junction with the boundary line between Boston and Brookline in the northeasterly line of St. Mary's St. (extended); thence by said line to Commonwealth Ave. and along its southerly side, continuing in various courses as said boundary line is legally established to its junction with Warren St.; thence through Warren, Cambridge, Dustin and North Beacon Sts. to the latter's junction with Cambridge St. in Union Square; thence through Cambridge St. to its junction with the location of the Boston and Albany R. R.; thence through said location to its junction with the middle line of Smelt Brook; thence by the same line extended to its junction with the boundary line between Boston and Cambridge in the Charles River; thence by said line to its junction with Granby St.; and through latter to Commonwealth Ave. and the beginning. HENRY T. HARTMERE.

DIST. 46. That part of Ward 21 (Brighton - South) extending from junction of Cambridge and Warren Sts. through latter to the boundary line bewteen Boston and Brookline; thence along said line to its junction with the boundary line between Boston and Newton and along same, also Commonwealth Ave. to South Street; thence through latter, Chestnut Hill Ave., William Jackson Ave., Academy Hill Road, and again Chestnut Hill Ave. to Union St.; thence through same, Nantasket Ave., Washington, Cambridge and Warren Sts. to the beginning. PATRICK F. CARLEY. DIST. 47. The whole of Ward 22 (Brighton, North). FRANCIS J. TURCOTTE.

AUDITING DEPARTMENT.

Office, 20 City Hall, first floor.

[Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 6; Ord. 1901, Chap. 10; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, §§ 3, 23, 24, 25; Stat. 1911, Chap. 413; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 367, 788; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 6; Spec. Stat. 1917, Chap. 111; Spec. Stat. 1919, Chap. 168; Ord. 1921, Chap. 1; Stat. 1922, Chap. 133; Stat. 1924, Chap. 479.)

RUPERT S. CARVEN, City Auditor. Term ends 1926.

HENRY E. KEENAN, Assistant City Auditor.

The office of Auditor was established by ordinance on August 2, 1824. Regular annual reports of receipts and expenditures have been published by the Auditor since 1825. These reports now contain in addition various financial tables relating to appropriations, debt, etc., and a full account of the trust funds, also lists of City property, by departments. Less complete reports were published by finance committees from 1811 to 1824, inclusive. Since June 1, 1867, the Auditor has published monthly exhibits of all City and County expenditures.

The City Auditor is also Auditor of the County of Suffolk and Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of Sinking Funds. (Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 6.)

BOSTON SANATORIUM.

[FORMERLY CONSUMPTIVES' HOSPITAL DEPT.]

Main Hospital, 249 River street, Mattapan.

Out-Patient Department, 48 Rutland street, South End.
Trustees' Office, 1001 City Hall Annex, tenth floor.

[Stat. 1906, Chap. 189; Ord. 1906, Chap. 4; Stat. 1907, Chap. 248; Stat. 1908, Chap. 225; Stat. 1911, Chap. 167; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 14; Spec. Stat. 1915, Chap. 190; Ord. 1921, Chap. 8.]

The Trustees of this department, which was established in 1906, purchased that year the Conness estate of 55 acres fronting on River street Mattapan, where various buildings have since been erected. There are now three Ward buildings accommodating 234, four Cottage Wards, accommodating 127, and the Children's Ward, accommodating 65, also the Domestic-Administration building. At the Out-Patient Department or dispensary, 48 Rutland street, a clinic is held every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning and every Monday evening. Patients are examined and treated by physicians at the dispensary, and visited by nurses n their homes.

Admission to the hospital is confined to persons who are bona fide resdents of Boston at the time of application.

HOSPITAL OFFICERS.

ARTHUR J. WHITE, M. D., Superintendent.

FRANK H. HUNT, M. D., Resident Medical Officer.

EDWIN A. LOCKE, M. D., Chief of Staff.

TIMOTHY J. MURPHY, M. D.. First Assistant.

CLEAVELAND FLOYD, M. D., Second Assistant (Director of Clinic, OutPatient Department).

*The Trustees serve without compensation.

BUDGET DEPARTMENT.

Office, 307 City Hall Annex, third floor.

[Ord. 1917, Chap. 3; Ord. 1921, Chap. 4.]

CHARLES J. Fox, Budget Commissioner. Term ends in 1926.
WILLIAM D. KENNEY, Secretary.

The adoption in 1916 of a segregated budget recommended by the Budget Commission of 1915 was followed by the establishing of an independent department in 1917, to have the supervision of all details of method pertaining to the preparation of the annual appropriation schedules of the departments. These are submitted at the beginning of the financial year to the Mayor, who, after 30 days' consideration, submits them to the City Council with his recommendations. The commissioner also prepares the form of departmental monthly reports of expenditures of all appropriations by items.

BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

Office, 901 City Hall Annex, ninth floor.

[Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 8, and Chap. 45, §§ 28–39; C. C., Title IV., Chap. 13 and Chap. 36 (Part II); Stat. 1907, Chap. 550 (i. e. Boston Building Law); Stat. 1908, Chap. 221; Stat. 1909, Chap. 313; Stat. 1910, Chaps. 284, 631; Stat. 1911, Chaps. 76, 129, 342; Stat. 1912, Chaps. 369, 370, 713; Ord. 1912, Chaps. 3, 9; Stat. 1913, Chaps. 50, 680, 704, 714, 729; Ord. 1913, Chap. 4; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 8 and Chap. 41, § 1; Ord. 1914, Chap. 4; Stat. 1914, Chaps. 205, 248, 595, 782, 791; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chaps. 8, 41; Spec. Stat. 1915, Chaps. 254, 352; Gen. Stat. 1916, Chap. 118 and Spec. Stat. Chaps. 248, 277; Spec. Stat. 1917, Chap. 221; Spec. Stat. 1918, Chaps. 104, 179 (i. e. Building Law amended and codified); Spec. Stat. 1919, Chaps. 32, 155, 156, 163; Stat. 1920, Chaps. 91, 266, 440; Ord. 1920, Chap. 10; Ord. 1921, Chaps. 1, 5; Stat. 1921, Chaps, 60, 280, 476; Stat. 1922, Chaps. 126, 174; Stat. 1923, Chaps. 108, 278, 462; Stat. 1924, Chaps. 332, 335, 412 and 488; Stat. 1925, Chap. 219.]

Building Commissioner. Term ends in 1926. CHARLES S. DAMRELL, Clerk of Dept. and Executive Sec'y.

EDWARD W. ROEMER, Supervisor of Construction.

JOHN J. DUNIGAN, Supervisor of Construction (Zoning Div.).
EDWIN H. OLIVER, Chief of Egress Division.

WILFRED H. SMITH, Chief, Plan Division A.
JOSEPH E. CAHILL, Chief, Plan Division B.
TIMOTHY J. FARBELL, Supervisor of Elevators.

WILLIAM A. WHEATER, Supervisor of Plumbing.

JAMES W. FLYNN, Supervisor of Gasfilling.

It is the duty of the Building Commissioner to issue permits for and inspect the erection and alteration of buildings in the City, and the setting of boilers, engines and furnaces; to issue licenses to persons taking charge of constructing, altering, removing or tearing down buildings; to keep a register of the names of all persons carrying on the business of plumbing and gasfitting, and of all persons working at the business of gasitting, and to issue licenses to master and journeymen gasfitters; to issue permits for and inspect the plumbing and gasfitting in buildings; to inspect elevators in buildings and report upon elevator accidents; to inspect at least monthly all theaters and moving-picture houses, and semi-annually all halls or places for public assembly; to inspect existing tenement houses; to report on all fires in, and accidents in or to, buildings, and to approve plans of new buildings and alterations.

The Board of Appeal (i. e., appeal from the decisions of the Building Commissioner) although appointed by the Mayor, is nominated by the leading real estate and builders' organizations (see Index).

BUILDING LIMITS.

Stat. 1907, Chap. 550, § 9; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 41, § 1; Stat. 1914, Chap. 782, § 1; Spec. Stat. 1915, Chap. 352; Spec. Stat. 1917, Chap. 221; Spec. Stat. 1918, Chap. 179.]

BOARD OF EXAMINERS.

[Ord. 1912, Chap. 9; Ord. 1920, Chap. 10; Ord. 1925, Chap. 5.]
Office, 907 City Hall Annex, ninth floor.

OFFICIALS.

JOHN F. HICKEY, Chairman.

MARY C. DOWD, Permanent Secretary.

THE BOARD.

JOHN F. HICKEY. Term ends in 1928.

WILLIAM H. BESARICK. Term ends in 1927.

THOMAS K. REYNOLDS. Term ends in 1926.

The Board of Examiners was established in 1912 as an adjunct of the Building Department, to consist of three members, appointed by the Mayor. The duties of these examiners are to determine the qualifications of persons taking charge or control of the construction, alteration, removal or tearing down of buildings; to register and classify those who are competent according to fitness and certify such to the Building Com

missioner. Each examiner is to receive ten dollars for every day or part thereof of actual service, but not more than $1,000 in any one year. The fees to be paid to the Board are: for new license, $5.00, and each annual renewal, $2.00; special license, $1.00.

CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT.

Office, 31 City Hall, second floor.

Stat. 1854, Chap. 448, § 30; Stat. 1885, Chap. 266, § 2; Rev. Ord. 1898, Chap. 11; R. L., Chap. 26, §§ 15, 16; C. C., Title IV., Chap. 8; Stat. 1909, Chap. 486, § 22; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 11; Ord. 1917, Chap. 6;

Ord. 1920, Chap. 11.]

JAMES DONOVAN, City Clerk. Term ends in 1926.

WILFRED J. DOYLE, Assistant City Clerk.

The City Clerk is elected by the City Council for the term of three years. He has the care and custody of the records of the City Council and of all city records, documents, maps, plans and papers, except those otherwise provided for. He also records chattel mortgages, assignments of wages, liens upon vessels, issues licenses and badges to minors when so directed by the City Council, and performs other duties imposed by statute. 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. By Gen. Laws, Chap. 41, §18, the certificate or attestation of the Assistant City Clerk has equal effect with that of the City Clerk.

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

Office, 30 City Hall, second floor.

[Stat. 1913, Chap. 494; Ord. 1913, Chap. 6; Rev. Ord. 1914, Chap. 12; Ord. 1915, Chap. 2; Ord. 1923, Chap. 5; Stat. 1924, Chap. 488; Stat. 1925, Chap. 333.]