Dist. 17. That part of Ward 12 to the west of a line drawn through G street to Dorchester street, thence to the water. WILLIAM H. MASON, Assessor.

Dist. 18. The whole of Ward 13.
The whole of Ward 14.

JOHN D. CARTY, Assessor.

WILLIAM H. MCINTOSH,

Dist. 19. Assessor. Dist, 20. The whole of Ward 15. EDWARD KELLY, Assessor, Dist. 21. That part of Ward 16 to the north and west of a line from the water opposite Glover's Corner, thence through East street, Bowdoin and Harvard streets to Hyde Park line. OLIVER HALL, Assessor.

Dist. 22. That part of Ward 16 to the south and east of a line from the water opposite Glover's Corner, thence through East street, Bowdoin and Harvard streets, to Hyde Park line. E. H. R, RUGGLES, Assessor.

Salary, five dollars per day.

BENJAMIN CUSHING, Secretary to Board of Assessors, and to Board of Assistant Assessors.

BRIDGES.

[Ord. p. 70.]

CHELSEA STREET BRIDGE. Edward T. Stowers, Superintendent. Salary, $300. [Chosen by concurrent vote.]

DOVER STREET BRIDGE. Angus Nelson, Superintendent. Salary, $1,400, and the use of house on bridge. [Chosen by concurrent vote.]

FEDERAL STREET BRIDGE. Jacob Norris, Superintendent. Salary, $1,700, and the use of the building on the bridge, and a horse, at the city's expense, to open and close the draw. [Chosen by concurrent vote.]

MERIDIAN STREET BRIDGE. Abner Knight, Superintendent. Salary, $1,000. [Chosen by concurrent vote.]

MOUNT WASHINGTON AVENUE BRIDGE. George H. Davis, Superintendent. Salary, $2,000. [Chosen by concurrent vote.] GRANITE BRIDGE. B. S. Hawes, Superintendent. Salary, $100. [Chosen by concurrent vote.]

NEPONSET BRIDGE. John Galvin, Superintendent. Salary, $300. [Chosen by concurrent vote.]

BROADWAY BRIDGE.

Superintendent. Salary, $————

[Chosen by concurrent vote.]1

COMMON AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.

[Ord., February 28, 1870.]

JOHN GALVIN, Superintendent. Salary, $2,000. [Elected by concurrent vote.] The Superintendent, under the direction of the Joint Standing Committee on the Common, etc., has charge of all the trees in the streets of this city, and of the following public grounds and squares, viz:

CITY PROPER.

The Common and Malls, containing forty-eight and onequarter acres, exclusive of the Cemetery, which contains one and one-quarter acres. The length of the iron fence around the Common is one mile and one-eighth.

Public Garden, on the west side of Charles street, containing about twenty-four and one-quarter acres.

Franklin Square, on the east side of Washington street, con. taining 105,205 feet.

Blackstone Square, on the west side of Washington street, containing 105.000 feet.

1 Commissioners will be appointed this year for the Cambridge and Charlestown Bridges. [1870, c. 202.]

Chester Square, between Shawmut avenue and Tremont street, containing 57,860 feet.

Union Park, between Shawmut avenue and Tremont street, containing 16,000 square feet.

Worcester Square, between Washington street and Harrison avenue, containing 16,000 square feet.

Lowell Square, on Cambridge street, containing 5,772 square feet.

SOUTH BOSTON. — Telegraph Hill, on which the reservoir stands. Independent of the reservoir, there is a lot, containing about 190,000 square feet, reserved for a public walk, and which is enclosed with an iron fence.

Independence Square, situated between Broadway, Second, M, and N streets, contains about six and one-half acres, and has been properly graded, the walks arranged, the gutters paved, trees set out, and iron fence built.

Lincoln Square, situated between Emerson, Fourth, and M streets, and east of the primary school-house, enclosed by an iron fence. The lot contains 9,510 square feet.

EAST BOSTON.- Maverick Square, containing 22,500 square feet, of which 4,398 square feet are enclosed by an iron fence.

Central Square, between Meridian and Border streets, containing 49,470 square feet, 32,310 of which are enclosed by an iron fence.

Belmont Square, surrounded by Webster, Sumner, Belmont, and Seaver streets, 30,000 square feet, enclosed by an iron fence.

ROXBURY. — Madison Square, located between Ruggles, Cabot and Sterling streets, containing 122,220 square feet, around which there are 21,580 square feet contemplated for streets.

Orchard Park, located between Chadwick and Yeoman streets, containing 93,862 square feet.

Washington Park, located between Dale and Bainbridge streets, containing 396,125 square feet.

Lewis Park, between Highland and New streets, containing about 5,600 square feet. Highland Park, so called, is the old Fort lot, containing 114,665 square feet, and occupied partly by the Roxbury Stand pipe, and is in charge of the Cochituate Water Board.

DORCHESTER.Meeting House Hill Square, located between East and Highland streets, containing about ten acres.

FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT.

TREASURER.

FREDERIC U. TRACY, City and County Treasurer and Collector. Salary, $5,000, and $18,200 for permanent assistant clerks. [Chosen by the City Council in convention, in May. City Charter, § 42.]

ALFRED T. TURNER, City Auditor. Salary, $5,000, and $7,500 for clerk hire. [Chosen by concurrent vote of the City Council, in May. City Ordinances, p. 213.]

[The first day of each month is pay-day. Bills presented to the several departments on or before the 15th of one month, are ready for payment at this office on the first of the next month, if properly approved. The Auditor desires parties who have claims against the city, which have been duly allowed, to be prompt in their calls to receive payment.]

SINKING FUND COMMISSION.

By the provisions of an Ordinance passed Dec. 24, 1870, the Mayor, City Treasurer, the Auditor of Accounts, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Accounts, and the Chairman of the Committee on Finance on the part of the Common Council, with two persons to be chosen at large, constitute a Board of Commissioners on the sinking funds for the payment or redemption of the city debt.

This Board for the present year is constituted as follows:WILLIAM GASTON, Mayor, Chairman.

FREDERIC U. TRACY, Treasurer.

ALFRED T. TURNER, Auditor, Secretary.

HENRY L. PIERCE, from Committee on Accounts.

WILLIAM POPE, from Committee on Finance.

At Large.

[Chosen in March or April.]

NEWTON TALBOT, for two years.

JOHN O. POOR, for one year.

FERRIES.

[Ord. Feb. 11, 1870.]

By chapter 155 of the Acts of the year 1869, the City Council of Boston were authorized to purchase the property and franchise of the East Boston Ferry Company. Accordingly, after a long period of negotiation, the terms of the purchase were agreed upon, and on December 17, 1869, the city voted to purchase the ferry property and franchise for the sum of $250,000; and the property was delivered to the City on April 1, 1870. (See City Doc. 115 of 1869.) By virtue of an ordinance passed February 11, 1870, a Board of Directors for the East Boston Ferries was constituted, and the following persons have been chosen as directors, viz: