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While I hesitate to recommend police retirements I firmly believe there are cases where such would tend to increase efficiency. More information on this point will be at hand when the detailed result of the recent physical examination is at hand.
Comfort Station
One of the great needs of the moment is a comfort station in City Square. The city is rapidly becoming a trading center for a very wide constituency and we all feel the need of providing ac- commodations for those who come into the city. It is not an easy thing to make a decision as to site, but I believe that something should be done to bring Quincy in line with other progressive com- munities. Early in the year a new plan will be submitted to the Council, and if it should meet with approval means may possibly be found to provide this essential service.
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Building in Quincy
The new building value continues to show a healthy increase, this year being approximately six millions of dollars. I have always held the opinion that as long as the city was growing at the rate of five or six millions a year we could look forward undismayed by the seemingly big expenditures authorized each year. The pros- pect is that this growth will continue for at least five years, and consequently during this period we can assume greater burdens than if the promise was not so alluring. Our great anxiety should be to keep budget charges within the income from this new wealth and thus avoid the hurtful expedient of increasing valuations or rates to meet costs. I firmly believe that if our increase in wealth should be at an average yearly rate of five millions we can add materially to our debt total and yet not make the increase apparent to the taxpayer.
The City's Growth
Elsewhere in this statement reference has been made to the wide- spread recognition given to the remarkable growth of Quincy in population and wealth. This growth brings its inevitable problems and forces the city to do things which would not be possible if the trend was in an opposite direction. The city welcomes every addi- tion to its business and to its population and forgets the problem created thereby as it proudly realizes that these factors give to the community pre-eminence and indelible marks of superiority as a municipality.
Within the last few years a number of splendid buildings have replaced old and antiquated structures with the happy result that the city now boasts many fine modern structures. These signs of progress are seen in all sections of the city so that the stranger does not get here the contrasts that so vividly mark other com- munities. Our emergence from a small city to a larger one has been steady and healthy. While the mark of progress is seen every- where it is most conspicuous when we view the development of Quincy Centre from Adams to School streets. Here values have tremendously increased through the erection of new buildings.
We hope that the courage of those who have made these invest- ments will be rewarded by success and that others may be induced to choose this city as a place of business. The proximity to Boston and ample railroad facilities offer strong inducements to business of all kinds to locate here. The very fact that Quincy has grown so fast in the last decade draws attention to one of our serious problems.
The needs of the municipality must not be borne wholly by the home owner and consequently the great need is more business and more opportunities for employment.
This is the first segment of the circle and if we can induce busi- ness to locate here we will not only help the average taxpayer in his burden, but we will create new wealth upon which taxes must be assessed. With conditions as settled as they are here and with the natural and created advantages of the city so apparent a strong inducement is offered to the home seekers as well as the business enterprise to locate within our city limits.
Work Done in 1928
I have purposely refrained from any extended statement regard- ing the work done in 1928, as detailed information of the streets, sidewalks, drains, sewers and water construction will be given in the annual city report. I trust that the good work of the last year will be continued this year even though we must curtail a little in
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the amounts to be spent for the different objects. In some instances quite noticeable advances were made in certain directions, particu- larly in sewers and drains, and if the means are at hand these im- provements should be extended. The drain work done has been so distinctly beneficial that the city is almost under compulsion to give all sections the benefit of good drainage.
The New Year and Its Opportunities
We are at the threshold of a new year. The people of the city have given us their confidence and good will, and in return for these marks of approbation we give our pledge of unflinching service. The opportunities are many, and I am quite certain that in plan- ning the work of the year the mayor and city council will do their part in upbuilding the city. During the ensuing twelve months there will be many things which will come to the Council for settle- ment. Not all requests can receive favorable action. The more im- portant matters, however, are so urgent that I feel that the sound sense of the Council will give these matters precedence over all others. We may with satisfaction look back at what has been ac- complished in other years and firmly resolve that as far as our resources will permit the record of progress shall be maintained.
There are many matters which I might bring to the attention of the Council, but as they can be discussed at other times I forego any mention of them here. In closing this statement I cannot forego the opportunity of thanking those officials who have helped so sub- stantially in carrying through the work of the past two years. Where this support has been so generously given by all it is, not necessary to make personal mention, and I therefore simply make acknowledgment of the fine service so freely given by the men and women who work for the City of Quincy. I trust that the same co-operation which characterized the work of 1927 and 1928 will be manifest in the two years before us.
Fore River Bridge
The present structure over the Fore River is quite inadequate for the travel that uses it as a means to get to points along the South Shore and beyond. It never was a satisfactory bridge and its structural weaknesses cause a considerable yearly outlay for re- pairs. Under present arrangements several towns, Norfolk county, Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway company and the City of Quincy are responsible for its upkeep. This city pays approxi- mately one-third of all costs of maintenance. A new bridge is needed, and in response to this feeling the trustees have formally voted to petition the Legislature for a new structure.
I think we are all in accord with the plan to help the traffic over the river by a better and more modern bridge. Our concern is re- garding the manner of payment. The old method is quite unfair as it places on neighboring communities the whole cost, whereas the bridge is largely used by people who live outside these com- munities. The Fore River bridge as the gateway to popular beaches and the Cape should be in part, at least, a state under- taking. The new bill will seek to place the burden of payment on a wider area than is at present charged with the care and upkeep of the bridge.
Financial Statement
In this statement to the Council I have added a summary of the financial condition of the city. Except for the fact that we have not sufficient credits for the work of the year the showing is very satisfactory. One striking feature of the summary is the small
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1928 increase in the funded debt, namely $8,500. When it is real- ized that we spent $730,000 for improvements the small net increase gives us courage in facing the large expenditures necessary for new building construction. The total funded debt of the City, Jan- uary 1, was $5,305,000. During the year this was reduced by pay- ments as follows :
City debt within the limit
$370,000
Sewer debt within the limit.
72,000
Outside the debt limit:
Sewer
23,000
Water
108,000
County Hospital
8,000
City Hospital
13,000
High school land and building
59,000
Monatiquot bridge
10,000
South Junior High School.
30,000
Government School
16,000
Southern Artery
12,000
$721,500
The funded debt during the year has been increased as follows: Within the debt limit:
Sewer
$110,000
New Streets
200,000
Sanitary Sewers
25,000
Merrymount and Adams Shore Schools Outside the debt limit:
220,000
Water Construction
75,000
Southern Artery
100,000
$730,000
Summary
*Funded debt January 1, 1928.
$5,305,000
Bonds paid during the year
721,500
Bonds authorized and issued during the year
730,000
Net Debt
$5,313,500
Increase funded debt
$8,500
The funded debt of the City is as follows:
School buildings, furnishings
$2,278,000
Water
788,000
Sewer
553,500
Streets
849,000
Hospital-City, Buildings, Equipment.
325,000
Surface Drains
131,000
Fire Station, Apparatus
68,000
Police Station
70,000
Monatiquot Bridge
20,000
Permanent Walks
17,000
Hospital-County
5,000
Cemetery Land
8,000
Southern Artery
201,000
$5,313,500
*This includes $125,000 authorized in 1927, issued in 1928.
$4,583,500
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CITY OF QUINCY BORROWING MARGIN FOR 1929 General Laws. Chapter 44, Sec. 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 1926
$120,087,845
Net Valuation 1927
128,580,589
Net Valuation 1928
135,452,648
$384,121,082
Three years' average.
$128,040,360
Two and one-half per cent.
$3,201,009
Debt January 1:
City
$2,454,000
Sewer
316,000
$2,770,000
Margin within the debt limit
$431,009
Bonds coming due, which increases borrowing margin in 1929:
City
Sewer
Total
Jan.
Feb.
$16,500
$16,500
Mar.
51,000
$16,000
67,000
May
3,000
14,000
17,000
June
10,000
4,000
14,000
July
120,000
15,000
135,000
Aug.
64,500
4,000
68,500
Sept.
69,000
3,000
72,000
Oct.
34,000
13,000
47,000
Nov.
6,000
6,000
Dec.
36,000
8,000
44,000
$410,000
$77,000
$487,000
Apr.
CITY GOVERNMENT-1929
MAYOR, HON. THOMAS J. MCGRATH SECRETARY, WILLIAM C. CANNIFF, JR.
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS, FREDERICK E. TUPPER.
CITY TREASURER, HAROLD P. NEWELL.
CITY CLERK, EMERY L. CRANE.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, HATTIEMAY THOMAS.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES, JAMES B. WHITE.
CITY SOLICITOR, JEREMIAH J. MCANARNEY.
CHIEF OF POLICE, ERNEST H. BISHOP.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALFRED L. MEAD.
CITY ENGINEER, WALLACE S. CARSON.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE, CHANNING T. FURNALD.
CITY PHYSICIAN, RICHARD M. ASH, M.D.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS, EDWARD A. DEVARENNES.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, JAMES M. CANTFILL.
INSPECTOR OF WIRES, ALEXANDER J. SOUDEN.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS, WARREN S. PARKER.
DOCK AND WATER FRONT COMMISSIONER, EDWARD M. WIGHT.
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
Assessors Meet every Saturday from 9 A M. to 12
MICHAEL T. SULLIVAN, CHAIRMAN Term expires first Monday of February, 1931 ALBERT NELSON Term expires first Monday of February, 1932 J. WINTHROP PRATT Term expires first Monday of February, 1930
Park Commissioners
Board of Health
HEALTH COMMISSIONER, EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, M.D. SANITARY INSPECTOR, ALEXANDER A. ROBERTSON. INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING, JEREMIAH J. KENILEY.
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS, HOWARD ROGERS.
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Trustees of Thomas Crane Public Library Meet first Wednesday of month at 7.30 P. M.
GEORGE E. ADAMS, CHAIRMAN.
GEORGIANA C. LANE, SECRETARY.
REV. JAMES H. SANKEY, TREASURER.
MARY M. CAREY.
CHARLES H. JOHNSON.
JOHN PRATT WHITMAN.
Managers Woodward Fund and Property
HON. THOMAS J. MCGRATH, MAYOR.
HAROLD P. NEWELL, CITY TREASURER.
EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CLERK.
ELIZABETH N. DUNN, AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
JAMES F. YOUNG (ELECTED BY COUNCIL).
Manager of Public Burial Places WELLINGTON W. MITCHELL
Board of Survey
WILLIAM A. CRESSWELL
Term expires 1931
WILLIAM G. SHAW
Term expires 1932
GEORGE H. NEWCOMB Term expires 1930
PATRICK F. O'BRIEN, CLERK
Planning Board
WILSON MARSH, CHAIRMAN Term expires 1934
THEO. J. CRAIG
Term expires 1930
JAMES E. W. GEARY
Term expires 1931
WILLIAM CHAPMAN Term expires 1932
JAMES J. McPHILLIPS
Term expires 1933
Board of License Commissioners
EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CLERK
ERNEST H. BISHOP, CHIEF OF POLICE.
ALFRED L. MEAD, CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Board of Registrars
JOSEPH SZATHMARY, CHAIRMAN. . Term expires April 1, 1929
ROBERT J. WILLIAMS, JR. Term expires April 1, 1931
MICHAEL DONAHUE Term expires April 1, 1930
EMERY L. CRANE, CITY CLERK.
Managers Quincy Hospital
CHARLES A. PRICE, CHAIRMAN . Term expires 1931
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, SECRETARY Term expires 1934 GEORGE TAYLOR Term expires 1932
JOSEPH A. DASHA Term expires 1933
ERNEST B. NEAL. Term expires 1930
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CITY GOVERNMENT CITY COUNCIL
JOHN P. FLAVIN, PRESIDENT.
EMERY L. CRANE, CLERK OF COUNCIL.
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
At Large-Term Expires December 31, 1928
ANGELO P. BIZZOZERO 100 Russell Street
CARL H. LEANDER
288 Furnace Brook Pky.
RALPH W. PROUT 43 Independence Avenue
From Wards-Term Expires December 31, 1929
THOMAS S. BURGIN, Ward 1 137 Monroe Road
JOHN P. FLAVIN, Ward 2. 16 Hersey Place
EDDIE D. CARSON, Ward 3. 336 Granite Street
WILLIAM P. HUGHES, Ward 4 38 Furnace Avenue
CLIFTON H. BAKER, Ward 5.
140 Summit Avenue
WELCOME G. YOUNG, Ward 6.
18 Prospect Street
Clerk of Committees
THEODORE R. DAVISON
8 East Squantum Street
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS
ELIZABETH N. DUNN 97 Whitwell Street
Office Telephone, Granite 0051
CITY MESSENGER
HARRY W. TIRRELL
139 Manet Avenue
Residence Telephone, Granite 7559-J
MANAGER OF WOODWARD FUND AND PROPERTY (Elected by Council)
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL (Elected by Council)
SUPERVISORS OF ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND (Elected by Council)
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the City Council are held the first and third Monday evening of each month at 7.45 P. M.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Meetings of the standing and special committees are held at the call of the Chairman or at such times as may be designated by the Council.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance-Councillors Young, Baker, Bizzozero, Burgin, Carson, Flavin, Hughes, Leander and Prout.
Fire and Police-Hughes, Bizzozero and Carson.
Ordinances, Legislative Matters-Leander, Prout and Burgin.
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply-Baker, Bizzozero and Leander.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman HON. THOMAS J. MCGRATH, MAYOR
Vice-Chairman DR. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING
HON. THOMAS J. MCGRATH Term expires December 31, 1930 11 Thayer Sreet
MRS. BEATRICE W. NICHOLS Term expires December 31, 1930 45 Elm Street
DR. DANIEL B. REARDON Term expires December 31, 1930 1186 Hancock Street
DR. NATHANIEL S. HUNTING. . Term expires December 31, 1930 1136 Hancock Street
ROBERT E. FOY Term expires December 31, 1930 13 Eliot Street
COL. WARREN E. SWEETSER Term expires December 31, 1929 56 Elm Avenue
STURGIS H. HUNT Term expires December 31, 1929 119 Washington Street
Secretary of Board and Superintendent of Schools JAMES N. MUIR
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 8 o'clock P. M. on the last Tuesday of each month except July.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
APRIL 1, 1929.
Honorable Thomas J. McGrath :
In accordance with the ordinance of the City, I submit the an- nual report of my department, showing in detail the receipts and expenditures of each department.
Also several statements showing the financial condition of the City at the close of the financial year, December 31, 1928.
ELIZABETH N. DUNN, Auditor of Accounts.
IN COUNCIL
Order No. 143
Appropriation Order
FEBRUARY 27, 1928.
Ordered:
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appropri- ated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1928 and ending December 31, 1928 to be expended by and under the direction of the several offi- cers or boards as herein designated.
That the appropriation for Bonds, Interest, and Expenses of Water Department, be paid from Water Receipts.
Executive
Mayor's salary
$4,000 00
Secretary
1,800 00
Stenographer
1,300 00
Office expenses
1,500 00
Contingent
250 00
$8,850 00
City Council
Salaries
$4,500 00
Clerk of Committes
800 00
Advertising
500 00
Printing
450 00
Miscellaneous items
400 00
$6,650 00
Auditor
Auditor's salary
$3,750 00
Clerk
1,700 00
Clerk
1,400 00
Office
360 00
Miscellaneous items
365 00
$7,575 00
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CITY OF QUINCY Treasurer
Treasurer's salary
$3,000 00
Clerk
1,700 00
Clerk
1,196 00
Surety bonds
365 00
New equipment
250 00
Miscellaneous items
1,100 00
Extra clerk
760 00
$8,371 00
Tax Collector
Salary
$3,000 00
Postage
1,700 00
Printing
400 00
Advertising and Tax Sale.
2,500 00
Collector's bond
755 00
One clerk
1,700 00
One clerk
1,500 00
One clerk
1,400 00
One clerk
1,196 00
Extra clerical
2,480 00
Miscellaneous items
545 00
Deputy collector
500 00
$17,676 00
Assessors
Chairman
$3,000 00
One assessor
2,700 00
One assessor
2,700 00
Assistant assessors
2,550 00
One clerk
1,700 00
One clerk
1,352 00
One steno-typist
1,300 00
One steno-typist
1,300 00
One clerk
1,144 00
One clerk
1,040 00
Temporary clerks
4,300 00
Printing and advertising
3,500 00
Abstract of deeds
2,000 00
Transportation
850 00
Miscellaneous items
2,000 00
$31,436 00
City Clerk
City clerk's salary
2,650 00
Assistant city clerk.
1,700 00
Clerk
500 00
Clerk
1,350 00
Printing and postage.
175 00
Office supplies
200 00
Miscellaneous items
220 00
$6,795 00
Vital Statistics
Sundry persons
$800 00
$800 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT Commissioner
Commissioner's salary
$4,000 00
Clerk
1,750 00
Clerk
1,400 00
Miscellaneous items
700 00
Care of City Hall
Public buildings
$5,000 00
City Solicitor
Solicitor's salary
$3,000 00
Expenses
250 00
Legal expenses
2,000 00
$5,250 00
City Engineer
Engineer's salary
$3,000 00
Assistant's salary
9,000 00
Clerk
300 00
Office supplies
900 00
Miscellaneous items
3,750 00
$16,950 00
City Messenger
Salary
$800 00
$800 00
Board of Registrars
Salaries
$1,400 00
Clerk
375 00
Election officers
5,865 00
Printing and postage
3,600 00
Rentals
1,100 00
Extra clerical
400 00
Miscellaneous items
3,100 00
$15,840 00
Police
Chief's salary
$3,600 00
Captain
2,700 00
Lieutenants (7)
16,800 00
Sergeants (8)
18,400 00
Patrolmen (89)
186,900 00
Reserves
10,000 00
Pensions (2)
1,650 00
Fuel and lights
2,500 00
Signal wires
3,000 00
Office
500 00
Transportation
5,000 00
Traffic
1,000 00
Equipment
15,000 00
Liquor law
300 00
Motorcycles
800 00
Miscellaneous items
3,000 00
$7,850 00 $9,500 00
$257,650 00
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Fire
Chief's salary
$3,600 00
Assistant chief's salary
750 00
Permanent men, salaries
205,360 00
Pensions
3,540 00
Gas, oil and repairs
5,500 00
Hose
2,500 00
Fuel and light.
3,850 00
Miscellaneous items
5,500 00
$230,600 00
Weights and Measures
Salary
$2,400 00
Deputy to sealer .
1,700 00
Clerk
100 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Supplies
275 00
Miscellaneous items
325 00
$4,825 00
Inspector of Wires
Inspector's salary
$2,400 00
Assistant inspector
96 00
Clerk
650 00
Office
200 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Miscellaneous items
525 00
$3,971 00
Inspector of Buildings
Inspector's salary
$2,400 00
Clerk
1,300 00
Office
400 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Miscellaneous items
525 00
$4,925 00
Gypsy Moth
Labor
$5,500 00
Superintendent
2,184 00
Trees
5,500 00
Supplies
1,400 00
Truck upkeep
275 00
Sprayer upkeep
275 00
Miscellaneous items
1,500 00
Health Administration
Commissioner's salary
$2,400 00
Superintendent's salary
1,650 00
Clerk's salary
1,000 00
Office
700 00
Printing and advertising
600 00
Telephones
250 00
Other expenses
150 00
Upkeep of auto
2,300 00
Abating nuisances
$16,634 00
$9,050 00 $450 00
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Contagious
Contagious diseases
$25,000 00 360 00
Infantile paralysis
$25,360 00
Undernourished children at Norfolk County Camp
$2,000 00
Dispensary
Labor
$1,600 00
Dispensary physician
500 00
Dispensary nurse
1,600 00
Fuel and lights
250 00
Other expenses
500 00
$4,450 00
Physicians, Nurses and Inspectors
Welfare physician
$1,600 00
Welfare nurses
4,800 00
Welfare expenses
400 00
Bacteriologist
900 00
Contagious nurse
1,600 00
Health inspector
2,000 00
Sanitary inspector
2,000 00
Milk expenses
200 00
Animal inspector
300 00
Slaughtering inspector
55 00
Inspector of meats
800 00
Inspector of meats, expenses
250 00
Inspector of plumbing
2,400 00
Inspector of plumbing, expenses
92 00
$17,397 00
Total of Health Department
$58,707 00
Highways
Labor
$125,000 00
Stables
12,600 00
Pensions
7,000 00
Sidewalks, gravel and amiesite
17,000 00
Automobile upkeep
10,000 00
Brooks
5,000 00
Bridges
5,000 00
Equipment
6,500 00
Street signs
6,000 00
All others
50,000 00
$244,100 00
Highway new equipment
$10,000 00
Street sprinkling
$40,000 00
Street lighting
$87,000 00
Departmental Use of Water For Water Service
City Hall
$559 48
Police station
87 42
Thomas Crane Library.
14 08
Library West Quincy Branch.
1 54
Library Beale Street Branch
5 51
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City stables
92 96
Quincy home
78 90
Water works shop
5 02
Fire hydrants (1580)
20,540 00
$21,384 91
Fire Department
Central Fire Station.
$67 61
Ward 1 Houghs Neck Hose House 35 94
Ward 2 Hose House.
28 03
Ward 4 Hose House
45 87
Ward 5 Hose House
68 38
Ward 6 Hose House
53 43
$299 26
School Department
High School Coddington Street
$1,859 95
Central Junior High School
246 96
North Junior High School.
500 00
Adams School
198 16
Atherton Hough School.
164 94
Coddington School
325 97
Cranch School
25 75
Government School
444 80
Gridley Bryant School
139 21
John Hancock School
192 16
Home Making School
99 65
Lincoln School
58 35
Massachusetts Fields School
100 27
Montclair School
206 12
Col. Parker School
1,132 26
Quincy School
269 44
Squantum School
200 00
Washington School
244 64
Daniel Webster School
229 16
Willard School
75 82
Wollaston School
148 95
Woodward Seminary
210 14
$7,072 70
Hospital
Hospital, laundry, elevator, pressure
pump and new wing.
$2,438 12
Nurses Home on grounds .
48 03
Nurses Home (4 Ryden St.)
52 81
$2,538 96
Miscellaneous
Board of Health
$48 57
Street construction
375 00
Gypsy moth
100 00
Mt. Wollaston cemetery
) 59
Bath houses
35 00
Parks and playgrounds .
300 00
Information Bureau Coddington Street
41 01
$1,000 17
Total for Departmental use of water
$32,296 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS Sanitary Division
Labor
$85,000 00
Foreman
2,184 00
Pension
702 00
Care of dumps
6,000 00
$93,886 00
Stable and Garage
Garage expenses
$1,200 00
Fuel and lights
350 00
Care of horses
3,200 00
Shoeing
550 00
$5,300 00
Equipment and Repairs
New equipment
$1,000 00
Repairs on equipment.
600 00
Gas and oils.
4,500 00
Transportation
20,000 00
Mechanics
3,000 00
$29,100 00
$128,286 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
12,000 00
Mother's aid
21,000 00
Outside aid
37,000 00
Quincy City Hospital bills
2,500 00
$78,400 00
Soldiers Benefits
State aid
$2,000 00
Soldiers' relief
13,000 00
Military aid
1,000 00
Soldiers' burial
200 00
$16,200 00
City Hospital
Superintendent's salary
$2,600 00
Bookkeeper
1,500 00
Internes (3)
2,100 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Stenographer
936 00
Two telephone operators
1,716 00
Social Worker
900 00
General expenses
48,904 00
$59,696 00
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CITY OF QUINCY 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
Armistice Day
George F. Bryan Post
$100 00
American Legion
100 00
$200 00
Schools
Instruction
$721,302 00
Administration
36,138 00
Textbooks
26,000 00
Stationery
33,000 00
Operation
99,500 00
Maintenance
58,000 00
Miscellaneous
13,500 00
Evening Academic School
3,700 00
Summer School
3,200 00
$994,340 00
Industrial School
$49,144 00
Home Making School
49,144 00
Continuation School
3,200 00
Evening Industrial
2,287 00
Americanization work
5,000 00
Evening Home Making for women
10,213 00
$83,273 00
Total for all schools
$1,077,613 00
Library
Librarian
$4,000 00
Assistants (dog licenses $4,478.41) and
14,921 00
Books
11,000 00
Rent
3,510 00
Janitor
1,612 00
Fuel and light
2,500 00
Insurance
600 00
Wiring library (exterior lights)
250 00
Miscellaneous items
8,316 00
$46,709 00
Parks
Secretary to Board
$500 00
Parks
5,500 00
Playgrounds
15,000 00
Bath house
1,080 00
Trimming trees in park
1,000 00
Band concerts
500 00
$23,580 00
Cemetery
Manager's salary
$2,400 00
Superintendent
2,200 00
Clerk
650 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Labor
11,500 00
Truck upkeep
550 00
Miscellaneous items
550 00
Cemetery supplies
1,250 00
Hancock cemetery
500 00
Cemetery grading
2,500 00
$22,100 00
Sewer
General foreman
$3,250 00
Clerk
1,600 00
General maintenance
9,070 00
New car
700 00
Compressor and equipment.
1,800 00
$16,420 00
Particular sewers
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