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Total
$43,212,725.00
Valuation of personal property other than bank stock separately assessed .
$5,271,500.00.
Valuation of National Banks located in and taxable in the City of Quincy
78,480.00
5,349,980.00
Total valuation of the city as deter- mined April 1, 1918.
$48,562,705.00
Amount to be raised by taxation.
Tax rate.
$1,340,393.21 24.20
The valuation was also increased by omitted assessments levied in December, 1918. ..
5,750.00
The total valuation of the city upon which taxes were assessed for the year 1918, when all assessments had been made, was
$48,568,455.00
Valuation by Wards. (Not including valuation of bank stock)
Personal
Real Estate
Total
Ward 1
$2,293,500.00 $12,420,200.00 $14,713,700.00
Ward 2.
1,103,075.00
7,011,075.00
8,114,150.00
Ward 3.
393,075.00
4,368,050.00
4,761,125.00
Ward 4.
234,725.00
2,868,150.00
3,102,875.00
Ward 5.
819,950.00
9,909,950.00
10,729,900.00
Ward 6.
427,175.00
6,635,300.00
7,062,475.00
$5,271,500.00 $43,212,725.00 $48,484,225.00
The polls returned by the assistant assessors and those registered for the year amounted to 12,993.
The assistant assessors who served during the year were: Ward 1, Milledge Le Cain; Ward 2, John J. Fallon; Ward 3, George Gauthier; Ward 4, Michael Saville; Ward 5, Alfred E. Walker; Ward 6, George L. Bean.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Summary from Table of Aggregates.
Resident property owners
8,660
Non-resident property owners
2,650
Poll tax only .
12,993
Number of horses assessed .
908
Number of neat cattle and cows
695
Number of dwelling houses
8,687
Number of acres of land.
6,000
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK E. TUPPER, MICHAEL T. SULLIVAN, CHARLES A. MACFARLAND, Assessors of the City of Quincy.
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
January 1, 1919.
Hon. Joseph L. Whiton, Mayor of Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: The Dept. of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1918.
The following is a table comparing the contagious diseases reported to the Dept. of Health for the past ten years.
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
Diphtheria.
71
55
50
51
76
82
125
60
88
78
Scarlet Fever
44
72 141
37
59
185
66
249
47
58
Typhoid Fever.
32
22
27
23
8
31
15
9
19
9
Measles .
141
307
275
80
320
170
474
91
124
979
Cerebrospinal Meningitis
1
1
2
2
3
Tuberculosis
46
39
33
35
68
48
57
91
104
79
Small Pox .
3
3
10
20
13
13
7
9
16
7
Whooping Cough
19
15
34
16
109
19
25
49
42
88
Chicken Pox.
8
14
27
34
63
26
49
52
73
84
Anterio Poliomyelitis.
2
5
1
16
1
3
66
2
1
Mumps.
22
39
83
5
34 118
21
Lobar Pneumonia
6
Influenza
861
Total
367 533 599 318 773 658 826 710 647 2274
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE DEPT. OF HEALTH BY MONTHS, 1918.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Diphtheria
5
10
9
7
8
4
2
3
4
12
6
8
78
Scarlet Fever.
5
9
8
2
10
3
3
4
2
3
5
4
58
Typhoid Fever.
2
Measles
30
201
287
209
190
44
11
3
2
. .
1
1
979
Tuberculosis
(pulmonary)
7
4
5
11
14
7
1
5
4
3
6
6
73
Tuberculosis (other forms)
1
1
1
2
.
:
8
4
. .
.
1
7
1
3
9
2
11
12
13
19
13
5
88
Anterio Poliomyelitis
15
8
4
12
23
10
2
6
4
84
Meningitis.
1
1
1
3
Lobar Pneumonia
7
5
2
10
7
22
10
3
66
Influenza .
266
36 559
861
Total
73
242 328 256 276
89
37
35
48 297
62 591 2334
·
.
.
1
1
1
2
1
6
Mumps.
1
2
.
1
4
1
.
Whooping Cough.
1
1
Chicken Pox.
.
·
.
201
.
1
.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
.
12
21
Ophthalmia Neo- natorum.
2
9
6
·
202
CITY OF QUINCY
DEATHS BY AGES, 1918. (Stillbirths excluded.)
Male Female Total
Under 1 day
2
2
4
1 to 2 days.
2
2
2 to 3 days.
2
2
3 days to 1 week .
2
3
5
1 to 2 weeks
3
4
7
2 to 3 weeks
3
4
7
3 weeks to 1 month
2
2
4
1 to 2 months
5
9
14
2 to 3 months.
1
3
4
3 to 6 months
6
11
17
6 to 9 months
9
7
16
9 to 12 months
4
5
9
1 year
12
17
29
2 years
4
9
13
3 years
10
8
18
4 years
6
2
8
5 to 9 years
15
12
27
10 to 14 years
6
5
11
15 to 19 years
19
11
30
20 to 24 years.
25
15
40
25 to 29 years.
56
31
87
30 to 34 years.
60
32
92
35 to 39 years
45
30
75
40 to 44 years
20
14
34
45 to 49 years.
24
14
38
50 to 54 years.
20
9
29
55 to 59 years
26
15
41
60 to 64 years
16
16
32
65 to 69 years
26
15
41
70 to 74 years
26
18
44
75 to 79 years
17
26
43
80 to 84 years
5
5
10
85 to 89 years
3
6
9
90 to 94 years
2
3
5
Totals
480
367
847
203
REPORT OF DEPT. OF HEALTH
CAUSES OF DEATHS. (Stillbirths excluded.)
Heart Disease .
94
Arterio Sclerosis.
22
Accident (auto)
7
Accident (railroad)
7
Accident (other)
23
Pneumonia (lobar)
78
Pneumonia (broncho)
136
Bronchitis
3
Disease of brain
35
Tuberculosis (pulmonary)
30
Tuberculosis (all other)
4
Disease of kidneys.
27
Cancer .
34
Enteritis under 2 years
8
Diabetes
1
Influenza
184
Septicemia
2
Meningitis
5
Peritonitis
2
Suicide
7
Appendicitis
1
Diphtheria .
4
Typhoid Fever
2
Causes not specified
131
Totals. 847
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE DEPT. OF HEALTH BY WARDS, 1918.
1918
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Diphtheria .
18
18
19
13
4
6
78
Scarlet Fever
6
10
17
5
17
3
58
Typhoid Fever
198
216
163
112
196
94
979
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
13
12
17
20
5
6
73
Tuberculosis (other forms)
2
2
2
.
.
7
4
21
Chicken Pox.
8
6
15
1
37
17
84
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
3
1
1
1
1
7
Whooping Cough
22
15
32
3
3
13
88
Lobar Pneumonia
13
8
26
4
4
11
66
Meningitis
1
2
3
Influenza .
163
112
118
83
234
151
861
Anterio Poliomyelitis
1
Totals.
452
409
416
244
508
305
2334
RETURN OF DEATHS, 1918. (Stillbirths excluded.)
Months
Male
Female
Amer.
Foreign
Provin.
Unknown
January
28
20
31
13
4
February
32
21
33
19
1
·
March.
39
25
51
10
3
April
32
18
33
14
3
May
16
22
24
12
2
.
June .
23
19
30
10
2
July .
12
8
13
6
1
.
August
28
18
33
11
2
. .
September
100
59
84
69
6
October.
97
85
106
62
6
8
November
44
40
57
22
5
·
December
35
26
36
22
2
1
Totals.
486
361
431
270
37
9
Death rate per 1,000 based on population of 55,000
16.34
Total number of deaths from all causes
847
Total number of stillbirths
61
See Auditor's report for statement of receipts and payments.
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·
. .
1
·
. .
6
Mumps .
5
2
5
2
9
Measles
5
.
Sex
Nationality
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REPORT OF DEPT. OF HEALTH
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING.
January 1, 1919.
To the Board of Health, Quincy, Mass.
Gentlemen: As Inspector of Plumbing I have the honor to submit my twenty-fifth annual report.
Number of permits issued from Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918. 640
Cash received for permits from Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918. $1,438.00
Nature of Buildings for which permits were issued.
New dwellings.
398
Factories
6
Old dwellings.
153
Restaurants . 19
New beach cottages
1
Bottling works.
1
Old beach cottages
11
Electric power house. Hotels .
1
Office buildings
4
3
Fire stations
2
Barber shops
4
Churches .
1
Storage house.
1
Public baths
1
Milk room ..
1
Business blocks
6
Dental parlor
1
Stores. .
18
Lunch room
1
Laundries
1
Foundry
1
Buildings Connected to Sewer - New Connections
New dwellings.
354
Restaurant
1
Old dwellings
52
Church.
1
Hotel
1
Office building
1
Stores
1
Storage house.
1
Milk rooms
2
Buildings Connected to Cesspools - New Connections.
New dwellings.
44
Factory
1
Old dwellings
19
School .
1
New beach cottages.
1
Public bath.
1
Old beach cottages.
12
Foundry
1
Restaurants.
1
Electric power house.
1
Store.
1
Bake house
1
Store house
1
Schools.
5
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. KENILEY, Inspector of Plumbing.
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS.
December 31, 1918.
To the Board of Health,
Quincy, Mass.
Gentlemen: In compliance with your request, I submit herewith the report of the work in this office for the year just closed.
562 Inspections made.
Condemnations.
Beef
142
pounds
Pork .
21
pounds
Poultry
31
pounds
Fish .
16 pounds
Sausages
2 pounds
Turkey
14
pounds
2
Official orders issued to clean stores, refrigerators and cases
Financial Statement.
Appropriation
$60.00
Expended .. 29.55
$30.45
I have found, during the past year, a general desire on the part of the food dealers in this city to keep their places of business in a clean and sanitary condition. There have been but a few instances where it was" found necessary to issue instructions to clean up the stores or their fixtures. In the two instances above mentioned, the stores complained of were smaller stores, handling but a small stock of meats, and doing but a very small amount of business.
The meat condemned was in most instances brought below the proper quality through poor storage accommodations, accompanied by the desire of the customers to secure food at prices lower than those quoted in the regular meat stores. The high prices of the past year offered a temptation for some of the smaller stores to handle " job lots " of meats. Most of this food was of a poor quality, but was pure and fit for human consump- tion.
I have devoted at least one day per week to making regular inspec- tions at the stores. I have made frequent irregular inspections at the markets at other times, feeling that the unexpected visit of the inspector would demand a better class of merchandise. During the coming year, I shall make more frequent inspections and shall see to it that all attempts to handle cheaper grades of food, if unfit for human consumption shall be vigorously prosecuted.
1 desire to express my appreciation of the uniform courtesy shown to me by the members of the Board of Health and the other city officials during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, MAURICE F. COHEN,
Inspector of Meats and Provisions.
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
January 1, 1919.
Hon. Joseph L. Whiton, Mayor,
Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: 1 herewith submit the twelfth report of the Building Department of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1918.
During the year, owing to existing war conditions, the United States Housing Corporation have obtained permits for the erection of two hun- dred and fifty-six dwellings. These dwellings are now in various stages of construction. They are all located in Ward two, within easy walking distance of the Fore River Ship Yard. In addition to the dwellings, they have erected twenty-two dormitories with buildings fitted up as Mess Hall and one to be used as a Recreation Building. The dormitories are arranged to contain fifty-eight rooms each.
The general building operations have fallen off during the year about one third as compared with the year 1917. The builders have sold practi- cally all of the dwellings which have been erected, and there is still a great demand for houses of a moderate cost, and I look forward to an increase of this class of buildings for the coming year.
Upon the whole the building operations for 1918 have been very satisfactory, considering the conditions in other cities and towns of the Commonwealth.
Permits Issued.
378 Dwellings.
$3,183,850.00
2 Cottages.
400.00
14 Mercantile.
44,673.00
16 Manufacturing
76,154.00
22 Stables, etc. 3,975.00
191 Auto houses.
46,858.00
203 Alterations.
189,938.00
50 Removals ..
18,848.00
31 Miscellaneous
351,100.00
907
$3,915,796.00
Statement.
Cash received each month for permits issued January 1st to December 31, 1918, inclusive, and paid to the City Treasurer.
January .
$27.50
February
22.00
March.
81.50
April.
151.00
May.
150.50
June .
142.50
July .
83.50
August
120.50
September
101.50
October
875.50
November
188.50
December
20.50
$1,965.00
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN S. PARKER, Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
January 1, 1919.
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, 1918.
Inspection in Buildings.
The following specified schedule of electrical inspections made of lights and other appliances installed is respectfully submitted.
1917
1918
Number of permits issued with fee.
789
917
Number of permits issued without fee.
301
162
Total number of permits issued to electrical contractors. .
1,090
1,079
Cash received for permits issued from January 1, to December 31st.
1917
1918
January
$53.00
$38.00
July .
1917 $57.00
$65.00
February .
55.00
42.00
August .
65.00
50.00
March.
76.00
51.00
September.
77.00
93.00
April.
57.00
63.00
October.
76.00
56.00
May
82.00
61.00
November
75.00
300.00°
June
68.00
65.00
December
48.00
33.00
Total
$799.00 $917.00
Number of inspections made as per permits issued
1,996
2,237
Number of defects noted .
401
687
Number of inspections made on old installations.
194
280
Number of defects noted .
328
784
Number of unfinished inspections
85
270
Number of electrical contractors doing work
114
113
Number of permits issued to the Quincy El. L. & P. Co. to install service and electrical appliances
977
706
Inspections of systems installed before the adoption of the ordinance has disclosed that defective wiring has been a source of danger to life and property in Quincy. In 280 reinspections made this year in mercantile buildings, manufacturing establishments, stores and dwelling houses, serious conditions were found to exist on this account, and practically all of them have been corrected by the owners on recommendation of this department.
In this connection this department has adopted a conservative atti- tude. Work and material that appeared to be safe, although not in strict conformity with the provisions of the ordinance because no regulations were in force when the installation was made, was not condemned, but all
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1917
1918
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changes required were made in keeping with the ordinance. A definite position, however, has been taken where the use of wiring has been dis- continued and installations that are discontinued cannot be reconnected until existing defects are corrected.
The policy of making reinspections will be continued during the coming year and in a reasonable time it is very likely that most of the defective installations in Quincy will have been corrected. Work of this kind, however, cannot be done without assistance and it is the intention of this department to secure if possible, the assistance of an inspector of the New England Insurance Exchange, in reinspecting the remaining defective installations.
This work of inspecting old installations is fully as important as the inspection of new installations. In fact, there is more danger from old wiring where defects exist because of long continued use, accidents or un- skillful alterations or additions, than there is from new work where all the conditions, including the advantage of up to date material, may reas- onably be expected to be first class.
A comparison of the number of defects found through reinspections, comparing the number of inspections with the number of defects found in new work, shows conclusively the greater danger exists in old wiring.
No. of Installations
No. of Inspections 2,237
No. of Defects
New inspections
1,079
Reinspections .
121
280
687 784
This comparison demonstrates the danger of old wiring when it is considered that many of the defects in the new work are minor violations of the requirements to which attention is called in order that the installation may be as perfect as possible at the beginning, while nearly all the defects in old work are serious and materially affect the safety of the installation.
Electrical Fires.
No fires caused by electric wiring have been reported to this depart- ment during the period covered by this report.
Poles and Wires.
During the past year poles were replaced by the companies owning same, as follows:
Poles
Bay State Street Railway Company.
198
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company 30
Quincy Electric Light and Power Company . 116
To His Honor, the Mayor and the City Council, I express my appre- ciation for courtesies extended to me during the year.
Yours respectfully,
FRANK LINTS,
Inspector of Wires.
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
January 1, 1919.
To His Honor Joseph L. Whiton,
Mayor of the City of Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: 1 herewith submit the nineteenth annual report of the Engineering Department for the year ending December 31, 1918.
The following is a statement of the work done by this department during the year 1918.
Street lines and grades have been given at the request of property owners on accepted streets in front of 85 estates. Plans and estimates have been prepared for the City Council as follows:
Proposed street widenings 4
Acceptance of private streets. 10
Plans for planning board. 6
Plans for board of survey. 2
Plan for legislative hearings. 5
Plans for United States Housing Corporation. 12
Commissioner of Public Works.
Lines and grades have been given for construction of new streets, sidewalks and sewers and drains.
Government Housing.
The question of housing the workmen at the Fore River Works on government work was a serious problem because the workmen had to live near the works as the transportation facilities were inadequate. The U. S. Government decided to erect 300 houses, build streets, sidewalks, sewers, drains, etc.
Three tracts of land were bought after an extended investigation of sites available, and construction work begun in the early fall.
To house the workmen who were single or whose famil ived at a distance, a series of dormitories were built capable of accommodating 1,000 workmen.
Washington Street Widening.
The work of widening Washington street which was begun in the late fall of 1917 was started again in April and finished excepting four properties where owners were not satisfied with the awards made. It is to be hoped that these obstructions will be removed the coming summer and the entire street completed with a permanent sidewalk on the entire northeasterly side, making Washington street from Quincy square to the Fore River Bridge one of the main thoroughfares of the City.
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Public Improvements.
Very little work was done during the year on new streets, sidewalks, etc., on account of the war conditions.
Grade Crossings.
The question of the elimination of grade crossings lay dormant during the year on account of the Railroad being controlled by the Government. during the period of the war, but undoubtedly the question will be taken up as the ending of the war is near.
Assessors' Plans.
The finishing of the tracings of the Assessors' plans has continued the past year so that now with a few exceptions, tracings are made for Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Surface Drainage.
To properly drain the city a comprehensive plan was started covering the entire city and all drainage areas were gone over and sizes of pipes computed to carry off all surface water quickly under all conditions. This plan is well under way and will be completed in the near future.
For financial statement see Auditor's report.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, City Engineer.
REPORT OF BOARD OF SURVEY
January 1, 1919.
To His Honor the Mayor, and Members of the City Council,
Quincy, Mass.
Gentlemen: The Board of Survey respectfully submits herewith its fourth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1918.
The Board was organized February 27, 1918 with Mr. Walter F. Nichols, chairman and P. F. O'Brien, City Engineer as clerk. One of the members, Mr. Joseph H. McPherson, entered the war service early in the year.
Public hearings were held on layout of new streets off Des Moines Road near the Fore River Works, also on layout of Bailey Street, off Park Lane.
The Board also considered the new streets to be built by the United States Government at Quincy Point and as they complied with all the requirement of the City of Quincy they were all approved by the Board. .
The proposed layout of streets at Merrymount by Draper & Dowling, owners, was considered by the Board and suggestions made which are to be considered by the owners in their finished plans.
Owing to the war conditions very little street work was submitted for the consideration of the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER F. NICHOLS, Chairman Board of Survey - EUGENE R. STONE P. F. O'BRIEN, Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
To His Honor, the Mayor and Members of the City Council:
Gentlemen: In concluding the fourth year the Planning Board sub- mits its annual report.
The organization for the year with the reappointment of Hon. Eugene C. Hultman for the one year term was effected by the re-election of Wilson Marsh, chairman and City Engineer P. F. O'Brien, clerk.
War conditions have materially affected deliberations of the Board. Ten meetings have been held.
Our intimation in the report of 1917 as to the study of conservation of waste materials is still on the table. The housing projects have made a good start in the development by the United States Housing Corporation in the Fore River District.
The municipal garage is before the Council and its combination with the City Stables at Quincy Adams will be an efficient undertaking and decidedly in line of progressive management.
Faxon Play Ground.
Among the new projects that have come to our attention, the offer of Mr. Henry M. Faxon of the playground between Woodward Avenue and Valley Street, on the northerly side of Coddington Street, has the unanimous endorsement of this Board. The City cannot be too far- sighted in the matter of these public breathing spaces and if this offer is still open for the consideration of the 1919 Council, we desire at this time to reiterate our recommendation that it be accepted at an early date.
City Forestry.
In consultation with Commissioner Brown and Mr. Stewart, in charge of the Tree Nursery, we find that it is entirely feasible to plant from 1,200 to 2,000 young white pines in various portions of Faxon Park. The State offers a special inducement for procuring these at a very low figure and we recommend that this be done during the coming season.
Pilgrim Highway.
At the time of writing this report we are starting another year nearer to the Pilgrim Tercentenary date. While the past year has not been one to agitate this project we have caused to be filed with the Legislature an order requesting the State Highway Commission to estimate upon our plan of the Pilgrim Highway from Atlantic and Hancock Streets to the Fore River bridge, to report not later than April 15th.
The Government Housing Board at our request has left a vacant plot at the end of Lawn Avenue in the Quincy Point section, so that this High- way may be planned through without obstruction from their new building developments. In connection with this we are showing three views, the result of our contest in the public schools. Two of these were awarded cash prizes offered by a member of our Board, one won by Eliot Herbert, the other by Frank Schrepferman, both of the Coddington School.
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CITY OF QUINCY
Pilgrim Parkway.
In considering a short line connection to Plymouth we have found that with the layout at Merrymount a connection can be made with the Quincy Shore Boulevard at Black's Creek bridge through the new Pilgrim Parkway as laid out by the United States Housing Corporation to Quincy Avenue. This will necessitate the acquisition of land from South Street through to Quincy Avenue owned by Mr. Henry M. Faxon. We recommend that the City acquire this at once. It has been referred in the unfinished business of the Council of 1918. It is understood that the Metropolitan Park Commission have long desired an outlet for their park system to the South Shore and this study we are formulating in a plan to present to that body.
The order for extension of Des Moines Road to South Street which was not acted favorably upon by the Council of 1918, we advise being considered again under a new order as a part of the development of the Parkway.
Our frontispiece is a photograph of the Shedd Memorial Beacon at Germantown. This artistic memorial is little known to the majority of our citizens and it is with pleasure that we reproduce it through the courtesy of the Shedd family.
We are also presenting a view of the Recreation House in connection with the Fore River dormitories.
The map herewith of the Pilgrim Parkway and Highway shows. a slightly altered approach to the Canal, being an improvement over the original plan, which carried the roadway very near the Mill property.
We are also reproducing a plan of the Baker Basin section through the courtesy of the Housing Corporation. The beach development planned with. this is attractive and substantial.
This Board wishes to endorse the suggestion of His Honor the Mayor regarding an artistic and effective Memorial Arch at Hancock Street near Saville, for our boys who have been " over there."
The project offered for a tide gate at Black's Creek bridge is also one in which this Board renews its approval.
During the past year the Board has been represented by its chairman at the winter meeting of the Scituate Historical Society, February 22d, and before the Council in opposition to the proposed location of a telephone booth by the Street Railway adjoining the northerly side of the church property in the square. We advised at that time and again recommend that an island platform, accommodating this booth and serving as a safety island, be constructed preferably between the tracks at a point northerly of the former location of the fountain in City Square.
At the recent hearing of the special commission on Grade Crossings in Quincy the Board was represented and again recommended our proposed public passageway near the Alhambra Building to the foot way of the Railroad property, southerly from the station. We also made formal protest against the continuation of the Baxter delta at the junction of School and Franklin Streets in the railroad taking for highway purposes. It is no longer necessary under the modified decree, and the City has release from the Baxter heirs of their interest in this small park.
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