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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
Two hundred and thirty cells of battery, 1 six circuit repeater, 1 six circuit switchboard with switches, 7 galvanom- eters, 6 lightning arresters, 1 quartered oak switchboard and 7 switches, 1 circuit breaker, 1 volt-meter, 1 millampmeter with six switches, 6 resistance coils, 6 jacks with plug, 5 Rogers protectors, 12 lamps with 104 volts each, hydrometer with test tube in box, 1 18-inch combination gong and indicator at Central Fire Station. Chief Williams has two gongs, one, 6- inch, and one 12-inch, both Gamewell; Quincy Electric Light and Power Co. 1 18-inch Gamewell gong; Old Colony St. R. R. at Power House, one 12-inch Gamewell gong ; Tubular Rivet and Stud Co., 1 12-inch Gamewell gong, Engineer F. C. Packard, one 18-inch Gamewell gong; one 6-inch tapper, Stevens gong, Engineer Sparrow; one 6-inch Stevens gong; Engineer Newcomb; one 6-inch Stevens gong, John O'Brien ; one 6-inch Stevens gong, George T. Magee ; one 6-inch Stevensgong, Capt. Taylor ; one 6-inch Gamewell gone, Hose 5 ; one six-inch Gamewell tapper, Wm. Marden ; one six- inch Gamewell gong at Hose 4; one six-inch Gamewell gong at Hose 3; one twelve-inch Gamewell gong at Hose 2; one twelve-inch Gamewell gong at Combination 2, Ward 6.
Stored at Central Fire Station; 2 direct acting tappers, one 15-inch Stevens gong and one Gamewell 6-inch gong, one
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horse, wagon, harness, whip and blanket, one strap and vice, one pair of spurs and plyers and one screw-driver. Number of boxes 75. Four tower strikers on churches. One automatic Gamewell whistle at Eagle Polishing Co. About one hundred and ten miles of wire.
HORSES.
The number of horses in the fire department are nineteen, which are all in good condition and in good working order. Their ages run from six to twenty-two years.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
As all parts of the city have good fire protection I would recommend buying a piece of land at Houghs Neck, building a suitable house thereon and the purchasing of a Combination Ladder Truck, as that part of the city has very poor fire protection for the number of buildings built every year. I would recommend putting permanent men in this house when built. During the past year the department has been kept very busy answering alarms. The alarms seem to increase every year and much credit is due the department for its promptness in responding to all calls.
CONCLUSION.
In closing this report I desire to tender my sincere thanks to His Honor Mayor Hall, for his interest in the welfare of the department, to the Council for all favors rendered during the year, to the City Auditor and Treasurer for all favors rendered, to the Chief of Police and Officers for the manner they performed their duties at fires, to the Committee on Fire Department for the interest they have manifested in the business of the depart- ment, to my associates of the Board of Engineers, and to the
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officers and members for the prompt and efficient manner in which they discharged their duties, thereby maintaining the rep- utation of the department for efficiency.
PERMANENT FORCE.
Charles P. Costa, age 55,
M. P. Barry, age 40, H. T. Brown, age 42,
George Faircloth, age 31, Thomas Hogan, age 38,
John Faircloth, age 43, Faxon Billings, age 35, Jeremiah Lyons, age 47, John Dinneen, age 29,
Alfred L. Mead, age 41,
Ernest Bishop, age 30,
Frank Genero, age 30,
Engineman Supt. Fire Alarm. Driver Combination H. & L. No. 1 Driver Engine Assistant Engineman Driver Combination No. 1 Driver Combination No. 2 Driver Hose No. 3. Driver H. & L. No. 3 Driver Hose No. 4 Spare Driver Driver Combination H. & L. No. 2
FIRES AND ALARMS, 1901.
During the year beginning Jan. 1, and ending Dec. 31, 1901,, there were 108 alarms-58 bell and 50 still alarms. Value of property at risk, $281,165.
Insurance on property at risk, $199,750.
Loss on property, $18,679.
FIRE RECORD.
Jan. 2, 10.30 p. m., Box 72, Chubbuck st., false alarm. Jan. 3, 3.05 p. m., Box 171, Miller Stile Road, owner Dr. Wm. Everett ; occupant, Dr. Wm. Everett ; cause of fire, spark from grate ; value of building, $8,000; loss on building, $3,400 ; insurance on building, 84,500 ; insurance paid, $3,400. Jan. 5, 6.00 p. m. Still. Billings Road. Grass fire.
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Jan. 6, 9.45 a, m. Still. Off Hancock st. Grass fire.
Jan. 8, 1.30 p. m. . Russell Park. Grass fire.
Jan. 9, 4.45 p. m. Box 37, Franklin st., cause, lamp ; value of building, $1,100; loss on building, none; insurance on building, $700 ; insurance paid on building, none ; value of contents, $200; loss on contents, $5.
Jan. 16, 8 p. m., Still. Jackson st., owner, Alex McGregor ; occupant, A. McGregor ; cause, lamp exploded ; value of building, 81,500 ; loss on building, none; insurance on building, $1,100 ; insurance paid on building, none; loss on contents, $24; insurance on contents, $800.
Jan. 24. 9.30 p. m., Box 172, Quincy avenue, owner Patrick Brennan, club room, lamp upsetting ; value of building $4000; loss on building $15; insurance on building 81200 ; insurance paid on building $15 ; value of contents $500; loss on contents none; insurance on contents $300. Jan. 28. 1.10 p. m. still, Goffe st., grass fire.
Jan. 28. 8.05 p. m., Box 36, Quincy st., bonfire.
Feb. 3. 12.20 p. m., Box 446, Copeland st., owner G. A. Mayo; store and dwelling; false.
Feb. 12. 6.25 p. m., Box 39, Water st., owner J. A. McDonnell, granite cutting; cause unknown; value of buildings $600; loss on buildings $121.15 ; insurance on building $600.
Feb. 17. Still, 5 p. n., Squantum st., owner Mr. Chaney ; value- of building $5 ; loss on building $5.
Feb. 19. Box 19, 12.50 a. m., false alarm.
Feb. 19. Box 23, 1.15 a. m., Hancock st., owner John T. Cavanagh, occupants, Fred Goss and James Dunn, bicy- cle and fish store, cause overheated stove ; loss on build- ing $600 ; insurance on building $3000; insurance paid on building $600 ; value of contents $920; loss on con- tents $290 ; insurance on contents $800 ; insurance paid on contents $290.
Feb. 24, Box 24, 8 p. m., Adams st., cause of fire needless.
Mar. 2. Box 36, 8.48 p. m., Pleasant st., false alarm.
Mar. 3. Still alarm 4.55 p. m., owner Augustus Goodhue, occu-
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pant Frank Goodhue, grocery store; cause chimney ; value of building $2500 ; loss on building none ; insurance on building $2000; insurance paid on building none.
Feb. 5. Box 171, 9.16 p. m. Elm st., owner Quincy Electric Light and Power Co., occupant Q. E. L. & Power Co. caused by wires.
Mar. 6. Box 63, 8.45 p. m. Hancock st., owner William A. Hodges, occupant Thomas C. Hann, cause unknown, value of building $2000; loss on building $86; insurance on building $2000; insurance paid on building $86; value of contents $300 : loss on contents $100.
Mar. 14. Still, 5.45 p. m., Goddard avenue, owner Hugh Owens, occupant Hugh Owens ; cause by chimney.
Mar. 14. Still, 8.20 p. m. Water st., heirs of G. L. Baxter, un- occupied; damage none ; cause unknown.
Mar. 14. Still, 7.15 p. m., Nelson st., owner Svanter Eleason, occupant, Svanter Eleason : cause of fire chimney; value of building $1800; loss of building $5. Insurance on building $1800.
Mar. 17. Still, 3.20 p. m., Hancock st., grass fire.
April 4. Box 171, 6.45 p. m., Main st., owner Mr. Peachie, oc- cupant Edward Lawton ; cause chimney.
April 6. Box 74, 1.55 p. m. Arnold st., owner Sanford Arnold ; value of building $300 ; loss on building $300; cause of fire overheated stove ; insurance on building none; in- surance paid on building none; value of contents $500; loss on contents $500 ; insurance on contents none.
April 13. still, 7.55 p. m., Canal street, wood fire.
April 14, still, 4.08 p. m., Elmwood avenue.
April 14, Still, 8.45 p. m., grass fire.
April 27, Box 56, 7.14 p. m., Newport avenue, Boynton & Rus- sell, occupant Boynton & Russell, grocery store ; cause of fire lamp exploded ; value of building $6000; loss on building $28.89. Insurance on building $5000, Insurance paid on building 828.89 ; Value of contents $2000; loss on contents $20.27; Insurance on contents $1500; In- surance paid on contents $20.27.
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April 29. Still, 4.45 .p. m., Greenleaf st., grass fire.
April 30. Box 64, 9.10 p. m., Newbury avenue, owner Henry Hunt, unoccupied; value of building $1500; loss on building $100 ; insurance on building $1000; insurance paid on building $100 ; value of contents none.
May 9. Box 37, 8.35 p. m., Franklin st., owner Rebecca P. Eaton, unoccupied ; cause of fire incendiary; value of building $2500; loss on building none; insurance on building §2000.
May 12, Box 172, 12.35 a. m., false alarm.
May 15, Box 242, 11.55 Whitwell st., false alarm.
May 15, Box 45, 9.45 p. m., off Bates avenue, owner Granite Railway Co., occupant Granite Railway Co., value of building 82700; loss on building 8622; insurance on building $2500; insurance paid on building 8622; value of contents 82700 ; loss on contents $625; insurance on contents 82500.
May 17. Box 63, 1.55 a. m., off Hancock st., owner Eliab Rams- dell, cause unknown; value of building $25; loss on building $15.
May 26. Still, 8.15 p. m., Madison st., owner A. E. Scott, un- occupied ; cause of fire boys and matches; value of building $10 ; loss on building 85.
May 28, Still, Squantum st., grass fire.
May 22. Box 63, 8.30 p. m., Montclair, owner H. N. Holbrook stable ; value of building 8650 ; loss on building 8650. Insurance on building 8500; value of contents $325; loss on contents 8325 ; insurance on contents $200.
June 5, Still, 7.45 p. m. School st., grass fire.
June 9, Box 58, 8.15 Adams st., owner HI. P. Nawn, occupant H. P. Nawn, cause of fire carelessness ; value of building $75; loss on building $75; value of contents $125; loss on contents $125.
June 11. Still, Houghs Neck, owner A. L. Drewery, occupant John Drewery ; value of bullding $700; loss on building none ; insurance on building 8700; loss on contents none.
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June 18. Box 27, 7 p. m., Washington st., owner C. H. Hard- wick, occupant C. H. Hardwick, loss none.
June 20, Box 76, 3.35 a. m., Wharf st., owner Old Colony Street Railway; occupant L. C. Embree & Co., ship building, cause unknown ; value of building 81000 ; loss on build- ing $457 ; insurance on bailding $800; Value of contents $5600; Loss on contents $1,047.
June 22. Still, 9.30 a. m., Baxter avenue, owner Michael Sul- livan ; cause lightning ; value of building $3000 ; loss on building 8225 ; insurance on building 82500; insurance paid on building 8225.
June 29. Box 32, 7.45 a. m., Federal avenue, owner C. H. Davidson, occupant Win. Fyfe, cause fat boiling over stove, value of building 82800; loss on building $4; in- surance on building $2400 ; insurance paid on building $4; value of contents $300.
July 2, Box 37, 6.07 p. m., Franklin street, owner Lester M. Pratt, occupant Wm. Howard; cause of fire lightning ; value of building 81800 ; loss on building $150 ; insurance on building $1500 ; loss on contents $45.20 ; insurance on contents $1000 ; insurance paid on contents 845.20.
July 2, Still, 6.10 p. m., Crosby st., owner Capt. Andrews, oc- cupant Capt. Andrews; cause lightning; value of build- ing $600; loss on building $30 ; insurance on building $600; insurance paid on building $30 ; value of contents $200; loss of contents none ; insurance on contents $200. July 2, still, 6 p. m., Atlantic st., owner Wm. B. Glover ; occu- pant Wm. B. Glover; cause lightning; value of build- ing $2700; loss on building $15 ; insurance on building, $2500 ; insurance paid on building $15
July 2, still, 6.097p. m., Grand View avenue, owner Herbert Bailey; cause lightning ; damage none.
July 2, still, 6.05 p. m., Rodman st., owner Michael Cunniff ; occupant Peter Cortilla ; cause lightning ; value of bulld- ing $2500 ; loss on building $69 ; insurance on building $1550 ; insurance paid on building $69.
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July 2, still, 6.04 p. m., Granite st., Swedish Baptist Church ; cause lightning ; value of building §4500 ; loss on build- ing $28; insurance on building $3500.
July 2, still, Washington st., owner E. F. Hayden ; occupant, E. F. Hayden ; cause lightning ; value of building, 81500; loss on building, $70, insurance on building, $1200; insurance paid on building, 870.
July 2, still, 6 p. m., Trafford st., owner Gasper Restelli ; occu- pant, Gasper Restelli; causes lightning ; value of building, 82000 ; loss on building, 85 ; insurance on building, $2000. July 2, still, 5.55 p. m., Intervale st., owner, Angelo Malnati ; occupant, Angelo Malnati ; cause lightning ; value of build- ing, 83300 ; loss on building, 825 ; insurance on building, 83300.
July 4, Box 12, 6.15 a. m., Clarke ave., owner Barnabas Clarke ; cause, supposed incendiary ; value of building, $30; loss on building, 82; insurance on building, none.
July 4, still, 9 a. m., Hancock st., owner Emily Wild; cause fire-cracker; value of building, $2000; loss on building, 83 ; insurance.
July 4, Box 39, 10.30 a. m., Water street, owner J. S. McDon- nell; occupant; Alex. Mundie ; value of building, $2000; loss on building, $25; insurance on building, $1700.
July 4, Box 63, 1.55 a. m., Depot st., owner John C. Randal ; unoccupied ; cause incendiary.
July 4, Box 61, 4.46 p. m., Newbury ave., owner H. Ellis ; occupant, Mrs. L. E. Prince ; cause kerosene stove ; value of contents $400; loss on contents none.
July 4, Box 49, 10.55 p. m., Bunker Hill st., owner Jonas Shackley ; occupant, Thomas Carson; incendiary ; value of building, $50 ; loss on building, 850; value of contents, 8300; loss on contents, $300.
July 21, Box 47, 1.20 a. m., off Forest ave., owner Timothy Riordan ; occupant, Timothy Riordan ; cause incendiary ; value of building, $50; loss on building, $50; value of contents, $300; loss on contents, 8300.
July 28, Box 47, 1.20 a. m., Phipps st, owner John Chamber-
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lain; occupant, Geo. W. White; value of building, 81000 ; loss on building, $100; value of contents, $125 ; loss on contents, $125.
July 31, Box 72, 6.45 a. m., Curtis ave., owner William Sted- man ; occupant, J. A. Kenstry ; cause mice and matches ; value of building, 85000 ; loss on building, $600; insurance on building, $3500; value of contents, $2000; loss on contents, $156; insurance on contents, §2000.
July 31, still, 2.80 p. m., Water st., owner Q. E. L. & P. Co .; occupant, Q. E. L. & P. Co.
Aug. 4, Box. 171, 1.50 a. m., Washington st., owner Floretta Vining ; unoccupied ; value of building, $1250 ; loss on building, 8500; insurance paid on building, 8500.
Aug. 5, still, 8.10 a. m., Newport ave., owner Geo. F. Pinkham ; occupant, William Small ; cause chimney.
Aug. 10, still, 12 m., Sea st., Houghs Neck, owner Mary E. Taylor ; occupant, Mary E. Taylor; value of building, 81000; loss on bullding, $25; insurance on building, 8600; value of contents $500 ; loss on contents none.
Aug. 13, Box 62, 3.45 p. m., Atlantic st., owner Mary Mccarthy, occupant, Daniel McCarthy; cause spark from locomo- tive ; value of building, 8450; loss on building, $60.
Aug. 25, 5.30 a. m., Hancock st., owner of City of Quincy; occupant, officials of the City of Quincy ; value of build- ing, 840,000 ; loss on building 8600; value of contents, $10,000; loss on contents, $200.
Aug. 29, Box 37, 10.35 a. m., Water st., owner Joseph H. Vogel; occupant, Joseph H. Vogel; cause spark from chimney ; damage none.
Aug. 30, still, 8.45 a. m., Hancock st., owner II. H. Faxon ; cause chimney ; damage none.
Sept. 3, Box 446, 7.25 p. m., Miller st., owner Chas. LaClare ; occupant, John Casey; cause lamp exploded ; value of building, 83500; loss on building, 85; insurance on building, $2000 ; insurance paid on building, 85; value of contents, $1000; loss on contents, $12; insurance on contents, $800 ; insurance paid on contents, $12.
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Sept. 4, Box 446, 6.40 p. m., Copeland st., owner, Dr. Ash ; occupant Dr. Ash; cause ash barrel ; damage none.
Sept. 5, Box 442, 7.30 p. m., off Quarry st., owner, syndicate ; unoccupied ; cause unknown; value of building 8400 ; loss on building $400.
Sept. 10, Box 45, 5.10 p. m., Hall place ; false alarm.
Sept. 28, Box 61, 12.10 p. m., Squantum st., owner, Wm. A. Hodges ; occupant, A. Pitts ; value of building, 82000; loss on building none; insurance on building, §2000; value of contents, $500 ; loss on contents, $8; insurance on contents, $500.
Oct. 1, Box 441, 1.15 a. m., Quarry st. ; owner, Fegan & Bal- lou ; occupant, Fegan & Bellou; value of building, $1000; damage $1000; value of contents, $1500 ; damage contents, $1000.
'Oct. 6, still, Squantum st., owner, W. A. Hodges ; occupant, A. Pitts ; cause, chimney.
Oct. 6, Box 152, 3.35 p. m., Gordon st .; owner Albert Hall ; occupant, A. Hall ; cause, oil stove exploded; value of building, $1500; loss on building, $8; insurance on building, $1500.
Oct. 7, Box 57, 7.15 a. m., chimney fire ; occupant, Luther Parrott.
·Oct. 20, Box 26, 9.05 p. m., Hancock st., owner, Quincy Real Estate ; occupant Delbert Eastabrook ; value of building, $55,000; loss on building, $5; insurance on building, $45,000 ; insurance paid on building, $5; insurance on contents, $6000.
Oct. 22, still, 9 p. m., Hancock st., owner, Quincy Real Estate and Trust; occupant, D. Estabrook; cause, lamp ex- ploded; value of building, 855,000; loss on building, $15 ; insurance on building, $45,000 ; insurance paid on building, $15; value of contents, $6,000; loss on con- tents, $150 ; insurance paid on contents, $150.
Oct. 23, still, 10.15 a. m., Palmer st., owner C. G. Bilding ; cause, spark from locomotive ; value of building, 8500; loss on building, 860; insurance on building, 8400 ; in-
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surance paid on building, $60 ; value of contents, 84000; loss on contents, none.
Oct. 26, still, 7.15 p. m., Penn st., cause, woods.
Oct. 28, Box 152, 4 p. m., Gordon st., owner, Annie Doving ; occupant, Annie Doving ; cause children playing with matches ; value of building 84000 ; loss on building $50 ; insurance on building, 83000 ; insurance paid on build- ing, $50; value of contents, $1000; insurance on con- tents $1000.
Oct. 28, still, 6.35 p. m., damage none.
Oct. 29, still, 3.30 p. m., Copeland st., owner, Alice Ash ; occu- pant, Alice Ash ; value of building, $1500; loss on build- ing none ; insurance on building, 81000.
Nov. 1, false, 12.10 a. m., damage none.
Nov. 2, Box 71, 6.50 p. m., Washington st., estate of Mrs. Averrell ; cause, lamp exploded ; value of building $1000 ; loss on building $422 ; insurance on building $600 ; in- surance paid on building 8422; value of contents $500; loss on contents $300 ; insurance on contents $500 ; in- surance paid on contents, 8300.
Nov. 3, 8.25 p. m., Box 28, Greenleaf st., owner, Joel F. Shep- pard; occupant, E. W. Sheppard ; value of building, $7000; loss on building $900; insurance on building $7000; insurance paid on building $900; value of con- tents 84000 ; loss on contents §850; insurance on con- tents $2000 ; insurance paid on contents $850.
Nov. 3, still, Copeland st., cause woods.
Nov. 4, still, Copeland st., cause woods.
Nov. 6, still, Newport ave., owner Mrs. Hewitson ; occupant, A. Fay ; damage none.
Nov. 8, still, 5.15 p. m., Common st., damage none.
Nov. 10, still, Taylor st., woods; damage none.
Nov. 10, still, Old Colony ave., grass fire ; damage none.
Nov. 16, Box 42, 6.45 p. m., Water st., owner L. Crossman ; occupied, M. Carmale; cause lamp exploded ; value of building, $1500; loss on building, $10; insurance on building, $1200; insurance paid on building, §10; value of contents, $100 ; loss on contents none.
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Nov. 17, Box 39, 6.45 p. m., Liberty st., owner Cook & Watkins; occupant, Cook & Watkins; value of build- ing, $700; loss on building, $15 ; insurance on building, $500; insurance paid on building, $15 ; value of contents, $2000; loss on contents, none; insurance on contents. $1000.
Nov. 26, still, 2.50 p. m., Quincy ave., owner Joe Griffin ;. occupant, Joe Griffin ; cause chimney ; damage none.
Nov. 28, still, 6.45 p. m., Independence ave., grass fire.
Nov. 28, still, 7.20 p. m., Adams st., grass fire.
Dec. 2, Box 61, 2.40 p. m., Tubular Rivet ; grass fire.
Dec. 2, Box 42, 7.20 p. m., Brooks st., owner Craig & Richards ;; value of building, $50; loss on building, $50.
Dec. 3, Box 28, 6.10 a. m., Hancock st., owner Horace Spear ;. occupant, D. J. McLean ; value of building, $500; loss. on building, $80 ; insurance on building, $400 ; insurance paid on building, $80.
Dec. 4, Box 37, 8.20 p. m., South Quincy station freight car ; value of car, $350; loss on car, $10 ; value of contents, $150; loss on contents, $150.
Dec. 6, still, 10 a. m., Brook ave., owner Fanny Privano ;. occupant, Fannie Privano, cause lamp exploded ; value of building, $2300 ; loss on building, none; insurance on building, $2300; value of contents, $700; loss on contents, $10 ; insurance on contents, $600 ; insurance paid on contents, $10.
Dec. 18, still, 1 p. m., Hancock st., owner H. H. Faxon ; occu- pant, Fred F. Lapham ; cause lamp exploded ; value of contents, 8650; loss on contents, $50; insurance on contents, $500; insurance paid on contents, $50.
Dec. 24, Box 38, 9.35 a. m., Trafford st., owner Graspnore Restille; value of building, $2000 ; loss on building, $15 ;. insurance on building, $2000; insurance paid on build- ing, $15; value of contents, $500; loss on contents none.
Dec. 25, still, 2 p. m., off Patch's Ice House; wood fire.
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Dec. 27, Box 138, 4.45 p. m., Nightingale ave., owner A. Weeden ; occupant, H. L. Hilston ; cause pipe in coat ; value of building, $2500; insurance on building, $2000 ; value of contents, $500; loss on contents, $4; insurance on contents, $500 ; insurance paid on contents, $4.
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Report of Sewerage Commis= sioners. -
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Quincy :
The Sewerage Commissioners present the following as their annual report for the year 1901.
The negotiations pending with the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners relative to the taking by said Board of the Quincy Pumping Station and Force Main engaged much of the time of this Board early in the year. The idea had been advanced by the Metropolitan Commissioners that as in the Act authorizing the taking, no time for such taking was speci- fied, action should be deferred till the Metropolitan Sewer was completed and ready for use. This would have deferred the taking some three years, and meanwhile the City would have been at the expense of maintaining the plant, which including interest on cost would have been about $10,000 per year.
Being anxious to save the City this expense the Board strenuously contended that the taking should be made at once, and, after continued correspondence and interviews the Metro- politan Commissioners agreed to make the taking as of date of July 1, 1901 ; they to pay to the City the sum of 898,974.20 which was the cost of the plant as determined by the books of this Board.
In order that the City might earlier be relieved of the cost of maintenance of the pumping plant, and might also have
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the price to be received available for sewer construction it was urged by this Board that the taking be made at an earlier date. This object was accomplished and the taking was made on the first of April, the City receiving the cost of the plant $98,974.20 less discount at the rate of four per cent per annum for the time intervening before July 1.
On December 29, 1900, the following communication was received from the Mayor :
QUINCY, MASS., Dec. 28th, 1900. To the Board of Sewerage Commissioners of the City of Quincy :
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 279, Sec. 1 of the Acts of 1895, authorizing the construction of a System of Sewerage for the City of Quincy, said system having been substantially completed, you are hereby requested to transfer said system of sewerage to the Commissioner of Public Works of said City. You will therefore arrange all matters con- nected with your department so that you can on January 1st, 1901, transfer them to the said Commissioner of Public Works, and thereafter all matters connected with the sewerage system · will be under the control of said Commissioner of Public Works.
Respectfully, (Signed) JOHN O. HALL, Mayor.
The clause of Chapter 279 of the Acts of 1895 under which the Mayor made the request is as follows :
"And provided further, that whenever said system or systems shall be substantially completed and put in successful operation said commissioners, upon written request of the Mayor, shall transfer the same to said commissioner of public works; and thereupon the powers of said board of sewerage Commissioners shall cease and all its powers shall be vested in, and all its duties imposed upon, said commissioner of public works."
The Board found that plans of the system of sewerage adopted by the City Council and approved by the State Board
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of Health in accordance with said act called for the construc- tion of somewhat in excess of one hundred miles of sewers and provided for the drainage of certain definite drainage areas, these drainage areas comprising Ward 1, except Houghs Neck and Germantown and a small area at Adams Shore; Ward 2, except a few acres near the Point bridge, all of Wards 3, 4 and 5, and Ward 6, except Squantum and a small area near the Neponset River.
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