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Adams, Herbert D., 267 Washington st., clerk.
Alden, Frederick E., 19 Howard st., vamper.
Ames, George, 7 Franklin st., plumber.
Avery, John A., 8 River st., superintendent.
Appleton, Frederick T., 2 Foster st., paper hanger.
Babcock, Walter T., Whalley road, broker.
Baker Charles T., 32 Safford st., bookkeeper.
Barlow, Elisha J., Norfolk st., carpenter.
Barry, Peter A., 58 Crescent st., blacksmith.
Bass, E. W. Henry, 39 Granite st., superintendent.
Baxter, Daniel W., 3 Phipps st., retired.
Bean, George H., Atlantic st., salesman.
Beckford, Edwin S., 130 Washington st., electrician.
Bent, Isaac P., Cleverly's court, fish dealer.
Bird, William M., 37 School st., clerk.
Bigelow, John P., 37 Franklin st., clerk.
Black, Alexander, 3 Glencoe pl., stone cutter.
Blake, Welcome J., Payne st., blacksmith.
Blanchard, Edward R., 150 Washington st., salesman.
Brooks, George W., 72 Centre st., real estate.
Burke, Thomas F., 66 Willard st., granite dealer.
Burrell, Frank E., 166 Washington st., boot finisher.
Burns, Michael, Payne st., granite dealer.
Butler, Thomas M., Putnam st., boot maker.
Buckley, Phineas, Flint st., iron moulder.
Byron, John J., 33 Phipps st., laborer.
Burke, Patrick P., Larry st., stone cutter.
Badger, Fred L., 43 Crescent st., granite dealer.
Barnes, Franklin, 7 Elm pl., heeler.
Baxter, Arthur E., 189 Hancock st., blacksmith.
Brown, Henry T., 37 Chestnut st., gardener.
Bamford, Doctor, 137 Hancock st., tailor.
Bent, John H., 9 Cottage av., clerk.
Burgess, Charles H., Russell park, clerk.
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Bates, John T., 65 Water st., coachman. Benson, Frank, Verchild st., clerk. Carlson, Charles F., 12 Saville av., variety store.
Carter, George K., 33 South st., station agent. Chase, William P., Safford st., gold beater. Cook, Martin H., 38 Brackett st., granite dealer. Coolidge, Waldo A., 5 Summer st., carriage painter. Costa, Andrew S., 35 Phipps st., stone cutter.
Crane, Charles, 2 Greenleaf st., provision dealer. Crane, George, 159 Washington st., carpenter. Cross, Eldridge, 195 Hancock st., carpenter. Chubbuck, William K., 212 Washington st., carpenter. Cobb, Walter H., 93 Washington st., reporter. Carey, Timothy J., South st., insurance. Coyle, John, 24 Columbia st., stone cutter. Crane, Friend, off Washington st., furniture.
Damon, Amos E., 13 Edwards st., stove dealer.
Damon, Charles H., 8 Wharf st., shipwright. Denneen, Michael, 23 Common st., stone cutter. DeNormandie, Eugene F., Highland av., publisher.
Drake, George W., Storey st., poultry dealer.
Doble, Herbert F., off Cross st., grocer. Drew, Cephas, 9 Walker st., clerk. Dunn, James E., 118 Whitwell st., blacksmith. Dinegan, John H. 151 Washington st., real estate. Duggan, John A., 37 Atlantic st., inventor. Donovan, Jeremiah W., Squantum st., real estate. Dewson, George B., Adams st., real estate. Drake, Thomas F., Washington st., real estate.
Edgarton, David R., 63 Central av., carpenter. Edwards, Henry, 11 School st., clerk. Edwards, Stephen H., 30 Walnut st., furnaces. Ela, Levi C., 46 Farrington st., carpenter. Estabrook, Henry L., Fenno st., farmer. Evans, John, 24 Copeland st., merchant. Elcock, James H., 121 Copeland st., granite dealer. Elcock, George, 163 Copeland st., granite dealer. Farquhar, George, 29 Centre st., polisher.
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Fenno, Josiah A., 385 Hancock street, draughtsman. Fletcher, James B., 33 Garfield st., stone cutter. Folsom, Frank W., 18 Miller st., stone cutter. Furnald, Thomas E., Edwards st., grocer. Fay, Patrick, 25 Penn st., laborer. Fallon, Peter T., 22 Common st., granite dealer. Fegan, Walter R., Hancock st., granite dealer. Finegan, Frank B., Pierce st., machinist. Ford, Timothy F., 19 Phipps st., inspector. Fuller, Virgil W., 9 Hall pl., granite agent. Faircloth, John C., 61 Phipps st., shoemaker. Fox, John N., 46 Franklin st., superintendent. Galvin, John P., 60 Granite st., stone cutter. Gay, John S., Newcomb pl., carriage painter. Geer, Henry F., Wesson st., granite cutter. Glidden, Wallace F., Cleverly ct., clerk. Girard, Daniel, 98 Water st., stone cutter. Goodhue, J. Frank, 40 Phipps st., clerk. Glover, William D., Rock Island, carpenter. Gatcomb, Morris I., 2 Union st., lumber surveyor. Glover, J. Edwin, 60 Washington st., driver. Hall, Elijah G., 5 Newbury av., real estate. Hardwick, Charles F., 24 Spear st., granite dealer. Hardwick, John F., 45 Granite st., insurance agent. Hardwick, Justin K., 41 Granite st., farmer. Havahan, Francis J., 33 Common st., stone contractor. Harris, James M., 1 Wendell st., quarryman. Hobart, Elisha, 8 Pearl st., brick mason. Hardwick, Edward, 36 Franklin st., engineer. Hogan, Joseph M. F., 6 1-2 Cottage st., horse shoer. Halvosa, Philip J., 22 Columbia st., stone cutter. Horrigan, John, Payne st., sculptor. Howley, Andrew W., 57 Phipps st., shoemaker. Hunter, Charles W., 8 Jackson st., granite dealer. Johnson, Julius, 64 Centre st., carpenter. Johnson, Joseph W., 3 Russell Park, grocer. Jordan, William A., 26 Taylor st., carpet layer. Joss, James, 10 Garfield st., granite dealer.
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Kelly, James W., 158 Copeland st., stone cutter. Kilmartin, John, 57 Crescent st., provision dealer. King, Samuel M., Beale st., bank teller. Kittredge, Henry P., Hancock st., variety store. Kendall, Arthur S., 443 Hancock st., music composer. Kingman, Howard G., 33 Arlington st., shoemaker. Kennedy, Joseph G., 36 Quincy av., granite dealer. King, Delcevare, Adams st., agent. Lamb, Thomas J., 1 Crescent st., merchant. Lapham, Joseph A., Washington ct., fish dealer. Lawton, Lucius W., Goffe st., farmer. Lincoln, Thomas W., 266 Washington st., sail maker. Litchfield, Elwood M., Quincy av., house painter. Lelois, Ambrose B., 19 River st., boat builder. Lowe, Ivers M., 123 Washington st., civil engineer. Landers, James P., Sachem st., plumber. Litchfield, Amos L., 16 Quincy st., contractor. Lorey, Adolph E., 33 Chestnut st., spectacle case maker. Loud, Arthur W., 10 Hall pl., bookkeeper. Little, Stephen B., 190 Willard st., dry goods. Main, George, Taber st., blacksmith. Marple, Lucius E., Everett st., electrical engineer. Marsh, Ephraim R., Bicknell st., expressman.
McFarlane, George, Merry Mount road, granite dealer. McGovern, James P., South st., merchant. McNally, Michael, Hancock st., stone cutter. McPherson, Andrew, 4 Central av., commission merchant.
McTear, Ellis M., Everett st., carpenter. Mead, Alfred L., 157 Washington st., shoe finisher. Milne, James, 3 Penn st., stone cutter. McClure, Charles F., Squantum st., milk dealer. Mitchell, Arthur L., 29 Franklin st., contractor. Mitchell, Thomas F., Brook st., upholsterer. Moodie, James, Jr., Liberty st., stone cutter. Moynihan, Cornelius H., 21 Water st., shoemaker. Moynihan, Cornelius, 21 Water st., shoemaker. Macleod, Archibald F., 20 Spear st., salesman. Miller, John L., 67 Franklin st., granite dealer. Nash, Lysander W., Central av., real estate.
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Newcomb, Charles H. S., 237 Washington st., carpenter. Nutting, Abel, 44 Water st., stone business.
Newcomb, Edwin W., 3 Newcomb pl., shoe manufacturer.
Newcomb, John Q., 35 Hancock st., clerk. New comb, Joseph W., 41 Chestnut st., bootmaker. Newcomb, George W., 6 Quincy st., leather. Nightingale, Frank W., Faxon ave., collector. O'Brien, George, 69 Copeland st., fish dealer. Otis, Stephen M., 159 Quincy av., blacksmith. Oxford, Samuel, 2 River st., shoemaker. O'Brien, John M., 20 Station st., stone cutter. Paine, Jonathan S., 7 Baxter st., bootmaker. Perry, Frank W., Arnold st., conductor.
Perry, James P., Marion st., plumber.
Pierce, James W., 98 Granite st., tinsmith. Pitts, Lemuel, Highland ave., hatter. Preston, Andrew J., Park st., laundry. Prout, George, Jr., 45 Garfield st., contractor. Pierce, D. Vinton, 6 Johnson av., real estate.
Prescott, Frank F., 14 Bigelow st., editor. Pettengill, Charles F., Revere rd., jeweller.
Packard, William M., Maple pl., salesman. Ramsdell, John B. F., 24 Billings st., laundry. Roberts, John H., 22 Brook st., upholsterer. Rogers, Osborne, 237 Hancock st., grocer. Rooney, John H., 32 Bates av., blacksmith. Russell, John, Bradford st., stone cutter. Ryan, John H., 72 Common st., granite cutter. Reardon, William P., 66 Common st., foreman. Roche, David J., 5 Carruth st., carpenter. Rideout, Warren H., Payne street., clerk.
Richards, William T., 1 Irving pl., salesman. Rogers, Howard, 236 Hancock st., grocer. Robertson, Joseph, Adams st., farmer. Sampson, William H., Jr., 2 Wharf st., clerk. Saville, George G., 5 Greenleaf st., merchant. Shackley, Albert J., 19 Cross st., stone cutter. Shackley, Jonas, 3 Hall pl., carpenter. Shepherd, George, 4 River st., shoe finisher.
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Shirley, Alexander, 5 Filbert st., stone cutter. Small, Sanford, Edwin st., grocer. Spear, William G., 23 Granite st., librarian. Shepherd, J. Herbert, 4 River st., motorman. Sullivan, James H., 9 Quincy av., stone cutter. Swain, Stephen N., 62 Phipps st., shoemaker. Sweeny, Michael, 31 Main st., bootmaker. Swingle, Jonathan S., Canal st., contractor. Swallow, A. Moreton, 215 Hancock st., clerk.
Souther, Edward B., Foster st., retired.
Smith, Frederick H., 247 Washington st., real estate. Slade, James H., Hill st., stenographer. Thayer, Thomas J. H., 9 Wendell st., engineer.
Teasdale, Robert, J., 148 Willard st., agent.
Teasdale, William H., 8 Cross st., blacksmith.
Thomas, Joseph E., 254 Washington st., tree protectors.
Tower, Charles H., 3 Howard st., upholsterer. Tinney, John Frank, 40 Smith st., polisher. Tilton, Charles B., Merrymount rd., salesman.
Vogel, Adam S., 74 Willard st., real estate.
VanBuskirk, Rolland N., Hancock st., real estate.
Wade, Edmund R., Prospect st., bookkeeper.
Webb, James H., 103 Washington st., janitor. Weymouth, Henry S., Glover av., agent.
Wilson, Stephen E., Adams st., real estate.
Williams, L. Dowley, Adams st., retired. Warner, William H., 19 Penn st., water works.
Woodward, Arthur W., 21 Robertson st., blacksmith.
White, James A., 25 Miller st., granite dealer.
Walsh, William J., 4 Franklin pl., conductor.
Westland, George T., 1121-2 Hancock st., clerk.
Young, William J., 272 Washington st., stone mason.
A true copy : attest.
JAMES F. HARLOW, Clerk of Board of Registrars.
Report of Park Commissioners.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Board of Park Commissioners respectfully submit the following report.
The appropriation for the use of this commission was reduced this year from $500 to $250 and receipts, or $350 in all ; too small an amount when the area and needs of the Park System are considered.
No lasting or beneficial results could possibly be obtained by trying to do something for each park and playground with this small sum, and nearly the entire amount was expended at Merry Mount park and the Ward 2 playground.
Merry Mount Park naturally claims a large share of the an- nual appropriation to keep it in order, and this year received the usual cleaning ; a causeway was built to connect the knoll at the extreme easterly end with the mainland, and the roadways were repaired generally. The pavilion was repaired also, and a pipe put in near the ball grounds to furnish water. This park should have better police protection as the annual grass fires have injured the trees and shrubbery severely.
This year one of the outhouses was burned and totally destroyed.
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At the Ward 2 playground improvements of a permanent nature were begun, and about two acres cleared, ploughed, graded and seeded. A pipe was also laid from Hill street to supply water.
It would seem that the time has now come when the inhab- itants of Quincy should receive more benefit from the Park System for which the city expended so much money.
The annual appropriation placed at the disposal of the com- mission is too small to permit of any extensive scheme of
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improvement, and we suggest that the unexpended balance of the $50,000 appropriated for the purchase of these grounds be placed at the disposal of the Board of Park Commissioners, to be expended under their direction.
The boulevard, which now seems an assured fact, will pass through Merry Mount Park and along the easterly end of the Ward 4 playground, and something should be done to reclaim the latter place from its wild condition. Merry Mount Park is one of the finest natural parks, and no work of an extensive na- ture should be attempted until some comprehensive plan of improvement has been obtained from a competent landscape architect. This plan should be carefully followed to prevent amateur incompetency causing lasting regret.
In its present condition the Ward 6 playground is an unsightly barren waste. Situated in the very centre of the ward, near the depot, and passed daily by hundreds of citizens and out of town visitors to Squantum, it is an eyesore that should be attended to at once.
The Ward 3 playground presents an engineering problem of some difficulty. It is under water a part of the year, and to fit it for the use for which it is intended, the brook running through it must be deepened and widened, and considerable filling done. This work would undoubtedly call for a considerable expendi- ture.
Faxon Park can be made one of the most attractive breath- ing spaces in the system, and some action should be taken to make it more accessible. Past experience has shown that it is impossible to keep down the growth with the sum that can be spared from the appropriation, and this park is practically in an unimproved state.
In their report for 1899 the Park Commissioners called at- tention to the fact that while Quincy had miles of sea coast, there were no public bathing facilities. The situation is the same now, and should be remedied by providing at least one bath house for the coming season, and no better location can be found than at the Ward 2 playground. There is a good safe beach here, which can be reached easily and quickly.
The plan suggested for providing funds to begin improve- ments of a permanent nature will cause no additional burden by
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increasing the tax rate, and we trust will receive due considera- tion.
Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS, GEORGE E. PFAFFMANN, Chairman, GEORCE F. FIELD, GEORGE W. HOLDEN, Secretary.
FINANCIAL REPORT.
Appropriation, . $250 00
Received from rent of pasture, 100 00
$350 00
EXPENDITURES.
April 16, John Hall & Son, carriage, .
$3 00
April 24, Daniel Ford, labor at Ward 2
playground, 9 13
May Water Board, water, at Ward 2 playground, 18 89
June 10, G. E. Thomas, labor and lumber, Merry Mount Park, ·
32 32
June 20, Daniel Ford, labor, Merry Mount Park, . 8 75
July 26, P. J. Willliams & Co., repairing fence, Ward 3 playground, 12 00
July 26, P. J. Williams & Co., backstop, Ward 4 playground, . 18 00
Sept. 26, Daniel Ford, labor, Ward 2 play- ground, 3 87
Oct. 4, Schlegel & Fottler, grass seed, Ward 2 playground, . .
15 90
Oct. 14, Edward J. Murphy, labor, Merry Mount Park, 67 51
Oct. 18, J. M. Delory, labor, Ward 2
125 00
playground, · Unexpended balance, . ·
35 63
$350 00
Public Burial Places.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Managers of Public Burial Places would hereby submit its annual report.
The work of this department during the past year has pro- gressed, as a whole, in a very satisfactory manner, considering the fact that the board had only a limited appropriation at its disposal. When the present board assumed its duties, it started out with the determination that it would not exceed its appro- priation, which was $4,600, and the income of the perpetual care fund, which was $458.62, making a total of $5,058.62. The board has succeeded in its purpose, and there is an unexpended balance of $37.87 to the credit of this department. While this result has been accomplished, it should not be inferred that the board has been able to do all the work that there might have been done in this department-far from it. The work of this de- partment during the past year was much greater than ever before. It has been increasing during the past few years, and it will, we believe, in the years to come. As the population of our city in- creases, the work of this department, in common with all others, will increase. This year a number of applications for the re- grading of lots, as well as other work, would not be taken; for, had they been, the department would have exceeded its appro- priation. This they were determined not to do.
Although this department has not expended its entire income during the present year, it will need a larger appropria- tion for the year 1900, as there is work which should have been done last year that must be done during the present year. There are only twenty lots in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery which are now for
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sale, and some more land must be regraded and laid out into lots, and this will require the expenditure of at least $500. It will thus be seen that an additional appropriation is absolutely neces- sary.
The failure of lot owners to have work done upon their lots when wanted causes much dissatisfaction. They fail to see why the work cannot be done as long as they are willing to pay the bills. It is the general supposition that the department has the use of all its receipts, which, however, is not the fact; they go direct to the City Treasurer, and all that this, as well as other departments get, is what is annually appropriated by the City Council. From the foregoing statements it will be seen that the department is retarded in its work. It would seem, in view of what has been stated, that it would be in accordance with good busi- ness principles if the annual appropriation was increased, as the additional money appropriated would eventually find its way back into the City Treasury for additional work done on lots, etc.
Old Hancock Cemetery.
This has received such care and attention as the board has been able to give it. There has been one burial here during 1899, and a few bodies have been placed in the tombs. We think that the use of the tombs should be discontinued. During the early part of the present year, there was complaint that this enclosure was being neglected. This season the board has had the walks kept clean and the grass mowed. There have been many visitors to this cemetery during the year, probably more than ever before, a large number of whom were persons inter- ested in matters of a genealogical research. It would seem as though a man should be kept at work at this cemetery during the summer months. We would recommend that a small appropria- tion be made for the care of this cemetery. For several years the sum of $100 was appropriated for this purpose, but of late it has not been done. We also desire to call attention to the fact that the wall surrounding this cemetery is in a very dilapidated condition, and something will soon have to be done to repair the same. · We would recommend a special appropriation for this purpose. We trust that the matter may be carefully looked into.
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Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
This enclosure continues to grow more attractive as a burial place for the dead. It is very gratifying to see that the lot own- ers are showing a disposition to aid in beautifying this City of the Dead. Notwithstanding the severe drought of last summer, this cemetery presented a fine appearance, but it was only by hard and efficient work on the part of Mr. James Nicols, the superintendent, and his corps of employes. The present attractive condition of this burial place of the dead has been brought about mainly by the conscientious and painstaking efforts of Supt. Nicols, and the board feels that the city is to be congratulated on having one so faithful and efficient in charge of this position. The number of lots cared for by the department during 1899 was larger than ever before. There were several lots cared for for the first time. We would impress upon the owners the necessity of having them cared for yearly. There are people who have lots which have become run down by - neglect on their part cared for by this department for one year, and if they don't look as attractive as their neighbor's, they com- plain about the care they have received, and find fault with the employes of the department, when the blame is wholly their own. While there are many who have had their lots regraded after the lawn plan, which was inaugurated a few years ago, there are others who pay comparatively no attention to their lots, and they detract from the general beauty of the surround- ings. We are glad to say this system continues to grow in fav- or, and we hope the day will come when all lots shall have been placed on this plan. When this is done we will have a cemetery which, for natural beauty and attractive surroundings, cannot be surpassed.
Perpetual Care.
The perpetual care fund has continued to increase during the year. There have been eleven new lots placed under perpet- ual care, amounting to $1,250. The total number of lots now under perpetual care is 96, and the total fund is $12,425. The fund is now deposited in the Granite National Bank. We desire to call the attention of owners of lots to the importance of hav- ing them placed under perpetual care while they are living. By
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so doing they will provide the means of having their burial place made attractive after they have passed from the scenes of earth.
Statistics.
Whole number of lots cared for, 585
By yearly contract, . 496
By perpetual care, . 89
There have been 214 burials in the two cemeteries during the year 1899, as follows :
At Mt. Wollaston Cemetery : adults, 89; under 21 years, 68 ; died in other places, adults, 38; under 21 years of age, 8.
At old cemetery : Adults, 3.
Removals : From Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, 5; from old cemetery, 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation,
$4,600 00
Expenses,
4,562 13
Unexpended balance,
$37 87
Receipts for 1899.
Care of lots in 1893,
$6 00
Care of lots in 1897,
10 00
Care of lots in 1898,
578 00
Care of lots in 1899,
844 00
Regrading,
253 75
Myrtling graves,
3 00
Removals,
30 00
Lots sold,
1,036 00
Opening graves,
754 00
Graves sold,
168 50
Foundations,
324 85
Boundary posts,
9 00
Sodding graves,
1 50
Mowing grass,
2 75
Use of receiving tomb,
24 00
Opening tomb,
7 00
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Moving monument,
10 00
Sowing lots,
6 00
Work on lot 681,
18 00
Wood sold,
5 00
$4,091 35
Perpetual Care Fund.
Cash on hand, January 1, 1899,
. $11,175 00
Added during the year,
1,250 00
Interest on same,
458 56
Paid for care of lots,
$458 56
Cash on hand, December 31, 1899,
12,425 00
$12,883 56
$12,883 56
C. C. Johnson Fund.
Deposited in Quincy Savings Bank, .
$150 00
Interest on same,
6 06
Paid for care of lot,
$6 06
Cash on hand, December 31, 1899,
150 00
$156 06
$156 06
JOSEPH H. VOGEL, Chairman,
WALTER H. COBB, Secretary, CEPHAS DREW, JAMES E. MAXIM,
ARTHUR L. MITCHELL.
Report of City Solicitor.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
I have the honor to report to you the situation of the legal business of the city and to review the work of the Solicitor for the year ending December 31, 1899.
The Committee on Metropolitan Affairs of the Legislature of 1899 gave a hearing on a bill reported by the Board of Metro- politan Sewerage Commissioners to provide for the construction of a high level gravity sewer for the relief of the Charles and Neponset River Valleys, and creating a South Metropolitan Dis- trict including Quincy within the same. The hearing was given on short notice, and after hurried conferences with the engineer and Sewerage Commissioners of the City of Quincy, the Solicitor appeared and opposed the bill on the ground that the point of the proposed outlet off Nut Island was objectionable and had not been passed upon or assented to by the State Board of Health, and further that the act as drawn would operate adversely to the interests of the City of Quincy. As a result of this opposition, nobody else appearing in objection to the bill, the Solicitor was allowed to amend the bill by inserting the proviso in section one of the act as finally passed, which provides that no part of the proposed outlet or sewage system between Hyde Park and the outlet shall be constructed before 1900 and until plans for said outlet shall be further considered, adopted and approved by the State Board of Health.
I am informed that said Board of Health, through its engin- eers and agents, have made an exhaustive investigation into the question of a proper and safe outlet for this system and will be in a position to report upon the same this winter, and I believe, as a result of these investigations, a point of discharge farther
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away from Quincy, probably outside of Peddock's Island, and perfectly satisfactory to Quincy and to the Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners, will be the one ultimately adopted.
I would call your attention to the fact that it was upon the initiative of the City of Quincy, although the Town of Hingham afterwards came in and endorsed our position, that the matter was placed in the hands of the State Board of Health, and that the gentlemen comprising said Board, of whom Col. Charles H. Porter of Quincy is one, are, I believe, alive to the dangers to the City of Quincy in having the outlet located too near our shores. And in this connection, let me say that it is important to keep in touch with the progress of their investigation and to seasonably ask for a hearing before the State Board of Health, before any plans are finally approved, that our city officials may have an opportunity to show any objections to the outlet if deemed advisable rather than wait until after the Board reports to the Legislature when it will be too late, in my opinion, to obtain any concessions. I am informed that such a hearing, if asked for, would be granted and in the meantime all information and help necessary to enable us to make independent investiga- tions would be given to us by the officials of the State Board of Health.
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