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CITY OF QUINCY
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MASSACHUSETTS
CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1925
TOGETHER WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE OFFICIALS FOR THE YEAR
1924
1640 :129 MANET
QUINCY :1988
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 36
BOSTON E. L. GRIMES PRINTING CO. 368 CONGRESS STREET
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CITY GOVERNMENT-1925
MAYOR, HON. PERLEY E. BARBOUR MAYOR'S SEC'Y., WILLIAM A. MURPHY
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, JOHN J. COSGROVE.
CITY TREASURER, WARREN H. RIDEOUT.
CITY CLERK, EMERY L. CRANE.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, HATTIEMAY THOMAS.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES, CHARLES A. HADLOCK.
CITY SOLICITOR, JOHN D. SMITH.
CHIEF OF POLICE, ALFRED W. GOODHUE.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALFRED L. MEAD.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE, CHARLES C. HEARN.
CITY ENGINEER, WALLACE S. CARSON.
CITY PHYSICIAN, RICHARD M. ASH.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS, EDWARD A. deVARENNES.
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. JOSEPH WRIGHTMAN, CHAIRMAN. Term expires first Monday of February, 1926 GEORGE H. BEAN. Term expires first Monday of February, 1927
FRED L. ZOLLER. Term expires first Monday of February, 1928
Park Commissioners WILLIAM J. SPARGO, CHAIRMAN. WILLIAM C. EDWARDS GEORGE E. MOREY
Board of Health HEALTH COMMISSIONER, FRED A. BARTLETT, 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.
GEORGIANA C. LANE, SECRETARY.
EDWIN F. LIVINGSTON, TREASURER. WILLIAM C. CLARK REV. JAMES H. SANKEY
JOSEPH C. O'CONNOR
Managers of Woodward Fund and Property
HON. PERLEY E. BARBOUR, MAYOR.
WARREN H. RIDEOUT, 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
WILLIAM H. TEASDALE Term expires 1928
WILLIAM G. SHAW.
Term expires 1926
GEORGE H. NEWCOMB. Term expires 1927
WALLACE S. CARSON, CLERK
Planning Board
WILSON MARSH, CHAIRMAN Term expires 1929
EZEKIEL C. SARGENT
Term expires 1930
JAMES E. W. GEARY Term expires 1926
EDWARD E. PALMER
Term expires 1927
CLIFTON H. TABER,
Term expires 1928
WALLACE S. CARSON, 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.
Board of Registrars
JOSEPH SZATHMARY, CHAIRMAN ..... Term expires April 1, 1926 MICHAEL DONAHUE Term expires April 1, 1927
ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, JR. Term expires April 1, 1928
EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CERK.
Manager Quincy Hospital
CHARLES A. PRICE, CHAIRMAN Term expires 1926
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, SECRETARY. Term expires 1929
GEORGE TAYLOR. Term expires 1927
JOHN O. GOLDBRANSON Term expires 1928
HERMAN G. BRYAN Term expires 1930
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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, 1926
CHARLES A. ROSS
98 Independence Avenue
THOMAS J. McGRATH.
11 Thayer Street
ANGELO P. BIZZOZERO
33 Bates Avenue
From Ward-Term Expires December 31, 1925
THOMAS S. BURGIN, Ward 1 137 Monroe Road
FRANK D. COFFMAN, Ward 2 22 Baxter Avenue
ALEXANDER CLARK, Ward 3. 80 Pleasant Street
WILLIAM P. HUGHES, Ward 4. 38 Furnace 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 5935
CITY AUDITOR
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS 15 Bailey Street Office Telephone, Granite 0051 Residence Telephone, Granite 2460
CITY MESSENGER
HARRY W. TIRRELL. 139 Manet Avenue 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)
GEORGE E. ADAMS . JOHN D. SMITH
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.
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CITY OF QUINCY
STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL FOR 1925
Finance, Highways, Claims, etc .- Young, Bizzozero, Burgin, Clark, Coffman, Comins, Hughes, McGrath, Ross.
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply .- McGrath, Coff- man, Young.
Fire and Police, Health and Poor .- Comins, Hughes, Burgin.
Ordinances, Licenses and Legislative Matters .- Clark, Bizzozero, Coffman.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman HON. PERLEY E. BARBOUR, MAYOR
Vice-Chairman NATHANIEL S. HUNTING, M.D.
HON. PERLEY E. BARBOUR. Term expires Dec. 31, 1926 176 Adams Street, Quincy
GEORGE W. ABELE. T'erm expires Dec. 31, 1927 103 Greenleaf Street, Quincy Term expires Dec. 31, 1927 BEATRICE W. NICHOLS
45 Elm Street, Quincy
NATHANIEL S. HUNTING, M.D. T'erm expires Dec. 31, 1925
1136 Hancock Street, Quincy
ROBERT E. FOY. Term expires Dec. 31, 1925 13 Eliot Street, Quincy
DANIEL B. REARDON, M.D., 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, 1925.
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 ex- penditures of each department.
Also several statements showing the financial condition of the city at the close of the financial year, December 31, 1924.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, City Auditor.
In Council
APRIL 14, 1924.
Ordered :
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropri- ated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1924, and ending December 31, 1924 to be expended by and under the direction of the several of- ficers or boards as herein designated.
That the appropriation for Bonds, Interest, Water Maintenance, Construction and Clerical be paid from the Water Receipts.
Executive Department
Mayor's salary
$4,000 00
Secretary
1,560 00
Office expenses
1,500 00
Mayor's contingent
150 00
$7,210 00
Councillors
Salaries
4,500 00
Clerk
800 00
Advertising
300 00
Printing
300 00
Stationery
25 00
Street notices
50 00
Transportation
50 00
Expenses
150 00
6,175 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
City Auditor's Department SALARIES
Auditor
$3,000 00
1st Clerk
1,500 00
2nd Clerk
1,200 00
Office supplies
330 00
Postage and stationery
50 00
Printing
30 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
50 00
Treasurer's Department
Treasurer's salary
$2,750 00
Clerk
1,500 00
Extra clerical
500 00
Stationery and postage
200 00
Telephone
55 00
Office supplies
225 00
Typewriter
90 25
Other expenses
10 00
Treas. bond
150 00
Collector's Department
Collector
$2,500 00
One clerk
1,500 00
One clerk
1,300 00
One clerk
1,200 00
One clerk
936 00
Extra clerical
500 00
Postage
1,400 00
Printing
225 00
Advertising and tax sale
1,575 00
Telephone
80 00
Collector's bond
305 00
Office supplies
210 00
Recording
105 00
Other expenses
100 00
Assessors' Department
Chairman
$2,500 00
Assessor
2,200 00
Assessor
2,200 00
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS
(15)
$3,000 00
P. J. Murphy (Sec.)
1,690 00
R. Corthell (1st)
1,200 00
A. Fallon (2nd)
1,200 00
A. Goodridge (3rd)
1,200 00
6,210 00
5,480 25
$11,936 00
6,900 00
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TEMPORARY CLERKS
M. E. Burke
780 00
M. A. Smith
780 00
M. McEachern
780 00
M. Wright
780 00
Printing and advertising
2,750 00
Abstracts of Deeds and Pro.
1,500 00
Transportation 850 00
Office supplies
750 00
Stationery and postage
150 00
Telephone
100 00
Other expenses
50 00
Extra temporary clerks
1,500 00
25,960 00
City Clerk's Department
Salary
$2,500 00
Asst. city clerk
1,500 00
Clerk
500 00
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
Vital Statistics
700 00
Commissioner Public Works
Commissioner's salary
$4,000 00
Chief clerk
1,500 00
Second clerk
1,144 00
Office expenses
500 00
7,144 00
City Solicitor's Department
Solicitor
$2,500 00
Other
200 00
Legal expenses (special)
2,000 00
Claims and awards
2,500 00
7,200 00
Engineering Department
City engineer
$2,750 00
Assistants
8,500 00
Clerk
300 00
Office supplies
500 00
Transportation
50 00
Telephone
50 00
Other expenses
50 00
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Blue prints
100 00
Street numbering
50 00
Auto upkeep
400 00
New equip. transit.
300 00
13,050 00
City Messenger's Department
Salary
800 00
Board of Registrars
Salaries
$1,400 00
Clerk
375 00
Election officers
3,696 00
Printing and postage
3,500 00
Rentals
1,500 00
Meals
500 00
Transportation
200 00
Labor
1,100 00
Supplies
2,000 00
Extra clerical for voting list.
750 00
15,021 00
City Hall
Janitor
$1,560 00
( Asst. Janitor)
1,560 00
Lighting
1,700 00
Heating
1,200 00
Repairs
650 00
Furniture
600 00
Telephone
25 00
Window Cleaning
100 00
Flag
36 (
Decorating
100 00
Fountain
15 00
Post office
6 00
Supplies
600 00
Misc.
600 00
8,752 00
Public Buildings
Maintenance
$4,000 00
Police Department
Chief
$3,500 00
Captain
2,600 00
Lieutenants
(2)
4,600 00
Inspector
(2)
4,300 00
Sergeants
(6)
12,000 00
Patrolmen (69)
123,200 00
Reserves (20)
28,280 00
Pensions
2,550 00
Fuel
850 00
Lighting
200 00
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Telephone
300 00
Signal wires
2,200 00
Meals-prisoners
375 00
Laundry
75 00
Office
300 00
Travel
250 00
Other and misc.
500 00
Transportation
1,900 00
Traffic
600 00
Equipment
700 00
Janitor
300 00
Liquor Law
300 00
Manuals
300 00
Portable building
450 00
Motor cycle
400 00
Traffic beacons
1,650 00
192,680 00
Fire Department
Chief salary
$3,000 00
Asst. chief
250 00
Permanent men, salary
132,750 00
Pension salary.
550 00
Vacation and sickness
2,000 00
Firemen's clothing
1,000 00
Fuel
2,600 00
Gas, oil, repair
6,000 00
Office
150 00
Furnishings
150 00
Telephone
400 00
Lighting
300 00
Laundry
450 00
Hose
1,500 00
Other expense
1,000 00
Equipment
500 00
House supplies
150 00
152,750 00
Fire Alarm System
Equipment and supplies
$1,200 00
Labor ..
1,500 00
Power and light
250 00
New boxes
1,000 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$2,200 00
Auto-gas and oil.
90 00
Auto repairs and supplies.
100 00
New auto
575 00
Auto-tubes and tires
30 00
Auto registration
10 00
Sealing supplies
180 00
Advertising
13 00
Stationery ..
13 00
Hawkers' Plates
20 00
3,950 00
3,231 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Wire Department
Inspector
$2,200 00
Clerical
400 00
Office supplies
155 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Telephone
50 00
Printing
125 00
Other expenses
100 00
3,330 00
Building Department
Inspector's salary
$2,200 00
Clerical
400 00
Office
200 00
Auto
350 00
Telephone
25 00
Printing
125 00
Other expenses
100 00
3,400 00
Gypsy Moth
Labor
$3,600 00
Superintendent
1,872 00
Trees
2,000 00
Material
1,800 00
Truck
275 00
Sprayer
125 00
All others
1,200 00
10,872 00
Health Department
Administration :
Salary Commissioner
$2,400 00
Superintendent's salary.
1,560 00
Clerk's salary.
900 00
Office supplies
500 00
Print and Adv.
500 00
Telephones
300 00
Other expenses
300 00
$6,460 00
Stable and garage:
Mechanic
$1,820 00
Garages expenses.
500 00
Fuel and light.
250 00
Care of horses
5,000 00
Shoeing
600 00
Labor:
Labor
$60,000 00
Foreman
2,184 00
Pension
2,004 00
Abating nuisances.
1,500 00
Care of dump.
1,000 00
.....
$8,170 00
$66,688 00
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Equipment and repairs :
New equipment
$2,000 00
Repairs on equipment.
1,800 00
Gas and oil.
3,000 00
Transportation
5,500 00
$12,300 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
500 00
Animal inspector
220 00
Slaughtering inspector. ....
55 00
Insp. of meats and prov .....
400 00
Insp. of meats and prov. ex
100 00
$8,525 00
Inspector of plumbing :
Plumbing inspector
$2,200 00
Plumbing expenses
50 00
Contagious:
Contagious diseases
$18,000 00
Dispensary:
Labor
$1,200 00
Dis. physician
1,000 00
Dis. nurse
1,500 00
Fuel and lights
150 00
Supplies
100 00
$3,950 00
Infantile Paralysis
Misc. expenses. 360 00
Highway Department
Labor
$110,000 00
Stable
10,000 00
Pensions
9,535 24
Sidewalks
5,000 00
Automobiles
10,000 00
Brooks
2,500 00
Bridges
3,000 00
All other
35,000 00
Concrete walks
7,500 00
Equipment
10,000 00
Rebuilding
21,000 00
St. Sprinkling
40,000 00
(Schedule to be approved by Council)
St. Lighting
54,500 00
$2,250 00
202,535 24
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Public Welfare Department
Comm. salary
$2,000 00
City physician
1,000 00
Clerk
1,300 00
Office supplies
300 00
Telephone
175 00
Expenses
25 00
City home
8,000 00
Mother's aid
22,000 00
Outside aid
25,000 00
Hospital bills
2,000 00
Auto upkeep
350 00
62,150 00
City Hospital Department
Salary superintendent
$2,800 00
Bookkeeper
1,320 00
Interne
900 00
Clerk ..
1,040 00
Two telephone operators
1,556 00
Other expenses
3,900 00
General exp.
31,812 00
43,850 00
Charities
State aid
$3,000 00
Soldiers' relief
7,000 00
Military aid
600 00
Soldiers' burial
250 00
10,850 00
Memorial Day
G. A. R. Post
$400 00
Geo. F. Bryan Post
150 00
John A. Boyd Camp
150 00
American Legion
300 00
1,000 00
Armistice Day
American Legion
$150 00
Geo. F. Bryan Post
150 00
300 00
School Department
ยท Instruction
$542,007 50
Administration
29,550 00
Text books
13,000 00
Stationery and supplies 23,000 00
Operation
71,530 00
Maintenance
21,000 00
Miscellaneous
12,900 00
Evening academic school
2,500 00
Summer school
2,000 00
Total for Regular Day, Eve- ning summer schools. $717,487 50
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CITY OF QUINCY
Independent indus. school. ... $41,236 00
Home making school.
11,100 00
Continuation school
6,340 00
Evening industrial school. 9,100 00
Americanization work
6,500 00
$74,276 00
791,763 50
Public Library Department
Librarian
$3,500 00
Assistants
14,050 00
Care of rooms
1,740 00
Rent
1,760 00
Lighting
950 00
Books
9,000 00
Binding
1,875 00
Periodicals
725 00
Janitor
1,040 00
Printing
500 00
Fuel
1,500 00
Other expenses
1,100 00
New auto
500 00
38,240 00
Park Department
Labor and supplies
...
3,900 00
Playgrounds
Supervision and upkeep
4,300 00
Bath House
Superintendent
$396 00
Assistants
504 00
Other
1,000 00
1,900 00
Cemetery Department
Manager's salary
$2,000 00
Superintendent's salary
2,080 00
Clerk's salary
400 00
Cemetery labor
9,000 00
Cemetery supplies
800 00
Cemetery horsekeep
600 00
Telephone
50 00
Office supplies
220 00
Miscellaneous
200 00
Hancock cemetery
600 00
Cemetery grading
3,500 00
New equipment :
2,700 ft. wire fence
$1,000 00
Toilet room in cemetery office
450 00
F
19,450 00
1,450 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Sewer Department
Clerical
$1,300 00
General foreman
2,496 00
Labor
5,000 00
New auto. less allowance old car ($175)
469 00
UPKEEP OF AUTO
Insurance
$62 00
Registration
10 00
Gas
100 00
Oil
10 00
Shoes, tubes
35 00
Repairs, parts
33 00
New truck ($2,000); allowance old
truck ($300)
1,700 00
UPKEEP OF TRUCK
Gas
300 00
Oil
50 00
Shoes, tubes, registration
200 00
Repairs and parts
75 00
OFFICE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
Steel cabinet
100 00
P. S. Book
50 00
P. S. note books
15 00
Foreman's note books
15 00
Postage note books
25 00
Eng. News
8 00
Adding machine repairs
10 00
Petty cash
10 00
Blue prints (new and replace)
50 00
Tracing cloth and paper.
10 00
Letter heads, bill heads, paper and incidentals
typewriting
57 00
Telephone
60 00
Pension
748 80
EQUIPMENT
Cleaning rods
150 00
Brushes and scoops
75 00
Manhole guards
40 00
Cleaning rod appliances
10 00
Level
75 00
13,348 80
Particular Sewers
Labor and materials
15,000 00
Sewer Construction
Labor and materials
$21,000 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
UNCLASSIFIED Board of Survey
Typewriting
$25 00
Advertising
25 00
Plan book cover
50 00
100 00
Planning Board
Clerk, 1924
$100 00
Report, 1923
80 00
Report, 1924
100 00
Subscriptions
20 00
300 00
Annual Report
City report
1,560 00
Monthly Report
Contract
648 00
Workmen's Compensation
Payments
4,500 00
License Commission
Clerical and forms
300 00
Harbor Master's Department
Salary
$250 00
Expenses
75 00
325 00
American Legion
Rent
1,700 00
G. A. R. Rent
Rent
$360 00
Care
360 00
Water
12 00
732 00
J. A. Boyd Camp Rent
Rent
200 00
Geo. F. Bryan Post, V. F. W.
Rent
400 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Annuity
Connors annuity
$300 00
Miscellaneous
High school equipment and construction
$21,000 00
Boiler insurance
2,880 40
Grand total
$2,003,735 19
Water Department To be Paid from Receipts
General main
$30,000 00
Meters
7,500 00
Relay
25,000 00
New equipment
6,000 00
Service connections and receipts
4,000 00
Construction
20,000 00
Pensions
3,500 00
Superintendent
2,496 00
Inspector
2,200 00
Meter readers (5)
7,800 00
Chief clerk
1,500 00
Second clerk
1,200 00
Third clerk
1,040 00
Fourth clerk
936 00
$113,172 00
Bonds Maturing 1924 CITY TREASURER
City debt
$231,000 00
Street improvement
3,300 00
City hospital
7,000 00
Norfolk county hospital
9,000 00
Sewer
58,000 00
High school land
3,000 00
High school building
.... 52,000 00
$363,300 00
Interest due 1924:
City debt
$44,736 25
Street improvement
129 50
City hospital
5,415 00
Norfolk county hospital
2,205 00
Sewer
22,158 75
High school land
2,600 00
High school building
33,385 00
$110,629 50
Temporary loan interest
65,000 00
To be paid from receipts of the water department: Water bonds due 1924 $48,500 00
Interest on water debt
10,113 75
$58,613 75
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CITY OF QUINCY
This order was laid before the mayor on April 23, 1924, at 8:30 o'clock A. M. and as it was not returned with his approval or disapproval thereon, on or before May 3, 1924, at 8:30 o'clock, at that time it had the force of law in accordance with the provisions of Section 10, Part 2, Chapter 267, General Acts of 1915-Plan A. -City Charter.
Attest :
EMERY L. CRANE,
City Clerk.
A true copy.
Attest:
EMERY L. CRANE,
City Clerk.
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET
No. 2 ORDER No 185, May 21, 1924
Mayor's stenographer $1,300 00
Burglary insurance
497 98
$1,797 98
No.3 ORDER No. 186, May 21, 1924
Board of health trucks $8,200 00
Sewer trucks
800 00
$9,000 00
No. 4 ORDER No. 211, June 4, 1924
City hall
$132 73
Police station
87 58
Library
15
Highways stables
150 00
Quincy home
40 00
Water maintenance
25 00
Hydrants
16,290 28
Fire department
238 56
School department
5,478 66
Hospital
913 52
Highway
200 00
Gypsy moth
100 00
Cemetery
100 00
Bath house
00
Parks and playgrounds
150 00
Board of health garage
50 00
$24,006 84
No. 5 ORDER No. 214, June 4, 1924
Surface drains
$5,000 00
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No. 6 ORDER No. 215, June 4, 1924
Milk expenses
$500 00
Harbor master
200 00
Government insurance
299 20
$999 20
No. 7 ORDER No. 229, June 26, 1924
City hall repairs
$800 00
City hall furniture
700 00
Mayor's contingent
200 00
Permanent sidewalks
5,000 00
New streets
21,000 00
Board of health transportation
3,000 00
$30,700 00
No. 8 ORDER No. 246, June 30, 1924
Permanent walks
$5,000 00
Surface drains
5,000 00
Abating nuisances
1,000 00
Care of dumps
2,000 00
Permanent walks
6,000 00
$19,000 00
No. 9 ORDER No. 294, July 14, 1924
Street construction permanent
$21,002 70
Awards and claims
4,000 00
$25,002 70
No. 10 ORDER No. 306, July 30, 1924
Highway sidewalks
$3,000 00
Faxon field grading
5,000 00
$8,000 00
No. 11 ORDER No. 373, September 15, 1924 Sewer construction $1,002 70
Appropriations from Surplus Revenue Settlement Mclaughlin & Burr Claims High school building $10,000 00
Received for high school build. claim ... 54,000 00
Beale street bridge 2,000 00
$66,000 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Appropriations from Miscellaneous Receipts
Refund assessment
$41 17
Howitzer Co.
315 73
Particular sewer appropriation
5,000 00
Defense day
1,000 00
Government school building expert.
600 00
Parks and playgrounds
1,000 00
Hancock street walk
3,500 00
Refund assessment
121 29
Plumbing inspector expenses
84 60
Particular sewer appropriation
5,000 00
Refund assessment
278 87
Appropriations from Unexpended Balance Account, 1923
Gypsy moth department
$1,100 00
Dedication of armory
1,500 00
Playgrounds
500 00
Mayor's contingent
200 00
Hancock street land taking
25 00
Hollis avenue
1,100 00
Granite street
4,000 00
School land
1,188 00
Massachusetts Fields school.
10,000 00
Massachusetts Fields school grading. ...
5,000 00
Massachusets Fields school equipment ...
6,000 00
Coddington school grading
4,000 00
Board of health equipment
1,314 00
Dedication of Armory
250 00
Playground
9,625 00
Houghs Neck playground July 4
2,000 00
G. A. R.
450 00
Claims
1,250 00
Grading Squantum playground
1,000 00
Dedication of armory
350 00
July 4
$52,932 03
City Debt for Year 1924
The total funded debt of the city, January 1 was $2,904,600. During the year this was reduced by payments as follows:
City debt within the limit
$231,000 00
Sewer debt within the limit
29,000 00
Outside the debt limit:
Street improvement
3,300 00
Sewer
29,000 00
County hospital
9,000
Water
48,500 00
City hospital
7,000 00
High school land
3,000 00
High school building
52,000 00
Total
$411,800 00
... .. /
2,000 00
80 03
/
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The funded debt during the year has been increased as follows:
Within the debt limit:
High school equipment
$60,000 00
Sewer construction
65,000 00
Surface drains
/
25,000 00
New streets
165,000 00
Rebuilding streets
223,500 00
Outside the debt limit:
High school equipment
52,000 00
City hospital
12,000 00
Water construction
35,000 00
Total
$637,500 00
Summary
Funded debt January 1, 1924
$2,904,600 00
Bonds paid during year
411,800 00
$2,492,800 00
Bonds issued during year
637,500 00
Net debt
$3,130,300 00
Increase of funded debt
$225,700 00
The funded debt of the city is as follows:
Schools-including land and furnishings
$1,339,000 00
Streets
627,500 00
Sewer
553,500 00
Water
251,500 00
City hospital
159,000 00
Surface drains
106,000 00
County hospital
40,000 00
Permanent walks
25,000 00
Cemetery
18,000 00
Playground
10,000 00
Street improvement
800 00
Total
$3,130,300 00
The following loans authorized but not issued :
1920 Memorial building $250,000 00
1923 Monatiquot bridge
52,342 73
BORROWING MARGIN FOR 1925 "General Laws. Chapter 44, Section 70"
Except as otherwise authorized by law a city shall not authorize indebtedness to an amount exceeding two and one half per cent on the average of the assessors' valuation of the taxable property for the three preceding years, the valuation being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed thereon, previous to De- cember 31 of the preceding year.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Net valuation, 1922 $59,513,430 00
Net valuation, 1923
81,450,525 00
Net valuation, 1924
93,499,525 00
$234,463,480 00
Three-years' average
$78,154,493 00
Two and one-half per cent
1,953,861 00
Debt January 1:
City $1,249,500 00
Sewer
216,000 00
1,465,500 00
Margin within the debt limit.
$488,361 00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Object of Appropriation
Amt.
Month
Rate (Per Cent)
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
Total
Squantum school building
$40,000
Jan.
5
4,000
4,000
$4,000
$4,000
-
$16,000
Houghs Neck playground
11,000
Jan.
41/2
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
8,000
Washington street widening
41,000
Feb.
5
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
16,000
Cemetery land
20,000
Feb.
414
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
16,000
Portable school building
13,000
Feb.
414
3,000
2,000
2,000
7,000
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
Parker school building
15,000
May
1,500
1,500
3,000
Bigelow school building
15,000
May
4
1,500
1,500
3,000
School furniture
10,000
June
51/2
2,000
2,000
School furniture
5,000
June
1,000
-
-
-
1,000
Highway equipment
15,100
June
3,000
3,000
Washington street sidewalks
10,500
June
51/2
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
-
6,000
Accepted streets, 1920
11,500
June
512
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
6,000
Rebuilding streets, 1920
5,500
June
512
1,000
1,000
Squantum school grad.
5,000
June
51/2
1,000
1,000
Portable school land
10,000
June
414
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
Surface drains
25,000
June
414
3,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
19,000
Surface drains, 1916
9,800
July
4
1,000
1,000
Surface drains, 1921
20,000
July
594
4,000
4,000
8,000
Accepted streets, 1921
15,300
July
54
3,000
3,000
6,000
Franklin street, 1922
35,000
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