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7
24
Aug. 31
Silver
9h5min
Sept. 1
George S. Bass
80
1
24
Sept. 1 Adrian Blowers
50
Sept. 3 Malcolm Matheson
45
4
5
Sept.
4
Nora A. Toomey Teed
56
Sept.
5 Mary O. Dale
81
Sept. 5
Freel
10min
Sept. 5
Eva Blanche Mills
59
Sept. 5
Milton D. Kelley
75
Sept.
6 Mary F. Turner
83abt
Sept. 6 William J. Stone
63
2
Sept.
6 Jacob C. Schmidt
62
Sept.
8 Henti Sofi Tapani
47
Sept.
8 Hilma W. Hill
78
Sept. 8 Annie Jane Pratt
76
4
15
Sept. 8 Joseph E. Hart
75
-
Sept. 8 Jessie Curuthers Thom
41
Sept. 9 Henry Rivard
76
5
1
Sept. 9 Austin Robert Bower
60
1
1
Sept. 9 Margaret Smith
71
25
Aug. 13 Alfred James Price
Aug. 16
Julia L. Brown
447
REPORT OF CITY CLERK
Age
Date
Name
Years Months Days
Sept. 10
Robert N. Alexander
67
Sept. 11
Mathew Samuel Tutton
77
Sept. 11 George Peter Bronniche
73
Sept. 11 Anthony Angotti
73
Sept. 11 Jessie Gray Higgs
79
7
2
Sept. 12 Margaret Kennally
47
6
5
Sept. 13 Bernard J. Doherty
59
Sept. 14
Amore Lucianelli
47
Sept. 14
Irene Hanninen
11
11
Sept. 15
Julia Walsh
70
Sept. 15
James E. Scott
89
Sept. 15
James Adams
60
3
Sept. 16
Charlotte Powell Haverly
75
9
18
Sept. 17
Myron Grant Berry
71
6
29
Sept. 17
Louise Agnes Stewart
66
Sept. 18
Annette Costantino Battaglia
32
1
12
Sept. 18
David Williams
55
Sept. 18
Jeanette L. Steward
23
7
12
Sept. 19
Mary Ann . MacCormack
72
-
-
Sept. 19
Julia Ellis Peterson
74
11
Sept. 20
Mary E. Packard
83
8
Sept. 20
Arthur E. Crossman
47
2
25
Sept. 20
Leslie Willard Miller
43
7
21
Sept. 20
Addie Philbrick Leavitt
91
2
6
Sept. 20
Myrtie Sophie Hopkins
62
11
26
Sept. 20
Alice Gertrude Alzingre
75
11
Sept. 20
Ada Perry
44
24
Sept. 21
Mary Elizabeth Gilchrist
65
Sept. 22
Alice Winifred McGrail
57
Sept. 22
Ernest Oswald Cockayne
83
7
19
Sept. 23
George I. Bates
68
Sept. 23
Joseph Henry Gourley
60
6
Sept. 23
Joseph Guarcello
66
-
Sept. 24
George Herbert Jaques
77
11
Sept. 25
Wille Huovinen
62
4
Sept. 26
Stillborn
Sept. 27
Alexander Craig
65
9
Sept. 27
Stillborn
51
Sept. 28
William Pickering Snowdon
90
5
22
Sept. 28
George David Runnalls
3
23
Sept. 28
Sadie Stern
55
Sept. 28
Emma G. Cruikshank
61
Oct. 1
Arthur F. Keefe
41
1
3
Oct.
1 Mary Ann Kane
83
8
7
Oct. 1 Henry T. Abbe
76
4
Oct. 2 Euzeba Pierce
84
8
15
Oct. 2 Gustav Rosenhek
49
Oct.
3 Frederick Ordway
75
-
Sept. 27
Jacob B. Stone
448
CITY OF QUINCY
Dato
Name
Years
Age Months Days
Oct. 3 Lulu B. Dunn
55
8
25
Oct. 4 David Lubarsky
74
Oct.
Margaret B. Freeman
70
1
8
Oct. 6 Thomas C. Shields
34abt
Oct. 6 Mary Henderson
46
Oct. 6 Anthony Joseph Villone
49
2
24
Oct.
6 Peter Schuerch
84
-
-
Oct. 6 Elizabeth Elmer Ronstrom
79
5
11
Dct. 7 Henry Charles Thorn
81
4
13
Oct. 8 Mary Lennon
73
Oct.
8 Lawrence Augustin Little
28
Oct. 8
Charles Arthur Campbell
78
2
8
Oct. 9 Joseph Frederick Fostello
61
Oct. 9 Maneus Swansburg
86
Oct. 9 Laura Eliza Harwood
64
3
Oct. 9
Eric John A. Peterson
57
9
23
Oct. 10
Ellen F. Morrissey
71
-
Oct. 10
Hilma Maria Lind
62
Oct. 10
Orissa Marian Baxter
73
8
11
Oct. 11
Evelyn Alwilder Rolfs
41
11
16
Oct. 11
Harriett Kerr Breck
69
6
4
Oct. 11
Albert John Walsh
4
6
Oct. 12
Anabelle Brown
53
Oct. 12
Willie E. Kingsbury
71
Oct. 14
Stillborn
Oct. 14
Sarah Elizabeth Litchefield
82
6
20
Oct. 15
Katherine P. Whipple
47
-
Oct. 17
Mabel C. Libbey
51
Oct. 18
Louis Moise Levesque
70
3
22
Oct. 18
Honora A. Daley
84
9
15
Oct. 19
James P. Keating
83
6
Oct. 19
John Walls
46
Oct. 19
Grace T. Young
25
Oct. 19
Almyra F. Hardy
79
Oct. 19
John A. Delahanty
56
Oct. 20
Hanora M. Costello
68
5
22
Oct. 21
Charles Englebreck Lofgren
56
3
Oct. 22
Stillborn
53
Oct. 22
Levi Howes
64
6
5
Oct. 23
Bernard Alden Russell
43
10
5
Oct. 24
William Henry Branigan
81
5
2
Oct. 25
Bertha Knuttunen Sword
26
9
10
Oct. 26
Fred P. O'Brien
71
-
Oct. 27
Pauline Lincoln
53
5
9
Oct. 27
Florence Agnes Stickley
73
-
Oct. 27
William E. Bevis
51
2
-
Oct. 28
Robert Peter Nord
50
2
1
-
Oct. 18
Albert Kissling
42
Oct. 20
Allan P. Battistini
Oct. 21
Cummings
Oct. 22
George Barone
449
REPORT OF CITY CLERK
Date
Name
Years
Age Months Days
Oct. 29
Walton Wesley Flavin
49
11
S
Oct. 29
Sophie Stohle
76
11
15
Oct. 29
Pilmer
Oct. 30
Eliza Capaccioli
36
Oct. 30
Mary E. Beard
19
Oct. 31
Stillborn
Oct. 31
Matthew James Phinney
47
Oct. 31
Catherine Tirone
39
Nov. 1
George V. Finn
63
-
Νόν. 1 Anna L. Kelley
37
Nov. 1 Susan Helena Walsh
71
7
19
Nov. 2 Giaciano F. Kuhn
30
4
Nov.
3 Allan Bertram
83
3
15
Nov.
4 Ade Wuori
58
Nov. 4 Edwin J. Ingram
71
Nov. 4
Morehouse
-
Nov.
5 Hannah E. Moodie
80
Nov. 6 Archibald Livingstone
78
10
Nov. 8 Harriet Emma Perry
84
4
Nov. 8 Teleshore Lemieux
70
Nov. 8 Grace A. McGrath
53
Nov.
8 David Wishart
63
Nov. 9 Elias Alfred Swanson
66
2
14
Nov. 9 Concetta Caruso
72
Nov. 10
Elizabeth Mariah Herter
72
S
25
Nov. 10
Clara Justina Green
72
1
10
Nov. 10
Carolyn L. Flinn
65
Nov. 1
Alexander Robb
69
10
Nov. 11
Elmer H. McIntosh
77
26
Nov. 11
Mary Elizabeth Maloney
68
2
23
Nov. 11
Margaret Harper Ross
57
Nov. 12
Louisa Catherine Berry Minerva
52
2
9
Nov. 12
Robert Dinnie
66
6
5
Nov. 14
Sarah Jane Gallagher
61
11
24
Nov. 15 Carlotta Marie Donovan
60
11
6
Nov. 15
Alice May Glavin
49
9
29
Nov. 15
Martha J. Blanchard
89
6
23
Nov. 15
Annie Sarah Wyman
52
-
Nov. 15
Dora Telegenetsky
50
Nov. 15
Bridget Marie Murphy
82
11
15
Not 16
Domenick S. Mattulina
60abt
Nov. 16
Battista Tamborini
72
-
Nov. 17
Elizabeth Agnes Ames
88
10
25
Nov 17
Stillborn
-
-
Nov. 2 Luigi Cammisano
75
-
-
-
-
Nov. 11
Alma M. Carlson
61
11
Nov. 12
1
Nov. 9 Helen Mildred Pendergast
57
3
1
8
Oct. 31 Waino Johannes Stenvall
2hrs
450
CITY OF QUINCY
Date
Name
Years
Age Months
Days
Nov. 17
Helen Pitts Maguire
34
10
16
Nov. 18 Natale Ceriani
54
Nov. 18 Charles Frederick Parsons
72
5
15
Nov. 18 Gertrude Nelson
75
Nov. 19 Harriet Eleanor Douglass
84
7
28
Nov. 19 Andrew Gustave Goranson
69
6
6
Nov. 19 Phillip Sherry
60
63
2
3
Nov. 20 Pauline M. Staples
1h18min
Nov. 22
Lawrence B. Briggs
93
8
30
Nov. 22
Hesse Harriet Adams
72
-
Nov. 22 Clas Olaf Edwin Olson
50
2
18
Nov. 23
Sarah C. Mullin
69
Nov. 23
William Edwin H. Horne
72
-
-
Nov. 28
Patrick Joseph Menchen
86
5
9
Nov. 28
Estella Hatch Weston
90
4
22
Nov. 29
Ovila Ellery
77
18
3
Nov. 30
John Leo Fitzpatrick
58abt-
Dec. 1 Ruth Elizabeth Hinsdell Hodgdon
29
23
Dec. 1 Mary F. Evans
68abt-
Dec. 2 William Schofield
2
15
Dev. 2 Ercel Brobst Seabrooke
61
Dec. 2 Andrew McIntosh
73abt-
Dec. 2 Charles O. Ness
70
8
10
Dec.
3 John G. Harrold
52
Dec. 3 June Tillson
3
Dec. 4 Mary Alfrida Nelson
81
11
Dev.
4 Arthur Frank Peterson
48
3
4
Dec. 5 Cyrus L. Browne
50
3
15
Dec. 5 Thomas Hamilton
44
10
20
Dec.
6 Eudore L. Constantineau
31
2
3
Dec.
6 Victor A. Malcolm
52
2
11
Dec. 7 Elson Hartwell Bigelow
53
1
9
Dec. 7 Louis Pezzella
82
9
-
Dec. 8 Patrick H. Reddington
32
7
4
Dec.
8 Anna McDonald Coolidge
95
3
8
-
Nov. 24 Emma M. Yout
64
Nov. 25
Ida Jane Crane
68
7
7
Nov. 25
Ernest Fellows
56
2
3
Nov. 25
Mabel Norrie Boddie
47
10
-
Nov. 26
Alan Thompson
70abt-
Nov. 26
Mary Meagher
45
Nov. 26
Sarah C. Houston
76abt-
Nov. 27
Samuel Ellis Locke
90
6
Nov. 27
Alice Teresa Barry
78
1
15
Nov. 27
Margaret Gallagher
80
Nov. 27
Charles Wendell Garey
74
Nov. 27
Stillborn
-
-
Nov. 20 William J. Gilfeather
59
Nov. 22
Mary Lydia Hall
451
REPORT OF CITY CLERK
Age
Da.e
Name
Years Months Days
Dec. 8 Stacey D. Stevens
14
11
9
Dec. 9 Anthony Gallo
23
Dec. 9 Alice G. Sims
56abt
Dec. 11
Annie Marie Brannan Geary
95
2
11
Dec. 11
James Sinclair
61
Dec. 11
Webb
Dec. 11
Ralph N. Atherton
57
9
18
Dec. 11
Mary J. Payne
50
-
Dec. 11
John Nelius
51
5
14
Dec. 11
Milton A. Pickett
38
Dec. 12
Samuel Hugi
52
3
4
Dec. 12
William T. Donovan
60
-
Dec. 13
Lewis Bass
69
6
16
Dec. 13
Mary Margaret Dyson
46
5
5
Dec. 14
Elizabeth I. Wood
70abt-
Dec. 15
Stillborn
Dec. 15
Carter
6
Dec. 16
Archibald Morrison
65
Dec. 17 Anna Kellner
83
Dec. 17
Mattie I. Prescott
78
10
Dec. 17
Robert George Smith
77
-
Dec. 18
Fred Bray Robinson
69
8
5
Dec. 18
Euphemia Kent
80
4
18
Dec. 18
Lorraine Berg
6
2
Dec. 18
Stillborn
3
8
Dec. 19
Bella Stuart Grassick
78
11
24
Dec. 19
William Burke
37abt-
Dec. 20
Stillborn
35
3
28
Dec. 20
James Taylor Kennedy
75
-
Dec. 20
Henry S. Bicknell
71
4
20
Dec. 20
Jeremiah Joseph Callahan
38
9
6
Dec. 21
Edward
80abt-
Dec. 21
John J. Dailey
71abt
Dec. 21
Frances M. Morris
81
Dec. 21
Alexander Knowles Sr.
64
Deč. 21
Elizabeth Brooks
61
Dec. 22
Daniel Webster Sawyer
94
3
Dec. 22
Marie Boutin
91abt -
Dec. 23
Annie Jane Armstrong
78
Dec. 23
Francis John Moriarty
70
Dec. 24
Henry J. Duffy
44
8
29
Dec. 25
Jane C. Anderson
69
Dec. 25
Mary E. Paul
76
7
2
Dec. 26
Weixler
1
Dec. 26
Annie Lucy Alexander
73
4
10
Dec. 26
Charles Stewart Thorne
69
Dec. 26
Dora I. Farnham
69
10
23
Dec. 26
Russell A. Sears 2nd
23
-
-
-
-
Dec. 18
Helen Maude Dellicker
72
-
Dec. 19
Donald William Nelson
Dec. 20
Elizabeth P. Laing
Malone
3
-
452
CITY OF QUINCY
Date
Name
Years
Age Months Days
Dec. 27 James P. Mullarkey
43abt-
Dec. 27 Andrew McIntosh
46abt-
Dec. 28
Richard David Watson
3
28
Dec. 28
Oliva George Lipsula
25
-
Dec. 29 Phillip Gacicia
41
-
Dec. 29
Ellis Lazell Dennis
56
Dec. 30
Timothy J. Lyons
89
Dec. 30
Emma Halliwell
74
6
28
Dec. 30 Pauline Louise Bohanan
59
10
Dec. 30
George H. Bickell
72
Dec. 30
Louis R. Moschetti
65
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REPORT OF PARK DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT
Quincy, Massachusetts
March 1, 1941
To the Honorable Mayor, THOMAS S. BURGIN
Dear Sir:
An account of the activities and accomplishments of the Quincy Park Department is herewith presented, constituting the fifty-second annual report since its inception.
It is nearly impossible to conceive what might have been the situation at present, with regard to Park services, improvements and finances, without the fine co-operation we received from your Honor and the City Council.
It is apparent to those familiar with the circumstances, that the varied improvements and the great extension of recreational services throughout the City, have been achieved during these troubled economic times, by that urge of all, to do his part to make our Park System the best.
There are transmitted herewith, reports of the Manager and Director of Parks and Playgrounds, Supervisor of W.P.A. Recrea- tion Project and Playground Supervisor. Also reports of each Park or Playground area by Wards, and a summary of the ac- tivities carried on during the past year.
With respect to finances, it is gratifying to report that the budget was strictly adhered to and all plans of expenditures car- ried out with satisfying results and excellent progress was made.
In closing, the Board Members wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the privilege and honor of serving the City of Quincy. As members of the Park Board, may your faith in us react in accomplishments that will be a credit to your administration.
WILLIAM M. TRUSSELLE, Chairman.
WARD I Alfred N. LaBrecque Park
After a year of sports inactivity, owing to a reconstruction W.P.A. Project, this field was completed, bleachers and backstop erected, baseball field regraded and a double tennis court com- pleted. All are now ready to serve this district during the busy summer months. All playground activities were carried on as usual this past year, with an interesting program conducted by two in- structors. There was a fine attendance each day. A field house and comfort station is badley needed on this playground.
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Manet Lake
The grass and rubbish have been cleaned out here and the area flooded for skating. A hockey rink was erected and lighted for night skating and hockey. Twenty skating days were recorded.
William Cushing Baker Park
This Park was graded and seeded down. It contains a popular bathing beach and has one instructor during the playground season.
Sea Street Skating Pond
This area was flooded for skating and was well attended by the small children of the district.
Perkins Playground
With the exception of a playground program, all activity was curtailed during the past year. Under a W.P.A. Project, the entire field was regraded and a regulation softball diamond put in. Two sets of bleachers, a backstop and three tennis courts were erected. Playground apparatus was moved to a more suitable place apart from the playing field. The tennis courts were enclosed with a chain link fence and lights were installed for hockey, serving as a rink in the winter season. A seamface granite wall was built along Agawam Road with a chain link fence along the north property line. Trees and shrubs were planted for general beautification. Early spring will see the completion of the project, and will give this community one of the finest recreation centers in the city. Two play- grounds instructors conducted the regular program the past sum- mer and attendance was good.
Adams Shore Playground
This is a popular play area, fully equipped. Two instructors are in attendance during the season.
Faxon Field
This field is in constant use for football, soccer, softball, High School football practice, and out-door gym activities for the High School. We recommend that a skating rink be provided on the Coddington Street side next winter.
Faxon Tennis Courts
These tennis courts are in use during the season and are very popular among the better tennis players. The City Tennis Tourna- ment was conducted here for cups offered by Mr. Henry M. Faxon. William Bowyer was Supervisor.
Cranch School
A well-equipped playground is provided here, with a full program during the season under the supervision of two instructors. It is a safe and popular place for small children to play.
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WARD 2 Fore River Club House
This club house is one of the community buildings of the city and is under the supervision of the Park Board. It was used a great deal during the past year for a W.P.A. Center and local activities, as well as for dances, whist parties, banquets, weddings, and socials. Dressing rooms are provided for baseball and soccer players who use Fore River Field. A full time janitor is in charge. The interior has been painted, the floors refinished and the plumb- ing and heating systems overhauled, including the installation of a new hot water heater. The building serves as a comfort station during activities on the Field.
Fore River Field
This field was one of the most used in the city, by baseball teams in the Park, South Shore and Industrial Leagues, plus many independent teams. The field has reached the stage where grading is necessary. It is planned to resod the infield and grade the out- field. New first base bleachers were built this year and the grand- stand was torn down and replaced with a 40 x 80 foot chain link backstop. This will add to the appearance of the field, and give better protection to homes in the rear of home plate.
Avalon Beach
At this location is the only city supervised beach. Two rafts are furnished, the seats and shelter are kept in repair, and the beach is cleaned daily during the season; a fully equipped playground is provided with two instructors. We recommend that a lifeguard be furnished during the bathing season as a safety measure.
In order to make this beach more attractive, it should be cleaned out and new sand spread. A deposit of oil has practically ruined it as a bathing center. A W.P.A. Project is recommended to make this only city owned beach, what it should be, a healthy place to bathe.
Munroe Playground
This area is under construction, but is used for softball, foot- ball, and as a practice field for Junior High School football. The lowlands adjoining this field are now completed, and offers another project for development by W.P.A. engineers. A full-size football field, baseball field, cinder track, softball diamond and playground for small children, can be included. The Board rec- ommends this as a project for completion, to serve a rapidly grow- ing district, in real need of these facilities.
Faxon Park
This beautiful Park, covering 57 acres, has proved to be a valuable addition to the growing Park System. It makes an ideal place for large groups to enjoy picnics and outings. During the past season, several large gatherings availed themselves of this opportunity, and were loud in their praise of the facilities.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Running water with bubblers in convenient places has been provided. A large shelter was built, which will serve in many ways to make the Park more attractive. Several picnic tables were erec- ted and benches placed in many shaded spots around the Park. There is a Custodian in charge all summer and a comfort station is al- ways available. Improvements planned, call for the construction of bleaches, a chain link backstop, and a log fence across the soft- ball outfield. Two fire places and twelve picnic tables: Grade the area at the lookout circle, run water pipe to the children's play- ground and grade and seed the softball field. With these improve- ments, a Park second to none, will be available to the citizens of Quincy.
A regular playground was carried out and proved to be a popular gathering place for the children in this vicinity.
Daniel Webster School Playground
The playground is well equipped and ideal for small children; two instructors are provided during the season.
Whiton Park
This is a popular breathing spot for the people of this section. The shrubs and grass plot are cared for by Park workers.
Pollard School Playground
It is a naturally shaded spot, ideal for small children, and has two instructors during the playground season.
Elm Street Playground
This is one of the most popular playgrounds in the City, with three instructors in charge. It is well shaded, fully equipped and well attended. A comfort station is needed.
Faxon Meadow
The Park Department was indeed fortunate to have this area for skating. By daming the brook, a natural pond was made, with the ideal skating weather, this winter, thousands enjoyed this popu- lar winter sport. A hockey rink was erected at one end and was used by hockey enthusiasts.
WARD 3 Bradford Street Playground
A fine program is carried out, with three instructors in charge of the large number in attendance. Tennis courts are a great asset to the field. A comfort station is also needed here.
Henry L. Kincaide Park
This playground will again be under the supervision of the Park Board, after a year's construction under a W.P.A. Project. During this time, bleachers and a backstop were rebuilt and the
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field regraded, and reseeded, with a loam and sand base. Paths were set into the newly laid out baseball diamond and the play- ground area was resurfaced. A seamfaced wall runs along Water Street and a retaining wall on the playground side. A parking place was provided and graded, and posts were placed in front of the bleachers and across the parking space.
Playground activities were carried on during construction of the field, with three instructors in charge. Attendance was good and a fine program put on by those in charge.
The improvements carried out, will give this the largest attended recreation center in the city. This is an ideal place to gather dur- ing the summer months and will be much appreciated by the citizens of this district.
WARD 4 William T. Shea Park
This beautiful spot received the regular care of Park workers. A popular breathing spot on hot evenings for the people of this district.
Joseph O'Rourke Playground
Due to the closing of Kincaide Park during the past summer, this field served a double purpose. Many of the games listed for Kincaide Park, were played here. A full program was carried out including a baseball school, playground league, softball and many other activities. Two tennis courts were in constant use. Two in- structors conducted a fine program. Field House facilities, with a Custodian in charge, were a welcome addition to those using the field. Showers are available to boys during the afternoon and adults in the evening.
WARD 5 Merrymount Park
This is the recreation center of the City, where during the past year, considerable work has been done.
Stadium: As time goes on, the foresight of those who planned the building of the beautiful Stadium, has been praised more than ever. As a gathering place for all types of activities on a large scale, it has proved its worth many times during the past year. Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday Morning, Flag Day exercises by the Quincy Lodge of Elks, Drum Corps Competition during the National Convention of the American Legion, Semi-Profes- sional Football by the Quincy City League, Professional Football by the Quincy Manets and Junior and Senior High School and Fore River Apprentices Football. There are also Track and Field Meets by North and Quincy High Schools.
During the past year, the field was seeded, regraded and for- tilized. Running track was reconditioned, a shower room installed for officials, and wooden bleaches to seat 1,500 erected on the op- posite side of the gridiron, making a total seating capacity of 7,000.
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The possibilities of a Stadium are great in a growing City like Quincy, and we hope, at some future time, the opposite side will be completed, to balance the concrete bleachers already installed. A loud speaker system is a real necessity and should be installed as a permanent feature. We recommend a press box to be built above the present sturcture, to be for the exclusive use of the Press, by ticket only.
Charles Francis Adams Baseball Park. Quincy's enclosed base- ball field was a boom to the game in this City. It was in constant use by teams from the South Shore League, Quincy High School, C.Y.O. League, Park League and American Legion Junior Baseball. Several floodlight games were played and were enjoyed by large gatherings of fans. Out of town teams were very much pleased with the playing conditions.
The field was reseeded in the fall and fertilized. A drain was put in along the third base line and the infield was resodded. Bleach- ers and backstop were painted and an extra bubbler was installed. There is a Custodian in charge during the baseball season.
Pageant Field. This large area is used for picnics, band con- certs, Fourth of July celebrations, and a playground. It is con- nected to Wollaston by a 750-foot bridge with entrance on Flor- ence Street. Due to the growing demand for softball fields, it is planned to build three first class diamonds with proper seating facilities on this field.
Pine Island. This part of the Merrymount Park System has been connected by a 70 foot span bridge. During the summer, this island was a popular gathering place for the Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scout Troops, Girl Scouts, picnics and wamily gatherings. A shelter was built by Park workers. This year, fireplaces will be built by the N. Y.A. under Park Supervision.
Bowling Green. This is located on the Pageant Field and is used by the older men of the city for the game known as "Bowling on the Green." It is used daily and lighted for use at night. One Greenskeeper is in charge.
Quincy Players finished high in the Bowling on the Green League. The Chairman of the Board was guest at the annual dinner. Commissioner from Rhode Island stated that the Green at Merry- mount Park is the best on the League circuit.
Playground. One instructor is in charge of this playground, con- ducting a regular program. The apparatus is left up over weekends for the use of people who bring children on picnics.
Safford Park
This park has received regular maintenance during the season.
Wollaston School
A fully equipped playground is maintained here, and is well attended. Two instructors conduct a fine program.
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Massachusetts Field Playground
This is a regularly equipped playground, under the supervision of two instructors, conducting a fine program. There are additional facilities for softball playing. A Pet Stock Show is one of the feat- ures here each year.
Stoney Brae
The excellent possibilities of this area were realized this year. A dam was built diverting the brook water to two skating rinks, one for skating and one for hockey. Thousands enjoyed good skating. Bridges were built across the runway. A Hockey rink was installed and lights provided. Signs were posted on the skating area.
Sailor's Home Pond
At this pond, a hockey rink was erected, floodlights furnished, and a skating area maintained, giving twenty skating days during the past winter. A first aid ladder and life preserver were placed near the pond. Police protection provided on Sundays.
Fenno Street Tennis Courts
During the past year, the fence was rebuilt and minor repairs made to the surface of the tennis courts at this location. It is a popular place for Wollaston tennis enthusiasts. Four more courts are needed. There is absolute need for at least two more tennis courts here and there is ample room to build, with little or no grading. A program of two courts a year, until six are built, will take care of the demand on these courts.
WARD 6 John Wendall Moses Playground
This section of the city is showing a rapid growth, while the facilities at the present are adequate, work will have to be done in the future. A field house is badly needed, and the necessary land for its erection has been acquired.
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