Boston (Mass.). Office of the Mayor
Historical note
Boston was incorporated as a city on February 23, 1822 by Chapter 110 of the Acts of 1821. This act was adopted by the voters on March 4, 1822. The City Charter established the form of government as a Mayor; a Board of Aldermen, consisting of eight elected at large; and a Common Council, of forty-eight elected by wards; to be called when conjoined, ‘the City Council.” The Mayor and Aldermen were vested with the administration of the police, and executive power of the corporation generally, with specific enumerated powers. All other powers belonging to the corporation were vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council exercised by concurrent vote.
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Mayor Thomas M. Menino records
Mayoral addresses
Includes two compilation volumes of addresses from 1822-1867 and printed copies of annual and inaugural addresses of the Mayor from 1824-1980 with gaps.
Mayoral portraits
Photographs and other images collected by the Boston Landmarks Commission for reference use and for publications as well as photographs taken by the Landmarks Commission documenting their work and city neighborhoods.
Mayor's approvals
Mayor's approvals
Mayor's drafts
Requests by the Mayor to the City Treasurer to pay persons named the sums listed. From 1820-1822, the requests are made by the Selectmen.
Mayor's Office of Cable Communications filings
Mayor's Office of Housing : programs and progress, circa 1980
Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Message from the mayor of Boston to municipal personnel on conflict of interest law, 1963
Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Morgan et al. v. Hennigan et al. and related cases files
Office of the Mayor bills relating to the Anthony Burns case
This collection contains bills and receipts in conncection with the military services of various cavalry, infantry, and artillery units of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Payments are detailed for ammunitions supplies such as musket balls, carbine cartridges, and ball cartridges purchased from William Read. Co. The file also includes several writs of attachment which seem to have resulted from a contractual dispute over unpaid bills for refreshments for the Light Guards.
Office of the Mayor reports and publications
Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Papers relating to the draft riots
Includes correspondence to Mayor Lincoln, general orders and police reports regarding the draft riots in 1863.
Photographs, 2021-
Record of payment of drafts
Record of payments of the drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen and County drafts of the Mayor and Aldermen. Volume 1 includes payment of drafts of the Overseers of the Poor.
Reports of Harvey S. Chase expert accountant made to the mayor of Boston, 1902
Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
The inaugural addresses of the mayors of Boston volume II, 1896
Collection of publications produced by the Mayor's Office and various offices within the Mayor's Office on many topics relating to Boston.
Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) program records
Twelve Mayors of Boston 1900-1970: Photographs from an Exhibitiion prepared by the Boston Public Library, 1970
Includes annual reports of the Library Department for 1967 and 1985-1986, statistical reports from 1954 and 1957, proceedings of the dedication of the Library building in 1858, a history of the Library from 1911, works published by the Library and other miscellaneous publications. Annual reports can also be found in the City Documents series.