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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
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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
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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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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
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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 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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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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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
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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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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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