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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, 1933
Park Commissioners
LORETTO D. TOCCI, CHAIRMAN.
WILLIAM M. TRUSSELLE, SECRETARY.
THOMAS J. LARKIN.
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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CITY GOVERNMENT
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 1933
WALLACE S. CARSON, CLERK
Planning Board
WILSON MARSH, CHAIRMAN Term expires 1934
THEO. J. CRAIG
Term expires 1935
JAMES E. W. GEARY Term expires 1931
JAMES J. McPHILLIPS Term expires 1933
JOSEPH ANGELO Term expires 1932
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
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, CHAIRMAN Term expires 1934
GEORGE TAYLOR, SECRETARY. Term expires 1932
JOSEPH A. DASHA. Term expires 1933
ERNEST B. NEAL. Term expires 1935
FORREST I. NEAL.
Term expires 1934
Quincy Committee on Public Safety
CHARLES L. HOMER, CHAIRMAN ... 76 Presidents Lane JOHN H. HAYES 973 Hancock Street
HENRY D. FALLONA 49 Bayfield Road
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CITY OF QUINCY
Fence Viewers
H. EVERETT CRANE 159 Monroe Road
HENRY P. MILLER. 31 Chestnut Street
EBEN W. SHEPPARD 16 Millers Stile Road
CITY COUNCIL
ANGELO P. BIZZOZERO, PRESIDENT. EMERY L. CRANE, CLERK OF COUNCIL.
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
At Large-Term Expires December 31, 1930
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, 1931
ALFRED N. LABRECQUE, Ward 1.231 Palmer Street
JOHN P. FLAVIN, Ward 2. 16 Hersey Place
EDDIE D. CARSON, Ward 3. .. 336 Granite Street THOMAS F. McDONALD, Ward 4 ... 29 Bates Avenue
CHARLES W. HEDGES, Ward 5 ..... 258 North Central Avenue
CHARLES J. HERBERT, Ward 6 ... 11 Hampden Street
Clerk of Committees
THEODORE R. DAVISON
8 East Squantum Street
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS
ELIZABETH N. DUNN 97 Whitwell Street Office Telephone, Granite 0185
CITY MESSENGER
HARRY W. TIRRELL. 139 Manet Avenue Residence Telephone, Granite 7645-M
MANAGER OF WOODWARD FUND AND PROPERTY (Elected by Council) JAMES F. YOUNG
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL (Elected by Council) ALFRED N. LABRECQUE EDDIE D. CARSON
SUPERVISORS OF ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND (Elected by Council)
J. J. MCANARNEY GEORGE E. ADAMS
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CITY GOVERNMENT
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 LaBrecque, Bizzozero, Carson, Flavin, Hedges, Herbert, Leander, McDonald, Prout.
Fire and Police-Councillors Carson, Leander, McDonald.
Ordinances, Legislative Matters-Councillors Hedges, Herbert, Prout.
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply-Councillors Mc- Donald, Flavin, Hedges.
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 Street
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, 1931
1136 Hancock Street
ROBERT E. FOY Term expires December 31, 1931 13 Eliot Street
COL. WARREN E. SWEETSER. Term expires December 31, 1932 56 Elm Avenue
ESTHER V. PURCELL Term expires December 31, 1932 13 Dorchester 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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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
APRIL 1, 1930.
Honorable Thomas J. McGrath:
In accordance with the ordinance of the City, I submit the annual report of my department, showing in detail the receipts and ex- penditures of each department.
Also several statements showing the financial condition of the City at the close of the financial year, December 31, 1929.
ELIZABETH N. DUNN, Auditor of Accounts.
IN COUNCIL Order No. 162
FEBRUARY 18, 1929.
Ordered :
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby appro- priated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1929, and ending December 31, 1929, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers 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
$5,000 00
Secretary
1,800 00
Stenographer
1,350 00
Office expenses
1,000 00
Contingent
1,250 00
$10,400 00
City Council
Salaries
$4,500 00
Clerk of Committees
800 00
Advertising
500 00
Printing
450 00
Miscellaneous
400 00
6,650 00
Auditor
Auditor's salary
$3,000 00
Clerk
1,750 00
Clerk
1,450 00
Office
360 00
Miscellaneous items
350 00
6,910 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Treasurer
Treasurer's salary
$3,300 00
Clerk
1,750 00
Clerk
1,248 00
Surety bonds
270 00
New equipment
150 00
Miscellaneous items
1,400 00
Extra clerk
760 00
Transportation
200 00
9,078 00
Tax Collector
Salary
$3,300 00
Clerk
1,750 00
Clerk
1,550 00
Clerk
1,450 00
Clerk
1,144 00
Clerk
1,144 00
Extra clerical
1,236 00
Postage
1,500 00
Printing
400 00
.Collector's bond
760 00
Advertising and tax sale
2,900 00
Recording
300 00
Miscellaneous items
425 00
Deputy collector
500 00
18,359 00
Assessors
Chairman
$3,250 00
One assessor
3,000 00
One assessor
3,000 00
Assistant assessors
1,300 00
One clerk
1,750 00
One clerk
1,400 00
One steno-typist
1,400 00
One steno-typist
1,400 00
One clerk
1,248 00
One clerk
1,144 00
One clerk
1,144 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
32,686 00
City Clerk
City clerk's salary
$3,000 00
Assistant city clerk
1,750 00
Clerk
500 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Printing and postage
175 00
Office supplies
200 00
Miscellaneous items
200 00
6,865 00
.
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Vital Statistics
Sundry persons
$800 00
800 00
Commissioner
Commissioner's salary
$4,000 00
Clerk
1,750 00
Clerk
1,450 00
Miscellaneous items
700 00
Care of City Hall
10,000 00
Public buildings
3,000 00
City Solicitor
Solicitor's salary
$3,000 00
Expenses
250 00
Legal expenses
2,000 00
City Engineer
Engineer's salary
$4,000 00
Assistants' salary
12,000 00
Clerk
300 00
Extra clerical
200 00
Office supplies
600 00
Miscellaneous items
4,900 00
22,000 00
City Messenger
Salary
$800 00
Board of Registrars
Salaries
$1,400 00
Clerk
375 00
Election officers
2,898 00
Printing and postage
2,750 00
Rentals
800 00
Extra clerical
400 00
Miscellaneous items
1,600 00
10,223 00
Police
Chief's salary
$3,600 00
Captain
2,700 00
Lieutenants (7)
16,800 00
Sergeants (8)
18,400 00
Patrolmen (95)
199,500 00
Reserves
12,000 00
Pensions (2)
1,650 00
Fuel and lights
2,500 00
Signal wires
3,500 00
Office
500 00
Transportation
5,000 00
Traffic
1,000 00
Equipment
1,500 00
Liquor law
300 00
Motorcycles
800 00
Miscellaneous items
3,000 00
New telegraph machine
615 00
7,900 00
5,250 00
800 00
273,365 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Fire
Chief's salary
$3,600 00
Deputy chiefs (2)
5,000 00
Captains (2)
4,800 00
Pay of men (95)
202,060 00
Pensions
2,970 00
Gas and repairs
5,500 00
Fuel and light
3,850 00
Convention expenses
200 00
Miscellaneous items
5,500 00
Car for deputies
1,000 00
Fire Alarm
Fire alarm equipment
$1,600 00
New car for fire alarm
1,165 00
Labor
3,000 00
Power and light
250 00
New boxes
2,000 00
New cable
2,800 00
New batteries
450 00
Weights and Measures
Salary
$2,500 00
Deputy to sealer
1,850 00
Clerk
100 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Supplies
275 00
Miscellaneous items
50 00
Inspector of Wires
Inspector's salary
$2,500 00
Assistant inspector
96 00
Clerk
700 00
Office .
200 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Miscellaneous items
325 00
Inspector of Buildings
Inspector's salary
$2,500 00
Assistant to inspector
1,500 00
Clerk
1,400 00
Office
400 00
Auto upkeep
300 00
Miscellaneous items
725 00
Gypsy Moth
Labor
$6,000 00
Superintendent
2,340 00
Trees
7,000 00
Supplies
1,200 00
Truck upkeep
400 00
Sprayer upkeep
200 00
Miscellaneous items
2,000 00
245,745 00
5,075 00
4,121 00
6,825 00
19,140 00
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Health Administration
Commissioner's salary
$2,400 00
Superintendent's salary
1,750 00
Clerk's salary
1,100 00
Office
750 00
Printing and advertising
600 00
Telephones
300 00
Other expenses
150 00
Upkeep of auto
2,620 00
Abating nuisances
Contagious
Contagious diseases
$7,500 00
T-B contagious
20,000 00
Infantile paralysis
450 00
Diphtheria prevention
400 00
Undernourished children
Dispensary
Labor ..
$1,600 00
Dispensary physician
1,600 00
Dispensary nurses (2)
3,300 00
Fuel and light
250 00
Other expenses
300 00
Physicians, Nurses and Inspectors
Welfare physician
$1,600 00
Welfare nurses (2)
3,300 00
Welfare expenses
1,500 00
Bacteriologist
1,000 00
Contagious nurse
1,650 00
Health inspector
2,100 00
Sanitary inspector
2,100 00
Milk expenses
150 00
Animal inspector
300 00
Slaughtering inspector
55 00
Inspector of meats
800 00
Inspector of meats, expenses
250 00
Inspector of plumbing
2,500 00
Inspector of plumbing, expenses
92 00
Highways
Labor
$155,000 00
Stables
13,500 00
Pensions
5,507 84
Sidewalks, gravel and amiesite
30,000 00
Automobile upkeep
10,000 00
Brooks
10,000 00
Bridges
5,000 00
Equipment
20,000 00
Street signs
6,000 00
All others
55,000 00
Street sprinkling
Street lighting
9,670 00 300 00
28,350 00 2,000 00
7,050 00
64,767 00
310,007 84 30,000 00 95,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
DEPARTMENTAL USE OF WATER For Water Service
City Hall
$140 25
Police station
99 94
Thomas Crane Library
12 14
Library, West Quincy
3 64
Library, Beale street
5 53
City stables
112 19
Quincy Home
87 72
Water works shop
7 98
Fire hydrants (1,628)
21,164 00
21,633 39
Fire Department
Central Fire Station
$52 32
Ward 1, Houghs Neck
30 94
Ward 2 Hose House
26 42
Ward 4 Hose House
59 48
Ward 5 Hose House
56 35
Ward 6 Hose House
61 57
287 08
School Department
High School Coddington street
$1,253 41
Central Junior High
293 30
North Junior High
160 93
Adams School
254 13
Atherton Hough School
196 19
Coddington School
144 65
Cranch School
21 23
Government School
197 59
Gridley Bryant School
41 72
John Hancock School
285 13
Lincoln School
57 33
Mass. Fields School
35 80
Montclair School
287 04
Col. Parker School
179 52
Quincy School
251 05
Squantum School
64 88
Washington School
174 43
Daniel Webster School
229 16
Willard School
40 15
Wollaston School
59 21
Woodward Seminary
93 87
4,320 72
Hospital
Hospital, laundry, elevator pressure
pump and new wing
$2,417 68
Nurses' home on grounds
95 91
Nurses' home (4 Ryden street)
94 81
Miscellaneous
Board of Health
$59 26
Street construction
375 00
Gypsy moth
100 00
Sewer department, flushing trenches ....
100 00
2,608 30
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Bath houses
35 00
Parks and playgrounds
300 00
Mt. Wollaston cemetery
190 00
Total for departmental use of water
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS Sanitary Division
Labor
$95,000 00
Foreman
2,184 00
Pensions
702 00
Care of dumps
6,000 00
Stable and Garage
Garage expenses
$1,000 00
Fuel and lights
500 00
Care of horses
3,200 00
Shoeing
200 00
Equipment and Repairs
New equipment
$10,000 00
Repairs on equipment
500 00
Gas and oils
4,500 00
Transportation
28,000 00
Mechanics
2,200 00
Public Welfare Department
Commissioner's salary
$2,400 00
City physician
1,000 00
Clerk
1,700 00
Office
600 00
Auto upkeep
500 00
City Home
12,000 00
Mothers' aid
22,000 00
Outside aid
50,000 00
Quincy City Hospital bills
2,500 00
Soldiers' Benefits
State aid
$1,000 00
Soldiers' relief
19,729 54
Military aid
300 00
Soldiers' burial
100 00
City Hospital
Superintendent's salary
$2,700 00
Bookkeeper
1,600 00
Internes (3)
2,100 00
Clerk
1,040 00
Stenographer
988 00
Two telephone operators
1,716 00
Pathological department and laboratory
7,500 00
General expenses
65,000 00
1,159 26 $30,008 75
153,986 00
92,700 00
21,129 54
82,644 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Memorial Day
G. A. R. Post
$500 00
George F. Bryan Post
150 00
John A. Boyd Camp
200 00
American Legion
150 00
Cyril Morrissette Post
150 00
1,150 00
Armistice Day
George F. Bryan Post
$100 00
American Legion Posts
100 00
200 00
Schools
Instruction
$793,654 00
Administration
37,668 00
Textbooks
26,000 00
Stationery
33,000 00
Operation
103,285 00
Maintenance
51,000 00
Miscellaneous
13,500 00
Evening Academic School
3,420 00
Summer School
3,100 00
1,064,627 00
Industrial School
$51,485 00
Home Making School
13,405 00
Continuation School
3,368 00
Evening Industrial
2,159 00
Americanization Work
5,100 00
Evening Home Making for Women
8,712 00
84,229 00
Total for all schools
$1,148,856 00
Library
Librarian
$4,250 00
Assistants (dog licenses $4,251.68) and
16,976 32
Books
14,000 00
Rent
4,170 00
Janitor
1,783 00
Fuel and light
2,700 00
Insurance
634 00
Lakin Branch
625 00
Miscellaneous items
9,187 00
54,325 32
Parks
Secretary to Board
$500 00
Parks
7,800 00
Playgrounds
14,000 00
Bath houses
900 00
Trimming trees in park
1,000 00
Band concerts
500 00
24,700 00
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Cemetery
Manager's salary
$2,400 00
Superintendent
2,200 00
Clerk
700 00
Labor
12,450 00
Truck upkeep
550 00
Miscellaneous items
400 00
Hancock cemetery
500 00
Cemetery grading
2,500 00
Supplies
1,000 00
22,700 00
Sewer
General foreman
$3,350 00
Clerk
1,650 00
General maintenance
10,120 00
$15,120 00
Particular sewers
30,000 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
10,000 00
License commission
300 00
G. A. R. Post rent
850 00
American Legion rent
1,000 00
Cyril Morrissette Post rent
500 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
400 00
Hoppe award
500 00
21,435 00
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Designated by Chapter 338, Acts of 1923
Sewer construction
$34,000 00
Accepted streets (new) under Better- ment Act
34,000 00
Public buildings
34,000 00
Permanent sidewalks (Betterment Act)
50,000 00
Street rebuilding (Mass. Highway
Specifications)
50,000 00
Surface drains
30,000 00
45,120 00
232,000 00
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AUDITOR'S REPORT Special Appropriations
Water deficit
$36,224 95
Kelliher claim
850 00
Dredging Town River
10,000 00
Out of City Industrial
700 00
47,774 95
Grand Total
$3,183,696 40
CITY TREASURER
Bonds Maturing 1929
City debt
$410,000 00
Monatiquot Bridge
10,000 00
City Hospital
13,000 00
Norfolk County Hospital
5,000 00
Sewer department
99,500 00
High School
54,000 00
South Junior High School
30,000 00
Government School
16,000 00
Southern Artery
32,000 00
669,500 00
Interest Due 1929
City debt
$97,561 87
Monatiquot Bridge
850 00
City Hospital
4,590 00
Norfolk County Hospital
225 00
Sewer debt
20,975 00
High School
26,080 00
South Junior High School
15,600 00
Government School
5,000 00
Southern Artery
8,037 50
Temporary loan interest
178,919 37 75,000 00
WATER DEPARTMENT
To Be Paid from Receipts
Bonds
$100,000 00
Interest
29,416 25
General maintenance
30,000 00
Meters
10,000 00
New equipment
2,000 00
Service connections and receipts
20,000 00
Pensions
2,800 00
Superintendent
3,350 00
Inspector
2,200 00
Assistant inspector
1,800 00
Meter readers (5)
7,800 00
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CITY OF QUINCY
Chief clerk
1,750 00
Second clerk
1,400 00
Third clerk
1,300 00
Fourth clerk
936 00
214,752 25
Passed to be ordained March 18, 1929.
Attest :-
EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council.
Approved March 20, 1929,
THOMAS J. MCGRATH, Mayor.
A true copy.
Attest :-
EMERY L. CRANE, City Clerk.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETS
Order No.
205 Memorial Day
$200 00
206 Auto Fire Department
1,100 00
276 Dredging Channel off Wollaston Blvd.
2,000 00
277 Public Buildings (Chap. 122 of the Acts of 1929)
20,000 00
278
City Hospital
18,000 00
303
Settlement Faxon Case
9,384 32
307
Land Taking Plymouth St.
750 00
308 Surface Drains
4,000 00
309 July Fourth Celebration
1,800 00
337 New Building Park Dept.
700 00
338 Merrymount Branch Library
2,410 00
340
Settlement Edison Illuminating
351
Care of Dumps
3,000 00
352
Land Taking Corner Cross and
Crescent Sts.
650 00
353
Health Administration
900 00
354
Gypsy Moth
2,000 00
355
Abating Nuisance
400 00
357
Baseball Field Park Dept.
2,000 00
358 Hollis Ave. Playground
346
Ward 3 Baseball Field
500 00
518 Board of
Registrars' Expenses
6,000 00
415
Cleaning Teel Pond
1,500 00
450
Dredging Town River
5,000 00
53
Street rebuilding
15,000 00
528
Purchase of Motor Cycles, Autos,
Uniforms and Installing New
Automatic Signal
6,000 00
Original Budget
$188,249 73 3,183,696 40
$3,371,946 13
CITY DEBT FOR YEAR 1929
The total funded debt of the city, January 1, was $5,313,500.00. During the year this was reduced by payments as follows: City debt within the limit
Sewer debt within the limit
77,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
Sewer
$22,500 00
Water
100,000 00
Norfolk County Hospital
5,000 00
City Hospital
13,000 00
High Schools
54,000 00
South Junior High
30,000 00
Government School
16,000 00
Monatiquot Bridge
10,000 00
Southern Artery
32,000 00
Co.
32,978 74
356 Cross, Crescent and Copeland
Sts. Widening
1,000 00
7,500 00
529 Street Rebuilding
43,476 67
$410,000 00
$282,500 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
Sanitary Sewers
50,000 00
Merrymount and Adams Shore Schools
66,000 00
Montclair and Houghs Neck Schools
170,000 00
Hospital
90,000 00
New Streets
125,000 00
$611,000 00
New streets authorized but not issued
125,000 00
$736,000 00
Outside the Debt Limit
Water Loan
75,000 00
Hospital Loan
90,000 00
Montclair and Houghs Neck
200,000 00
$365,000 00
Summary
Funded debt January 1, 1929
$5,313,500 00
Bonds paid during the year
769,500 00
$4,544,000 00
*Bonds authorized and issued during the year
1,101,000 00
$5,645,000 00
Increase in funded debt during year
331,500 00
The funded debt of the city is as follows:
School buildings and furnishings
$2,492,000 00
Water
763,000 00
Sewer
564,000 00
Streets
789,500 00
Hospital-buildings and equipment
463,000 00
Surface drains
143,500 00
Fire station and apparatus
49,000 00
Police station
60,000 00
Monatiquot bridge
10,000 00
Permanent walks
11,000 00
Southern artery
169,000 00
Cemetery land
6,000 00
$5,520,000 00
New streets authorized but not issued
125,000 00
$5,645,000 00
*This item includes $125,000 authorized but not issued.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
BORROWING MARGIN FOR 1930
"General Laws. Chapter 44, Section 70"
Except as otherwise authorized by law a city shall not authorize indebtedness to an amount exceeding 21/2 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 1927
$128,179,310 00
Net valuation 1928
134,803,948 00
Net valuation 1929
144,431,438 00
$407,414,696 00
Three years' average
135,804,898 00
Legal debt limit 21/2 per cent.
3,395,122 00
Debt Jan. 1:
City
$2,545,000 00
Sewer
349,000 00
2,894,000 00
$501,122 00
Debt inside limit authorized but not issued for street construction
125,000 00
Borrowing margin Jan. 1, 1930
$376,122 00
Bonds coming due, which increases borrowing margin in 1930:
City
Sewer
Total
January
February
$16,500 00
$16,500 00
March
April
51,000 00
$16,000 00
67,000 00
May
10,000 00
21,000 00
31,000 00
June
40,500 00
4,000 00
44,500 00
July
114,000 00
7,000 00
121,000 00
August
35,500 00
4,000 00
39,500 00
September
45,000 00
3,000 00
48,000 00
October
32,000 00
8,000 00
40,000 00
November
3,000 00
4,000 00
7,000 00
December
36,000 00
8,000 00
44,000 00
$383,500 00
$75,000 00 $458,500 00
ITEMIZED SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Object of Appropriation
Amount
Month
Rate
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
Total
Cemetery Land
$20,000
Feb.
412
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
-
Faxon Field Drain
20,000
Feb.
414
2,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
Accepted Streets, 1927.
100,000
Feb.
334
10,000
10,000
10,000
$10,000
$10,000 2,500
$10,000 2,500
$10,000 2,500
$10,000 2,500
$10,000 2,500
22,500
City Hospital Land.
13,000
April
5
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Hancock Street, 1925.
16,000
April
4
3,000
3,000
Fire Apparatus, Ward 5.
10,000
April
4
2,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
35,000
Surface Drains, 1926.
50,000
April
5,000
5,000
5,000 35,000
5,000 35,000
5,000 35,000
35,000
35,000
245,000
Shore Schools
66,000
May
41/4
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
ยท Widening Streets, 1926. Hospital
90,000
June
414
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6.000
6,000
6.000
90,000
Montclair and Houghs Neck Schools
170,000
June
414
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
New Streets
125,000
June
414
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
12,500
Washington St. Sidewalk. ..
10,500
June
512
1,000
1,000
New Strets, 1920.
11,500
June
512
1,000
1,000
Portable School Land.
10,000
June
414
1,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
8,000
Hancock Street, 1925.
10,000
June
4
2,000
2,000
Surface Drains, 1925.
15,000
June
4
3,000
3,000
Accepted Streets, 1927
250,000
July
4
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
200,000 9,000
Mass. Fields School.
250,000
July
414
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
High School Equipment.
60,000
July
474
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
City Hospital, 1925.
150,000
July
4
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
6,000 15,000
15,000
90,000
Police Station
100,000
July
4
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
60,000
Surface Drains, 1925.
15,000
July
4
3,000
3,000
New Streets, 1925.
54,000
July
4
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
30,000
.
25,000
Feb.
314
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
5,000
5,000
35,000
Junior High School.
350,000
April
4
35,000
35,000
Merrymount. and Adams
12,000
May
4
3,000
66,000 3,000
CITY OF QUINCY
3,000
Surface Drains, 1922
.
25,000
June
414
2,000
2,000
2,000
Franklin Street, 1922.
35,000
July
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
Also 11,000-1939-19443
170,000
Also 12,500 in 19394
125,000
Accepted Streets, 1926.
50,000
April
4
5,000
4
Also 6,000 in 19391
Also 6,000-1939-19442
4,000
2,000
90,000
Accepted Streets, 1928.
$6,000
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Also 10,000-1930-13435
160,000
30,000
North Junior High School ..
75,000
July
4
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000 Also 5,000-1939-19416
5,000
Surface Drains, 1925.
30,000 200,000 50,000
July July Aug.
4
6,000 20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000
20,000 5,000 Also 5,000 in 19397
20,000 5,000
Surface Drains
25,000
Aug.
514
2,500
2,500
New Streets, 1920
70,000
Aug.
514
7,000
7,000
New Streets, 1921
80,000
Aug.
51/2
8,000
8,000
16,000
Accepted Streets
92,000
Aug.
4
13,000
13,000
26,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1924.
10,000
Sept.
4
1,000
1,000
Rebuilding Streets, 1926 ....
20,000
Sept.
4
4,000
4,000
Nurses' Home, 1926.
125,000
Sept.
4
13,000
13,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
Merrymount and Adams
220,000
Sept.
41/4
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
22,000
198,000
Sanitary Sewers
25,000
Sept.
414
5,000
5,000
5,000 10,000
5,000 10,000
10,000
10,000
60,000
Fire Apparatus
35,000
Oct.
414
7,000
7,000
Surface Drains
15,000
Oct.
414
3,000
3,000
Fire Dept. Building.
35,000
Oct.
4
4,000
4,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
23,000
Accepted Streets
30,000
Oct.
4
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
21,000
Surface Drains
10,000
Oct.
4
1,000
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