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Charles River Basin tax
7,311 00
Total
$870,534 70
VALUATION.
The valuation of the city April 1, 1911, as determined by the assess- ors, and upon which the rate of taxation was levied, is as follows : Value of land
$11,503,525 00
Value of buildings
15,082,375 00
$26,585,900 00
Exemptions as provided in clauses 9 and 10. Section 5, Chapter 12, R. L., also Chapter 367 Acts 1907 Total valuation of real estate sub- ject to taxation 1
115,475 00
26,470,425 00
Valuation of personal property other than bank stock separately as- sessed $7,567,900 00
Valuation of National Banks located in and taxable in the city of Quincy 262,290 00
7,830,190 00
Total valuation
$34,300,615 00
Total
217
Tax rate $19 50
Taxes levied on property polls, per- sonal and real estate 667,398 61
The valuation was also increased by assessments under provisions of Section 85, Chapter 12, R. L. 322,150 00
The total valuation of the city upon
which taxes were assessed for the
year 1911 when all assessments were made, was 34,622,765 00
A net gain over 1910 valuation of 2,131,260 00
VALUATION BY WARDS.
(Not including valuation of bank stock)
Ward 1 $4,070,625 00 $7,973,850 00 $12,044,475 00
Ward 2 1,979,425 00 3,624,650 00 5,604,075 00
Ward 3 430,525 00 2,857,500 00 3,288,025 00
Ward 4
322,950 00 2,456,775 00 2,779,725 00
Ward 5
571,800 00 5,455,325 00 6,017,125 00
Ward 6
192,575 00
4,112,325 00 4,304,900 00
$7,567,900 00 $26,470,425 00
$34,038,325 00
SEWER ASSESSMENTS
Main sewer apportionments $8,057 89
Interest on main sewer apportion-
ments 1,843 68
Particular sewer assessments appor- tioned and otherwise 3,286 32
Interest on same 367 42
Sidewalk assessments, apportioned 67 36
Interest on same 13 26
218
Street betterment assessments, appor- tioned 274 35
Interest on same
22 80
STREET WATERING.
Street watering assessments committed by the commissioner of public works, in accordance with City Council order No. 68, passed April 3,1911 $4,460 84
SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS.
In accordance with Chapter 381, Acts 1905, as amended by Chapter 268, Acts 1906, and Chap- ter 521, Acts 1907, the commitment of the the commissioner of public works amounted to
$1,388 39
SUMMARY FROM TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Resident property owners ยท5.654
Non-resident property owners
2.687
Poll tax, only 8,696
Number of horses assessed
1,083
Number of cows and neat cattle
691
Number of swine 18
Number of dwelling houses
6,699
Number of acres of land
6,676
VALUATION OF PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Literary $261,898 99
Benevolent 636,481 64
Religious
398,725 00
City of Quincy, real estate, and fire apparatus 1,269,275 00
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The Assistant Assessors who served during the year were:
James P. Dunn, Philip Catarius
Ward 1.
Ward 2.
Joseph Delorey
Ward 3.
August N. Weeden
Ward 4.
John T. Cain
Ward 5.
Eben Stocker
Ward 6.
The polls returned by the assistant assessors and those registered for the year, amounted to 10,719, made up, as follows :
Precinct 1 843
Precinct 2 Total
Ward 1
1111
1954
Ward 2
1072
1067
2139
Ward 3
999
1003
2002
Ward 4
739
992
1731
Ward 5
831
755
1586
Ward 6
717
590
1307
The personal property consisting of horses, carriages and cows, assessed by the assistant assessors, is as follows: Ward 1
$171,850 00
Ward 2
57,850 00
Ward 3
55,875 00
Ward 4
54.925 00
Ward 5
138.500 00
Ward 6
42,075 00
$521,075 00
The number of dogs returned by the assistant assessors, is as follows:
Wards 1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Male. 174
145
121
163
199
163
965
Female,
30
26
12
17
20
28
133
Kennel,
1 1
During the year the Commissioner of Public Works
Edward T. Monahan
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has notified the assessors of 448 apportioned main sewers, and 394 particular sewer assessments. The total number of individual accounts kept in this office is as follows :
Main sewer assessments 1,809
Particular sewer assessments
528
Street sprinkling 2,511
Sidewalk assessments
14
Street betterment assessments 81
Gypsy and brown-tail moths 951
The amount of money annually appropriated for city ex- penditures is determined, not by the assessors, but by the City Council, based on the valuation of the city per thousand.
It is the duty of the assessing department to raise this amount by taxation of the real and personal estate of the property owners, in addition to Quincy's proportionate share of the taxes levied by the State and County authorities. As the above warrants vary from year to year, so fluctuates the rate of taxation; the figures for 1911 are exhibited in this report.
The valuation of the real estate can be determined with comparative accuracy by the assessors, but the discovery and taxation of the intangible personal property presents a more difficult task. Notwithstanding the broad powers given to assessors under the law, the amount of intangible personal property taxed is not what it should be; this is due largely to the fact that the citizens do not co-operate with the de- partment in disclosing this class of property, hence the asses- sors must resort to the arbitrary method of "doomage". Per- force, this has met with opposition from the tax payer, the argument being that he was ignorant of the law requiring him to file a sworn list of his personal holdings, or on before May 15th of each year as requested by the department. In this regard we especially call to your attention the official notice posted throughout the city on or about the first of April requesting the residents to file a list of their personal
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holdings subject to taxation. Statements are furnished by- the assessing department, the object being to get a true and complete list of the taxable personal property held by the citizens on April 1st of the current year. By neglecting to. comply with the law in this regard the tax payer may be do- ing himself an injustice; if he neglect to file his list the Board cannot hear his application for an abatement; if he- file it later than May 15th he is liable to the penalty of fifty per cent. The law is mandatory in this regard and the assessors have no alternative in the matter.
During the year 1911 the Board of Assessors has upon the recommendation of the tax collector abated poll and per- sonal taxes to the amount of $4,328.38 for the years 1894 to: 1908 inclusive and $328.52 on betterment assessments.
The department is in splendid working order at the pres- ent time. Not only have we a record of each property assess- ment in duplicate, but also a record of all the assessments. made by the Commissioner of Public Works, such as appor- tioned main sewers and all particular sewers, gypsy and brown-tail moth assessments, and apportioned street and sidewalk betterments. The recording of these several assess- ments involves a vast amount of clerical work which must be- accurate.
Our system of tracing the estate of persons deceased, resident of Quincy has been much improved and broadened ; we now have a complete list of all probate records for the last four years.
The indexing of automobile assessments is no small work, we have during the past year established a card system for this branch, also for the boat and personal mortgage- assessments.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN W. ADAMS, JOHN A. DUGGAN, WELLINGTON W. MITCHELL,
Assessors of the City of Quincy.
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Police Department
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
I herewith submit the annual report of the Police De- partment of the City of Quincy for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1911.
ROSTER OF POLICE DEPARTMENT,
January 1, 1912.
Chief of Police
Lieutenant,
Sergeant, Sergeant, Acting Inspector,
Frank E. Burrell Daniel R. McKay Mark E. Hanson
David J. Barry Alfred W. Goodhue
PATROLMEN.
James W. Murray
Edward Johnson
Michael Donovan Daniel H. Doran
Daniel J. Ford
Henry W. Thorne
Timothy J. Golden John J. Duane
Claes A. Broberg
Ernest H. Bishop Henry F. Riley John P. Duffy Jeremiah Hinchon
Charles T. Crooker
Edward J. Curtin Charles Olson
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John T. Larkin
Patrick A. Milford
Jeremiah Dinneen George F. Phillips David L. Farrell
Chauffeurs
Wagon Mau John Halloran George A. Cahill, James H. Whelan
RESERVE POLICE.
John J. Avery
Daniel M. Shea
Jeremiah J. Dhooge
William J. Hebert
Henry F. Corbett
James McNamara Michael F. Canavan
Thomas A. Malone
SPECIAL POLICE.
Edward J. Sandberg
Malcom C. Stewart
William J. DeCoste
George W. Fallon
Jeremiah J. Connolly
Samuel J. De Forest
Joseph A. DeLorey
David L. Gordon
Calvin T. Dyer
Charles J. A. Nelsen
Henry J. Matthews
Joseph F. Sweeney
Total number of arrests during year ending Dec.
31, 1911 1,142
Total number of males arrested 1,079
Total number of females arrested 63
Total number of married persons arrested 440
Total number of unmarried persons arrested 702
Total number of adults arrested
1,039
Total number of minors arrested
103
Residence of persons arrested :
Quincy 851
Non-residents 291
Causes of arrests
Adultery 5
Assault and battery 99
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224
Assault with intent to kill
1
Assault with dangerous weapon
2
Assault with knife
1
Attempt to break and enter
2
Auto. speed violations
5
Auto. Operating without license
1
Auto driving away after injuring
1
Auto. Reckless operating
1
1
Auto. Operating without permit of owner Abduction
1
Bastardy
7
Being present where gaming implements were found
6
Being present at unlawful game
16
Breaking and entering with intent to steal
1
Breaking and entering
3
Breaking and entering and larceny
5
Breaking glass
5
Breaking and entering and larceny in night time
2
Board of Health rules, violation
2
Carrying weapon
10
City Ordinance violation
18
Cruelty to animals
3
Clam law violation
31
Concealing property held on conditional sale
1
Default
9
Disorderly conduct on public conveyance
18
Disturbing the peace
11
Disorderly
1
Drunkenness
602
Evading fare
3
Escape from asylum
4
Fish and game law violation
4
Fornication
3
Gaming
3
Gaming on the Lord's Day
10
Gaming, unlawful running of
3
Gunning without license
2
225
Idle and disorderly
2
Interfering with officer
2
Incest
1
Indecent exposure
1
Keeping disorderly house
2
Knowingly letting premises for unlawful gaming Larceny
32
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
2
Loitering at railroad station
2
Lord's Day act, violation
12
Malicious injury to property
1
Malicious mischief
2
Milk law, violation
2
Maintaining club nuisance
1
Murder
3
Neglect of family
25
Neglect to send child to school
4
Oleomargarine law, violation
24
Obtaining money by false pretence
1
Out of town officers .
17
Operating engine without license
1
Peddling without license
2
Plumbing rules, violation
1
Principal surrendered by surety
1
Probation violating
1
Pure food law violating
1
Robbery
2
Railer and brawler
3
Rape
1
Rape, statutory
3
Ringing false alarm of fire
1
Safe Keeping
12
Selling renovated butter unlawfully Stubborn Child
4
Threat to assault
8
Tramp
2
Trespass
-
5
1
2
226
Unlawfully using registered milk cans
6
Uttering worthless checks
1
Unwholesome food, offering for sale
6
Unwholesome food selling
3
Vagrancy
3
Violating bicycle law
1
Working on Lord's day without permit
8
Nativity of persons arrested
Austria
4
Canada
26
Cuba
1
Denmark
6
England
28
Finland
69
France
3
Germany
4
Greece
2
Hungaria
1
Ireland
149
Italy
124
New Brunswick
9
Nova Scotia
23
Norway
6
P. E. Island
13
Poland
T
3
Portugal
1
Russia
27
Scotland
45
Sicily
1
Spain
1
Sweden
28
Syria
19
United States
549
Amount of fines imposed by the court
$7,123 96
Amount paid to the court
4,436 61
Signal Service
227
Telephone calls
1904
Wagon calls
857
Ambulance calls Raids Number miles run
57
23
4568
DISPOSITION OF CASES IN COURT.
Whole number of cases
1,131
Appealed
30
Appealed from fine
16
Appeal from fine withdrawn
7
Appeal from sentence
12
Appeal from sentence withdrawn
1
Bound to the peace
3
Committed to institutions
133
Committed to State Farm
15
Committed to House of Correction on sentence
15
Committed to House of Correction in default of fine
75
Committed to jail in default of bail
27
Committed to Sherburn
1
Committed to Foxboro
1
Defaulted
73
Defaults removed
7
Delivered to out of Town Officers
17
Delivered to friends
3
Discharged
34
Dismissed
81
Dismissed for want of prosecution
12
Fined
590
Fines remitted
8
Held as witness
1
Held for Grand Jury
17
Held for Superior Court
1
Paid fines to State
17
Paid fines to City
394
228
Paid costs of prosecution
19
Placed on file
114
Placed on probation
11
Released in court
3
Released at Police Station
147
Sentences suspended
23
Settled by mutual consent
5
Case now pending
75
MISCELLANEOUS.
Accidents reported
8.
Accidents investigated
6
Bicycles found
2
Bridges unsafe, reported
3
Boats found adrift
4
Complaints investigated
113
Cow found astray
1
Dangerous places reported
8
Dangerous telephone poles reported
1
Dangerous electric wires reported
18
Defects in streets reported
33
Defects in sidewalks reported
24
Dead bodies found
7
Demented persons cared for
4
Disturbances suppressed without arrest
92
Dogs killed
125
Doors found unfastened
240
Fire alarm boxes found open
2
Fire alarm boxes glass found broken
28
Fire alarm given
8
Fires discovered
5
Fires distinguished without alarm
5
Goods discovered out side stores at night
13
Gas leaks in street reported
2
Horses runaway, stopped
6
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229
Horses found cast in stall
4
Horses found astray
6
Horses found loose in stable
14
Horses killed
9
Hydrants reported out of order
1
Injured persons cared for
I
Keys found in outside store doors
5
Lanterns displayed in dangerous places
58
Leaks in watermains reported
26
Leaks in supply pipes reported
9
Lights reported out, Arcs
529
Lights reported out, Series
2,766
Lights reported out, Gas
86
Lights reported out, Moon schedule, No. of nights
22
Lost children returned to parents
22
Lost property returned, value of
$182 50
Obstructions on street removed
8
Obstructions on street reported
3
Obstructions on sidewalks reported
1
Obstructions on sidewalks removed
8
Places broken into discovered
3
Sick persons cared for
6
Suspicious places reported
7
Stolen property found, value of
$50 00
Water running to waste, reported
2
Windows found unfastened 325
REPORT OF LIEUTENANT DANIEL R. MCKAY, INSPECTOR OF POLICE.
Whole number of cases investigated 250
Stolen property recovered and returned to owners $3,033 00 Fires attended 18
Lost children returned to parents
9
LIEUT. DANIEL R. MCKAY, Inspector of Police.
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REPORT OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIQUOR LAWS BY ACTING INSPECTOR ALFRED W. GOODHUE.
Year ending December 31, 1911.
Enforcement of the liquor laws
Whole number of cases before the court
31
Keeping and Exposing
10
Keeping common liquor nuisance
9
Violating Club liquor law
1
Keeping Disorderly House
2
Letting building, knowlingly for unlawful purpose
2
Unlawfully bottling liquor
2
Sale of liquor
1
Violating Pure Food Law. Unlawful labeling liquor
1
Violating Express liquor law
1
Delivering liquor, knowing it was to be sold
1
Soliciting orders for liquor
1
Violating Gaming Laws, arrested at raids
22
Idle and Disorderly persons, arrested at raid
3
Drunk, arrested at raids
3
Discharged
4
Dismissed
10
Probation
1
Amount of fines imposed by the court $2,001 50
Amount of fines paid into the court $1,801 50
Search for liquor made 29
Search for gaming implements made 3
Average cost of running horse drawn Patrol and Am- bulance for past three years compared with Auto Patrol and Ambulance for the year beginning October 1, 1910 and end- ing September 30, 1911.
231
Horse Drawn Patrol and Ambulance.
Patrol calls
554
Ambulance calls
29
Total number calls
583
Total miles run
1,591
Average cost per year
$250 00
Average cost per mile
4212 cents
Auto Patrol and Ambulance.
Patrol calls
724
Ambulance calls
52
Total number of calls
776
Total miles run
4,242
Total cost
$687 33
Cost per mile
16 1-5 cents
Itemized Cost.
Ordinary repairs, including recharging Presto-
tank, recharging air tank, batteries, etc. $114 85
Gasoline, 625 gals., at 121/2 per gal. 78 22
Lubricating oil, 40 gals., at 50 cts. per gal. 20 00
Grease 8 00
Two new shoes at $62 50 each 125 00
Retreading two shoes at $15 00 each
30 00
$376 07
Extraordinary Repairs.
Accident, Chauffeur running through snow skidded
into electric light pole. Repairs $262 16
Accident. Assistant Chauffeur struck stone post 49 10
Total $697 33
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At present the machine is in fine running order and with the exception of two tires which have since been re- placed, ready at all times to respond to all calls.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I would recommend for the year of 1912 an increase of the Permanent Force of at least four men. The Legislature of 1911 has passed a law allowing Police Officers one day off in each fifteen instead of one day in thirty as at present, in addition to the annual two weeks' vacation without loss of pay. This will necessitate one extra man to fill the place of the different men in turn being away from their routes. Squantum has been coming forward with such rapid strides that we must soon recognize that their demand for more Po- lice protection is no more than just and I would recommend that an officer be stationed there the entire year from 2 P. M. till 11 P. M. A new route taking in Box 12, corner of Granite and Garfield Streets, Box 45 Granite Street, and 414 Adams Street would make a circuit which would cover Quarry, part of Granite, Common, Adams, Whitwell, Glen- dale Road, Cranch, Deldorf and the intersecting and cross streets between. This would allow the Brewer's Corner route to be shortened on the northerly sides and lengthened on the southerly sides, and the West Quincy route the same. The Quarry District would be patrolled nightly and the southerly end of President's Hill would be taken care of. The Adams Street route could be lengthened to extend to Put- nam, Greenleaf, Woodward Avenue and Merry Mount Park.
As I said in my report of last year the Fore River Dis- trict should be covered the entire twenty-four hours. A man to go on at midnight and be relieved at the Fore River gate at nine P. M., would fill the bill nicely and he would be in the locality ready to suppress any disturbance about the entrances to the yard. To make all these additions would require four new men. As I recommended last year the position of Act-
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ing Inspector having been in operation since 1904 should be made a permanent fixture, with the increase in salary that the position warrants.
CONCLUSION.
The Department has had very few complaints of crimes against property for the year but crimes against the person have been on the increase, the cause of which we can only lay to the large increase of our foreign population, as the more serious are almost entirely among that class. We have at the present time at least eight thousand in our city.
On April 12, 1911, a Syrian named Aisar Hadad shot and instantly killed a married woman, with whom he had be- come infatuated, upon her refusal to run away with him. The shooting took place in broad daylight upon one of the back streets and the murderer ran into the woods and escaped without being observed or followed until some time after. He was traced toward Braintree to within a few hundred yards of the depot and from there all traces were lost. From further information he undoubtedly went to Fall River where there is a large Syrian population and in a short time worked his way to New York and from there to his old home in Syria. On May 21, 1911, a young Italian named Vincenzo Bagarozza became involved in an altercation with a Spaniard over a young girl and during the argument drew a knife and stabbed him several times from which the Spaniard died within a very few minutes. By good police work this man was apprehended the same night with the help of the East Boston Police. Later he was charged with murder and held for the September term of the Grand Jury. He was indicted there for murder and later pleaded guilty to a charge of man- slaughter and was sentenced to not more than seven nor less than five years in State Prison.
One case of infanticide at Atlantic was disposed of by the Superior Court on a plea of guilty of manslaughter by an
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indefinite sentence to the Woman's Prison at Sherborn. On September 5th, there was an Italian row on Brackett Street during which a man was shot and so badly hurt that he had to be taken to the city Hospital. The department were noti- fied of this disturbance about two hours after the disturb- arce, and the assailant had got out of the City, but was taken in Portsmouth, N. H., some two weeks later. He was charged with an assault with intent to kill and held in $1000 00 bonds. He was tried at the December term of the Superior Court, found guilty and sentenced to serve from two and one- half to three years in States Prison. On December 3, 1911, a call was received from 35 Water Street to quell a disturb- ance and found upon arrival that the proprietor, Saverio Spano had shot one man in the eye destroying the sight and had chased another man cut of the house across the street and had stabbed him in the left side with a large carving knife, killing him almost instantly. Spano himself, had also been stabbed so severely that he had to be taken to the Hospital where he was confined under police surveillance for ten days before he was taken to the Superior Court where he was held without bail for the murder of Giuseppi Rucher. The case will probably go to trial at the April term of Court.
Aside from these cases the City has been fairly quiet. The usual large crowds attended the Fourth of July celebra- tion and the Harvard Boston Aero Meet and both were handled without serious accident. I take this opportunity to thank His Honor, the Mayor. the several heads of depart- ments, Court Officials and the several newspapers for their fair and impartial reports of the many cases coming under their observation
Respectfully submitted, FRANK E. BURRELL, Chief of Police.
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Public Burial Places
To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Managers of Public Burial Places respectfully pre- sent the following report for the year ending December 31, 1911.
The Board organized with Mr. A. W. Fay as chairman, and Mr. W. W. Mitchell as secretary, but owing to the resig- nation of Mr. Mitchell in April, Mr. Charles C. Hearn was appointed a member of the Board, and Mr. J. Q. Cudworth was elected secretary.
The appropriation allowed for the care and maintenance of public burial places has been economically expended, but in view of the fact that Mt. Wollaston Cemetery is constantly increasing in size, and that the cost of labor is more, owing to the half holiday on Saturdays, we earnestly recommend that a larger appropriation be allowed for the maintenance and improvement of this department.
The water mains should be extended in order that owners of lots in the new section will have the same advan- tages as those who have lots in the main part of the cemetery.
The section between the entrance and the receiving tomb is badly in need of regrading, and the ponds should be cleaned, and stoned in.
We also recommend that the property adjoining the single grave section be purchased, and turned over to this department for single graves, as it is a great advantage to have the single graves in one section.
The Chas. E. French Fund furnishes the only income for
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the care of Hancock Cemetery, which has been cared for as thoroughly as possible with this amount.
The resources, expenditures and receipts of the depart- ment are as follows :
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1910
$233 56
Appropriation
1.250 00
Income from Trust Funds
1,242 19
Foundation and Regrading Receipts
879 80
$6,605 55
Payrolls
$4,835 75
Salaries
1,193 75
Office Expenditures
75 00
Equipment and Maintenance
493 00
$6,597 50
$8 05
RECEIPTS PAID TO CITY TREASURER.
Care of Lots
$1,823 50
Lots and Graves sold
1.845 00
Opening Graves
1.109 00
Foundation and Regrading
879 80
Income from Trust Funds
1,242 19
Miscellaneous Receipts
109 00
$7,008 49
PERPETUAL CARE FUND.
Amount of Fund Dec. 31, 1910
$29,013 00
Plus amount added in 1911 1,475 00
$30,488 00
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Plus accrued interest 1,116 13
$31,604 13
Less amount paid for care of lots
1,116 13
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1911
$30,488 00
C. E. JOHNSON FUND.
Amount of fund Dec. 31, 1910
$150 00
Plus accrued interest
6 06
$156 06
Less amount paid for care of lots
6 06
Amount of Fund Dec. 31, 1911
$150 00
CHARLES E. FRENCH FUND.
Amount of Fund Dec. 31, 1910
$3,000 00
Plus accrued interest 120 00
$3,120 00
Less amount paid for care of Hancock Cemetery
120 00
Amount of Fund Dec. 31, 1911
$3,000 00
STATISTICS.
Total number of interments in 1911
263
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
261
Hancock Cemetery
2
Adults
147
Under 21 years of age
116
Died in Quincy
209
Died in other places
54
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Total number of lots cared for
839
By perpetual care
229
By yearly contract
610
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT W. FAY, Chairman.
ALFRED O. DIACK, JOSEPH H. VOGEL, OTTO GELOTTE, CHARLES C. HEARN,
JOHN Q. CUDWORTH, Secretary.
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Report of Overseer of Door
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, 1911.
The calls for aid have increased this year, the average number in our City Home was larger and the calls for temp- orary aid more than in previous years, the result is larger expenditures.
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