Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1896, Part 4

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1896
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11,383 00


11,290 25


92 75


Horse Shoeing, Keep- ing,


61 13


1,800 00


1,406 23


393 77


Keeping Chief's horse,


125 00


125 00


Fire Alarm Tel.,


3 55


800 00


499 42


300 58


Coal and Fuel, .


167 67


550 00


259 93


290 07


Lighting Engine houses,


103 40


400 00


311 70


88 30


Firemen's Clothing,


100 00


48 75


51 25


Miscellaneous,


158 36


2,142 00


1,727 12


414 88


Horses, Harnesses,


and Hose,


1,550 00


1,542 00


8 00


Chemical and Hose Wagon, Ward 1,


$1,800 00


1,775 00


Fountains,


200 00


200 00


Garbage,


4 65


1,865 00


1,777 48


87 52


Health,-


.


.


108


.


.


Adv'g, Postage, Sun- dries,


3 00


250 00 600 00


133 88


116 12


Inspection,


600 00


Abating Nuisance and Contagious Diseases, . Inspector of Plumbing,


119 66


107 66


12 00


88 50


500 00


402 00


98 00


Interest,


20,342 65


- 20,310 28


32 37


Interest-Water,


600 00


29,110 00-


29,109 94


06


Hydrants,


3,900 00


3,900 00


Library,-Books, .


1,000 00


996 48


3 52


Catalogue fund,


58 18


530 00


521 18


8 82


Periodicals, Binding and Printing,


800 00


793 91


6 09


Salaries and Assistants,


2,650 00


2,607 55


12 45


Fuel and Lighting,


320 00


314 11


5 89


Miscellaneous, .


650


00


632 41


17 59


Insurance,


328 00


326 75


1 25


Law Department,


75 00


5 00


70 00


Miscellaneous, City,


275 41


6,000 00


5,924 86


75 14


Dolan vs. City of Quincy,


217 55


217 55


Police,-Chief's Salary,


1,000 00


1,000 00


Permanent Police,


6,656 00


6,656 00


Police Station, .


450 00


434 31


15 69


Special Police,


2,694 00


2,589 16


104 84


Enforcement


Liquor


1,200 00


1,162 35


37 65


Parks, .


500 00


267 98


232 02


109


Law,


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES FOR 1896.


Bal. Jan, 1, 1896.


Expended.


Balance.


Appropriation


Expended.


Balance.


Repairs Public buildings


44 79


4,775 00


4,666 77


108 23


Streets,


193 86


18,844 93


18,585 06


259 87


Sewer, .


5,000 00 - 3,090 44


1,909 56


Play grounds,


2,789 92


67 46


2,722 46


Fuller's lane and Hall place, . · ·


1,050 05


750 00


300 05


600 00


600 00


Adams street,


25 53


25 53


4,000 00 .


4,000 00


Sidewalk, New road,


111 00


111 00


Retaining wall, Willard school,


520 00


- 520 00


Newbury Ave., and Teal Pond,


800 00


800 00


Buckley Street,


1,300 00


1,300 00


Ryden Street,


200 00


200 00


Extension of Newcomb Street,


2,500 00


-


2,500 00


Engineering,


300 00


269 01


30 99


Street Lighting,


177 33


15,125 00


15,071 70


53 30


Street Watering


·


4,400 00


4,360 94


39 06


Removal of Snow,


·


63 20


3,500 00


3,488 42


11 58


.


Regrading Cross street,


110


.


Edgestones, State Aid,-Chap. 301, Chap. 279, Chap. 298 and 447, Schools,-Salaries,


28 80


1,000 00|- 974 55 3,042 00 720 00


4,553 30 1


791 30


62,985 00


62,909 96


75 04


Fuel, .


5,300 00


5,297 06


2 94


Janitors,


5,158 00


5,158 00


Transportation,


942 00


937 00


5 00


Books, Supplies and Sundries,


28 39


8,250 00


8,247 92


2 08


Evening,


97 30


2,200 00


2,196 45


3 55


Repairs, Washington and Coddington Schoolhouses, ·


514 37


499 73


14 64


Heating Attic, Wil- lard Schoolhouse, . Heating and Ventilat-


106 20


ing Adams and


School-


Quincy houses, ·


9,000 00


8,987 35


12 65


High School,


18 43


18 43


Gridley Bryant School- house, . · Massachusetts Fields Schoolhouse, .


150


24,201 13 ! 32,448 69 1


18,350 18


Temporary Loans,


125,000 00


.


25 45


111


75,000 003


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND BALANCES, FOR 1896.


Bal. Jan. 1, 1896.


Expended.


Balance.


Appropriation


Expended.


Balance.


Water Supply,- .


·


Maintenance, 1896,


.


14,500 00-


14,323 81


176 19


Maintenance, 1895,


241 96


240 74


1 22


18,000 00 -18,000 00


Construction, 1895,


17,420 71


26,500 00 - 1,000 00 -


25,500 00


1,000 00


Park Debt,


Furniture, High School,


110 07


110 07


Building, Copeland St.,


300 00


300 00


112


$150,034 13


$80,30 56 $487,854 17|


$458,413 01|


$29,441 16


Sewer Construction dated Feb. 1897,


60,000 00


Construction, 1896,


·


Water Debt,


1,000 00


JOHN O' HALL, Auditor.


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STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT, SHOWING YEARS IN WHICH IT FALLS DUE.


DENOMINATION.


DUE


RATE. 1897


1898 1899


1900


1901


1902 1903 1904 1905 1906


Total.


Washington street,


Jan. 1.


43 %


2,000


$2,000 CO


Stone crushing plant,


Feb. 15,


4


1,100 1,100


2,700 00


Hancock street,


May 1,


4


4,000 4,000


4,000


4,000


16,000 00


Beale street,


May 15,


4


6


2,000 00


2,000 00


Common street,


June 1,


4 1,200 1,200 1,200


1,200


4,800 00


Hancock street,


1,


4를


1,000 2,000 2,000 1,500


2,000


7,000 00


High school furniture,


1.


4


4


900


900 00


Atlantic avenue,


1.


4


500


500 00


Water carts,


1,


4


820


820 00


Hose house, Ward 2,


4


1,500 1,000


1,000 1,000 00


4,500 00


Hose house, Ward 4,


4


66


6,500


6,500 00


Squantum causeway,


1,


4


5,000


5,000 00


Neponset bridge,


July 1. ,


4


2,000 2,000


2,000


6,000 00


Wollaston schoolhouse,


1,


4


1,000 1,000 1,000


3,000 00


Walker street,


8,


4


.6


500


7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500


7500 7500 7500 7500 7500


75,000 00


Regrading Cross street.


1,


4


600


600 00


New hose ladder, Aug. 1,


4


700


700 00


Land Willard schooll'e, Sept. 1,


4


1,580


1,580 1,580


4,740 00


Wall Willard street,


1.


4


520


520 00


Heating Ad. & Q sch'ls,


I,


4


1,000


1,000 1,000


1,000 1,000 00 1000 1000 1000 1000


9 000 00


Rebuilding Adams st.,


1,


4


500


500


500


500 00 500


500 500


4,000 00


Buckley street, Oct.


1,


4


1,000


1,000 00 800 00


Newbury avenue,


1,


4


800


66


2,


4


1,000 1,000 1,000


4,000 00


Liberty street,


Nov. 1,


4


1,000 3,500


3,500 00


66


Two schoolho's W 4 & 5,


1,


4


1,955 61 500 00


Wall, rear Woll'n sch'l, 8,


4


1,955 61


1,500 00


Canal street,


1,


66


114


66


500


Adams street,


115


23,100 00 800 00 2,500 00 1,800 00


3,000 Central fire station, Dec. 4 Lincoln schoolhouse, 4 1. 3,000 3,000 3,000 1, 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000


12,000 00


Water street paving,


20,000 00


High school land.


..


1 . ,


..


1


43-


8,000 8,000


8.000 800


40,009 00


Ryden street,


..


1,


4


200 300


200 00 300 00


Buckley street,


..


1


..


15.


2,000 2,000


4,000 00


Walker and Beale sts.,


15.


1,000


1.000 00


Land for sch'lho'se W 5,


27,


+


3,600


3,600 00


Land for sch'lho'se W 4,


27,


4


3,000


3,000 00


Willard schoolhouse, 66


+


Heating Public library, High school furniture,


3,


4


1. .


4


66


Chemical and hose W 1. :


21,


66


7,700 7,700 7,700 800 2,500


18,000


10,000 00


5,000 8,000


10,000


15,000 00


High schoolhouse,


Widening streets,


444


$64,720 57,580 62,980 54,300 23, 755 61 9,000 9,000 9,000 8,500 7,500 $306,335 61


WATER DEBT.


Due June 1st,


Interest 4 per cent. per annum


$ 1,000 each year for 18 years,


$ 18,000


Aug. 1st,


4


20,000


66


4 27


540,000


Sept. 1st,


1,000


27


27,000


Nov. 1st.


4


1,500


66


29


43,500


Dec. 1st,


4


1,000


21


..


21,000


Dec. 1st,


4


1,000


due in 21


1,000


Dec. 1st.


..


4


..


2,000 each year for 19


..


38,000


Dec. 1st,


1.000


28


28,000


$716,500


PLAYGROUNDS.


Oct. 1st,


Interest at 4 per cent. per annum


$1,000 each year to 1903, inc.


$7,000


Oct. 1st.


4


..


2.000


from 1903 to 1922,


40,000


$47,000


SEWER.


Oct. 1st, Interest at 4 per cent. per annum


$1,000 each year from 1901 to 1905, $5,000 (Authorized by the Council, but not issued.)


Feb. 1st, Interest at 4 per cent. per annum


$1,500 each year from 1898 to 1937, $60.000


..


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A


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Report of Commission= er of Public Works.


To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy.


SIR :- In compliance with the requirements of the city charter I herewith respectfully submit to you the eighth annual report of the Department of Public Works for the year ending December 31st, 1896.


A large amount of work has been done the past year by this department and, it is hoped, good results have been obtained. Besides attending to the regular work, forty-five special orders from the Council have been looked after. These make the total amount of appropriations expended under my direction $149,270.37.


The Commissioner of Public Works ought not to be held responsible for the condition of public streets and property, but only for the wise and economical expenditure of money intrust ed to him by the Council. During the past year it has been my constant aim to bring about the greatest possible results from the smallest expenditure of money, and to make all work of a permanent nature whenever possible. In the following report the items are in the order of the annual budget, but for a de- tailed statement of expenses I beg to refer you to the report of the Auditor.


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I have made many suggestions and recommendations look- ing toward permanent improvements and for the purpose of bringing our city into line with other progressive municipalities in the vicinity of Boston. It is not to be expected that this can be accomplished in one year, but in ordering new work it is well to bear these things in mind and to have a system to follow.


BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND DRAINS.


It was found necessary early in the spring to replank Ne- ponset bridge and an effort was made to reduce somewhat the expense of replanking every two years. This bridge had for- merly been planked cross-wise the entire width with three inch plank. When it was found necessary to replank, about twelve feet in the centre only were worn through, while the sides showed only a very small amount of wear ; but still we were obliged to replank the entire width. To change this condition of affairs and insure the longest possible service for each plank, it was decided to plank the twelve feet through the centre in a diagonal manner and six feet on each side lengthwise. The diagonal form of planking has been proved to withstand the traffic longer than any other form. The twelve feet ought to stand three years before renewing, while the longitudinal plank- ing will have to be renewed only plank by plank as it wears through, varying from three years, near the centre, to ten years on the outside of the bridge. It is estimated that the saving to the city will be at least two hundred dollars per year by adopt- ing this plan.


Beale Street bridge, over the tracks of the N. Y., N. H., and H. R. R., was replanked after the street railway tracks had been removed.


Calls were made for money which was forwarded ; to the Trustees of the Hingham and Weymouth bridges for repairs on those bridges, as the city is obliged to bear a portion of the cost of maintenance.


A large number of culverts were enlarged, repaired and re- built, but the limited appropriation would not permit as much


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to be done in this line as was necessary. The Furnace brook. culvert under Adams street, Sachem brook culvert under Far- rington street, the Town brook culvert under Washington street and a culvert under Hancock street at Atlantic must be attended to the coming year.


The construction of a large number of surface-water drains to free our streets from water was contemplated; but the duty of cleaning out brooks, which was transfered from the Board of Health to this department, diverted about $400.00 from this purpose. However 23 catch basins were built and 2,744 feet of sewer pipe laid in constructing drains in various parts of the city.


Surface drainage is one of the greatest factors in increasing the permanency of our street construction, and every dollar spent in this direction brings lasting results. One of our most eminent engineers, when asked what were the three most essential things for proper road construction, replied : "First, drainage ; second, drainage ; third, drainage." It is a well es- tablished fact that a road of poor material properly drained will last longer than a road constructed of good material with- out drainage.


There are several of our main streets that need better facil- ities for carrying off surface water, and it is to be hoped that liberal appropriations will be made each year for this purpose. The old unused water pipe, laid years ago for fire protection purposes from the Town brook to the City Hall Square, has been utilized to carry off surface water. Although the capacity of this pipe is not great enough, it shows to some extent the method necessary and the advantages of draining sections like this.


At the intersection of Newbury avenue and Billings street 4 catch basins have been constructed and pipes have been run into the old, unused reservoir. As it is constructed in sandy soil the reservoir takes care of a vast amount of surface water and thus reduces the volume of water that formerly ran down Sagamore street and often times washed out the roadway.


A paved water-break has been constructed and a ditch dug:


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at the junction of Faxon Park Road and Franklin street, thus intercepting the water from Penn's Hill and carrying it into the brook. This will relieve Independence square from the floods it was formerly subjected to. There are several land areas which in the near future must be considered in connection with the surface drainage problem.


Appropriated by Council


Receipts


$2,500 00 256 15


$2,756 15


Expended on Neponset Bridge


$838 49


Expended on Furnace brook .


141 21


Expended on Hingham and Wey- bridges


450 00


Expended for supplies and material


486 54


Expended for labor


814 82


Balance unexpended


25 09


$2,756 15


ENGINEERING.


The expense of engineering has been kept down a great deal by doing a large amount of work myself ; but the time has arrived when it is for the bests interests of the city to have a City Engineer. Grades should be established on all streets lines run out and proper bounds set, Assessors' plans made, designs and plans made for a system of surface drainage, and designs and plans made for a system of proper street construc- tion, so that the Commissioner of Public Works may have a system to work upon and technical assistance. All this work in connection with the amount of engineering necessary in the extension of sewers and water-mains, would seem to demand that the office be created, but it may be wise to wait until the Sewer Commissioners have nearly completed their main inter- cepting sewers. Then the city will be in possession of a vast and valuable amount of data to work upon.


Appropriated by Council


$300 00


Expended Balance unexpended


$269 01


.


30 99


$300 00


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REMOVAL OF SNOW. 1


An increased demand is made on this department each year owing to the fact that many new streets are opened up and set- tled upon The people demand and seem to have a right to ex- pect the city to break and plough out all streets whether ac- cepted or not in order that children may go to school.


All the new streets in the Norfolk Downs district, formerly ploughed by the Land Company, are now attended to by the city, making an increased burden. Washington street and Sea street are subject to heavy drifts which can be handled only by shovelling. To reduce somewhat this heavy item of expense, plans have been made and snow fences are to be erected to pre- vent the drifts from forming in the street.


Sanding icy sidewalks is continued as usual for the safety and convenience of our citizens, although the state legislature of 1896 has enacted a law whereby the responsibility of keep- ing sidewalks and streets free from ice and snow no longer rests with cities and towns.


To give better service, the city is divided into seven snow- districts provided with nineteen ploughs. Each district is in charge of a competent man who is instructed to have his district ploughed out immediately after a storm and before the snow gets packed by travel.


On all principal streets the road machine is used to clear the gutters of snow drifts and level the snow in order to allow free flow for water in case of a sudden thaw or rain. Very few complaints are received, and so it is presumed that this system gives satisfaction.


Owing to the two very heavy storms in December the ap- propriation was exhausted and transfers were made by the Council.


Appropriated by Council $3,000 00


Transferred from Street Lighting


500 00


$3,500 00


Expended


$3,488 42


Balance unexpended ·


11 58


$3,500 00


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STREET LIGHTS.


Owing to the large number of new lights ordered by the Council the appropriation was made large enough to cover the expense of the same ; but the Electric Light Co. declined to put them in until a contract was signed. The Council ordered a three-year contract, but the Electric Light Co. would not agree to a term of less than five years. After a long delay the Com- pany finally agreed to and signed a three-year contract October 31, and immediately began erecting the lights ordered. This accounts for the delay in erecting lights and the large balance remaining.


Our street-lighting system cannot prove satisfactory while we have such a lax method of ordering and locating new lights. Usually they are asked for and the location named by a petition to the Council, and when granted they must be located where ordered. Thus we find lights located at irregular distances, and on some streets, a combination of arc, incandescent, oil and gas, that produces very unsatisfactory results.


No plan has been formulated, but I should suggest that a movement be made to adopt some one method of street lighting and to relocate the existing lights, at a more uniform distance apart.


At present we have contracted for the lighting of 95 arc, 274 incandescent, 68 gas, and 86 oil lights-a gain of 2 arc and 27 incandescent and a loss of 9 oil lights over December 31st. 1895.


Appropriated by Council


$15,900 00


Expended


15,071 70


Transfer to Removal of Snow 500 00


Transfer to Repairs of Public Build-


ings


275 00


Balance unexpended


.


53 30


$15,900 00


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ADVERTISING, PRINTING AND STATIONERY.


This appropriation is placed under the control of the Com- missioner ; but the ordering of the supplies is done by the heads of the various departments while the Commissioner simply ap- proves the bills. It does not seem right to hold the Com- missioner responsible for the economical management of this appropriation, over which he has so little control, and therefore I suggest that the heads of each department include in their estimate of expenses each year the amount necessary for adver- tising, printing and stationary in their own department and that they be held individually responsible for the expenditure of the same.


Appropriated by Council


$2,300 00


Expended


2,294 55


Balance unexpended


5 45


$2,300 00


FOUNTAINS AND HYDRANTS.


These appropriations are simply for water used by foun- tains and hydrants and are paid directly to the Water Commis- sioners. This seems unnecessary now that the city owns its own water works.


I would suggests that these appropriations be made direct to the Water Commissioners thereby decreasing the number of accounts on the books of this department and also those of the Auditor and the Treasurer.


Appropriated for Fountains $200 00


Appropriated for Hydrants 3,900 00


$4,100 00


Expended


$4,100 00


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EDGESTONES AND SETTING. 1


(ABUTTERS PAYING ONE-HALF THE COST.)


This is an important account and more liberal appropria- tions should be made, as no one thing can add so much beauty or safety to our streets and sidewalks as edgestones. There is a growing desire among our property holders to place edgestones in front of their estates, but many applications had to be re- fused the past year owing to the appropriation becoming ex- hausted early in the summer. I had assumed that the whole appropriation of $1,000.00 was for the one-half the city is ob- liged to pay and made plans accordingly ; but I was afterwards informed that $500.00 of this was reckoned as receipts and could not be used again. This obliged me to refuse many applications. Some bills, however, were paid out of the appropriation for highways and some were put over for next year.


As no special appropriation had been made for sidewalks and as the highway appropriation was not large enough to do much of this work, the sidewalks were somewhat neglected in the past year. Some of our business men have constructed brick and some concrete sidewalks in front of their property, the city assuming one-half the cost. Doubtless each year will see more of this work done.


The legislature having granted cities the right to construct and curb sidewalks wherever ordered by the Council and to levy one-half the cost upon abutting property owners, it would seem advisable that a liberal appropriation be made each year to be expended only when property owners make proper ap- plication, or when the Council deem it necessary.


Nearly all the cities in the State of the size of Quincy ap- propriate annually from five to twenty thousand dollars for sidewalks under the provisions of the above act, and it would seem a good policy for us to adopt their method : i. e., select certain streets radiating from the centre to outlying districts, construct a portion each year, relocate all telephone and elec- tric light "poles along the line as work progresses, and when- ever trees interfere with proper construction and width cut them down and set out new ones on the curb line. Some of the


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routes suggested would be Hancock, School and Franklin street to Independence Square on one side ; Granite and Copeland street to West Quincy depot on one side; Hancock 'street to the High School on both sides ; Adams street to Railroad bridge on one side; Washington street to South street on one side ; Chestnut and Bigelow streets to Elm street on one side.


Appropriated by Council


$1,000 00


Expended for laying 1588 ft. straight


and 64 ft. curved edgestone . 999 55


45


Balance


$1,000 00


CLERICAL SERVICE TO ADMINISTRATIVE DEPART- MENTS.


The clerical work has been performed by Miss Ada M. Nightingale who has not only kept the books, etc. of this de- partment, but has done all the type-written work of the other departments, and has proved herself to be very capable and efficient.


Appropriation


$625 00


Expended


625 00


REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SCHOOLHOUSES AND CARE OF CITY HALL.


This work has taken a great deal of time and thoughtful attention the past year. From our 9 school buildings, 4 hose houses, Central Fire Station and City Hall the demands have been very great ; but only the most necessary repairs could be made, while the others are postponed until the next year. Even with this postponement the appropriation was exhausted and a transfer had to be made.


It seems that the policy of the past has been to do as little as possible each year. Now many expensive repairs are crowded


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upon us at once and cannot be longer postponed. The follow- ing is a list of some of the repairs that must be attended to the coming year. School buildings : painting outside of the Quincy, Wollaston, and Adams; painting sashes of the Willard, and John Hancock ; new furnaces in the Willard, and Wollaston ; repairs on steam-plants of the Lincoln and John Hancock and additional radiators ; improving sanitary arrangements in the Coddington, and Washington ; tinting walls and whitewashing in the Quincy, Wollaston, Coddington, and Adams ; blackboards and minor repairs in all the schools.


Much work needs to be done on the Washington building, but it is so old and has been weakened by so many alterations and repairs that on the whole it would seem good judgment to replace it with a larger and more substantial structure.


The hose houses have had their share of attention, but much has been left undone. The house in Ward Five needs painting and shingling ; that in Ward Six needs a new furnace, painting and roof repaired. The above, in connection with the many minor repairs, demand a much larger appropriation than ever before.


The City Hall is in a very bad condition and it seems false economy to spend any more money trying to fix it up. Few, or no repairs, have been made the past year in the expectation that the City Council would adopt some suitable plan for re- modeling and enlargement to accommodate the various city offi- ces which are now in outside quarters and also to provide bet- ter quarters for the Police department.


Appropriated by Council


$4,500 00


Transfer from Street Lighting


275 00


$4,775 00


EXPENDED.


Adams School


$72 40


Coddington School


69 76


High School .


154 41


John Hancock School


201 63


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Lincoln School


412 74


Quincy School


252 12


Wollaston School


484 72


Washington School


158 95


Willard School


885 10


Poor Farm


31 60


Hose and Engine Houses


188 48


City Hall, care and lighting


1,704 86


Care of Clock


50 00


Balance .


108 23


$4,775 00


STREETS.


This is one of the most important and troublesome subjects that the city has to deal with and one in which every citizen is vitally interested. We have about 66 miles of accepted streets so situated that most of them not only have to bear the traffic of our own heavy teams, but of teams from all the towns south of us going to and coming from Boston, thus subjecting them to a greater amount of wear than the streets of cities of the size of Quincy are ordinarily liable to and thus increasing the cost of repairs.


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The following table has been prepared from statistics taken from the Massachusetts Year Book and from the Massachusetts Highway Commission Report for the year 1895. It is sufficiently accurate to show the relative posi- tion Quincy holds in expenditures on highways in comparison with 28 other cities and towns of nearly the same population, valuation, or street mileage.


CITY OR TOWN


Valuation.


Population.


Tax Rate.


Miles Streets


Appropriat'n


Roads and


Bridges.


Amt. expn d


yearly per


$1000 Val.


Expen'd per mile of St.


Beverly,


$13,909 45


11,802


$15 20


62 $25,500 00


$1 83


$411 29


Brockton,


22,540 81


33.165


3 60


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