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I wish to thank the doctors, school nurses and Social Service workers for their hearty co-operation during the past year.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM J. McCAUSLAND, M.D.
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF CHILD WELFARE PHYSICIAN AND NURSE
As Child Welfare nurse, I have the honor to submit my second annual report for the year of 1921.
By the large increase in the clinic attendance in the past year, it has brought to the realization of Quincy how much the Child Wel- fare work is relied upon to aid in the health of the future genera- tions.
It is a great hope that through this work we may cause a marked decrease in infant mortality, which has been needlessly high, due greatly to the lack of knowledge in "Prenatal Care."
Through the Child Welfare clinic, this is made possible by giv- ing prenatal advice, home visits, and literature, which is issued by the State Department of Health. There were 78 prenatal visits made.
Every mother in the city of Quincy is invited to these Child Welfare clinics, with her baby or children of pre-school age, that we may aid them in protecting these, our future generation, from the ills of infancy and early childhood, by giving them a good start, that our city may boast of well babies, strong boys and girls, healthy men and women, and in a few short years, good citizens.
Weekly clinics were held throughout the year, at the Quincy Dis- pensary, on High School Avenue, where babies were weighed and examined and advice and instruction given to mothers on medical care, hygiene and sanitation and preparing formulas.
There were fifty-one clinics held with a total attendance of 1,220. Doctor F. Ramon Burke, as examining physician, made a total of 591 examinations. Of those examined, there were forty ad- mitted to the tonsil and adenoid clinic, at the Quincy City Hospital, for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. Preparation for the ad- mittance of these children to the hospital was made through the clinic.
There were 19 children treated at various hospitals.
Temporary homes were found for five babies.
An offer of space in which to carry on clinic work was made by the pastors of the following churches; was accepted and clinics started and held weekly as follows:
On Tuesday, September 20, 1921, a clinic was started at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Atlantic. There were 14 clinics held with a total attendance of 166. Doctor William R. Hurley very kindly volunteered his services as examining physician, making a total of 60 examinations.
On Monday, October 19, 1921, a clinic was started at the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, West Quincy. There were eight clinics held with a total attendance of 47.
On October 21, 1921, and every Friday clinics were held at the Community Church, Quincy Point. There were eight clinics held with a total attendance of 71.
On Labor Day, September 3, 1921, a Baby Clinic Prize Contest was held under the auspices of the American Legion. There were 135 babies weighed, all under two years of age. Volunteer physi- cians examined each of these babies. Volunteer nurses weighed children over two years of age.
Wednesday, November 9, 1921, the Ladies' Aid of the Univer-
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salist Church held a Baby Show Prize Contest, in charge of the clinic nurse, and thirty-five babies were weighed.
There was a total of eighty-three clinics held with a total at- tendance of 1,674. There are now four weekly clinics being held.
There were eight hundred and sixty-five home visits made to babies. This is called follow-up work of the clinic. Advice and instruction are given at these home visits.
There were thirty-seven babies referred to their family physi- cians, twenty-five were referred to the clinic by family physicians, and fifteen were referred to health stations of other cities and states.
There were two sick babies aided through the Health Depart- ment.
The co-operation of the Overseers' Department, the Visiting Nurses' Association, Associated Charities, various hospitals and health stations, physicians, private organizations and churches has been unusually good.
The growth in the past year gives great promise of a larger field for health education along this line for the year 1922.
Respectfully submitted,
NETTIE H. DENTON, R. N.
Suggestion
Facilities for the Welfare Nurse to assist more homes is ex- tremely necessary. At present she is able to visit only two or three homes a day. Home inspection is one of the most important phases of the work.
Milk stations shall be secured for distribution of proper milk and financial aid given when needed to procure such milk.
(Signed)
F. RAMON BURKE, M.D.
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CITY OF QUINCY
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BY MONTHS, 1921
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Diphtheria.
S
8
7
7
7
5
8
5
11
7
34
15
122
Scarlet Fever
5
7
7
4
3
5
4
1
5
5
12
30
88
Typhoid Fever
1
. .
. .
. .
. .
240
150
73
30
12
12
11
53
722
Tuberculosis,
Pulmonary . .
4
7
2
10
6
2
1
3
7
5
8
5
61
Tuberculosis,
other forms
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
. .
.
2
7
13
Ophthalmia
Neonatorum
. .
1
1
1
. .
. .
·
. .
. .
1
1
. .
8
7
3
1
8
6
42
Chicken Pox. .
20
7
16
10
14
9
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
.
Lobar Pneumo.
5
7
3
15
1
4
3
3
5
4
8
56
Influenza .
1
1
1
. .
.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BY WARDS, 1921
1
2
3
4
5
6
To'ls
Diphtheria
.27
45
15
23
8
4
122
Scarlet Fever
18
13
30
8
16
3
88
Typhoid Fever
1
1
1
1
4
Measles
114
16
130
23
198
230
722
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
14
11
5
16
9
6
61
Tuberculosis, other forms
2
2
4
1
2
. .
11
Mumps
1
1
2
7
1
. .
13
Chicken Pox
32
27
35
2
13
7
116
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
3
1
. .
. .
. .
Whooping Cough
7
26
2
2
2
3
42
Lobar Pneumonia
13
13
9
8
8
5
56
Meningitis, Cerebro Spinal
. .
1
. .
. .
·
.
Influenza
2
. .
. .
1
2
5
Encephalitis Lethargica
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
.
1
Anterior Poliomyelitis
. .
. .
1
1
1
. .
4
Totals
234
155
235
92
261
260
1250
.
.
. .
. .
. .
·
·
. .
1
Total
15
40
65
176
275
179
98
50
43
48
101
130
1250
3
. .
. .
.
. .
. .
4
Measles
2
. .
16
123
1
11
Mumps
4
Whoop. Cough.
.
13
22
5
116
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. .
.
1
. .
. .
. .
1
2
. .
.
4
Encephalitis Lethargica. .
1
.
. .
2
. .
5
Anterior Polio- myelitis.
1
2
2
.
. .
.
4
·
1
1
1
nia. .
. .
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHI
COMPARATIVE MORBIDITY CONTAGIOUS DISEASES RE- PORTED LAST TEN YEARS
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
Diphtheria
51
76
82
125
60
88
78
94
167
122
Scarlet Fever ...
37
59
185
66
249
47
58
141
164
88
Typhoid Fever. .
23
8
31
15
9
19
9
15
9
4
Measles
80
320
170
474
91
124
979
23
163
722
Cerebro Spi. Men
35
68
48
57
91
104
79
86
77
72
Smallpox
. .
.
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
Ophthalmia
Neonatorum
20
13
13
7
9
16
7
3
3
4
Whooping Cough
16
109
19
25
49
42
88
33
115
42
Chicken Pox ....
34
63
26
49
52
73
84
82
68
116
Anterior Polio- myelitis
6
1
3
66
2
1
12
4
Mumps
22
39
83
5
34
118
21
21
47
13
Lobar Pneumonia
.
·
·
12
8
29
47
56
Influenza
861
615
245
5
Encephalitis
Lethargica
. .
. .
. .
. .
.
·
1
.
318
763
658
826
710
647
2275
1151 1124
1250
List of Causes of Deaths for 1921-415
(1. General Diseases) 92
Whooping Cough
3
4
Influenza
1
Cancer of the breast. 1
Erysipelas
1
Cancer of other organs .. 12
Tuberculosis of the lungs. 30
Other tumors (malignant) 3
Tuberculosis of other organs. 2 Diabetes 5
Disseminated tuberculosis. 1
2
Anaemia, pernicious 4
Cancer of the stomach, liver. 8 Alcoholism 1
Cancer of the peritonaeum, in- testines, rectum 5
(2. Diseases of the nervous system and of the organs of special sense) 43
Encephalitis lethargica 1 Cerebral hemorrhage, apo-
Cerebro spinal fever or epi- plexy 35
demic cerebro spinal menin- gitis 3
Epilepsy
2
Convulsions of infants. 1 Diseases of the ears 1
. .
2
. .
2
2
6
7
1
Tuberculosis
Tetanus
. .
. .
. .
.
Tuberculous meningitis. 4
Acute articular rheumatism. 3
Leuchaemia 2
Syphilis
1 Cancer of the female genital organs
Diphtheria
.
.
1
2
256
CITY OF QUINCY
(3. Diseases of the Circulatory System) 95
Pericarditis-Acute or chronic Angina pectoris 3 rheumatic ·1 Diseases of the arteries, ath-
Acute endocarditis 4 eroma, aneurysm, etc. 28
Organic diseases of the heart.57 Embolism and thrombosis. .
2
(4. Diseases of the Respiratory System) 50
Chronic bronchitis 1 Pneumonia, lobar ... .30
Broncho-pneumonia 19
(5. Diseases of the Digestive System) 19
Diseases of the pharynx.
1
Appendicitis
7
Diseases of the stomach.
2
Hernia
2
Diarrhoea and enteritis
6
Diseases of the liver.
1
(under 2 years)
(6. Nonvenereal Diseases of the Genito-urinary System) 36
Acute nephritis
3
Diseases of the prostate.
1
Bright's disease 31 Cysts and other tumors of the ovary 1
(7. The Puerperal State) 5
Eclampsia 1 Miscarriage 1
Embolism 1 Rupture of uterus in labor 1
Septicaemia
1
(8. Diseases of skin and cellular tissue) 0
(9. Diseases of the bones and of the organs of locomotion)
6
Osteomyelitis 1 Acute articular rheumatism .. 2
Mastoiditis 1 Other diseases of the organs of locomotion 2
(10. Malformation) 2
Congenital hydrocephalus ..... 1 Spina bifida 1
(11. Early infancy) 28
Congenital debility, icterus ... 4 Other causes peculiar to early
Premature birth 19 infancy 1 Injury by forceps at birth. . . 4
(12. Old age) 0
(13. External causes) 39
Suicide by drowning 1 Railway accidents 2
Suicide by illum. gas. 1 Automobile accidents 4
Suicide by cutting instruments 1 Run over by dray. 1
Burns and scalds .. 4 Crushed in ship 1 Homicide by firearms. 5
Suffocation (accidental) 2
Accidental drowning 3 Other external violence acci- Traumatism by fall. 9 dental handling 1 Septicaemia from accidental
Traumatism in quarries
Traumatism by other crushing 2 wounds 2
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(14. Ill defined diseases) 0
Total
415
Death rate per 1000 (estimated population 48,000)
8.65
Stillborn
55
RETURN OF DEATHS, 1921 ( Stillbirths Excluded)
Sex
Nationality
Male
Female
Amer.
Foreign
Prov.
Unknown
January
20
21
24
8
9
0
February
16
11
18
7
1
1
March
23
21
36
6
2
0
April
15
25
20
17
3
0
May
17
20
18
15
4
0
June
19
6
16
6
1
2
July
15
20
25
8
2
0
August
16
19
26
7
2
0
September
17
8
9
11
5
0
October
18
10
13
10
5
0
November
18
15
21
10
2
0
December
22
23
27
13
4
1
Totals
216
199
253
118
40
4
258
CITY OF QUINCY
DEATHS BY AGES (Stillbirths excluded)
Under 1 day
7
1 to 2 days
2
2 to 3 days
7
3 days to 1 week
5
1 to 2 weeks
4
2 to 3 weeks
2
3 weeks to 1 month
1 to 2 months
2 to 3 months
.
.
4 7 3 3
6 to 9 months
10 2
9 to 12 months
1 year
12 7
2 years
3 years
4 2
4 years
5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
10
20 to 24 years
8
25 to 29 years
10
30 to 34 years
10
35 to 39 years
18
40 to 44 years
18
45 to 49 years
21
50 to 54 years
20
55 to 59 years
27
60 to 64 years
36
65 to 69 years
40
70 to 74 years
29
75 to 79 years
26
80 to 84 years
29
85 to 89 years
18
90 to 94 years
2
Totals 115
.
.
.
3 to 6 months
.
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REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR
As inspector of plumbing, I have the honor to submit my twenty-eighth annual report.
Number of permits issued from Jan. 1, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1921. . 627 Cash received for permits from Jan. 1, 1921, to Dec. 31, 1921. . $1,119
Nature of Buildings for Which Permits Were Issued
New dwellings 246
Foundry, old building. 1
New summer cottages. 17
Car barn, old building. 1
Old dwellings 269
Offices, new building 2
Old summer cottages 11
Lunch room, new bldg
1
Hall, old building 1
Garage, new bldg.
3
Factories, old buildings 6
Office, old building
3
Stores, new buildings .... 8
Milk room, old building
1
Storage, new building .. . . .
1 Barber shops, old bldgs ...
2
Stores, old buildings. 28
Association bldg, old bldg Library, new bldg.
1
Waiting room, new bldg.
1 Dental parlor, old bldg ... 1 Restaurant, old bldg.
1
Club house, old bldg.
Bowling alley, old bldg. .
1
Business block and tene- ments, old bldgs 4
Business block, new bldgs. 3
Work shop, old building .. 1
Hot house, old bldg.
1
Buildings Connected to Sewer-New Connections
New dwellings 154
Public bath, new bldg . .
1
Old dwellings 91
Restaurant, new bldg 1
New summer cottages. 1
Milk room, old bldg. 1
Old summer cottages. . 5
Store, old building.
1
Machine shop, old bldg ... 1
Machine shop, new bldg .. 1
Business block, old bldg .. 1
Garage, old bldg. 1
Block of stores, new bldg 6
Garage, new bldg 1
Public bath, old bldg .. . . .
1
Buildings Connected to Cesspools-New Connections
New dwellings 92
Offices, bldgs., new 3
Old dwellings 51
Garage, old building 1
New summer cottages 16
Office, old building. 1
Old summer cottages. 6 Garage, new building 1
Factory, old bldg.
2
Machine shop, new bldg 1
Storage bldg., new.
1
Stores, old bldgs 2
Recreation bldg., new. 1
Hot house.
1
Block of stores.
5
Connected to septic tank
factory, old building. 1
1
Business blocks, old bldgs. 2
1
Pool room, new bldg.
1
Factory, new bldg.
1
Public bath, old building 2
Machine shop, old bldgs .. 2
Garages, old buildings
259
260
CITY OF QUINCY
The increase in the amount of plumbing work installed over the previous year is quite noticeable. The number of new dwellings for which permits were issued was eighty-five. Old dwellings and other buildings one hundred and eighty-one more than last year, with an increase in revenue for permits of $370. All cases of violations of the ordinance have been rectified in most cases promptly upon proper notice from the department. There were two cases which were prosecuted and convictions secured for installing plumbing work without a permit the parties not having a master plumber license. Changes were later made in this work to conform with the law by plumbers authorized by law to do plumbing work. The plumbing ordinance of our city, in my opinion, compares favorably with the latest sanitary ideas on modern plumbing, although there could be a few changes made which in some cases would be helpful to the plumbers installing the work and still keep the ordinance up to a proper standard. But I do not think that the changes that I have in mind are of importance enough to ask the City Council to amend the ordinance at this time, as there is a bill now before the Legislature which was referred from last year calling for universal laws on plumbing in this state, which I think may be accepted. In a number of Plumbing Codes a safety device is required to be placed on all range pressure boilers called safety or relief valves as a pro- tection when boilers become overheated, which happens in most all cases with boilers heated by gas and neglecting to turn off the gas when through using hot water. There has been quite a number of explosions from this cause, one in this city that I know of. There is no question of the danger when boilers are overheated. The question in my mind is are the occupants safe from boiler explosion when any of the safety valves that I know of are installed, as they cannot be relied upon to open when the temperature in the boiler reaches the danger point. The same opinion prevails with a great many plumbers and plumbing inspectors. There is now on the mar- ket a safety valve which is opened by excessive heat, which is spoken very favorably of by people that have seen tests made of this valve. It is my intention to make a special investigation of this and other valves that I may be convinced that when we call for the use of safety valves there will be some reliability that they will open when danger arises from the boiler overheating.
The regulation put in force this year for the construction and location of cesspools has made a great improvement in all cesspools built this year. Previous to the requirements now in force, the poor manner in which some cesspools were built was the cause of a great many complaints to the department.
I wish to thank you for kind co-operation in all questions that have arisen during the year, in connection with my work, the result of which in most cases has been of great help in settling the same in a satisfactory manner.
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. KENILEY, Inspector of Plumbing.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
January 1, 1922.
Hon. William A. Bradford,
Mayor of Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: In compliance with the requirements of the Building Ordinance, I hereby submit the annual report of the Building De- partment of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1921:
Permits Issued
290 Dwellings
$1,295,050
15 Cottages 9,700
34 Mercantile 109.457
15 Manufacturing 17,155
42 Stables, etc. 8,260
390 Auto Houses
187,972
257 Alterations
238,230
47 Removals
24,140
14 Miscellaneous
21,850
2 Elevators
3,200
1106
$1,902,397
Statement
Cash received each month for permits issued January 1, 1921, to December 31, 1921, inclusive, and paid to City Treasurer.
January
$56.50
February
53.00
March
188.00
April
208.50
May
124.00
June
198.25
July
167.50
August
177.00
September
234.50
October
182.50
November
170.25
December
115.50
$1,875.50
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN S. PARKER, Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
January 1, 1922.
Hon. William A. Bradford,
Mayor of Quincy, Mass.
Dear Sir: I respectfully submit my Annual Report as Inspector of Wires for the year ending December 31, 1921.
Inspection in Buildings
The following specified schedule of electrical inspections made of lights and other appliances installed:
1920
1921
Number of permits issued with fee
1,148
1,286
Number of permits issued without fee
155
190
Total number of permits issued to electrical contractors 1,303
1,476
Cash received from electrical contractors from January 1, 1921, to December 31, 1921, inclusive:
1920
1921
1920
1921
January
$100.00
$69.00
July
$82.00
$96.00
February
52.00
78.00
August
125.00
120.00
March
82.00
95.00
September
100.00
103.00
April
120.00
128.00
October
87.00
135.00
May
107.00
117.00
November
89.00
126.00
June
114.00
122.00
December
90.00
97.00
Total
$1,148.00 $1,286.00
1920
1921
Number of Electrical Contractors doing work
199
231
Inspections made as per permits issued
2,428
3,727
Number of defects noted
1,020
955
Number of unfinished installations
104
89
Number of reinspections
525
Number of installations reinspected
24
265
Number of defects in installations reinspected ....
207
1,021
Permits issued to Quincy E. L. & P. Co. to install service and electrical appliances
1,146
1,164
Number of lights wired for
21,161
18,462
Number of motors wired for
189
158
3 Electric ranges installed total watt cap.
5,500
15,020
8 Heaters installed
10,760
6,620
2 Doughnut machines
16,000
6 Rectifiers
2,460
10,785
2 X-Ray machines
. .
1,650
6,600
3 Stereopticon lamps .....
23,100
8,200
262
263
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
75 Motors installed 3 to 2 HP
Horse power
263
24}
81 Motors installed 1 to 20 HP
647
523
2 Motors installed 25 to 50 HP
400
62
1 Popcorn machine
Watt cap.
6,560
3,100
33 Electric irons
6,930
18,150
21 Electric signs
8,210
5,185
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS WIRED New
Single houses
Two apartment houses
21
55
Four apartment houses
3
Mercantile houses
12
45
Manufacturing
10
3
Stables, etc.
8
3
Garages
57
75
Miscellaneous
6
204
376
Number of Old Buildings Wired
1920
1921
Single houses
467
300
Two apartment houses
74
65
Three apartment houses
14
4
Four apartment houses
88
Mercantile houses
194
33
Manufacturing
63
17
Garages
218
7
1,118
427
Additional wiring, alterations, rewiring and repairs in the fol- lowing buildings:
Single houses ..
214
Two apartment houses.
67
Three apartment houses.
18
Mercantile houses
177
Manufacturing
21
Stables, etc ..
6
Garages
30
Miscellaneous
140
673
Electrical Fires
Electric wires were reported to have been the cause of eight fires in 1921; and investigation disclosed that four resulted from careless use of electric pressing irons, one from overfused circuit, one from service wire coming in contact with trolley wire and one
1
Miscellaneous
1920
1921
96
186
264
CITY OF QUINCY
resulted from some other cause, or that the evidence of its origin had been destroyed by fire.
The Department again wishes to call the attention of all who use electricity for light, heat or power, that due care should be exercised in replacing "blown" fuses by others of proper capacity and in keeping with the amount of current to be used. No branch lighting circuit should be fused for more than "10" amperes, and nc work should be performed on electrical systems except by men of experience and judgment, and only after a permit for same has been issued by the Department of Inspector of Wires.
During the year 1921 this department made 4,252 inspections of wiring and appliances used for light, heat and power; these included inspection in 375 newly constructed buildings and in 427 old build- ings which were wired .during the year. The balance of the inspec- tions were made in buildings where additional wiring was installed on existing electrical systems and where the old wiring was installed before inspections were inaugurated.
With the assistance of an inspector from the New England In- surance Exchange, reinspections, were started in February, 1921, on all the installations in mercantile buildings, manufacturing plants, also the city property, and many serious defects were found in the wiring in these buildings and notices of same were sent in each case to the owners. The department was conservative in its rulings and did not condemn work or material that was safe and in good con- dition, even though they did not conform to the present require- ments. The object of the reinspection was not to cause all wiring to be brought up to the present requirements as the cost in many cases would be prohibitive, but merely to make everything safe from the point of view of danger to life and property; although all changes were made according to the present regulations. Most of the defects were remedied within a reasonable length of time, some still exist, but will no doubt be remedied within the coming year, except in such cases where the use of the wiring may be discon- tinued. Installations that are discontinued cannot be reconnected until the defects are corrected.
Dwelling houses, schools and other city property still remain to be reinspected, but this work cannot be done without assistance. A comparison of the number of defects found in the reinspection relative to the number of inspections, with the number of defects found in new work, shows conclusively the greater danger that exists in old wiring.
No. of No. of No. of Average defects Installations Inspections defects per installation
New Inspections
1,476
3,727
955 0.7
Reinspections
265 525
1,021 3.8
The comparison is the more detrimental to the 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 wiring are serious and materially affect the safety of the installation.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK LINTS, Inspector of Wires.
REPORT OF BOARD OF SURVEY
January 1, 1922.
To His Honor, the Mayor,
and Members of the City Council.
Gentlemen: The Board of Survey respectfully submits here- with its seventh annual report for the year 1921.
The Board organized January 10, 1921, with Eugene R. Stone as chairman and Patrick F. O'Brien, as clerk.
Eugene R. Stone was reappointed to the board for a term of three years.
The board held eight meetings during the year and approved five layouts.
The value of the board was demonstrated during the year as three of the layouts were modified and made to conform to the rules of the board of survey and avoided dead end streets.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE R. STONE, Chairman. HERBERT S. BARKER. WILLIAM H. TEASDALE.
Board of Survey.
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, Clerk.
265
REPORT OF DOCK AND WATER FRONT COMMISSIONER
Quincy, Mass., January 1, 1922.
Received by Water from January 1, 1921, to January 1, 1922 At Quincy Point Power Station. 10,410 tons coal
Valued not received.
45,582 bbls. fuel oil
At J. F. Sheppard & Sons, Inc ..
25,305 short tons coal
Approximate value. $263,545
At Quincy Lumber Co. wharves 1,726,009 feet lumber $65,000
Approximate value.
Total number of vessels of all kinds passing through draw at the Fore River bridge 2,043
Report not received from City Fuel Company.
Respectfully submitted, E. M. WIGHT, Commissioner.
266
REPORT OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
January 1, 1922.
To His Honor, William A. Bradford, Mayor,
and Members of the City Council.
Dear Sirs: I herewith respectfully submit the twenty-second annual report of the Engineering Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1921.
The following is a statement of the work done by this depart- ment during the year 1921:
Street lines have been given at the request of property owners of 150 estates.
Plans and estimates have been prepared by the engineering de- partment as follows:
Proposed new streets. 20
Proposed street widenings 4
Proposed building lines. 4
Plans for City Planning Board 2
Plans for Board of Survey
2
Plans for legislative hearings
6
Assessors' plans 40
Miscellaneous 50
New Streets
During the year there were petitions for the acceptance of 51 streets at a cost representing $300,000, but owing to the limited amount of money available for that purpose only 18 streets were accepted.
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