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January 19, 9.15 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling of the Christ Church society occupied by the Rev. W. R. Breed.
Value of building, $4,000 00
Damage to building,
10 00
Insurance on building,
9,000 00
Value of contents,
5,000 00
Damage to contents,
00 00
Overheated furnace.
January 20, 9 a. m., Still alarm .- Store of E. H. Doble.
Value of building, $12,000 00
Insurance on building, 9000 00
Value of contents,
8,000 00
Insurance on contents,
Loss trifling,
Thawing water pipes.
January 26, 10.05 a. m., box 62 .- Dwelling of Henry Thomas occupied by Michael Buckley.
Value of building,
Value of contents,
$300 00
Damage to contents, 00 00
Thawing water pipes.
186
January 29, 5.40 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling of John U. Wed- derburn.
Value of building, $3,500 00
Damage to building, 30 00
Insurance on building, 3,000 00
Insurance paid on building, 30 00
Value of contents, 1,200 00
Damage to contents, 5 00
Insurance on contents, 700 00
Lamp exploded.
January 19, 10 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling of John Bergford. Value of building, $2,500 00
Damage to building, 6 00
Insurance on building,
2,300 00
Value of contents,
700 00
Insurance on contents, 500 00
Damage to contents,
Rats and matches. 00
February 4, 3.25 a. m., box 32 .- House owned by G. HI Field.
Value of building, $1,300 00
Damage to building, 100 00
Insurance on building, 2,000 00
Insurance paid on building,
100 00
Drying plaster,
February 7, 6.15 p. m., box 26 .- Dwelling of Miss L. Nightin- gale, occupied by Michael Burns.
Value of building, $6000 00
Damage to building, 00
Insurance on building, 5,500 00
Damage to contents, 2 00
Value of contents, 1,000.00
Lamp exploded.
187
February 19, 7 a. m., Still alarm .-- Dwelling of Michael Gun- niff.
Value of building, $2,000 00
Damage to building, 00
Insurance on building.
2,000 00
Value of contents,
600 00
Damage to contents, 10 00
Children and matches.
March 11, 12.45 a. m., box 52 .- False alarm.
March 23, 9.40 p. m., box 151 .- Stable of Reuben Clark.
Value of building, $800 00
Damage to building, 800 00
Insurance on building, 600 00
Value of contents,
65 00
Damage to contents,
65 00
Insurance on contents,
Supposed incendiary. 00
March 26, 11.40 a. m., box 46 .- Store of Thomas J. Lamb, oc- cupied by Edward Glennon.
Value of building,
$360 00
Damage to building, 35 00
Insurance on building, 300.00
Insurance paid on building,
35 00
Value of contents, 350 00
Damage to contents,
5 00
Insurance paid on contents,
5 00
March 31, 10.30 a. m., box 64 .- Stable of Mrs. F. C. Bope. Damage to building, $135,00
Insurance on building, 500:00
Grass ·fire.
188
April 1, 1 a. m., Still alarm .- Grass fire at residence of Dr. Welch.
April 2, 2.08 p. m.,-Fire on land of Metropolitan State Park reservation, box 443.
April 2, 10.35 a. m., box 138 .- Fire on land of Charles Wilson
April 2, 5.50 p. m.,-Still, telephone call, fire Hall place.
. April 3, 10.50 a. m., box 52 .- Fire on land of Wollaston Land Co.
April 4, 11.55 a. m., Still alarm .- Fire at Merry Mount Park.
April 6, 5.10 p. m., box 42 .- Dwelling of Gustaf Sandelius.
Value of building, $1,700 00
Damage to building, 00
Insurance on building,
1,700 00
Value of contents,
600 00
Damage to contents, 00
Insurance on contents, 500 00
Frying fat.
April 9, 7.10 p. m., Still alarm .- House of John H. Dinegan. No damage.
Unknown.
April 15, 9.40 a. m., box 64 .- Storage shed of Sewer Dept. of City of Boston at Moon Island.
Value of building, 200 00
$200 00
Damage to building,
Insurance.of building, 00
Value of contents,
100 00
Damage to contents, 100 00
Supposed smoking.
189
April 19, 1.30 p. m., box 28 .- Fence afire at residence of Joseph H. Whall. Damage slight. Grass fire.
April 22, 3.45 p. m., box 52 .- Dwelling of Patrick Fitzpatrick.
Value of building,
$2,200 00
Damage to building, 1,000 00
Insurance on building, 2,200 00
Value of contents,
1,000 00
Damage to contents,
100 00
Insurance on contents,
700 00
Unknown.
May 7. 1.10 p. m., Still alarm .- Fire on platform of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. at Wollaston Station.
Grass fire. 1
May 7, 4.38 p. m., box 49 .- Dwelling of Bernard L. Hart. Value of building, $2,000 00
Damage to building, 2 00
Insurance on building,
2,000 00
Value of contents, 1,500 00
Damage to contents, 00
Insurance on contents,
1,000 00
Oil stove.
May 8, 7 p. m., Still alarm. - House of Ellen F. Bush, occupied by Dennis McGee.
Value of building,
$2,500 00
Damage to building, 10 00
Insurance on building, 2,200 00
Spontaneous combustion.
190
May 20, 4.50 p. m., box 42 .- Dwelling of O. Henry Owens, oc- cupied by George Murry.
Value of contents,
$600 00
Damage to contents, 00
Insurance on contents, 500 00
Frying fat.
May 22, 11.45 p. m., box 46 .- False alarm.
May 23, 4.59 p. m., box 25 .- Storage shed of Mrs. Thomas Maloney.
Value of building,
$15 00
Damage to building, 8 00
Insurance on building, 00
Children and matches.
June 9, 8.45 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling and stores of Andrew J. Miller, occupied by M. D. Roberts ; near Norfolk Downs Station.
Value of building, $6,500 00
Damage to building, 22 00
Insurance on building, 10,000 00
Insurance paid on building, 22 00
Value of contents, 800 00
Damage to contents, 2 00
Insurance on contents,
800 00
Lamp exploded.
June 19, 8.15 p. m., box 152 .- Unoccupied house of Dr. Chas. C. Soule.
Value of building,
$4,500 00
Damage to building, 25 00
Insurance on building, 4,500 00
Insurance paid on building, 25 00
Birds and matches.
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June 23, 1.10 a. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling of Mrs. M. H. Howe, Bigelow street.
$2,500 00
Damage to building,
Insurance on building,
2,500 00
Value of contents, 2,000 00
Damage to contents, 25 00
Insurance on contents,
2,000 00
Spontaneous combustion.
July 5, 1.10 a. m., box 39 .- Shed owned by Jasifina Gustafson. Value of building, $15 00
Damage to building, 15 00
Insurance on building, 200 00
Incendiary.
July 5, 2.40 a. m., Still alarm .- Quincy avenue. Needless alarm.
July 12, 3.10 p. m., box 23 .- Dwelling and stores of George F. Wilson, Hancock street; occupied by Wm. Parsons, tailor.
Value of building, $3,000 00
Damage to building, 90 00
Insurance on building, 2,800 00
Insurance paid on building, 90 00
Value of contents, 300 00
Damage to contents,
62 50
Insurance on contents,
400 00
Gasolene stove.
July 17, 2.15 p. m., box 171 .- Dwelling of Sarah Harkins.
Value of building, $3,000 00
Damage to building, 15 00
Insurance on building,
2,500 00
Value of contents, 1,500 00
Damage to contents, 00
Insurance on contents, 1,000 00
Plumber's stove.
Value of building, 25 00
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Aug. 13, 9.25 a. m., box 61 .- Stable of Herbert S. Barker. Value of building, $500 00
Damage to building, 200 00
Insurance on building, 500 00
Value of contents, 300 00
Damage to contents,
50 00
Children and matches.
Aug. 21, 9.10 p. m., box 72 .- Wheelwright shop and paint shop of Wilson Tisdale; occupied by John A. Mahoney and Edward Winneberger.
Value of building, $800 00
Damage to building, 200 00
Insurance on building, 500 00
Value of contents, 400 00
Damage to contents,
200 00
Insurance on contents,
70 00
Spontaneous combustion.
Sept. 1, 9.35 p. m., Still alarm .- Houghs Neck; Chinese lan- terns got ignited ; damage slight.
Sept. 1, 1.38 p. m., box 46 .- House owned by heirs of Daniel Hayes ; occupied by Flillippi Ganio.
Value of building, $1,400 00
Damage to building, 00
Insurance on building, $1,000 00
Value of contents, 200 00
Damage to contents,
Lamp exploded. 00
Sept. 25, 7.30 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling owned by Frank D. Barr and occupied by W. E. Holmes.
Value of building,
$2,500 00
Damage to building, 10 00
Insurance on building, 2,000 00
Insurance paid, 10 00
Overturned lamp.
198
Sept. 27, 7.35 p. m., box 46 .- Bowling alley owned and occu- pied by McDonald & Cray.
Value of building, 8900 00
Damage to building, 00
Insurance on building and contents, 1,000 00
Value of contents, 200 00
Damage to contents, 00
Ball struck lamp and exploded.
Sept. 28, 3 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling owned by Horace B. Spear and occupied by George H. Phinney.
Value or building, $4,000 00
Oct. 9, 2 p. m., Still alarm .- Unoccupied granite cutting shed, rear of Sheppard's wood yard off Granite street. Damage slight. Cause unknown.
Oct. 10, 10.38 p. m., box 56 .- Dwelling owned and occupied by Chandler W. Smith.
Value of building, $4,000 00.
Damage to building, 75 00
Insurance on building, 2,000 00
Value of contents, 1,500 00
Damage to contents, 00
Insurance on contents,
1,100 00
Sparks from chimney.
Oct. 18, 11.30 a. m., box 37 .- Dwelling owned by Charles HI. Spear ; occupied by James McGrath.
Value of building,
3,000 00
Damage to building,
25 00
Insurance on building,
3,000 00
Insurance paid on building, 25 00
Value of contents, 700 00
Damage to contents,
2 00
Insurance on contents,
500 00
Insurance paid on contents,
Sparks from locomotive. 2 00
194
Oct. 21, 8.10 a. m., box 171 .- House owned by John Harkins. Value of building, $1,000 00 Damage to building, 00
Insurance on building, 800 00
Defective fluc.
Oct. 23, 7.23 p. m., box 46 .- Dwelling and store owned and oc- cupied by Richard Decelle.
Value of building,
$300 00
Damage to building, 3 00
Insurance on building and contents, 600 00
Value of contents, 250 00
Damage to contents, 50
Overheated lamp.
Oct. 31, 11 a. m., box 64 .- Dwelling owned and occupied by Wm. F. Cummings, Atlantic.
Value of building,
$3,500 00
Damage to building, 90 00
Insurance on building,
3,000 00
Insurance paid on building, 90 00
Value of contents,
1,300 00
Damage to contents, 28 30
Insurance on contents,
1,000 00
Insurance paid on contents, 28 30
Children and matches.
Oct. 31, 9.15 p. m., box 39 .- Granite office of Cook & Watkins. Value of building, $350 00
Damage to building, 00
Value of contents, 600 00
Broken stove pipe.
195
Nov. 23, 5.30 a. m., box 14 .- Unoccupied cottage of August Wiberg at Houghs Neck.
Value of building,
$1,000 00
Damage to building,
1,000 00
Insurance on building,
750 00
Value of contents,
526 50
Damage to contents,
526 50
Insurance on contents,
400 00
Unknown.
Nov. 23, 5.30 a. m., box 14 .- Unoccupied cottage owned by L. T. Seamore at Houghs Neck.
$500 00
Damage to building.
400 00
Value of contents, 300 00
Damage to contents,
300 00
Unknown.
Dec. 4, 5 p. m., Still alarm .- Dwelling house of Gus B. Bates and occupied by Robert D. Smith.
Value of building,
$4,000 00
Damage to building, 14 00
Insurance on building,
3,000 00
Insurance paid on building,
14 00
Value of contents,
1,200 00
Damage to contents, 5 00
Insurance on contents,
1,000 00
Insurance paid on contents. 5 00
Children and matches.
Dec. 19, 10.30 a. m., Still alarm .- Grass fire rear of Coffee mill, Atlantic ; extinguished by Combination No. 2.
Value of building, 500 00
Insurance on building,
196
Dec. 19, 2.25 p. m., box 26 .- Dwelling house owned by George Saville and occupied by Wm. Edwards.
Value of building,
$3,000 00
Damage to building, 43 00
Insurance on building, 2,000 00
Insurance paid on building. 43 00
Value of contents, 1,500 00
Damage to contents, 75 00
Insurance on contents,
1.000 00
Insurance paid on contents,
75 00
Unknown.
Dec. 20, 5.15 a. m., Still alarm .- Coal ignited, owned by Quincy & Boston Street Railway.
Value of building, 00
$300 00
Damage to building,
Value of contents, 900 00
Damage to contents, Slight
Dec. 21, 7.35 p. m., box 35 .- Dwelling house owned by Mary F. Lawton, occupied by John Morton.
Value of building. 43 50
$1,600 00
Damage to building,
Insurance on building, 2,000 00
Insurance paid on building, 13 50
Oil stove.
Dec. 23, 3.47 a. m., -Stable owned by Helen E. McAloon and occupied by David Ramsey.
. Value of building, 250 00
Damage to building,
Insurance on building, 200 00
100 00
Damage to contents,
100 00
Incendiary
$250 00
Value of contents,
197
Dec. 27, 7.20 p. m., box 54 .- Dwelling occupied by H. E. Shel- don and occupied by F. P. Huntington. Value of building, $1,200 00
Damage to building,
Sparks from chimney. 00
Respectfully submitted, PETER J. WILLIAMS, Chief of Fire Department.
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Thomas Crane Public Library.
To His Honor The Mayor of the City of Quincy.
The Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library beg leave to submit the following report, it being the twenty-seventh of the series since the Library was opened.
The condition of the public library during the past year has been one of healthy growth and steady development, as will be seen from the subjoined statistics. It has been the policy of the trustees to meet this in all possible ways. The rapid in- crease of our city has not only created a large demand for the old standard writers, but for the best and latest books in arts and sciences.
It will be seen, by consulting the table of statistics, that the call for adult fiction has decidedly decreased, while that for history and general literature has increased. This is also the case with the public demand for educational and biographical books. The demand for juvenile fiction is larger.
In a general way it may be said that the increase is in the right direction ; it is more than ten thousand larger this year than last. This is a very significant fact. It shows that the library is doing the work the public has a right to expect of it. Its circulation the past year has been 82,574. 14,486 names are now registered as borrowers from the library. These are distributed among all sorts and conditions of people. This is
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exactly as it ought to be. A Public Library should reach the public.
Fiction continues to stand highest in the list; that will, naturally, always be the case. The taste for stories is univer- sal and there is nothing to be said against it. There are very few people in this world who will not confess to liking a good novel. The trustees feel that this demand is amply supplied ; that is, so far as their funds allow them to go.
It must be said, however, that there is one direction in which the demand is greater than the supply, and that is, for special books. It has not been the policy of the library hither- to to supply a class of books suited to the needs of isolated and occasional scholars, nor is that what is intended at the present writing. But the Committee have hid their attention directed towards the fact that there is growing, in the City of Quincy, a class of men who are becoming interested in the literature of their handicrafts-books treating of engraving upon wood, steel and copper : designing of all sorts and kinds: drawing, painting, architecture, anl a multitule of kindred subjects. These are special books : not, necessarily, so very expensive, but, still, more so than the trustees have felt that they were able to afford. There have been calls fron the teachers of our public schools, for books connected with their profession -books the trustees would have been glad to supply, but found it be- yond their power. It may here be said that the study of gen- ealogy and local history has come to stay, and the interest in it is rapidly spreading. The equipment of the library is not equal to its call. The trustees feel that to yield its utmost of value as an educational institution it should be always a little in advance of the demand of the public upon it.
With regard to the cataloguing, the work has been going steadily on. A thorough revision of all the fiction department has been made, and its catalogue is in the printer's hands. The juvenile card catalogue has been completed to date. The adult card catalogue, containing all books added to the library since October, 1895, together with many earlier ones, will he brought up to date as speedily as possible.
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The trustees feel that the approaches to the library, are neither suitable nor satisfactory. They should be replaced this spring by new ones. Other necessary improvements within and without the library have been made during the past year.
All of which is very respectfully submitted,
E. C. BUTLER, EDW. A. ROBINSON, HARRISON A. KEITH, GEO. W. MORTON, HARRY L. RICE, CHAS. T. BAKER.
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STATISTICS OF THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
During the year 1897 the Library was opened 306 days.
PUBLIC.
SCHOOLS.
TOTAL.
PER CENT.
Fiction
27,061.
429
27,490
33.5
Periodicals
·
18,978
25
19,003
23.0
Juvenile Fiction
.
16,564
1,700
18,264
21.9
Arts and Sciences
·
3,663
230
3,893
4.7
General Literature
.
3 558
38
3,596
4.3
History
.
2,930
473
3,403
4.1
Biography
1,943
179
2,122
2.6
Travels
1,751
662
2,413
2.9
Poetry
1,346
182
1,528
1.8
Religion
515
515
.5
Education
342
5
347
.4
78,651
3,923
82,574
.
14,486 names are now registered; 786 names registered during the year. Books purchased, 690 ; books replaced, 376 ; books rebound, 810; books presented, 74; pamplets, 80.
The largest number of volumes issued on any one day was 638, on Nov. 27. The smallest number loaned was 86, on May 21.
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TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
THOMAS CRANE ENDOWMENT FUND.
Received May 1897
$20,000 00
Interest on deposit in Nat. Mount Wollaston Bank . 61 11
Paid Kidder, Peabody & Co for $18,000. State of Massachu- setts, 3₺ Gold Bonds due 1,937 Deposit in Quincy Savings Bank
$19,656 75
404 36
$20,061 11
$20,061 11
COTTON CENTER JOHNSON FUND
Balance on hand Dec. 31st 1896 $312 78
Interest on Deposit, Quincy Savings Bank 9 88
Interest on $2,000 Bond 5 %
100 00
Paid for Books
$136 00
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897
286 66
$422 66
$422 66
ALBERT CRANE FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1896
$160 15
Interest on deposits, Q. S. Bank to Oct. 1897 3 28
Interest on $500 bond at 5% .
25 00
Paid E. S. Beckford, electrician .
$164 74
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897
23 69
$188 43 $188 43
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CATALOGUE FUND.
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1896 $804 95
Received from sales of Catalogues etc 93 40 .
Received from insurance agt., com- mission on ins. 16 50
Received from Q. S. Bank, interest "on deposits . 33 28
Received interest on $500 bond at 5% 25 00
Paid Charlotte Cochrane, type writer Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1897 941 97
$31 16
:
$973 13
$973 13
Bonds deposited in Boston Safe De- posit and Trust Company Massachusetts 33 gold bonds, registered . $18,000 00
Chicago Junction Railways and Union Stock Yards Co. 5% gold bonds Rg: $3,000
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. MORTON,
Treasurer
ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE- --
WATER DEPARTMENT,
-OF THE --
City of Quincy, Massachusetts,
FOR THE YEAR 1897.
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QUINCY : ADVERTISER JOR PRINT. 1898.
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Board of Water Commissioners.
HON. HENRY O. FAIRBANKS-CHAIRMAN.
MARSHALL P. WRIGHT.
CHARLES T. BAKER-SECRETARY.
Superintendent.
JOHN T. CAVANAGH.
CLERKS, MARY V. HASTINGS, MARY L. GAVIN
Engineer at Pumping Station.
E. T. SPEAR.
FOREMAN. J. F. GLEASON.
Office : Rooms, 20-21 Adams Building.
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Water Department.
Quincy, Mass., Dec. 31, 1897. To Ilis Honor the Muyor and the City Council of the City of Quincy :
Gentlemen :- The Board of Water Commissioners respect- fully submits its sixth annual report for the year ending De- cember 31, 1897.
At the beginning of the year the Board consisted of Hon. Henry O. Fairbanks, Chairman, Mr. Charles T. Baker, Secretary and Mr. Marshall P. Wright. Mr. Fairbanks being reappoint- ed by His Honor Mayor Adams the Board remained the same as during the previous year. Mr. Cavanagh was then elected for the third time as Superintendent.
As in previous years the principal work of the Department has been the extending of street mains and putting in service pipes. The amount appropriated for this work was $30,000.00.
The water mains were extended on 56 streets or 6.42 miles. Among the principal extensions made were those at Rock Island, Adams Shore, Cranch Hill, Germantown and across Town River at Quincy Point. 351 new services were laid, a number of old ones were replaced and 69 hydrants set.
The total number of services to date is 3212. The total miles of pipe to date is 72.19. The total number of hydrants to date is 424.
The 2" pipe on Safford street and Central avenue which was inadequate to supply the inhabitants on those streets was re-
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placed by a 6" main. The 2" pipe on Arlington street should also be replaced by a larger pipe as soon as possible.
The Board did not lay the 16" pipe on Common street as was contemplated at the beginning of the year as they deemed it wise to wait until the location of the 24" main of the Metro- politan Supply was decided upon. This being done they recommend that the main on Common street be laid as early in the spring as possible, also that the same be extended on Adams street to the corner of Beale street, so that a connection can be made at this point with the 24" main of the Metropolitan system. The Board also recommends that another 16" connection be made at the corner of Summit avenue and Beale street so that water can be had from the Metropolitan System during the coming season, as they firmly believe that the present reservoir is inad- equate to supply the demands of the City, on account of the great increase in the consumption of water, caused by the rapid progress in the growth of the water plant.
Owing to the number of peculiar leaks that have occurred during the past few years and on account of their growing more numerous each year, the Board decided to make an investiga- tion with a view to ascertaining their cause. The leaks are confined to six localities and with the exception of Miller street are near the salt water. The services of W. L. Puffer Princi- pal Professor of Electricity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, were procured. Tests were made at each of these places resulting in confirming the opinion that such leaks are caused by the electricity from the Street Railway passing along the pipes until it finds the salt marsh which is a better conductor. At the point where the electricity leaves the pipe the iron is re- solved into its elements and becomes unable to withold the pressure of water on the inside and the result is a serious leak.
The Board is of the opinion that steps should be taken at once to reduce this electrolysis, or corrosion as it is commonly called, as much as possible or it will only be a question of time when the effect will be felt very disasterously on the water plant of the City and will be the means of causing great expense.
The gross receipts for the year are $52,161.00 the interest
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paid on bonds was $29,435.00 and the expense for maintenance of the plant was $14,417.01. The City Council having refused to allow the Department anything for fire hydrants or fountains the past year the income is considerably less than it otherwise would be.
The Board carefully considered the subject of water rates and decided that the time had arrived when a reduction might properly be made. On October 21, it was voted to adopt a new schedule of rates to take effect January 1, 1898, with a reduc- tion to water takers of nearly 10% in the aggregate and reduc- ing the maximum charge for a one family dwelling from $22.00 to $18.00 per year. Books containing the rates, rules and regu- lations have been circulated among the water takers.
The stand pipe was cleaned out this year, but the work of painting was put over until the connection with the Metropoli- ton System was completed and water could be had from this source while the work was being done, as it was considered very dangerous, under existing circumstances to keep the stand pipe empty eight or ten days, which would be necessary in order to do a thorough job.
Tables of receipts and expenditures and bond account are affixed to this report for reference.
For minor details of work see report of Superintendent an- nexed hereto.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS.
. MARSHALL P. WRIGHT.
CHARLES T. BAKER.
Water Commissioners.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
RECEIVED.
Appropriation
$30,000 00
Received service account
5,171 65
$35,171 65
4
EXPENDED.
Pipe and special castings $10,383 51
Laying pipe, etc.
17,226 89
Hydrants, valves, boxes and supplies 7,468 51
Balance unexpended
92 74
$35,171 65
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
$14,500 00
Appropriation EXPENDED.
Office expenses, including superin-
tendence, clerical assistance
rent, stationary, printing, postage, and miscellaneous expenses $4,414 39
Pumping station expenses, includ- ing pay roll, fuel, repairs, and sundry items 5,903 55
General maintenance of reservoir, stand-pipe, mains and hy- drants etc . 4,099 07
Balance unexpended 82 99
$14,500 00
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BOND ACCOUNT.
Amount of bonds issued to Dec. 31,
1893
$700,000 00
Amount of bonds issued in 1894 30,000 00
Amount of bonds issued in 1895
45,000 00
Amount of bonds issued in 1896
18,000 00
Amount of bonds issued in 1897
30,000 00
Amount of bonds issued to date
Amount of bonds paid in 1893
$1,000 00
1894
24,000 00
..
" 1895
25,000 00
66
1896
.
25,500 00
1897
27,500 00
..
6. to date, $103,000 00
Bonds outstanding Dec. 31, 1897 $720,000 00
Respectfully submitted, HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, M. P. WRIGHT, CHAS. T. BAKER, Water Commissioners.
$823,000 00
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Report of the Superin= tendent.
To the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Quincy :
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor to present herewith the annual report of the Superintendent for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1897.
The average daily consumption of water is 1,249,939 gallons an increase of 21% over that of 1896. The total consumption. for the year was 456,227,887 gallons. The maximum quantity used in one day was 1,759,684 gallons on July 9. The mini- mum quantity used in one day was 914,500 gallons.
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