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ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Allen Coffin, P.,
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Dana Malone, R.,
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John McCarty, S.,
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James E. McConnell, D.,
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William N. Osgood, I. L.,
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Harvey H. Pratt, A. M.,
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Gilbert G. Smith, S. L.,
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COUNCILLOR-Second District
Albion F. Bemis, R.,
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William A. Bunton, D.,
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John M. Fisher, P.,
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Charles G. Kidder, I. L.,
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Irwin S. Newcomb, S.,
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SENATOR-First Norfolk District
John J. Gallagher, S.,
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Charles F. Jenney, R.,
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Peter E. Sullivan, D., Blanks,
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REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT-Fifth Norfolk District
James E. Corprew, I. L. C.,
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Charles W. Hanscom, S.,
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Eugene C. Hultman, R.,
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REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT-Sixth Norfolk District
Rednor P. Coombs, D.,
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Walter S. Pinkham, R.,
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COUNTY COMMISSIONER -Norfolk
Albert Hess., S.,
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Michael F. McCarthy, D.,
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Silas A. Stone, R.,
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William J. Sullivan, D.,
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ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS-Norfolk
John Everett, R.,
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Michael Gunderson, S.,
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Lewis R. Whitaker, R., Blanks,
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY-Southeastern District
Thomas E. Grover, D., R.,
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SHERIFF
Edward F. Brault, S.,
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Samuel H. Capen, D., R., Blanks,
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AMENDMENT TO CONSTITULION
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VOTE AT MUNICIPAL ELECTION, DECEMBER 3, 1907
WARDS
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FOR MAYOR
Charles W. Hanscom, S.,
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Walter E. Piper, R.,
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William T. Shea, I. L., C., D.,
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COUNCILMEN-AT-LARGE
Charles J. Axberg,S.,
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Gustave B. Bates, S.,
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Arthur C. Beal, R.,
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Edward F. Brault, S.,
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Charles M. Bryant, R.,
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William H. Callahan, D.,
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R. Frank Claflin, D.,
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Jesse F. Curtis, R.,
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J. Leonard Ferguson, R.,
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James F. Foy, S.,
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Robert E. Foy, C. D.,
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE-AT-LARGE-Three Years
Michael J. Haggerty, I. L.,
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Nathaniel S. Hunting, R.,
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COUNCILMEN FROM WARD ONE
George W. Abele, R.,
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COUNCILMEN FROM WARD TWO
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Carle R. Hayward, R. C.,
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Joseph L. Whiton, Jr., R.,
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Ward Two
Joseph A. Dasha, R., Arthur B. Foster, I. C., John J. O Hara, D., Blanks,
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James M. Cantfill, D.,
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Robert B. Craig, R.,
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Alexander Falconer, R.,
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Ward Three
John 1. Miller, R.,
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Daniel B. Reardon, D.,
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William Gelotte, R.,
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Charles J. McGilvray, D.,
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Robert J. Teasdale, D.,
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LICENSE QUESTION
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Thomas H. Hayes, D.,
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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 second annual re- port of the Fire Department, its makeup and work done dur- ing the year ending December 31, A. D., 1907.
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, Robert J. Hayes.
Permanent Men.
Charles P. Costa . Captain
William H. Corcoran Lieutenant.
William A. Gavin Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
Herbert Griffin. James Connell.
John Faircloth.
Richard Colbert.
Frank Genero. ,
James E. Dinegan.
Jerry Lyons. ,
Alfred L. Mead.
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Edward Flaherty. Faxon Billings. Andrew Scully. James F. Malone.
John Dineen. Charles Anderson. William Carroll. Michael E. Scully.
Apparatus and Call Men at Central Station.
One steamer, one combination hose wagon, one combi- nation ladder truck, two spare hose wagons, two hose pungs, and two ladder sleds.
Call Men on Combination Hose No. I.
James C. Gallagher, Foreman; John F. Desmond, Wil- liam Erickson, Malcolm A. McDonald, Charles Martin, Al- exander Robertson, John Murphy, and James E. Maxim.
. Call Men on Combination Ladder No. I.
Murdock Martin, Foreman; Arthur C. Merritt, John P. Minihan, Mark Myatt, Murdock McDonald, Samuel Tutton, and William Coffin.
Answered 160 alarms, 98 bell and 62 still alarms dur- ing the year, were absent from quarters 109 hours and 40 minutes, laid 17,150 feet of hose, raised 711 ladders, used 50 chemical tanks and 77 extinguishers. Engine in use 4 hours and 45 minutes. Hydrants in use 20 hours and 5 minutes.
WOLLASTON STATION.
One hose wagon No. 2, and one combination ladder truck No. 2.
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Call Men on Hose No. 2.
G. H. Rhodes, Foreman ; S. P. Hanson, W. J. Sands, J. F. Metherall and E. F. Hayden.
Call Men on Combination Ladder No. 2.
Albert Shay, Foreman; Albert Stephenson, Fred Bent, Myles Creamer, Joseph Fratus, John Creeden and Herbert McKay.
Answered 80 alarms, 40 bell and 40 still alarms; were absent from quarters 53 hours and 45 minutes ; laid 8,450 feet hose ; raised 316 ft. ladders; used 21 chemical tanks and 45 ·extinguishers. Hydrants in use 8 hours and 40 minutes.
WEST QUINCY STATION.
One hose wagon, No. 3, and one ladder truck, No. 3.
Call Men on Hose No. 3.
Edward Drohan, Foreman; John Curry, John Joyce, Al- bert Bellibeau, John Callahan and William M. Lahey.
Call Men on Ladder No. 3.
James Dillon, Foreman ; Henry M. Hughes, James Cre- :gan, Edward Farrell, Richard Callahan, Edmund G. Hay- ·den and John D. McNeil.
Answered 85 alarms, 57 bell and 28 still alarms, were absent from quarters 74 hours and 40 minutes, laid 11,400 feet of hose, raised 975 feet of ladders, used 103 extinguish- ·ers. Hydrants in use II hours and 15 minutes.
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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 57 alarms, 29 bell and 28 still alarms, were absent from quarters 34 hours and 25 minutes, laid 6,050, feet of hose, raised 145 feet of ladders, used 21 chemical tanks and 34 extinguishers. Hydrants in use 3 hours and 30. minutes.
QUINCY POINT STATION.
One hose wagon No. 4 and one hose pung.
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.
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Answered 42 alarms, 30 bell and 12 still alarms, were absent from quarters 34 hours and 25 minutes, laid 3,450 feet of hose and used 29 extinguishers. Hydrants in use 2 hours. and 20 minutes.
HOUGHS NECK STATION.
One combination wagon No. 3, one steamer, and one: hose wagon.
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Call Men on Combination No. 3.
J. R. S. Ross, Foreman ; J. P. Sullivan, B. B. Comeau, . C. Faxon, H. B. Vinton, W. H. Sturgis, E. M. Noteman,. W. G. Noteman and Henry Hudson.
Answered 3 alarms, were absent from quarters I hour and 35 minutes, laid 200 feet of hose and used 2 extinguish- ers. Hydrants in use 20 minutes.
Horses.
There are 23 horses in the department. Some of them. are getting old in the service and should be replaced by new ones.
Hose.
Number of feet in the department, 14.550; 12,550 of which is good and 2,000 fair. Condemned during the year, 450 feet.
FIRE ALARM.
The following is a report of the Quincy Fire Alarm Sys- tem. There have been no additions made at the Central Sta- tion, with the exception only of a Pownell & Stuart switch which has been a great saving to the city on the lighting bill of the Station, and also a great comfort to the men, as the house when they retire is in darkness until an alarm sounds when the switch comes into line and lights up the station.
I have had the battery tested out and it is necessary the coming year to have a new one, as it has been in constant use for about six years and the life of a battery is considered about five years. I would suggest that when a new battery
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is obtained, that the battery room be changed to the upper floor as the present room is too small and poorly ventilated.
There have been eight miles of wire added to the lines on the different circuits to replace the old wire taken down. and there have been quite a number of new poles put in to replace old ones.
Five Utica boxes have been changed to Excelsior type with non-interference pulls and one new Excelsior box and two succession boxes have been added. There have also been two additional 6-in. Gamewell tappers installed,-one in the Granite City Club Rooms and one at the house of Robert Hayes, District Engineer.
Very truly yours,
W. A. GAVIN, Supt. of Fire Alarm.
ALARMS AND FIRE LOSSES.
During the year ending December 31, 1907.
Number of alarms, 291
Number of alarms, bell I2I
Number of alarms, telephone 65
Number of alarms, still 105
Amount of property at risk $288,075.00
Insurance on same 227,050.00
Insurance paid 29,985.69
In conclusion I wish to thank His Honor, Mayor Thompson, for the interest he has taken in the department,
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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. efficient manner in which they have performed the duties. which they have been called upon to do.
Respectfully submitted,
AMOS L. LITCHFIELD, Chief Engineer, Q. F. D.
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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 Char- ter I herewith submit the eighteenth annual report of the De- partment of Public Works for the year ending December 31, 1907.
The work of this department includes the construction and repair of public streets, construction and repair of pub- lic buildings, care of street lights, bridges, culverts and drains, sidewalks, street watering, removal of snow, suppres- sion of gypsy and brown tail moths, water construction, maintenance, installation of water meters, sewer construction, maintenance and house connections.
The City Council passed eighty orders pertaining to my department authorizing an expenditure of $ 295,811.82.
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.
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Annual Budget.
Appropriation. Expended. Balance.
Advertising, printing and sta-
$ 150.00
$129.04
$20.96
tionery
3,000.00
2,999.99
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Clerical
780.00
780.00
Edgestones and setting
330.46
330.46
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Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
2,500.00
2,500.00
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Miscellaneous Highways
20,000.00
21,042.59
151.38
Receipts
1,193.97
Removal of Snow
3,500.00
4,262.49
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Transfers
762.49
Repair Public Buildings and Care of City Hall
6,000.00
6,245.29
39.54
Transfers
284.83
Street Lighting
22,884.71
22,884.71
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Street Watering
7,000.00
7,000.00
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SEWER DIVISION.
Sewer maintenance
1,020.00
1,020.00
Sewer construction
40,000.00
24,881.34
15,118.66
Sewer house connections
6,000.00
. 6,000.00
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Sewer clerical
780.00
780.00
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WATER DIVISION.
Water maintenance
10,600.00
10,374.48
225.52
Water construction
20,000.00
26,177.73
511.47
Receipts
6,689.20
Water meters
10,000.00
7,171.37
2,828.63
Water clerical
1,400.00
1,398.33
1.67
Beach Street-changing grade
150.00
150.00
Bradford Street grading ....
600.00
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600.00
Coddington School Building moving
2,000.00
1,998.49
1.51
Coddington School Building ..
70,000.00
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70,000.00
Common Street grading
1,500.00
1,500.00
Crescent Street
1,700.00
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1,700.00
Bridges, culverts and drains
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Cross Street grading
1,000.00
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1,000.00
Cushing Street grading
500.00
500.00
Eliot Street grading
500.00
500.00
Excess and Deficiency Fund. .
100.00
99.95
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Excise Tax
6,303.78
6,303.78
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Farrington Street grading
2,000.00
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2,000.00
Glendale Road grading
2,500.00
2.500.00
Glover Avenue grading
1,650.00
1,650.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
2,500.00
Receipts
1,076.89
3,819.84
647.54
Transfers
890.49
Hancock Street struction
Bridge con-
15,306.66
15,306.66
High School Additions
8,308.34
8,307.44
.90
High School Furnishings
700.00
695.57
4.43
Hunt Street grading
1,800.00
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1,800.00
Liberty Street grading
1,500.00
1.500.00
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
450.00
489.60
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The following appropriations were passed by the City Council late in the year 1906 and were completed during the year 1907.
Highland Avenue Drain . .
$500.00
$480.10
$19.90
Whitwell Street Sidewalk
2,500.00
1,916.90
583.10
Broadway Street grading . ..
2,500.00
2,011.99
488.01
Elm Avenue Sidewalk
700.00
700.00
... .
Farrington Street Drain
750.00
594.86
155.14
(Hollis Avenue grading
2,500.00
2,500.00
Smith Street Widening
3,300.00
3,206.35
93.65
Ward 6 Schoolhouse, balance 1906
59,600.00
59,324.21
275.79
High School Furnishings, bal-
ance 1906
12,757.27
12,757.27
. . .
...
900.00
Sumner Street grading
3,000.00
... .
3,000.00
Ward 6 Schoolhouse Furnish- ings
3,500.00
3,406.57
93.43
Wayland Street grading
500.00
....
500.00
...
Entrance, balance 1906 . . .
39.60
Robertson Street grading ...
900.00
...
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High School Additions, bal- ance 1906
36,309.35
36,309.35
...
Liberty Street grading
3,000.00
3,000.00
....
Bates Avenue Widening, bal- ance 1906
50.00
50.00
. .. .
Cottage Avenue Widening,
balance 1906
124.69
83.69
41.00
North Payne Street Widen-
ing, balance 1906
1,225.13
1,220.26
4,87
Coe Steet grading, 1905
.
200.00
200.00
BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND DRAINS.
Extensive repairs were made on the various bridges throughout the city, the most important work being the re- planking of the Neponset Bridge, costing $1,612.60.
The Warren Avenue Bridge at Wollaston was painted at a cost of $175.00.
The city's portion of assessment for repairs and mainte- nance of the Fore River Bridge amounted to $775.50 and $50 was the apportionment for repairs on the Hingham Bridge.
The catch basins and drains received careful attention and the various bridges throughout the city were repaired.
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
We had a great many snow storms during the past year and considerable ice on sidewalks which necessitated almost daily putting sand on same.
The plows are so arranged throughout the city that within a comparatively short time after each storm the side- walks on the principal streets are made passable.
The gutters received careful attention and were ploughed out after each storm.
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REPAIR OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CARE OF CITY HALL.
We have 24 public buildings, comprising 13 School houses, 6 Engine houses, City Hall, Police Station, Alms- house, City Stables and Pest house, all of which received such repairs as the appropriation would allow.
The amount expended on each building for repairs is as follows :
School Buildings :
Adams
$62.05
Coddington I 56.04
Cranch
332.14
Gridley Bryant 140.13
High 245.87
John Hancock
324.21
Lincoln
I57.76
Massachusetts Fields
I29.62
Quincy 38.49
Washington
100.33
Willard
640.46
Wollaston
129.7I
Old High
I.13
$2,457.94
Fire Stations
Central Fire Station
$280.09
Hose House, Ward 2
16.14
Hose House, Ward 4
5.89
Hose House, Ward 5
II6.59
Hose House, Ward 6
·221.10
Hose House, Houghs Neck
57.04
$696.85
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City Hall :
Lighting $554.42
Fuel 314.50
Telephones 177.81
Janitor service 1,276.30
Miscellaneous 403.89
$2,726.92
Police Station
47.03
Stables
254.55
Almshouse
62.00
$6,245.29
STREET WATERING.
The watering of the streets was done by the electric car sprinkler and five water carts on streets ordered watered by the Council from April 15, 1907, to October 15, 1907.
Assessment was levied on 161,109 linear feet at a cost of $0.023 per linear foot, one half cost of same being assessed on abutting property. Since the installation of water meters the public are not using the hose as freely as in previous years, consequently there is a more urgent demand for more streets watered and in my opinion it is almost essential that additional streets be included in the schedule the coming year.
STREET LIGHTING.
The system of street lighting is very satisfactory through- out the city. Daily reports are received from the Police de- partment notifying all lights that are not lighted and a dis- count is allowed by the Electric Light Company for all out- ages reported.
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We have installed at the present time 21 gas, 167 arc, 656 incandescent lamps, an increase of one gas, one arc and 15 incandescent lamps.
EDGESTONES.
Edgestones were set and gravel sidewalks built where applications were received from abutters agreeing to pay one half cost in front of the following property :
Frank W. Knowlton ... . Beach Street and Rawson Road
No. 5 A. O. H. Building Association . Franklin Street New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., Merrymount Road High School . Butler Road
The above work consisted in furnishing and setting 648 feet straight edgestones and two block corners.
GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS.
The suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths has been carried on practically the same as last year and con- siderable progress has been accomplished towards their ex- termination.
Experienced men were at work during the winter months destroying nests and cutting down old limbs and badly in- fested trees. All holes and crevices in trees were covered with tin.
In the spring the street trees and trees in parks and on city property were burlapped and the most gratifying results obtained during the caterpillar season.
Considerable work was done on private property at very little expense to owners, said assessment being put on their regular tax bills.
All work was thoroughly inspected by the State In- spector.
Printed notices were sent according to law to all prop-
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erty owners giving full instructions as to the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths and asking co-operation with the city in destroying all eggs and nests found on their prop- erty before December Ist, 1907.
HIGHWAYS.
This appropriation was expended in the usual manner in the general repair of streets and sidewalks, maintenance of horses, repair of carts and harnesses, purchase of tools, ma- terials, etc.
It was necessary to overhaul the two steam rollers to put them in proper working order and also to make extensive repairs on the old dilapidated crushing plant on South street.
Repairs were made on almost all of our streets and side- walks resurfaced and gutters paved.
The cleaning of streets and crossings all received special attention.
The Street Railway Excise Tax was expended in the usual manner repairing and resurfacing streets upon which car tracks are located.
Special attention was given to the erection of new street signs.
Four hundred and seventeen permits were issued for street openings, moving buildings, street parades, etc. The majority of these permits were issued to the Citizens Gas Light Company for extension of their mains, house connec- tions and repairing leaks.
The following streets were accepted by the Council and laid out as public ways of the city :
Hunt Street from Hancock Street to Newbury Avenue, 813 feet long, 40 feet wide.
Glover Avenue from the present accepted portion to Faxon Road, 830 feet long, 42 feet wide.
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Wayland Street from Hancock Street to Weston Ave- nue, 707 feet long, 40 feet wide.
Bradford Street from Franklin Street easterly 400 feet, 40 feet wide.
Glendale Road from Dimmock Street to Whalley Road, 1,230 feet long, 40 feet wide.
Eliot Street from Bradford Street to South Payne Street, 375 feet long, 33 feet wide.
Cushing Street from Woodbine Street to Wayland Street, 300 feet long, 40 feet wide.
Webster Street from the present accepted portion to the Quincy Shore Reservation, 418 feet long, 40 feet wide.
Moscow Street from Hancock Street to Holmes Street, 285 feet long, 33 feet wide.
Safford Street from North Central Avenue to Hobart Street, 500 feet long, 40 feet wide.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The following appropriations were passed by the City Council late in the year 1906 and money not available until January, 1907 :
$2,500 was appropriated for the laying out and grading of Broadway from Washington Street about 1,285 feet south- westerly.
$700 was appropriated and expended in constructing and completing gravel sidewalks on the easterly side of Elm Avenue from Wollaston Avenue to East Elm Avenue. 1037 sq. yds. gravel walk was laid at a cost of 68 cents per sq. yd., one half cost of same being assessed on abutting property.
$750 was appropriated and expended in building a pipe drain and catch basins on Farrington Street and $500 for building a drain and catch basins on Highland Avenue.
$2,500 was expended for the widening and grading of
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Hollis Avenue and Charles Street from Newbury Avenue to Brooks Street.
$3,000 was expended for setting edgestones and macad- amizing Liberty Street from a point opposite the estate of Emma Merrill in a southerly direction to Centre Street. 834 feet straight edgestones and 41.5 feet curved edgestones were set. Schedule sent to Council apportioning one half cost of same on abutting property.
$3,300 was appropriated for the widening, grading and extension of Smith Street from Garfield Street to Quarry Street. Work was commenced and street practically built with the exception of a few hundred feet near Garfield Street. The awards for land damages were as follows :
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