PUBLIC BUILDINGs.- Concluded. Number Buildings. Location. of Feet Remarks. in Lot. 1 Pierpont Schoolhouse. . . . . Hudson street... . . 4,216 Wardroom 7 was in this build1Ilg. Westerly Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . Centre st., West 5,644 | Public Library branch in this Roxbury. o building. Stable and lot of land... . . . . Chauncey place . . . . . . . . . . . . Unoccupied. Smith Schoolhouse . . . . . . . Joy street. . . . . . . . 1,938 Ileased to Post 134, G. A. R. * Engine house lot. . . . . . . . Soley street. . . . . . 2,230 * Old Probate Court build- || Court square. . . . . . 2,423 || Occupied by city offices. 1Ilg. Historical Building . . . . . . 30 a n d 32 T re - 2,342 || Occupied by city offices. mont Street. Wardroom, Ward 20. . . . . . Meeting House | . . . . . . . . On lot with Mather SchoolHill. house. Wardroom, Ward 19. . . . . . Elmwood street. . . 5,684 Wardroom, Ward 8. . . . . . . No. 17 Blossom st. 4,021 Municipal B u i ld in g, Columbia road. . . . 13,244 Wardroom, branch library, Ward 16. swimming pool and gymnasium in this building. 3 Thomas Street School- || Thomas street... . . 10,954 | Leased to Boston Post 200, house. G. A. R. Ambulance station. . . . . . . . National street, . . . . . . . . On land leased of Carney South Boston. Hospital. Rifle range . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woburn, Mass. . . . |51.3 acr's Not in use. Rifle range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W i l m i ng to n, 57 acres. | Not in use. Mass. 1 Transferred to the School Committee May 11, 1909, for school purposes. * The above buildings were surrendered to this department as not wanted for school, fire or county purposes. 3 Transferred to this department June 3, 1905. COUNTY BUILDINGs. * Number Buildings. Location. of Feet Remarks. in Lot. Courthouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pemberton square. . . . . 87,035 Jail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles street . . . . . . 130,740 | Three buildings. Municipal Court, Southern | Roxbury street. . . . . . . 14,390 District. 9 In addition to the foregoing the following property was leased or rented by this department for city offices, etc. : Location of Buildings. Rent. do. Occupied by 37 Pemberton square. . . . . $6,600 per year Police Commissioner and Huntington Chambers... . Huntington Chambers. . . Mattapan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Tremont street. . . . . . . 73 Tremont street. . . . . . . 73 Tremont street . . . . . . . 73 Tremont street... . . . . . . Kimball Building. . . . . . . . Kimball Building. . . . . . . . 739 Boylston street. . . . . . 62 to 64 Pemberton square, Pemberton Building . . . . . 274 Boylston street. . . . . . and taxes. Po- $3,200 per year, $258 per year. . $450 per year. . $5,655 per year, $1,000 per year, $400 per year. . $1,500 per year, $2,000 per year $5,872 per year, $420 per year. . ARMORIES. The following list will show the locations and rents of all armories February 1, 1910, in charge of this department: Headquarters Second Brigade. . . . . . . . . . $954 120 Tremont street. Company L, Sixth Regiment . . . . . . . . . . City building . . Old Winthrop Schoolhouse, Bunker Hill street. & A, First Batt. of Cavalry. . . . . . City building . . Engine House No. 4, Bulfinch street. {{ B, “ {{ {{ e to go o $1,400 31 Irvington street. Lease expires March 1, 1910. {{ D, “ * , & & o $ a $1,350 Bacon’s Hall. {{ A., “ Corps of Cadets . . . {{ B, {{ {{ {{ r $4,800 130 Columbus avenue. {{ C, t{ {{ & {{ D, {{ & & WARDROOMS. The following list will show the location of the various wardrooms in the city and whether in city buildings or in hired buildings, and rent paid for same during the year: Ward. City or Rent. Name of Building. Location. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No wardroom. 2. . . . . . City building...] Armory building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maverick st. 3. . . . . . {& {{ Old Winthrop Schoolhouse. . . . . . . . Bunker Hill st., Chsn. 4. . . . . . {{ {{ Bunker Hill Grammar Schoolhouse . | Baldwin st., Chsn. 5. . . . . . to {{ Harvard Grammar Schoolhouse . . . . . Devens st., Chsn. 6. . . . . . & {& Faneuil Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faneuil Hall sq. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No wardroom. 8. . . . . . {{ {{ New municipal building. . . . . . . . . . . 17 Blossom st. 9. . . . . . City building... | Old Franklin Schoolhouse . . . . . . . . . Washington st. 10. . . . . . {{ {{ Rice Schoolhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appleton st. 11. . . . . . {{ * , | Prince Schoolhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exeter st. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No wardroom. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No wardroom. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No wardroom. WARDROOMS.- Concluded. Ward. City or Rent. Name of Building. Location. 15. . . . . . City Building. Courthouse, South Boston . . . . . . . Dorchester and West © Fourth stS. 16. . . . . . t{ & Municipal building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upham's Corner. 17. . . . . . {{ & Old church building . . . . . * * * * * * * Dudley st. 18. . . . . . {{ & New Roxbury Courthouse . . . . . . . Roxbury st. 19. . . . . . &é {{ Old pumping station . . . . . . . Elmwood st. 20. . . . . . & {{ Wardroom building . . . . . . . . . Meeting House Hill. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No wardroom. 22*. . . . . $600 per year. Tomfohrde Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boylston Station. 23 f. . . . . $600 “ “ Minton Hall. . . * * * * * * * * * * Forest Hills Station. 24 f. . . . . $675 “ “ Draper Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . el Adams st., Dorchester. 24. . . . . . City building, . City building . * * * * * * g e is Washington and Norfolk sts., Dorchester. 25. . . . . . {{ {{ Old Town Hall. . . . . . . . . . . Washington st., Bri. * Vacated September 30, 1909. t Lease expires August 1, 1910. £ Vacated April 30, 1909. City scales, as follows, viz.: North scales, Haymarket square. * ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC GROUNDS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1909–10. BosTON, February 7, 1910. HON. JoHN F. FITZGERALD, DEAR SIR,--In conformity with the requirements of the Revised Ordinances I herewith present my annual report of the Public Grounds Department for the year ending January 31, 1910. Under the limited means allowed for maintenance I believe the department has accomplished all that could be reasonably expected in its effort to make the public grounds attractive to the public. The general work has been conducted carefully, and each and every park or square has received a proportionate share of attention. CITY GREENHOUSES. The city greenhouse plant is decidedly antiquated, having been established in its present location about fifteen years ago, at which time the material in some of the houses had been in use elsewhere for ten years previously. On account of their age and being built entirely of wood they have been Subjected to constant and expensive repairs for years, and the foundations and framework of several are now in a state |