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Commissioner of Public Works
Street Oiling Street Lighting.
5,000.00 800.00
Board of Health
Equiping and Maintaining a Dispensary .. ... 1,000.00
Park Department
Equiping and Maintaining a Playground, Ward Six. .. 500.00
Unclassified
Expenses of Machine Gun Squad, to be ap- proved by the Mayor. 1,500.00
$19,800.00
Passed to be ordained June 21, 1915. Attest: - George T. Magee, Clerk of Council. Approved June 23, 1915.
CHESTER I. CAMPBELL, Mayor. A true copy. Attest :
EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk.
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IN COUNCIL
No. 338 ORDERED:
August 30, 1915.
That the following named sums be and are hereby appropriated and the same to be added to the appropriation made for the several depart- ments in the Appropriation Order as passed by the Council March 29, 1915, the same being the cost of the water furnished to the several depart- ments by the Water Department, and these same amounts are to be transferred and placed to the credit of the Water Revenue Receipts.
This supplementary budget is in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913.
General Government
City Hall
$58.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Station
$33.00
Fire Department (6 houses)
82.00
Fire Department (1041 Hydrants).
10,410.00
Gypsy Moth
16.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health, Stable Expenses
$74.00
Board of Health, Scavenger
1,095.00
Sewer Maintenance.
182.00
Highways
City Stable
$24.00
Street Watering
24.00
Street Construction
10.00
Charities
Almshouse
$65.00
Schools
School Houses
$1,099.00
Library
Library
$20.00
Parks
Parks and Playgrounds
$21.00
Bath House .
111.00
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Public Service Enterprises and Cemeteries
Water Works Shop
$11.00
Cemetery 85.00
Total
$13,420.00
Passed to be ordained September 2, 1915.
Attest: - George T. Magee, Clerk of Council.
Approved September 3, 1915.
CHESTER I. CAMPBELL, Mayor.
A true copy. Attest: -
EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL
August 30, 1915.
No. 339
ORDERED :
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropriated for the payment of additional expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1915, and ending December 31, 1915, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers and boards herein designated, in accordance with the provisions of Section 19, Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913, authorizing a supplementary budget.
General Government.
Tax Collector:
Other Expenses $1,500.00
Assessors :
Extra Clerical
$100.00
Other expenses.
390.00
490.00
City Solicitor:
Other Expenses 100.00
Protection of Life and Property
Building Inspector
$300.00
Other expenses
Highways
Highways, including Streets, Bridges and Snow $5,000.00
Health and Sanitation
Collection of Ashes $1,000.00
Charities
Poor Department
Other Expenses $3,000.00
$11,390.00
Passed to be ordained September 2, 1915. Attest: - George T. Magee, Clerk of Council. September 3, 1915. Approved. Chester I. Campbell, Mayor. A true copy. Attest :- Emery L. Crane, City Clerk.
Itemized Schedule of City Debt
Object of Appropriation
Month
Rate
1916
1917 1918 1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
Totals
Beacon Strcet
500 )
North Payne Street
1500
Graggs Pond
200
Codd. School Lot
3200
Wollaston Avenue
700
January
4 2000
Edwin Street .
100
Cottage Avenue
8000
Bates Avenue
150
H. N. Apparatus
2700
High School Building
6500
4
1000
Coddington School Building
7000
January
4 7000
7000 7000
Crescent Street
1700
Eliot Street
500
Cushing Street.
500
Bradford Street
600
Glendale Street
January
41/2
1500
1500
1750
Wayland Street
1650
Hunt Street .
1800
High School Furnishings
45000
4
4500
4500
4500
4500
4500
4500
.27,000
Montclair School Building
January
4
7500
7500
7500
7500
7500
7500
...
.... 9,700
Norfolk Downs School Lot .
9700
January
4
1700
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
.. 8,000
Quincy School Lot
8000
March
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
. 5,000
Mass. Field Lot.
4400
March
4
1000
1000
1000
. 3,000
Fire Auto
5500 )
Claremont Avenue Oakland Street
825
Merrymount Road
1700
Brooks Street.
1500
1,000
Furnace Avenue
1000
April
Trafford Street
3000
Crescent Street
2000
West Street ..
3500
Pleasant Street . . .
900
Marsh Street
400
Adams School Grading
5500
4 1000
1000
1000
1000
. 4,000
35
.. 45,000
Wollaston School Building
75000
Fore River Bridge.
41000
February
4
4000
4000
...
1800
Glover Avenue .
2500
4,750
3000
January
500
January
1,000
.21,000
2000
4 1000
.
1,500
Montclair School Lot
7700
4
1000
1000
2,000 .
J. Hancock School
6000
4
1000
1,000
Quincy School Building
2,000
Wid. Hancock Street .
6,000
Surface Drain 1912
2,000
Montclair School Grading
5000
4
1000
1000
2,000
East Squantum Street
4000
4
1000
1,000
Miller Street
800
Elm Street .
7000
Morton Street
100
Sea Street
10000
Staunton Street
600
4 6000
6000
3500
.15,500
Muirhead Street
1100
Fairmount Way
2200
Curtis Avenue
2200
Abigail Avenue
3500
Sidewalks 1913
11275
4 2000
2000
2000
. 6,000
Cemetery Land
3500
4
500
500
500
500
500
2,500
Surface Drain 1914
6300
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
4,000
Sidewalks 1914
6300
1000
1000
1000
1000
4,000
Surface Drain 1915
6900
1900
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
6,900
Winthrop Street
2000
4
1000
1000
2,000
Sidewalks 1915
9500
2500
2000
2000
2000
1000
Hancock Street Paving 1909
10000
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
4,000 ..
Holbrook Road
1100
Franklin Avenue
1500
Murdock Avenue
1050
East Elm Avenue
2500
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
. 4,000
Cummings Street
1850
Norfolk Street
1280
Merrymount Road
1250
Newcomb Place.
2300
Squantum Strect
8000
1000
1000
1000
3,000
Purchase Insurance Building
4500
Hancock Street
20000
Sidewalks 1910
17600
Sidewalks ..
1100
4
5000
5000
5000
4000
3000
.22,000
Alarm Boxcs
1725
Awards .
2500
Wollaston School Lot
9400
Hancock Street 1914
30500
4
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
. . .. 27,000
Surface Drain 1911
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
. 6,000
.
......
....
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000 1000
..
.
.. .
4
1000
1000
. . .....
. .
...
...... . .
7000
4
1000
1000
14733
June
6000
May
4 1500
Auto Chemical
.
.
..
...
..
4
1500
.1,500
...
..
9,500
Hancock Street Sidewalk
1500
4
July
4
4
36
10570
5400
Glendale Footway .
650
Euclid Avenue
1400
Dimmock Street
1200
Ring Avenue
1100
Buckley Street.
2000
4
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
.. 10,000
Kemper Street
1800
Marlboro Street
650
Tyler Street
3100
Phillips Street .
3000
West Squantum
7100
Sidewalks 1911
. 8,000
4
3000
1000
4,000
Adams School Furnishings
6500
4
2000
3000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
.20,000
4
2000
1000
1000
1000
Glendale Road
600
Roselin Street
2500
Park Lane
1800
Edison Street
400
Dysart Street.
2700
Federal Street
2700
Phillips Street
2900
Davis Street.
3500
Hamilton Street
1700
4
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
....
.36,000
Apthorp Street
3000
Montclair Avenue
4000
Huckins Avenue
4000
Ocean Street
2000
Winthrop Street
5000
Goffe Street .
500
Saville Street
1400
Green Street
2000
Sea Wall
3000
4
1000
1000
1000
3,000
School Street
3000
4
1000
1000
1000
. 3,000
Liberty Street
2000
Independence Avenue
3800
Rock Island Road
5500
4
8300
7000
.15,300
Common Street
4000
4
1000
1,000
Atlantic School Furnishings
3500
High School Furnishings
700
High School Building
8308
Coddington School .
2000
Draining Pond.
800
..
Alarm Boxes
135
Police Boxes
600
Beach Street
150
...
Hancock Street Bridge.
15306 J
2000
2000
2000
Sidewalks 1912
13300
2,000
H. N. School Building
23000
Penn Street
7700
. 5,000
37
. .
. .
.
. .
..
East Howard Street
1000
August
4 3000
3000
6,000
. .
...
..
.
19530
4 2000
4
3000
. .
..
Adams School Building
80000
8000
8000
8000
8000
8000
8000
8000
56,000
Glenwood Way .
1000
Bellevue Road
2000
Lunt Street
3400
Madison Avenue
4000
4
3800
3000
3000
3000
3000
.15,800
Bradford Street
1500
Briggs Street
1800
Beach 2100 .
6,500
High School Furnishings
13000
4
2000
2,000
Lincoln School Building.
12000
4
1000
1000
1000
3,000
Grove Street
2000
Sea Street
800
4
1000
1000
1000
3,000
Smith Street
1700
Coddington School Furnishings
5200
Bedford Street
2250
Germain Street
3350
Plymouth Street
1600
Ritchie Road
2175
Ballou Street
725
4
2000
2000
2000
2000
1000
9,000
Hill Street
750
Fayette Street
1325
Belmont Street
3300
Birch Street
1575
Royal Street
1950
Fore River Bridge 20061.46
4 2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
.14,000
Baxter Street
1834
Surface Drains.
5166
4
1000
1,000
Webster Street
1400
Marlboro Street
1000
4 1000
1,000
Quincy Pt. School Lot
5585.64
November
4 1000
1000
1000
1000
Arnold Estate
4500
1500
1000
1000
1000
4,500
Wires Underground
2100
Picketts Pond
150
Alarm Boxes
1000
Highland Avenue
500
Farrington Street
750
Whitwell Street
2500
2,000
Elm Avenue
700
Smith Street
3300
Hollis Avenue
2500
..
Broadway 2500 ..
Liberty Street
3000
H. N. School Building .
18000
4
2000
2000
2000
2000
8,000
Squantum School Lot
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000,
5,000
139200 107000
83750
61500
47500
35000
20000
10000
10000
513,950
.
.
.
38
.
South Street .. .. ..
5000
Billings Street 600 .
4,000
Broadway
500
September
4 6500
Atlantic School Building 61000
C
December 4 2000
.
. .
6000
October
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DEBTS STATEMENT
Year
Municipal
Parks
St. Imp't
Sewer
Water
Refunding
Total
1916
$139,200
$2,000
$7,300
$34,000
$66,500
$15,000
$264,000
1917
107,000
2,000
7,300
33,000
64,500
15,000
228,800
1918
83,750
2,000
7,300
33,000
63,500
15,000
204,550
1919
61,500
2,000
7,300
32,000
63,500
15,000
181,300
1920
47,500
2,000
7,300
32,000
56,500
15,000
160,300
1921
35,000
2,000
7,300
31,000
51,500
15,000
141,800
1922
20,000
2,000
5,300
31,000
48,500
15,000
121,800
1923
10,000
2,000
3,300
30,000
48,500
93,800
1924
10,000
3,300
29,000
25,500
67,800
1925
800
28,000
24,500
53,300
1926
26,000
23,000
49,000
1927
23,000
22,000
45,000
1928
23,000
18,000
41,000
1929
22,500
12,000
34,500
1930
20,500
11,000
31,500
1931
19,500
8,000
27,500
1932
19,500
7,000
26,500
1933
19,500
5,000
24,500
1934
18,500
3,000
21,500
1935
18,500
3,000
21,500
1936
18,500
3,000
21,500
1937
18,500
3,000
21,500
1938
13,000
2,000
15,000
1939
9,500
2,000
11,500
1940
7,500
1,000
8,500
1941
7,500
7,500
1942
... .
.. ..
7,500
7,500
1943
5,000
5,000
1944
3,000
3,000
1945
2,000
2,000
1946
2,000
2,000
1947
. .
...
. .
2,000
1948
.... .
. .
. .
. .
1,000
1,000
1949
.....
. .
. .
1,000
1950
....
....
1,000
.. .
$513,950
$16,000
$56,500
$622,500
$636,000
$105,000
$1,949,950
. .
....
. .
... .
... .
.. . .
... .
.....
. .
. .
... . .
... .
.....
... .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . . .
... .
.... .
... .
. .
. .
..
. .
2,000
....
1,000
. .
... .
... .
1,000
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Total Summary (Comparison)
Dec. 31, 1915
Dec. 31, 1914
Municipal
$513,950.00
$593,735.64
Parks
16,000.00
18,000.00
Street Improvement
56,500.00
63,800.00
Sewer
622,500.00
628,500.00
Water
636,000.00
686,500.00
Refunding
105,000.00
120,000.00
$1,949,950.00
$2,110,535.64
Decrease
$160,585.64
DEBT STATEMENT
Gross City Debt, Dec. 31, 1914 .
$2,110,535.64
There has been paid on the above debt
273,235.64
$1,837,300.00
The following loans have been issued during the year: 1914
Dec. 28 Norfolk Downs School Lot $9,700.00
7 Tide Gate
450.00
1915
June 21 Sidewalk, Church
1,500.00
Winthrop Street
2,000.00
Surface Drains 6,900.00
Sidewalks
9,500.00
July 6 Sea Wall
3,000.00
19 Independence Avenue
3,800.00
Liberty Street
2,000.00
Rock Island Road.
5,500.00
Common Street
4,000.00
School Street Widening
3,000.00
East Howard Street
1,000.00
Sept. 13 Glenwood Way
1,000.00
Bellevue Road
2,000.00
Lunt Street
3,400.00
Madison Avenue
4,000.00
Bradford Street
1,500.00
Briggs Street
1,800.00
Beach Street
2,100.00
Nov. 3 Purchase Arnold Estate
4,500.00
$72,650.00
April 26 Sewer Department
25,000.00
May 3 Water Department
15,000.00
$112,650.00
Gross City Debt Dec. 31, 1915
$1,949,950.00
during the year
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STATEMENT OF DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1915
Municipal debt Dec. 31, 1914
$593,735.64 152,435.64
Bonds matured 1915. .
$441,300.00
Bonds issued 1915
72,650.00
Debt Dec. 31, 1915
$513,950.00
Street Improvement Debt
Debt Dec. 31, 1914
$63,800.00
Bonds matured 1915.
7,300.00
Debt Dec. 31, 1915
$56,500.00
Playground Debt
Debt. Dec. 31, 1914
$18,000.00
Bonds matured 1915.
2,000.00
Debt Dec. 31, 1915
$16,000.00
Water Debt
Debt Dec. 31, 1914
$686,500.00
Bonds matured 1915.
65,500.00
$621,000.00
Bonds issued 1915
15,000.00
Debt Dec. 31, 1915
$636,000.00
Sewer Debt
Debt. Dec. 31, 1914
$628,500.00 31,000.00
Bonds matured 1915.
$597,500.00
Bonds issued 1915
25,000.00
$622,500.00
1
Refunding Debt
Debt Dec. 31, 1914
$120,000.00
Bonds matured 1915.
15,000.00
Debt Dec. 31, 1915
$105,000.00
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The Total Debt of the City is as Follows
Municipal Debt
$513,950.00
Street Improvement Debt
56,500.00
Playground Debt
16,000.00
Water Debt
636,000.00
Sewer Debt
622,500.00
Refunding Debt
105,000.00
$1,949,950.00
This does not include the loans authorized for the erection of the two School Buildings
$220,000.00
Dispensary Building costing
3,500.00
$223,500.00
The Municipal Debt is Divided as Follows
Schools (including buildings, land and furniture) .
$244,517.00
Highways (including streets, sidewalks and bridges) .
264,207.00
Fire Department
2,391.00
Miscellaneous.
2,835.00
$513,950.00
Debt coming due in 1916, $264,000 to which must be added $25,500 of Municipal Debt, part of a bond issue authorized under date of Dec. 1, 1915.
TEMPORARY LOAN ACCOUNT
Issued
Awarded to
Discount
Due
Feb. 15
Blake Bros. & Co.
3.19
Nov. 11, 1915
$75,000
Маг. 15
Estabrook & Co.
3.10
Nov. 24, 1915
175,000
Mar. 31
Fidelity Trust Co.
3.00
Nov. 5, 1915
100,000
April 20
C. D. Parker & Co.
3.52
April 6, 1916
100,000
June 28
Morgan & Bartlett
2.58
Nov. 28, 1915
50,000
July 29
First National Bank
3.39
April 20, 1916
50,000
Sept. 20
Old Colony Trust Co.
3.27
May 11, 1916
50,000
Nov. 5
Blake Bros. & Co ..
2.18
Маг. 31, 1916
100,000
Nov. 24
Old Colony Trust Company
2.17
Feb. 10, 1916
125,000
$825.000
Paid
Oct. 28
Issued in 1915
$50,000.00
Nov. 5
Issued in 1915
100,000.00
Nov. 12
Issued in 1915
75,000.00
Nov. 24
Issued in 1915
175,000.00
$400,000.00
Due
$425,000.00
1
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Outstanding Due in 1916
Feb. 10
Issued in 1915
$125,000.00
Mar. 31 Issued in 1915
100,000.00
April 6 Issued in 1915
100,000.00
April 20
Issued in 1915
50,000.00
May 11
Issued in 1915
50,000.00
$425,000.00
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS - 1915
Estimated
Actual
City Clerk, Licenses
$2,092.00
$2,987.00
City Clerk, Permits
386.00
448.50
Court Fines
2,826.89
3,662.87
Grants, Gifts
2,668.49
3,918.59
Street Sprinkling
5,409.06
6,267.27
Gypsy Moth
1,142.06
1,019.98
Sidewalks
3,013.26
2,344.08
Street Betterments
3,701.18
1,757.72
Corporation Tax
20,311.72
28,087.03
Bank Tax
826.60
780.59
State Aid
4,624.00
4,415.00
Military Aid .
150.00
112.50
Soldiers' Burial
50.00
100.00
Tax Collector, Costs
2,626.35
3,283.62
City Clerk, Sundries
447.95
477.15
Excise Tax, State
8,153.72
6,457.82
Excise Tax, City
6,202.80
6,059.92
Building Inspector
1,209.00
1,397.00
Board of Health, Contagious
286.07
359.72
Milk Inspector, Fees
82.50
130.50
Ashes
482.51
516.68
Garbage
2,443.16
2,860.28
Scavenger
3,763.65
2,481.10
Inspector of Meats
266.00
208.00
Poor Department
1,499.71
3,665.82
Cemetery
7,710.50
6,557.50
Interest Tax Collector
20,549.22
18,383.71
Interest Treasurer
1,846.75
1,816.21
Board of Health, Miscellaneous
3.10
80.00
Sealer of Weights, Fees
246.45
301.11
Miscellaneous City
10.95
36.75
Police Department
41.40
54.55
Fire Department
258.50
Industrial School Revenue
679.58
Total
$105,241.55
$111,708.15
Appropriation Public Buildings
$1,500.00
Appropriation Highways
8,000.00
Appropriation Street Lighting
235.80
$9,735.80
Net Receipts
$101,972.35
Account with the Water Department
Debit
Credit
Bonds
$65,500.00
Receipts .
$142,424.56
Interest
26,471.75
Less amount.
8,000.00
Clerical
1,954.00
Appropriations. .
Maintenance
14,719.46
$134,424.56
Repairs .
10,000.00
Department Receipts
13,420.00
State Assessment.
50,070.54
Surplus 1914
3,255.81
Tax Levy .
17,482.57
$168,715.75
$168,582.94
Debit
$168,715.75 168,582.94
Deficit
$132.81
Sewer Department
Bonds
$31,000.00
Receipts from Assessments
$14,564.28
Interest
24,131.00
Surplus 1914
627.97
Clerical
795.00
Tax Levy 1914
40,449.88
Maintenance
2,304.82
$55,642.13
$58,230.82
Debit
$58,230.82
Credit
55,642.13
Deficit
$2,588.69
Credit
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TAX COLLECTIONS December 31, 1915.
Date
Jan. 1
1915
Sold City
Abated
Collected
Due City
Due City
1906
$2,916.70
$428.59
$2,488.11
1907
3,555.88
25.70
3,530.18
1908
3,960.30
42.68
$491.90
3,425.72
1909
3,847.85
22.04
539.77
3,286.04
1910
4,941.44
79.00
1,165.50
3,696.94
1911
7,135.88
102.19
686.86
6,346.83
1912
8,889.99
388.95
1,736.65
6,764.39
1913
24,765.19
$2,980.81
427.32
11,642.59
9,714.47
1914
433,128.35
10,392.08
349,882.02
72,854.25
Boston
5,157.46
5.157.46
.......
Boston
516.65
516.65
1915
990,335.55
8,266.85
598,327.09
383,741.61
$498,815.69
$990,335.55
$2,980.81
$20,175.40
$970,146.49
$495,848.54
Tax Titles City Treasurer
4,084.83
Total Collected
$974,231.32
BORROWING CAPACITY FOR 1916
Revised Laws, Chapter 27, Section 3.
Sec. 3. A City shall not become indebted in amount exceeding two and one-half per cent on the average of the assessors' valuation of the taxable property therein for the three preceding years, the valuation of each year being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed thereon previous to the last day of December in the year preceding said assessment.
Net Valuation 1913
$36,588,919.00 40,181,960.00
Net Valuation 1915
43,411,115.00
Average net valuation for three years
$40,060,664.00
Two and one-half per cent
1,001,516.00
Municipal Debt Dec. 31, 1915 $513,950.00
Municipal Loans authorized and not issued
223,500.00
$737,450.00
Borrowing capacity Jan. 1, 1916
$264,066. 00
...
.. ...
. . .
Net Valuation 1914
$120,181,994.00
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1
Y ear
Valuation
Debt
Rate
1889
$12,319,245
$168,811.79
$10.80
1890
13,677,410
191,200.39
13.60
1891
14,427,030
262,386.89
13.60
1892
15,566,920
287,442.00
16.00
1893
16,638,079
1,043,730.00
15.80
1894
16,817,455
1,066,091.00
17.60
1895
17,325,855
1,037,895.61
16.80
1896
17,580,515
1,134,835.61
17.40
1897
18,012,146
1,234,515.60
18.80
1898
19,236,832
1,350,505.86
18.00
1899
19,684,319
1,421,206.59
19.20
1900
20,219,151
1,518,605.61
18.20
1901
21,335,800
1,566,635.64
17.60
1902
22,156,692
1,650,840.35
17.40
1903
23,074,315
1,741,628.00
17.30
1904
23,849,150
1,667,092.00
18.00
1905
25,451,025
1,740,330.00
18.30
1906
26,640,100
1,785,350.00
18.60
1907
27,170,555
1,816,540.00
19.70
1908
28,378,675
1,839,060.00
20.50
1909
31,538,390
1,858,005.00
20.40
1910
32,456,380
1,907,445.00
20.00
1911
34,038,325
2,072,633.00
19.50
1912
35,101,700
2,294,896.46
22.00
1913
37,087,335
2,185,045.00
23.70
1914
40,987,940
2,110,535.84
22.20
1915
43,608,990
1,949,950.00
22.00
.
TABULATION SHOWING THE STATE ASSESSMENT, VALUATION AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR ELEVEN YEARS
1904
State 18,050.00
County 16,363.32
Met. Water 34,084.34
Met. Sewer 24,698.31
Parks 9,088.94
Valuation 24,039,370.00
1905
28,880.00
23,261.09
35,832.50
28,960.81
9,448.59
25,695,885.00
1906
25,270.00
22,656.00
46,314.16
23,813.99
12,147.74
26,816,860.00
1907
31,300.00
18,286.85
50,027.14
29,239.00
12,910.28
27,187,755.00
1908
43,065.00
19,362.55
49,285.01
27,109.15
14,181.85
28,648,890.00
1909
35,235.00
22,051.79
51,230.04
27,329.62
14,582.17
31,538,390.00
1910
43,450.00
21,027.04
50,950.31
28,372.01
15,379.35
32,491,505.00
1911
43,450.00
20,152.00
54,410.43
29,264.37
30,237.95
34,622,765.00
1912
49,375.00
21,996.38
54,558.24
29,944.04
21,503.81
35,475,395.00
1913
62,400.00
26,139.41
55,519.02
29,948.08
23,343.79 J
36,610,560.00
≤ 23,998.29 )
1914
68,250.00
26,139.41
51,469.66
29,125.39
1 3,104.90
40,987,940.00
1915
76,050.00
27,134.93
50,070.04
30,403.10
24,606.00
43,608,990.00
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7,311.00 }
2,373.65
2,969.91 )
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SCHEDULE AND VALUATION OF CITY PROPERTY JAN. 1, 1916
City Hall Building
$40,000.00
10,680 sq. ft. land 42,700.(0
Furniture and plans
27,000.00
Police Station
7,000.00
21,345 sq. ft. land
3,000.00
Signal system
10,600.00
Department equipment, etc.
15,224.00
Central Fire Station
20,000.00
13,200 sq. ft. land
2,600.00
Ward 2 Hose House
5,000.00
11,175 sq. ft. land
1,200.00
Ward 4 Hose House
4,500.00
Ward 5 Hose House .
15,000.00
17,690 sq. ft. land
5,500.00
Ward 6 Hose House
3,500.00
13,356 sq. ft. land
1,475.00
Houghs Neck Hose House
4,300.00
12,950 sq. ft. land
500.00
Apparatus, Alarm, etc.
85,035.00
Dispensary lot
31,460 sq. ft. land
3,000.00
Land for Dump
750.00
Land for Crusher
22,180 sq. ft. land
2,600.00
Highway Department, Stable Horses, Equipment, etc.
16,000.00
Burial Department, 9 acres land
45,000.00
Equipment, etc .. .
500.00
Poor Department, Building
10,000.00
15 3-10 acres land
25,000.00
Supplies, Furniture, etc.
2,500.00
Library Building
75,000.00
55,385 sq. ft. land
55,500.00
Books, Furniture, etc.
47,000.00
Parks and Playgrounds
95,000.00
Water Department
1,494,000.00
Sewer Department
954,000.00
Gypsy Moth Department
1,300.00
$3,123,284.00
.
2,000.00
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SCHOOL PROPERTY
High School Building
$150,000.00
85,348 sq. ft. land
25,500.00
Furnishings
20,000.00
New Adams Building
$85,000.00
137,300 sq. ft. land
6,875.00
Furnishings
6,450.00
98,325.00
Adams Industrial Building
$20,000.00
20,290 sq. feet land
5,000.00
Furnishings
2,000.00
27,000.00
Atherton Hough School Building 50,000 sq. ft. land
6,000.00
Furnishings
2,000.00
51,000.00
Coddington School Building
$70,000.00
30,220 sq. ft. land
15,500.00
Furnishings
5,500.00
Cranch School Building
$45,000.00
62,628 sq. ft land
6,500.00
Furnishings
2,000.00
53,500.00
Gridley Bryant School Building
$45,000.00
52,272 sq. ft. land
4,500.00
Furnishings
1,500.00
John Hancock School Building
$40,000.00
110,915 sq. ft. land
7,500.00
Furnishings
2,000.00
Lincoln School Building
$45,000.00
39,349 sq. ft. land
4,000.00
Furnishings
1,800.00
50,800.00
Mass. Field School Building
$50,000.00
29,760 sq. ft. land
2,975.00
Furnishings
1,800.00
Montclair School Building
$45,000.00
21,880 sq. ft. land
2,200.00
Furnishings
3,400.00
Quincy School Building
$75,000.00
58,286 sq. ft. land
10,000.00
Furnishings
3,000.00
Washington School Building
$55,000.00
24,170 sq. ft. land
2,000.00
Furnishings
2,500.00
1
59,500.00
$195,500.00
$43,000.00
91,000.00
51,000.00
49,500.00
54,775.00
50,600.00
88,000.00
50
Willard School Building
$100,000.00
63,255 sq. ft. land
12,700.00
Furnishings
3,500.00
116,200.00
Wollaston School Building
$85,000.00
94,671 sq. ft. land
7,600.00
Furnishings
6,450.00
99,050.00
Land Quincy Neck
9,200 sq. feet land
$500.00
500.00
Land East Squantum
67,759 sq. ft. land
6,775.00
6,775.00
Norfolk Downs School Lot
67,122 sq. ft. land
9,700.00
9,700.00
Ward Two School Lot 78,497 sq. ft. land
5,585.64
5,585.64
Squantum School Lot
77,632 sq. ft. land
6,000.00
6,000.00
Arnold Estate Building
$3,700.00
8,065 sq. ft. land
2,800.00
6,500.00
$1,170,810.64
REVENUE
Contingent Assets and Liabilities
Cash on hand.
$74,022.17
Temporary Loans
$425,000.00
Uncollected Taxes .
495,848.54
Overlays Reserved
3,222.40
Uncollected Assessments
16,296.79
Balance Appropriations
13,732.12
Uncollected Interest
2,646.20
Pledged Income.
982.16
Unapportioned Assessments
28,521.33
Tax Titles . .
8,010.48
Department Bills
8,922.73
Overlays due City
12,277.16
Water Bills
9,771.72
Profit and Loss
213,380.44
$656,317.12
$656,317.12
NON-REVENUE Assets and Liabilities
Cash on hand
$16,871.36
Balance Appropriations
$15,794.25
Pledged Income.
1,077.11
$16,871.36
$16,871.36
Cash and Securities
Cash and Securities
$351,465.30
Woodward Fund
$303,740.96
Perpetual Care Fund
40,388.00
Williams Trust Fund
400.00
C. C. Johnson Fund
150.00
Chas. E. French Fund
3,000.00
C. C. Johnson Turkey Fund
2,000.00
Rock Island Fund
1,000.00
Tailings Fund. .
786.34
$351,465.30
$351,465.30
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Total Assets and Liabilities
Inventory School Property
$1,170,810.64
City Debt. .
$513,950.00
Inventory City Property
3,123,284.00
Street Improvement Debt
56,500.00
Surplus Contingent Assets
213 ,380.44
Park Debt
16,000.00
Assets due 1915-1925
48,750.33
Refunding Debt
105,000.00
Sewer Debt
622,500.00
Water Debt
636,000.00
$1,949,950.00
Assets
$4,556,225.41
Liabilities.
1,949,950.00
Surplus
$4,556,225.41
. $2,506,275.41
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53
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor
$2,500.00
Clerk Council .
400.00
Clerk Committee.
500.00
Clerk Finance Committee
200.00
Auditor
1,600.00
Treasurer
1,600.00
Tax Collector
1,500.00
Chairman Assessors
1,500.00
Assessors (2)
700.00
City Solicitor
1,400.00
City Clerk
1,600.00
City Messenger
250.00
Commissioner
2,400.00
City Engineer
1,800.00
Registrars (4).
250.00
Clerk Registrars
150.00
Chief of Police
· 1,500.00
Chief of Fire Department
1,500.00
Building Inspector
1,200.00
Inspector of Wires
1,200.00
Sealer of Weights
1,200.00
Chairman Board of Health.
500.00
Board of Health (2)
200.00
Board of Health Clerk
50.00
Inspector of Plumbing
1,400.00
Medical Inspectors (5)
100.00
Medical Examiner
100.00
Inspector of Animals
200.00
Inspector of Meats
300.00
Inspector of Milk
150.00
City Physician
500.00
Overseer of the Poor
. 800.00
Police Department
Captain
$1,300.00
Inspector
1,250.00
Lieutenant
1,200.00
Sergeant
1,150.00
Patrolmen, 1st year
2.50 per day
Patrolmen, 2nd year
2.75 per day
Patrolmen, 3rd year
3.00 per day
Fire Department
Captain
$1,200.00
Lieutenant
1,150.00
Supt. Alarm
1,100.00
Assistant Engineers (3) each
250.00
Permanent Men, 1st year
2.50 per day
Permanent Men, 2nd year
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