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Street Betterment Assessments.
Amount collected during year 1917 on street betterments .
1,639.85
Amount of interest collected during year 1917
50.16
Costs collected during year 1917
2,882.90
Bank interest collected during year 1917.
960.28
Total amount of cash collected during year 1917
$1,215,752.29
CHARLES A. HADLOCK, Collector of Taxes.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Quincy, Mass., December 31, 1917.
Hon. Joseph L. Whiton, Mayor,
Quincy, Mass.
Sir: Complying with your request, I beg to submit the following report of the Department of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Inside Work or Office Work-No Fee Charged.
Scales tested and found correct 122
Scales tested and adjusted .
14
Scales tested and condemned .
23
Total 159
Weights tested and found correct. 37
Weights tested and adjusted .
2
Weights tested and condemned .
0
Total 39
Dry measures tested and found correct. 7
Dry measures tested and adjusted .
0
Dry measures tested and condemned .
0
Total.
7
Liquid measures tested and found correct 798
Liquid measures tested and adjusted . . 129
Liquid measures tested and condemned . 48
Total . 975
Outside Work-Fee Charged.
Scales 5000 to 80,000 pounds tested and found correct. 20
Scales 5000 to 80,000 pounds tested and adjusted .
3
Scales 5000 to 80,000 pounds non-sealed. .
3
Scales 5000 to 80,000 pounds tested and condemned .
3
Total 29
Platform scales tested and found correct. 200
Platform scales tested and adjusted. 11
Platform scales tested and condemned .
3
Platform scales non-sealed . 7
Total 221
176
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
177
Computing scales tested and found correct . 125
Computing scales tested and adjusted . 9
Computing scales tested and condemned 2
Computing scales non-sealed.
0
Total.
136
Slot scales tested and found correct 16
Slot scales tested and adjusted .
0
Slot scales tested and condemned
0
Total
16
Spring balances tested and found correct 164
Spring balances tested and adjusted .
24
Spring balances tested and condemned .
6
Total.
194
Counter scales tested and found correct 221
11
Counter scales tested and condemned
2
Total
234
Apothecary weights tested and found correct
321
Apothecary weights tested and adjusted .
0
Apothecary weights tested and condemned
0
Total
321
Avoirdupois weights tested and found correct.
1808
Avoirdupois weights tested and adjusted .
133
Avoirdupois weights tested and condemned
4
Total.
1945
Dry measures tested and found correct. 30
0
Dry measures tested and condemned
1
Total.
31
Liquid measures tested and found correct
340
Liquid measures tested and adjusted.
0
Liquid measures tested and condemned
6
Total.
346
Linear measures tested and found correct .
87
Linear measures tested and adjusted .
0
Linear measures tested and condemned
0
Total 87
Counter scales tested and adjusted .
Dry measures tested and adjusted .
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Measuring pumps tested and found correct
36
Measuring pumps tested and adjusted . 3
Measuring pumps tested and condemned .
1
Total.
40
Amount received în fees and paid city treasurer
$290.26
Amount outstanding
22.60
Total
$313.06
Amount received from hawkers' and pedlars' licenses paid to city treasurer .
$290.00
Summary of Inspections.
Number of stores in which inspections were made.
172
Inspection of hawkers' and pedlars' wagons.
29
Inspection of hawkers' and pedlars' licenses.
31
Inspection of milk dealers' wagons.
10
Inspection of ice dealers' wagons.
31
Inspection of coal certificates .
18
Inspection of junk dealers' wagons.
11
Inspection of marked food packages
216
Number of violations of law found .
3
Total.
521
Trial Weighings and Measurements.
No
Tested Correct Under
Over
Charcoal .
8
8
0
0
Coal in wagons.
17
8
3
6
Coal in 25-pound bags
74
48
17
9
Wood
10
10
0
0
Ice.
28
11
5
12
Flour .
160
28
98
34
Butter
32
30
0
2
Dry commodities
128
122
6
0
Liquid commodities.
12
10
0
2
Meats and provisions
109
77
13
19
Fruit and vegetables
286
254
13
19
Bread . .
228
83
3
142
Confectionery
15
15
0
0
Berry baskets
25
25
0
0
Milk jars
15
15
0
0
Gasolene and oil.
3
3
0
0
Fish.
2
2
0
0
Totals
1152
749
158
245
Report of Court Cases.
Short weight of ice-one complaint. Conviction. Short weight of meat-two complaints.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. CANTFILL, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Commodity
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Quincy, Mass., January 1, 1918.
To His Honor the Mayor, and the City Council:
Gentlemen: The following is respectfully submitted as the report of the Assessing Department for the year 1917.
Valuation.
The valuation of the city, April 1, 1917, as determined by the assessors, follows:
Value of land . $18,721,100.00
Value of buildings 24,525,975.00
Total .
$43,247,075.00
Valuation of personal property other than bank stock separately assessed. $6,460,950.00
Valuation of National Banks located in and taxable in the City of Quincy
67,000.00
6,527,950.00
Total valuation of the city as determined April 1, 1917. .
$49,775,025.00
Amount to be raised by taxation. $1,301,154.64 Tax rate. . 25.60
The valuation was also increased by omitted assessments levied in December, 1917 .
4,250.00
The total valuation of the city upon which taxes were assessed for the year 1917, when all assessments had been made, was ..
$49,779,275.00
Valuation by Wards. (Not including valuation of bank stock.)
Personal
Real Estate
Total
Ward 1 $2,672,775.00 $12,488,025.00 $15,160,800.00
Ward 2.
1,517,700.00
6,491,875.00
8,009,575.00
Ward 3
480,650.00
4,455,025.00
4,935,675.00
Ward 4
297,050.00
2,949,575.00
3,246,625.00
Ward 5
1,021,575.00
9,901,900.00
10,923,475.00
Ward 6
471,200.00
6,960,675.00
7,431,875.00
$6,460,950.00 $43,247,075.00 $49,708,025.00
The polls returned by the assistant assessors and those registered for the year, amounted to 12,662.
The assistant assessors who served during the year were: Ward 1, Milledge LeCain; Ward 2, Ralph L. Ford; Ward 3, George Gauthier; Ward 4, James Sullivan; Ward 5, Henry G. Poole; Ward 6, George L. Beane.
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Summary from Table of Aggregates.
Resident property owners.
8,649
Non-resident property owners. 2,650
Poll tax only . .
12,662
Number of horses assessed.
774
Number of neat cattle and cows
562
Number of dwelling houses
8,434
Number of acres of land.
6,600
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK E. TUPPER. CHAS. A. MACFARLAND, MICHAEL T. SULLIVAN, Assessors of the City of Quincy.
REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
To His Honor, the Mayor:
The Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Quincy beg leave to submit the following report for the year 1917.
Parks.
Very little was done towards the improvement of the parks during 1917. The underbrush was cleaned out early in the spring, and the grass was kept cut throughout the season. The several ball fields were gotten in shape early, and the pavilions at Merrymount Park were cleaned out and repaired.
The locker building, which was built in 1916, was finished, and a toilet and shower bath were installed, a cesspool dug and pipes laid to the street for city water. These much needed improvements allowed many the use of the building during the latter part of the summer and fall.
A flagpole was erected at Ward 6, and on the nineteenth of April a flag raising was held with impressive services conducted by Mayor Whiton, Major Jones and a delegation of citizens from Atlantic.
At this time we would suggest that an amount be added to the yearly appropriation to cover the cost of rebuilding the road from Fenno Street to Park Lane. It is now so unsafe for automobiles that the matter should be delayed no longer.
A topographical survey of Merrymount has been urged again and again by former boards, and we are firmly of the opinion that this should be done, and some plan of development be adopted to insure the intel- ligent and reasonable work of beautifying the park and of systematically planting trees and shrubs to replace those killed by frost and fire each season.
Bathhouse.
This much appreciated institution was used during the summer of 1917 by very many more bathers than any other season. During the hot spells it was crowded to its limits, and time and time again men and women could not be accommodated owing to the great demand for lockers. Frequently the younger children used lockers together, rolling their clothes into bundles and checking them before going on to the beach. It was the only way the overheated youngsters could get their swim. More lockers ought to be provided, so that each bather can be accommodated, and we would suggest that enough be added to the appropriation to allow for an addition to the bathhouse.
Playgrounds.
This, the fifth season of the supervised playgrounds, has been a very successful one. It far surpassed in point of attendance any other season, and the standard of the athletics, dances, games, etc., was very high. The girls were instructed in the useful art of knitting and raffia work, as well as athletic games, and the boys were drilled in the finer points
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of baseball and athletics. A regular schedule was planned out, and the competition between the different playgrounds was intensely keen.
The boys and girls were divided into three classes according to size and age, and suitable prizes were awarded for the best all-round work, with the result that all the youngsters took part in the games each week, and the rivalry was very energetic.
The attendance for the season was 39,240, a gain of about 7000 over last year, the greater part of which was at Ward 3.
The grand finale was held at Merrymount Oval the last of August, and 1813 children took part in the exercises. Games and folk dances were played, and after a grand review around the track, all the children with their instructors gathered in the center of the oval, and pledged allegiance to our flag.
The citizens of Quincy, especially the mothers, are interested in the playgrounds to a very great degree, and we firmly believe that the health and future welfare of the growing generation are bound up in this system of child education, and we cannot agree, on the score of economy, to any idea of curtailing this department, but strongly urge that more funds be appropriated, in order that a much needed playground be started in Ward 1 the coming year. A playground for that section is a necessity, and we wish to emphasize the fact firmly for the consideration of His Honor the Mayor and the City Council.
JAMES H. SLADE, Chairman.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
January 1, 1918.
The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year 1917.
The following is a table comparing the contagious diseases reported to the Board of Health for the past ten years:
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
Total
Diphtheria .
136
71
55
50
51
76
82
125
60
88
794
Scarlet fever.
67
44
72
141
37
59
185
66
249
47
967
Typhoid fever
22
32
22
27
23
8
31
15
9
19
208
Measles .
59 141 307 275
80 320
170 474
2
8
Tuberculosis
57
46
39
33
35
68
48
57
91
104
578
Smallpox
1
3
3
10
20
13
13
7
9
16
95
Whooping cough.
7
19
15
34
16
109
19
25
49
42
335
Chicken pox.
4
8
14
27
34
63
26
49
52
73
350
Anterio poliomyelitis
2
5
1
16
1
3
66
2
96
Mumps .
22
39
83
5
34 118
301
Lobar pneumonia .
·
. .
12
12
Totals
355 367 533 599 318 773 658 826 710 647 5786
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH BY MONTHS, 1917.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Dihptheria .
5
7
7
10
6
6
6
8
5
5
12
11
88
Scarlet fever
7
4
6
2
2
1
3
2
4
7
7
2
47
Typhoid fever
2
3
2
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
19
Measles.
19
16
10
7
19
15
13
6
2
6
6
5
124
Tuberculosis
(pulmonary)
9
6
5
5
3
4
6
6
17
10
5
11
87
Tuberculosis (other forms)
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
17
Mumps
35
22
15
21
17
5
1
1
4
2
16
Whooping cough .
12
1
17
4
5
3
.
.
·
12
Anterio poliomyelitis. .
6
12
5
3
13
6
3
5
8
12
73
Meningitis.
2
Lobar pneumonia .
2
1
. .
. .
.
2
5
12
Totals
97
75
67
57
72
43
35
38
35
34
44
50 647
1
1
·
·
1
·
.
·
.
·
.
. .
.
.
1
1
. .
·
.
. .
2
. .
1
1
2
Chicken pox
2
2
5
.
.
1
1
118
Ophthalmia .
.
.
183
91 124 2041
Cerebrospinal meningitis.
2
2
1
Ophthalmia neonatorum ..
.
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DEATHS BY AGES, 1917.
(Stillbirths excluded).
Male Female Total
Under 1 day
2
1
3
1 to 2 days.
5
5
10
2 to 3 days.
2
. .
2
3 days to 1 week
4
6
10
1 to 2 weeks.
1
2
3
2 to 3 weeks
3
3
3 weeks to 1 month
2
. .
2
1 to 2 months
1
3
4
2 to 3 months
2
3
5
3 to 6 months
7
4
11
6 to 9 months.
3
1
7
9 to 12 months.
2
2
4
1 year
2
7
9
2 years
. .
2
2
3 years
. .
. .
1
5 to 9 years .
5
C
11
10 to 14 years.
1
. .
1
15 to 19 years
6
3
9
20 to 24 years
7
6
13
25 to 29 years.
8
6
14
30 to 34 years.
11
10
21
35 to 39 years
11
8
19
40 to 44 years.
10
9
19
45 to 49 years
20
6
26
50 to 54 years.
16
13
29
55 to 59 years
16
10
26
60 to 64 years
16
19
35
65 to 69 years .
28
14
42
70 to 74 years
18
16
34
75 to 79 years
13
21
34
80 to 84 years
10
15
25
85 to 89 years
7
5
12
90 to 94 years .
.
1
1
Totals.
240
210
450
. .
3
3
4 years
1
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
(Stillbirths excluded.)
Heart disease
77
Arterio sclerosis
21
Accident (auto).
8
Accident (railroad)
5
Accident (other)
21
Pneumonia (lobar)
30
Pneumonia (broncho)
22 1 31
Disease of brain
Tuberculosis (pulmonary)
42
Tuberculosis (menen)
4
Tuberculosis (all other)
1
Disease of kidneys.
22
Cancer
32
Old age
1
Enteritis under two years
10
Diabetes.
12
Influenza
2
Septicemia
3
Meningitis
5
Peritonitis.
1
Anterio poliomyelitis
1
Suicide.
7
Appendicitis .
2
Acute alcoholism
1
Diphtheria .
1
Typhoid fever
2
Unknown
1
Causes not suecified
84
450
Bronchitis.
186
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH BY WARDS, 1917.
1917
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Diphtheria .
21
20
21
7
6
13
88
Scarlet fever.
6
6
8
8
15
4
47
Typhoid fever
4
2
2
4
7
19
Measles
25
7
11
14
42
25
124
Pulmonary tuberculosis .
15
15
24
18
9
6
87
Tuberculosis (other forms)
2
7
4
3
1
17
Mumps.
44
18
37
7
6
6
118
Chicken pox
24
10
10
13
9
7
73
Ophthalmia neonatorum.
3
1
4
5
3
16
Whooping cough .
15
3
5
12
7
42
Anterio poliomyelitis
1
. .
·
.
1
2
Lobar pneumonia .
3
2
4
1
2
12
Meningitis.
1
. .
Totals.
163
89
121
86
105
81
647
RETURN OF DEATHS, 1917. (Stillbirths excluded.)
Month
Male
Female
Amer.
Foreign
Provin.
January
25
18
28
12
3
February .
17
18
26
8
1
March
26
23
32
14
3
April.
20
16
21
14
1
May
29
19
22
21
5
June
15
13
14
9
5
July
20
16
20
10
6
August
18
16
20
10
4
September
18
12
16
8
6
October
14
19
18
9
6
November
18
19
23
9
5
December
24
17
23
12
6
Totals
244
206
263
136
51
Death rate per 1000 based on population of 45,500
9.88
Total number of deaths from all causes.
450
Total number of deaths from stillbirths.
46
See Auditor's Report for statement of receipts and payments.
.
.
.
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1
2
Sex
Nationality
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING.
January 1, 1918.
To the Board of Health, Quincy, Mass .:
Gentlemen: As Inspector of Plumbing I have the honor to submit my twenty-fourth annual report.
Number of permits issued from January 1 to December 31, 1917, inclusive, 469.
Number of Permits Issued by Months.
January
39
July 33
February
19
August .
36
March .
42
September
27
April.
48
October
48
May
45
November
42
June
67
December 23
Total.
469
Cash received for permits issued July 7 to December 31, 1917, inclu- sive:
July .
$46.00
October
$77.00
August.
68.00
November
109.00
September
58.00
December
46.00
Total
$404.00
Nature of Buildings for which Permits were Issued.
New buildings (dwellings). 256
Bottling works.
1
Old dwellings .
129
Electric stations .
2
Office buildings
6
Dining room.
1
Garages
5
Boiler house.
1
Churches
3
Power houses
2
Stables
2
Hospital buildings
1
Business blocks.
15
Barber shops
2
Stores.
11
Pipe shop
1
Laundry
1
Sanitary
1
Old beach cottages.
10
Bake house.
1
New beach cottages
2
Society buildings .
2
Factory .
1
Dormitories
2
Machine shops
3
Foundries
4
Restaurants.
3
Dance hall.
1
Buildings Connected to Sewer-New Connections.
New dwellings
193
Machine shops
4
Old dwellings
52
Boiler house.
1
Stables.
2
Hospital building
1
Garages
3
Power house.
1
Old beach cottages.
4
Sanitary .
1
Business blocks .
5
Office buildings
3
Factories
1
Foundry . .
1
Churches
3 Society building
1
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Buildings Connected to Cesspool-New Connections.
New dwellings
63 Office buildings 1
Old dwellings. 193
Garages.
1
New beach cottages
3
Factories
2
Old beach cottages
6
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. KENILEY, Inspector of Plumbing.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS.
Quincy, Mass., December 31, 1917.
To the Board of Health, Quncy, Mass .:
Gentlemen: In compliance with your request, I submit herewith the report of the work in this office for the year just closed.
The work of the office may be summarized as follows:
Inspections made
501
Meat and Fish Condemned as Unfit for Food.
Pounds of beef .
32
Pounds of pork. 18
2
Pounds of hamburg steak. Pounds of poultry
22
Pounds of fish .
8
Financial Statement.
Appropriation for expenses .
$75.00
Expended :
Transportation
$13.50
Printing .
9.39
22.89
Unexpended balance.
$52.11
The work of this office is divided into two parts: regular inspections of food stores, and investigations of complaints in connection with food sold. I have attended to the first of these, by devoting at least one day each week in making visits at the various food stores. I have investi- gated 11 complaints of individual cases where the food purchased has been complained of.
Practically no cause for complaint has been found among the larger food stores. The merchants need no reminder as to the importance of keeping their stores and fixtures in a sanitary condition, and their food- stuffs are wholesome and are properly kept.
Owing to the increase in population in this city, and also to the increased costs of foodstuffs during the past year, there has been a large increase in the number of small "corner" stores handling foodstuffs. This has increased the work of this office, as the prices and the competition have encouraged the handling of considerable food, low in price and in quality. Every complaint received at this office can be traced to this source. In some cases the food was of a low quality, but nevertheless pure. In a few other cases vigorous warnings were given to the store- keeper, which, I believe, have accomplished the desired result.
Owing to the increase in number of food stores and the present con- ditions in connection with the food business, I feel that considerably more time should be devoted to inspections of the food shops. I feel that frequent inspections, at irregular intervals, would result in the store- keepers handling a better class of merchandise. During the coming year I shall endeavor to find time for more frequent inspections of the various stores.
I desire to express my appreciation for the uniform courtesy exhib- ited to me by the members of the Board of Health and other city officials during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, MAURICE F. COHEN, Inspector of Meats and Provisions.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK.
Quincy, Mass., December 20, 1917.
To the Board of Health.
Gentlemen: About May first I began with a thorough inspection of each and every barn in the city that produced milk to get a general idea of the sanitary conditions, which were quite favorable.
I visited all small dealers who sold from five to ten quarts of milk daily, to investigate their ice boxes or means of cooling. I found them in a very poor condition, but by following them up I saw a great improvement. After these inspections I left a card with each dealer to show the condi- tion of his place, and also a duplicate card for reference in the Board of Health office.
There were several incidents among the small dealers of buying milk in 8-quart cans and then bottling it in unclean 5c bottles to sell in res- taurants, etc. All of such cases have been stopped now and the dealers sell the milk in the bottles they receive it in.
On one occasion it was necessary to compel the manager to even change his milkman in order to have the milk put up ready to sell to the customers. Since this change I have received no complaints.
The ice cream boxes were not in the best condition, in fact only a very few sanitary, but I kept in touch with all of these places about once a week until they were more satisfactory.
In September I inspected every barn and accounted for every milking cow, which includes nearly 450. They were in fair condition considering the high cost of grain, and with careful inspection often, I think the results would be worth making a try for.
For statement of receipts and expenditures see Auditor's Report.
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR.
January 1, 1918.
Hon. Joseph L. Whiton, Mayor,
Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: In compliance with the requirements of the City Ordi- nance I herewith submit the annual report of the Building Department of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Permits Issued.
Estimated Valuation
227 Dwellings
$721,660.00
7 Cottages .
4,000.00
8 Mercantile .
80,150.00
22 Manufacturing
293,600.00
22 Stables, etc.
4,835.00
170 Auto houses.
42,242.00
160 Alterations.
96,160.00
55 Removals.
7,750.00
21 Miscellaneous
75,710.00
5 Elevators
. . 22,190.00
697
$1,348,297.00
Statement.
Cash received each month for permits issued January 1 to December 31, 1917, inclusive, and paid to the city treasurer:
January .
$74.00
February
60.50
March.
121.50
April
120.00
May
117.00
June
148.50
July
147.00
August .
100.00
September
126.50
October
108.00
November
109.00
December
43.00
$1,275.00
Tabulations showing the number of permits and estimated cost of building operations in the City of Quincy for the past eleven years.
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CITY OF QUINCY
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Year
Elevators
Dwellings
Cottages
Mercantile
Manufacturing
Stahles, etc.
Auto Houses
Alterations
Removals
Miscellaneous
Not Granted
Not Built
Total
1907
82
69
13
13
38
23
126
9
5
9
287
1908
141
139
21
13
50
10
116
1909
227
149
10
9
41
26
111
31
10
721
1910
197
156
13
11
59
37
179
48
21
690
1911
2344
131
9
9
3
31
160
32
22
0
6
1912
268
91
20
5
37
54
159
61
166
36
4
685
1913
266
95
12
2
25
8
6
98
154
45
178
1914
958
1915
357
22
29
8
9
178
224
42
89
1916
5
321
23
23
14
30
166
240
64
46
932
1917
5
227
7
00
22
22
170
160
55
21
10
2620
903
183
114
397
854
1795
383
415
5
9
7688
9
499
614
670
43
835
300
21
697
Year
Elevators
Dwellings
Cottages
Mercantile
Manufacturing
Stables
Auto Houses
Alterations
Removals
Miscellaneous
Total
1907
$272,100|
$51,425.00
$4,665
$43,185
$6,693.00
$5,104.48
$118,975
$12,450
$514,597.48
1908
435,000
79,625.00
7,595
11,475
13,675.00
3,680.00
62,955
105,360
719,365.00
1909
650,460
93,525.00
23,800
15,175
8,132.00
5,560.00
92,490
$3,450
61,550
954,142.00
1910
618,710
115,568.50
73,550
21,307
15,135.00
14,170.00
84,684
2,500
50,505
996,129.50
1911
777,012
106,537.00
11,300
10,600
18,075.00
7,455.00
82,294
2,150
246,120
1,261,543.00
1912
890,740
96,750.00
29,825
15,475
19,745.00
10,530.00
103,156
3,410
102,675
1,272,306.00
1913
913,630
88,675.00
33,317
3,000
10,677.65
15,432.50
82,395
2,650
8,245
1,158,022.15
1914
954,590
14,950.00
74,739
120,723
2,500.00
24,763.00
146,338
5,085
73,755
1,417,443.00
1915
1,169,450
11,350.00
141,180
416,220
1,470.00
43,986.00
108,101
14,385
26,381
1,932,523.00
1916
$10,046
1,031,072
12,550.00
217,675
165,165
6,116.00
41,602.00
221,313
32,072
414,806
2,152,417.00
1917
22,190
721,660
4,000.00
80,150
293,600
4,835.00
42,242.00
96,160
7,750
75,710
1,348,297.00
$32,236
$8,434,424
$674,955.50
$697,796
$1,115,925
$107,053.65
$214,524.98
$1,198,861
$73,452
$1,177,557
$13,726,785.13
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN S. PARKER, Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES.
January 17, 1918.
Hon. Joseph L. Whiton,
Mayor of Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: I present herewith the report of the Department of Wires for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Because of the large amount of government work under way in the city and the aggressive campaigning of manufacturers of electrical devices to promote the use of electrical appliances for light, heat and power, many extra demands have been made on the Department of the Inspector of Wires and it has been taxed to the utmost to endorse the requirements governing electrical installation in Quincy.
The quantity of wire installed and the thousands of alterations and additions at the plants where contracts of the government of the United States are being completed have engaged the attention of the department, while many of the new appliances now on the market have required a special examination to determine whether they would conform to require- ments and be safe for use if installed and whether the wiring recommended to supply the current for these devices was in keeping with safety and service.
Defective Wires.
Previous to the creation of the department in 1916, no effort was made on the part of the city to properly regulate and control inside electrical installation in Quincy. This condition offered an opportunity to men of limited ability, as well as others, to extend or alter existing electrical systems and many of the changes that were made have been found in inspection to be defective.
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