The City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk are, ex officio, Clerk and Assistant Clerk, respectively, of the City Council.

The Assistant City Clerk is appointed by the City Clerk, subject to the approval of the Mayor, and discharges the duties of the City Clerk in his absence, or in case of a vacancy in that office [Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 11, 84]. By R. L., Chap. 26, § 16, the certificate or attestation of the Assistant City Clerk has equal effect with that of the City Clerk.

CITY PLANNING BOARD.

Office, 47 City Hall, third floor.

[Stat. 1913, Chap. 494; Ord. 1913, Chap. 6; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 12; Ord. 1915, Chap. 2.]

OFFICIALS.

FREDERIC H. FAY, Chairman.

MISS ELISABETH M. HERLIHY, Secretary. Salary, $1,900.

By Chapter 494, Acts of 1913, every city and town in the State having a population of more than 10,000 was authorized and directed to create a board to be known as the Planning Board, whose duty shall be to make careful studies of the resources, possibilities and needs of the city or town, particularly with respect to conditions which may be injurious to the public health, and to make plans for the development of the municipality with special reference to the proper housing of the people. In January, 1914, an ordinance was passed establishing "The City Planning Board," consisting of five members, one of whom shall be a woman, all to serve without compensation. The Mayor then appointed the members of the Board and they were subsequently confirmed by the Civil Service Commission. All future appointments will be for a term of five years.

COLLECTING DEPARTMENT.

Office, 201 City Hall Annex, second floor.

[Stat. 1875, Chap. 176; Stat. 1885, Chap. 266; Stat. 1888, Chap. 390; Stat. 1890, Chap. 418; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 14; Ord. 1908, Chap. 1; C. C., Title IV., Chap. 10; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486; Stat. 1913, Chap. 672; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 13; Ord. 1914, 2d Series, Chap. 2: Spec. Stat. 1916, Chap. 291; Ord. 1921, Chap. 1; Stat. 1922, Chap. 390.] WILLIAM M. McMORROW, City Collector. Term ends in 1926. Salary,

$6,000.

The Collector collects and receives all taxes and other assessments, betterments, rates, dues and moneys payable on any account to the City of Boston or the County of Suffolk. He has the custody of all leases from, and of all tax deeds of land held by, the City. The separate office of Collector was established by statute in 1875. Annual reports have been published since 1876.

Office, 111 City Hall Annex, first floor.

[Stat. 1906, Chap. 311; Stat. 1907, Chap. 560, § 78; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 15; C. C., Title IV., Chap. 16; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, §§ 53-61; Stat. 1910, Chap. 520; Stat. 1911, Chaps. 304, 469, 517, 550, 735; Stat. 1912, Chaps. 275, 471, 483, 641; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 286, 835; Stat. 1914, Chap. 730; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 15; Gen. Stat. 1915, Chaps. 48, 91; Gen. Stat. 1916, Chaps. 16, 43, 81, 87, 179; Gen. Stat. 1917, Chap. 29; Gen. Stat. 1918, Chap. 74; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 129, 142; Stat. 1921, Chaps. 65, 93, 114, 209, 288, 340, 387; Ord. 1921, Chap. 7.]

JAMES F. EAGAN. Term ends in 1924. Salary, $3,500.

MELANCTHON W. BURLEN. Term ends in 1923. Salary, $4,500. One Election Commissioner is appointed by the Mayor each year, term beginning April 1. The Chairman of the Board is designated annually by the Mayor.

The Board of Registrars of Voters was appointed in May, 1874, and was succeeded July 1, 1895, by the Board of Election Commissioners.

This department exercises all the powers and duties formerly conferred upon the Board of Registrars of Voters, including the preparation of the jury list, together with all the powers and duties formerly conferred upon the Mayor, Board of Aldermen and City Clerk, relating to elections in the City of Boston, except the power and duty of giving notice of elections and fixing the days and hours for holding the same.

The Board also exercises all the powers and duties formerly conferred upon the City Clerk and other officers by chapter 504 of the Acts of 1894, and acts in amendment thereof, relating to political committees and primaries, and all laws relating to the registration of voters in the City of Boston. For information concerning the new voting precincts as increased to 274 by the Election Commissioners in March, 1921, in accordance with Chap. 636, Acts of 1920, see Election Board's document dated March 28, 1921.

In the 1921 session of the Legislature there were seven Acts passed concerning elections in Boston, mostly due to the addition of women voters to the electorate, in accordance with the 19th Amendment to U. S. Constitution. The chapter numbers of same are stated above.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Office, City Building, Bristol street.

[Stat. 1850, Chap. 262; Stat. 1895, Chap. 449, §§ 9-11; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 17; Stat. 1909, Chap. 308; Stat. 1912, Chap. 574; Ord. 1912, Chaps. 4, 6; Ord. 1913, Chap. 1; Stat. 1913, Chap. 800; Stat. 1914, Chaps. 519, 795; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 16; Ord. 1917, Chap. 4; Ord. 1919, Chap. 2; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 60, 68; Stat. 1921, Chap. 196.] THEODORE A. GLYNN, Fire Commissioner. Salary, $7,500. JOHN O. TABER, Chief of Department. Salary, $5,000. DANIEL F. SENNOTT, First Deputy Chief. Salary, $4,000. HENRY A. FOX, Second Deputy Chief. Salary, $4,000. WALTER M. MCLEAN, Third Deputy Chief. Salary, $4,000. EDWARD J. SHALLOW, Fourth Deputy Chief. Salary, $4,000.

EUGENE M. BYINGTON, Superintendent of Repairs. Salary, $3,500. GEORGE L. FICKETT, Superintendent of Fire Alarm Branch. Salary, $3,500. WALTER J. BURKE, Superintendent of Wire Division. Salary, $3,000. EDWARD E. WILLIAMSON, Supervisor of Motor Apparatus. Salary, $2,700. BENJAMIN F. UNDERHILL, Chief Clerk. Salary, $2,500.

The Boston Fire Department was organized in 1837. It is in charge of one Commissioner, who has entire control of the department, consisting of the Chief, four deputy chiefs, and fifteen district chiefs in charge of the fifteen fire districts, 66 captains, 96 lieutenants, 55 engineers, 56 assistant engineers and 901 hosemen and laddermen, making total fire-fighting force of 1,194, also 62 fire stations, a fire alarm branch with 41 employees, operating 1,250 signal boxes, a repair shop with 87 employees, also a veterinary hospital. Annual reports have been published since 1838.

Other yearly salaries, as increased in 1920: District chiefs, $3,500; captains, $2,500; lieutenants, $2,300; engineers, $1,900; ass't engineers, $1,800; first year privates, $1,400, with annual increase of $100 until the maximum of $1,800 is reached.

By Chap. 4, Ord. 1917, the firemen have one day off in three, dating from Feb. 1, 1918, instead of one in five, as before.

In calendar year 1921, total alarms 5,247, or 762 more than in 1920; total fires, 4,408, of which 2,696 were in buildings, with total loss of $1,008,132, or $1,010,316 more than in 1920, all insured except $257,270. Marine loss, $139,600 additional, all insured except $2,150.

In accordance with Chap. 2, Ordinances of 1919, the Wire Department, established in 1894 for the purpose of supervising and inspecting all electrical wires, cables and conductors and substituting underground for overhead transmission, was merged with the Fire Department. The

duties of the Wire Commissioner thereby devolved upon the Fire Commissioner, whose salary was accordingly increased from $5,000 to $7,500.

CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEFS.

Chief JOHN O. TABER. Headquarters, Engine House 26-35, Mason street. In charge of the fire protection for the whole of the City, which is divided into three main divisions, each in charge of a deputy chief.

FIRST DIVISION. In charge of Fourth Deputy Chief EDWARD J. SHALLOW. Headquarters, Ladder House 8, Fort Hill square. Districts 1 to 5, inclusive.

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SECOND DIVISION. In charge of Second Deputy Chief HENRY A. Fox.
Headquarters, Engine 22, Warren avenue. Districts 6, 7, 8,
THIRD DIVISION. In charge of Third Deputy Chief WALTER M. MCLEAN.
Headquarters, Ladder House 23, Grove Hall. Districts 9, 10, 12, 13,
14, 195.

BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS. In charge of Captain WILLIAM H.
MCCORKLE.

FIRST DIVISION - DISTRICTS, DISTRICT CHIEFS AND APPARATUS. DISTRICT 1. FITZGERALD M. O'LALOR, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Ladder House 2, Paris street. All that part of Boston locally known as East Boston. Apparatus — Engines, Nos. 5, 9, 11, 31 (fireboat), 40, 47 (fireboat); Ladders, 2, 21; Chemical, 7.

DIST. No. 2. WILLIAM E. RILEY, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Engine House 50, Winthrop street. All that part of Boston locally known as Charlestown. Apparatus - Engines, Nos. 27, 32, 36, 50; Ladders, 9, 22. DIST. 3. CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Ladder House 18, Pittsburgh street. The territory included within a line beginning at the intersection of State and Devonshire streets, thence through State street to the water front, across the harbor to the extension of C street, South Boston, through C, Cypher, B and West First streets to Atlantic Avenue Bridge, through the latter and Atlantic avenue, Summer and Devonshire streets to the point of beginning. Apparatus Engines, Nos. 25, 38, 39, 44 (fireboat); Ladders, 8, 18; Water Tower, 3. Rescue 1.

DIST. 4. CHARLES A. DONOHOE, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Engine House 4, Bulfinch street. The territory included within a line beginning at the intersection of State and Devonshire streets, thence through Devonshire, Water, Washington, School and Beacon streets to Charles street, through Charles and Pinckney streets to the Cambridge boundary line, along said line to its intersection with the tracks of the Eastern Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad, thence to the Warren Avenue Drawbridge, to the Charlestown Drawbridge and around the water front to the extension of State street, thence to the point of beginning. ApparatusEngines, Nos. 4, 6, 8; Ladders, 1, 24; Water Tower, 1.

DIST. 5. ALBERT J. CAULFIELD, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Engine House 26-35, Mason street. The territory included within a line beginning at the intersection of Devonshire and Water streets, thence through Water, Washington, School and Beacon to Charles street, through Charles and Pinckney streets to the Cambridge boundary line, thence along said line to the extension of Otter street, through Otter, Beacon, Arlington, Boylston, Church and Providence streets to Columbus avenue, through said avenue, Church and Tremont streets and Broadway to Fort Point channel, thence to Atlantic Avenue Bridge, through the latter and Atlantic avenue, Summer and Devonshire streets to the point of beginning. Apparatus - Engines, Nos. 7, 10, 26, 35; Ladder, 17.

SECOND DIVISION DISTRICTS, DISTRICT CHIEFS AND APPARATUS. DIST. 6. JAMES J. CAINE, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Engine House 1, Dorchester street, South Boston. The territory included within a line beginning at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue Bridge and Fort Point channel, thence to West First street, through West First, B, Cypher and C streets to the water front, thence to the extension of Columbia road, through Columbia road, Mt. Vernon street, Willow court and Massachusetts avenue to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad tracks, along said tracks to the South Bay, to Fort Point channel and through the latter to the point of beginning. Apparatus Engines, Nos. 1, 2, 15, 43; Ladders, 5, 19, 20.

DIST. 7. FRANK A. SWEENEY, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Engine House 22, Warren avenue. The territory included within a line beginning at the intersection of Beacon and Otter streets, thence through Beacon, Arlington, Boylston, Church and Providence streets to Columbus avenue, thence through the latter, Church and Tremont streets, and Broadway to Fort Point channel, through said channel to the Roxbury canal, through the canal to Massachusetts avenue, to the Cambridge boundary line, and along said line to a point opposite the extension of Otter street, through Otter street to the point of beginning. Apparatus — Engines, Nos. 3, 22, 33; Ladders, 3, 13, 15; Water Tower, 2. DIST. 8. FRANK J. SHEERAN, Dist. Chief. Headquarters, Ladder House 12, Tremont street. The territory included within a line beginning at the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and the Cambridge boundary line, thence through said avenue and Washington, Marcella, Centre and New Heath streets to Heath square, thence through Heath street, South Huntington and Huntington avenues, to the Brookline boundary line, along said line to Cottage Farm Bridge, thence through Essex street to the Cambridge boundary line, and by said line to the point of beginning. Apparatus - Engines, Nos. 13, 14, 37; Ladders, 12, 26. DIST. 11. JAMES F. MCMAHON, Disi. Chief. Headquarters, Engine House 41, Harvard avenue, Brighton. The territory included within the district known as Brighton, which is west of the Cottage Farm Bridge and Essex street. Apparatus Engines, Nos. 29, 34, 41, 51; Ladders, 11,14.