having the right to draw books for home use. The total number of volumes was 871,050, of periodicals currently received about 2,300. Books issued in 1904, for home use, numbered 1,509,086; of reference use, on account of the freedom with which books may be consulted, no adequate statistics are kept. * CENTRAL LIBRARY, COPLEY SQUARE. Lending and reference, 678,949 volumes (including the Patent Library). Periodical reading-rooms, about 1,467 periodicals. Newspaper reading-room, 344 current newspapers. Patent Library, 8,930 volumes. BATES HALL, FOR READING AND REFERENCE. Some 8,830 volumes are on open shelves. The Fine Arts Department has facilities for copying and photographing, a collection of photographs of architecture, sculpture and painting, numbering about 24,935, besides illustrated books, portfolios, etc. Special assistance is offered to classes, travel clubs, etc. The room for younger readers has some 9,500 volumes on open shelves for reading and circulation. The Bindery has twentynine and the Printing Department seven employees. The library is open from 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.; Sundays from 2 to 10 P.M. Closed at 9 P.M. during June, July, August, and September. BRANCH LIBRARIES. The Branch Libraries are open on week days from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M., with some variation of hours in summer; most of them are open on Sundays, from 2 to 10 P.M., November to April. BRIGHTON BRANCH, 16,423 volumes. Reading-room, 53 periodicals. Holton Library Building, Academy Hill road. CHARLESTown BRANCH, 30,377 volumes. Reading-room, 55 periodicals. Old City Hall, City square. DoRCHESTER BRANCH, 18,378 volumes. Reading-room, 53 periodicals. Arcadia, corner Adams street. EAST BosTON BRANCH, 14,430 volumes. Reading-room, 53 periodicals. Old Lyman School Building, 37 Meridian street. JAMAICA PLAIN BRANCH, 14,947 volumes. Reading-room, 53 periodicals. Curtis Hall, Centre street. RoxBURY BRANCH, 35,283 volumes. Reading-room, 89 periodicals, 46 Millmont street. SouTH BosTon BRANCH, 15,805 volumes. Reading-room, 55 periodicals. 372 West Broadway. SouTH END BRANCH, 14,541 volumes. Reading-room, 53 periodicals. 397 Shawmut avenue. WEST END BRANCH, 14,047 volumes. Reading-room, 72 periodicals. Cambridge, corner Lynde street. WEST RoxBURY BRANCH. 9 to 11 A.M., 3 to 6 P.M. 6,068 volumes. Reading-room, 33 periodicals. Centre, near Mt. Vernon street. DELIVERY STATIONS. STATION A. Low ER MILLS READING—Room. 8 to 9 A.M., 4 to 8 P.M. Closed from 6 to 7 P.M., except Thursdays. 184 volumes. Reading-room, 29 periodicals. Washington, corner Richmond street. STATION B. Roslin DALE READING—Room. 2 to 9 P.M. 3,410 volumes. Reading-room, 30 periodicals. Washington, corner Ashland Street. STATION D. MATTAPAN READING—ROOM. 8 to 10 A.M., 3 to 6 and 7 to 9 P.M. 177 volumes. Reading-room, 29 periodicals. River, corner Oakland street. STATION E. NEPONSET DELIVERY. All day. Shop station, 49 Walnut Street. STATION F. MT. BOW DOIN DELIVERY AND READING—ROOM. 2 to 9 P.M. 1,751 volumes. Reading-room, 30 periodicals. Washington, corner Eldon street. STATION G. ALLSTON READING-Room. All day, also Sunday. Shop station, 354 Cambridge street. STATION J. CodMAN SQUARE READING—Room. All day. Shop station, Washington, corner of Norfolk street. STATION N. MT. PLEASANT READING—ROOM. 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 P.M. 191 volumes; 11 periodicals. Corner Dudley and Magazine streets. STATION P. BROADWAY ExTENSION READING—ROOM. 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 P.M. 2,440 volumes. Reading-room, 16 periodicals. 13 Broadway Extension. STATION Q. UPHAM'S CORNER READING—ROOM. 2 to 9 P.M. 1,096 volumes. Reading-room, 16 periodicals. Columbia road, corner Bird street. STATION R. WARREN STREET READING—Room. All day, also Sunday. 390 Warren street. STATION S. ROXBURY CROSSING READING—ROOM. 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 P.M. 401 volumes; 11 periodicals. 1154 Tremont street. STATION T. BOYLSTON STATION READING—Room. All day, also Sunday. The Lamartine, Depot square. STATION W. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL READING—ROOM. 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 P.M. 149 volumes; 11 periodicals. 39 North Bennet street. STATION Z. ORIENT HEIGHTS READING—ROOM. 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 P.M. 811 volumes; 11 periodicals. 1030 Bennington street. STATION 22. NoFTH STREET READING—ROOM. 1 to 6 and * 7 to 9 P.M. 237 volumes; 17 periodicals. 207 North street. *Three nights a week. MARKET DEPARTMENT. Office in Rotunda of Faneuil Hall Market. GEORGE E. McKAY, Superintendent of Markets. Appointed annually. Salary, $3,000. Faneuil Hall Market, proposed in Mayor Quincy's message of July 31, 1823, and completed in 1826, was under the charge of a Clerk of the Market until an ordinance of September 9, 1852, established the office of Superintendent. MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Office, 64 Pemberton square. MUSIC TRUSTEES. CHARLES T. DOLAN, Chairman. TRUSTEES. CHARLEs T. DOLAN. Term ends in 1910. The Music Department was established by ordinance April 23, 1898. It is placed in charge of a board of five commissioners known as the Music Trustees. The board is given charge and control of the selection of public music, to be given either indoors or in the open air, for parades, concerts, public celebrations and other purposes under the authority of the City Council, except entertainments for children on the Fourth of July. It determines the parties to furnish the same, makes the contracts and expends all moneys to be paid from the City treasury for such music. OVERSEEING OF THE POOR. DEPARTMENT. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. OVERSEERS. Terms end in 1908. Terms end in 1907. WILLIAM P. Fowl.ER, THOMAS Down EY, Terms end in 1906. FREDERICK W. STUART, M.D., MARTHA. W. Folsom, The Overseers of the Poor in the Town of Boston, a corporation established in 1772, by act of the Legislature, in 1864, were succeeded by the corporation called the “Overseers of the Poor in the City of Boston,” consisting of twelve residents of Boston, four of whom are appointed annually to serve for the term of three years from the first day of May. The board has issued annual reports since 1865. The Overseers of the Poor are also incorporated as a Board of Trustees of John Boylston's and other charitable funds, left for the assistance of persons of good character and advanced age, “who have been reduced by misfortune to indigence and want.” A Lodge for Wayfarers who apply at station-houses for accommodations has been established in Hawkins street, where work of some kind is exacted as the equivalent for food and shelter. PARK DEPARTMENT. Office, Pine Bank, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Plain. ROARD OF PARE COMMISSIONERS. CHARLEs E. STRATTON, Chairman. COMMISSIONERS. CHARLEs E. STRATTON. Term ends in 1908. JAMES M. PRENDERGAST. Term ends in 1907. LABAN PRATT. Term ends in 1906. Power to establish parks in this City was granted by the Commonwealth on May 6, 1875, subject to acceptance by the people. This act was accepted by a vote of the citizens on June 9, 1875; yeas, 3,706; PARK DEPARTMENT. 69 nays, 2,311. The first Board of Park Commissioners was appointed on July 8, 1875, and confirmed on July 15, 1875. Commonwealth Avenue, Arlington street to Beacon street. 30.00 acres Back Bay Fens so * to { } g g g g . 115.00 “ Dorchesterway | . 296.50 “ The total expenditure for park purposes to January 31, 1905, was $18,479,968.40, expended as follows: For land, $8,207,747.98; for construction, $10,258,864.32; for betterment expenses, $13,356.10. 1 For other Parks, etc., see Public Grounds Department, page 74. |