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The repair, maintenance and ever increased beautifying of the building is another matter. As its name indicates, the Hall was erected by the widow and children of him whose name it bears as a lasting memorial of the sterling and lovable qualities of a husband and father, and of his attachment to his native place. Designed by the first architect of his day, it has ever excited the admiration of those qualified to judge of such matters, and has been in itself a liberal education to the in- habitants of Quincy. There is nothing of its kind in the Com- monwealth finer or better. Remembering, therefore, the knowledge, good taste, affection and generosity which originally led to the gift, the Trustees have believed that provision would ultimately be made for the repair and preservation of the build- ing and grounds, and their gradual improvement, through the further liberality of the family of Mr. Crane. They have, indeed, from time to time received intimations that such was the in- tention of Mrs. Crane and Mr. Albert Crane. Should that course be pursued, the building and grounds will remain, as they should remain, a lasting reminder to all future generations not only of an individual, but of that private munificence which has already
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done so much for Quincy and which, in the future, is destined to do so much more.
CHARLES F. ADAMS, HARRISON A. KEITH, EMERY L. CRANE, WILLIAM H. PRICE, FRED A. CLAFLIN, J. H. GILBERT.
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TREASURER'S STATEMENT. JANUARY 29, 1894. Dr.
Balance on hand at date of last report
Jan. 16, 1893
$1,283 26
Proceeds sales of catalogues and fines
98 55
Income from $3,000, Chi. J. & U. S. Y. R. R. bonds
150 00
Interest received
17 03
$1,548 84
Cr.
Paid John Andrew & Son
·
$35 00
Cassell Publishing Co.
17 00
Curtis & Motley
1,006 80
B. B. Russell
4 75
Balance
485 29
$1,548 84
Cotton Center Johnson Fund
$2,000 00
Albert Crane Fund
500 00
Catalogue Fund
562 48
Respectfully submitted,
F. A. CLAFLIN,
Treasurer.
ADAMS ACADEMY.
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City :
The Managers beg leave to present the following report :
As is generally known the election of Dr. William Everett to the Congress of the United States necessitated the choice of another principal of the school.
Dr. Everett resigned the charge of the school August 1, 1893, and after conferring with the supervisors of the Adams Temple and School Fund a choice was made of Mr. Wm. R. Tyler to succeed Dr. Everett as principal, his salary to be $2,500 per annum. Mr. Tyler retains the former assistants, Mr. John O. Hall, Jr., and Mr. William S. Burrage and the school is now being conducted by three instructors in place of four as formerly.
Only one pupil attends the school from a distance, requiring that he should board in the town. He is provided for at the house owned and maintained by Dr. Everett and situated on Elm street.
When it was known that Dr. Everett would resign the charge of the school, the question of providing for non-resident pupils was a serious one for all interested in the Academy to consider. This difficulty was happily provided for by Dr. Everett offering to keep the house open for at least one year, to receive any who might desire to avail themselves of its privileges, one teacher of the school to board at the house free of charge.
At the present time there are 6 non-resident day pupils in the school and 42 resident pupils. Total of 48.
The Managers feel called upon to ask as many pupils as possible to contribute to the fund of the school by the payment
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of the usual sum for their tuition as the funds of the school are still meagre and it would seem that seventy-five dollars from any who are able to pay is a small sum to require for the advantages which the school affords.
. There were 38 pupils in the school at the close of the school in June, 1893. Of these 8 were in the graduating class.
Of this number 3 entered Harvard, 1 entered Williams and 2 entered the Law School of the Boston University. Two non- resident pupils returned to their homes. Of the remaining 30, 27 returned to the school in Septembr, 1893.
EXPENDITURES.
Dr. William Everett on account of school year ending July 1, 1893
$3104 00
In full to September 1, 1893 on account 1,666 66
C. Patch & Son, coal and wood 1892 and 1893 .
236 01
Water supply
5 00
George S. Perry & Co., desks
194 10
The Nation, advertising
6 75
George O. Langley, repairs and new- porch and new water closets . W. R. Tyler, salaries and expenses, September 1 to Dec. 1, 1893 .
162 00
1,330 48
$6,705 00
REV. EDWARD NORTON,
GEORGE F. PINKHAM,
CHARLES A. HOWLAND,
FRED B. RICE, JOHN O. HALL,
WILLIAM B. GLOVER,
Board of Managers.
REPORT OF LIQUOR OFFICER,
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
I herewith submit my second annual report as Liquor Officer for the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31st, 1893.
During the past year I have used my best efforts to suppress the sale of intoxicating liquors in this city, and I believe that I can again safely say that there is less liquor sold here than in any other city or town of its size in this state. The trade is such that the common mode of treatment for other crimes is not applicable to this business. Hard work is necessary, and the suppression of the liquor traffic requires the ever watchful eye to keep it in subjection. As I remarked in my last report, I believe that a liberal expenditure of money in the future, to continue the fight, is better than allowing the traffic to branch out, when the expense will be four fold to again conquer it.
In closing, I heartily tender my thanks to the Mayor, the police offices and to each and all who have ever been ready and willing to assist me whenever and wherever needed. A detail report of the work of 1893 follows.
Respectfully, DANIEL MCGRATH,
Liquor Officer.
THE WORK IN DETAIL.
During the year ending December 31, 1893, I have by authority of the courts seized by warrants, liquors from eight
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different parties, and in seven cases the liquor has been declared forfeited and delivered to the proper authorities and in one case ordered returned to the claimant. I have also made, or caused to be made, complaints for other violations of the liquor laws and warrants have been served in most cases with the following results :
Complaints made to search for liquor . 8
Warrants issued to search for liquor
8
Search warrants used
8
Liquor found and seized
8
Cases returned to court for prosecution
8
Cases heard in court, seizures
8
Claimants appearing
2
Number claimants
6
Cases of liquor forfeited to Commonwealth
7
Cases of liquor returned to claimants
1
Number cases, liquor delivered to Commonwealth and vouchers taken
7
Complaints made for other violations of liquor laws
13
Warrants issued for other violations of liquor laws
Warrants served .
11
Warrants not served
2
Number paid fines 8
Number committed for non-payment of fines ·
2
Number appealed .
1
The amount of fines paid into court for liquor violations is $513, which after deducting the expense's has been turned over by the Clerk of the Courts to the City Treasurer. During the year I have also brought before the court other than liquor cases different parties the fines from them amounting to $295, which after deducting the expenses has also been paid to the Treasurer of the city.
13
Number convictions under violations of liquor laws 11
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There has also been $183 in fines imposed by the court where the defendants have been either committed for non- payment or have appealed.
The total amount of fines in all cases, both liquor and all other warrants served by me, is $991 00
Total amount unpaid (appealed or committed) 183 00
Total expense in all cases 205 00
Leaving a net balance of
603 00
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL MCGRATH,
Liquor officer.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To His Honor, Henry O. Fairbanks, Mayor of the City of Quincy :
DEAR SIR: - In compliance with the requirements govern- ing the Fire Department, I hereby present my fifth annual report, together with a list of the members of the department, their rank, age and occupation, location of fire alarm boxes, fires and alarms and inventory of the property belonging to, or in the possession of the department at this date. As I have stated in previous reports that it was the easiest part of a report to make suggestions in regards to wants and necessities to keep and maintain efficiency, I will improve the opportunity in so doing, hoping it will meet the approval of the incoming Mayor and City Council.
FORCE OF DEPARTMENT.
The force of the department remains the same, and is as follows : One Chief Engineer; six assistant engineers (as charter provides one from each ward), six permanent men and sixty- three call men, also one man who takes care of the chemical at Houghs Neck, making the entire paid force of the department seventy-seven men. In addition to this there was organized, or partly so, a volunteer company of ten men, summer residents of Houghs Neck, who after expressing their willingness to abide by rules and regulations governing the department were given keys to the engine house, also a copy of said rules and regulations. As this volunteer company can not be relied upon only during the summer months perhaps it should not be considered as a part of the force of the department, never-the-less they were willing to give me a lift and I will take this opportunity of thanking them.
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APPARATUS.
The apparatus now consists of one (third class) Amoskeag steam fire engine, one combination chemical engine and hose wagon, with two ladders, (Halloway) one chemical engine, (Babcock) one ladder truck, one hose carriage three hose wagons, three hose jumpers, one light express wagon, used for fire alarm purposes and one supply wagon, also one hand engine (Granite) out of service and out of repair.
Extensive repairs have been made on the ladder truck this year of which I will speak later. Hose 3 wagon is sadly in need of paint also some other repairs but it is hardly worth while to do any painting as long as it remains in the present quarters as in my opinion it would be money thrown away.
As in my report of 1892, I have only to repeat the recommendation of having the hose carriage now located in Ward Two moved to the Central Fire Station and held in reserve, and a new hose wagon put in its place. This I believe would be a great advantage and would add to the efficiency of the department. My reason for this change I will give substantially as before. In case of a large conflagration this carriage could be got at so much quicker than to load hose from the tower, also on arriving at the place where the hose is wanted it could be put into service in much less time than it could possibly be from rolls which would come loaded in a hurry. The cost of a wagon to replace the carriage would be from $300 to $500 depending altogether on the finish. Hose 2 and 3 were originally built for $300. Hose 2 has been remodelled and at the present time stands the city of Quincy about $425. I will here recommend that Hose 3 be put in the same condition as Hose 2 as soon as there is a respectable place to house it. I am still of the opinion that a chemical engine located in the vicinity of City Hall would be of great service and as in my last two reports I would recommend the purchase of one. I will also recommend that a building be built in the rear of City Hall for the purpose of housing the same, also the purchase of a pair of horses and double harness and that three permanent and five call men be added to the force of the department for this piece of apparatus.
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The need of enlarging the department will in my opinion be m ade apparent to all our citizens soon, more especially to those that are the largest owners of property. The large number of buildings now in process of construction and those to be erected will certainly demand protection. Some may think that I am too apprehensive, but I have seen the department put to a severe test during the past five years, when had another fire occurred at a critical moment the city would have been at the mercy of the flames. Another thing must be remembered and that is that the apparatus is substantially the same as it was in 1882, twelve years ago.
The fire risk is about double what it was then and I do not believe anybody thought that there was a surplus of apparatus at that time. With one steam fire engine, and that a third class, and twelve years old at that, it does not appear to your Chief Engineer that there is sufficient fire protection in the way of steam fire engines and I would recommend the purchase of two more and that they be located as follows : One at Wollaston near Norfolk Downs and one at West Quincy. In addition to the needs for fire apparatus, a new ladder truck would be of great service if located near Norfolk Downs and it is hoped by your Chief Engineer that the same will be purchased in the near future.
FIRE STATION.
In regard to the several fire stations, considerable has been done the past year. The new Central Fire Station on Quincy avenue has been completed and was occupied June 29. Hose 2 house in Ward Five, has been repaired and a piece. built on so that now it will accommodate two horses. Chemical combination hose wagon No. 2 house in Ward Six, has also been repaired and a piece built on. This will also accommodate two horses and I will improve the opportunity in recommending that two horses be purchased for the purpose of hauling this piece of apparatus. It will also be necessary to make three of that company permanent, and I recommend the same be done. As there is to be a new hose house built in Ward Two, I recommend that as soon as the same is ready for occupancy that a permanent
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horse (with swinging harness) and a permanent man to drive the same be added. As it is possible that Ward Four may get a new hose house, I will also recommend that a horse and driver for same be made permanent for that piece of apparatus. The engine house at Houghs Neck needs painting and the chimney needs repairing.
HOSE.
We have at this date 8,000 feet of hose in apparently good condition and about 400 feet that I would not consider reliable although it may do good service for some time. I would recommend the purchase of 1,000 feet which while making some addition will also replace some that will be condemned. The chemical hose is all good and will not need any new if no serious accident occurs.
WATER.
The water supply for fire service is good as far as it goes and has fulfilled the demands in every instance the past year, the average pressure being about 75 pounds. There are now in service 186 street hydrants, 51 of which have been added this year. For location of the same I will refer to the report of the superintendent of the water works. There are also five private hydrants for fire service located as follows : One on the south- east side of residence of Theophilus King on Adams street, one on the south side of B. Johnson's lumber wharf, three at the Tubular Rivet works (Wollaston). The 52 hydrants that have been placed in position the past year and now ready for service are located as follows :
LOCATION OF HYDRANTS SET IN 1893.
Albertina street.
Bigelow street, north side of Town brook.
Center street, corner of Kent street.
Center street, opposite Station street. Charles street, opposite Silver street. Chubbuck street, opposite Totman's house. Chubbuck street, corner of South street.
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Federal avenue, corner of Goddard street. Federal avenue, corner of Presidents avenue. Felton street, corner of Glover avenue. Freeman street, near O. H. Skinner's house. Glencoe place, north of New road. High street, corner of Bennington street. Holmes street, corner of Moscow street. Howard avenue, opposite S. B. Duffield's house. Howard street, corner of South street. Howard street, opposite Winter street. Howard street, corner of Howard avenue. Intervale street, corner of Center street. Kent street, between Center and Town Hill streets.
Liberty street, corner of Center street. Lincoln avenue, corner of Winthrop avenue. Madison street, corner of Glover's place. Main street, corner of Oak street. Mill street, corner of Pond street. Nelson street, corner of Carlmark street. Newbury avenue, corner of Atlantic avenue. Newbury avenue, corner of Botolph street. New road, opposite Glencoe place. New road, corner of South street. Old Colony avenue, corner of Glover's place. Quincy avenue, corner of New road. Rawson road, near T. H. Kingston's house. Rawson road, corner of Rodman street, corner of Plain street. Silver street, corner of Hill street. Smith street, corner of Prospect Hill street. South street, opposite C. Jones' house. Squantum street, corner of Billings street. Squantum street, corner of Atlantic street. Standish avenue, opposite Warren avenue. Standish avenue, opposite Old Colony avenue. Station street, opposite Wilson street. Town Hill street, corner of Kent street. Trafford street, opposite Plain street.
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Warren avenue, corner of Old Colony avenue.
Water street, corner of Quincy street. Willard street, at Belknap square. Willard street, corner of Bates avenue. Willard street, near T. F. Mannex's works. Winthrop avenue, corner of Marion street.
The Houghs Neck district still remains unprotected as far as water for fire service goes. It appears to the Chief Engineer that the amount of property at that place demands better pro- tection, and I will again recommend that water mains of sufficient size be extended to said Houghs Neck, and hydrants necessary to protect said property be placed in proper position and at as early a date as possible.
RESERVOIRS.
There still remain sixteen reservoirs, ten of which are supposed to be self-filling and from the date of October 25 to December 11 were in their usual condition, which was only fair. As I have before stated I have but little confidence in them (with the exception of three or four) and they were used only when I could do no better.
FIRE ALARM.
The fire alarm is cared for by our old standby Gilbert M. Wight and the good and efficient manner in which he has per- formed his duty is a credit to him. This branch of the service is now in good working order. A new six-circuit repeater has been added and placed in position and the line divided into four circuits. The service has been extended to Houghs Neck and two signal boxes placed in that line. There have been six signal boxes added the past year which are located as follows :
12 Sea street corner of Palmer.
14 Houghs Neck engine house.
24 Quincy City Hospital.
31 Glencoe place and New road.
32 Independence avenue and Franklin street.
36 Corner Pleasant and Quincy streets.
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FIRE ALARM CIRCUIT.
There is at this time about 50 miles of wire in the fire alarm circuit, one six-circuit repeater, seven galvanometers, one break key, one six-circuit switch board, six lightning arresters, 150 jars of battery, one indicator and gong, one automatic steam whistle attachment, four bell strikers, eight tappers, four gongs and forty signal boxes located as follows :
12 Sea street, corner Palmer street.
14 Sea street, Houghs Neck engine house.
21 Granite street, corner Cranch place.
23 Hancock street, opposite Cottage avenue.
24 Adams street, corner Whitwell street.
25 Canal street, corner Newcomb street.
26 Hancock street, on Stone church.
28 Hancock street, corner Greenleaf street.
New road, corner Glencoe place.
31 32 Franklin street, corner Independence avenue.
34 Union street, corner Main street.
35 Hancock street, corner School street.
36 Pleasant street, corner Quincy street.
37 Franklin street, corner Water street.
38 Liberty street, corner Plain street.
39 Penn street, near Liberty street.
41 Granite street, corner School street.
42 Granite street, corner Copeland street.
43 Copeland street, corner Common street.
45 Crescent street, corner Willard street.
46 Copeland street, on Hose 3 house.
47 Bates avenue, corner Grove street.
48 Willard street, corner Robertson street.
49 Willard street, corner Larry place.
51 Tubular Rivet works off Hancock street.
52 Farrington street, corner Elmwood avenue.
53 Warren avenue, corner Winthrop avenue.
54 Hancock street, corner Fenno street.
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56 Wollaston Hotel, corner Newport ave. and Beale street.
57 Beach street, corner Willow street.
58 Adams street, corner Beale street.
59 Beale street, corner Central avenue.
61 Hancock street, corner Squantum street.
62 Hancock street, corner Atlantic street.
64 Newbury avenue, corner Billings street.
68 At Squantum.
71 Washington street, corner Mill street.
72 Washington street, corner South street.
73 Howard street, corner Winter street.
75 Main street, corner Sumner street.
135 Weymouth.
137 Braintree.
159 Milton.
Second Alarm,-Ten blows, followed by box number.
General Alarm,-Twelve blows, followed by box number.
Recall,- Two blows : " fire all out. "
One Session School,-2-2 three times. Test,-One blow, 7 A. M., 5 P. M.
Three blows calls Chief to the Central Station.
Police Call,-3 three times.
The addition of several fire alarm signal boxes is always an advantage and I would recommend that at least three be added and located as follows : One at the corner of Washington and Wharf streets, one at the junction of Cross and Common streets and one on Elm street at the corner of South street. I would also recommend a steam whistle attachment to be placed on the power station of the Quincy & Boston street railway at Quincy Point. Number three circuit at the present time is too large and I would recommend that it be divided, and another circuit added as this can now be done at a small cost as the present repeater will admit of the same.
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TELEPHONE.
The Central Fire Station, City Hall and the residence of the Chief Engineer are connected by telephone (metallic circuit) and the service has been excellent, the operators having always been willing and obliging in transmitting messages when called upon to do so. The line men have also attended to their duty better than ever before since I have been inspector of wires.
HORSES.
The horses of the department are seven in number and are all in good health and good condition at this date. I believe that permanent horses to haul all pieces of fire apparatus would be of great service and add greatly to the efficiency of the department and I would recommend the same be done at the earliest possible date. The horse used to haul Hose 3, belongs to the Highway department and at times is too far from the fire station. If as I have stated in previous reports this horse could be kept within one half mile of the station it would be of better service, although up to the present time it has always got to fires as quick as could possibly be expected.
GENERAL REMARKS.
For the cost of running the department, expenditures, etc., see the Auditor's report.
While I recognize the good service that has always been done by call members I believe that by the addition of permanent men and reducing the call force much better service would be obtained. The call men as a rule have a long distance to run in answer to an aların, and the consequence is they are not fit to go to work or go into the smoke for some time after their arrival at a fire, therefore much valuable time is lost. With permanent men to arrive with the apparatus, and not tired or winded by long runs we would always have men ready to go to work immediately.
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The building laws should be revised, and ordinances made more stringent than now, thereby reducing to a great extent the fire risk. I would also recommend that the ordinance be changed so as to reduce the number of engineers to three the same as in Brockton, the ordinance to read (and the Charter if necessary) one Chief, one Deputy and one District Chief, or engineer.
Following will be found a number of interesting tables relating to fire matters as well as a list of fires in detail for the year 1893.
SUMMARY OF FIRES, LOSSES, ETC., FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1893.
MONTH.
Bell Alarms.
Bell Alarms
with fire loss.
Still Alarms.
Amount at risk.
Amount of loss.
Amount of
Insurance.
Insurance
Loss.
January,
0
0
0
February,
1
0
0
March,
9
7
1
$20,125 00
$4,612 00
$16,750 00
$3,522 00
$1,990. 00
April,
6
5
2
92,755 00
8,716 00
54,500 00
6,571. 50
2,144 50
May,
3
3
1
40,015 00
10 00
10 00
June,
2
2
2
7,400 00
2,354 50
4,500 00
1,129 00
1,225 00
July,
13
11
4
10,685 00
9,010 00
8,000 00
6,985 00
2,025 00
August,
0
0
0
September,
2
2
1
16,000 00
695 00
13,500 00
695 00
October,
6
2
0
1,300 00
985 00
100 00
10 00
975 00
November,
8
4
0
325 00
305 00
305 00
December,
1
1
2
8,800 00
7,600 00
2,500 00
2,500 00
5,100 00
Totals,
51
37
13
$197,405 00
$34,287 50
$99,850 00
$21,412 50
$12,874 50
Loss to owners.
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AGGREGATE FOR FIVE YEARS.
YEAR.
Number of
Bell Alarms.
Alarms with
Amount of Risk.
Amount of Loss.
Insurance Loss.
Loss to Owners.
1889
.
·
.
25
20
$64,440 00
$44,985 00
$9,921 00
$35,064 00
1890
·
·
·
30
24
120,215 00
20,870 00
16,498 00
4,372 00
1891
·
27
22
169,450 00
11,400 00
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