IN ID E X.

ADDRESS (INAUGURAL) OF THE HON. JOHN F.
FITZGERALD, MAYOR OF BOSTON
before the City Council, January 1, 1906. . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALDERMEN, BOARD OF
rules, report of special committee on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF DEPARTMENTS
appropriations and tax orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNUAL REPORTS
art department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
assessing department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
auditing department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bath department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
board of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
building department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cemetery department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
children's institutions department. . . . . . . * to o os e o to e o os e g
city clerk department... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
city messenger department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
clerk of committees department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
collecting department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
election department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
engineering department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fire department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
health department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
hospital department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
insane hospital department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
institutions registration department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
inspection of vessels and ballast department. . . . . . . . .
lamp department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
law department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
library department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
market department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
music department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
overseeing of the poor department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
park department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pauper institutions department. . . . . . . . . . . * † to so $ to g g o g
penal institutions department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
printing department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
public buildings department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
public grounds department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
registry department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
schoolhouse department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ANNUAL REPORTS, continued. No. Vol.
sealer of weights and measures department. . . . . . . . . . 36 II
sinking funds department... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 II
soldiers' relief department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 II
statistics department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 II
street department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 II
street laying-out department... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 II
treasury department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 II
Water department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 II
wire department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 II
APPEAL, BOARD OF
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 I

APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX ORDERS FOR 1906–1907
message of the mayor recommending appropriations,
with the annual estimates of the departments. . . 49
report of the joint standing committee, submitting .

appropriation bill for 1906–1907. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
appropriation bill for 1906–1907, as passed by board
of aldermen April 16, 1906. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
appropriation bill for 1906–1907, as passed by the
city Council and approved by the mayor. . . . . . . . . 83
supplemental appropriation and tax order for 1906–
1907. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
ART DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ASSESSING DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
monthly exhibit, January, 1906. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
{ { { { January, “. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
§ { { { February, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
& 4 * { March, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
{ % { { April, “. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
{ % (, i. May, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 100
{ { § { June, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
$ to • * July, “. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
{ % & 4 August, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * 125
t is { { September, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
$ 4 $ & October, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
$ t { { November, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
{ { $ 4 December, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
BATE DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BOARD OF APPEAL
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUNDS
annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

BOARD OF HEALTH
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOSTON
town records, 1814 to 1822. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOSTON ELEWATED RAILWAY COMPANY
petitions for approval of proposed route from Charles
river dam to Causeway street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
decision of the railroad commissioners as to route
between Charles river dam and Causeway street,
sixth location... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BOSTON'S STREETS, AVENUES, COURTS, PLACES,
ETC.
list of, prepared by board of street commissioners. . .
BOUNDARY LINES
report of committee on perambulation of boundary
lines between Boston and the cities of Everett,
Somerville and Newton, and the towns of Revere,
Brookline, Dedham and Hyde Park. . . . . . . . . . . . .
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BUILDING LAWS - *
mayor's message relative to revision of and appoint-
ing a commission to consider the subject. . . . . . . .
CARRIAGE DRIVERS -
communication from the police commissioner relative
to the wearing of badges by licensed. . . . . . . . . . . .
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY AUDITOR. See AUDITING DEPARTMENT.
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . ... is is o o or o e s is a so a s so e g o os s to e is so e o z
CITY COLLECTOR. See COLLECTING DEPARTMENT.
CITY COUNCIL
rules and orders, report of joint special committee
- on, for 1906. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY EMPLOYEES
list of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY ENGINEER
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY HOSPITAL
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY MESSENGER DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY REGISTRAR
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CITY TREASURER. See TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

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No. Vol.
17 I
27 II
128 IV
3.35 II
153 IV
162 IV
102 IV
163 IV
7 I
114 IV
150 IV
8 I
9 I
10 I
48 III
87 III
15 I
18 I
11 I
34 II

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CLAIMS No. Vol.
list of all claims acted upon by committee during the
year 1906. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 IV
CLERK OF COMMITTEES DEPARTMENT
annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 I

CLOSING PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, 165 IV
COLLECTING DEPARTMENT

annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 I
monthly statement for January, 1906. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 III
{ % € $ “ February, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 III
(, . ( & “ March, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 III
( { ( (. “ April, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 III
© (, (. . “ May, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 IV
{ % { % “ June, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 IV
{ % { { “ July, “. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 IV
( (. (, i. “ August, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 IV
ū (, $ (, “ September, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 IV
{ % 6 (; “ October, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 IV
G. G. { % “ November, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 IW
{ { { { “ December, “ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 IV
COMMON COUNCIL
closing proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 IV
rules and orders, report of committee on, for 1906. . . 47 III
CONSTABLES
appointed for the term of one year beginning May 1,
1906. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 III
CONSUMPTIVES' HOSPITAL .
ordinance creating a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 III

CORPORATION COUNSEL

opinion on legality of order authorizing use of certain
land for burial purposes by the Italian Catholic
Cemetery Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 III

opinion on competency of board of aldermen to
override a veto by the mayor of vote of said
board in confirming change of street name made
by the street commissioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 III

opinion as to necessity of board of aldermen meet-
ing in special session as county commissioners

to act upon County matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '77 III
opinion as to matters under control of board of alder-
men as surveyors of highways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 III
information in regard to city property affected by the
Boston Elevated Railway structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 IV
statement on the matter of delay in the work of
abolishing the Dudley-street grade crossing. . . . . 117 IV

opinion as to powers of board of aldermen to regu-
late duties and authority of the trustees of the
city hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 IV
DEER ISLAND
order for sale to the United States government of a
portion of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 IW