Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1925, Part 1

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Publication date: 1925
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City of Quincy


1625


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QUINCY 1888


1925


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CITY OF QUINCY


MASSACHUSETTS


CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1926


TOGETHER WITH THE


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE OFFICIALS FOR THE YEAR


1925


5 MANET


129


16


QUINCY 1888


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 37


BOSTON E. L. GRIMES PRINTING CO. 368 CONGRESS STREET


CITY GOVERNMENT-1926


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 MICHAEL T. SULLIVAN 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 CLERK


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, 1927


THOMAS S. BURGIN, Ward 1 137 Monroe Road


JOHN P. FLAVIN, Ward 2 .. 16 Hersey Place


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 JOHN P. FLAVIN


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.


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CITY OF QUINCY


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 1926


Finance, Highways, Claims, etc .- Young, Bizzozero, Burgin, Clark, Flavin, Comins, Hughes, McGrath, Ross.


Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply .- McGrath, Flavin, Young.


Fire and Police, Health and Poor .- Comins, Hughes, Burgin.


Ordinances, Licenses and Legislative Matters .- Clark, Bizzozero, Flavin.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Chairman HON. PERLEY E. BARBOUR, MAYOR Vice-Chairman DR. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING


HON. PERLEY E. BARBOUR Term expires Dec. 31, 1926 176 Adams Street, 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


MRS. BEATRICE W. NICHOLS.


Term expires Dec. 31, 1927


45 Elm Street, Quincy


MR. GEORGE W. ABELE Term expires Dec. 31, 1927 103 Greenleaf Street, Quincy


DR. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING. Term expires Dec. 31, 1928


1136 Hancock Street, Quincy


MR. ROBERT E. FOY. Term expires Dec. 31, 1928


13 Eliot Street, South Quincy


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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OITY OF QUINCY


REPORT OF THE AUDITOR


QUINCY, MASS., March 1, 1926.


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, 1925.


HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, City Auditor.


In Council


FEBRUARY 16, 1925.


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, 1925 and ending December 31, 1925 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 Maintenances and clerical, be paid from Water Receipts.


Executive


Mayor's salary


$4,000 00


Secretary


1,800 00


Stenographer


1,300 00


Office


1,500 00


Contingent


250 00


$8,850 00


City Council


Salaries


$4,500 00


Clerk of Com.


800 00


Advertising


500 00


Printing


450 00


Miscellaneous items


325 00


6,575 00


Auditor


Auditor's salary


$3,500 00


Clerk


1,600 00


Clerk


1,300 00


Office


330 00


Miscellaneous items


180 00


$6,910 00


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


Treasurer


Treasurer's salary


$2,750 00


Clerk


1,600 00


Ex-Clerical


750 00


Surety bond


150 00


Miscellaneous items


500 00


$5,750 00


Tax Collector


Salary


$2,500 00


Postage


1,400 00


Printing


300 00


Advertising and tax sale.


1,500 00


Collector's bond


305 00


One clerk


1,600 00


One clerk


1,400 00


One clerk


1,300 00


One clerk


1,040 00


Extra clerical


1,000 00


Miscellaneous items


535 00


12,880 00


Assessors


Chairman


$2,750 00


One assessor


2,500 00


One assessor


2,500 00


Assistant assessors


3,000 00


One clerk


1,600 00


One clerk


1,300 00


One typist


1,200 00


One typist


1,200 00


Temporary clerks


5,000 00


Printing and advertising


3,350 00


Abstract of deeds


1,500 00


Transportation


850 00


Special equipment


2,500 00


Installation of same


2,500 00


Miscellaneous items


1,150 00


32,900 00


City Clerk


City clerk's salary


$2,650 00


Assistant city clerk


1,600 00


Clerk


500 00


Clerk


1,250 00


Printing and postage


175 00


Office supplies


150 00


Miscellaneous items


220 00


6,545 00


Vital Statistics


Sundry persons 700 00


10


CITY OF QUINCY


Commissioner


Commissioner's salary


$4,000 00


Clerk


1,600 00


Clerk


1,300 00


Miscellaneous items


600 00


$7,500 00


Solicitor


Solicitor's salary


$2,500 00


Expenses


200 00


Legal


2,000 00


4,700 00


Engineer


Engineer's salary


$2,750 00


Assistant's salary


8,500 00


Clerk


300 00


Equipment


300 00


Office supplies


600 00


Miscellaneous items


1,400 00


13,850 00


City Messenger


Salary


800 00


Board of Registrars


Salaries


$1,400 00


Clerk


375 00


Election officers


1,188 00


Printing and postage


1,300 00


Rentals


450 00


Extra clerical


300 00


Miscellaneous items


1,000 00


6,013 00


Care of City Hall


Care of City Hall


10,000 00


Public Buildings


Maintenance of Public Building


8,500 00


Police


Chief's salary


$3,500 00


Captain


2,600 00


Lieutenants (2)


4,600 00


Inspectors (2)


4,600 00


Sergeants (6)


12,540 00


Patrolmen (69)


136,620 00


Reserves (20)


29,200 00


Pensions (2)


1,650 00


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


Fuel and light.


$1,050 00


Signal wires


2,200 00


Office


500 00


Transportation


2,500 00


Traffic


1,000 00


Equipment


1,000 00


Liquor law


300 00


Motorcycles


1,200 00


Miscellaneous items


2,475 00


$207,535 00


Fire


Chief's salary


$3,500 00


Assistant chiefs' saalries


750 00


Permanent men, salaries


146,025 00


Pension


550 00


Gas, oil, repairs


6,500 00


Hose


1,500 00


Fuel and light


2,575 00


Miscellaneous items


6,700 00


168,100 00


Fire Alarm


Equipment, supplies


$2,000 00


Labor


1,850 00


New boxes


1,250 00


Power, light


250 00


New cable


1,500 00


Weights and Measures


Salary


$2,200 00


Upkeep of auto


250 00


Sealers supplies


175 00


Sundry items


48 00


Deputy to sealer


1,560 00


Inspector of Wires


Inspector's salary


$2,200 00


Clerk


433 34


Office


00


New car


550 00


Adding machine


00


Assistant inspector


250 00


Miscellaneous items


575 00


Inspector of Buildings


Inspector's salary


$2,200 00


Clerk


433 33


Office


250 00


New adding machine


50 00


New Ford coupe


500 00


Miscellaneous items


605 00


6,850 00


4,233 00


4,213 34


4,038 33


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CITY OF QUINCY


Gypsy Moth


Labor


$3,600 00


Superintendent


1,976 00


Trees


4,000 00


Material


1,600 00


Truck upkeep


250 00


Sprayer


200 00


Miscellaneous items


1,000 00


$12,626 00


Health Administration


Commissioner's salary


$2,400 00


Superintendent's salary


1,650 00


Clerk's salary


900 00


Office


500 00


Printing and advertising


500 00


Telephones


300 00


Other expenses


150 00


Upkeep commissioner's auto


300 00


6,700 00


Contagious


Contagious diseases


$20,000 00


Infantile paralysis


360 00


20,360 00


Dispensary


Labor


$1,500 00


Dispensary physician


300 00


Dispensary nurse


1,600 00


Fuel and lights


250 00


Supplies


150 00


3,800 00


Physicians, Nurses and Inspectors


Welfare physician


$1,000 00


Welfare nurse


1,600 00


Welfare expenses


50 00


Bacteriologist


900 00


Contagious nurse


1,600 00


Health inspector


1,650 00


Sanitary inspector


1,650 00


Milk expenses


1,000 00


Animal inspector


220 00


Slaughtering inspector


55 00


Inspector of meats


400 00


Inspector of meats expenses


100 00


Inspector of plumbing


2,200 00


Inspector of plumbing expenses


84 60


12,509 60


13


AUDITOR'S REPORT


Highways


Labor


$100,000 00


Stable


10,000 00


Pensions


10,411 44


Sidewalks: gravel and amiesite


10,000 00


Automobile upkeep


10,000 00


Brooks


3,000 00


Bridges


3,000 00


Equipment


8,000 00


All others


25,000 00


$179,411 44


Street Sprinkling


Street sprinkling


40,000


Street Lighting


Street lighting


57,000


Commissioner of Public Works-Sanitary Division


Labor


$65,000 00


Foreman


2,184 00


Pension


1,404 00


Abating nuisances


2,000 00


Care of dumps


3,000 00


73,588


Stable and Garage


Mechanic


$2,028 00


Garage expenses


500 00


Fuel and lights


500 00


Care of horses


4,300 00


Shoeing


600 00


7,928 00


Equipment and Repairs


New equipment


$1,500 00


Repairs on equipment


1,500 00


Gas and oil


5,000 00


Transportation


9,000 00


17,000 00


Public Welfare Department


Commissioner's salary


$2,000 00


City physician


1,000 00


Clerk


1,400 00


Office


300 00


City Home


9,000 00


Mothers' aid


22,000 00


Outside aid


25,000 00


Quincy City Hospital bills


2,000 00


Miscellaneous items


600 00


63,300 00


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CITY OF QUINCY


City Hospital


Superintendent's salary


$2,800 00


Bookkeeper


1,500 00


Internes (2)


1,800 00


Clerk


1,040 00


Stenographer


936 00


Two telephone operators


1,560 00


Social worker


1,500 00


General expenses


37,192 00


$48,328 00


Charities


State aid


$2,500 00


Soldiers' relief


7,500 00


Military aid


400 00


Soldiers' burial


250 00


10,650 00


Memorial Day


G. A. R. Post


$500 00


George F. Bryan Post


150 00


John A. Boyd Camp


150 00


American Legion


300 00


1,100 00


Armistice Day


American Legion


$150 00


George F. Bryan Post


150 00


300 00


Schools


Instruction


$586,430 00


Administration


30,010 00


Text books


16,000 00


Stationery and supplies


27,000 00


Operation


78,386 00


Maintenance


25,000 00


Miscellaneous


12,000 00


Evening Academic School


2,500 00


Summer School


2,500 00


Independent Industrial School


43,925 00


Home Making School


10,364 00


Continuation School


6,000 00


Evening Industrial School


12,000 00


Americanization work


5,000 00


857,115 00


Library


Librarian


$3,500 00


Assistants


8,331 11


Books


9,000 00


Rent


1,680 00


Janitor


1,080 00


Fuel and light


2,425 00


Miscellaneous items


6,355 00


32,371 11


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


Parks


Parks


$7,000 00


Playground


6,000 00


Bathhouses


2,000 00


$15,000 00


Cemetery


Manager's salary


$2,200 00


Superintendent


2,080 00


Clerk


433 33


Labor


9,500 00


Auto truck


735 00


Truck upkeep


265 00


Miscellaneous items


1,760 00


Hancock Cemetery


1,000 00


Cemetery grading


3,000 00


20,973 33


Sewer


General foreman


$3,000 00


Clerk


1,400 00


General maintenance


7,600 00


New Ford coupe


679 00


Particular sewers


10,000 00


22,679 00


Unclassified


Claims and awards


$2,500 00


Planning Board


500 00


Board of Survey


100 00


Harbor master


250 00


Harbor master's expenses


75 00


Printing City Report


1,560 00


Printing Monthly Report


648 00


Workmen's compensation


4,500 00


License Commission


300 00


G. A. R. Post rent


874 00


Legion rent


2,000 00


George F. Bryan Post rent


660 00


J. A. Boyd Camp Rent


200 00


Connors annuity


300 00


14,467 00


Specials


Land appraisers


$1,000 00


Efficiency expert


4,500 00


Tide gate


7,500 00


Band stand


3,500 00


-


16,500 00


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CITY OF QUINCY


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Designated by Chapter 338, Acts of 1923


Street construction, permanent work .... $24,000 00


Street rebuild'g (Mass. highw'y specific'ns) 24,000 00


Accepted streets (under betterment act)


24,000 00


Sewer construction


24,000 00


Permanent sidewalks (betterment act)


10,000 00


$106,000 00


Grand total


$2,167,149 15


Water Department To Be Paid from Receipts


Bonds


$55,500 00


Interest


9,456 75


General maintenance


30,000 00


Meters


10,000 00


Relays


10,000 00


New equipment


6,000 00


Service connections and receipts


10,000 00


Pensions


3,700 00


Superintendent


3,000 00


Inspector


2,200 00


Assistant inspector


1,800 00


Meter readers (5)


7,800 00


Chief clerk


1,600 00


Second clerk


1,300 00


Third clerk


1,144 00


Fourth clerk


1,040 00


$154,540 75


Bonds Maturing 1925 CITY TREASURER


City debt


$265,000 00


Street improvement


800 00


City Hospital


11,000 00


Norfolk County Hospital


9,000 00


Sewer


67,000 00


High school land


3,000 00


High school building and equipment.


56,000 00


411,800 00


Interest Due 1925


City debt


$53,881 25


Street improvement


14 00


City Hospital


5,610 00


Norfolk County Hospital


1,800 00


Sewer


22,287 25


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


High school land


$2,450 00


High school buildings 33,390 00


Temporary loan interest.


$119,432 50 50,000 00


Passed to be ordained Feb. 24, 1925. Attest:


EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.


Approved Feb. 25, 1925.


PERLEY E. BARBOUR, Mayor.


A true copy.


Attest :


EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk.


SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET


No. 2 ORDER No. 150, March 25, 1925


City clerk


$100 00


Faxon Field


2,000 00


Tercentenary


5,000 00


Chapter 44, Section 7


24,000 00


$31,100 00


No. 3 April 8, 1925


No. 167 Truck sanitary


$6,400 00


No. 169 City engin'r, new car & upkeep


1,000 00


No. 170 Police salaries


505 00


No. 170 Police salaries


5,475 00


No. 171 Board of health clerical


100 00


No. 172 Band stand


500 00


No. 173 Resurfacing streets


30,000 00


No. 174 Taking census


1,000 00


No. 174 Government building insurance


300 00


No. 175 Sanitary inspector's car


700 00


No. 175 Health inspector's car


700 00


46,680 00


No. 4. ORDER No. 208, April 23, 1925


City hall


$217 15


Police station


70 21


Library


22 46


City stables


40 46


City home


100 68


Water shop


25 00


Fire hydrants


17,048 32


Fire stations


207 09


Schools


5,704 98


Hospital


788 50


Sewer


300 00


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CITY OF QUINCY


Gypsy moth


$100 00


Cemetery


564 49


Bath House


35 00


Parks


200 00


Board of health


33 12


$25,457 46


No. 5 May 6, 1925


No. 231 Fire expenses


$1,000 00


No. 232 Particular sewers


10,000 00


No. 233 Parks and playgrounds


2,000 00


13,000 00


No. 6 May 20, 1925


No. 274 Tercentenary


$15,000 00


No. 276 Tax Collector


2,200 00


No. 277 Assistant assessors


200 00


No. 278 Welfare nurse


200 00


No. 279 Dispensary building


450 00


18,050 00


No. 7 ORDER No. 295, May 27, 1925


School maintenance


10,000 00


No. 8


ORDER No. 370, July 2, 1925.


July 4 celebration


1,500 00


No. 9 ORDER No. 384, July 16, 1925


Maintenance of buildings


$5,000 00


Board of health garage


500 00


Board of health garage


2,000 00


Highways auto


5,000 00


Stable


5,000 00


Others


10,000 00


27,500 00


No. 10 ORDER No. 411, August 11, 1925


City treasurer temporary clerk $250 00


Tax collector postage


400 00


Fire department pay of men


6,400 00


Fire department expenses


2,000 00


Inspector of wires, clerical


100 00


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


Building inspector, clerical.


$375 00


Cemetery, clerical Care of City Hall


100 00


500 00


Sanitary division-labor


8,000 00


Bridges


2,000 00


Bridges-special


3,500 00


Brooks


500 00


Highway-others


20,000 00


Highway, pensions


477 00


Particular sewers


10,000 00


Street lighting


2,600 00


Library


513 90


Court expenses


5,000 00


$62,715 90


Original budget


$2,167,149 15


Supplementary budget


236,003 36


$2,403,152 51


Appropriations from Surplus Revenue


Doughboy


$5,000 00


Zoning experts


8,500 00


Repaving wall (Hancock St.)


2,000 00


Police station


10,000 00


Maternity ward


20,000 00


Cram & Ferguson's claim


10,000 00


Purchase of school land


4,735 00


Appropriations from Estimated Revenue


Tax collector's office


$2,800 00


Monatiquot Bridge


7,941 15


Deficit bills


8 50


Police auto


1,600 00


City Hall


1,500 00


Tercentenary


219 1


Police pay reserve


5,000 00


Granite street widening


2,000 00


Workmen's compensation


744 19


Contagious diseases


4,000 00


Mayor's contingent


300 00


Gypsy moth


516 29


Cottage avenue drain


1,800 00


Cemetery labor


1,200 00


City Home repairs


750 00


Land taking


575 00


Street lighting


600 00


Land taking


170 50


Land taking


105 00


Revere road widening


7,457 50


Ward 3 Park


6,600 00


Tercentenary


438 00


City Hospital


3,000 00


Sewer construction


3,000 00


Highway department


2,000 00


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CITY OF QUINCY


Public buildings


$800 00


Temporary loan interest


1,821 38


Hospital


8 28


Supply account


97 30


$57,052 26


Appropriations from Unexpended Balance 1924 Account


Order 112 C. E. Peirce claim land damages.


$1,175 00


118 Willard & West Sts. claim land taking


150 00


117 Willard & Robertson land taking


1,200 00


119 Deficit bills, health department


5,438 33


119 Deficit bills, welfare department


2,529 28


159 Deficit bills, health department


2 57


159 Deficit bills, welfare department


1,511 71


159 Deficit bills, rifle range


53 40


207 Playground equipment


600 00


238 Geo. B. Howley land damages


1,800 00


230 William Duane claim labor


50 50


225 E. H. Gutro refund illegal street assess't


52 72


293 Myer J. Alper, Sagamore St. land taking


325 00


375 Deficit bills, health department


73 50


Deficit bills, welfare department


29 25


374 Mayor's contingent


350 00


381 Myer J. Alper, Sagamore St. land taking


286 44


404 Deficit bills, health department


604 29


Deficit bills, welfare department


1 90


465 Deficit bills, particular sewers


45 00


Deficit bills, health department


7 43


Deficit bills, engineering department


27 75


Deficit bills, surface drains


246 00


541


Beech & Willow Sts. land taking Deficit bills


142 58


Mayor's contingent


100 00


689 Treasurer's expenses


660 00


678 Tax collector


75 00


The total funded debt of the city January 1, 1925, was $3,130,300. During the year this was reduced by payments as follows:


City debt within the limit


$265,000 00


Sewer debt within the limit


39,000 00


Outside the debt limit:


800 00


Sewer


28,000 00


Water


55,500 00


County Hospital


9,000 00


City Hospital


11,000 00


High school land


3,000 00


High school building


52,000 00


High school equipment


4,000 00


$467,300 00


The funded debt during the year has been increased as follows: Within the debt limit:


City Hospital building


$150,000 00


Junior high school building 100,000 00


Police station building


100,000 00


Street improvement


30 00


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Fire apparatus


$45,000 00


Surface drains


75,000 00


Sewer extension


80,000 00


Accepted streets


80,000 00


Outside the debt limit:


Water construction


70,000 00


Monatiquot bridge


52,000 00


$752,000 00


Summary


Funded debt January 1, 1925


$3,130,300 00


Bonds paid during the year


467,300 00


$2,663,000 00


Bonds issued during the year


752,000 00


Net debt


$3,415,000 00


Increase of funded debt


$284,700 00


The funded debt of the city is as follows:


Schools including land


$1,241,000 00


Street construction


627,000 00


Sewer construction


566,500 00


Water construction


266,000 00


Surface drains


156,500 00


Granolithic walks


16,000 00


City Hospital


293,000 00


County Hospital


31,000 00


Monatiquot bridge


52,000 00


Playgrounds


7,000 00


Police station building


100,000 00


Fire apparatus


45,000 00


Cemetery


14,000 00


Total


$3,415,000 00


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 December 31 of the preceding year.


Net valuation, 1923


$81,929,925 00


Net valuation, 1924. 92,571,000 00


Net valuation, 1925 108,599,900 00


$283,100,825 00


22


CITY OF QUINCY


Three years' average


Two and one-half per cent.


$94,366,941 00 $2,359,173 00


Debt January 1, 1926:


City $1,534,500 00 257,000 00


Sewer


1,791,500 00


$567,673 00


ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT


Object of Appropriation


Amt.


Month


Rate (Per Cent.)


1926


1927


1928


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


Total


Squantum School Building.


$40,000


Jan.


5


$4,000


$4,000


$4,000


Playground, Houghs Neck.


110,000


Jan.


41/2


2,000


2,000


2,000


6.000


Washington street widening. Cemetery land


20,000


Feb.


414


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


14.000


Faxon Field drain


20,000


Feb.


41/


2,000


2.000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


14,000


Portable school building


13,000


Feb.


414


2,000


2,000


1,000


1,000


1,000


1,000


1,000


1,000


8,000


Hancock street, 1925


16,000


Apr.


4


4.000


3.000


3,000


3,000


3,000


16,000


Fire apparatus, Ward 5 ..


10,000


Apr.


4


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


Bigelow school building.


15,000


May


4


1.500


1.000


1,000


1,000


1,000


New streets


11,500


June


1,000


1.000


1,000


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


7,000


Surface drains, 1922


25,000


June


414


2.000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


16,000


Surface drains, 1925.


15,000


June


4


3.000


3,000


3,000


3,000


3,000


Hancock street, 1925.


10.000


June


4


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


2,000


4,000


New streets, 1921 .. .


15.300


July


531


3,000


4,000


3,000


3,000


3.000


3,000


3,000 15,000


15,000 1935 to


10,000 1943


220,000


Surface drains, 1923.


5.000


July


41/


1.000


1,000


1,000


City Hospital equipment.


17.500


July


415


4.000


4,000


3,000


3,000


Eim avenue


16.000


July


4


2.000


2.000


2,000


2,000


High School equipment


60.000


July


+14


6.000


6,000


6,000


6,000


6,000


6,000


6,000


6,000


6,000


54,000


Botolph street


6.500


July


4


1,000


1.000


1,000


1,000


15,000


15,000


15.000


15.000 1935


150,000


Police station, 1925.


100,000


July


1


10,000


10,000


10,000


10,000


10,000


10,000


10.000


10,000 in


1935


100.000


Surface drains, 1925


15.000


July


3.000


3.000


3.000


3.000


3,000


New streets, 1925.


54,000


July


6.000


6.000


6,000


6,000


6.000


6,000


6,000


6,000


6,000


54,000


Surface drains, 1925


30,000


July


6.000


6.000


6,000


6,000


6,000


-


-


8,000


Hall place and Safford street.


16.000


July


4


3.000


3.000


-


-


8,000


4,000


City Hospital ...


150.000


July


-


15.000


15,000


15,000


15,000


15,000


15,000


Also


10,000


10,000


Surface drains, 1921.


20.000


July


534


4,000


-


-


3,000


Franklin street, 1922


35,000


July


4


4,000


Mass. Field School, 1923


250,000


July


41/4


15,000


15,000


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


23


30,000


-


-


4,000


Squantum school building


10,000


Apr.


1,000


1.000


3,000


City Hospital land.


13.000


Apr.


1,000


1,000


1,000


Parker school building.


15,000


May


4


1.500


1,500


Washington street sidewalk


10,500


June


1.000


-


.


41,000


Feb.


5


4.000


4,000


4,000


12,000


$12.000


..


Also


15.000 15,000 in 10,000


10,000


5,000


5,000


23,000


15,000


15,000


10,000


1,500


15,000


3,000


12,000


Also


15.000


ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT .- Concluded


Object of Appropriation


Amt.


Month


Rate (Per Cent.)


1926


1927


1928


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


Total


New streets, 1919




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