28 A PEEP AT 



realized, and the direct communication between those 

 point< may pass through the city of Boston." 



There are in the city of Boston twenty-seven 

 banks, with a capital of $19,280,000, and out of 

 Boston ninety-two banks, with a capital of $7,820,- 

 000 ; making a total of one hundred and nineteen 

 bunks for the State of Massachusetts, besides which 

 there are forty-two institutions for savings in the 

 State. 



The officers of the city of Boston are a Mayor, 

 eight Aldermen, forty-eight Common Council-men, 

 twelve Overseers of the Poor, and twenty-four School 

 Committee-men. They are chosen annually. 



The Mayor and Aldermen are elected. The Mayor 

 only receives pay. The Common Council are elected 

 by the wards, but receive no pay. The two branches 

 of the city Government usually act separately. In 

 their collective capacity they are called the City 

 Council, who appoint the city officers, and fix their 

 compensation, &c. 



The following is the number of Courts held in 

 Boston : — 



Circuit Court of the United States. This Court is 

 holden at Boston twice a year. 



