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JURY LIST
List of Jurors for 1907, prepared by the Registrars of Voters; posted for ten days and then revised and accepted by the City Council.
Adams, Warren W., 12 Greenleaf st., real estate.
Allison, William, 16 Arthur st., granite cutter.
Anderson, Walter J., 102 Safford st., machine operator.
Andrews, Walter H., Upland rd., spar maker.
Arnold, Warren T., 28 Mechanic st., picture framer. Aulbach, Joseph C., 61 Walker st., florist. Aulbach, Frank J., 5 Pierce st., machinist.
Avery, John A., 6 Mill st., shoemaker.
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Ames, Samuel E., 58 Cross st., grocer.
Baker, George S., 270 Safford st., salesman.
Barry, Joseph A., 58 Crescent st., clerk.
Barnes, James M., 47 Freeman st., foreman.
Batts, Michael, 61 Copeland st., granite cutter. Barry, Edward F., 67 Penn st., granite cutter.
Baxter, Arthur E., Foster st., blacksmith.
Beal, Arthur C., Vane st., printer. Bennett, Edwin S., 55 Granite st., carriages.
Beattie, Robert, 179 Willard st., granite cutter.
Berry, Marcus M., 2 Townhill st., granite cutter.
Bestgen, John G., I Vershire st., cutlery.
Bigelow, John P., 95 Franklin st., clerk. Bishop, Benjamin, 145 Federal ave., granite manufacturer. Bisson, Thomas J., Federal ave., granite cutter.
Black, Alexander T., 59 Payne st., granite cutter.
Boyden, Fred S., 644 Hancock st., builder.
Brasee, Watson H., 129 Grand View ave., boots and shoes.
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Branch, Ernest W., 72 Putnam st., civil engineer. Brewer, Frank, 2 Bigelow st., grocer. Brown, George H., 29 Garfield st., engineer. Brown, David, Jr., 275 Farrington st., blacksmith. Bruff, Albert C., 1419 Hancock st., contractor. Buckley, Phineas, Flint st., iron moulder. Burrell, Walter B., 422 Washington st., retired. Buckley, Edward, 36 Bates ave., blacksmith. Burke, Patrick P., Larry st., granite cutter. Burch, John S., 61 Squantum st., engineer. Burgess, Charles H., 17 Whitney rd., real estate. Burke, John W., 82 Common st., granite cutter. Burkhard, Aloys, 10 Wittich pl., shipper. Butler, Lawrence, 116 Intervale st., granite polisher. Campbell, Murdock A., 150 Granite st., blacksmith. Campbell, Hiram W., 140 Copeland st., foreman. Canty, John, Hodges ave., machinist. Cantley, Thomas C., 7 Prospect Hill st., stonecutter. Carter, Benjamin W., 8 Fort st., gardener. Carey, Timothy J., 176 South st., insurance. Chapin, Lyman A., 1419 Hancock st., stationery. Chase, William P., 75 Beach st., gold beater. Choate, Myrick W., Glover pl., machinist. Chrisom, John J., Hunt st., machinist. Clarke, Joseph P., 68 Squantum st., clerk. Clapp, George W., Merrymount rd., clerk. Coombs, Fred H., 280 Farrington st., carpenter. Conway, Patrick E., 13 Cross st., blacksmith. Costa, Joseph S., 45 Pearl st., granite cutter. Coyle, Luke J., 47 Brackett st., blacksmith. Cunningham, John E., 33 Squantum st., plater. Cunningham, James H., 33 Squantum st., tax collector. Cunniff, Martin W., 241 Newbury ave., machinist. Curtis, John, 313 Franklin st., retired.
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Curtis, Francis M., II Alleyne ter., commission merchant. Davenport, Thomas B., Woodward ave., jeweler. Dean, Thomas A., Squantum st., shipper. Deneen, Michael E., 15 Quarry st. ext., operative. Desmond, James F., 105 Copeland st., granite.
Dillon, James P., 3 Conant st., blacksmith.
Dinneen, Jeremiah, 227 Fayette st., rivet worker. Drake, Thomas F., 170 Washington st., real estate. Drew, Cephas, 9 Walker st., clerk. Dolliver, Albert G., Upland rd., clerk. Dunn, Edward J., 118 Whitwell st., conductor.
Dunn, Edwin M., 253 Newport ave., carpenter.
Duane, John J., 13 Bunker Hill st., granite cutter. Edgerton, David R., 249 S. Central ave., carpenter.
Edwards, James F., 118 Copeland st., barber. Elcock, George F., 162 Copeland st., granite dealer. Estabrook, Henry L., Fenno st., farmer. Ewell, William W., 7 Foster st., bookkeeper.
Fairbanks, Henry O., 189 Arlington st., insurance.
Falconer, Alexander, 46 Independence ave., granite dealer. Farnham, Albert G., 14 Bryant ave., machine operator. Favorite, Felix, 172 Highland ave., painter. Fay, Patrick, 19 Brooks ave., laborer. Ferguson, Patrick, 61 Warren ave. ext., foreman. Ferguson, Thomas F., Verchild st., blacksmith. Finnigan, Frank B., Calumet st., machinist. Flowers, David J., 27 Quincy st., granite cutter. Flaherty, James M., 7 Morton st., clerk. Fletcher, Calvin G., 33 Garfield st., contractor. Flynn, Dominick, 56 Hancock st., laborer. Ford, Daniel, 35 Cottage ave., motorman. Forrest, Richard F., 809 Hancock st., motorman. Freeborn, James, 1200 Hancock st., gardener. Fratus, John L., 151 Hancock st., plumber.
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Frisk, Oscar F., Kendrick ave., real estate. Furnald, Channing T., 39 Washington st., clerk. Gallagher, Henry T., 75 North st., expressman. Gatcomb, Morris I., Cherry ave., lumber surveyor. Geary, James E. W., 30 Grove st., student. Geary, Michael B., 30 Grove st., granite cutter. Geekie, George, 88 Atlantic st., clerk.
Geekie, James, 26 Atlantic st., hair dresser. Geer, Henry F., 16 Wesson st., granite dealer. Gilcoine, John, 61 Quincy st., stone mason. Gillis, John H., 67 Trafford st., bicycles. Gilraine, Peter, 5 Quarry st. ext., laborer. Gill, Mark B., 366 Hancock st., machinist. Glover, William D., Rock Island rd., carpenter. Golden, John, Sagamore st., moulder. Golden, Timothy J., 18 Newbury st., clerk. Gray, Elmer E., rear Clay st., machinist. Goodhue, J. Frank, 40 Phipps st., clerk. Grignon, Napoleon B., Reardon st., blacksmith. Gross, George H., Madison st., heel cutter. Granahan, John P., 52 Madison st., letter carrier. Hall, Charles A., Atlantic st., clerk. Hallett, Vernon C., 8 Myrtle st., pattern maker.
Hannon, Patrick, Squantum st., iron moulder. Hall, Charles, I Graham st., grocer. Hall, John O., 43 Upland rd., real estate.
Hanson, Samuel P., 275 Fayette st., gardener. Harkins, John, 86 Main st., mason.
Hazelton, Fred W., 50 Brook st., expressman. Hevahan, Francis J., 33 Common st., stone contractor. Hinkley, Howard G., N. Central ave., insurance.
Hobart, Elisha, 35 Pearl st., brick mason.
Hobart, Winslow, 13 Verchild st., grader.
Hogan, Thomas F., 116 Willard st., granite manufacturer.
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Howie, Alexander, 234 Liberty st., stonecutter. Howley, Andrew W., 57 Phipps st., shoemaker. Hoyt, Charles H., Farrington st., salesman. Hunter, Charles W., 102 Federal ave., granite dealer. Jones, Frank W., 65 Granite st., blacksmith. Jordan, William A., 121 Taylor st., foreman. Joss, James, 21 Garfield st., granite dealer. Kendall, Arthur S., 386 Hancock st., retired. Keiley, William D., 17 Grove st., blacksmith. Kelley, William A., 35 Penn st., stonecutter. Kelly, James W., 158 Copeland st., stonecutter. Kennedy, Joseph G., 92 Quincy ave., granite dealer. King, John J., 15 California ave., bookkeeper King, Martin A., 15 California ave., clerk.
King, Benjamin, 239 S. Central ave., retired.
King, Delcevare, 110 Adams st., manager.
Kilmartin, John, 53 Crescent st., provision dealer. Lamb, Thomas J., I Crescent st., merchant.
Landin, Charles, 9 Station st., quarryman.
Langelier, Louis F. R., Lunt st., salesman.
Langley, Edwin B., Hancock st., electrician.
Lathrop, Orlando F., Billings st., railroad employe. Lawton, Lucius W., Whalley rd., farmer.
Lawton, Perry, 19 Foster st., civil engineer.
Leonard, Owen M., 100 Farrington st., dentist. Lee, James M., 337 Newport ave., machinist.
Leslie, Frank, 77 Botolph st., clerk. Lincoln, Thomas W., 764 Washington st., sail maker. Litchfield, Elwood M., 40 Baxter st., house painter. Little, Stephen B., 13 1/2 Crescent st., dry goods. Lizotte, Joseph, 6 Edison st., manufacturer. Lyons, Charles A., 35 Squantum st., clerk. May, George E., 270 Newbury ave., iron moulder. Manhire, John E., 9 Albertina st., stonecutter.
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Manning, Bernard F., 275 Fayette st., clerk. Martin, Angus D., 16 Jackson st., polisher. Maxim, James E., 33 Quincy ave., janitor. McCalder, William F., 104 Penn st., carpenter. McCormick, James R., 8 Hall pl., granite cutter. McCormick, William A., 67 Willard st., granite cutter. McDonald, Charles J., 128 Davis st., machinist. McDonald, Malcolm A., 18 Bennington st., granite dealer. McGilvary, John B., 51 Crescent st., stonecutter. McGrath, Daniel, 66 Botolph st., iron moulder. McGovern, James P., 79 South st., salesman. McGuerty, Michael, 15 Old Colony st., nailer.
McInnis, Miles J., 59 Pleasant st., granite dealer. McInnis, William, 44 Kidder st., granite polisher. McKenna, Edward J., 72 Hancock st., clerk. McKay, Albion R., 256 Farrington st., machinist. McLennan, John J., Goddard st., polisher. McLennan, Daniel, 34 Federal ave., granite polisher. McMaster, Leo J., 15 Summer st., undertaker.
McNally, Michael, 17 Hancock ct., stonecutter. Minnehan, John P., 10 Rustic pl., blacksmith. Minot, Oscar A., 303 Newport ave., barber. Mitchell, Arthur L., 73 Franklin st., blacksmith. Mitchell, John R., 45 Hall pl., laborer. Mitchell, Wellington W., Hancock st., granite salesman. Moir, Alexander, 419 Hancock st., granite cutter. Moodie, James, 223 Liberty st., stonecutter. Moore, John W., 44 Summer st., carpenter. Moorhouse, Joel, 113 Centre st., granite manufacturer. Moran, William T., 333 Hancock st., plater. Moriarty, John J., off Grove st., stonecutter. Mullarkey, Michael, 41 Quarry st. ext., stone polisher. Myatt, Edward A., Winthrop st., motorman. Nash, George N., 61 Upland rd., salesman.
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Nash, Lysander W., 114 S. Central ave., real estate. Nash, Theodore L., 218 Arlington st., clerk. Nelson, Warren H., Atlantic st., clerk. Newcomb, Arthur W., 98 E. Howard st., grocer. Newcomb, Edwin W., II Newcomb pl., shoe manufacturer.
Newcomb, George W., 24 Quincy st., salesman.
Newcombe, Thomas, 300 Water st., mason.
Nichols, Walter F., 407 Newport ave., commission merchant. Nye, Alfred G., 3 Webster st., painter.
O'Connell, Cornelius, 17 Holmes st., moulder.
O'Brien, Michael F., 29 Bates ave., asst. supt.
O'Brien, James, 42 Cross st., stonecutter.
O'Brien, John A., 31 Bates ave., stonecutter. Odom, Andrew S., 25 Greenleaf st., surveyor.
Odom, Sidney W., 223 Independence ave., granite cutter.
Olson, J. N. Alfred, 10 Ryden st., polisher. Olney, Albert G., 137 Grand View ave., dry goods.
O'Neil, John R., 10 Rogers st., granite cutter.
O'Neil, Michael, 20 Newbury st., stonecutter.
O'Neil, Thomas H., 23 Common st., granite cutter.
O'Rourke, Patrick J., 30 Hall pl., granite cutter. Oxford, Samuel, 14 River st., shoemaker. Owens, Charles H., 64 Willard st., clerk. Parker, Harry O., 198 Billings st., surveyor. Page, Charles W., 162 Beach st., machinist. Parker, William J., Upland rd., reporter. Patterson, Alexander J., 84 Faxon rd., machinist. Peck, William L., 6 Old Colony ave., clerk.
Pendergast, Thomas R., 125 Highland ave., conductor. Pettengill, Charles F., 53 Revere rd., jeweler. Perry, Edward H., Jr., 37 Grant st., painter. Philbrook, Samuel C., 8 Webster st., wood tank maker. Pinel, Alfred J. P., 7 Thompson st., storekeeper. Pierce, J. A. Stetson, 479 Quincy ave., clerk.
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Pope, Frederic C., Squantum st., retired. Pope, Edward R., John st., steam fitter. Prentiss, John H., 32 Eustis st., engineer. Prout, George, 83 Goddard st., granite manufacturer. Prout, Richard, 49 Independence ave., granite manufacturer. Putnam, Harry E., Temple st., rivet worker. Randall, C. Frank, 50 Winter st., hair dresser.
Reardon, James, Squantum st., laborer.
Reardon, John G., II Myrtle st., machinist.
Reardon, William B., 15 Sachem st., machine operator.
Reed, Charles W., 47 Billings st., artist.
Rendle, Henry J., 4 Albertina st., granite cutter. Restelli, Gaspre, 80 Trafford st., granite cutter. Richardson, Edward H., Madison st., tank maker. Rideout, Warren H., 65 Payne st., clerk.
Roberts, John H., 80 Brooks st., upholsterer.
Robertson, Alexander A., I Franklin pl., carpenter. Rogers, Henry C., 28 Edwards st., bookkeeper. Rowell, William F., 37 Walnut st., laborer. Ryan, John H., 72 Common st., granite cutter. Ryan, John W., 54 Putnam st., conductor. Sargent, Ezekiel C., 70 Upland rd., civil engineer. Savage, Newman A., 181 Franklin st., stone cutter. Shortle, Thomas J., 21 Common st., insurance. Shea, Edmund A., 261 Newbury ave., machinist. Sheldon, Charles P., 4 Old Colony ave., clerk. Shepherd, George N., 18 River st., wood engraver. Shepherd, George, 18 River st., shoemaker. Sherman, Charles R., 8 Park st., dry goods. Shirley, Alexander, 6 Filbert st., stonecutter. Shortle, Thomas H., 23 Common st., stonecutter. Sidelinger, William F., 180 Washington st., optician. Smith, Frederick H., 701 Washington st., real estate. Souter, Alexander, 44 Taber st., stonecutter.
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Spargo, Alfred J., 68 Trafford st., granite cutter. Spargo, William T., 160 Franklin st., granite dealer. Spear, Howard D., 44 Granite st., salesman. Stevens, Harry C., 474 Hancock st., machinist. Stewart, Andrew, 177 Whitwell st., stone polisher. Sugrue, Dennis, 18 Bryant ave., engineer.
Sullivan, John J., 50 Union st., rivet maker. Sullivan, James H., 21 Quincy ave., stonecutter, Sweeney, George M., 81 Mill st., laborer. Sweeney, Michael, 73 Main st., bootmaker.
Swingle, Jonathan S., 1262 Hancock st., contractor. Tarbox, George F., 1620 Hancock st., blacksmith. Teasdale, Henry E., 8 Cross st., student.
Teasdale, William H., 8 Cross st., insurance. Thomas, John P., 270 Belmont st., carpenter. Thomas, James, 120 Beach st., machinist.
Thomas, Herbert, Moscow st., machinist.
Thomas, Theodore B., 722 Washington st., hammock manf'r. Thorpe, Elwyn R., Lunt st., door maker. Tilton, Charles B., 24 Merry Mt. rd., salesman.
Tinney, Daniel F., 260 Water st., stone cutter. Tirrell, Edgar M., 188 Safford st., machinist. Tite, John, 226 Liberty st. extension, stonecutter. Totman, Henry S., 96 Chubbuck st., provision dealer. Tower, Charles H., 182 E. Howard st., upholsterer. Turner, A. Lincoln, 459 Hancock st., carriage manufacturer. Trask, Edward V., 2 Willard st., wood dealer. Vogel, Adam S., 74 Willard st., real estate. Waterhouse, Seth P., 156 Newbury ave., painter. Walsh, William J., 54 Putnam st., conductor. Walsh, John W., 158 Quincy ave., salesman. Webb, James H., 213 Washington st., janitor. Weeden, John A., 58 Cranch st., butcher. Welsh, Morris, Rawson rd., machinist.
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West, Charles F., Adams st., machinist. Westland, George T., 8 Cottage st., clerk. Whiton, Joseph L., Jr., Whitney rd., boot and shoe. Williams, Albert J., 207 Liberty st., clerk. Williams, Peter J., 19 Independence ave., carpenter. Wilson, Stephen E., 1126 Hancock st., real estate. Wild, Frank M., 127 Granite st., granite dealer.
Fire Department.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy:
In compliance with the provisions of the City Charter I have the honor to present herewith my first annual report of the Fire Department, its makeup and work done during the year ending Dec. 31, A. D., 1906.
ORGANIZATION.
The force consists of one chief and three assistant chiefs, eighteen permanent and sixty-three call men, and one super- intendent of fire alarm.
Assistant Engineers.
Frank C. Packard, Daniel J. Nyhan and George O'Brien.
Permanent Men.
Charles P. Costa Captain
William H. Corcoran Lieutenant
William A. Gavin Superintendent of Fire Alarm James Connell. Richard Colbert.
Herbert Griffin.
John Faircloth.
Frank Genero.
Jerry Lyons.
Edward Flaherty.
James E. Dinegan. Alfred L. Mead. John Deneen. Charles Anderson. ,
Faxon Billings.
William Carroll.
Andrew Scully.
James F. Malone.
Michael E. Scully.
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Apparatus and Call Men at Central Station.
One steamer, one combination hose wagon, one combi- nation ladder truck, two spare hose wagons and two hose pungs.
Call Men on Combination Hose No. I.
James C. Gallagher, Foreman; John F. Desmond, Wil- liam Erikson, Malcolm A. McDonald, Charles Martin, Alex- ander Robertson, John Murphy and James E. Maxim.
Call Men on Combination Ladder No. I.
Murdoch Martin, Foreman; Arthur C. Merritt, John P. Minihan, Mark Myatt, Murdoch McDonald, Samuel Tutton and William Coffin.
Answered 131 alarms during the year, were absent from quarters 87 hours, laid 1,200 ft. of hose, raised 1,123 ft. of lad- ders, used 37 chemical tanks and 120 extinguishers. Engine in use, 5 hours and 15 minutes. Hydrants in use, 14 hours and 55 minutes.
WOLLASTON STATION.
One hose wagon, No. 2, and one combination ladder truck, No. 2.
Call Men on Hose No. 2.
G. H. Rhodes, Foreman; S. P. Hanson, J. F. Metherall, W. J. Sands and E. F. Hayden.
Call Men on Combination Ladder No. 2.
Albert Shay, Foreman; Albert Stephenson, Fred Bent, Myles Creamer, Joseph Fratus, John Creedon anl Herbert Mckay.
Answered 45 alarms during the year, were absent from quarters 32 hours, laid 1,600 ft. of hose, raised 521 ft. of lad-
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ders, used II chemical tanks and 19 extinguishers. Hydrants in use 2 hours and 15 minutes.
WEST QUINCY STATION. One hose wagon, No. 3, and one ladder truck, No. 3.
Call Men on Hose No. 3.
Edward Drohan, Foreman; James Dillon, John Curry, John Joyce, Albert Bellibeau and John Callahan.
Call Men on Ladder No. 3.
Robert J. Hayes, Foreman; Henry M. Hughes, James Cregan, Edward Farrell, Richard Callahan, Edmund G. Hay- den and John D. McNeil.
Answered 53 alarms during the year, were absent from quarters 38 hours and 45 minutes, laid 2,200 ft. of hose, raised 130 ft. of ladders, used 67 extinguishers. Hydrants in use 4 hours and 25 minutes.
ATLANTIC STATION.
One combination hose wagon, No. 2.
Call Men on Combination No. 2.
J. F. McKinna, Foreman; Thomas Kerrigan, Daniel Golding, Daniel McNeice, Thomas Leary, Walter P. Hill and Cornelius O'Connell.
Answered 26 alarms during the year, were absent from quarters 16 hours and 45 minutes, laid 2,100 ft. of hose, raised 35 ft. of ladders, used 5 chemical tanks and 10 extin- guishers. Hydrants in use I hour and 50 minutes.
QUINCY POINT STATION.
One hose wagon, No. 4, and one hose pung.
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Call Men on Hose No. 4.
Isaac P. Bent, Foreman; Charles W. Hayden, Chris. H. Oliver, Maurice I. Gatcomb, Herbert F. Tucker and John J. Avery.
Answered 29 alarms during the year, were absent from quarters 22 hours and 45 minutes, laid 2,200 ft. of hose and used 31 extinguishers. Hydrants in use 2 hours and 30 minutes.
HOUGHS NECK STATION.
One combination wagon, No. 3, one steamer and one hose wagon.
Call Men on Combination No. 3.
J. R. S. Ross, Foreman; W. H. Sturgis, J. P. Sullivan. F. H. Ryder, B. B. Comeau, M. Ruddy, C. Faxon, H. B. Vinton, G. A. Now.
Answered 5 alarms during the year, were absent from quarters 3 hours and 15 minutes, laid 450 ft. of hose, raised 25 ft. of ladders, used 2 chemical tanks. Hydrants in use 50 minutes.
HORSES.
There are 24 horses in the department. In the past year 2 horses have been put in the department to take the place of old ones, and there were 2 horses added to the department during the year.
HOSE.
Number of feet in department, 14,000, 12,0'00 of which is good and 2,000 fair. Condemned during the year 700 ft. There should be 1,000 ft. purchased during this year.
FIRE ALARM.
The following is a list of the appliances used in sound- ing alarms in the City of Quincy:
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I 6-circuit automatic repeater.
6 circuit switches.
I general switch.
I ground test switch board.
I break key.
I mill amp. meter.
6 galvanometers.
I quartered oak switch board, 4 ft. square.
I volt meter.
I amp. meter.
6 resistance coils.
I circuit breaker.
6 double throw switches, 12 lamps on switch board.
6 test jacks.
230 cells of battery, B. T. type.
1/2 horse motor for charging batteries.
I rheostat.
3 switches.
3 automatic whistles, 2 Gamewell pattern, I G. M. Stevens.
5 Gamewell tower strikers.
I 18-inch combination gong and indicator at Central Station. Chief Litchfield has two 6-in. gongs, one Gamewell and one Stevens, and a break key.
F. C. Packard has two 6-in. Stevens' gongs, and one d. a. 6-in tapper. D. J. Nyhan has one 6-in. Gamewell gong. Hose 2 has a 12-in. Gamewell gong.
Hose 3 has a 12-in. Gamewell gong.
Hose 4 has an 18-in. Gamewell gong.
Atlantic Combination has a 12-in. Gamewell gong.
Houghs Neck Combination has an .18-in. Gamewell gong.
Wollaston Foundry has a 6-in. Stevens gong.
Tubular Rivet & Stud Co. one 12-in. Gamewell gong. O. C. St. Ry. has one 12-in. Gamewell gong.
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There are 82 boxes.
There is one 12-in. Gamewell gong at Quincy Electric Light & Power Station.
There are seven boxes of Stevens type.
There are seventy-five of Gamewell type, five of which are succession boxes of the latest type.
There are fifty-eight of the non-interference pull.
There are twelve boxes of the old-fashioned pony Game- well type.
Four new boxes are to be added at Houghs Neck.
There has been about ten miles of wire added to the sys- tem this season, making about 120 miles of wire in the entire system.
About one mile of Fire Alarm System has been placed underground from Central Station to Box 126.
ALARMS AND FIRE LOSSES.
During the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1906.
Number of alarms, 186.
Number of alarms, bell, 84.
Number of alarms, still, 102.
Number of false alarms, 17.
Amount of property at risk .$264,684,00 Insurance on same 101,400.00
Amount paid by Insurance Companies 12,158.25
In conclusion I wish to thank His Honor, Mayor Thompson, for the interest he has taken in the department, and the City Auditor, City Treasurer, City Clerk and the members of the City Council for favors shown to the depart- ment during the year. And I also thank the members of the department, both Permanent and Call, for the faithful and
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efficient manner in which they have performed the duties which they have been called upon to do.
Respectfully yours, AMOS L. LITCHFIELD, Chief Engineer Q. F. D.
Report of the Commissioner of Public Works.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy:
Sir: In compliance with the provisions of the City Charter I have the honor to present herewith the eighteenth annual report of the Department of Public Works for the year ending December 31, 1906.
The work of this department includes the construction and care of all public streets, construction and repairs of pub- lic buildings, care of street lights, bridges, culverts and drains, sidewalks, street watering, removal of snow, water construction, maintenance, installing of water meters and sewer construction, maintenance and house connections.
The City Council passed 50 orders belonging to my de- partment authorizing an expenditure of $258,645.69.
The following tables show appropriations, expenditures and balances, but for a detailed statement of expenditures for each appropriation I would refer you to the itemized report of the City Auditor.
Annual Budget
Appropriation
Expended
Balance
Bridges, culverts and
drains
$2,000.00
$1,975.62
$24.38
Removal of Snow . .
2,500.00
2,344.26
155.74
Street Lighting
22,800.00
22,451.87
348.13
Advertising, printing
and stationery ..
150.00
150.00
. . . .
Clerical services . ..
780.00
757.50
22.50
330
Repair Public Build-
ings and care of
City Hall
6,000.00
5,909.75
90.25
Deficit Bills of 1905,
852.49
852.49
. ...
Highways. mainte-
nance Receipts ...
24,248.70
23,135.33
1,113.37
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
5,000.00
4,067.46
932.54
Street Watering
7,000.00
7,000.00
. . . .
Edgestones and set- ting
500.00
500.00
. . . .
SEWER DIVISION.
Sewer maintenance ..
1,800.00
1,626.12
173.88
Sewer construction ..
20,000.00
17,992.1I
2,007.89
Sewer house connec-
tions
8,000.00
7,758.97
241.03
WATER DIVISION.
Water maintenance ..
12,000.00
II,847.33
152.67
Water construction
Receipts
27,566.67
27,559.28
7.39
Water Meters
10,000.00
9,362.12
637.88
Special Appropriation
Appropriation
Expended
Balance
Broadway
Street
Grading
2,500.00
. .. .
2,500.00
Elm Avenue Sidewalk,
700.00
. . . .
700.00
Excise Tax
5,412.90
5,412.90
. ...
Farrington Drain
Street
750.00
. ...
750.00
Grand View Avenue
Gutters
225.00
225.00
Gridley Bryant School
Repairs
300.00
299.72
.28
331
Hollis Avenue Grad-
ing
2,500.00
. ...
2,500.00
Highland Avenue
Drain
500.00
. ...
500.00
High School Addi-
tions
6.500.00
. ...
6,500.00
High School Furni-
ture
13,000.00
242.73
12.757.27
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