Scope and Content: In 1911 responsibility for the care and supervision of Boston Harbor was transferred from the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners to the newly created Directors of the Port of Boston, who were also charged with developing the Port of Boston.  These minutes of their weekly meetings document their activities and decisions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of meeting
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Scope and Content: As part of their function to maintain and supervise the harbors and lands of Massachusetts, the Division of Waterways of the Dept. of Public Works and its predecessors in this function (the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, to 1916, the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands, 1916-1919, the Division of Waterways and Public Lands of the Dept. of Public Works, 1919-1927, and the Dept. of Public Works as a whole, 1927-1938) were required to account for their activities and expenditures.  Minute books of weekly meetings document measures taken by commissioners to protect harbors and tidewaters and to insure the navigability of harbors.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of meeting; some chronologically in reverse order within year after 1943
Notes: Additional draft minutes, Apr. 1901-June 1902 (2 volumes), transferred from: Massachusetts. Executive Office of Transportation and Construction. Maps, aerials, photos, plans ((M-Ar)1758)) Docket books retained for 1967-1972 instead of minute books contain ms. annotations and are generally more complete. Minute books for 1939-1942 and 1947-1965 are missing
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Scope and Content: The Dairy Bureau was constituted in 1891 in the State Board of Agriculture (State Dept. of Agriculture in 1918) to regulate manufacture and sale of butter and cheese in Massachusetts. In 1919 it was replaced by the Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry in the Dept. of Agriculture.  Minutes record date, attendees, and actions of the bureau’s monthly meetings. Series includes copies of letters to board members and letters of recommendation for an inspector position.
Notes: Transferred to Archives, Feb. 1996, from State Library of  Massachusetts, Special Collections
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Scope and Content: 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, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: 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, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: 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, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: The commissioner of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) serves as a member of the Water Resources Commission, established by St 1956, c 620 to supervise and control the Division of Water Resources (then of the Department of Natural Resources, now of the Department of Environmental Management) and to coordinate the activities of federal, state, and other agencies in conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water for preventing loss of life and damage to property by erosion, floodwater, and sediment in the watersheds of Massachusetts.  The deputy commissioner of the MDC served on the commission as the representative of the commissioner.  Copies of the minutes, compiled by the deputy, document the decisions of the commission.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically in reverse order
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Scope and Content: 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, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1872, c 236, as part of their function licensing waterways and tidelands construction, the Board of Harbor Commissioners and its successor from l879, the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners notified the selectmen or mayor and aldermen of the municipality in which petitioner for license proposed to work of a hearing on the petition.  This series consists of copies of notices to muncipalities, each signed by the board chair and accompanied by a certified statement that original notice had been served, signed by the board clerk and attested to by a justice of the peace.
Arrangement: 1896-1902, l902-1907: Arranged chronologically in reverse order. Arranged within each sequence alphabetically by first letter of petitioner surname, thereunder chronologically in reverse order
Notes: Returns missing for 1877-1878, 1883-1891, 1895
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Scope and Content: The Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission was created for purpose of extending and increasing the water supply to the Massachusetts metropolitan water system (St 1926, c375).  The commission was authorized to purchase or take land in the watersheds of the Swift and Ware Rivers to develop the Quabbin Reservoir.  The commission requested opinions of private consultants regarding property to be taken from the northern portion of the Athol branch of the Boston and Albany Railroad.  These opinions offer estimates of the fair market value of the railroad line.
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