Days and ways in old Boston . d, and was regarded as easily the largestand finest hotel in New England. On June 29th,when President Polk visited Boston as the guestof the city, he was lodged at this new and sump-tuous hotel. Other Boston hotels of that periodwere the Tremont House, Adams House, theAmerican House and United States Hotel. Aside from the State House, pubUc buildingswere few and of simple architecture when judgedby the standards of later years. The BostonPost Office was located in the Merchants Exchangeon State Street. It is diflScult, indeed, to reaUzehow business could be conduc
Days and ways in old Boston . d, and was regarded as easily the largestand finest hotel in New England. On June 29th,when President Polk visited Boston as the guestof the city, he was lodged at this new and sump-tuous hotel. Other Boston hotels of that periodwere the Tremont House, Adams House, theAmerican House and United States Hotel. Aside from the State House, pubUc buildingswere few and of simple architecture when judgedby the standards of later years. The BostonPost Office was located in the Merchants Exchangeon State Street. It is diflScult, indeed, to reaUzehow business could be conducted at all with thelimited mail service available in 1847. In thatyear there was one northern, one southern, andone eastern mail daily, three to Lowell, two eachto Providence, Worcester, Springfield, Hartfordand Albany. Other toA^rns such as Haverhill,and Nashua, Manchester and Concord, N. H.,averaged about two mails per day. The mail toEngland was received and forwarded twice eachmonth. Boston and suburbs at this time sup-15. Temple Place in 1860 The site of the first three buildings is now covered by the rear of the presentten story building facing Tremont St. The Year Eighteen Forty Seven ported about 75 newspapers and periodicals of allkinds but their aggregate circulation was verylimited. During the year 1847 the Custom House wascompleted, and the corner stone of the Atheneuraon Beacon Street was laid. On the latter occasionthe address was delivered by Hon. Josiah year was made memorable in Boston by thebreaking of ground in front of the old State Houseon Washington Street for pipes to carry waterthrough the city. The law which made thispublic improvement possible had passed thelegislature in April, 1846, and on being submittedto a popular vote in Boston was approved 4667 to848. It is difficult now to understand how any-one could oppose the introduction of public waterworks. Later in the same year the ground wasbroken for an aqueduct at Long Pond, andHon. John Q
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