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THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1641 0096 9882 4
THOMAS CRANE
PUBLIC LIBRARY QUINCY, MASS.
CITY APPROPRIATION
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 31
CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1920
TOGETHER WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF QUINCY
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR 1919
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MANET
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QUINCY
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THE COSMOS PRESS HARVARD SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE
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1919
CITY GOVERNMENT-1920.
MAYOR, JOSEPH L. WHITON
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, HALSEY A. WEAVER CITY TREASURER, WALTER E. PIPER CITY CLERK, EMERY L. CRANE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, MARGUERITE S. LYONS COLLECTOR OF TAXES, [CHARLES A. HADLOCK CITY SOLICITOR, JOHN W. MEANARNEY CHIEF OF POLICE, ALFRED W. GOODHUE CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALFRED L. MEAD OVERSEER OF THE POOR, SAMUEL E. AMES CITY ENGINEER, PATRICK F. O'BRIEN CITY PHYSICIAN, THOMAS J. DION, M.D. INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS, EDWARD A. DEVARENNES 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, 1923 CHARLES A. MCFARLAND Term expires first Monday of February, 1922 MICHAEL T. SULLIVAN Term expires first Monday of February, 1921
PARK COMMISSIONERS JAMES H. SLADE, Chairman PHILIP R. GUINAN JOHN S. HIGGINS
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CITY OF QUINCY
BOARD OF HEALTH
Health Commissioner, EDWARD A. BEAN Sanitary Inspector, EDWARD J. LENNON Inspector of Plumbing, JEREMIAH J. KENILEY Inspector of Meats and Provisions, HOWARD ROGERS
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 FRANK J. DUFFY CHARLES A. HALL
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
WILLIAM H. TEASDALE Term expires 1922
EUGENE R. STONE Term expires 1921
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, Clerk
PLANNING BOARD
WILSON MARSH, Chairman Term expires 1923
JAMES E. W. GEARY
Term expires 1921
EDWARD E. PALMER Term expires 1922
CHARLES H. FINN
Term expires 1924
EZEKIEL C. SARGENT
Term expires 1925
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, Secretary
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
JOSEPH B. GROSSMAN, Chairman Term expires April 1, 1923
WILLIAM L. ELCOCK Term expires April 1, 1921
ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, JR. Term expires April 1, 1919 EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
FRANK C. PACKARD
ALBERT E. STEPHENSON LOUIS K. BADGER
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CITY OF QUINCY
MANAGERS QUINCY HOSPITAL
HENRY M. FAXON, Chairman Term expires 1923 JOHN J. CAREY, Clerk Term expires 1922
F. CHARLES BARNICOAT
Term expires 1921
CHARLES P. HUTCHINS
Term expires 1924
THOMAS GRIFFIN
Term expires 1920
POLICE DEPARTMENT
ALFRED W. GOODHUE, Chief
ERNEST H. BISHOP, Captain JEREMIAH HINCHON, Sergeant
JOHN T. LARKIN, Inspector GEORGE A. CAHILL, Sergeant EDWARD JOHNSON, Lieutenant
Patrolmen
AVERY, JOHN J.
FALLON, GEORGE W.
BLACK, ALEXANDER T.
FALLON, THOMAS J.
BROBERG, CLAES A.
FARRELL, DAVID L.
BRYAN, EDWARD S.
FAY, GEORGE W.
BUELL, JOHN E.
FORD, DANIEL J.
CANAVAN, MICHAEL F. CASEY, JOHN M.
GALVIN, LAWRENCE J. HALLORAN, JOHN
CONNELLY, JEROME J.
HEBERT, WILLIAM J.
CONNELLY, JEREMIAH J.
CORBETT, HENRY F.
CURTIN, EDWARD J.
CURTIN, THOMAS D.
DAHLBERG, NILS DELOREY, JOSEPH A. DHOOGE, JEREMIAH D.
RILEY, HENRY F. SHEA, DANIEL M.
DONAHUE, FRANK J.
DONAVAN, MICHAEL
DINNEEN, JEREMIAH
SULLIVAN, JOHN J.
DORAN, DANIEL H.
SWEENEY, JOSEPH F.
DUANE, JOHN J.
DUFFY, JOHN P. Sr.
THORNE, HENRY W. WHELAN, JAMES H.
YOUNG, FREDERICK E.
Reserve Officers
BRYAN, JOHN J. COLLINS, DANIEL J. ERWIN, JOHN J.
CAPPELLINI, ALFRED DUFFY, JOHN P., JR. O'CONNELL, JAMES
THOMPSON, THOMAS J.
MALONE, THOMAS A. MCNAMARA, JAMES
OGLE, GEORGE E. OLSON, CHARLES
PHILLIPS, GEORGE F.
SAVILLE, JOHN R. SULLIVAN, JAMES J.
CITY COUNCIL
ALFRED H. RICHARDS, President EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk GEORGE T. MAGEE, Clerk of Committees
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Term Expires 1921
THOMAS J. MCGRATH . 11 Thayer Street
ALFRED H. RICHARDS 56 South Central Avenue, Wollaston
JOHN F. SCOTT 127 Merrymount Road
RUSSELL A. SEARS Glendale Road JOHN D. SMITH 27 Nelson Street
Term Expires 1922
WILLIAM A. BRADFORD 67 Upland Road
CHARLES A. ROSS 98 Independence Avenue
ALEXANDER W. RUSSELL 19 Gilmore Street, Wollaston
MICHAEL T. SWEENEY, M.D. 365 Hancock Street, Atlantic
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 Council) JOHN BROOKS KEYES
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL (Elected by the Council)
WILLIAM A. BRADFORD THOMAS J. MCGRATH
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CITY GOVERNMENT
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
EMERY L. CRANE
ALFRED W. GOODHUE ALFRED L. MEAD
SUPERVISORS ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND (Elected by the Council) JOHN D. MACKAY PERLEY E. BARBOUR
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the City Council are held the first and third Monday evenings of each month at 7.45 P. M.
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 1919 Finance, Highways, etc. Thomas J. McGrath, Lewis Bass, William A. Bradford, Alfred H. Richards, Charles A. Ross, Alexander W. Russell, John F. Scott, Russell A. Sears, John D. Smith
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply William A. Bradford, John F. Scott, John D. Smith Fire and Police, Health and Poor Charles A. Ross, John D. Smith, Thomas J. McGrath Ordinances Licenses, Legislative Matters Alexander W. Russell, Russell A. Sears, Michael T. Sweeney
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
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CITY OF QUINCY
Hon. JOSEPH L. WHITON 29 Whitney Road, Quincy Mr. CHARLES W. BAILEY 365 Highland Avenue, Wollaston Dr. DANIEL A. BRUCE 139 East Squantum Street, Atlantic Mrs. ALICE M. ARNOLD 31 Spear Street, Quincy Mr. GEORGE W. ABELE 64 Presidents Lane, Quincy
Term Expires December 31, 1920
December 31, 1920
December 31, 1920
December 31, 1921
December 31, 1921
December 31, 1922
Mr. ROBERT E. FOY 13 Eliot Street, South Quincy Dr. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING December 31, 1922
1136 Hancock Street, Quincy
Mr. ALBERT LESLIE BARBOUR, Secretary
CALENDAR FOR 1920
First Term
Monday, December 29 to Friday, February 20.
Second Term
Monday, March 1 to Friday, April 23.
Third Term
Monday, May 3 to Friday, June 25.
Fourth Term
Wednesday, September 8 to Thursday, December 23.
New Term
Monday, January 3, 1921.
Grammar School Graduations - Thursday, June 17. High School Graduation - Wednesday, June 23.
Holidays - All Legal Holidays, Good Friday and June 17, and the re- mainder of the week from Wednesday noon next preceding Thanksgiving.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Quincy, Mass., Mar. 1, 192C.
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, 1919.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, City Auditor.
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CITY OF QUINCY
CITY OF QUINCY, IN COUNCIL
No. 46 Ordered, February 13, 1919.
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, 1919 and ending December 31, 1919, to be ex- pended 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.
Mayor
Salary
$4,000.00
Secretary
1,430.00
Expenses
1,500.00
$6,930.00
Councillors
Salaries
$4,500.00
Clerk .
600.00
Advertising.
500.00
Printing .
250.00
Stationery and Postage .
50.00
Transportation
30.00
Street Notices
20.00
Expenses
30.00
$5,980.00
Auditor
Salary
$2,500.00
Clerk .
1,200.00
Extra Clerical.
200.00
Office Supplies
160.00
Stationery and Postage
50.00
Printing.
50.00
Telephone
50.00
Other Expenses
30.00
4,240.00
Treasurer
Salary
$2,000.00
Clerk .
1,200.00
Extra Clerical
75.00
Stationery and Postage.
175.00
Telephone .
40.00
Office Supplies
125.00
Bond .
150.00
Other Expenses
10.00
3,775.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Tax Collector
Salary
$1,900.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Clerk
1,040.00
Clerk
832.00
Clerk .
150.00
Bond .
325.00
Postage
1,200.00
Printing
200.00
Telephone
40.00
Recording .
175.00
Office Supplies
100.00
Other Expenses .
10.00
Tax Sale
1,500.00
$8,672.00
Assessors
Salaries
$2,200.00
Salaries
1,650.00
Salaries
1,650.00
Assistant Assessors
900.00
Clerk
1,430.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Clerk
1,040.00
Clerk
900.00
Temporary Clerks
2,000.00
Stationery and Postage
100.00
Abstracts of Deeds .
550.00
Printing and Advertising
1,000.00
Telephone .
65.00
Office Supplies
350.00
Transportation
500.00
Other Expenses
100.00
15,635.00
City Clerk
Salary
$2,500.00
Assistant City Clerk.
1,200.00
Clerk .
500.00
Extra Clerical
250.00
Printing and Postage
175.00
Posting .
70.00
Telephone
40.00
Office Supplies
175.00
Badges, Dog Checks, Subscription, Bonds and Other Expenses .
75.00
Vital Statistics
800.00
City Messenger
600.00
City Solicitor
Salary
$2,500.00
Expenses
350.00
Conveyance
500.00
Claims and Awards.
1,500.00
.
$4,985.00
4,850.00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Commissioner of Public Works
Salary
$3,000.00 1,200.00
Expenses
300.00
$4,500.00
Highways
Labor
$85,000.00
Stable
12,000.00
Pensions
2,063.88
Sidewalks
3,000.00
Auto and Truck Upkeep
3,000.00
Care of Brooks
2,500.00
Bridges
2,000.00
All Others
20,000.00
129,563.88
Special
Ford Runabout
$400.00
Street Lighting and Sprinkling
Street Lighting
$41,000.00
Street Sprinkling
30,000.00
City Engineer
Salary
$2,500.00
Assistants
3,000.00
Clerk .
250.00
Assessors Plans
200.00
Office Supplies .
310.00
Transportation
50.00 .
Telephone
50.00
Other Expenses
100.00
$6,460.00
Board of Registrars
Salaries
$1,100.00
Clerk
165.00
Precinct Officers
1,620.00
Printing and Postage.
1,000.00
Rentals
350.00
Meals
275.00
Labor
225.00
Supplies
175.00
Transportation
75.00
4,985.00
Public Buildings
City Hall.
$5,300.00
Public Buildings
4,000.00
9,300.00
Police Department
Chief
$2,000.00
Captain
1,900.00
Inspector
1,800.00
Clerical
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Lieutenant .
· 1,700.00
Sergeants, (2).
3,200.00
Patrolmen, (39) .
58,500.00
Reserve and Specials
4,500.00
Pensions .
1,200.00
Signal Wires
800.00
Coal and Fuel
400.00
Lighting .
200.00
Telephone
310.00
Meals - Prisoners
250.00
Laundry and Scrubbing
124.00
Office Supplies .
250.00
Traveling Expenses
400.00
Other Expenses
300.00
66
Jeffrey Car.
500.00
66
Motor Cycle.
150.00
525.00
Enforcement of Liquor Law
250.00
Fire Department
Chief
$2,000.00
Assistant Chiefs.
750.00
Permanent Men .
77,250.00
Call Men .
1,540.00
Vacations and Sickness
1,000.00
Pensions .
595.00
Clerk
50.00
Office Supplies
100.00
Furnishings
300.00
House Supplies for Stations
300.00
Gasolene, Oil and Repairs .
4,000.00
Fuel.
$2,000.00
Lighting .
310.00
Telephone
275.00
Laundry
300.00
Hose .
800.00
Other Expenses
600.00
92,170.00
Fire Alarm System
Equipment
$900.00 .
Labor
600.00
Supplies
1,000.00
Electric Power
325.00
Horsekeeping
500.00
3,325.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary .
$1,800.00
Auto Upkeep
300.00
Other Expenses
150.00
2,250.00
Inspector of Wires
Salary Clerical
$1,800.00
250.00
Knox and Ford Autos - Repairs
79,009.00
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Telephone
37.00
Auto Upkeep and Rent
300.00
Office Supplies .
75.00
Other Expenses
50.00
Printing
75.00
2,587.00
Inspector of Buildings
Salary
$1,800.00
Clerical
250.00
Telephone
18.00
Auto Upkeep
300.00
Office Supplies
100.00
Printing .
125.00
Other Expenses
50.00
2,643.00
Gypsy Moth
Superintendent
$1,560.00
Labor
5,000.00
Materials
1,500.00
Care of Trees
400.00
Insect Scale
200.00
Other Expenses .
1,100.00
9,760.00
Board of Health Administration
Salaries .
$1,674.56
Superintendent .
1,200.00
Clerical .
150.00
3,024.56
Other Expenses
Telephone
$150.00
Office Supplies .
150.00
Printing and Advertising .
75.00
Other Expenses
100.00
475.00
Stable Upkeep
Labor
$1,264.00
Board of Horses
3,000.00
Coal.
35.00
Lighting
25.00
Shoeing
300.00
Equipment and Labor
General Labor
$35,000.00
New Equipment .
6,000.00
Upkeep Auto, (Foreman)
300.00
Truck .
800.00
Repairs on Equipment
600.00
Gasolene .
1,300.00
Foreman. .
1,560.00
Care of Dumps .
400.00
...
$4,624.00
45,960.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Salaries and Wages
Sanitary Inspector
$1,200.00
Health Inspector .
1,200.00
Contagious Nurse
1,100.00
Welfare Nurse
1,000.00
Plumbing Inspector
1,800.00
Meat Inspector
400.00
Animal Inspector .
220.00
Slaughtering Inspector .
55.00
Milk Inspector .
50.00
School Physicians
770.00
7,795.00
Other Expenses
Plumbing Inspector:
Auto Upkeep .
$300.00
Office Expenses
75.00
Meat Inspector :
Expenses
40.00
Milk Inspector:
Expenses .
50.00
Welfare Nurse:
Upkeep of Car
300.00
Contagious Diseases
12,000.00
Total
74,459.00
Dispensary
Salaries and Wages:
Ambulance Chauffeur
$1,560.00
Ambulance and Upkeep
1,500.00
Nurse .
1,100.00
Physician
220.00
Janitor
1,029.60
5,409.00
Other Expenses:
Laundry
$50.00
Supplies .
100.00
Telephone
20.00
Lighting .
25.00
Fuel .
100.00
Sundry Expenses
20.00
$315.00
Total.
5,724.00
Charities
Overseer -Salary
$1,500.00
Physician
550.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Other Expenses
Office Expenses
100.00
Telephone .
60.00
375.00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Sundry Expenses
Almshouse. .
Mothers' Aid
Outside Poor
150.00 6,000.00 20,000.00 11,690.00
41,250.00
State Aid .
$10,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
4,500.00
Military Aid.
200.00
Soldiers' Burial.
200.00
City Hospital and Receipts
25,000.00
G. A. R ..
400.00
John A. Boyd Camp
100.00
Park Department
Labor
$1,200.00
Supplies
100.00
Expenses
100.00
1,400.00
Bath House
Superintendent .
$350.00
Attendants
300.00
Repairs
100.00
Expenses
150.00
900.00
Playgrounds
Expenses
$2,000.00
School Department
Administration
$13,605.00
Instruction .
247,290.00
Text Books.
5,500.00
Stationery and Supplies
11,000.00
Operation .
43,900.00
Maintenance
8,000.00
Miscellaneous .
5,000.00
Evening Schools .
1,500.00
Industrial Day School.
16,800.00
Industrial Evening School .
2,400.00
Home Making School
5,400.00
Adams Temple and School Fund Taxes.
5,104.34
Library
Salaries and Wages
$13,874.81
Dog Tax
2,125.19
Books .
3,500.00
Periodicals
900.00
Binding
700.00
Printing
130.00
Fuel
700.00
Lighting
600.00
Other Expenses
2,040.00
360,395.00
24,570.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Cemetery Department
Salary
$1,500.00
Clerk
250.00
Superintendent
1,320.00
Labor .
9,300.00
Cemetery Supplies
400.00
Horse Keeping
450.00
Office Supplies
150.00
Telephone .
50.00
Sundry Expenses
175.00
13,595.00
Unclassified
Workmen's Compensation
$2,500.00
Planning Board .
210.00
Board of Survey .
100.00
Dock Commissioner's Expenses
10.00
State Guard.
1,000.00
Printing Monthly Report .
600.00
Printing Ordinances
400.00
Registration of Soldiers
500.00
Printing City Report
600.00
Grand Total.
5,920.00 1,050,572.38
Sewer Department
To be paid from Assessment receipts and taxes to be levied.
Sewer debt falling due
$64,000.00
Interest falling due
25,245.00
Superintendent
2,496.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Labor
3,000.00
Upkeep Auto Truck
400.00
300.00
Office Supplies
155.00
Telephone
50.00
Equipment.
200.00
97,046.00
Water Department To be paid from water receipts and taxes to be levied.
Bonds.
$86,000.00
Interest falling due .
19,706.25
Clerk
1,200.00
Clerk
936.00
Clerk
884.00
Superintendent .
2,496.00
Inspector .
1,560.00
Meter Readers
5,304.00
General Maintenance
Repairs and Relay
$25,000.00
Meters.
2,000.00
Painting Stand Pipes
900.00
New Equipment .
1,500.00
Service Connections
4,000.00
151,486.25
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CITY OF QUINCY
By City Treasurer - Bonds Coming Due
City Debt.
$158,500.00
Street Improvement.
7,300.00
Park .
2,000.00
Refunding .
15,000.00
182,800.00
By City Treasurer - Interest Coming Due
City Debt.
$29,057.00
Street Improvement
1,187.00
Park .
400.00
Refunding
2,400.00
Temporary Loans .
45,000.00
78,044.50
Passed to be ordained March 24, 1919.
Attest: Emery L. Crane, Clerk of Council. Approved, March 25, 1919.
JOSEPH L. WHITON, Mayor.
A true copy. Attest: Emery L. Crane, City Clerk.
Original Budget . $1,050,572.38
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET
Order No. 152 Board of Health.
$1,169.77
156
Board of Health
1,800.00
181
Use of Water.
19,903.61
225
Welcome Home
5,000.00
226
Edgestones .
2,800.00
249
Home Bureau
500.00
276 Board of Health.
2,000.00
Highway
4,001.86
Park .
500.00
Gypsy Moth.
2,000.00
Police Dept. .
500.00
City Hall
700.00
Public Buildings
500.00
Street Lighting
1,000.00
Street Sprinkling
1,000.00
Poor Dept.
9,000.00
Police Dept.
1,400.00
Schools ..
11,500.00
.
Police Dept. .....
2,539.75
67,914.99
$1,118,487.37
326 City Engineer
100.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
APPROPRIATIONS FROM UNEXPENDED BALANCES
Order No.
16 Legal Expenses
$250.00
12 Board of Health. 460.75
15 Cleverly Court .
203.50
Dispensary Garage.
400.00
53 Home Bureau
124.08
55 Conveyancer
1,500.00
83 Police Patrol
4,000.00
103 Police Auto
1,500.00
126 Awards and Claims
1,961.25
137 Motor Cycle . 570.00
10,969.58
APPROPRIATIONS FROM ESTIMATED REVENUE, 1919
Order No. 82 Fire Apparatus
$11,500.00
86 Grading Cemetery
7,500.00
147 Passage Way Wollaston.
4,500.00
286 City Hall Plans
1,080.00
287 Council Investigation 100.00
417
Contagious Diseases.
5,000.00
425
City Hospital
2,202.09
452 Poor Dept. Hospital Bills
1,027.75
Assessors Refunds .
249.71
Council Refunds
471.31
33,630.86
DEBT STATEMENT
The authorized Debt of the City, Jan. 1, 1919 Bonds paid during the year:
1,956,100.07
General City Debt
$671,000.00
Park Debt. .
2,000.00
Improvement Debt
7,300.00
Sewer Debt .
64,000.00
Water Debt.
86,000.00
Refunding Debt
15,000.00
332,800. 00
Total
$1,623,300.00
The following bonds have been authorized :
Purchase City Hospital Buildings.
$50,000.00
Beech Street
2,000.00
Pray Street .
4,000.00
Squantum School Furnishings
4,500.00
Emergency, Board of Health .
55,000.00
Surface Drains .
25,000.00
Rebuilding Streets
49,000.00
Dredging Channel .
2,000.00
Permanent Sidewalks
18,000.00
Accepted Streets .
61,500.00
Hancock Street Rebuilding .
75,000.00
Squantum and Faxon Road.
14,000.00
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School Street Widening
17,000.00
Sidewalk, Chubbuck-Washington St ..
900.00
Sea Wall .
3,700.00
Packard's Lane.
2,500.00
Whitwell Street Widening .
2,000.00
Fire Apparatus
15,000.00
Wollaston Subway
10,500.00
School Furnishing, Ward two
10,000.00
Sewer Construction
30,000.00
Special Sewers .
16,200.00
Squantum School Sewer .
4,500.00
Norfolk County Hospital
85,951.81
558,851.81
December 31, 1919
$2,182,151.81
Total Debt is as follows:
General Debt .
$934,700.00
Parks .
8,000.00
Street Improvement .
27,300.00
Sewer .
648,200.00
Water
433,000.00
Refunding .
45,000.00
Norfolk Co. Hospital
85,951.81
2,182,151.81
General Debt divided as follows:
Schools
$285,500.00
Highway
523,700.00
Fire Equipment
18,000.00
Cemetery .
500.00
Emergency, Board of Health.
55,000.00
City Hospital
52,000.00
934,700.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Dec. 31, 1919
Net Bonded Debt $2,182,151.81 Loans withing statutory debt limit: City Bonds . $934,700.00
Sewer Bonds. 157,700.00
Loans outside debt limit :
Sewer Bonds $490,500.00
Water Bonds 433,000.00
Refunding 45,000.00
Parks . . 8,000.00
St. Improvement. .. 27,300.00
Norfolk Co.Hospital
85,951.81
$2,182,151.81
$2,182,151.81
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Object of Appropriation
Amount
Month Rate
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Total
Montclair School Building
$45,000
Jan.
1
$4,500
$4,500
$9,000
Wollaston School Building .
75,000
Jan.
4
7,500
7,500
15,000
Norfolk Downs School Land
9,700
Jan.
1
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
Holmes Street band.
4,000
Jan.
1
1,000
1,000
2,000
Squantum School Building
40,000
Jan.
5
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
36,000
City Hospital Building.
50,000
Jan.
5
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
50,000
Beech and Pray Streets .
6,000
Jan.
2,000
2,000
2,000
Washington Street Widening
41,000
Feb.
5
4,000
1,000
1,000
4,000
1,000
4,000
4,000
1,000
4,000
36,000
Squantum School Furnishings
4,500
Feb.
1,500
1,000
1,000
1,000
4,500
Quincy School Land
8,000
Mar.
1
1,000
1,000
Fire Alarm Building
5,000
Mar.
1
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Health Emergency .
55,000
Mar.
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
55,000
Ward 6 School Furnishings
6,500
Apr.
1
2,000
2,000
Ward 2 School Furnishings
6,500
Apr.
4
2,000
2,000
Squantum School Building
10,000
Apr.
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
Dredging Channel ..
2,000
May
1,000
1,000
2,000
Ward 6 School Building .
15,000
May
1
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
10,500
Ward 2 School Building
15,000
May
1
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
10,500
Surface Drains .
25,000
May
5
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
25,000
Cemetery Land
3,500
June
1
500
500
Surface Drains
6,900
June
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
Sidewalks .
9,500
June
4
1,000
1,000
Fire Alarm Building .
3,000
June
4 3
1,000
1,000
Hancock Street Widening
14,733 June
4
1,000
1,000
2,000
21
AUDITOR'S REPORT
6,000
22
Object of Appropriation
Amount Month Rate
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Total
Atlantic Street. .$8,100
Beach Street . . 11,500
Beale Street ... 4,200
Franklin Street. . .
1,800
Glendale Road 1,500
49,600 June
4 }
10,600
10,000
10,000
10,000
9,000
49,600
Intervale and Brook Streets 5,00€
Revere Road
1,500
Roberts Street . .
3,000
Whitwell Street ...
13,000
Insurance Building. 4,500
Hancock Street. 20,000
Sidewalks 1910. 17,600
3,000
Alarm Boxes.
1,725
Awards. 2,500
Wollaston School Lot . 9,400
Hancock Street. 1914.
30,500
15,000
Surface Drains 1910 . . 10,570
July
4
1,000
2,000
Glendale Way.
650
Euclid Avenue ..
1,400
Dimmock Street. 1,200
Ring Avenue. 1,100
Buckley Street. . 2,000
22,000| July
4
2,000
2,000
Kemper Street ..
1 800
Marlboro Street. .
650
Tyler Street .
3,100
Phillips Street . ..
3,000
W. Squantum Street . 7,100
CITY OF QUINCY
July
4
3,000
3,000 1,000
3,000
3,000
Sidewalks 1910. 1,100
56,825 July
4
3,000
Object of Appropriation
Amount Month Rate
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Total
Houghs Neck School Building
23,000 July
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
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
40,700 July
4
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
20,000
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
Surface Drains
9,800 July
4
1,000
1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
6,000 3,000
Atlantic Street . 2,800
Edgemere Road . 1,800
Dimmock Street . 2,500
Verchild Street . 1,500
Taber Street .. 3,500
Linden Street ..
700
30,000 July
4
6,000
6,000
12,000
Davis Street . 5,000
Belmont Street . 2,200
Pierce Street . 1,000
Pope Street. . 3,500
Flynt Street . .. 4,000
Lincoln Avenue. 1,500
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Sea Street Widening
6,000
July
4
1,000
10,000
23
24
Object of Appropriation
Amount Month Rate
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Total
Butler Road .
3,500
Park Lane. 2,000
Darrow Street. 5,000
Edgemere Road 4,000
Saville Street . 3,500
Verchild Street. 3,500
Alton Road 2,500
Hillside Street
2,700
Gould Street
3,000
61,500
Aug
12
7,500
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
61,500
Marion Street 2,200
Eddie Street . 3,000
Dockray Street . 2,500
Waterston Avenue 5,000
Willow Street . 3,800
Marlboro Street 4,500
Gilmore Street . 2,800
Conant Road 4,000
Sterling Street . .. 4,000
14,000
Aug.
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
14,000
Faxon Road . 5,500
Permanent Sidewalks
18,000
80,000| Aug.
8,000
8,000
8,000
24,000
School Street Widening
17,000
Aug.
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
17,000
Glenwood Way 1,000
Bellevue Road . 2,000
Lunt Street 3,400
Madison Avenue. 4,000
15,800
Aug.
4
3,000
3,000
Bradford Street . 1,500
Briggs Street. 1,800
Beach Street . 2,100
CITY OF QUINCY
18,000 July
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
2,000
Adams School Building .
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