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25,000 00
$41,420 00
Claims and awards
$2,500 00
Planning Board
400 00
Board of survey
200 00
Harbor master
400 00
Harbor master, expenses
25 00
Printing City report.
1,500 00
Printing monthly report
700 00
Workmen's compensation
5,000 00
License commission
300 00
G. A. R. Post rent.
874 00
American Legion rent.
2,000 00
George F. Bryan Post rent
660 00
J. A. Boyd Camp rent.
200 00
Connors annuity
300 00
Hollis annuity
1,000 00
Rifle range
250 00
Special work in connection with tax titles
1,200 00
$17,509 00
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Designated by Chapter 338, Acts of 1923
Sewer construction
$32,500 00
Accepted Streets (new) under Better- ment Act
30,000 00
Public buildings
32,500 00
Permanent sidewalks (Betterment Act)
30,000 00
Street rebuilding (Mass. Highway
50,000 00
Surface drains
30,000 00
$205,000 00
Grand total
$2,857,864 00
BONDS MATURING, 1928 City Treasurer
City debt Monatiquot bridge 10,000 00
$370,500 00
City Hospital
13,000 00
Specifications)
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CITY OF QUINCY
Norfolk County Hospital
8,000 00
Sewer debt
95,000 00
High School
59,000 00
South Junior High School.
30,000 00
Government School
16,000 00
Southern artery
12,000 00
$613,500 00
Interest Due 1928
City debt
$92,366 30
Monatiquot bridge
1,275 00
City hospital
5,115 00
Norfolk County Hospital
585 00
Sewer debt
20,736 25
High School
28,520 00
South Junior High School.
16,800 00
Government School
5,640 00
Southern artery
4,237 50
$175,275 05
Temporary loan interest
$65,000 00
WATER DEPARTMENT To Be Paid from Receipts
Bonds
$108,000 00
Interest
30,611 25
General maintenance
30,000 00
Meters
10,000 00
New equipment
5,300 00
Service connections and receipts
10,000 00
Pensions
2,800 00
Superintendent
3,250 00
Inspector
2,200 00
Assistant inspector
1,800 00
Meter readers (4)
6,240 00
Chief clerk
1,700 00
Second clerk
1,400 00
Third clerk
1,248 00
Special clerk
1,300 00
Extra clerk
936 00
Passed to be ordained April 16, 1928. Attest :-
$215,485 25
EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.
Approved April 23, 1928.
THOMAS J. MCGRATH, Mayor. A true copy. Attest :-
EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETS
No.
1 Welfare Dept. salaries $50 00
Building inspector.
50 00
Burial
50 00
Assessors
100 00
Mayor
50 00
Health
50 00
No.
2 Nurses bills $282 00
Land taking 100 00
382 00
No. 4 Fire alarm improvements.
1,455 00
No. 5 Accepted streets-new (Better- ment Act Chap. 338)
2,500 00
No. 6 Wire fences at So. Junior High
3,000 00
No. 7 City clerk-steel file.
561 50
No. 8 Convention (Mayor's contin-
gent)
500 00
No. 9 Surface drains
20,000 00
No. 10 Street rebuilding
40,000 00
No. 11 Asphalt sidewalks
20,000 00
No. 12 Hospital salaries
200 00
No. 13 Police Dept .- new cars.
1,360 00
No. 14 Sanitary division-new car
621 00
No. 15 Abating nuisance
1,000 00
No. 16 Workmen's compensation
4,000 00
No. 17 Special Murphy claim.
1,000 00
No. 18 Sanitation transportation
5,000 00
No. 19 Mayor's contingent 300 00
No. 20 Granolithic walks
40,000 00
No. 21 Grading Daniel Webster School
1,000 00
No. 22 Special land taking
11,279 00
No. 23 July 4th celebration
200 00
No. 24 Southern artery
1,373 06
Supplementary budget
$157,881 56 2,857,864 00
$3,015,745 56
CITY DEBT FOR YEAR 1928
The total funded debt of the city, January 1, was $5,305,000.00. During the year this was reduced by payments as follows: City debt within the limit $370,500 00
Sewer debt within the limit
72,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
Sewer
$23,000 00
Water
108,000 00
County Hospital
8,000 00
City Hospital
13,000 00
High School land and building
59,000 00
Monatiquot bridge
10,000 00
South Junior High School
30,000 00
Government School
16,000 00
Southern artery
12,000 00
$721,500 00
Original budget
$350 00
No. 3 July 4th celebration
1,800 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
The funded debt during the year has been increased as follows:
Within the Debt Limit
Sewer
$110,000 00
New streets
200,000 00
Sanitary sewers
25,000 00
Merrymount and Adams Shore Schools.
220,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
Water construction
$75,000 00
Southern artery
100,000 00
Summary
Funded debt January 1, 1928
$5,305,000 00
Bonds paid during the year
721,500 00
$4,583,500 00
Bonds authorized and issued during the year
730,000 00
Net debt
$5,313,500 00
Increase funded debt
$8,500 00
The funded debt of the city is as follows:
School buildings and furnishings
$2,278,000 00
Water
788,000 00
Sewer
553,500 00
Streets
849,000 00
Hospital-City, buildings and equipment.
325,000 00
Surface drains
131,000 00
Fire station and apparatus
68,000 00
Police station
70,000 00
Monatiquot bridge
20,000 00
Permanent walks
17,000 00
Hospital-County
5,000 00
Cemetery land
8,000 00
Southern artery
201,000 00
$5,313,500 00
This includes $125,000 authorized in 1927.
$730,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT BORROWING MARGIN FOR 1929 "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, 1926
$120,087,845 00
Net valuation, 1927
128,580,589 00
Net valuation, 1928
135,452,648 00
$384,121,082 00
Three years' average
$128,040,360 00
Two and one-half per cent.
$3,201,009 00
Debt January 1:
City
$2,454,000 00
Sewer
316,000 00
$2,770,000 00
Margin within the debt limit
$431,009 00
Bonds coming due, which increases borrowing margin in 1929:
City
Sewer
Total
January
February
$16,500 00
$16,500 00
March
April
51,000 00
$16,000 00
67,000 00
May
3,000 00
14,000 00
17,000 00
June
10,000 00
4,000 00
14,000 00
July
120,000 00
15,000 00
135,000 00
August
64,500 00
4,000 00
68,500 00
September
69,000 00
3,000 00
72,000 00
October
34,000 00
13,000 00
47,000 00
November
6,000 00
6,000 00
December
36,000 00
8,000 00
44,000 00
$410,000 00
$77,000 00
$487,000 00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Object of Appropriation
Amount
Month
Rate Per Cent
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
Total.
Cemetery Land
$20,000
Feb.
4 14
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
Faxon Field Drain
20,000
Feb.
411
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Accepted Streets, 1927
100,000
Feb.
334
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
$10,000
$10,000 Also 10,000 in 1938 $10,000 2,500
$10,000
100,000
Accepted Streets, 1928
25,000
Feb.
314
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
25,000
City Hospital Land
13,000
April
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Hancock Street, 1925
16,000
April
4
3,000
3,000
6,000
Fire Apparatus, Ward 5
10,000
April
4
2,000
2,000
Accepted Streets, 1926
50,000
April
1
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
40,000
Surface Drains, 1926
50,000
April
4
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
40,000
Junior High School
350,000
April
4
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
280,000
Widening Streets, 1926
12,000
May
4
3,000
3,000
6,000
Washington St. Sidewalk
10,500
June
51/2
1,000
1,000
2,000
New Streets, 1920
11,500
June
5/2
1,000
1,000
2,000
Portable School Land
10,000
June
414
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
4,000
Surface Drains, 1922
25,000
June
417
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
10,000
Hancock St., 1925
10,000
June
4
2,000
2,000
4,000
Surface Drains, 1925
15,000
June
4
3,000
3,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
Franklin Street, 1922
35,000
July
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
15,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
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
414
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
36,000
Botolph St., 1924
6,500
July
1,000
City Hospital, 1925
150,000
July
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000 10,000
70,000
Surface Drains, 1925
15,000
July
4
3,000
3,000
6,000
New Streets, 1925
54,000
July
4
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
36,000
Surface Drains, 1925
30,000
July
4
6,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Accepted Streets, 1928
200,000
July
4
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
200,000
New Streets
61,500
Aug.
412
6,000
6,000
CITY OF QUINCY
6,000 225,000
12,000
Mass. Fields School
250,000
July
4 14
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
Also 10,000-1938-1943
1,000
Police Station
100,000
July
4
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
12,000
North Junior High School
75,000
July
4
5,000
5,000
5,000
Also 5,000-1938-1941
65,000
Accepted Streets, 1927
250,000
July
4
25,000
25,000
4
4
4
105,000
-
32
$8,000 8,000
Also 2,500 in 1938
5,000
4,000
5,000 35,000
Also 20,000 in 1938
175,000
74
School St. Widening Surface Drains.
17,000
41/2
1,000
1,000
New Streets, 1920
70,000
Aug.
514
7,000
7,000
14,000
New Streets, 1921
80,000
Aug.
512
8,000
8,000
8,000
24,000
Hancock St., 1924
40,000
Aug.
4
8,000
8,000
Franklin St., 1924
35,000
Aug.
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
39,000
Hancock St., 1919
75,000
Sept.
412
7,000
7,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1924
10,000
Sept.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1924
85,000
Sept.
4
17,000
17,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1926
20,000
Sept.
4
4,000
4,000
4,000 13,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
99,000
Merrymount and Adams Shore Schools, 1928
220,000
Sept.
4 1/4
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
Sanitary Sewers
25,000
Sept.
4 14
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
-
25,000
Surface Drains.
10,000
Oct.
4
2,000
2,000
Junior High School Building.
100,000
Oct.
4 14
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
70,000
Fire Apparatus
35,000
Oct.
41
7,000
7,000
14,000
Fire Dept. Building
35,000
Oct.
4
4,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
27,000
Accepted Streets
30,000
Oct.
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
Surface Drains.
10,000
Oct.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
Fire Station Building
10,000
Oct.
4
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
Webster School Addition
30,000
Nov.
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
27,000
Surface Drains, 1924
15,000
Nov.
3,000
3,000
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
225,000
Adams St. Widening
10,000
Dec.
51/2
1,000
1,000
2,000
Bellevue Street
10,000
Dec.
512
1,000
1,000
2,000
New Streets
17,000
Dec.
4
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
9,000
Granolithic Walks
10,000
Dec.
2,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
Fire Apparatus
25,000
Dec.
4
5,000
. 5,000
5,000
15,000
$410,000
$341,000
$295,500
$256,500
$248,500
$235,500
$222,500
$187,500
$122,500
$2,454,000
Aug. Aug.
51
2,500
2,500
5,000
AUDITOR'S REPORT
24,000 8,000
Granolithic Walks.
15,000
Oct.
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
Surface Drains
15,000
Oct.
414
3,000
3,000
6,000
Nurses' Home, 1926
125,000
Sept.
4
13,000
13,000
12,000
Also 22,000-1938
220,000
4
334 4
4
-
33
25,000
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CITY OF QUINCY TEMPORARY LOANS, 1928
Issued
Rate
Due
Amount
Jan 25
Old Colony Corp'n and
3.325
Dec. 14, 1928
$200,000
Mar. 2
Old Colony Corporation
3.76
Nov. 5, 1928
200,000
Mar. 15
Old Colony Corporation
3.654
Aug. 30, 1928
150,000
Mar. 15
Old Colony Corporation
3.654
Dec. 14, 1928
100,000
Mar. 30
Bank of Commerce & Tr. Co.
3.67
Nov. 8, 1928
300,000
Apr. 11
Old Colony Corporation
3.785
Nov. 22, 1928
100,000
Apr. 26
Old Colony Corporation
3.875
Dec. 6, 1928
150,000
Apr. 26
Bank of Commerce & Tr. Co.
3,875
Dec. 14, 1928
150,000
May 15
Old Colony Corporation
4.04
Mar. 14, 1929
250,000
June 14
Old Colony Corporation and
Bank of Commerce & Tr. Co.
4.38
Mar. 14, 1929
300,000
June 28
Old Colony Corporation
4.835
Feb. 21, 1929
300,000
Aug. 20
Old Colony Corporation
4.78
Nov. 15, 1928
50,000
Aug. 30
Old Colony Corporation
4.74
Feb. 14, 1929
200,000
Dec. 14
Old Colony Corporation
4.85
Mar. 15, 1929
100,000
Dec. 14
Old Colony Corporation
4.85
Apr. 26, 1929
150,000
Dec. 14
Bank of Commerce & Tr. Co.
4.95
Jan. 25, 1929
200,000
$2,900,000
Issued, 1928
$2,750,000
Renewal 1927
150,000
$2,900,000
Renewals
600,000
Paid
800,000
Outstanding
$1,500,000
ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL RECEIPTS, 1928
Estimated
Actual
Licenses
$8,131 50
$7,479 50
Permits
676 00
610 00
Court Fines
14,792 50
5,760 83
Grants.
32,374 71
33,165 79
Oiling
11,513 09
4,428 35
Gypsy Moth
2,009 98
2,164 96
Sewer
30,564 26
25,553 79
Bank of Commerce & Tr. Co.
$2,300,000
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AUDITOR'S REPORT ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL RECEIPTS, 1928-Concluded
Estimated
Actual
Particular Sewer
$26,607 83
$28,724 70
Walks
10,080 30
15,848 34
Streets.
29,815 44
55,189 03
Costs
8,017 45
6,716 70
City Clerk
1,331 80
1,779 53
Police
1,484 70
177 07
Fire
57 30
182 90
Sealer
984 86
906 05
Building
4,799 50
4,996 50
Wire .
2,148 23
2,235 00
Contagious
9,863 69
11,446 28
Miscellaneous
169 20
242 70
Plumbing
2,420 00
2,245 00
Milk
433 50
475 50
Garbage
872 00
3,191 10
Scavenger
2,662 40
2,187 62
Highways
2,665 29
2,881 37
Welfare
9,604 07
9,114 77
School
3,594 27
6,380 96
Indust. Receipts
1,848 40
1,886 78
Indust. Rev.
6,654 86
Home Making
1,308 05
1,289 05
Cemetery
20,137 00
18,830 00
Interest Taxes
48,767 37
47,962 97
Interest Assessments
7,908 98
9,921 36
Interest Deposits
28,425 95
17,153 54
Interest on Taxes and T. T.
4,733 78
Special Taxes
143 31
Refunds
567 89
20 38
Miscellaneous
413 07
537 70
Library
2,429 70
Parks.
953 33
Gypsy Moth
42
Tercentenary
185 00
Accrued Interest
331 95
Corporation Tax
114,109 26
119,127 43
Bank Tax
4,762 20
4,960 92
Military Aid State Aid
1,754 00
1,494 00
Street Railway
2,986 80
3,113 37
Highway Bridges
24 14
Burials
47 00
Premium on bonds
2,784 33
Supply Account
238 10
Income Tax
297,686 48
378,191 08
Assessors.
$754,167 80
Council Appropriation
24,886 68
State-Mass.
575 45
779,629 93
$779,629 93
Surplus
$74,874 28
$754,167 80
$854,504 21
$456,481 32
$476,313 13
2,414 14
225 50
542 00
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CITY OF QUINCY WATER RATES
Outstanding January 1, 1928.
$25,756 39
Committments 1928
358,617 69
$384,374 08
Collections 1928
$350,257 39
Abatements 1928
3,986 24
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1928
30,130 45
$384,374 08
WATER DEPARTMENT
Deficit 1928
$19,961 46
Appropriations 1928
225,485 25
Met. Water assessment 1928
138,898 19
$384,435 90
Collections of water rates 1928
$315,914 95
Municipal departments 1928.
32,296 00
$348,210 95
Deficit 1929
$36,224 95
Balance of appropriation 1928
$3,282 63
$32,942 32
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS, 1928
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
1,700 00
City messenger
800 00
Commissioner
4,000. 00
City engineer
3,000 00
Registrars (four) each
350 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
300 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
Police department:
Chief
3,600 00
Captain
2,700 00
Lieutenant
2,400 00
Inspectors
2,400 00
Sergeants
2,300 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Patrolmen, first year
1,760 00
Patrolmen, second year
1,870 00
Patrolmen, third year
2,100 00
Fire department:
Chief
3,600 00
Captain
2,500 00
Lieutenant
2,300 00
Superintendent
2,260 00
Assistant engineers (3)
250 00
Permanent men, first year
1,760 00
Permanent men, second year
1,870 00
Permanent men, third year
2,100 00
CITY OF QUINCY Balance Sheet December 31, 1928 Revenue Accounts
ASSETS
Revenue Cash
$234,558 35
Temporary Loans: In anticipation of revenue. $1,500,000 00
Premiums reserved for payment of debt .
2,126 05
Levy of 1926
$1,542 63
Levy of 1927
30,204 42
Levy of 1928
. 1,378,925 96
Johnson Turkey Fund 101 25
Rock Island School Fund 227 40
Tucker Cemetery Fund 89 96
Peirce Cemetery Fund 29 75
Williams Cemetery Fund 107 15
2,026 99
Special Deposits:
Sewer
4,650 00
1926
. 92
Scavenger
389 40
Water
2,450 00
Sewer
1926
180 10
1927
319 06
1928
5,435 78
Street Betterment
Tax Titles
60,175 84
1926
698 43
Special assessments
38,570 04
1927
820 26
Water
22,381 36
1928
14,789 72
Sidewalk
1927
47 03
1928
3,450 12
Unapportioned Betterments
869 73
Unapportioned Sidewalks . . Committed Interest:
3,749 01
Sewer
1926
16 08
1927
31 23
1928
1,387 88
1,410,673 01 60,175 84
Tax titles
Special Assessments:
Moth
1927
$38 26
1928
1,005 05
Street Oiling
1927
79 02
7,489 40
Overlay, 1928
12,844 45
Unexpended Balances
82,328 98
CITY OF QUINCY
155,744 21 93,972 70
Surplus revenue
Departmental 26,414 71
Cemetery foundations
407 27
38
LIABILITIES
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes
Trust Fund Income: Hospital Funds $1,471 48
Revenue reserved until collected :
Water services
7,794 99
Street Betterments
1926
$69 89
1927
117 60
1928
4,459 38
Sidewalks
1927
2 55
1928
1,001 94
$38,570 04
Water Department
Rates of 1927 and prior . $1,053 97
Rates of 1928
21,327 39
Services
22,381 36 7,794 99
Departmental:
Contagious diseases
$3,154 46
Scavenger
298 25
Particular Sewers
6,422 28
Highways
80
Public Welfare
13,222 92
Cemetery
3,316 00
26,414 71
Cemetery-foundations and grading
407 27
Overlay deficits:
Levy of 1923
2,574 37
Levy of 1924
3,761 98
Levy of 1926
2,986 08
Levy of 1927
9,484 26
Accounts overdrawn :
Soldiers' exemptions
314 27
Soldiers' relief
729 54
Outside aid
2,764 39
Water Deficit
32,942 32
$1,856,532 78
$1,856,532 78
39
.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
18,806 69
3,808 20
40
CITY OF QUINCY
TAX COLLECTIONS January 1 to December 31, 1928
Due Jan. 1
Charges
Sold City
Adjusted
Abated
Collections
Due
1923
$2,754 37
1924
3,897 51
784 51
1925
970 72
$42 53
$27 00
1926
25,993 31
555 03
3,177 45
$176 12
16,185 86
1,229,686 50
1927
1,306,694 61
850 56
31,292 27
$176 12
$30,009 84 $1,245,328 91 16,717 58
2,293,187 50
$31,747 05 1,378,925 96
1928
CASH AND SECURITIES
$180,646 20
Cash and securities
$1,000 00
Rock Island school fund.
2,000 00
C. C. Johnson turkey fund.
49,976 75
Hospital funds
119,699 14
Cemetery perpetual care fund.
150 00
C. C. Johnson cemetery fund
125 00
A. Nugent cemetery fund
400 00
W. S. Williams cemetery fund
200 00
G. E. Peirce cemetery fund.
400 00
M. W. Tucker cemetery fund
3,000 00
C. E. French cemetery fund
3,695 31
Pay roll tailings
$180,646 20
.
$1,542 63
7,101 89
14,726 37
30,204 42
$1,340,310 52
$1,448 12| $3,688,831 04
$34,496 72
$2,754 37
$131 53
3,765 98
201 74
TABULATION SHOWING STATE, COUNTY AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS
Date
State
County
Metropolitan Water
Metropolitan Sewer
Parks
Fire Prevention
Charles River Basin
Neponset Bridge
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
33,572 23
21,073 47
602 92
3,667 58
5,040 00
1918.
97,020 00
39,020 00
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
1928
144,330 00
141,500 00
138,989 19
87,701 71
60,995 00
933 90
11,825 48
13,366 28
AUDITOR'S REPORT
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CITY OF QUINCY
MUNICIPAL FINANCES ILLUSTRATED
The following diagram shows how the revenue of 1928, de- rived from taxes and ordinary receipts excluding all money bor- rowed, is expended.
12 CENTS
PROPERTY
OF LIFE AND
PROTECTION
GENERAL
3.5 CENTS
HEALTH
. AND
SANITATION
7 CENTS
CHARITIES 2 CENTS
2 CTS.
HIGHWAYS 13.5 CENTS
STATE 8 CENTS
CITY ONE
COUNTY 4 CENTS
DOLLAR
1 CT.
1928
SCHOOLS 25.5 CENTS
INTEREST 19 CENTS
DEBT AND
LIBRARY ICENT
General Government includes offices in City Hall. Protection of Persons and Property includes Police, Fire, Gypsy Moth, Sealer of Weights, Building Inspector and Wire Inspector. High- ways includes Maintenance, Repairs, Street Watering and Street Lighting. Unclassified includes Parks, Cemeteries and Mis- cellaneous.
ELIZABETH N. DUNN,
Auditor of Accounts.
GOVERNMENT
HOSPITAL 1.5 CTS. UNCLASSIFIED
AUDITOR'S STATEMENT FOR DECEMBER, 1928
Object of Appropriation
Appro.
Bal. 1927
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
$93 00
593 00
593 00
Printing
450 00
450 00
290 50
$159 50
Other Expenses
400 00
$93 00
307 00
250 99
56 01
Mayor's Department
Mayor's Salary
4,000 00
4,000 00
4,000 00
Secretary's Salary
1,800 00
1,800 00
1,800 00
Stenographer's Salary
1,350 00
12 40
1,337 60
1,337 60
Office Expenses
1,500 00
785 80
714 20
705 13
9 07
Contingent
550 00
$10 29
674 19
1,234 48
1,234 48
Auditing Department
Auditor's Salary.
3,750 00
3,750 00
2,750 00
1,000 00
Clerical .
3,100 00
3,100 00
1,788 00
1,312 00
Office Expenses
360 00
295 95
250 03
45 92
Other Expenses
365 00
64 05
429 05
429 05
Treasurer's Department
Tresaurer's Salary
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
Clerical
2,896 00
2,896 00
2,896 00
Temp. Clerk
760 00
760 00
742 55
17 45
Bond
365 00
365 00
365 00
Other Expenses
1,350 00
225 00
1,575 00
1,573 54
1 46
Tax Collector's Department
Collector's Salary
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
Clerical
5,796 00
690 00
5,106 00
5,106 00
Temporary Clerks
2,480 00
690 00
30 00
3,140 00
3,126 12
13 88
Postage
1,700 00
300 54
1,399 46
1,393 92
5 54
Printing
400 00
400 00
392 25
7 75
Tax Sale
2,500 00
400 00
2,900 00
2,884 58
15 42
Other Expenses
545 00
330 54
70
874 84
874 84
Deputy Coll.
500 00
500 00
500 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
. .
Bond
755 00
755 00
750 00
5 00
64 05
AUDITOR'S STATEMENT FOR DECEMBER, 1928-Continued
Object of Appropriation
Appro.
Bal. 1927
Tax Levy
Receipts
Add. Transf. Less Transf.
Total Credits
Expended
Balance
Assessor's Department
Assessors' Salaries
$8,400 00
Assistants
2,550 00
$50 00
$102 00
$50 00
4,250 00
4,209 92
40 08
Printing and Advertising
3,500 00
3,500 00
2,671 90
828 10
Abstract of Deeds
2,000 00
2,000 00
1,252 59
747 41
Transportation
850 00
850 00
850 00
Other Expenses
2,000 00
56 00
1,944 00
1,281 47
662 53
License Board
300 00
300 00
227 50
72 50
City Solicitor's Department
Solicitor's Salary
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
Expenses
250 00
250 00
36 55
213 45
Legal Expenses
2,000 00
2,000 00
542 90
1,457 10
Special Legal Work on Tax Titles. .
1,200 00
1,200 00
780 00
420 00
City Clerk's Department
City Clerk's Salary
2,650 00
2,650 00
2,650 00
Asst. City Clerk's Salary
ยท 1,700 00
1,700 00
1,700 00
Clerk . .
1,350 00
1,350 00
858 00
Clerk .
500 00
470 89
470 89
Printing and Postage
175 00
2 89
177 89
177 89
Office Supplies
200 00
48 72
151 28
151 28
Other Expenses
220 00
96 29
123 71
123 71
Filing Cabinet
561 50
561 85
560 85
65
Vital Statistics
800 00
62 33
737 67
737 67
City Messenger
800 00
800 00
800 00
Commissioners
Salary
4,000 00
4,000 00
4,000 00
Clerical
3,150 00
3,150 00
3,150 00
Expenses
700 00
107 85
592 15
591 31
84
City Engineer's Department
City Engineer's Salary
3,000 00
3,000 00
2,805 40
Assistants' Salary
9,000 00
1,300 00
10,300 00
10,166 78
133 22
Clerk
300 00
300 00
300 00
Office
900 00
897 30
565 84
331 46
Other Expenses
3,750 00
250 00
700 00
4,700 00
4,689 83
10 17
2,600 00
2,575 00
25 00
Clerical
7,936 00
8,038 00
8,038 00
Extra Clerical
4,300 00
$8,400 00
$8,400 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
492 00
29 11
.
194 60
2 70
Board of Registrars
Salaries
$1,400 00
$1,400 00
$1,400 00
Clerk of Board.
375 00
375 00
375 00
Election Officers
5,865 00
$1,217 00
7,082 00
7,082 00
Printing and Postage
3,600 00
$367 30
3,232 70
3,232 70
Rentals
1,100 00
104 88
1,204 88
1,204 88
141 50
541 50
541 50
962 93
4,162 93
4,162 93
Special Primary
2,200 00
3,000 00
2,844 83
$155 17
City Hall.
9,500 00
$222 27
745 08
622 27
441 66
180 61
Special Primary
200 00
200 00
175 75
24 25
Police Department
Chief of Police, Salary
3,600 00
3,600 00
3,600 00
Permanent Men
224,800 00
234 50
224,565 50
223,470 54
1,094 96
Reserves
10,000 00
2,000 00
145 40
12,145 40
12,145 40
Pensions
1,650 00
5 10
1,655 10
1,655 10
Fuel and Light
2,500 00
151 55
2,651 55
2,651 55
Signal Wires
3,000 00
323 64
2,676 36
2,676 36
Office .
500 00
111 06
19 00
592 06
592 06
Transportation
5,000 00
346 64
5,346 64
5,346 64
Traffic .
1,000 00
208 00
792 00
792 00
Equipment-new cars.
2,860 00
2,860 00
2,850 24
9 76
Motorcycles .
800 00
160 00
640 00
640 00
Other Expenses
3,000 00
43 82
2,956 18
2,952 69
3 49
Liquor Law.
300 00
33 79
266 21
266 21
Dog Officer
244 00
244 00
267 11
Fire Department
Chief's Salary
3,600 00
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