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City of Quincy
1942
THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1641 0096 9905 3
THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY QUINCY, MASS. Presented by
City of Quincy Massachusetts
CITY GOVERNMENT OF 1943
TOGETHER WITH THE
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE YEAR
1942
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Inaugural Address .
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City Officials for 1943
9
Report of Auditor of Accounts
13
Report of City Treasurer
47
Report of Woodward Fund, Treasurer 55
Report of Adams Temple & School Fund, Treas. 58
Report of Retirement System, Treasurer 61
Report of Retirement System . 63
Report of Board of Assessors . 69
Report of Collector of Taxes . 71 ·
Report of Purchasing Department . 81
91
Report of City Hospital .
117
Report of Welfare Department
151
Report of City Physician .
159
Report of Police Department .
160
Report of Fire Department
165
Report of Building Inspector .
172
Report of Wire Inspector
174
Report of Sealer of Weights & Measures
176
Report of Engineering Department
178
Report of Works Progress Administration 188
Report of Planning Board 191 .
Report of Board of Survey
192
Report of Commissioner of Public Works
193 ·
Report of Highway Division . 193 .
Report of Sewer Division 196 ·
Report of Water Division 198 ·
Report of Cemetery Division . 209
Report of Harbor Master . 210
Report of City Solicitor . 211 .
Report of Historical Places Board . 212
Report of City Clerk
213
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Report of Park Department 343
Report of Thomas Crane Public Library 351 ·
Report of School Department .
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361
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Report of Fire & Police Signal Department
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171
Report of Health Department
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY MAYOR CHARLES A. ROSS January 4, 1943
This January morning is an eventful time in the civic life of our beloved City of Quincy. Upon every individual and organiza- tion, fraternal, civic and political, there rests a serious and unre- lenting responsibility. A responsibility to ourselves, to our neigh- bor, to our City and to our Nation-a responsibility of unceasing effort, sacrifice and toil to the successful conclusion of the great struggle in which our Nation is now engaged. No purpose can be greater than devotion to the service of our Country. The sac- rifices we will be called upon to make will be made willingly and wholeheartedly. The historical tradition of our City inspires each of us to greater and nobler efforts in these days of our national crisis.
With a deep feeling of gratitude and appreciation I recognize the great trust and responsibility placed upon me by the citizens of Quincy. That responsibility I accept in its fullness and the trust placed in me will be discharged with care, seriousness and honor.
The conduct of the affairs of a city government are serious when times are normal but are of the greatest importance during times of national disturbance. Our contribution to the war effort will be greater if our municipal services are skillfully and ade- quately maintained.
The tremendous financial requirements to maintain this world- wide struggle will increase the tax burden of every person. This burden must be lightened as far as possible by a wise and eco- nomical management of municipal affairs. During the time of this emergency there will be no borrowing of money except for war or defense requirements. No major expenditures are antici- pated only such as this emergency may create.
While maintaining our normal and necessary municipal services every saving will be intelligently affected and every move towards that end will receive deliberate and serious consideration. We must anticipate that the cost of materials purchased by every City department will increase as the general commodity prices increase throughout the country. We must take cognizance of the fact that many land takings for the widening of South Street, Howard Street, and Foster Street have been completed with no payment made for the takings. A similar situation exists with relation to certain lands involved in the taking of the area for the municipal parking space. It is to be expected that during the next three years some payment will have to be made by decision of the Court or otherwise for these takings. Such additional ex- penditures we will prepare to meet and attempt to meet out of current tax levies. The expenses of our very excellent Municipal
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Defense Council are unpredictable from month to month and will of necessity have to be made as the emergency requirements vary.
The question of tax abatements based particularly upon pre- vious Court decisions will receive serious consideration and will be adjusted so that the municipal tax burden to each individual will not be increased. We must anticipate increased expenditures to care for the greater financial burden created by the seventy hour week in the Fire Department; and with the cessation of hostilities we may have a return of many city employees who are now in the Armed Services and for the replacement of whom money must be provided should they return to their positions. It is our hope that the recommendations of the municipal salary committee now in effect for city employees may be maintained.
Together with these conditions the years ahead will create other serious financial problems. We must all realize that increased taxation by the Federal Government together with necessary and increasing governmental restrictions will drastically effect the financial situation of the City of Quincy. War conditions will un- doubtedly require increased expenditures by the City and State for war and defense purposes and will necessarily decrease reve- nues received by the State from various sources. Increased Fed- eral taxes will reduce State income. The prevailing and growing restrictions on the use of automobiles by the public will seriously lower receipts from the gasoline tax. The result of reduced rev- enues by the State will of necessity increase the State tax to be assessed on every City and Town in the Commonwealth and will necessarily reduce any income which Quincy might normally re- ceive from the Commonwealth.
There is a possibility that the City's income from the State, from income and corporation taxes, will be less in 1943 than it was in 1942. There is also the further possibility that the dis- tribution from the State Highway Fund will be entirely elim- inated this year. The State Tax Commission estimates that the loss from the two tax distributions may be at least 10 percent which would mean a loss of approximately $50,000 this year. If the Highway distribution, which has been received since 1939 and last year amounted to $184,133.41, is eliminated, it would mean that the city will have to bear the whole cost of the State tax, whatever it may be. There is the additional problem of loss of excise taxes from motor vehicles and the necessity of assessing many motor vehicles as personal property with its concurrent tax collection difficulties.
Of paramount importance is the maintenance of public safety and public health. To this end our defense agencies will receive every cooperation. I have held a meeting with the medical men of the City and I am extremely pleased to be able to report to you that provisions for the protection of public health and for medical and hospital attention are splendidly cared for. We are fortunate in Quincy to have an excellent hospital and medical men of outstanding intellectual and professional ability.
We can with pride and security look to our City Council for capable and economical legislation. Our School Committee can and will, I am sure, maintain the high standard of education which has been established in our civic life.
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No municipal service is better than the spirit of the department and the leadership of the department head. We look for, and confidently expect, the wholehearted cooperation of every depart- ment and every department head to make this next three years an outstanding period in the life of our City. I unhesitatingly assure every organization and every department of my full and sincere attention and cooperation.
With full confidence of united effort and complete cooperation we face the future. No problem is too great, no condition too serious to be overcome by men devoted to public service and to the welfare of their community.
To the Citizens of Quincy, to the members of the City Council, to the School Committee, I pledge my full and sincere cooperation. Inspired in our efforts, with a full realization of our responsibilities and with determination to courageously and intelligently meet every unprecedented problem we can and will, with Divine Guid- ance, successfully administer the affairs of our beloved City and make our rightful contribution to victory and ultimate peace.
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CITY GOVERNMENT
CITY GOVERNMENT-1943
Mayor, HON. CHARLES A. ROSS
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
Commissioner of Public Work's, JAMES P. DONOVAN City Treasurer, THOMAS J. MCGRATH
City Clerk, HATTIEMAY THOMAS
Assistant City Clerk, DONALD P. CRANE
Collector of Taxes, JOHN R. SHAUGHNESSY
Auditor of Accounts, LEO E. MULLIN
City Solicitor, JOHN P. FLAVIN Chief of Police, JOHN J. AVERY
Chief of Fire Department, WILLIAM J. SANDS
City Engineer, GERHARD F. SCHAFER
Commissioner of Public Welfare, ANTHONY J. VENNA
Superintendent of Fire & Police Signals, THOMAS J. SMITH Inspector of Wires, FRANK LINTS Inspector of Buildings, ALRICK A. WEIDMAN
City Physician, JOHN M. MacLEOD, M. D.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, JAMES M. CANTFILL Dock and Waterfront Commissioner, JAMES A. M. NASH Superintendent of Sewer Department, WALTER S. MCKENZIE Superintendent of Water Department, JOHN G. WHITMAN Purchasing Agent, ORRIE D. WILLIAMS
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
Assessors
CHARLES F. A. SMITH, Chairman. Term expires 1944 NEIL A. McDONALD Term expires 1945
RICHARD J. BARRY, JR. Term expires 1946
Park Commissioners J. ERNEST COLLINS, Chairman
JOSEPH W. PINEL, WILLIAM J. MITCHELL, Vice Chairman
Secretary
Trustees of Thomas Crane Public Library
GEORGE E. ADAMS, Chairman JAMES S. COLLINS
GEORGIANA C. LANE, Secretary CLARA E. THOMPSON
VINCENT READDY HENRIETTA C. THOMAS
Managers of Woodward Fund and Property
HON. CHARLES A. ROSS, Mayor THOMAS J. MCGRATH, City Treasurer HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk LEO E. MULLIN, Auditor of Accounts JOHN R. SHAUGHNESSY, Elected by Council
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Board of Survey
LOUIS F. R .. LANGELIER, Chairman Term expires 1946
WILLIAM H. COUCH Term expires 1945
JOHN J. MANNING Term expires 1944
GERHARD F. SCHAFER, Clerk
Planning Board
WALTER A. SCHMITZ, Chairman Term expires 1945
DELCEVARE KING Term expires 1944
J. EVERETT ROBBIE Term expires 1948
HARRY H. KERR
Term expires 1947
FREDERICK E. AHEARN Term expires 1946
GERHARD F. SCHAFER, Clerk
Board of License Commissioners
HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk
JOHN J. AVERY, Chief of Police
WILLIAM J. SANDS, Chief of Fire Department
Board of Registrars
JOSEPH SZATHMARY, Chairman Term expires 1944
ALBERT S. LeCOUNT
Term expires 1943
MARY E. HURNEY Term expires 1945
HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk
Managers of City Hospital
FRANKLIN S. NICHOLS, Chairman Term expires 1944
J. BROOKS KEYES Term expires 1945
MRS. WILLIAM A. ROBB .Term expires 1946
FRANK E. REMICK Term expires 1947
SAMUEL G. SLOANE Term expires 1948
Retirement Board
GEORGE H. BONSALL, Chairman Term expires 1944 JOHN J. KEEFE
Term expires 1945
LEO E. MULLIN, Auditor GRACE M. CULLEN, Secretary
Board of Managers of Historical Places
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, Chairman HENRY ADAMS GRACE P. BONSALL, Secretary LAWRENCE W. LYONS HARRIET B. PIERCE Terms of office expire-1946
Board of Appeal (Building Department) WILLIAM R. LOFGREN, Chairman
JOHN J. GALLAGHER
PAUL N. SULLIVAN
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Fence Viewers
ROBERT H. FAY GUSTAVE A. BERGFORS HERBERT A. SHAUGHNESSY
CITY COUNCIL
Members at Large-Term Expires December 31, 1945
MRS. EDNA B. AUSTIN 10 Pontiac Road
JOSEPH F. KENDRICK. 110 Harvard Street
*CHRISTIAN A. BURKARD 26 Ames Street
Members from Wards-Term expires December 31, 1943
WILLIAM W. JENNESS, Ward 1 106 Upland Road
LOUIS A. GEORGE, Ward 2 22 Atherton Street
J. GERARD WHITE, Ward 3 70 Endicott Street
GEORGE P. McDONALD, Ward 4 104 Grove Street
CLIFTON H. BAKER, Ward 5 215 Safford Street
FRANK N. ORCUTT, Ward 6. 112 Crosby Road
President, WILLIAM W. JENNESS Clerk of Council, HATTIEMAY THOMAS Deputy Clerk of Council, DONALD P. CRANE Clerk of Committees, PERCY N. LANE City Messenger, HARRY W. TIRRELL
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL
(Elected by Council)
GEORGE P. McDONALD MRS. EDNA B. AUSTIN
MANAGERS OF ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND
(Elected by Council)
JOHN P. FLAVIN GEORGE E. ADAMS
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 Finance Committee are held on the Second and Fourth Mondays of each month; meetings of Special Committees at the call of the Chairman
STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance-Councillors Orcutt, McDonald, Austin, White, George, Jenness, Kendrick, Baker, Burkard. Fire and Police-Councillors Burkard, McDonald, Orcutt. Ordinances and Legislative Matters-Councillors George, Aus- tin, and Orcutt.
*Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Councillor Carson.
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Public Buildings, Sewers, and Water Supply-Councillors Mc- Donald, Burkard and Kendrick.
Streets, Sidewalks and Municipal Lighting-Councillors George, Burkard, Kendrick.
Pensions-Councillors Kendrick, George, Orcutt.
Public Utilities-Councillors Orcutt, Austin, McDonald.
Land Conveyances-Councillors Austin, Kendrick, McDonald.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman HON. CHARLES A. ROSS, Mayor Vice-Chairman MRS. BEATRICE W. NICHOLS
HON. CHARLES A. ROSS. Term expires December 31, 1945 98 Independence Avenue
L. PAUL MARINI .Term expires December 31, 1943 223 Presidents Lane
DR. EDWARD LOFTUS.
94 Cedar Street .Term expires December 31, 1943
A. WENDELL CLARK .Term expires December 31, 1944
223 Franklin Street
JOHN H. TAYLOR Term expires December 31, 1944 108 Warren Avenue
MRS. BEATRICE W. NICHOLS. Term expires December 31, 1945 45 Elm Street
WILLIAM A. ANDERSON Term expires December 31, 1945 212 Whitwell Street
Secretary of Board and Superintendent of Schools JAMES N. MUIR
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 7.30 P.M. on the last Tuesday of each month except July.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
April 12, 1943.
To His Honor The Mayor and The Honorable City Council:
I submit herewith the financial report of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1942.
In compliance with Section 50, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, there is appended a certificate under oath with reference to the verification of cash balances in the hands of the City Treasurer and various trustees having custody of funds.
Respectfully submitted,
LEO E. MULLIN, Auditor of Accounts.
I hereby certify that I have verified, by actual count of the cash and verification of the bank balances, the cash of the City Treas- urer, the Board of Managers of the Adams Temple and School Fund, the Board of Managers of the Woodward Fund and Prop- erty, and the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
LEO E. MULLIN, Auditor of Accounts.
Sworn to before me this 12th day of April, 1943.
ANNA L. GELOTTE, Notary Public.
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CITY OF QUINCY
IN COUNCIL
February 9, 1942.
Order No. 109
ORDERED:
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appro- priated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1942 and ending December 31, 1942, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers or boards as herein designated.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative
Salaries
$ 5,300.00
Expense
1,600.00
Executive
Salaries
$ 10,400.00
Expense
1,700.00
Use of Car
300.00
Auditor
Salaries
$ 9,273.47
Extra Clerical
100.00
Expense
1,225.00
Treasurer
Salaries
$ 14,050.00
Expense
8,000.00
Management of Property
Expense
500.00
Collector
Salaries
$ 18,300.00
Expense
5,850.00
Replacement
150.00
Assessors
Salaries
$ 21,100.00
Expense
3,100.00
Law
Salaries
$ 3,000.00
Expense
4,000.00
Awards and Claims
2,500.00
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City Clerk
Salaries
$
7,900.00
Expense
200.00
Dog Officer
1,750.00
City Messenger
Salary
$ 800.00
City Engineer
Salaries
$ 26,500.00
Pensions
1,095.50
Expense
1,200.00
Auto Maintenance
700.00
Registrars
Salaries
$ 3,475.00
Election Officers
7,700.00
Expense
7,900.00
Board of Survey
Expense
$ 25.00
Planning Board
Expense
$ 100.00
License Board
Salaries
$
153.00
Expense
125.00
Retirement Board
Salaries
$ 1,249.19
Expense
1,200.00
Replacement of Equipment
100.00
Civil Service Registration
Salaries
$ 200.00
Expense
20.00
Purchasing Agent
Salaries
Expense
$ 6,078.49 875.00
Municipal Buildings
Salaries and Wages ....
$ 8,000.00
Maintenance and Operation ... 21,000,00
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Police
Salaries and Wages
$ 283,000.00
Pensions
10,650.00
Station and General Expense
7,000.00
Radio Maintenance
3,000.00
Auto Maintenance
6,000.00
Prisoners' Expense
300.00
Traveling Expense
500.00
New Equipment
5,000.00
Fire
Salaries and Wages
$ 266,000.00
Pensions
18,440.00
Station and General Expense
10,700.00
Equipment Maintenance
5.000.00
Fire Prevention Bureau
300.00
Fire and Police Signals
Salaries and Wages
$ 12,220.50
Power and Light
1,550.00
General Maintenance
10,000.00
Auto Maintenance
550.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salaries
$ 4,500.00
Expense
235.00
Auto Maintenance
100.00
Inspector of Wires
Salaries
$ 3,300.00
Expense
250.00
Auto Maintenance
300.00
Inspector of Buildings
Salaries
$ 4,100.00
Acting Inspector
50.00
Expense
200.00
Auto Maintenance
300.00
Gypsy Moth
Salaries and Wages
$ 15,347.50
Pensions
782.50
Supplies
2,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
1,000.00
Gypsy Moth
5,000.00
Trees
1,000.00
BOARD OF HEALTH Administration
Salaries
$ 8,160.00
Pensions
1,000.52
Expense
1,500.00
Auto Maintenance
1,200.00
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Contagious Diseases
Salaries
$ 2,310.00
Expense
40,000.00
Child Welfare
Salaries
$
6,014.00
Expense
710.00
Dental Clinic
Salaries
$
3,747.00
Expense
400.00
Dispensary
Salaries
$ 4,850.00
Expense
400.00
Undernourished Children
2,000.00
Inspection
Salaries
$ 8,050.00
Expense
50.00
New Equipment
50.00
PUBLIC WORKS
Administration
Salaries
$ 16,100.00
Expense-Highway
400.00
Expense-Sewer
200.00
New Equipment
100.00
Use of Commissioner's car
300.00
Sanitary
Salaries and Wages
$ 134,000.00
Pensions
5,387.00
Equipment Rentals
2,500.00
Equipment Maintenance
5,000.00
Care of Dumps
5,000.00
Sewers
General Maintenance
$ 21,000.00
Pensions
1,640.75
Equipment Maintenance
600.00
Particular Sewers
23,500.00
New Equipment
100.00
Garage and Stable
7,500.00
Highway
Pensions
$ 12,041.11
General Maintenance
200,000.00
Street Lighting
100,000.00
Miscellaneous Activities
15,000.00
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W. P. A. Administration
Salaries
$ 7,014.95
Auto Maintenance
600.00
Expense
300.00
CHARITIES Welfare Administration
Salaries
$ 15,600.00
Expense
1,500.00
Federal Commodities
1,250.00
Auto Maintenance
1,500.00
City Home
Salaries
3,232.00
New Equipment
300.00
Aid to Dependent Children
Salaries
2,227.00
Expense
100.00
Auto Maintenance
62.50
Old Age Assistance
Salaries
4,446.00
Expense
700.00
Auto Maintenance
300.00
Federal Food Stamp Plan
Salaries
3,120.00
Expense
974.75
City Home
4,000.00
Outside Aid
65,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
50,000.00
Old Age Assistance
225,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
Soldiers' Relief
$ 42,900.00
State Aid
2,100.00
Military Aid
4,200.00
Soldiers' Burials
300.00
School
Salaries and Wages
$ 1,070,000.00
Expense
170,000.00
New Equipment (Additional)
5,000.00
Library
Salaries and Wages
$ 50,000.00
Expense
13,500.00
Books and Periodicals
7,500.00
Auto Maintenance
250.00
New Equipment
300.00
RECREATION
Parks Administration
Salaries
$ 3,400.00 100.00
Expense
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Maintenance
Salaries and Wages $ 35,000.00
Supervisors and Instructors
4,400.00
Supplies and Expense
8,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
2,400.00
Fore River Club
2,122.00
Promotional and Miscellaneous
250.00
HOSPITAL
Salaries and Wages
$ 325,000.00
Expense
210,000.00
Pensions
3,500.00
New Equipment
2,000.00
Living Out
5,000.00
CEMETERY
Salaries and Wages
$ 37,500.00
Supplies and Expense
2,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
600.00
Sub-Soil and Loam for New Land.
1,500.00
Rebuilding Streets
2,000.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Celebrations
$
1,125.00
Veterans' Rent
3,000.00
G.A. R. Memorial
500.00
Harbor Master
400.00
Harbor Master
Expense
50.00
Annual Report
1,000.00
Workmen's Compensation
10,000.00
Annuities
1,800.00
Care of Historical Places
500.00
Mosquito Control
2,000.00
Memorial Service
175.00
Boiler Insurance
2,000.00
Robbery and Burglary Insurance
438.88
Rifle Range
600.00
Maturing Debt
$685,500.00
General Interest
73,200.00
Temporary Loan Interest
8,000.00
Grand Total
$4,706,618.61
and be it further
ORDERED :-
That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated for the expense of the Water Department to be paid from Water Receipts:
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries
$ 22,500.00
Pensions
4,659.00
Office Expense
2,000.00
General Maintenance
50,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
2,000.00
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Service Connections
35,000.00
Meters
4,500.00
New Equipment
1,800.00
Debt
40,000.00
Interest
2,350.00
Grand Total
$164,809.00
Passed to be ordained March 16, 1942
Attest: HATTIEMAY THOMAS, Clerk of Council.
Approved March 19, 1942 THOMAS S. BURGIN, Mayor
A true copy. Attest :-
HATTIEMAY THOMAS,
City Clerk.
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ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Order
No. Account
Amount
Date of Passage
25 Extra Clerical Retirement
Board
$
100.00
January 19, 1942
71
Architect's Fees City
Hospital
5,000.00
February 9, 1942
72
Equipment Replacement Elections
100.00
February 9, 1942
73
Quincy Point Fire Station
2,000.00
February 9, 1942
75
Street Construction
33,000.00
February 9, 1942
76
Sewer Construction
33,000.00
February 9, 1942
81
Retirement System Pensions
29,326.58
February 2, 1942
87
Building Construction
20,000.00
February 2, 1942
113
Care of Dumps
4,000.00
February 9, 1942
137
New Equipment Hospital
1,250.00 March 6, 1942
146
New Hose-Fire Dept.
4,000.00
March 2, 1942
151
Extra Clerical Assessors
100.00
March 2, 1942
231
Defense
10,000.00
April 6, 1942
138
Sidewalk Construction
33,000.00
April 13, 1942
166
Health New Equipment
150.00
April 13, 1942
255
Mayor Travel Outside State
125.00
April 24, 1942
256
Street Lighting
5,000.00
April 24, 1942
258
Highway Miscellaneous
5,000.00
April 24, 1942
257
Special Compensation
Permanent Employees
178,880.00
April 24, 1942
Total
$364,031.58
WATER DEPARTMENT
257
Special Compensation $ 5,408.00
April 24, 1942 Attest :-
HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk.
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DEBT STATEMENT
Total Debt January 1, 1942
$4,206,500.00
Additions during 1942
Within Debt Limit:
Streets $ 45,000.00
Sewers
175,000.00
$220,000.00
Outside Debt Limit :
Hospital
$ 20,000.00
Defense
10,000.00
$30,000.00
$4,456,500.00
Retirements during 1942
Within Debt Limit:
Schools
$ 36,000.00
Sewers
72,000.00
Streets
199,000.00
Hospital 6,000.00
Central Fire Station
10,000.00
Quincy Point Fire Station
5,000.00
Highway and Sanitary Equipment
10,000.00
Land and Building Loan
15,000.00
Tax Refunding
35,000.00
$388,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Schools $ 65,000.00
Sewers
21,500.00
Hospital 29,000.00
Municipal Relief 125,000.00
Municipal Garage
3,000.00
Emergency Loan
10,000.00
Fire Station 4,000.00
Town River Loan
13,000.00
State Tax Refunding
17,000.00
Defense
10,000.00
Water
40,000.00
$337,500.00
$725,500.00
Net Long-term Debt December 31, 1942
$3,731,000.00
Loan authorized but not issued-$22,500.00
Tax Title Loans
Outstanding January 1, 1942 $126,000.00
Issued during 1942
11,000.00
$137,000.00
Retired
74,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1942
$63,000.00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Funded Debt as of January 1, 1943
Schools
$ 292,000.00
Sewers
794,000.00
Streets
1,093,000.00
Hospital
104,000.00
Tax Refunding
140,000.00
Garage
42,000.00
Emergency Storm
20,000.00
Fire Station, West
Quincy
16,000.00
Fire Station
108,000.00
Nurses' Home
55,000.00
Town River
13,000.00
Municipal Relief
590,000.00
State Refunding
34,000.00
Equipment, Highway and Sanitary
40,000.00
Land and Building Loan
205,000.00
Defense
50,000.00
Water
135,000.00
Tax Titles
$3,731,000.00 63,000.00
Total
$3,794,000.00
The total debt of the City on December 31, 1942, including both long-term debt and tax title loans was $3,794,000, divided as follows:
Inside Debt Limit
$2,316,000.00
Outside Debt Limit
1,343,000.00
Water
135,000.00
$3,794,000.00
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CITY OF QUINCY
BORROWING CAPACITY FOR 1942 General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 10
"Except as otherwise authorized by law, a city shall not author- ize indebtedness to an amount exceeding 21/2% of the average of the assessors' valuation of the taxable property for the three pre- ceding years, the valuations being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed therein previous to December 31st of the preceding year."
Net valuation Real and Personal 1940 $118,580,476.00
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