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12,000 00
Automobile upkeep
17,000 00
Brooks
4,000 00
Bridges
12,000 00
Equipment
10,000 00
Street signs
6,500 00
All others
52,000 00
267,100 00
Street Sprinkling
Street sprinkling
40,000 00
Street Lighting
Street lighting
83,500 00
Commissioner of Public Works-Sanitary Division
Labor
$79,000 00
Foreman
2,184 00
Pension
716 00
Care of dumps
2,675 00
84,575 00
Stable and Garage
Garage expenses
$2,500 00
Fuel and lights
200 00
Care of horses
3,200 00
Shoeing
555 00
6,455 00
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Equipment and Repairs
New equipment
$1,450 00
Repairs on equipment
1,000 00
Gas, oils, transportation and mechanics
15,000 00
Clerical (overtime)
150 00
Public Welfare Department
Commissioner's salary
$2,400 00
City physician
1,000 00
Clerk
1,600 00
Office
500 00
Auto upkeep
400 00
City Home
10,000 00
Mothers' aid
21,000 00
Outside aid
33,000 00
Quincy City Hospital bills
2,000 00
71,900 00
City Hospital
Superintendent's salary
$2,600 00
Bookkeeper
1,500 00
Internes (2)
2,100 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Stenographer
936 00
Two telephone operators
1,716 00
Social worker
900 00
General expenses
39,208 00
50,000 00
Charities
State aid
$2,000 00
Soldiers' relief
10,000 00
Military aid
800 00
Soldiers' burial
200 00
13,000 00
Memorial Day
G. A. R. Post
$500 00
George F. Bryan Post
150 00
John A. Boyd Camp
150 00
American Legion
300 00
1,100 00
Library
Librarian
$4,000 00
Assistants (dog licenses, $3,665.39) and
14,069 00
Books
11,000 00
Rent
2,700 00
Janitor
1,404 00
17,600 00
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Library-Continued
Fuel and light
2,425 00
Insurance
537 00
Wiring library
300 00
Miscellaneous items
6,844 00
43,279 00
Parks
Secretary to board
$500 00
Parks
10,000 00
Playgrounds
8,788 00
Bathhouse
2,880 00
Trimming trees in Park.
1,000 00
Policing Merrymount Park
500 00
23,668 00
Cemetery
Manager's salary
$2,400 00
Superintendent
2,200 00
Clerk
650 00
Labor
11,000 00
Truck upkeep
540 00
Miscellaneous items
1,800 00
Hancock Cemetery
500 00
Cemetery grading
2,500 00
21,590 00
Sewer
General foreman Clerk
1,500 00
General maintenance
7,920 00
$12,420 00
Particular sewers
28,000 00
40,420 00
Unclassified
Claims and awards
$2,500 00
Planning Board
500 00
Board of Survey
200 00
Harbor Master
400 00
Harbor Master, expenses
35 00
Printing City Report
1,560 00
Printing Monthly Report
700 00
Workmen's Compensation
5,000 00
License Commission
300 00
G. A. R. Post rent
874 00
Legion rent
2,000 00
George F. Bryan Post rent
660 00
J. A. Boyd Camp rent
200 00
Connors annuity
300 00
Rifle range
250 00
15,479 00
$3,000 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Schools
Instruction
$664,807 00
Administration
32,703 00
Text books
24,000 00
Stationery
27,500 00
Operation
92,000 00
Maintenance
50,000 00
Miscellaneous
12,000 00
Evening Academic School
3,000 00
Summer School
2,500 00
Industrial School
47,500 00
Home Making School
13,000 00
Continuation School
4,650 00
Evening Industrial
12,500 00
Americanization work
5,000 00
991,160 00
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Designated by Chapter 338, Acts of 1923
Public buildings, addition to school
buildings
$31,000 00
Street rebuilding (Mass. highway, speci-
fications)
31,000 00
Accepted streets (new) (under Better- ment Act)
31,000 00
Sewer construction
31,000 00
Permanent sidewalks (Betterment Act)
10,000 00
134,000 00
Grand total
$2,600,813 00
WATER DEPARTMENT To Be Paid from Receipts
Bonds
$106,000 00
Interest
32,628 75
General maintenance
30,000 00
Meters
11,000 00
Relays
20,000 00
New equipment
5,300 00
Service connection and receipts
10,000 00
Pensions
2,800 00
Superintendent
3,000 00
Inspector
2,200 00
Assistant inspector
1,800 00
Meter readers (5)
6,240 00
Chief clerk
1,600 00
Second clerk
1,300 00
Third clerk
1,144 00
New clerk
1,560 00
236,572 75
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
BONDS MATURING IN 1927 City Treasurer
City debt
$340,500 00
Monatiquot Bridge
10,000 00
City Hospital
17,000 00
Norfolk County Hospital
9,000 00
Sewer debt
88,000 00
High School
59,000 00
South Junior High School
30,000 00
Government School
16,500 00
570,000 00
Interest Due 1927
City debt
$83,728 75
Monatiquot Bridge
1,700 00
City Hospital
5,800 00
Norfolk County Hospital
990 00
Sewer debt
21,935 00
High School
30,960 00
South Junior High School
18,000 00
Government School
6,300 00
Temporary loan interest
Passed to be ordained. March 7, 1927. Attest:
EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.
Approved March 11, 1927. THOMAS J. MCGRATH, Mayor. A true copy.
Attest:
EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk.
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETS
No. 1 Departments' use of water
$31,215 68
No. 2 Surface drains $31,000 00
Insurance policies. 2,300 00
33,300 00
No.
3 Permanent walks. $20,000 00 Rebuilding streets. 20,000 00
40,000 00
No. 4 Bridges
5,500 00
No.
6 Water services $10,000 00
July 4 celebration .... 300 00
10,300 00
No.
7 Parking space $1,000 00 Apthorp street. 500 00
1,500 00
169,413 75 55,000 00
No. 5 Farrington street
20,000 00
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No. 8 Public buildings
No.
9 Printing ordinances $1,000 00
Tax Collector. 1,500 00
Police Department ... 725 00
Rebuilding streets. ...
15,000 00
Permanent sidewalks 10,000 00
Surface drains 5,000 00
Sanitary labor 2,500 00
Sanitary equipment. 5,000 00
Care of dumps.
2,500 00
43,225 00
No. 10
Rebuilding streets ... $25,000 00 Permanent sidewalks 15,000 00 Surface drains. 14,000 00
54,000 00
Supplementary budget $239,940 68
Original budget 2,600,813 00
$2,840,753 68
CITY DEBT FOR YEAR 1927
The total funded debt of the city, January 1 was $5,078,000. Dur- ing the year this was reduced by payments as follows: City debt within the limit. $340,500 00
Sewer debt within the limit 65,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
Sewer
$23,000 00
Water
106,000 00
County Hospital
9,000 00
City Hospital
17,000 00
High School land and building.
59,000 00
Monatiquot bridge
10,000 00
South Junior High School
30,000 00
Government School
16,500 00
$676,000 00 The funded debt during the year has been increased as follows:
Within the Debt Limit
Sewer
$70,000 00
New streets
250,000 00
*New streets
125,000 00
Daniel Webster School addition $30,000.00-250,000.00
280,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
Water construction
65,000 00
Southern Artery 113,000 00
$903,000 00
*New streets $125,000.00 authorized but not issued.
900 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Summary
Funded debt, January 1, 1927
$5,078,000 00
Bonds paid during the year
676,000 00
$4,402,000 00
Bonds issued during the year.
778,000 00
Net debt
$5,180,000 00
Increase funded debt
$102,000 00
The funded debt of the city is as follows:
School building and furnishings
$2,268,000 00
Water
821,000 00
Sewer
538,500 00
Streets
686,000 00
Hospital-City, building's and equipment ..
367,000 00
Surface drains
141,500 00
Fire station and apparatus
87,000 00
Police station
80,000 00
Monatiquot Bridge
30,000 00
Permanent sidewalks
23,000 00
Hospital-County
13,000 00
Cemetery land
10,000 00
Playgrounds
2,000 00
Southern Artery
113,000 00
$5,180,000 00
BORROWING MARGIN FOR 1928 "General Laws. Chapter 44, Section 70."
Except as otherwise authorized by law a City shall not authorize indebtedness to an amount exceeding two and one-half per cent on the average of the assessors' valuation of the taxable property for the three preceding years, the valuation being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed thereon, previous to December 31 of the preceding year.
Net valuation 1925
$107,150,620 00
Net valuation 1926
120,344,225 00
Net valuation 1927
129,123,442 00
$356,618,287 00
Three years' average
$118,872,762 00
21/2 per cent ..
$2,971,819 00
Debt January 1: City $2,379,500 00
Sewer
278,000 00
$2,657,500 00
Margin within the debt limit.
$314,319 00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Object of Appropriation
Amount
Month
Rate Per Cent
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
Total
Squantum School Bldg ...
$10,000
Jan.
5
$4,000
2,000
Houghs Neck Playground ..
11,000
Jan.
41/2
2,000
4,000
Washington St. Widening ..
41,000
Feb.
5
4,000
10,000
Cemetery Land
20,000
Feb.
41/4
2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
$2,000 2,000
Faxon Field Drain.
1,000
Squantum School Bldg.
10.000
April
5
1,000
6,000
City Hospital Land.
13,000
April
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$1,000
Hancock St., 1925.
16,000
April
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
10,000
April
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
$5,000
45,000
50,000
April
4
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000 35,000
5,000 35,000
5,000 35,000
$5,000 5,000 35,000
$5,000 5,000 35,000
45,000
Junior High School
350.000
April
4
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
Widening Streets, 1926.
12,000
May
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
10,500
June
51/2
1,000
1,000
1,000
11,500
June
51/2
1,000
1,000
1,000
Portable School Land.
10,000
June
417
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Surface Drains, 1922.
25,000
June
41/
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
Surface Drains, 1925
15.000
June
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
Accepted Streets, 1927.
250,000
July
4
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,0000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
Franklin St., 1922.
35.000 250.000
July
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
15,000
15,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
190,000
Surface Drains, 1923.
5,000
July
41/2
1,000
Safford St., 1924.
12,000
July
4
3,000
3,000
Elm Ave., 1924.
10,000
July
4
2,000
2,000
High School Equipment ....
60,000
July
41/4
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
2,000
Botolph St., 1924.
6,500
July
4
1,000
1,000
City Hospital, 1925.
150,000
July
4
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
120,000
Police Station ..
100,000
July
4
10,000
10,000
10,000
10.000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
80,000
Surface Drains, 1925.
15,000
July
4
3.000
3,000
3,000
New Streets, 1925.
54,000
July
4
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
42,000
Surface Drains. 1925.
30,000
July
4
6,000
6,000
6,000
North Junior High School ..
75,000
July
4
5,000
5,000
5.000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
70,000
New Streets
01,500
Aug.
41/2
6,000
6,000
School St. Widening.
17,000
Aug.
41%
1,000
1,000
Surface Drains
25,000
Aug.
514
2,500
2,500
2,500
7,500
..
.
.
. .
10,000
June
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
Hancock St., 1925.
9,000
Also 25,000-19371
250,000 15,000
Mass. Fields School.
July
41/4
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
Also 10,000-1937-19432
1,000
6,000
Accepted Streets, 1926.
50,000
April
4
5,000
5,000
5,000
Surface Drains, 1926.
9,000
Washington St. Sidewalk ...
3,000
New Streets, 1920
5,000
12,000
CITY OF QUINCY
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.
2.000
..
Feb.
414
2,000
10,000
20,000
9,000
6,000
Fire Apparatus Ward 5.
315,000
3,000
4,000
42.000
9,000
..
18,000
Also 5,000-1937-19413
12,000
$4,000
New Streets, 1920
70,000 80,000
Aug. Aug.
514 51/2
7,000 8,000 8,000
7,000 8,000
7,000 8,000
8,000
32,000
Hancock St., 1924.
40,000
Aug.
4
4
7,000
7,000
Accepted Streets.
38,000
Aug.
4
7,000
7,000
Hancock St., 1924.
25,000
Aug.
4
5,000
5,000
Accepted Streets.
92,000
Aug.
4
13,000
13,000
13,000
13,000
Hancock St., 1919.
75,000
Sept.
41/2
7,000
7,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1924. ..
10,000
Sept.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1924.
85.000
Sept.
4
17,000
17,000
34,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1926 ...
20,000
Sept.
4
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
112,000
Surface Drains ..
10,000
Oct.
4
2,000
2,000
4,000
Junior High School Bldg.
100,000
Oct.
414
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
80,000
Fire Apparatus.
35,000
Oct.
414
7,000
7,000
7,000
Surface Drains
15,000
Oct.
/4
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
31,000
Accepted Streets ..
30,000
Oct.
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
27,000
Surface Drains ..
10,000
Oct.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
Granolithic Walks.
15,000
Oct.
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
3.000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
Webster School Addition ..
30,000
Nov.
334
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
30,000
Surface Drains. 1922.
12,000
Nov.
41/4
2,000
2,000
Hancock St., 1923.
25,000
Nov.
4
5,000
5,000
Surface Drains, 1924. .
15,000
Nov.
4
3,000
3,000
Spring St ..
4,000
Nov.
4
1,000
1,000
Webster School Addition ...
250,000
Dec.
334
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
Adams St. Widening.
10,000
Dec.
51/2
1,000
1,000
1.000
3,000
Bellevue Street.
10,000
Dec.
51%
1.000
1,000
1,000
3,000
New Streets.
17.000
Dec.
1
2,000
2.000
2,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
11.000
Granolithic Walks
10.000
Dec.
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
2.000
Fire Apparatus.
25,000
Dec.
4
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
20,000
$370,500
$350,500
$281,500
$236.000
$197,000
$189,000
$181,000
$168,000
$133,000
$2,254,500
1From 1937-1943-$10,000. 21937-$25,000.
3From 1937-1941-$5.000. 41937-$3,000.
51937-$25,000.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
21,000
New Streets, 1921.
16,000
Franklin St., 1924.
35,000
Aug.
14,000
..
14,000
14,000 4,000
Nurses' Home, 1926.
125,000
Sept.
4
13,000
13,000
3,000
3,000
Fire Dept. Bldg ..
35,000
Oct.
4
Fire Station Bldg.
10,000
Oct.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Also 3,000-19374
.
6,000
Also 25,000-19375
250,000
8,000
35
...
8,000
10,000
52,000
16,000
13,000
13,000
3,000
21,000 9,000
12,000
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CITY OF QUINCY
TEMPORARY LOANS, 1927
Date Is- sued 1927
Rate Per Cent
Date Due
Amount
Feb. 9
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.60
Nov.
29, 1927
$200,000
Feb. 24
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.58
Oct.
25, 1927
100,000
Mar. 15
Atlantic Nat'l Bank ....
3.55
July
28, 1927
150,000
Mar. 15
Atlantic Nat'l Bank ....
3.55
Sept.
20, 1927
200,000
Mar. 30
Bank of Commerce ..
3.57
Dec.
15, 1927
300,000
Apr. 14
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.565
Nov.
22, 1927
200,000
Apr. 14
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.565
Dec.
20, 1927
200,000
May 17
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.565
Dec.
28, 1927
250,000
June 23
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.63
Dec.
8, 1927
100,000
June 23
Bank of Commerce ......
3.63
Mar.
15, 1928
50,000
June 30
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.655
Dec.
15, 1927
200,000
Aug. 30
First Nat'l Corporat'n
3.44
Feb.
28, 1928
200,000
Aug. 30
First Nat'l Corporat'n
3.44
Mar.
15, 1928
400,000
Sept. 28
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.375
Apr.
10, 1928
100,000
Dec. 15
Old Colony Corporat'n
3.30
June
15, 1928
100,000
Dec. 20
Bank of Commerce ......
3.29
Apr.
10, 1928
100,000
Dec. 28
First Nat'l Corporat'n
3.34
May
15, 1928
250,000
$3,100,000
Issued
$3,100,000
Paid
1,900,000
Outstanding
$1,200,000
ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL RECEIPTS, 1927
Estimated
Actual
Licenses
$7,813 50
$8,131 50
Permits
615 00
676 00
Court fines
5,833 29
14,792 50
Grants
33,371 75
32,374 71
Oiling
9,862 78
11,513 09
Gypsy moth
1,592 33
2,009 98
Sewer
24,804 86
30,564 26
Particular
sewers
26,936 55
26,607 83
Walks
2,926 57
10,080 30
Streets
24,727 66
29,815 44
Costs
7,457 40
8,017 45
City Clerk
1,531 15
1,331 80
Police
201 20
1,484 70
Fire
642 65
57 30
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL RECEIPTS, 1927-Concluded
Estimated
Actual
Sealer
867 41
984 86
Building
4,749 50
4,799 50
Wire
1,828 00
2,148 23
Contagious
9,449 26
9,863 69
Miscellaneous
182 30
169 20
Plumbing
2,664 00
2,420 00
Milk
437 50
433 50
Garbage
7 50
872 00
Scavenger
2,531 50
2,662 40
Highway
5,255 89
2,665 29
Welfare
6,957 13
9,604 07
School
5,607 47
3,594 27
Industrial School
1,756 60
1,848 40
Cemetery
17,779 00
20,137 00
Interest taxes
44,411 98
48,767 37
Interest assessments
7,096 67
7,908 98
Interest deposits
37,316 44
28,425 95
Refunds
81 34
567 89
Miscellaneous city
383 96
413 07
Soldiers' burials
1,986 37
2,429 70
Corporation tax
97,492 44
114,109 26
Bank tax
3,809 53
4,762 20
Military aid
82 00
225 50
State aid
1,944 00
1,754 00
Home Making School
1,241 90
1,308 05
Accrued interest
2,379 53
331 95
Street railway
2,874 31
2,986 80
Charles River basin
15,297 00
..
Estimated income tax
$424,837 22 200,494 11
$453,696 99
270,991 16
$625,331 33
$724,688 15
Assessors took
$625,331 33
Council appropriation
12,938 27
638,269 60
Surplus receipts
$86,418 55
47 00
Library
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CITY OF QUINCY
WATER RATES
Outstanding January 1, 1927
$21,213 62
Commitments 1927
295,026 79
$316,240 41
Collections 1927
$296,998 49
Abatements 1927
2,551 58
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1927.
16,690 34
$316,240 41
WATER DEPARTMENT
Appropriations 1927
$236,572 75 121,032 81
Met. water assessment 1927
$357,605 56
Collections of water rates in 1927 $296,998 49
Municipal departments 1927
31,215 68
328,214 17
Deficit 1927
$29,391 39
Surplus of prior years, per ledger
9,429 93
Net deficit for 1927
$19,961 46
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS, 1927
Mayor
$4,000 00
Clerk of committees
800 00
Auditor
3,750 00
Treasurer
3,000 00
Tax collector
2,700 00
Chief assessor
3,000 00
Assessors (two) each
2,700 00
City solicitor
3,000 00
City clerk
2,650 00
Assistant city clerk
1,600 00
City messenger
800 CO
Commissioner
4,000 00
City engineer ...
3,000 00
Registrars (four) each
00
Clerk of registrars
375 00
Building inspector
2,400 00
Inspector of wires
2,400 00
Sealer of weights
2,400 00
Health commissioner
2,400 00
Inspector of plumbing
2,400 00
Inspector of slaughtering
55 00
Inspector of animals
220 00
Inspector of meats
800 00
City physician
1,000 00
Librarian
4,000 00
Burial commissioner
2,400 00
Welfare commissioner
2,400 00
39
AUDITOR'S REPORT
Police department:
Chief
3,500 00
Captain
2,600 00
Lieutenant
2,300 00
Inspectors
2,300 00
Sargeants
2,200 00
Patrolmen, first year
1,760 00
Patrolmen, second year
1,870 00
Patrolmen, third year
1,980 00
Fire department:
Chief
3,500 00
Captain
2,400 00
Lieutenant
2,200 00
Superintendent
2,160 00
Assistant engineers (3)
250 00
Permanent men, first year
1,760 00
Permanent men, second year
1,870 00
Permanent men, third year
1,980 00
1
TRIAL BALANCE-CITY OF QUINCY Revenue Account Condensed Statement
ASSETS
Revenue Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1927. $71,745 48
Temporary loans
.$1,200,000 00
Taxes, 1927
1,306,694 61
Sewer deposits
3,850 00
Previous years
33,435 91
Scavenger deposits
316 80
Assessments
52,679 86
Water deposits
3,875 00
Water rates
16,690 34
Premiums on loans
2,784 33
Water services
9,066 05
Tax titles
48,565 24
Departmental:
Overlay, 1927
7,984 08
Contagious diseases
$4,466 96
Scavenger ..
256 37
Special assessment $52,679 86
Water rates
16,690 34
Particular sewers
4,753 01
Highways
220 00
Water services
9,066 05
Tax titles
48,565 24
Welfare
8,122 35
Burials
2,956 00
$20,774 69
Foundation and grading
... ...
..... 531 43
Overlays ..
.... 20,817 59
Water department deficit
19,961 46
..
$1,600,962 66
$1,600,962 66
CITY OF QUINCY
$148,307 61 140,617 95
Surplus revenue
..
.....
...
Trust fund income 378 00
Unexpended balances
92,848 89
Revenue reserved until collected:
..
Departmental 20,774 69
Cemetery 531 43 ..
40
LIABILITIES
41
AUDITOR'S REPORT
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned assessments not due:
Sewer ..
$36,777 73
Sidewalk
14,105 60
Street betterment
74,217 44
$125,100 77
TAX COLLECTIONS January 1 to December 31, 1927
Due Jan. 1
Sold City
Adjusted
Abated
Collected
Due
923
$6,625 21
$2,835 41
$1,215 43
$2,574 37
924.
20,595 92
37 80
11,851 59
4,809 02
3,897 51
925
....
39,572 54
4,766 91
115 81
13,804 66
19,914 44
970 72
926
1,228,783 81
18,768 69
116 73
25,500 64
1,158,404 44
25,993 31
$1,295,577 48
$23,573 40
$232 54
$53,992 30 $25,313 34
$1,184,343 33 *$2,247,758 05
$33,435 91 $1,306,694 61
*62.79 per cent of total levy collected in 1927.
CASH AND SECURITIES
Cash and securities
$134,887 06
Rock Island school fund
$1,000 00
C. C. Johnson turkey fund
2,000 00
Hospital funds
15,490 00
Cemetery perpetual care funds.
108,736 39
C. C. Johnson cemetery fund
150 00
A. Nugent cemetery fund.
125 00
W. S. Williams cemetery fund
400 00
G. E. Peirce cemetery fund
200 00
M. W. Tucker cemetery fund
400 00
C. E. French cemetery fund
3,000 00
Pay-roll tailings
3,385 67
$134,887 06
....
927 ....
$3,579,766 00
....
..
42
TABULATION SHOWING STATE, COUNTY AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS
Date
State
County
Metropolitan Water
Metropolitan Sewer
Parks
Fire Prevention
Charles River Basin
Neponset Bridge
1912.
$49,375 00
$21,996 38
$64,558 24
$39,994 04
$31,503 81
...
..
$2,373 65
1913.
62,400 00
25,139 41
65,519 02
29,948 08
23,343 79
.. ....
2,969 91
1914.
68,250 00
26,139 41
61,459 66
29,125 39
23,998 29
3,104 80
1915
76,050 00
27,134 93
50,070 04
30,403 10
24,408 84
$283 58
2,908 03
1916.
71,040 00
33,788 21
51,468 91
32,951 65
17,535 40
684 90
3,509 01
$3,100 76
1917.
97,020 00
30,047 06
59,042 03 57,975 46
38,848 28
21,220 58
515 05
3,728 76
4,920 00
1919
118,698 80
56.657 39
78,083 57
50,273 57
23,815 26
706 31
3,958 62
4,800
00
1920
149,238 80
64,989 00
85,259 00
54,305 19
31,115 22
669 88
5,701 67
4,680 00
1921
149,238 80
88,287 78
85,289 92
58,909 79
34,336 63
484 01
5,903 95
3,693 83
1922
125,520 00
93,724 86
81,551 29
58,561 94
35,700 19
615 48
5,914 19
3,560 97
1923
125,520 00
96,075 35
84,261 23
61,789 61
39,288 77
626 26
6,523 85
7,878 79
1924
104,600 00
101,059 48
86,652 47
65,683 75
41,132 56
722 81
6,380 84
11,292 90
1925
155,280 00
122,630 78
90,308 38
73,288 28
51,813 41
759 72
8,760 86
20,376 45
1926.
155,280 00
129,498 10
110,385 95
77,273 97
61,368 45
849 22
8,792 39
14,290 36
1927.
155,280 00
129,498 10
120,982 81
78,328 20
62,829 77
889 54
8,489 91
11,739 47
1
CITY OF QUINCY
5,040 00
1918
97,020 00
39,020 00
33,572 23
21,073 47
602 92
3,667 58
43
AUDITOR'S REPORT
MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Items
Land and Buildings
City Hall
$175,350 00
Police department, Almshouse and City Stable. 167,800 00
Fire department 135,775 00
Hospital 560,000 00
Dispensary
10,500 00
Cemetery-Mount Wollaston
110,000 00
Libraries
526,000 00
Parks, playgrounds and bath house 538,300 00
Schools
5,145,300 00
44
CITY OF QUINCY
MUNICIPAL FINANCES ILLUSTRATED
The following diagram shows how the revenue of 1927, derived from taxes excluding all money borrowed, is expended.
DEBT & INTEREST
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
3 CENTS
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
POLICE & FIRE 12 CENTS
OVERLAY 2 CENTS
OF QU
HEALTH AND SANITATION 4 CENTS
COUNTY 4 CENTS
CITY ONE CY
HIGHWAYS 9CENTS
STATE 8CENTS
DOLLAR 1927
WELFARE 2 CENTS HOSPITAL ICENT
* OUTLAYS 8 CENTS
UNCLASSIFIED ICENT
ICENT ICENT ICENT
ICENT
SCHOOLS 24 CENTS
CEMETERY SEWER
PARKS
LIBRARY
"Highways" includes Maintenance, Repairs, Street Watering and Street Lighting. "Protection of Persons and Property" includes Police, Fire, Gypsy Moth, Sealer of Weights, and Building and Wire Inspection. "General Government" includes the offices in City Hall.
Outlays includes Rebuilding Streets $111,000, New Streets $31,000, Permanent Walks $55,000, Surface Drains $50,000, Water Services $10,000, Public Buildings $31,000, and Sewer Construction $31,000.
ELIZABETH N. DUNN, Auditor of Accounts.
18 CENTS
AUDITOR'S STATEMENT FOR DECEMBER, 1927
Object of Appropriation
Appro.
Bal. 1926
Tax Levy
Receipts
Add Transf.
Less Transf.
Total Credits
Expended
Balance
City Council
Councillors' Salaries
$4,500 00
$4,500 00
$4,500 00
Clerk of Committees
800 00
800 00
800 00
Advertising
500 00
400 00
900 00
852 74
$47 26
Printing
450 00
450 00
391 00
59 00
Other Expenses
325 00
500 00
825 00
694 13
130 87
Mayor's Department
Mayor's Salary
4,000 00
4,000 00
4,000 00
Secretary's Salary
1,800 00
1,800 00
1,764 60
35 40
Stenographer's Salary
1.300 00
1,300 00
1,300 00
Office Expenses
1.500 00
22 00
200 00
1,322 00
1,162 83
159 17
Auditing Department
Auditor's Salary
3,750 00
3,750 00
3,750 00
Clerical
2,900 00
2,900 00
2,900 00
Office Expenses
360 00
360 00
342 45
17 55
Other Expenses
350 00
350 00
350 00
Treasurer's Department
Treasurer's Salary
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
. .
...
..
.
..
40 00
600 00
600 00
Bond
365 00
365 00
365 00
Other Expenses
800 00
125 00
205 00
1,130 00
1,122 70
7 30
Tax Collector's Department
Collector's Salary
2,700 00
112 22
2,587 78
2,587 78
Clerical
5,444 00
5,444 00
5,444 00
Temporary Clerks
2,380 00
119 93
2,499 93
2,499 93
Postage .
1.700 00
1,700 00
1,690 31
9 69
Printing
400 00
5 25
405 25
405 25
Tax Sale
3,200 00
3,180 13
2.527 80
652 33
Bond
765 00
. .
...
·
.
6 91
541 91
541 91
Deputy Coll.
500 00
.
.
.
500 00
500 00
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
...
. .
.
.
. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
..
..
2,744 00
2,744 00
......
. .
AUDITOR'S REPORT
.
.
.
. .
. .
.
...
. .
.
765 00
745 00
20 00
Other Expenses
535 00
.
.
...
.
.
.
. .
.. .
.
.
. .
.
.
.
45
.
.
·
.
.
.
Clerical
2,744 00
Temp. Clerk
400 00
240 00
.
.
.
19 87
.
.
AUDITOR'S STATEMENT FOR DECEMBER, 1927-Continued
Object of Appropriation
Appro.
Bal. 1926
Tax Levy
Receipts
Add Transf.
Less Transf.
Total Credits
Expended
Balance
Assessors' Department
Assessors' Salaries
8,400 00
Assistants
2,550 00
.
. .
1,010 00
1,040 00
4,332 00
4,019 69
312 31
Printing and Advertising
3,000 00
3,000 00
2,774 41
225 59
Abstract of Deeds
2,000 00
2,000 00
1.362 26
637 74
Transportation
850 00
850 00
850 00
Other Expenses
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,420 58
579 42
City Clerk's Department
City Clerk's Salary
2,650 00
2,650 00
2,650 00
.
.
.
. .
.
..
1,600 00
1,600 00
Clerk
500 00
500 00
500 00
Clerk
1.350 00
. .
.
.
..
.
.
. .
.
. .
...
.
.
.
.
.
. .
.
.
220 00
196 01
23 99
Vital Statistics
750 00
.
. .
. .
750 00
722 26
27 74
City Solicitor's Department
Solicitor's Salary
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
Office
250 00
250 00
164 66
85 34
Legal Expenses
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,132 07
867 93
Commissioners
Salary
4,000 00
. .
.......
. .
....
..... .. .
..
. ...
Clerical
2,900 00
2,900 00
2,900 00
·
33 30
City Hall
10,000 00
.. .
. .
.
5,900 00
4,186 79
1,713 21
Public Buildings
5,900 00
. .
...
.. .
...
City Engineer's Department
City Engineer's Salary ...
3,000 00
3,000 00
3.000 00
1.261 83
Clerk
300 00
Equipment
. ..
. .
...
.
....
.
.
800 00
769 80
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