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Boston (Mass.). Police Department

 Organization

Historical note

Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1761-1762 established a watch for the safety and better securing the good order of the Town of Boston. Chapter 110 of the Acts of 1821 vested in the Mayor and Aldermen the administration of the police formerly exercised by the Selectmen. Chapter 123 of the Acts of 1838 granted the Mayor and Aldermen the power to appoint police officers with all or any of the powers of the constables except the power of serving and executing any civil process.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Abandoned or Derelict Automobile reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5000.013
Scope and Contents Includes Public Works Department copies of abandoned or derelict automobile reports with photographs attached.
Dates: 1984-1985
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Abandoned or Derelict Automobile reports

Committee on Public Safety hearing, 2004 March 2

 Item — Box: DVD 1
Identifier: 0100002a_2004_007
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The City Council meeting and hearing transcripts span the years 1947-2015. This collection has been divided into 6 series: Series I - City Council debate; Series II - Committee hearing transcripts; Series III - Audiotape recordings; Series IV - Videotape recordings; Series V - DVD recordings; and Series VI - Digital recordings. Transcripts and recordings of City Council meetings and hearings are fairly complete from 1947-1970 and 1996-2015. There appears to be missing transcripts or...
Dates: 2004 March 2
Found in: City of Boston Archives / 0100.002a, City Council meeting and hearing transcripts and recordings / DVD recordings / [file]

Index of victuallers

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 0600.002
Scope and Contents One index volume of licenses granted for victuallers, 1878-1879. Includes date, name and address.
Dates: 1878-1879
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Index of victuallers

Law Department files relating to Democratic National Convention

 Series
Identifier: 0700.038
Scope and Contents Law Department files relating to Democratic National Convention, 2004 including MOUs.
Dates: 1996-2004; bulk 2004
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Law Department files relating to Democratic National Convention

Licenses for intoxicating liquors

 Series
Identifier: 0600.003
Scope and Contents Includes records of licenses issued and indexes to licenses filed initially with the Board of License Commissioners and then with the Police Commissioner.
Dates: 1875-1885
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Licenses for intoxicating liquors

Payroll records

 Series
Identifier: 2200.018
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous records documenting payroll for various departments. Includes Fire Department, 1829-1868 with gaps; Schools, 1833-1870 with gaps; Police, 1869-1870; Water Works, 1869-1870; Chestnut Hill Reservoir, 1868-1869; Lamps, 1869-1870; Paving, 1869-1870; Health, 1868-1869, Auditing, 1875-1885; Welfare, 1920-1923; and Institutions, 1922-1923.
Dates: circa 1829-1923
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Payroll records

Police and Fire hiring cases (Castro, Fagan, Mackin)

 Series
Identifier: 0700.024
Dates: circa 1971-1991
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Police and Fire hiring cases (Castro, Fagan, Mackin)

Police Department annual reports and publications

 Series
Identifier: 0600.006
Scope and Contents Includes annual reports of the Police Commissioner for 1871, 1910, 1927, 1933-1934, 1936, 1939, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1958-1960, 1962-1970, 1974-1976, 1999 and 2007; annual reports of the Boston Police Relief Association for 1911, 1913-1915, 1918-1920, 1922-1925, and 1927-1928; street directory, 1938 and circa 1970s-1980s; and miscellaneous reports and surveys.
Dates: 1870-1999
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Police Department annual reports and publications

Police Department photographs

 Series
Identifier: 0600.004
Scope and Contents Photograph of Boston Police Class, 1945 January 6.
Dates: 1945
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Police Department photographs

Police Department rules and regulations

 Series
Identifier: 0600.007
Scope and Contents Includes printed Rules and Regulations of the Boston Police Department from 1899, 1903, 1909, 1921, 1927, 1941 and 1950; Rules and Procedures, 1992; and Rules and Regulations for Hackney Carriages from 1948.
Dates: 1898-1950
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Police Department rules and regulations

Police Fund records

 Series
Identifier: 2400.011
Scope and Contents By ordinance passed June 17, 1870, all monies received by police officers for fees as witnesses and paid by them into the City Treasury would be kept as a separate fund and be invested and managed by the Mayor, City Auditor and City Treasurer. The income of said fund would be applied to the relief of persons who received an honorable discharge from the Police force by reason of sickness, age or other inability and in necessitous circumstances and also to the relief of widows and orphans of...
Dates: 1871-1890
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Police Fund records

Programs

 Series
Identifier: 0600.005
Scope and Contents Boston Police Relief Association Annual Ball and Concert program, 1941.
Dates: 1941
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Programs

Retirement orders

 Series — Volume: 1
Identifier: 0600.001
Scope and Contents One volume of retirement orders received by the Auditing Department from the Board of Police, 1878-1903. Includes form documenting name of officer retired, placement on pension roll and amount to be received.
Dates: 1878-1903
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Retirement orders

Riot cases

 Collection
Identifier: 0700.020
Scope and Contents note This series contains a wide variety of documents relating to both the 1967 and 1968 riots, including but not limited to: fire reports, auditor reports, case law, police journals, and damage claims. All files are created and organized by the original creator, Theodore R. Stanley, who acted as Assistant Corporation Counsel. Mr. Stanley represented several businesses in the Blue Hill Avenue of Roxbury, many of whom still exist, who were bringing a suit to the city for damage compensation following...
Dates: 1967-1972
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Riot cases

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