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THOMAS CRANE
PUBLIC LIBRARY QUINCY, MASS.
CITY APPROPRIATION
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 29
CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1918
TOGETHER WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF QUINCY
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR 1917
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625 MANET
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QUINCYS
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PRESS OF THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY KENDALL SQUARE CAMBRIDGE
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CITY GOVERNMENT, 1918.
MAYOR, JOSEPH L. WHITON
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, MOSES L. BROWN CITY TREASURER, WALTER E. PIPER CITY CLERK, EMERY L. CRANE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, MARGUERITE S. LYONS COLLECTOR OF TAXES, CHARLES A. HADLOCK CITY SOLICITOR, EVERETT C. BUMPUS CHIEF OF POLICE, DANIEL R. MCKAY CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, FAXON BILLINGS OVERSEER OF THE POOR, SAMUEL E. AMES CITY ENGINEER, PATRICK F. O'BRIEN CITY PHYSICIAN, THOMAS J. DION, M.D. INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS, JOHN H. GARDNER, JR. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, JAMES M. CANTFILL INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS, WARREN S. PARKER INSPECTOR OF WIRES, FRANK T. LINTS DOCK AND WATER FRONT COMMISSIONER, EDWARD M. WIGHT
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS.
ASSESSORS. Meet every Monday and Thursday at 9 A.M.
FREDERICK E. TUPPER, Chairman Term expires first Monday of February, 1920 CHARLES A. McFARLAND
Term expires first Monday of February, 1919
MICHAEL T. SULLIVAN Term expires first Monday of February, 1921
PARK COMMISSIONERS. JAMES H. SLADE, Chairman PHILIP R. GUINAN
.
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CITY OF QUINCY
BOARD OF HEALTH.
WALTER H. BUCHAN, Chairman WILLIAM J. McCAUSLAND, M.D., Clerk. TUPPER G. MILLER Sanitary Inspector, EDWARD J. LENNON Inspector of Plumbing, JEREMIAH J. KENILEY Inspector of Meats and Provisions, MAURICE F. COHEN Inspector of Milk, JAMES F. McCONNELL
TRUSTEES OF THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Meet first Wednesday of month at 7.30 P.M. GEORGE W. ABELE, Chairman CHARLES J. McGILVRAY, Treasurer' CHARLES R. SAFFORD MRS. ELIZABETH H. ALDEN, Secretary GEORGE A. SIDELINGER HARRY W. READ
MANAGERS OF WOODWARD FUND AND PROPERTY.
JOSEPH L. WHITON, Mayor WALTER E. PIPER, City Treasurer EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, City Auditor JOHN BROOKS KEYES, elected by the Council
MANAGER OF PUBLIC BURIAL PLACES. WELLINGTON W. MITCHELL
BOARD OF SURVEY.
WALTER F. NICHOLS, Chairman Term expires 1919
EUGENE R. STONE
Term expires 1921
JOSEPH H. McPHERSON Term expires 1920
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, Clerk
PLANNING BOARD.
WILSON MARSH, Chairman Term expires 1923
EUGENE C. HULTMAN Term expires 1919
EZEKIEL C. SARGENT Term expires 1920
JAMES E. W. GEARY Term expires 1921
EDWARD E. PALMER
Term expires 1922 PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, Secretary
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
JOSEPH B. GROSSMAN, Chairman Term expires April 1, 1920
WILLIAM L. ELCOCK Term expires April 1, 1921
ROBERT T. WILLIAMS, JR. Term expires April 1, 1919 EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk
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CITY GOVERNMENT
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. FRANK C. PACKARD ALBERT E. STEPHENSON LOUIS K. BADGER
FENCE VIEWERS. JOHN EVANS
JOHN A. DUGGAN WILLIAM T. DONOVAN
POLICE DEPARTMENT. DANIEL R. McKAY, Chief
ALFRED W. GOODHUE, Captain. JOHN T. LARKIN, Lieutenant
ERNEST H. BISHOP, Inspector EDWARD JOHNSON, Sergeant JEREMIAH HINCHON, Sergeant
Patrolmen.
J. J. AVERY
ALEXANDER BLACK
C. A. BROBERG
JOHN E. BUELL
JOHN HALLORAN
GEORGE A. CAHILL
· W. J. HEBERT
G. F. HOLLINSHEAD
T. A. MALONE
L. J. GALVIN
M. F. CANAVAN
J. J. McNAMARA
J. A. DELOREY
JAMES O. CONNELL
NILS DAHLBERG
CHARLES OLSEN
JEREMIAH DHOOGE
G. F. PHILLIPS
M. F. DONOVAN
H. F. RILEY
D. H. DORAN
D. M. SHEA
J. J. DUANE
J. F. SWEENEY
J. P. DUFFY
H. W. THORNE
T. J. FALLON
JAMES H. WHELAN
JEREMIAH DINNEEN
Chauffeurs.
G. A. CAHILL
J. H. WHELAN GEORGE F. PHILLIPS Retired, Lieut. MARK E. HANSON J. W. MURRAY
Reserve Officers.
E. J. MARTEL J. R. O'NEIL G. E. OGLE E. J. PARADISE J. J. SULLIVAN
W. H. TAYLOR
Special Police.
M. GRIFFIN H. J. McLEOD J. W. REVENNEY J. R. SAVILLE J. J. SULLIVAN
F. E. YOUNG
J. M. CASEY J. J. CONNELLY J. J. CONNELLY T. D. CURTIN G. W. FAY
T. BILLINGTON E. S. BRYAN W. H. CARSON J. E. CONNELLY C. F. DUGGAN
GEORGE W. FALLON D. L. FARRELL D. J. FORD
H. F. CORBETT
C. T. CROOKER E. J. CURTIN
CITY COUNCIL.
ALFRED H. RICHARDS, President EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk GEORGE T. MAGEE, Clerk of Committees
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Term Expires 1919.
THOMAS GRIFFIN . 63 Edison Street
THOMAS J. MCGRATH 11 Thayer Street
ALFRED H. RICHARDS
56 South Central Avenue, Wollaston
RUSSELL A. SEARS Glendale Road
JOHN D. SMITH
27 Nelson Street
Term Expires 1920.
LEWIS BASS 92 Granite Street
WILLIAM A .· BRADFORD 67 Upland Road
CHARLES A. ROSS
98 Independence Avenue
ALEXANDER W. RUSSELL 21 Gilmore Street, Wollaston
Clerk of Committees.
GEORGE T. MAGEE . 7 Alleyne Terrace Residence Telephone, Quincy 729-M
CITY AUDITOR.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS
31 Bridge Street Office Telephone, Quincy 51 Residence Telephone, Quincy 2460
CITY MESSENGER.
HARRY W. TIRRELL Manet Avenue, H. N. Residence Telephone, Quincy 432-M
MANAGER OF WOODWARD FUND AND PROPERTY. (Elected by the Council) JOHN BROOKS KEYES
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL. (Elected by the Council)
WILLIAM A. BRADFORD THOMAS J. MCGRATH
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CITY GOVERNMENT
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
Regular meetings of the City Council are held the first and third Thursday evenings of each month at 7.45 o'clock.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Meetings of the standing and special committees are held at the call of the chairman or at such time as may be designated by the Council.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL FOR 1918. Finance, Highway, etc. Thomas J. McGrath, Lewis Bass, William A. Bradford, Thomas Griffin, Alfred H. Richards, Charles A. Ross, Alexander W. Russell, Russell A. Sears, John D. Smith
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply. Russell A. Sears, Lewis Bass, William A. Bradford
Fire and Police, Health and Poor. Charles A. Ross, John D. Smith, Thomas J. McGrath
Ordinances, License's, Legislative Matters. Thomas Griffin, William A. Bradford, Alexander W. Russell
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Mayor JOSEPH L. WHITON, Chairman Dr. N. S. HUNTING, Vice-Chairman ALBERT L. BARBOUR, Secretary
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Office, 1535 Hancock Street.
Regular meetings on the last Tuesday of each month at 8 P.M. Office open: Every week day from 8 to 12 A.M., 1.30 to 5 P.M. Regular hours of Superintendent: Mondays and Fridays, 8 to 9 A.M .; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 to 5 P.M.
Hon. JOSEPH L. WHITON, Chairman Dr. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING, Vice-Chairman Mr. ALBERT L. BARBOUR, Secretary
Clerks. Miss MARION NILSEN Miss HELEN M. CANTY
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Members.
Hon. JOSEPH L. WHITON Term expires 1918
Dr. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING
Term expires 1919
Mr. ALFRED O. DIACK Term expires 1919
Mrs. ALICE M. ARNOLD
Term expires 1918
Dr. GEORGE M. SHEAHAN
Term expires 1918
Mr. CHARLES W. BAILEY Term expires 1920
Dr. DANIEL A. BRUCE
Term expires 1920
Advisory Committee on Industrial Education for Men.
Messrs. S. W. Wakeman, Alexander W. Russell, Herbert S. Barker, Eric H. Ewertz, Charles L. Gilliat
Advisory Committee on Industrial Education for Women. Mrs. Carl G. Horst, Mrs. Robert E. Foy, Mrs. George W. Abele
CALENDAR FOR 1918. First Term.
Wednesday, January 2, to Thursday, February 21.
Third Term.
Elementary Schools - Monday, March 11, to Friday, June 21.
High School - Monday, March 11, to Friday, June 28.
Grammar School graduations - Friday, June 21.
High School graduations - Wednesday, June 26.
Fourth Term.
Wednesday, September 4, to Friday, December 20.
Holidays - February 22, April 6, April 19, May 30, October 12, and the remainder of the week from Wednesday noon next preceding Thanks- giving.
Attendance Officer.
CHARLES H. JOHNSON Office, 1535 Hancock Street
School Nurses. Miss MARION JACKSON · Miss LUCY H. RAND
School Dentist. Dr. BERNARD N. FARREN
Dentist's Assistant. Miss FLORENCE WETMORE
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Quincy, Mass., May 1, 1915.
To the City Councillors, Quincy, Mass.
In accordance with the ordinance of the city, I submit the annual report of my department, showing in detail the receipts and expenditures of each department.
Also several statements showing the financial condition of the city at the close of the financial year, December 31, 1917.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, City Auditor.
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CITY OF QUINCY
CITY OF QUINCY, IN COUNCIL.
Ordered,
March 12, 1917.
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropriated for the payment of the expenses of the city of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1917, and ending December 31, 1917, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers or boards as herein designated, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913.
That the appropriation for water maintenance and clerical be paid from water receipts.
That the appropriation for sewer maintenance and clerical be paid from sewer assessment receipts.
City Council.
Salary, Clerk of Committees
$500.00
Printing . .
265.00
Stationery and postage.
50.00
Transportation.
50.00
Street notices
50.00
Advertising .
500.00
Furnishings, Council Chamber
265.00
Other expenses
... .
$1,730.00
Mayor.
Salary . .
$2,500.00
Secretary
1,300.00
Auditing .
2,000.00
Other expenses
1,300.00
$7,100.00
City Auditor.
Salary
$1,800.00
Clerk.
780.00
Extra clerical.
75.00
Stationery
40.00
Printing .
43.00
Telephone .
45.00
Office Supplies
18.00
Typewriting .
79.00
Other expenses .
$3,030.00
City Treasurer.
Salary .
$1,600.00
Clerk.
936.00
Surety Bond.
450.00
Other expenses
$3,136.00
Tax Collector.
Salary .
$1,500.00
One clerk
936.00
One clerk.
832.00
One clerk.
728.00
Advertising tax sale.
540.00
Other expenses
1,760.00
$6,296.00
.
.
. .
50.00
150.00
150.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
City Solicitor.
Salary .
$1,600.00 500.00
Examinations of titles.
450.00
Other expenses
$2,550.00
Assessors.
Salaries .
$5.000.00
Assistant Assessors.
600.00
Clerk
1,300.00
Clerk
832.00
Clerk.
780.00
Clerk.
676.00
Temporary clerks.
1,000.00
Other expenses
2,230.00
$12,418.00
City Clerk.
Salary
$2,000.00
Assistant clerk.
936.00
Clerical. .
400.00
Vital Statistics
650.00
Postage and printing
250.00
Posting .
50.00
Other expenses
300.00
$4,586.00
City Messenger.
Salary
$400.00
$400.00
Commissioner Public Works.
Salary
$2,400.00
Clerk .
988.00
Auto and upkeep
1,200.00
Other expenses .
275.00
$4,863.00
City Engineer.
Salary
$1,800.00
Assistants
2,500.00
Clerk.
104.00
Grade crossing .
200.00
Other expenses
550.00
Registrars
Salaries .
$3,742.00
Postage and printing.
950.00
Rentals. .
500.00
Transportation.
100.00
Meals.
390.00
Labor.
225.00
Supplies
135.00
$5,154.00
$6,042.00
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Public Buildings.
City Hall.
$4,200.00
Public buildings
4,000.00
City Hall, special
1,000.00
$9,200.00
Police Department.
Salary
$1,650.00
Pay of men
57,328.00
Clerk.
104.00
Enforcement of liquor laws.
500.00
Motor cycle.
400.00
Other expenses. .
2,474.00
Protection life and property .
2,000.00
(Emergency appropriation)
$64,456.00
Fire Department.
Salary
$1,650.00
Wages.
50,260.00
Clerk
104.00
Fire alarm.
1,000.00
Other expenses .
9,000.00
$62,014.00
Building Inspector.
Salary
$1,200.00
Clerk .
208.00
Auto upkeep.
300.00
Other expenses
250.00
$1,958.00
Sealer Weights and Measures.
Salary
$1,200.00
Clerk
10.00
Labor.
15.00
Automobile
365.00
Auto Upkeep.
100.00
Other Expenses.
162.00
$1.852.00
Gypsy Moth.
Salary
$1,248.00
Trees .
500.00
Labor
4,280.00
Material
1,600.00
Other expenses
320.00
$7,948.00
Inspector of Wires.
Salary
$1,200.00.
Clerical.
208.00
Automobile.
365.00
Auto upkeep
100.00
Other expenses
. .
500.00
....
$2,373.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Highway Department.
Labor
$23,128.00
Stable.
9,000.00
Sidewalks
2,600.00
Auto and upkeep
465.00
Tandem roller.
2,500.00
Pensions.
673.00
Street sprinkling
18,000.00
Street lighting .
40,000.00
Other expenses.
31,634.00
$128,000.00
Overseer of Poor.
Salaries .
$800.00
City physician
500.00
Clerk
936.00
Mothers' Aid
5,000.00
Outside Poor
14,765.00
Almshouse .
5,235.00
$27,236.00
Special.
City Hospital.
$7,000.00
$7,000.00
G. A. R. Post 88
400.00
400.00
John A. Boyd Camp
100.00
100.00
State Aid . .
4,700.00
4,700.00
Soldiers' Relief
4,500.00
4,500.00
Military Aid .
200.00
200.00
Soldiers' Burial
300.00
300.00
Board of Health.
Salaries .
$950.00
Clerical
936.00
Contagious.
12,000.00
Other expenses
750.00
Dispensary :
Janitor
780.00
Nurse.
1,000.00
Physician
200.00
Other expenses .
320.00
Mosquito nuisance
450.00
Sanitary Inspector
1,000.00
Health Inspector .
936.00
Provision Inspectors
300.00
Other expenses
75.00
Animal Inspector
200.00
Slaughtering .
50.00
Milk Inspector.
150.00
Other expenses .
100.00
Plumbing Inspector
1,400.00
Auto upkeep.
100.00
Other expenses
50.00
Ashes:
Labor .
7,000.00
Auto upkeep.
50.00
Other expenses
1,800.00
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Garbage:
Labor.
$11,000.00
Auto upkeep
50.00
Other expenses
2,850.00
Scavenger:
Labor
4,000.00
Tanks.
250.00
Other expenses .
2,300.00
Medical Inspectors
600.00
Motor truck .
2,000.00
Brooks, cleaning
600.00
$54,247.00
School Department.
Administration
$11,780.00
Instruction
186,140.00
Textbook
5,500.00
Operation .
29,350.00
Maintenance
5,000.00
Miscellaneous .
4,000.00
Evening schools
3,200.00
Supplies.
11,000.00
Industrial .
16,805.00
Industrial, evening.
2,400.00
Home Making .
5,400.00
$280,575.00
Library.
Expenses.
$17,000.00 $17,000.00
and Dog Tax
Park Commissioners.
Parks:
Labor
$1,500.00
Material .
175.00
Other expenses
250.00
Playgrounds:
Superintendent
160.00
Assistants.
1,100.00
Labor
400.00
Material .
350.00
Other expenses.
150.00
Bath House:
Superintendent
350.00
Attendant .
265.00
Repairs . .
150.00
Other expenses .
150.00
$5,000.00
Miscellaneous Departments.
Planning Board .
$250.00
$250.00
Board of Survey .
50.00
50.00
Awards and Claims
2,400.00
2,400.00
Machine Gun Co
1,500.00
1,500.00
Water Dock, expenses .
100.00
100.00
Workingmen's Compensation
650.00
650.00
. . .
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Manager Public Burial Places.
Commissioner
$750.00
Salary, superintendent .
1,200.00
Clerical
52.00
Other expenses
5,000.00
$7,002.00
Grand total
$748,316.00
Water Department. To be paid from water receipts of 1917.
Water debt falling due.
$71,500.00
Water interest falling due.
22,442.75
Clerk.
936.00
Clerk
728.00
Clerk.
832.00
Superintendent
1,872.00
Inspector
1,248.00
Three meter readers
3,042.00
Other expenses .
8,448.00
Rent and taxes.
390.00
Repairs and labor
5,000.00
Material. .
8,000.00
Service connections.
4,000.00
$128,438.75
Sewer Department. To be paid from assessment receipts and taxes to be levied:
Sewer debt falling due.
$40,000.00
Interest falling due.
23,323.00
Clerk.
936.00
Superintendent
1,872.00
Automobile .
365.00
Auto upkeep
100.00
Other expenses
963.00
$67,559.00
By City Treasurer - Bonds Coming Due
City debt.
$161,625.00
Street Improvement debt.
7,300.00
Park debt.
2,000.00
Refunding debt.
15,000.00
$185,925.00
By City Treasurer - Interest Coming Due.
City debt. .
$27,447.50
Street Improvement debt
1,738.00
Park debt.
560.00
Refunding debt .
3,500.00
Temporary loans
17,000.00
Passed to be ordained March 22, 1917.
$50,245.00
Attest: Emery L. Crane, Clerk of Council. Approved, March 28, 1917.
JOSEPH L. WHITON, Mayor.
A true copy.
Attest: Emery L. Crane, City Clerk.
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SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETS.
Mayor's expenses .
$500.00
Special emergency .
2,000.00
Hospital ambulance.
1,300.00
City Council, salaries
4,500.00
Expenses .
360.00
City Treasurer, expenses .
100.00
Tax Collector, expenses
300.00
Assessors, temporary clerks.
400.00
City Solicitor, legal expenses
1,500.00
Engineer's assistant
1,000.00
Care City Hall.
1,500.00
Police Department, pay of men.
400.00
Liquor law
500.00
Expenses .
1,800.00
Patrol truck.
1,150.00
Alarm boxes.
400.00
Fire Department, expenses .
1,500.00
System .
15,000.00
Inspector of Buildings, salary
200.00
Inspector of Wires, salary
200.00
Expenses .
50.00
Sealer of Weights.
50.00
Gypsy Moth, expenses.
800.00
Board of Health, expenses
1,000.00
Truck.
1,000.00
Ashes .
5,300.00
Garbage.
100.00
Scavenger
500.00
Plumbing
125.00
Drains. .
600.00
Highway expenses
8,500.00
Street lighting
500.00
Street oiling
5,000.00
Poor Department, salary Expenses
7,500.00
State Aid.
3,000.00
School Department .
12,000.00
Library .
487.00
Board of Survey.
50.00
Workmen's Compensation.
400.00
Plowing .
1,100.00
Food Conservation .
1,500.00
Deficit Bills .
5,685.51
Public Market .
350.00
Awards and Claims.
500.00
Sewer Maintenance.
1,000.00
Water Department .
7,500.00
$99,407.51
FROM UNEXPENDED BALANCE, 1916.
748,31600
Flag, Park Department .
$50.00
-19723.51
Deficit Bills
3,348.29
Sidewalks.
1,200.00
Auditor, clerical.
50.00
Treasurer, adding machine .
125.00
$4,773.29
200.00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT.
Object of Appropriation
Month
Rate
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Total
Coddington School Building .
7,000
Jan.
4
$7,000
$7,000
Crescent Street.
1,700
Eliot Street.
500
Cushing Street .
500
Bradford Street .
600
Glendale Street.
2,500
Jan.
42
1,750
1,750
Wayland Street .
500
Glover Avenue
1,650
Hunt Street.
1,800
High School furnishings ..
3,000 )
Montclair School Building .
. 45,000
Jan.
4 444 4 4
4,500
$4,500
$4,500
$4,500
18,000
Wollaston School Building .
75,000
Jan.
7,500
7,500
7,500
7,500
30,000
Norfolk Downs School lot.
9,700
Jan.
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$1,000
$1,000
7,000
Holbrook Road.
4,000
Jan.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
4,000
Quincy School lot
8,000
Mar.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Massachusetts Fields lot.
4,400
Mar.
4
1,000
1,000
Fire Alarm Building .
5,000
Mar.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
Adams School grading.
5,500
April
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Ward 6 School furnishings .
6,500
April
4
2,500
2,000
2.000
6,500
Ward 2 School furnishings
6,500
April
4
2,500
2,000
2,000
6,500
Adams Street .
1,500
April
4
1,500
1,500
Pope Street .
2,500
April
4
1,500
1,000
2,500
Norfolk Downs School Building.
15,000
May
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
$1,500 $1,500
13,500
Ward 2 School Building. .
. 15,000
May
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
13,500
Widening Hancock Street. .
. 14,733
June
4
1,000
1,000
1 000|
1,000
4,000
17
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$1,000
Object of Appropriation
Month
Rate
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Total
18
Miller Street
800
Elm Street.
7,000
Morton Street .
100
Sea Street .
10,000
Staunton Street .
600
June
4
$3,500
$3,500
Muirhead Street.
1,100
Fairmount Way.
2,200
Curtis Avenue.
2,200
Abigail Avenue ..
3,500
Sidewalks, 1913. . .
11,275
June
4
2,000
2,000
Cemetery land.
3,500
June
4
500
$500
$500
1,500
Surface drain, 1914
6,300
June
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Sidewalks, 1914.
6,300
June
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Surface drain, 1915
6,900
June
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
$1,000
4,000
Sidewalks, 1915
9,500
June
4
2,000
2,000
1.000
5,000
Fire Alarm Building.
3,000
June
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Hancock Street paving, 1909
10,000
July
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Holbrook Road .
1,100
Franklin Avenue.
1,500
Murdock Avenue.
1,050
East Elm Avenue .
2,500
July
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Cummings Street .
1,850
Norfolk Street.
1,280
July
4
Merrymount Road.
1,250
Newcomb Place .
2,300
Squantum Street.
8,000
July
4 1,000
1,000
Purchase Insurance Building .
4,500
Hancock Street . 20,000
Sidewalks, 1910
.17,600
Sidewalks .
1,100
July
4 5,000
4,000
3,000
12,000
Alarm boxes
1,725
Awards. .
2,500
Wollaston School lot.
9,400
CITY OF QUINCY
Object of Appropriation
Month
Rate
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Total
Hancock Street, 1914 .
30,500
July July
4 4
$3,000 1,000
$3,000 1,000
$3,000 1,000
$3,000 1,000
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
$21,000
Surface drain, 1911.
. 10,570
4,000
Glendale Footway . 650
Euclid Avenue
1,400
Dimmock Street
1,200
Ring Avenue. .
1,100
Buckley Street .
2,000
July
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
Kemper Street ..
1,800
Marlboro Street.
650
Tyler Street .
3,100
Phillips Street.
3,000
West Squantum .
7,100
Sidewalks, 1911 .
19,530
4
2,000
1,000
3,000
Houghs Neck School Building . . 23,000
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
14,000 2,000
Penn Street.
7,700
4
1,000
1,000
Glendale Road
600
Roselin Street
2,500
Park Lane . .
1,800
Edison Street .
400
Dysart Street .
2,700
Federal Street. 2,700
Phillips Street. 2,900
Davis Street. .
3,500
Hamilton Street
1,700
July
4
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
28,000
Apthorpe Street . 3,000
Montclair Avenue 4,000
Huckins Avenue.
. 4,000
Ocean Street . 2,000
Winthrop Street . 5,000
Goffe Street .
. 500
Saville Street.
1,400
Green Street . 2,000
July July July
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20
Object of Appropriation
Month
Rate
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Total
Sea Wall
3,000
July
4
$1,000
$1,000
School Street.
3,000
July
4
1,000
1,000
Sea Street.
6,000
July
4
1,000
$1,000 1,000
$1,000 1,000
$1,000 1,000
$1,000 1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
8.000
Atlantic Street
3,800
Edgemere Road .
1,800
Dimmock Street.
2,500
Verchild Street
1,500
Taber Street . .
3,500
Linden Street. .
700
July
4
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
24,000
Davis Street (part)
5,000
Belmont Street .
2,200
Pierce Street .
1,000
Pope Street.
3,500
Flynt Street .
4,000
Lincoln Avenue.
1,500
Fire apparatus .
6,000
July Aug.
4
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
40,000
Glenwood Way.
1,000
Bellevue Road
2,000
Lunt Street.
3,400
Madison Avenue.
4,000
Aug.
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
9,000
Bradford Street.
1,500
Briggs Street. .
1,800
Beach Street.
2.100
Granolithic sidewalks
7,475
Aug.
4 2,000
2,000
4,000
Lancaster Street. .
5,000
Aug.
42
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
Paving Smith Street.
. 10,000
Aug.
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
10,000
Sidewalks, 1917.
1,250
Aug.
4 2
1,250
1,250
Lancaster Street, additional.
959
Aug.
959
959
Surface drains.
6,500
Aug.
4元
2,000
1,500
1,500
1,500
6,500
Sea Wall
5,500
Sept.
4}
1,500
1,000
1,000
1,000|
1,000|
5.500
4
3,000
3,000
6,000
Adams School Building.
80,000
CITY OF QUINCY
Surface drains ..
9,800
July
4
1,000
5.000
Object of Appropriation
Month
Rate
. 1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Total
Lowe Street .
3,000
Sept.
43
$3,000
Grove Street .
2,000
Sea Street. .
800
Broadway .
500
Oct.
4
1,000
1,000
Smith Street .
1,700
Coddington School furnishings
5,200
Bedford Street. .
2,250
Germain Street.
3,350
Plymouth Street .
1,600
Ritchie Road.
2,175
Ballou Street.
725
Oct.
4
$2,000
$2,000
$1,000
5,000
Hill Street .
750
Fayette Street .
1,325
Belmont Street.
3,300
Birch Street. .
1,575
.
Royal Street .
1,950
Lincoln School addition
12,000
Oct.
4
1,000
1,000
Fore River Bridge
20,061.46
Oct.
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
$2,000
$2,000
10,000
Flynt Street .
1,100
Oct.
1,100
1,100
Ward 2 School lot.
5,585.64
Nov.
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Arnold Estate.
4,500
Nov.
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Ward 2 School grading .
6,000
Nov.
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
4,500
Ward 6 School grading
6,000
Nov.
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
4,500
Adams Street widening.
5,000
Nov.
4 4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
4,000
Norfolk Downs land. .
3,000
Nov.
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Houghs Neck School land .
4,500
Nov.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Vane Street .
5,000
Nov.
2,500
2,500
5,000
Houghs Neck School Building.
. 18,000
Dec.
4
2,000
2,000
4,000
Squantum School lot.
6,000
Dec.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Norfolk Downs School Building.
.110,000
Dec.
4
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000 $11,000
$11,000
88,000
Ward 2 School Building .
110,000
Dec.
4
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11.000
88,000
Improving Fore River.
. 10,000
Dec.
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
8,000
$156,059| $123,500 $100,000
$78,500| $52,000| $36,000| $36,000 $26,000 $3,000 $611,059
.
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$11,000 11,000
$3,000
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CITY OF QUINCY
DEBT STATEMENT.
Gross authorized debt, January 1, 1917 .. . . $2,070,575.00 Paid on the above debt during the year . . . . 297,425.00
$1,773,150.00
The following loans have been issued and authorized during 1917:
Dec. 1916 Norfolk Downs land. 1917
$4,000.00
Mar.
Ward 6 School furnishings
6,500.00
Ward 2 School furnishings
6,500.00
Fire Alarm Building
5,000.00
April
Adams Street widening
1,500.00
Pope Street.
2,500.00
June Fire Alarm Building addition
3.000.00
July
Fire apparatus
6,000.00
Aug.
Lancaster Street .
5,000.00
Lancaster Street, additional
959.00
Sidewalks.
1,250.00
Surface drains.
6,500.00
Paving Smith Street.
10,000.00
Sept.
Sea Wall.
5,500.00
Lowe Street.
3,000.00
Oct. 11
Flynt Street.
1,100.00
Nov. 16
Vane Street .
5,000.00
$73,309.00
Water Department.
15,000.00
Sewer Department .
35,000.00
123,309.00
Gross authorized city debt, January
1,1917.
$1,896,459.00
DEBT STATEMENT Showing Amounts Paid and Authorized.
Due Dec. 31 1916
Paid Authorized
Due Dec. 31 1917
City debt
$699,375.00 $161,625.00
$73,309.00
$611,059.00
Street improvement
49,200.00
2,000.00
12,000.00
Parks .
14,000.00
7,300.00
41,900.00
S'ewer
623,500.00
40,000.00
35,000.00
618,500.00
Water .
594,500.00
71,500.00
15,000.00
538,000.00
Refunding
90,000.00
15,000.00
75,000.00
$2,070,575.00 $297,425.00 $123,309.00 $1,896,459.00
Decrease.
$174,116.00
Municipal debt is as follows:
Schools
$366,937.00
Highways
228,622.00
Fire. .
14,000.00
Cemetery .
1,500.00
$611,059.00
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STATEMENT OF TOTAL DEBTS JANUARY 1, 1918. Amounts Due in Years.
Year
Municipal
Parks
St. Imp't
Sewer
Water
Refunding
Total
1918
$156,059
$2,000
$7,300
$47,000
$73,500
$15,000
$300,859
1919
123,500
2,000
7,300
46,000
73,500
15,000
267,300
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