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To the City Councillors, Quincy, Mass.
In accordance with the ordinance of the city, I submit the annual report of my department, showing in detail the receipts and expenditures of each department.
Also several statements showing the financial condition of the city at the close of the financial year, December 31, 1916.
HENRY O. FAIRBANKS, City Auditor.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
CITY OF QUINCY, IN COUNCIL.
Ordered,
March 14, 1916.
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropriated for the payment of the expenses of the city of Quincy for the financial year. beginning January 1, 1916, and ending December 31, 1916, to be ex- pended by and under the direction of the several officers or boards as herein designated, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913.
That the appropriations for Water Maintenance and Clerical be paid from Water Receipts.
That the appropriation for Sewer Maintenance and Clerical be paid from Sewer Assessment Receipts.
That the sums herein appropriated, in the budget, are for the current running expenses of the departments and not for the purchase of auto- mobiles.
General Government.
City Council, salaries.
$1,100.00
Other expenses
300.00
$1,400.00
Mayor, salary .
$2,500.00
Other expenses .
1,500.00
4,000.00
City Auditor, salary
$1,600.00
Clerk . .
780.00
Other expenses.
450.00
2,830.00
City Treasurer, salary
$1,600.00
Clerk .
832.00
Other expenses
550.00
Adding machine
300.00
Tax Collector, salary
$1,500.00
Clerk.
832.00
Clerk .
780.00
Clerk .
676.00
Other expenses
1,300.00
Assessors, salaries
$2,800.00
Clerk
988.00
Clerk .
780.00
Clerk .
728.00
Clerk .
676.00
Temporary clerks
600.00
Other expenses .
2,225.00
Assessors plans.
· 1,000.00
City Clerk, salary
$1,600.00
Clerk. .
832.00
Other expenses.
700.00
Advertising ordinances.
100.00
City Solicitor, salary
$1,400.00
Other expenses .
300.00
Grade crossings
800.00
3,282.00
5,088.00
9,797.00
3,232.00
2,500.00
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City Messenger, salary
$250.00
$250.00
Commissioner of Public Works.
2,400.00
Clerk ..
832.00
Other expenses .
200.00
3,432.00
City Engineer, salary
$1,800.00
Assistants .
2,500.00
Clerk .
156.00
Other expenses
550.00
Grade crossings
700.00
Survey of cemetery
500.00
Registrars, salaries
$3,418.00
Other expenses
2,200.00
Care of City Hall
$3,400.00
Repair of public buildings.
S,000.00
8,000.00
Police Department, salary chief .
1,500.00
Permanent men .
51,826.00
Clerical services
104.00
Other expenses
2,436.00
55,866.00
Fire Department, salary chief
$1,500.00
Permanent men .
42,000.00
Clerical services
104.00
Other expenses
7,296.00
50,900.00
Building Inspector, salary
$1,200.00
Clerk. .
208.00
Other expenses
542.00
1,950.00
Sealers of Weights and Measures, salary
$1,200.00
Other expenses
302.25
Gypsy Moth:
Superintendent's salary
$1,092.00
Clerk.
156.00
Other expenses
5,252.00
6,500.00
Inspector of Wires, salary
$1,200.00
Clerk ..
208.00
Other expenses
300.00
1,708.00
Board of Health, salaries
$950.00
Clerk.
728.00
Contagious diseases.
10,000.00
Dispensary .
1,600.00
Other expenses
1,500.00
Collection of ashes.
7,000.00
Collection of garbage
10,000.00
Scavenger .
5,000.00
Care of brooks
600.00
Slaughtering.
1 50.00
37,428.00
6,206.00
5,618.00
3,400.00
1,502.25
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Health and Sanitation:
Inspector of Meats
$300.00
Other expenses. .
75.00
Inspector of Milk
150.00
Other expenses. .
100.00
Inspector of Animals
200.00
Medical Inspector .
600.00
Plumbing Inspector
1,400.00
Sanitary Inspector
936.00
Vital Statistics.
600.00
Highways:
Maintenance (including Excise Tax).
$55,000.00
Street lighting
39,000.00
Street sprinkling (schedule furnished by Council)
14,000.00
Repair on crusher .
700.00
108,700.00
Charities:
Poor Department:
Overseer of the Poor, salary .
$800.00
City Physician.
500.00
Clerk. .
780.00
Other expenses
22,000.00
24,080.00
City Hospital.
$5,000.00
5,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
$9,400.00
9,400.00
G. A. R. Post
$400.00
400.00
J. A. Boyd Camp
$100.00
100.00
Education:
Administration
$7,850.00
Instruction
168,305.00
Textbooks
5,000.00
Operation .
25,700.00
Maintenance.
500.00
Miscellaneous .
3,500.00
Evening Schools .
3,200.00
Stationery and supplies
7,000.00
Independent Industrial School .
16,805.00
Industrial Evening School
2,400.00
Homemaking School
2,400.00
Library :
General expenses and Dog Tax
$13,300.00
13,300.00
Parks:
General expenses
$5,000.00
5,000.00
Unclassified:
Machine Gun Co
$1,200.00
1,200.00
Planning Board
$250.00
250.00
Board of Survey .
$300.00
300.00
Awards and claims.
$1,300.00
1,300.00
Cemeteries:
Superintendent
$1,080.00
Clerk of Board .
300.00
Clerk.
156.00
General expenses
4,564.00
6,100.00
Total.
$637,040.25
$4,361.00
242,660.00
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Recapitulation, 1916.
General Government:
City Council
$1,400.00
Mayor. .
4,000.00
City Auditor
2,830.00
City Treasurer
3,282.00
Tax Collector
5,088.00
Assessors.
9,797.00
City Clerk
3,232.00
City Solicitor
2,500.00
City Messenger .
250.00
Commissioner of Public Works.
3,432.00
City Engineer.
6,206.00
Registrars .
5,618.00
Care of City Hall.
3,400.00
Repair of public buildings
8,000.00
Protection of Life and Property:
Police .
$55,866.00
Fire
50,900.00
Building Inspector.
1,950.00
Sealers of Weights and Measures.
1,502.25
Gypsy Moth.
6,500.00
Inspector of Wires
1,708.00
118,426.25
Health and Sanitation:
Board of Health.
$37,428.00
Board of Health Sanitation
4,361.00
41,789.00
·Highways
$108,700.00
108,700.00
Charities:
Poor Department
$24,080.00
Other charities
14,900.00
38,980.00
Education :
Schools
$242,660.00
242,660.00
Library
$13,300.00
13,300.00
Parks
$5,000.00
5,000.00
Unclassified
$3,050.00
3,050.00
Cemeteries including receipts from sale and care
of lots
$6,100.00
6,100.00
Grand Total.
$637,040.25
By the Water Department.
To be paid from water receipts of 1916 and taxes to be levied :
Water debt falling due
$66,500.00
Water interest falling due
24,147.25
Maintenance. .
13,000.00
Relays and repairs.
3,000.00
Clerk
936.00
Clerk .
624.00
Temporary clerks.
750.00
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$108,957.25
$58,535.00
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By the Sewer Department.
To be paid from assessment receipts and taxes to be levied:
Sewer debt falling due
$34,000.00
Interest falling due.
23,377.00
Maintenance.
3,000.00
Clerk
780.00
By the City Treasurer - Bonds Coming Due.
City debt .
$164,700.00
Street improvement debt
7,300.00
Park debt .
2,000.00
Refunding debt
15,000.00
189,000.00
By the City Treasurer - Interest Coming Due.
City debt.
$29,121.00
Street improvement debt.
2,013.50
Park debt.
640.00
Refunding debt .
4,200.00
Temporary loans
15,000.00
50,974.50
Passed to be ordained March 20, 1916.
Attest: George T. Magee, Clerk of Council.
Approved, March 22, 1916.
GUSTAVE B. BATES, Mayor.
A true copy. Attest: Emery L. Crane, City Clerk.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR IN SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETS AS FOLLOWS:
Gypsy Moth (sprayers)
$600.00
Gypsy Moth, expenses .
500.00
Police Department, expenses
1,000.00
Fire Department, auto.
1,000.00
Fire Department, pay of men
350.00
City Solicitor, expenses.
150.00
City Solicitor, grade crossings
500.00
City Engineer, grade crossings
300.00
Commissioner, expenses.
75.00
Assessors' salaries
175.00
Assessors' temporary clerks
500.00
Inspector of Wires, expenses.
300.00
Board of Health -- contagious.
6,500.00
Dispensary
500.00
Ashes.
1,000.00
Garbage
1,000.00
Scavenger
1,000.00
$61,157.00
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Highways. $8,500.00
Street sprinkling
6,000.00
Sea Street .
2,000.00
Quarry Hole.
2,000.00
Sea Wall .
500.00
Adams Street sidewalk
500.00
Paved gutters
4,350.00
Hancock Cemetery
1,000.00
Poor Department
2,000.00
Council .
175.00
Library
3,500.00
Supplementary
$45,975.00
Original budget
637,040.25
Total budget
$683,015.25
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS WERE MADE FROM ESTIMATED REVENUE AS FOLLOWS:
Refund assessments
$7.88
Refund taxes. .
1,462.20
Soldiers' burials.
250.00
Beale Street Bridge.
1,100.00
Sunny Creek Drain.
1,800.00
Care of City Hall.
700.00
Fire Department, expenses .
1,800.00
Contagious diseases. .
645.18
Collection of garbage.
2,000.00
Printing charter and ordinances
400.00
Cross and Common Streets.
200.00
South Street Drain.
150.00
Poor Department
3,500.00
Furnace Brook.
400.00
$14,415.26
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS WERE MADE FROM THE UN- EXPENDED BALANCE ACCOUNT OF 1915 AS FOLLOWS:
July Fourth celebration.
$1,000.00
Grading dispensary lot.
700.00
Sealer of Weights.
100.00
Rawson Road .
150.00
Edgemere Road
75.00
$2,025.00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Object of Appropriation
Month Rate 1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Totals
Coddington School Building ....
7000 Jan.
4 $7000
$7000
.$14,000
Crescent Street.
1700
Eliot Street.
500
Cushing Street ..
500
Bradford Street.
600
Glendale Street.
2500
Jan.
1500
1750
3,250
Wayland Street.
500
Glover Avenue.
1650
Hunt Street. .
1800
High School furnishings ..
3000
Montclair School Building
. 45000
Jan.
4
4500
4500
$4500
$4500
$4500
22,500
Wollaston School Building
75000
Jan.
4
7500
7500
7500
7500
7500
37,500
Norfolk Downs school lot.
9700
Jan.
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
$1000 $1000 $1000
8,000
Fore River Bridge. .
. 41000
Feb.
4
4000
4,000
Quincy School lot.
8000
Mar.
4 1000
1000
1000
1000
4,000
Massachusetts Fields lot ..
4400
Mar.
4
1000
1000
2,000
Adams School grading ..
5500
April
4 1000
1000
1000
3,000
Montclair School lot .. .
7700
May
4
1000
1,000
Quincy School Building .
7000
May
4
1000
1,000
Norfolk Downs School Building .. 15000
May
4 1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
$1500 $1500
15,000
Ward 2 School Building .
15000
May
4 1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
15,000
Widening Hancock Street.
14733
June
4 1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
5,000
Surface drain, 1912
5400 June
4
1000
1,000
Montclair School grading.
5000 June
4 1000
1,000
Miller Street.
800
Elm Street ..
7000
Morton Street
100
Sea Street.
. 10000
Staunton Street.
600
June 4 6000
9,500
Muirhead Street ..
1100
Fairmount Way
2200
Curtis Avenue.
2200
Abigail Avenue.
3500
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Object of Appropriation
Month Rate
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Totals
Sidewalks, 1913.
11275
June
4 2000
2000
4,000
Cemetery land ..
3500
June
4
500
500
500
500
2,000
Surface drain, 1914.
6300
June
4
1000
1000
1000
3,000
Sidewalks, 1914.
6300
June
4 1000
1000
1000
3,000
Surface drain, 1915.
6900
June
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
5,000
Winthrop Street.
2000
June
4
1000
1,000
Sidewalks, 1915. .
9500
June
4 2000
2000
2000
1000
7,000
Hancock Street paving, 1909
10000
July
4 1000
1000
1000
3,000
Holbrook Road .
1100
Franklin Avenue
1500
Murdock Avenue.
1050
East Elm Avenue.
2500
July
4 1000
1000
1000
3,000
Cummings Street.
1850
Norfolk Street ..
1280
Merrymount Road.
1250
Newcomb Place.
2300
Squantum Street.
July
4 1000
1000
2,000
Purchase Insurance Building. Hancock Street.
20000
Sidewalks, 1910.
17600
Sidewalks.
1100
4 5000
5000
4000
3000
17,000
Alarm boxes .
1725
Awards.
2500
Wollaston School lot .. 9400
Hancock Street, 1914.
30500 .July
4 3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
24,000
Surface drain, 1911.
10570 July
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
5,000
Glendale Footway .
650
Euclid Avenue.
1400
Dimmock Street.
1200
Ring Avenue. 1100
July
4 2000
2000
2000
2000
8,000
Kemper Street. . 1800
Marlboro Street.
. 650
Tyler Street. .
3100
Phillips Street.
3000
West Squantum. 7100
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8000
4500
July
3000
Buckley Street.
2000
1000
Object of Appropriation
Month Rate 1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Totals
Sidewalks, 1911 .
19530
July
4
2000
2000
1000
6,000
Sidewalks, 1912.
13300
July
4
1000
. 1,000
H. N. School Building.
· 23000
July
4
3000
2000
2000
'2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
17,000
Penn Street. .
7700
July
4 1000
1000
1000
3,000
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
32,000
Apthorpe 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
2,000
School Street ..
3000
4
1000
1000
2,000
Liberty Street.
2000
July
4 7000
7,000
Rock Island Road.
5500
Common Street.
4000
Sea Street ..
6000 July
4 1000
1000 1000
1000
1000
1000
6,000
Monroe Road .
3000
July
4
3000-
3,000
Surface Drains.
9800 July
4
1800
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000 $1000
9,800
Kendrick Avenue drain .. .
500 July
4 500
500
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July
July
Independence Avenue.
3800
July
Object of Appropriation Month Rate 1917 1918
1919 1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Totals
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Atlantie Street .
$ 3800
Edgemere Road .
1800
Dimmock Street. . 2500
Verchild Street. 1500 .
Taber Street.
3500
Linden Street .
700
July
4 6000
6000
6000
6000
6000
30,000
Davis Street (part)
5000
Belmont Street.
2200
Pierce Street.
1000
Pope Street. .
3500
Flynt Street.
4000
Lincoln Avenue. .
1500
Atlantic School furnishings 3500
High School furnishings . 700
8308
Coddington School. .
2000
Draining pond ..
800 & Aug.
4
3000
3,000
Alarm boxes
135
Police boxes
600
Beach Street.
150
Hancock Street Bridge.
. 15306
Adams School Building. . .
80000
Aug.
4 8000
8000
8000
8000
8000 8000
48,000
Glenwood Way.
1000
Bellevue Road.
. 2000
Lunt Street. .
. 3400
Madison Avenue.
4000
4 3000
3000
3000
3000
12,000
Bradford Street.
1500
Briggs Street. ..
1800
Beach Street. . .
2100
Granolithic sidewalks .. ..
7475
Aug.
4 3475
2000
2000
7,475
Surface drains .. ..
1800
Aug.
4
1800
..
Lincoln School grading ..
400
Aug.
4
400
400
East Howard Street sidewalk .. . . 700
Sept. 4 700
700
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Aug.
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1,800
High School Building.
Object of Appropriation
Month Rate
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Totals
Lincoln School Building.
12000 Oct.
4 1000
1000
Grove Street .
2000
Sea Street. .
800
Broadway. .
500 > Oct.
4 1000
1000
2,000
Smith Strect.
1700
Coddington School furnishings . .
5200
Bedford Strcet.
2250
Germain Street
3350
Plymouth Street
1600
Ritchie Road.
2175
Ballou Street.
725
4
2000
2000
2000
1000
7,000
Hill Street. .
750
Fayette Street.
1325
Belmont Strect.
3300
Birch Street.
1575
Royal Street. .
1950
Fore River Bridge ..
20061.46
Oct.
4
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
12,000
Beach Street, additional.
450
Oct.
4
450
450
Quincy Point School lot.
5585.64
Nov.
4
1000
1000
1000
3,000
Arnold Estate. .
4500
Nov.
4
1000
1000
1000
3,000
Adams School grading ..
1500
Nov.
4
1500
1,500
Ward 6 Sch. and Ward 2 grading
12000
Nov.
4
3000
3000
3000
3000
12,000
Adams Street widening
5000
Nov.
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
5,000
Newbury Avenue Drain .
500
Nov.
4
500
500
Norfolk Downs highway land ...
3000
Nov.
4
1000
1000
1000
.
3000
Houghs Neck School land ..
4500
Nov.
4
1500
1000
1000
1000
4,500
Houghs Neck School Building.
18000
Dcc.
4
2000
2000
2000
6,000
Squantum School lot .. .
6000
Dec.
4
1000
1000
1000
1000
4,000
Norfolk Downs School Building. . 110000
Dec.
4 11000
11000
11000
11000
11000 11000 11000
11000 11000
99,000
Ward 6 School Building . 110000
Dec.
4
11000
11000
11000
11000
11000
11000 11000 11000 11000
99,000
Improving Fore River.
10000
Dec.
4 2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
10,000
$161625 $126750 $104500 $87500 $71000 $47000 $36000 $36000 $26000 $3000 $699,375
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DEBT STATEMENT.
Gross authorized debt, January 1, 1916. $2,173,450.00
Paid on the above debt during the year 289,500.00
$1,883,950.00
The following loans have been authorized during 1916:
May Norfolk Downs School Building $15,000.00
Ward Two School Building 15,000.00
July Sea Street . .
6,000.00
Monroe Road .
3,000.00
Surface drains
9,800.00
Kendrick Avenue Drain .
500.00
Atlantic Street.
2,800.00
Edgemere Road
1,800.00
Dimmock Street .
2,500.00
Verchild Street .
1,500.00
Taber Street .
3,500.00
Linden Street. .
700.00
Davis Street (part)
5,000.00
Belmont Street .
2,200.00
Pierce Street .
1,000.00
Pope Street .
3,500.00
Flynt Street.
4,000.00
Lincoln Avenue .
1,500.00
Aug. Granolithic sidewalk.
7,475.00
Surface drains
1,800.00
Lincoln School grading
400.00
Sept. East Howard Street sidewalk
700.00
Oct. Beach Street widening
450.00
Nov. Adams School grading
1,500.00
Ward Two School grading
6,000.00
Ward Six School grading
6,000.00
Adams Street widening .
5,000.00
Newbury Avenue Drain .
500.00
Norfolk Downs highway land
3,000.00
*Hough's Neck School land.
4,500.00
*Improving Fore River.
10,000.00
$126,625.00
Water Department .
25,000.00
Sewer Department .
35,000.00
186,625.00
Gross authorized city debt January 1,
1917.
$2,070,575.00
DEBT STATEMENT. Showing Amounts Paid and Authorized.
Jan. 1, 1916 Debt
Paid During Year
Authorized During Year
Jan. 1, 1917 Debt
City debt
$737,450.00 $164,700.00 $126,625.00
$699,375.00
Street improvement
56,500.00
7,300.00
49,200.00
Parks.
16,000.00
2,000.00
14,000.00
Sewer .
622,500.00
34,000.00
35,000.00
623,500.00
Water
636,000.00
66,500.00
25,000.00
594,500.00
Refunding.
105,000.00
15,000.00
90,000.00
.
$2,173,450.00 $289,500.00 $186,625.00 $2,070,575.00 *Not issued in 1916.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
RECAPITULATION OF DEBT AND COMPARISON WITH 1915.
1915
1916
Municipal.
$737,450.00
$699,375.00
Street improvement.
56,500.00
49,200.00
Playgrounds.
16,000.00
14,000.00
Sewer
622,500.00
623,500.00
Water.
636,000.00
594,500.00
Refunding
105,000.00
90,000.00
.
...
. . . .
$2,173,450.00 .
$2,070,575.00
Decrease
$102,875.00
.
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CITY OF QUINCY
STATEMENT OF TOTAL DEBTS JANUARY 1, 1917. Amounts Due in Years.
Year
Municipal
Parks
St. Imp't
Sewer
Water
Refunding
Total $297,425
1917
$161,625
$2,000
$7,300
$40,000
$71,500
$15,000
1918
126,750
2,000
7,300
40,000
70,500
15,000
261,550
1919
104,500
2,000
7,300
39,000
70,500
15,000
238,300
1920
87,500
2,000
7,300
39,000
58,500
15,000
209,300
1921
71,000
2,000
7,300
38,000
53,500
15,000
186,800
1922
47,000
2,000
5,300
31,000
48,500
15,000
148,800
1923
36,000
2,000
3,300
30,000
48,500
119,800
1924
36,000
3,300
29,000
25,500
93,800
1925
26,000
800
28,000
2,500
79,300
1926
3,000
26,000
23,000
52,000
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
21,500
1934
. .
·
. .
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
. .
. .
..
...
...
. . . .
. . .
...
. . . .
. . ..
·
. .
. .
. .. .
.. .
·
. .
. .. .
. . . .
.
.. .
....
... .
.... .
1,000
1949
....
... .
... .
.... .
... .
. .. .
... .
.....
$699,375
$14,000
$49,200
$623,500
$594,500
$90,000
$2,070,575
TEMPORARY LOAN ACCOUNT 1916.
Issued
Due
Renewed
Due
Outstanding
Feb. 8, 1916
$100,000
Nov. 23, 1916
Nov. 23, 1916
Feb. 8, 1917
$100,000
Mar. 15, 1916
200,000
Nov. 9, 1916
Nov. 9, 1916
Mar. 15, 1917
200,000
July 25, 1916
100,000
Dec. 20, 1916
Dec. 20, 1916
July 19, 1917
100,000
Sept. 15, 1916
100,000
April 17, 1917
100,000
Oct.
5,1916
100,000
April 5, 1917
100,000
Dec. 28, 1916
75,000
April 10, 1917
75,000
. . .
...
. . .
. .
. . .
. .
....
.
..
·
. . .
. . .
.. .
....
.
. .
. .
.
. .
.. .
5,000
1944
3,000
3,000
1945
2,000
2,000
1946
2,000
2,000
1947
2,000
2,000
1948
1,000
1,000
1,000
1950
1,000
1,000
. . . .
. .
. .
..
..
Total
$675,000
...
...
21,500
1935
18,500
3,000
.... .
. . ..
. .
.. . .
...
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS - 1916.
Estimated
Actual
City Clerk, licenses
$2,987.00
$3,000.00
City Clerk, permits
448.50
482.00
Court fines
3,662.87
4,132.01
Grants and gifts
3,918.59
4,198.23
Street sprinkling .
6,267.27
5,896.69
Gypsy moth assessment
1,019.98
745.12
Sidewalk assessment
2,344.08
3,323.10
Street assessment
1,757.72
7,529.30
Corporation tax.
28,087.03
31,566.55
Bank tax
780.59
763.40
State aid
4,415.00
4,588.00
Military aid
112.50
Soldiers' burial
100.00
300.00
Tax Collector and Treasurer, costs
3,283.62
2,344.76
City Clerk, sundries
477.15
465.20
Excise tax, State.
6,457.82
Excise tax, City. .
6,059.92
6,582.73
Police Department .
54.55
42.10
Fire Department .
301.11
315.84
Building Inspector .
1,397.00
1,861.00
Wire Inspector
817.00
Board of Health, contagious
359.72
1,573.06
Board of Health, miscellaneous
80.00
4.80
Inspector of Milk.
130.50
111.00
Inspector of Meats
208.00
Ashes.
516.68
743.41
Garbage
2,860.28
2,603.25
Scavenger
2,481.10
2,882.53
Poor
3,665.82
3,128.27
Cemetery
6,557.50
7,899.00
Tax Collector, tax interest.
18,383.71
15,572.09
Tax Collector, interest on assessments
3,512.74
Treasurer, interest on deposits .
1,816.21
4,020.44
Miscellaneous city
36.75
789.94
Gypsy moth
19.90
Street oiling
32.50
State adjustments
3,918.82
3,990.06
State adjustments
71.24
Industrial School revenue
679.58
1,739.35
Total
$111,708.15
$127,637.87
Receipts
$127,637.87
Assessors used .
111,708.15
$15,929.72
Appropriated .
14,457.73
Surplus
$1,471.99
62.50
Sealer of Weights.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Account with Sewer Department.
Receipts
Payments
Assessments .
$11,240.60
Bonds.
$34,000.00
Tax levy. .
47,292.52
Interest
24,077.25
Clerical
780.00
Maintenance .
3,000.00
Deficit, 1915.
2,588.69
$58,533.12
$64,445.94
Payments
$64,445.94
Receipts .
58,533.12
Deficiency, 1916.
$5,912.82
Account with Water Department.
Receipts
Payments
Water rates
$161,830.14
State assessment
$51,468.91
Bonds.
66,500.00
Interest
24,447.00
Clerical
2,251.00
Maintenance
13,059.00
Repairs
13,000.00
Meters.
8,800.00
Water service conn ...
4,200.00
1915 deficit .. . ..
132.81
$190,391.74
$183,858.72
Receipts.
$190,391.74
Payments.
183,858.72
Surplus, 1916.
$6,533.02
WATER RATES, 1916.
Commitment
Abated
Collected
January .
$74,525.73
$23.76
$18,139.80
February
484.81
56.67
32,939.70
March.
487.16
156.88
9,308.50
April
2,050.32
65.65
6,416.09
May
1,632.83
23.40
5,251.70
June
414.29
31.98
2,602.16
July
116.00
101.23
July
85,659.18
21,397.47
August
355.79
279.00
37,079.24
September
946.29
229.24
14,549.31
October
2,472.51
60.50
5,929.29
November
317.61
22.03
1,025.51
December
129.87
114.69
985.90
$169,592.39
$1,165.03
$155,624.67
Committed.
$169,592.39
Less abatements.
1,165.03
$168,427.36
Collected
155,624.67
Due city December 31.
$12,802.69
Tax levy®
28,561.60
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
TAX COLLECTIONS DECEMBER 31, 1916.
Due City Jan. 1
Sold City
Abated
Collections $10.23
Balance
1906
$2,488.11
$2,477.88
1907
3,530.18
3,530.18
1908
3,425.72
2.00
3,423.72
1909
3,286.04
19.14
3,266.90
1910
3,696.94
28.00
3,688.94
1911
6,346.83
$11.70
328.10
6,007.03
1912
6,764.39
14.10
808.45
5,941.84
1913
9,714.47
189.23
2,166.63
7,358.61
1914
72,854.25
$1,978.03
249.64
59,537.59
11,088.99
1915
383,741.61
11,175.45
277,114.24
95,451.92
$495,848.54
$1,978.03
$11,640.12
$340,014.38
$142,216.01
1916
1,104,098.23
. .
. ...
29,358.66
409,370.82
665,368.72
$1,599,946.77
$1,978.03
$40,998.78
$749,385.20
$807,584.76
. . . . . .
TRIAL BALANCE, CITY OF QUINCY, DECEMBER 31, 1916. REVENUE ACCOUNTS. Contingent Assets and Liabilities.
Cash on hand. . .
$30,781.42
Temporary loans
$675,000.00
Uncollected· taxes, 1916
665,381.69
Overlays reserved
14,268.68
Uncollected taxes, 1906 to 1916
142,221.45
Balance appropriations.
17,591.91
Uncollected assessments ..
23,109.96
Pledged income .
6,276.34
Uncollected interest on assessments
3,538.86
Department bills.
30,968.27
Water bills ..
15,243.41
Overlays (overdrawn) .
18,562.90
Unapportioned assessments.
64,345.95
Profit and Loss.
281,016.98
$994,153.91
$994,153.91
NON-REVENUE. Assets and Liabilities.
Cash on hand in banks. .
$124,371.15
Balance appropriations
$122,982.31
Balance pledged income.
1,388.84
-
$124,371.15
$124,371.15
CASH AND SECURITIES.
$356,895.35
Woodward Fund.
$304,812.76
Perpetual Care Fund .
44,738.00
C. C. Johnson Care Fund.
150.00
C. E. French Care Fund. .
3,000.00
Williams Trust Fund. .
400.00
C. C. Johnson Turkey Fund.
2,000.00
Rock Island Fund (School).
1,000.00
Pay roll tailings ..
794.59
$356,895.35
$356,895.35
CITY OF QUINCY
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Cash and securities on hand
.
TOTAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Inventory school property
$1,247,002.64
City debt.
$699,375.00
Inventory city property . .
3,173,284.00
Parks ..
14,000.00
Surplus contingent assets. .
281,016.98
Street improvement
49,200.00
Bonds in treasury not sold. . ...
14,000.00
Sewer .
. .
623,500.00
Due from State of Massachusetts.
4,867.33
Water .
594,500.00
Refunding .
90,000.00
$4,720,170.95
$2,070,575.00
Assets .
$4,720,170.95
Liabilities.
2,070,575.00
Surplus . , ";
$2,649,595.95
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
35
TABULATION SHOWING STATE, COUNTY ASSESSMENTS AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION.
State
County
Met. Water
Met. Service
Parks
Budget
1912
$49,375.00
$21,996.38
$64,558.24
$39,994.04
$31,503.81
$485,903.68
1913
62,400.00
25,139.41
65,519.02
29,948.08
23,343.79
508,353.15
1914
68,250.00
26,139.41
61,459.66
29,125.39
23,998.29
581,611.14
1915
76,050.00
27,134.93
50,070.04
30,403.10
24,408.84
625,067.00
1916
71,040.00
33,788.21
51,468.91
32,951.65
17,535.40
683,015.25
Fire Preventive
Charles River Basin
Neponset Bridge
Granite Ave. Bridge
1912
$2,373.65
1913
2,969.91
1914
3,104.80
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