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City of Quinry
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QUINCY 1888
1922
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HONORABLE GUSTAVE B. BATES MAYOR, 1916, 1923-1924
CITY OF QUINCY
MASSACHUSETTS
CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1923
TOGETHER WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE OFFICIALS FOR THE YEAR
1922
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MANET
QUINCY
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CITY DOCUMENT No. 34
BOSTON WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY 32 DERNE STREET
CITY GOVERNMENT - 1923
MAYOR, GUSTAVE B. BATES.
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, FREDERICK E. TUPPER.
CITY TREASURER, CHARLES A. HADLOCK.
CITY CLERK, EMERY L. CRANE.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, MARGUERITE S. LYONS.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES, AUGUST N. WEEDEN.
CITY SOLICITOR, JOHN D. MACKAY.
CHIEF OF POLICE, ALFRED W. GOODHUE.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALFRED L. MEAD.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE, RUSSELL K. GREEN.
CITY ENGINEER, PATRICK F. O'BRIEN.
CITY PHYSICIAN, JOHN T. REYNOLDS, 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, ALEXANDER J. SOUDEN.
DOCK AND WATER FRONT COMMISSIONER, EDWARD M. WIGHT.
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
Assessors Meet every Monday and Thursday at 9 A.M. EDWARD J. FEGAN, CHAIRMAN. Term expires first Monday of February, 1926. HATTIEMAY THOMAS. Term expires first Monday of February, 1925.
J. WINTHROP PRATT. Term expires first Monday of February, 1924.
Park Commissioners
JAMES H. SLADE, CHAIRMAN. JOSEPH ANGELO. YRJO M. MATSON.
Board of Health HEALTH COMMISSIONER, MICHAEL T. SWEENEY, M.D. SANITARY INSPECTOR, ALEXANDER A. ROBERTSON. INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING, JEREMIAH J. KENILEY. INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS, HOWARD ROGERS.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Trustees of Thomas Crane Public Library Meet first Wednesday of month at 7.30 P.M.
GEORGE E. ADAMS, CHAIRMAN. ELSIE B. BOWLES.
GEORGIANA C. LANE, SECRETARY. LUGENE J. HAYFORD.
CHARLES J. McGILVRAY, TREASURER. EDWIN F. LIVINGSTON.
Managers of Woodward Fund and Property
GUSTAVE B. BATES, MAYOR.
CHARLES A. HADLOCK, CITY TREASURER.
EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CLERK.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, CITY AUDITOR.
CHESTER E. TENNEY, ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL.
Manager of Public Burial Places WELLINGTON W. MITCHELL.
Board of Survey
EUGENE R. STONE
Term expires 1924 .
WILLIAM H. TEASDALE
Term expires 1925
WILLIAM G. SHAW
Term expires 1926
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, CLERK.
Planning Board
WILSON MARSH, CHAIRMAN . Term expires 1923
CHARLES H. FINN
Term expires 1924
EZEKIEL C. SARGENT
Term expires 1925
JAMES E. W. GEARY
Term expires 1926
EDWARD E. PALMER
Term expires 1927
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, CLERK.
Board of License Commissioners Meet every Monday at 7.30 P.M.
EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CLERK.
ALFRED W. GOODHUE, CHIEF OF POLICE.
ALFRED L. MEAD, CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Registrars of Voters
DANIEL F. DONOVAN Term expires April 1, 1924
ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, JR. .
Term expires April 1, 1925
JOSEPH SZATHMARY, CHAIRMAN Term expires April 1, 1926 EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CLERK.
Managers Quincy Hospital
FREDERICK F. GREEN, CHAIRMAN . Term expires 1928
JOHN R. RICHARDS
Term expires 1927 ·
CARL E. CARLSON Term expires 1926
RUSSELL T. BATES
Term expires 1925
CHARLES R. YOUNG
Term expires 1924
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CITY GOVERNMENT
CITY COUNCIL
CHARLES A. ROSS, PRESIDENT. EMERY L. CRANE, CLERK. GEORGE T. MAGEE, CLERK OF COMMITTEES.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL At Large, Term expires December 31, 1924
CHARLES A. ROSS
98 Independence Avenue
THOMAS J. MCGRATH
.
11 Thayer Street
ALEXANDER W. RUSSELL
. 21 Gilmore Street
From Ward, Term expires December 31, 1923
PERLEY E. BARBOUR, Ward 1 176 Adams Street
WILLIAM H. FLYNN, Ward 2
.
422 Washington Street
ALFRED P. J. PINEL, Ward 3
.
43 Independence Avenue
ANGELO P. BIZZOZERO, Ward 4
13 Bates Avenue
ROBERT E. COMINS, Ward 5
731 Hancock Street
WELCOME G. YOUNG, Ward 6
18 Prospect Street
Clerk of Committees
GEORGE T. MAGEE
7 Alleyne Terrace Residence Telephone, Granite 0729-M.
CITY AUDITOR
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS
15 Bailey Street Office Telephone, Granite 0051. Residence Telephone, Granite 2460.
CITY MESSENGER
HARRY W. TIRRELL
139 Manet Avenue, H. N. Residence Telephone, Granite 0432-M.
MANAGER OF WOODWARD FUND AND PROPERTY (Elected by Council) CHESTER E. TENNEY.
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL (Elected by Council)
WELCOME G. YOUNG. WILLIAM H. FLYNN.
SUPERVISORS OF ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND (Elected by the Council)
PERLEY E. BARBOUR. JOHN D. MACKAY.
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CITY OF QUINCY
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 times as may be designated by the Council.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL FOR 1923 Finance, Highways, etc.
Perley E. Barbour, Chairman; Angelo P. Bizzozero, Robert E. Comins, William H. Flynn, Thomas J. McGrath, Alfred P. J. Pinel, Charles A. Ross, Alexander W. Russell, Welcome G. Young.
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply
Angelo P. Bizzozero, Chairman; Thomas J. McGrath, William H. Flynn·
Fire and Police, Health and Poor
Welcome G. Young, Chairman; Alfred P. J. Pinel, Robert E. Comins.
Ordinances, Licenses, Legislative Matters Alexander W. Russell, Chairman; Thomas J. McGrath, William H. Flynn.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
GUSTAVE B. BATES, MAYOR, CHAIRMAN. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING, M.D., VICE-CHAIRMAN.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE Office, 1535 Hancock Street
Regular meetings on last Tuesday of each month at 8 P.M.
Office open: 8 to 12 A.M., 1.30 to 5 P.M .; Saturdays, 8 to 12 M.
Regular hours of Superintendent: Mondays and Fridays, 8 to 9 A.M .; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 to 5 P.M.
HON. GUSTAVE B. BATES
Term Expires. December 31, 1924
NATHANIEL S. HUNTING, M.D.
December 31, 1925
ROBERT E. FOY
December 31, 1925
DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D. .
December 31, 1923
COL. WARREN E. SWEETSER
December 31, 1923
GEORGE W. ABELE
December 31, 1924
SYDNEY W. YOUNG
December 31, 1924
FRED H. NICKERSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
ATTENDANCE OFFICER CHARLES H. JOHNSON.
CALENDAR FOR 1923 First Term Tuesday, January 2, to Friday, February 16.
Second Term Monday, February 26, to Friday, April 13.
Third Term Monday, April 23, to Friday, June 29.
Fourth Term Wednesday, September 5, to Friday, December 21.
Holidays: All legal holidays, Good Friday, June 17, and the remainder of the week from Wednesday noon next preceding Thanksgiving.
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
QUINCY, MASS., March 1, 1923.
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, 1922.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS,
City Auditor.
IN COUNCIL
MARCH 6, 1922.
Ordered:
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, 1922, and ending December 31, 1922, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers or boards as herein desig- nated, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913.
That the appropriation for water maintenance and clerical be paid from the water receipts.
Executive Department
Salary
$4,000 00
Secretary
1,560 00
Miscellaneous expenses
1,300 00
$6,860 00
Councillors
Salaries
$4,500 00
Clerk
800 00
Advertising
350 00
Printing
200 00
Stationery
25 00
Transportation
25 00
Street notices
50 00
Expenses
150 00
Auditor
Salary
$3,000 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Extra clerical
250 00
6,100 00
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Office supplies ·
$215 00
Stationery, postage
60 00
Printing .
50 00
Telephone
60 00
Other expenses
55 00
Treasurer
Salary
$2,750 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Extra clerical
250 00
Stationery and postage
125 00
Telephone
60 00
Supplies .
125 00
Petty cash
10 00
Bond
172 50
Tax Collector
Salary
$2,500 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
1,300 00
Clerk
1,100 00
Temporary clerk
100 00
Postage
1,000 00
Printing .
100 00
Advertising and tax sales
500 00
Telephone
55 00
Surety bond
305 00
Office supplies
150 00
Recording tax sales
100 00
Other expenses
100 00
Overdraft
38 00
Assessors
Salary, chairman .
$2,200 00
Salaries
1,800 00
Salaries
1,800 00
Assistant assessors
2,000 00
Clerical
1,560 00
Clerical
1,200 00
Clerical
1,144 00
Clerical
1,040 00
Temporary clerks .
1,500 00
Advertising
2,300 00
Abstract deeds
1,000 00
Transportation
500 00
Office supplies
200 00
Stationery and postage
75 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses, including binding book
200 00
$5,190 00
4,492 50
8,848 00
18,569 00
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City Clerk
Salary
$2,500 00
Assistant city clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
500 00
Clerk
1,250 00
Printing and postage
175 00
Posting
25 00
Telephone
40 00
Office supplies
150 00
Other expenses
75 00
Vital statistics
Workmen's compensation
$6,215 00 700 00 8,500 00
Commissioner Public Works
Salary
$4,000 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
1,144 00
Expenses, office
450 00
City Solicitor
Salary
$2,500 00
Other expenses
200 00
Claims
1,500 00
City Engineer
Engineer
$2,750 00
Assistants
7,000 00
Blue prints
100 00
Supplies .
500 00
Transportation
100 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
100 00
Street numbering
150 00
Clerk
300 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
11,350 00
City Messenger
800 00
Board of Registrars
Registrars salaries
$1,400 00
Clerk
375 00
Election officers
2,400 00
Printing and postage
2,000 00
Rentals
650 00
Meals
300 00
Transportation
150 00
Labor
400 00
Supplies
300 00
7,094 00
4,200 00
7,975 00
Salary
AUDITOR'S REPORT
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Public Buildings
City hall
$7,000 00
Public buildings
3,000 00
$10,000 00
Police Department
Chief
$3,000 00
Captain
2,200 00
Inspector
2,100 00
Lieutenant
2,000 00
Sergeants
11,400 00
Patrolmen
106,200 00
Reserve and specials
8,000 00
Pensions
1,200 00
Vacations
2,000 00
Fuel
600 00
Lighting .
200 00
Telephone
300 00
Signal wires
1,600 00
Prisoners' meals
300 00
Office supplies
300 00
Laundry
100 00
Traveling expenses
200 00
Traffic signs
500 00
Equipment
500 00
Other expenses
500 CO
Janitor's supplies
225 00
Cadillac .
500 00
Chief's car
600 00
Liquor
300 00
Motor cycles
300 00
145,125 00
Fire Department
Chief
$3,000 00
Assistant engineers
750 00
Permanent men
132,200 00
Vacations and sickness
1,000 00
Pensions
550 00
Office
300 00
Furnishings
250 00
House supplies
300 00
Gas, oil, etc .; repairs
6,000 00
Fuel
2,500 00
Lighting .
250 00
Telephone
325 00
Laundry
400 00
Hose
1,000 00
Equipment
750 00
Other expenses
750 00
150,325 00
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Fire Alarm System
Equipment and supplies
$1,500 00
Labor
1,500 00
Power and light
250 00
New battery .
950 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$2,200 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Other expenses
200 00
Inspector of Wires
Salary
$2,200 00
Clerical .
400 00
Auto upkeep .
300 00
Printing
75 00
Office supplies
75 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
25 00
Inspector of Buildings
Salary
$2,200 00
Clerical
400 00
Office supplies
100 00
Auto upkeep
250 00
Telephone
20 00
Printing
100 00
Other expenses
25 00
Gypsy Moth
Superintendent
$1,872 00
Trees
2,000 00
Labor
5,000 00
Material
1,500 00
All others
2,000 00
Truck upkeep
350 00
Board of Health
Administration:
Commissioner
$2,400 00
Superintendent
1,560 00
Clerk
900 00
Other expenses, including rent
500 00
Office supplies
400 00
Printing and advertising
350 00
Telephone
220 00
Health inspector
1,500 00
Sanitary inspector
1,500 00
Bacteriologist, clinic
900 00
$4,200 00
2,700 00
3,125 00
3,095 00
12,722 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Animal inspector .
$220 00
Slaughtering inspector
55 00
Inspector, meats and provisions Expenses
50 00
Pensions
1,302 00
Labor, garage and stable:
Labor
40,000 00
Foreman
2,184 00
Horses upkeep
4,500 00
Garage mechanic
1,820 00
Garage, coal and lights
500 00
Garage, repairs and others
700 00
Gasoline oil
2,400 00
Equipment, new
1,500 00
Equipment
1,700 00
Transportation
5,000 00
Shoeing
500 00
Care dumps
1,000 00
Nurses, dispensary and contagious:
Supplies and expenses .
250 00
Phsyician
300 00
Contagious
18,000 00
Contagious nurse
1,500 00
Welfare nurse
1,500 00
Tuberculosis nurse
1,500 00
Welfare clinic physician
300 00
Welfare, other expenses
200 00
Nurse, Miss Flaherty
300 00
Abating nuisances
700 00
Mosquito nuisance
1,500 00
$100,111 00
Plumbing Inspector
Salary
$2,200 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Other expenses
75 00
2,575 00
Highway Department
Superintendent
$2,496 00
Labor
75,000 00
Rebuilding streets
15,000 00
Stable
10,000 00
Sidewalks
4,000 00
Tar, concrete sidewalks
4,000 00
Pensions
4,820 40
Autos
6,500 00
Bridges
5,000 00
Brooks
3,000 00
All others
40,000 00
169,816 40
Street sprinkling
35,000 00
Street lighting
45,000 00
.
400 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Charities POOR DEPARTMENT
Overseer, salary
$2,000 00
Physician
1,000 00
Clerical .
1,300 00
Office
150 00
Telephones
150 00
Other expenses
25 00
Almshouse
6,300 00
Mothers' aid .
25,000 00
Hospital bills
1,600 00
Outside aid
21,500 00
$59,025 00
City Hospital
Administration expenses:
Salary superintendent .
$2,000. 00
Bookkeeper
1,200 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Two telephone operators
1,248 00
Other expenses
3,900 00
General expenses
24,612 00
State aid
$3,000 00
Soldiers' relief
8,000 00
Military aid
700 00
Soldiers' burial
200 00
G. A. R. Post
$400 00
Rent
300 00
Geo. Bryan Post
150 00
American Legion
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Memorial services
300 00
Rent
1,700 00
J. A. Boyd Camp, U. S. W. V.
150 00
Quincy Y. D. Club
150 00
3,150 00
Park Department
Labor
$2,500 00
Supplies, expenses
300 00
2,800 00
Playground:
Supervision and upkeep Bath house:
2,800 00
Superintendent
$396 00
Assistants
400 00
Repairs, expenses
600 00
34,000 00
11,900 00
1,396 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
School Department
Administration
$22,969 74
Instruction
485,155 00
Text books
15,000 00
Stationery and supplies
23,752 57
Operation of plant
58,070 00
Maintenance, improvements and repairs .
10,308 85
Miscellaneous
8,112 54
Evening schools
1,703 71
Summer schools
2,400 00
Total, city schools
$627,472 41
Day industrial
$31,518 45
Evening industrial
6,675 46
Home making
10,045 56
Continuation school
5,109 85
Total, aided schools
53,349 32
Library
Librarian
$3,500 00
Assistants (plus dog tax, $2,319.46)
8,960 54
Janitors .
3,130 00
Books
9,000 00
Periodicals
800 00
Bindings
1,500 00
Printing
175 00
Fuel
1,300 00
Lighting
900 00
Rent
2,150 00
Other expenses
600 00
Burial Department
Commissioner
$2,000 00
Superintendent
2,080 00
Clerical
400 00
Labor
8,500 00
Cemetery supplies
950 00
Care horse
575 00
Office supplies
125 00
Telephone
100 00
Other expenses
300 00
Hancock cemetery
500 00
Grading
4,000 00
Sewer Department
Clerical
$1,300 00
General foreman
2,496 00
Labor
4,000 00
32,015 54
19,530 00
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Auto upkeep .
$300 00
Truck upkeep
00
Office
350 00
Telephone
50 00
Equipment
250 00
Particular sewers
12,000 00
Pensions
624 00
$22,170 00
Unclassified
Planning Board
$250 00
License Commissioners
300 00
State Guards
950 00
Monthly report
648 00
Harbor Master, salary and expenses
310 00
Adam Temple taxes
3,619 59
Board of Survey
50 00
Norfolk County Hospital
28,258 15
City report
1,400 00
Mayor's contingent
250 00
Registrar of Labor, (salary, $1,456; office supplies, $290; telephone, $60)
1,806 00
Home Bureau
262 33
Grand total
$1,688,400 24
Water Department
To be paid from receipts:
One clerk
$1,500 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Clerk
832 00
Superintendent
2,496 00
Inspector
2,184 00
Meter readers
7,800 00
General maintenance
20,000 00
Relays
15,000 00
Meters
3,000 00
Service connections, receipts, etc.
4,000 00
Bonds
68,500 00
Interest
12,610 25
$138,962 25
City Treasurer
City debt
$230,800 00
Street improvement
5,300 00
Park
2,000 00
Refunding
15,000 00
Norfolk County Hospital
9,000 00
Sewer
73,000 00
High school land
3,000 00
338,100 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Interest:
City debt interest
$45,512 50
Street improvements interest
400 50
Parks
160 00
Refunding
600 00
Norfolk County Hospital
3,015 00
Sewer
25,055 50
High school land
2,900 00
Temporary loan interest
60,000 00
Passed to be ordained April 3, 1922. Attest:
EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.
This order was presented to the Mayor for approval on April 4, 1922, and as it was not returned with his approval or disapproval on or before April 14, 1922, at that date it had the force of law, in accordance with the General Acts of 1915, chapter 267, Part II, section 10.
EMERY L. CRANE,
City Clerk.
A true copy. Attest:
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET No. 1
ORDER 195
City Hall
$14 50
Police station
42 80
Library
33 50
Highway, stables
151 85
Almshouse
5 46
Water works .
12 00
Fire hydrants
19,230 00
Fire Department
93 60
School Department
2,492 38
Hospital .
912 65
Gypsy moth
35 00
Cemetery
112 94
Bath house
35 00
Parks
35 00
Board of Health, garage
50 26
$23,286 94
No. 2 ORDER 126
School administration .
$4,935 26
School stationery and supplies
1,247 43
School, miscellaneous .
887 46
School, maintenance
4,691 15
Evening schools
896 29
Industrial school, day .
4,331 55
Industrial school, evening
724 54
$77,643 50
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Home-making school
$924 44
Americanization
8,840 00
Continuation school
545 15
$28,023 27
No. 3
ORDER 254
City Treasurer, extra clerical
$50 00
City Treasurer, office supplies
50 00
Tax Collector, tax sale
500 00
Tax Collector, printing
100 00
Tax Collector, extra clerical
200 00
Engineering assistants .
1,500 00
Engineer, auto upkeep
150 00
Elections
500 00
Police, upkeep of auto
400 00
Fire Department, pay of men
305 00
Fire Department, expenses
1,485 00
Sewer maintenance
2,100 00
Care of City Hall
500 00
Highways
41,050 00
Street lighting
2,350 00
City reports
220 44
Cemetery
300 00
Poor Department
5,000 00
Gypsy moth
1,150 00
Inspector of Wires
50 00
$57,960 44
Appropriation from Surplus Revenue To reduce tax levy
$33,000 00
Appropriation from Miscellaneous Receipts
Adams Street wall
$1,400 00
Tax refunds .
1,385 46
Assessment refunds
37 45
Sewer connections
6,988 04
Planning Board
1,500 00
Ward 6, land
2,500 00
Rent of land .
500 00
Overlay, 1921
1,633 83
Overlay, 1920
783 55
Supply account
172 38
Health Department, labor
886 37
$17,787 08
Appropriation from the Unexpended Balance Account of 1921
Solicitor's legal expenses
$200 00
Building Inspector's car
702 00
Highway equipment cars
2,050 00
Health Department, equipment cars
1,000 00
Government school building insurance
. 357 60
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Mayor's special
$125 00
July 4
700 00
Remodeling City Hall .
1,114 53
Hayward House repairs
1,801 44
Auditor's extra clerical
50 00
Cleaning brooks
1,000 00
Claims and awards
2,000 49
Main Street curbing
150 00
Health department, stable
142 43
Auditor
54 36
Bacteriologist
15 00
Mayor's contingent
73 80
$11,536 65
Transfers from the Appropriation for School Studies
City Hall equipment .
$2,000 00
Solicitor's legal expenses
830 48
Tax refund
166 04
Mayor's special
327 84
Boy and Girl Scouts
125 00
American Legion (Armistice Day)
100 00
Claims and awards
75 00
Mayor's expenses .
172 17
$3,796 53
DEBT STATEMENT
Authorized debt, January 1, 1923
$2,316,700 00
Memorial Hall loan not issued .
250.000 00
Bonded debt
$2,066,700 00
Bonds paid during the year:
Municipal bonds
$230,800 00
Street improvement
5,300 00
Parks
2,000 00
Sewer
73,000 00
Water
68,500 00
Refunding
15,000 00
Hospital (county) .
9,000 00
High school land
3,000 00
406,600 00
$1,660,100 00
Bonds that have been issued:
Sewer
$20,000 00
Water
45,000 00
High school building
815,000 00
City Hospital
140,000 00
Cemetery, land
20,000 00
School building and land
23,000 00
Drains, surface
57,000 00
20
CITY OF QUINCY
Sidewalks
$15,000 00
Grading fixed
2,000 00
Streets
81,000 00
$1,218,000 00
Bonded debt, December 31
$2,878,100 00
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS, SPECIAL LOAN APPROPRIATIONS, BALANCES TO 1923
Sewer construction
$10,824 53
Surface drains
3,956 59
Faxon Field drain
4,799 00
Permanent walks
2,319 37
Land damage account .
3,791 96
Wasson Terrace, 1921
2,467 75
Baxter Avenue
1,200 00
Hancock Street
8,188 26
Franklin Street
4,926 00
Milton Road .
573 55
Harrington Street
3,805 00
Water construction
10,359 05
High school grading
1,093 72
High school building
324,055 26
Faxon Field grading
25 00
School furniture
456 52
Quincy City Hospital
132,292 01
Playground .
144 64
Non-revenue .
$515,278 21
BONDS COMING DUE 1923 IN COMPARISON TO 1922
1922
1923
City
Street improvement
5,300
3,300
Parks
2,000
2,000
Sewer
73,000
67,000
Water
68,500
74,500
Refunding
15,000
-
Norfolk County Hospital
9,000
9,000
High school land
3,000
3,000
High school building
-
42,000
City Hospital
-
7,000
Total
$460,600
$442,000
$230,800
$234,200
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
BORROWING CAPACITY FOR 1923 Revised Laws, Chapter 44, Section 10
"SECTION 10. A city shall not become indebted in amount exceeding two and one-half per cent on the average of the assessors' valuation of the taxable property therein for the three preceding years, the valuation of each year being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed thereon previous to the last day of December in the year preceding said assessment."
Net valuation 1920 $56,176,000 00
Net valuation 1921
. 59,649,743 00
Net valuation 1922
60,642,542 00
$176,468,285 00
Average net valuation for three years $58,822,761 00
Two and one-half per cent
$1,470,568 00
City debt December 31, 1922 (within limit) . . $932,700 00
Sewer debt December 31, 1922 (within limit) 167,000 00
1,099,700 00
Borrowing capacity January 1, 1923
$370,868 00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
JANUARY 1, 1923
Authorized debt .
$3,128,100 00
Loans authorized
$250,000 00
City debt
932,700 00
Street improvements .
7,400 00
Parks
2,000 00
Norfolk County
58,000 00
Sewer
563,500 00
Water
304,500 00
High school land
55,000 00
High school building .
815,000 00
City Hospital
140,000 00
Authorized loan (not issued) :
Memorial Hall
$250,000 00
Municipal debt within the debt limit, as follows:
Highways
$517,700 00
Surface drains
135,000 00
Sehool building
131,000 00
School land
12,000 00
Sehool furnishings
10,000 00
Granolithic walks
48,000 00
"Flu " emergency
22,000 00
City Hospital, purchase
20,000 00
City Hospital, land
11,000 00
Playgrounds
6,000 00
Cemetery land
20,000 00
$3,128,100 00
$3,128,100 00
$932,700 00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION
Amount
Month
Rate (Per Cent)
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
Total
Norfolk Downs land
$9,700
Jan.
4
$1,000
$1,000
-
-
-
1
.
40,000
Jan.
5
4,000
4,000
$4,000
$4,000
$4,000
$4,000
City Hospital land .
50,000
Jan.
5
10,000
10,000
20,000
Washington St. widening .
41,000
Feb.
5
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
-
-
24,000
Cemetery land .
20,000
Feb.
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
2,000
20,000
Portable school building
13,000
Feb).
41
3,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
2,000
1,000 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$1,000
11,000
Parker School building
15,000
May
1
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
Bigelow School building
15,000
May
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
Surface drains, 1919 .
25,000
May
5,000
5,000
Rebuilding streets
49,600
June
42
10,000
9,000
3,000
9,000
Highway equipment .
15,100
June
52
3,000
3,000
3,000
9,000
Washington Street sidewalk
10,500
June
52
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
Accepted streets, 1919
11,500
June
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
Faxon Road and East Squantum Street
5,500
June
53
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
June
5號
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Portable school land .
10,000
June
41
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
10,000
Surface drains .
25,000
June
3,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
25,000
Grading Faxon Field
2,000
June
4
1,000
1,000
Hancock Street, 1914
30,500
July
4
3,000
3,000
-
-
-
4,000
Sundry streets, 1914 .
20,700
July
4
4,000
4,000
8,000
Surface drains, 1916 .
9,800
July
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,000
.
.
·
Mar.
5
11,000
11,000
6,000
Squantum School building City Hospital land . ·
10,000
Apr.
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
13,000
Apr.
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
-
-
.
.
.
-
-
-
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.
-
6,000
H. N. School building, 1914
23,000
July
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Squantum School furniture
4,500
Feb.
41
1,000
1
-
-
-
1
-
22,000
Emergency, "flu"
.
.
-
10,000
19,000
School furniture
15,000
June
3,000
3,000
-
CITY OF QUINCY
-
-
-
-
-
.
.
Surface drains .
20,000
Feb.
11
2,000
2,000
-
-
13,000
1,000
6,000
6,000
-
3,000
Squantum Street grading .
-
1,000 2,000
$2,000
20,000
-
$2,000
24,000
Squantum School building
55,000
1
1,000
1,000 1,000
2,000
22
Permanent sidewalk, 1919 . Surface drains, 1920 .
18,000 20,000
July July July July
4 4,000 4,000 3,000 1,000 51 4,000
2,000 4,000 3,000 1,000 4,000
4,000 3,000
4,000 3,000
-
-
-
-
1
-
6,000 16,000 12,000 2,000
Rockland Street, 1921 Franklin Street, 1922
3,000
35,000
July
4
4,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
35,000
Butler Road, 1919
.
3,500
Aug.
Park Lane, 1919
2,000
Aug.
Darrow Street
5,000
Aug.
Edgemere Road
4,000
Aug.
Saville Avenue .
3,500
Aug.
Verchild Street .
3,500
Aug.
Nelson Road
.
2,500
Aug.
Hillside Street .
2,700
Aug.
Gould Street
3,000
Aug.
4}
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
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