil this is a work which re- quires considerable labor and attention every year. A drain PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 was also laid to carry away the overflow from the spring which had been an annoyance to a neighboring owner. There has been a noticeable increase in the number of partridges and squirrels in the park during the last few years, and some trouble has been experienced in excluding hunters from the reservation during the hunting season. The park has been largely used by visitors during the summer months. The corporation has lost two of its members during the past year. Daniel H. i^ewton was prevented by age from taking an active part in the work of the trustees, but he attended its meetings and was much interested in the organ- ization. William Taggard Piper not only gave freely of his time and attention to the care of Goodwill Park, in Falmouth, but also interested himself in all the work of the trustees with that devotion which marked his connection with the many public and philanthropic organizations in which he accepted membership. Respectfully submitted, HEi^RY P. WALCOTT, Chairman, CHARLES S. SARGENT, I^ATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMAN^^r, EDWARD W. FORBES, GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, Treasurer, JOHIT WOODBURY, Secretary, Standing Committee. Jan. 31, 1912. 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Societies and individuals interested in Massacbuselts his- tory, natural history, scenery, and town and country im- provement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The treasurer is George Wigglesworth, 53 State Street, Boston. The secretary is John Woodbury, 14 Beacon Street, Bbston, Mass. TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Trustees OF Public Reservations. 1912. PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEES BY WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 32 DERNE STREET, BOSTON. 1913. CONTENTS. PAGE Officers and Members of the Corporation, ....... 5 Founders 6 Life Associates 6 Officers, 1891-1912, 7 Lands held by the Trustees,. . . . . . , . . . . 7 An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations, ... 8 By-Laws, 8 Twenty-first Annual Report op the Trustees of Public Reservations, . 14 Report of the Treasurer 18 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Yice-President, Deerfield, STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Baceemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53 State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston. John S. Ames, North Easton. Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston. E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. *James W. Brooks, Petersham. Kenyon L. Butterfield, Amherst. Henry M. Channing, Sherborn. George W. Chase, North Adams. Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotuit. WiNTHROP Murray Crane, Dalton. George B. Dorr, Boston. William C. Endicott, Danvers. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond FitzGerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney F. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. A. Lawrence Lowell, Cambridge. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Jamaica Plain. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Fred'k L. Olmsted, Jr., Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. Herbert Parker, Lancaster. Dudley L. Pickman, Beverly. John Robinson, Salem. Alexander Sedgwick, Stockbridge. John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Allen T. Trbadway, Boston. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. Chas. G. Washburn, Worcester. Deceased. 6 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. FOUNDERS. Miss Helen C. Butler, New York. ^Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline. *Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Milton. ♦Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth. *JoHN M. Forbes, Milton. *Mrs. John M> Forbes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. *J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton. ♦Joseph S. Glover, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. ♦William Minot, Boston. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. ♦Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester. Laurence Minot, Boston. Mrs. Martha W. Nash, Boston. ♦George R. R. Rivers, Milton. Miss Mary Rivers, Milton. ♦Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston. Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge. George Wigglesworth, Milton. LIFE ASSOCIATES. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. J. Henry Brooks, Milton. Joseph Brewer, Milton. Edward M. Brewer, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Miss C. H. Cabot, Brookline. Mrs. Edward M. Cary, Milton. Miss Hester Cunningham, Milton. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. W. E. C. EusTis, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Francis Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Mary L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. William C. Loring, Boston. William J. Ladd, Milton. H. A. Lamb, Milton. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston. Wallace L. Pierce, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Laura D. Russell, Plymouth. Miss Marion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Henry S. Russell, Milton. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel H. Stone, Milton. John E. Thayer, South Lancaster. ! Ellerton p. Whitney, Milton. Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 OFFICERS, 1891-1912. President. George F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot, 1905-1912 Vice-President. William S. Shtjrtleff • . 1891-1895 George Sheldon, 1895-1912 Chairman of the Standing Committee. Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott, 1903-1912 Treasurer. George Wigglesworth, 1891-1912 Secretary. Charles Eliot, 1891-1893 Henry R, Shaw 1894 John Woodbury 1894-1912 LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, 1912. acres. Virginia Wood, ........... 20 Goodwill Park, . 88 Rocky Narrows, ........... 21 Mount Ann Park, ........... 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, ......... 10 Monument Mountain Reservation, ........ 260 The Pine Knoll, 6 Petticoat Hill 50 8 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION. Chapter 352, Acts of 1891. An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Na- thaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquir- ing, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hun- dred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other prop- erty, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not ex- ceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law ; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE L Of Members. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate persons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by resignation, and shall be terminated by failure for three successive years to attend the annual meeting; but in the latter case the Standing Committee may by vote suspend the operation of this rule when it sees best. ARTICLE IL Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled dur- ing life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE IIL Op Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transac- tion of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Com- mittee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the Presi- dent and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the pre- vious 31st of December, and the financial condition of the cor- poration of that date. ^ Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon as pro- vided in Article VII. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. ARTICLE IV. Of OfFicERS. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Com- mittee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice-Presi- dent is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Stand- ing Committee as he may be directed by the chairman of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corpo- ration not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the corre- spondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his rec- ords to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of 12 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the cor- poration. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faith- ful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Stand- ing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the aimual meeting of the corporation. ARTICLE V. Of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three mem- bers. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nom- inate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove invest- ments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint sub- committees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 13 ARTICLE VL Of the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corpora- tion, the year of its organization, the word " Massachusetts " and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. ARTICLE VI L , Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Res- ervations submits herewith its twenty-second annual report. Virginia Wood, in Stoneham, is cared for by the Metro- politan Park Commission, as a part of the Middlesex Eells Reservation, under the arrangements made some years ago between this body and that Commission. There is nothing especially new to report concerning Virginia Wood, except a continued improvement in the tree growth, w^hich is said to be due to the fact that the damage done by gypsy and brown- tail moths is being reduced from year to year. The new growth is flourishing, and the older trees are in excellent con- dition. The paths through this Wood have been maintained in good order, and the Wood has been visited by a large num- ber of people. Goodwill Park, in Falmouth, is in a satisfactory condition. There have been no changes worth mentioning during the year. It is likely that within a short time there will be an additional gift to report in connection with this reservation. Rochy Narrows, on the Charles River, at Sherborn, re- quires more trimming in some sections, where there are gypsy moth nests, and it is to be hoped that this can be taken care of during the winter months. The camp ground has been very much used during the last year, and, we regret to say, not always in the spirit in which it was intended that it should be enjoyed. In the autumn it was found necessary to warn off some campers who evidently did not appreciate the advantages which they were privileged to have there. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 15 Mount Ann Park, in Gloucester, needs immediate atten- tion in tlie way of having the insect pests cleared out, and in providing additional paths, especially one from the road near Magnolia Station. The greatest improvement, perhaps, that could be made in this reservation would come from the estab- lishment of an observatory, and it is to be hoped that some project for the establishment of one may be set on foot within a reasonable time. This winter a sawmill and two gangs of woodchoppers are at work within a short distance of the Park, and this tells the old story of turning handsome pine lands into brush waste, which will surely be the scenes later of destructive forest fires. It would seem to be within the bounds of reasonable expectation that, in time, the city of Gloucester will t^ke some interest in this reservation, and co-operate with us to make it more accessible and more en- joyable. The fact that Haskell Pond and Dyke's Meadow Pond are now reservoirs, connected with the city water sup- ply of Gloucester, affords a basis for this hope. As there seems to be a considerable balance of income unexpended in the account relating to this reservation, it may well be that the matters of improved paths can receive the attention they deserve without further delay. Concerning Governor Hutchinson s Field, in Milton, there is little to report except that the standing grass has been sold, as usual, and some work has been done in keeping down the insect pests. The celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of Milton, which took place in June, 1912, rendered it most appropriate that there should be a pageant which should bring vividly and agreeably to mind some of the conditions of life which our ancestors had to contend with in the earliest days. The pageant was prepared by a committee of volunteers, and took place on Oct. 5, 1912, in Governor Hutchinson's Field, which was thrown open to the public for the purpose by the sanction of your Standing Committee. The occasion was one made memorable by a most successful and interesting presentation, and those who had the pleasure of witnessing it will surely never forget the interesting scenes that were por- trayed, nor the wonderful setting in which, owing to our 16 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. possession of the Eield, they were able to be shown. Some excellent photographs were obtained, so that a record of the scenes will be preserved for future generations. The Monument Mountain Reservation, in Great Barring- ton, has received particular attention, owing to the ravages of the fire which swept through there a year and a half ago. The damage, however, was not so great as we feared. In one section, containing six to eight acres of land, the fire was really severe, and killed perhaps ninety per cent, of the chest- nut and oak. The boundary of this area is to be cut clean of everything. What pine there is will be left, on the chance that it may grow up and cover the ground to a certain extent. Messrs. Fisher & Bryant, who succeed the former firm of Fisher, Bryant & Olmsted, are in charge pf the work being done there this winter, in order tO' make sure that nothing but marked trees are taken out. This firm reports that the chestnut blight disease has made very little headway as yet in this reservation, and, except for removing a few infected trees, there is nothing to be done about the blight at present. The fire-break which was constructed last year has been examined and found to be in first-class condition. The Pine Knoll Reservation, in Shefiield, has been cared for with the usual high degree of care always shown by the custodian. The grounds have been cleaned and the fences repaired. This reservation is enjoyed very much by summer visitors and the people of the neighborhood during the mild season of the year, and as the land is in good condition the expenses of maintenance are never large. At Petticoat Hill, in Williamsburg, there has been no new work undertaken during the last year. The usual work, how- ever, has been done, and the paths have been kept in repair. This winter the brush is being cleared up, as well as the limbs broken from the trees, and these are being burned. A year ago hunters gave more or less trouble in the reservation, but this year they have not done so. The usual goodly number of visitors have been in evidence during the year. The record of the year would not be complete Avithout mention of the decease of our valued associate, James W. Brooks of Petersham, which occurred in October. Mr. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 Brooks was an enthusiastic lover of nature, and his interest in the objects of this Society was evidenced by his attendance at our meetings and by his calling upon us for advice in con- nection with his gift to Harvard University, which, with generous donations from other persons, made possible the establishment of the Harvard Forest. We shall miss his attractive and genial personality, his friendly interest in our affairs, and the zest of his devotion to the fine things in nature. Respectfully submitted, HEOTIY P. WALCOTT, Chairman, CHARLES S. SARGENT, E'ATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMANIT, EDWARD W. FORBES, GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, Treasurer, JOHI^' W^OODBURY, Secretary, Standing Committee. Jan. 29, 1913. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. o .O 03 pq 00 05 r-H GO o as 53 o 1=1 r 03 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 19 ir- O CO i-H 05 1-1 (M fcJO o <1Q o o o CO o o CO !>. o 05 o CO T— 1 CO . CD bO cj O CC ' is 02 5-1 , -O 03^, O O ^ CO O o ! 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S ^ o ^ ^ r-T 03 .. ^ Ph ^ <« .-a s .2 X 2 eg Q S 'i Eh 05 1^ O -2 S o S § TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT Trustees BLIC R PBXMim> FOR THB TRUSTEUBe BT GHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 32 DERNE STREET, BOSTON. I give to the Trustees of Public Reservations, created by ' chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the year 1891, the sum of_ dollars. Societies and individuals interested in Massachusetts his- tory, natural history, scenery, and town and country im- provement, are invited to contribute to the working funds of this Board. The treasurer is George Wigglesworth, 53 State Street, Boston. The secretary is Jphn Woodbury, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Trustees ' OF Public Reservations. 1913. PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEBa BT WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO, STATE PRINTERS, 32 DERNE STREET, BOSTON. 1914. CONTENTS. PAGE Officers and Members of the Corporation, 5 Founders, .6 Life Associates, 6 Officers, 1891-1913, . " 7 Lands held by the Trustees, ......... 7 An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations, ... 8 By-Laws, ............. 9 Twenty-third Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Reservations, . 14 Report of the Treasurer, .......... 19 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Vice-President, Deerfield. STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53 State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston. John S. Ames, North Easton. Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston. E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. Kenyon L. Butterfield, Amherst. Henry M. Channing, Sherborn. George W. Chase, North Adams. Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotuit. Winthrop Murray Crane, Dalton. George B, Dorr, Boston. William C. Endicott, Danvers. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond FitzGerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney P. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. A. Lawrence Lowell, Cambridge. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Jamaica Plain. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Fred'k L. Olmsted, Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. Herbert Parker, Lancaster. Dudley L. Pickman, Beverly. Alexander Sedgwick, Stockbridge. Charles A. Stone, Plymouth. John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Allen T. Treadway, Boston. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. Chas. G. Washburn, Worcester. 6 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. FOUNDERS. Miss Helen C. Butlee, -New York. Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline, *Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Milton. Henry H. Fay, Falmouth. ♦Joseph Stoey Fay, Falmouth. Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth. *JOHN M. FOEBES, Milton. *Mrs. John M. Foebes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Foebes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton, *J. Malcolm Foebes, Milton. *J0SEPH S. Glovee, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. *WiLLiAM Minot, Boston. Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. *RoBEET Sedgwick Minot, Manchester. Laueence Minot, Boston. Mrs. Maetha W. Nash, Boston. *Geoege R. R. Rivers, Milton. Miss Mary Rivees, Milton. *Mrs. Fanny Fostee Tudor, Boston. Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge. Geoege Wigglesworth, Milton. LIFE ASSOCIATES. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. Joseph Brewee, Milton. Edwaed M. Beewee, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Miss C. H. Cabot, Brookline. Mrs. Edward M. Caey, Milton. Miss Hestee Cunningham, Milton. Aethue F. Estabeook, Boston. W. E. C. Eustis, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Francis Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Maey L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kiddee, Milton. William C. Loeing, Boston. William J. Ladd, Milton. H. a. Lamb, Milton. John T. Moese, Jr., Boston. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston. Wallace l! Pieece, Milton. Chaeles S. Rackemann, Milton. James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Lauea D. Russell, Plymouth. Miss Maeion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Henry S. Russell, Milton. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel H. Stone, Milton. John E. Thayer, South Lancaster. Elleeton p. Whitney, Milton. Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 OFFICERS, 1891-1913. President. George F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1913 Vice-President. William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon, 1896-1913 Chairman of the Standing Committee. Philip A. Chase, 1891-1893 Charles Eliot 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase, 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1913 Treasurer. George Wigglesworth, . . " 1891-1913 Secretary. Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw, 1894 John Woodbury 1894-1913 LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, 1912. ACRES. Virginia Wood, 20 Goodwill Park, 139 Rocky Narrows, ........... 21 Mount Ann Park, ........... 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, ......... 10 Monument Mountain Reservation, ........ 260 The Pine Knoll 6 Petticoat Hill, 50 8 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION. Chapter 352, Acts of 1891. An" Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Na- thaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquir- ing, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hun- dred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other prop- erty, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not ex- ceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE L Of Members. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate persons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by written notice, signed by the member, and delivered to the Secretary or other officer of the corporation. ARTICLE IL Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled dur- ing life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE II L Of Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transac- tion of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Com- mittee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the Presi- dent and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the pre- vious 31st of December, and the financial condition of the cor- poration of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon as pro- vided in Article YII. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. ARTICLE IV. Op Officers. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Com- mittee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided ; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice-Presi- dent is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Stand- ing Committee as he may be directed by the chairman of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corpo- ration not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the corre- spondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his rec- ords to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of 12 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the cor- poration. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faith- ful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Stand- ing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. ARTICLE V. Of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three mem- bers. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nom- inate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove invest- ments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint sub- committees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 13 ARTICLE VL Of the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corpora- tion, the year of its organization, the word " Massachusetts " and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. A R T I C L E V 1 1. Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Res- ervations" submits herewith its twenty-third annual report. Virginia Wood, in Stoneham, is cared for satisfactorily by the Metropolitan Park Commission as a part of the Middle- sex Fells Reservation, and the only duty which your com- mittee finds to perform is to keep the Trustees informed from year to year as to the condition of this first gift to the corporation. 'No new work has been done in the Wood dur- ing the year, except some slight thinning and the removal of some of the less valuable trees, to protect and improve the growth of the beautiful pines and hemlocks which are to be found in this section, and which form the most beautiful and interesting growth in the entire Middlesex Fells. The con- dition of the older growth is excellent, and the young growth of seedling hemlock and pine is in especially flourishing con- dition. This section continues to be one of the most popular, and is visited by a large number during the year, especially by those who are familiar with the reservation. Goodivill Park, in Falmouth, has been cared for imder the direction of the local committee, the toAvn providing the neces- sary funds by its usual annual appropriation. The roads have been improved by removal of stones and by giving a little more width to them in places. Considerable dead wood has been taken out and some small trees have l)een removed for the benefit of an especially fine beech, with which they PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 15 were interfering. As it appeared that the use of the Park was quite limited if only horses and carriages were admitted, the roadways have been opened to automobiles, which has given the public considerably larger benefit of the attractive premises for picnic and other purposes. Two additional gifts of land have been accepted by the trustees this year as a part of this holding. The first, con- taining about an acre, was received from the heirs of Oliver C. Swift, and is a narrow strip of land along the northern shore of Grew's Pond, extending from the pumping station of the Falmouth water works to land given a few years ago to the Trustees by Mr. Henry H. Fay and his sister, Miss Sarah B. Fay. This parcel is bounded on the north by the road leading from the State highway to Long Pond. By this gift the entire frontage of Grew's Pond comes into public ownership. The second gift is from Miss Sarah B. Fay, of a parcel con- taining about fifty acres, extending from the State highway to the western shore of Long Pond. This land is wooded and of much the same character as that of Goodwill Park, and although it does not immediately adjoin the Park, is im- portant as placing an additional portion of the shore of Long Pond in the control of the Trustees. Miss Fay has provided in her deed that the Trustees may exchange a portion of the land bordering on the highway for other lands bordering on the Pond, and it seems quite possible that such an arrange- ment may be carried put. Your' committee has already ex- pressed the opinion that it is very desirable, both for the interest of the Park and the protection of the pond as con- nected with the town's water supply, that as much as possible of the shore of Long Pond should be acquired, and Miss Fay's gift is another step in this direction. Mount Ann Park, in Gloucester, has had the care of the local committee. Although the deed of this tract of hill and woodland provides that it shall be kept as a wild park;" it is necessary to keep a few paths open and marked with signs. It is also necessary to keep watch against the increase of the gypsy moth, which is found in great quantities in this 16 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. section of Massacliusetts. The possibility of opening several vistas from the summit of Mount Ann has been suggested and should be carefully considered. At present the view has become much obstructed by the tree growth, and the pleasure of the climb is diminished thereby. Rocky NarroivSy on the Charles River, in Sherborn, is reached from the highway only with much difficulty, and is seldom visited except by those who use the river in canoes and boats, '^o misuse of the camping ground or injury to the tree growth has been noted this year, but the paths and bridges are falling out of repair and will need attention, in the spring. The presence of the gypsy moth is apparent, and it is intended to have the nests destroyed this winter so far as they can be found. Governor Hutchinson s Field, in Milton, has been cared for in the usual manner. The grass was sold standing. The gypsy moth situation is not alarming, and although there are a good many on the grounds, there are probably rather less than there w^ere two or three years ago. The brown-tail moths were fairly abundant, but the trees which they espe- cially like have been removed, and it is hoped the trouble from this pest will be diminished. The weedy brush was cut off this autumn, and a number of the younger trees, in places where they were too thick, w^ere removed. Monument Mountain Reservation, in Great Barringi;on, has continued to demand thought and attention on account of the conditions produced by the fire which a few years ago, spreading from the adjoining lands, swept through an im- portant part of the tree growth of the reservation. The dead and dying trees have been gradually removed, together with the slash, which would have added to the danger of fire in the future. This work has been done under the super- vision of Fisher & Bryant, consulting foresters, and under the supervision of the same firm a gradual reforestation of the burned portions will be begun this spring. In view of the danger from insect pests and the presence of the chest- nut blight in this vicinity, the new planting will be of white pines. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 Another difficulty to be met each year in this holding is the repair of the road to the summit, which is much used during the summer months. Unfortunately for the reserva- tion, a private ow^ner of woodland to the west has the right to haul out wood over a portion of this road, and consequently each spring finds the road badly cut up and washed out in places. So long as the hauling continues annual repairs will be necessary, but whenever this use of hauling timber is over, it is practicable and desirable to build a road of permanent character. The old house, which at the time this reservation was acquired was occupied by a life tenant, had been un- occupied for some time, and was in a condition beyond repair and has been torn down. The barn, which is in better con- dition, has been preserved in case it should be found useful in connection with the care of the reservation. The number of visitors to the mountain, especially during the summer months, is reasonably large, and the worth of this thoughtful gift to the public is constantly demonstrated. Pine Knoll, in Sheffield, has received its usual care. The road leading to the Knoll has been graded and the fence painted. Several of the smaller pines in the rear of the Knoll have died and have been removed, and it may be well to set out others to take their places. Additional settees are desirable in the grove, as it is much used by the people in the vicinity. Petticoat Hill, at Williamsburg, does not call for special mention this year. The local custodian reports that the paths were repaired in the spring, and dead wood removed. The use of the park has been about the same as usual, many com- ing from ^Northampton by the street railway line. It seems desirable to your committee that an effort should be made to secure for the corporation a fund, the income of which might be used for the general purposes for which the Trustees were organized. Under present conditions the Trustees are unable to consider the acceptance of any gift of land, however attractive, unless it is accompanied by a fund, the income of which will be sufficient for the perpetual maintenance of the gift. This not only has led to the neces- 18 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. saiy refusal of gifts, but restrains your committee from any activity in seeking to obtain gifts of lands which in their opinion might well be secured for public use. Your com- mittee will take steps, with your approval, towards securing such a fund, and will ask the aid of the Trustees individually towards the same end. Respectfully submitted, HENRY P. WALCOTT, Chairman. CHARLES S. SARGENT, NATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMANN, EDWARD W. FORBES, GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, Treasurer, JOHN WOODBURY, Secretary, Standing Committee. Jan. 28, 1914. . PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 19 C5 CSI 1-H (M CO (M (M 1 1-H o 00 1 03 O o o c CO 1-H CO 1— 1 8 O o o o o o o 8 o o O O r-H uo CO 1-H CO 8 »o CO (M 1— 1 o o CO »o (M O i-H CO C5 (M 00 C3 . CD > .-^"^ o o o i ^ o o O > c;) o O O a 5 C3 o o Si O C3 O O ^ Ph 2 02 . O of Q ;h o c o ^ •O .-c • . .2 ^ . o'> « 02 Q W C > o 5 o C! o 03 -J ' 3 2 o CQ 2 C3 rH »— I T— I 1— I T-H CO CO 1— I 1— I 03 s TjH O (M > O 05 o o o o o o s o o o o 05 to O KO to O to T— ( to 05 GO CO pq ' to o So I & o ^ Nil ■ § « S o 3 o o a-f: a a Q C o O a a a; o o ^(^^ « g « o o a-fJ a o s o o'S o CO CO a 0^ o pq PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. CO o 8 . 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'I give to the Trustees of Publi^ Keservations, created l)v chapter 352 of the Acts of the Legiskture of Mnssaelui- settfe for the year l§91, ,the sum of ^ Societies and individuals interested in Massacliu^( tt^ history, natural history^ scenery, ,and town and country improvement, are invited to contribute to the workiiiii funds of this Board. The treasurer is George Wildes v\'orth, 58 State Street, Boston. The secretary is [olm Woodbnvy, 1 1 r Pr,- u Street, Boston, Mass, TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Trustees OF Public Reservations. 1 9 1 4. PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEES BY WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 32 DERNE STREET, BOSTON. 1915. CONTENTS. PAGE Officeks and Members of the Corporation, 5 Founders, 6 Life Associates, 6 Officers, 1891-1914 7 Lands held by the Trustees, 7 An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations, ... 8 Bt-Laws, 9 Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Reservations, . 14 Report of the Treasurer, . . . . . . . , . ,20 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Vice-President, Deerfield. STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53 State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston. John S. Ames, North Easton. Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston. E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. Kenyon L. Butterfield, Amherst. Henry M. Channing, Sherborn. George W. Chase, North Adams. Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotuit. WiNTHROP Murray Crane, Dalton. George B. Dorr, Boston. William C. Endicott, Danvers. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond FitzGerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney F. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. A. Lawrence Lowell, Cambridge. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Milton. *Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Fred'k L. Olmsted, Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. Herbert Parker, Lancaster. Dudley L. Pickman, Beverly. Alexander Sedgwick, Stockbridge. Charles A. Stone, Plymouth. John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Allen T, Treadway, Boston. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. Chas. G. Washburn, Worcester. ' Deceased. 6 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. FOUNDERS. Miss Helen C. Butlee, New York, Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline. *Mrs. Mary F, Cunningham, Milton. Henry H, Fay, Falmouth. ♦Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth. Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth. *JoHN M. Forbes, Milton. *Mrs. John M. Forbes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Milton. *J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton. ♦Joseph S. Glover, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. ♦William Minot, Boston. ♦Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. ♦Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester. Laurence Minot, Boston. Mrs. Martha W. Nash, Boston. ♦Henry Pickering, Boston. ♦George R. R. Rivers, Milton. Miss Mary Rivers, Milton. ♦Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston. Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge. George Wigglesworth, Milton. LIFE ASSOCIATES. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. Joseph Brewer, Milton. Edward M. Brewer, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Miss C. H. Cabot, Brookline. Mrs. Edward M. Cary, Milton. Miss Hester Cunningham, Milton. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. W. E. C. EuSTis, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Francis Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Mary L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. William C. Loring, Boston. William J. Ladd, Milton. H. a. Lamb, Milton. John T. Morse, Jr., Boston. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston. Wallace L. Pierce, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Laura D. Russell, Plymouth. Miss Marion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Henry S. Russell, Milton. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel H. Stone, Milton. John E. Thayer, South Lancaster. Ellerton p. Whitney, Milton. Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 OFFICERS, 1891-1914. President. Geoege F. Hoar 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot, ... . 1905-1914 Vice-President. William S. Shurtleff, 1891-1895 George Sheldon, 1896-1914 Chairman of the Standing Committee. Philip A. Chase 1891-1893 Charles Eliot, . . . . 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase, 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott 1903-1914 Treasurer. George Wigglesworth 1891-1914 Secretary. Charles Eliot 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw 1894 John Woodbury, 1894-1914 LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, 1914. acres. Virginia Wood, 20 Goodwill Park 139 Rocky Narrows, ........... 21 Mount Ann Park, ........... 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, . . . . . . . . .10 Monument Mountain Reservation, . . . . . . . . 260 The Pine Knoll 6 Petticoat Hill, 50 s PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION. Chapter 352, Acts of 1891. An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Christopher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Na- thaniel S. Shaler, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reservations, for the purpose of acquir- ing, holding, arranging, maintaining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hun- dred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other prop- erty, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not ex- ceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions incorporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by law; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any division or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE L Of Membees. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate persons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Committee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by written notice, signed by the member, and delivered to the Secretary or other officer of the corporation. ARTICLE IL Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled dur- ing life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the corporation shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE II L Of Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transac- tion of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Com- mittee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present ; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the Presi- dent and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the pre- vious 31st of December, and the financial condition of the cor- poration of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon as pro- vided in Article VII. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 Seventh, — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. ARTICLE IV. Of Oeficees. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice- President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Com- mittee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The officers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjournment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice-Presi- dent is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Stand- ing Committee as he may be directed by the chairman of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall carry on all the correspondence of the corpo- ration not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the corre- spondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his rec- ords to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of 12 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be accepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the cor- poration. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faith- ful account of all the moneys and funds of the corporation which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Stand- ing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. ARTICLE v. Of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at its first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three mem- bers. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nom- inate new members of the corporation, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove invest- ments or expenditures proposed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint sub- committees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage whatever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the corporation, may designate such agents and em- ployees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 13 ARTICLE VL Op the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corpora- tion, the year of its organization, the word " Massachusetts " and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. ARTICLE VIL Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Res- ervations submits herewith its twenty-fourth annual report. 1^0 additions have been made to the holdings of the Trus- tees during the past year. A possible acquisition has recently been examined by your committee, but no action has yet been taken by them. The lands already in charge of the Trustees have been cared for in the usual manner, and have been used by the public with apparent pleasure and satis- faction. Virginia Wood in Stoneham was the gift of Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor in memory of her daughter^ Virginia Tudor. It is perhaps the most beautiful and interesting section of the Middlesex Fells Reservation. Since 1895 it has been treated as a part of that reservation, and has been cared for by the Metropolitan Park Commission. At one period the magnificent pines which are the most striking feature of Virginia Wood were in serious danger of destruction by the gypsy moth. Active measures were necessary and were taken by the Park Commission to meet this condition, and no per- manent injury was done. This section is still given special attention each year, and it would seem that the danger from insect pests had been averted. The forestry work that has been done in this section from time to time has greatly -im- proved the tree growth, and the improvement becomes more marked as the younger growth develops, the young hemlocks and pines responding especially well to the treatment. A few paths, a rustic bridge, a brook with a picturesque fall PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. . 15 are other features whicli add attractiveness to tlie wood. At a suitable point a bronze tablet affixed to a ledge records the facts attending the gift of this reservation. Goodwill Park in Falmouth v^as the gift of Joseph Story Fay. Several additional tracts of land which increase the value and interest of the park have been received from time to time as gifts from his daughter Susan A. Fay and his son Henry H. Fay. This reservation has received during the year the usual amount of care, and has been visited by a considerable number of people. The roads have been scraped, widened and put in good condition, and a vista cleared affording an attractive view of Long Pond. Dead branches have been cut and removed and the general aspect of the woodland improved. The town of Falmouth made its usual appropriation of $300 for the maintenance of the park from which all expenditures have been met. Automobiles are now permitted to use the road, which privilege gives a larger opportunity to enjoy the natural beauties of the park. Mount Ann Park in Gloucester was the gift of William, Charles, Robert and Laurence Minot, to be maintained as a wild park, and as a memorial of their brother Henry Davis Minot whose book on the birds of li^ew England ranks with other authoritative works on this subject. This holding has been of late exposed to two serious perils. During the past year fierce woodland fires have swept over 200 acres of ad- joining territory, but fortunately did not pass the bound- aries of the park. In addition to this dangerous condition the park is surrounded by woodlands which have been seriously infested with the gypsy moth, and egg clusters of the moth have been found in considerable numbers in the confines of the reservation. Until now careful search for the eggs and their destruction in the usual manner has pre- vented any serious injury to the tree growth. Suggestions have been made to the. committee that a radical cutting of the trees be made in order to reduce the work required for protection. It is the opinion of your committee that this is a method to be used only as a last resort, and that no such condition exists at present which would justify such action on their part. The need of an observatory on Mount Ann 16 . PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. has again been called to the attention of the committee, and it is their opinion that a building of this kind should be erected as soon as the funds therefor can be obtained. At present the view from the summit is cut off by the tree tops, and to restore it at the sacrifice of the trees would not meet with the approval of your committee. It is to be hoped, therefore, that a sufiicient sum to defray the cost of building a suitable structure may be soon obtained, either through the gift of some one to whom this improvement appeals, or through a more general subscription for this purpose. Rocky Narrows, on the Charles River at Sherburn, was given to the Trustees by Mr. Augustus Hemenway, who pur- chased this picturesque spot for the purpose of preserving it. It includes a rocky ledge surmounted by hemlocks, and is often described as " The Gates of the Charles." A swale on the down-stream side offers excellent facilities for camp- ing. This reservation is well known to canoeists and is much used by them. A tendency to vandalism which appeared a few years ago has disappeared. The present danger here, as in so many holdings of the Trustees, is from the threat- ened damage to the growth from the gypsy moth. The in- crease of this insect pest in this locality will require special attention this winter. Some repairs are also needed on the bridges and paths. Governor Hutchinsoris Field in Milton was the combined gift of the late J ohn M. Forbes and his sister Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham and other public-spirited men and women who united in a subscription for the purchase of other adjacent lands needed for the rounding out of the reservation. The field, which was originally a part of the Governor Hutchin- son estate, is situated on the easterly side of Adams Street at the highest part of Milton Hill. Although the field is used to some extent by visitors, it is probable that enjoyment is given to the larger number of people by the view from the road across the field and over the Neponset marshes to the blue waters of the sea beyond. Many motorists are led to take this road in going from or returning to Boston for the pleasure obtained from this beautiful outlook. The res- ervation has received its usual amount of care. The trees PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 have been sprayed, and although the gypsy moth is still found in this vicinity the conditions are in no wise alarming. Some new fencing will soon be required along the south- eastern boundary. The grass has ceased to be of sufficient value to sell, and is given away each year. Monument Mountain Reservation was the gift of Miss Helen C. Butler, and is a memorial of her sister Rosalie Butler. It is situated in Great Barrington, but the northern boundary is the town line of Stockbridge. The rugged ledges of the mountain are well known to all travelers in the Berk- shire Hills, and now that it is opened to the public and the road to the summit kept in repair the number of visitors increases each year. The publishers of a new journal called " Stockbridge,'' issued monthly, are desirous of making more facts concerning the reservation known to the public, and for that purpose have obtained from the committee a detailed plan showing boundaries, paths, trails and other features, and will soon print a special article concerning the reservation. The physical condition of the reservation, generally speaking, is much improved over that of a year ago, or even two years ago. The forester employed by the Trustees visited the mountain in September, just after a fire had run through a portion of the territory. The fire burned over an area of some 75 acres in extent, but was con- fined principally to the ledges and high places where there was only a scattering of timber. The only trees of any size that were destroyed were chestnut trees, some of which had been seriously damaged, if not killed, by earlier fires. This area will now be cleared of chestnut in pursuance of the policy heretofore adopted of replacing the chestnut as rapidly as possible with a growth of white pines. The forester re- ports that the area planted last year with white pine is flour- ishing, and in his opinion is likely to prove successful. The Pine Knoll in Sheffield was purchased by a small group of public-spirited men and women who were interested in the town and felt that this unusual bit of scenery should be preserved unspoiled for future generations. It is used largely, as was anticipated by those who gave it, by the peo- ple of the town and especially by the school children. It 18 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. has been suggested that the existing fence in front of the knoll, which is not exactly on the boundary line and sep- arates the knoll from the school gTounds, be removed. The property of the Trustees is marked by boundary stones, and this proposition may properly be given consideration. A request for additional seats has been received, which is an- other indication that this friendly gift for the benefit of the town is used and appreciated. Petticoat Hill in Williamsburg is the gift of Mrs. Martha W. ISTash as a memorial to her husband, Edward W. is'ash, in the home town of his youth. This wooded park includes the slope of a hill near the center of the town. It is much used in the summer time by the children of the village who play in the shade of the trees. Williamsburg is the ter- minus of an electric railway which brings a considerable number of visitors from ISTorthampton and the surrounding country. These find this v/ooded slope a pleasant spot in which to rest and eat their lunches. At the foot of the hill is a spring of good water, protected by a curb, and a rather steep path leads to a viewpoint at the top of the hill, from which extensive views are obtained to the south and east. The path has been repaired and some dead trees and brush cut out. The tree growth is reported as in good condition. The corporation has lost this year, by death, one of its earliest and most earnest members. Dr. Charles Sedgwick Minot was deeply interested in the work of this organiza- tion and kept himself informed of its activities. Known to the world as an exact scholar and eminent man of science, he was also known to his friends as a genuine lover of the beautiful in nature. His name is permanently enrolled in the records of the Trustees as one of the four brothers who established Mount Ann Park in memory of their brother, Henry Davis Minot. In former reports the reasons have been given that make it desirable that the Trustees should have a larger permanent fund. Without it no gift can be considered that is not ac- companied by a special fund, the income of which will be sufficient to provide maintenance expenses, ^^'either is it possible for the Trustees to act independently in purchasing PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 19 or otherwise contributing to tlie preservation of any beauti- ful or historic spot which might otherwise be lost to the public for all time. Following a suggestion made at the last meeting the Trustees have put the needs of the corporation in the form of an advertisement in the " Boston Transcript," which has from time to time a column devoted to similar notices. It is too soon as yet, and perhaps present conditions are not sufficiently favorable, to expect any tangible results from such an appeal. It is to be hoped, however, that the Trustees individually will bring the 'needs of the corporation to the attention of those who are interested in the objects for which this body was created. Respectfully submitted, HENRY P. WALCOTT, Chairman, CHARLES S. SARGENT, NATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMANN, EDWARD W. EORBES, GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, Treasurer, JOHN WOODBURY, Secretary, Standing Committee. Jan. 27, 1915. 20 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. H W HI H o H O W I- as rv ;h a ® O O as o o O . o o O 3 ^t-. §1 - o <^ a S ^ & 5 d oi ;=S o p +2 o O C3 O O 02 ^ ^ o H o o CO o o ^ o 1^ o ? o o o E2 . o -a =5 ^ pi O « 1=3 S ryj -s ^ ^ s s • O O "'^ O *^ lO 1— I rH rH O CO c: 1-5 o o ^ CO CO CO PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. o CO CD O 00 O 00 lO o O CO O TjH CO ^ (M tH o T-l 00 1—1 to 02 DQ -4-= H-3 O O o o ^ H-= qT M C» o S ^ '-I 13 o . 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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Trustees OF Public Reservations. 1915- PRINTED FOR THE TRUSTEES BY WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 32 DERNE STREET, BOSTON. 1916. CONTENTS. PAGE Officers and Members of the Corporation, ....... 5 Founders, ............. 6 Life Associates, 6 Officers, 1891-1915, 7 Lands held by the Trustees, ......... 7 An Act to establish the Trustees of PublicJReservations, ... 8 By-Laws, 10 Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Reservations, . 15 Report of the Treasurer, 20 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. Charles W. Eliot, President, Cambridge. George Sheldon, Vice-President, Deerfield. STANDING COMMITTEE. Henry P. Walcott, Chairman, Cambridge. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge. George Wigglesworth, Treasurer, 53[State Street, Boston. John Woodbury, Secretary, 14 Beacon Street, Boston. John S. Ames, North Easton. ♦Charles F. Adams, Lincoln. J. F. A. Adams, Pittsfield. Oakes Ames, North Easton. Oliver Ames, Boston. Francis H. Appleton, Boston. E. PiERSON Beebe, Falmouth. William Brewster, Cambridge. Kenyon L. Butterfield, Amherst. Henry M. Channing, Sherborn. George W. Chase, North Adams. ♦Christopher Clarke, Northampton. Charles R. Codman, Cotvdt. WiNTHROP Murray Crane, Dalton. George B. Dorr, Boston. William C. Endicott, Danvers. Arthur F. Estabrook, Boston. Desmond FitzGerald, Brookline. Charles H. W. Foster, Brookline. Sidney F. Haskell, Gloucester. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. Henry M. Lovering, Taunton. A. Lawrence Lowell, Cambridge. Arthur Lyman, Waltham. George C. Mann, Milton. Robert O. Morris, Springfield. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Fred'k L. Olmsted, Brookline. Henry L. Parker, Worcester. Herbert Parker, Lancaster. Dudley L. Pickman, Beverly. Alexander Sedgwick, Stockbridge. Charles A. Stone, Plymouth. John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Allen T. Treadway, Stockbridge. George H. Tucker, Pittsfield. Moses Williams, Brookline. Frank H. Wright, Great Barrington. Walter C. Wright, Medford. Chas. G. Washburn, Worcester. * Deceased. 6 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. FOUNDERS. Miss Helen C. Butler, New York, Miss Ellen Chase, Brookline. *Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham, Milton. *Henry H. Fat, Falmouth. ♦Joseph Story Fay, Falmouth. Miss Sarah B. Fay, Falmouth. *John M. Forbes, Milton. *Mr3. John M. Forbes, Milton. Mrs. Edith E. Forbes, Milton. Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge. *J. Malcolm Forbes, Milton. ♦Joseph S. Glover, Boston. Augustus Hemenway, Canton. ♦William Minot, Boston. ♦Charles Sedgwick Minot, Milton. ♦Robert Sedgwick Minot, Manchester. Laurence Minot, Boston. Mrs. Martha W. Nash, Boston. ♦Henry Pickering, Boston. ♦George R. R. Rivers, Milton. Miss Mary Rivers, Milton. ♦Mrs. Fanny Foster Tudor, Boston, Mrs. K. G. T. Webster, Cambridge, George Wigglesworth, Milton. LIFE ASSOCIATES. Mrs. Harrison O. Apthorp, Milton. Peter C. Brooks, Boston. Shepherd Brooks, Boston. Joseph Brewer, Milton. Edward M. Brewer, Milton. Miss Brewer, Milton. John C. Cobb, Milton. Miss C. H. Cabot, BrookUne. Mrs. Edward M. Cary, Milton. Miss Hester Cunningham, Milton. Arthur F, Estabrook, Boston. W. E. C. Eustis, Milton. Mrs. Rose D. Forbes, Milton. J. Murray Forbes, Milton. W. Cameron Forbes, Westwood. Ralph E. Forbes, Milton. Samuel Gannett, Milton. H. C. Gallagher, Milton. Mrs. Griffith, Milton. Miss M. C. Jackson, Boston. Miss Helen L. Jaques, Milton. Mrs. Francis Jaques, Milton. Miss Amelia H. Jones, New Bedford. Mrs. Mary L. Jones, New Bedford. Nathaniel T. Kidder, Milton. William C. Loring, Boston. William J. Ladd, Milton. H. A. Lamb, Milton. John T. Morse, Jr., Boston. Mrs. John C. Phillips, Boston. Wallace L. Pierce, Milton. Charles S. Rackemann, Milton. James Savage Russell, Milton. Miss Laura D. Russell, Plymouth. Miss Marion Russell, Boston. Mrs. Henry S. Russell, Milton. Charles S. Sargent, Brookline. Nathaniel H. Stone, Milton. John E, Thayer, South Lancaster. Ellerton p. Whitney, Milton. ♦ Deceased. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 7 OFFICERS, 1891-1915. President. George F. Hoar, 1891-1904 Charles W. Eliot 1905-1915 Vice-President. William S. Shurtleff 1891-1895 George Sheldon, 1896-1915 Chairman of the Standing Committee. Philip A. Chase, 1891-1893 Charles Eliot, 1894-1897 Philip A. Chase, 1897-1903 Henry P. Walcott, 1903-1915 Treasurer. George Wigqlesworth, 1891-1915 Secretary. Charles Eliot, 1891-1893 Henry R. Shaw, 1894 John Woodbury,- 1894-1915 LANDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, 1915. acres. Virginia Wood, ............ 20 Goodwill Park 139 Rocky Narrows, ............ 21 Mount Ann Park, ............ 50 Governor Hutchinson's Field, .......... 10 Monument Mountain Reservation, ......... 260 The Pine Knoll, 6 Petticoat Hill, 50 8 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ACT OF INCORPORATION. Chapter 352, Acts op 1891. An Act to establish the Trustees of Public Reserva- tions. Section 1. Frederick L. Ames, Philip A. Chase, Chris- topher Clark, Charles R. Codman, Elisha S. Converse, George F. Hoar, John J. Russell, Leverett Saltonstall, Charles S. Sargent, Nathaniel S. Shajer, George Sheldon, William S. Shurtleff, George H. Tucker, Francis A. Walker, George Wigglesworth, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of The Trustees of Public Reserva- tions, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, arranging, main- taining, and opening to the public, under suitable regulations, beautiful and historical places and tracts of land within this Commonwealth, with the powers and privileges and subject to the duties set forth in chapter one hundred and fifteen of the Public Statutes and in such other general laws as now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but said corporation shall have no capital stock. Section 2. Said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or otherwise, real estate, such as it may deem worthy of preservation for the enjoyment of the public, but not exceeding one million dollars in value, and such other property, both real and personal, as may be necessary or proper to support or promote the objects of the corporation, but not exceeding in the aggregate the further sum of one million dollars. Section 3. All personal property held by said corporation, and all lands* which it may cause to be opened and kept open to the public, and all lands which it may acquire and hold with this, object in view, shall be exempt from taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the property of literary, benevolent, charitable, and scientific institutions in- corporated within this Commonwealth is now exempt by PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 9 law; but no lands so acquired and held and not open to the public shall be so exempt from taxation for a longer period than two years. Said corporation shall never make any divi- sion or dividend of or from its property or income among its members. Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 10 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. ARTICLE 1. Of Members. The members of the corporation shall be residents of Massa- chusetts and their number shall not exceed fifty. The Standing Committee may, if it sees fit, nominate per- sons to membership by inserting the names of candidates upon the notice of warning of any meeting. The election shall take place at any meeting subsequent to such notice, and shall be by ballot upon the names proposed by the Standing Com- mittee; and any person who receives the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting shall, on his acceptance in writing of his election, be declared and enrolled a member of the corporation. Membership may be terminated by written notice, signed by the member and delivered to the Secretary or other officer of the corporation. ARTICLE I L Of Founders, Life Associates and Contributors. All persons from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one thousand dollars or more shall be permanently enrolled as Founders. All persons not entitled to be enrolled as Founders, from whom the corporation shall receive real or personal property to the value of one hundred dollars or more, shall be enrolled during life as Life Associates. All persons, societies or corporations not entitled to be enrolled as Founders or Life Associates, from whom the cor- poration shall receive one or more dollars, shall be enrolled as contributors for the year in which payment of such sum is made. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 11 ARTICLE IIL Of Meetings. 1. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held on the last Wednesday in January, in Boston or at such other city or town in the Commonwealth, and at such time and place, as the Standing Committee may determine. A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of not less than seven members, but a majority of the members present and voting may adjourn any meeting from time to time until the business shall have been finished. In the event of the annual meeting, by mistake or otherwise, not being called and held as herein prescribed, the Standing Committee shall order a special meeting to be called and held in lieu of and for the purposes of the annual meeting. Special meetings of the corporation may be called by the Standing Committee to meet at any time and place. A quorum at a special meeting shall consist of not less than seven members. 2. At all meetings the President shall take the chair as soon as a quorum is present; and the record of the preceding meeting shall then be read, unless such reading is dispensed with by the unanimous consent of those present. After which at all special meetings the business for which the meeting was called shall be transacted, and at the annual meeting the order of business shall be as follows : — First. — The unfinished business and the assignments of the last meeting shall be announced by the Secretary to the President and taken up in order. Second. — The Secretary shall be called on to submit a written report of the doings of the Standing Committee for the year ending with the previous 31st of December. Third. — The Treasurer shall be called upon to submit a written report of his doings for the year ending with the previous 31st of December, and the financial condition of the corporation of that date. Fourth. — The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts shall be called on for a report. Fifth. — Any special committee which may have been ap- pointed during the year shall be called on to report. Sixth. — If the Standing Committee shall have proposed 12 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. changes in the By-laws, the same shall be voted upon as provided in Article VII. Seventh. — If the Standing Committee shall have made any nominations to membership in the corporation, an election shall be held as provided in Article I. Eighth. — An election of officers for the ensuing year shall be held, as provided in Article IV., Section 1. Ninth. — On the announcement of the vote the newly elected President shall take the chair, and shall give the members present an opportunity to present new business. Tenth. — The newly elected President shall appoint a com- mittee to audit the Treasurer's accounts. ARTICLE IV. Of Officers. 1. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be ex-officiis members of the Standing Committee, which shall consist of seven persons in all. The ofiicers and the Standing Committee shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting of the corporation, an adjourn- ment thereof, or at a meeting in lieu of such annual meeting, as above provided; and they shall hold their offices for one year, or until others are duly chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy occurring in any of the above offices from death, resignation or inability, shall be filled by the Standing Committee at their next regular meeting or at a special meeting to be called for the purpose before such regular meeting. 2. The President shall preside at all meetings of the corpora- tion. If he is absent, the Vice-President, and, if the Vice- President is also absent, a President pro tempore, chosen by hand vote of the members of the corporation present, shall preside, and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary shall warn the members of all meetings of the corporation, according as he may be directed by votes of the Standing Committee. He shall call the meetings of the Standing Committee as he may be directed by the chair- man of the committee or on the request in writing of any two members thereof. He shall . carry on all the correspondence PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 13 of the corporation not otherwise provided for, and shall, when the correspondence is of importance, preserve copies of the letters sent and the original letters received, for transmission with his records to his successor in office. He shall keep an exact record of all meetings of the corporation and of the Standing Committee, with the names of the members present, entering in full all reports of committees, which may be ac- cepted, by either body, unless otherwise directed. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of the doings of that body for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if the report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. 4. The Treasurer shall, when directed, as provided in the next paragraph, make disbursements; and he shall also collect all moneys due to the corporation, and shall keep regular and faithful account of all the moneys and funds of the cor- poration which shall come into his hands and of all receipts and expenditures connected with the same, which accounts shall always be open to the inspection of members of the corporation. He shall make no investments and pay no moneys without either the approval of a majority of the Standing Committee or else of such officer or committee as said Standing Committee shall appoint to act for it in these matters. At the January meeting of the Standing Committee he shall make a written report of his doings for the year ending on the previous 31st of December; and, if his report is approved, he shall present it at the annual meeting of the corporation. ARTICLE V. Of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall, at the first meeting after the annual meeting of the corporation in each year, elect a chairman, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the committee. In his absence a chairman pro tempore may be chosen by hand vote. The Standing Committee shall meet at least once in every month, and a quorum shall consist of not less than three members. The Standing Committee may nominate or refuse to nominate new members of the corpora- tion, may accept or decline gifts offered to the corporation, may approve or disapprove investments or expenditures pro- 14 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. posed by the Treasurer, may approve or disapprove all bills against the corporation, may appoint subcommittees of their number, may appoint and remove agents, may engage what- ever assistance is needed to administer the affairs of the cor- poration, may designate such agents and employees by such titles as they may deem proper, and, in general, may exercise all the executive powers of the corporation. ARTICLE VL Of the Seal. The corporate seal shall be a circular, flat-faced die of about an inch and a half in diameter, with the name of the corpora- tion, the year of its organization, the word "Massachusetts" and the figure of a pine tree so engraved on its face that it can be embossed on paper by pressure. ARTICLE VI L Of Amendments. At any annual meeting of the corporation, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, these By-laws may be amended, altered or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting, provided that notice of such proposed change shall have been given in the call of the meeting. PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 15 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. The Standing Committee of the Trustees of Public Reser- vations submits herewith its twenty-fifth annual report. Virginia Wood in Stoneharn has been cared for by the Metropolitan Park Commission in the usual manner. Dur- ing the spraying season the trees and undergrowth were carefully and thoroughly sprayed as a protection against the gypsy moth and other insect pests. A small amount of forestry work is now going on consisting mainly of the removal of dead or suppressed trees. The paths and bridges have been kept in order, and the wood remains, as it always has been, one of the most attractive sections of the Middle- sex Fells. Goodwill Park in Falmouth has received its usual amount of care under the direction of the local committee. The town of Falmouth made its usual annual appropriation for the maintenance of the park, and the chief item of expense this year was the renewal of the fence along the Gifford road. The opening of the roads in the park to automobiles has resulted in a much larger use of the park by the public. Mount Ann Park in Gloucester has had the careful atten- tion of the local committee. Although maintained in ac- cordance with the terms of gift as a "wild park,'* it is necessary every year to do considerable work in removing dead wood which threatens in case of fire; in keeping a few paths open; and, in recent years, in prevention work against the ravages of the gypsy moth, which, so far, has been success- ful. A visit from members of this committee to Mount Ann has resulted in a recommendation from them that, instead of 16 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. building an observatory on the summit as has been often suggested, vistas be opened up in several directions which will give the important views. In many cases such vistas offer more pleasant prospects than does a wide general view, and in this particular case such a method would avoid many of the problems which are presented in the plan of building an observatory and maintaining it in proper order in so retired a location. Your committee therefore recommends that the incoming committee, with the advice of a competent expert, try the effect of opening up the views in several directions in the manner suggested. An attempt having been made by an adjoining owner to close one of the approaches to the park from Essex Avenue, proper legal steps have been taken to have the way kept open. Rocky Narrows in Sherborn has been cared for as usual and has had the usual number of visitors. These are largely confined to canoeists in the Charles River, as there is no good approach from the land side. Governor Hutchinson's Field in Milton is, as its name im- plies, kept as an open area so that the well-known view from Milton Hill across the meadows of the Neponset River to Boston Harbor and beyond may not be obstructed. The grass has been sold or given away from year to year, and this summer it was found necessary to clear away a con- siderable amount of bushes and weeds which have encroached upon the field. This year as usual a certain amount of gypsy moth work has been required on the trees along the road and bank, and a wire fence has been built along the South boundary with the adjoining owner. Monument Mountain Reservation in Great Barrington has required considerable attention. The policy of replacing the areas which have been burned over, and the chestnut growth as fast as its removal becomes necessary, with white pine, has been continued. The forester employed by the Trustees reports that practically all of the trees planted last year are alive and doing well. Arrangements have been made for planting 10,000 or 12,000 three-year seedlings this coming spring. The road and most-used path up the moun- tain will require repairs in the spring. The portions of the PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 17 reservation along the highway have been used considerably by automobile parties for lunching, and apparently on several occasions for camping over night. This use has led to the accumulation of rubbish and other forms of nuisance, and emphasizes the desirability of a caretaker living near or on the premises. This would seem to be best arranged if it should be found practicable to build a small house and necessary outbuildings on that part of the reservation that was formerly known as the Hickey farm, and the rent of the house and the use of the land immediately adjoining might count towards the remuneration which a caretaker should receive. The Trustees have been notified that the State Highway Commission is about to make certain changes in the highway at this point for the purpose of removing curves and straightening the road. Pine Knoll in Sheflfield has received its usual care. The old wooden fence along the front has been removed in ac- cordance with the recommendations made last year, and the north and south fences have been painted. The use of the knoll requires that more seats should be furnished, and possibly a substantial table which could be used for picnic purposes. Petticoat Hill in Williamsburg has been visited during the year by the usual number of people. The path to the sum- mit was put in good condition in the spring, but has been badly washed by the heavy rains of the past summer, and will again require to be put in condition in the spring. The chestnut growth in this reservation begins to show the effects of the blight, and the affected trees will be removed this winter. Your committee, after careful consideration, found it neces- sary to decline the only gift which has been offered to the Trustees during the past year. By the wills of Edward Wheelwright and his wife and their brother, Henry A. Wheelwright, it was provided that on the death of the survivor a large tract of woodland in the town of Cohasset should be offered to the Trustees, together with a fund which the testators estimated would be ample for its care and maintenance. The attractiveness of this intended gift lay 18 PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. chiefly in its trees, many of which were excellent specimens of their kind. During the last years of the surviving brother he was in such condition of health that he was unable to give personal attention to this land, and the woods became thoroughly infested with the gypsy moth. After his death came prolonged litigation over his will, and it was not until last summer that the executor was in position to lay the proposed gift before your committee for its consideration. From a personal examination by members of the committee it was clear that a large part of the woodland, including most of the best trees, was injured beyond recovery by the ravages of the gypsy moth, and that the income of the fund which would accompany the gift was insufficient to meet the probable expense of controlling the pest and thus possibly saving some portion of this once attractive piece of woods, even without taking into consideration the other demands which would be made on the fund for the general care and maintenance of the proposed park. Therefore, with full appreciation of the public spirit which led the testators to make the provisions they did in their wills, your committee, in view" of the changed conditions, were constrained to formally decline the gift. Since the last annual meeting the Trustees have lost by death two members of the corporation. Charles Francis Adams had from its inception been interested in the purposes of this organization. When in 1892, principally through the activity of the Trustees, a State commission was created to consider the need of more public open spaces in what is now known as the metropolitan district, including Boston and the surrounding cities and towns, Mr. Adams was appointed by Governor William E. Russell chairman of that commis- sion. The report of that commission made to the Legisla- ture of 1893 was written by Mr. Adams, and was a model of cogency and conciseness. The present Metropolitan Park Commission was created to carry out the recommendations therein contained, and Mr. Adams became the chairman of that Board. He held that position until the land takings as outlined in the report were made and the Metropolitan Park System assured, and then resigned to obtain more time PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. 19 for other interests which demanded his attention. He never, however, lost interest in the purposes for which this organiza- tion was created. Christopher Clarke of Northampton was a charter member of the Trustees of Public Reservations. He was for many years, and until the time of his death, city forester of Northampton, serving without compensation, and that city owes to him the preservation and improvement of its road- side trees. He was not only interested in the preservation in public use of as much as possible of the beautiful and interesting scenery of Massachusetts, but gave a large part of his time and his best efforts to bring about this desirable result. Even up to last winter, at an advanced age, he continued to appear before committees of the Legislature to urge acquirement by the State of tracts which he believed should be obtained and held for the public. He had created a corporation to hold and preserve Mount Holyoke until such time as the State should be induced to make it a public reservation. His name will always be associated with the Mount Tom State Reservation, which owes its existence to his enthusiasm and persistent efforts. Respectfully submitted, HENRY P. WALCOTT, Chairman, CHARLES S. SARGENT, NATHANIEL T. KIDDER, CHARLES S. RACKEMANN, EDWARD W. FORBES, GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, Treasurer, JOHN WOODBURY, Secretary, Standing Committee. Jan. 26, 1916. 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