APPEAL, BOARD OF
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX ORDERS
for 1910–1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

report of committee on appropriations, submitting the

appropriation bill for the city and county for 1910–1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as finally passed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . final list of items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ART DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASSESSING DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ordinances of 1910, concerning number of assessors, chapter 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reply to recommendations of Finance Commission relative to department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUDITING DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . monthly exhibit, January 31, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ “ January, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{{ “ February, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
& “ March, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(& “ April, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(& “ May, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
& “ June, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
{{ “ July, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
{{ “ August, 1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
{{ “ September, 1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
& “ October, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
& “ November, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
& “ December, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

January, 1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quarterly statement of money expended by the Mayor and the City Council for contingent expenses, April 1, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quarterly statement of money expended by the Mayor and the City Council for contingent expenses, July 1, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quarterly statement of money expended by the Mayor and the City Council for contingent expenses, October 1, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quarterly statement of money expended by the Mayor and the City Council for contingent expenses, January 2, 1911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BATH DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOARD OF APPEAL annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOARD OF ASSESSORS annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUNDS
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOARD OF HEALTH
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOSTON ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANY
petition to operate as a common carrier, report of the
executive committee of the City Council on . . . . .
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY AUDITOR. See AUDITING DEPARTMENT.
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY COUNCIL
closing proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
communications from the Finance Commission, the
clerk of committees and the city messenger rela-
tive to the officers connected with the City
Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
powers of, in regard to appropriations, communication
from corporation counsel giving opinion . . . . . . . .
report of committee on appropriations, submitting the
appropriation bill for the city and county for
1910–1911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
report of committee on claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
report of committee on prisons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
report of committee on soldiers' relief in relation to the
management of the soldiers' relief department. . . .
report of executive committee on petition of the Boston
Elevated Railway Company to operate as a com-
mon carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
report of special committee on rules of the City

CITY HOSPITAL
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY MESSENGER
statement to the City Council relative to the Finance
Commission's recommendation for the abolition
of the office of clerk of committees. . . . . . . . . . . . .
CLAIMS
acted on by the committee during the year 1910. . . . . . .
CLERK OF COMMITTEES
statement to the City Council relative to the Finance
Commission’s recommendation for the abolition
of the office of clerk of committees. . . . . . . . . . . . .

COLLECTING DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
monthly statement, January, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
{{ - {{ February, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{{ {{ March, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ ({ April, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ {{ May, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ {{ June, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (& {{ July, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ {{ August, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & * September, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (K {{ October, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & {{ November, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ (« December, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {{ {{ January, 1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONSTABLES

appointment of, for one year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONSUMPTIVES' HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CRANE COMPANY first location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Mayor's message with draft of ordinance establishing department. . . . . . . . . . . . . s & s o os e g g to e s is is & 8 e & 4 so Ordinances of 1910, amending sections 4 and 15 of the ordinance establishing the department of public works, chapter 11... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ordinances of 1910, establishing a department of public works, chapter 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELECTION DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS Boston and Suffolk County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FEES, OFFICIALS PAID BY appointment of, for one year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FINANCE COMMISSION communication relative to the officers connected with the City Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRE DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOURTH OF JULY ORATION delivered by James H. Wolff, July 4, 1910. . . . . . . . . . HEALTH DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IMPROVEMENTS list of requests made at district meetings. . . . . . . . . . . .

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INFIRMARY DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INSTITUTIONS REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JURY LIST, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LAW DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIST OF CITY AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND
OFFICIALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIST OF CLAIMS
acted on by the committee during the year 1910. . . . .
LIST OF JURORS, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MARKET DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MAYOR'S MESSAGES, TRANSMITTING REPORTS,
RECOMMENDATIONS, ETC., TO THE
CITY COUNCIL
address (inaugural) to the City Council, February 7,

communication from the board of assessors in reply to recommendations of the Finance Commission relative to the assessing department. . . . . . . . . . . . recommending an ordinance establishing a department of public works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . recommending appropriations and tax orders for 1910– 1911, together with annual estimates of the departments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MONTHLY CONFERENCES OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND CITY COUNCIL ordinances of 1910, concerning Monthly Conferences, chapter 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . report of special committee on the effect of the adoption of chapter 619, Acts of 1910, providing for a pension and retirement system for city employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rules for the conduct of the conference meetings. . . . . . MONTHLY EXHIBITS. See AUDITING DEPARTMENT. MONTHLY STATEMENTS. See TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND COLLECTING DEPARTMENT. MUNICIPAL REGISTER FOR 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MUSIC DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* . . . . . . . NEWTONWILLE AND WATERTOWN STREET RAIL– WAY COMPANY fourth location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFICIALS PAID BY FEES * appointment of, for one year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Doolent Wol O. Ol. OLD COLONY STREET RAILWAY COMPANY seventh location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 IV eighth location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 IV ninth location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 IV tenth location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 IV eleventh location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 IV twelfth location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 IV ORATION Fourth of July, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 IV ORDINANCES OF 1910 concerning number of assessors, chapter 1. . . . . . . . . . . 48 III concerning water rates for metered service, chapter 2. . 59 III concerning monthly conferences of heads of departments and City Council, chapter 3. . . . . . . . . . . . 81 IV concerning crying of wares, chapter 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 IV concerning seats on Common, etc., chapter 5. . . . . . . . 92 IV concerning route for parades, chapter 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 IV concerning water department, chapter 7. . . . . . . . . . . . 109 IV concerning passageway under Cambridge Bridge, chapter 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 IV establishing a department of public works and abolishing the engineering, street and water departments, chapter 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 IV concerning junk dealers, etc., chapter 10. . . . . . . . . . . . 163 IV amending sections 4 and 15 of the ordinance establishing the department of public works, chapter 11... 170 IV concerning payments for water, chapter 12. . . . . . . . . . 171 IV ORDINANCES passed in 1910–1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 IV OVERSEEING OF THE POOR. DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 I PARK DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 I PENAL INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 I PENSIONS FOR, CITY EMPLOYEES report of special committee of the Monthly Confer€108. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 IV POOR, OVERSEERS OF THE annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 I PRINTING DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 II PRISONS annual report of committee of City Council. . . . . . . . . 169 IV PUBLIC BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 II PUBLIC GROUNDS DEPARTMENT annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 II

ordinance concerning department and the care of
shade trees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 IV