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By the operation of the law providing for the supplementary assessment of omitted male persons liable to assess- ment under the provisions of Sec- tion 19, Chapter 560, Acts of 1907, there were added 218 polls, making the number assessed 10,921 exclud- ing 70, which are exempt under provisions of Chapter 367, Acts of 1907.
The amount of estimated receipts law- fully applicable to the payment of expenditures of the year, as provided in Chapter 12, Section 37, R. L. were deducted 13,000 00
To which was added for overlay, as provided in Chapter 12, Section 55, R. L. 7,099 41
SUMMARY OF AMOUNT COMMITTED TO THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
Appropriation order $413,110 93
Debts and interest 209,138 51
Water debt, maintenance and interest 98,145 17
Sewer debt, maintenance and interest 52,465 41
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Metropolitan water assessment
54,558 24
State tax
49,375 00
County tax
21,996 38
South Metropolitan sewer assessment
29,944 04
Metropolitan Park assessment
21,503 81
State Highway tax
133 50
Charles River Basin tax
2,373 65
Total
$952,744 64
VALUATION.
The valuation of the city April 1, 1912, as determined by the assessors, and upon which the rate of taxation was levied, is as follows : Value of land
$12,902,200 00
Value of buildings
16,100,150 00
Total
$29,002,350 00
Exemptions as provided in clauses 9 and 10, Section 5, Chapter 490, R. L. also Chapter 367 Acts 1907 $129,900 00
Total value of real estate subject to taxation 28,872,450 00
' Valuation of personal property other than bank stock separate- ly assessed $6,229,250 00
Valuation of National Banks lo- cated in and taxable in the City of Quincy 299,320 00
$6,528,570 00
Total valuation
$35,401,020 00
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Tax rate $22 00
Taxes levied on property polls, personal and real estate 775,865 40
The valuation was also increased by assessments under provisions of Section 85, Chapter 12, R. L. 74,375 00
The total valuation of the city upon which taxes were assessed for the year 1912 when all as- sessments were made, was 35,475,395 00
A net gain over 1911 valuation of 852,630 00
VALUATION BY WARDS.
(Not including valuation of bank stock)
Ward 1 $2,711,625 00
$8,638,400 00 $11,350,025 00
Ward 2
1,964,125 00 4,018,100 00
5,982,225 00
Ward 3 432,225 00 3,098,800 00 3,531,025 00
Ward 4
298,800 00 2,526,975 00
2,825,775 00
Ward 5
622,325 00 6,073,950 00 6,696,275 00
Ward 6
200,150 00
4,516,225 00 4,716,375 00
$6,229,250 00
$28,872,450 00
$35,101,700 00
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Main sewer apportionments $7,925 70
Interest on Main sewer apportionments
1,876 24
Particular sewer assessments apportioned and otherwise 3,939 52
Interest on same
460 96
Sidewalk assessments, apportioned
158 07
Interest on same
46 01
Street betterment assessments, apportioned
293 76
Interest on same 130 55
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STREET WATERING.
Street watering assessments committed by the commissioner of public works, in accordance with City Council order No. 141 passed April 15, 1912
$5,000 54
SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS.
In accordance with Chapter 381, Acts 1905, as amended by Chapter 268, Acts 1906, and Chapter 521, Acts 1907, the commitment of the Commissioner of Public Works amounted to
$1,945 64
SUMMARY FROM TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Resident property owners
5,650
Non-resident property owners 2,639
Poll tax only 8,888
Number of horses assessed
1.092
Number of cows and neat cattle
702
Number of swine
8
Number of dwelling houses
7,138
Number of acres of land
6,664
VALUATION OF PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Literary
$307,775 60
Benevolent 424,450 00
Religious 658,708 22
City of Quincy, real estate and fire apparatus 1,417,933 82
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The Assistant Assessors who served during the year were:
George T. Westland
Ward 1
Chester B. Mellen
Ward 2.
August N. Weeden
Ward 3
Willard Burke
Ward 4
Charles R. Sherman
Ward 5
William Briggs
Ward 6
The polls returned by the assistant assessors and those registered for the year, amounted to 10,998, made up as fol- lows :
Prec .. 1
Prec. 2
Total
Ward 1
856
1268
2124
Ward 2
1077
1047
2124
Ward 3
2032
1028
2060
Ward 4
720
920
1640
Ward 5
890
804
1694
Ward 6
745
615
1350
The personal property consisting of horses, carriages and cows, assessed by the assistant assessors, is as follows :
Ward 1
$178,250 00
Ward 2
52,450 00
Ward 3
53,300 00
Ward 4
55,075 00.
Ward 5
108,300 00
Ward 6
41,850 00
$489,225 00
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The number of dogs returned by the assistant assessors, is as follows :
Wards
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Male
205
146
126
145
174
175
971
Female
24
17
9
16
21
37
124
Kennel
1
1
2
During the year the Commissioner of Public Works has notified the assessors of 182 apportioned main sewers, and 403 particular sewer assessments. The total number of individual accounts kept in this office is as follows :
Main sewer assessments
1,620
Particular sewer assessments
456
Street sprinkling
2,686
Sidewalk assessments
36
Street betterment assessments
307
Gypsy and brown-tail moths
1,175
The Board has endeavored to equalize the assessments on land values which caused considerable complaint on the part of the owners, but when explained and shown the plans, on which we have placed the price per foot, they were, in most cases, satisfied. Some errors were made by the land being subdivided and no lot numbers being found.
We wish to thank the members of the Advisory Board who held several meetings with the assessors, for the infor- mation which they furnished, in regard to personal as well as real estate values.
The work of the office is increasing very rapidly, and it will be necessary to employ another permanent clerk in the office very soon in order that business may not be delayed. We now have about 19,000 different parcels of land against 13,000 in 1905. This requires the handling of 38,000 real estate cards in addition to the personal cards, which is quite
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an undertaking. The valuation of the City has also increased 40 per cent since 1905. The number of street betterment ap- portionments has materially increased during the past year, which also makes additional work for the office.
By vote of the council we have furnished a list of the property owners with the valuation of each piece of property with the tax on the same. As the valuation books are on the counter in the office and open to the public, this seems like an unnecessary expense.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN W. ADAMS, WELLINGTON W. MITCHELL, EBEN STOCKER,
Assessors of the City of Quincy.
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Report of Inspector of Animals
His Honor Mayor Stone :--
My Dear Sir,
As Inspector of Animals for Quincy I beg to offer the following report :
COWS.
The number of cows in this city seems to be decreasing There are fewer private cows, possibly owing to the continued extremely high prices for hay, grain and cattle. The price of beef is now the highest it has ever been. More calves and better ones are being raised than usual. Bedding to keep cows clean, is more generally used, thus ensuring cleaner milk.
Again I should suggest that mothers should see where their children's milk is raised.
I am convinced that home sterilizing that is heating the milk not quite to boiling, even to 140 degrees for twen- ty minutes-is a wise precaution, where it is to be fed to children.
Nine tubercular cows were taken from Quincy this year.
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HORSES.
Quincy has been more fortunate than her neighbors with glanders. For some two years glanders 'has been in evidence in the Willard Street district as far as Randolph. The water trough that was the probable spreader of the contagion has been closed by our commissioner. A horse from Braintree and another from Quincy which had used this trough were killed this week.
One case credited to us comes from a Weymouth stable, where two other horses were taken.
It would be good judgment to water horses with indiv- idual pails, drawing the water from a faucet. Many large owners demand that now.
There were nine horses removed from this city for glanders in the past year. No compensation was paid for them. A bill now before the legislature proposes payment for glandered horses killed by the state.
DOGS.
There have been no cases of rabies in this city for sev- eral years. There are many cases to the south of us and we are liable at any time now to have it with us. Our new tag system for licensing dogs which has been so successful in other cities would be extremely useful during an epidemic of rabies.
HOGS.
So few hogs are raised in Quincy that the hog cholera scourge does not affect us as it does those who have num- bers of swine.
Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS ABELE, JR.,
Inspector of Animals for Quincy.
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Report of Park Commissioners
Quincy, January 29, 1913.
To His Honor, the Mayor :
The Board of Park Commissioners respectfully submit the following report for the year 1912.
The rapidily increasing demands upon this Board in main- taining the supervised playgrounds, and the addition of new tracts to care for, make it imperative that the annual appro- priation should be materially increased.
While the amount appropriated in 1912 was somewhat larger than in previous years, the fact remains that although no permanent improvements were undertaken, the entire ap- propriation was exhausted October first in general care and maintenance. We were obliged to dispense with our two available men early in the Fall, although we urgently required their services for moth work.
MERRYMOUNT PARK.
Early in the year two men were employed for two months destroying moth nests in Merrymount Park, aided for a short time by the Moth Department, and the damage by these pests during the year was not serious. At the present time, how- ever, the park is seriously infested and it will require stren- uous efforts to destroy the egg clusters before the hatching period.
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The pavilion in the lower field was blown down in one of the Spring gales and reconstructed under a special appropria- tion. To provide stability and permanence, we were obliged to eliminate certain artistic features, but as now constructed this building should stand for a long time.
The gravest menace to Merrymount Park is the attitude of successive Park Commissioners toward its development. An expert topographical survey should be made first, and a re- putable landscape architect employed to furnish a comprehen- sive plan for future development, that should be strictly fol- lowed. In this way improvements would be made from year to year in an intelligent manner, and we would avoid the ex- pensive and offensive mistakes of well meaning but inefficient amateurs.
The topographical survey has been urged for years, and should be made at once. We propose to ask for an appropria- tion to cover this expense the coming year.
MERRYMOUNT FIELD.
The construction of an athletic field for the High School and other athletic organizations, was begun in the Fall and will be completed this Spring. The location is ideal, and does not in any way interfere with the future development of Merrymount Park, of which it is a part. When finished there will be a straight 100 yard cinder track, and a circular cinder track measuring five laps to the mile, enclosing a foot-ball field. The track will be put in condition this Spring for im- mediate use, and the foot-ball field will be seeded with the expectation that it can be used next Fall.
This field, constructed under a special appropriation of $1,500 will undoubtedly be greatly appreciated, and we sug- gest that it be known as "MERRYMOUNT FIELD."
To complete the usefulness and appearance of this natural ampitheatre, seats should be erected on the side-hill overlook- . ing the field.
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FAXON PARK.
In the late Fall, the Massachusetts State Board of Fores- try conducted a school of forestry at Faxon Park for training purposes, and a gang of men under the watchful eye of a com- petent supervisor were carefully instructed in the scientific methods now employed. The trees were carefully trimmed, underbrush cut and burned, moth nests destroyed, and this park is now in better condition than it has been for years.
NEW PARK AT WOLLASTON.
The new school-house in Wollaston, built on a new site, was completed this year, and the old building and grounds abandoned. A petition, requesting that the old grounds be util- ized as a park, was granted by the City Council, the old school building sold, and the proceeds appropriated for the use of the Park Commission for the development of the grounds.
The amount received would not be sufficient for this purpose, but the residents of Wollaston have very generously raised by subscription about $700 additional, and work will be begun early next Spring. Through an arrangement with the Board of Health, the ashes collected in this district are being used to fill the old cellar. This arrangement will enable us to save an amount that we would otherwise have been obliged to expend for labor and material. Some 200 loads of loam were also purchased in the Fall and stacked on the grounds.
BATH HOUSE.
The bath house at the Ward Two Playground was the most popular institution in the City, as usual, during the bath- ing season. On the warmest days, both women's and men's sections were taxed to their utmost capacity, and accommoda- tions to take care of a larger number will have to be provided in the near future, to meet the rapidly increasing demand for bathing facilities.
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It is estimated that between 25,000 and 30,000 individuals used the bath house during the season, and we again have the pleasure to report that owing to the careful supervision of the attendants, there were no fatalities or accidents of a serious nature to mar the clean record of this institution to date.
PLAYGROUNDS.
The Playgrounds in Ward Two, Three, Four and Six, have been maintained in good condition, but lack of funds pro- hibited any improvements of a permanent nature.
We feel obliged to call your attention to the disgraceful condition of the brook in the Ward Three Playground. In- stead of being an attractive feature, it is now an eyesore, and a distinct menace to the health and lives of the children in the vicinity. In our opinion, the polishing shops should not be al- lowed to run sludge into any of the water-ways, and we urge action by the Board of Health to compel the various plants to instal catch-basins.
SUPERVISED PLAYGROUNDS.
The influence of the supervised playground on the moral and physical welfare of the children of a community, is now as clearly recognized as the inefficiency of playgrounds that are not supervised, and we need not now explain or defend the purposes for which they are maintained.
Believing that the supervision of the playgrounds in Wards Three and Four was utterly inadequate the previous year, your Board this year placed a woman and a man super- visor in charge of each, with Mr. La Rose physical director of the Y. M. C. A. as supervising head. To carry out this arrangement we were obliged to curtail expenses elsewhere to the minimum, but the results were extremely gratifying. and proved the wisdom of this method of conducting this work.
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The attendance grew so rapidly we were obliged to add new apparatus, and we increased the number of swings at each of the playgrounds, and installed a slide at the Ward Four Playground. We were fortunate in again being able to secure the expert services of Miss Elwell, who had charge of the small children and girls at Ward Three. Associated with her was Mr. Trask, in charge of the older boys.
Miss Ross and Mr. Robertson were equally successful at the Ward Four Playground, under more trying conditions.
The attendance at Ward Four during the season of eight weeks was 6,771. Of this number 3,653 were boys and 3,118 were girls. The average weekly attendance was 850.
The exact figures for Ward Three are not now available, but the average weekly attendance was about 2,000.
At the end of the season, a field day was held at the Ward Three Playground, attended by the city officials, parents and many other interested spectators. Over 1,000 children were present while the final games were played and the champion- ship prizes were awarded by Mayor Stone.
The Park Commissioners extend thanks to Mr. Delce- vare King for his interest in our undertaking to Mr. La Rose for his extremely efficient services inadequately paid for, and to the Young Men's Christian Association for the use of its swimming tank and other courtesies.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE E. PFAFFMANN, Chairman. IRA M. WHITTEMORE, Secretary. THOMAS L. WILLIAMS.
Board of Park Commissioners,
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IReport of Board of health
January 1, 1913. To His Honor the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The Board of Health respectfully submit the following report for the year 1912.
The organization of the Board was as follows :
William H. Teasdale, Chairman.
Fred. E. Jones, M. D., Secretary. James Thomas.
The Inspectors of the Board remained as in the past : Edward J. Lennon, Sanitary Inspector.
J. J. Keniley, Inspector of Plumbing. James F. Allan, Inspector of Meats and Provisions. Edward J. Murphy, Inspector of Milk.
The amounts appropriated for and expended by the Board for the past year are shown in the following table :
Account
Appropriation
Expenditure Balance
Collection of Ashes
$3500 00
$3484 86
$15 14
Collection of Garbage
8074 08
8064 57
9 51
Contagious Diseases
8363 50
8291 75
71 75
Scavenger Maintenance
5606 53
5515 04
91 49
Cleaning Brooks
450 00
450 00
Clerical Services
624 00
624 00
Inspection
780 00
780 00
Miscellaneous
1000 00
1000 00
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Eighty-three cases of contagious diseases have been sup- ported by this Board during the year at a total cost of $8072 90.
Aid Rendered to Anterio-poliomyelitis Cases.
No. Patients Cost .
At Home
1 $160 00 $160 00
Aid Rendered to Diphtheria Cases.
No. Patients
Cost
At Brighton Hospital
12
$432 21
At Somerville Hospital
1
25 71
$457 92
Aid Rendered to Scarlet Fever Cases.
No. Patients
Cost
At Brighton Hospital
14
$1119 00
At Home
1
22 29
$1141 29
Aid Rendered to Tuberculosis Cases.
No. Patients
Cost
At Lakeville
15
$1127 74
At Rutland
3
311 78
At Westfield
2
311 43
At Tewksbury
1
47 50
At Mt. Pleasant Camp
22
2992 69
At Millett Sanatorium
1
285 45
At Holy Ghost Hospital
1
366 88
367
At Home
8 818 22
At Home in Fall River
1
52 00
$6313 69.
$8072 90
Clothing, disinfection and incidentals
218 85
Total Expenditures to Dec. 31, 1912
$8291 75
No. cases of Contagious Disease supported at
home-11
Cost $1052 51
No. cases of Contagious Disease supported at hospitals-72 Cost 7020 39
$8072 90
Clothing, disinfections and incidentals
218 25
Total Expenditures to Dec. 31, 1912
$8291 75
.
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH BY MONTHS
1912.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
| September.
| October.
November.
December.
Total.
Deaths.
Diphtheria,
1
00110
0
2
1
8
4
4
5
5
0
1 51018
80
3
Cerebro Spinal Meningi- tis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 5
0 2
0
0 0
Tuberculosis,
0
2
2
1
3
0
2
3
0
5
2
1
2 16
3
Whooping Cough
1
U
0
4
2
1
1
1
3
0
0 2 11011 34
0
Chicken Pox
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0: 0 0
2|
0
Mumps .
Total,
303535
22 22 25 11| 5 14 21 37 51 311 47
By Wards.
1912
Ward 1
Ward 2
Waid 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Total
Diphtheria
10
5
6
6
18
6
51
Scarlet Fever
14
2
7
6
6
2
37
Typhoid Fever
3
0
0
1
1
3
8
Accsles
16
4
15
33
7
5
80
Cer Iro Spinal Menin- gitis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tuberculosis
10
3
11
4
2
5
35
Opthalmia Neonatorum
3
2
5
4
3
3
20
Whooping Cough
4
1
1
7
2
1
16
Chicken Pox
8
12
3
1
4
6
34
11
2
3
2
7
3
28
German Measles
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Mumps
Total
79 . 31
51
64
51
35
311
.
3
5
3
2
5
3
1
1
020
00
1
2
=
0
0
8 2
Typhoid Fever
0
.
Measles
7
12
5
5
5
2
00001 28|
0
German Measles
.
0
0
2
0
C
0
0
.
2
0
Scarlet Fever,
4
1
08
5
18
51 2
.
·
37
0 0 3537
5
0 20 0
Opthalmia Neonatorum
10
e
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The following is a table comparing the Contagious Diseases reported to the Board of Health for the last ten years.
1903
1904
1905
1906
Diphtheria
60
71
91
70
1907 1908 78 136
1909
1910 55
1911 70
1912
Scarlet Fever
25
32
46
53
50
67
44 22
27
23
8
Measles
128 109
16 378
Cerebro-Spinal
Meningitis
1
1
9
1
34
57
0
0
0
1
0
Rabies
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Opthalmia Neona-
torum
0
0
0
0
3
1 7
3
3
10
20
Whooping Cough
0
0
0
0
2
19
15
16
Chicken Pox
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
14
34
Anterior Poliomy- elitis
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 0 0
5 0 0
0
28
Mumps
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Total
241 266 241 563 231 365 357 538 615
311
22 37 4
59 141 307 275 1 2 46
1 39
0
0
Tuberculosis
0
40
44
48
33
35
Small Pox
0
0
3
2
0
34 27 1
0
German Measles
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
71
72 141
37
Typhoid Fever
27
13
32
11
32
80
-
51
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RETURN OF DEATHS.
Death rate for 1912 based on population of 34,670 11.04 Death rate for 1911 based on population of 32,642 12.03
Total number of deaths from all causes (still-births
excluded )
383
Still-births - -
- 40-
Deaths by Sexes (Still-births excluded.)
Number of deaths of males - - 203
Number of deaths of females -
180-
Deaths By Months (Still-births excluded ).
Deaths in January 31
Deaths in July 31
February 49
August 28
March 30
September 32
April 33
October
39
May
28
November
35
June
26
December
21
Deaths According to Nationality.
American
· 248
Provincial
20
Foreign .
112
Unknown
.
3
371
Causes of Deaths (Still-births excluded)
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
· 28
Tuberculosis, other than pulmonary
9
Asiatic cholera
0
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
0
Diphtheria and croup
2
Measles
3
Scarlet fever
0
Smallpox
0
Typhoid fever
2
Whooping-cough
3
Anterior poliomyelitis
0
Erysipelas
1
Puerperal fever
0
Influenza
2
Malarial fever
0
Dysentery
0
Cholera infantum
4
Other diarrhæal diseases
17
Pneumonia
26
Bronchitis
6
Diseases of the heart
62
Diseases of the brain and spinal cord
33
Diseases of the kidneys .
22
Cancer
.
41
Deaths From Violence.
Deaths from homicide
0
from suicide
7
. from accident .
31
Unknown or ill-defined causes
0
Causes not-specified above (still births excluded ) 84
.
383
372
DEATHS BY AGES .- (Stillbirths excluded. )
Males
Females
Totals
Deaths of persons under one year,
36
37
73
from one to two years,
7
6
13
from two to three years,
1
3
4
from three to four years,
0
0
0
from four to five years,
0
0
0
from five to ten years,
4
3
7
from ten to fifteen years,
1
2
3
from fifteen to twenty years, 6
5
11
from twenty to thirty years,
8
18
26
from thirty to forty years,
16
12
28
from forty to fifty years,
26
13
39
from fifty to sixty years,
27
17
44
from sixty to seventy years, 39
28
67
from seventy to eighty years 20
19
39
over eighty years,
11
17
28
ages unknown,
1
0
1
Total
203
180
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
No. Cubic Feet Garbage collected
55,472
No. Public Dumps cared for
4
No. Yards of Brooks cleaned
11,457
No. Culverts repaired or cleaned
40
No. Clam Permits issued
840
No. Gallons Vault Matter removed
197,925
No. Gallons Cesspool Matter removed
280,400
No. Inspections Sanitary Inspector
574
No. Inspections Plumbing Inspector
925
No. Inspections Meat and Provisions Inspector
470
No. Inspections Milk Inspector
45
.
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Licenses Granted :
Undertakers
9
Garbage
2
Grease
1
To erect stables
21
To occupy stables
9
Licenses Refused-To erect stables
6
Licenses Revoked-To erect stables
1
Houses Disinfected :
For diphtheria
40
For scarlet fever
31
For tuberculosis
32
Medical Inspection of Schools :
No. pupils examined
258
No. pupils excluded
35
GARBAGE.
Garbage has been collected during the year in the same manner as in the past. Two collections a week are essential to health and also of more profit to the city as the garbage can be sold to better advantage when in as fresh condition as possible. Squantum should have the same good service from this department during the coming year as the remainder of the city. The amount of our appropriation has necessarily limited the service given to Squantum during the past year as naturally the expense of caring for its wants is greater than those of the remainder of the city.
ASHES.
Ashes have been collected in the same manner as in past years. During the winter collections have been made each week and during the summer once each month. The result of our year's observation has caused us to inaugurate a removal of barrels of ashes from the cellars of those who desire this
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service by the payment of five cents per barrel. This obviates the necessity of the householder causing his ashes to be re- moved to the sidewalk for collection at a great saving to him. Another advantage of this system will be that ashes will not be frozen in the barrels which will be a saving to the depart- ment of time, and to the individual of his barrels. We hope to be able in the near future to add refuse to our general col- lection throughout the year, finances only hindering us.
SCAVENGER WORK.
During the past year 1050 orders have been received at this office for scavenger work. Bills amounting to $4866.70 have been sent out by the department. Receipts amounting to $4214.25 have been paid into the City Treasury. During the coming year the Board intend to inaugurate a different arrangement for the scavenger work; by omittng the request, which is absolutely unnecessary, of a householder to do his scavenger work and working under the ordinance requiring cesspools and vaults to be cleaned each year, areas of the city, instead of a single premise, can be cleaned with great saving to the department and less price to the householder.
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