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F. F. Crane . 215 65
D. E. Wadsworth & Co. 1 44
J. W. Nash . 2 14
II. L. Kincaide & Co.
83 57
Geo. S. Perry & Co.
5 30
C. F. Pettengill & Co. 47 50
Havahan & Sons 18 65
J. L. Hammett & Co.
360 87
Fuller Warren Co.
129 60
C. B. Tilton & Co. . 9 55
Springfield Furnace Co. . 1,072 95
Walworth Supply Co.
511 45
82,458 67
Balance
3 29
STREET LIGHTING.
Appropriation
$16,200 00
Transferred to repair Publie Build-
ings 250 00
Net .
$15,950 00
101
EXPENDED.
Quincy Electric Light & Power Co.
$13,115 05
Citizens Gas Light Co.
1,367 49
Wheeler Reflector Co. .
1,431 74
$15,914 28
Balance
$35 72
STREET WATERING.
AAppropriation
$4,400 00
EXPENDED.
W. J. O'Brien
$20 28
J. L. & H. K. Potter
18 00
Chas. L. Prescott
543 25
Mrs. Peter Gilmartin
540 00
John McCarty
360 00
Peter MeConarty
600 00
John Fallon & Sons Tirrell & Sons
7 55
II. T. Whitman
85 30
Street Department
1,505 62
Water Supply
300 00
$4,400 00
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
Appropriation
$3,600 00
EXPENDED.
Labor pay rolls
$2,818 10
McDonnell & Son
. .
13 25
Calvin G. F. Fletcher
17 25
.
420 00
102
Hugh Gilmartin
150 45
A. E. Nash
3 15
Henry Lavalle
51 60
Lawrence White
41 90
J. W. Nash
1 38
Thomas Whalen
10 20
Frank Gearin
28 40
John Cashman
56 00
B. F. Hodgkinson
21 87
Street Department .
258 82
N. V. Titus
63 70
S. F. Newcomb
2 45
Estate of Terrance Keenan
6 00
John Shortle .
7 00
W. Shea & Son
5 20
Michael Crowley
11 00
$3,567 72
Balance
832 28
SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES.
Appropriation
$2,000 CO
EXPENDED.
Gilcoine Bros., Hancock & Beale Sts. $$1 87
Gilcoine Bros., Copeland St. 12 12
Quincy Savings Bank
150 00
Quincy Real Estate Trust
220 00
F. Barnicoat
64 85
Chas. Wilson, Beale and Hancock
streets
127 25
Gilcoine Bros., Adams St. & Adams R. E. Trust . 92 51
W'm. Shea & Son, Copeland St. 48 50
Wm. Shea & Son, H. H. Faxon
127 50
103
Wm. Shea & Son, Quincy R. E.
Trust
87 50
Timothy Gilcoine 11 42
S. Scammell
17 14
II. A. Baker, L. M. Pratt
31 80
H. A. Baker, Quincy R. E. Trust
146 15
Chas. Wilson .
197 79
Timothy Gilcoine
130 63
WVm. Shea & Son
50 00
Pay roll .
4 30
John Fallon & Son, Woodward
153 50
Chas. Wilson, Squantum St. 50 00
Chas. Wilson, Farrington St. . .
28 75
Chas. Wilson, Kemper St.
.
137 75
E. Menhinnick, as above
54 12
W. Shea & Son, Quincy R. E. Trust
23 25
$1,998 70
Balance . $1 30
WATER SUPPLY,-Maintenance.
EXPENDED ACCOUNT OF 1896.
Mary L. Gavin
$5 33
May V. Hastings
6 67
Pay roll .
82 07
Geo. W. Jones
8 25
Gallagher's Ex
2 10
Boston Woven Hose
13 50
B. Johnson
6 52
N. Y. & B. Desp. Ex. Co
4 85
Braintree Street Ry
5 00
Coffin Valve Co
4 30
John Hall
4 00
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$142 59
104
1897
Appropriation including the clean- ing and painting of the stand pipe
$14,500 00
EXPENDED.
Mary L. Gavin, clerk 410 67
May V. Hastings, clerk
513 33
Labor pay rolls
5,081 61
J. F. Burke, P. M. .
136 24
J. F. Sheppard & Sons
2,569 42
F. H. Crane & Sons
77 67
F. F. Green
207 58
Water Supply
12 25
C. F. Adams 2d
3 25
McGovern Bros
25 98
Q. & B. Street Ry
20 00
George W. Jones
Gallagher's Ex
1 50
Boston Woven Hose Co
122 99
Benjamin Johnson .
96
N. Y. & B. Desp. Ex. Co
2 95
J. W. Nash
35 19
C. Patch & Son
129 07
Tirrell & Sons
555 88
Estate of C. P. Tirrell
254 00
II. L. Kincaide & Co
30 95
E. Packard & Co .
18 49
G. W. Prescott & Son
37 99
J. T. Cavanagh, salary 11 months
1,833 37
John T. Cavanagh, expenses
418 23
Q. E. L. & P. Co.
142 81
W. G. A. Pattee
206 25
A. Mudge & Son ·
11 50
William Milligan .
23 33
A. C. Harvey & Co
65 00
105
Eagle Oil Supply Co
11 58
A. G. Durgin .
50
Citizens Gas Light Co
17 60
A. J. Richards & Son Chapman Valve Co
8 11
Wollaston Foundry Co
25
F. A. Abele, veterinary
6 00
G. F. Wilson & Co
3 05
N. Y., N. H. & H: Ry
1 25
Town of Braintree, tax
45 58
Am. Steams Packing Co
3 82
N. E. T. & T. Co
185 12
A. W. Harris Oil Co.
3 00
Means & Thacher
11 50
C. F. Pettingill
1 75
W. Porter & Co, insurance
120 00
J. M. McDonald, telephone line
32 00
Elisha Hobart
4 00
Waldo Bros
9 05
Samuel Hobbs & Co
33 25
Underhay Oil Co
57 52
Dean Steam Pump Works
9 12
George H. Walker & Co
98 50
F. F. Crane
5 53
Charles Miller
4 80
Sanborn & Damon .
1 97
W. P. Phillips & Co., oils
15 33
W. A. Greenough & Co., directory
2 00
Ashton Valve Co
12 00
Daniel Russell
23 70
J. P. O'Brien .
3 95
C. M. Jenness
2 00
T. W. Lincoln
16 45
$14,042 75
Balance .
$457 25
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344 01
106
WATER SUPPLY,-Extensions.
Appropriation
$30,000 00
Receipts from services
5,171565
Total
$35,171 65
EXPENDED.
Labor pay rolls
15,494 68
National Meter Co .
12 40
Neponset Water Meter Co
140 40
S. Penniman & Son
2 00
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co
538 38
Graham & Co
2 95
Tirrell & Son .
45 08
W. Record
21 00
John P. Fallon & Sons
240 00
Star Pipe Jointer Co
31 00
W. Shea & Son
506 00
A. C. Harvey & Co
247 04
Sewall Day Cordage Co .
167 68
Taunton Locomotive Works
101 80
Thomas Hoey
1,202 45
Benjamin Johnson .
43 21
Charles Miller, gasoline .
16 20
Means & Thacher
7 50
F. F. Crane
7 39
Builders Iron Foundry Co
35 00
N. Y., N. II. & H. Ry .
1,784 88
N. Y. & B Desp, Ex. Co
19 75
Quincy & Boston Street Ry
60 00
Sumner & Goodwin
24 60
George W. Jones
56 00
J. J. Keniley .,
7 49
N. E. Water Pipe Co
1,264 09
A. B. Packard
55 95
Gallagher's Ex
10 55
107
J. Breck & Son
167 69
Baker Lead Mfg. Co
224 65
Boston Lead Mfg. Co
815 39
W. J. Drummond .
6,561 80
A. P. Smith Mfg. Co Coffin Valve Co
854 58
2,301 00
Callahan Supply Co
756 41
John Hall
4 00
Peter Haverley
· 4 80
W. S. Milligan
16 20
Oriental Powder Mills
131 85
R. J. Teasdale
184 69
Wollaston Foundry Co
236 50
J. F. Kemp
12 27
Ames Plow Co
33 25
M. F. Brennan & Co
430 84
Benjamin C. Smith
177 50
Union Water Meter Co
6 25
F. F. Crane
2 12
Thompsom Meter Co
1 65
W. F. Loud
. 10 00
$35,078 91
$92 74
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES FOR 1897.
Bal. Jan. 1, 1897.
Expended. 1896.
Balance. 1896.
Appropriation 1897.
Expended. 1897.
Balance. 1897.
Almshouse,
$ 4 08
$9,000 00
$2,079 68 ) 6,876 28 S
$ 44 04
Advertising, Printing, and Stationery, ·
4 25
2,800 00
2,797 55
2 45
AAssessors,-
550 00
70 89
Transfers,
146 50
Books, Binding, Post-
177 88
Miscellaneous,
154 73
Clerk,
3 00
800 00
741 00
59 00
Bridges,
2,300 00
2,273 51
26 49
*Burial Places,
4,600 00
4,959 95
6 11
Perpetual Care Fund,
366 06
Pay City Officers, .
751 11
14,500 00
13,766 53
733 47
Clerk, Executive depart- ments,
625 00
625 00
Clerk for Treasurer,
450 00
450 00
Clerk for Collector,
400 00
400 00
Clerk for City Clerk,
420.00
420.00
Contingent Fund,
100 00
98 00
2 00
City Debt,
64,720 00
64,720 00
Decoration Day,
350 00
350 00
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Poor out of Almshouse,
876 56
109
age,
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES FOR 1897.
Bal. Jan. 1, 1897.
Expended. 1896.
Balance. 1896.
Appropriation 1897.
Expended. 1897.
Balance. 1897.
City Hospital,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Fire Department,-
20,500 00
1,526 85
Repairs, Fixtures,
27 76
850 68
Pay of Men,
33 35
12,194 64
Horse Shoeing, Keep- ing,
321 76
1,602 85
Keeping Chief's horse,
200 00
Fire Alarm Tel.,
227 08
608 58
Coal and Fuel, .
212 97
226 10
110
Lighting Engine houses, .
41 20
339 01
Firemen's Clothing, .
50 00
48 75
Miscellaneous,
271 96
1,944 54
Horses, Harnesses, and Hose,
958 00
Garbage,
50 73
2,320 00
2,305 53
14 47
New Garbage House,
250 00
250 00
Health,-
380 00
17 93
Adv'g, Postage, Sun- dries,
38 10
232 10
Inspection,
600 00
600 00
Abating Nuisance
12 00
129 97
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1
Inspection of Plumbing, Interest,
72 00
500 00 23,011 21
500 00
19,582 46 2,580 00
Sewer, . .
Interest-Water,
28,624 94
29,435 00
38 69
Library,-Books, . .
1,000 00
995 66
4 34
Catalogue fund,
545 00
545 00
Periodicals, Binding, and Printing,
755 00
754 83
17
Salaries andAssistants,
2,650 00
2,609 96
10 04
Fuel and Lighting,
350 00
338 98
11 02
Miscellaneous, .
650 00
624 53
25 47
Law Department,
50 00
33 75
16 25
Miscellaneous, City,
187 25
4,600 00
3,116 76
1,483 24
Dolan vs City of Quiucy,
217 55
217 55
Police-Chief's salary, .
1,000 00
1,000 00
Permanent Police,
7,632 00
7,584 00
48 00
Police Station, .
450 00
411 47
38 53
Special Police, .
1,718 00
1,650 46
67 544
Enforcement Law,
Liquor
1,200 00
1,037 00
163 00
Parks,
.
500 00
434 38
65 62
Repairs Public buildings
99 92
5,250 00
5,235 27
14 73
Streets, .
159 20
19,226 44
19,045 56
180 88
Sewer Construction, ·
1,909 56
1,909 56
120,000 00
120,000 00
Sewer
Construction,
Pumping Station,
etc.,
100,000 00
14,397 91
85,602 09
111
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57 00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES FOR 1897.
Bal. Jan. 1, 1897.
Expended. 1896.
Balance. 1896.
Appropriation 1897.
Expended. 1897.
Balance. 1897.
Play grounds,
2,722 46
2,722 40
Amount received from
sale of Playground in Ward 5, ·
4,000 00
4,000 00
Extension of Newcomb Street,
2,500 00
620 32
1,879 68
Tide Gate at Almshouse,
300 00
297 69
2 31
l'aving Copeland Street,
17,000 00
10,495 83
6,504 17
Miller Stile Road,
1,200 00
1,191 53
8 47
Whitwell Street,
500 00
500 00
Brook Road,
400 00
399 80
20
Faxon Road,
1,000 00
462 67
537 33
Engineering,
31 37
300 00
288 69
11 31
Street Lighting,
15,950 00
15,914 28
35 72
Street Watering.
4,400 00
4,400 00
Removal of Snow,
11 20
3,600 00
3,567 72
32 28
Edgestones and Side- walks,
2,000 00
1,998 70
1 30
State Aid,-
5,058 50
Chap. 301,
3,395 00
Chap. 279,
391 50
Chap 298 and 447,
1,272 00
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Schools,
93,500 00
Salaries,
69,331 45
Fuel,
Janitors,
6,363 78 6,132 50 899 10
Transportation,
Books, Supplies and Sundries,
9,256 05
Evening,
1,515 94
Gridley Bryant School- house,
>18,350 18
15,888 22 2,458 67
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3 29
Massachusetts Fields
Schoolhouse, . .
7
Water Supply, --
Maintenance, 1896,
142 59
Maintenance, 1897,
14,500 00
14,042 75
457 25
Construction, 1897,
35,171 65
35,078 91
92 74
Water Debt,
1,000 00
1,000 00
27,500 00
26,500 00
1,000 00
Park Debt,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Anticipation of Taxes,
.
130,000,000
$28,199 75 $154,337 25
$6,725 75 $674,623 80 $573,506 55 $101,117 25
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APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT LOANS NOT YET MADE :
Squantum Street Widening Sea Street . .
$500 00
1,000 00
Pleasant and School Streets
1,000 00
Lincoln and Winthrop Avenues .
1,000 00
Billings Road and West Elm Avenue
2,500 00 .
Permanent Sidewalks .
7,000 00-Expended $75 75
Sea Street, from balance remaining to credit of Playgrounds 1,500 00
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JOHN O HALL, Auditor.
*See itemized account of Burial Places.
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STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT, SHOWING YEARS IN WHICH IT FALLS DUE.
DENOMINATION.
DUE
RATE. 1898 1899 1900 1901
1902
1903 1904 1905 1906
1907 Total.
Stone Crushing plant, Feb 15,
Hancock street,
May 1,
4 % 1,100 4 4,000 4,000 4,000 2,000
$1,100 00 12,000 00 2,000 00
Beale street,
15,
4
4 " 1.200 1,200 1,200 " 2,000 2,000 2,000
6,000 00
Hose house, Ward 2,
1.
4
1.
4
66 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,000 6,500 5,000 66
5,000 00
Squantum causeway, 1,
1
" 2,000 2,000
4.000 00 2.000 00
Wollaston schoolhouse, 1. ,
1 ** 1.000 1,000
2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 17,000 00
1,955 61
Gridley Bryant and
66
1,
" 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500
7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500
67,500 00
Miller Stile, $1200., ).
400
2,400 00
Whitwell street, 500.,
Brook road, 400., J
Land Wol. schoolhouse, Sept. 1 4 " 1,580 1,580
3,160 00
Heating Adams an ]
66
1,
1 " 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
8,000 00
Rebuilding Adams st., 66
1,
4
66 500
500
5,00
500
500 : 00
500
3,500 00
Rebuilding Adams st., Oct. 1,
4 " 1,000 1,000 1,000
3,000 00
Faxon road, 66
+,
4
66
1,000 00
Liberty street, Nov. 1, 4
4
" 7,700 7,700
15,400 00
Furniture High school, 1,
4 2,500
2,500 00
Chemical Ward 1, " 21,
4
66
1,800 00
Central fire station, Dec. 1,
9,000 00
.
Paving Copeland street, 1.
4 " 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000
4
1,955 61
Walker street,
66
8,
Tide gate, 300., Aug. 1,
4
500
500 500 500
4 " 3,000 3,000 3,000 1,800
3,600 0
Common street, June 1,
Hancock street,
66
1,
4,500 00
6,500 00
Hose house, Ward 4,
66
Neponset bridge, July 1. 1
Mass. Field's schools,
116
Willard schoolhouse,
3,500 00
500 500 3,500
Quincy schoolhouses,
Lincoln schoolhouse, Dec. 1, 4 " 5,000
Paving Water street,
43 " 5,000 5,000 5,000 4% “ 5,00010,000
Land High schoolhouse. 1,
High schoolhouse, 1, 4} " 8.000 8,000 8,000 8,000
32,000 00
Widening streets, 15, 4 2,000
2,000 00
Ex. of Newcomb street, " 15,
4 4 2,500
2,500 00
La'd Mass F's sch'lho'e, : 27,
3,600
3,600 00
La'd Gd'y B't sch'lho'e,
" 27,
+
3,000
3,000 00
PASSED BY COUNCIL OF 1897 BUT NOT YET ISSUED.
Drain for Lincoln and Winthrop avenue,
200
200
200
200
200
1,000 00
Pleasant & School sts.,
200
200
200
200
200
1,000 00
W'g part of Squa'm st.,
500
500 00
1,000
1,000 00
W'g part of Sea street and W. Elm avenue, Billings road,
500
500
500
500
500
2,500 00
Permanent sidewalks,
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000 1.000
7.000 00
$ 62,080 68,380 57700, 28,155 61, 13,300 12,900,12,000, 11,500, 9,500, 2,000, $277,515 61
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117
5,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00
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DEBT STATEMENT.
Munici- cipal.
*Play- grounds.
tWater-
#Sewer.
1898
$62,080 00
$1,000
$28,500
$5,500
$97,080 00
1899
68,380 00
1,000
28,500
5,500
·103,380 00
1900
57,700 00
1,000
28,500
5,500
92,700 00
1901
28,155 61
1,000
28,500
6,500
64,155 61
1902
13,300 00
1,000
28,500
6,500
49,300 00
1903
12,900 00
1,000
28,500
6,500
48,900 00
1904
12,000 00
2,000
28,500
6,500
49,000 00
1905
11,500 00
2,000
28,500
6,500
48,500 00
1906
9,500 00
2,0.00
28,500
5,500
45,500 00
1907
2,000 00
2,000
28,500
5,500
38,000 00
1908
2,000
28,500
5,500
36,000 00
1909
2,000
28,500
5,500
36,000 00
1910
2,000
28,500
5,500
36,000 00
1911
2,000
28,500
5,500
36,000 00
1912
2,000
28,000
5,500
36,000 00
1913
2,000
28,500
5,500
36,000 00
1914
2,000
28,500
5,500
36,000 00
1915
2,000
27,500
5,500
35,000 00
1916
2,000
25,500
5,500
33,000 00
1917
2,000
26,500
5,500
34,000 00
1918
2,000
24,500
5,500
32,000 00
1919
2,000
24,500
5,500
32,000 00
1920
2,000
24,500
5,500
32,000 00
1921
2,000
24,500
5,500
32,000 00
1922
2,000
24,500
5,500
32,000 00
1923
2,000
24,500
5,500
32,000 00
1924
3,500
5,500
9,000 00
1925
2,500
5,500
8,000 00
1926
1,000
5,500
6,500 00
1927
1,000
5,500
6,500 00
1928
5,500
5,500 00
1929
5,500
5,500 00
1930
5,500
5,500 00
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DEBT STATEMENT .- Continued.
Munici-
cipal.
*Play- grounds.
tWater. Sewer.
1931
5,500
5,500 00
1932
5,500
5,500 00
1933
5,500
5,500 00
1934
5,500
5,500 00
1935
5,500
5,500 00
1936
5,500
5,500 00
1937
5,500
5,500 00
$277,515 61
$46,000
$719,000
$225,000 $1,267,515 61
*Date falling due .- Oct. 1, $1000. + 66 66 May, $2,500; June, $1,000: Aug. $20,000; Sept., $2,000; Dec. 1, $3,000 Total-$28,500.
#Dates falling due .- May, $3,000; Oct. 1, $2500.
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Report of Commissioner of Public Works.
To His Honor the Muyor of the City of Quincy.
SIR :- I herewith respectfully submit to you the ninth an- nual report of the Department of Public Works for the year ending December 31, 1897.
The past year I have given constant and watchful attention to all the details of the different branches of my department and feel that considerable progress has been made all along the line of permanent improvements although the appropriations have not been increased in the same proportion that the population and valuation have increased the past few years.
Sixty-seven special orders were sent down from the Coun- cil, which including the regular appropriation, involved an ex- penditure of $91,375.00. All of this, however, was not spent the past year, about $17,000, going over to next year on account of the lateness in receiving the orders and other causes.
In this report, matters pertaining to each branch of the de- partment are lightly touched upon, but, for a detailed statement of expenditures I beg to refer you to the report of the Auditor.
BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND DRAINS,
Considerable work was done this year in the line of sur-
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face drainage by constructing drains and catch basins. Sixteen catch basins were built and 2467 feet of pipe laid in different sections of the city. A pipe culvert was put in across Han- cock street in Atlantic, the okt wooden one having given away. The old drain through the Willard School lot became clogged and was taken up and relaid to a true line and grade. An underdrain was put in on Beale street and as an aid in draining City Square a drain was run down Faxon avenue to the meadow .. 8112.00 was spent on Neponset Bridge. $350.00 was sent to the Trustees for repairs on Hingham and Weymouth Bridges ; 8450.00 was expended in cleaning out brooks and water courses and the balance in repairing old culverts and drains and in the construction of new ones.
Beale street bridge must have extensive repairs the coming year and the deck planking of Neponset bridge must be renewed.
The plank bridge on Rawson Road should be replaced by a stone one and the work of cleaning brooks should be greatly extended.
The above work taken with the necessary repairs and the work of carrying on the surface drainage problem make it de- sirable to have as large an appropriation as possible the coming year.
Appropriated by Council. $2,300 00 Expended
$2,273 51
Balance, 26 49
82,300 00
ENGINEERING.
The appropriation is altogether too small for the large amount of work required in laying out and accepting streets, making cross-sections and plans and staking out work, and should be very much larger next year. I would renew my sug- gestion of last year that the office of City Engineer be created or that the Commissioner be allowed a sufficient sum to purchase instruments and employ a man for staking out work, getting
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cross sections for estimates, setting bounds and making profiles for construction, etc.
Appropriated by Council,
$300 00
Expended,
$288 69
Balance,
11 31
$300 00
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
By the addition of three new snow-plows and three improved gutter-plows and increasing the number of districts to eight, the service has been much improved. The storms' were very heavy the first of the year involving a heavy expense but fortu- nately very light storms were experienced in November and December, so that the appropriation proved large enough. Appropriated by Council, $3,600 00
Expended,
$3,567 72 32 28
Balance,
$3,600 00
STREET LIGHTING.
Close attention given to the location of lights and follow- ing up the different lighting companies has resulted in an im- provement in our street lighting service. Many changes were made in the old lights and several of the electric lines were re- located, with new poles and fixtures, and electric lights were substituted for oil and gas in some localities.
Our present contracts cover the lighting of 89 Are, 329 Incandescant, 66 Gas and 77 Oil Lamps; a gain of 55 Incan- descent and a loss of 6 Arc, 2 Gas and 9 Oil Lights over 1896.
This appropriation has increased considerably the past few years, and if the Council grant the petitions already received, and which will be soon received for lighting the thirteen newly accepted streets, it bids fair to nearly equal the Highway appro- priation and to exceed the appropriation for the Police and Fire departments. I realize the importance of street lights, but
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should this service be extended while the service of the other departments is restricted by lack of funds ?
Appropriated by Council,
$16,200 00
Expended,
$15,914 28
Transfer,
250 00
Balance,
35 72
$16,200 00
ADVERTISING, PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
This appropriation was increased to provide for payment of election printing bills, the item of election expenses having been abolished, and was expended in as economical and judicious a manner as possible.
Appropriated by the Council, $2,800 00
Expended,
$2,797 55
Balance,
2 45
$2,800 00
EDGESTONES AND SETTING, ABUTTERS PAYING ONE-HALF THE COSTS.
Nineteen applications were received for edgestones. Six- teen were granted and the work satisfactorily done, consisting of 2095.5 feet straight, 185.6 feet circle and 40 feet old edge- stones.
By order of the Council $370.00 was used for payment of sidewalks built during 1896.
Appropriated by Council, $2,000 00
$1,998 70 . Expended,
Balance,
1 30
$2,000 00
REPAIRING, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CARE OF CITY HALL,
A great deal of attention was given to our twenty public
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buildings to bring them into proper repair and to keep them in that condition, as it is a fact, that when a building repair or leak is neglected it leads to quick decay.
The Willard and John Hancock Schools were put in thorough condition and all exposed wood-work painted. The Quincy School was in a wretched condition and it. was necessary to completely overhaul it. The roof was shingled, windows re- paired, coal-bins built, heating and sanitary arrangements put in shape and the building oiled and painted inside and out, so that it is now in first-class condition. A new furnace was put in the Wollaston School and some painting was done. Consider- able painting and repairing was done at the Coddington School.
In June, the slate black-boards and some plastering in one of the rooms at the High School fell down and revealed that the main trusses had sagged, bringing the roof with them. The at- tention of the Council was called to the matter and Mr. Hosmer, an expert, reported that the sag was due to shrinkage of timbers and while not necessarily dangerous, really ought to be fixed and gave $2,000.00 as an estimate. The Council did not make the appropriation but referred the matter to the Executive De- partment, Thereupon as much money as could be spared was devoted to wedging timbers and tightening rods and replacing black-boards and partitions.
Permanent men and horses having been placed in the Hose House in Wards Five and Six, it was necessary to make exten- sive repairs in these two buildings.
Several rooms in City Hall were improved by paint and new plastering. A new floor was laid at the Central Fire Sta- tion and the other school buildings and hose houses received all necessary attention.
Appropriated by Council,
$5,000 00 250 00
Transfer,
$5,250 00
EXPENDED.
Adams School,
$279 84
Coddington School, . .
158 15
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High School, .
294 37
Gridley Bryant School,
79 97
John Hancock School,
217 29
Lincoln School,
199 81
Massachusetts Fields School,
45 39
Quincy School,
582 42
Wollaston School, .
145 22
Washington School,
37 58
Willard School,
547 94
Old High School,
12 85
Poor Farm,
25 62
City Hall, care and lighting,
2,098 47
Central Fire Station,
153 54
Hose House Ward 2,
13 58
Hose House Ward 4,
17 91
Hose House Ward 5,
258 46
Hose House Ward 6,
61 56
Old Steamer House,
5 30
Balance,
14 73
$5.250 00
STREETS.
This appropriation was expended as economically as pos- sible and as far as possible the work was distributed fairly among the different wards as the most urgent needs demanded. Thirteen streets were accepted of a total length of 3.8 miles, making a total street mileage of 70 miles. Six of these new streets had no appropriation while seven had small appropria- tions, in no case large enough to put them in proper shape, thus increasing the burden of this already overburdened appropria- tion.
I again call attention to the fact that our appropriation for repairs on highways is very small compared with those of other cities in the state. We appropriate 8257. per mile of street while the average of other cities is about $450. per mile. We appropriate 99 cents per $1000. of valuation while the average
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of other cities is about $2.00. We should at least increase our appropriation to keep pace with our increase of population, valuation and street mileage.
The Quincy and Boston Street Railway Co. laid 9.4 miles of track through our streets the past year which called for a vast amount of attention and work from this department. A large part of the labor of putting the streets back in shape was per- formed by the City force and paid for by the Street Railway Co. On the Hancock Street location, the Company, by the terms of the Council order, laid new paving, relaid old paving and brought the street to grade, thereby making a saving to the City of a large amount of money.
It is gratifying to note that all of their construction was of such a permanent character that on the whole the streets over which they pass are in better condition and shape than former- ly.
It is to be hoped that a double track will soon be laid on Hancock Street and that the City will continue the paving on the east side from the end of the old paving at Linden Street as far as Adams Street, thus making a continuous block pave- ment thirty-two feet wide from Adams Street to Neponset Bridge.
Many streets were torn up by the Water and Sewer De- partments the past year and the coming year promises to be even worse with the laying of fifteen miles of sewer laterals with their connections, and the laving of water mains connect- ing the Metropolitan Water System. All this work causes a vast amount of watchfulness, care and expense on "this depart- ment and does great damage to the street surface. With the most careful work we cannot hope to see za street in as good condition as before for nearly three years after being dug up.
In order that the Commissioner can have proper control over the streets, for the condition of which he is responsible, there should be an ordinance passed requiring the Sewer and. Water Departments to give proper notice of their intention of digging up a street and also that after the work is completed
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