Documents of the City of Boston

STREET WIDENINGS, ETC., 1902–1903.

The following amounts have been paid during the year 1902–1903, for land damages on account of laying Out, widening, and extending

Streets:

Adams street, Chsn.,
Ainsley street,
Alford street,
Austin Street,
Barry street,
Beacon street,
Bennington street,
Bird street,
Blue Hill avenue,
Boston Street,
Bowen street,
Brookline avenue,
Burt street,
Bynner street,
Callender street,
Cambridge street, Br.,
Carleton street,
Centre street, Dor.,
Charlestown street,
Columbia road,
Columbus avenue,
Congreve street,

Cummington and Bland

ford streets, Dixfield street, Florida street, Geneva avenue, Hale street, Hancock street, Dor., Harrison avenue, Leeds street, Louder's lane, Malvern street, Milton avenue, Morton street,

Carried forward,

Brought forward,
Moseley street,
Moultrie street,
North Harvard street,
Normandy street,
Perkins street,
Ritchie street,
Rockford street,
Roseclair street,
Ruggles street,
Rutherford avenue,
Shafter street,
Shirley street,
Snow street,
South Huntington ave-

Inue,
Spring street, W. Rox.,
St. Margaret street,
Swallow street,
Swett street,
Templeton street,
Thane street,
Tremont street,
Vicksburg street,
Walter street,
Washington street,
Washington street, Dor.,
Wayland street,
Westbourne street,
West Selden street,
West Tremlett street,
Winthrop street, Rox.,
Wordsworth street,
Worthington street,

AN ACCOUNT OF TELE

REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

OF THE CITY OF BOSTON

ON THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1903.

(Ea:clusive of the means in the hands of the Board of Commissioners of Sinking-Funds for the redemption of the Debt of the City.)

[The Assessors’valuation, May 1, 1902, of the real and personal property owned by the City of Boston was, exclusive of the Sinking-Funds and means on hand applicable to the redemption of the debt of the city, $68,143,801.]

PROPERTY.

Framed copy of poem of “America” in handwriting of the author, Rev. Dr. Samuel F. Smith. Loaned to Bostonian Society.

BATEI DEPARTMENT.

FLOATING. HOUSES.

There are thirteen of these houses anchored to the wharves and bridges in various parts of the city. The houses have an oblong pool built of slat work to permit water to flow freely through; around the pool are lockers and closets for use of the bathers.

The houses are situated as follows:

Malden Bridge, Ward 4 For Men and Women. { { § {

Chelsea. “ “ 3

Border street • ‘ 2 2 houses. Men and Women.
Jeffries Point “ 2 Men and Women.
Warren Bridge “ 5 2 houses. Men and Women.
Craigie’s “ “ 8 Men only.
W. Boston Bridge “ 8 Men and Women.
DOver Street “ 9 2 houses. Men and Women.

POOLS.

Orchard Park Pool, Ward 17. — Men and Women. Three small buildings equipped with lockers and dressing-rooms. The pool has only a fence of wood around it without a roof.

Cabot-street Pool, Ward 18. — Men and Women. Located in the Ward 18 ward-room; fitted up with lockers, closets, etc. One extra building on the grounds for boys.

These pools are oblong, built of concrete, and fresh water is kept running during bathing hours.

BEACHES.

North End Park, Ward 6. — Two houses for Men and Women.

At this beach laundry work is done during the season. Piers, shelter tents and grounds are under care of the Bath Department.

Charlestown Park Beach, Ward 4. — Three houses for Men and Women. Wood Island Park Beach, Ward 1. — Two houses for Men and Women. One extra house for Boys. L-street Beach, Ward 15. — Men and Boys only. One building for boys, and closets built along the beach for men. EC-street Beach, Ward 15. — Women and Girls only. One house fitted up with closets, etc. Commercial Point Beach, Ward 24. — Men and Women. Three houses fitted up with lockers, closets, etc. Savin Hill, Ward 20. — Men and Boys. One house.

RIVER BEACHES.

Charles-river Beach, Ward 23. — Men and Women. Two houses fitted up with lockers, etc.

At all beaches are anchored large rafts for diving; also a boat, of which the department has eight, is stationed, fitted with life lines, etc.

All places are fitted complete with lights, utensils for cleaning houses, life preservers, shower baths, etc. \

WINTER BATHS.

Dover street, Ward 9. — Brick building, 33 showers for men, 17 showers for women. Laundry located in this house to do laundry work for bath-houses.

GYMNASIA.

East Boston, Ward 2. — Men and Women. Building fitted with lockers, showers, apparatus, etc.

South Boston, Ward 13. — Men and Women. Building fitted with lockers, showers, apparatus, etc. **

Ninth-street Gymnasium, Ward 15. — Men and Women. Building not yet completed.

Ward 7, Gymnasium. — 75 Tyler street. Men and Women.

Ward 9, Gymnasium. — Harrison avenue, corner Plympton street. Men and Women.

Ward 19, Gymnasium. — Ward-room, Elmwood street. Men and Women.

CONVENIENCES.

Public Garden, Ward 11. — Women only.

Boston Common, Ward 7. — Two houses, Men and Women.

Boston Common, near Park street. — Underground stations for Men and Women.

Twelve others are maintained by the department in different parts of the city.

CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.

Chapel, office building, stable and sheds, Mt. Hope.

Office buildings at Evergreen and Dorchester North Grounds.

Three greenhouses, plants, flower-pots, sashes and gardening tools.

Nine horses, harnesses, robes, etc., two carriages, four buggies, four sleighs, farm wagons, watering carts, stone crusher, etc.

Mt. Hope Cemetery. — Located in West Roxbury District, about 5% miles from the City Proper, containing 110 acres and 3,866 square feet. House occupied by the Superintendent of the Cemetery is owned by the city.

City Proper. — Copp's Hill, 88,800 square feet; King's Chapel, Tremont street, 19,374 square feet ; Granary, Tremont street, 82,063 square feet ; Central, Common, 60,693 square feet ; South, Washington street, 64,570 square feet. # Rowbury.— Eliot, Eustis street, 34,630 square feet; Warren, Kearsarge avenue, 54,500 square feet. South Boston. — Hawes, 11,232 square feet. East Boston. — Bennington street, 157,500 square feet. Charlestown. — Bunker Hill, between Elm and Polk streets, 48,202 Square feet ; Phipps street, 76,740 square feet. Dorchester. — North, Upham's Corner, 134,700 square feet; South, Dorchester Lower Mills, 95,462 square feet. West Roadbury. — Centre street, 39,450 square feet ; Walter street, 35,100 square feet. ‘y Brighton. – Evergreen, 604,520 square feet; Market street, 18,072 square feet. - t Tombs. – Twenty-five in the South Burial-ground, one in Phipps' Ground, Charlestown ; one tomb for infants in South Burial-ground, one tomb for infants and one for adults in the Copp's Hill Burial-ground, one for adults and one for infants in the Granary Burial-ground, one in the Chapel Burial-ground for infants, one in the Central Burial-ground for infants, two receiving tombs at East Boston, one receiving tomb in Dorchester, North ; one receiving tomb in Dorchester, South ; one receiving tomb in Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton District; one receiving tomb in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

The following articles are in charge of the City Engineer :

One horse, 2 carriages, 1 sleigh, 2 harnesses, 3 robes, instruments for Surveying and drawing, cases for plans and books, Reference Library, 1,374 vols.; 13,199 Plans Engineering Works, loose ; 14 vols. Plans Engineering Works, bound ; Photographs of Engineering Works, apparatus for blue-printing, 1 microscope, 1 mercurial barometer, 1 aneroid barometer, 1 holsteric barometer, 1 set hydrometers, 1 hygrometer, 1 pair field glasses, 3 typewriters, 2 dynamometers, 1 pantograph, 3 calculating machines, 1 volt meter, 1 Bourdon pressure gauge, 1 comptometer, 2 thermophones, 3 planimeters, 2 cameras, and 1 Burroughs adding machine.

Surveying Division. — Old Court-House. Instruments for surveying and drawing, drawing and other paper, 1 pantagraph, books, tools, drawing-boards and desks and drawing-tables. In this division are 32,933 plans, besides which there are 3,980 lithographed plans, 1 Federal blue-printing machine.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The following property is in charge of the Fire Commissioner :

ENGINE-HOUSES. — Concluded.

No. of feet

LOCATION. in lot. Remarks. No. 5...... Marion St., East Boston.... 1,647 6. . . . . . Leverett St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,269 7. . . . . . ast St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,893 8. . . . . . Salem St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,568 9. . . . . . Paris St., East Boston. . . . . . 4,720 Ladder 2 in this building. 10...... River St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,886 1]. . . . . . Saratoga and Byron Sts... 10,000 | Combination Co. 4 in this b'ld'g. 12...... Dudley St... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,320 13. . . . . . Cabot St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,832 14. . . . . . . Centre St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,713 15. . Dorchester av., S. Boston .. 2,803 16...... River St., Dorchester ...... 12,786 Ladder 6 in this building. 17. . . . . . Meeting House Hill, DorChester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,450 | Ladder-house 7 in this lot. 18. . . . . . Harvard st., Dorchester... 9,440 19. . . . . . Norfolk st., £ 6 & © $ 7,683 20. Walnut St., & 4 9,000 || Combination Co. 11 in this b'ld’g. 21. . . . . . Columbia road, “ 10,341 * 22. . . . . . Warren a V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,500 Ladder 13 in this building. 23...... Northampton St. ... . . . . . . . . 3,445 24. ..... Warren and Quincy sts.... 4,186 25. . . . . . Fort Hill sq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,175 | Ladders 8 and 14 in this b'ld’g. 26–35 Mason St.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,623 27. . . . . . Elm St., Charlestown...... 2,600 28...... Centre st., W. Roxbury.... 10,377 | Ladder 10 in this building. 29. . . . . . Chestnut Hill av., Brighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,358 || Ladder 11 in this building. 30. . . . . . Centre st., West Roxbury, 12,251 Combination Co. 9 in this b'ld'g. 32. . . . . . Bunker Hill 8t... . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,188 33. ... Boylston and Hereford sts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,646 Ladder 15 in this building. 34. . . . . . Western av., Brighton..... 4,637 36. . . . . . Monument St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,668 || Combination Co. 5 in this b'ld'g. 37. . . . . . Longwood and Brookline &VeS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,231 | Combination Co. 10 in this b'ld’g. 38–39...] Congress st., South Boston, 4,000 40...... Sumner St., East Boston... 4,010 41. . . . . . Harvard av., Brighton..... 6,112 || Chemical Engine 6 in this b'ld’g. 42. Washington st., Egleston SCI.- . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, Chemical Engine 5 in this b’ld’g. 43 Andrew Sq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,133 Combination Co. 3 in this b'ld’g. 45. In Ladder-house 16. CHEMICAL ENGINE-HOUSES. No. 2...... Church St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,412 4. . . . . . Shawmut av... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889 7. . . . . . Saratoga St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,300 8. . . . . . B St., South Boston... . . . . . 1,804 10...... Eustis St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,754 COMBINATION-HOUSES. LOCATION. Note: Remarks. No. 1...... Dorchester av., Ashmont.. 4,875 2. . . . . . Fourth St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,101 6. . . . . . Washington St., Dorchester, 6,874 7. . . . . . Winthrop st., Charlestown, 3,000 || Armory in building. 8. . . . . . North Grove St. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,918

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