BRIGHTON. Square Feet. Brighton Square, Chestnut Hill ave. and Academy Hill rd. 25,035 1,900 4,300 9,796 Public Ground, Cambridge, Lincoln and Mansfield sts. 32,346 * Edward M. Cunningham Park, Cambridge, Murdock and Sparhawk sts. 7,449 Sullivan Square, Main, Cambridge, Sever and Gardner sts. 56,428 Winthrop Square, Winthrop, Common and Adams sts. 38,450 City Nursery Grounds and Greenhouses, Massachusetts ave. and * Francis G. Kane Square, Bowdoin, Winter and Hancock sts. Mt. Bowdoin Green, summit of Mt. Bowdoin 1,600 25,170 Peabody Square, Ashmont st. and Dorchester ave. 1,963 * Fred C. W. Olson Square, junction of Adams and Codman sts. 700 Public Ground, Florida st., King to Ashmont (7 sections) Spaulding Square, junction of Freeport st. and Neponset ave. 6,263 7,107 28,971 EAST BOSTON. Belmont Square, Webster, Sumner, Lamson and Seaver sts. Vose Square, Beacon st. and Metropolitan ave. * Named for soldier killed in World War. 220 *Lieut. Parker B. Jones Square, Milton ave. and Highland st. Williams Square, Williams ave. and Prospect st. Greenwood Square, junction of Greenwood st. and Central ave. SOUTH BOSTON. Independence Square, Broadway, Second, M and N sts. 220 220 220 279,218 9,510 Public Ground, East Ninth st. 6,671 Thomas Park, Telegraph Hill 190,000 WEST ROXBURY. *Gustav Emmet Square, S. Conway, S. Fairview and Robert sts. Centre Square, Centre and Perkins sts. 750 3,200 Oakview Terrace, off Centre st. 5,287 5,870 Soldiers' Monument Lot, South and Centre sts., Jamaica Plain Total area of Public Grounds, etc., 3,171,186 square feet, or 72.80 acres. AGASSIZ, carrying Agassiz road over the Fens water. BOYLSTON, over outlet of the Fens. CHARLESGATE, Over Boston & Albany Railroad and Ipswich street. FENS, over outlet of Muddy river. COMMONWEALTH AVENUE. COTTAGE FARM, over Boston & Albany Railroad. RIVERWAY. AUDUBON, Over Newton circuit of Boston & Albany Railroad. † BELLEVUE, Over Muddy river from Bellevue street. BRIDLE PATH, carrying the ride over Muddy river, near Audubon road. *Named for soldier killed in World War. †The Park Department maintains such parts of these bridges as are located within the City limits. * BROOKLINE AVENUE, over Muddy river. * BERNERS STREET FOOT-BRIDGE, over Muddy river. * HUNTINGTON AVENUE, over outlet of Leverett pond. * LONGWOOD, carrying Longwood avenue over Muddy river. OLMSTED PARK. FOOT-BRIDGES at Leverett pond and over outlets of Willow pond and Ward's pond. FRANKLIN PARK. ELLICOTT ARCH, carrying Circuit drive over walk at Ellicottdale. FOREST HILLS, carrying entrance to Franklin Park over traffic road. OVERLOOK ARCH, over entrance to Overlook Shelter. SCARBORO', carrying Circuit drive over Scarboro' pond. SCARBORO' POND FOOT-Bridge, carrying the walk over Scarboro' pond. COLUMBIA ROAD. COLUMBIA ROAD, over Old Colony avenue and Plymouth division of New MARINE PARK. CASTLE ISLAND, South Boston to Castle Island (now joined to mainland). WOOD ISLAND PARK. NEPTUNE, carrying Neptune road over Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad Foot-Bridge, from Prescott street over Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad. NORFOLK-STREET PLAYGROUND. FOOT-BRIDGE, from Delhi street over New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. STATUES BELONGING TO CITY, LOCATED IN PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS. * The Park Department maintains such parts of these bridges as are located within the City limits. STATUES BELONGING TO CITY, LOCATED IN PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.-Concluded. *Equestrian statue. † Location changed in 1903 to First Church Grounds, Marlborough street. MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS BELONGING TO CITY, LOCATED ON PUBLIC FOUNTAINS BELONGING TO CITY, LOCATED ON PUBLIC GROUNDS. Brewer Fountain, Boston Common; Coppenhagen Memorial Fountain, Edward Everett Square; Johnson Memorial Fountain and Gateway, entrance to Back Bay Park, Westland Avenue; "Maid of the Mist" and three other fountains, Public Garden; one fountain each on Blackstone, Franklin, Central, Independence and Sullivan Squares, Meeting House Hill, Thomas Park, Madison Park, Union Park and Massachusetts Avenue; Lyman Fountain, Eaton Square; Taft Memorial Fountain, Chestnut Hill Park. Since the City's park devolopment began, in 1877, the total expenditure, to the close of 1921, for parks, parkways and playgrounds (exclusive of the annual maintenance appropriation) is $23,673,126, or $9,788,800 for the land and $13,884,325 for construction. The Arnold Arboretum (the "tree museum" of Harvard University), containing originally 122.6 acres, was added with other lands, in 1882, to the City's park system, under a special contract with Harvard University, and in 1895 another tract of 75 acres (Peters' Hill), also belonging to the University, was included, the name Bussey Park being added to the title. All the land in these tracts not required for driveways and walks, a quarry reservation and traffic road is used, under the trusts created by the wills of Benjamin Bussey and James Arnold, for Harvard's extensive collection of specimens of such trees and shrubs as will live in this climate. The City maintains the roads and walks, also attends to policing the grounds. The Arboretum is open to visitors daily from 7 A. M. until sunset. The new Franklin Park Zoological Garden on the northern side of the park, begun in 1911, now occupies about eighty acres. Up to February 1, 1922, the amount expended for construction, etc., was $368,546. In the summer of 1912, the group of bear dens, the aquatic flying cage, etc., were finished and put on exhibition, in 1913 the bird house with other attractions, in 1914 the elephant house and in 1920 the lion house, were added. The latest improvement is the "Greeting" or main entrance and concourse leading from Blue Hill avenue, with massive stone gateway ornamental fence, etc., completing the original artistic design. The Marine Park Aquarium, costing $144,530 for construction, etc., was opened |