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B. W. Reardon
164 32
$1,664 44
Balance .
$10 56
81
STONE STREET CROSSINGS,
Appropriation
$2,000 00
EXPENDED.
Chas. Wilson
$710 63
Eugene Keniley
13 36
E. Menhinnick
935 90
Churchill & Hitchcock
7 13
Fegan & Ballou
38 20
John Smith
4 65
.
$1,709 87
Balance .
$290 13
HANCOCK STREET.
Balance of Appropriation 1890 £ $1,406 52 ·
Additional appropriation ·
11,392 09
$12,798 61
EXPENDED.
Labor
$6,151 64
James Forrest
44 40
Wollaston Land Co.
9 36
Glencoe Granite Co.
19 80
T. Keenan
84 39
Geo. E. Smith
12 25
Sanborn & Damon .
5 33
Jno. W. Nash
5 43
O. F. Rogers Granite Co.
6 00
Owen F. Maguire
71 47
Edward Russell
666 00
N. F. Safford
364 32
T. Gurney
8 75
E. Menhinnick
419 12
Chas. Wilson
927 12
Amounts carried forward
$8,795 38
$12,798 61
.
82
Amounts brought forward
$8,795 38 $12,798 61
Gilcoine Bros.
294 35
H. N. Holbrook
24 58
Walworth Mfg. Co.
2 30
Peter McPartlin
12 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
78 28
Quincy Water Co.
15 98
Dexter Ramsdell
295 74
O. C. R. R. .
3 96
Pratt & Co.
14 94
Oriental Powder Mills
81 50
A. L. Litchfield
962 39
Farrell Foundry & Mach. Co
. 170 81
Heirs of A. W. Russell .
29 34
Geo. M. Sweeney .
6 75
Josiah Ranlet
2 82
H. T. Whitman
.
61 64
$10,852 76
Balance .
$1,945 85
BOTOLPH STREET.
Appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDED.
Gilcoine Bros.
$62 50
Wollaston Foundry Co.
9 62
Labor
336 98
Geo. O. Langley
18 30
A. J. Richards & Sons
40 02
Dexter Ramsdell
32 58
$500 00
ADAMS STREET.
Appropriation
$2,500 00
Amount carried forward $2,500 00
83
Amount brought forward
$2,500 00
EXPENDED.
Labor
$2,131 05
James Riley
10 50
W. Shea & Son
235 00
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
48 65
T. Keenan
34 50
Oriental Powder Mills
40 30
$2,500 00
STREET LINES AND GRADES.
Appropriation
$500 00
Transferred to removal
·
of snow
$65 00
Transferred to repair
of streets . .
250 00
$315 00
Net appropriation
$185 00
EXPENDED.
H. T. Whitman
$161 81
Balance .
$23 19
BELL & STRIKER, ENGINE HOUSE, WARD 6.
Appropriation
$475 00
EXPENDED.
G. M. Stevens
$416 17
Whittaker & Gerrish
58 48
$474 65
Balance .
35
.
84
STREET LIGHTING.
Appropriation
. $13,200 00
Transferred to Interest 712 81
$12,487 19
EXPENDED.
Quincy E. L. & P. Co.
$8,272 12
Citizens Gas Light Co.
1,378 43
Wheeler Reflector Co.
2,006 95
F. F. Crane .
2 56
Charles Erricson
27 90
$11,687 96
Balance .
$799 23
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
Balance of Appropriation 1890
$12 00
EXPENDED.
Jno. Cashman
$12 00
1891.
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Transferred from street lines
and grades
65 00
$1,265 00
-
EXPENDED.
Labor
$1,023 54
T. Lyons
70 65
Thomas Smith
1 75
Lawrence White
21 18
Amounts carried forward $1.117 12
$1,265 00
85
Amounts brought forward
$1,117 12
$1,265 00
John Cashman
38 00
Frank Gearing
10 00
H. Lavalle
39 80
John W. Nash
2 04
A. E. Nash
2 40
N. V. Titus
30 80
C. A. Stanley
9 00
$1,249 16
Balance .
$15 84
SIDEWALKS.
Balance Appropriation of 1890 $652 66
Additional appropriation 23 84
$676 50
EXPENDED.
Jno. Turner & Co.
$676 50
1891.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
EXPENDED.
Gilcoine Bros.
$312 86
Chas. Wilson
.
222 84
Glencoe Granite Co.
924 87
James Milne
3 75
John Smith
64 85
$1,529 17
Less amount received from
abuttors . 738 28
$790 89
Balance .
$209 11
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86
STATE AIDS.
CHAPTER 301.
Appropriation
$2,400 00
Expended
.
2,235 00
Balance
$165 00
CHAPTER 279.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Transferred to Chap. 447
250 00
$1,250 00
Expended
1,177 00
Balance .
$73 00
CHAPTER 298.
Appropriation
$200 00
Expended
108 00
Balance .
$92 00
CHAPTER 447.
Appropriation
$250 00
Expended
156 03
Balance .
.
.
.
$93 97
ADVERTISING, PRINTING & STATIONERY.
Balance appropriation 1890
$29 01
EXPENDED.
McGovern Bros.
$11 65
Green & Prescott
.
·
8 00
E. B. Souther · .
9 36
$29 01
.
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.
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87
1891.
Appropriation
$1,700 00
Transferred to Repair of Pub-
lic Buildings .
275 00
$1,425 00
EXPENDED.
McGovern Bros.
$63 28
Green & Prescott
371 73
Hammond Type Writer Co.,
8 25
W. W. Adams
198 37
E. B. Butterfield
2 00
Winship, Daniels & Co.,
399 80
Emery Davis .
5 00
M. R. Warren
14 80
Sampson, Murdock & Co.,
5 00
H. C. Dimond
75
F. F. Green
180 00
Boston Herald
5 25
A. Mudge & Son
5 00
$1259 23
Balance
$165 77
WILLARD SCHOOLHOUSE.
Balance appropriation, 1890
32,858 86
Appropriation, 1891 18,500 00 ·
Receipts
.
29 28
$51,388 14
EXPENDED.
Labor
13,377 87
P. H. Gavin
4 75
Amounts carried forward
$13,382 62
$51,388 14
.
.
88
Amounts brought forward
$133,82 62
$51,388 14
W. K. Chubbuck, Inspection
28 80
O. C. R. R.
182 07
W. Porter, Insurance
112 50
Mt. Hope Iron Co.,
6 00
Quincy E. L. & P. Co.,
14 60
T. J. Lamb
14 00
Quincy Water Co.,
50 98
Smith & Lovett
75 95
Geo. S. Perry
853 00
Chapman & Soden
48 16
S. Penniman & Son
1 50
Anniflou State Co.,
308 00
J. G. Thomas
464 90
M. C. Warren & Co.,
123 24
Waldo & Bros.
968 40
A. J. Sprague
54 15
Frank Collins
2 75
D. R. McKay, watchman
541 00
A. J. Richards & Son
828 10
Wolliston Foundry
4 45
H. Pigeon
25 00
Geo. B. Cassady
107 75
Sturgis & Cabot
1,847 06
Smead Heating and Ventilating Co.,
5,665 00
A. T. Stearns Lumber Co.,
60 52
Whiton Bros.
231 20
Holder & Herrick
44 03
Farquhar & Sons
49 25
G. L. Gardner, Lieu I.H.& E. H. Cushing
6 50
A. J. Sprague
193 89
J. A. Stewart
45 18
Francis Smith
66
6 50
Peter Barry 66
6 50
J. C. Stewart
44 97
Benj. F. Greenlaw
33 50
D. McArther
91 75
J. G. Thomas
66
97 00
Amounts carried forward $26,620 77
$51,388 14
89
Amounts brought forward $26,620 77 Norman Snell Lieu. I.H. & E.H. Cushing 46 75
$51,388 14
Hector Campbell 45 73
James L. Loring . .
59 25
Alfred Clapp
267 03
A. A. Ramond . .
114 38
Alfred Clapp
9 00
John Cashman
4.20 42
T. O' Brien & Son
67 60
Geo. O. Langley
19 40
Fegan & Ballou
25 00
J. Q. Wilson
1,415 43
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
7 97
P. Garrity
9 19
Dodge, Haley & Co.,
7 99
H. H. Lowe
77 20
Austin & Winslow
20 68
H. T. Whitman
14 00
Murdocks Parlor Grate Co.,
266 31
Redding, Baird & Co.,
68 00
Jonas Shackley
128 67
E. B. Badger
880 00
Walter H. Ripley
31 21
Oliver White & Co.
171 75
Edward Lynch
388 00
Jno. J. Caddiby
560 00
Adam Vogel & Sons
8 50
O'Connell & Smith
290 00
Norfolk Registry of deeds
8 10
Harkins Bros.
3,481 09
Francis Walsh
50 00
Badger Bros.
40 82
Winslow Burrell
24 00
Isaac N. Tucker
853 50
James I. Wingate
1,776 68 .
Miller & Luce
8 05
D. McIntosh
1,359 25
J. W. Nash
10 05
Amounts carried forward $39,651 77
$51,388 14
.
90
Amounts brought forward
$39,651 77 $51,388 14
C. B. Tilton
23 82
Geo. Main
2 00
Cutler Bros.
18 14
C. Patch & Son
217 07
Hottzer & Cabot
1,341 00
Hart & Shields Express
5 00
Burdett & Williams
555 06
Glendon Co., finish
5,494 58
Glendon Co., floors
3,546 00
Chandler & Barber
25 91
Pratt & Co.
156 47
Walter L. Bouré, assignee
55 50
J. A. Davis
1 25
E. H. Doble
9 67
Benjamin Johnson
152 21
$51,255 45
Balance
$132 69
WILLARD SCHOOLHOUSE SHADES.
Appropriation
$350 00
ELECTRIC LIGHTING, WILLARD SCHOOLHOUSE.
Appropriation
$300 00
EXPENDED.
Perry & Richards
$300 00
LAND WOLLASTON SCHOOLHOUSE.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
EXPENDED.
$2,000 00
Chas. R. Sherman
91
STATEMENT OF SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Balances of 1890
$93 78
Additional appropriation
. 3,252 62
$3,346 40
EXPENDED.
Evening schools
$67 01
66 drawing schools
·
199 00
Repairs school buildings
96 61
Books and stationery
873 48
Salary, fuel and care of rooms
540 64
Miscellaneous
1,569 66
$3,346 40
1891.
APPROPRIATED.
Evening schools ·
.
1,025 00
Evening drawing schools
·
.
1,050 00
Books and stationery
2,500 00
Salaries
45,725 00
Fuel
2,825 00
Janitors
3,500 00 .
Transportation
1,300 00 ·
Miscellaneous
5,000 00
$6,2925 00
EXPENDED.
Evening schools
$1,024 84
Evening drawing schools
.
1,042 64
Books and stationery
2,498 65
Salaries superintendent and teachers,
45,695 87
janitors
3,466 49
Fuel ·
2,822 76
Transportation
1,271 15
Miscellaneous
4,995 52
$62,817 92
Balance
$107 08
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For items see report of School Committee. ·
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STATEMENT OF BALANCES AND EXPENDITURES OF 1890.
BALANCES.
ADDITIONAL AP- PROPRIATION.
EXPENDED.
Poor out of Almshouse,
.
.
$257 79
Income,
311 63
$152 50
. $721 92
Assessors Miscellaneous
10 97
10 97
Deepening and widening brooks
78 76
157 74
236 50
Chapter 440, officers' fees
68 93
68 93
Pay of city officers
592 45
15 88
608 33
Election expenses
30 38
140 11
170 49
Pay of fire department
.
192 87
98 38
291 25
Miscellaneous fire
20 91
143 31
164 22
Fire alarm
10 12
10 12
Horse-shoeing, fire department
117 19
15 98
133 17
Fuel, fire department
1 21
80 16
81 37
Lighting engine-houses
8 05
8 05
Fountains, ·
55 00
55 00
Garbage
5 60
5 60
Board of health
17 50
17 50
Hydrants
245 70
638 05
883 75
Fuel. library .
6 65
6 65
Miscellaneous, library
13 33
13 33
Law department
119 00
119 00
Miscellaneous city expenses
265 90
113 10
379 00
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.
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STATEMENT OF BALANCES AND EXPENDITURES-Continued.
Parks
$0 30
$0 30
Police station
.
.
.
$0 96
55 54
56 50
Police .
·
121 65
75 35
197 00
Repair of public buildings
33 44
51 71
85 15
Miscellaneous repairs of streets
247 66
1,177 37
1,425 03
Lawyer's lane
2 93
57
3 50
Water supply
.
50 00
12 50
62 50
Common street
06
118 49
118 55
Hancock street
1,406 52
692 09
2,098 61
Street lighting
943 53
943 53
Removal of snow
12 00
12 00
Sidewalks
652 66
23 84
676 50
Evening schools
10
66 91
67 01
Evening drawing schools
13 09
185 91
199 00
Repair of school-houses .
4 06
92 55
96 61
Books and stationery, schools .
1 83
871 65
873 48
Salaries, fuel and care of rooms, schools
74 46
466 18
540 64
Transportation
162 00
162 00
Miscellaneous expenses
.
.
24
1,574 42
1,574 66
Advertising, printing and stationery
29 01
29 01
Willard school-house
32,858 86
32;858 86
$38,883 00
$7,182 59
$46,065 59
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, EXPENDITURES AND BAL- ANCES FOR 1891.
INCOME.
APPROPRIATION.
EXPENDED.
BALANCE.
Almshouse
.
.
$466 09
$6,900 00
$2,343 00
Out Poor
$401 80
Transfer
.
.
$7,300.00
To horse-shoeing and keeping · 200.00
" Election expenses
200.00
Assessors' miscellaneous .
100 00
77 02
22 98
Books, binding and postage Less transfer to .
$225.00
.
.
Transfers
15.00
210 00
184 50
25 50
Transfers
60.00
75 00
75 00
·
400 00
400 00
Bridges
,
·
10 00
1,500 00
1,510 00
Brooks, widening and deepening
$800.00
From enforcement of the liquor law
100.00
900.00
Less to Teal Pond Burial places .
18.72
881 28
843 53
37 75
.2,893 37
1,100 00
3,175 55
817 82
·
·
.
.
·
.
·
4,621 29
.
. From books, binding and postage 15.00 Clerical services
·
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, ETC .- Continued.
INCOME.
APPROPRIATION.
EXPENDED.
BALANCE.
Contingent fund of the Council .
.
.
.
$100 00
$60 00
$40 00
Clerk for the executive departments
425 00
425 00
Chapter 440, officers' fees .
250 00
142 75
107 25
Pay of City officers
10,925 00
10,722 60
202 40
Debt maturing in 1891
33,835 39
33,835 39
Decoration day, Post 88 G. A. R. City hospital
300 00
300 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
From poor account 66 enforcement of the liquor law
280.00
2,280 00
2,164 39
115 61
Fire department -
Repairs and Fixtures .
450 00
449 37
63
Pay of men
.
.
. $9,386.50
9,407 16
From new hose . .
65.00
9,451 50
44 34
Miscellaneous .
1,500 00
1,476 43
23 58
Fire alarm .
.
.
·
·
500 00
479 05
20 95
New hose
.
$650.00
To pay of men .
65.00
585 00
585 00
Rubber goods .
.
100 00
86 00
14 00
.
Election expenses
.
·
. $1,800.00
200.00
·
.
.
.
.
95
96
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, ETC .- Continued.
INCOME.
APPROPRIATION.
EXPENDED.
BALANCE.
Horse-shoeing and keeping From support of poor
. $1,028.00
200.00
$1,228 00
$1,214 46
$13 54
Fuel
·
.
.
200 00
185 03
14 97
Fountains
220 00
165 00
55 00
Garbage .
$155 25
800 00
804 80
150 45
Board of health
515 00
461 91
53 09
Hydrants
.
.
3,600 00
2,651 25
948 75
Interest
2,645 86
10,000 00
From street lighting .
712 81
13,358 67
Thomas Crane Public Library, books To salaries
50.00
1,538 43
1,505 78
32 65
Salaries and assistants
2,225.00
From books ·
50.00
2,275 00
2,275 00
Fuel and lighting
350 00
337 87
12 13
Miscellaneous .
600 00
573 66
26 34
Law department
150 00
137 50
12 50
Enforcement of the liquor law
500.00
To Parks .
$100.00
" brooks .
·
100.00
" election
280.00
480.00
20 00
20 00
Miscellaneous City expenses
.
·
'235 04
1,500 00
1,708 05
26 99
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
1,588.43
.
.
.
.
.
240 00
192 76
47 24
Lighting engine-houses
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, ETC .- Continued.
INCOME.
APPROPRIATION
EXPENDED.
BALANCE.
Parks .
·
·
.
. $500.00
From enforcement of liquor law
100.00
$122 00
$600 00
$720 92
$1 09
Police station
.
.
·
·
.
155 50
500 00 3,000 00
540 40
115 10
Police
Repair public buildings
3,635.00
From Common street
630.36
age and stationery
· 275.00
4,540 36
4,338 55
201 81
Miscellaneous repairs of streets From street lines and grades
250.00
290 13
14,670 50
14,584 07
376 56
Garfield street drain
1,000 00/
999 62
38
Culvert, Woodbine and Greenwood streets
800 00-
745 00
55 00
Land and plans school-house, Ward 3
3,500 00
3,414 50
85 50
Washington street
10,000 00+
10,000 00
Common street
.
.
$1,200.00
To repair pub. bdgs.
·
630.36
569 64
569 64
Teal pond
.
200.00
From deepening and widening brook
.
.
18.72
218 72
218 72
Sidewalk on avenue to depot
· ·
.
372 43
372 43
97
12 31964
advertising, post-
. 14,420.50
.
.
·
.
·
2,917 55
82 45
.
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, ETC .- Continued. 1
INCOME.
APPROPRIATION.1
EXPENDED.
BALANCE.
1
Paved gutters .
$3,000 00
$3,000 00
Reardon street .
1,675 00
1,664 44
$10 56
Street crossings
2,000 00-
1,709 87
290 13
Hancock street
10,700 00
8,754 15
1,945 85
Botolph street .
500 00
500 00
Adams street
2,500 00
2,500 00
Street lines and grades To removal of snow
$65.00
" streets ·
250.00
315.00
185 00
161 81
23 19
Bell and striker, ward 6
.
·
·
.
475 00 -
474 65
35
Street lighting .
13,200.00
To interest
712.81
12,487 19
11,687 96
799 23
Removal of snow
1,200.00
From street lines and grades
65.00
1,265 00
1,249 16
15 84
Sidewalks
·
.
.
·
·
.
1,500.00
To
447
250.00
1,250 00
1,177 00
73 00
Chapter 298
200 00
108 00
92 00
250 00
156 03
93 97
Evening schools
·
·
1,200.00
To fuel
125.00
" ev'g draw'g schools
50.00
175.00
1,025 00
1,024 84
16
.
·
374.00
12,364, 61
·
.
.
·
1,000 00
790 89
209 11
2,400 00
2,235 00
165 00
State aid, chapter 301
.
·
.
.
.
·
447
279
$500.00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSFERS, ETC .- Continued.
INCOME.
APPROPRIATION.
EXPENDED.
BALANCE.
Evening drawing schools .
.
1,000.00
From evening schools
.
50.00
$1,050 00
$1,042 64
$7 36
School-books and stationery Salaries .
2,500 00
2,498 65
1 35
45,725 00
45,695 87
29 13
Fuel
2,700.00
From evening schools
125.00
2,825 00
2,822 76
2 24
Janitors .
3,500 00
3,466 49
33 51
Transportation schools ·
1,300 00
1,271 15
28 85
Miscellaneous schools, expenses
5,000 00
4,995 52
4 48
Advertising, printing and stationery . To repair public buildings .
275.00
1,425 00
1,259 23
165 77
Willard school-house
18,500 00 }
18,367 31
132 69
shades
350 00
350 00
300 00
300 00
Land, Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
6,000 00
6,000 00
$6,973 24
$265,976 25
$264,289 57
$8,659 92
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1850
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99
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.
1,700.00
electric lighting
100
STATEMENT OF CITY DEBT, SHOWING YEARS IN WHICH IT FALLS DUE.
LOAN.
DATE.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
Willard Special
Deficiency . . .
Jan'y, April, July,
$1,000 00 ·6,655 07
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
Washington St.
2,000 00
2.000 00
$2,000 00 4.000 00
$2,000 00 4,000 00
4,000 00
$4,000 00 $4,000 00
$4,000 00
Paved Gutters .
3,000 00
2,000 00
Common st. .
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
Common St. ..
June,
1,200 00
1,200 ,00
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,200 00 1,000 00
1,200 00 2,000 00
1,200 00
1,200 00
Garfield
..
1,000 00
Neponset Br'ge
July,
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
Wollaston sch'l
2,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
2,000 00 1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
West Street . .
1,000 00
1,000 00
Willard school .
10,000 00
Ward 3 school,
land . .
Aug.,
3,500 00
Woodbine and Gr'nwood av.
Culverts . . .
July,
800 00
Willard school .
Aug.
2,500 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
2,000 00
Land. Willard school .... | Sept.
1,580 00
1,580 00
1,580 00 , 1,580 00
1,580 00
1,580 00
1,580 00
1,580 00
..
1,200 00
Burial places
٠،
.
Hancock St. . .
700 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
$2,000 00
Hancock
May,
4,000 00
4,000 00
4,000 00
Reardon
1,175 00
Crossings . .
2,000 00
2,000 00
...
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STATEMENT OF CITY DEBT, SHOWING YEARS IN WHICH IT FALLS DUE .- Continued.
LOAN.
DATE.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
Adams street . . Whitwell street
Sept.
$2,500 00
Oct.
1,250 00
Deficiency . . .
834 46
Willard school .
Nov.
7,700 00
$7,700 00 $7,700 00
$7,700 00 $7,700 00
$7,700 00 $7,700 00
$7,700 00
Add'l for school
2,300 00
Botolph Street .
500 00
Shades, Willard
Dec.
00
Bell, Ward 6 . .
475 00
Lighting Wil-
lard . .
. ..
300 00
Water Street. .
2,532 36
3,000 00
3,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
Repair fund . .
$4,775
$56,619 53 $32,912 36|$30,480 00 $25,480 00
$25,480 00 $25,480 00 $24,480 00 $24,480 00
$12,200 00
.
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Report of Assessors.
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF QUINCY :
The Board of Assessors submit herewith their annual report.
We have assessed upon the polls and estates of the City for the year 1891, the following sums : $141,563 00
City tax (levy voted by City Council) " (Notes maturing during the year) 33,835 39
" (Interest to be paid during the year) 10,000 00
State tax $7,335 (less polls) 2,175 00
County tax $8,129.34 (less polls) . 2,969 34
Overlayings 5,664 871%
Polls (5,160 males)
10,320 00
" (30 females)
15 00
$206,542 60%
Number of polls 5,160
Gain 519
Omitted and reassessed taxes as follows :
On property
$829 94
On polls (143)
286 00
$1,115 94
Rate of tax per $1,000
. $13.60
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Below will be found a table of aggregates : Value of assessed personal property excluding resident bank stock
. $2,973,100 00
Resident bank stock 295,805 00
Total personal property valuation
· $3,268,905 00
Gain in «
59,695 00
Value of assessed real estate :
Buildings
. 5,490,725 00 ·
Land
· 5,667,400 00
Total real estate valuation
$11,158,125 00
Gain in «
689,925 00
Total real estate valuation
. 11,158,125 00
" personal
. 3,268,905 00
" real estate and personal valuation Gain in real and personal valuation 749,620 00
$14,427,030 00
Taxed raised on personal property $42,044 48,2
66 66 " real estate 154,163 12,6
60 " polls (males and females) 10,335 00
Total tax raised on polls and property $206,542 608
Number of houses assessed 2,935₺ 169
Gain .
Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK C. POPE, JOHN H. DINEGAN, JOHN FEDERHEN, 3d, WM. H. MITCHELL, FRANCIS E. KIMBALL, ISRAEL WATERHOUSE, B. R. REDMAN.
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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE
CITY OF QUINCY
FOR 1891.
BOSTON : BROWN BROS. & CO., 1892.
Third Annual Report
OF THE
Com. of Public Works.
HON. H. O. FAIRBANKS, MAYOR.
Sir :- I have the honor to present herewith the Annual Re- port of the transactions of the Department of Public Works for the year ending December 31, 1891.
This branch of the City government is a most important one, embracing as it does the Care and Repair of all Streets and Ways, Construction and Repair of all Public Buildings, Con- struction and Repair of Bridges, Care of all Street Lights, Con- tracts with the Water Company, Collection of Garbage and Ad- vertising, Printing, and Stationery.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
The large number of miles of streets within the limits of our City and the nature of the traffic over them, make the care and maintenance of our streets both difficult and expensive. Nothing but block stone pavement will withstand the continual wear of our heavily loaded stone teams on such streets as Gra- nite, Copeland and Water streets. It seems to me that some special legislation should be granted, obliging heavily loaded
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teams to use wider tires. Although such legislation has been asked for and refused, continued effort should be made until we eventually succeed.
The amount of money placed at my disposal for General Repairs was $14,420., a sum totally inadequate to properly care for our streets. This sum is for maintenance of horses, pur- chase of tools, material and pay of men.
On assuming charge of this Office, I carefully examined the plant and tools belonging to the City. The supply of tools was small and poor, the Steam Road Roller was practically disabled and required an expenditure of over $600. to put in repair for practical work. A new horse had to be purchased for use of the department and to be used by the Fire Depart- ment in case of fire ; said horse being kept and used in West Quincy. The Stone Crusher was also repaired at considerable expense and new tools purchased.
These expenditures all come from the appropriation for streets and leaves the amount actually expended upon streets something less than $13,000. My predecessor in office, em- ployed a superintendent to oversee the work in the various parts of the City, but the wants of the City being large and also believing that more and better work could be received by a personal oversight I dispensed with his services and employed only working foremen. This was a saving to the City of over $1600 per year, and the practical results have been satisfactory to me although at times the cares of the office together with the superintendence of streets, and the overseeing of the building of the Willard School was burdensome.
Notwithstanding the small amount of money at my disposal by strict economy a large amount of work has been accomplished in the way of repairs, and while aware that many streets and sidewalks are sadly in need of repairs, no more could be done and keep within the appropriation.
One of the most serious difficulties in the care of our streets at the present time is the care of the surface water. Many of our streets are badly laid out in this respect, in many of them there is no way provided other than draining into low lands alongside of the street, and as these lands are being rapidly built upon, this matter of drainage must be provided for otherwise.
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In many places this is a serious problem as the grade of the streets will not admit of surface drainage in either direction- The only way will be by sewer or underground drain, in places carried long distances. If a system of sewers is ever estab- lished, provision for surface drainage should be provided for at that time by separate pipe or pipes laid to our brook, with catch basins at convenient distances. Asthis will be a most im- portant step toward the care of our streets, the grade of the street must be such, as to quickly care for the water, as no street will be long passable when water is allowed to stand, or is kept in a moist state by water becoming confined in ruts or low places. A street in order to be good must be quickly drained.
PAVED GUTTERS.
The Council appropriated the sum $3000 for Paved Gutt ters. This to my mind is one of the best expenditures tha has been made this year and a large amount of work has been done. I have selected such places as in my judgement was most needed and as there are miles of streets and hillside gut- ters that should be paved, it is to be hoped that a larger sum will be appropriated this coming year as the saving to the City in repairs will fully equal the interest upon the money invested. No better investment can be made by this City than that of paving its gutters. Paving has been done on the following streets-
Goffe
211 ft.
Granite
304 ft.
Franklin
900 ft.
Pearl
858 ft.
Washington
1800 ft.
Adams
988 ft.
Reardon
840 ft.
Bates Ave
150 ft.
Newbury
150 ft.
Atlantic Ave
90 ft.
Chestnut
300 ft. .
Prospect Ave
248 ft.
Newport Ave
190 ft.
Beale
38 ft.
Winthrop
39 ft.
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STREET CROSSINGS.
The Council appropriated the sum of $2000 for Street Crossings. A number of stone crossings have been placed in various parts of the City. This is very gratifying to, and ap- preciated by, the people.
The following is a list of places where such walks have been located.
Chestnut street.
Hancock street.
Foster street. Cottage street. School street.
Granite street, near School street.
Marsh street.
School street, cor. Franklin street.
Garfield street.
Copeland street.
Copeland street, near Willard School.
Copeland street, near West Quincy Depot.
Common street.
Beale street.
Newport avenue, across Brook street.
Corner Greenwood avenue and Beale street.
Newbury street to Atlantic avenue.
Billings street. Newbury avenue. Billings street. Prospect street. Prospect street.
Atlantic street near Prospect street.
Washington street front of Library. Washington street near Foster street. Washington street. Elm street foot of Union street.
Union street. Quincy Depot.
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SIDEWALKS.
This is a matter that should receive more attention and dif- ferent methods produced for the building of sidewalks, of which we are sadly deficient. The larger part of our walks are without edgestone and it is almost impossible to maintain a walk without them, the putting on of gravel or stone dust is of but temporary use, as the edge is soon washed into the gutters and carted away in the form of mud.
The Council appropriated the sum of $1,000 for edgestone where the abuttors pay one-half. 2351 feet of edgestone have been laid and a good gravel walk built where application has been made by an abuttor agreeing to pay one-half the cost. The total number of feet of edgestone laid in all sections is 5,417.
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