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The operation of the rule requiring holders of express permits for the transportation of intoxicating liquors in Quin- cy to forward a daily transcript of their liquor receipts to the Police Station has been fairly lived up to, most of the express- men send in a daily report and the others, some of whom do not transport liquor every day, send in their reports so that the inspector can keep a very good account of the amount of liquor that is being brought into the city by holders of these permits. As stated in the report of 1909 there is nothing that keeps the department in closer touch with the liquor traffic than these daily reports and I sincerely hope that this method will continue. During the year, three violators of the law regarding illegal transportation of liquor have been convicted and their permits revoked by the City Council. Two others have cases now pending before the Supreme Court for a decision which is being looked forward to as having an im- portant bearing on future cases. Following is the record of violations of the different phases of the liquor law that have been brought before the court for the year 1910:
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Total number of cases before the court 45
Violation of the liquor law 41
Keeping disorderly house I
Occupants of the same . 4
Fined in the District Court
33 $1810
Fines paid in the District Court 23
$IIIO
Appealed from District Court sentence
8
Dismissed and discharged in lower court
II
Committed for Non-payment of fines 3
Fines paid in Superior Court 3
$250
Continued in Superior Court 3
Continued to Supreme Court
I
Liquors forfeited in District Court
20
CONCLUSION
The year 1910 was an eventful one for the Police Depart- ment. On July 28 the department was called on to cope with one of the most atrocious series of crimes that ever happened within the Commonwealth. At about 2 P. M., a well-known granite manufacturer of Quincy, crazed by his monetary loss- es and his inability to procure the necessary capital to conduct his business, after what seemed mature deliberation procured a horse and buggy at Wollaston, drove to the house of his mother on Trafford strcet and after a short conversation shot her in the forehead killing her instantly. From there lie proceeded to the granite sheds of his elder brother and without warning began to shoot at him with a revolver held in each hand. Four shots took effect in his body, but luckily none of the wounds resulted fatally. The bookkeeper of the firm was shot at but was not hit. Running from there back to his buggy he reloaded his guns and drove with all speed to the firm of another granite manufacturer on Brooks ave- nue and calling the head man started a conversation with him and almost immediately pulled a revolver from his belt and after a struggle shot four times at him wounding him
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severely but not fatally. From there he again got in t .. e buggy and after reloading drove at a furious pace toward Centre street, from there through Granite to Smith and reached the rear of his own granite yard on Quarry street. Leaving his team le walked across Quarry street and enter- ing the office of one of the most prominent granite manufac- turers in the city asked for the use of the telephone. Re- ceiving an answer in the affirmative he entered the inner office and drawing both revolvers he opened fire and emptied them into the body of the senior member of the firm and one shot took effect in the knee of another member of the firm making a painful but not fatal wound. Leaving the dying man on the floor he rushed out, and ran up Quarry street toward Carroll's lane and from there. after going a short way into the woods was seen by some little girls to enter a by-path to the left and was never seen alive again. From the time the first crime was committed for which no alarm was given until the entire tragedy was over less than half an hour had elapsed, and in all probability from what subsequently de- veloped he had committed suicide within five minutes from the time he left his last victim, and had covered nearly a mile of territory. A general call for help had been sent out and was responded to by police officers, firemen and citizens from our own city and the Police Departments of Milton, Wey- mouth, Braintree and the Metropolitan Police of the Blue Hills Reservation. A thorough search was made of the surrounding country for days and weeks after. Quarry holes were dyna- mited and searched. The State Police were called into the case and rendered invaluable assistance going on two occa- sions into Canada following clues that looked promising. The Police Department covered practically every part of the coun- try with circulars offering a reward for the capture of the murderer, particularly where granite was quarried or manu- factured. Men answering the description were seen in every part of the country and letters innumerable were sent giving a description by which men placed under arrest on suspicion
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could be positively identified, there being certain marks that could not be mistaken, but all to no avail. In the meantime one of the officers had stuck to the theory that with all ave- nues of escape closed to him it was practically an impossibility for him to have got by without being seen by someone. Act- ing on this theory he had spent almost his entire vacation and every day off that he could get with the one idea of dragging the different quarry holes to satisfy his suspicions. He was strengthened in his belief and co-operated with by a Braintree officer who carried on a granite business on his route. On every occasion when they got together they talked the mat- ter over and finally came to the conclusion that the only thor- ough way to search was to procure a boat and the proper grap- nels and take the boat to the ponds with them. Finally Octo- ber 14th at noon, they proceeded to the old Merrymount quar- ry, which was the nearest one to the final place of disappear- ance. Launching their craft they proceeded to drag with the grapnels. They worked for some time without success, but finally caught hold of something that seemed so heavy that it seemed impossible that it could be a human being. Hauling up gradually the gruesome sight soon came to the surface after having remained under the surface of the water for seventy-seven days from the date of the tragedy. At the time the two revolvers and a sheath knife were in a belt worn around his waist and tied to a pair of handcuffs securely locked to his wrists were two pneumatic bush-hammers that weighed at least forty pounds. This explained the weight of the body and also the fact why the body did not come to the surface when the pond was dynamited.
A great feeling of relief came over the department at once and also over the community at large. The family of the man who had stuck to the theory that he was insane and the tragedy was the outcome of a disordered mind were also immensely relieved.
The Fourth of July celebration and the Harvard-Boston Aeronautical Meet at Squantum tested the capacity of the de-
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partment to the utmost. Both affairs were handled with credit to the department and the city. Probably the largest crowds ever assembled at one time in the history of the city attended the meet on Labor Day, September 5th, at least 100,- 000 people being congregated within a short distance of the Aviation Field and all the surrounding points of vantage were black with people. For the first time in its history out of town police had to be called in to help handle the enormous crowds that attended. Newton, Somerville, Cambridge, Mil- ton, Hyde Park and Weymouth were called on to help aug- ment the force of the Quincy police, making a combined force of about 140 uniformed men daily on the grounds and the streets adjacent and a large force of mounted men from the Metropolitan Park Reservation at Atlantic shore. At the same time a large force of plain clothes men and State Police kept a sharp lookout for suspicious characters who might be attracted. Accidents reported were few and lost articles and reports of property stolen were at a minimum. I take this opportunity to thank all out of town police, State Police, Met- ropolitan Police and the regular, reserve and special police of the Quincy department for their energetic work during the entire eleven days of the meet.
The advent of the Combination Auto Patrol and Ambu- lance has filled a long needed want. With our long runs to isolated parts of the city, we are now enabled to cover the dis- tance in about one third of the time. The time has been so short since the auto has been in commission that a comparison of the cost with the old horse-drawn vehicle is not given, but the increased efficiency of the department will more than make up any increase in cost if there will be any.
Another great improvement has been the connection of the cell-room with the sewer. The interior of the station should be thoroughly renovated during the coming year. As nothing has been done since 1902 it certainly shows the need of a little paint and whitewash.
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As was intimated in the inaugural address there should be an increase in the permanent force as the city is growing rapidly and the calls for better police protection is almost continuous in certain sections.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK E. BURRELL,
Chief of Police.
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Public Burial Places
January 1, 19II.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Managers of Public Burial Places respectfully sub- mit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1910:
The appropriation for care and maintenance of the pub- lic burial places has been economically expended, principally for the immediate needs of Mt. Wollaston Cemetery. The constant growth of this cemetery makes necessary a larger expenditure for care and equipment, and in view of the fact (as shown by the following statements), that the receipts have kept pace with its growth, we earnestly recommend that an increased appropriation be made for maintenance and some necessary improvements which the lot owners have the right to demand.
The Hancock Cemetery has been cared for as thoroughly and frequently as possible, the income from the Charles E. French Fund being the only money at the disposal of your board for this purpose.
The resources, expenditures, and receipts of this depart- ment for the year 1910 are as follows :
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Resources Expenditures Balance
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1910 $201.07 Appropriation 4,000.00
Income from trust funds 1,238.30
Receipts from foundations
and grading
856.90
Total
$6,296.27
Pay rolls
$4,405.25
Salaries
1,125.00
Equipment and maintainance
373.12
Office expenditures
157.14
Total
$6,060.51
Balance Dec. 31, 1910. . $235.76
Receipts paid into City Treas-
Care of lots $1,897.00
Sale of lots and graves
2,325.00
Opening graves 1,112.00
Foundations and regrading. 856.90
Income from trust funds
1,238.30
Miscellaneous receipts
106.50
Total $7,535.70
Excess of receipts over expenditures .
$1,475.19
PERPETUAL CARE FUND
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1909 $27,538.00
Plus accrued interest I,II2.24
Plus amcunt added in 1910 1,475.00
Total $30,125.24
Less amount paid for care of lots. . 1,112.24
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1910 $29,013.00
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C. C. JOHNSON FUND
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1909
$150.00
Plus accrued interest 6.06
Total
$156.06
Less amount paid for care of lot. .
6.06
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1910 . ... $150.00
CHARLES E. FRENCH FUND
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1909
$3,000.00
Plus accrued interest
I20.00
Total
$3,120.00
Less amount paid for care of Han-
cock Cemetery I20.00
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1910 $3,000.00
STATISTICS
Total number of interments in 1910 278
Mt. Wollaston Cemetery 275
Hancock Cemetery 3
Adults
I68
Under 21 years of age
IIO
Died in Quincy
198
Died in other places
80
Total number of lots cared for
820
By perpetual care 218
By yearly contract 602
Respectfully submitted,
A. W. FAY, Chairman,
J. H. VOGEL,
J. Q. CUDWORTH, A. O. DIACK,
OTTO GELOTTE,
W. W. MITCHELL, Secretary.
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Report of Overseer of Door
January 1, 19II.
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Overseer of the Poor in compliance with the city ordinances respectfully presents his report for the year end- ing December 31, 1910.
The calls for aid were many during the year 1910, the average number in our City Home was larger and the calls for temporary aid more than in previous years. Asa result the expenditue has been larger, but we must also report larger receipts.
The disbursement of the appropriation for the poor dur- ing the past year will have to tell its own story. It has been the aim of the Overseer to have the poor weil attended and also to look out for the people who pay the bills, which we think we have done. In comparing the expenses with other towns and cities we find that some are paying seventy-six cents ($ .76) per capita and our city with over thirty thous- and population costs but forty cents ($ .40) per capita.
The health of the inmates of the Almshouse has been good during the year and we wish to convey to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Vaughan, Warden and Matron, our appreciation of their uniform kindness and efficiency.
The Churches, Fraternal Societies and Charitable As-
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sociations have worked in a way that cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. A friendly hand and a kind word has given hope and encouragement where formerly hopelessness and despair reigned, and this I wish to publicly acknowledge.
We are indebted to our local press, who at all times has realized that to exploit the misfortunes of those who happen to be in such circumstances as to make it imperative for them to apply for public aid is not right. So that they, who in the rounds of duty, often visit this office at the same time, do not expect the Overseer to tell them and through them the public, the latest misfortune and the most recent tragedy that has come to his notice.
The past year the Overseer las had a clerk in his office and it takes her constant attention looking after the many cases in this office. Few in the city realize the amount of detail work entailed in looking up settlements both in our cases and also hospital cases.
I wish to thank Dr. H. C. Hallowell, City Physician, for his kindness and the labor he performs in making the poor of our city comfortable and looking out for their wants. The City of Quincy as well as the unfortunates are fortunate in having such a man to care for them.
A detailed statement of the cost of the Almshouse and Outside Poor will be found in the following tables :
The following is the financial statement for the year :
Appropriation
$12,000.00
Transfers 1,034.19
$13,034.19
Expended Outside Poor $8,352.86
Expended Almshouse
4,664.47
Total Expenditures to Decem- ber 31, 1910 13,017.33
Balance $16.86
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EXPENSE OF THE OUTSIDE POOR
Board $309.48
Burials
122.00
Carriage and Ambulance Service 18.50
Clothing
26.97
Coal and Wood
731.60
Groceries
459.25
Medicine
30,84
Medical Attendance
45.00
Moving 37.00
Hospitals
30.15
Other Cities and Towns
1,760.93
State Institutions
523.36
Rent
1,159.46
Shoes and Rubbers
182.65
Transportation
78.76
Oil
9.00
Nursing
4.00
Office Expenses
64.81
Telephone
63.42
Incidentals
20.20
$5,677.38
Groceries supplied from Almshouse.
2,675.48
Net Cost of Outside Poor
$8,352.86
EXPENSE OF THE ALMSHOUSE
Clothing and Supplies
$194.41
Coal
466.58
Express .40
Fish
92.89
Furniture
63.67
Grain
483.34
Groceries
4,475.81
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Hardware and supplies
106.49
Ice :
69.75
Lighting
145.91
Medicine
18.87
Oil 7.85
Plumbing and Repairs
12.03
Papers
10.50
Shoeing and Repairs
74.75
Telephone 29.07
Superintendent's Salary 650.00
Superintendent's Expenses
15.95
Wages of Maids 392.00
Supplies
19.93
Veterinary Services
9.75
Credit by Supplies to Outside Poor
2,675.48
Net Cost of Almshouse $4,664.47
ALMSHOUSE
Number inmates January 1, 1910 I6
Number admitted during year
7
Number readmitted during year 4
Total number during year 27
Discharged during year
8
Died during year 2
Total IO
Number in Almshouse December 31, 1910 I7
Number families aided temporarily 189
Number having settlement in Quincy I44
Number having settlement in other cities and towns I6
$7,339.95
207
Number having no settlement (state charges)
29
Number cases fully supported 29 In Almshouse 27 In institutions 0
In private families
2
DISCHARGED
Almshouse 8
Private families
0
Institutions
0
DIED
Almshouse 2
Private families
15
Institutions
0
Number fully supported December 31, 1910
18
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. ELCOCK,
Overseer of the Poor.
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Report of City Physician
Quincy, Mass., December 31, 1910.
To His Honor, the Mayor of Quincy :
Sir :- I have the honor to submit the following as the report of the City Physician for the year ending December 31, 1910:
Visits to Almshouse 45
Visits to outside poor 152
Cases of child birth 8
Office visits and vaccinations 72
Visits to police station 30
Deaths
4
Very respectfully,
HENRY C. HALLOWELL MD.,
City Physician.
1
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Fire Department
Chief Engineer's Office, Central Fire Station
Quincy, Mass., Dec. 31, 1910.
To His Honor, the Mayor and the City Council :
In compliance with the requirements of the City Ordi- nance, I hereby present my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1910, containing a statement of all fires and alarms for the year, the loss and insurance on the same as far as could be ascertained, the list of the permanent force of the department and their ages, also a schedule of the property under their charge.
ORGANIZATION
The force consists of one chief, and three assistant engi- neers, eighteen permanent men and sixty-three call men. Combination No. I, at Central Fire Station has two perma- nent and eight call men; Combination Hook and Ladder No. I has one permanent and eight call men; Combination Hook and Ladder No. 2 has two permanent and seven call men; Hose No. 2 has one permanent and five call men ; Hook and Ladder No. 3 has two permanent and seven call men; Hose No. 3 has one permanent and six call men; Hose No. 4 has two permanent and six call men; Hose No. 5 has one per- manent and nine call men; Combination No. 2 has two per- manent and seven call men.
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OFFICERS
Frank C. Packard, Daniel J. Nyhan, James P. Dillion,
First Assistant Chief Second Assistant Chief Third Assistant Chief
APPARATUS
The apparatus of the department consists of one steam fire engine (Amoskeag) ; three combination chemical engines and hose wagons; two combination ladder trucks ; one straight hook and ladder truck; five hose wagons; one fire alarm wagon, and three spare wagons; one chemical engine; one hand engine not in service and five pungs.
HOSE
We have in the service 12,000 feet of cotton hose rubber lined (8000 feet in good condition and 2000 feet in fair condition and 2000 feet in poor condition). I believe the de- partment should be kept well supplied with hose in case of emergency. The life of hose is two years, after that it is liable to burst when heavy pressure is put on. I will call the attention of the Council to placing more hydrants on old line of pipes, as it would give better fire protection, also saving the city a great deal of money in using shorter lines of hose.
FIRE ALARM
The fire alarm service has been increased the past year by placing twenty-four boxes on the circuit. There are one hundred and fourteen fire alarm boxes in service. This branch of the service needs the greatest attention so when the boxes are pulled, they will work promptly.
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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE
Two hundred and fifty-four cells of battery, one six cir- cuit repeater, one Gamewell switch, six circuit switches, one ground test switch board, one brake key, one mill, amp. meter, six galvanized meters, one quartered oak switch board, one bolt meter, six Rogers protectors, one amp. meter, six resistance coils, one circuit braker, six double throw switches, twelve lamps on switch board, six test jars, one half horse power motor for charging batteries, one rheostat, three switches, three automatic whistles, five Gamewell tower strikers, one eighteen inch gong; Hose No. 2 has one twelve inch gong; Frank C. Packard has two six inch gongs; Daniel J. Nyhan has one six inch gong; Hose No. 3 has one twelve inch gong ; Hose No. 4 has one eighteen inch gong; Atlantic combination has one twelve inch gong; Houghs Neck has one eighteen inch gong; Wollaston Foundry has one six inch gong ; Tubular Rivet and Stud Co. has one twelve inch gong ; Old Colony Street Railway and Power House has one twelve inch gong ;; Captain Hayden has one six inch gong; Charles Martin has one six inch gong; two extra gongs at Central Fire Station; Quincy Electric Light and Power Co. has one twelve inch gong; Chief Williams has one six inch gong.
HORSES
The number of horses in the department is twenty-five which are in good condition, excepting three which will have to be replaced on account of their ages and poor condition. Their ages run from six to twenty-one years.
RECOMMENDATIONS
As we have added the past year one auto combination to the force it will give us better fire protection to the outlying district.
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In closing this report I wish to tender my sincere thanks to His Honor, Mayor Shea, for his interest in the welfare of the department, to the Council for all favors rendered dur- ing the year; to the City Auditor and Treasurer for all favors rendered; to the Chief of Police and officers for the manner in which they performed their duties at fires; to the committee on fire department for the interest they have mani- fested in the business of the department ; to my associates of the Board of Engineers and to the officers and members for the prompt and efficient manner in which they discharged their duties, thereby maintaining the reputation of the de- partment for efficiency.
PERMANENT MEN
Names
Ages
Capt. Charles P. Costa
64
John Faircloth 53
Faxon Billings
44
James Connell
4I
Richard Colbert
49
Herbert Griffin
3I
William Lahey
28
Frank Genero
39
Michael Scully
39
Charles Anderson
39
Albert Mead
5I
Andrew Scully
35
Jerry Lyons
58
John Dennen
39
William Carroll
3I
Daniel McNiece
40
James Malone
46
James Gallagher 40
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FIRES AND ALARMS 1910
During the year beginning Jan. I, and ending Dec. 31, 1910, there were two hundred and seventeen alarms (97 bell, 120 still alarms and one general alarm).
Value on property at risk
$307,709.12
Insurance on property at risk 256,720.00
Loss on property
20,195.31
Value of contents at risk
331,000.00
Insurance on contents at risk
163,900.00
Loss on contents
22,016.20
Making a loss of $42,211.51 for the year 1910.
Respectfully submitted,
P. J. WILLIAMS,
Chief of the Quincy Fire Department.
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Report of the City Clerk
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
I submit herewith the twenty-second annual report of this office, being for the year ending December 31, 1910:
Receipts
Amusement licenses $661.00
Auctioneers' licenses 12.00
Junk licenses 212.00
Pool and Bowling Alley licenses 69.00
Other Business licenses 292.00
Recording mortgages, etc., 143.00
Copying records
35.75
Marriage licenses
311.00
Fees for issuing dog licenses 235.80
Other fees and licenses
193.91
Total
$2165.46
The above sum has been paid to the City Treasurer.
Number of marriage intentions recorded in 1910 3II
Number of marriages recorded in 1910 327
Number of births recorded in 1910 949
Number of deaths recorded in 1910 457
The number of dogs licensed in 1910 was 1031 male and spayed, 146 female, 2 kennels, for which the sum of $2842.00 was received. Of this amount $26c6.20 was paid to the Coun- ty Treasurer, the remainder being included in the above ac- count of receipts, as dog license fees.
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Received during 1910 for hunters' licenses, at one dollar each $197.00
And for hunter's license to citizen not naturalized 15.00 Which amount was paid to the State Treasurer ($49.00), and Commissioners of Fisheries and Games ($163.00.)
Annexed are lists of births, marriages and deaths record- ed in Quincy in 1910, and the election returns for 1910.
Respectfully yours,
HARRISON A. KEITH, .
City Clerk.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN QUINCY 1910
JANUARY
Date Name
I
Edward Keenan,
I
Charles Burr Bridgham,
I Illegitimate
2 Robert Alexander Bissett,
3 Puranen,
Johan William Johanson,
5 6 Esther Hansen,
6 Edna Muriel Murchison,
6 Harry Peven,
6 Eleanor C. Marden,
Mary Ellen Mattie,
6 7 Gertrude Beatrice Shea,
7 Lawrence A. Cahill,
- Carlson,
7 7 7
Leonida Marini, Ida Shangold,
7 Roger Bradford Holmes, - Tighe, Cisberto Di Crose, Kenneth L. Hollis,
IO Amelia DeNicolo,
II Ralph Sigvard Aronson,
II Ruth Louise Hayden,
Charles Curtis Riley,
12 Bessie Diamond,
I2 Frances Caroline Burkard,
12 Stillborn.
14 Charles Jolin Gabriel,
14 Illegitimate
15 Andrew Edward Olson,
15 James Theodore Hamilton,
Parents
Edward and Mary Paul C. and Gertrude
John and Mary B. John and Elizabethı Johan F. and Christine O. Luther A. and Esther J. Samuel A. and Catherine Max and Celia Henry F. and Nettie M. Stephen M. and Sarah John and Mary George A. and Annie M. Carl O. and Lillian A. Frank and Rose Bennie and Polly William B. and Lucy M. P. John L. and Bridget A. Ernesto D. and Diana Chester L. and Jessie T. Arnaldo and Luisa Joseph and Hanna Albert L. and Nellie L. Charles J. and Anna B. Louis and Dora Aloys and Mary A.
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