Correspondence from the secretary to the engineer, 1895-1930 (bulk 1895-1919).

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Correspondence from the secretary to the engineer, 1895-1930 (bulk 1895-1919).

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The Metropolitan Park Commission (MPC) (1893-1919) and its successor the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) (since 1919) have been responsible for oversight of the acquisition, maintenance, policing, and use of the Metropolitan Parks District (Boston and surrounding communities), including maintenance of its roads and sewers. Correspondence (recorded in letterpress copybooks) from the MPC secretary to the MPC engineer and later from the MDC secretary to the MDC director of park engineering transmits information and instructions for work assignments from commission meetings and from other commission departments.

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Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission. Engineering Dept.

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Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission

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Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985). Since 1985 these functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. ...

Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission

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St 1893, c 407, established the Metropolitan Park Commission, also known as the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, to acquire, maintain, and make available to the public for exercise and recreation open space in Boston and surrounding communities to be known as the Metropolitan Parks District. The legislation set limits to be observed in acquiring property, but granted the commission authority to make and enforce regulations for its use. The commission's responsib...

Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Division of Parks Engineering.

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