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City of Quincy
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QUINCY 1988
1923
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HONORABLE GUSTAVE B. BATES MAYOR, 1916, 1923-1924
CITY OF QUINCY
MASSACHUSETTS
CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1924
TOGETHER WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE OFFICIALS FOR THE YEAR 1923
1640 $129
625
MANET IS
QUINCY :1888
CITY DOCUMENT No. 35
BOSTON WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY 32 DERNE STREET
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CITY GOVERNMENT - 1924
MAYOR, GUSTAVE B. BATES.
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, THOMAS SWITHIN.
CITY TREASURER, EVERETT F. PRIOR.
CITY CLERK, EMERY L. CRANE.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, HATTIEMAY THOMAS.
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.
CARL E. CARLSON. Term expires first Monday of February, 1925.
J. WINTHROP PRATT. Term expires first Monday of February, 1927.
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.
EVERETT F. PRIOR, 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
WILLIAM H. TEASDALE
·
Term expires 1925
WILLIAM G. SHAW .
Term expires 1926
ARTHUR L. McGILVRAY .
Term expires 1927
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, CLERK.
Planning Board
WILSON MARSH, CHAIRMAN
Term expires -
EZEKIEL C. SARGENT
Term expires 1925
JAMES E. W. GEARY
Term expires 1926
EDWARD E. PALMER
·
Term expires 1927
CLIFTON TABER
Term expires 1928
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
ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, JR. .
.
Term expires April 1, 1925 .
JOSEPH SZATHMARY, CHAIRMAN
.
Term expires April 1, 1926
MICHAEL DONAHUE
Term expires April 1, 1927
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 1929
.
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CITY GOVERNMENT
CITY COUNCIL
CHARLES A. ROSS, PRESIDENT. EMERY L. CRANE, CLERK. GEORGE T. MAGEE, CLERK OF COMMITTEES.
MEMBERS OF 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, 1925
PERLEY E. BARBOUR, Ward 1
176 Adams Street ·
FRANK D. COFFMAN, Ward 2
· 22 Baxter Avenue
ALEXANDER CLARK, Ward 3 · 80 Pleasant Street
WILLIAM P. HUGHES, Ward 4
· 264 Copeland Street
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. FRANK D. COFFMAN.
SUPERVISORS OF ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND (Elected by 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 1924 Finance, Highways, etc. Alexander W. Russell, Chairman; Charles A. Ross, Thomas J. McGrath, Perley E. Barbour, Robert E. Comins, Welcome G. Young, William P. Hughes, Frank D. Coffman, Alexander Clark.
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply Thomas J. McGrath, Chairman; Frank D. Coffman, Perley E. Barbour.
Fire and Police, Health and Poor
Welcome G. Young, Chairman; Robert E. Comins, William P. Hughes. Ordinances, Licenses, Legislative Matters Alexander Clark, Chairman; Welcome G. Young, Frank D. Coffman.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman Hon. GUSTAVE B. BATES, Mayor
Vice-Chairman Dr. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING
Hon. GUSTAVE B. BATES .
Term expires Dec. 31, 1924 .
33 Dimmock Street, Quincy
Mr. GEORGE W. ABELE
. Term expires Dec. 31, 1924
64 Presidents Lane, Quincy
Mr. SYDNEY W. YOUNG . Term expires Dec. 31, 1924
73 Conant Road, Atlantic
Dr. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING 1136 Hancock Street, Quincy
. Term expires Dec. 31, 1925
Mr. ROBERT E. FOY
. Term expires Dec. 31, 1925
13 Eliot Street, South Quincy
Dr. DANIEL B. REARDON
. Term expires Dec. 31, 1926
1186 Hancock Street, Quincy
Col. WARREN E. SWEETSER
. Term expires Dec. 31, 1926
56 Elm Avenue, Wollaston
Secretary of Board and Superintendent of Schools FRED H. NICKERSON, A.M. 25 Edgemere Road, Quincy
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 8 o'clock P.M., on the last Tuesday in each month excepting July.
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
QUINCY, MASS., March 1, 1924.
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, 1923.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS,
City Auditor.
IN COUNCIL
MARCH 5, 1923.
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, 1923, and ending December 31, 1923, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers or boards as herein desig- nated.
That the appropriation for bonds, interest, water maintenance and clerical be paid from the water receipts.
Executive Department
Salary
$4,000 00
Secretary
1,560 00
Utility clerk
1,144 00
Miscellaneous expenses
1,400 00
$8,104 00
Councillors
Salaries
$4,500 00
Clerk
800 00
Advertising
300 00
Printing .
200 00
Stationery
25 00
Transportation
50 00
Street notices
50 00
Expenses
150 00
6,075 00
Auditor
Salary
$3,000 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
1,200 00
Office supplies
300 00
Stationery and postage
. 60 00
.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Printing .
$50 00
Telephone
60 00
Other expenses
50 00
$6,220 00
Treasurer
Salary
$2,750 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Extra clerical
500 00
Stationery and postage
150 00
Telephone
50 00
Supplies .
225 00
Petty cash
10 00
Bond
120 00
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Tax Collector
Salary
$2,500 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
1,300 00
Clerk
1,200 00
Clerk
936 00
Postage
1,100 00
Printing .
150 00
Advertising and tax sales
900 00
Telephone
65 00
Surety bond
305 00
Office supplies
140 00
Recording tax sales
40 00
Other expenses
100 00
Assessors
Salaries, chairman
$2,500 00
Salaries
2,000 00
Salaries
2,000 00
Assistant assessors
2,525 00
Clerk
1,690 00
Clerk
1,200 00
Clerk
1,200 00
Clerk
1,200 00
Temporary clerks .
2,000 00
Advertising
2,300 00
Abstract deeds
1,000 00
Transportation
500. 00
Office supplies
200 00
Stationery and postage
100 00
Telephone
75 00
Other expenses, including book binding
350 00
City Clerk
Salary
$2,500 00
Assistant city clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
500 00
5,305 00
10,236 00
20,840 00
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Clerk
$1,250 00
Printing and postage
175 00
Posting
25 00
Telephone
45 00
Office supplies
150 00
Other expenses
75 00
$6,220 00
Vital Statistics
Sundry persons
700 00
Commissioner Public Works
Salary
$4,000 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
1,144 00
Office expenses
450 00
City Solicitor
Salary
$2,500 00
Other expenses
200 00
Legal expenses
1,000 00
.
3,700 00
City Engineer
Engineer
$2,750 00
Assistants
8,000 00
Blue prints
60 00
Office supplies
400 00
Transportation
50 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
75 00
Clerk
300 00
Auto upkeep .
350 00
Steel filing case
500 00
12,535 00
City Messenger
800 00
Board of Registrars
Registrars' salaries
$1,400 00
Clerk
375 00
Election officers
966 00
Printing and postage
1,200 00
Rentals
250 00
Meals
150 00
Transportation
175 00
Labor
175 00
Supplies .
600 00
.
.
.
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7,094 00
Salary
5,291 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT
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Public Buildings
City hall
$7,500 00
Public buildings
4,000 00
$11,500 00
Police
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
16,320 00
Pensions
2,100 00
Fuel
850 00
Lighting .
200 00
Telephone
300 00
Signal wires
2,200 00
Prisoners' meals
325 00
Office supplies
300 00
Laundry
100 00
Traveling expenses
250 00
Traffic signs
600 00
Equipment
500 00
Other expenses
500 00
Janitor's supplies
225 00
Transportation
1,900 00
Liquor law
300 00
153,870 00
Fire Department
Chief
$3,000 00
Assistant engineer
250 00
Permanent men
132,750 00
Vacations and sickness
1,000 00
Pensions
550 00
Clothing, etc.
1,500 00
Office
150 00
Furnishings
200 00
House supplies
200 00
Gas, oil, etc .; repairs
7,000 00
Fuel
2,700 00
Lighting .
250 00
Telephone
400 00
Laundry
450 00
Hose
1,000 00
Equipment
500 00
Other expenses
1,000 00
152,900 00
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Fire Alarm System
Equipment and supplies
$1,000 00
Labor
1,750 00
Power and light
250 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$2,200 00
Auto upkeep .
300 00
Other expenses
250 00
Inspector of Wires
Salary
$2,200 00
Clerk
400 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Printing
100 00
Office supplies
125 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
95 56
Inspector of Buildings
Salary
$2,200 00
Clerk
400 00
Office supplies
200 00
Auto upkeep .
300 00
Telephone
25 00
Printing .
100 00
Other expenses
50 00
Gypsy Moth
Superintendent
$1,872 00
Trees
2,600 00
Labor
5,000 00
Material
1,500 00
All others
1,600 00
Truck upkeep
200 00
Repairs on sprayer
200 00
12,972 00
Board of Health
Administration :
Commissioner
$2,400 00
1 Superintendent
1,560 00
Clerk
900 00
Other expenses
300 00
Office supplies
500 00
Printing and advertising
400 00
Telephone
300 00
$3,000 00
2,750 00
3,270 56
3,275 00
$6,360 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Stable and garage:
Insurance
$367 80
Horse upkeep
5,000 00
Shoeing .
600 00
Garage mechanic
1,820 00
Coal and lights
250 00
Repairs and others
700 00
$8,737 80
Labor:
Labor
$48,000 00
Foreman
2,184 00
Pension
1,302 00
Abating nuisance .
1,500 00
Equipment and repairs:
Gasoline and oil
$3,000 00
New equipment
1,500 00
Equipment
1,800 00
Transportation
4,500 00
Care of dumps
1,000 00
11,800 00
Physicians, nurses and inspectors :
Welfare physician
$300 00
Welfare nurse
1,500 00
Welfare expenses .
50 00
Bacteriologist
900 00
Contagious nurse .
1,500 00
Health inspector
1,500 00
Sanitary inspector
1,500 00
Milk expenses
300 00
Animal inspector .
220 00
Slaughtering inspector
55 00
Inspector, meats and provisions
400 00
Inspector, meats and provisions, ex-
penses
50 00
Plumbing inspector:
Salary
$2,200 00
Auto upkeep .
300 00
Other expenses
50 00
Contagious:
Contagious diseases
18,000 00
Dispensary:
Physician
$300 00
Nurse
1,500 00
Labor
1,200 00
Fuel and light
150 00
Supplies
100 00
3,250 00
$111,958 80
52,986 00
8,275 00
2,550 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Highway Department
Superintendents
$2,496 00
Labor
85,000 00
Stable
9,000 00
Sidewalks
4,000 00
Tar, concrete sidewalks
4,000 00
Pensions
6,165 64
Autos
7,500 00
Bridges
3,500 00
Brooks
3,000 00
All others
30,000 00
$154,661 64
Rebuilding Streets
Labor
15,000 00
Street Lighting
Lighting .
47,500 00
Street Sprinkling
Street sprinkling (schedule for this appropriation to be ap-
proved by City Council)
35,000 00
Charities
Welfare Department:
Overseer, salary
$2,000 00
Physician
1,000 00
Clerk
1,300 00
Office
300 00
Telephones
150 00
Other expenses
25 00
Almshouse
7,000 00
Mothers' aid .
22,000 00
Hospital's bills
3,000 00
Outside aid
27,000 00
Auto upkeep .
200 00
63,975 00
City Hospital
Salary superintendent .
$2,500 00
Bookkeeper
1,200 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Interne
900 00
Two telephone operators
1,248 00
Other expenses
3,900 00
General expenses
24,612 00
35,400 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT
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Charities
State aid
$3,000 00
Soldiers' relief
8,000 00
Military aid
800 00
Soldiers' relief
200 00
$12,000 00
Memorial Day
G. A. R. Post
$400 00
Geo. Bryan Post
00
American Legion
300 00
Quincy Y. D.
150 00
John A. Boyd Camp
150 00
1,150 00
Armistice Day
American Legion
$150 00
Geo. F. Bryan Post
150 00
300 00
Park Department
Labor and supplies Playgrounds:
3,600 00
Supervision and upkeep Bath house:
3,800 00
Superintendent
$396 00
Assistants
504 00
Repairs, expenses .
600 00
1,500 00
School Department
Administration
$28,065 00
Instruction
507,886 00
Textbooks
9,500 00
Stationery and supplies
23,000 00
Operation of plant
55,920 00
Maintenance, improvements and repairs
20,000 00
Miscellaneous
8,500 00
Evening schools
1,800 00
Summer schools
2,000 00
Total, city schools
$656,671 00
Day industrial
$37,351 32
Evening industrial
8,000 00
Home-making school
10,930 00
Continuation school
6,000 00
Americanization work
6,500 00
Total, aided schools
68,781 32
Grand total
725,452 32
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CITY OF QUINCY
Library
Librarian
$3,500 00
Assistants (plus dog tax, $2,487.44)
11,212 56
Janitors
1,600 00
Books
9,000 00
Periodicals
775 00
Bindings
1,750 00
Printing .
400 00
Fuel
1,200 00
Lighting .
975 00
Rent
1,680 00
Care of rooms
1,740 00
Other expenses
1,100 00
$34,932 56
Burial Department
Commissioner
$2,000 00
Superintendent
2,080 00
Clerk
400 00
Labor
8,500 00
Cemetery supplies
950 00
Care of horse
575 00
Office supplies
200 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
300 00
Hancock Cemetery
500 00
Grading .
4,000 00
19,555 00
Sewer Department
Clerk
$1,300 00
General foreman
2,496 00
Labor
4,000 00
Auto upkeep .
300 00
Truck upkeep
1,000 00
Office
350 00
Telephone
55 00
Equipment
350 00
Pensions
86 28
9,937 28
Particular Sewers
Labor and materials
15,000 00
Unclassified and Special
Claims and awards
$1,500 00
State armory
950 00
Mayor's contingent
200 00
Board of Survey
50 00
Norfolk County Hospital
26,783 05
Planning Board
250 00
Printing city report
1,620 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Monthly report
$648 00
Workmen's compensation
4,500 00
License Commission
300 00
Harbor Master
250 00
Harbor Master, other expenses
60 00
Adams Temple taxes
3,691 59
Grade crossings
500 00
American Legion Post, rent
1,700 00
J. A. Boyd Camp, rent
150 00
G. A. R. Hall and expenses
612 00
J. F. Bryan Post, rent
210 00
$43,974 64
$1,771,534 80
Water Department
To be paid from receipts:
Clerk
$1,200 00
Clerk
1,200 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Clerk
936 00
Superintendent
2,496 00
Inspector
2,200 00
Assistant inspector
1,560 00
Meter readers
6,240 00
General maintenance
20,000 00
Relays
12,500 00
Meters
6,000 00
Equipment
5,000 00
Service connections, receipts, etc.
4,000 00
Bonds
74,500 00
Interest
12,225 75
Pensions
2,800 00
$153,897 75
City Treasurer
City debt
$234,200 00
Street improvement
3,300 00
Park
2,000 00
City Hospital
7,000 00
Norfolk County Hospital
9,000 00
Sewer
67,000 00
High school land .
3,000 00
High school building
42,000 00
Interest:
City debt interest
$42,535 25
Street improvement interest
245 00
Parks
80 00
City Hospital
5,700 00
Norfolk County Hospital
2,610 00
$367,500 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Sewer
$22,201 50
High school land .
2,750 00
High school building
31,817 50
$107,939 25
Temporary loan interest
$50,000 00
Passed to be ordained April 16, 1923. Attest:
EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.
Approved April 25, 1923.
GUSTAVE B. BATES,
Mayor.
A true copy. Attest:
EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk.
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET
No. 1
BOARD OF HEALTH, ORDER 232, JUNE 6, 1923
Milk expenses
$300 00
Printing and advertising
300 00
$600 00
No. 2
DEPARTMENT USE OF WATER, ORDER 262, JULY 7, 1923
City Hall
$14 50
Police station
42 80
Library
33 50
City stables .
151 85
Almshouse
35 46
Hydrants (1,312) .
19,230 00
Fire Department .
93 60
School Department
2,237 57
Hospital
912 65
Highway
100 00
Gypsy moth
50 00
Cemetery
112 94
Bath house
35 00
Parks .
40 00
Board of Health
50 26
Water works
12 00
$23,152 13
No. 3
Board of Health, equipment, Order 299, August 1, 1923 $1,000 00
Board of Health, infantile paralysis, Order 309 $360 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
ORDER 310, AUGUST 1, 1923
City Hall
$2,000 00
Public buildings
1,000 00
Labor, highways
.
$20,000 00
Auto, highways .
2,000 00
Bridges, highways .
1,000 00
Sidewalks, highways
500 00
All others
10,000 00
33,500 00
Street lighting
3,000 00
Street sprinkling .
3,000 00
Granolithic walks .
15,000 00
Surface drains
15,000 00
New streets .
15,600 00
Particular sewers
5,000 00
Sewer labor
1,000 00
$94,100 00
No. 4 ORDER 335, OCTOBER 4, 1923
Board of Health, transportation
$2,000 00
Board of Health, pension .
392 50
Highway, pensions
.
.
$3,233 10
Appropriations from Miscellaneous Revenue
NOVEMBER
Claims and awards
.
.
.
$1,197 21
Particular sewers .
.
2,500 00
Parking places
500 00
101st infantry
150 00
DECEMBER
Haley's claim
1,500 00
George W. Fay claim
216 10
Particular sewers
2,000 00
Playground (Squantum)
8,000 00
Refund of assessments
116 09
$16,179 40
Appropriations from Unexpended Balances, 1922
Balance, 1922
$37,152 21
Added balance, July Fourth appropriation
2 97
Typewriter (Auditing Department)
$120 00
Automobile (Welfare Department) .
800 00
Street in park (Park Department)
3,000 00
Alarm boxes (Fire Department)
750 00
Automobile (Engineer) .
350 00
.
60
.
$37,215 18
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Automobile (Wire Department)
$600 00
Trucks (Board of Health)
7,750 00
Bleachers (Park Department)
4,000 00
Franklin Street (Highway Department)
6,000 00
Motor cycles (Police Department) .
600 00
July Fourth celebration
2,000 00
Connors' annuity .
300 00
Government insurance school building
299 20
Memorial tablet
500 00
Portable school building, Ward 3
3,000 00
Moving Soldiers' Monument .
600 00
Street park (addition)
300 00
Playground (Houghs Neck)
2,000 00
Tax collector's office
1,900 00
Fire Alarm (Fire Department)
375 00
Fire expenses (Fire Department)
125 00
Wire Department, expenses
100 00
Claims and awards
129 00
Howitzer Company
100 00
Claims and awards
278 00
Claim (Taylor)
180 00
Street signs (Police Department)
750 00
$36,906 20
$308 98
CITY DEBT
The total funded debt of the city of Quincy, January 1, 1923, was $2,878,100. During the year this was reduced by payments, as follows:
Within the debt limit:
City debt
$234,200 00
Sewer
37,000 00
Outside the debt limit:
Street improvement
3,300 00
Playground
2,000 00
Sewer
30,000 00
Water debt .
74,500 00
Norfolk County Hospital
9,000 00
City Hospital
7,000 00
High school land
3,000 00
High school building
42,000 00
Total
$442,000 00
The funded debt during the year 1923 has been increased as follows:
Within the debt limit:
Playground land .
·
$11,000 00
Massachusetts Field School
250,000 00
City Hospital equipment
17,500 00
Independence Avenue drain
5,000 00
Hancock Street
25,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Outside the debt limit:
Sewer construction .
$50,000 00
Water construction
35,000 00
High school building
75,000 00
Total
$468,500 00
Summary
Funded debt, January 1, 1923
. $2,878,100 00
Bonds paid .
442,000 00
$2,436,100 00
Bonds issued
468,500 00
Net debt
. $2,904,600 00
Increase
$26,500 00
The following loans are authorized, but not issued yet:
1920, Memorial Building $250,000 00 ·
1923, Monatiquot Bridge .
52,342 73
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BORROWING MARGIN FOR 1924 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, 1921
$59,602,468 00
Net valuation, 1922
60,143,302 00
Net valuation, 1923
82,010,787 00
$201,756,557 00
Three-year average valuation
$67,252,186 00
Two and one-half per cent
. $1,681,304 00
City debt
$1,007,000 00
Sewer debt
180,000 00
1,187,000 00
Margin within the debt limit, January 1, 1924 $494,304 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
MUNICIPAL DEBT, DECEMBER 31, 1923 Within the Debt Limit
School buildings and land
$360,000 00
Streets
429,000 00
City Hospital
37,500 00
Surface drains
109,500 00
Granolithic walks .
27,000 00
Playgrounds
15,000 00
Cemetery land
18,000 00
"Flu" emergency .
11,000 00
$1,007,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
SPECIAL ACTS
Street improvements
$4,100 00
Sewer .
546,500 00
Water .
265,000 00
County Hospital
49,000 00
City Hospital
133,000 00
High school land .
52,000 00
High school building
848,000 00
1,897,600 00
Total debt
. $2,904,600 00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION
Amount
Month
Rate (Per Cent)
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
Total
Norfolk Downs Land School
$9,700
Jan.
4
$1,000
Squantum School building .
40,000
Jan.
5
4,000
$4,000
$4,000
$4,000
$4,000
20,000
City Hospital land
50,000
Jan.
5
10,000
10,000
Houghs Neck playground ·
11,000
Jan.
4 4
3,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
-
-
-
-
11,000
Washington Street widening
41,000
Feb.
5
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
20,000
Cemetery land .
20,000
Feb.
41
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
18,000
Portable school building ·
13,000
Feb.
41
3,000
3,000
2,000
2,000
-
-
-
10,000
Squantum School building .
10,000
Apr.
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
Emergency "flu"
55,000
Mar.
5
11,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$1,000
10,000
Parker School building
15,000
May
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
4,500
Bigelow School building
15,000
May
4
1,500
1,500
1,500
4,500
Surface drains, 1919
25,000
May
5,000
5,000
Rebuilding streets
49,600
June
9,000
9,000
School furniture
15,000·
June
52
3,000
3,000
6,000
Highway equipment
15,100
June
53
3,000
3,000
6,000
Washington Street sidewalk
10,500
June
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
7,000
Accepted streets, 1919 .
11,500
June
5}
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
7,000
Faxon Road, East Squantum
5,500
June
5}
1,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
.
10,000
June
42
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
Surface drains
25,000
June
41
3,000
3,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
22,000
-
-
1
-
-
.
.
-
-
.
-
18,000
Surface drains, Faxon Field
20,000
Feb.
4 1
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
-
-
-
.
.
-
-
-
.
-
-
.
Squantum School, grading
5,000
June
1,000
1,000
2,000
Portable school land
-
.
.
-
-
-
11,000
City Hospital land
13,000
Apr.
5
1,000
.
-
-
AUDITOR'S REPORT
23
-
$1,000
.
2,000
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ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT - Concluded
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION
Amount Month
Rate (Per Cent)
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
Total
Grading Faxon Field playground
$2,000
June
$1,000
Hancock Street
30,500
July
3,000
Houghs Neck School building
23,000
July
2,000
Sundry strcets
40,700
July
4
4,000
Surface drains, 1916
9,800
July
4
1,000
$1,000
Permanent sidewalks
18,000
July
2,000
12,000
Surface drains, 1920
20,000
July
53
4,000
4,000
$4,000
9,000
Accepted streets, 1920
15,300
July
51
3,000
3,000
3,000
Rockland Strect .
3,000
July
1,000
Franklin Street widening
35,000
July
4
4,000
4,000
4,000
$1,000
$3,000
$3,000 15,000
$3,000 15,000
$3,000 15,000
$3,000 15,000
$15,000
250,000 1
Massachusetts Field School .
250,000
July
44
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
5,000
Surface drains
5,000
July
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
City Hospital equipment
17,500
July
5,500
4,000
4,000
4,000
New streets .
·
.
.
.
61,500
Aug.
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
. . Faxon Road, $5,500, East Squan- tum Street, $8,500 .
14,000
Aug.
2,000
School Strcet widening
17,000
Aug.
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
I
-
9,000
Wollaston subway
10,500
Aug.
2,000
2,000
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
17,500
Surface drains
.
·
70,000
Aug.
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
49,000
Accepted strects, 1920 .
.
.
.
.
.
80,000
Aug.
53
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
64,000
Rebuilding streets
·
.
·
46,000
Aug.
53
9,000
9,000
9,000
Hancock Strect
75,000
Sept.
8,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
Hancock Strect
.
35,000
Sept.
52
7,000
7,000
7,000
-
-
-
-
21,000
.
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