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QUINCY
1957
Today
QUINCY SQUARE
75
Years
Ago
1957 ANNUAL REPORT City of Quinry . Massachusetts
Donald Aresrott Crane
July 13, 1894 - December 20, 1957 Deputy Clerk 1919-1941 Assistant City Clerk 1941-1954 City Clerk 1954-1957
City of Quincy Massachusetts
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1825 MANET 1798
QUINCY 1886
ANNUAL CITY REPORT 1957
This annual report is prepared under the direction of the City Manager
Credit: Pictures marked "QPL" are by courtesy of the Quincy Patriot Ledger
Table of Contents
SECTION ONE - HISTORIC QUINCY
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QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A.
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THE MAYOR
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THE CITY COUNCIL
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PREFACE
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DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS
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THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS
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SECTION TWO - MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS
HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT
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QUINCY HOUSING AUTHORITY
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PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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BUILDING INSPECTOR
36
PARK DEPARTMENT
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RECREATION COMMISSION
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PLUMBING INSPECTOR
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
39
CITY CLERK
45
LICENSE COMMISSION
45
CIVIL DEFENSE
45
VETERANS SERVICES
46
RETIREMENT BOARD
47
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
48
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
48
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
50
PLANNING BOARD
50
FIRE DEPARTMENT
51
MANAGERS OF HISTORICAL PLACES
52
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
52
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
54
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
56
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
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WIRE INSPECTOR
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CITY TREASURER
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM
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SANITARY
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HIGHWAYS
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ENGINEERING
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WATER
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SEWERS
1957
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CEMETERY
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FORESTRY
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SECTION THREE - FINANCIAL STATISTICS
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS
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OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR
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OFFICE OF THE TREASURER
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A.
1625 -1957
THE QUINCY OF YESTERDAY
Explored by Captain John Smith, 1614 Visited by Captain Myles Standish, 1621 Settled by Captain Wollaston, 1625 Incorporated as part of Braintree, 1640
Incorporated as a separate town, 1792 Chartered as a city, 1888 Birthplace of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Hancock
THE QUINCY OF TODAY
Population by state census of 1955 - 84.495 Assessed valuation in 1957 - $168,490.525 Population of trading area - 350,000 Six miles from heart of Boston Twenty-six miles of waterfront Nationally famous off-street parking facilities Value of total 1957 building permits - $6.203.797 Value of 1957 residential construction - $1.206,890 New single family dwellings in 1957 - 107 Home of famous Fore River Shipyard
Home of first railroad in America Home of first productive iron works in America
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THE MAYOR
QUINCY
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Honorable AMELIO DELLA CHIESA Mayor of Quincy 1954-1957 (Mayor-Elect 1958-1959)
Ward Councilor 1944-1949 Councilor at Large 1950-1957 Council President 1948 State Representative 1953-1958
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THE CITY COUNCIL 1956-1957
Front row, left to right, THOMAS S. BURGIN, Mayor AMELIO DELLA CHIESA, Vice Chairman EDNA B. AUSTIN. Rear row: JAMES R. MCINTYRE, CARL W. ANDERSON, DAVID S. McINTOSH, CHARLES L. SHEA.
Chairmen of Standing Committees: Finance, Councilor Austin; Ordinances, Councilor Burgin; Public Works, Councilor McIntosh; Public Safety, Councilor Anderson; Public Health and Welfare, Councilor Shea; Public Service and Enterprises, Councilor Anderson; Veterans' Service, Councilor McIntyre.
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Section One HISTORIC QUINCY
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ALLAN W. COLE, left, Quincy city clerk, administers oath of office to new assistant city clerk, JOHN M. GILLIS.
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City of Quincy
Preface
This Annual Report is the story of municipal government in Quincy in 1957 told in words, figures and pictures. Its purpose is to tell the people of Quincy how their city was operated with their money by their elected officials.
An attempt has been made to make this story simple enough to be understood easily, interesting enough to read, and sufficiently infor- mative to give a clear. factual account of the city administration during the year.
The years of 1956 and 1957 formed a period of transition for Quincy. Late in 1955 the people voted to replace the Plan E, or council-manager, form of government with the mayor-council, or Plan A, form. Since Plan A does not become operative until January, 1958, the years of 1956 and 1957 complete eight years of Plan E, which became effective in 1950, in the city.
As 1957 drew to an end, the municipal machine, despite the fact it was operating under what might be called a Lame Duck charter, was functioning smoothly and efficiently.
Adherents of Plan E accepted without political friction the com- ing of Plan A as the will of the majority, as had the adherents of Plan A accepted the coming of Plan E eight years back.
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DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS
(Elected by the Voters) CITY COUNCIL AMELIO DELLA CHIESA, Mayor EDNA B. AUSTIN, Vice-Chairman CARL W. ANDERSON DAVID S. McINTOSH CHIARLES L. SIIE1 THOMAS S. BURGIN JAMES R. MCINTYRE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AMELIO DELLA CHIESA, Chairman, ex-officio
A. WENDELL CLARK, Vice-Chairman DR. CHARLES DJERF PAUL K. DUFFEY CHARLES T. SWEENY DR. JOSEPH E. MCDERMOTT ALICE MITCHELL
CITY OFFICERS
(Appointed by the City Council)
City Manager EDWARD T. LEWIS City Auditor ALEXANDER SMITH City Clerk *DONALD P. CRANE
City Clerk ALLAN W. COLE
Assistant City Clerk
ALLAN W. COLE
Clerk of Committees
PERCY N. LANE
(Appointed by the School Committee)
Superintendent of Schools PAUL GOSSARD
(Appointed by the City Manager)
Administrative Assistant
KENNETH G. GARDNER Chairman Park Commission J. ERNEST COLLINS DOUGLAS A. RANDALL THOMAS F. MACDONALD Assistant City Solicitor
City Solicitor
CHARLES R. HERBERT Commissioner of Public Works
Director of Civil Defense
Director of Veterans' Services
Historian
* Deceased
Director of Hospital
DR. JOSEPH P. LEONE
Harbor Master
KENNETH YOERGER
Ilealth Commissioner
DR. RICHARD M. ASH
Purchasing Agent JOSEPH A. E. ERICKSON
Shellfish Constable CARMELLO MOREALE
Treasurer and Collector FREDERIC A. MOONEY. JR.
Board of Assessors N. GORHAM NICKERSON. Chairman
WILLIAM J. CALLAHAN ARNOLD O. EASTMAN
(Selected through Civil Service)
Building Inspector
ALRICK A. WEIDMAN
Commissioner of Welfare
ANTHONY J. VENNA
Director of Planning
REGIS J. HARRINGTON THOMAS F. GORMAN Fire Chief
Police Chief WILLIAM FERRAZZI
Sealer of Il'eights and Measures
HENRY H. HUGHES
Superintendent of Cemetery ARTHUR W. DRAKE
Superintendent of Engineering HENRY F. NILSEN
Superintendent of Forestry
Superintendent of Highways
AMBROSE IGO Superintendent of Sewers PATRICK TYMON
Superintendent of Water Division ROBERT BARRY Wire Inspector WILLIAM PITTS
Plumbing Inspector JOHN F. HAGERTY WILLIAM F. RYAN
Director of Recreation
BOARDS
ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND
(Board of Managers)
EDWARD T. LEWIS, ex-officio AMELIO DELLA CHIESA, ex-officio FREDERIC A. MOONEY, JR., ex-officio WILLIAM C. EDWARDS, Clerk DOUGLAS A. RANDALL
JAMES D. ASHER
EDMUND F. GENEREAU WILLIAM G. EDWARDS
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A. WARREN STEWART
DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS
ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND
(Board of Supervisors)
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, Chairman THOMAS S. BURGIN WILLIAM C. EDWARDS, Clerk ROBERT M. FAXON V. GORHAM NICKERSON
BOARD OF APPEALS, BUILDING
JOHN J. GALLAGIIER, Chairman PAUL N. SULLIVAN, Secretary JAMES R. HANLON
BOARD OF APPEALS, ZONING
GEORGE J. KILDUFF, Chairman WALTER H. HOLLAND JOHN H. FALLON
(Alternates)
WILLIAM H. COUCH IVAR LOFGREN GEORGE F. O'BRIEN HENRY F. NILSEN, Clerk
BOARD OF LITERARY REVIEW
REV. PETER COREA, Chairman IDA G. GLASSER KATHERINE I. QUINN
BOARD OF MANAGERS OF HISTORICAL PLACES
D. FOSTER TAYLOR, Chairman GEORGE L. ANDERSON MRS. GEORGE H. BONSALL *CLARK SAVILLE MILDRED L. TYLER WILLIAM C. EDWARDS, Historian
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
THOMAS F. GORMAN, Chairman, ex-officio DR. RICHARD M. ASH, ex-officio WILLIAM FERRAZZI, ex-officio ALRICK A. WEIDMAN, ex-officio *DONALD P. CRANE, ex-officio ALLAN W. COLE, ex-officio
BOARD OF HOSPITAL MANAGERS
JOSEPHI B. GROSSMAN, 2nd, Chairman PAUL E. HURLEY GEORGE W. ARBUCKLE WILLIAM J. MARTIN FRANK MACDONALD
QUINCY HOUSING AUTHORITY
LOUIS A. GEORGE, Chairman MATTHEW CUSHING
REV. VICTOR V. SAWYER DANIEL J. DACEY COSTANZO PAGNANO J. GIRARD WHITE, Director
PARK BOARD
J. ERNEST COLLINS, Chairman WILLIAM J. MITCHELL KENNETH P. FALLON, JR.
RETIREMENT BOARD
GEORGE H. BONSALL, Chairman ALEXANDER SMITH, ex-officio LEON E. RAICHE
RECREATION COMMISSION
KENNETH P. FALLON, JR .. Chairman J. ERNEST COLLINS GILBERT F. CROFTS KATHERINE G. MCCOY WILLIAM J. MITCHELL JOSEPH E. MCDERMOTT FREDERICK A. FOYE
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
MARY E. HURNEY WILLIAM F. MAHAR CHARLES H. THORNER *DONALD P. CRANE ALLAN W. COLE
* Deceased
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DIRECTORY OF CITY OFFICIALS
PLANNING BOARD
WALTER A. SCHMITZ, Chairman FRED E. BERGFORS. SR. JOIN P. FLAVIN C. FRANCIS N. ROBERTS ERNEST N. GELOTTE REGIS J. HARRINGTON. Director
WOODWARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
(Board of Managers)
EDWARD T. LEWIS, ex-officio ALEXANDER SMITH, ex-officio FREDERIC A. MOONEY, JR., ex-officio *DONALD P. CRANE, ex-officio JACK MCCRACKEN, Elected by Council ALLAN W. COLE, ex-officio
(Board of Trustees) QUINCY MINISTERS REV. DOUGLAS C. MORSE, Chairman KATHERINE BACON, Principal * Deceased
THOMAS CRANE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
L. PAUL MARINI, Chairman
D. FOSTER TAYLOR
CHESTER WEEDEN
SAMUEL P. COFFMAN
CLARA COSTANZA DR. JOHN E. MEGINTY
GERTRUDE F. CALLAHAN, Librarian
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HEALTH
MRS. SAMUEL SLOANE
NATHANIEL M. SHERMAN JOHN D. BURNS DR. EDWARD F. FITZGERALD WILLIAM J. MARTIN DR. MORGAN SARGENT
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THE CITY MANAGER
EDWARD T. LEWIS
Elected City Manager by the Council April, 1956 Administrative assistant July 1953-April 1956 Career man in municipal service for 32 years
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QUINCYS · 1888:
EDWARD T. LEWIS CITY MANAGER
City of Quinry Massachusetts
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Madam Councillor and Gentlemen:
As the year 1958 starts out with the re-acceptance of the Plan A form of government, this presentation of compiled events for the year 1957 ends the eight years of the Plan E form of government voted for by the people, and the last City Manager report.
I am very pleased to set forth the progressive accom- plishments benefited by the community in this annual report of your city government.
As a result of an extensive capital outlay program during the past decade, which gave Quincy a Health Center, hospital power plant, unrivaled parking facilities, new streets, sewers, drains, sidewalks, comfort station, public works storage building, schools, etc., the bonded indebtedness at the end of the year came to $11, 916,000.
A major problem was the increased school enrollment, and the necessity for constructing new school facilities. As we near the final phase of the school building program, two new schools were opened and occupied during the year, these being the Broad Meadows Junior High School and the Myles Standish School. Construction on the Atlantic Junior High was advanced to the point where occupancy is scheduled for February, 1959. This is the last school building under con- struction, and should end our school expansion program.
Plans were made in 1956 for the construction of the $2,000, 000. hospital wing. The City Council in 1957, author- ized a $1, 750,000. bond issue for this addition. Expressed percentage-wise, our hospital income for the year 1957 was 215% of the 1950 income and the deficit was 45% of the 1950 deficit.
In the field of public works, we have during the past eight years placed greater emphasis on capital improvements. In 1957 the Wollaston Fire Station was remodelled at a cost of
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$32,000., and a cemetery storage shed was built at a cost of $11, 000., not to mention the several thousands of dollars that were expended for sea walls, street resurfacing, drains, sewers, and sidewalks. Four new Walters Snow Fighters were also purchased which should reduce the cost of hired equipment in removal of snow.
During the year 1957 negotiations with the Quincy Electric Company were made, so that they may purchase the Broad Meadows site consisting of approximately 100 acres, on which a generating plant, costing over $30,000,000. will be constructed, and the same is expected of the Boston Edison Company in the Squantum area.
According to reports of the Chamber of Commerce, the retail sales in Quincy have increased more than 27% in the past eight years. It is sufficient to say that this increase is considered to be the result of off-street parking. The City Council has already taken preparatory steps toward the additional parking facilities for the Norfolk Downs and the Wollaston parking areas, which is in line with the far- thinking policy of our City Councillors who recognize the desires and requirements of the greatest number of people.
Quincy is a community that is vibrant and progressive, and with these sound policies being maintained, should con- tinue to be looked up to for leadership in the field of public service.
An absentee program was set up under the direction of the Personnel Department and supervised by the City Manager, which resulted in an increase in employee attendance, and a decrease in the costs of labor.
A 10% increase was granted to all employees, effective as of July, 1957, in an effort to continue employee morale, and the proficiency which is extremely high.
Soon after the City Council appropriated funds for a group insurance plan for municipal employees, negotiations were made between the City Manager and the officials of the Insurance Company to provide an additional insurance plan for the employees, which resulted in nearly 50% taking advantage of this extra insurance.
The tax rate of $64.80, while the highest in the history of the City, compares favorably with tax rates of other communities in the State. Increasing tax rates, due to increasing salaries, and costs of materials, equipment, com- modities, and construction is, in these times with citizens demanding more and better municipal services, factors which
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neither a City Manager, Mayor or City Council can control to a considerable degree.
Financially, the City ended the year with
$1,106, 342.99 in the E & D Fund, the Community's rainy day reserve account. Of this amount, $594,844.40 was available free cash, and this sum would be increased by the amount of 1957 taxes collected during the first three months of 1958.
The City Manager wishes to wholeheartedly express his thanks and appreciation for the loyalty and cooperation given him by all who desired to make his term of office a successful one, and credit is expressly due to the City Council for the accomplishments herewith presented. The faithful services rendered by the employees is sincerely appreciated, and I should like to thank each and every one responsible for the cooperative effort which was given under the Council-Manager form of government.
Respectfully submitted, Edward J. Lewis City Manager
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City Manager Edward T. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis and their son, Edward T. Lewis, Jr., smilingly register their appreciation at the testimonial given the city's chief administrative officer by Quincy citizens.
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QUINCY'S TEN MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM NEARS COMPLETION
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Quincy taxpayers invest their money in the future of youngsters like these enjoying books at the library table of an elementary school. Atlantic Junior High School, center, started, and Broad Meadows Junior High School, below, opened in 1957. Latter was first junior high school built in Quincy in 30 years. During the year Quincy school system lost the services of Albert Cochrane who retired after 32 years as assistant superintendent. He was succeeded by John Houston.
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QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH
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Chief Thomas F. Gorman, Councilor Charles L. Shea and City Manager Edward T. Lewis inspect new 65-foot aerial ladder assigned to Houghs Neck Station.
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Left: Quincy firefighters dig hydrants out of 18-inch Ja snowfall. Above: Father Thomas J. Tierney, Q Fire Department chaplain, attired in his fire fig gear, rescues flag from flames that badly damaged house of Quincy Woman's Club.
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NEW EQUIPMENT MUST BE BOUGHT EACH YEAR TO RENDER EFFICIENT MUNICIPAL SERVICE
RAT MOBILE
Quincy's first bookmobile re- places several branches of the Thomas Crane Public Library; L. Paul Marini, chairman of trustees, receives from Mayor Amelio Della Chiesa keys to $25,000 vehicle as City Man- ager Edward T. Lewis and other city and library officials smile their approval. Bookmobile brings reading material to all sections of the city.
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Below: Mayor Della Chiesa, Manager Lewis and Public Works Commissioner Charles R. Herbert accept delivery of four Walter's Snow Fighters, costing $116,000. City- owned equipment permits cuts in rental costs when heavy snowfall must be removed.
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Below: New combination emergency wagon replaces three separate sedans in Health De- partment; renders more efficient all-around service at lower cost than three cars; can be used as ambulance or for transportation of patients, department personnel and equipment.
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Mayor Amelio Della Chiesa gets chest X-ray at Quincy Health Center; a free service rendered Quincy citizens by Health Department.
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Above: Quincy program of free mass vaccination against polio has se: as a model for many cities. Picture shows entire family getting shots at clinic in Health Center. Left: DR. HAEKYON SOHN, PI young Korean doctor interning at the Quincy City hospital, exam a little patient in the children's ward.
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The World Beauty, biggest tanker ever built in America, is taken in tow by tugs after her launch from the Fore River shipyard which has built many famous Navy and passenger ships. World Beauty, built for Stavros Niachos, fabulous Greek ship owner, was christened by Madeleine Carroll, distinguished actress. The great tanker carries 16,500,000 gallons; is of 46,500 tons deadweight and 753 feet long.
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oys and girls sail Turnabouts on Black's Creek in pating program sponsored by the Quincy Recreation ommission. The ability to handle boats under sail evelopes self reliance and resourcefulness.
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UMBERTO GIARRUSSO, left, Quincy granite manufac- turer, presents to the City of Quincy granite markers for the birthplaces of John and John Quincy Adams Accepting markers for the city are H. HOBART HOLLY president of the Quincy Historical Society, Quincy Historian WILLIAM C. EDWARDS and Mayor AMELIC DELLA CHIESA.
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RIGHT TO PETITION - President of Quincy City Employees Association, pleads for salary increase for municipal workers before City Council.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM
The Public Works Department in 1957 supervised a capital outlay construction program of more than six and a half million dollars in addition to rendering its routine municipal services.
The capital outlay program, which brought the long and costly school construction schedule into its final phase, included projects in various stages, from planning to completion.
The major projects with their over-all costs follow:
Project
Cost
Broad Meadows Junior High School
$1,775,500
Atlantic Junior High School
1,960,500*
Quincy Hospital Addition
2,242,500*
Myles Standish School
433,860*
Pine Hill Water Tank and Pump
150,000*
Public Works Storage Shed
18,910
Wollaston Fire Station Repairs
29,070
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
The Broad Meadows Junior High School, for which a construction contract was let to James S. Kelliher in December, 1955, was opened for use in September. The contract for the construction of this school amounted to $1,406,683. Additional contracts for paving of roadways, walks, parking areas and tennis courts and for the building of playfield and grading and seeding the grounds were awarded to the Old Colony Construction Co. of Quincy and the Eastern Tree and Landscape Service respectively.
James S. Kelliher, general contractor for the construction of the Myles Standish School, completed his contract in time for the opening of school in September. However, installation of the sewerage sys- tem delayed the opening several weeks. The general contractor's final contract price was $404,057.
John J. Duane was awarded a contract on May 24 in the amount of $2,540 for demolition of houses preparatory to the construction of the Atlantic Junior High School. The houses have been demolished with the exception of one which is being used by the general contractor for the school as a field office.
On June 5, 1957, a contract was awarded to the low bidder, James S. Kelliher, for the construction of the Atlantic Junior High School, according to plans and specifications prepared by Korslund, LeNor- mand & Quann, architects. Unstable ground conditions have caused slow progress in the construction of the foundation of this school. In all probability the school will be completed early in 1959.
The contract for emergency lights at Quincy City Hospital, awarded to Suffolk Electric Company in February, according to plans and specifications prepared by Mckenzie-Foster Co., has been completed at a cost of $4,480.
A metal storage shed, a contract for which was awarded to Carlson Construction Co. in 1956, was completed early in 1957. The cost of this storage building was $18,600. Plumbing, heating and elec- tricity were not included in the construction contract. Edgar H. Wood Associates were the architects.
Plans and specifications for new toilet facilities at the Municipal Garage were prepared by the Edgar Wood Associates. The contract, awarded to Vicari & Salvo for $5,409, was completed in September.
Coletti Bros., architects for the addition to Quincy City Hospital, completed plans and specifications for this project. Bids were received on December 20. However, the lowest bid received, that of John Capobianco Co. with a proposal of $1,899,000, was in excess of the approved loan. Should the Council in 1958 approve, it is expected that the City will borrow additional funds and award the contract to the low bidder.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The contract for alterations and repairs to the Wollaston Fire Station was awarded on May 6 to James S. Kelliher. The work, plans and specifications for which were prepared by the Edgar Wood Associates, was completed in August. The final contract price was $29,070.75.
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At Fire Headquarters, the roof was repaired, chimneys pointed, exterior painted and flagpole painted. A sewer connection was made to the Atlantic Fire Station to eliminate the troublesome septic tank. The exterior of this building was also painted and a chain link fence erected along the northerly line of the property. Routine repairs were made at all of the fire stations.
At the Police Station, in addition to routine maintenance, a schoolroom was painted, new floor laid and lights installed. The dark room and several of the offices were also painted. Additional work was done on the Auditor's vault to afford more adequate storage of records.
SANITARY DIVISION
Regular rubbish and garbage collections were made during the year. During the summer months, the garbage men worked six days a week to increase garbage collections to two a week. The practice of make-up rubbish collections to compensate for holiday omission of collections, which was inaugurated in 1956, was discontinued in 1957. Dumping operations continued at Hitchcock Quarry. A metal panel screen fence was erected around the dump area. The Sanitary Division pumped 179 cesspools during the year.
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E. W. Branch, Inc., prepared a survey and plans for public hearings for the widening of Adams Street from "The Hollow" to the Milton line. The taking order has been passed, and construction is expected to be completed in 1958.
The widening of Canal Street and Revere Road will be started about June of next year.
Funds have been requested for the reconstruction and resurfacing of Southern Artery from Wash- ington Street to Quincy Avenue for the 1958 program.
WIDENINGS
City forces widened the corner of High School Avenue and Elm Street, the southwest corner of Moffat Road and Sea Street, and Hancock Court from School Street to the Charles A. Ross Memorial Parking Area. The widening of the northwesterly corner of Campbell Street at Adams Street was de- ferred in anticipation of the Adams Street Widening. With the exception of Hancock Court, the funds for these widenings were provided under Chapter 718.
STREET CONSTRUCTION
In April three contracts for the construction of newly accepted streets were awarded. The first contract went to the Shawmut Construction Co. for the construction of Bowdoin Street from Hobart Street to Wilson Avenue, Essex Street from Crabtree Road about 550 feet northerly, Evans Street from West Squantum Street to Pope Street, Everett Street from Granger Street to Acton Street, Newbury Avenue from Atlantic Street to Russell Street, North Central Avenue from Exeter Street to Sherman Street, and Upton Street from 105 feet southwest of Governor's Road to a dead end. All of these streets with the exception of Upton Street were substantially completed by the end of the year. The present value of this contract is $62,987.33.
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