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1910
12,022 64
4,465 93
4,000
566 52
6,098 78
1911 ..
$4,834 56
92 64
5,075 70
4,000
$2,000 00 2,000 00
1,979 83
15,171 90
$4,834 56
$3,444 07
$46,231 61
$24,000
$4,000 00
$3,304 47
$58.978 52
TABLE II.
Showing appropriations, loans, transfers, receipts and ex- penditures from 1901 to and including 1911.
PAVING CONSTRUCTION
PAVING MAINTENANCE
Loans
Receipts
Expendi- tures
Approp- riations
Transfer Liquor Licenses
Receipts
Expendi- tures
1901
$11,000 00
$13,353 76
$24,344 01
$4,781 61
1902.
6,500 00
11 77
6,642 07
4,702 26
1903.
10,000 00
686 33
8,433 98
$290 00
5,387 55
1904.
6,500 00
10 52
8,497 15
78 85
6,546 95
1905.
4,000 00
3,961 88
2 88
6,646 67
1906.
9,750 00
138 29
9,379 99
148 62
8.372 10
1907.
3,500 00
3,940 71
5,500
134 28
6,559 22
1908.
17,500 00
25 05
21,822 90
5,500
117 78
7,248 64
1909.
25,036 83
541 62
23,079 18
6,000
113 46
7,471 51
1910.
..
7 300 00
1,633 83
7,620 38
6,000
4,173 90
15,010 41
1911.
14,802 84
417 58
16,761 33
6,000
$1,500 00 1,500 00
293 85
9,633 92
$115,889 67
$16,818 75
$134,483 58
$34,500
$3,000 00
$5,353 62
$82,360 84
1,992 01
1,610 82
1905.
1906.
$4,000
$5,500
..
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TABLE III
Showing appropriations, loans, assessments, receipts and expenditures from 1898 to May 1st, 1911.
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
SEWER MAINTENANCE
Assess- ments
Loans
Reciepts
Expendi- tures
Approp- riations
Receipts
Expendi- tures
1898. . . .
$5,820 32
$10,000 00
$11,970 13
$1,000
$933 16
$3,304 52
1899.
..
5,950 23
10,000 00
$599 38
9,906 90
1,000
88 63
3,104 84
1900 ..
..
1,383 51
5,000 00
547 75
4,209 20
1,500
181 60
6,078 70
1901.
2,618 07
3.000 00
1,908 73
7,419 76
1,500
166 93
5,083 28
1902 ....
3,738 63
10,000 00
825 43
14,476 90
3,000
135 61
5,653 12
1903. . ..
11,535 47
6,000 00
1,911 60
20,423 91
3,250
172 62
3,472 75
1904 ...
306 83
7,500 00
429 37
7,486 69
3,000
320 28
5,517 10
1905. ..
7,248 55
7,200 00
887 58
16,011 97
3,000
256 25
4,685 79
1906. ...
12,012 69
3,250 00
1,910 24
6,089 74
3,000
326 97
5,007 67
1907 ..
11,205 07
12.500 00
686 89
24,693 54
3,000
104 15
4,791 29
1908 . . .
409 75
2,000 00
759 04
3,952 75
3,000
209 16
6,068 23
1909.
9,022 99
9,242 76
875 16
19,947 92
3,500
73 46
3,837 93
1910 .. . .
5,307 73
6,229 49
769 43
12,644 68
4,000
667 10
4 714 42
1911.
106 84
60 78
263 86
3,500
80 02
1,176 94
$76,666 68
$91,922 25
$12,171 38
$159,497 95
$37,250
$3,715 94
$62,496 58
TABLE IV
Showing loans, assessments, transfers, receipts and ex- penditures from 1898 to and including 1911.
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
Loans
Assess- ments
Receipts
Expendi- tures
Approp- riations
Transfer Liquor Licenses
Receipts
Expendi- tures
1898
$2,000 00
$2,734 13
$5,931 78
$1,500
$82 39
$2,026 16
1899
7.000 00
3,221 59
$433 52
8,748 43
1,500
21 45
2,443 15
1900
5,000 00
640 84
1,627 15
6 921 32
1,500
250 07
2,880 36
1901
3,000 00
2,192 34
5,148 98
1,500
317 82
2,542 84
1902
6,000 00
3,396 99
1,855 86
10,861 17
2 000
169 06
4,105 76
1903
5,000 00
1,787 68
717 65
6,508 34
2,250
680 74
5,773 12
1904
5,000 00
420 17
127 56
6,592 84
2,250
6 27
3,419 54
1905
5,000 00
3,498 59
4,905 10
4,750
16 45
5,712 07
1906
8,750 00
3,418 38
364 63
11,090 82
2,300
62 07
3,871 83
1907
4,000 00
1,560 63
321 38
6,092 07
2,300
30 54
6,921 32
1908
5,000 00
2,447 25
510 57
9,045 25
5,500
45 84
7,550 02
1909
5,248 11
3 307 68
598 46
9,306 29
3,500
14 44
7,052 61
1910
4,250 00
2,051 13
46 72
7,358 88
3,500
$1.000 00
98 19
4,750 20
1911
13,145 40
5,133 38
424 51
18,356 54
3,500
214 71
3,874 14
$78,393 51
$35,810 78
$7,028 01
$116.867 81
$37,850
$1,000 00 $2,010 04 $62,923 12
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TABLE V
Showing appropriations, betterments, loans, receipts and expenditures from 1897 to and including 1911.
STREET CONSTRUCTION
STREET MAINTENANCE
App'p- riations
Better- ments
Loans
Receipts
Expendi- tures
Approp- riations
Receipts
Expendi- tures
1897. .
$1,000
$5,000 00
$5 003 68
$30,000
$1,369 21
$38,734 18
1898. .
16,000 00
...
8,283 38
30,000
1,889 28
35,494 69
1899 ..
1,000
14,000 00
15,454 72
35,000
7,487 50
39,186 60
1900 ..
1,000
5,000 00
$115 00
3,644 85
33,000
11,929 78
43,900 87
1901 ..
1,000
35,000 00
354 17
35 970 50
34,000
9,624 24
38,723 07
1902.
35,000 00
54 77
34,386 56
32,000
10,580 58
38,353 04
1903. .
55,000 00
1.310 75
56,078 58
33,000
11,069 78
43.773 84
1904. .
25,000 00
3,014 10
17,951 04
30,000
10 615 01
35,664 71
1905.
53,000 00
144 11
58,278 60
34.250
9,662 01
34,803 31
1906 ..
40 000 00
132 59
33,207 81
25,500
9,634 28
37,774 08
1907 ..
35,000 00
18 69
28,017 14
25,500
3.826 53
38 483 17
1908 ..
$199 23
38,000 00
23 15
27 034 12
26,000
9,099 75
45,043 49
1909 ..
660 83
15,831 40
13,602 61
30,000
8,753 24
49,424 71
1910 ..
2304 96
12,650 00
2,190 04
16,667 17
30,000
10.289 58
40,028 31
1911 ..
915 81
15,155 60
3 44
15,860 67
32,000
9,552 88
43,497 95
$4,000
$4080 83 $399,637 00
$7,360 81
$369,441 43
$460,250
$125,383 65
$602,886 02
TABLE VI
Showing appropriations, assessments, receipts and expendi- tures from 1899 to and including 1911.
STREET WATERING AND OILING
Appropriations
Assessments
Receipts
Expenditures
1899.
$1 500 00
$2,991 38
$25 00
$4,254 29
1900.
1,500 00
3,181 48
2 10
4,691 09
1901 .
1,500 00
3,239 91
4,241 63
1902.
1,500 00
3,225 02
25 00
4,857 29
1903.
1,500 00
3,195 50
4,200 42
1904.
1,000 00
3,298 15
5,028 26
1905.
1,000 00
3,345 01
6,091 06
1906.
1,000 00
4,533 40
6.354 46
1907.
1,000 00
4 568 97
5.691 14
1908.
1,000 00
4,646 34
7,229 52
1909 oiling
1,500 00
5,093 60
11 72
8,737 03
1910.
1,500 00
5,218 87
30 90
8,090 91
1911
1,500 00
7,958 77
61 51
9,191 26
-
$17,000 00
$54,496 40
$156 23
$78,658 36
Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HOGAN, Superintendent.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
PARK COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
CITY OF FITCHBURG
MASSACHUSETTS
1911
+ A TOWN
Y, MAR. 8.1872.
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FITCHBURG: H. M. DOWNS PRINTING CO. 1911
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS.
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT FOR 1911.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the City Council of the City of Fitchburg :
In accordance with the Revised Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1902, Chapter 28, Section 13, the title " Pub- lic Parks, Playgrounds, and the Public Domain," the Park Commissioners of the City of Fitchburg respectfully submit their annual report.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
For 1911.
HENRY F. COGGSHALL,
1909-1914
JOHN H. DANIELS,
1908-1913
JOHN SHIRREFFS,
1907-1912
D. SIDNEY WOODWORTH,
1901-1915
HARRY G. TOWNEND,
1911-1916
OFFICERS.
CHAIRMAN, Henry F. Coggshall.
SECRETARY, D. Sidney Woodworth.
REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
FITCHBURG, MASS., Déc. 1, 1911.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the City Council :
We herewith submit the report of the Park Commission for the year ending Dec. 1, 1911. The Board of Park Commission- ers, consisting of Henry F. Coggshall, John H. Daniels, John Shirreffs, D. Sidney Woodworth, and Harry G. Townend, organized with Henry F. Coggshall for President and D. Sidney Woodworth for Secretary. The Board held 17 regular and special meetings, several hearings, and general supervision of the work during the year.
· The rapidly increasing duties of the Board, owing to the natural extension of the work, the fitting up and couducting of new playgrounds, and the effort to care for and preserve the trees upon our streets, avenues and parks, have demanded a much larger amount of time than ever before. The latter part of the year the City Council assigned the Park Commission and City Forester-appointed to that position under direction of the Park Commission-a room in City Hall for department headquarters. This was very much needed and the Commis- sion wish to express their appreciation for the courtesy shown. The work of the department is now varied and has assumed proportions that make it an important factor in our City Gov- ernment and much of the work needs constant tabulating and recording. Miss Ellen M. Newcombe has been installed as clerk and stenographer. Under the direction of Mr. Colton, City Forester, she is rapidly getting the office into a systematic and well arranged condition. All the work connected with the department and the data connected with parks, playgrounds, trees, the City Forester, and the moth work, is filed and colla- borated and put into shape for use and ready reference.
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CITY PARKS.
The department has had to labor under serious disadvan- tages the past year owing to the extreme drought and conse- quent lack of water. Shrubs and plants have not grown nor developed as they would have done, nor have we been able to make as good an exhibition in our small city parks as we should have had the weather conditions been more favorable. The city now has one large park, six small ones, and three small open places or "City Greens" as they are usually designated.
COGGSHALL PARK.
In Coggshall Park, with its 208 acres of wooded land, this city has a splendid park of great natural beauty and attractive- ness that by a little planning and developing will make one of the most beautiful parks in the country. It contains several splendid pine, chestnut and maple groves, hills and glens with brooks running through them, that easily adapt it to park pur- poses, and the needs and spirit of those who love the hills and . woods and are looking for rest and recreation. That it meets a great want is evidenced by the thousands that have visited it during the past year.
Two new roads have been built, one from the recreation park to the ball field, and the other a hill side road that was built primarily as a fire barrier to protect the large pine grove, and secondarily to open up a new part of the park, the old roads and paths cleared and the groves cared for. In May, fire swept Lookout Mountain, killing all the plants and trees upon the mountain, and only the strenuous work of the city firemen pre- vented the utter destruction of the pine woods. Since the road was built a fire started upon each side of it, but the road prevented its reaching the wood, showing that the building of the road had been a good thing.
The wood on the land that had been burned over in the park has been disposed of in small lots to various parties, who have taken the contract to clear the pieces and remove the brush from the plots that they have contracted for. The Com- mission has saved quite a little expense in clearing off this burnt district by disposing of the burnt timber standing. We
MT. ELAM ENTRANCE TO COGGSHALL PARK
PAVILION AND DANCE HALL, COGGSHALL PARK
DANIELS PARK, CLEGHORN SQUARE
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hope by spring to have the burnt-over section entirely cleared off.
A dam has been built at the lower part of the meadow at the foot of Laurel and Hillside roads and the meadow flooded forming a beautiful little lake of six acres christened by Mr. Coggshall "Mirror Lake." At one time during the dryest part of the dry season a fire started at the edge of the woods and in order to get water a barrel was sunk into the meadow. The watered flowed in faster than it could be dipped out, showing that there were undoubtedly several springs in the meadow. Mr. Coggshall called in an engineer, Mr. Fred C. Davis, to look the ground over and test the bottom. He declared it per- fectly feasible to flow the meadow and erect a dam so the Com- mission voted to do so, and carry out a cherished idea of Mr. Coggshall. The lake has added much to the beauty of the park and in the winter will be a perfectly safe place for children and others for skating purposes. Coggshall Park is very generously patronized by both old and young, and we ought to have the money to more fully develop it. It certainly will pay our citi- zens a dollar for every dollar expended in opening it up and beautifying it.
FALULAH PARK.
This little park, a natural piece of woodland containing a fine grove and Falulah Brook running through it, situated upon the Rindge road was presented to the city several years ago for a city park. It is very prettily situated and would make a very nice addition to our park system if opened up. Owing to our limited appropriation and lack of funds we have been unable to do anything towards developing it. This is really not credit- able to our city as we ought to show our appreciation of the gift by doing something to improve it and open up its beauties to the public. We hope to be in a condition to do that this year.
MONUMENT PARK.
An effort to make laurel grow in city parks proved a failure in Monument Park. A great amount had been transplanted. A great bulk of it died and presented a ragged and ungainly appearance, so much so that we felt that it was best to remove
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it. This might have been partly due to the extreme dryness of the season, but from results obtained we are of the opinion that mountain laurel cannot be made to grow successfully in a city park. The laurel was taken out and the ground filled withi flowering shrubs and plants. Just at the time that these were beginning to develop and bloom they were cut off from the water supply, and the result was the death of the shrubs. The dryness was the cause of the poor showing of the barberry hedges that were placed around Railroad Park, at the ends of the crosswalks of the Upper Common and that at Daniels Park. These we shall try to replace in the spring, and the small parks will be put in about the same condition as last year.
Heretofore the work of the department has been let out by contract to Mr. C. W. Moeckel, who has had the contract and performed his work in a very satisfactory manner, but owing to the consolidation of the City Forester's work with the Park Department and the working in harmony with the department of the City Forester and the Moth Superintendent it was deemed best to have the work of the department done by the department itself, under the direction of Mr. William W. Colton, who at a meeting in .September was elected Superintendent of Parks. It was felt that the best interests of the city and greater efficiency could be obtained by having the work under one head. There will be times where the superintendent could use the men in park work and at other times could transfer them either to forestry work or moth extermination, as in his judgment it might be deemed best, and thus give a small but well trained set of skilled men constant employment. In the short time we have had to test it the plan has worked well both as regards labor and efficiency.
RAILROAD PARK.
Railroad Park is so situated that little can be done aside from keeping the place green and the trees upon it in good order. The experiment of putting a barberry hedge upon it has been tried, but the drought and the reckless disregard of pedes- trians has succeeded in ruining the most of it. The benches were taken out of this park at the request of many citizens who objected to the character of those who monopolized them and
MONUMENT PARK
FALULAM FALLS.
FALLS AT FALULAH PARK
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the impression it gave one on entering the city by the railroad station.
UPPER COMMON.
Aside from trying to keep the lawn in good condition we have tried to maintain a few flower beds. Barberry was also planted at the head and foot of the Common and at the end of the walks to keep the pedestrians from cutting the corners, but has proven entirely unsuccessful. The Commission are rather inclined to return to the old method of simply keeping the lawns in good condition without embelishment of plants and shrubs. The other small parks have been maintained in the usual good condition, but like the lower ones suffered from the extreme drought.
TREES.
For a number of years it has been very evident to the Commission that if we were to preserve the trees, encourage the growth of new ones, and interest the public in the matter, some- thing more than an occasional glance at the trees would have to be taken and the work of caring for them entered upon in a regular and systematic manner. For a number of years very little had been done for their care and preservation owing to the small amount of money appropriated for that purpose. It
appeared very clearly that the time had arrived when the trees must be given serious consideration and attention, otherwise the city would lose hundreds of valuable and beautiful trees that would take years if they could ever be replaced. To the end that the matter might be under the care of skilled and competent hands a City Forester-under the direction of the Park Commis- sion-was appointed by the Mayor. The City Forester is also superintendent of the moth work, so that now all the work under the care of trees, the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moth, and the care of parks, is conducted from the office of the Park Commission. In Mr. William W. Colton, City For- ester, the city has an able and competent public servant and one thorough with his duties and the work required.
Good work has already-much remains to do-been done by the City Forester and his assistants in trimming up and
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surgically treating those trees that were in need of it, and removing the trees that had died and were interfering with growth of others. A detailed report from the City Forester is appended and is made a part of the Commissioner's report. His notes and comments are interesting and instructive and will show very clearly the necessity of having the trees thoroughly and systematically looked after. The City Forester will give in detail the work accomplished in connection with the gypsy and brown tail moth and also the necessity for persistent and con- tinuous work in this direction.
In connection with this work, and under the direction of the City Forester, the Commission desires to start a tree nursery for the purpose of planting and raising our own trees, as it has been shown that cities that maintain a nursery can replace old and put in new trees at about one-third of the expense that it costs to buy the trees from outside parties. The City Forester speaks of this in his report and his remarks are deserving of serious consideration on account of use and utility, reducing the cost of trees in our highways and parks, and putting our work on a scientific and utilitarian basis.
Coggshall Park fills a real need in the wants of the city and ministers to the comfort and desire of a very large number of people who love the woods, hills and streams; it accommodates a large part of our population. But there are hundreds of others who would like to enjoy the benefits and privileges of a park provided it were located a little nearer their homes. Coggshall lies on the south side of the city, and while easily accessible both by road and electric cars it seems a long ways off to those living in the north part of the city.
At the time the Burbank Hospital estate was bought objec- tions were raised to purchasing so much land. These objections were met, however, by the statement that the land should be bought, and what was not needed for hospital purposes could be turned over to the city for park purposes. It seems to the Com- mission that the time has come when this can fairly and equitably be done, for the annual appropriation made by the city for the support of the hospital outside of that coming from the Burbank fund represents a generous interest on 200 acres of land that might be devoted to park purposes. We believe that the land should be opened up and the people given the benefit of it. We
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would, therefore, call this to the attention of the City Council, and would recommend that at least 200 acres of land from this estate be taken and set aside for park purposes, as it is well located and in good condition for such use. While it will be used more generally by the people in the north part of the city than in the south, it will be very generously patronized and enjoyed by people from all sections of the city and prove a boon and benefit to every one in it. We earnestly recommend this to your consideration.
PLAYGROUNDS.
The advantage of the playgrounds to the children of the city is now so clearly recognized, and its influence for the moral and physical development of children so clearly demonstrated, and its beneficent influence in influencing children for good and keeping them away from dark and evil influences, is now so generally recognized that our city can be congratulated upon the stand that it has taken and the advanced ground that we occupy in this respect. The good work began last year and has been successfully carried along, and we have now seven fine playgrounds well distributed throughout the city.
SALEM STREET PLAYGROUND.
One, called the "Salem Street Ground," was laid out on Beekman street, west of the Salem Street School. This piece of land, bounded by Cliff, Beekman, and extending 300 feet on Providence street, was, at the suggestion of the City Council, taken by the Park Commission for park and playground pur- poses and fitted up for a playground. The ground has been graded and put in good condition, and the arrangement of the ground is such that a division of the grounds has been made, one part being assigned to the girls and one devoted to the use of the boys. It is situated in a very closely built up district; is a good thing and meets a needed want in that section of the city.
SOUTH FITCHBURG PLAYGROUND.
At South Fitchburg the small piece of ground allotted last year was further increased by the City Council from a little plot to 1114 acres. The upper part contains a pine grove and is well
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adapted for small children and park purposes. The lower part is a rough, uneven piece of ground that can be, by a little expenditure of money, put in good condition, and the Commis- sion trusts that the City Council will see its way clear to give them the money asked for to construct an atheletic field and ball ground. After this is done the playground will fill the needs of that part of the city for many years to come.
LOWE PLAYGROUND.
Lowe Playground is in constant use by hundreds of children almost the entire year and is a constant and glowing tribute to the wisdom and generosity of the donor. The Park Commission was given the use of a strip of land on the other side of Elm street to the west of Lowe Playground for the past year by Mr. Arthur H. Lowe, the donor of Lowe Playground. On this piece of land we placed several pieces of apparatus, and it has been constantly used by hundreds of children during the sum- mer and fall. The thanks of the Park Commission and City Council are due and are hereby tendered to the Hon. Arthur H. Lowe for the use of the strip of land spoken of. This piece of land ought to be acquired by the city and made a part of Lowe Playground.
WALTON STREET PLAYGROUND.
Walton Street Playground, which includes a strip of land between Rollstone and Walton streets, was fitted up at consid- erable expense by the Commission in order to let the little chil- dren be taken care of on the Rollstone street side and leave the Walton street side for the ball ground and older children, and it has turned out to be a very good arrangement and a very suc- cessful playground.
MIDDLE STREET PLAYGROUND.
On the opening of Salem Street Ground Middle Street Ground was closed to all but children under ten years of age, and hereafter will be used only by the little folks, the older ones being sent up to Salem street.
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GOODRICH STREET PLAYGROUND.
Some filling was done, the ground cleared and some new apparatus was put into Goodrich street. The ground has been well patronized and constantly enjoyed by the children in that vicinity.
DANIELS PLAYGROUND.
Daniels Playground, next to Lowe, has proven to be the largest attended playground in the city. The grove of trees has made attractive places for the girls and children and the athletic field is large enough for the exercising of the older children.
Situated as they are upon an open and exposed knoll the trees are sadly in need of care and attention and in order to preserve them it will be necessary to add considerable loam and fertilizer to the ground there and also to trim and treat many of the trees that are in need of it. We ought to do something to preserve these trees for if they should die out, as they are inclined to do now it will be many years before they could be restored ; certainly they cannot be in the life of this . generation of children. It needs time and money to do it and it cannot be done without.
The Playgrounds during the past year have proven success- ful in every sense of the word. They have been well patronized and wisely and carefully conducted. In this connection it should be said that one of the prime and important factors to the success of a playground is good and constant supervision. An open field with little or no apparatus with a good supervisor makes a good and successful recreation ground, while a field with abundance of apparatus and no one to guide and instruct the children has proven to be a poor place for children as a center of recreation. The moral and physical well-being of children demand that they shall be looked after at play as well as at work, and that the children may get the most good and most benefit, play should be wisely directed, and certainly nowhere is it more essential than in the playground where there are hundreds of children of all ages from four to twenty years of age playing and working off their surplus energies. The importance of supervision cannot be too strongly insisted upon.
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