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473
16,209.00
1940
378
11,201.00
Taking "Mothers' Aid" cases for the same months, we find an increase:
Year
No. of Cases
Cost Per Month
1937
107
$ 6,573,00
1938
114
6,523.00
1939
136
7,777.00
1940
156
8,775.00
Old Age Assistance cases also show an increase:
No. of
Year
Cases
Cost Per Month
1937
841
$24,284.00
1938
988
29,004.00
1939
1041
29,458.00
1940
1090
29,951.00
On both "Mothers' Aid" cases and Old Age Assistance cases we receive a substantial amount back in grants from the state and federal governments which takes care of about 70% of the cost.
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While these types of assistance seem to be more or less of a permanent expenditure now, it is gratifying to see our direct city welfare costs decreasing rapidly.
New City Hall
Our present City Hall will be one hundred years old in three years. We have completely outgrown its usefulness, and over 60% of our offices for the various departments are housed in hired office space in outside buildings. This is a condition that cannot exist much longer if our citizens want any semblance of businesslike coordination of their city government. The city would actually save money by having a new and modern City Hall, and until Sunday night, December 29th, 1940, when the President of the United States spoke to us over the radio I proposed to recommend the immediate construction of such a building located on the Adams Academy site and costing not over $500,000. In deference to his expressed wish that the national defense program be given a clear road and that we "hold off" on things not allied to national defense so that steel and other materials sorely needed at this time could go into war materials, I shall withhold my recommendations for the construction of a new City Hall in the immediate future.
After having given the matter much study and thought during the past three or four years, I am convinced that when and if we have a new City Hall it should be built on the lot where the Adams Academy now stands. It would not take valuable business property out of the taxable list and would, on the site of John Hancock's birthplace, be an ideal place for such a building. Ample parking space could be provided in the rear or if necessary a small parcel of land on the northerly side of the present lot could be taken for a comparatively small cost. There is no historical value to the present Adams Academy building and I suggest that the Historical Society and Boy Scout Headquarters could easily be accommodated in the present City Hall which could be converted into a Memorial Hall for civic uses.
I may, later in the year, recommend an appropriation to cover the cost of procuring plans for specifications so that with careful study we will be ready to build when the present crisis has passed.
Parking Area
Much credit is due our new Planning Board for its thorough and diligent work in preparing the development plan for our public parking area. With a W.P.A. project now nearly ready for sub- mission to the government for approval, we hope that by next fall the whole area will be entirely completed and fill a much needed improvement in our city.
Cottage Avenue-Foster Street Widening
Our Planning Board is now working on plans for the future widening of these two streets, making a wide thoroughfare between Hancock and Washington Streets. This idea is not a new one, but looking to the future it is something that should be done to pro- vide the necessary expansion program for our business area with
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its resultant increase in taxable property through new valuations both on land and buildings being created. Within a short time, I am advised, these plans will be presented to you for your con- sideration.
East Howard Street Widening
One of the first steps to be taken this year in our street construction program should be the widening of East Howard Street from Quincy Avenue to South Street at Cleverly Court. This, too, has been approved and recommended by our Planning Board and is a direct responsibility and obligation on the part of the City in connection with public safety and in providing easy access to and from our great shipbuilding center.
Other Recommendations
There are some other specific recommendations I shall take up with you during the course of the year. They are:
(1) Establishment of a centralized bookkeeping department under the direct supervision of the City Auditor's Office to handle the bookkeeping of all city departments under a uniform system in one office.
(2) Changing, through an amendment to our city ordinances, the maintenance and operation of city buildings from the Commis- sioner of Public Works to the Building Inspector's Department.
(3) Consolidating under one department our parks, ceme- teries, and Forestry Department, with one Civil Service general supervisor in charge qualified to assume duties through specialized education and training.
(4) Giving every co-operation to our State Senator and Repre- sentatives as well as to our Municipal Health Department author- ities in their efforts to eliminate the sewage pollution of Boston Harbor and Quincy Bay.
In Conclusion
Our city stands in an enviable position among the larger cities of New England. We are growing in industry, in population, and in business. We must grow wisely-we must "keep our feet on the ground"-but above all, we must not "overgrow." Our geograph- ical location puts us in a vulnerable position and our industries have much to do with the production of war materials for the United States Government. We must face the possibilities of emer- gency with intelligence. We must realize the potentialities of attack from within as well as from nations now far removed from us. As our President has told us, we might just as well face the facts as they exist. I feel very sure that whatever additional costs are placed upon us through the defense program and its necessary require- ments, these will be more than offset by the increased taxation we will receive.
The civil responsibility has again been placed in my hands. I shall recommend nothing that I do not honestly believe we need
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to meet the existing situation, and I trust that you will have faith in my intimate knowledge of affairs in our city. In closing, may I pause to gratefully acknowledge the honor of my re-election with- out opposition to a fourth term as the chief executive of this city. It is not only a great compliment, but an expression of confidence on the part of our citizens in the work I have chosen to do. It inspires me to "carry on" and with God's help in the difficult two years that lie ahead I shall continue with the prayer that through divine guidance my decisions will be correct and for the best interest of our people.
May I express to each and every one of you my sincere good wishes for the New Year.
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CITY GOVERNMENT
CITY GOVERNMENT-1941
Mayor, HON. THOMAS S. BURGIN
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
Commissioner of Public Works, EZEKIEL C. SARGENT City Treasurer, HAROLD P. NEWELL
City Clerk, HATTIEMAY THOMAS
Assistant City Clerk, DONALD P. CRANE
Collector of Taxes, RALPH G. MESSENGER Auditor of Accounts, LEO E. MULLIN
City Solicitor, JOHN D. SMITH Chief of Police, JOHN J. AVERY Chief of Fire Department, WILLIAM J. SANDS
City Engineer, GERHARD F. SCHAFER
Commissioner of Public Welfare, ANTHONY J. VENNA
Health Commissioner, RICHARD M. ASH, M.D. Superintendent of Fire & Police Signals, THOMAS J. SMITH Inspector of Wires, FRANK LINTS Inspector of Buildings, ALRICK A. WEIDMAN City Physician, ASTRO A. DIBONA, M.D.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, JAMES M. CANTFILL
Dock and Waterfront Commissioner, JAMES A. M. NASH Superintendent of Sewer Department, WALTER S. MCKENZIE Superintendent of Water Department, JOHN G. WHITMAN Purchasing Agent, JOHN T. LANE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
Assessors
NATHAN G. NICKERSON, Chairman . Term expires 1944
GEORGE H. NEWCOMB . Term expires 1943
WILLIAM J. CALLAHAN Term expires 1942
Park Commissioners
WILLIAM M. TRUSSELLE, Chairman FRANK G. PRAY, Secretary EDMUND J. SAUNDERS
Trustees of Thomas Crane Public Library
GEORGE E. ADAMS, Chairman JAMES S. COLLINS
GEORGIANA C. LANE, Secretary ERVIN S. HINDS
PAUL C. REARDON, Treasurer HENRIETTA C. THOMAS
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Managers of Woodward Fund and Property
HON. THOMAS S. BURGIN, Mayor
HAROLD P. NEWELL, City Treasurer
HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk LEO E. MULLIN, Auditor of Accounts JOHN R. SHAUGHNESSY, Elected by Council
Board of Survey
LOUIS F. R. LANGELIER, Chairman Term expires 1943 SAM WOOD Term expires 1942
JOHN J. MANNING Term expires 1944
GERHARD F. SCHAFER, Clerk
Planning Board
WALTER A. SCHMITZ, Chairman Term expires 1945
DĖLCEVARE KING . Term expires 1944
HENRY H. PIERCE Term expires 1943
HARRY H. KERR
Term expires 1942
FREDERICK E. AHEARN Term expires 1946
GERHARD F. SCHAFER, Clerk
Board of License Commissioners
HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk
JOHN J. AVERY, Chief of Police
WILLIAM J. SANDS, Chief of Fire Department
Board of Registrars
JOSEPH SZATHMARY, Chairman Term expires 1944
ALBERT S. LeCOUNT Term expires 1943
MARY E. HURNEY Term expires 1942
HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk
Managers of City Hospital
GUY W. HART, Chairman Term expires 1942
JAMES F. REYNOLDS, Secretay Term expires 1943
FRANKLIN S. NICHOLS Term expires 1944
J. BROOKS KEYES Term expires 1945
MRS. WILLIAM A. ROBB Term expires 1946
Retirement Board
GEORGE H. BONSALL, Chairman Term expires 1944 JOHN J. KEEFE Term expires 1942 LEO E. MULLIN, Auditor FRANCES E. VARNEY, Secretary
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Board of Managers of Historical Places
MAURICE P. SPILLANE, Chairman HENRY ADAMS GRACE P. BONSALL, Secretary LAWRENCE W. LYONS HARRIET B. PIERCE
Board of Appeal (Building Department) WILLIAM R. LOFGREN, Chairman JOHN J. GALLAGHER PAUL N. SULLIVAN
Fence Viewers
ROBERT H. FAY HENRY P. MILLER HERBERT A. SHAUGHNESSY
CITY COUNCIL
Members at Large-Term expires December 31, 1942
LAURENCE J. CURTIN 65 Hughes Street
JOSEPH J. KENDRICK 110 Harvard Street
NEIL A. McDONALD 54 West Street
Members from Wards-Term expires December 31, 1941
WILLIAM W. JENNESS, Ward 1 106 Upland Road LOUIS A. GEORGE, Ward 2 22 Atherton Street ALDO DELLA CHIESA, Ward 3 9 Hughes Street CHRISTIAN A. BURKARD, Ward 4 22 Wittich Place
MYRON A. LANE, Ward 5 140 Warren Avenue FRANK N. ORCUTT, Ward 6 112 Colby Road
President, WILLIAM W. JENNESS Clerk of Council, HATTIEMAY THOMAS Deputy Clerk of Council, DONALD P. CRANE Clerk of Committees, PERCY N. LANE City Messenger, HARRY W. TIRRELL
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL (Elected by Council)
CHRISTIAN A. BURKARD LOUIS A. GEORGE
MANAGERS OF ADAMS TEMPLE AND SCHOOL FUND (Elected by Council)
JOHN D. SMITH GEORGE E. ADAMS
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CITY OF QUINCY
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the City Council are held the first and third Monday evenings of each month at 7:45 P.M.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Meetings of the Finance Committee are held on the Second and Fourth Mondays of each month; meetings of Special Committees at the call of the Chairman.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance-Councillors Orcutt, Burkard, Curtin, Della Chiesa, George, Jenness, Kendrick, Lane, McDonald.
Fire and Police-Councillors Burkard, Curtin, George
Ordinances and Legislative Matters-Councillors Della Chiesa, Cur- tin, Lane.
Public Buildings, Sewers and Water Supply-Councillors Burkard, McDonald, Lane.
Streets, Sidewalks and Municipal Lighting-Councillors Curtin, Kendrick, McDonald.
Pensions-Councillors George, Kendrick, Lane.
Public Utilities-Councillors Kendrick, Burkard, Della Chiesa.
Low T'alue Land Sales-Councillors McDonald, Della Chiesa, George.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Chairman HON. THOMAS S. BURGIN, Mayor
Vice-Chairman HESLIP E. SUTHERLAND
Hon. Thomas S. Burgin Term expires December 31, 1942
131 Monroe Road
L. Paul Marini Term expires December 31, 1943
223 Presidents Lane Term expires December 31, 1943 John O. Egan 89 No. Bayfield Road
Mrs. Beatrice W. Nichols Term expires December 31, 1942 45 Elm Street
Heslip E. Sutherland Term expires December 31, 1942 50 Spear Street
John P. Flavin . Term expires December 31, 1941 14 Neponset Road John H. Taylor Term expires December 31, 1941 108 Warren Avenue
Secretary of Board and Superintendent of Schools JAMES N. MUIR
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 7:30 P.M. on the last Tuesday of each month except July.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
April 15, 1941.
To His Honor the Mayor and The Honorable City Council :
I submit herewith the financial report of the City of Quincy for the year ending December 31, 1940.
In compliance with Section 50, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, there is appended a certificate under oath with reference to the verification of cash balances in the hands of the City Treasurer and various trustees having custody of funds.
Respectfully submitted, LEO E. MULLIN Auditor of Accounts
I hereby certify that I have verified, by actual count of the cash and verification of the bank balances, the cash of the City Treasurer, the Board of Managers of the Adams Temple and School Fund, the Board of Managers of the Woodward Fund and Property, and the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
LEO E. MULLIN Auditor of Accounts
Sworn to before me this 15th day of April, 1941.
DONALD P. CRANE Notary Public
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CITY OF QUINCY
IN COUNCIL
Order No. 65
February 19, 1940
ORDERED :-
That the several sums named herein be and are hereby approp- riated for the payment of the expenses of the City of Quincy for the financial year beginning January 1, 1940 and ending December 31, 1940, to be expended by and under the direction of the several officers or boards as herein designated.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative
Salaries
$ 7,296.00 900.00 $
8,196.00
Executive
Salaries
$ 10,040.00 1,500.00 $
11,540.00
Auditor
Salaries
$ 9,150.00 1,025.00
New Equipment
125.00 $
10,300.00
Treasurer
Salaries
$ 14,200.00 8,000.00 $
22,200.00
Management of Property
Salaries
Expense
$ 1,820.00 1,400.00 $
3,220.00
Collector
Salaries
Expense
$ 18,710.00 7,275.00 $ 25,985.00
Assessors
Salaries
$ 21,100.00
Expense
3,100.00 $
24,200.00
Law
Salaries
$ 3,000.00
Expense
5,000.00
Awards and Claims
2,500.00 $ 10,500.00
Expense
Expense
Expense
Expense
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City Clerk
Salaries
$ 7,750.00
Expense
175.00
New Equipment
25.00
Vital Statistics
825.00
Dog Officer
1,500.00 $
10,275.00
City Messenger
Salary
$ 800.00 $
800.00
City Engineer
Salaries
$ 22,000.00
Pensions
1,099.00
Expense
1,400.00
Auto
1,300.00
New Equipment
1,000.00 $
26,799.00
Registrars
Salaries
$ 2,075.00
Election Officers
10,350.00
Expense
9,825.00 $
22,250.00
Board of Survey
Expense
25.00 $
25.00
Planning Board
Expense
150.00 $
150.00
License Board
Salaries
153.00
Expense
200.00 $
353.00
Retirement Board
Salaries
$ 1,200.00
Expense
1,200.00 $
2,400.00
Civil Service Registration
Salaries
$ 200.00
Expense
25.00
225.00
Purchasing Agent
Salaries
$ 6,000.00
Expense
1,100.00
Supply Account
200.00 $
7,300.00
Municipal Buildings
Salaries & Wages
$ 7,540.00
Maintenance and Operation
20,000.00 $ 27,540.00
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Police
Salaries & Wages
$280,300.00
Pensions
9,300.00
Station and General Expense 6,800.00
Radio Maintenance
2,500.00
Auto Maintenance and Operation
6,000.00
Prisoners' Expense
400.00
Traveling Expense
400.00
New Equipment
3,000.00 $ 308,700.00
Fire
Salaries and Wages
$245,000.00
Pensions
13,170.00
Station and General Expense
9,400.00
Equipment Maintenance
6,000.00
Hose
2,000.00
Fire Prevention Bureau
300.00
New Equipment
1,100.00 $ 276,970.00
Fire and Police Signals
Salaries and Wages
$ 11,500.00
Power and Light
1,650.00
General Maintenance
9,000.00
Auto Maintenance
600.00
22,750.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salaries
$ 4,500.00
Expense
235.00
Auto Maintenance
190.00 $ 4,925.00
Inspector of Wires
Salaries
$ 3,300.00
Expense
250.00
Auto Maintenance
275.00 $
3,825.00
Inspector of Buildings
Salaries
$ 4,000.00
Expense
250.00
Auto Maintenance
300.00
New Equipment
210.00 $
4,760.00
Gypsy Moth
Salaries and Wages
$ 15,000.00
Pensions
785.00
Supplies
2,500.00
Equipment Maintenance
1,200.00 $ 19,485.00
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Administration
Salaries
$ 7,665.00
Pensions
1,850.00
Expense
1,735.00
Auto Maintenance
1,300.00 $ 12,550.00
Contagious Diseases
$ 45,000.00 $ 45,000.00
Child Welfare
Salaries
$ 4,900.00
Expense
1,700.00 $
6,600.00
Dental Clinic
$ 4,152.00 $ 4,152.00
Dispensary
Salaries
Expense
$ 4,850.00 450.00 $
5,300.00
Undernourished Children
2,000.00 $
2,000.00
Inspection
Salaries
$ 5,870.00
Expense
65.00 $
5,935.00
New Equipment
1,180.00 $
1,180.00
PUBLIC WORKS
Administration
Salaries
$ 16,150.00
Expense-Highway
400.00
Expense-Sewer
200.00 $
16,750.00
Sanitary
Salaries and Wages
$115,000.00
Pensions
5,392.00
Equipment Rentals
4,000.00
Equipment Maintenance
8,000.00
Care of Dumps
6,500.00 $
138,892.00
Sewers
General Maintenance
$ 17,500.00
Pensions
1,643.50
Equipment Maintenance
800.00
Particular Sewers
17,000.00
New Equipment
400.00 $ 37,343.50
Garage and Stable
$ 6,500.00 $ 6,500.00
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Highway
Pensions
$ 10,115.00
General Maintenance
90,000.00
Street Lighting
110,000.00
Miscellaneous Activities
24,500.00 $ 234,615.00
W.P.A. Administration
Salaries
$ 15,140.11
Auto Maintenance
1,250.00
Expense
200.00 $ 16,590.11
LIBRARY
Salaries and Wages
$ 46,033.61
Expense
15,000.00
Books and Periodicals
15,000.00
Auto Maintenance
250.00 $
76,283.61
RECREATION
Parks Administration
Salaries
$ 200.00
Expense
150.00 $ 350.00
Maintenance
Salaries and Wages
$ 34,365.00
Supplies and Expense
7,500.00
Equipment Maintenance
2,500.00 $
44,365.00
Fore River Club
$ 2,450.00 $ 2,450.00
New Equipment
$ 1,500.00 $
1,500.00
CEMETERY
Salaries and Wages
$ 32,600.00
Supplies and Expense
2,500.00
Equipment Maintenance
900.00
New Equipment
1,000.00
Sub-Soil and Loam for New Land
1,500.00 $
38,500.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Celebrations
$ 1,150.00
Veterans' Rent
3,000.00
G. A. R. Memorial
500.00
Harbor Master
400.00
Harbor Master Expense
50.00
Annual Report
1,600.00
Workmen's Compensation
10,000.00
Annuities
3,800.00
Rifle Range
1,500.00
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Mosquito Control
2,750.00
National Legion Convention
5,000.00
Maturing Debt
733,488.97
General Interest
97,721.25
Temporary Loan Interest
5,000.00
Grand Total
and be it further
$2,418,489.44
ORDERED :-
That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated for the expense of the Water Department to be paid from Water Re- ceipts :
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries
$ 20,945.00
Pensions
4,650.00
Office Expense
2,500.00
General Maintenance
42,500.00
Equipment Maintenance
3,000.00
Service Connections
25,000.00
Meters
3,500.00
New Equipment
2,500.00
Debt
79,000.00
Interest
5,282.50
$188,877.50
Passed to be ordained April 8, 1940
Attest :- EMERY L. CRANE, Clerk of Council
Approved April 11, 1940.
THOMAS S. BURGIN, Mayor
A true copy.
Attest :-
EMERY L. CRANE City Clerk
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CITY OF QUINCY
Original Budget and Additional Appropriations
Order No. Account
Amt.
Date of Passage
27 Street Construction
$ 32,000.00
January 15, 1940
28 Sewer Construction
32,000.00
January 15, 1940
29 Salaries, Engineering Dept ..
280.50
January 15, 1940
32 Quincy Retirement System.
24,815.63
January 15, 1940
64 Salaries, Health Dept.
1,800.00
February 5, 940
66 Charities
Welfare
Administration
Salaries $ 19,095.00
Expense
3,890.28
Auto Maintenance 2,500.00
New Equipment
1,200.00
City Home ....
7,900.00
Mothers Aid Ad-
ministration .
1,660.00
Mothers Aid .
50,000.00
Outside Aid
141,000.00
Old Age Assis-
tance Adminis-
tration
5,566.00
Old Age Assis-
tance
150,000.00 $ 382,811.28 March 18, 1940
Soldiers' Benefits
Soldiers' Relief
60,000.00
State Aid 2,500.00
Military Aid . 2,500.00
Soldiers Burials.
300.00 $
65,300.00
March 18, 1940
81 Highway General Maintenance $ 100,000.00
February 19, 1940
81 Highway New Equipment
4,800.00
February 19, 1940
88 Administration Salaries
Welfare Dept.
100.00 March 18, 1940
89 Schools-General
$1,260,000.00
April 8, 1940
Hospital
Salaries & Wages 268,672.00
Expense
177,000.00
Pensions 3,185.00
New Equipment . 8,000.00 $ 456,857.00
April 8, 1940
101 Highway General Maintenance $
50,000.00
March 15, 1940
87 Expense, Auditor of Accounts.
100.00
April 8, 1940
112 Repair Bridge at Atlantic
5,100.00
April 8, 1940
113 Salaries, Welfare Department ..
1,350.00
April 8, 1940
114 Land Damages Lords Point ....
4.00
April 8, 1940
127 Expense, Executive Department
250.00
April 8, 1940
128 Salaries, Inspector of Buildings Department
100.00
April 8, 1940
$2,417,668.41
Original Budget
2,418,489.44
Grand Total
$4,836,157.85
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DEBT STATEMENT
Total Debt January 1, 1940
$4,145,500.00
Additions during 1940
Within Debt Limit:
Streets $225,000.00
Sewers
58,000.00
283,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Municipal Relief
250,000.00
Water
40,000.00
290,000.00
Retirement during 1940: Within Debt Limit:
Schools
60,000.00
Sewers
74,000.00
Streets
195,000.00
Sidewalks
20,000.00
Hospital
13,000.00
Central Fire Station
10,000.00
Land
14,000.00
$386,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Schools
97,500.00
Sewers
21,500.00
Hospitals
29,000.00
Municipal Relief
165,000.00
Municipal Garage
3,000.00
Emergency Loan
10,000.00
Fire Station
4,000.00
Water
79,000.00
Town River Loan
13,000.00
State Tax Refunding
17,000.00
439,000.00
825,000.00
Net Long-term Debt December 31, 1940 $3,893,500.00
Tax Title Loans
Outstanding January 1, 1940 135,000.00
Issued during 1940
106,000.00
241,000.00
Retired
120,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1940 $ 121,000.00
4,718,500.00
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Funded Debt as of January 1, 1941
Schools
$ 543,500.00
Sewers
736,000.00
Streets
1,132,000.00
Hospital
132,000.00
Water
200,000.00
Land
14,000.00
Garage
48,000.00
Emergency Storm
40,000.00
Fire Station West Quincy
24,000.00
Fire Station
115,000.00
Nurses Home
77,000.00
Town River
39,000.00
Municipal Relief
725,000.00
State Refunding
68,000.00
$
3,893,500.00
Tax Titles
121,000.00
Total
4,014,500.00
BORROKING CAPACITY FOR 1941
General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 10.
"Except as otherwise authorized by law, a city shall not au- thorize indebtedness to an amount exceeding 21/2 per cent of the average of the assessors' valuation of the taxable property for the three preceding years, the valuations being first reduced by the amount of all abatements allowed thereon previous to December 31st of the preceding year."
Net valuation real and personal 1938 $120,378,783.00
Motor vehicle excise 1938
3,877,053.00
Net valuation real and personal 1939
120,197,746.00
Motor vehicle excise 1939 4,152,471.00
119,758,269.00
Net valuation real and personal 1940 Motor vehicle excise 1940 4,619,431.00
372,983,753.00
Three years average
124,327,917.65
21/2 per cent thereof
3,108,197.94
Debt within limit Jan. 1, 1941
$1,991,000.00
Debt authorized but unissued 220,000.00
2,211,000.00
Borrowing margin as of January 1, 1941 897,197.94
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Debt maturing in 1941 which will increase the borrowing margin:
January
$ 15,000.00
February
13,000.00
March
30,000.00
April
35,000.00
May
112,000.00
June
22,000.00
July
31,000.00
August
29,000.00
September
14,000.00
October
20,000.00
November
10,000.00
December
12,000.00
$343,000.00
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET JANUARY 1, 1941 Revenue Accounts
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$ 346,822.05
Temporary Loans
$1,000,000.00
Accounts Receivable :
Bills Payable
16,188.59
Taxes 1939 and Prior
11,721.85
State of Mass.
658.78
Taxes 1940
843,563.29
Norfolk County
480.60
Appropriation Balances
107,957.90
Motor Vehicle 1939 and Prior ..
2,297.72
Trust Fund Income
11,195.51
Motor Vehicle 1940
5,717.32
Revenue Reserved until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise
8,015.04
Special Assessments
53,718.77
Tax Titles
192,409.53
Sewer
17,728.20
Street Betterments
33,294.08
Sidewalks
538.89
Departmental 700,202.38
Tax Possessions
157,111.98
Tax Titles
Water Liens
51,868.88
Water Rates 1939 and Prior. .
558.74
Water Rates 1940
4,058.64
Special Deposits : Cesspool 179.00
Sewer
700.00
Water
570.00
Hospital
785.00
Tax Possessions
403.00
Health
32,790.80
Particular Sewers
4,222.84
Highways
88.76
Sale of Land
1,150.00
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CITY OF QUINCY
1,170,414.19
53,718.77 192,409.53
Water Liens
51,868.88
Water Revenue
7,087.61
Committed Interest
2,157.60
4,617.38
2,470.23
Water Service Connections Department Bills :
Scavenger
286.13
2.637.00
855,285.14
8,015.04
Special Assessments :
Schools 581.43
Excess Tax Title Sales
. 297.02
Welfare
100,099.50
Pay Roll Tailings
.
.
3,371.95
Old Age Assistance
22,375.78
Trusteed Accounts
196.26
A. D. C. AAid
14,975.38
Unidentified Receipts
495.67
State Aid
10.00
Tax Titles Reserved
2,822.93
Hospital
522.473.69
Water Reserve
74,781.18
Cemetery
1,515.25
Reserve for Cash Shortage 5,533.00
Gypsy Moth
782.82
700,202.38
Excess and Deficiency
26,275.21
Cash Shortage Tax Possessions
5,533.00
157,111.98
Overlay Deficit 1940 and Prior
46,401.41
$2,424,455.79
$2,424,455.79
Non-Revenue Accounts
Cash
47,471.71 Appropriation Balances Unexpended $ 267,471.71
Loan Authorized & Unissued
220,000.00
$ 267,471.71
$ 267,471.71
Deferred Revenue Accounts
Apporti red Assessments not due :
D.forred Special Assessments
82,554.37
Street Betterments
$ 24,337.58
Sewer Sidewalks
458.53
82,554.37
82,554.37
Bonded Debt
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